The Afterfeast of the Dormition of the Theotokos / Martyrs Florus and Laurus

11th Sunday After Pentecost / Tone 2

Vespers:

Blessed is the man

At Lord I have Cried: Resurrection 4; Feast 3; Martyrs 3; G: Feast; N: Sunday Dogmatic in the tone of the week

Aposticha: Octoechos; G/N: Feast

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Feast x1.

Matins:

Troparia after God is the Lord: Resurrection x2; G: Martyrs; N: Feast.

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos

Blessed are the blameless

The Evlogitaria

Hypakoe, Hymns of Ascent, and Prokimenon in tone of the week

Matins Gospel 11

“Having beheld the Resurrection;” Psalm 50; Glory: “Through the prayers of the Apostles,” Both now: “Through the prayers of the Theotokos,” “Have mercy on me, O God,” “Jesus having risen…” Then the Litany: “Save, O God, Thy people…”

Canon:

Resurrection 4 “Glory to Thy Holy Resurrection, O Lord.”

Theotokos 2 “O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.”

Feast (First Canon) 4 “O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.”

Martyrs 4 “Holy martyrs Florus and Laurus, pray to God for us.”

Katavasia: Thy sacred and renowned memorial…”

After Ode 3, Kontakion & Ikos of the Feast; Kontakion of the Martyrs; and Sessional hymn of the Martyrs; G/N: Feast

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection

At Ode 9, “More Honorable...”

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G/N: Feast.

Praises: Resurrection 4; Feast 4 (from the Matins Aposticha, with the Doxasticon and Psalm verses below); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: “Most blessed art thou…”

[Last two Psalm verses at the Praises:

“Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy holiness.”

“The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David, and He will not annul it.”]

At the Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G: Feast & Martyrs, alternating; Kontakion: Feast & Resurrection, alternating.