Martyr Eusignius of Antioch/ Forefeast
of the Transfiguration
9th Sunday After Pentecost / Tone 8
Great Vespers:
Blessed is the man.
Lord I have Cried, Tone 8, on 10: Octoechos 4; Forefeast: 3 (Come, let us go up with Jesus); Martyr 3 (Dyed in the blood of thy flesh); G: Forefeast (Come, let us ascend); N: Sunday Dogmatic in the tone of the week.
Entry; O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the day, Tone 6: The Lord is King.
Aposticha: Octoechos; G/N:
Forefeast (O Christ God Who wast
transfigured).
Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x3.
Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 8; Troparia:
Resurrection x2; G/N: Forefeast (Let us
go forth).
After each Kathisma:
Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.
Blessed are the blameless; Evlogitaria (The
assembly of angels was amazed).
Hypakoe, Hymns of Ascents,
and Prokimenon, Tone 8.
Matins Gospel 9, John 20:19-31 (§65).
Having beheld the resurrection; Psalm 50; G: Through
the prayers of the apostles; N: Through
the prayers of the Theotokos; Have
mercy on me, O God; Jesus having
risen. Save, O God, Thy people.
Canon: Resurrection 4 Glory to Thy Holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Theotokos 2 O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Forefeast 4 Glory to Thee, our God, glory to
Thee.
Martyr 4 Holy martyr Eusignius, pray to God
for us.
Irmos of the canon of the Resurrection, Tone 8.
Katavasia:
Inscribing the invincible weapon of the
Cross.
After Ode 3, Kontakion (Human
nature is made divinely luminous) and Ikos of the Forefeast; Sessional hymn
of the Martyr (Let us praise the martyr
Eusignius); G/N: Forefeast (Prepare
thyself now, O Tabor!).
After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.
At Ode 9, More Honorable.
Holy is the Lord, our God.
Exapostilaria: Resurrection;
G/N: Forefeast (He Who created the sky).
Praises, Tone 8, on 8:
Octoechos 4; Forefeast 4 (Celebrating
this day – from the Matins Aposticha, with the doxasticon (Moses who beheld God) and the Psalm
verses); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: Most
blessed art thou. After the Great Doxology, the Troparion: Having risen; the two remaining Litanies
and Resurrectional Dismissal; First Hour.
Hours:
Troparia: Resurrection; G: Forefeast; Kontakion: Forefeast & Resurrection,
alternating.
Liturgy:
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos: 6; Forefeast: 4, from Ode 3.
After entrance: in a temple of the Lord, Troparion of the
Resurrection, and Forefeast; G: Kontakion of the Resurrection; N: Forefeast.
In a
temple of the Theotokos, Troparion of the Resurrection, Forefeast, and Temple;
Kontakion of the Resurrection; G: Forefeast; N: Temple.
In a temple of a saint, Troparion of the Resurrection;
Forefeast; Temple; Kontakion of the Resurrection; G: Temple; N: Forefeast.
Prokimenon, Tone 8: Make your vows.
Epistle: I Cor. 3:9-17
(§128).
Alleluia, Tone
8.
Gospel: Matt. 14:22-34 (§59).
Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens.
Resurrectional Dismissal.