Prophet Micah / Forefeast of the
Dormition
12th Sunday after Pentecost / Tone 3
Great Vespers:
Blessed is the man.
Lord I have Cried, Tone 3, on 10: Octoechos 4; Forefeast: 3 (Let us sound the cymbals); Prophet 3 (Showing forth most exalted divine knowledge); G: Forefeast (O all-holy and pure Virgin); 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
(She who is more exalted than the heavens).
Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Forefeast (Leap up in anticipation) x1.
Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 3; Troparia:
Resurrection x2; G/N: Forefeast.
After each Kathisma:
Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.
Blessed are the blameless; Evlogitaria (The
assembly of angels was amazed).
Hypakoe, Hymns of Ascent, and
Prokimenon, Tone 3.
Matins Gospel
1, Matt. 28:16-20 (§116).
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 O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Prophet 4 Holy Prophet of God Micah, pray to God for us.
Irmos of the canon of the
Resurrection, Tone 3.
Katavasia: Thy sacred and renowned memorial, O Virgin.
After Ode 3, Kontakion (The
universe, embroidered by the immaterial Spirit) and Ikos of the Forefeast;
Sessional hymn of the Prophet
(Thine understanding enlightened by the
Spirit); G/N: Forefeast (Ye virgin
maidens).
After
Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the
Resurrection.
At Ode 9, More Honorable.
Holy is the Lord, our God.
Exapostilaria: Resurrection;
G: Forefeast (Angels and shepherds); N:
Forefeast (Celebrating the all-splendid
memory).
Praises, Tone 3, on 8:
Octoechos 4; Forefeast (Following the
words of the divine Gabriel – from the Matins Aposticha, with the
doxasticon (Come all ye ends of the earth)
and the psalm verses); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: Most blessed art thou. After the Great Doxology, the Troparion: Today is salvation; 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 or of the Theotokos,
Troparion of the Resurrection; and Forefeast; G: Kontakion of the Resurrection;
N: Forefeast.
In a temple of a saint, Troparion of the
Resurrection; Forefeast; and Temple; Kontakion of the Resurrection; G: Temple; N:
Forefeast.
Prokimenon, Tone 3, O chant unto our God, chant ye.
Epistle: I Cor. 15:1-11
(§158).
Alleluia,
Tone 3.
Gospel: Matt. 19:16-26 (§79).
Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens.
Resurrectional
Dismissal.