The Apodosis of the Dormition of the Theotokos

11th Sunday after Pentecost / Tone 2

Great Vespers: Blessed is the man.

Lord I have Cried, Tone 2, on 10: Octoechos 4; Feast: 6 (O marvelous wonder); G: Feast (At the divine behest); 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: Feast (When thou didst depart).

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Feast (In giving birth) x1.

Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 2; Troparia: Resurrection x2; G/N: Feast.

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 2.

Matins Gospel 11, John 21:15-25 (§67).

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.

Feast (both canons) 8 O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Irmos of the Canon of the Resurrection, Tone 2.

Katavasia: Thy sacred and renowned memorial, O Virgin.

After Ode 3, Kontakion (The grave and death could not hold the Theotokos) and Ikos of the Feast; Hypakoe of the Feast (All of us, the generations of men, bless thee).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.

At Ode 9, More Honorable. The Festal verses are not sung.

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G/N: (O ye Apostles from afar).

Praises, Tone 2, on 8: Octoechos 4; Feast 4 (The heavens rejoice in thy glorious dormition –with the final two psalm verses: 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); G: Feast (O Theotokos, Mother of Life); N: Most blessed art thou. After the Great Doxology, the Troparion: Having risen; the two remaining Litanies and Sunday Dismissal; After the dismissal: G/N: Gospel Sticheron; followed by First Hour.

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

Liturgy: Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos: 6; Feast: 4, from Ode 9.

After entrance: Troparion of the Resurrection; Feast; G: Kontakion of the Resurrection; N: Feast.

Prokimenon, Tone 2: The Lord is my strength and my song. & Tone 3: My soul doth magnify the Lord.

Epistle: I Cor. 9:2-12 (§141); Phil. 2:5-11 (§240).

Alleluia, Tone 2 (Tone of the week & Feast).

Gospel: Matt. 18:23-35 (§77); Luke 10:38-42,11:27-28 (§54).

Instead of It is truly meet, we sing the refrain The angels, having beheld the Dormition of the Most pure One, were struck with wonder, at how the Virgin went up from earth to heaven, with the Irmos of the Ninth Ode, first canon (In thee, O Virgin without spot).

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens. & I will take the cup of salvation.

Resurrectional Dismissal.