St. Alexander
Nevsky
12th Sunday after
Pentecost / Tone 3
Great
Vespers: Blessed is the man
Lord I
have Cried, Tone 3, on 10:
Octoechos 4; Saint 6 (Thy life was in
accordance with thy name); G: Saint (Be
glad, O land of
Entry: Prokimenon of the day, Tone 6: The Lord is King.
3 Readings for the Saint.
Litia: Sticheron of the
Aposticha: Octoechos; G:
Saint (Come all ye ranks of
Troparia:
O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Saint (Recognize thy brethren) x1.
Matins:
God is the
Lord, Tone 3; Troparia: Resurrection
x2; G: Saint; N: Resurrectional Theotokion Tone 4 (The
mystery hidden from before the ages).
After each Kathisma:
Sessional hymns from the Octoechos
Polyeleos and Magnification
of the Saint: We magnify thee, O right-believing Prince Alexander, and we honor thy
holy memory; for thou dost entreat Christ our God in our behalf, The
Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was
amazed).
Hypakoe of the Tone; All the
Sessional hymns of the Saint.
Hymns of Ascents, 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.
Saint 8 Holy
right-believing Prince Alexander, pray to God for us.
Irmos of the Canon of the
Resurrection, Tone 3.
Katavasia, Inscribing the invincible weapon of the Cross.
After Ode 3,
Kontakion (As thy kinsmen) and Ikos
of the Saint; and Sessional hymn of the Saint (Thou wast shown to be a star of surpassing brilliance); G/N:
Theotokion (Behold! generations of
generations).
After Ode 6,
Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.
At Ode 9, More Honorable.
Holy is the Lord, our God.
Exapostilaria:
Resurrection; G: Saint (Thine all great
fame); N: Resurrectional Theotokion.
Praises, Tone 3, on 8: Octoechos 4; Saint (O all-glorious wonder) 4 (including the
doxasticon (Thou didst fight the good
fight), and the final two psalm verses: Precious
in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. & Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in
His commandments shall he greatly delight); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: Most blessed art thou. After the Great
Doxology, the Troparion: Today is salvation; the two remaining Litanies and Sunday Dismissal;
First Hour.
Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G:
Saint; Kontakion: Saint & Resurrection, alternating.
Liturgy: Beatitudes
on 10: Octoechos: 6; Saint: 4, Ode 3.
After entrance, Troparia & Kontakia as in Appendix I, A.
Prokimenon, Tone 3: O
chant unto our God, chant ye. & Tone 7: Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of His saints.
Epistle: I Cor. 15:1-11
(§158); Gal. 5:22-6:2 (§213).
Alleluia, Tone 3 & Tone
6.
Gospel: Matt. 19:16-26 (§79);
Matt. 11:27-30 (§43).
Communion Hymn: Praise the
Lord in the heavens. & In everlasting remembrance.
Resurrectional Dismissal.