The New Martyrs of China

4th Sunday After Pentecost / Tone 3

Vespers:

Blessed is the man

At Lord I have Cried: Resurrection 4; Martyrs 6; G: Martyrs; N: Sunday Dogmatic in the tone of the week

3 Readings for the Martyrs

Aposticha: Octoechos; G: Martyrs; N: Theotokion in the same tone as the Doxasticon

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Martyrs x1

Matins:

Troparia after God is the Lord: Resurrection x2; G: Martyrs; N: Resurrectional Theotokion Tone 3.

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos

Polyeleos and Magnification of the Martyrs, The Evlogitaria

Hypakoe of the Tone, All Sessional hymns of the Martyrs,

Hymns of Ascent, and Prokimenon in tone of the week

Matins Gospel 4

“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.”

Martyrs 8 “Holy New-Martyrs of China, pray to God for us.”

Katavasia, “I shall open my mouth…”

After Ode 3, Kontakion, Ikos, and Sessional hymns of the Martyrs

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection

At Ode 9, “More Honorable...”

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G: Martyrs; N: Resurrectional Theotokion

Praises: Resurrection 4; Martyrs 4 (with Doxasticon and Psalm verses below); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: “Most blessed art thou…”

[Last two Psalm verses at the Praises:

“From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the name of the Lord is to be praised.”

“From the lands hath He gathered them, from the east, from the west, from the north, and from the sea.”]

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