The Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in the Church of Blachernae

7th Sunday after Pentecost / Tone 6

Vespers: Blessed is the man.

Lord I have Cried, Tone 6, on 10: Octoechos 6; Feast 4 (In that Thou art compassionate); G: Feast (Having cleansed mind and thought); 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 (The Church of God).

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x3.

Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 6; Troparia: Resurrection x2; G/N: Feast (O Ever-virgin Theotokos).

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.

Blessed are the blameless; The Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was amazed).

Hypakoe; Hymns of Ascents; and Prokimenon, Tone 6.

Matins Gospel 7, John 20:1-10 (§63).

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 6.

Katavasia: I shall open my mouth.

After Ode 3, Kontakion (O pure one, full of divine grace), Ikos, and Sessional hymn of the Feast (Rivers of miracles).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G: Feast (O ye mortals, come ye); N: Feast (Thou hast renewed nature).

Praises, Tone 6, on 8: Resurrection 4; Feast 4 (Every day the shrine which containeth thy robe – with the doxasticon (Having cleansed mind and thought), and the final two psalm verses: Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy holiness. & The rich among the people shall entreat thy countenance); 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: Feast; Kontakion: Feast and Resurrection, alternating.

Liturgy: Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos: 6; Feast: 4, from Ode 3.

After the entrance: In a Temple of the Lord or of the Theotokos: Troparion of the Resurrection; Feast; G: Kontakion of the Resurrection; N: Feast.

In a Temple of a Saint: Troparion of the Resurrection; Feast; Temple; Kontakion of the Resurrection; G: Temple; N: Feast.

Prokimenon Tone 6: Save, O Lord, Thy people. & Tone 3: My soul doth magnify the Lord.

Epistle: Rom. 15:1-7 (§116); Heb. 9:1-7 (§320).

Alleluia, Tone 6 & 8.

Gospel: Matt. 9:27-35 (§33); Luke 10:38-42,11:27-28 (§54).

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

Resurrectional Dismissal.