The Royal Martyrs

5th Sunday after Pentecost / Tone 4

 

Great Vespers: Blessed is the man.

Lord I have Cried, Tone 4, on 10: Octoechos 4; Martyrs 6 (When Rus’, which from of old); G: Martyrs (O divinely elect); N: Sunday Dogmatic in the tone of the week.

Entry; O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the day, Tone 6: The Lord is King.

3 Readings for the Martyrs.

Litia: Sticheron of the Temple and the stichera of the Martyrs (True glory is suffering); G: Martyrs (The counsels of God); Theotokion (O unwedded Virgin).

Aposticha: Octoechos; G: Martyrs (Who can recount thy labors and sufferings); N: Theotokion in Tone 6 (Christ the Lord).

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Martyrs (Meekly didst thou endure) x1.

 

Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 4; Troparia: Resurrection x1; Martyrs (Meekly didst thou endure); G: Nun-Martyr Elizabeth (Causing meekness, humility and love); N: Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 4 (The mystery hidden).

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.

Polyeleos and Magnification of the Martyrs: We magnify you, O holy royal martyrs and passion-bearers, and we honor your venerable sufferings, which ye endured for Christ; The Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was amazed).

Hypakoe of the Tone, all the Sessional Hymns of the Martyrs.

Hymns of Ascents, and Prokimenon, Tone 4.

Matins Gospel 5, Luke 24:12-35 (§113).

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.

               Martyrs                               8             Holy Royal Martyrs, pray to God for us.

               Irmos of the Canon of the Resurrection, Tone 4.

               Katavasia, I shall open my mouth.

 

After Ode 3, Kontakion (Thou didst strengthen the hope of the martyred Tsar) and Ikos of the Royal Martyrs; Kontakion to Nun-Martyr Elizabeth (Taking up the Cross of Christ); Sessional Hymn of the Martyrs (O holy passion-bearer Princess Elizabeth) G/N: Theotokion (When I stand before my creator).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G: Martyrs (The royal martyrs); N: Resurrectional Theotokion.

Praises, Tone 4, on 8: Resurrection 4; Martyrs 4 (O royal passion-bearers and martyrs – with the doxasticon (Causing meekness, humility and love), and the final two psalm verses: I have raised up one chosen out of My people. & With My holy oil have I anointed Him); G: Gospel sticheron; N: Most blessed art thou. After the Great Doxology, the Troparion: Having risen; the two remaining Litanies and Sunday Dismissal; First Hour.

 

Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G: Martyrs & Nun-Martyr Elizabeth, alternating; Kontakion: Martyrs, Nun-Martyr, & Resurrection, alternating.

 

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

After the entrance: Troparia & Kontakia as in Appendix I, A.  

Prokimenon, Tone 4: How magnified are Thy works O Lord. & Tone 7: For Thy sake, O Lord.

Epistle: Rom. 10:1-10 (§103); Rom. 8:28-39 (§99).

Alleluia, Tone 4 & Tone 1.

Gospel: Matt. 8:28-9:1 (§28); John 15:17-27, 16:1-2 (§52).

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens. & Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

Resurrectional Dismissal.