St. Sergius of Radonezh

Vespers: Blessed is the man

At Lord I have Cried (Tone 4):  Saint 8; G: Saint; N: Dogmatic Theotokion in the Tone of the Week (i.e., that of the previous Sunday).

Prokimenon of the day

3 Readings for the Saint

Litia:  Temple and Saint

Aposticha: Saint; G: Saint; N: Theotokion in the Menaion

Troparia:  Saint x2; O Theotokos and Virgin x1

 

Matins:  God is the Lord (Tone 8); Troparia: Saint x2; G/N Resurrectional Theotokion in the Tone of the Week (i.e., that of the previous Sunday).

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns of the Saint

Polyeleos and Magnification of the Saint:

We bless thee, O venerable father Sergius, and we honor thy holy memory, O instructor of monks and converser with the angels.  Psalm verse: With patience I waited patiently for the Lord, and He was attentive unto me, and He hearkened unto my supplication.

Sessional hymn of the Saint;  G/N: Incomprehensible and unattainable

Hymn of Ascents, 1st Antiphon, Tone 4: From my youth

Prokimenon of the Saint, Tone 4: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of saints.

Matins Gospel: Matthew 11:27-30 (§43)

Psalm 50; Glory:  Through the prayers of venerable Sergius; Both now:  Through the prayers of the Theotokos;  Have mercy on me, O God,   Sticheron of the Saint in the Menaion.  Save, O God, Thy people.

 

Canon:                               

Theotokos                             6                            Most holy Theotokos, save us.

(from the canon of the Theotokos from Matins of the Previous Sunday)

(In a temple dedicated to the Lord or the Theotokos, 6 from the canon of the temple, with the Irmos)

St. Sergius                      8                              Venerable father Sergius, pray to God for us.

                Katavasia: I shall open my mouth

 

After Ode 3, Sessional Hymn of the Saint G/N: Theotokion (All of us, the generations of men).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Saint

At Ode 9, “More Honorable...” 

 

Exapostilarion:  Saint G/N: Theotokion (O all-pure Virgin, who gavest birth to the hypostatic wisdom).

Praises (Tone 4): Saint 4; G: Saint; N: No one who hath recourse to thee…

After the Great Doxology: Troparion of the Saint; G/N Resurrectional Theotokion in the tone of the week.

 

The Hours:  Troparion: Saint; Kontakion: Saint.

 

The Liturgy:

Beatitudes on 8: From the canon of the Saint: 4 from Ode 3; and 4 from Ode 6.

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

Prokimenon (Tone 7): Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of saints.

Epistle: Galatians 5:22-6:2 (§213)

Alleluia, Tone 6

Gospel: Luke 6:17-23a (§24)

Communion Hymn: “In everlasting remembrance…”