The Holy Equal-of-the-Apostles Grand Prince Vladimir, Enlightener of Rus’
Great Vespers: Blessed is
the man
Lord I have Cried, Tone 4, on 8: Saint 8; G: Saint; N:
Dogmatic Theotokion: (In His love for
mankind, the King of heaven).
Entry, prokimenon of the day
3
Litia:
Aposticha: Saint; G: Saint; N: Theotokion in the Menaion
Troparia:
Saint x2 (Thou wast like a merchant);
O Theotokos and Virgin x1
Matins: God
is the Lord, Tone
4; Troparia: Saint x2; G/N: Theotokion (The mystery hidden from before the ages).
After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns of the Saint
Polyeleos
and Magnification of the Saint:
We magnify
thee, O holy Equal-of-the-Apostles Grand Prince Vladimir, and we honor thy holy
memory, for thou didst trample down the idols, and enlighten with baptism the
whole Russian land. Psalm verse: The heavens declare the glory of God, and
the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands.
Sessional
hymns of the Saint (Thou didst acquire);
G: (Go thou quickly); N: O Virgin Theotokos, who alone art pure.
Hymn of
Ascents, 1st Antiphon, Tone 4: From my
youth…
Prokimenon
of the Saint, Tone 4: I have raised up
one chosen out of My people..
Matins Gospel: John 10:9-16
(§36)
Psalm 50; G: Through
the prayers of the Equal-of-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir; N: Through
the prayers of the Theotokos; Have
mercy on me, O God Sticheron of the
Saint in the Menaion (Assembling, let us
praise
Canon:
Irmos: Having passed through the water as on dry
land
Theotokos 6 Most holy Theotokos, save us.
(from the Supplicatory
canon of the Theotokos: Distressed by many temptations)
Saint
8 Holy Equal-of-the-Apostles, Grand Prince
Vladimir, pray to God for us.
Katavasia: I shall open my mouth
After Ode 3,
Sessional Hymn of the Saint (Ever keeping
vigil in prayer) G/N: Theotokion (O
pure Theotokos who knewest not wedlock).
After Ode 6,
Kontakion (Like the Great Apostle Paul)
and Ikos of the Saint
At Ode 9, More Honorable.
Exapostilarion: Saint (With
thy glorious grandmother Olga) G/N: Theotokion (O all-immaculate one).
Praises, Tone
4: Saint 4; G: Saint; N: (Tone 2) All of my hope do I set on thee, O Mother of
God; keep me under thy protection.
After
the Great Doxology: Troparion of the Saint; G/N: Theotokion (The
mystery hidden from before the ages).
The two remaining Litanies, and the
usual dismissal of the day.
Then the first
hour.
The Hours: Troparion:
Saint; Kontakion: Saint
The Liturgy:
Beatitudes on 8: From the canon of the Saint, 4 from Ode 3 of the First Canon; and 4 from Ode 6 of the Second Canon.
After the entrance: Troparia &
Kontakia as in Appendix I, C.
Prokimenon (Tone 3): O chant unto our God, chant ye.
Epistle: Galatians 1:11-19
(§200)
Alleluia, Tone 6
Gospel: John 10:1-9 (§35)
Communion Hymn: In everlasting remembrance.
After the Liturgy:
A Moleben is sung to St. Vladimir, with a procession
around the temple, where possible; and saying a few words about the importance
of St. Vladimir, who enlightened the