The Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah
8th Sunday After Pentecost / Tone 7
Great Vespers:
Blessed is the man.
Lord I have Cried, Tone 7, on 10: Octoechos 4; Prophet 6 (In word and deed); G: Prophet (Come,
let us all hasten); N: Sunday Dogmatic Theotokion in the tone of the week.
Entry; O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the day, Tone 6: The Lord is King.
3 Readings for the Prophet.
Litia: Temple and Prophet (O blessed prophet); G: Prophet (O, the commands); N: Theotokion (O Theotokos, thou art the true vine).
Aposticha: Octoechos; G:
Prophet (O prophet, preacher of Christ);
N: Theotokion, Tone 6 (Christ
the Lord).
Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Prophet (The angel in the flesh) x1.
Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 7; Troparia:
Resurrection x2; G: Prophet (The angel in
the flesh); N: Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 4 (The mystery hidden).
After each Kathisma:
Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.
Polyeleos and Magnification
of the Prophet: We magnify thee, O Prophet Elijah the glorious, and we honor thy fiery
ascent in the flesh into heaven; The Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was amazed).
Hypakoe of the Tone; all the
Sessional hymns of the Prophet.
Hymns of Ascents, and
Prokimenon Tone 7.
Matins Gospel 8, John 20:11-18 (§64).
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.
Prophet 8 Holy prophet of God Elijah, pray to
God for us.
Irmos of the canon of the Resurrection, Tone 7.
Katavasia, I shall open my mouth.
After Ode 3, Kontakion (O
prophet, foreseer), Ikos, and Sessional hymns of the Prophet (O ye faithful); G/N: Theotokion (Having fallen into subtle temptations).
After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.
At Ode 9, More Honorable.
Holy is the Lord, our God.
Exapostilaria: Resurrection;
Prophet (The Light Who showed); G:
Prophet (Thou wast caught up); N:
Resurrectional Theotokion.
Praises, Tone 7, on 8:
Resurrection 4; Prophet 4 (O wondrous
prophet – with the doxasticon (O ye
faithful) and the final two psalm verses: Moses and Aaron are among His priests and Samuel among those who call
upon His name. & Thou art a
priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: Most blessed art thou. After the Great
Doxology, the Troparion: Today is
salvation; the two remaining Litanies and Resurrectional Dismissal; First
Hour.
Hours:
Troparia: Resurrection; G: Prophet; Kontakion: Prophet and Resurrection,
alternating.
Liturgy:
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos 6; Prophet 4, from Ode 3.
After the entrance: Troparia & Kontakia as in Appendix I, A.
Prokimenon, Tone 7: The Lord will give
strength unto His people. & Tone 4: Thou art a priest forever, after the order of
Melchizedek.
Epistle: I Cor. 1:10-18
(§124); James 5:10-20 (§57).
Alleluia, Tone
7 & Tone 4.
Gospel: Matt. 14:14-22 (§58);
Luke 4:22-30 (§14).
Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens & In everlasting remembrance.
Resurrectional Dismissal.