Second
Saturday of Lent, Holy Hierarch Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza.
Tone 4
Vespers with the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts: Kathisma 18.
Lord, I have cried, Tone 4, on 10: The Idiomelon
in the Triodion, x2 (Now is the accepted
time); Martyrs 4 (Thou art glorified
in the memorials of Thy saints – from Friday evening vespers in the
Octoechos, in the tone of the week. Also
in LTS, p. 323); Hierarch 4 (O venerable father Porphyrius –from the
Menaion); G: Hymn for the dead, from the Octoechos, Tone 4 (Where are all the attractions of this world?);
N: Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone 4 (The Prophet David).
Entry
with the censer; O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the Triodion, Tone 4: Let Thy mercy and Thy truth continually help
me. Reading from Gen. (5:32 - 6:8). Prokimenon of the Triodion, Tone 6: I said: O Lord, have mercy on me, heal my
soul. Reading from Prov. (6:20 - 7:1).
Let my prayer arise; and the rest of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts.
Vespers, If
the Presanctified Liturgy is not served: Kathisma 18.
Lord, I have cried, Tone 4, on 6: Martyrs 3
(from Friday evening vespers in the Octoechos, in the tone of the week. Also in LTS, p. 323); Hierarch 3 (O venerable father Porphyrius –from the Menaion); G: Hymn for the
dead, from the Octoechos, Tone 4 (Where
are all the attractions of this world?); N: Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone 4 (The
Prophet David).
There
is no entrance; Reader: O Gladsome Light;
Prokimenon of the Triodion, Tone 4: Let Thy mercy and Thy truth continually help
me. Reading from Gen. (5:32 - 6:8). Prokimenon of the Triodion, Tone 6: I said: O Lord, have mercy on me, heal my
soul. Reading from Prov. (6:20 - 7:1). Vouchsafe, O
Lord;
Litany: Let us complete our evening
prayer.
Aposticha: Idiomelon of the Triodion (which is the
first verse at Lord I have cried, in
the Triodion – Now is the accepted time)
x2; The Martyricon from the Octoechos, Tone 4 (Emulating the sufferings of Christ – the first verse at Lord, I have cried, from the Octoechos,
Friday evening, Tone 4) x1; G/N: Theotokion, same Tone (O all pure Mistress, inextinguishable lamp – from the Octoechos
Aposticha, Friday evening, Tone 4).
Troparia: O
Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets; G: Remember,
O Lord; N: Theotokion (Holy mother of
the Ineffable Light). Litany: Have
mercy on us, O God. Prayer of St. Ephraim, with 3 prostrations.
The prayer: O All-Holy Trinity, the
Consubstantial Dominion. Blessed be
the name of the Lord x3. G/N: Psalm 33 is read.
Priest: Wisdom! Choir: It is truly meet to bless thee, the
Theotokos, ever-blessed and most blameless and Mother of our God. Priest: O most holy Theotokos, save us. Choir: More honorable. Priest: Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our
Hope, glory to Thee. Choir: G/N:
Lord, have mercy x3. Father (Master) bless! Dismissal.
Great
Compline: After the first Trisagion,
the Troparia: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets; G: Remember, O Lord; N: Theotokion (Holy mother of the Ineffable Light). After the second Trisagion, we sing Have mercy on us, O Lord, as
usual. Canon of the departed from the Octoechos, from the
canon at Matins, Tone 4, and the Canon
for Reigning Icon, from March 2. After It is truly meet, Trisagion, Kontakion of the Departed (With the Saints give rest). Lesser Dismissal.
Saturday Midnight Office: Kathisma 9.
Matins: The
usual beginning for daily Matins.
In place of God
is the Lord, we sing Alleluia, Tone
2, with the following verses (as at a
Pannikhida): 1. Blessed are they whom Thou hast chosen and hast
taken to Thyself, O Lord. 2. Their
remembrance is unto generation and generation. 3. Their souls shall dwell among good things. Then these Troparia: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets x2; G:
Remember, O Lord; N: Theotokion (Holy mother of the Ineffable Light).
Kathisma 16. Small litany (usual, not
for the departed). Sessional Hymns from the Octoechos, Tone 4 Martyrs (Armed with the Cross – 2nd
hymn of the 1st set of Sessional hymns in the Octoechos); Martyrs (In their sufferings, O Lord – 1st
hymn of the 2nd set of Sessional hymns); Verse (Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel); Martyrs (Adorned with the blood of Thy martyrs –
2nd hymn of the 2nd set of sessional hymns); Verse (Blessed are they whom Thou hast chosen and
taken to Thyself, O Lord); Hymn for the Dead (Unto the souls whom Thou hast taken – Nekrosimon from the 2nd
set of sessional hymns); G/N: Theotokion of 2nd set of Sessional Hymns, Tone 4 (O pure and most immaculate one) – or
you can use the hymns as arranged in the LTS, p. 324f).
Choir: Lord,
have mercy x3; Glory; Reader: Both now; and he begins the first half of
Kathisma 17, with the refrain Blessed art Thou, O
Lord, sung slowly, softly, and repeatedly, by the choir, while this is
read. The last two verses (If Thy law had
not been; & I will never forget
Thy statutes) are sung thrice by the choir.
Small Litany (for the departed): Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the
Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Again we pray for the repose of the
departed servants of God, our forefathers, fathers, brethren, and the Orthodox
here and everywhere laid to rest and that they may be forgiven every
transgression, both voluntary and involuntary. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon:
That the Lord God commit… Choir: Lord,
have mercy. Deacon: The mercy of God…
Choir: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord
Choir: Lord,
have mercy x40, while the priest
secretly says the prayer O God of
spirits. Exclamation (For Thou art
the Resurrection). Choir: Amen.
The second half of Kathisma 17 is read, with the
refrain Save me, O Savior, sung while this is read,
as above. Last two verses (My soul shall
live; & I have gone astray)
are sung thrice.
The choir sings the Evlogitaria of the Departed (Blessed art Thou, O Lord; The choir of the saints; and the rest),
during which there is a full censing of the Church. Small Litany (for the
departed, as previously). Sessional Hymn (Give
rest, O our Savior); G/N: Theotokion (O
Christ God, Who didst shine forth); Psalm 50.
Canon (Odes 1-5): In
a
Canon of the
Hierarch 4 Holy hierarch Porphyrius, pray to
God for us.
In a
Hierarch (Including Irmos) 6 Holy
hierarch Porphyrius, pray to God for us.
Canon of the
Katavasia: There is no Katavasia after Odes 1, 4, and
5. The Katavasia after at Ode 3 is the Irmos of the last Canon.
After
Ode 3, Small Litany (usual); Kontakion of the
Hierarch (Adorned with thy most sacred
ways); sessional hymn of the Hierarch (Thou
didst shine forth in thy deeds); G/N: Theotokion (He Who alone is Lord).
Canon
(Odes 6-9):
Hierarch (including Irmos) 6
Holy hierarch Porphyrius,
pray to God for us.
First Four Canticled Canon 4 Holy martyrs, pray to God for us.
Second Four Canticled Canon 4 Holy martyrs, pray to God for us.
2 Additional Troparia for the
Martyrs and the Departed, with the refrains in the Triodion.
Katavasia: Irmos of the Second
Four Canticled Canon.
After Ode 6, Small Litany (departed), Kontakion (With the saints give rest) and Ikos (see
Triodion, p. 135).
At Ode 9, More honorable. After
the Katavasia of the 9th Ode, It
is truly meet.
Exapostilaria from the Triodion (not found in the English Triodion
sources): O Creator of all, who as God
didst adorn the heaven with stars, and by Thy saints enlightenest all the
earth, save them that hymn Thee. G: As
God, who hast authority over both the living and the dead, give rest to Thy
servants in the tabernacles of the elect, for even though they sinned, O
Savior, yet they turned not away from Thee. N: The sweetness of the angels, the joy of the afflicted, the intercessor
of Christians art thou, O Virgin Mother of the Lord: succor me and deliver me
from the eternal torments.
Praises,
(all the verses are read, down to Praise
Him for His mighty acts), Martyrs 4 (Who is not filled with wonder – Tone 4
of the Octoechos); G: The Departed, Tone 4 (In
a place of peace); N: Theotokion, Tone 4 (Having thee, O Theotokos). See also LTS, p. 325). The priest does not say To Thee glory is due, but immediately Glory to Thee who has showed us the light. Small Doxology is read;
Litany: Let us complete our morning
prayer.
At the Aposticha, stichera to
the Departed in the Tone of the Week, Tone 4 (Today most terrible is the mystery of death – with the refrains in
the Octoechos; G/N: Theotokion (Following
the words of the divinely eloquent prophets). It is good to
give praise
x1; Trisagion prayers; Troparia: O
Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets; G: Remember,
O Lord; N: Theotokion (Holy mother of
the Ineffable Light). Augmented Litany; First
Hour; and Dismissal
Hours: Troparia: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets; G: Remember,
O Lord; Kontakion:
With the saints give rest.
Liturgy of
After
the entrance: Troparion to All Saints (O Apostles,
Martyrs, and Prophets); Departed (Remember, O Lord);
G: Kontakion of
the Departed (With the saints give rest); N: Theotokion (In thee we have a wall and a haven).
Prokimenon Tone 8, Be glad in the Lord.
& Tone 6, Their souls shall dwell
among good things.
Epistle: Heb. 3:12-16 (§309);
I Thess. 4:13-17 (§270).
Alleluia,
Tone 4 & 8.
Gospel: Mark 1:35-44 (§6);
John 5:24-30 (§16).
Communion Hymn: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous. &
Blessed are they whom thou hast chosen.
Dismissal.
After the Liturgy, a general Panikhida is served for all Orthodox Christians.