Second Saturday of Lent, Holy Hierarch
Porphyrius, Archbishop of Gaza.
Tone 5
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 (Despising every
earthly thing – from Friday evening vespers in the Octoechos, in the tone
of the week. Also
in LTS, p. 327); Hierarch 4 (O venerable father Porphyrius –from the
Menaion); G: Hymn for the dead, from the Octoechos, Tone 5 (I called to mind the Prophet’s words);
N: Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone 5 (Once, the image of the Bride).
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 (Taking up the shield of faith – from
Friday evening vespers in the Octoechos, in the tone of the week, beginning with
the second sticheron. Also in LTS,
p. 327); Hierarch 3 (O venerable father
Porphyrius –from the Menaion); G: Hymn for the dead, from the Octoechos,
Tone 5 (I called to mind the Prophet’s
words); N: Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone
5 (Once, the image of the Bride).
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 (Despising
every earthly thing – the first sticheron at Lord, I have cried, from the Octoechos, Friday evening, Tone 5) x1;
G/N: Theotokion, same Tone (Upon the Red
Sea – from the Octoechos Aposticha, Friday evening, Tone 5).
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 5 Martyrs (Thou hast given us an indestructible bulwark
– 2nd hymn of the 1st set of Sessional hymns in the
Octoechos); Martyrs (Zealous for the cup
of Thy sufferings – 1st hymn of the 2nd set of
Sessional hymns); Verse (Wondrous is God in
His saints, the God of Israel); Martyrs (The hosts of heaven marveled – 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 Thy servants grant rest –
Nekrosimon from the 2nd set of sessional hymns); G/N: Theotokion of
2nd set of Sessional Hymns, Tone 5 (O
Christ God Who shone forth) – or you can use the hymns as arranged in the LTS, p. 328f).
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 (Blessed is the army of the King of heaven –
Tone 5 of the Octoechos); G: The Departed, Tone 5 (O Lord Who created me); N: Theotokion, Tone 5 (Alas, O my wretched). See also LTS, p. 329f). 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 5 (With the light of Thy countenance – with the refrains in the
Octoechos; G/N: Theotokion (Having
conceived Christ the King). See also LTS, p. 330f. 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.