Second Saturday of Lent, St. Alexis the
Man of God
Tone 1
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 (The one triumphal
procession of the martyrs from Friday evening vespers in the Octoechos,
in the tone of the week. Also in LTS, p. 310); Saint 4 (We know thee to be a man of God); G:
Saint (Christ God, loving thy calm,
silent, guileless and meek life); N: Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone 1 (Let us
hymn the Virgin Mary).
Entry
with the censer; O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the Triodion, Tone 4: Let Thy mercy and Thy truth continually help
me. Reading from Genesis (5:32 - 6:8). Prokimenon of the Triodion, Tone 6: I said: O Lord, have mercy on me, heal my
soul. Reading from Proverbs (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 1, on 6: Martyrs 3
(from Friday evening vespers in the Octoechos, in the tone of the week. Also in LTS, p. 310); Saint 3 (We
know thee to be a man of God); G: Saint (Christ God, loving thy calm, silent, guileless and meek life); N:
Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone 1 (Let us hymn the Virgin Mary).
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 Genesis (5:32 - 6:8). Prokimenon of the Triodion, Tone 6: I said: O Lord, have mercy on me, heal my
soul. Reading from Proverbs (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 1, and the Canon for Cyril of Jerusalem, from March 18. After It is truly meet, Trisagion, Kontakion
of the Departed (With the Saints give
rest).
Great 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; 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 1 Martyrs (As valiant warriors 2nd
hymn of the 1st set of Sessional hymns in the Octoechos); Martyrs (Be Thou entreated 1st hymn
of the 2nd set of Sessional hymns); Verse (Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel); Martyrs (We all pray to the martyrs of Christ 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 (Abolishing the
dominion Nekrosimon from the 2nd set of sessional hymns); G/N:
Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 1 (When
Gabriel announced) or you can use the hymns as arranged in the LTS, p. 311f).
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
Saint 4 Venerable
father Alexis, pray to God for us.
In a
Saint (Including Irmos) 6 Venerable
father Alexis, 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 Saint
(Having the house of thy parents) and
Ikos; sessional hymns from the Saint (Thou
didst forsake the beauty of the world); G/N: Theotokion (The dread mystery of God).
Canon
(Odes 6-9):
Saint (including Irmos) 6 Venerable
father Alexis, 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 (Come, all ye people Tone 1 of the
Octoechos); G: The Departed, Tone 1 (In
deed Thou revealest); N: Theotokion, Tone 1 (Rejoice for us, O holy Virgin).
See also LTS, p. 312f). 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 1 (We entreat Thee, O Savior with the refrains in the Octoechos;
G/N: Theotokion (O Virgin Mother, beseech
Christ). 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.