The Sunday of the Last Judgment/

The Holy New Martyrs & Confessors of Russia (Tone 2)

Vespers: Blessed is the man

Lord I have Cried, Tone 2, on 10: Octoechos 3, Triodion 4, Saints 3, G: Triodion (When the thrones are set), N: Sunday Dogmatic in the tone of the week.

Prokimenon of the day, Tone 6: The Lord is King;

3 Readings for the Saints

Litia: Stichera of the Temple; Triodion 3 (from the stichera at the Praises: I think upon the day…; How shall it be in the hour…; Daniel the prophet…); G: Saints (May the joyous angels); N: Triodion (Knowing the commandments of the Lord).

Aposticha: Octoechos, G: Saints (O holy and most humble priests); N: Triodion (Alas, black soul!)

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2, Saints x1

Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 2; Troparia: Resurrection x2, G: Saints; N: Resurrectional Theotokion Tone 4 (The mystery hidden from before the ages).

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos

Polyeleos; By the Waters of Babylon; and Magnification of the Saints; Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was amazed).

Hypakoe of the Tone; Sessional hymns of the Saints

Hymns of Ascent, and Prokimenon Tone 2.

Matins Gospel 2

Having beheld the Resurrection; Psalm 50; G: The doors of repentance; N: Guide me in the paths of salvation; Have mercy on me, O God; When I think of the multitude of evil things I have done; Save, O God, Thy people.

Canon:

Resurrection 4 Glory to Thy Holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Triodion 6 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.

Saints 4 Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, pray to God for us.

Irmos of the resurrectional canon, Tone 2

Katavasia: “He is for me unto salvation…” [in the Triodion]

At Ode 3, Kontakion, Ikos & Sessional hymn of the Saints (Prone to the weakness); G: Saints (The priest Alexis); N: Sessional hymn of the Triodion (I think upon the fearful day).

At Ode 6, Kontakion (When Thou, O God, shalt come) and Ikos of the Triodion

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection, G: Saints (O holy new martyrs and confessors), N: Triodion (As I ponder).

Praises, Tone 2: Octoechos 4; Saints (with the Psalm verses given in the Menaion) 4; G: Triodion (Let us cleanse ourselves); N: Most blessed art thou.

After the Great Doxology, the troparion: Having risen; the two remaining Litanies and Sunday dismissal.

After the dismissal: G/N: Gospel Sticheron; followed by First Hour.

The Hours: Troparia: Resurrection, G: Saints; Kontakion: Saints and Triodion, alternating.

Liturgy: Beatitudes on 12: Octoechos 4; Triodion 4, from Ode 3; Saints 4.

After the entrance: Troparion of the Resurrection; Saints; G: Kontakion of the Saints; N: Triodion.

Prokimenon Tone 3, Great is our Lord, and great is His strength, and of His understanding there is no measure & Tone 7: For Thy sake, O Lord, we are slain all the day long.

Epistle: I Corinthians 8:8-9:2 (§140); Romans 8:28-39 (§99)

Alleluia, Tone 8 and Tone 4

Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46 (§106) and Luke 21:12-19 (§106)

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens; & Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet fro the upright.

Resurrectional Dismissal