St. Gregory the Decapolite / Forefeast
of the Entry of the Theotokos
26th Sunday after Pentecost / Tone 1
Note: The
service for the Hierarch Proclus is transferred to Compline).
Great Vespers:
Blessed is the man.
Lord I have Cried, Tone 1, on 10: Octoechos 4; Forefeast: 3 (The lamp-bearing virgins); Saint 3 (Dwelling with gladness); G: Forefeast (Today the Theotokos); N: Sunday Dogmatic in the tone of the week.
Entry; O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the day, Tone 6: The Lord is King.
Aposticha: Octoechos; G/N:
Forefeast (Come all ye faithful).
Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x3.
Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 1; Troparia:
Resurrection x2; G: Saint (Thou wast a
model of abstinence); N: Forefeast (Anna
now beforehand).
After each Kathisma:
Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.
Polyeleos; Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was amazed).
Hypakoe, Hymns of Ascents,
and Prokimenon, Tone 1.
Matins Gospel 4, Luke 24:1-12
(§112).
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.
Forefeast 4 O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Saint 4 Venerable father Gregory, pray to
God for us.
Irmos of the canon of the Resurrection, Tone 1.
Katavasia: I shall open my mouth.
After Ode 3, Kontakion (Today,
on the right notable feast) and Ikos of the Forefeast; Kontakion (The Church knoweth thee to be a sun),
and Sessional hymn of the Saint (Illumined
with divine splendor); G/N: Forefeast (Give
praise, ye virgins!).
After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.
At Ode 9, More Honorable.
Holy is the Lord, our God.
Exapostilaria: Resurrection;
G: Saint (Thou wast a holy temple);
N: Forefeast (A day of prefestival).
Praises, Tone 1, on 8:
Octoechos 4; Forefeast (Come, ye faithful
– from the Matins Aposticha, with the Doxasticon (Let heaven rejoice today) and the Psalm verses); 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: Forefeast & Saint, alternating; Kontakion:
Forefeast & Resurrection, alternating.
Liturgy:
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos: 6; Forefeast: 4, from Ode 3.
After entrance: In a temple of the Lord or of the Theotokos,
Troparion of the Resurrection; Forefeast; and Saint; Kontakion of the
Resurrection; G: Saint; N: Forefeast.
In a temple of a Saint, Troparion of the
Resurrection; Forefeast; Temple; and Saint; Kontakion of the Resurrection;
Temple; G: Saint; N: Forefeast.
Prokimenon, Tone 1: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. &
Tone 7: Precious in the sight of the Lord.
Epistle: Eph. 5:9-19 (§229); Gal.
5:22-6:2 (§213).*
Alleluia,
Tone 1 & Tone 6.
Gospel: Luke 12:16-21 (§66); Matt. 11:27-30 (§43).
Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens. & In everlasting remembrance.
Resurrectional Dismissal.
*The Jordanville Calendar
calls for the Epistle for the Saint to be from Heb. 7:26-8:2 (§318), but this
is the Epistle for St. Proclus, whose service is transferred when this day falls
on a Sunday.