Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens

17th Sunday after Pentecost / Tone 8

 

Great Vespers: Blessed is the man.

Lord I have Cried, Tone 8, on 10: Octoechos 7; Hieromartyr 3 (Receiving the grace); G: Hieromartyr (When thou wast present at the divine dormition); 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: Theotokion in the Octoechos.

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x3.

 

Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 8; Troparia: Resurrection x2; G: Hieromartyr (Having learned goodness); N: Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 4 (The mystery hidden).

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.

Polyeleos; Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was amazed).

Hypakoe, Hymns of Ascent, and Prokimenon, Tone 8.

Matins Gospel 6, Luke 24:36-53 (§114).

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.

               Cross & Resurrection        3             Glory, O Lord, to Thy precious Cross and Resurrection.

               Theotokos                           3             O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

               Hieromartyr                        4             Holy Hieromartyr Hierotheus, pray to God for us.

               Irmos of the Canon of the Resurrection, Tone 8.

               Katavasia: I shall open my mouth.

 

After Ode 3, Kontakion (In that thou wast an unshakable pillar), Ikos, and Sessional hymn of the Hieromartyr (Having instructed thy mind); G/N: Theotokion (O pure Ever-virgin).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

Holy is the Lord, our God.   

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G: Hieromartyr (Thou didst make that which is baser); N: Resurrectional Theotokion.

Praises, Tone 8, on 8: Octoechos 8; G: Gospel Sticheron; N: Most blessed art thou.  After the Great Doxology, the Troparion: Having risen; the two remaining Litanies and Sunday Dismissal; First Hour.

 

Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G: Hieromartyr; Kontakion: Resurrection.

 

Liturgy: Beatitudes on 8, from the Octoechos. 

After the entrance: Troparia & Kontakia as in Appendix I, B.  

Prokimenon, Tone 8: Make your vows.

Epistle: II Cor. 6:16-7:1 (§182 mid).

Alleluia, Tone 8.

Gospel: Luke 6:31-36 (§26).

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens.

Resurrectional Dismissal.