Great-martyr Artemius / Tone 2
Vespers: Kathisma 18.
Lord, I have cried, Tone 4, on 6: Great-martyr,
from the Menaion (Surrendering thine
agonized) 3; Martyrs, from Friday evening vespers, Tone 1 (Through the supplications of all the saints)
3; G: Great-martyr (Let us honor Artemius);
N: Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone 8 (In His love for mankind – the tone of
the previous Sunday).
No Entrance; Reader: O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon
of the day, Tone 7: O God, my helper art
Thou.
Vouchsafe, O Lord; Litany: Let us complete our evening prayer.
Aposticha: Octoechos, Friday Vespers Tone 2 (Martyr:
2; Departed: 1); G: Great-martyr (Having
suffered lawfully); N: Theotokion , Tone 6 (O
Christ, through the prayers of her who gave Thee birth – see The Common
Theotokia: Theotokia in the Eight Tones in the Appendix of the Menaion).
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; Dismissal.
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 2: Martyrs (O ye apostles, martyrs, and prophets – 2nd
hymn of the 1st set of sessional hymns in the Octoechos); Martyrs (O Christ God Who, in that Thou art good
– 1st hymn of the 2nd set of sessional hymns); Verse (Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of
Israel); Martyrs (O passion-bearers
of the Lord – 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 (Remember the souls of Thy
servants – Nekrosimon from the 2nd set of sessional hymns); G/N:
Theotokion (O Mary, Virgin Theotokos
– from the 2nd set of sessional hymns) – or you can use the hymns as
arranged in the LTS, p 316.
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… 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.
Then immediately, the choir sings the Evlogitaria of
the Departed (Blessed art Thou, O Lord;
The choir of the saints; and the
rest). Small Litany (for the departed, as previously). Sessional Hymn from the Triodion (Give rest, O our Savior -- see the
Saturday of Meatfare); G/N Theotokion (O
Christ God, Who didst shine forth); Psalm 50.
Canon: In a temple of the Lord or the Theotokos:
Temple 6 Refrain of the canon of the
Great-martyr 4 Holy
great-martyr Artemius, pray to God for us.
Martyrs
(Octoechos, 1st Canon) 4 Give
rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep.
Irmos
of the canon of the Temple.
In a
temple of a saint:
Great-martyr 6 Holy
great-martyr Artemius, pray to God for us.
Temple 4 Refrain
of the canon of the
Martyrs
(Octoechos, 1st Canon) 4 Give
rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep.
Irmos
of the canon of the Great-martyr: Once,
the power of the Almighty.
Katavasia,
Odes 3, 6, 8, and 9, the Irmos from the canon of the Martyrs in the Octoechos,
Tone 2.
After Ode 3, Small Litany (usual), and the Kontakion (Assembling, let us praise with hymns),
Ikos, and sessional hymns from the Great-martyr (Pleasing the King of the ages); G/N: Theotokion (O cloud of the noetic Sun).
After Ode 6, Small Litany (departed), Kontakion (With the saints give rest) and Ikos.
At Ode 9, More
Honorable.
After the Katavasia of Ode 9: It is truly meet.
Small Litany (usual).
The Photagogica, Tone 1, in the Horologion.
Praises, Tone 2, on 4: Martyrs 4 (Ye suffered for Christ even unto death –
from the Octoechos); G: The Nekrosimon in the Octoechos (Woe is me!); N: Theotokion (Come,
and with unceasing hymns let us all glorify). The Small Doxology is read.
Litany: Let us complete our morning
prayer.
Aposticha: Stichera of the Departed, from Octoechos
(By Thy life-bearing death); G/N:
Theotokion (When my soul must needs sever
its fleshly bond). It is good to give
praise unto the Lord x1. Trisagion. Troparia: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets; G: Remember, O Lord; N: Theotokion (Holy mother of the Ineffable Light). Litany of Fervent Supplication. Deacon: Wisdom!
Choir: Father, bless. Priest: He that is. Choir: Amen. Establish, O God. First hour. Dismissal.
Hours: Troparia: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets; G: Remember,
O Lord; Kontakion:
With the saints give rest.
Liturgy: Beatitudes, Octoechos 6.
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: II Cor. 5:1-10
(§178); I Thess. 4:13-17 (§270).
Alleluia,
Tone 4 & Tone 8.
Gospel: Luke 7:2-10 (§29);
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
Pannikhida is served for all Orthodox Christians.