St. Hilarion the Great / Tone 5
Vespers: Kathisma 18.
Lord, I have cried, Tone 4, on 6: Saint, from
the Menaion (Being meek of soul and heart)
3; Martyrs, from the Octoechos 3 (With
the streams of their blood – Friday evening vespers, Tone 5); G: Saint (Bearing the wisdom of perfection); N:
Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone 5 (Once, the image of the Bride – 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 5 (Martyr:
2; Departed: 1); G: Saint (Filled with
the Holy Spirit); N: Theotokion , Tone 8 (O pure Virgin, portal of the
Word – 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 5: Martyrs (Thou hast given us an indestructible bulwark
– 2nd hymn of the 1st set of sessional hymns in the
Octoechos); Martyrs (Zealous for the cup
of Thy sufferings – 1st hymn of the 2nd set of
sessional hymns); Verse (Wondrous is God
in His saints, the God of Israel); Martyrs (The hosts of heaven marveled – 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 (Unto Thy servants grant rest –
Nekrosimon from the 2nd set of sessional hymns); G/N: Theotokion (O Christ God Who shone forth – from the
2nd set of sessional hymns) – or you can use the hymns as arranged
in the LTS, p 328f.
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
St.
Hilarion 4 Venerable father Hilarion, 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:
St.
Hilarion 6 Venerable father Hilarion, pray to God for us.
Temple 4 Refrain
of the canon of the Temple.
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 Martyrs, from the Menaion: O Thou who wast born of the Virgin.
Katavasia,
Odes 3, 6, 8, and 9, the Irmos from the canon of the Martyrs in the Octoechos,
Tone 5.
After Ode 3, Small Litany (usual), and the Kontakion (Assembling today, in hymns we praise thee),
Ikos, and sessional hymns from the Saint (Spiritually
emulating); G/N: Theotokion (All of
us the generations of mankind).
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 5, in the Horologion.
Praises, Tone 5, on 4: Martyrs 4 (Blessed is the army of the King of heaven –
from the Octoechos); G: The Nekrosimon in the Octoechos (O Lord who created me); N: Theotokion (Alas, O my wretched soul!). The Small Doxology is read. Litany: Let us complete our morning prayer.
Aposticha: Stichera of the Departed, from Octoechos
(With the light of Thy countenance);
G/N: Theotokion (Having conceived Christ
the King). 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. 8:1-5
(§185); 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.