Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius / Tone 4
Vespers: Kathisma 18.
Lord, I have cried, Tone 4, on 6: Martyrs, from
the Menaion 3 (Having finished the race);
Martyrs, from the Octoechos 3 (Emulating
the sufferings of Christ – Friday evening vespers, Tone 4); G: Martyrs,
from the Menaion (As disciples and
followers); N: Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone
4 (The Prophet David – 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 4 (Martyrs:
2 (O Christ God); Departed: 1 (With the souls of the righteous)); G:
Martyrs, from the Menaion (Having fended
off heresies); N: Theotokion , Tone 3 (O Theotokos, thou unwedded
Mother – 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 4: Martyrs (Armed with the Cross – 2nd
hymn of the 1st set of sessional hymns in the Octoechos); Martyrs (In the sufferings, O Lord – 1st
hymn of the 2nd set of sessional hymns); Verse (Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel); Martyrs (Adorned with the blood of Thy martyrs –
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 the souls whom Thou has taken – Nekrosimon from the 2nd
set of sessional hymns); G/N: Theotokion (O
pure and most immaculate one – from the 2nd set of sessional
hymns) – or you can use the hymns as arranged in the LTS, p 324f.
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
Martyrs
(Menaion) 4 Holy
martyrs, pray to God for us.
Martyrs
(Octoechos, first 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:
Martyrs
(Menaion) 6 Holy
martyrs, pray to God for us.
Temple 4 Refrain
of the canon of the Temple.
Martyrs
(Octoechos, first 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 4.
After Ode 3, Small Litany (usual), and the Kontakion (Having struggled well from childhood),
Ikos, and sessional hymns of the Martyrs, from the Menaion (Continuing your confessions); G/N:
Theotokion (Without separating Himself).
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 4,
in the Horologion.
Praises, Tone 4, on 4: Martyrs 4 (Who is not filled with awe – from the
Octoechos); G: The Nekrosimon in the Octoechos (In the place of Thy rest); N: Theotokion (O only pure and all-pure Virgin). The Small Doxology is read.
Litany: Let us complete our morning
prayer.
Aposticha: Stichera of the Departed, from Octoechos
(Truly awesome is the mystery of death);
G/N: Theotokion (Following the words).
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 7:1-10 (§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.