Apostles Stachys, Amplius and company /
The Holy Martyr Epimachus
22nd Sunday after Pentecost / Tone 5
Vespers:
Blessed is the man.
Lord I
have Cried, Tone 5, on 10: Octoechos 4; Apostles 3 (Throughout all the earth); Martyr 3 (By the inspiration of the Holy Spirit);
G/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.
Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x3.
Matins:
God is the
Lord, Tone 5; Troparia: Resurrection
x1; Apostles (O holy apostles); G: Martyr
(In his sufferings, O Lord); 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 Ascents;
and Prokimenon, Tone 5.
Matins Gospel 11, John 21:15-25 (§67).
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.
Apostles 4 Holy
Apostles, pray to God for us.
Martyr 4 Holy
martyr Epimachus, pray to God for us.
Irmos of the Canon of the
Resurrection, Tone 5.
Katavasia: I shall
open my mouth.
After Ode 3, Kontakion (Let us hymn the wise apostles as is meet) and Ikos of the Apostles;
Sessional hymn of the Apostles (Your
proclamation went forth); G: Martyr (An
animate tower); N: Theotokion (Without
separating Himself).
After Ode 6, Kontakion
and Ikos of the Resurrection.
At Ode 9, More Honorable.
Holy is the Lord, our God.
Exapostilaria:
Resurrection; G: Apostles (Let the godly
Aristobulus); N: Resurrectional Theotokion.
Praises, Tone 5, on 8: Resurrection 8; G: Gospel
Sticheron; N: Most blessed art thou. After
the Great Doxology, the Troparion: Today is salvation; the two remaining Litanies
and Sunday Dismissal; First Hour.
Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G:
Apostles & Martyr, alternating; Kontakion: Resurrection.
Liturgy: Beatitudes on 8, Octoechos 8.
After
the entrance: Troparia & Kontakia as in Appendix I, B.
Prokimenon, Tone 5: Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us.
Epistle: Gal. 6:11-18 (§215).
Alleluia, Tone
5.
Gospel: Luke 8:26-39 (§38).
Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens.
Resurrectional Dismissal.