The Sunday of the Blind man
Tone 5
Great Vespers: Priest: Glory to
the Holy. Choir: Amen.
Priest:
Christ is risen 2 ˝ times. The Choir
sings: And upon those in the tombs
bestowing life.
Blessed is the man.
Lord I have Cried, Tone 5, on 10: Resurrection 7; Blind Man 3 (He that was born blind); G: Blind Man (Passing by on the way); N: Sunday Dogmatic (Once, the image of the Bride who knoweth not wedlock).
Entry;
O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the
day, Tone 6: The Lord is King.
Aposticha: The sticheron of
the Resurrection 1 (With sounds of
hymnody do we magnify Thee); The Paschal Stichera, with its verses; G:
Pentecostarion (O Christ God, Thou
spiritual Sun of Righteousness); N: Pascha (It is the day of resurrection) and Christ is risen x1.
Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x3.
Matins: Choir: Christ is
risen x3.
Reader:
Glory to God in the highest; and the
6 psalms as usual.
God is the Lord, Tone 5;
Troparia: Resurrection x2; G/N: Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 5 (Rejoice, impassible gate of the Lord).
After
each Kathisma, Sessional hymns from the Pentecostarion.
Blessed are the Blameless; The Evlogitaria (The
assembly of angels was amazed).
Hypakoe, Hymns of Ascent, and
Prokimenon in tone of the week.
Matins Gospel 8, John 20:11-18 (§64).
Having beheld the resurrection x3; 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: Pascha (with the 2 Theotokia) 8 Christ
is risen from the dead.
Blind Man 6 Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Irmos: It is
the day of resurrection.
Katavasia: Let us sing unto the only Savior and God.
After Ode 3, Kontakion (Thou
didst descend into the tomb) and Ikos of Pascha; Sessional hymn from the
Pentecostarion (As the Master and
Fashioner of all things passed by).
After Ode 6, Kontakion (Blinded in the eyes of my soul) and Ikos from the Pentecostarion
At Ode 9,
we do not sing More Honorable; but instead we immediately begin the Irmos of the ninth
Ode (Shine, shine), with the refrain Christ is risen, and rest as at the
previous odes.
Holy is the Lord, our God.
Exapostilaria:
Pascha (Having fallen asleep); G:
Pentecostarion (Enlighten my noetic eyes);
N: Pentecostarion (Along the way, our
Savior found).
Praises,
Tone 5, on 8: Resurrection: 7; Blind Man: 1 (O Christ God, Who by Thy bowels of mercy…Preceded by the psalm
verse: Look upon me, and have mercy on me)
G: Blind Man (Who can tell of Thy mighty
acts, O Christ); N: Most blessed art
thou. After the Great Doxology, Troparion: Today is salvation; the two remaining Litanies and Sunday
dismissal; after the dismissal: G/N: 8th Gospel Sticheron (The tears of Mary were not shed in vain); followed by First Hour.
The Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; Kontakion: Blind Man.
Liturgy: The beginning, as on
Beatitudes on 8,
Tone 5, from the Pentecostarion: 4; Blind Man 4, from Ode 6.
After the entrance: Troparion
of the Resurrection (Let us, O faithful,
praise and worship the Word); G: Kontakion of the Blind Man (Blinded in the eyes of my soul); N:
Pascha (Thou didst descend into the tomb).
Prokimenon, Tone 8: Make your vows.
Epistle: Acts 16:16-34 (§38).
Alleluia,
Tone 8.
Gospel:
John 9:1-38 (§34).
Instead
of It is truly meet, we sing the refrain The angel cried, with the Irmos of the
ninth Ode of Pascha (Shine, shine).
Communion
Hymn: Receive ye the body of Christ. &
Praise the Lord from the heavens.
And the rest as on St. Thomas Sunday.