Martyr Sozon / Forefeast of the
Nativity of the Theotokos
15th Sunday After
Pentecost / Tone 6
Great
Vespers: Blessed is the man.
Lord
I have Cried, Tone 6, on 10: Octoechos 4; Forefeast: 3 (Noetic beams); Martyr 3 (When He Who of His own will); G:
Forefeast (As she was more exalted);
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;
G/N: Forefeast (Universal joy hath shone forth).
Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Forefeast (Mary, the divine Maiden) x1.
Matins:
God is the
Lord, Tone 6; Troparia: Resurrection
x2; G: Martyr (In his suffering); N:
Forefeast.
After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.
Blessed are the blameless; Evlogitaria (The
assembly of angels was amazed).
Hypakoe, Hymns of Ascent,
and Prokimenon, Tone 6.
Matins Gospel 4, Luke 24:1-12 (§112).
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.
Forefeast 4 O
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Martyr 4 Holy
martyr Sozon, pray to God for us.
Irmos of the canon of the
Resurrection, Tone 6.
Katavasia: Inscribing the
invincible weapon of the Cross.
After Ode 3, Kontakion (Today
Mary, the Virgin and Theotokos) and Ikos of the Forefeast; Kontakion (Assembling today) and Ikos of the Martyr; and Sessional hymn
of the Martyr (Saved by faith); G/N:
Forefeast (Let heaven rejoice).
After Ode 6,
Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.
At Ode 9, More Honorable.
Holy is the Lord, our God.
Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G: Martyr (Armed with the weapon); N: Forefeast (Be renewed, O Adam).
Praises, Tone 6, on 8: Octoechos 4; Forefeast 4 (Come, ye
descendants of Adam – from the Matins
Aposticha, with the doxasticon (The Queen of all) and psalm
verses); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: Most
blessed art thou. After the Great Doxology, the troparion: Having risen; the two remaining Litanies and
Resurrectional Dismissal; First Hour.
Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G:
Forefeast & Martyr, Alternating; Kontakion: Forefeast & Resurrection,
alternating.
Liturgy:
Beatitudes on 12: Octoechos: 4; Forefeast: 4, from Ode 3; Martyr: 4, from Ode
6.
After
entrance
in a temple of the Lord or of the Theotokos, Troparion of the Resurrection,
Forefeast, and Martyr; Kontakion of the Resurrection; G: Martyr; N: Forefeast.
In a temple of a saint, Troparion
of the Resurrection; Forefeast; Temple; and Martyr; Kontakion of the
Resurrection; Temple; G: Martyr; N: Forefeast.
Prokimenon, Tone 6, Save, O Lord, Thy people. & Tone 7: The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord,
and shall hope in Him.
Epistle: Gal. 6:11-18
(§215); II Cor. 4:6-15 (§176); Eph. 6:10-17 (§233).
Alleluia,
Tone 1 & Tone 4 (Sunday before the Exaltation & Martyr).
Gospel: John 3:13-17 (§9);
Matt. 22:35-46 (§92); John 15:17-16:2 (§52).
Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens. & In everlasting remembrance.
Resurrectional Dismissal.