Apostle Quadratus / Hieromartyr Phocas

17th Sunday After Pentecost / Tone 8

Vespers: Blessed is the man.

Lord I have Cried, Tone 8, on 10: Octoechos 4; Apostle 3 (O glorious Quadratus); Hieromartyr 3 (Having cast down the vanity of idols); G: Hieromartyr (From thy childhood); 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 8; Troparia: Resurrection x1; Apostle (O holy Apostle Quadratus); G: Hieromartyr (As thou didst share in the ways of the Apostles); N: Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 4 (The mystery hidden).

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.

Polyeleos; The Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was amazed).

Hypakoe; Hymns of Ascents; and Prokimenon, Tone 8.

Matins Gospel 6, Luke 24:36-53 (§114).

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.

Apostle 4 Holy Apostle Quadratus, pray to God for us.

Hieromartyr 4 Hieromartyr Phocas, pray to God for us.

Irmos of the canon of the Resurrection, Tone 8.

Katavasia: I shall open my mouth.

After Ode 3, Kontakion (O Lord, the world offereth Thee) and Ikos of the Apostle; Kontakion (As a hierarch who offered sacrifice) and Ikos of the Hieromartyr; Sessional hymn of the Apostle (O Quadratus, Thou didst preach the Word); G: Hieromartyr (Thou hast been sacredly glorified); N: Theotokion (O all-holy Virgin).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; Apostle (Turning the course); G: Hieromartyr (O divinely wise father); N: Resurrectional Theotokion.

Praises, Tone 8, on 8: Resurrection 8; 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.

The Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G: Apostle & Hieromartyr, alternating; Kontakion: Resurrection.

Liturgy: Beatitudes on 8, Octoechos 8.

After the entrance: Troparia & Kontakia as in Appendix I, B.

Prokimenon Tone 8: Make your vows. & Tone 7: Precious in the sight of the Lord.

Epistle: II Cor. 6:16-7:1 (§182(mid)); Heb. 4:14-5:10 (§311).

Alleluia, Tone 8 & Tone 2.

Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 (§17); John 10:9-16 (§36).

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens. & In everlasting remembrance.

Resurrectional Dismissal.