Ss. Peter and Febronia of Murom

12th Sunday After Pentecost / Tone 3

 

Great Vespers: Blessed is the man.

Lord I have Cried, Tone 3, on 10: Octoechos 4; Saints 6 (Come, O ye faithful, and assembling spiritually today); G: Saints (Blessed and thrice blessed is your homeland); N: Sunday Dogmatic Theotokion in the tone of the week.

Entry; O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the day, Tone 6: The Lord is King.

3 Readings for the Saints.

Aposticha: Octoechos; G: Saints (Rejoice and be glad in the Lord, O city of Murom!); N: Theotokion in tone 8 (O unwedded Virgin).

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x3.

 

Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 3; Troparia: Resurrection x2; G: Saints (Having lived well in piety); N: Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 8 (O Good One).

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos.

Polyeleos and Magnification of the Saints: We bless you, O holy wonderworkers Peter and Febronia, and we honor your holy memory; for ye entreat Christ our God in our behalf; The Evlogitaria (The assembly of angels was amazed).

Hypakoe of the Tone; all the Sessional hymns of the Saints.

Hymns of Ascents, and Prokimenon Tone 3.

Matins Gospel 1, Matt. 28:16-20 (§116).

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.

                Saints (1st Canon)                                4              Holy righteous Peter and Febronia, pray to God for us.

                Saints (2nd Canon)               4              Holy righteous Peter and Febronia, pray to God for us.               Irmos of the canon of the Resurrection, Tone 3.

                Katavasia: Inscribing the invincible weapon of the Cross.

 

After Ode 3, Kontakion (Pondering the transitory glory), Ikos, and Sessional hymns of the Saints (O ye faithful, let us hasten); G/N: Theotokion (Christ our God Who became incarnate of thee).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

 

Holy is the Lord, our God.   

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G: Saints (O divinely blessed Peter and Febronia); N: Resurrectional Theotokion

Praises, Tone 3, on 8: Resurrection 4; Saints 4 (Like a sun of brilliant splendor – with the doxasticon (Come, all ye nations) and the final two psalm verses: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. & What shall I render unto the Lord for all that He hath rendered unto me?); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: Most blessed art thou. After the Great Doxology, the troparion: Today is salvation; the two remaining Litanies and Resurrectional Dismissal; First Hour.

 

The Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G: Saints; Kontakion: Saints and Resurrection, alternating.

 

Liturgy: Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6; Saints 4, from Ode 3.

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

Prokimenon, Tone 3: O chant unto our God, chant ye. & Tone 7: Precious in the sight of the Lord.

Epistle: I Cor. 15:1-11 (§158); Gal. 5:22-6:2 (§213).

Alleluia, Tone 3 & Tone 6.

Gospel: Matt. 19:16-26 (§79); Matt. 4:25-5:12 (§10).

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens & Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

Resurrectional Dismissal.