Ss. Peter and Paul

5th Sunday After Pentecost / Tone 4

Vespers:

Blessed is the man

At Lord I have Cried: Resurrection 4; Apostles 6; G: Apostles; N: Sunday Dogmatic in the tone of the week

3 Readings for the Apostles

Litia: Stichera of the Apostles

Aposticha: Octoechos; G: Apostles; N: Theotokion in tone 6

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x2; Apostles x1

Matins:

Troparia after God is the Lord: Resurrection x2; G: Apostles; N: Resurrectional Theotokion in the 4^th tone.

After each Kathisma: Sessional hymns from the Octoechos

Polyeleos and Magnification of the Apostles, The Evlogitaria

Hypakoe of the Tone, All Sessional hymns of the Apostles,

Hymns of Ascent, and Prokimenon in tone of the week

Matins Gospel 5

“Having beheld the Resurrection;” Psalm 50; Glory: “Through the prayers of the Apostles,” Both now: “Through the prayers of the Theotokos,” “Have mercy on me, O God,” “Jesus having risen…” Then the Litany: “Save, O God, Thy people…”

Canon:

Resurrection 4 “Glory to Thy Holy Resurrection, O Lord.”

Theotokos 2 “O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.”

St. Peter 4 “Holy Apostle Peter, pray to God for us.”

St. Paul 4 “Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us.”

Katavasia, “I shall open my mouth…”

After Ode 3, Kontakion, Ikos, and Hypakoe of the Apostles

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection

At Ode 9, “More Honorable...”

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G: Apostles; N: Resurrectional Theotokion

Praises: Resurrection 4; Apostles 4 (with Doxasticon and Psalm verses below); G: Gospel Sticheron; N: “Most blessed art thou…”

[Last two Psalm verses at the Praises:

“Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.”

“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands.”]

At the Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G: Apostles; Kontakion: Apostles & Resurrection, alternating.