Forefeast of Annunciation

Tone 8 / Fifth Sunday of Lent

Note: The service for St. Mary of Egypt is chanted at Compline.

Great Vespers: Blessed is the man.

Lord I have Cried, Tone 8, on 10: Octoechos 6; Forefeast 4 (The Archangel Gabriel confirmeth); G: Feast (Today Gabriel maketh announcement); 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 (Today is the mystery hidden from before time began).

Troparia: O Theotokos and Virgin x3.

Matins: God is the Lord, Tone 8; Troparia: Resurrection x2; G/N: Forefeast (Today the first-fruits of universal joy).

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 8.

Matins Gospel 8, John 20:11-18 (§64).

Having beheld the Resurrection; Psalm 50; G: The doors of repentance; N: Guide me in the paths of salvation; Have mercy on me, O God; When I think of the multitude of evil things I have done. Save, O God, Thy people.

Canon: Resurrection 4 Glory to Thy Holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Theotokos 2 Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Triodion 4 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.

Forefeast 4 O Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Irmos of the Resurrectional Canon, Tone 8

Katavasia: I shall open my mouth

After Ode 3, Kontakion (Thou art the beginning of the salvation of all of us mortal) of the Forefeast; Sessional hymn of the Forefeast (With the descent of the all-holy Spirit); G/N: Forefeast (Today all-creation rejoiceth).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; G/N: Forefeast (Flying down from on high).

Praises, Tone 8, on 9: Octoechos 8, with the last two psalm verses being:

1. I will confess Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart, I will tell of all Thy wonders.

2. I will be glad and rejoice in Thee, I will chant unto Thy name, O Most High.

And then the verse Arise, O Lord my God, followed by the sticheron in the Triodion: The Kingdom of God is not food and drink; G: Triodion (The Kingdom of God is not food and drink), N: Most blessed art thou. After the Great Doxology, the Troparion: Having risen; the two remaining Litanies and Resurrectional Dismissal; after the dismissal: G/N: Gospel Sticheron; followed by First Hour.

Note: The Lambs for the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts are prepared on the Feast of the Annunciation.

Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G: Forefeast; Kontakion: Forefeast &Resurrection, alternating.

Liturgy of St. Basil the Great: Beatitudes on 10, Octoechos 6; Forefeast 4, from Ode 3.

After the entrance: Troparion of the Resurrection; Forefeast; G: Kontakion of the Resurrection; N: Forefeast.

Prokimenon, Tone 8: Make your vows.

Epistle: Heb. 9:11-14 (§321 mid).

Alleluia, Tone 8.

Gospel: Mark 10:32-45 (§47).

Instead of It is truly meet: All creation rejoiceth.

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens.

Resurrectional Dismissal.