Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius / St. Matrona

25th Sunday after Pentecost / Tone 8

Vespers: Blessed is the man.

Lord I have Cried, Tone 8, on 10: Octoechos 4; Martyrs 3 (O martyrs athlete); Saint 3 (The uprisings of the flesh); G/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; Martyrs (In their sufferings, O Lord); G: Saint (In thee, O mother); N: Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 8 (O Good One).

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 3, Mark 16:9-20 (§71).

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.   

                Martyrs                                  4              Holy martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius, pray to God for us.

                Saint                                       4              Venerable mother Matrona, pray to God for us.

                Irmos of the Canon of the Resurrection, Tone 8.

Katavasia: I shall open my mouth.

After Ode 3, Kontakion of the Martyrs (Having suffered mightily) and Ikos; Kontakion of the Saint (For the love of the Lord) and Ikos; Sessional hymn of the Martyrs (Consumed with the fire of divine desire); G: Saint (O mother, elect of God); N: Theotokion (O good one, who gavest birth).

After Ode 6, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection.

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

Holy is the Lord, our God.

Exapostilaria: Resurrection; Martyrs (Let us honor the glorious martyrs); G: Saint (Amongst men thou didst dwell); 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.

Hours: Troparia: Resurrection; G: Martyrs & Saint, alternating; Kontakion: Resurrection.

Liturgy: Beatitudes on 8, Octoechos 8.

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

Tone 8: Make your vows.

Epistle: Eph. 4:1-6 (§224).

Alleluia, Tone 8.

Gospel: Luke 8:41-56 (§39).

Communion Hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens.

Resurrectional Dismissal.