Prophet Joel / Martyr Varus / Tone 3

St. Demetrius Saturday

Note: If the rector so directs, the service of St. John of Kronstadt is served, and the service for St. Demetrius Saturday is transferred to November 2nd. The service for Martyr Varus is transferred to Compline on Friday evening, where it is chanted together with the Canon for the Departed in Tone 3.

Vespers: Kathisma 18.

Lord, I have cried, Tone 8, on 6: Prophet 3 (The Spirit of God hath been poured fourth upon us); Martyrs, from the Octoechos 3 (Having endured wounds – Friday evening vespers, Tone 3); G/N: Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone 3 (How can we not marvel – the tone of the previous Sunday).

No Entrance; Reader: O Gladsome Light; Prokimenon of the day, Tone 7: O God, my helper art Thou.

Vouchsafe, O Lord; Litany: Let us complete our evening prayer.

Aposticha: Octoechos, Friday Vespers Tone 3 (Martyrs: 1; Departed: 2); G/N: Theotokion , Tone 3 (O Theotokos, Mother unwedded).

Troparia: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets; G: Remember, O Lord; N: Theotokion (Holy mother of the Ineffable Light).

Litany: Have mercy on us, O God; Dismissal.

Matins: The usual beginning for daily Matins.

In place of God is the Lord, we sing Alleluia, Tone 2, with the following verses (as at a Pannikhida):

1. Blessed are they whom Thou hast chosen and hast taken to Thyself, O Lord.

2. Their remembrance is unto generation and generation.

3. Their souls shall dwell among good things.

Then these troparia: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets x2; G: Remember, O Lord; N: Theotokion (Holy mother of the Ineffable Light).

Kathisma 16. Small litany (usual, not for the departed). Sessional hymns from the Octoechos, Tone 3: Martyrs (In faith ye shine forth all-radiant beacons – 2^nd hymn of the 1^st set of Sessional hymns in the Octoechos); Martyrs (Arraying yourselves in the full armor of Christ – 1^st hymn of the 2^nd set of Sessional hymns); Verse (Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel); Martyrs (O holy passion bearers – 2^nd hymn of the 2^nd set of Sessional hymns); Verse (Blessed are they whom Thou hast chosen and taken to Thyself, O Lord); Hymn for the Dead (When at Thy word we stand before Thine impartial tribunal – Nekrosimon from the 2^nd set of Sessional hymns); G/N: Theotokion (The prophets proclaimed – from the 2^nd set of Sessional hymns) – or you can use the hymns as arranged in the LTS, p 320f.

The first half of Kathisma 17, with the refrain Blessed art Thou, O Lord, sung slowly, softly, and repeatedly, by the choir, while this is read. The last two verses (If Thy law had not been; & I will never forget Thy statutes) are sung thrice by the choir.

Small Litany (for the departed): Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Again we pray for the repose… Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: That the Lord God commit… Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: The mercy of God… Choir: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord Choir: Lord, have mercy x40, While the priest secretly says the prayer O God of spirits. Exclamation (For Thou art the Resurrection). Choir: Amen.

The second half of Kathisma 17 is read, with the refrain Save me, O Savior, sung while this is read, as above. Last two verses (My soul shall live; & I have gone astray) are sung thrice.

Then immediately, the choir sings the Evlogitaria of the Departed (Blessed art Thou, O Lord; The choir of the saints; and the rest). Small Litany (for the departed, as previously). Sessional Hymn from the Triodion (Give rest, O our Savior – see the Saturday of Meatfare); G/N Theotokion (O Christ God, Who didst shine forth); Psalm 50.

Canon: In a temple of the Lord or the Theotokos:

Temple 6 Refrain of the canon of the Temple.

Prophet 4 Holy Prophet of God Joel, pray to God for us.

Martyrs (Octoechos, 1^st Canon) 4 Give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep.

Irmos of the canon of the Temple (twice).

In a temple of a saint:

Prophet 6 Holy Prophet of God Joel, pray to God for us.

Temple 4 Refrain of the canon of the Temple.

Martyrs (Octoechos, 1^st Canon) 4 Give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants who have fallen asleep.

Irmos of the canon of the Prophet Joel: Come, ye people.

Katavasia, Odes 3, 6, 8, and 9, the Irmos from the canon of the Martyrs in the Octoechos, Tone 3.

After Ode 3, Small Litany (usual), and the Sessional hymns of the Prophet (O divinely eloquent prophet); G/N: Theotokion in Tone 2, Through thee, O Ever-virgin Theotokos (from the service of Apostle James on October 9).

After Ode 6, Small Litany (departed), Kontakion (With the saints give rest) and Ikos.

At Ode 9, More Honorable.

After the Katavasia of Ode 9: It is truly meet.

Small Litany (usual).

The Photagogica, Tone 3, in the Horologion.

Praises, Tone 3, on 4: Martyrs 4 (Come, O ye people – from the Octoechos); G: The Nekrosimon in the Octoechos (Why do ye rebel in vain, O men?); N: Theotokion (Without seed thou didst conceive). The Small Doxology is read. Litany: Let us complete our morning prayer.

Aposticha: Stichera of the Departed, from Octoechos (I glorify Thy precious Cross); G/N: Theotokion (O Theotokos, all of us know thee to be the noetic lamp). It is good to give praise unto the Lord x1. Trisagion. Troparia: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets; G: Remember, O Lord; N: Theotokion (Holy mother of the Ineffable Light). Litany of Fervent Supplication. Deacon: Wisdom! Choir: Father, bless. Priest: He that is. Choir: Amen. Establish, O God. First hour. Dismissal.

Hours: Troparia: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets; G: Remember, O Lord; Kontakion: With the saints give rest.

Liturgy: Beatitudes, Octoechos 6.

After the entrance: Troparion to All Saints (O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets); Departed (Remember, O Lord); G: Kontakion of the Departed (With the saints give rest); N: Theotokion (In thee we have a wall and a haven).

Prokimenon Tone 8, Be glad in the Lord. & Tone 6, Their souls shall dwell among good things.

Epistle: II Cor. 3:12-18 (§174); I Thess. 4:13-17 (§270).

Alleluia, Tone 4 & Tone 8.

Gospel: Luke 7:2-10 (§29); John 5:24-30 (§16).

Communion Hymn: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous & Blessed are they whom thou hast chosen.

Dismissal.

After the Liturgy, a general Pannikhida is served for all Orthodox Christians.