On the Holy and Great Sunday of Pascha
At the Liturgy, the Eisodikon, Psalm 67:25
In the churches bless ye God the Lord, from the fountainsof Israel.
Instead of the Trisagion:
As many as have been baptized into Christ have puton Christ. Alleluia.
Prokeimenon, Tone 8, Psalm 117:24, 29
This is the
day which the Lord hath made; let usrejoice and be glad on it.
Verse: Confessunto
the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy is forever.
Alleluia, Tone 4, Psalm 101: 13, 32:13
Thou shalt
arise and have compassion on Zion.
Verse: The
Lordhath looked down from heaven upon the earth.
Communion
Receive ye the body of Christ; taste ye of the immortalfountain. Alleluia. thrice
On Sunday evening, the Great Prokeimenon,.
Tone 7, Psalm 76:13, 14, 10, 11
Who is so
great a God as our God; thou art God whodoest wonders.
Verse: Thouhast
made known thy power among the people.
Verse: And Isaid,
now have I begun, this is the change of the right hand of the MostHigh.
Verse: I
rememberedthe works of the Lord; for from the beginning will I remember thy
wonders.
And again:
Who is so great a God as our God; thou art God whodoest wonders.
On Monday in Bright Week
At Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 8, Psalm18:4, 1
Their sound is
gone forth into all the earth, andtheir sayings to the ends of the world.
Verse: The
heavensdeclare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth His handiwork.
Alleluia, Tone 1, Psalm 88:5, 7
The heavens
shall confess thy wonders, 0 Lord.
Verse: God,who is
glorified in the council of the saints.
Communion
Receive ye the Body of Christ; taste ye of the immortalFountain. Alleluia, thrice
At Vespers, the Great Prokeimenon,
Tone 7. Psalm 113:11, 1, 2, 3, 5
Our God hath
done in heaven and in earth all thingswhatsoever He would.
Verse: WhenIsrael
went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people, Judeabecame his
sanctuary.
Verse: The seasaw
and fled; Jordan was turned back.
Verse: Whatailed
thee, O sea, that thou didst flee, and thee, 0 Jordan, that thouwast turned
back?
And again:
Our God hath done in heaven and in earth all thingswhatsoever He would.
On Tuesday in Bright Week
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 3,
The Song of the Theotokos
My soul doth
magnify the Lord; and my spirit hathrejoiced in God my Savior.
Verse: For Hehath
looked down upon the humility of His servant, for, behold, henceforthall
generations shall bless me.
Alleluia, Tone 8, Psalm 131:8, 11
Arise, O Lord,
unto thy resting place; thou and theark of thy holiness.
Verse: The
Lordhath sworn truth unto David, and He will not cast it aside.
Communion
Receive ye the Body of Christ; taste ye of the immortalFountain. Alleluia, thrice
At Vespers, the Great Prokeimenon, Tone8, Psalm 76:1, 2, 13
With my voice
did I call unto the Lord, with my voiceunto God, and He attended unto me.
Verse: In theday
of my tribulation I sought out God.
Verse: My soulrefused
to be comforted.
Verse: O God,thy
way is in the sanctuary.
And again:
With my voice did I call unto the Lord, with my voiceunto God, and He attended unto me.
On Wednesday in Bright Week
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 6, Psalm44:16, 10
I shall
remember thy name from generation to generation.
Verse: Hearken,0
daughter, and see, and incline thine ear.
Alleluia, Tone 3, Song of the Theotokos
My soul doth
magnify the Lord; and my spirit hathrejoiced in God my Savior.
Verse: For Hehath
looked down upon the humility of His servant; for, behold, henceforthall
generations shall bless me.
Communion
Receive ye the Body of Christ, taste ye of the immortalFountain, Alleluia, thrice
At Vespers, the Great Prokeimenon, Tone7, Psalm 54:1, 2, 3, 16, 17
Give heed to
my prayer, 0 God, and disregard notmy supplication.
Verse: Attendto
me, and hearken unto me.
Verse:
Fortheyhavechargedmewithatransgression.
Verse: I
havecalled unto God, and the Lord hath heartened unto me, in the evening, andin
the morning, and at noonday.
And again:
Give heed to my prayer, 0 God, and disregard notmy supplication.
On Thursday in Bright Week
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 3, Psalm46:6, 1
Sing psalms
unto our God, sing psalms; sing psalmsunto our King, sing psalms.
Verse: All
yenations, clap your hands; shout unto God with a joyful noise.
Alleluia, Tone 4, Psalm 44:4, 7
Draw thy bow,
and prosper, and reign, because oftruth, and meekness, and righteousness.
Verse: Thouhast
loved righteousness and hated transgression.
Communion
Receive ye the body of Christ; taste ye of the immortalFountain, Alleluia, thrice
At Vespers, the Great Prokeimenon,
Tone 7, Psalm 17:1, 2, 3, 7
I will love
thee, O Lord, my Might, the Lord is myfoundation, my refuge, and my deliverer.
Verse: My Godis my
Helper; I will hope in Him.
Verse: Praising,I
will call upon the Lord; and I shall be saved from mine enemies.
Verse: He heardmy
voice out of His holy temple.
And again:
I will love thee, 0 Lord, my Might; the Lord is myfoundation, my refuge, and my deliverer.
On Friday of Bright Week
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon and Alleluiaas on Monday of this same week.
Communion
Receive ye the body of Christ, taste ye of the immortalFountain, Alleluia, thrice
At Vespers, the Great Prokeimenon,
Tone 8, Psalm 60:5, 2, 4, 8
Thou hast
given an inheritance to them that fearthy name, O Lord.
Verse: Fromthe
ends of the earth I have called unto thee.
Verse: I shallbe
sheltered under the shelter of thy wings.
Verse: So willI
sing psalms unto thy name unto ages of ages.
And again:
Thou hast given an inheritance to them that fearthy name, O Lord.
On Saturday in Bright Week
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 3, Psalm26:1
The Lord is my
enlightenment and my Savior; whomshall I fear?
Verse: The Lordis
the Defender of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Alleluia, Tone 5, Psalm 92:1, 2
The Lord hath
become King; with beauty hath He clothedHimself; the Lord hath clothed Himself
with power, and hath girded Himself.
Verse: For Hehath
established the world which shall not be moved.
Communion
Receive ye the Body of Christ; taste ye of the immortal Fountain. Alleluiathrice
Second Sunday after Pascha, Thomas Sunday
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 4, Psalm147:1, 2
Praise the
Lord, 0 Jerusalem; praise thy God, 0 Zion.
Verse: For Hehath
strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children withinthee.
The Gospel, and then:
Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, thrice
At the Liturgy, the Trisagion,
and the Prokeimenon, Tone 3, Psalm 146:5,1
Great is our
Lord, and great is His might, and ofHis understanding there is no measure.
Verse: Praiseye
the Lord, for psalmody is a good thing; may praise be pleasing untoour God.
Alleluia, Tone 8, Psalm 94:1, 3
O come, let us
rejoice unto the Lord; let us shoutunto God our Savior.
Verse: For theLord
is a great God, and a great King over all the earth.
Communion, Psalm 147:1
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God,O Zion.
On Sunday evening, the Great Prokeimenon,Tone 7, Psalm 76:13, 14, 10, 11
Who is so great a God as our God; thou...
See Pascha, Sunday Vespers
At the Liturgy on Saturday,the Prokeimenon, the Alleluia, and the Communion are of the Sunday of St.Thomas. See above.
Third Sunday after Pascha, of the Myrrh-bearingWomen
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 2, Psalm7:7, 1
Rise up, O
Lord my God, in the precept which thouhast commanded, and the congregation of
the people shall compass thee.
Verse: O Lordmy
God, in thee have I hoped; save me from all them that persecute me,and deliver
me.
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 6, Psalm27:9, 1
Save, O Lord,
thy people, and bless thine inheritance.
Verse: To thee,0
Lord, have I cried; 0 Lord my God, keep not silent toward me.
Alleluia, Tone 8, Psalm 84:1, 10
Thou wast
well-pleased, 0 Lord, with thine earth;thou hast turned back the captivity of
Jacob.
Verse: Mercyand
truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Communion
Receive ye the Body of Christ; taste ye of the immortalFountain, Alleluia, thrice
Another, Psalm 148:1
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him inthe highest.
On Saturday, the Prokeimenon,Alleluia, and Communion of the Feast
Fourth Sunday after Pascha, of the Paralytic
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 3, Psalm95: 10, 1
Say it among
the nations; that the Lord hath becomeKing; for He hath set aright the world,
which shall not be moved.
Verse: O singunto
the Lord a new song; 0 sing unto the Lord, all the earth.
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 1, Psalm32:22, 1
Let thy mercy
be upon us, 0 Lord, as we have setour hope on thee.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous;praise
becometh the upright.
Alleluia, Tone 5, Psalm 88:2, 3
Thy mercies, O
Lord, I shall sing forever, from generationto generation.
Verse: For
thouhast said, Mercy shall be built up forever.
Communion
Receive ye the Body of Christ; taste ye of the immortalFountain, Alleluia thrice
Another, Psalm 148:1
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him inthe highest.
On Wednesday of Mid-Pentecosi
Prokeimenon, Tone 3, Psalm 146:5, 1
Great is our
Lord, and great is His might, and ofHis understanding there is no measure.
Verse: Praiseye
the Lord, for psalmody is a good thing; may praise be pleasing untoour God.
Alleluia, Tone 1, Psalm 73:2, 12
Remember thy
congregation which thou hast possessedfrom the beginning.
Verse: God isour
King before the ages; He hath wrought salvation in the midst of theearth.
Communion, from John, Selection 24:
He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, abidethin me, and I in him, saith the Lord.
On Saturday at the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon,the Alleluia, and the Communion of the Feast.
Fifth Sunday after Pascha, of the SamaritanWoman
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 4,Psalm 43:26, 1
Arise, O Lord,
help us, and redeem us, for thy name'ssake.
Verse: O God,we
have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared it unto us.
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 3, Psalm46:6, 1
Sing psalms
unto our God, sing psalms; sing psalmsunto our King, sing psalms.
Verse: All
yenations, clap your hands; shout unto God with a joyful voice.
Alleluia, Tone 4, Psalm 44:4, 7
Draw thy bow,
and prosper, and reign, because oftruth, and meekness, and righteousness.
Verse: Thouhast
loved righteousness and hated transgression.
Communion
Receive ye the Body of Christ; taste ye of the immortalFountain. Alleluia, thrice
Another, Psalm 148:1
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him inthe highest.
Sixth Sunday after Pascha, of the BlindMan
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 5, Psalm9:33, 1
Arise, O Lord
my God, let thine hand be lifted up,for thou art King unto the ages.
Verse: I
willconfess thee, 0 Lord, with my whole heart; I will declare all thy wonders.
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 8, Psalm75:1 1, 1
Pray ye, and
render unto the Lord our God.
Verse: In Judeais
God known: in Israel great is His name.
Alleluia, Tone 8, Psalm 118:132, 133
Look upon me,
and have mercy on me.
Verse: Directthou
my steps according to thy word.
Communion
Receive ye the Body of Christ; taste ye of the immortalFountain, Alleluia, thrice
Another, Psalm 148:1
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him inthe highest.
On Wednesday of the Sixth Week
At the Liturgy, everything from the Orderof Pascha.
The Epistle and the Gospel of the Day
On Thursday of the Sixth Week
The Ascension of the Lord
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 4, Psalm46:5, 1
God is
ascended with jubilation, the Lord with thesound of the trumpet.
Verse: All
yenations, clap your hands; shout unto God with a joyful voice.
At Liturgy, the Eisodikon, Psalm 46:5
God is ascended with jubilation, the Lord with thesound of the trumpet.
Trisagion, and Prokeimenon, Tone 7, Psalm16:11, 7
Be thou
exalted above the heavens, 0 God, and thyglory above all the earth.
Verse: My heartis
ready, 0 God, my heart is ready; I will sing, yea, will I sing psalmsin my
glory.
Alleluia, Tone 2, Psalm 46:5, 1
God is
ascended with jubilation, the Lord with thesound of the trumpet.
Verse: All
yenations, clap your hands; shout unto God with a joyful voice.
Communion, Psalm 46:5
God is ascended with jubilation, the Lord with thesound of the trumpet.
At Vespers, the Great Prokeimenon,
Tone 7, Psalm 113:5, 1, 2, 3
Our God hath
done in heaven and in earth all thingswhatsoever He would.
Verse: WhenIsrael
went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a barbarous people, Judeabecame his
sanctuary.
Verse: The seasaw
and fled; Jordan was turned back.
Verse: Whatailed
thee, O sea, that thou didst flee, and thee, O Jordan, that thouwast turned
back?
And again:
Our God hath done in heaven and in earth all thingswhatsoever He would.
Seventh Sunday after Pascha. of the HolyFathers
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 6, Psalm79:2, 1
O Lord, arouse
thy power, and come to save us.
Verse: O
Shepherdof Israel, attend, thou that guidest Joseph like a sheep.
At the Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 4,
Song of the Fathers
Blessed art
thou, 0 Lord God of our Fathers; andpraised and glorified be thy name unto the
ages.
Verse: For thouart
righteous in all things which thou hast done unto us.
Alleluia, Tone 1, Psalm 49:1, 5
The God of
gods, the Lord hath spoken and hath calledthe earth from the rising of the sun
to its setting.
Verse: Gathertogether
unto Him His holy ones, those that have made a covenant with Himfor sacrifice.
Communion, Psalm 148:1
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him inthe highest.
Another, Psalm 32:1
Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; praise becomeththe upright.
On Saturday, the Prokeimenon,Alleluia, and Communion as indicated for Meat-fare Saturday.
On the Sunday of Pentecost
At Matins, Prokeimenon, Tone 4, Psalm142:12, 1
Thy good
spirit shall guide me to the land of uprightness.
Verse: O Lord,hearken
to my prayer; give heed to my supplication.
At Liturgy, the Eisodikon, Psalm 20:14
Be thou exalted, 0 Lord, in thy power; we will sing,yea, will we sing psalms of thy power.
Instead of the Trisagion
As many as have been baptized into Christ have puton Christ. Alleluia.
Prokeimenon, Tone 8, Psalm 18:4, 1
Their sound is
gone forth into all the earth, andtheir saying to the ends of the world.
Verse: The
heavensdeclare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth His handiwork.
Alleluia, Tone 1, Psalm 32:6, 13
By the Word of
the Lord the heavens were established,and by the Spirit of His mouth, all their
power.
Verse: The
Lordhath looked down from heaven; He hath beheld all the sons of men.
Communion, Psalm 142:12
Thy good spirit shall guide me to the land of uprightness.Alleluia, thrice
At Vespers, the Great Prokeimenon, Tone7,
Psalm 76:13, 14, 10, 11
Who is so
great a God as our God; thou art God whodoest wonders.
Verse: Thouhast
made known thy power among the peoples.
Verse: And Isaid,
now have I begun; this is the change of the right hand of the MostHigh.
Verse: I
rememberedthe works of the Lord; for from the beginning will I remember thy
wonders.
And again:
Who is so great a God as our God; thou art God whodoest wonders.
On the Monday of the Holy Spirit
At Liturgy, the Eisodikon, Psalm 20:14
Be thou exalted, O Lord, in thy power; we will sing,yea, will we sing psalms of thy power.
The Trisagion, and then the Prokeimenon,Tone 6,
Psalm 27:9, 1
Save, O Lord,
thy people, and bless thine inheritance.
Verse: To thee,0
Lord, have I cried, 0 my God, keep not silent toward me.
Alleluia, Tone 2, Psalm 50: 1, 1 1
Have mercy on
me, 0 God, according to thy great mercy.
Verse: Castme not
away from thy face, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
Communion, Psalm 142:12
Thy good spirit shall guide me to the land of uprightness.Alleluia, thrice
On Saturday at the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon,Alleluia, and Communion of the Feast.
The First Sunday, of All Saints
At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Tone 8, Psalm145:9, 1
The Lord shall
be king forever, thy God, O Zion,from generation to generation.
Verse: Praisethe
Lord, O my soul; I will praise the Lord in my life.
At Liturgy, Prokeimenon, Tone 8, Psalm75:1 1, 1
Pray ye, and
render unto the Lord our God.
Verse: In Judeais God
known, in Israel great is His name.
And of the Saints, Tone 4, Psalm 67:34
Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel.
Alleluia, Tone 4, Psalm 33:17, 9
The righteous
cried, and the Lord heard them.
Verse: Manyare the
tribulations of the righteous, and out of them all will the Lorddeliver them.
Communion, Psalm 148:1
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens; praise Him inthe highest.
Another, Psalm 32:1
Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; praise becomeththe upright.
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