Aposticha.

The series of hymns and alternating Psalm verses which are sung towards the end of Vespers and daily Matins. In Greek *stichos* means ‘verse’. ****

The ceremony of the Blessing of Loaves, or Breaking (Greek *klasis*) of Bread (Greek *artos*), that takes place before the *Apolytikion* at Vespers when there is a Vigil. In many Greek parishes it is nowadays celebrated on important feasts even when there is no Vigil, at Vespers or Matins or even, incorrectly, after the Liturgy. The ceremony for such occasions will be found in the bilingual edition of the Divine Liturgy published by the Archdiocese of Thyateira. ****