¶1
Canon of the forefeast, with 6 troparia, including its irmos; and those of the Triodion, in their order.
¶2
Alleluia, and the trinitarian hymns of the tone.
¶3
But if it be Saturday or Sunday, we chant instead “God is the Lord…”, and this troparion, in Tone IV—
¶4
Today the first-fruits of universal joy command us to chant hymnody of the forefeast; for, lo! Gabriel cometh, bearing a salutation to the Virgin, and he crieth out to her: “Rejoice, O thou who art full of grace! The Lord is with thee!”
¶5
The appointed kathismata, and the rest, as usual.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.