day 15

November 15: Holy Martyrs & Confessors Gurias, Samonas & Habib

The 15th Day Of The Month Of November

Commemoration Of The Holy Martyrs & Confessors

Gurias, Samonas & Abibus

Be it known that if this, the first day of the Nativity Fast, fall on a Saturday, on Friday evening, on “Lord, I have cried…”, we chant 6 stichera of the martyrs. But if it fall on Sunday, we chant first the seven stichera from the Octoechos, and three for the martyrs; then Glory…, for the martyrs; Now & ever…: dogmaticon. At the aposticha, Glory…, of the martyrs; Now & ever…, theotokion. At vespers, and at matins at “God is the Lord…”, we chant the troparion of the martyrs; Glory…, Now & ever…: theotokion. But on any other day, from Monday through Friday, we chant Alleluia instead of “God is the Lord…” because of the beginning of the holy fast. On “Lord, I have cried…”, we chant first three stichera of the Theotokos and then three stichera of the martyrs; Glory…, Now & ever…: theotokion, or stavrotheotokion. Instead of the prokimenon, we chant Alleluia, in Tone VI. At the aposticha: Glory…, Now & ever…: theotokion, or stavrotheotokion. At matins, instead of “God is the Lord…”, we chant Alleluia and the Trinitarian hymns. After Ode VI, we chant the kontakion of the martyrs.