At Matins

Song of ascents, the first antiphon of Tone IV

After the first chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone V: Spec. Mel.: “The Word Who with the Father and the Spirit is equally without beginning…” —

Let us praise the holy hierarchs of the Lord as the royal adornment of the Church, a treasury of Traditions which cannot be taken away; for thereby they have instructed us to honor the Holy Trinity Who is One in Essence, but separate as to hypostases. Twice

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

At “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the saints, twice; Glory…, Now & ever…: theotokion.

After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone III: Spec. Mel.: “Of the divine Faith…” —

O all-holy Virgin, have mercy on us who with faith have recourse to thee, who art full of loving-kindness, and who ask thy fervent aid; for, as thou art good, and the Mother of God Most High, thou art able to save all by thy maternal supplications, ever embracing us, O thou who art full of divine joy.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

Canon of Supplication to the Theotokos (the Paraclisis), with 6 troparia, including its irmos, in Tone VIII. And the following canon of the holy hierarchs, with 8 troparia.

After the Polyeleos, this sessional hymn, in Tone IV —

Pillars of the Church and a wealth of piety which cannot be stolen were ye, O divinely eloquent and holy hierarchs, and ye illumined your life with dispassion and made clear the teachings and commandments of the Trinity. O venerable fathers, entreat Christ God in behalf of our souls. Twice

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

The one Lord, without separating Himself from the divine Essence when He took human form in thy womb, became God incarnate, preserving thee, His Virgin Mother, as immaculate after giving birth as thou wast before. Him do thou earnestly entreat, that He grant us great mercy.

Polyeleos, and this Magnification —

We magnify you, O holy hierarchs of Christ Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes & Tikhon, and we honor your holy memory; for ye entreat Christ our God in our behalf.

Selected Psalm Verses —

A Hear this, all ye nations; give ear, all ye that inhabit the world. [Ps. 48: 2]

B My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. [Ps. 48: 4]

A Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. [Ps. 33: 12]

B I have proclaimed the good tidings of Thy righteousness in the great congregation. [Ps. 39: 10]

A Thy truth and Thy salvation have I declared. [Ps. 39: 11]

B I will declare Thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I hymn Thee. [Ps. 21: 23]

A That I may hear the voice of Thy praise, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. [Ps. 25: 7]

B O Lord, I have loved the beauty of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. [Ps. 25: 8]

A I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and with the ungodly will I not sit. [Ps. 25: 5]

B For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and I have not acted impiously toward my God. [Ps. 17: 22]

A The mouth of the righteous shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak of judgment. [Ps. 36: 30]

B His righteousness abideth unto ages of ages. [Ps. 110: 3]

A Thy priests shall be clothed with righteousness, and Thy righteous shall rejoice. [Ps. 131: 9]

B Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house; unto ages of ages shall they praise Thee. [Ps. 83: 5]

Glory…, Now & ever…

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, glory to Thee, O God! Thrice

Let the all-wise teachers of the whole world, who on earth have glorified God in word and deed, be magnified today as bestowers of salvation upon us all. Twice

O Theotokos, unassailable intercessor, who art ready to help with supplication those who have recourse unto thee: Deliver me from tribulations, and disdain me not, O help of all.

Prokimenon, in Tone IV —

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

Stichos: What shall I render unto the Lord for all that He hath rendered unto me?

Let every breath praise the Lord

Gospel according to John, § 36 (Jn. 10: 9-16)

The Lord said to the Jews who came to Him: “I am the door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he who is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine. As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down My life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.”

After Psalm 50, this sticheron, in Tone VI —

Divine grace overshadoweth the most precious shrines of your relics, O all-blessed ones. Wherefore, hastening to the scent of the myrrh of your miracles, we draw forth healings for the infirm. O holy hierarchs of Christ Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes & Tikhon, entreat Christ in behalf of our souls.

Both canons from the Octoechos, and that of the martyr, with 4 troparia, the acrostic whereof is: “With love I hymn the grace of Charitina”, the composition of Joseph, in Tone IV —