At Liturgy

At Little Vespers: the stichera of the Resurrection and of the Theotokos, as usual. Troparion of the Resurrection; Glory…, Now and ever…, Theotokion.

On the Beatitudes: 8 troparia: 4 from Ode III of the Canon of the Indiction, and 4 from Ode VI of the Canon of the Saint.

At Great Vespers we sing “Blessed is the man…”, the entire kathisma. At “Lord, I have cried…”, three stichera for the Resurrection and one of Anatolius; three stichera for the Indiction, and three to St. Symeon; Glory…, of the Indiction; Now and ever…, the Dogmatic of the tone. The Readings as above. At Litia, the sticheron of the temple, then the aposticha stichera for the Indiction, printed at the end of the Praise stichera. At the Aposticha, the stichera of the Resurrection with their proper verses; Glory…, of the saint; Now and ever…, of the Indiction. At the blessing of the loaves: “Virgin Theotokos, rejoice…” twice , and the troparion of the Indiction once. And the reading from the epistles of the Apostles.

After the Entrance, the troparia as follows: Indiction, Theotokos, Saint; Glory…, Kontakion of the saint; Now and ever: kontakion of the Indiction. But if it be a temple dedicated to the Theotokos: Now and ever…, the kontakion of the temple; the kontakion of the Indiction is moved into first position (among the kontakia).

At the Liturgy, four of the verses for the Beatitudes from the Resurrectional service; four for the Indiction, from Ode III of its canon; four for the saint, from Ode VI of his canon. After the Entrance, the Troparion of the Resurrection, then of the Indiction and of the saint; the Kontakion of the Resurrection; Glory…, of the saint; Now and ever…, of the Indiction. Prokimenon, Epistle, Alleluia and Gospel, first of the Indiction, then for Sunday (from the series), and of the saint. The Communion verses: of the Indiction and then of the saint.

Prokimenon of the Indiction, in Tone III—

Great is our Lord, and great is His strength, and of His understanding there is no measure.

Stichos: Praise ye the Lord, for a psalm is a good thing; let praise be sweet unto our God.

And of the venerable one, in Tone VII—

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

Epistle for the Indiction:

Epistle to Timothy, §282 (I Tim 2:1-15)

Child Timothy: I exhort, therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, Who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; but (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding, she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

Epistle for the Venerable One:

Epistle to the Colossians, §258 (Col 3:12-16)

Brethren: Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Alleluia, in Tone IV—

To Thee is due praise, O God, in Sion; and unto Thee shall a vow be rendered in Jerusalem.

Stichos: Thou shalt bless the crown of the year with Thy goodness.

Stichos of the venerable one:

Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.

For the Indiction:

Gospel according to St. Luke, §13

(Lk 4:16-22)

And Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it is written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And He closed the book, and He gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all those who were in the synagogue were fastened on Him. And He began to say unto them, This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare Him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s Son?

For the Venerable One:

Gospel according to St. Matthew, §43

(Matt 11:27-30)

All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Communion Hymns—

Thou shalt bless the crown of the year with Thy goodness.

In everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be; he shall not be afraid of evil tidings.

N.B. If September 1st fall on a Sunday, the service to the holy women is omitted, and is chanted when the ecclesiarch decides. The service of the Resurrection is sung, followed by that of the Indiction and of the saint; thus:

At Matins, at “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the Resurrection twice ; Glory…, of the saint; Now and ever…, of the Indiction. After the kathismata, the Resurrectional Sessional hymns and their theotokia, and the reading from the interpretations of the Gospel, as appointed. After the troparia on Psalm 118 (“Blessed art Thou, O Lord…”), the Hypacoi and reading. The Songs of Ascent, Prokimenon of the tone, and “Let every breath…”. Resurrectional Gospel. “Having beheld the Resurrection…” and Psalm 50. Sticheron of the Resurrection. Canon of the Resurrection, four troparia, including its Irmos; that to the Theotokos, two troparia; that to the Indiction, four troparia; and of the saint, four troparia. Katavasia: the first canon from the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. After the Third Ode, the Kontakion of the Indiction, and that of the saint; the Sessional hymn of the saint, twice ; Glory…, Now and ever…, of the Indiction. And the reading of the life of St. Symeon. After the Sixth Ode, the Kontakion of the Resurrection, and its Ikos; and the reading from the Prologue. At the Ninth Ode we chant “More honorable…” The Exapostilarion of the Resurrection; Glory…, of the saint; Now and ever…, of the Indiction. At the Praises, four stichera to the Resurrection, three for the Indiction in Tone III: “O preëternal Word…”, with the verse of the Indiction; then the idiomelon of the saint, in Tone II: “The sacred Symeon…”, with the verse: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” Glory…: the Evangelical sticheron; Now and ever…, “Most blessed art thou…” The Great Doxology. After the Trisagion, the Troparion of the Resurrection alone. Litanies, and dismissal. And the reading from the catechetical writings of St. Theodore the Studite, and the usual departure. The First Hour is read in the vestibule. And the final dismissal. At the Hours we say the Troparion of the Resurrection, Glory…, of the Indiction, Now and ever…, the Theotokion of the Hour. After Our Father, the Kontakion of the Indiction. At the Third Hour, the Troparion of the Resurrection; Glory…, of the saint. Thus also, for the rest of the Hours, we alternate the Kontakia of the Resurrection, the Indiction and the saint.