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Isaac Lambertsen

At Vespers

Menaion — translated by Isaac Lambertsen

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¶1

The usual kathisma from the Psalter. On “Lord, I have cried…”, 6 stichera of the feast; Glory…, Now & ever…, of the feast. (But if it be Friday evening: Glory…, of the feast; Now & ever…: Dogmaticon of the current tone.) Prokimenon of the day. No Entrance or Readings. Then, “Vouchsafe, O Lord…”, and the Litany: “Let us complete our evening prayer…” At the Aposticha, the festal stichera; Glory…, Now & ever…, of the feast. After “Our Father…”, the troparion of the feast. Litany, and Dismissal.

¶2

At the blessing of the loaves, “Virgin Theotokos, rejoice!…”, twice ; and the festal troparion, once .

¶3

After the usual kathisma, on “Lord, I have cried…”, 10 stichera: 4 of the resurrection, and 6 of the feast; Glory…, of the feast; Now & ever…, Dogmaticon of the current tone. At Litia, the stichera and doxasticon of the feast. At the Aposticha, the stichera of the resurrection; Glory…, Now & ever…, of the feast.

Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.

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