January 2013 - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

May 2013
Church Calendar
Christ Who by Your passion. Both now: It is the day of Resurrection and Christ is Risen (once).
After the song of Symeon: Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos (thrice).
At Matins: Chanters — Christ is Risen (thrice) and the reader — Glory to God in the highest:
the Six Psalms. At God is the Lord: tropar of the Resurrectional tone (twice) Glory: Both now:
We sing Your praises. After the kathismas the sessional hymns of the Pentecostarion. The
Resurrectional Evlogitaria. Sessional hymns Gradual hymns and Prokeimen of the tone. 4th
Re surrectional Gospel, from St. Luke, per. 112. Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ: (thrice).
Psalm 50. Glory: Through the prayers of the Holy Apostles and the rest, as usual. Canon of Pas -
cha with the Theotokia and irmoi on 8, and the paralytic on 6; irmoi and katavasia It is the
day of Resurrection. After the 3rd ode: You did descend. After the 6th song: kondak and ikos
of the paralytic — As of old. At the 9th song we do not sing More honourable, but the 9th ode
of the canon — Shine forth, shine forth. Exapostilarion of Pascha — You fell asleep in the flesh:
Glory: Both now: The Sovereign man-befriending. At the praises: 8 stykhyry of the tone, Glory:
O Lord, not the pool: Both now: You are most blessed. Great Doxology. The tropar Today sal -
vation. Litanies and dismissal. Glory: Both now; the 3rd matinal doxasticon. 1st Hour.
At the Hours: Tropar of the tone, Kondak of the paralytic: As of old.
At the Liturgy: The beginning as on Thomas Sunday. After the Entrance, Let the heavens re -
joice, Glory: As of old. Both now: You did descend. Prokeimen in tone 1: Let Your mercy, O Lord.
Epistle is from Acts 9:32-42, per. 23. Gospel is from St. John 5:1-15, per. 14. Instead of It is
truly worthy we sing The angel cried and Shine forth, shine forth. Communion hymn: Receive
the Body of Christ. The conclusion of the Liturgy is the same as for Thomas Sunday.
Monday May 27, 2013/May 14, 2013
Fourth Week of Pascha. Tone 3
Martyr Isidore of Chios (251).
Ven. Nicetas, recluse of the Kyivan Caves Monastery, Bishop of Novhorod (1109).
Martyr Maximus, (250).
St. Serapion the Sindonite, monk, of Egypt (V).
St. Leontius, Patriarch of Jerusalem (1175).
Yaroslavl (Pechersk) Icon of the Mother of God (1823)
Ord.: Acts 10:1-6; John 6:56-69
Tuesday May 28, 2013/May 15, 2013
Fourth Week of Pascha. Tone 3
5 Ven. Pachomius the Great (348).
Ven. Isaiah of the Kyivan Caves (1115).
St. Achilles, Bishop of Larissa (330).
Ord.: Acts 10:21-33; John 7:1-13
Wednesday May 29, 2013/May 16, 2013
Fourth Week of Pascha. Tone 3
Mid-Pentecost
Fast day, fish, wine and oil allowed
Ven. Theodore the Sanctified (368).
St. Alexander, Archbishop Of Jerusalem (213-250).
Martyrs Vitus, Modestus and Crescentia (c. 303).
Blessed child Musa of Rome (V).
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