January 2013 - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

June 2013
Church Calendar
The Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council (325).
Martyr Lucillian and those with him at Byzantium: the youths Claudius, Hypatius, Paul, and
Dionysius; and Virgin Paula (270-275).
Hieromartyr Lucian the bishop, Maxianus the priest, Julian the deacon and Martyrs Marcel -
linus and Saturninus in Belgium (c.96).
“Chelnsk” Icon of the Mother of God named “Tenderness” (movable holiday on the 7th Sunday
of Pascha)
Vespers: 1) Gen. 14:14-20; 2) Deut. 1:8-10, 15-17; 3) Deut. 10:14-21.
Matins: 10, Jn. 21:1-14.
Liturgy: Acts 20:16-18, 28-36; Jn. 17:1-13.
At Great Vespers: Blessed is the man. At Lord, I have cried: 3 stykhyry from the Oktoikh, 3 from
the Ascension and 4 stykhyry of the Holy Fathers; Glory of the Fathers; Both now, dohmatyk
of tone 6. Entrance. Prokeimen — The Lord is King. Old Testament Readings. The aposticha
of tone 6, Glory: of the Fathers, Both now: of the Ascension. After the song of Symeon: the
tro par of the Holy Fathers (twice) and of the Ascension (once).
At Matins: At God is the Lord: Sunday tropar (twice), Glory: of the Holy Fathers Both now:
of the Ascension. After the kathismas the sessional hymns of the Resurrection. Resurrectional
Ev logitaria. Hypakoe, hymns of ascents and Prokeimen of the tone. 10th Resurrectional Go -
spel, from John 21:1-14, per. 66. Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, and the rest as
usual. Sunday canon with irmos on 4, of the Ascension on 4 and for the Fathers on 6. Irmoi
— When Israel; katavasia of the Ascension. After the 3rd song of the canon: kondak of the
feast and kathisma hymn of the Fathers, Glory: the second of the Fathers, Both now: of the
Ascension. After the 6th song: kondak and ikos of the Fathers. At the 9th song: More honourable.
10th Sunday Exapostilarion Glory: of the Fathers, Both now: of the Ascension. At the
praises: 4 stykhyry of the Resurrection, and 4 of the Fathers with their refrains: Glory: of the
Fathers; Both now: You are most blessed. After the Great Doxology: the tropar Having risen
from the tomb. Litanies and dismissal. Glory: Both now: 10th matinal doxasticon. 1st Hour.
At the Hours: Resurrectional tropar: Glory: of the Fathers and of the Ascension alternately.
Kondak: of the Ascension and the Fathers alternately.
At the Liturgy: At the Entrance, the tropars of the Resurrectional tone, the Ascension and the
Fathers, Glory: kondak of the Fathers, Both now: kondak of the Ascension. Prokeimen in tone
4, Blessed are You, Lord God of our fathers. Epistle from Acts 20:16-18, 28-36, per. 44. Gospel
from St. John 17:1-13, per. 56. In place of It is truly worthy the refrain Magnify, O my soul,
Christ the Giver-of-life and the 9th irmos of the canon. Communion hymns — Praise the
Lord, and Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous. In place of We have seen the true light we sing the
tropar of the Ascension: You have ascended in glory.
Monday June 17, 2013/June 4, 2013
Afterfeast of the Ascension, Tone 6
St. Metrophanes, first Patriarch of Constantinople (326).
Sts. Martha and Mary, sisters of St. Lazarus (I).
Martyrs Frontasius, Severinus, Severian, and Silanus of Gaul (I).
Martyr Concordius of Spoleto (ca. 175).
Hieromartyr Astius, Bishop of Dyrrachium (110).
St. Zosimas of Cilicia, Bishop of New Babylon (Egypt) (VI).
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