January 2013 - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

October 2013
Church Calendar
before the Exaltation, O Lord, Save Your people and of the feast — My soul shall magnify the
Lord. Epistle to the Corinthians 10:23-28, per. 181. Gospel from St. Luke per. 26. Com m union
hymn of Sunday — Praise the Lord and of the feast — I will take the cup of salvation.
Monday October 14, 2013/October 1, 2013
17th Week after Pentecost, Tone 7
: The Protection of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary (Pokrova).
Apostle Ananias of the Seventy (I).
Ven. Roman the Melodist ("Sweet-singer") of Constantinople (556).
Martyr Domninus of Thessalonica (IV).
Vespers: 1) Gen. 28:10-17; 2) Ezek. 43:27-44:4; 3) Prov. 9:1-11.
Matins Gospel: Luke 1:39-49, 56
Theotokos: Hebrews 9:1-7; Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28
At Great Vespers: Blessed is the man. At Lord, I have cried 4 stykhyry of the tone and 6 the
feast, Glory: of the feast, Both now: dohmatyk of the tone. Prokeimen of the day. Paremii. At
the Litia: stykhyry of the feast. At the aposticha: stykhyry of the Oktoikh, Glory: Both now. of
the feast. After the song of Symeon, at the blessing of loaves, the tropar of the feast thrice.
At Matins: At God is the Lord: tropar of the tone (twice), Glory: Both now, of the feast. After
the kathismas the sessional hymns of the Oktoikh. Polyelei and magnification. Resur rec tional
Evlogitaria. Hypakoe and sessional hymn of the feast. Hymns of ascents and Prokeiemen of
the tone. 8th Matins Gospel, from St. John 1:39-49, 56, per. 64. Having beheld the Resurrection
of Christ, and the rest as usual. Canons: Resurrectional on 4, Theotokos (from the Oktoikh) on
2 and of the feast on 8. Irmoi of the Resurrectional canon; katavasia — I shall open my mouth.
After the 3rd ode: kondak, ikos and sessional hymn of the feast. After the 6th ode: kon dak and
ikos of Resurrectional tone. At the 9th ode: More honourable. 8th Sunday Exapos tilarion Glory:
Both now: Exapostilarion of the feast. At the praises: 4 stykhyry of the Oktoikh, 4 of the feast
(with their refrains) Glory: 8th matinal doxasticon; Both now: You are most blessed. After the
Great Doxology: the tropar Having risen from the tomb. Litanies and dismissal. 1st Hour.
At the Hours: Resurrectional tropar: Glory: of the feast. Kondak of the Resurrectional tone and
the feast alternately.
At the Liturgy: At the Entrance, tropars of the tone and the feast, Glory: of the tone, Both now:
of the feast. Prokeimens of the tone and of the feast. Epistle to the Hebrews 9:1-7, per. 320.
Gospel from St. Luke 10:38-42, 11:27-28, per. 54. Communion hymn of Sunday — Praise the
Lord and of the feast.
Tuesday October 15, 2013/October 2, 2013
17th Week after Pentecost, Tone 7
5 Hieromartyr Cyprian, Virgin-Martyr Justina and Martyr Theoctistus of Nicomedia (305).
Blessed Andrew, Fool-for-Christ at Constantinople (911).
Ord.: Ephesians 2:19-3:7; Luke 6:37-45
Monday Readings: Ephesians 1:22-2:3; Luke 6:24-30
Wednesday October 16, 2013/October 3, 2013
17th Week after Pentecost, Tone 7
5 Hieromartyr Dionysius the Areopagite, Bp. of Athens and with him Hieromartrys Rusticus the priest and
Eleutherius the deacon (96).
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