January 2013 - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

December 2013
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Church Calendar
Sunday December 1, 2013/November 18, 2013
23rd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 6
Martyr Platon of Ancyra (266).
Martyr Romanus the deacon of Caesarea (303).
St. Barulas the Youth of Antioch (303).
Hieromartyr Zacchaeus the deacon and Alphaeus the reader, of Ceasarea in Palestine (303).
Matins: 1st Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20
Ord.: Ephesians 2:4-10; Luke 12:16-21
At Great Vespers: Blessed is the man. At Lord, I have cried: 4 stykhyry from the Oktoikh, 3 of
Platon and 3 of Romanus; Glory; Platon, Both now, dohmatyk — Who would not call thee
blest. Entrance. Prokeimen — The Lord is King. Aposticha of the Oktoikh. After the song of
Symeon: Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos (thrice).
At Matins: at God is the Lord: Sunday tropar, tropar 2. Glory: of the martyrs, Both now: Theo -
to kion. After the kathismas the sessional hymns of the Resur rec tion. The Polyelei. Resur rec -
tional Evlogitaria. Hypakoe, hymns of ascents and Prokeimen of the tone. 1st Resurrectional
Gospel, from St. Matthew 28;16-20, per. 116. Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, and the
rest as usual. Canons: Resurrectional on 4, Theo tokos on 2, Platon on 4 and Romanus on 4;
Irmoi of the resurrectional tone. Ka tavasia — I shall open my mouth. After the 3rd ode: kondak
Platon and sessional hymns of Platon. After the 6th ode: kondak and ikos of Resur rec tion -
al tone. At the 9th ode: More honourable. 1st Sunday Exapostilarion Glory: Both now: The o to -
kion of the 1st Sunday Exapostilarion. At the praises: 8 stykhyry of the Oktoikh, Glory: 1st mat -
inal doxasticon; Both now: You are most bless ed. After the Great Doxology: the tropar Having
risen. Li tanies and dismissal. 1st Hour.
At the Hours: Resurrectional tropar: Glory: of the martyrs. Kondak of the Resurrectional tone.
At the Liturgy: At the Entrance, the regular order for the tropars (cf. A7, B8 or C8 respectively
in the “General Information Concerning Rubrics”, pp. 15 of this calendar). Prokeimen of the
tone. Epistle to the Ephesians 2:4-10, per. 220. Gospel from St. Luke 12:16-21, per. 66, (Sun-
day 26). The Communion hymn of Sunday.
Monday December 2, 2013/November 19, 2013
24th Week after Pentecost, Tone 6
Prophet Obadiah (Abdias) (c. 9th century B.C.).
Martyr Barlaam of Caesaria (304).
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