January 2013 - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

December 2013
Church Calendar
Ven. Pitirim of Egypt (4th c.), disciple of Ven Anthony the Great.
Ord.: 2 Thessalonicans 2:13-3:5; Luke 20:9-18
Friday December 13, 2013/November 30, 2013
25th Week after Pentecost, Tone 7
v Holy and All-praised Apostle Andrew the First-called (62).
St. Frumentius, archbp. of Abyssinia (380).
Vespers: 1) 1 Pt. 1:1-2:6; 2) 1 Pt. 2:21-3:9; 3) 1 Pt. 4:1-11
Matins: Mt. 4:18-23
Liturgy: 1 Cor. 4:9-16; Jn. 1:35-51
At Great Vespers: Blessed is the man. At Lord, I have cried 8 stykhyry of the apostle; Glory: of the apostle,
Both now: dohmatyk — Dance Isaiah. Entrance. Prokeimen of the day. Paremii. At the Litia: the
stykhyry of the temple and apostle. At the aposticha: the stykhyry of the apostle. After the song of
Symeon at the blessing of loaves: the tropar of the apostle (twice) and O Virgin Theotokos (once).
At Matins: At God is the Lord: tropar of the apostle (twice), Glory: Both now: Theotokion of the
4th tone — The mystery hidden from before the ages. After the kathismas the sessional hymns of
the apostle. Polyelei and magnification. After the Small Litany the sessional hymn of the apostle.
From my youth. Prokeimen of the apostle: Their proclamation. Gospel from St. Matthew
4:18-23, per. 9. Psalm 50. Glory: Through the prayers of the Holy Apostle: Both now: Through the
prayers of the Theotokos. Have mercy on me, O God: stykhyra — Let us praise Andrew. Canons of
the Theotokos with irmoi on 6 and both canons of the apostle on 8. Irmoi in tone 1 — Let us
all chant a hymn of victory and the katavasia — Christ is born. After the 3rd ode: ses sional hymn
of the apostle; After the 6th ode: kondak and ikos of the apostle. At the 9th ode — More honour -
able. Exapostilarion of the apostle. At the praises the sty khyry of the apo stle: Glory: Let us praise
Andrew, Both now: Receive thou O Bethlehem. After the Great Do xo lo gy the tropar of the apostle:
Glory: Both now: The mystery hidden from before the ages. Li tanies and dismissal. 1st Hour.
At the Hours: Tropar and kondak of the apostle.
At the Liturgy: After the Entrance, the tropar of the temple of the Lord or the Theotokos; tro par
of the apostle, Glory: kondak of the apostle, Both now: kondak of the temple of the Lord or the
Theotokos, or Protection of Christians (in a temple dedicated to a saint the tropar and kondak of
the saint are not sung). Prokeimen in tone 8: Their proclamation. Epistle to the Co rinthians 4:9-
16, per. 131. Gospel is from St. John 1:35-51, per. 4. Communion hymn: Their proclamation.
Saturday December 14, 2013/December 1, 2013
25th Week after Pentecost, Tone 7
Prophet Nahum (c. 7th century B.C.).
Righteous Philaret the Merciful of Amnia in Asia Minor (792).
Ord.: Galatians 1:3-10; Luke 12:32-40
Sunday December 15, 2013/December 2, 2013
25th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 8
Prophet Habakkuk (VI c. B.C.).
St. Athanasius, "the Resurrected", of the Near Kyivan Caves (1176).
Ven. Athanasius, recluse, of the Far Kyivan Caves (XIII).
Martyr Myrope of Chios (251).
Sts. John, Heraclemon, Andrew, and Theophilus of Egypt (IV).
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