January 2013 - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

December 2013
Church Calendar
Martyr Marinus of Rome (283).
Blessed Empress Theophania of Byzantium (893).
Matins: 5th Gospel: Luke 24:12-35
Epistle (29th Sunday): Colossians 3:4-11
Gospel (28th Sunday): Luke 14:16-24
At Great Vespers: Blessed is the man. At Lord, I have cried: 7 stykhyry from the Oktoikh and 3
of the Venerable Father; Glory; Both now, dohmatyk of tone 2 — The shadow of the law. En -
trance. Prokeimen — The Lord is King. Aposticha of the Oktoikh. After the song of Symeon
the tropar: Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos (thrice).
At Matins: At God is the Lord: Sunday tropar (twice), Glory: of the Venerable Father, Both
now: Theotokion. After the kathismas the sessional hymns of the Resurrection. Polyelei and
Re sur rectional Evlogitaria. Hypakoe, hymns of ascents and Prokeimen of the tone. 5th Resur -
rec tional Gospel, from St. Luke 24:12-35, per. 113. Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ,
and the rest as usual. Canons: Resurrectional on 4, stavroanastasimon on 3, Theotokos on 3
and of the Ven erable Father on 4; irmoi of the Resurrectional canon. Katavasia — Christ is born.
After the 3rd ode: kondak, ikos and sessional hymn of the Venerable Father. After the 6th ode:
kondak and ikos of Resurrectional tone. At the 9th ode: More honourable. 5th Sunday Exa -
pos tilarion Glory: Both now: Theotokion. At the praises: 8 stykhyry of the Oktoikh, Glory: 5th
matinal do xasticon; 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 Venerable Father. 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 3:4-11, per. 257. Gospel of St. Luke 14:16-24, per. 76. Com m -
union hymns — Praise the Lord.
Monday December 30, 2013/December 17, 2013
28th Week after Pentecost, Tone 2
5 Holy Prophet Daniel and the three Holy Youths: Ananias, Azarias and Misael (600 B.C.).
St. Daniel the Confessor (in schema Stephen) of Spain and Egypt (X).
Ord.: 2 Timothy 2:20-26; Mark 9:42-10:1
Prophet: Hebrews 11:33-12:2; Luke 11:47-12:1
Tuesday December 31, 2013/December 18, 2013
28th Week after Pentecost, Tone 3
Martyr Sebastian at Rome and his companions: Martyrs Nicostratus, and his wife Zoe, Cas to -
r ius, Tranquillinus presbyter, and his sons Marcellinus, Mark deacons, Claudius over-seer of
pri sons, and his son, Symphorian, and his brother Victorinus, Tiburtius, and Castulus. (287).
St. Modestus I, Archbishop of Jerusalem (IV).
St. Florus, bishop of Amisus (VII).
St. Michael the Confessor at Constantinople (845).
Ord.: 2 Timothy 3:16-4:4; Mark 10:2-12
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