Thursday, March 26, 2020

Reader Services in the Coming Week


The fifth week of Lent, is one of the more important times during Lent. Unfortunately, many are on lockdown because of the Coronavirus, and so here are some ways to observe the more important services.

Here is Typika for Sunday, all laid out: http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_3-29-20.doc

For  the Great Canon on Thursday, for those who are not use to doing services, I would recommend that you use the text of Small Compline: http://www.saintjonah.org/services/compline.htm and then, right after the Creed, you would do the Great Canon. This text has the text has the text for the Great Canon on the 5th week of Lent, beginning on page 42:

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/greatcanon_sts.pdf

For the Fifth Friday of Great Lent, we do the service of the Akathist Hymn. For those not use to doing services, I would recommend using this text, which follows the more simple Greek order of service, but is arranged as a Reader Service:

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/smallcompline_akathist.doc