Reader Services through the 27th Sunday after Pentecost

This installment covers the Sundays of Old Calendar November, which on the civil Calendar runs from November 14th through December 13th. I intend to keep these texts posted as long as there are states or English speaking countries that are still under lockdown due to the Coronavirus.

The Eves

For the Eves of the upcoming Sundays and Feasts, you could ideally do the Vigil. The fixed portions can be downloaded here:

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

or viewed in HTML, here:

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/vigil.htm

For the Rubrics, see: http://www.saintjonah.org/rub/

The variable portions of the service can be downloaded here (all of these would be served on the eve of their respective days). The Sunday services require two files, because these combinations do not repeat annually. In addition to the files linked for the Sundays below, you will need to use the appropriate Katavasia, which for this time period is the Katavasia of the Theotokos and then beginning with the feast of the Entry, it is the Katavasia of Nativity -- the respective Rubrics will tell you which. Also, on Sundays, there are some hymns that are appointed according to which Matins Gospel is read. To find out which one is read, you also need to look at the Rubrics. For those texts, you will find them here: http://www.saintjonah.org/services/matinsgospel.doc Those hymns are usually done at the Exapostilaria and then at the Doxasticon at the Praises.

Also, the texts below do not always have the full canon for the Menaion, but you can find that here:

https://orthodox-europe.org/liturgics/menaion/november/ (you will need to look up the service according to the Old Calendar (o.s.) date).

For the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost / the Martyr Acyndinus (November 15th n.s. / November 2nd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/11-02_martyr_acyndinus.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone6.doc

For the Feast of the Archangel Michael and All the Bodiless Hosts (November 21st n.s. / November 8th o.s.):

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

For the 24th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius / St. Matrona (November 22nd n.s. / November 9th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/11-09_mm_onesiphorusandporphyrius.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone7.doc

For the 25th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew (November 29th n.s. / November 16th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/11-16_apostle_matthew.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone8.doc

For the Feast of Entry of the Theotokos (December 4th n.s. / November 21st o.s.):

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

For the 26th Sunday after Pentecost / St. Alexander Nevsky / Afterfeast of the Entry (December 6th n.s. / November 23rd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/11-23_stalexander_nevsky_af.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone1.doc

For the 27th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy and All-praised Apostle Andrew the First-Called (December 13th n.s. / November 30th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/11-30_apostle_andrew.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone2.doc

However, if doing Vigil is too much for you at present, you could do Small Compline, and take the canon of each of the above days, and read it immediately after the Creed, and then repeat the Kontakion that is appointed after Ode 6th of  the canon after the following Trisagion.

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

For the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost / the Martyr Acyndinus (November 15th n.s. / November 2nd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent23.doc

For the Feast of the Archangel Michael and All the Bodiless Hosts (November 21st n.s. / November 8th o.s.):

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

For the 24th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius / St. Matrona (November 22nd n.s. / November 9th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent24.doc

For the 25th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew (November 29th n.s. / November 16th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent25.doc

For the Feast of Entry of the Theotokos (December 4th n.s. / November 21st o.s.):

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

For the 26th Sunday after Pentecost / St. Alexander Nevsky / Afterfeast of the Entry (December 6th n.s. / November 23rd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent26.doc

For the 27th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy and All-praised Apostle Andrew the First-Called (December 13th n.s. / November 30th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent27.doc