This installment covers the Sundays of Old Calendar December, which on the civil Calendar runs from December 14th through January 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 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://www.ponomar.net/maktabah/MenaionLambertsenDecember2000/index.html (you will need to look up the service according to the Old Calendar (o.s.) date).
For the 26th Sunday After Pentecost / St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (December 19th n.s. / December 6th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/vigil_stnicholas_sun.doc
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone1.doc
For the 27th Sunday after Pentecost / The Sunday of the Holy Forefathers / Martyr Eustratius & Comp. (December 26th n.s. / December 13th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/12-13_holyforefathers&five_martyrs.doc
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone2.doc
For the 28th Sunday After Pentecost / The Sunday of the Holy Fathers & St. John of Kronstadt (January 2nd n.s. / December 20th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/12-20_sun_holyfathers&stjohnofkronstadt.doc
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone3.doc
Christmas Eve Vigil (January 6th n.s. / December 24th o.s.)
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/vigil_christmas_eve.doc
(This service is not set up as a reader service, but by following the usual modifications, you could easily use this text to do it as a reader service)
Vespers for Nativity (the eve of January 7th n.s. / December 25th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/nativity_vespers_rs.doc
Vigil for Nativity (January 7th n.s. / December 25th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/nativity_vigil_rs.doc
For the 29th Sunday after Pentecost / Commemoration of the Holy & Righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, & James the Brother of the Lord (January 9th n.s. / December 27th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/12-27or29_sun_after_nativity.doc
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone4.doc
Typika
In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:
For the 26th Sunday After Pentecost / St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (December 19th n.s. / December 6th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent26.doc
For the 27th Sunday after Pentecost / The Sunday of the Holy Forefathers / Martyr Eustratius & Comp. (December 26th n.s. / December 13th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent27.doc
For the 28th Sunday After Pentecost / The Sunday of the Holy Fathers & St. John of Kronstadt (January 2nd n.s. / December 20th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent28.doc
The Royal Hours & Typika of Nativity (January 6th n.s. / December 24th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/royalhours_nativity_rs.doc
For Nativity (January 7th n.s. / December 25th o.s.):
http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_nativity.doc
For the 29th Sunday after Pentecost / Commemoration of the Holy & Righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David the King, & James the Brother of the Lord (January 9th n.s. / December 27th o.s.):
