Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Reader Services through the Sunday of the Last Judgment


This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar February, which on the civil Calendar runs from February 14th through March 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 Presentation, and then various Katavasiae from the Triodion  -- 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.

For the 36th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyr Tryphon / Forefeast of the Meeting of the Lord (February 14th n.s. / February 1st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/2-01_martyr_tryphon_ff.doc This text does not have the canon for the Menaion, but you can find that here: https://www.ponomar.net/maktabah/MenaionLambertsenFebruary2000/0201268.html

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone3.doc

Vigil for the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord (February 15th n.s. / February 2nd o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee / Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord (February 21st n.s. / February 8th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/triod1_af_feb08.doc 

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone4.doc

For the Sunday of the Prodigal Son (February 28th n.s. / February 15th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/triod2.doc 

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone5.doc

For the Sunday of the Last Judgment (March 7th n.s. / February 22nd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/triod3.doc

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


Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

For the 36th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyr Tryphon / Forefeast of the Meeting of the Lord (February 14th n.s. / February 1st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent36.doc

For the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord (February 15th n.s. / February 2nd o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee / Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord (February 21st n.s. / February 8th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_triod1_af_feb08.doc 

For the Sunday of the Prodigal Son (February 28th n.s. / February 15th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_triod2.doc

For the Sunday of the Last Judgment (March 7th n.s. / February 22nd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_triod3.doc