Stump the Priest: "Indeed He is Risen!" or "Truly He is Risen!"?

 

Question: "Why do some Orthodox respond to "Christ is Risen!" with "Indeed He is Risen!" but others say, "Truly He is Risen!"? Which one is correct?"

Both responses are perfectly good translations of the responses in Greek and Slavonic. But "Truly He is Risen!" is most likely based on the Greek response, and "Indeed He is Risen!" is most likely based on the Slavonic.

The oldest English Orthodox text of the Paschal services that I have been able to find actually differs slightly from both. The Service book of the Holy Orthodox-Catholic Apostolic Church, which was translated by. Isabel Hapgood, and was originally published in 1906, and then published in a corrected edition in 1922, uses the phrase: "He is risen indeed!"

In Greek, the response is Alithos Anesti! (Αληθώς Ανέστη!), and the most natural translation of the Greek word "Alithos" would be "Truly." However, in Slavonic the response is Voistinu Voskrese! (Воистину Воскрес!), and the word "Воистину" has the prefix, "Во" which means "in" followed by "истину" which means "truth." So you could translate it literally as "In Truth," but "Indeed" is probably a more elegant way to translate it. In any case, that is how Isabell Hapgood translated it, and although we did not keep her phrasing exactly, it probably influenced the form we now commonly use.

I hope someone writes a good book on the history of English translations of Orthodox liturgical texts, because you can see that usage has evolved. For example, Hapgood translated "Theotokos" as "Birth giver of God," which is a good literal translation, but most English speaking Orthodox today simply use "Theotokos," which has been in English usage as theological term since at least 1868. On the other hand, it is interesting that Hapgood's translation of the Paschal Troparion ("Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life") is what is most commonly used today. So over time, what seems to work best in English bubbles to the surface, and we settle on particular translations.

Reader Services through Pentecost Sunday

This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar May, which on the civil Calendar runs from May 14th through June 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). During this period service variables for the Vigils are all found in one file.

For the Sunday of the Paralytic (May 15th n.s. / May 2nd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha3.doc 

For Mid-Pentecost (May 18th n.s. / May 5th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman / St. Nicholas (May 22nd n.s. / May 9th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha4_stnicholas.doc 

For the Sunday of the Blind Man (May 29th n.s. / May 16th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha5.doc 

For the Apodosis of Pascha (June 1st n.s. / May 19th o.s.):

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

For the Ascension of the Lord (June 2nd n.s. / May 20th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Holy Fathers (June 5th n.s. / May 23rd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha6.doc 

For the Sunday of the Pentecost (June 12th n.s. / May 30th o.s.):

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

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

For the Sunday of the Paralytic (May 15th n.s. / May 2nd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha3.doc 

For Mid-Pentecost (May 18th n.s. / May 5th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman / St. Nicholas (May 22nd n.s. / May 9th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha4_stnicholas.doc 

For the Sunday of the Blind Man (May 29th n.s. / May 16th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha5.doc 

For the Apodosis of Pascha (June 1st n.s. / May 19th o.s.):

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

For the Ascension of the Lord (June 2nd n.s. / May 20th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Holy Fathers (June 5th n.s. / May 23rd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha6.doc 

For the Sunday of the Pentecost (June 12th n.s. / May 30th o.s.):

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

Reader Services through the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women

This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar April, which on the civil Calendar runs from April 14th through May 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), all the variable material is included in one file. 

Beginning with Lazarus Saturday (April 16th n.s. / April 3rd o.s.) through Pascha (April 24th n.s. / April 11th o.s.), you will find all of the services laid out as reader services here:

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

For St. Thomas Sunday (May 1st n.s. / April 18th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha1.doc 

For the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers (May 8th n.s. / April 25th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha2.doc 

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

Beginning with Lazarus Saturday (April 16th n.s. / April 3rd o.s.) through Pascha (April 24th n.s. / April 11th o.s.), you will find all of the services laid out as reader services here:

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

For St. Thomas Sunday (May 1st n.s. / April 18th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha1.doc 

For the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers (May 8th n.s. / April 25th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha2.doc 

Reader Services through the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt

This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar March, which on the civil Calendar runs from March 14th through April 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 prior to Pascha require two files, because these combinations do not repeat annually. Beginning with Pascha, all the variable material is included in one file. 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 Sunday of the St. Gregory Palamas (March 20th n.s. / March 7th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent2.doc 

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

For the Sunday of the Cross (March 27th n.s. / March 14th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent3.doc

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

For the Sunday of St. John Climacus (April 3rd n.s. / March 21st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent4.doc

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

For the Great Canon, (which this year is on Tuesday of the 5th Week of Lent, due to Annunciation), 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 Feast of Annunciation (April 7th n.s. / March 25th o.s.):

Annunciation is one of the more complicated services in the Liturgy Year. If anyone wants to try to put it together, the rubrics and texts are posted here:

https://saintjonah.org/services/annunciation_index.htm

But for most people, I would suggest that if you are unable to go to Church, on the eve of the feast (Monday night) use this text for Small Compline, which has the Annunciation Canon in it, laid out for lay use:

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

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

For the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt (April 10th n.s. / March 28th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent5.doc 

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

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

For the Sunday of the St. Gregory Palamas (March 20th n.s. / March 7th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent2_t6.doc

For the Sunday of the Cross (March 27th n.s. / March 14th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent3_t7.doc

For the Sunday of St. John Climacus (April 3rd n.s. / March 21st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent4_t8.doc

For the Feast of Annunciation (April 7th n.s. / March 25th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt (April 10th n.s. / March 28th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent5_t1.doc

Reader Services through the First Sunday of Lent

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.

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 Prodigal Son / Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord (February 20th n.s. / February 7th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/triod2_february07.doc 

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

For the Sunday of the Last Judgment (February 27th n.s. / February 14th o.s.):

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

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

For the Cheesefare Sunday (March 6th n.s. / February 21st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/triod4_forerunner.doc

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

For Forgiveness Sunday Vespers (done on Sunday Evening), this text has everything laid out exactly as it would be done, with nothing omitted:

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

First Week of Lent: for Monday (March 7 / February 22) through Thursday (March 10 / February 25), the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete is done. 

http://stjonah.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/greatcanon_sts.pdf

Ideally, this is done as a part of Great Compline, but if that is too much, you can do it as part of Small Compline.

On the Fridays of Great Lent, you can do the Akathist with Small Compline:

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

For the First Sunday of Lent (March 13th n.s. / February 28th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent1.doc

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

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

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 Prodigal Son / Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord (February 20th n.s. / February 7th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_triod2_february07.doc 

For the Sunday of the Last Judgment (February 27th n.s. / February 14th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_triod3_t3.doc

For the Cheesefare Sunday (March 6th n.s. / February 21st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_triod4_forerunner.doc

For the First Sunday of Lent (March 13th n.s. / February 28th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent1_t5.doc

Reader Services through the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar January, which on the civil Calendar runs from January 14th through February 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 Theophany and then that of the Presentation -- 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/MenaionLambertsenJanuary2000/index.html (you will need to look up the service according to the Old Calendar (o.s.) date).

For the Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord & St. Basil (January 14th n.s. / January 1st o.s.):

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

For the 30th Sunday after Pentecost / Prophet Malachi, Forefeast of Theophany (January 16th n.s. / January 3rd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/1-03_prmalachi_ff_theophany.doc

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

Vigil for the Eve of Theophany (January 18th n.s. / January 5th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/vigil_theophany_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 Theophany (January 19th n.s. / January 6th o.s.):

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

Vigil for Theophany (January 19th n.s. / January 6th o.s.):

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

For the 31st Sunday after Pentecost / St. Theophan the Recluse / 31st Sunday after Pentecost (January 23rd n.s. / January 10th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/1-10_af_theophany&sttheophan.doc

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

For the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost / St. Anthony the Great (January 30th n.s. / January 17th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/1-17_stanthonythegreat.doc

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

For the 33rd Sunday after Pentecost / Sunday of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia (February 6th n.s. / January 24th o.s.):

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

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

For the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (February 13th n.s. / January 31st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/triod1.doc

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

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

For the Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord & St. Basil (January 14th n.s. / January 1st o.s.):

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

For the 30th Sunday after Pentecost / Prophet Malachi, Forefeast of Theophany (January 16th n.s. / January 3rd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent30.doc

Royal Hours and Typika for the Eve of Theophany (January 18th n.s. / January 5th o.s.):

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

Typika for Theophany (January 19th n.s. / January 6th o.s.):

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

For the 31st Sunday after Pentecost / St. Theophan the Recluse / 31st Sunday after Pentecost (January 23rd n.s. / January 10th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent31.doc

For the 32nd Sunday after Pentecost / St. Anthony the Great (January 30th n.s. / January 17th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent32.doc

For the 33rd Sunday after Pentecost / Sunday of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia (February 6th n.s. / January 24th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent33.doc

For the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (February 13th n.s. / January 31st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_triod1.doc

Reader Services through the 29th Sunday after Pentecost

 

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.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent29.doc

Reader Services through the 25th 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://www.ponomar.net/maktabah/MenaionLambertsenNovember2000/index.html (you will need to look up the service according to the Old Calendar (o.s.) date).

For the 21st Sunday after Pentecost / Ss. Cosmas and Damian (November 14th n.s. / November 1st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/11-01_sscosmas&damian.doc

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

For the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost /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_sun.doc

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

For the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Gurias, Samonas, and Abibus (November 28th n.s. / November 15th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/11-15_mmguriassamonas&abibus.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone6.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 24th Sunday after Pentecost / Apostle Philemon and those with him / Afterfeast of the Entry (December 5th n.s. / November 22nd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/11-22_af_entry&ap_philemon.doc

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

For the 25th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyr Paramon (December 12th n.s. / November 29th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/11-29_martyrparamon.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone8.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 21st Sunday after Pentecost / Ss. Cosmas and Damian (November 14th n.s. / November 1st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent21.doc

For the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost /Feast of the Archangel Michael and All the Bodiless Hosts (November 21st n.s. / November 8th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent22.doc

For the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Gurias, Samonas, and Abibus (November 28th n.s. / November 15th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent23.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 24th Sunday after Pentecost / Apostle Philemon and those with him / Afterfeast of the Entry (December 5th n.s. / November 22nd o.s.):

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

For the 25th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyr Paramon (December 12th n.s. / November 29th o.s.):

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

Stump the Priest: Zapivka

 

Question: "What is the history behind the tradition of the bread and the wine on the table, to eat and drink after the Eucharist?"

The custom of eating some prosphora and drinking some wine mixed with warm water right after taking communion is called "the zapivka" in the Russian Church. "Zapivka" simply means "washing" or "rinsing," which in this case refers to washing down any remaining particles of the Eucharist.

It is not easy to find much written on the history of this custom, most likely because that is not a question that many people have thought worth exploring. There are many simple actions that we do all of the time in the Church, but unless someone objects to it at some point, or some controversy arises in connection to it, usually we just assume that this is how it is supposed to be.

Most Orthodox sources that mention this practice simply describe it briefly, and state when it is done, but not much else.

In the American context, this is a question that comes up, because the Russian practice is different than what you would typically see in a Greek or Antiochian parish. In those parishes, the laity usually only partake of prosphora after communing (though some parishes and monasteries do something similar to the Russian practice, such as distributing prosphora soaked in wine to the laity).

Interestingly, this is not true for the clergy -- especially for bishops. If you are in a parish with only one priest, he has to consume the remaining Gifts in the chalice, and so he does not do this separately from cleansing the chalice. But when clergy are concelebrating, those who are not going to consume the remaining Gifts, often do partake of wine with warm water, and a piece of prosphora -- and I am told that this is always prepared for bishops.

I am not sure why the practice is different for the laity -- it could be that it simply became common to extend this practice to the laity in Russia. However, I found two sources that stated that this custom goes back to St. John Chrysostom: one modern writer, and one far more ancient, though still many centuries after the time of St. John Chrysostom.

Archpriest Andrei Ukhtomsky, who teaches at the Kiev Theological Academy, states:

"The zapivka after Holy Communion was added during the time of St. John Chrysostom, who, due to a stomach ailment, ate a barley pita on the patriarchal throne. Due to the authority of the saint, such a practice spread further" (A Brief Historical Look at the Liturgy, translated by by Matfey Shaheen, October 29th, 2021 <https://orthochristian.com/130097.html>).

Unfortunately, he does not elaborate on where this tradition is recorded. This might also explain why the custom is more universally followed when it comes to bishops.

However, Nikon of the Black Mountain was a Byzantine monk who wrote a monastic text in the 11th century, called the Tacticon, which became very influential on Russian monasticism, and he wrote:

"It should be known that with respect to collation in church only those who take communion may partake of the collation privately at the sacristy, consisting of a little of the water only or of the wine if it is fitting, and a small piece of blessed bread—but the others not at all—just as the divine [St. John] Chrysostom permitted those partaking of the communion to taste a little something for the sake of a rinse. (Quoted from R. Allison, tr. Black Mountain: Regulations of Nikon of the Black Mountain. In: Byzantine Monastic Foundation Documents: A Complete Translation of the Surviving Founders’ Typika and Testaments. Edited by John Thomas and Angela Constantinides Hero with the assistance of Giles Constable. Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks, p. 405).  

There may be other sources that shed more light on this (though they likely have not yet been translated into English), but so far, this is all I have seen on the subject.

It should be noted that as Nikon points out, the zapivka is only for those who have taken communion. Those who have not, are given prosphora at the end of the Liturgy when they come up to kiss the Cross. And this prosphora is called "antidoron," which means literally "instead of the gifts," because it was originally only given to those who did not receive communion at this time, so that they could at least have some prosphora as a blessing, though in current practice even those who did receive communion also receive a piece of prosphora at this time.

Reader Services though the 20th Sunday after Pentecost

This installment covers the Sundays of Old Calendar October, which on the civil Calendar runs from October 14th through November 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 -- 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/MenaionLambertsenOctober2000/index.html (you will need to look up the service according to the Old Calendar (o.s.) date).

For the Feast of the Protection: (October 14th n.s. / October 1st o.s.):

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

For the 17th Sunday after Pentecost / Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens (October 17th n.s. / October 4th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/10-04_hmhierotheus.doc

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

For the Feast of St. Jonah: (October 20th n.s. / October 7th o.s.):

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

For the 18th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (October 24th n.s. / October 11th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/10-08+fathers7thcouncil.doc

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

For the 19th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (October 31st n.s. / October 18th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/10-18_ap_luke.doc

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

For the 20th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the notaries of Constantinople (November 7th n.s. / October 25th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/10-25_mm_marcian&martyrius.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone3.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 Feast of the Protection: (October 14th n.s. / October 1st o.s.):

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

For the 17th Sunday after Pentecost / Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens (October 17th n.s. / October 4th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent17.doc

For the Feast of St. Jonah: (October 20th n.s. / October 7th o.s.):

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

For the 18th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (October 24th n.s. / October 11th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent18.doc

For the 19th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke (October 31st n.s. / October 18th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent19.doc

For the 20th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Marcian and Martyrius the notaries of Constantinople (November 7th n.s. / October 25th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent20.doc

Reader Services though the 16th Sunday after Pentecost

 

Icon for the Indiction, September 1st o.s. / September 14th n.s.

This installment covers the Sundays of Old Calendar September, which on the civil Calendar runs from September 14th through October 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 either the Katavasia of the Cross, and the more commonly used Katavasia of the Theotokos -- 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/MenaionLambertsenSeptember2000/index.html (you will need to look up the service according to the Old Calendar (o.s.) date).

For the Feast of the Indiction (Church New Year: September 14th n.s. / September 1st o.s.):

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

For the 13th Sunday after Pentecost / Commemoration of the Miracle of St. Michael the Archangel at Colossae: (September 19th n.s. / September 6th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/9-06_archangelmichael_miracle.doc

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

For the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos (September 21st n.s. / September 8th o.s.):

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

For the 14th Sunday after Pentecost / The Dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (September 26th n.s. / September 13th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/9-13_ff_exaltation&dedication.doc

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

For the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 27th n.s. / September 14th o.s.):

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

For the 15th Sunday after Pentecost / GM Eustathius / Afterfeast of the Exaltation (October 3rd n.s. / September 20th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/9-20_af_exaltation_gmeustathius.doc

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

For the 16th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyr Callistratus and those with him: (October 10th n.s. / September 27th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/9-27_martyr_callistratus.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone7.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 Feast of the Indiction (Church New Year: September 14th n.s. / September 1st o.s.):

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

For the 13th Sunday after Pentecost / Commemoration of the Miracle of St. Michael the Archangel at Colossae: (September 19th n.s. / September 6th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent13.doc

For the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos (September 21st n.s. / September 8th o.s.):

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

For the 14th Sunday after Pentecost / The Dedication of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (September 26th n.s. / September 13th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent14.doc

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 27th n.s. / September 14th o.s.):

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

For the 15th Sunday after Pentecost / GM Eustathius / Afterfeast of the Exaltation (October 3rd n.s. / September 20th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent15.doc

For the 16th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyr Callistratus and those with him: (October 10th n.s. / September 27th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent16.doc

Reader Services for through the 7th Sunday After Pentecost

St. Seraphim of Sarov

This installment covers the Sundays of Old Calendar July, which on the civil Calendar runs from July 14th through August 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). These 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. Also, there are some hymns that are appointed according to which Matins Gospel is read. To find out which one is read, you 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/MenaionLambertsenJuly2000/index.html (you will need to look up the service according to the Old Calendar (o.s.) date).

For the 4th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy New Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth (Sunday, July 18th n.s. / July 5th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/7-05_nmelizabeth_sunday.doc

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

For the 5th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Proclus and Hilary / St. Michael of Maleinus (July 25th n.s. / July 12th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/7-12_mm_proclus&hilary&stmichael.doc

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

For the 6th Sunday after Pentecost / Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils / St. Seraphim of Sarov (August 1st n.s. / July 19th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/7-19_hf6councils_stseraphim.doc

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

For the 7th Sunday after Pentecost / Hieromartyr Hermolaus and those with him (August 8th n.s. / July 26th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/7-26_hm_hermolaus.doc

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/tone6.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 4th Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy New Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth (Sunday, July 18th n.s. / July 5th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent4.doc

For the 5th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Proclus and Hilary / St. Michael of Maleinus (July 25th n.s. / July 12th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent5.doc

For the 6th Sunday after Pentecost / Holy Fathers of the First Six Ecumenical Councils / St. Seraphim of Sarov (August 1st n.s. / July 19th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent6.doc

For the 7th Sunday after Pentecost / Hieromartyr Hermolaus and those with him (August 8th n.s. / July 26th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent7.doc

Reader Services through the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul

This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar June, which on the civil Calendar runs from June 14th through July 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). During this period service variables for the Vigils are all found in one file, with exception of the final Sunday.

For the Sunday of the Pentecost (June 20th n.s. / June 7th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of All Saints (June 27th n.s. / June 14th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pent1.doc 

For the Saturday of St. John of Shanghai (July 3rd n.s. / June 20th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/stjohnofshanghai_t8.doc 

For the Sunday of All Saints of Russia (July 4th n.s. / June 21st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pent2.doc 

For the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (July 7th n.s. / June 24th o.s.):

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

For the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost / Translation of the Relics of Ss. Cyrus and John (July 11th n.s. / June 28th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/6-28_sscyrus&john.doc 

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

For the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul (July 12th n.s. / June 29th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/vigil_sspeter&paul.doc 

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

For the Sunday of the Pentecost (June 20th n.s. / June 7th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of All Saints (June 27th n.s. / June 14th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent1.doc 

For the Saturday of St. John of Shanghai (July 3rd n.s. / June 20th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_stjohnofshanghai_t8.doc 

For the Sunday of All Saints of Russia (July 4th n.s. / June 21st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent2.doc 

For the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (July 7th n.s. / June 24th o.s.):

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

For the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost / Translation of the Relics of Ss. Cyrus and John (July 11th n.s. / June 28th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent3.doc 

For the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul (July 12th n.s. / June 29th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_sspeter&paul.doc 

Reader Services through the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar May, which on the civil Calendar runs from May 14th through June 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). During this period service variables for the Vigils are all found in one file.

For the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers (May 16th n.s. / May 3rd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha2.doc 

For the Sunday of the Paralytic (May 23rd n.s. / May 10th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha3.doc 

For Mid-Pentecost (May 26th n.s. / May 13th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (May 30th n.s. / May 17th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha4.doc 

For the Sunday of the Blind Man (June 6th n.s. / May 24th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha5.doc 

For the Apodosis of Pascha (June 9th n.s. / May 27th o.s.):

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

For the Ascension of the Lord (June 10th n.s. / May 28th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Holy Fathers (June 13th n.s. / May 31st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha6.doc 

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

For the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers (May 16th n.s. / May 3rd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha2.doc 

For the Sunday of the Paralytic (May 23rd n.s. / May 10th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha3.doc 

For Mid-Pentecost (May 26th n.s. / May 13th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (May 30th n.s. / May 17th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha4.doc 

For the Sunday of the Blind Man (June 6th n.s. / May 24th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha5.doc 

For the Apodosis of Pascha (June 9th n.s. / May 27th o.s.):

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

For the Ascension of the Lord (June 10th n.s. / May 28th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of the Holy Fathers (June 13th n.s. / May 31st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha6.doc 

Reader Services through St. Thomas Sunday

This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar April, which on the civil Calendar runs from April 14th through May 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 prior to Pascha require two files, because these combinations do not repeat annually. Beginning with Pascha, all the variable material is included in one file. 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 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

For the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt (April 18th n.s. / April 5th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent5.doc 

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

Beginning with Lazarus Saturday (April 24th n.s. / April 11th o.s.) through Pascha (May 2nd n.s. / April 19th o.s.), you will find all of the services laid out as reader services here:

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

For St. Thomas Sunday (May 9th n.s. / April 26th o.s.)

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/pascha1.doc 

Or alternatively, you could do Small Compline with the canon:

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

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

For the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt (April 18th n.s. / April 5th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent5.doc

Beginning with Lazarus Saturday (April 24th n.s. / April 11th o.s.) through Pascha (May 2nd n.s. / April 19th o.s.), you will find all of the services laid out as reader services here:

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

For St. Thomas Sunday (May 9th n.s. / April 26th o.s.)

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pascha1.doc 

The Prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian

Lent is about to begin, and one prayer we should all memorize and incorporate into our daily prayers during Lent is the prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian:

O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness, despondency, ambition, and idle talking give me not.  Prostration

But rather a spirit of chastity, humble-mindedness, patience, and love bestow upon me Thy servant.  Prostration

Yea, O Lord King, grant me to see my own failings and not condemn my brother; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages.  Amen.  Prostration

Then twelve reverences (making the sign of the Cross, with a bow from the waist).  With each one we say:

O God, cleanse me a sinner.

Then, the entire prayer without a break:

O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness, despondency, ambition, and idle talking give me not. But rather a spirit of chastity, humble-mindedness, patience, and love bestow upon me Thy servant. Yea, O Lord King, grant me to see my own failings and not condemn my brother; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages.  Amen.  Prostration

You will find this prayer in the current edition of the Jordanville Prayer Book on p. 171.

You can read an explanation of the meaning of this prayer by St. Luke the Surgeon of Crimea, in the following articles:

https://orthochristian.com/111414.html

Texts for Lenten Services / Annunciation

 

I send out the variable portions of Vigil on a monthly basis to this group, and so you can join it to receive these documents as soon as they are available:

https://groups.io/g/vigil-texts/

I have also been posting the same variable portions in my monthly installments for reader services on this blog, and so, you can get them there too, for as long as the lockdowns continue.

You can find the Rubrics for most Lenten Services posted here (though the complete texts are in the St. Innocent Liturgical Calendar):

https://saintjonah.org/rub/

Also linked on the Rubrics page are the texts for Forgiveness Sunday Vespers. If you want everything put together, however, it is in this document:

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

The variable portions of the full Liturgies are posted here:

https://saintjonah.org/lit/

The variable portions for the Presanctified Liturgies are posted here:

http://www.saintjonah.org/presanct/

All of the texts necessary for the Annunciation services are posted here:

https://saintjonah.org/services/annunciation_index.htm

I don't insert the Triodion variables into the fixed parts of the services for Annunciation because these change every year, but the other texts can easily be re-used from one year to the next (at least most of the time).

Reader Services through the Sunday of St. John Climacus

This installment covers the Sundays and Feasts of Old Calendar March, which on the civil Calendar runs from March 14th through April 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. 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 Forgiveness Sunday (March 14th n.s. / March 1st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/triod4.doc 

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

For Forgiveness Sunday Vespers (done on Sunday Evening), this text has everything laid out exactly as it would be done, with nothing omitted:

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

First Week of Lent: for Monday (March 15/2 ) through Thursday (March 18/5), the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete is done. 

http://stjonah.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/greatcanon_sts.pdf

Ideally, this is done as a part of Great Compline, but if that is too much, you can do it as part of Small Compline.

On the Fridays of Great Lent, you can do the Akathist with Small Compline:

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

For the Sunday of Orthodoxy (March 21st n.s. / March 8th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent1.doc 

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

For the Sunday of the St. Gregory Palamas (March 28th n.s. / March 15th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent2.doc 

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

For the Sunday of the Cross (March 4th n.s. / March 22nd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent3.doc

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

For the Feast of Annunciation (April 7th n.s. / March 25th o.s.):

Annunciation is one of the more complicated services in the Liturgy Year. If anyone wants to try to put it together, the rubrics and texts are posted here:

https://saintjonah.org/services/annunciation_index.htm

But for most people, I would suggest that if you are unable to go to Church, on the eve of the feast (Monday night) use this text for Small Compline, which has the Annunciation Canon in it, laid out for lay use:

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

For the Sunday of St. John Climacus (April 11th n.s. / March 29th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/lent4.doc

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

Typika

In place of the Liturgies, you would do Typika:

For Forgiveness Sunday (March 14th n.s. / March 1st o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_triod4.doc

For the Sunday of Orthodoxy (March 21st n.s. / March 8th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent1.doc 

For the Sunday of the St. Gregory Palamas (March 28th n.s. / March 15th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent2.doc

For the Sunday of the Cross (March 4th n.s. / March 22nd o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent3.doc

For the Feast of Annunciation (April 7th n.s. / March 25th o.s.):

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

For the Sunday of St. John Climacus (April 11th n.s. / March 29th o.s.):

http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_lent4.doc

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