The Order of Divine Services according to the usage of the Russian Orthodox Church

Publication Data: Liberty, TN: Saint John of Kronstadt Press, 2009
Format: coilbound
Number of Pages: 268
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.5 cm × 15.3 cm × 2.4 cm
ISBN: 0‒912927‒90‒9

   
Second Edition, Revised 2009

by Peter Fekula and Matthew Williams

“It is with much pleasure that we finally bring to you a further revision edition of this handbook, initially published as The Ordinary Order of Orthodox Divine Services. As the content of this edition has been expanded far beyond the ‘ordinary’ and since divine services are Orthodox, we have amended the title accordingly. The body of this edition is sunstantially unchanged from the 1997 edition. The appendices previously published in the 2004 Liturgical Calendar have been inserted in the appropriate section[...].”
—“PREFACE”

CONTENTS

Chapter One — Sunday Services
   General Outline
   Simple Service (§1a)
   Double Service (§1B)
   Six-Stichera or Doxology Service (§1c)
   Polyeleos Service (§1D)
   Vigil Service (§1E)
   Sunday Services during the Forefeasts and Afterfeasts
      Simple, Double, Six-Stichera, or Doxology Service (§1F1)
      Polyeleos or Vigil Rank Service (§1F2)
      The Apodosis of a Great Feast (§1F3)
Chapter Two — Weekday services
   General Outline
   Simple Service (§2A)
   Double Service (§2B)
   Six-Stichera Service (§2C)
   Doxology Service (§2D)
   Polyeleos Service (§2E)
   Vigil Service (§2F)
   Weekday Services During Forefeasts and Afterfeasts
      Simple, Double, Six-Stichera, orDoxology Service (§2G1)
      Polyeleos or Vigil Service (§2G2)
      The Apodosis of a Feast of the Lord or Theotokos (§2G3)
      Apodosis of a Feast together with a Vigil Service (§2G4)
Chapter Three - Services of the Triodion
   Weekday Simple Service (§3A1)
   Weekday Double Service (§3A2)
   The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee (§3B1)
   The Sunday of the Prodigal Son (§3B2)
   The Saturday of Meatfare - Commemoration of the Departed (§3B3)
   The Sunday of the Last Judgment - Meatfare Sunday (§3B4)
   Monday of Cheesefare week (§3B5)
   Tuesday of Cheesefare week (§3B6)
   Wednesday of Cheesefare week (§3B7)
   Thursday of Cheesefare week (§3B8)
   Friday of Cheesefare week (§3B9)
   Saturday of Cheesefare week (§3B10)
   The Casting Out of Adam - Cheesefare Sunday (§3B11)
   The First Saturday of Lent (§3B12)
   The First Sunday of Lent - The Triumph of Orthodoxy (§3B13)
   The Second, Third, and Fourth Saturdays of Lent (§3B14)
   The Second Sunday of Lent (§3B15)
   The Third Sunday of Lent (§3B16)
   The Fourth Sunday of Lent - Saint John of the Ladder (§3B17)
   The Fifth Thursday of Lent (§3B18)
   The Fifth Saturday of Lent (§3B19)
   The Fifth Sunday of Lent (§3B20)
   The Sixth Saturday of Lent (§3B21)
   Palm Sunday - The Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (§3B22)
   Concerning the Reading of the Gospels During Passion Week
   Great and Holy Monday (§3B23)
   Great and Holy Tueday (§3B24)
   Great and Holy Wednesday (§3B25)
   Great and Holy Thursday (§3B26)
   Great and Holy Friday (§3B27)
   Great and Holy Saturday (§3B28)
Chapter Four - Services of the Pentecostarion
   Concerning the Order of Services from the Sunday of Saint Thomas until the Apodosis of Pascha
   The Order of Weekday Services of The Pentecostarion (§4A)
   The Order of Chanting the Troparia at Vespers and at the end of Matins
   The Order of Chanting the Troparia at “God is the Lord”
   The Order of the Troparia and Kontakia at the Hours
   The Order of Chanting the Troparia and Kontakia at Liturgy
   Weekday Simple, Six-Stichera, or Doxology Service (§4A1)
   Weekday Double Service (§4A2)
   Weekday Polyeleos or Vigil Service (§4A3)
   The Sunday of Pascha (§4B1) - The Resurrection of our Lord
   Monday through Thursday of Bright Week (§4B2)
   Friday of Bright Week (§4B3)
   Saturday of Bright Week (§4B4)
   The First Sunday after Pascha (§4B5)
   The Second, Third, and Fifth Sundays after Pascha (§4B6)
   The Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sundays after Pascha Combined with a Saint of Polyeleos or Vigil Rank (§4B7)
   Wednesday in the Fourth Week of Pascha (§4B8)
   The Fourth Sunday after Pascha (§4B9)
   Commemoration of the Samaritan Woman
   Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Pascha (§4B10)
   Wednesday in the Sixth Week of Pascha (§4B11)
   Thursday in the Fifth Week of Pascha (§4B12)
   The Sixth Sunday after Pascha (§4B13)
   Saturday in the Sixth Week of Pascha (§4B14)
   The Sunday of Holy Pentecost (§4B15)
   The Monday after Pentecost (§4B16)
   The Sunday after Pentecost (§4B17)
Chapter Five - Services of the Menaion
   The First Day of the Month of September
   The 14th Day of the Month of September
   The 15th Day of the Month of November
   The Royal Hours for the Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord
   The 24th Day of the Month of December
   The 25th Day of the Month of December
   The 5th Day of the Month of January
   The 6th Day of the Month of January
   The 1st Day of the Month of August
   Chapter Six
      Concerning the Usage of Theotokia
   Chapter Seven
      Concerning the Reading of the Kathismata
   Chapter Eight
      Concerning the Reading of Canons at Matins
   Chapter Nine
      Concerning Liturgical Books
   Chapter Ten
      Concerning Services Without a Priest
   Appendix I
      The “Usual Beginning” of Services
   Appendix II
      Sunday Matins Gospels
   Appendix III
      The Reading of the Canons During Great Lent
   Appendix A-I
      Polyeleos or Vigin Rank Commemorations during Bright Week
   Appendix A-II
      The Lenten Service During the Lesser Fasts
   Appendix A-III
      The Saturday Requiem Service
   Appendix A-IV
      Icons of the Theotokos on Sunday
   Appendix A-V
      Icons of the Theotokos on Weekdays
   Glossary of Liturgical Terminology