The Structure of Orthros (Matins)
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ORTHROS SERVICE
(When followed by the Divine Liturgy)
Priest: "Blessed is our God. . ."
"Glory to thee. . .'
"O heavenly King. . ." (Not said from Easter to Pentecost)
Chanter: "Amen," Trisagion Prayers ("Holy God. . ." through Lord's Prayer)
Priest: Exclamation: "For thine is the Kingdom. . ."
Chanter: "Amen."
"O Lord save thy people. . ."
Glory. . . "Do thou, who of thine own. . ."
Now. . . "O Champion dread, who cannot. . ."
Priest: Ektenia: "Have mercy on us. . ."
"Again we pray for pious. . ."
"Again we pray for our father and Metropolitan PHILIP. . ."
Chanter: "Amen."
"Glory to God in the highest. . ." (3 times)
Between Pascha and Ascension this should be replaced by, "Christ is risen from the dead."
"O Lord open thou my lips. . ." (2 times)1
Six Psalms
Priest: Great Ektenia
Chanter: God is the Lord. . . preceded by the verses, "O give thanks unto the Lord. . ."
Proper Apolytikion (Troparion and Theotokion)
Priest: Little Ektenia
Chanter: Proper Kathismata
Evlogetaria (not sung on certain Sundays)
Priest: Little Ektenia
Chanter: Proper Hypakoe, Anabathmoi, and Prokeimenon
Priest: "Let us pray to the Lord."
Chanter: "Lord, have mercy."
Priest: "For Holy art thou. . ."
Chanter: "Amen." "Let everything. . ."
Priet: READ THE MATINS GOSPEL
Chanter: "In that we have beheld the Resurrection. . ." (not said on certain Sundays)
Psalm 50
Troparia
Priest: Intercession: "O God save thy people. . ."
Chanter "Lord, have mercy." (12 times)
Priest: Exclamation: "Through the mercies. . ."
Chanter: "Amen." The Kontakion and the Ikos for the Tone or for the day and the Synaxarion are read and then the proper Katabasia.
Priest: Little Ektenia
Chanter: "Holy is the Lord. . ." (3 times)
"Exalt ye the Lord. . ." (except from Good Friday until Pentecost)
Proper Exaposteilarion and Theotokion
Proper Praises (Ainoi), preceded by the verses.
Proper Doxastikon and Theotokion
Great Doxology, in proper Tone
Proper Troparion