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holy_friday-the_royal_hours-ck-bn.pdf

This is the complete service of music for the Royal Hours as sung on Holy Friday morning, Byzantine notation only.  Updated 4/11/2023.

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holy_and_great_saturday_vespers-ck-bn.pdf

This is the complete set of music for Vespers of Holy Saturday, as sung on Holy Friday afternoon, Byzantine notation only.  Updated 4/11/2023.

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holy_tuesday_orthros-full_service-ck-bn.pdf

This is the Complete service for Holy Tuesday Bridegroom Matins (Orthros), sung on Holy Monday night, Byzantine notation only.  Updated 4/11/2023.

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holy_monday_orthros-full_service-ck-bn.pdf

This is the Complete service for Holy Monday Bridegroom Matins (Orthros), sung on Palm Sunday night, Byzantine notation only.

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palm_sunday_great_vespers-5-gbn-aposticha-wnbn.pdf

This is the Glory/Both now sung at the Aposticha for Palm Sunday Vespers, "Today the grace of the Holy Spirit . . . ."

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palm_sunday_great_vespers-4-aposticha-wnbn.pdf

These stichera are sung at the Aposticha for Palm Sunday Vespers, "Rejoice and make merry, O city of Sion . . . ."  The music is in Western & Byzantine notation.  Updated 4/6/2023.

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palm_sunday_great_vespers-3-gbn_at_the_litia-wnbn.pdf

This is the Glory/Both now sung at Palm Sunday Vespers at the Litia, "Six day before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany . . . ."  The music is in Western & Byzantine notation.

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palm_sunday_great_vespers-2_gbn-olihc-wnbn.pdf

This is the Glory/Both now sung at Palm Sunday Vespers for OLIHC, "Today the grace of the Holy Spirit . . . ."  The music is in Western & Byzantine notation.

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palm_sunday_great_vespers-1-olihc-wnbn.pdf

These are the stichera sung for Palm Sunday Vespers, OLIHC, "Today the grace of the Holy Spirit . . . ."  The music is in Western & Byzantine notation.

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stichera_on_lihc-0427-simeon.pdf

These are sung for the Hieromartyr Simeon, Kinsman of the Lord, April 27th, Prosomoion "As one valiant."  "Thou didst prove a most sacred priest . . . ."

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kont-thomas-wnbn-sta.pdf

This Kontakion is sung on Thomas Sunday, the Sunday after Pascha.  "With his searching right hand . . . ."  The music is in Byzantine and Western notation.

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stichera_on_lihc-0425b-apostle_mark.pdf

This is the second set of stichera sung for the Apostle Mark, April 25th, Prosomoioin "O all-lauded martyrs."  "Thou drankest the torrent of delight . . . ."

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stichera_on_lihc-0425a-apostle_mark.pdf

This is the first set of stichera sung for the Apostle Mark, April 25th, Prosomoion "Thou art the joy."  "To him that wrote down the true God-proclaiming oracles . . . ."

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holy_week_matins-apolytikion-3endings-ckaram-wnbn.pdf

This is the Alleluia and Apolytikion sung on the first three nights of Holy Week: Palm Sunday night, Holy Monday night, & Holy Tuesday night, with all 3 endings for each night.  "Behold, the Bridegroom cometh in the middle of the night . . . ."  Updated 4/6/2023.

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idiomelon-cross-come_believers-t2-kazan.pdf

This is sung after the Procession of the Cross, while people are receiving flowers at the end of the Liturgy.  It is sung on August 1st, September 14th, and the 3rd Sunday of Lent.  "Come, ye believers, let us adore the life-giving Tree . . . ."

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theotokion-when_i_bring_to_mind_my_many_sins.pdf

This Theotokion may be sung at Vespers and/or Matins (Orthros), Prosomoion "When he took thee."  "When I bring to mind my many sins, bitterly I sigh . . . ."

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stavro-theotokion-when_the_sun_beheld_thee_willingly.pdf

This is the Theotokion of the Cross, Stavro-Theotokion, sung at Vespers and/or Matins (Orthros), Prosomoion "O strange wonder."  "When the sun beheld Thee willingly hanging stretched out on the Cross . . . ."

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theotokion-rejoice_thou_praise_and_boast.pdf

This Theotokion is from the Menaion, and is sung at Vespers and/or Matins (Orthros), Prosomoion "O strange wonder."  "Rejoice, thou praise and boast of all the world . . . ."

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theotokion-thou_who_art_sovereign_lady_of_all.pdf

This Theotokion is from the Triodion, during Lent, and is sung at Vespers and/or Matins (Orthros), Prosomoion "Rejoice."  "Thou who art Sovereign Lady of all . . . ."

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aposticha-praises-triodion-saturday-tone_5.pdf

These stichera from the Triodion are sung in Matins (Orthros) during Lent on Saturday for the Aposticha of the Praises, when it is Tone 5, Prosomoion "Rejoice."   "Since Thou art great in mercy . . . ."

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katavasia-1st_sunday_in_lent-ode_9-ck-wnbn.pdf

This is the Katavasia for the 9th Ode for the First Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy.  "An unhewn stone, O Virgin . . . ."

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katavasiae-1st_sunday_in_lent-odes_1-8-ck-wnbn.pdf

These are the Katavasiae of Odes 1-8 for the First Sunday of Lent, the Sunday of Orthodoxy.  "Old Israel having passed through the depth of the Red Sea . . . ."

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stichera_on_lihc-triodion-2nd_thursday.pdf

These are the 2 stichera sung for the 2nd Thursday of Lent at Vespers, Prosomoion "Unto them that fear thee."  "Riven in Thy side and hanging on the Tree of the holy Cross . . . ."  Updated 3/3/2023.

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katavasiae_meat_fare_sunday-ode_9-ck-wnbn.pdf

This is the Katavasia of Ode 9 sung on Meat Fare (Judgment) Sunday.  "Inexplicable is the child-bearing of a seedless conception . . . ."

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katavasiae_meat_fare_sunday-odes_1-8-ck-wnbn.pdf

These are the Katavasiae of Odes 1-8 sung on Meat Fare (Judgment) Sunday.  "He is become a helper and protector . . . ."