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 . . . ."
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.
This Theotokion is sung at Vespers and/or Matins/Orthros, Prosomoion "As one valiant." "With the rains of the Spirit's grace, both bedew and refresh my mind . . . ."
These are sung for Pamphilos at Caesarea in Palestine & those with him, February 16th, Prosomoion "As one valiant." "Numbered like the Apostles' choir . . . ."
These stichera are sung for the Martyr Julian (Ilyan) of Homs, February 6th, Prosomoion "Unto them that fear thee." "On this day the corners of the earth assemble to celebrate . . . ."
This is the second apolytikion sung for the Martyr Julian (Ilyan) of Homs, February 6th, Prosomoion "Be quick to anticipate." "Come let us all honor now with hymns of praise . . . ."
These stichera are sung for the After-Feast of Theophany, January 11th, Prosomoion "Unto them that fear thee." "See, I wear thine image, which I formed . . . ."
Forefeast and Paramon (Eve) of the Nativity of Christ (Dec 20-24)
These are the stichera at OLIHC for the Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ in the flesh, December 23rd, Prosomoion "Thou who wast called from on high . . . ." "Fulfilled in truth is the saying of Isaiah . . . ."
Forefeast and Paramon (Eve) of the Nativity of Christ (Dec 20-24)
These stichera are sung for the Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ in the flesh, December 21st, Prosomoioin "Unto them that fear thee." "Lo, this is our God; none other shall be held in compare to Him . . . ."
This is the 2nd set of stichera for the Martyrs Menas, Eugraphus, and Hermogenes, Decembr 10th, Prosomoion, "As one valiant." "Like three brilliantly shining stars . . . ."
This is the Both now (Theotokion) sung at the Aposticha at Vespers for the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, December 25th. "Thou hast sojourned in a cave, O Christ God . . . ."
This is the Glory (Doxastikon) at the Aposticha at Vespers for the Feast of the Nativity of Christ, December 25th. "Be glad, O Jerusalem, keep feast, all ye that love Sion . . . ."
These are sung for our Righteous Father Markellos, Abbot of the Monastery of the Unsleeping, December 29th, Prosomoion "As one valiant." "Thou was shown unto monks to be . . . ."
These stichera are sung for the Holy Fourteen Thousand Infants Slain by Herod, December 29th, Prosomoion "As on valiant." "The transgressor, in seeking out the great Treasure . . . ."
This Kontakion is sung for the Forefeast of the Entrance of the Theotokos in the Temple, November 20th, Prosomoion "On this day thou hast appeared." "The whole world is filled today . . . ."
These stichera are sung for the Dedication of St. George Church in Lydda of Palestine, November 3rd, Prosomoion "As one valiant." "Trophy-bearer, Great Martyr George, thou companion of angel-kind . . . ."
These stichera are sung for the Martyrs Sophia and her daughters Faith, Love and Hope, September 17th, Prosomoion "Unto them that fear thee." "Bound to one another by the law of nature . . . ."
This Theotokion is sung at either Vespers and/or Matins/Orthros, Prosomoion "Unto them that fear thee." "How the greatly dreaded gloom of death . . . ."
This is the text and music for the Paraklesis Service in Byzantine notation sung in August during the Dormition Fast. (The Western notation is in a separate file.)
This Kontakion is sung for the Forefeast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, August 14th, Prosomoion "On this day thou hast appeared." "In the Immaterial Spirit . . . ."
