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Lent-1st Sunday of Lent, Katavasia (Ode 9)

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Lent, Saturdays & Sundays in Great Lent

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

Lent-1st Sunday of Lent, Katavasiae (Odes 1-8)

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Lent, Saturdays & Sundays in Great Lent

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 . . . ."

Lent-2nd Thursday of Lent, Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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Vesperal Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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.

Theotokion, With the Rains of the Spirit's Grace

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Theotokia for Vespers & Orthros

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 . . . ."

Pamphilos at Caesarea in Palestine & those with him, Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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Vesperal Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

These are sung for Pamphilos at Caesarea in Palestine & those with him, February 16th, Prosomoion "As one valiant."  "Numbered like the Apostles' choir . . . ."

Julian (Ilyan) of Homs, Stichera at the Praises

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Julian (Ilyan) of Homs (Feb 6)

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 . . . ."

Julian (Ilyan) of Homs, Second Dismissal Hymn (Apolytikion)

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Julian (Ilyan) of Homs (Feb 6)

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 . . . ."

After-feast of Theophany (Epiphany), Stichera at the Aposticha at Vespers (Jan 11)

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Vesperal Stichera at the Aposticha

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 . . . ."

Ten Martyrs of Crete, Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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Vesperal Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

These are sung for the Holy Ten Martyrs of Crete, December 23rd, Prosomoion "As one valiant."  "Let the decade elect of God . . . ."

Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ, Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried" (Dec 23)

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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 . . . ."

Juliana of Nicomedia, Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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Vesperal Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

The stichera for the Virgin-Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, December 21st, Prosomoion "As one valiant."  "With the dye of thy holy blood . . . ."

Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ, Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried" (Dec 21)

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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 . . . ."

Menas, Eugraphos & Hermogenes of Alexandria, 2nd Set of Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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Vesperal Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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 . . . ."

Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Both now at the Aposticha at Vespers

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Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ (Dec 25)

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 . . . ."

Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Glory (Doxa) at the Aposticha at Vespers

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Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ (Dec 25)

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 . . . ."

Markellos, Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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Vesperal Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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 . . . ."

Holy 14,000 Infants, Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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Vesperal Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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 . . . ."

Forefeast of the Entrance of the Theotokos (Nov. 20), Kontakion

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Kontakia of Feasts & Forefeasts

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 . . . ."

Dedication of St. George Church in Lydda of Palestine, Stichera at the Aposticha at Vespers

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George-Great Martyr (April 23)

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 . . . ."

Sophia & Her Daughters, Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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Vesperal Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

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 . . . ."

Babylas of Antioch, Apolytikion

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Troparia (Apolytikia) of the Saints

This is the Apolytikion sung for the Hieromartyr Babylas, Bishop of Antioch, September 4th.  "By choosing the Apostles' way of life . . . ."

Theotokion, How The Greatly Dreaded Gloom of Death

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Theotokia for Vespers & Orthros

This Theotokion is sung at either Vespers and/or Matins/Orthros, Prosomoion "Unto them that fear thee."  "How the greatly dreaded gloom of death . . . ."

Paraklesis-Little (Small), Byzantine Notation

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.)

Paraklesis-Little (Small), Western Notation

This is the text and music for the Paraklesis Service sung in August during the Dormition Fast.  (The Byzantine notation is in a separate file.)

Forefeast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Kontakion (Aug 14)

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Kontakia of Feasts & Forefeasts

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 . . . ."

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