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Meat Fare (Judgment) Sunday, Doxastikon (Glory) at "O Lord I have cried"

This Glory is sung at "O Lord I have cried" on Meat Fare (Judgment) Sunday, Tone 8/Plagal Fourth Mode, "When the thrones are placed..."

Saturday of Souls, Communion Hymn

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Saturday of Souls

This Communion Hymn is sung on the Saturday of Souls, Meat Fare Saturday, for the departed, "Blessed are they whom Thou hast chosen, O Lord..."

Saturday of Souls, Evlogitaria

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Saturday of Souls

These Evlogitaria are from the Funeral Service, and are sung at Orthros (Matins) on Saturday of Souls and Meat Fare Saturday.  "Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me thy statutes.  The Choir of the Saints have found the Fountain of Life and the Door of Paradise . . . ."

Saturday of Souls, Doxastikon (Glory) at "O Lord, I have cried"

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Saturday of Souls

This Glory at "O Lord, I have cried" is sung on Saturday of Souls, Meat Fare Saturday, and the Saturday after Ascension.  "I weep and I wail."  (Simpler version.)

Saturday of Souls, Stichera at "O Lord I have cried"

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Saturday of Souls

These stichera are sung at Vespers on the Saturday of Souls, Meat Fare Saturday, Prosomoion "Paradise of Eden."  "As we the faithful now commemorate all dead from the ages past . . . ."

Prodigal Son, Doxastikon & Theotokion (Glory-Both now) at the Praises

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Prodigal Son Sunday

This is the Glory & Both now sung at the Praises of Orthros/Matins on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son, during the Triodion.  "O Good Father, I have withdrawn from thee . . . Most blessed art thou . . . ."  Updated 2/18/2021.

Prodigal Son, Stichera at the Praises

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Prodigal Son Sunday

These are the Stichera at the Praises sung on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son during the Triodion.

Prodigal Son, Katabasiae

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Prodigal Son Sunday

These Katabasiae are sung on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son during the Triodion. Updated 2/24/2021.

Prodigal Son, Doxastikon (Glory) at the Aposticha

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Prodigal Son Sunday

This is the hymn sung as the Glory at the Aposticha on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son.  "Having squandered the riches of the fatherly gift . . . ."

Prodigal Son, Doxastikon (Glory) at "O Lord I have cried"

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Prodigal Son Sunday

This is the hymn sung at the Glory of "Lord I have cried" on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son.  "O what goodly things have I, wretched one, denied myself . . . ."

Prodigal Son, Stichera at "O Lord I have cried"

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Prodigal Son Sunday

These are sung on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son during the Season of the Triodion.  "I have been entrusted with a verdant and faultless region . . . ."

Pharisee & Publican, Doxastikon & Theotokion (Glory-Both now) at the Praises

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Pharisee & Publican Sunday

This is the Glory and Both now sung at the Praises of Orthros/Matins on the Sunday of the Pharisee & Publican, during the Triodion.  "O Lord, thou didst reproach the Pharisee . . . Most blessed art thou . . . ."

Pharisee & Publican, Stichera at the Praises

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Praises

These are the Stichera at the Praises sung on the Sunday of the Pharisee & Publican during the Triodion.

Pharisee & Publican - Forgiveness Sunday, Katabasiae

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Katavasiae

These Katabasiae are sung on the Sunday of the Pharisee & Publican as well as on the Forgiveness Sunday during the Triodion.

Pharisee & Publican, Doxastikon (Glory) at the Aposticha

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Pharisee & Publican Sunday

This is the hymn sung as the Glory at the Aposticha on the Sunday of the Pharisse & Publican.  "Mine eyes being weighed down because of mine iniquities . . . ."

Pharisee & Publican, Doxastikon (Glory) at "O Lord I have cried"

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Pharisee & Publican Sunday

This is the hymn sung at the Glory of "Lord I have cried" on the Sunday of the Pharisee & Publican.  "Almighty Lord, I have known how effective are tears . . . ."

Pharisee & Publican, Stichera at "O Lord I have cried"

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Vesperal Stichera at "O Lord, I have cried"

These are sung on the Sunday of the Pharisee & Publican during the Season of the Triodion.

Open To Me The Doors of Repentance

These three hymns are sung during the Season of the Triodion, in Orthros as the Post-Gospel hymns after Psalm 50, from the Sunday of the Pharisee and Publican to the 5th Sunday of Lent.  They are in Western & Byzantine notation.  Tone 8/Plagal Fourth Mode & Tone 6/Plagal Second Mode.  Updated 2/25/2021.

Open To Me The Doors of Repentance

These reverential troparia are sung during Matins (Orthros) from the Sunday of the Pharisee and Publican to the 5th Sunday of Lent.

Meat Fare Sunday (chant), Kontakion

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Kontakia during the Lenten Triodion (Pre-Lent & Lent)

Third Sunday of the Pre-Lenten season.  "When thou comest, O God, to earth with glory . . . ."

Meat Fare Sunday (choral), Kontakion

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Kontakia during the Lenten Triodion (Pre-Lent & Lent)

Third Sunday of the Pre-Lenten season.  "When thou comest, O God, to earth with glory . . . ."

Prodigal Son Sunday (choral), Kontakion

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Prodigal Son Sunday

Second Sunday of the Pre-Lenten season.  "Foolishly I sprang away from Thy fatherly glory . . . ."

Prodigal Son Sunday (chant), Kontakion

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Prodigal Son Sunday

Second Sunday of the Pre-Lenten season.  "Foolishly I sprang away from Thy great fatherly glory . . . ."  Updated 1/26/17.

Pharisee & Publican Sunday (choral), Kontakion

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Kontakia during the Lenten Triodion (Pre-Lent & Lent)

First Sunday of the Pre-Lenten Season. "Let us flee the Pharisee's conceited vaunting . . . ."

Pharisee & Publican Sunday (chant), Kontakion

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Kontakia during the Lenten Triodion (Pre-Lent & Lent)

First Sunday of the Pre-Lenten season.  "Let us flee the Pharisee's conceited vaunting . . . ."  There are two versions given here: the first one is correctly set on D.  The second is an alternative starting on E.  Updated 2/19/2021.

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