Sixth Sunday of the Cross
Twentyfirst Sunday after Pentecost
21 October 2007
TROPARIA AND KONTAKION
(THEME HYMNS OF THE DAY AND CONCLUDING SEASONAL HYMN)
TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION IN TONE FOUR
The women disciples of the Lord, having learnt from the Angel the joyful announcement of the Resurrection and having rejected the ancestral sentence proudly told the Apostles: Death is despoiled, Christ God is risen, bestowing on the world great mercy.
KONTAKION OF THE VIRGIN IN TONE TWO
O never-failing Protectress of Christians, and their ever-present Intercessor before the Creator, despise not the petitions of us sinners, but in your goodness extend your help to us who call upon you with confidence. Hasten, O Mother of God, to intercede for us, for you have always protected those who honor you.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
PROKIMENON
Sing praise to our God, sing praise;
sing praise to our King, sing praise.
All peoples, clap your hands;
cry to God with shouts of joy.
THE READING FROM THE EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE GALATIANS
BRETHREN: We who know that a man is not justified by works of the law but through the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of the law, because by works of the law shall no one be justified. But if, in our endeavour to be justified in Christ, we ourselves were found to be sinners, is Christ then an agent of sin? Certainly not! But if I build up again those things which I tore down, then I prove myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
ALLELUIA
In You, O Lord, I take refuge;
let me never be put to shame.
Be a rock of refuge to me,
a mighty stronghold to save me.
THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE
AT THAT TIME: As Jesus stepped out on land, there met Him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes, and he lived not in a house but among the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, and said with a loud voice, ‘What have You to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beseech You, do not torment me.’ For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him; he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters, but he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the desert.) Jesus then asked him, ‘What is your name?’ And he said, ‘Legion’; for many demons had entered him. And they begged Him not to command them to depart into the abyss. Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside; and they begged Him to let them enter these. So He gave them leave. Then the demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country. Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. And those who had seen it told them how He who had been possessed with demons was healed. Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes asked Him to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear; so He got into the boat and returned. The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with Him; but He sent him away, saying, ‘Return to your home, and declare how much God has done for you.’ And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had done for him.
HIRMOS IN TONE SIX
(a “Megalynarion” [Hymn to the Virgin] sung after the Consecration)
It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, who are ever-blessed and all-blameless and the Mother of our God; more honored than the Cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: you who without stain did bear God the Word, you are truly Theotokos: we magnify you.
COMMUNION HYMN
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens,
Praise Him in the heights! Alleluia.
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Hymns and Readings for Sunday
Fourth Sunday of the Cross
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Commemoration of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
TROPARIA
TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION IN TONE THREE
Let all in heaven rejoice, and all on earth be glad, for the Lord has exerted power with His arm, by death He has trampled upon death, and has become the first born of the dead. He has delivered us from the bosom of Hades and has granted the world great mercy.
TROPARION OF THE FATHERS IN TONE EIGHT
O Christ our God, you are infinitely glorified, fl You established our Fathers as radiant stars on earth. Through them, you led us to the true Faith: O Most Merciful One, glory to You.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
PROKIMENON
(RESPONSORY FROM THE PSALTER)
Blessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, and worthy of praise;
and thy name is glorified for ever.
For thou art just in all that thou hast done to us,
and all thy works are true and thy ways right,
and all thy judgments are truth.
THE READING FROM THE EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO TITUS
MY SON TITUS: The saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
ALLELUIA
We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us,
what deeds thou didst perform in their days, in the days of old
When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears,
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE
THE LORD SPOKE THIS PARABLE: ‘A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold.’ As He said this, He called out, ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear.’ And when his disciples asked Him what this parable meant, He said, ‘To you it has been given to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Commemoration of the Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council
TROPARIA
TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION IN TONE THREE
Let all in heaven rejoice, and all on earth be glad, for the Lord has exerted power with His arm, by death He has trampled upon death, and has become the first born of the dead. He has delivered us from the bosom of Hades and has granted the world great mercy.
TROPARION OF THE FATHERS IN TONE EIGHT
O Christ our God, you are infinitely glorified, fl You established our Fathers as radiant stars on earth. Through them, you led us to the true Faith: O Most Merciful One, glory to You.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
PROKIMENON
(RESPONSORY FROM THE PSALTER)
Blessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, and worthy of praise;
and thy name is glorified for ever.
For thou art just in all that thou hast done to us,
and all thy works are true and thy ways right,
and all thy judgments are truth.
THE READING FROM THE EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO TITUS
MY SON TITUS: The saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
ALLELUIA
We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us,
what deeds thou didst perform in their days, in the days of old
When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears,
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE
THE LORD SPOKE THIS PARABLE: ‘A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell along the path, and was trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it. And some fell on the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns grew with it and choked it. And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold.’ As He said this, He called out, ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear.’ And when his disciples asked Him what this parable meant, He said, ‘To you it has been given to know the secrets of the Kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, that they may not believe and be saved. And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but these have no root, they believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. And as for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Hymns and Readings for Sunday
Third Sunday of the Cross
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
TROPARIA AND KONTAKION
(THEME HYMNS OF THE DAY AND CONCLUDING SEASONAL HYMN)
TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION IN TONE TWO
When You descended to death, O Immortal Life, You put Hades to death by the splendor of your Divinity; and when You raised the dead from below the Earth, all the heavenly Powers cried out to You: O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You.
KONTAKION OF THE VIRGIN IN TONE TWO
O never-failing Protectress of Christians, and their ever-present Intercessor before the Creator, despise not the petitions of us sinners, but in your goodness extend your help to us who call upon you with confidence. Hasten, O Mother of God, to intercede for us, for you have always protected those who honor you.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
PROKIMENON
(RESPONSORY FROM THE PSALTER)
The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.
Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
THE READING FROM THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS
BRETHREN: The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus, the governor under King Arêtes guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped his hands. I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows -- and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities; for when I am weak, then I am strong. I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these superlative apostles, even though I am nothing.
ALLELUIA
The LORD answer you in the day of trouble!
The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
Give victory to the king, O LORD; answer us when we call.
THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE
AT THAT TIME: Jesus went to a city called Na'in, and his disciples and a great crowd went with Him. As He drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, ‘Do not weep.’ And He came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And He said, ‘Young man, I say to you, arise.’ And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, ‘A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!’
HIRMOS IN TONE SIX
(a “Megalynarion” [Hymn to the Virgin] sung after the Consecration)
It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, who are ever-blessed and all-blameless and the Mother of our God; more honored than the Cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: you who without stain did bear God the Word, you are truly Theotokos: we magnify you.
COMMUNION HYMN
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens,
Praise Him in the heights! Alleluia.
Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost
TROPARIA AND KONTAKION
(THEME HYMNS OF THE DAY AND CONCLUDING SEASONAL HYMN)
TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION IN TONE TWO
When You descended to death, O Immortal Life, You put Hades to death by the splendor of your Divinity; and when You raised the dead from below the Earth, all the heavenly Powers cried out to You: O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You.
KONTAKION OF THE VIRGIN IN TONE TWO
O never-failing Protectress of Christians, and their ever-present Intercessor before the Creator, despise not the petitions of us sinners, but in your goodness extend your help to us who call upon you with confidence. Hasten, O Mother of God, to intercede for us, for you have always protected those who honor you.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
PROKIMENON
(RESPONSORY FROM THE PSALTER)
The LORD is my strength and my song;
he has become my salvation.
Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
THE READING FROM THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS
BRETHREN: The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I do not lie. At Damascus, the governor under King Arêtes guarded the city of Damascus in order to seize me, but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped his hands. I must boast; there is nothing to be gained by it, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I know that this man was caught up into Paradise -- whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows -- and he heard things that cannot be told, which man may not utter. On behalf of this man I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except of my weaknesses. Though if I wish to boast, I shall not be a fool, for I shall be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think more of me than he sees in me or hears from me. And to keep me from being too elated by the abundance of revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan, to harass me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I besought the Lord about this, that it should leave me; but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities; for when I am weak, then I am strong. I have been a fool! You forced me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I was not at all inferior to these superlative apostles, even though I am nothing.
ALLELUIA
The LORD answer you in the day of trouble!
The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
Give victory to the king, O LORD; answer us when we call.
THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE
AT THAT TIME: Jesus went to a city called Na'in, and his disciples and a great crowd went with Him. As He drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, ‘Do not weep.’ And He came and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And He said, ‘Young man, I say to you, arise.’ And the dead man sat up, and began to speak. And He gave him to his mother. Fear seized them all; and they glorified God, saying, ‘A great prophet has arisen among us!" and "God has visited his people!’
HIRMOS IN TONE SIX
(a “Megalynarion” [Hymn to the Virgin] sung after the Consecration)
It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, who are ever-blessed and all-blameless and the Mother of our God; more honored than the Cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: you who without stain did bear God the Word, you are truly Theotokos: we magnify you.
COMMUNION HYMN
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens,
Praise Him in the heights! Alleluia.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Hymns and Readings for Sunday
In response to several requests, I have decided to offer the upcoming Sunday hymns and readings for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy, according to the Melkite Greek Catholic Typicon. Please forgive (and let me know) if you spot any mistakes!
For this week only, a few notes about the season, the commemoration, etc., are included in red.
For this week only, a few notes about the season, the commemoration, etc., are included in red.
Your rambling Byzantine Copyist.
PS, Sorry for the odd font size, every now and then I seem to have trouble with this element of the new Blogger.com template.
23 September 2007
First Sunday of the Season of the Holy Cross
(Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost)
Commemorating the Conception of St John the Baptist
In the Melkite Tradition, the Sundays after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Precious Cross (14 September) are referred to as Sundays of the Cross. They are numbered beginning after the Sunday after the Cross, which has its own set Liturgical Reading. Other than designation as "Sunday of/after", the Lectionary readings are the same as those generally appointed in the Byzantine Tradition following the Feast of Pentecost.
Two excellent resources are Fr Peter Boutros's CyperTypicon, and Fr Alam Alam's monthly downloadable Typcon (look on the panel of options on the left). (By the bye, both men are holy men and exemplary priests!)
Look here for my discussion on this topic.
(Theme hymns of the day and concluding seasonal hymn, respectively)
Troparion of the Resurrection in Tone Eight
You descended from on high, O Compassionate One; and consented to burial for three days, that You might free us from suffering: O Lord, our life and our resurrection, glory to You.
Joy to you, O barren one unable to give birth! Behold, you conceive today the one who is really a Torch of the Sun, who will enlighten the whole world that suffered from blindness. Rejoice, O Zacharias, and cry out in all confidence: The one who will be born is a Prophet of the Most High!
O never-failing Protectress of Christians, and their ever-present Intercessor before the Creator, despise not the petitions of us sinners, but in your goodness extend your help to us who call upon you with confidence. Hasten, O Mother of God, to intercede for us, for you have always protected those who honor you.
This Kontakion is used throughout much of the year. Henceforth, if no Kontakion is listed please assume this one is used. A further note: In many Melkite churches, other Kontakia are some times also chanted, these being related to the particular celebration of the day.
Prokimenon
Responsory from the Psalter. The first verse is usually chanted by the Psalti and repeated by the choir or people. The Psalti chants the second verse, followed by the choir/people chanting the first verse again. Finally, the Psalti chants the first part of the first verse, the choir/people chanting the second part.
Give the Lord, you sons of God, give the Lord glory and power.
The Reading from the Epistle of St Paul to the Galatians
Brethren: It is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, "Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married."
The righteous flourish like the palm tree,
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
They are planted in the house of the LORD,
they flourish in the courts of our God.
The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St Luke
At that time: While the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret. And he saw two boats by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the people from the boat. And when he had ceased speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch." And Simon answered, "Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets." And when they had done this, they enclosed a great shoal of fish; and as their nets were breaking, they beckoned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord." For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the catch of fish which they had taken; and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid; henceforth you will be catching men." And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.
(also called the “Megalynarion” — Hymn to the Virgin sung after the Consecration)
It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, who are ever-blessed and all-blameless and the Mother of our God; more honored than the Cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: you who without stain did bear God the Word, you are truly Theotokos: we magnify you.
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens,
Praise Him in the heights! Alleluia.
*Like the Kontakion, these are standard hymns in the Liturgy. When the Liturgy of St Basil is celebrated, and on a few other occasions, a different Megalynarion is used. Similarly, on occasion different Communion Hymns (Kinonika) may be used, in addition to other hymns as needed.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Flattered by the Reference
I am flattered that Shawn Tribe over at New Liturgical Movement gave a rather generous quotation to your rambling host. His topic is of the Archeparchy of Stamford's one volume Byzantine Rite Divine Office book, which I discussed at some length in one of my posts on the Divine Praises in the Byzantine Tradition (check the series out here, here and here).
For those who would like a handy reference tool for the Byzantine cycle, check out Father Peter Boutros's Cyber Typicon. Father Peter has set up a small program that allows you to follow the daily cycle with a high degree of accuracy. It is an ongoing project, and here and there there are a few things which betray errors or differences from the Official Typicon of the Melkite Church. In addition, as it is ongoing it currently lacks many of the features he hopes to include in the future. It is nicely done, has a small foot-print, and is quite handy.
Equally handy is a little program called the Menologion (Book of Days, usually containing lives of the saints for each calendar day of the year). This program can be downloaded at Byzantine dot Net. It provides the Troparia and Kontakion of the day, allowing for both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. I is offered by an Orthodox parish dedicated to St John Maximovich, and is refreshingly free of polemics on the usual issues. The St John sight includes new editions and supplements that make the Menologion even more useful.
Thanks, Shawn; I'm very happy that you've found my Byzantine Ramblings helpful. (As you can see, it inspired me to ramble a bit longer on the topic!)
I pray that our Lord and our Lady bless you and your readers with a spiritually uplifting and rewarding Lent.
For those who would like a handy reference tool for the Byzantine cycle, check out Father Peter Boutros's Cyber Typicon. Father Peter has set up a small program that allows you to follow the daily cycle with a high degree of accuracy. It is an ongoing project, and here and there there are a few things which betray errors or differences from the Official Typicon of the Melkite Church. In addition, as it is ongoing it currently lacks many of the features he hopes to include in the future. It is nicely done, has a small foot-print, and is quite handy.
Equally handy is a little program called the Menologion (Book of Days, usually containing lives of the saints for each calendar day of the year). This program can be downloaded at Byzantine dot Net. It provides the Troparia and Kontakion of the day, allowing for both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. I is offered by an Orthodox parish dedicated to St John Maximovich, and is refreshingly free of polemics on the usual issues. The St John sight includes new editions and supplements that make the Menologion even more useful.
Thanks, Shawn; I'm very happy that you've found my Byzantine Ramblings helpful. (As you can see, it inspired me to ramble a bit longer on the topic!)
I pray that our Lord and our Lady bless you and your readers with a spiritually uplifting and rewarding Lent.
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