Variable Portions of The Hours and Typika
28 March 2010
The Entrance of Our Lord
The Feast of Palms
Troparia for pages 5, 8, & 11
Troparion By raising Lazarus from the dead before Thy passion,
Feast Thou didst confirm the universal resurrection,
(Tone 1) O Christ God!
Like the children with the palms of victory,
we cry out to Thee, O Vanquisher of Death:
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord!
Troparion When we were buried with Thee in Baptism, O Christ God,
(Tone 4) we were made worthy of eternal life by Thy Resurrection!
Now we praise Thee and sing!
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord!
Kontakion Sitting on Thy throne in heaven,
(Tone 6) carried on a foal on earth, O Christ God!
Accept the praise of angels and the songs of children,
who sing:
Blessed is He that comes to recall Adam!
Kontakia for pages 6, 9 & 15
Kontakion Sitting on Thy throne in heaven,
(Tone 6) carried on a foal on earth, O Christ God!
Accept the praise of angels and the songs of children,
who sing:
Blessed is He that comes to recall Adam!
Instead of the Trisagion on page 11:
People: As many as have been baptized into Christ,
have put on Christ. Alleluia. (3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Have put on Christ. Alleluia!
As many as have been baptized into Christ,
have put on Christ. Alleluia!
Prokeimenon
Tone 4 Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord! God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us!
Holy Scriptures
Philippians 4:4-9 John 12:1-18
Instead of the Hymn to the Theotokos on page 16:
(Tone 6) God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us!
Celebrate the feast and come with gladness!
Let us magnify Christ with palms and branches,
singing:
Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord!
Epistle - Palm Sunday
(page 12)
Reader: The prokeimenon in the 4th Tone: Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord! God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us!
People: Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord! God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us!
Reader: O give thanks to the Lord, for He is Good, for His mercy endures forever!
People: Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord! God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us!
Reader: Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord!
People: God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us!
Reader: The reading is from the Epistle of the holy Apostle Paul to the Philippians.
(Philippians 4:4-9)
Brethren, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
People: Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Reader: O sing to the Lord a new song, for the Lord has done marvelous things!
People: Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Reader: All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
People: Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Gospel - Palm Sunday
(page 12)
If you are a tonsured Sub-deacon, Reader or Cantor,
chant the Gospel from the center of the chapel
facing the altar according to custom.
If you are not of such rank, do not chant or intone the Gospel
but read it in a normal speaking-voice at your place in the following manner:
Reader: The Reading is from the holy Gospel according to St. John, Chapter 12 Verses 1 through 18.
(John 12:1-18)
At that time, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who would betray Him, said,"Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always." Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: "Hosanna! 'Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!' The King of Israel!" Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: "Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey's colt." His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him. Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
This content has been provided by Fr. Jerome Cwiklinski, CAPT, CHC, USN