Notes on the Rites of Passion Week The Paschal day is divided into two sections (eve and day), each consisting of 5 Paschal prayer hours: first, third, sixth, ninth and eleventh. The day of Good Friday has an additional hour (twelfth hour). The day begins from the eve of the present day until the eve …

The entire congregation attends the general funeral prayers. These prayers are done on this particular day because the church does not perform funeral rites for any of its members during the Holy Week, because we focus all our attention and prayers on the sufferings of Christ. After the conclusion of the Palm Sunday liturgy, and …

Vespers Praise The ninth, eleventh and twelfth hours of the Agpeya are prayed The hymn “Niethnos Teero” is chanted in its known tune followed by the Fourth Hoos. The Watos Psali for the feast is chanted in the joyful tune The Saturday Theotokia is chanted followed by the explanation in the Hosanna tune The conclusion …

Notes on the Rites: The service is conducted in the standard/annual tune. Midnight Praise The Doxology for the occasion is chanted before the Doxology of St Mary. The appropriate psali (Adam or Watos) for the occasion is chanted before the psali of the day.   The Offering of Morning Incense The service is prayed as …

The Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus Christ 29 Paremhat The Readings: The readings of 29 Paremhat are read on the Feast of the Annunciation, even if it falls on a Sunday or during the Great Fast. The Rites: If the feast of Annunciation falls anywhere from the last Friday of the Great Fast to the second …

Preparation Sunday of the Great Lent Readings The readings of the Preparation Sunday of the Great Lent are read from the Great Fast Katameros. Notes on the Rites The service is prayed as usual, in the standard tune, with the following observations: After the reading of the Gospel, the response of the Gospel for the …