TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I: THE DIVINE LITURGY

1. The Great Litany................................................................... pg. 1

2. The First Antiphon (Glory... Bless the Lord, O My Soul) .................. pg. 2

3. The Second Antiphon (Glory... Only Begotten Son) ........................ pg. 4

4. The Third Antiphon (Beatitudes) ............................................... pg. 8

5. The Little Entrance (Come, Let Us Worship) ................................. pg. 14

6. The Trisagion (Holy God) ....................................................... pg. 15

7. The Epistle Reading (Alleluia) ................................................... pg. 17

8. The Gospel Reading (Glory to Thee, O Lord) ................................ pg. 18

9. The Litany of Fervent Supplication ............................................. pg. 18

10. The Litany for the Departed ...................................................... pg. 19

11. The Litany for the Catechumens ................................................. pg. 20

12. The Cherubic Hymn .............................................................. pg. 21

13. The Litany of Supplication ....................................................... pg. 27

14. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit .................................................... pg. 28

15. The Canon of the Eucharist ...................................................... pg. 29

a. It is Meet and Right ...................................................... pg. 29

b. Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord of Sabaoth ................................... pg. 30

16. The Consecration of the Holy Gifts (We Praise Thee) ....................... pg. 31

17. Hymn to the Theotokos (It is Truly Meet to Bless You)...................... pg. 33

18. The Litany Before the LordŐs Prayer ........................................... pg. 35

19. The LordŐs Prayer ................................................................ pg. 36

20. One is Holy........................................................................ pg. 38

21. The Communion Hymn (Praise the Lord) ..................................... pg. 39

22. The Communion ................................................................ pg. 41

a. Blessed is He That Comes in the Name of the Lord ................. pg. 41

b. Receive the Body of Christ ............................................. pg. 41

c. We Have Seen the True Light .......................................... pg. 42

d. Amen. Let our Mouths be Filled With Thy Praise ................... pg. 43

23. The Litany of Thanksgiving ..................................................... pg. 45

24. Blessed be the Name of the Lord ............................................... pg. 46

25. The Dismissal ..................................................................... pg. 46

SUPPLEMENTARY LITURGICAL HYMNS

1. Through the PrayerŐs of the Theotokos ........................................ pg. 51

2. O Son of God...Save Us ........................................................ pg. 51

3. Come, Let Us Worship (for Saints days) ...................................... pg. 52

4. Now and Ever...O Protection of Christians ................................... pg. 53

5. As Many As Have Been Baptized into Christ ................................. pg. 55

6. Before Thy Cross, We Bow Down ............................................. pg. 56

7. All of Creation Rejoices .......................................................... pg. 58

8. The Angel Cried ................................................................... pg. 60

9. Ton Dhespotin ... Eis polla eti Dhespota ...................................... pg. 62

10. Dogmatikon: Tone 8 (Glory... The King of Heaven) ........................ pg. 63

11. Receive the Body of Christ (Communion Hymn) ............................ pg. 66

12. O Taste and See How Good (Communion Hymn) .......................... pg. 66

PART II: PARASTOS, SLAVA, AND WEDDING MUSIC

PARASTOS (OPELO) MUSIC

1. Alleluia - Thou Only Creator (Tone 8) ......................................... pg. 69

2. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, Teach Me Thy Statutes (Tone 5) ............... pg. 73

3. Litany for the Departed .......................................................... pg. 85

4. Give Rest with the Just (Tone 5) ............................................... pg. 87

5. Canon (Tone 6) ................................................................... pg. 89

6. With the Saints Give Rest, O Christ ........................................... pg. 94

7. The Spirits and the Souls of the Righteous (Tone 6) ........................ pg. 95

8. It Is Not Possible for Men To See God (Tone 6) ............................ pg. 95

9. With the Souls of the Righteous (Tone 4) ..................................... pg. 97

10. Dismissal .......................................................................... pg. 100

11. Memory Eternal ................................................................... pg. 102

SLAVA MUSIC

1. O Holy Martyrs (Tone 7) ....................................................... pg. 105

2. Glory to Thee (Tone 7) .......................................................... pg. 106

3. Rejoice, O Isaiah (Tone 5) ..................................................... pg. 107

4. Through the Intercessions (Tone 2) ........................................... pg. 108

5. Have Mercy On Us, O God (Tone 6) ......................................... pg. 110

6. Litany of Fervent Supplication ................................................. pg. 112

WEDDING MUSIC

1. Glory to Thee, Our God ......................................................... pg. 115

2. Prokeimenon: Thou Hast Set Upon Their Heads Crowns (Tone 8) ....... pg. 115

3. Rejoice, O Isaiah/ O Holy Martyrs/ Glory to Thee ........................... pg. 116

4. God Grant You Many Years .................................................... pg. 120

PART III: TROPARIA, KONTAKIA, AND PROKEIMENA RESURRECTIONAL TROPARIA, KONTAKIA, AND SUNDAY PROKEIMENA

1. The Resurrectional Troparion ­ Tone 1 ........................................ pg. 123

2. Glory... Now and Ever... ­ Tone 1 ............................................ pg. 124

3. The Resurrectional Kontakion ­ Tone 1 ....................................... pg. 125

4. The Sunday Prokeimenon ­ Tone 1 ............................................ pg. 126

5. The Resurrectional Troparion ­ Tone 2 ........................................ pg. 127

6. Glory... Now and Ever... ­ Tone 2 ............................................ pg. 128

7. The Resurrectional Kontakion ­ Tone 2 ....................................... pg. 128

8. The Sunday Prokeimenon ­ Tone 2 ............................................ pg. 129

9. The Resurrectional Troparion ­ Tone 3 ........................................ pg. 130

10. Glory... Now and Ever... ­ Tone 3 ............................................ pg. 131

11. The Resurrectional Kontakion ­ Tone 3 ....................................... pg. 131

12. The Sunday Prokeimenon ­ Tone 3 ............................................ pg. 133

13. The Resurrectional Troparion ­ Tone 4 ........................................ pg. 134

14. Glory... Now and Ever... ­ Tone 4 ............................................ pg. 135

15. The Resurrectional Kontakion ­ Tone 4 ....................................... pg. 135

16. The Sunday Prokeimenon ­ Tone 4 ............................................ pg. 136

17. The Resurrectional Troparion ­ Tone 5 ........................................ pg. 137

18. Glory... Now and Ever... ­ Tone 5 ............................................ pg. 138

19. The Resurrectional Kontakion ­ Tone 5 ....................................... pg. 138

20. The Sunday Prokeimenon ­ Tone 5 ............................................ pg. 139

21. The Resurrectional Troparion ­ Tone 6 ........................................ pg. 140

22. Glory... Now and Ever... ­ Tone 6 ............................................ pg. 141

23. The Resurrectional Kontakion ­ Tone 6 ....................................... pg. 141

24. The Sunday Prokeimenon ­ Tone 6 ............................................ pg. 142

25. The Resurrectional Troparion ­ Tone 7 ........................................ pg. 143

26. Glory... Now and Ever... ­ Tone 7............................................. pg. 144

27. The Resurrectional Kontakion ­ Tone 7 ....................................... pg. 144

28. The Sunday Prokeimenon ­ Tone 7 ............................................ pg. 145

29. The Resurrectional Troparion ­ Tone 8 (without elaborations).............. pg. 146

30. The Resurrectional Troparion ­ Tone 8 (with elaborations).................. pg. 147

31. Glory... Now and Ever... ­ Tone 8 ............................................ pg. 148

32. The Resurrectional Kontakion ­ Tone 8 ....................................... pg. 148

33. The Sunday Prokeimenon ­ Tone 8 ............................................ pg. 149

TROPARIA OF THE MAJOR FEAST DAYS AND SAINTS DAYS

1. Christ is Risen (Traditional) ..................................................... pg. 153

2. Christ is Risen (Tone 1) .......................................................... pg. 154

3. The Paschal Kontakion: Tone 8 (Thou Didst Descend into the Tomb) ...................................... pg. 154

4. The Nativity Troparion: Tone 4 (Thy Nativity, O Christ Our God) ......................................... pg. 156

5. The Nativity Kontakion: Tone 3 (Today the Virgin Gives Birth).............................................. pg. 157

6. Palm Sunday Troparion: Tone 1 (By Raising Lazarus) ......................................................... pg. 159

7. Ascension Troparion: Tone 4 (Thou Hast Ascended in Glory) ............................................ pg. 160

8. Pentecost Troparion: Tone 8 (Blessed art Thou, O Christ Our God) .................................... pg. 161

9. Transfiguration Troparion: Tone 7 (Thou Wast Transfigured on the Mount) .................................. pg. 162

10. The Elevation of The Cross ­ Troparion: Tone 1 (O Lord, Save Thy People) ............................................. pg. 164

11. The Theophany Troparion: Tone 1 (When Thou, O Lord, Wast Baptized) ................................................. pg. 165

12. The Presentation of Our Lord ­ Troparion: Tone 1 (Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos) ....................................... pg. 166

13. The Nativity of The Theotokos ­ Troparion: Tone 4 (Your Nativity, O Virgin) ............................................ pg. 168

14. The Entrance of The Theotokos ­ Troparion: Tone 4 (Today is the Prelude of the Good Will of God) ................. pg. 169

15. The Annunciation Troparion: Tone 4 (Today is the Beginning of Our Salvation) .......................................... pg. 170

16. The Falling Asleep of the Theotokos ­ Troparion: Tone 1 (In Giving Birth You Preserved Your Virginity) ............ pg. 172

17. Synaxis (and Beheading) of St. John the Baptist ­ Troparion: Tone 2 (The Memory of the Righteous) ................. pg. 173

18. St. Paraskeva ­ Troparion: Tone 4 ............................................. pg. 174

19. St. Luke - Troparion: Tone 3 ................................................... pg. 177

20. St. Demetrius - Troparion: Tone 3 ............................................. pg. 178

21. St. Archangel Michael ­ Troparion: Tone 4 ................................... pg. 180

22. St. Stefan of Decani - Troparion: Tone 4 ...................................... pg. 181

23. St. Nicholas (& St. Spiridon) ­ Troparion: Tone 4 ......................... pg. 183

24. St. Stevan the Protomartyr and Archdeacon - Troparion: Tone 4 .......... pg. 184

25. The Circumcision of Our Lord - Troparion: Tone 1 ......................... pg. 186

26. St. Basil the Great - Troparion: Tone 1 ........................................ pg. 187

27. St. Sava ­ Troparion: Tone 3 ................................................... pg. 189

28. Three Holy Hierarchs - Troparion: Tone 1 .................................... pg. 191

29. St. Simeon the Myrrh-gusher - Troparion: Tone 3 ........................... pg. 193

30. St. George the Great Martyr ­ Troparion: Tone 4 ............................ pg. 195

31. St. Mark (& Matthew) the Evangelist - Troparion: Tone 3 .................. pg. 196

32. St. John the Theologian and Evangelist - Troparion: Tone 4 ............... pg. 197

33. Sts. Cyril and Methodius - Troparion: Tone 4 ................................ pg. 199

34. Sts. Constantine and Helen - Troparion: Tone 8 ............................. pg. 201

35. Holy Martyr and Prince, St. Lazar ­ Troparion: Tone 3 ..................... pg. 202

36. Sts. Peter and Paul ­ Troparion: Tone 4 ....................................... pg. 204

37. St. Elijah ­ Troparion: Tone 4 .................................................. pg. 205

38. St. Panteleimon - Troparion: Tone 3 ........................................... pg. 20

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