Schemata* for Vespers** according to the typicon of New Skete

 

Daily

Trisagion, Our Father

1 section of kathisma as meditation

     [brief reflection]

     Glory: alleluia + Prayer

 

Sunday

 

 

fw~j i9laro/n, lamp lighting + prayer

 

Ps. 104 [103] or 86[85] + prayer

 

 

 

Incense offering

   Pss.141[140],142[141], etc.

     Hear me, O Lord as refrain         

     throughout, but concluding with   

     stichera of day + prayer

 

 

Prokimenon

    Scripture reading

    Reflection

Kataci&wson ku&rie

 

Aposticha of day

 

 

Canticle of Simeon [Lk. 2:29-32]

    Trinity prayers: Holy God, etc.

Troparion & Theotokion of day

 

 

Great litany, aitisis + prayer

    Peace + prayer of inclination

fw~j i9laro/n, lamp lighting + prayer

 

Ps. 104[103] + prayer

1st kathisma: Happy indeed,

    as antiphon + prayer

 

Incense offering

   Pss. 141[140],142[141], etc.

     Hear me, O Lord as refrain         

     throughout, but concluding with   

     stichera of Resurrectional tone

     + prayer

 

Prokimenon

     Scripture reading

     Reflection

Kataci&wson ku&rie

Procession to Golgotha,

    Aposticha of Resurrectional tone

Canticle of Simeon [Lk. 2:29-32]

    Trinity prayers: Holy God, etc.

Troparion of Resurrectional tone and 

   O Virgin Theotokos

 

Office of the myrrh-bearing women

   Return procession to ambo

Polyeleos/ evlogitaria/ or hypocoë

Gospel of resurrection cycle

 Gospel sticheron / Canticle of Moses [Ex.15: 1-18] , or  We have seen Christ’s       

  Resurrection

 

Great litany, aitisis + prayer

    Peace + prayer of inclination

 

Schemata for Matins according to the typicon of New Skete

 

Daily
Sunday

 

Opening verses

    1 Psalm [in rotation] + prayer

The Lord God vs. from Ps 118[117]

   Troparion & Theotokion of day

 

Opening verses

    1 Psalm [in rotation] + prayer

The Lord God vs. from Ps 118[117]

   Troparion & Theotokion of

   Resurrectional tone

 

 

Patristic/non-scriptural reading

[brief reflection]

     Glory: alleluia + prayer

Sessional hymn

 

Matins Proper

Ps. 51[50] + prayer

 

Morning Antiphon [in daily rotation]

     O.T. Canticle [in weekly rotation]

     Selected Psalm [in weekly rotation]

     N.T. Canticle [in weekly rotation]

     + prayer

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Ìranked feasts: Polyeleos replacesé  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Kondakion [& ikos]

  Incense offering

Canticle of Theotokos

 

Hymn of Light   [exapostilarion or 

  photogogicon of current tone]

 Gospel

[brief reflection]

 

 Prayer of the Praises

PRAISES: Pss. 148-150

Kataci&wson ku&rie

Trinity prayers: Holy God, etc. Our  Father

 - - - - - - - - but on:-Ì Great Dox. and Gospel after Troparia- - - - - - -

Troparion & Theotokion

Great litany, aitisis + prayer

    Peace + prayer of inclination

 

Matins Proper

Ps. 51[50]  with From the dead has Jesus risen as refrain + prayer

 

Canticle of the Three Youths [Dn. 3:57-    

   88; 56] with irmos of current

   tone as refrain

   + prayer

 

Kondakion [& ikos]

  Incense offering

Canticle of Theotokos with irmos of current tone as refrain

 

 

 

 

 

Prayer of the Praises

PRAISES: Pss. 148-150

Great Doxology

   Resurrection Troparion I or II

 

[Since Divine Liturgy is to follow,

   the Great Litany & aitsis are omitted]

Simple dismissal