The Divine Liturgy according to the Typicon of New Skete

 

 

 

3 Antiphons in procession

circling little church

stop for prayer of 1st

stop at steps to main church after 2nd:

 Prayer of Entrance

during 3rd : entry of all

priest & deacon with scripture on ambo

 

Enarxis

 

3 Antiphons in narthex

 

Prayer of Entrance after 2nd

during 3rd

Entry of clergy & people

Priest & deacon with scripture on ambo

 

 

 

Entry of priest & deacon with scriptures directly from west sacristy to ambo

Trisagion, or

9O monogenh&j

or some proper psalm or troparion & kondakion

 

 

Liturgy of the Word

 

+Peace

Old Testament

[Pascha: general letters]

Prokimenon & several verses

Epistle

Alleluia &  several psalm verses

incensation of Scriptures at ambo

Gospel

Homily with a few moments silence at end

Great litany and prayer

 

Liturgy of the Eucharist

 

Churubic Hymn + Ps 24[23],7-10

Verses between priest & deacon, prayer of accession

Deacon bring gifts from prothesis

Pre-anaphora: Symbol of Faith

Kiss of peace by all

Anaphora aloud

All respond to institution and epiklesis

Anamnesis

litany: Our Father

fraction: communion

Koinonika with psalm or NT verses

followed by a few moments silence

Litany and prayer of Thanksgiving

Prayer behind ambo

clergy exit to west sacristy

 


 

* These outlines do not include variations for Great Feasts and Great Lent.

** The synaxarion for the saint[s] or feast is read after the bell peal, just before the beginning of vespers.

Brother Stavros

New Skete, August 26, 2002