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Old Testament Readings

New Testament Readings (sometimes including Psalms)

THEOPHANY

5 January: vigil of Epiphany

ninth hour, in Shepherd's Hut:

Ps 23 (resp .1); 
Alleluiah, Ps 80; 
Luke 2.8-20; 
<? Mt 1.18-25>

[night vigil:]

Gen 1.1-3.20; 
Isa 7.10-18; 
Ex 14.24-15.22; 
Mic 5.2-8; 
Pr 1.1-9; 
Isa 9.5-7; 
Isa 11.1-9; 
Isa 35.4-8; 
Isa 40.10-17; 
Isa 42.1-7; 
Dn 3.1-90;

6 January: Epiphany

Tt 2.11-15; 
Alleluiah Ps 110; 
Mt 2.1-12; 
Mt 1.18-25

7 January: in Shrine of Stephen

Ps 110; 
Ac 6.8-8.2; 
Jn 12.24-46.

8 January: in Martyrion

Ps 110 (resp .3), 
Before the day star I begat thee;
Heb 1.1-14; 
Ps 110; 
Mt 2.13-23.

9 January: Church of Holy Sion

Ps 110; 
Gal 4.1-7; 
Ps 132; 
Lk 1.26-38.

10 January: Mount of Olives

Ps 99; 
Heb 12.18-27; 
Ps 15; 
Lk 1.39-56.

11 January: Shrine of Lazarus, celebrating his raising

Ps 30; 
1Th 4.12-14; 
Ps 40; 
Jn 11.1-46.

12 January: in Golgotha

Ps 98; 
Col 2.1-15; 
Alleluiah Ps 84; 
Lk 2.21

Here ends the canon of the holy Epiphany.

By all the martyrs is this canon performed.

[Bd: In all commemorations of the holy martyrs this canon is performed.]

January 11: Commemoration of Peter and Abisolom.

Ps 116 (resp .15); 
Rom 8.28-39; 
Alleluiah Ps 116; 
Mt 10.16-22.

January 17: Commemoration of Anthony the hermit. Anastasis:

Ps 116 (resp .15); 
Heb 11.32-40; 
Alleluiah Ps 116; 
Mt 10.37-42.

January 19: Day of Theodosius the King. Anastasis:

Ps 132; 
1Tim 2.1-7; 
Alleluiah Ps 21.1; 
Lk 7.1-10

GREAT LENT

February 15 is the Quadragesima of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Martyrion:

Ps 98 
resp: All the ends…; 
Gal 3.24-29; 
Alleluiah Ps 96.2; 
Lk 2.22-40

March 9 is the commemoration of the 40 saints.

(same canon as other saints & then the acts of their martyrdom.)

March 12: Commemoration of Cyril, bishop of Jerusalem

Ps 116 
resp: Precious is the sight of the Lord; 
2Tim 4.1-8; 
Prayer Ps 116; 
Jn 10.11-16

March 29: John, bishop of Jerusalem. same as for Cyril

For the holy quadragesima:

first lection: Isa 1.16-20
second: Ezk 18.20-23
third: Rom 6.3-14
fourth: Col 2.8 ff
fifth: Heb 11.1-31
sixth: Isa 45.17-26
seventh: Eph 3.14-4.13
eighth: Jer 32.19-44
ninth: Job 38.2-39.35
tenth: 1Cor 8.5-9.23
eleventh: Heb 1.1-12
twelfth: Isa 7.11-8.10
thirteenth: Isa 53.1-54.5
fourteenth: 1Cor 12.8-27
fifteenth: Dan 7.13-27
sixteenth: 1Cor 12.1-7
seventeenth: 1Cor 12.8-27
eighteenth: Ezk 37.1-14
nineteenth: 1Tim 3.14-16
Here ends the canon of them that are going to be baptized.

First week of Lent:

Wednesday, Tenth hour, at Holy Sion:

Ex 1.1-2.10; 
Joel 1.14-20;
Ps 51 (resp .5) 

Friday, Tenth hour, at Holy Sion:

Dt 6.4-7.10; 
Job 6.2-7.13; 
Isa 40.1-8;
Ps 41 (resp .4)

Second week of Lent:

Monday, Tenth hour, Anastasis

1Sam 1.1-23; 
Hos 1.2-33; 
Jer 1.1-10; 
Ps 130 (resp .2)

Tuesday, Tenth hour, Anastasis

1Sam 1.23-2.26; 
Prov 2.1-3.10; 
Jer 1.11-2.3; 
Ps 27 (resp. 7)

Wednesday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Ex 2.11-22; 
Joel 2.1-11; 
Mic 4.1-7; 
Ps 57(resp .1)

Thursday, Tenth hour, Anastasis

1Sam 3.21-4.18(LXX); 
Pr 3.11-4.13; 
Jer 2.31-3.16; 
Ps 39 (resp .12)

Friday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Dt 7.11-8.1; 
Job 9.2-10.2; 
Isa 40.9-17; 
Ps 65 (resp .5)

Third week of Lent:

Wednesday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Ex 2.13-3.15; 
Joel 2.21-32; 
Ps 31 (resp .1)

Friday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Dt 8.11-9.10; 
Job 12.1-13.6; 
Isa 42.1-6; 
Ps 75 (resp .11)

Fourth week of Lent

Wednesday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Ex 3.16-22; 
Joel 3.1-8; 
Ps 77 (resp .1)

Friday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Dt 9.11-24; 
Job 16.2-17.16; 
Isa 43.22-44.8; 
Ps 83 (resp .18)

Fifth week of Lent

Wednesday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Ex 4.1-21; 
Joel 3.9-22; 
Ps 84 (resp .4)

Friday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Dt 10.1-15; 
Job 19.2-29; 
Isa 45.1-13; 
Ps 85 (resp .7)

Sixth week of Lent

Wednesday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Ex 4.21-5.3; 
Zech 9.9-16; 
Ps 86 (resp .15)

Friday, Tenth hour, Holy Sion

Dt 11.10-25; 
Job 21.1-34; 
Isa 46.3-47.4; 
Ps 88 (resp .2)

Saturday before Holy Week, Shrine of Lazarus

Ps 30 (resp .3); 
1Th 4.12-17; 
Alleluiah Ps 40; 
Jn 11.55-12.11

GREAT WEEK

Palm Sunday, Martyrion

Dawn?:

 Ps 98 (resp .8); 
Eph 1.3-10; 
Alleluiah Ps 99; 
Mt 21.1-11

Ninth hour, procession to Mt of Olives with palm branches; praying and singing there until tenth hour,when they descend to the Anastasis,

 chanting Ps 118 (resp .26)

Monday, Martyrion

Gen 1.1-3.20; 
Pr 1.1-9; 
Isa 40.1-8; 
Ps 65 (resp .5)

Tuesday, Tenth hour, Mt of Olives

Gen 6.9-9.17; 
Pr 9.1-11; 
Isa 40.9-17; 
Ps 25 (resp .1)

Mt 24.3-26.3

Wednesday, Tenth hour, Martyrion

Gn 18.1-19.30; 
Pr 1.10-19; 
Zech 11.11-14; 
Ps 41 (resp .4)

After the psalm, in Anastasis:

Mt 26.14-16

Thursday, Seventh hour, Martyrion

Gen 22.1-18; 
Isa 61.1-6

Ac 1.15-26; 
Ps 55 
resp .22 "Their words"

Then the catechumens are dismissed.

Then

Ps 23 (resp .5); 
1Cor 11.23.-.32; 
Mt 26.20-39

Sacrifice offered in Martyrion, before the Cross

Then: Proceed to Holy Sion

Ps 23 (resp .5); 
1Cor 11.23-32; 
Mk 14.12-26

Then: Proceed to Mt of Olives for evening service and vigil:

Ps 2 (resp .2); 
Ps 41 (resp .5); 
Ps 59 (resp .1); 
Ps 88 
resp .5 "They are cut off from thy hand"; 
Ps 109
resp .2 "They spake of me, and with deceitful tongue"

Jn 13.31-18.1

Same evening: ascend the hillock (Mt Sion? Mt Olivet?)

Ps 109 (resp .4); 
Lk 22.39-46

Then assemble in the Room of the Disciples:

Mk 14.33-42

Then to Gethsemane, in the Mt of Olives:

Mt 26.36-56

Then to Golgotha,

singing Ps 118 (resp .1);

there: Mt 26.57-27.2

Then to Palace of the Judge:

Jn 18.28-19.16

Then to Golgotha,

singing psalms;

there: Lk 23.24-31

Friday

Dawn: adoration of True Cross before Golgotha

Sixth hour: assemble in Golgotha: 8 psalms and 5 gospel lections [sic]:

Ps 35 (resp .11)

Zech 11.11-14

Gal 6.14-18

Ps 38 (resp .17)

Isa 3.9-15

Php 2.5-11

Ps 41 (resp .6)

Isa 50.4-9

Rom 5.6-11

Alleluiah Ps 22 (resp .18)

Amos 8.9-12

1Cor 1.18-31

Ps 31 (resp .5)

Isa 52.13-53.12

Heb 2.11-18; 
Mt 27.3-53

Ps 69 (resp .22);

Isa 63.1-3

Heb 9.11-28; 
Mk 15.16-41

Ps 88 (resp .4)

Jer 11.18-21

Heb 10.19-31; 
Lk 23.32-49

Ps 102 (resp .1)

Zech 14.6-11

1Tim 6.13-16; 
Jn 19.25-37

They enter the church at the tenth hour

Saturday, dawn, Anastasis

Light torch in Anastasis:

Ps 113 (resp .2)

Bishop then lights three candles, then all others do.

Then to the Martyrion, with these as the vigil readings:

 Ps 188 (resp .24)
Gen 1.1-3.24
Gen 22.1-18
Ex 12.1-24
Jon 1.1-4.11
Ex 14.24-15.21
Isa 60.1-13 
resp "Behold there is come the king of glory of light, illumining all creatures"
Job 38.1-28
4Ki/2Ki 2.1-22
Jer 31.31-34
Jos 1.1-9
Ezk 37.1-14
Dan 3.1-90

Midnight:

Ps 65 (resp .1); 
1Cor 15.1-11; 
Alleluiah: Ps 30 (resp .1); 
Mt 28.1-20

Then sacrifice is offered. The catechumens are dismissed.

Then bishop offers in Anastasis before Golgotha, and instantly reads:

Jn 20.1-18

PASCHA

Easter Sunday
Dawn, Martyrion

Ac 1.1-14; 
Alleluiah Ps 147 (resp .12); 
Mk 16.2-8

Ninth hour, 
ascend Mt of Olives, sing a song, and descend to Anastasis

At evening go to Holy Sion:

Ps 149 (resp .1); 
Jn 20.19-25

Monday, Martyrion

Ps 65 (resp .1); 
Ac 2.22-41; 
Alleluiah Ps 147 (resp .12); 
Lk 14.1-12

Administration of the mystery, in Martyrion:

1Pt 5.8-14

Tuesday, Shrine of Stephen

Ps 65 (resp .1); 
Ac 2.42-3.21; 
Ps 21 (resp .1); 
Lk 24.13-35

Wednesday, Holy Sion

Ps 147 (resp .12); 
Ac 3.22-4.12; 
James 1.1-12; 
Alleluiah Ps 65 (resp .1); 
Lk 24.36-40

Thursday, Mt of Olives

Ps 99 (resp .5); 
Ac 13.31; 
Jas 1.13-27; 
Alleluiah Ps 15; 
Mt 5.1-12

Friday, Golgotha

Ps 98 (resp .3); 
Ac 4.32-5.11; 
Jas 2.1-13; 
Alleluiah Ps 93; 
Jn 21.1-14

Administration of the mystery:

1Jn 2.20-27

Saturday, Anastasis

Ps 67 (resp .1); 
Ac 5.12-33; 
Jas 2.14-26; 
Alleluiah; 
Jn 21.15-25

Administration of the mystery:

1Cor 11.23-32

Sunday

Morning?, Martyrion:

Ps 65; 
Ac 5.34-6.7; 
Jas 3.1-13; 
Ps 147.12; 
Jn 1.1-11

Ninth hour, Mt of Olives:

sing psalms for a time

Then descend to Anastasis:

Ps 149 (resp .1); 
Jn 20.26-31

Administration of the mystery in the Anastasis:

1Pt 2.1-10

VARIOUS

1 May: Commemoration of Jeremiah the Prophet in Anathoth

Ps 40 (resp .2); 
Jer 1.1-10; 
Jer 38.1-28;

2Pt 2.9-24; 
Alleluiah Ps 30; 
Mt 2.16-18

7 May: Golgotha: Day of the Apparition of the Cross

Ps 97.6; 
Epistle of Cyril to Constantius; 
Gal 6.14-18; 
Alleluiah Ps 98; 
Mt 24.30-35

18 May, in Bethlehem: The children slain by Herod.

Ps 8 (resp .2); 
Ac 12.1-24; 
Heb 2.11-18; 
Alleluiah Ps 103; 
Mt 2.16-18; 
Alleluiah Ps 24 (resp .1); 
Lk 14.41-53

Sunday of Pentecost
Sunrise, Martyrion:

 Ps 143 (resp .10); 
Ac 2.1-21; 
Alleluiah Ps "How lovely are thy courts"; 
Jn 14.15-24

Third hour, go to Holy Sion:

 Ps 143 (resp .10); 
Ac 2.1-21; 
Jn 14.25-29

Tenth hour, Mt of Olives:

 Ps 143 (resp .10); 
Ac 2.1-21; 
Jn 16.5-15

Then to Holy Sion:

 Ps 143 (resp .10); 
Jn 14.15-24

27 June: Deposition of Zechariah the Prophet

Ps 26 (resp .8); 
Zech 3.7-4.9

1Cor 12.26-13.10; 
Alleluiah Ps 116; 
Mt 23.34-24.1

14 June: Elisha the Prophet

4Ki/2Ki 13.14-21

Heb 11.32-40; 
Alleluiah Ps 116; 
Lk 4.25-42

2 July: The Tabernacle which was in Kiriath-Jearim

 Ps 132 (resp .7); 
1Ki/1Sam 6.18-72; 
4Ki/2Ki 6.12-19

Heb 9.1-10; 
Ps 36; 
Mt 5.17-20

6 July: Deposition of Isaiah the Prophet

Ps 116 (resp .15); 
Isa 6.1-10

Eph 4.7-13

The Martyrdom of Eleazar

2Mac 6.18-7.41

Mt 5.17-20

15 August: Day of Mariam Theotokos
At third milestone from Jerusalem.

Ps 132 (resp .8); 
Isa 7.10-15

Gal 3.29-4.7; 
Alleluiah Ps 110; 
Lk 2.1-7

24 August: Thomas the Apostle

Ps 19 (resp .4); 
Ac 1.12-14; 
1Cor 12.26-13.10; 
Alleluiah Ps 47 (resp .1); 
Jn 20.26-31

29 August (ms: January): John the Baptist

Ps 116 (resp .15); 
Ac 13.17-42; 
Alleluiah Ps 116; 
Mt 14.1-12

23 September: Dedication of the Holy Places

First day, Anastasis:

Ps 65 (resp .1); 
#?Tim 3.14-16; 
Alleluiah Ps 147 (resp .12); 
Jn 10.22-42

[second day, Golgotha:

Ps 65 (resp. 1); 
[readings lost]

15 November: Philip the Apostle

Ps 116.15; 
Ac 8.26-40; 
Alleluiah Ps 47 (resp .1); 
Jn 1.43-51

30 November: Andrew the Apostle

Ps 19 (resp .4); 
2Cor 11.24-32; 
Jn 1.35-44

Dedications of new altars

Ps 43 (resp .4); 
Heb 13.10-16; 
Alleluiah Ps 26 (resp .1); 
Mt 23.12-22

25 December: David and Jacobus (brother of the Lord), Holy Sion

Ps 132 (resp .1); 
2Ki/2Sam 5.1-10;

Ac 15.1-29; 
Mt 22.41-46

26 or 27 December: Stephen

Ps 110; 
Ac 6.8-8.2, 
Alleluiah Ps 21 (resp .1); 
Jn 12.24-26

28 December: Peter and Paul

Ps 19 (resp .4); 
2Pt 1.12-19; 
2Tim 4.1-8; 
Alleluiah Ps 47 (resp .1); 
Jn 21.15-19

29 December: Jacob the Apostle and John the Evangelist

Ps 96 (resp .2); 
Ac 12.1-23