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An Ancient Armenian Lectionary (Renoux)
The lectionary presented here preserves an ancient tradition
representing the practices of the Jerusalem Church
between 417 and 439 AD.
For a detailed introduction, see the source for this information:
Renoux, Athanase. Patrologia Orientalis, Nos. 163, 168: Le Codex Arménien Jérusalem 121.
1. Record of the
synaxes as they are kept in Jerusalem at the holy places of Christ, in which is
indicated the
date of the month and the reading of the day, and in which
is indicated the psalm appropriate to the feasts and
to the memorials. If
in this book we have repeated the same thing two times, three times, or more,
let not a person
impute this action to ignorance, but much rather to our
diligence so that without difficulty, following the proper
place for each synaxis, one searching may find the reading.
The feast of
the Holy Epiphany has the place of 6
January. And on the 5th,
they gather at the Place of the
Shepherds, at the tenth hour, and perform this canon:
Psalm
22, antiphon: The Lord is my
shepherd [Ps 23]
Alleluia,
Psalm 79: O shepherd of Israel, hear,
you who lead [Ps 80]
Gospel
according to Luke [2.8-20]
Then they
gather in the cave in Bethlehem:
Reading
1, of Genesis [1.28-3.20]
Reading
2, of the Prophet Isaiah [7.10-17]
Reading
3, of Exodus [14.24-15.21]
Reading
4, of the Prophet Micah [5.2-7]
Reading
5, of the Proverbs [1.2-9]
Reading
6, of the Prophet Isaiah [9.5b-7]
Reading
7, of the Prophet Isaiah [11.1-9]
Reading
8, of the Prophet Isaiah [35.3-8]
Reading
9, of the Prophet Isaiah [40.10-17]
Reading
10, of the Prophet Isaiah [42.1-8a]
Reading
11, of the Prophet Daniel [3.1-23, Song
of the Three Youths 1-12a]
Lord
you have made the dew fall, a dew of mercy,
and
quenched the flame of burning fire,
for
it is you alone who are recognized as Savior.
[Song
of the Three Youths 12b-28]
You
have had pity on our fathers.
You
have visited us.
You
have saved us.
[Song
of the Three Youths 29-68]
[The
response to every line: Praise Him and
exalt Him throughout the ages!]
1bis. And after they
have read the hymn, this canon is performed:
Psalm 2,
antiphon: The Lord said to me, You are
my son; today I have begotten you.
Reading of the
Letter of the Apostle Paul to Titus
[2.11-15]
Alleluia,
Psalm 109 [110]
Gospel
According to Saint Matthew [2.1-12]
2. At dawn they
gather at the Holy Martyrium in the City, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 2,
antiphon: The Lord said to me, You are
my son; today I have begotten you.
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to Titus
[2.11-15]
Alleluia,
Psalm 109 [110]
Gospel
according to Saint Matthew [1.18-25]
3. The second
day, they gather at the Martyrium of Saint Stephen, and this canon is
performed:
Psalm 5,
antiphon: Lord, as with a shield, of
you favour
[Here, LXX has ‘you have crowned
us,’ whereas MT has ‘you have covered us.’]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [6.8-8.2]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to Titus
[2.11-15]
Alleluia,
Psalm 20 [21]
Gospel
according to John [12.24-26]
4. The third day,
they assemble at the Holy Martyrium in the City, on Sunday, and this canon is
performed:
Psalm 2,
antiphon: The Lord said to me, You are my son; today I have begotten you.
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [1.1-12]
Alleluia,
Psalm 109 [110]
Gospel
according to Matthew [2.13-23]
5. The fourth
day, they assemble at Holy Sion, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 109,
antiphon: In the splendour of the
saints, before the morning star, I have begotten you [110]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Galatians [4.1-7]
Alleluia,
Psalm 131 [132]
Gospel
according to Luke [1.26-38]
6. The fifth day,
they gather at the Holy Mount of Olives, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 98,
antiphon: Exalt the Lord our God, adore
Him on His holy mountain [99]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [12.18-27]
Alleluia,
Psalm 14: Lord, who shall sojourn in
Your tent?
Gospel
according to Luke [1.39-56]
7. The sixth day,
they assemble at the Lazarium, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 29,
antiphon: Lord, You have brought forth
my sould from hell,
You have
saved me from those who go down into the pit
[30]
Reading from
the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians [4.13-5.11]
Alleluia,
Psalm 39 [40]
Gospel
according to John [11.1-46]
8. The seventh
day, they gather at Holy Golgotha, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 95,
antiphon: Announce, from day to day,
His salvation [96]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Romans
[1.1-7]
Alleluia,
Psalm 71 [72]
Gospel
according to Luke [2.1-7]
9. The eighth
day, they gather at Holy Anastasis, on the day of the Circumcision of our
Savior
Jesus Christ, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 97,
antiphon: The Lord has shown His
salvation, before the nations He has revealed His justice [98]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Colossians [2.8-15]
Alleluia,
Psalm 84 [85]
Gospel
according to Luke [2.21]
The canon of synaxes of the Holy Epiphany is finished.
10. For all the
commemorations of the of the holy martyrs, this canon is performed:
11
January. Commemoration of Peter and of
Absalom.
Psalm 115,
antiphon: Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of His saints
[116.10-19]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Romans [8.28-39]
And then the
acts of their martyrdom.
Alleluia,
Psalm 114 [116.1-9]
Gospel
According to Matthew [10.16-22]
11. 17
January. Commemoration of Saint
Anthony, Hermit.
They assemble at Holy Anastasis,
and this canon is executed:
Psalm 115,
antiphon: Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of His saints
[116.10-19]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [11.32-40]
Alleluia,
Psalm 114 [116.1-9]
Gospel
according to Matthew [10.37-42]
12. 19
January. Commemoration of the Great
King Theodosius.
They assemble at Holy Anastasis,
and this canon is executed:
Psalm 131, antiphon: Lord, remember David and all his humility
[132]
Reading from
the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to Timothy [2.1-7]
Alleluia,
Psalm 20 [21]
Gospel
according to Luke [7.1-10]
13. 14
February. Fortieth day of the Nativity
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
They assemble in the Holy
Martyrium in the City, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 97,
antiphon: All the ends of the earth
have seen the salvation of our God [98]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Galatians [3.24-29]
Alleluia, Psalm
95 [96]
Gospel
according to Luke [2.22-40]
14. 9 March. Commemoration of the Forty Saints.
They gather at the Holy Martyrium
of Saint Stephen, and the same canon is performed,
and the
acts of their martyrdom.
15. 18 March. Commemoration of Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem,
and this canon is performed:
Psalm 115,
antiphon: Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of His saints [116.10-19]
Reading from
the Second Letter of the Apostle Paul to Timothy [4.1-8]
Alleluia,
Psalm 114 [116.1-9]
Gospel according
to Luke [10.11-16]
16. 29 March. Commemoration of John, Bishop of
Jerusalem.
The same canon is performer as for
the commemoration of Cyril.
17. Instruction for
those who are written in the book for the Holy Fast, and who are
preparing
to receive baptism.
Reading 1,
from the Prophet Isaiah [1.16-20]
Reading 2,
from the Prophet Ezekiel [18.20b-23]
Reading 3,
from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Romans [6.3-14]
Reading 4,
from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Colossians [2.8-3.4]
Reading 5,
from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [11.1-31]
Reading 6,
from the Prophet Isaiah [45.16b-25 LXX]
Reading 7,
from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Ephesians [3.14-4.13]
Reading 8,
from the Prophet Jeremiah [39.19b-44 LXX; 32.19b-44 NRSV]
Reading 9,
from Job [38.2-40.5]
Reading 10,
from the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [8.5-9.23]
Reading 11,
from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [1.1-2.1]
Reading 12,
from the Prophet Isaiah [7.10-8.10]
Reading 13,
from the Prophet Isaiah [53.1-54.5]
Reading 14,
from the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [15.1-28]
Reading 15,
from the Prophet Daniel [7.2-27]
Reading 16,
from the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [12.1-7]
Reading 17,
from the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [12.8-27]
Reading 18,
from the Prophet Ezekiel [37.1-14]
Reading 19,
from the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to Timothy [3.14-16]
The canon of
instruction for those who are preparing to be baptized is finished: 19 readings.
18. Readings which
are done during Holy Lent.
The first week
of the Fast, on Wednesday, at the tenth hour,
they gather at Holy Sion, and this
canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Exodus, the beginning [1.1-2.10]
Reading 2,
from the Prophet Joel [1.14-20]
Psalm 50,
antiphon: Have pity on me, God,
according to your great mercy;
according
to the abundance of your compassion erase my iniquities [51]
19. The first week
of the Fast, on Friday, at the tenth hour,
they gather at Holy Sion and this
canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Deuteronomy [6.4-10]
Reading 2,
from Job [6.2-7.13]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Isaiah [40.1-8]
Psalm 40,
antiphon: I said, Lord have mercy on
me, heal my soul; I have sinned against you [41]
20. The second week
of the Fast, on Monday, at the tenth hour,
they gather at Holy Anastasis, and
this canon is executed:
Reading 1,
from the First Book of Kings, beginning [1Sam 1.1-23a]
Reading 2,
from the Proverbs, beginning [1.2-33]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Jeremiah, beginning [1.1-10]
Psalm 129,
antiphon: Let Your ears be attentive to
the voice of my prayer [130]
21. On Tuesday,
they gather at Holy Anastasis, at the tenth hour, and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from the First Book of Kings, continuing [1Sam 1.23b-2.26]
Reading 2,
from Proverbs [2.1-3.10]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Jeremiah [1.11-2.3]
Psalm 26,
antiphon: Lord, hear my voice, for I
cry to You; have mercy on me and hear me [27]
22. On Wednesday,
at the tenth hour, they gather at Holy Sion, and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Exodus [2.11-22]
Reading 2,
from the Prophet Joel, continuing [2.1-11]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Micah [4.1-7]
Psalm 56,
antiphon: Have mercy on me, God, have
mercy on me; for in You has my soul trusted [57]
23. On Thursday, at
the tenth hour, they gather at Holy Anastasis, and this canon is executed:
Reading 1,
from the First Book of Kings, continuing [1Sam 3.2-4.18]
Reading 2,
from Proverbs, continuing [3.11-4.14]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Jeremiah [2.31-3.16]
Psalm 38,
antiphon: Hear my prayer, Lord; give
ear to my supplications [39]
24. On Friday, they
gather at Holy Sion, at the tenth hour, and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Deuteronomy [7.11-8.1]
Reading 2,
from Job [9.2-10.2a]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Isaiah [40.9-17]
Psalm 64,
antiphon: Hear us, God Our Savior, Hope
of all the ends of the earth [65]
25. The third week
of Lent, on Wednesday, at the tenth hour,
they gather at Holy Sion and this
canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Exodus [2.23-3.15]
Reading 2,
from the Prophet Joel [2.21-32]
Psalm 70,
antiphon: In You, Lord, have I hoped;
let me never be put to shame [71.1]
26. On Friday, at
the tenth hour, they gather at Holy Sion, and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Deuteronomy [8.11-9.10]
Reading 2,
from Job [12.2-13.6]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Isaiah [42.1-8a]
Psalm 74,
antiphon: We praise You, God, we praise
You and call upon Your holy name [75]
27. The fourth week
of Lent, on Wednesday at the tenth hour,
they gather at Holy Sion, and this
canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Exodus, continuing [3.16-22]
Reading 2,
from the Prophet Joel [3.1-8]
Psalm 76,
antiphon: With my voice I cried to the
Lord; with my voice I cried to God,
and He set
His eyes upon me [77]
28. On Friday, at
the tenth hour, they gather at Holy Sion, and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Deuteronomy [9.11-24]
Reading 2,
from Job [16.2-17.16]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Isaiah [43.22-44.8]
Psalm 82,
antiphon: Let them know that Your name
is the Lord, and that
You alone
are the Most High over all the earth [83]
29. The fifth week
of Lent. On Wednesday at the tenth
hour,
they gather at Holy Sion and this
canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Exodus, continuing [4.1-21a]
Reading 2,
from the Prophet Joel [3.9-21]
Psalm 83,
antiphon: Blessed are those who dwell
in the House of the Lord,
to the
ages of the ages they praise you [84]
30. On Friday, at
the tenth hour, they gather at Holy Sion, and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Deuteronomy [10.1-15]
Reading 2,
from Job [19.2-29]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Isaiah [45.1-13]
Psalm 84,
antiphon: Show us, Lord, Your mercy,
and grant us Your salvation [85]
31. The sixth week
of Lent. On Wednesday at the tenth
hour,
they gather at Holy Sion, and this
canon is performed:
Reading from
Exodus [4.21-5.3]
Reading 2,
from the Prophet Zechariah [9.9-16a]
Psalm 85,
antiphon: Patient, Full of Mercy, and
True, turn to me and have pity [86]
32. On Friday at
the tenth hour, they gather at Holy Sion, and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Deuteronomy [11.10-25]
Reading 2,
from Job [21.2-34]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Isaiah [46.3-47.4]
Psalm 87,
antiphon: Let my prayer come before
You, Lord;
incline
Your ear to my supplication [88]
33. The sixth day
before the Passover of the Law, on Saturday, at the tenth hour,
they assemble at the Lazarium, and
this canon is performed:
Psalm 29,
antiphon: Lord, You have brought up my
soul from hell,
and You
have saved me from those who go down into the pit [30]
Reading from
the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians [4.13-18]
Alleluia,
Psalm 39 [40]
Gosepel
according to John [11.55-12.11]
34. On Sunday, the
Day of Palms,
they assemble at the Holy
Martyrium in the City, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 97,
antiphon: Let the mountains exult
before the Lord,
for the
Lord is coming and He arrives to judge [98]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Ephesians [1.3-10]
Alleluia,
Psalm 96 [97]
Gospel
according to Matthew [20.29-21.17]
34bis. The same day,
at the ninth hour, they ascend the Mount of Olives with the branches of palm
trees,
and there they sing songs and pray
until about the eleventh hour.
Then they descend together to Holy
Anastasis while singing Psalm 117;
the antiphon is: Blessed is He who comes in the name of the
Lord! Blessed is He who comes!
35. On the Monday
of the Fast of Passover,
they gather at the Holy Martyrium
in the City at the tenth hour, and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Genesis, the beginning [1.1-3.24]
Reading 2,
from Proverbs, the beginning [1.2-9]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Isaiah [40.1-8]
Psalm 64,
antiphon: Hear us, God our Savior, Hope
of all the ends of the earth [65]
36. On Tuesday,
they gather on the Mount of Olives at the tenth hour, and this canon is
performed:
Reading 1,
from Genesis [6.9-9.17]
Reading 2,
from Proverbs [9.1-11]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Isaiah [40.9-17]
Psalm 24,
antiphon: To You, Lord, have I lifted
my soul;
in You,
God, I have placed my hope that I will never be confounded [25]
37. On Wednesday,
at the tenth hour,
they gather at the Holy Martyrium
in the City, and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Genesis [18.1-19.30]
Reading 2, from
Proverbs [1.10-19]
Reading 3,
from the Prophet Zechariah [11.11-14]
Psalm 40,
antiphon: I said, Lord, have mercy on
me:
heal my
soul, for I have sinned against You [41]
37bis. And after the
psalm, they immediately descend to Holy Anastasis and
read the Gospel according to
Matthew [26.3-16]
38. On the Thursday
of the Old Passover, concerning which Jesus said to His disciples,
“I ardently desire to eat this
Passover with you.”
And they gather at the beginning
of the seventh hour, at the Holy Martyrium in the City,
and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from Genesis [22.1-18]
Reading 2,
from the Prophet Isaiah [61.1-6]
Reading 3,
from the Acts of the Apostles [1.15-26]
Psalm 54,
antiphon: His words are smoother than
oil, and they are like darts [55]
After the
psalm, they sit for the homily, and the catechumens are dismissed.
39. And after the
dismissal of the catechumens, they gather again, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 22,
antiphon: You have prepared a table
before me, in the sight of my oppressors [23]
Reading from
the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [11.23-32]
Gospel
according to Matthew [26.17-20]
Then the
sacrifice is offered in the Holy Martyrium and before the Holy Cross.
39bis. And they
immediately go to Holy Sion, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 22,
antiphon: You have prepared a table
before me, in the sight of my oppressors [23]
The same
reading from the Apostle to the Corinthians [1Cor 11.23-32]
Gospel
according to Mark [14.1-26]
39ter. And they immediately
ascend the Mount of Olives, and they do the evening office.
And to it they also join the
vigil. And gobala of psalms, three by
three.
And the prayer is done with bended
knee.
For the first
gobala, psalms 2, 3, and 4; antiphon:
The
princes of the peoples have gathered together against the Lord and against his
Christ [2.2b]
For the second
gobala, psalms 40, 41, and 42; antiphon:
They have
set an unjust word against me: Lord,
Lord, do not abandon me!
[40.9 +
37.22 LXX; 41.7 + 38.21 NRSV]
For the third
gobala, psalms 58, 59, and 60; antiphon:
God,
deliver me from my enemies, and save me from my persecutors [58.2 LXX; 59.1
NRSV]
For the fourth
gobala, psalms 78, 79, and 80; antiphon:
They are
expelled from Your hand; we are Your people, and the sheep of Your pasturage
[87.6b +
78.13 LXX; 88.5c + 79.13a NRSV]
For the fifth
gobala, psalms 108, 109, and 110; antiphon:
They have
spoken against me with a lying tongue, and have surrounded me with words of
hate
[108.2b-3a
LXX; 109.2b-3a NRSV]
And after the
fifteen psalms, and the five gobala, and the five prayers, in the same evening,
but at mignight, they read the
Gospel according to John [13.16-18.1]
40. At the same
hour of the night, on the Mountain, at the Summit, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 108,
antiphon: Instead of loving me, they
betrayed me,
and I
continued to pray [108.4 LXX; 109.4 NRSV]
Gospel
according to Luke [22.1-65]
40bis. At the same
hour of the night, they gather at the Place of the Disciples,
and they read the Gospel according
to Mark [14.27-42]
40ter. At the same
hour of the night, they immediately descend the Holy Mount of Olives to
Gethsemane,
and they read the Gospel according
to Matthew [26.31-56]
41. Following this,
they go, singing psalms, to the Courtyard of the House of the High Priest
Caiaphas,
at the Place of the Repentance of
Peter. And they read the Gospel
according to Matthew [26.57-75]
42. At the same
hour of the night, they go, singing Psalm 118, antiphon:
Give glory
to the Lord, for He is good, and his mercy is forever [118.1 LXX; 119.1 NRSV]
And beginning
at the gate, they say a gobala (Psalms 78, 79, and 80; antiphon:
They are
expelled from Your hand; we are Your people, and the sheep of your pasturage
[87.6b +
78.13 LXX[),
until they arrive before Holy
Golgotha,
and there they read this from the
Gospel according to John [18.2-27]
42bis. At dawn, this
canon is performed:
Psalm 108,
antiphon: Instead of loving me, they
betrayed me,
and I
continued to pray [108.4 LXX; 109.4 NRSV]
And after this
they read the Gospel according to John [18.28-19.16a]
43. On the morning
of Friday, the precious wood of the Cross is place before Holy Golgotha.
And those who are assembled adore
it, offering adoration until the sixth hour.
And at the
sixth hour, they gather at Holy Golgotha, and
they say eight
Psalms,
eight readings
from the Prophets,
eight from the
Apostle,
and for each
Psalm, two readings, and one prayer only:
1. Psalm 34, antiphon: Unjust witnesses stood, asking things I do
not know [34.11 LXX]
Reading
1, from the Prophet Zechariah [11.11-14]
Reading
2, from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Galatians [6.14-18]
Prayer
with psalmody
Pray
to the Lord.
2. Psalm 37, antiphon: I am ready for torments,
and my
sorrows are always before me [37.18 LXX; 38.17 NRSV]
Reading
3, from the Prophet Isaiah [3.9b-15]
Reading
4, from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Philippians [2.5-11]
Prayer
with.
3. Psalm 40, antiphon: In his heart, he gathered iniquity to
himself [40.6 LXX; 41.6bc NRSV]
Reading
5, from the Prophet Isaiah [50.4-9a]
Reading
6, from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Romans [5.6-11]
Prayer
with.
4. Psalm 21, antiphon: They parted my garments among them, and cast
lots for my robe.
Reading
7, from the Prophet Amos [8.9-12]
Reading
8, from the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [1.18-31]
Prayer
with.
5. Psalm 30, antiphon: Into Your hands I commit my spirit [30.6
LXX; 31.5a NRSV]
Reading
9, from the Prophet Isaiah [52.13-53.12]
Reading
10, from the Letter fo the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [2.11-18]
Gospel
according to Matthew [27.1-56]
Prayer
with.
6. Psalm 68, antiphon: They gave me gall for food, and in my thirst
gave me vinegar to drink
[68.22
LXX; 69.21 NRSV]
Reading
11, from the Prophet Isaiah [63.1-6]
Reading
12, from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [9.11-28]
Gospel
according to Mark [15.1-41]
Prayer
with.
7. Psalm 87, antiphon: I became like a man without help, and free
among the dead
[87.5b-6a
LXX; 88.4b-5a NRSV]
Reading
13, from the Prophet Jeremiah [11.18-20]
Reading
14, from the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [10.19-31]
Gospel
according to Luke [22.66-23.49]
Prayer
with.
8. Psalm 101, antiphon: Lord, hear my prayer; let my cry come to You
[101.2 LXX; 102.1 NRSV]
Reading
15, from the Prophet Zechariah [14.5c-11]
Reading
16, from the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to Timothy [6.13-16]
Gospel
according to John [19.16b-37]
Prayer
with bended knee.
43bis. After the
reading of the Gospel, they immediately enter the Holy Martyrium, at the tenth
hour,
and this canon is performed:
Reading 1,
from the Prophet Jeremiah [11.18-12.8]
Reading 2,
from the Prophet Isaiah [53.1-12]
Psalm 21,
antiphon: They have parted my clothes,
and for my robe they cast lots
[21.19
LXX; 22.18 NRSV]
After the
Psalm, they immediately descend to Holy Anastasis,
and they read the Gospel according
to Matthew [27.57-61]
44. On Saturday
morning, they say in Holy Anastasis:
Psalm 87,
antiphon: They laid me in the deepest
pit, in the darkness,
and in the
shadows [87.7 LXX; 88.6 NRSV]
Gospel
according to Matthew [27.62-66]
44bis. On Saturday
evening, in the Holy Passover, they bishop sings songs in Holy Anastasis:
Psalm 112,
antiphon: May the name of the Lord be
blessed, now and forever [112.2 LXX; 113.2 NRSV]
And in the
same hour, they ascend to the Holy Martyrium, and the bishop lights a
lamp.
And the clergy immediately begins
the vigil of the Holy Passover, and they do twelve readings.
And for each reading, the prayer
is done with bended knee.
Psalm 117,
antiphon: This is the day that the Lord
has made. Exult and rejoice in it! [117.24 LXX; 118.24]
Reading 1,
from Genesis, the beginning [1.1-3.24]
Prayer with
kneeling.
Reading 2,
from Genesis [22.1-18]
Prayer with
kneeling: pray to the Lord.
Reading from
Exodus [12.1-24]
Prayer with
genuflexion.
Reading 4, of
the Prophet Jonah, from the beginning to the end [1.1-4.11]
Prayer with
genuflexion.
Reading from
Exodus [14.24-15.21], antiphon: Let us
sing to the Lord, for He is covered in glory! [15.21b]
Prayer with
genuflexion.
Reading 6,
from the Prophet Isaiah [60.1-13]
Prayer with
genuflexion.
Reading 7,
from Job [38.2-28]
Prayer with
genuflexion.
Reading 8,
from the Fourth Book of Kings [2Ki 2.1-22]
Prayer with
genuflexion.
Reading 9,
from the Prophet Jeremiah [31.31-34]
Prayer with
genuflexion.
Reading 10,
from Joshua son of Nun [1.1-9]
Prayer with
genuflexion.
Reading 11,
from the Prophet Ezekiel [37.1-14]
Prayer with
genuflexion: the Lord.
Reading 12,
from the Prophet Daniel [3.1-23 + Song of the Three Youths 1-12a]
Lord
You have made fall the dew, a dew of mercy, and extinguished the burning flame
of fire,
for it is
only You who we recognize as Savior!
[Song of the Three
Youths 12b-28]
You
have had mercy on our fathers.
You
have visited us.
You
have saved us.
[Song of the
Three Youths 29-68]
44ter. And while they
sing the hymn, at midnight, a great number of the newly baptized enter with the
bishop.
And this canon is performed:
Psalm 64,
antiphon: To You, God, belongs the
praise in Sion, and to You is presented prayer in Jerusalem!
[64.2
LXX; 65.2 NRSV]
Reading from
the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [15.1-11]
Alleluia,
Psalm 29 [30]
Gospel
according to Matthew [28.1-20]
And at the
same hour, the sacrifice is offered.
And after the dismissal, at the same hour of the night,
it is offered at Holy Anastasis,
in front of Holy Golgotha. And
immediately they read at Holy Anastasis:
Gospel
according to John [19.38-20.18]
45. In the morning,
for the assembly of the Holy Sunday of Pascha, they gather in the same Holy
Martyrium,
and this canon is performed:
Psalm 64,
antiphon: To You, God, belongs the
praise in Sion, and to You is presented prayer in Jerusalem!
[64.2
LXX; 65.2 NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [1.1-14]
Alleluia,
Psalm 147 [147.12-20 NRSV]
Gospel
according to Mark [15.42-16.8]
45bis. On the same
Sunday of the Holy Pascha, at the ninth hour, they ascend the Holy Mount of
Olives,
and having psalm-singing there for
a little while, they descend singing psalms to Holy Anastasis,
and from there in the evening they
go to Holy Sion. And this canon is
performed:
Psalm 149,
antiphon: Sing to the Lord a new song,
praise for Him in the assembly of the saints! [149.1]
Gospel
according to John [20.19-25]
46. On Monday, they
gather in the same Holy Martyrium, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 64,
antiphon: To You, God, belongs the
praise in Sion, and ... [64.2 LXX; 65.2 NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [2.22-41]
Alleluia,
Psalm 147 [147.12-20 NRSV]
Gospel
acccording to Luke [23.50-24.12]
47. On Tuesday,
they gather at the Holy Martyrium of the Protomartyr Stephen, and this canon is
performed:
Psalm 5, antiphon: Lord, as with a shield, you have crowned us
with your favor [5.13b LXX]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [2.42-3.21]
Alleluia,
Psalm 20 [21]
Gospel
according to Luke [24.13-35]
48. On Wednesday,
they gather at Holy Sion, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 147,
antiphon: Jerusalem, praise the Lord
and bless your God! [147.1 LXX; 147.12
NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [3.22-4.12]
From the
Catholic Epistle of the Apostle James, the beginning [1.1-12]
Alleluia,
Psalm 64 [65]
Gospel
according to Luke
49. On Thursday,
they gather on the Holy Mount of Olives, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 98,
antiphon: Exalt the Lord our God, adore
Him on the mountain [98.9 LXX; 99.9 NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles, continuing [4.13-31]
Reading from
the Catholic Epistle of the Apostle James [1.13-27]
Alleluia,
Psalm 14 [15]
Gospel
according to Matthew [5.1-12]
50. On Friday, they
gather before Holy Golgotha, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 97,
antiphon: All the ends of the earth
have seen the salvation of our God!
[97.3b LXX; 98.3b NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles, continuing [4.32-5.11]
Reading from
the Catholic Epistle of the Apostle James [2.1-13]
Alleluia,
Psalm 92 [93]
Gospel
according to John [21.1-14]
51. On Saturday,
they gather at Holy Anastasis, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 66,
antiphon: Our God, have mercy on us and
bless us [66.2 LXX; 67.1a NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [5.12-33]
Reading from
the Catholic Epistle of the Apostle James [2.14-26]
Alleluia,
Psalm 80 [81]: Joyfully exult in
God! He is our Help, cry out! [80.1 LXX; 81.1 NRSV]
Gospel
according to John [21.15-25]
52. On Sunday, they
gather at the Holy Martyrium and this canon is performed:
Psalm 64,
antiphon: To You, God, belongs the
prais in Sion [64.2 LXX; 65.1 NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [5.34-6.7]
Reading from
the Catholic Epistle of the Apostle James [3.1-13]
Alleluia,
Psalm 147 [147.12-20 NRSV]
Gospel
according to John [1.1-17]
52bis. The same
Sunday, on the Mount of Olives, at the tenth hour,
and after having psalm-singing for
a brief while, they descend, singing songs, to Holy Anastasis.
And from there they go to Holy
Sion, in the evening. And this canon is
performed:
Psalm 149,
antiphon: Sing to the Lord a new song,
praise for Him in the assembly [149.1]
Gospel
according to John [20.26-31]
52ter. Mystagogical
Readings for the Holy Pascha, at Holy Anastasis, after the synaxis at the
Martyrium.
On the second
day of the same week.
Reading from
the First Catholic Epistle of Peter [5.8-14]
And next he
initiates at the mysteries on the sixth day of the same week:
Reading from
the First Catholic Epistle of John [2.20-27]
And next he
initiates at the mysteries on the seventh day of the same week:
Reading from
the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [11.23-32]
And next he
initiates at the mysteries on Sunday, at the close of Pascha. He reads in Holy Anastasis:
From the First
Catholic Epistle of Peter [2.1-10]
53. 1 May. Commemoration of the Prophet Jeremiah in
Anathoth, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 39,
antiphon: He has brought me up out of
the pit of misery, out of the mud and the filth
[39.3
LXX; 30.2a NRSV]
From the
Prophet Jeremiah [1.1-10]
Again, from
the Prophet Jeremiah [38.1-13]
From the
Second Catholic Epistle of Peter [2.9-22]
Alleluia,
Psalm 29 [30]
Gospel
according to Matthew [2.16-18]
54. 7 May. They gather before Holy Golgotha, the day of
the appearance of the Holy Cross in the sky.
And this canon is performed:
Psalm 96,
antiphon: The heavens proclaim His
justice; all the peoples have seen His glory!
[96.6 LXX;
97.6 NRSV]
From the
Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Galatians [6.14-18]
Letter of
Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, to the Emperor Constantius, on the subject of the
appearance
of the
sign of the Holy Cross in the sky.
Alleluia,
Psalm 95 [96]
Gospel
according to Matthew [24.30-35]
55. 9 May. In holy Bethlehem, of the infants killed by
King Herod. And this canon is performed:
Psalm 8,
antiphon: Out of the mouths of infants,
of babes at the breast, You have affirmed praise
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [12.1-24]
Reading from
the Letter to the Hebrews from the Apostle Paul [2.14-18]
Alleluia,
Psalm 102 [103]
Gospel
according to Matthew [2.16-18]
56. 22 May. Commemoration of the Emperor
Constantine. They gather at the Holy
Martyrium in the City,
and this canon is performed:
Psalm 131,
antiphon: Remember, Lord, David and all
his humility.
Reading from
the First letter of the Apostle Paul to Timothy [2.1-7]
Alleluia,
Psalm 20 [21]
Gospel
according to Luke [7.1-10]
57. For the synaxis
of the Holy Ascension of Christ, on the fortieth day of Pascha, and this canon
is performed:
Psalm 46,
antiphon: God is gone up in the midst
of praise, and our Lord with the sound of the trumpet!
[46.6
LXX; 47.5 NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [1.1-14]
Alleluia,
Psalm 23 [24]
Gospel
according to Luke [24.41-53]
58. The day of Holy
Pentecost, on Sunday, they gather at the Holy Martyrium, and this canon is
performed:
Psalm 142
[antiphon]: May your good Spirit guide me through a smooth land [142.10b LXX;
143.10b NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [2.1-21]
Alleluia,
Psalm 93 [94]
Gospel
according to John [14.15-24]
And
immediately after the dismissal of the Martyrium, at the third hour, they go to
Holy Sion,
and this canon is performed:
The same
psalms exactly, and the same reading of the Acts of the Apostles.
Gospel
according to John [14.25-29]
58bis. The same day of
Sunday, at the tenth hour, they gather on the Holy Mount of Olives, at the
Summit,
and this canon is performed:
Psalm and Acts
are the same.
Gospel
according to John [16.5-14]
And then,
after the Gospel, they do a kneeling.
And this canon
is performed three times.
And in all the
holy places it is the same.
58ter. And in the
evening, they go to Holy Sion, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 142,
antiphon: Let your good Spirit guide me
[142.10b LXX; 143.10b NRSV]
Gospel
according to John [14.15-24]
59. 10 June. Deposition of the Prophet Zechariah, and
this canon is performed:
Psalm 25,
antiphon: Lord, I have loved the beauty
of Your House,
and the
place of the habitation of Your glory! [25.8 LXX; 26.8 NRSV]
Reading from
the Prophet Zechariah [3.7-4.9]
Reading from
the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [12.26-13.10]
Alleluia,
Psalm 114 [116.1-9 NRSV]
Gospel
according to Matthew [23.34-24.1a]
60. 14 June. Of the Prophet Elishah.
Psalm 115,
antiphon: Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of His saints
[115.6
LXX; 116.15 NRSV, 116.10-19]
Reading from
the Fourth Book of Kings [2Ki 13.14-21]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [11.32-40]
Alleluia,
Psalm 114 [116.1-9]
Gospel according
to Luke [4.25-41]
61. 2 July. Of the Ark of the Covenant, at Kiriathiarim.
Psalm 131,
antiphon: Rise up, Lord, from Your
rest, You and the ark of Your holiness!
Reading from
the First Book of Kings [1Sam 6.19-7.2a]
Reading from
the Second Book of Kings [2Sam 6.12b-19]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [9.1-10]
Alleluia,
Psalm 97 [98]
Gospel
according to Matthew [5.17-20]
62. 6 July. Deposition of the Prophet Isaiah, and this
canon is performed:
Psalm 115,
antiphon: Precious in the sight of the
Lord is the death of His saints
[115.6
LXX; 116.15 NRSV, 116.10-19]
Reading from
the Prophet Isaiah [6.1-10]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Ephesians [4.7-16]
Alleluia,
Psalm 114 [116.1-9]
Gospel according
to Luke [4.14-22a]
63. 1 August. Of the Maccabees, and this canon is
performed:
Psalm
115, antiphon: Precious in the sight of
the Lord is the death of His saints
[115.6
LXX; 116.15 NRSV, 116.10-19]
From the Book
of the Maccabees [2Macc 6.18-7.42]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Hebrews [11.32-12.13]
Alleluia,
Psalm 114 [116.1-9]
Gospel
according to Matthew [5.17-20]
64. 15 August. Of Mary the Theotokos, at the second mile
from Bethlehem, and this canon is performed:
Psalm 131,
antiphon: Rise up, Lord, from Your
rest, You and the ark of Your holiness!
[131.8
LXX; 132.8 NRSV]
Reading from
the Prophet Isaiah [7.10-16a]
Reading from
the Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Galatians [3.29-4.7]
Alleluia,
Psalm 109 [110.1-7]
Gospel
according to Luke [2.1-7]
65. 23 August. Of the Apostle Thomas and of other saints,
at Bethpage.
Psalm 18,
antiphon: Their voice is gone out into
all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world!
[18.5
LXX; 19.4 NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [1.12-14]
Reading from
the First Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [12.26-13.10]
Alleluia,
Psalm 26 [27]
Gospel
according to John [20.24-31]
66. 29 August. It is for John the Baptizer.
Psalm 115,
antiphon: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints
[115.6
LXX; 116.15 NRSV, 116.10-19]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [13.16-42]
Alleluia,
Psalm 114 [116.1-9]
Gospel
according to Matthew [14.1-12]
67. 13
September. Dedication of the Holy Places
of Jerusalem. The first day is for Holy
Anastasis.
Psalm 64,
antiphon: To you, God, belongs the
praise in Sion,
and to you
is presented prayer in Jerusalem! [64.2 LXX; 65.1 NRSV]
From the First
Letter of the Apostle Paul to Timothy [3.14-16]
Alleluia,
Psalm 147 [147.12-20]
Gospel
according to John [10.22-42]
68. On the second
day, they gather in the Holy Martyrium, and the same canon is performed.
And on the same day, they display
the Venerable Cross to all the assembly.
69. 15
November. Of the Apostle Phillip.
Psalm 18,
antiphon: Their voice goes out into all
the earth, their words to the ends of the world
[18.5
LXX; 19.4 NRSV]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [8.26-40]
Alleluia,
Psalm 46 [47]
Gospel
according to John [1.43-51]
70. 30
November. Of the Apostle Andrew.
Psalm 18,
antiphon: Their voice goes out into all
the earth, their words to the ends of the world
[18.5
LXX; 19.4 NRSV]
From the First
Letter of the Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [12.26-14.4]
Alleluia,
Psalm 94 [95]
Gospel
according to John [1.35-44]
71. 25
December. Of James and of David. They gather at Holy Sion.
During this day, in other cities,
they celebrate the Nativity of Christ.
Psalm 131,
antiphon: Remember, Lord, David and all
his humility [131.1 LXX; 132.1 NRSV]
Reading from
the Second Book of Kings [2Sam 5.1-10]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [15.1-29]
Alleluia,
Psalm 109 [110.1-7]
Gospel
according to Matthew [22.41-46]
72. 27
December. Of Saint Stephen, and this
canon is performed:
Psalm 5,
antiphon: Lord, as with a shield You
have crowned us with your favor [5.13 LXX]
Reading from
the Acts of the Apostles [6.8-8.2]
Alleluia,
Psalm 20 [21]
Gospel
according to John [12.24-26]
73. 28
December. Commemoration of Paul and of
Peter, Apostles.
Psalm 18,
antiphon: Their voice goes out into all
the earth, their words to the ends of the world
[18.5
LXX; 19.4 NRSV]
From the
Second Catholic Epistle of the Apostle Peter [1.12-19]
From the
Second Letter of the Apostle Paul to Timothy [4.1-8]
Alleluia,
Psalm 46 [47]
Gospel
according to John [21.15-19]
74. 29
December. Of the Apostle James and of
John the Evangelist.
Psalm 95,
antiphon: Proclaim salvation from day
to day [95.2b LXX; 96.2b NRSV]
Reading from
the Catholic Epistle of James [1.1-12]
From the
Catholic Epistle of the Apostle John [1Jn 1.1-9]
Alleluia,
Psalm 84 [85]
Gospel
according to John [21.20-25]