... Technically, on Sunday the Polyeleos is sung only from the Feast of the Elevation of the Cross until the time of the Lenten Triodion, when it will be...
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Timothy Copple
timothy@...
Dec 17, 2004 9:57 pm
... I've used that for a long time too. By that, you do have the six psalms, but not the kathismas. Previously we would just plain chant the poetic kathisma's...
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Alex Vallens
avallens
Dec 17, 2004 9:41 pm
... Why would entrance prayers come after Matins? Hasn't the Priest already entered the temple and served in a liturgical capacity? I can understand coming in...
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stephanlh
Dec 17, 2004 9:03 pm
If a deacon is alone serving vigils, vespers or matins and there is no priest, should he still chant the litany or should he just say Lord, have mercy twelve...
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stephanlh
Dec 17, 2004 9:02 pm
In our parish the priest or deacon reads the gospel at matins, but what about a service read by a reader. At another church we came to the point of the Gospel...
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stephanlh
Dec 17, 2004 9:02 pm
Thank you Fr. Whiteford, Theophan, David Ward and Nicholas Mihalik for those helpful points made regarding Matins. I have a couple more practical questions (at...
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nmmihalik@...
fonzie13760
Dec 17, 2004 6:37 pm
Hello Stephan: My parish regularly serves matins on Sunday morning. We start at 0630 (6:30 AM) with "Blessed is our God...", O Heavenly King thru Our Father,...
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David Ward
david_nc2000
Dec 17, 2004 3:49 pm
Stephan: I use a compiled book published by the Antiochian Archdiocese written by Kazan (includes music in Byzantine chant), which has the Matins service as we...
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Theophan
cdort
Dec 17, 2004 2:46 pm
...the first problem would be finding a translation of the canons in English. The St. John of Kronstadt Press offers the complete Octoechos and the entire ...
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Fr. John Whiteford
frjohnwhiteford
Dec 17, 2004 12:53 pm
Stephan wrote: "About how much time of the vigil would be devoted to matins?" Me: That varies a bit. I would say that in Russian parish practice it probably...
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stephanlh
Dec 17, 2004 4:09 am
Dear Subdeacon David, Thank you for your response. I truly admire a parish which is so committed as to have a service at 8am. Does this mean that you have the...
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stephanlh
Dec 17, 2004 4:08 am
Dear Fr. John, About how much time of the vigil would be devoted to matins? Would this be a full matins with all the verses to the canons? I had heard that the...
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Fr. John Whiteford
frjohnwhiteford
Dec 16, 2004 12:55 am
Stephan wrote: "I am a new poster and please bear with me if I am asking a simple question or something covered a long time ago. Someone once said to me that...
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David Ward
david_nc2000
Dec 15, 2004 11:18 pm
Stephan: All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church in Raleigh NC celebrates Matins at 8:00am on Sunday mornings with Liturgy at 10:00am and Vespers Saturday night....
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stephanlh
Dec 15, 2004 8:14 pm
I am a new poster and please bear with me if I am asking a simple question or something covered a long time ago. Someone once said to me that the normal...
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Reader Michael Bishop
subdeaconmic...
Dec 11, 2004 3:56 am
Unfortunately I donot know when the practice ended of using the small phelonion for Readers. Maybe one day I will run across it. I'm curious. Maybe Fr....
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James Morgan
rdrjames
Dec 11, 2004 3:23 am
Dear Michael: Think of your jangled nerves if you were be ordained to the priesthood!! And be thankful that you are just being tonsured a reader.... Reader...
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Michael Sakran
sakranmm
Dec 11, 2004 1:06 am
Thanks for your comments everyone. My jangled nerves are calmed a bit, but I'm still a little apprehensive. If you happen to think of anything else I should ...
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Stephen Parsons
arimath1
Dec 10, 2004 9:04 pm
BTW for those interested, I just found that there was a short discussion of the "reader's phelonion" on the "typikon" Yahoo! Group exactly a year ago, starting...
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Stephen Parsons
arimath1
Dec 10, 2004 8:37 pm
... Indeed, as I recall "reader and taper-bearer" was used in the prayers at my tonsuring. ... It's been a few years back now, so I may have confused the order...
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Alex Vallens
avallens
Dec 10, 2004 8:07 pm
... You also neglected to mention the tonsure at the baptism. So, yes, when one is "set apart" to any new status in the church, whether it be monastic,...
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James Morgan
rdrjames
Dec 10, 2004 7:49 pm
Someone once referred to the 'shortened phelonion' as the 'holy donut'..... Rdr. James Olympia, WA ... From: Reader Michael Bishop...
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John Congdon
subdeaconjhcc
Dec 10, 2004 3:17 pm
Seconding what Reader Michael has said, with a few additional notes. When I was tonsured, there was no reader's phelonion; the Bishop didn't have one with him....
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Reader Michael Bishop
subdeaconmic...
Dec 10, 2004 4:00 am
I've served in both OCA and Antiochian jurisdictions when men were tonsured as Readers and I have seen no differences between the two. What Stephen wrote...
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Michael Sakran
sakranmm
Dec 10, 2004 2:59 am
Thank you so much; that helps a lot. If anyone else would like to share their experience of being tonsured, I would love to hear it as well! Thanks again for...
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andrew@...
modgurk
Dec 9, 2004 10:01 pm
... Depending on which Antiochian bishop tonsures him, there may be some significant differences. For instance, when I was tonsured by Bp. Antoun, there were...
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s_shagoury
Dec 9, 2004 8:49 pm
9 Dec. 2004+ Oh Michael- I am SO HAPPY FOR YOU! :-) I am originally from Houston - you are my good neighbor now near my original home. I was received into the...
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Stephen Parsons
arimath1
Dec 9, 2004 8:00 pm
... Here's what happened with me a few years back (with pictures!). The service starts with the bishop in the center of the nave and you back in the altar in...
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Michael
sakranmm
Dec 9, 2004 4:25 pm
Greetings in Christ: I have recently been informed that I will be tonsured as a reader next month. I have a question pertaining to the order of reader for ...
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V.Rev.Fr.Constantin A...
constantinal...
Dec 7, 2004 3:54 pm
Over 100 English Carols (lyrics & music) on one web-page One could listen to over 100 International Christmas Carols (mostly in English) from over 30 Countres,...
