I have recently been tonsured a Reader in a church in the OCA. I am sure to have a lot of questions, a lot of them very, very basic. I am very happy to have...
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Reader Michael Bishop
subdeaconmic...
Oct 14, 2006 2:41 pm
Welcome to the brotherhood! May the Lord God remember your Readership in His kingdom, now and always. Reader Michael Who will be celebrating his 20th...
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Michael Sakran
sakranmm
Oct 14, 2006 9:23 pm
Welcome, Rdr. Timothy. May God guide you in your ministry as a reader. Your Brother in Christ, Michael Porter, TX ... Get your own web address for just...
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Timothy Capps
lead_and_brush
Oct 15, 2006 1:39 am
I shall waste no time asking my first question, as basic as it is. This is about Great Vespers. I am looking at p. 29 of the Horologion published by St....
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Reader Michael Bishop
subdeaconmic...
Oct 15, 2006 2:08 am
Dear Timothy, Your questions are excellent questions. The stikhera can come from either the Menanion or the Octoechos. On Sunday there are six of them and...
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Alexander Vallens
avallens
Oct 15, 2006 7:51 am
... This is not quite correct. On any given Sunday there can be up to 7 stikhera prescribed from the Octoechos for the respective tone of the week, to which...
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Don Smith
dondoncal
Oct 15, 2006 12:55 pm
Rdr Timothy, Since you are in the OCA, you can access most of the material you need for Vespers for Sat evenings and evenings of great feasts at: ...
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Timothy Capps
lead_and_brush
Oct 15, 2006 7:56 pm
Thank both of you for the informative and thought-provoking answers. When you talk about Sunday Vespers, this is the service held on Saturday evening (the...
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wilibrad@...
Oct 15, 2006 11:48 pm
In a message dated 10/15/2006 3:56:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lead_and_brush@... writes: I was wondering if it was "important enough" to raise as a...
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Don Smith
dondoncal
Oct 16, 2006 12:53 am
I"d second what Stephen says, that it is always good to check with your priest to see what he would like. Always a good place to start. The OCA pages I...
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Don Smith
dondoncal
Oct 16, 2006 1:30 am
Rdr Timothy, I'm sending you an email offlist, so look for it so it doesn't go into your spam folder. I'm sending some music that will help you. Generally,...
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Timothy Capps
lead_and_brush
Oct 16, 2006 4:40 am
Thanks for all your help, guys. I had a talk with my priest and we discussed what he likes in Vespers. I think that service had just kind of languished...
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wilibrad@...
Oct 16, 2006 11:53 pm
In a message dated 10/16/2006 12:41:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, lead_and_brush@... writes: I had a talk with my priest and we discussed what he...
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Reader Michael Bishop
subdeaconmic...
Oct 17, 2006 12:31 am
Timothy is doing the right thing and Stephen's advice is right on target. The best way to learn the services is to do them the best you can and as you become...
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Stephen Parsons
arimath1
Oct 17, 2006 6:45 pm
... I can't answer the "important enough" part, but since I don't recall the rest of this particular question's being answered, I'll say: Yes, afaik, the psalm...
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Alex Langley
alangley99
Oct 17, 2006 9:10 pm
Dear Timothy, Welcome to Readerhood! If it has not already been recommended, I would suggest you get a copy of the Rubrics from St. Tikhon's Press...
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Kevin Nikolai Payne
nikolaibard
Oct 17, 2006 10:42 pm
I used to know a Tim Capps when I was attending Holy Protection Church in Royalton, Illinois in the mid 90s. This wouldn't be you, would it? Even if it's not,...
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Kevin Nikolai Payne
nikolaibard
Oct 17, 2006 10:47 pm
I should also point out, Timothy, that in our small mission here in Quincy we don't yet know all the tones well eneough to chant them straight from text, but...
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Reader Michael Bishop
subdeaconmic...
Oct 18, 2006 2:27 am
Good answer, Reader Joseh. In my experience, the answer to the question of how to do Psalm 103 is one of those in which one has to ask the priest. I have...
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Timothy Capps
lead_and_brush
Oct 18, 2006 10:26 am
Okay, looking on page 263 of my Rubrics, I see the following cryptic instructions under Great Vespers (All-Night Vigil): "Blessed is the man..." (1st...
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Timothy Capps
lead_and_brush
Oct 18, 2006 10:26 am
"If it has not already been recommended, I would suggest you get a copy of the Rubrics from St. Tikhon's Press" Is that the spiral bound one out every year? ...
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Timothy Capps
lead_and_brush
Oct 18, 2006 10:28 am
Okay, another thing I understand: some of the lengthy psalms get a few sung lines and that's it :-) Kind of snuck them by me. Stephen Parsons...
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Philip Silouan Thompson
silouanthompson
Oct 18, 2006 3:57 pm
... If you're on the new calendar, you can use the verses posted on the OCA website - they'll appear a day or two before the Sunday when you need them. Or if...
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Timothy Capps
lead_and_brush
Oct 18, 2006 4:14 pm
Dear Tatiana and Reader Silouan, Thank you very much for your excellent and comprehensive answers and advice! In Christ, Timothy ...
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rami alghawali
televerywhere
Oct 18, 2006 4:48 pm
dear all, attached is another version of the general menaion which i downloaded from the etheral christian library. hope it helps pray for me please a sinner ...
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Stephen Parsons
arimath1
Oct 18, 2006 7:28 pm
... Well, the rubrics will tell you what the variable parts are. So the service doesn't actually start with the 1st kathisma (Blessed is the man...), but...
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Art Danks
artdanks1
Oct 18, 2006 7:35 pm
Rdr Timothy, I have to chime in with Joseph, that the easiest tool to use for Vespers is the OCA link he gave. I am the Reader and Choir Director of our OCA...
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Kevin Nikolai Payne
nikolaibard
Oct 18, 2006 7:45 pm
... copy ... Yes, and it sounds like you already have it, from your last post. You make a comment there about all 10 stichera "being in Tone 2". This is not...
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Philip Silouan Thompson
silouanthompson
Oct 18, 2006 8:44 pm
... When you read the stichos (the single line from the Psalms that goes between verses, e.g. "Praise the Lord all nations; praise him all ye peoples"), if you...
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James Morgan
rdrjames
Oct 18, 2006 8:56 pm
That is done so that one can say the entire service was done, only abbreviated here and there. Rdr. James Olympia, WA ... From:...
