March 19
Martyrs Chrysanthus and Daria and those with them at Rome
Liturgy of the Presanctified gifts (sung on Wednesday)
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The texts of the propers sung at Vespers (stichera on "Lord I call," Litya, Aposticha, Troparia and Kontakia that change daily according to either the day of the week or particular day of the month). Texts are "pointed" to be sung according to the tonal patterns of the Common Chant (L'vov-Bakhmetev Obikhod, 1869 edition). Texts are formatted in MS Word. Print these pages for your use in liturgical worship!
March 21
Third Saturday of Great Lent – Memorial Saturday
St. James the Confessor, Bishop of Catania
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
March 22
Third Sunday of Great Lent/Tone 7
Veneration of the Cross
Hieromartyr Basil of Ancyra
March 23
Monday of the Fourth Week of the Great Fast
Ven. Martyr Nikon and 199 disciples with him in Sicily
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
March 25
Annunciation of our Most-holy Lady, Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary
"You/Your" Version
Vespers (sung on Tuesday)
Great Compline and Matins (sung on Tuesday)
Vespers and Divine Liturgy (sung on Wednesday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Vespers (sung on Tuesday)
Great Compline and Matins (sung on Tuesday)
Vespers and Divine Liturgy (sung on Wednesday)
March 28
Fourth Saturday of Great Lent – Memorial Saturday
Ven. Hilarion the New
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
March 29
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent/Tone 8
St. John Climacus
Hieromartyr Mark, Bishop of Arethusa
March 30
Monday of the Fifth Week of the Great Fast
Ven. John Climacus of Sinai, author of The Ladder
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
March 31
Repose of St. Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow, Enlightener of the Aleuts and Apostle to the Americas
"You/Your" Version
Vespers (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Tuesday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Vespers (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Tuesday)
April 2
Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete
Ven. Titus the Wonderworker
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
April 3
Ven. Nicetas the Confessor, Abbot of Medikion
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Thursday)
April 4
Fifth Saturday of Great Lent
Saturday of the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
April 5
Fifth Sunday of Great Lent/Tone 1
St. Mary of Egypt
Martyr Agathopodes the Deacon and those with him
April 6
Monday of the Sixth Week of the Great Fast
St. Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
April 7
Repose of St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Enlightener of North America
"You/Your" Version
Vespers (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Tuesday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Vespers (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Tuesday)
April 9
Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea in Cappadocia
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
April 11
Lazarus Saturday
"You/Your" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
"Thou/Thy" Version
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Friday)
Vespers alone
April 12
The Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
"You/Your" Version
Great Vespers, Divine Liturgy for Palm Sunday
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Great Vespers, Divine Liturgy for Palm Sunday
Vespers (sung on Sunday)
April 13
Great and Holy Monday
"You/Your" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Sunday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Monday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Sunday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Monday)
April 14
Great and Holy Tuesday
"You/Your" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Tuesday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Monday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Tuesday)
April 15
Great and Holy Wednesday
"You/Your" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Tuesday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Tuesday)
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts (sung on Wednesday)
April 16
Great and Holy Thursday
"You/Your" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Wednesday)
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (sung on Thursday)
"Thou/Thy" Version
Bridegroom Matins (sung on Wednesday)
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (sung on Thursday)
April 17
Great and Holy Friday
Vespers (sung on Friday afternoon)
April 18
Great and Holy Saturday
Vespers with the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (sung on Saturday)
April 20
Bright Monday
Vespers of Pascha (sung on Sunday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Monday)
April 21
Bright Tuesday
Vespers (sung on Monday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Tuesday)
April 22
Bright Wednesday
Vespers (sung on Tuesday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Wednesday)
April 23
Bright Thursday
Holy Glorious Greatmartyr, Victory-bearer, and Wonderworker, George
Vespers (sung on Wednesday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Thursday)
April 24
Bright Friday
The Lifegiving Spring of the Most Holy Theotokos
Vespers (sung on Thursday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Friday)
April 25
Bright Saturday
Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark
Vespers (sung on Friday)
Divine Liturgy (sung on Saturday)
April 26
Antipascha
Second Sunday of Pascha/Tone 1
St. Thomas Sunday
April 28
Day of Rejoicing
Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy
April 30
Holy Apostle James, the brother of St. John the Theologian