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Divine Liturgy - Prokimenon

The "Prokimenon" are two verses of Psalm. During the Divine Liturgy, the reading of the Apostolos (Epistle) is preceded by tone or two verses of Psalm and followed by two others with Alleluia.

Basic Rules

There is a Prokimenon for each Sunday according to the cycle of Octo-Echos. The tone of the Prokimenon designated to a specifric sunday in the cycle of the Triodion, Pentecostarion, etc. does not necessarily correspond to the Octo-Echos Tone.

The Menaion has Prokimenon and Alleluia verses for its Feasts.

The pural of the workd "Prokimenon" is "Prokimena".

At any other times, the Prokimenon and Alleluia are at the beginning of the Epistle Book and are per the following schedule:

Text

The Various Prokimena Saint Ignatios of Antioch Melkite Greek Catholic Church, Augusta, Georgia, Click on The Knew and Sometimes Unusual, Eastern-rite Services

Large Collection

• Cycle of Triodion, Lent, Clean Monday, Sundays of Lent, Lazarus Saturday, Palm Sunday, Great and Holy Week, Pascha, Bright Week, Ascension Thursday, and Pentecost
• The Cycle of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
• Other days
• Other days - September to October
• Other days - November to February
• Other days - March to August

More Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastichon

CyberTypicon Reverend Father Peter Boutros
Troparia for Individual Parishes Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
Resurrectional Troparia with music Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
Primer for Melkite Worship and Ritual Please click on Kondakia and click on Troparia. Melkite Greek Catholic Church Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States. Material prepared by Fr. Philaret Littlefield for inclusion in the St. George (Milwaukee, WI) Melkite Sunday Bulletin.

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