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Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ - Preparation 40th or 15th Day - Paramony - Royal Hours - 24 December Morning
| Cycle | Preparing | Preparing Fasting |
Royal Hours of Paramony Morning |
Feast Nativity |
Vespers Div. Lit. 24th Evening |
Div. Lit. 25th Morning |
Divine Liurgy Changable Prayers |
Homily | Celebrating |
| Day | Commemorate | Date | Day of Prepar- ation | Apostolos | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Day Preparation | Ten Holy Great Martyrs Crete | 23 | 39 - 14 | James 2:14-26 | Mk. 10:46-52 |
| Paramony Royal Hours | 24 | 40 - 15 | Many | Many | |
| Paramony Nativity | Holy Woman Martyr Eugenia | 24 | 40 - 15 | Heb. 1:1-12 | Lk. 2:1-20 |
24 December - The Paramony of the Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is the final preparation for His birth in human form.
If the Paramony of the Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is on a Saturday or Sunday, The Paramony with the Royal Hours and fast is celebrated on the previous Friday.
The "Paramony" of a Great Feast is the "eve" of a Great Feast, that is the day before the Great Feast.
Royal Hours or Great Hours
Royal Hours or Great Hours is a Liturgical Service in which many palsms, prophecies, Apostolos, and Gospels are read. Royal Hours are celebrated in the morning on the Paramony (eve) of major Great Feast days.
In the Byzantine Empire, on the Paramony of major Great Feast days, the service of the Hours took on an especially solemn character. Many palsms, prophecies, Apostolos, and Gospels were read.
In the great Cathedral of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) in Constantinople, the Emperor, the choirs or monks, the clergy, and the faithful came together to recite prayers and to hear special readings for the Feast.
Royal Hours for this Great Feast
The Royal Hours on the Paramony of the of the Great Feast Nativity of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ are an opportunity for the people to gather in prayer, to sing hymns, to hear the Reading of the prophecies and accounts of the Messiah from the Old and New Testaments, to partake in the Procession with the Christmas Ikon, and to prepare for the Sacred Mysteries soon to be celebrated.
Royal Hours
First Hour Prophecy Micah 5:2-4
First Hour Apostolos Hebrews 1:1-12
First Hour Gospel Matthew 1:18-25
Procession with the Ikon of the Nativity of Christ
Third Hour Prophecy Baruch 3:36-4:4
Third Hour Apostolos Galatians 3:23-4:5
Third Hour Gospel Luke 2:1-20
Sixth Hour Prophecy Isaiah 3:10-16, 8:1-4, 8-10
Sixth Hour Apostolos Hebrews 1:10-2:3
Sixth Hour Gospel Matthew 2:1-12
Ninth Hour Prophecy Isaiah 9:6-7
Ninth Hour Apostolos Hebrews 2:11-18
Ninth Hour Gospel Matthew 2:13-23
Kontakion, Troparion, Exapostilarion, and Vespers Sticheron or Doxastikon
26 Nov. - 24 Dec., at every Sunday and feast-day liturgy.
Kontakion of the Preparation (Tone 3)
Today the Virgin is on her way to the cave where she will give birth
to the Eternal Word of God in an ineffable manner.
Rejoice, therefore, O universe, when you hear this news, and glorify
with the angels and the shepherds Him who shall appear as a newborn Babe,
being God from all eternity.
Paramony
TROPARION (Tone 4)
At that time, since Mary was of the house of David, she registered with the Venerable Joseph in Bethlehem. She was with a child, having conceived virginally. Her time was come and they could find no room in the inn, but the cave seemed a joyful palace for the Queen. Christ is born to renew the likeness that had been lost of old.
Fast
The Paramony of the Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Holy God the Son within the Holy Trinity / Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ is a strict fast day.
Fasting Guidelines
More Information
Royal Hours Eparchy of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
| Day | Commemorate | Date | Day of Prepar- ation | Apostolos | Gospel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feast St. Philip Apostle | St. Philip Apostle | 14 Nov. | Acts 8:26-39 | Jn. 1:43-51 |
|
| Pre-Nativity Fast Ancient Begins | Philip Fast | Begins 15 Nov. | 1 | 1 Tim. 4:4-8, 16 | Lk. 16:15-18 17:1-4 |
| Conception Anne | Maternity Anne | 9 Dec. | 25 | Gal. 4:22-27 | Lk.8:16-21 |
| Pre-Nativity Fast Modern Begins | Philip Fast | Begins 10 Dec. | 26 or 1 | Heb. 9:8-23 | Mk. 8:22-26 |
| Sunday before Nativity | Sunday Genealogy | Between 18 and 24 | Heb. 11:9-10 32-40 | Mt. 1:1-25 |
|
| Preparation Nativity | Holy Hieromartyr Ignatios, God-Bearer | 20 | 36 or 11 | James 2:1-13 | Mk. 10:23b-32a |
| Second Day Preparation | Holy Martyr Juliana Nicomedia | 21 | 37 or 12 | Gal. 3:8-11 | Lk. 13:19-29 |
| Third Day Preparation | Holy Great Martyr Anastasia | 22 | 38 or 13 | Gal. 3:8-11 | Lk. 13:19-29 |
| Fourth Day Preparation | Ten Holy Great Martyrs Crete | 23 | 39 or 14 | James 2:14-26 | Mk. 10:46-52 |
| Paramony Royal Hours | 24 | 40 or 15 | Many | Many | |
| Paramony Nativity | Holy Woman Martyr Eugenia | 24 | 40 or 15 | Heb. 1:1-12 | Lk. 2:1-20 |
| Pre-Nativity Fast Ends | Philip Fast | Ends just before Vespers on 24 December evening | 40 or 15 |
| Action | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pre-Nativity Fast Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ | 40-days Traditional Begins at the beginning of the Vespers of 15 November on 14 November evening Ends just before Vespers on 24 December evening Shorter number of days Modern Begins at the beginning of the Vespers of 10 December on 9 December evening Ends just before Vespers on 24 December evening |
| Feast | Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ | 40-days Begins at the beginning of Vespers of Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ on 24 December evening Ends just before Vespers on the Great Feast of Holy Hypapanty of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and the Great Feast of the Purification of The Theotokos, 2 February evening 1-day of fasting in this period The Paramony of The Great Feast of Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
| Action | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fast | Pre-Nativity Fast Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ | 40-days Traditional Begins at the beginning of the Vespers of 15 November on 14 November evening Ends just before Vespers on 24 December evening Shorter number of days Modern Begins at the beginning of the Vespers of 10 December on 9 December evening Ends just before Vespers on 24 December evening |
| Feast | Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ | 40-days Begins at the beginning of Vespers of Great Feast of the Nativity According to the Flesh of Our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ on 24 December evening Ends just before Vespers on the Great Feast of Holy Hypapanty of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ and the Great Feast of the Purification of The Theotokos, 2 February evening 1-day of fasting in this period The Paramony of The Great Feast of Holy Theophany of Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
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