VESPERAL LITURGY

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VESPERAL LITURGY - Vespers with Divine Liturgy This service  is prescribed only a few times each year.  It opens with the blessing used at Divine Liturgy: "Blessed is the Kingdom . . ."  The service continues similar to great vespers. There is no psalter reading, and there is an entrance with the gospel book. After the 3 Old Testament lessons, there is a small litany. The Divine Liturgy then follows, beginning from the Trisagion, followed by the prokeimenon, epistle, etc.

The days calling for its celebration in some or all years include: Dec. 24, Jan. 5, March 25, Holy and Great Thursday, Holy and Great Saturday.

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