Short hymns sung after the small entrance at Divine Liturgy. For Sundays the subject is the Holy Resurrection; a different hymn for each of the Eight Tones. Every feast has its particular hymn describing the event or the virtues of the saint. Also there are hymns giving in an abbreviated form the substance of the day’s feast. Originally, this was a hymn composed of many stanza (18-24) whose lengthy text required the use of a scroll. What remains today are short preliminary stanzas that give a concise meaning to the feast being celebrated. These hymns are also sung following the Sixth Ode in Matins, and during the Hours.
| Prayer | Read Time | Hit Count |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Magdalene (hymns) | - | 8,528 |
| St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia (hymns) | - | 5,949 |
| St. Sergius, abbot of Radonezh (hymns) | 1 min | 7,393 |
| Sunday Troparia and Kontakia (hymns form the Octoechos) | 6 mins | 12,676 |
| Synaxis of All Saints of Alaska (hymns) | 1 min | 3,922 |
| To All Saints (hymns) | - | 6,046 |
| To Holy Apostles (hymns) | - | 6,362 |
| To the Cross (hymns) | - | 6,029 |
| Venerable Alexis the Man of God (Hymns) | - | 6,936 |
| Venerable Chariton the Confessor the Abbot of Palestine (hymns) | - | 3,948 |
| Venerable Euphrosyne of Alexandria (hymns) | - | 3,728 |
| Venerable Sabbatius the Wonderworker of Solovki (hymns) | - | 3,647 |
| Venerable Silouan of Mt. Athos (hymns) | 1 min | 3,423 |