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. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia (hymns) | - | 5755 |
| St. John of Kronstadt, Wonderworker (hymns) | 1 min | 6287 |
| St. Innocent, Enlightener of Alaska and All America (hymns) | 1 min | 5401 |
| St. Sergius, abbot of Radonezh (hymns) | 1 min | 7073 |
| Apostle and Evangelist John (hymns) | 1 min | 5641 |
| St. Herman of Alaska (hymns) | 1 min | 7291 |
| To Holy Apostles (hymns) | - | 6177 |
| To All Saints (hymns) | - | 5816 |
| To the Cross (hymns) | - | 5816 |
| Pentecostarion (hymns) | 6 mins | 6653 |
| Lenten Triodion (hymns) | 7 mins | 13207 |
| Feasts of the Lord and the Theotokos (hymns) | 5 mins | 8029 |
| Sunday Troparia and Kontakia (hymns form the Octoechos) | 6 mins | 11895 |