| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| WEEKLY CYCLE OF SERVICES | WEEKLY CYCLE OF SERVICES – Every day of the week is consecrated to certain special memories, as follows: Sunday – Resurrection of Jesus Christ; Monday – the holy Angels; Tuesday – to the memory of the Prophets, among them St. John the Forerunner; Wednesday – Theotokos; Thursday – Memory of the Holy Apostles, and all… Read More |
| John 5:17-24 (For the departed – Monday) | Gospel Reading: John 5:17-24 (For the departed – Monday) The Lord said to the Jews who came to him: “My Father is working still, and I am working.” This was why the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but also called God his own Father, making… Read More |
| Daily Troparia and Kontakia (hymns) | Daily Troparia and Kontakia MONDAY Commemoration of the Holy Angels. Troparion: Supreme Leaders of the Heavenly Hosts, we implore you that by your prayers you will encircle us, unworthy as we are, with the protection of the wings of your immaterial glory, and guard us who fall down I before you and fervently cry: Deliver… Read More |
| Psalm 103:5 (Communion Hymn for Monday; Holy Angels) | Psalm 103:5 (Communion Hymn for Monday; Holy Angels) (Psalm 104:5 – Hebrew Numbering) Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken. |
| Psalm 103:1,5 (Prokeimenon – Monday; Holy Angels) | Psalm 103:1,5 (Prokeimenon – Monday; Holy Angels) (Psalm 104:1,5 – Hebrew Numbering) Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty, verse: Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken. |