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| 25 March - Friday | GOOD FRIDAY. ANNUNICATION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY | |
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Matins Dismissal: Royal Hours Vespers and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Procession with the Burial Shroud
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Various English texts, cf. LT 577-630; MMLT 565-621; FM 339-352; MMFM 435-467; MAR 66-87; JK MAR 136-144 A strict fast is prescribed by law for this day. Because of the Annunciation, there is a mitigation for wine only. Dark vestments are worn for all services on this day. [It would seem so since all feasts of the Cross have dark or red vestments. Note that the Typicons usually do not prescribe vestment colors. The Bogosluzhebnyj Ustav of Moscow, 1902, prescribes that the Divine Liturgy is celebrated in bright vestments, but that the priest changes to dark for the Procession with the Burial Shroud, p. 620. This opinion is also held by Mikita, Tipikon, p. 230.] The Tomb should be set up before Matins prescribed for this day.
Dark vestments [Mikita: neither light nor black] are worn for all services today. The Twelve Passion Gospels are read. If the Tomb is placed before the ambon, the Gospels are read from a lectern before the Tomb. Otherwise, they are read from the Ambon. The phelonion and epitrachilion are worn for the reading of the Gospels. At "The Lord is God", the Troparion of the Annunciation, twice; Glory, Now and ever, of Good Friday, "While the glorious disciples were enlightened ..." Matins of Good Friday follows, up to and including the seventh Passion Gospel. Then immediately, Prokeimenon of the Annunciation, Ps 95 [96] :2b. 1, and the Matins Gospel introduction., Gospel of the Annunciation, Luke 1:39-49.56; and immediately, the eighth Passion Gospel (Luke 23:32-49). Then Psalm 50, with the stichera of the Feast. The prayer for Psalm 50 is said. Then the Canon of the Annunciation (14 troparia), Katavasiai of the Annunciation. After the Third Ode, the Kontakion and Ikos of Good Friday, Sidalens of Annunciation. At the Three Odes: 5, 8, 9, the Canon of the Annunciation (6 troparia) and of Good Friday (8 troparia), Katavasiai, irmosi of Good Friday. At the Sixth Ode, the Kontakion and Ikos of Annunciation. The Hymn of Mary is not sung. Svitelen of the Feast; Glory, of Good Friday; Now and ever, of the Feast, then the ninth Passion Gospel. At the praises, the stichera of Good Friday; Glory, of Good Friday; Now and ever, of the Annunciation, "That mystery which is from all eternity ..." Then the tenth Passion Gospel. The Lesser Doxology, the Litany of Supplication, the Bowing of Heads, and the eleventh Passion Gospel. The Aposticha of Annunciation (from Compline, FM 341; MAR 70-7 1); Glory, of the Annunciation, "Today is the joy of the Annunciation ..." Now and ever, of Good Friday, Tone 8, "The sentence of the unjust Judges ..." (LT 593). The twelfth Passion Gospel, and "It is good to give thanks ..." After the Our Father, the Troparion of Good Friday, "You have redeemed us from the curse of the Law ...," Glory, Now and ever, Troparion of the Annunciation.
Before the Royal Hours, the plaschanitsa (Burial Shroud) is placed on the Holy Table beneath the Gospel Book. The order for the celebration of Royal Hours may be found on January 5, p. 2. Dark vestments are worn. The Old Testament Readings are given in EOT 29 1-292 and the Epistles in EOT 199-200. The order for Good Friday is followed, that is, the stichera, prokeimenons and readings, except that at the Troparion we sing the Troparion of Good Friday for the Hour at Glory and at Now and ever, the Troparion of the Annunciation. Likewise, at the kontakion, we sing the Kontakion of Good Friday, then immediately the kontakion of the Annunciation, and "Lord, have mercy," forty times and the rest.
Dark or bright vestments may be worn (cf. above). No kathisma. The Rite of Preparation for the Liturgy is done before the initial blessing. Stichera at Psalm 140, 6 for Good Friday (repeating the first); then 4 for the Annunciation, 3 of Tone 4 and I of Tone 1 (FM 351; MAR 83-84); Glory, of Good Friday, Tone 6, "O how could the lawless council ..."; Now and ever, of the Annunciation, Tone 6, "The Archangel Gabriel was sent ..." (FM 352; MAR 85). Entrance with the Gospel Book. First Prokeimenon, Tone 4, Ps 21[22]:19.2a; Reading, Exodus 33:11-23; Second Proke- Small Litany with the Trisagion, and the rest of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Then, Prokeimenon first of the Annunciation, then of Good Friday, Tone 6, Ps 87[88]:7.2; Epistles, Hebrews 2:11-18 and 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:2; (only the first Epistle, of Hebrews, is announced). Alleluia first of the Annunciation, then of Good Friday, Tone 1, Ps 68[69] :2.22.24a (three versicles); Gospels, Luke 1:24-38; then Matthew 27:1-38; Luke 23:39-43; Matthew 27:39-54; John 19:31-37; Matthew 27:55-6 1 (only the first Gospel, of St. Luke, is announced.). Communion Hymn, of the Annunciation. Instead of "It is truly proper..." the Exaltation and Irmos of the Annunciation.
The Typicon does not prescribe the Procession with the Burial Shroud, but it may take place as follows: After the Ambon prayer, the Aposticha for Good Friday are sung [for pastoral reasons, they may be omitted, but may be necessary if the priest and deacon change from bright to dark vestments at this time]; the priest incenses the Burial Shroud on the Holy Table. Then, taking the Shroud upon his shoulders, and preceded by the Processional Cross, candles and incense, he goes around the Holy Table and leaves the sanctuary through the Northern Door of the icon screen. The church is then circled three times (option: one procession around the church may be made) and the Burial Shroud is placed in the Tomb at the singing of the Troparion, "The noble Joseph...." The procession is made outside the church if possible. The Ambon Prayer 27 for this day, from the time when the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts was celebrated on Good Friday, "O Lord Jesus Christ our God, Savior of the world..." may be read after the burial shroud has been placed in the tomb. Dismissal: "May Christ our true God, who endured dreadful sufferings, the life-giving Cross,
and voluntary burial for our salvation, have mercy on us and save us, through the prayers of
his most pure Mother, whose Annunciation we gloriously celebrate today ..." Small Compline: MMLT 617-621. Canon of the Lamentation. In place of the usual Troparia, the Kontakion of Good Friday.
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