For a Holy Enlightener
Common Service for the Commemoration of All the Saints · printed p.608 (PDF 624)
Epistle
§ 318Hebrews 7:26-8:2
Chant
The Commons service — the class’s own, not the day’s. Sung where the day prints no propers of its own: 5 of the 32 dated days below. 26 print their own propers, and those are what is sung; on 1 the Festal Cycle appoints a different Epistle that day.
Prokeimenon, Tone 1
My mouth shall speak wisdom / and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
Verse: Hear this, all nations! Give ear, all inhabitants of the earth!
Alleluia, Tone 2
The mouth of the righteous shall proclaim wisdom and his tongue shall speak of judgment.
Verse: The Law of God is in his heart, and his steps shall not falter.
Communion Hymn
The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not fear evil tidings.
Where these Epistles are read — 33
Reading a class’s Epistle is not the same as belonging to the class. The Apostol appoints §233 on 18 August because that day’s service is copied from December 10, not because Florus and Laurus are Confessors.
St. Gregory Palamas (Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas, 2nd Sunday of Great Lent) — 'for the Saint' EpistleMartyr Mámas of Cæsaréa in Cappadocia, and his parents, the Martyrs Theodotus and Rufina; Our Venerable father among the Saints, John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople [for St. John]09-02Our father among the Saints, John, Archbishop and Wonderworker of Nóvgorod09-07Uncovering of the Relics of our father among the Saints, Dimítri (Demétrius), Metropolitan of Rostóv09-21Our father among the Saints, Michael, first Metropolitan of Kiev, and Wonderworker of All Russia09-30Our father among the Saints, Innocent (Innokentii), Metropolitan of Moscow, Enlightener of the Aleuts and Apostle to the Americas10-06Translation of the holy relics of our father among the saints, Hilarion, Bishop of Meglin in Bulgaria10-21The Seven Youths of Éphesus10-22Repose of our father among the Saints, Arsenius, Archbishop of Serbia10-28Martyrs Galácteon and his wife, Epistemis at Emesa; Repose of our father among the Saints, Jonah, Archbishop and Wonderworker of Nóvgorod11-05Our father among the Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople11-13Forefeast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple; Venerable Gregory Decapolites; Our father among the Saints, Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople11-20Our father among the Saints, Yakov (James), Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostóv11-27Hieromartyr Eleuthérius, Bishop of Illyria, and his mother, Martyr Anthis; Venerable Paul of Latros; Our father among the Saints, Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of Surozh in the Crimea12-15Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ; Virgin-martyr Juliania of Nicomédia and those with her; Repose of our father among the Saints, Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia12-21The Circumcision of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; Our father among the Saints, Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsaréa in Cappadócia [for The Saint]01-01Forefeast of the Theophany; Our father among the Saints, Sylvester, Pope of Rome01-02Afterfeast of the Theophany; Martyr Tatiána of Rome and those with her; Our father among the Saints, Sáva, first Archbishop of Serbia [for St. Sava]01-12this serviceTranslation of the Relics of our father among the Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople01-27Our father among the Saints, Nikíta of the Kiev Caves, Bishop and Wonderworker of Nóvgorod01-31Afterfeast of the Meeting of the Lord; Martyr Agatha of Palermo in Sicily; Repose of Venerable Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov02-05Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia; Repose of our father among the Saints, Arsenius, Bishop of Tver'03-02Our father among the Saints, Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem; Repose of our father among the Saints, Evfimii (Euthymius), Archbishop and Wonderworker of Novgorod03-11Our father among the Saints, Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Enlightener of Ireland03-17Venerable Hypatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of Gangra; Repose of our father among the Saints, Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow, Enlightener of the Aleuts and Apostle to the Americas [for St. Innocent]03-31this serviceOur father among the Saints, Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Methodius, Equal-to-the Apostles, Archbishop of Moravia and Enlightener of the Slavs [for St. Methodius]04-06this serviceHieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasea; Our father among the Saints, Stephan, Bishop of Perm [for St. Stephan]04-26this serviceTranslation of the Relics of our father among the Saints, Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria05-02Our fathers among the Saints, Cyril and Methodius, Equals-to-the-Apostles and Teachers of the Slavs05-11Our father among the Saints, Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus; Our father among the Saints, Germanus (Herman), Patriarch of Constantinople [except]05-12Our father among the Saints, Augustine, First Archbishop of Canterbury and Evangelizer of England05-26Venerable Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon; Our father among the Saints, Germanus (Germaine), Bishop of Paris; Our father among the Saints, Ignatius, Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov05-28Hieromartyr Eutychius, disciple of St. John the Theologian; Translation of the Relics of our father among the Saints, Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker of All Russia [for St. Peter]08-24this service