Fisherman's Friend

For Several Hieromartyrs

Common Service for the Commemoration of All the Saints · printed p.610 (PDF 626)

The footer where the reading is printed words it differently: “For Hieromartyrs”. Both are the book’s own.

Epistle

§ 311-ctrHebrews 5:4-10
§ 246Philippians 3:20-4:3

The book gives no rule for choosing. It prints these Epistles for this class separated by “or” and says nothing about which to take. All are kept; the choice is the celebrant’s.

Chant

The Commons service — the class’s own, not the day’s. Sung where the day prints no propers of its own: 0 of the 2 dated days below. 1 print their own propers, and those are what is sung; on 1 the Festal Cycle appoints a different Epistle that day.

Prokeimenon, Tone 7

Precious in the sight of the Lord / is the death of His Saints!

Verse: What shall I render to the Lord for all His bounty to me?

Alleluia, Tone 2

Verse: Thy priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness, and Thy Saints shall rejoice!

Communion Hymn

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous! Praise befits the just!

Where these Epistles are read — 2

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.

1 § 246 Philippians 3:20-4:3
Leavetaking of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple; Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome; Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of Alexandria; Our father among the Saints, Clement, Bishop of Ochrid and Enlightener of the Bulgarians [for Saints]11-25
1 § 311ctr Hebrews 5:4-10
Hieromartyr Theodotus, Bishop of Cyrenia; Repose of our father among the Saints, Arsenius, Bishop of Tver' [except]03-02