HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
a parish of the Patriarchate of Moscow
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HOLY TRINITY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
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Initial database and general information used in the Calendar was taken from Orthodox Calendar Online.
Database was updated using Saint Herman Press Calendar,
Orthodox Liturgical Calendar of The St. John of Kronstadt Press,
Ïðàâîñëàâíûé öåðêîâíûé êàëåíäàðü (Èçäàòåëüñêîãî Ñîâåòà Ðóññêîé Ïðàâîñëàâíîé Öåðêâè) and
ÌÈÍÅß, Èçäàíèå Ìîñêîâñêîé Ïàòðèàðõèè.
Lives of the Saints - ORTHODOXY IN CHINA,
Orthodox Saints and Feasts.
Troparions and Kontakions - The St. John of Kronstadt Press and Myriobiblos
Icons - Ïðàâîñëàâíûé êàëåíäàðü.
Another Source of Lives of the Saints, Troparions and Kontakions - Bulgakov Handbook.
With questions and comments please write to us:
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O Most Holy Trinity, Our God, Glory to Thee! |
Great-martyr 
Uncovering of the relics of Venerable 
– Full abstention from food
– Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)
– Food without Oil
– Food with Oil
– Fish Allowed
– Caviar Allowed
– Meat is excluded
– Fast-free
– vigil for great feasts; a more festive service where all of the unfixed hymns are dedicated to the feast.
– "vigil" to a certain saint when All Night vigil is celebrated. The order of the service is similar to a “Polyeleos” (magnification) service, in that small vespers, great vespers and matins are combined (from this comes the vigil) and that there is the blessing of breads and the anointing with oil at the end of matins.
– "cross", "Polyeleos", "with the Polyeleos", "Polyeleos service", that is the type of service during which the "Polyeleos" (Praise/Magnification) is sung during matins (the majestic singing of the 134 and 135 psalms with verses); in addition, during this service there is a reading from the Gospel, the prokeimenon, gradual antiphons, the canon with 8 troparions, the praises and Great Doxology are sung, and during vespers "Blessed is the man" is sung (first "Glory" of the 1st kathisma), there is an entrance, Old Testament readings (parameia) and during lityia all of the verses may be sung to the saint.
– "doxology", "with doxology" during this service to the saint it is proper to sing the Great Doxology at the end of matins (in services of a lower rank, the doxology is read), also at this service are sung several Sunday Theotokions, sedalions after the kathisma (psaltery reading) to the saint, the katavasia during the canon, also at the end of matins are sung the praise verses, the Great Doxology, and the entire ending of matins follows the order of a feast.
– "six verse", "up to six"; all six stikhera of "Lord, I cry" are sung to the saint, there is a stikhera for "Glory" of the Apotischa for both vespers and matins; troparion to the saint, and the canon of matins is sung to the saint in six troparions.