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Several emendations, clarifications, etc.
*The Reader reads the Ypakoi of the Tone of the week.
*The Choir sings the Songs of Ascent of the Tone of the week, which is followed by the [[Prokeimenon]] and its verse.
*The order of the [[Gospel]] is followed: the Deacon intones "Let us pray to the Lord...", the Choir responds "Lord have mercy." The Priest exclaims "For Holy art Thou our God..." The Choir responds "Amen" and then chants "Let everything that has breath..." (thrcie). The Deacon exclaims "That we may be vouchsafed to listen..." The Choir responds "Lord have mercy." (thrice). The Deacon then exclaims "Wisdom. Arise let us listen..." and the Priest exclaims "Peace be unto all." The Priest exclaims "From the Gospel according to..." The Choir responds "Glory to Thee O Lord..." and the Deacon exclaims "Let us attend!" The Priest now reads the appointed Resurrectional Gospel (Eothinon) for the Sunday(from the 11-week cycle of Resurrection Gospels). He reads it from the right side of the Holy Alter Altar Table. After the Gospel reading the Choir chants "Glory to Thee O Lord.."
*The Reader reads "Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ..."
*The 50th Psalm is chanted, always in the 2nd Tone.
*Then the following hymns are usually sung:
"Glory..." "Through the intercessions of the Apostles..." "Both now.." "Through the intercessions of the Theotokos..." "Have mercy on me, O God..." "Jesus having risen..."
* On Sundays of the [[Triodion]] (excluding Palm Sunday, or a Sunday on which Annunciation might fall), the following hymns are sungin place of the four hymns just cited:
"Glory..." "The doors of repentance..." "Both now..." "Guide me in the paths of salvation..." "Have mercy on me, O God..." "When I think of the multitude of evil things I have done..."
* The Priest exclaims "O God, save thy people and bless thine inheritance..." The choir responds with "Lord, have mercy" (12 times), and the priest replies with the exclamation "Through the compassions ..."*The [[Canon (hymn)|Canon]] is now chanted in the following order: The Choir chants the 1st Ode of the Resurrectional Canon (Tone of the week), the Canon to the Cross and Resurrection, the Canon to the Theotokos (Tone all in the tone of the week), and the Canon of the Saint of the day. They then chant the 1st [[Biblical Odes|Ode]]'s sesonal [[Katavasia]]. The 3rd Ode is chanted in the exact same manner.
*After the Katavsia of the 3rd Ode the Deacon intones the Little Litany, at the end of which the Priest exclaims "For Thou art our God..."
*The Reader reads the Saint's [[Kontakion]] and Oikos, if there is one. The Choir then chants the Kathisma "hymn that is appointed to be read After the 3rd Ode."*The Reader reads the following Odes of the Canon as follows: Ode 4 to Ode 8 (Resurrectional, Cross and Resurrection, Theotokos, Saint of day).
*The Choir immediatly begins to chant the sesonal Katavasia of Odes 4 to 6.
*The Deacon intones the Little Litany, at the end of which the Priest exclaims "For Thou art the King of Peace..."
*The Choir chants the Katavasies of the 7th and 8th Odes.
*The Deacon exclaims "The Theotokos and Mother of Light..."
*The Choir sings "Higher in honour then the Cherubim..." with its verses. The 9th Ode of the Canon immediatly immediately follows, in the exact way the 1st Ode was chanted. During the 9th Ode, the Deacon censes the Temple.
*The Deacon intones the Little Litany, at the end of which the Priest exclaims "All the choirs of angels bless Thee, and to Thee do we send up glory..."
*The Choir chants "Holy is the Lord our God". After, they chant the Resurrection (Sunday) Exaposteilarion corresponding Exaposteilarion to the Matins Gospelthat was read. Then "Glory ..." and the Exapostilarion of the saint, if there is one. Then "Both now ..." and the Exapostilarion of the feast, if there is one; if not, the Resurrection Theotokion Exapostilarion corresponding to the Gospel and the Sunday Exapostilarion that were read.*The Choir chants the Praises (Psalms 148-150) in the Tone of the week: "Let everything that has breath" and "Praise Him all His angels..." *The Reader reads the rest of the PsalmPsalms's verses up until the verse "To do in them..." *The Choir chants the [[Stichera]] of the Praises, inserting them between the last few verses of the Praises.*The Choir chants "Glory" and the corresponding [[Doxasticon]] to the Matins Gospeland the Sunday Exapostilarion.
*The Choir chants "Both now... Most blessed art thou, Virgin Theotokos..."
*The Choir chants the Great [[Doxology]] in the Tone of the week.
*The Choir chants (if Tones the current Tone is 1 - 4 ) "Today is salvation..." and or (if Tones it is tone Pl. 1st - Pl. 4th ) "Having risen..."
*The Deacon intones the Litany of Fervent Supplication, at the end of which the Priest exclaims "For a merciful..."
*The Deacon intones the [[Litany of Completion]], at the end of which the Priest exclaims "For Thou art a good God..."
==External links==
*[http://sgpmwww.goarchagesinitiatives.orgcom/dcs/ematinspublic/matins.htm ''e''Matins Pagedcs Digital Chant Stand] (PDF files) of the produced by [[Sthttp://www.agesinitiatives. Gregory Palamas Monastery org AGES Initiatives (HayesvilleCharlotte, OhioNC)]]. Greek/English or English-only versions available. English translations by Fr. Seraphim Dedes''et al''.*[http://www.goarch.org/chapel/liturgical_texts/sundayorthros-/ sunday-orthros Service of the Sunday Orthros] from the website of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]]
*[http://www.saintjonah.org/services/matins.htm Matins as a Reader Service]
*[http://pages.prodigy.net/frjohnwhiteford/dailymatins.htm Daily Matins as a Reader Service]
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