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NEW!  English-language Typikon of the Holy Services of the Orthodox-Catholic and Apostolic Church, according to the tradition of the Great Church of Christ (Constantinopolitan usage).

I am now placing the entire translation and recompilation project of the Systema Typikou, the exhaustive and detailed Typikon of the Holy Services of the Holy OrthodoxChurch, published by the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece.   Since this work has not yet received hierarchical blessing for use in the churches, we are under an obligation to limit access to its contents.  Liturgists, scholars, and others with credentials from a hierarch are usually welcome to view our work, after screening.

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Systema Typikou: STATUS as of 3 July 2009

This is where you can find the status of the translation and re-compilation of the exhaustive Typikon of the Great Church of Christ.

Below you will find a Table of Contents of all the sections of the Systema Typikou. Each bold section signifies a completed draft translation. Keep in mind, however, that this work is yet to be subject to certain criteria before being usable as a typikon for English-language Orthodox services of worship.

STATUS: plain text = still to be completed: italicized text = currently being translated and compiled; bold text = draft translation and compilation complete and posted on this blog. Red bold = fine translation, re-edit, and re-compilation for English-language Orthodox Christian Typikon. Green bold = hierarchical approval for usage; it is a finished product.

General Section

First Part

General remarks concerning the Holy Services, Feasts, and Liturgical Books

1. The Holy Services in General

Definition and Distinction; The Daily Cycle; The Celebrants; The Beginning (Enarxis); The Use of the Psalter; The Versification of the Psalter through the Week; The Scriptural Readings; The Ecclesiastical Hymns; The Offering of Incense; The Dismissal

1. The Feasts
2. The Liturgical Books

Second Part

The Elements of the Holy Services considered in detail

       I.                                                The Ninth Hour

    II.                                                Vespers (Esperinos)

General Remarks; The Introductory Psalm (Prooimiakos); The Versification of the Psalter; The Lamp-Lighting Psalms; The Vesperal Stichera; The Doxastikon of the Vesperal Stichera; The Entrance of Vespers; The Hymn of Thanksgiving at the Lamp-Lighting (Gladsome Light); The Prokeimenon of Vespers; The Scriptural Readings of Vespers; The Prayers; The Litia and Artoklasia; The Aposticha; The Doxastikon of the Aposticha; Now Thou art dismissing…, the Trisagion, and the Apolytikia; The Dismissal of Vespers

 III.                                                Compline (Apodeipnon)

General Remarks; The Canons at Compline

 IV.                                                The Midnight Service (Mesonyktikon)

    V.                                                Matins (Orthros)

The Imperial Service; The Six-Psalms (Exapsalmos); The Lord Is God… and Alleluia; The Versification of the Psalter; The Sessional Hymns; The Anabathmoi, the Prokeimena, the Matins Gospel and Psalm 50; The Nine Odes and the Canons; The Mesodion Sessional Hymn after the 3^rd Ode; The Kontakion, the Oikos, and the Synaxarion; The Katabasiae; The Ninth Ode; The Exaposteilaria; The Praises and their Stichera; The Doxastikon of the Praises and the Theotokion; The Doxology; The Aposticha of Matins; The Trisagion and the Apolytikia; The Prayers and the Dismissal

 VI.                                                The Hours

1. The Divine Liturgy

General Remarks; The Enarxis (Beginning) of the Divine Liturgy; The Antiphons of the Divine Liturgy; The Eisodikon; The Troparia after the Entrance; The Kontakion of the Divine Liturgy; The Trisagion Hymn; The Prokeimenon and the Alleluiarion; The Apostle and the Gospel; The Cherubikon; Megalynarion at Especially…; The Koinonikon; The Post-Communion Hymn; Blessed be the Name of the Lord…; The Dismissal of the Divine Liturgy

Third Part

The more prevailing instances of the main services

1. The Services of the Lord’s Day (Sunday)
2. The Services of Weekdays
3. The Services of Saturdays
4. The Services of Feasts of the Master
5. The Services of Feasts of the Mother of God
6. The Services during Periods of Forefeast and Afterfeast
7. The Services on Apodoses (Leave-takings) of Great Feasts
8. The Services of commemorations of notable Saints
9. The Services of the commemoration of a notable Saint on a day of Forefeast or Afterfeast of a Great Feast
10. The Services of Apodoses (Leave-takings) of Great Feasts along with a commemoration of a notable Saint
11. The Order for the All-Night Vigil

Specific Section

First Part

Normative Regulation (typike diataxis) for the services of immoveable feasts by month

1. September
2. October
3. November
4. December
5. January (1-10)
6. Introductory Remark concerning the cycle of feasts (eortodromion pinakon)
7. January (11-31)
8. On the commemoration of notable saints during Cheesefare Week and Great Lent
9. February
10. March
11. April
12. May
13. June
14. July
15. August

Second Part

Normative Regulation (typike diataxis) for the services of the moveable feasts of the Triodion

1. Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee
2. Sunday of the Prodigal
3. Saturday of Meat Week
4. Sunday of Meatfare
5. The Services of Cheese Week
6. Saturday of Cheese Week
7. Sunday of Cheesefare
8. Regulation of the weekday services of Great Lent
   1. Services of Matins, of the Hours, and of Vespers without the Liturgy of Presanctified
      1. Matins
      2. Hours
      3. Vespers
      4. Service of Vespers with Liturgy of Presanctified
      5. Great Compline
      6. Little Compline
9. Monday of the First Week
10. Tuesday of the First Week
11. Wednesday of the First Week
12. Thursday of the First Week
13. Friday of the First Week
14. Saturday of the First Week
15. First Sunday of Lent
16. The Order for the Procession of the Holy Icons
17. The Services of the Second Week of Lent
18. Saturday of the Second Week
19. Second Sunday of Lent
20. The Services of the Third Week of Lent
21. Third Sunday of Lent
22. The Services of the Fourth Week of Lent
23. Sunday of the Fourth Week
24. The Services of Monday and Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
25. Wednesday of the Fifth Week
26. Thursday of the Fifth Week
27. The Great Canon in Matins
28. Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
29. Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
30. The Akathist Hymn in Matins
31. Fifth Sunday of Lent
32. The Services of the Sixth Week of Lent
33. Friday of the Sixth Week
34. Saturday of holy and righteous Lazarus
35. Sunday of Palms
36. Vespers on Sunday of Palms
37. Holy and Great Monday
38. Holy and Great Tuesday
39. Holy and Great Wednesday
40. Holy and Great Thursday
41. Holy and Great Friday
    1. Matins, i.e., the Service of the Holy Passion
    2. The Great Hours
    3. Vespers
42. Holy and Great Saturday
    1. Matins (the Service of the Epitaphios or Lamentations)
    2. Vespers with the Divine Liturgy (Service of the Harrowing of Hades)

Third Part

Normative Regulation (typike diataxis) for the services of the moveable feasts of the Pentekostarion

1. Sunday of Pascha
2. Vespers on the Sunday of Pascha
3. Monday of Renewal Week
4. Tuesday of Renewal Week
5. The Megalynaria of Pascha
6. Friday of Renewal Week
7. Sunday of Anti-pascha (Thomas Sunday)
8. The weekday services of the Week following Thomas Sunday
9. Idiomela and sessional hymns of the Feast of Thomas
10. Saturday of the same week
11. Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers
12. Idiomela and sessional hymns of the feast of Myrrh-bearers
13. Sunday of the Paralytic
14. Idiomela and sessional hymns of the feast of the Paralytic
15. Wednesday of Mid-Pentecost
16. Idiomela, sessional hymns, and exaposteilaria of Mid-Pentecost
17. Sunday of the Blind Man
18. Tuesday of the Sixth Week (Apodosis of feast of Blind Man)
19. Idiomela and sessional hymns of the feast of the Blind Man
20. Wednesday of the Apodosis of Pascha
21. Thursday of the Ascension
22. Idiomela and sessional hymns of Ascension
23. Sunday of the holy Fathers of the 1^st Ecumenical Synod (Nicaea I)
24. Saturday before Pentecost
25. Sunday of Pentecost
26. Monday of the Holy Spirit
27. Idiomela and sessional hymns of Pentecost
28. Sunday of All Saints

Appendix

1. Hierarchical concelebration
2. Services and Liturgy as served with hierarch standing by (en chorostasia) and presiding
   1. At the usual services
      1. At Vespers
      2. At Matins
      3. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy
      4. Hierarchical Concelebration
      5. In Great Lent
         1. At Matins, Hours, and Vespers
         2. At Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified
         3. At Great Compline
         4. At the Salutations (Akathist)
         5. In Holy Week
            1. At Matins of H. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
            2. At the Liturgy of H. Thursday
            3. At the Service of the Holy Passion
            4. At the Service of Great Hours and of Vespers (Apokathelosis)
            5. At the Service of the Epitaphios (Lamentations)
            6. At the Liturgy of H. Saturday
            7. At the Service of Pascha
            8. At the Vespers on Pascha (Agape Vespers)
3. The Service at the Consecration of a Church
4. The Service of Ordination

Psalm 50

Here is my revision of Psalm 50 according to the criteria given here.

Psalm 50

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy;

and according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgression.

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

For I acknowledge mine iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.

Against thee only have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight,

that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and prevail when thou dost judge.

For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother get me.

But behold, thou lovest truth; the hidden and secret things of thy wisdom hast thou made manifest unto me.

Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Thou shalt make me to hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast humbled may rejoice.

Turn thy face away from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and with thy governing spirit establish me.

Then shall I teach transgressors thy ways, and the ungodly shall be converted unto thee.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.

O Lord, thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I had given it: but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.

A sacrifice unto God is a troubled spirit; a heart that is troubled and humbled God will not despise.

Do good, O Lord, in thy good pleasure unto Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.

Then shalt thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt offerings.

Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.