
Vespers/Vesperal Liturgy
—Stichera at Lord, I Call, Tone 2:
Kievan Chant - midi
Kievan Chant (after Ledkovsky) - midi
—Dogmaticon, Tone 2:
Kievan Chant - midi
Kievan Chant (after Ledkovsky) - midi
Znamenny Chant - midi
—Vespers Prokeimenon:
See Vespers page for the Prokeimenon of the Day;
N.B.: If Christmas Eve Vesperal Liturgy is being served on a Friday, when Christmas falls on Saturday,
we use the Great Prokeimenon: 'Who is so great a God as our God...'
—Old Testament Readings:
Text
—Troparion between 3rd and 4th Readings:
Obikhod - midi
—Troparion between 6th and 7th Readings:
Obikhod - midi
—Little Litany [Only at Vesperal Liturgy]:
See Litanies page.
—Trisagion [Only at Vesperal Liturgy]:
See Liturgy page.
—Prokeimenon before the Epistle, Tone 1:
Obikhod - midi
Znamenny Chant - midi
Troparion, Tone 4
Obikhod - midi
Obikhod [Slavonic] - midi
Obikhod (Metropolia Variant) - midi
Obikhod (Metropolia Variant) [Slavonic] - midi
Obikhod, Chant Ending - midi
Obikhod, Chant Ending (Metropolia Variant) - midi
Abbr. Greek Chant - midi
Abbr. Greek Chant [Slavonic] - midi
Abbr. Greek Chant, after Yaichkov - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, arr. Kotalik - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, arr. Kotalik [Slavonic] - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, arr. Kotalik (F Major) - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, arr. Kotalik (F Major) [Slavonic] - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Margitich - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Margitich [Slavonic] - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Margitich (F Major) - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Margitich (F Major) [Slavonic] - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Meholick - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Meholick [Slavonic] - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Meholick (F Major) - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant, after Meholick (F Major) [Slavonic] - midi
Degtyarev - midi
Degtyarev [Slavonic] - midi
Diakoff - midi
Diakoff (F Major) - midi
Greek Chant - midi
Greek Chant [Slavonic] - midi
Ledkovsky (Abbr. Greek Chant, Wide Harmony) - midi
Moscow Chant - midi
Moscow Chant (Tikhonkovsky Variant) - midi
Serbian Chant - midi
Serbian Chant [Slavonic] - midi
Wide Harmony - midi
Wide Harmony [Slavonic] - midi
Wide Harmony (Jordanville Variant) - midi
Wide Harmony (Jordanville Variant) [Slavonic] - midi
Wide Harmony (Old OCA Variant) - midi
Wide Harmony (Old OCA Variant) [Slavonic] - midi
Wide Harmony, Doubled - midi
Male Choir - midi
Male Choir [Slavonic] - midi
Male Choir (Jordanville Variant) - midi
Male Choir (Jordanville Variant) [Slavonic] - midi
Kontakion, Tone 3
Obikhod - midi
Obikhod (Alto Melody) - midi
Bortiansky - midi
Bortiansky [Slavonic] - midi
Bortiansky (Simplified) - midi
Bulgarian Chant, arr. Meholick - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi
Great Compline
—God is With Us:
See Compline page.
—Stichera of the Litiya, Tone 1: [often only one sticheron is sung]
Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
Sticheron II, Carpatho-Russian "Bulgarian" Chant - midi
—Glory Verse of the Litiya, Tone 5:
Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
Kievan Chant - midi
—Now and Ever Verse of the Litiya, Tone 6:
Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Moscow Obikhod) - midi
Kievan Chant - midi
Kievan Chant (Archm. Matfei) - midi
—Litany at the Litiya:
See Vespers page.
—Sticheron I of the Aposticha, Tone 2:
Obikhod - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
Kievan Chant - midi
Kievan Chant (after Ledkovsky) - midi
Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
—Sticheron II-III of the Aposticha, Tone 3:
Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
Kievan Chant - midi
—Glory Verse of the Aposticha, Tone 4:
Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
—Now and Ever Verse of the Aposticha, Tone 4:
Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
—St. Simeon's Prayer:
See Vespers page.
—Blessed be the Name of the Lord:
See Liturgy page.
—Psalm 33: [often omitted]
See Liturgy page.
Matins
—Lesser Doxology, sung before the Six Psalms:
See Matins page.
—Great Litany:
See Litanies page.
—God is the Lord, Tone 4: [sung to the same melody as the following Troparion]
See Matins page.
—Troparion of the Feast, Tone 4:
See Troparion section, above.
—Sessional Hymns I & II: [often omitted, though they give the altar much needed time]
Text
—Polyeleos:
See Matins page.
—Magnification:
Obikhod - midi
Obikhod [Slavonic] - midi
Dodonov - midi
Dodonov [Slavonic] - midi
—Little Litany:
See Litanies page.
—Sessional Hymn III: [often omitted]
Text
—From My Youth:
See Matins page.
—Matins Prokeimenon, Tone 4:
Znamenny Chant (Narrow and Wide Harmonies) - midi
Kiev Caves Lavra Chant - midi
—At the Gospel:
For Christmas Vigil - midi
For additional settings, see Matins page.
—Psalm 50:
See Matins page.
—Post-Gospel Stichera:
Obikhod - midi
—At the Great Intercession: [often omitted]
See Matins page.
—Irmosi of Canon I/Katavasiae, Tone 1:
Obikhod (Abbr. Greek Chant) - midi
Allemanov - midi
Allemanov [Slavonic] - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi
Greek Chant - midi
Meholick - midi
—Hypakoe and Sessional Hymn, after Ode 3:
Obikhod - midi
Obikhod (Soprano Melody) - midi
—Kontakion of the Feast, after Ode 6:
See Kontakion section, above.
—Complete Canon I:
OCA Obikhod [Obikhod Irmosi, Allemanov Katavasiae] - midi
Old OCA Obikhod [Obikhod Irmosi, Slavonic Allemanov Katavasiae] - midi
Kirkland Use [Obikhod Irmosi, Meholick Katavasiae] - midi
—Exapostilarion:
Hieromonk Victorin - midi
Kievan Chant, with Canonarch - midi
Valaam Chant, 'O House of Ephratha' - midi
—Stichera of the Praises, Tone 4:
Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Obikhod) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
—Glory Verse of the Praises, Tone 6:
Obikhod (Lvov-Bakhmetev) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Soprano Melody) - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant (Modern Moscow Obikhod) - midi
Kievan Chant - midi
Kievan Chant (Archm. Matfei) - midi
—Now and Ever Verse of the Praises, Tone 2:
Obikhod - midi
Abbr. Kievan Chant - midi
Kievan Chant - midi
Kievan Chant (after Ledkovsky) - midi
Kievan Chant (Alto Melody) - midi
—Great Doxology:
See Matins page.
—Troparion of the Feast:
See Troparion section, above.
—Augmented Litany:
See Litanies page.
—Litany of Supplication:
See Litanies page.
—Great Dismissal:
See Vespers page.
—Kontakion of the Feast, at the Conclusion of Vigil:
See Kontakion section, above.
—Magnification: [Immediately Thereafter]
See Magnification section, above.
Carols (Kolyadki, Kolyady, etc.), both Sacred and Secular, of Some Moral Worth and Piety
Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) - midi
All the Universe Rejoices (Vselennaja Veselisja) - midi
Angels We Have Heard on High - midi
Dobrij Večer Tobi - midi
Gaudete, Christus est Natus - midi
God Saw the World (Oj, Vidit Boh) - midi
Good Christian Men, arr. Neale - midi
Good King Wenceslas, Traditional Arrangement - midi
Good King Wenceslas, arr. Homiak - midi
Good King Wenceslas, arr. Shaw - midi
Good News from Heaven (Na Nebi Zorja) [Subcarpathian Text] - midi
Good News from Heaven (Na Nebi Zorka) [Carpatho-Galician Text] - midi
Good News from Heaven (Na Nebje Zorka) [West Galician Text] - midi
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - midi
Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), arr. Ressetar (Eastern PA Version) - midi
Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), Uhorsky (Subcarpathian) Plainchant - midi
Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), Variant Melody - midi
Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), McKees Rocks Version - midi
Hear the Wondrous Tidings (Divnaja Novina), Pittsburgh Area OCA/Metropolia Version - midi
Heaven and Earth (Nebo i Zemlja), Subcarpathian Refrain - midi
Heaven and Earth (Nebo i Zemlja), Lemko Refrain - midi
I Heard the bells on Christmas Day - midi
In Dulci Jubilo, arr. Neale - midi
Noč Ticha (Silent Night) [Carpatho-Galician Text] - midi
Nova Radost' Stala (There Was Great Rejoicing) - midi
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) - midi
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Plainchant Harmonization - midi
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Traditional American Arrangement - midi
O Kto Kto (O Who Loves Nicholas) - midi
O Who Loves Nicholas (O Kto Kto) [Thee/Thou] - midi
O Who Loves Nicholas (O Kto Kto) [You/Your] - midi
Oj, Vidit Boh (God Saw the World) - midi
Pre-Eternal God (Boh Predvjecnyj) - midi
Pridite Vernyji (O Come, All Ye Faithful; Adeste Fideles) - midi
Silent Night - midi
Svjata Noč (Silent Night) [Subcarpathian Text] - midi
Tempus Adest Floridum, Traditional Arrangement - midi
Tempus Adest Floridum, arr. Homiak - midi
Tempus Adest Floridum, arr. Shaw - midi
There Was Great Rejoicing (Nova Radost' Stala) - midi
Tri Carije (O Three Kings) - midi
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel - Plainchant Harmonization - midi
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel - Traditional American Arrangement - midi
Viflejemy Čud (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing) - midi
Divine Liturgy
—First and Second Festal Antiphons:
Lesser Znamenny Chant - midi
—Only-Begotten Son:
See Liturgy page.
—Third Festal Antiphon:
Lesser Znamenny Chant - midi
—Troparion and Kontakion of the Feast:
See Troparion and Kontakion sections, above.
—As Many as Have Been Baptized:
See Liturgy page.
—Liturgy Prokeimenon:
Obikhod & Znamenny Chant - midi
—Magnification of the Theotokos (Zadostoinik):
Obikhod - midi
Carpatho-Russian Chant - midi
Romanian Chant - midi
Turchaninov - midi
—Communion Concert:
O House of Ephratha, Valaam Chant - midi
Proceed, O Angelic Powers - midi