Telethros (Gregorian)

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By: Antony Chirovsky

In this podcast, I will be uploading reader versions of services in the Byzantine Rite, on the Gregorian Calendar, mostly according to the usage of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. These are meant as guides to accompany and even direct life in the domestic church. We all live much busier lives than our ancestors, whose rural living in tight-knit villages around their parish churches allowed them to live their lives to the rhythm of the Church Year. We, however, often find ourselves commuting long distances or working longer hours which don't allow us the luxury of daily church attendance. So...

Ending Announcement, Year 2, Lent 2025
#153
04/12/2025

Thank you for accompanying me on this year's journey. I made an effort this year to be more deliberate and less ambitious, not constantly trying and failing to include weekend services and then getting burned out and missing days. Through your support and prayers, this year I actually managed to do all the weekday services this whole Lent without any gaps. I look forward to the coming commemorations and celebrations of Holy Week and Pascha, and the whole new year afterwards. God willing, I'll be with you all again next year. I leave you with an early: Christ is...


6th Friday Great Compline; Lazarus Saturday
#152
04/11/2025

The Order of Great Compline on the eve of Lazarus Saturday.

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6th Friday 9th Hour & Vespers; Lazarus Saturday
#151
04/11/2025

The Order of Nonne, Typika & Vespers for the Sixth and Final Friday of the Great Fast, beginning the commemoration of the Raising from the Dead of Lazarus, Christ's friend.

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6th Friday 3rd & 6th Hours
#150
04/11/2025

The Order of Trikheti (Tersext) for the Sixth and Final Friday of the Great Fast.

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6th Friday Orthros & 1st Hour; Tone 5; April 11th
#149
04/11/2025

The Order of Matins, Lauds & Prime for the Sixth and Final Friday of the Great Fast, occurring during a week of Tone 5, on April 11th: The Holy Hieromartyr Antipas.

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6th Friday Midnight Office
#148
04/11/2025

The Order of the Midnight Office for a Friday of the Great Fast.

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6th Thursday Great Compline
#147
04/10/2025

The Order of Great Compline for the Sixth and Final Thursday of the Great Fast. Normally starting at the Second Week, we take at Great Compline the Canon of one of the saints of the day for the period of Holy and Bright Weeks. Due to time constraints I am unable to record these canons. The 6th Thursday is an open day for making up a lost day in the sequence in years where such a need exists. This year we may take the supplicatory canon of the Theotokos for the day and tone of the week from the...


6th Thursday 9th Hour & Vespers; April 11th
#146
04/10/2025

The Order of Nonne, Typika & Vespers for the Sixth and Final Thursday of the Great Fast, beginning the commemoration of April 11th: The Holy Hieromartyr Antipas.

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6th Thursday 3rd & 6th Hours
#145
04/10/2025

The Order of Trikheti (Tersext) for the Sixth and Final Thursday of the Great Fast.

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6th Thursday Orthros & 1st Hour; Tone 5; April 10th
#144
04/10/2025

The Order of Matins, Lauds & Prime for the Sixth and Final Thursday of the Great Fast, occurring during a week of Tone 5, on April 10th: The Holy Martyrs Terrence, Pompey, and those with them,

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6th Thursday Midnight Office
#143
04/10/2025

The Order of the Midnight Office for a Thursday of the Great Fast.

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6th Wednesday Great Compline
#142
04/09/2025

The Order of Great Compline for the Sixth and Final Wednesday of the Great Fast. Normally starting at the Second Week, we take at Great Compline the Canon of one of the saints of the day for the period of Holy and Bright Weeks. Due to time constraints I am unable to record these canons. The 6th Wednesday always corresponds to the saint of the day on Thomas Sunday, this year, April 27th: the Holy Hieromartyr Symeon, the kinsman of Christ.

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6th Wednesday 9th Hour & Vespers; April 10th
#141
04/09/2025

The Order of Nonne, Typika & Vespers for the Sixth and Final Wednesday of the Great Fast, beginning the commemoration of April 10th: The Holy Martyrs Terrence, Pompey, and those with them,

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6th Wednesday 3rd & 6th Hours
#140
04/09/2025

The Order of Trikheti (Tersext) for the Sixth and Final Wednesday of the Great Fast.

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6th Wednesday Orthros & 1st Hour; Tone 5; April 9th
#139
04/09/2025

The Order of Matins, Lauds & Prime for the Sixth and Final Wednesday of the Great Fast, occurring during a week of Tone 5, on April 9th: The Holy Martyr Eupsychius.

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6th Wednesday Midnight Office
#138
04/09/2025

The Order of the Midnight Office for a Wednesday of Lent.

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6th Tuesday Great Compline
#137
04/08/2025

The Order of Great Compline for the Sixth and Final Tuesday of the Great Fast. Normally starting at the Second Week, we take at Great Compline the Canon of one of the saints of the day for the period of Holy and Bright Weeks. Due to time constraints I am unable to record these canons. The 6th Tuesday always corresponds to the saint of the day on Bright Saturday. This year, April 26th, the Holy Hieromartyr Basil, the bishop of Amasea.

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6th Tuesday 9th Hour & Vespers; April 9th
#136
04/08/2025

The Order of Nonne, Typika & Vespers for the Sixth and Final Tuesday of the Great Fast, beginning the commemoration of April 9th: The Holy Martyr Eupsychius.

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6th Tuesday 3rd & 6th Hours
#135
04/08/2025

The Order of Trikheti (Tersext) for the Sixth and Final Tuesday of the Great Fast.

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6th Tuesday Orthros & 1st Hour; Tone 5; April 8th
#134
04/08/2025

The Order of Matins, Lauds & Prime for the Sixth and Final Tuesday of the Great Fast, occurring during a week of Tone 5 on April 8th: The Holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus & Hermes.

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6th Tuesday Midnight Office
#133
04/08/2025

The Order of the Midnight Office for a Tuesday of the Great Fast.


6th Monday Great Compline
#132
04/07/2025

The Order of Great Compline for the Sixth and Final Monday of the Great Fast. Normally starting at the Second Week, we take at Great Compline the Canon of one of the saints of the day for the period of Holy and Bright Weeks. Due to time constraints I am unable to record these canons. The 6th Monday always corresponds to the saint of the day on Bright Friday. This year, April 25th, the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark which, just like the Feast of the Great Martyr George is not normally omitted but instead combined with the Bright...


6th Monday 9th Hour & Vespers; April 8th
#131
04/07/2025

The Order of Nonne, Typika, & Vespers for the Sixth and Final Monday of the Great Fast, beginning the commemoration of April 8th: The Holy Apostles Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus, Hermes, & their companions.

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6th Monday 3rd & 6th Hours
#130
04/07/2025

The Order of Trikheti (Tersext) for the Sixth and Final Monday of the Great Fast.

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6th Monday Orthros & 1st Hour; Tone 5; April 7
#129
04/07/2025

The Order of Matins, Lauds, & Prime for the Sixth Monday of the Great Fast, during a week of Tone 5, on April 7th: Our Venerable Father George, bishop of Mytilene.

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6th Monday Midnight Office
#128
04/07/2025

The Order of the Midnight Office for a Monday of the Great Fast.

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Vigil: Akathist Saturday; 5th Saturday Orthros & 1st Hour
#127
04/04/2025

The Order of Matins, Lauds, & Prime for the Fifth Saturday of the Great Fast, the Akathist Hymn, meant to be served as a vigil on Friday evening.

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5th Saturday Midnight Office; Akathist
#126
04/04/2025

The Order of the Midnight Office (with abbreviation to the psalmody which made sense last year when I was doing Saturdays as well as weekdays) for the Fifth Saturday of the Great Fast: the Akathist Saturday. It is meant to be read quickly along with Compline "in the cells" between Vespers and Matins which is done as a vigil later this evening.

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5th Friday Small Compline
#125
04/04/2025

The Order of Small Compline for the Fifth Friday of the Great Fast. Due to the vigil Matins of the Akathist later in the evening, Great Compline is changed for Small Compline. Normally the canon of the saint of the day for Saturday which is omitted due to the festal commemoration is done, but as stated elsewhere I do not have the time to record saints' canons for Complines this year.

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5th Friday 9th Hour & Vespers; Akathist Saturday
#124
04/04/2025

The Order of Nonne, Typika, & Vespers for the Fifth Friday of the Great Fast, beginning the commemoration of the next day. Every year, the 5th Saturday is Akathist Saturday, a separate dedication to feast of the Annunciation dating from a time when even that great feast was not celebrated on weekdays of the Fast.

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5th Friday 3rd & 6th Hours
#123
04/04/2025

The Order of Trikheti (Tersext) for the Fifth Friday of the Great Fast.

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5th Friday Orthros & 1st Hour; Tone 4; April 4
#122
04/04/2025

The Order of Matins, Lauds, & Prime for the Fifth Thursday of the Great Fast, during a week of Tone 4, on April 4th: Our Venerable Fathers Joseph the Hymnographer and George of Mount Maleon, in the Peloponnese.

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5th Friday Midnight Office
#121
04/04/2025

The Order of the Midnight Office for a Friday of the Great Fast.

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5th Thursday Great Compline
#120
04/03/2025

The Order of Great Compline for a Thursday of the Great Fast. Normally starting at the Second Week, we take at Great Compline the Canon of one of the saints of the day for the period of Holy and Bright Weeks. Due to time constraints I am unable to record these canons. The 5th Thursday always corresponds to the saint of the day on Bright Thursday, April 24th: the Holy Martyr Sabbas the General.

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5th Thursday 9th Hour & Vespers; April 4
#119
04/03/2025

The Order of Nonne, Typika, & Vespers for the Fifth Thursday of the Great Fast, beginning the commemoration of April 4th: Our Venerable Fathers Joseph the Hymnographer and George of Mount Maleon, in the Peloponnese.

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5th Thursday 3rd & 6th Hours
#118
04/03/2025

The Order of Trikheti (Tersext) for the Fifth Thursday of the Great Fast, the day of the Great Canon.

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Vigil: 5th Thursday Orthros & 1st Hour; Great Canon
#117
04/02/2025

The Order of Matins, Lauds, & Prime for the Fifth Thursday of the Great Fast. This service contains the Great Penitential Canon of St Andrew of Crete and is traditionally done as a vigil on Wednesday evening.

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5th Thursday Midnight Office, Great Canon
#116
04/02/2025

The Order of the Midnight Office for the Fifth Thursday. Due to the Great Canon this service is somewhat simplified and done quickly immediately after Compline.

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5th Wednesday Small Compline
#115
04/02/2025

The Order of Small Compline for the Fifth Wednesday of the Great Fast. Due to the rigors of the coming vigil Matins with prostrations, Great Compline is replaced by a simple Small Compline. The Canon of the Saint of the Day omitted by the Great Canon (April 3rd: Our Venerable Father Nicetas) may be read in the usual place. As noted elsewhere, I am unable to record Compline Canons this year.

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5th Wednesday 9th Hour & Vespers; Great Canon
#114
04/02/2025

The Order of Nonne, Typika, & Vespers for the Fifth Wednesday of the Great Fast, which every year omits the saint of the day and prepares us for the coming Vigil of the Great Canon with the 24 Alphabetic Stikhera (In Greek each Stikheron begins with a letter of the Alphabet from Alpha to Omega).

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