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- Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a prokeimenon (Gr**** Προκείμενον, plural prokeimena; sometimes prokimenon/prokimena; lit. 'that which precedes') is a psalm...
- depending upon the number of Prokeimena (there may be up to three readings from the Apostle, but never be more than two Prokeimena and Alleluia). In the Russian/Slavic...
- century). "Sinai, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Ms. Gr. 1280". Psaltikon (Prokeimena, Allelouiaria, Hypakoai, Anti-cherouvikon for the Liturgy of Presanctified...
- the morning services, the first part for the morning service with its prokeimena and kontakia was the most voluminous part, and acquired the name kontakarion...
- composition of a kontakarion-psaltikon (τὸ ψαλτικὸν, τὸ κοντακάριον) was: prokeimena alleluiaria eight hypakoai anastasimai kontakarion with the movable cycle...
- invariable, that of the Gospel varies with the day. They answer to the Gr**** prokeimena. The Turgama of the Epistle is preceded by proper psalm verses called...
- as well as some of the variable portions which the clergy use, such as prokeimena and dismissals. The Great Euchologion contains the clergy parts of Vespers...
- Hours are more like normal, except that a Troparion of the Prophecy, prokeimena, and a reading from Jeremiah are chanted at the First Hour on Great Thursday...
- added to it a special Troparion (called the "Troparion of the Prophecy"), Prokeimena, and a reading from the Old Testament (Joel and Zechariah during Cheesefare...
- the Lord, Troparia and Kondakia at Feasts throughout the year, Festal Prokeimena at Orthros Services. (L'viv, 1922); Matins Gospels. (L'viv, 1922); Prayer...