the liturgical practice of the Orthodox Church and Byzantine Rite, a prokeimenon (Greek Προκείμενον, plural prokeimena; sometimes prokimenon/prokimena;...

the Apostol during a single Liturgy. The Epistle is read between the Prokeimenon and the Alleluia. The Epistle reading is always linked to a reading from...

the Byzantine Rite, the Trisagion is chanted immediately before the Prokeimenon and the Epistle reading. It is also included in a set of prayers named...

the Psalms of Degrees Prokeimenon in the Tone of the Week "Let every breath praise the Lord" in the same tone as the Prokeimenon Matins Gospel-one of the...

verses) which are intoned by the Reader. The Alleluia is paired with the Prokeimenon which preceded the reading of the Apostle. There may be either one or...

Theotokion, a hymn addressed to the Theotokos Entrance O gladsome light Prokeimenon for the day of the week Old Testament readings on a feast day Augmented...

Vigil) on Saturday evening and runs until "Vouchsafe, O Lord" (after the "prokeimenon") of Vespers on Sunday night. During this time, the dismissal at all...

βαθμός, 'step'; Slavonic: stepénny) are chanted immediately before the prokeimenon and Matins Gospel. These anabathmoi are compositions based upon the Songs...

of abridged psalms by the end of the 4th century. Later it was called prokeimenon. Hence, there was an early practice of simple psalmody, which was used...

"We venerate Thy Cross, O Master, and we glorify Thy Resurrection." Prokeimenon Epistle Reading(s) Alleluia, with verses Gospel Reading(s) A sermon may...

during Divine Services in the Orthodox Church). It also contains the Prokeimenon and Alleluia verses that are chanted with the readings. The Apostól is...

Liturgy from the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles together with the Prokeimenon and Alleluia verses that are chanted with the readings. Patristic writings...

carried. The hymn Phos Ilaron ("O Gladsome Light") is recited or sung. The Prokeimenon is chanted. On feast days, there are three or more readings from the...

called "Agape Vespers" is celebrated. During this liturgy, the Great Prokeimenon is chanted and a lesson from the Gospel (John 20:19–25) is read in as...

of ascent") based on Psalms 119-133, called the Song of Degrees) The Prokeimenon The order of the Matins Gospel On Sundays, and every day during Paschal...

Megalynarion Axion Estin Polychronion Prayer of Saint Ephrem Procession Prokeimenon Secret Sign of the Cross Theotokion Trinitarian formula Troparion Irmos...

"Lord, I have cried..." and their stichera and immediately preceding the prokeimenon. In the Armenian Rite the hymn is sung only on Saturday evening (i.e...

reader of the epistle first chants "the Psalm of David" and then the "Prokeimenon of the Apostle", both short fragments of psalms. The Armenian Rite, which...

Megalynarion Axion Estin Polychronion Prayer of Saint Ephrem Procession Prokeimenon Secret Sign of the Cross Theotokion Trinitarian formula Troparion Irmos...

Liturgy from the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles together with the Prokeimenon and Alleluia verses that are chanted with the readings. Patristic writings...

Megalynarion Axion Estin Polychronion Prayer of Saint Ephrem Procession Prokeimenon Secret Sign of the Cross Theotokion Trinitarian formula Troparion Irmos...

specific day of Great Lent. This is followed by a Prokeimenon, a reading from Isaiah and another Prokeimenon. Then there may follow a reading from the Ladder...

followed by a prayer with kneeling, but is immediately followed by the prokeimenon of the Eucharistic liturgy. Thomas Talley stresses the importance of...

commemorated the Prophets such as Moses, Aaron, and Samuel. The Liturgy's Prokeimenon and alleluia verses as well as the Epistle and Gospel readings appointed...

chanted by the choir; and each Hour has an Old Testament reading, a Prokeimenon, and an Epistle and Gospel. There was a service of Royal Hours for Pentecost...

Matins, but not in the same order. The Gospel reading is preceded by a prokeimenon, a selection from the Psalms relevant to the theme of the resurrection...

hymns (stichera) are sung in place of the Troparion of the Day. Then a prokeimenon, the reading of a relevant Old Testament prophecy, an Epistle and a Gospel...

Megalynarion Axion Estin Polychronion Prayer of Saint Ephrem Procession Prokeimenon Secret Sign of the Cross Theotokion Trinitarian formula Troparion Irmos...

commemorated the Prophets such as Moses, Aaron, and Samuel. The Liturgy's Prokeimenon and alleluia verses as well as the Epistle (Hebrews 11:24-26,32-40) and...

Phos Hilaron (a short hymn, praising God at the time of sunset), the prokeimenon, the aposticha, the Nunc dimittis, the trisagion, and the apolytikion...