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NY/NJ Diocesan Commission on Liturgical Music Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Guidelines Preparation: At least two weeks before the hierarchical visit, the rector and/or choir director make contact with the hierarch’s assistant for planning. Plan at least the following points: Are Hours to be read after Vesting or Will Bishop read pre-communion prayers before Hierarch enters church? aloud? Any ordinations, tonsurings or clergy Pre-communion prayer - before or after awards? clergy communion? Beatitudes verses for Feast or Church? Sermon after Gospel? Final Kontakion by Clergy? Polychronion at Dismissal? If the Primate is visiting, get current Procession or Moleben, Memory Eternal version of the Diptychs. or Many Years at end of Liturgy? On the day of the Liturgy, confer with the Hierarch’s assistant to confirm the above points and learn any last-minute changes. General Points to Remember: Whenever the Hierarch blesses with the dikiri and trikiri, the choir sings (quick, short) “Eis Polla Eti Despota!” (“Many Years, Master!). NOTE: The “D” in “Despota” is pronounced like the “th” in “the.” ENTRANCE OF THE HIERARCH - ENTRANCE PRAYERS ACTION CUE to SING CHOIR SINGS Hierarch enters Church, is Hierarch enters vestibule. From the Rising of the Sun. greeted by rector and Bells signal hierarch’s During Paschal season, substitute others. Bread and salt may approach. Choir sings when 3 “Christ Is Risen”’s preferably 3 be presented. Bishop enters vestibule. different versions, majestically. Hierarch processes to Deacon: “Wisdom” Hymn to Theotokos: “It Is Truly ambo, venerates icons. Meet” (Dostoino y’est) except: Deacon reads entrance --St Basil’s Liturgy: “All of Creation” prayers, Hierarch moves to --Paschal Season: “Shine, Shine O center of ambo, removes New Jerusalem” klobuk, and reads prayer. --Other festal periods: Ninth Ode from Canon of the feast. Repeat as needed to finish when Hierarch reading prayer at center of ambo. Hierarch takes staff, turns Deacon: “Ton Despotin….” Ton Despotin overlapping deacon to face people, blesses Note: Traditionally, if Primate is people, moves to center of serving, the choir should sing “O church for vesting, or if full Herald of Good Tidings” from the vesting not to occur, goes Canon of Palm Sunday (Irmos 5). into altar to vest Can be done for any full Hierarchical Liturgy. 1 NY/NJ Diocesan Commission on Liturgical Music Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Guidelines VESTING OF HIERARCH ACTION CUE to SING CHOIR SINGS Hierarch from center of Choir Silent. If choir church blesses clergy; director is near the vesting, servers arrange vesting may obtain Hierarch’s materials; deacon stands in blessing after priests and front of Hierarch, Hierarch deacons. gives blessing to cense. Deacon begins vesting To Begin: Deacon: “Let us Your Soul Shall Rejoice prayers. pray to the Lord. May your and The Prophets soul rejoice…” Proclaimed, overlapping deacon, timed to coincide To End: Servers give dikiri, with vesting. Repeat as trikiri to Hierarch. Note: needed. Note: should when Hierarch receives his begin and end with “Your mitre, vesting is nearly Soul Shall Rejoice.” If complete. needed, may also sing Odes 1, 3, 6 from Canon of the temple or the feast. Vesting complete, Hierarch Deacon: Finishes prayer Ton Despotin, traditionally blesses in 4 directions with that begins, “May Your light a trio, a longer, slower candles, returns candles; so shine before men…” version, ending with triple deacon censes Hierarch. Eis Polla READING OF HOURS Tradition is for 3rd Hour to be read before Bishop enters, and 6th Hour after vesting. Hours are read as usual, except instead of “Father, Bless, substitute “Master, Bless” or, if Primate serves, substitute “Most Blessed Master, Bless.” Reader usually stands to Hierarch’s left, after receiving his blessing. The tonsuring of readers and the ordinations of subdeacons take place at the end of the 6th Hour. (See Appendix E) 2 NY/NJ Diocesan Commission on Liturgical Music Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Guidelines DIVINE LITURGY Liturgy of the Catechumens ACTION CUE to SING CHOIR SINGS Great Litany through 3rd Done as usual 3rd Antiphon (Beatitudes) sung Antiphon slowly to enable clergy procession. The choir may sing Canon odes 3, 6, 8, or 9 after the last three verses of Beatitudes (before “ Rejoice…”) if Bishop has approved. Finish as clergy go to Hierarch. Come Let Us Worship sung When Hierarch reaches top “Who Rose from the Dead, by clergy; clergy return to step of Ambo Save Us, etc” (or substitute), altar sung over the clergy in d minor NOTE: this is always sung, (wide harmony) or g minor even on feast days. (narrow harmony). Note: clergy will sing “Save Us…Alleluia” a second time. Hierarch censing Begin: When censing north Eis Polla “ trio.” (May be sung by (left) side of Holy Table women, men, children, or by a single voice) When Hierarch returns to Whole choir sings end of trio: Eis center of ambo. Polla Eti Despota! Note: Clergy may respond with Eis Polla Eti Despota!; if they do, choir sings it again. Troparia and Kontakia As Usual Sung as usual except clergy usually sings “now and ever” and final Kontakion. Choir should be prepared to sing it nevertheless. Special Dialogue for Deacon: Let Us Pray to the Lord Have Mercy Hierarchical Services Lord Hierarch: For holy art Thou…now and ever… NO AMEN, wait for the Deacon! Deacon: O Lord, Save the God Fearing! (or similar O Lord, Save the God Fearing! words) (Repeat Deacon’s words) Deacon: And Hear Us And Hear Us. 3 NY/NJ Diocesan Commission on Liturgical Music Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Guidelines ACTION CUE to SING CHOIR SINGS IF PRIMATE SERVING: Deacon: Starts the Choir immediately and quickly sings DIPTYCHS Diptychs, saying the name the Diptychs in narrow or wide of the honored Hierarch harmony beginning each phrase immediately after the Deacon says the respective hierarch’s name. This formula repeats for each name. Note; Clergy may also sing. If clergy starts after deacon, choir starts when clergy says name. Holy God or Substitute: As Deacon: Unto ages of ages Amen, and the following sequence, Many or Before Thy Cross sung in traditional hierarchical or NOTE: Sequence 1-8 to the other (e.g., “Bulgarian”) melody: right is the same regardless 1. Choir Holy God…on us of text sung, i.e., Holy God, 2. Clergy As Many, or Before Thy 3. Choir Holy God – on us Cross. Hierarch: Look down from 4. Trio or choir softly Holy heaven…” God…on us, 5. Choir Holy God…on us 6. Clergy 7. Choir: Glory…now and ever. Holy Immortal… 8. Choir: Holy God…on us Consecration of a Bishop See Appendix: E. may occur here. Prokeimenon, Epistle, As Usual Note: Glory to Thee, O God after Alleluia, Gospel. Gospel should be slow enough for deacon to move from center of church. Following Gospel Reading Hierarch Blesses with dikiri Eis Polla Eti Despota! and trikiri Augmented Litany Petition for Hierarch Tradition is for special (‘hierarchical’) melody sometimes sung first by clergy and then by choir . Litany of Catechumens, Deacon: “Again and Faithful again…” As Usual 4 NY/NJ Diocesan Commission on Liturgical Music Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Guidelines Liturgy of the Faithful ACTION CUE to SING CHOIR SINGS Cherubic Hymn Get ready to end 1st half Longer version than usual, sing 1st when clergy move to kiss half twice, if needed, in 2 hierarch’s shoulder. End at languages, if appropriate. the next reasonable point in the music after the north NOTE: Choir sings “Amen” only door opens and procession two times. begins. Do not make clergy wait for music to end. 1. When Hierarch turns and “Amen” puts diskos on altar. 2. When Hierarch turns and “Amen” and second half of puts chalice on altar. Cherubic Hymn, sung majestically, not rushed. Hierarch blesses with trikiri. Eis Polla” – short but not rushed NOTE: No Eis Polla here if Ordination of a Priest occurs next. Ordination of a Priest Exclamation “Command!” See Appendix E: may occur here Litany of Supplication; “Father, Son, and Holy Hymn to Theotokos: “It is truly Spirit”; Creed; Anaphora; As Usual meet…” or the appropriate Hymn to Theotokos festal/seasonal substitute. And All Mankind Deacon intones commemorations, ending “And All Mankind” with “And All Mankind” Deacon, Hierarch/Clergy intone commemorations, ending with Deacon: “And for All Mankind” Bishop:” And the mercies of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ shall be with all “And for All Mankind” of you.” 5 NY/NJ Diocesan Commission on Liturgical Music Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Guidelines Ordination of a Deacon Exclamation: See Appendix E may occur here “Command!” Litany, Lord’s Prayer, One Is Holy, Communion Hymn As Usual ACTION CUE to SING CHOIR SINGS Communion of Clergy and People: Depending on position of Be prepared with 5-15 minutes of Clergy pre-communion prayer, music appropriate to the day and to either right after prayer, or the size and quality of the choir – right after Communion don’t overreach! If necessary, Hymn simple reading of Prayers before Communion is sufficient. Music suggestions: Communion Hymn(s) with chanted Psalm verses between repetitions, Troparia, Kontakia, Stichera, and Matins Canon. People After “Blessed Is He Who “Receive the body of Christ…” Comes 6 NY/NJ Diocesan Commission on Liturgical Music Hierarchical Divine Liturgy Guidelines After Communion Hierarch says “O God, save “Eis Polla” (short, quick) and “We Thy People” and blesses have seen the true light” or festal with trikiri substitute. Blessed be the Name After Ambo Prayer Blessed be the Name (x3). Possibly Magnification of the First Icon after 2nd “Blessed be the Name”. Possibly Psalm 33 after 3rd “Blessed be the Name.” Dismissal Substitute “Master, Bless” for “Father, Bless,” or if Primate serving, substitute “Most Blessed Master, Bless,” then “Eis Polla” (short).
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