Services in the Byzantine Rite for each Rank of Feast Type of feast Symbol Vespers Matins Divine Liturgy If it is Sunday: Great feast of the Great Vespers with Litija and Festal Matins with Feast-day antiphons Replaces Sunday Lord blessing of bread anointing Entrance hymn Magnification and irmos* Great feast of the Great Vespers with Litija and Festal Matins with Magnification and irmos* Combine with Sunday Mother of God blessing of bread anointing Great feast of a Great Vespers with Litija and Festal Matins with Magnification and irmos* Combine with Sunday saint blessing of bread anointing Saint with a vigil Great Vespers with Litija and Festal Matins with Hymns for the saint* Combine with Sunday (or patronal feast) blessing of bread anointing Saint with the Great Vespers Festal Matins (including Hymns for the saint Combine with Sunday polyeleos the Polyelelos) Saint with the Daily Vespers, with 6 stichera Daily Matins with Great Hymns for the saint Combine with Sunday; Great Doxology at “O Lord, I have cried” Doxology (sung) (may be omitted) Divine Liturgy may omit (red) saint entirely Saint with six Daily Vespers, with 6 stichera Daily Matins with Hymns for the saint Combine with Sunday; stichera at “O Lord, I have cried” Lesser Doxology (may be omitted) Divine Liturgy may omit (black) (chanted) saint entirely Ordinary saint (none) Daily Vespers, with 3 stichera Daily Matins with Hymns for the saint Combine with Sunday; at “O Lord, I have cried” Lesser Doxology (may be omitted) Divine Liturgy may omit (chanted) saint entirely Note: every day of the calendar has a troparion, kontakion, prokeimenon, * Anointing may follow Divine Liturgy if not done at Matins. Alleluia, and Communion Hymn at the Divine Liturgy for the saint or feast of the day .