-
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...
-
composition of a kontakarion-psaltikon (τὸ ψαλτικὸν, τὸ κοντακάριον) was:
prokeimena alleluiaria eight hypakoai anastasimai kontakarion with the
movable cycle...
- 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...
- 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...
-
selection from the
Psalms relevant to the
theme of the resurrection.
These prokeimena are
chanted according to an eight-w****
cycle known as the Octoechos, and...
-
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...
-
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...
- 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...
