The Order of Matins

  1. The Trisagion (Horologion)
  2. Lord have mercy (12)
  3. Come let us worship and fall down before God our King
    Come let us worship and fall down before Christ our God and our King
    Come let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself our King and God.
  4. Six Psalms (Horologion)
  5. Litany (Priest or Deacon)
  6. God is the Lord…
  7. Troparion to the Saint of the Day and Daily Theotokion
    (From the books for the Troparion and Verses to the Mother of God)
  8. Lord have mercy (3)…Glory…Both…Amen
  9. Kathisma (Psalter)
  10. Sessional Hymns (Octoechos)
  11. Psalm 50 (Horologion)
  12. Odes 1-3 (Menaion)
  13. Litany (Priest or Deacon)
  14. Hymns to the Saint of the Day (Menaion)
  15. Odes 4-6 (Menaion)
  16. Litany (Priest or Deacon)
  17. Hymns to the Saint (Menaion)
  18. Prologue on the life of the Saint of the Day
    and a “For Consideration for the day”
  19. Odes 7-8 (Menaion)
  20. We Praise the Lord…(Horologion)
  21. The Magnificant (Horologion)
  22. Ode 9 (Menaion)
  23. It is Truly Meet…(Chant) (Horologion)
  24. Litany (Priest or Deacon)
  25. Expostilarion (Horologion or Menaion)
  26. Praise ye the Lord from the Heavens…
  27. Sticherons (If any...Horologion)
  28. Priest: Glory to Thee who has shown us the light
  29. Lesser Doxology (Horologion)
  30. Final Litanies
    (Priest. If there is a Litugy, we end Matins with the Doxology.)