Question regarding Lesson 1: topic 2 assighment

[Ναταλία]

At the end of the “Menaion ranking” video we were instructed to find the rankings of January 18th, 19th, and 24th. Then in the assignment discription in the lesson we were supposed to find three examples of the different Menaion rankings in the October Menaion. Are we supposed to do both? If so where do we post the answers to the January assignment?

[Peter George]

Hi Natalia, the January ones are more of a practice for the homework that comes later. Sorry if that wasn’t made clear! Feel free to post your answers here if you want.

Using the St. Sergius Menaion
Jan 18: COMMEMORATION OF OUR FATHERS AMONG THE SAINTS ATHANASIUS & CYRIL, ARCHBISHOPS OF ALEXANDRIA
Feast Class: Simple
Reasoning: No Aposticha at Vespers, no Stichera of the Praises, No Great Doxology, Canon from Octoechos at Orthros
Jan 19: COMMEMORATION OF OUR VENERABLE FATHER MACARIUS THE EGYPTIAN
Feast Class: Semi Celebrated
Reasoning: Canon to 6 for the saint, although no aposticha for the saint, there is Doxastichon for saint at the apostiocha, no readings, no small vespers, no kathismata
Jan 24: COMMEMORATION OF THE HOLY XENIA, BLESSED IN CHRIST, THE HOMELESS WANDERER OF SAINT PETERSBURG
Feast Class: Celebrated
Reasoning: Small Vespers, 3 Readings, Kathismata, Polyeleos Kathismata, Orthros Gospel

[Ναταλία]

Using the HTM Menaion

January 18th Our Fathers Among the Saints Athanasius and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria
Celebrated to 8
Reason: 3 readings at Vespers, Orthros Kathismata, Polyeleos, 3rd Kathisma, Praises stichera, Great Doxology

January 19th Our Righteous Father Makarios the Great of Egypt
Semi-Celebrated to 6
Reason: Doxastikon of the Aposticha

January 24th Our Righteous Mother Xenia of Rome
Uncelebrated
Reason: 3 Prosomia at Vespers, no Praises Stichera or Praises Doxastikon

• This reply was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Ναταλία.

Very interesting to see the variation between the greek and slavic menaia

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