Chapter, Paragraph

 1  6,7|                               The Canon.~ After the Polyeleos, nine
 2  6,7|        added the nine odes of the Canon. The word “canon” signifies “
 3  6,7|           of the Canon. The word “canon” signifies “rule,” “order,”
 4  6,7|       definite rule, namely: Each canon is divided into nine parts
 5  6,7|          odes and the odes of the canon proceeds after the following
 6  6,7|           then a troparion of the canon; after that the next verse
 7  6,7|            After, each ode of the canon coupled with the Old Testament
 8  6,7|         sing only the odes of the canon, omitting the Old Testament
 9  6,7|        found in the eirmos of the canon. In these odes, refrains
10  6,7|       between the troparia of the canon — petitions or praises addressed
11  6,7|         person in whose honor the canon is composed.~ The first
12  6,7|           of the first ode of the canon, in which this passage is
13  6,7|           of the third ode of the canon points to this event as
14  6,7|         of this fourth ode of the canon celebrates the Incarnation
15  6,7|           of the fifth ode of the canon celebrates Christ as the
16  6,7|           of the sixth ode of the canon the Prophet Jonah is represented
17  6,7|         corresponding odes of the canon, the deliverance of the
18  6,7|           of the ninth ode of the canon celebrates the Mother of
19  6,7|          manner the eirmoi of the canon celebrate the coming of
20  6,7|          Saint in whose honor the canon is composed. The canon is
21  6,7|        the canon is composed. The canon is sung with the Royal Gates
22  6,7|   Testament.~ The chanting of the canon is divided into three parts
23  6,7|          and ninth odes. With the canon ends that part of the service
24  6,8|         all Christians. After the canon are chanted the Psalms 148,
25  7,1|         of the daily or feast-day canon. On great feast-days the
26  7,1|           ninth ode of the matins canon. While the hymn “it is truly
27  8,1|           odes from the Christmas canon are sung: “Christ is born,
28  8,1|         Polyeleos is omitted, the canon of the feast is sung together
29  8,1|         together with the Paschal canon, and the Gospel of the Annunciation
30  8,1|        after the sixth ode of the canon. The combination of the
31  8,2|       first week, the penitential canon composed by St. Andrew of
32  8,2|        read. The troparia of this canon call our attention to the
33  8,2|         latter. The burden of the canon is the prayer, “Have mercy
34  8,2|   Wednesday and Thursday, to this canon is added that to St. Mary
35  8,2|            the entire penitential canon of Andreas of Crete is read
36  8,2|         is read together with the canon in honor of St. Mary of
37  8,2|        through the singing of the canon the worshippers hold in
38  8,2|           mercy on us.” After the canon is sung the hymn: “Thy bridal
39  8,2|           the Sunday troparia and canon. During the canon the celebrants
40  8,2|    troparia and canon. During the canon the celebrants don the full,
41  8,2|         the 9th ode of the Matins canon is sung, and instead of
42  8,2|          begins, during which the canon for Holy Saturday is sung.
43  8,3|    recited; after that the entire canon is sung, then the eirmoi
44  8,3|         troparia. Each ode of the canon ends with the Small Ectenia
45  8,3|       church is censed. After the canon, the choir sings “Let every
46  9,6|         consists principally of a canon which is sung with the refrain: “
47 10  |         includes the singing of a canon, another omits the canon,
48 10  |          canon, another omits the canon, and the third omits the
49 10  |         order of the moleben with canon is as follows: After the
50 10  |          God...,” and at last the canon with refrains in the honor
51 10  |       invoked; for instance, in a canon to the Holy Trinity, the
52 10  |         God, glory to Thee”; in a canon to the Virgin it is “Most-holy
53 10  |     Mother of God, save us”; in a canon to St. Nicholas — “Father
54 10  |        After the third ode of the canon the Triple Ectenia is recited;
55 10  | thanksgiving. Thus a Moleben with canon, is in its order, an abbreviation
56 10  |         sometimes joined with the canon, when it is recited after
57 10  |   epidemic.~ ~The moleben without canon proceeds in the same manner
58 10,2|           consists of a prayerful canon to our Lord Jesus Christ
59 10,2|      Mother. The troparia of this canon express, on behalf of the
60 10,2|          the mercy of Christ. The canon ends with a prayer that
61 10,2|        the Penitential Psalm, the canon with three Small Ecteniæ
62 10,2|        the singing of the funeral canon, containing prayers for
63 10,2|           read; after the funeral canon the sticheræ on “Praise