27 February Friday
Old Style — 14 FebruaryToday
St Ilarion the Georgian (the New)
The 1st week of Great Lent. Friday

Commemoration
Tap a name to open the life
5 of 6 names — the rest are in Georgian only
- St Ilarion the Georgian (the New)›
- St Auxentius›
- St Maron the Hermit›
- St Abraham of Carrhae›
- St Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs›
Readings
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts
At the Sixth Hour: Isa 3:1–14
At Vespers: Gen 2:20 – 3:20; Prov 3:19–34
Liturgical note
This text is in Georgian only for now
შენიშვნა:ამბიონის ლოცვის შემდგომ წაიკითხება (ან იგალობება) სავედრებელი გალობა წმიდა თეოდორესადმი და იკურთხევა წანდილი (იხ. მარხვანი, 1901 წ. გვ. 150-153). * ხსენებისდღე დაწესდა წმიდა სინოდის 2002 წლის 17 ოქტომბრის კრების განჩინებით. შენიშვნა:ღირსი ილარიონის განგებაზე იხ. 10 თებერვლის შენიშვნა.
The tone and the day's psalms
What is a tone?
A tone is not a psalm number. It is the mode in which that week's resurrection hymns are sung — the whole week's Vespers, Matins and Liturgy are set in one tone.
There are eight tones, and they change each week. The cycle opens with the first tone on Thomas Sunday after Pascha and returns to the first every eight weeks; Bright Week itself has no tone of its own. A new tone begins on Saturday evening, with the new church week.
The Psalter is divided into twenty kathismata and, by the usual rule, is read through once a week. Appointed for this day:
- At Matins · kathisma 19Psalms 134–142›
- At Matins · kathisma 20Psalms 143–150›
- At Vespers · kathisma 18Psalms 119–133›
This is the usual rule. In Great Lent the Psalter is read twice a week, and the kathismata are divided differently.
Word of the day
The prayers offered to the Lord without love remain outside the door and are not received. For only love opens the door to prayers.






