It occurred to me today that I have no idea how the Apostol, Paremii and Gospel are chanted in the Ruthenian tradition (and ACROD).

Are there set prostopenie melodies or is it basically the same as in the Russian tradition ("step" method or "loop" method)? If anyone has a link to a recording or video of the reading of the apostol and prokimen in prostopenie I'd love to see it.

There you go:

http://www.metropolitancantorinstitute.org/recordings/SundayMatinsTone4/08ResurrectionGospel.mp3

This video from the Greek Catholic Cathedral in Muchachevo, Transcarpathian Ukraine gives a good example of the typical chant of a reader chanting the Apostol in the prostopenije style. I was taught this as a boy, first in Slavonic and later in English. You will find this to be the case in both the Greek Catholic Rusyn churches and the Orthodox. The epistle starts at 26 minutes into the video and the reader does an excellent job of enunciation, pacing and loudness. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkPk...a1PpcFM4ysPe8Mq8sir1n4bpkQWPKGxXtADYtHw= The gospel is usually chanted in the same style, although there is a variation for funeral-related gospel readings, liturgies for the departed and Lent.

Thanks that's great.