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I don't know if this is the correct forum for this question - please redirect it if it is not.
If a lay-person wished to pray daily Matins but faces time constraints - which parts of the Matins service should be emphasized?
Is there a "shortened" version of Matins that one may celebrate or is it really a matter of "doing what time allows?"
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The book Byzantine Catholic Prayer for the Home gives the following order:
Through the prayers of the Holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy + on us. Amen.
If it is the Paschal season, recite the Christ is risen...
Glory to God in the highest, and to His people on earth, His peace and good will. (Three times.)
O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. (Two times.)
Psalm 3 - Monday
Psalm 37 - Tuesday
Psalm 62 - Wednesday
Psalm 87 - Thursday
Psalm 102 - Friday
Psalm 142 - Saturday and Sunday
Glory be ... now and ever ...
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory be + to You, O God! (Three times, each with a bow.)
God is the Lord...
The proper Kathismata from the Psalter.
The Sessional Hymns
The Polyeleos
The Praises of Our Lady
Great Doxology
Troparia of the Day
The Prayer of Matins
God of our Fathers, we praise You, we glorify You, we bless You, we thank You, for You have made the shadow of night pass and have shown us again the light of day. We beg You in Your goodness and in Your great mercy, cleanse our sins and hear our prayer, for we take refuge in You, O merciful and all-powerful God. Make the true Sun of righteousness shine in our hearts, enlighten our minds, and watch over all our senses, that we may live decently like people of the daytime, so that walking in Your commandments, we may come to eternal life, and may be made worthy of the enjoyment of Your light beyond reach, for You are the source of life. For You are a God of mercy and kindness and love, and we glorify You, Father +, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
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Thank you VERY much for this!!
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I concur. Thanks, from me, as well.
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If one didn't have access to the Octoechos, one could, instead, either recite the Biblical Odes (as they were, at one point, so recited daily) and/or a Canon with Akathist to our Lord.
The structure of Compline allows one to include the daily Canons and Akathists together with those of the days of the week (the Holy Angels on Monday, the Forerunner on Tuesday etc.) and others.
I understand that it is from this that there developed, in the East Slavic tradition, the "All-Night Akathists" that were prayed until morning.
St Jonah of Odessa, a married priest, practiced this nightly form of prayer and worked great miracles thereby.
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