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DCS News and Updates

05-16-2023

The DCS is updated through August 2023.

New Octoechos Texts and Music

The new English translation and musical scores of Octoechos resurrectional hymns for Saturday evening Vespers has been completed and included in this update. The older scores are appended to the new scores.

04-19-2023

New Materials Alert

A new English translation and musical scores of Octoechos resurrectional hymns for Saturday evening Vespers, Mode pl. 1, will begin to appear in the services beginning in Bright Week. The older scores are appended to the new scores.

04-12-2023

HOLY UNCTION.

Texts and music for Holy Unction are available on the DCS, Holy Wednesday, April 12.

Sacraments and Services > Sacraments > Unction.
For the Greek/English text click here.

04-05-2023

The DCS is updated through June 2023.

New Materials Alert

Metered canons for the following:
Other Metered Canons for this period

New Octoechos Texts and Music

A new English translation and musical scores of Octoechos resurrectional hymns for Saturday evening Vespers, Modes 1 - 4, will begin to appear in the services beginning in Bright Week. The texts and scores of the rest of the Modes will be posted as they become available. The older scores are appended to the new scores.

03-24-2023

New Materials Alert

The text of the Doxoloxy service for the Greek Revolution has been inserted at the end of the Liturgy files of March 25.

02-28-2023

Service Correction Alert

The files of the service of D. Liturgy on Sunday, Mar 26, had an error in the rubrics and content. The corrected order, as indicated in the Hemerologion, is to sing the Antiphons of Sunday. The files have been corrected and uploaded.

02-13-2023

New Materials Alert

A new English translation of the hymns from the Octoechos for Saturday evening Vespers in the eight modes is in the works. This is an ongoing project. Modes 1 - 4 have been tentatively completed. The texts and scores of the rest of the Modes will be posted as they become available. The plan is to begin integrating the new texts and music in the dated services during Holy Week, Easter, and Bright Week, 2023. The older scores will be appended to the new scores. In the mean time, we will post the new texts and scores of each mode, as each set becomes available. Links to these files are available on the DCS: Sacraments and Services > Octoechos > New Saturday Evening Vespers.

01-21-2023

The DCS is updated through April 2023.

New Materials Alert

A new and improved translation of the Mode 3 Kathisma, "Tin Oraiotita," has replaced what was known as "Seeing how beautiful." The first instance of this will be on Feb. 19 at Sunday Matins. It will also appear as the final hymn at the Salutations services on the Fridays of Lent. An new score is provided, with the previous version attached.

12-20-2022

Service Correction Alert

The files of the service of Matins on Saturday, Dec 24, had an error in the rubrics and order. The corrected order, as indicated in the Hemerologion, is to sing Lauds and the Great Doxology. The files have been corrected and uploaded.

11-17-2022

The DCS is updated through February 2023.

Liturgical Guide 2023

Sacraments and Services > Liturgical Guides > Sundays/Feastdays. Or here.

Sep thru Dec 2022 services archived here.


11-12-2022

Service Changes Alert

Following the decision of Holy Eparchial Synod on Nov. 10, the specific petitions related to the coronavirus pandemic have been removed from the services.

10-31-2022

New Materials Alert

The services for Nov 2 (Sts. Acindynos, Pegasios, Aphthonios, Elpidophoros, and Anempodistos) have been updated and made festal, in honor of Archbishop Elpidophoros.

09-22-2022

The DCS is updated through December.


08-02-2022

The DCS is updated through October.

New Materials Alert

Metered canons for the following:

Liturgical Guide 2023

Sacraments and Services > Liturgical Guides > Sundays/Feastdays. Or here.

07-31-2022

New Translation Alerts


06-21-2022

The DCS is updated through September.

May thru Aug services archived here.


05-20-2022

The DCS is updated through August.

New Materials Alert


04-16-2022

New Translation Alerts


03-31-2022

The DCS is updated through June.

Jan and Feb services archived here.

New Translation Alerts


01-28-2022

Modifications were made to the services.

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