The Digital Chant Stand of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America provides resources intended to enhance the worship experience of the Orthodox faithful with easily accessible liturgical texts and music.
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:
- Tue May 02 - Sunday of Myrrh-bearers
- Mon May 08 - Sunday of Paralytic
- Mon May 08 - St. John the Theologian
Other Metered Canons for this period
- Canon of Thomas Sunday
- Canons / Katavasias of Mid-Pentecost
- Canons / Katavasias of Ascension and Pentecost
- Canons of Sundays of Holy Father and All Saints
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:
- Sun Aug 28 - St. Moses
- Sun Sep 04 - St. Babylas
- Sun Sep 25 - St. Euphrosene
- Sun Oct 02 - Sts. Cyprian and Justina
- Sun Oct 16 - Sunday of the Holy Fathers
- Tue Oct 18 - St. Luke
- Wed Oct 26 - St. Demetrius
- Fri Oct 28 - Holy Protection
- Sun Oct 30 - Sts. Zenobius and Zenobia
Liturgical Guide 2023
Sacraments and Services > Liturgical Guides > Sundays/Feastdays. Or here.
07-31-2022
New Translation Alerts
- Megalynaria of GOA Churches: Sacraments and Services > Paraklesis. Or here.
- Links to Megalynaria of GOA Churches added to Paraklesis in DCS
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
- Metered canons for Jul 17 and Aug 28
- St Phanourios (Aug 27) Vespers/Matins/Liturgy
- Octoechos audio by Pres. Stacey Dorrence
04-16-2022
New Translation Alerts
- Paschal Matins, Ode ix Heirmos/Katavasia
- Paschal Liturgy, Hymn for the Theotokos
03-31-2022
The DCS is updated through June.
Jan and Feb services archived here.
New Translation Alerts
- Lamentations of Good Friday evening
- Canon of Thomas Sunday
- Canons / Katavasias of Mid-Pentecost
- Canons / Katavasias of Ascension and Pentecost
- Canons of Sundays of Holy Father and All Saints
01-28-2022
Modifications were made to the services.
Sunday Matins
- Standard verses at God is the Lord
- Correction of Priest/Deacon roles
- Insertion of short litany before Kontakion
Weekday Vespers and Matins
- Removal of ektenia before dismissal
- Removal of introduction to dismissal
Divine Liturgy
- Rewording of some petitions
- Removal of Alleluia verses before Gospel reading
- Removal of optional litanies and prayers after Gospel reading
- Modification of responses to commemorations after consecration of gifts
- Removal of the text of the prayer: "Wash away..." which is said inaudibly by the priest
- Removal of optional post communion hymn "Let our mouths be filled."
New Translation Alerts
- Canon / Katavasias of Meeting
- Lamentations of Good Friday evening
- Canon of Thomas Sunday
- Canons / Katavasias of Mid-Pentecost
- Canons / Katavasias of Ascension and Pentecost
- Canons of Sundays of Holy Father and All Saints
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