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 Each
day of the Weekly Cycle is dedicated to certain special memorials. Sunday
is dedicated to Christ's Resurrection; Monday honors the Holy Bodiless
Powers (Angels, Archangels, etc.); Tuesday is dedicated to the prophets
and especially the greatest of the Prophets, St. John the Forerunner and
Baptist of the Lord; Wednesday is consecrated to the Cross and recalls
Judas' betrayal; Thursday honors the Holy Apostles and Hierarchs, especially
St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra in Lycia; Friday is also consecrated to the
Cross and recalls the day of the Crucifixion;  Saturday
is dedicated to All Saints, especially the Mother of God, and to the memory
of all those who have departed this life in the hope of resurrection and
eternal life.
Each week of the Weekly Cycle is centered around the Eight Tones (the
basis for Orthodox Church music) and each Week has its appointed Tone.
On Saturday Evening of Bright Week (the Eve of St. Thomas Sunday), the
cycle of Tones begins with Tone One and, week by week, the sequence continues
through the successive Tones, One to Eight, changing to a new Tone every
Saturday Evening, throughout the year. |
