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→General structure of Sunday Matins
While some sections of Matins follow the eight-[[tone]] cycle, others follow the eleven-part cycle of the Resurrectional Gospels (the [[eothinon|eothina]]).
*Sunday Matins, when served apart from a [[All-Night Vigil|vigil]] opens with the [[priest]]'s exclamation "Blessed is our God...", "Heavenly King...", and *The Reader reads the [[Trisagion Trisayion Prayers]]. (Note: *The Priest exclaims "Heavenly KingFor Thine is...*The Reader reads "Lord have mercy" twelve times, "Glory.Both now." and Psalms 19 & 20.*The Priest censes the whole Temple during the readings of Psalms 19 & 20.*After Psalms 19 & 20 the Reader reads the Trisayion prayers.*The Priest exclaims "For Thine is omitted between Pascha and [[Pentecost]].).."*The [[chanter]] or [[reader]] reads the [[Royal Troparia]] ("Lord, save thy people and bless your inheritance...").
*The [[priest]] offers a brief [[litany]] while censing around the altar.
*The [[Hexapsalmos|hexapsalmos]] ([[Six Psalms]]: 3, 37, 62, 87, 102, and 142 - [[Septuagint]] numbering) are read.
