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== Second Class Feasts ==
:[[Nativity of the Theotokos]], [[September 8]]
:[[Presentation of the Theotokos]], [[November 21]]
:[[Dormition]] (Falling Asleep) of the Theotokos, [[August 15]]
:[[Presentation|''Presentation of Christ'']], [[February 2|''February 2'']]'''+'''
:[[Annunciation|''Annunciation'']], [[March 25|''March 25'']]'''+'''
'''+ ''These are considered Feasts of the Theotokos, but they also share certain characteristics proper to First Class Feasts''.'''
*These feasts have both a forefeast and a leavetaking.
*An All-Night Vigil is appointed for the eve of the feast.
*When the feast falls on any day other than Sunday, the kathisma reading of the day for Great Vespers (following the litany of peace) is replaced by the first [[stasis]] of the first kathisma (Psalms 1-3) (exceptions: at the Great Vespers for the '''Presentation of Christ''' and '''Annunciation''' the kathisma reading is omitted altogether). When the feast falls on a Sunday the first kathisma (Psalms 1-8) is read at Great Vespers on Saturday evening as usual.
*At Festal Orthros
**The polyeleos (Psalms 134 and 135, or Psalm 44 with its poetic refrains) is chanted immediately after the second poetic kathisma (on a Sunday it replaces the amomos (Psalm 118) as the third reading from the Psalter).
**Select Psalm verses from the eclogarion can follow the polyeleos, if desired.
**There is a gospel pericope for the feast (chanted from the holy doors and without a veneration following).
**The praises and the great doxology are chanted
* When the feast falls on any day other than Sunday, the divine services are for the feast alone; all other commemorations are suppressed. When the feast falls on a Sunday the services for the feast are combined with those of the Resurrection.
*When the feast falls on a fasting day, the fast is relaxed to permit fish, wine, and oil (exception: when '''Annunciation''' falls during [[Holy Week]], wine and oil (but not fish) are permitted; when '''Annunciation''' falls on [[Holy Friday]] or [[Holy Saturday]], wine (but not oil or fish) are permitted).
== Third Class Feasts ==