Weekdays
(On weekdays, the Polyeleos takes place in the center of the church with the clergy standing around the icon of the feast. The hymns are set in various Tones, depending upon the taste of the hymnographers)
- Polyeleos (Psalms 134 and 135; or Psalm 44, if it is a Great Feast of the Theotokos)
- Megalynarion of the feast
- Little Ektenia
- Sessional Hymn (or Ypakoë if it is a Great Feast of the Lord)
- Anavathmoi—almost always the first antiphon in Tone 4
- Prokeimenon in the Tone of the Week
- "Let every breath praise the Lord" in the same tone as the Prokeimenon
- Matins Gospel—a lesson which is specific to the feast day
- Psalm 50
- Troparia following Psalm 50—speicific to the feast
- The "Great Intercession"—an extended petition, to which the choir respond, Kyrie Eleison 40 times
Read more about this topic: Polyeleos, Portion of The Service