Order of service for monks

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Title

Order of service for monks

Shelfmark

MS. Holkham Gr. 8

Date

16th c.

Language

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

1. (fols. 1–151r) Services for monks.

a. (fols 1r–4r) Service for the stavrophoros monk, tit. Τάξις καὶ ἀκολουθία εἰς σεσταυροφόρον (sic) μοναχόν: ἐκτεθεῖσα παρὰ ὁσίων π(ατέ)ρων ἡμῶν Ἀντωνίου τοῦ μεγάλου, Εὐθυμίου, Σάββα καὶ ἑτέρων π(ατέ)ρων:

b. (fols 4r–34r) Service of the small monastic habit, tit. ἀκολουθ(ία) τοῦ μικροῦ σχήματος

c. (fols 34r–35r) Prayer on the eighth day, tit. τῆ δὲ ὀγδόη ἡμέρα λέγει ὁ ἱερ(εὺς) τὴν εὐχὴν ταύτην: τοῦ κ(υρίο)υ δεηθῶμεν

d. (fols 35r–70v) Service of the great monastic habit, tit. ἀκολουθία τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ ἀγγελικοῦ μεγάλου σχήματος, Cf. Euchologion, 403–418

e. (fols 71r–72v) Prayer on the seventh day, rubr. τὰς δὲ ζ ἡμέρας σχολάζ(ει) αὐτὸν ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔργου προσευχόμενον· περίμένων τῆ ἐκκλησία καὶ ἀναγινώσκομεν λόγους· μετὰ δὲ τὰς ζ´ ἡμέρ(ας) εἰσέρχεται ὁ τὸ σχῆμα λαβὼν εἰς τ(ὴν) εἴσοδ(ον) τῆς λειτουργ(ίας)· καὶ μετὰ τὸ εἰπ(εῖν) τὸ εὐα(γγέλιον) καὶ τὴν συναπτῆ, προστίθεται δὲ καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ: inc. ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ ἡμῶν δ(εῖν)ο(ς) καὶ τῆς εὐχῆς τελείας ὑπομονῆς, καὶ σ(ωτη)ρίας αὐτοῦ εἴπομ(εν): ὅτι ἐλεήμον καὶ φιλάν(θρωπ)ος θ(εὸ)ς ὑπάρχεις· καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμ(πομεν): ὁ δὲ ἱερε(ὺς) λέγει ἐπάνω τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ τὴν εὐχ(ὴν) ταύτην: τοῦ κ(υρίο)υ δεηθῶμεν:

f. (fols 72v–77r) Order and prayers for a monk who had left his habit, and is to be accepted back to the monastery, rubr. ὅτι δεῖ τὸν ἀθετήσαντα τὸ τῶν μονα(χῶν) καὶ ἀγγελικῶν σχῆμα ... χωρὶς τῶν τεταγμένων εὐχῶν: ὁ ἱερεὺς ἐπεύχεται Τοῦ κ(υρίο)υ δεηθῶμεν,

g. (fols 78r–151r) funeral service for a deceased priest (namely hieromonk), tit. ἐξοδιαστικὸν ἐπὶ τελευτήσαντος ἱερέως, See Euchologion, 451–467.

2. (fols 151v–152r) Alphabetical list of names to be commemorated.

(fol. 152v) blank.

3. (fols 153r–215v) Service of the Holy Unction.

4. (fol. 216r) Spiritual advice.

5. (fols 216v–261r) Service for the death of a monk

Form

codex

Support

Paper.

Physical extent

ii + 261 + ii (foliated as 262–263).

Hands

Γέωργιος Βασιλικός, RGK I 56: fols 1r-77r, 78r-151r, 153r-215v, 216v-261r.

B: fols 151v-152r; 216r

Decoration

Decorative head-pieces in red ink: fols 1r; 4r; 34r; 35r; 71r; 72v; 78r; 153r; 216v.

Binding

Holkham binding of dull brown leather with Coke family ostrich crest in gilt in the centre of the upper cover; Date: early nineteenth century. Rebound by John Jones of Liverpool (worked for Holkham 1816–1823).

SPINE: OFFICIA/GRAECA/ M.S./ MS. HOLKHAM Gr. 8.

Provenance

Ownership Notes: fol. ir Holkham Cat. Nr. 29 CIA3 (in pencil).

Holkham Hall

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