The Great Canon Á-? On Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent - Page 2 of 59
This service is on Wednesday evening.
Matins begins as usual in Lent, till the 8th Kathisma (55-
63) and the Sedalion with its Theotokion.
The first half of the Life of Saint Mary of Egypt is now
read.
Then, after Psalm 50 we at once begin to sing the
Canon, leisurely and with compunction.
Before each Troparion, we make the sign of the cross
and bow three times, saying: Have mercy on me, O God,
have mercy on me.