_Troparion._ A verse that is composed (_lit._ turns) upon a model. See Canon. The term has also a wider signification, and is used to indicate the principal commemorative verse for any festival or occasion, and as such is referred to in the text as “the troparion for the day.” NOTE II. EXPLANATORY OF ABBREVIATIONS. The abbreviations found in the text, and not explained in Note i, are, I. Blessed be our God.... II. Blessed be the kingdom.... III. Trisagion. O most holy Trinity.... Our Father.... For thine is the kingdom.... IV. _Glory. Both now._ V. The more honourable than the cherubim.... VI. Now dismiss thy servant, O Master.... Pages 11 and 126. VII. O come, let us worship.... _thrice_. Pages 46, 83, 123, and 128. VIII. It is very meet.... Pages 51, 92, and 136. IX. Alleluia, _thrice_. Pages 83 and 145. X. Have mercy upon me, O God.... Page 85. XI. Holy God.... Pages 138, 141, 164, 169, 220, and 224. XII. Having seen the resurrection of Christ, we adore.... Pages 166 and 167. XIII. Blessed art thou, O Lord: O teach me thy statutes. The angelic counsel was amazed.... Page 167. XIV. Glory to God in the highest.... Vouchsafe, O Lord.... Page 198. XV. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.... Page 207. XVI. _The irmi of the great canon_, A help and protection.... Page 208. XVII. Thou who man-lovingly in depth of wisdom.... We have thee as a fortress and a haven.... Page 209. XVIII. God is the Lord, and hath manifested himself unto us.... Page 225. XIX. Hear us, O God our Saviour, thou hope of all the ends of the earth.... Page 238. XX. Blessed be the name of the Lord.... Page 253. XXI. Forgive, remit.... Page 11 Appendix. XXII. And may the mercies.... Pages 11 and 12 Appendix. These written at length are as follows, the first five being of frequent occurrence, I and II. The priest’s initial blessing, Blessed be our God, always, now and ever, and to ages of ages. _Response._ Amen. And, Blessed be the kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. _Response._ Amen. III. Holy God, holy mighty one, holy immortal one, have mercy upon us, _three times_. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, both now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen. O most holy Trinity, have mercy upon us: O Lord, cleanse our sins: O Master, forgive our transgressions: visit us. O Holy One, and heal our infirmities, for thy name’s sake. Lord, have mercy, _three times_. _Again_, Glory to the Father ... ages of ages. Amen. _The Lord’s prayer, ending_, deliver us from evil. _Priest._ For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever, and to ages of ages. _Response._ Amen. IV. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. Both now and ever, and to ages of ages. Amen.