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Here are links to recordings of the Divine Liturgy propers for the fourth Sunday of the Great Fast, the Sunday of Saint John Climacus:

• Troparion of the Resurrection – Tone 8
• Troparion of our holy father John Climacus – Tone 4
• Kontakion of our holy father John Climacus – Tone 4
• Prokeimenon of the Resurrection – Tone 8 (Psalm 75:12,2)
• Prokeimenon of a Venerable – Tone 8 (Psalm 149:5)
• Alleluia of the Resurrection – Tone 8 (Psalm 94:1,2)
• Alleluia of a Venerable – Tone 4 (Psalm 91:14)
• Hymn to the Theotokos – “In you, O woman full of grace”
• Communion Hymn for Sunday – Cherubikon melody A
• Communion Hymn for a Venerable – Cherubikon melody A

Here is a link to the text and notation for this music: Fourth Sunday of the Great Fast.
All of these publications and recordings come from the Metropolitan Cantor Institute.

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Here are links to recordings of the Divine Liturgy propers for the third Sunday of the Great Fast, the Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross:

• Troparion of the Resurrection – Tone 7
• Troparion of the Cross – Tone 1
• Kontakion of the Cross – Tone 7
• “We bow to your Cross” – melody B (Galician)
• * Prokeimenon of the Cross – Tone 6 (Psalm 27:9,1)
• Alleluia of the Cross – Tone 8 (Psalm 73:2,12)
• Hymn to the Theotokos – “In you, O woman full of grace”
• Communion Hymn of the Cross (Psalm 4: 7)

*same as for the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearers
Here is a link to the text and notation for this music: Third Sunday of the Great Fast.
All of these publications and recordings come from the Metropolitan Cantor Institute.

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