Isozikon
Entrance hymn.
It refers to the verse chanted at the Little Entrance (Entrance with the Gospel Book)
during the Divine Liturgy after the Deacon intones: Wisdom. Let us stand.
The Isozikon is composed of three sections
and conforms to specific rules:
The first part -
"Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ." - is always the same except
for the following Feasts, their service period, and their leave-taking.
- September 14 to 21 –
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- December 25 to December 31
– Nativity of Our Lord
- January 6 to 14 – Theophany
of Our Lord
- February 2 to the Leave-taking -
Presentation of Our Lord to the Temple
- March 25 - Annunciation of the
Mother of God
- August 6 to 13 - Transfiguration of
Our Lord
- Palm Sunday
- Resurrection Period with the
exception of St. Thomas week
- St. Thomas week
- Ascension
- Pentecost
- Divine Body
The second part - "O Son of
God, Who are risen from the dead," for Sundays and "O Son of God, wonderful
among the saints," for weekdays - is always the same except for the following Feasts,
their service period, and their leave-taking.
- September
14 to 21 – Exaltation of the Holy Cross
- December
25 to December 31 – Nativity of Our Lord
- January 1
– Circumcision of Our Lord
- January 6
to 14 – Theophany of Our Lord
- February 2
to the Leave-taking - Presentation of Our Lord to the Temple
- March 25 -
Annunciation of the Mother of God
- August 6 to 13
- Transfiguration of Our Lord
- Saturday of Lazarus
- Palm
Sunday
- Resurrection
Period with the exception of St. Thomas week
- St. Thomas
week
- Ascension
- Pentecost
- Divine
Body
The third part
- "Save us who
sing to you: Alleluia!" is always the same.