I intend to update these notes as things progress.

Notes for Menaion, Oktoechos Triodion & Pentecostarion.

The elements in the xml files will likely be out of order compared to the sources. The elements in the txt files will mostly be in order as they appear in the sources.

Blocks of texts will have HTML tags embedded to format them.

The following element children: <object> <tone> <model> are meant to be red. However, they need to be tagged as such. <content> will usually be default but may have color tags.

SWITCH Some elements are merely switches. Basil DXM PROLIT

1PLEX Some elements have no children, Mintro Pintro Tintro VPro Reading1 Reading2 Reading3 Lit VA Verse1 Verse2 Verse3 Verse4 Eo1 Eo2 PIntro OA OPro LIntro Anti Mak EpiPro EpiA Comm1 Comm2 After VAv1 VAv2 VAv3 AS01 AS02 AS03 AS04

2PLEX some have two <object> <content>, XOik Oik1 Oik2 Synax

4PLEX the rest have four <object> <tone> <model> <content>

All the possible child tags should exist, but could be empty.

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<Mintro> <Ointro> <Tintro> <Pintro>

<!-- Menaion, Oktoechos Triodion & Pentecostarion Introductions -->

<Basil> switch for Liturgy of St. Basil>

<S06>  and so on... can be as many as 20 with the Triodion

<!-- 6th Sticheron -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<S05>

<!-- 5th Sticheron -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<S04>

<!-- 4th Sticheron -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<S03>

<!-- 3rd Sticheron -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<S02>

<!-- 2nd Sticheron -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<S01>

<!-- 1st Sticheron -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<SD>

<!-- Doxastikon, Stichera -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<ST>

<!-- Theotokion, Stichera -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<STX>

<!-- Stavrotheotokion, Stichera -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<VPro>

<!-- Vespers Prokeimenon -->

<Reading1> and so on... 1-3

<Lit>

<!-- Litiya, whole unit as a whole -->

<VA>

<!-- Vespers Aposticha --> Everything in one block, except <VAD> <VAT> <VATX>

<VA4>

<!-- 4th Vespers Apostichon --> Sunday Oktoechos

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<VA3>

<!-- 3rd Vespers Apostichon -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<VA2>

<!-- 2nd Vespers Apostichon --> This may include a special verse from Psalms.

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<VA1>

<!-- 1st Vespers Apostichon --> This may include a special verse from Psalms.

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<VAD>

<!-- Vespers Aposticha, Doxastikon -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<VAT>

<!-- Vespers Aposticha, Theotokion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<VATX>

<!-- Vespers Aposticha, Stavrotheotokion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<APOL1> 1-4 in reverse order

<!-- 1st Apolytikion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<APOLT>

<!-- Apolytikia Theotokion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<oneSH>

<!-- 1st Sessional Hymns --> all in one block

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<twoSH>

<!-- 2nd Sessional Hymns --> all in one block

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<thrSH>

<!-- 3rd Sessional Hymns --> all in one block

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<POLY>

<!-- Polyeleos --> all in one block

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<Eo1>

<!-- Morning Gospel, Prokeimenon -->

<Eo2>

<!-- Morning Gospel, Particulars after the Gospel -->

<O11>

<!-- Ode, 1st Canon, 1st Ode --> all in one block

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<O21>

<!-- Ode, 2nd Canon, 1st Ode --> all in one block

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<O31>

<!-- Ode, 3rd Canon, 1st Ode --> all in one block

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<O41>

<!-- Ode, 4th Canon, 1st Ode --> all in one block

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

Same for all Canons 1-4 and Odes 1-9    "O" for ode, 1st # for Canon, 2nd # for Ode. <O35> is Ode 5, 3rd Canon

<XKont>

<!-- Festal Kontakion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<XOik>

<!-- Festal Oikos -->

<object>

<content>

<FHy>

<!-- Festal Hypakoe -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<midSH>      <midSHf> Festal in Pentecostarion

<!-- Mid Canon Sessional Hymns, Mid Canon --> all in one block

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<Kont1>

<!-- 1st Kontakion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<Kont2>

<!-- 2nd Kontakion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<Kont3>

<!-- 3rd Kontakion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<Oik1>

<!-- 1st Oikos -->

<object>

<content>

<Oik2>

<!-- 2nd Oikos -->

<object>

<content>

<Synax>

<!-- Synaxarion -->

<object>

<content>

<EX1>

<!-- 1st Exaposteilarion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<EX2>

<!-- 2nd Exasposteilarion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<EX3>

<!-- 3rd Exaposteilarion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<EXT>

<!-- Exaposteilarion , Theotokion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<EXTX>

<!-- Exaposteilarion , Stavrotheotokion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PIntro>

<!-- Introduction to the Praises -->

<P04>

<!-- 4th Praise Sticherion --> 8-1

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<P03>

<!-- 3rd Praise Sticherion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<P02>

<!-- 2nd Praise Sticherion  --> This may include a special verse from Psalms.

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<P01>

<!-- 1st Praise Sticherion --> This may include a special verse from Psalms.

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PD>

<!-- Praise Doxastikon -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PT>

<!-- Praise Theotokion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PTX>

<!-- Praise Stavrotheotokion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<DXM> switch

<!-- Great Doxology -->

<PA>

<!-- Paise Aposticha --> Everything in one block, except <PAD> <PAT> <PATX>

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PA4>

<!-- 4th Praise Apostichon -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PA3>

<!-- 3rd Praise Apostichon maybe with verse -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PA2>

<!-- 2nd Praise Apostichon with verse -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PA1>

<!-- 1st Praise Apostichon with verse -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PAD>

<!-- Paise Aposticha, Doxastikon -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PAT>

<!-- Paise Aposticha, Theotokion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<PATX>

<!-- Paise Aposticha, Stavrotheotokion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<LIntro>

<!-- Liturgy Introduction -->

<Anti>

<!-- Antphones as One unit -->

<Mak>

<!-- Makarismoi -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<EpiPro>

<!-- Epistle Prokeimenon -->

<EpiA>

<!-- Epistle Alleluia -->

<Mega>

<!-- Meglynarion -->

<object>

<tone>

<model>

<content>

<Comm1>

<!-- 1st Communion Hymn -->

<Comm2>

<!-- 2nd Communion Hymn -->

<After>

<!-- After Liturgy instructions -->

the following can appear as tags for special Psalm verses

Verse1 Verse2 Verse3 Verse4 VAv1 VAv2 VAv3 AS01 AS02 AS03 AS04

Triodion

<PROLIT> switch for Presanctified Liturgy

<diss>

<!-- Apolytikion after Orthros -->

<OPro>

<!-- Prophesy reading -->