Greek Liturgical Manuscript

A decorative headpiece sits at the top of the text block, consisting of a rectangular frame with a red outline. Inside the frame is a black-inked interlace pattern of three intertwined strands.

+ An accurate declaration containing the time of the readings and the succession of the Gospels, where they begin and where they conclude.

It should be known that the text of the Gospel according to John is read for only seven weeks in total from the great Sunday of Pascha, excluding three certain Sundays. The Gospel according to Matthew is read from the second [day] after Pentecost, that is, of the Holy Spirit, until the Sunday after the Elevation of the Holy Cross; it cycles for 17 weeks, which are also called [the weeks] of Matthew. And the [Gospel] according to Luke is read from the 17th week; the [Gospel] according to Luke is read on weekdays, while on Saturdays and Sundays, it is read entirely through until the end of the 17 weeks. The 17th week does not only exist for the sake of reading the 17 weeks of Luke, unless it happens to fall within Pascha; otherwise, outside of Pascha it is nowhere intended to be read in this way. And either the 17 weeks [are counted] from the 17th week of Luke, and from wherever you wish the weeks to be read. But if you begin from when Pascha does not move, it will also be lacking for the Saturday and Sunday, that is, [the reading] of the Canaanite woman before that of Zacchaeus.