The Tone 3 Kontakion Melody

Examples

See the introduction for an explanation of how to sing this melody, and the detailed analysis for its history and variants.

Kontakion of the Resurrection, Tone 3:

Kontakion of the Paralytic (fourth Paschal Sunday):

Kontakion of the Publican and the Pharisee (first pre-Lenten Sunday):

Kontakion of the Prodigal Son (second pre-Lenten Sunday):

Kontakion of Mary of Egypt (fifth Sunday of the Great Fast):

Pre-festive kontakion of the Nativity of the Theotokos (September 7):

Kontakion of the Protection of the Theotokos (October 1):

Kontakion of Thanksgiving Day:

Kontakion of Nicholas the Wonder-worker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia (December 6):

Pre-festive kontakion of the Nativity (December 20-24):

Kontakion of the Nativity (December 25):

Kontakion of the apostle, first martyr and archdeacon Stephen (December 27):

Kontakion of the Sunday after the Nativity:

Kontakion of the Circumcision (January 1):

Kontakion of the Nativity of the Forerunner and Baptist John (June 24):

Common kontakion of two or more priest-martyrs:

Kontakion of thanksgiving: