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Prokeimena and Alleluia

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The books of sacred Scripture.....

Prokeimena

A Prokeimenon (Gk, pl. prokeimena, from prokeimai, "to set before"; Slav. prokimen)

Alleluia

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Recommended Reading

• Light for Life: Part Two, The Mystery Celebrated. (Pittsburgh: God With Us Publications, 1996).
  An excellent introduction to Byzantine liturgy. This is the second volume of a widely-used Byzantine Catholic catechism.