the Feast being celebrated; the Troparion and Kontakion of the day are replaced by numerous hymns chanted by the choir; and each Hour has an Old Testament reading, a Prokeimenon, and an Epistle and Gospel. There was a service of Royal Hours for Pentecost composed by the priest Nicholas Malaxus (fl. c. 1538), and published in 1568. This service, however, has not come to wide usage in the Church. References External links Recordings of Live Services during Royal Hours Retrieved 5 April 2013 The Royal Hours of the Orthodox Church: Christmas, Theophany and Pascha on GoogleBooks Retrieved 5 April 2013 Little Hours Byzantine Rite