day with megalynarion falls on a Sunday, only the refrain of the megalynarion is chanted, once, after which the evlogitaria are chanted. (If, however, a Great Feast of the Lord falls on a Sunday, nothing of the ordinary Sunday service is chanted, but everything is chanted for the Great Feast, and the order follows that of weekdays.) On the three Sundays before the beginning of Great Lent, Psalm 136 (KJV: ), "By the waters of Babylon", is added to the Polyeleos. This psalm recounts the sorrow of the Jews during the Babylonian captivity, and their yearning for Jerusalem; and is prescribed by the Church at this time to bring forth in the faithful sorrow over their captivity to sin and yearning for the Heavenly Jerusalem. In the Greek usage, Psalm 44 (KJV: ) replaces Psalms 134 and 135 on feasts of the Theotokos (Mother of God). Portion of the service In a wider sense, the term Polyeleos refers to an entire section of the Matins service which falls after the readings from the psalter and before the chanting of the canon. Services below the rank of Polyeleos are missing this section entirely (with the exception of Psalm 50, which is read every day except during Bright Week). The specific outline of the Polyeleos differs depending upon the day of the week: Sundays (On Sundays, the Polyeleos takes place in the sanctuary, with the clergy standing around the Holy Table, which represents the Tomb of Christ. Almost all of the hymns are chanted in the Tone of the Week) Polyeleos (Psalms 134 and 135) (Megalynarion, if any) Evlogitaria of the Resurrection—hymns based on Psalm 118 Little Ektenia (Litany) Ypakoë—hymn reflecting the obedience of those sent to proclaim the Resurrection Sessional Hymns—a type of hymn which follows readings from the Psalter Anavathmoi—hymns based on the Psalms of Degrees Prokeimenon in the Tone of the Week "Let every breath praise the Lord" in the same tone as the Prokeimenon Matins Gospel-one of the 11 lessons recounting the Resurrection Appearances of Jesus "Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ"—a Resurrectional hymn Psalm 50 (KJV: Psalm 51) Troparia following Psalm 50—paschal hymns in honour of the Resurrection (these differ during Great Lent but are the same for the rest of the year) The "Great Intercession"—an extended petition, to which the choir respond, Kyrie Eleison 12 times During certain seasons of the year, if there is no