Hymns during the Psalter

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I’d like to begin praying the Psalter, and I’ve had to visit several different webpages to piece it all together (I’m writing this all down). Something that has been left out, however, are the hymns which are meant to be recited at the conclusion of each Kathismata. I’m using a website provided by the Byzantine Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, and it says, “At the end of the third stasis, we kneel or sit for the hymns (troparia or sessional hymns) which follow each kathisma, and stand to say “Lord, have mercy” (40 times) and the prayer that concludes the kathisma.”

I don’t have a liturgical psalter and will just be using my personal Bible for this (until payday, at least), so I don’t have access to the “troparia and prayers included in the full liturgical psalter” (mentioned just below what I quoted). If anyone has access to them, would you mind sharing them?
 
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Scroll down further on the link to see the table of Greek and Hebrew numbering of the Psalms. Those are the kathismata (kathisma is singular; kathismats is plural).

Byzantine Seminary Press should have Byzantine Daily Worship by Archbishop Raya. (I have the original 1969 version.) That is the most commonly used one. Also the Menaion by the Basilian Sisters in Uniontown, PA. However, there are inclusive versions so be careful.
 
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I’ll be looking into getting one (I get paid Wednesday).

What I’m looking for are the hymns, though, not the numbering. At the bottom of the page it gives hymns to be used for the Great Fast, but not those for summer or winter.
 
Royal Doors has Liturgical Texts & Music throughout the year. Father mostly posts Vespers & Divine Liturgy propers but occasionally posts Festal Matins propers if it’s a big Holy Day (like the Exaltation of the Holy Cross):


Scroll down and you’ll see Festal Matins.

Also, this October (Oct. 1-4) will be SingCon 2020 in the Archeparchy of Philadelphia. It’s a 4-day event where beginners can learn to sing Divine Liturgy and other Divine Services in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Tradition. Last year we had 4 areas to choose from: Divine Liturgy, Vespers, Dogmatikon, and Baptism/Weddings/Funerals. Hopefully this year they’ll include Matins.

SingCon 2019 was at St. Basil Seminary in Stamford:


It was marvelous! I met people I knew and made new friends (one fellow came from Germany!).
It was hard work but loads of fun as well.
 
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