The '''Typika''' is a service that is appointed by the [[Typikon]] on certain occassionoccasion, but that can also be conducted when a [[priest]] or [[bishop]] is not present. There are various modifications that are made to this service to incorporate elements from the Liturgy, some of which are designed to be led by [[laity|laymen]]; and in some [[jurisdiction]]s, it can also be a service led by a [[deacon]], which includes the distrubution of Holy Communion. When held in a church, the doors of the [[iconostasis]] remain closed and the service is conducted in the [[nave]].

According to the [[Typikon]], the Typika is appointed on those days when either there is no liturgy at all, or there is only a [[Vesperal Liturgy]]. The Typika follows the Ninth Hour and contains the [[Typical Psalms]] ([[Psalter|Psalms]] 145 and 102) and the [[Beautitudes ]] that would otherwise have been done as part of the three [[antiphon]]s of the Liturgy of the [[Catechumen]]s. The text for this type of service can usually be found in the various Liturgicons and [[Horologion]]s.

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