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2ND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

2ND SUNDAY OF ST MATTHEW
CALLING OF THE HOLY APOSTLES
The
Feast
of
ST
HYACINTH
THE
CUBICULARIOS/CHAMBERLAIN
OF
CAESAREA,
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ASCLEPIODOTOS & ST GOLINDUC OF ROME St
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Tone 1
RESURRECTION GOSPEL 2 MARK 16 : 1 8
THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS WITNESS THE EMPTY TOMB OF OUR RISEN LORD JESUS CHRIST

EOTHINON 2

KATAVASIAS

OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS

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THE CALLING OF THE APOSTLES

According to the Gospel of St Luke, (which is a longer, more detailed account) after
unsuccessfully toiling all night, a group of Fishermen were addressed by our
Lord Jesus Christ who told them to cast their nets on the other side of the boat.
At first, being experienced Fishermen, they were sceptical, but when they obeyed
Him, the Miraculous Catch was so large, it required assistance to pull the nets
into the boat.
Immediately realising that our Lord was Someone Extraordinary, the impulsive St
(Simon) Peter ...fell down at Jesus Feet, saying Depart from me, for I am a sinful
man, O Lord!.
And yet, our Lord specifically Called St Peter to His Apostolic Ministry - a man who,
by his own admission, was sinful and unworthy of so great a Calling!
By doing so, Christ shows His true understanding of our human condition, because if
He had chosen perfect, Holy men, they would have had very little sympathy for
the failings and weaknesses of others.
By choosing imperfect vessels to carry His Good News, our Lord Jesus shows us that
Mercy and Forgiveness is available to all who seek It.
St Peter had respectfully informed our Lord that they had worked all night. Fishing
was hard work, which required patience, stamina, and physical strength to
stand for long hours, throwing heavy rope nets into the water and then hauling
them up by hand, repeating the process for hours throughout the darkness of
night.
If they did not work, they would not be able to eat nor feed their families - or receive
an income from the sale of the excess catches.
St Peter and his fellow Fishermen understood the value and significance of hard
work.
The Apostolic Ministry of the Holy Church of Christ requires efforts no less strenuous
or exhausting.
Our Labours on behalf of Christ can seem overwhelming at times, but if we do not
share, preach, teach and fulfil the Good News of the New Covenant, the Church
would starve and become ineffective!
Humility and Obedience are two most essential Virtues that any Faithful Disciple of
Christ requires in order to fulfil our Sacred Calling.
Although the Fishermen had worked throughout the night and were
understandably exhausted, St Peter agreed to do what our Lord had asked
despite it being a most strange request according to the vast experience of these
Fishermen!
St Peter and his fellow Fishermen knew where the fish were to be located and
where they were not. Yet, in Obedience to Christ, they agreed to cast their net
one more time - on the other side of the boat.
In his humble Obedience to Christ St Peter set very good example for all Believers to
emulate.
On that day our Lord Jesus Christ Called His first Apostles to His Divine Mission that
will radically change the history of the entire world and all mankind.
Our Gracious Saviour never sought out those who were considerd by others as
being perfect, educated, or of high social status.
He avoided the professionals as well as the religious, and instead, He sought out
those people who were simple, humble, and hard working, whom He then
Authorised and Empowered to Transform and Transfigure the whole world and
its people throughout the ages.
Our Lord Jesus Christ seeks those who possess three basic characteristics:
(1)
recognition of ones imperfections;
(2)
willingness to Labour long, hard and ceaselessly
(3)
Obedience to Christs Commandments and Teachings
2.

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Ke ekalesen aftous.
I de evtheos afentes

And He Called them.

Immediately they left the boat and their

Ke

And throughout

to plion ke ton
patera afton ikolouthisan Afto.

periigen olin tin Galilean O Iisous.

Didaskon en tes Synagoges afton ke
kirisson to Evangelion tis Vasilias ke
Therapevon pasan noson ke pasan
malakian en to lao.

father, and followed Him.

all Galilee Jesus went,
Teaching in their Synagogues, and
Preaching the Gospel of the
Kingdom, and Healing all kinds of
sickness and all kinds of disease
among the people.

Elder Thaddeus of Vitonica

Our starting point is always wrong.
Instead of beginning with ourselves, as we should,
we always want to change others first
and ourselves last.
If everyone would begin first with themselves,
then there would be Peace all around!

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PROKEIMENON PSALM 32/33 TONE 1

Genito,

Kyrie, to Eleos Sou ef imas,

kathaper ilpisamen epi Se.

Agalliasthe, Dikei, en Kyrio.

Tis evthesi

Let

Thy Mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as

we Hope in Thee.

Rejoice greatly in the Lord, O Righteous

prepi enesis.

Ones!
Praise is fitting for the
Uprighteous.

THE EPISTLE

OF

ST PAUL

JUDGEMENT

OF

TO THE

ROMANS 2 : 10 16

EACH C

Adelphi,

Doxa ke Timi ke Irini panti to

ergazomeno to Agathon - Ioudeo te
proton ke Ellini.

ONSCIENCE

Brethren:

...Glory, Honour and Peace to

everyone who works what is Good to the Judean first and also to the
Hellenes.

Ou gar esti prosopolipsia para to Theo. There is not partiality with God.

For as
many as have sinned without Law
will also perish without Law.

Osi gar anomos imarton, anomos ke

apolounte.

Ke

Osi en Nomo imarton, dia Nomou

krithisonte. Ou gar i akroate tou
Nomou Dikei para to Theo, all i piite
tou Nomou Dikeothisonte.

And as many as have sinned in the Law

will be Judged by the Law. (For not
the hearers of the Law are Justified
in the Sight of God, but the doers of
the Law will be Justified.)

Otan gar Ethni ta mi Nomon ehonta fisi When the Gentiles who do not have the

Ke

ta tou Nomou pii, outi Nomon mi

ehontes eaftis isi Nomos, itines
endikninte to ergon tou Nomou
grapton en tes kardies afton,
simmartyrousis afton tis sinidiseos

Law, by nature, do the things in the

Law, these, although not having the
Law, are a law unto themselves, who
show the work of the Law written in
their heart, their conscience also
bearing witness.

metaxi
allilon
ton
logismon
katigorounton i ke apologoumenon
en imera ote krini O Theos ta kripta
ton anthropon kata to Evangelion
mou dia Iisou Hristou.

And between themselves their thoughts

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

accusing or else excusing them - in

the Day when God will Judge the
secrets of mankind according to my
Gospel by Jesus Christ.
TO

ST MATTHEW 4 : 18 23

OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST CALLS HIS FIRST APOSTLES

To

14.

kero ekino, peripaton de para tin

Thalassan tis Galileas iden dio
Adelphous, Simona ton legomenon
Petron ke Andrean ton Adelphon
Aftou, Vallontas amfivlistron is tin
thalassan. Isan gar aliis.

At that time, our Lord Jesus, walking by

Ke

legi aftis: Defte, opiso Mou, ke

piiso imas aliis anthropon.

And

de
evtheos afentes
ikolouthisan Afto.

They

Ke

provas ekithen iden allous dio

Adelphous, Iakovon ton tou Zebedeou
ke Ioannin ton Adelphon Aftou, en to
plio meta Zebedeou tou patros afton
katartizontas ta diktia afton.

ta

diktia

the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers,

Simon, called Peter, and Andrew, his
brother, casting a net into the sea;
for they were fishermen.
He said to them: Come, follow
Me, and I will make you Fishers of
Men.
immediately left their nets and
followed Him.

And

In his Commentary on the Event of the Miraculous Catch, St Cyril of Alexandria

wrote: Observe - neither Simon Peter nor his companions could draw the nets
to land. Therefore, being speechless from fear and astonishment they
beckoned to their partners, those, that is, who shared their labours in fishing,
to come and help them in securing their catch.
For many have taken part with the Holy Apostles and their Labours and still must
do so today. For today, the Net of Christ must be drawn and summon unto
Conversion those who are in the depths of the sea, those who live in the surge
and waves of worldly affairs. Our Lord needs Fishermen today.
The greatest tragedy of the contemporary Church is that we have left Gods Work to
the professional class of Clergy who have less and less time to do Gods Work.
Where are you today? What do you do? Are you a tent maker, a fisherman, a
mother, a doctor, a soldier? Do you sell real estate? Are you an accountant? Are
you retired? Are you a teacher? What do you do?
Whatever you do, wherever you do it, however you do it, God is Calling you to His
Apostolic Work.
In the Creed of Faith, we confess our belief in One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic
Church. This means that we are not merely a Church of the Apostlesbut that
we are a Church of Apostles.
Look at the Icons that adorn our Sanctuary.
Did St George attend Seminary College? Did St Irene have a Degree from Holy
Cross? Was St Moses the Ethiopian a perfect, holy man prior to his Conversion?
It is not training that our Lord is looking for. It is a willing heart.
Can you confess your imperfections before Him and then reach those who are
imperfect for Him? Can you acknowledge and commit to the Work that is
necessary to bring souls to Salvation?
And most importantly, can you be Obedient to the Call of God to become an
Apostle?
It is not enough of us Orthodox to be proud of our Apostolic roots.
We need to become a Church of contemporary Apostles.
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St Hesychios
When our heart has acquired Stillness,
we will look upon
the Heights and Depths of Knowledge,
and our mind, once quiet,
will hear Wonderful Things from God.

going on from there, He saw two

other brothers - James, the son of
Zebedee, and John, his brother - in
the boat with Zebedee their father,
mending their nets.

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Crucified, O unlawful Judeans? He

Resurrected as the One Who is free
among the dead, and He grants to
the World Great Mercy.

Matins Hymns & Readings 2nd Sunday After Pentecost

2nd Sunday of St Matthew - Calling of Apostles
PRAISE

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

TO

GOD

FOR

1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti

Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos

S TI HO S

*The

Lord is God, and has Appeared

to us. Blessed is He Who comes in
the Name of the Lord!
1:
Good;

V ER SE

Aftou!*
S TI HO S

2:

ta Ethni ekiklosan me,

3:

for

the Lord, for He is

His Mercy endures

2 : All the Nations surrounded

me, but in the Name of the Lord I

V ER SE

ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.*

S TI HO S

Confess

forever!*

Panta
Para

Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

This is the Lords doing, and

it is Marvellous in our eyes.*

Ke

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE 1

lithou sfragisthentos ipo ton

Ioudeon ke stratioton filassonton to
ahranton Sou Soma, Anestis trimeros,
Sotir, Doroumenos to kosmo tin Zoin.
Dia touto e Dinamis ton Ouranon
evoon si Zoodota. Doxa ti Anastasi
Sou, Hriste! Doxa ti Vasilia Sou! Doxa
ti Ikonomia Sou, mone Filanthrope!

While the stone was sealed by the Jews,

and soldiers stood on guard over
Thy Body undefiled, Thou didst rise
on the third day, O Saviour, Who
givest Life unto the world. For which
cause the Heavenly Powers cried
aloud unto Thee: O Giver of Life:
Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ!
Glory to Thy Kingdom! Glory to Thy
Providence, O Thou Who alone Loves
mankind!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Tou

While the stone was sealed by the Jews,

lithou sfragisthentos ipo ton

Ioudeon ke stratioton filassonton to
ahranton Sou Soma, Anestis trimeros,
Sotir, Doroumenos to kosmo tin Zoin.
Dia touto e Dinamis ton Ouranon
evoon si Zoodota. Doxa ti Anastasi
Sou, Hriste! Doxa ti Vasilia Sou! Doxa
ti Ikonomia Sou, mone Filanthrope!

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

and to the Holy Spirit

and soldiers stood on guard over

Thy Body undefiled, Thou didst rise
on the third day, O Saviour, Who
givest Life unto the world. For which
cause the Heavenly Powers cried
aloud unto Thee: O Giver of Life:
Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ!
Glory to Thy Kingdom! Glory to Thy
Providence, O Thou Who alone Loves
mankind!

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amen

SMALL LITANY

4.

The Women with Mary took Myrrh with

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

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Amin
THE

TONE 2

Myron proselthouses tes peri tin

Mariam Gynexi, ke diaporoumenes,
pos este aftes tihin tou efetou, orathi
O lithos metirmenos, ke Thios
Neanias
katastellon ton thorivon
afton tis psihis. Igerthi, gar, fisin,
Iisous O Kyrios. Dio kirixate tis kirixin
aftou Mathites, is tin Galilean dramin,
ke opsesthe afton, anastanta ek
nekron, os Zoodotin ke Kyrion.

them;
and while they were
apprehensive about achieving their
objective, they saw that the stone
had been rolled aside, and a Holy
Youth removed all anxiety and
trouble from their souls by saying:
The
Lord
Jesus
had
risen!
Wherefore, they make known to His
Disciples, that they should hasten to
Galilee and behold Him, Risen from
the dead; for He is the Lord, the
Giver of Life.

drove them back.*

V ER SE

esti Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.*

Tou

THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND

RESURRECTION EOTHINON DOXASTIKON -

Meta

HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

SECOND

PSALM 117 /118

*Theos

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

and ever, and to the Ages of

Ages.

Amen

THEOTOKION, GREAT DOXOLOGY

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION

AND

DIVINE LITURGY - HYMNS & READINGS

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE 1

Tou

lithou sfragisthentos ipo ton

Ioudeon ke stratioton filassonton to
ahranton Sou Soma, Anestis trimeros,
Sotir, Doroumenos to kosmo tin Zoin.
Dia touto e Dinamis ton Ouranon
evoon si Zoodota. Doxa ti Anastasi
Sou, Hriste! Doxa ti Vasilia Sou! Doxa
ti Ikonomia Sou, mone Filanthrope!

SEASONAL KONTAKION -

Prostasia

OUR

ton Hristianon akateskhinte,

mesitia pros ton Piitin ametathete, mi
Paridis, amartolon deiseon fonas, alla
profthason os Agathi, is tin voithian
imon, ton Pistos kravgazonton Si:
Tahinon is Presvian, ke spefson is
ikesian, i prostatevousa ai, Theotoke,
ton timonton Se.

While the stone was sealed by the Jews,

and soldiers stood on guard over
Thy Body undefiled, Thou didst rise
on the third day, O Saviour, Who
grants Life unto the world.
For
which cause the Heavenly Powers
cried aloud unto Thee: O Giver of
Life: Glory to Thy Resurrection, O
Christ!
Glory to Thy Kingdom!
Glory to Thy Providence, O Thou
Who alone Loves mankind!

EVER BLESSED LADY, THEOTOKOS

Protection
of
the
Christians
unashamable, Mediation to the
Creator Immovable, despise not, the
pleading voices of those in sin, but
hasten O Good One, to the
Help
of all of us, who in Faith cry out to
Thee: speed up Thine Intercession,
and press on Thy Supplication, O
Theotokos who always protects all
those who honour Thee!

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ek tou Tafou, os ek pastados

proelthon, ina Sosi ton kosmon: Kyrie
Doxa Si!

and willingly endured the Cross.

Thou rose from the grave, as though
coming out of Thy Bridal Chamber,
so that Thou might Save the world.
Lord: Glory to Thee!

FESTAL STIHERA BY ANATOLIOS -

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.

Enite

Praise

prosilothis to xilo tou Stavou, tote

enekrothi to kratos tou ehthrou; i
ktisis eslevthi to fovo Sou, ke O Adis
eskilefthi to krati Sou; tous nerous ek
ton tafon anestisas, ke to Listi ton
Paradison inixas: Hriste O Theos
imon: Doxa Si!

When

Enite

afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.

Thou were nailed to the Tree of

the Cross, then the might of the
enemy was put to death; Creation
was shaken in fear of Thee, and
Hades was despoiled by Thy Might.
Thou raised the dead from the
tombs and opened Paradise to the
Thief. Christ our God: Glory to Thee!

the Holy Women went with

haste to Thy Tomb; but finding the
Tomb opened and learning from the
Angel the New and Marvellous
Wonder, they announced to the
Apostles: The Lord has Risen,
granting the world His Great Mercy!

Arise,

Tin

We bow down before the Divine Stripes

To

12.

filotarahon genos ton Ioudeon

enotisasthe.
Pou isin i Pilato
proselthontes?
Iposin i filassontes
stratiote. Pou isin e sfragides tou
Mnimatos? Pou metetethi O tafis?
Pou epathi O apratos? Pos esilithi O
thisavros? Ti sikofantite tin egersin
tou Stavrothentos, paranomi Ioudei?
Anesti O en nekris eleftheros, ke
parehi to kosmo to Mega Eleos.

Stavro

prosilothis, ekofsios Iktirmon, en

mnimati tethis, os thnitos Zoodota, to
kratos sinetripsas, Dinate to thanato
Sou; Se gar efrixan, i pilori i tou
Adou; Si sinigiras, tous ap eonos
thanontas, os monos Filanthropos.

Thou were willingly nailed to the Cross,

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Ke

Amin

of Thy Sufferings and Royal

Sacrifice, O Christ God, that were
Divinely revealed in Zion at the end
of the ages; for Thou, the Sun of
Righteousness, Enlightened those
who slept in darkness, leading them
by the hand to the Radiance that
knows no evening. O Lord, Glory
to Thee!

Se Theou, epistametha pantes,

Parthenon Alithos, ke meta tokon
fanisan, i potho katafevgontes, pros
tin sin agathotita; Se kektimetha, en
pirasmis
Sotirian,
tin
Monin
Panamomon.

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All

we who with longing flee for

Refuge to Thy Goodness know Thee
to be Mother of God, and after
Childbirth, still truly Virgin; for we
sinners have Thee as Protectress - in
temptations we have Thee as
Salvation - the only All Blameless
One.

SECOND RESURRECTION KATHISMA TONE 1

Ginekes

pros to mnima, paregenonto

orthrie, ke Angelikin optasian,
theasamene eteremon; O tafos
existrapte
Zoin;
to
Thavma
kateplitten
aftas;
Dia
touto
apelthouse, tis Mathites ekiritton tin
Egersin: Ton Adin eskilefse Hristos, os
Monos Krateos ke Dinatos, ke
ftharentas sinigire pantas, ton tis
katakriseos fovon, lisas dinami
Stavrou.

The women came to Thy Tomb at dawn

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

En

Hearken,

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O Merciful One, and laid in a tomb as

a mortal, O Giver of Life. By Thy
Death, O Powerful One, Thou
smashed its might; for Hadess
gatekeepers trembled before Thee;
Thou raised with Thee the dead from
every age, for Thou alone Love
mankind.

Amen

Mitera

give Thee thanks, O Lord, with my

whole heart: I will tell of all Thy
Wonders.
O trouble-loving Judeans:
Where are the men who went to
Pilate? Let the soldiers who were
guarding answer! Where pray tell
are the seals that were on the Tomb?
To where was the buried Corpse
removed? How was the Priceless
One sold for a price? How was the
Treasure stolen?
Why are you
discrediting the Resurrection of the

and to the Holy Spirit

THEOTOKION

O Lord, my God, lift up Thy

Hand:
do not forget Thy poor
forever.

Exomologisome Si, Kyrie, en oli kardia I

mou, diigisome panta ta Thavmasia
Sou.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.

Anastithi,

ton Pathon Thian Moloposin, Sou

prokinoumen, Hriste O Theos, ke tin
en ti Zoin despotikin irovrgian, tin en
teli
ton
eonon
Theofanos
gegenimenin; tous gar en skoti
kathevdontas, O Ilios Efotisas tis
Dikeosinis, pros anesperon hiragogon
ellampsin: Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Praise

katelavon e timie ginekes; evrouse de

ton tafon aneogmenon, ke mathouse
para tou Angelou, to kenon ke
paradoxon thavma, apingilan tis
Apostolis, oti Anesti O Kyrios,
doroumenos to koso to Mega Eleos.

Soldiers watching Thy Tomb

became as dead men at the lightning
flash of the Angel who appeared and
proclaimed to the Women the
Resurrection. We Glorify Thee, the
Destroyer of corruption; we fall
down before Thee, Risen from the
grave and alone our God.

nekri ti astrapi, tou ofthentos

Angelou, egenonto kirittontos, ginexi
tin Anastasin. Se doxazomen, ton tis
fthoras katheretin. Si Prosspiptomen,
to Anastanti ek Tafou, ke mono Theo
imon.

TONE 2

Odiromene meta spoudis, to mnima Sou Grieving,

Kyrie O Theos mou,

ipsothito i Hir Sou, mi epilathi ton
peniton Sou is telos.

Ton Tafon Sou, Sotir, Stratiote tirountes, The

Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and pipe

Afton en hordes ke organo.

Ote

FIRST RESURRECTION KATHISMA TONE 1

to Stavro prosilothis, i Zoi ton

apanton, ke en nekris logisthis, O
athanatos Kyrios, anestis triimeros
Sotir, ke igiras Adam ek tis fthoras;
dia touto e Dinamis ton Ouranon,

and when they saw a Vision of an

Angel they trembled; the Tomb
blazed forth Life; the Marvel amazed
them; and so going back to the
Disciples
they
proclaimed
the
Resurrection: Christ has despoiled
Hades, as alone Mighty and Powerful,
and has Raised up all those in
corruption, dispelling the fear of
condemnation by the Power of the
Cross.
and to the Holy Spirit

Life of all, Thou were nailed to the

Cross; O Immortal Lord, Thou were
numbered among the dead. Thou
arose, O Saviour, on the third day,
and raised Adam from corruption;

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evoon Si Zoodota:
Doxa tis sis
pathimasi,
Hriste!
Doxa
ti
Anastasi Sou! Doxa ti Sigkatavasi
Sou, Mone Filanthrope!

therefore the Heavenly Powers cried

out to Thee, O Giver of
Life: Glory
to Thy Sufferings, O Christ! Glory to
Thy Resurrection! Glory to Thy
condescension,
Only
Lover
of
mankind!

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amin

Amen
THEOTOKION

Maria to

Septon, tou Despotou doxion,

anastison imas, peptokotas is haos,
dinis apognoseos, ke ptesmaton ke
thlipseon; Si gar pefikas, amartolon
Sotiria, ke Voithia, ke Kratea
Prostasia, ke Sozis tous doulous Sou.

us up who have fallen into the pit of

dread despair, of offences and
afflictions;
for Thou
art
the
Salvation, the Help and the Mighty
Protection of sinners, and Thou
Saves Thy servants.

tou Listou Metanoia ton Paradison

esilisen, O de Thrinos ton Miroforon
tin Haran eminisen: Oti anestis Hriste
O Theos, parehon to kosmo, to Mega
Eleos

The

Thiefs Repentance plundered

Paradise, but the Myrrh-bearers
lament disclosed the Joy that Thou
art Risen, Christ God, granting the
world Great Mercy!

RESURRECTION ANABATHMI TONE 1

A

En

to thlivesthe me,
isakouson mou ton odinon, Kyrie, si
krazo!.

NTIFONON

Tis

erimikis, apafstos O Thios pothos

enginete, kosmou ousi tou mateou
ektos.

I cry

to Thee, O Lord, in
my sorrow! Hear my pain!

NTIPHON

Unending

is the sacred desire for God

among those in the desert, for they
are far-removed from this vain
world.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agion Pnevmati. Glory

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever and to the Ages of Ages.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin
Agio

Pnevmati, Timi ke Doxa, osper

Patri, prepi ama ke Io. Dia touto
asomen ti Triadi Monokratoria.

B Is ta ori ton son ipsosas

me nomon, aretes eklamprinon, O
Theos, ina imno Se.

NTIFONON

Amen.
Glory and Honour are due to the Holy

Spirit as also due to the Son and

Father. Let us therefore praise the
Trinity, Mighty and One in Dominion.

2 Thou has elevated me to

the Heights of Thy Commandments,
O God. Let
Virtue shine upon me
so that I may praise Thee.

NTIPHON

Dexia Sou Hiri lavon si Loge, filaxon me, With Thy right Hand, O Logos, keep me
frourison,
amartias.

Doxa

mi

pir

me

flexi

tis

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

6.

and protect me, so that the Fire of

Sin does not consume me.

Glory

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

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The Salutation of Rejoice! prior to Thy

men ekomise, ti Partheno to,

Here! pro Sis Hriste sillipseos,
Angelos de ton lithon, ekilise Sou tou
Tafou. Anti lipis O men gar, Haras
afrastou symbola, O de
anti
Thanatou, Se horigon, tis Zois kiritton
ke megalinon, ke legon tin Anastasin,
Gynexi ke tis Mystes.

Mary, Holy Vessel of our Master, raise

EVLOGITARIA,
TRISAGION
HYMN,
THEOTOKION & SMALL LITANY

RESURRECTION IPERKOI TONE 1

THEOTOKION

Angelos

LAUDS: THE PRAISES

Conception, and Angel to the Virgin

brought. Again, O Christ, an Angel
rolled the stone away from Thy
Tomb. The one, instead of sorrow,
tokens of Ineffable Joy; instead of
Death, the other heralded Thee and
announced the Resurrection to the
Women and Thy Mystics.
TO

GOD - PSALM 148

PRAISES TO THE LORD FROM

ALL C

REATION

Pasa

Let everything that has breath praise

Enite

Praise

pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.
Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.
RESURRECTION STICHERA

the Lord. Praise the Lord from the

Heavens; praise Him in the Highest.
To Thee praise is due, O God.
Him, all His Angels; praise
Him, all His Powers. To Thee praise
is due, O God.

PSALM 150 -

TONE 1

LET ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD!

Tou

piise en aftis krima Engrapton.

Doxa afti este pasi tis Osiis aftou.

Imnoumen Sou Hriste, to

Sotirion Pathos, ke Doxazomen Sou
tin Anastasin.

To

execute upon them the Judgement

that is Decreed; such Glory will be
for all His Holy Ones.

We praise the praise of Thy

Saving Passion O Christ, and we
Glorify Thy Resurrection.

STIH OS

V ER SE

Enite

Praise God in His Saints;

ton Theon en tis Agiis Afton.

Enite Afton en stereomati tis
Dinameos Aftou.

O Stavron ipominas, ke ton

Thanaton katarigisas, ke Anastas ek
ton nekron, irinefson imon tin Zoin
Kyrie, os Monos Pantodinamos.

praise Him
in the firmament of His Power

Having endured the Cross,

destroyed Death and Risen from the
dead, give Peace to our Life, O Lord,
as Thou alone art All Powerful.

STIH OS

V ER SE

Enite

Praise

Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.

O ton Adin skilefsas, ke ton

Anthropon anastisas, ti Anastasi Sou
Hriste, axioson imas en kathara
kardia, Imnin ke Doxazin Se.

Him for His Mighty Acts;

praise Him according to the
greatness of His Majesty.

Having despoiled Hades

raised
humanity
by
Resurrection, O Christ, grant
with pure hearts we may Praise
Glorify Thee.

STIH OS

V ER SE

Enite

Praise

Afton en iho salpingos. Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.

Tin Theoprepi Sou sigkatavasin

Doxazontes, Imnoumen Se Hriste:
etehthis ek Parthenou, ke ahoristos
ipirhes to Patri; epathes os anthropos,
ke ekousios ipeminas Stavron; Anestis

STIH OS

and
Thy
that
and

Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.

As we Glorify Thy Divine

Condescension, we praise Thee, O
Christ: Thou were Born of a Virgin,
yet Thou were not separated from
the Father. As Man Thou suffered

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5 Exesti ta simpanta epi ti Thia

Doxi Sou.
Si gar, apirogame
Parthene, eshes en Mitra ton epi
Panton Theon ke tetokas ahronon
Iion, pasi tis imnousi Se Sotirian
vravevousa.

ODI

6 Tin Thian Taftin ke Pantimon

Telountes Eortin i Theofrones tis
Theomitoros,
defte
tas
hiras
krotisomen, ton ex aftis
tehthenta
Theon Doxazontes.

ODI

The whole world was amazed at

Thy Divine Glory: for Thou, O
Virgin, Who has not known wedlock,
has been Translated from earth to
the Eternal Mansions to the Life
without end, bestowing Salvation
upon all who sing Thy praises.

ODE 5

As we celebrate this Sacred and

Solemn Feast of the Theotokos, let
us come, clapping our hands,
O
people of the Lord, and Glorifying
God Who was Born of her.

Amin.
Agio

Pnevmati,
pasa
i
Ktisis
kenourgite, palndromouisa is to
proton, isosthenes gar esti Patri ke
Logo.

ODE 6

7 The Holy Children bravely

trampled upon the threatening fire,
preferring not to worship created
things rather than the Creator, and
they sang in Joy: Blessed art Thou
and praised above all: O Lord God of
our Fathers!

Enoumen,

Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrios.

ODI

ke

Pedas

evagis en ti kamino O Tokos tis

Theotokou
diesosato,
tote
men
tipoumenos, nin de energoumenos tin
ikoumenin apasan agiri psallousan.
Ton Kyrion imnite ta Erga ke
iperipsoute is pantas tous eonas.

MAGNIFICAT

KATAVASIA

OF THE

the Holy Children in the furnace.

He Who was then prefigured has
since been born on earth, and He
gathers together all Creation to sing:
O ye Works of the Lord: Bless ye the
Lord and exalt Him above all
forever!

gigenis skiratato to pnevmati

lampadouhoumenos. Panigirizeto de
ailon noon fisis, gererousa TA IERA
THAVMASIA tis Theomitoros ke voato.
Heris, Pammakariste Theotoke Agni,
Aiparthene.

every mortaL born on earth,

carrying his lamp, in spirit leap for
Joy; and let the Orders of Angelic
Powers celebrate and honour THE
HOLY FEAST of the Theotokos, and
let them cry: Hail, All Blessed
Theotokos, Pure and Ever Virgin!

SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO

THE LORD

SECOND RESURRECTION EXAPOSTEILARION TONE 2

Ton lithon deorisase, apokekilismenon, e Verily, when the Myrrh-bearing Women

Mirofori eheron. Idon gar neaniskon,
kathimenon en to Tafo, ke aftos
taftees efi.
Idou Hristos egigerte.
Ipate sin to Petro tis Mathites. En to
Ori fthasate Galileas, eki imin
ofthisete, os Proipe tis Filis!

10.

saw the stone rolled, they rejoiced;

for they saw a Young Man sitting at
the Tomb who said to them: Behold!
Christ has Risen! Tell the Disciples with Peter - to hasten to the
Mountain; for there He shall appear
to you as He foretold., His Beloved
Ones!

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My soul rejoices with
those who say let us go into the
Courts of the Lord. My spirit is
renewed and my heart is gladdened.

NTIPHON

Doxa

Glory

Amin.
Agio

Amen
It is proper

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

Pnevmati, timin, Proskinisin,

Doxan ke Kratos, os Patri te Axion, ke
to Io di prosferin. Monas gar estin i
Trias ti Fisi, all ou Prosopis.

fear shall be in the House of

David, where the thrones shall be
set, and all the tribes and tongues of
the earth shall be judged.
to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and unto the Ages of Ages.

to offer honour, worship,

might and glory to the Holy Spirit, as
also to the Father and to the Son
for the Trinity is One only in Nature
and not in Persons.

RESURRECTION PROKEIMENON TONE 1

Nin

Anastisome, legi Kyrios, thisome

en Sotirio, parrisiasome en afto. (2)

STIHO S

Ta Logia Kyriou Logia Agna.

9TH ODE

Let

Great

ikon David, fovos mega. Eki gar

thronon
ektethenton,
krithisonte
apase, e file tis gis ke glosse.

The Offspring of the Theotokos saved

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS -

Apas

THE

We

Praise, we Bless and we

Worship the Lord!

ODE

is renewed through the

Holy Spirit and returns to its original
state. For He is equal in Power with
the Father and the Logos.

Epi

ODE

Ouk

elatrefsan ti ktisi i
Theoforones para ton Ktisanta. Alla
piros
apilin
andrios
patisantes,
herontes epsallon. Iperimnite, O ton
Pateron Kyrios ke Theos, Evlogitos i

ODI

Epi tis irikosi mi,

odefsomen is tas avlas tou Kyriou,
infranthi mou to pnevma, sigheri i
kardia

NTIFONON

Amen
All Creation

Nin

anastisome, legi Kyrios, thisome

en Sotirio, parrisiasome en afto.

SMALL LITANY,
ETC

PRAISES

TO

Now

will I Arise, said the Lord: I will

establish them in Salvation; I will
not delay. (2)

The Words of the Lord are Pure

Words.

VE RSE

Now

will I arise, said the Lord: I will

establish them in Salvation, I will
not delay.

GOD,

PROKEIMENON

Nin anastisome, legi Kyrios.

Thisome
en Sotirio, parrisiasome en afto. (2)

Now I will Arise, says the Lord, I

Will establish them in Salvation; I
Will declare it boldly. (2)

Ta

Logia Kyriou logia Agna, argyrion

pepiromenon,
dokimion
ti
Gi
kekatharismenon eptalasios.

The Words of the Lord are pure words,

Nin anastisome, legi Kyrios.

Thisome
en Sotirio, parrisiasome en afto.

like silver fired in a furnace of Earth,

Purified seven times.
Now I Will Arise, says the Lord, I
Will establish them in Salvation; I
Will declare it boldly.

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THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS WITNESS THE EMPTY TOMB OF OUR RISEN LORD JESUS CHRIST

Ke

diagenomenou tou Savvatou Maria i

Magdalini ke Maria i tou Iakovou ke
Salomi igorasan aromata ina elthouse
elipsosin afton.

Now

Ke

lian proi tis mias Savvaton erhonte

epi to Mnimion, anatilantos tou iliou.

Very

Ke elegon pros eaftas.

Ke
Ke

when the Sabbath was past, Mary

Magdalene, Mary the Mother of
James1, and Salome bought spices,
that they might go and anoint Him.
early in the morning, on the first
day of the week, they went to the
Tomb when the sun had risen.

Tis apokilisi imin

ton lithon ek tis thiras tou mnimiou?

And they said among themselves: Who

anavlepsase
theorousin
oti
apokekiliste O lithos. In gar mega
sfodra.

But when they looked up, they saw that

iselthouse is to Mnimion idon

neaniskon kathimenon en tis dexiis,
perivevlimenon stolin lefkin, ke
exethamvithisan.

And

O de legi aftes.

Mi ekthamvisthe. Isoun
zitite ton Nazarinon ton estavromen.
Igerthi, ouk estin ode. Ide o topos
opou ethikan afton.

will roll away the stone from the door

of the Tomb for us?
the stone had been rolled away - for
it was very large.
entering the Tomb, they saw a
young man clothed in a long white
robe sitting on the right side; and
they were alarmed.

But

he said to them: Do not be

alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth,
Who was crucified. He is risen! He is
not here. See the place where they
laid Him.

All ipagete ipate tis Mathites aftou ke to

Petro oti praogi imas is tin Galilean.
Eki afton dpsesthe, kathos ipen imin.

So go, tell His Disciples - and Peter that He is going before you into
Galilee; there you will see Him, as He
said to you.

Ke

And

exelthouse efigon apo tou mnimiou.

Ihe de aftas tromos ke ekstasis, ke
oudeni ouden ipon. Efovounto gar.

they went out quickly and fled

from the Tomb, trembling and
amazed. And they said nothing to
anyone, for they were afraid.

RESURRECTION PRAYERS & PSALM 50/51 &

INTERCESSORY PRAYERS
RESURRECTION KONTAKION TONE 1

Exanestis

os Theos, ek tou Tafou en

Doxi, ke kosmon sinanestisas, ke i
fisis ton vroton os Theon Se animnise,
ke Thanatos ifaniste; ke O Adam
horevi Despota, ke i Eva nin ek ton
desmon litroumeni, heri krazousa:.
Si i O pasi parehon, Hriste tin
Anastasin!

Thou

rose from the grave in Glory as

God and raised the world up with
Thee. Mortal nature sang Thy praise
as God, and Death disappeared.
Adam danced, O Master, and now
Eve, freed from her chains, rejoices
as she cries: It is Thee, O Christ,
Who grants Resurrection to all!

RESURRECTION IKOS TONE 1

Ton

anastanta trimeron animnisomen,

os Theon pantodinamon, ke pilas tou
Adou sintripsanta, ke tous ap eonos
ek tafou egiranta, Miroforis ofthenta
kathos ivdokise, protes taftes to,
Herete, fisas, ke Apostolis haran

8.

Let

us praise as God of all Power the

One Who rose on the Third Day,
smashed the Gates of Hades and
roused the age-long dead from the
grave, Who appeared to the
Myrrhbearers, as it was His Good

Pleasure to say to them first of all:

Rejoice! And so revealing Joy to the
Apostles, as alone Giver of Life.
Therefore with Faith the Women
proclaim the tokens of Victory to
the Disciples. Hades groans, Death
laments, the world exults and all
rejoice together: for Thou, O Christ,

minion, os monos oodotis. Othen

Pisti e Ginekes Mathites simvola nikis
evangelizonte; ke Adis stenazi, ke
thanatos odirete, ke kosmos agallete,
ke pantes sigkerousi; Si gar pareshes
PASI, HRISTE TIN ANASTASIN.

HAST GRANTED RESURRECTION TO ALL.

SYNAXARION 3 JULY

Ti

tou aftou minos, Mnimi tou Agiou

Martyros
Yakinthou
tou
Kouikoulariou (Thalamipolou)

On

this 3rd day of the month, we

Commemorate the Holy Martyr, St
Hyacinth the Chamberlain.

Ti afti imera, Mnimi tou en Agiis Patros On

imon
Anatoliou,
Konstantinoupoleos.

this day we Commemorate our

Father
among
the
Saints,
St
Anatolios,
Archbishop
of
Constantinople.

Arhiepiskopou

Ti afti imera, Mnimi ton Agion martyron On this day we Commemorate the Holy
Theodotou,
Evlampiou,
Golindouh.

Theodotis, Diomidous,
Asklipiadou
ke

Martyrs: St Theodotos, St Theodota,

St Diomedes, St Evlampios, St
Asclepiades, and St Golinduc.

Ti afti imera, Athlisis ton Agion Matyron On this day we Commemorate the Holy
markou ke Mokianou.

Martyrs St Mark and St Mokian.

O Agios Osiomartys Gerasimos O Neos, St

O ek Megalou Horiou Evritanias, en
Konstantinoupoli Martyrisis en eti
1812, xifi telioute.

Gerasimos the New, the Devout

Monastic Martyr from Mega Chorion,
Evrytania,
Witnessed
in
Constantinople in 1812, and was
Perfected by sword.

Tes afton Agiis Presvies, O Theos, eleison By their Holy Intercessions, O God, have
imas.

mercy on us.

Amin.

Amen
KATAVASIA

OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - TONE 4

1 Anixo
to stoma mou ke
plirothisete Pnevmatos ke logon
erevxome ti Vasilidi Mitri.
Ke
ofthisome fedros Panigirizon ke aso
gnothomenos TAFTIS TA THAVMATA.

ODI

I shall open my mouth and the

Spirit will inspire it, and I shall utter
the words of my song to the Queen
and Mother:
I shall be seen
radiantly
keeping
Feast
and

ODE 1

JOYFULLY PRAISING HER MIRACLES

Tous Sous Imnologous, Theotoke,

izosa ke Afthonos Pigi, Thiason
Sigkrotisantas
Pnevmatikon,
stereoson. Ke en ti Thia Doxi Sou
Stefanon Doxis axioson.

ODI 3

Tin anexihniaston Thian Voulin tis

ek tis Parthenou sarkoseos Sou to
Ipsistou
O
Profitis
Abbakoum
katanoon ekravgaxe. Doxa ti Dinami
Sou, Kyrie

ODI 4

3 O Mother of God, Thou living

and plentiful Fount, grant strength
to those united in Spiritual
Fellowship, who sing Hymns of
Praise to Thee: and in Thy Divine
Glory grant them Crowns of Glory.

ODE

4 Perceiving the Unsearchable

Purpose of God concerning Thine
Incarnation from a Virgin, O Most
High, the Prophet Habakkuk cried:
Glory to Thy Power, O Lord!

ODE

THE MOTHER OF JAMES IS A VEILED REFERENCE TO OUR LADY, THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS.

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