2014 - 25 Nov - Apodosis & ST Catherine of Alexandria

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S T C A T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A - 2 5 N O V E M B E R

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Compiled, Adapted, Edited & Printed
By
Marguerite Paizis
Archondissa & Teacher by Divine Grace

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa
Archdiocese of Good Hope
Holy Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God
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Sunridge Park
6008
Republic of South Africa

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RE - E DI T E D & PU B L I S H E D - 29 OCT OB E R 2014

Gr eek Or t hodox Pat r i ar chat e of Al e xandr i a
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U S E D I N C O N J U N C T I O N W I T H T H E M A T I N S S E R V I C E B O O K

25 November
Ap o d o s i s o f t h e En t r y i n t o t h e Te mp l e

St Cat heri ne
T H E GR E A T H O L Y MA R T Y R O F
A L E X A N D R I A

Also the Feast of St Clement, Hieromartyr of Rome
St Peter, Hieromartyr of Alexandria St
Augusta the Empress - St Merkurios & 200
Companion Holy Martyrs of Alexandria - St
Peter of Galatia St Clement, Bishop of Ochrid
Monastery, Equal to the Apostles & Enlightener
of the Bulgarians , together with St Naum, St
Sava, St Gorazd & St Angelar, Disciples of St
Cyril & St Methodios

KA T A V A S I A S OF CH R I S T S NA T I V I T Y 1 OD E S

Our Eternal Gratitude to Pater Seraphim Dedes & all the
contributing Translators elsewhere for the original Greek &
English texts and for making our Worship a little easier to
understand, to participate and to appreciate.
Glory to God for His Great Mercy!
Source: www.agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs

NOT F O R MA T E R I A L P R O F I T

2. S T C A T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A - 2 5 N O V E M B E R
St Ca t h e r i n e o f Al e x a n d r i a

St Catherine was the daughter of Constos, the Governor of Alexandria, Egypt,
during the reign of Emperor Maximian (305-313).
Living in the capital city, which was the centre of Hellenistic knowledge, and
being a rare beauty with superior intellect, St Catherine received an excellent
education, studying the works of the greatest Philosophers and Teachers of
antiquity.
Young men from the most worthy families of the Roman Empire sought the hand
of St Catherine, but she was not interested in any of them and she informed
her parents that she would enter into Marriage only with someone who
surpassed her in nobility, wealth, comeliness and wisdom.
St Catherines mother who was a secret Christian, sent her to her own Spiritual
Father - a saintly Elder who lived in a cave outside the city - for advice.
After listening to St Catherine, the Elder told her of a Youth Who surpassed her in
everything. His Countenance is more radiant than the shining of the sun, and
all of Creation is governed by His Wisdom. His Riches are given to all the
Nations of the world, yet they never diminish. His Compassion is unequaled.
This description of the Heavenly Bridegroom produced in the soul of the Holy
Maiden an ardent desire to meet Him. If you do as I tell you, said the Monk,
you will gaze upon the Countenance of this Most Illustrious Man.
Before she departed, the Holy Elder handed her an Icon of our Lady, the Ever
Blessed Theotokos with Her Divine Child, our Lord Jesus, and instructed her to
pray with Faith to the Queen of Heaven, the Mother of the Heavenly
Bridegroom, and She would hear her Prayers and grant her her hearts desire.
St Catherine prayed all night and was permitted to behold the Most Holy Virgin,
Who said Her Divine Son: Behold Thy Handmaiden, Catherine - how fair and
virtuous she is. But the Divine Child turned His Face away from her saying:
No! She is ugly and unbelieving. She is a foolish pauper, and I cannot bear
to look at her until she forsakes her impiety.
St Catherine returned to the Holy Elder, deeply saddened, and told him what she
had seen in the Vision.
He then lovingly received her as his Disciple and began to teach her everything
concerning our True Faith of Christ.
He encouraged her to preserve her purity and integrity and to pray unceasingly.
When he had duly instructed her in all matters of Christianity, St Catherine finally
received the Holy Mystery of Baptism and Chrismation from him.
St Catherine was granted another Holy Vision of our Lady Theotokos with Her
Divine Child Who now looked tenderly at her as He presented her with a
beautiful ring as a wondrous Token of her Betrothal to the Heavenly
Bridegroom. (This ring is still on her hand to this very day.)
At that time Emperor Maximian was in Alexandria for a pagan festival, which was
celebrated with great extravagant splendour and vast crowds of people.
The cries of the innumerable sacrificial animals, the smoke and the smell of the
burnt sacrifices, the endless blazing of fires, and the bustling crowds at the
arenas defiled the city of Alexandria.
Faithful Christians who adamantely refused to deny or renounce our Lord despite
all horrific tortures were also taken to the arenas where wild, starving and
terrorified beasts would kill and consume them, while the blood-thirsty masses
cheered.
Some Holy Martyrs were condemned to death by being burnt or by being tortured
by various indescribable forms of brutality, which was witnessed by the public.
St Catherines Love for all the Christian Martyrs and her fervent desire to ease their
sufferings compelled her to address the pagan priests and, even more boldly,
Emperor Maximian.
S T C A T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A - 2 5 N O V E M B E R 19
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
THE CONGREGATI ON MUST STAND

GREAT DOX OL OGY & RE S URRECT I ON AP OL Y T I KI ON I S F OL L OWED BY T HE DI VI NE LI T UR GY OF
ST J OHN CHRY S OS T OM

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo. Enite
Afton en hordes ke organo.
Martys ethelousios, Ekaterina panendoxe,
kathorathis ton tyrannon, evtonos
elegxasa, ke dinin manian, tis
politheias, Theognosias Fotismo,
katavalousa ke Thia Hariti. Entevthen
ke os Martyra, ke os Parthenon
panamomon, O Hristos Estefanosen, O
Sotir, ton psihon imon.

Praise Him with timbrel and dance;
praise Him with strings and pipe
Catherine, the All Glorious, Thou came to
Martyrdom willingly, and Thou
vehemently censure the tyrants
impiety; also by Divine Grace and the
Light of Knowledge of God, Thou
wisely overturned the raving madness
of polytheism. And therefore Christ
the Lord and Saviour of our soul has
Rewarded Thee with the Crown of a
Martyred Sain and an All Blameless
Virgin.
F E S T A L S T I H I S T CA T H E R I N E T O N E 4
Enite Afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite
Afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion

Harin tin tou Pnevmatos, Ekaterina
panendoxe, en anixi tou stomatos,
edexo katharasa, seaftin prothimos, dia
politias. Ke logismo karteriko, tin ton
tyrannon ofrin katespasas. Ke kalli to
tou somatos, tin psihikin oreotita,
Thefronos antethikas, Athliton
egkallopisma.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Vion ailon exiskimeni, vima atheon
katalavousa, estis tropeoforos
Ekaterina semni, anthiforousa tou
Theou tin lamprotita, ke to Thion
sthenos endedimeni, Dogma tyrannou
katemiktirisas, ke ritoron epafsas, tas
flinafous risis Poliathle.

Amin
Praise Him with tuneful cymbals; praise
Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise the
Lord.
O Catherine, the All Glorious, once Thou
were willingly purified through a
Lifestyle of Piety, Thou opened Thy
mouth to speak, and received Divine
Grace of the Holy Spirit; and with Thy
Steadfastness of mind, Thou broke the
tyrants impious insolence. Thou
matched the Beauty of Thy Body with
the Comeliness of Thy Soul, being
mindful of God our Lord, O
Adornment of Martyred Saints!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
Thou led a Spiritual Life, and thus Thou
captivated the godless Tribunal, and
Thou stood Victorious, O Catherine,
with dignity, decked in Divine
Brilliance as if with flowers. And,
having put on the Power of God, Thou
ridiculted the tyrants decree, and
stifled the nonsensical chatter of the
orators, O Holy Martyr, who suffered
much.
Amen
F E S T A L S T I H I E N T R Y O F T H E O T O K O S T O N E 2
Simeron to Nao prosagete, i Panamomos
Parthenos, is katikitirion tou
pantanaktos Theou, ke pasis tis Zois
imon Trofou. Simeron to katharotaton
Agiasma os trietizousa damalis, is ta
Agia ton Agion isagete. Tafti
ekvoisomen, os O Angelos. Here! Moni
en Ginexin Evlogimeni!
Today the All Pure Virgin is led to the
Temple, to become the Abode of God
the King of all and Nourisher of Life.
Today the Most Pure Sanctuary is
introduced into the Holy of Holies as a
three year old Heifer. Let us cry out to
Her as once did the Angel: Rejoice!
Only Blessed among women!
After she had introduced herself, St Catherine confessed her own Faith in the One
True God and with profound Wisdom she exposed and denounced the errors
of paganism.
Her astounding beauty captivated the Emperor, who wanted to convince her of
the superiority of pagan wisdom by ordering fifty of the most learned
Philosophers and Rhetoricians of the Empire to debate against her.
Nevertheless, St Catherine as young as she was defeated all the arguments of
the fifty erudite experts, even causing some of them to believe in Christ and His
Divine Truth, which enraged the frustrated Emperor, causing them to also be
condemned to death.
St Catherine made the Sign of the Cross over the brave Holy Martyrs, before they
were burnt to death by the order of the Emperor, who no longer expected to
convince St Catherine to renounce her Faith.
As a last desperate effort, Emperor Maximian even tried to tempt her with the
promise of immence wealth and fame, which was immediately rejected.
St Catherine was arrested and subjected to the worst possible tortures and public
humiliation and degradation while being imprisoned.
The Empress, Augusta, who had heard much about the Saint, managed to
persuade the military Commander, Porphyrios, with a detachment of soldiers,
to accompany her to the prison, where upon meeting St Catherine, she was
deeply impressed by her strong spirit and how she radiated Divine Grace.
The Holy Martyr took the opportunity to explain the Christian Teaching to them all
and upon hearing the Divine Truth as never before, they all converted to
Christ.
The following day St Catherine was presented to the Judgement Court where,
under the threat of being broken on the wheel, they urged the lovely young
Martyr to renounce the Christian Faith and simply offer sacrifice to the gods.
St Catherine steadfastly confessed Christ before voluntarily walking to the spiked
wheels of torture.
However, as the executioners tied her to the device, an Angel of God caused it to
shatter into pieces, which shocked the crowd of pagan witnesses.
Having beheld this Miracle, Empress Augusta and the Imperial Courtier,
Porphyrios, together with 200 soldiers, confessed their Faith in Christ in front of
everyone.
Consequently, they were all condemned to death by being beheaded by sword.
Emperor Maximian, was desperate to make her renounce Christ so he made a
proposal of Marriage to St Catherine but was again immediately rejected.
St Catherine remained unwaveringly Faithful to Christ loudly confessing her
undying Fidelity to Her Heavenly Bridegroom. Then, with a heartfelt Prayer to
Him, she lay her head on the executioners block, and was finally Perfected by
sword.
The Holy Relics of St Catherine were carried by Angels of God to Mount Sinai, and
in the sixth century, her venerable head and left hand were found due to a
Divine Revelation,
The Holy Relics were subsequently transferred with honour and reverence to a
newly-constructed church of the Sinai Monastery, which had been built by
Emperor Justinian.
St Catherine is called upon for her Intercessory Prayers to God for relief and
assistance during difficult childbirth.
Pilgrims to her Monastery on Mount Sinai are given souvenir rings as a
remembrance of their visit.
May her memory be Eternal and may St Catherine continue to Intercede with
Christ for the Salvation of our immortal soul.
P S A L M 1 1 7 / 1 1 8 - T O N E ( 8 ) P L A G A L 4
P R A I S E T O G O D F O R H I S E V E R L A S T I N G M E R C Y
Theos Kyrios ke epefanen imin.
Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
S T I H O S 1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton Eona to Eleos
Aftou!
Onomati Kyriou!
S T I H O S 2 : Panta ta ethni ekiklosan me,
ke to Onomati Kyriou iminamin
aftous.

Onomati Kyriou!
S T I H O S 3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke
esti thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.
Onomati Kyriou!
The Lord is God, and has appeared to
us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
V E R S E 1 : Give thanks to the Lord, for
He is Good; His Mercy endures
forever!
Name of the Lord!
V E R S E 2 : All the Nations surrounded
me, but in the Name of the Lord
drove them back.
Name of the Lord!
V E R S E 3 : This is the Lords doing, and
it is marvellous in our eyes.
Name of the Lord!
F E S T A L A P O L Y T I K I O N E N T R Y O F T H E O T O K O S T O N E 4
Simeron tis evdokias Theou to proimion,
ke tis ton anthropon sotirias i
prokirixis. En Nao tou Theou tranos i
Parthenos diknite, ke ton Hriston tis
pasi prokatangellete. Afti ke imis
Megalofonos voisomen. Here! tis
Ikonomias tou Ktistou i ekplirosis.

Today is the Prelude of Gods Good
Pleasure and the Proclamation of
humanitys Salvation. In the Temple
of God, the Virgin is presented
openly, and in Herself She
announces Christ to all. Let us, then,
with a Great Voice, cry aloud to Her:
Rejoice! Thou who art the
Fulfilment of the Creators
Dispensation.!
F E S T A L A P O L Y T K I O N S T CA T H E R I N E T O N E ( 5 ) P L A G A L 1
Tin panevfimon nimfin Hristou
imnisomen, Ekaterinan tin Thian ke
poliouhon Sina, tin voithian imon ke
antilipsin. Oti efimose lampros, tous
kompsous ton asevon, tou Pnevmatos
ti mahera. Ke nin os Martis stefthisa,
etite pasi to Mega Eleos.

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Let us praise and extol the All Lauded
Bride of Christ, the Protectress of
Sinai, Divine Saint Catherine, as the
one who gives Aid and Assistance to
us; for she brilliantly suppressed
the impious orators, with the Sword
of the Spirit. And, being Crowned as
Martyr, she asks that all receive
Great Mercy.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen

Enite Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.
Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou. Si
prepi imnos to Theo.
To Thee praise is due, O God.
Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,
all His Powers. To Thee praise is due,
O God.
F E S T A L S T I H E R A - E N T R Y I N T O T H E T E M P L E - T O N E 1
Tou piise en aftis krima engrapton.
Doxa afti este pasi tis Osiis Aftou.

Lampadifori Partheni, tin Aiparthenon,
fedros odopiouse, profitevousin ontos,
en Pnevmati to mellon. Naos gar
Theou, i Theotokos iparhousa, pros ton
Naon meta Doxis Parthenikis, nipiothen
embibazete.

Enite ton Theon en tis Agiis Aftou! Enite
Afton en stereomati tis Dinameos
Aftou.
Epangelias Agias, ke O karpos evkleis, i
Theotokos ontos, anedihthi to kosmo, os
panton ipertera. I efsevos,
prosagomeni en iko Theou, tin
prosevhin ton tekonton apopliri,
sintiroumeni Thio Pnevmati.

Enite Afton epi tes dinasties Aftou! Enite
Afton kata to plithos tis megalosinis
Aftou.
Epouranio trafisa, Parthene Arto Pistos, en
to Nao Kyriou, apekiisas kosmo, Zois
Arton ton Logon. Ou os Naos, eklektos
ke panamonos, proemnistevthis to
Pnevmati Mystikos, nimfevthisa to Theo
ke Patri.

To fulfil among them the Written
Judgement: this Glory have all His
Holy Ones.
The Virgins carrying lanterns are brightly
paving the way for Ever Virgin Mary;
and truly in the Spirit they prophesy
the future; for She is led into the
Temple from infancy, going with
Virginal Glory. She is indeed
Theotokos and the Temple of God.
Praise God in His Saints! Praise Him in
the Firmament of His Power!

The Theotokos was shown forth to the
world in Truth to be the nobel
offspring of a Most Holy Promise,
superior to all things. As She is led
reverently into the House of God, the
Pious Prayers of Her parents She now
fulfils; and by the Holy Spirit She is
preserved.
Praise Him for His Mighty Acts! Praise
Him according to the abundance of
His Greatness.
Having been nourished, O Virgin, in Faith
on Heavenly Bread, within the Lords
own Temple, for the world Thou hast
brought forth the Bread of Life, the
Logos. And as His own chosen Temple
Immaculate, in the Spirit Thou were
Mystically Betrothed to God the Father
and became His Bride.
F E S T A L S T I H I S T CA T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A - T O N E 4
Enite Afton en iho salpingos. Enite Afton
en psaltirio ke kithara.

Mnimin tin panieron, Ekaterina
panevfime, tis Septis Sou Athliseos,
telountes Doxazomen, en fones apafstis,
ton dedorimenon, ipomonin Si
karteran, ke nikiforon Se anadixanta,
ke Logon horigisanta, kataptoounta
tous ritoras, Iisoun ton Filanthropon, ke
Sotira ke Kyrion.

Praise Him with the sound of the
trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.
Catherine, the All Lauded Martyr, as we
keep the All Holy Feast of Thy Contest
and Martyrdom, with voices incessant
we Glorify our Master Who bestowed
upon Thee Patient Endurance to the
end, and Who exalted Thee as
Victorious, and granted Thee words of
Wisdom to defeat the impious
Orators. He is Jesus our Lord and
God, and the Saviour Who Loves
mankind.
to Hristo, prosferousa Parthene, ton
dimon ton Martyron, Ekaterina
pammakariste.
Amen
diverse wealth, the Company of
Martyrs, O All Blessed and All Wise
Martyr Catherine.
Amin.
T H E O T O K I O N
Orathis O Parthene Mitir Theou, iper fisin
tekousa en somati, ton Agathon, Logon
ek kardias tis eaftou, on O Patir
irevxato, panton pro eonon os Agathos.
On nin ke ton somaton, epekina
nooumen, i ke to soma perivevlite.
O Virgin, Thou became the Mother of
God, when in a manner beyond nature
Thou physically gave Birth to the Good
Word, which the Father, being All
Good, poured forth from His own
Heart before all ages. We now
understand Him to transcend all
bodies, even though He is clothed
with a Body Himself.
F E S T A L K A T A V A S I A N A T I V I T Y O F CH R I S T T O N E 1
Megalinon, psihi mou, tin Timioteran,
ke Endoxoteran ton Ano
Stratevmaton.
Mystirion Xenon, Oro ke Paradoxon,
Ouranon to Spileon Thronon
Herouvikon tin Parthenon tin Fatnin
horion, en O aneklithi O ahoritos,
Hristos O Theos, on animnountes
Meglinomen.

S M A L L L I T A N Y

Magnify, O my soul, Her who is greater
in Honour and more Glorious than
the Heavenly Hosts.
A Strange and Paradoxical Mystery! The
Cave is Heaven; a Cherubic Throne is
the Virgin; the Manger is a Grand
Space in which Christ our God the
Uncontainable reclined as an Infant,
whom in extolling we Magnify!
F E S T A L E X A P O S T E I L A R I O N S T CA T H E R I N E T O N E 3
Enevrosas to fronima, ginekon O
Parthene, Ekaterina pantime,
athloforon i Doxa. Ke Filosofon anian,
en Theo diilegxas, os liron ousan e
mython, tin Panamomon ontos, ke
Mitera tou Theou, silliptora kektimeni.
Thou intensified the frame of mind of
women, O All Honoured Virgin Martyr
Catherine Glory of Martyrs. Inspired
by God, Thou criticised the
Philosophers folly as nonsense and
mythology; for Thou had as Thy
Helper the True Mother of our God:
indeed the All Blameless Virgin.
F E S T A L E X A P O S T E I L A R I O N E N T R Y O F T H E O T O K O S - T O N E 3
Tou Ierou Se simeron, Theotoke Parthene,
dehete ta endotera, hersin Arhiereos,
en is trion apo hronon, eos dio ke deka,
diminas trefomeni, hersi Thiou
Angelou, os Agia kivotos, tou panta
tektinamenou.
Today the interior of the Temple receives
Thee at the hands of the High Priest, O
Virgin Theotokos. And there Thou
stayed and were nurtured at the hands
of Gods Angel from the early age of
three until Thou reached the age of
twelve, for Thou were the Holy Ark of
God Who created all things.
L A U D S : T H E P R A I S E S T O GO D - P S A L M 1 4 8
P R A I S E S T O T H E L O R D F R O M A L L C R E A T I O N
Pasa pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite ton
Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite Afton
en tis Ipsistis. Si prepi imnos to Theo.
Let everything that has breath praise
the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
Heavens; praise Him in the Highest.
F E S T A L A P O L Y T I K I O N E N T R Y O F T H E O T O K O S T O N E 4
Simeron tis evdokias Theou to proimion,
ke tis ton anthropon sotirias i
prokirixis. En Nao tou Theou tranos i
Parthenos diknite, ke ton Hriston tis
pasi prokatangellete. Afti ke imis
Megalofonos voisomen. Here! tis
Ikonomias tou Ktistou i ekplirosis.

S M A L L L I T A N Y
Today is the Prelude of Gods Good
Pleasure and the Proclamation of
humanitys Salvation. In the Temple
of God, the Virgin is presented
openly, and in Herself She
announces Christ to all. Let us,
then, with a Great Voice, cry aloud
to Her: Rejoice! Thou who art the
Fulfilment of the Creators
Dispensation.!
F E S T A L K A T H I S M A S T CA T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A - T O N E 1
Molousa evtharsos, pros agonas
trismakar, andrios ton Hriston,
omologisas Matys, ke tyrannon
ilegxas, dissevi ke parafrona, ke
katishinas, ritorevonton ta stifi, ke
anedrames, is Ouranious skinosis.
Dio Se Doxazomen.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati

Molousa evtharsos, pros agonas
trismakar, andrios ton Hriston,
omologisas Matys, ke tyrannon
ilegxas, dissevi ke parafrona, ke
katishinas, ritorevonton ta stifi, ke
anedrames, is Ouranious skinosis.
Dio Se Doxazomen.

eonon.
Amin
Courageously Thou went to the
Contests, O Catherine, and bravely
Thou confessed Christ as God, O
Blessed Martyr, rebuking the
impious, mad and tyrannous
Emperor, shaming utterly his team
of eloquent speakers. Then Thou
went in hast to the Abodes in
Heaven. Therefore we honour Thee.
Courageously Thou went to the
Contests, O Catherine, and bravely
Thou confessed Christ as God, O
Blessed Martyr, rebuking the
impious, mad and tyrannous
Emperor, shaming utterly his team
of eloquent speakers. Then Thou
went in hast to the Abodes in
Heaven. Therefore we honour Thee.
ages.
Amen
F I R S T F E S T A L K A T H I S M A E N T R Y O F T H E O T O K O S T O N E 1
Dikeon O Karpos, Ioakim ke tis Annis,
prosferete Theo, Iero en Agio, sarki
nipiazousa, i trofos tis Zois imon. In
iilogisen, O Ieros Zaharias. Taftin
apantes, os tou Kyriou Mitera, Pistos
Makarisomen.
The Nourisher of our Life, now an
infant in body, the Offspring of the
Just Joachim and Anna, is offered to
God today in the Holy Sanctuary,
wherein She was Blessed by the
Priest Zacharias. Therefore let us all
with Faith proclaim Her as
Blessed, for She is the Mother of our
Lord.
S E C O N D F E S T A L K A T H I S M A S T CA T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A
T O N E 4
I Parthenos ke Semni, Aikaterina i Sofi,
ti Dinami tou Hristou, epirrosthisa
alithos, agallomeni iserhete en
stadio. Ke tyrannon omon,
Truly strengthened by the Might and
Power of Christ was the Virgin
Martyr St Catherine, the modest and
wise. Greatly rejoicing She entered
katavalousa sterros, ke pasan tin
plithin, ton dissevounton ehrhtron,
met evfrosinis epsallen, akatapafstos
megali Foni. Hriste mou Doxa! Sotri
ke Rista, Si oun dexe to pnevma mou.


I Parthenos ke Semni, Aikaterina i Sofi,
ti Dinami tou Hristou, epirrosthisa
alithos, agallomeni iserhete en
stadio. Ke tyrannon omon,
katavalousa sterros, ke pasan tin
plithin, ton dissevounton ehrhtron,
met evfrosinis epsallen, akatapafstos
megali Foni. Hriste mou Doxa! Sotri
ke Rista, Si oun dexe to pnevma mou.

eonon.
Amin.
into the Contest. She mightily
brought down the cruel and
tyrannous King, and also the entire
team of impious foes. With Joy and
Gladness she was singing with a
loud voice unceasingly: Receive my
spirit, O Christ, my Glory! My
Saviour and Deliverer
Truly strengthened by the Might and
Power of Christ was the Virgin
Martyr St Catherine, the modest and
wise. Greatly rejoicing She entered
into the Contest. She mightily
brought down the cruel and
tyrannous King, and also the entire
team of impious foes. With Joy and
Gladness she was singing with a
loud voice unceasingly: Receive my
spirit, O Christ, my Glory! My
Saviour and Deliverer
ages.
Amen
S E C O N D F E S T A L K A T H I S M A E N T R Y O F T H E O T O K O S - T O N E 4
Pro Sillipseos Agni, kathigiasthis to Theo.
Ke tehthisa epi gis, doron prosihthis
nin afto, apoplirousa patroan
epangelian. To Thio de Nao, os Thios
ontos Naos, ek vefous katharos, meta
lampadon fedron, apodothis ofthis
dohion, tou aprositou ke Thiou fotos.
Megali ontos, i proodos Sou, Moni
Theonimfe ke Aiparthene.

Consecrated to God were Thou before
Thou were conceived; being born on
earth, to Him Thou now are offered
as a Gift, O Pure One, fulfilling the
Promise made by Thy Parents. In
Purity returned to the Temple Divine
from infancy with lamps brightly
shining, in Truth Thou were a
Temple Divine and Vessel of the
Divine Unapproachable Light. How
truly great is Thy Sacred Entrance, O
Only Ever Virgin Bride of God.
T H I R D F E S T A L K A T H I S M A S T CA T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A
T O N E ( 8 ) P L A G A L 4
Alexandreon i lampra ke Thia Polis, epi
ti mnimi Sou semni panigirizi, ke
gereri tous athlous Sou Aikaterina,
ous etlis genneofronos iper Hristou.
Ke mega vrenthiomeni Si ekvoa: O
Parthene poliathle, is Ouranious
skinas, sinousa nin to Ktisti Sou, Here,
Martys Panthavmaste.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
Now Alexandria, that famous godly city,
festively celebrates Thy Memory, O
Modest, Holy Catherine, and honours
Thy Martyric Contests, which Thou
had bravely endured for the sake of
Christ. And proudly Thy city shouts
to Thee and exclaims: Thou
endured so many Labours, O Virgin
Maiden, and now Thou dwell with
Thy Creator in the Heights. O All
Marvellous Martyr: Rejoice!
Iperiptate Theotoke Agni, To Thavma
Sou tin Dinamin ton Logon. Soma
gar en Si katanoo iper logon, Rois
amartias anepidekton. Othen
evharistos Voo Si. Ontos anotera
panton, iparhis Parthene Agni.

Angeli ke Anthropi tis Parthenou, tin
Isodon timisomen, oti en Doxi
isilthen, is ta Agia ton Agion.
Paradoxos prodietipou Agni, O Nomos
Se skinin ke Thian Stamnon, Xenin
kivoton, ke katapetasma ke ravdon.
Naon akataliton, ke pilin Theou.
Othen ekdidaski Si krazin. Ontos
anotera panton, iparhis Parthen Agni
Thy Wonders, O Pure Theotokos,
surpass the power of words. For in
Thee I see something beyond speech;
a body that was never subject to the
taint of sin. Therefore in
Thanksgiving I cry to Thee: O Pure
Virgin, Thou art truly superior to all.
Angels and men: let us honour the
Entry of the Virgin, for in Glory She
has gone into the Holy of Holies.
The Law prefigured Thee most
wonderfully as Tabernacle, Jar of
Manna, Strange Ark, Veil of the
Temple, Rod of Aaron, Temple never
to be destroyed, and Gate of God;
and so it teaches us to cry to Thee:
O Pure Virgin, Thou art truly
superior to all
F E S T A L OD E 9 - S E C O N D CA N O N T H E H I E R M O S - T O N E 1
Megalinon psihi mou, tin
prosenehthisan, en to Nao Kyriou,
ke evlogithisan, hersi ton Iereon.
Ek ton Dikeon proilthen, Ioakim ke tis
Annis, epangelias O Karpos, I
Theopes Maria. Ke os Thimiama
dekton, sarki nipiazousa prosferete,
Iero en Agio, os Agia, is ta Agia Ikin.

Magnify, O my soul, Her who was led
into the Temple of the Lord and
Blessed by the hands of the Priests.
From the Righteous Joachim and Anna
a Fruit came forth according to the
Promise Mary the Child of God. An
young girl after the flesh, as
acceptable Incense She is offered to
the Lord in the Temple of the Law as
a Sweet Smelling Savour, the
Spiritual Fruit of Her Righteous
Parents
S E C O N D F E S T A L CA N O N E N T R Y I N T O T E M P L E T O N E 1

Ek ton Dikeon proilthen, Ioakim ke tis
Annis, epangelias O Karpos, i
theopes Maria. Ke os thimiama
dekton, sarki nipiazousa prosferete,
Iero en Agio, os Agia, is ta Agia ikin.

ke Evlogithisan, hersi ton Iereon.

Tin nipiazousan fisi, ke iper fisin
Mitera, anadihthisan tou Theou,
evfimisomen imnis. En to Nao to
O my soul, Magnify the Maiden who
was offered in the Temple of the
Lord and was Blessed by the
Priests hands.
Mary who bore a Divine Son, was born
Herself to the Holy and Righteous
Joachim and Anna as the Fruit of a
Promise. Now as an infant in the
flesh, they offer Her as Incense
Acceptable to dwell in the Holy of
Holies of the Temple as a Holy
Maiden.
O my soul, Magnify the Maiden who
was offered in the Temple of the
Lord and was Blessed by the
Priests hands.
She is by nature an infant who in a way
passing nature, will be the Mother of
Her God. Let us therefore extol Her.
nomiko, Kyrio gar simeron
prosferete, is osmin evodias, ton
Dikeon, os karpos pnevmatikos.

Megalinon, psihi mou, tin
prosevehthisan, en to Nao Kyriou,
Sin to Angelo to here, ti Theotoko
prosforos, anavoisomen Pisti. Here,
pagkale Nymphi! Here, Nefeli fotini,
ex is imin elampsen O Kyrios, tis en
skoti agnias, kathimenis,! Here,
Panton i Elpis.

Megalinon, psihi mou, tin timioteran,
ke Endoxoteran ton Ano
Stratevmaton.
Ipo tin Sin Evsplaghnian, tous
katafevgontas Pisti, ke proskinountas
efsevos, ton Iion Sou Parthene,
Theogennitor os Theon, tou kosmou
ke Kyrion iketeve, ek fthoras ke
kindinon litrothine, ke pantion
perasmon.

For She is offered to the Lord in the
Temple according to the Law today,
for a sweet-smelling Savour, as the
Spiritual Fruit of the Righteous Pair.
O my soul: magnify the Power and
Dominion of the Undivided Tri-
Hypostatic Godhead.
Let us Believers salute now the
Theotokos and cry out with the
Archangel: Hail! O Bride, Fine and
Lovely! Hail! O Brightly Shining
Cloud, from which has the Lord of
all shone forth to us, who were
sitting in the darkness of ignorance!
Hail, the Hope of all!
O my soul: Magnify Her who is
greater in Honour and Glory than
the Armies of Heaven.
For us who faithfully hasten to Thy
Compassion for refuge, O Virgin
Mother of our God, and who piously
worship Thy Son as God of all the
world and Master, Entreat Him now
most fervently that He Save us from
injury and dangers and temptations
of all kinds.
S T CA T H E R I N E T H E GR E A T MA R T Y R T O N E ( 8 ) P L A G A L 4
Agia tou Theou: Presveve iper imon.
Metestis pros thalamous fotoidis, nimfikis
kosmoumeni stolismasi, Parthenikin,
ehousa lampadati dexia, ti de etera
ferousa, tin apotmithisan Sou kefalin,
ke nin paristameni, Hristoto So Nimfio,
tous Se imnountas perifrourison.

Agia tou Theou: Presveve iper imon.
Edehthi Sou Theofron i prosevhi. Tous gar
Pisti tin Sin Onomazontas, klisin semni,
sozi O Despotis ek pirasmon, ke
evrostian didosi, noson apallatton
pantodapon, psihon te ke somaton. Dio
Se gegithotes, Ekaterina Makarizomen.


Limeni kathormisthis nin galino, evstalos
te ke koufos tin thalassan, tin kosmikin,
Martys dielthousa trikimion, mi
perasthisa pansofe, plouton polipikilon
O Saint of God: Intercede for us!
Thou were translated to radiant Nuptial
Chambers, adorned with wedding
jewels and holding in Thy right hand a
Virgins Lamp, while in the other hand,
holding Thy severed head. And now,
as Thou stand in the Presence of
Christ Thy Divine Bridegroom, protect
us who extol Thee.
O Saint of God: Intercede for us!
O Godly-minded Saint, Thy Prayer was
received; and the Master now Saves
from Trials those who invoke Thy
name with Faith, and He grants them
good health, freeing them from every
ailment of soul and body. Therefore,
O Modest Catherine: we celebrate and
call Thee Blessed.
Now Thou hast arrived at the calm port,
having nimbly crossed the sea of this
world with ease, untempted by its
waves. And Thou bring to Christ, as
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
T H I R D F E S T A L K A T H I S M A E N T R Y I N T O T E M P L E
Agallastho O David O Imnografos, ke
horeveto Ioakim Sin ti Anni, oti gonos
Agios ex afton proilthe. Maria i
Fotoforos Thia lampas, ke heri
iserhomeni en to Nao. In ke vlepon
evlogisen, O Varahiou iios, ke heron
anekravgaze. Here, Thavma
pagkosmion.

SMAL L LI T ANY
Exult, O David, the Composer of Divine
Hymns; and dance of Joy, O Joachim
along with Anna; for from Thee has
come forth a Most Holy Offspring
yes, Mary the Divine Lantern bearing
the Light. And as She enters the
Temple She rejoiced. As he beheld
Her, and Full of Joy he cried aloud:
Rejoice, O Wonder of all the world!
F E S T A L A N A B A T H M I - T O N E ( 8 ) P L A G A L 4
A N T I P H O N 1
Ek neotitos mou O ehthros me pirazi, tes
idones flegi me. Ego de pepithos en
si, Kyrie, tropoume touton.

I misountes Sion, genithitosan di, prin
ekspasthine os hortos. Sigkopi gar
Hristos avhenas afton tomi vasanon.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnemati.
Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Agio Pnevmati to zin ta panta, fos ek
Fotos Theos Mega. Sin Patri
imnoumen afto ke to Logo

A N T I P H O N 2
I kardia mou to fovo Sou skepestho,
tapinofrovousa, mi ipsothisa apopesi
ek Sou paniktirmnon.
Epi to Kyrion O eshikos elpida, ou disi
tote ote Piri ta panta krini ke kolasi.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
eonon.
Amin
Agio Pnevmati pas tis Thios vlepi ke
prolegi, teratourgi ipsista, en trisin
ena Theou melpon. I gar ke trilampi,
monarhi to Thion.

A N T I P H O N 1
From my youth, the enemy has beguiled
me with temptations of pleasure.
But I, trusting in the Lord, have put
him to shame.
Let those who hate Zion truly become
as grass, before it is uprooted, for
the Lord shall behead them with the
cutting sword of Torment.
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever and to the Ages of Ages.
Amen
Life is in the Holy Spirit for all. He is
Light of Light, a Great God. Let us
praise Him with the Father and the
Logos.
A N T I P H O N 2
Let my heart, encompassed by Thy fear,
be humbled, O Most Compassionate,
lest it rise and fall from Thee.
He who trusts in the Lord shall not be
afraid when Fire shall Judge, and
Punish all.
and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
Amen
Every Godly person sees, foretells,
and works Supreme Wonders by the
Holy Spirit. He sings to One God in
Three Persons. Although manifested
as Three, the Godhead reigns as One.

A N T I P H O N
Ekekraxa si, Kyrie, proshes klinon mi to
ous sou voonti, ke katharon prin aris
me apo ton enthevde.

Epi tin mitera aftou gin dinon pas avthis
analisi, tou lavin vasanous i gera to
veriomenon.

eonon.
Amin
Agio Pnevmati Theologia Monas
Trisagia. O Patir gar anarhos, ex ou
efi O Ios ahronos, ke to Pnevma
simmorfon, sinthronon, ek Patros
sineklampsan.

A N T I P H O N
Idou di ti kalon i ti terpnon, all i to
katikin adelfous ama? En touto gar
Kyrios epingilato Zoin Eonian.
Tou endimatos aftou O ta krina tou
agrou kosmon kelevi, mi din
frontizin.
eonon.
Amin
Agio Pnevmati enoidi etia, panta ehete
irinovravevtos. Thos touto gar esti,
Patri te ke Io Omoousion Kyrios
A N T I P H O N 3
I have cried to Thee: O Lord, incline
Thine Ear to my voice and cleanse
me before Thou take me from all
that is here.
Everyone shall again return to Mother
Earth and at once be dissolved, to
receive Prize or Punishment in
accordance with their life.
ever, and to the Ages of Ages
Amen
By the Holy Spirit was bestowed
Theology: the One Thrice-Holy
Godhead: The Father Unoriginate,
Who timelessly Begot the Eternal Son
and from Whom proceeded the Spirit
- sharing Form, Throne and
Splendour with the Father.
A N T I P H O N 4
Behold how good and beautiful it is for
Brethren to dwell together. For in
this, the Lord promised Eternal Life.
The One Who adorns the lilies of the
field commands that no one be
concerned about their clothing.
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
Amen
Contained within the Holy Spirit is the
Cause of all, in Perfect Peace. For He
is God of one Essence with the
Father and the Son.
F E S T A L P R O K E I M E N O N E N T R Y I N T O T E M P L E T O N E ( 8 ) P L A G A L 4
Thavmastos O Theos en tis Agiis
Aftou.(2)
S T I H O S Tis Agiis tis en ti gi aftou
Ethavmatomen O Kyrios
Thavmastos O Theos en tis Agiis
Aftou.

SMAL L LI T ANY & PRAI SE S TO GOD & HOL Y
GOSPE L
God is Wondrous in His Saints. (2)

V VV V E R S E To the Saints on His earth, in
them the Lord magnfied all His Will.
God is Wondrous in His Saints.

O D I 8
Enoumen, Evlogoumen ke
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion!
Thavmatos iperfious i Drosovolos,
exikonise kaminos tipon. Ou gar ous
edexato flegi neous, os oude pir
tis Theotitos, Parthenou in ipedi
nidin. Dio animnountes
anamelpsomen: Evlogito is Ktisis
pasa ton Kyrion, ke Iperpsouto, is
pantas tous eonas.

O D E 8
We Praise, we Bless and we Worship
the Lord!
The furnace moist with Dew was the
image and figure of a Wonder
beyond nature. For it burnt not the
Children whom it had received, even
as the Fire of the Godhead consumed
not the Virgins Womb into which It
had descended. Therefore in praise
let us sing: Let the whole
Creation Bless the Lord and Exalt
Him above all for ever!
F E S T A L OD E 9 - F I R S T CA N O N E N T R Y I N T O T H E T E M P L E
T H E H I E R M O S - T O N E 4
( T H I S I S C H A N T E D I N S T E A D O F T H E U S U A L M A G N I F I C A T )
Angeli tin Isodon tis Panagnou,
Orontes exeplittonto, pos I
Parthenos isilthen, is ta Agia ton
Agion.
Os empsiho Theou kivoto, psaveto
midamos hir amiiton. Hili de Piston,
ti Theotoko asigitos, fonin tou
Angelou anamelponta, en agalliasi
voato. Here, Keharitomeni, O Kyrios
meta Sou.

Beholding the Entry of the All Pure,
the Angels were struck with
amazement, seeing how the Virgin
entered into the Holy of Holies.
Let no profane hand touch the Living
Ark of God, but let the lips of the
Faithful singing without ceasing
the words of the Angel to the
Theotokos cry aloud in Gladness:
Hail, O Full of Grace, the Lord is with
Thee!
F E S T A L OD E 9 - T R O P A R I A E N T R Y I N T O T E M P L E
Angeli tin Isodon tis Panagnou,
Orontes exeplittonto, pos meta
Doxis isilthen, is ta Agia ton Agion.

Metestis pros thalamous fotoidis,
nimfikis kosmoumeni stolismasi,
Parthenikin, ehousa, tin apotmithisan
Sou kefalin, ke nin paristameni,
Hristo to So Nymphio, tous Se
imnountas perfrourison.

Angeli tin Isodon tis Parthenou,
Orontes exeplittonto, pos paradoxos
isilthen, is ta Agia ton Agion.

amazement, seeing how She
entered with Glory into the Holy of
Holies.
Thou were translated to Radiant
Nuptial Chambers, adorned with
wedding jewellery and holding in
Thy right hand a Virgins Lamp,
while in the other hand holding Thy
head that was cut off. And now, as
Thou stand near Christ, Thy
Bridegroom, protect us who extol
Thee.
amazement, seeing how She
entered marvellously into the Holy
of Holies.

Amin. Amen
K A T A V A S I A O F T H E N A T I V I T Y O F CH R I S T O U R L O R D
T H E OD E S - T O N E 1
O D I 1
Hristos gennate, Doxasate! Hristos ex
Ouranon, apantisate! Hristos epi gis,
Ipsothite! Asate to Kyrio, pas i gi, ke
en Evfrosini animnisate, lai, oti
Dedoxaste!

O D I 3
To pro ton eonon, ek Patros Gennithenti
arrefstos Iio, ke ep Eschaton ek
Parthenou, sarkothenti asporos,
Hristo to Theo Voisomen. O
anipsosas to Keras imon, Agios i
Kyrie.

O D I 4
Ravdos ek tis Rizis, Isse, ke Anthos ex
aftis Hriste, ek tis Parthenou
anevlostisas. Ex Orous O enetos,
kataskiou daseos, ilthes Sarkothis es
apirandrou, O aflos ke Theos.
Doxa ti Dinami Sou Kyrie!

O D I 5
Theos on Irinis, Patir Iktirmon, tis
Megalis Voulis Sou ton Angelon,
Erinin parehomenon, apestilas imin.
Othen Theognosias, pros Fos
Odigithentes, ek Niktos orthrizontes,
Doxologoumen Se Filanthrope!

O D I 6
Splaghnon Ionan emvrion apimesen,
enalios thir, ion edexato. Ti Partheno
de, enikisas O Logos, ke Sarka lavon,
dililithe psilaxas adiafthoron. Is gar
ouhipesti pefseos, tin tekousan
kateshen apimanton.

O D I 7
I Pedes evsevia sintrafentes, dissevous,
prostagmatos katafronisantes, piros
apilin ouk eptoithisan, all en meso tis
flogos, estotes epsallon: O Ton
Pateron Theos Evlogitos I.

O D E 1
Christ is born, Glorify Him! Christ hath
come from the Heavens, receive Him!
Christ is on earth, Elevate Him! Sing
unto the Lord, all the earth; And ye
Nations, praise Him with Joy; for He
has been Glorified!
O D E 3
To the Son Who was Begotten of the
Father without change before all
ages, and in the Last Times was
without seed made Flesh of the
Virgin, to Christ our God let us cry
aloud Thou hast raised up our Horn,
Holy art Thou, O Lord!
O D E 4
Rod of the Root of Jesse, and Flower
that blossomed from his stem: O
Christ, Thou hast sprung from the
Virgin - from the Mountain
Overshadowed by the Forest : Thou
hast come, made Incarnate from Her
who knew not wedlock - O God Who
art not formed from matter: Glory
to Thy Power, O Lord!
O D E 5
As Thou art God of Peace and Father of
Mercies, Thou hast sent to us Thine
Angel of Great Counsel, granting us
Peace. So are we Guided towards the
Light of the Knowledge of God, and
watching by night we Glorify Thee,
O Lover of mankind!
O D E 6
The sea monster spat forth Jonah as it
had received him - like a babe from
the womb - while the Word, having
dwelt in the Virgin and taken Flesh,
came forth from Her yet kept Her
Incorrupt. For being Himself not
subject to decay, He preserved His
Mother free from harm.
O D E 7
Scorning the impious decree, the
Children brought up together in
Godliness feared not the threat of
fire, but, standing in the midst of the
flames, they chanted: O God of our
Fathers, Blessed art Thou!
F E S T A L GO S P E L MA T T H E W 2 5 : 1 - 1 3
T H E T E N WI S E & F O O L I S H V I R G I N S
Ipen O Kyrios tin paravolin taftin:
...omiothi i Vasilia ton Ouranon deka
Parthenis, etines lavouse tas
lampadas eafton exilthon is
apantisin tou Nymphiou.
Pende de isan ex afton fronimi ke e
pende more.
Etines more lavouse tas lampadas
eafton ouk elavon meth eafton
eleon.
E de fronimi elavon eleon en tis
angiis afton meta ton lampadon
afton.
Hronizontos de tou nimfiou
enistaxan pase ke ekthevdon.
Mesis de niktos kravgi gegonen:
Idon O Nymphios erhete!
Exerhesthe is apantisin Aftou!
Tote igerthisan pase e Partheni ekine
ke ekosmisan tas lampadas afton.
E de more tes fronimis ipon: Dote
imin ek tou eleou imon, oti e
lampades imon svenninte.
Apekrithisan de e fronimi legouse:
Mipote ouk arkesi imin ke imin.
Porevesthe de mallon pros tous
polountas ke agorasate eaftes.
Aperhomenon de afton agorase
ilthen O Nympios, ke e etimi isilthon
met aftou is tous Gamous, ke
eklisthi i Thira.

Isteron de erhonte ke e lipe Partheni
legouse: Kyrie! Kyrie! Anixon imin!

O deapokrithis ipen: Amen, Lego
imin: ouk ida imas!
Grigorite oun, oti ouk idate tin
imeran oude tin oran en i O IIos tou
Anthropon erhete.

Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si!

PSAL M 50/ 51
Our Lord told this Parable:
... then the Kingdom of Heaven shall
be compared to ten Maidens who
took their lamps and went to meet
the Bridegroom.
Five of them were Foolish, and five
were Wise.
For when the Foolish took their
lamps, they took no oil with them;

But the Wise took flasks of oil with
their lamps.

As the Bridegroom was delayed, they
all slumbered and slept.
But at midnight there was a cry:
Behold, the Bridegroom! Come out
to meet Him!
Then, all those Maidens arose and
trimmed their lamps.
And the Foolish said to the Wise:
Give us some of your oil, for our
lamps are going out.
But the Wise replied: Perhaps there
will not be enough for us and for
you; go, rather, to the dealers and
buy for yourselves.
And while they went to buy, the
Bridegroom came, and those who
were ready, went in with Him to
the Marriage Feast; and the Door
was shut.
Afterwards, the other Maidens came
also, crying out: Lord! Lord! Open
to us!
And He replied: Truly, I say to you:
I do not know you!
Watch therefore, for you know
neither the day nor the hour.

Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to
Thee!

I N T E R C E S S O R Y H Y M N S F O R D I V I N E ME R C Y

Tes TIS ATHLIFOROU Presvies, Eleimon,
exalipson ta plithi ton emon
egklimaton.

eonon.
Amin
Tes tis Theotokou Presvies, Eleimon,
exalipson ta plithi ton emon
egklimaton.
Through the Intercessions of THY
HOLY MARTYR, O Merciful One, blot
out the multitude of our
transgressions.
Ages.
Amen
Through the Intercessions of the
Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out
the multitude of our transgressions.
F E S T A L I D I O M E L O N S T CA T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A
Eleison me, O Theos, kata to Mega
Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos ton
iktirmon Sou Exalipson to anomima
mou.
Vion ailon exiskimeni, vima atheon
katalavousa, estis tropeoforos
Ekaterina semni, Anthiforousa tou
Theou tin lamprotita, ke to Thion
sthenos endedimeni, Dogma
tyrannou katemiktirisas, ke ristoron
epafsas, tas flinafous risis Poliathle.

SAL V AT I ON P RAY E R S
Have mercy upon me, O God,
according to Thy Great Mercy;
according to the multitude of Thy
Mercies do away mine offences.
Thou led a Spiritual Life, and thus Thou
captivated the godless Tribunal, and
Thou stood Victorious, O Catherine,
with dignity, decked in Divine
Brilliance as if with flowers. And,
having put on the Power of God,
Thou ridiculed the tyrants Decree,
and Thou stifled the nonsensical
chatter of the orators, O Holy Martyr
who suffered so much.
F E S T A L K O N T A K I O N E N T R Y O F T H E O T O K O S T O N E 4
O katharotatos Naos tou Sotiros, i
politimitos pastas ke Parthenos, to
Ieron Thisafrisma tis Doxis tou
Theou, simeron isagete, en to iko
Kyriou, tin harin sinisagousa, tin en
Pnevmati Thio. In animnousin Angeli
Theo. In animnousin Angeli Theou.
Afti iparhi SKINI EPOURANIOS.
The Saviours Most Pure and
Immaculate Temple, the very
precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin,
who is the Sacred Treasure of the
Glory of God, on this day is
introduced into the House of the
Lord, and with herself she brings the
Grace in the Divine Spirit. She is
extolled by the Angels of God as A
HEAVENLY TABERNACLE.
F E S T A L I K O S E N T R Y O F T H E O T O K O S T O N E 4
Ton aporriton tou Theou ke Thion
Mystirion, oron en ti Partheno, tin
Harin diloumenin, ke pliroumenin
emfanos, hero, ke ton tropon ennoin
amihano ton xenon ke aporriton, pos
eklelegmeni i ahrantos, moni
anedihthi iper apasan tin Ktisin, tin
oratin ke tn nooumenin. Dio,
anevfimin voulomenos taftin,
kataplittome sfodros noun te ke
logon. Omos de tolmon, kiritto ke
Beholding the Grace of Gods ineffable
and Divine Mysteries evident and
manifestly fulfilled in the Virgin, I
rejoice; and beyond understanding is
the ineffable and strange manner
whereby the Immaculate Maiden
alone proved to be Chosen above all
Creation visible and invisible.
Therefore, wishing to extol Her, I am
greatly perplexed in mind and
speech. Nevertheless I dare to do so,
Megalino. Afti iparhi SKINI
EPOURANIOS.
and proclaim and magnify Her who
is A HEAVENLY TABERNACLE
F E S T A L K O N T A K I O N S T CA T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A T O N E 2
Horian septin, entheos filomatyres,
egirate nin, gererontes tin pansofon,
Ekaterinan. Afti gar, en stadio ton
Hriston ekirixe, ke ton ofin epatise,
RITORON TIN GNOSIN
KATAPTISASA.
O Friends of the Saints and Martyrs,
now Inspired by God, a Chorus
Divine raise up to sing in honour of
the All Wise Saint, Catherine, for she
proclaimed Christ in the Stadium
and trampled the serpent foe AND
SPAT ON THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE
ORATORS.
F E S T A L I K O S S T CA T H E R I N E O F A L E X A N D R I A T O N E 2
Tin ek Theou Sofian lavousa pedothen i
Martys, ke tin exo kalos Sofian pasan
memathike, gnousa de ek taftis tin
ton stihion kinisin te ke piisin kata
Logon, ke ton afta ex arhis dia logou
piisanta, afto tin evharistian en nikti
ke imera prosefere. Ta de idola
kathile, ke tous tafta afronos
latrevontas, RITORON TIN GNOSIN
KATAPTISASA.
From childhood the Martyr grasped the
Wisdom that comes from God, and
she was versed in all secular
knowledge. Knowing from this the
movement and intelligent Design of
the elements as well as the One Who
made them in the beginning by His
Word, she offered Him gratitude day
and night. She threw down the idols
along with those who worshipped
them AND SPAT ON THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORATORS.
S Y N A X A R I O N 2 5 N O V E M B E R
Ti KE tou aftou minos, Mnimi tis Agias
Megalomartyros Ekaterinis.

Ti afti imera, i Agii Ekaton Pentikonta
Ritores, i dia tis Agias Ekaterinis
pistevsantes to Hristo, piri teliounte.

Ti afti imera, i Agia Sailissa i gameti
Maxentiou, xifi telioute.

Ti afti imera, O Agios Porfirios, O
Stratilatis, Sin tis diakosiis stratiotes,
xifi teliounte.

Ti afti imera, Mnmi tis athliseos tou
Agiou Megalmartyros Merkouriou.

Ti afti imera, Mnmi tou Osiou Patros
imon Petrou tou Isihastou.

Ti afti imera, i Agii Exakosii
evdomikonta Martyres xifi teliounte.
Tes ton Agion Sou Presveies, O Theos,
eleison imas.
On the 25
th
day of this month we
Commemorate the Great Holy
Martyr, St Catherine of Alexandria.
On this day the Holy 150 Rhetoricians,
who believed in Christ through St
Catherine, were Perfected in Holy
Martyrdom by fire.
On this day the Holy Empress, wife of
Emperor Maxentios, was Perfected in
Holy Martyrdom by sword.
On this day St Porphyrios the
Commander and 200 Soldiers were
Perfected in Holy Martyrdom by
sword.
On this day we Commemorate the
Contest of the Great Holy Martyr, St
Mercurios.
On this day we Commemorate our
Righteous Father, St Peter the
Hesychast.
On this day the Holy 670 Holy Martyrs
were Perfected by sword.
By the Intercessions of Thy Saints, O
God, have Mercy on us.

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