2016 - 25 May - Mid Pentecost

Mi krinete kat opsin, alla tin Dikean
Krisin krinete!
not
judge
according
to
Do
appearance,
but
judge
with
Righteous Judgement!
Elegon
oun tines ek ton Ierosolimiton:

Ouh Outos estin on zitousin
apoktine? Ke ide! Parrisia lali, ke
Ouden afto legousi!
Some of them who were from Jerusalem
Mipote Alithos egnosan i arhontes, oti

Outo estin Alithos O Hristos? Alla
touton idamen pothen estin.
Do the Rulers know indeed that this is

Truly the Christ? Yet we know where
this Man is from.
O de Hristos otan erhite, oudis ginoski

Pothen estin.
When
said: Is this not He Whom they seek

to kill?
And behold!
He speaks
boldly, and they say nothing to Him!
the Christ comes, no one will

know where He is from.
Ekraxen oun en to Iero didaskon O Isous Jesus

ke legon: Kame Idate, ke idate
pothen Imi.
cried out, as He taught in the

Temple, and said: You both know
Me, and you know where I Am
from!
Ke ap Ematou ouk Elilitha, all Estin

Alithinos O pempsas Me, on Imis
ouk Idate! Ego ida Afton, oti par
Aftou imi kakinos Me apestilen.
And I have not come of Myself, but

He Who sent Me is True, Whom you
do not know! I know Him, for I Am
from Him, and He sent Me.
Ezitoun
They
oun Afton piase, ke oudis

epevalen ep Afton tin hira, oti oupo
elilihi i Ora Aftou.
sought to take Him; and no one

laid a hand on Him, for His Hour had
not yet come.
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25 May 2016
Mid-Pentecost
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20.
FESTAL MATINS HYMNS MID-PENTECOST 6 MAY 2015
THE FEAST
OF
MID PENTECOST
The fifty days following Pascha until the Feast of Pentecost are known as the
period of the Pentecostarion.
At the mid-point between these great Feasts of Pascha and Pentecost, on the 25th
day ,which is always a Wedneday, is one of the most beloved Feasts MidPentecost.
Mid-Pentecost is as significant to the Pentecostarion as the Third Sunday of Great
Lent, which honours the Holy Cross, is to the period of Great Lent - a Feast that
helps us to focus on the central theme of the entire Festal or Lenten period.
Whereas the mid-point of Great Lent reminds us to bear up the Cross of Christ
bravely so that we may daily die with Christ in order to experience the
Resurrection of our Lord, so also the mid-point of the Pentecostarion Enlightens
us regarding the Theme of the Fifty Days following Pascha - the Acquisition of
the Holy Spirit Who is poured out as a Gift upon all the Faithful who partake of
the Living Water - Christ Himself.
The central theme woven throughout the period of the Pentecostarion concerns
Water, because it is also the central theme of the Gospel of St John, which
flows into St Lukes Acts of the Apostles, both of which are read during the
Pentecostarion.
This theme appears for the first time on Pascha itself in the Joyous Canon of the
Feast of Feasts written by Saint John the Damascene when he invites us to
"...drink a New Drink..." not "...brought forth from a Barren Rock..." as in the Old
Testament under Moses, but which rather "...springs forth from the Grave of
Christ."
During the Paschal Divine Liturgy the Priest processes with the Gospel and chants
loudly from Psalm 67:27: "In the Congregations Bless ye God, the Lord from the
Well-springs of Israel."
When Renewal or Bright Week is over the Church wisely sets up two Sundays in
which to abolish all doubts concerning the Resurrection of Christ - Sunday of St
Thomas and the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women, in order to ensure that
we all partake of the Living Water that only our Resurrected Lord can give.
On following three Sundays, the theme of Water is mentioned more often - the
Sheep's Pool with the Paralytic, the Well of Jacob with the Samaritan Woman,
and finally, the Pool of Siloam with the Blind Man (born without eyes).
This festive period concerns the "Living Water" which we must partake of so that
we "...will never thirst..." for It is our Saviour Himself Who is this Living Water,
and we partake of Him through the Baptismal Waters and the Cup of Life,
which ... issued forth from His Side at His Crucifixion unto Remission of sins and
Life Everlasting.
On Pentecost Sunday Divine Grace is rained upon our parched souls and bodies
so that we may be Fruitful and have a Great Harvest: "If any man thirst, let
him come unto Me and drink."
Finally the Pentecostarion concludes with the Feast of All Saints those who
partook of the "Waters of Piety," which is the Harvest of the Outpouring of the
Holy Spirit.
The Feast of Mid-Pentecost stands in the middle of the fifty-day period from Pascha
to Pentecost as a Mighty Flowing River of Divine Grace, which has these two
Great Feasts as its Source.
Pascha and Pentecost are united in Mid-Pentecost. Without Pascha there is no
Pentecost and without Pentecost there is no Purpose to Pascha.
The Great Horologion explains the details of the Feast: "After the Saviour had
Miraculously Healed the Paralytic, the Jews, especially the Pharisees and
Scribes, were moved to envy and persecuted Him, and sought to slay Him,
2.
Dio ke laloumen -
Ta
idotes oti O egiras ton

Kyrion Iisoun ke imas dia Iisou egeri
ke parastisi sin imin.
Therefore speak - knowing that He Who
gar panta di imas, ina i Haris

pleonasasa dia ton plionon tin
Efharistian perissevsi is tin Doxan tou
Theou.
All
raised up our Lord Jesus will also

raise us up with Jesus, and will
present us with you.
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
TO
To kero ekino, tis Eortis Mesousis, anevi At

O Iisous is to Ieron ke edidaske.
Ke
ethavmazon i Ioudei legontes: Pos

Outo grammata ide mi memathikos?
things are for your sakes, that

Grace, having spread through the
many, may cause Thanksgiving to
abound to the Glory of God.
ST JOHN 7 : 14 - 30
that time, about the middle of the

Feast, Jesus went up into the Temple
and taught.
And
the Judeans marvelled, saying:

How does this Man know letters,
having never studied?
Apekrithi oun aftis O Iisous ke ipen:
Jesus
Ean tis theli to Thelima aftou piin,

gnosete peri tis didahis - Poteron
ek tou Theou estin i Ego ap
emaftou lalo.
If anyone wills to do His Will, he shall

know concerning the Doctrine whether it is from God or whether I
speak on My own Authority.
O af eaftou lalon, tin doxan tin idian

ziti; O de ziton tin Doxan tou
Pempsantos Afton, outos Alithis
esti, ke adikia en Afto ouk estin.
He who speaks from himself, seeks

his own glory; but He Who seeks the
Glory of the One Who sent Him, is
True, and no unrighteousness is in
Him.
Ou Moisis dedoken imin ton Noma?

Ke oudis ex imon pii ton Nomon!
Did Moses not give you the Law?

And none of you keeps the Law!
Ti Me zitite apoktine?
Why do you seek to kill Me?
Apekrithi
The
Apekrithi Iisous ke ipen aftis:
Jesus
Moisis dedoken imin tin peritomin,

(ouh oti ek tou Moiseos estin, all ek
ton Pateron,) ke en Savvaton
peritemnete anthropon.
Moses gave you Circumcision (not

that it is from Moses, but from the
Fathers), and on the Sabbath you
Circumcise a man.
I Peritomin lamvani anthropos en

Savvato ina mi lithi O Nomos
Moiseos, Emi holate oti olon
anthropon igii epiisa en Savvato?
If a man receives Circumcision on the

Sabbath, so that the Law of Moses
should not be broken, why are you
angry with Me because I made a
man completely well on the
Sabbath?
I
Emi Didahi ouk estin Emi, alla tou
pempsantos Me.
O ohlos ke ipe: Demonion

ehis! Tis Se ziti apoktine?
En Ergon
epiisa, ke pantes thamazete dia
touto.
answered them and said: My

Doctrine is not Mine, but His Who
sent Me.
people answered and said: Thou

hast a demon! Who is seeking to kill
Thee?
answered and said: I did one
Work, and you all marvel.
PASCHAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS MID-PENTECOST 22 MAY 2015
19.
asmasi
Theigoris,
ton
Sotira
imnoumen, ton Sozonta imas ek
fthoras tes ikesies Sou.
PASCHAL KONTAKION -
Tis
Wherefore we have assembled for

the Feast of its Finding, singing our
God-Inspired Hymns in Praise of our
Saviour
Who
Saves
us
from
destruction, by Thy Earnest Prayers
to Him.
MID-PENTECOST TONE 4
Eortis tis nomikis mesazousis, O Ton

apanton Piitis ke Despotis, pros tous
parontas eleges Hriste O Theos. Defte
ke arisasthe, idor athanasias. Othen
Si prospiptomen, ke Pistos ekvoomen.
Tous iktirmous Sou dorise imin. Si gar
iparhis Pigi tis zois imon.
When
the Paschal Feast was halfcompleted, O the Creator of all and

their Master, Thou said to those
present, O Christ our God: Come to
Me and draw now, the Water that
is Immortal. Wherefore, we fall
down before Thee and cry out in
Faith: Thy Great Mercies grant to
us; for Thou art indeed, the Fount
of our lives.
FESTAL PROKEIMENON PSALM 63/64
TONE
(7) VARYS/GRAVE
Eufranthisete Dikeos en Kyrio ke elpii ep The Righteous shall be glad in the Lord,
afton.
and shall Hope in Him.
Isakouson, O Theos, tis fonis mou, en to Hear
my voice, O God, in my
Deesthe me pros Se.
Supplication.
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 4: 6 15
THE POWER
OF THE
HOLY APOSTLES
Adelphi:
Brethren:
Ehomen
de ton thisavron touton en

ostrakinis skevesin, ina i ipervoli tis
Dinameos i tou Theou ke mi ex imon.
We
panti
thlivomeni
all
ou
stevohoroumeni, aporoumeni all ouk
exaporoumeni, diokomeni all ouk
egkatalipomeni, katavallomeni all
ouk apolimeni - pantote tin nekrosin
tou Kyriou Iisou en to somati
periferontes, ina ke i Zoi tou Iisou en
to somati imon fanerothis.
We are hard-pressed on every side, yet
gar imis i Zontes is Thanaton

paradidometha dia Iisoun, ina ke i
Zoi tou Iisou fanerothi enti thniti
sarki imon.
For we who Live are always Delivered to
O Theos O ipon ek skotous Fos

lampse, os elampsen en tes kardies
imon pros Fotismon tis Gnoseos tis
Doxis tou Theou en Prosopo Iisou
Hristou.
En
Ai
It is the God Who

Commanded light to shine out of
darkness, Who has shone in our
hearts to grant the Light of the
Knowledge of the Glory of God in the
Sight of Jesus Christ.
have this Treasure in earthen
vessels so that the excellence of the
Power may be of God and not of us.
not crushed; we are perplexed, but
not in despair; persecuted, but not
forsaken; struck down, but not
destroyed always carrying about in
the body the dying of our Lord Jesus
so that the Life of Jesus also may be
manifested in our body.
Death for Jesus sake, so that the

Life of Jesus also may be manifested
in our mortal flesh.
Oste O men Thanatos en imin energite, i So then Death is working in us, but Life
de Zoi en imin.
Ehontes
de to afto Pnevma tis Pisteos

kata to gegrammenon: Epistefsa, dio
elalisa... ke imis pistevomen.
18.
in you.
We
have the same Spirit of Faith,

according to what is written: I
believed and therefore I spoke... and
we also believe.
using the excuse that He did not keep the Sabbath, since He worked Miracles
on that day.
Our Lord Jesus then departed to Galilee. About the middle of the Feast of
Tabernacles, He went up again to the Temple and taught. The Jews,
marveling at the Wisdom of His Words, said, 'How does this Man know letters,
having never learnt?'
And Christ first reproached their unbelief and lawlessness, then proved to them
by the Law that they sought to slay Him unjustly, supposedly as a despiser of
the Law, since He had Healed the Paralytic on the Sabbath.
"Therefore, since the things spoken of by Christ in the middle of the Feast of the
Tabernacles are related to the Sunday of the Paralytic that is just passed, and
since we have already reached the midpoint of the Fifty Days between Pascha
and Pentecost, the Church has appointed this present Feast as a bond
between the two great Feasts, thereby uniting, as it were, the two into one, and
partaking of the Grace of them both.
Therefore todays Feast is called MidPentecost, and the Gospel Reading, 'At
MidFeast'although it refers to the Feast of the Tabernaclesis used.
"It should be noted that there were three great Jewish Feasts: the Passover, the
Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles...
The Feast of Mid-Pentecost is celebrated for an entire week until the following
Wednesday, making it an Eight Day Feast, during which the Hymns of MidPentecost are joined with those of Pascha.
The Church celebrates the Lesser Blessing of the Waters on this day, (preferably
with a Procession with the Holy Cross to a water spring).
The theme of Mid Pentecost not only invokes Water, but even more it honours
Christ as Teacher and Wisdom as He reveals Himself between the accounts of
the Paralytic and the Blind Man.
"Now about the middle of the Feast Jesus went up into the Temple, and
taught...Jesus answered them, and said, 'My Doctrine is not Mine, but His
Who sent Me. If any man will do His Will, he shall know of the Doctrine whether it be of God, or whether I speak of Myself...'" (JOHN 7:14-30).
The Icon for Mid Pentecost depicts our young Lord Jesus teaching the Elders in the
Temple at which time He first revealed Himself as a Teacher or Rabbi. (LUKE 2:46,
47)
Traditional Orthodox Icons depict Christ as

larger than the Elders, showing His
Superior Spiritual Status.
Since our Hymns invoke and praise our Lord
as the Wisdom of God - spoken of in the
Book of Proverbs -it is Traditional that all
churches named in honour of Holy
Wisdom or Hagia Sophia celebrate their
Feast on this day...
MYSTAGOGY
http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/46565.htm
This Icon depicts St John the Forerunner - preaching to
those in Hades - and Christ, having smashed open
the imprisoning Gates of Hades, pulls the Righteous
from Hades so that they may Repose in Peace in
Paradise...
Those souls who refuse to Repent their sins and receive
our Lord Jesus Christ as our Saviour, are bound and
remain imprisoned in Hades where they suffer
foretastes of Hell.
3.
FESTAL APOLYTIKION HOLY PASCHA
Hristos
Anesti ek nekron, Thanato

Thanaton patistas, ke tis en tis
mnimasi, Zoin harisamenos!
Sou Kyrie, fanerothisan simeron ek

Gis, meta fonis Eneseos, arisameni
Pistos, is Presvian Filanthrope, i
eptekotes douli Sou, prosagontes
etoumetha, di aftis epitihin en Imera
Kriseos, para Sou ton Ilasmon ke to
Mega Eleos.
Christ
has Risen from the dead, by

Death trampling upon Death, and has
bestowed Life to those in the tombs!
The
All Venerable Head of Thy Baptist

was revealed today, O Lord, and we
have Faithfully brought it up from
the Earth, and accompanied It with
voices of Praise. Now we, Thy sinful
servants, offer it to Thee as an
Intercession, O Lover of humanity.
We pray tht through it we may
obtain forgiveness and Great Mercy
from Thee on Judgement Day.
PSALM 117 /118

PRAISE
TO
GOD
FOR
HIS EVERLASTING MERCY
*Theos
Kyrios ke Epefanen imin.

Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
STIHO S
1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!*
S T I H O S 2 : Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me,
ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.*
3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke
esti Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.*
STIHO S
*The
Lord is God, and has Appeared

to us. Blessed is He Who comes in
the Name of the Lord!
VE RSE 1 :
Confess the Lord, for He is
Good;
for His Mercy endures
forever!*
VE RSE
2 : All the Nations surrounded
me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.*
V E R S E 3 : This is the Lords doing, and
it is Marvellous in our eyes.*
Ke
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Amin
tis Eortis, dipsosan mou tin

psihin, evsevias potison namata. Oti
pasi Sotir evoisas. O dipson, erhestho
pros me ke pineto. I Pigi tis Zois,
Hriste, O Theos: Doxa Si! (3)
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Lord, midway through the Feast,

grant drink to my thirsty soul from
the Waters of True Religion. For to
all the Saviour cries aloud:
let
whoever is thirsty come to Me and
drink. As the Fountain of Life, O
Christ our God: Glory to Thee! (3)
Amen
Fotisthentes
Adelphi, ti anastasi tou

Sotiros Hristou, ke fthasantes to
meson tis Eortis tis despotikis, gnosios
filaxomen tas Entolas tou Theou, in
axii genometha, ke tin Analipsin
Eortase, ke tis parousias tihin tou
Agiou Pnevmatos.
tis eortis, dipsosan mou tin

Hriste O Theos, Doxa Si!
Ke

eonon.
Amin
has revealed to us Thy Sacred

Head once again a Most Holy
Treasure hidden underground for so
long, O Prophet and Forerunner.
Wherefore, we have assembled for
the Feast of its Findin, singing our
God-Inspired Hymns in Praise of our
Saviour, Who Saves us from
destruction, by Thy Earnest Prayers
to Him.
Now
and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.
HYMNS AFTER SMALL ENTRANCE

PASCHAL APOLYTIKION - HOLY PASCHA
Hristos
Anesti ek nekron, Thanato

Thanaton patistas, ke tis en tis
mnimasi, Zoin harisamenos!
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION
4.

grant drink to my thirsty soul from
all the Saviour cries aloud:
let
whoever is thirsty come to Me and
drink. As the Fountain of Life, O
Christ has Risen from the dead, by
Death trampling upon Death, and

has bestowed Life to those in the
tombs!
OF MID PENTECOST TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Mesousis
tis Eortis, disosan mou tin

psihin, efsevias potison namata; oti
pasi Sotir evoisas: O dispason
erhestho pros me ke pineto. I Pigi tis
Zois, Hriste O Theos imon Doxa Si.
Amen
tis Eortis, dipsosan mou tin

Hriste, O Theos: Doxa Si! (3)

grant drink to my Thirsty soul from
all Thou, our Saviour, cried aloud:
Let whosoever is Thirsty, come to Me
and drink! As the Fountain of Life, O
Christ our God, Glory to Thee!
FESTAL DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS & READINGS
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION MID PENTECOST TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Mesousis
BAPTIST TONE 4
Os Thion thisafrisma, egkekrimmenon ti Christ

Gi, Hristos apekalipse tin kephalin
Sou imin, Profita ke prodrome.
Pantes oun sinelthontes, en ti taftis
evresi, asmasi theigoris, ton Sotira
imnoumen, ton sozonta imas ek
fthoras tes ikesieas Sou.
were Illumined, O Brethren, by the

Resurrection of Christ our Saviour.
And now we have reached the
middle of the Feast of our Lord. Let
us
sincerely
keep
the
Commandments of God, so that we
may become worthy to celebrate the
Ascension as well, and witness the
Coming of the Holy Spirit.
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION MID PENTECOST
Mesousis
and to the Holy Spirit

THE
We
THE GREAT DOXOLOGY
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST JOHN

ages.
PASCHAL STIHERA MID PENTECOST TONE 4
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION MID PENTECOST TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Mesousis
Now
Halfway to the Feast, refresh my thirsty

soul with flowing Streams of Piety;
for Thou, O Saviour, cried to all:
Those who thirst, come to Me and
drink! O Fountain of Life, Christ our
God, Glory to Thee!
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST JOHN
Os
Thion Thisavrisma, egkekrimmenon

ti Gi, Hristos apekalipse tin Kephalin
Sou imin, Profita ke Prodrome. Pante
oun sinelthontes, en ti aftis evresi,
THE
BAPTIST
TONE
Christ
has revealed to us Thy Sacred

Head once again, a Most Holy
Treasure hidden underground for so
long, O Prophet and Forerunner.
17.
tis paleas te ke neas, i mesitefsasa

Haritos, Hriston ekdisopi, tes psihes
imon dothine to Mega Eleos.
Enite Afton en timpani ke Horo!
Enite
Afton en hordes ke organo!
Skevi
tou
Vaptistou
argiro
egkekrimmeni Kephali pefanerote,
lagonon anadothisa, ek ton tis gis
emfanos,
ke
thavmaton
rithra
anavlizousa. Ke gar en tis idasi,
kephalin enapelouse, tou iperoa, nin
stegazontos idasi, ke omvrizontos, tis
vrotis Thian afesin.
Taftin oun
Makarisomen, tin ontos aidimon, ke
en
ti
taftis
evresi,
periharos
eortasomen, Hriston disopousis, tou
dorisasthe to kosmo to Mega Eleos.
Thou heralded.
And in former
times, Thou observed the Holy Spirit
flying down at the Baptism of Christ,
and how He remained upon Him.
Thou mediated between both the Old
and New Covenants of Grace. To
Christ pray intently, and beseech His
Great Mercy to be granted to our
soul.
Praise
Him with timbrel and dance!

Praise Him with strings and flute!
Enite
Praise
Kara
Here is the Holy Forerunners Head that
Afton en kimvalis evihis! Enite

Afton en kimvalis alalagmou! Pasa
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion!
i ton amnon tou Theou,

anakirixasas sarki faneroumenon, ke
pasi tis Metanias, tas Sotirious Odous,
Theies ipothikes veveosasa, i prin tou
Irodou, paranomian elegxasa. Ke dia
touto, ektmithiasa tou Somatos, ke tin
hronion, ipostasa katakripsin, osper
fotofanis
imin,
anetilen
ilios.
Metanite
voosa,
ke
to
Kyrio
prostithesthe, i\psihis katanixi, to
parehonti to kosmo to Mega Eleos.
announced the Lamb of God in the

Flesh Appeared. By means of Divine
Instructions that It proclaimed, it
affirmed the Salvific Ways of
Repentance to all. Because it had
formerly censured Herods iniquity,
this Head was cut off from the body
of Prophet Joh, and then endured
being hidden for many years. Later
It rose up like the sun, and shone
forth Its Light on us, and once again
cried:
Repent!
And come! And
submit yourselves with heartfelt
Compunction, to our Lord Who
bestows His Great Mercy on the
world!
pansevasmion Karan, tou Vaptistou
16.
Ek
Gis anatilasa i tou Prodromou

kephali, aktinas afiisi tis aftharsias,
Pistis ton iaseon, anothen sinathrizi,
tin plithin ton Angelon, katothen
sigkalite, ton anthropon to genos,
omofonon anapempse, Doxan
Hristo to Theo.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.
Amin
THE
BAPTIST TONE 4
The Forerunners Head has risen once

again from the Earth, sending forth
the brilliant rays of Incorruption and
Cures to all Faithful. Above, it has
assembled the arrays of Angels
below, it Calls mankind to gather
together. In Unison we offer Glory
to Christ our God!
and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
FIRST PASCHAL KATHISMA - MID PENTECOST
panton epistamenos ton kardion

logismous, en meso anekraze tou
Ierou estikos, tis psevstes legon
Alithian. Ti zitite piase, eme ton
Zoodotin? Eortis mesazousis, ekvoon
parrisia.
Mi tin kat opsin krisin
krinete paranomi!
TONE 4
The Master, aware of all the thoughts in

everyones hearts, stood up in the
centre of the Temple crying aloud; to
the liars He spoke the Truth. Why is
it you are seeking to arrest Me, the
Life-giver? He spoke openly in the
middle of the celebration of the
Feast: You breakers of the Law, judge
not by appearances!
SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA ST JOHN
THE
BAPTIST TONE 4
Anadothisa os hrisos ek metallon, i Iera Thy Sacred Head was recovered through
Sou kephali paradoxos, ek ton aditon
Gis eploutise, Hristou Baptista, pantas
tous prostrehontas, en ti taftis evresi,
imnis megalinontas, ton Sotira ke
Ktistin, toutis didonta Makar dia Sou,
lisin ptesmaton, ke plousion Eleos.
Him with resounding cymbals!

Praise
Him
with
triumphant
cymbals!
Let everything that
breathes, Praise the Lord.!
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Tin
FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA ST JOHN
Hidden
inside a silver case for many

years, the Sacred Head of the
Forerunner was manifestly recovered
out of the bowels of the Earth, and
gushes forth with Streams of
Miracles. Indeed, in the Jordans
streams he had Baptised the Head of
Christ our Lord Who showers Gods
Forgiveness on mortal mankind, and
who covers aloft with the waters, as
David said
Wherefore, let us
proclaim as Blessed this truly All
Lauded Head, and let us Joyfull keep
Feast and celebrate its recovery, as it
now Entreats Christ, and beseeches
Him to grant His Great Mercy to the
world.
Christ our God: Glory to Thee! (3)
SMALL LITANY
paradoxical circumstances, for it was

hidden underground in a cavern, and
came up like gold out of a mine,
enriching all who participates in the
Feast of its Finding, singing Hymns
of Praise to Christ, our Creator and
Saviour. O Blessed Baptist of our
Lord, through Thee He grants
Forgiveness and Abundant Mercy.
Amin
Amen

eonon.

SECOND PASCHAL KATHISMA - MID PENTECOST TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Despotis ton olon en to Nao estikos,

Eortis mesazousis, Pentikostis tis
septis, tis Evreis proslalon, kieleghi
tranos, os Vasilefs on ke Theos, tin
tirannon afton tolman. Imin de pasin
dorite, di Evsplaghnian to Mega
Eleos.
In
the midst of the Venerable Feast of

Pentecost, in the midst of the
Temple, the Master of all things
stood, and speaking to the Jews,
openly censured them, for their
heavy handed daring against their
King and God.
Whereas in His
Lovingkindness, He is granting Great
Mercy to all of us who believe in
Him.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
5.

forever, and to the ages of ages.
ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Amin
O Despotis
ton olon en to Nao estikos,

eortis mesazousis, Pentikostis tis
septis, tis Evreis proslalon, kieleghi
tranos, os Vasilefs on ke Theos, tin
tirannon afton tolman. Imin de pasin
dorite, di Evsplaghnian to Mega
Eleos.
Amen
In the midst
of the Venerable Feast of

Pentecost, in the midst of the
Temple, the Master of all things
stood, and speaking to the Jews,
openly censured them, for their
heavy handed daring against their
King and God.
Whereas in His
Lovingkindness, He is granting Great
Mercy to all of us who believe in
Him.
THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA ST JOHN
Irodis Prodrome, paranomisas, tin

Timian karan Sou, xifi apeteme
dinos, os ekfron istro O dileos, in per
ek pothou, Pisti aspazometha.
THE
BAPTIST TONE 4
Herod,
O Holy Forerunner, gave to a

woman Thy Most August Head, and
transgressed the Law. Now at its
Finding, we cry to Thee: Entreat our
Saviour that Mercy be granted to all!
Amin
Amen

eonon.

THIRD PASCHAL KATHISMA MID PENTECOST
TONE
Sofia ke Dinamis, tou Patros to

apavgasma, Logos O Edios, ke Iios
tou Theou, en iero paregeneto, sarki
ke edidasken, Ioudeon tous laous tous
dinous
ke
angomonas,
ke
ethavmazon, tis Sofias ton plouton,
ekvoontes.
Pothen
grammata
ginoski,
par
oudenos
mi
memathikos?
Praise
Grammatis
The
Enite
Praise Him for His Mighty Acts!
Moisea
The
ton Theon en tis Agiis Aftou!

Doxa Afti este pasi tis Osiis Aftou!
epestomizen,
Ioudeous
diileghen, O Messias Kyrios, ekvoon
aftis. Mi tin kat opsin paranomi, os
adiki krinete. En Savvato gar ego,
ton Paralyton igira. Othen Kyrios,
tou Savvatou iparho, ke tou nomou.
Ti zitite me fonefse, ton tous
thanontas egirants?
(8) PLAGAL 4
proclaimed: If anyone Thirsts, let

him come to Me and Drink! For he
who drinks of this Divine Drink that
I providem from his heart My
Dogmas, like Rivers, will flow out of
him! Whoever believes in God the
Father, Who sent Me, will truly be
Glorified together with Me by Him.!
Wherefore, let us cry aloud: Glory
to Thee, O Christ our God, for Thou
poured
out
to
Thy
servants
abundantly the Waters of Thy Love
for mankind!
SMALL
LITANY
FESTAL
ANTIPHONS
FESTAL PROKEIMENON ST JOHN
THE
Eki
There
exanatelo keras to David, itimasa

lihnon to Hristo Mou. (2)
Mnisthiti,
Kyrie, tou David ke pasis tis

Proatitos aftou.
Eki
exanatelo keras to David, itimasa

lihnon to Hristo Mou.
SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO THE LORD,

BEFORE THE HOLY GOSPEL
6.
Afton epi tes dynasties Aftou!

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.
elithasan, i dini ke paranomi,
Ioudeon sistima to ahariston. Ton
Isaian de eprisan, xilino en prioni. En
vorvoro
ton
Sofon,
Ieremian
enevalon. Ton de Kyrion, en Stavro
anipsountes, epevoon. Ton Naon O
katalion,
soson
safton
ke
pistevsomen.
BAPTIST PSALM 131/132
I shall cause to spring up a

Horn for David; there I prepared a
Lamp for My Anointed. (2)
Remember,
O Lord, David, and all his
Meekness.
There
I shall cause to spring up a

Horn for David; there I prepared a
Lamp for My Anointed.
ETC
the
Fathers
Hypostasised
Wisdom, Power and Radiance, the
Eternal Logos, the Very Son of God,
went to the Temple and there
appeared in Flesh, and began to
Teach the ungrateful and severe
Jewish populace at the Feast, they
were marvelling at the Wealth of His
Wisdom, and they cried out: How
does this Man know His letters, not
having learnt them from anyone?
Enite
Estikos en to meso tou Ierou, mesazousis At the middle of the Sacred Feast Thou
entheos tis Eortis:
O dipson
anekrazes.
Erhestho pros me ke
pineto! O gar pinon ek toutou, tou
Thiou Namatos, Potamous ek kilias,
ekrefsi dogmaton mou, ostis de
Pistevi, is eme ton stalenta, ek Thiou
Gennitoros, met emou Doxasthisete.
Dia touto voomen Si. Doxa Si,
Hriste O Theos, oti plousios exeheas
ta namata, tis Sis Filanthropias tis
doulis Sou.
When
FESTAL STIHERA ST JOHN
THE
God in His Saints! Praise Him

in the firmament of His Power!
Messiah and Lord of all stopped
the mouths of the Judean Scribes,
and the Hebrews He censured, when
He cried out to them: Judge not by
outward
appearances,
O
Lawbreakers, as unjust.
For
example, since I Raised up the man
who was paralysed on the Sabbath
Day, I Am Lord of the Law and of the
Sabbath. So why do you seek to kill
Me, the One Who brings back the
dead to Life?
Praise
Him according to the Abundance of
His Greatness!
severe and iniquitous and
ungrateful society of the Hebrews
threw stones at the Prophet Moses of
old. They killed Isaiah by sawing
him in two with a wooden saw. They
imprisoned in a pit Jeremiah the
Holy Sage. But the Lord of all they
had raised on a Cross, and then they
cried out: Thou Who would destroy
the Temple, we would believe if
Thou Save Thyself!
BAPTIST TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Enite
Praise Him with the sound of trumpet!
Heris
Rejoice,
Afton en iho salpingos! Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara!
i Iera Kephali, ke Fotoforos ke
Angelis edesimos, i xifi tmithisa pale,
ke tmitikis elegmis, aselgias eshos
diakopsasa. Pigi it is Thavmasi, tous
Pistous katardevousa, i tou Sotiros,
tin Sotirion elefsin, katangilasa, ke tin
ptisin
tou
Pnevmatos,
pale
katanoisasa, pros touton skinosantos,
Praise Him with the Harp and Lyre!

O Sacred Head!
Thou art
resplendent and revered by Angelic
Hosts. Of old Thou were cut by
sword, for by Thy cutting reproofs
Thou cut off the shame of
immorality.
O Wellspring of
Miracles, Thou Refresh all Believers!
The Saving Advent of our Saviour
15.
Benevolent, Who at Thy Birth

preserved Thy Mother Pure and
Incorrupt even after She gave Birth
to Thee.
FESTAL KATAVASIA MID PENTECOST TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Allotrion
ton miteron i parthenia, ke

xenon tes parthenis i pedopiia. Epi Si
Theotoke, amfotera okonomithi. Dio
Se pase e file tis gis, apafstos
Makarizomen.
Virginity
is an alien state to mothers,

and childbirth is foreign to those
who are virgins. Yet in Thee, O
Theotokos, both of these have been
accomplished! And therefore, we of
every race on earth unceasingly
pronounce Thee Blessed!
SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO THE LORD

PASCHAL EXAPOSTEILARION MID PENTECOST TONE 3
ton kratira ehon, ton akenoton

doreon, do mi arisasthe idor, is afesin
amartion.
Oti sinehome dipsi,
evsplanghne mone Iktirmon. (2)
Lord, possessing the Chalice of

Inexhaustible Free Gifts, grant me to
draw out the Water of Forgiveness
for my sins. A mighty Thirst has
constrained
me,
O
Only
Compassionate Saviour. (2)
FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ST JOHN
En
ti evresi Prodrome, tis Timias Sou

Karas, Vasilefs O Philohristos, pleon
gannite iper, ti eaftou porfiridi, on
amivou
tes
Nikes,
ex
ipsous
dinamoumenon, ke imas frouri sepe,
Sou tes evhes, Vaptista panevfime
Ioanni, fedros panigirzontas, ke
timontas Se potho.
THE
BAPTIST TONE 2
The Christ-loving Emperor is gladdened

by the Finding of Thine All Precious
Head today, more than by his
Imperial purple robes, O Forerunner.
Empower him from Heaven, and
Reward him with Victories. And by
Thy Prayers, O All Lauded Baptist
John, guard us from all enemies and
protect us, who celebrate Thee
Joyfully, and honour Thee with
longing.
PASCHAL EXAPOSTEILARION MID PENTECOST TONE 3
ton kratira ehon, ton akenoton

doreon, do mi arisasthe idor, is afesin
amartion.
Oti sinehome dipsi,
evsplanghne mone Iktirmon. (2)
LAUDS: THE PRAISES

A
LL
REATION
TO
Lord, possessing the Chalice of

Inexhaustible Free Gifts, grant me to
draw out the Water of Forgiveness
for my sins. A mighty Thirst has
constrained
me,
O
Only
Compassionate Saviour. (2)
GOD
- PSALM 148
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis Ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
Enite
Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.

Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.
Let
everything that has breath praise

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

all His Powers. To Thee praise is
due, O God.
PASCHAL STICHI - PSALM 150 MID PENTECOST
- TONE 4
LET ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD!
piise en aftis krima engrapton.

Doxa afti este pasi tis Osiis Aftou.
14.
To kero ekino, exilthen O Logos tou Iisou At that time, a report concerning Jesus
en oli ti Ioudea ke en pasi ti perihoro.
To
fulfil among them the Written

Judgement: this Glory hast all His
Holy Ones.
spread through the whole of Judea

and all the surrounding country.
Ke apingilan Ioanni i Mathite aftou peri And
the Disciples of John told him of

all these things.
panton touton.
Ke
proskalesamenos dio tinas ton

Mathiton aftou O Ioannis epempse
pros ton Iisoun legon:
Si i O
erhomenos i Eteron prosdokomen?
Paragenomeni
de pros Afton i andres

ipon: Ioannis O Vaptistis apestilen
imas pros se legon: Si i O erhomenos
i eteron prosdokomen?
And
John, calling to him two of his

Disciples, sent them to the Lord,
saying: Art Thou He Who is to
come, or shall we look for Another?
When
the men had gone to Him, they

said: John the Baptist has sent us to
Thee, saying: Art Thou He Who is to
come, or shall we look for Another?
En afti de ti ora etherapefse pollous apo In that hour He cured many of diseases
noson ke mastigon ke pnevmaton
poniron, ke tiflis pollis eharisato to
vlepin.
Ke
apokrithis O Iisous ipen aftis:

Porevthentes apangilate Ioanni a
idete ke ikousate: tifli anavlepousi
ke
holi
peripatousi,
lepri
katharizonte, kofi akouousi, nekri
egironte, ptoi enangelizonte.
Ke Makarios estin os
skandalisthi en Emi.
ean
mi
and plagues, and evil spirits, and on

many who were blind, He bestowed
sight.
And
He answered them: Go and tell

John what you have seen and
heard: the blind receive sight, the
lame walk, lepers are Cleansed,
and the deaf hear, the dead are
raised up, the poor have Good News
preached to them.
And Blessed is he who takes no

offence at Me.
Apelthonton
When
Ti
exelilithate
is
tin
erimon
theasasthe? Kalamon ipo anemou
salevomenon? Alla ti exelilithate
iden? Anthropon en malakis imatiis
imfiesmenon?
What did you go out into the

wilderness to behold? A reed
shaken by the wind? What then did
you go out to see? A man vested in
soft clothing?
Idou! I en imatismo endoxo ke trifi

iparhontes en tis Vasiliis isin.
Behold! Those who are gorgeously

apparelled and live in luxury are in
Kings couts.
Alla ti exelilithate idin? Profitin?
But what did you go out to see?

Prophet?
Ne lego
Profitou!
perissoteron
Yes, I tell you, and more than a

Prophet!
Outos esti peri ou gegrapte: Idou,

Ego apostello ton Angelon Mou pro
Prosopou Sou, os kataskevasi tin
Odon Sou emprosthen Sou.
This is he of whom it is written:

Behold, I send My Messenger
before Thy Face, who shall prepare
Thy Way before Thee.
Lego gar imin, mizon en gennitis

gyekon
profiis
Ioannou
tou
Vaptistou oudis estin!
I tell you:
among those born of
women, none is greater than John!
de ton Mathiton Ioannou

irxato legin pros tous ohlous peri
Ioannou.
PRAISES THE LORD OUR GOD
Pasa
Tou
PASCHAL MATINS - LUKE 7 : 17 30
imin,
ke
the Disciples of John had

departed, He began to speak to the
crowds concerning John.
7.
Amen
O de mikroteros en ti Vasilia tou

Theou mizon aftou esti.
Yet he who is least in the Kingdom of

God is greater than him.
Amin
Ke
When
Ehorisas
pas O laos akousas ke i telone

edikeosan ton Theon, Vaptisthentes to
Vaptisma Ioannou.
de Pharisei ke i nomiki tin voulin tou

Theou ithetisan is eaftous, mi
Vaptisthentes ip Aftou.
they heard this, all the people

and the Tax Collectors Justified God,
having been Baptised with the
Baptism of John.
THEOTOKION
en gastri Sou Parthenomitor,

ton ena tis Triados, Hriston ton
Zoodotin, on imni pasa ktisis, ke
tremousin i ano throni. Afton disopi
pammakariste, sothine tas psihas
imon.
The Pharisees and the Lawyers rejected

the Purpose of God for themselves,
not having been Baptised by him.
FESTAL CANON ST JOHN

RESURRECTION
50/51
PRAYER
PSALM
THE
BAPTIST TONE 2
Tes
tou Sou Prodromou Presvies,

Eleimon, exalipson ta plithi ton emon
egklimaton.
At
Ke

eonon.
Now
the Intercessions of Thy Holy

Forerunner, O Lord of Mercy, blot
out my many offences.
Amen
At the
Intercessions of the Theotokos,

O Lord of Mercy, blot out my many
offences.
THE
Eleison
Have
Thy
ton Thion ennion pansevasmios thiki,

ke tis arritou Ousias tranos i
provlepsasa, to mystirion Kara Sou,
os ek lagonon mitrikon, ek ton
tamion tis Gis, simeron anatetalken,
Ioanni panevfime, ke evodiase pasan
tin ifilion, Agiasmou proheousa
Myron, ke noitos kirittousa Metanias
Odon, ke to Sotiri ton olon
presvevousa, iper ton psihon imon.
FESTAL KONTAKION ST JOHN
tou noitou Iliou Prodromos lihnos,

Kephalin tin Fosforon ke Thian aftou,
anadixas en tis perasin, Agiazi tous
Pistos
aftin,
proskinountas
ke
kravgazontas.
HRISTOU
SOFE
BAPTIST
TONE
Head that All Venerable

Repository of Divine Concepts,
which clearly foresaw the Mystery of
the Ineffable Essence, has arisen
today out of the Storehouses of the
Earth, as though out of a mothers
womb, O John, who art worthy of all
Praise! It poured forth the Fragrant
Myrrh
of
Sanctification
and
perfumed everything under the sun.
It preached the Way of Repentance,
and Intercedes with the Saviour of
all, on behalf of our soul.
In the world, he is a Saintly and Brilliant

Pillar. He is the Noetic Suns Lamp
and Forerunner. And today, having
shown his Light-bearing and Holy
Head to the furtherest reaches of
Earth, he Sanctifies those who
Faithfully Venerate it, and cry to
The Holy Offspring of the one who was

barren is the greatest of everyone
born of a woman the Great John
the Forerunner the Soldier of
Christ our King. He is the Prophet
who proclaimed the Lamb Who takes
away the sins of the entire world.
Let us praise him, singing Sacred
Melodic Hymns.
Vaptista tou Hristou, presveve iper O Baptist of Christ, Intercede for us.
imon.
Kratira
plisas dapsilos, sigkalis meth

ipsilou tou kirigmatos, tin Ekklisian
Hristou, ti anevresi Sis Karas
Prodrome. Defte emplisthite voon,
terpmnon on ptimasa, ke megalinate,
ton to ine tis vrotis parehomenon.
Mercy on me, O God, according

to Thy Great Mercy, and according
to
the
abundance
of
Thy
Compassion,
blot
out
my
transgressions.
THE
O Fotofanis ke Thios en kosmo Stilos, O
8.
stiras Osios Valstos, genniton ek

ginekon O iperteros, tou Vasileos
Hristou, O Stratiotis O Megas
Prodromos, O prokirixas ton Amnon,
tou kosmou ta ptesmata, ton
aferoumenon,
evfimistho
iris
melodimasi.

ages.
FESTAL IDIOMELON ST JOHN
me, O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos ton
iktirmon Sou exalipson to anomima
mou.
imon.
Tis
Theotokou Presvies, Eleimon,

exalipson
ta plithi
ton emon
eglimaton.
Thy Womb Thou contained

Christ Who is the Giver of Life, One
of the Trinity, O Virgin Mother. All
Creation extols Him; before Him
Thrones in Heaven tremble! Intently
Pray to Him, All Blessed One,
entreating that our souls be Saved!
Vaptista tou Hristou, presveve iper O Baptist of Christ, Intercede for us.
FESTAL INTERCESSORY HYMNS ST JOHN
Amin
Tes tis
THE
Within
Mingling an abundance of wine, with a

loud proclamation Thou now invite
the Church of Christ to come for the
recovery of Thy Sacred Head. O Holy
Forerunner, Thou cry: O come and
enjoy the Delights that I prepared
for you, as you Magnify our Lord
Who created mankind!
Anax
Se, Angele Theou, angelonimos is

toutou
Vasilia,
heron
isdehete,
kathipourgountos pros touto kallista,
tou pimenarhou evsevos, ke klisi ke
Haritis,
semninomenou
safos,
Theoforou Ierou ke Theofronos.
Angel and Messenger of God, now with

eonon.
Now
Ke
Amin.
Joy the Angelonymous Emperor

receives Thee into His Courts, being
assisted in this most capably by the
Chief Shepherd of the Flock, Who is
clearly in Name and Grace Exalted
Piously, being Sacred, Godly-minded
and God-bearing.
ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Fise
mou Soter O tehthis, ke filaxas tin

tekousan Se afthoron, meta tin kiisin,
otan kathisis krine ta erga mou, O
Evsimpathitos, eleimon Agathe ke
Filanthrope.
Spare
me, O Saviour, when Thou sit to

pass Judgement on my actions, and
overlook all my iniquities and sinful
deeds, O my Compassionate Lord, O
Merciful Lover of mankind Most
13.
me, unto the Father Thou presented

it.
Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si!

Is
Glory
tin epouranion palin, diagogin

anaklithentes, ti tis mesitias dinami,
tou kenothentos mehri ke doulou
morfis, ke imas anipsosantos, touton
axios megalinomen.
We who to the Heavenly Lifestyle have

been summoned again by Virtue of
the Mediation of Him Who emptied
Himself, taking on the form of a
slave, and also Who exalted us, let us
all magnify Him worthily.
THEOTOKION
Iperagia Theotoke, Soson imas.

Most Holy Theotokos, Save us.
Os Rizan, Pigin ke Etian, tis aftharsias Root and Source and Cause
of
Incorruption art Thou, O Virgin, and
we Faithful honour Thee as such,
thus believing in the Magnificent
Titles praising Thee.
For Thou
poured out to all of us the
Hypostatic Immortality.
SECOND PASCHAL CANON MID PENTECOST -
Glory
Tis
Eortis mesazousis ton Ioudeon,

anilthes O Sotir mou epi to Ieron Sou,
ke edidaskes pantas. Ethavmazon de
Ioudei,
ke
Pothen
outos
ide
grammata, mi memathikos; elegon.
Iamata
Prodigious
to Thee, O God, Glory to
Thee!
Signs and Wonders was my

Redeemer performing as He poured
out Graces Gifts of Healing, for He
drove out diseases and cured people
of their ailments. But the Judeans
became furious at His Abundant
Mercies.
Tous
Reproving
Ke
Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

eonon.
12.
gis, kathos Pigi tou Paradisou,

Kefali Theofilis i tou Prodromou,
rithra vlizi haritos, ke Thavmaton ta
namata nemi pasi tis hrizousi.
Proselthomen
oun
pantes,
ke
antlisomen prothimos ek taftis ton
iamaton tous Thious krounous.
Ardevi gar psihas en dorees aenais,
ke kataklizi somaton ponous, ke
pasan noson evthetos airi. Taftin
oun patho melpsomen, ke Pisti
aspasometha, semnos periptissomeni,
ke asmasin os stemmasi stepsomen
taftis Pisti. Prokatharomen imon
kilidas noitas, ke entheis aretes
kosmisomen psihas, ke voisomen
sterros.
HRISTOU SOFE VAPTISTA,
SOSON PANTAS IMAS.
Saviour, when Thou went up to Thy

Holy Temple, about the middle of
the Feast of the Judeans, Thou were
teaching them all, and bewildered
were the Judeans, for they said:
Where did this Man learn His letters,
having not been taught?
Glory
apithis Ioudeous O Litroptis mou,

elehon anevoa. Mi krinete kat opsin,
alla tin Dikean krisin krinete. Ke gar
O
Nomos
ke
en
Savvato
peritemnesthe,
kelevi
panta
anthropon.
Apo
Thee!

Harismaton O litrotis mou,
pigazon epeteli terata ke simia,
figadefon tas nosous, iomenos tous
asthenounta. All Ioudei exemenonto,
to plithi ton Thavmaton Aftou.
TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
him: O WISE BAPTIST OF CHRIST, WE

PRAY THEE: SAVE US ALL!
FESTAL IKOS ST JOHN
Thee!
Se Parthene, pantes i Pisti pepismeni,

tes evfimies katagereromen. Si gar
tin enipostaton, Athanasian imin
Evlisas.
VAPTISTA, SOSON PANTAS IMAS.
them, my Redeemer said to

the faithless Judeans, crying out: Do
not judge by appearance!
You
should rather be judging with
Righteous Judgement! Behold, the
Law says and orders, even on the
Sabbath, that a man should be
circumcised!
THE
BAPTIST
From
the earth, like a Spring of

Paradise, the Forerunners Head
beloved of God pours forth
Streams of Grace; and provides a
flow of Miracles to those who need
them. So let us all approach, and
eagerly draw from it the Divine
Streams of Cures. For it refreshes
our soul with Abundant Gifts and
Washes away our bodily aches, and
readily removes every disease.
Therefore, let us sing in honour of
this Head, and kiss it in Faith, and
embrace it with respect; and with
songs for Crowns, let us crown it, O
Faithful.
Let us go ahead and
Cleanse ourselves of Spiritual Stains,
and Adorn our soul with Godly
Virtues, and steadily cry out: O WISE
BAPTIST OF CHRIST: WE PRAY THEE:
SAVE US ALL!
PASCHAL KONTAKION MID PENTECOST
TONE 4
Tis Eortis tis Nomikis mesazousis, O ton The

apanton Piitis ke Despotis, pros tous
parontas eleges, Hriste O Theos.
Defte ke arisasthe, idor Athanasias.
Othen Si prospiptomen, ke Pistos
ekvoomen.
Tous Iktirmous Sou
dorise imin. Si gar iparhis Pigi tis
Zois imon.
FESTAL OIKOS
Tin
OF
Feast according to the Law at its

Mid-point, O Christ our God, as the
Creator and Master of everything,
Thou said to all those who were
present: Come, so that you might
draw from Me the Water of
Immortality. Hence, with Faith, we
cry to Thee as we prostrate ourselves
before Thee. Thy tender Mercies
grant to us, we pray. Thou art the
Fountain and Source of our Life, O
Lord!
MID PENTECOST
Hersothisan mou psihin, ptesmaton

anomies, roes ton son ematon
katardevson, ke dixon karpoforon
aretes.
Si gar efis pasi, tou
proserhesthe pros Se Loge Theou
Panagie, ke idor aftharsias ariesthe,
zon te ke katheron amartias, ton
imnounton tin endoxon ke thian Sou
Egersin. Parehon Agathe, tin apo tou
Ipsous enehthisan Alithos tis Mathites
Sou, Pnevmatos ishin, tis Se Theon
ginoskousi. Si gar iparhis Pigi tis Zois
imon!
TONE 4
With
the streams of Thy Blood, water

my soul parched by unlawful
offences, and show it to be Fruitful
in Virtue. For Thou has told all to
approach Thee, All Holy Word of
God, and to draw the Water of
Incorruption, which is alive and
washes away the sins of those who
extol Thy Glorious and Divine
Resurrection. O Good One, Thou
grants to those who know Thee to be
God the Power of the Spirit that truly
came down from on High to Thy
Disciples. Thou art the Fountain and
Source of our Life, O Lord!
9.
SYNAXARION 6 MAY
Ti
Ti
KE tou aftou minos mnimi tis Tritis

Evreseos tis Timias Kephalis tou
Agiou Endoxou Profitou, Prodromou
ke Vaptistou Ioannou..
On
afti imera, O Agios Martyrs

Kelestinos, sidiro tas pternas tripithis,
telioute.
On
O Osios Olivianos en Irini telioute
this day the Holy Martyr, St

Celestine, was Perfected when he
Reposed after his heels were
pierced with iron spikes.
ODE 6:
7 : Ton Haldeon i kaminos, piri

flogizomeni, edrosizeto pnevmati,
Theou epistasia, i Pedes ipepsallon.
Evlogitos O Theos, O ton Pateron
imon.
ODE
Peace.
Tetarti tou Paralytou tin tis
Mesopentikostis Eortazomen Eortin.
Estos
STIHOS
Hristos
meson.
Didaski tis Eortis en meso

Messias ton Didaskalon
On
Amin
OF
epixas, vithisas sin

armasi ton alazona Farao, ke laon
diesosas avrohos Kyrie, ke isigages
aftous is Oros Agiasmatos, voontas.
Asomen Si to Theo imon, odin
epinikion, to en polemis krateo.
3
Estereothi i kardia mou en
Kyrio, ipsothi keras mou en Theo
mou, eplatinthi ep ehthrous mou to
stoma mou evfranthin en Sotirio Sou.
ODE
Profitis Avvakoum, tis

noeris ofthalmis proeora Kyrie, tin
Parousian Sou. Dio ke anekrazen.
Apo Theman ixi O Theos. Doxa ti
Doxi Sou Hriste, Doxa ti sigkatavasi
Sou.
ODE
4:
ODE 5:
Kyrie O Theos, Irinin dos imin.
Kyrie O Theos imon, ktise imas.

Kyrie ektos Sou allon ouk idamen, to
Onoma Sou Onomazomen.
10.
Enoumen, Evlogoumen
proskinoumen ton Kyrion!
ke
8:
Angeli ke Ourani, ton epi
Thronou Doxis epohoumenon, ke os
Theon
apafstos
Doxazomenon,
Evlogite, Imnite, ke Iperipsoute is
pantas tous eona.
ODE
INSTEAD
3:
My heart exults and in the
Lord firmly is estalished; and in my
God is my horn exalted; and my
mouth is open wide at my enemies,
and in Thy Salvation I rejoice.
O Lord our God:
grant Peace
to us, for Thou hast rendered all. O
Lord our God: we pray: take
possession of us. Lord, O Lord, we
do not know any other God except
ODE 5:
THE
USUAL
MAGNIFICAT
TO
We
Praise, we Bless,
Worship the Lord!
and
we
8:
All you Angels and the
Heavens: Bless the One Who rides
on a Throne of Glory, and Who as
God is Glorified unceasingly. Ever
Bless Him as Lord, and praise Him
and supremely exalt Him unto all
Ages.
ODE
THE
EVER BLESSED, ALL HOLY THEOTOKOS,
WE
SING
THE
Lithos
ahirotmitos orous, ex alaxevtou

Sou Parthene, akrogonieos emithi,
Hristos sinapsas tas diestosas fisis.
Dio epagallomeni, Se Theotoke
Megalinomen! (2)
Christ
the Cornerstone was cut from

Thee, but not by human hand, O
Virgin, for Thou art the unquarried
Mountain; and He united the
separated natures. As we rejoice
because of this, O Theotokos, we
Magnify Thee! (2)
PASCHAL TROPARIA MID PENTECOST

Nean
ke kenin politian, para Hristou

memathikotes, taftin mehri telous
filattin,
diaferontos
pantes,
spoudasomen.
Opos
Agiou
Pnevmatos,
tin
Parousian
apolafsomen.
With
his Spiritual Eyes, the

Prophet Habakkuk saw in the future
Thine Appearance on the earth, O
Lord. And therefore he cried out
and said that God from Themain
would surely come. Glry to Thy
Glory, O Christ!
Glory to Thy
Condescension, O Lord!
4:
7 : All ablaze with a raging fire

was the Chaldeans furnace. Then,
by Gods own Authority, it was
Bedewed with a Spirit. The Three
Youths were chanting : Thou art the
God of our Fathers, and Blessed art
Thou!
ODE
KATAVASIA OF THE 9TH ODE MID PENTECOST

FIRST PASCHAL CANON MID PENTECOST - THE HIERMOS TONE 4
ODE
ODE
OF
FOLLOWING
Lord, Thou congealed the

sea, and Pharaoh the arrogant with
all his chariots, Thou drowned. And
Thou saved Thy people who did not
get wet at all. And Thou led them to
the Mountain of Sanctification as
they shouted: We will sing to Thee,
O Lord our God, a Victory Canticle,
to Thee the Mighty One in war.
ODE
The waves of life are tossing

me like the waters of the sea, O
Friend of humanity. I cry to Thee, O
Logos, as once did Jonah, to raise my
life from corruption, O Lord and
only Compassionate One.
ODE 6:
THE MAGNIFICAT
MID PENTECOST TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Thalassan
Thine Infinite Mercy, O Christ our

God, have Mercy on us.
Amen
KATAVASIA
ODI
In
the midst of the Feast does

Christ the Messiah stand up and
teach amidst the Teachers.
VERSE
To apiro eleei Sou, Hriste O Theos imon, In

eleison imas.
Wednesday of the Paralytic, we

celebrate the Feast of Mid
Pentecost.
Os idata thalassis filanthrope,
ta kimata tou viou himazi me. Dio,

os Ionas Si kravgazo Loge. Anagage
ek fthoras tin Zoin mou, evsplaghne
Kyrie.
Our Holy Father, St Olbian, Reposed in
Ti
for Thee and we name Thy Name.
the 25th day of this month, we

Commemorate the Third Finding
of the Precious Head of the Holy
and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner,
St John the Baptist.

Si
Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to

Thee!
New and innovative is the lifestyle that
we have learnt from Christ our
Saviour. Let us be especially zealous
to persevere and preserve to the end,
so that we may experience the Holy
Spirits Presence when He comes.
Glory
Thee!
mou to thniton Zoodota, perivolin

athanasias, ke tis aftharsias tin
Harin, evdisas Soter sinexanestisas,
ke to Patri prosigages, ton hronion
mou lisas polemon.
Thou,
O Life-giver, clothed my mortal

nature with Immortalitys Apparel
and with the Grace of Incorruption,
and Resurrected it, O Saviour, with
Thyself; ending the age-old war in
11.

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Mi krinete kat opsin, alla tin Dikean

oun tines ek ton Ierosolimiton:

Some of them who were from Jerusalem

Mipote Alithos egnosan i arhontes, oti

Do the Rulers know indeed that this is

O de Hristos otan erhite, oudis ginoski

said: Is this not He Whom they seek

the Christ comes, no one will

Ekraxen oun en to Iero didaskon O Isous Jesus

cried out, as He taught in the

Ke ap Ematou ouk Elilitha, all Estin

And I have not come of Myself, but

oun Afton piase, ke oudis

sought to take Him; and no one

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FESTAL MATINS HYMNS MID-PENTECOST 6 MAY 2015

idotes oti O egiras ton

Therefore speak - knowing that He Who

gar panta di imas, ina i Haris

raised up our Lord Jesus will also

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

To kero ekino, tis Eortis Mesousis, anevi At

ethavmazon i Ioudei legontes: Pos

things are for your sakes, that

that time, about the middle of the

the Judeans marvelled, saying:

Apekrithi oun aftis O Iisous ke ipen:

Ean tis theli to Thelima aftou piin,

If anyone wills to do His Will, he shall

O af eaftou lalon, tin doxan tin idian

He who speaks from himself, seeks

Ou Moisis dedoken imin ton Noma?

Did Moses not give you the Law?

Why do you seek to kill Me?

Apekrithi Iisous ke ipen aftis:

Moisis dedoken imin tin peritomin,

Moses gave you Circumcision (not

I Peritomin lamvani anthropos en

If a man receives Circumcision on the

O ohlos ke ipe: Demonion

answered them and said: My

people answered and said: Thou

PASCHAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS MID-PENTECOST 22 MAY 2015

Wherefore we have assembled for

Eortis tis nomikis mesazousis, O Ton

the Paschal Feast was halfcompleted, O the Creator of all and

FESTAL PROKEIMENON PSALM 63/64

and shall Hope in Him.

Isakouson, O Theos, tis fonis mou, en to Hear

de ton thisavron touton en

We are hard-pressed on every side, yet

gar imis i Zontes is Thanaton

For we who Live are always Delivered to

O Theos O ipon ek skotous Fos

It is the God Who

Death for Jesus sake, so that the

de to afto Pnevma tis Pisteos

have the same Spirit of Faith,