Second Sunday of the Great Fast Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas March 8, 2015

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1 Second Sunday of the Great Fast Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas March 8, 2015 Second Sunday of the Fast Of Our Father Among the Saints Gregory Palamas Archbishop of Thessalonikι. Our Venerable Father Theophylaktos, Bishop of Nikomedia. Hermes, Apostle; and the Venerable Dometios. Tone: Plagal 2 Eothinon: 6 Ἦχος πλ. β Ἑωθινόν ΣΤ Κυριακή Β τῶν Νηστειών Τοῦ ἐν Ἁγίοις Πατρός ἡµῶν Γρηγορίου τοῦ Παλαµᾶ, Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Θεσσαλονίκης. Τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρός ἡµῶν Θεοφυλάκτου, Ἐπισκόπου Νικοµηδείας. Ἑρµοῦ Ἀποστόλου καί Δοµετίου Ὁσίου. March 8, 2015 Therefore we must give more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. (Hebrews 2:1) The parables which our Lord spoke to us give us some indication as to how we will be judged and found worthy or not to enter into, and participate in, the Kingdom of Heaven. As we heard on the Sunday of the Last Judgment, we will be judged by our works. Actually we are judged not so much on what we do, but on our attitude and intention which either indicate our predisposition toward a Godly life and thus the possibility of living in heaven, or a disregard for a Godly life. In order to fit into Heaven our whole being body, soul, and spirit must be prepared during this life. We must always remember that in the hereafter there will be no opportunities for change or growth; only this earthly life provides us with time during which change is possible. We learn from the many holy fathers who have preached, taught, and written that the key to the difference between God and man, and between life and death as we know it, is change. God is changeless, but we in our sinfulness must change. This is the root meaning of repentance: change of heart, change in attitude. Saint Isaac of Syria observes, Every rational creature suffers changes without number, and every man is different from hour to hour. The key question, then, is whether we are changing toward God, or away from Him. Saint John Cassian wrote, There is nothing of itself enduring, nothing unchangeable, nothing good but God alone, while every creature to obtain the blessing of eternity and immutability, aims at this not by its own nature, but by the participation of its Creator, and His Grace. In other words, change toward God can only come about with His help and through His grace. Saint Augustine of Hippo similarly tells us, We are changeable, and we are changed for the better by becoming partakers of the Word (Jesus Christ): the Word is changeless, and suffered no change for the worse when He became a partaker of the flesh, by means of a rational soul. Am I becoming more Christ-like? Or am I drifting farther away from God-likeness? Christ became man, not diminishing His Godliness but raising up our broken humanity to Himself. He offers this possibility to each person as a free gift of grace; all we have to do is to accept it through attendance at the Divine Services, through participation in the Mysteries of the Church, through reading spiritual books, and through living a Christ-centered life in all our daily activities. Am I doing these things? Or am I failing to prepare myself for heaven? 1

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3 At Great Vespers The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Resurrection Stichera 3 Εἰς τὸν Μεγἀλον Ἐσπερινόν Ὁ Προιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, Ἐκέκραξα» Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιµα Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β Stichos 1 Στίχος α Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Your name, O Lord. You ascended the Cross to raise up with Yourself those who sit in darkness, O Christ, the victor over Hades; have mercy on us, almighty Savior Who are free among the dead, and Who overflow with life from the origin of light. Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόµατί σου. Νίκην ἔχων Χριστέ, τὴν κατὰ τοῦ ᾍδου, ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ ἀνῆλθες, ἵνα τοὺς ἐν σκοτει θανάτου καθηµένους, συναναστήσῃς σεαυτῷ, ὁ ἐν νεκροῖς ἐλεύθερος, ὁ πηγάζων ζωὴν ἐξ οἰκείου φωτός, Παντοδύναµε Σωτήρ, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Stichos 2 Στίχος β The righteous shall wait patiently for me until You reward me. Today Christ has trampled upon death and has risen as He said; He has given joy to the world that we might all shout in praise: Have mercy upon us, O almighty Savior, the Fountain of life and unapproachable Light. Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῷς µοι. Σήµερον ὁ Χριστός, θάνατον πατήσας, καθὼς εἶπεν ἀνέστη, καὶ τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τῷ κόσµῳ ἐδωρήσατο, ἵνα πάντες κραυγάζοντες τὸν ὕµνον οὕτως εἴπωµεν Ἡ πηγὴ τῆς ζωῆς, τὸ ἀπρόσιτον φῶς, παντοδύναµε Σωτήρ, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Stichos 3 Στίχος γ Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. You, Lord, are present in all creation; where shall we sinners hide? In heaven? You dwell there. In Hades? You trample upon death there. In the depths of the sea? Your hand is there, O Master. We therefore seek refuge in You, and worship You pleading: have mercy upon us, O You Who rose from the dead. Anatolian Stichera Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε, Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Σὲ Κύριε τὸν ὄντα ἐν πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει, ἁµαρτωλοὶ ποῦ φύγωµεν; ἐν τῷ οὐρανῶ; αὐτὸς κατοικεῖς, ἐν τῷ ᾍδῃ; ἐπάτησας θάνατον, εἰς τὰ βάθη τὰ τῆς θαλάσσης; ἐκεῖ ἡ χείρ σου Δέσποτα. Πρὸς σὲ καταφεύγοµεν, σοὶ προσπίπτοντες ἱκετεύοµεν Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Στιχηρὰ Ἀνατολικὰ Stichos 4 Στίχος δ Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. We rejoice in Your Cross, O Christ, and we praise and glorify Your resurrection. You are indeed our God, and we have no other beside You. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ σου Χριστὲ καυχώµεθα, καὶ τὴν Ἀνάστασίν σου, ὑµνοῦµεν καὶ δοξάζοµεν σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ἐκτός σου ἄλλον οὐκ οἴδαµεν.

4 Stichos 5 Στίχος ε If You should mark iniquities, Lord, O Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. We bless the Lord always and praise His resurrection; He shattered death by death for our sake. Stichos 6 For Your name s sake I have patiently waited for You, O Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. Glory to Your might, O Lord, for You have stopped the one who holds the power of death; You have renewed us by the Cross, bestowing life and incorruptibility upon us. Prosomoia Stichera of the Hierarch Tone 2 What hymns of praise 4 Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε, Κύριε τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµός ἐστιν. Διὰ παντὸς εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον, ὑµνοῦµεν τὴν Ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ Σταυρὸν γὰρ ὑποµείνας, θανάτῳ θάνατον ὤλεσε. Στίχος στ Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Δόξα τῇ δυνάµει σου Κύριε, ὅτι κατήργησας τὸν τὸ κράτος ἔχοντα τοῦ θάνατου, ἀνεκαίνισας ἡµᾶς διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου, δωρούµενος ἡµῖν ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν. Στιχηρά Προσόµοια τοῦ Ἱεράρχου Ἦχος β Ποίοις εὐφηµιῶν ᾄσµασιν Stichos 7 Στίχος ζ From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. What hymns of praise shall we sing in honor of the hierarch? He is the trumpet of theology, the herald of the fire of grace, the honored vessel of the Spirit, the unshaken pillar of the Church, the great joy of the inhabited earth, the river of wisdom, the candlestick of the light, the shining star that makes glorious the whole creation. Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ποίοις εὐφηµιῶν ᾄσµασιν, ἀνυµνήσωµεν τὸν Ἱεράρχην, τῆς θεολογίας τὴν σάλπιγγα τὸ πυρίπνουν στόµα τῆς χάριτος, τὸ σεπτὸν τοῦ Πνεύµατος δοχεῖον, τὸν στῦλον τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τὸν ἀκράδαντον τὸ µέγα, τῆς Οἰκουµένης ἀγαλλίαµα, τὸν ποταµὸν τῆς σοφίας τοῦ φωτὸς τὸν λύχνον, τὸν ἀστέρα τὸν φαεινὸν τὸν τὴν Κτίσιν καταλαµπρύνοντα. Stichos 8 Στίχος η For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel out of all his iniquities. (Repeat) What hymns of praise shall we sing in honor of the hierarch? He is the trumpet of theology, the herald of the fire of grace, the honored vessel of the Spirit, the unshaken pillar of the Church, the great joy of the inhabited earth, the river of wisdom, the candlestick of the light, the shining star that makes glorious the whole creation. Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. (Πάλιν) Ποίοις εὐφηµιῶν ᾄσµασιν, ἀνυµνήσωµεν τὸν Ἱεράρχην, τῆς θεολογίας τὴν σάλπιγγα τὸ πυρίπνουν στόµα τῆς χάριτος, τὸ σεπτὸν τοῦ Πνεύµατος δοχεῖον, τὸν στῦλον τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τὸν ἀκράδαντον τὸ µέγα, τῆς Οἰκουµένης ἀγαλλίαµα, τὸν ποταµὸν τῆς σοφίας τοῦ φωτὸς τὸν λύχνον, τὸν ἀστέρα τὸν φαεινὸν τὸν τὴν Κτίσιν καταλαµπρύνοντα.

5 Stichos 9 Στίχος θ Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. What words of song shall we weave as a garland, to crown the hierarch? He is the champion of true devotion and the adversary of ungodliness, the fervent protector of the faith, the great guide and teacher, the welltuned harp of the Spirit, the golden tongue, the fountain that flows with waters of healing for the faithful, Gregory the great and marvelous. 5 Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Ποίοις ὑµνῳδιῶν ἄνθεσιν, στεφανώσωµεν τὸν Ἱεράρχην, τὸν τῆς εὐσεβείας ὑπέρµαχον καὶ τῆς ἀσεβείας ἀντίπαλον, τὸν θερµὸν τῆς Πίστεως προστάτην τὸν µέγαν καθηγεµόνα καὶ διδάσκαλον, τὴν λύραν τὴν παναρµόνιον τοῦ Πνεύµατος τὴν χρυσαυγίζουσαν γλῶσσαν, τὴν πηγὴν τὴν βρύουσαν, ἰαµάτων νάµατα πιστοῖς τὸν µέγαν καὶ ἀξιάγαστον Γρηγόριον. Stichos 10 Στίχος ι For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. With what words shall we who dwell on earth praise the hierarch? He is the teacher of the Church, the herald of the light of God, the initiate of the heavenly mysteries of the Trinity, the chief adornment of the monastic life, renowned alike in action and in contemplation, the glory of Thessalonika; and now he dwells in heaven with the great and glorious martyr Demetrios, whose relics flow with holy oil. Idiomelon of the Hierarch Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ποίοις οἱ γηγενεῖς χείλεσιν εὐφηµήσωµεν τὸν Ἱεράρχην, τὸν τῆς Ἐκκλησίας διδάσκαλον τοῦ φωτὸς τοῦ θείου τὸν κήρυκα, τὸν οὐρανοµύστην τῆς Τριάδος, τὸ µέγα τῶν µοναζόντων ἐγκαλλώπισµα τὸν πράξει, καὶ θεωρία διαλάµποντα Θεσσαλονίκης τὸ κλέος συµπολίτην ἔχοντα µυροβλύτην ἐν οὐρανοῖς, τὸν θεῖον καὶ ὑπερθαύµαστον Δηµήτριον. Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Ἱεράρχου Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Thrice-blessed saint, most holy father, good shepherd and disciple of Christ the Chief Shepherd, you laid down your life for your sheep, and now in your intercessions, O Godbearing Gregory our father, pray that great mercy may be granted to our souls. The First Theotokion of the Tone Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ὅσιε τρισµάκαρ, ἁγιώτατε Πάτερ, ὁ ποιµὴν ὁ καλὸς καὶ τοῦ Ἀρχιποίµενος Χριστοῦ Μαθητὴς ὁ τιθεὶς τὴν ψυχὴν ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων, αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν Πατὴρ ἡµῶν θεοφόρε Γρηγόριε, αἴτησαι πρεσβείαις σου δωρηθῆναι ἡµῖν τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Τό α Θεοτοκίον τοῦ ἤχου Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Who will not bless you, all-holy Virgin? Who shall not praise your birth-giving free of pain? For the only-begotten Son coming timelessly from the Father has ineffably become incarnate within you, O pure one; He Who Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Τίς µὴ µακαρίσει σε, Παναγία Παρθένε; τίς µὴ ἀνυµνήσει σου τὸν ἀλόχευτον τόκον; ὁ γὰρ ἀχρόνως ἐκ Πατρὸς ἐκλάµψας Υἱὸς µονογενής, ὁ αὐτὸς ἐκ σοῦ τῆς Ἁγνῆς προῆλθεν, ἀφράστως σαρκωθείς, φύσει Θεὸς

6 was God by nature became man by nature for our sake, not divided into two persons but known by two natures not mixed or confused. Plead with Him, O blessed one, for the salvation of our souls. Entrance O gladsome Light, and Prokeimenon of the day. Then, Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say, etc. Make us worthy, O Lord... Then, Let us complete our evening prayer..., and Prayer at the Bowing of Heads. Aposticha Resurrection Stichera 6 ὑπάρχων, καὶ φύσει γενόµενος ἄνθρωπος δι ἡµᾶς, οὐκ εἰς δυάδα προσώπων τεµνόµενος, ἀλλ ἐν δυάδι φύσεων, ἀσυγχύτως γνωριζόµενος. Αὐτὸν ἱκέτευε, σεµνὴ Παµµακάριστε, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Εἴσοδος «Φῶς ἱλαρόν...,» καὶ τὸ Προκείµενον τῆς ἡµέρας. Εἶτα «Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν.» «Καταξίωσον, Κύριε...» Εἶτα «Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν...,» καὶ Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας. Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιµα Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β Angels in heaven sing praises, of Your resurrection O Christ our Savior. Make us worthy on earth, to glorify You, in purity of heart. The Lord reigns; He is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, He is girded with strength. You demolished the bronze gates of Hades and crushed its bars, for You are an almighty God Who raised up mankind. Wherefore we cry to You in unison: Glory to You Who rose from the dead, O Lord, glory to You. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved. Christ was nailed on a Cross and placed in a grave when He wished to raise us from the ancient fall; it was He Whom the myrrhbearing women sought, wailing with tears and saying: Woe to us, Savior of all, how did You agree to occupy the grave? And how were You stolen after lying there willingly? How were You removed, and where was Your body hidden? Appear to us as You promised, and stop our tears! Behold, as they lamented an Angel cried out to them, saying: Cease wailing, and tell the Apostles that the Lord is risen, granting the world forgiveness and great mercy. Τὴν Ἀνάστασίν σου Χριστὲ Σωτήρ, Ἄγγελοι ὑµνοῦσιν ἐν οὐρανοῖς, καὶ ἡµᾶς τοὺς ἐπὶ γῆς καταξίωσον, ἐν καθαρᾷ καρδίᾳ σὲ δοξάζειν. Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο ἐνεδύσατο ὁ Κύριος δύναµιν καὶ περιεζώσατο. Πύλας συντρίψας χαλκᾶς, καὶ µοχλοὺς τοῦ ᾍδου συνθλάσας, ὡς Θεὸς παντοδύναµος, γένος ἀνθρώπων πεπτωκὸς ἀνέστησας. Διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡµεῖς συµφώνως βοῶµεν Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Καὶ γὰρ ἐστερέωσεν τὴν οἰκουµένην, ἥτις οὐ σαλευθήσεται. Ῥεύσεως ἡµᾶς τῆς πάλαι Χριστὸς ἐπανορθῶσαι θέλων, Σταυρῷ προσπήγνυται καὶ τάφῳ τέθειται, ὃν Μυροφόροι Γυναῖκες, µετὰ δακρύων ζητοῦσαι, θρηνοῦσαι ἔλεγον Οἴµοι Σωτὴρ τῶν ἁπάντων, πῶς κατεδέξω τάφῳ οἰκῆσαι; οἰκήσας δὲ θέλων, πῶς ἐκλάπης; πῶς µετετέθης; ποῖος δὲ τόπος τὸ σὸν ζωηφόρον κατέκρυψε σῶµα; Ἀλλὰ Δέσποτα, ὡς ὑπέσχου, ἡµῖν ἐµφάνηθι, καὶ παῦσον ἀφ ἡµῶν, τὸν ὀδυρµὸν τῶν δακρύων, θρηνούσαις δὲ αὐταῖς, Ἄγγελος πρὸς αὐτὰς ἀπεβόησε. Τὸν θρῆνον παυσάµεναι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εἴπατε Ὅτι ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος, τῷ κόσµῳ δωρούµενος ἱλασµόν, καὶ τὸ µέγα ἔλεος.

7 Holiness befits Your house, O Lord, unto endless days. You were crucified in accordance with Your will, O Christ, and You made death captive in the tomb rising in glory on the third day; for You are God, granting eternal life and great mercy to the world. The Other Idiomelon of the Hierarch 7 Τῷ οἴκῳ σου πρέπει ἁγίασµα, Κύριε, εἰς µακρότητα ἡµερῶν. Σταυρωθεὶς ὡς ἠβουλήθης Χριστέ, καὶ τὸν θάνατον τῇ ταφῇ σου σκυλεύσας, τριήµερος ἀνέστης, ὡς Θεὸς µετὰ δόξης, τῷ κόσµῳ δωρούµενος ἀτελεύτητον ζωήν, καὶ τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Τό Ἕτερον Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Ἱεράρχου Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Your tongue, watchful in teaching, rings in the ears of our heart and awakens the souls of the slothful. Your words, inspired by God, are a ladder leading us from earth to heaven. O Gregory, wonder of Thessaly, pray to Christ without ceasing, that we who honor you may be illumined with the divine light. Theotokion of the Same Tone Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. O unwedded Virgin, from whom God took flesh, Mother of the most high God: receive the prayers of those who beseech you, all-pure one, and bestow upon all the purification from sins. Receiving our prayers, intercede for the salvation of all. Then, Now let Your servant depart in peace..., and Trisagion Prayers. Apolitikia and Theotokion Resurrection Apolitikion Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἡ γρήγορος γλῶσσά σου πρὸς διδασκαλίαν, ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶ τῶν καρδιῶν ἐνηχοῦσα τὰς τῶν ῥαθύµων ψυχὰς διανίστησι, καὶ θεοφθόγγοις λόγοις σου κλῖµαξ εὑρίσκεται, τοὺς ἐκ γῆς πρὸς Θεὸν ἀναφέρουσα διὸ Γρηγόριε, Θετταλίας τὸ θαῦµα, µὴ παύσῃ πρεσβεύων Χριστῷ φωτισθῆναι τῷ θείῳ φωτὶ τοὺς τιµῶντάς σε. Τό Ὁµόηχον Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀνύµφευτε Παρθένε ἡ τὸν Θεὸν ἀφράστως συλλαβοῦσα σαρκὶ Μήτηρ Θεοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου, σῶν οἰκετῶν παρακλήσεις δέχου Πανάµωµε, ἡ πᾶσι χορηγοῦσα καθαρισµὸν τῶν πταισµάτων νῦν τὰς ἡµῶν ἱκεσίας προσδεχοµένη δυσώπει σωθῆναι πάντας ἡµᾶς. Εἶτα «Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου...,» καὶ τὸ Τρισάγιον. Ἀπολυτίκια καὶ Θεοτοκίον Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β When the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb and those who guarded You became as though dead, and standing by Your sepulcher was Mary seeking Your pure and sacred Body. For You did vanquish Hades and uncorrupted by its touch You came unto the Virgin Woman, bestowing the gift of life. O You Who rose from the dead, Lord we give glory to You. Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάµεις ἐπὶ τὸ µνῆµά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶµα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾍδην, µὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούµενος τὴν ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ των νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

8 Apolitikion of the Hierarch Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ἱεράρχου Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Illuminating light of Orthodoxy, support and teacher of the Church, the beauty of monastics, the invincible defender of theologians: Gregory, the miracle-worker, the boast of Thessalonika, preacher of grace, supplicate always that our souls may be saved. Theotokion of the Same Tone Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Born of a Virgin, O Good One Who also endured crucifixion for our sake, Who by death took the spoils of death as plunder and showed resurrection, being God, O despise not the ones that You formed with Your own hand; demonstrate Your love for man, O Lord of mercy, and accept Your Mother, the Theotokos, who intercedes on our behalf, O Savior, and save us a despairing people. Dismissal, May He Who is risen from the dead, Christ our true God,... Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ὀρθοδοξίας ὁ φωστὴρ, Ἐκκλησίας τὸ στήριγµα καὶ διδάσκαλε, τῶν µοναστῶν ἡ καλλονὴ, τῶν θεολόγων ὑπέρµαχος ἀπροσµάχητος Γρηγόριε θαυµατουργὲ Θεσσαλονίκης τὸ καύχηµα κήρυξ τῆς χάριτος ἱκέτευε διὰ παντός, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Τό Ὁµόηχον Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ὁ δι ἡµᾶς γεννηθεὶς ἐκ Παρθένου, καὶ σταύρωσιν ὑποµείνας ἀγαθέ, ὁ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον σκυλεύσας, καὶ Ἔγερσιν δείξας ὡς Θεός, µὴ παρίδῃς οὓς ἔπλασας τῇ χειρί σου δεῖξον τὴν φιλανθρωπίαν σου ἐλεῆµον, δέξαι τὴν τεκοῦσάν σε Θεοτόκον πρεσβεύουσαν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν καὶ σῶσον Σωτὴρ ἡµῶν, λαὸν ἀπεγνωσµένον. Ἀπόλυσις «Ὁ ἀναστάς ἐκ νεκρῶν, Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡµῶν...» 8

9 At Matins Hexapsalm. God is the Lord... Apolitikia and Theotokion Resurrection Apolitikion 9 Εἰς τὸν Ὄρθρον Ὁ Ἑξάψαλµος, Εἰς τὸ «Θεὸς Κύριος...» Ἀπολυτίκια καὶ Θεοτοκίον Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β When the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb and those who guarded You became as though dead, and standing by Your sepulcher was Mary seeking Your pure and sacred Body. For You did vanquish Hades and uncorrupted by its touch You came unto the Virgin Woman, bestowing the gift of life. O You Who rose from the dead, Lord we give glory to You. Apolitikion of the Hierarch Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάµεις ἐπὶ τὸ µνῆµά σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶµα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾍδην, µὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούµενος τὴν ζωήν, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ των νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ἱεράρχου Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Illuminating light of Orthodoxy, support and teacher of the Church, the beauty of monastics, the invincible defender of theologians: Gregory, the miracle-worker, the boast of Thessalonika, preacher of grace, supplicate always that our souls may be saved. Theotokion of the Same Tone Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Born of a Virgin, O Good One Who also endured crucifixion for our sake, Who by death took the spoils of death as plunder and showed resurrection, being God, O despise not the ones that You formed with Your own hand; demonstrate Your love for man, O Lord of mercy, and accept Your Mother, the Theotokos, who intercedes on our behalf, O Savior, and save us a despairing people. Small Litany. Sessional Hymns After the First Stichologia Resurrectional Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ὀρθοδοξίας ὁ φωστὴρ, Ἐκκλησίας τὸ στήριγµα καὶ διδάσκαλε, τῶν µοναστῶν ἡ καλλονὴ, τῶν θεολόγων ὑπέρµαχος ἀπροσµάχητος Γρηγόριε θαυµατουργὲ Θεσσαλονίκης τὸ καύχηµα κήρυξ τῆς χάριτος ἱκέτευε διὰ παντός, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Τό Ὁµόηχον Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ὁ δι ἡµᾶς γεννηθεὶς ἐκ Παρθένου, καὶ σταύρωσιν ὑποµείνας ἀγαθέ, ὁ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον σκυλεύσας, καὶ Ἔγερσιν δείξας ὡς Θεός, µὴ παρίδῃς οὓς ἔπλασας τῇ χειρί σου δεῖξον τὴν φιλανθρωπίαν σου ἐλεῆµον, δέξαι τὴν τεκοῦσάν σε Θεοτόκον πρεσβεύουσαν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν καὶ σῶσον Σωτὴρ ἡµῶν, λαὸν ἀπεγνωσµένον. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Καθίσµατα Μετὰ τὴν α Στιχολογίαν Ἀναστάσιµα

10 Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β The sepulcher had been opened, and Hades was lamenting, and Mary cried out to the Apostles in hiding, Come out, O laborers of the vineyard, and preach the message of the resurrection; the Lord has arisen and granted the world His great mercy. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Standing by Your sepulcher was Mary Magdalene, O Lord, and she was weeping loudly, and mistaking You for the gardener said to You, Where have you hidden everlasting life? Where have you laid Him Who sits on a throne of Cherubim? Out of fear, those who guarded Him became like dead men; either give my Lord to me or cry aloud along with me; You were among the dead and raised the dead, glory to You. Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Gideon foretokens your conceiving, and David elucidates your childbirth, O Theotokos; the Word came down into your womb as did the dew upon the fleece; and without seed you, the holy earth, brought forth the world s Salvation, Who is Christ our God, O Lady full of grace. After the Second Stichologia Resurrectional 10 Τοῦ τάφου ἀνεῳγµένου, τοῦ ᾍδου ὀδυροµένου, ἡ Μαρία ἐβόα πρὸς τοὺς κεκρυµµένους Ἀποστόλους Ἐξέλθετε οἱ τοῦ ἀµπελῶνος ἐργάται, κηρύξατε τὸν τῆς Ἀναστάσεως λόγον. Ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος, παρέχων τῷ κόσµῳ τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Κύριε, παρίστατο τῷ τάφῳ σου Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή, καὶ ἔκλαιε βοῶσα καὶ κηπουρόν σε νοµίζουσα ἔλεγε Ποῦ ἔκρυψας τὴν αἰώνιον Ζωήν; ποῦ ἔθηκας τὸν ἐπὶ θρόνου Χερουβίµ; οἱ γὰρ τοῦτον φυλάσσοντες, ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἀπενεκρώθησαν, ἢ τὸν Κύριόν µου δότε µοι, ἢ σὺν ἐµοὶ κραυγάσατε ὁ ἐν νεκροῖς καὶ τοὺς νεκροὺς ἀναστήσας δόξα σοι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Προϊστορεῖ ὁ Γεδεὼν τὴν σύλληψιν, καὶ ἑρµηνεύει ὁ Δαυῒδ τὸν τόκον σου Θεοτόκε κατέβη γὰρ ὡς ὑετὸς ἐπὶ πόκον, ὁ Λόγος ἐν τῇ γαστρί σου, καὶ ἐβλάστησας ἄνευ σπορᾶς Γῆ ἁγία, τοῦ κόσµου τὴν σωτηρίαν, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν ἡ Κεχαριτωµένη. Μετὰ τὴν β Στιχολογίαν Ἀναστάσιµα Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β Life was laid in a tomb, and a seal was laid on the stone; soldiers were guarding Christ like a king in his sleep; and inflicting sightlessness upon His enemies, the Lord arose. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Jonah foretokens Your sepulcher, and Symeon elucidates Your divine resurrection, immortal Lord; You went down into the tomb as a dead man, destroying the gates of Hades; and You rose without corruption, as Master, for the salvation of the world, O Christ our God, giving light to those in darkness. Ἡ Ζωή, ἐν τῷ τάφῳ ἀνέκειτο, καὶ σφραγὶς ἐν τῷ λίθῳ ἐπέκειτο, ὡς Βασιλέα ὑπνοῦντα, στρατιῶται ἐφύλαττον Χριστόν, καὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ ἀορασίᾳ πατάξας, ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Προϊστορεῖ ὁ Ἰωνᾶς τὸν τάφον σου, καὶ ἑρµηνεύει Συµεὼν τὴν Ἔγερσιν τὴν ἔνθεον, ἀθάνατε Κύριε κατέβης γὰρ ὡσεὶ νεκρὸς ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ὁ λύσας ᾍδου τὰς πύλας, ἀνέστης δὲ ἄνευ φθορᾶς ὡς Δεσπότης, τοῦ κόσµου εἰς σωτηρίαν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, φωτίσας τοὺς ἐν σκότει.

11 Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. O Virgin Theotokos, beseech Your Son, Christ our God, Who voluntarily was nailed to the Cross and resurrected from the dead, entreating that our souls be saved. Resurrection Evlogitaria 11 Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, ἱκέτευε τὸν Υἱόν σου, τὸν ἑκουσίως προσπαγέντα ἐν σταυρῷ, καὶ ἀναστάντα ἐκ νεκρῶν, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Εὐλογητάρια Ἀναστάσιµα Tone Plagal 1 Ἦχος πλ. α Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments. The company of angels was amazed when it saw You among the dead being numbered, O Savior, Who destroyed the power of death and resurrected Adam together with Yourself, while from Hades liberating everyone. Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments. Why do you mingle the ointments with your tears full of pity, O women disciples? Thus the Angel who was shining in the tomb cried unto the myrrh-bearing women, See for yourselves the tomb and understand; for the Savior has risen from the sepulcher. Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments. Unto Your tomb, very early in the morning, did the myrrh-bearers hasten lamenting. But the angel appeared unto them and uttered, The time for lamentation has ended; weep no more. But announce the Resurrection to the Apostles. Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your commandments. The myrrh-bearing women, who had come with their spices to Your sepulcher, O Savior, heard the voice of an Angel speaking unto them, Why do you account among the dead the One Who lives? For as God, He has risen from the sepulcher. Triadikon Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. We worship the Father and together His Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, one in Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν µε τὰ δικαιώµατά σου. Τῶν Ἀγγέλων ὁ δῆµος, κατεπλάγη ὁρῶν σε, ἐν νεκροῖς λογισθέντα, τοῦ θανάτου δὲ Σωτήρ, τὴν ἰσχὺν καθελόντα, καὶ σὺν ἑαυτῷ τὸν Ἀδὰµ ἐγείραντα, καὶ ἐξ ᾍδου πάντας ἐλευθερώσαντα. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν µε τὰ δικαιώµατά σου. «Τὶ τὰ µύρα, συµπαθῶς τοῖς δάκρυσιν, ὦ Μαθήτριαι κιρνᾶτε;» ὁ ἀστράπτων ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ἄγγελος, προσεφθέγγετο ταῖς Μυροφόροις «Ἴδετε ὑµεῖς τὸν τάφον καὶ ᾔσθητε ὁ Σωτὴρ γὰρ ἐξανέστη τοῦ µνήµατος.» Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν µε τὰ δικαιώµατά σου. Λίαν πρωΐ, Μυροφόροι ἔδραµον, πρὸς τὸ µνῆµά σου θρηνολογοῦσαι ἀλλ ἐπέστη, πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἄγγελος, καὶ εἶπε «Θρήνου ὁ καιρὸς πέπαυται, µὴ κλαίετε, τὴν Ἀνάστασιν δέ, Ἀποστόλοις εἴπατε.» Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν µε τὰ δικαιώµατά σου. Μυροφόροι γυναῖκες, µετὰ µύρων ἐλθοῦσαι, πρὸς τὸ µνῆµά σου, Σῶτερ ἐνηχοῦντο. Ἀγγέλου τρανῶς, πρὸς αὐτὰς φθεγγοµένου «Τὶ µετὰ νεκρῶν, τὸν ζώντα λογίζεσθε; ὡς Θεὸς γάρ, ἐξανέστη τοῦ µνήµατος.» Τριαδικὸν Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Προσκυνοῦµεν Πατέρα, καὶ τὸν τούτου Υἱόν τε, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦµα, τὴν Ἁγίαν Τριάδα,

12 essence, and we cry aloud together with the Seraphim: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O Lord. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. O Virgin, you gave birth to the Giver of life; from sin you delivered Adam, while to Eve you have rendered joy in place of sorrow. He Who was from you made incarnate, God and man, has directed to life him who fell from it. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Small Litany Ypakoë Read (Tone Plagal 2) By your voluntary, life-giving death, O Christ, You smashed the gates of Hades as God, and opened to us the ancient Garden of Paradise; and rising from the dead, You delivered our life from corruption. Anavathmoi 12 ἐν µιᾷ τῇ οὐσίᾳ, σὺν τοῖς Σεραφείµ, κράζοντες τό «Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος εἶ, Κύριε.» Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ζωοδότην τεκοῦσα, ἐλυτρώσω Παρθένε, τὸν Ἀδὰµ ἁµαρτίας, χαρµονὴν δὲ τῇ Εὔᾳ, ἀντὶ λύπης παρέσχες, ῥεύσαντα ζωῆς, ἴθυνε πρὸς ταύτην δέ, ὁ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθείς Θεὸς καὶ ἄνθρωπος. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Ὑπακοή Χῦµα (Ἦχος πλ. β ) Τῷ ἑκουσίῳ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου θανάτῳ Χριστέ, πύλας τοῦ ᾍδου συντρίψας ὡς Θεός, ἤνοιξας ἡµῖν τὸν πάλαι Παράδεισον, καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἐρρύσω ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωὴν ἡµῶν. Ἀναβαθµοὶ Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β First Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον α I direct my eyes to You in heaven, O Word. Show me mercy, so that I may live in You. Have mercy on us who sustain derision; and make us Your useful vessels, O Word. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. In the Holy Spirit is the cause of universal salvation; when He blows on someone as befits His nature, He quickly uplifts him from the mundane, gives him wings, augments him, ranges him on high. Ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς µου αἴρω, πρὸς σὲ Λόγε, οἴκτειρόν µε, ἵνα ζῶ σοι. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς τοὺς ἐξουθενουµένους, καταρτίζων εὔχρηστα, σκεύη σου Λόγε. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, πανσωστικὴ αἰτία, εἴ τινι τούτων κατ ἀξίαν πνεύσει, τάχει ἐξαίρει τῶν τῆς γῆς, πτεροῖ, αὔξει, τάττει ἄνω.

13 Second Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον β If the Lord were not among us, none of us could have withstood a single battle with the foe; they who are victorious are exalted from here. Let not my soul be caught like a sparrow in their teeth, O Word: Woe is me! How shall I be delivered from the enemy, enamored with sin as I am? Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. In the Holy Spirit is theosis, good pleasure, understanding, peace and blessing for all men; He has the same energies as the Father and the Word. 13 Εἰ µὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἦν ἐν ἡµῖν, οὐδεὶς ἡµῶν ἀντισχεῖν ἠδύνατο, ἐχθροῦ πάλαισµα οἱ νικῶντες γὰρ ἔνθεν ὑψοῦνται. Τοῖς ὁδοῦσιν αὐτῶν, µή µου ληφθήτω ἡ ψυχή, ὡς στρουθίον Λόγε, οἴµοι! πῶς µέλλω τῶν ἐχθρῶν ῥυσθῆναι, φιλαµαρτήµων ὑπάρχων. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, ἐνθέωσις τοῖς πᾶσιν, εὐδοκία, σύνεσις, εἰρήνη καὶ ἡ εὐλογία ἰσουργὸν γὰρ τῷ Πατρί ἐστι καὶ Λόγῳ. Third Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον γ They whose confidence is in the Lord are fearsome to foes and marveled by all, for they look up to heaven. Having You as Helper, the portion of the righteous does not stretch forth its hands in unlawful acts, O Savior. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. In the Holy Spirit is universal dominion, which the armies above worship, as does everything that has breath below. Prokeimenon Verse (monophonically intoned) Lord, rouse Your power, and come to save us. (Chanted) Lord, rouse Your power, and come to save us. Verse (monophonically intoned) O Shepherd of Israel, give ear. (Chanted) Lord, rouse Your power, and come to save us. Οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπὶ Κύριον ἐχθροῖς φοβεροί, καὶ πᾶσι θαυµαστικοί ἄνω γὰρ ὁρῶσιν. Ἐν ἀνοµίαις χεῖρας αὐτῶν, ὁ τῶν δικαίων κλῆρος, ἐπίκουρόν σε ἔχων, Σῶτερ οὐκ ἐκτείνει. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, τὸ κράτος ἐπὶ πάντων, ὅπερ αἱ ἄνω Στρατηγίαι προσκυνοῦσι, σὺν πάσῃ πνοῇ τῶν κάτω. Προκείµενον Κύριε, ἐξέγειρον τὴν δυναστείαν σου, καὶ ἐλθὲ εἰς τὸ σῶσαι ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, ἐξέγειρον τὴν δυναστείαν σου, καὶ ἐλθὲ εἰς τὸ σῶσαι ἡµᾶς. Στίχ. Ὁ ποιµαίνων τὸν Ἰσραὴλ πρόσχες. Κύριε, ἐξέγειρον τὴν δυναστείαν σου, καὶ ἐλθὲ εἰς τὸ σῶσαι ἡµᾶς.

14 Kontakion of the Hierarch Read (Tone Plagal 4) To you the champion Holy and divine instrument of wisdom, joyful trumpet of theology, with one accord we sing your praises, O Gregory inspired of God. But since you stand now in mind and spirit before the Original Mind, guide our minds to Him, O Father, that we may cry to you: Rejoice, preacher of grace. Oikos of the Hierarch Read (Tone Plagal 2) To An angel of supreme rank You appeared on earth as an angelic messenger, proclaiming the mysteries of God unto mortal men. Endowed with a human mind and flesh, yet speaking in the voice of the bodiless powers, you have filled us with amazement, O saint inspired by God, and thus leading us to cry out to you: Rejoice, for through you the darkness is dispelled; rejoice, for through you the light has returned. Rejoice, messenger of the uncreated Godhead; rejoice, reprover of created folly. Rejoice, height impossible to climb, that tells of God s nature; rejoice, depth hard to scan, that speaks of His energy. Rejoice, for you have rightly proclaimed God s glory; rejoice, for you have denounced the opinions of evildoers. Rejoice, torch that shows us the sun; Rejoice, cup filled with nectar. Rejoice, for through you the truth has shone forth; rejoice, for through you falsehood has been plunged into darkness. Rejoice, O preacher of grace! Resurrection Kontakion Read (Tone Plagal 2) When the Life-bestower, Christ God, had resurrected all those dead from eternity from the dismal caverns by His vivifying hand, He 14 Κοντάκιον τοῦ Ἱεράρχου Χῦµα (Ἦχος πλ. δ ) Τῇ ὑπερµάχῳ στρατηγῷ Τὸ τῆς σοφίας ἱερὸν καὶ θεῖον ὄργανον, θεολογίας τὴν λαµπρὰν συµφώνως σάλπιγγα ἀνυµνοῦµέν σε Γρηγόριε θεορρῆµον. Ἀλλ ὡς νοῦς Νοῒ τῷ πρώτῳ παριστάµενος, πρὸς αὐτὸν τὸν νοῦν ἡµῶν Πάτερ ὁδήγησον, ἵνα κράζωµεν Χαῖρε Κήρυξ τῆς χάριτος. Οἶκος τοῦ Ἱεράρχου Χῦµα (Ἦχος πλ. β ) Πρὸς τό «Ἄγγελος πρωτοστάτης» Ἄγγελος ἀνεφάνης ἐπὶ γῆς τῶν ἀρρήτων, τὰ θεῖα τοῖς βροτοῖς ἐξαγγέλλων ταῖς γὰρ τῶν Ἀσωµάτων φωναῖς ἀνθρωπίνῳ νοῒ τε καὶ σαρκὶ χρώµενος, ἐξέστησας ἡµᾶς, καὶ βοᾶν σοι Θεορρῆµον, ἔπεισας ταῦτα Χαῖρε δι οὗ τὸ σκότος ἠλάθη, χαῖρε, δι οὗ τὸ φῶς ἀντεισῆλθε. Χαῖρε τῆς ἀκτίστου Θεότητος Ἄγγελε, χαῖρε τῆς κτιστῆς καὶ µωρᾶς ὄντως ἔλεγχε. Χαῖρε, ὕψος ἀνεπίβατον, τὴν Θεοῦ φύσιν εἰπών, χαῖρε, βάθος δυσθεώρητον, τὴν ἐνέργειαν εἰπών. Χαῖρε ὅτι τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ καλῶς εἶπας, χαῖρε, ὅτι τὰς δόξας τῶν κακούργων ἐξεῖπας. Χαῖρε, φωστὴρ ὁ δείξας τὸν Ἥλιον, χαῖρε κρατὴρ τοῦ νέκταρος πάροχε. Χαῖρε, δι οὗ ἡ ἀλήθεια λάµπει, χαῖρε, δι οὗ ἐσκοτίσθη τὸ ψεῦδος. Χαῖρε Κήρυξ τῆς χάριτος. Κοντάκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Χῦµα (Ἦχος πλ. β ) Τῇ ζωαρχικῇ παλάµῃ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐκ τῶν ζοφερῶν κευθµώνων ὁ Ζωοδότης, ἀναστήσας ἅπαντας Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, τὴν ἀνάστασιν

15 freely bestowed resurrection on the substance of our mortal humanity; for He is the Savior of all, Resurrection and Life, and the God of all things. Resurrection Oikos Read (Tone Plagal 2) We believers venerate and praise in song Your cross and tomb, O Giver of Life; for as almighty God You have belayed Hades, O You Who live forever; You tore the gates of Hades to shreds, and as God You have razed the might of death. So we, the earth-born, avidly praise in doxology the One now raised, Who destroyed the deadly power of our foe; You have resurrected everyone who believes in You; You have rescued the world from the serpent s fangs, and You have snatched us from allure to the hostile one: You Who alone have the ability to do this. Hence we piously sing the praises of Your resurrection, by which You saved us, as the God of all things. From the Menaion: Synaxarion On the eighth day of the month, the Memory of our venerable Father and Confessor Theophylact, Bishop of Nikomedia. On the same day, the Memory of our venerable Father Paul of Plusias, the Confessor. On the same day, the Memory of the Holy Apostle Hermas, whom the Apostle Paul mentioned in his Epistle to the Romans. On the same day, the Holy Martyr Dion ended this life by the sword. On the same day, the Venerable Dometios ended this life in peace. And add the following: On the same day, the second Sunday of the Fast, the memory of our Father among the saints, Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonika. Through his intercessions, O God, have mercy on us, and save us. Amen. 15 ἑβράβευσε, τῷ βροτείῳ φυράµατι ὑπάρχει γὰρ πάντων Σωτήρ, ἀνάστασις καὶ ζωή, καὶ Θεὸς τοῦ παντός. Οἶκος Ἀναστάσιµος Χῦµα (Ἦχος πλ. β ) Τὸν Σταυρὸν καὶ τὴν Ταφήν σου Ζωοδότα, ἀνυµνοῦµεν οἱ πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνοῦµεν, ὅτι τὸν ᾍδην ἔδησας Ἀθάνατε, ὡς Θεὸς παντοδύναµος, καὶ νεκροὺς συνανέστησας, καὶ πύλας τοῦ ᾍδου συνέτριψας, καὶ κράτος τοῦ θανάτου καθεῖλες ὡς Θεός. Διὸ οἱ γηγενεῖς δοξολογοῦµέν σε πόθῳ τὸν ἀναστάντα, καὶ καθελόντα ἐχθροῦ τὸ κράτος τοῦ πανώλους, καὶ πάντας ἀναστήσαντα τοὺς ἐπὶ σοὶ πιστεύσαντας, καὶ κόσµον λυτρωσάµενον ἐκ τῶν βελῶν τοῦ ὄφεως, καὶ ὡς µόνον δυνατόν, ἐκ τῆς πλάνης τοῦ ἐχθροῦ λυτρωσάµενον ἡµᾶς ὅθεν ἀνυµνοῦµεν εὐσεβῶς τὴν Ἀνάστασίν σου, δι ἧς ἔσωσας ἡµᾶς, ὡς Θεὸς τοῦ παντός. Ἐκ τοῦ Μηναίου Συναξάριον Τῇ Η' τοῦ αὐτοῦ µηνός, µνήµη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρος ἡµῶν καὶ Ὁµολογητοῦ Θεοφυλάκτου Ἐπισκόπου Νικοµηδείας. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Μνήµη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡµῶν Παύλου Πλουσιάδος τοῦ Ὁµολογητοῦ. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Μνήµη τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀποστόλου Ἑρµοῦ, οὗ µέµνηται ὁ Ἀπόστολος Παῦλος ἐν τῇ πρὸς Ῥωµαίους ἐπιστολῇ. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, ὁ Ἁγιος Μάρτυς Δίων µαχαίρᾳ τελειοῦται. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, ὁ Ὅσιος Δοµέτιος ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται. Καὶ τὸ Ὑπόµνηµα Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Κυριακὴ δευτέρα τῶν Νηστειῶν, µνήµην ἐπιτελοῦµεν τοῦ ἐν Ἁγίοις Πατρὸς ἡµῶν Γρηγορίου Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Θεσσαλονίκης τοῦ Παλαµᾶ. Ταῖς αὐτοῦ πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς.

16 Katavasiai 16 Καταβασίαι Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος δ Ode 1 Ὠδὴ α My mouth shall I open up and by the Spirit shall it be filled; and I shall pour out a word unto the Mother and Queen; and I shall be seen in cheerful celebration; and joyfully I shall sing lauding her wonders. Ode 3 Establish, all-holy Theotokos, O living and ever-welling fount, your choristers assembled in spiritual fellowship, and crowns of glory graciously in your divine magnificence grant to them. Ode 4 Comprehending the unfathomable divine will of your incarnation by the Virgin, O most High, the prophet Habbakuk cried out: Glory to your power, O Lord. Ode 5 Amazed was the universe by your divine magnificence. For while never consummating marriage, you held, O virgin the God of all in your womb, and gave birth unto a timeless Son Who rewards salvation to all who chant hymns of praise to you. Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόµα µου, καὶ πληρωθήσεται Πνεύµατος, καὶ λόγον ἐρεύξοµαι, τῇ Βασιλίδι Μητρί καὶ ὀφθήσοµαι, φαιδρῶς πανηγυρίζων, καὶ ᾄσω γηθόµενος, ταύτης τὰ θαύµατα. Ὠδὴ γ. Τοὺς σοὺς ὑµνολόγους, Θεοτόκε, ἡ ζῶσα καὶ ἄφθονος πηγή, θίασον συγκροτήσαντας, πνευµατικὸν στερέωσον καὶ ἐν τῇ θείᾳ δόξῃ Σου, στεφάνων δόξης ἀξίωσον. Ὠδὴ δ. Τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστον θείαν βουλήν, τῆς ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου σαρκώσεως, Σοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου, ὁ προφήτης Ἀββακούµ, κατανοῶν ἐκραύγαζε Δόξα τῇ δυνάµει Σου Κύριε. Ὠδὴ ε. Ἐξέστη τὰ σύµπαντα, ἐπὶ τῇ θείᾳ δόξῃ Σου Σὺ γάρ, ἀπειρόγαµε Παρθένε, ἔσχες ἐν µήτρᾳ, τὸν ἐπὶ πάντων Θεόν, καὶ τέτοκας ἄχρονον Υἱόν, πᾶσι τοῖς ὑµνοῦσί Σε, σωτηρίαν βραβεύουσα. Ode 6 Ὠδὴ ς O Godly-minded people, as we observe this solemn and divine feast in honor of the Mother of God, come let us clap our hands for joy while glorifying God Who was born of her. Τὴν θείαν ταύτην καὶ πάντιµον, τελοῦντες Ἑορτὴν οἱ θεόφρονες, τῆς Θεοµήτορος, δεῦτε τὰς χεῖρας κροτήσωµεν, τὸν ἐξ Αὐτῆς τεχθέντα, Θεὸν δοξάζοντες. Ode 7 Ὠδὴ ζ Godly-minded three did not adore created things in the Creator s stead, but bravely trampling upon the threat of the furnace fire, they chanted joyfully: O supremely praised, and most-exalted Lord and God of our fathers You are blessed. Οὐκ ἐλάτρευσαν, τῇ κτίσει οἱ θεόφρονες, παρὰ τὸν κτίσαντα ἀλλὰ πυρὸς ἀπειλήν, ἀνδρείως πατήσαντες, χαίροντες ἔψαλλον Ὑπερύµνητε, ὁ τῶν πατέρων Κύριος, καὶ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ. Ode 8 Ὠδὴ η We praise, we bless, and we worship the Lord. Αἰνοῦµεν, εὐλογοῦµεν καὶ προσκυνοῦµεν τὸν Κύριον. Pious children stood within the furnace, the child of the Theotokos went and rescued them. Παῖδας εὐαγεῖς ἐν τῇ καµίνῳ, ὁ τόκος τῆς Θεοτόκου διεσώσατο, τότε µὲν τυπούµενος

17 He was prefigured then, manifestly acting now, is gathering together the entire universe to sing the hymn: O praise and supremely exalt the Lord, O all ye His works, unto the ages. Sixth Eothinon Gospel 17 νῦν δὲ ἐνεργούµενος, τὴν οἰκουµένην ἅπασαν, ἀγείρει ψάλλουσαν Τὸν Κύριον ὑµνεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. Εὐαγγέλιον Ἑωθινὰ ΣΤ Luke 24:36-53 Λουκάν κδ Having beheld the resurrection... Psalm 50, then: Intercessory Troparia «Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ Θεασάµενοι...,» Ψαλµός Ν, εἶτα Τροπάρια Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Open to me the doors of repentance, O Giver of life; for early in the morning my spirit seeks Your holy temple, bearing itself a bodily temple all defiled; in Your compassion cleanse it according to Your great mercy. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Guide me in the paths of salvation, O Theotokos; for I have defiled my soul with shameful sins, and have wasted all my life in slothfulness: by your intercessions, deliver me from all uncleanness. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Τῆς µετανοίας ἄνοιξόν µοι πύλας Ζωοδότα ὀρθρίζει γὰρ τὸ πνεῦµά µου, πρὸς ναὸν τὸν ἅγιόν σου, ναὸν φέρον τοῦ σώµατος, ὅλον ἐσπιλωµένον ἀλλ ὡς οἰκτίρµων κάθαρον, εὐσπλάγχνῳ σου ἐλέει. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Τῆς σωτηρίας εὔθυνόν µοι τρίβους, Θεοτόκε αἰσχραῖς γὰρ κατερρύπωσα, τὴν ψυχὴν ἁµαρτίαις, ὡς ῥαθύµως τὸν βίον µου, ὅλον ἐκδαπανήσας, ταῖς σαῖς πρεσβείαις ῥῦσαί µε, πάσης ἀκαθαρσίας. Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β Merciful One, have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the multitude of Your compassions blot out my transgression. When I ponder in wretchedness the multitude of my misfortunes, I tremble for the fearful day of judgment; but trusting in Your merciful compassion, like David I cry to You: have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your mercy. Ἐλέησόν µε ὁ Θεὸς κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρµῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόµηµά µου. Τὰ πλήθη τῶν πεπραγµένων µοι δεινῶν, ἐννοῶν ὁ τάλας, τρέµω τὴν φοβερὰν ἡµέραν τῆς κρίσεως, ἀλλὰ θαρρῶν εἰς τὸ ἔλεος τῆς εὐσπλαγχνίας σου, ὡς ὁ Δαυῒδ βοῶ σοι Ἐλέησόν µε ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ µέγα σου ἔλεος. O Lord, save Your people... «Σῶσων ὁ Θεὸς τῶν λαόν σου...» More honorable... Katavasia «Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν...» Καταβασία Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος δ

18 Ode 9 Ὠδὴ θ Earthlings one and all, with festival lamps in hand, in spirit leap for joy; and you incorporeal angelic powers in heaven celebrate, thus honoring the sacred feast of the Mother of God and salute her: O all-blessed one, ever-virgin and pure, who gave birth to God. Small Litany. Holy is the Lord our God Holy is the Lord our God. Holy is the Lord our God. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at the footstool of His feet, for He is holy. Exaposteilaria Eothinon Resurrection Exaposteilarion Sixth Eothina Tone Plagal 2 Revealing Your human nature after Your resurrection, O Savior, You ate food and standing in their midst You preached repentance. You thereafter ascended immediately to Your heavenly Father and promised to send the Comforter to Your disciples. O most divine God-Man, glory to Your resurrection. Exaposteilarion of the Hierarch Tone 2 The Apostles gathered together Rejoice, glory of the fathers, voice of the theologians, tabernacle of inward stillness, dwelling-place of wisdom, greatest of teachers, deep ocean of the world. Rejoice, you who practiced the virtues of the active life and ascended to the height of contemplation; Rejoice, healer of man s sickness. Rejoice, shrine of the Spirit; Rejoice, father, who even though you are dead yet lives. Theotokion Lady and queen of all, come to our aid in our distress and danger before it is too late. Be 18 Ἅπας γηγενής, σκιρτάτω τῷ πνεύµατι, λαµπαδουχούµενος πανηγυριζέτω δέ, ἀύλων Νόων, φύσις γεραίρουσα, τὰ ἱερὰ θαυµάσια τῆς Θεοµήτορος, καὶ βοάτω Χαίροις παµµακάριστε, Θεοτόκε ἁγνή, ἀειπάρθενε. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Ἅγιος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν Ἅγιος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν. Ἅγιος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν. Ὑψοῦτε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, καὶ προσκυνεῖτε τῷ ὑποποδίῳ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ. ὅτι Ἅγιός ἐστιν. Ἐξαποστειλάρια Ἐξαποστειλάριον Ἑωθινὸν Ἀναστάσιµον Ἑωθινὰ ΣΤ Ἦχος πλ. β Δεικνύων ὅτι ἄνθρωπος, Σῶτερ εἶ κατ' οὐσίαν, ἐν µέσῳ στὰς ἐδίδασκες, ἀναστὰς ἐκ τοῦ τάφου, καὶ βρώσεως συµµετέσχες, βάπτισµα µετανοίας, εὐθὺς δὲ πρὸς οὐράνιον, ἀνελήφθης Πατέρα, καὶ Μαθηταῖς, πέµπειν τὸν Παράκλητον ἐπηγγείλω, Ὑπέρθεε Θεάνθρωπε, δόξα τῇ σῇ Ἐγέρσει. Ἐξαποστειλάριον τοῦ Ἱεράρχου Ἦχος β Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωµεν Χαῖρε Πατέρων καύχηµα θεολόγων τὸ στόµα, τῆς ἡσυχίας σκήνωµα, τῆς σοφίας ὁ οἶκος, τῶν Διδασκάλων ἀκρότης πέλαγος τὸ τοῦ λόγου, πράξεως χαῖρε ὄργανον θεωρίας ἀκρότης θεραπευτά, καὶ τῶν νόσων τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων, Πνεύµατος χαῖρε τέµενος καὶ θανὼν καὶ ζῶν Πάτερ. Θεοτοκίον Δέσποινα πάντων Ἄνασσα, πρόφθασον ἐν κινδύνοις πρόφθασον ἐν ταῖς θλίψεσι πάρεσο

19 with us in our hour of need at the last day; do not let Satan nor hell nor destruction seize us. Through your intercessions, O Lady and Mother of God, grant that we may all stand uncondemned before the fearful judgment seat of your Son. Praises Let every breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. To You is due praise, O God. Praise Him all you His Angels; praise Him all you His hosts. To You is due praise, O God. Resurrection Stichera 19 ἐν ἀνάγκαις τῆς τελευταίας ἡµέρας µὴ Σατὰν ἡµᾶς λάβῃ, µὴ ᾍδης µὴ ἀπώλεια, Βήµατι τοῦ Υἱοῦ σου τῷ φοβερῷ, ἀνευθύνους ἅπαντας παραστῆναι, ὦ Θεοµῆτορ Δέσποινα ποίησον σαῖς πρεσβείαις. Αἶνοι Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν αἰνεῖτε αὺτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑψἰστοις Σοὶ πρέπει ὕµνος τῷ Θεῷ. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ Ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάµεις αὐτοῦ Σοὶ πρέπει ὕµνος τῷ Θεῷ. Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιµα Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β First Hymn of Praise Στίχος α To do among them the judgment that is written; this glory shall be to all His saints. Lord, Your Cross is life and resurrection for us Your people; and trusting in it we extol You, our God, Who has risen: Have mercy on us. Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς κρῖµα ἔγγραπτον. Δόξα αὕτη ἔσται πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ. Ὁ Σταυρός σου Κύριε, ζωὴ καὶ ἀνάστασις ὑπάρχει τῷ λαῷ σου, καὶ ἐπ αὐτῷ πεποιθότες, σὲ τὸν ἀναστάντα, Θεὸν ἡµῶν ὑµνοῦµεν, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Second Hymn of Praise Στίχος β Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power. Sovereign Lord, Your burial has opened Paradise to the human race; and now redeemed from corruption, we extol You, our God, Who has risen: Have mercy on us. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν στερεώµατι τῆς δυνάµεως αὐτοῦ. Ἡ ταφή σου Δέσποτα, Παράδεισον ἤνοιξε τῷ γένει τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ἐκ φθορᾶς λυτρωθέντες, σὲ τὸν ἀναστάντα, Θεὸν ἡµῶν ὑµνοῦµεν, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Third Hymn of Praise Στίχος γ Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the multitude of His greatness. As to the Father and the Spirit, so to Christ Who rose from the dead let us sing our hymns of praise; and to Him let us cry out, You are our life and resurrection: Have mercy on us. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς µεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ. Σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύµατι, Χριστὸν ἀνυµνήσωµεν, τὸν ἀναστάντα ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐκβοῶµεν Σὺ ζωὴ ὑπάρχεις, ἡµῶν καὶ ἀνάστασις, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Fourth Hymn of Praise Στίχος δ Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the psaltery and harp. O Christ, as it was written, You rose the third day from the sepulcher, resurrecting our Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ, σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ. Τριήµερος ἀνέστης Χριστέ, ἐκ τάφου καθὼς γέγραπται, συνεγείρας τὸν Προπάτορα ἡµῶν

20 primal father with yourself. For this the race of mankind extols Your resurrection with sacred anthems, glorifying You. Prosomoia Stichera of the Hierarch Tone 1 The heavenly orders 20 διό σε καὶ δοξάζει, τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ἀνυµνεῖ σου τὴν Ἀνάστασιν. Στιχηρά Προσόµοια τοῦ Ἱεράρχου Ἦχος α Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγµάτων Fifth Hymn of Praise Στίχος ε Praise Him with timbrel and dance, praise Him with strings and flute. In the world you lived a life of blessedness, and now in heaven you rejoice in the assembly of the blessed; because you were meek, you dwell in the land that the meek inherit, O Bishop Gregory. God has made you rich in the grace of working miracles, which you bestow on those who honor you. Sixth Hymn of Praise Praise Him with tuneful cymbals; praise Him with cymbals of jubilation. Let every breath praise the Lord. (Repeat) In the world you lived a life of blessedness, and now in heaven you rejoice in the assembly of the blessed; because you were meek, you dwell in the land that the meek inherit, O Bishop Gregory. God has made you rich in the grace of working miracles, which you bestow on those who honor you. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυµπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ. Τὴν µακαρίαν ἐν Κόσµῳ ζωὴν διήνυσας, καὶ νῦν τῶν µακαρίων συνευφραίνῃ τοῖς δήµοις, καὶ γῆν τὴν τῶν πραέων, ὡς πρᾶος οἰκεῖς Ἱεράρχα Γρηγόριε, χάριν θαυµάτων πλουτεῖς δὲ παρὰ Θεοῦ ἣν παρέχεις τοῖς τιµῶσί σε. Στίχος στ Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυµβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυµβάλοις ἀλαλαγµοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. (Πάλιν) Τὴν µακαρίαν ἐν Κόσµῳ ζωὴν διήνυσας, καὶ νῦν τῶν µακαρίων συνευφραίνῃ τοῖς δήµοις, καὶ γῆν τὴν τῶν πραέων, ὡς πρᾶος οἰκεῖς Ἱεράρχα Γρηγόριε, χάριν θαυµάτων πλουτεῖς δὲ παρὰ Θεοῦ ἣν παρέχεις τοῖς τιµῶσί σε. Seventh Hymn of Praise Στίχος ζ The mouths of the righteous shall meditate wisdom. O blessed saint, you planted the dogmas of Orthodoxy and cut down the thorns of heresy. With your words you have watered the seed of faith, making it grow, and as an active husbandman you brought to God ears of wheat that had increased a hundredfold. Στόµα Δικαίου µελετήσει σοφίαν καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτοῦ λαλήσει κρίσιν. Ὀρθοδοξίας τὰ δόγµατα κατεφύτευσας, κακοδοξίας Μάκαρ ἐκτεµῶν τὰς ἀκάνθας, καὶ Πίστεως τὸν σπόρον πληθύνας καλῶς, τῇ ἑποµβρίᾳ τῶν λόγων σου, ἑκατοστεύοντα στάχυν ὡς πρακτικὸς γεωργὸς Θεῷ προσήνεγκας. Eighth Hymn of Praise Στίχος η Your priests shall be clothed with righteousness. The glory of your blameless life, O blessed saint, amazed both angels and mankind. With steadfast purpose you labored in the ascetic life, and showed yourself to be a worthy Οἱ Ἱερεῖς σου Κύριε ἐνδύσονται δικαιοσύνην καὶ οἱ ὅσιοί σου ἀγαλλιάσονται. Τὴν τοῦ ἀµέµπτου σου βίου Μάκαρ λαµπρότητα, ἐθαύµασαν, Ἀγγέλων, καὶ ἀνθρώπων οἱ δῆµοι, καὶ γὰρ τῇ προαιρέσει, στερρὸς ἀθλητής, καὶ ἀσκητὴς ἀναδέδειξαι,