Feast of the Holy Great Martyr and all-wise Katherine November 25

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1 Feast of the Holy Great Martyr and all-wise Katherine November 25 The Holy Great Martyr and all-wise Katherine, and the Holy Great Martyr Mercurios. Apodosis of the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos. Τῆς Ἁγίας Μεγαλοµάρτυρος καί πανσόφου Αἰκατερίνης, καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Μεγαλοµάρτυρος Μερκουρίου. Ἀπόδοσις τῆς Ἑορτῆς τῶν Εἰσοδίων τῆς Θεοτόκου. November 25 Katherine was the daughter of King Konstus. After the death of her father, she lived with her mother in Alexandria. Her mother was secretly a Christian who, through her spiritual father, brought Katherine to the Christian Faith. In a vision, Saint Katherine received a ring from the Lord Jesus Himself as a sign of her betrothal to Him. This ring remains on her finger even today. Katherine was greatly gifted by God and was well educated in Greek philosophy, medicine, rhetoric and logic. In addition to that, she was of unusual physical beauty. When the iniquitous Emperor Maxentios offered sacrifices to the idols and ordered others to do the same, Katherine boldly confronted the emperor and denounced his idolatrous errors. The emperor, seeing that she was greater than he in wisdom and knowledge, summoned fifty of his wisest men to debate with her on matters of faith and to put her to shame. Katherine outwitted and shamed them. In a rage, the emperor ordered all fifty of those men burned. By Saint Katherine's prayers, all fifty confessed the name of Christ and declared themselves Christians before their execution. After Katherine had been put in prison, she converted the emperor's commander, Porphyrios, and two hundred soldiers to the true Faith, as well as Empress Augusta-Vasilissa herself. They all suffered for Christ. During the torture of Saint Katherine, an angel of God came to her and destroyed the wheel on which the holy virgin was being tortured. Afterward, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself appeared to her and comforted her. After many tortures, Katherine was beheaded at the age of eighteen, on November 24, 310. Milk, instead of blood, flowed from her body. Her miracle-working relics repose on Mount Sinai. When Emperor Decius once waged war against the barbarians, there was in his army the commander of an Armenian regiment called the Martenesians, named Mercurius. In battle, an angel of the Lord appeared to Mercurius, placed a sword in his hand, and assured him of victory over his enemies. Indeed, Mercurius displayed wonderful courage, mowing down the enemy like grass. Following this glorious victory Emperor Decius made him chief commander of his army, but envious men reported Mercurius to the emperor for being a Christian, a fact which he did not hide but openly acknowledged before the emperor. Mercurius was tortured harshly and at length; he was cut into strips with knives and burned with fire. An angel of God appeared to him in prison and healed him. Finally, the emperor proclaimed that General Mercurius be beheaded in Cappadocia. When they beheaded him, his body became as white as snow and emitted a most wonderful incenselike fragrance. His miracle-working relics healed many of the sick. This most wonderful soldier of Christ suffered for the Faith sometime between AD 251 and

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3 At Great Vespers The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Prosomoia Stichera of the Feast Tone Plagal 4 O paradoxical wonder 3 Εἰς τὸν Μεγἀλον Ἐσπερινόν Ὁ Προιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, Ἐκέκραξα» Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος α' Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου θαύµατος Stichos 1 Stichos 1 If You should mark iniquities, Lord, O Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. Today, O faithful, let us exchange glad tidings, singing psalms to the Lord and hymns of praise in honor of His Mother, the holy Tabernacle, the Ark that contained the Word Whom nothing can contain. She is offered to God as a child in a marvelous way, and Zachariah, the high priest, receives her with great joy, for she is the dwelling-place of God. Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε, Κύριε τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµός ἐστιν. Σήµερον πιστοὶ χορεύσωµεν, ἐν ψαλµοῖς καὶ ὕµνοις, τῷ Κυρίω ᾄδοντες, τιµῶντες καὶ τὴν αὐτοῦ, ἡγιασµένην σκηνήν, τὴν ἔµψυχον κιβωτόν, τὴν τὸν ἀχώρητον Λόγον χωρήσασαν προσφέρεται γὰρ Θεῷ, ὑπερφυῶς τῇ σαρκὶ νηπιάζουσα, καὶ Ἀρχιερεὺς ὁ µέγας, Ζαχαρίας δέχεται, εὐφραινόµενος ταύτην, ὡς Θεοῦ κατοικητήριον. Stichos 2 Στίχος β 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. Today the living Temple of the holy glory of Christ our God, Mary, the pure and blessed one, is presented to the Temple of Moses to live within its holy precincts. Joachim and Anna rejoice with her in the Spirit, and all the virgins sing hymns of praise to the Lord in honor of His Mother. Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Σήµερον ναὸς ὁ ἔµψυχος, τῆς ἁγίας δόξης, Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν, ἡ µόνη ἐν γυναιξίν, εὐλογηµένη ἁγνή, προσφέρεται τῷ Ναῷ τῷ νοµικῷ κατοικεῖν εἰς τὰ Ἅγια, καὶ χαίρουσι σὺν αὐτῇ, Ἰωακεὶµ καὶ ἡ Ἄννα τῷ πνεύµατι, καὶ παρθενικαὶ χορεῖαι, τῷ Κυρίω ᾄδουσι, ψαλµικῶς µελῳδοῦσαι, καὶ τιµῶσαι τὴν Μητέρα αὐτοῦ. Stichos 3 Στίχος γ From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. You are the subject of the preaching of the prophets, O virgin Mother of God, and the glory of the Apostles. You are the pride of the martyrs and the cause of renewal for the whole human race; for through you, we have been reconciled to God. Wherefore, we honor your entrance into the Temple of the Lord, repeating to you the salutation of the Angel, for we are saved through your intercession, O most-honorable one! Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Σὺ τῶν Προφητῶν τὸ κήρυγµα, Ἀποστόλων δόξα, καὶ Μαρτύρων καύχηµα, καὶ πάντων τῶν γηγενῶν ἡ ἀνακαίνισις, Παρθένε Μήτηρ Θεοῦ διὰ γὰρ σοῦ τῷ Θεῷ κατηλλάγηµεν. Διὸ τιµῶµεν τὴν σήν, ἐν τῷ ναῷ τοῦ Κυρίου προέλευσιν, καὶ σὺν τῷ Ἀγγέλῳ πάντες, ψαλµικῶς τὸ Χαῖρέ σοι, τῇ πανσέµνῳ βοῶµεν, τῇ πρεσβείᾳ σου σῳζόµενοι.

4 Prosomoia Stichera of the Saint Tone 1 The heavenly orders 4 Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τῆς Ἁγίας Ἦχος α Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγµάτων Stichos 4 Στίχος δ For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel out of all his iniquities. Today the city of Alexandria rejoices, having your swaddling clothes, O Martyr, in your holy temple; wherefore we also piously celebrate your honored memory, O Katherine; intercede for those who honor you. Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. Σήµερον τέρπεται πόλις ἡ Ἀλεξάνδρεια, τὰ σπάργανά σου Μάρτυς, ἐν τῷ θείῳ ναῷ σου, κατέχουσα προφρόνως διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς, εὐσεβῶς ἑορτάζοµεν, Αἰκατερῖνα τήν µνήµην σου τὴν σεπτήν, ὑπερεύχου τῶν τιµώντων σε. Stichos 5 Στίχος ε Praise the Lord, all you nations, praise Him, all you peoples. Let us celebrate the memory of Katherine, for by word and deed she truly set at naught all the hosts of the enemy and the opposition of the rhetoricians. By her prayers deliver us, O God, from heresy. Stichos 6 For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. Rejoice, most-glorious and noble martyr Katherine, for the Mount of Sinai, whereon Moses beheld the bush which burned, yet was not consumed, now keeps your God-pleasing body which Christ transferred to there, even until the time of His Second Coming. Idiomelon of the Saint Tone 2 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Let us joyfully make haste to the festival of the divinely-wise Martyr Katherine, O you who love the martyrs, and with praises let us crown her as with flowers, crying out to her: Rejoice you who denounced the insolence of the foolish rhetoricians as full of ignorant reasonings, and led them to the divine faith! Rejoice you who gave your body over to subtle torments out of love for your Creator, Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Αἰκατερίνης τὴν µνήµην νῦν ἑορτάσωµεν αὐτὴ γὰρ ὄντως πάσας, τοῦ ἐχθροῦ τὰς δυνάµεις, ἐν λόγῳ τε καὶ ἔργῳ, καθεῖλε στερρῶς, καὶ Ῥητόρων τὴν ἔνστασιν Ἀλλὰ δεήσεσι ταύτης ῥῦσαι ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ τῶν αἱρέσεων. Στίχος στ Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Χαίροις πανένδοξε Μάρτυς Αἰκατερῖνα σεµνή ἐν τῷ Σινᾷ γὰρ ὄρει, ἐν ᾧ εἶδε τὴν βάτον, Μωσῆς µὴ φλεγοµένην, ἐν τούτῳ Χριστός, τὸ θεάρεστον σκῆνός σου, νῦν µεταθείς σε φυλάττει ἕως καιροῦ, τῆς δευτέρας παρουσίας αὐτοῦ. Ἱδιόµελον τῆς Ἁγίας Ἦχος β' Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Χαρµονικῶς τῇ πανηγύρει, τῆς θεοσόφου Μάρτυρος Αἰκατερίνης, συνδράµωµεν ὦ φιλοµάρτυρες, καὶ ταύτην τοῖς ἐπαίνοις, ὡς ἄνθεσι καταστέψωµεν Χαίροις βοῶντες αὐτῇ, ἡ τῶν φληνάφων Ῥητόρων, τὴν θρασυστοµίαν ἐλέγξασα, ὡς ἀπαιδευσίας ἀνάπλεων, καὶ τούτους πρὸς πίστιν θείαν χειραγωγήσασα Χαίροις ἡ τὸ σῶµα πολυπλόκοις βασάνοις ἐκδοῦσα, δι' ἀγάπην τοῦ Ποιητοῦ σου, καὶ µὴ

5 and were not destroyed inasmuch as you were an invincible maiden! Rejoice, you who have inherited mansions on high as a reward for your pains; may we who hymn you and who seek the same abodes, not fall away in hopelessness. Idiomelon of the Feast Tone Plagal 4 Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. In your infancy, O Lady, Bride of God, you entered the temple of God to be brought up in the Holy of Holies, for you are holy. There the Archangel Gabriel was sent to serve you and to bring you food. All the heavenly powers were amazed at the sight of the Holy Spirit dwelling in you. Wherefore, O pure Mother of God, all blameless, glorified in heaven and on earth, save our race! Entrance O gladsome Light, and Prokeimenon of the day. Old Testament Readings The reading from Isaiah. 5 καταβληθεῖσα, ὡς ἄκµων ἀνάλωτος Χαίροις ἡ ταῖς ἄνω µοναῖς, ἀντάξια τῶν πόνων εἰσοικισθεῖσα, καὶ δόξης αἰωνίου κατατρυφήσασα, ἧς ἐφιέµενοι οἱ ὑµνῳδοί σου, τῆς ἐλπίδος µὴ ἐκπέσοιµεν. Ἱδιόµελον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος πλ. δ' Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Μετὰ τὸ τεχθῆναί σε, Θεόνυµφε Δέσποινα, παρεγένου ἐν Ναῷ Κυρίου, τοῦ ἀνατραφῆναι εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων, ὡς ἡγιασµένη. Τότε καὶ Γαβριὴλ ἀπεστάλη πρὸς σὲ τὴν πανάµωµον, τροφὴν κοµίζων σοι. Τὰ οὐράνια πάντα ἐξέστησαν, ὁρῶντα τὸ Πνεῦµα τὸ Ἅγιον ἐν σοὶ σκηνῶσαν. Διὸ ἄσπιλε ἀµόλυντε, ἡ ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς δοξαζοµένη, Μήτηρ Θεοῦ, σῷζε τὸ γένος ἡµῶν. Εἴσοδος «Φῶς ἱλαρόν...,» καὶ τὸ Προκείµενον τῆς ἡµέρας. Ἀναγνώσµατα First Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Α Isaiah 43:9-14 Ἡσ. 43, 9-14 Προφητείαις Ἡσαΐου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. Thus says the Lord: Let all the nations gather together, and let the peoples assemble. Who among them can declare this, and show us the former things? Let them bring their witnesses to justify them, and let them hear and say, It is true. "You are My witnesses," says the Lord, "and My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after Me. I, I am the Lord, and besides Me there is no savior. I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are My witnesses," says the Lord. "I am God, and also henceforth I am He; there is none who can deliver from My hand; I work and who can hinder it?" Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Τάδε λέγει Κύριος Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη συνήχθησαν ἅµα καὶ συναχθήσονται ἄρχοντες ἐξ αὐτῶν Τὶς ἀναγγελεῖ ταῦτα ἐν αὐτοῖς; ἢ τὰ ἐξ ἀρχῆς, τὶς ἀκουστὰ ποιήσει ἡµῖν; Ἀγαγέτωσαν τοὺς µάρτυρας αὐτῶν, καὶ δικαιωθήτωσαν. Καὶ εἰπάτωσαν ἀληθῆ, Γίνεσθέ µοι µάρτυρες, καὶ ἐγὼ µάρτυς Κύριος ὁ Θεός, καὶ ὁ παῖς, ὃν ἐξελεξάµην, ἵνα γνῶτε καὶ πιστεύσητε, καὶ συνῆτε, ὅτι ἐγὼ εἰµι. Ἔµπροσθέν µου οὐκ ἐγένετο ἄλλος Θεός, καὶ µετ ἐµὲ οὐκ ἔσται. Ἐγὼ εἰµι ὁ Θεός, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι πάρεξ ἐµοῦ ὁ σῴζων. Ἐγὼ ἀνήγγειλα καὶ ἔσωσα, ὠνείδισα, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἐν ἡµῖν ἀλλότριος. Ὑµεῖς ἐµοὶ µάρτυρες, καὶ ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ὅτι ἀπ' ἀρχῆς ἐγὼ εἰµι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν µου ἐξαιρούµενος. Ποιήσω, καὶ τὶς ἀποστρέψει αὐτό; Οὕτω λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ὁ λυτρούµενος ἡµᾶς, ὁ Ἅγιος Ἰσραήλ.

6 Second Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Β Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 Σοφ. Σολ. 3, 1-9 The reading from the Wisdom of Solomon. 6 Σοφίας Σολοµῶντος τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them. In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died, and their departure was thought to be an affliction, and their going from us to be their destruction; but they are at peace. For though in the sight of men they were punished, their hope is full of immortality. Having been disciplined a little, they will receive great good, because God tested them and found them worthy of himself; like gold in the furnace He tried them, and like a sacrificial burnt offering He accepted them. In the time of their visitation they will shine forth, and will run like sparks through the stubble. They will govern nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord will reign over them for ever. Those who trust in Him will understand truth, and the faithful will abide with Him in love, because grace and mercy are upon His elect, and He watches over His chosen ones. Δικαίων ψυχαὶ ἐν χειρὶ Θεοῦ, καὶ οὐ µὴ ἅψηται αὐτῶν βάσανος. Ἔδοξαν ἐν ὀφθαλµοῖς ἀφρόνων τεθνάναι. Καὶ ἐλογίσθη κάκωσις ἡ ἔξοδος αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ ἀφ' ἡµῶν πορεία σύντριµµα, οἱ δὲ εἰσιν ἐν εἰρήνῃ. Καὶ γὰρ ἐν ὄψει ἀνθρώπων ἐὰν κολασθῶσιν, ἡ ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν ἀθανασίας πλήρης. Καὶ ὀλίγα παιδευθέντες, µεγάλα εὐεργετηθήσονται, ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἐπείρασεν αὐτούς, καὶ εὗρεν αὐτοὺς ἀξίους ἑαυτοῦ. Ὡς χρυσὸν ἐν χωνευτηρίῳ ἐδοκίµασεν αὐτούς, καὶ ὡς ὁλοκάρπωµα θυσίας προσεδέξατο αὐτούς. Καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἐπισκοπῆς αὐτῶν ἀναλάµψουσι, καὶ ὡς σπινθῆρες ἐν καλάµῃ διαδραµοῦνται. Κρινοῦσιν ἔθνη, καὶ κρατήσουσι λαῶν καὶ βασιλεύσει αὐτῶν Κύριος εἰς τούς αἰῶνας, οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπ' αὐτόν, συνήσουσιν ἀλήθειαν, καὶ οἱ πιστοὶ ἐν ἀγάπῃ προσµενοῦσιν αὐτῷ, ὅτι χάρις καὶ ἔλεος ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπισκοπὴ ἐν τοῖς ἐκλεκτοῖς αὐτοῦ. Third Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Γ Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-23, 6:1-3 Σοφ. Σολ. 5, & 6, 1-3 The reading from the Wisdom of Solomon. Σοφίας Σολοµῶντος τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. The righteous live unto the ages, and their reward is with the Lord; the Most High takes care of them. Therefore they will receive a glorious crown and a beautiful diadem from the hand of the Lord, because with His right hand He will cover them, and with His arm He will shield them. The Lord will take His zeal as His whole armor, and will arm all creation to repel His enemies; He will put on righteousness as a breastplate, and wear impartial justice as a helmet; He will take holiness as an invincible shield, and sharpen stern wrath for a sword, and creation will join with Him to fight against the madmen. Shafts of lightning will fly with true aim, and will leap to the target as from a well-drawn bow of Δίκαιοι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ζῶσι, καὶ ἐν Κυρίῳ ὁ µισθὸς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ φροντὶς αὐτῶν παρὰ Ὑψίστῳ. Διὰ τοῦτο λήψονται τὸ βασίλειον τῆς εὐπρεπείας, καὶ τὸ διάδηµα τοῦ κάλλους ἐκ χειρὸς Κυρίου, ὅτι τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ σκεπάσει αὐτούς, καὶ τῷ βραχίονι ὑπερασπιεῖ αὐτῶν. Λήψεται πανοπλίαν, τὸν ζῆλον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁπλοποιήσει τὴν κτίσιν εἰς ἄµυναν ἐχθρῶν. Ἐνδύσεται θώρακα, δικαιοσύνην, καὶ περιθήσεται κόρυθα, κρίσιν ἀνυπόκριτον. Λήψεται ἀσπίδα ἀκαταµάχητον, ὁσιότητα, ὀξυνεῖ δὲ ἀπότοµον ὀργὴν εἰς ῥοµφαίαν. Συνεκπολεµήσει αὐτῷ ὁ κόσµος ἐπὶ τοὺς παράφρονας, πορεύσονται εὔστοχοι βολίδες ἀστραπῶν, καὶ ὡς ἀπὸ εὐκύκλου τόξου τῶν νεφῶν, ἐπὶ σκοπὸν ἁλοῦνται, καὶ ἐκ

7 clouds, and hailstones full of wrath will be hurled as from a catapult; the water of the sea will rage against them, and rivers will relentlessly overwhelm them; a mighty wind will rise against them, and like a tempest it will winnow them away. Lawlessness will lay waste the whole earth, and evil-doing will overturn the thrones of rulers. Listen therefore, O kings, and understand; learn, O judges of the ends of the earth. Give ear, you that rule over multitudes, and boast of many nations. For your dominion was given you from the Lord, and your sovereignty from the Most High. Then, Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say, etc. 7 πετροβόλου θυµοῦ πλήρεις ῥιφήσονται χάλαζαι. Ἀγανακτήσει κατ' αὐτῶν ὕδωρ θαλάσσης, ποταµοὶ δὲ συγκλύσουσιν ἀποτόµως. Ἀντιστήσεται αὐτοῖς πνεῦµα δυνάµεως, καὶ ὡς λαῖλαψ ἐκλικµήσει αὐτούς, καὶ ἐρηµώσει πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἀνοµία, καὶ ἡ κακοπραγία περιτρέψει θρόνους δυναστῶν. Ἀκούσατε οὖν, Βασιλεῖς, καὶ σύνετε, µάθετε, δικασταὶ περάτων γῆς, ἐνωτίσασθε οἱ κρατοῦντες πλήθους, καὶ γεγαυρωµένοι ἐπὶ ὄχλοις ἐθνῶν, ὅτι ἐδόθη παρὰ Κυρίου ἡ κράτησις ὑµῖν, καὶ ἡ δυναστεία παρὰ Ὑψίστου. Εἶτα «Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν.» Make us worthy, O Lord... «Καταξίωσον, Κύριε...» Then, Let us complete our evening prayer..., and Prayer at the Bowing of Heads. Aposticha Idiomela Stichera of the Feast Tone Plagal 1 Rejoice strugglers Heaven and earth rejoice at beholding the noetic heaven, the only blameless Virgin, going forth to the divine abode to be brought up in a noble manner, of whom Zachariah cried in gladness, "I open to you the gate of Temple, O gate of the Lord. Abide therein rejoicing; for I have known and do believe that the salvation of Israel shall come now openly, and from you shall be born the Word of God Who grants to the world Great Mercy." Virgins shall be brought to the King after her: her companions shall be brought unto Thee. Having openly enjoyed the divine grace, Anna, rejoicing, presents the pure ever-virgin one in the Temple, calling the maidens to present her, as they carry lamps, saying, "Go forth, my daughter, to Him Who gave you to me. Be to Him a vow, an incense of sweet fragarnce. Enter unto the veiled ones and learn the mysteries. Prepare yourself to become a delightful abode unto Jesus Who grants to the world Great Mercy." Εἶτα «Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν...,» καὶ Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας. Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρὰ Ἰδιόµελα τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος πλ. α Χαίροις ἀσκητικῶν Χαίρει ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, τὸν οὐρανὸν τὸν νοητὸν πορευόµενον, ὁρῶντες εἰς θεῖον οἶκον, ἀνατραφῆναι σεπτῶς, τὴν Παρθένον µόνην καὶ ἀµώµητον, πρὸς ἣν ἐκπληττόµενος, Ζαχαρίας ἐβόησε, Πύλη Κυρίου, τοῦ Ναοῦ ὑπανοίγω σοι, πύλας χαίρουσα, ἐν αὐτῷ περιχόρευε ἔγνων γὰρ καὶ πεπίστευκα, ὡς ἤδη ἡ λύτρωσις, ἐπιδηµήσει προδήλως, τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ τεχθήσεται, ἐκ σοῦ Θεὸς Λόγος, ὁ δωρούµενος τῷ κόσµῳ, τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Ἀπενεχθήσονται τῷ Βασιλεῖ παρθένοι ὁπίσω αὐτῆς, αἱ πλησίον αὐτῆς ἀπενεχθήσονταί σοι. Ἄννα ἡ θεία χάρις σαφῶς, χαριτωθεῖσαν τὴν ἁγνὴν Ἀειπάρθενον, προσάγει µετ εὐφροσύνης, εἰς τὸν Ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, προσκαλεσαµένη προπορεύεσθαι, αὐτῆς τὰς νεάνιδας λαµπαδηφόρους καὶ λέγουσα Ἄπιθι τέκνον, τῷ δοτῆρι γενήθητι, καὶ ἀνάθηµα, καὶ εὐῶδες θυµίαµα. Εἴσελθε εἰς τὰ ἄδυτα, καὶ γνῶθι µυστήρια, καὶ ἑτοιµάζου γενέσθαι, τοῦ Ἰησοῦ οἰκητήριον, τερπνὸν καὶ ὡραῖον, τοῦ παρέχοντος τῷ κόσµῳ, τὸ µέγα ἔλεος.

8 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall be brought into the temple of the King. The all-holy Virgin, the temple that contained the Godhead, is placed in the Temple of God. And the maidens, going before her, carry lamps. Wherefore, her parents, Joachim and Anna, rejoice and exchange glad tidings; for they gave birth to the all-blameless one who gave birth to the Creator, who, as she resided in the heavenly abodes, fed by the angel s hand, was manifest as Mother of Christ, Who granteth the world the Great Mercy. Idiomelon of the Saint Tone 2 Babyla Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Having acquired an immaterial life, and having been brought before the godless tribunal, you stood triumphed, O noble Katherine, wearing the radiance of God like flowers; clothed in the strength of God, you laughed at the command of the tyrant, and brought to an end the audacious discourse of the rhetoricians, O most-suffering one Idiomelon of the Feast Tone Plagal 2 Sergios of the Holy City Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Let us celebrate this day, O assembly of the faithful, as a spiritual feast. With great love, let us honor the maiden of God, the Virgin and Mother of God, as she is presented to the Temple of the Lord, for she has been chosen from among all the generations to be the dwelling-place of Christ, the King of us all. Behold! You virgins, come forth and enter, holding your flaming torches in honor of the entrance of the ever-virgin. You mothers, cast away sadness and regret and follow the one who became the Mother of God, and the cause of joy to the whole world, and glorify her. Let us then all together cry out with the angel our 8 Ἀπενεχθήσονται ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ καὶ ἀγαλλιάσει ἀχθήσονται εἰς ναὸν βασιλέως. Ἔνδον ἐν τῷ Ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ θεοχώρητος ναὸς ἀνατίθεται, Παρθένος ἡ Παναγία, νεάνιδές τε αὐτῆς, νῦν λαµπαδηφόροι προπορεύονται. Σκιρτᾷ γεννητόρων, ἡ συζυγία ἡ ἄριστος, Ἰωακείµ τε, καὶ ἡ Ἄννα χορεύοντες, ὅτι ἔτεκον, τὴν τὸν Κτίστην κυήσασαν. Ἥτις περιχορεύουσα, εἰς θεῖα σκηνώµατα, καὶ τρεφοµένη Ἀγγέλου, διὰ χειρὸς ἡ πανάµωµος, Χριστοῦ ὤφθη Μήτηρ, τοῦ παρέχοντος τῷ κόσµῳ, τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Ἱδιόµελον τῆς Ἁγίας Ἦχος β' Βαβύλα Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Βίον ἄϋλον ἐξησκηµένη, βῆµα ἄθεον καταλαβοῦσα, ἔστης τροπαιοφόρος Αἰκατερῖνα σεµνή, ἀνθηφοροῦσα τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν λαµπρότητα, καὶ τὸ θεῖον σθένος ἐνδεδυµένη, δόγµα τυράννου κατεµυκτήρισας, καὶ ῥητόρων ἔπαυσας, τὰς φληνάφους ῥήσεις Πολύαθλε. Ἰδιόµελον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος πλ. β Σεργίου Ἁγιοπολίτου Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Σήµερον τὰ στίφη τῶν Πιστῶν συνελθόντα, πνευµατικῶς πανηγυρίσωµεν, καὶ τὴν θεόπαιδα Παρθένον καὶ Θεοτόκον, ἐν Ναῷ Κυρίου προσαγοµένην, εὐσεβῶς ἀνευφηµήσωµεν τὴν προεκλεχθεῖσαν ἐκ πασῶν τῶν γενεῶν, εἰς κατοικητήριον τοῦ Παντάνακτος Χριστοῦ, καὶ Θεοῦ τῶν ὅλων, Παρθένοι, λαµπαδηφοροῦσαι προπορεύεσθε, τῆς Ἀειπαρθένου τιµῶσαι, τὴν σεβάσµιον πρόοδον, Μητέρες, λύπην πᾶσαν ἀποθέµεναι, χαρµονικῶς συνακολουθήσατε, ὑµνοῦσαι τὴν Μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ γενοµένην, καὶ τῆς χαρᾶς τοῦ κόσµου τὴν πρόξενον. Ἅπαντες οὖν χαρµονικῶς, τὸ χαῖρε σὺν τῷ Ἀγγέλῳ

9 salutation to the Woman full of grace, who is always interceding for our souls. Then, Now let Your servant depart in peace..., and Trisagion Prayers. Apolitikia Apolitikion of the Feast ἐκβοήσωµεν, τῇ Κεχαριτωµένῃ, τῇ ἀεὶ πρεσβευούσῃ, ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Εἶτα «Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου...,» καὶ τὸ Τρισάγιον. Ἀπολυτίκια Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Today is the prelude of the pleasure of God, and the proclamation of the salvation of mankind. In the Temple of God the Virgin has shown herself clearly, and she announces Christ to all. To her with mighty voices cry: Rejoice, O you who are the fulfillment of the Creator s dispensation. Apolitikion of the Saint Tone Plagal 1 Eternal with the Father Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. We sing praises in memory of the bride of Christ, Catherine the holy protectress of Holy Mount Sinai, of her who is our helper, and our comforter, silencing the impious ones with her brilliance all by the power of the Spirit and she pleads for us all great mercy since she has been crowned a martyr of the Lord. Apolitikion of the Feast Σήµερον τῆς εὐδοκίας Θεοῦ τὸ προοίµιον, καὶ τῆς τῶν ἀνθρώπων σωτηρίας ἡ προκήρυξις. Ἐν Ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ τρανῶς ἡ Παρθένος δείκνυται, καὶ τὸν Χριστὸν τοῖς πᾶσι προκαταγγέλλεται. Αὐτῇ καὶ ἡµεῖς µεγαλοφώνως βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε τῆς οἰκονοµίας τοῦ Κτίστου ἡ ἐκπλήρωσις. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Ἦχος πλ. α' Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Τὴν πανεύφηµον νύµφην Χριστοῦ ὑµνήσωµεν, Αἰκατερῖναν τὴν θείαν καὶ πολιοῦχον Σινᾶ, τὴν βοήθειαν ἡµῶν καὶ ἀντίληψιν, ὅτι ἐφίµωσε λαµπρῶς, τοὺς κοµψοὺς τῶν ἀσεβῶν, τοῦ Πνεύµατος τῇ µαχαίρᾳ, καὶ νῦν ὡς Μάρτυς στεφθεῖσα, αἰτεῖται πᾶσι τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. (Repeat) Today is the prelude of the pleasure of God, and the proclamation of the salvation of mankind. In the Temple of God the Virgin has shown herself clearly, and she announces Christ to all. To her with mighty voices cry: Rejoice, O you who are the fulfillment of the Creator s dispensation. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. (Πάλιν) Ἣν πάλαι προκατήγγειλε, τῶν Προφητῶν ὁ σύλλογος, στάµνον καὶ ῥάβδον καὶ πλάκα, καὶ ἀλατόµητον ὄρος, Μαρίαν τὴν Θεόπαιδα, πιστῶς ἀνευφηµήσωµεν σήµερον γὰρ εἰσάγεται, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων, ἀνατραφῆναι Κυρίῳ. Dismissal, May Christ our true God,... Ἀπόλυσις «Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡµῶν...» 9

10 At Matins 10 Εἰς τὸν Ὄρθρον Hexapsalm. God is the Lord... Ὁ Ἑξάψαλµος, Εἰς τὸ «Θεὸς Κύριος...» Apolitikia Apolitikion of the Feast Ἀπολυτίκια Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Today is the prelude of the pleasure of God, and the proclamation of the salvation of mankind. In the Temple of God the Virgin has shown herself clearly, and she announces Christ to all. To her with mighty voices cry: Rejoice, O you who are the fulfillment of the Creator s dispensation. Apolitikion of the Saint Tone Plagal 1 Eternal with the Father Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. We sing praises in memory of the bride of Christ, Catherine the holy protectress of Holy Mount Sinai, of her who is our helper, and our comforter, silencing the impious ones with her brilliance all by the power of the Spirit and she pleads for us all great mercy since she has been crowned a martyr of the Lord. Apolitikion of the Feast Σήµερον τῆς εὐδοκίας Θεοῦ τὸ προοίµιον, καὶ τῆς τῶν ἀνθρώπων σωτηρίας ἡ προκήρυξις. Ἐν Ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ τρανῶς ἡ Παρθένος δείκνυται, καὶ τὸν Χριστὸν τοῖς πᾶσι προκαταγγέλλεται. Αὐτῇ καὶ ἡµεῖς µεγαλοφώνως βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε τῆς οἰκονοµίας τοῦ Κτίστου ἡ ἐκπλήρωσις. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Ἦχος πλ. α' Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Τὴν πανεύφηµον νύµφην Χριστοῦ ὑµνήσωµεν, Αἰκατερῖναν τὴν θείαν καὶ πολιοῦχον Σινᾶ, τὴν βοήθειαν ἡµῶν καὶ ἀντίληψιν, ὅτι ἐφίµωσε λαµπρῶς, τοὺς κοµψοὺς τῶν ἀσεβῶν, τοῦ Πνεύµατος τῇ µαχαίρᾳ, καὶ νῦν ὡς Μάρτυς στεφθεῖσα, αἰτεῖται πᾶσι τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. (Repeat) Today is the prelude of the pleasure of God, and the proclamation of the salvation of mankind. In the Temple of God the Virgin has shown herself clearly, and she announces Christ to all. To her with mighty voices cry: Rejoice, O you who are the fulfillment of the Creator s dispensation. Small Litany Sessional Hymns After the First Stichologia Of Saint Katherine Tone 1 Your tomb, Savior Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. (Πάλιν) Ἣν πάλαι προκατήγγειλε, τῶν Προφητῶν ὁ σύλλογος, στάµνον καὶ ῥάβδον καὶ πλάκα, καὶ ἀλατόµητον ὄρος, Μαρίαν τὴν Θεόπαιδα, πιστῶς ἀνευφηµήσωµεν σήµερον γὰρ εἰσάγεται, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων, ἀνατραφῆναι Κυρίῳ. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Καθίσµατα Μετὰ τὴν α Στιχολογίαν Κάθισµα τῆς Ἁγίας Ἦχος α Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτὴρ

11 Courageously going to your trials, O thrice-blessed one, you confessed Christ in a virtuous manner, O Martyr; you reprimanded the impious and deranged tyrant, you disgraced the ranks of orators, and you ascended to the heavenly abode; wherefore we glorify you. Kathisma of the Feast Same Tone Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. The fruit of the righteous Joachim and Anna is brought as an offering to God in the holy sanctuary; it is she who sustains our life, and she is a young child in the flesh. She receives the blessing of Zachariah the priest. Let all of us in faith call her blessed, for she is the Mother of the Lord. After the Second Stichologia Of Saint Katherine Tone 4 Joseph was amazed The virgin and noble one, Katherine the wise, truly strengthened by the might of Christ, enters the arena rejoicing, strongly striking down the cruel tyrant and all the assembly of the impious enemy; she sang unceasingly with joy in a loud voice: Glory to You, my Christ, my savior, and my Deliverer, and receive therefore my spirit. Kathisma of the Feast Same Tone Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Before your conception, O pure Virgin, you were consecrated to God. And now, after your birth, you are offered as a gift to Him, in fulfillment of your parents promise. To the divine Temple you are brought, yourself a Temple truly divine, innocent from the time 11 Μολοῦσα εὐθαρσῶς, πρὸς ἀγῶνας τρισµάκαρ, ἀνδρείως τὸν Χριστόν, ὡµολόγησας Μάρτυς, καὶ τύραννον ἤλεγξας, δυσσεβῆ καὶ παράφρονα, καὶ κατῄσχυνας, ῥητορευόντων τὰ στίφη, καὶ ἀνέδραµες, εἰς οὐρανίους σκηνώσεις διὸ σε δοξάζοµεν. Κάθισµα τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ὅµοιον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Δικαίων ὁ καρπός, Ἰωακεὶµ καὶ τῆς Ἄννης, προσφέρεται Θεῷ, Ἱερῷ ἐν ἁγίῳ, σαρκὶ νηπιάζουσα, ἡ τροφὸς τῆς ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἣν ηὐλόγησεν, ὁ ἱερὸς Ζαχαρίας. Ταύτην ἅπαντες, ὡς τοῦ Κυρίου Μητέρα, πιστῶς µακαρίσωµεν. Μετὰ τὴν β Στιχολογίαν Κάθισµα τῆς Ἁγίας Ἦχος δ Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ Ἡ παρθένος καὶ σεµνή, Αἰκατερῖνα ἡ σοφή, τῇ δυνάµει τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἐπιρρωσθεῖσα ἀληθῶς, ἀγαλλοµένη εἰσέρχεται ἐν σταδίῳ, καὶ τύραννον ὠµόν, καταβαλοῦσα στερρῶς, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν πληθύν, τῶν δυσσεβούντων ἐχθρῶν, µετ' εὐφροσύνης ἔψαλλεν, ἀκαταπαύστως µεγάλῃ φωνῇ Χριστέ µου δόξα, Σωτὴρ καὶ ῥύστα, σὺ οὖν δέξαι τὸ πνεῦµά µου. Κάθισµα τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ὅµοιον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Πρὸ συλλήψεως Ἁγνή, καθηγιάσθης τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ τεχθεῖσα ἐπὶ γῆς, δῶρον προσήχθης νῦν αὐτῷ, ἀποπληροῦσα πατρῴαν ἐπαγγελίαν. Τῷ θείῳ δὲ Ναῷ, ὡς θεῖος ὄντως ναός, ἐκ βρέφους καθαρῶς, µετὰ λαµπάδων φαιδρῶν, ἀποδοθεῖσα ὤφθης δοχεῖον, τοῦ ἀπροσίτου

12 you were a baby. You have appeared in the sanctuary accompanied by brightly burning lamps, and you are the receiver of the Divine Light that no man can approach. Magnificent in truth is your entry, O only Bride of God and ever-virgin. After the Polyeleos Of Saint Katherine Tone Plagal 4 Having secretly received the command The radiant and divine city of Alexandria rejoices at your memory, and honors your holy feats, nobly borne for Christ, O Katherine, and it proudly cries out to you with a loud voice: O virgin of many trials, you now dwell with your Creator in the heavenly abode, Rejoice! most-wondrous martyr. Kathisma of the Feast Same Tone Quick to intercede Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Let David the Psalmist rejoice greatly; let Joachim and Anna be glad, for a holy child has come forth from them, Mary the lamp that bears the Divine Light. And she rejoices as she enters the Temple. The son of Barachiah, beholding her, gave her his blessing, and cried out in joy, Rejoice, O wonder of the world. Anavathmoi 12 καὶ θείου Φωτός. Μεγάλη ὄντως, ἡ πρόοδος σου, µόνη Θεόνυµφε καὶ ἀειπάρθενε. Μετὰ τὸν Πολυέλεον Κάθισµα τῆς Ἁγίας Ἦχος πλ. δ' Τὸ προσταχθὲν µυστικῶς Ἀλεξανδρέων ἡ λαµπρὰ καὶ θεία πόλις, ἐπὶ τῇ µνήµῃ σου σεµνὴ πανηγυρίζει, καὶ γεραίρει τοὺς ἄθλους σου Αἰκατερῖνα οὓς ἔτλης γενναιοφρόνως ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ καὶ µέγα βρενθυοµένη σοι ἐκβοᾷ Ὦ Παρθένε πολύαθλε, εἰς οὐρανίους σκηνάς, συνοῦσα νῦν τῷ Κτίστῃ σου, χαῖρε Μάρτυς πανθαύµαστε. Κάθισµα τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ὅµοιον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀγαλλιάσθω ὁ Δαυῒδ ὁ ὑµνογράφος, καὶ χορευέτω Ἰωακεὶµ σὺν τῇ Ἄννῃ, ὅτι γόνος ἅγιος ἐξ αὐτῶν προῆλθε Μαρία ἡ φωτοφόρος θεία λαµπάς, καὶ χαίρει εἰσερχοµένη ἐν τῷ Ναῷ, ἣν καὶ βλέπων ηὐλόγησεν, ὁ Βαραχίου υἱός, καὶ χαίρων ἀνεκραύγαζε Χαῖρε θαῦµα παγκόσµιον. Ἀναβαθµοὶ Tone 4 Ἦχος δ From the years of my youth many passions combat me; but You, Who are my Savior, assist me and save me. (Repeat) From the years of my youth many passions combat me; but You, Who are my Savior, assist me and save me. You haters of Sion shall be put to shame by the Lord almighty, for as grass in the fire, you shall all be withered. (Repeat) You haters of Sion shall be put to shame by the Lord almighty, for as grass in the fire, you shall all be withered. Ἐκ νεότητός µου πολλὰ πολεµεῖ µε πάθη ἀλλ αὐτὸς ἀντιλαβοῦ, καὶ σῶσον Σωτήρ µου. (Πάλιν) Ἐκ νεότητός µου πολλὰ πολεµεῖ µε πάθη ἀλλ αὐτὸς ἀντιλαβοῦ, καὶ σῶσον Σωτήρ µου. Οἱ µισοῦντες Σιών, αἰσχύνθητε ἀπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου ὡς χόρτος γάρ, πυρὶ ἔσεσθε ἀπεξηραµµένοι. (Πάλιν) Οἱ µισοῦντες Σιών, αἰσχύνθητε ἀπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου ὡς χόρτος γάρ, πυρὶ ἔσεσθε ἀπεξηραµµένοι.

13 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. By the Holy Spirit, every soul is made living, is exalted, and made shining through purification, by the Threefold Oneness, in a hidden manner. Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. By the Holy Spirit, the streams of grace are flowing, watering, all of the creation, granting life upon it. Prokeimenon Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι πᾶσα ψυχὴ ζωοῦται, καὶ καθάρσει ὑψοῦται λαµπρύνεται, τῇ τριαδικῇ Μονάδι ἱεροκρυφίως. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, ἀναβλύζει τὰ τῆς χάριτος ῥεῖθρα, ἀρδεύοντα, ἅπασαν τὴν κτίσιν πρὸς ζωογονίαν. Προκείµενον Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Wondrous is God in His saints; the God of Israel; He shall give strength and power to His people: blessed is God Wondrous is God in His saints; the God of Israel; He shall give strength and power to His people: blessed is God The Lord has been wondrous in the saints that are in His earth; He has worked all His desires in them. Wondrous is God in His saints; the God of Israel; He shall give strength and power to His people: blessed is God Psalm 50. Matins Gospel Θαυµαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ αὐτὸς δώσει δύναµιν καὶ κραταίωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεός. Θαυµαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ αὐτὸς δώσει δύναµιν καὶ κραταίωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεός. Τοῖς Ἁγίοις τοῖς ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ ἐθαυµάστωµεν πάντα τὰ θελήµατα αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτοῖς. Θαυµαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ αὐτὸς δώσει δύναµιν καὶ κραταίωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεός. Εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Ὅρθρου Matthew 25:1-13 Mατθ. κε 1-13 Troparia Ψαλµός Ν. Τροπάρια Tone 2 Ἦχος β Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Through the intercessions of the Martyr, O merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ταῖς τῆς Ἀθληφόρου, πρεσβείαις Ἐλεῆµον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη, τῶν ἐµῶν ἐγκληµάτων. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου, πρεσβείαις Ἐλεῆµον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη, τῶν ἐµῶν ἐγκληµάτων. 13

14 Idiomelon of the Saint Tone 2 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. Having acquired an immaterial life, and having been brought before the godless tribunal, you stood triumphant O noble Katherine, wearing the radiance of God like flowers; clothed in the strength of God, you laughed at the command of the tyrant, and brought to an end the audacious discourse of the rhetoricians, O most-suffering one. 14 Ἰδιόµελον τῆς Ἁγίας Ἦχος β' Ἐλέησόν µε ὁ Θεὸς κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρµῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόµηµά µου. Βίον ἄϋλον ἐξησκηµένη, βῆµα ἄθεον καταλαβοῦσα, ἔστης τροπαιοφόρος Αἰκατερῖνα σεµνή, ἀνθηφοροῦσα τοῦ Θεοῦ τὴν λαµπρότητα, καὶ τὸ θεῖον σθένος ἐνδεδυµένη, δόγµα τυράννου κατεµυκτήρισας, καὶ ῥητόρων ἔπαυσας, τὰς φληνάφους ῥήσεις Πολύαθλε. O God save Your people..., etc. «Σῶσον, ὁ Θεός..,» κτλ. Kontakion of the Feast Read (Tone 4, Lifted up on the Cross) The most pure temple of the Savior, the most precious bridal chamber and Virgin, the sacred treasury of God s glory, today is led into the house of the Lord, bringing with her the grace of the divine Spirit. Of her the angels of God sing the hymn: She is indeed the heavenly tabernacle. Oikos of the Feast Read (Tone 4, Lifted up on the Cross) Seeing the grace of the secret mysteries of God made manifest and clearly fulfilled in the Virgin, I rejoice; and I know not how to understand the strange and secret manner whereby the undefiled has been revealed as alone chosen above all creation, visible and spiritual. Therefore, wishing to praise her, I am struck dumb with amazement in both mind and speech. Yet still I dare to proclaim and magnify her: She is indeed the heavenly tabernacle. Kontakion of Saint Katherine Read (Tone 2, Who live on high) Raise up a noble chorus in godly manner, O you who love the martyrs, honoring the most-wise Katherine; for in the arena she preached Christ and trod upon the serpent, casting down the knowledge of the rhetoricians. Κοντάκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Χῦµα (Ἦχος δ, Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ) Ὁ καθαρώτατος ναὸς τοῦ Σωτῆρος, ἡ πολυτίµητος παστὰς καὶ Παρθένος, τὸ ἱερὸν θησαύρισµα τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ, σήµερον εἰσάγεται, ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Κυρίου, τὴν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τὴν ἐν Πνευµατι Θείῳ ἣν ἀνυµνοῦσιν Ἄγγελοι Θεοῦ Αὕτη ὑπάρχει σκηνὴ ἐπουράνιος. Οἶκος τῆς Ἑορτῆς Χῦµα (Ἦχος δ, Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ) Τῶν ἀπορρήτων τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ θείων µυστηρίων, ὁρῶν ἐν τῇ Παρθένῳ, τὴν χάριν δηλουµένην, καὶ πληρουµένην ἐµφανῶς, χαίρω, καὶ τὸν τρόπον ἐννοεῖν ἀµηχανῶ τόν ξένον καὶ ἀπόρρητον, πῶς ἐκλελεγµένη ἡ ἄχραντος, µόνη ἀνεδείχθη ὑπὲρ ἅπασαν τὴν κτίσιν, τὴν ὁρατὴν καὶ τὴν νοουµένην. Διό, ἀνευφηµεῖν βουλόµενος ταύτην, καταπλήττοµαι σφοδρῶς νοῦν τε καὶ λόγον, ὅµως δὲ τολµῶν, κηρύττω καὶ µεγαλύνω Αὕτη ὑπάρχει σκηνὴ ἐπουράνιος. Κοντάκιον τῆς Ἁγίας Χῦµα (Ἦχος β', Τὰ ἄνω ζητῶν) Χορείαν σεπτήν, ἐνθέως φιλοµάρτυρες, ἐγείρατε νῦν, γεραίροντες τὴν πάνσοφον, Αἰκατερῖναν αὕτη γάρ, ἐν σταδίῳ τὸν Χριστὸν ἐκήρυξε, καὶ τὸν ὄφιν ἐπάτησε, Ῥητόρων τὴν γνῶσιν καταπτύσασα.

15 Oikos of Saint Katherine Read (Tone 2, Who live on high) The Martyr received the wisdom of God from childhood, and mastered the wisdom of external things thereby learning about the movement of the elements and of creation; she therefore also knew Him Who by word created these things from the beginning, and offered Him thanksgiving night and day. She vanquished the idols and those who foolishly worshipped them, casting the knowledge of the rhetoricians. Synaxarion On the 25th of this month, the Memory of the Holy Great Martyr Katherine. On the same day, the Memory of the Holy seventy-five Rhetoricians, who through the Holy Katherine came to faith in Christ, and who ended this life in the fire. On the same day, the Holy Empress, wife of Maxentios, ended this life by the sword. On the same day, the Holy Porphyrios, the Commander, along with two hundred soldiers, ended this life by the sword. On the same day, the Memory of the struggles of the Holy Great Martyr Merkurios. On the same day, the Memory of our Venerable Father Peter the Hesychast. On the same day, the Holy six hundred and seventy Martyrs ended this life by the sword. Through the prayers of these holy ones, O God, have mercy on us. Amen. Through the prayers of these holy ones, O God, save us and have mercy on us. Amen. Katavasiai of the Nativity of Christ 15 Οἶκος τῆς Ἁγίας Χῦµα (Ἦχος β', Τὰ ἄνω ζητῶν) Τὴν ἐκ Θεοῦ σοφίαν λαβοῦσα παιδόθεν ἡ Μάρτυς, καὶ τὴν ἔξω καλῶς σοφίαν πᾶσαν µεµάθηκε, γνοῦσα δὲ ἐκ ταύτης τὴν τῶν στοιχείων κίνησίν τε καὶ ποίησιν κατὰ λόγον, καὶ τὸν αὐτὰ ἐξ ἀρχῆς διὰ λόγου ποιήσαντα, αὐτῷ τὴν εὐχαριστίαν ἐν νυκτὶ καὶ ἡµέρᾳ προσέφερε τὰ δὲ εἴδωλα καθεῖλε, καὶ τοὺς ταῦτα ἀφρόνως λατρεύοντας, Ῥητόρων τὴν γνῶσιν καταπτύσασα. Συναξάριον Τῇ ΚΕ' τοῦ αὐτοῦ µηνός, Μνήµη τῆς ἁγίας Μεγαλοµάρτυρος Αἰκατερίνης. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, οἱ Ἅγιοι ἑκατὸν πεντήκοντα Ῥήτορες, οἱ διὰ τῆς Ἁγίας Αἰκατερίνης πιστεύσαντες τῷ Χριστῷ, πυρὶ τελειοῦνται. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, ἡ Ἁγία Βασίλισσα, ἡ γαµετὴ Μαξεντίου, ξίφει τελειοῦται. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, ὁ Ἅγιος Πορφύριος, ὁ Στρατηλάτης, σὺν τοῖς διακοσίοις στρατιώταις, ξίφει τελειοῦνται. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Μνήµη τῆς ἀθλήσεως τοῦ Ἁγίου Μεγαλοµάρτυρος Μερκουρίου. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Μνήµη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡµῶν Πέτρου τοῦ Ἡσυχαστοῦ. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, οἱ Ἅγιοι ἑξακόσιοι ἑβδοµήκοντα Μάρτυρες ξίφει τελειοῦνται. Ταῖς τῶν Ἁγίων σου πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεὸς ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἀµήν. Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεὸς, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἀµήν. Καταβασίαι τοῦ Χριστοῦ Γεννέσεως Tone 1 Ἦχος α Ode 1 Ὠδὴ α Christ is borne; glorify Him. Christ comes from heaven; meet Him. Christ is on earth; be exalted. All the earth, sing unto the Lord; O you peoples sing praises in gladness, for He is glorified. Χριστὸς γεννᾶται δοξάσατε Χριστὸς ἐξ οὐρανῶν ἀπαντήσατε Χριστὸς ἐπὶ γῆς ὑψώθητε. ᾌσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, καὶ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, ἀνυµνήσατε λαοί, ὅτι δεδόξασται.

16 Ode 3 Ὠδὴ γ To the Son begotten of the Father without change before all ages, and in later times without seed incarnate of the Virgin, let us cry out: Blessed are You, Lord. 16 Τῷ πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων, ἐκ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντι ἀρρεύστως Υἱῷ, καὶ ἐπ ἐσχάτων ἐκ Παρθένου, σαρκωθέντι ἀσπόρως, Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ βοήσωµεν Ὁ ἀνυψώσας τὸ κέρας ἡµῶν, Ἅγιος εἶ Κύριε. Ode 4 Ὠδὴ δ Rod of Jesse s root and Flower of his stem, O Christ, You have sprung from the Virgin, from the praiseworthy mountain overshadowed by the forest; You have come, made flesh from her who knew no man, O God not formed from matter. Glory to Your power, Lord. Ῥάβδος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ἄνθος ἐξ αὐτῆς, Χριστέ, ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου ἀνεβλάστησας, ἐξ ὄρους ὁ αἰνετός, κατασκίου δασέος ἦλθες σαρκωθεὶς ἐξ ἀπειράνδρου, ὁ ἄυλος καὶ Θεός. Δόξα τῇ δυνάµει Σου Κύριε. Ode 5 Ὠδὴ ε You the God of peace and Father of mercies, have sent us Your angel of great wisdom to grant us peace; therefore guided by the light to divine knowledge we watch by night, glorifying You, Who loves mankind. Ode 6 The whale disgorged Jonah from its belly, as it had received him, as if he were a baby. The Word dwelt in the Virgin and was incarnate, passing through her yet keeping her incorrupt; He Who was not subject to mortality preserved His Mother free from harm. Θεὸς ὢν εἰρήνης, Πατὴρ οἰκτιρµῶν, τῆς µεγάλης βουλῆς Σου τὸν Ἄγγελον, εἰρήνην παρεχόµενον, ἀπέστειλας ἡµῖν ὅθεν θεογνωσίας, πρὸς φῶς ὁδηγηθέντες, ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίζοντες, δοξολογοῦµέν Σε, Φιλάνθρωπε. Ὠδὴ στ Σπλάγχνων Ἰωνᾶν, ἔµβρυον ἀπήµεσεν, ἐνάλιος θήρ, οἷον ἐδέξατο τῇ Παρθένῳ δέ, ἐνοικήσας ὁ Λόγος, καὶ σάρκα λαβών, διελήλυθε φυλάξας ἀδιάφθορον ἧς γὰρ οὐχ ὑπέστη ῥεύσεως, τὴν τεκοῦσαν κατέσχεν ἀπήµαντον. Ode 7 Ὠδὴ ζ The youths who were brought up together in piety, despised the impious decree and were not afraid of the fiery threat; standing in the midst of the flames they sang: blessed are You, O God of our fathers. Οἱ Παῖδες, εὐσεβείᾳ συντραφέντες, δυσσεβοῦς προστάγµατος καταφρονήσαντες, πυρὸς ἀπειλὴν οὐκ ἐπτοήθησαν, ἀλλ ἐν µέσῳ τῆς φλογός, ἑστῶτες ἔψαλλον Ὁ τῶν πατέρων, Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ. Ode 8 Ὠδὴ η We praise, we bless, and we worship the Lord. The furnace, moist with dew, showed forth the figure of extraordinary wonder; it did not consume those whom it received, even as the Godhead did not singe the Virgin s womb. Let us therefore sing in praise: all creation bless the Lord, and exalt Him unto all the ages. Αἰνοῦµεν, εὐλογοῦµεν καὶ προσκυνοῦµεν τὸν Κύριον. Θαύµατος ὑπερφυοῦς ἡ δροσοβόλος, ἐξεικόνισε κάµινος τύπον οὐ γὰρ οὓς ἐδέξατο φλέγει νέους, ὡς οὐδὲ πῦρ τῆς Θεότητος, Παρθένου ἣν ὑπέδυ νηδύν διὸ ἀνυµνοῦντες ἀναµέλψωµεν Εὐλογείτω, ἡ κτίσις πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψούτω, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

17 Ninth Ode of the Kanon More honorable... is not sung; instead Ode 9 of the Festal Kanon. Deacon The Theotokos and Mother of the Light, in hymns of honor let us magnify. First Kanon 17 θ ᾨδή τοῦ Κανόνος τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἡ Τιµιωτέρα οὐ στιχολογεῖται, ἀντ αὐτῆς ἡ θ ᾨδή τοῦ Κανόνος τῆς Ἑορτῆς Διάκ. Τὴν Θεοτόκον καὶ Μητέρα τοῦ Φωτός, ἐν ὕµνοις τιµῶντες µεγαλύνωµεν. Κανων Πρώτος Tone 1 Ἦχος α Angels at the Entrance of the all-pure one, were amazed, how the Virgin does enter the Holy of Holies. Eirmos As the living Ark of God, no impure hand shall touch you; but the lips of the faithful, O Theotokos, ceaselessly hymn you, with the angelic voices crying out in joy: Truly you are higher than all creatures, O pure Virgin. Angels at the Entrance of the all-pure one, were amazed, how the Virgin does enter the Holy of Holies. Having a most-resplendent, immaculate beauty of soul, O pure Theotokos; having the grace of God poured upon you from heaven; you always illumine with eternal Light those crying out in joy: Truly you are higher than all creatures, O pure Virgin. Angels at the Entrance of the all-pure one, were amazed, how the Virgin wondrously enters the Holy of Holies. Your wonders, O pure Theotokos, transcend the power of words; for I comprehend that yours is a body transcending description, not receptive to the flow of sin; thus, I thankfully cry to you in joy: Truly you are higher than all creatures, O pure Virgin. Let us, angels and men, honor the Entrance of the Virgin; for she in glory enters the Holy of Holies. The Law wondrously foretold, O pure one. Verily, that you are a tabernacle and divine jar, and a strange ark, and a shelter and rod, an everlasting temple, and gate of God; thus the Law teaches us to cry to you: Truly you are higher than all creatures, O pure Virgin. Ἄγγελοι τὴν Εἴσοδον τῆς Πανάγνου, ὁρῶντες ἐξεπλήττοντο πῶς ἡ Παρθένος εἰσῆλθεν, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων. Ὁ Εἱρµὸς «Ὡς ἐµψύχῳ Θεοῦ κιβωτῷ, ψαυέτω µηδαµῶς χεὶρ ἀµυήτων, χείλη δὲ πιστῶν, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ ἀσιγήτως, φωνὴν τοῦ Ἀγγέλου ἀναµέλποντα, ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει βοάτω Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή». Ἄγγελοι τὴν Εἴσοδον τῆς Πανάγνου, ὁρῶντες ἐξεπλήττοντο πῶς ἡ Παρθένος εἰσῆλθεν, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων. Ὡς ὑπέρλαµπρον Θεοτόκε ἁγνή, Ψυχῆς τὸ καθαρὸν ἔχουσα κάλλος Χάριτος Θεοῦ δ ἐµπιπλαµένη οὐρανόθεν Φωτὶ ἀϊδίῳ καταυγάζεις ἀεί, τοὺς ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ βοῶντας Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή. Ἄγγελοι τὴν Εἴσοδον τῆς Παρθένου, ὁρῶντες ἐξεπλήττοντο, πῶς παραδόξως εἰσῆλθεν, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων. Ὑπερίπταται Θεοτόκε ἁγνή Τὸ θαῦµά σου τὴν δύναµιν τῶν λόγων Σῶµα γὰρ ἐν σοὶ κατανοῶ ὑπὲρ λόγον, Ῥοῆς ἁµαρτίας ἀνεπίδεκτον ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῷ σοι Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή. Ἄγγελοι καὶ ἄνθρωποι τῆς Παρθένου, τὴν Εἴσοδον τιµήσωµεν, ὅτι ἐν δόξῃ εἰσῆλθεν, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων. Παραδόξως προδιετύπου Ἁγνή, ὁ Νόµος σε σκηνὴν καὶ θείαν στάµνον, Ξένην κιβωτόν, καὶ καταπέτασµα καὶ ῥάβδον, Ναὸν ἀκατάλυτον, καὶ πύλην Θεοῦ Ὅθεν ἐκδιδάσκει σοι κράζειν Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή.

18 Angels at the Entrance of the all-pure one, were amazed, how the Virgin in a manner pleasing to God enters the Holy of Holies. Singing of you, David called you Daughter of the King, adorned in the beauty of virtue, as though in various colors, standing at the right hand of God, and he prophesied: Truly you are higher than all creatures, O pure Virgin. Angels with the saints leap for joy, virgins greet one another the the good news: the Maiden of God enters into the Holy of Holies. Foreseeing in shadow how you would bear God, Solomon calls you the gate of the King, the living and sealed spring, from which flows the peaceful water, for those who cry out in faith: Truly you are higher than all creatures, O pure Virgin. Let us, angels and men, magnify the Virgin; for in a Godly-pleasing manner she enters the Holy of Holies. Through your gifts, grant your peace to my soul, O Theotokos, and pour forth life to all those who revere as is proper; comfort and shelter, and preserve them that cry out to thee in faith: Truly you are higher than all creatures, O pure Virgin. Second Kanon 18 Ἄγγελοι τὴν Εἴσοδον τῆς Παρθένου, ὁρῶντες κατεπλήττοντο, πῶς θεαρέστως εἰσῆλθεν, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων. Μελῳδῶν σοι προεκελάδει Δαυῒδ, Λαλῶν σε θυγατέρα Βασιλέως, Κάλλει ἀρετῶν, ἐκ δεξιῶν παρισταµένην, ἰδὼν τοῦ Θεοῦ πεποικιλµένην σε ὅθεν προφητεύων ἐβόα Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή. Ἄγγελοι σκιρτήσατε σὺν Ἁγίοις, Παρθένοι συγχορεύσατε ἡ γὰρ Θεόπαις εἰσῆλθεν, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια των Ἁγίων. Θεοδόχον προθεωρῶν Σολοµῶν, Ἠνοίξατο σε πύλην Βασιλέως, Ζῶσάν τε πηγὴν ἐσφραγισµένην, Ἐξ ἧς τὸ ἀθόλωτον ἡµῖν προῆλθεν, ὕδωρ τοῖς ἐν πίστει βοῶσιν Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή. Ἄγγελοι καὶ ἄνθρωποι τὴν Παρθένον, ἐν ὕµνοις µεγαλύνωµεν θεοπρεπῶς γὰρ εἰσῆλθεν, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων. Διανέµοις τῶν χαρισµάτων τὴν σήν, Γαλήνην Θεοτόκε τῇ ψυχῇ µου, βρύουσα ζωήν, τοῖς σὲ τιµῶσι κατὰ χρέος, Αὐτὴ περιέπουσα καὶ σκέπουσα, καὶ διατηροῦσα βοᾶν σοι Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή. Κανων Δεύτερος Tone 1 Ἦχος α Magnify, O my soul, her who was led into the Temple of the Lord, and was blessed by the hands of priests. From the righteous Joachim and Anna, a fruit came forth, according to the promise: Mary the child of God. A young girl according to the flesh, as acceptable incense she is offered in the holy Temple, that she who is herself holy, may dwell in the holy Place. Magnify, O my soul, her who was led into the Temple of the Lord, and was blessed by the hands of priests. Let us praise in hymns the child by nature, who was shown forth as Mother beyond nature. For today she is offered to the Lord in Μεγάλυνον ψυχή µου, τὴν προσενεχθεῖσαν, ἐν τῷ ναῷ Κυρίου, καὶ εὐλογηθεῖσαν, χερσὶ τῶν Ἱερέων. Ἐκ τῶν Δικαίων προῆλθεν, Ἰωακεὶµ καὶ τῆς Ἄννης, ἐπαγγελίας ὁ καρπός, ἡ θεόπαις Μαρία, καὶ ὡς θυµίαµα δεκτόν, σαρκὶ νηπιάζουσα προσφέρεται, Ἱερῷ ἐν ἁγίῳ, ὡς Ἁγία, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια οἰκεῖν. Μεγάλυνον ψυχή µου, τὴν προσενεχθεῖσαν, ἐν τῷ ναῷ Κυρίου, καὶ εὐλογηθεῖσαν, χερσὶ τῶν Ἱερέων. Τὴν νηπιάζουσαν φύσει, καὶ ὑπὲρ φύσιν Μητέρα, ἀναδειχθεῖσαν τοῦ Θεοῦ, εὐφηµήσωµεν ὕµνοις, ἐν τῷ Ναῷ τῷ νοµικῷ