Matins 9 Ὄρθρος Hexapsalm. God is the Lord... Ὁ Ἑξάψαλµος, Εἰς τὸ «Θεὸς Κύριος...» Apolitikia and Theotokion Resurrection Apolitikion Ἀπολυτίκια καὶ Θεοτοκίον Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Tone Plagal 1 Ἦχος πλ. α Eternal with the Father and the Spirit is the Word, Who of a Virgin was begotten for our salvation. as the faithful we both praise and worship Him: for in the flesh did He consent to ascend unto the Cross, and death did He endure; and He raised unto life the dead, through His all-glorious resurrection. Apolitikion of the Venerable Mary Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύµατι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡµῶν, ἀνυµνήσωµεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωµεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑποµεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ὁσίας Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. In you, mother, the divine likeness was exactly preserved; for by taking on the cross you followed Christ, and through your deeds, you taught us on one hand to look down upon the flesh because it passes away; on the other hand, to diligently take care of the soul, which is immortal; wherefore, your spirit, Maria, rejoices with the angels. 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 Tone Plagal 1 Eternal with the Father Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἐν σοὶ Μῆτερ ἀκριβῶς διεσώθη τὸ κατ εἰκόνα λαβοῦσα γὰρ τὸν Σταυρόν, ἠκολούθησας τῷ Χριστῷ, καὶ πράττουσα ἐδίδασκες ὑπερορᾶν µὲν σαρκὸς παρέρχεται γάρ, ἐπιµελεῖσθαι δὲ ψυχῆς, πράγµατος ἀθανάτου διὸ καὶ µετὰ Ἀγγέλων συναγάλλεται Ὁσία Μαρία τὸ πνεῦµά σου. 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 Ἦχος πλ. α Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Let us honor the Cross of the Lord with solemn praise, and His holy entombment extol with sacred hymns, and His Rising from the dead supremely glorify; for He despoiled the realm of death, and the devil s might, for He is God; then He resurrected the dead from the graves together, and made the light to dawn on those in Hades. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Whereas You, O Lord, were labeled dead, yet in fact You put death to death; and You, the very emptier of graves, were yourself interred; soldiers overhead were guarding the sepulcher, even as You below resurrected the dead of all ages. Lord almighty and incomprehensible, glory to You. Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Rejoice, Holy Mountain on which God himself has trod. Rejoice, living bush that was burning and not consumed. Rejoice, the only bridge that joins the world to God and conducts the mortal human race to everlasting life. Rejoice, immaculate Maiden, who without knowing a husband truly gave birth to Him Who saves our souls. After the Second Stichologia Resurrectional 10 Τὸν Σταυρὸν τοῦ Κυρίου ἐγκωµιάσωµεν, τὴν ταφὴν τὴν ἁγίαν ὕµνοις τιµήσωµεν, καὶ τὴν Ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ ὑπερδοξάσωµεν, ὅτι συνήγειρε νεκρούς, ἐκ τῶν µνηµάτων ὡς Θεός, σκυλεύσας κράτος θανάτου, καὶ ἰσχὺν διαβόλου, καὶ τοῖς ἐν ᾅδῃ φῶς ἀνέτειλε. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Κύριε, νεκρὸς προσηγορεύθης, ὁ νεκρώσας τὸν θάνατον, ἐν µνήµατι ἐτέθης, ὁ κενώσας τὰ µνήµατα, ἄνω στρατιῶται τὸν τάφον ἐφύλαττον, κάτω τοὺς ἀπ αἰῶνος νεκροὺς ἐξανέστησας, Παντοδύναµε καὶ ἀκατάληπτε, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Χαῖρε ἅγιον ὄρος καὶ θεοβάδιστον, χαῖρε ἔµψυχε βάτε καὶ ἀκατάφλεκτε, χαῖρε ἡ µόνη πρὸς Θεὸν κόσµου γέφυρα, ἡ µετάγουσα θνητούς, πρὸς τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, χαῖρε ἀκήρατε Κόρη, ἡ ἀπειράνδρως τεκοῦσα, τὴν σωτηρίαν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Μετὰ τὴν β Στιχολογίαν Ἀναστάσιµα Tone Plagal 1 Ἦχος πλ. α After You had risen on the third day, O Lord, and after the Apostles had worshipped You, Peter cried out to You, Women stood courageously, but I acted cowardly; the Robber stated Your divinity, but I disavowed You; will You ever call me Your disciple anymore, or will You again appoint me as a fisher of the deep? I pray You to receive me in repentance, O God, and save me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. The violators of the Law had You crucified amid the convicts; furthermore, they pierced Your side with a lance, O Lord of mercy; You Κύριε, µετὰ τὴν τριήµερόν σου Ἀνάστασιν, καὶ τὴν τῶν Ἀποστόλων προσκύνησιν, ὁ Πέτρος ἐβόα σοι Γυναῖκες ἀπετόλµησαν, κᾀγὼ ἐδειλίασα. Λῃστὴς ἐθεολόγησε, κᾀγὼ ἠρνησάµην σε, ἆρα καλέσεις µε τοῦ λοιποῦ µαθητήν, ἢ πάλιν δείξεις µε ἁλιέα βυθοῦ; ἀλλὰ µετανοοῦντά µε δέξαι, ὁ Θεὸς καὶ σῶσόν µε. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Κύριε, ἐν µέσῳ σε προσήλωσαν, οἱ παράνοµοι τῶν καταδίκων, καὶ λόγχῃ τὴν πλευράν σου ἐξεκέντησαν, ὦ Ἐλεῆµον, ταφὴν δὲ κατεδέξω,
accepted burial, You destroyed the gates of Hades, and on the third day You resurrected. The Women ran to see You, and they announced the resurrection to the Apostles. Supremely exalted Savior, Whom the Angels extol, O blessed Lord, glory to You. Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Bride unwedded, who nevertheless engendered God, changing Eve s pain and sorrow into exultant joy, we the faithful now extol you and we worship you; for you have lifted us up from the primal curse; and now entreat persistently and unceasingly, O alllauded and all-holy one, that we be saved. Resurrection Evlogitaria 11 ὁ λύσας ᾅδου τὰς πύλας, καὶ ἀνέστης τριήµερος, ἔδραµον Γυναῖκες ἰδεῖν σε, καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν Ἀποστόλοις τὴν Ἔγερσιν. Ὑπερυψούµενε Σωτήρ, ὃν ὑµνοῦσιν Ἄγγελοι, εὐλογηµένε Κύριε δόξα σοι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀπειρόγαµε Νύµφη θεογεννήτρια, ἡ τῆς Εὔας τὴν λύπην χαραποιήσασα, ἀνυµνοῦµεν οἱ πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνοῦµέν σε, ὅτι ἀνήγαγες ἡµᾶς ἐκ τῆς ἀρχαίας ἀρᾶς, καὶ νῦν δυσώπει ἀπαύστως, πανύµνητε Παναγία, εἰς τὸ σωθῆναι ἠµας. 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 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.
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 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 1) Mentally amazed by the angelic apparition, inwardly illumined by the divine resurrection, the ointment-bearing women brought good tidings to the Apostles; proclaim the resurrection of the Lord among the Gentiles, as He works with you by means of miracles, granting us the great mercy. Anavathmoi 12 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, 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. α ) Ἀγγελικῇ ὁράσει τὸν νοῦν ἐκθαµβούµεναι, καὶ θεϊκῇ Ἐγέρσει τὴν ψυχὴν φωτιζόµεναι, αἱ Μυροφόροι τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εὐηγγελίζοντο. Ἀναγγείλατε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι, τὴν Ἀνάστασιν τοῦ Κυρίου, συνεργοῦντος τοῖς θαύµασι, καὶ παρέχοντος ἡµῖν τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Ἀναβαθµοὶ Tone Plagal 1 Ἦχος πλ. α First Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον α When I am afflicted, I sing to You, like David, O my Savior; deliver my soul from a crafty tongue. Ἐν τῷ θλίβεσθαί µε Δαυϊτικῶς, ᾄδω σοι Σωτήρ µου. Ῥῦσαί µου τὴν ψυχὴν ἐκ γλώσσης δολίας.
Blessed is the life of those who dwell in the desert, winged as they are by divine eros. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,...... now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. By the Holy Spirit are all things maintained, both seen and unseen; for, being autocratic, He is one of the Trinity, truly. Τοῖς ἐρηµικοῖς ζωὴ µακαρία ἐστί, θεϊκῷ ἔρωτι πτερουµένοις. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι,...... καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, περικρατεῖται πάντα τὰ ὁρατά τε σὺν τοῖς ἀοράτοις αὐτοκρατὲς γὰρ ὅν, τῆς Τριάδος ἕν ἐστιν ἀψεύστως. Second Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον β O my soul, let us rise into the mountains; come, let us go there whence help comes. Let Your soaring right hand protect me, O Christ, from treachery on every side. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,...... now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. To the Holy Spirit we say, theologizing, You are God, life, eros, light, nous; You are goodness; You reign to the ages. Εἰς τὰ ὄρη ψυχὴ ἀρθῶµεν, δεῦρο ἐκεῖσε ὅθεν βοήθεια ἥκει. Δεξιά σου χεὶρ κᾀµέ, Χριστὲ ἱπταµένη, σκαιωρίας πάσης περιφυλαξάτω. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι,...... καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, θεολογοῦντες φῶµεν Σὺ εἶ Θεός, ζωή, ἔρως, φῶς, νοῦς, σὺ χρηστότης, σὺ βασιλεύεις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Third Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον γ Because they said to me, Let us go to the courts of the Lord, I am filled with great joy, and I send up my petitions. On the house of David are the fearsome things to be fully accomplished; for therein will be fire, burning every shameful mind. 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, as in the Father and the Word, is the principle of life; from Him is every living being endowed with a soul. Prokeimenon Verse (monophonically intoned) Arise, O Lord my God, for You will reign to the ages. (Chanted) Arise, O Lord my God, for You will reign to the ages. Ἐπὶ τοῖς εἰρηκόσι µοι Εἰς τὰς αὐλὰς προσβῶµεν Κυρίου, χαρᾶς πολλῆς πλησθεὶς εὐχὰς ἀναπέµπω. Ἐπὶ οἶκον Δαυΐδ, τὰ φοβερὰ τελεσιουργεῖται πῦρ γὰρ ἐκεῖ φλέγον, ἅπαντα αἰσχρὸν νοῦν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι,...... καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, ζωαρχικὴ ἀξία, ἐξ οὗ πᾶν ζῶον ἐµψυχοῦται, ὡς ἐν Πατρί, ἅµα τε καὶ Λόγῳ. Προκείµενον Ἀνάστηθι Κύριε ὁ Θεός µου, ὅτι σὺ βασιλεύεις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀνάστηθι Κύριε ὁ Θεός µου, ὅτι σὺ βασιλεύεις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. 13
Verse (monophonically intoned) I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with all my heart. (Chanted) Arise, O Lord my God, for You will reign to the ages. Kontakion of the Venerable Mary Read (Tone 3) The Virgin Today Once you were defiled with every impurity, but today through repentance you have become the bride of Christ. Desiring the life of the angels, you have cast down the demons with the weapon of the Cross; therefore, you were made a bride of the Kingdom, O glorious Mary. Oikos of the Venerable Mary Read (Tone 3) The Virgin Today In our hymns we praise you now, all-venerated Mary, as the lamb and daughter of Christ. Sprung from the stock of the Egyptians, you have fled from all their errors and were offered as a precious flower to the Church. In abstinence and prayer you have struggled above the measure of man s nature, and so you were exalted by Christ; for through your life and actions, you were made a bride of the Kingdom, Mary all-revered. Resurrection Kontakion Read (Tone Plagal 1) You descended to Hades, my Savior, and shattered its gates, as the Almighty; as Creator, You raised the dead with yourself, and smashed the sting of death, O Christ; You freed Adam from the curse, O You Who love mankind. Therefore we all cry out to You: save us, O Lord. Resurrection Oikos Read (Tone Plagal 1) The women heard the Angel s words, and put off their lament, becoming joyful; with trembling they looked upon the Resurrection; and behold, Christ came to them, saying, Rejoice; take courage; I have overcome the 14 Στίχ. Ἐξοµολογήσοµαί σοι, Κύριε, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ µου. Ἀνάστηθι Κύριε ὁ Θεός µου, ὅτι σὺ βασιλεύεις εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Κοντάκιον τῆς Ὁσίας Χῦµα (Ἦχος γ ) Ἡ Παρθένος σήµερον Ἡ πορνείαις πρότερον, µεµεστωµένη παντοίαις Χριστοῦ Νύµφη σήµερον τῇ µετανοίᾳ ἐδείχθης, Ἀγγέλων, τὴν πολιτείαν ἐπιποθοῦσα, δαίµονας Σταυροῦ τῷ ὅπλῳ καταπατοῦσα διὰ τοῦτο βασιλείας ἐφάνης νύµφη Μαρία ἔνδοξε. Οἶκος τῆς Ὁσίας Χῦµα (Ἦχος γ ) Ἡ Παρθένος σήµερον Τὴν ἀµνάδα Χριστοῦ καὶ θυγατέρα, ᾄσµασιν εὐφηµοῦµέν σε νῦν, Μαρία παναοίδιµε τὴν τῶν Αἰγυπτίων ἀναφανεῖσαν θρέµµα τὴν πλάνην δὲ τούτων πᾶσαν φυγοῦσαν, καὶ καλῶς προσενεχθεῖσαν τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ βλάστηµα τίµιον δι ἐγκρατείας καὶ δεήσεως, ἀσκήσασαν ὑπὲρ µέτρον τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης φύσεως διὸ καὶ ὑψώθης ἐν Χριστῷ, διὰ βίου καὶ πράξεως, Βασιλείας Οὐρανοῦ φανεῖσα νύµφη Μαρία πάνσεµνε. Κοντάκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Χῦµα (Ἦχος πλ. α, Μιµητὴς ὑπάρχων) Πρὸς τὸν ᾍδην Σωτήρ µου συγκαταβέβηκας, καὶ τὰς πύλας συντρίψας ὡς παντοδύναµος, τοὺς θανόντας ὡς Κτίστης συνεξανέστησας, καὶ θανάτου τὸ κέντρον Χριστὲ συνέτριψας, καὶ Ἀδὰµ τῆς κατάρας ἐρρύσω Φιλάνθρωπε διὸ πάντες σοι κράζοµεν Σῶσον ἡµᾶς Κύριε. Οἶκος Ἀναστάσιµος Χῦµα (Ἦχος πλ. α ) Ἀκούσασαι αἱ Γυναῖκες τοῦ Ἀγγέλου τὰ ῥήµατα, ἀπεβάλοντο τὸν θρῆνον, προσχαρεῖς γενόµεναι, καὶ σύντροµοι τὴν Ἀνάστασιν ἔβλεπον, καὶ ἰδοὺ Χριστὸς προσήγγισεν αὐταῖς, λέγων τό Χαίρετε, θαρσεῖτε, ἐγὼ τὸν
world and have freed the prisoners. Go quickly to the Disciples and announce to them, that I go before you to the city of Galilee, to preach. Therefore we all cry out to You: save us, O Lord. From the Menaion: Synaxarion On the twenty-first of this month, the Memory of the Holy Hieromartyr Januarios, Bishop of Benevento, and those with him, the Deacons Prokulos, Sosios, and Faustos, the Reader Desiderios, and the laymen Evtychios and Akutios at Pozzuoli. On the same day, the Memory of the Holy Martyr Alexandra the Empress. On the same day, the Memory of the Holy Martyrs Apollo, Isaakios, and Kordatos, who ended this life by the sword. On the same day, the Memory of our Father among the Saints, Maximian, Patriarch of Constantinople. On the same day, the Memory of our Father among the Saints, Anastasios of Sinai. And add the following: On this day, the Fifth Sunday of the Fast, we commemorate our venerable Mother Mary of Egypt. Through her intercessions, O God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Katavasiai 15 κόσµον νενίκηκα, καὶ τοὺς δεσµίους ἐρρυσάµην σπουδάσατε οὖν πρὸς τοὺς Μαθητάς, ἀπαγγέλλουσαι αὐτοῖς, ὅτι προάγω ὑµᾶς, ἐν τῇ πόλει Γαλιλαίᾳ τοῦ κηρῦξαι. Διὸ πάντες σοι κράζοµεν Σῶσον ἡµᾶς Κύριε. Ἐκ τοῦ Μηναίου Συναξάριον Τῇ ΚΑ' τοῦ αὐτοῦ µηνός, Μνήµη τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἱεροµάρτυρος, Ἰανουαρίου Ἐπισκόπου, Προκούλου, Σώσσου καὶ Φαύστου Διακόνων, Δισιδερίου Ἀναγνώστου, Εὐτυχίου καὶ Ἀκουτίωνος. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Μνήµη τῆς Ἁγίας Μάρτυρος Ἀλεξάνδρας τῆς βασιλίσσης. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Μνήµη τῶν Ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Ἀπολλώ, Ἰσαακίου, καὶ Κορδάτου, λιµῷ καὶ ξίφει τελειωθέντων. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Μνήµη τοῦ ἐν Ἁγίοις Πατρὸς ἡµῶν Μαξιµιανοῦ, Πατριάρχου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ Μνήµη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡµῶν Ἀναστασίου τοῦ Σιναΐτου. Καὶ τὸ Ὑπόµνηµα Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Κυριακῇ πέµπτῃ τῶν Νηστειῶν, διετάχθηµεν µνήµην ποιεῖσθαι τῆς Ὁσίας Μητρὸς ἡµῶν Μαρίας τῆς Αἰγυπτίας. Ταῖς αὐτῆς πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεὸς ἐλέησον, καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Ἀµήν. 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. 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.
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. 16 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. 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. Παῖδας εὐαγεῖς ἐν τῇ καµίνῳ, ὁ τόκος τῆς Θεοτόκου διεσώσατο, τότε µὲν τυπούµενος νῦν δὲ ἐνεργούµενος, τὴν οἰκουµένην ἅπασαν, ἀγείρει ψάλλουσαν Τὸν Κύριον ὑµνεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. Second Eothinon Gospel Εὐαγγέλιον Ἑωθινὰ Β Mark 16:1-8 Μάρκον ιστ 1-8 Having beheld the resurrection... Psalm 50. Intercessory Troparia «Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ Θεασάµενοι...,» Ψαλµός Ν. Τροπάρια Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι.
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. 17 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. O God, save Your people... «Σῶσον ὁ Θεός...» Megalynarion Deacon: The Theotokos and Mother of the Light, in hymns of honor and let us magnify. My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. For He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. 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. Μεγαλυνάριον Διάκονος Τὴν Θεοτόκον καὶ Μητέρα τοῦ Φωτός, ἐν ὕµνοις τιµῶντες µεγαλύνωµεν. Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή µου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦµά µου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ Σωτῆρί µου. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν µακαριοῦσί µε πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί, Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν.
For He Who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name; and His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. He has shown strength with His arm, He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted those of low degree; He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent empty away. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity to the ages. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. Katavasia 18 Ὅτι ἐποίησέ µοι µεγαλεῖα ὁ Δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνοµα αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεάν, καὶ γενεὰν τοῖς φοβουµένοις αὐτόν. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Καθεῖλε δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων, καὶ ὕψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλε κενούς. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, µνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησε πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἡµῶν, τῷ Ἀβραάµ, καὶ τῷ σπέρµατι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Καταβασία Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος δ 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. Ἅπας γηγενής, σκιρτάτω τῷ πνεύµατι, λαµπαδουχούµενος πανηγυριζέτω δέ, ἀύλων Νόων, φύσις γεραίρουσα, τὰ ἱερὰ θαυµάσια τῆς Θεοµήτορος, καὶ βοάτω Χαίροις παµµακάριστε, Θεοτόκε ἁγνή, ἀειπάρθενε.
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 Second Eothina Tone 2 The myrrh-bearing women rejoiced when they saw the stone rolled away and a young man seated upon the tomb proclaiming: "Christ is risen! Go tell Peter and the disciples with him; go ahead to the mountain of Galilee where He will appear to you as He said to His friends." Exaposteilarion of the Venerable Mary Tone 3 The stars of the heavens We have you as a pattern of repentance, allholy Mary; pray to Christ that in the season of the Fast this gift may be conferred upon us: to praise you in our hymns with faith and love. Theotokion You are the sweetness of angels, the gladness of the afflicted ones, a protection of all Christians, O Virgin Mother of our Lord; grant me now help and save me from the eternal torments. 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 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 Β Ἦχος β Τὸν λίθον θεωρήσασαι, ἀποκεκυλισµένον, αἱ Μυροφόροι ἔχαιρον εἶδον γὰρ Νεανίσκον, καθήµενον ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, καὶ αὐτὸς ταύταις ἔφη Ἰδοὺ Χριστὸς ἐγήγερται, εἴπατε σὺν τῷ Πέτρῳ, τοῖς Μαθηταῖς Ἐν τῷ ὄρει φθάσατε Γαλιλαίας, ἐκεῖ ὑµῖν ὀφθήσεται, ὡς προεῖπε τοῖς φίλοις. Ἐξαποστειλάριον τῆς Ὁσίας Ἦχος γ Ὁ οὐρανὸν τοῖς ἄστροις Ὑπόδειγµα µετανοίας, σὲ ἔχοντες πανοσία Μαρία Χριστὸν δυσώπει, ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τῆς Νηστείας, τοῦτο ἡµῖν δωρηθῆναι, ὅπως ἐν πίστει καὶ πόθῳ, σὲ ᾄσµασιν εὐφηµῶµεν. Θεοτοκίον Ὁ γλυκασµὸς τῶν Ἀγγέλων, τῶν θλιβοµένων ἡ χαρὰ Χριστιανῶν ἡ προστάτις, Παρθένε Μήτηρ Κυρίου, ἀντιλαβοῦ µου καὶ ῥῦσαι, τῶν αἰωνίων βασάνων. 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 1 Ἦχος πλ. α First Hymn of Praise Στίχος α
To do among them the judgment that is written; this glory shall be to all His saints. Lord, although the tomb had been sealed by the law-transgressors, You came forth from the sepulcher, just as You were born from the Theotokos; Your bodiless Angels did not know how You became incarnate; nor did the soldiers who guarded You perceive when You resurrected; for both have been sealed to researchers, but the miracles have been revealed to those who faithfully worship the mystery; as we extol it, restore to us exultant joy and Your great mercy. 20 Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς κρῖµα ἔγγραπτον. Δόξα αὕτη ἔσται πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ. Κύριε, ἐσφραγισµένου τοῦ τάφου ὑπὸ τῶν παρανόµων, προῆλθες ἐκ τοῦ µνήµατος, καθὼς ἐτέχθης ἐκ τῆς Θεοτόκου, οὐκ ἔγνωσαν πῶς ἐσαρκώθης, οἱ ἀσώµατοί σου Ἄγγελοι, οὐκ ᾔσθοντο πότε ἀνέστης, οἱ φυλάσσοντές σε στρατιῶται ἀµφότερα γὰρ ἐσφράγισται τοῖς ἐρευνῶσι, πεφανέρωται δὲ τὰ θαύµατα, τοῖς προσκυνοῦσιν, ἐν πίστει τὸ µυστήριον ὃ ἀνυµνοῦσιν, ἀπόδος ἡµῖν ἀγαλλίασιν, καὶ τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Second Hymn of Praise Στίχος β Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power. Lord, after You smashed the eternal bars and broke the bonds, You rose from the tomb and left the grave clothes behind as evidence that truly You had been buried for three days; and You proceeded to Galilee, You Who were in custody in a rock-hewn tomb. Great is Your mercy, incomprehensible Savior! Have mercy on us. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν στερεώµατι τῆς δυνάµεως αὐτοῦ. Κύριε, τοὺς µοχλοὺς τοὺς αἰωνίους συντρίψας, καὶ δεσµὰ διαρρήξας, τοῦ µνήµατος ἀνέστης, καταλιπὼν σου τὰ ἐντάφια, εἰς µαρτύριον τῆς ἀληθοῦς τριηµέρου ταφῆς σου, καὶ προῆγες ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαία, ὁ ἐν σπηλαίῳ τηρούµενος. Μέγα σου τὸ ἔλεος, ἀκατάληπτε Σωτήρ, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Third Hymn of Praise Στίχος γ Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the multitude of His greatness. Lord, the women ran to the sepulcher to see You, the Christ, Who had suffered for us; when they came, they found an Angel sitting upon the stone that from fear had rolled away; the Angel called out to them, saying, The Lord has risen; tell the Disciples that resurrected from the dead is He Who saves our souls. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς µεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ. Κύριε, αἱ Γυναῖκες ἔδραµον ἐπὶ τὸ µνῆµα, τοῦ ἰδεῖν σε τὸν Χριστόν, τὸν δι ἠµᾶς παθόντα καὶ προσελθοῦσαι, εὗρον Ἄγγελον ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον καθήµενον, τῷ φόβῳ κυλισθέντα καὶ πρὸς αὐτὰς ἐβόησε λέγων Ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος, εἴπατε τοῖς µαθηταῖς, ὅτι ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, ὁ σῴζων τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Fourth Hymn of Praise Στίχος δ Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the psaltery and harp. Lord, even as You came out of the sepulcher, though it was sealed shut, likewise You entered where Your Disciples were, the doors being shut also; You showed them the injuries sustained by Your body, which with long- Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ, σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ. Κύριε, ὥσπερ ἐξῆλθες ἐσφραγισµένου τοῦ τάφου, οὕτως εἰσῆλθες καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισµένων, πρὸς τοὺς µαθητάς σου, δεικνύων αὐτοῖς τὰ τοῦ σώµατος πάθη, ἅπερ κατεδέξω Σωτὴρ µακροθυµήσας, ὡς ἐκ
suffering You accepted, Savior. As the progeny of David, You endured the wounds; as the Son of God, You freed the world. Great is Your mercy, incomprehensible Savior! Have mercy on us. Prosomoia Stichera of the Venerable Mary from Vespers Tone Plagal 2 Having laid up all their hope 21 σπέρµατος Δαυΐδ, µώλωπας ὑπήνεγκας, ὡς Υἱὸς δὲ τοῦ Θεοῦ, κόσµον ἠλευθέρωσας. Μέγα σου τὸ ἔλεος, ἀκατάληπτε Σωτήρ, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Στιχηρά Προσόµοια τῆς Ὁσίας τά ἐν τῷ Ἑσπερινῷ Ἦχος πλ. β Ὅλην ἀποθέµενοι Fifth Hymn of Praise Στίχος ε Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. (Psalm 150:4) The pollution of past sins prevented you from entering the church to see the elevation of the Holy Cross; but then your conscience and the awareness of your actions turned you, O wise in God, to a better way of life. And, having looked upon the Icon of the blessed Maid of God, you have condemned all your previous transgressions, O mother worthy of all praise, and so have gone with boldness to venerate the precious Cross. Sixth Hymn of Praise Praise Him with tuneful cymbals; praise Him with cymbals of jubilation. Let every breath praise the Lord. (Psalm 150:5) (Repeat) The pollution of past sins prevented you from entering the church to see the elevation of the Holy Cross; but then your conscience and the awareness of your actions turned you, O wise in God, to a better way of life. And, having looked upon the Icon of the blessed Maid of God, you have condemned all your previous transgressions, O mother worthy of all praise, and so have gone with boldness to venerate the precious Cross. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυµπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ. Σὲ µὲν διεκώλυε, τῆς τῶν σεπτῶν ἐποπτείας, µολυσµῶν τῶν πρότερον, τὸ ἐπισυρόµενον µιαντήριον, ἡ δὲ σὴ αἴσθησις, καὶ τῶν σοὶ θεόφρον, πεπραγµένων, ἡ συνείδησις, τὴν πρὸς τὰ κρείττονα, σοὶ ἐπιστροφὴν ἐνειργάσατο. Εἰκόνι γὰρ προσβλέψασα, τῆς εὐλογηµένης θεόπαιδος, πάντων καταγνοῦσα, πταισµάτων σου πανεύφηµε τῶν πρίν, ἐν παρρησίᾳ τὸ τίµιον, Ξύλον προσεκύνησας. Στίχος στ Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυµβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυµβάλοις ἀλαλαγµοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. (Πάλιν) Σὲ µὲν διεκώλυε, τῆς τῶν σεπτῶν ἐποπτείας, µολυσµῶν τῶν πρότερον, τὸ ἐπισυρόµενον µιαντήριον, ἡ δὲ σὴ αἴσθησις, καὶ τῶν σοὶ θεόφρον, πεπραγµένων, ἡ συνείδησις, τὴν πρὸς τὰ κρείττονα, σοὶ ἐπιστροφὴν ἐνειργάσατο. Εἰκόνι γὰρ προσβλέψασα, τῆς εὐλογηµένης θεόπαιδος, πάντων καταγνοῦσα, πταισµάτων σου πανεύφηµε τῶν πρίν, ἐν παρρησίᾳ τὸ τίµιον, Ξύλον προσεκύνησας. Seventh Hymn of Praise Στίχος ζ With patience I waited patiently for the Lord, and He was attentive to me, and He heard my supplication. Having worshipped at the holy places with great joy, you have received saving grace for the journey of virtue, and with all haste you have set out upon the good path you have Ὑποµένων ὑπέµεινα τόν Κύριον καί προσέσχε µοι καί εἰσήκουσε τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Τόπους προσκυνήσασα, περιχαρῶς τοὺς ἁγίους, ἀρετῆς ἐφόδιον, σωτηριωδέστατον, ἔνθεν γέγονας, καὶ σφοδρῶς ἕδραµες τὴν καλὴν πορείαν, καὶ τὸ ῥεῖθρον ἐκπεράσασα,
chosen. Crossing the stream of Jordan, with eagerness you have gone to live in the dwelling-place of the Baptist. You have tamed the savagery of the passions through your ascetic way of life, and you have boldly broken the rebelliousness of the flesh, O mother ever-glorious. 22 τὸ Ἰορδάνειον, τὸ τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ ἐνδιαίτηµα, προθύµως κατεσκήνωσας, καὶ τὴν τῶν παθῶν ἀγριότητα, διὰ πολιτείας, ἠµαύρωσας λεπτύνασα σαρκός, ἐν παρρησίᾳ ἀείµνηστε, Μῆτερ τὰ οἰδήµατα. Eighth Hymn of Praise Στίχος η And He set my feet upon a rock, and He ordered my steps aright. Having gone to dwell in the wilderness, you have blotted out from your soul the images of your sensual passions, and have marked upon it the God-given imprint of holiness. You have attained such glory, blessed mother, as to walk upon the surface of the waters, and in your prayers to God you were raised up from the earth. And now, all-glorious Mary. standing before Christ with boldness, entreat Him for our souls. Idiomelon from the Triodion Καί ἔστησεν ἐπί πέτραν τούς πόδας µου καί κατηύθυνε τά διαβήµατά µου. Ἔρηµον οἰκήσασα, τῶν σῶν παθῶν τὰς εἰκόνας, ἐκ ψυχῆς ἀπήλειψας, τὸ θεοειδέστατον ἐξεικόνισµα, ἐν ψυχῇ γράψασα, ἀρετῶν ἰδέας, καὶ τοσοῦτον ὑπερέλαµψας, ὡς καὶ τοῖς ὕδασι κούφως ὑπερβαίνειν µακάριε, καὶ γῆθεν ὑπεραίρεσθαι, ἐν ταῖς πρὸς Θεόν σου ἐντεύξεσι, καὶ νῦν ἐν παρρησίᾳ, πανένδοξε Μαρία τῷ Χριστῷ, παρισταµένη δυσώπησον, ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Τριῳδίου Tone 1 Ἦχος α Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. The Kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and abstinence with holiness; and so the rich shall not enter into it, but those who entrust their treasures to the hands of the poor. This is what David the Prophet teaches us, saying: The righteous man shows mercy all the day long; his delight is in the Lord, and walking in the light he shall not stumble. All this was written for our admonition, that we should fast and do good; and in exchange for earthly things may the Lord reward us with the things of heaven. Resurrection Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. You are supremely blessed, O Virgin Theotokos; for through Him Who from you became incarnate, was Hades taken prisoner, and Adam has been summoned back, and the curse has been neutralized, and Eve has been liberated; death has been put to death, Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Οὐκ ἔστιν ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ βρῶσις καὶ πόσις ἀλλὰ δικαιοσύνη καὶ ἄσκησις, σὺν ἁγιασµῷ ὅθεν οὐδὲ πλούσιοι εἰσελεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ, ἀλλ ὅσοι τοὺς θησαυρούς αὐτῶν ἐν χερσὶ πενήτων ἀποτίθενται. Ταῦτα καὶ Δαυῒδ ὁ Προφήτης διδάσκει λέγων Δίκαιος ἀνὴρ ὁ ἐλεῶν ὅλην τὴν ἡµέραν, ὁ κατατρυφῶν τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ τῷ φωτὶ περιπατῶν ὃς οὐ µὴ προσκόψῃ, ταῦτα δὲ πάντα, πρὸς νουθεσίαν ἡµῶν γέγραπται ὅπως νηστεύοντες, χρηστότητα ποιήσωµεν, καὶ δῴη ἡµῖν Κύριος ἀντὶ τῶν ἐπιγείων τὰ ἐπουράνια. Θεοτοκίον Ἀναστάσιµον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ὑπερευλογηµένη ὑπάρχεις, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε διὰ γὰρ τοῦ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθέντος, ὁ ᾍδης ἠχµαλώτισται, ὁ Ἀδὰµ ἀνακέκληται, ἡ κατάρα νενέκρωται, ἡ Εὔα ἠλευθέρωται, ὁ θάνατος τεθανάτωται, καὶ ἡµεῖς ἐζωοποιήθηµεν διὸ ἀνυµνοῦντες βοῶµεν
and we have been brought to life. Wherefore extolling we cry out: O Christ our God, You are blessed, for so was Your good pleasure. Glory to You. Great Doxology, and the hymn, Salvation on this day... The Divine Liturgy. Εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ὁ οὕτως εὐδοκήσας, δόξα σοι. Δοξολογία Μεγάλη, καὶ τὸ «Σήµερον σωτηρία...» Ἡ Θεία Λειτουργία. 23
Divine Liturgy Litany of Peace. Antiphons of Sunday. 24 Θεία Λειτουργία Εἰρηνικά. Ἀντίφωνα τῶν Κυριακῶν. First Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον Α Tone 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name. Through the intercessions if the Theotokos, Savior, save us. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all that He has done for you. Through the intercessions if the Theotokos, Savior, save us. The Lord in heaven has prepared His throne, and His Kingdom rules over all. Through the intercessions if the Theotokos, Savior, save us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Through the intercessions if the Theotokos, Savior, save us. Small Litany. Ἦχος β Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή µου, τόν Κύριον, καί πάντα τά ἐντός µου τό ὄνοµα τό ἅγιον αὐτοῦ. Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή µου, τόν Κύριον, καί µή ἐπιλανθάνου πάσας τάς ἀνταποδόσεις αὐτοῦ. Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Κύριος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἡτοίµασεν τόν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, καί ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ πάντων δεσπόζει. Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Second Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον Β Tone 2 Praise the Lord, O my soul; I will praise the Lord in my life, I will chant to my God for as long as I exist. Save us, O Son of God, Who are risen from the dead; we sing to you, Alleluia. Blessed is he whose Help is the God of Jacob, whose Hope is in the Lord his God. Save us, O Son of God, Who are risen from the dead; we sing to you, Alleluia. The Lord shall reign to the ages; your God, O Sion, from generation to generation. Save us, O Son of God, Who are risen from the dead; we sing to you, Alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Ἦχος β Αἴνει ἡ ψυχή µου τόν Κύριον αἰνέσω Κύριον ἐν τῇ ζωῇ µου, ψαλῶ τῷ Θεῷ µου ἕως ὑπάρχω. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. Μακάριος οὗ ὁ Θεός Ἰακώβ βοηθός αὐτοῦ, ἡ ἐλπίς αὐτοῦ ἐπί Κύριον τόν Θεόν αὐτοῦ. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τόν αἰῶνα ὁ Θεός σου, Σιών, εἰς γενεάν καί γενεάν. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν.
Only-begotten Son and Word of God, immortal One, Who for our salvation did so humble Yourself by taking on flesh taking flesh from (from) the Theotokos and evervirgin Mary; without change did You become Man; You were crucified Christ our God, trampling down death by Your death; as one of the Holy Trinity, and being glorified together with the Father and the Holy Spirit: save us. Small Litany. Small Entrance Resurrection Apolitikion 25 Ὁ µονογενὴς Υἱὸς καὶ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀθάνατος ὑπάρχων καὶ καταδεξάµενος διὰ τὴν ἡµετέραν σωτηρίαν σαρκωθῆναι ἐκ τῆς ἁγίας Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, ἀτρέπτως ἐνανθρωπήσας, σταυρωθείς τε, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, εἷς ὤν τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδος, συνδοξαζόµενος τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Μικρά Εἴσοδος Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Tone Plagal 1 Ἦχος πλ. α Eternal with the Father and the Spirit is the Word, Who of a Virgin was begotten for our salvation. as the faithful we both praise and worship Him: for in the flesh did He consent to ascend unto the Cross, and death did He endure; and He raised unto life the dead, through His all-glorious resurrection. Entrance Hymn Come let us bow to Christ as we worship Him, the Son of God. Save us O Son of God Who are risen from the dead, we sing to You: Alleluia. Resurrection Apolitikion Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύµατι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡµῶν, ἀνυµνήσωµεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωµεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑποµεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. Εἰσοδικόν Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωµεν καὶ προσπέσωµεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν ψάλλοντάς σοι Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Tone Plagal 1 Ἦχος πλ. α Eternal with the Father and the Spirit is the Word, Who of a Virgin was begotten for our salvation. as the faithful we both praise and worship Him: for in the flesh did He consent to ascend unto the Cross, and death did He endure; and He raised unto life the dead, through His all-glorious resurrection. Apolitikion of the Venerable Mary Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύµατι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡµῶν, ἀνυµνήσωµεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωµεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, καὶ θάνατον ὑποµεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ὁσίας Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ In you, mother, the divine likeness was exactly preserved; for by taking on the cross you followed Christ, and through your deeds, you taught us on one hand to look down upon the flesh because it passes away; Ἐν σοὶ Μῆτερ ἀκριβῶς διεσώθη τὸ κατ εἰκόνα λαβοῦσα γὰρ τὸν Σταυρόν, ἠκολούθησας τῷ Χριστῷ, καὶ πράττουσα ἐδίδασκες ὑπερορᾶν µὲν σαρκὸς παρέρχεται γάρ, ἐπιµελεῖσθαι δὲ ψυχῆς, πράγµατος
on the other hand, to diligently take care of the soul, which is immortal; wherefore, your spirit, Maria, rejoices with the angels. Apolitikion of the Temple Kontakion of the Theotokos ἀθανάτου διὸ καὶ µετὰ Ἀγγέλων συναγάλλεται Ὁσία Μαρία τὸ πνεῦµά σου. Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ Κοντάκιον Tone 2 Ἦχος β A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our holy Maker, unwavering, reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: hasten to intercede, and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos for those who honor you. Epistle Sunday of the Fifth Week of the Fast Hebrews 9:11-14 Gospel Sunday of the Fifth Week of the Fast Mark 10-32-45 Following, the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, µεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀµετάθετε, µὴ παρίδης ἁµαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνᾶς ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἠµῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοί Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε τῶν τιµώντων σέ. Ἀπόστολος Κυριακῆς ε ἑβδοµάδος Νηστειῶν Ἑβρ. θ 11-14 Εὐαγγέλιον Κυριακῆς ε ἑβδοµάδος Νηστειῶν Μᾶρκ. ι 32-45 Καθεξῆς ἡ Θεία Λειτουργία τοῦ Μεγάλου Βασιλείου. At: Remembering our most-holy... Εἰς τό «Ἐξαιρέτως...» In you rejoices, O full of grace... Praise the Lord... Communion Hymn At: We have seen the Light... We have seen the true light... «Ἐπί σοί χαίρει...» «Αἰνεῖτε...» Κοινωνικόν Εἰς τό «Εἴδοµεν τό φῶς» «Εἴδοµεν τό φῶς» 26