Feast of Saint Andrew January 17 Our Venerable Father Anthony the Great Τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρός ἡµῶν Ἀντωνίου τοῦ Μεγάλου January 17 Anthony was born in Egypt about AD 250, in the village of Koman near Herculea. Following the death of his noble and wealthy parents, he divided the inherited estate with his sister, who was a minor, and settled her with their relatives. Anthony distributed his half of the estate to the poor and, he, in his twentieth year, dedicated himself to the ascetic life for which he yearned from his childhood. In the beginning Anthony lived a life of asceticism in the proximity of his village but, in order to flee the disturbances of people, he withdrew into the wilderness on the shore of the Red Sea. There he spent twenty years as a recluse, not associating with anyone except with God through constant prayer, reflection and contemplation, patiently enduring unspeakable temptations from the devil. His fame spread throughout the entire world and many disciples gathered around him whom he placed on the path of salvation by his example and words. During the eighty-five years of his ascetical life, only twice did he go to Alexandria. The first time to seek martyrdom during the time of the persecution of the Church and, the second time at the invitation of Saint Athanasios, in order to refute the accusation of the Arians who wrongly claimed that he, too, was an adherent of the Arian heresy. Anthony died in AD 335 at the age of 105, leaving behind an entire army of his disciples and imitators. Like Saint Athanasios the Great, a most-learned man, Anthony was sought out as a counselor and teacher of the most-learned men of his time even though he was not a scholar but a humble monatic. And, Saint Athanasios the Great sought the wise counsel of the desert ascetic. Once, when certain Greek philosophers tempted him with literary wisdom, Anthony shamed them with the question: "Which is older, the understanding or the book? Which of these two was the cause of the other?" Ashamed, the philosophers dispersed for they perceived that they only had literary knowledge without understanding and Anthony had true understanding without "book learning." Here is a man who attained perfection in as far as man, in general, can attain on earth. Here is an instructor to instructors and a teacher to teachers, who, for a full eighty five years perfected himself by asceticism in the desert, and only in that way was he able to perfect many others. 1
At Great Vespers The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Prosomoia Stichera of the Saint Tone 4 You bowed down from the heights Feast of Saint Andrew January 17 Εἰς τὸν Μεγἀλον Ἐσπερινόν Ὁ Προιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, Ἐκέκραξα» Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος δ' Ὁ ἐξ ὑψίστου κληθεὶς Stichos 1 Στίχος α If You should mark iniquities, Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. When divine love set you afire, and gave wings to your soul, enlightened by he rays of the spirit, this is what you desired: the truly ultimate love. Then you disdained flesh and blood. By asceticism and quiet, you transcended the world and became united with Him. Wherefore, as you had sought, you were fulfilled with the virtues drawn from there, O Anthony, and rose like a star. Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε, Κύριε τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµός ἐστιν. Ὁ φωτισθεὶς ταῖς τοῦ Πνεύµατος ἀκτῖσιν, ὅτε σε ὁ ἔνθεος ἔρως ἀνέφλεξε, καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν ἀνεπτέρωσεν, αὐτὸ ποθῆσαι, τὸ τῆς ἀγάπης ὄντως ἀκρότατον, τότε κατεφρόνησας, σαρκὸς καὶ αἵµατος, καὶ ἔξω κόσµου γεγένησαι, πολλῇ ἀσκήσει, καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ τούτῳ ἑνούµενος ὅθεν ἐπλήσθης, ὡς ἐζήτησας, τῶν ἐκεῖθεν καλῶν καὶ ἀνέλαµψας, ὡς Ἀστὴρ καταυγάζων, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν Ἀντώνιε. Stichos 2 Στίχος β For Your name s sake I have patiently waited for You, Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. (Repeat) When divine love set you afire, and gave wings to your soul, enlightened by he rays of the spirit, this is what you desired: the truly ultimate love. Then you disdained flesh and blood. By asceticism and quiet, you transcended the world and became united with Him. Wherefore, as you had sought, you were fulfilled with the virtues drawn from there, O Anthony, and rose like a star. Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. (Πάλιν) Ὁ φωτισθεὶς ταῖς τοῦ Πνεύµατος ἀκτῖσιν, ὅτε σε ὁ ἔνθεος ἔρως ἀνέφλεξε, καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν ἀνεπτέρωσεν, αὐτὸ ποθῆσαι, τὸ τῆς ἀγάπης ὄντως ἀκρότατον, τότε κατεφρόνησας, σαρκὸς καὶ αἵµατος, καὶ ἔξω κόσµου γεγένησαι, πολλῇ ἀσκήσει, καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ τούτῳ ἑνούµενος ὅθεν ἐπλήσθης, ὡς ἐζήτησας, τῶν ἐκεῖθεν καλῶν καὶ ἀνέλαµψας, ὡς Ἀστὴρ καταυγάζων, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν Ἀντώνιε. Stichos 3 Στίχος γ From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. You who by the grace of the Divine Spirit Ὁ τῶν δαιµόνων τὰ τόξα καὶ τὰ βέλη, crushed the arrows and darts of demons, and by συντρίψας τῇ χάριτι, τοῦ θείου Πνεύµατος, divine teachings revealed their evil snares; who καὶ τὴν κακίαν καὶ ἔνεδραν, αὐτῶν τοῖς πᾶσι, flashed with divine radiance; who became the δηλοποιήσας θείοις διδάγµασι, ταῖς θείαις beaming beacon of monastics and first among λαµπρότησι καταστραπτόµενος, τῶν the desert s adornments: you, O Father Μοναστῶν διαυγέστατος, φωστὴρ ἐγένου, Anthony, are a skilled and revered physician of καὶ τῆς ἐρήµου πρῶτος διάκοσµος, καὶ τῶν 2
the ailing and the prime example of virtuous conduct. 3 νοσούντων ἐµπειρότατος, καὶ σεπτὸς ἰατρὸς καὶ ἀρχέτυπος, χαρακτὴρ ἐναρέτου, ἀγωγῆς Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε. 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. (Repeat) You who by the grace of the Divine Spirit crushed the arrows and darts of demons, and by divine teachings revealed their evil snares; who flashed with divine radiance; who became the beaming beacon of monastics and first among the desert s adornments: you, O Father Anthony, are a skilled and revered physician of the ailing and the prime example of virtuous conduct. Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. (Πάλιν) Ὁ τῶν δαιµόνων τὰ τόξα καὶ τὰ βέλη, συντρίψας τῇ χάριτι, τοῦ θείου Πνεύµατος, καὶ τὴν κακίαν καὶ ἔνεδραν, αὐτῶν τοῖς πᾶσι, δηλοποιήσας θείοις διδάγµασι, ταῖς θείαις λαµπρότησι καταστραπτόµενος, τῶν Μοναστῶν διαυγέστατος, φωστὴρ ἐγένου, καὶ τῆς ἐρήµου πρῶτος διάκοσµος, καὶ τῶν νοσούντων ἐµπειρότατος, καὶ σεπτὸς ἰατρὸς καὶ ἀρχέτυπος, χαρακτὴρ ἐναρέτου, ἀγωγῆς Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε. Stichos 5 Στίχος ε Praise the Lord, all you nations, praise Him, all you peoples. O Father filled with divine gifts of grace, Christ found you to be the spotless mirror of divine reflection and flashed rays of His own bright light upon you. Henceforth, you were beheld as the bountiful wellspring of healing, sustenance for the hungry, and, by bringing rain, water for the thirsty. Beholding the bent of our inner dispositions, wisely, by your words, you improved them before God. Beseech Him to save and illumine our souls. Stichos 6 For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. O Anthony, earthly angel, pure in heart and soul, mortal yet heavenly, teacher of chastity, precise example of continence, who dwell with your Master, O blessed one, offering Him with the angels, all the saints, and the martyrs, unceasing praise: deliver from grievous danger and sin those who ever celebrate your sacred memory. Idiomelon of the Saint Tone Plagal 2, Sykeote Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Ὁ χαρισµάτων ἐνθέων πεπλησµένος, σὲ ὡς ἀκηλίδωτον, ἔσοπτρον Πάτερ εὑρών, Χριστὸς τῶν θείων ἐµφάσεων, λαµπρὰς οἰκείου, µαρµαρυγὰς φωτὸς σοι ἐξήστραψεν ἐντεῦθεν ἰάσεων, ἄφθονος ὤφθης πηγή, διατροφή τε λιµώττουσι, καὶ τῶν διψώντων, δι ἑποµβρίας ἄρδων τὴν ἔφεσιν τὰς ψυχικὰς δὲ διαθέσεις ὁρῶν, σοῦ τῷ λόγῳ σοφῶς ἐβελτίους Θεῷ ὃν ἱκέτευε σῶσαι, καὶ φωτίσαι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Στίχος στ Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ὁ καθαρὸς τὴν ψυχὴν καὶ τὴν καρδίαν, Ἄγγελος ἐπίγειος, βροτὸς οὐράνιος, τῆς παρθενίας διδάσκαλος, τῆς ἐγκρατείας, ἠκριβωµένη στάθµη Ἀντώνιε συνών τῷ Δεσπότῃ σου, καὶ τὴν ἀσίγητον δοξολογίαν µακάριε, σὺν τοῖς Ἀγγέλοις, καὶ τοῖς Ὁσίοις πᾶσι καὶ Μάρτυσι, τούτῳ προσάγων, τοὺς τελοῦντάς σου, τὴν ἱερὰν µνήµην πάντοτε, χαλεπῶν ἐκ κινδύνων, καὶ πταισµάτων ἐλευθέρωσον. Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος πλ. β', Συκεώτου
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Having preserved intact, that which is in the image of God, by ascetic practice you set the mind as sovereign over destructive passions. And, in as much as possible, you achieved the likeness. For by bravely compelling your nature, you quickly subjected what is worse to what is better, and subjugated the flesh to the spirit. Wherefore, you proved to be the pinnacle of monastics, a citizen of the desert, teacher for those who live righteously, scrupulous exemplar of virtue. And now in heaven, O Anthony, no longer with mirrored reflections, you clearly behold the Holy Trinity, directly interceding for those who with faith and fervor honor you. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Who will not bless you, all-holy Virgin? Who shall not praise your birth-giving free of pain? For the only-begotten Son coming timelessly from the Father has ineffably become incarnate within you, O pure one; He Who was God by nature became man by nature for our sake, not divided into two persons but known by two natures not mixed or confused. Plead with Him, O blessed one, for the salvation of our souls. Entrance O gladsome Light, and Prokeimenon of the day. Old Testament Readings Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Τὸ κατ εἰκόνα τηρήσας ἀλώβητον, νοῦν ἡγεµόνα κατὰ παθῶν ὀλεθρίων, ἀσκητικῶς ἐνστησάµενος, εἰς τὸ καθ ὁµοίωσιν ὡς δυνατὸν ἀνελήλυθας ἀνδρικῶς γὰρ τήν φύσιν ἐκβιασάµενος, ἔσπευσας τὸ χεῖρον, καθυποτάξαι τῷ κρείττονι, καὶ τὴν σάρκα δουλῶσαι τῷ πνεύµατι ὅθεν µοναζόντων, ἀνεδείχθης ἀκρότης, πολιστὴς τῆς ἐρήµου, εὐδροµούντων ἀλείπτης, κανὼν ἀρετῆς ἀκριβέστατος καὶ νῦν ἐν οὐρανοῖς, τῶν ἐσόπτρων λυθέντων Ἀντώνιε, καθαρῶς ἐποπτεύεις τὴν ἁγίαν Τριάδα, ἐντυγχάνων ἀµέσως, ὑπὲρ τῶν πίστει καὶ πόθῳ τιµώντων σε. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Τίς µὴ µακαρίσει σε, Παναγία Παρθένε; τίς µὴ ἀνυµνήσει σου τὸν ἀλόχευτον τόκον; ὁ γὰρ ἀχρόνως ἐκ Πατρὸς ἐκλάµψας Υἱὸς µονογενής, ὁ αὐτὸς ἐκ σοῦ τῆς Ἁγνῆς προῆλθεν, ἀφράστως σαρκωθείς, φύσει Θεὸς ὑπάρχων, καὶ φύσει γενόµενος ἄνθρωπος δι ἡµᾶς, οὐκ εἰς δυάδα προσώπων τεµνόµενος, ἀλλ ἐν δυάδι φύσεων, ἀσυγχύτως γνωριζόµενος. Αὐτὸν ἱκέτευε, σεµνὴ Παµµακάριστε, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Εἴσοδος «Φῶς ἱλαρόν...,» καὶ τὸ Προκείµενον τῆς ἡµέρας. Ἀναγνώσµατα First Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Α Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 Σοφ. Σολ. 3, 1-9 The reading from the Wisdom of Solomon. Σοφίας Σολοµῶντος τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of Δικαίων ψυχαὶ ἐν χειρὶ Θεοῦ, καὶ οὐ µὴ God, and no torment will ever touch them. In ἅψηται αὐτῶν βάσανος. Ἔδοξαν ἐν the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have ὀφθαλµοῖς ἀφρόνων τεθνάναι, καὶ ἑλογίσθη died, and their departure was thought to be an κάκωσις ἡ ἔξοδος αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ ἀφ ἡµῶν affliction, and their going from us to be their πορεία σύντριµµα οἱ δὲ εἰσιν ἐν εἰρήνῃ. Καὶ destruction; but they are at peace. For though in γὰρ ἐν ὄψει ἀνθρώπων ἐὰν κολασθῶσιν, ἡ the sight of men they were punished, their hope ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν ἀθανασίας πλήρης. Καὶ ὀλίγα 4
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. 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 αὐτῷ, συνήσουσιν ἀλήθειαν, καὶ οἱ πιστοὶ ἐν ἀγάπῃ προσµενοῦσιν αὐτῷ, ὅτι χάρις καὶ ἔλεος ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπισκοπὴ ἐν τοῖς ἐκλεκτοῖς αὐτοῦ. Second Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Β Wisdom of Solomon 5:15-6:3 Σοφ. Σολ. 5, 15-23 & 6, 1-3 The reading from the Wisdom of Solomon. Σοφίας Σολοµῶντος τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. But the righteous live for ever, 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 welldrawn bow of 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 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 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, δικασταί, περάτων γῆς, ἐνωτίσασθε, οἱ κρατοῦντες πλήθους, καὶ γεγαυρωµένοι ἐπὶ ὄχλοις Ἐθνῶν. Ὅτι ἐδόθη παρὰ Κυρίου ἡ κράτησις ὑµῖν, καὶ ἡ δυναστεία παρὰ Ὑψίστου. 5
Third Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Γ Wisdom of Solomon 4:7-15 Σοφ. Σολ. 4, 7-15 The reading from the Wisdom of Solomon. Σοφίας Σολοµῶντος τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. But the righteous man, though he die early, will be at rest. For old age is not honored for length of time, nor measured by number of years; but understanding is gray hair for men, and a blameless life is ripe old age. There was one who pleased God and was loved by Him, and while living among sinners he was taken up. He was caught up lest evil change his understanding or guile deceive his soul. For the fascination of wickedness obscures what is good, and roving desire perverts the innocent mind. Being perfected in a short time, he fulfilled long years; for his soul was pleasing to the Lord, therefore He took him quickly from the midst of wickedness. Yet the peoples saw and did not understand, nor take such a thing to heart, that God s grace and mercy are with His holy ones, and He watches over His elect. Then, Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say, etc. Make us worthy, O Lord... Then, Let us complete our evening prayer..., and Prayer at the Bowing of Heads. Aposticha Prosomoia Stichera Tone Plagal 1 Rejoice strugglers Rejoice, prince of ascetics, their invincible champion; for cutting the roots of passions, and bearing the blows of the demons, you valiantly overcame their infirmity, and their deception, by the strength of the Savior s Cross, you showed that its might is invincible; girding yourself with it, you overcame all who reject Christ s divine appearance to us in the flesh; beseech Him to grant His great mercy to our souls. Δίκαιος ἐὰν φθάσῃ τελευτῆσαι, ἐν ἀναπαύσει ἔσται. Γῆρας γὰρ τίµιον, οὐ τὸ πολυχρόνιον, οὐδὲ ἀριθµῷ ἐτῶν µεµέτρηται. Πολιὰ δὲ ἐστι φρόνησις ἀνθρώποις καὶ ἡλικία γήρως, βίος ἀκηλίδωτος. Εὐάρεστος Θεῷ γενόµενος ἠγαπήθη, καὶ µεταξὺ ἁµαρτωλῶν µετετέθη. Ἡρπάγη, µὴ κακία ἀλλάξῃ σύνεσιν αὐτοῦ, ἢ δόλος ἀπατήσῃ ψυχήν αὐτοῦ. Βασκανία γὰρ φαυλότητος ἀµαυροῖ τὰ καλά, καὶ ῥεµβασµὸς ἐπιθυµίας µεταλλεύει νοῦν ἄκακον. Τελειωθεὶς ἐν ὀλίγῳ, ἐπλήρωσε χρόνους µακρούς ἀρεστὴ γάρ ἦν Κυρίῳ ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ, διὰ τοῦτο ἔσπευσεν ἐκ µέσου πονηρίας. Οἱ δὲ λαοὶ ἰδόντες, καὶ µὴ νοήσαντες, µηδὲ θέντες ἐπὶ διανοίᾳ τὸ τοιοῦτον ὅτι χάρις καὶ ἔλεος ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπισκοπὴ ἐν τοῖς ἐκλεκτοῖς αὐτοῦ. Εἶτα «Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν.» «Καταξίωσον, Κύριε...» Εἶτα «Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν...,» καὶ Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας. Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος πλ. α' Χαίροις ἀσκητικῶν Χαίροις τῶν ἀσκητῶν ἀρχηγός, γεγενηµένος καὶ ἀήττητος πρόµαχος παθῶν γὰρ ἐκτέµνων ῥίζας, καὶ τῶν δαιµόνων ὁρµάς, ὑποστὰς ἀνδρείως ἐθριάµβευσας, αὐτῶν τήν ἀσθένειαν, καὶ ψυχόλεθρον πλάνησιν, τὴν τοῦ Σταυροῦ δέ, τοῦ Σωτῆρος ἐνέργειαν, καὶ ἀνίκητον, ἐφανέρωσας δύναµιν ἣν καὶ περιζωσάµενος, ἐνίκησας ἅπαντας, τοὺς ἀθετοῦντας τὴν θείαν, διὰ σαρκὸς ἐπιφάνειαν, Χριστοῦ ὃν δυσώπει, ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν δοθῆναι, τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of Τίµιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τῶν ὁσίων His venerable ones. αὐτοῦ. 6
You were shown to be a shining pillar of virtues, and a cloud overshadowing those in the wilderness, and you led those who see God from earth to Heaven; you parted the sea of passions with the rod of the Cross; you overcame the invisible Amalek, finding a clear passage leading to heaven, O blessed one of God, and you gained your everlasting portion, with the bodiless ones at the throne of Christ; beseech Him to grant His great mercy to our souls. Blessed is the man that fears the Lord Rejoice, you who converse with angels, and abide with their choir, O Anthony; for throughout your life, Father, you lived the Angelic life, practicing every virtue, and were shown to be a clear looking-glass, ever reflecting the bright lightnings and flashing beams of the all-worshipped Spirit, O saint; thus you were illumined and beheld things to come, foretelling all things, by the divine light of Christ; beseech Him to grant His great mercy to our souls. Another Idiomelon of the Saint Tone Plagal 4 Sykeote Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. We honor you, O Anthony, leader of the multitude of monastics, for by following your way we have learned to tread the true path. Blessed are you! For you served Christ and triumphed over the power of the enemy, O you who conversed with angels, and accompanied Paul of Thebes. With them, intercede with the Lord for mercy on our souls. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. O unwedded Virgin, from whom God took flesh, Mother of the most-high God: receive the prayers of those who beseech you, all-pure one, and bestow upon all the purification from sins; receiving our prayers, intercede for the salvation of all. Στῦλος φωτοειδὴς ἀρεταῖς, ἐστηριγµένος, καὶ νεφέλη σκιάζουσα, ἐγένου τοῖς ἐν ἐρήµῳ, πρὸς οὐρανὸν ἀπὸ γῆς, τὸν Θεὸν ὁρώντων προηγούµενος Σταυροῦ βακτηρία, τὴν τῶν παθῶν ῥήξας θάλασσαν τὸν νοητὸν δέ, Ἀµαλὴκ τροπωσάµενος, ἀνεµπόδιστον, τὴν οὐράνιον ἄνοδον, εὗρες θεοµακάριστε, καὶ κλῆρον ἀκήρατον, σὺν Ἀσωµάτοις τῷ θρόνῳ, περιχαρῶς παριστάµενος, Χριστοῦ ὃν δυσώπει, ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν δοθῆναι, τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Μακάριος ἀνήρ, ὁ φοβούµενος τὸν Κύριον. Χαίροις ἀγγελικαῖς ὁµιλῶν, χοροστασίαις ἐν ὑψίστοις Ἀντώνιε τὸν βίον γὰρ τούτων Πάτερ, ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἀληθῶς, ἀρετὴν ἀσκήσας πεπολίτευσαι, φανεὶς καθαρώτατον, ἀκηλίδωτον ἔσοπτρον, ἀκτινοβόλους, ἀστραπὰς εἰσδεχόµενον, τὰς τοῦ Πνεύµατος, τοῦ Ἁγίου πανόλβιε ὅθεν καταυγαζόµενος, ἑώρας τὰ µέλλοντα, πάντα προλέγων ἐκ θείας, φωτοφανείας µυούµενος, Χριστοῦ ὃν δυσώπει, ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν δοθῆναι, τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. ἡµᾶς. 7 Ἕτερον Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος πλ. δ' Συκεώτου Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Τῶν Μοναστῶν τὰ πλήθη, τὸν καθηγητὴν σε τιµῶµεν Ἀντώνιε διὰ σοῦ γὰρ τὴν τρίβον, τὴν ὄντως εὐθεῖαν, πορεύεσθαι ἔγνωµεν. Μακάριος εἶ, τῷ Χριστῷ δουλεύσας, καὶ ἐχθροῦ θριαµβεύσας τὴν δύναµιν. Ἀγγέλων συνόµιλε, τοῦ Παύλου συµµέτοχε τοῦ Θηβαίου µεθ ὧν πρέσβευε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀνύµφευτε Παρθένε, ἡ τὸν Θεὸν ἀφράστως συλλαβοῦσα σαρκί, Μήτηρ Θεοῦ Ὑψίστου, σῶν οἰκετῶν παρακλήσεις δέχου Πανάµωµε, ἡ πᾶσι χορηγοῦσα, καθαρισµὸν τῶν πταισµάτων. Νῦν τὰς ἡµῶν ἱκεσίας προσδεχοµένη, δυσώπει σωθῆναι πάντας
Then, Now let Your servant depart in peace..., and Trisagion Prayers. Apolitikion and Theotokion Apolitikion of the Saint Tone 4 Imitating the zealous Elias in his ways, and following the Baptist in his straight paths, Father Anthony of the desert; you became the spiritual colonizer, and you sustained the world by your prayers. Wherefore, intercede with Christ God that our souls may be saved. Theotokion Εἶτα «Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου...,» καὶ τὸ Τρισάγιον. Ἀπολυτίκιον καὶ Θεοτοκίον Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος δ' Τὸν ζηλωτὴν Ἠλίαν τοῖς τρόποις µιµούµενος, τῷ Βαπτιστῇ εὐθείαις ταῖς τρίβοις ἑπόµενος, Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε, τῆς ἐρήµου γέγονας οἰκιστής, καὶ τὴν οἰκουµένην ἐστήριξας εὐχαῖς σου διὸ πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῶ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Θεοτοκίον Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. O Theotokos, through you became manifest to us on earth the mystery, which was hid from eternity, and which the Angels themselves knew not: that God, uniting natures without confusion, becomes a man and accepts crucifixion for our salvation voluntarily; by virtue of this, resurrecting man whom He had first created, He saved our souls from death. Dismissal May Christ our true God,... Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Τὸ ἀπ αἰῶνος ἀπόκρυφον, καὶ Ἀγγέλοις ἄγνωστον µυστήριον, διὰ σού Θεοτόκε τοῖς ἐπὶ γῆς πεφανέρωται Θεὸς ἐν ἀσυγχύτῳ ἑνώσει σαρκούµενος, καὶ Σταυρὸν ἑκουσίως ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν καταδεξάµενος δι οὗ ἀναστήσας τὸν πρωτόπλαστον, ἔσωσεν ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Ἀπόλυσις «Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡµῶν...» 8
At Matins Hexapsalm. God is the Lord... Apolitikion and Theotokion Apolitikion Tone 4 Feast of Saint Andrew January 17 Imitating the zealous Elias in his ways, and following the Baptist in his straight paths, Father Anthony of the desert; you became the spiritual colonizer, and you sustained the world by your prayers. Wherefore, intercede with Christ God that our souls may be saved. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. (Repeat) Imitating the zealous Elias in his ways, and following the Baptist in his straight paths, Father Anthony of the desert; you became the spiritual colonizer, and you sustained the world by your prayers. Wherefore, intercede with Christ God that our souls may be saved. Theotokion Εἰς τὸν Ὄρθρον Ὁ Ἑξάψαλµος, Εἰς τὸ «Θεὸς Κύριος...» Ἀπολυτίκιον καὶ Θεοτοκίον Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος δ' Τὸν ζηλωτὴν Ἠλίαν τοῖς τρόποις µιµούµενος, τῷ Βαπτιστῇ εὐθείαις ταῖς τρίβοις ἑπόµενος, Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε, τῆς ἐρήµου γέγονας οἰκιστής, καὶ τὴν οἰκουµένην ἐστήριξας εὐχαῖς σου διὸ πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῶ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. (Πάλιν) Τὸν ζηλωτὴν Ἠλίαν τοῖς τρόποις µιµούµενος, τῷ Βαπτιστῇ εὐθείαις ταῖς τρίβοις ἑπόµενος, Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε, τῆς ἐρήµου γέγονας οἰκιστής, καὶ τὴν οἰκουµένην ἐστήριξας εὐχαῖς σου διὸ πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῶ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Θεοτοκίον Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. O Theotokos, through you became manifest to us on earth the mystery, which was hid from eternity, and which the Angels themselves knew not: that God, uniting natures without confusion, becomes a man and accepts crucifixion for our salvation voluntarily; by virtue of this, resurrecting man whom He had first created, He saved our souls from death. Small Litany Sessional Hymns After the First Stichologia Kathisma of the Saint Tone Plagal 4 The Wisdom and Word Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Τὸ ἀπ αἰῶνος ἀπόκρυφον, καὶ Ἀγγέλοις ἄγνωστον µυστήριον, διὰ σού Θεοτόκε τοῖς ἐπὶ γῆς πεφανέρωται Θεὸς ἐν ἀσυγχύτῳ ἑνώσει σαρκούµενος, καὶ Σταυρὸν ἑκουσίως ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν καταδεξάµενος δι οὗ ἀναστήσας τὸν πρωτόπλαστον, ἔσωσεν ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Καθίσµατα Μετὰ τὴν α Στιχολογίαν Κάθισµα τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος πλ. δ Τῆν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον When you fettered your soul with the love for Τὴν ψυχήν σου δεσµεύσας πόθῳ Χριστοῦ, τὰ Christ and you clearly detested all things γεώδη µισήσας πάντα σαφῶς, ηὐλίσθης mundane, you lived in the wilderness and the Πάτερ Ὅσιε, ἐν ἐρήµοις καὶ ὄρεσι τοῦ 9
mountains. And tasting then of the tree of knowledge, you shone forth angelically as a mystic of secrets, righteous Father most glorious. Therefore, you transcended the dark cloud of the carnal within you and drove away the demons' darkness, O blessed one, first and chief of monastics. Intercede with Christ our God, that He grant forgiveness of offences to those who keep your all-holy memory with faith and love. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. (Repeat) When you fettered your soul with the love for Christ and you clearly detested all things mundane, you lived in the wilderness and the mountains. And tasting then of the tree of knowledge, you shone forth angelically as a mystic of secrets, righteous Father most glorious. Therefore, you transcended the dark cloud of the carnal within you and drove away the demons' darkness, O blessed one, first and chief of monastics. Intercede with Christ our God, that He grant forgiveness of offences to those who keep your all-holy memory with faith and love. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. By conceiving the wisdom and Word of God in your womb without burning, Mother of God, you brought forth into the world Him who dominates all the world, and in your arms you held Him who holds all things together, and who created nature and nourishes everything. Therefore, I implore you, O All-holy and Virgin, and faithfully glorify, so that I be delivered from my offences when I shall stand before Him who created me. Sovereign Lady, Virgin and Pure, I beg you, grant me your assistance in that hour. You can do whatever you will, O all-blameless one. After the Second Stichologia Kathisma of the Saint Tone Plagal 1 Eternal with the Father 10 γνωστικοῦ γὰρ ξύλου, γευσάµενος ἔνδοξε, ὡς ἐξ ἀδύτων µύστης, ἀγγελικῶς διέλαµψας ὅθεν καὶ τὸν γνόφον, διαβὰς τῆς σαρκός σου, τὸ σκότος ἐδίωξας, τῶν δαιµόνων µακάριε, Μοναζόντων ὁ πρόκριτος. Πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, τῶν πταισµάτων ἄφεσιν δωρήσασθαι, τοῖς ἑορτάζουσι πόθῳ, τὴν Ἁγίαν µνήµην σου. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. (Πάλιν) Τὴν ψυχήν σου δεσµεύσας πόθῳ Χριστοῦ, τὰ γεώδη µισήσας πάντα σαφῶς, ηὐλίσθης Πάτερ Ὅσιε, ἐν ἐρήµοις καὶ ὄρεσι τοῦ γνωστικοῦ γὰρ ξύλου, γευσάµενος ἔνδοξε, ὡς ἐξ ἀδύτων µύστης, ἀγγελικῶς διέλαµψας ὅθεν καὶ τὸν γνόφον, διαβὰς τῆς σαρκός σου, τὸ σκότος ἐδίωξας, τῶν δαιµόνων µακάριε, Μοναζόντων ὁ πρόκριτος. Πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, τῶν πταισµάτων ἄφεσιν δωρήσασθαι, τοῖς ἑορτάζουσι πόθῳ, τὴν Ἁγίαν µνήµην σου. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον ἐν σῇ γαστρί, συλλαβοῦσα ἀφλέκτως Μήτηρ Θεοῦ, ἀφράστως ἀπεκύησας, τὸν τὰ πάντα ποιήσαντα καὶ ἐν ἀγκάλαις ἔσχες, τὸν πάντα κατέχοντα, καὶ ἐκ µαζῶν ἐθήλασας, τὸν κόσµον ἐκτρέφοντα ὅθεν δυσωπῶ σε, Παναγία Παρθένε, ῥυσθῆναι πταισµάτων µου, ὅταν µέλλω παρίστασθαι, πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ Κτίστου µου. Δέσποινα Παρθένε ἁγνή, τὴν σὴν βοήθειαν τότε παράσχου µοι καὶ γὰρ δύνασαι, ὅσα θέλεις Πανάχραντε. Μετὰ τὴν β Στιχολογίαν Κάθισµα τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος πλ. α' Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Let us honor with hymns the Ascetic of the Lord, for he mortified every assault of passions all by resolute endurance truly and self-control; he also greatly put to shame the adversarial foe with all his arrogant boasting. And now the Saint is interceding that the Lord have mercy on our souls. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. (Repeat) Let us honor with hymns the Ascetic of the Lord, for he mortified every assault of passions all by resolute endurance truly and self-control; he also greatly put to shame the adversarial foe with all his arrogant boasting. And now the Saint is interceding that the Lord have mercy on our souls. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. O impassable gateway of God the Lord, rejoice. You are she whom the righteous of old clearly foretold. Prophet Daniel called you mountain that was quarried not; Bush and Jar and Rod and Cloud, Gate and Throne and also great Mountain were you truly called by the Psalmist David and Moses, and all the rest. You were revealed thus to us. After the Polyeleos Kathisma of the Saint Tone Plagal 4 The Wisdom and Word You withdrew from the tumult of daily life, and you took up your cross and denied yourself, and you dedicated yourself entirely to the Lord. You attained a spiritual state, out of flesh and world, and you became conversant with the Holy Spirit. Therefore you inspired zeal for God in the people. You emptied the cities and populated the wilderness, O God-bearer Anthony. Intercede with Christ our God, that He grant forgiveness of offences to us who lovingly honor and celebrate your memory. 11 Τὸν Ἀσκητὴν τοῦ Κυρίου ὕµνοις τιµήσωµεν, ὡς νεκρώσαντα πάσας τὰς προσβολὰς τῶν παθῶν, δι ἐγκρατείας καὶ στερρᾶς ὑποµονῆς ἀληθῶς, καὶ καταισχύναντα σφοδρῶς, τὸν ἀντίπαλον ἐχθρόν, καὶ πάσας τούτου ἐπάρσεις καὶ νῦν πρεσβεύοντα τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. (Πάλιν) Τὸν Ἀσκητὴν τοῦ Κυρίου ὕµνοις τιµήσωµεν, ὡς νεκρώσαντα πάσας τὰς προσβολὰς τῶν παθῶν, δι ἐγκρατείας καὶ στερρᾶς ὑποµονῆς ἀληθῶς, καὶ καταισχύναντα σφοδρῶς, τὸν ἀντίπαλον ἐχθρόν, καὶ πάσας τούτου ἐπάρσεις καὶ νῦν πρεσβεύοντα τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Χαῖρε πύλη Κυρίου ἡ ἀδιόδευτος, ἣν προεκήρυξαν πάντες οἱ δικαιότατοι, καὶ ὁ Προφήτης Δανιήλ, Ὄρος ἀλάξευτον, καὶ Δαυῒδ ὁ µελῳδός, σὺν Μωϋσεῖ καὶ τοῖς λοιποίς, Βάτον καὶ Στάµνον καὶ Ῥάβδον, Νεφέλην Πύλην καὶ θρόνον, µέγα Ὄρος ἀναδειχθεῖσαν ἡµῖν. Μετὰ τὸν Πολυέλεον Κάθισµα τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος πλ. δ' Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον Τοὺς θορύβους τοῦ βίου καταλιπών, τὸν σταυρόν σου ἐπ ὤµων ἀναλαβών, ὅλον ἀνατέθεικας, σεαυτὸν τῷ Κυρίῳ σου καὶ σαρκὸς ἔξω Πάτερ, καὶ κόσµου γενόµενος, τοῦ Ἁγίου γέγονας, συνόµιλος Πνεύµατος ὅθεν καὶ πρὸς ζῆλον, τοὺς λαοὺς διεγείρων, τὰς πόλεις ἐκένωσας, τὰς ἐρήµους ἐπόλισας, θεοφόρε Ἀντώνιε. Πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, τῶν πταισµάτων ἄφεσιν δωρήσασθαι, τοῖς ἑορτάζουσι πόθῳ, τὴν ἁγίαν µνήµην σου.
Tone 4 You have appeared today Feast of Saint Andrew January 17 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. By the light ineffable you were illumined; in the desert wilderness you were resplendent like a star, and by your teachings illumined all who came to you with a sure soul, O Anthony. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. The all-holy Spirit came on you, O Virgin, at the Angel's voice, and you conceived the coessential Son of God the Father, who shares the throne, O restoration of Adam, and Mother of God. Small Litany Anavathmoi ζωογονίαν. 12 Ἦχος δ Ἐπεφάνης σήµερον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Τῷ φωτὶ λαµποµενος, τῷ ἀπροσίτῳ, ὡς ἀστὴρ ἐξέλαµψας, ἐν ταῖς ἐρήµοις, διδαχαῖς, καταφωτίζων Ἀντώνιε, τοὺς ἀδιστάκτῳ ψυχῇ προσιόντας σοι. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἐπελεύσει Πνεύµατος, τοῦ Παναγίου, τοῦ Πατρὸς τὸν σύνθρονον, καὶ ὁµοούσιον φωνῇ, Ἁγνὴ Ἀγγέλου συνέλαβες, Θεοκυῆτορ, Ἀδὰµ ἡ ἀνάκλησις. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ 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. 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. 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. 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
Prokeimenon Feast of Saint Andrew January 17 Προκείµενον Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy one. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy one. What shall we give back to the Lord for all He rendered to us? Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy one. Psalm 50. Matins Gospel Τίµιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τοῦ Ὁσίου αὐτοῦ. Τίµιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τοῦ Ὁσίου αὐτοῦ. Τὶ ἀνταποδώσωµεν τῷ Κυρίῳ περὶ πάντων, ὧν ἀνταπέδωκεν ἡµῖν. Τίµιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τοῦ Ὁσίου αὐτοῦ. Εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Ὅρθρου Matthew 11:27-30 Ματθαῖον ια 27-30 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 Venerable one, 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. Idiomelon Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ταῖς τῶν Ὁσίου, 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. Ἰδιόµελον 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. Venerable Father, the proclamation of your achievements went forth into all the earth. For your labors you found the reward in heaven. You destroyed the arrays of demons, and you attained to the orders of the Angels, whose lifestyle you emulated blamelessly. Since you have confidence before the Lord, ask Him to grant peace to our souls. Ἐλέησόν µε ὁ Θεὸς κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρµῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόµηµά µου. Ὅσιε Πάτερ, εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος τῶν κατορθωµάτων σου, δι ὧν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, εὗρες µισθὸν τῶν καµάτων σου. Τῶν δαιµόνων ὤλεσας τὰς φάλαγγας, τῶν Ἀγγέλων ἔφθασας τὰ τάγµατα, ὧν τὸν βίον ἀµέµπτως ἐζήλωσας. Παρρησίαν ἔχων πρὸς Κύριον, εἰρήνην αἴτησαι ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν. God, save Your people and bless Your «Σῶσον, ὁ Θεός, τὸν λαόν σου, καὶ εὐλόγησον inheritance... τὴν κληρονοµίαν σου...» 13
Kontakion of the Venerable Anthony Read (Tone 2) Feast of Saint Andrew January 17 You rejected the troubles of this world, and spent your life in peace by imitating John the Baptist; with him we exalt your name, for you are a perfect example of conduct, O father of fathers, Anthony. Oikos of the Venerable Anthony Read (Tone 2) Having hearkened to the voice of Christ, you walked in the way of His commandments. You stripped yourself of the things of this life, casting aside all care for gain or possessions, for your own servants and your sister s care, O God-bearing Anthony. When communing with God in the deserts, O Anthony most venerable, you received the grace of knowledge, which you send to me as I sing to you in hymns, for you are a perfect example of conduct, O father of fathers, Anthony. Synaxarion On the 17th of this month, the Memory of our venerable Father Anthony the Great. On the same day, the Memory of our Venerable and God-bearing Father, the Wonder Worker Anthony the New, who struggled in Skete of Berroia. On the same day, the Venerable Achillas ended this life in peace. On the same day, the memory of the pious Emperor Theodosios the Great. On the same day, the memory of the holy Neomartyr George of Ioannina, who contested in the year 1838. Through the intercessions of these holy ones, O God, have mercy on us. Amen. Katavasiai of the Presentation Κοντάκιον τοῦ Ἁγίου Χῦµα (Ἦχος β', Τὰ ἄνω ζητῶν) Τοὺς βιωτικοὺς θορύβους ἀπωσάµενος, ἡσυχαστικῶς τὸν βίον ἐξετέλεσας, τὸν Βαπτιστὴν µιµούµενος, κατὰ πάντα τρόπον Ὁσιώτατε, σὺν αὐτῷ οὖν σε γεραίροµεν, Πατέρων Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε. Οἶκος τοῦ Ἁγίου Χῦµα (Ἦχος β', Τὰ ἄνω ζητῶν) Τῆς τοῦ Χριστοῦ φωνῆς ἐπακούσας, ἐπορεύθης ὀπίσω τῶν αὐτοῦ ἐντολῶν, γυµνὸς τοῦ βίου γενόµενος, καὶ ἀπορρίψας φροντίδας πάσας τῶν χρηµάτων, κτηµάτων, καὶ οἰκετῶν σου, καὶ ἀδελφῆς τὴν στοργήν, θεοφόρε Ἀντώνιε καὶ µόνος ἐν τοῖς ἐρήµοις, τῷ Θεῷ ὁµιλῶν καθαρώτατα, γνώσεως χάριν εἴληφας ἣν µοι πέµψον ὑµνεῖν σε µέλλοντι, Πατέρων Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε. Συναξάριον Τῇ ΙΖ' τοῦ αὐτοῦ µηνός, Μνήµη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡµῶν Ἀντωνίου τοῦ Μεγάλου. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, Μνήµη τοῦ Ὁσίου καὶ θεοφόρου Πατρὸς ἡµῶν καὶ θαυµατουργοῦ Ἀντωνίου τοῦ Νέου, τοῦ ἐν τῇ Σκήτει τῆς Βερροίας ἀσκήσαντος. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀχιλλᾶς ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, µνήµη τοῦ εὐσεβοῦς βασιλέως Θεοδοσίου τοῦ Μεγάλου. Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡµέρᾳ, µνήµη τοῦ Ἁγίου Νεοµάρτυρος Γεωργίου τοῦ ἐξ Ἰωαννίνων, ἀθλήσαντος ἐν ἔτει αωληʹ (1838). Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἀµήν. Καταβασίαι τῆς Ὑπαπαντῆς Tone 3 Ἦχος γ Ode 1 Ὠδὴ α The sun once shone on dry land that once was Χέρσον ἀβυσσοτόκον πέδον ἥλιος, the watery depth, for the water became two ἐπεπόλευσέ ποτε ὡσεὶ τεῖχος γὰρ ἐπάγη, walls on either side of the people who crossed ἑκατέρωθεν ὕδωρ, λαῷ πεζοποντοποροῦντι, 14
the sea on foot and who sang this well-pleasing hymn to God: Let us sing to the Lord, for He is greatly glorified. 15 καὶ θεαρέστως µέλποντι ᾌσωµεν τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἐνδόξως γὰρ δεδόξασται. Ode 3 Ὠδὴ γ As the firm foundation of those who put their trust in You, O Lord, strengthen the church which You acquired by Your precious blood. Τὸ στερέωµα, τῶν ἐπὶ Σοὶ πεποιθότων, στερέωσον Κύριε, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν, ἣν ἐκτήσω, τῷ τιµίῳ Σου αἵµατι. Ode 4 Ὠδὴ δ Your virtue has covered the heavens, O Christ, for in coming forth from Your undefiled Mother, the ark of holiness, You were seen in the temple of Your glory carried as an infant in arms; all things have been filled with Your praise. Ἐκάλυψεν οὐρανούς, ἡ ἀρετή Σου Χριστέ τῆς κιβωτοῦ γὰρ προελθών, τοῦ ἁγιάσµατός Σου, τῆς ἀφθόρου Μητρός, ἐν τῷ ναῷ τῆς δόξης Σου, ὤφθης ὡς βρέφος, ἀγκαλοφορούµενος καὶ ἐπληρώθη τὰ πάντα τῆς Σῆς αἰνέσεως. Ode 5 Ὠδὴ ε When Isaiah saw God symbolically lifted on high upon a throne and guarded by angels of glory he cried: Woe is me! For I have seen God taking on flesh, the Lord of endless light and peace. Ὡς εἶδεν Ἡσαΐας συµβολικῶς, ἐν θρόνῳ ἐπηρµένῳ Θεόν, ὑπ ἀγγέλων δόξης δορυφορούµενον, Ὢ τάλας ἐβόα ἐγώ! πρὸ γὰρ εἶδον σωµατούµενον Θεόν, φωτὸς ἀνεσπέρου, καὶ εἰρήνης δεσπόζοντα. Ode 6 Ὠδὴ ς Seeing with his eyes the salvation of peoples the elder cried out to You: O Christ come forth from God, You are my God. Ἐβόησέ Σοι, ἰδὼν ὁ πρέσβυς, τοῖς ὀφθαλµοῖς τὸ σωτήριον, ὃ λαοῖς ἐπέστη Ἐκ Θεοῦ, Χριστέ, Σὺ Θεός µου. Ode 7 Ὠδὴ ζ O Word of God, Who refreshed the youths in the fire as they spoke of divine things, and Who took up Your abode within the Virgin, we praise You and piously sing: Blessed is the God of our fathers. Σὲ τὸν ἐν πυρὶ δροσίσαντα, Παῖδας θεολογήσαντας, καὶ Παρθένῳ ἀκηράτῳ ἐνοικήσαντα, Θεὸν Λόγον ὑµνοῦµεν, εὐσεβῶς µελῳδοῦντες Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεός, ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡµῶν. Ode 8 Ὠδὴ η We praise, we bless, and we worship the Lord. Joined together in the unbearable fire yet not harmed by the flame, the youths, champions of piety, sang a divine hymn: Bless the Lord all you His works, and exalt Him to all ages. More honorable... Αἰνοῦµεν, εὐλογοῦµεν καὶ προσκυνοῦµεν τὸν Κύριον. Ἀστέκτῳ πυρὶ ἑνωθέντες, οἱ θεοσεβείᾳ προεστῶτες Νεανίαι, τῇ φλογὶ δὲ µὴ λωβηθέντες, θεῖον ὕµνον ἔµελπον Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. «Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν...» Ode 9 Ὠδὴ θ Theotokos, as the hope of us Christians, one and all, Θεοτόκε ἡ ἐλπίς, πάντων τῶν Χριστιανῶν,
guard and shelter and protect those who put their hope in you. Feast of Saint Andrew January 17 In the shadow and letter of the law let us the faithful contemplate a sign: every male child that opens the womb shall be dedicated to God; therefore we magnify the first-born Word, Son of the Father without beginning, First-Born of a Mother who did not know man. Small Litany Exaposteilarion Exaposteilarion of the Saint Tone 3 O women listen Taking from childhood a new way and untrodden by men, you firmly walked along it to the end, subjected to the new law of Christ; and you became the first master of the desert and the leader of monks. Theotokion O Virgin Theotokos, hope of the world, we ask your invincible protection, O Lady, for those held in afflictions and tossed about by the high waves of life. Stop the winds of the passions, and make us enter the harbor of the will of God. 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. Prosomoia Stichera of the Saint Tone Plagal 4 O paradoxical wonder σκέπε φρούρει φύλαττε, τοὺς ἐλπίζοντας εἰς σέ. Ἐν νόµου σκιᾷ καὶ γράµµατι, τύπον κατίδωµεν οἱ πιστοί πᾶν ἄρσεν τὸ τὴν µήτραν διανοῖγον, ἅγιον Θεῷ διὸ πρωτότοκον Λόγον, Πατρὸς ἀνάρχου Υἱόν, πρωτοτοκούµενον Μητρί, ἀπειράνδρῳ µεγαλύνοµεν. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Ἐξαποστειλάριον Ἐξαποστειλάριον τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος γ Γυναῖκες ἀκουτίσθητε Καινὴν ὁδὸν καὶ ἄτριπτον, ἀνθρώποις ἐκ νεότητος, ἀναλαβὼν θεοφόρε, ταύτην θερµῶς ἕως τέλους, ἀνεπιστρόφως ὥδευσας, νόµῳ καινῷ πειθόµενος, Χριστοῦ, καὶ πρῶτος πέφηνας, καθηγητὴς τῆς ἐρήµου, καὶ Μοναζόντων ἀκρότης. Θεοτοκίον Ἐλπὶς τοῦ κόσµου ἀγαθή, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, τὴν σὴν ἄµαχον Δέσποινα, προστασίαν αἰτοῦµεν, οἱ θλίψεσι συσχεθέντες, καὶ κλυδωνιζόµενοι, τοῦ βίου ταῖς τρικυµίαις στῆσον αὔρας τῶν παθῶν, καὶ λιµένα εἰς Θεοῦ, ἐµβίβασον θεληµάτων. 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 Προσόµοια τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος πλ. δ Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου θαύµατος First Stichos Στίχος α Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυµπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ. O venerable father Anthony, taking up the yoke Ὅσιε Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε, σὺ τὸν ζυγὸν τοῦ of Christ, you thrust down the rebellions of Χριστοῦ, ἐπὶ ὤµων ἀράµενος, τῷ Σταυρῷ τὴν Satan by the Cross, and made the deserts into ἔπαρσιν, τοῦ Σατᾶν καταβέβληκας, καὶ τὰς 16
cities by your way of life, O blessed pride of ascetics. Therefore pray without ceasing to Christ that He may grant us great mercy. ἐρήµους, πόλεις ἀνέδειξας, διὰ τοῦ τρόπου τῆς πολιτείας σου. Ὦ παµµακάριστε, Ἀσκητῶν τὸ καύχηµα, διὸ Χριστόν, ἀπαύστως ἱκέτευε, ἐλεηθῆναι ἡµᾶς. Second Stichos Στίχος β Praise Him with tuneful cymbals; praise Him with cymbals of jubilation. Let every breath praise the Lord. O venerable father Anthony, for the sake of true life, you enclosed yourself in a tomb. Not fearing the attack of the enemy, by prayer you laid them low with all their knocking and noise, O greatly enduring soul, first father of the desert. Therefore, we all now bless and honor you. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυµβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυµβάλοις ἀλαλαγµοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Ὅσιε Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε, διὰ τὴν ὄντως ζωήν, ἐν τῷ µνήµατι κέκλεισαι, µηδόλως πτοούµενος, προσβολὰς τοῦ ἀλάστορος, τὰς µετὰ κτύπων καὶ κρότων Ὅσιε ταῖς δὲ εὐχαῖς σου, ταύτας ἠδάφισας. Ὦ καρτερόψυχε, τῆς ἐρήµου πρώταρχε, διὸ καὶ νῦν, πάντες σε γεραίροµεν, καὶ µακαρίζοµεν. Third Stichos Στίχος γ Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His venerable ones. Coming together in faith, we all honor you as an ascetic of Christ, O Anthony. In joy you walked the untrodden deserts and became a spiritual guide. Therefore we all cry out to you: O most-blessed glory of monks, pray to the Deliverer without ceasing for our salvation. Τίµιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τῶν ὁσίων αὐτοῦ. Πίστει συνελθόντες πάντες σε, ὡς Ἀσκητὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, σὲ τιµῶµεν Ἀντώνιε γεγηθὼς γὰρ ὥδευσας, ἐν ἐρήµοις σαφέστατα, καθηγητής τε ταύτης ἐγένου πιστός ὅθεν σοι πάντες, ἡµεῖς κραυγάζοµεν. Ὦ παµµακάριστε, Μοναστῶν τὸ καύχηµα, τῷ Λυτρωτῇ, ἀπαύστως ἱκέτευε, εἰς τὸ σωθῆναι ἡµᾶς. Fourth Stichos Στίχος δ Blessed is the man that fears the Lord Anthony, fathers of fathers, moved in your soul to a desire and love for Christ, you lived in deserts, turning away from the tumult of life. In solitude, you communed with Him Who reigns alone, your mind united with Him and filled with light. By Him, enlighten the souls of all of us who sing your praises. Idiomelon of the Saint Tone Plagal 4 Anatolios Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Μακάριος ἀνήρ, ὁ φοβούµενος τὸν Κύριον. Πάτερ Πατέρων Ἀντώνιε, τῇ ἀκορέστῳ στοργῇ, τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ τῷ ἔρωτι, τὴν ψυχὴν κινούµενος, ἐν ἐρήµοις ἐζήτησας, αὐτὸν θορύβους, ἐκκλίνας ἅπαντας, καὶ µόνος τούτῳ, µόνῳ ὡµίλησας, νοῒ ἑνούµενος, καὶ φωτὸς πληρούµενος, ᾧ καὶ ἡµῶν, τὰς ψυχὰς καταύγασον, τῶν ἀνυµνούντων σε. Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος πλ. δ' Ἀνατολίου Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. You boarded a chariot that rode the heavens, Οὐρανοδρόµῳ ἐπιβὰς ὀχήµατι θεσπέσιε, τῶν and by ascetic endeavor you reached the ἀρετῶν κατέλαβες, τὴν ἀκρόπολιν δι pinnacle of the virtues, O God-inspired Saint. ἀσκήσεως, ἐκ τῆς ἐρήµου πολεύων, τῆς ἄνω 17
And coming from the desert, you reached the transcendent destination of the Jerusalem on high. You worthily received the honors for your laborious efforts, and you rejoice together with the celestial hierarchies, O all-blessed one, as an heir to eternal blessings and a resident of the Kingdom. We pray you, O God-bearing Father Anthony, to intercede with the Savior of all, that He grant peace to the world and that He save our souls. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Lady, do you receive, from your servants, their many prayers; and deliver all of us, from all sadness and necessity. Great Doxology. Apolitikion of the Saint Tone 4 Imitating the zealous Elias in his ways, and following the Baptist in his straight paths, Father Anthony of the desert; you became the spiritual colonizer, and you sustained the world by your prayers. Wherefore, intercede with Christ God that our souls may be saved. The Divine Liturgy. Ἱερουσαλήµ, τὰ ὑπερκόσµια, καὶ τῶν ἐκ πόνων ἀγώνων, ἀξίως τὰ γέρα κοµισάµενος, ταῖς οὐρανίαις συναγάλλῃ, ταξιαρχίαις Παµµακάριστε, τῶν αἰωνίων ἀγαθῶν κληρονόµος, καὶ τῆς Βασιλείας οἰκήτωρ γενόµενος. Ἀλλὰ πρέσβευε θεοφόρε Ἀντώνιε, τῷ Σωτῆρι τῶν ὅλων, εἰρηνεῦσαι τὸν κόσµον, καὶ σῶσαι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Δέσποινα, πρόσδεξαι τὰς δεήσεις τῶν δούλων σου, καὶ λύτρωσαι ἡµᾶς, ἀπὸ πάσης ἀνάγκης καὶ θλίψεως. Δοξολογία Μεγάλη. Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἦχος δ' Τὸν ζηλωτὴν Ἠλίαν τοῖς τρόποις µιµούµενος, τῷ Βαπτιστῇ εὐθείαις ταῖς τρίβοις ἑπόµενος, Πάτερ Ἀντώνιε, τῆς ἐρήµου γέγονας οἰκιστής, καὶ τὴν οἰκουµένην ἐστήριξας εὐχαῖς σου διὸ πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῶ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Ἡ Θεία Λειτουργία. 18
At the Divine Liturgy Litany of Peace. Antiphons of Sunday. Feast of Saint Andrew January 17 Εἰς τὴν Λειτουργίαν 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 of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all that He has done for you. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. The Lord in heaven has prepared His throne, and His Kingdom rules over all. Through the intercessions of 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. 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 wondrous among the saints; 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 wondrous among the saints; 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 wondrous among the saints; 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 ἐν Ἁγίοις θαυµαστός ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. Μακάριος οὗ ὁ Θεός Ἰακώβ βοηθός αὐτοῦ, ἡ ἐλπίς αὐτοῦ ἐπί Κύριον τόν Θεόν αὐτοῦ. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, «ὁ ἐν Ἁγίοις θαυµαστός ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τόν αἰῶνα ὁ Θεός σου, Σιών, εἰς γενεάν καί γενεάν. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, «ὁ ἐν Ἁγίοις θαυµαστός 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 Ὁ µονογενὴς Υἱὸς καὶ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, One, Who for our salvation did so humble ἀθάνατος ὑπάρχων καὶ καταδεξάµενος διὰ Yourself by taking on flesh taking flesh from τὴν ἡµετέραν σωτηρίαν σαρκωθῆναι ἐκ τῆς (from) the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary; ἁγίας Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, 19