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Hieratikon
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
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Menaion - September 13
Forefeast of the Elevation of the Holy and Life-giving Cross
Consecration of the Church of the Holy Resurrection
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LITURGHIA
LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Antifono ya 1 Sauti 2.
Antiphon 1. Mode 2. Psalm 83.
Mstari 1:
Verse 1: How beloved are Your dwellings, O Lord of hosts. [SAAS]
Kwa maombi ya Mzazi- Mungu, Ee mwokozi, utuokoe.
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us.
Mstari 2:
Verse 2: For one day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
Kwa maombi ya Mzazi- Mungu, Ee mwokozi, utuokoe.
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us.
Mstari 3:
Verse 3: I chose to be an outcast in the house of my God, rather than to dwell in the tents of sinners.
Kwa maombi ya Mzazi- Mungu, Ee mwokozi, utuokoe.
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us.
Mstari 4:
Verse 4: O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man who hopes in You.
Kwa maombi ya Mzazi- Mungu, Ee mwokozi, utuokoe.
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us.
Utukufu. Sasa.
Glory. Both now.
Kwa maombi ya Mzazi- Mungu, Ee mwokozi, utuokoe.
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us.
Antifono ya 2 Sauti 2.
Antiphon 2. Mode 2. Psalm 25.
Mstari 1:
Verse 1: Judge me, O Lord, for I walk in my innocence. [SAAS]
Ee Mwana wa Mungu, uliye fufuka toka wafu, utokoe sisi twakuimbia . Alleluia.
Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead. We sing to You, Alleluia.
Mstari 2:
Verse 2: I will wash my hands in innocence; so I will go about Your altar, O Lord.
Ee Mwana wa Mungu, uliye fufuka toka wafu, utokoe sisi twakuimbia . Alleluia.
Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead. We sing to You, Alleluia.
Mstari 3:
Verse 3: That I may hear the voice of praise and tell of all Your wondrous works.
Ee Mwana wa Mungu, uliye fufuka toka wafu, utokoe sisi twakuimbia . Alleluia.
Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead. We sing to You, Alleluia.
Mstari 4:
Verse 4: O Lord, I love the beauty of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells.
Ee Mwana wa Mungu, uliye fufuka toka wafu, utokoe sisi twakuimbia . Alleluia.
Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead. We sing to You, Alleluia.
Utukufu kwa Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele. Amina.
Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Uliye Mwana tena Neno la Mungu, ukiwa usiyekufa, ukakubali kwa ajili ya wokovu wetu, kupata mwili, kwa Maria Mzazi Mungu, tena Bikira daima, ukawa mtu, bila kujigeuza; na ukasulubiwa, Ee Kristo Mungu, ukakanyaga kifo kwa kifo; ukiwa mmoja wa utatu Mtakatifu, na unatukuzwa pamoja na Baba na Roho Mtakatifu, utuokoe.
Only-begotten Son and Logos of God, being immortal, You condescended for our salvation to take flesh from the holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary and, without change, became man. Christ, our God, You were crucified and conquered death by death. Being one of the Holy Trinity, glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit: Save us.
Antifono ya 3 Sauti 2.
Antiphon 3. Mode 2. Psalm64.
Mstari 1:
Verse 1: It is fitting to sing a hymn to You in Zion, O God, and a vow shall be rendered to You in Jerusalem. [SAAS]
Mstari 2:
Verse 2: Blessed is he whom You choose and help; he shall dwell in Your courts.
Mstari 3:
Verse 3: We shall be filled with the good things of Your house; holy is Your temple, wondrous in righteousness.
Apolitikio.
Apolytikion. For the Indiction. Mode 2.
O Fashioner of all creation, who made seasons and years by Your own authority, bless the crown of the year with Your goodness, O Lord, and preserve our rulers and Your city in peace, at the intercession of the Theotokos, and save us. [SD]
Apolitikio.
Apolytikion.
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Mode 4.
You have made the earthly beauty of the holy tabernacle of Your glory to be like the majesty of the firmament on high, O Lord. Make it strong forever and ever, and accept our supplications that we unceasingly bring to You there, at the intercession of the Theotokos. For You are the life and resurrection of all. [SD]
Wimbo wa kuingia Sauti 2.
Entrance Hymn. Mode 2.
Njooni tumsujudie, na kumwangukia, Kristo, Ee Mwana wa Mungu, uliye fufuka toka wafu, utokoe sisi twakuimbia . Alleluia.
Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead. We sing to You, Alleluia.
Hymns after the Entrance.
Apolitikio.
Apolytikion. For the Forefeast.
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Mode 2.
O benevolent Lord, as an intercessor we we present to You the life-giving Cross of Your goodness, which we the unworthy have as a gift from You. Save our leaders and our nation and keep them in peace, through the Theotokos. [SD]
For the Consecration.
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Mode 4.
You have made the earthly beauty of the holy tabernacle of Your glory to be like the majesty of the firmament on high, O Lord. Make it strong forever and ever, and accept our supplications that we unceasingly bring to You there, at the intercession of the Theotokos. For You are the life and resurrection of all. [SD]
Kisha:
The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then:
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Kontakio.
Kontakion.
Mode 4. You revealed yourself today.
Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον.
Lord, Your Church appears to us * to be like heaven * full of light, and guides with light * all who believe in You, O Christ. * And we who stand in it cry to You: * Savior, establish forever this holy house. [SD]
Wimbo wa Utatu Mtakatifu (Wimbo wa Trisagio)
Trisagios Hymn
Mungu Mtakatifu, Mweza Mtakatifu, Usiyekufa Mtakatifu. Utuhurumie. (3)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Utukufu kwa Baba, na Mwana, na Roho Mtakatifu. Sasa na siku zote hata milele na milele. Amina.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Usiyekufa Mtakatifu. Utuhurumie.
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Waraka
The Epistle
For the Consecration.
Prokimeno. Sauti 4.
Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 92.
Your throne is prepared from of old; You are from everlasting. [SAAS]
Mstari
Verse: The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty. [SAAS]
Somo kutoka kwa Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews.
The reading is from Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews.
Heb. 3:1 – 4
Heb. 3:1 – 4
Holy brethren, who share in a heavenly call, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession. He was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all his house. Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much more glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor than the house. (For every house is built by some one but the builder of all things is God. [RSV]
Holy brethren, who share in a heavenly call, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession. He was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all his house. Yet Jesus has been counted worthy of as much more glory than Moses as the builder of a house has more honor than the house. (For every house is built by some one but the builder of all things is God. [RSV]
Alleluia. Sauti 1
Alleluia. Mode 1. Psalm 86.
Alleluia, Alleluia, a|leluia.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Mstari 1:
Verse 1: His foundations are in the holy mountains. [SAAS]
Alleluia, Alleluia, a|leluia.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Mstari 2:
Verse 2: Glorious things were said concerning you, O city of God.
Alleluia, Alleluia, a|leluia.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
INJILI
The Gospel
For the Consecration.
Injili Takatifu kama ilivyoandikwa na Matthew.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Mt. 16:13 – 19
Mt. 16:13 – 19
At that time, when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” [RSV]
At that time, when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that the Son of man is?” And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” [RSV]
WIMBO WA MZAZI MUNGU
Hymn to the Theotokos.
Ni Wajibu kweli kukuita heri, Ee Mzazi Mungu (Theotokos), mbarikiwa daima na bila ndoa tena Mama wa Mungu wetu, uliye wa thamani kushinda Wakheruvi, unaye utukufu kupita bila kiasi Waserafi, uliye mzaa Mungu Neno bila kuharibu, uliye Mzazi – Mungu {Theotokos} kweli tuna kukuza wee.
It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure, and Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Logos. We magnify you, the true Theotokos.
Wimbo wa Ushirika.
Communion Hymn. Psalm 25.
Alleluia.
O Lord, I love the beauty of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells. [SAAS] Alleluia.
Hymn after Holy Communion.
Sauti 2.
Mode 2.
Tumeona nuru ya ukweli, tumepata Roho wa mbinguni, tumeona imani kweli, tukimsujudu utatu asiotengwa; kwa kuwa huyu ametuokoa.
We have seen the true light; we have received the heavenly Spirit; we have found the true faith, worshiping the undivided Trinity, for the Trinity has saved us.
KUMALIZIA
DISMISSAL
Utukufu Kwako, Ee Kristo Mungu wetu. Utukufu Kwako.
Glory to You, O Christ our God. Glory to You.
Yeye Kristo Mungu wetu wa kweli, kwa maombi ya Mama yake asiye na doa na asiye na waa, mtakatifu kamili; kwa nguvu ya msalaba wenye thamani na mpaji wa uhai; kwa ulinzi wa nguvu zisizo na mwili waheshimiwa wa mbinguni; kwa maombi ya Yohana, Nabii, mtangulizi na mbatizaji, mheshimiwa na wa sifa; ya Mitume watakatifu, watukufu na wasifiwa; ya mashahidi watakatifu, wasifiwa na washindaji wazuri; ya watawa watakatifu na wacha Mungu; (Mtakatifu wa Kanisa); ya watakatifu na wenye haki Yohakim na Anna; na ya watakatifu wote, atuhurumie na atuokoe, yu Mungu mwema, mrahimu na mpenda wanadamu.
May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.
Fasting Rule
Wine: Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.
It is a minor feast.