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Ὀκτώηχος - Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Octoechos - Mode pl. 4.
Τῇ Κυριακῇ Πρωΐ
On Sunday Morning
Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - Τῌ Κʹ ΟΚΤΩΒΡΙΟΥ
Menaion Supplement - October 20
Τοῦ ὁσίου και θεοφόρου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Γερασίμου τοῦ νέου Ἀσκητοῦ
Memory of our devout father Gerasimos of Kephallenia
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Mode pl. 4.
Θεὸς Κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν. Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. [SAAS]
Στίχ. αʹ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ.
Verse 1: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His holy name.
Στίχ. βʹ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με, καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς.
Verse 2: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them.
Στίχ. γʹ. Παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν.
Verse 3: And this came about from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.
Resurrectional Apolytikion.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Mode pl. 4.
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ Εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν κατεδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
You descended from on high, O compassionate One, and consented to a three-day burial, to free us from the passions. O Lord, our life and resurrection, glory to You! [GOASD]
Δόξα. Τοῦ Ἁγ. Γερασίμου.
Glory. For St. Gerasimos.
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Ἦχος αʹ.
Mode 1.
Τῶν Ὀρθοδόξων προστάτην, καὶ ἐν σώματι ἄγγελον, καὶ θαυματουργὸν θεοφόρον, νεοφανέντα ἡμῖν, ἐπαινέσωμεν πιστοί, θεῖον Γεράσιμον· ὅτι ἀξίως παρὰ Θεοῦ ἀπείληφεν, ἰαμάτων τὴν ἀέναον χάριν· ῥώννυσι τοὺς νοσοῦντας, δαιμονῶντας ἰᾶται· διὸ καὶ τοῖς τιμῶσιν αυτόν, βρύει ἰάματα.
O believers, let us praise the protector of the Orthodox, the God-bearing miracle-worker lately appearing to us, the incarnate angel, divine Gerasimos. For he has rightly received from God the ever-flowing grace of performing healings. He strengthens those with diseases and he heals those with demons. And therefore he pours out healings to those who honor him. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος.
Mode 1. The stone having been sealed.
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος.
Τοῦ Γαβριὴλ φθεγξαμένου σοι Παρθένε τὸ Χαῖρε, σὺν τῇ φωνῇ ἐσαρκοῦτο ὁ τῶν ὅλων Δεσπότης, ἐν σοὶ τῇ ἁγίᾳ κιβωτῷ, ὡς ἔφη ὁ δίκαιος Δαυΐδ. Ἐδείχθης πλατυτέρα τῶν οὐρανῶν, βαστάσασα τὸν Κτίστην σου. Δόξα τῷ ἐνοικήσαντι ἐν σοί· δόξα τῷ προελθόντι ἐκ σοῦ· δόξα τῷ ἐλευθερώσαντι ἡμᾶς, διὰ τοῦ τόκου σου.
When Gabriel had said to you, “Rejoice!” blessed Virgin, * and you had voiced your assent, the Lord of all became incarnate * in you, who became the holy Ark, * as righteous King David said of old. * You carried your Creator, and thus your womb was wider than the heavens. * Glory to Him who dwelt inside of you! * Glory to Him who came forth from You! * Glory to Him who through your childbirth has set us free! [GOASD]
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
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Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
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Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Σοί, Κύριε.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
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Ὅτι σὸν τὸ κράτος καὶ σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
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CHOIR
Κάθισμα Αʹ.
Kathisma I.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Αὐτόμελον.
Mode pl. 4. Automelon.
Ἀνέστης ἐκ νεκρῶν.
Ἀνέστης ἐκ νεκρών, ἡ ζωὴ τῶν ἁπάντων, καὶ Ἄγγελος φωτός, ταῖς γυναιξὶν ἐβόα· Παύσασθε τῶν δακρύων, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εὐαγγελίσασθε· κράξατε ἀνυμνοῦσαι· Ὅτι ἀνέστη Χριστὸς ὁ Κύριος, ὁ εὐδοκήσας σῶσαι ὡς Θεός, τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
O Life of all, You rose from the dead; and an Angel, * his countenance like lightning, called out to the women, * “Weep no more! But go quickly and bring to the Apostles the tidings of joy. * Sing out in exultation, ‘Truly risen from the dead is Christ the Lord, * who was well pleased to save the human race, as God our only Savior.’” [GOASD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.
Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the wisdom.
Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.
Ἀναστὰς ἐκ τοῦ τάφου ὡς ἀληθῶς, ταῖς ὁσίαις προσέταξας γυναιξί, κηρῦξαι τὴν ἔγερσιν, Ἀποστόλοις ὡς γέγραπται· καὶ δρομαῖος ὁ Πέτρος, ἐπέστη τῷ μνήματι, καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ὁρῶν κατεπλήττετο· ὅθεν καὶ κατεῖδε, τὰ ὀθόνια μόνα, χωρὶς τοῦ θείου σώματος, ἐν αὐτῷ κατακείμενᾳ· καὶ πιστεύσας ἐβόησε· Δόξα σοι Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὅτι σῴζεις ἅπαντας Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν· τοῦ Πατρὸς γὰρ ὑπάρχεις ἀπαύγασμα.
Having risen indeed from the tomb, O Lord, * as recorded in Scripture, You told the devout * women to proclaim Your resurrection to the Apostles. * Then Peter came out and he ran to the tomb; * he was amazed beholding the light in the sepulcher. * Looking in he saw that Your holy body was missing; * the napkin and linen cloths were by themselves, lying separately. * Then he believed it and cried aloud, * “Glory to You, Christ God, for You save all people, O Savior! * You are the reflection of the Father’s glory!” [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Mode pl. 4.
Ὁ διʼ 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.
You were born of a Virgin, and You endured crucifixion for us, O good Lord. By Your death You divested death of spoils, and You displayed resurrection, as God. Please do not despise us, the work of Your hand. Demonstrate Your loving kindness, O merciful Master. Defer to Your Mother, the Theotokos, when she intercedes on our behalf, and save us, Your people in despair, O Savior. [GOASD]
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κάθισμα Βʹ.
Kathisma II.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Mode pl. 4.
Ἄνθρωποι τὸ μνῆμά σου, Σωτὴρ ἐσφραγίσαντο, Ἄγγελος τὸν λίθον, ἐκ τῆς θύρας ἀπεκύλισε. Γυναῖκες ἐθεάσαντο, ἐγηγερμένον ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ αὗται εὐηγγελίσαντο τοῖς Μαθηταῖς σου ἐν Σιών· Ὅτι ἀνέστης ἡ ζωὴ τῶν ἁπάντων, καὶ διελύθη τὰ δεσμὰ τοῦ θανάτου. Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Human beings put a seal on Your tomb; an Angel rolled the stone away from its door. Women saw You risen from the dead, O Savior, and they brought the joyful news to Your disciples in Zion, that You the life of all had risen, and that the bonds of death were shattered. Glory to You, O Lord! [GOASD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἀνέστης ἐκ νεκρῶν.
Mode pl. 4. Automelon.
Ἀνέστης ἐκ νεκρῶν.
Τὰ μύρα τῆς ταφῆς, αἱ γυναῖκες κομίσασαι, φωνῆς ἀγγελικῆς, ἐκ τοῦ τάφου ἤκουον· Παύσασθε τῶν δακρύων, καὶ ἀντὶ λύπης χαρὰν κομίσασθε· κράξατε ἀνυμνοῦσαι, ὅτι ἀνέστη Χριστὸς ὁ Κύριος, ὁ εὐδοκήσας σῶσαι ὡς Θεός, τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
The women who were taking the burial spices * heard an angelic voice from the sepulcher saying, * “Weep no more! And instead of your sorrow take with you the tidings of joy. * Sing out in exultation, ‘Truly risen from the dead is Christ the Lord, * who was well pleased to save the human race, as God our only Savior.’” [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Mode pl. 4.
Ἐπὶ σοὶ χαίρει, Κεχαριτωμένη, πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις, Ἀγγέλων τὸ σύστημα, καὶ ἀνθρώπων τὸ γένος, ἡγιασμένε ναέ, καὶ Παράδεισε λογικέ, παρθενικὸν καύχημα· ἐξ ἧς Θεὸς ἐσαρκώθη, καὶ παιδίον γέγονεν, ὁ πρὸ αἰώνων ὑπάρχων Θεὸς ἡμῶν. Τὴν γὰρ σὴν μήτραν, θρόνον ἐποίησε, καὶ τὴν σὴν γαστέρα, πλατυτέραν οὐρανῶν ἀπειργάσατο. Ἐπὶ σοὶ χαίρει, Κεχαριτωμένη, πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις· δόξα σοι.
In you, O Lady full of grace, all creation rejoices, the hosts of Angels and the human race. O consecrated temple and allegorical Paradise, virgins boast of you. For God became incarnate from you, yes, our eternally existing God became a child from you. He made a throne of your womb, and He made your body wider than the heavens. In you, O Lady full of grace, all creation rejoices. Glory to you! [GOASD]
Κάθισμα Γʹ. Τοῦ Ἁγ. Γερασίμου.
Kathisma III. For St. Gerasimos.
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Ἦχος δʹ. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
Mode 4. Joseph marveled.
Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
Θείῳ πόθῳ πτερωθείς, τόπους διέδραμες πολλούς, συναθροίσας τῇ ψυχῇ, πλοῦτον ἁγίων ἀρετῶν, καὶ ἐν Σιὼν παραγενόμενος ὦ Πάτερ, νηστεύεις νουνεχῶς, ὥσπερ ὁ Κύριος, ἡμέρας ἀληθῶς, τεσσαράκοντα, καὶ μετὰ πότμον ἐξάγεις τὸ γύναιον, ἐπιφανεὶς ἐκ τοῦ φρέατος· πολλὴν γὰρ χάριν, Χριστός σοι νέμει, τελεῖν θαυμάσια Γεράσιμε.
Animated by divine * love, many places you traversed * and you gathered for yourself * the holy virtues as if wealth. * And thus when you went to Zion, O holy father, * you prudently performed * a fast that truly endured * the length of forty days, * just as the Lord of old. * And after death you appeared to the woman * when you extracted her from the well. * For Christ has given you grace in abundance * to work miracles, O Gerasimos. [SD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.
Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the wisdom.
Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.
Ἡ σορὸς τοῦ λειψάνου σου τοῦ σεπτοῦ, μυροθήκη τῆς χάριτος θαυμαστή, ὤφθη διαπνέουσα, ὑπὲρ πάντα ἀρώματα, ὀσμὴν ἀθανασίας, ὡς μύρον οὐράνιον, καὶ εὐωδίαν θείαν, ψυχὰς κατευφραίνουσαν· ὅθεν καὶ δαιμόνων, ἀπελαύνουσα στίφη, παρέχει ἰάματα, καὶ ἰᾶται τοὺς πάσχοντας, θεοφόρε Γεράσιμε. Πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, τῶν πταισμάτων ἄφεσιν δωρήσασθαι, τοῖς ἑορτάζουσι πόθῳ, τὴν ἁγίαν μνήμην σου.
The most ven’rable casket of your august *holy relic is viewed as a wonderful * perfume-box of grace which breathes * the scent of immortality, * as a heavenly ointment exceeding all fragrances * and a divine aroma which fills our souls with joy. * Therefore it restrains and drives away hordes of demons * and healing does it provide, * and it cures many sufferings, * O God-bearing Gerasimos. * Intercede with Christ our God * that He grant forgiveness of offenses * to those who with longing observe your holy memory. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.
Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the wisdom.
Ἡ τὸν πάντων Δεσπότην καὶ Ποιητήν, τετοκυῖα ἐν ὕλῃ τῇ καθʼ ἡμᾶς, δυσὶ Κόρη φύσεσι, καὶ θελήσεσιν Ἄχραντε, μιᾷ δὲ ὑποστάσει, ἡμᾶς ἐκλυτρούμενον, τῆς τοῦ Ἀδὰμ κατάρας, οἰκείᾳ χρηστότητι, ῥῦσαι πάσης βλάβης, καὶ φθορᾶς καὶ ἀνάγκης, τοὺς πίστει προστρέχοντας, τῇ ταχείᾳ πρεσβείᾳ σου, Θεοτόκε πανύμνητε, πρεσβεύουσα τῷ σῷ Υἱῷ καὶ Θεῷ, τῶν πταισμάτων δοῦναι τὴν συγχώρησιν, τοῖς ὀρθοδόξως ὑμοῦσι, τὸν ἄσπορον τόκον σου.
O immaculate Maiden, since you gave birth * to the Maker and Lord of creation all * in matter like unto ours * and with two wills and natures, * but in a single hypostasis, our God who redeems us from * the ancient curse on Adam, by His own benevolence: * Rescue, O all-lauded Theotokos, your servants * from all need and injury * and destruction, who faithfully * to your quick intercession run. * And intercede with your Son and our God * that He grant forgiveness of offenses * to those who with correct faith extol your seedless childbirth. [SD]
Εὐλογητάρια Ἀναστάσιμα.
Resurrectional Evlogetaria.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.
Mode pl. 1.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
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.
When the hosts of the Angels saw how You were accounted among the dead, they all marveled. You, O Savior, are the One who destroyed the might of death; and when You arose You raised Adam with yourself and from Hades liberated everyone. [SD]
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Τί 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.
“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 to the myrrh-bearing women. “See for yourselves the empty tomb and understand, that the Savior has risen from the sepulcher.”
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Λίαν πρωΐ, Μυροφόροι ἔδραμον, πρὸς τὸ μνῆμά σου θρηνολογοῦσαι· ἀλλʼ ἐπέστη, πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἄγγελος, καὶ εἶπε· θρήνου ὁ καιρὸς πέπαυται, μὴ κλαίετε, τὴν Ἀνάστασιν δέ, Ἀποστόλοις εἴπατε.
Very early in the morning, the myrrh-bearing women were hastening to Your tomb lamenting. But the Angel appeared to them and uttered, “The time for lamentation has ended; weep no more. Go announce the Resurrection to the Apostles.”
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Μυροφόροι γυναῖκες, μετὰ μύρων ἐλθοῦσαι, πρὸς τὸ μνῆμά σου, Σῶτερ ἐνηχοῦντο. Ἀγγέλου τρανῶς, πρὸς αὐτὰς φθεγγομένου· Τί μετὰ νεκρῶν, τὸν ζώντα λογίζεσθε; ὡς Θεὸς γάρ, ἐξανέστη τοῦ μνήματος.
When the myrrh-bearing women had come with their spices to Your sepulcher, O Savior, they heard the voice of an Angel clearly speaking to them, “Why do you account among the dead the One who lives? For as God, He has risen from the sepulcher.”
Δόξα.
Glory.
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.
We bow down in worship to the Father and His Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, one in essence; and we cry aloud with the Seraphim: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O Lord.
Καὶ νῦν.
Both now.
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.
Giving birth to the Giver of life, O Virgin, you delivered Adam from sin, and to Eve you have rendered joy in place of sorrow. He who from you became incarnate, God and man, has directed to life him who fell from it.
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. (3)
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3)
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
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Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
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PRIEST
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Σοί, Κύριε.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
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PRIEST
Ὅτι ηὐλόγηταί σου τὸ ὄνομα καὶ δεδόξασταί σου ἡ βασιλεία, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For blessed is Your name, and glorified is Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
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READER
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ὑπακοή. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Hypakoe. Mode pl. 4.
Αἱ μυροφόροι τοῦ ζωοδότου, ἐπιστᾶσαι τῷ μνήματι, τὸν Δεσπότην ἐζήτουν, ἐν νεκροῖς τὸν ἀθάνατον· καὶ χαρᾶς εὐαγγέλια, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου δεξάμεναι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις ἐμήνυον· Ὅτι ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
The Myrrh-bearing Women went to the tomb of the Giver of Life, seeking the immortal Master among the dead. And receiving good tidings of joy from the Angel, they reported to the Apostles, that the Lord had risen, granting the great mercy to the world. [GOASD]
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CHOIR
Οἱ Ἀναβαθμοί.
Anavathmoi.
Ἀντίφωνον Αʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Antiphon 1. Mode pl. 4.
Ἐκ νεότητός μου, ὁ ἐχθρός με πειράζει, ταῖς ἡδοναῖς φλέγει με· ἐγὼ δὲ πεποιθώς, ἐν σοὶ Κύριε, τροποῦμαι τοῦτον.
From my youth the enemy tempts me, with the pleasures he inflames me. But trusting in You, O Lord, I repel and vanquish him. [GOASD]
Οἱ μισοῦντες Σιών, γενηθήτωσαν δή, πρὶν ἐκσπασθῆναι ὡς χόρτος· συγκόψει γὰρ Χριστός, αὐχένας αὐτῶν, τομῇ βασάνων.
Let those who hate Zion become like the grass before it is plucked up. For Christ will cut their necks in pieces with the cutting blade of torments. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, τὸ ζῇν τὰ πάντα, φῶς ἐκ φωτός, Θεὸς μέγας· σὺν Πατρὶ ὑμνοῦμεν αὐτὸ καὶ τῷ Λόγῳ.
In the Holy Spirit is the life of all things living. He is light from light and great God. We extol Him with the Father and the Logos. [GOASD]
Ἀντίφωνον Βʹ.
Antiphon 2.
Ἡ καρδία μου, τῷ φόβῳ σου σκεπέσθω, ταπεινοφρονοῦσα· μὴ ὑψωθεῖσα ἀποπέσῃ, ἐκ σοῦ Πανοικτίρμον.
Let my heart be humble-minded and covered with the fear of You, O Lord, lest it be exalted and fall from You, all-compassionate Master. [GOASD]
Ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὁ ἐσχηκὼς ἐλπίδα, οὐ δείσει τότε, ὅτε πυρὶ τὰ πάντα, κρινεῖ καὶ κολάσει.
Whoever hopes in the Lord will not fear when He will judge and punish all things with fire. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, πᾶς τις θεῖος βλέπει καὶ προλέγει, τερατουργεῖ ὕψιστα, ἐν τρισὶν ἕνα Θεὸν μέλπων· εἰ γὰρ καὶ τριλαμπεῖ, μοναρχεῖ τὸ θεῖον.
In the Holy Spirit every holy person sees and speaks as a prophet. They do sublime miracles, praising the one God in three persons. For though It shines with three-fold light, yet the Godhead rules as monarch. [GOASD]
Ἀντίφωνον Γʹ.
Antiphon 3.
Ἐκέκραξά σοι Κύριε, πρόσχες, κλῖνόν μοι τὸ οὖς σου βοῶντι, καὶ κάθαρον πρὶν ἄρῃς με, ἀπὸ τῶν ἐνθένδε.
I cried to You, O Lord. Attend to me. Incline Your ear to me who am crying, and purify me prior to taking me from this life. [GOASD]
Ἐπὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ γῆν, δύνων πᾶς αὖθις ἀναλύσει, τοῦ λαβεῖν βασάνους, ἢ γέρα τῶν βεβιωμένων.
Everyone who sets in the earth, his mother, will again return thence, to receive the torments or honors for his life’s actions. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, θεολογία μονὰς τρισαγία· ὁ Πατὴρ γὰρ ἄναρχος, ἐξ οὗ ἔφυ ὁ Υἱὸς ἀχρόνως, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα σύμμορφον, σύνθρονον, ἐκ Πατρὸς συνεκλάμψαν.
From the Holy Spirit comes theology. One God, thrice-holy: The Father is without beginning, and the Son came from Him eternally, and the Spirit, sharing form and throne, shone at once from the Father. [GOASD]
Ἀντίφωνον Δʹ.
Antiphon 4.
Ἰδοὺ δὴ τί καλόν, ἢ τί τερπνόν, ἀλλʼ ἢ τὸ κατοικεῖν ἀδελφοὺς ἅμα; ἐν τούτῳ γὰρ Κύριος, ἐπηγγείλατο ζωὴν αἰωνίαν.
Behold now, what is so good or so pleasant as for brethren to dwell together? For in this the Lord has promised life everlasting. [GOASD]
Τοῦ ἐνδύματος αὐτοῦ, ὁ τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ κοσμῶν, κελεύει μὴ δεῖν φροντίζειν.
He who adorns the lilies of the field commands us not to be concerned about our clothing. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, ἑνοειδεῖ αἰτίᾳ, πάντα ἔχεται εἰρηνοβραβεύτως· Θεὸς τοῦτο γάρ ἐστι, Πατρί τε καὶ Υἱῷ, ὁμοούσιον κυρίως.
In the Holy Spirit, the unifying Cause, all things are sustained in peaceful coexistence. This is so for He is God, with the Father and the Son being truly one in essence. [GOASD]
Προκείμενον.
Prokeimenon.
Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὁ Θεός σου, Σιών, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν. (δίς)
The Lord shall reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. (2)
Στίχ. Αἴνει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον.
Verse: Praise the Lord, O my soul!
Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὁ Θεός σου, Σιών, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.
The Lord shall reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. [SAAS]
Ode 6: Short Litany
Ode 6: Short Litany
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Σοί, Κύριε.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς εἰρήνης καὶ σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For You are the King of peace and the savior of our souls, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
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READER
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κοντάκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.
Resurrectional Kontakion.
Ἐξαναστὰς τοῦ μνήματος, τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἥγειρας, καὶ τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἀνέστησας· καὶ ἡ Εὔα χορεύει, ἐν τῇ σῇ ἀναστάσει, καὶ κόσμου τὰ πέρατα πανηγυρίζουσι, τῇ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγέρσει σου Πολυέλεε.
When You rose from the grave, You also raised the dead, and You resurrected Adam. Because of Your Resurrection, Eve is rejoicing, and people the world over celebrate Your resurrection from the dead, O very merciful Lord. [GOASD]
Ὁ Οἶκος.
Oikos.
Τὰ τοῦ ᾅδου σκυλεύσας βασίλεια, καὶ νεκροὺς ἀναστήσας Μακρόθυμε, γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροις συνήντησας, ἀντὶ λύπης χαρὰν κομισάμενος· καὶ Ἀποστόλοις σου ἐμήνυσας, τὰ τῆς νίκης σύμβολα, Σωτήρ μου ζωοδότα, καὶ τὴν κτίσιν ἐφώτισας Φιλάνθρωπε· διὰ τοῦτο καὶ κόσμος συγχαίρει, τῇ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγέρσει σου πολυέλεε.
When You ransacked the realm of Hades, and You raised the dead, O long-suffering Master, You met the Myrrh-bearing Women, and You gave them joy in place of sorrow. You showed Your Apostles the marks of Your victory, O Savior and Giver of Life, and You illumined creation, O benevolent God. Therefore the world also celebrates Your resurrection from the dead, O very merciful Lord. [GOASD]
Κοντάκιον. Τοῦ Ἁγ. Γερασίμου.
Kontakion. For St. Gerasimos.
Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -
Menaion Supplement - - -
Ἦχος δʹ. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον.
Mode 4. You revealed yourself today.
Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον.
Ἐπεφάνης Ὅσιε τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, ὡς φωστὴρ πολύφωτος, ταῖς τῶν θαυμάτων ἀστραπαῖς, καταπυρσεύων τοὺς ψάλλοντας· Χαίροις Ὁσίων τὸ κλέος Γεράσιμε.
You have shone upon the Church, O holy father, * as a glowing beacon light * illuminating with the bright * light of your miracles those who sing: * Rejoice, O glory of holy monks, Gerasimos. [SD]
Ὁ Οἶκος.
Oikos.
Ὥσπερ νεόφωτος αστήρ, Χριστοῦ τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἐξανατείλας μυστικῶς, τῶν ἀρετῶν μαρμαρυγαῖς, καὶ τῶν θαυμάτων τῷ φωτί, Ὀρθοδοξίας τὴν λαμπρότητα, ὑπὲρ ἥλιον πᾶσι λάμπουσαν, ἔδειξας Ὅσιε· σὺ γὰρ διʼ ἀσκητικῆς πολιτείας, τῆς σαρκὸς νεκρώσας τὸ φρόνημα, καὶ τοῖς πάλαι Ὁσίοις, πόθῳ πολλῷ ἁμιλληθείς, ἐθεώθης κατὰ μέθεξιν, καὶ τῶν θείων δωρεῶν τὸν πλοῦτον ἐκομίσω, θαυμάτων δεξάμενος ἐνέργειαν, καὶ πάντας παιδεύων, πρὸς κτήσιν τῶν κρειττόνων, τῇ τῶν σῶν προτερημάτων λαμπρότητι. Ὅθεν Κεφαλληνία ἡ νῆσος, ἁγιασθεῖσα ἀσκητικοῖς σου ἀγῶσιν, ὡς πλοῦτον θεοδώρητον, καὶ ταμεῖον θείας χάριτος, τὸ σὸν λείψανον θησαυρίζουσα, λυτροῦται πάσης θλίψεως, ἀπαύστως ἀνυμνοῦσά σε· ἡ δὲ τοῦ Χριστοῦ Ἐκκλησία Ὀρθοδόξος, καυχωμένη ἐν σοί, ἀκλινὴς καὶ ἄσειστος διαμένει, καὶ αἱρετικῶν τὰς ἐρεσχελίας καταισχύνει, εὐφροσύνως βοῶσά σοι· Χαίροις Ὁσίων τὸ κλέος Γεράσιμε.
As a newly shining star rising mystically on the Church of Christ, O holy one, you have shown by the flashes of your virtues and the light of your miracles that the effulgence of Orthodoxy shines on all more brilliantly than the sun. You mortified the mind set on the flesh through a life of ascetic endeavor, and you strove with great longing to emulate the devout monastic saints of old. Therefore you were deified by participation, and you gained the wealth of divine gifts, and received the power to do miracles. And by the illustriousness of your fine qualities, you teach all to aspire to things superior. And now, the Island of Cephalonia, hallowed by your ascetic struggles, holds the treasure of your relic as God-given wealth and a treasury of divine grace, and is thereby delivered from every tribulation, and for this reason praises you unceasingly. While the entire Orthodox Church of Christ, also boasting in you, remains steadfast and unshaken, and puts to shame the nonsense of heretics, and in gladness cries out to you: Rejoice, O glory of holy monks, Gerasimos. [SD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.
Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Συναξάριον
Synaxarion
Τῇ Κʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς μνήμη τοῦ ὁσίου καὶ θεοφόρου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Γερασίμου τοῦ νέου Ἀσκητοῦ, τοῦ ἐν τῇ νήσῳ Κεφαλληνίᾳ ἐκλάμψαντος, ἐν ᾗ μνείαν ποιούμεθα τῆς ἀνακομιδῆς τοῦ χαριτοβρύτου αὐτοῦ λειψάνου.
On October 20, we commemorate the disinterment of the grace-emitting relic of our devout and God-bearing Father Gerasimos the New Ascetic, who flourished on the island if Kefallinia.
Στίχοι
Verses
Γέρας ὤφθης, Ὅσιε, τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ
You appeared as the Church’s honor, O devout one,
Γέρας λαβὼν ἄφθαρτον ἐκ τοῦ Ὑψίστου.
receiving honor incorruptible from the Most High.
Γέρας θεῖον κέκτηται Κεφαλληνία,
Kefallinia has obtained divine honor,
Γεράσιμε Ὅσιε, σὸν θεῖον σκῆνος.
O holy Gerasimos, your divine body.
Εἰκάδι Γερασίμοιο δέμας ἐκκεκόμισται γῆθεν.
Gerasimos’s body was exhumed from the earth on the twentieth.
Μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Μεγαλομάρτυρος Ἀρτεμίου.
We also commemorate the holy Great-martyr Artemius.
Οἱ ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες Ἐβόρης, Ἐνόης, Ζεβινᾶς, Γερμανός, Νικηφόρος, Ἀντωνῖνος, καὶ ἡ ἁγία Μάρτυς Μαναθὼ ἡ παρθένος, ξίφει καὶ πυρὶ τελειοῦνται.
The holy Martyrs Ebores, Enoes, Zebinas, Germanus, Nikephoros, Antho-ny, and the holy woman Martyr Manatho the virgin, died by the sword and fire.
Μνήμη τῆς ὁσίας Μητρὸς ἡμῶν Ματρώνης τῆς Χιοπολίτιδος.
We also commemorate our devout mother Matrona of Chios.
Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.
By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Katavasias Odes 1-8
Katavasias Odes 1-8
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Καταβασίαι τῆς Θεοτόκου
Katavasias of Theotokos
ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ἦχος δʹ.
Ode i. Mode 4.
Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόμα μου, καὶ πληρωθήσεται Πνεύματος, καὶ λόγον ἐρεύξομαι, τῇ Βασιλίδι Μητρί, καὶ ὀφθήσομαι, φαιδρῶς πανηγυρίζων, καὶ ᾄσω γηθόμενος, ταύτης τὰ θαύματα.
I open my mouth and pray the Spirit fill it, like David said, * to pour out a good word to the Queen and Mother of God. * I will celebrate * her feast with joy and gladness * and sing to her merrily, lauding her miracles. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ γʹ.
Ode iii.
Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους Θεοτόκε, ὡς ζῶσα καὶ ἄφθονος πηγή, θίασον συγκροτήσαντας πνευματικόν, στερέωσον· καὶ ἐν τῇ θείᾳ δόξῃ σου, στεφάνων δόξης ἀξίωσον.
Establish your servants who extol you, * O Mother of God, for they have formed * a spiritual choir for you * the living and abundant fount; * and graciously in your divine glory give glorious crowns to them. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ δʹ.
Ode iv.
Τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστον θείαν βουλήν, τῆς ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου σαρκώσεως, σοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου, ὁ Προφήτης, Ἀββακούμ, κατανοῶν ἐκραύγαζε· Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
When the Prophet Habakkuk heard the divine * and incomprehensible counsel of Your Incarnation * from the Virgin, O Most High, * considering, he cried aloud: * Glory to Your strength, O Lord my God. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ εʹ.
Ode v.
Ἐξέστη τὰ σύμπαντα, ἐπὶ τῇ θείᾳ δόξῃ σου· σὺ γὰρ ἀπειρόγαμε Παρθένε, ἔσχες ἐν μήτρᾳ, τὸν ἐπὶ πάντων Θεόν, καὶ τέτοκας ἄχρονον Υἱόν, πᾶσι τοῖς ὑμνοῦσί σε, σωτηρίαν βραβεύοντα.
Amazed was the universe by your divine magnificence. * You who were perpetually virgin * carried the heavenly God of all in your womb * and gave birth to the eternal Son, * who awards salvation to all who sing hymns of praise to you. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ.
Ode vi.
Τὴν θείαν ταύτην καὶ πάντιμον, τελοῦντες ἑορτὴν οἱ θεόφρονες, τῆς Θεομήτορος, δεῦτε τὰς χεῖρας κροτήσωμεν, τὸν ἐξ αὐτῆς τεχθέντα Θεὸν δοξάζοντες.
O godly-minded believers, come * and celebrate this sacred and venerable feast and thus extol * the Theotokos, and clap our hands, * and glorify our God who was truly born of her. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ ζʹ.
Ode vii.
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.
Godly-minded three * did not adore created things in the Creator’s stead; * rather, disdaining the threat * of fire, they trampled it, and joyfully they sang: * “O supremely praised * and most exalted Lord and God * of the fathers, You are blessed.” [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον.
We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.
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.
Guiltless were those Servants in the furnace. * The Son of the Theotokos went and rescued them. * He who was prefigured then, * having been incarnate now, * is gathering the whole wide world into His Church to sing: * “O all you works of the Lord, to all ages * sing praises to the Lord and exalt Him beyond measure.” [GOASD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου.
Stand for the Gospel reading.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ· Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ὅτι ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐν ἁγίοις ἐπαναπαύῃ, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For You, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
Ἦχος βʹ.
Mode 2.
Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. (δίς) Αἰνεσάτω πνοή πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου, Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν.
Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου.
Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ· Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.
CHOIR: And with your spirit.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Λουκᾶν ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ· Πρόσχωμεν.
DEACON: Let us be attentive.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἀπὸ τῆς ἁγίας τραπέζης)
PRIEST (from the altar table)
Ἑωθινὸν Ϛʹ
Eothinon 6
Λουκᾶν 24:36 – 53
Luke. 24:36 – 53
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἀναστὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐκ νεκρῶν ἔστη ἐν μέσῳ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. πτοηθέντες δὲ καὶ ἔμφοβοι γενόμενοι ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· τί τεταραγμένοι ἐστέ, καὶ διατί διαλογισμοὶ ἀναβαίνουσιν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν; ἴδετε τὰς χεῖράς μου καὶ τοὺς πόδας μου, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἐγώ εἰμι· ψηλαφήσατέ με καὶ ἴδετε, ὅτι πνεῦμα σάρκα καὶ ὀστέα οὐκ ἔχει καθὼς ἐμὲ θεωρεῖτε ἔχοντα. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδας. ἔτι δὲ ἀπιστούντων αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῆς χαρᾶς καὶ θαυμαζόντων εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἔχετέ τι βρώσιμον ἐνθάδε; οἱ δὲ ἐπέδωκαν αὐτῷ ἰχθύος ὀπτοῦ μέρος καὶ ἀπὸ μελισσίου κηρίου, καὶ λαβὼν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ἔφαγεν. εἶπε δὲ αὐτοῖς· οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι οὓς ἐλάλησα πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἔτι ὢν σὺν ὑμῖν, ὅτι δεῖ πληρωθῆναι πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ νόμῳ Μωϋσέως καὶ προφήταις καὶ ψαλμοῖς περὶ ἐμοῦ. τότε διήνοιξεν αὐτῶν τὸν νοῦν τοῦ συνιέναι τὰς γραφάς, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι οὕτω γέγραπται καὶ οὕτως ἔδει παθεῖν τὸν Χριστὸν καὶ ἀναστῆναι ἐκ νεκρῶν τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ, καὶ κηρυχθῆναι ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ μετάνοιαν καὶ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἀρξάμενον ἀπὸ Ἱερουσαλήμ. ὑμεῖς δέ ἐστε μάρτυρες τούτων. καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός μου ἐφ᾿ ὑμᾶς· ὑμεῖς δὲ καθίσατε ἐν τῇ πόλει Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἕως οὗ ἐνδύσησθε δύναμιν ἐξ ὕψους. Ἐξήγαγε δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω ἕως εἰς Βηθανίαν, καὶ ἐπάρας τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ εὐλόγησεν αὐτούς. καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εὐλογεῖν αὐτὸν αὐτοὺς διέστη ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν καὶ ἀνεφέρετο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν. καὶ αὐτοὶ προσκυνήσαντες αὐτὸν ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ μετὰ χαρᾶς μεγάλης, καὶ ἦσαν διὰ παντὸς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ αἰνοῦντες καὶ εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Θεόν. ἀμήν.
At that time, Jesus, having risen from the dead, stood in the midst of his disciples and said to them, “Peace to you!” But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit. And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do questionings rise in your hearts? See my hands and feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have.” And when he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish and some honeycomb, and he took it and ate before them. Then he said to them, “These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you; but stay in the city of Jerusalem, until you are clothed with power from on high.” Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and they returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen. [RSV]
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
READER
Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν Ἅγιον Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Τὸν Σταυρόν σου, Χριστέ, προσκυνοῦμεν καὶ τὴν ἁγίαν σου ἀνάστασιν ὑμνοῦμεν καὶ δοξάζομεν· σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐκτός σου ἄλλον οὐκ οἴδαμεν, τὸ ὄνομά σου ὀνομάζομεν. Δεῦτε πάντες οἱ πιστοί, προσκυνήσωμεν τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἁγίαν ἀνάστασιν· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἦλθε διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ χαρὰ ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ. Διὰ παντὸς εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνοῦμεν τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ· Σταυρὸν γὰρ ὑπομείνας διʼ ἡμᾶς, θανάτῳ θάνατον ὤλεσεν.
Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA]
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50).
Psalm 50 (51).
Ἦχος βʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.)
Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)
Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με.
Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin.
Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διαπαντός.
For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.
Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.
Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου.
For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι.
Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom.
Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι.
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα.
You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice.
Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου, καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον.
Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions.
Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.
Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit.
Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι.
I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.
Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness.
Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις, καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου.
O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις.
For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings.
Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει.
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιών, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ.
Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα.
Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους. Καὶ ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός.
Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ταῖς τῶν Ἀποστόλων πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.
At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν.
Both now.
Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.
At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.
Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Ἀναστὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου, καθὼς προεῖπεν, ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, καὶ μέγα ἔλεος.
Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Σῶσον ὁ Θεὸς τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου· ἐπίσκεψαι τὸν κόσμον σου ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς· ὕψωσον κέρας χριστιανῶν ὀρθοδόξων καὶ κατάπεμψον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὰ ἐλέη σου τὰ πλούσια·
O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:
πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου ἐνδόξου προφήτου προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἐν ἁγίοις πατέρων ἡμῶν μεγάλων ἱεραρχῶν καὶ οἰκουμενικῶν διδασκάλων Βασιλείου τοῦ Μεγάλου, Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θεολόγου καὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Χρυσοστόμου, Ἀθανασίου καὶ Κυρίλλου, Ἰωάννου τοῦ Ἐλεήμονος πατριαρχῶν Ἀλεξανδρίας· Νικολάου τοῦ ἐν Μύροις, Σπυρίδωνος ἐπισκόπου Τριμυθοῦντος, καὶ Νεκταρίου Πενταπόλεως τῶν θαυματουργῶν· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μεγαλομαρτύρων Γεωργίου τοῦ τροπαιοφόρου, Δημητρίου τοῦ μυροβλήτου, Θεοδώρου τοῦ τήρωνος, Θεοδώρου τοῦ στρατηλάτου, Μηνᾶ τοῦ θαυματουργοῦ· τῶν ἱερομαρτύρων Χαραλάμπους καὶ Ἐλευθερίου, τῆς ἁγίας ἐνδόξου μεγαλομάρτυρος καὶ πανευφήμου Εὐφημίας· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μαρτύρων Θέκλας, Βαρβάρας, Ἀναστασίας, Αἰκατερίνης, Κυριακῆς, Φωτεινῆς, Μαρίνης, Παρασκευῆς καὶ Εἰρήνης· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, τοῦ ὁσίου και θεοφόρου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Γερασίμου τοῦ νέου Ἀσκητοῦ, οὗ καὶ τὴν μνήμην ἐπιτελοῦμεν, καὶ πάντων σου τῶν ἁγίων·
through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasios, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalambos and Eleutherios, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Katherine, Kyriake, Fotene, Marina, Paraskeve and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; our devout and God-bearing father Gerasimos the New Ascetic, whose memory we celebrate, and all Your saints:
ἱκετεύομέν σε, μόνε πολυέλεε Κύριε, ἐπάκουσον ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν δεομένων σου καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ)
Lord, have mercy. (12)
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου Υἱοῦ, μεθʼ οὗ εὐλογητὸς εἶ, σὺν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Θʹ Ὠδήν.
Stand for the singing of Ode ix.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Τὴν Θεοτόκον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ φωτὸς ἐν ὕμνοις τιμῶντες μεγαλύνωμεν.
Let us honor and magnify in song the Theotokos and the Mother of the light.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἦχος δʹ.
The Magnificat. Mode 4.
Στίχ. Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί μου.
Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ· ἰδού γάρ, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσί με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί.
Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐποίησέ μοι μεγαλεῖα ὁ Δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καί το ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεάν, καὶ γενεὰν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.
Verse: 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. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.
Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Καθεῖλε δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων, καὶ ὕψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλε κενούς.
Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησε πρὸς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος.
Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Ode 9: Katavasia
Ode 9: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος δʹ.
Ode ix. Katavasia. Mode 4.
Ἅπας γηγενής, σκιρτάτω τῷ πνεύματι λαμπαδουχούμενος, πανηγυριζέτω δέ, ἀΰλων Νόων φύσις γεραίρουσα, τὰ ἱερὰ θαυμάσια τῆς Θεομήτορος, καὶ βοάτω· Χαίροις παμμακάριστε, Θεοτόκε Ἁγνὴ ἀειπάρθενε.
All you born on earth, * with festival lamps in hand, in spirit leap for joy; * and all you the heavenly angelic orders, join in and celebrate; * and honoring the sacred wonders of the Mother of God, * sing the joyful salutation, “O rejoice, * Theotokos, all-blest, ever-virgin pure!” [GOASD]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Σοί, Κύριε.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ὅτι σὲ αἰνοῦσι πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπουσι, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For all the powers of heaven praise You, and to You they offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ἦχος βʹ.
Mode 2.
Ἅγιος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν. (δίς)
Holy is the Lord our God. [SAAS] (2)
Ὑψοῦτε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν καὶ προσκυνεῖτε τῷ ὑποποδίῳ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ.
Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at the footstool of His feet.
Ὅτι ἅγιός ἐστι.
For He is holy.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἐξαποστειλάριον.
Exaposteilarion.
Τὸ Ϛʹ Ἑωθινόν.
Eothinon 6.
Ἦχος βʹ. Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.
Mode 2. Let us in faith.
Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.
Δεικνύων ὅτι ἄνθρωπος, Σῶτερ εἶ κατʼ οὐσίαν, ἀναστὰς ἐκ τοῦ μνήματος, βρώσεως συμμετέσχες, καὶ μέσον στὰς ἐδίδασκες, μετάνοιαν κηρύσσειν· εὐθὺς δὲ πρὸς οὐράνιον, ἀνελήφθης Πατέρα, καὶ Μαθηταῖς, πέμπειν τὸν Παράκλητον ἐπηγγείλω. Ὑπέρθεε, Θεάνθρωπε, δόξα τῇ σῇ ἐγέρσει.
Proving to Your disciples that * You are human in essence, * O Savior, You partook of food * after Your resurrection. * You stood among them and taught them * that they should preach repentance. * You promised them that You would send * the Holy Spirit. Then You were lifted up * and ascended to the heavenly Father. * O God, beyond divine, and man, * glory to Your resurrection! [GOASD]
Τοῦ Ἁγ. Γερασίμου.
For St. Gerasimos.
Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -
Menaion Supplement - - -
Ἦχος βʹ. Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.
Mode 2. Let us in faith.
Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.
Ἀσκητικοῖς παλαίσμασιν, ἐπὶ γῆς διαπρέψας, καὶ μοναστῶν ὑπόδειγμα, γενόμενος ἐν τῷ βίῳ, Γεράσιμε θεοφόρε, θαυμασίως ἐδοξάσθης, παρὰ θεοῦ μακάριε, καὶ τὸ θεῖον σου σκῆνος ὤφθη ἡμῖν, ἄφθαρτον ἀκέραιον χάριτι θείᾳ, ἀναβλυστάνον πάντοτε, ἰαμάτων τὰ ῥεῖθρα.
You were distinguished on the earth * by your ascetic struggles, * O God-bearing Gerasimos, * and you became in life-style * a model for all monastics, * and by God you were therefore * miraculously glorified. * blessed one, and your body is seen by us * whole and undecayed, by the work of God’s grace, * and it always abundantly * emanates streams of healings. [SD]
Ἕτερον.
Another.
Ἦχος βʹ. Τῶν Μαθητῶν ὁρώντων σε.
Mode 2. With the disciples.
Τῶν Μαθητῶν ὁρώντων σε.
Τῶν Κεφαλλήνων ὤφθης θερμὸς προστάτης, Γεράσιμε θεόφρον καὶ ἀντιλήπτωρ· διὸ ἐκ πάσης ῥῦσαι περιστάσεως, τὴν νῆσόν σου μακάριε, τὴν ἑορτάζουσαν πόθῳ, τὴν φωτοφόρον σου μνήμην.
You are the Cephalonians’ earnest champion * and their helper, Gerasimos godly-minded. * Therefore deliver from every adversity * your Island, O most blessed one, * which celebrates with great longing * your most resplendent memory. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ἦχος βʹ. Τῶν Μαθητῶν ὁρώντων σε.
Mode 2. With the disciples.
Τὸν Ποιητὴν καὶ Κτίστην πάντων τεκοῦσα, τῶν ποιημάτων πάντων ὡς ἀνωτέρα, ὕψωσον τὸν νοῦν καὶ τὴν καρδίαν μου, πρὸς τὴν ἀγάπην Ἄχραντε, τοῦ προελθόντος ἀφράστως, ἐκ τῆς ἀχράντου γαστρός σου.
Since you gave birth to Him who made and created * all things, and thus are higher than all creation, * elevate, I pray, my intellect and my heart * to the love, O Immaculate, * of Him who came forth from your pure womb * in an ineffable manner. [SD]
Οἱ Αἶνοι. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Lauds. Mode pl. 4.
Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ.
Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
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Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν πάντα τὰ ἄστρα καὶ τὸ φῶς.
Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν οἱ οὐρανοὶ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν. Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου.
Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name.
Ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπε, καὶ ἐγενήθησαν, αὐτὸς ἐνετείλατο, καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν.
For He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created.
Ἔστησεν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· πρόσταγμα ἔθετο, καὶ οὐ παρελεύσεται.
He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away.
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, δράκοντες καὶ πᾶσαι ἄβυσσοι.
Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps.
Πῦρ, χάλαζα, χιών, κρύσταλλος, πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, τὰ ποιοῦντα τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ.
Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word.
Τὰ ὄρη καὶ πάντες οἱ βουνοί, ξύλα καρποφόρα καὶ πᾶσαι κέδροι.
Mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars.
Τὰ θηρία καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη, ἑρπετὰ καὶ πετεινὰ πτερωτά.
Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds.
Βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ πάντες λαοί, ἄρχοντες καὶ πάντες κριταὶ γῆς.
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth.
Νεανίσκοι καὶ παρθένοι, πρεσβύτεροι μετὰ νεωτέρων· αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι ὑψώθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μόνου.
Young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted.
Ἡ ἐξομολόγησις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ. καὶ ὑψώσει κέρας λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.
His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people.
Ὕμνος πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, λαῷ ἐγγίζοντι αὐτῷ.
A hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him.
Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν, ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὁσίων.
Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones.
Εὐφρανθήτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτόν, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Σιὼν ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν.
Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King.
Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐν χορῷ, ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ ψαλτηρίῳ ψαλάτωσαν αὐτῷ.
Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him.
Ὅτι εὐδοκεῖ Κύριος ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑψώσει πραεῖς ἐν σωτηρίᾳ.
For the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation.
Καυχήσονται ὅσιοι ἐν δόξῃ καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται ἐπὶ τῶν κοιτῶν αὐτῶν.
The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds.
Αἱ ὑψώσεις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν, καὶ ῥομφαῖαι δίστομοι ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν.
The high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand.
Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐκδίκησιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἐλεγμοὺς ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς.
To deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples.
Τοῦ δῆσαι τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πέδαις καὶ τοὺς ἐνδόξους αὐτῶν ἐν χειροπέδαις σιδηραῖς.
To shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron.
Κρύψε Στιχολογίαν
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Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα.
Resurrectional Stichera.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Mode pl. 4.
Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς κρῖμα ἔγγραπτον· δόξα αὕτη ἔσται πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ.
To fulfill among them the written judgment: this glory have all His holy ones. [SAAS]
Κύριε, εἰ καὶ κριτηρίῳ παρέστης, ὑπὸ Πιλάτου κρινόμενος, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἀπελείφθης τοῦ θρόνου, τῷ Πατρὶ συγκαθεζόμενος· καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρών, τὸν κόσμον ἠλευθέρωσας, ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἀλλοτρίου, ὡς οἰκτίρμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος.
Lord, even though You were standing at The Pavement * and Pontius Pilate was judging You, * still You were seated with the Father * on the throne, from which You never left. * And when You rose from the dead * as God, in Your benevolence, * You freed the world from the devil’s bondage, * as our Savior most compassionate. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Mode pl. 4.
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν στερεώματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ.
Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power. [SAAS]
Κύριε, εἰ καὶ ὡς θνητὸν ἐν μνημείῳ, Ἰουδαῖοί σε κατέθεντο, ἀλλʼ ὡς βασιλέα ὑπνοῦντα, στρατιῶταί σε ἐφύλαττον, καὶ ὡς ζωῆς θησαυρόν, σφραγῖδι ἐσφραγίσαντο· ἀλλὰ ἀνέστης καὶ παρέσχες, ἀφθαρσίαν ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν.
Lord, even though You were buried as a mortal * in a sepulcher by Jewish men, * yet a guard of soldiers was watching * over You as though a sleeping king. * As the treasure house of life, * they made it secure with a seal. * But You rose, and You have granted * our souls incorruptibility. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Mode pl. 4.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ.
Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. [SAAS]
Κύριε, ὅπλον κατὰ τοῦ διαβόλου, τὸν Σταυρόν σου ἡμῖν δέδωκας· φρίττει γὰρ καὶ τρέμει, μὴ φέρων καθορᾷν αὐτοῦ τὴν δύναμιν, ὅτι νεκροὺς ἀνιστᾷ, καὶ θάνατον κατήργησε· διὰ τοῦτο προσκυνοῦμεν, τὴν ταφήν σου καὶ τὴν ἔγερσιν.
Lord, You have given us Your Cross as a weapon * against the devil, our enemy. * He is gripped with fear and he trembles, * for he cannot bear to see its might, * because it raises the dead; * it neutralized the power of death. * Therefore we worship You and honor * Your burial and resurrection. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Mode pl. 4.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ.
Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. [SAAS]
Ὁ Ἄγγελός σου Κύριε, ὁ τὴν ἀνάστασιν κηρύξας, τοὺς μὲν φύλακας ἐφόβησε, τὰ δὲ γύναια ἐφώνησε λέγων· Τί ζητεῖτε τὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τῶν νεκρῶν; ἀνέστη Θεός ὤν, καὶ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ ζωὴν ἐδωρήσατο.
Your Angel, who announced Your resurrection, * on the one hand frightened * the soldiers guarding Your tomb, O Lord, * on the other hand he said to the women, * “Why do you seek the living among the dead? * As God, He has risen, * and He has granted life to the entire world.” [GOASD]
Στιχηρά. Τοῦ Ἁγ. Γερασίμου.
Stichera. For St. Gerasimos.
Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -
Menaion Supplement - - -
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου.
Mode pl. 4. What a paradoxal.
Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ.
Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. [SAAS]
Ὅσιε πάτερ Γεράσιμε, τῶν ἐπιγείων τερπνῶν, πᾶσαν σχέσιν κατέλιπες, καὶ σαρκὸς εὐπάθειαν, οὐρανίῳ σου ἔρωτι, καὶ τῷ Σωτῆρι κατηκολούθησας, ἐν γῇ βιώσας οἷά περ ἄγγελος· ὢ τῶν ἀγώνων σου! διʼ ὧν πλήρης γέγονας, τῶν δωρεῶν, τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, ὡς ἐνθεώτατος.
Ven’rable father Gerasimos, * moved by your heavenly love * you forsook every interest * in the vain delights of earth * and the pleasures and ease of the flesh. * Henceforth you followed behind the Savior Christ, * and like an angel, so did you live on earth. * How great your struggles were! * through which in abundance you were filled with gifts, * of the Holy Spirit’s grace, * as one inspired by God. [SD]
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀλαλαγμοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον.
Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
Ὅσιε πάτερ Γεράσιμε, ἀποχωρῶν τῶν ἐν γῇ, καὶ ἁπάντων ὑπέρτερος, τῶν φθαρτῶν δεικνύμενος, θεολήπτῳ φρονήματι, πόλεις καὶ τόπους πλείστους διήμειψας, πρὸς τὸ βραβεῖον τῆς ἄνω κλήσεως, σπεύδων θερμότατα, οὗ τυχὼν κατέλαβες, τῶν ἐφετῶν, πάντων τὸ ἀκρότατον, θέσει θεούμενος.
Ven’rable father Gerasimos, * from earthly things you withdrew, * thus appearing superior * to all things corruptible * with a mind-set inspired by God. * Your journey took you through many cities and lands, * earnestly pressing on toward the goal of the * prize of the upward call, * which in winning you attained the height of all * things desired, and you were by adoption deified. [SD]
Στίχ. Τίμιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τοῦ ὁσίου αὐτοῦ.
Verse: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy one. [SAAS]
Πάτερ θεόφρον Γεράσιμε, ἀποσταλεὶς ἐκ Θεοῦ, ὡς οὐράνιος ἄνθρωπος, πρὸς τὴν νῆσον ἔφθασας, Κεφαλλήνων μακάριε, καὶ ταύτην πλήσας τῆς εὐλογίας σου, Μονὴν ἁγίαν ἴδρυσας Ἅγιε, ἔνθα μονάζουσαι, κύκλῳ τοῦ λειψάνου σου, πανευλαβῶς, μέλπουσιν ἱστάμεναι, τὰς ἀριστείας σου.
O godly father Gerasimos, * having been sent out by God * as a heavenly blessed man, * you went to the Island of * the devout Cephalonians. * And with your blessings you filled it, holy one, * and then you founded your Monastery there, * wherein the nuns today * stand around your relic with utmost respect, * chanting hymns extolling your superiorities. [SD]
Στίχ. Μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν Κύριον, ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς αὐτοῦ θελήσει σφόδρα.
Verse: Blessed is the man who fears the Lord; he will delight exceedingly in His commandments. [SAAS]
Πάτερ παμμάκαρ Γεράσιμε, σὲ πολιοῦχον θερμόν, καὶ προστάτην καὶ ἔφορον, κεκτημένη γάνυται, τοῖς πολλοῖς θαυμασίοις σου, Κεφαλληνία καὶ τῷ λειψάνῳ σου, ἀεὶ προσπίπτει θερμῶς βοῶσά σοι· Ὤσπερ διέσωσας, πάλαι ἡμᾶς Ἅγιε, οὕτω καὶ νῦν, καὶ πάντοτε φύλαττε, τὴν κληρουχίαν σου.
O blessed father Gerasimos, * Kefallinia claims you * as her own earnest patron saint, * protector and guardian, * and she gaily rejoices in * your many wonders and ever falls before * your relic ardently crying unto you: * Just as you formerly * rescued us, O Saint of God, so likewise now, * and forever guard this land that was allotted to you. [SD]
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Δόξα. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Glory. Mode pl. 2.
Τὸ Ϛʹ Ἑωθινόν.
Eothinon 6.
Ἡ ὄντως εἰρήνη σὺ Χριστέ, πρὸς ἀνθρώπους Θεοῦ, εἰρήνην τὴν σὴν διδούς, μετὰ τὴν ἔγερσιν Μαθηταῖς, ἐμφόβους ἔδειξας αὐτούς, δόξαντας πνεῦμα ὁρᾷν· ἀλλὰ κατέστειλας τὸν τάραχον αὐτῶν τῆς ψυχῆς, δείξας τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τοὺς πόδας σου· πλὴν ἀπιστούντων ἔτι, τῇ τῆς τροφῆς μεταλήψει, καὶ διδαχῶν ἀναμνήσει, διήνοιξας αὐτῶν τὸν νοῦν, τοῦ συνιέναι τὰς Γραφάς· οἷς καὶ τὴν πατρικὴν ἐπαγγελίαν καθυποσχόμενος, καὶ εὐλογήσας αὐτούς, διέστης πρὸς οὐρανόν. Διὸ σὺν αὐτοῖς προσκυνοῦμέν σε, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
O Christ, the true peace of God to humanity, when You gave Your peace to the disciples, after the resurrection, they were frightened and thought that they were seeing a ghost. But You quieted their troubled souls by showing them Your hands and Your feet. And while they still disbelieved, You ate the food and reminded them of the teachings, and then You opened their minds to understand the scriptures. Then You affirmed the promise of the Father, and while You blessed them, You departed for heaven. And now, as they did then, we worship You, O Lord. Glory to You! [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
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 ἡμεις ἐζωοποιήθημεν· διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες βοῶμεν· Εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ οὕτως εὐδοκήσας δόξα σοι.
You are supremely blessed, O Virgin Theotokos. For through Him who from you became incarnate, Hades has been captured, and Adam has been called back; the curse has been killed, and Eve has been freed; death has been put to death, and we have been brought back to life. Therefore we extol Him and cry out, “O Christ our God, You are blessed, for so was Your good pleasure. Glory to You!” [GOASD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Μ. Δοξολογίαν.
Stand for the Great Doxology.
Ἡ Μεγάλη Δοξολογία
Great Doxology
Δόξα σοι τῷ δείξαντι τὸ φῶς. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία.
Glory be to You who showed the light. Glory in the highest to God. His peace is on earth, His good pleasure in mankind. [SD]
Ὑμνοῦμέν σε, εὐλογοῦμέν σε, προσκυνοῦμέν σε, δοξολογοῦμέν σε, εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην σου δόξαν.
We praise You, we bless You, we worship You, we glorify You, we give thanks to You for Your great glory.
Κύριε βασιλεῦ, ἐπουράνιε Θεέ, Πάτερ παντοκράτορ· Κύριε Υἱὲ μονογενές, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, καὶ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα.
Lord King, heavenly God, Father, Ruler over all; Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and You, O Holy Spirit.
Κύριε ὁ Θεός, ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Πατρός, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ αἴρων τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ κόσμου.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, You who take away the sins of the world.
Πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, ὁ καθήμενος ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Accept our supplication, You who sit at the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us.
Ὅτι σὺ εἶ μόνος Ἅγιος, σὺ εἶ μόνος Κύριος, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ Πατρός. Ἀμήν.
For You alone are holy, You alone are Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν εὐλογήσω σε καὶ αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.
Every day I will bless You, and Your name will I praise to eternity, and to the ages of ages.
Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, that we be kept without sin.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν.
Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Amen.
Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ.
Let Your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we have set our hope on You.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Κύριε, καταφυγὴ ἐγενήθης ἡμῖν ἐν γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ. Ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με, ἴασαι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ὅτι ἥμαρτόν σοι.
Lord, You have been our refuge from generation to generation. I said: Lord, have mercy on me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.
Κύριε, πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον. Δίδαξόν με τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεός μου.
Lord, I have fled to You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.
Ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς, ἐν τῷ φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς.
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light.
Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί σε.
Continue Your mercy to those who know You.
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Μετὰ τὸ τέλος τῆς Δοξολογίας λέγομεν Τροπάριον Ἀναστάσιμον.
After the Doxology, sing the following Resurrectional Troparion.
Ἦχος δʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.)
Mode 4. (or the Mode of the week)
Σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ κόσμῳ γέγονεν. ᾌσωμεν τῷ ἀναστάντι ἐκ τάφου καὶ ἀρχηγῷ τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν· καθελὼν γὰρ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, τὸ νῖκος ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Today has salvation come to pass in the world. Let us sing to Him who resurrected from the tomb and is the Author of our life. For, destroying death by death, He gave us the victory and the great mercy. [SD]