Liturgy - Additional Commemoration Friday, November 1, 2024

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Hieratikon

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Menaion - November 1

Memory of the Holy Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian

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LITURGHIA

LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

An optional alternative to the Antiphons are the Typika (Psalms 102 and 145), and the Beatitudes with the appointed troparia, which are provided here.

Psalm 102.

Psalm 145.

Sifa za heri.

The Beatitudes.

Mode 1.

In Your kingdom. Remember us, O Lord, when You come in Your kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [RSV]

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. [RSV]

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. [RSV]

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. [RSV]

Canon 1 for the Saints.

Ode iii. Mode 1. N/M (Establish me, O my Christ.)

Στερέωσόν με Χριστέ.

From Menaion - - -

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. [RSV]

Let us all worthily extol those pools of healing, those showers of divine gifts, and those illustrious vessels of immaterial light. [GOASD]

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. [RSV]

O Saints revered by all, as physicians who treat the illnesses of body and soul, now you earnestly heal the infirmities of those who come to you, their benefactors. [GOASD]

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. [RSV]

Adorned with genuine virtue, the Saints truly spurned every passing pleasure of life, for their gaze was focused on the divine beauty. [GOASD]

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [RSV]

Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu

Theotokion.

O all-holy Bride of God who gave birth to God, He who previously was formless appeared in our form, when in your womb divinity came together with flesh. [GOASD]

Canon 2 for the Saints.

From Menaion - - -

Ode vi. Mode 4. N/M (I will sacrifice to You.)

Θύσω σοι μετὰ φωνῆς.

Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely [for my sake]. [RSV]

O glorious Saints, it is not merely by human skill, but by divine grace that you purge people of diseases. We therefore worthily extol you and call you blessed. [GOASD]

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. [RSV]

O God-bearing Saints, you are united in your friendship with Christ, and by divine grace you dispel all demonic wickedness. Therefore we celebrate your feast. [GOASD]

Utukufu.

Glory.

O Unmercenary Saints, since you are branches of the divine grapevine, you serve cures like wine to those who are sad because of disease, and your fill them with gladness. [GOASD]

Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu

Both now. Theotokion.

O Lady, the most pure Logos made you His pure temple. He also ever magnifies the sacred shrine of the holy Unmercenaries, with signs and wonders. [GOASD]

Wimbo wa kuingia Sauti 2.

Entrance Hymn. Mode 2.

Njooni tumsujudie, na kumwangukia, Kristo, Ee Mwana wa Mungu, utokoe sisi twakuimbia . Alleluia.

Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. We sing to You, Alleluia.

Hymns after the Entrance.

Apolitikio.

Apolytikion.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4.

Holy Unmercenaries and Wonder-workers, visit our infirmities. Freely you received; freely give to us. [SD]

Kisha:

The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then:

Kontakio. Sauti 2.

Kontakion. Mode 2.

Uliye ulinzi wa Wakristo, usiyeaibika, mneneaji kwa Mwumba usiyeaibika: usidharau sauti za maombi ya wenye dhambi, lakini tangulia kama mwema we kutusaidia sisi wenye kupaza sauti kwako. Harakisha kututetea, na ufanye hima kutuombea, uliyetunza daima waliokuheshimu, Ee Mzazi-Mungu. [[SWA]]

O Protection of Christians that never falls, intercession with the Creator that never fails, we sinners beg you, do not ignore the voices of our prayers. O good Lady, we implore you, quickly come unto our aid, when we cry out to you with faith. Hurry to intercession, and hasten to supplication, O Theotokos who protect now and ever those who honor you. [SD]

Wimbo wa Utatu Mtakatifu (Wimbo wa Trisagio)

Trisagios Hymn

- c1231 - Mode 1 - SDedes
- c1232 - Mode 2 - SDedes

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 Saints.

Prokimeno. Sauti 4.

Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 15.

To the saints on His earth, in them the Lord magnified all His will. [SAAS]

Mstari

Verse: I saw the Lord always before me. [SAAS]

Somo kutoka kwa Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians.

The reading is from Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians.

1 Cor. 12:27 – 31; 13:1 – 8

Brethren, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then healers, helpers, administrators, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. [RSV]

Alleluia. Sauti 1

Alleluia. Mode 1. Psalm 132.

Alleluia, Alleluia, a|leluia.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Mstari 1:

Verse 1: Behold now, what is so good or so pleasant as for brothers to dwell together in unity? [SAAS]

Alleluia, Alleluia, a|leluia.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Mstari 2:

Verse 2: For there the Lord commanded the blessing and life forever.

Alleluia, Alleluia, a|leluia.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

INJILI

The Gospel

For the Saints.

Injili Takatifu kama ilivyoandikwa na Matthew.

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Mt. 10:1, 5 – 8

At that time, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.” [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 111/112.

- c1121 - SDedes
- c2131 - NewByz

Alleluia.

The righteous will be remembered for ever. [RSV] 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, of the holy Unmercenaries, Cosmas and Damian, whose memory we observe; 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.