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Hieratikon
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Menaion - November 16
Memory of the Holy Evangelist Matthew
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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.
The Beatitudes.
Mode 4.
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 for the Evangelist.
Ode iii. Mode 4. N/M (Establish your servants.)
Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους.
From Menaion - - -
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. [RSV]
Word of God, You have revealed your apostles ⁄ to be beacons of life, driving away the darkness of ungodliness ⁄ and illumining the whole world with Your divine glory, Master. [OCA]
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. [RSV]
You armed the most valiant Matthew with Your armor, Savior. ⁄ You made him stronger than the tormentors. ⁄ You revealed him to be the destroyer of idolatry’s deception, ⁄ Master and Lover of mankind. [OCA]
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. [RSV]
The sound of your fiery tongue consumed the temples of the demons, ⁄ divinely inspired Matthew. ⁄ You are an instrument of the Comforter, ⁄ through whom Christ, the Life of all in Person, is proclaimed! [OCA]
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [RSV]
Theotokion.
The trumpet of theology sounds with might, ⁄ illumining the divinely wise Matthew ⁄ to proclaim to the people the radiance of the Trinity ⁄ and the incarnation of the Word from you, all-pure one, ⁄ in a manner beyond understanding! [OCA]
Canon for the Evangelist.
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Ode vi. Mode 4. (N/M)
Ἦλθον εἰς τὰ βάθη.
Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely [for my sake]. [RSV]
By Your omnipotent might, Creator of All, ⁄ the divinely eloquent and most excellent Matthew ⁄ was transformed from a publican into an evangelist, ⁄ as he followed You! [OCA]
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. [RSV]
By the spiritually nourishing words of your Gospel, ⁄ most blessed Matthew, ⁄ a multitude of the gentiles are raised up ⁄ and directed to the lofty summit of virtues. [OCA]
Glory.
With the divinely woven nets of the disciple Matthew, ⁄ the assemblies of the faithful are ever caught and raised, ⁄ guided to the knowledge of You, our Benefactor! [OCA]
Both now. Theotokion.
Most immaculate one, the most excellent Matthew ⁄ announces the Gospel, ⁄ describing you as the Virgin who gave birth without seed ⁄ and without corruption ⁄ to Him Who fashions all creation! [OCA]
Entrance Hymn. Mode 2.
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.
Apolytikion. For the Evangelist.
Mode 3.
O holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, make intercession to our merciful God, that He grant our souls forgiveness of offenses. [SD]
The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then:
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Kontakion.
Mode 4. You who were lifted.
Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.
The Savior’s most pure and immaculate temple, the very precious bridal chamber and Virgin, who is the sacred treasure of the glory of God, on this day is introduced into the House of the Lord, and with herself she brings the grace in the divine Spirit. She is extolled by the Angels of God. A heavenly tabernacle is she. [SD]
Trisagios Hymn
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
The Epistle
For the Evangelist.
Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2. Psalm 31.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice greatly. [SAAS]
Verse: Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. [SAAS]
The reading is from Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians.
1 Cor. 4:9 – 16
Brethren, God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, like men sentenced to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to men. We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are held in honor, but we in disrepute. To the present hour we hunger and thirst, we are ill-clad and buffeted and homeless, and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure; when slandered, we try to conciliate; we have become, and are now, as the refuse of the world, the off-scouring of all things. I do not write this to make you ashamed, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. I urge you, then, be imitators of me. [RSV]
Alleluia. Mode pl. 2. Psalms 64, 101.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Verse 1: Blessed are they whom You have chosen and received, O Lord. [SAAS]
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Verse 2: And their memorial abides from generation to generation.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
The Gospel
For the Evangelist.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Mt. 9:9 – 13
At that time, as Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. And as he sat at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” [RSV]
Hymn to the Theotokos.
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.
Communion Hymn. Psalm 18.
His proclamation went forth into all the earth, and his words to the ends of the world. [SAAS] Alleluia.
Hymn after Holy Communion.
Mode 2.
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.
DISMISSAL
Glory to You, O Christ our God. Glory to You.
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, the holy and glorious Apostle and Evangelist Matthew, 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
Fish: fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs.
It is the Christmas fast.