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Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - Τῌ ΚΒʹ ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ

Menaion Supplement - November 22

Μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰακώβου τῆς Εὐβοίας

Memory of St. Iakovos, Abbot of the Monastery of “Hosios Davíd”

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Ἦχος γʹ.

Mode 3.

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.

Ἀπολυτίκιον.

Apolytikion.

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Ἦχος γʹ. Θείας πίστεως.

Mode 3. Your confession.

Θείας πίστεως.

Χαίρει ἔχουσα, σὲ παραστάτην, ἡ πολύφημος νῆσος Εὐβοίας, καὶ τοῦ ὁσίου Δαυΐδ ἐπαγάλλεται, ἡ θεία Μάνδρα τὸν τάφον σου ἔχουσα, θεοχαρίτωτε πάτερ Ἰάκωβε, σὺ γὰρ χάριτας, βλυστάνεις ἡμῖν ἑκάστοτε, ὡς ῥεῦμα Παρακλήτου ἀνεπίσχετον.

The Isle of Evia today rejoices, * for it has you as its new protector. * And the holy monastery of St. David is glad, * for it possesses your tomb, O Iakovos, * our holy father. And filled with grace of God, * like a channel of the Spirit that is unstoppable, * you pour out gifts of grace every day for us. [SD]

Δόξα. Ἕτερον.

Glory. Another.

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Ἦχος δʹ. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

Εὐβοίας τὸν ἔφορον, καὶ κοινοβίου Δαυΐδ, σεπτὸν προεξάρχοντα, καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ ποδηγόν, Ἰάκωβον ὅσιον, δεῦτε ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, καταστέψωμεν ὕμνοις, οὗτος γὰρ ἐντυγχάνει, τῷ Χριστῷ ὑπὲρ πάντων, παρέχει δὲ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, χάριν καὶ ἔλεος.

O come, let us joyously lay crowns of song and extol * devout St. Iakovos, the patron saint of the Isle * of Evia, and the late * Abbot of the all-holy Monastery of David, * and guide of the people. Now he prays to Christ the Savior * to grant grace and mercy to all those who honor him. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν.

Both now.

Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Apolytikion of the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ἦχος δʹ.

Mode 4.

Σήμερον τῆς εὐδοκίας Θεοῦ τὸ προοίμιον, καὶ τῆς τῶν ἀνθρώπων σωτηρίας ἡ προκήρυξις. Ἐν Ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ τρανῶς ἡ Παρθένος δείκνυται, καὶ τὸν Χριστὸν τοῖς πᾶσι προκαταγγέλλεται. Αὐτῇ καὶ ἡμεῖς μεγαλοφώνως βοήσωμεν· Χαῖρε τῆς οἰκονομίας τοῦ Κτίστου ἡ ἐκπλήρωσις.

Today is the prelude of God’s good pleasure, and the proclamation of humanity’s salvation. In the temple of God, the Virgin is presented openly, and in herself she announces Christ to all. Let us, then, with a great voice cry aloud to her: “Rejoice, you are the fulfillment of the Creator’s dispensation.” [SD]

Ἀναγινώσκεται τὸ οἰκεῖον Κάθισμα τοῦ Ψαλτηρίου, ἤτοι Κάθισμα 19. Μεθʼ ὃ ἡ μικρὰ Συναπτή.

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 19. Then the 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

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.

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

Κάθισμα Αʹ.

Kathisma I.

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Ἦχος αʹ. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

Mode 1. The soldiers keeping watch.

Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

Ἰάκωβον σεμνόν, Λιβισίου τὸν γόνον, καὶ μέγαν ἀσκητήν, ἐν ἐσχάτοις τοῖς χρόνοις, τὸν ὅσιον ἡγούμενον, ἐπαινέσωμεν ᾄσμασιν, ὡς γὰρ ἄγγελος, ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐπεγνώσθη, τὰ ἀθροίσματα, τῶν ὀρθοδόξων παιδεύων, τοῖς θείοις διδάγμασιν.

In song let us extol the devout great ascetic, * Iakovos, the offspring of Livisi, and later * the dignified Abbot of the monastery on Evia. * For in recent times, his life resembled the angels’. * With his godly words and sound advice he instructed * the faithful who came to him. [SD]

Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Glory. Both now. For the Feast.

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Ἦχος αʹ. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

Mode 1. The soldiers keeping watch.

Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

Δικαίων ὁ καρπός, Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ τῆς Ἄννης, προσφέρεται Θεῷ, Ἱερῷ ἐν ἁγίῳ, σαρκὶ νηπιάζουσα, ἡ τροφὸς τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἣν ηὐλόγησεν, ὁ ἱερὸς Ζαχαρίας. Ταύτην ἅπαντες, ὡς τοῦ Κυρίου Μητέρα, πιστῶς μακαρίσωμεν.

The feeder of our Life, now an infant in body, * the offspring of the just Joachim and Anna, * is offered to God today in the holy Sanctuary. * She was blessed therein by the priest Zacharias. * Therefore let us all, with faith, proclaim she is blessed,* for she is the Mother of the Lord. [SD]

Ἀναγινώσκεται τὸ οἰκεῖον Κάθισμα τοῦ Ψαλτηρίου, ἤτοι Κάθισμα 20. Μεθʼ ὃ ἡ μικρὰ Συναπτή.

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 20. Then the short litany.

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

Κύριε, ἐλέησον.

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

CHOIR

Κύριε, ἐλέησον.

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

CHOIR

Σοί, Κύριε.

To You, O Lord.

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις 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 good and benevolent God, 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

CHOIR

Ἀμήν.

Amen.

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

Κάθισμα Βʹ.

Kathisma II.

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Ἦχος αʹ. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

Mode 1. The soldiers keeping watch.

Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

Ὁ τάφος σου πηγή, ἁγιάσματος ὤφθη, ἰᾶται γὰρ πιστῶν, τὰ νοσήματα πάντα, καὶ δίδωσι παράκλησιν, τοῖς πενθοῦσι καὶ κλαίουσι, καὶ τὰ πνεύματα, τὰ πονηρὰ ἐκδιώκει, διὰ τοῦτό σε, ὡς τοῦ Χριστοῦ ὄντως δοῦλον, Ἰάκωβε μέλπομεν.

Your grave has now become like a wellspring of blessings. * It cures believers of various ills and diseases. * The sorrowful and bereaved are consoled by the grace it has. * And it drives away unclean malevolent spirits. * Therefore we now sing in praise of you, the true servant * of Christ, O Iakovos. [SD]

Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Glory. Both now. For the Feast.

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Ἦχος δʹ. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.

Mode 4. Joseph marveled.

Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.

Πρὸ συλλήψεως Ἁγνή, καθηγιάσθης τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ τεχθεῖσα ἐπὶ γῆς, δῶρον προσήχθης νῦν αὐτῷ, ἀποπληροῦσα πατρῴαν ἐπαγγελίαν. Τῷ θείῳ δὲ Ναῷ, ὡς θεῖος ὄντως ναός, ἐκ βρέφους καθαρῶς, μετὰ λαμπάδων φαιδρῶν, ἀποδοθεῖσα ὤφθης δοχεῖον, τοῦ ἀπροσίτου καὶ θείου Φωτός. Μεγάλη ὄντως, ἡ πρόοδος σου, μόνη Θεόνυμφε καὶ ἀειπάρθενε.

Consecrated unto God * were you before you were conceived; * being born on earth, to Him * you now are offered as a gift, * O pure one, filling the promise made by your parents. * In purity returned unto the Temple divine * from infancy with lamps brightly shining, in truth * you were a temple divine and a vessel * of the divine unapproachable Light. * How truly great is your sacred entrance, * O only ever-virgin Bride of God. [SD]

Ὁ Πολυέλεος.

The Polyeleos.

Ψαλμὸς ΡΛΔʹ (134).

Psalm 134 (135).

Ψαλμὸς ΡΛΕʹ (135).

Psalm 135 (136).

Ἐκλογὴ

Selected Psalm Verses

Ἐκλογὴ εἰς Ὁσίους

Selected Psalm Verses for Monastic Saints

Τῆς δεήσεώς μου. Ἀλληλούϊα.

My supplication. Alleluia.

1. Ὑπομένων ὑπέμεινα τὸν Κύριον καὶ προσέσχε μοι, καὶ εἰσήκουσε τῆς δεήσεώς μου. Ἀλληλούϊα. (39:2)

1. I waited patiently for the Lord, and He heeded me; and He heard my supplication. [SAAS] Alleluia. (39:2)

2. Καὶ ἔστησεν ἐπὶ πέτραν τοὺς πόδας μου, καὶ κατηύθυνε τὰ διαβήματά μου. Ἀλληλούϊα. (39:3)

2. And He established my feet on a rock and kept straight my steps. [SAAS] Alleluia. (39:3)

3. Ἰδοὺ ἐμάκρυνα φυγαδεύων καὶ ηὐλίσθην ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ. Ἀλληλούϊα. (54:8)

3. Behold, I fled far away, and lodged in the wilderness. [SAAS] Alleluia. (54:8)

4. Ἠγρύπνησα, καὶ ἐγενόμην ὡς στρουθίον μονάζον ἐπὶ δώματος. Ἀλληλούϊα. (101:8)

4. I kept watch, and have become like a sparrow alone on a housetop. [SAAS] Alleluia. (101:8)

5. Ἐγενήθη τὰ δάκρυά μου ἐμοὶ ἄρτος, ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτός. Ἀλληλούϊα. (41:4)

5. My tears were my bread day and night. [SAAS] Alleluia. (41:4)

6. Τὰ γόνατά μου ἠσθένησαν ἀπὸ νηστείας, καὶ ἡ σάρξ μου ἠλλοιώθη διʼ ἔλαιον. Ἀλληλούϊα. (108:24)

6. My knees were weak from fasting, and my flesh was changed because of the oil. [SAAS] Alleluia. (108:24)

7. Λούσω καθʼ ἑκάστην νύκτα τὴν κλίνην μου, ἐν δάκρυσί μου τὴν στρωμνήν μου βρέξω. Ἀλληλούϊα. (6:7)

7. Every single night I will dampen my bed; I will drench my couch with my tears. [SAAS] Alleluia. (6:7)

8. Ἐπλήγην ὡσεὶ χόρτος, καὶ ἐξηράνθη ἡ καρδία μου. Ἀλληλούϊα. (101:5)

8. I was cut down like grass, and my heart became withered. [SAAS] Alleluia. (101:5)

9. Ὅτι ἐπελαθόμην, τοῦ φαγεῖν τὸν ἄρτον μου. Ἀλληλούϊα. (101:5)

9. For I forgot to eat my bread. [SAAS] Alleluia. (101:5)

10. Ἀπὸ φωνῆς τοῦ στεναγμοῦ μου, ἐκολλήθη τὸ ὀστοῦν μου τῇ σαρκί μου. Ἀλληλούϊα. (101:6)

10. Because of the sound of my groaning, my bones cleaved to my flesh. [SAAS] Alleluia. (101:6)

11. Διὰ τοὺς λόγους τῶν χειλέων σου, ἐγὼ ἐφύλαξα ὁδοὺς σκληράς. Ἀλληλούϊα. (16:4)

11. I held to hard ways because of the words of Your lips. [SAAS] Alleluia. (16:4)

12. Ἐδίψησέ σε ἡ ψυχή μου, ποσαπλῶς σοι ἡ σάρξ μου, ἐν γῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ ἀβάτῳ καὶ ἀνύδρῳ. Ἀλληλούϊα. (62:2)

12. My soul thirsts for You. How often my flesh thirsts for You, in a desolate, impassable, and waterless land. [SAAS] Alleluia. (62:2)

13. Ἐξέλιπον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐλπίζειν με ἐπὶ τὸν Θεόν μου. Ἀλληλούϊα. (68:4)

13. My eyes fail me from hoping in my God. [SAAS] Alleluia. (68:4)

14. Πλεονάκις ἐπολέμησάν με ἐκ νεότητός μου. Ἀλληλούϊα. (128:1)

14. Many times they warred against me from my youth. [SAAS] Alleluia. (128:1)

15. Ἐγὼ δὲ ἐν τῷ αὐτοὺς παρενοχλεῖν μοι, ἐνεδυόμην σάκκον, καὶ ἐταπείνουν ἐν νηστείᾳ τὴν ψυχήν μου. Ἀλληλούϊα. (34:13)

15. But I put on sackcloth when they troubled me, and I humbled my soul with fasting. [SAAS] Alleluia. (34:13)

16. Καὶ γνῶτε, ὅτι ἐθαυμάστωσε Κύριος τὸν ὅσιον αὐτοῦ. Ἀλληλούϊα. (4:4)

16. Know that the Lord made His holy one wondrous. [SAAS] Alleluia. (4:4)

17. Ὅτι Κύριος ἀγαπᾷ κρίσιν, καὶ οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψει τοὺς ὁσίους αὐτοῦ. Ἀλληλούϊα. (36:28)

17. For the Lord loves judgment, and He will not abandon His holy ones. [SAAS] Alleluia. (36:28)

18. Φυλάσσει Κύριος τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ὁσίων αὐτοῦ. Ἀλληλούϊα. (96:10)

18. The Lord keeps the souls of His saints. [SAAS] Alleluia. (96:10)

19. Καυχήσονται ὅσιοι ἐν δόξῃ, καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται ἐπὶ τῶν κοιτῶν αὐτῶν. Ἀλληλούϊα. (149:5)

19. The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds. [SAAS] Alleluia. (149:5)

20. Τίμιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τῶν ὁσίων αὐτοῦ. Ἀλληλούϊα. (115:5)

20. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy ones. [SAAS] Alleluia. (115:5)

21. Ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὁσίων. Ἀλληλούϊα. (149:1)

21. His praise in the assembly of His holy ones. [SAAS] Alleluia. (149:1)

22. Ψάλατε τῷ Κυρίῳ, οἱ ὅσιοι αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῇ μνήμῃ τῆς ἁγιωσύνης αὐτοῦ. Ἀλληλούϊα. (29:5)

22. Sing praises to the Lord, you saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness. [SAAS] Alleluia. (29:5)

Δόξα. Τριαδικόν.

Glory. For the Trinity.

Ἦχος αʹ.

Mode 1.

Τὸν Πατέρα προσκυνήσωμεν, καὶ τὸν Υἱὸν δοξολογήσωμεν, καὶ τὸ Πανάγιον ὁμοῦ, πάντες Πνεῦμα ἀνυμνήσωμεν, κράζοντες καὶ λέγοντες· Παναγία Τριάς, σῶσον πάντας ἡμᾶς.

Let us bow in worship and adore * the Father; likewise let us glorify * the Son; and also let us praise * the all-holy Spirit faithfully, * crying out in unison, * “Save us all, we implore, all-holy Trinity.” [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Ἦχος αʹ.

Mode 1.

Τὴν Μητέρα σου προσάγει σοι, εἰς ἱκεσίαν ὁ λαός σου Χριστέ· ταῖς παρακλήσεσιν αὐτῆς, τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς σου δὸς ἡμῖν Ἀγαθέ, ἵνα σε δοξάζωμεν, τὴν ἐλπίδα τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.

We Your people now invoke the name * of Your holy Mother entreating for us. * O Good One, at her fervent prayers, * send to us Your tender mercies, O Christ, * so that we may glorify * You, the hope of our souls, O Lord. [SD]

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 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.

Κάθισμα Γʹ. Τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Kathisma III. For the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος γʹ. Τὴν ὡραιότητα.

Mode 3. You were so beautiful.

Τὴν ὡραιότητα.

Πάτερ Ἰάκωβε, ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου, ἔσχες τὸν Κύριον, τὸν Παντοκράτορα, διὸ τὰ τόξα τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, συνέτριψας καὶ ἔχαιρες, ὥσπερ δὲ οἱ ἄγγελοι, τὸ σὸν πρόσωπον ἔλαμπεν, ὅτε τὴν οὐράνιον, λειτουργίαν προσέφερες, καὶ πᾶσι τὴν σὴν χάριν ἐχορήγεις, τοῖς λόγοις καὶ τοῖς τρόποις σου μακάριε.

Within your heart you had * the Lord and Savior Christ, * the Ruler over all, O St. Iakovos. * Thus you rejoiced as you crushed * the bows and arrows of the enemy. * And when you would celebrate * the most heavenly and divine * liturgy, your face would shine * like the angels, O blessed one. * And by your words and manners you imparted * to everyone the grace you received from God. [SD]

Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.

Glory. Both now.

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τὸ προσταχθέν.

Mode pl. 4. When he perceived.

Τὸ προσταχθέν.

Ἀγαλλιάσθω ὁ Δαυῒδ ὁ ὑμνογράφος, καὶ χορευέτω Ἰωακεὶμ σὺν τῇ Ἄννῃ, ὅτι γόνος ἅγιος ἐξ αὐτῶν προῆλθε· Μαρία ἡ φωτοφόρος θεία λαμπάς, καὶ χαίρει εἰσερχομένη ἐν τῷ Ναῷ, ἣν καὶ βλέπων ηὐλόγησεν, ὁ Βαραχίου υἱός, καὶ χαίρων ἀνεκραύγαζε· Χαῖρε θαῦμα παγκόσμιον.

Exult, O David, the composer of divine hymns; * and dance for joy, O Joachim along with Anna; * for from you has come forth a most holy offspring, * yes, Mary the divine lantern bearing the light. * And as she enters the Temple she does rejoice. * As he saw her, the priestly son of Barachiah blest her, * and full of joy he cried aloud, Rejoice, wonder of all the world. [SD]

Ἀντίφωνον Αʹ.

Antiphon 1.

Ἦχος δʹ.

Mode 4.

Ἐκ νεότητός μου πολλὰ πολεμεῖ με πάθη· ἀλλʼ αὐτὸς ἀντιλαβοῦ, καὶ σῶσον Σωτήρ μου. (δίς)

From my youth, many passions war against me. O my Savior, I implore You, uphold me and save me. [GOASD] (2)

Οἱ μισοῦντες Σιών, αἰσχύνθητε ἀπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου· ὡς χόρτος γάρ, πυρὶ ἔσεσθε ἀπεξηραμμένοι. (δίς)

You who hate Zion, be shamed by the Lord; for you will be withered like grass in the fire. [GOASD] (2)

Δόξα.

Glory.

Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι πᾶσα ψυχὴ ζωοῦται, καὶ καθάρσει ὑψοῦται, λαμπρύνεται, τῇ τριαδικῇ μονάδι ἱεροκρυφίως.

By the Holy Spirit every soul is animated, and when purified, it is mystically uplifted and brightened by the triune Godhead. [GOASD]

Καὶ νῦν.

Both now.

Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, ἀναβλύζει τὰ τῆς χάριτος ῥεῖθρα, ἀρδεύοντα, ἅπασαν τὴν κτίσιν πρὸς ζωογονίαν.

From the Holy Spirit the streams of grace well forth; they water all creation, so that life be engendered. [GOASD]

Προκείμενον. Ψαλμοὶ 115, 111.

Prokeimenon. Psalms 115, 111.

Τίμιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τῶν ὁσίων αὐτοῦ. (δίς)

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy ones. (2)

Στίχ. Μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν Κύριον.

Verse: Blessed is the man who fears the Lord.

Τίμιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τῶν ὁσίων αὐτοῦ.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy ones. [SAAS]

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 Ὡραίας πύλης)

PRIEST (from the gate)

Λκ 6:17 – 23

Lk. 6:17 – 23

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἔστη ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐπὶ τόπου πεδινοῦ, καὶ ὄχλος μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πλῆθος πολὺ τοῦ λαοῦ ἀπὸ πάσης τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ καὶ τῆς παραλίου Τύρου καὶ Σιδῶνος, οἳ ἦλθον ἀκοῦσαι αὐτοῦ καὶ ἰαθῆναι ἀπὸ τῶν νόσων αὐτῶν, καὶ οἱ ὀχλούμενοι ἀπὸ πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων, καὶ ἐθεραπεύοντο· καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος ἐζήτει ἅπτεσθαι αὐτοῦ, ὅτι δύναμις παρ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἐξήρχετο καὶ ἰᾶτο πάντας. Καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπάρας τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ ἔλεγε· Mακάριοι οἱ πτωχοί, ὅτι ὑμετέρα ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ. μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες νῦν, ὅτι χορτασθήσεσθε. μακάριοι οἱ κλαίοντες νῦν, ὅτι γελάσετε. μακάριοί ἐστε ὅταν μισήσωσιν ὑμᾶς οἱ ἄνθρωποι, καὶ ὅταν ἀφορίσωσιν ὑμᾶς καὶ ὀνειδίσωσι καὶ ἐκβάλωσι τὸ ὄνομα ὑμῶν ὡς πονηρὸν ἕνεκα τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου. χάρητε ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ καὶ σκιρτήσατε· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.

At that time, Jesus stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came forth from him and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God. Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven.” [RSV]

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.

Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50).

Psalm 50 (51).

Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου, καὶ απὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με. Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διὰ παντός. Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι. Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι. Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα. Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου, καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον. Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου. Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ. Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με. Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι. Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου. Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις, καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις. Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει. Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιών, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ. Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα. Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. 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. For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built; then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings; then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. [SAAS]

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

Δόξα. Ἦχος βʹ.

Glory. Mode 2.

Ταῖς τοῦ σοῦ Ὁσίου πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.

At the intercession of Your holy Ascetic, 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]

Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος βʹ.

Idiomelon. Mode 2.

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. [SAAS]

Ὅσιε πάτερ, ὡς μεγαλόφωνος κῆρυξ, καὶ ἱερουργὸς σεμνότατος, ἐν τῇ Μονῇ τοῦ Ὁσίου Δαυὶδ ἐξέλαμψας. Ἔχων γὰρ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου ἔνδον, πρὸς τὸν Φιλάνθρωπον Κύριον, τῆς ἀγάπης τὸ φίλτρον, διδάσκαλος ὤφθης, τῆς ἀρετῆς ἀκριβέστατος, ποδηγῶν πρὸς τὰ κρείττω, ῥήμασι θείοις καὶ θαυμαστῇ βιοτῇ σου, τοὺς συνόντας σοι κοσμικοὺς καὶ μονάζοντας· οὓς καὶ τὰ νῦν, ταῖς πρὸς Χριστὸν πρεσβείαις σου, μὴ παύσῃ φυλάττων ἅγιε Ἰάκωβε, ἐκ πάσης περιστάσεως.

O devout father, you shined in the monastery of “Hosios Davíd,” as a well-spoken preacher and a holy priest. Within your heart, you had ardent love for your benevolent Lord. You became a precise teacher of virtue; by your divine words and your amazing life, you guided to excellence the laypeople and the monastics who were with you. Even now, do not cease to keep them safe from any misfortune, by your intercessions with Christ, O St. Iakovos. [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 καὶ Θεοφόρου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰακώβου τῆς Εὐβοίας, 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; of our Devout and God-bearing Father Iakovos of Evia, 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.

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

Ὁ Κανών

The Canon

ᾨδὴ αʹ.

Ode i.

Κανὼν Αʹ τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Canon 1 of the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος δʹ.

Heirmos. Mode 4.

Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόμα μου.

Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόμα μου, καὶ πληρωθήσεται Πνεύματος, καὶ λόγον ἐρεύξομαι, τῇ Βασιλίδι Μητρί, καὶ ὀφθήσομαι, φαιδρῶς πανηγυρίζων, καὶ ᾄσω γηθόμενος, ταύτης τὴν Εἴσοδον. (δίς)

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 Entry. [SD] (2)

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Σοφίας πανάχραντε, σὲ θησαυρὸν ἐπιστάμενοι, καὶ χάριτος βρύουσαν, πηγὴν ἀέναον, τὰς τῆς γνώσεως, αἰτοῦμέν σε ῥανίδας, ἐπόμβρησον Δέσποινα, τοῦ ἀνυμνεῖν σε ἀεί.

O wholly immaculate, we know you well as a treasury * of wisdom and grace, gushing an ever-flowing fount. * Therefore we entreat, O Lady, that you rain down * on us drops of knowledge, so that we may ever praise you. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὑπέρτερος Πάναγνε, τῶν οὐρανῶν χρηματίσασα, ναὸς καὶ παλάτιον, ἐν τῷ Ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀνατίθεσαι, αὐτῷ ἑτοιμασθῆναι, εἰς θείαν κατοίκησιν, τῆς παρουσίας αὐτοῦ.

Since you are a temple and a palace far more exalted than * the heavens, O all-pure Maiden, in the Temple of God * as a gift to Him are you now dedicated * preparing for the divine dwelling of His presence. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Τὸ φῶς ἀνατείλασα, ἡ Θεοτόκος τῆς χάριτος, πάντας κατελάμπρυνε, καὶ συνηγάγετο τὴν ὑπέρλαμπρον, αὐτῆς κατακοσμῆσαι, πανήγυριν ᾄσμασι· δεῦτε συνδράμωμεν.

The Birthgiver of our God, the Maid who brought forth the light of grace, * has made us all very bright and has assembled us * that we might adorn her eminently splendid * holiday with sacred songs. Come join us for the feast. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ἡ πύλη ἡ ἔνδοξος, ἡ λογισμοῖς ἀδιόδευτος, τὰς πύλας διάρασα, τὰς τοῦ Ναοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, νῦν προτρέπεται, ἡμᾶς συνεισελθόντας, τὰ θεῖα θαυμάσια, κατατρυφῆσαι αὐτῆς.

The glorious gate through which no mundane thoughts were allowed to pass, * the Maiden who lifted the gates of the Temple of God * is inviting us assembled here together * to fully delight in her divine wonders. [SD]

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-2

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-2

Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἁρματηλάτην Φαραώ.

Mode pl. 4. The rod of Moses.

Ἁρματηλάτην Φαραώ.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἱερατείας τὴν στολὴν ἐνδέδυσαι, πάτερ Ἰάκωβε, καὶ τὸν βίον ἔχων, ἐν πολλαῖς ἀσκήσεσι, εἰς ὄρος ἀνελήλυθας, ἀρετῶν τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ τύπος πᾶσι γεγένησαι, ἐν ἐσχάτοις χρόνοις μακάριε.

You wore the vestments of the priesthood worthily, father Iakovos. * As your life was spent in much ascetic discipline, * you went up on the mountain of Christ the Lord’s divine virtues, * which you exemplified for us all * in these recent times, O all-blessed one. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἀνεπιστρόφως τὴν ὁδὸν ἐβάδισας, τῶν ἐντολῶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἴσος τῶν Πατέρων, τῶν πρὸ σοῦ γεγένησαι, Ἰάκωβε πανεύφημε, ἐν Εὐβοίᾳ αὐγάσας, τῷ σῷ φωτὶ τοὺς μονάζοντας, καὶ τοὺς κοσμικοὺς προσιόντας σοι.

Walking in faith the way of Christ’s divine commandments, never turning back, * you became an equal of the fathers who had come * before you, O Iakovos. * With your light you illumined * the monks and people on Evia, * who would come to you, O all-lauded one. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Κραταιωθεὶς ἀπὸ παιδὸς Ἰάκωβε, τοῦ Παρακλήτου αὐγαῖς, τῶν παθῶν τὸν ὄχλον, ἀνδρικῶς ἐσκέδασας, καὶ ὤφθης τοῖς συνοῦσί σοι, εὐσεβείας ὁ κῆρυξ, καὶ ὁ διδάσκαλος πίστεως· ὅθεν τὴν σὴν μνήμην γεραίρομεν.

The Holy Spirit strengthened you in childhood, O St. Iakovos, * and you drove away the horde of passions manfully; * and you became a herald of godly living and teacher * of Orthodoxy to those with you. * And for this we honor your memory. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ὡς ταπεινοί σου ὑμνηταὶ Θεόνυμφε, καθικετεύομεν, ταῖς λιταῖς σου Μῆτερ, τῷ Υἱῷ σου πρέσβευε, ἵνα σωθῶμεν ἅπαντες, τῆς φλογὸς τῆς γεέννης, καὶ ἵνα τύχωμεν χάριτος, διὰ τὰ πολλὰ ἡμῶν πταίσματα.

We lowly singers of your praise entreat you now, all-holy Bride of God. * Intercede, O Mother, with your Son our behalf, * and pray that He will save us all from the flames of Gehena, * and that in spite of our many sins * we may be forgiven and given grace. [SD]

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-3

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-3

Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 2 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὑγρὰν διοδεύσας.

Mode pl. 4. Of old when the Israelite.

Ὑγρὰν διοδεύσας.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Τὰ πάθη τοῦ σώματος καὶ ψυχῆς, ὡς ἔχων τὴν χάριν, τοῦ Κυρίου σου Ἰησοῦ, Ἰάκωβε πάτερ θεραπεύεις, τῶν ἐκζητούντων τὴν σὴν ὑποστήριξιν.

O father Iakovos, since you have * the grace from your Lord and Savior Jesus, you cure the ills * and passions that plague the souls and bodies * of those who prayerfully seek your support and care. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἡ χείρ σου ἰάτρευσε θαυμαστῶς, κατ’ ὄναρ τὸ ὄμμα, ἐν τῇ Κύπρῳ τοῦ ἀσθενοῦς, συντρίψας ὀφρὺν τοῦ ἀντιδίκου, θεοχαρίτωτε πάτερ Ἰάκωβε.

O father, your hand marvelously healed * the eye of a man who was in Cypress while in a dream, * and thus by the grace of God you brought down * the haughty brow of the foe, O Iakovos. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Νικαίας ποιμένος τῆς κεφαλῆς, αἱμάτωμα πάτερ, διαλύεις ταῖς σαῖς εὐχαῖς, ποιήσας Σταυροῦ τοῦ ζωηφόρου, τὸ θεῖον σχῆμα Ἰάκωβε ὅσιε.

Devout St. Iakovos, you once healed * the bishop of Nikaia who lay comatose in bed, * when you made the sign of the life-bearing * all-precious cross on his head and your prayed for him. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Σωτῆρα κυήσασα τῶν βροτῶν, γενοῦ μοι ἐν βίῳ, κυβερνῆτις καὶ βοηθός, Πανάχραντε Κόρη Θεοτόκε, διασκεδάζουσα πάθη τὰ ἄτοπα.

Mother of the Savior of all mankind, * immaculate Virgin Theotokos, throughout my life * dispel the dishonorable passions, * and ever guide me and help me and shelter me. [SD]

Ode 1: Katavasia

Ode 1: Katavasia

ᾨδὴ αʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.

Ode i. Katavasia. Mode 1.

Χριστὸς γεννᾶται· δοξάσατε. Χριστὸς ἐξ οὐρανῶν· ἀπαντήσατε. Χριστὸς ἐπὶ γῆς· ὑψώθητε. ᾌσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, καὶ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, ἀνυμνήσατε λαοί· ὅτι δεδόξασται.

Christ is born; glorify Him! * Christ is come from heaven; go and meet Him. * Christ is on earth; arise to Him. * Sing to the Lord, all you who dwell on the earth; * and in merry spirits, O you peoples, praise His birth. * For He is glorified. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1

ᾨδὴ γʹ.

Ode iii.

Κανὼν Αʹ τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Canon 1 of the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος δʹ.

Heirmos. Mode 4.

Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους.

Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους Θεοτόκε, ὡς ζῶσα καὶ ἄφθονος πηγή, θίασον συγκροτήσαντας πνευματικόν, στερέωσον· κἂν τῇ σεπτῇ Εἰσόδῳ σου, στεφάνων δόξης ἀξίωσον. (δίς)

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 Entry give glorious crowns to them. [SD] (2)

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Νυμφοστόλος σήμερον ἐδείχθη, τερπνὸς τῆς Παρθένου ὁ ναός, καὶ θάλαμος δεχόμενος, τὴν ἔμψυχον παστάδα Θεοῦ, τὴν καθαρὰν καὶ ἄμωμον, καὶ λαμπροτέραν πάσης κτίσεως.

The Temple is now a hall for marriage * a chamber most fitting and most fair * receiving now the Virgin Pure * the living Bridal Chamber of God * the spotless and all blameless one * who shines more brightly than all the world. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Δαυῒδ προεξάρχων τῆς χορείας, σκιρτᾷ καὶ χορεύει σὺν ἡμῖν, καὶ Βασιλίδα κράζει σε, πεποικιλμένην Ἄχραντε, παρισταμένην πάναγνε, ἐν τῷ Ναῷ τῷ Βασιλεῖ καὶ Θεῷ.

King David is leaping now in gladness, * he leads the dance, rejoicing with us all * he calls to you, “My fairest Queen * adorned in many-colored dress! * O all-pure Virgin undefiled * in the Temple before God the King!” [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ἐξ ἧς ἡ παράβασις προῆλθεν, ἡ πάλαι τῷ γένει τῶν βροτῶν, ἐκ ταύτης ἡ ἀνόρθωσις, καὶ ἀφθαρσία ἤνθησεν, ἡ Θεοτόκος σήμερον, προσαγομένη ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Θεοῦ.

The ancient curse came from Eve descending * upon the human race; and yet from Eve * our restoration to that state * of incorruption flourishes now: * Today God’s Mother is brought forth * into the Temple, the house of God. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Σκιρτῶσιν Ἀγγέλων στρατηγίαι, καὶ πάντων ἀνθρώπων ἡ πληθύς, καὶ πρὸ προσώπου Πάναγνε, προστρέχουσί σου σήμερον, λαμπαδηφόροι κράζουσαι, τὰ μεγαλεῖά σου ἐν οἴκῳ Θεοῦ.

The ranks of angels and all mankind ⁄ dance today before your face, all-pure Lady, ⁄ and they go before you bearing lamps, ⁄ proclaiming your greatness in the house of God. [OCA]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-2

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-2

Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ στερεώσας κατʼ ἀρχάς.

Mode pl. 4. In the beginning.

Ὁ στερεώσας κατʼ ἀρχάς.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Βαρυαλγοῦντας ἀσθενεῖς, ἰάτρευσας θεοφόρε, καθηγούμενε Ἰάκωβε λιταῖς σου, παῤῥησίαν γὰρ πολλήν, ἐκ τοῦ Δεσπότου εἴληφας, καὶ χάριν ἰαμάτων, ὡς ἀμοιβὴν τῶν καμάτων σου.

God-bearing father, you obtained * as a reward for your labors * grace from Christ the Lord to work cures and healings * and great confidence in prayer, * by which you treated many who * were suffering severe pain, * O holy Abbot Iakovos. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἐν τῷ ἀέρι θαυμαστῶς, ἐνεφανίσθης θεόφρον, καὶ ἐκράτησας χερσί σου ἁγίαις, ἀερόπλοιον δεινῶς, τρωθὲν πάτερ Ἰάκωβε, ὑπὸ σφοδρῶν πληγμάτων, τῶν κεραυνῶν ἀξιάγαστε.

Once when an airplane had been struck * in flight by strong bolts of lightning * and was seriously damaged and falling, * people saw you in midair * miraculously holding it * and guiding it to safety, * God-bearing father Iakovos. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Λύσας τὰς πλάκας τῆς σαρκός, ταῖς σαῖς ἀσκήσεσι πάτερ, καὶ τῇ χάριτι Ἰάκωβε Κυρίου, ὡς ἐλεύθερον πτηνόν, ἀνήχθης πρὸς τὰ δώματα, τοῦ οὐρανοῦ μετέχων, ζωῆς ἀφάτου λαμπρότητος.

Breaking the shackles of the flesh, * by your ascetical labors * and the grace of God, you flew like a free bird * to the heavenly abodes, * participating in the life * of ineffable brightness, * O holy father Iakovos. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ἰσχύϊ σου τοῦ πονηροῦ, σύντριψον κέντρα κακίας, καὶ τὰ τόξα πονηρίας τὰ ποικίλα, προφυλάττουσα πιστούς, Παρθένε τοὺς ὑμνοῦντάς σε, καὶ ἐκζητοῦντας πόθῳ, τὴν σὴν ἁγίαν ἀντίληψιν.

O Virgin Mother of the Lord, * we pray you crush all devil’s * wicked arrows and his many goads to evil, * by the power you possess, * protecting us believers who * extol and magnify you * and who with faith seek your holy help. [SD]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-3

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-3

Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 2 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Οὐρανίας ἁψῖδος.

Mode pl. 4. O divine Master Builder.

Οὐρανίας ἁψῖδος.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἡ ἁγία Μονή σου, ὡς θησαυρὸν ἔχουσα, τάφον σου Ἰάκωβε πάτερ, σκιρτᾷ καὶ γάννυται, ὅτι τοῖς πάσχουσι, παρέχεις χάριν καὶ ἄκος, τοῖς ἐν πίστει ἅγιε, ἀσπαζομένοις σε.

As a spiritual treasure your Monastery now has * your most precious tomb, and it therefore rejoices and exults; * for you give grace and cures * to the infirm who with longing * venerate and honor you, O St. Iakovos. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Νοσημάτων παντοίων, θαυματουργὸν γέγονεν, ὅσιε τὸ ἔλαιον ὄντως, τοῦ θείου τάφου σου, πολλοὺς γὰρ ἔσωσεν, ἐκ σαρκικῶν ἀλγηδόνων, ὥσπερ ἐν τῇ μάνδρᾳ σου, σεμνὸν μονάζοντα.

O devout Saint, the oil that fuels the lamp at your tomb * has become miraculous, curing all kinds of illnesses, * alleviating pain, as it has done for a brother * of your holy monastery, who was suffering. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Πυρωθεὶς ἐγκαρδίως, ἐξ ἀγαθοῦ ἔρωτος, πρὸς τὸν σὸν Δεσπότην θεόφρον, πᾶσαν προσπάθειαν, ὅλως ἀπέῤῥιψας, καὶ τὴν ὁδὸν μοναζόντων, ὅσιε Ἰάκωβε, χαίρων ἐβάδισας.

With your heart set on fire by an intense holy love * for your Lord and Savior, O godly-minded Iakovos, * you wholly set aside every temporal attachment * and rejoicing followed the monastic way of life. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Ὁ ἐχθρός με πειράζει, τοῖς λογισμοῖς πάντοτε, τῆς ἀπελπισίας Παρθένε, ἀλλὰ πρεσβείαις σου, τὰ νέφη σκέδασον, τῶν λυπηρῶν βιοτῆς μου, σὺ γὰρ ὤφθης Πάναγνε, χαρᾶς τὸ αἴτιον.

As the foe ever tempts me with thoughts of hopeless despair, * O all-holy Virgin, dispel every cloud of doom and gloom * and sadness in my life, by your intense intercessions; * for you are indeed the cause of universal joy. [SD]

Ode 3: Katavasia

Ode 3: Katavasia

ᾨδὴ γʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.

Ode iii. Katavasia. Mode 1.

Τῷ πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων, ἐκ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντι ἀῤῥεύστως Υἱῷ, καὶ ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων ἐκ Παρθένου, σαρκωθέντι ἀσπόρως, Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ βοήσωμεν· Ὁ ἀνυψώσας τὸ κέρας ἡμῶν, ἅγιος εἶ Κύριε.

To the Son, begotten * without flux, of the Father, before the ages, * and who was lately made incarnate * of the Virgin without seed; * to Christ God now let us cry aloud: * You have exalted the horn of our strength. Only You are holy, O Lord. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Short Litany

Ode 3: 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

Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς 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 our God, 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.

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe

Δόξα.

Glory.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος δʹ. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

Τὸν νέον Ἰάκωβον, καὶ ἀσκητὴν θαυμαστόν, ὑμνήσωμεν ἅπαντες, οἱ προσκυνοῦντες αὐτοῦ, τὸν τάφον φιλάγιοι· οὗτος γὰρ ἀνετέθη, ἐκ μικρᾶς ἡλικίας, ὥσπερ πάντιμον δῶρον, τῷ Χριστῷ καὶ Δεσπότῃ, διὸ καὶ ἀνεδείχθη, πιστῶν ὁ διδάσκαλος.

We fans of the saints now venerate the tomb of devout * Iakovos, the new and wonderful ascetic and Saint, * extolling him worthily. * For from his early childhood he had truly devoted * himself as a precious gift to Christ the Lord and Master, * becoming for the faithful a teacher inspired by God. [SD]

Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Glory. Both now. For the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ἦχος δʹ. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.

Mode 4. Joseph marveled.

Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.

Ἀναβόησον Δαυΐδ, τίς ἡ παροῦσα Ἑορτή· ἣν ἀνύμνησάς ποτε, ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τῶν Ψαλμῶν, ὡς θυγατέρα θεόπαιδα καὶ Παρθένον; Ἀπενεχθήσονται, εἰπών, τῷ Βασιλεῖ μυστικῶς, παρθένοι ὄπισθεν αὐτῆς, καὶ αἱ πλησίον αὐτῆς· καὶ θαυμαστὴν ἐργάζου καὶ παγκόσμιον, τὴν ἑορτὴν τοῖς κραυγάζουσιν· Ἡ Θεοτόκος, ἡμῖν ἐπέστη, τῆς σωτηρίας ἡ πρόξενος.

Shout, O David, and declare: * What is this present feast? * Here is she, whom you extolled * in the inspired book of Psalms, * as a daughter and child of God and Virgin, * saying that virgins shall be brought * to the King mystically, * her neighbors shall be led * with joy and gladness to Him. * Now with your words add to the splendor of this feast day, * which is observed throughout the world by those who cry: * The Theotokos, who brought salvation, * has come to us in the Temple. [SD]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1

ᾨδὴ δʹ.

Ode iv.

Κανὼν Αʹ τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Canon 1 of the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος δʹ.

Heirmos. Mode 4.

Τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστον.

Τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστον θείαν βουλήν, τῆς ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου σαρκώσεως, σοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου, ὁ Προφήτης, Ἀββακούμ, κατανοῶν ἐκραύγαζε· Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε. (δίς)

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. [SD] (2)

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Πύλην ἀδιόδευτον ὁ τοῦ Θεοῦ, οἶκος εἰσδεχόμενος σήμερον, ἔπαυσε Νόμου, τὴν λατρείαν καὶ σκιάν· Ὡς ἀληθῶς ἐπέφανε, κράζων τοῖς ἐν γῇ, ἡ ἀλήθεια.

On this day the Temple and House of our God * takes in the immaculate shining Gate * through which none may pass, * ending rites required of old * by the law’s shadow, and cries out: * Truly has the truth appeared to those on earth! [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὄρος τὸ κατάσκιον ὃ προορῶν, πάλαι Ἀββακοὺμ προεκήρυξεν, ἔνδον χωρῆσαν, τῶν ἀδύτων τοῦ ναοῦ, τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξήνθησε, καὶ κατακαλύπτει τὰ πέρατα.

The overshadowed mountain that Habakkuk foresaw * and in times past proclaimed prophetically, * has come now to dwell * in the Temple’s holy place; * and there she blooms with virtues pure * and with her fair shadow veils all the earth. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ἴδωμεν παράδοξα πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, ξένα καὶ ἐξαίσια πράγματα, πῶς ἡ Παρθένος, διʼ Ἀγγέλου τὴν τροφήν, εἰσδεχομένη σύμβολα, τῆς οἰκονομίας κομίζεται.

Let us now together with the entire earth * behold these most wondrous occurrences, * these strange, marvelous events; * the Virgin eats from angels’ hands! * and is thus an image of God’s own grace. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ναὸς καὶ παλάτιον καὶ οὐρανός, ἔμψυχος ὀφθεῖσα Θεόνυμφε, τοῦ Βασιλέως, ἐν Ναῷ τῷ νομικῷ, ἀφιεροῦσαι σήμερον, τούτῳ τηρουμένη πανάχραντε.

Appearing as a Temple, Palace and living Heaven, ⁄ you are dedicated today in the Temple of the Law. ⁄ you are to be kept there, undefiled Bride of God. [OCA]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-2

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-2

Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Σύ μου ἰσχύς.

Mode pl. 4. You are my strength.

Σύ μου ἰσχύς.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ταῖς ἀρεταῖς, κεκοσμημένος Ἰάκωβε, θεοφόρε, ἔστης ἐν τῇ μάνδρᾳ σου, στύλος καὶ τεῖχος τὸ ἀῤῥαγές, πάντα ἀποκροῦον, τοῦ πτερνοσκόπου πειράγματα, καὶ τῶν ἐνασκουμένων, τὸν χορὸν ὥσπερ σκέπη, ταῖς εὐχαῖς σου ἐφύλαττες ὅσιε.

God-bearing Saint, * being adorned with the virtues all, * you stood firmly in your monastery as a pillar and impregnable wall, * repelling temptations of him whose goal was to trip you up. * Your prayers became a shelter for the monks who were with you, * whom you guarded, O father Iakovos. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἀεὶ καὶ νῦν, καὶ εἰς αἰῶνας Ἰάκωβε, ἡ σὴ μνήμη, καὶ σημεῖα ὅσιε, τῆς προοράσεως καὶ λοιπῶν, ἰάσεων πάτερ, οἱ εὐσεβεῖς διηγήσονται, πῶς τὰ ἐν βίῳ πάντα, τῇ δυνάμει Κυρίου, πλείστων ὅσων πολλάκις ἐγνώρισας.

Forevermore, O holy father Iakovos, * will the faithful celebrate your memory and tell of your miracles and signs, * all the cures and healings * that you performed by the grace of God, * how by divine clairvoyance * you would frequently know all * the events in the lives of your visitors. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἵνα ψυχῆς, Ἀρχιμανδρῖτα Ἰάκωβε, θεραπεύσῃς, πάντα τὰ οἰδήματα, τοῦ προσιόντος σοι στρατηγοῦ, τὰ κρυπτὰ τοῦ βίου, ἀποκαλύπτεις πανεύφημε, καὶ τοῦτον ὁδηγήσας, εἰς μετάνοιαν μάκαρ, ἐξηγόρευσε πάντα τὰ κρίματα.

All-lauded Saint, * an army general came to you.* So, to heal him * of the many injuries and all the wounds that were in his soul, * you revealed to him all the hidden things he had done in life, * and led him to repentance; * and he confessed his sins all, * O devout Archimandrite Iakovos. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Στῆσον Ἁγνή, ταῖς σαῖς πρεσβείαις τὸν ὄλεθρον, τῆς ψυχῆς μου, τὸν ἐσμὸν διώκουσα, τῶν ἀκαθάρτων συλλογισμῶν, καὶ ἔνθες τὴν μνήμην, τοῦ σοῦ Υἱοῦ τὴν σωτήριον, ἐν νῷ μου Θεοτόκε, Θεομῆτορ ἁγία, ἵνα ψάλλω τὴν χάριν σου πάντοτε.

O Virgin pure, * by your entreaties for me, now halt * the destruction of my soul, and drive away the sordid thoughts that invade my mind, * and instead implant there * the saving memory of your Son, * all-holy Theotokos * and Mother of my Savior, * so that I may at all times extol your grace. [SD]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-3

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-3

Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 2 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Εἰσακήκοα Κύριε.

Mode pl. 4. I have heard the report.

Εἰσακήκοα Κύριε.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἵνα κτήσῃ Ἰάκωβε, ἀγαθῶν τὸ ἄκρον Χριστὸν τὸν Εὔσπλαγχνον, τοῖς δακρύοις σου ἐλεύκανας, τῆς ψυχῆς χιτῶνα θεοΰφαντον.

So that you might obtain the Lord * Christ the compassionate, the height of every good, * O Iakovos, by many tears * you whitened your soul’s divinely woven robe. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Μεμνημένοι οἱ φίλοι σου, τὰ πολλά σου ἅγιε κατορθώματα, τὴν νηστείαν καὶ ἐγκράτειαν, καὶ τὴν προσευχὴν ὑμνολογοῦμέν σε.

St. Iakovos, we your fans * memorialize you and your accomplishments, * all the fasting and the self-control * and unceasing prayer, and we sing your praise. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Νῦν ὁ τάφος σου γέγονε, τῶν ἐνεργουμένων θεραπευτήριον, ταῖς ψυχαῖς πάσαις Ἰάκωβε, προσπορίζων πάτερ ἀνακούφισιν.

Holy father Iakovos, * your tomb has become like a clinic of the soul; * for the suffering who visit it * get relief and comfort, by the grace of God. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Ἡ εἰκών σου Πανάχραντε, ἡ τὸν ζωοδότην Χριστὸν δεικνύουσα, εἰρηνεύει τοὺς ἐκ πίστεως, σὲ ἀσπαζομένους Ἀειπάρθενε.

All-immaculate Virgin pure, * your all-holy Icon that points to Christ the Lord * the life-giver grants His peace to all * who in faith will kiss it venerating you. [SD]

Ode 4: Katavasia

Ode 4: Katavasia

ᾨδὴ δʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.

Ode iv. Katavasia. Mode 1.

Ῥάβδος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ἄνθος ἐξ αὐτῇς Χριστέ, ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου ἀνεβλάστησας, ἐξ ὄρους ὁ αἰνετός, κατασκίου δασέος, ἦλθες σαρκωθεὶς ἐξ ἀπειράνδρου, ὁ ἄϋλος καὶ Θεός. Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.

Jesse’s root produced a branch, O Christ, * and You its flower blossomed forth, * from the Virgin who by Habakkuk prophetically once was called * overshadowed, dense mountain. * From her who knew not man You came incarnate, * the immaterial God. * Glory to Your strength, O Lord. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1

ᾨδὴ εʹ.

Ode v.

Κανὼν Αʹ τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Canon 1 of the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος δʹ.

Heirmos. Mode 4.

Ἐξέστη τὰ σύμπαντα (Εἰσόδια).

Ἐξέστη τὰ σύμπαντα ἐν τῇ σεπτῇ Εἰσόδῳ σου· σὺ γὰρ ἀπειρόγαμε Παρθένε, ἔνδον εἰσῆλθες ἐν τῷ ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὥσπερ καθαρώτατος ναός, πᾶσι τοῖς ὑμνοῦσί σε, τὴν εἰρήνην βραβεύουσα. (δίς)

Amazed was the universe, * O Maiden, by your most august * Entry. For, O never-wedded Virgin, * you who appeared as a most pure temple yourself * did enter the Temple of God, * now awarding peace to all who extol you with hymns of praise. [SD] (2)

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ἁγίασμα ἔνδοξον, καὶ ἱερὸν ἀνάθημα, σήμερον ἡ πάναγνος Παρθένος, ἀνατεθεῖσα ἐν τῷ Ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τῷ παμβασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ, μόνῳ εἰς ἐνοίκησιν, συντηρεῖται ὡς οἶδεν αὐτός.

Today the pure Virgin, the bright shining holy place of God * and the glorious offering is brought forth * and dedicated here in the temple of God, * and in ways which he alone can know * she becomes the the dwelling place * for our God, the true King of all. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Τὸ κάλλος Πανάχραντε, τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς σου βλέπων ποτέ, πίστει Ζαχαρίας ἀνεβόα· Σὺ εἶ τὸ λύτρον, σὺ εἶ ἡ πάντων χαρά, σὺ εἶ ἡ ἀνάκλησις ἡμῶν, διʼ ἧς ὁ ἀχώρητος, χωρητὸς μοι ὀφθήσεται.

Beholding the beauty of your soul, O Virgin, all-immaculate, * Zachariah cried aloud with great faith: * you are Deliv’rance, you are the joy of us all! * You are Restoration, and for me, * the incomprehensible through you is comprehensible! [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὢ τῶν ὑπὲρ ἔννοιαν, θαυμάτων σου Πανάχραντε! ξένη σου ἡ γέννησις ὑπάρχει, ξένος ὁ τρόπος ὁ τῆς αὐξήσεως, ξένα καὶ παράδοξα τὰ σά, πάντα Θεονύμφευτε, καὶ βροτοῖς ἀνερμήνευτα.

Your wonders are beyond what we can * understand, O Virgin pure! * Wonderful and strange is your birthgiving; * wondrous and strange is your maturation too, * awesome are all things concerning you, spotless and fair Bride of God, * and beyond mortal means to know. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Λυχνία πολύφωτος, ὑπάρχουσα Θεόνυμφε, σήμερον ἐξέλαμψας ἐν οἴκῳ, τῷ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ καταυγάζεις ἡμᾶς, τοῖς σεπτοῖς χαρίσμασιν ἁγνή, τοῖς τῶν θαυμασίων σου, Θεοτόκε πανύμνητε.

Candlestick of many lights, ⁄ you shine forth today in the House of the Lord, Bride of God, ⁄ enlightening us through your holy and grace-bearing wonders, ⁄ renowned and pure Theotokos. [OCA]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-2

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-2

Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἵνα τί με ἀπώσω.

Mode pl. 4. Why reject me, Your servant.

Ἵνα τί με ἀπώσω.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Συζεύξας θεωρίᾳ, τὴν φιλόθεον πρᾶξιν πάτερ Ἰάκωβε, τῷ λαμπρῷ σου βίῳ, καὶ ἀσκήσει ὡς ἥλιος ἔλαμψας· ὅθεν ἐπλουτίσθης, χαρίσμασιν τοῖς ὑπὲρ φύσιν, ὡς οἱ πάλαι Πατέρες πανόσιε.

When you joined contemplation * to a God-loving active life, O Iakovos, * by ascetic ways and your illustrious life, like the sun you shone. * Thus, O most devout one, you were endowed with supernatural * gifts of grace like the great holy Fathers of old. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ὁλικῶς θεοφόρε, ἀνετέθης χαίρων Χριστῷ τῷ Δεσπότῃ σου, πυρὶ τῆς ἀγάπης, πρὸς Αὐτὸν σταθηρῶς πυρπολούμενος, διὸ καὶ ἀνῆλθες, ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῆς θεωρίας, τοῦ ἀκτίστου φωτὸς ἀξιάγαστε.

You, O God-bearing father, * with joy gave yourself entirely to Christ your Lord, * incessantly burning with the fire of your holy love for Him. * Therefore you ascended the holy mount of contemplation * of the truly divine uncreated light. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ὑψωθεὶς πρὸς τὰ ἄνω, προσευχαῖς Ἰάκωβε καὶ ταῖς δεήσεσι, δακρυῤῥόοις θρήνοις, καὶ γονάτων ταῖς κάμψεσιν ὅσιε, εἴληφας τὸ γέρας, ἀθλήσεως τοῦ συνειδότος, ἐκ χειρῶν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἀξιάγαστε.

O all-praiseworthy father, * you spent many years in entreaties and ceaseless prayer, * and in tearful mourning, and prostrations and hours on bended knees. * Thus you were exalted, and for the contest of your conscience * you received the reward from the hands of Christ. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ἡδυμόλπως Παρθένε, οἱ σοὶ δοῦλοι τὴν χάριν σου καὶ τὰ θαύματα, ἀνυμνολογοῦσι, ἃ τελεῖς καθʼ ἑκάστην Πανάμωμε· σὺ γὰρ εἶ ταμεῖον, ἀσύλητον τῶν δωρημάτων, καὶ κρουνὸς χαρισμάτων τοῦ Πνεύματος.

Holy Virgin, your servants * gladly sing in praise of your favors and miracles * that you are performing * every day as the Mother of Christ our God. * For, all-blameless Lady, you are the treasury and fountain * of the Spirit’s bestowals and gifts of grace. [SD]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-3

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-3

Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 2 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Φώτισον ἡμᾶς.

Mode pl. 4. Sovereign Lord our God.

Φώτισον ἡμᾶς.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Νόσους τῆς σαρκός, τὰς ποικίλας καθυπέμεινας, ἐκζητῶν τὴν ἰατρείαν τοῦ Δαυΐδ, τοῦ πατρός σου ὁσιώτατε Ἰάκωβε.

Father, you endured * many physical infirmities, * and for healing you would pray to your devout * patron Saint and father David, O Iakovos. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ὅλως ἀσκητά, πρὸς Δαυῒδ Θεοῦ θεράποντα, τὴν εὐχήν σου καθʼ ἡμέραν ἐκτελεῖς, καὶ δακρύων ἐκζητεῖς πάτερ τὰ πρόσφορα.

Every day you prayed * with your heart and soul to God and His * servant David, and with many tears you sought * what you needed, O ascetic St. Iakovos. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Στένων καὶ βοῶν, τοῦ Δαυῒδ τὴν κάραν ἔφερες, ἐν τῷ στήθει σου Ἰάκωβε σεμνέ, ἐξαιτῶν τὴν θεραπείαν σου ἀοίδιμε.

Sighing and in pain * crying out, you hold the holy skull * of St. David to your breast, as you entreat * him to heal you, O all-blessed St. Iakovos. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Ἴθυνον τὸν νοῦν, πρὸς τὰ ἄνω Θεονύμφευτε, ἵνα παύσῃ φοβιῶν μου ὁ ἐσμός, ὁ μαστίζων τὴν ψυχὴν καὶ τὴν καρδίαν μου.

Blessed Bride of God, * to the heights direct my lowly mind, * so that all my baseless phobias will cease, * for they terrorize my soul and they afflict my heart. [SD]

Ode 5: Katavasia

Ode 5: Katavasia

ᾨδὴ εʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.

Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 1.

Θεὸς ὢν εἰρήνης, Πατὴρ οἰκτιρμῶν, τῆς μεγάλης Βουλῆς σου τὸν Ἄγγελον, εἰρήνην παρεχόμενον, ἀπέστειλας ἡμῖν· ὅθεν θεογνωσίας, πρὸς φῶς ὁδηγηθέντες, ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίζοντες, δοξολογοῦμέν σε Φιλάνθρωπε.

God of peace and Father of mercies, Your Son * You have sent unto us as Your messenger, * the Angel of great counsel who is granting peace. * Therefore having been guided to the light of godly knowledge, * waking from the night to dawn, we sing Your glory, O benevolent Lord. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1

ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ.

Ode vi.

Κανὼν Αʹ τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Canon 1 of the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος δʹ.

Heirmos. Mode 4.

Τὴν θείαν ταύτην.

Τὴν θείαν ταύτην καὶ πάντιμον, τελοῦντες ἑορτὴν οἱ θεόφρονες, τῆς Θεομήτορος, δεῦτε τὰς χεῖρας κροτήσωμεν, τὸν ἐξ αὐτῆς τεχθέντα Θεὸν δοξάζοντες. (δίς)

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. [SD] (2)

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὁ πάντα φέρων τῷ ῥήματι, εὐχῆς τῆς τῶν Δικαίων ἐπήκουσε· διὸ στειρώσεως, λύσας τὴν νόσον ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος, τὴν τῆς χαρᾶς αἰτίαν τούτοις δεδώρηται.

With but a word God supports all things, * and in his mercy he has heard now the pray’r * his righteous children pray: * he has unbound them from barrenness * and giv’n to them our Lady, the cause of our great joy. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Γνωρίσαι θέλων ὁ Κύριος, τοῖς ἔθνεσιν αὐτοῦ τὸ σωτήριον, τὴν Ἀπειρόγαμον, νῦν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων παρέλαβε, καταλλαγῆς σημεῖον καὶ ἀναπλάσεως.

Wanting the nations to be assured * that they could have salvation, the Lord chose one * unwedded who belonged * to the poor race of humanity * to signify renewal, and reconcile us all. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὡς οἶκος οὖσα τῆς χάριτος, ἐν ᾧ οἱ θησαυροὶ ἐναπόκεινται, τῆς ἀποῤῥήτου Θεοῦ, οἰκονομίας Πανάχραντε, ἐν τῷ Ναῷ μετέσχες τῆς ἀκηράτου τρυφῆς.

You are a dwelling for God’s good grace, * O undefiled Lady, a treasure house * that stores mercy divine, * and that is most inexpressible. * Now you share in the temple’s joy, boundless for all time. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Διάδημά σε βασίλειον, δεξάμενος Ναὸς Θεονύμφευτε, κατεφαιδρύνετο, καὶ ὑπεχώρει τοῖς κρείττοσι, τῶν προῤῥηθέντων βλέπων ἐν σοὶ τὴν ἔκβασιν.

Receiving you as a royal diadem, Bride of God, ⁄ the Temple shone with beauty, ⁄ giving place to better things, ⁄ seeing in you the fulfillment of the prophecies. [OCA]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-2

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-2

Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἱλάσθητί μοι Σωτήρ.

Mode pl. 4. Be gracious to me.

Ἱλάσθητί μοι Σωτήρ.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Μισθὸν τῆς ὑπομονῆς, πάτερ Ἰάκωβε εἴληφας, βαστάζων καρτερικῶς, τὰς νόσους τοῦ σώματος, διὸ καὶ ὡς πρότυπον, τοῖς πιστοῖς ἐδείχθης, βιοτῇ σου καὶ τοῖς ἔργοις σου.

With fortitude you endured * physical illness, and you received * from Christ the deserved reward * for patience. Now by your life * and actions you have become * a model for Christians, * O devout father Iakovos. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἀσκήσεως τῆς σκληρᾶς, πάτερ συνέμπορος γέγονας, νηστείαις καὶ προσευχαῖς, διάγων τὸν βίον σου, διὸ ὑπερήλασας, τοὺς συμμοναστάς σου, ἀξιότιμε Ἰάκωβε.

O father, you were a friend * of strict ascetical discipline. * Your life was characterized * by fasting and ceaseless prayer, * and thus you excelled beyond your fellow monastics, * O praiseworthy St. Iakovos. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Συνέτριψας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, τὰ μηχανήματα ὅσιε, ἁπλότητι τῶν ἠθῶν, καὶ πίστει πρὸς Κύριον, πρὸς τοῦτο γὰρ ἔσχηκας, τοῦ Δαυῒδ τὴν κάραν, βοηθὸν καὶ ἀντιλήπτορα.

By faith in the Lord, O Saint, * and the simplicity of your ways, * you crushed all the subtle tricks * employed by the enemy; * moreover you had the head of devout St. David * as a helper and a strong defense. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Φροντίδι σου καὶ εὐχαῖς, ψυχῆς τὸν τάραχον κόπασον, τῶν δούλων σου Μαριάμ, καὶ δὸς τὴν εἰρήνευσιν, σκεδάζουσα τάχιστα, λογισμοὺς φοβίας, καὶ ἐπίμονα νοήματα.

O Mary, by your concern * and mighty prayers, subdue the storms * afflicting your servants’ souls, * and give them relief and peace, * by quickly dispelling all persistent ideas * and unreasonable thoughts of fear. [SD]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-3

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-3

Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 2 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τὴν δέησιν ἐκχεῶ.

Mode pl. 4. I pour out my supplication.

Τὴν δέησιν ἐκχεῶ.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἐψώμισας, θαυμαστῶς Ἰάκωβε, τὰ σιτία προσευχαῖς σου αὐξήσας, Λιβανατῶν ἐργατῶν τὴν χορείαν, τῶν πέντε ἄρτων σημεῖον τὸ μέγιστον, ἐκ νέου πάτερ ἀληθῶς, πραγματώσας Χριστοῦ θείᾳ χάριτι.

You fed the men * who had come from your home town * to your monastery to complete a project; * for them you wondrously increased the foodstuffs * by your entreaties, O father Iakovos, * and thus anew performed the sign * of the five loaves, O Saint, by the grace of Christ. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἱέρευσας, ἐν τῇ θείᾳ μάνδρᾳ σου, ὡς ἀνὴρ ἐνδεδυμένος ἀξίως, τὴν ἀμπεχόνην τῆς χάριτος μάκαρ, καὶ ἰατρεύεις ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος, νοσήματα τὰ χαλεπά, καὶ δαιμόνων διώκεις ἐπήρειαν.

You ministered * as a priest in your divine * Monastery, as one worthily wearing * the sacred vestments and robes of divine grace, * O blessed Saint, and you now treat the illnesses * that plague the body and the soul, * and you drive out demonic activity. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Ἀντίδικος, ὁ σατὰν γεγένηται, καθʼ ἡμέραν κατὰ σοῦ ἐκστρατεύων, ποτὲ ὡς γραῖα κακόμορφος πάτερ, ποτὲ ὡς σκύλεθρον ὄντως ἀπαίσιον, ἀλλὰ δυνάμει τοῦ Σταυροῦ, καταστέλλεις αὐτοῦ τὴν ἐνέργειαν.

O father, * Satan became your enemy, * every day waging battle against you. * He once appeared as an ugly old woman, * and in the form of a horrid and rabid dog. * But by the power of the Cross * of the Savior, you thwarted his every move. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Καυχώμεθα, διὰ σὲ Πανάχραντε, καὶ ὑμνοῦμεν τὸν σὸν ἄχραντον τόκον, ὅτι ἡμᾶς τῷ Υἱῷ σου ἐῤῥύσω, ἐξ ἀγκαλῶν τοῦ ἀλάστορος δαίμονος, καὶ ἐχαρίσω τοῖς βροτοῖς, ἐλευθέραν ζωήν τε καὶ ἄνεσιν.

Immaculate * Virgin Maid, we boast in you, * and extol your all-immaculate childbirth, * By giving birth to your Son and our Savior, * you have delivered us all from the devil’s grip, * and to the human race you gave * the divine life of freedom and liberty. [SD]

Ode 6: Katavasia

Ode 6: Katavasia

ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.

Ode vi. Katavasia. Mode 1.

Σπλάγχνων Ἰωνᾶν, ἔμβρυον ἀπήμεσεν, ἐνάλιος θήρ, οἷον ἐδέξατο· τῇ Παρθένῳ δέ, ἐνοικήσας ὁ Λόγος καὶ σάρκα λαβών, διελήλυθε, φυλάξας ἀδιάφθορον· ἧς γάρ, οὐχ ὑπέστη ῥεύσεως, τὴν τεκοῦσαν κατέσχεν ἀπήμαντον.

Such as it received * Jonah as an embryo, the sea beast disgorged him from its bowels intact. * With the Virgin, though, when the Logos had dwelt in her taking on flesh, * He came forth from her preserving her yet incorrupt. * For from her no fluxion suffered He, * and He kept her unaltered in childbirth. [GOASD]

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.

Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion

Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Κοντάκιον.

Kontakion.

Ἦχος γʹ. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον.

Mode 3. On this day.

Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον.

Τὸν σεμνὸν ἡγούμενον, τῶν μοναζόντων Πατέρων, καὶ Δαυῒδ διάδοχον, ἐν τῇ Μονῇ τῆς Εὐβοίας, λάμψαντα, καθάπερ ἄστρον ἐν Ἐκκλησίᾳ, λόγοις τε καὶ εὐσεβεῖ βιοτῇ ἐν πίστει, ἐπαινοῦμεν ἐκβοῶντες, χαίροις θεόφρον Ἰάκωβε ὅσιε.

We extol in song today * devout St. David’s renowned successor, * Abbot of the pious monks * living in Evia’s monastery. * By his words * and by his faithful and Christian lifestyle * in the Church * he was a star that was brightly shining. * We salute him now and cry out: * “Rejoice, devout godly-minded St. Iakovos.” [SD]

Ὁ Οἶκος.

Oikos.

Ἀπὸ βρέφους παμμάκαρ ἠγάπησας, τὸν Δεσπότην Χριστὸν τὸν φιλάνθρωπον, καὶ τὴν τρίβον αὐτοῦ χαίρων ὥδευσας, ἀσκητικῶς βιοτεύσας ὡς ἄσαρκος, καὶ ἐκ ποικίλων παθῶν τὴν καρδίαν σου, ταῖς προσευχαῖς καὶ νηστείαις ἐκάθηρας, τὸν σὸν νοῦν μονίμως μακάριε, στηρίξας πρὸς οὐράνια δώματα· ὅθεν σοι ἐδόθησαν ἅγιε, τοῦ Παρακλήτου ποικίλα δωρήματα, ἤγουν τὸ μέγα τῆς προοράσεως χάρισμα, καὶ νοσημάτων ἁπάντων πανάκεια, καὶ σὺν τούτοις ἐγένου ἡγούμενος, κοινοβίου Δαυῒδ τοῦ προστάτου σου, κοσμικοῖς καὶ μονάζουσι προσπορίζων, ψυχῆς τὰ κατάλληλα· διὰ τοῦτο ἐπαινοῦμέν σε ἐκβοῶντες· χαίροις θεόφρον Ἰάκωβε ὅσιε.

From an early age, you loved Christ, our benevolent Lord. With joy, you walked His path; you lived in ascetic discipline like one bodiless; through fasting and prayer, you cleansed your heart of the various passions; you permanently set your mind on attaining your heavenly home, O all blessed one. For this reason, the Holy Spirit gave you a variety of gifts, namely the great gift of clairvoyance, and the ability to cure every illness and disease. Moreover, you became the abbot of the Monastery of St. David, your protector; and as such, you provided the spiritual necessities to monastics and laypeople alike. Therefore we extol you and salute you now and cry out: * “Rejoice, devout godly-minded St. Iakovos.” [SD]

Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Συναξάριον

Synaxarion

Τῇ ΚΒʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς μνήμην ποιούμεθα τοῦ ὁσίου πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰακώβου, τοῦ ἐπονομαζομένου Τσαλίκη, ἡγουμένου τῆς Μονῆς τοῦ Ὁσίου Δαυῒδ ἐν Εὐβοίᾳ.

On November 22, we commemorate our devout father Iakovos Tsalikis, Abbot of the Monastery of St. David in Evoia, Greece.

Στίχοι

Verses

Ἰάκωβε ὅσιε ἡμῶν τοὺς ὕμνους,

Accept our hymns, as the Lord did that widow’s

δέχθητι ὡς τὰ δύο λεπτὰ τῆς χήρας.

two coins, O Iakovos our devout father.

Ὡς ἄγγελος Θεοῦ Ἰάκωβος πρὸς πόλον ἤρθη.

Like and angel of God, Iakovos was taken to heaven.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τῶν ἁγίων Ἀποστόλων, ἐκ τῶν Ἑβδομήκοντα, Φιλήμονος, Ἀρχίππου, Ἀπφίας καὶ Ὀνησίμου, μαθητῶν γεγονότων Παύλου τοῦ Ἀποστόλου.

Today, we also commemorate the holy Apostles of the Seventy, Philemon, Archippus, Apphia and Onesimus, who were disciples of the Apostle Paul.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τῶν ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Κικιλίας, Βαλλεριανοῦ καὶ Τιβουρτίου.

Today, we also commemorate the holy martyrs Cicily, Vallerian, and Tiburtius.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τῶν ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Μάρκου, Στεφάνου καὶ ἑτέρου Μάρκου.

Today, we also commemorate the holy martyrs Mark, Stephen, and another Mark.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Μάρτυρος Προκοπίου τοῦ ἐν Παλαιστίνῃ.

Today, we also commemorate the holy martyr Procopius who was in Palestine.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Μάρτυρος Μενίγνου τοῦ κναφέως.

Today, we also commemorate the holy martyr Menignus the fuller.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀββᾶ.

Today, we also commemorate our devout father Abbas.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ οἱ ἅγιοι Χριστοφόρος καὶ Εὐφημία ξίφει τελειοῦνται.

On this day, Saints Christopher and Euphemia died by the sword.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ οἱ ἅγιοι Θαλλέλαιος καὶ Ἄνθιμος ξίφει τελειοῦνται.

On this day, Saints, Thalleleos and Anthimos died by the sword.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ ὅσιος Κάλλιστος ἐν εἱρήνῃ τελειοῦται.

On this day, devout St. Kallistos reposed in peace.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ ὁ ἅγιος Θαδδαῖος, ἐν τροχῷ δεθεὶς καὶ κατὰ πρανοῦς ἀφεθείς, τελειοῦται.

On this day, Saint Thaddius died when he was tied to a wheel and set loose down a steep slope.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τῶν ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Ἀγαπίωνος, Σισινίου Ἱερομάρτυρος, καὶ Ἀγαπίου.

Today, we also commemorate the holy martyrs Agapion, Sisinius the hieromartyr, and Agapius.

Ταῖς τῶν σῶν Ἁγίων πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλεήσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.

By the intercessions of Your saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

ᾨδὴ ζʹ.

Ode vii.

Κανὼν Αʹ τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Canon 1 of the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος δʹ.

Heirmos. Mode 4.

Οὐκ ἐλάτρευσαν.

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. (δίς)

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.” [SD] (2)

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ἰδοὺ σήμερον, ἐπέλαμψε τοῖς πέρασιν, ἔαρ, εὐφρόσυνον, καταφαιδρῦνον ἡμῶν, ψυχὴν καὶ διάνοιαν, καὶ νοῦν τῇ χάριτι, ἡ πανήγυρις, τῆς Θεοτόκου σήμερον, μυστικῶς εὐωχηθῶμεν.

Behold spring’s exultant joy now lightens the universe and brings our souls and minds * a light most brilliant and pure * and grants to them an understanding through the grace of God, * for today we sing * our praises mystic’ly for her * who is God’s own spotless Mother. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Δορυφορείτωσαν, σήμερον τὰ σύμπαντα, τῇ Βασιλίδι Μητρί, ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, Ἀγγέλων τὰ τάγματα, καὶ τῶν βροτῶν ἡ πληθύς, καὶ βοάτωσαν, ἐν τῷ Ναῷ εἰσάγεται, ἡ χαρὰ καὶ ἡ λύτρωσις.

Today let everything, ranks of Cherubim and Seraphim, the mortal hosts,* attend the Mother and Queen, * and let them raise their voices, singing loudly for the feast: * Joy ineffable, * humanity’s deliverance today enters the house of God! [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὁ τοῦ γράμματος, παρέδραμεν ἐξέλιπε, νόμος καθάπερ σκιά, καὶ αἱ τῆς χάριτος, ἀκτῖνες ἐπέλαμψαν, ἐν τῷ Ναῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἰσαχθείσης σου, Παρθενομῆτορ Ἄχραντε, εἰσαεὶ εὐλογημένη.

The written Law has passed and vanished into nothing like a shade, * and rays of grace now shine forth * at your all-hymned entry into the house of God, * and O Virgin pure, * and Mother all-immaculate, * you are blessed today forever. [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὑποτέτακται, τῷ τόκῳ σου Πανάχραντε, ὡς Ποιητῇ καὶ Θεῷ, ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, καὶ τὰ καταχθόνια, καὶ πᾶσα γλῶσσα βροτῶν, ὅτι Κύριος, ὁμολογεῖ ἐπέφανεν, ὁ Σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.

Heaven and earth and things beneath the earth ⁄ have been subjected to your Son as Maker and God, all-pure Lady, ⁄ and all mortal tongues confess that the Lord has appeared: ⁄ the Savior of our souls. [OCA]

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-2

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-2

Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Παῖδες Ἑβραίων.

Mode pl. 4. Servants, descendants.

Παῖδες Ἑβραίων.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ῥέεις ὡς ῥεῦμα χαρισμάτων, τὰ κατάλληλα βροτοῖς πρὸς σωτηρίαν, ὡς φωστὴρ γὰρ λαμπρός, ἀνῖσχες ἐν Εὐβοίᾳ, ἐν τοῖς ἐσχάτοις ἔτεσιν, τοὺς πιστοὺς καταλαμπρύνων.

You, like a river of divine gifts, * offer people what contributes to salvation. * Like a bright star you rose * illumining the faithful * on Evia in the recent years, * and now everywhere, O father. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ὄντως τὸ τέλος ἐπιγείου, προεγνώρισας ζωῆς σου τῆς ἁγίας, ὡς πτηνὸν γὰρ Θεοῦ, ἐπέτασας πρὸς ἄνω, καὶ καλλιὰς κατέλαβες, ὦ Ἰάκωβε ὁσίων.

Father, you knew for sure beforehand * that your holy life on earth would soon be ending. * Then you flew like a bird * of God, O holy father * Iakovos, and reached the nests * of monastic saints in heaven. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ὕψους ἠράσθης ἀπαθείας, διὸ εἴληφας πλουσίαν θείαν χάριν, διʼ ἧς πλῆθος πιστῶν, ἐστήριξας ἐν βίῳ, ταῖς διδαχαῖς Ἰάκωβε, καὶ πολλαῖς θεοσημείαις.

You loved the virtue of dispassion, * therefore you received the riches of divine grace, * through which you gave support * in Christian life to many * believers, O Iakovos, * by your miracles and teachings. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ῥώμην κατὰ τῶν πολεμίων, Ἀειπάρθενε παράσχου ταῖς λιταῖς σου, τοῖς πιστοῖς σταθηρῶς, φυλάττουσα ἐκ πάντων, τῶν μηχανῶν τοῦ δράκοντος, καὶ ἀρχαίου πτερνοσκόπου.

By your entreaties for the faithful, * ever strengthen them in spiritual combat, * and protect them from all * devices of the dragon, * that ancient evil enemy, * O all-holy Ever-virgin. [SD]

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-3

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-3

Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 2 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Οἱ ἐκ τῆς Ἰουδαίας.

Mode pl. 4. The Servants from Judea.

Οἱ ἐκ τῆς Ἰουδαίας.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ὡς ῥητὴρ τῶν δογμάτων, ὑποφήτης θεόφρον τῶν σωστικῶν διδαχῶν, Χριστοῦ τοῦ πάντων πλάστου, καὶ κήρυξ μετανοίας, ἐπεγνώσθης Ἰάκωβε, ἐν τῇ Μονῇ τοῦ Δαυΐδ, ἐν τοῖς ἐσχάτοις χρόνοις.

You were known as a teacher * of the dogmas of Christ the Creator of the world, * and of His saving teachings, * and preacher of repentance, * godly-minded Iakovos, * in recent years when you lived in David’s monastery. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Βαρυτάτως νοσούντων, καὶ ποικίλως πασχόντων ὁ ταχινὸς ἰατρός, ὑπομονῆς ὁ στύλος, ἐν ταῖς πολλαῖς θεόφρον, καὶ δειναῖς ἀσθενείαις σου, καὶ ἀσκητὴς θαυμαστός, ἐδείχθης τῷ σῷ βίῳ.

In your life, like a doctor * you would treat those who suffered, the seriously ill, * O godly man, becoming * a monument of patience * in your own many illnesses, * and you were known as a great and marvelous ascetic. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Ἐμπαθείας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, τὰ ὀνείδη καὶ ψεύδη, καθυπομείνας σεμνέ, συνέτριψας τὸ θράσος, τοῦ ἀντιδίκου πάτερ, θεοφόρε Ἰάκωβε, διὸ τὴν μνήμην σου νῦν, ἐν ᾄσμασι τιμῶμεν.

You endured people’s envy * and their insults and lies with a Christian attitude, * and crushed the adversary’s * insolence, O God-bearing * St. Iakovos. Therefore we * honor your memory now with sacred songs, O father. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Σοῦ τὴν πάντιμον χάριν, τὴν σεπτήν σου λοχείαν, καὶ τῶν θαυμάτων πληθύν, ἡ γλῶσσα οὐκ ἰσχύει, ἀξίως περιγράψαι, Θεοτόκε Πανάμωμε, σὺ γὰρ δοχεῖον σεπτόν, τοῦ Παρακλήτου ὤφθης.

There is no tongue or language * that can aptly describe the most precious grace in you * and your most holy childbirth, * all-blameless Theotokos, * and your numerous miracles. * You are a vessel indeed of the all-holy Spirit. [SD]

Ode 7: Katavasia

Ode 7: Katavasia

ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.

Ode vii. Katavasia. Mode 1.

Οἱ Παῖδες εὐσεβείᾳ συντραφέντες, δυσσεβοῦς προστάγματος καταφρονήσαντες, πυρὸς ἀπειλὴν οὐκ ἐπτοήθησαν, ἀλλʼ ἐν μέσῳ τῆς φλογὸς ἑστῶτες ἔψαλλον· Ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.

The Servants nurtured piously together, * with contempt regarding the impious king’s decree, * intrepidly faced the threat of holocaust, * and while standing in the midst of flames they chanted thus, * saying: O God of the fathers, You are blessed. [GOASD]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1

ᾨδὴ ηʹ.

Ode viii.

Κανὼν Αʹ τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Canon 1 of the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος δʹ.

Heirmos. Mode 4.

Ἄκουε Κόρη.

Ἄκουε Κόρη Παρθένε ἁγνή, εἰπάτω δὴ ὁ Γαβριήλ, βουλὴν Ὑψίστου ἀρχαίαν ἀληθινήν, γενοῦ πρὸς ὑποδοχὴν ἑτοίμη Θεοῦ. Διὰ σοῦ γὰρ ὁ ἀχώρητος, βροτοῖς συναναστρέφεται· διὸ καὶ χαίρων βοῶ· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.

Hearken, O Damsel, let Gabriel say. * Incline your ear, O Virgin pure, * and hear the counsel of the Most High, ancient and true; * and make ready for your own reception of God. * For through you the Uncontainable associates with mortal men. * And I am therefore rejoicing and shouting: * O all you works of the Lord, * praise and bless the Lord. [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ἄχραντον ναὸν ἐν οἴκῳ Θεοῦ, προσάγουσα Ἄννα ποτέ, Βοῶσα ἔφη, ἐν πίστει τῷ Ἱερεῖ, Γονὴν τὴν ὑπὸ Θεοῦ, δοθεῖσαν κἀμοί, Δεδεγμένος νῦν εἰσάγαγε, ἐν τῷ ναῷ τοῦ Κτίστου σου, καὶ χαίρων ψάλλε αὐτῷ· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.

Anna cries out on this day as she leads * the all-pure Temple to the house * of God, and she says most faithfully to the priest: * “This child giv’n to me by God receive from me, * lead her now into the Temple of the Maker of all things and sing * to him with joy and cry out with a loud voice: * O all you works of the Lord, bless the Lord your God!” [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ἔφησεν ἰδὼν τῇ Ἄννῃ ποτέ, ἐν πνεύματι ὁ Ζαχαρίας· Ζωῆς Μητέρα, εἰσάγεις ἀληθινήν. Ἥν περ τηλαυγῶς οἱ Προφῆται Θεοῦ, Θεοτόκον προεκήρυξαν, καὶ πῶς Ναός χωρήσει αὐτήν; διὸ θαυμάζων βοῶ· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.

When he saw Anna with Spirit well-filled, * priest Zachariah said to her: * “You bring to us the true Mother of Life, the one * whom prophets of God have called the Mother of God. * And how shall the Temple hold her in its walls? I am now stricken with awe. I sing with wonder and shout with a loud voice: * O all you works of the Lord, bless the Lord your God!” [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ἱκέτις Θεοῦ κατέστην ἐγώ, ἀντέφησεν Ἄννα αὐτῷ, καλοῦσα τοῦτον ἐν πίστει καὶ προσευχῇ, λαβεῖν τῆς ἐμῆς ὠδῖνος καρπόν· μετὰ τόκον δὲ τὸ κύημα, προσάγειν τῷ παρέχοντι· διὸ σκιρτῶσα βοῶ· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.

Anna replied to him with a clear voice: * “I stand, beseeching the true God; * I call on him with my faith and my fervent pray’r * to take now the fruit of my travail joyfully. * I vowed after birth I would give her to him who gave her to me. * So therefore, joyfully leaping, I cry out: * O all you works of the Lord, bless the Lord your God!” [RB]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὁ Ἱερεὺς ἔφη αὐτῇ· Ξένον δὲ πάντῃ, τὸ πρᾶγμα κατανοῶ. Ὁρῶν τὴν προσαγομένην ἐν οἴκῳ Θεοῦ, Παραδόξως ὑπερβαίνουσαν, τὰ Ἅγια τῇ χάριτι· διὸ καὶ χαίρων βοῶ· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.

This act is truly in accordance with the Law, said the priest to her; ⁄ I understand that this is a wholly marvelous thing, ⁄ for I see being led into the House of God ⁄ the one who wondrously surpasses the Sanctuary in grace. ⁄ Therefore I cry in joy: ⁄ All works of the Lord, bless the Lord! [OCA]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ῥώννυμαι ἔφη ἡ Ἄννα αὐτῷ, μανθάνουσα ἅπερ λαλεῖς. Συνεὶς γὰρ ταῦτα τῷ Πνεύματι τοῦ Θεοῦ. Τρανῶς τὰ τῆς Παρθένου ἐκήρυξας. Υποδέχου οὖν τὴν ἄχραντον, ἐν τῷ Ναῷ τοῦ Κτίστου σου, καὶ χαίρων ψάλλε αὐτῷ. Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.

Anna said to him: ⁄ Hearing your words, I am filled with new strength. ⁄ For you understand these things by the Spirit of God, ⁄ and have clearly announced what shall come to pass in the Virgin. ⁄ Then take the undefiled One into the Temple of your Creator and sing in joy: ⁄ All works of the Lord, bless the Lord! [OCA]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-2

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-2

Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τὸν ἐν ὄρει ἁγίῳ.

Mode pl. 4. O extol Him.

Τὸν ἐν ὄρει ἁγίῳ.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἡ παλάμη σου τοῦ αἵματος Κυρίου, ὅτε πάτερ σεμνῶς ἐτέλεις τὴν θυσίαν, τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ὡς ἄγγελος οὐράνιος, ἤγγιξε καὶ ὤφθης, ἀπαστράπτων ξένως, ταῖς θείαις ἐνεργείαις.

When you solemnly once were celebrating * the divine liturgy, like a heavenly Angel, * your hand, O father, came in contact with the blood * of Jesus the Savior, * whereupon you shone forth with uncreated glory. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Σαῖς πρεσβείαις τὴν ποίμνην σου θεόφρον, ἐκ παντοίων δεινῶν καὶ πονηρῶν δαιμόνων, διηνεκῶς προφύλαττε Ἰάκωβε, ἵνα ἀνυμνῶμεν, καὶ δοξολογῶμεν, Χριστὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.

Godly-minded Iakovos, we pray you * to unceasingly guard your flock from evil demons * and from disasters by your mighty prayers for us, * so that we may sing praise * and glorification to Christ unto the ages. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ὁλοθύμως Ἰάκωβε μὴ παύσῃ, πρὸς Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἐκτείνων τὰς σὰς χεῖρας, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πάθεσιν Ἰάκωβε, κατατρυχομένων, καθʼ ἑκάστην πάτερ, ἀκέστορ ἀσθενούντων.

Never cease lifting up your pure and holy * hands in wholehearted prayer on our behalf to Christ God, * father Iakovos, for we are buffeted * daily by passions; * so we turn to you, holy healer of the injured. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Νυσταγμὸν ἀκηδίας τὸν ἐντός μου, ἀπομάκρυνον νῦν Μαρία ταῖς λιταῖς σου, καὶ τῆς ψυχῆς τὸν τόνον Θεονύμφευτε, ἔγειρον λιταῖς σου, ἵνα ἐγκαρδίως, δοξάζω τὸν σὸν τόκον.

Now the spiritual apathy within me * makes me drowsy all day. O Mary, by your prayers * take it away and rouse attention in my soul, * so that I may send up glory to your Son with a wakeful heart, O Virgin. [SD]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-3

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-3

Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 2 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τὸν Βασιλέα τῶν οὐρανῶν.

Mode pl. 4. O praise and bless Him.

Τὸν Βασιλέα τῶν οὐρανῶν.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Κρατῆρα ἔσχες, πεπληρωμένον θεόφρον, ἀγαθῶν ὑπὲρ πτωχῶν καὶ δυστυχούντων, ἐν ἡγουμενείῳ, τῷ σῷ ὡς σιτοδότης.

When you were abbot, * O Saint, you kept in your office * a supply of goods to prudently distribute * to the poor and needy, O godly-minded father. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἐν ἀπεῤῥίτῳ, πάτερ κατῴκεις κελλίῳ, ἀποφεύγων τρυφηλότητα τοῦ βίου, διὸ καὶ τοὺς πάλαι, πατέρας ἐμιμήσω.

O holy father, * the cell you lived in was simple: * you avoided worldly luxury and comfort; * thus you imitated ascetic saints before you. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Παύεις δαιμόνων, κυριαρχίαν παμμάκαρ, προσπορίζων τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐλευθερίαν, τοῖς πρός σε ἐλθοῦσιν, ἐνεργουμένοις πάτερ.

You end the action * and domination of demons * over those who come to you, all-blessed father, * giving them the freedom of Christ our God and Savior. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Ἐμὲ Παρθένε, τῷ σῷ ἀχρείῳ ἱκέτῃ, χειραγώγησον πρὸς τρίβον σωτηρίας, ἵνα τοῦ Υἱοῦ σου, τὰς ἐντολὰς τηρήσω.

Guide me, O Virgin,* upon the path of salvation, * so that even I your useless and pathetic * supplicant might finally keep Your Son’s commandments. [SD]

Ode 8: Katavasia

Ode 8: Katavasia

ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.

Ode viii. Katavasia. Mode 1.

Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Θαύματος ὑπερφυοῦς ἡ δροσοβόλος, ἐξεικόνισε κάμινος τύπον· οὐ γὰρ οὓς ἐδέξατο φλέγει νέους, ὡς οὐδὲ πῦρ τῆς Θεότητος, Παρθένου ἢν ὑπέδυ νηδύν· διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες ἀναμέλψωμεν· Εὐλογείτω ἡ κτίσις πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψούτω, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

Babylon’s bedewing furnace bore the image * of an extraordinary wonder. * For it did not burn the youths it accepted, * nor did the fire of Divinity consume the Virgin’s womb wherein it went. * So let us melodiously chant in praise: * Let all creation bless and extol the Lord, * and let it exalt Him supremely to the ages. [GOASD]

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

Magnificat: Mode of Canon

Magnificat: Mode of Canon

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: Menaion: Canon-1

Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-1

ᾨδὴ θʹ.

Ode ix.

Κανὼν Αʹ τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Canon 1 of the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος δʹ.

Heirmos. Mode 4.

Ὡς ἐμψύχῳ Θεοῦ κιβωτῷ.

Ὡς ἐμψύχῳ Θεοῦ κιβωτῷ, ψαυέτω μηδαμῶς χεὶρ ἀμυήτων, χείλη δὲ πιστῶν τῇ Θεοτόκῳ ἀσιγήτως, φωνὴν τοῦ Ἀγγέλου ἀναμέλποντα, ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει βοάτω· Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων ὑπάρχεις, Παρθένε Ἁγνή.

Now let no uninitiated hand * approach the living Ark of God to touch it. * Rather let believers’ lips sing out in exultation * the Angel’s salutation unceasingly * to the Theotokos and cry out: * You, O pure and virgin Maiden, are truly superior to all. [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὡς ὑπέρλαμπρον Θεοτόκε ἁγνή, Ψυχῆς τὸ καθαρὸν ἔχουσα κάλλος· Χάριτος Θεοῦ δʼ ἐμπιπλαμένη οὐρανόθεν· Φωτὶ ἀϊδίῳ καταυγάζεις ἀεί, τοὺς ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ βοῶντας· Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή.

O pure Mother of God, since you have * the beauty of your soul clear and resplendent, * and since you are full of the Grace of God from heaven, * you ever illumine with eternal light * those who cry aloud with a glad heart: * You, O pure and virgin Maiden, are truly superior to all. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Ὑπερίπταται Θεοτόκε ἁγνή Τὸ θαῦμά σου τὴν δύναμιν τῶν λόγων· Σῶμα γὰρ ἐν σοὶ κατανοῶ ὑπὲρ λόγον, Ῥοῆς ἁμαρτίας ἀνεπίδεκτον· ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῷ σοι· Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή.

Soaring higher than the power of speech * is your miracle, O pure Theotokos. * For beyond all reason I perceive in you a body * that in no way admitted the flow of sin. * Therefore with thanksgiving I cry out: * You, O pure and virgin Maiden, are truly superior to all. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Παραδόξως προδιετύπου Ἁγνή, ὁ Νόμος σε σκηνὴν καὶ θείαν στάμνον, Ξένην κιβωτόν, καὶ καταπέτασμα καὶ ῥάβδον, Ναὸν ἀκατάλυτον, καὶ πύλην Θεοῦ· Ὅθεν ἐκδιδάσκει σοι κράζειν· Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή.

Paradoxally the Law prefigured you, * O pure one, as a jar and tabernacle, * spiritual ark and rod of Aaron and the curtain, * indestructible Temple and the gate of God. * Thus it teaches us all to cry out: * You, O pure and virgin Maiden, are truly superior to all. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Μελῳδῶν σοι προεκελάδει Δαυῒδ, Λαλῶν σε θυγατέρα Βασιλέως, Κάλλει ἀρετῶν, ἐκ δεξιῶν παρισταμένην, ἰδὼν τοῦ Θεοῦ πεποικιλμένην σε· ὅθεν προφητεύων ἐβόα· Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή.

David sang in honor of you, ⁄ calling you the daughter of the King, ⁄ for he saw you in the beauty of the virtues, ⁄ in raiment of many-colored needlework ⁄ at the right hand of God. ⁄ Therefore he cried aloud in prophecy: ⁄ Truly you are above all creatures, O pure One! [OCA]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Θεοδόχον προθεωρῶν Σολομῶν, Ἠνοίξατο σε πύλην Βασιλέως, Ζῶσάν τε πηγὴν ἐσφραγισμένην, Ἐξ ἧς τὸ ἀθόλωτον ἡμῖν προῆλθεν, ὕδωρ τοῖς ἐν πίστει βοῶσιν· Ὄντως ἀνωτέρα πάντων, ὑπάρχεις Παρθένε ἁγνή.

Solomon, foreseeing how you were to receive God, ⁄ spoke of you in dark sayings ⁄ as the gate of the King and sealed fountain of living water ⁄ flowing forth in an untroubled stream to us who cry aloud with faith: ⁄ Truly you are above all creatures, O pure One! [OCA]

Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-2

Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-2

Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἐξέστη ἐπὶ τούτῳ.

Mode pl. 4. The heavens were astounded.

Ἐξέστη ἐπὶ τούτῳ.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἱστίῳ προσεδέθης τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἀνέμων βελίαρ τὴν δύναμιν, πίστει τῇ σῇ, πάτερ ἐταπείνωσας κραταιῶς, καὶ εἰς λιμένα ἔφθασας, τῶν μονῶν ἁγίων τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, χορείας τῶν ὁσίων, καὶ τῶν ἀΰλων νόων, καταλαβὼν ὡς τούτοις ὅμοιος.

You bound yourself to Jesus as to a sail. * By your faith, holy father, you mightily humbled the force * of the stormy winds of the evil one. * You made it to the heavenly * harbor and the mansions of all the saints, * and there you joined the chorus * of angels and devout saints, * for in your life you imitated them. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ὡς φίλος τοῦ ὁσίου Δαυῒδ σεμνέ, σὺν αὐτῷ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις πεποίηκας, θαυματουργέ, πάμπολλα σημεῖα ὑπερφυῆ, σὺν τούτῳ δὲ ἐπέστρεψας, ἐκ τῆς ἀνομίας ἁμαρτωλούς, Ἰάκωβε κηρύξας, τῆς μετανοίας λόγον, καὶ ἐντολῶν Χριστοῦ τὴν τήρησην.

O wonder-working father, being a friend * of St. David your patron, together you did many signs, * supernatural miracles wrought by God, * to help the people, whom you taught * that they should repent and that they should keep * the Savior Christ’s commandments. * And many thus rejected * their sinful ways, O St. Iakovos. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἡ ἔνθεος ζωή σου πολλοῖς πιστοῖς, ἐν τῇ μάνδρᾳ Δαυῒδ τοῦ προστάτου του, τύπος καλός, γέγονεν Ἰάκωβε θαυμαστέ, καὶ εὐσεβείας πρότυπον, καὶ πρὸς σωτηρίαν χειραγωγός, καὶ ἤλλαξαν ἀσμένως, ἐπὶ τὰ κρείττω βίον, οἱ προσιόντες σοι πανόσιε.

The godly life you led as a pious monk * in your patron saint David’s great monastery, where you lived, * was a good example of Christian life, * O wondrous St. Iakovos. * Therefore to salvation you were a guide * for those who came to see you, * their spiritual father, * and they corrected and improved their lives. [SD]

Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Λιμώττοντες οἱ δοῦλοί σου οἱ πτωχοί, ἐκ σιτίων τῆς χάριτος Πάναγνε, τῶν θρεπτικῶν, γόνυ Μῆτερ κλίνομεν οἱ οἰκτροί, πρὸ τῆς σεπτῆς εἰκόνος σου, καὶ καθικετεύομεν ταπεινῶς, τὸν Ἄρτον ταῖς λιταῖς σου, ὃν ἔτεκες παράσχου, μερόποις πᾶσιν ἵνα ζήσωνται.

O Lady, we your servants now humbly pray: * We are hungry for spiritual nourishment, the food of grace. * Piteous and poor, now on bended knee * before your holy and august * Icon, O all-pure Mother, we implore, * that by your intercessions * all people may be granted * the Bread of life, your Son, that all might live. [SD]

Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-3

Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-3

Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Canon 2 for the Saint.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Κυρίως Θεοτόκον.

Mode pl. 4. You are the Theotokos.

Κυρίως Θεοτόκον.

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ἰδοὺ κατʼ ἔτος μάκαρ, πληθὺς τῶν πατέρων, καὶ κοσμικῶν Ὀρθοδόξων παράταξις, τὴν ἀεισέβαστον πάτερ, μνήμην σου μέλπομεν.

Behold, O blessed father, * now the host of fathers * and congregations of Orthodox everywhere * will celebrate your all-honored memory every year. [SD]

Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Ὦ ὅσιε μὴ παύσῃ, ὑπὲρ τῆς σῆς ποίμνης, καθικετεύων Χριστῷ τῷ Κυρίῳ σου, σὺ γὰρ προστάτης ὑπάρχεις, αὐτῆς Ἰάκωβε.

Cease not from interceding * with Christ God the Master * for your monastic community, for you are * its patron saint and protector, devout Iakovos. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Ἡδέως ἀνυμνοῦμεν, τὸν σὸν βίον πάτερ, ἐκδιηγούμενοι πάντα τὰ θαύματα, καὶ τοὺς ἁγίους σου λόγους, σεμνὲ Ἰάκωβε.

With pleasure we extol you * and your life, O father, * as we relate all your marvelous miracles * and holy sayings and counsels, * O St. Iakovos. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Λαοὶ φυλαὶ καὶ γλῶσσαι, σὲ τὴν Θεοτόκον, καθὼς προεῖπές ποτε μακαρίζουσι, καὶ ἀνυμνοῦσιν ἐνθέως, τὸν θεῖον τόκον σου.

O Lady Theotokos, * now all generations, * races and peoples and languages call you blest, * as you foretold, and they worship * your Son, our Lord and God. [SD]

Ode 9: Katavasia

Ode 9: Katavasia

ᾨδὴ θʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.

Ode ix. Katavasia. Mode 1.

Μεγάλυνον ψυχή μου, τὴν τιμιωτέραν καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, τῶν ἄνω στρατευμάτων.

O my soul, magnify her who is greater in honor and in glory than the armies of heaven.

Μυστήριον ξένον, ὁρῶ καὶ παράδοξον! οὐρανὸν τὸ σπήλαιον· θρόνον Χερουβικόν, τὴν Παρθένον· τὴν φάτνην χωρίον· ἐν ᾧ ἀνεκλήθη ὁ ἀχώρητος, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός· ὃν ἀνυμνοῦντες μεγαλύνομεν.

I see here a strange and paradoxical mystery. * For, behold, the grotto is heaven; * cherubic throne is the Virgin; * the manger a grand space * in which Christ our God the uncontainable reclined as a babe; * Whom in extolling do we magnify. [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 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.

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Ἐξαποστειλάριον.

Exaposteilarion.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

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Ἦχος βʹ. Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.

Mode 2. Let us in faith.

Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.

Τοῦ Λιβισίου βλάστημα, καὶ Φαράκλων οἰκήτωρ, Εὐβοίας νήσου καύχημα, καὶ πιστῶν παραστάτης, Μονῆς Δαυῒδ τοῦ ὁσίου, προεστὼς θεοφόρος, χαρίτων σκεῦος πάγχρυσον, καὶ προγνώσεως λύχνος ἀειλαμπής, ἐγκρατείας πόνοις ἀκαταπαύστοις, καὶ σαῖς πυκναῖς δεήσεσιν, Ἰάκωβε ἐγνώσθης.

Iakovos, Livisi’s son, * resident of Farakla, * boast of the Isle of Evia, * and the God-bearing Abbot of St. David’s Monastery, * helper of faithful Christians: * for your unceasing exercise * of self-control, your hardships, your frequent prayers, * you became a golden vessel of graces; * you were known as a shining lamp * of God-inspired clairvoyance. [SD]

Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

For the Feast.

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Ἦχος βʹ. Γυναῖκες ἀκουτίσθητε.

Mode 2. O Women, hearken.

Γυναῖκες ἀκουτίσθητε.

Ἣν πάλαι προκατήγγειλε, τῶν Προφητῶν ὁ σύλλογος, στάμνον καὶ ῥάβδον καὶ πλάκα, καὶ ἀλατόμητον ὄρος, Μαρίαν τὴν Θεόπαιδα, πιστῶς ἀνευφημήσωμεν· σήμερον γὰρ εἰσάγεται, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων, ἀνατραφῆναι Κυρίῳ.

Let us with faith extol in song * the Virgin Mary, child of God, * of whom the assembly of Prophets * prophesied and of old declared * to be the tablet and the rod, * the mountain that was quarried not. * For she is introduced today * into the Holy of Holies, * to be fostered by the Master. [SD]

Οἱ Αἶνοι. Ἦχος αʹ.

Lauds. Mode 1.

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.

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.

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.

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Στιχηρά. Τοῦ Ἁγίου.

Stichera. For the Saint.

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Ἦχος αʹ. Πανεύφημοι μάρτυρες.

Mode 1. O Martyrs, extolled.

Πανεύφημοι μάρτυρες.

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]

Ἐκ παίδων ἠγάπησας σφοδρῶς, ἀσκητῶν πολίτευμα, καὶ ἐν νηστείαις ἐσχόλαζες, καὶ ταῖς δεήσεσιν, ἔχων δὲ πρὸς τοῦτο, καὶ τὴν γνώμην σύμφωνον, σεμνὲ τῶν εὐσεβῶν γεννητόρων σου, διὸ καὶ ηὔξανες, τῇ ἁγνείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι, ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων, τῶν χρόνων Ἰάκωβε.

O Saint, from your childhood you loved * the ascetic way of life, * and you devoted yourself to fasting and to frequent prayer. * Moreover, O father, * your most pious parents were supportive of your efforts, and therefore you increased in purity * and decorum, O Iakovos, * as a model * of virtue in recent years. [SD]

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]

Ὡς ἄγγελος ὤφθης ἐν Μονῇ, τοῦ Δαυῒδ πανόλβιε, διακριθεὶς ἐν ἀσκήσεσι, καὶ τοῦ θελήματος, ἐκκοπῇ ἐκ ῥίζης, ἀσκητὰ Ἰάκωβε, διὸ καὶ ἐνεδύθης τὰ πάντιμα, ἀξίως ἅγιε, ἱερωσύνης τὰ ἱμάτια, ἁγιάζων, πιστῶν τὰ πληρώματα.

Ascetic Iakovos, you seemed * like an angel in St. David’s Monastery on Evia, distinguishing yourself * in ascetic labor * and excision of your will. * And then you were ordained and you worthily put on the most esteemed * sacred vestments, as a holy priest * sanctifying * the faithful who came to you. [SD]

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]

Φιλόστοργος ὤφθης ἀληθῶς, ὡς ἱερομόναχος, ἐπιστηρίζων τὴν ποίμνην σου, ἐξ ἐπιθέσεων, τοῦ ἀντικειμένου, καὶ λύων Ἰάκωβε, πολλῶν ἐνεργουμένων σῇ χάριτι, τῶν προσιόντων σοι, τὴν πικρίαν καὶ τὴν ἅλυσιν, καὶ παρέχων, ψυχῶν τὴν εἰρήνευσιν.

O Saint, as a priest monk you possessed * the affection of a father. O Iakovos, by the grace of God you kept your flock * safe from the attacks by * all demonic enemies. * And you did much to ease the anxieties and bitterness of life * for the people who would visit you, * and you gave them * peace of both mind and soul. [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]

Ὁ τάφος σου ὄλβος ἐν Μονῇ, ἐπεγνώσθη Ὅσιε, καταπλουτίζων Ἰάκωβε, πολλοῖς χαρίσμασι, τοὺς ἀσπαζομένους, αὐτὸν μετὰ πίστεως, καὶ πάντοτε ἰᾶται νοσήματα, ψυχῆς καὶ σώματος, καὶ σκεδάζει τὴν ἀπόγνωσιν, τῶν ἀνθρώπων, τῶν προσερχομένων σοι.

Devout St. Iakovos, your tomb * is a sacred treasure in your Monastery, for it enriches with the gifts of God * those who bow and kiss it, * venerating it with faith. * It frequently is curing diseases of the body and the soul; * it dispels the despair and hopelessness * of the people * who come to you prayerfully. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Συμπλήρωμα Μηναίου - - -

Menaion Supplement - - -

Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.

Mode pl. 1.

Ὅσιε πάτερ, ἔχων ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου, τὸν ἀγαθὸν θησαυρὸν κεκρυμμένον, πάντα ἀπέῤῥιψας, τὰ γεηρὰ καὶ ὑλώδη, ἐπιθυμίαν ἔχων σὺν Χριστῷ ἀναλῦσαι, καὶ αἰωνίως αὐτῷ συνεῖναι· ὅθεν ὁλοκαρδίως τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἠγάπησας, καὶ λόγοις τε καὶ πολλοῖς σημείοις, γνωστὸν τοῖς πᾶσιν τοῦτον ἐποίησας, ὃν καθικέτευε πάτερ Ἰάκωβε, ὑπὲρ τῆς ἁγίας Μονῆς σου, καὶ πάντων τῶν τιμώντων, τὴν ἀεισέβαστον μνήμην σου.

Devout father, you hid the good treasure in your heart, and rid yourself of everything earthly and material, for you desired to depart and be with Christ forever. So you loved Jesus with all your heart, and you made Him known to everyone, by your words and your many signs and miracles. Entreat Him now, O father Iakovos, and pray for your holy Monastery, and for all those who honor your ever-venerable memory. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.

Both now. For the Feast.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ἦχος βʹ.

Mode 2.

Σήμερον τῷ Ναῷ προσάγεται, ἡ πανάμωμος Παρθένος, εἰς κατοικητήριον τοῦ παντάνακτος Θεοῦ, καὶ πάσης τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν τροφοῦ. Σήμερον τὸ καθαρώτατον ἁγίασμα, ὡς τριετίζουσα δάμαλις, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων εἰσάγεται· ταύτῃ ἐκβοήσωμεν, ὡς ὁ Ἄγγελος· Χαῖρε μόνη ἐν γυναιξὶν εὐλογημένη.

Today the all-blameless Virgin is led to the Temple, to become the abode of God the King of all and Nourisher of our whole life. Today the most pure sanctuary is introduced into the Holy of Holies as a heifer three years old. Let us cry out to her as once did the Angel: Rejoice, only blessed among women. [SD]

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)