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Θεία Λειτουργία Ἁγ. Χρυσοστόμου
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Μηναῖον - Τῌ ΚΕʹ ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
Menaion - November 25
Ἀπόδοσις τῆς Ἑορτῆς τῶν Εἰσοδίων καὶ Μνήμη τῆς Ἁγίας Μεγαλομάρτυρος Αἰκατερίνης
Leave-taking of the Feast of the Entry, and Memory of the Holy Great-martyr Catherine
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ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ
LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Ἤ, ἀντὶ τῶν Ἀντιφώνων, κατὰ τὸ τυπικόν, ψάλλονται τὰ Τυπικὰ καὶ οἱ Μακαρισμοί.
An optional alternative to the Antiphons are the Typika (Psalms 102 and 145), and the Beatitudes with the appointed troparia, which are provided here.
Ψαλμὸς 102.
Psalm 102.
Ψαλμὸς 145.
Psalm 145.
Οἱ Μακαρισμοί.
The Beatitudes.
Ἦχος δʹ.
Mode 4.
Ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου μνήσθητι ἡμῶν Κύριε, ὅταν ἔλθῃς ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου. Μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
In Your kingdom. Remember us, O Lord, when You come in Your kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [RSV]
Μακάριοι οἱ πενθοῦντες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ παρακληθήσονται.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. [RSV]
Μακάριοι οἱ πρᾳεῖς, ὅτι αὐτοὶ κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῆν.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. [RSV]
Μακάριοι οἱ πεινῶντες καὶ διψῶντες τὴν δικαιοσύνην, ὅτι αὐτοὶ χορτασθήσονται.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. [RSV]
Κανὼν Αʹ τῆς Ἑορτῆς.
Canon 1 of the Feast.
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ἦχος δʹ. Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους.
Ode iii. Mode 4. Establish your servants.
Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Μακάριοι οἱ ἐλεήμονες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ ἐλεηθήσονται.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. [RSV]
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]
Μακάριοι οἱ καθαροὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ, ὅτι αὐτοὶ τὸν Θεὸν ὄψονται.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. [RSV]
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]
Μακάριοι οἱ εἰρηνοποιοί, ὅτι αὐτοὶ Υἱοὶ Θεοῦ κληθήσονται.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. [RSV]
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]
Μακάριοι οἱ δεδιωγμένοι ἕνεκεν δικαιοσύνης, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [RSV]
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]
Κανὼν τῆς Ἁγίας.
Canon for the Holy Woman.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἄβυσσος ἁμαρτιῶν.
Ode vi. Mode pl. 4. N/M (My transgressions)
Ἄβυσσος ἁμαρτιῶν.
Μακάριοι ἐστὲ ὅταν ὀνειδίσωσιν ὑμᾶς, καὶ διώξωσι, καὶ εἴπωσι πᾶν πονηρὸν ῥῆμα καθʼ ὑμῶν, ψευδόμενοι ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ.
Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely [for my sake]. [RSV]
Ὅλην σε περικαλῆ, παρθενίας ἀπαστράπτουσαν αἴγλῃ, μαρτυρικοῖς τε Κόρη, φοινιχθεῖσαν ἐν αἵμασι, καθορῶν ὁ ἀγαθός, Λόγος καὶ ἄχραντος, ἐν θαλάμοις, ἐπουρανίοις κατεσκήνωσεν.
O maiden, the good Word who is immaculate, saw how you were beautiful, flashing with the splendor of virginity, and reddened with blood of martyrdom; and He took you to dwell in the chambers of Heaven. [SD]
Χαίρετε καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, ὅτι ὁ μισθὸς ὑμῶν πολὺς ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς.
Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. [RSV]
Ἰσχύσας διὰ Σταυροῦ, τῶν Τυράννων καταλῦσαι τὸ κράτος, καὶ κοσμικῆς σοφίας, διελέγξαι τὸ μάταιον, θεοπνεύστου διδαχῆς, βρύουσα δόγματα, μεγαλόφρον Αἰκατερῖνα πανοίδιμε.
O Catherine, world-renowned for your great mind, you effused God-inspired teachings. You did prevailed through the Cross and brought down the rule of the tyrants, and you exposed the vanity of worldly wisdom. [SD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Δόλῳ πρώην τὸν Ἀδάμ, Παραδείσου τῆς τρυφῆς ἐκβαλόντα, τῶν αἰκισμῶν τοὺς πόνους, καρτερῶς ὑπομείνασα, καταβέβηκας εἰς γῆν, Μάρτυς πανένδοξε, καὶ στεφάνοις, τῆς Βασιλείας ἐστεφάνωσαι.
O all-glorious Martyr, you resolutely endured the pain of torture, and thus you threw the devil to the ground, who by treachery once cast Adam from the Garden of Eden. And now you wear the crowns of the Kingdom. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ἵλεών μοι τὸν Κριτήν, τὸν Υἱόν σου Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, ταῖς σαῖς λιταῖς γενέσθαι, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τῆς κρίσεως, λυτρωτήν τε τῶν δεινῶν, Μῆτερ ἀπέργασαι· σοὶ γὰρ μόνῃ, τὰ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἀνατίθημι.
O Virgin Theotokos, by your entreaties make the Judge, who is your Son, be merciful to me on Judgement Day, O Mother, and implore Him to deliver me from hardship. In you alone have I placed my hope. [SD]
Εἰσοδικόν. Ἦχος βʹ.
Entrance Hymn. Mode 2.
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἐν ἁγίοις θαυμαστός, ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα.
Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. We sing to You, Alleluia.
Ὕμνοι μετὰ τὴν Μικρὰν Εἴσοδον
Hymns after the Entrance.
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]
Τῆς Ἁγ. Αἰκατερίνης.
For St. Catherine.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.
Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.
Τὴν πανεύφημον νύμφην Χριστοῦ ὑμνήσωμεν, Αἰκατερῖναν τὴν θείαν καὶ πολιοῦχον Σινᾶ, τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν καὶ ἀντίληψιν, ὅτι ἐφίμωσε λαμπρῶς, τοὺς κομψοὺς τῶν ἀσεβῶν, τοῦ Πνεύματος τῇ μαχαίρᾳ, καὶ νῦν ὡς Μάρτυς στεφθεῖσα, αἰτεῖται πᾶσι τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Let us praise and extol the all-lauded Bride of Christ,* the Protectress of Sinai, divine Saint Catherine,* as the one who gives aid and her assistance to us;* for she brilliantly suppressed the impious orators,* with the sword of the Spirit.* And being crowned as a martyr,* she asks that all receive the great mercy. [SD]
Ψάλλεται τὸ Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ. Εἴτα·
The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then:
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Κοντάκιον.
Kontakion.
Ἦχος δʹ. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.
Mode 4. You who were lifted.
Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.
Ὁ καθαρώτατος ναὸς τοῦ Σωτῆρος, ἡ πολυτίμητος παστὰς καὶ Παρθένος, τὸ ἱερὸν θησαύρισμα τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ, σήμερον εἰσάγεται, ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Κυρίου, τὴν χάριν συνεισάγουσα, τὴν ἐν Πνεύματι Θείῳ· ἣν ἀνυμνοῦσιν Ἄγγελοι Θεοῦ· Αὕτη ὑπάρχει σκηνὴ ἐπουράνιος.
The Savior’s most pure and immaculate temple, the very precious bridal chamber and Virgin, who is the sacred treasure of the glory of God, on this day is introduced into the House of the Lord, and with herself she brings the grace in the divine Spirit. She is extolled by the Angels of God. A heavenly tabernacle is she. [SD]
Ὁ Τρισάγιος Ὗμνος
Trisagios Hymn
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Ὁ Ἀπόστολος
The Epistle
Τῆς Ἁγίας.
For the Holy Woman.
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ. Ψαλμὸς 67.
Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 67.
Θαυμαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ.
God is wondrous in His saints. [SAAS]
Στίχ. Ἐν ἐκκλησίαις εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Θεόν.
Verse: Bless God in the churches. [SAAS]
Πρὸς Γαλάτας Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.
The reading is from Paul’s Letter to the Galatians.
Γαλ 3:23 – 29; 4:1 – 5
Gal. 3:23 – 29; 4:1 – 5
Ἀδελφοί, πρὸ τοῦ ἐλθεῖν τὴν πίστιν ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα συγκεκλεισμένοι εἰς τὴν μέλλουσαν πίστιν ἀποκαλυφθῆναι. ὥστε ὁ νόμος παιδαγωγὸς ἡμῶν γέγονεν εἰς Χριστόν, ἵνα ἐκ πίστεως δικαιωθῶμεν· ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς πίστεως οὐκέτι ὑπὸ παιδαγωγόν ἐσμεν. Πάντες γὰρ υἱοὶ Θεοῦ ἐστε διὰ τῆς πίστεως ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ· ὅσοι γὰρ εἰς Χριστὸν ἐβαπτίσθητε, Χριστὸν ἐνεδύσασθε. οὐκ ἔνι Ἰουδαῖος οὐδὲ Ἕλλην, οὐκ ἔνι δοῦλος οὐδὲ ἐλεύθερος, οὐκ ἔνι ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ· πάντες γὰρ ὑμεῖς εἷς ἐστε ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ. εἰ δὲ ὑμεῖς Χριστοῦ, ἄρα τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ σπέρμα ἐστὲ καὶ κατ᾽ ἐπαγγελίαν κληρονόμοι. Λέγω δέ, ἐφ᾽ ὅσον χρόνον ὁ κληρονόμος νήπιός ἐστιν, οὐδὲν διαφέρει δούλου, κύριος πάντων ὤν, ἀλλὰ ὑπὸ ἐπιτρόπους ἐστὶ καὶ οἰκονόμους ἄχρι τῆς προθεσμίας τοῦ πατρός. οὕτω καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὅτε ἦμεν νήπιοι, ὑπὸ τὰ στοιχεῖα τοῦ κόσμου ἦμεν δεδουλωμένοι· ὅτε δὲ ἦλθε τὸ πλήρωμα τοῦ χρόνου, ἐξαπέστειλεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, γενόμενον ἐκ γυναικός, γενόμενον ὑπὸ νόμον, ἵνα τοὺς ὑπὸ νόμον ἐξαγοράσῃ, ἵνα τὴν υἱοθεσίαν ἀπολάβωμεν.
Brethren, before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian; for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise. I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no better than a slave, though he is the owner of all the estate; but he is under guardians and trustees until the date set by the father. So with us; when we were children, we were slaves to the elemental principles of the universe. But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. [RSV]
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἦχος αʹ. Ψαλμὸς 39.
Alleluia. Mode 1. Psalm 39.
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Στίχ. αʹ. Ὑπομένων ὑπέμεινα τὸν Κύριον.
Verse 1: I waited patiently for the Lord. [SAAS]
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Στίχ. βʹ. Καὶ ἔστησεν ἐπὶ πέτραν τοὺς πόδας μου.
Verse 2: He brought me up out of a miserable pit.
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον
The Gospel
Τῆς Ἁγίας.
For the Holy Woman.
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Μᾶρκον ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Mark.
Μκ 5:24 – 34
Mk. 5:24 – 34
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἠκολούθει τῷ Ἰησοῦ ὄχλος πολύς, καὶ συνέθλιβον αὐτόν. Καὶ γυνή τις οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος ἔτη δώδεκα, καὶ πολλὰ παθοῦσα ὑπὸ πολλῶν ἰατρῶν καὶ δαπανήσασα τὰ παρ᾿ ἑαυτῆς πάντα, καὶ μηδὲν ὠφεληθεῖσα, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον εἰς τὸ χεῖρον ἐλθοῦσα, ἀκούσασα περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ἐλθοῦσα ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ· ἔλεγε γὰρ ἐν ἑαυτῇ ὅτι ἐὰν ἅψωμαι κἂν τῶν ἱματίων αὐτοῦ, σωθήσομαι. καὶ εὐθέως ἐξηράνθη ἡ πηγὴ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῆς, καὶ ἔγνω τῷ σώματι ὅτι ἴαται ἀπὸ τῆς μάστιγος. καὶ εὐθέως ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐπιγνοὺς ἐν ἑαυτῷ τὴν ἐξ αὐτοῦ δύναμιν ἐξελθοῦσαν, ἐπιστραφεὶς ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ἔλεγε· τίς μου ἥψατο τῶν ἱματίων; καὶ ἔλεγον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ· βλέπεις τὸν ὄχλον συνθλίβοντά σε, καὶ λέγεις τίς μου ἥψατο; καὶ περιεβλέπετο ἰδεῖν τὴν τοῦτο ποιήσασαν. ἡ δὲ γυνὴ φοβηθεῖσα καὶ τρέμουσα, εἰδυῖα ὃ γέγονεν ἐπ᾿ αὐτῇ, ἦλθε καὶ προσέπεσεν αὐτῷ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ πᾶσαν τὴν ἀλήθειαν. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· θύγατερ, ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε· ὕπαγε εἰς εἰρήνην, καὶ ἴσθι ὑγιὴς ἀπὸ τῆς μάστιγός σου.
At that time, a great crowd followed Jesus and thronged about him. And there was a woman who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. She had heard the reports about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I shall be made well.” And immediately the hemorrhage ceased; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, immediately turned about in the crowd, and said, “Who touched my garments?” And his disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, ‘Who touched me?’” And he looked around to see who had done it. But the woman, knowing what had been done to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.” [RSV]
Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Θεοτόκον.
Hymn to the Theotokos.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode ix. Heirmos.
Ἦχος δʹ.
Mode 4.
Ἄγγελοι τὴν Εἴσοδον τῆς Παρθένου, ὁρῶντες ἐξεπλήττοντο, πῶς μετὰ δόξης εἰσῆλθεν, εἰς τὰ Ἅγια τῶν Ἁγίων.
When they saw the Entry of the Virgin Maiden, the Angels were astonished, at how she entered with glory into the Holy of Holies. [SD]
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]
Κοινωνικόν. Ψαλμὸς 115.
Communion Hymn. Psalm 115.
Ποτήριον σωτηρίου λήψομαι καὶ τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου ἐπικαλέσομαι. Ἀλληλούϊα.
I will take up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. [SAAS] Alleluia.
Ὕμνος μετὰ τὴν Θ. Κοινωνίαν.
Hymn after Holy Communion.
Ἦχος βʹ.
Mode 2.
Εἴδομεν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ἐλάβομεν Πνεῦμα ἐπουράνιον, εὓρομεν πίστιν ἀληθῆ, ἀδιαίρετον Τριάδα προσκυνοῦντες· αὕτη γὰρ ἡμᾶς ἔσωσεν.
We have seen the true light; we have received the heavenly Spirit; we have found the true faith, worshiping the undivided Trinity, for the Trinity has saved us.
ΑΠΟΛΥΣΙΣ
DISMISSAL
Δόξα σοι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.
Glory to You, O Christ our God. Glory to You.
Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, 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 ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ καλλινίκων μαρτύρων· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ τῆς ἁγίας Μεγαλομάρτυρος καὶ πανσόφου Αἰκατερίνης, ἧς καὶ τὴν μνήμην ἐπιτελοῦμεν· καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός.
May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, the holy Great-martyr and all-wise Catherine, whose memory we celebrate; and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.
Κανόνας Νηστείας
Fasting Rule
Κατάλυσις ἰχθύος.
Fish: fish, oil and wine are allowed. Refrain from meat, dairy and eggs.
Εἶναι ἡ νηστεία πρὸ τῶν Χριστουγέννων.
It is the Christmas fast.