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Hieratikon |
Θεία Λειτουργία Ἁγ. Χρυσοστόμου |
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom |
Μηναῖον - Τῌ ΚΓʹ ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ |
Menaion - November 23 |
Μνήμη τῶν ἐν Ἁγίοις Πατέρων ἡμῶν Ἀμφιλοχίου, Ἐπισκόπου Ἰκονίου, καὶ Γρηγορίου τοῦ Ἀκραγαντίνων. |
Memory of our Fathers among the Saints Amphilochios, Bishop of Iconium, and Gregory of Agrigentum |
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ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΥ |
LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM |
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Ἀντίφωνον Αʹ. Ἦχος βʹ. Ψαλμοὶ 144, 86, 47. |
Antiphon 1. Mode 2. Psalms 144, 86, 47. |
Στίχ. αʹ. Μέγας Κύριος καὶ αἰνετὸς σφόδρα. |
Verse 1: Great is the Lord and exceedingly praiseworthy. [SAAS] |
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Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
At the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us. |
Στίχ. βʹ. Δεδοξασμένα ἐλαλήθη περὶ σοῦ, ἡ πόλις τοῦ Θεοῦ. |
Verse 2: Glorious things were said concerning you, O city of God. |
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Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
At the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us. |
Στίχ. γʹ. Ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς βάρεσιν αὐτῆς γινώσκεται. |
Verse 3: God is known in her palaces. |
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Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
At the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us. |
Στίχ. δʹ. Καθάπερ ἠκούσαμεν, οὕτω καὶ εἴδομεν. |
Verse 4: As we heard, so we saw. |
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Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
At the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us. |
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Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. |
Glory. Both now. |
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Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
At the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us. |
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Ἀντίφωνον Βʹ. Ἦχος βʹ. Ψαλμοὶ 45, 95, 117, 64. |
Antiphon 2. Mode 2. Psalms 45, 95, 117, 64. |
Στίχ. αʹ. Ἡγίασε τὸ σκήνωμα αὐτοῦ ὁ Ὕψιστος. |
Verse 1: The Most High sanctified His tabernacle. [SAAS] |
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Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἐν ἁγίοις θαυμαστός, ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. |
Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. save us who sing to you: Alleluia! |
Στίχ. βʹ. Ἁγιωσύνη καὶ μεγαλοπρέπεια ἐν τῷ ἁγιάσματι αὐτοῦ. |
Verse 2: Holiness and majesty are in His holy place. |
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Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἐν ἁγίοις θαυμαστός, ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. |
Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. save us who sing to you: Alleluia! |
Στίχ. γʹ. Αὕτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ Κυρίου, δίκαιοι εἰσελεύσονται ἐν αὐτῇ. |
Verse 3: This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall go in through it. |
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Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἐν ἁγίοις θαυμαστός, ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. |
Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. save us who sing to you: Alleluia! |
Στίχ. δʹ. Ἅγιος ὁ ναός σου, θαυμαστὸς ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ. |
Verse 4: Holy is Your temple, wondrous in righteousness. |
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Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἐν ἁγίοις θαυμαστός, ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. |
Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. save us who sing to you: Alleluia! |
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. |
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. |
Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. |
Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. |
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Ὁ μονογενὴς Υἱὸς καὶ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀθάνατος ὑπάρχων καὶ καταδεξάμενος διὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν σωτηρίαν σαρκωθῆναι ἐκ τῆς ἁγίας Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, ἀτρέπτως ἐνανθρωπήσας, σταυρωθείς τε, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, εἷς ὢν τῆς ἁγίας Τριάδος, συνδοξαζόμενος τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
Only-begotten Son and Word of God, * who, being immortal, * accepted for our salvation * to take flesh from the holy Mother of God * and Ever-Virgin Mary, and without change became man; * you were crucified, Christ God, * by death trampling on death, * though being one of the Holy Trinity, * glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit: * save us! |
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Ἀντίφωνον Γʹ. Ἦχος δʹ. Ψαλμὸς 44. |
Antiphon 3. Mode 4. Psalm 44. |
Στίχ. αʹ. Τὸ πρόσωπόν σου λιτανεύσουσιν οἱ πλούσιοι τοῦ λαοῦ. |
Verse 1: The rich among the people shall entreat your favor. [SAAS] |
Στίχ. βʹ. Πᾶσα ἡ δόξα τῆς θυγατρὸς τοῦ βασιλέως ἔσωθεν, ἐν κροσσωτοῖς χρυσοῖς περιβεβλημένη, πεποικιλμένη. |
Verse 2: All her glory as the King’s daughter is within, adorned and embroidered with golden tassels. |
Στίχ. γʹ. Ἀπενεχθήσονται τῷ βασιλεῖ παρθένοι ὀπίσω αὐτῆς. |
Verse 3: The virgins behind her shall be brought to the King. |
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Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Apolytikion of the Feast. Mode 4. |
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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 foreshadowing of the good-pleasure of God, and the proclaiming of the salvation of mankind. In the Temple of God the Virgin is revealed, and be-forehand she announces Christ to all. To her let us also cry aloud with mighty voice: Hail, the fulfilment of the Creator’s dispensation! [Lash] |
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Εἰσοδικόν. Ἦχος βʹ. |
Entrance Hymn. Mode 2. |
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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. Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. save us who sing to you: Alleluia! |
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Ὕμνοι μετὰ τὴν Μικρὰν Εἴσοδον |
Hymns after the Entrance. |
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Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς. |
Apolytikion of the Feast. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος δʹ. |
Mode 4. |
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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 foreshadowing of the good-pleasure of God, and the proclaiming of the salvation of mankind. In the Temple of God the Virgin is revealed, and be-forehand she announces Christ to all. To her let us also cry aloud with mighty voice: Hail, the fulfilment of the Creator’s dispensation! [Lash] |
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Τῶν Ἁγίων. |
For the Saints. |
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Ἦχος δʹ. |
Mode 4. |
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Ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, ὁ ποιῶν ἀεὶ μεθʼ ἡμῶν κατὰ τὴν σην ἐπιείκειαν, μὴ ἀποστήσῃς τὸ ἔλεός σου ἀφʼ ἡμῶν, ἀλλὰ ταῖς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, ἐν εἰρήνῃ κυβέρνησον τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν. |
God of our Fathers, who always deal with us in your forbearance, do not deprive us of your mercy, but at their intercessions guide our life in peace. [Lash] |
Ψάλλεται τὸ Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ. Εἴτα· |
The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then: |
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Κοντάκιον. |
Kontakion. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος δʹ. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ. |
Mode 4. You who were lifted. |
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Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ. |
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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 all-pure Temple of the Saviour, the precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin, the sacred Treasury of the glory of God, is being brought today into the house of the Lord; and with her she brings the grace of the divine Spirit; of her God’s Angels sing in praise: She is indeed the heavenly Tabernacle. [Lash] |
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Ὁ Τρισάγιος Ὗμνος |
Trisagios Hymn |
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Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3) |
Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) |
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. |
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. |
Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. |
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. |
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ΤΑ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΜΑΤΑ |
THE READINGS |
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Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ. Ψαλμὸς 103. |
Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 103. |
Ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα. |
He makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire. [SAAS] |
Στίχ. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον. Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ἐμεγαλύνθης σφόδρα. |
Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, You are magnified exceedingly. [SAAS] |
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Ὁ Ἀπόστολος |
The Epistle |
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Τῇ Δευτέρᾳ τῆς ΚϚʹ Ἑβδομάδος |
Monday of the 26th Week |
Πρὸς Τιμόθεον Αʹ Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα. |
The reading is from" // Paul’s First Letter to Timothy. |
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Αʹ Τιμ. 1:1 – 7 |
1 Tim. 1:1 – 7 |
Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ κατ᾽ ἐπιταγὴν Θεοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν καὶ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῆς ἐλπίδος ἡμῶν, Τιμοθέῳ γνησίῳ τέκνῳ ἐν πίστει· χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν. Καθὼς παρεκάλεσά σε προσμεῖναι ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, πορευόμενος εἰς Μακεδονίαν, ἵνα παραγγείλῃς τισὶ μὴ ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν μηδὲ προσέχειν μύθοις καὶ γενεαλογίαις ἀπεράντοις, αἵτινες ζητήσεις παρέχουσι μᾶλλον ἢ οἰκονομίαν Θεοῦ τὴν ἐν πίστει· τὸ δὲ τέλος τῆς παραγγελίας ἐστὶν ἀγάπη ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας καὶ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς καὶ πίστεως ἀνυποκρίτου, ὧν τινες ἀστοχήσαντες ἐξετράπησαν εἰς ματαιολογίαν, θέλοντες εἶναι νομοδιδάσκαλοι, μὴ νοοῦντες μήτε ἃ λέγουσι μήτε περὶ τίνων διαβεβαιοῦνται. |
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope. To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, nor to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies which promote speculations rather than the divine order that is in faith; whereas the aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith. Certain persons by swerving from these have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make assertions. [RSV] |
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Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἦχος βʹ. Ψαλμὸς 148. |
Alleluia. Mode 2. Psalm 148. |
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. |
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. |
Στίχ. αʹ. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. |
Verse 1: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. [SAAS] |
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. |
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. |
Στίχ. βʹ. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ. |
Verse 2: Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. |
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. |
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. |
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Τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον |
The Gospel |
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Τῇ Δευτέρᾳ τῆς Ιʹ Ἑβδομάδος τοῦ Λουκᾶ |
Monday of the 10th Week of Luke |
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Λουκᾶν ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα. |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Luke. |
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Λουκ. 17:20 – 25 |
Lk. 17:20 – 25 |
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὑπὸ τῶν Φαρισαίων πότε ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς καὶ εἶπεν· οὐκ ἔρχεται ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ μετὰ παρατηρήσεως, οὐδὲ ἐροῦσιν· ἰδοὺ ὧδε ἢ ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐντὸς ὑμῶν ἐστιν. Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητάς· ἐλεύσονται ἡμέραι ὅτε ἐπιθυμήσετε μίαν τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἰδεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ὄψεσθε. καὶ ἐροῦσιν ὑμῖν· ἰδοὺ ὧδε, ἰδοὺ ἐκεῖ· μὴ ἀπέλθητε μηδὲ διώξητε. ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ ἀστραπὴ ἀστράπτουσα ἐκ τῆς ὑπ᾿ οὐρανὸν εἰς τὴν ὑπ᾿ οὐρανὸν λάμπει, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ αὐτοῦ. πρῶτον δὲ δεῖ αὐτὸν πολλὰ παθεῖν καὶ ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι ἀπὸ τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης. |
At that time, when Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, he answered them, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, ‘Lo, here it is!’ or ‘There!’ for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” And he said to the disciples, “The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you will not see it. And they will say to you, ‘Lo, there!’ or ‘Lo, here!’ Do not go, do not follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of man be in his day. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.” [RSV] |
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Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Θεοτόκον. |
Hymn to the Theotokos. |
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Ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς μακαρίζειν σε τὴν Θεοτόκον, τὴν ἀειμακάριστον καὶ παναμώμητον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν. Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβεὶμ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν. |
It is truly right to call you blessed, who gave birth to God, ever-blessed and most pure, and Mother of our God. Greater in honour than the Cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Word; truly the Mother of God, we magnify you. |
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Κοινωνικόν. Ψαλμὸς 103. |
Communion Hymn. Psalm 103. |
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Ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα. Ἀλληλούϊα. |
He makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire. Alleluia. [SAAS] |
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Ὕμνος μετὰ τὴν Θ. Κοινωνίαν. |
Hymn after Holy Communion. |
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Ἦχος βʹ. |
Mode 2. |
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Εἴδομεν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν, ἐλάβομεν Πνεῦμα ἐπουράνιον, εὕρομεν 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. |
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ΑΠΟΛΥΣΙΣ |
DISMISSAL |
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. |
Glory to you, 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 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, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God. |
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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. |