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RE L I CS ST J OHN ( RA I K O) OF BUL GAR I A
Ka t a v a s i a s o f Mi d - Pe n t e c o s t
Our Eternal Gratitude to God for the original text & translation by Father Seraphim Dedes -the
Holy Monastery of St Gregory Palamas - Archdiocese of America
http://www.ematins.org/
NO T FO R MA T E R I A L PR O F I T !
2. M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3 M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3 15.
14. M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3
Moisea elithasan, i dini ke paranomi,
Ioudeon sistima to ahariston. Ton
Isaian de eprisan, xilino en prioni. En
vorvoro ton Sofon, Ieremian
enevalon. Ton de Kyrion, en Stavro
anipsountes, epevoon. Ton Naon O
katalion, soson safton ke
pistevsomen.
> Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Fotisthentes Adelphi ti Anastasi tou
Sotiros Hristou, ke fthasantes to
meson tis eortis tis despotikis, gnisios
filanxomen tas entolas tou Theou.
Ina axii genometha ke tin Analipsin
eortase, ke tis parousias tihin tou
Agiou Pnevmatos.
T H E G R E A T D O X O L O G Y
The severe and iniquitous and
ungrateful society of the Hebrews
threw stones at the Prophet Moses of
old. They killed Isaiah by sawing
him in two with a wooden saw. They
imprisoned in a pit Jeremiah the
Holy Sage. But the Lord of all they
had raised on a Cross, and then they
cried out: Thou Who would destroy
the Temple, we would believe if
Thou Save Thyself!
> Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
We were Illumined, O Brethren, by the
Resurrection of Christ the Saviour.
And now we have the middle of the
Feast of the Lord. Let us sincrely
keep the Commandments of God, so
that we may become worthy of
celebrating the Ascension as well,
and to witness the Coming of the
Holy Spirit.
F e s t a l A p o l y t i k i o n Mi d P e n t e c o s t
Mesousis tis eortis, dipsosan mou tin
psihin, evsevias potison namata. Oti
pasi Sotir evoisas. O dipson, erhestho
pros me ke pineto. I Pigi tis Zois,
Hriste O Theos, Doxa Si!
O Lord, midway through the Feast,
grant drink to my Thirsty soul from
the Waters of True Religion. For to
all Thou, our Saviour, cried aloud:
Let whosoever is Thirsty, come to Me
and drink! As the Fountain of Life, O
Christ our God, Glory to Thee!
T H E D I V I N E L I T U R G Y O F S T J O H N C H R Y S O S T O M B E G I N S I M M E D I A T E L Y
M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3 3.
Th e Fe a s t o f Mi d Pe n t e c o s t
The fifty days following Pascha until the Feast of Pentecost are
known as the period of the Pentecostarion.
At the mid-point between these great Feasts of Pascha and
Pentecost, on the 25
th
day ,which is always a Wedneday, is one
of the most beloved Feasts Mid-Pentecost.
Mid-Pentecost is as significant to the Pentecostarion as the Third
Sunday of Great Lent, which honours the Holy Cross, is to the
period of Great Lent - a Feast that helps us to focus on the
central theme of the entire Festal or Lenten period.
Whereas the mid-point of Great Lent reminds us to bear up the
Cross of Christ bravely so that we may daily die with Christ in
order to experience the Resurrection of our Lord, so also the mid-
point of the Pentecostarion Enlightens us regarding the Theme of
the Fifty Days following Pascha - the Acquisition of the Holy Spirit
Who is poured out as a Gift upon all the Faithful who partake of
the Living Water - Christ Himself.
The central theme woven throughout the period of the
Pentecostarion concerns Water, because it is also the central
theme of the Gospel of St John, which flows into St Lukes Acts of
the Apostles, both of which are read during the Pentecostarion.
This theme appears for the first time on Pascha itself in the Joyous
Canon of the Feast of Feasts written by Saint John the
Damascene when he invites us to "...drink a New Drink..." not
"...brought forth from a Barren Rock..." as in the Old Testament
under Moses, but which rather "...springs forth from the Grave of
Christ."
During the Paschal Divine Liturgy the Priest processes with the
Gospel and chants loudly from Psalm 67:27: "In the
Congregations Bless ye God, the Lord from the Well-springs of
Israel."
When Renewal or Bright Week is over the Church wisely sets up two
Sundays in which to abolish all doubts concerning the
Resurrection of Christ - Sunday of St Thomas and the Sunday of
the Myrrh-bearing Women, in order to ensure that we all partake
of the Living Water that only our Resurrected Lord can give.
On following three Sundays, the theme of Water is mentioned more
often - the Sheep's Pool with the Paralytic, the Well of Jacob with
the Samaritan Woman, and finally, the Pool of Siloam with the
Blind Man (born without eyes).
This festive period concerns the "Living Water" which we must
partake of so that we "...will never thirst..." for It is our Saviour
Himself Who is this Living Water, and we partake of Him through
the Baptismal Waters and the Cup of Life, which ... issued forth
4. M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3
from His Side at His Crucifixion unto Remission of sins and Life
Everlasting.
On Pentecost Sunday Divine Grace is rained upon our parched
souls and bodies so that we may be Fruitful and have a Great
Harvest: "If any man thirst, let him come unto Me and drink."
Finally the Pentecostarion concludes with the Feast of All Saints
those who partook of the "Waters of Piety," which is the Harvest of
the Outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
The Feast of Mid-Pentecost stands in the middle of the fifty-day
period from Pascha to Pentecost as a Mighty Flowing River of
Divine Grace, which has these two Great Feasts as its Source.
Pascha and Pentecost are united in Mid-Pentecost. Without Pascha
there is no Pentecost and without Pentecost there is no Purpose
to Pascha.
The Great Horologion explains the details of the Feast: "After the
Saviour had Miraculously Healed the Paralytic, the Jews,
especially the Pharisees and Scribes, were moved to envy and
persecuted Him, and sought to slay Him, using the excuse that
He did not keep the Sabbath, since He worked Miracles on that
day.
Our Lord Jesus then departed to Galilee. About the middle of the
Feast of Tabernacles, He went up again to the Temple and
taught. The Jews, marveling at the Wisdom of His Words, said,
'How does this Man know letters, having never learnt?'
And Christ first reproached their unbelief and lawlessness, then
proved to them by the Law that they sought to slay Him unjustly,
supposedly as a despiser of the Law, since He had Healed the
Paralytic on the Sabbath.
"Therefore, since the things spoken of by Christ in the middle of the
Feast of the Tabernacles are related to the Sunday of the
Paralytic that is just passed, and since we have already reached
the midpoint of the Fifty Days between Pascha and Pentecost,
the Church has appointed this present Feast as a bond between
the two great Feasts, thereby uniting, as it were, the two into one,
and partaking of the Grace of them both.
Therefore todays Feast is called Mid-Pentecost, and the Gospel
Reading, 'At Mid-Feast'although it refers to the Feast of the
Tabernaclesis used.
"It should be noted that there were three great Jewish Feasts: the
Passover, the Pentecost, and the Feast of Tabernacles...
The Feast of Mid-Pentecost is celebrated for an entire week until the
following Wednesday, making it an Eight Day Feast, during which
the Hymns of Mid-Pentecost are joined with those of Pascha.
M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3 13.
Enite Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.
Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.
Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,
all His Powers. To Thee praise is
due, O God.
F e s t a l S t i c h i - P s a l m 1 5 0 Mi d P e n t e c o s t - T O N E 4
L E T A L L T H I N G S P R A I S E T H E L O R D !
Enite Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.
Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.
I Sofia ke Dinamis, tou Patros to
apavgasma, Logos O Edios, ke Iios
tou Theou, en iero paregeneto, sarki
ke edidasken, Ioudeon tous laous tous
dinous ke angomonas, ke
ethavmazon, tis Sofias ton plouton,
ekvoontes. Pothen grammata
ginoski, par oudenos mi
memathikos?
Enite Afton en iho salpingos; Enite
Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.
I Sofia ke Dinamis, tou Patros to
apavgasma, Logos O Edios, ke Iios
tou Theou, en iero paregeneto, sarki
ke edidasken, Ioudeon tous laous tous
dinous ke angomonas, ke
ethavmazon, tis Sofias ton plouton,
ekvoontes. Pothen grammata
ginoski, par oudenos mi
memathikos?
Enite Afton en timpano ke horo. Enite
Afton en hordes ke organo.
Grammatis epestomizen, Ioudeous
diileghen, O Messias Kyrios, ekvoon
aftis. Mi tin kat opsin paranomi, os
adiki krinete. En Savvato gar ego,
ton Paralyton igira. Othen Kyrios,
tou Savvatou iparho, ke tou nomou.
Ti zitite me fonefse, ton tous
thanontas egirants?
Enite Afton en kimvalis evihis; enite
Afton en kimvalis alalagmou.
Pasa pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.
Praise Him for His Mighty Acts. Praise
Him according to the greatness of
His Majesty.
When the Fathers Hypostasised
Wisdom, Power and Radiance, the
Eternal Logos, the Very Son of God,
went to the Temple and there
appeared in Flesh, and began to
Teach the ungrateful and severe
Jewish populace at the Feast, they
were marvelling at the Wealth of His
Wisdom, and they cried out: How
does this Man know His letters, not
having learnt them from anyone?
Praise Him with the sound of the
trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.
When the Fathers Hypostasised
Wisdom, Power and Radiance, the
Eternal Logos, the Very Son of God,
went to the Temple and there
appeared in Flesh, and began to
Teach the ungrateful and severe
Jewish populace at the Feast, they
were marvelling at the Wealth of His
Wisdom, and they cried out: How
does this Man know His letters, not
having learnt them from anyone?
Praise Him with timbrel and dance;
praise Him with strings and flute.
The Messiah and Lord of all stopped
the mouths of the Judean Scribes,
and the Hebrews He censured, when
He cried out to them: Judge not by
outward appearances, O
Lawbreakers, as unjust. For
example, since I Raised up the man
who was paralysed on the Sabbath
Day, I Am Lord of the Law and of the
Sabbath. So why do you seek to kill
Me, the One Who brings back the
dead to Life?
Praise Him with tuneful cymbals;
praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.
12. M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3
Iamata Harismaton O litrotis mou,
pigazon epeteli terata ke simia,
figadefon tas nosous, iomenos tous
asthenounta. All Ioudei exemenonto,
to plithi ton Thavmaton Aftou.
> Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Tous apithis Ioudeous O Litroptis mou,
elehon anevoa. Mi krinete kat opsin,
alla tin Dikean krisin krinete. Ke gar
O Nomos ke en Savvato
peritemnesthe, kelevi panta
anthropon.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Prodigious Signs and Wonders was my
Redeemer performing as He poured
out Graces Gifts of Healing, for He
drove out diseases and cured people
of their ailments. But the Judeans
became furious at His Abundant
Mercies.
> Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
Reproving them, my Redeemer said to
the faithless Judeans, crying out: Do
not judge by appearance! You
should rather be judging with
Righteous Judgement! Behold, the
Law says and orders, even on the
Sabbath, that a man should be
circumcised!
Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
Th e o t o k i o n
Ehorisas en gastri Sou Parthenomitor,
ton ena tis Triados, Hriston ton
Zoodotin, on imni pasa ktisis, ke
tremousin i ano throni. Afton disopi
pammakariste, sothine tas psihas
imon.
Within Thy Womb Thou contained
Christ Who is the Giver of Life, One
of the Trinity, O Virgin Mother. All
Creation extols Him; before Him
Thrones in Heaven tremble! Intently
Pray to Him, All Blessed One,
entreating that our souls be Saved!
Ka t a v a s i a T O N E ( 8 ) P L A G A L 4
Allotrion ton miteron i parthenia, ke
xenon tes parthenis i pedopiia. Epi Si
Theotoke, amfotera okonomithi. Dio
Se pase e file tis gis, apafstos
Makarizomen.
S M A L L L I T A N Y & P R A I S E S T O T H E
L O R D
Virginity is an alien state to mothers,
and childbirth is foreign to those
who are virgins. Yet in Thee, O
Theotokos, both of these have been
accomplished! And therefore, we of
every race on earth unceasingly
pronounce Thee Blessed!
F e s t a l E x a p o s t e i l a r i o n Mi d P e n t e c o s t T O N E 3
O ton kratira ehon, ton akenoton
doreon, do mi arisasthe idor, is afesin
amartion. Oti sinehome dipsi,
evsplanghne mone Iktirmon. (2)
O Lord, possessing the Chalice of
Inexhaustible Free Gifts, grant me to
draw out the Water of Forgiveness
for my sins. A mighty Thirst has
constrained me, O Only
Compassionate Saviour. (2)
L a u d s : Th e P r a i s e s t o Go d - P s a l m 1 4 8
A L L C R E A T I O N P R A I S E S T H E L O R D O U R G O D
Pasa pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite
ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis Ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
Let everything that has breath praise
the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
Heavens; praise Him in the Highest.
To Thee praise is due, O God.
M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3 5.
The Church celebrates the Lesser Blessing of the Waters on this day,
(preferably with a Procession with the Holy Cross to a water
spring).
The theme of Mid Pentecost not only invokes Water, but even
more it honours Christ as Teacher and Wisdom as He reveals
Himself between the accounts of the Paralytic and the Blind
Man.
"Now about the middle of the Feast Jesus went up into the
Temple, and taught...Jesus answered them, and said, 'My
Doctrine is not Mine, but His Who sent Me. If any man will do
His Will, he shall know of the Doctrine - whether it be of God, or
whether I speak of Myself...'" (JOHN 7:14-30).
The Icon for Mid Pentecost depicts our young Lord Jesus teaching
the Elders in the Temple at which time He first revealed Himself as
a Teacher or Rabbi. (LUKE 2:46, 47)
Traditional Orthodox Icons depict Christ as larger than the Elders,
showing His Superior Spiritual Status.
Since our Hymns invoke and praise our Lord as the Wisdom of God
- spoken of in the Book of Proverbs -it is Traditional that all
churches named in honour of Holy Wisdom or Hagia Sophia
celebrate their Feast on this day...
Mystagogy
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6. M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3
F E S T A L A P O L Y T I K I O N H O L Y P A S C H A
This Icon depicts St John the Forerunner - preaching to those in Hades -
and Christ, having smashed open the imprisoning Gates of Hades, pulls
the Righteous from Hades so that they may Repose in Peace in
Paradise...
Those souls who refuse to Repent their sins and receive our Lord Jesus Christ
as our Saviour, are bound and remain imprisoned in Hades where they
suffer foretastes of Hell.
>Hristos Anesti ek nekron, Thanato
Thanaton patistas, ke tis en tis
mnimasi, Zoin harisamenos!
> Christ has Risen from the dead, by
Death trampling upon Death, and
has bestowed Life to those in the
tombs!
M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3 11.
F e s t a l Tr o p a r i a Mi d P e n t e c o s t
> Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si!
Nean ke kenin politian, para Hristou
memathikotes, taftin mehri telous
filattin, diaferontos pantes,
spoudasomen. Opos Agiou
Pnevmatos, tin Parousian
apolafsomen.
> Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si!
Si mou to thniton Zoodota, perivolin
athanasias, ke tis aftharsias tin
Harin, evdisas Soter sinexanestisas,
ke to Patri prosigages, ton hronion
mou lisas polemon.
> Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si!
Is tin epouranion palin, diagogin
anaklithentes, ti tis mesitias dinami,
tou kenothentos mehri ke doulou
morfis, ke imas anipsosantos, touton
axios megalinomen.
> Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to
Thee!
New and innovative is the lifestyle that
we have learnt from Christ our
Saviour. Let us be especially zealous
to persevere and preserve to the end,
so that we may experience the Holy
Spirits Presence when He comes.
> Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to
Thee!
Thou, O Life-giver, clothed my mortal
nature with Immortalitys Apparel
and with the Grace of Incorruption,
and Resurrected it, O Saviour, with
Thyself; ending the age-old war in
me, unto the Father Thou presented
it.
> Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to
Thee!
We who to the Heavenly Lifestyle have
been summoned again by Virtue of
the Mediation of Him Who emptied
Himself, taking on the form of a
slave, and also Who exalted us, let us
all magnify Him worthily.
Th e o t o k i o n
>Iperagia Theotoke, Soson imas.
Os Rizan, Pigin ke Etian, tis aftharsias
Se Parthene, pantes i Pisti pepismeni,
tes evfimies katagereromen. Si gar
tin enipostaton, Athanasian imin
Evlisas.
> Most Holy Theotokos, Save us.
Root and Source and Cause of
Incorruption art Thou, O Virgin, and
we Faithful honour Thee as such,
thus believing in the Magnificent
Titles praising Thee. For Thou
poured out to all of us the
Hypostatic Immortality.
S e c o n d C a n o n T O N E ( 8 ) P L A G A L 4
> Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si!
Tis Eortis mesazousis ton Ioudeon,
anilthes O Sotir mou epi to Ieron Sou,
ke edidaskes pantas. Ethavmazon de
Ioudei, ke Pothen outos ide
grammata, mi memathikos; elegon.
> Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si!
> Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to
Thee!
O Saviour, when Thou went up to Thy
Holy Temple, about the middle of
the Feast of the Judeans, Thou were
teaching them all, and bewildered
were the Judeans, for they said:
Where did this Man learn His letters,
having not been taught?
> Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to
Thee!
10. M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3
O D E 4 : O Profitis Avvakoum, tis
noeris ofthalmis proeora Kyrie, tin
Parousian Sou. Dio ke anekrazen.
Apo Theman ixi O Theos. Doxa ti
Doxi Sou Hriste, Doxa ti sigkatavasi
Sou.
O D E 5 : Kyrie O Theos, Irinin dos imin.
Kyrie O Theos imon, ktise imas.
Kyrie ektos Sou allon ouk idamen, to
Onoma Sou Onomazomen.
O D E 6 : Os idata thalassis filanthrope,
ta kimata tou viou himazi me. Dio,
os Ionas Si kravgazo Loge. Anagage
ek fthoras tin Zoin mou, evsplaghne
Kyrie.
O D E 7 : Ton Haldeon i kaminos, piri
flogizomeni, edrosizeto pnevmati,
Theou epistasia, i Pedes ipepsallon.
Evlogitos O Theos, O ton Pateron
imon.
> Enoumen, Evlogoumen ke
proskinoumen ton Kyrion!
O D E 8 : Angeli ke Ourani, ton epi
Thronou Doxis epohoumenon, ke os
Theon apafstos Doxazomenon,
Evlogite, Imnite, ke Iperipsoute is
pantas tous eona.
O D E 4 : With his Spiritual Eyes, the
Prophet Habakkuk saw in the future
Thine Appearance on the earth, O
Lord. And therefore he cried out
and said that God from Themain
would surely come. Glry to Thy
Glory, O Christ! Glory to Thy
Condescension, O Lord!
O D E 5 : O Lord our God: grant Peace
to us, for Thou hast rendered all. O
Lord our God: we pray: take
possession of us. Lord, O Lord, we
do not know any other God except
for Thee and we name Thy Name.
O D E 6 : The waves of life are tossing
me like the waters of the sea, O
Friend of humanity. I cry to Thee, O
Logos, as once did Jonah, to raise my
life from corruption, O Lord and
only Compassionate One.
O D E 7 : All ablaze with a raging fire
was the Chaldeans furnace. Then,
by Gods own Authority, it was
Bedewed with a Spirit. The Three
Youths were chanting : Thou art the
God of our Fathers, and Blessed art
Thou!
> We Praise, we Bless, and we
Worship the Lord!
O D E 8 : All you Angels and the
Heavens: Bless the One Who rides
on a Throne of Glory, and Who as
God is Glorified unceasingly. Ever
Bless Him as Lord, and praise Him
and supremely exalt Him unto all
Ages.
Th e Ma g n i f i c a t
I N S T E A D O F T H E U S U A L M A G N I F I C A T T O T H E E V E R B L E S S E D , A L L H O L Y
T H E O T O K O S , W E S I N G T H E F O L L O W I N G :
Ka t a v a s i a o f t h e 9
t h
Od e Mi d P e n t e c o s t
F i r s t C a n o n Th e Hi e r mo s T O N E 4
Lithos ahirotmitos orous, ex alaxevtou
Sou Parthene, akrogonieos emithi,
Hristos sinapsas tas diestosas fisis.
Dio epagallomeni, Se Theotoke
Megalinomen! (2)
Christ the Cornerstone was cut from
Thee, but not by human hand, O
Virgin, for Thou art the unquarried
Mountain; and He united the
separated natures. As we rejoice
because of this, O Theotokos, we
Magnify Thee! (2)
M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3 7.
P s a l m 1 1 7 / 1 1 8
P R A I S E T O G O D F O R H I S E V E R L A S T I N G M E R C Y
Theos Kyrios ke epefanen imin.
Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
S T I H O S 1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti
agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!
Theos Kyrios ke epefanen imin.
Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
S T I H O S 2 : Panta ta ethni ekiklosan me,
ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.
Theos Kyrios ke epefanen imin.
Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
S T I H O S 3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke
esti thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.
Theos Kyrios ke epefanen imin.
Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
The Lord is God, and has Appeared to
us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
V E R S E 1 : Give thanks to the Lord, for
He is Good; His Mercy endures
forever!
The Lord is God, and has Appeared to
us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
V E R S E 2 : All the nations surrounded
me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.
The Lord is God, and has Appeared to
us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
V E R S E 3 : This is the Lords doing, and
it is marvellous in our eyes.
The Lord is God, and has Appeared to
us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
F e s t a l A p o l y t i k i o n Mi d P e n t e c o s t
Mesousis tis Eortis, dipsosan mou tin
psihin, evsevias potison namata. Oti
pasi Sotir evoisas. O dipson, erhestho
pros me ke pineto. I Pigi tis Zois,
Hriste, O Theos: > Doxa Si! (3)
S M A L L L I T A N Y
O Lord, midway through the Feast,
grant drink to my thirsty soul from
the Waters of True Religion. For to
all the Saviour cries aloud: let
whoever is thirsty come to Me and
drink. As the Fountain of Life, O
Christ our God: > Glory to Thee! (3)
F i r s t Ka t h i s ma o f Mi d P e n t e c o s t T O N E 4
O panton epistamenos ton kardion
logismous, en meso anekraze tou
Ierou estikos, tis psevstes legon
Alithian. Ti zitite piase, eme ton
Zoodotin? Eortis mesazousis, ekvoon
parrisia. Mi tin kat opsin krisin
krinete paranomi!
> Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
O panton epistamenos ton kardion
logismous, en meso anekraze tou
Ierou estikos, tis psevstes legon
Alithian. Ti zitite piase, eme ton
Zoodotin? Eortis mesazousis, ekvoon
The Master, aware of all the thoughts in
everyones hearts, stood up in the
centre of the Temple crying aloud; to
the liars He spoke the Truth. Why is
it you are seeking to arrest Me, the
Life-giver? He spoke openly in the
middle of the celebration of the
Feast: You breakers of the Law, judge
not by appearances!
> Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the ages of ages.
Amen
The Master, aware of all the thoughts in
everyones hearts, stood up in the
centre of the Temple crying aloud; to
the liars He spoke the Truth. Why is
it you are seeking to arrest Me, the
8. M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3
parrisia. Mi tin kat opsin krisin
krinete paranomi.
Life-giver? He spoke openly in the
middle of the celebration of the
Feast: You breakers of the Law, judge
not by appearances!
S e c o n d K a t h i s ma o f Mi d P e n t e c o s t T O N E ( 5 ) P L A G A L 1
O Despotis ton olon en to Nao estikos,
Eortis mesazousis, Pentikostis tis
septis, tis Evreis proslalon, kieleghi
tranos, os Vasilefs on ke Theos, tin
tirannon afton tolman. Imin de pasin
dorite, di Evsplaghnian to Mega
Eleos.
> Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
O Despotis ton olon en to Nao estikos,
eortis mesazousis, Pentikostis tis
septis, tis Evreis proslalon, kieleghi
tranos, os Vasilefs on ke Theos, tin
tirannon afton tolman. Imin de pasin
dorite, di Evsplaghnian to Mega
Eleos.
R E S U R R E C T I O N P R A Y E R & P S A L M 5 0

In the midst of the Venerable Feast of

Pentecost, in the midst of the
Temple, the Master of all things
stood, and speaking to the Jews,
openly censured them, for their
heavy handed daring against their
King and God. Whereas in His
Lovingkindness, He is granting Great
Mercy to all of us who believe in
Him.
> Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the ages of ages.
Amen
In the midst of the Venerable Feast of
Pentecost, in the midst of the
Temple, the Master of all things
stood, and speaking to the Jews,
openly censured them, for their
heavy handed daring against their
King and God. Whereas in His
Lovingkindness, He is granting Great
Mercy to all of us who believe in
Him.
F e s t a l Ko n t a k i o n Mi d P e n t e c o s t - T O N E 4
Tis Eortis tis Nomikis mesazousis, O ton
apanton Piitis ke Despotis, pros tous
parontas eleges, Hriste O Theos.
Defte ke arisasthe, idor Athanasias.
Othen Si prospiptomen, ke Pistos
ekvoomen. Tous Iktirmous Sou
dorise imin. Si gar iparhis Pigi tis
Zois imon.
The Feast according to the Law at its
Mid-point, O Christ our God, as the
Creator and Master of everything,
Thou said to all those who were
present: Come, so that you might
draw from Me the Water of
Immortality. Hence, with Faith, we
cry to Thee as we prostrate ourselves
before Thee. Thy tender Mercies
grant to us, we pray. Thou art the
Fountain and Source of our Life, O
Lord!
F e s t a l Oi k o s o f Mi d P e n t e c o s t T O N E 4
Tin Hersothisan mou psihin, ptesmaton
anomies, roes ton son ematon
katardevson, ke dixon karpoforon
aretes. Si gar efis pasi, tou
proserhesthe pros Se Loge Theou
Panagie, ke idor aftharsias ariesthe,
zon te ke katheron amartias, ton
imnounton tin endoxon ke thian Sou
With the streams of Thy Blood, water
my soul parched by unlawful
offences, and show it to be Fruitful
in Virtue. For Thou has told all to
approach Thee, All Holy Word of
God, and to draw the Water of
Incorruption, which is alive and
washes away the sins of those who
M A T I N S H Y M N S M I D - P E N T E C O S T 9 M A Y 2 0 1 3 9.
Egersin. Parehon Agathe, tin apo tou
Ipsous enehthisan Alithos tis Mathites
Sou, Pnevmatos ishin, tis Se Theon
ginoskousi. Si gar iparhis Pigi tis Zois
imon!
extol Thy Glorious and Divine
Resurrection. O Good One, Thou
grants to those who know Thee to be
God the Power of the Spirit that truly
came down from on High to Thy
Disciples. Thou art the Fountain and
Source of our Life, O Lord!
S y n a x a r i o n 1 4 Ma y
Ti I tou aftouminos mnimi tou Agiou
Martyros Isidorou tou en Hio.
Ti afti imera mnmi tou Agiou
Ieromartyros Therapontos.
Ti afti imera mnmi tou Agiou Martyros
Alexandrou tou en Kentoukelles.
Mnimi ton Agion Martyron Alexandrou,
Varvarou ke Akolouthou.
Mnimi tou en Agiis Patros imon
Leontiou Patrarhou Irosolimon, en
Irini teliothentos.
O Agios Neomartys Markos O Kris, O en
Smyrni Martyriras, xifi telioute.
O Agios Neomarys Ioannis O Voulgaros
xifi telioute.
Ti Tetarti tou Paralitou tin tis
Mesopentikostis Eortazomen Eortin.
To apiro eleei Sou, Hriste O Theos imon,
eleison imas.
Amin
On this 14
th
day of the month we
Commemorate the Holy Martyr, St
Isidore.
On this day we Commemorate the
Holy Hieromartyr, St Therapon.
On this day we Commemorate the
Holy Martyr St Alexander of
Centumcellae.
We Commemorate the Holy Martyrs:
St Alexander, St Barbaros, and St
Acoluthos.
We Commemorate our Father among
the Saints: St Leontos, Patriarch of
Jerusalem, who Reposed in Peace.
The Holy New Martyr, St Mark the
Cretan, who witnessed in Smyrna
and was Perfected by sword.
The Holy New Martyr, St John the
Bulgarian who was Perfected by
sword.
On Wednesday of the Paralytic, we
celebrate the Feast of Mid
Pentecost.
In Thine Infinite Mercy, O Christ our
God, have Mercy on us.
Amen
Ka t a v a s i a o f Mi d P e n t e c o s t T O N E ( 8 ) P L A G A L 4
O D I 1 Thalassan epixas, vithisas sin
armasi ton alazona Farao, ke laon
diesosas avrohos Kyrie, ke isigages
aftous is Oros Agiasmatos, voontas.
Asomen Si to Theo imon, odin
epinikion, to en polemis krateo.
O D E 3 Estereothi i kardia mou en
Kyrio, ipsothi keras mou en Theo
mou, eplatinthi ep ehthrous mou to
stoma mou evfranthin en Sotirio Sou.
O D E 1 O Lord, Thou congealed the
sea, and Pharaoh the arrogant with
all his chariots, Thou drowned. And
Thou saved Thy people who did not
get wet at all. And Thou led them to
the Mountain of Sanctification as
they shouted: We will sing to Thee,
O Lord our God, a Victory Canticle,
to Thee the Mighty One in war.
O D E 3 : My heart exults and in the
Lord firmly is estalished; and in my
God is my horn exalted; and my
mouth is open wide at my enemies,
and in Thy Salvation I rejoice.