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31 August
By the Grace of God
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BY
MARGUERITE PAIZIS
ARCHONDISSA & TEACHER BY DIVINE GRACE
GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE OF ALEXANDRIA & ALL AFRICA
ARCHDIOCESE OF GOOD HOPE
HOLY CHURCH OF THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
The Deposition of
the Venerable
Girdle of
our Lady Theotokos
Also the Feast of St Cyprianos, Bishop &
Hieromartyr of Carthage St Gennadios of
Constantinople St Aidan of Lindesfarne St
Eanswythe, Abbess of Folkestone
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KATAVASIAS
OF OUR
LADY THEOTOKOS
Our Eternal Gratitude to Pater Seraphim Dedes & all the contributing Translators
elsewhere for the original Greek & English texts and for making our Worship a
little easier to understand, to participate and to appreciate.
Glory to God for His Great Mercy!
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12. D E P O S I T I O N
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
2. D E P O S I T I O N
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
Is
TO
THIN
Into
G IS
EEDED
Gyni
Ke
de Martha
diakonian.
Martha
periespato
peri
pollin
Epistasa
She
Apokrithis
Jesus
Aftos
de ipe:
Menounge Makarii i
akouontes ton logon tou Theou, ke
filassontes afton.
DEPOSITION
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
distracted
with
much
As
He
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
11.
Theotoke
Ever
Tin
OF
My
Oti
For
OF
ST PAUL
TO THE
HEBREWS 9: 1 - 7
Adelphi:
Brethren:
i proti en i ite
Lihnia ke i Trapeze ke i Prosthesis ton
Arton, itis legete Agia.
Megalini
TONE
The
Meta de to defteron katapetasma skini i Behind the Second Veil, was the part of
legomeni Agia Agion, Hrisoun
ehousa Thimiatirion ke tin Kivoton tis
Diathikis
perikekalimmenin
pantothen hrisio, en i Stamnos Hrisi
ehousa to Manna ke i Ravdos Aaron i
Vlastisasa ke e Plakes tis Diathikis.
Iperono,
de aftis Herouvim
Kataskiaonta to Ilastrion.
Doxis
Above
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
At one time when the inhabitants of Ainos had requested the Blessings of the Holy
Zoni, the Vatopedi Monks who were put in charge of its protection had
accepted hospitality at the home of a Priest, whose wife surreptitiously removed
a piece of it. When the Holy Fathers wanted to depart, the ship remained
immobile, despite the sea and the weather being calm, and no fault being
found with the workings of the ship.
Watching this strange phenomenon, the priests wife realised that she had done
something very wrong and, repenting and begging their forgiveness, she
returned the stolen piece of the Holy Relic to the distraught Monks, whereupon
they were able to depart without further incident.
A second silver Reliquary was made, which contains the stolen piece of the Holy
Zoni of our Lady Theotokos.
During the Greek War of Independence of 1821, the Holy Girdle was taken to Crete
at the request of the Faithful, who were afflicted by a terrible plague. When,
however, the Monks were preparing to return to Vatopedi Monastery on Mount
Athos, they were arrested by the Turks and taken off to be hanged, while the
Holy Relic was eventually redeemed from the Turks in 1831 by the British Consul,
Domenikos Santantonio, who took it to his new home in Santorini.
News of this quickly spread throughout the island. The local Bishop informed the
Vatopedi Monastery, and the Abbot, Dionysios, was sent hurriedly to Santorini.
The British Consul asked for the sum of 15,000 piastres before he was prepared to
hand over the Holy Zoni, so the Faithful Christians of the island, with touching
eagerness, managed to collect together the ransom, and return the precious
Relic to the Vatopedi Monastery, accompanied by Abbot Dionysios.
Meanwhile, similar to the Ainos Priests wife, the British Consuls wife also cut off a
small piece of the Holy Zoni before it was returned to its rightful place. Within a
very short period her husband died suddenly, and her mother and sister
became gravely ill. In 1839, she wrote to the Monastery beseeching them to send
Monks to fetch the ill-gotten piece which she had stolen.
In 1864, the Holy Zoni was taken to Constantinople, for there was a cholera
epidemic among the inhabitants. As soon as the ship bearing it approached the
harbour, the cholera ceased and none of those already suffering from it died.
This Divine Miracle excited the curiosity of the Sultan, who had the Girdle brought to
the Palace so that he could reverence it.
During its sojourn at Constantinople, a Greek of Galata requested the Sanctified
Zoni to be taken to his home where his son lay seriously ill, but when they
arrived, his son had already Reposed. Refusing to give up hope, the Monks
placed the Holy Relic on his body, whereupon the beloved son was restored to
life and full recovery.
In 1894, the inhabitants of Madytos, Asia Minor, requested the Vatopedi Monastery
to send the Holy Zoni to them, due to a devastating infestation of locusts that
destroyed all vegetation in the region. As soon as the ship that conveyed the
Monks and the Holy Relic entered the harbour, the sky was darkened by thick
clouds of locusts, which suddenly dropped into the sea and drowned, the extent
of which made it difficult for the vessel to anchor.
Having witnessed such a great and unique Miracle, the people of Madytos,
spontaneously as one voice chanted over and over again, with Joy and
Thanksgiving: Kyrie eleison! (Lord have mercy!)
The Sanctified Zoni of our Ever Blessed, All Holy and Pure Theotokos has continued
to work many Divine Miracles, particularly in the case of infertile women, who when presented with a piece of cord from the Reliquary that holds the Holy Relic
and, having Faith and Love for God and His All Holy Mother, as well as for all
His Holy Saints - by the Will and Grace of God, are Blessed in due time,with
children.
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DEPOSITION
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
3.
Enite
Praise
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Exomologisthe
to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!*
STIHOS
1:
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
STIHOS 2:
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
STIHOS 3:
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Give
VERSE 1:
VERSE 2:
Theotoke
Ever
Amin
Theotoke
Amen
Ever Virgin
SMALL LITANY
4. D E P O S I T I O N
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
Amin
Amen
Os
All
GREAT DOXOLOGY
FESTAL APOLYTIKION THEOTOKOS GIRDLE -
Theotoke
DEPOSITION
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
Ever
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
9.
TO GOD -PSALM
ALL CREATION PRAISES THE LORD OUR GOD
148
Pasa
Let
Enite
Enite
Os
Enite
Os
Enite
Si
8. D E P O S I T I O N
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
Praise
Him according to the greatness of
His Majesty.
Immaculate Virgin and Theotokos,
the Church of God dons Thy Holy
Girdle as though a shiny Crown. She
is exultant and beams with Joy today
and She mystically dances as She
cries aloud to Thee, O All Holy:
Rejoice, O Holy Crown and Divine
Diadem!
Rejoice, my only Glory,
Eternal Joy of my complement!
Tin
We
Amin
Tin Zonin
Amen
We Faithful
Praise
An
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
Praise
Amin
Amen
Tis Timias Zonis Sou ti katathesi, eortazi On this
simeron, O Sos panimnite laos, ke
ektenos anakrazi Si. Here, Parthene,
Hristianon to kavhima!
PSALM 50/51
FESTAL KONTAKION - THEOTOKOS ZONI
Tin
TONE
The
Tis
DEPOSITION
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
No
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
5.
Sotirian vravevousa.
SYNAXARION 31 AUGUST
Tes
Amin.
By
the
Intercessions
of
Thine
Immaculate Mother, O Christ our
God, have Mercy on us.
Amen
KATAVASIA
OF THE
ODI 1
ODE 1
Anixo
ODI 3
Tous
ODE 4
ODI 4
Tin anexihniaston Thian Voulin tis ek tis Perceiving the Unsearchable Purpose of
Parthenou sarkoseos Sou to Ipsistou O
Profitis
Abbakoum
katanoon
ekravgaxe. Doxa ti Dinami Sou, Kyrie
ODI
ODE 5
Exesti
6. D E P O S I T I O N
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
The
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
ODE 6
ODI 6
ODI 7
ODE 7
ODE 8
ODI 8
Enoumen,
Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrios.
ke
Pedas
Apas
Let
THE
Kyria
DEPOSITION
OF THE
ZONI
OF OUR
The
Since
LADY THEOTOKOS
- 31 AUGUST
7.