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AFTERFEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LADY, THEOTOKOS
SUNDAY BEFORE THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
KINDLY USE THE SERVICE BOOK UNTIL THIS POINT,
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Theos Kyrios ke Epefanen imin. The Lord is God, and has Appeared to
Evlogimenos O erhomenos en us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Onomati Kyriou! Name of the Lord!
1. Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti Agathos, 1. Confess the Lord, for He is Good;
oti is ton eona to Eleos Aftou! ✶ for His Mercy endures forever! ✶
2. Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me, ke to 2. All the Nations surrounded me, but
Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous. ✶ in the Name of the Lord I drove

3. Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke esti

Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon. ✶
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Angelike Dinamis epi to Mnima Sou ke i The Angelic Powers were in Thy Tomb,
filassontes apenekrothisan. Ke istato
Maria en to tafo, zitousa to ahranton
Sou Soma. Eskilevsas ton Adin, mi
pirasthis ip aftou. Ipintisas ti
Partheno, Doroumenos tin Zoin. O
Anastas ek to nekron, Kyrie,
Doxa
Si.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
MENAION - FESTAL APOLYTIKION – ST JOACHIM & ST ANNA – TONE 2
Ton Dikeon Theopatoron Sou Kyrie, tin
mnimin Eortazontes, di’ afon Se
disopoumen. Soson tas psihas imon.
Ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin.
FESTAL APOLYTIKION – THEOTOKOS - NATIVITY – TONE 4
I Gennisis Sou, Theotoke, Hara eminise
pasi ti ikoumeni. Ek Sou gar anetilen
O Ilios tis Dikeosinis, Hristos O Theos
imon. Ke lisas tin kataran, edoke tin
Evlogian. Ke katargisas ton
Thanaton, edorisato imin Zoin tin
Eonion.
3. This
them back. ✶
is the Lord’s doing, and it is
Marvellous in our eyes. ✶
Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
and the guards became as dead
men, and Mary stood by the Tomb
Quiet and Gentle thoughts,
seeking Thy Most Pure Body. Thou
led captive Hades, yet were not Full of Love and Forgiveness
tempted thereby: Thou Who art the
Bestower of Life came to meet the
Woman. O Lord, Who Rose again
Are the Way to
from the dead,
Glory to Thee!
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Peace and Stillness
and to the Holy Spirit
As we celebrate the memory of Thy
Righteous Ancestors, through them
we beseech Thee, O Lord, to Save
our soul.
Now and forever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
Thy Nativity, O Theotokos, has
brought Joy to everything: from
Thee has shone forth the Sun of
Righteousness, Christ our Lord. And
having loosened the Curse, He
granted His Blessing. And He
abolished Death, bestowing upon
us, Life Eternal.

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 THE EPISTLE OF ST PAUL
BOAST
Adelphi: idete pilikis imin grammasin
egrapsa ti emi hiri.
Osi thelousin evprosopise en sarki, outi
anagkazousin imas pertemnesthe,
monon ina mi toStavro tou Hristou
diokonte.
Oude gar i peritetmimeni afti Nomon
filassousin, alla thelousin imas
peritemvesthe, ina en ti imetera sarki
kavhisonte.
Emi de mi genitor kavhasthe i mi en to May
Stavro tou Kyriou imon Iisou Hristou,
di’ ou emi kosmos estavrote kago to
kosmo.
En gar Hristo Iisou oute peritomi ti ishii In Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor
oute akrovistia, alla keni Ktisis.
Ke osi to Kanoni touto stihisousin, Irini
ep’ aftous ke Eleos, ke epi ton Israil
tou Theou.
Tou lipou kopous mi midis pareheto. From now on, let no one trouble me.
Ego gar ta stigmata tou Kyriou Iisou en I bear the Marks of the Lord Jesus in my
to somati mou vastazo.
I Haris tou Kyriou imon Iisou Hristou
meta tou Pnevmatos imon, Adelphi.
Amin
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
To kero ekino, ipen O Kyrios: “Oudis
anaveviken is ton Ouranon, i mi O
ek tou Ouranou katavas, O Iios tou
Anthropou, O on en to Ourano.
Ke kathos Moisis ipsose ton ofin en ti
Erimo, outos ipsothine di ton Iion
tou Anthropou, ina pas O pistevon
is Afton mi apolite, all’ ehi Zoin
Eonion.
Outo gar Igapisen O Theos ton
kosmon, oste ton Iion Aftou ton
Monogeni edoken, ina pas O
Pistevon is Afton mi apolite, all’ ehi
Zoin Eonion.
Ou gar apestilen O Theos ton Iion
Aftou is ton kosmon, ina Krini ton
kosmon - all’ ina sothi O Kosmos di’
Aftou. “
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ONLY IN THE CROSS
FIRST RESURRECTIONAL KATHISMA – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Brethren: see with what large letters I
Tou Tafou aneogmenou, tou Adou With the Tomb opened and Hades
have written to you with my own
hand! odiromenou, i Maria evoa pros tous lamenting, Mary cried unto the
kekrimmenous Apostolou: exelthete i Apostles in hiding: Come out, you
As many as desire to make a good tou ampelonos ergate, kirixate ton tis Workers of the Vineyard, proclaim
showing in the flesh, would compel Anastaseos Logon. Anesti O Kyrios, the Word of the Resurrection: The
you to be circumcised, only that they paehon to kosmo to Mega Eleos! Lord has Risen, granting the world
may not suffer persecution for the His Great Mercy!
Cross of Christ.
Not even those who are circumcised
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
keep the Law, but they desire to have
you circumcised so that they may Kyrie, paristato to Tafo Sou Maria i O Lord, Mary Magdalene stood by Thy
boast in your flesh. Magdalini, ke eklee voosa, ke Tomb, wept and cried aloud, and
I never boast except in the Cross kipouron Se nomizousa elege: pou taking Thee for the Gardener, she
of our Lord Jesus Christ, by Whom ekripsas tin Eonion Zoin? Pou ethikas said: Where have Thou hidden
the world has been crucified to me, ton epi Thronou Heroubim? I gar Eternal Life? Where have Thou
and I to the world. touton filassontes, apo tou fovou placed the One Who rides upon the
apenekrothisan: i ton Kyrion mou Cherubim? Those who were
dote mi, i sin emi kravgasate: O en guarding Him have died through
uncircumcision avails anything but a
nekris ke tous nerous anastisas Doxa fear. Either give me my Lord or with
New Creation.
Si. me cry out: O Thou Who were
And as many as walk according to this among the dead and raised the dead:
Rule, Peace and Mercy be upon them, Glory to Thee!
and upon the Israel of God.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.
eonon.
Amin Amen
body.
MENAION - FESTAL KATHISMA – NATIVITY - THEOTOKOS - TONE 1
The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with your spirit, Brethren. Tihthisa Paradoxos, stirotikon ex odinon, Being paradoxically Born from a barren
Parthenikon ek lagonon, ekiisas iper mother, Thou gave Birth
Amen fisin. Oreos fanisa gar vlastos, Supernaturally from Thy Virginal
TO ST JOHN 3: 13-17 exinthisas, to kosmo tin Zoin. Dia Body. Thou Appeared as a Beautiful
At that time, our Lord said: “... No one touto e Dinamis ton Ouranon, voosi Branch – Thou produced Life for the
has ascended into Heaven but He Si Theotoke. Doxa ti nin proodo Sou world and thus the Powers of Heave
Who came down from Heaven – semni! Doxa ti Parthenia Sou! Doxa cried to Thee, O Theotokos: Glory to
that is: the Son of Man Who is in ti kioforia Sou, Moni Panahrante! Thy Birth, O Chaste! Glory to Thy
Heaven. Virginity! Glory to Thy Childbirth, O
Only Immaculate!
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in
SECOND RESURRECTIONAL KATHISMA – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
the Wilderness, even so must the
Son of Man be lifted up, so that I Zoi en to Tafo anekito, ke sfragis en to Life was laid in the Tomb and a seal was
whoever believes in Him should not litho epekito os Vasilea ipnounta, laid on the stone; soldiers were
perish but have Eternal Life. stratiote efilatton Hriston: ke tou guarding Christ like a sleeping King;
For God so Loved the world, He gave ehthrou aftou aorasia pataxas, Anesti and having invisibly struck His foes,
His Only Begotten Son, so that O Kyrios. the Lord Arose.
whoever believes in Him should not ✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
perish but have Everlasting Life. and to the Holy Spirit
Proistori O Ioanas ton Tafon Sou, ke Jonah foretokens Thy Sepulchre and
For God did not send His Son into the erminevi Symeon tin Egarsin tin Symeon elucidates Thy Divine
world to Condemn the world, but entheon, Athanate Kyrie. Katevis gar Resurrection, O Immortal Lord.
that the world might be Saved osi nekros en to Tafo, O lisas Adou Thou went down into the Tomb as a
through Him...” tas pilas. Anestis de anev fthoras, os dead Man, destroying the Gates of
Despotis, tou kosmou is Sotirian, Hades. And Thou rose without
Hriste O Theos imon, fotisas tous en corruption, as Master, for the
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 skoti. Salvation of the world, O Christ our
God, granting Light to those in
Darkness.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.
eonon. Divine Liturgy Hymns – 15th Sunday After Pentecost
Amin Amen KINDLY USE THE SERVICE BOOK UNTIL THIS POINT,
MENAION-SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA–THEOTOKOS–NATIVITY-TONE (5) PLAGAL1 THEN CAREFULLY FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO THESE HYMNS
Ta Ourania panta nin epagallonte, ton All the Angels in Heaven are exultant
anthropon to genos sineortazi aftis, today, and mankind joins them on RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
ke i Profite Mystikos sinevfrenonte. Earth and celebrates. And the Angelike Dinamis epi to Mnima Sou ke i The Angelic Powers were in Thy Tomb,
In gar proidon tipikos, en tes arhees Prophet of old Rejoice mystically, for
filassontes apenekrothisan. Ke istato and the guards became as dead
genees, vaton ke stamnon ke ravdon, the One Whom they Foresaw in
Maria en to tafo, zitousa to ahranton men, and Mary stood by the Tomb
nefelin pilin ke Thronon, ke Mega ancient times symbolically as a Bush,
Sou Soma. Eskilevsas ton Adin, mi seeking Thy Most Pure Body. Thou
Oros, gennate simeron. a Jar and a Rod, as well as a Cloud, a
pirasthis ip aftou. Ipintisas ti led captive Hades, yet were not
Gate and aThrone and Great
RESURRECTION EVLOGITARIA,
Partheno, Doroumenos tin Zoin. O tempted thereby: Thou Who art the
Mountain, is born today!
TRISAGION HYMN, THEOTOKION & Anastas ek to nekron, Kyrie,
Doxa Bestower of Life came to meet the
SMALL LITANY Si. Woman. O Lord, Who Rose again
RESURRECTION IPAKOI – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 from the dead,
Glory to Thee!
FESTAL APOLYTIKION – NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS – TONE4
To ekousio ke Zoopio Sou Thanato By Thy voluntary and Life-giving Death,
Hriste, pilas tou Adou sin. Tripsas os O Christ, Thou smashed the Gates of I Gennisis Sou, Theotoke, Hara eminise Thy Nativity, O Theotokos, has brought
Theos, inixas imin ton pale Hades, as God, and opened unto us pasi ti ikoumeni. Ek Sou gar anetilen Joy to everything: from Thee has
Paradison: ke Anastas ek ton nekron, the Paradise of old; and by Rising O Ilios tis Dikeosinis, Hristos O Theos shone forth the Sun of Righteousness,
erriso ek fthoras tin Zoin imon. from the dead, Thou delivered our imon. Ke lisas tin kataran, edoke tin Christ our Lord. And having
Life from corruption. Evlogian. Ke katargisas ton loosened the Curse, He granted His
RESURRECTION ANABATHMI– TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 Thanaton, edorisato imin Zoin tin Blessing. And He abolished Death,
Eonion. bestowing upon us, Life Eternal.
ANTIPHONON A En to Ourano tous ANTIPHON 1 O Logos, I lift mine eyes FESTAL APOLYTIKION- SYNAXIS OF ST JOACHIM & ST ANNA: TONE 2
ofthalmous mou ero pros Se, Loge, unto the Heavens. Have mercy upon
ikteron me, ina zo Si. me that I may live in Thee. Ton Dikeon Theopatoron Sou Kyrie, tin As we celebrate the Memory of Thy
Eleison imas tous exouthenoumenous, O Logos, have mercy upon us who have Mnimin Eortazontes, di afton Se Righteous Ancestors, O Lord, through
disopoumen. Soson tas psihas them we beseech Thee to Save our
katartizon evhrista skevi sou, Loge. been humbled and make us to be
imon. soul.
Thine useful vessels.
FESTAL KONTAKION – NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS – TONE 4
✞Doxa Patri ke io ke Agion Pnevmati. ✞Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton and to the Holy Spirit. Now and Ioakim ke Anna onidismou ateknias, ke Joachim & Anna were Delivered from
eonon. ever, and unto the Ages of Ages. Adam ke Eva, ek tis fthoras tou the reproach of childlessness, and
Thanatou, ileftherothisan, Ahrante, Adam and Eve from the corruption
Amin Amen en ti Agia Gennisi Sou, aftin eortazi of Death, in thy Holy Nativity, O All
✞Agio Pnevmati, pansostiki etia, i tini ✞The Holy Spirit is the Cause of all ke O Laos Sou, enohis ton ptesmaton, Pure One. This do thy people
touton kat’ axian pnevsi, tahi exeri Salvation. Should He breathe upon Litrothis en to krazin Si, i stira tikti celebrate, being Redeemed from the
ton tis gis, pteri, avxi, tattatti ano. anyone worthy, they are swiftly tin Theotokon ke TROFON TIS ZOIS guilt of transgressions, when they
raised from the earth, given wings IMON cry unto thee: the Barren One gives
and ranked in Heaven. birth to the Birth-giver of God and
RETURN TO THE SERVICE BOOK THE NOURISHER OF OUR LIFE!
ANTIFONON B I
mi oti Kyrios in en imin, ANTIPHON 2 No one could overcome the PROKEIMENON- PSALM 27/28 – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
oudis imon antishin idinato ehthrou enemy were it not for the Lord in our
palesma. I nikontes gar enthen midst. For victors alone are Soson, Kyrie, ton laon Sou ke Evlogison O Lord, Save Thy People, and Bless
ipsounte. elevated. tin Klironomian Sou, Thine Inheritance...
Tis odousin afton, mi mou lifthito i psihi O Logos, do not let my soul be Pros Se, Kyrie, kekrazome, O Theos mou! To Thee, O Lord, I cry! O my God!
os strouthion, Loge Imi! Pos mello ton delivered unto the teeth of mine
ehthron risthine, filamartimon enemies as though it were a bird.
iparhon? Alas, how shall I rid myself of mine
enemies, for I am a lover of sin.

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To prosopon Sou litaefsousin i plousii
tou laou.
Stili sofrosinis empsihos, ke lampron
doheion, apostilvon haritis, i Anna i
evkleis fanisa tetoke, tin provolone
alithos, tis Parthenias to Thion
apavthisma, tin pases Parthenikes, ke
Parthenias pothouses to harisma, to
tis Parthenias kallos, emfanos
vravevousan, ke parehousan psi, tis
Pistis to Mega Eleos.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FOURTH RESURRECTION EOTHINON DOXASTIKON- TONE 4
Orthros in vathis, ke e Ginekes ilthon epi
to Mnima Sou, Hristos. Alla to Soma
ouh evrethi to pothoumenon aftes. Dio
aporoumenes i tes astraptouses,
esthisesin epistantes: Ti ton zonta
meta ton nekron zitite? elegon. Igerthi
os proipe:. Ti amnimonite ton rimaton
aftou? Is pisthise ta orathenta
ekiritton? All edoki lipos ta Evangelia.
Outos isan eti nothis i Mathite. All O
Petro edrame ke idon, Edoxase Sou,
pros eavton ta Thavmasia.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin.
THEOTOKION – GREAT DOXOLOGY
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Thine Intercession, He bestows Great ✞Doxa Patri ke Ion ke Agio Pnevmati. ✞Glory
Mercy on the world!
Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
Thy Favour shall be Entreated by the eonon.
wealthy people. Amin
Anna the renowned, appearing as an
✞Agio Pnevmati evthesosis tis pasin,
animate Pillar of Chastity and a
evdokis, sinesis, irini ke evlogia.
bright Container shining with Grace,
Isourgon gar ton Patri esti ke Logo.
truly gave birth to progeny of her
own: the efflorescence Divine of
Virginity. And, manifestly, the
Maiden awards Virginity’s Beauty to ANTIFONON Γ I pepithotes epi Kyrion
all Virgins, and to those who truly ehthris foveri ke pasi thavmatiki.
yearn for the Grace of Virginity, and Ano gar orosin.
She freely grants to all Faithful Great
Mercy. En anomies hiras afton, O ton Dikeon
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, kliros epikouron Se ehon, Soter, ouk
and to the Holy Spirit ektini.
✞Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
Truly, the Women came at early dawn Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
to Thy Tomb, O Christ, yet they did
not find Thy Body, so precious to Amin
them. And while they were
perplexed, behold! there stood ✞Agio Pnevmati to kratos epi panton,
amidst them those in shining oper e ano Stratigie proskinousi, sin
clothes who said : Why do you seek pasi pnoi ton kato
the Living among the dead? He has
Risen as He foretold. Why have you RESURRECTION PROKEIMENON – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
forgotten His Words? And being Kyrie, exegiron tin Dinastian Sou, ke
assured by these words, they
elthe is to Sose imas. (2)
preached to the Disciples the
Things they had witnessed. But O Pimenon ton Israil, proshes.
STIHOS
their Glad Tidings were received Kyrie, exegiron tin Dinastian Sou, ke
with ridicule; for they were still
elthe is to Sose imas
without Understanding. But Peter
hastened to behold, and Glorified SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO GOD 
Thy Wonders in himself.
RESURRECTION GOSPEL 4:
Now and ever, and to the Ages of THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS WITNESS THE
ages. Ti
mia ton Savvaton isihasan kata tin
Amen entolinti de mia ton Savvaton orthrou
– vatheos ilthon epi to Mnima ferouse a
itimasan aromata, ke tines sin aftes.
Evron de ton lithon apokekilismenon apo
tou Mnimiou, ke iselthouse ouh evron
to Soma tou Kyriou Isou.
Ke egeneto en to diaporisthe aftas peri
toutou ke idou Andres dio epestisan
avtes en esthisesin Astraptouses.
Emfovon de genomenon afton ke
klinouson to prosopon is tin gin ipon
pros aftas: “Ti Zitite ton zonta meta
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to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever, and unto Ages of Ages.
Amen
✞All become Divine in the Holy Spirit.
He is Prosperity, Prudence, Peace and
Blessedness. He is equal in
Dominion with the Father and the
Logos.
ANTIPHON 3 They who trust in the Lord
look Heavenward. They are feared
by their enemies and admired by all.
The Congregation of the Righteous
shall not stretch out their hands to
iniquity. Thou art their Help, O
Saviour.
✞Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever, and unto the Ages of Ages.
Amen
✞The Holy Spirit has dominion over all.
He is worshipped by the Angelic
Host Above, and by every living
breath below.
O Lord, stir up Thy Might, and come
and Save us. (2)
VERSE Hear, O Thou Shepherd of Israel.
O Lord, stir up Thy Might, and come
and Save us.
LUKE 24:1 – 12
EMPTY TOMB OF OUR RESURRECTED LORD
On
the first day of the week, very
early in the morning, they, and
certain other women with them,
went to the Tomb with the spices
that they had prepared.
They found the stone rolled away
from the Tomb. And entering, they
did not see the Body of Lord Jesus.
And, while they were greatly
perplexed about this, behold: two
Men stood by them in shining
Garments.
As they were afraid and bowed their
faces to the earth, they said to
them:“Why do you seek the Living
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 ton nekron? Ouk estin ode, all igerthi.
“Mnisthite os elalisen imin eti on en ti
Galilea, legon: Oti di ton Ion tou
Anthropou paradothine is hiras
anthropon amartolon ke stavrothine,
ke ti Triti Imera Anastine.
Ke emnisthisan ton Rimaton Aftou, ke
ipostrepsase apo tou Mnimiou
apingilan tafta panta tis Endeka ke
pasi tis lipis.
Isan de i Magdalini Maria ke Ioanna ke
Maria Iakovou ke e lipe sin aftes, e
elegon pros tous Apostolou tafta.
Ke efanisan enopion afton osi lipos ta
rimata afton, ke ipistoun aftes.
O de Petros anasta edramen epi to
Mnimion, ke parakipsas vlepi ta
Othonia Kimena mona, ke apilthe pros
eafton, thavmazon to gegonos.
RESURRECTION PRAYER; PSALM 50/51;
TRIODION HYMNS & SALVATION
PRAYERS
RESURRECTION KONTAKION –TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Ti zoarhiki palami tous tethneotas, ek
ton zoferon kevthmonon O Zoodotis,
anastisas apantas, Hristos O Theos,
tin Anastasin evravese, to vrotio
firamati: iparhi gar panton Sotir,
anastasis, ke Zoi, ke Theos tou
pantos.
RESURRECTION IKOS – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Ton Stavron ke tin Tafin Sou Zoodota,
animnoumen i Pisti ke proskinoumen:
oti ton Adin edisas athanate, os
Theos Pantodinamos, ke nekrous
sinanestisas, ke pilas tou Adou
sinetripsas, ke Kratos tou Thanatou
kathiles os Theos: dio i gigenis
Doxologoumen Se potho, ton
Anastanta, ke kathelonta ehthrou to
Kratos tou panolous, ke pantas
anastisanta tous epi si pistefsantas,
ke kosmon Litrosamenon ek ton
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among the dead? He is not here,
but is Risen!
“Remember how He spoke to you
when He was still in Galilee, saying:
‘The Son of Man must be
delivered into the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and the
Third Day Rise again.’”
And they remembered His Words, and
returning from the Tomb they told
all these things to the Eleven and to
all the rest.
It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary,
the Mother of James, and the other
women with them, who told these
things to the Apostles.
And their words seemed to them like
idle tales, and they did not believe
them.
Peter rose up and ran to the Tomb;
and stooping down, he saw the
Linen Cloths lying by themselves;
and he departed, marvelling to
himself at what had happened.
When the Life-bestower, Christ God,
had Resurrected with His Vivifying
Hand, from the dismal caverns, all
the dead from Eternity, He freely
bestowed Resurrection on the
substance of our mortal humanity.
For He is the Saviour of all,
Resurrection and Life, and the God
of all things.
Thy Cross and Tomb, O Life-giver, we
Believers Worship and sing Praise,
for Hades, O Thou Who lives forever,
as Almighty God, Thou has belayed.
The Gates of Hades Thou tore to
shreds, and as God, the might of
Death have razed. So, avidly we
earth-born Praise in Doxology the
One now Raised, Who destroyed the
deadly power of our foe. Thou has
Resurrected everyone – all those who
believe in Thee; Thou has Rescued
Triimeros Anestis Hriste, ek Tafou
kathos gegrapte, sinegiras ton
propatora imon: dio Se ke Doxazi, to
genos ton Anthropon, ke animni Sou
tin Anastasin.
MENAION- FESTAL STIHERA (ANATOLIOS) –NATIVITY THEOTOKOS - TONE 1
Enite Afton en timpano ke horo. Enite
Afton en hordes ke organo.
O tou Paradoxou Thavmatos! I Pigi tis
Zois, ek tis stiras tiktete. I Haris
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Karpogonin, lampros aparhete.
Evfrenou Ioakim, tis Theotokou
genitor genomenos. Ouk estin allos
os Si, ton gigenon gennitoron
Theolipte. I gar Theodohos Kori, tou
Theou to skinoma, to Panagion Oros,
dia Sou imin dedorite
Enite afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite
afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.
O tou Paradoxou Thavmatos! I Pigi tis
Zois, ek tis stiras tiktete. I Haris
Karpogonin, lampros aparhete.
Evfrenou Ioakim, tis Theotokou
genitor genomenos. Ouk estin allos
os Si, ton gigenon gennitoron
Theolipte. I gar Theodohos Kori, tou
Theou to skinoma, to Panagion Oros,
dia Sou imin dedorite
Akouson, Thigater, ke Ide ke Klinon to Hearken,
ous Sou ke epilathou tou laou Sou
ke to Ikou tou Patros Sou. Ke
epithimisi O Vasilefs tou callous
Sou.
O tou Paradoxou Thavmatos! O ek
stiras Karpos, analampsas nevmati,
tou panton Dimiourgou ke
Pnatokratoros, evtonos tin kosmikin,
ton Agathon dialelike stirosin.
Miteres sin ti Mitri, tis Theotokou
horefsate, krazouse. Keharitomeni
here! Meta Sou O Kyrious, O
parehon to kosmo, dia So to Mega
Eleos!
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 - 15AP – 15MATT - BEFORE EXALTATION – 9 SEPTEMBER 2018
harp!
On the Third Day Thou Rose from the
Tomb, O Christ, as it is written and
Thou raised our Forefather with
Thee: therefore, the human race
both Glorified Thee and hymns Thy
Resurrection.
Praise Him with timbrel and dance;
praise Him with strings and pipe
What a Paradoxical Miracle! That the
Fountain of Life from a barren wife
is born, that Grace, fulgent, may
commence bearing its Fruit
henceforth. Be Joyous, O Joachim,
having become the God-bearer’s
Progenitor! There is no one else like
Thee in generations of Paternity, O
Godly One, for the God-receiving
Maiden, the Tabernacle of our God,
the Mountain All Holy, has been
bestowed on us through Thee.
Praise Him with tuneful cymbals;
praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.
What a Paradoxical Miracle! That the
Fountain of Life from a barren wife
is born, that Grace, fulgent, may
commence bearing its Fruit
henceforth. Be Joyous, O Joachim,
having become the God-bearer’s
Progenitor! There is no one else like
Thee in generations of Paternity, O
Godly One, for the God-receiving
Maiden, the Tabernacle of our God,
the Mountain All Holy, has been
bestowed on us through Thee.
O Daughter! Behold and
incline Thine Ear, and forget Thy
People and Thy Father’s House.
For the King desired Thy Beauty.
What a Paradoxical Miracle! The barren
one’s Fruit is brought forth at the
Command of Him Who has made all
things, and our Almighty God; and
deftly He has Redeemed the worldly
realm that was sterile of His Good
Things. O Mothers, in chorus join
the Theotokos’ own Mother, and cry
aloud: O Lady Full of Grace: Rejoice!
For the Lord is with Thee, and at
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 aftou? Is pisthise ta orathenta
ekiritton? All edoki lipos ta Evangelia.
Outos isan eti nothis i Mathite. All O
Petro edrame ke idon, Edoxase Sou,
pros eavton ta Thavmasia.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin.
THEOTOKION – GREAT DOXOLOGY
RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION 
LAUDS: PRAISES TO
Pasa pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite
ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
Enite Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.
Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.
RESURRECTION LAUDS -
Tou piise en aftis frima engrapton:
Doxa afti este pasi tis Osiis Aftou.
O Stavro Sou Kyrie, Zoi ke Anastasis,
iparhi to lao Sou: ke ep’ afto
pepithotes, Se ton anastanta, Theon
imon imnoumen: Eleison imas.
Enite ton Theon en tis Agiis Afton.
Enite Afton en Stereomati tis
Dinameos Aftou!
I tafi Sou Despota, Pardison inoxe, to
geni ton Anthropon: ke ek fthoras
litrothentes, Se ton Anastanta, Theon
imon imnoumen: Eleison imas.
Enite Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton!
Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou!
Sin Patri ke Pnevmati, Hriston
animnisomen, ton Anastanta ek
nekron, ke pros Afton ekvoomen: Si
Zoi iparhis, imon ke Anastasi: Eleison
imas.
Enite Afton en iho salpingos! Enite
Afton en psaltirio ke kithara!
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the Living among the dead? He has Velon tou ofeos, ke os Monon
Risen as He foretold. Why have you Dinaton, ek tis planis tou ehthrou
forgotten His Words? And being litrosamenon imas: othen
assured by these words, they animnoumen efsevos tin Anastasin
preached to the Disciples the Sou, di is esosas imas, os Theos tou
Things they had witnessed. But pantos.
their Glad Tidings were received
with ridicule; for they were still MENAION - FESTAL KONTAKION – THEOTOKOS – NATIVITY – TONE 4
without Understanding. But Peter
hastened to behold, and Glorified Ioakim ke Anna onidismou ateknias, ke
Thy Wonders in himself. Adam ke Eva, ek tis fthoras tou
Thanatou, ileftherothisan, Ahrante,
Now and ever, and to the Ages of en ti Agia Gennisi Sou, aftin eortazi
ages. ke O Laos Sou, enohis ton ptesmaton,
Amen Litrothis en to krazin Si, i stira tikti
– tin Theotokon ke TROFON TIS ZOIS
IMON.
GOD – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Let everything that has breath praise SYNAXARION - 9 SEPTEMBER
the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
Heavens; praise Him in the Highest. Ti Θ’ tou aftou minos, i Sinaxis ton
To Thee praise is due, O God. Dikeon Ioakim ke Annis.
Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,
all His Powers. To Thee praise is Ti afti imera, O Agios Martys Sevirianos,
due, O God. lithon para tous podas feron, epi tou
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 tihous is ton aera kramasthis telioute.
To fulfil among them the Written
Ti afti imera, Mnimi tou Osiou Patros
Judgement: this Glory have all His
Holy Ones. imon Theofanous tou Omologitou, tou
pro tou Dioklitianou askisantos.
Thy Cross, O Lord, is Life and
Resurrection for Thy People, and
trusting in It we sing Thy praise, our
Risen God. Have Mercy on us!
Ti afti imera, O Agios Hariton xifi
telioute.
Praise God in His Saints; praise Him
Mnimi tis Agias ke Ikoumenikis Tritis
in the Firmament of His Power!
Synodou ton Agion Diakosion
Paterion, ton epi tis Vasilias
Thy Burial, O Master, has opened Theodosiou tou Mikrou en Efeso
Paradise to the human race, and sinahthenton, ke ton dissevi Nestorion
Delivered from corruption we who kathelonton.
sing Thy Praise: Our risen God: Have
Mercy on us!
Tes ton Son Agion Presvies, O Theos,
Eleison imas.
Praise Him for His Mighty Acts! praise
Him according to the greatness of
Amin
His Majesty! FESTAL KATAVASIA - THE HOLY CROSS -
With the Father and the Spirit let us ODI 1 Stavron haraxas Mosis ep
hymn Christ Risen from the dead, evthias, ravdon tin Erthron dieteme
and let us cry out to Him: Thou art to Israil pezefsanti. Tin de
our Life and Resurrection: Have epistrepitikos Farao tis armasi
Mercy on us! krotisas inosen, ep evrous diagrapas
Praise Him with the sound of the to aittiton oplon. Dio Hristo asomen,
trumpet! Praise Him with lute and to Theo imon, oti Dedoxaste.
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the world from the serpent’s fangs,
and have snatched us from allure to
the hostile one – as Thou alone is
able to do. Hence, we piously sing
the Praises of Thy Rising by which
Thou Saved us, as the God of all
things.
Joachim & Anna were Delivered from
the reproach of childlessness, and
Adam and Eve from the corruption
of Death, in thy Holy Nativity, O All
Pure One. This do thy people
celebrate, being Redeemed from the
guilt of transgressions, when they
cry unto thee: the Barren One gives
birth to the Birth-giver of God and
THE NOURISHER OF OUR LIFE!
On the 9th day of this month we
celebrate the Synaxis of the Righteous
St Joachim and St Anna.
On this day, the Holy Martyrs, St
Severian of Sebasia was Perfected in
Holy Martyrdom, being hanged with
a heavy boulder tied to his feet.
On this day we Commemorate our
Righteous Father, St Theophanes the
Confessor, who lived in the Ascetical
Discipline before the reign of
Diocletian.
On this day St Chariton was Perfected
in Holy Martyrdom by the sword.
On this day we Commemorate the 200
Holy Fathers of the Third Ecumenical
Council who gathered in Ephesos
during the reign of Emperor
Theodosios the Younger, which
deposed the impious Nestorios.
By the Intercessions of Thy Saints, O
God, have Mercy on us.
Amen
TONE 3
ODE 1 Verily, Moses having struck
horizontally with his rod, cleaving
the Red Sea and causing Israel to
cross on foot, then having struck it
transversely bringing it together over
Pharaoh and his chariots, traced the
Cross, thus symbolising that
Invincible Weapon. Wherefore, we
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ODI 3 Ravdosis tipon tou Mystiriou
paralamvanete. To vlasto gar
prokrini ton ireas. Ti stirevousi de
proin Ekklisia nin exinithise xilon
Stavrou is kratos ke stereoma.
I
O D I 4 sakikoa, Kyrie, tis Ikonomias Sou
to mystirion, katenoisa ta Erga Sou
ke edoxasa Sou tin Theotita.
ODI 5 O Trismakariston xilon! En O
etathi Hristos, O Vasilefs ke Kyrios.
Di ou peptoken O xilo apatisas, to en
si deleasthis Theo to prospagenti
sarki, to parehonti tin irinin tes
psihes imon.
ODI 6 Notiou thiros en splaghnis
palamas Ionas stavroidos
diekpetasas, to sotirion pathos
prodietipou safos. Othen triimeros
ekdis, tin iperkosmion anastasin
ipexografise
tou sarki prospagentos Hristou tou
Theou ke triimero egersi ton komon
fotisantos.
ODI 7 Eknoon prostagma tirannou
dissevous laous eklonise, pneon apilis
ke disfimias theostigous. Omos tris
pedas ouk edimatose thimos thiriodis,
ou pir vromion. All’ antihounti
drosovolo pnevmati piri sinontes
epsalon. O iperimnitos ton pateron
ke imon Theos, Evlogitos I!
ODI 8 ✞Enoumen, Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion!
Evlogite, pedes tis Triados isarithmi,
dimiourgon Patera Theon. Imnite
ton sigkatavanta Logon ke to pir is
droson metapiisanta. Ke
iperipfoute to pasi zoin parehon
Pnevma panagion is tou eonas.
T H E M AGNIF IC AT  clothes who said : Why do you seek
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praise Christ our God, for He has FESTAL KATAVASIA - 9TH ODE - HOLY CROSS
been Glorified.' Mystikos is, Theotoke, Paradisos, Thou art the Mystical Paradise, O
ODE 3 The rod is taken as a symbol of Ageorgitos vlastisasa Hriston, if ou to Theotokos; for, being Untilled, Thou
the Mystery; for by its budding, it tou Stavrou Zoiforon en gi budded forth Christ, by Whom was
designated the Priest. But now the pefitourgite Dendron. Di ou nin planted on earth the Life-giving Tree
Tree of the Cross has blossomed ipoumenou proskinountes afton, Se of the Cross. Wherefore, as we adore
forth with Might and Steadfastness Megalinomen. It being elevated, we Magnify Thee
to the hitherto barren Church.
ODE 4 I have heard, O Lord, of the SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO THE
Mystery of Thy Dispensation, and LORD 
have contemplated Thy Works. THIRD RESURRECTION EXAPOSTEILARION – TONE 2
Wherefore, have I Glorified Thy
Godhead. Oti Hristos egigerte, mi tis diapistito. Verily, Christ is Risen! Let no one
Efani ti Maria, gar, epita kathorathi, doubt, or be suspicious; for He
ODE 5 O Thou Thrice-Blessed Tree, tis is agron apiousi. Mnistes de palin appeared to Mary, and after that to
whereon the Lord Christ the King ofthi, anakeimenis endeka, ous those who went fishing. Then He
was stretched, and through which he Vaptizin ekpempsas, is Ouranous, appeared to His Eleven Initiates, as
who was beguiled by the tree fell, othen kataveviken anelifthis, epikiron they were reclining, whom He sent to
having been beguiled by Thee, by the to kirigma, plithesi ton Simeion Baptise. And He Ascended into
God Who was nailed upon Thee in Heaven after He had descended,
the flesh, Who grants Salvation to establishing His warning by a
our souls. multitude of Wonders.
ODE 6 When Jonah in the belly of the FOURTH RESURRECTION EXAPOSTEILARION – TONE 2
whale stretched forth his hands in
the form of a cross, he
Tes aretes astrafantes, idomen Let us gleam - shining with Virtues -
epistantes, en Zoiforo Mnimati, and behold the Man standing in
foreshadowed clearly the Passion of
Andras en astraptouses, esthisesi brilliant clothes inside the Tomb,
Salvation; and when he came out on
Myroforis, klinouses is gin ofin. Tou granting Life to the downcast Myrrh-
the third day, he symbolised the
Ouranou d e s p o z o n t o s , E g e r s i n bearers. Let us learn of the
world- transcending Resurrection
didahdomen, ke pros Zoin, en Resurrection of the Lord of Heaven
of Christ, nailed upon Thee in the
mnimio dramomen sin to Petro, ke to and hasten with Peter to the Tomb
Flesh, and Illuminating the world by
prahthen Thavmasantes, minomen and wonder at the Great Happening -
His Third-day Resurrection.
Hriston vlepse. waiting to behold Christ the Life.
ODE 7 The mad command of the THEOTOKION
infidel tyrant shook the Nations,
breathing forth threats and To Herete, fthegxamenos, diimipso ton O Lord, when Thou shouted: Rejoice!
blasphemies loathed of God. But the lipin, ton Propatoron, Kyrie, tin Thou thereby recompensed the
three Youths were not terrified by haranantisagon, Egerseos Sou en sorrow of our Ancestors who went
the bestial terror, nor the consuming kosmo. Taftis oun, Zoodota, dia tis before. And by Thy Resurrection
fire; for being together amidst the kiisasis Se, Fos fotizon kardias, Fos Thou brought Joy to the world.
fire blown forth by a Dewy Breeze, iktirmon, ton Son exapostilon tou Wherefore, O Life-giver, by the
they sang: “O Thou exceedingly voan Si: ✞ Filanthrope Thandrope, One who gave Thee Birth, send us
praised: Blessed art Thou, God of our Doxa ti Si Egersi! Light to shine in our hearts - the
fathers!” Light of Thy Compassion - that we
may cry to Thee: ✞ O Lover of
ke ODE 8 ✞We praise, we Bless and we mankind, Incarnate God, Glory to
Worship the Lord! Thy Resurrection!
O Youths, equal in number to the FOURTH RESURRECTION EOTHINON DOXASTIKON- TONE 4
Trinity, Bless the Father, the God
Creator: Praise the Word Who Orthros in vathis, ke e Ginekes ilthon epi Truly, the Women came at early dawn
to Mnima Sou, Hristos. Alla to Soma to Thy Tomb, O Christ, yet they did
condescended and turned the fire to
ouh evrethi to pothoumenon aftes. Dio not find Thy Body, so precious to
a Dewy Breeze; and exalt more and
aporoumenes i tes astraptouses, them. And while they were
more the All Holy Spirit, Who grants
esthisesin epistantes: Ti ton zonta perplexed, behold! there stood
Life to all for evermore!
meta ton nekron zitite? elegon. Igerthi amidst them those in shining
os proipe:. Ti amnimonite ton rimaton
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