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December 15, 2013 Specials


Divine Liturgy Specials on Sunday, December 15, 2013

Tone 8 / Eothinon 3, 11th Sunday of Luke (Banquet Excuses)

       Holy Forefathers; Eleutherios, Hieromartyr, and his mother Anthia (2nd c.)   

Ἀντίφωνον α´ – Ἦχος β´
1 Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ.
2 Εὐλόγει ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ μὴ ἐπιλανθάνου πάσας τὰς ἀνταποδόσεις αὐτοῦ.
3 Κύριος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἡτοίμασε τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ πάντων δεσπόζει.
    Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
 
 
Ἀντίφωνον β´ – Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός
1 Ανει ψυχ μου τν Κριον, ανσω Κριον ν τ ζω μου, ψαλ τ Θε μου ως πρχω.
2 Μακριος ο Θες ακβ βοηθς ατο, λπς ατο π Κριον τν Θεν ατο.
3 Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, Θεός σου, Σιών, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.
    Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.
Δόξα... Καὶ νῦν... Μονογενὴς Υἱός...
 
Ἀντίφωνον γ´ –  Ἦχος πλ. δ'
1 Αὕτη ἡμέρα, ἣν ἐποίησεν Κύριος, ἀγαλλιασώμεθα, καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ.
2 Αἰνεσάτωσαν αὐτὸν οἱ οὐρανοὶ καὶ γῆ, θάλασσα καὶ πάντα τὰ ἕρποντα ἐν αὐτῇ.
 
Ἀπολυτίκιον  Ἦχος πλ. δ'
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν, ζωὴ καὶ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
 
ΕἰσοδικόνἮχος β´
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.
 
Ἀπολυτίκιον  Ἦχος πλ. δ'
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν, ζωὴ καὶ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
 
ἈπολυτίκιονἮχος β'
Ἐν πίστει τοὺς Προπάτορας ἐδικαίωσας, τὴν ἐξ Ἐθνῶν δι' αὐτῶν προμνηστευσάμενος Ἐκκλησίαν. Καυχῶνται ἐν δόξῃ οἱ Ἅγιοι, ὄτι ἐκ σπέρματος αὐτῶν, ὑπάρχει καρπός εὐκλεής, ἡ ἀσπόρως τεκοῦσά σε. Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
ἈπολυτίκιονἮχος πλ. α'
Ἱερέων ποδήρει κατακοσμούμενος, καὶ αἱμάτων τοῖς ῥείθροις ἐπισταζόμενος, τῷ Δεσπότῃ σου Χριστῷ μάκαρ ἀνέδραμες, Ἐλευθέριε σοφέ, καθαιρέτα τοῦ Σατᾶν. Διὸ μὴ παύσῃ πρεσβεύων, ὑπὲρ τῶν πίστει τιμώντων, τὴν μακαρίαν σου ἄθλησιν.
 
ἈπολυτίκιονἮχος πλ. δ'
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοι.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος δ'
Κανόνα πίστεως καὶ εἰκόνα πραότητος, ἐγκρατείας Διδάσκαλον, ἀνέδειξέ σε τῇ ποίμνῃ σου, ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀλήθεια· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκτήσω τῇ ταπεινώσει τὰ ὑψηλά, τῇ πτωχείᾳ τὰ πλούσια, Πάτερ Ἱεράρχα Νικόλαε· πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
 
Κοντκιονχος γ'
Παρθένος σήμερον, τὸν προαιώνιον Λόγον, ἐν Σπηλαίῳ ἔρχεται, ἀποτεκεῖν ἀπορρήτως. Χόρευε οἰκουμένη ἀκουτισθεῖσα, δόξασον μετὰ Ἀγγέλων καὶ τῶν Ποιμένων, βουληθέντα ἐποφθῆναι, παιδίον νέον, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνων Θεόν.
 
Τρισάγιον.
Ες τό Εξαιρέτως:  Αξιόν στιν....
Κοινωνικόν: Ανετε....
Εδομεν τό φς...
Εη τό νομα Κυρίου…
Ἀπόλυσις·    ναστάς κ νεκρν....
Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 16:  ANTIPHON I – Tone 2
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me bless His holy name.  [Psalm 102:1]
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.  [Psalm 102:2]
3 The Lord has prepared His throne in the heavens; and His kingdom rules over all.   [Psalm 102:19]
    Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
 
Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 18:  ANTIPHON II – Same tone
1 Praise the Lord, O my soul, I shall praise the Lord all my life, I shall sing to my Lord as long as I exist.  [Psalm 145:1-2]
2 Happy is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is upon the Lord his God.  [Psalm 145:5]
3 The Lord will reign unto the age, your God, O Zion, unto generation and generation.  [Psalm 145:10]
    Save us, O Son of God, Who is risen from the dead; who sing to You.  Alleluia.
Glory… Both now… O, only begotten Son…
 
Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 24:  ANTIPHON III – Tone 8
1 This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad therein.  [Psalm 117:24]
2 Let the heavens and the earth praise Him, the sea and every creature crawling in it.  [Psalm 68:35]
APOLYTIKION resurrectional of the tone of the day – Tone 8
From on high did You descend, O merciful Lord.  For us did You endure three days in the tomb, that we may be released from passions in this world, You who are our resurrection and our life.  Glory unto You, O Lord.   (DLH, p. 89)
EISODIKON – Tone 2
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, Who are risen from the dead; who sing to You. Alleluia.
APOLYTIKION resurrectional of the tone of the day – Tone 8
From on high did You descend, O merciful Lord.  For us did You endure three days in the tomb, that we may be released from passions in this world, You who are our resurrection and our life.  Glory unto You, O Lord.   (DLH, p. 89)
 
APOLYTIKION of the Forefathers Tone 2
By faith You justified the Forefathers, having through them betrothed to yourself the Church that came out of the nations.  The saints are boasting in glory; for the glorious
fruit, the Virgin who without seed gave birth to You, is from their progeny. At their entreaties, O Christ our God, save our souls.                                                                       (FEL)
APOLYTIKION of St. Eleutherios Tone 5
In the priesthood’s long robe were you still adorned, and your blood streams were dripping from your martyrdom, blessed one did you ascend unto Christ your Lord, Eleutherios wise, overthrower of Satan.  Therefore, do not cease interceding, for those who honor in true faith, your blessed and mighty strife.
APOLYTIKION of our Church (Holy Trinity) Tone 8
O Blessed are you, O Christ our God, who by sending down the Holy Spirit upon them, made the fishermen wise and through them illumined the world.  And unto you, the universe was ever drawn, all glory to you, O God. (DLH, p. 115)
APOLYTIKION of our Church (St. Nicholas) Tone 4(DLH, p. 110)
As a yardstick of faith and an icon of gentleness; as a teacher of temperance, your actual deeds have declared you as being among your flock.  In this manner you gained by humility, things most sublime, and through poverty earned true wealth.  Father and our hierarch St. Nicholas intercede with Christ our God that our souls may be saved.                                                                                                
KONTAKION of Advent Season – Tone 3
Lo, the Virgin on this day arrives unto a cave, to give birth ineffably to the Word primeval.  Sing and dance, all of creation, at these good tidings.  Glorify, with angelic hosts and the shepherds, the One who condescended, seen as a new-born babe, yet who is eternally God.
Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 26:  TRISAGION.
DLH, p. 54: AT THE Especially…,  It is truly meet…
DLH, p. 66: KOINONIKON:  Praise the Lord…
DLH, p. 70: After Communion, We have seen the true light…
DLH, p. 74: Blessed be the Name of the Lord…
Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 78:  THE DISMISSAL:
May He Who is risen from the dead, Christ...
"For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of Him. Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord" (I Samuel 1:27-28).
One of the Forefathers commemorated today, Samuel was a prophet and leader of the people of Israel. The blessed Hannah, his childless mother, besought him from God with tears and sacrifices. And she gave him, her one and only greatest blessing, to the service of the Lord from his infancy. A wise mother does not consider her children as her own, but rather as God's. They are God's both when God gives them and when He takes them, but they are mostly God's when a mother herself dedicates them to Him. God's gift is returned to Him as a reciprocal gift, for we have nothing of our own to give to Him but only that which we receive from Him. The young Samuel lived in the Temple among the iniquitous sons of Eli the high priest, and he did not become corrupt. The Lord would not reveal
Himself to the sinful elders, but He appeared to this pure child: "for Samuel did the will of God, and did let none of his words fall to the ground" (I Samuel 3:19). Samuel was a judge of the people of Israel from his youth to old age and committed nothing wrong either before God or before the people. God gave him the power to prophesy and work miracles. He defeated all of God's enemies and the enemies of the people, and he anointed two kings, Saul and David. When he grew old, he called the people together and asked them if he had ever committed any violence against anyone or accepted a bribe from anyone. And the people replied with one voice: "Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us" (I Samuel 12:4). Behold, such a man was he, who grew up with the blessing of God and the blessing of his mother. Let mothers benefit from the example of the blessed Hannah; let judges and rulers of the people benefit from the example of the righteous Samuel.           St. Nikolai Velimirovich (1880-1956)
This insert is a gift from our Byzantine School.  We invite you to join us on the last Wednesday of each month at 6 pm, as we explore the selection of liturgy “specials” for each week, and other issues related to the liturgical services of our Church. Next mtg – 12/18/13! Please consult the Sunday Bulletin for our regular announcements, or contact Tasos Ioannides, ioanniam@uc.edu or (513)556-3137.  Translation Sources: DLH= Divine Liturgy Hymnal; FSD=Fr Seraphim Dedes; KL=Kevin Lawrence; FEH =Fr Edward Hughes; FEL=Fr Ephraim Lash.

 

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