Divine Liturgy Specials on
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Tone 8 / Eothinon 1, First
Sunday of Matthew: All Saints Day
Amos, Prophet (†8th
c. B.C.); Ven. Jerome (†420); Augustine of Hippo (†430)
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Ἀντίφωνον α´
– Ἦχος β´
1
Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον
αὐτοῦ.
2
Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου,
τὸν Κύριον,
καὶ μὴ
ἐπιλανθάνου πάσας
τὰς ἀνταποδόσεις αὐτοῦ.
3
Κύριος ἐν
τῷ οὐρανῷ
ἡτοίμασε τὸν
θρόνον αὐτοῦ,
καὶ ἡ
βασιλεία αὐτοῦ
πάντων δεσπόζει.
Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
Ἀντίφωνον β´
– Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός
1
Αἴνει, ἡ ψυχή μου,
τὸν Κύριον, αἰνέσω
Κύριον ἐν
τῇ ζωῇ μου, ψαλῶ τῷ Θεῷ μου ἕως ὑπάρχω.
2
Μὴ πεποίθατε
ἐπ'
ἄρχοντας,
ἐπὶ υἱοὺς
ἀνθρώπων,
οἷς οὐκ ἔστι
σωτηρία.
3
Μακάριος, οὗ ὁ Θεὸς
Ἰακὼβ
βοηθὸς αὐτοῦ, ἡ ἐλπὶς
αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν αὐτοῦ.
Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς
σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.
Δόξα... Καὶ νῦν... Ὁ Μονογενὴς Υἱός...
Ἀντίφωνον γ´ – Ἦχος πλ.
δ'
1
Αὕτη ἡ
ἡμέρα, ἣν ἐποίησεν ὁ
Κύριος, ἀγαλλιασώμεθα, καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν
ἐν αὐτῇ.
2
Αἰνεσάτωσαν αὐτὸν
οἱ οὐρανοὶ
καὶ ἡ
γῆ, θάλασσα καὶ πάντα
τὰ ἕρποντα
ἐν αὐτῇ.
Ἀπολυτίκιον
– Ἦχος πλ. δ'
Ἐξ ὕψους
κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσης τῶν
παθῶν, ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Εἰσοδικόν – Ἦχος β´
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ.
Σῶσον ἡμᾶς,
Υἱὲ Θεοῦ,
ὁ ἀναστὰς
ἐκ νεκρῶν,
ψάλλοντάς σοι·
Ἀλληλούϊα.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος πλ. δ'
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ εὔσπλαγχνος,
ταφὴν καταδέξω τριήμερον,
ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσης
τῶν παθῶν, ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις
ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος δ'
Τῶν ἐν
ὅλω τῶ
κόσμω Μαρτύρων
σου, ὡς πορφύραν καὶ
βύσσον τὰ
αἵματα, ἡ Ἐκκλησία σου
στολισαμένη, δι'
αὐτῶν βοᾷ
σοί, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός,
τῶ λαῶ
σου τοὺς
οἰκτιρμούς σου
κατάπεμψον, εἰρήνην
τὴ πολιτεία
σου δώρησαι,
καὶ ταὶς
ψυχαὶς ἡμῶν
τὸ μέγα
ἔλεος.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος πλ. δ'
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ,
Χριστὲ ὁ
Θεὸς ἡμῶν,
ὁ πανσόφους
τοὺς ἁλιεῖς
ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας
αὐτοῖς τὸ
Πνεῦμα τὸ
ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην
σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε,
δόξα σοί.
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.
Κοντάκιον – Ἦχος πλ. δ'
Ὡς
ἀπαρχὰς
τῆς φύσεως, τῶ φυτουργῶ τῆς κτίσεως, ἡ οἰκουμένη
προσφέρει σοὶ Κύριε,
τοὺς θεοφόρους Μάρτυρας, ταὶς αὐτῶν
ἱκεσίαις,
ἐν
εἰρήνῃ βαθεῖα, τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν
σου, διὰ τῆς Θεοτόκου συντήρησον, πολυέλεε.
Τρισάγιον.
Εἰς τό ᾽Εξαιρέτως: ῎Αξιόν ἐστιν....
Κοινωνικόν: Ἀντὶ τοῦ «Αἰνεῖτε...».
Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι
ἐν Κυρίῳ,
τοῖς εὐθέσι πρέπει
αἴνεσις. Ἀλληλούϊα.
Εἴδομεν τό φῶς...
Εἴη τό ὄνομα Κυρίου…
Ἀπόλυσις· «Ὁ ἀναστάς ἐκ νεκρῶν...».
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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
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the sons of men, in whom there is no
salvation. [Psalm 145:3]
3
Happy is He whose Helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is upon the Lord His
God. [Psalm 145:5]
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
Divine
Liturgy Hymnal, p. 89:
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 the resurrection and our life:
Glory unto You O lord. (DLH)
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
Divine
Liturgy Hymnal, p. 89:
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 the resurrection and our life:
Glory unto You O lord. (DLH)
APOLYTIKION
of All Saints – Tone 4
Your Church is arrayed in the holy blood of Your
Martyrs who witnessed throughout the world, as though in purple and fine
linen. Through them she cries to You, Christ our God, “Send down to Your
people your tender love, grant peace from above to your commonwealth, and to
our souls Your great mercy.”
(FSD)
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
All Saints – Tone 8
To
You O Lord, creator of the universe, the world offers the God-bearing martyrs
as the firstfruits of creation.
Through their prayers, and through those of the Theotokos, keep Your
Church in perfect peace, O Savior rich in mercy. (KL)
Divine
Liturgy Hymnal, p. 26: TRISAGION.
DLH, p. 54: AT
THE Especially…, It is truly
meet…
DLH, p. 66: KOINONIKON:
instead of “Praise the Lord…”
Exult
in the Lord, O righteous ones; to the upright befits praise. Alleluia.
[Psalm
32:1]
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...
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The
concept of firstfruits derives
from God's creation work. Because God created everything that exists, all of
creation belongs to Him (Ps
24:1 ).
Consequently, that which is first and best belongs to Him and is to be given
to Him. Because of God's creative power and ownership of all, the Bible
instructs believers to give God the best of the animal sacrifices (cf. Lev.
1-5).
The land is also viewed as a gift from God and the best of it, its
"firstfruits, " is to be given to Him: crops (Ex 23:16;
19),
the wheat harvest (Ex
34:22 ; Lev 2:14 ; 23:20), olive oil (Num 18:12; Deut 18:4), the finest
new wine (Num
18:12; Deut 18:4),
honey (2
Chron 31:5),
sheep wool (Deut
18:4),
and fruit (Neh
10:35).
The Old Testament makes it clear that everything that God's people have is to
be viewed as from God and gained through His providence (Ps 50:10). Believers
are the "firstfruits" of God, "a kind of firstfruits of all He
created" (Jas
1:18).
Spiritual "firstfruits" may be the first converts in an area (Rom 16:5). As
"firstfruits" believers are a testimony to God's power in
salvation. They are His first born, redeemed by Christ's blood. In their holy
standing, believers are God's firstfruits, "holy to the Lord, the
firstfruits of His harvest" (Jer 2:3). God's
people are, therefore, to present themselves as holy firstfruits to God, as
"living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God" (Rom 12:1). In having
the "firstfruits of the Spirit," the
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work
of the Spirit in effecting the present redemption of their souls, believers
are given the guarantee that they will have the future redemption of their
bodies at the second coming of Christ (Rom 8:23). In 1 Cor
15:20; 23, Paul teaches that Christ in His bodily resurrection is the
"firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep." As such, He is the
guarantee that all those who belong to Him will be raised from the dead at His
second coming. In the natural world, the first sheaf of the crop was to be
brought to God (Lev
23:10; 11; 17)
as a guarantee that the rest of the harvest was coming. So it is in God's
redemption harvest. First, Christ the "firstfruits" has triumphed
in His resurrection; then, the rest of His "crop," the redeemed,
will be raised triumphantly at His second coming (1 Cor 15:23). In light
of this, God's people, as His "firstfruits," are to have a
sanctifying effect on others (1 Cor 5:6-7), just as Abraham and the patriarchs
had a sanctifying effect on disobedient Israel (Rom 11:14-16). Believers
are to be true followers of the Lamb, just as the saints in the second
coming, who are described as holy in life, "purchased from among men and
offered as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb" (Rev 14:4). W. H. MARE
Elwell,
Walter A. "Entry for 'Firstfruits'". "Evangelical Dictionary
of Theology", 1997.
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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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