Divine Liturgy Specials on
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Tone 1 / Eothinon 7, 4th
Sunday of Luke (The Sower)
Fathers of 7th Ecum. Cncil, Nicaea (787);
Symeon, New Theologian (†1022)
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.
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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
Μακάριος οὗ ὁ
Θεὸς Ἰακὼβ βοηθὸς αὐτοῦ, ἡ ἐλπὶς αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ
Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν
αὐτοῦ.
3
Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς
τὸν αἰῶνα, ὁ
Θεός σου, Σιών,
εἰς γενεὰν καὶ
γενεάν.
Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.
Δόξα... Καὶ νῦν...
Ὁ Μονογενὴς Υἱός...
Ἀντίφωνον γ´ – Ἦχος α'
1
Αὕτη ἡ ἡμέρα,
ἣν ἐποίησεν ὁ
Κύριος, ἀγαλλιασώμεθα, καὶ
εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ.
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Αἰνεσάτωσαν αὐτὸν οἱ
οὐρανοὶ καὶ ἡ
γῆ, θάλασσα καὶ
πάντα τὰ ἕρποντα
ἐν αὐτῇ.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος α'
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου Σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν, διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι ζωοδότα. Δόξα τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ βασιλεία σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομία σου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε.
Εἰσοδικόν – Ἦχος β´
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς,
Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος α'
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ στρατιωτῶν
φυλασσόντων τὸ ἄχραντόν σου Σῶμα, ἀνέστης τριήμερος Σωτήρ, δωρούμενος τῷ κόσμῳ
τὴν ζωήν, διὰ τοῦτο αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν ἐβόων σοι ζωοδότα. Δόξα τῇ Ἀναστάσει
σου Χριστέ, δόξα τῇ βασιλεία σου, δόξα τῇ οἰκονομία σου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος πλ. δ'
Ὑπερδεδοξασμένος
εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ φωστῆρας ἐπὶ γῆς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν θεμελιώσας, καὶ δι'
αὐτῶν πρὸς τὴν ἀληθινὴν πίστιν, πάντας ἡμᾶς ὁδηγήσας· πολυεύσπλαγχνε, δόξα
σοι.
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 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.
Κοντάκιον – Ἦχος β'
Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, μεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀμετάθετε. Μὴ παρίδῃς ἁμαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὡς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡμῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοι· Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιμώντων σε.
Τρισάγιον.
Εἰς τό ᾽Εξαιρέτως: ῎Αξιόν ἐστιν....
Κοινωνικόν: Αἰνεῖτε....
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
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…
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Hymnal, p. 24: ANTIPHON III – Tone 1
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 tone of the day –
Tone 1 (DLH,
p. 80)
The stone that had
been sealed before your tomb by the Jews, and the soldiers guarding did watch
o’er Your pure and sacred body, O Savior the third day You arose and unto the
world did You give life. Whereby all
the heavenly powers did proclaim that You are the giver of life. Glory unto our resurrected Christ. Glory unto Your Kingdom. Glory to Your dispensation O You alone who
loves all.
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 tone of the day –
Tone 1 (DLH,
p. 80)
The stone that had
been sealed before your tomb by the Jews, and the soldiers guarding did watch
o’er Your pure and sacred body, O Savior the third day You arose and unto the
world did You give life. Whereby all
the heavenly powers did proclaim that You are the giver of life. Glory unto our resurrected Christ. Glory unto Your Kingdom. Glory to Your dispensation O You alone who
loves all.
APOLYTIKION of the Holy Fathers – Tone 8
Supremely
blessed are You, O Christ our God. You established the holy Fathers upon the
earth as beacons, and through them You have guided us all to the true Faith,
O greatly merciful One, glory be to You.
(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 – Tone 2
A protection of us Christians unshamable, intercession before
our Creator unwavering. Please, reject
not, the earnest cries of those who have transgressed; but, come to us for
you are good, your loving help offer to us, who in faith cry out to you:
Hasten to intercede, and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all
time, Theotokos, for those who honor you.
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...
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Two
words best characterize the parable of
the sower: warning and hope. First, a warning.
Because the question that lies behind this story is one that every one living
in this world must ask: “If God truly loves us as creatures made for His good
pleasure, how is it that there are some who will not inherit eternal life?”
To which some respond, “Why would God even bother with us humans at all?” The
existence of hell, they argue, is proof of a divine experiment gone horribly
wrong. Or, that the God in Whom we believe must be some kind of a cosmic
monster who takes pleasure in seeing his failed creatures suffer in a hell
that Christ Himself calls a “weeping and wailing and the gnashing of teeth.”
Yet if we read the Holy Fathers, what we learn is that hell is a phenomenon
we humans have created for ourselves. Simply put, God loves and cherishes
everything He makes, every living creature: plants, animals and humans; He loves
every grain of sand, every element,
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atom,
particle and quark. As humans, God has made us free to accept or reject His
love, because without freedom, there is no love. Love and freedom are
complementary realities in that one cannot exist without the other.
Accordingly, for those who accept it, such love becomes the very content of
heaven and eternal life; for those who reject it, such love – this same love,
becomes the opposite, eternal darkness, sadness, and alienation. But the
primary purpose of the parable is to teach us that even though we may have a
heart that is cold and calloused, it is still possible for us to overcome
these deficiencies. There is hope for us to move ourselves from a
state of spiritual barrenness to a state of spiritual fruitfulness, if only
we are willing to work with God in order to make it happen. This parable,
therefore, points to the task of preparing, cleansing, and nurturing the soil
so that the seed of God’s word might come to life and blossom in the way it
should. ARCHPRIEST PAUL M JANNAKOS
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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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