Divine Liturgy Specials on
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Tone 8 / Eothinon 3, 25th
Sunday Since Pentecost
Andrew,
First-Called of the Apostles (†1st c.); Frumentios in Ethiopia (†380)
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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
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 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 ἐλευθερώσῃς 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 ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν, ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ Ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος δ'
Ὡς τῶν Ἀποστόλων
Πρωτόκλητος, καὶ τοῦ
Κορυφαίου αὐτάδελφος, τὸν
Δεσπότην τῶν ὅλων
Ἀνδρέα ἱκέτευε, εἰρήνην
τῇ οἰκουµένῃ δωρήσασθαι, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς 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 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 γ'
Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, τὸν προαιώνιον Λόγον, ἐν Σπηλαίῳ ἔρχεται, ἀποτεκεῖν ἀπορρήτως. Χόρευε ἡ οἰκουμένη ἀκουτισθεῖσα, δόξασον μετὰ Ἀγγέλων καὶ τῶν Ποιμένων, βουληθέντα ἐποφθῆναι, παιδίον νέον, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνων Θεόν.
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…
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 St. Andrew – Tone 4
As first
called of the Apostles and brother of Peter the Preeminent, O Andrew,
intercede with the Master of all to grant peace to the whole world, and great
mercy to our souls.
(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 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...
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Andrew was born in
Bethsaida. At first, he was a disciple of John the Baptist and then he
followed the Lord Jesus, to whom he also led his brother Peter. Together with
Philip, he presented Christ to the Gentiles [Jn 12:22] and identified the
boy who carried the fish and the loaves [Jn 6:9]. According to tradition, after Pentecost,
he preached in different areas and was crucified in Achaia, Greece. The
Gospel narrates that Jesus, “saw Simon and Andrew casting a net in the sea; And
said to them, ‘Follow me” [Mk 1:16-17]. Andrew was the first of the Apostles to be
called to follow Jesus. Therefore, the Byzantine liturgy honors him with the
name of Protokletos (=first called).
The evangelical account continues specifying that “immediately they left
their nets and followed him” [Mk 1:18]. It is this quick adherence that allowed
the Apostles to spread the Word, the “good news” of salvation. Faith comes
from listening, and what is heard is the Word of Christ, which still today
the Church spreads to the ends of the earth. This Word is the indispensable
food of the soul. It is said in the Book of the Prophet Amos that God will
put hunger in the world, not hunger for bread, but to hear his word [cf. Amos 8:11]. This is a healthy
hunger, because it makes us seek constantly and receive the Word of God,
knowing that it must nourish us for the whole of life. Nothing in life can
really satisfy us if it is not illumined and guided by the Word of the Lord. A
profound commitment for radical adherence to this Word, aided by the Holy
Spirit, provides the strength to realize the aspiration of every Christian
community and of every individual believer to unity [cf. Pp Benedict XVI]. From the Gospel
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of
St. John, we gather another important particular regarding the Apostle
Andrew: “He first found his brother Simon, and said to him, ‘We have found
the Messiah’. He brought him to Jesus” [Jn 1:41-43], demonstrating immediately an
unmistakable apostolic spirit. To this end, St John Chrysostom comments:
“Andrew’s word is the word of one who anxiously awaited the coming of the
Messiah, whose descent from heaven he awaited, who trembled with joy when he
saw him arrive, and who hurried to communicate the great news to the others.
See in what way he notifies what he had appreciated in a short time? Andrew,
after having stayed with Jesus and having learned everything that Jesus
taught him, did not keep the treasure to himself, but hurried to his brother
to communicate to him the richness he had received. Look also at Peter’s
spirit, from the beginning docile and quick in faith: he runs immediately
without being concerned about anything else”. In the beautiful icon donated
by Patriarch Athenagoras I to Pope Paul VI on Jan. 5, 1964, the two Holy
Apostles, Peter the Koryphaeus and
Andrew the Protokletos, embrace, in
an eloquent language of love, beneath the glorious Christ. Their embrace is
an invitation to continue the path undertaken, toward that goal of unity that
we intend to reach together. Let us ask God for the precious gift of unity
among all Christians, making our own the invocation of Jesus for his
disciples: “that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I
in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou
hast sent me” [Jn
17:21].
RC Cardinal TARCISIO BERTONE (2010)
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School. We invite you to join us on the last Thursday
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 – 12/18/14! Please consult the Sunday Bulletin for our regular
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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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