August 23, 2015 Specials

Divine Liturgy Specials on Sunday, August 23, 2015

Tone 3 / Eothinon 1, 12^th Sunday of Matthew (Camel Through Needle’s Eye)

 Apodosis of Dormition; Irenaeus of Lyons (†202); Callinicus, Abp Cple (†705)

Ἀντίφωνον α´ – Ἦχος β´ 1 Ἀλαλάξατε τῷ Θεῷ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ. 2 Ἐξομολογεῖσθε αὐτῷ, αἰνεῖτε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. 3 Ἐν πόλει Κυρίου τῶν δυνάμεων, ἐν πόλει τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν.  Ἐγεννήθη ἐν εἰρήνῃ ὁ τόπος αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ κατοικητήριον αὐτοῦ ἐν Σιών.     Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀντίφωνον β´ – Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός 1 Ἀγαπᾷ Κύριος τὰς πύλας Σιών, ὑπέρ πάντα τὰ σκηνώματα Ἰακώβ. 2 Δεδοξασμένα ἐλαλήθη περὶ σοῦ, ἡ πόλις τοῦ Θεοῦ. 3 Ὁ Θεός ἐθεμελίωσεν αὐτὴν εἰς τόν αἰῶνα.  Ἡγίασε τὸ σκήνωμα αὐτοῦ ὁ Ὕψιστος.        Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα... Καὶ νῦν... Ὁ Μονογενὴς Υἱός... Ἀντίφωνον γ´ – Ἦχος α' 1 Ἑτοίμη ἡ καρδία μου, ὁ Θεός, ἑτοίμη ἡ καρδία μου. 2 Τί ἀνταποδώσω τῷ Κυρίῳ περί πάντων, ὧν ἀνταπέδωκέ μοι; 3 Ποτήριον σωτηρίου λήψομαι, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου ἐπικαλέσομαι. Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος α' Ἐν τῇ Γεννήσει τὴν παρθενίαν ἐφύλαξας, ἐν τῇ Κοιμήσει τὸν κόσμον οὐ κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε. Μετέστης πρὸς τὴν ζωήν, μήτηρ ὑπάρχουσα τῆς ζωῆς, καὶ ταῖς  πρεσβείαις ταῖς σαῖς λυτρουμένη, ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Εἰσοδικόν – Ἦχος β´ Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀπολυτίκιον –  Ἦχος γ' Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ ὁ Κύριος, ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας Ἅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος α' Ἐν τῇ Γεννήσει τὴν παρθενίαν ἐφύλαξας, ἐν τῇ Κοιμήσει τὸν κόσμον οὐ κατέλιπες Θεοτόκε. Μετέστης πρὸς τὴν ζωήν, μήτηρ ὑπάρχουσα τῆς ζωῆς, καὶ ταῖς  πρεσβείαις ταῖς σαῖς λυτρουμένη, ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. 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 πλ. β'  Αὐτόμελον Τὴν ἐν πρεσβείαις ἀκοίμητον Θεοτόκον, καὶ προστασίαις ἀμετάθετον ἐλπίδα, τάφος καὶ νέκρωσις οὐκ ἐκράτησεν· ὡς γὰρ ζωῆς Μητέρα, πρὸς τὴν ζωὴν μετέστησεν, ὁ μήτραν οἰκήσας ἀειπάρθενον. Τρισάγιον. Εἰς τό ᾽Εξαιρέτως: Ἀντὶ τοῦ «῎Αξιόν ἐστιν...», Αἱ γενεαὶ πᾶσαι, μακαρίζομέν Σε, τὴν μόνην Θεοτόκον. Νενίκηνται τῆς φύσεως οἱ ὅροι, ἐν Σοὶ Παρθένε ἄχραντε· παρθενεύει γὰρ τόκος, καὶ ζωὴν προμνηστεύεται θάνατος. Ἡ μετὰ τόκον παρθένος, καὶ μετὰ θάνατον ζῶσα, σῴζοις ἀεί, Θεοτόκε τὴν κληρονομίαν Σου. Κοινωνικόν: Ἀντὶ τοῦ «Αἰνεῖτε...», Ποτήριον σωτηρίου λήψομαι, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου ἐπικαλέσομαι. Ἀλληλούϊα. Εἴδομεν τό φῶς... Εἴη τό ὄνομα Κυρίου… Ἀπόλυσις· Ὁ ἀναστάς ἐκ νεκρῶν....	DLH, p. 16:  ANTIPHON I of the Dormition – Tone 2 1 Let all you on earth shout in jubilation unto the Lord.  [Psalm 65:1] 2 O give thanks to Him and praise His name.  [Psalm 104:1] 3 In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God.  There is a place of peace of Him, and His abode is found in Sion.   [Psalm 47:9; 75:3]     Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. DLH, p. 18:  ANTIPHON II of the Dormition – Same tone 1 The Lord loves the gates of Sion above all of Jacob’s tabernacles.  [Psalm 86:2] 2 Glorious things have been related bout you, O city of God.  [Psalm 86:3] 3 God has established her for eternity.  The Most High has hallowed His tabernacle.  [Psalm 47:9; 45:5]     Save us, O Son of God, Who is risen from the dead; who sing to You.  Alleluia. Glory… Both now… O, only begotten Son… DLH, p. 24:  ANTIPHON III of the Dormition – Tone 1 1 My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.  [Psalm 107:2] 2 What shall I repay to the Lord for all that He has bestowed on me?  [Psalm 115:3] 3 I shall partake of the cup of salvation, and I shall call upon the name of the Lord.  [Psalm 115:4] APOLYTIKION of the Dormition of the Theotokos – Tone 1 On your birth-giving, you preserved your virginity, on your dormition you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos.  You passed on to the true life, being the mother of life divine.  Through your prayers you always save from death our wretched souls beseeching you. 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 3 Let all things above in heav’n rejoice, and let all things below on earth be glad.  With all the might and strength of His arm, and eternal deed the Lord did perform, beneath His feet He has trampled down death by death, and first born of the dead has He become.  From the womb of Hades has He delivered us and to all the world has granted His great redeeming mercy.               (DLH, p. 83) APOLYTIKION of the Dormition of the Theotokos – Tone 1 On your birth-giving, you preserved your virginity, on your dormition you did not forsake the world, O Theotokos.  You passed on to the true life, being the mother of life divine.  Through your prayers you always save from death our wretched souls beseeching you. 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 the Dormition of the Theotokos – Tone 6 In interceding she is the sleepless Mother of God, in her protection she is our hope unwavering.  Grave nor death sleep could hold her long, for as the mother of life, to life divine she was translated, by Him who dwelled in her e’er virginal womb. Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 26:  TRISAGION. DLH, p. 54: AT THE Especially…, instead of It is truly meet… Now all generations call you blessed, O only Theotokos. In you the laws of nature are defeated,* O undefiled Virgin pure. * In virginity childbirth was accomplished, and death introduces life. * You, after bearing, are virgin, and after dying are living. * Mother of God, * ever save your inheritance.                                                                            (FSD) DLH, p. 66:  KOINONIKON: instead of “Praise the Lord…” The cup of salvation shall I taste, and upon the name of the Lord shall I call. Alleluia. [Psalm 115:4] 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...
An understanding of Jesus reduced to that of a friend, a philosopher, a prophet, a good teacher, or even the best human that ever lived, is not the same Jesus, the Logos (Word) of God, God incarnate, the God-Man that God in His love for us has revealed to us for our salvation. This question of Christ’s identity hits us head on in today’s Gospel as well. Here Jesus reveals further to the man that He is the Messiah, that He is the God-Man, for He sees into the man’s soul as to where his true loyalties lie: his great wealth. We don’t need a ‘watered-down Jesus’ or a Jesus	conforming to our likeness.  We reject revisionist efforts to “re-imagine” Jesus the Christ, Who has revealed Himself to us through those who knew Him in the flesh and passed this personal knowledge on to faithful successors.  They have likewise come to know Him and have witnessed to Him in the Great Councils. We know Christ in our ability to say, “Amen!” to that same teaching today by the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever and by Him we are saved.                                                                             Fr. Robert Miclean, OCA (2012)
This insert is a gift from our Byzantine 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 – 08/27/15. 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.