Divine Liturgy Specials on
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Tone 8 / Eothinon 1, First
Sunday of Matthew: All Saints Day
David of Thessalonike (†540); John, Bp of Goths (†8th c.);
Paul & Gallicanus, Mm (†4th c.)
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 ὅλῳ
τῷ κόσμῳ Μαρτύρων
σου, ὡς πορφύραν
καὶ βύσσον τὰ
αἵματα, ἡ Ἐκκλησία
σου στολισαμένη, δι'
αὐτῶν βοᾷ σοί,
Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός,
τῷ λαῷ σου
τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς σου
κατάπεμψον, εἰρήνην τῇ
πολιτεία σου δώρησαι,
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 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, τῷ
φυτουργῷ τῆς κτίσεως,
ἡ οἰκουμένη
προσφέρει σοι Κύριε,
τοὺς θεοφόρους Μάρτυρας,
ταῖς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, ἐν εἰρήνῃ βαθείᾳ,
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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Christians
throughout the world will mark Feb. 15, as a day to remember the courage and
religious fortitude of 21 Coptic Christians who were executed in 2015 by
Islamic State terrorists in Libya.
These Coptic Christian hostages were executed for no other reason than their
faith in Jesus Christ. Bloodshed in the Middle East has become all too
common, and many Americans with busy lives may have become inured to the
seemingly endless litany of atrocities, unaware of the extent of the
genocidal campaign against the Christian minority in the Middle
East. This particular crime against humanity was a grotesque
example of the violence Christians face daily in Libya, Iraq, Syria and
anywhere ISIS prosecutes its murderous campaign against anyone it deems an
infidel. Yet as horrible as the episode was, it also offers inspiration and
testimony to the power of faith. The 21 men executed that day were itinerant
tradesman working on a construction job. All were native Egyptians but one, a
young African man whose identity is uncertain—reports of his name vary, and
he was described as coming from Chad
or Ghana.
But the power of his example is unshakable. The executioners demanded that
each hostage identify his religious allegiance. Given the opportunity to deny
their faith, under threat of death, the
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Egyptians
declared their faith in Jesus.
Steadfast in their belief even in the face of evil, each was beheaded. Their
compatriot was not a Christian when captured, apparently, but when challenged
by the terrorists to declare his faith, he reportedly replied: “Their God is
my God.” In that moment, before his death, he became a Christian. The ISIS murderers seek to demoralize Christians with acts
like the slaughter on a Libyan beach. Instead they stir our wonder at the
courage and devotion inspired by God’s love. While we remember these men’s
extraordinary sacrifice, is there not more that we can do to stop this
genocide against Christians in the Middle East?
The faithful of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago urge America’s
elected leaders to officially recognize the genocide of Middle East
Christians, and to call into action the UN resolution known as the Responsibility to Protect (2005). It
enshrines the commitment of world leaders to respond to the most heinous
crimes against humanity. It may seem like we in the U.S. have little ability to change conditions
in the Middle East. But with genocide
occurring before our very eyes, we must properly identify the crimes and
honor our international commitment under Responsibility
to Protect.
Bishop Demetrios
of Mokissos, Greek
Orthodox Metropolis
of Chicago
(2016)
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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: 8/25/16! Please
consult the Sunday Bulletin for our regular announcements, or contact Tasos, ioanniam@yahoo.com or (937)232-9665. 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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