The Byzantine School: July 17, 2016 Specials

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July 17, 2016 Specials

Divine Liturgy Specials on Sunday July 17, 2016

Tone 3 / Eothinon 4, 4th Sunday of Matthew (Light of the World)

H. Fathers of 4^th Ecum. Cncil (451); Marina, Gt M (†4^th c.); Ven. Irenarkh of Solovetsk (†1628)

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 γ' 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 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. 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 πλ. δ' Ὑπερδεδοξασμένος εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ φωστήρας ἐπὶ γῆς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν θεμελιώσας, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν πρὸς τὴν ἀληθινὴν πίστιν, πάντας ἡμᾶς ὁδηγήσας, πολυεύσπλαγχνε, δόξα σοι. Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος πλ. α' Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Μνηστευθεῖσα τῷ Λόγῳ Μαρίνα ἔνδοξε, τῶν ἐπιγείων τὴν σχέσιν πᾶσαν κατέλιπες, καὶ ἐνήθλησας λαμπρῶς ὡς καλλιπάρθενος· τὸν γὰρ ἀόρατον ἐχθρὸν κατεπάτησας στερρῶς ὀφθέντα σοὶ Ἀθληφόρε. Καὶ νῦν πηγάζεις τῷ κόσμῳ τῶν ἰαμάτων τὰ χαρίσματα. 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....	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 3 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 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) 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 Holy Fathers – Tone 8 Supremely blessed are You, O Christ our God. You established on the earth our holy Fathers as beacons, and through them You guided us all to the true Faith, O most merciful One, glory to You. APOLYTIKION of St. Marina – Tone 5 As betrothed to the Logos Marina glorious, all the bonds you abandoned of earthly interests, and you struggled splendidly, being a comely maid. For the foe we cannot see, you trampled on decisively, when he appeared to you, Most Steadfast. Thus you gush the grace of healings to the world and all the people in it. 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…[Psalm 148:1] 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...
The lamps of the ancients, sometimes called "candles" in our Bible, were cups and vessels of many convenient and graceful shapes; and might be carried in the hand, or set upon a stand. The lamp was fed with vegetable oils, tallow, wax, etc., and was kept burning all night. A darkened house, therefore, forcibly told of the extinction of its former occupants [Job 18:5,6; Prov 13:9, 20:20; Jer 25:10,11]; while a constant light signified prosperity and perpetuity [2 Sam 21:17; 1 Kings 11:36; Ps 132:17]. Lamps to be carried in the streets presented a large surface of wicking to the air, and needed to be frequently	replenished from a vessel of oil borne in the other hand [Mt 25:3,4]. Torches and lanterns [Jn 18:3], were necessary in ancient cities, the streets of which were never lighted. http://biblehub.com/topical/l/lamp.htm The first mention of a lamp in the Old Testament is the one in the Tabernacle. Understood today as a “lampstand” or “candelabra” (Heb menorah; Ex 25:31), on it sat 7 “lamps” (Heb neroth; Ex 25:37). This lampstand was made of gold and the olive oil was specifically made with a special formula for holy service. http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2014/08/26/The-Lesson-of-the-Lamp.aspx
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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