June 8, 2014 Specials

Divine Liturgy Specials on Sunday, June 8, 2014

Eothinon 9, 8th Sunday of Pascha: Pentecost

 Translation of Relics of St Theodore the Commander (†319); Kalliope, Martyr 

Ἀντίφωνον α´ –  Ἦχος β´ 1 Οἱ οὐρανοί διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ, ποίησιν δέ χειρῶν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγέλλει τό στερέωμα. 2. ῾Ημέρα τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐρεύγεται ῥῆμα, καί νύξ νυκτί ἀναγγέλλει γνῶσιν. 3 Οὐκ εἰσί λαλιαί, οὐδέ λόγοι, ὧν οὐχί ἀκούονται αἱ φωναί αὐτῶν. 4 Εἰς πᾶσαν τήν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν, καί εἰς τά πέρατα τῆς οἰκουμένης τά ῥήματα αὐτῶν.   Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.   Ἀντίφωνον β´ – Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός 1 ᾽Επακοῦσαί σου Κύριος ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεως, ὑπερασπίσαί σου τό ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ ᾽Ιακώβ. 2 ᾽Εξαποστεῖλαί σοι βοήθειαν ἐξ ἁγίου, καί ἐκ Σιών ἀντιλάβοιτό σου. 3 Μνησθείη πάσης θυσίας σου, καί τό ὁλοκαύτωμά σου πιανάτω.   Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Παράκλητε ἀγαθέ, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα... Καὶ νῦν... Ὁ Μονογενὴς Υἱός... Ἀντίφωνον γ´ –  Ἦχος πλ. δ´ 1 Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου εὐφρανθήσεται ὁ Βασιλεύς, καί ἐπί τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου ἀγαλλιάσεται σφόδρα. 2 Τήν ἐπιθυμίαν τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ, καί τήν θέλησιν τῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐστέρησας αὐτόν. 3 ῞Οτι προέφθασας αὐτόν ἐν εὐλογίαις χρηστότητος, ἔθηκας ἐπί τήν κεφαλήν αὐτοῦ στέφανον ἐκ λίθου τιμίου. 4 Ζωήν ᾐτήσατό σε, καί ἔδωκας αὐτῷ μακρότητα ἡμερῶν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος. 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.   Εἰσοδικόν –  Ἦχος β´ ῾Υψώθητι, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου, ᾄσωμεν καί ψαλοῦμεν τάς δυναστείας σου. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Παράκλητε ἀγαθέ, ψάλλοντάς Σοι· ᾽Αλληλούϊα. 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. Κοντάκιον –  Ἦχος πλ. δ' Ὅτε καταβὰς τὰς γλῶσσας συνέχεε, διεμέριζεν ἔθνη ὁ Ὕψιστος, ὅτε τοῦ πυρὸς τὰς γλῶσσας διένειμεν, εἰς ἑνότητα πάντας ἐκάλεσε, καὶ συμφώνως δοξάζομεν τὸ πανάγιον Πνεῦμα.   Ἀντὶ τοῦ Τρισαγίου: Ὅσοι εἰς Χριστὸν ἐβαπτίσθητε, Χριστὸν ἐνεδύσασθε· ᾽Αλληλούϊα.   Εἰς τό ᾽Εξαιρέτως: Ἀντὶ τοῦ «῎Αξιόν ἐστιν...»,  Ἦχος βαρὺς Μὴ τῆς φθορᾶς διαπείρα κυοφορήσασα, καὶ παντεχνήμονι Λόγῳ σάρκα δανείσασα, Μῆτερ ἀπείρανδρε, Παρθένε Θεοτόκε, δοχεῖον τοῦ ἀστέκτου, χωρίον τοῦ ἀπείρου πλαστουργοῦ σου, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.   Κοινωνικόν: Ἀντὶ τοῦ «Αἰνεῖτε...». Τό Πνεῦμα σου τό ἀγαθόν ὁδηγήσει με ἐν γῇ εὐθείᾳ. Ἀλληλούϊα Ἀντὶ τοῦ «Εἴδομεν τό φῶς...», 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. Εἴη τό ὄνομα Κυρίου… Ἀπόλυσις· Ὁ ἐν ειδει πυρίνων γλωσσῶν... Σημ.  Ἐν συνεχείᾳ ψάλλεται ἡ Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Ἑσπερινοῦ. Τήν ἑβδομάδα ταύτην γίνεται κατάλυσις εἰς πάντα.	Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 16:  ANTIPHON I – Tone 2 1 The heavens narrate the glory of God, and the works of His hands does the firmament declare.  [Psalm 18:2] 2 One to another the days spring forth utterances, and night to night declares knowledge.  [Psalm 18:3] 3 There is no language, nor is there a way of thought, remaining deaf to their voices.  [Psalm 18:4] 4 Their preaching has gone out unto the whole of the earth, and their sermons have reached the ends of the universe.                                 [Psalm 18:5]     Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 18:  ANTIPHON II – Same tone 1 May the Lord hearken to you on your day of affliction, and may He defend you in the name of the God of Jacob. [Psalm 19:2] 2 May He send you help from His sanctuary, may He come to your rescue from Sion.  [Psalm 19:3] 3 May He remember all your sacrifices, may your whole-burnt offering be efficacious.  [Psalm 19:4]     Save us, O Comforter who are Good; as we sing to You.  Alleluia. Glory… Both now… O, only begotten Son… Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 24:  ANTIPHON III – Tone 8 1 O Lord, may the King rejoice in Your strength, may he exult exceedingly in Your salvation.  [Psalm 20:2] 2 You have granted him the desire of his heart, and of the wish spoken by his lips you have not deprived him.      [Psalm 20:3] 3 Indeed, You have rushed to bestow upon him expedient blessings, and You have placed upon his head a crown of precious stones.  [Psalm 20:4] 4 All he asked of You for was a happy lifetime, yet you endowed him with days prolonged to everlasting ages. [Psalm 20:5] APOLYTIKION of the Holy Trinity – Tone 8            (DLH, p. 115) 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. EISODIKON –Tone 2 Be exalted, O Lord, in your supreme power, and we shall praise and chant to your total dominion.  Save us, O Comforter who are Good; as we sing to You.  Alleluia. APOLYTIKION of the Holy Trinity – Tone 8            (DLH, p. 115) 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. KONTAKION of the Pentecost – Tone 8 In the days of old, descending He scrambled tongues, thus dividing peoples into different nations.  Now, Most High returns, distributing flaming tongues, and all humans He summons to unity.  So harmoniously we praise, God the all-holy Spirit. Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 26:  Instead of TRISAGION, As many as have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ.  Alleluia. [Galatians 3:27] Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 54: AT THE Especially…, instead of “It is truly meet…”,  KATAVASIA of Pentecost – Tone 7 You bore a child, without experiencing the loss of virginity.  You loaned your flesh to the Logos who created all that exists.  O Mother, who knew no man; O Vessel of the uncontained; O abode for your infinite creator:  You do we magnify. DLH, p. 66:  KOINONIKON: instead of “Praise the Lord…” Your Spirit who is Good shall lead me to the straight land. Alleluia.  [Psalm 142:10] DLH, p. 70: After communion, instead of “We have seen…” APOLYTIKION of the Holy Trinity – Tone 8            (DLH, p. 115) 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. 74: Blessed be the Name of the Lord… DLH, p. 78: THE DISMISSAL: May He, Who in the form of flaming tongues… Note:  Vespers is sung upon the completion of the Liturgy.  All is permitted at the table this week.
As he proceeds, Cosmas the Melodist (8th c.) adds one more miracle, saying: You are the vessel of the irresistible; you have received the One whom no one can sustain, that is, bear.  For no one can ever sustain the divine nature, not even pure intellects themselves.  Therefore, the Lord put on flesh, so that it might be a curtain, so to speak, and a cover of His divinity. And you, O Lady, have received the irresistible, who dwelt in your womb. In addition, he states this paradox: You are the container of the infinite. Infinite denotes that which has neither beginning nor end.  Among what is, none is infinite, except God alone; the rest are subject to both a beginning and an end.  For everything has started to exist, and shall have an end. Even the noetic and ministering Powers, despite being incorrupt and by grace eternal, did themselves have a start.  Only God is beyond time, since He neither began existing, nor shall He cease to exist.  Therefore, He is called infinite. It was this infinite One, this timeless One, this never-ending One that you contained, when He became subject to time, by borrowing	what He took from you, i.e., His flesh. You became the container of Him who cannot be defined, nor confined, having contained Him inside you, in His entirety, yet without restricting Him or limiting Him.  For even though He was contained in your belly, He was not confined in it, remaining ever-present and filling all things, and truly being above all things.  As far as His nature is concerned, He remained uncontainable; yet, because of His providence, He is in everything.”             IOANNIS ZONARAS (12th c.) Where are you now, most wise Solomon? You said: “There is nothing new under the sun” (Eccl. 1:9). Come, behold these new events concerning the Virgin. Was he perhaps a liar, this most wise man, for having said so? No, for he said this about natural phenomena, which are governed under the laws of nature. The decay of each of these is the birth of another, according to the philosopher Aristotle. If Solomon had spoken of supernatural things, he would have said many are new under the sun, made new in you, O Mother of God.                                                ST NICODEMUS HAGIORITE (†1809)
This insert is a gift from our Byzantine School.  We invite you to join us on the last Wednesday 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: 7/30/14!     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.