The Byzantine School: October 16, 2016 Specials

Saturday, October 8, 2016

October 16, 2016 Specials

Divine Liturgy Specials on Sunday, October 16, 2015 (17^th Sunday after Pentecost)

Tone 8 / Eothinon 6, 4^th Sunday of Luke (The Sower)

H. Fathers of Nicaea II, 787 AD; Longinus the Centurion, and two Soldiers (†1 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 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... Καί νῦν... Ὁ Μονογενής 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 σοί. 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 πλ. δ' Ὑπερδεδοξασμένος εἶ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ φωστῆρας ἐπὶ γῆς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν θεμελιώσας, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν πρὸς τὴν ἀληθινὴν πίστιν πάντας ἡμᾶς ὁδηγήσας, πολυεύσπλαγχνε δόξα σοι. 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 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 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 the Holy Fathers – Tone 8 Supremely praised are You, O Christ our God, Who established on earth, our Holy Fathers as bright stars, and following them, You led us all to the one true faith. O Most Compassionate One: Glory to 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 – 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… 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...
You know, it’s unfortunately always been easy to find religious groups that don’t shine with light at all, who sound just like the one St. Paul addressed in his letter to St. Titus. Apparently, some people preferred to spend their time in foolish, unprofitable, and useless arguments which led to nothing but division in the church. St. Paul teaches that it is much better to use such wasted time and energy in actually doing good works, meeting the urgent needs of people, and bearing fruit for the Kingdom. In other words, it is better to focus on living the basic Christian life than it is to distract ourselves with nonsense. If Jesus Christ had been just another rabbi, then it wouldn’t have mattered if people argued on and on about His teachings and lived as they pleased. But that is not our faith. Jesus Christ is truly God and truly human, the Risen Lord in whom we share in the life eternal of heaven. He is the true Light “never overtaken by night” who calls us to become the light of the world, to manifest the glory of His salvation in even the small details of our lives. There are no secret mysteries or hidden teachings that require endless debate, for Christ did not come to save a few select philosophers. There is no code for figuring out when He will return or for identifying people we don’t like as the Antichrist and other such craziness. And there is no reason for each succeeding generation to attempt to redefine basic Christian teaching about theology and morality in light of what’s popular or easy in their particular time and place.	Christ has brought light and life to all, to the entire world, and in His Body, the Church, we all learn how to grow in relationship with Him. Basically, if we actually do what we know we should be doing, we will grow in holiness. That means simple steps, such as: coming to church; receiving the Holy Mysteries with proper preparation; praying, fasting, and taking confession on a regular basis; repenting of any wrong that we do; giving to the needy and for the support of the church; forgiving those who have wronged us and asking forgiveness of those we have wronged; fighting our passions; being mindful, which means to watch our thoughts, our mouth, and whatever else we have trouble controlling. Like St. Paul said, we should focus our energy on living the basic Christian life and we will find that we have much less time for pointless disputes and other spiritually unhealthy endeavors. Do all of this with sincere faith, hope, and love, and you will grow in Christ and be a light and blessing to the world. But don’t be surprised if you still don’t glow in the dark, at least not in your own eyes. Truly holy people don’t think that they are holy at all. In contrast with the brilliant light of the Lord, they see their own dark spots with greater clarity than the rest of us see ours. The closer we are to the Lord, the more aware we will be of how far we have to go to be perfect as He is perfect. For He is truly the light that shines in the darkness, illuminating even people like you and me. FR. PHILIP LEMASTERS (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 – 10/27/16! 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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