Divine Liturgy Specials on
Sunday, October 30, 2016 (19th
Sunday after Pentecost)
Tone 2 / Eothinon 8, 5th Sunday
of Luke (Rich Man and Lazarus)
Zenovius
and Zenovia, Martyrs (†285); Cleopas
and Artemas, of the 70 (†1st
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... Καὶ νῦν...
Ὁ Μονογενὴς Υἱός...
Ἀντίφωνον γ´ – Ἦχος β'
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 β'
Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος, τότε τὸν Ἅδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεώτας ἐκ τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον, Ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.
Εἰσοδικόν – Ἦχος β´
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς,
Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος β'
Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, ἡ Ζωὴ ἡ ἀθάνατος,
τότε τὸν Ἅδην ἐνέκρωσας τῇ ἀστραπῇ τῆς θεότητος, ὅτε δὲ καὶ τοὺς τεθνεώτας ἐκ
τῶν καταχθονίων ἀνέστησας, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν ἐπουρανίων ἐκραύγαζον, Ζωοδότα
Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος δ' Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε
Οἱ Μάρτυρες σου, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἀθλήσει αὐτῶν, στεφάνους ἐκομίσαντο
τῆς ἀφθαρσίας, ἐκ σοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· σχόντες γὰρ τὴν ἰσχύν σου, τοὺς τυράννους
καθεῖλον, ἔθραυσαν καὶ δαιμόνων, τὰ ἀνίσχυρα θράση. Αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις, Χριστὲ
ὁ Θεός, σῶσον 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 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....
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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] save
us.
Through
the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, 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 2
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 2
When You descended
to the realm of death You as life immortal, rendered to Hades a mortal blow
by Your all radiant divinity. And when
You from infernal depths and the darkness below did raise the dead, all the
hosts of heavens’ powers did proclaim and cry out: O life giving Christ and
our God we give glory. (DLH, p. 81)
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 2
When You descended
to the realm of death You as life immortal, rendered to Hades a mortal blow
by Your all radiant divinity. And when
You from infernal depths and the darkness below did raise the dead, all the
hosts of heavens’ powers did proclaim and cry out: O life giving Christ and
our God we give glory. (DLH, p. 81)
APOLYTIKION
of the Holy Martyrs – Tone 4
Your
Holy Martyrs, O Lord, while
contending for You,
They earned for themselves the crown of incorruption
from You, our God most benevolent; armed with Your Might, they defeated the
tyrants, and crushed all the demons and their powerless presumption. Through their
intercessions, O Christ our God, we pray You save our souls!
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...
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It
is difficult to accept illness as a sign of God’s mercy. We are “geocentric,”
meaning that we measure everything according to earthly standards. With our
limited field of vision, just like ants under a glass jar, we ask God to give
us health, so that we may “eat and drink well.” We forget that we are truly
ephemeral, like the dandelions in the field, and that the wind can blow us
away at any moment. When we, or those close to us, are afflicted by some
serious illness, our world comes tumbling down and we see this illness as an
embarrassment and a defeat. We cannot accept that God permits afflictions of
this sort upon us precisely because He loves us and wants all of us to come
to Him purified. Illness gives us humility, softens our soul and takes away
its heavy burdens. It is difficult for a healthy person to remember death.
St. Theophan the Recluse says that sometimes the purpose of illness is to
awaken our sleeping soul. He says that there are illnesses which the Lord
will not heal if He deems that they are more profitable for the soul than
health. St. Paul
says, “A thorn in the flesh was given
to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above
measure.” He was probably tormented with every possible affliction in his
lifetime, yet he imparts
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to
us this bitter but healing truth, that “whom the Lord loves, He chastens, and
scourges every son whom He receives” [Heb. 12:6-7]. “God chastises, but He also gives
joy,” says Bishop Nikolai. One repentant thought is enough to soften the chastisement
of God, for God’s chastisement is not that of an enemy but that of a father.
His anger lasts a moment, but His mercy is forever. If He chastises in the
evening, He brings joy the following morning, so that His people will know
Him both in His chastisement and in His mercy. In order for the chastisement of God
to be fruitful and unto our salvation, we must accept it without complaining
and despair, because we have faith in Him. “Sickness is like threshing – the
more you beat the grain, the richer the harvest,” are the wise words of St. Theophan
the Recluse. When we pray to God we say, “Thy will be done.” When sickness
and misfortune come upon us, we should tell our troubles to the Lord and put
our lives in His hands, knowing and believing that God will grant us always
what is best for us, not in our human eyes, but in His. If everything is from
God, then sickness and misfortune also happen because He so wills it.
ARCHPRIEST
VASILIJE TOMIĆ (2014)
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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 – 11/17/16! 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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