Monday, March 16, 2015

March 8, 2015 Specials



Divine Liturgy Specials on Sunday, March 8, 2015
Tone 6 / Eothinon 6, 2nd Sunday of Lent: St Gregory Palamas (†1359)
Theophyctos of Nikomedia (842); Hermas, Apostle of 70 (1st c.); Ven. Dometios
Ἀντίφωνον α´ – Ἦχος β´
1 Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ.
2 Εὐλόγει ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ μὴ ἐπιλανθάνου πάσας τὰς ἀνταποδόσεις αὐτοῦ.
3 Κύριος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἡτοίμασε τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ πάντων δεσπόζει.
    Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.


Ἀντίφωνον β´ – Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός
1 Ανει ψυχ μου τν Κριον, ανσω Κριον ν τ ζω μου, ψαλ τ Θε μου ως πρχω.
2 Μακριος ο Θες ακβ βοηθς ατο, λπς ατο π Κριον τν Θεν ατο.
3 Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, Θεός σου, Σιών, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.
    Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.
Δόξα... Καὶ νῦν... Μονογενὴς Υἱός...

Ἀντίφωνον γ´    Ἦχος πλ. β'
1 Αὕτη ἡμέρα, ἣν ἐποίησεν Κύριος, ἀγαλλιασώμεθα, καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ.
2 Αἰνεσάτωσαν αὐτὸν οἱ οὐρανοὶ καὶ γῆ, θάλασσα καὶ πάντα τὰ ἕρποντα ἐν αὐτῇ.

Ἀπολυτίκιον –  Ἦχος πλ. β'
Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνμα σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν Ἅδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν, ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

ΕἰσοδικόνἮχος β´
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.

Ἀπολυτίκιον –  Ἦχος πλ. β'
Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνμα σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν, καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν Ἅδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ, ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν, ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

ἈπολυτίκιονἮχος πλ. δ'
Ὀρθοδοξίας φωστὴρ Ἐκκλησίας τὸ στήριγμα καὶ διδάσκαλε, τῶν μοναστῶν καλλονὴ τῶν θεολόγων ὑπέρμαχος ἀπροσμάχητος, Γρηγόριε θαυματουργὲ, Θεσσαλονίκης τὸ καύχημα, κῆρυξ τῆς χάριτος· ἱκέτευε διὰ παντός, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
ἈπολυτίκιονἮχος πλ. δ'
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Χριστὲ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, πανσόφους τοὺς ἁλιεῖς ἀναδείξας, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ δι' αὐτῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην σαγηνεύσας, φιλάνθρωπε, δόξα σοί.
ἈπολυτίκιονἮχος δ'
Κανόνα πίστεως καὶ εἰκόνα πραότητος, ἐγκρατείας Διδάσκαλον, ἀνέδειξέ σε τῇ ποίμνῃ σου, 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.

Κοντκιον  χος πλ. δ' Αὐτόμελον
Τ περμχ στρατηγ τ νικητρια, ς λυτρωθεσα τν δεινν, εχαριστρια, ναγρφω σοι Πλις σου, Θεοτκε· λλ' ς χουσα τ κρτος προσμχητον, κ παντοων με κινδνων λευθρωσον να κρζω σοι· Χαρε, Νμφη νμφευτε.

Τρισάγιον.                          Λειτουργία Μεγάλου Βασιλείου.

Ες τό Εξαιρέτως: Ἀντὶ τοῦ «Αξιόν στιν...»,
Επi σoὶ χαίρει, Κεχαριτωμένη, πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις. Ἀγγέλων τὸ σύστημα καὶ ἀνθρώπων τὸ γένος, ἡγιασμένε ναὲ καὶ παράδεισε λογικέ, παρθενικὸν καύχημα, ἐξ ἧς Θεός ἐσαρκώθη καὶ παιδίον γέγονεν, ὁ πρὸ αἰώνων ὑπάρχων Θεὸς ἡμῶν· τὴν  γὰρ σὴν μήτραν θρόνον ἐποίησε, καὶ τὴν σὴν γαστέρα πλατυτέραν οὐρανῶν ἀπειργάσατο. Ἐπὶ σοὶ χαίρει, Κεχαριτωμένη, πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις δόξα σοι.

Κοινωνικόν: Ανετε....
Εδομεν τό φς...
Εη τό νομα Κυρίου…
Ἀπόλυσις·   ναστάς κ νεκρν....
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 6
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 6
When the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb, the soldiers guarding You became as still as dead.  But standing at Your sepulcher was Mary seeking Your pure immaculate body.  And You did vanquish Hades and uncorrupted by its sting You came up to Your Virgin mother bestowing the gift of life.  To You who rose from the dead, our Lord we give glory to You.               (DLH, p. 86)

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 6
When the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb, the soldiers guarding You became as still as dead.  But standing at Your sepulcher was Mary seeking Your pure immaculate body.  And You did vanquish Hades and uncorrupted by its sting You came up to Your Virgin mother bestowing the gift of life.  To You who rose from the dead, our Lord we give glory to You.               (DLH, p. 86)
APOLYTIKION of St. Gregory Palamas Tone 8
Beacon of Orthodox beliefs, the strong support of the Church and her teacher inspired by God, you are the ornament of monks, the unassailable champion of theologians, O Gregory the wonder-worker and the boast of Thessalonika, the messenger of grace. Forever earnestly entreat for the salvation of our souls.                                (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 Akathist Hymn – Tone 8
O Champion General, I your City now inscribe to you
Triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude, Being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos.  Inasmuch as you have power unassailable, from all kinds of perils free me so that unto you I may cry aloud: Rejoice, O unwedded Bride.                                                                                      (FSD)
DLH, p. 26:  TRISAGION.        Liturgy of St. Basil the Great.
DLH, p. 54: AT THE Especially…, instead of It is truly meet…,
In you rejoices, O Full of Grace, all of creation, the hosts of angels and the race of humans.  Sanctified and hallowed temple and a rational paradise, the boast of those in virginity.  From whom our God was incarnate and became a new-born baby, He who was our God before all time.  For in your womb, a throne He fashioned; and your belly, more spacious than the Heavens He manifested. In you rejoices, O Full of Grace, all of creation, glory to you.
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...
“If from one burning lamp someone lights another, then another from that one, and so on in succession, he has light continuously. In the same way, through the Apostles ordaining their successors, and these successors ordaining others, and so on, the grace of the Holy Spirit is handed down through all generations and enlightens all who obey their shepherds and teachers. The leaders of any given evil heresy also attempt to interpret the holy writings, but their
purpose is to harm their followers and deny that truth which is in accordance with piety, using the words of the Spirit against the Spirit. The words of the gospel of grace are lofty and suitable for mature ears and minds, but these words too our God-bearing Fathers softened in their own mouths, making them appropriate for those of us who are less than perfect. The mouths of evil, disreputable men, however, are full of deadly poison.”   ST GREGORY PALAMAS
This insert is a gift from our Byzantine School.  We invite you to join us during our special Lenten services, including Great Compline, Presanctified Liturgy, and Akathist Hymn, leading to H. Pascha.  Our regular monthly meetings will resume on 04/30/15! 
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.

March 1, 2015 Specials



Divine Liturgy Specials on Sunday, March 1, 2015
Tone 5 / Eothinon 5, First Sunday of Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy
Eudokia of Samareia (c.170); Marcellos and Antonina, Mm (c.305); Ven. Synesios
Ἀντίφωνον α´ – Ἦχος β´
1 Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο, ἐνεδύσατο Κύριος δύναμιν καί περιεζώσατο.  Καί γάρ ἐστερέωσε τήν οἰκουμένην, ἥτις οὐ σαλευθήσεται.
2 Τίς λαλήσει τάς δυναστείας τοῦ Κυρίου, ἀκουστάς ποιήσει πάσας τάς αἰνέσεις Αὐτοῦ;
3 Εἰπάτωσαν οἱ λελυτρωμένοι ὑπό Κυρίου, οὕς ἐλυτρώσατο ἐκ χειρός ἐχθροῦ.
    Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Ἀντίφωνον β´ – Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός
1 Ἐξομολογησάσθωσαν τά ἐλέη Αὐτοῦ καί τά θαυμάσια Αὐτοῦ τοῖς υἱοῖς τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
2 Ὑψωσάτωσαν Αὐτόν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ λαοῦ καί ἐν καθέδρᾳ πρεσβυτέρων.
3 Ὀφθαλμοί Κυρίου ἐπί τούς ἐλπίζοντας ἐπί τό ἔλεος Αὐτοῦ.  Τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι τοῦ στεναγμοῦ τῶν πεπεδημένων, τοῦ λῦσαι τούς υἱούς τῶν τεθανατωμένων.
    Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.
Δόξα... Καὶ νῦν... Ὁ Μονογενὴς Υἱός...

Ἀντίφωνον γ´ – Ἦχος αὐτός
1 Αἰνεσάτωσαν Αὐτόν οἱ οὐρανοί καί ἡ γῆ.
2 Αὕτη ἡ ἡμέρα Κυρίου, ἀγαλλιασώμεθα καί εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν αὐτῇ.
3 Κύριε, ὁ Θεός μου, εἰς τόν αἰῶνα ἐξομολογήσομαί Σοι.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος β'
Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦμεν Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούμενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν πταισμάτων ἡμῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῶμέν σοι· Χαρᾶς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν, παραγενόμενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν κόσμον.

Εἰσοδικόν – Ἦχος β´
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.

Ἀπολυτίκιον  Ἦχος πλ. α'
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, τὸν ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνήσωμεν πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνήσωμεν, ὅτι ηὐδόκησε σαρκί, ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ σταυρ, καὶ θάνατον ὑπομεῖναι, καὶ ἐγεῖραι τοὺς τεθνεώτας, ἐν τῇ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ.
Ἀπολυτίκιον – Ἦχος β'
Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦμεν Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούμενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν πταισμάτων ἡμῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῶμέν σοι· Χαρᾶς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν, παραγενόμενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν κόσμον.
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.

Κοντκιον –  χος πλ. δ' Αὐτόμελον
Τ περμχ στρατηγ τ νικητρια, ς λυτρωθεσα τν δεινν, εχαριστρια, ναγρφω σοι Πλις σου, Θεοτκε· λλ' ς χουσα τ κρτος προσμχητον, κ παντοων με κινδνων λευθρωσον να κρζω σοι· Χαρε, Νμφη νμφευτε.

Τρισάγιον.                          Λειτουργία Μεγάλου Βασιλείου.
Ες τό Εξαιρέτως: Ἀντὶ τοῦ «Αξιόν στιν...»,
Επi σoὶ χαίρει, Κεχαριτωμένη, πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις. Ἀγγέλων τὸ σύστημα καὶ ἀνθρώπων τὸ γένος, ἡγιασμένε ναὲ καὶ παράδεισε λογικέ, παρθενικὸν καύχημα, ἐξ ἧς Θεός ἐσαρκώθη καὶ παιδίον γέγονεν, ὁ πρὸ αἰώνων ὑπάρχων Θεὸς ἡμῶν· τὴν  γὰρ σὴν μήτραν θρόνον ἐποίησε, καὶ τὴν σὴν γαστέρα πλατυτέραν οὐρανῶν ἀπειργάσατο. Ἐπὶ σοὶ χαίρει, Κεχαριτωμένη, πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις δόξα σοι.
Κοινωνικόν: «Ανετε...».
«Εδομεν τό φς...», κτλ.
Εη τό νομα Κυρίου…
Ἀπόλυσις:  Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν Χριστὸς...
Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 16:  ANTIPHON I – Tone 2
1 The Lord is King, and has clothed Himself with majesty. The Lord is robed; He is girded with strength. For He has established the world so sure that it shall never be moved.  [Psalm 93:1]
2. Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? Who can cause all his praises to be heard? [Psalm 106:2]
3 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy. [Psalm 107:2]
    Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.

Divine Liturgy Hymnal, p. 18:  ANTIPHON II – Same tone
1 Let them praise the Lord for His mercies and for His wonderful works to the children of men. [Psalm 107:3]
2 Let them exalt Him in the congregation of the people, and in the seat of the elders. [Psalm 107:32]
3 The eyes of the Lord are upon them that hope in His mercy.  May He hear the groaning of the prisoners, may He loose the sons of the slain. [Psalm 33:18; 102:2]
    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 – Same tone
1 Let the heavens and the earth praise Him.  [Psalm 68:34]
2 This is the day the Lord, let us rejoice and be glad therein.  [Psalm 117:24]
3 O Lord my God, I shall praise you unto the age.  [Psalm 29:12]
APOLYTIKION of the restoration of the icons – Tone 2
Before Your most pure image we bow down, O Good One, entreating You to forgive our sins, Christ our God.  For You willingly ascended the cross in the flesh to deliver from the enemy those whom You had made.  For this we thank You and we cry to You O Savior: by coming to save the world, You have filled all things with joy.   (KL)  
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 5
Coeternal with the Father and the Spirit is the Word, who of a virgin was begotten for our salvation.  As the faithful we both praise and worship Him, for in the flesh did He consent to ascend upon the Cross, and death did He endure, and He raised unto life the dead through His all glorious resurrection.                                                 (DLH, p. 85)

APOLYTIKION of the restoration of the icons – Tone 2
We venerate Your immaculate icon, O good Lord, and entreat You to forgive our offences, O Christ our God. By Your own choice you were pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, to deliver us, whom You created, from our slavery to the foe. Therefore we cry to You with gratitude:
You have filled all things with joy, O our Savior, by coming to save the world.                                                  (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 Akathist Hymn – Tone 8
O Champion General, I your City now inscribe to you
Triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude, Being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos.  Inasmuch as you have power unassailable, from all kinds of perils free me so that unto you I may cry aloud: Rejoice, O unwedded Bride.                                                                                      (FSD)
DLH, p. 26:  TRISAGION.        Liturgy of St. Basil the Great.
DLH, p. 54: AT THE Especially…, instead of It is truly meet…,
In you, O lady full of grace, all creation rejoices, the orders of angels and the race of mankind.  O hallow’d temple and spiritual paradise, glory of virgin souls.  From you our God was incarnate and became a child, He who is God from all ages.  By making your womb His throne, He made you more spacious than all the heavens.  In you, O Lady full of grace, all creation rejoices.  Glory to you.                           (KL)
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...
“We define that the holy icons, whether in color, mosaic, or some other material, should be exhibited in the holy churches of God, on the sacred vessels and liturgical vestments, on the walls, furnishings, and in houses and along the roads, namely the icons of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, that of our Lady the Theotokos, those of the venerable angels and those of all saintly people. Whenever these representations are contemplated, they
will cause those who look at them to commemorate and love their prototype. We define also that they should be kissed and that they are an object of veneration and honor, but not of real worship, which is reserved for Him Who is the subject of our faith and is proper for the divine nature. The veneration accorded to an icon is in effect transmitted to the prototype; he who venerates the icon, venerates in it the reality for which it stands.” 7TH ECUMEN. COUNCIL (787)
This insert is a gift from our Byzantine School.  We invite you to join us during our special Lenten services, including Great Compline, Presanctified Liturgy, and Akathist Hymn, leading to H. Pascha.  Our regular monthly meetings will resume on 04/30/15! 
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.