Tuesday, January 27, 2015

February 15, 2015 Specials



Divine Liturgy Specials on Sunday, February 15, 2015
Tone 3 / Eothinon 3, Sunday of Meatfare: The Last Judgment
Onesimus, of 70 Apostles (109); Ven. Eusebios (5th c.); Major, Martyr (304)  
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 Μ πεποθατε π' ρχοντας, π υος νθρπων, ος οκ στι σωτηρα.
3 Μακριος, ο Θες ακβ βοηθς ατο, λπς ατο π Κριον τν Θεν ατο.
    Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.

Δόξα... Καὶ νῦν... Μονογενὴς Υἱός...

Ἀντίφωνον γ´ – Ἦχος γ'
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 γ'
Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ ὁ Κύριος, ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας δου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε κόσμ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.


ΕἰσοδικόνἮχος β´
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, 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 θανάτ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας δου ἐρρύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε κόσμ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

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 α'
ταν λθης Θες π γς μετ δξης, κα τρμωσι τ σμπαντα, ποταμς δ το πυρς πρ το Βματος λκη, κα ββλοι νογωνται, κα τ κρυπτ δημοσιεωνται,  ττε ῥύσα με, κ το πυρς το σβστου, κα ξωσον κ δεξιν σου μ στναι, Κριτ δικαιτατε.

Τρισάγιον.
Ες τό Εξαιρέτως:  Αξιόν στιν....
Κοινωνικόν: Ανετε....
Εδομεν τό φς...
Εη τό νομα Κυρίου…
Ἀπόλυσις·   ναστάς κ νεκρν....

Κατὰ τὴν ἑβδομάδα τῆς Τυροφάγου γίνεται ἀποχὴ κρέατος καὶ κατάλυσις τυροῦ, ὠῶν καὶ ἰχθύος.
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 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.  [Psalm 145:3]
3 Happy is he whose helper is the God of Jacob, whose hope is upon the Lord his God.  [Psalm 145:5]
    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 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 1
When You come down to the earth, O God, in Your glory, all things will cower tremulous, and a river of fire will draw before Your judgment seat; the books shall be opened up, and public knowledge will things hidden be.  Rescue me then, I pray, from unquenchable fire, and count me worthy to stand at Your right hand, O You, the most righteous judge.                                                          (FSD)
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…
DLH, p. 78:  THE DISMISSAL:
May He Who is risen from the dead, Christ...
During the week of Cheesefare, we abstain from meat, and partake of cheese, eggs, and fish.
Onesimus in his youth was a servant of Philemon, a Christian of distinguished lineage, living in the city of Colossae, Phrygia. Guilty of an offense against his master and fearing punishment, Onesimus fled to Rome, but as a runaway slave he wound up in prison. There he encountered the Apostle Paul, was enlightened by him, and was baptized. Thereafter, Onesimus served the Apostle Paul like a son. St Paul was personally acquainted with Philemon, and wrote him a letter filled with love, asking him to forgive the runaway slave and to accept him like a brother. It is one of the most emotional compositions which exist in Holy Scripture. "I urge you on behalf of my child Onesimus, whose father I have become in my imprisonment. Perhaps this is why he was away from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a brother, beloved especially to me" [Philemon 1:10,15,16]. Paul sent Onesimus with this letter to his master, depriving himself of help, of which he was very much in need. Upon receiving the letter, Philemon not only forgave Onesimus, but also sent him
back to Rome to the apostle. St Philemon was afterwards consecrated bishop of the city of Gaza. After the death of the Apostle Paul, Onesimus served the apostles until their end, and he was made a bishop. After the death of the holy apostles, he preached the Gospel in many lands and cities: in Spain, Carpetania, Colossae, Patras. In his old age, Onesimus occupied the bishop’s throne at Ephesus, after the Apostle Timothy. When they took St Ignatius the God-Bearer (Dec. 20) to Rome for execution, Bishop Onesimus came to meet with him with other Christians, as St Ignatius mentions in his Epistle to the Ephesians. During the reign of the emperor Trajan (89-117), Onesimus was arrested and brought to trial before the eparch Tertillus. The latter held the saint in prison for eighteen days, and then sent him to prison in the city of Puteoli. After a certain while, the eparch sent for the prisoner and, convincing himself that St Onesimus maintained his faith in Christ, had him stoned, after which they beheaded the saint with a sword. A certain illustrious woman took the body of the martyr and placed it in a silver coffin. This took place in the year 109.    OCA.org
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 – 2/26/14. 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.


February 8, 2015 Specials



Divine Liturgy Specials on Sunday, February 8, 2015
Tone 2 / Eothinon 2, 17th Sunday of Luke (Prodigal Son)
Theodore, Commander (319);  Zacharias, Prophet (520 BC); Makarios of Paphos (1688)
Ἀντίφωνον α´ –  Ἦχος β´
1 Ἐξηρεξατο ἡ καρδία μου λόγον ἀγαθόν, λέγω ἐγὼ τὰ ἔργα μου τῷ βασιλεῖ.
2 γλῶσσά μου κάλαμος γραμματέως ὀξυγράφου· ὡραῖος κάλλει παρὰ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
3 Ἐξεχύθη χάρις ἐν χείλεσί σου· διὰ τοῦτο εὐλόγησέ σε ὁ Θεὸς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
   
    Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.

Ἀντίφωνον β´ –  Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός
1 Περίζωσαι τὴν ρομφαίαν σου ἐπὶ τὸν μηρόν σου, δυνατέ, τῇ ὡραιότητί σου καὶ τῷ κάλλει σου, καὶ ἔντεινον καὶ κατευοδοῦ καὶ βασίλευε.
2 Τὰ βέλη σου ἠκονημένα, δυνατέ—λαοὶ ὑποκάτω σου πεσοῦνται—ἐν καρδίᾳ τῶν ἐχθρῶν τοῦ βασιλέως.
3 Ράβδος εὐθύτητος ἡ ῥάβδος τῆς βασιλείας σου.

    Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱέ Θεοῦ, ὁ ἐν ἀγκάλαις τοῦ Δικαίου Συμεὼν βασταχθείς, ψάλλοντάς Σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.

Δόξα... Καὶ νῦν... Ὁ Μονογενὴς Υἱός...

Ἀντίφωνον γ´ –  Ἦχος α´
1 Ακουσον, θύγατερ, καὶ ἴδε καὶ κλῖνον τὸ οὖς σου καὶ ἐπιλάθου τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός σου.
2 Τὸ πρόσωπόν σου λιτανεύσουσιν οἱ πλούσιοι τοῦ λαοῦ. 3 Μνησθήσομαι τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ἐν πάσῃ γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ.

πολυτκιον –  χος α'
Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη Θεοτόκε Παρθένε· ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἀνέτειλεν ὁ Ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, φωτίζων τοὺς ἐν σκότει. Εὐφραίνου καὶ σὺ Πρεσβύτα δίκαιε, δεξάμενος ἐν ἀγκάλαις τὸν ἐλευθερωτὴν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, χαριζόμενος ἡμῖν καὶ τὴν Ἀνάστασιν.

ΕἰσοδικόνἮχος β´
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ. Σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, ψάλλοντάς σοι· Ἀλληλούϊα.
Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος β'
Ὅτε κατῆλθες πρὸς τὸν θάνατον, Ζωὴ 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 Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.
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 σοι.
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 α'
μτραν παρθενικν γισας τ τκ σου, κα χερας το Συμεν ελογσας ς πρεπε, προφθσας κα νν σωσας μς Χριστ Θες. λλ' ερνευσον ν πολμοις τ πολτευμα, κα κραταωσον Βασιλες ος γπησας, μνος φιλνθρωπος.
Τρισάγιον.
Ες τό Εξαιρέτως:  Αξιόν στιν....
Κοινωνικόν: Ανετε....
Εδομεν τό φς...
Εη τό νομα Κυρίου…
Ἀπόλυσις· ἐν ἀγκάλαις τοῦ Δικαίου Συμεὼν βασταχθναι καταδεξάμενος....

14. ΣΑΒΒΑΤΟΝ τῆς Ἀπόκρεω (Ψυχοσάββατον)
DLH, p. 16: ANTIPHON I of Hypapante – Tone 2
1 My heart wells up a joyful utterance, I recite my poems to the King myself.  [Psalm 44:1a]
2 My tongue is turned into the quill of a skillful scribe: You are handsome in beauty beyond the sons of mortal men.  [Psalm 44:1b-2a]
3 Grace gushes forth from your lips; this is why God has blessed you unto the age.   [Psalm 44:2b]
    Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us.
DLH, p. 18:  ANTIPHON II of Hypapante – Same tone
1 Gird your sword around your thigh, O mighty One, along with your beauty and handsomeness; vigor, victory, and dominion be yours.  [Psalm 44:3-4a]
2 Your sharpened arrows, O mighty One, shall pierce the heart of the adversaries of the King, and peoples shall fall beneath you.  [Psalm 44:5]
3 A rod of righteousness is the rod of your dominion.  [Psalm 44:6]
    Save us, O Son of God, Who was held in the arms of the righteous Symeon; who sing to You.  Alleluia.
Glory… Both now… O, only begotten Son…
DLH, p. 24:  ANTIPHON III of Hypapante – Tone 1
1 Hearken, O daughter, and behold, and incline your ear, and forget your own people and the household of your father.  [Psalm 44:10]
2 Your countenance shall be entreated by the rich among the people of the land.  [Psalm 44:12]
3 I shall recall your name in every generation and generation.  [Psalm 44:17]
APOLYTIKION of the feast of Hypapante Tone 1
Hail, full of Grace Theotokos and Virgin, for from you has now risen the sun of righteousness, Christ who is our God, enlightening those in darkness.  Rejoice also you old and righteous Symeon, receiving in your embraces the liberator of our souls, who does also bestow upon us all the resurrection.                
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 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 the feast of Hypapante – Tone 1
The womb of a virgin you did hallow at your birth, and as it befitted you blessed elder Symeon’s arms.  You also reached out and saved us all, O Christ our God.  Now, bring peace to our nation tangled in a war, and make firm our leaders whom you dearly love, for you are the only lover of man.
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…
DLH, p. 78:  THE DISMISSAL: May He Who condescended to be borne in the arms of Righteous Symeon …
14. SATURDAY of Apokreos (Saturday of the Souls)
Theodore was from Euchaita of Galatia (N. central Turkey) and dwelt in Heraclea of Pontus. He was a renowned commander in the military, and the report came to the Emperor Licinius that he was a Christian and abominated the idols. Licinius, therefore, sent certain men to him from Nicomedia, to honor him and ask him to appear before him. Through them, however, Theodore sent back a message that it was necessary for various reasons, that Licinius come to Heraclea. Licinius, seeing in this a hope of turning Theodore away from Christ did as was asked of him. When the Emperor came to Heraclea, Theodore met him with honor, and the Emperor in turn gave Theodore his hand, believing that through him he would be able to draw the Christians to the worship of his idols. Seated upon his throne in the midst of the people, he publicly bade Theodore offer sacrifice to the gods. But Theodore asked that the emperor entrust him with the most venerable of his gods, those of gold and silver, that he might take them home and himself attend upon them that evening, promising that the following day he would honor them in public. The Emperor, filled with joy at these tidings, gave command that Theodore's request be fulfilled. When the
Saint had taken the idols home, he broke them in pieces and distributed the gold and silver to the poor by night. The next day a centurion named Maxentius told Licinius that he had seen a pauper pass by carrying the head of Artemis. Theodore, far from repenting of this, confessed Christ boldly. Licinius, in an uncontainable fury, had Theodore flogged, with six hundred lashes on his back and five hundred on his stomach. After this, the Saint was raised on a cross, was completely pierced with lances, and was left on the cross to die. The next day Licinius sent men to take his corpse and cast it into the sea; but they found the Saint alive and perfectly whole. Through this, many believed in Christ. Seeing his own men turning to Christ, and the city in an uproar, Licinius had Theodore beheaded, on February 8, 319, at three o’clock in the afternoon. During the entire time of his tortures, St. Theodore said repeatedly: “Glory to Thee, my God, glory to Thee!” St. Theodore is considered the protector of soldiers who call upon him for assistance. His miracle-working relics were translated from Euchaita to Constantinople and interred in the Blachernae Church.                                                           http://www.goarch.org/chapel/  
                                            and St. Nikolai Velimirovic, The Prologue of Ohrid.
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 – 2/26/14. 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.