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FOREFEAST OF THE EXALTATION

13TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SUNDAY OF ST MATTHEW GODS LOVE OF THE WORLD

Also the Feast of : the Founding &

Dedication of the Temple of the
Resurrection
of
Christ
in
Jerusalem St Cornelios the
Centurion of Caesarea, Palestine
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Serapion, St Leontios and St
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of
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Tone (6) Plagal 2

RESURRECTION GOSPEL 4 THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS

SEE THE

LUKE 24:1 12

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OF OUR

RESURRECTED LORD

EOTHINON 4
KATAVASIAS THE HOLY CROSS OF CHRIST
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Cross of Christ.

diokonte.

Oude

gar i peritetmimeni afti Nomon

filassousin, alla thelousin imas
peritemvesthe, ina en ti imetera sarki
kavhisonte.

Not

even those who are circumcised

keep the Law, but they desire to have
you circumcised so that they may
boast in your flesh.

PSALM 117 /118

PRAISE TO GOD FOR HIS EVERLASTING M

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti

Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!*

S TIHOS

Emi de mi genitor kavhasthe i mi en to May

I never boast except in the Cross

of our Lord Jesus Christ, by Whom
the world has been crucified to me,
and I to the world.

Stavro tou Kyriou imon Iisou Hristou,

di ou emi kosmos estavrote kago to
kosmo.

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

En gar Hristo Iisou oute peritomi ti ishii In Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor
oute akrovistia, alla keni Ktisis.

Ke

osi to Kanoni touto stihisousin, Irini

ep aftous ke Eleos, ke epi ton Israil
tou Theou.

uncircumcision avails anything but a

New Creation.

Tou lipou kopous mi midis pareheto.

From now on, let no one trouble me.
Ego gar ta stigmata tou Kyriou Iisou en I bear the Marks of the Lord Jesus in my
to somati mou vastazo.

Haris tou Kyriou imon Iisou Hristou

meta tou Pnevmatos imon, Adelphi.

Amin

body.

The

Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be

with your spirit, Brethren.

To

Ke

2 : Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me,

ke to Onomati Kyriou iminamin
aftous.

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

TO

3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

esti Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
APOLYTIKION

ST JOHN 3: 13-17

kero ekino, ipen O Kyrios: Oudis

anaveviken is ton Ouranon, i mi O
ek tou Ouranou katavas, O Iios tou
Anthropou, O on en to Ourano.

At that time, our Lord said: ... No one

kathos Moisis ipsose ton ofin en ti

Erimo, outos ipsothine di ton Iion
tou Anthropou, ina pas O pistevon
is Afton mi apolite, all ehi Zoin
Eonion.

And as Moses lifted

Outo

gar Igapisen O Theos ton

kosmon, oste ton Iion Aftou ton
Monogeni edoken, ina pas O
Pistevon is Afton mi apolite, all ehi
Zoin Eonion.

Ou

gar apestilen O Theos ton Iion

Aftou is ton kosmon, ina Krini ton
kosmon - all ina sothi O Kosmos di
Aftou.

For

God so Loved the world, He gave

His Only Begotten Son, so that
whoever believes in Him should not
perish but have Everlasting Life.

OF THE

Lord is God, and has Appeared

unto us. Blessed is He Who comes
in the Name of the Lord!
1 :
Give thanks to the Lord, for
He is Good;
His Mercy endures
forever!

V ERS E

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
2 : All the Nations surrounded
me, but in the Name of the Lord
drove them back.

V ERS E

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
3 : This is the Lords doing, and
it is marvellous in our eyes.

V ERS E

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!

RESURRECTION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

filassontes apenekrothisan. Ke istato

Maria en to tafo, zitousa to ahranton
Sou Soma. Eskilevsas ton Adin, mi
pirasthis ip aftou.
Ipintisas ti
Partheno, Doroumenos tin Zoin. O
Anastas ek to nekron, Kyrie, Doxa Si.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

and the guards became as dead men,

and Mary stood by the Tomb seeking
Thy Most Pure Body.
Thou led
captive Hades, yet were not tempted
thereby: Thou Who art the Bestower
of Life came to meet the Woman.
Glory to Thee, O Lord, Who Rose
again from the dead!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

FESTAL APOLYTIKION THE CONSECRATION TONE 4

Iperdedoxasmenos

i Hriste O Theos
imon, O fostiras epi gis, tous Pateras
imon themeliosas, ke di afton, pros
tin alithinin pistin pantas imas
odigisas, Poliefsplahne Doxa Si!

For God did not send His Son into the

world to Condemn the world, but
that the world might be Saved
through Him...

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

The

Angelike Dinamis epi to Mnima Sou ke i The Angelic Powers were in Thy Tomb,

has ascended into Heaven but He

Who came down from Heaven
that is: the Son of Man Who is in
Heaven.
up the serpent in
the Wilderness, even so must the
Son of Man be lifted up, so that
whoever believes in Him should not
perish but have Eternal Life.

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

S TIHOS

Amen
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

S TIHOS

And as many as walk according to this

Rule, Peace and Mercy be upon them,
and upon the Israel of God.

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

ERCY

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

Supremely

praised art Thou, O Christ

our God, Who established on earth,
our Fathers as Luminaries;
and
through them, to the True Faith all
of us Thou has Guided, O Most
Compassionate One: Glory to Thee!

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amen
FESTAL APOLYTIKION - THE FOREFEAST

Ton Zoopion Stavron tis Sis agathotitos, The Life-giving Cross of Thy Goodness,
on edoriso imin tis anaxiis, Kyrie, Si
prosagomen is presvian. Soze tous
Vasilis ke tin polin Sou, irinevontas
dia tis Theotokou, Mone Philanthrope.
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THE

which we, the unworthy have from

Thee as a Gift, we present to Thee, O
Lord, as an Intercessor. Save our
leaders and our Nation, and keep
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them
in
Peace,
through
the
Theotokos, O Only One Who Loves
humanity
FIRST RESURRECTIONAL KATHISMA TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Tou

With

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Kyrie,

Tafou aneogmenou, tou Adou

odiromenou, i Maria evoa pros tous
kekrimmenous Apostolou: exelthete i
tou ampelonos ergate, kirixate ton tis
Anastaseos Logon. Anesti O Kyrios,
paehon to kosmo to Mega Eleos!

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Angelike Dinamis epi to Mnima Sou ke i The Angelic Powers were in Thy Tomb,
filassontes apenekrothisan. Ke istato
Maria en to tafo, zitousa to ahranton
Sou Soma. Eskilevsas ton Adin, mi
pirasthis ip aftou.
Ipintisas ti
Partheno, Doroumenos tin Zoin. O
Anastas ek to nekron, Kyrie, Doxa Si.

and to the Holy Spirit

paristato to Tafo Sou Maria i

Magdalini, ke eklee voosa, ke
kipouron Se nomizousa elege: pou
ekripsas tin Eonion Zoin? Pou ethikas
ton epi Thronou Heroubim? I gar
touton filassontes, apo tou fovou
apenekrothisan: i ton Kyrion mou
dote mi, i sin emi kravgasate: O en
nekris ke tous nerous anastisas Doxa
Si.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

the Tomb opened and Hades

lamenting, Mary cried unto the
Apostles in hiding: Come out, you
Workers of the Vineyard, proclaim
the Word of the Resurrection: The
Lord has Risen, granting the world
His Great Mercy!

DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS & READINGS

Lord, Mary Magdalene stood by Thy

Tomb, wept and cried aloud, and
taking Thee for the Gardener, she
said: Where have Thou hidden
Eternal Life?
Where have Thou
placed the One Who rides upon the
Cherubim?
Those who were
guarding Him have died through
fear. Either give me my Lord or with
me cry out:
O Thou Who were
among the dead and raised the dead:
Glory to Thee!

Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen
FESTAL CONSECRATION TONE 4

FESTAL APOLYTIKION

Ton

Zoopion
Stavron
tis
Agathotitos, on edoriso imin
anaxiis Kyrie, Si prosagomen
Presvian. Soze tous Vasilis ke
polin Sou, Irinefontas dia
Theotokou, Mone Filanthrope.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION

Os

and the guards became as dead

men, and Mary stood by the Tomb
seeking Thy Most Pure Body. Thou
led captive Hades, yet were not
tempted thereby: Thou Who art the
Bestower of Life came to meet the
Woman.
Glory to Thee, O Lord,
Who Rose again from the dead!

- HOLY CROSS TONE 2

The

Sis
tis
is
tin
tis

Life-Giving
Cross
of
Thy
Goodness, which we, the unworthy,
have received from Thee as a Gift,
we present to Thee, O Lord, as an
Intercessor. Save our leaders and
our nation, and keep them in Peace,
through the Theotokos, O Only Lover
of mankind.

- THE CONSECRATION TONE 4

Thou hast made the Earthly Beauty of

tou Ano Stereomatos tin efprepian,

ke tin kato sinapedixas Oreotita, tou
Agiou Skinomatos tis Doxis Sou Kyrie.
Krateoson Afto is eona eonos, ke
prosedexe imon, tas en afto apafstos
prosagomenas Si Disis, Presvies tis
Theotokou, i panton Zoi ke Anastasis.

the Holy Tabernacle of Thy Glory to

be like the Majesty of the Firmament
on High, O Lord. Make it strong
forever and ever, and accept our
Supplications that we unceasingly
bring to thee there, at the
Intercessions of the Theotokos. For
Thou art the Life and Resurrection
of all.

Ta panta efotise ti Parousia Hristos, ton When

kosmon anekenise Pnevmati Thio
Aftou. Pishe egkenizonte. Ikos gar
anetethi, nin is Doxan Kyriou, entha
ke egnenizi, ton Piston tas kardias,
Hristos O Theos imon, is O Theos
imon, is Sotirian vroton.

Christ our Redeemer came, He

Illumined all things, Renewing the
world by His All Holy Spirit as God.
And souls are Restored as well. For
now is Consecrated to the Lords
Holy Glory a Holy House and
Temple, wherein Christ our Lord and
Saviour Sanctifies the hearts of
Believers, for the Salvation of
humanity.

FESTAL KONTAKION -

Ouranos

polifotos i Ekklisia, anedihthi

apantas, fotagogousa tous Pistous; en
O estotes Kravgazomen; Touton ton
Ikon Stereoson Kyrie.

TONE 4

As

SECOND RESURRECTION KATHISMA TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

I Zoi en to Tafo anekito, ke sfragis en to Life was laid in the Tomb and a seal was
litho epekito os Vasilea ipnounta,
stratiote efilatton Hriston: ke tou
ehthrou aftou aorasia pataxas, Anesti
O Kyrios.

laid on the stone; soldiers were

guarding Christ like a sleeping King;
and having invisibly struck His foes,
the Lord Arose.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Proistori

Jonah

and to the Holy Spirit

O Ioanas ton Tafon Sou, ke

erminevi Symeon tin Egarsin tin
entheon, Athanate Kyrie. Katevis gar
osi nekros en to Tafo, O lisas Adou
tas pilas. Anestis de anev fthoras, os

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THE

foretokens Thy Sepulchre and

Symeon
elucidates Thy
Divine
Resurrection, O Immortal Lord.
Thou went down into the Tomb as a
dead Man, destroying the Gates of

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the Church has shown Herself to

be a Heaven that is shining
brilliantly, guiding the Faithful
with Her Light, in which we stand
and cry unto Thee, O Lord, in
accordance, Strengthen this Holy
House.

PROKEIMEINON - PSALM 27 TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Soson

ton Laon Sou ke Evlogison tin

Klironomian Sou.

Save,

O Lord, Thy People, and Bless

Thine Inheritance.

Pros Se, Kyrie, kekraxome, O Theos mou. Unto Thee will I cry, O Lord, my God.
THE EPISTLE

OF

ST PAUL

TO THE

GALATIANS 6: 11-18

Adelphi:

Brethren:

Osi

As

idete pilikis imin grammasin

egrapsa ti emi hiri.
thelousin evprosopise en sarki, outi
anagkazousin imas pertemnesthe,
monon ina mi toStavro tou Hristou

TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 15TH AP BEFORE

THE

see with what large letters I

have written to you with my own
hand!
many as desire to make a good
showing in the flesh, would compel
you to be circumcised, only that they

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a Fountain of Miracles, and to all

who approach with Faith, it grants
Healings and Remedies.

Kyrie,

Igapisa evprepian ikou Sou ke

topon skinomatos Doxis Sou.

Istrapsen

Lord, I Love the Beauty of Thy

House, and the place where Thy
Glory dwells.

Brightly

i anothen, Fotofanis egli

lampousa, ke tap anta Fotizousa.
Pistos oun timisomen, tin Hristou tou
Ktistou,
Anastasin
pantes,
ke
egkenion Ieron, tin Zooforon Thian
Panigirin, en imnis eortasomen, ke en
Psalmis alalazomen, opos ileon
evromen, ton Sotira ke Kyrion.

has the Radiance above us

flashed forth and thrown its Light on
all things and Illumined us. So let us
now
faithfully
praise
the
Resurrection of Christ our Creator;
and let us celebrate with Hymns the
Life-bestowing and Holy Festival, the
Sacred Consecration of the Temple,
and shout aloud in Psalms, so that
we might experience Christ our
Saviour as Merciful.

Si prepi imnos, O Theos, en Sion, ke Si It is fitting to sing a Hymn to Thee in

apodothisete evhi en Ierousalim.

Zion, O God, and a Vow shall be

rendered to Thee in Jerusalem.

Meson

We

gis ipsoumenon, prokatidin

efiemeni, tou Stavrou skiptron Agion,
psihas prokatharomen, astrafthomen
frenas, foti lamprinthomen, ke en
diami Theiki, katavgasthentes Hrston
imnisomen, to xilo to septo Aftou,
Agiasmon parehomenon, tis en Pisti
gererousi,
ke
thermos
afton
melpousin.

who wish to see the Holy Sceptre,

namely the Cross of Christ, to be
raised in the midst of the Earth,
should thoroughly Purify heart and
soul beforehand, having our mind
Illumined; and thus made bright by
the Divine Power of God, let us sing
in Praise of Christ, Who Sanctifies
His servants by the Holy Wood of His
Precious Cross, when we faithfully
honour It and ardently sing His
Praise.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

FOURTH RESURRECTION EOTHINON DOXASTIKON- TONE 4

Orthros in vathis, ke e Gynekes ilthon epi Truly, the Women came at early dawn
to mnima Sou Hriste, alla to soma ouh
evrethi, to pothoumenon aftes. Dio
aporoumenes, i tes astraptouses
esthisesin episantes. Ti ton zonta meta
ton nekron zitite? Elegon. Igerthis os
proipe, ti amnimonite ton rimaton
Aftou?
Is pisthise, ta orathenta
ekiritton, all edoki liros ta Evangelia,
outos isan eti nothis i Mathite. All O
Petros edrame, ke idon edoxase Sou,
pros eafton ta Thavmasia.
THEOTOKION

GREAT
DOXOLOGY
RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION

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THE

to Thy Tomb, O Christ, yet they did

not find Thy Body, so precious to
them.
And while they were
perplexed, behold! there stood
amidst them those in shining
clothes who said : Why do you seek
the Living among the dead? He has
Risen as He foretold. Why have you
forgotten His Words?
And being
assured by these words, they
preached to the Disciples the
Things they had witnessed. But
their Glad Tidings were received
with ridicule; for they were still
without Understanding. But Peter
hastened to behold, and Glorified
Thy Wonders in himself.

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Ke

Despotis, tou kosmou is Sotirian,

Hriste O Theos imon, fotisas tous en
skoti.

Hades.
And Thou rose without
corruption, as Master, for the
Salvation of the world, O Christ our
God, granting Light to those in
Darkness.

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amin

Amen
SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA THE CONSECRATION- TONE 4

Eortios

simeron ton Egkenion Pisti,

imera katelave, tin eklogin tou
Hristou, imas ke protrepete, pantas
egkenisthine, ke fedro to prosopo,
asmata to Despoti, ek mihou tis
kardias, ase Pistos os litroti, ke imas
egkenizonti.

The

Festive
observance
of
the
Consecration today has come to the
Chosen of our Lord Jesus Christ. It
urges us all to be Holy and
Consecrated, and sing Hymns to the
Master with a beaming countenance,
with Faith and with feeling, and
praise Him as our Redeemer, Who
has Consecrated.

RESURRECTION EVLOGITARIA, TRISAGION

HYMN & THEOTOKION

RESURRECTION IPAKOI TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

To

ekousio ke Zoopio Sou Thanato

Hriste, pilas tou Adou sin. Tripsas os
Theos,
inixas
imin
ton
pale
Paradison: ke Anastas ek ton nekron,
erriso ek fthoras tin Zoin imon.
ANABATHMI

OF THE

O Christ, Thou smashed the Gates of

Hades, as God, and opened unto us
the Paradise of old; and by Rising
from the dead, Thou delivered our
Life from corruption.

RESURRECTION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

En

to Ourano tous
ofthalmous mou ero pros Se, Loge,
ikteron me, ina zo Si.

A N TIPH ONO N

By Thy voluntary and Life-giving Death,

Eleison

imas tous exouthenoumenous,

katartizon evhrista skevi sou, Loge.

1
O Logos, I lift mine eyes
unto the Heavens. Have mercy upon
me that I may live in Thee.

A N TIPH ON

O Logos, have mercy upon us who have

been humbled and make us to be
Thine useful vessels.

Doxa Patri ke io ke Agion Pnevmati. Glory

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever, and unto the Ages of Ages.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin
Agio

Pnevmati, pansostiki etia, i tini

touton kat axian pnevsi, tahi exeri
ton tis gis, pteri, avxi, tattatti ano.

mi oti Kyrios in en imin,

oudis imon antishin idinato ehthrou
palesma.
I nikontes gar enthen
ipsounte.

A N TIFONO N

Amen
The Holy

Spirit is the Cause of all

Salvation. Should He breathe upon
anyone worthy, they are swiftly
raised from the earth, given wings
and ranked in Heaven.
2
No one could overcome
the enemy were it not for the Lord in
our midst. For victors alone are
elevated.

A N TIPH ON

Tis odousin afton, mi mou lifthito i psihi O

os strouthion, Loge Imi! Pos mello ton
ehthron
risthine,
filamartimon
iparhon?
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 15TH AP BEFORE

THE

Logos, do not let my soul be

delivered unto the teeth of mine
enemies as though it were a bird.
Alas, how shall I rid myself of mine
enemies, for I am a lover of sin.

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Doxa Patri ke Ion ke Agio Pnevmati. Glory

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever, and unto Ages of Ages.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin
Agio

Pnevmati evthesosis tis pasin,

evdokis, sinesis, Irini ke Evlogia.
Isourgon gar ton Patri esti ke Logo.

pepithotes epi Kyrion

ehthris foveri ke pasi thavmatiki.
Ano gar orosin.

A N TIFONO N

En

anomies hiras afton, O ton Dikeon

kliros epikouron Se ehon, Soter, ouk
ektini.

Amen
All become

Divine in the Holy Spirit.

He is Prosperity, Prudence, Peace and
Blessedness.
He is equal in
Dominion with the Father and the
Logos.

A N TIPH ON

They who trust in the Lord

look Heavenward. They are feared

by their enemies and admired by all.

The congregation of the Righteous shall

not stretch out their hands to
iniquity.
Thou art their Help, O
Saviour.

Enite
I

ton Theon en tis Agiis Aftou.

Enite Afton en stereomati tis
Dinameos Aftou.

Praise

tafi Sou Despota, Pardison inoxe, to

geni ton Anthropon: ke ek fthoras
litrothentes, se ton anastant, Theon
imon imnoumen: eleison imas.

Thy

Praise Him for His Mighty Acts;

Sin

With

Praise

Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.

Patri
ke
Pnevmati,
Hriston
animnisomen, ton anastanta ek
nekron, ke pros afton ekvoomen: Si
Zoi iparhis, imon ke anastasi: eleison
imas.

Glory

Enite

Amin
Agio

Amen
The Holy Spirit has dominion over all.

Triimeros anestis Hriste, ek tafou kathos

Pnevmati to kratos epi panton,

oper e Ano Stratigie proskinousi, sin
pasi pnoi ton kato

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever, and unto the Ages of Ages.

He is worshipped by the Angelic

Host Above, and by every living
breath below.

RESURRECTION PROKEIMENON TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Kyrie,

exegiron tin Dinastian Sou, ke

elthe is to Sose imas. (2)

STIHOS

O Pimenon ton Israil, proshes.

exegiron tin Dinastian Sou, ke

elthe is to Sose imas.
& PRAISES TO GOD

Lord, stir up Thy Might, and come

and Save us. (2)

VERSE

Kyrie,

SMALL LITANY

O
O

Hear, O Thou Shepherd of Israel.

Lord, stir up Thy Might, and come

and Save us.

RESURRECTION GOSPEL 4: LUKE 24:1 12

THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS SEE THE EMPTY TOMB OF OUR RESURRECTED LORD

Ke

to men Savvaton isihasan kata tin

entolinti de mia ton Savvaton orthrou
vatheos ilthon epi to Mnima ferouse a
itimasan aromata, ke tines sin aftes.

Evron de
Ke

ton lithon apokekilismenon apo

tou Mnimiou, ke iselthouse ouh evron
to Soma tou Kyriou Isou.

They

egeneto en to diaporisthe aftas peri

toutou ke idou Andres dio epestisan
avtes en esthisesin Astraptouses.

And,

Emfovon

de genomenon afton ke
klinouson to prosopon is tin gin ipon

6. T O N E ( 6 ) P L A G A L 2 1 5 T H A P B E F O R E

THE

Afton en iho salpingos. Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.

found the stone rolled away

from the Tomb. And entering, they
did not see the Body of Lord Jesus.
while
they
were
greatly
perplexed about this, behold: two
Men stood by them in shining
Garments.

Then,

as they were afraid and bowed

their faces to the earth, they said to

EXALTATION 13 SEPTEMBER 2015

praise
Him according to the greatness of
His Majesty.
the Father and the Spirit let us
hymn Christ Risen from the dead,
and let us cry out to Him: Thou art
our Life and Resurrection: Have
mercy on us!

Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.

On the third day Thou Rose from the

gegrapte, sinegiras ton propatora

imon: dio Se ke doxazi, to genos ton
Anthropon, ke animni Sou tin
Anastasin.

Tomb, O Christ, as it is written and

Thou raised our Forefather with
Thee:
therefore, the human race
both Glorified Thee and hymns Thy
Resurrection!
LAUDS FESTAL STIHOS THE CONSECRATION - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.

Enite

Afton en hordes ke organo.

Praise

Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and pipe

Simeron O entheos, ke Ieros ke Sevsmios, On this day the Sacred and Divine and
tis
Hristou
anastaseos,
fedros
egkenizete, fotoforos ikos. Ke nemi
en kosmo, tafos O Thios tin Zoin, ke
emparehi pigin athanton, vlistani
rithra Haritos.
Thavmaton rii ta
namata, ke dorite iamata, tis afton
Pisti melpousin.

Now on the first day of the week, very

early in the morning, they, and
certain other women with them,
went to the Tomb with the spices
that they had prepared.

Burial, O Master, has opened

Paradise to the human race, and
delivered from corruption we who
sing Thy praise: Our risen God: Have
mercy on us!

Enite

Doxa

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

God in His Saints; praise Him

in the firmament of His Power.

Enite

afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.

Venerable, brightly lit Sanctuary that

bears
the
Name
of
Christs
Resurrection was gaily Consecrated.
Therein the Divine Sepulchre grants
Life to all the world; for it is there
like a Spring that never dies. It
gushes forth the Gifts of Grace. It is
a Fountain of Miracles, and to all
who approach with Faith, it grants
Healings and Remedies.

Praise

Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.

Simeron O entheos, ke Ieros ke Sevsmios, On this day the Sacred and Divine and
tis
Hristou
anastaseos,
fedros
egkenizete, fotoforos ikos. Ke nemi
en kosmo, tafos O Thios tin Zoin, ke
emparehi pigin athanton, vlistani
rithra Haritos.
Thavmaton rii ta
namata, ke dorite iamata, tis afton
Pisti melpousin.
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 15TH AP BEFORE

THE

Venerable, brightly lit Sanctuary that

bears
the
Name
of
Christs
Resurrection was gaily Consecrated.
Therein the Divine Sepulchre grants
Life to all the world; for it is there
like a Spring that never dies. It
gushes forth the Gifts of Grace. It is
E X A L T A T I O N 1 3 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5 11

pros aftas: Ti Zitite ton zonta meta

ton nekron? Ouk estin ode, all igerthi.

FOURTH RESURRECTION EXAPOSTEILARION

Tes

aretes
astrafantes,
idomen
epistantes, en Zoiforo Mnimati,
Andras en astraptouses, esthisesi
Myroforis, klinouses is gin ofin. Tou
Ouranou d e s p o z o n t o s , E g e r s i n
didahdomen, ke pros Zoin, en
mnimio dramomen sin to Petro, ke to
prahthen Thavmasantes, minomen
Hriston vlepse.

Let

us gleam - shining with Virtues and behold the Man standing in

brilliant clothes inside the Tomb,
granting Life to the downcast Myrrhbearers. Let us learn of the
Resurrection of the Lord of Heaven
and hasten with Peter to the Tomb
and wonder at the Great Happening waiting to behold Christ the Life.

Mnisthite

os elalisen imin eti on en ti

Galilea, legon: Oti di ton Ion tou
Anthropou paradothine is hiras
anthropon amartolon ke stavrothine,
ke ti Triti Imera Anastine.

Remember

Ke

emnisthisan ton Rimaton Aftou, ke

ipostrepsase
apo
tou
Mnimiou
apingilan tafta panta tis Endeka ke
pasi tis lipis.

And they remembered His Words, and

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION THE CONSECRATION TONE 2

Meson

tis gis O Kyrios, ke Theos

Sotirian,
dia
Stavrou
irgasato,
sarkothis ekousios, is anakenisin
kosmou.
Tafo katatethis de,
triimeros egigerte, ke zois arravona,
tin eaftou, prodiknii egersin, is en
Pisti, teloumen ta egkenia, tou Theou
Sin Angelis.

For the Renewal of the world,

God our
Lord was Incarnate of His own Will,
and in the midst of the world
worked Salvation, through His Divine
Crucifixion. In a Tomb lay His Body
for three days, then He rose again.
Now, as a Guarantee of Eternal Life,
He puts forth His own Three Day
Resurrection. Named for this is the
Church we now Consecrate with
Gods Angels.

Isan

Ke
O

THEOTOKION TONE 2

Met

evfrosinis krazomen, Si to Here

Parthen. Here aras i litrosis, tou
Adam ke tis Evas.
Here di is
anipsothi, ton vroton i Ousia, pros
doxan iperkosmion, tou Iiou ke Theou
Sou, Here di is, ip Angelon pantote
proskinite, en Ouranis panimnite,
Theotoke Maria.

LAUDS: THE PRAISES

TO

Joyfully

we cry out to Thee, O Virgin,

the Salutation: Rejoice! The Losing
of the Curse that was on Eve and
Adam.
Rejoice! Through whom
human nature has been Healed and
Exalted to the Supernal Glory of thy
Son and God, O Lady.
Rejoice!
Again, for through Thee our nature
is ever worshipped in Heaven by the
Angels all, O Mary Theotokos!

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary,

efanisan enopion afton osi lipos ta

rimata afton, ke ipistoun aftes.

And their words seemed to them like

de Petros anasta edramen epi to

Mnimion, ke parakipsas vlepi ta
Othonia Kimena mona, ke apilthe pros
eafton, thavmazon to gegonos.

But

Ti

zoarhiki palami tous tethneotas, ek

ton zoferon kevthmonon O Zoodotis,
anastisas apantas, Hristos O Theos,
tin Anastasin evravese, to vrotio
firamati: iparhi gar panton Sotir,
anastasis, ke Zoi, ke Theos tou
pantos.

Enite

afton, pantes i Angelli aftou.

Enite afton, pase e Dinamis aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.

Let

everything that has breath praise

the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
Heavens; praise Him in the Highest.
To Thee praise is due, O God.

Stavron ke tin Tafin Sou Zoodota,

animnoumen i Pisti ke proskinoumen:
oti ton Adin edisas athanate, os
Theos Pantodinamos, ke nekrous
sinanestisas, ke pilas tou Adou
sinetripsas, ke kratos tou thanatou
kathiles os Theos: dio i gigenis
doxologoumen
Se
potho,
ton
anastanta, ke kathelonta ehthrou to
kratos tou panolous, ke pantas
anastisanta tous epi si pistefsantas,
ke kosmon litrosamenon ek ton Velon
tou ofeos, ke os Monon Dinaton, ek tis

all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.
- TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

LET ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD!

Tou

piise en Aftis krima engrapton.

Doxa Afti este pasi tis Osiis Aftou.

To

10. T O N E ( 6 ) P L A G A L 2 1 5

TH

AP BEFORE

execute upon them the Judgement

that is decreed; such Glory will be
for all His Holy Ones.

Thy

Stavros Sou Kyrie, Zoi ke Anastasis,

iparhi to lao Sou: ke ep afto
pepithotes, Se ton anastanta, Theon
imon imnoumen: eleison imas.

Cross, O Lord, is Life and

Resurrection for Thy People, and
trusting in it we sing Thy praise, our
Risen God. Have mercy on us!

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EXALTATION 13 SEPTEMBER 2015

the Mother of James, and the other

women with them, who told these
things to the Apostles.
idle tales, and they did not believe
them.
Peter rose up and ran to the
Tomb; and stooping down, he saw
the
Linen
Cloths
lying
by
themselves;
and he departed,
marvelling to himself at what had
happened.

When

the Life-bestower, Christ God,

had Resurrected with His Vivifying
Hand, from the dismal caverns, all
the dead from Eternity, He freely
bestowed
Resurrection
on
the
substance of our mortal humanity.
For He is the Saviour of all,
Resurrection and Life, and the God
of all things.

RESURRECTION IKOS TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Ton

Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,

RESURRECTION STICHI - PSALM 150

returning from the Tomb they told

all these things to the Eleven and to
all the rest.

RESURRECTION
PRAYER;
PSALM
50/51;
TRIODION HYMNS & SALVATION PRAYERS

RESURRECTION KONTAKION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

ALMIGHTY GOD - PSALM 148

pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.

how He spoke to you

when He was still in Galilee, saying:
The Son of Man must be
delivered into the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and the
Third Day Rise again.

de i Magdalini Maria ke Ioanna ke

Maria Iakovou ke e lipe sin aftes, e
elegon pros tous Apostolou tafta.

PRAISES TO THE LORD FROM ALL CREATION

Pasa

them:Why do you seek the Living

among the dead? He is not here,
but is Risen!

Thy

Cross and Tomb, O Life-giver, we

Believers Worship and sing Praise,
for Hades, O Thou Who lives forever,
as Almighty God, Thou has belayed.
The Gates of Hades Thou tore to
shreds, and as God, the might of
Death have razed. So, avidly we
earth-born Praise in Doxology the
One now Raised, Who destroyed the
deadly power of our foe. Thou has
Resurrected everyone all those who
believe in Thee; Thou has Rescued
the world from the serpents fangs,

MARY, THE MOTHER OF JAMES IS AN OBLIQUE REFERENCE TO THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS.

TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 15TH AP BEFORE

THE

EXALTATION 13 SEPTEMBER 2015 7

planis tou ehthrou litrosamenon

imas: othen animnoumen efsevos tin
Anastasin Sou, di is esosas imas, os
Theos tou pantos.

and have snatched us from allure to

the hostile one as Thou alone is
able to do. Hence, we piously sing
the Praises of Thy Rising by which
Thou Saved us, as the God of all
things.

SYNAXARION 13 SEPTEMBER

Ti

I tou Aftou minos mnimi ton

Egkenion tis Agias tou Hristou ke
Theou imon Anastaseos.

On

this 13th day of the month, we

commemorate the Consecration of
the Holy Church of the Resurrection
of Christ our God.

Ti afti imera mnimi tou Agiou Korniliou On

this day we Commemorate

Cornelios, the Centurion.

tou Ekatontarhou.

St

Ti afti imera mnimi ton Agion Martyron On this day we Commemorate the Holy
Kronidou,
Leontiou,
Serapionos,
Stratonos,
Selefkou,
Makroviou,
Gordianou, Sotikou, Ili, Loukianou ke
Ovalerianou.

Martyrs, St Kronides, St Leontios, St

Serapion, St Straton, St Seleukos, St
Makrobios, St Gordianos, St Zotikos,
St Eli, St Lucianos and St Valerianos.

O Osios Patir imon Petros, O en ti Agria, On this day we Commemorate our Holy
Father, St Peter
Reposed in Peace.

en Irini telioute.

Osios Ierotheos O Neos, O en ti kat

Atho Iero Moni to Iviron Askisas, en
telioute.

Amin.

Agrea,

who

Our Holy Father, St Hierotheos the New,

who led an Ascetic Life in the
Monastery of Iveron on Mount
Athos, Reposed in Peace in 1745.

Tes afton Agies previes, O Theos, eleison By

imas.

of

the Intercessions of Thy Saints, O

God, have Mercy on us.

Amen
KATAVASIA

OF THE

HOLY CROSS -

Notiou

ODI 7

Enoumen,

The mad command of the infidel tyrant

shook the Nations, breathing forth
threats and blasphemies loathed of
God. But the three Youths were not
terrified by the bestial terror, nor the
consuming fire; for being together
amidst the fire blown forth by a
Dewy Breeze, they sang: O Thou
exceedingly praised:
Blessed art
Thou, God of our fathers!
ODE 8

ke

We praise, we Bless and we worship

Evlogite,

the Lord!

pedes tis Triados isarithmi,

dimiourgon Patera Theon.
Imnite
ton sigkatavanta Logon ke to pir is
droson
metapiisanta.
Ke
iperipfoute to pasi zoin parehon
Pnevma panagion is tou eonas.

ODE 3

Ravdos

is
tipon
tou
Mystiriou
paralamvanete.
To vlasto gar
prokrini ton ireas. Ti stirevousi de
proin Ekklisia nin exinithise xilon
Stavrou is kratos ke stereoma.

rod is taken as a symbol of the

Mystery; for by its budding, it
designated the Priest. But now the
Tree of the Cross has blossomed
forth with Might and Steadfastness
to the hitherto barren Church.

ODE 4

Isakikoa,

I have heard, O Lord, of the Mystery of

Kyrie, tis Ikonomias Sou to

mystirion, katenoisa ta Erga Sou ke
edoxasa Sou tin Theotita.
THE

FESTAL KATAVASIA - 9TH

The

ODI 4

8. T O N E ( 6 ) P L A G A L 2 1 5 T H A P B E F O R E

evlogoumen
proskinoumen ton Kyrion!

Thy
Dispensation,
and
have
contemplated
Thy
Works.
EXALTATION 13 SEPTEMBER 2015

Mystikos

is,
Theotoke,
Paradisos,
Ageorgitos vlastisasa Hriston, if ou to
tou
Stavrou
Zoiforon
en
gi
pefitourgite Dendron.
Di ou nin
ipoumenou proskinountes afton, Se
Megalinomen.

THE SMALL LITA

LORD

NY

& PRA

ISES

Thou Thrice-Blessed Tree, whereon

the Lord Christ the King was
stretched, and through which he
who was beguiled by the tree fell,
having been beguiled by Thee, by the
God Who was nailed upon Thee in
the flesh, Who grants Salvation to
our souls.

ODE 7

prostagma tirannou dissevous

laous eklonise, pneon apilis ke
disfimias theostigous.
Omos tris
pedas ouk edimatose thimos thiriodis,
ou pir vromion.
All antihounti
drosovolo pnevmati piri sinontes
epsalon. O iperimnitos ton pateron
ke imon Theos, Evlogitos I!

ODI 8

Thy

Jonah in the belly of the whale

stretched forth his hands in the form
of a cross, he foreshadowed clearly
the Passion of Salvation; and when
he came out on the third
day, he
symbolised
the
worldtranscending Resurrection of Christ,
nailed upon Thee in the Flesh, and
Illuminating the world by His Thirdday Resurrection.

TONE 3

Moses
having
struck
horizontally with his rod, cleaving
the Red Sea and causing Israel to
cross on foot, then having struck it
transversely bringing it together over
Pharaoh and his chariots, traced the
Cross,
thus
symbolising
that
Invincible Weapon. Wherefore, we
praise Christ our God, for He has
been Glorified.'

Glorified

When

Eknoon

Verily,

ODE 6

thiros en splaghnis palamas

Ionas stavroidos diekpetasas, to
sotirion pathos prodietipou safos.
Othen
triimeros
ekdis,
tin
iperkosmion anastasin ipexografise
tou sarki prospagentos Hristou tou
Theou ke triimero egersi ton komon
fotisantos.

Stavron

ODI 3

ODI 6

ODE 1

have

ODE 5

Trismakariston xilon! En O etathi

Hristos, O Vasilefs ke Kyrios. Di ou
peptoken O xilo apatisas, to en si
deleasthis Theo to prospagenti sarki,
to parehonti tin irinin tes psihes
imon.

ODI 1

haraxas Mosis ep evthias,

ravdon tin Erthron dieteme to Israil
pezefsanti.
Tin de epistrepitikos
Farao tis armasi krotisas inosen, ep
evrous diagrapas to aittiton oplon.
Dio Hristo asomen, to Theo imon, oti
Dedoxaste.

Wherefore,
Godhead.

ODI 5

Youths, equal in number to the

Trinity, Bless the Father, the God
Creator: Praise the Word Who
condescended and turned the fire to
a Dewy Breeze; and exalt more and
more the All Holy Spirit, Who grants
Life to all for evermore!
ODE - HOLY CROSS

Thou

art the Mystical Paradise, O

Theotokos; for, being Untilled, Thou
budded forth Christ, by Whom was
planted on earth the Life-giving Tree
of the Cross. Wherefore, as we adore
It being elevated, we Magnify Thee

TO THE

TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 15TH AP BEFORE

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