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Hieratikon

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Menaion - November 1

Memory of the Holy Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian

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LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

An optional alternative to the Antiphons are the Typika (Psalms 102 and 145), and the Beatitudes with the appointed troparia, which are provided here.

Psalm 102.

Psalm 145.

The Beatitudes.

Mode 1.

In Your kingdom. Remember us, O Lord, when You come in Your kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [RSV]

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. [RSV]

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. [RSV]

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. [RSV]

Canon 1 for the Saints.

Ode iii. Mode 1. N/M (Establish me, O my Christ.)

Στερέωσόν με Χριστέ.

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Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. [RSV]

Let us all worthily extol those pools of healing, those showers of divine gifts, and those illustrious vessels of immaterial light. [GOASD]

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. [RSV]

O Saints revered by all, as physicians who treat the illnesses of body and soul, now you earnestly heal the infirmities of those who come to you, their benefactors. [GOASD]

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. [RSV]

Adorned with genuine virtue, the Saints truly spurned every passing pleasure of life, for their gaze was focused on the divine beauty. [GOASD]

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. [RSV]

Theotokion.

O all-holy Bride of God who gave birth to God, He who previously was formless appeared in our form, when in your womb divinity came together with flesh. [GOASD]

Canon 2 for the Saints.

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Ode vi. Mode 4. N/M (I will sacrifice to You.)

Θύσω σοι μετὰ φωνῆς.

Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely [for my sake]. [RSV]

O glorious Saints, it is not merely by human skill, but by divine grace that you purge people of diseases. We therefore worthily extol you and call you blessed. [GOASD]

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven. [RSV]

O God-bearing Saints, you are united in your friendship with Christ, and by divine grace you dispel all demonic wickedness. Therefore we celebrate your feast. [GOASD]

Glory.

O Unmercenary Saints, since you are branches of the divine grapevine, you serve cures like wine to those who are sad because of disease, and your fill them with gladness. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O Lady, the most pure Logos made you His pure temple. He also ever magnifies the sacred shrine of the holy Unmercenaries, with signs and wonders. [GOASD]

Entrance Hymn. Mode 2.

Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. We sing to You, Alleluia.

Hymns after the Entrance.

Apolytikion.

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Mode pl. 4.

Holy Unmercenaries and Wonder-workers, visit our infirmities. Freely you received; freely give to us. [SD]

The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then:

Kontakion. Mode 2.

O Protection of Christians that never falls, intercession with the Creator that never fails, we sinners beg you, do not ignore the voices of our prayers. O good Lady, we implore you, quickly come unto our aid, when we cry out to you with faith. Hurry to intercession, and hasten to supplication, O Theotokos who protect now and ever those who honor you. [SD]

Trisagios Hymn

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

The Epistle

For the Saints.

Prokeimenon. Mode 4. Psalm 15.

To the saints on His earth, in them the Lord magnified all His will. [SAAS]

Verse: I saw the Lord always before me. [SAAS]

The reading is from Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians.

1 Cor. 12:27 – 31; 13:1 – 8

Brethren, you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then healers, helpers, administrators, speakers in various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. [RSV]

Alleluia. Mode 1. Psalm 132.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 1: Behold now, what is so good or so pleasant as for brothers to dwell together in unity? [SAAS]

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 2: For there the Lord commanded the blessing and life forever.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

The Gospel

For the Saints.

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Mt. 10:1, 5 – 8

At that time, Jesus called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every infirmity. These twelve Jesus sent out, charging them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.” [RSV]

Hymn to the Theotokos.

It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure, and Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Logos. We magnify you, the true Theotokos.

Communion Hymn. Psalm 111/112.

The righteous will be remembered for ever. Alleluia. [RSV]

Hymn after Holy Communion.

Mode 2.

We have seen the true light; we have received the heavenly Spirit; we have found the true faith, worshiping the undivided Trinity, for the Trinity has saved us.

DISMISSAL

Glory to You, O Christ our God. Glory to You.

May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, of the holy Unmercenaries, Cosmas and Damian, whose memory we observe; and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.

Fasting Rule

Wine: Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

It is a minor feast.