Books - Sources |
Hieratikon |
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom |
Menaion - January 18 |
Memory of our Fathers among the saints, Athanasius and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria |
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LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM |
Antiphon 1. Mode 2. |
Verse 1: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and everything within me, bless His holy name. [SAAS] |
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. |
Verse 2: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His rewards. |
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. |
Verse 3: The Lord prepared His throne in heaven, and His Kingdom rules over all. |
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. |
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. |
Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. |
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. |
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Antiphon 2. Mode 2. |
Verse 1: Praise the Lord, O my soul! I shall praise the Lord while I live; I shall sing to my God as long as I exist. [SAAS] |
Save us, O Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. We sing to You, Alleluia. |
Verse 2: Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob; his hope is in the Lord his God. |
Save us, O Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. We sing to You, Alleluia. |
Verse 3: The Lord shall reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. |
Save us, O Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. We sing to You, Alleluia. |
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. |
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Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. |
Only-begotten Son and Logos of God, being immortal, You condescended for our salvation to take flesh from the holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary and, without change, became man. Christ, our God, You were crucified and conquered death by death. Being one of the Holy Trinity, glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit: Save us. |
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Antiphon 3. |
Mode 3. |
Verse 1: My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart, understanding. [SAAS] |
Verse 2: O Lord, Your priests shall clothe themselves in righteousness; Your saints shall greatly rejoice. |
Apolytikion. |
From Menaion - - - |
Mode 3. Your confession. |
Θείας πίστεως. |
Striving brilliantly for Orthodoxy, and subduing all unorthodoxy, * you were honored with awards for your victories. * Enriching all with inspired theology, * your sacred writings profoundly adorn the Church. * O Athanasius and Cyril, you are now with Christ our God, * entreating Him to give to all the great mercy. [GOASD] |
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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. |
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Hymns after the Entrance. |
Apolytikion. |
From Menaion - - - |
Mode 3. Your confession. |
Θείας πίστεως. |
Striving brilliantly for Orthodoxy, and subduing all unorthodoxy, * you were honored with awards for your victories. * Enriching all with inspired theology, * your sacred writings profoundly adorn the Church. * O Athanasius and Cyril, you are now with Christ our God, * entreating Him to give to all the great mercy. [GOASD] |
The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then: |
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Kontakion. |
From Menaion - - - |
Mode 1. |
You sanctified the womb of the Virgin by Your birth, and by Your presentation You blessed the hands of Symeon, when You came, and You saved us, O Christ our God. Now we pray You give peace to Your world at war, and let love for Your people prevail in all, O only benevolent Lord. [GOASD] |
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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. |
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The Epistle |
For the Saints. |
Prokeimenon. Mode 4. The Prayer of Azariah. |
Blessed are You, O Lord God of our fathers. [SAAS] |
Verse: For You are righteous in all You did for us. [SAAS] |
The reading is from Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews. |
Heb. 13:7 – 16 |
Brethren, remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God; consider the outcome of their lives, and imitate their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. Do not be led away by diverse and strange teachings; for it is well that the heart be strengthened by grace, not by foods, which have not benefited their adherents. We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go forth to him outside the camp and bear the abuse he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city which is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God. [RSV] |
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Alleluia. Mode 4. Psalms 43, 33. |
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. |
Verse 1: O God, we heard with our ears. [SAAS] |
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. |
Verse 2: The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them. |
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. |
The Gospel |
For the Saints. |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. |
Mt. 5:14 – 19 |
The Lord said to his disciples, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” [RSV] |
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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. |
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Communion Hymn. Psalm 111/112. |
The righteous will be remembered for ever. Alleluia. [RSV] |
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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. |
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DISMISSAL |
Glory to You, 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, and our Fathers among the saints, Athanasius and Cyril, Patriarchs of Alexandria, whose memory we celebrate; and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God. |
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Fasting Rule |
Fast Free: All foods allowed. |