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Octoechos - Mode 3.

On Sunday Morning

Triodion

Cheesefare Sunday

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MATINS

CHOIR

Mode 3.

God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. [SAAS]

Verse 1: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His holy name.

Verse 2: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them.

Verse 3: And this came about from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

From Octoechos - - -

Resurrectional Apolytikion.

Mode 3.

Let the heavens be glad. Let the earth rejoice exceedingly. For the Lord has shown strength with his arm. He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead. Out of the belly of Hades, He has rescued us, and to the world He has granted the great mercy. [GOASD]

Glory. Repeat.

Both now. Theotokion.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode 3.

Virgin Theotokos, we sing hymns extolling you, through whom came humanity’s salvation. For your Son and our God, who is benevolent, accepted the Passion and the crucifixion, in the flesh that He assumed from you, and thus from destruction He rescued us. [GOASD]

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Kathisma I.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode 3.

Christ has been raised from the dead; He is the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. As the first-born of all creation and maker of all things that were made, in himself He renewed our human nature that had been ravaged. O Death, you no longer have dominion, for the Master of all has destroyed your power. [GOASD]

Glory.

You tasted death in the flesh, O Lord. But by Your resurrection, You cut off its bitterness and strengthened humanity against it, by reversing the failure that resulted in the ancient curse. O Defender of our life, glory to You, O Lord! [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 3. Automelon.

You were so beautiful in your virginity. * Archangel Gabriel admired your purity, * which was resplendent; and amazed, he said to you, Theotokos, * “As there are no accolades that can worthily honor you, * I am at a loss for words to address you, so awed am I. * But I will say what I was commanded: * Rejoice, O favored Maiden full of grace!” [GOASD]

From Octoechos - - -

Kathisma II.

Mode 3. You were so beautiful.

Τὴν ὡραιότητα.

You voluntarily endured Your suffering, * and Your divinity remained unchanged, O Lord. * Hades was terrified by this; and lamenting, it said to itself, * “I fear Him whose physical constitution is not destroyed. * I see the invisible One mystically waging war on me. * Now those whom I am holding are crying out, * ‘Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ!’” [GOASD]

Glory.

Mode 3. You were so beautiful.

Τὴν ὡραιότητα.

We the believers now theologize about * the inexplicable, incomprehensible, * and hidden mystery of Your crucifixion and resurrection. * For death and the netherworld have been stripped of their spoils today, * and our human nature has now put on the imperishable. * And therefore in thanksgiving we cry aloud: * Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 3. You were so beautiful.

Τὴν ὡραιότητα.

You carried mystically within your womb the Lord, * incomprehensible, uncircumscribable, * and one in essence with the Father and the Spirit, O Mother of God. * Ever since your childbirth, we have learned how to glorify * the Trinity’s energy, which is single and unconfused. * And therefore in thanksgiving we sing to you: * Rejoice, O favored Maiden full of grace! [GOASD]

Resurrectional Evlogetaria.

Mode pl. 1.

Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.

When the hosts of the Angels saw how You were accounted among the dead, they all marveled. You, O Savior, are the One who destroyed the might of death; and when You arose You raised Adam with yourself and from Hades liberated everyone. [SD]

Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.

“Why do you mingle the ointments with your tears full of pity, O women disciples?” Thus the Angel who was shining in the tomb cried to the myrrh-bearing women. “See for yourselves the empty tomb and understand, that the Savior has risen from the sepulcher.”

Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.

Very early in the morning, the myrrh-bearing women were hastening to Your tomb lamenting. But the Angel appeared to them and uttered, “The time for lamentation has ended; weep no more. Go announce the Resurrection to the Apostles.”

Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.

When the myrrh-bearing women had come with their spices to Your sepulcher, O Savior, they heard the voice of an Angel clearly speaking to them, “Why do you account among the dead the One who lives? For as God, He has risen from the sepulcher.”

Glory.

We bow down in worship to the Father and His Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, one in essence; and we cry aloud with the Seraphim: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O Lord.

Both now.

Giving birth to the Giver of life, O Virgin, you delivered Adam from sin, and to Eve you have rendered joy in place of sorrow. He who from you became incarnate, God and man, has directed to life him who fell from it.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3)

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For blessed is Your name, and glorified is Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

READER

From Octoechos - - -

Hypakoe. Mode 3.

Astounding in appearance, refreshing by the words he spoke, the dazzling Angel said to the Myrrh-bearing Women, “Why do you look in a tomb for the One who is alive? He has risen and emptied the tombs. Know that He is the unchanging Changer of death. Say to God, ‘How awesome are Your works! For You have saved the human race.’” [GOASD]

CHOIR

Anavathmoi.

Antiphon 1. Mode 3.

From Babylon You rescued the captives of Zion. O Logos, also pull me up from the passions to life. [GOASD]

Those who sow with godly tears in the south, with joy will reap the ears of everlasting life. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

In the Holy Spirit, as in the Father and the Son, every gift of goodness intrinsically shines forth. And in Him all things both live and move. [GOASD]

Antiphon 2.

Unless the Lord builds the house of the virtues, we labor in vain. But if He is guarding the soul, no one can destroy our city. [GOASD]

O Christ, the Son of the Father, the fruit of the womb, the saints are ever adopted sons, through You in the Spirit. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

In the Holy Spirit are perceived all holiness and wisdom, for He gives substance to all creation. Since He is God, let us worship Him, as we do the Father and the Logos. [GOASD]

Antiphon 3.

Blessed are those who fear the Lord: they will walk in the ways of His commandments. They shall eat every kind of life-giving fruit. [GOASD]

As you see your children’s children around your table bearing branches of good works, be glad, O arch-pastor. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

In the Holy Spirit is all the wealth of glory. From Him issue grace and life to all creation. And He is extolled with the Father and the Logos. [GOASD]

Prokeimenon.

Say among the Gentiles, “The Lord is King, for He established the world, which shall not be shaken.” (2)

Verse: Oh, sing a new song to the Lord.

Say among the Gentiles, “The Lord is King, for He established the world, which shall not be shaken.” [SAAS]

Eothinon Gospel (Not EP / GOA)

Stand for the Gospel reading.

DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

For You, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Mode 2.

Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]

DEACON

Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)

DEACON

Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.

PRIEST: Peace be with all.

CHOIR: And with your spirit.

PRIEST

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Mark.

DEACON: Let us be attentive.

CHOIR

Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.

PRIEST (from the altar table)

Eothinon 3

Mark. 16:9 – 20

When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. She went out and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it. After this he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them. Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they sat at table; and he upbraided them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. And he said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it. Amen. [RSV]

CHOIR

Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.

READER

Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA]

CHOIR

Psalm 50 (51).

Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.

Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.

Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged.

For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me.

Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom.

You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.

You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice.

Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit.

I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness.

O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings.

A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.

Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.

Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings.

Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]

Idiomela from the Triodion.

Glory. Mode pl. 4.

Open to me the gates of repentance, O Giver of Life, for early in the morning my spirit hastens to Your holy temple, bringing the temple of my body all defiled. But as one compassionate, cleanse me, I pray, by Your loving-kindness and mercy. [SD]

Both now. Same Mode.

Guide me in the paths of salvation, O Theotokos, for I have befouled my soul with shameful sins and I heedlessly squandered all of my life’s resources. By your intercession deliver me from every uncleanness. [SD]

Idiomelon. Mode pl. 2.

Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.

When I ponder in my wretchedness on the many terrible things that I have done, I tremble for that fearful day, the Day of Judgment. But trusting in the mercy of Your compassion, like David I cry to You, “Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy.” [SD]

PRIEST

O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:

through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasius, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalampus and Eleutherius, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina, Paraskevi and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and all Your saints:

We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.

CHOIR

Lord, have mercy. (12)

PRIEST

Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Ode 1: Octoechos: Canon-1

The Canon

From Octoechos - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode i. Mode 3. Heirmos.

Ὁ τὰ ὕδατα.

He who gathered the water into its places * of old by divine decree is the same One * who for the Israelite people parted the sea. * He is our God and Lord, and He is glorified greatly. * To Him only let us sing, for He is glorified. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

He who once laid a curse on the ground, to bring forth * for him who disobeyed thorns for his labors, * let a crown of thorns be laid on His head in the flesh, * by the hands of lawless men. He is our God, and He lifted * the ancestral curse, for He is greatly glorified. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

By submitting to death, He became the victor * triumphantly over death, taking trophies. * He assumed a passible human body and soul. * As our God and Lord, He wrestled with the tyrant and beat him. * With himself He raised all men, for He is glorified. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Without seed you gave birth to God. Now all nations * extol you, the only true Theotokos. * For the One who entered into your sanctified womb * is our God and Lord, and He assumed our whole human nature; * and when He was born from you, He was both God and man. [SD]

Ode 1: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 2. N/M (When they had walked.)

Ὡς ἐν ἠπείρῳ πεζεύσας.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Come today, my wretched soul; weep over your deeds, ⁄ remembering how once you were stripped naked in Eden ⁄ and cast out from delight and unending joy. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

In Your abundant compassion and mercy, ⁄ Fashioner of the creation and Maker of all, ⁄ You took me from the dust and gave me life, ⁄ commanding me to sing Your praises with Your angels! [OCA]

Glory.

In the wealth of Your goodness, Creator and Lord, ⁄ You planted in Eden the sweetness of Paradise, ⁄ and bade me take my delight ⁄ in fair and pleasant fruits that never pass away. [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

You are a daughter of Adam by descent, Virgin Theotokos, ⁄ but by grace the Mother of Christ our God. ⁄ I am an exile from Eden: ⁄ Call me back again. [OCA]

Ode 1: Katavasia

Ode i. Katavasia. Mode pl. 2.

When they had walked through the Red Sea as over land, * the people of Israel watched as Pharaoh and his host * in pursuit were drowned. Then Moses said, * “Let us sing a song of victory to God our Lord.” [GOASD]

Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode iii. Mode 3. Heirmos.

Ὁ ἐκ μὴ ὄντων.

From non-existence You brought forth all things, O God, * through the Word creating them, in the Spirit perfecting them. * Most High Ruler over all, * firmly establish me in Your love, O Master. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The ungodly one was put to shame by Your Cross. * He opened up a pit, and he fell into the hole he made. * And exalted was the horn * of the humble, O Christ, by Your resurrection. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The proclamation of knowledge and faith in God * has covered the whole wide world, * as much water covers the seas. * Risen, You revealed the light * of the Trinity, O benevolent Savior. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Glorious things have been spoken concerning you, * O Lady, the animate city of Him who forever reigns; * for it was through you that God * was seen upon the earth and lived among men. [SD]

Ode 3: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 2. N/M (No one is holy.)

Οὔκ ἐστιν ἅγιος.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Long ago the crafty serpent envied my honor ⁄ and whispered deceit in the ear of Eve. ⁄ Woe is me! I was led astray ⁄ and banished by her from the dance of life. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I stretched out my hand in rashness ⁄ and tasted from the tree of knowledge ⁄ although God had ordered me on no account to eat from it ⁄ and I was bitterly cast out from the divine glory. [OCA]

Glory.

Woe to you, my wretched soul! ⁄ How did you not recognize the craftiness of the enemy? ⁄ How did you not perceive his deceit and envy? ⁄ But you were darkened in mind ⁄ and transgressed the commandment of your Maker. [OCA]

Both now.

You are my hope and protection, holy Virgin, ⁄ for you alone have covered fallen Adam’s nakedness: ⁄ By your childbearing, Lady, ⁄ clothe me once more with incorruption! [OCA]

Ode 3: Katavasia

Ode iii. Katavasia. Mode pl. 2.

No one is holy like the Lord, * no one righteous like our God. * Being good, You exalted Your believers’ horn of strength, * firmly establishing us * on the rock of confession of faith in You. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Short Litany

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Secondary Kontakion

READER

From Octoechos - - -

Resurrectional Kontakion.

From the tomb You rose today, O Lord of tender compassion, also from the gates of death You led us out, O our Savior. On this day Adam is dancing and Eve rejoices, and with them the holy Patriarchs and the Prophets are unceasingly extolling the divine power of Your authority. [GOASD]

Oikos.

Let heaven and earth join in dance today and in harmony extol Christ our God, for He raised the prisoners from their tombs. All creation celebrates together, offering worthy songs to our Redeemer, the Creator of all. For today, with himself as the Giver of Life, He raises people from the netherworld and lifts them up to heaven. He quashes the enemy’s haughtiness and smashes the gates of Hades, by the divine power of His authority. [GOASD]

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe

CHOIR

Kathisma.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 4. N/M (Joseph marveled.)

Adam was cast out from the delight of Paradise: ⁄ when he broke the commandment of the Master in uncontrolled desire, ⁄ his taking of food became bitter, ⁄ and he was condemned to work the earth ⁄ from which he himself was taken. ⁄ He ate his bread in toil and sweat: ⁄ therefore let us love abstinence, ⁄ that we may enter through the gate, ⁄⁄ and not weep as he did outside of Paradise. [OCA]

Glory. Another.

Mode 4. N/M (You who were lifted.)

Now the season of virtues has come, ⁄ and the Judge is at the door. ⁄ Let us not hold back with a darkened face, ⁄ but offering tears, contrition and giving of alms ⁄ let us keep the fast, and let us cry: ⁄ Our sins are more in number than the sands of the sea, ⁄⁄ but forgive each of us, that we may receive an incorruptible crown, Savior of all!

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 4. You who were lifted.

We the unworthy shall not ever be silent, * O Theotokos, from proclaiming your powers. * For were you not concerned to intercede for us, * who would have delivered us * from such manifold dangers, * and who else would up to now * have preserved us in freedom? * O Lady, we shall not depart from you, * for you ever save your servants * from evils of every kind. [SD]

Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode iv. Mode 3. Heirmos.

Ἔθου πρὸς ἡμᾶς.

Lord, You have established a mighty love of Your strength for us; * God of our deliverance, You gave Your only-begotten Son to die for us. * And now with thanksgiving we sing out and praise You: * Glory to Your strength, O Lord! [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Suffering for us, You endured shameful treatment patiently. * You were struck and spit upon, O Christ. * You bore marks and bruises sympathetically. * By accepting it all, You worked my salvation. * Glory to Your strength, O Lord! [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

You made war on death with Your mortal body, O Life itself, * because of the groaning of the poor * and of the suffering of the needy, O Christ. * You ruined him who ruined us and raised all people * with yourself, O Lord only humane and glorified. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Remember Your flock that You acquired by Your Passion, O Christ. * Listen to the sympathetic prayers * of Your glorified Mother on our behalf. * Visit it, and whenever it is afflicted * save it, by Your strength, O Lord. [SD]

Ode 4: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 2. N/M (The holy Church of God.)

Χριστός μου δύναμις.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Master, You counted me worthy of honor in Eden, ⁄ but alas, in my wretchedness, ⁄ I was deceived by the envy of the devil ⁄ and cast out from before Your face. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Ranks of angels, ⁄ beauty of Paradise and all the glory of the garden: ⁄ weep for me, for I was led astray in my misery ⁄ and rebelled against God. [OCA]

Glory.

Blessed meadow, trees and flowers planted by God, ⁄ O sweetness of Paradise: ⁄ let your leaves, like eyes, shed tears on my behalf, ⁄ for I am naked and a stranger to God’s glory. [OCA]

Both now.

Holy Lady, ⁄ you opened to all the faithful the gates of paradise ⁄ which Adam closed of old through his transgression: ⁄ Open to me the gates of mercy! [OCA]

Ode 4: Katavasia

Ode iv. Katavasia. Mode pl. 2.

The holy Church of God exclaims befittingly, * “Christ is God and my Lord, and He is my strength.” * She is celebrating in the Lord and sings to Him * from a mind that has been purified. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode v. Mode 3. Heirmos.

Πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω.

I rise early in the morning, Fashioner of all, * to You, the peace that passes all understanding. * O Lord our God, Your commands and judgments * are light. I pray You, guide me by them. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

To an unjust judge, envious leaders of the Jews * delivered You, the all-seeing God who judges * all earth righteously. And You delivered * Adam who was condemned of old. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

By the invincible power of Your Cross, O Christ, * who on the third day rose from the dead, O Savior, * grant Your peace to Your Church, we entreat You, * O Lord our God, and save our souls. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O Ever-Virgin, you became like the holy Tent * and wider than the heavens, for you accepted * within your womb the Logos of God, * whom all creation cannot contain. [SD]

Ode 5: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 2. N/M (With Your divine light.)

Τῷ θείῳ φέγγει σου.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Of old, the enemy who hates mankind ⁄ envied me the life of happiness I had in Paradise. ⁄ Taking the form of a serpent, he caused me to stumble ⁄ and made me a stranger to eternal glory. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I weep and lament in soul, ⁄ shedding abundant tears with my eyes, ⁄ when I reflect upon the nakedness ⁄ that is mine through the transgression. [OCA]

Glory.

I was fashioned out of the earth by the hand of God ⁄ and told in my wretchedness that to the earth I should return again. ⁄ Who would not weep for me! ⁄ I am cast out from God’s presence, exchanging Eden for hell. [OCA]

Both now.

Undefiled Mother of God, ⁄ we all proclaim you in faith as the mystical bridal chamber of glory. ⁄ Therefore I entreat you: Raise me up, for I am fallen, ⁄ and make me dwell in the bridal chamber of Paradise. [OCA]

Ode 5: Katavasia

Ode v. Katavasia. Mode pl. 2.

With Your divine light illumine souls, * who with yearning early in the morning rise to You, O good Lord, I pray, * so that they may know You, Word of God, as truly God, * who calls them back from darkness and from the night of sin. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode vi. Mode 3. Heirmos.

Ἄβυσσος ἐσχάτη.

Sinfulness encircles me as the lowest depth did Jonah, * and my spirit is failing me. * I cry out to You, O Master. Reach out Your exalted arm. * Pilot, rescue me, as You saved Your Apostle of old. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Mercy and compassion encircle me now like a sea, * for in Your love You came down to me. * You became incarnate, Master, and took on the form of a slave, * and You deified and, with yourself, You glorified me. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

When he saw the One who was put to death come back to life, * he who wielded death was put to death. * These are the tokens of Your resurrection, O Christ our God, * and the prizes of Your all-immaculate Passion. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You incomprehensibly intercede with the Creator * on behalf of humanity. * Only all-pure Virgin, pray your Son, that He be merciful * and the champion of your servants who are sinners. [SD]

Ode 6: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 2. N/M (I see when my life.)

Τοῦ βίου τὴν θάλασσαν.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

In Your compassion, Savior, ⁄ You clothed me in Eden with a divinely woven garment; ⁄ but persuaded by the devil, I neglected Your commandment ⁄ and was stripped naked in my wretchedness. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

You have departed far from God ⁄ through your carelessness, miserable soul; ⁄ you have been deprived of the delight of Paradise ⁄ and parted from the angels; ⁄ you have been led down into corruption. ⁄ How you are fallen! [OCA]

Glory.

Have mercy, Almighty God, ⁄ and take pity on the work of Your hands. ⁄ I have cut myself off from the choir of Your angels; ⁄ but I entreat You, loving Lord: Do not reject me. [OCA]

Both now.

Mary chosen by God, and Queen of the world, ⁄ you have borne the Lord who is King and Redeemer of all. ⁄ I am a prisoner and an exile from the glory of Paradise: ⁄ Call me back, I entreat you! [OCA]

Ode 6: Katavasia

Ode vi. Katavasia. Mode pl. 2.

I see when my life becomes rough and stormy like the sea; * temptations feel like turbulence. * So I turn to the safe harbor of Your Church, * and calmly I pray to You: * Raise my life from corruption, very merciful Lord. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Short Litany

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are the King of peace and the savior of our souls, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion

From Triodion - - -

READER

Kontakion.

Mode pl. 2. (not metered)

O guide to wisdom, provider of prudence, disciplinarian of fools, and defender of the poor, fortify and discipline my heart, O Master; You, give me a word, O Word of the Father. For behold, I will not hinder my lips from crying to You: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen. [GKD]

Oikos.

In times of old did Adam sit and cry in sorrow opposite the delights he had in Paradise; his hands did upon his forehead strike, as he said this: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen. [GKD]

Beholding the angel thrusting him, and closing the holy garden’s gate, Adam wailed mightily to state: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen.

O Paradise, now sympathize with your owner who was pauperized, and by the rustling of your leaves, beg the Maker not close you, please: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen.

Paradise most excellent, most holy and most radiant, for Adam you were planted, because of Eve you were disbanded, beseech God for the fallen: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On March 2, we commemorate the holy Martry Hesychios the Senator.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Theodotos, Bishop of Kyrenia, Cyprus.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Quintus the Wonder-worker.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs Nestor and Trivimios.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Troadios and those with him, who witnessed under Emperor Decius.

On this day the holy virgin Efthalia died by the sword.

On this day the holy Martyrs Andronikos and Athanasia died by the sword.

On this day we also commemorate St. Nicholas Planas the Priest.

From the Triodion.

On this day, we remember the expulsion of the first-formed Adam from the Garden of Eden.

Verses

Let the world now bitterly mourn with Eve and Adam,

for it fell together with them who fell by sweet eating.

By Your ineffable compassion, O Christ our God, make us worthy of the delights of Paradise and have mercy, as our only benevolent Lord. Amen.

Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode vii. Mode 3. Heirmos.

Ὡς πάλαι τοὺς εὐσεβεῖς.

Of old You refreshed with dew the God-fearing three young men * in the Chaldean furnace’s flames. * Master, with Your Godhead’s illuminating fire, * we pray You enlighten us, * as we cry out and sing to You: * Blessed are You, O God of our fathers. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The resplendent curtain of the Temple was torn in two, * when the Creator was on the Cross, * revealing to the faithful the truth that was hidden in the letter of the Law. * Now they cry out and sing to Him: * “Blessed are You, O God of our fathers.” [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

O Christ, when Your holy side was pierced, providentially * from Your divine body there were drops * of life-giving blood that were spilled upon the earth * and remade those born on earth. * We all cry out and sing to You: * “Blessed are You, O God of our fathers.” [SD]

Holy Trinity, our God, have mercy on us and save us.

For the Trinity.

O faithful, let us adore and worship one principal, * the single Godhead, the one in three, * glorifying Father, only-begotten Son, * and the good Holy Spirit, God, * as we cry out and sing aloud: * “Blessed are You, O God of our fathers.” [SD]

Ode 7: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 2. N/M (In the furnace the Lord’s Angel.)

Δροσοβόλον μὲν τὴν κάμινον.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Lord, Ruler over all the ages, ⁄ by Your will You created me: ⁄ I was beguiled of old ⁄ through the envy of the crafty serpent and angered You: ⁄ Do not despise me, O God my Savior, but call me back. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Woe is me, for in place of a robe of light, ⁄ I am clothed in shameful garments. ⁄ I weep for my loss, O Savior, ⁄ and cry to You with faith: ⁄ Do not despise me, O God of love, ⁄ but call me back. [OCA]

Glory.

The evil serpent in his envy ⁄ wounded my entire soul. ⁄ He caused me to be banished from the delight of Paradise. ⁄ Do not despise me, O God my Savior, ⁄ but in Your loving compassion, call me back. [OCA]

Both now.

Accept my entreaty in your loving compassion, ⁄ pure and blameless Lady. ⁄ Grant me forgiveness of my offenses, ⁄ for I cry aloud fervently with tears: ⁄ Do not despise me, good Virgin, but call me back. [OCA]

Ode 7: Katavasia

Ode vii. Katavasia. Mode pl. 2.

In the furnace the Lord’s Angel saved the pious men, * blowing through it a dew-laden breeze, * while Chaldean men were completely burned, at God’s command, * persuading the tyrant to confess * and cry aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [GOASD]

Ode 8: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode viii. Mode 3. Heirmos.

Ἀστέκτῳ πυρί.

Unharmed were the young men, who were champions * of belief in God, when they were thrown into the furnace * and they faced unbearable fire; and they sang a hymn to God: * “All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The Temple’s resplendent veil was torn down, * O Lord, when Your precious Cross on Calvary was set up. * And creation was also quaking, * and in fear it sang the hymn, * “All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

You rose from the tomb, O Messiah, * and by divine power You raised Adam who had fallen * through a tree of old by deception. * He cried out and sang the hymn, * “All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

All-pure Theotokos, we call you * God’s animate Temple and His Ark, for you contained Him. * To our Creator you reconciled us mortals through your childbirth. * As is right we all sing hymns to you, * and exalt you beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]

Ode 8: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 2. N/M (From the flame.)

Ἐκ φλογὸς τοῖς Ὁσίοις.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Lord, the only Lover of mankind, ⁄ At the beginning You honored the work of Your hands ⁄ with every kind of gift: ⁄ But alas! With his hissing the hateful serpent deceived us, ⁄ and stripped us of the blessings we had received. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Why did you listen to bitter counsel, ⁄ and disobey the divine command? ⁄ You have grieved God, O miserable soul: Woe to you! ⁄ Yet you were created to glorify Him with the angels forever. [OCA]

Glory.

You were appointed ruler over the wild beasts and creeping things: ⁄ then why did you speak with a creature ⁄ that crept on the earth, destroying souls? ⁄ And why did you take the destroying enemy as your counselor? ⁄ My wretched soul, how you have been deceived! [OCA]

Both now.

We sing your praises, Mary, full of divine grace, ⁄ tabernacle of the Light and dwelling place of God incarnate. ⁄ Hope of the hopeless, shine on me with the light of mercy, ⁄ for I am greatly darkened by the passions. [OCA]

Ode 8: Katavasia

Ode viii. Katavasia. Mode pl. 2.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

From the flame You refreshed pious Servants as with dew * and with water consumed the righteous Prophet’s sacrifice. * You accomplish all, O Christ, simply by willing it. * We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages. [GOASD]

Kontakia and Synaxarion

READER

From Octoechos - - -

Resurrectional Kontakion.

Oikos.

Kontakion of the Feast.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 2. (not metered)

Oikos.

Beholding the angel thrusting him, and closing the holy garden’s gate, Adam wailed mightily to state: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen.

O Paradise, now sympathize with your owner who was pauperized, and by the rustling of your leaves, beg the Maker not close you, please: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen.

Paradise most excellent, most holy and most radiant, for Adam you were planted, because of Eve you were disbanded, beseech God for the fallen: O merciful Lord, have mercy on me who have fallen.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On March 2, we commemorate the holy Martry Hesychios the Senator.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Theodotos, Bishop of Kyrenia, Cyprus.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Quintus the Wonder-worker.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs Nestor and Trivimios.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Troadios and those with him, who witnessed under Emperor Decius.

On this day the holy virgin Efthalia died by the sword.

On this day the holy Martyrs Andronikos and Athanasia died by the sword.

On this day we also commemorate St. Nicholas Planas the Priest.

From the Triodion.

On this day, we remember the expulsion of the first-formed Adam from the Garden of Eden.

Verses

Let the world now bitterly mourn with Eve and Adam,

for it fell together with them who fell by sweet eating.

By Your ineffable compassion, O Christ our God, make us worthy of the delights of Paradise and have mercy, as our only benevolent Lord. Amen.

Katavasias Odes 1-8

CHOIR

Katavasias of Triodion Sunday 1 and 4

Ode i. Mode pl. 2.

Ode iii.

Ode iv.

The holy Church of God exclaims befittingly, * “Christ is God and my Lord, and He is my strength.” * She is celebrating in the Lord and sings to Him * from a mind that has been purified. [GOASD]

Ode v.

Ode vi.

Ode vii.

Ode viii.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)