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Octoechos - Mode pl. 1.

On Sunday Morning

Triodion

Second Sunday of Lent - St. Gregory Palamas - On Sunday Morning

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MATINS

CHOIR

Mode pl. 1.

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 pl. 1. Automelon.

Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.

As the Father and Spirit are unoriginate, * so the Word, who was born from the Virgin for us. * Let us praise Him, O believers, and let us worship Him. * For our salvation He was pleased * to be crucified in the flesh, * and to undergo death, * and to resurrect the dead, by His glorious resurrection. [GOASD]

Glory. For the Hierarch.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 4.

Beacon of Orthodox belief, the strong support of the Church and her teacher inspired by God, you are the ornament of monks, the unassailable champion of theologians, O Gregory the Wonder-worker and the boast of Thessalonica, the messenger of grace. Forever earnestly entreat for the salvation of our souls. [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode pl. 4.

You were born of a Virgin, and You endured crucifixion for us, O good Lord. By Your death You divested death of spoils, and You displayed resurrection, as God. Please do not despise us, the work of Your hand. Demonstrate Your loving kindness, O merciful Master. Defer to Your Mother, the Theotokos, when she intercedes on our behalf, and save us, Your people in despair, O Savior. [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 pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.

Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.

Let us honor the Cross of the Lord with solemn praise. * Let us sing hymns extolling His holy burial. * Let us highly glorify His resurrection from the dead. * For, being God, He raised the dead from the graves with himself. * He shined light on those in Hades, annihilating the power of death and the devil’s might. [GOASD]

Glory.

Lord, You who deadened death were described as being dead. You who emptied tombs had been buried in a tomb. Above, soldiers guarded the sepulcher; below, You resurrected the dead of all ages. Lord almighty and incomprehensible, glory to You! [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.

Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.

Hail, gate of the Lord, through which no man has passed! * Wall and shelter of all who rely on you, rejoice! * Port and haven undisturbed by any tempest, rejoice! * You gave birth to your Creator and God in the flesh, * ever remaining a virgin. * Never cease interceding for us who worship and extol your Son. [GOASD]

From Octoechos - - -

Kathisma II.

Mode pl. 1.

After You had risen on the third day, O Lord, and the Apostles had worshiped You, Peter said to You, “The women were courageous, but I was afraid. The robber stated Your divinity, but I denied knowing You. Will You ever call me Your disciple again, or will you send me back to be a fisher of the sea? I pray You to receive me in repentance, O God, and save me.” [GOASD]

Glory.

The villains had You crucified between the convicts. And they pierced Your side with a spear, O merciful Master. You accepted burial. You destroyed the gates of Hades, and You rose on the third day. The Women ran to see You, and they announced Your resurrection to the Apostles. Supremely exalted Savior, whom the Angels extol, O blessed Lord, glory to You! [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.

Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.

Bride unwedded and Mother of God, you are the one * who turned Eve’s pain and sorrow into exultant joy. * We the faithful sing your praises and we honor you; * for you have lifted us up from the ancient curse. * All-lauded, all-holy Virgin, * never cease interceding with your Son and God to save our souls. [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 pl. 1.

Mentally amazed by the angelic apparition, inwardly illumined by the divine resurrection, the Myrrh-bearing Women brought good tidings to the Apostles. “Proclaim the resurrection of the Lord among the Gentiles, as He works with you by signs and miracles, and He grants to us the great mercy.” [GOASD]

CHOIR

Anavathmoi.

Antiphon 1. Mode pl. 1.

In my affliction, like David, I sing to You, my Savior. Deliver my soul from a deceitful tongue. [GOASD]

Blessed is the life of those who dwell in the desert, as they mount up with wings of the intense love of God. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

By the Holy Spirit are all things maintained, both seen and unseen; for He is inseparably one of the Trinity with full authority. [GOASD]

Antiphon 2.

O my soul, let us be lifted to the mountains. Come to the One, from whom help comes. [GOASD]

O Christ, let Your soaring right hand keep me from every kind of mischief. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

To the Holy Spirit we say, theologizing, “You are God, life and intense love, light and mind. You are goodness, and You reign forever.” [GOASD]

Antiphon 3.

When they say to me, “Let us go into the courts of the Lord,” I am filled with great joy, and I send up my prayers. [GOASD]

Over the house of David fearful things will be accomplished; a fire will be there, burning every shameful thought. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

In the Holy Spirit, as in the Father and the Logos, is the principle of life; and by Him every living being is animated. [GOASD]

Prokeimenon.

Arise, O Lord my God, for You reign unto the ages. (2)

Verse: I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with my whole heart.

Arise, O Lord my God, for You reign unto the ages. [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 Luke.

DEACON: Let us be attentive.

CHOIR

Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.

PRIEST (from the altar table)

Eothinon 5

Luke. 24:12 – 35

At that time, Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home wondering at what had happened. And behold, two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What is this conversation which you are holding with each other as you walk, looking sad?” Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since this happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body; and they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb, and found it just as the women had said; but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further, but they constrained him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished out of their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the scriptures?” And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven gathered together and those who were with them, who said, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. [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; our father among the saints Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessaloniki, whose memory we celebrate, 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 pl. 1. Heirmos.

Ἵππον καὶ ἀναβάτην.

He who brings wars to nothing with arm exalted is Christ. * Horse and rider of Egypt He shook off; and He threw them in the midst of the Red Sea * and delivered Israel, * who were singing a song of victory. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Thorn-bearing, the assembly of the leaders of the Jews, * did not show You, O Benefactor, tender maternal love. * O Christ, they berated You, * as You wore a crown of thorns * and released Adam from the curse of thorns. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Giver of life, not liable to fall, You came to the pit, * and You raised me who fell; and You endured my putrid decay, * without being touched by it; * and You made me fragrant, * with Your divine essence’s perfume, O Christ. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Loosed is the curse. The sentence of pain and sorrow at birth * is suspended; for Mary, who is blessed and is full of grace, * has caused joy to rise for all. * She gave birth to Christ our God, * and blossomed blessing for the whole wide world. [SD]

Ode 1: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon for the Saint.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 4. I open my mouth.

Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόμα μου.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O God-inspired orators, with the select theologians, come * together with every tongue that speaks the things of God, * join in unison to worthily sing praises * to the Spirit’s orator, the holy Gregory. [SD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

The best of all shepherds of Thessaloniki, and pillar of * the Faith, and the champion of the Church be praised by me. * For he is the true adornment of the order * of bishops, Saint Gregory, great and magnificent. [SD]

Glory.

From earliest childhood, father, you longed for the higher life. * From youth you submitted to a perfect frame of mind. * And you proved to be alike in mind and manner * with him whose namesake you are, O divine Gregory. [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

All-blameless one, be to me a path of life, ever guiding me * unto the divine abodes. For I have wandered astray * and am sliding down * into the pit of evils. * From this, through your intercessions, lead me up again. [SD]

Ode 1: Katavasia

Ode i. Katavasia. Mode 4.

I open my mouth and pray the Spirit fill it, like David said, * to pour out a good word to the Queen and Mother of God. * I will celebrate * her feast with joy and gladness * and sing to her merrily, lauding her miracles. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode iii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Ὁ πήξας ἐπʼ οὐδενός.

O Lord, You established earth on nothing by Your command, * and You made it free floating, heavy though it be. * Do likewise now establish Your Church on Your divine commandments, * as on a rock that is immovable. * You alone are good and humane, O Christ. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Ungrateful towards You were the children of Israel, * for all the good You did them in the wilderness. * You performed a wonder, and a rock gave honey, which they suckled. * Now in return they give You gall, O Christ; * for the manna, they give You vinegar. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Descendants of those who were shielded by the shining cloud * laid inside a tomb Christ the Lord and life himself. * Since in His own power He rose, from on high He sent the Spirit’s * illumination that now mystically * overshadows all who believe in Him. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You virginally and without labor gave birth to Him * who shone forth eternally from the undefiled * Father and became Mother of God. Therefore we orthodoxly * proclaim that you are Theotokos, for you * carried in your womb the incarnate Word. [SD]

Ode 3: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 4. Establish your servants.

Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Adhering faithfully to the courses * of your godly teachings, we escape * the wiles of the heretics. * And through your sacred treatises * we put to flight all their arrays, O most divine father Gregory. [SD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Possessing the hypostatic wisdom * of God in your heart, you put an end * unto the foolish sophistries * of heretics, O blessed one, * and thus did you obliterate their unsound snortings resoundingly. [SD]

Glory.

You mortified all impassioned pleasures, * O wise one, of the corrupted flesh, * and vivified ascetically * the natural movements of your soul * which proved to be an instrument, O blessed Saint, of theology. [SD]

Both now.

With full knowledge and by my own free choice, * I eagerly loved a way of life * both prodigal and full of shame. * But bind me to the tender love * of God, O Virgin Bride of God, through your divine intercessory prayers. [SD]

Ode 3: Katavasia

Ode iii. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Establish your servants who extol you, * O Mother of God, for they have formed * a spiritual choir for you * the living and abundant fount; * and graciously in your divine glory give glorious crowns to them. [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.

O my Savior, You descended into the netherworld, and You shattered its gates, for You are almighty God. O Creator, with yourself You raised the dead of all time, and You utterly destroyed the sting of death, O Christ. O benevolent Master, You freed Adam from the ancient curse. Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]

Oikos.

When the women heard the Angel’s words, they put away their grief; and they rejoiced with trembling as they saw the resurrection. And behold, Christ came to them and said, “Rejoice! Take courage! I have overcome the world and have rescued the prisoners. Go quickly now to the Disciples and tell them that I am going before them to proclaim it in the region of Galilee.” Therefore we all cry to You: Save us, O Lord. [GOASD]

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe

CHOIR

Kathisma.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

O wise one, the error of the heretics you consumed * and properly clarified for all the Orthodox Faith * and brought light to all the world. * Hence you were manifested as a champion and victor, * one of the Church’s pillars, and a genuine bishop. * Cease not interceding with Christ that all of us might be saved. [SD]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

Be swift to accept our fervent prayers, O Lady and Queen, * and take them, all-blameless Maiden, and present them for us * before your own Son and God. * Obliterate the scandals of the slanderous babblers, * frustrate the machinations and humble the boldness * of the godless, O Pure one, who against your servants have taken arms. [SD]

Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode iv. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Τὴν θείαν ἐννοήσας.

Habakkuk as a prophet considered Your divine self-emptying, O Christ, and in astonishment said to You, * “For the salvation of Your people You have come, to save Your anointed ones.” [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

A type of Your immaculate Cross is seen, * when in the desert Moses made the bitter waters of Marah sweet * using a tree, O good Savior: * the tree is Your Cross that kills the taste of death. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

To remedy the failures in Paradise, * the tree of knowledge and the sweet forbidden fruit and destructive death, * O Lord, for us You accepted * the Cross and bitter gall, and You spilled Your blood. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O Lady, as a virgin remaining chaste * you still conceived within your womb, and you gave birth without laboring. * Giving birth to God incarnate, * after childbirth you remained a virgin still. [SD]

Ode 4: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 4. When the Prophet Habakkuk.

Τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστον.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Opening your mouth, O wise father, you preached * the wisdom of God which you constantly * carefully studied in your heart, O blessed Saint, * and proved the foolish Barlaam * lacking understanding and frivolous. [SD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You have sunk beneath the earth, for you submit * to the laws of nature, O sweetest Saint. * But in the morning you shall rise again with Christ, * O sun that knows no eventide, * watching over all as you intercede. [SD]

Glory.

Blessed one, God’s grace has exhibited you * as a watchful guardian of the flock, * as a good shepherd and a second Gregory * the Theologian, as the boast * and the great support of the Orthodox. [SD]

Both now.

I beseech you, open the ears of my soul, * O Mother of God who gave birth unto the Lord who opened once the ears of the deaf. * And thus enable me to hear * and fulfill the utterances of God. [SD]

Ode 4: Katavasia

Ode iv. Katavasia. Mode 4.

When the Prophet Habakkuk heard the divine * and incomprehensible counsel of Your Incarnation * from the Virgin, O Most High, * considering, he cried aloud: * Glory to Your strength, O Lord my God. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode v. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Ὁ ἀναβαλλόμενος.

Early do I rise to You, who cover yourself with light * as with a garment. O God, I cry out * to You, to illumine my soul that has been darkened, * O Christ, the only merciful Lord. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Christ, the Lord of glory, who assumed inglorious form, * is voluntarily stripped of honor * and unjustly crucified, thus for me procuring * glory divine ineffably. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Tasting death’s destruction in the flesh without decay, * O Christ my Savior, and within three days * rising from the sepulcher, * You put the imperishable on my nature, O Lord. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You, O Theotokos, without seed gave birth to Christ, * who is our justice and our redemption; * in so doing you have freed * the nature of Adam, our forefather, from the curse. [SD]

Ode 5: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 4. Amazed was the universe.

Ἐξέστη τὰ σύμπαντα.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O hierarch Gregory, using the sickle of your words * and your sacred writings, you have cut down * the thorny heresies and the spurious shoots * of scandalous teachings as if weeds, * and you sowed the pious seeds of the Faith of the Orthodox. [SD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Your words and your eminent writings are unto those who read * honey from the rock and dew from heaven, * the bread of angels, nectar, ambrosia, * living water’s well, sugar and spice, * holy father Gregory, who are most wise in everything. [SD]

Glory.

As their common teacher do the earth and sea acknowledge you, * and as Orthodoxy’s sacred pillar, * and of divine dogmas the august armory, * the wise theologian of the Church, * comrade and companion of the Apostles alike in all. [SD]

Both now.

Immaculate Virgin, wash away the squalor of my heart * with the flowing waters of compunction, * and also grant unto me the ways to repent * through your holy prayers unto God * who is most compassionate and whom you bore ineffably. [SD]

Ode 5: Katavasia

Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Amazed was the universe by your divine magnificence. * You who were perpetually virgin * carried the heavenly God of all in your womb * and gave birth to the eternal Son, * who awards salvation to all who sing hymns of praise to you. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode vi. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Μαινομένην κλύδωνι.

I implore You, Master Christ, that You quiet the furious sea * of the passions and the soul-destroying waves; * and from corruption raise me, O compassionate Lord. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Master Christ, our ancestor in the garden ate forbidden fruit, * and he slipped and fell into decay and death. * Now he is raised to life again, by Your Passion, O Lord. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Master Christ and Life itself, You went down to Hades and became * the destruction of the one destroying us. * You have gushed forth resurrection by dying for us. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Virgin Mary bore a child; after childbirth she continued chaste. * As a truly virgin Mother, in her arms * she held the One who holds the whole wide world in His hands. [SD]

Ode 6: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 4. O godly-minded believers.

Τὴν θείαν ταύτην.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

The tongue and impious insolence * of witless Barlaam have been shattered by the dogmas and the words * and the acute understanding of the Emperor with wisdom and you, O Gregory. [SD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Let us with hymns honor the divine * harp of the Holy Spirit, the trumpet that distinctly has proclaimed * the sacred mysteries of the Lord, * Thessaloniki’s prelate, the tongue that spoke of God. [SD]

Glory.

O fiery pillar, like that of old * which went before the people, you burned up the enemies of the Faith, * while you enlightened the body of Believers, father Gregory, godly-minded one. [SD]

Both now.

O all-pure Lady, become for me * serenity, a harbor of consolation bearing me across * to a divine waveless anchorage, * and thus appease my passions’ violently surging storm. [SD]

Ode 6: Katavasia

Ode vi. Katavasia. Mode 4.

O godly-minded believers, come * and celebrate this sacred and venerable feast and thus extol * the Theotokos, and clap our hands, * and glorify our God who was truly born of her. [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. 4. O Champion General.

With one accord, we sing your praises, Father Gregory * who speaks from God, sonorous trumpet of theology, * and divine and sacred organ of holy wisdom. * But as intellect that stands before the Intellect, * unto Him direct our intellect, so unto you * we may cry aloud: Rejoice, O herald of grace. [SD]

Oikos.

As a herald of mysteries, you appeared on earth plainly, proclaiming things divine unto mortals. Endowed with a human mind and flesh, and yet speaking in the tongue of the bodiless, you amazed us and convinced us to cry out to you, O godly rhetor: [SD]

Rejoice, through whom the darkness was banished; Rejoice, through whom the light did supplant it.

Rejoice, uncreated Divinity’s messenger; Rejoice, the confuter of one created and nonsensical.

Rejoice, you who called God’s nature an inaccessible height; Rejoice, you who called His energy a depth difficult to sight.

Rejoice, for you correctly have discoursed on God’s glory; Rejoice, for you have spoken against the views of the wicked.

Rejoice, O star that made the Sun evident; Rejoice, the bowl imparting the sweet nectar.

Rejoice, through whom the truth shines refulgent; Rejoice, through whom was falsehood extinguished.

Rejoice, O herald of grace.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On March 16 we commemorate the holy Martyr Sabine of Egypt.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Papas.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Julian of Cilicia.

On this day Saint John of Rufinianae died in peace.

On this day the holy Martyr Romanos of Parium died by the sword.

On this day the holy Ten Martyrs of Phoenicia died by the sword.

On this day Saint Alexandrion, Pope fo Rome, died in peace.

On this day we also commemorate our devout father Aninas the Wonder-worker.

On this day, we also commemorate our devout father Christodoulos the Wonder-worker, who lived in asceticism in the holy Monastery of John the Theologian, where his precious relic also lies.

From the Triodion.

On this day, the second Sunday of Lent, we observe the memory of our Father among the Saints Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica.

Verses

The mind truly great and the Light’s bright herald

Is led by light’s Source to radiance never-setting.

By his intercessions, O God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.

Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode vii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος.

Praiseworthy and beyond measure exalted Lord and God * extinguished the furnace fire, refreshing the three young men, * who sang to Him together, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

You assumed our flesh, O Lord, using it as bait to lure * and catch with Your hook the ancient snake, by Your might as God, * while raising those who cry out, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Lying in a tomb is He who is uncontainable, * the One who created earth and all of the universe. * Let us all extol Him, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You, all-blameless Virgin, gave birth to God, when He became * incarnate, in natures two, yet one in hypostasis. * Let us all extol Him, * “God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]

Ode 7: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 4. Godly-minded three.

Οὐκ ἐλάτρευσαν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

All who study well * your discourses and writings are initiated into the sacred knowledge of God. * With spiritual wisdom are they filled, O Gregory. * They theologize about God’s uncreated grace * and His energies and actions. [SD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You completely crushed * the broadsword and the bows of those who taught fallacious beliefs. * And Barlaam’s proud conceit * together with all the power of the heretics, holy hierarch, * you shattered, like a spider’s web * by a massive rock is scattered. [SD]

Glory.

By your discourses * and dogmas and your treatises was the Orthodox faith of pious Christians confirmed. * The boldness of heresy halted, O Gregory. * Confutation of the true Faith and the might of those * with fallacious views has ended. [SD]

Both now.

By the sicknesses * of passions we are withered up. Yet we know you to be truly a fountain of cures. * Divine and salvific waters do we draw therefrom. * And we cry aloud: All-pure one, blessed is the fruit * of your womb, all-holy Virgin. [SD]

Ode 7: Katavasia

Ode vii. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Godly-minded three * did not adore created things in the Creator’s stead; * rather, disdaining the threat * of fire, they trampled it, and joyfully they sang: * “O supremely praised * and most exalted Lord and God * of the fathers, You are blessed.” [GOASD]

Ode 8: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode viii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Σοὶ τῷ παντουργῷ.

Summoning a worldwide chorus in the furnace, * Your Servants sang to You, O God who created all, * “All you works, to the Lord sing a hymn and praise Him; * exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Praying that the cup You earnestly desired, * Your Passion, as if not voluntary, pass from You, * Christ, You exhibit the two wills corresponding * to the two essences You have unto the ages. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Christ, by Your descent to Hades, You have mocked it; * for You, who created all, made it regurgitate * all who were dead because of ancient deception, * and who exalt You beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You, by word alone, humanly and divinely * gave birth in virginity to God ineffably. * We, all His works, ever blessing you, O Virgin, * exalt you beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]

Ode 8: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 4. Guiltless were those Servants.

Παῖδας εὐαγεῖς.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Resembling the holy Theologians * in mind and in manner, now you stand before * the throne of the All-merciful * with them, O most wise Gregory, * the excellence of hierarchs. And now you worship God, * O Primate of Thessaloniki, * splendidly adorned in the hierarchal glory. [SD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

God foreknew your purity of reason * before you were born or even yet conceived. * Clearly He revealed unto * the faithful godly Emperor * that you were an invincible defender of the Church. * And so, by canonical confirmation, * you were elevated and consecrated bishop. [SD]

Glory.

By your hand and by your words of wisdom * the faction of very dangerous Akíndynos * is vanquished and in jeopardy, * O glorious saint Gregory, * Prelate of Thessalonica. Your theological * and thunderous tongue has made that offensive * company completely, even as smoke, to vanish. [SD]

Both now.

In you did the Word of God, O Virgin, * refashion our mortal nature that was covered with * passions, in His infinite * goodness and benevolence, * entirely renewing it and sanctifying it. * And we, who have been saved through your childbirth, * offer hymns of glory to you throughout the ages. [SD]

Ode 8: Katavasia

Ode viii. Katavasia. Mode 4.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Guiltless were those Servants in the furnace. * The Son of the Theotokos went and rescued them. * He who was prefigured then, * having been incarnate now, * is gathering the whole wide world into His Church to sing: * “O all you works of the Lord, to all ages * sing praises to the Lord and exalt Him beyond measure.” [GOASD]

Kontakia and Synaxarion

READER

From Octoechos - - -

Resurrectional Kontakion.

Oikos.

Kontakion of the Feast.

From Triodion - - -

Mode pl. 4. O Champion General.

Oikos.

Rejoice, through whom the darkness was banished; Rejoice, through whom the light did supplant it.

Rejoice, uncreated Divinity’s messenger; Rejoice, the confuter of one created and nonsensical.

Rejoice, you who called God’s nature an inaccessible height; Rejoice, you who called His energy a depth difficult to sight.

Rejoice, for you correctly have discoursed on God’s glory; Rejoice, for you have spoken against the views of the wicked.

Rejoice, O star that made the Sun evident; Rejoice, the bowl imparting the sweet nectar.

Rejoice, through whom the truth shines refulgent; Rejoice, through whom was falsehood extinguished.

Rejoice, O herald of grace.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On March 16 we commemorate the holy Martyr Sabine of Egypt.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Papas.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Julian of Cilicia.

On this day Saint John of Rufinianae died in peace.

On this day the holy Martyr Romanos of Parium died by the sword.

On this day the holy Ten Martyrs of Phoenicia died by the sword.

On this day Saint Alexandrion, Pope fo Rome, died in peace.

On this day we also commemorate our devout father Aninas the Wonder-worker.

On this day, we also commemorate our devout father Christodoulos the Wonder-worker, who lived in asceticism in the holy Monastery of John the Theologian, where his precious relic also lies.

From the Triodion.

On this day, the second Sunday of Lent, we observe the memory of our Father among the Saints Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica.

Verses

The mind truly great and the Light’s bright herald

Is led by light’s Source to radiance never-setting.

By his intercessions, O God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.

Katavasias Odes 1-8

CHOIR

Katavasias of Theotokos

Ode i. Mode 4.

Ode iii.

Ode iv.

Ode v.

Ode vi.

O godly-minded believers, come * and celebrate this sacred and venerable feast and thus extol * the Theotokos, and clap our hands, * and glorify our God who was truly born of her. [GOASD]

Ode vii.

Ode viii.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)