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Hieratikon

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Pentecostarion

Friday of the Second Week

Menaion - May 2

Memory of St. Athanasius the Great

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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 for the Feast.

Ode iii. Mode 1. Establish me, O my Christ.

Στερέωσόν με Χριστέ.

From Pentecostarion - - -

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

No longer old but now new, * no more corruptible, graced now with incorruption * You rendered us by Your Passion and Cross, O Christ, * commanding we worthily walk now in newness of life. [TC]

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

No longer old but now new, * no more corruptible, graced now with incorruption * You rendered us by Your Passion and Cross, O Christ, * commanding we worthily walk now in newness of life. [TC]

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

Imprisoned fast in a tomb, * a man of circumscribed body, the God Uncircumscribed, * O Christ, You rose, and You stood, though the doors were shut * amidst Your disciples, Messiah All-Powerful. [TC]

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

Your wounds, longsuffering Christ, * to which You freely submitted for our salvation, * You kept intact, and You showed your disciples there * as proof of Your awesome and glorious rising forth. [TC]

Canon for the Saint.

From Menaion - - -

Ode vi. Mode 3.

Ἐβόησα ἐν στεναγμοῖς.

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

Like seed you sowed the word of sound religion * in the Church of Christ, O blessed Saint, * and you cut down heresies in her as if they were thorns, * and truly made her to be like the Garden of Eden. [GOASD]

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

Like seed you sowed the word of sound religion * in the Church of Christ, O blessed Saint, * and you cut down heresies in her as if they were thorns, * and truly made her to be like the Garden of Eden. [GOASD]

Glory.

O God-bearing Saint, you were like the Nile * River, overflowing with grace divine. * To the faithful you gave your pious teachings as if fruit. * You thus gave drink to all, and you nourished the whole world. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

We all extol the immaculate Mother, * the only Virgin after childbirth. * She contained within her womb the uncontainable Word, * who is co-eternal with the Father and Spirit. [GOASD]

Entrance Hymn. Mode 2.

Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, risen from the dead. We sing to You, Alleluia.

Hymns after the Entrance.

Apolytikion of the Feast.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Grave Mode.

The tomb being sealed, You rose from the sepulcher, O Christ God, the Life. And the doors being shut, You came to the disciples, O resurrection of all. Through them You renew a right spirit within us, according to Your great mercy. [GOASD]

For the Saint.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 3. Your confession.

Θείας πίστεως.

You were Orthodoxy’s sturdy pillar; * you held up the Church with godly dogmas, * St. Athanasius, devout and great Hierarch. * For by preaching that the Son is homoousios * with the Father, you humiliated Arius. * Holy Father, pray to Christ our God fervently, * entreating Him to grant us His great mercy. [SD]

The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then:

Kontakion.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 4.

With his scrutinizing right hand, Thomas examined Your life-bestowing side, O Christ God. When You entered while the doors were shut, he cried out to You with the rest of the Apostles, “You are my Lord and my God.” [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 READINGS

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 Epistle

For the Saint.

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]

Alleluia. Mode 1. Psalm 131.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 1: O Lord, Your priests shall clothe themselves in righteousness. [SAAS]

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 2: For the Lord has chosen Zion.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

The Gospel

For the Saint.

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]

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.

Instead of “We have seen.”

Mode pl. 1.

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. [GOA]

DISMISSAL

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

May He who rose from the dead, 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 father among the saints Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, the memory of the transfer of whose holy relics we celebrate, 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.