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Octoechos - Mode 2.

On Sunday Morning

Menaion - June 29

Memory of the Preeminent Apostles Peter and Paul

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MATINS

CHOIR

Mode 2.

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 2.

When You descended unto Death, O Lord, You who are immortal Life put Hades to death, by the lightning of Your divinity. And when You raised the dead from the netherworld, all the hosts of heaven sang aloud to You, “O Christ God, Giver of life, glory to You!” [GOASD]

Glory. For the Apostles.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4.

Preeminent Apostles and teachers of the universe, intercede with the Master of all, to grant peace to the whole world, and great mercy to our souls. [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode 4.

O Theotokos, revealed through you to us on earth was the mystery, that was hidden for ages and unknown by the angels. God became incarnate, uniting natures without confusion, and for us He voluntarily accepted crucifixion, through which He resurrected the first-formed man, and He saved our souls from death. [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. Resurrectional.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode 2.

When he took down Your immaculate Body from the Cross, the honorable Joseph wrapped it in a clean linen shroud with spices and laid it for burial in a new tomb. But on the third day You rose, O Lord, and granted to the world the great mercy. [GOASD]

Glory. For the Apostles.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.

Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.

You abandoned the fishery of the deep * and received from the Father the heaven-sent * divine revelation of the incarnation of the Logos. * And unto your Creator you cried out for all to hear,* “I know You, one in essence with the Father, O Son of God.” * Therefore you were truly and most worthily shown forth * indeed as the rock of faith and the man with the keys to grace, * O Apostle Peter. * Intercede with Christ our God * that He grant forgiveness of offenses * to those who with longing observe your holy memory. [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode 2.

All surpassing every thought, all surpassing glorious, O Theotokos, are your mysteries. With your chastity sealed and your virginity preserved, still you are a mother in truth, for to the true God you gave birth. We pray you fervently entreat Him to save our souls. [GOASD]

From Octoechos - - -

Kathisma II. Resurrectional.

Mode 2.

Not preventing the sealing of the stone of the tomb, with Your rising You gave to all the rock of the faith. Glory to You, O Lord. [GOASD]

Glory. For the Apostles.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.

Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.

You received out of heaven the call from Christ, * and were seen as a herald and preacher of light, * enlightening everyone with the teachings of grace divine. * You pared the ritual worship of the letter of the Law * and shined on the faithful the knowledge of the Spirit. * Therefore you were truly taken up and exalted * to third heaven worthily, and you reached even Paradise, * O Apostle St. Paul. * Intercede with Christ our God * that He grant forgiveness of offenses * to those who with longing observe your holy memory. [SD]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.

Duty-bound I present you this hymn of praise, * like the widow’s two cents, out of gratitude, * O Lady, because of all your benevolent favors. * For you are my shelter and likewise my help in need; * from troubles and temptations you ever deliver me. * Therefore being rescued from the things that afflict me, * as though from a furnace fire, from my heart I cry out to you, * Theotokos help me, I pray, * interceding with your Son and God * that He grant forgiveness of offenses * to those who faithfully worship your Son, O immaculate one. [SD]

Kathisma III.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.

Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.

Let us worthily praise and extol the chiefs * of the Master’s disciples, the great and bright * luminaries of the world, the all-wise Paul and Peter. * For shining with the Holy Spirit’s fire resplendently, * they burned away the dark mist of error entirely. * Therefore they were shown forth in the kingdom of heaven * as citizens worthily, and as sharing the throne of grace. * Let us therefore cry out to them, * “As Christ our God’s Apostles, entreat * that He grant forgiveness of offenses * to those who with longing observe your holy memory.” [SD]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode pl. 4. Automelon.

By conceiving the Wisdom and Word of God * in your womb without burning, O Mother of God, * for the world’s sake you carried Him who has the whole world in His hand, * and in your arms you held Him who holds up the universe, * and you have nursed the Master who nourishes everything. * Therefore, O all-holy Virgin Mary, I pray you, * that I be forgiven of my offenses when I shall stand before Him who created me. * O all-lauded Lady most pure, I implore you to assist me in that hour. * I am sure you can accomplish whatever you wish. [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 2.

After Your Passion, O Christ God, the women went to the tomb to anoint Your body. They saw Angels in the sepulcher, and they were amazed. For they heard them saying that You the Lord had risen, granting to the world the great mercy. [GOASD]

CHOIR

Anavathmoi.

Antiphon 1. Mode 2.

I direct the eyes of my heart to You in heaven, O Savior. Save me, I pray, shining on me Your resplendence. [GOASD]

Have mercy on us who hourly offend You in many things, O my Christ; and before the end, give us ways to return to You in repentance. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

To the Holy Spirit it is proper to rule, to sanctify, and to move all creation; for He is God, one in essence with the Father and the Logos. [GOASD]

Antiphon 2.

If the Lord had not been with us, who would be sufficient to preserve himself uninjured from the enemy and murderer of mankind? [GOASD]

Do not deliver me to the teeth of my enemies, O Savior, for in the manner of a lion they move against me Your servant. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

In the Holy Spirit is the principle of life, and to Him belongs the honor. He is God, and in the Father through the Son He strengthens and sustains every creature. [GOASD]

Antiphon 3.

Those who trust in the Lord are like the holy mountain. They are in no way shaken by the devil’s assaults. [GOASD]

Let those who live for God never stretch out their hands in lawlessness. For Christ will not permit the rod to be upon His inheritance. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

From the Holy Spirit all wisdom gushes forth, as does grace to Apostles. By Him Martyrs are awarded for their contests, and Prophets have visions. [GOASD]

Prokeimenon.

Awaken, O Lord my God, in the ordinance You commanded, so the congregation of the peoples shall surround You. (2)

Verse: O Lord my God in You I hope.

Awaken, O Lord my God, in the ordinance You commanded, so the congregation of the peoples shall surround You. [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]

Glory.

At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]

Both now.

At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]

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

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and 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; the holy, glorious, and all-laudable, paramount Apostles Peter and Paul, 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 2. Heirmos.

Ἐν βυθῷ κατέστρωε.

Long ago the overwhelming Force * utterly destroyed the chariots and army of Pharaoh within the Sea. * Now the Logos put on flesh * and He wiped out malignant sin and its burdens all. * He is Lord, forever glorious, and He is greatly glorified. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Good One, disobeying Your command, * we were sadly registered to the ruler of this world as his property. * By Your Cross is he condemned; * for assaulting You as if merely a mortal man, * he fell into Your authority, and he was rendered powerless. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Master, You have come into the world * as Redeemer of the human race and as the Author of immortal life. * For You shredded shrouds of death * by Your resurrection, which we all now glorify. * For You are forever glorious, and You are greatly glorified. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Unto the Creator you gave birth, * when in His good pleasure He became incarnate, O Maid, in your virgin womb. * Hence you are superior * to creation all, invisible and visible. * Intercede with Him with confidence, entreating Him to save our souls. [SD]

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for St. Peter.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. (N/M)

Οὔκ ἐστι σοὶ ὅμοιος.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Today let us worthily praise in inspired songs ⁄ the greatest wonder-worker of the apostles, ⁄ brother of the first-called disciple. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Most blessed Peter, ⁄ the Eternal One foresaw you as a prince and a rock, ⁄ the first bishop of the Church. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Neither flesh nor blood, but the Father, Apostle, ⁄ inspired you to speak of Christ ⁄ the true Son of the Most High God. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Let us praise in song the holy Mountain, ⁄ the ineffable chariot, ⁄ the Theotokos who was truly Virgin after giving birth. [OCA]

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for St. Paul.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. (N/M)

Ἡ κεκομμένη.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Christ chose you from your Mother’s womb ⁄ by divine knowledge, most blessed Paul. ⁄ He whose excellence had not been preached ⁄ sent you to carry His holy name above all names to the gentiles, ⁄ for gloriously has He been glorified! [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Christ, against whom you raged, O Paul, ⁄ appeared to you in divine brightness cleansing your error, ⁄ His form flashing forth as upon the mountain, ⁄ He darkened your flesh while He gave understanding to your soul ⁄ in the knowledge of the Trinity, ⁄ for gloriously has He been glorified! [OCA]

Glory.

You yielded yourself to the fulfillment of the eighth day circumcision, ⁄ and were a zealous advocate, Paul: ⁄ a Hebrew of the seed of Benjamin, ⁄ a Pharisee after the law. ⁄ You were manifestly driven to reject all these things as dung, ⁄ and thus you gained Christ ⁄ for gloriously has He been glorified! [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Undefiled Mother of the Almighty God ⁄ and Queen of the nations, ⁄ Lady who alone has brought forth God the Lord of all, ⁄ giving birth to Him in the flesh beyond nature: ⁄ preserve me as I sing to your Son, ⁄ for gloriously has He been glorified! [OCA]

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 2. Heirmos.

Ἐξήνθησεν ἡ ἔρημος.

The gentile church was formerly like the barren wilderness; * and then it blossomed as the rose * and the lily, when You appeared on earth. * My heart is established in Your Advent, O Lord. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Creation, at Your Passion, Lord, was confounded when it saw * that You, who had established all * by divine bidding, were in outward form * humiliated and sneered at by lawless men. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

You fashioned me from dust, O Christ, * in Your image, with Your hand. * When I through sin was crushed again * to the dust of death, You went down with me * into Hades and raised me up again with You. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O Virgin, the angelic hosts * were amazed that you gave birth * to God, O all-immaculate; * and the hearts of the people shook in awe. * With faith we honor you as the Mother of God. [SD]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for St. Peter.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. N/M (Not in our wisdom.)

Οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Christ showed you to be blessed, ⁄ sweetest spokesman of Christ our God ⁄ and the safe-keeper of the Kingdom. ⁄ Therefore we sing your praises, Peter the Apostle! [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

The Master Christ has built the unshakable Church ⁄ on the rock of your Divine teaching ⁄ in which we glorify you, Peter. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

As Peter in the flesh is above the angels ⁄ so Christ in His visible coming told him ⁄ that he would sit as a judge with Him. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Unwedded, pure One, ⁄ you conceived the Incarnate God: ⁄ Strengthen me, for I am tossed about by the play of the passions, ⁄ for there is no help but you. [OCA]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for St. Paul.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. N/M (Lord, You are the firm.)

Σὺ εἶ τὸ στερέωμα.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You are the foundation stone ⁄ set up for the souls of the faithful. ⁄ One of great price: ⁄ You are the cornerstone of the Savior and Lord. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Most blessed Paul, ⁄ pray that the illumination of the virtues ⁄ may be established on your foundation. [OCA]

Glory.

You, Paul, who bear truthfully in your body ⁄ the death of Jesus at all times, ⁄ have been counted worthy of Life. [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

All the generations now saved through you, ⁄ call you blessed, as was prophesied, O pure One! [OCA]

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.

Omnipotent Lord, You rose from the sepulcher. * The netherworld saw the miracle and was stupefied, * for the dead were also raised. * But creation saw it and rejoiced with You; * Adam also greatly rejoiced. * O my Savior, the world forever sings Your praise. [GOASD]

Oikos.

You, O Word of God, are the light of those in the darkness. You are the resurrection and the life of all humanity. When You destroyed the power of death and smashed the gates of Hades, You raised everyone with yourself. Mortals saw the miracle and marveled, All creation rejoices with You in Your resurrection, O benevolent Lord. So we all now glorify and extol Your condescension, O my Savior, and the world forever sings Your praise. [GOASD]

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe

Hypakoe. For the Apostles.

What guard did not hold you prisoner? ⁄ What Church has not had you as a preacher? ⁄ Damascus esteems you, Paul, for it beheld you blinded. ⁄ Rome received your blood, and through it has gained great renown, ⁄ and Tarsus greatly rejoices in the precious relics of your beloved grave clothes. ⁄ Even so establish us, Apostle Paul, ⁄⁄ the boast of the whole universe! [OCA]

Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode iv. Mode 2. Heirmos.

Ἐλήλυθας ἐκ Παρθένου.

You came, O Lord, * not an elder nor angel, but You yourself, * God incarnate, being born of a pure Virgin, thus saving me * and all of humanity. * Therefore I sing to You: * Glory to Your strength, O Lord! [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

You stood trial at Caiaphas’s court, Lord, not crying out, * as You brought forth justice to the Gentiles, as Isaiah said. * This is the salvation that You worked for the whole world, * through Your Passion, O Christ. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

By Your Passion, forsaken are the swords of the enemy, * as the Prophet David said. * By Your descent into Hades, Lord, * the cities of the foe were pulled down, * and the tyrant’s insolence was overthrown. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You, O Lady Theotokos, are known by the faithful all, * our fortress unshakable, * the harbor where we go to be saved. * By your intercessions you rescue our souls from all dangers and calamities. [SD]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for St. Peter.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. (N/M)

Οὗτος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You were a fisher of mortal persons, as Christ promised you. ⁄ He made you divine for His Church, ⁄ for even at the start He entrusted you with its guidance. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Jesus, the Giver of Life to whom you intercede, ⁄ gave you the right to bind and loose: ⁄ Peter, may He be gracious to me! [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Pray earnestly, Peter, ⁄ that the kingdom of heaven may be opened ⁄ for those who honor your memory in unswerving faith. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Honored Queen who conceived God, ⁄ cleanse our thoughts by your intercessions, ⁄ and show me to be fruitful, ⁄ Mother of the God of all. [OCA]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for St. Paul.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. N/M (You mounted Your horses.)

Ἐπέβης ἐφʼ ἵππους.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Once Saul crouched as a lion, ⁄ vigilantly destroying the Church of Christ. ⁄ He was seized by the divine voice of the Lamb of God, ⁄ the One whom he had been persecuting. ⁄ He was given charge of the flock, ⁄ entrusted as a preeminent shepherd. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

He who was to enlighten the universe was put in darkness, ⁄ and Ananias was sent to him. ⁄ By Your divine appearing You brought light to his soul and body, ⁄ showing him to be a chosen vessel. [OCA]

Glory.

Damascus was worthily tended by Paul, ⁄ as once from Paradise ⁄ a great river of divine waters flowed, ⁄ moistening the whole earth with the knowledge of God. [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

The Virgin and Mother, as God had revealed ⁄ put down the mighty from their thrones, ⁄ exalting those of low degree, who sing in faith: ⁄ Glory to Your might, O Lord! [OCA]

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 2. Heirmos.

Μεσίτης Θεοῦ.

O Christ our God, * You are the mediator between God and men. * For through You, O Lord, we have access to Your Father, the Author of Light, * in the Spirit, as Paul said, out of the night of ignorance. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Like a cedar, O Christ, * You shattered the raging of the enemies, * when in Your good pleasure, Lord, * You were voluntarily crucified * and in the flesh exalted with the cypress, pine, and cedar. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

They laid You, O Lord, * in the lowest pit, as one helpless and dead. * By Your bruise, O Savior Christ, * with yourself You raised up those whom David said * were no longer remembered, like slain men sleeping in a grave. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O pure one, implore your Son and Lord for us who put our hope in you. * Virgin, pray He grant to us * a peaceful existence and deliverance * from adverse circumstances, whenever we encounter them. [SD]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for St. Peter.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. (N/M)

Ὁ κτησάμενος ἡμᾶς.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

The rays of the sun were rightly struck with awe, ⁄ before your boldness towards God, springing from love, ⁄ most glorious fisherman who worked wonders through grace! [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Your divine Apostle, O Christ, ⁄ did not gain gold or money for You, ⁄ but by the creation of virtue, ⁄ he was rich in the might of wonders. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

People have endured torture, ⁄ the hammer and the rack, because of your words, ⁄ for through the Spirit of God, ⁄ you have brought new and miraculous things to perfection. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

The Incarnate God has united Himself to flesh in His Person ⁄ through you, pure One, ⁄ while remaining unchanged in His bodiless Divine Nature. [OCA]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for St. Paul.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. N/M (Sovereign Lord.)

Φώτισον ἡμᾶς.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Paul, you chose the Cross of the Lord Christ ⁄ as your true boast, ⁄ always carrying it, apostle, as a sign of victory. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

For you, to live is Christ, and to die, great gain. ⁄ for by love you were crucified ⁄ to the One who was crucified for us, ⁄ most glorious Paul. [OCA]

Glory.

You rejoice indeed in the Lord, ⁄ honorable Paul, ⁄ for you have put off the body and gone to Christ, ⁄ our God and the Giver of Life. [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

We truly greet you with joy, ⁄ storehouse of virginity, ⁄ recall of our first Mother Eve, ⁄ destroyer of the curse of Adam. [OCA]

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 2. Heirmos.

Ἐν ἀβύσσῳ πταισμάτων.

Like a deep sea, my sins have encircled me. * I invoke the deep sea of Your ineffable * and unfathomable tender love. * Raise me up from corruption, O Lord my God. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The Righteous One was judged as a criminal, * and He has been crucified with those who broke the law; * and by His precious blood He gives * guilty sinners forgiveness of all their sins. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

As through one man, the first Adam, sin of old * came into the world and through it death spread to all, * much more through one, the Son of God, * resurrection has been manifested to all. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You, O Virgin, conceived without knowing man * and remained a virgin, even after giving birth, * exhibiting the tokens that prove * the true divinity of your Son and God. [SD]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for St. Peter.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. (N/M)

Ἐν κήτει Χριστέ.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

In days of old, You saved Peter, O Christ, ⁄ stretching out Your hand as he walked upon the waters. ⁄ Lead me up as I sink in a storm of great temptations! [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You forsook things that were worthless, Peter, ⁄ and as a merchant found what is reality. ⁄ You clearly caught Christ, the Pearl of great price. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Yet, Peter, senselessly trying to tempt the Holy Spirit, ⁄ you put to death the One who blessed you as first ⁄ when you clearly confessed God, O blessed one. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You brought forth the Word of God, ⁄ Who beyond all nature was made flesh for us. ⁄ Therefore with heart and voice we proclaim you as the Theotokos. [OCA]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for St. Paul.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. N/M (My prayer.)

Τὴν δέησιν ἐκχεῶ.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You turned from created beauty, ⁄ struck by love for the Master ⁄ and your desire that all be saved. ⁄ You determined to bear witness to this, blessed Paul, ⁄ and now you pray for the world. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You nobly imitated the Master, ⁄ and put Him on as a garment, Paul. ⁄ You were truly all things to all men ⁄ so that you might gain all and save people, ⁄ and truly you netted the ends of the earth for Christ! [OCA]

Glory.

Christ worthily gave you life in heaven, Apostle Paul: ⁄ for while remaining here, you did not desire an earthly city, blessed one, ⁄ but you were a faithful servant and builder of His mysteries. [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

The Almighty Lord looked down on you. ⁄ He renewed my being as He did great things for you ⁄ as He foretold, all-blameless Mother of God. ⁄ Through you, He saved me from corruption ⁄ as the compassionate One, Theotokos. [OCA]

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 Menaion - - -

READER

Kontakion.

Mode 2. Automelon.

Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς.

You have taken to yourself, O Lord, the pinnacles of Your Disciples, those unerring theologians and preachers, to enjoy Your blessings and repose. For You accepted their labors and their death as being higher than any whole-burnt offering, for only You know what is in the heart. [SD]

Oikos.

Expand my tongue, O Savior; widen my mouth, and filling it, prick my heart; so that I may follow what I say, and what I impart, accomplish first; for great is he, it says, who puts to practice what he preach. Yet, if I say, but do not do, I am rendered but a cymbal peal. Hence, grant me say the necessary, and practice what is excellent, for only You know what is in the heart. [SD]

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On June 29 we commemorate the Holy, glorious, and all-praised Apostles and Chiefs, Peter and Paul

By their holy intercessions, Christ God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode vii. Mode 2. Heirmos.

Ἀντίθεον πρόσταγμα.

The godless decree of the unlawful tyrant * commanded the stoking of the furnace’s fiery flame. * But Christ joined His pious Servants, and He covered them * with the Spirit’s dewy breeze. * He is praised and blessed and exceedingly glorious. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

O Lord, in Your tender love, You did not bear it * to see that humanity had succumbed to death’s tyranny. * So You came and saved the human race by Your own blood, * becoming man, O Christ our God. * You are praised and blessed and exceedingly glorious. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

O Christ, when the keepers of the doors of Hades * saw You, who were clothed in the garment of vengeance, they quaked. * For You, as the Master, went there to subdue the unwise * tyrant, making him Your slave. * You are praised and blessed and exceedingly glorious. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

We recognize you, O undefiled Virgin, * as holy of holies. O unwedded Mother, only you * conceived and gave birth to God who is immutable. * By your childbirth you became * the spring of incorruption for the believers all. [SD]

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for St. Peter.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. (N/M)

Ὁ ἐν ἀρχῇ ἄναρχος.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Raised up by the divine providence of Christ, Peter, ⁄ you were allowed to imitate Him fully, ⁄ yet also to fall before His Passion beneath the flood of denial. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Christ who is risen from the tomb ⁄ appeared first to you, first-named one: ⁄ the greatly-loved leader of the apostles. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

By His three-fold command, Peter, ⁄ the Master strengthens your love, ⁄ healing the three-fold denial that came before the Passion. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

We all bless you as Mother of the God of all ⁄ for you conceived the Incarnate God the Word ⁄ Who shone forth from the pre-eternal Father. [OCA]

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for St. Paul.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. (N/M)

Ἐν πεδίῳ Δεειρᾷ.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You are the Seal and Crown of Your Apostles, O Christ, ⁄ and he who was called last of all was before them all in zeal. ⁄ With him, the people of the Church sing to You: ⁄ Blessed are You, the God of our fathers! [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

If Your bound servant Paul formerly persecuted the Church, ⁄ yet he changed his old impudence by his lasting zeal for You. ⁄ For he gathered together, O Christ, the gentiles who cried: ⁄ Blessed are You, the God of our fathers. [OCA]

Glory.

You preached the Gospel to all, Paul, ⁄ beginning from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. ⁄ You reached even the bounds of Illyrium ⁄ where you raised your cry: ⁄ Blessed are You, the God of our fathers! [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Christ our God came down on you ⁄ as dew on the fleece of wool. ⁄ He came forth from you clothed in flesh, ⁄ uniting that which had been scattered. ⁄ He gave peace on earth and in heaven: ⁄ Blessed are You, the God of our fathers! [OCA]

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 2. Heirmos.

Κάμινός ποτε.

Heeding the divine decree, the fiery furnace * of old in Babylon distributed its actions and energy; * for it burned up the Chaldean men, * but it refreshed the faithful young men who sang, * saying, “Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord. Sing a hymn to Him.” [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Christ, with Your own blood, Your body, like the garment, * of which Isaiah spoke, was stained crimson red. * And seeing it, all the hosts of the Angels shuddered marveling * at Your immense longsuffering, and they sang, * saying, “Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord. Sing a hymn to Him.” [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Tender-loving Savior, by Your resurrection * You clothed my mortal nature with the garment of immortality. * Now rejoicing and with gratitude, * Your chosen people sing Your praises, O Christ, * saying in the words of Paul, “Death is swallowed up in victory.” [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

In your holy womb you conceived without seed * and you gave birth incomprehensibly to Him who inseparate * from the Father lived as God and man. * And therefore we consider you * the salvation of us all, O pure Virgin who gave birth to God. [SD]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for St. Peter.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. (N/M)

Ὁ τὰ σύμπαντα φέρων.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

The Master foretold, Peter, ⁄ that you would stretch out your hands ⁄ and they would bind you to the Cross. ⁄ He commanded you to follow Him and cry: ⁄ All works of the Lord, bless the Lord! [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Working wonders by the word of grace, ⁄ you raised Aeneas, greatly stricken with palsy ⁄ and Tabitha who was dead, and who cried: ⁄ All works of the Lord, bless the Lord! [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Christ, who plainly taught Peter that the gentiles were clean, ⁄ cleanse my thoughts also by the radiance of the Spirit as I cry: ⁄ All works of the Lord, bless the Lord! [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

One of the holy Persons has dwelt in you, Virgin, ⁄ and the Godhead has been entirely united with my being. ⁄ Therefore we bless you as the Theotokos. [OCA]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for St. Paul.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. N/M (O extol Him.)

Τὸν ἐν ὄρει ἁγίῳ.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You were stirred by your love, Paul, ⁄ and left behind a good exchange: ⁄ for you did not live for yourself, glorious one, ⁄ but had the compassionate One living in you forever. [OCA]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You betrothed the Church ⁄ as a Bride presented to the Bridegroom Christ, ⁄ for you, Paul, showed yourself as the leader of the Bride! ⁄ Therefore you are honored forever. [OCA]

Glory.

You fought the good fight and fairly finished the course; ⁄ you kept the treasures of the faith, ⁄ and so you have gone rejoicing to Christ, leading one, ⁄ counted worthy of the crowns of righteousness, O Paul. [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Rejoice, fiery Throne of the Lord, ⁄ Rejoice, unwedded Bride! ⁄ Rejoice, radiant Cloud bringing forth the Sun of righteousness ⁄ Whom we exalt above all forever. [OCA]

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. For the Apostles.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 2. Automelon.

Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς.

Oikos.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On June 29 we commemorate the Holy, glorious, and all-praised Apostles and Chiefs, Peter and Paul

By their holy intercessions, Christ God, have mercy on 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)