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Hieratikon

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Menaion - July 25

Memory of the Repose of Saint Anna

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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 4.

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 Holy Woman.

Ode iii. Mode 4. Not in our wisdom.

Οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ.

From Menaion - - -

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

Conceiving Mary, * who would later conceive Him who holds all things, * you carried her in your womb; * and she ineffably carried Christ. * O Anna, we honor you in your repose today. [SD]

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

We sing your praises, * celebrating your glorious memory. * For us you mothered the pure * Mother of God, who surpasses all * our praises extolling her, O Anna, called by God. [SD]

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

Joachim and Anna * came together in love, like the sun and moon, * and they famously produced * the shining ray of virginity, * their daughter, through whom the light of God has shined on us. [SD]

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

Theotokion.

O Theotokos, * we have you for protection and strong support. * Having put our hope in you * we are delivered and rescued and saved. * We feel we are safe and sound when we rely on you. [SD]

Canon for the Holy Woman.

From Menaion - - -

Ode vi. Mode 4. I will sacrifice to You.

Θύσω σοι μετὰ φωνῆς.

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

The Grandparents * of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ our God, * namely Joachim and Anna, * who adorned their lives with all godly virtue, * should be honored * and extolled on this day, as is right to do. [SD]

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

St. Anna * is above every paean extolling her, * for she gave birth to her daughter, * our Lady above every hymn of praise. * For this reason * she resides in the courts of the Saints on high. [SD]

Glory.

Luminous * and resplendent indeed is your memory; * it sparkles bright with salvation * for those who observed it throughout the world. * Righteous Anna, * you are filled with the gifts of the grace of God. [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

From Anna * you, O Mary, the Queen of the world, were born. * and you indeed are the Mother * of the King of all and remained a virgin * after childbirth. * Spotless Maid, you are higher than Cherubim. [SD]

Entrance Hymn. Mode 2.

Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, who are wondrous in the saints. We sing to You, Alleluia.

Hymns after the Entrance.

Apolytikion.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

You carried within your womb her who was pregnant with Life, * the Mother of God, O godly-minded Anna; and thus * to heaven were you today * transported with great rejoicing, where those who feast dwell in glory. * You pray for the forgiveness of offenses for the faithful * who honor you with longing, O ever-blessed one. [SD]

The Apolytikion of the parish church is sung. Then:

Kontakion.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 2. In seeking the heights.

Τὰ ἄνω ζητῶν.

Today we observe the memory of Christ’s forebears, * and also we pray that we might receive their aid, * so that all of us may be freed from tribulations, as we cry aloud, * “Be with us, O Lord our God, * who glorified them as You were pleased to do.” [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. Psalm 67.

God is wondrous in His saints. [SAAS]

Verse: Bless God in the churches. [SAAS]

The Epistle

For the Holy Woman.

The reading is from Paul’s Letter to the Galatians.

Gal. 4:22 – 27

Brethren, Abraham had two sons, one by a slave and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, the son of the free woman through promise. Now this is an allegory: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and shout, you who are not in travail; for the children of the desolate one are many more than the children of her that is married.” [RSV]

Alleluia. Mode 4. Psalms 39, 33.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 1: I waited patiently for the Lord. [SAAS]

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 2: Many are the afflictions of the righteous.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

The Gospel

For the Holy Woman.

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Luke.

Lk. 8:16 – 21

The Lord said, “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, that those who enter may see the light. For nothing is hid that shall not be made manifest, nor anything secret that shall not be known and come to light. Take heed then how you hear; for to him who has will more be given, and from him who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him for the crowd. And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” But he said to them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.” [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 32.

Rejoice greatly in the Lord, O righteous ones; praise is fitting for the upright. Alleluia. [SAAS]

Hymn after Holy Communion.

Mode 2.

We have seen the true light; we have received the heavenly Spirit; we have found the true faith, worshiping the undivided Trinity, for the Trinity has saved us.

DISMISSAL

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, whose memory 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.

It is a minor feast.