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Octoechos - Mode pl. 1.

On Sunday Morning

Menaion Supplement - November 9

Memory of St. Nektarios of Pentapolis

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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 Saint.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode 1. As a citizen of the desert.

Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης.

That son of Silybria and guardian of Aegina * was an ardent lover of virtue * and a saint of the modern age, * that God-inspired servant of Christ, * Nektarios. So let us honor him. * He pours out all kinds of healing to those who pray * with faith and cry out reverently, “Glory to Christ who glorified you; * glory to Him for your miracles; * glory to Him who through you gives cures and healing to all.” [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode 1. The stone having been sealed.

Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος.

When Gabriel had said to you, “Rejoice!” blessed Virgin, * and you had voiced your assent, the Lord of all became incarnate * in you, who became the holy Ark, * as righteous King David said of old. * You carried your Creator, and thus your womb was wider than the heavens. * Glory to Him who dwelt inside of you! * Glory to Him who came forth from You! * Glory to Him who through your childbirth has set us free! [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]

Kathisma III.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.

Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.

You interpreted rightly the words of God, * and the Orthodox doctrines you taught as well, * for you were a genuine * and devout, godly Hierarch. * And as such you did educate the minds of the Orthodox * in the love of God and the way to salvation. * Then you built a holy monastery for women, * in Aegina, moved by God, * for the nurture and care of souls, * holy Father Nektarios. * The nuns who live there venerate * your divine and holy relics reverently, * and we with them are observing * your holy memorial. [SD]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.

St. Nektarios knew that you were portrayed * by the jar where the manna was kept of old, * O Pure one, and by the lamp * that was bright with the light of God. * And he, as a true worker of virtue, was worthily * illumined in his soul and his mind by your radiance. * Therefore he proclaimed it in Orthodox manner, * that you, Theotokos, are * at the same time a virgin pure * and the Mother of Christ our God. * He now enjoys Your Son’s holy light * incomprehensible, Lady all-immaculate, * and with the Angels he glorifies * your glory ineffable. [SD]

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 John.

DEACON: Let us be attentive.

CHOIR

Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.

PRIEST (from the altar table)

Eothinon 11

John. 21:14 – 25

At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.” (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, “Follow me.” Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!” The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. 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 in Lycia, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, 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 Nektarios, Metropolitan of Pentapolis, the Wonderworker, 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

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: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode 1. An anthem of victory.

ᾨδὴν ἐπινίκιον.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

I pray that you intercede for me and scatter * the darkness that plagues my mind, and then illumine it, * and give me words to extol * your holy memory with joy, O St. Nektarios. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O Father, in recent years you have arisen * like a never-setting sun, with your resplendent works; * and you most wondrously shine * in every corner of the earth the holy Gospel's light. [GOASD]

Glory.

Through living in purity, you emulated * the Lord's holy Hierarchs throughout the centuries; * and therefore you, O devout * father Nektarios, partake of equal glory and fame. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Immaculate Virgin, you remained unburned when * you held the unbearable nature within your womb * and you gave birth in the flesh * to Christ the Maker of all, without confusion or change. [GOASD]

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 Entry. [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: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode 1. Firmly established be my heart.

Στερεωθήτω ἡ καρδία μου.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You were instructed in the love of God * from an early age, O Nektarios, * and thus you chose to follow Christ, * and you prudently kept yourself * far away from any vanity, * O Father, and worldliness. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

The sacred sayings dripping from your lips * delighted with heavenly sweetness the hearts * of all who faithfully received * what you said, O Nektarios. * Now your writings train believers' minds * to strive for the higher pursuits. [GOASD]

Glory.

O holy Hierarch Nektarios, * by your life of virtue and chastity, * you put on holiness, O Saint, * as a garment. And now you are * the most precious gem of hierarchs. * And therefore we honor you. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Glowing with splendors of virginity, * your beauty was incomprehensible. * And you gave birth to Christ our God * with a body ineffably, * all-pure Virgin, thus revoking * by your childbirth the verdict on Eve. [GOASD]

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 Entry 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

Menaion Supplement - - -

READER

Kontakion.

Mode pl. 4. O Champion General.

Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ.

With hymns of praise let us extol in heartfelt jubilance * the lately shining luminary of the Orthodox faith * and the Church’s recent fortification. * By the action of the Spirit was he glorified, * and he gushes up the grace of cures abundantly * unto those who cry: * Rejoice, Father Nektarios. [SD]

Oikos.

A man, with his mind in heaven, were you, in the world still living, O Nektarios, Hierarch of Christ. You led a devout and holy life, and in everything you were truly impeccable, righteous, and inspired by God. And henceforth you hear us saying: [SD]

Rejoice, through whom the faithful are exalted; rejoice, through whom the foes are astounded.

Rejoice, for of the holy fathers you were emulous; rejoice, for you are the teacher of the Orthodox.

Rejoice, most holy house of the energy of God; rejoice, God-written book of the new way of life.

Rejoice, modern-day peer of the Saints and Fathers; rejoice, for you wisely kept your distance from matter.

Rejoice, the radiant trophy of the Faith; rejoice, the dignified instrument of grace.

Rejoice, through whom is the Church celebrating; rejoice through whom the Isle of Aegina is rejoicing.

Rejoice, Father Nektarios.

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe

CHOIR

Kathisma.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.

Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.

When you finished the race of the virtues, O Saint, * you were transferred to life immortal by divine command, * O Nektarios, partaking of the company of saints. * Join with them to intercede now with Christ the King of all, * for us who are celebrating * your memory, to be granted forgiveness of sins and the salvation of soul. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.

Come, believers, and let us extol and magnify * the all-pure Theotokos, who allegorically * is the precious jar of manna, for she contained God. * From the primal curse she rescued us by her childbirth, * in which she remained a virgin * and bore the superessential Logos, for the salvation of our souls. [GOASD]

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: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode 1. When you, Prophet Habbakuk.

Ἐν Πνεύματι προβλέπων.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Because you led a life that was saintly here on earth, * in heaven now you are dwell with all the Saints forevermore. * Your holy relics issue forth sanctification, * curing and saving those afflicted by diseases, * Hierarch of Christ, St. Nektarios. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Your service as a priest was acceptable to Christ, * for you performed it reverently in purity, O Saint, * and as a pure and holy sacrifice you offered * to Him your blameless life, O Hierarch; and therefore * you have been befittingly glorified. [GOASD]

Glory.

Your holy skull and relics miraculously cure * diseases and infirmities of every kind, O Saint. * The grace of God that dwells inside of them is active * in a variety of ways and in the measure * of the faith of those venerating them. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Your Son was immaterial formerly and then * was born from you and took our form, always remaining God. * He rescued Adam from the curse and He remade him. * And now He makes a child of God every believer * who glorifies you as the Mother of God. [GOASD]

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: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode 1. O Son and Word.

Τὴν σὴν εἰρήνην.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

With wisdom of the Spirit and with sayings of life, * you tutor the hearts of believers to lead a life * of holy virtue, O Nektarios, * the erudite and wise sacred preacher of the Gospel. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

As a most godly Hierarch and steward of divine * sacraments, O Father, you made the episcopal * and sacred robes that you were vested in * even more ornate by your virtues and your good deeds. [GOASD]

Glory.

A paragon of gentleness and wisdom, O Saint, * inspired, you gathered a group of devoted nuns; * and by your words and deeds and blameless life, * you guided and led them to Christ, O holy Father. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

My sorry soul is darkened by the passions and sin. * Immaculate Virgin, I pray you to pity me, * and with your holy light illumine it; * also pierce my heart with the fear of God, O Lady. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Katavasia

Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Amazed was the universe, * O Maiden, by your most august * Entry. For, O never-wedded Virgin, * you who appeared as a most pure temple yourself * did enter the Temple of God, * now awarding peace to all who extol you with hymns of praise. [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: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode 1. Imitating the inspired Prophet.

Τὸν Προφήτην Ἰωνᾶν.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Like a newly-shining star in theses latter days, O Saint, * you have mystically been lit in devout believers' hearts, * igniting them * with diving longing, father Nektarios. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

As the wise Apostle Paul taught of old, so you, O Saint, * wisely led a godly life on the earth in evil days; * and thus the Lord * has glorified you, father Nektarios. [GOASD]

Glory.

You established on the rock of the fear of God your blest * monastery, which you made * like a harbor unperturbed, * a safe retreat * for the salvation of souls, Nektarios. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

When the Maker of all things came to earth, He was from you * born in flesh, O Virgin pure, thus erasing Adam's curse * from long ago. * I pray, from darkness of passions, rescue me. [GOASD]

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

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]

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

On November 9, we commemorate our father among the saints Nektarios, Metropolitan of Pentapolis in Egypt, the Wonder-worker and founder of the holy Monastery of Holy Trinity on Aegina, who reposed in holiness in the year 1920.

Verses

You drank the nectar of life eternal,

and pour out a river of cures, O Nektarios.

On the ninth, the soul of Nektarios left his body.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs Onesiphoros and Porphyrios.

On this day we also commemorate our devout mother Matrona.

On this day we also commemorate devout Saint Theoktiste of Lesbos.

On this day we also commemorate the holy women Efstolia and Sopatra.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Anthony.

On this day Saints Christopher and Maura died by the sword.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs Narses and Artemon.

On this day our devout father Saint John the Short died in peace.

On this day devout Saint Helladios died in peace.

Devout Saint Symeon Metaphrastes died in peace.

Our devout and God-bearing fathers Efthymios and Neophytos, the founders of the holy Monastery of Docheiariou on Mt. Athos, died in peace.

By their intercessions, Christ our 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: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode 1. O Lord and Savior.

Τοὺς ἐν καμίνῳ Παῖδας.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You were a priest of Christ the King of all * and served Him with upright thoughts and with purity of heart; * and you received illumination from the Spirit * in your soul, O Saint, and sang, * “God of our fathers, unto the ages, blessed are You!” [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

In latter times you brightly rose on us * and shined metaphorically like a most resplendent sun. * O St. Nektarios, your deeds are like a beacon, * guiding the believers' minds and hearts to the light of God. * You are the Hierarchs' gem. [GOASD]

Glory.

O blessed St. Nektarios, today * the shrine of your relics grants health of body and of soul, * like an amazing sacred clinic, to the pilgrims * visiting your famous monastery with faith * and with enormous respect. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

As the all-blameless Mother of our God * and Savior, please look at me with you sympathetic eye, * and see the trouble of my sorry soul, O Virgin. * Free me from the violent evil influence and hold * the passions have over me. [GOASD]

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: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon 1 for the Saint.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode 1. To Him, the Creator.

Ὃν φρίττουσιν Ἄγγελοι.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

The Lord wished to indicate to us who are on earth, * the heavenly glory He has given you, O Saint. * And therefore He made your holy relics a source * of healings and many great miracles, O Father. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

All-blessed Nektarios, your precious holy bones * exuded the fragrance of immortal life to all * immediately after they opened your tomb, * and they appeared like lilies of the field, O Father. [GOASD]

Glory.

Intensely entreat the Lord, O Hierarch of Christ, * to rescue your holy monastery from all harm * and hardship and danger, as it glories in you, * who in your paternal affection ever guard it. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Without seed conceiving the Creator of the world, * unharmed you gave birth to Him when He put on our flesh. * I pray you to keep your sorry servant unharmed * from all carnal thoughts, by your grace, all-holy Virgin. [GOASD]

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.

Menaion Supplement - - -

Mode pl. 4. O Champion General.

Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ.

Oikos.

Rejoice, through whom the faithful are exalted; rejoice, through whom the foes are astounded.

Rejoice, for of the holy fathers you were emulous; rejoice, for you are the teacher of the Orthodox.

Rejoice, most holy house of the energy of God; rejoice, God-written book of the new way of life.

Rejoice, modern-day peer of the Saints and Fathers; rejoice, for you wisely kept your distance from matter.

Rejoice, the radiant trophy of the Faith; rejoice, the dignified instrument of grace.

Rejoice, through whom is the Church celebrating; rejoice through whom the Isle of Aegina is rejoicing.

Rejoice, Father Nektarios.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

Verses

You drank the nectar of life eternal,

and pour out a river of cures, O Nektarios.

On the ninth, the soul of Nektarios left his body.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs Onesiphoros and Porphyrios.

On this day we also commemorate our devout mother Matrona.

On this day we also commemorate devout Saint Theoktiste of Lesbos.

On this day we also commemorate the holy women Efstolia and Sopatra.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Anthony.

On this day Saints Christopher and Maura died by the sword.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs Narses and Artemon.

On this day our devout father Saint John the Short died in peace.

On this day devout Saint Helladios died in peace.

Devout Saint Symeon Metaphrastes died in peace.

Our devout and God-bearing fathers Efthymios and Neophytos, the founders of the holy Monastery of Docheiariou on Mt. Athos, died in peace.

By their intercessions, Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.

Katavasias Odes 1-8

CHOIR

Katavasias of Theotokos - Entry

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)