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Octoechos - Mode 2.

On Sunday Morning

Triodion

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

Menaion - February 2

Sunday after the Feast

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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. Repeat.

Both now.

Apolytikion of the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 1.

Lady full of grace, rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, for Christ our God, the Sun of righteousness has risen from you and He illumined those in darkness. And you, righteous Elder, be glad in heart, receiving in your embraces the One who liberates our souls and bestows on us the Resurrection. [SD]

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.

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Kathisma I.

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.

The Angel who had come to the sepulcher said to the Myrrh-bearing women, “Ointments are appropriate for mortal men; but Christ is indeed a stranger to decay. Now go proclaim that the Lord has risen and granted to the world the great mercy.” [GOASD]

From Menaion - - -

Both now. For the Feast.

Mode 1. Automelon.

Χορὸς ἀγγελικός.

In heaven be amazed by the wonder, O Angels; * with voices cry aloud a divine hymn, O mortals,* beholding the ineffable condescension of God to us.* For now Symeon holds in his aged embraces * Him before whom stand the hosts of heaven and tremble,* the only benevolent Lord. [SD]

From Octoechos - - -

Kathisma II.

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.

The choir of Your disciples and the Myrrh-bearing Women are greatly rejoicing together with us. For we are celebrating one and the same feast, which glorifies and honors Your resurrection. By their intercessions, O benevolent Lord, grant to us Your people the great mercy. [GOASD]

From Menaion - - -

Both now. For the Feast.

Mode 1. The soldiers keeping watch.

Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

The One who is upon the holy throne with the Father, * has come upon the earth and was born of a Virgin. * An infant has He become who by years is uncircumscribed. * And when Symeon in his embraces received Him, * he rejoiced and said, You made me glad, now release me, * Your servant, O compassionate Lord. [SD]

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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]

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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.

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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 2

Mark. 16:1 – 8

When the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; for it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here; see the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.” And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. [RSV]

CHOIR

Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.

READER

Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA]

CHOIR

Psalm 50 (51).

Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)

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

Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.

Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged.

For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me.

Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom.

You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.

You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice.

Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit.

I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness.

O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings.

A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.

Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.

Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings.

Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]

Idiomela from the Triodion.

Glory. Mode pl. 4.

Open to me the gates of repentance, O Giver of Life, for early in the morning my spirit hastens to Your holy temple, bringing the temple of my body all defiled. But as one compassionate, cleanse me, I pray, by Your loving-kindness and mercy. [SD]

Both now. Same Mode.

Guide me in the paths of salvation, O Theotokos, for I have befouled my soul with shameful sins and I heedlessly squandered all of my life’s resources. By your intercession deliver me from every uncleanness. [SD]

Idiomelon. Mode pl. 2.

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

When I ponder in my wretchedness on the many terrible things that I have done, I tremble for that fearful day, the Day of Judgment. But trusting in the mercy of Your compassion, like David I cry to You, “Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy.” [SD]

PRIEST

O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:

through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasius, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalampus and Eleutherius, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina, Paraskevi and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; of the holy and glorious Great Martyr Theodore the General, whose memory we are observing, 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: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (O my soul, taking up.)

Τὴν Μωσέως ᾠδήν.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Jesus my God, accept me also now in repentance ⁄ as You did the Prodigal Son: ⁄ I have lived all my life in carelessness ⁄ and provoked You to anger. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I have sinfully wasted the divine wealth that once You gave me; ⁄ I have departed far from You and lived as the Prodigal. ⁄ Compassionate Father, accept me now also as I return. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Open Your arms to embrace me as a Father now, ⁄ accepting me also as the Prodigal Son, ⁄ that I may glorify You with thanksgiving ⁄ most merciful Lord! [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Bestow the fullness of Your grace upon me, O God; ⁄ be a Benefactor to me, ⁄ and at the holy prayers of Your Mother ⁄ overlook the great number of my offenses. [OCA]

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Heirmos. Mode 3.

Χέρσον ἀβυσσοτόκον.

Sunlight once hovered over the abyssal plain that was rendered dry of old. * For the water like a wall on either side became solid, * and people walked across on dry land and sang an ode, pleasing to God, * “Sing to the Lord, who triumphed; for He is greatly glorified.” [GOASD]

Troparia.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Let the clouds sprinkle water. For Christ, who is the Sun of righteousness, has come. * He is riding on a swift cloud, the pure arms of His Mother, * who brings Him as an infant to the Temple. O faithful, let us say: * “Sing to the Lord, who triumphed; for He is greatly glorified.” [GOASD]

Glory.

Be strong, you relaxed hands of Symeon, that are weak because of his old age, * and be firm, feeble knees of the Elder, and walk directly * to meet the Savior Christ. And we, joining chorus with the Bodiless, * sing to the Lord, who triumphed; for He is greatly glorified. [GOASD]

Both now.

Be glad, O heavens that were made with understanding! Greatly rejoice, O earth! * For Christ, your Maker, came down from the super-divine bosom. * He who is before all others is offered to His Father and God * as a babe by His virgin Mother. For He is glorified. [GOASD]

Ode 1: Katavasia

Ode i. Katavasia. Mode 3.

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: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (Barren has my mind.)

Στειρωθέντα μου τὸν νοῦν.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Completely beside myself in madness, ⁄ I have clung to the sins suggested to me by the passions. ⁄ But accept me, O Christ, as the Prodigal. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

With the words of the Prodigal, I cry aloud: ⁄ I have sinned, O Father! ⁄ Receive me now like him in Your embrace ⁄ and do not reject me. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Open Your arms, O Christ, and receive me in loving kindness ⁄ as I return from a far country of sin and passions. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

My sins have brought me to poverty, ⁄ O fairest among women: ⁄ Enrich me, pure Virgin, with the vision of beauty, ⁄ that I may glorify you. [OCA]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Heirmos. Mode 3.

Τὸ στερέωμα.

As the firm support of those who hope in You firmly, * O Lord and our Savior, support us, Your holy * Church You purchased * with Your most precious blood, O Christ. [GOASD]

Troparia.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Pre-eternally begotten first of the Father, * the Son has appeared as the all-holy Virgin’s * firstborn infant; and to Adam He holds out His hands. [GOASD]

Glory.

First-created man had long ago been beguiled * to think like a child. But now God the Logos, * to restore him, has appeared as child himself. [GOASD]

Both now.

Being born of earth, our human nature returned there. * Our Maker immutably became an infant; * thus He made it to conform to Divinity. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Katavasia

Ode iii. Katavasia. Mode 3.

As the firm support of those who hope in You firmly, * O Lord and our Savior, support us, Your holy * Church You purchased * with Your most precious blood, O Christ. [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

CHOIR

Kathisma.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 1. The soldiers keeping watch.

Make haste, open to me Your paternal embraces. * I prodigally spent all my means of subsistence. * O Savior, I look hopefully * to Your tender mercy’s inexhaustible wealth. * Do not overlook a heart that now is impoverished. * For to You, O Lord, do I cry out with compunction: * I have sinned against You, save me. [SD]

Glory. Both now. For the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. Joseph marveled.

Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.

On Mt. Sinai long ago, Moses beheld the back of God * in His glory as He passed, and he was granted to hear * the divine voice in darkness and gloom and storm indistinctly. * But Symeon has held in his embrace God himself * incarnate now for our sake immutably. * And he rejoiced and he happily hastened * to depart for the life that never ends. * And so he said, “Now You are dismissing * Your servant in peace, O Master.” [GOASD]

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: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (When he foresaw.)

Τὴν ἐκ παρθένου.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

The wealth of blessings which You gave me, heavenly Father ⁄ I have wrongfully wasted, becoming the slave of strangers. ⁄ Therefore I cry aloud to You: ⁄ Father, I have sinned against You! ⁄ Receive me like the Prodigal of old, ⁄ and open Your arms to me. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I have become enslaved to every evil in my wretchedness, ⁄ bowing down before the demons that provoke the passions; ⁄ Through heedlessness I have lost possession of myself, O Savior; ⁄ Take pity on me as I flee to Your many mercies for refuge, heavenly Father. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Filled with shame, I dare not look up to the height of heaven, ⁄ for I have foolishly bowed down to sin. ⁄ But now I return and cry out in compunction: ⁄ I have sinned against You; receive me, O King of all. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You are the help of men, and the refuge of the saved, ⁄ the sure hope of all Christians, undefiled Virgin. ⁄ Save me as a Mother by your intercessions, ⁄ counting me worthy of the life to come. [OCA]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Heirmos. Mode 3.

Ἐκάλυψεν οὐρανούς.

The heavens were covered by Your virtue, O Christ. * For coming forth from the Ark of Your holiness, Your Mother who sustained no corruption, * You appeared today in Your glorious Temple, as an infant held in arms. * And the entire creation was filled with Your praise. [GOASD]

Troparia.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

The Mother of God cried aloud, “O Symeon, rejoice, mystic of heavenly secrets. * For of old it was revealed to you by the Holy Spirit * that Christ the Logos would become an infant. * So embrace Him now and say to Him, * ‘The entire creation is filled with Your praise.’” [GOASD]

Glory.

“O Symeon, you are looking for the consolation * of Israel, the people of God, * hoping to see the Maker and Master of the Law, who keeps its rules. * Receive Him now, Christ as an infant, * and rejoice and cry out to Him, * ‘The entire creation is filled with Your praise.’” [GOASD]

Both now.

When Symeon saw the unoriginate Logos, * the very cause of the existence of all things, * now incarnate, as a babe being carried by the Virgin as if on a cherubic throne, * astonished, he cried out to Him, * “The entire creation is filled with Your praise.” [GOASD]

Ode 4: Katavasia

Ode iv. Katavasia. Mode 3.

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: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (With the night being over.)

Τῆς νυκτὸς διελθούσης.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I was enslaved to strangers; ⁄ filled with shame, and an exile in the land of corruption. ⁄ But now I return, O merciful Lord, ⁄ and I cry to You: I have sinned! [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Accept me now in Your compassion, heavenly Father, ⁄ as I return from evil ⁄ and in Your exceeding mercy, do not reject me. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I have angered You beyond measure, O Christ, ⁄ and I dare not look up at the height of heaven. ⁄ But knowing Your compassion, merciful Lord, I cry: ⁄ I have sinned! Be merciful to me and save me! [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

All-holy Virgin, full of grace, ⁄ you have borne the Redemption of all! ⁄ By your prayers, lighten the great burden of my sins. [OCA]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Heirmos. Mode 3.

Ὡς εἶδεν Ἠσαΐας.

Isaiah had a mystical vision of God * sitting on a throne lifted up, * and around Him stood the glorious Seraphim. * The Prophet cried out, “Woe is me! * With my eyes I have foreseen incarnate God; * and He is the Master of never-setting light and peace.” [GOASD]

Troparia.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

The God-inspired Elder perceived the glory that the Prophet had seen of old, * seeing the Logos seated in His Mother’s arms. * He cried out, “O Lady, rejoice! * You are holding God as if you are His throne; * and He is the Master of never-setting light and peace.” [GOASD]

Glory.

The Elder came and reverentially bowed; * and inspired by God, he kissed the feet of the virgin Mother of God and said to her, * “O pure one, you are holding fire. * I shudder at the thought of embracing God, * for He is the Master of never-setting light and peace.” [GOASD]

Both now.

“Prophet Isaiah was cleansed * when he touched the burning coal from the Seraphim,” * the Elder said to the holy Mother of God. * “As you give me the One you hold in your hands, as if tongs, you brighten me. * For He is the Master of never-setting light and peace.” [GOASD]

Ode 5: Katavasia

Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 3.

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: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (The gulf.)

Βυθῷ ἁμαρτημάτων.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

The depths of sin ever hold me fast, ⁄ and the tempest of transgressions overwhelms me! ⁄ Pilot me, O Christ my God, to the haven of life ⁄ and save me, King of glory! [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I have wasted in evil living the wealth which the Father gave me, ⁄ and now I am brought to poverty. ⁄ I am filled with shame and enslaved to fruitless thoughts. ⁄ Therefore I cry to You, Lover of mankind: ⁄ Take pity on me and save me! [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I am wasted with hunger, deprived of every blessing, ⁄ and an exile from Your presence. ⁄ O Christ, supreme in loving kindness, ⁄ take pity on me now as I return and save me ⁄ as I sing Your praises, Lover of mankind! [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Maiden who conceived Christ the Savior and Master, ⁄ count me worthy of salvation. ⁄ I lack all good in my poverty, pure Virgin: ⁄ Grant that I may sing the praises of your majesty! [OCA]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Heirmos. Mode 3.

Ἐβόησέ σοι.

To You, the Elder cried out, on seeing * with his own eyes the salvation that You prepared for all people, * “God from God are You, Christ my Savior.” [GOASD]

Troparia.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

“You have been laid as a stone for Zion, * a rock of stumbling, a stone of offense for the unbelievers, * but the firm salvation of the faithful.” [GOASD]

Glory.

“You bear the very stamp of the One who before all time has begotten You; * now in Your compassion, * You have assumed our human frailty.” [GOASD]

Both now.

“Son of the Most High, Son of the Virgin, * You are my God and I worship You, * who became a Child. * Now dismiss me in peace, I pray You.” [GOASD]

Ode 6: Katavasia

Ode vi. Katavasia. Mode 3.

To You, the Elder cried out, on seeing * with his own eyes the salvation that You prepared for all people, * “God from God are You, Christ my Savior.” [GOASD]

Ode 6: Short Litany

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are the King of peace and the savior of our souls, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion

From Triodion - - -

READER

Kontakion.

Mode 3. On this day.

I revolted senselessly * out of Your fatherly glory; * I have squandered sinfully * all of the riches You gave me.* Hence to You, using the Prodigal’s words, I cry out,* I have sinned before You, merciful loving Father.* O receive me in repentance, * I pray, and treat me * as one of Your hired hands. [SD]

Oikos.

Let us listen to the Scriptures, as our Savior teaches us each day in His own words, about the prodigal son who returned to his senses. Let us imitate his genuine repentance with faith, and with a humble heart cry out to the Lord who sees all our secrets. “We have sinned against You, compassionate Father, and we are no longer worthy as before to be called Your children. But I implore You, who are by nature benevolent, welcome me back, and treat me as one of Your hired hands.” [GOASD]

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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On February 8 we commemorate the holy and glorious great martyr Theodore the General.

On this day we also commemorate the holy prophet Zechariah.

On this day the holy martyrs Nikephoros and Stephen died by the sword.

On this day Sts. Martha and Mary, the sisters, and the devout Lycarion the martyr, died by the sword.

On this day the contest of the holy martyrs Philadelphus and Polycarp.

On this day we also commemorate our devout father Makarios, Bishop of Paphos.

On this day we also commemorate the holy martyr Pergetus.

From the Triodion.

On this day we remember the parable of the Prodigal Son from the holy Gospel, which the most divine Fathers placed second in the Triodion.

Verses

If anyone be prodigal like me, take courage,

For to all is the door of divine mercy now open.

In Your ineffable benevolence, O Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

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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: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (The Servants in the furnace.)

Τὰ Χερουβὶμ μιμούμενοι.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I have miserably bowed down to the pleasures of the body ⁄ becoming wholly enslaved to the demons that provoke the passions. ⁄ I have become a stranger to You, Lover of mankind. ⁄ But now I cry with the voice of the Prodigal: ⁄ I have sinned, O Christ, despise me not, ⁄ for You alone are merciful. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I do not dare look up at the height of heaven, O King of all: ⁄ I cry out: I have sinned; ⁄ for in my foolishness, I alone have angered You, ⁄ rejecting Your commandments. ⁄ Therefore, only Good One, ⁄ do not cast me away from Your presence. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

At the prayers of the apostles, martyrs and prophets, ⁄ the holy saints and the righteous, O Christ my Lord, ⁄ forgive me all the offenses which have provoked You to anger in Your goodness, ⁄ and I shall sing Your praises for evermore. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokos, more glorious than the cherubim and seraphim, ⁄ and all the heavenly hosts! ⁄ Together with them, undefiled Virgin, ⁄ entreat Him who took flesh from you: ⁄ God the Word from the Father without beginning, ⁄ that we may all be counted worthy of eternal blessings! [OCA]

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Heirmos. Mode 3.

Σὲ τὸν ἐν πυρί.

Servants in the furnace spoke of God. * You bedewed them, O God the Logos; * and You dwelt in the womb of the immaculate, holy Virgin. We praise You * and sing to You devoutly: * Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers. [GOASD]

Troparia.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

“I depart now for the nether world, * to see Adam, who is dwelling there, * and deliver the good news to Eve and everyone, and to dance with the Prophets.” * So did Symeon cry out, * “Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers.” [GOASD]

Glory.

“God himself will come to the nether world to rescue the human race. * And to all the captives He will grant liberty; * and to the blind, restore sight; * and the voiceless will cry out, * ‘Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers.’” [GOASD]

Both now.

Symeon the Elder prophesied to the Virgin Theotokos, * “A sword will also pierce through your own soul and heart, * when you behold this your Son on the Cross; * to whom we sing, * ‘Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers.’” [GOASD]

Ode 7: Katavasia

Ode vii. Katavasia. Mode 3.

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: Triodion: Canon-1

Canon from the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (Within the bush.)

Τὸν ἐν τῇ βάτῳ Μωσῇ.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

In great mercy You came down upon earth ⁄ to save the world through Your voluntary poverty: ⁄ Save me in Your compassion, ⁄ for I am poor in all good works. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I have departed far from Your commandments, ⁄ and am enslaved to the deceiver in utter wretchedness. ⁄ But now I turn back as the Prodigal of old: ⁄ Accept me as I fall before You, heavenly Father. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I am full of darkness and cut off from You, ⁄ ruled by corrupting thoughts, ⁄ I have lost all possession of myself, merciful Lord. ⁄ Therefore save me as I fall before You in repentance. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Pure Mother of God, the only restoration of the fallen, ⁄ raise me up, for I am wholly crushed; ⁄ humbled by every kind of sin. [OCA]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Heirmos. Mode 3.

Ἀστέκτῳ πυρί.

Unharmed were the young men, who were champions * of belief in God, when they were thrown into the furnace * and they faced unbearable fire; and they sang a hymn to God: * “All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [GOASD]

Troparia.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

O people of Israel, seeing * your glory, Emmanuel, the child of the Virgin, * come and dance for joy before her who is the holy ark. * All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages. [GOASD]

Glory.

“Behold,” said Symeon, “this Child * is God and is set for a sign that is spoken against and destined to be opposed. * Let us praise Him faithfully. * All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [GOASD]

Both now.

“This Child is indeed God the Logos, * who is life inherently, the fall of unbelievers, * and the resurrection of all who praise Him faithfully. * All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [GOASD]

Ode 8: Katavasia

Ode viii. Katavasia. Mode 3.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Kontakia and Synaxarion

READER

From Octoechos - - -

Resurrectional Kontakion.

Oikos.

Kontakion of the Feast.

From Triodion - - -

Mode 3. On this day.

Oikos.

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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On February 8 we commemorate the holy and glorious great martyr Theodore the General.

On this day we also commemorate the holy prophet Zechariah.

On this day the holy martyrs Nikephoros and Stephen died by the sword.

On this day Sts. Martha and Mary, the sisters, and the devout Lycarion the martyr, died by the sword.

On this day the contest of the holy martyrs Philadelphus and Polycarp.

On this day we also commemorate our devout father Makarios, Bishop of Paphos.

On this day we also commemorate the holy martyr Pergetus.

From the Triodion.

On this day we remember the parable of the Prodigal Son from the holy Gospel, which the most divine Fathers placed second in the Triodion.

Verses

If anyone be prodigal like me, take courage,

For to all is the door of divine mercy now open.

In Your ineffable benevolence, O Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

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Katavasias Odes 1-8

CHOIR

Katavasias of the Meeting

Ode i. Mode 3.

Ode iii.

As the firm support of those who hope in You firmly, * O Lord and our Savior, support us, Your holy * Church You purchased * with Your most precious blood, O Christ. [GOASD]

Ode iv.

Ode v.

Ode vi.

To You, the Elder cried out, on seeing * with his own eyes the salvation that You prepared for all people, * “God from God are You, Christ my Savior.” [GOASD]

Ode vii.

Ode viii.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)