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Octoechos - Mode 1.

On Sunday Morning

Menaion - June 14

Memory of the Holy Prophet Elisha

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CHOIR

Mode 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 1. Automelon.

Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος.

The stone having been sealed by the Pharisees and chief priests, * and Your all-immaculate body being guarded by soldiers, * You rose on the third day, O Lord and Savior, granting life unto the world. * Then the powers of the heavens cried out to You, O Giver of Life, and shouted, * “Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ! * Glory to Your eternal rule! * Glory to Your plan for saving us, only benevolent God!” [GOASD]

For the Prophet.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

The angel incarnate and the Prophets’ pedestal, * the second Forerunner of the coming of Christ, Elias the glorious, * sent down to Elisha the divine grace from heaven. * He drives away diseases and he cleanses lepers. * Therefore he pours out healings to those who honor him. [SD]

Glory. For the Hierarch.

Mode 4.

A rule of faith are you, and an icon of gentleness, and a teacher of self-control. And to your flock this was evident, by the truth of your life and deeds. You were humble and therefore you acquired exalted gifts, treasure in heaven for being poor. Methodius, intercede with Christ our God, and entreat Him to save our souls. [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode 4.

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

PRIEST

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

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

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

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

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Kathisma I.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode 1. Automelon.

The soldiers who were guarding Your tomb became like dead men, * O Savior, when Your Angel appeared there like lightning * and said to the women that You had risen, as You had said. * We now worship You, our only God, and extol You, * for You conquered death and dissolution, O Master, * and rose from the sepulcher. [GOASD]

Glory.

Mode 1. The soldiers.

Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

O merciful Lord, nailed to the Cross of Your own will, * O Giver of Life, laid in a tomb as a mortal, * by death You destroyed the power of death, as the Mighty One. * For the doorkeepers of Hades quaked when they saw You. * With yourself You raised those who were long dead, O Savior * supremely benevolent. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

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]

From Octoechos - - -

Kathisma II.

Mode 1. The stone having been sealed.

Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος.

The women were at the tomb early in the morning. * When they saw a vision of angels, trembling came upon them. * The sepulcher was radiating life, and the dazzling marvel astonished them. * They departed and ran to proclaim the resurrection to the Disciples. * “Christ, the only strong and mighty Lord, * has divested Hades of its spoils. * He has freed the dead from fear of condemnation * by the power of the Cross and raised them all with himself.” [GOASD]

Glory.

Mode 1. The stone having been sealed.

Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος.

O Life of all, You were nailed to the Cross. * Immortal Lord, You were counted among the dead. * You rose on the third day, O Savior, and resurrected Adam from decay. * Then the powers of the heavens cried out to You, O Giver of Life, and shouted, * “Glory to Your sufferings, O Christ! * Glory to Your resurrection! * Glory to Your condescension, only benevolent God!” [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 1. The soldiers.

Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

O Mary, whose august body hosted the Master, * we pray you raise us up, for we are sunk in the darkness * of dreadful despondency, of transgressions and suffering. * Lady, you indeed are the salvation of sinners. * You give help to us; you are our mighty protection; * and you save us your servants. [GOASD]

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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 1.

The robber’s repentance steals Paradise. The Myrrh-bearers’ mourning reveals the joy, for You had risen, O Christ our God, and granted to the world the great mercy. [GOASD]

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CHOIR

Anavathmoi.

Antiphon 1. Mode 1.

In my affliction, I cry out to You, O Lord. Hear me in my grief. [GOASD]

The longing for God is unceasing in those who dwell in the desert, outside of the futile world as they are. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

To the Holy Spirit, as to the Father and the Son, belong the honor and the glory. Therefore let us sing a hymn to the Trinity, the one and only Ruler. [GOASD]

Antiphon 2.

Having lifted me up to the mountains of Your laws, brighten me with virtues, O God, that I may praise You. [GOASD]

With Your right hand embracing me, O Logos, keep me safe and shelter me, so that the fire of sin not burn me. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

By the Holy Spirit all creation is renewed, and thus returns to its first state. For He is equal in power to the Father and the Logos. [GOASD]

Antiphon 3.

When they said to me, “Let us go into the courts of the Lord,” my spirit was glad and my heart rejoiced also. [GOASD]

Over the house of David there is great fear; for when thrones are set there, all the tribes and tongues of the earth will be judged. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

To the Holy Spirit the honor, worship, glory, and dominion that befit the Father and the Son should also be ascribed, for the Trinity is one in nature but not in persons. [GOASD]

Prokeimenon.

“Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will establish them in salvation; I will declare it boldly.” (2)

Verse: The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver fired in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

“Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will establish them in salvation; I will declare it boldly.” [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]

Glory.

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

Both now.

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

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

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]

PRIEST

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

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

Σοῦ ἡ τροπαιοῦχος.

Glorified in strength, as divine, * was Your victorious right hand, immortal Lord; * for, being all-powerful, it dashed and shattered the pursuing enemy, * opening a new way across the sea for the Israelites. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

You in the beginning, being God, * with Your immaculate hands fashioned me from dust. * Later You stretched out Your hands when You were crucified, and then called back from earth * my corrupted body, which You assumed from the Virgin, O Lord. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

He who put in me a living soul * through His divine insufflation, gave up His own * soul to death and died for me. And then releasing me from the primeval bonds, * with himself He raised me; with incorruption He glorified me. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

We salute you, Fountainhead of grace: * Rejoice! O heavenly ladder and gate: Rejoice! * Lamp-stand and the golden jar: Rejoice! O mountain that was quarried not: Rejoice! * For the world you gave birth to Christ who is the Giver of life. [SD]

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Prophet.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. N/M (Using the words of Moses.)

ᾌσωμεν τῷ Κυρίῳ.

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

We salute you, O excellent Elisha! On earth you exemplified an angelic lifestyle in the flesh. [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Prophet, you kept the eye of your soul spiritual; and thus illumined by the Spirit, you were able to foresee what was to come. [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Elisha, pray for us who are sick and who sincerely extol you, that we may receive healing and purging of sins from God. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Let us sing to the Lord, who for our salvation and redemption was well pleased to become incarnate of the Virgin without seed. [GOASD]

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for the Hierarch.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (Peoples, now come.)

Δεῦτε λαοί.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O compassionate Saint, rescue me from being seized and plundered and enslaved by sin; and in Your love, duly whisk me away, guiding me to repentance. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Wise father Methodius, your heart was a stream of life, and for the Church you became like a river of God, brimming with teachings and watering her face. [GOASD]

Glory.

O father, you bridled the unruliness of the passions by your love of self-control, and you transformed the material nature of your body to the height of dispassion. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Isaiah says, “Behold!” O pure Virgin, without seed you conceived in your womb the Angel of Great Counsel; and you gave birth to Him, and after childbirth you remained a virgin. [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 miracles. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode iii. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Ὁ μόνος εἰδώς.

As You are the only One who knows * our mortal nature’s frailty and with compassion assumed the form thereof, * O Savior, gird me with the power from on high, * to cry out that Holy is the animate temple * of Your ineffable glory, benevolent Lord. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Benevolent Lord, You are my God, * who pitied me, the fallen one; and in Your good pleasure You came down to me. * Through crucifixion You have exalted me, * to cry out that Holy are You, O Lord of glory, * and unparalleled in Your benevolence. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

O Christ, being hypostatic life, * my Lord and sympathetic God, * You clothed yourself with me the corrupted one. * When You descended into the dust of death, * you destroyed mortality; and rising on the third day, * You clothed the dead with immortality. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O Virgin, you remained unconsumed, * conceiving God within your womb by the all-holy Spirit’s overshadowing. * To Prophet Moses, the giver of the Law, * the unconsumed burning bush that he saw foreshadowed you, * who would receive in yourself the unbearable fire. [SD]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Prophet.

From Menaion - - -

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

Σὺ εἶ τὸ στερέωμα.

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

Distinctly informed by divine inspiration, the Prophet Elijah anointed you a prophet, O glorious Elisha. [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O renowned Elisha, the abundant grace of the Holy Spirit found in you a place to rest and to dwell. [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Elisha, the Master sowed His prophetic grace in you, for He found that you had laboriously opened the furrow of your soul. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O Virgin, all we Christians ever sing your praises, for in you we have a refuge and a protective wall. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for the Hierarch.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (Establish us in You.)

Στερέωσον ἡμᾶς ἐν σοὶ Κύριε.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You became preeminent among the fathers, because of your heartfelt fervor and zeal for the Faith, and you broke down the Hebrews' resistance as it were the gate of hell. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You became preeminent among the fathers, because of your heartfelt fervor and zeal for the Faith, and you broke down the Hebrews' resistance as it were the gate of hell. [GOASD]

Glory.

Sacred was your way of life, inspired was your speech, and notably glorious were your actions, which filled your heart with ascents of genuine contemplation. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

The unusual conception in the Virgin's womb and her unusual childbirth have restored our nature that had slid into corruption through deceit. [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 glory give glorious crowns to them. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Short Litany

PRIEST

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

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

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

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

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

CHOIR: Amen.

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe

CHOIR

Kathisma.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 1. The soldiers.

Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

Elijah, who was great, was inspired to call you * to follow him and learn, and to make you a Prophet. * The Spirit illumined you, O Elisha, and made you wise. * We the Orthodox today observe your all-holy * memory, O Saint, with celebrations extolling * and honoring both of you. [GOASD]

Glory. Another.

Mode 4. You revealed yourself today.

Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον.

Like the sun, you brightly shine the light of doctrines * and your brilliant miracles upon the members of the Church * at every time and throughout the world, * O God-inspired all-blessed Methodius. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 4. You revealed yourself today.

Virgin Mother, open wide your undefiled arms, * and with them protect us all who put our every hope in you * and who cry out to your Son and pray, * “O Christ our God, give Your mercy to everyone.” [GOASD]

Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode iv. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Ὄρος σε τῇ χάριτι.

Habakkuk the Prophet once perceived with foreseeing eyes, * that you would be the mountain overshadowed by the grace of God. * O Virgin, he prophesied that the Holy One of Israel would come from you, * for our salvation and for our refashioning. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Who is this, our Savior, who is coming from Edom now? * He wears a plaited crown of thorns and garments dyed in crimson red, * and He has been crucified. This is the Holy One of Israel, who has come * for our salvation and for our refashioning. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

See and be embarrassed, you people who did not believe. * Out of your minds, you demanded that Pilate crucify the Lord, * as if He were a criminal! But being God, He destroyed the power of death, * and on the third day He rose from the sepulcher. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O Virgin, we know you as the veritable tree of life. * For you did not produce a fruit that would be lethal to mankind * when eaten illicitly, but One that gives the enjoyment of eternal life, * for the salvation of us now extolling you. [SD]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Prophet.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. N/M ()

Εισακήκοα Κύριε.

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

All-blessed Elisha, the Holy Spirit made you an eradicator of every vice and a cultivator of every virtue. [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Prophet Elisha, God, who foreknows the future, and calls what does not yet exist as though it did, in His foreknowledge foreordained you since you would be worthy. [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Prophet, the conglomeration of the virtues were the outcome of your way of life. And today, the congregations of people come out to celebrate your memory. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O immaculate Virgin, implore God whom you conceived, asking Him to grant your supplicants forgiveness of their sins. [GOASD]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for the Hierarch.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 2. N/M ()

Ὑμνῶ σε ἀκοῇ.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O Methodius, with sweat you sowed your labors in the field of repentance, and you reaped the wheat of dispassion. Now you live in the land of the gentle, ever celebrating with the bodiless hosts. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O Saint, rising early, by prayer you conceived the fear of God in your heart, and in the Spirit you gave birth to doctrinal definitions for your flock. With them as fences you guard your flock from heresies, and it freely dwells in the land of Orthodoxy. [GOASD]

Glory.

All-blessed Methodius, lighting your volition with the oil of good deeds, you became an vigilant lamp for the poor. Therefore Christ has allowed you to enter the wedding hall with the proverbial virgins. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

All-blameless Virgin, the divine Logos, who was seedlessly contained in your womb, came forth conformed to our humanity, but without change. In this way He accomplished a more divine refashioning of His creation, in His tender love. [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 1. Heirmos.

Ὁ φωτίσας τῇ ἐλλάμψει.

By the brightness of Your coming You enlightened the world, O Christ, * by the power of Your Cross you illumined the ends thereof. * With the light of knowing You as God enlighten now the hearts of * those who extol You with Orthodox faith. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

When the people in Judea had the Shepherd of the sheep * put to death upon the Cross, He the great God and Lord of all * went to Hades, where the dead like sheep were buried, and He saved them * and rescued them from the realm of death. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

By Your Cross You went to Hades and proclaimed the Gospel of peace, * O my Savior, and pronounced forgiveness on the captives there. * By Your divine rising, O Christ, You embarrassed him who held them, * for he was stripped and bereft of all. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Disregard not the petitions of those who pray faithfully, * but accept them, O immaculate Lady extolled by all, * and present them to your Son and God, the only Benefactor; * for we have you as our patroness. [SD]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Prophet.

From Menaion - - -

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

Φώτισον ἡμᾶς.

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Prophet of God, who can recount your practical virtues! Who can describe your spiritual ascents! [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Elisha, having an unfathomable well of divine gifts from God, you gushed forth inspired prophecies and cures of soul and body to those who came to you. [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Elisha, everyone proclaims and extols the achievements of your virtues, which could not be concealed by your tomb. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

We the faithful pray to you, O pure Virgin Mary, that you will ever implore your Son and our God to send down His great mercy to us. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for the Hierarch.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (Lord, the provider of light.)

Ὁ τοῦ φωτὸς χορηγός.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You cleared away the snares of the heretics, using the shepherd's staff of the Faith. And once you yoked the flock with the bond of divine love, you preserved it unshaken in hope and faith. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You rejected luxury and exercised self-control, and you fed your soul with the delicacies of protracted prayers, divine study, and elevating humility. [GOASD]

Glory.

Wise Methodius, through your actions you wove a garment for the Church, on which you displayed the divine image of Christ according to the Faith, and thus you publicized the Orthodox teachings. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O pure Lady, we all rely on you for protection, preservation, and shelter. You are a steady anchor of hope, a fortress, and a bridge that conveys us to the kingdom. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Katavasia

Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Amazed was the universe by your divine magnificence. * You who were perpetually virgin * carried the heavenly God of all in your womb * and gave birth to the eternal Son, * who awards salvation to all who sing hymns of praise to you. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode vi. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Ἐκύκλωσεν ἡμᾶς.

The lowest depth encircles us, like Jonah said, * and there is no deliverer. * We are counted as sheep for slaughter, O Lord. * Save Your people, for You are our only God. * You are our strength, and You restore us, the weak and broken down. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The first-created man’s mistake in Paradise * had seriously wounded us. * For this reason You were wounded for our sake, * Lord, and by Your bruise we have been healed, O Christ. * You are our strength, and You restore us, the weak and broken down. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

You brought us up from Hades, which is likened to * a whale that is omnivorous, * and which You who are omnipotent subdued. * You destroyed its power by Your might, O Lord. * For You are life and light, O Christ, and the resurrection of all. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O Virgin all-immaculate, in you rejoice * the human race’s ancestors; * for through you they are enjoying once again * Eden, which they lost through disobedience. * O Lady, chaste were you before and after your childbirth. [SD]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Prophet.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. N/M (Be gracious to me.)

Ἱλάσθητί μοι Σωτήρ.

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

Blessed Prophet, your thinking was sincere and your speech was clear; and your prophecies were broadcast like unpolluted streams of water from a pure fountain. [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

Blessed and renowned Elisha, you returned after seeing the strange departure of your teacher; but you were not parted from him, for you were exalted and ascended with him through intense love. [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Elisha, you were distressed as you watched your teacher being taken up in a fiery chariot drawn by four horses representing the virtues. Then you inherited his mantle and his gifts of grace. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

All-pure and immaculate Mother of God, at your entreaties, may we be released from our serious offenses, and may we obtain the divine illumination of the Son of God, who ineffably became incarnate from you. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for the Hierarch.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (Like a deep sea, my sins.)

Ἐν ἀβύσσῳ πταισμάτων.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Through faith you poured yourself as libation to God, being both sacrificial victim and offerer. In everything you preserved the perfect performance of service Him. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O devout St. Methodius, you were taken up from the earth to immaterial glory. I pray you now to heal my soul, which is overgrown by passions, pruning it your intercessions. [GOASD]

Glory.

O Methodius, scrubbing off the rust of the letter of the Law, using the divine radiance of your ideas, you became the Church's swiftly writing scribe. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O Virgin, your childbirth is shrouded in mystery; for you strangely nurse the immeasurable and immaterial Lord, and in your arms you hold the Creator. [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.

You rose from the tomb in glory as God, and You raised the world along with You. The human race extolled You as God, as death was obliterated, O Master. Now Adam dances, and Eve rejoices, freed from the bonds, and cries out, “O Christ, You have granted resurrection to all!” [GOASD]

Oikos.

Let us extol, as omnipotent God, the One who rose on the third day; for He smashed the gates of Hades, and He raised from their graves the dead from all time. As He wished He was seen by the Myrrh-bearing Women, to whom first He exclaimed, “Rejoice!” thus saying declaring to His Apostles the joy, as the only Giver of Life. Then the women in good faith bring good news of the proof of the victory to the Disciples. But Hades groans, and Death laments. The world exults, and everyone celebrates, O Christ, for You have granted resurrection to all! [GOASD]

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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On June 14 we commemorate the holy Prophet Elisha.

On this day we also commemorate our Father among the Saints Methodius, Archbishop of Constantinople.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of Gortynia on the island of Crete.

By their holy intercessions, Christ 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 1. Heirmos.

Σὲ νοητήν.

We who believe know you as the spiritual * furnace, O Mother of our God. * For your highly exalted Son, who once saved those servants three, * in your womb refashioned me and humanity entirely. * He is the God of our fathers, supremely praised and glorious. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Earth shook with fear, and the sun was horrified; * it turned away and hid its light. * Torn in two was the sacred curtain of the Temple of God. * The earth quacked and rocks were split; * for crucified was the Righteous One, * who is the God of our fathers, supremely praised and glorious. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Lord, You became like a slain and helpless man, * thrown down, yet free among the dead. * You, the highly exalted Lord, suffered voluntarily, * freed all our humanity, * and raised us with yourself by Your mighty hand. * You are the God of our fathers, supremely praised and glorious. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

We sing “Rejoice,” and salute you fittingly. * Rejoice, O Garden of delight! * Fortress of the faithful, rejoice! * Spring of ever-living drink, rejoice! Universal joy, * rejoice! O Virgin Mother, through you to us * shone forth the God of our fathers, supremely praised and glorious. [SD]

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Prophet.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. N/M (Servants, descendants.)

Παῖδες Ἑβραίων.

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

You received a double share of your teacher's spirit, O blessed Elisha; and with God inside you thus you sang, “Blessed are You, O Lord God, unto the ages!” [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

As a paragon of chastity, you acquired your teacher's legacy and abundant grace, and you sang, “Blessed are You, O Lord God, unto the ages!” [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

Recalling what your teacher did, you struck the River Jordan and walked through without getting wet, and you sang, “Blessed are You, O Lord God, unto the ages!” [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

We salute you, O pure and all-blameless Virgin, “Rejoice!” You gave birth to God in the flesh for the salvation of the world. He delivers from delusions those who glorify you, O Lady, as truly Theotokos. [GOASD]

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for the Hierarch.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (The image of gold.)

Εἰκόνος χρυσῆς.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Wise and godly-minded father Methodius, you were like the proverbial wine-bowl of wisdom, brimming with the virtues, and your lofty way of life was like a proclamation inviting your flock, which you guided well, and with which you sang, “O God of our Fathers, You are blessed!” [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

All-blessed father Methodius, you attained with honor to the heavenly mansions and repose, and you rejoice and exult and celebrate with your Lord. Today, we honor you, as we sing to Him who glorified you, “O God of our Fathers, You are blessed!” [GOASD]

Glory.

O father Methodius, you girded yourself with wholehearted bravery, and till the end of your life you were decorated with the exquisite robe of Faith. Thus you ran to the feast of the heavenly kingdom, where you sing, “O God of our Fathers, You are blessed!” [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

He who was begotten from His Father without mother was without father born from you, O pure Virgin. He preserved inviolate the seals of your chastity. He displayed a painless childbirth and undefiled virginity. For when it come to you, the laws of nature are overturned. [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 1. Heirmos.

Ἐν καμίνῳ Παῖδες.

Three young men of Israel were thrown * into the blazing furnace, * as if they were being smelted. * Shining brighter than pure gold with beauty of piety, * they sang, “Bless the Lord, all you works; to the Lord sing a hymn * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

You create all things as You so will, * and You also transform them. * O Word of God, by Your Passion * You turned the shadow of death into eternal life, O Lord. * We unceasingly, with all of Your works, unto You sing a hymn * and exalt You beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Rising on the third day from the tomb, * You ended the perdition * and misery in the gates and strongholds of Hades, O Christ. * And therefore do all Your works * now unceasingly bless You as Lord and unto You sing a hymn * and exalt You beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Let us sing in praise of her who bore * that pearl of greatest value, * ineffably from God’s lightning without seeding, namely Christ. * Extolling her, let us say * to Him, “Bless the Lord, all you works; to the Lord sing a hymn * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Prophet.

From Menaion - - -

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

Τὸν ἐν ὄρει ἁγίῳ.

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O God-bearing Elisha, you were divine salt in the Holy Spirit, and using salt you made wholesome the barren water, and you sang, “Sing a hymn to the Lord and exalt Him beyond measure, unto the ages.” [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

O Prophet Elisha, to deter delinquent misbehavior of boys, you allowed them to be mauled by blood-thirsty bears, and you sang, “Sing a hymn to the Lord and exalt Him beyond measure, unto the ages.” [GOASD]

Prophet of God, intercede for us.

When Naaman bathed in the Jordan River as instructed by Elisha, he was cleansed of his leprosy, thus indicating the divine cleansing of Baptism, and he sang, “Sing a hymn to the Lord and exalt Him beyond measure, unto the ages.” [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Sing a hymn to the Lord, who is in the bosom of His incomprehensible Father and in the arms of His virgin Mother, and who ineffably appeared to all, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto the ages. [GOASD]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-2

Canon for the Hierarch.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 2. N/M (When God went down.)

Τὸν ἐν καμίνῳ τοῦ πυρός.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O wise Methodius, in the house of God you were like a fruitful olive tree, with the oil of good deeds and the luxury of self-control, and you enriched the hearts of the poor, and in you soul you lit a glowing lamp. [GOASD]

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You made your hierarchical vestments shiny with the light of your good deeds. You were the custodian of sobriety, the delight of self-control, the teacher of genuine prayer, the way of repentance, and the rule of personal conduct. [GOASD]

Glory.

O my soul, the time to repent is now. It offers you you the fruit of repentance, and it threatens you with the cutting down of the unfruitful fig tree. Be afraid of the curse, and give the proliferation of virtue as food to Christ. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O Lady and our formidable protection, please do not ignore the voices of your supplicants. By your intercessions rescue us from every tragedy and all calamity. We believe that your maternal intercession can move God to be merciful. [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.

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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On June 14 we commemorate the holy Prophet Elisha.

On this day we also commemorate our Father among the Saints Methodius, Archbishop of Constantinople.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Cyril, Bishop of Gortynia on the island of Crete.

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

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Katavasias Odes 1-8

CHOIR

Katavasias of Theotokos

Ode i. Mode 4.

Ode iii.

Ode iv.

Ode v.

Ode vi.

O godly-minded believers, come * and celebrate this sacred and venerable feast and thus extol * the Theotokos, and clap our hands, * and glorify our God who was truly born of her. [GOASD]

Ode vii.

Ode viii.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)