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Hieratikon

Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Menaion - August 6

Leave-taking of the Feast.

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LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

An optional alternative to the Antiphons are the Typika (Psalms 102 and 145), and the Beatitudes with the appointed troparia, which are provided here.

Psalm 102.

Psalm 145.

The Beatitudes.

Mode 4.

In Your kingdom. Remember us, O Lord, when You come in Your kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [RSV]

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. [RSV]

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. [RSV]

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. [RSV]

Canon 1 of the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Ode iii. Mode 4. N/M (Weakened is the bow.)

Τόξον δυνατῶν ἠσθένησε.

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

You put on the whole Adam, O Christ, and changing the nature that was darkened in days of old You filled it with glory and make it divine by the change that came to pass in Your form. [OCA]

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

You put on the whole Adam, O Christ, and changing the nature that was darkened in days of old You filled it with glory and make it divine by the change that came to pass in Your form. [OCA]

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

In days of old Christ led Israel in the wilderness with the pillar of fire and with the cloud: Today He shines forth ineffably In light upon Mount Tabor. [OCA]

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

In days of old Christ led Israel in the wilderness with the pillar of fire and with the cloud: Today He shines forth ineffably In light upon Mount Tabor. [OCA]

Canon 2 of the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

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

Ἱλάσθητί μοι Σωτήρ.

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

How mighty and fearful is the vision seen today! The visible sun shone from heaven, but from the earth shone incomparably upon Mount Tabor the spiritual Sun of Righteousness. [OCA]

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

How mighty and fearful is the vision seen today! The visible sun shone from heaven, but from the earth shone incomparably upon Mount Tabor the spiritual Sun of Righteousness. [OCA]

Glory.

The shadow of the Law has grown feeble and passed away, and Christ the Truth has plainly come! cried Moses as he beheld Your divinity on Mount Tabor. [OCA]

Both now.

The pillar of fire plainly showed Moses Christ transfigured, and the cloud clearly prefigured the grace of the Holy Spirit that overshadowed Mount Tabor. [OCA]

Entrance Hymn. Mode 2.

For with You, Lord, is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light. Save us, O Son of God, who were transfigured on Mt. Tabor. We sing to You, Alleluia.

Hymns after the Entrance.

Apolytikion of the Feast.

From Menaion - - -

Grave Mode.

You were transfigured upon the mountain, O Christ our God, showing to Your disciples Your glory as much as they could bear. Do also in us, sinners though we may be, shine Your everlasting light, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Giver of light. Glory to You. [SD]

Kontakion.

From Menaion - - -

Grave Mode.

Upon the mountain were You transfigured, and Your disciples beheld Your glory as far as they were able, O Christ our God; so that when they would see You crucified they might understand that Your Passion was deliberate, and declare to the world that in truth You are the Father’s radiance. [SD]

Trisagios Hymn

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

THE READINGS

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 4. Psalm 18.

Their proclamation went forth into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. [SAAS]

Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God; the firmament shows the creation of His hands. [SAAS]

The Epistle

Thursday of the 11th Week

The reading is from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians.

2 Cor. 4:1 – 12

Brethren, having this ministry as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. We have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of truth we would commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God. For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you. [RSV]

Alleluia. Mode 1. Psalm 88.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 1: The heavens shall confess Your wonders, O Lord. [SAAS]

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 2: God is glorified in the counsel of saints.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

The Gospel

Thursday of the 11th Week of Matthew

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Mt. 24:13 – 28

The Lord said to his disciples, “He who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come. So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Then if any one says to you, ‘Lo, here is the Messiah!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Lo, I have told you beforehand. So, if they say to you, ‘Lo, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; if they say, ‘Lo, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.” [RSV]

Hymn to the Theotokos.

Ode ix. Heirmos.

Mode 4.

Your childbirth occurred without corruption. * It was God, wearing flesh, who came forth from your all-holy womb. * He was seen upon the earth and lived among men, O Theotokos; * therefore we all magnify you. [SD]

Communion Hymn.

We shall walk in the light of the glory of Your face, O Lord, forever. Alleluia. [SAAS]

Show Selected Verses.

Selected Psalm Verses for Transfiguration

1. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. (47:2) [SAAS]

2. In the city of our God, in His holy mountain. (47:2) [SAAS]

3. He who prepares mountains in His strength. (64:7) [SAAS]

4. You cover Yourself with light as with a garment. (103:2) [SAAS]

5. The mountains shall greatly rejoice at the presence of the Lord. And He shall be seen in His glory. (97:8) [SAAS]

6. The desert fruits will be made fat, and the hills will be girded with rejoicing. (64:13) [SAAS]

7. The mountain of God is a fertile mountain, a mountain richly curdled with milk, a fat mountain. (67:16) [SAAS]

8. Who shall ascend to the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in His holy place? (23:3) [SAAS]

9. O Lord, who shall dwell in Your tabernacle? Who shall live in Your holy mountain? (14:1) [SAAS]

10. Send out Your light and Your truth. (42:3) [SAAS]

11. They guided me and led me to Your holy mountain. (42:3) [SAAS]

12. It was Your right hand and Your arm, and the light of Your countenance. (43:4) [SAAS]

13. You give light wondrously from the everlasting mountains. (75:5) [SAAS]

14. The day is Yours, and the night is Yours. (73:16) [SAAS]

15. You created the light and the sun. (73:16) [SAAS]

16. You made all the boundaries of the earth. (73:17) [SAAS]

17. Summer and winter, You formed these things. (73:17) [SAAS]

18. The heavens belong to You, and the earth is Yours. (88:12) [SAAS]

19. You founded the world and all its fullness. (88:12) [SAAS]

20. You created the north wind and the seas. (88:13) [SAAS]

21. Tabor and Hermon shall greatly rejoice in Your name. (88:13) [SAAS]

22. O Lord, they shall walk in the light of Your face. (88:16) [SAAS]

23. They shall greatly rejoice in Your name the whole day long. (88:17) [SAAS]

24. They shall be exalted in Your righteousness. (88:17) [SAAS]

25. Let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, from this present time and unto the ages. (89:17) [SAAS]

Hide Selected Verses.

Hymn after Holy Communion.

Instead of “We have seen.”

Grave Mode.

DISMISSAL

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

May He who was transfigured in glory on mount Tabor in front of His holy disciples and Apostles, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.

Fasting Rule

Strict: Refrain from meat, fish, oil, dairy, and eggs.

It is the Dormition fast.