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16.
ST ANTHONY THE GREAT
17 JANUARY
St Anthony the Great
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST ANTHONY
THE
GREAT
TONE 4
Ton zilotin Ilian tis tropis mimoumenos, Imitating

St Anthony the Great is known as the Father of Monasticism, and the long Ascetical
Sermon in The Life of St Anthony by St Athanasios (Sections 16-34), could be
called the first Monastic Rule.
He was born in Egypt in the village of Coma, near the desert of the Thebaid, in 251.
His parents were pious Christians of illustrious lineage, and St Anthony was a
serious child who was respectful and obedient to his parents. He loved to attend
Church Services, and he listened to Holy Scripture so attentively that he
remembered what he heard all his life.
When St Anthony was about twenty years old, both parents Reposed, and he took
responsibility for his younger sister.
About six months later, St Anthony reflected on how the Faithful - in the Acts of the
Apostles (4:35) - sold their possessions and gave the proceeds to the Apostles for
the needy, and when he heard the Gospel passage where Christ said to the Rich
Young Man: ...If you would be Perfect, go, sell what you possess and give it to
the poor, and you will have Treasure in Heaven; and come follow Me... St
Anthony felt that these words applied to him. (MATTHEW 19:21). So, he immediately
sold the property that he had inherited, distributed the money to the poor, and
placed his sister in the care of Pious Virgins.
Leaving his comfortable earthly world, St Anthony began a very strict Ascetical Life
in a hut not far from his village. By working with his hands, he was able to earn
enough for his meagre requirements and also give alms to the poor.
St Anthony visited other Ascetics living in the area, and from each he sought
Spiritual Direction and Benefit, eventually turning to one particular Ascetic for
his Spiritual Guidance.
In this period of his Life St Anthony endured terrible temptations from the devil, for
the obsessive Enemy of mankind troubled the young Ascetic with thoughts of his
former life, doubts about his chosen Path, concern for his sister, lewd thoughts
and carnal emotions. But St Anthony extinguished those fires by meditating on
Christ and by thinking of Eternal Punishment, thereby overcoming the evil one
and his schemes.
Realizing that the devil would undoubtedly attack him in various other ways, St
Anthony ceaselessly prayed and intensified his Spiritual Endeavours,
beseeching our Lord to Guide him along His Path of Salvation. And he was
granted a Vision of a man, who alternately prayed, and then worked. This was
an Angel of the Lord who had been sent to instruct His Chosen One.
St Anthony strove to accustom himself to a stricter way of Life, partaking of food only
after sunset, and spending all night praying until dawn. Soon he slept only
every third day. But the devil would not cease his tricks, and tried to scare the
Monk by appearing in the guise of monstrous phantoms, whereupon each time,
St Anthony protected himself with the Life-giving Sign of the Cross. Finally the
Enemy appeared to him in the guise of a frightful looking black child, and
hypocritically declared himself beaten, thinking that he could tempt St Anthony
into vanity and pride, but once again, the Holy Father vanquished the Enemy
with Prayers and the Sign of the Cross.
For even greater solitude, St Anthony moved further away from the village, into a
graveyard. He asked a friend to bring him a little bread on designated days,
before closing himself in a tomb.
Immediately the demonic attacks began, inflicting terrible wounds upon St Anthony
in their attempt to kill him. By Divine Providence, St Anthonys friend arrived the
next day to bring him his food, and finding the bleeding, exhausted Saint lying
on the ground as if dead, he carried him back to the village, where they thought
he was dead and prepared for his burial.
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to
Vaptisti
evthies
tes
trivis
epomenos, Pater Antonie, tis erimou
gegonas ikistis, ke tin ikoumenin
estirixas evhes Sou. Dio presveve
Hristo to Theo, sothine tas psihas
imon.
THE D
IVINE
LITURGY OF ST JOHN C
the manner of Elijah the

Zealot, and following the Straight
Paths of John the Baptist, O Father
Anthony, Thou colonised the desert,
and Thou supported the Empire by
Thy Prayers. Therefore, Intercede
with Christ our God to Save our soul.
HRYSOSTOM
BEGIN
IMMED
IATELY
DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS

ISODIKON TONE 2
Defte
proskinisomen ke prospesomen
Hristo. Soson imas Iie Theou, O en
Agiis Thavmastos.
Come,
let us worship and bow down

before Christ. Save us, O Son of
God, Who art wondrous in the Saints.
FESTAL ANTIPHON ST ANTHONY TONE 4

to Vaptisti evthies tes trivis epomenos,
Pater Antonie, tis erimou gegonas
ikistis, ke tin ikoumenin estirixas
evhes Sou. Dio presveve Hristo to
Theo, sothine tas psihas imon.
the manners of Elijah the

Zealot, and following the straight
Path of John the Baptist, O Father
Anthony, Thou colonised the desert,
Thy Prayers. Therefore, intercede
FESTAL KONTAKION MEETING/PRESENTATION
Mitran Parthenikin Agiasas to Tko

Sou, ke hiras tou Symeon Evlogisas os
eprepe, profthasas ke nin esosas imas
Hriste O Theos. All irinefson en
polemis to politevma, ke krateoson
Vasilis ous igapisas, O Monos
Philanthropos!
TONE
Thou
Sanctified the Virginal Womb by

Thy Birth, O Lord, and Blessed the
hands of Symeon fittingly, O christ
God; and even now thou came and
Saved us. Now, give Peace to our
Nation in time of war, and empower
our Leaders, so Loved by Thee, the
only One Who Loves humanity.
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15.
Therefore pray to Christ our Saviour,

that He Save our soul.
Enite
Afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

Afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.
Pater
Pateron Antonie, ti akoresto

storgi, tou Hristou ke to eroti, tin
psihin kinoumenos, en erimis ezitisas,
afton thorivous, ekklinas apantas, ke
monos touto, mono omilisas, noi
enoumenos, ke Fotos pliroumenos, O
ke imon, tas psihas katavgason, ton
animnounton Se.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Praise
Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.
Father
of Fathers, St Anthony,Thy soul

was moved by desire and insatiable
Love for Christ, so Thou searched
for Him alone in the desert and
wilderness, where Thou avoided all
tumults and noise, and thus
conversed with Him one to one,
alone, United noetically, also filled
with Uncreated Light; with which
now Illuminate the soul of us who
Honour Thee.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit
FESTAL STICHERA - PSALM 150 ST ANTHONY - TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Ouranodromo
epivas skimati Thepesie,

ton areton katelaves, tin akropolin di
askiseos, ek tis erimou polevon, tis
ano Ierousalem, ta iperkosmia, ke ton
ek ponon agonon, axios ta gera
komisamenos, tes Ouranies sinagalli,
taxiarhies Pammakariste, ton eonion
Agathos klironomos, ke tis Vasilias
ikitor genomenos.
Alla presveve
Theofore Antonie, to Sotiri ton olon,
irinefse ton kosmon, ke sose tas
psihas imon.
Thou
Ke
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Now
boarded a Chariot that rode the

Heavens, and by Ascetic Endeavour
Thou reached the Pinnacle of Virtue,
O God-Inspired Saint. And coming
from the desert, Thou reached the
transcendent destination of the
Jerusalem on High. Thou worthily
received the Honours for Thy
Laborious Efforts, and Thou rejoiced
together
with
the
Celestial
Hierarchies, O All Blessed One, as an
Heir to Eternal Blessings and
Resident of the Kingdom. We pray
Thee, O God-bearing Father Anthony,
to intercede with the Saviour of all
that He grant Peace to the world and
that He Save our soul.
and ever, and to the Ages of
Ages.
Amen
Amin
THEOTOKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Despina prosdexe,
tas deisis ton doulon

Sou, ke Litrose imas, apo pasis
anagkis ke thlipeos.
THE GREAT D
14.
OXOLOGY
Lady, receive the Supplications of

Thy servants, and Deliver us from all
necessity and affliction.
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However, at midnight, St Anthony regained consciousness and asked his friend to

carry him back to the tombs.
St Anthonys devotion to God was far greater than the wiles of the Enemy who took
the form of ferocious beasts in their attempts to force him to leave that place, but
he constantly defeated them by his abject Humility and Faith in the Almighty
Providence and Protection of our Lord.
One day, St Anthony saw the roof of the tomb opening and a ray of Light shone
upon him. The demons instantly disappeared and he cried out: Where hast
Thou been, O Merciful Jesus? Why Thou not appear from the very beginning to
end my pain?
Our Saviour replied: I was here, Anthony, but wanted to see Thy Struggle. Now,
since Thou hast not yielded, I shall always help Thee and make Thy name
known throughout all the world. After this Vision St Anthony was healed of his
wounds and felt stronger than before. He was then thirty-five years of age.
Having gained Spiritual Experience in his Struggle against the devil, St Anthony
considered going into the Thebaid desert to serve the Lord, so he asked the
Elder (to whom he had turned for Spiritual Guidance at the beginning of his
Monastic Journey) to go into the desert with him, but the Elder, while Blessing
him in the then unheard of exploit of being a Hermit, decided not to accompany
St Anthony because of his advanced age.
Consequently, St Anthony went into the desert alone, where again the devil tried to
hinder him, by placing a large silver disc in his path, then gold, which St
Anthonly ignored.
Eventuarlly, he found an abandoned fort on the opposite bank of the river and
settled there, after barricading the entrance with stones, and having arranged
for his faithful friend to provide him with a little bread twice a year.
St Anthony spent the next twenty years in complete isolation and constant Struggle
against the demons until he finally achieved perfect serenity and Peace. Only
then were his friends allowed to remove the stones from the entrance.
They besought him to take them under his Spiritual Guidance, and soon St
Anthonys cell was surrounded by several Monasteries, with him as their Spiritual
Father as well as all those who went there in search of Eternal Salvation.
He increased the zeal of the Monks, and inspired others to become Ascetics. He told
them to always strive to please our Lord, and not to become faint-hearted in
their Labours. He also urged them not to fear demonic assaults, but to repel the
Enemy by the Great Power of the Life-giving Cross of our Lord and ceaseless
Prayer.
In 311 vicious persecution of Christians was instigated by Emperor Maximian, and
wishing to suffer with the Holy Martyrs, St Anthony left the desert and went to
Alexandria where he openly ministered to those in prison, attended the trials
and interrogations of the Holy Confessors, and accompanied the Holy Martyrs to
the place of execution. By the Divine Will of our Loving Lord St Anthony was kept
safe for the Benefit of all Christians.
When the persecution abated, St Anthony returned to the desert and continued his
Spiritual Labours.
Our Lord had granted St Anthony the Gift of Wonderworking, Exorcism - casting out
demons - and Healing by the Power of his Prayer. So many people went to him
that it completely disrupted his solitude, so he went off still further, into the desert
where he settled atop a high rock. But the Brethren of the Monasteries sought
him out and begged him to visit their Communities.
There was another occasion when St Anthony left the desert and went to Alexandria
to defend the Orthodox Faith against the Manichaean and Arian heresies.
Knowing that the name of St Anthony was venerated by all the Church, the
Arians said that he adhered to their heretical teaching.
However, St Anthony publicly denounced Arianism in front of everyone and in the
presence of the Bishop.
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3.
During his brief stay at Alexandria, he converted a great multitude of pagans to

Christ, for people from all walks of life Loved the Saint and sought his advice.
Pagan philosophers approached St Anthony with the intention of mocking him
for his lack of education, but by his words he reduced them to stunned silence.
And when Emperor Constantine the Great and his sons wrote to St Anthony, he
replied - praising the Emperor for his belief in Christ, he advised him to
remember the Future Judgment, and to know that Christ is the True King.
St Anthony spent eighty-five solitary years in the desert. Shortly before his death, he
told the Brethren that soon he would be taken from them. He instructed them to
preserve the Orthodox Faith in its purity, to avoid any association with heretics,
and not to be negligent in their Monastic Struggles. Strive to be United first with
the Lord, and then with the Saints, so that after death they may receive you as
familiar friends into the Everlasting Dwellings.
The Saint instructed two of his disciples, who had attended him in the final fifteen
years of his life, to bury him in the desert and not in Alexandria. He left one of his
Monastic Mantles to St Athanasios of Alexandria and the other to St Serapion of
Thmuis. St Anthony finally Reposed peacefully in 356, aged 105, and he was duly
buried in the desert by his faithful disciples.
The Life of the famed Ascetic, St Anthony the Great, was written by St Athanasios of
Alexandria, which was the first biography of a Saint who was not a Martyr, and
as it is considered to be one of the finest of St Athanasios writings, St John
Chrysostom recommends that this Life be read by every Christian.
St Athanasios wrote: These things are insignificant compared with St Anthonys
Virtues but judge from them what the Man of God, Anthony, was like. From his
youth until his old age, he kept his zeal for Asceticism, he did not give in to the
desire for costly foods because of his age, nor did he alter his clothing because
of the infirmity of his body. He did not even wash his feet with water. He
remained very healthy, and he could see well because his eyes were sound and
undimmed. Not one of his teeth fell out, but near the gums they had become
worn due to his advanced age. He remained strong in his hands and feet.... He
was spoken of everywhere, and was admired by everyone, and was sought
even by those who had not seen him, which is evidence of his Virtue and of a
soul dear to God.
The following works of St Anthony have come down to us:
Twenty Sermons on the Virtues, primarily Monastic (probably spurious).
Seven Letters to various Egyptian Monasteries concerning Moral Perfection,
and the Monastic Life as a Spiritual Struggle.
A Rule for Monastics (not regarded as an authentic work of St Anthony).
In the year 544 the Relics of St Anthony the Great were transferred to Alexandria,
and after the conquest of Egypt by the Saracens in the seventh century, they
were transferred to Constantinople. The Holy Relics were transferred from
Constantinople in the tenth-eleventh centuries to a Diocese outside Vienna. In
the fifteenth century they were taken to Arles (in France), to the Church of St
Julian.
May St Anthonys memory be Eternal and may he always intercede to our Lord for
the Salvation of our soul.
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us to the Port of knowing and doing

Gods Will.
LAUDS: THE PRAISES
TO GOD - PSALM 148

ALL CREATION PRAISES THE LORD OUR GOD
Pasa
Let
Enite
Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.
Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.
everything that has breath praise

the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
Heavens; praise Him in the Highest.
To Thee praise is due, O God.
all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.
FESTAL STICHERA - PSALM 150 ST ANTHONY - TONE 4
Enite
Praise Him for His Mighty Acts;
Osie
Enite
Praise
Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.
Pater Antonie, Si ton zigon tou
Hristou, epi omon aramenos, to
Stavro tin eparsin, tou Satan
katavevlikas, ke tas erimous, plis
anedixas, dia tou tropou tis politias
Sou. O pammakariste, Askiton to
kavhima,
dio
Hriston
apafstos
iketeve, eleithine imas.
Afton en iho salpingos. Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.
Osie
Pater Antonie, dia tin ontos zoin,

en to mnimati keklise, midolos
ptooumenos, prosvolas tou alastoros,
tas mata ktipon ke kroton Osie. Tes
de evhes Sou, taftas idafisas.
O
karteropsihe, tis erimou protarhe, dio
ke nin, pantes Se gereromen, ke
makarizomen.
Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.
Enite
Afton en hordes ke organo.
Pisti
sinelthontes pantes Se, os Askitin

tou Hristou, Se timomen Antonie.
Gegithos gar odefsas, en erimis
safestata, kathigitis te taftis egenou
Pistos.
Othen Si pantes, imis
kravgazomen.
O pammakariste,
Monaston
to
kavhima,
to
Litroti,apafstos iketeve, is to sothine
imas.
praise
Him according to the greatness of
His Majesty.
Venerable Father, Anthony, when
Thou had taken up Thy Cross upon
Thy shoulders the Yoke of Christ
Thou subdued the arrogance of
Satan by means of the Cross. Thou
populated the desert wilderness due
to Thine Holy Life. Thou, O All
Blessed One, art the pride and Joy of
all Ascetics. Therefore always pray
to Christ for Mercy on us.
Him with the sound of the
trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.
venerable Father Anthony, Thou

shut Thyself in the tomb for the
sake of Life with God, and were not
at all afraid of attacks by the evil
one, nor of his beatings and noises
that he made; for Thou destroyed
them completely with Thy Prayers.
Steadfast soul were Thee, First
Ascetic of the desert. Therefore,
now we correctly call Thee Blessed
and rightly honour Thee.
Praise
Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and flute.
We have come in Faith, O Anthony, to

render Honour to Thee, the Ascetic
of Christ our God; for Thou joyfully
sojourned in the desert for so many
years. And clearly Thou were the
greatest Teacher there. And for that
reason we rightly cry to Thee: Thou,
O All Blessed One, art the pride and
Joy of every Monk and Nun.
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13.
PSALM 117 /118

PRAISE TO GOD FOR HIS EVERLASTING MERCY
art my God.
ODI 7
ODE 7
Se
O Word of God Who in the midst of the
ton en piri drosisanta, Pedas

Theologisants, ke parthenon akirato
enikisanta, Theon Logon imnoumen,
efsevos melodountes.
Evlogitos O
Theos, O ton Pateron imon.
Enoumen,
Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion
ke
piri enothentes, i theosevias

proestotes Neanei. Ti flogi de mi
lovithentes, Thion Imnon emelpon.
Evlogiete
panta ta Erga ton
Kyrion, ke iperipsoute is pantas tous
eonas!
GNIFICA
OF THE
1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti

agathos, oti is ton eona to eleos aftou!
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
yet not harmed by the flame, the

Children, Champions of Godliness,
sang a Divine Hymn: O All you
Works of the Lord: Bless the Lord and
exalt Him above all forever!
Theotoke,
OF THE
PRESENTATION
i
Elpis
panton
ton
Hristianon, Skepe, Frouri, Filatte
tous Elpizontas is Se
Nomo Skia ke grammati, tipon

katidomen i Pisti. Pan arsen, to tin
mitran dianigon, Agion Theo. Dio
Prototokon Logon Patros Anarhou
Iion,
Prototokoumenon
Mitri,
epirandro, Megalinomen
In the Shadow and the letter of the Law,
SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO GOD
Virgin Theotokos, Thou Hope of all

Christians, Protect, Watch over and
Guard all those who put their Hope
in Thee.
let us, the Faithful, discern a figure:
every male child who opens the
womb shall be Sanctified to God.
Therefore, we Magnify the First Born
Word and Son of the Father Without
Beginning, the First Born Child of a
Mother who had not known man.
FESTAL EXAPOSTILARION ST ANTHONY

somati diatelon, ton Angelon ton
vion, ipilthes osper asarkos, ke to
kosmo edihthis, fostir ailampestatos,
ke tis pasin edixas, Antonie Theofore,
Monazonton to kleos, Askiton i
kalloni, ke ton Pateron i Doxa.
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Panta ta ethni ekiklosan me, ke

to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.
STIHOS 2:
Standing together in the unbearable fire
9TH ODE
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
STIHOS
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
THE
GREAT - TONE 3
Thou
led an Angelic Life, as though

Incorporeal, although Thou were in
the body. And Thou shone upon the
whole world resplendently, for Thou
shone forth like an Ever Shinging
Star, O Anthony, the God-Bearer, the
Beauty of Ascetics, and the pride and
Joy of Monks, and the Glory of the
Fathers.
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

esti thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.
STIHOS 3:
KATAVASIA
En
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
We praise, we Bless and we worship

the Lord!
Astekto
En
Theos
ODE 8
ODI 8
MA
Fire hast dropped Dew upon the

Children as they discoursed on
things Divine, and who hast taken up
Thy dwelling in the Pure Virgin:
Thee do we praise as with piety we
sing: O God of our Fathers, Blessed
art Thou!
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
tou kosmou Agathi, Theotoke

Parthen, tin Sin amahon Despina,
prostasian
etoumen,
i
thlipsesi
sishethentes, ke klidonizomeni, tou
viou tes trikimies. Stison avras ton
pathon,
ke
limena
is
Theos,
embibason thelimaton.
12.
Thou art the Good Hope of the world, O

Virgin Theotokos. We ask for Thine
Invincible Protection, O All Holy
Lady, for we are afflicted by
troubles, and are also tossed about
in lifes overwhelming billows. Stop
the winds of the pasions, and direct
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us. Blessed is He Who comes in the

Name of the Lord!
Give thanks to the Lord, for

He is Good;
His Mercy endures
forever!
VERSE 1:
The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Name of the Lord!
All the nations surrounded

me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.
VERSE 2:

Name of the Lord!
This is the Lords doing, and it

is marvellous in our eyes.
VERSE 3:

Name of the Lord!
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST ANTHONY
Ton zilotin Ilian tis tropis mimoumenos,

THE
GREAT
Imitating

Anthony, Thou colonised the deaser,
Thy Prayers. Therefore, Intercede with
Christ our God to Save our soul.


Anthony, Thou colonised the deaser,
Thy Prayers. Therefore, Intercede

Ke

eonon.
Amin.
Now

ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Elpis
THEOTOKION
To
ap eonos Apokrifon ke Angelis

Agnoston Mystirion, dia Sou Theotoke
tis epi gis pefanerote.
Theos en
asighito enosi sarkoumenos.
Ke
Stavron
ekousios
iper
imon
katadexamenos. Di ou Anastisas ton
Theotokos, through Thee was

revealed to us on earth, the Mystery,
which was hidden from Eternity, and
which the Angels themselves knew
not: that God, uniting Natures
without confusion, became Man and
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5.
Protoplaston, esosen ek Thanatou tas

psihas imon.
SMALL LITANY
accepted crucifixion voluntarily for

our Salvation; by virtue of which
Resurrecting mankind whom He had
first created, He Saved our souls
from Death.
FIRST FESTAL KATHISMATA ST ANTHONY - TONE 4
Tin
psihin Sou desmefsas potho

Hristou, ta geodi misisas panta
safos, iilisthis Pater Osie, en erimis
ke oresi. Tou gnostikou gar xilou,
gefsamenos endoxe, os ex aditon
mistis, Angelikos dielampsas. Othen
ke ton gnofon, diavas tis sarkos Sou,
to skotos edioxas, ton demonon
makarie, Monazonton O prokritos.
Presveve Hristo to Theo, ton
ptesmaton afesin dorisasthe, tis
eortazousi potho, tin Agian mnimin
Sou.

Tin
psihin Sou desmefsas potho

Hristou, ta geodi misisas panta
safos, iilisthis Pater Osie, en erimis
ke oresi. Tou gnostikou gar xilou,
gefsamenos endoxe, os ex aditon
mistis, Angelikos dielampsas. Othen
ke ton gnofon, diavas tis sarkos Sou,
to skotos edioxas, ton demonon
makarie, Monazonton O prokritos.
Presveve Hristo to Theo, ton
ptesmaton afesin dorisasthe, tis
eortazousi potho, tin Agian mnimin
Sou.
Ke

eonon.
Amin
When
Thou fettered Thy soul with the

Love of Christ, and Thou clearly
detested all things mundane, Thou
lived in the wilderness and the
mountains. And, tasting then of the
Tree of Knowledge, Thou shone
forth Angelically, as a Mystic of
secrets, O Righteous Father Most
Glorious.
Therefore
Thou
transcended the dark cloud of
carnality within Thee and drove
away the demonic darkness, O
Blessed One, first and chief of
Monastics. Intercede with Chist our
God, that He grant Forgiveness of
offences to those who keep Thine
All Holy Memory with Faith and
Love.

When
Thou fettered Thy soul with the

Love of Christ, and Thou clearly
detested all things mundane, Thou
lived in the wilderness and the
mountains. And, tasting then of the
Tree of Knowledge, Thou shone
forth Angelically, as a Mystic of
secrets, O Righteous Father Most
Glorious.
Therefore
Thou
transcended the dark cloud of
carnality within Thee and drove
away the demonic darkness, O
Blessed One, first and chief of
Monastics. Intercede with Chist our
God, that He grant Forgiveness of
offences to those who keep Thine
All Holy Memory with Faith and
Love.
Now

ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Tin
Sofian ke Logon en Si Gastri,

sillavousa afrastos Mitir Theou to
kosmo ekiisas, ton ton kosmon
katehonta, ke en agkales eshes, ton
6.
afti imera, O Osios Ahillas en irini

telioute.
On
this day, St Achillas Reposed in

Peace.
Ti
afti imera, Mnimi tou evsevous

Vasileos Theodosiou tou Megalou.
On
this day we Commemorate the

Pious Emperor, St Theodosios the
Great.
Ti
afti imera, Mnimi tou Agiou

Neomartyros
Georgiou
tou
ex
Ioanninon, Athlisantos en eti, aoli
(1838)
On
this day we Commemorate the

Holy New Martyr, St George of
Ioannina, who contested in 1838.
Tes
By
their Holy Intercessions, O God,

have mercy on us.
Amin
Amen
afton Agiis presvies, O Theos,

eleison imas.
KATAVASIA
OF THE MEETING/PRESENTATION
15 JANUARY UNTIL THE APODOSIS/LEAVETAK
God in Thy Womb without burning,

O Mother of God, Thou brought
forth into the world Him Who
17 JANUARY
- TONE 3
ING
ODI 1
ODE 1
Herson
The sun once shone with its rays upon
avissotokon,
pedon
ilios,
epepolefse pote. Osi tihos gar epagi,
ekaterothen
idor,
lao
pezopontoporounti, ke thearestos
melponti. Asomen to Kyrou. Endoxos
gar Dedoxaste.
dry land in the midst of the deep.

For the water on both sides became
firm as a wall while the people
crossed the sea on foot, offering this
song acceptable to God: Let us sing
to the Lord, for He has been greatly
Glorified!
ODI 3
ODE 3
To
stereoma, ton epi si pepithoton,

stereoson Kyrie tin Ekklisian, in
ektiso, to Timio Sou Emati.
Lord, the firm foundation of those

who put their trust in Thee, do Thou
confirm the Church, which Thou
hast purchased with Thy Precious
Blood.
ODI 4
ODE 4
Ekalipsen
Thy
ODI 5
ODE 5
Os
In
Ouranous, i Areti Sou Hriste.

Tis kivotou gar Proelthon, tou
Agiasmatos Sou, tis Afthorou Mitros,
en to Nao tis
Doxis Sou, ofthis os
vrefos agkaloforoumenos, ke eplirothi
ta panta, tis Sis Eneseos.
iden Iseas simvolikos, en Throno

epirmeno Theon, ip Angelon Doxis
Doriforoumenon, O talas! Evoa, ego!
Pro gar idon Somatoumenon Theon.
Fotos
anesperou,
ke
Irinis
Desponzonta
ODI 6
By Conceiving the Wisdom and Word of
Ti
Virtue, O Christ, has covered the

Heavens, for proceeding forth from
the Ark of Thy Sanctification, from
Thine Undefiled Mother, Thou hast
appeared in the Temple of Thy Glory
as an Infant in arms, and the whole
world has been filled with Thy
praise.
a figure Isaiah saw God upon a

Throne, lifted up on high and borne
in triumph by Angels of Glory; and
he cried: Woe is me! For I have seen
beforehand God made Flesh, Lord of
the Light that knows no evening and
King of Peace.
ODE 6
Evoise Si, idon O Presvis, tis ofthalmis to The Elder, having seen with his eyes the
Sotirion, O lais epesti.
Hriste:, Si Theos mou.
Ek Theou
Salvation that has come to the

people, cried aloud to Thee: O
Christ Who comes from God: Thou
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11.
Tes
tis Theotokou Presvies, Eleimon,

exalipson ta plithi ton emon
egklimaton.
panta sinehonta, ke ek mazon

ethilasas, ton pantas ektrefonta.
Othen disopo Se, Panagia Parthene,
risthine ptesmaton mou, otan mello
paristasthe, pro prosopou tou Ktistou
mou. Despina Parthene Agni tin Sin
voithian tote mi dorise.
Ke gar
dinase, osa thelis Panimnite.
Through
the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out
the multitude of our transgressions.
FESTAL IDIOMELON ST ANTHONY TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Eleimon, Eleison me, O Theos, kata to Have Mercy
on me, O God, according

to Thy Great Mercy; and according
to
the
abundance
of
Thy
Compassion
blot
out
my
transgressions.
Mega Eleos Sou, ke kata to plithos

ton iktirmon Sou exaleipson to
anomima mou.
Osie
Pater, is pasan tin gin exilthen O

fthongos ton katorthomaton Sou, di
on en tis Ouranis, evres misthon
tonkamaton Sou.
Ton demonon
olesas tas falangas, ton Angelon
efthasas ta tagmata, on ton vion
amemptos ezilosas. Parrisian ehon
pros Kyrion, irinin etise tes psihes
imon.
PRAYER
OF
SALVATION
Devout Father, the Proclamation of

Thin Achievements went forth into
all the earth. For Thy Labours Thou
found the Reward in Heaven. Thou
destroyed the arrays of demons, and
Thou attained to the Orders of the
Angels,
whose
Lifestyle
Thou
emulated blamelessly. Since Thou
has confidence before our Lord,
beseech Him to grant Peace to our
soul.
SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA ST ANTHONY- TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Ton Askitin tou Kyriou imnis timisomen, Let

os nekrosanta pasas tas prosvolas ton
pathon, di egkratias ke sterras
ipomonis alithos, ke kateshinanta
sfodros, ton antipalon ehthron, ke
pasas toutou eparsis.
Ke nin
presvevonta to Kyrio eleithine tas
psihas imon.
FESTAL KONTAKION ST ANTHONY -TONE 2
Tous
viotikous thoivous aposamenos,

isihastikos ton vion exetelesas, ton
Vaptistin mimoumenos, kata panta
tropon Osiotate, Sin afto oun Se
Gereromen,
PATERON
PATER
ANTONIE.
Thou retreated from the tumult of daily

life and led Thy Life in stillness,
imitating John the Baptist in every
way.
We honour Thee and him
together, O Most Holy FATHER OF
FATHERS, SAINT ANTHONY!
FESTAL IKOS ST ANTHONY
Tis
tou Hristou fonis epakousas,

eporevthis opiso ton aftou entolon,
gymnos tou viou genomenos, ke
aporripsas frontidas pasas ton
hrimaton, ktimaton, ke iketon Sou,
ke adelfis tin storgin, Theofore
Antonie. Ke monos en tis erimis, to
Theo omilon katharotata, gnoseos
harin ilifas. In mi pempson imnin
Se mellonti, PATERON PATER
ANTONIE.
THE
Ti
IZ tou aftou minos, Mnimi tis Osiou

Patros imon Antoniou tou Megalou.
On
the 17th day of this month we

Commemorate our devout Holy
Father, St Anthony the Great.
Ti
afti imera, Mnimi tou Osiou ke

Theoforou
Patros
imon
ke
Thavmatourgou Antoniou tou Neou,
tou en ti Dkiti tis Verrias askisantos.
On
this day we Commemorate our

Devout and God-bearing Father
and Wonderworker, St Anthony the
New, who lived as an Ascetic in a
Skete in Beroea.
17 JANUARY
us honour with Hymns the Ascetic

of the Lord, for he mortified every
assault of passion all by resolute
endurance truly, and self-control; he
also greatly put to shame the
adversarial foe with all his arrogant
boasting.
And now the Saint
Intercedes with our Lord for Mercy
on our soul.

Ton Askitin tou Kyriou imnis timisomen, Let

os nekrosanta pasas tas prosvolas ton
pathon, di egkratias ke sterras
ipomonis alithos, ke kateshinanta
sfodros, ton antipalon ehthron, ke
pasas toutou eparsis.
Ke nin
presvevonta to Kyrio eleithine tas
psihas imon.
GREAT
SYNAXARION 17 JANUARY
10.
Heeding
the Voice of the Lord, Thou

followed after His Commandments.
Thou stripped off worldly life, and
rid Thyself of all concern for money,
property and servants, and even the
Love of Thy sister, O God-Bearer, St
Anthony. Then Thou most clearly
conversed with God alone, and Thou
received the Grace of Spiritual
Knowledge.
Send
me
this
Knowledge, as I sing Thy praises, O
Most Holy FATHER OF FATHERS,
SAINT ANTHONY.
dominates all the world, and in

Thine arms Thou held Him Who
holds all things together, and who
created
nature
and
nourishes
everything.
Therfore, I implore
Thee, O All Holy Virgin, and
Faithfully Glorify, so that I be
Delivered from my offences when I
shall stand before Him Who created
me. O Sovereign Lady, Virgin and
Pure: I beg Thee: grant me Thine
Assistance in that Hour: Thou can do
whatever Thou will, O All Blameless
One.
Ke

eonon.
Amin
us honour with Hymns the Ascetic

of the Lord, for he mortified every
assault of passion all by resolute
endurance truly, and self-control; he
also greatly put to shame the
adversarial foe with all his arrogant
boasting.
And now the Saint
Intercedes with our Lord for Mercy
on our soul.
Now

ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Here
Pili Kyriou i adiodeftos, in

proekirixan pantes i Dikeotati, ke O
Profitis Daniil, Oros alaxefton, ke
David O melodos, Sin Moisi ke tis
lipis, Vaton ke Stamnon ke Ravdon,
Nefelin Pilin ke Thronon, Mega Oros
anadihthisan imin.
O impassable Gateway of God the Lord,

Rejoice! Thou art She whom the
Righteous of old clearly foretold.
Prophet
Daniel
called
Thee
Unquarried Mountain, Bush and
Jar and Rod and Cloud, Gate and
Throne and also Great Mountain
Thou were truly called by the
Psalmist, David, and Moses, and all
the others. Thou were revealed thus
to us.
17 JANUARY
7.
THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA ST ANTHONY

TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Tous
thorivous tou viou katalipon, ton

Stavron Sou ep omon analavon, olon
anatethikas, seafton to Kyrio Sou. Ke
sarkos exo Pater, ke kosmou
genomenos, tou Agiou gegonas,
sinomilos Pnevmatos. Othen ke pros
zilon, tous laous diegiron, tas polis
ekenosas, tas erimous epolisas,
Theofore Antonie. Presveve Histo to
Theo,
ton
ptesmaton
afesin
dorisasthe, tis eortazousi potho, tin
Agian Mnimin Sou.
THE
Mystic Holiness.
GREAT
Ke
Thou withdrew from the tumult of daily

life, and Thou took up Thy Cross
and denied Thyself, and Thou
dedicated Thyself entirel to the Lord.
Thou attained a Spiritual State, not
of flesh and world, and Thou became
conversant with the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, Thou inspired Zeal for
God in the people. Thou emptied
the cities and populated the
wilderness, O God-bearer Anthony.
Intercede with Christ our God, that
He grant forgiveness of offences to
us who lovingly honour and
celebrate Thy Memory.
To Foti lampomenos, to aprosito, os astir By

exelampsas, en tes erimis, didahes,
katafotizon Antonie, tous adistakto
psihi prosiontas Si.
Ke

eonon.
Amin
Amin
Agio
Pnevmati, anavlizi ta tis Haritos

reithra, arthevonda, apasan tin ktisin
pros Zoogonion.
the Light Ineffable Thou were

Illumined; in the desert wilderness
Thou were resplendent like a star,
and by Thy Teachings Illumined all
who came to Thee with a sure soul,
O Anthony
Now

ages.
Epelefsi
Pnevmatos, tou Panagiou, tou

Patros ton sinthronon, ke Omoousion
Foni,
Agni
Angelou
sinelaves,
Theokiitor, Adam i Anaklisis.
Osiou aftou.
n antapedoken imin?
al aftos andilavou, ke soson, Sotir

mou. [2]
misoundes Sion, eshinthite apo tou

Kyriou; os hortos gar, piri esesthe
apexirameni. [2]
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Agio
Pnevmati, pasa psihi zooute, ke

katharsi, ipsoute, lambrinete, ti
Triadiki Monadi, Ierokrifios
8.
enantion Kyriou O thanatos tou

Osiou aftou.
HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
TO
Those
who hate Zion shall be put to

confusion by the Lord; like grass
in the fire shall they be withered
up. [2]

Through
the Holy Spirit is every soul

quickened and exalted in purity, and
Illumined by the Triune Unity in
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Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the

death of His Holy One.
ST MATTHEW 11 : 27 30
Ipen O Kyrios tis eaftou Mathies:
Panta
mi paredothi ipo tou Patros Mou.
Our
Ke
oudis epiginoski ton IIon i mi O

Patir, oude ton Patera tis epiginoski
i mi O IIos ke O ean voulite O IIos
apokalipse.
And no one knows the Son except the

Father, and no one knows the
Father, except the Son and any one
to whom the Son chooses to reveal
Him.
Defte
pros me pantes i kopiontes ke

pefortismeni, kago anapafso imas.
ton zigon mou ef imas ke
Mathete ap emou, oti praos imi ke
tapinos ti kardia, ke evrisete
anapafsin tes psihes imon.
O gar zigos mou hristos ke
to fortion
Mou elafron estin.

PS
ALM
Lord said to His Disciples: All

Things have been Delivered to Me by
My Father.
Come to me, all you who Labour, and

are heavy laden, and I will grant
you rest.
Take
My Yoke upon you and learn

from Me; for I Am Gentle and lowly
in heart, and you will find rest for
your soul.
For My Yoke is easy; and My Burden is

light.
50
HYMNS
my youth up many passions

have warred against me. But do
Thou succour and save me, O
Saviour. [2]
He renders us?
Timios
FESTAL ANTIPHONS TONE 4
Ek neotitos mou, pola polemi me pathi From
the Holy Spirit do the streams

of Grace well forth; they irrigate
everything created, so that Life can
be produced.
death of His Holy One.
Arate
and
Son
the
and
Amen
From
Ti antapodosomen to Kyrio peri panton, What shall we offer to the Lord for all
The All Holy Spirit came upon Thee, O

Virgin, at the Angels Voice,
Thou Conceived the coessential
of God the Fahter, Who shares
Throne, O Restoration of Adam,
Mother of God.

Ages.
Timios enantion Kyriou O Thanatos tou Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the
Amen
THEOTOKION
Now
FESTAL PROKEIMENON
TONE 4

eonon.
OF
DIVINE MERCY TONE 2
Tes tou SOU OSIOU, presvies, Eleimon, Through

exalipson ta
egklimaton.
plithi
ton
emon
the Intercessions of THY

HOLY MONASTIC, O Merciful One,
blot out the multitude of our
transgressions.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati
Tes
tis Theotokou Presvies, Eleimon,

exalipson ta plithi ton emon
egklimaton.
Through
Ke

eonon.
Now
Amin
the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out
the multitude of our transgressions.

Ages.
Amen
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ST ANTHONY THE GREAT

St Anthony the Great

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST ANTHONY

Ton zilotin Ilian tis tropis mimoumenos, Imitating

ST ANTHONY THE GREAT

the manner of Elijah the

DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS

let us worship and bow down

FESTAL ANTIPHON ST ANTHONY TONE 4

Ton zilotin Ilian tis tropis mimoumenos, Imitating

the manners of Elijah the

FESTAL KONTAKION MEETING/PRESENTATION

Mitran Parthenikin Agiasas to Tko

Sanctified the Virginal Womb by

ST ANTHONY THE GREAT

Therefore pray to Christ our Saviour,

Afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

Pateron Antonie, ti akoresto

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Him with tuneful cymbals;

of Fathers, St Anthony,Thy soul

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

FESTAL STICHERA - PSALM 150 ST ANTHONY - TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

epivas skimati Thepesie,

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

boarded a Chariot that rode the

THEOTOKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

tas deisis ton doulon

Lady, receive the Supplications of

ST ANTHONY THE GREAT

However, at midnight, St Anthony regained consciousness and asked his friend to

During his brief stay at Alexandria, he converted a great multitude of pagans to

ST ANTHONY THE GREAT

us to the Port of knowing and doing

LAUDS: THE PRAISES

TO GOD - PSALM 148

Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,

pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

everything that has breath praise

all His Powers. To Thee praise is

FESTAL STICHERA - PSALM 150 ST ANTHONY - TONE 4

Praise Him for His Mighty Acts;

Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Afton en iho salpingos. Enite

Pater Antonie, dia tin ontos zoin,

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.

Afton en hordes ke organo.

sinelthontes pantes Se, os Askitin

venerable Father Anthony, Thou

Him with timbrel and dance;

We have come in Faith, O Anthony, to

ST ANTHONY THE GREAT

PSALM 117 /118

O Word of God Who in the midst of the

ton en piri drosisanta, Pedas

piri enothentes, i theosevias

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