Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa

Archdiocese of Good Hope

Sunday Matins Hymns

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Tone (7) Varys/Grave

RESURRECTION GOSPEL 2 - MARK 16:1 - 8
THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS WITNESS THE EMPTY TOMB OF OUR RISEN LORD JESUS CHRIST

EOTHINON 2
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We do not become Holy by fighting evil.

Let evil be.
We must look at our Lord Jesus Christ.
We must imitate Him in all His Ways
for that alone will Save us.
What makes anyone Saintly is Love. (Agape)
ST PORPHYRIOS

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ishios sou, ke ex olis tis ianias sou...

ke ...ton plision sou os eafton.

Ipe

de afto: Orthos apekrithis. Touto

pike Zisi.

strength, and with all thy mind... and

... thy neighbour as thyself.

He

said to him: You have answered

correctly.
Do this and you will
Live.

O de thelon Dikeoun eafton, ipe pros ton Wanting

to Justify himself, he said to

Jesus: And who is my neighbour?

Iisou: Ke tis esti mou plision?

Ipolavon

de O Iisous ipen: Anthropos

tis katevenen apo Ierousalim is
Ieriho, ke listes periepesen.

Replying,

ke ekdisantes afton, ke pligas

epithentes
apilthon,
afentes
imithani tighanonta.

They stripped him of his clothing,

wounded
him,
and
departed,
leaving him half dead.

sigkyrian
de
Ierefs
tis
Kata
katavenen en ti odo ekini, ke idon
afton antiparilthen.

By chance, a certain Priest went down

that road, and when he saw him, he
passed by on the other side.

Omios de ke Leviitis, genomenos kata

ton
topon,
elthon
ke
idon,
antiparilthe.

Likewise, a Levite when he arrived

at the place, went and looked, and
passed by on the other side.

Samaritis de tis oevon lithe kat afton,

ke idon afton Esplaghnisthi.

A Samaritan, as He journeyed, got to

where he was, and when He saw
him, He had Compassion.

Ke proselthon katedise ta tavmata

Aftou, epiheon eleon ke inon.

And He went to him, and bandaged

his wounds, pouring on oil and
wine.

Epivivasas de afton epi to idion

ktinos, igagen afton is pandohion,
ke epemelithi aftou.

He set him on His own animal, took

him to an Inn, and took care of
him.

Ke epi tin avrion exelthon, ekvalon

dio dinaria edoke to pandohi ke
ipen afto: Epimelithiti Aftou. Ke oti
an prosdapanisis, ego en to
epanerhesthe me apodoso Si.

And the next day, before He

departed, He took out two denarii,
gave them to the Innkeeper, and
said to him: Take care of him. And
when I come again, I will repay
Thee.

Tis oun touton ton trion plision doki

si gegonene tou empesontos is tou
listas?

Which of these three dost thou think

was neighbour to him who fell
among the Thieves?

He said: He Who had Mercy on him.

de ipen:
aftou.

O piisas to Eleos met

Ipen oun afto O Iisou:

Porevou ke si pii

Jesus said: A certain man

went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho, and fell among thieves.

Jesus said to him: Go and do likewise!

omios!

Kindly use the Matins Service Book up until this point, then
carefully follow the instructions regarding these Hymns &
Readings...
PSALM 117 /118
PRAISE TO GOD FOR HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

*Theos

Kyrios ke Epefanen imin.

Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
STIHO S
1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!*
S T I H O S 2 : Panta ta ethni ekiklosan me,
ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.*
3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke
esti thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.*

STIHO S

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION

*The

Lord is God, and has Appeared

to us. Blessed is He Who comes in
the Name of the Lord!
VE RSE 1 :
Give thanks to the Lord, for
He is Good; for His Mercy endures
forever!*
VE RSE
2 : All the nations surrounded
me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.*
V E R S E 3 : This is the Lords doing, and
it is marvellous in our eyes.*
TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

Katelisas

By

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

to Stavro Sou ton Thanaton.

Ineoxas to listi ton Paradison. Ton
Miroforon ton thrinon metevales ke
tis sis Apostolis kirittin epetaxas, oti
Anestis, Hriste O Theos, parehon to
kosmo to Mega Eleos.

FESTAL

Ta

and to the Holy Spirit

APOLYTIKION HOLY MARTYRS

Thavmata ton Agion Sou Martyron,

tihos
akatamahiton
imin
dorisamenos, Hriste O Theos, tes
afton
ikesies,
voulas
Ethanon
diaskedason, tis Vasilias ta skiptra
krateoson, os monos Agathos ke
Filanthropos.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

Thy Cross Thou destroyed Death;

Thou opened Paradise to the Thief;
Thou changed the funeral wail of the
Myrrh-bearing
Women,
and
Commanded them to announce to
Thine Apostles that Thou had Risen
from the dead, O Christ our God,
Who bestows upon the world Great
Mercy!

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EDESSA TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Thou

has granted us the Miracles of

Thy Holy Martyrs as an Impregnable
Wall, O Christ our God. At their
Entreaties, frustrate the plots of
enemy nations, and Strengthen our
Government, for Thou alone art
Good and Love mankind.

Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen

THEOTOKION TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Here

Pili Kyriou i Adiodeftos, in

proekirizan pantes i kikeotati, ke O
Profitis Daniil, Oros alalxefton, ke
David O Melodos, Sin Moisi ke tis lipis,
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Impassable Gateway of God the

Lord, rejoice! Thou art She Whom
the Righteous of old clearly foretold:
Prophet
Daniel
called
Thee
Mountain Unquarried Bush and

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Pilin
ke
Thonon,
anadihthisan imin.

Mega

Oros

Jar and Rod and Cloud, Gate,

and Throne. And also by David the
Psalmist and by Moses, and by all
the others Thou were truly called
Great Mountain
- being thus
revealed to us.

SMALL LITANY 

FIRST RESURRECTION KATHISMATA - TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

I Zoi en to tafo anekito, ke sfragis en to When

Life had been laid in the Tomb

and a seal laid upon the stone,
soldiers guarded Christ as a
sleeping King and Angels glorified
Him as Immortal God, while Women
cried aloud: The Lord has Risen,
granting the world His Great Mercy!

litho epekito, os Vasilea ipnounta,

stratiote efilatton Hriston, ke Angeli
edoxazon, os Theon athanaton,
Ginekes de ekravgazon: Anesti O
Kyrios, parehon to kosmo to Mega
Eleos

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Ti

trimero tafi Sou skilefsas ton

Thanaton,
ke
ftharenta
ton
anthropon, ti Zoiforo egersi Sou,
Anastisas Hriste O Theos, os
Filantropos: Doxa Si!

By

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amin.

Grace in the Divine Spirit. She is

extolled by the Angels of God. A
Heavenly Tabernacle is She.
PROKEIMENON PSALM 28 TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

Kyrios Ishin to Lao Aftou dosi.

The

Enekate

Bring

to Kyrio Ii Theou... enegkate to

Kyrio Doxan ke Timin!

THE EPISTLE

Ke

elthon evingelisato Irinin imin tis

makran, ke tis engis.

And

OF THE

tou mnimatos, i Zoi ek

tafou anetilas Hriste O Theos: ke ton
thiron keklismenon, tis Mathites
epestis, i pantaon anastasis: Pnevma
evthes di afton egkenizon imin, kata
to Mega Sou Eleos.

Ara

You, therefore, are no longer strangers

oun ouketi este xeni ke pariki, alla

sympolite ton Agion ke Ikii tou
Theous, epikodomithentes epi to
Themelio ton Apostolon ke Profiton Ontosakrogonieou Aftou Iisou Hristou
en
O
pasa
ikodomi
sinarmologoumeni avxi is Naon
Agion en Kyrio - en O ke imis
sinikodomisthe is Katikitirion tou
Theou en Pnevmati.

through Him we both have access

by One Spirit to the Father.

and foreigners, but fellow Citizens

with the Saints and the Household of
God, having been built on the
Foundation of the Apostles and
Prophets the Chief Cornerstone
being Jesus Christ Himself in
Whom the whole structure being
fitted together grows into a Holy
Temple in the Lord in Whom you
also are being built together as a
Dwelling Place of God in the Spirit.

While the Tomb was sealed, Christ God,

Thou Dawned, O Life, from the
grave; and while the doors were
shut, Thou, the Resurrection of all,
came to Thy Disciples, through them
renewing a right Spirit in us,
according to Thy Great Mercy!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Epi

Bringing

to mnima edramon Ginekes, meta

dakrion Mira ferouse, ke Stratioton
filassonton se, ton ton olon Vasilea,
elegon pros eaftas: Tis apokilisi imin
ton lithon? Anesti O megalis Voulis

He came and preached Peace to

you who were afar off, and to those
who were near.

For

di Aftou ehomen tin prosagogin i

amfoteri en Eni Pnevmati pros ton
Patera.

RESURRECTION TONE (7) VARYS-GRAVE

Esfragismenou

Christ is our Peace - Who has

made both one, and has broken
down the middle wall of separation having abolished in His Flesh the
enmity - the Law of Commandments
contained in Ordinances, so as to
create in Himself one New Man from
the two, making Peace - and that He
might Reconcile them both to God in
one Body through the Cross - putting
to death the enmity in them.

Oti

Os tis imon Anastaseos thisavrisma, tous Thou

SECOND KATHISMA

and to the Holy Spirit

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sweet spices with their tears,

the Women ran to the Tomb, and
while soldiers guarded Thee, the
King of all, they said to one another:
Who will roll away the stone for us?

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EPHESIANS 2 : 14 - 22

TO THE

Brethren:

Amen

epi si pepithotas panimnite, ek lakkou

ke vithou ptesmaton anagage. Si gar
tis ipevthinous ti amartia esosas,
tekousa tin Sotirian.
I pro Toko
Parthenos ke en Toko Parthenos ke
meta Tokon palin ousa Parthenos.

ST PAUL

Hristo estin i Irini imon - O

piisas ta amfotera en ke to mesotihon
tou fragmou lisas - tin ehthran, en ti
Sarki Aftou - ton Nomon ton Entolon
en Dogmasi katargisas, ina tous dio
Ktisi en Eafto is ena Kenon
Anthropon
pion
Irinin
ke
apokatallazi tous amfoterous en eni
Somati to Theo dia tou Stavou apoktinas tin ehthran en afto.

Thy Burial for three day Thou

despoiled Death, and by Thy Lifebearing
Rising
Thou
raised
corrupted humanity, O Christ God,
as Thou lovest mankind: Glory to
Thee!

who art the Treasury of our

Resurrection, lead Thou forth from
the pit and depth of transgressions
those who set their hope on Thee, O
All-hymned One!
For Thou hast
Saved those who were guilty of sin,
for Thou gave Birth to our Salvation:
O Thou Who before Birth-giving was
Virgin, and in Birth-giving was
Virgin,
and
after
Birth-giving
remainest Virgin still.

OF

unto the Lord, ye Sons of God...

bring unto the Lord Glory and
Honour!

Adelphi:

and to the Holy Spirit

THEOTOKION

Lord will grant Strength to His

People.

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

TO

ST LUKE 10 : 25 37

THE GOOD SAMARITAN

To

O
O

kero ekino, Nomikos tis prosilthe to

Iisou, pirazon afton, ke legon:
Didaskale, ti piisas Zoin Eonion
klironomiso?

At that time, Lawyer stood up to test

de ipe pros afton: En to Nomo ti

gegrapte? Pos anaginoskis?

He said to him: What is written in the

de apokrithis ipen: Agapisis Kyrion

ton Theon sou ex olis tis kardias sou,
ke ex olis tis pshis sou, ke ex olis tis

Answering

our Lord Jesus and said: Teacher,

what shall I do to inherit Eternal
Life?
Law? What is Thy reading of it?

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he said: Thou shalt Love

the Lord Thy God with all thy heart,
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ke eonios aftou i Vasilia

His Kingdom is Eternal!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

SECOND RESURRECTION EOTHINON DOXASTIKON -

Meta

TONE 2

The Women

miron proselthouses tes peri tin

Mariam Ginexi, ke diaporoumenes,
pos este aftes tihin tou efetou, orathi
O lithos metirmenos, ke Thios
Neanias
katastellon ton thorivon
afton tis psihis. Igerthi, gar, fisin,
Iisous O Kyrios. Dio kirixate tis kirixin
aftou Mathites, is tin Galilean dramin,
ke opsesthe afton, anastanta ek
nekron, os Zoodotin ke Kyrion.

Ke

Angelos, Patisas ton Thanaton.

Pantodiname Kyrie, Doxa Si.

with Mary took ointments

with them; and while they were
apprehensive about achieving their
objective, they saw that the stone
had been rolled aside, and a Holy
Youth removed all anxiety and
trouble from their souls by saying:
The
Lord
Jesus
had
risen!
Wherefore, they make known to His
Disciples, that they should hasten to
Galilee and behold Him, Risen from
the dead; for He is the Lord, the
Giver of Life.

Now

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amin.

Amen

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

Katelisas

to Stavro Sou ton Thanaton.

Ineoxas to listi ton Paradison. Ton
Miroforon ton thrinon metevales ke
tis sis Apostolis kirittin epetaxas, oti
Anestis, Hriste O Theos, parehon to
kosmo to Mega Eleos.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION -

Ta

Thy Cross Thou destroyed Death;

Thou opened Paradise to the Thief;
Thou changed the funeral wail of the
Myrrh-bearing
Women,
and
Commanded them to announce to
Thine Apostles that Thou had Risen
from the dead, O Christ our God,
Who bestows upon the world Great
Mercy.

ST GURIAS, ST SAMONAS & ST ABIBOS

TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Thavmata ton Agion Sou Martiron,

tihos
akatamahiton,
imin
dorisamenos, Hriste O Theos, tes
afton
ikesies,
voulas
ethnon
diaskedason, tis Vasilias ta skiptra
krateoson, os Monos Agathos ke
Filanthropos.
SEASONAL KONTAKION

By

OF THE

Katharotatos Naos tou Sotiros, i

politimitos pastas ke Parthenos, to
Ieron Thisavrisma tis Doxis tou
Theou, simeron isagete, en to Oiko
Kyriou, tin Harin sinisagousa, tin en
Pnevmati Thio. In animnousin Angeli
Theou. Afti iparhi Skini Epouranios.

Since

Thou has given us the Miracles

of Thy Holy Martyrs as an invincible
battlement, by their entreaties,
scatter the counsels of the heathen,
O Christ our God, and strengthen
the Faith of Orthodox Christians,
since Thou alone art Good and the
Love of mankind.

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS

The

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Saviours
Most
Pure
and
Immaculate
Temple,
the
very
Precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin,
who is the Sacred Treasure of the
Glory of God, on this day is
introduced into the House of the
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Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amen

THEOTOKION - TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

Here, Keharitomeni ! Theotoke Parthene, Hail, O Full of Grace!

Virgin Theotokos,
Haven and Protection of the human
race, for from Thee the Redeemer of
the world took Flesh, for Thou alone
art Mother and Virgin, Ever Blessed
and Glorified: intercede with Christ
God to grant the whole world peace.

Limin ke Prostasia tou genous ton

anthropon: ek Sou gar esarkothi O
Litrotis tou kosmou: moni gar iparhis,
Mitir ke Tharthenos, Ai Evlogimeni,
ke Dedoxasmeni, Presveve Hristo to
Theo, Irinin dorisas pasis ti ikoumeni.
RESURRECTION
EVLOGITARIA,
TRISAGION
HYMN, THEOTOKION & SMALL LITANY

RESURRECTION IPERKOI TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

imeteran morfin analavon, ke

ipominas Stavron Somatikos, soson
me ti Anastasi Sou, Hriste O Theos,
os filanthropos.
RESURRECTION ANABATHMI

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The Angel of Great Counsel has

Risen, trampling on Death.
All
Powerful Lord: Glory to Thee!

A N TIPH ONO N

Tin ehmalosian Sion ek

planis
epistrepsas
kame,
Zooson, exeron doulopathias.

Christ

God, Who took our form and

endured the Cross in the Body, Save
me by Thy Resurrection, as Thou
Lovest mankind.

TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

1 O Saviour, Thou delivered
Zion held captive by error. Raise me
also from the servitude of my
passions, and grant me Life.

A N TIPH ON

Sotir,

En to noto O spiron thlipsis, nistias meta He

dakrion,
outos
haras
dragmata aizootrofias

drepsete

who sows sorrow in the South and

Fasting with tears shall bountifully
reap nourishment everlasting.

Doxa

Glory

Amin
Agio

Amen
The Holy

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

Pnevmati, Pigi ton Thion

thisavrismaton, ex ou Sofia, sinesis,
fovos. Afto enesis, Doxa, Timi ke
Kratos.

A N TIPH ONO N

Ean mi Kyrios ikodomisi

Ikon ton tis psihis, matin kopiomen.

Plin gar Aftou, ou proxis, ou logos
telite.

to the Father, and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit, Now and
ever and to the Ages of Ages.

Spirit is the Well-spring of

Divine Treasures from Whom comes
Wisdom, Prudence, and Awe.
To
Him belongs Praise, Glory, Honour
and Power.
2
Unless the Lord builds the
house of the soul, we labour in vain.
For without Him, neither word nor
deed can be accomplished.

A N TIPH ON

Tou

The

Doxa

Glory

Amin

Amen

Karpou tis Gastros i Agii

Pnematokinitos, Anavlastousi patroa
Dogmata iithesias.
Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

Saint, the Fruit of the Womb,

Spiritually Inspire and Regenerate
the Teachings of our Fathers,
concerning our adoption by God.
to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

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Agio

Pnemati, ta simpanta to ine ehi.

Pro panton gar Theos, ton olon
Kyriotis, Fos aprositon, Zoi ton
panton.

I fovoumeni ton Kyrion,

odous Zois evrontes, nin ke ai
Makariounte Doxi akirato.

A N TIPH ONO N

the world. He is, before all, Lord of

all, Unapproachable, Light and Life
of all.

3
They who fear the Lord
have found the Way of Life. They are
Blessed with Pure Glory, now and
forever more.

A N TIPH ON

Kiklo tis Trapezis Sou, os stelehi vlepon Rejoice,

ta ekgona
prosagon
pimenarha.

and be glad, O Shepherd,

seeing Thy descendants as saplings
round about Thy Table, and offer
them unto Christ.

Sou, here, evfrenou,

tafta
ton
Hristo,

Doxa

Glory

Amin
Agio

Amen
The Holy

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

Pnevmati, Vithos Harismaton,

Ploutos Doxis, Krimaton Vathos
Mega, Omodoxon Patri ke Io.
Latevton gar.

tous en skoti kathimenous, O Ilios tis

dikeosinis: epi ton Stavron O
apathis: epi ton Adin to Fos: epi ton
thanaton i Zoi: i Anastasis dia tous
nesontas, pros on voisomen: O Theos
imon, Doxa Si!

The Holy Spirit holds the existence of

RESURRECTION STIHI

Enite afton en timpano ke horo.

I will confess unto Thee, O

Lord: with my whole heart

VERSE

O Lord, my God, and let Thy

Hand be lifted up: forget not Thy
poor forever.

Defte

Come, let us rejoice in the Lord and be

agalliasometha to Kyrio, ke
evfanthomen en ti Anastasi aftou: oti
sinigire nekrous, ek ton tou Adou
aliton desmon, ke edorisato to kosmo
os Theos, Zoin eonion, ke to Mega
Eleos.

Anastithi,

Kyrie O Theos mou,

ipsothito i Hir Sou, mi epilathi ton
peniton Sou is telos.

Ke

Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary

lian proi tis mias Savvaton erhonte

epi to Mnimion, anatilantos tou iliou.

Very early in the morning, on the first

Ke elegon pros eaftas.

Ke

Magdalene, Mary the Mother of

James1, and Salome bought spices,
that they might go and anoint Him.
day of the week, they went to the
Tomb when the sun had risen.

Tis apokilisi imin

ton lithon ek tis thiras tou mnimiou?

And they said among themselves: Who

anavlepsase
theorousin
oti
apokekiliste O lithos. In gar mega
sfodra.

But when they looked up, they saw that

will roll away the stone from the

door of the Tomb for us?
the stone had been rolled away - for
it was very large.

THE MOTHER OF JAMES IS A VEILED REFERENCE TO OUR LADY, THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS.

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glad in His Resurrection! For He has

raised the dead with Himself from
the indissoluble bonds of Hades,
and, as God, granted the world
Eternal Life and His Great Mercy!

Arise,

O Lord, my God, lift up Thy

Hand:
do not forget Thy poor
forever.

tou Zoodohou mnimatos, ke Ginexi

Miroforis, evingelizeto legon: Anesti O
Kyrios,
kathos
proipen
imin:
apangilate tis Mathites aftou, oti
proagi imas is tin Galilean: to de
kosmo parehi, Zoin Eonion, ke to
eleos.

THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS WITNESS THE EMPTY TOMB OF OUR RISEN LORD JESUS CHRIST

diagenomenou tou Savvatou Maria i

Magdalini ke Maria i tou Iakovou ke
Salomi igorasan aromata ina elthouse
elipsosin afton.

Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.

Exastrapton Angelos, en to litho ekathito A dazzling Angel sat upon the stone of

RESURRECTION GOSPEL 2: MARK 16:1 - 8

Ke

smashed the Gates of Hades and

destroyed the might of Death; and
raised with Thyself the dead who
slept from Eternity in darkness, by
Thy
Divine
and
Glorious
Resurrection, as King of the Universe
and All Powerful God!

Praise

afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.

Anastithi, Kyrie O Theos mou, ipsothito Arise,

i Hir Sou, mi epilathou ton peniton
sou is telos.

Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and pipe.

Enite

O Lord, my God, and let Thy

Hand be lifted up: forget not Thy
poor forever.

Exomologisome Si, Kyrie, en oli

kardia mou.

Praise

to Kratos katirgisas, ti Kratea Dinami

Sou: ke sinigiras nekrous, tous ap
eonos en skoti kathevdontas, ti thia
ke endoxo Anastasi Sou, os Vasilefs
tou pantos, ke Theos Pantodinamos.

Anastithi, Kyrie O Theos mou, ipsothito Arise,

STIHOS

Enite

Pilas Adou sinetripas Kyrie, ke Thanatou By Thy Mighty Power, O Lord, Thou hast

RESURRECTION PROKEIMENON TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

i Hir Sou, mi epilathou ton peniton

Sou is telos. [2]

ANATOLIOS - TONE (7) VARYS /GRAVE

afton en hordes ke organo.

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Spirit is the Abundance of

Gifts, the Wealth of Glory, the Great
Depth of Judgements, for He is
worshipped and is equal to the
Father and the Son in Glory.

BY

of Justice to those who sat in

darkness; the Impossible
to the
Cross; the Light to Hades; Life to
Death; Resurrection for the fallen; to
Him we cry out: O our God: Glory to
Thee!

the Tomb that held Life, and gave

the Good Tidings to the Myrrhbearing Women, saying: The Lord
has Risen, as He foretold you!
Announce to His Disciples that He
goes before you into Galilee; while to
the world He grants Eternal Life and
His Great Mercy!

Exomologisome Si, Kyrie, en oli kardia I

mou,
diigisome
Thavmasia Sou.

Ti

panta

ta

apedokimasate ton lithon ton

akrogonieon, o paranomi Ioudei?
Outos estin O lithos, on etheto O
Theos en Zion, O ek petras pigasas en
erimo to idor, ke imin anavlizon ek
tis plevras aftou athanasian: outos
estin O lithos, O ex orous parthenikou
apotmithis, anev thelimatos andros,
O Ios tou Anthropou, O erhomenos
epi ton nefelon tou Ouranou, pros ton
Paleon ton imeron, kathos ipe Daniil:

will give Thee thanks, O Lord, with

my whole heart: I will tell of all
Thy Wonders.

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Jews: why did you reject the

Cornerstone? This is the Stone that
God placed in Zion, the God Who
made water spring from the Rock in
the
Wilderness,
and
poured
Immortality for us from His Side;
This is the Stone that was hewn from
the Virgin Mountain, with the will of
Man, the Son of Man Who is coming
on the Clouds of Heaven before the
Ancient of days, as Daniel said, and

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THEOTOKION

panta ti Theotiti, pliron os

aperigraptos, ek Sou Theos aporritos,
esomatothi
Parthene,
di
ikton
anorthoumenos,
to
tou
Adam
paraptoma, Neos Adam genomenos,
on os Iion Sou disopi, iper imon
Theotoke.

LAUDS: PRAISES

TO

TONE

Our

God,
Who
in
Divinity
uncircumscribed, yet fills all things,
ineffably was Incarnate of Thee, the
All Holy Virgin. In His Compassion,
He Restored and Raised up Adam
from his Fall, becoming Himself the
New Adam. Since He is Thy Son,
Entreat Him on our behalf, O
Theotokos.

GOD - PSALM 148

PRAISES TO THE LORD FROM ALL CREATION

Pasa

pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.

Enite

Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.

Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.

Let

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.

piise en aftis krima engrapton.

Doxa afti este pasi tis Osiis Aftou.

ta desma: Evangelizou gi Haran

Megalin: enite Ourani Theou tin
Doxan.
ton Theon en tis Agiis Afton.
Enite Afton en stereomati tis
Dinameos Aftou.

So go, tell His Disciples - and Peter that He is going before you into
Galilee; there you will see Him, as He
said to you.

Ke

And

Anastasin

Hristou
theasameni,
proskinisomen Agion Kyrion, Iisoun
ton Monon Anamartiton.

Enite

Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.

Praise God in His Saints;

Afton en iho salpingos. Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.

Etreme

katothen
ta
katahthonia
simeron, O Adis ke O thanatos ton
ena tis Triados: i gi ekonito, pilori de
Adou idontes Se eptixan: i ktisis de
pasa sin tis Profites herousa psalli Si,
peinikion odin to litroti imon Theo, to
katalisanti nin thanatou tin dinamin.
Alalazomen ke voisomen to Adam, ke
tis ex Adam. XILON TOUTON ISIGAGEN
EXERHESTHE I PISTI IS TIN ANASTASIN.

let us worship Holy Lord Jesus, the

only Sinless One.

Praise Him for His Mighty Acts;

praise
Him according to the greatness of
His Majesty.
do not cease to worship Christs
Resurrection, for He has Saved us
from our iniquities, Holy is Lord
Jesus Who showed forth the
Resurrection.

Praise

on antapedoken imin? Di imas

Theos en
anthropis:
dia tin
kataftharisan fisin, O Logos sarx
egeneto, ke eskinosen en imin: pros
tous aharistous O evergetis: pros
tous ehmaltous O elevtherotis: pros
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for all that He has given back to us?

For us God came among men; for
our corrupted nature the Word
became Flesh and dwelt amongst us:
the Benefactor to the ungrateful; the
Liberator to the prisoners; the Sun
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No longer does the might of Death have

power to keep mortals captive: for
Christ came down, breaking in pieces
and destroying its power.
Now
Hades is bound, the Prophets with
Joy in unison declare: The Saviour
has appeared to those with Faith.
COME OUT YOU FAITHFUL TO THE
RESURRECTION!

All that is beneath the earth, Hades and

Death, trembled today before One of
the Trinity: the earth quaked, the
Gate-keepers of Hades, when they
saw Thee, quailed!
All Creation,
rejoicing with the Prophet, sins Thee
a Song of Victory, our Redeemer and
God Who destroyed the power of
Death. Let us shout with Joy and cry
out to Adam and to Adams race:
COME OUT, YOU FAITHFUL, TO THE
RESURRECTION!

SYNAXARION 15 NOVEMBER

Ti IE tou Aftou minos mnimi ton Agion On

Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.

Ti antapodosomen to Kyrio, peri panton What return shall we make to the Lord

they went out quickly and fled

from the Tomb, trembling and
amazed. And they said nothing to
anyone, for they were afraid.

RESURRECTION OIKOS TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ,

pavometha: Aftos gar imas esosen,

ek ton anomion imon: Agios Kyrios
Iisous, O dixas tin Anastasin.

he said to them: Do not be

alarmed.
You seek Jesus of
Nazareth, Who was crucified. He is
risen! He is not here. See the place
where they laid Him.

RESURRECTION KONTAKION TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

to kratos tou Thanatou, ishise

katehin tous vrotous: Hristos gar
katilthe sintrivon, ke lion tas dinamis
aftou: desmite O Adis, Profite
simfonos agallonte, epesti legontes,
Sotir tis en pisti: EXERHESTHE I PISTI IS
TIN ANASTASIN.

the bonds of Death: earth proclaims

the Good Tidings of Great Joy:
Heaven sings out the Glory of God!

Hristou tin Anastasin, proskinountes ou We

Enite

exelthouse efigon apo tou mnimiou.

Ihe de aftas tromos ke ekstasis, ke
oudeni ouden ipon. Efovounto gar

Ouketi

execute upon them the Judgement

that is decreed; such Glory will be
for all His Holy Ones.

praise Him in
the firmament of His Power.

entering the Tomb, they saw a

young man clothed in a long white
robe sitting on the right side; and
they were alarmed.

All ipagete ipate tis Mathites aftou ke to

Petro oti praogi imas is tin Galilean.
Eki afton dpsesthe, kathos ipen imin.

all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.

To

And

But

Mi ekthamvisthe. Isoun
zitite ton Nazarinon ton estavromen.
Igerthi, ouk estin ode. Ide o topos
opou ethikan afton.

Anesti Hristos ek nekron, lisas thanatou Christ has Risen from the dead, loosing

Enite

iselthouse is to Mnimion idon

neaniskon kathimenon en tis dexiis,
perivevlimenon stolin lefkin, ke
exethamvithisan.

O de legi aftes.

Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,

RESURRECTION STIHERA - TONE (7) VARYS /GRAVE

Tou

Ke

Martyron ke Omologiton
Samona ke Avivou.

Ti

this 15th day of the month, we

Commemorate the Holy Martyrs, St
Guria, St Shamuna and St Habib the
Holy Confessors.

Gouria,

afti imera mnimi tou Osiou Patros

imon
Kintirianou,
Episkopou
Selevkias, enos ek ton triakosion deka
okto Theoforon Pateron tis A
Ikoumenikis Synodou.

On this day we Commemorate our Holy

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Father, St Quintian, Bishop of

Seleucia, one of the 318 God-Bearing
Father of the First Ecumenical
Council.

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Mnimi ton efsevon Vasileon Ioustinou ke We

Commemorate
the
Orthodox
Emperor, St Justin, and the Empress,
St Theodora.

Theodoras.

Mnimi

tou Agiou Thoma, Patriarhou

Konstantinoupoleos tou Neou.

We Commemorate St Thomas the New,

Patriarch of Constantinople.

Ti afti imera mnimi ton Agion Martyron On this day we also Commemorate the
Elpidiou, Markellou, Evstohiou, ke ton
sin Aftis.

Holy Martyrs: St Elpidios, St

Markellos, St Efstochios and those
with them.

Ti afti imera mnimi tou Agiou Martyros On this day we Commemorate the Holy
Dimitriou.

Martyr, St Demetrios of Thrace.

Tes

afton presvies, O Theos, Eleison

imas.

Amin

Through

their Holy Intercessions, O

God, Have Mercy on us.

Amen
KATAVASIE

ENTRY OF THE EVER BLESSED VIRGIN

(7 - 20 NOVEMBER) - TONE 4

OF THE

1
Anixo to stoma mou ke
plirothisete Pnevmatos ke logon
erevxome ti Vasilidi Mitri.
Ke
ofthisome fedros Panigirizon ke aso
gnothomenos TAFTIS TIN ISODON.

ODI

I shall open my mouth and the

Spirit will inspire it, and I shall utter
the words of my song to the Queen
and Mother: I shall be seen radiantly
keeping Feast and I SHALL REJOICE

Tous Sous Imnologous, Theotoke,

izosa ke Afthonos Pigi, Thiason
sigkrotisantas
Pnevmatikon,
Stereoson. KAN TI SEPTI ISODO SOU
Stefanon Doxis Axioson.
4 Tin anexihniaston Thian voulin
tis ek tis Parthenou sarkoseos Sou to
Ipsistou
O
Profitis
Abbakoum
katanoon ekravgaxe. Doxa ti Dinami
Sou, Kyrie

ODI

O D E 5 xesti ta simpanta en TI SEPTI

ISODO SOU Si gar,
apirogame
Parthene, EVDON ISILTHES EN TO
NAO
TOU
THEOU
OSPER
KATHAROTATOS NAOS, PASI
TIS
IMNOUSI SE SOTIRIAN VRAVEVOUSA..

Tin

Thian Taftin ke Pantimon

Telountes Eortin i Theofrones tis
Theomitoros,
defte
tas
hiras
krotisomen, ton ex aftis tehthenta
Theon Doxazontes.

ODI

Ouk

elatrefsan ti ktisi i
Theoforones para ton ktisanta. Alla
piros apilin andrios patisantes,
herontes
epsallon. Iperimnite, O
ton Pateron Kyrios ke Theos,
Evlogitos I.

ODI

evagis en ti kamino O Tokos tis

Theotokou
diesosato,
tote men
tipoumenos, nin de
energoumenos
tin
ikoumenin
apasan
agiri
psallousan. Ton Kyrion Imnite ta
Erga ke iperipsoute is pantas tous
eonas.

Apas

gigenis skiratato

lampadouhoumenos.

OF THE

8 We Praise, we Bless and we

Worship the Lord!

ODE

Pedas

THE MAGNIFICAT
FESTAL KATAVASIA

our Fathers!

ke

The

Offspring of the Theotokos saved

the Holy Children in the furnace. He
Who was then prefigured has since
been born on earth, and He gathers
together all Creation to sing: O ye
Works of the Lord: Bless the Lord and
exalt Him above all forever!

9TH ODE ENTRY

3 O Theotokos, Thou living and

Plentiful Fount: grant Strength to
those united in Spiritual Fellowship,
who sing Hymns of praise to Thee:

ODE

AND

IN

THY

SOLEMN

ENTRANCE

LL

LITA

NY

Let every mortal born on earth, carrying

his torch, in spirit leap for Joy; and
let the Order of the Angelic Powers
celebrate and honour THE HOLY
ENTRANCE of the Theotokos, and let
them
cry:
Hail,
All
Blessed
Theotokos, Pure and Ever Virgin!

SECOND RESURRECTION EXAPOSTEILARION TONE 2

Ton lithon deorisase, apokekilismenon, e Verily, when the Myrrh-bearing Women

Mirofori eheron. Idon gar neaniskon,
kathimenon en to Tafo, ke aftos
taftees efi.
Idou Hristos egigerte.
Ipate sin to Petro tis Mathites. En to
Ori fthasate Galileas, eki imin
ofthisete, os Proipe tis Filis!

saw the stone rolled, they rejoiced;

for they saw a Young Man sitting at
the Tomb who said to them: Behold!
Christ has Risen! Tell the Disciples with Peter - to hasten to the
Mountain; for there He shall appear
to you as He foretold., His Beloved
Ones!

vouchsafe them Crowns of Glory.

4 Perceiving the Unsearchable
Purpose of God concerning Thine
Incarnation from a Virgin, O Most
High, the Prophet Habakkuk cried:
Glory to Thy Power, O Lord!

ODE

ODE 5
he whole world was amazed at
THY HOLY ENTRANCE for Thou, O
Virgin, WENT INTO THE INTERIOR OF
THE TEMPLE AS AN ALL PURE TEMPLE,

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION THE HOLY MARTYRS

Os pale diesosate, pikrou Thanatou Agii, As

korin en Tafo vlithisan, ton de
paranomon
Gotthon,
Thanato
paredokate, kame ton akathekton
mou, pathon nin eklitrosasthe, opos
imon tin fosforon, mnimin fedros
eortaso.

bestowing Salvation upon all who

sing Thy praises.
ODE 6

As we celebrate this Sacred and

Solemn Feast of the Theotokos, let

us come, clapping our hands, O
people of the Lord, and Glorify God
Who was Born of Her.
7 The Holy Children bravely
trampled upon the threatening fire,
preferring not to worship created
things rather than the Creator, and
they sang in Joy: Blessed art Thou
and praised above all: O Lord God of

O filax pasis tis ikoumenis!

Stavros i Oreotis tis Ekklisias! Stavros
Vsileon to Krateoma! Stavros Piston
to Stirigma! Stavros Angelon i Doxa,
ke ton demonon to travma!

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TONE

You, O Saints, Delivered from a

bitter death that girl of old who had
been thrown into a grave, O Martyrs,
and then Delivered to death that bad
and lawless Goth, I pray to Thee
now:
Deliver me from my
uncontrollable passions, so that I
may joyously celebrate the Radiant
Feast of Your Memory.

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION THE HOLY CROSS

Stavros

TONE

The Cross is the Guardian of the whole

ODE

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TEMPLE

to pnevmati

ailon noon fisis, gererousa TA IERA

ISODIA tis Theomitoros ke voato:
Heris, pammakariste Theotoke Agni,
Aiparthene!
SMA

INTO

Panigirizeto de

ODE 1

IN HER ENTRANCE.
ODI 3

8 Enoumen, Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrios.

ODI

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earth! The Cross is the Beauty of the

Church! The Cross is the Strength of
Kings! The Cross is the Support of
the Faithful! The Cross is the Glory
of Angels and the Wonder of
demons!

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