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FESTAL MATINS HYMNS ST MATTHEW

OF THE

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OF THE

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St Matthew of the 12 Holy Apostles

God

has not cast away His People

whom He Foreknew.

Ouk aposato O Theos ton laon Aftou on

Proegno.
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
THE CALLING

To

OF

TO

ST MATTHEW 9 : 9 13

ST MATTHEW LEVI, TAX COLLECTOR

kero ekino, paragon O Iisous, iden

anthropon
kathimenon
epi
to
telonion, Matheon legomenon.

At that time, our Lord Jesus saw a man

The Holy Apostle and Evangelist, St Matthew, was also named Levi. (MARK 2:14; LUKE

sitting at the Tax Office, named

Matthew.

He was one of the Twelve Apostles and was brother of the Apostle, St James
Alphaeus. (MARK 3:18; LUKE 6:45; ACTS 1:13 & MARK 2:14).
He was a Publican, or Tax-Collector for Rome, in a time when the Judeans were
under the oppressive rule of the Roman Empire.
He lived in the Galilean city of Capernaum, and from the moment that our Lord
Jesus Christ Called him: Come, follow Me he left everything and faithfully
accompanied our Divine Saviour. (Matthew 9:9)
Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Disciples accepted without any reservation or
hesitation St Matthews invitation to dine at his house, where they kept
company with other Publican friends and acquaintances of St Matthew, who
were all regarded by the Judeans especially the self-righteous, arrogant and
unmerciful Pharisees and Scribes - as being the worst kind of sinners.
Publicans who collected taxes from their countrymen did so more often than not
by corrupt means, thereby making great financial profits for themselves.
Being so corrupt and despised, the Tax Collectors were hard-hearted, and
exceedingly greedy and cruel to their fellow citizens who considered them
pernicious betrayers of their country and religion of birth.
The title Publican was equal to public sinner and idol-worshipper. To even
speak to an abhorrent Tax-collector was considered sinful, and to associate
with any of them was certainly regarded as defilement.
Consequently, the Hebrew Teachers and others of social status among the
Judeans failed to comprehend that in fact, our Lord and Saviour the Great
Divine Messiah - had ...come to call not the Righteous, but sinners to
Repentance. (MATTHEW 9:13).
St Matthew sincerely acknowledged his sinfulness and subsequently repaid
fourfold anyone he had cheated. Furthermore, he distributed his remaining
possessions to the poor, and he then faithfully accompanied our Lord Jesus
Christ together with the other chosen Apostles.
St Matthew paid strict attention to the Instructions and Teachings of the Divine
Teacher, and he personally witnessed His innumerable Divine Miracles while
he travelled throughout the region with the Twelve Apostles preaching to
...the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel (MATTHEW. 10:6).
He also witnessed the intense suffering, the humiliation, the unjust, illegal
scourging, the Death, and Resurrection of our Saviour, and was one of the 120
Faithful Disciples who were present at our Lord Jesus glorious Ascension into
Heaven.
Having received the Grace of the Holy Spirit, which descended upon the Apostles
on the day of Pentecost, St Matthew preached in Palestine for several years.
At the request of the Judean converts in Jerusalem, St Matthew wrote his Gospel,
describing the Earthly Life of our Beloved Saviour, before departing to preach
the Gospel of Christ in faraway lands. St Matthew wrote in Aramaic, and then
his Holy Gospel was translated into Greek the international language of that
time. (The Aramaic text has not survived, but many of the linguistic and
cultural-historical peculiarities of the Greek translation give indications of it.)
St Matthew preached among people who were awaiting the Great Divine
Messiah and his Gospel consisted of vivid proof that our Lord Jesus Christ is
indeed the long-awaited Messiah Who was foretold by the Holy Prophets of

Ke legi afto: Akolouthi Mi.

And He said to him: Follow Me.
Ke anastas, ikolouthisen Afto.
And he arose, and followed Him.
Ke geneto Aftou anakimenou en ti ikia, And He sat at the table in the house,

Ke

ke idou: polli Telone ke amartoli

elthontes sinanekinto to Iisou, ke tis
Mathites Aftou.

and behold: many Tax Collectors and

sinners went and sat down with
Jesus and His Disciples.

idontes, i Pharisei ipon tis Mathites

Aftou: Dia ti meta ton Telonon ke
amartolon esthii O Didaskalos imon?

And seeing them, the Pharisees said to

de Iisous akousas, ipen afti: Ou

hrian ehousin i ishiontes Iatrou, all
i kakos ehontes.

Jesus,

Porevthentes de Mathete ti
Eleon Thelo, ke ou thisian.

His Disciples: Why does your

Teacher eat with Tax Collectors and
sinners?
hearing, said to them: Those
who are well have no need of a
Physician, but those do who are
sick.

estin:

Go and learn what it means: ... I

desire Mercy and not sacrifice.

Ou gar ilthon kalese Dikeous, alla

amartolous is metanian.

For I did not come to call the

Righteous,
but
sinners,
to
Repentance.:

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OF THE

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FESTAL MATINS HYMNS ST MATTHEW

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God, and he also confirmed that there would never be another Messiah
another Divine Saviour. (MATTHEW 11:3).
The Preaching and Deeds of our Saviour are presented by St Matthew in three
divisions, constituting three aspects of the Service of the Divine Messiah:

Matthew 5 7 - PROPHET AND LAW-GIVER
Matthew 8 25 - LORD OF ALL CREATION - both visible and invisible

Matthew 26 27 - HIGH PRIEST AND ULTIMATE BLOOD SACRIFICE for all the sins of all
mankind forever.
The Theological content of the Gospel, besides the Christological Themes, also
includes the Teaching concerning the Kingdom of God and the Holy Church of
Christ, of which our Lord Jesus Christ often spoke in Parables:

Matthew 5 7 teaches us about our essential INNER PREPARATION for entering
into the Eternal Kingdom of God.

Matthew 10 11 deals with THE WORTHINESS OF SERVERS of the Church in the
world

Matthew 13 mentions THE SIGNS OF THE KINGDOM AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH in the souls
of mankind

Matthew 18: 1-35; 19:13-30; 20:1-16; 25-27 & 23:1-28 concerns the HUMILITY AND
SIMPLICITY OF THE INHERITORS of the Eternal Kingdom

Matthew 24 25 is about THE ESCHATOLOGICAL REVELATIONS of the Kingdom in the
Second Coming or Reappearance (Parousia) of Christ within the daily
Spiritual Life of the Church.
The Kingdom of Heaven and the Church are closely interconnected in the
Spiritual Experience of Christianity:

Matthew 16:18-19 & 28:18-20 the Church is the historical embodiment of the
Kingdom of Heaven in the world, and the Kingdom of Heaven is the Church
of Christ in its Eschatological Perfection (i.e. concerning the last aspects of this
temporary earthly existence.)
St Matthew spread the Divine Truth of the Holy Gospel of Christ to Syria, Media,
Persia, Parthia, and Ethiopia - where his Missionary Journey finally ended with
his Martyrdom for the Love of our Lord.
At that time, Ethiopia was inhabited by tribes of cannibals with primitive customs
and beliefs.
By the Grace and Will of God, St Matthew founded the Church in Ethiopia when he
converted some of the idol-worshippers to Faith in Christ, and built a temple
in the city of Mirmena, establishing his Faithful companion, St Platon, as
Bishop.
While the Holy Apostle was Fervently Entreating God for the Conversion of the
Ethiopians, our Lord Jesus Christ appeared before St Matthew in the Form of a
Youth, and He presented him with a Staff, which He commanded him to plant
at the doors of the church.
Our Lord Jesus told His Faithful Apostle that a Tree would grow from that Staff and
it would bear Fruit, and from its roots would flow a stream of water. When the
Ethiopians had washed themselves in the water and eaten the Fruit, they
would abandon their wild ways and became gentle and good.
As St Matthew carried the Staff towards the church, he was met by the wife and
son of the Ruler, Fulvian, who were afflicted by unclean spirits. In the Name of
Christ the Holy Apostle Healed them, and that Divine Miracle converted a
number of the pagans to our Lord.
However, Fulvian did not want his subjects to become Christian and cease
worshipping their pagan gods, which always brought in a lot of wealth for the
temples and thus for the ruler as well. So he gathered his people and falsely
4.

FESTAL MATINS HYMNS ST MATTHEW

OF THE

12 APOSTLES 16 NOVEMBER

THE EPISTLE

OF

ST PAUL

ROMANS 10 : 11 11 : 2

TO THE

Adelphi,

leg ii grafi: ...Pas O Pistevon

epi to Theo ou kateshinthisete.

Brethren:

the
Scripture
says:
...Whoever believes in God will not
be put to shame.

Ou gar esti diastoli Ioudeou te ke Ellinos. There is no distinction between Judean

and Greek.

gar aftos Kyrios panton, plouton is

pantas tous epikaloumenous Afton:
...Pas gar os an epikalesite to
Onoma Kyriou Sothisete.

Pos

oun epikalesonte
epistefsan?

is

on

ouk

Pos de pistevsousin ou ouk ikousan?

The

same Lord over all is rich to all

who call upon Him: ... whoever calls
on the Name of the Lord shall be
Saved.

How

then shall they call on Him in

whom they have not believed?

How shall they believe in Him of Whom

they have not heard?

Pos de akousousi horis Kirissontos?

How

Pos de kirixousin ean mi apostalosi?

How

Kathos gegrapte:

It

shall
Preacher?

hear

without

shall they preach unless they are

sent?

Os ore ii podes ton

Evanglizomenon
Irinin,
ton
Evangelizomenon ta Agatha!

All ou pantes ipikousan to Evangelio.

Isaias gar legi: Kyrie, tis epistefse

they

ti

akoi imon?

Ara

i Pistis ek akois - i de akoi dia

Rimatos Theou.

is written: How beautiful are the

feet of those who preach the Gospel
of Peace, who bring Glad Tidings of
Good Things!

But they have not all obeyed the Gospel.

Isaiah said: Lord, who has believed
our report?

Faith comes by hearing - hearing by the

Word of God.

Alla lego mi ouk ikousan?

But I say: have they not heard?
Menounge: ... is pasan tin Gin exilthen Indeed: ...their sound has gone
O fthongos afton, ke is ta perata tis
ikoumenis ta Rimata Afton.

Alla lego, mi ouk egno, Israil?

Protos Moisis legi: Ego paraxiloso

Imas
ep ouk Ethni, epi Ethni asineto
Parorgio Imas.

Isaias de apotolma, ke legi:

...Evrethin
tis Eme mi zitousin emfanis
egenomin tis Eme mi eperotosi.

Pros de ton Israil legi:

Olyn tin imeran

exepetasa tas Hiras Mou pros Laon
apithounta ke antilegonta.

out to
all the Earth, and to the ends of the
world, His Word.

But I say: did Israel not know?

First Moses said: I will provoke

Thee
to jealousy by those who are not a
Nation - by a foolish Nation I will
move Thee to Anger.

Isaiah

was very bold and said: I was

found by those who did not seek Me
- I was made manifest to those who
did not ask for Me.
But to Israel He said: All day long I
stretched forth My Hands to
People disobedient and contrary.

then: has God cast away His

Lego oun, mi aposato O Theos ton Laon I say
People?
Aftou?
Mi genitor! Ke gar ego Israilitis imi, ek Certainly not! For I am also an Israelite
Spermatos Avraam, filis Veniamin.
FESTAL MATINS HYMNS ST MATTHEW

- of the Seed of Abraham, of the

Tribe of Benjamin.

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FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST MATTHEW -

Apostole

TONE 3

O Holy Apostle an Evangelist, Matthew,

Agie ke Evangelista Matthee,

Presveve to Eleimoni Theo, ina
ptesmaton afesin, parashi tes psihes
imon.

Intercede to our Merciful God, that

He grant our soul forgiveness of
offences..

Festal Hymns - Divine Liturgy Hymns

16November - St Matthew of the 12 Apostles
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST MATTHEW -

Apostole

TONE 3

O Holy Apostle an Evangelist, Matthew,

Agie ke Evangelista Matthee,

Presveve to Eleimoni Theo, ina
ptesmaton afesin, parashi tes psihes
imon.

Intercede to our Merciful God, that

He grant our soul forgiveness of
offences..

OR

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST MATTHEW LEVI

TONE 3

Thias

ikousas, fonis tou Logou, ke tis

pisteos, to fos edexo, katalipsas
teloniou ton sindesmon;
othen
Hristou
tin
aporriton
kenosin,
evingeliso Matthee Apostole. Ke nin
presveve, dothine tis se gererousi,
ptesmaton ilasmon ke Mega Eleos.

SEASONAL KONTAKION ENTRY

pasan tin Gin exilthen O fthongos

Aftou.
Ourani diigounte Doxan Theou!

APOSTLES

heard the Words Divine Voice,

and accepted the Light of Faith, and
abandoned the bond with the
customs-house; whence, O Matthew
Apostle, thou brought all the Good
News of Christs ineffable Kenosis.
And now, intercede, to be granted to
those who honour thee, Atonement
for their faults and Great Mercy

THE EVER BLESSED

INTO TEMPLE

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.

TWELVE

Thou

THEOTOKOS

The

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
Lord, and with Herself She brings the
Grace in the Divine Spirit. She is
extolled by the Angels of God. A
Heavenly Tabernacle is She.

PROKEIMENON PSALM 18

Is

OF THE

TONE

accused St Matthew of sorcery immediately issuing orders for his arrest and
execution.
St Matthew was seized and bound upside down to a stake that was surrounded
deep stacks of wood, which was set alight.
As the tremendously hot flames flared brightly, everyone saw that St Matthew
remained unharmed, whereupon Fulvian ordered more wood to be added to
the blaze. He also had twelve idols set up around the pyre, which were quickly
melted by the intensity of the heat.
The huge flames suddenly flared toward Fulvian, and nearly engulfed him, and
in his abject terror he entreated St Matthew for Mercy.
The Intercessory Prayers of the Holy Apostles immediately doused the all
consuming flames, and when the acrid smoke had cleared, the witnesses saw
that although his body had remained completely untouched by the searing
fire, St Matthew had surrendered his soul to our Lord and Reposed in Peace.
Fulvian deeply Repented, yet he still had residual doubts.
He ordered the Sanctified Holy Relics of St Matthew to be sealed into a heavy iron
casket and thrown into the sea, because Fulvian reasoned that if the Almighty
God of St Matthew could preserve his body in the deep waves of the sea, as He
had preserved him in the destructive flames, then it would be a proper,
confirmed reason to worship this One True God Who was so All Powerful and
Eternal.
That night St Matthew appeared in a Vision to St Platon the Bishop, requesting
him accompanied by the Clergy as witnesses - to go to the sea shore where
they would find the heavy casket.
Fulvian and his entire retinue, as well as the Clergy went with St Platon to the
shore where to everyones immense surprise the heavy metal casket had
indeed been carried by the waves, to the closest point to the church.
With all due reverence, the people took up the casket and, led by the honourable
Bishop Platon, they carried it to the church that had been built by St Matthew.
Fulvian besought the Forgiveness of St Matthew, and sincerely Repented all his
sins.
In due time, having received Spiriutal Enlightenment and having been properly
prepared, Fulvian was joyfully Baptised by St Platon, who, in Obedience to a
Divine Commandment of our Lord, bestowed upon on the former pagan Ruler
the name Matthew.
Fulvian-Matthew abdicated his position as Ruler of the Ethiopians and was
eventually ordained into the Holy Priesthood of Christ our Lord and Saviour.
When St Platon had Reposed in Peace in the Lord, St Matthew, the Holy Apostle
and Evangelist of Christ, appeared in a Divine Vision to Presbyter FulvianMatthew and exhorted him to head the Ethiopian Church.
Having been elected as the successor to Bishop Platon St Fulvian-Matthew toiled
faithfully for the rest of his natural life, preaching the Word of God teaching
his people the Divine Truth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and
continuing until his very last breath, the Holy Mission of his Heavenly Patron.
May the Memory of St Matthew be Eternal, and may he ceaselessly continue to
Intercede on our behalf for the Salvation of our immortal souls.
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His

Voice has gone out into all the

Earth.

The Heavens declare the Glory of God!

THE FAST OF THE NATIVITY BEGINS TODAY

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En

Sitting

Enite

Praise

Evrontisas

Thou

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

ipsi
kathimenos,
Thegnosias
Apostole, ipedexo tou Pnevmatos, tin
Eglin fanisan Si, tou piros en idi, ke
glossi pirini, pasan kateflexas safos,
tis asevias ilin politheon. Dio Se os
Apostolon, ke Theigoron gereromen,
tin Agian Sou simeron, ektelountes
Panigirin.

Kindly use the Matins Service Book up until this point, then
carefully follow the instructions regarding these Hymns &
Readings.

in the Upper Room and in the

Height of the Knowledge of God,
Thou received the Enlightenment of
the Spirit, which appeared to Thee as
Tongues of Fire. With Thy tongue on
Fire, Thou manifestly burnt away the
false religion of polytheism.
O
Matthew, we all honour Thee as an
Apostle who spoke of God, and
today we observe the Feast of Thy
Holy Memorial.

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

*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.*

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST MATTHEW - TONE 3

Apostole Agie ke Evangelista, Maththee,

Presveve to Eleimoni Theo, ina

ptesmaton afesin, parashi tes psihes
imon.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

Apostole Agie ke Evangelista, Maththee, O

Presveve to Eleimoni Theo, ina
ptesmaton afesin, parashi tes psihes
imon.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

Holy Apostle and Evangelist,

Matthew, Intercede with our Merciful
God, that He grant our soul
forgiveness of offences.

Afton en kimvalis evihis! Enite

Afton en kimbalis Allalagmou.
Pasa pnoi enesato ton Kyrion!

Pansofe,
ti
ikoumeni
didagmata, Iera ke Sotiria, ke pasan
ekathiras, idolomanias, tin Ktisin
Mathee,
ke
katefotisas
laous,
Evangeliou tes epilampsesin, idolon
ta temeni de, katastrepsasmenos
Haritis, Ekklisias is Enesin, tou Theou
Okodimisas.

ST MATTHEW

OF THE

With

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

SMA

LL

LITA

NY

of our race we sing praises, O Virgin

Theotokos. For Thy Son and our
God in the Flesh that He assumed
from Thee accepted suffering by
means of crucifixion and has
thereby set us free from crucifixion,
in His Love for mankind.

FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA ST MATTHEW

Matthee

Apostole Pistos imnoumen Se,

ke potho tmomen Se os ipiretin
Hristou, aftoptin ke kirika, proton te
singrafea
ton
ekinou
Logion,

6.

FESTAL MATINS HYMNS ST MATTHEW

TONE

TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

en asmas simeron Pisti, epi

ti mnimi tou septou Apostlou, ke
Evangelistou Matheou.
Outos gar
ripsas ton zigon, ke ton hrison tou
Teloniou, ikolouthise Hristo, ke kirix
tou Evangeliou Thios ehrimatisen.
Othen exilthe Profitikos O fthongos
Aftou, is tin ikoumenin, ke presveve
Sothine tas psihas imon.

Holy Apostle and Evangelist,

Matthew, Intercede with our Merciful
God, that He grant our soul
forgiveness of offences.

Unto Thee who mediated the Salvation

and to the Holy Spirit

Krotisomen

Amen

tin mesitefsasan tin Sotirian tou

genous imon, animnoumen Theotoke
Parthene. En ti sarki gar ti ek Sou
prolifthisi, O Iios Sou ke Theos imon,
to
dia
Stavrou
katadexamenos
pathos, elitrosato imas, ek fthoras os
Filanthropos.

thundered the Sacred Teachings

of Salvation throughout the world, O
Matthew. Thou purged all Creation
of the madness of idols.
Thou
Illumined all people of Earth with
the Enlightenment of the Gospel.
And having destroyed the idolatrous
temples, by Divine Grace Thou built
churches for the Glory and Praise of
God.

12 APOSTLES

THEOTOKION TONE 3

Se

Him with resounding cymbals!

Praise
Him
with
triumphant
cymbals! Let everything that has
breath praise the Lord!

Amin.

songs let us applaud today, O

Faithful, the Memorial of the Divine
Apostle and Evangelist, Matthew.
For he threw off the yoke and wealth
as Tax Collector, and followed
Christ, and became a Preacher of the
Divine Gospel.
Thus, as the
Prophecies
foretold,
his
Proclamation went forth, and he
Intercedes for the Salvation of our
soul.

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amen
FESTAL THEOTOKION

Despina

prosdexe, tas deisis ton

doulon Sou, ke Litrose imas, apo pasis
anagkis ke thlipseos.

O Lady, receive the Supplications of

Thy Servants, and Deliver us from
all necessity and affliction.

THE GREAT DOXOLOGY 

O Apostle Matthew, we Faithfully extol

Thee, and with Love and longing, we
honour Thee as a Servant of Christ,
an Eye-witness and Preacher, and as
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THEOTOKION TONE 3

Tas

Panagias Hiras Sou, Theotoke

Parthene, es ton Ktistin evastasas,
eparon is Presvian, iper imon
disopousa, opos ristite imas, pasis
piras Demonon, ke tou tihin
Panamome, ton mellonton ekinon,
Agathon Axiosi.
LAUDS: THE PRAISES

Lift us Thine All Holy Hands, that once

held our Creator, and Intercede on
our behalf, O Virgin Theotokos; and
Earnestly Importune Him to Deliver
us when we are troubled by demons,
and count us worthy to obtain the
Blessings of the Age to come, O
Immaculate Lady.
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.
PSALM 150 ST MATTHEW

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.

OF THE

megiston te fostira Ekklisias ke stilon,

ke mnimin tin panieron Sou nin
gereromen.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

Afton epi tes dynasties Aftou!

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou!

Elampsas

Apostole, fotoidis osper ilios,

tes aktisi tou Pnevmatos, ke pasan
katiigasas, ikoumenin maker, ti
Theognosia, ke apedioxas ahlin,
plithias Mathee Pnasofe. Dio Sou tin
iperfoton, ke axiagaston simeron,
ekteloumen Panigyrin, os Pigin
Agiasmatos.

Enite

Afton en iho salpingos! Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara!

Elampsas

Apostole, fotoidis osper ilios,

tes aktisi tou Pnevmatos, ke pasan
katiigasas, ikoumenin maker, ti
Theognosia, ke apedioxas ahlin,
plithias Mathee Pnasofe. Dio Sou tin
iperfoton, ke axiagaston simeron,
ekteloumen Panigyrin, os Pigin
Agiasmatos.

Him for His Mighty Acts!

Praise Him according to the
abundance of His Magnificence!

Thou

shone with the Spirits Rays,

becoming as Radiant as the Sun, O
All Holy and Blessed One. With
Knowleged of God Thou shone Light
into the whole world, and dispelled
the Darkness of polytheism thereby,
O Apostle Matthew, All Wise
Evangelis.
And, therefore we
observe this day of Thy Most
Honoured Memorial with a Radiant
Festival, whereby we may be
Sanctified.

Praise

Him with the sound of the

trumpet! Praise Him with the harp
and lyre.

Thou

shone with the Spirits Rays,

becoming as Radiant as the Sun, O
All Holy and Blessed One. With
Knowleged of God Thou shone Light
into the whole world, and dispelled
the Darkness of polytheism thereby,
O Apostle Matthew, All Wise
Evangelis.
And, therefore we
observe this day of Thy Most
Honoured Memorial with a Radiant
Festival, whereby we may be
Sanctified.

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo. Enite Praise

Afton en hordes ke organo.
10.

FESTAL MATINS HYMNS ST MATTHEW

Him with timbrel and dance!

Praise Him with strings and flute!

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and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen

Tahi

dexe Despina, tas ikesias imon, ke

taftas prosagage, to So Iio ke Theo,
Kyria pPanahrante.
Lison tas
peristalsis, ton is Se prosterehonton,
skedason tas enedras, ke ta thrasi
arthene, ton nin efoplizomenon, kata
ton doulon Sou.

12 APOSTLES TONE 4

Praise

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

THEOTOKION

Immaculate Lady, be quick to hear

and received our Fervent Entreaties,
and Deliver them to our Lord to
Christ Thy Son and God. Rescue
from every trouble those who run to
Thy Shelter, O Virgin Theotokos, and
frustrate the scheming of those who
shamelessly have warred against
Thy Servants.

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA ST MATTHEW TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

LET ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD!

Enite

the First Writer of His Words. Thou

art a Great Luminary and Pillar of
the Church. And now we honour
Thine All Sacred Memory.

Ous eharaxas logous i evsevis, evsevias We

Orthodox Christians possess Thy

Word Thou wrote as the Unbroken
Foundation of Right Belief and the
Root of Faith and for this we sing
Thy Praise. From Thee, O Apostle
Matthew, we unceasingly hear the
Divine Words of Christ, His Miracles,
the Holy Passion, Burial and
Resurrection, and our souls are
Illumined. Therefore, we Faithfully
pray to Thee: Intercede with Christ
our God to grant Forgiveness of our
offences we who celebrate Thy
Holy Memory with Faith and Love.

themelion arragi ke rizan tis Pisteos

kektimeni Imnoumen Se. Tous gar
Thious Logous Hristou ke ta
Thavmata, ke ta Thia Pathi, tafin ke
Anastasin,
apo
Sis
apafstos
akroomeni Glossis, Mathee Apostole,
tas Pshihas Fotizometha, ke Pistos
Ekvoomen Si.
Presveve Hristo to
Theo,
ton
ptesmaton
afesin
Dorisasthe, tis Eortazousi potho tin
Agian Mnimin Sou.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Amin

Amen

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

THEOTOKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Tin

Ikona, Parthene, tin eaftou,

sintrivisan O plastis analavon, ek
Sou,
Theonimfevte,
simpathos
anemorfose. Ti gar Thia fisi enosas
os esplaghnos, Theikes aktisin aftin
katekallinen. Othen ton lavonta tin
morphin tis ikonos, ke sarka
genomenon
ikonizontes
Kyrion,
proskinoumen
Theanthropon,
tis
Sarkos to idos Pistos, os Thion
Timontes te ke grafontes, ke to Son,
Theotoke, psihas Fotizomeni.

PSALM 50 & PRAYERS

OF

SALVATION

FESTAL MATINS HYMNS ST MATTHEW

Virgin, from Thee, our Fashioner

assumed His own Image from that
which had been broken, and He
sympathetically refashioned it, O
Bride
of
God.
For,
being
Compassionate, He United it to
Divine Nature, and adorned it with
Rays of Divinity. Therefore, as we
depict in Icons our Lord Who took
the form of His Image and became
Flesh, we worship the God-Man, and
we Faithfully honour and inscribe
the Divine Image of Him Incarnate,
as well as Thine, O Theotokos, and

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our souls are thus Illumined.

FESTAL KONTAKION ST MATTHEW

Tou

teloniou ton zigon Aporripsas,

Dikeosinis to Zigo prosirmosthis, ke
anedihthis
Emporos
Panaristos,
Plouton komisamenos, tin ex Ipsous
Sofian. Othen anekirixas, Alithias
ton Logon, ke ton rathimon igiras
psihas, kathipograpsas, tin Oran tis
Kriseos.

tou ehthrou me tyrannis viazete

aplistos, ke tis psihis mou olon ton
sporon katharpazi, Mathee File tou
Hristou. All aftos ton sporon ton
evhon Sou dedokos, pros Sin doulian
karposon, ke dizon imnodon Sou
smikrotaton, ke ifigitin me ton pollon
Sou ke megalon katorthomaton, ke tis
pros Hriston Sou sheseos, ta panta
parevthis egkatalipsas, ikolouthisas
thermos to keklikoti, protos gegonos
Evangelistis
en
to
kosmo
,
kathipograpsas tin Oran tis Kriseos.

SYNAXARION

OF

TONE

a Publican and took, instead, the

Yoke of Justice and Virtue, Thou
proved Thyself to be a clever
Merchant and Most Wise, gaining for
Thyself the Wealth of Heavenly
Wisdom. Thus Thou preached the
Word of Truth, O Evangelist
Matthew. And Thou hast roused
from slothfulness our souls, clearly
describing the Hour of Judgement
Day.
THE

APOSTLE

The

enemys tyranny rapaciously

overpowers me, and he snatches
away every Seed from my soul, O
Matthew, Friend of Christ. I pray
Thee: plant for me the Seed of Thy
Prayers, and bring forth Fruit for
Thy Service, and allow me to sing of
Thee, although I be very small. Make
me a Narrator of Thy many and great
accomplishments,
and
of
Thy
Relationship with Christ.
thou
immediately left everything behind,
and ardently followed Him Who
Called Thee, becoming the First
Evangelist in the world, clearly
describing the Hour of Judgement
Day.

16 NOVEMBER

Ti I tou Aftou minos mnimi tou Agiou On

this 16th day of the month, we

Commemorate the Holy Apostle and
Evangelist, St Matthew.

Apostolou ke Evangelistou Mattheou.

Tes

Aftou Agies Presvies, O Theos,

eleison imas.

Amin.

By

the Intercessions of Thy Saint, 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.

8.

FESTAL MATINS HYMNS ST MATTHEW

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

8 Enoumen, Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrios.

ODI

ke

Pedas

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.

THE MAGNIFICAT
FESTAL KATAVASIA

Apas

gigenis skiratato

lampadouhoumenos.

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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
OF THE

IN

THY

SOLEMN

ENTRANCE

12 APOSTLES 16 NOVEMBER

LL

LITA

NY

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,

bestowing Salvation upon all who

sing Thy praises.

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.

ODE 6

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
our Fathers!

ODE

8 We Praise, we Bless and we

Worship the Lord!

ODE

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!
INTO

TEMPLE

to pnevmati

Let every mortal born on earth, carrying

Panigirizeto de

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!

ailon noon fisis, gererousa TA IERA

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

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

9TH ODE ENTRY

ODE 1

IN HER ENTRANCE.
ODI 3

vouchsafe them Crowns of Glory.

Tin

anexihniaston Thian voulin

tis ek tis Parthenou sarkoseos Sou to
Ipsistou
O
Profitis
Abbakoum
katanoon ekravgaxe. Doxa ti Dinami
Sou, Kyrie

ODI

When Thou had shed the yoke of being

FESTAL IKOS ST MATTHEW

APOSTLE

THE

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ST MATTHEW - TONE 3

Tou

teloniou ton zigon, aporripsas

emfronos, Hristo katikolouthisas, O
Mathee Theofron, tis ihnesi de tis
Aftou, Thavmastos epomenos, en
metohi egegonis, tis Aftou Vasilias, ke
tis Doxis kinonos, ke mystis ton
aporriton.
FESTAL MATINS HYMNS ST MATTHEW

Judiciously

Thou shed the yoke of Tax

Collector, and since then Thou
followed Christ, O Godly-minded
Matthew. And as Thou marvellously
tread in the Footsteps of our Master,
Thou became a Partaker and Sharer
in His Glory, and His Uncreated Rule,
and Mystic of Hidden Mysteries.

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