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12.

SYNAXIS

OF THE

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES

30 JUNE

SYNAXIS

OF THE

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES

OF

CHRIST

OUR

LORD

The Synaxis of the Glorious and All-Praiseworthy Twelve Apostles of Christ appears
to be an ancient Feast. The Church honors each of the Twelve Apostles on
separate dates during the year, and has established a general commemoration
for all of them on the day after the commemoration of the Glorious and FirstRanked among the Apostles Peter and Paul.
The holy God-crowned Emperor Constantine the Great (May 21) built a church in
Constantinople in honor of the Twelve Apostles. There are instructions for
celebrating this Feast which date from the fourth century.
For lists of the Apostles names, see: Mt.10:2, Mark 3:14, Luke 6:12, Acts 1:13, 26.
THE COMMEMORATIONS & MARTYRDOMS

St Peter
St Andrew
St James (Zebedee)
St John (Zebedee)
St Philip
St Bartholomew
St Thomas
St Matthew
St James (Alphaeus)
St Thaddeus Jude (St

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30
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14
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06
16
09
19

OF THE

June & 16 Jan

November
April
May & 26 Sept
November
June & 25 Aug
October
November
October
June

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES:

Crucified upside down

Crucified on an x-shaped Cross
Beheaded
Reposed in Peace, 103 yrs
Crucified
Crucified, Scraped & Beheaded
Speared to death
Burnt to death
Crucified
Crucified

Ke

proskalesamenos O Iisous tous

Dodeka Mathitas Aftou, edoken aftis
Exousian
kata
pnevmaton
akatharton, oste ekvallin afta, ke
Therapevin pasan noson ke pasan
malakian.

10 May
09 August
29 June

Crucified
Stoned & Beheaded
Beheaded

Kindly use the Matins Service Book up to this

point then carefully follow the instructions
concerning these following hymns and readings.

2.

SYNAXIS

OF THE

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES

30 JUNE

Twelve Disciples, He granted them

Authority against unclean spirits, to
cast them out, and to Heal all
manner of sickness and all manner
of disease.

Ton de Dodeka Aostolon ta onomata esti The

tafta: protos, Simon, O legomenos
Petros, ke Andreas, O adelphos
aftou; Iakovos O tou Zebedeou ke
Ioannis, O adelphos aftou; Philippos
ke Vartholomeos;
Thomas ke
Matheos O Telonis; Iakovos, O tou
Alpheou ke Levveos, O epiklithis
Thaddeos; Simon O Kananitis, ke
Ioudas O Iskariotis, O ke paradous
afton.

names of the Twelve Apostles are

these: the first, Simon, who is called
Peter, and Andrew, his brother;
James, the son of Zebedee, and John,
his brother; Philip and Bartholomew;
Thomas and Matthew the Publican;
James, the son of Alphaeus, and
Lebbaeus, whose surname was
Thaddeus; Simon the Canaanite,
and Judas Iscariot, who would betray
Him.

Toutous

These

Porevesthe de mallon pros ta Provata

ta Apololota Ikou Israil.

Go rather to the Lost Sheep of the

House of Israel.

Porevomeni de kirissete, legontes, oti

ingiken i Vasilia ton Ouranon!

As you so, preach, saying: The

Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Asthenountas Therapevete, leprous

Katharizete,
nekrous
Egirete,
demonia ekvallete.

Heal the sick, Cleanse the lepers,

Raise the dead, cast out demons.

Dorean elavete - dorean dote!

Freely you have received freely

give!

tou Dodeka apestilen O Iisous

parangilas aftis, legon:
Is odon
Ethnon mi apelthite, ke is polin
Samariton mi iselthite.

Joseph the Betrothed)

St Simon the Zealot

St Matthais
St Paul

And when He had Called unto Him His

Twelve Jesus sent out,

commanded them, saying: Do
go into the way of the Gentiles
do not enter a city of
Samaritans.

and
not
and
the

St Ephraim the Syrian

How Great is the Grace of God!
How Great is Gods Love for mankind!
How He desires and encourages all
mankind to Save ourselves!

SYNAXIS

OF THE

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES

30 JUNE

11.

Ourani diigounte doxan Theou, piisin

de hiron Aftou avangeli to stereoma.
THE FIRST EPISTLE

OF

ST PAUL

PSALM 117 /118

The Heavens declare the Glory

of God;
the firmament shows the Creation of
His Hands.

TO THE

God has set forth us, the

Apostles, last, as it were appointed
to Death, for we are made a
spectacle unto the world, and to
Angels, and to men.
are wise in Christ; we are weak, but
you are strong; you are honourable,
but we are despised.

Ahris

tis arti oras, ke penomen ke

dipsomen
ke gimnitevomen
ke
kolafizometha ke astatoumen.

Lidoroumeni,

HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti

Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!

2 : Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me,

ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin
aftous.

STIHO S

STIHO S

3:

Para

Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

The Lord is God, and has Appeared

to us. Blessed is He Who comes in
the Name of the Lord!
1 :
Confess 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.

VE RSE

VE RSE

esti Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.

ton Apostolon protothroni, ke tis

Ikoumenis didaskli, to Despoti ton
olon presvevsate, irinin ti ikoumeni
dorisasthe, ke tes psihes imon to
Mega Eleos.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

perikatharmata
tou
kosmou
egenithimen, panton peripsima eos
arti.

We are made as the filth

Apostoli

Agii, Presvefsate to Eleimoni

Theo, ina ptesmaton afesin, paraskhi
tes psihes imon.

Ouk

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

Ean

gar myrious pedagogous ehete en

Hristo, all ou pollous Pateras.

For

gar Hristo Iisou dia tou Evangeliou

ego imas egennisa.

In

Os

entrepon imas grafo tafta, all os

Tekna mou Agapita noutheto.

En

Parakalo

of the world,
and are the offscourings of all things
unto this day.

although you have ten thousand

instructors in Christ, yet have you
not many Fathers.

mou

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

TO

oun
ginesthe.

imas,

mimite

write not these things to shame you,

but as my Beloved Children, I warn
you.

Christ Jesus through the Gospel I

have begotten you.

beseech you, therefore - be imitators

of me.
ST MATTHEW 9 : 36 10 : 8

To kero ekino, iden O Iisous tou ohlous, At

Esplaghnisthi peri afton, oti isan
eklelimeni ke errimmeni, os Provata
mi ehonta Pimena.

that time, Jesus saw a great

multitude, and was moved with
Compassion for them, for they were
weary and scattered, like Sheep
without a Shepherd.

Tote

He

Deithite
oun
tou
Kyriou
tou
Therismou opos ekvali ergatas is
ton Therismon Aftou.

Pray to the Lord of the Harvest to

send out Labourers into His
Harvest.

legi is Mathites Aftou: O men

Therismos polis, i de Ergate O ligi.

10.

SYNAXIS

OF THE

said to His Twelve Disciples: The

Harvest is truly plentiful, but the
Labourers are few.

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES

30 JUNE

This is the Lords doing, and

Apostles and Teachers of

the Universe, intercede with the
Master of all, to grant Peace to the
whole world, and Great Mercy to our
souls.

Being

being
being

Pre-eminent

Evlogoumen; diokomeni,
anehometha;
vlasfimoumeni,
parakaloumen.

reviled,
we
Bless;
persecuted, we suffer it;
defamed, we entreat.

it is Marvellous in our eyes.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST PETER & ST PAUL - TONE 4

Ke popiomen, ergazomeni tes idies hersi. And

we labour, working with our own

hands.

FOR

STIHO S

Even

unto this present hour, we both

hunger and thirst, and are naked,
and are buffeted, and have no
certain dwellingplace.

GOD

Kyrios ke Epefanen imin.

Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!

Imis mori dia Hriston, imis de Fronimi en We are fools for Christs sake, but you
Hristo; imis asthenis, imis de ishiri;
imis endoxi, imis de atimi.

TO

Theos

CORINTHIANS 4 : 9 16

Adelphi, O Theos imas tous Apostolous, Brethren,

eshatous apedixen, os epithanatious,
oti theatron egenithimen to kosmo,
ke Angelis ke anthropis.

PRAISE

and to the Holy Spirit

FESTAL APOLYTIKION SYNAXIS

Amin

OF THE

Holy Apostles, Intercede with our

Merciful God to grant our souls
forgiveness of sins!
and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.

Amen
THEOTOKION -

Se

APOSTLES TONE 3

tin mesitefsasan tin Sotirian tou

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

TONE 3

Unto Thee Who mediated the Salvation

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 corruption,
in His Love for mankind.

SMALL LITANY

FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA ST PETER TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Ton

vithon
tis
aliias
katalipon,
Ouranothen edexo para Patros, tin
thian apokalipsin, tis tou Logou
sarkoseos, ke parrisia pasin, evoas to
Ktisti Sou, tou Theou Se ginosko, Iion
Omoousion. Othen epaxios, alithos
anedihthis, i petra tis Pisteos, ke
klidouhos tis Haritos, Petre Apostole.
Presveve
Hristo
to
Theo
ton
ptesmaton afesin dorisasthe, tis
eortazousi potho, tin Agian Mnimin
SYNAXIS

OF THE

Thou

abandoned fishing the deep and

received from the Father the Heavensent Divine Revelation of the
Incarnation of the Logos. And unto
Thy Creator Thou cried out for all to
hear: I know Thee, One in Essence
with the Father, O Son of God.
Therefore Thou were truly and most
worthily shown forth indeed as the
Rock of Faith and the man with the
Keys to Grace, O Apostle Peter.

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES

30 JUNE

3.

Sou.

Intercede with Christ our God that

He grant forgiveness of offences to
those who with longing observe Thy
Holy Memory.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amin

THEOTOKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

tin Krisin ke dilio, tin

Exetasin Fritto tin foveran, tremo tin
apofasin, ke Ptooume tin Kolasin, tin
tou Piros Odinin, to Skotos, ton
Tartaron, Imi! Ti piiso en ekini ti
Ora, otan Tithonte Throni, ke Vivli
anigonte, ke e praxis eleghonte? Tote
Despina, voihia mi genou, ke
prostatis Thermotatos. Se gar eho
Elpida O doulos Sou.

Despina prosdexe,

tas deisis ton doulon

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

remember the Judgement and I am

scared, of the Close Inquisition I am
afraid; I fear, trembling at the
thought of the Verdict
and
Punishment, and of the Pain of Fire,
the Darkness, and the Abyss. Alas!
What shall I do in that Hour on
Judgement Day? There will be the
Judges Seat and Books will be
opened. And there will be inquiry
of the actions of everyone. O my
Lady, I entreate Thee: be my Helper
then, I beseech Thee, and an ardent
Advocate, for Thou art the Hope
Thy servant.

Apostoli

Agii, Presvesete to eleimoni

Theo ina ptesmaton afesin, parashi
tes psihes imon.

tin klisin para Hristou,

komisamenos ofthis kirix fotos, pasi
tis
tis
Haritos,
katalampsas
didagmasi, tin gar tou Nomou xesas,
latrian tou grammatos, tis Pistis
katistrapsas,
tin
gnosin
tou
Pnevmatos, othen ke is triton,
Ouranon epaxios, epirthis metarsios,
ke
Paradison
efthasas.
Pavle
Apostole, Presveve Hristo to Theo, ton
ptesmaton afesin dorisasthe, tis
eortazousi potho, tin Agian Mnimin
Sou.

HYMNS

received out of Heaven the Call

from Christ, and were revealed as a
Herald and Preacher of Light,
Enlightening everyone with the
Teachings of Divine Grace. Thou
pared the Ritual Worship of the
Letter of the Law and shone the
Knowledge of the Spirit on the
Faithful. Therefore Thou were truly
worthily taken up and exalted to
Third Heaven and Thou even
reached Paradise. O Apostle Paul,
Intercede with Christ our God that
He grant Forgiveness of offences to
those who with yearning observe
Thy Holy Memory.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

proskinisomen ke prospesomen
Hristo. Soson imas, Iie Theou, O en
Agiis Thavmastos, psallontas Si:
Allilouia!

Apostoli

Agii, Presvesete to eleimoni

Theo ina ptesmaton afesin, parashi
tes psihes imon.

4.

SYNAXIS

OF THE

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES

30 JUNE

READINGS

let us worship and bow down

before Christ. Save us, O Son of
God, Who art Wondrous in Thy
Saints, who sing to Thee: Alleluia!

ton Apostolon Protothroni, ke tis

Ikoumenis Didaskali, to Despoti ton
olon Presvefsate, Irinin ti ikoumeni
dorisasthe, ke tes psihes imon to Mega
Eleos..

OF

APOSTLES TONE 3

Holy Apostles, Intercede with our

Merciful God, that He grant our souls
Forgiveness of offences.

KONTAKION -

THE

Among

the Apostles the loftiest, and

Teachers of the Universe, intercede,
O Peter and Paul, with the Master of
us all, Peace to all the world to
grant, and to our souls, the Great
Mercy

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS TONE 2

Prostasia

ton Hristianon akateskhinte,

mesitia pros ton Piitin ametathete, mi
Paridis, amartolon deiseon fonas, alla
profthason os Agathi, is tin voithian
imon, ton Pistos kravgazonton Si:
Tahinon is Presvian, ke spefson is
ikesian, i Prostatevousa ai, Theotoke,
ton Timonton Se.

Duty-bound,

I present Thee with this

Hymn of Praise, like the Widows
two cents, out of gratitude, O Lady,
because of all Thy Benevolent
Favours. For Thou art my Shelter
and likewise my Help in need; from

APOSTLES TONE 3

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST PETER & ST PAUL TONE 4

Amen

enon hreostikos, os i hira

ekini dio lepta, prosfero si Despina,
iper pason ton Hariton Sou. Si gar
ofthis skepi, omou ke voithia,
pirasmon ke thlipseon, ai me
exerousa.
Othen os ek mesis

OF

Holy Apostles, Intercede with our

Merciful God, that He grant our souls
Forgiveness of offences.

Come,

FESTAL APOLYTIKION SYNAXIS

THEOTOKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Haristirion

Lady, receive the Supplications of

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

OF THE SMALL ENTRANCE:

ISODIKON TONE 2

Defte

Thou

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Amin

FESTAL DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS &

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA ST PAUL- TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Ouranothen

Amen
THEOTOKION

THE GREAT DOXOLOGY

FESTAL APOLYTIKION SYNAXIS

Amen

Evthimoume

Amin

PROKEIMENON PSALM 18/19

Is

pasan tin Gin exilthen O fthongos

afton ke is ta perata tis ikoumenis ta
rimata afton!
SYNAXIS

OF THE

Protection
of
the
Christians
unashamable, Mediation to the
Creator Immovable, despise not, the
pleading voices of those in sin, but
hasten O Good One, to the Aid of
all who in Faith cry out to Thee:
speed up Thine Intercession, and
press on Thy Supplication, O
Theotokos who forever Protects all
those who Honour Thee!
TONE

(8) PLAGAL 4

Their

Proclamation went forth into all

the Earth, and their words to the
ends of the world!

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES

30 JUNE

9.

flogizousis dories, kaminou, risthis

ton thlivonton me, ek kardias
karvazo Si, Theotoke voithi mi,
presvevousa to So iio ke Theo, ton
ptesmaton afesin dorisasthe, tis
proskinousin en Pisti, ton Tokon Sou
Ahrante, Meta ton Polieleon.

and Save our souls.

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.

Enite

Praise

Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and pipe.

Afton en hordes ke organo.

O Fos iparhon pro panton ton eonon, ote Thou art the Light that exists before all
katixiosas pros me ton anthropon,
epidimise di afaton, Filanthropian, ke
sarx genesthe di agathotita, tote fota
deftera tis Sis lamprotitos, ke astrapis
apostilvonta, tous Apostolou, ke
Mathitas Sou Soter anedixas, i ke
pemfthentes ktisin apasan, to Foti
Sou to Thio katiigasan, disopountes
Se Sose, ke Fotise tas psihas imon.

Enite

afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

afton en kimvalis
alalagmou.
Pasa pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.

Petre

ke Pavle tou Logou arotires,

Andrea, Iakove, ke Ioanni Sofe,
Vartholomee ke Filippe, Thoma
Matthee, Simon Iouda, Thie Iakove,
Pagkosmie Pantime, ton Mathiton
dodekas, i en to kosmo kirixantes, tin
panagian, Triada Fisi Theon Aidion,
tis Ekklisias i alaxevti, ontos pirgi ke
stili asalefti, to Despoti ton olon,
iketevsate sothine imas.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

ages. When Thou condescended to

come down to me the man, in Thine
Ineffable Love for me and all of
mankind, and be Incarnate in Thy
Benevolence, then Thou chose
Apostles and Disciples and Thou
showed them forth to be second
Lights of Thine Eternal Brilliance,
and made them flash forth like
lightning, O Holy Lord. O Saviour,
Thou sent them to the whole wide
word, which they brightly Illumined
with Divine Light.
Now they
earnestly pray Thee to to Illumine us
and Save our souls.

Praise

Him with tuneful cymbals;

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

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

SYNAXIS

OF THE

Mathite, tin lanin ton idolon, os ilin

kataflexantes tis didagmasin imon, ta
Ethni ex agnosias vithou, pros tin
Thian gnosin, saginefsantes esosate,
ken in presvefsate Hristo, opos ileos
genite imin, en ti Imera tis Kriseos.

8.

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
SYNAXIS

OF THE

FESTAL KONTAKION ST PETER & ST PAUL -

Tous

asfalis ke Theofthongous kirikas,

tin korifin ton Mathiton Sou Kyrie,
proselavou is apolafsin, ton Agathon
Sou ke Anapafsin, tous ponous gar
ekinon ke ton Thanaton, edexo iper
pasan
plokarposin,
O
MONOS
GINOSKON TA EGKARDIA.

Disciples of the Saviour, You Saved

the world; for You travelled all over
it and Illumined people, and by You
Teachings You burnt up the delusion
of the idols like kindling, and You
dragged up the Gentiles from the
deep of ignorance to Divine
Knowledge. And now, Intercede with
Christ for His Mercy on Judgement
Day.

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

TWELVE HOLY APOSTLES

30 JUNE

TONE 2

Thou hast taken to Thyself, O Lord, the

Pinnacles of Thy Disciples, those
unerring Theologians and Preachers,
to enjoy Thy Blessings and Repose.
For Thou accepted their Labours and
their Death as being higher than any
Whole Burnt Offering, for ONLY
THOU KNOW WHAT IS IN THE HEART.

FESTAL OIKOS ST PETER & ST PAUL

Tranoson

mou tin glottan Sotir mou,

platinon mou to stoma, ke plirosas
afto, katanixon tin kardian mou, ina
is lego akolouthiso, ke a Diasko, piiso
protos, pas gar pion ke Didaskon,
Fisin, outos Megas Estin, ean gar lego
mi
pratton,
os
halkos
ihon
logisthisome, Dio lalin mi ta deonta,
ke piin ta simferonta dorise, O
MONOS GINOSKON TA EGKARDIA!

Expand my tongue, O my Saviour; widen

my mouth and, filling it, pierce my
heart so that I may follow what I say,
and what I impart, accomplish first;
for great is he who puts into practice
what he preaches. Yet, if I say but
do not do, I am rendered a mere
cymbal peal. Hence, grant me to say
what is necessary, and to practise
what is excellent, for ONLY THOU
KNOW WHAT IS IN THE HEART!

SYNAXARION 30 JUNE

Ti

tou aftou minos, i Sinaxis ton

Agion Endoxon
Apostolon ton IB

ke

On

the 30th day of this month, we

celebrate the Synaxis of the Holy,
Glorious, and All Lauded Twelve
Apostles.

panevfimon

Tes ton Agion ke panevfimon Apostolon By

Presvies, O Theos, eleison imas.

Amin

their Holy Intercessions, O Christ

our God, have Mercy on us.

Amen
KATAVASIA

TWELVE APOSTLES - TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

In diilthete ktisin Fotisantes, i tou Sotiros O

Ke

PSALM 50/51

Peter

and Paul, You are Ploughmen of

the Logos, Andrew, Jakovos (James),
and John the Truly Wise, Philip and
Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew and
Simon, O Righteous Jude and Divine
and Blessed James, All honoured in
all the world, O Twelve Disciples of
Christ. You preached throughout
the entire world that the Eternal All
Holy Trinity is in Nature God. You
are the Unhewn Towers of the
Church, and her Unshaken Pillars
and firm Support. To the Master of
all things pray intently that He Save
our souls.

troubles and temptations Thou ever

Deliver me.
Therefore, being
rescued from afflictions as though
from a furnace fire, from my heart I
cry out to Thee: O Theotokos, help
me, I pray, by Interceding with Thy
Son and God that He grant
forgiveness of offences to those
who faithfully worship Thy Son, O
Immaculate One.

OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - TONE 4

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

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

ODE 1

JOYFULLY PRAISING HER MIRACLES

Tous Sous Imnologous, Theotoke,

izosa ke Afthonos Pigi, Thiason
Sigkrotisantas
Pnevmatikon,
stereoson. Ke en ti Thia Doxi Sou
Stefanon Doxis Axioson.

ODI 3

SYNAXIS

OF THE

3 O Mother of God, Thou living

and plentiful Fount, grant strength
to those united in Spiritual
Fellowship, who sing Hymns of
Praise to Thee: and in Thy Divine
Glory grant them Crowns of Glory.

ODE

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Tin

anexihniaston Thian Voulin

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

ODI

5 Exesti ta simpanta epi ti Thia

Doxi Sou.
Si gar, apirogame
Parthene, eshes en Mitra ton epi
Panton Theon ke tetokas ahronon
Iion, pasi tis imnousi Se Sotirian
vravevousa.

ODI

6 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.

MAGNIFICAT

KATAVASIA

OF THE

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

5 The whole world was amazed

at Thy Divine Glory: for Thou, O
Virgin, Who has not known wedlock,
has been Translated from earth to
the Eternal Mansions to the Life
without end, bestowing Salvation
upon all who sing Thy praises.

gigenis skiratato to pnevmati

lampadouhoumenos. Panigirizeto de
ailon noon fisis, gererousa TA IERA
THAVMASIA tis Theomitoros ke voato.
Heris, Pammakariste Theotoke Agni,
Aiparthene.

As we celebrate this Sacred and

Solemn Feast of the Theotokos, let
us come, clapping our hands,
O
people of the Lord, and Glorifying
God Who was Born of her.
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

We Praise, we Bless and we

Worship the Lord!

ODE 8

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 ye the
Lord and exalt Him above all
forever!

Mathiton tin Pantimon Dodekada,

harmonikos sindramomen eufimise.
Herete tin simpasan kiklosantes, ke
ton
Ethnon
zogrisantes,
tas
kakopistous agelas, Mathitevthenton
ta Thia.

6.

SYNAXIS

OF THE

LAUDS: THE PRAISES

Let

every mortaL born on earth,

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

OF THE

TWELVE APOSTLES - TONE 2

Come,

let us eagerly gather in Festive

Gladness to sing in Praise of the All
Honoured Twelve Disciples, crying
out: Rejoice! For you went all around
the world and taught the Truth of
God, and caught the Gentile masses,
who previously were in error.

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We

Believers boast in Thee, O

Theotokos, and after God we have
Thee as our Protector. Stretch out
that unvanquishable hand of Thine,
and demolish our enemies, and send
Help from the Holy Place to us,
Thine unworthy servants.

TO

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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 STIHERA PROSOMIA SYNAXIS

OF

HOLY APOSTLES TONE 4

Enite

Praise Him for His Mighty Acts;

afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.

korifea kripis ton Apostolon, ta panta

katelipes ke ikolouthisas, to Didaskalo
voon afto. Sin Si Thanoume, ina ke
ziso tin makarian Zoin.
Dio
memakarise
ke
anadedixe,
tis
pammegistou ton poleon, doxa ke
kleos, ke Ekklisias, Petre edreoma, ke
pile, Edou ou katishisan, ontos taftis
Hristos os proefitevsen, on iketeve
sose, ke fotise tas psihas imon.

praise
Him according to the Greatness of
His Majesty.

9TH ODE

Ton

en Si kavhometha Theotoke, ke is
Theon
Se
ehomen
prostasian.
Ektinon tin hira Sou tin amahon, ke
thrafson tous ehthrous imon, Sis
eapostilon doulis, voithian ex Agiou.

ODE 6

THE SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO THE LORD

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION SYNAXIS

Imis

ODE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS -

Apas

THEOTOKION TONE 2

Peter, the Paramount Base of the

Apostles, Thou left everything
behind and followed after Christ, the
Holy Teacher, and said to Him: With
Thee, O Master, I too shall die, so to
live the Blessed Life. Therefore we
all call Thee Blessed for Thou were
revealed as the Pride and Joy of that
Greatest and Eternal City, and the
Unshaken Foundation of the Church.
The Gates of Hell indeed have not
prevailed against the Church, as the
Lord Christ prophesied. Now Entreat
Him in earnest to Illumine us and
Save our souls.

Enite

afton en iho salpingos. Enite

afton en psaltirio ke kithara.

Praise

ek kilias mitros aforismenos, ilodous

emfaseos,
varos
apasis
figon,
anepterothis to eroti, ontos tis Thias,
Pavle Agapis pros ipsos entheon,
entha ton iperfoton, gnofon tou Thiou
Fotos, ipiselthon os tis asarkos, tin ton
arriton,
kateploutisthis
rimaton
miisin, ke apestalis tis tiflottousi, Fos
minion Hriston ton Theon imon, on
iketeve Sose, ke Fotise tas psihas
imon.

SYNAXIS

OF THE

Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.
Paul, before Thou were born Thou
had been Chosen. And fleeing the
burden of all materia things, indeed
Thou flew up to Godly Heights of
True Divine Love, winged as Thou
were on the Love of God for Thee.
Entering the darkness of Surpassing
Divine Light, as if Thou were
incorporeal, Thou were enriched
with initiation in ineffable words.
And to the blind and darkned Thou
were sent to proclaim that Christ
God is the Light of the world. Now
entreat Him in earnest to Illumine us

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