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Pentecostarion

Bright Wednesday

Menaion - May 8

Memory of the St. John the Theologian

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MATINS

PRIEST

Glory to the holy and consubstantial and life-creating and undivided Trinity always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR

Amen.

PRIEST

Mode pl. 1.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs… [GOA]

CHOIR

…He has granted life.

PRIEST

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs… [GOA]

CHOIR

…He has granted life.

PRIEST

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs… [GOA]

CHOIR

…He has granted life.

PRIEST

Verse 1: Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from before His face.

CHOIR

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. [GOA]

PRIEST

Verse 2: As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish, as wax melts before the fire.

CHOIR

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. [GOA]

PRIEST

Verse 3: So shall the sinners perish from the face of God. And let the righteous be glad.

CHOIR

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. [GOA]

PRIEST

Verse 4: This is the day the Lord made; let us greatly rejoice and be glad therein.

CHOIR

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. [GOA]

PRIEST

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

CHOIR

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. [GOA]

PRIEST

Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

CHOIR

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. [GOA]

PRIEST

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death… [GOA]

CHOIR

…and to those in the tombs He has granted life.

In peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR (after each petition)

Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

For the peace from above and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.

For the peace of the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.

For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.

For pious and Orthodox Christians, let us pray to the Lord.

For our Archbishop (name), for the honorable presbyterate, for the diaconate in Christ, and for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.

For our country, the president, all those in public service, and for our armed forces everywhere, let us pray to the Lord.

For the Holy and Great Church of Christ, for our Sacred Archdiocese, [for this Sacred Metropolis,] for this city and parish, for every city and land, and for the faithful who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.

For favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.

For those who travel by land, sea, and air, for the sick, the suffering, the captives and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.

For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and distress, let us pray to the Lord.

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

CHOIR

To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR

Amen.

CHOIR

The Polyeleos.

Psalm 134 (135).

Psalm 135 (136).

Selected Psalm Verses

Selected Psalm Verses for Apostles

The firmament. Alleluia.

1. The heavens declare the glory of God; the firmament shows the creation of His hands Alleluia. (18:2) [SAAS]

2. The heavens shall confess Your wonders, O Lord, and Your truth in the church of the saints. Alleluia. (88:6) [SAAS]

3. In place of your fathers, sons shall be born to you. Alleluia. (44:17) [SAAS]

4. You shall make them rulers over all the earth. Alleluia. (44:17) [SAAS]

5. The rulers of the people gather together with the God of Abraham. Alleluia. (46:10) [SAAS]

6. For God’s mighty ones of the earth are greatly exalted. Alleluia. (46:10) [SAAS]

7. The God of gods, the Lord, spoke, and summoned the earth. Alleluia. (49:1) [SAAS]

8. From the rising of the sun to its setting, praise the name of the Lord. Alleluia. (112:3) [SAAS]

9. Your lightning gave light to the world. Alleluia. (76:19) [SAAS]

10. The heavens proclaimed His righteousness. Alleluia. (96:6) [SAAS]

11. The rulers of Judea are their leaders. Alleluia. (67:28) [SAAS]

12. The rulers of Zebulun and Naphtali. Alleluia. (67:28) [SAAS]

13. God reigns over the nations. Alleluia. (46:9) [SAAS]

14. God is glorified in the counsel of saints. Alleluia. (88:8) [SAAS]

15. He is great and fearful toward all round about Him. Alleluia. (88:8) [SAAS]

16. Bring to the Lord, O families of the Gentiles, bring to the Lord glory and honor. Alleluia. (95:7) [SAAS]

17. Declare His glory among the Gentiles, His wonders among all peoples. Alleluia. (95:3) [SAAS]

18. Say among the Gentiles, “The Lord is King, for He established the world, which shall not be shaken. Alleluia. (95:10) [SAAS]

19. In the council of the upright and in the assembly, great are the works of the Lord. Alleluia. (110:1) [SAAS]

20. Their proclamation went forth into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. Alleluia. (18:5) [SAAS]

21. He put among them the words of His signs. Alleluia. (104:27) [SAAS]

22. And He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited the labors of the peoples. Alleluia. (104:44) [SAAS]

23. He subdued the peoples under us and the nations under our feet. Alleluia. (46:4) [SAAS]

24. He chose us for His inheritance. Alleluia. (46:5) [SAAS]

25. Great is our Lord, and great is His strength; His understanding exceeds every measure. Alleluia. (146:5) [SAAS]

26. The God of Israel shall give power and strength to His people. Blessed is God. Alleluia. (67:36) [SAAS]

Glory. For the Trinity.

Mode 1.

Let us bow in worship and adore * the Father; likewise let us glorify * the Son; and also let us praise * the all-holy Spirit faithfully, * crying out in unison, * “Save us all, we implore, all-holy Trinity.” [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 1.

We Your people now invoke the name * of Your holy Mother entreating for us. * O Good One, at her fervent prayers, * send Your mercies to us, Christ, as we sing * glorifying You who rose * from the sepulcher, like a sun for us. [SD]

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For blessed is Your name, and glorified is Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

CHOIR

Kathisma III.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

Today is the memory of the Apostle Saint John * throughout the entire world, and it illumines us all. * So let us now honor it. * It is clearly apparent in the Gospel he authored * that he was the Lord’s friend and a true theologian. * Therefore he pours out healings to all those who honor him. [SD]

Glory. Repeat.

Both now. Theotokion.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Be swift to accept our fervent prayers, O Lady and Queen, * and take them, O all-pure Maiden, and present them for us * before your own Son and God. * Rescue from every trouble * those who run to your shelter, * O Virgin Theotokos, and frustrate the scheming * of those who against your servants have shamelessly taken arms. [SD]

Antiphon 1.

Mode 4.

From my youth, many passions war against me. O my Savior, I implore You, uphold me and save me. (2) [GOASD]

You who hate Zion, be shamed by the Lord; for you will be withered like grass in the fire. (2) [GOASD]

Glory.

By the Holy Spirit every soul is animated, and when purified, it is mystically uplifted and brightened by the triune Godhead. [GOASD]

Both now.

From the Holy Spirit the streams of grace well forth; they water all creation, so that life be engendered. [GOASD]

Prokeimenon. Psalm 18.

His proclamation went forth into all the earth, and his words to the ends of the world. (2)

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

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

Stand for the Gospel reading.

DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

For You, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Mode 2.

Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]

DEACON

Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)

DEACON

Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.

PRIEST: Peace be with all.

CHOIR: And with your spirit.

PRIEST

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John.

DEACON: Let us be attentive.

CHOIR

Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.

PRIEST (from the gate)

Jn. 21:14 – 25

At that time, Jesus revealed himself to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. And he said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” A second time he said to him, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” And he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you girded yourself and walked where you would; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go.” (This he said to show by what death he was to glorify God.) And after this he said to him, “Follow me.” Peter turned and saw following them the disciple whom Jesus loved, who had lain close to his breast at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!” The saying spread abroad among the brethren that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?” This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen. [RSV]

CHOIR

Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.

READER

Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. (once or 3) [GOA]

From Menaion - - -

CHOIR

Glory. Mode 2.

At the intercession of the Apostle, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]

Both now.

At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]

Idiomelon. Mode 2.

Verse: His proclamation went forth into all the earth, and his words to the ends of the world. [SAAS]

He is the paramount of the Apostles, the trumpet of theology, the spiritual general, who made the civilized world subject to God: that celebrated Evangelist John. Come believers, let us call him blessed. He was translated from earth, yet not withdrawn from earth; he is alive and waiting for the fearful second coming of the Master. “May we meet it uncondemned, O mystical bosom friend of Christ, as you pray for us who lovingly observe your memory.” [SD]

PRIEST

O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:

through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasios, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalambos and Eleutherios, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Katherine, Kyriake, Fotene, Marina, Paraskeve and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and the holy and glorious Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, whose memory we celebrate; and all Your saints:

We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.

CHOIR

Lord, have mercy. (12)

PRIEST

Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Ode 1: Pascha: Canon

From Pentecostarion - - -

CHOIR

Canon of Pascha.

Ode i. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Ἀναστάσεως ἡμέρα.

Resurrection Day! O peoples, let us brilliantly shine! * Pascha, the Lord’s Pascha! * For Christ our God has out of death * passed us over into life, * and likewise from earth * to heaven, as we now sing * unto Him a triumphal hymn. (2) [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Let us purify our senses and then we shall see * by the unapproachable light of the Resurrection * Christ shining vividly, and we shall distinctly hear Him saying, Rejoice, to us * as we sing the triumphal hymn. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Let the heavens, as is fitting, now be jubilant; * let the earth be exultant. * Let the entire cosmos, visible and invisible now celebrate the feast.* For Christ, our eternal joy, * has indeed from the dead been raised. [SD]

Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Apostle.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. The rod of Moses.

Ἁρματηλάτην Φαραώ.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

As you were chaste and pure, you were beloved of the most supernal Light; * and as you were leaning on His breast with confidence, * your holy soul was drawing in from that ocean of wisdom * the divine light of the knowledge of God, * O holy and blessed Apostle John. [GOASD]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

As you were chaste and pure, you were beloved of the most supernal Light; * and as you were leaning on His breast with confidence, * your holy soul was drawing in from that ocean of wisdom * the divine light of the knowledge of God, * O holy and blessed Apostle John. [GOASD]

Glory.

Beloved of Christ, you wrote sublime theology, proclaiming thunderously * that in the beginning was the Word, and that the Word * was with His Father, and was God, hypostatic and living, * and that the Word became flesh for us, * and that He remained never-changing God. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

All-holy Lady, your protection shelters us each time we run to you * to weather the storm surge of our life’s calamities. * And now that we have fallen deep into sin, we implore you * to pray to God, that He lift us up * by your intercessions, O Virgin pure. [GOASD]

Ode 1: Katavasia

Katavasia. Mode 1.

Resurrection Day! O peoples, let us brilliantly shine! * Pascha, the Lord’s Pascha! * For Christ our God has out of death * passed us over into life, * and likewise from earth * to heaven, as we now sing * unto Him a triumphal hymn.

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. (3)

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

( To You, O Lord. )

PRIEST

For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

( Amen. )

Ode 3: Pascha: Canon

From Pentecostarion - - -

CHOIR

Canon of Pascha.

Ode iii. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Δεῦτε πόμα πίωμεν.

Come and let us drink a new drink, * not one marvelously issuing from a barren rock, * but one that Christ from the tomb * pours out, incorruption’s very source. * For we are established in Him. (2) [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Now everything, heaven and the earth * and the nethermost regions, have all been filled with light. * Let the entire creation, therefore, celebrate the rising of Christ. * For it is established in Him. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Buried with You yesterday, O Christ, * with You now resurrected, I also rise today. * Yesterday I was with You crucified. O Savior, with Yourself glorify me in Your rule. [SD]

Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Apostle.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. In the beginning.

Ὁ στερεώσας κατʼ ἀρχάς.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You left behind all worldly ties, * even the ones to your father, * and with godly love you followed the Logos, * who is Lord; and you became * a fisher not of fish but men, * O wise St. John, and also * a theologian inspired by God. [GOASD]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

You left behind all worldly ties, * even the ones to your father, * and with godly love you followed the Logos, * who is Lord; and you became * a fisher not of fish but men, * O wise St. John, and also * a theologian inspired by God. [GOASD]

Glory.

When you had purified the eye * of your soul, O Theologian, * you beheld the ineffable glory * of the Father’s divine Word, * His only-begotten Son, * through whom and by His Spirit * in wisdom all things have come to be. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O Virgin Mother of our God, * I turn to you for protection, * and you rescue me from harm and ill treatment * by my foes, and I am saved * because you intercede for me. * O Lady, may I also * escape the imminent punishment. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Katavasia

Katavasia. Mode 1.

Come and let us drink a new drink, * not one marvelously issuing from a barren rock, * but one that Christ from the tomb * pours out, incorruption’s very source. * For we are established in Him.

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. (3)

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

( To You, O Lord. )

PRIEST

For You are our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

( Amen. )

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe

From Pentecostarion - - -

READER

Hypakoe. Mode 4.

When the women with Mary had come before dawn, and they found that the stone had been rolled away from the sepulcher, they heard from the Angel, “Why do you seek among the dead, as a mortal man, the One who exists in everlasting light? See the grave clothes in the sepulcher. Run and proclaim to the world that the Lord has risen and put death to death; for He is the Son of God who saves the human race.”

Secondary Kontakion

Kontakion of Pascha.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 4.

Though You went down into the tomb, O Immortal One, yet You brought down the dominion of Hades; and You rose as the victor, O Christ our God; and You called out “Rejoice” to the Myrrh-bearing women, and gave peace to Your Apostles, O Lord who to the fallen grant resurrection.

Ode 4: Pascha: Canon

From Pentecostarion - - -

CHOIR

Canon of Pascha.

Ode iv. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Ἐπὶ τῆς θείας φυλακῆς.

Now let Habakkuk as a God-inspired prophet stand with us, * keeping his divine watch, and show us * the angelic messenger, who, shining, utters glowingly, * “Today, for the world is salvation,* because arisen is Christ, being omnipotent.” [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Christ, our veritable Pascha, is the fulfillment of the Law; therefore He appeared as a male having opened the virgin womb; He has been called a Lamb as being edible; unblemished, as without stain; and He is said to be perfect, being very God. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The Savior Christ, the crown of goodness who is ever blest by us, willingly was sacrificed for all as a year old paschal lamb, our Passover that cleanses us. And from the sepulcher now the handsome Sun of Righteousness for us has shone again. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Before the Ark, which was a shadow of old, the forebear of God David leapt and danced. As we see the types fulfilled, correspondingly let us also, as God’s holy people, rejoice in godly manner, because arisen is Christ, being omnipotent. [SD]

Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Apostle.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. You are my strength.

Σύ μου ἰσχύς.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

The Lord gave you, His dear disciple, the epithet, * Son of Thunder, and inspired you to thundrously proclaim the great mystery, * that He was begotten of God the Father ineffably. * And now, O Theologian, as we rightly extol you, * we sing hymns glorifying your memory. [GOASD]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

The Lord gave you, His dear disciple, the epithet, * Son of Thunder, and inspired you to thundrously proclaim the great mystery, * that He was begotten of God the Father ineffably. * And now, O Theologian, as we rightly extol you, * we sing hymns glorifying your memory. [GOASD]

Glory.

Having attained the height of virtue, you there beheld * in His glory the incarnate and only-begotten Word, shining rays of light, * who without beginning is Son of God, ever seated in * the bosom of the Father, whose voice you heard bear witness * to His sonship, O holy Apostle John. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mother of God, I am relying on you for help, * even I your worthless servant. May I not be put to shame when I pray on you, * O all-blameless Virgin. For after God you are my defense, * impenetrable fortress, and my hope of obtaining * the divine life and peace in the age to come. [GOASD]

Ode 4: Katavasia

Katavasia. Mode 1.

Now let Habakkuk as a God-inspired prophet stand with us, * keeping his divine watch, and show us * the angelic messenger, who, shining, utters glowingly, * “Today, for the world is salvation,* because arisen is Christ, being omnipotent.”

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. (3)

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

( To You, O Lord. )

PRIEST

For You are good and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

( Amen. )

Ode 5: Pascha: Canon

From Pentecostarion - - -

CHOIR

Canon of Pascha.

Ode v. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Ὀρθρίσωμεν ὄρθρου βαθέος.

Arising at dawn very early, * instead of ointment, a hymn let us offer unto the Master, * and then we shall clearly see* Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, * causing true life to arise for all. (2) [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Beholding Your measureless compassion, the souls below that were held by the shackles and bonds of Hades pressing forward hastened to the light with feet exultant, O Christ, applauding the Pascha that never ends. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

With candles and lamps let us go out to be with Christ who emerged from the sepulcher like the Bridegroom; and with festive ranks of Angels let us also celebrate God’s holy Pascha that saves us all. [SD]

Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Apostle.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. Why reject me, Your servant.

Ἵνα τί με ἀπώσω.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

The immaculate light was shining in the darkness of the world, O blessed John. * You saw it and loved it and united yourself to it and became * a lamp of true religion; and you enlightened all the nations * with the light of inspired theology. [GOASD]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

The immaculate light was shining in the darkness of the world, O blessed John. * You saw it and loved it and united yourself to it and became * a lamp of true religion; and you enlightened all the nations * with the light of inspired theology. [GOASD]

Glory.

O beloved Son of Thunder, knowing that the Law, which was a shadow, long ago * was given through Moses, and divine grace and truth came through Christ our God, * you proclaimed the gospel that He is truly God the Logos, * and you thundered inspired theology. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

You support and protect me, immaculate Virgin, like a strong defensive wall. * Therefore I implore you to defend and to guard me both day and night, * from the devil’s many attempts to injure me and harm me, so that I may extol you with faith and love. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Katavasia

Katavasia. Mode 1.

Arising at dawn very early, * instead of ointment, a hymn let us offer unto the Master, * and then we shall clearly see* Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, * causing true life to arise for all.

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. (3)

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

( To You, O Lord. )

PRIEST

For hallowed and glorified is Your all-honored and majestic name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

( Amen. )

Ode 6: Pascha: Canon

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CHOIR

Canon of Pascha.

Ode vi. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Κατῆλθες ἐν τοῖς κατωτάτοις.

You went down to the nether regions of earth, * and You broke apart the bars that forever * were closed on those who were held there, O Christ. * From the sepulcher, * as did Jonah from the whale, * You arose on the third day. (2) [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Preserving unbroken the seals of the tomb, You, O Christ, resurrected, as at birth You did not disrupt Your Mother’s virginal barriers. But the pearly gates of Paradise for us You have opened. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

My Savior, the live and unslain sacrificial victim, as a man You did offer Yourself to the Father of Your own will; when as God You rose from the tomb, with Yourself, You raised the whole race of Adam. [SD]

Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Apostle.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. My transgressions.

Ἄβυσσος ἁμαρτιῶν.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Long ago, Isaiah saw what appeared to be a coal of divine fire, * which touched his lips and cleansed them, and he was granted prophecy. * When the Word of God became incarnate, O blessed John, * you became His beloved disciple and Bosom Friend. [GOASD]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Long ago, Isaiah saw what appeared to be a coal of divine fire, * which touched his lips and cleansed them, and he was granted prophecy. * When the Word of God became incarnate, O blessed John, * you became His beloved disciple and Bosom Friend. [GOASD]

Glory.

The only-begotten Word is ever in the bosom of the Father. * When He became incarnate, you beheld Him, O blessed John, * His disciple whom He loved. And He made known to you * that without His human body no one has ever seen God. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Holy Virgin, you gave birth to the reflection of the Father’s glory, * all-lauded one, I pray you to illumine my darkened soul. * And we, who as devotees, enjoy your gifts of grace, * Theotokos, refute the drivel of the heretics. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Katavasia

Katavasia. Mode 1.

You went down to the nether regions of earth, * and You broke apart the bars that forever * were closed on those who were held there, O Christ. * From the sepulcher, * as did Jonah from the whale, * You arose on the third day.

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. (3)

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

( To You, O Lord. )

PRIEST

For You are the King of peace and the savior of our souls, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

( Amen. )

Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion

From Menaion - - -

READER

Kontakion.

Mode 2.

Who can recount all your mighty deeds, O Virgin? You pour out miracles and you overflow with cures, and you intercede on behalf of our souls, as a Theologian and Friend of Christ. [SD]

Oikos.

Daring and incomprehensible it is to search out celestial heights, and the depths of the sea as well. So just as it is wholly impossible to number the stars and the sand on the shores, so no one is able to tell about the Theologian, so many are the crowns with which Christ has crowned His beloved. He leaned on His chest and ate with Him at the Mystical Supper, as a Theologian and Friend of Christ. [SD]

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On May 8 we commemorate the holy and glorious Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, the Virgin and Beloved Bosom Friend of Christ, and celebrate the service in honor of the Holy Dust, that is, the Manna, that issued from his grave.

On this day we also commemorate our devout Father Arsenios the Great.

On this day devout Saint Meles the hymnographer reposed in peace.

On this day a regiment of soldiers died by the sword.

By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. (3)

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. (3)

Ode 7: Pascha: Canon

From Pentecostarion - - -

CHOIR

Canon of Pascha.

Ode vii. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Ὁ Παῖδας ἐκ καμίνου.

The same One who delivered the Lads from fire, becoming a mortal man, * suffers in the flesh; and by His Passion He arrays * mortal nature with majesty, free of all * corruption, the only God of the fathers, * blessed and supremely glorious. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The ointment-bearing women of Godly mind ran after You earnestly. Shedding tears, they sought for You as though You were mortal, then rejoicing they worshipped You the living God, O Christ, then they ran to Your disciples, announcing the mystic Passover. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

We celebrate that death has been put to death, Hades has been overthrown, and another, everlasting life has begun. And exulting we praise and extol the Cause, exalting the only God of the fathers, blessed and supremely glorious. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

This saving and most radiant night has been oh so sacred and indeed festive all around; it is the prelude and herald of resplendently bright Resurrection Day, on which the timeless Light on all has bodily shone forth out of the sepulcher. [SD]

Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Apostle.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. The fire in Babylon.

Θεοῦ συγκατάβασιν.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

All-blessed Apostle John, * eagerly breaking free of material bonds, * you were God’s loyal servant. * And as a messenger of theology * inspired by God, you instructed all to sing * the words, “O God of our fathers, blesssed are You!” [GOASD]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

All-blessed Evangelist, * you counted gold and riches to be as grass. * Then for you by God’s power * some grass turned to gold, and you theologized * bout the Maker of all, and you sang to Him * the words, “O God of our fathers, blesssed are You!” [GOASD]

Glory.

O only-begotten Word * of God the Father who is beginningless, * from Him the Holy Spirit * proceeds and takes what is Yours inseparbly, * to Your Apostles declaring that they should sing * the words, “O God of our fathers, blesssed are You!” [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Sublime and inffable * are blessings your ineffable childbirth grants * to us, O Theotokos. * And now I pray you, save me from punishment, * and count me worthy of the inffable joy, * and I will ever extol you, my Lady praised by all. [GOASD]

Ode 7: Katavasia

Katavasia. Mode 1.

The same One who delivered the Lads from fire, becoming a mortal man, * suffers in the flesh; and by His Passion He arrays * mortal nature with majesty, free of all * corruption, the only God of the fathers, * blessed and supremely glorious.

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. (3)

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

( To You, O Lord. )

PRIEST

Blessed and glorified be the majesty of Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

( Amen. )

Ode 8: Pascha: Canon

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CHOIR

Canon of Pascha.

Ode viii. Mode 1. Heirmos.

Αὔτη ἡ κλητή.

This is it, the Day which is chosen and holy, * Day One of the Sabbaths. * It is the queen-day, the Lord’s Day, * and the Feast of all feasts, * and the Festival above every festival, * on which we extol Christ and bless Him to the ages. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Come on this illustrious day of Resurrection and day of Christ’s Kingdom, let us receive the communion of the joy divine from the new fruit of the vine, for eternal life, and highly extol Him as God unto the ages. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Lift up your eyes round about You and see, O Zion. Behold, like beacons shining with light divine have your children come to you from the West, from the North and from seaward and from the East. In you they extol Christ and bless Him to the ages. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Father, ruler over all, and Logos and Spirit, O Nature divine, in three Hypostases united, transcending essence and divinity, in You have we been baptized; we praise and bless and worship You, unto all the ages. [SD]

Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Apostle.

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Mode pl. 4. The tyrant king.

Ἑπταπλασίως κάμινον.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Solemn indeed and dignified is your glorious memory, * fragrant as it is with Jesus’s divinity, * divinely illumining His holy Church, Evangelist John, * Therefore, celebrating it, the faithful are singing, * “You Servants, bless and praise Christ; O you priests and you people, * exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.” [GOASD]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

Solemn indeed and dignified is your glorious memory, * fragrant as it is with Jesus’s divinity, * divinely illumining His holy Church, Evangelist John, * Therefore, celebrating it, the faithful are singing, * “You Servants, bless and praise Christ; O you priests and you people, * exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.” [GOASD]

Glory.

We have as leader of our choir Theologian Apostle John, * who theologized about You, Christ; and we proclaim * that You with the Father and the Holy Spirit are truly God. * Joyfully extolling You, we sing to You, saying, * “You Servants, bless and praise Christ; O you priests and you people, * exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.” [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

All-blameless Virgin, you gave birth in the body to God the Word. * Implore Him to rescue me from the eternal fire. * You see how I spent my life. I have completely wasted it, * utterly enslaved to heinous sins and transgressions. * Now I, your sorry servant, run to you for asylum, * O Lady full of grace, and invoke your intercession. [GOASD]

Ode 8: Katavasia

Katavasia. Mode 1.

This is it, the Day which is chosen and holy, * Day One of the Sabbaths. * It is the queen-day, the Lord’s Day, * and the Feast of all feasts, * and the Festival above every festival, * on which we extol Christ and bless Him to the ages.

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. (3)

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

( To You, O Lord. )

PRIEST

For blessed is Your name, and glorified is Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

( Amen. )

Stand for the singing of Ode ix.

DEACON

Let us honor and magnify in song the Theotokos and the Mother of the light.

CHOIR

Ode 9: Pascha: Canon

From Pentecostarion - - -

Canon of Pascha.

Ode ix. Heirmos. Mode 1.

O my soul, magnify Him who willingly suffered, was buried, and arose from the grave on the third day.

Arise, shine! Arise, shine, O new Jerusalem! Shine! * For the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. * Zion, exult and be glad now. * O pure Mother of God, rejoice, celebrating * the resurrection of Christ your Son! [SD]

O my soul, magnify Christ who is the Giver of life, and who rose from the grave on the third day.

Arise, shine! Arise, shine, O new Jerusalem! Shine! * For the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. * Zion, exult and be glad now. * O pure Mother of God, rejoice, celebrating * the resurrection of Christ your Son! [SD]

Troparia.

Christ is the new Pascha, the sacrificial Victim, the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.

Divine and beloved and sweetest utterance of Yours! * For You really and truly pledged that You will be with us * unto the end of the age, O Christ. * And we the faithful, clinging to Your promise, * our anchor of hope, rejoice. [SD]

Today creation all is exultant and rejoices, for Christ has arisen, and Hades was despoiled.

O Pascha, the great and most sacred Passover, O Christ, * You the wisdom and Logos and the power of God: * Grant that we may more distinctly partake of You * on that day that has no evening in Your kingly rule. [SD]

Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-1

Canon for the Apostle.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 4. The heavens were astounded.

Ἐξέστη ἐπὶ τούτῳ.

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

We rightly praise and glorify blessed John, * the beloved disciple and instrument of most sublime * theology. Loyally he stood by * the cross of Christ, who trusted him, * since he was a virgin, to be the son * and guardian of His Mother, * the virgin Theotokos, * who is all-blameless and immaculate. [GOASD]

Apostle of Christ, intercede for us.

We rightly praise and glorify blessed John, * the beloved disciple and instrument of most sublime * theology. Loyally he stood by * the cross of Christ, who trusted him, * since he was a virgin, to be the son * and guardian of His Mother, * the virgin Theotokos, * who is all-blameless and immaculate. [GOASD]

Glory.

Your chaste and spotless life was worthily loved * by the pure One, the Lord, who accepted you, O blessed John, * truly as a brother, for you had lived * your life on earth angelically. * Therefore He declared you to be the son * of His all-holy Mother, the Virgin Theotokos, * whom we extol with you and call you blest. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O Lady, be for me a defensive wall, * that protects me from armies of demons and that keeps away * dangers and temptations besetting me, * repelling the persistant waves * of the sinfull passions assailing me. * And grant to me the freedom of purity, O Virgin, * and the abundant gifts of grace divine. [GOASD]

Ode 9: Katavasia

Katavasia. Mode 1.

The Angel cried aloud to the Lady full of grace: Rejoice, O pure Virgin; and again I say Rejoice. Your Son has truly risen from the grave on the third day.

Arise, shine! Arise, shine, O new Jerusalem! Shine! * For the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. * Zion, exult and be glad now. * O pure Mother of God, rejoice, celebrating * the resurrection of Christ your Son!

Christ is risen from the dead, by death trampling down upon death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. (3)

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

( Lord, have mercy. )

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

( To You, O Lord. )

PRIEST

For all the powers of heaven praise You, and to You they offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

( Amen. )

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For all the powers of heaven praise You, and to You they offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

CHOIR

Exaposteilarion. Of Pascha.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode 2. Automelon.

When You had slumbered in the flesh as one mortal, O King and Lord, You rose again on the third day, and raised up Adam from decay and rendered death of no effect. Pascha of incorruption, salvation of the world. [SD]

For the Evangelist.

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Mode 2. Let us in faith.

Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.

Theologizing you cried out, * that the Logos, the Word, was * in the beginning; and the Word * was with God; and the Logos was God, O John the Apostle. * When you fell on the bosom * of Christ the Logos, you imbibed * streams of life that were full of theology, * blessed Theologian, and with this godly * water you irrigate the world, * which today pays you honor. [SD]

Exaposteilarion. Of Pascha.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode 2. Automelon.

When You had slumbered in the flesh as one mortal, O King and Lord, You rose again on the third day, and raised up Adam from decay and rendered death of no effect. Pascha of incorruption, salvation of the world. [SD]

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Resurrectional Stichera.

Mode 4.

To fulfill among them the written judgment: this glory have all His holy ones. [SAAS]

You endured the Cross and death, and You rose from the dead. O almighty Lord, we glorify Your resurrection. [GOASD]

Mode 4.

Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power. [SAAS]

By Your Cross You freed us from the ancient curse, O Christ; and by Your death You neutralized the devil who tyrannized our nature; and by Your resurrection, You filled the whole world with joy. Therefore we sing to You, who rose from the dead, “Glory to You, O Lord.” [GOASD]

Mode 4.

Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. [SAAS]

O Christ our Savior, by Your Cross, guide us to Your truth, and deliver us from the snares of the foe. Since You have risen from the dead, reach out Your hand and raise us who have fallen into sin, O benevolent Lord, at the intercession of Your Saints. [GOASD]

Mode 4.

Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. [SAAS]

Never parting from the Father’s bosom, Only-begotten Logos of God, You came to earth, for the sake of humanity, and without change became man. And in the flesh You endured the Cross and death, remaining impassible in divinity. As the only almighty Lord, You rose from the dead, and You granted immortality to the human race. [GOASD]

For the Evangelist.

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Mode pl. 4. What a paradoxal.

Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου.

Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. [SAAS]

Blessed and all-wise Evangelist, * in being loved by the Word * who sees all things and using just * scales will judge the universe, * you surpassed the Disciples all * in the abundance of your most ardent love * for Christ the Lord, O divine Apostle John; * for you were radiant * in both mind and body with the handsome traits * of purity and chastity, in being blest by God. [SD]

Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]

Blessed and all-wise Evangelist, * in being loved by the Word * who sees all things and using just * scales will judge the universe, * you surpassed the Disciples all * in the abundance of your most ardent love * for Christ the Lord, O divine Apostle John; * for you were radiant * in both mind and body with the handsome traits * of purity and chastity, in being blest by God. [SD]

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

Let us now extol the most-divine St. John with spiritual songs * as a servant of Christ the King, * garland of virginity, and the luminous mouth of grace, * the habitation most worthy to receive * the divine virtues, the Church’s brightest eye; * and let us honor him * as the Holy Spirit’s sacred and divine * temple, and the instrument * of the wisdom of God. [SD]

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

John, when you leaned close upon the breast * of divine Wisdom himself, * you drew out as if from a well * waters of theology, and you watered the world with them. * And with the knowledge about the Trinity, * you dried the ocean of pagan godlessness; * you were an animate * pillar of both cloud and fire, guiding us * to the heavenly possession and inheritance. [SD]

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Stichera of Pascha.

Mode pl. 1.

Verse 1: Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from before His face.

Today a sacred Pascha has been revealed to us; a Pascha new and holy, a Pascha mystical, a Pascha all-venerable, Pascha, the Redeemer Christ himself; a Pascha that is blameless, a Pascha that is great, a Pascha of believers, a Pascha that has opened for us the gates of Paradise, a Pascha that sanctifies believers all. [SD]

Verse 2: As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish, as wax melts before the fire.

Come now from that sight, O you women and heralds of good news, and say to Zion, “Receive from us the joyful tidings of the Resurrection of Christ. O Jerusalem, be exultant, dance and leap for joy, for you have witnessed Christ the King coming forth as a Bridegroom from the sepulcher.” [SD]

Verse 3: So shall the sinners perish from the face of God. And let the righteous be glad.

The myrrh-bearing women at dawn very early, standing outside the tomb of the Giver-of-Life, found an Angel who was seated upon the stone. And the Angel addressed them, and this is what he said, “Why do you seek among the dead the One who is alive? Why do you grieve as though corruptible the Incorrupt? So go back and proclaim it to His Disciples.” [SD]

Verse 4: This is the day the Lord made; let us greatly rejoice and be glad therein.

Pascha of delight! Pascha, the Lord’s Pascha! A Pascha all venerable has risen for us. Pascha! With joy let us embrace one another. Pascha, the ransom from sorrow! Today from the sepulcher Christ emerged resplendently as from a bridal chamber, and the women He filled with joy, saying, “Proclaim this to the Apostles.” [SD]

Glory. For the Evangelist.

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Mode pl. 4.