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Pentecostarion

Mid-Pentecost

Menaion - May 29

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MATINS

CHOIR

Mode pl. 4.

God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. [SAAS]

Verse 1: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His holy name.

Verse 2: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them.

Verse 3: And this came about from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes.

Apolytikion of the Feast.

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Mode pl. 4.

O Lord, midway through the feast, give drink to my thirsty soul from the living waters of right belief. You, O Savior, proclaimed to everyone, “Let whoever is thirsty come to Me and drink.” You are the fountain of life, O Christ our God. Glory to You! (3) [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 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.

CHOIR: Amen.

CHOIR

Kathisma I.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

The Master who knows the thoughts that are in everyone’s hearts, * went up into the Temple and He stood and He taught, * and to the liars He spoke the truth. * “Tell Me, why are you seeking to arrest Me who give life?” * He said this about the middle of the feast in public. * “O transgressors of the Law, do not judge by appearances.” [GOASD]

Glory. Both now. Repeat.

The Master who knows the thoughts that are in everyone’s hearts, * went up into the Temple and He stood and He taught, * and to the liars He spoke the truth. * “Tell Me, why are you seeking to arrest Me who give life?” * He said this about the middle of the feast in public. * “O transgressors of the Law, do not judge by appearances.” [GOASD]

Kathisma II.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.

Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.

When He went to Jerusalem, the Master of all * went up into the Temple about the middle of the feast, * and He argued with the Jews, refuting them publicly, * and exposed their heavy handedness, as their King and God. * Whereas, in His loving-kindness, * He is granting great mercy to all of us who believe in Him. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now. Repeat.

When He went to Jerusalem, the Master of all * went up into the Temple about the middle of the feast, * and He argued with the Jews, refuting them publicly, * and exposed their heavy handedness, as their King and God. * Whereas, in His loving-kindness, * He is granting great mercy to all of us who believe in Him. [GOASD]

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. [GOA]

Psalm 50 (51).

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged. For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built; then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings; then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. [SAAS]

Ode 6: Short Litany

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 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.

CHOIR: Amen.

READER

Kontakion.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode 4. You who were lifted.

The feast according to the Law at its midpoint, O Christ our God, as the Creator and Master of everything, You said to all those who were present there, “Come that you might draw from Me the water of immortality.” Hence with faith we cry to You as we prostrate before You. Your tender mercies grant to us, we pray. You are the fountain and source of our life, O Lord. [SD]

Oikos.

With the streams of Your blood, water my soul parched by unlawful offenses, and show it to be fruitful in virtue. For You have said to all, to approach You, all-holy Word of God, and to draw the water of incorruption, which is alive and washes away the sins of those who extol Your glorious and divine Resurrection. O Good One, You grant to those who know You as God the power of the Spirit that truly came down from on high to Your Disciples. You are the fountain and source of our life, O Lord. [SD]

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On May 29 we commemorate the holy Martyr Theodosia the Virgin.

On this day we also commemorate the holy monastic Martyr Theodosia of Constantinople.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Olbian, Bishop of the city of Aneus.

The holy neo-martyr Nannos, that is John, of Thessaloniki witnessed in Smyrna and died by the sword.

From the Pentecostarion.

On Wednesday of the Paralytic, we celebrate the feast of Mid-Pentecost.

Verses

In the midst of the feast does Christ the Messiah

stand up and teach amidst the teachers.

In Your infinite mercy, O Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Katavasias Odes 1-8

CHOIR

Katavasias of Mid-Pentecost

Ode i. Mode pl. 4.

Lord, You congealed the sea and saved Your people, keeping them dry; * and then You threw into the deep prideful Pharaoh’s chariots and army. * Then to the mountain of Your holiness You brought Your people, who shouted, * “Let us sing a song of victory * to You, our God; for in battles You are powerful and strong.” [GOASD]

Ode iii.

My heart exults and in the Lord firmly is established; * and in my God is my horn exalted; * and my mouth is open wide at my enemies, and in Your salvation I rejoice. [GOASD]

Ode iv.

With his spiritual eyes, the Prophet Habakkuk saw * in the future Your appearance on the earth, O Lord. * And therefore he cried out and said that God from Theman will surely come. * Glory to Your glory, O Christ! * Glory to Your condescension, O Lord! [GOASD]

Ode v.

O Lord our God, give peace to us, for You have rendered all. * O Lord our God, we pray, take possession of us. * Lord, O Lord, we do not know any other God except for You, and we name Your name. [GOASD]

Ode vi.

The troubles of my life are like storms at sea, * O Logos, and the waves are afflicting me. * I cry to You, as once did the Prophet Jonah, * to raise my life from corruption, O only Lord and compassionate God. [GOASD]

Ode vii.

All ablaze with a raging fire was the Chaldean furnace, * through which blew a dew-laden breeze at God’s almighty order. * The three holy Servants sang, * “You are the God of our fathers, and blessed are You.” [GOASD]

Ode viii.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Angels and you heavens, bless Him who as King is carried on a glorious throne, * and who as God is glorified unceasingly. * Ever bless and extol Him, and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages. [GOASD]

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 ix.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Canon 1 of Mid-Pentecost.

Ode ix. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Λίθος ἀχειρότμητος.

A cornerstone was cut out without hands from a never-quarried mountain, * which prefigured you, holy Virgin. * The stone is Christ, who joined the disparate natures. * As we rejoice because of this, O Theotokos, we magnify you. [GOASD]

Troparia.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

We have learned from Christ our Teacher a new and holy way of living. * Let us be especially zealous to persevere and preserve it to the end, * so that we may experience the Holy Spirit when He comes to us.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Life-giver, assuming my mortal nature, You rendered it immortal, * and by grace You made it imperishable, O Savior, and raised it with yourself; * ending the age old enmity, unto the Father You presented it. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Root, source, and cause of incorruption are You, O Virgin; and we faithful * honor you by aptly employing these words and images when extolling you. * For you poured out to all of us the hypostatic immortality. [GOASD]

Canon 2 of Mid-Pentecost.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 4. Virginity is a state.

Ἀλλότριον τῶν μητέρων.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

About the middle of the Jews’ feast of Tabernacles, * O Savior, You went up into Your holy Temple. * As You taught all the people, the Jews marveled at it, saying, * “This man has never studied, so how * is it that he has learning?” they asked. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

As my Redeemer was performing great signs and wonders * and pouring out divine gifts, many cures and healings, * and was curing the people, relieving many of diseases, * the Jewish leaders became furious * about His many miracles. [GOASD]

Glory. For the Trinity.

For lawless men it is foreign to praise and worship * the Trinity, the Father and Son and Holy Spirit, * unoriginate God, omnipotence uncreated. * The Trinity, by all-powerful might, * created and sustains the universe. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Within your womb, you contained Christ, O Virgin Mother. * He is one of the Trinity, Giver of life, and Savior. * All creation extols Him. In His presence hosts in heaven tremble. * O Lady blessed by all, implore Him for us, * entreating Him to save our souls. [GOASD]

Ode 9: Katavasia

Ode ix. Katavasia. Mode pl. 4.

Virginity is a state alien to mothers, * and childbirth is foreign to those who are virgins. * But in you, Theotokos, have both of these been accomplished. * Indeed all generations everywhere * now call you blessed evermore. [GOASD]

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.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode 3. Having embellished heaven.

O Lord, You have the chalice * that never empties of Your gifts. * Please let me draw from Your water, * unto forgiveness of my sins, * for I am very thirsty, * only merciful compassionate Savior. (2) [GOASD]

Lauds. Mode 4.

Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]

Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]

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Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light.

Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name.

For He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created.

He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away.

Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps.

Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word.

Mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars.

Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds.

Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth.

Young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted.

His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people.

A hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him.

Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones.

Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King.

Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him.

For the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation.

The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds.

The high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand.

To deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples.

To shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron.

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

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

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Stichera for the Feast.

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Mode 4. To a brave one.

Ὡς γενναῖον ἐν Μάρτυσι.

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

When the Father’s personified * Wisdom, Power, and Radiance, * the eternal Logos, the very Son of God, * went to the Temple and there appeared * in flesh and began to teach * the ungrateful and severe * Jewish populace at the feast, * they were marveling * at the wealth of His knowledge, and they cried out, “How does this man have such learning, * since he was not taught by anyone?” [GOASD]

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

When the Father’s personified * Wisdom, Power, and Radiance, * the eternal Logos, the very Son of God, * went to the Temple and there appeared * in flesh and began to teach * the ungrateful and severe * Jewish populace at the feast, * they were marveling * at the wealth of His knowledge, and they cried out, “How does this man have such learning, * since he was not taught by anyone?” [GOASD]

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

The Messiah and Lord of all * stopped the mouths of the Jewish scribes, * and He reprimanded the Jews who did not keep * the Law, and said, “Do not judge by mere appearances, but with just * judgment. For example, I * healed a man who was paralyzed, on the Sabbath day. * Therefore I am the Lord of both the Sabbath and the Law. O unjust people, * why seek to kill Me who raised the dead?” [GOASD]

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

The severe and iniquitous * and ungrateful community * of the Jews were ready to stone Moses of old. * They killed Isaiah by sawing him * in two with a wooden saw. * They imprisoned in a pit * Jeremiah the holy sage. * Finally the Lord * they had crucified, and they shouted, “You who would destroy the holy Temple, * we will believe if you save yourself.” [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode 4.

We were illumined, O brethren, by the Resurrection of Christ the Savior. And now we have reached the middle of the feast of the Lord. Let us sincerely keep the commandments of God, so that we may become worthy to celebrate the Ascension as well, and witness the coming of the Holy Spirit. [SD]

Stand for the Great Doxology.

Great Doxology

Glory be to You who showed the light. Glory in the highest to God. His peace is on earth, His good pleasure in mankind. [SD]

We praise You, we bless You, we worship You, we glorify You, we give thanks to You for Your great glory.

Lord King, heavenly God, Father, Ruler over all; Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and You, O Holy Spirit.

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, You who take away the sins of the world.

Accept our supplication, You who sit at the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us.

For You alone are holy, You alone are Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Every day I will bless You, and Your name will I praise to eternity, and to the ages of ages.

Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, that we be kept without sin.

Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Amen.

Let Your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we have set our hope on You.

Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.

Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.

Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.

Lord, You have been our refuge from generation to generation. I said: Lord, have mercy on me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.

Lord, I have fled to You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light.

Continue Your mercy to those who know You.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

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

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

Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

Apolytikion.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 4.

O Lord, midway through the feast, give drink to my thirsty soul from the living waters of right belief. You, O Savior, proclaimed to everyone, “Let whoever is thirsty come to Me and drink.” You are the fountain of life, O Christ our God. Glory to You! [SD]