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Pentecostarion

Sunday of the Holy Fathers

Menaion - June 16

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CHOIR

Mode pl. 2.

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.

From Octoechos - - -

Resurrectional Apolytikion.

Mode pl. 2.

When the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb, the soldiers guarding it feared and became as dead. And standing by the sepulcher was Mary, who was seeking Your immaculate body. Unassailed by Hades, You divested it of spoils. Then You met the Virgin. You granted life. O Lord, risen from the dead, glory to You! [GOASD]

Glory. For the Fathers.

Mode pl. 4.

Supremely blessed are You, O Christ our God. You established the holy Fathers upon the earth as beacons, and through them You have guided us all to the true Faith, O greatly merciful One, glory be to You. [SD]

Both now.

Apolytikion of the Feast.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode 4.

You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, after You filled the Disciples with joy, by promising to send them the Holy Spirit, and You blessed them and established their faith, that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world. [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 Octoechos - - -

Mode pl. 2.

The sepulcher had been opened, and Hades was lamenting. And Mary cried aloud to the Apostles in hiding, “You laborers of the vineyard, go out and proclaim the message of the resurrection: The Lord has risen and granted to the world the great mercy.” [GOASD]

Glory.

Standing by Your sepulcher was Mary Magdalene, O Lord, and she was weeping loudly; and mistaking You for the gardener, she said to You, “Where have you laid Him who is everlasting life? Where have you hidden Him who sits enthroned upon the Cherubim? Out of fear, those who guarded Him became like dead men. Either give my Lord to me or cry aloud along with me, ‘You were among the dead and raised the dead. Glory to You!’” [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

You who called her who was blessed among women Your Mother, proceeded to the Passion, of Your own will, O Lord. On the Cross, You shined Your light, seeking Adam, as You wished; and You said to the Angels, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that was lost.” You have arranged everything wisely. Glory to You! [GOASD]

Kathisma II.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 2.

Life was placed in the tomb, and a seal was placed on the stone. The soldiers were guarding Christ like a sleeping king. Then the Lord struck His enemies and stunned them, as He awoke and rose. [GOASD]

Glory.

Mode pl. 2.

By Your voluntary death, we have found life immortal, O Almighty One and only Savior of all; for in Your august Rising You have recalled everyone. You have destroyed the victory of Hades and the sting of death. [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode pl. 2.

O Virgin Theotokos, implore Your Son, Christ our God, who voluntarily was nailed to the Cross, and who rose from the dead; and entreat Him to save our souls. [GOASD]

Resurrectional Evlogetaria.

Mode pl. 1.

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

When the hosts of the Angels saw how You were accounted among the dead, they all marveled. You, O Savior, are the One who destroyed the might of death; and when You arose You raised Adam with yourself and from Hades liberated everyone. [SD]

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

“Why do you mingle the ointments with your tears full of pity, O women disciples?” Thus the Angel who was shining in the tomb cried to the myrrh-bearing women. “See for yourselves the empty tomb and understand, that the Savior has risen from the sepulcher.”

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

Very early in the morning, the myrrh-bearing women were hastening to Your tomb lamenting. But the Angel appeared to them and uttered, “The time for lamentation has ended; weep no more. Go announce the Resurrection to the Apostles.”

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

When the myrrh-bearing women had come with their spices to Your sepulcher, O Savior, they heard the voice of an Angel clearly speaking to them, “Why do you account among the dead the One who lives? For as God, He has risen from the sepulcher.”

Glory.

We bow down in worship to the Father and His Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, one in essence; and we cry aloud with the Seraphim: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O Lord.

Both now.

Giving birth to the Giver of life, O Virgin, you delivered Adam from sin, and to Eve you have rendered joy in place of sorrow. He who from you became incarnate, God and man, has directed to life him who fell from it.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3)

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

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.

READER

From Octoechos - - -

Hypakoe. Mode pl. 2.

By your voluntary, life-giving death, O Christ, You smashed the gates of Hades as God, and You opened to us the ancient Garden of Paradise. Then rising from the dead, You delivered our life from destruction. [GOASD]

CHOIR

Anavathmoi.

Antiphon 1. Mode pl. 2.

I lift my eyes to You in heaven, O Logos. Show me mercy, so that I may live in You. [GOASD]

Have mercy on us who are the object of contempt, O Logos, and make us Your useful vessels. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

In the Holy Spirit is the cause of the salvation of all. When He blows on anyone as befits His nature, He quickly uplifts them from anything mundane, He gives them wings, He gives them growth, He gives them high position. [GOASD]

Antiphon 2.

If the Lord had not been with us, none of us could have withstood a single battle with the foe. Those who are victorious are from here exalted. [GOASD]

Let not my soul be caught like a sparrow in their teeth, O Logos. Woe is me! How shall I be delivered from the enemy, enamored with sin as I am? [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

In the Holy Spirit deification is possible for all, good pleasure, understanding, peace, and blessing. He has the same energies as the Father and the Logos. [GOASD]

Antiphon 3.

Those who trust in the Lord are fearsome to foes and marveled by all, for they look up to heaven. [GOASD]

Having You as helper, the inheritance of the righteous do not stretch out their hands in lawlessness, O Savior. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now.

In the Holy Spirit is universal dominion, which the armies in heaven worship, as does every breathing being on earth. [GOASD]

Prokeimenon.

O Lord, raise up Your power, and come for our salvation. (2)

Verse: Give heed, O You who shepherd Israel.

O Lord, raise up Your power, and come for our salvation. [SAAS]

Eothinon Gospel (Not EP / GOA)

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 altar table)

Eothinon 10

Jn. 21:1 – 14

At that time, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he revealed himself in this way. Simon Peter, Thomas, called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the beach, yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, have you any fish?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, for the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his clothes, for he was stripped for work, and sprang into the sea. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish lying on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three of them; and although there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead. [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. [GOA]

CHOIR

Psalm 50 (51).

Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)

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. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]

Glory.

At the intercession of the Apostles, 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]

Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.

Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [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; the 318 Holy Fathers who convened the First Ecumenical Council in Nicea, 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: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode i. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.

Ὡς ἐν ἠπείρῳ πεζεύσας.

When they had walked through the Red Sea as over land, * the people of Israel watched as Pharaoh and his host * in pursuit were drowned. Then Moses said, * “Let us sing a song of victory to God our Lord.” [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

By stretching out Your divine hands upon the Cross, * O good Savior Jesus Christ, You have filled the whole wide world * with Your Father’s good pleasure; and so * we all sing a song of victory to You, O Lord. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

With abject fear, as a slave under Your command, * death approached You, Master Christ who are also Lord of life. * And through death You have awarded us * resurrection and the gift of never-ending life. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Virgin, accepting your Maker into yourself, * when incomprehensibly He so willed and took on flesh * from your womb without the seed of man, * you indeed became the Lady of creation all. [SD]

Ode 1: Pentecostarion: Canon-1

Canon 1 of the Feast.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 1. To our Savior and God.

Τῷ Σωτῆρι Θεῷ.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

All you people, let us sing a song of victory to Christ * who on the shoulders of the Cherubim * was taken up with glory, and with himself seated us * at the right hand of the Father, for He is glorified. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

When they beheld in the heights with His flesh Christ, who is * the Mediator between God and men, * the hosts of Angels were astounded, and with one accord * they sang unto Him a song a victory. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

To our God who appeared on Mount Sinai and gave * the law to Moses the seer of God * and who ascended from the Mount of Olives physically, * to Him only let us sing, for He is glorified. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O spotless Mother of God, without ceasing intercede * with Him who from you was incarnated * and who did not depart from His Father’s bosom, as God, * to save us whom He created from all calamity. [GOASD]

Ode 1: Pentecostarion: Canon-2

Canon for the Fathers.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 2. When they had walked.

Ὡς ἐν ἠπείρῳ πεζεύσας.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

As I am singing these hymns to extol the great * and all-holy Council of holy Fathers, I implore * You, O Christ, to grant me to defend * and abide by their divine prophetic utterance. [GOASD]

Saints of God, intercede for us.

Today, the God-bearing Fathers, those bolts of light, * came together publicly to profess the Faith, O Christ: * You are the only-begotten Son, * coeternal with the Father and in essence one. [GOASD]

Glory.

The famous Fathers succinctly decreed the Faith. * With their definition, Lord, as with jewelry made of gold * and is fit to dignify a bride, * they adorned the holy Church, which is Your Bride, O Christ. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Adorned with glory divine and with many gifts, * the most noble Queen of all stands beside her Son and God, * whom she never ceases to implore * on behalf of us believers, that He save our souls. [GOASD]

Ode 1: Katavasia

Ode i. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Long ago, Moses entered the darkness where God was. * Obtaining divine inscriptions, he promulgated * God’s Law. For cleansing his mind’s eye he saw the only * One who Is and was given knowledge of the Holy * Spirit, whom he honored with inspired songs of praise. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode iii. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.

Οὔκ ἐστιν ἅγιος.

No one is holy like the Lord, * no one righteous like our God. * Being good, You exalted Your believers’ horn of strength, * firmly establishing us * on the rock of confession of faith in You. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Creation saw as God was hung * on a cross in the body, * and in fear it began to fall apart; but it was held * firmly in the mighty hand * of the Savior, who for us was crucified. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

By death is wretched death undone, * like a corpse lying lifeless; * for unable to endure the divine attack of Life, * the strong man was put to death. * And the gift of resurrection goes to all. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You supernaturally conceived * in your womb and gave birth to * God, O pure one, preserving your virginity throughout. * The wonder of your divine * childbirth transcends nature’s conventions all. [SD]

Ode 3: Pentecostarion: Canon-1

Canon 1 of the Feast.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 1. O Christ, I pray.

Δυνάμει τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Ascending to Your Father, O Christ, * You have exalted our humanity, * in Your ineffable love for us * and compassion, O Giver of life. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

The orders of the Angels beheld * our human nature going up with You; * and they struck with astonishment, * and extolled You as the Savior of all. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Angelic hosts, O Christ, were amazed, * as they beheld You being taken up * with Your body into the heavens; * and they praised Your Ascension, O Lord. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O Maiden pure, unceasingly pray * to Christ, who came forth from your virgin womb, * that those who praise you as Mother of God * be delivered from the Devil’s deceit. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Pentecostarion: Canon-2

Canon for the Fathers.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 2. No one is holy.

Οὔκ ἐστιν ἅγιος.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

Deluded Arius ascribed passion and flux and cutting * to divine generation, for he lapsed from true belief. * By the Fathers’ cutting sword * he was therefore cut off as a heretic. [GOASD]

Saints of God, intercede for us.

Like godly Abraham of lore, now the God-bearing fathers * waged a spiritual battle on Your enemies, O Lord; * and by Your might they prevailed, * and they vanquished those demented heretics. [GOASD]

Glory.

O Lord, Your clerics of the First Ecumenical Council * claimed that You were begotten of the unoriginate * Father and Maker of all, * consubstantial with Him, which is Orthodox. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

No human language has the words that can worthily praise you, * O immaculate Virgin. For Christ, the Giver of life, * became incarnate from you, * without seed of man, as He was pleased to do. [GOASD]

Ode 3: Katavasia

Ode iii. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Unembarrassed prayer of the Prophetess Hannah * Shattered fetters on her womb that made her barren, * Ending the irritation of her fruitful rival’s * Needling; for she brought a broken heart and spirit * To the omniscient God and only Sovereign. [GOASD]

Ode 3: 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

CHOIR: 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.

CHOIR: Amen.

Secondary Kontakion

READER

From Pentecostarion - - -

Kontakion of the Feast.

Mode pl. 2. Automelon.

Τὴν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

When You had fulfilled the dispensation for our sake, * and united things on earth with the things in heaven, * You were taken up thither in glory, O Christ our God, * going not away from any place, * but continuing inseparable, * and to them that love You crying out: * “I am with you, and there is, therefore, none against you.” [SD]

Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe

CHOIR

Kathisma.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

O holy and blessed Fathers, on the earth you shone forth * as bright shining luminaries of the Orthodox Faith, * proclaiming the truth of Christ, * melting away the teachings of heretical babblers, * extinguishing the flames of the blasphemers’ convolutions. * We pray you, O Hierarchs of Christ: * Intercede with Him to save our souls. [GOASD]

Glory.

Mode 4. You who were lifted.

Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.

The famous city of Nicea once hosted * three hundred eighteen holy bishops and clerics, * from all the earth. And we, today, remember what they did. * They confronted Arius and his blasphemous teaching * that one of the Trinity is subordinated, * although He is the Son and Word of God; * and they condemned it, confirming the Orthodox Faith. [GOASD]

Both now. For the Feast.

Mode 4. You who were lifted.

Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.

You have ascended into heaven with glory, * and You are seated on the right with Your Father, * from whom You never parted, O Christ who love mankind. * To Your wise Disciples You sent the all-holy Spirit, * as You promised. And now we pray You to give us also * illumination, brightening our minds, * and we will praise You, our Master, forevermore. [GOASD]

Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode iv. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.

Χριστός μου δύναμις.

The holy Church of God exclaims befittingly, * “Christ is God and my Lord, and He is my strength.” * She is celebrating in the Lord and sings to Him * from a mind that has been purified. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The tree of true eternal life has blossomed, O Christ. * For on Calvary planted, Your precious Cross * was watered by blood and water spilling from Your holy side; * it produced the fruit of life for us. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Since Christ, who fashioned human nature, being God, * has removed all obstructions and opened wide * the path to life for me, the serpent whispers no more to me * false suggestions of becoming a god. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Incomprehensible, indeed ineffable, * for all people on earth and the hosts on high, * are the divine mysteries, O Virgin Mother of God, * of your marvelous conception of God. [SD]

Ode 4: Pentecostarion: Canon-1

Canon 1 of the Feast.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 1. I have heard the report.

Εἰσακήκοα τὴν ἀκοήν.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

You ascended in glory, O King of Angels and Lord, * in order to send to us the Comforter from the Father. * So we cry aloud: Glory be to Your Ascension, O Christ! [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

As the Savior was ascending to the Father with His flesh, * all the regiments of Angels were in wonderment of Him, * and they cried aloud: “Glory be to Your Ascension, O Christ!” [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

The celestial Powers called out to the orders above them, * “Lift up your gates for Christ! He is indeed of Master and King, * whom we extol together with the Father and the Spirit.” [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

The Virgin gave birth without suffering maternal labor. * She is a mother indeed, while truly remaining virgin. * And we salute her and sing to her, “Mother of God, rejoice!” [GOASD]

Ode 4: Pentecostarion: Canon-2

Canon for the Fathers.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 2. The holy Church of God.

Χριστός μου δύναμις.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

The thoughts of Arius the villain were unsound. * He did not rightly teach the Orthodox Faith. * Therefore by decree of the all-holy Fathers he was banned * from the Church as one incurable. [GOASD]

Saints of God, intercede for us.

O Lord, the Council of the holy Fathers fought * in defense of the Orthodox Faith in You, * that You are consubstantial with the Father and the Spirit; * and they vanquished all Your enemies. [GOASD]

Glory.

You are the mediator between God and men, * O Christ Jesus, for You are both God and man. * Thus those godly-minded men knew You to be a single Son * in two natures, and they so decreed. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Refection from the tree became the death of me. * Then from you, holy Virgin, the Tree of life * came and resurrected me; and He has counted me an heir * of divine delight of Paradise. [GOASD]

Ode 4: Katavasia

Ode iv. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Now, O King of kings, only Logos begotten * Of the only uncaused Father, as Benefactor * To Your Apostles You send out Your unerring, * Holy, consubstantial, equipotent Spirit. * Evermore we sing, “Glory to Your might, O Lord!” [GOASD]

Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode v. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.

Τῷ θείῳ φέγγει σου.

With Your divine light illumine souls, * who with yearning early in the morning rise to You, O good Lord, I pray, * so that they may know You, Word of God, as truly God, * who calls them back from darkness and from the night of sin. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The cherubim now stand down for me, * and the fiery sword that guards the tree of life turns away from me, O Lord; * for they saw that You, the Word of God and truly God, * had led the way for the Robber into Paradise. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

I am no longer afraid of death * nor of my return to earth, O Master Christ, for You raised me up from earth, * where I was forgotten, in Your great mercy, to heights * of incorruption, by Your resurrection, O Lord. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O gracious Lady of all the world, * save us who wholeheartedly confess you Theotokos, Mother of God. * We are blest to have you as unassailable * protection, for you truly have given birth to God. [SD]

Ode 5: Pentecostarion: Canon-1

Canon 1 of the Feast.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 1. Arising very early.

Ὀρθρίζοντες βοῶμέν σοιε.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

O merciful Redeemer, when You had filled the world with joy, * You returned, incarnate now, * to Your celestial hosts on high. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

O Lord, the hosts of Angels were watching as You ascended, * and they cried aloud and said, * “Lift up the gates for our King and God!” [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

The host of the Apostles beheld the Savior ascending. * They trembled and cried aloud, * “O Christ our King, we give glory to You!” [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

We praise you who are virgin after childbirth, O Theotokos. * You gave birth to God the Word * incarnate, for the sake of the world. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Pentecostarion: Canon-2

Canon for the Fathers.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 2. With Your divine light.

Τῷ θείῳ φέγγει σου.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

Indeed, how beautiful are the feet * of those who are preaching the good news, that You, O Christ, are the peace of God, * passing understanding of all, both Angels and men, * and uniting all the world in an abundance of peace. [GOASD]

Saints of God, intercede for us.

The godly Teachers who bore the seal * of all-holy orders from on high, and who were legally authorized, * convened and decreed that You are God the Father’s Word, * the power and the wisdom of God, O Christ our God. [GOASD]

Glory.

O Saints, you gave to the holy Church * the teaching of Christ as a drink of water coming from purest streams. * Now you are delighting beside the still waters * of heavenly repose, rejoicing forevermore. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O only Virgin Mother of God, * we analogize you to a lamp, for you have brightly shone forth to all * Christ the Sun of Righteousness. O all-pure one, we pray * that you be our protectress, now and evermore. [GOASD]

Ode 5: Katavasia

Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Experience the fire-breathing dew of the Spirit, * Forgiving and purging your sins and offenses, * All you children of the Church who are illumined. * The grace of the Holy Spirit, as tongues of fire, * Has gone forth today as a new law from Zion. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode vi. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.

Τοῦ βίου τὴν θάλασσαν.

I see when my life becomes rough and stormy like the sea; * temptations feel like turbulence. * So I turn to the safe harbor of Your Church, * and calmly I pray to You: * Raise my life from corruption, very merciful Lord. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

O Master, You freed the world, being crucified for us; * for by the nails, the curse on us * has been canceled, and also the bond that stood * against Adam and us all * was shredded by the spear that pierced Your side, O Lord. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Enticed by deceptive means, Adam slipped and tumbled down * to Hades’ pit of punishment. * O compassionate Christ, and by nature God, * You went down to look for him. * On Your shoulders You put him, and You raised him with You. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

All-pure and immaculate Lady, you for us gave birth * to Him who governs all as Lord. * As my passions relentlessly and with force * disturb me, I pray to you, * that you grant to my heart a sense of peace and calm. [SD]

Ode 6: Pentecostarion: Canon-1

Canon 1 of the Feast.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 1. The deep abyss.

Ἐκύκλωσέ με ἄβυσσος.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

The host of the Apostles watched as Christ the Creator was taken up, * exultant with hope about the Spirit He promised them. * They sang with fear and love, “Glory to Your ascent, O Lord!” [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

O Christ, Your angel messengers appeared to Your Disciples and said to them, * “This Jesus, who was taken up will come in the same way * as you saw him go, in the flesh as the just Judge of all.” [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

O Savior, when the Powers of the heavens witnessed Your bodily * ascent into heaven, they were awestruck and cried aloud, * “O Master, great indeed is Your love for humanity!” [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

We glorify you worthily, O glorious Mary, and call you gate * of heaven, and mountain, ladder, bush that was not consumed; * and for the Orthodox, Lady, you are pride and joy. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Pentecostarion: Canon-2

Canon for the Fathers.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 2. I see when my life.

Τοῦ βίου τὴν θάλασσαν.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

That terrible heretic, * who sowed weeds within the Church, * could not escape the punishment * of inscrutable providence, for he burst * like Judas, when he became * a maniacal traitor to the Orthodox Faith. [GOASD]

Saints of God, intercede for us.

The only-begotten Son * and the radiance that shone * from God the Father’s essence, Lord, * and begotten before all ages, are You. * The Council of God-inspired * holy Fathers so believed and so decreed. [GOASD]

Glory.

The belly of Arius, * who poured out a murky spring * of toxic, godless heresies, * providentially burst, as we have been told, * when prayers by the God-inspired * holy clergy acted as a sharpened plow. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

The great Prophet Moses wrote * in the Law concerning you, * the Ark and table, lamp and jar, * and depicted symbolically long ago * the Most High’s eventual * incarnation from you, O Virgin Mother of God. [GOASD]

Ode 6: Katavasia

Ode vi. Katavasia. Mode 4.

To snatch from corruption Adam and the entire * Human race that was fallen, like Prophet Jonah * Out of the maw of the sea beast, You, our Master, * Shone forth, O Christ our God, from the immaculate * Ever-Virgin, as expiation and salvation. [GOASD]

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

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.

Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion

READER

Kontakion.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 4. Automelon.

The preaching of the Apostles and the dogmas of the Fathers confirmed the Church as one in faith; and wearing the garment of truth, woven of theology from above, she rightly expounds and holds the great mystery of piety. [SD]

Oikos.

Let us hear the Church of God crying out with a loud proclamation, “Let the thirsty come and drink. The bowl that I hold is a bowl of wisdom. I have mixed its drink with the word of truth, and it pours out not water of Contention, but of Confession.” Imbibing this confession, the actual Israel sees God who says, “See, see that I AM, and I am not altered. I am God first and I am thereafter, and aside from Me there is no other at all.” Hence will partakers be filled, and they will praise the great mystery of piety. [GKD]

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On June 16 we commemorate our Father among the Saints Tikhon, Bishop of Amathus in Cyprus.

From the Pentecostarion.

On this day, the seventh Sunday of Pascha, we celebrate the First Ecumenical Synod in Nicaea of the three hundred eighteen God-bearing Fathers.

Verses

Luminous stars of the spiritual sky,

illumine my mind with the light of your rays.

Against Arius

Arius be a stranger to God’s glory,

for calling the Son a stranger to the Father’s essence.

By the intercession of the three hundred and eighteen God-bearing Fathers, O Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode vii. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.

Δροσοβόλον μὲν τὴν κάμινον.

In the furnace the Lord’s Angel saved the pious men, * blowing through it a dew-laden breeze, * while Chaldean men were completely burned, at God’s command, * persuading the tyrant to confess * and cry aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

As the sun beheld Your Passion, Lord, it mournfully * covered itself in a robe of gloom, * and it made its light go dark in the middle of the day. * As darkness was over all the earth, * it cried aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Now the netherworld is decked with splendid light, O Christ, * as a result of Your descent. * And our progenitor was filled with gladness in his heart; * exulting he leaped in utter joy * and cry aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Virgin Mother, through you splendid light has risen up * for the entire universe. * You have given birth to God who is the Maker of all. * All-pure Lady, earnestly entreat * that He send down the great mercy to us who believe in Him. [SD]

Ode 7: Pentecostarion: Canon-1

Canon 1 of the Feast.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 1. Inside the furnace.

Ὁ ἐν καμίνῳ πυρός.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Taken to heaven upon a cloud of light, You saved the world. * You are the God of our fathers, Lord, and blessed are You. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Upon Your shoulders, O Christ, You took our errant human nature. * When You ascended, You brought it to Your Father and God. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Unto Your bodiless Father You ascended with Your body. * You are the God of our fathers, Lord, and blessed are You. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You who were born of a Virgin, making her the Theotokos, * You are the God of our fathers, Lord, and blessed are You. [GOASD]

Ode 7: Pentecostarion: Canon-2

Canon for the Fathers.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 2. In the furnace the Lord’s Angel.

Δροσοβόλον μὲν τὴν κάμινον.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

Holy Fathers, You defeated that maniacal * heretic, namely Arius, * who, synonymous now with madness, publicly pronounced * untruths about God, and to the Son * refused to sing, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [GOASD]

Saints of God, intercede for us.

Imitating John, that son of thunder, O inspired * fathers, with fiery mouths you teach * that the Logos is coeternal, coequal true God * from true God the Father, and that all * should cry aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [GOASD]

Glory.

In defense of God the Logos, you O blessed of God, * arrived as if you flew in on wings. * For the Holy Spirit assembled you from every part * of civilization to convene * and cry aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

When the furnace did not burn the three Young Men of old, * it prefigured your childbirth. * For the divine fire was inside you, and it burned you not, * enlightening everyone to sing * to you, “Blessed are you, who in the flesh gave birth to God.” [GOASD]

Ode 7: Katavasia

Ode vii. Katavasia. Mode 4.

Instruments were played discordantly, demanding * Everyone fall down before the gold, lifeless image. * Rousing the faithful now to sing with reverence: * “You are blessed, equipotent, unoriginate * Trinity!” is the luminous grace of the Spirit. [GOASD]

Ode 8: Octoechos: Canon-1

From Octoechos - - -

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ode viii. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.

Ἐκ φλογὸς τοῖς Ὁσίοις.

From the flame You refreshed pious Servants as with dew * and with water consumed the righteous Prophet’s sacrifice. * You accomplish all, O Christ, simply by willing it. * We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD]

Troparia.

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

It was envy that made Jewish people, who of old * killed their prophets, now kill You, their very God himself, * when they had You hung upon the Cross, O Logos of God. * We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD]

Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Without ever departing Your heavenly abode, * You went down into Hades and found humanity * lying in decay, and You raised it with yourself, O Christ. * We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

You conceived God the Word, the Giver of light from light, * and ineffably bore Him and thus are glorified. * For the Holy Spirit of God truly dwells in you. * Therefore, we extol you, Virgin, unto all the ages. [SD]

Ode 8: Pentecostarion: Canon-1

Canon 1 of the Feast.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 1. Before the ages.

Τὸν ἐκ Πατρὸς πρὸ αἰώνων.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

He is the Giver of life, and in His two natures Christ flew up * into the heavens with glory and is seated with the Father there. * Praise Him, priests and people, exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

You have delivered creation from its bondage to idolatry * and to Your Father presented it, now free because of You, O Christ. * Savior, we extol and exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages. [GOASD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

By His divine condescension has the Lord brought down the enemy, * and by His holy ascension He has lifted up humanity. * Praise Him, priests and people, exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [GOASD]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

O Virgin pure Theotokos, you are higher than the Cherubim, * for in your womb you had carried their own Master who is ridden by them. * Joining all the Angels, we mortals glorify Him, unto all the ages. [GOASD]

Ode 8: Pentecostarion: Canon-2

Canon for the Fathers.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 2. From the flame.

Ἐκ φλογὸς τοῖς Ὁσίοις.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

All ablaze with the rays of Your true divinity, * Your ordained godly Pastors confessed You and decreed * that You are the Lord who created the universe. * We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages. [GOASD]

Saints of God, intercede for us.

That renowned host of Pastors, inspired by God, convened * to define the theology of the Trinity, * which is uncreated; and they taught all to sing, * “We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages.” [GOASD]

Glory.

The illustrious Pastors and Hierarchs of Christ * are in various places, throughout all history, * shining in His holy Church, brightly and splendidly, * and exalting beyond measure, unto all the ages. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

All the Prophets foresaw you in images of old, * and they mystically knew that the Logos would from you * be incarnate and in two natures come forth from you. * We exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [GOASD]

Ode 8: Katavasia

Ode viii. Katavasia. Mode 4.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Emblematic of the tri-luminous Godhead, * Releasing bonds and damping flames of old, those Servants * Extolled the Lord and invited all created * Nature to bless and to exalt beyond measure * The only omnific Savior as Benefactor. [GOASD]

Kontakia and Synaxarion

Kontakion of the Feast.

READER

From Pentecostarion - - -

Kontakion of the Feast.

Mode pl. 2. Automelon.

Τὴν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.

Kontakion. For the Fathers.

From Pentecostarion - - -

Mode pl. 4. Automelon.

Oikos.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On June 16 we commemorate our Father among the Saints Tikhon, Bishop of Amathus in Cyprus.

From the Pentecostarion.

On this day, the seventh Sunday of Pascha, we celebrate the First Ecumenical Synod in Nicaea of the three hundred eighteen God-bearing Fathers.

Verses

Luminous stars of the spiritual sky,

illumine my mind with the light of your rays.

Against Arius

Arius be a stranger to God’s glory,

for calling the Son a stranger to the Father’s essence.

By the intercession of the three hundred and eighteen God-bearing Fathers, O Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Katavasias Odes 1-8

CHOIR

Katavasias of Pentecost II

Ode i. Mode 4.

Ode iii.

Ode iv.

Ode v.

Ode vi.

Ode vii.

Ode viii.

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)