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Byzantine Monthly Menaion Volume Three: November

Metropolitan Cantor InstituteByzantine Catholic SeminaryPittsburgh, PA



Foreword

A Menaion is a liturgical book which contains the changeable parts of Byzantine divineservices for a given month. The volume in your hands is the third of a series of twelvebooks for use in Byzantine Catholic parishes. Each day is provided with the followingmaterial: (1) Synaxarion (brief life of the saints remembered) (2) Troparia and Kontakia

(3) Prokeimena and Alleluiaria (4) Communion Hymn.

On major feasts, the proper antiphons (when there are any) and the Magnification andIrmos (appointed to take the place of It is truly proper) are also included.

Texts which are contained in the Faithful’s Book published by the Byzantine CatholicChurch are reproduced with their musical settings from that book. Those texts weretranslated by the Inter-Eparchial Liturgical Commission, and then set to plainchant by theInter-Eparchial Music Commission.

Many of the Troparia contained in this volume of the Menaion are, in fact, common texts

(i.e., they are used on more than one feast). These texts, too, come from the work of theIELC/IEMC, as are all the Prokeimena and Alleluiaria and Communion Hymns.

The texts of the Troparia and Kontakia that are not from the above-mentioned source arealmost always taken from the Order of Matins published by the Sisters of the Order ofSaint Basil the Great, and we acknowledge these texts with gratitude.

This volume is intended to be used annually. Because of this, cantors must use theTypikon of the Metropolitan Church to discern how materials from the Menaion are to becombined with the Sunday Ochtoechos. The Typikon will also explain how Prokeimenaand Alleluiaria are to be combined.

May this series of volumes be a blessing for all who attend daily celebrations of theDivine Liturgy, as well as for those who, unable to be at church each day, still wish topray with the Church and honor the Lord and his saints.

August 28, 2005Our venerable father Moses the Ethiopian and Our holy father Augustine, bishop of Hippo



& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙My fa ther, my fa ther!

œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙The char iots of Isra el and its horse men!- - - - -

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œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Up on a cart as up on his bish op's throne, ˙ œ WThe o dore has been carried- - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙be yond the sanc tu ar y veil.

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Let fall, O fa ther, your man tle of pray'r,- - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wand be seech Christ to save our souls.-

& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œn ˙Though the god less poured poison in to your veins,

œ œ œ œ œyour heart still beats with- -

& ## .˙ œ ˙love for Christ,

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œn ˙ ˙O bish op The o dore, mar tyred fa ther,

œ œwho now- - - - -

1 The holy priest-martyr Theodore Romzha. Born in Veliky Bychkiv inCarpatho-Russia in 1911, he came from a poor family and exhibited a vocation to thepriesthood. Sent to Rome for studies, he was ordained in 1937 and sent to the countryparish of Berzovo. In 1939, he was called to the seminary at Uzhhorod and taught thereuntil 1944. In 1944, despite his youth, he was ordained bishop for the MukachevoEparchy. During the Soviet Army’s occupation of Carpatho-Russia, he was tireless in his

care for his flock and in his defense of the rights of the Byzantine Catholic Church. OnOctober 27, 1947, he was severely wounded in a staged accident. He was taken to thehospital in Mukachevo, where he was subsequently poisoned, and died. (1947)

MENAION - NOVEMBER

Kontakion of Theodore - Tone 8

Troparion of Theodore - Tone 4



& ## œ W œ œ .˙ œ wraise your prayers be fore the Throne of God.-

& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Let the faith ful re joice in glo ry, œ

œ œ œre joice œ

œ ˙ ˙in glo ry,- - - - -

& # œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wshout for joy, and take their rest.

& # œ œ œ œ# ˙ ˙nAl le lu ia!

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - -

& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& b œ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙The just man will be

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œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙re mem bered for e ver;- - - -

& b .˙ œ œ œ œ œ we vil news he will not fear;

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ we vil news he will not fear.- -

& b œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

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Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 149:5,1):

Verse: Sing to the Lord a new song of praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Alleluia - Tone 2 (Psalm 131:9,13):

Verse: Your priests will be clothed with righteousness and your saints will rejoice.Verse: The Lord has chosen Zion; he prefers her for his dwelling.

Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7):



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##˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Ho ly un mer ce nar y heal ers and won der work ers,- - - - - - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙treat us in our weak ness;

˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙free ly you re ceived,- - -

& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wso free ly give to us.-

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙O glo rious physicians and won der work ers

œ ˙ œ œ œwho have re ceived the- - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙grace of heal ing,

œ ˙ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙you grant health to the af flict ed.

œ œ ˙By your care,- - -

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## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙de feat our shame less en e mies œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œand give mi rac u lous heal ing- - - - - - - -

& ## œ œ wto the world.

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Also on November 1:

The holy unmercenary wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian who, it is said, practicedmedicine asking for no money in Cyrrhus in Euphratesia and many were healed by theirfree cures.

Troparion - Tone 8:

Kontakion - Tone 2:



& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙To all the saints in his land,

œ œ œ œ œ œthe Lord has shown all the

& b œ œ# œ œ wwon ders of his will.-



& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& b œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wRe joice in the Lord,

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œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙you right eous ones;- -

& b .˙ œ œ œ œ œ wpraise from the up right,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wthe up right is fit ting.- - -

& b Refrain

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!


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Verse: I set the Lord ever before me; with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.

Alleluia - Tone 2 (Psalm 132: 1, 3):

Verse: Behold, how good and how pleasant when brothers dwell in unity.Verse: For there the Lord has commanded the blessing: life forever.

Communion Hymn (Psalm 32:1):



& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙O vic tor ious wit ness es of the Lord,

œ œ œ œ œ œbless ed is the earth- - - - -

& ## jœ jœ œ œ ˙which has drunk your blood.

œ œ œ W œ œ œHo ly are the tombs which have re ceived- -

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙your bo dies.

œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œIn the fur nace you conquered the foe and preached- -

& ## ˙Christ.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wIn ter cede with the gra cious Lord to save our souls.- - -

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œChrist's sol diers were on earth like stars revolving around the Sun of -

& ## œ œ ˙Glo ry.

œ œ ˙ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙They dis pelled the dark ness of the pas sions

œ œand- - - -

& ## œ W œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ jœ jœ ˙gen erously poured out upon all peo ple an a bun dance of grace,

œ œgrant ing- - - - -

& ## œ W œ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ wan assurance of salvation to those who call up on them with faith.-

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2 The holy martyrs Akindynos, Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidiphor, andAnempodistus, and very many companions in Persia, martyrs, who, under Licinius theemperor, suffered under the King Shapur II. (335)

Troparion - Tone 2

Kontakion - Tone 2






& b œ œ œ œ œAl le lu ia!

˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!

œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

& bC

˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wRe joice in the Lord, re joice in the Lord, you right eous ones.- - -

& b w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙praise from the up right,

˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wthe up right is fit ting,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wis fit ting.- - - -

& b Refrain

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

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Verse: When the righteous cried out, the Lord heard; and from all distress he saved them.Verse: Many are the troubles of the righteous, but from them all the Lord will rescue them.




& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Your ho ly mar tyrs, O Lord our God,

œ œ ˙ œ Win their strug gles, received incor- - - -

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙rup ti ble crowns from you.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙With your strength, they brought down the ty rants- - -

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and broke the cowardly val or of de mons.

œ W œ œThrough their prayers, O Christ our- -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ wGod, save our souls.

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O vic to ri ous Great Mar tyr George, œ ˙ œ W œ œpro tec tor of the poor, liber a tor- - - - - - - -

& ## œ .˙ œ ˙of pris on ers,

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙phys i cian of the sick, and cham pion of kings,- - - - -

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3 The holy martyrs Acepsimas the bishop, Joseph the priest, and Aeithalas thedeacon. Acepsimas was eighty years old when the Persian king Sapor began thepersecution of Christians in which Acepsimas was seized. He was interrogated, throwninto prison with Joseph and Aeithalas, and then killed. They suffered in the fourthcentury. (4th century)Foundation of the church of the holy great martyr George in Lydda, where his relicsare kept. This is the anniversary of the translation of the relics of the Great Martyr fromNicomedia to Lydda in Palestine. In the time of the emperor Constantine the Great, a

beautiful church was built to house the relics. It remains a place of great pilgrimage.

Troparion of the Martyrs - Tone 4

Troparion of the Great Martyr George - Tone 4



& ## œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ win tercede with Christ our God to save our souls.-

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œ jœ œ œ œ œ ˙O ho ly Acepsimas, you served the Ho ly My ste ries faith ful ly- - - - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙and be came an acceptable oblation while par tak ing of the cup of Christ.- - -

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wTo geth er with your companions, pray un ceas ing ly for all of us.- - - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œn ˙ ˙We hur ry to the shelter of your sure and swift pro tec tion,

œ œ œ œand we make this- - -

& ## œ W œ œ .˙ œ ˙pe tition to you, O mar tyr:

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œn ˙ œ ˙Save from ev 'ry as sault of the e ne my- - - - - -

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## œ œ œ W œ

œ .˙ œ ˙and from dan gers and evil those who sing to you. œ œ ˙ œ

œ œn ˙There fore, we will sing to you:- -

& ## œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wRe joice, O great mar tyr George!- - -

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Kontakion of the Martyrs - Tone 2

Kontakion of George - Tone 8






& # œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙The just man will re joice in the Lord,

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙re joice in the Lord,- -

& # œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wand will put, his trust in him.




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Prokeimenon of the Great-Martyr - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2):

Prokeimenon of the Martyrs - Tone 4 (Psalm 15:3,8):


Verse: Hear my voice, O God, when I pray to you.

Alleluia - Tone 4

For the Great Martyr: (Psalm 91:13,14):

Verse: The just man will flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar of Lebanon.Verse: Planted in the house of the Lord, he will flourish in the courts of our God.

For the Martyrs: (Psalm 33:18,20):




& b ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ .wRe joice in the Lord,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wyou righ teous ones;

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.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w ˙praise from the up right,- - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wthe up right is fit ting.

Refrain˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ w wAl le lu ia!

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - -

& b ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wThe just man will be re mem bered for e ver;

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.˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙e vil news he- - - - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wwill not fear.


˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - -

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Communion Hymn for the Martyrs (Psalm 32:1):

Communion Hymn for the Great-Martyr (Psalm 111:6,7):



& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You fought like a brave soldier a gainst the hos tile flesh,

œ œ ˙ œand you bat tled- - -

& ## œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙spir itual enemies by deep fast ing.

œ œ œ WYou van quished legions of devils- - -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙by hu mil i ty œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and have shown your self a great con quer or. œ œ œYou re ceived- - - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙the pow'r to heal from God.

œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wO Joannicus, now beg him to save our souls.







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Troparion of Joannicus - Tone 4

Troparion of Nicander and Hermas - Tone 4

4 Our venerable father Joannicus the Great in the coenobium of Antidium inBithynia, monk, who, having left the military after more than twenty years in arms,pursued the solitary life in different forests of Mt. Olympus. He was accustomed to endhis prayer with these words: "God my hope, Christ my refuge, Holy Spirit myprotector." (846)The holy martyr Nicander, bishop of Myra and the priest Hermas, at Myra in Lycia.Both were ordained by the Apostle Titus. They were distinguished by a great zeal forthe Faith and for their great labors in winning pagans for Christ. Because of this, theywere tortured in various ways and eventually were buried alive. (1st century)




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## œ œ ˙ œ W œ

œ œn ˙You be came a brilliant star o ver the earth,

œ œ œ œ œ œ

œ .˙ œ ˙guid ing those in the fog of pas sions.- - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œn ˙ ˙You be came a tru ly ef fec tive doc tor,

œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙for you re ceived the grace to heal.- - - - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œn ˙O fa ther Joannicus, heal those who pe ti tion you,

œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wthat we may ev er sing to you.- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙You were en light ened with the a noint ing of truth,

œ W œand you were illumined by- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙the blood of mar tyr dom.

œ œ œ W œ œWith joy you have taken up your place a mong the- - -

&

## ˙ ˙ ˙an gels. œ W œ œ œ œ

œWe gladly keep your memory today, hoping to obtain pu ri fi ca tion- - - - -

& ## .˙ œ wby your pray'rs.

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Kontakion of Joannicus - Tone 8

Kontakion of Nicander and Hermas - Tone 4



& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Pre cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord

œ œ œ œis the death-

& #œ œ ˙ ˙of his faith ful,

œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wis the death of his faith ful.- - - -

& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Let the faith ful re joice in glo ry,

œ œ œ œre joice- - - -

& #œ œ ˙ ˙in glo ry,

œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wshout for joy, and take their rest.-

& #œ œ œ ˙ ˙

Al le lu ia!

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - - -

& #œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ w

Al le lu ia!- - - - - -

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Prokeimenon of a Venerable - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3):

Verse: What can I return to the Lord for all he has given me?

Troparion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page XX)

Troparion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page XX)

Prokeimenon of the Priest-Martyrs - Tone 7 (Psalm 149:5,1):






& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙The just man

œ œ œ œ œ ˙will be re mem bered

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œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nfor e ver;- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙e vil news he will not fear,

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ we vil news he will not fear.

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nAl le lu ia!- - - - -

& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

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Alleluia of the Priest-Martyrs - Tone 2 (Psalm 131:9,13):

5 The holy martyrs Galaction and Episteme, husband and wife who joined nearbymonasteries immediately after their marriage. They did not see each other for manyyears, until the persecution which brought them both into court and saw them die on thesame day. (253)The holy priest-martyr Gregory Lakota, bishop of Peremyshl. He was born in the

Lemko district in 1883, and studied theology in L’viw. He was ordained priest in 1908,and was subsequently sent for further studies. In 1913 he became a professor of theseminary at Peremyshl, and in 1926 he was ordained bishop, becoming auxiliary bishopof Peremyshl. He was arrested in 1946 by the Soviets and sentenced to ten years inprison, finally dying there as a martyr. (1950)











& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙O Ga lac ti on, you and your faith ful wife, E pis te me,

œ ˙ œwere num bered- - - - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ ˙a mong the mar tyrs of Christ

œ ˙ œ W œbe cause you fought the good fight in- - -

& ## œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙man y en count ers.

œ œ ˙ œ W œThere fore pray un ceasingly to the only- - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ wGod for all of us.

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Troparion - Tone 4

Kontakion - Tone 2









& ## œ .œ jœ# jœ jœ jœ œRe joice in the Lord,

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙re joice, you right eous ones;- - -

& ## .œ jœ# Jœ Jœ Jœ ˙praise from the up right,

jœ .œ jœ Jœ jœ jœ ˙

the up right is fit ting.

Refrain

.œ jœ# œ œ jœ œAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& ## jœ jœ jœ jœ œ

jœ œ œ wAl le lu ia! Al le lu ia!- - - - - -

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& b b œ œ# œ œ

œn œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙The Church sees you as an oth er Paul

œ œ# œ œ

œn œ œbe cause of your- - -

& b b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙con fes sion of the di vine faith.

œ œ# œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œ œThe blood of A bel and Zech a ri ah- - - - - - -

& b b œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙calls for you to the Lord.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ w#O fa ther, beg Christ our God to have mer cy on us.- -

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ jœ jœ ˙You shone o ver the earth like a heav en ly star,

œ ˙ œ Wand now you enlighten- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙the u ni ver sal Church.

œ œ ˙ œ W œFor her sake, you shed your blood and made a- - -

& ## œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙gift of your soul, O Paul.

œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Just like the blood

of

Abel and Zech a ri ah,- - -

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ wyour blood cried out to the Lord with might.

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6 Our father Paul the Confessor, archbishop of Constantinople, who was frequentlyexiled by the Arians because of his adherence to the Nicene faith and as often restored indignity. Finally he was sent by Constantius the emperor to Cucusum, a small village inCappadocia. In that place, it is said, he was strangled in a conspiracy of the Arians. (351)

Troparion - Tone 3

Kontakion - Tone 2



& # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙Let the faith ful re joice,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙re joice in glo ry,

œ œ œ ˙shout for joy- - - -

& # œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ wand take their rest.

& #œ œ œ ˙ ˙

Al le lu ia!



Al le lu ia!- - - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙Re joice in the Lord,

œ œ œ œ ˙you right eous ones;

A

˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œpraise from the up right is fit ting.- - - -

& ## ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ

praise from the up right is fit ting.

Refrain

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!

œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

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Verse: Happy the man who fears the Lord and greatly delights in his commands.Verse: His posterity will be mighty upon the earth.








& ##

œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and broke the cowardly val or of de mons. œ W œ œThrough their prayers, O Christ our- -


& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Your fall ing tears and con stant pray'rs soaked the pil lar,- - -

& ## ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙and the thoughts of your heart pro duced fruit a hun dred fold.- - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙You were a shep herd, and you ob tain re mis sion for all.- - - -

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7 The holy thirty-three martyrs at Melitene. Hieron was a devout Christian whocared diligently for his blind mother, Stratonica. He was forcibly impressed into thearmy, where he refused to worship idols. He was brought before the local governor withthirty-two other local Christians. They went to their death singing the psalm, “Blessedare those undefiled in their way, who walk in the Law of the Lord.” (298)Our venerable father Lazarus the Wonderworker, who fasted in the hills of Galilee.He left for the Holy Land on pilgrimage and became a monk of the monastery of St.Sabbas the Sanctified. After ten years, he settled in Galilee and lived as a stylite. (11thcentury)


Troparion of Lazarus - Tone 8



& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wO fa ther Laz a rus, beg Christ our God to save our souls.- - -

&

## œ ˙ œ W œ

œ œn ˙The ra diant choir of martyrs in fes tal robes

œ œ Wa dorns the Church today- - -

& ## W œ œ .˙ œ ˙by their pres ence a mong us.

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œn ˙ œ ˙We cel e brate their pre cious mem o ry- - - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and beg fa vor from you, O Sav ior.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œn ˙ ˙By their pray'rs keep us from all trou bles- - -

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ .˙ œ wso that we can sing to you: Al le lu ia!- - -

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙The Church of Christ praises you with a host of psalms,

œ œ œ œ œfor you have be come-

&

## œ

œ .˙ œ ˙one of her lights. œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Do not cease your pray'rs to Christ. œ Wthat we may obtain

& ## œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wthe re mis sion of our sins.- -

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Kontakion of Lazarus - Tone 4













& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia!



Al le lu ia!- - - - - -

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Alleluia of a Venerable - Tone 4 (Psalm 33:18,20):

Prokeimenon of a Venerable - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3):



Alleluia of the Martyrs - Tone 4 (Psalm 33:18,20):



& b œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wRe joice in the Lord,

B

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙you right eous ones;- -

& b .˙ œ œ œ œ œ wpraise from the up right,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wthe up right is fit ting.- - -

& b Refrain

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!


& b œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙The just man will be

B

˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙re mem bered for e ver;- - - -



& b Refrain

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!


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Communion Hymn for a Venerable (Psalm 111:6,7):

Communion Hymn for the Martyrs (Psalm 32:1):



& ##

˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙

Lead ers of the heav en ly ar mies,

œ ˙ œ W œ œal though we are

unworthy,

we al ways- - - - - -

& ## œ .˙ œ ˙be seech you

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙to for ti fy us by your pray'rs

œ œ ˙ œ Wand to shel ter us beneath- - - -

& ## W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙the wings of your sub lime glo ry.

œ WWatch over us who bow to you and- -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙cry out fer vent ly: œ ˙ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙De liv er us from dan ger, œ Wfor you are the- - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wcom mand ers of the pow ers on high.- - -

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Lead ers of God's armies and ministers of di vine glo ry,

œ ˙ œcom mand ers- - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙of an gels and guides of mor tals,

œ œ œ W œplead on our behalf for what we- -

& ## jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙need and for great mer cy;

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wsince you are the lead ers of the heav en ly hosts.- - - -

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8 THE SYNAXIS OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AND ALL THEANGELIC POWERS. In the time of Pope Sylvester of Rome and Patriarch Alexanderof Alexandria, this feast was established to honor Michael and Gabriel the Archangels,and all the holy bodiless powers of heaven in their nine choirs: Seraphim, Cherubim,Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, and Angels.

Troparion - Tone 4

Kontakion - Tone 2



& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙You make your an gels spir its

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙and your min i sters a flam ing fire,- - - - -

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ wand your min i sters a flam ing fire.- - -

& # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!

.˙ œ œ œ# œ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - -

& b .˙ œ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙You make your an gels,

C

.˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙make your an gels spir its- - -

& b œ œ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙and your min i sters a flam ing fire,

œ œ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙and your min i sters a flam ing fire,- - - - - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wa flam ing fire.

.˙ Refrain

œ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - -

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Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul. Lord my God, how great you are.


Verse: Praise the Lord, all his angels; praise him all his hosts.Verse: He spoke and they were made; he commanded and they were created.




& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙In you, O moth er, the di vine im age was strict ly pre served;- - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙tak ing up your cross, you fol lowed Christ.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙You taught us- -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙by ex am ple how to spurn the flesh, for it pass es a way,

˙ ˙ ˙and how to- - - -

& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙care for the soul, which is im mor tal.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œThere fore, O ven er a ble- - - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Ma tro na,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ

œ ˙ wyour soul re joic es with the an gels.- - - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙O ven er able Matrona, you spent all your strength in fast ing and ab sti nence.- - - - -

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9 The holy martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphry of Ephesus, martyred for their faith inthe time of the emperor Diocletian (284-305). They were harshly beaten, and then brokento pieces by horses.Our venerable mother Matrona. From Perga in Pamphylia, she fled a horrible marriageby dressing in men’s clothing and, under the name of Babylas, lived in a monastery inConstantinople. She went from monastery to monastery to evade her husband. She livedthe monastic life for seventy-five years and fell asleep in the Lord. (492)The venerable Theoctista of Lesbos became a nun at the age of seventeen. Saracens

descended on the island and enslaved all the people they captured. Theoctista escapedand lived in an abandoned church on the island of Paros for thirty-five years. (881)

Troparion - Tone 8

Kontakion - Tone 2



& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙You have de vot ed your self to pray'r;

œ œ ˙ œ œ œyou have served the Lord with- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙gen er os i ty.

œ ˙ œ W œFor him you have left everything and spent your- - - -

& ## œ œ jœ jœ œ œ wlife in fi del i ty.- - -

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙God is won drous in his saints,

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙the God of Is ra el,- - -

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ wthe God of Is ra el.- -

& b œ œ .œ jœ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!

œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - -

& b .œ jœ .œ jœ œ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - -

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Verse: In the churches bless God; from Israel’s wellsprings bless the Lord.


Verse: I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.Verse: He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the filthy clay.



& b ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wThe just wo man shall be re mem bered for ev er;

D

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙e vil news she- - - - -



˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - -

& b b œ œ# œ œ œn œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙O ho ly a pos tles, in ter cede with the mer ci ful God- - - - - - -

& b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w#that he may grant our souls for give ness of sins.- -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙You il lu mined your mind with light di vine, œ ˙ œ Wand you re futed crafty- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ar gu ments with true wis dom.

œ œ ˙ œ W œYou con vert ed the Gentiles, O- - - - -

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10 The holy apostles Erastus, Olympas and Rhodion and their companions. Erastus was the treasurer of the city of Corinth and ministered to blessed Paul theApostle.

Troparion - Tone 3

Kontakion - Tone 2



& ## jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙glo ri ous a pos tles,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙and you brought them to the Mas ter,- - - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ wteach ing them to wor ship the Trin i ty.- - - -

& # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Through all the earth their voice re sounds;

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙their mes sage reach es- - -

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wto the ends of the world.




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Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.



Verse: The heavens declare your wonders, O Lord, and your truth in the assembly of the holy.Verse: God is glorified in the council of the holy,

great and awesome above all who surround him.



& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙Through all the earth

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙their voice re sounds;

E

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ntheir voice re sounds;- -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙their mes sage rea ches

œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙to the ends of the world.

Refrainœ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nAl le lu ia!- - - - -


˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O Lord and Mas ter, you have made those martyrs who shared in your pas sion- -

& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙or na ments of glo ry for the world.

œ W œ œ œ œThere fore, we have in them an in vin ci ble- - - - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ wad vo cate.- -

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11 The holy martyrs Menas, Victor, and Vincent. Menas was a soldier from Egypt,who could not bear to look upon the food offering made in sacrifice to idols. Because ofthis, he left the army and went into the desert to live with wild beasts. Menas wasarrested by a pagan governor and tortured and martyred with his companions Victor andVincent. (304) The holy martyr Stephanis volunteered to die with Vincent. (304)Our venerable father and confessor Theodore the Studite was hegumen of thatmonastery in Constantinople who suffered greatly for his defense of the cult of the holyicons. He was a wise organizer of monastic life, an inspired teacher of the Orthodoxfaith, and a great ascetic. He died in Constantinople at the age of 68. (826)The holy priest-martyr Vincent Eugene Bossilkov. A member of the Passionistcommunity, he admirably shepherded the flock of the Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church,and, when the Communists took control of the country, he refused to renounce the Unionwith Rome and was put to death in a most cruel manner. (1952)




& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Guide to Or tho dox y, teach er of pi e ty and ho li ness,- - - - - - - -

& ## ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙lu mi nar y for the world,

˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙in spired a dorn ment- - - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙of monks

˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙O wise The o dore, harp of the Spir it,- - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙you en light ened all by your teach ings;

˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙in ter cede with Christ- - - - -

&

## œ œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wour God to save our souls.

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Christ our God summoned you from an earth ly ar my,

œ Wand enlisted you in- -

& ## W œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙the army of heav en, O mar tyr Me nas.

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You have been giv en- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wthe un tar nish ing crown of the mar tyrs.- - - -

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Troparion of Theodore - Tone 8




& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙You sur round ed yourself with every as cet ic prac tice

œ ˙ œ œin or der to- - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙pro tect your an gel ic life.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙With the grace of God you be came like the an gels.- - - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙To geth er with them, O The o dore,

œ œ ˙ œ Wnev er cease to intercede with- - - - -

& ## W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wChrist our God for the sake of all of us.








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Kontakion of Theodore - Tone 2



Prokeimenon of a Confessor - Tone 7 (Psalm 149:5,1):







& #œ œ œ ˙ ˙

Al le lu ia!



Al le lu ia!- - - - -


F


& ## .œ jœ# Jœ Jœ Jœ ˙praise from the up right,

jœ .œ jœ Jœ jœ jœ ˙

the up right is fit ting.

Refrain

.œ jœ# œ œ jœ œAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& ## jœ jœ jœ jœ œ

jœ œ œ wAl le lu ia! Al le lu ia!- - - - - -

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Alleluia of the Martyrs - Tone 4 (Psalm 33:18,20):


Alleluia of a Confessor - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2):





& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You have be come a brilliant light, O priest mar tyr Jo sa phat.

œ ˙You gave- - - - -

& ## œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙up your life for your sheep like the Good Shep herd.

œ œ œ œ œYou were slain by the-

& ## œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙lov ers of schis m,

œ ˙ œ Wand you have walked into the Holy of Holies to rest in the- -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙com pan y of the an gels.

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙O long suf fering saint, we make this pe ti tion to you:- - - - - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙Beg Christ, the Prince of Shep herds, to save our souls

œ Wand to number us among the-

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wsheep at his right hand.

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12 Our venerable father John the Merciful, patriarch of Alexandria. Also called“the Almsgiver,” he died at Amathus on the island of Cyprus. He was famous for hiscompassion to the poor. Filled with love toward all, he built very many churches,hospitals, and orphanages and worked with the greatest care to relieve every misfortuneof the city. To this end, he gave away the goods of the Church and diligently urged therich to help them out with their wealth. (620)Our venerable father Nilus was a government official in Constantinople. He and hiswife, seeing the state of morals there, joined monasteries in Egypt (the women) and onMt. Sinai (the men). He lived the monastic life for sixty years and died at the age of

eighty. (450)The holy martyr Josaphat, bishop of Polotsk. Josaphat Kuncewicz, bishop of theGreek Catholic Church and martyr, spurred his flock to Catholic unity by his constanteffort and nurtured the Byzantine-Slavic Church by his pious love. At Vitebsk in Belarus(then under the control of Poland), he was cruelly seized by an angry mob and died forthe unity of the Church and in defense of the Catholic truth. (1623)

Troparion - Tone 4



& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ ˙You were en lightened by a spark from the cru ci fied Christ

œ œ œ œfrom the time- - -

& ## œ œ œ jœ jœ ˙when you were a child.

œ œ ˙ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙You were like an an gel in mon as tic life,- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙liv ing in it with true ho li ness.

œ ˙ œ W œYou o pen ly preached unity, and- - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙with your mar tyr's blood,

œ ˙ œ Wyou calmed the hearts of those who had been tossed-

&

## œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ ˙a bout with schis m. œ œ ˙

œ œ œ œ

œ œ œ ˙Christ has crowned you and we sing to you:- -

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ wRe joice, un shattera ble pi lar of u ni ty.- - - - - -





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Kontakion - Tone 2







& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -



A


& ## ˙ œ œ

œ jœ jœ œ œpraise from the up right is fit ting.

Refrain


œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

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13 Our holy father John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople. Born inAntioch, he was ordained to the priesthood and found worthy of the title Chrysostombecause of his golden eloquence. Chosen for the see of Constantinople, he showedhimself to be the best pastor and teacher of the faith. He was forced into exile by hisenemies. When he was recalled from his exile by a decree of Pope Saint Innocent I,having suffered many evils from the accompanying soldiers, he returned his soul to Godon the fourteenth day of September at Comana in Pontus. (407)



& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙The grace shin ing forth from your mouth like a torch-

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙has en light ened the u ni verse;

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œit has stored up in the- - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙world the treas ure of dis dain for wealth.

˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œIt has shown us the heights- -

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙of hu mil i ty.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œIn struct us by your words, John Chrys os tom- - - - - -

&

## ˙

˙ ˙ ˙our fa ther, ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ

˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wand in ter cede with the Word, Christ God, to save our souls.- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You have re ceived di vine grace from heav en

œ œ œ œ œ œand with your lips you teach- - -

& ## œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙all how to wor ship

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙one God in the Trin i ty,

œ œ œ Wmost bless ed venerable- - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙John Chrys os tom.

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙It is fit ting that we praise you;

œ œ œ Wfor you are the teacher- - -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ wwho re veals the di vine.- -

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Kontakion - Tone 6

Troparion - Tone 8



& # œ œ .œ Jœ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙My lips will speak

œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙words of wis dom;-

& # jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ .œ Jœ .œ jœ œ œ wun der stand ing will be the theme of my heart.- - -


œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -


B






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Verse: Hear this, all you peoples; give heed, all who dwell in the world.


Verse: The just man’s mouth utters wisdom and his lips speak what is right.Verse: The law of his God is in his heart; his steps shall be saved from stumbling.




& b b œ œ# œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ ˙The whole world is a dorned and E thi o pia sings for joy at her crown.- - - -

& b b œ œ œ# œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œ WShe re ceived light from you, O di vine preach er Philip, and she celebrates- - -

& bb œ ˙ ˙ ˙your mem o ry. œ œ# œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œ WYou taught ev 'ry one to be lieve in Christ and you completed- - - - -

& b b W œ ˙ ˙ ˙the course of the Gos pel.

œ œ œ# œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œThere fore, E thi o pi a has come to- - - - - -

& b b ˙ ˙ ˙serve God.

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w#Beg him to have mer cy on us.-

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œn ˙O Lord, your disciple Philip was in spired by God;

œ œ œ Wyour be lov ed one and the- - -

& ## W œ œ .˙ œ ˙imitator of your pas sion

œ ˙ œ W œ œ œn ˙has preached your divini ty to the world.- -

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14 The holy and illustrious apostle Philip. Philip, who like Peter and Andrew wasfrom Bethsaida in Galilee, and had become a disciple of John the Baptist, was called bythe Lord to follow him. He preached in Phrygia with John the Theologian, andBartholomew. Philip was crucified there upside down on a tree.Our holy father Gregory Palamas, archbishop of Thessalonica. When Gregorycompleted his secular studies, he withdrew to the Holy Mountain and became a monk of(successively) Vatopedi and the Great Lavra. He was made Metropolitan of Salonica in1347, and governed that church for twelve years. He is famous as both an ascetic and atheologian. (1359)

Troparion - Tone 3

Kontakion - Tone 8



& ## œ œ œ W œ œ .˙ œ ˙Through his in tercession and for the sake of the The o to kos,

œ œguard your- - - -

& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œn ˙ œ ˙Church and your flock from their en e mies,

œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wO most mer ci ful Christ our God.- - - -






& b .œ jœ .œ jœ œ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& bC

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wThrough all the earth their voice re sounds;-

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& b w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wtheir mes sage rea ches

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wto the ends of the world,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wends of the world.- -

& b Refrain

.˙ œ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia!


.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

& # ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ œYou grant ed us the mir acles of your holy martyrs as a stronghold and a- -

& # œ ˙ œ œ ˙pro tec tion.

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œThrough their pray'rs, strength en our coun try in ev 'ry- - - - -

& # ˙ œ œ ˙good deed.

˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ ˙O Christ our God, you alone are merci ful and you love-

& # œ œ œ œ wall peo ple.-

& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ ˙O wise mar tyrs, after receiving a spe cial grace from on high,

œ œ ˙you be came- - -

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15 The holy martyrs and confessors Gurias, Samonas, and Habib. Gurias, ascetic,and Samonas suffered at Edessa in Osrhoene. They were condemned to death underDiocletian the emperor by the prefect Mysian after lengthy and savage torture and thenwere beheaded by the sword. Habib was a deacon who suffered for the faith later. (322)

Troparion - Tone 5

Kontakion - Tone 2



& ## œ W œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙the protectors of those threat ened by dan ger.

œ ˙ œ W œYou saved a maiden from cruel- -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙death, O ho ly ones;

œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œyou are in deed the glory of Edes sa and the- - -

& ## œ jœ jœ w joy of the world.









D


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˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - -

& b b œ œ# œ œ œn œ# œ œ œ œ œ W œYou rose from the tax col lect or's booth and you followed Christ in all- - -

& b b ˙ ˙ ˙ear nest ness.

œ œ# œ œ œn œ# œ œ œ œ œ œHe made you a bles sing for all, a cho sen- - - -

& b b œ W œ ˙ ˙ ˙a postle and evange list for the world.

œ œ# œ œ œn œ# œ œThere fore, we hon or your- - - -

& b b œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙sa cred mem o ry

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w#and we ask you to beg God to for give our sins.- - - -

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You cast off the yoke of gath er ing tax es,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œand you put on the yoke of - - -

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16 The holy apostle and evangelist Mathew who, named Levi, was called by Jesus tofollow him and leave his job of publican or tax collector. Chosen among the Apostles, hewrote a Gospel in which Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham, is particularlyproclaimed to fulfill the Old Testament.

Troparion - Tone 3

Kontakion - Tone 4



& ## .˙ œ ˙ jus tice.

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You be came a shrewd mer chant,

œ W œ œ œ œob taining a wealth of wis dom- - - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ œ ˙from heav en it self.

œ œ œ WWhen you preached the word of truth, you lifted up- -

& ## œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙de pressed spir its.

œ W œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wYou wrote of the com ing hour of judg ment.- - - -







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E


& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙their mes sage rea ches

œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙to the ends of the world.

Refrainœ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nAl le lu ia!- - - - -


˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙You be came wor thy of your name through your way of life,- -

& ## ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙through as sid u ous pray'rs and con stant works of mer cy.- - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙There fore, O ho ly fa ther Greg o ry,

˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œin ter cede with Christ- - - - - - -

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17 Our holy father Gregory the Wonder-worker, bishop of Neocaesarea in Pontus,who embraced the Christian faith as a youth, progressed in both human and divineknowledge, was ordained a bishop and was famous for his teaching, virtue and apostoliclabors. Because of very many marvels he performed, he is calledWonder-worker/Thaumaturgus. (270)

The holy priest-martyr Josaphat Kotsylovsky. Born in the Lemko district in 1876, hegraduated with a degree in theology from Rome, and was ordained priest in 1907. Notlong after, he was appointed vice-rector of the seminary at Ivano-Frankivsk. He enteredthe novitiate of the Basilian Order in 1911. In 1917, he was ordained bishop ofPeremyshl. In September of 1945, the Polish Communist government arrested him, andhe died for the Faith two years later in Kiev. (1947)

Troparion - Tone 8



& ## ˙ ˙our God

˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙that he may en light en our minds,

˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙lest we go to sleep- -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ win sin which leads to death.

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙You re ceived the pow'r of per form ing mir a cles

œ ˙ œ œand fright ened the- - - - - -

& ## œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙dev ils through your wonder–working and your heal ing of the sick.

œ œThere fore,- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙O most wise Greg o ry,

œ ˙ œ W œyour deeds en titled you to be called the- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ wWon der work er.- - -

&

#

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙

˙ œ œ œ ˙

œ œ ˙ ˙Pre cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord œ œ œ œis the death-



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Kontakion - Tone 2







& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - -


F


& ## .œ jœ# J

œ

J

œ

J

œ ˙praise from the up right,

jœ .œ j

œ J

œ jœ jœ ˙the up right is fit ting.

Refrain

.œ

j

œ# œ œ jœ œ

Al le lu ia!- - - - - -

& ## jœ jœ jœ jœ œ jœ œ œ wAl le lu ia! Al le lu ia!- - - - - -



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18 The holy martyrs Plato and Roman. Born in the town of Ancyra in Galatia,Plato showed early and great perfection in virtue. Because he did not hide his faith, hewas called before the governor for trial. After having been cruelly tortured, he wasbeheaded and died in 266. Roman was a deacon of the Church in Caesarea. Boldlyaccusing the governor of idolatry, he was tortured and killed. (303)

Troparion - Tone 4








& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Your ho ly memory de lights the u ni verse

œ W œ œand brings us together in your- - - -

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙ho ly tem ple.

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Since we are now gathered to geth er in our joy,- - - -

& ## œ W œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙we praise your great deeds with hymns, O Pla to and Ro man,- -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙as we cry out to you with faith:

œ W œ œ œ œ œO holy ones, save your cit y from its-

& ## .˙ œ wen e mies.- -

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Kontakion - Tone 4











A


& ## ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ

praise from the up right is fit ting.

Refrain


œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

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19 The holy prophet Obadiah, who after the exile of the people of Israel announced

the wrath of the Lord against the enemy nations.The holy martyr Barlaam at Antioch in Syria. He was rustic and unpolished but strongin the wisdom of Christ. He withstood the fire with incense placed on his hand by theunconquered constancy of his faith. Because of the ferocity of the tyrant, he came to hispalm of martyrdom. (304)



& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙As we cel ebrate the memory of your prophet O ba di ah, O Lord,- - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wwe im plore you to save our souls through his prayers.-

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Your mar tyr Bar laam, O Lord our God,

œ œ ˙ œ Win his strug gle, received an incor- - - -

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙rup ti ble crown from you.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙With your strength, he brought down the ty rants- - - -


œ W œ œThrough his prayers, O Christ our- -


& #

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ# ˙Re ceiv ing clar i ty of mind from divine illu mi na tion, œ ˙ œthe great- - - - - - -

& # œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙O ba di ah sees the future through the Ho ly Spir it.

œ ˙ œ WWe pi ous ly and wisely- - - - - - -

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Kontakion of Obadiah - Tone 1

Troparion of Obadaiah - Tone 2

Troparion of Barlaam - Tone 4



& # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙keep his mem o ry to day,

œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ# wand ven erate him to find light for our hearts.- - - -

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙You be came a

renowned

per son be cause of your might,

œ Wand you

offered

yourself - - -

& ## W œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙like incense as a sac ri fice in the fire to Christ.

œ œ œ WYou re ceived a crown of honor, O- - -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙mar tyr Bar laam;

œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wnow pray for us at all times.- -

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙You are a priest for ev er

œ œ œ W œac cord ing to the or der- - - - -

& b œ œ œ œ# œ œ wof Mel chiz e dek.- - -


œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙re joice in the Lord- -

& # œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wand will put his trust in him.

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Kontakion of Barlaam - Tone 4

Prokeimenon of a Prophet - Tone 4 (Psalm 109:4,1):

Verse: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.

Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)






.˙ œ œ œ# œ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -




& b

œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙

The just man will be

B




& b Refrain

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!


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Alleluia of a Martyr - Tone 4 (Psalm 91:13,14):



Alleluia of a Prophet - Tone 5 (Psalm 98:6; 96:11):

Verse: Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel was among those who called upon his name.Verse: Light dawns for the just, and gladness for the upright of heart.



& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙To day An na prepares for us a joy that dis pels all sad ness

œ œ œfor she has- - - -

& ## ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙blos somed and borne the on ly Ev er Vir gin.

œ œ œ WTo day she fulfills her- - - - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙vows with glad ness

œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and leads in to the Tem ple of the Lord- - -

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙the one who

is

the

true

tem ple of God the Word

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wand his pure Moth er.- -

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙God of our fa thers, you always deal with us in your kind ness.

œ ˙Take not- -

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20 Prefestive day of the Entrance of the Theotokos.Our venerable father Gregory the Decapolite at Constantinople, monk. He firstprofessed the monastic life and then the life of an anchorite. Then he made a journey andsettled for a long while in Thessalonica. Finally he returned his soul to God atConstantinople where he fought vigorously in defense of the holy Images. (9th century)Our holy father Proclus, archbishop of Constantinople, who vigorously proclaimedblessed Mary to be the Theotokos (“she who gave birth to God”). He returned the bodyof St. John Chrysostom from exile in a triumphal translation. His episcopate was so

adorned with blessings that at the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon he was thoughtworthy to be called the Great. (446)Our venerable mother Josaphata Hordashevska, in the town of Chervohohrad nearL’viv in Galicia, who served wherever the need was greatest in the Institute of the SistersServant of Mary Immaculate. She founded this community to serve the Greek-CatholicChurch in Galicia and Canada. (1919)

Troparion of the Prefeast - Tone 4

Troparion of Gregory - Tone 4



& ## œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙your mer cy a way from us;

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wbut through their pray'rs guide our life in peace.- -

&

## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Filled with joy to day œ W œ œ œ œ

œ .˙ œ ˙by the auspicious feast of the The o to kos,- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙the whole world cries out:

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wThis is the Heav en ly Ark.- -

& #œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙

The Church rec og niz es you as a bril liant sun

œ œ ˙ œ œwhich en light ens the- - - - - -

& # œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙world with virtue and with mira cles of heal ing.

œ œ ˙ œ œYou pleased Christ, and- -

& # œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙now we praise you,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œas we cel e brate your pre cious mem o ry, O- - - - -

&

#

œ œ œ œ wGreg o ry.- -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙The most hon or a ble of cit ies

œ W œ œ œ œ œcel ebrates your death in a man ner- - - - - -

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Kontakion of the Prefeast - Tone 4

Kontakion of Gregory - Tone 3

Kontakion of Proclus - Tone 4



& ## ˙ œ œ ˙wor thy of you,

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O wise Pro clus,

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wfa ther of our an ces tors.- - - - -

& # ˙ ˙

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Pre cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord œ œ œ œis the death-





& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& bC

˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wThe just man will be re mem bered for e ver;- - - -

& b .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ we vil news he will not fear,

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ we vil news he will not fear,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ whe will not fear.- -

& b .˙ œ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia!


.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

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& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙To day is the prelude of God's be nev o lence

œ œ ˙ œ œ œand the her ald of our- - - - -

& ## œ .˙ œ ˙sal va tion;

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙for the Vir gin openly appears in the tem ple of God- - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and fore tells Christ to all.

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Let us al so with full voice ex claim to her:- - -

& ## œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wRe joice, fulfillment of the Cre a tor's plan.- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙The most pure Tem ple of the Sav ior,

œ W œ œ œ œthe most precious Bri dal Cham ber- - - -

& ## œ .˙ œ ˙and Vir gin,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙the Treas u ry of the glo ry of God,

œ œis led- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙to day in to the house of the Lord,

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙bring ing grace in the Spir it of God.- - - -

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21 THE ENTRANCE OF OUR MOST BLESSED LADY, THE THEOTOKOSAND EVER-VIRGIN MARY INTO THE TEMPLE. The day after the dedication ofthe basilica of the New St. Mary's, built near the wall of the temple in Jerusalem, thatdedication is celebrated which the future mother of God showed of her own accordtoward God from her infancy. By the movement of the Holy Spirit she was immaculate,filled with grace at her conception.

Troparion - Tone 4

Kontakion - Tone 4



& ## œ W œ ˙ ,

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wGod's angels praise her in song; she is the Heav en ly Ark.- -

& b œ W œ œ ˙ ˙My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ

˙and my spir it re joic es- - -

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ win God my Sav ior.- - -

& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia!

œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - - - -

& #œ œ œ œ# œ œ ˙ œ œ .œ jœ ˙

The an gels were struck with a maze ment,

œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œbe hold ing the en trance- - - - - -

& # œ œ .œ jœ ˙of the Most Pure;

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œsee ing how the Vir gin en tered in to the- - - -

& # ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ wHo ly of Ho lies.- -

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Prokeimenon - Tone 3 (Luke 1:46-48):

Verse: For he has looked with favor on the humility of his servant;from this day forward, all generations will call me blessed.


Verse: Listen, O daughter, and see and incline your ear.Verse: The rich among the people will seek your favor.

Instead of “It is truly proper . . .”Magnification:



& #œ# œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

Let no un in i ti at ed hand

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙touch the liv ing Ark of God;- - - - - -

& #œ# œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

but let faith ful lips, sing ing with out ceas ing

œ œ ˙ œthe words of - - - -

& # œ W œ ˙ ˙the angel to the The o to kos,

œ# œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙cry a loud in great joy:

œ œO pure- - - -

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wVir gin, you are tru ly ex alt ed o ver all.- - - - -

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Irmos: Tone 6 Irmos, simple setting

Or this melody:

Irmos Tone 4 samopodoben



& b œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙I shall take the chal ice,

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙B

the chal ice of sal va tion,- - - - -

& b œ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙and call up on the name of the Lord,

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ wthe name of the Lord.-



&

## œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙You made the earth, O God, and all it con tains. œ

œ œ œ œ œYou have giv en us a- -

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙share in your life.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙All cre a tion sings praise to you.

œ œ œ œ œAs our fore fa thers- - - -

& ## œ W œ œ œ œ ˙gave thanks to you after com ing to these shores,

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œwe, your un wor thy serv ants,- - - -

& ## œ W œ œ ˙al so give thanks on this day

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙for all your ben e fits be stowed through out- - - - -

& ## ˙ wthe years.

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Thursday after November 21 - THANKSGIVING DAY

Troparion - Tone 7



& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙To day, O faith ful, sing to God your thanks giv ing hymns;

œ œlearn ing- - - - -

& ## ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Scrip ture’s com mand to give thanks with heart as well as lips,

œ œ ˙and to seal- -

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙heart and lips with bless ed deeds.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ WLet A mer i ca play her thankful part- - - -

& ## œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙a mong the na tions,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œgiv ing praise to our sav ing Lord, the ben e fac tor- - - - - - -

&

## œ œ œ

œ wof our souls.

& # œ œ œ W œ œ# ˙ ˙nA thanks giving sacri fice I make;

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙I shall call on the Lord’s name,- -

& # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wI shall call on the Lord’s name.



.˙ œ œ œ# œ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - -

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Verse: I shall thank you for you have answered and you are my Savior.Verse: You are my God, I thank you; my God, I praise you.

Kontakion - Tone 3



& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙I shall praise God's name,

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙God's name with song;

A

œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœI shall glo ri fy him- -

& ## œ œ œ œwith thanks giv ing,

œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ œ œI shall glo ri fy him with thanks giv ing.- - - - - -

& ## Refrain


œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙The earth has yield ed, has yield ed its fruit,

œ œ œ œA

for God, our God,- -

& ## œ ˙ ˙has blessed us,

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙for God, our God, has blessed us.

œ Refrain

œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!- - - - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - -

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First Communion Hymn: (Psalm 68:31):

Second Communion Hymn (Psalm 66:7):

22 Postfestive day of the Entrance

The holy Philemon and his companions of Colossae, for whose love in Christ Jesusblessed Paul the Apostle rejoiced and who is venerated together with his wife St.Apphia.The holy martyrs Cecilia, Valerian, Tiburtius and Maximus. St. Cecilia, virgin andmartyr, who it is said attained that double palm for the love of Christ at Rome in thecemetery of Callistus on the Appian Way and whose name provides the ancient title of achurch, Trastevere [across the Tiber]. She was martyred after she buried with lovingcare the bodies of the martyrs Valerian, Tiburtius, and Maximus. (c.230)



& b b œ œ# œ œ œn œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙O ho ly a pos tles, in ter cede with the mer ci ful God- - - - - - -

& b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w#that he may grant our souls for give ness of sins.- -

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙We praise these stars who bathe the world in light,

œ œ ˙ œ Wthe a pos tles Philemon,- -

& ## œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙Ar chip pus and O nes i mus,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙al so Mark, A pol lo and Ap phi a.- - - - - - - - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wWe cry: Pray un ceas ing ly for all of us.- - -

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Troparion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page 55)Today is the prelude of God's benevolence and the herald of our salvation; for the Virgin openly appearsin the temple of God and foretells Christ to all. Let us also with full voice exclaim to her: Rejoice,fulfillment of the Creator's plan.

Troparion of Philemon and companions - Tone 3

Kontakion of Philemon and companions - Tone 2

Kontakion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page 55)The most pure Temple of the Savior, the most precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin, the Treasury of the

glory of God, is led today into the house of the Lord, bringing grace in the Spirit of God. God's angelspraise her in song; she is the Heavenly Ark.

Prokeimenon of the Entrance - Tone 3 (Luke 1:46-48): (music found on page 56)My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.Verse: For he has looked with favor on the humility of his servant;

from this day forward, all generations will call me blessed.









& bC

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙I shall take the chal ice of sal va tion- - -

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Alleluia of the Entrance - Tone 8 (Psalm 44:11,13): (music found on page 56)Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Verse: Listen, O daughter, and see and incline your ear.Verse: The rich among the people will seek your favor.


Instead of "It is truly proper:Magnification (music found on page 56)The angels were struck with amazement, beholding the entrance of the Most Pure; seeing how theVirgin entered into the Holy of Holies.

Irmos: (music found on page 57)

Let no uninitiated hand touch the living Ark of God; but let faithful lips, singing without ceasing thewords of the angel to the Theotokos, cry aloud in great joy: O pure Virgin, you are truly exaltedover all.

Communion Hymn of the Entrance (Psalm 115:4):

Verse: The heavens declare your wonders, O Lord, and your truth in the assembly of the holy.Verse: God is glorified in the council of the holy, great and awesome above all who surround him.



& b ˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙and call up on the name,

˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙and call up on the name,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wthe name of the Lord.- -

& b Refrain


.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - -

& bC

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wThrough all the earth their voice re sounds;-

& b w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wtheir mes sage rea ches

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wto the ends of the world,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wends of the world.- -

& b .˙ œ ˙ ˙Al le lu ia!


.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - -


œ ˙Take not- -

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Communion Hymn of the Apostles (Psalm 18:5):

23 Postfestive day of the Entrance.Our holy fathers Amphilocius, bishop of Iconium, in Lycaonia, who, a companion ofSaints Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus in the desert and a colleague in the episcopate,famous for his holiness and teaching, underwent many trials for the Catholic faith (395)and Gregory, bishop of Agrigento, a great wonderworker and bishop who took part inthe Fifth Ecumenical Council at Constantinople in 553. (7th century)

Troparion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page 55)

Today is the prelude of God's benevolence and the herald of our salvation; for the Virgin openly appears inthe temple of God and foretells Christ to all. Let us also with full voice exclaim to her: Rejoice, fulfillmentof the Creator's plan.

Troparion of the Hierarchs - Tone 4





& ##

œ ˙ œ œ jœ jœ

œ œ œ

œ ˙Di vine thun der, spir i tual trum pet, œ œ œ œ W

sow er of faith, and

destroyer

of - - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙her e sies, serv ant of the Trin i ty,

œ œ ˙ œ WO great bish op Amphilocius, you stand- - - - - -

& ## œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙for ev er with the an gels.

œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ wPray with out ceas ing for all of us.- - - - -

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙The Church shines with the splendor of the Ho ly Spir it

œ œ œ œ œup on those- - -

& ## œ .˙ œ ˙who cel e brate

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙your joy ful passage in to e ter nal life,

œ œ œ œO most bless ed- - - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ wfa ther Greg o ry.- - -

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Kontakion of Amphilocius - Tone 2

Kontakion of Gregory - Tone 4

Kontakion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page 55)The most pure Temple of the Savior, the most precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin, the Treasury of theglory of God, is led today into the house of the Lord, bringing grace in the Spirit of God. God's angelspraise her in song; she is the Heavenly Ark.











& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - - - - - -

& b .˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wI shall take the chal ice of sal va tion

D

˙ .˙ œ ˙and call- - -

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Prokeimenon of the Hierarchs - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3):


Alleluia of the Entrance - Tone 8 (Psalm 44:11,13): (music found on page 56)Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Verse: Listen, O daughter, and see and incline your ear.Verse: The rich among the people will seek your favor.

Alleluia of the Hierarchs - Tone 2 (Psalm 131:9,13):



Irmos: (music found on page 57)Let no uninitiated hand touch the living Ark of God; but let faithful lips, singing without ceasing thewords of the angel to the Theotokos, cry aloud in great joy: O pure Virgin, you are truly exaltedover all.




& b ˙ w w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wup on the name of the Lord.

Refrain˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ w wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl le lu ia!

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& b ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wThe just man will be re mem bered for e ver;

D

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙e vil news he- - - - -



˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - -

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Communion Hymn of the Hierarchs (Psalm 111:6,7):

24 Postfestive day of the Entrance.The holy great martyr Catherine, about whom it is told that she was an Alexandrianand a martyr, filled with sharpness of mind and wisdom no less than with strength ofsoul. Her body is honored in pious veneration in a famous coenobium on Mt. Sinai. (310)The holy great martyr Mercury was an Armenian soldier in the army of the emperorDecius. In a battle, an angel of the Lord appeared to Mercury and steeled him forcombat. After this victory, he was made a commander by the emperor, but was

denounced to him as a Christian by jealous soldiers. He was beheaded in Cappadocia,sometime between 251-259.

Troparion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page 55)Today is the prelude of God's benevolence and the herald of our salvation; for the Virgin openly appears inthe temple of God and foretells Christ to all. Let us also with full voice exclaim to her: Rejoice, fulfillmentof the Creator's plan.



& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙You en light ened the pagan philosophers with the light of your works.- -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙You were like a full moon for those who trav el at night.-

& ## œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙You o ver came the darkness and con vert ed the queen.- - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙You stood up to the torturer, O blessed Cath er ine, cho sen by God.- - -

&

## œ œ

œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙On your wish es you were carried to the heavenly bri dal cham ber- - -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ .˙ œ ˙of your splen did Bride groom Christ.

œ œ œ œ WYou were es poused to him with a regal- - -

& ## W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙crown, O bride cho sen by God.

œ W œ œIn the company of the angels, pray for us who-

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ wkeep your mem o ry.- -

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Hav ing passed through mar tyrdom like a true sol dier,

œ œ œ ˙you have marched on- - -

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Troparion of Catherine - Tone 4

Troparion of Mercury - Tone 4



& ## œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙to the King im mor tal, O Mer cu ry.

œ œ œ œ WYou have been wel comed into the- - - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙choir of mar tyrs.

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙Re ceive our pray'rs and pray in turn for us,- -

& ## œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wfor we hold fast to your pre cious mem o ry.- - -

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Raise up the strains of glory for this mar tyred wom an.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œLet us all ven er ate- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙the wise wom an, Cath er ine.

œ œ ˙ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙She preached Christ from the pul pit of a fur nace;- - - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙she stepped up on the snake and crushed its head

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ jœ jœand si lenced the long wind ed- - - -

& ## œ œ wor a tors.- -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Let us praise and bless Mer cu ry in song.

œ W œ œ œ œ œHe is an invin ci ble war rior in- - - - -

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Kontakion of Catherine - Tone 2

Kontakion of Mercury - Tone 4



& ## .˙ œ ˙bat tle

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙and a sure de fend er in trou ble.

œ WHe delivers from all danger- - - -

& ## W œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wand tribu la tion those who ven er ate him.- - - -

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙God is won drous in his saints,

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙the God of Is ra el,- - -

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ wthe God of Is ra el.- -

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Kontakion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page 55)The most pure Temple of the Savior, the most precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin, the Treasury of theglory of God, is led today into the house of the Lord, bringing grace in the Spirit of God. God's angelspraise her in song; she is the Heavenly Ark.



Prokeimenon of a Woman- Martyr - Tone 4 (Psalm 67: 36, 27)

Verse: In the churches bless God; from Israel’s wellsprings bless the Lord.

Alleluia of the Entrance - Tone 8 (Psalm 44:11,13): (music found on page 56)Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Verse: Listen, O daughter, and see and incline your ear.

Verse: The rich among the people will seek your favor.



& #œ œ œ ˙ ˙

Al le lu ia!



Al le lu ia!- - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙I shall take

œ Jœ Jœ Jœ Jœ œ œ ˙the chal ice of sal va tion

E

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nand call up on,- - - -

& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙and call up on,

˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wand call up on the name of the Lord.- -

& ##

Refrain

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nAl le lu ia! ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia! ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙The just man

œ œ œ œ œ ˙will be re mem bered

E

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nfor e ver;- - - -

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Alleluia of a Venerable Martyr - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2):



Irmos: (music found on page 57)Let no uninitiated hand touch the living Ark of God; but let faithful lips, singing without ceasing thewords of the angel to the Theotokos, cry aloud in great joy: O pure Virgin, you are truly exalted overall.


Communion Hymn of the Martyrs



& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙e vil news he will not fear,

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ we vil news he will not fear.

Refrain

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nAl le lu ia!- - - - -


˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - -


œ ˙Take not- -



& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Heav en ly and immovable pil lars of the Church,

œ W œ œheav enly and strong- - - -

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25 Leave-taking of the Entrance.Our holy fathers and martyrs Clement, pope of Rome, and Peter, bishop ofAlexandria. Clement ruled the Church of Rome third after blessed Peter the Apostle andwrote an outstanding letter to the Corinthians to strengthen the peace and concord amongthemselves. The burial of his body on this day in Rome is honored, his relics having beenrestored to the Eternal City by Saints Cyril and Methodius. (101) Peter came to thethrone of Alexandria in the year 299, and died a martyr by the grave of the holy ApostleMark. He fought against Arius and his teaching, and drove him out of the city. (311)

Troparion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page 55)Today is the prelude of God's benevolence and the herald of our salvation; for the Virgin openly appears in

the temple of God and foretells Christ to all. Let us also with full voice exclaim to her: Rejoice, fulfillmentof the Creator's plan.

Troparion of the Hierarchs - Tone 4

Kontakion of the Hierarchs - Tone 4



& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙pil lars of ho li ness,

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O Cle ment and Pe ter,

œ œsave- - - - -

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ wall of us by your pray'rs.

& #

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Let the faith ful re joice in glo ry, œ œ œ œre joice- - - -



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Kontakion of the Entrance - Tone 4 (music found on page 55)

The most pure Temple of the Savior, the most precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin, the Treasury of theglory of God, is led today into the house of the Lord, bringing grace in the Spirit of God. God's angelspraise her in song; she is the Heavenly Ark.



Prokeimenon of the Hierarchs - Tone 7 (Psalm 149:5,1):


Alleluia of the Entrance - Tone 8 (Psalm 44:11,13): (music found on page 56)

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!Verse: Listen, O daughter, and see and incline your ear.

Verse: The rich among the people will seek your favor.



& #œ œ œ ˙ ˙

Al le lu ia!



Al le lu ia!- - - - - -

& ## .œ jœ# œ œ jœ œI shall take

œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙the chal ice of sal va tion

F

.œ jœ# Jœ Jœ Jœ œand call up on- - - -

& ## jœ .œ jœ Jœ jœ jœ ˙

the name of the Lord.

Refrain

.œ jœ# œ œ jœ œAl le lu ia!

jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wAl le lu ia! Al le lu ia!- - - - - - - - -

& ##F

jœ jœ jœ jœ# jœ jœ jœ œThe just man will be re mem bered,

jœ jœ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙be re mem bered for ev ver- - - - -

& ## .œ jœ# Jœ Jœ Jœ Jœ œe vil news he will not fear,

.œ jœ Jœ jœ jœ jœ ˙

e vil news he will not fear.- -

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Alleluia of the Hierarchs - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2):



Irmos: (music found on page 57)Let no uninitiated hand touch the living Ark of God; but let faithful lips, singing without ceasing thewords of the angel to the Theotokos, cry aloud in great joy: O pure Virgin, you are truly exaltedover all.


Communion Hymn of the Hierarchs (Psalm 111:6,7):



& ## Refrain

.œ jœ# œ œ jœ œAl le lu ia!

jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wAl le lu ia! Al le lu ia!- - - - - - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You seem a ter ror unscalable to the dev ils,

˙ œ Wcrip pling them by the club- - -

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙of your ef fec tive pray'rs.

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You chase away pas sions by fast ing.- - - -

& ## œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙You are a firm sup port of those wav er ing.

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O bless ed fa ther A ly pi us,- - - - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wbeg Christ our God to save our souls.

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Sat ed with mir acles, the whole world bless es you to day. ˙ œ œDrunk with your- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙blood, the earth keeps a hol i day.

œ œ œ WThe Chris tians of Kiev rejoice at the- - -

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26 Our venerable father Alypius the Stylite at Hadrianopolis in Paphlagonia, deacon,who died near the age of one hundred. (640)The commemoration of the dedication of the church of the holy great martyr

George in Kiev

Troparion of Alypius - Tone 4

Troparion of George - Tone 4



& ## W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ dedication of your Church, O mar tyr George,

œ ˙ œ W œ œO cho sen vessel of the Holy Spir it- - -

& ## œ .˙ œ ˙who pleased Christ.

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Beg him to for give the sins

œ ˙ œ œ œ œof those who come to your-

& ## œ œ .˙ œ ˙Church with faith and pray'r.

œ W œ œ œ œBeg him to give peace to the world and mer cy-

& ## ˙ ˙ wto our souls.

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œn ˙ œ ˙The Church glo rifies and honors you to day, O A ly pi us,

œ œ Wa per fect example- - - - - -

& ## W œ œ .˙ œ ˙of virtue and pride of the as cet ics.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œn ˙Through your pray'rs, re lease from their sins- - -

& ## œ œ W œ œ .˙ œ wall those who eagerly venerate your life and strug gles.-

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Let us who walk in procession into this con se crat ed Church

œ œpraise the- - -

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Kontakion of Alypius - Tone 8

Kontakion of George - Tone 2



& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙heav en ly and tri um phant mar tyr George.

œ ˙ œ W œHe gained the laurels of victo ry- - - - - -

& ## œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙o ver the en e my,

œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œand God deigned to set him among the saints in- - -

& ## œ œ whis name.



& # œ œ ˙ ˙of his faith ful,


& #œ œ œ ˙ ˙

Al le lu ia!


& # œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

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& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙The just man

œ jœ jœ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙will be re mem bered for ev er;

A

œ œ œ œe vil news he- - - - -

& ## œ œ ˙will not fear,

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙e vil news he will not fear.

Refrain

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!- - - - - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - -

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You suf fered aw ful torments at the hands of for eign ers,

œ œbut you- - - -

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙as ton ished everyone by the heroism of your en dur ance. œ œ œEach time- - - -

& ## œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙one of your limbs was severed from your bod y,

œ ˙ œ œ œ œyou ut tered a pray'r of - -

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27 The holy martyr James the Persian. A noble at the Persian court, James offeredsacrifice to idols despite his baptism. His mother and wife reproached him, begging himto repent. Moved by this, he repented bitterly and returned to Christ. The kingsentenced him to death by being cut to death, bit by bit, until the end. He praised Godand forgave his persecutors till they cut off his head. His holy head was taken to Rome,

and a part of his relics are venerated in Portugal, where his feast is kept on May 22.(400) Our venerable father Palladius. (6th-7th century) The holy icon of the Mother of God, called “the Sign”

Troparion of James - Tone 4



& ## .˙ œ ˙thanks to God.

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙For this you were crowned af ter your or deal,

œ ˙ œand you have- -

& ## W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙been admitted to the court of heav en.

œ W œ œ œ œO long–suffering James, beg him to-

& ## ˙ ˙ wsave our souls.

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙In you, O fa ther, the di vine im age was strict ly pre served;- - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙tak ing up your cross, you fol lowed Christ.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙You taught us- -

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙by ex am ple how to spurn the flesh, for it pass es a way,

˙ ˙ ˙and how to- - - -

& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙care for the soul, which is im mor tal.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œThere fore, O ven er a ble- - - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Pal la di us,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wyour soul re joic es with the an gels.- - - - - -

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Troparion of Palladius - Tone 8



& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙You lis tened to your good wife

œ ˙ œ Wand med i tated upon the judgment- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙of God, O ho ly James.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœYou de spised the threats and com mands of the- - -

& ## œ œ ˙Per sians

œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙and ac cept ed to be cut to pie ces like a vine.- - - -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wThere fore, you be came a martyr worthy of ad mi ra tion.- - - - -

& # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# ˙You gained God by fast ing and pray'r,

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙by liv ing a per fect life as a monk.- - -

& # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œYou were a pure of fering to the Holy Spirit and a shining example to the-

& # œ œ# ˙faith ful.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙You en light en all who look to you, and so we are led to sing:- - -

& # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# ˙Glo ry to Christ who ex alt ed you!

œ œ œ œ œGlo ry to him who- - - -

& #œ œ ˙ ˙

strength ened you!

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ# wGlo ry to him who heals us through you!- -

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Kontakion of James - Tone 2

Kontakion of Palladius - Tone 1




œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙re joice in the Lord- -

& # œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wand will put his trust in him.





B




& b Refrain

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙

Al le lu ia! Al le lu ia!


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Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)







& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙O bless ed Ste phen, your ascetical life on the mountain and the pow'r of the cross- -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙made you ca pa ble of routing your spir it ual en e mies.

œ œ œ œBy your cou rage- - - - - - -

& ## œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙in battle

and

your

strong

faith,

you

defeat ed Co pro ny mus. œ ˙ œ

For both these- - - -

& ## œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙rea sons, God has crowned you with im mor tal life.

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O mar tyr a mong the saints,- - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wyou are wor thy of all praise.-

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Your mar tyr I re nar chus, O Lord our God,

œ œ ˙ œ Win his strug gle, received an incor- - - - - -

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙rup ti ble crown from you.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙With your strength, he brought down the ty rants- - - -

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28 The holy venerable martyr Stephen the Younger at Constantinople, monk andmartyr, who, under Constantine Copronymus, was tortured by various punishments forthe cult of sacred Images and confirmed the Catholic truth by his shed blood. (767)The holy martyr Irenarchus at Sebaste in Armenia. He was a torturer. It is relatedthat he was converted to Christ by the steadfastness of Christian women martyrs. UnderDiocletian the emperor and Maximus the governor, he was struck down with an axe.(4th century)

Troparion of Stephen - Tone 4

Troparion of Irenarchus - Tone 4




œ W œ œThrough his prayers, O Christ our- -


& ## œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œn ˙ œ ˙Come, O you faith ful who love to cel e brate;

œ œ œ Wlet us praise by song the- - -

& ## œ œ .˙ œ ˙ho ly Ste phen,

œ ˙ œ W œ œ œn ˙ œ ˙the faith ful servant of the Ho ly Trin i ty,- - - - - -

& ## œ œ W œ œ .˙ œ ˙for he has honored the icon of the Lord and his bless ed Moth er.- -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œn ˙ ˙Let us all sing to geth er:

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ wJoy to you, O father wor thy of all praise.- - -

&

## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ

œ W œ œ œ# ˙May you have an a bun dance of peace, O I re nar chus,

œ ˙ œfor you laid- - - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙hold of the en e my.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ WYou de feat ed that ar my of lies by the power of - - - - -

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Kontakion of Stephen - Tone 8

Kontakion of Irenarchus - Tone 1



& ## œ œ œ# ˙di vine grace.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙You en dured the most ter ri ble suf fer ings.- - - - - -

& ## ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Now we beseech you to de liv er from all e vils

œ œ œ œ œ œthose who hold fast to your- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ# wmem o ry, O mar tyr.- - -



& # œ œ ˙ ˙in glo ry,


& #œ œ œ ˙ ˙

Al le lu ia!


& # œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - -

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& bC

˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wRe joice in the Lord, re joice in the Lord, you right eous ones.- - -

& b w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙praise from the up right,

˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wthe up right is fit ting,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wis fit ting.- - - -

& b Refrain


.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - - -



& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙rup ti ble crowns from you. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙With your strength, they brought down the ty rants- - - -



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29 The holy martyr Paramon was martyred in Bithynia in Asia Minor along with 370other Christains during the persecution of the governor Aquilinus. (250)The holy martyr Philemon at Ancyra in Galatia. It is said that he, in the persecution ofAurelian the emperor and under Felix the governor, was taken to the fire. Then his handsand feet and head were pierced with nails and he consummated his martyrdom.

Our venerable father Acacius, mentioned in “The Ladder” was a novice living under anevil Elder. Through all of the abuse the Elder gave, Acacius was patiently trusting thatthe Lord would bring good out of evil. He died an early death and testified from thegrave against the elder, who repented.

Troparion - Tone 4




&

## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You washed your soul clean of all im pu ri ty œ W œby following the- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙di vine man dates.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙This is how you en dured your mar tyr dom.- - - - -

& ## œ W œ ˙ ,

You refused to offer sacrifice to any i dols;

œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙there fore, they pierced you with a spear.- -

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙This is how you fol lowed Christ.

œ W œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wO blessed Par a mon, pray for all of us.- - -




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Kontakion - Tone 4










D



˙ Refrain˙ ˙ œ œ w wAl le lu ia!

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - - -

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w wAl le lu ia!- - - - -

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙An drew, the first called of the apostles and brother of Pe ter their lead er,- - - -

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30 The holy and glorious apostle Andrew, the First-Called. Born in Bethsaida, hewas the brother of Simon Peter and a fisherman with him. He was called first from thedisciples of John the Baptist at the Jordan by the Lord Jesus. Andrew followed him andeven brought his brother to the Lord. After Pentecost it is said that he preached theGospel in Achaia and at Patrae was tied to a cross. The Church in Constantinopleconsiders him their praiseworthy and remarkable patron.The holy Frumentius, enlightener of Ethiopia. Frumentius was shipwrecked off thecoast of Ethiopia and captured by the people living there. After having begun preachingthe Gospel to the people, he went to St. Athanasius the Great in Alexandria to tell him ofthe situation. Athanasius ordained Frumentius bishop, and he returned to Ethiopia. Hiszeal, his preaching, and his miracles brought the whole country to Christ during hislifetime. (370)

Troparion - Tone 4



& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙in ter cede with the Mas ter of All

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙that he may grant peace to the world- - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wand great mer cy to our souls.-

& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙Let us praise An drew the the o lo gian for his cou rage,

œ ˙the first- - - - -

& ## œ W œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙a postle of the Savior and broth er of Pe ter.

œ œ ˙ œ œIn like man ner he- - - -

& ## œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ ˙drew his broth er to Christ.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙He is now cry ing out to us:- -

& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ wCome and see, for we have found the One whom the world de sires.-

&

#

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

Through all the earth their voice re sounds; œ œ ˙ œ

œ œ œ ˙their mes sage reach es- - -


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Kontakion - Tone 2










E


& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙their mes sage rea ches œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙to the ends of the world.

Refrain

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nAl le lu ia!- - - - -


˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl le lu ia!- - - - - - -

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