St. Nicholas of Myra GreekOrthodox 2007-12-06 | "Δόξα Πατρί καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι". Ἄνθρωπε τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ πιστέ θεράπων, λειτουργέ Κυρίου, ἄνερ ἐπιθυμιῶν, σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς, στῦλε καὶ ἑδραίωμα τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, Βασιλείας κληρονόμε, μὴ παρασιωπήσεις τοῦ βοᾶν ὑπέρ ἡμῶν πρὸς Κύριον. ------ "Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit". 0 man of God and faithful servant, 0 minister of the Lord, you are a chosen vessel filled with desire for God. 0 pillar and foundation of the Church, you are an heir of the Kingdom. 0 holy father Nicholas, pray to the Lord for us.
The synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and all the bodiless powers GreekOrthodox 2010-11-08 | Κοινωνικόν των Αγίων ΑρχαγγέλωνὉ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους Aὐτοῦ πνεύματα καὶ τοὺς λειτουργούς Aὐτοῦ πυρός φλόγα. ἈλληλούιαCommunion hymn (feast of the synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and all the bodiless powers)He makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire. AlleluiaMode 1st.Composed by Anthony the priest (17th century)chanted by the Orthodox Byzantine Choir.
I will come into Thy House... GreekOrthodox 2010-01-26 | Εἰσελεύσομαι εἰς τὸν οἶκον Σου, προσκυνήσω πρὸς ναὸν τὸν ἅγιόν Σου ἐν φόβῳ Σου Κύριε ----------------- I will come into Thy house; and in Thy fear will I worship toward Thy holy temple, 0 Lord
0 Lord Thou art my refuge... GreekOrthodox 2009-10-16 | Σὺ δὲ Κύριε ἀντιλήπτωρ μου εἶ, Ἀλληλούϊα. --------------- O Lord Thou art my refuge, Alleluia. Mode Plagal of the 4th Composed by Ἰωάννης Κλαδᾶς-John Cladas (14th century AD) Chanted by "The Trikka Melodists"
Now the unheard of has been heard... GreekOrthodox 2009-08-06 | August 6: The Transfiguration of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ. Ode 7-Irmos of the Transfiguration Katavasia Νῦν τὰ ἀνήκουστα ἠκούσθη, ὁ ἀπάτωρ γὰρ Υἱός ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, τῇ πατρώᾳ φωνῇ, ἐνδόξως μαρτυρεῖται, οἷα Θεὸς καὶ ἄνθρωπος, ὁ αὐτὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰώνας. ----------------------------------------------------- Now the unheard of has been heard, for the Son Who came forth without father from the Virgin, from His Father's voice, receives glorious testimony, that He is both God and man for evermore.
Psalm 94/95 GreekOrthodox 2009-07-16 | Psalm 94 Δεῦτε ἀγαλλιασώμεθα τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἀλαλάξωμεν τῷ Θεῷ τῷ Σωτῆρι ἡμῶν, Ἀλληλούϊα. Προφθάσωμεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐξομολογήσει καὶ ἐν ψαλμοῖς ἀλαλάξωμεν αὐτῷ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι Θεὸς μέγας Κύριος καὶ Βασιλεὺς μέγας ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ τὰ πέρατα τῆς γῆς, καὶ τὰ ὕψη τῶν ὀρέων αὐτοῦ εἰσιν, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἡ θάλασσα, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐποίησεν αὐτήν, καὶ τὴν ξηρὰν αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ἔπλασαν, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν αὐτῷ καὶ κλαύσωμεν ἐναντίον Κυρίου, τοῦ ποιήσαντος ἡμᾶς, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἡμεῖς λαὸς νομῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ πρόβατα χειρὸς αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Σήμερον, ἐὰν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε, μὴ σκληρύνητε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, ὡς ἐν τῷ παραπικρασμῷ κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν τοῦ πειρασμοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, Ἀλληλούϊα. ------------- Psalm 95 0 come, let us sing to the Lord, let us shout joyfully to the God of our salvation, Alleluia. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms, Alleluia. For God is the great Lord, and the great King above all earth, Alleluia. In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights of the hills are His also, Alleluia. The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land, Alleluia. 0 come, let us worship Him and bow down; let us weep before the Lord our Maker, Alleluia. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand, Alleluia. Today, if you will hear His voice; Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion, as in the day of trial in the wilderness, Alleluia. *The icon is Christ Pantokrator (the ruler of all) of Sinai (6th century AD). Christ is depicted with his right hand raised in blessing. In his left hand is the Gospel Book. This icon was written to depict the fact that Christ is both the ruler of all, thus our Judge, and the Saviour of the world. The right half of his face (from the viewer's perspective) shows Him to be the Judge who sees all; the left: our merciful Saviour.
The Trisagion Hymn GreekOrthodox 2009-07-09 | Ἀμήν. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Δόξα Πατρί καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. ---- Amen. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen. Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Psalm 83 GreekOrthodox 2009-05-03 | Ψαλμός 83 Ὡς ἀγαπητὰ τὰ σκηνώματά Σου, Κύριε τῶν δυνάμεων, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Ἐπιποθεῖ καὶ ἐκλείπει ἡ ψυχή μου εἰς τὰς αὐλὰς τοῦ Κυρίου, ἡ καρδία μου καὶ ἡ σάρξ μου ἠγαλλιάσαντο ἐπὶ Θεὸν ζῶντα, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Καὶ γὰρ στρουθίον εὗρεν ἑαυτῷ οἰκίαν καὶ τρυγὼν νοσσιὰν ἑαυτῇ, οὗ θήσει τὰ νοσσία ἑαυτῆς, τὰ θυσιαστήριά Σου, Κύριε τῶν δυνάμεων, ὁ Βασιλεύς μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Μακάριοι οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Σου, εἰς τοὺς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων αἰνέσουσί Σε, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Μακάριος ἀνήρ, ᾧ ἐστιν ἀντίληψις αὐτῷ παρὰ Σοῦ· ἀναβάσεις ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ διέθετο, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Ἐν τῇ κοιλάδι τοῦ κλαυθμῶνος, εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὃν ἔθετο, καὶ γὰρ εὐλογίας δώσει ὁ νομοθετῶν, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Πορεύσονται ἐκ δυνάμεως εἰς δύναμιν, ὀφθήσεται ὁ Θεὸς τῶν θεῶν ἐν Σιών, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων, εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, ἐνώτισαι, ὁ Θεὸς ᾿Ιακώβ, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Ὑπερασπιστὰ ἡμῶν, ἴδε, ὁ Θεός, καὶ ἐπίβλεψον εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ χριστοῦ Σου, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Ὅτι κρείσσων ἡμέρα μία ἐν ταῖς αὐλαῖς σου ὑπὲρ χιλιάδας· ἐξελεξάμην παραρριπτεῖσθαι ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ μου μᾶλλον ἢ οἰκεῖν με ἐν σκηνώμασιν ἁμαρτωλῶν, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Ὅτι ἔλεος καὶ ἀλήθειαν ἀγαπᾷ Κύριος ὁ Θεός, χάριν καὶ δόξαν δώσει· Κύριος οὐ στερήσει τὰ ἀγαθὰ τοῖς πορευομένοις ἐν ἀκακίᾳ, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων, μακάριος ἄνθρωπος ὁ ἐλπίζων ἐπὶ Σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. ---------------------------- Psalm 83/84 How amiable are Thy tabernacles, 0 Lord of hosts, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even Thine altars, 0 Lord of hosts, my King, and my God, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house; they will be still praising Thee, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the ways of them, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God, give ear unto my voice Lord. 0 Lord, God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, 0 God of Jacob, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. Behold, 0 God our shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand; I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord. 0 Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee, give ear unto my voice 0 Lord.
The Holy and Great Saturday GreekOrthodox 2009-04-17 | "Δόξα Πατρί καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι." Τὴν σήμερον μυστικῶς, ὁ μέγας Μωϋσῆς προδιετυποῦτο λέγων: 'Καὶ εὐλόγησεν ὁ Θεός, τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἑβδόμην', τοῦτο γὰρ ἐστι τὸ εὐλογημένον Σάββατον, αὕτη ἐστίν ἡ τῆς καταπαύσεως ἡμέρα, ἐν ἥ κατέπαυσεν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ, ὁ Μονογενὴς Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, διὰ τῆς κατὰ τὸν θάνατον οἰκονομίας, τῇ σαρκὶ σαββατίσας, καὶ εἰς ὃ ἥν, πάλιν ἐπανελθῶν, διὰ τῆς Ἀναστάσεως, ἐδωρήσατο ἡμῖν ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον, ὡς μόνος ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. ---- "Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit." The great Moses mystically foreshadowed this day, when he said: 'God blessed the seventh day.' This is the blessed Sabbath. This is the day of rest; on which the only-begotten Son of God rested from all His works. He kept the Sabbath in the flesh, through the dispensation of death. But on this day, He returned again through the resurrection. He has granted us eternal life, for He alone is good, and the lover of mankind.
The Resurrectional Evlogitaria GreekOrthodox 2009-04-17 | -Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά Σου. Τῶν Ἀγγέλων ὁ δῆμος, κατεπλάγη ὁρῶν Σε, ἐν νεκροῖς λογισθέντα, τοῦ θανάτου δὲ Σωτήρ, τὴν ἰσχὺν καθελόντα, καὶ σὺν ἑαυτῷ τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἐγείραντα, καὶ ἐξ ᾌδου πάντας ἐλευθερώσαντα. -Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά Σου. Λίαν πρωΐ, Μυροφόροι ἕδραμον, πρὸς τὸ μνήμά Σου θρηνολογοῦσαι, ἀλλ' ἐπέστη, πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἄγγελος, καὶ εἶπε, "θρήνου ὁ καιρὸς πέπαυται, μὴ κλαίετε, τὴν Ἀνάστασιν δὲ Ἀπόστόλοις εἴπατε". -Δόξα Πατρί καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Προσκυνοῦμεν Πατέρα, καὶ τὸν τούτου Υἱόν τε, καὶ τὸ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, τὴν ἁγίαν Τριάδα, ἐν μιὰ τῇ οὐσία, σὺν τοὶς Σεραφίμ, κράζοντες τὸ "Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος εἶ Κύριε". Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Δόξα Σοὶ ὁ Θεός. --------- -Blessed art Thou 0 Lord teach me Thy statutes. The company of angels was amazed, beholding Thee, 0 Savior, numbered among the dead, who hast destroyed the power of death, and raised up Adam with Thy self, setting all men free from Hades. -Blessed art Thou 0 Lord teach me Thy statutes. The women bearing sweet smelling ointment, hastened early in the morning to Thy tomb lamenting, but the angel arose before them and said: The time for lamentation has ceased weep not. But tell the apostles of the resurrection". -Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. We worship the Father together with His Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity one in essence, and we cry with the seraphim: "Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, 0 Lord". Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Glory to Thee, 0 God.
The Holy Friday Lamentations-2nd Stasis GreekOrthodox 2009-04-16 | Stasis 2 It is truly meet to magnify the one who grants life, Thee, that stretched Thine hands wide upon the Cross, broke and smashed the might and power of the foe. -Thine hands made me and fashioned me; make me understand and I shall learn Thy commandments. It is truly meet Thee to magnify, who fashioned all things, Thy sufferings, from corruption deliver us, and Thy Passion grants dispassion to our souls. -Those who fear Thee will see me and be glad, because I have hoped in Thy words. All Earth quaked in fear and the sun concealed itself, 0 Saviour, when, 0 Christ, our light, Thou set bodily, as the light that knows no evening was entombed. -I know, Lord, that Thy judgements are justice, and that in truth Thou disciplined me. Seeing Thee on high, never separated from the Father, yet below on Earth, laid out as a corpse, the dread Seraphim, my Saviour, shake with fear. -0 let Thy mercy be for my comfort, according to Thy word to Thy servant. See, the Temple Veil, rent asunder at Thy crucifixion, Heavens beacons hide, 0 my Christ, their light, to see Thee, the Sun, now hid beneath the earth. -Let Thy mercies come to me, and I shall live, because Thy law is my meditation. Come, now, let us sing, let our sacred hymn lament the dead Christ, singing as the Myrrh-bearing women did, that with them we too may hear the word "rejoice!" -Let the proud be shamed, for they have wronged me unjustly; but I shall meditate on Thy commandments. "Dreadful is the wound, all my inward parts are rent asunder, as Thine unjust slaughter I see, 0 Word", cried the Virgin most afflicted as she wept. -Let those who fear Thee and know Thy testimonies turn back to me. "Tell me, Word of God, how am I to close Thy lips and sweet eyes, how to bury Thee as befits the dead?" cried the noble Joseph, shivering with fear. -Let my heart become blameless in Thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed. Suffering, 0 Word, Thou were quite bereft of form and beauty; Rising, Lord, Thou shone forth resplendently, and with Thy Godheads rays made mortals fair. -My soul faints for Thy salvation, I have hoped in Thy words. Seeing Thee, my Christ, Thee, the Light invisible, now hidden, lifeless in the grave, then the sun on high shook and trembled as its light grew dark in fear. -My eyes have grown weak looking for Thy salvation and the word of Thy justice. Bitterly she wept, Thine all-blameless Mother, when she saw Thee lying dead, 0 Word, lying in the tomb, the eternal God no language can express. -Because I have become like a wineskin in the frost, I have not forgotten Thy statutes. "0 my Child, behold the disciple whom Thou loved; my sweet one, see Thy Mother too, and grant us a word", cried the Virgin as she raised her sad lament. -How many are Thy servants days? When will Thee execute judgement on my persecutors? Hades, deaths dread lord, shook in fear, he shuddered when he saw Thee, Sun of glory, deathless and radiant, and he gave up all his prisoners in haste. -Glory to the Father and the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Great eternal God, co-eternal Word and Holy Spirit, look down in Thy goodness on those who rule, grant their sceptres strength against the warlike foe. -Both now and ever and unto the ages of ages, Amen. Wholly undefiled, Mother, who gave birth to life, pure Virgin, end all scandals which still beset Church, and as thou art loving Mother, grant her peace. It is truly meet to magnify the one who grants life, Thee, that stretched Thine hands wide upon the Cross, broke and smashed the might and power of the foe.
The Holy Friday Lamentations-1st Stasis GreekOrthodox 2009-04-16 | Stasis 1 In the tomb they laid Thee, Thee, 0 Christ, who art Life; in amazement angel armies lift up their song as they glorify Thy self-abasement, Lord. -Blessed art Thou, 0 Lord, teach me Thy statutes. Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Life, how can Thou perish, or how dwell in a tomb? Yet the royal hall of Death Thou now bring to nought, and from Hades realm Thou raise the dead again. -Blessed are those who search out His testimonies, they will seek for Him with their whole heart. Now we magnify Thee, 0 Lord Jesus, our King, we pay honour to Thy Passion and Burial for from foul corruption Thou saved us through them. -For the workers of iniquity have not walked in His ways. He who governs all things here is seen as a corpse, new the grave in which His body is laid to rest, He the one who empties graves of all their dead. -Thou have commanded that Thy commandments be strictly kept. Fairer He in beauty than are all mortal kind, now a corpse we see, unsightly, bereft of form, He who beautified the nature of all things. -Would that my ways might be directed to keep Thy statutes. Light that saves, 0 Jesus, Thou art sweetness to me, in the darkness of the grave how can Thou lie hid, 0 forbearance that no language can express! -Then I should not be ashamed when I look on all Thy commandments. Tears of lamentation she pours out over Thee, as Thy mother the pure Virgin, 0 Jesus, cries: "How, my son, am I to lay Thee in the tomb?" -I shall confess Thee in uprightness of heart, when I have learned the judgements of Thy justice. Now Thou have been hidden like the sun neath the earth and been covered over, veiled by the night of death. Dawn again, 0, Saviour, dawn more brightly yet. -I shall keep Thy statutes, do not utterly forsake me. Mother Eve Thou fashioned from a rib, which Thou took from the side of Adam, Lord, now Thy side is pierced, and from thence there gush forth purifying streams. -How will a young man correct his way? By keeping Thy words. Lord, Thy Passion I worship, and Thy Burial I praise, and I magnify Thy might, Lover of mankind. By them I am freed from passions which destroy. -I have sought Thee with my whole heart, do not drive me from Thy commandments. Bitterly lamenting, "Woe is me, 0 my light! my hearts longing and the Light of the World, alas! Woe is me, my hearts desire, Jesus", the Virgin cried. -I have hidden Thy words in my heart, that I may not sin against Thee. "0 Gods Word, my gladness, my Lord and my God, how can I endure Thy burial for three days? As a mother now my heart is torn with grief." -With my lips I have declared all the judgements of Thy mouth. By Thy will we see Thee, as a corpse in the tomb, but Thou live, 0 Word and Saviour as Thou foretold, by Thy Resurrection Thou raise mortal kind. -Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Word, we sing Thee praises, as the Lord God of all, with the Father and Thy most Holy Spirit, Lord, and we glorify Thy burial divine. -Both now and ever and unto the ages of ages, Amen. Now we call thee blessed, All-Pure Mother of God, and in faith we hold in honour and venerate the three day entombment of thy Son our God. In the tomb they laid Thee, Thee, 0 Christ, who art Life; in amazement angel armies lift up their song as they glorify Thy self-abasement, Lord.
Today doth Gabriel make announcement to her... GreekOrthodox 2009-03-24 | Sticheron of the Annunciation Matins -Ἐλεήμων ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός Σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν Σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. Εὐαγγελίζεται ὁ Γαβριήλ, τῇ Κεχαριτωμένῃ σήμερον. Χαῖρε ἀνύμφευτε Κόρη καὶ ἀπειρόγαμε, μὴ καταπλαγῇς τῇ ξένῃ μου μορφῇ, μηδὲ δειλιάσῃς. Ἀρχάγγελός εἰμι, ὄφις ἐξηπάτησεν Εὔαν ποτέ, νῦν εὐαγγελίζομαί σοι τὴν χαράν, καὶ μενεῖς ἄφθορος, καὶ τέξῃ τὸν Κύριον Ἄχραντε. --- -Have mercy on me, 0 God, according to Thy Great Mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgression. Today doth Gabriel make announcement to her who is full of grace saying; Rejoice 0 groomless and unwedded maiden. Let not my strange appearance dazzle thee nor be dismayed at me; for I am the Archangel. Verily, the serpent did deceive Eve of old, and now I bring thee glad tidings of joy. Thou shalt remain without corruption, and shalt give birth to the Lord, 0 pure one. *Fr Panteleimon (1936-1992) was known as "ἡ καλλικέλαδος ἀηδών" (the sweet-voiced nightingale) of Mount Athos. He was a hieromonk at the Ayia Anna Skete (Ayiannanites). Fr Panteleimon the sweet-voiced, pray to God for us.
St Anthony the Great GreekOrthodox 2009-01-17 | January 17th: St Anthony the Great of Egypt Abba Anthony, pray to the Lord for us.
Fr Panteleimon Kartsonas chanting the Cherubic Hymn GreekOrthodox 2009-01-16 | Οἱ τὰ Χερουβεὶμ μυστικῶς εικονίζοντες καὶ τῇ Ζωοποιῷ Τριάδι τὸν Τρισάγιον ὕμνον προσᾴδοντες, πᾶσαν τὴν βιωτικὴν ἀποθώμεθα μέριμναν ὠς τὸν βασιλέα τῶν ὃλων ὑποδεξόμενοι, ταῖς ἀγγελικαῖς ἀοράτως δορυφορούμενον τάξεσιν, Ἀλληλούϊα We, who mystically represent the Cherubim, and chant the thrice-holy hymn to the Life-giving Trinity, let us set aside the cares of life that we may receive the King of all, Who comes invisibly escorted by the Divine Hosts, Alleluia Fr Panteleimon (1936-1992) was known as "ἡ καλλικέλαδος ἀηδών" (the sweet-voiced nightingale) of Mount Athos. He was a hieromonk at the Ayia Anna Skete (Ayiannanitis). Fr Panteleimon the sweet-voiced, pray to God for us. *The icon of Christ is a mosaic (Deisis) at the vestibule of Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
St Basil the Great GreekOrthodox 2009-01-01 | January 1st: St Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἁγίου Βασιλείου. "Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος σου, ὡς δεξαμένην τὸν λόγον σου, δι' οὗ θεοπρεπῶς ἐδογμάτισας, τὴν φύσιν τῶν ὄντων ἐτράνωσας, τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἤθη κατεκόσμησας Βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα. Πάτερ ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος". ----------------------- Apolytikion of St Basil. "In all the earth that received thy sayings, thy melody did resound, 0 righteous father, through which thou didst go about and proclaim, as worthy of God, the nature of creatures, cultivating the character of mankind, 0 thou of kingly Priesthood, Basil. Wherefore blessed Father, plead thou with Christ God to save our souls".
Polyeleos GreekOrthodox 2008-12-26 | December 26: Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos Πολυέλεος-Λόγον ἀγαθόν Λόγον ἀγαθόν, Ἀλληλούια. Ἐξηρεύξατο ἡ καρδία μου λόγον ἀγαθόν. Χαῖρε Παντάνασσα πανύμνητε, μῆτερ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, Ἀλληλούια. Λέγω ἐγὼ τὰ ἔργα μου τῷ βασιλεῖ. Χαῖρε Βασίλισσα τῶν ἀγγέλων, Δέσποινα τοῦ κόσμου, Ἀλληλούια. Ἡ γλῶσσά μου κάλαμος γραμματέως ὀξυγράφου. Χαῖρε τῶν προφητῶν τὸ κήρυγμα, Πατριαρχῶν ἡ Δόξα, Ἀλληλούια. Ἐξεχύθη χάρις ἐν χείλεσί σου. Χαῖρε ἄσπιλε, ἀμόλυντε, ἄφθορε, Παναγία, Ἀλληλούια. Τῇ ὡραιότητί σου καὶ τῷ κάλλει σου. Χαῖρε εὐλογημένη σὺ ἐν γυναιξί καὶ εὐλογημένος ὁ καρπός τῆς κοιλίας σου, Ἀλληλούια. Ἕνεκεν ἀληθείας καὶ πρᾳότητος καὶ δικαιοσύνης. Χαῖρε Μαρία, Κυρία πάντων ἡμῶν. Ὁ Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ, τῶν Δυνάμεων, Ἀλληλούια. Παρέστη ἡ βασίλισσα ἐκ δεξιῶν σου. Χαῖρε ὑπερευλογημένη, ὑπερδεδοξασμένη, Ἀλληλούια. ---------- Polyeleos-Logon agathon (A good matter) A good matter, Alleluia. My heart is inditing a good matter. Rejoice 0 Queen of all, praised by all, mother of Christ our God, Alleluia. I speak of the things which I have made touching the king. Rejoice 0 Queen of angels, Sovereign Lady of the world, Alleluia. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Rejoice 0 sermon of the prophets and glory of the patriarchs, Alleluia. Grace is poured into thy lips. Rejoice 0 spottless, blameless and unblemished Panaghia, Alleluia. With thy glory and thy majesty. Rejoice 0 blessed among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Alleluia. Because of truth and meekness and righteousness. Rejoice 0 Mary, Lady of us all. The Lord of Hosts is with thee, Alleluia. Upon thy right hand did stand the queen. Rejoice 0 ever-blessed and ever-glorified, Alleluia.
Byzantine Christmas Carols GreekOrthodox 2008-12-19 | Βυζαντινά κάλαντα. Ἄναρχος Θεὸς καταβέβηκεν καὶ ἐν τῇ Παρθένῳ κατώκησεν ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρερου-ἐρουρεμ, Χαῖρε Ἄχραντε. Βασιλεὺς τῶν ὅλων καὶ Κύριος, ἦλθες τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἀναπλάσασθαι. ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρερου-ἐρουρεμ, Χαῖρε Ἄχραντε. Γηγενεῖς σκιρτᾶτε καὶ χαίρετε, τάξεις τῶν ἀγγέλων εὐφραίνονται ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρερου-ἐρουρεμ, Χαῖρε Ἄχραντε. Δεῦτε ἐν σπηλαίῳ κατείδομεν, κείμενον ἐν φάτνῃ, τὸν Κύριον ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρερουρεμ, Χαῖρε Δέσποινα. Ἐξ ἀνατολῶν μάγοι ἔρχονται δῶρα προσκομίζουσιν ἄξια ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρεμ-ἐρουρερουρεμ, Χαῖρε Δέσποινα. Ἤκουσεν Ἡρώδης τὸ μήνυμα κι ὅλος ἐταράχθη ὁ δόλιος τεριριριρεμ-τεριριριρεμ-τεμ καὶ ἀνανες, Χαῖρε Ἄχραντε. Θεόδρομον ἄστρον θεώμενοι, μάγοι τῶν Περσῶν ἐξεκίνησαν τεριριριρεμ-τεριριριρεμ-τεμ καὶ ἀνανες, Χαῖρε Ἄχραντε. Κάκωσιν προστάξας ὁ τύραννος, τῆς Ραχήλ τὰ τέκνα κατέσφαξεν τεριριριρεμ-τεριριριρεμ-τεμ καὶ ἀνανες, Χαῖρε Ἄχραντε. ------ Traditional Byzantine Christmas Carols (12th-14th century AD) The God who is without beginning has descendeth and dwelt in the Virgin eroorem-eroorem-eroorerooh-eroorem, rejoice 0 spotless one. Thou art the King of all and the Lord, Thou came to refashion Adam eroorem-eroorem-eroorerooh-eroorem, rejoice 0 spotless one. Ye mortals rejoice and be glad, ye angelic hosts jubilate eroorem-eroorem-eroorerooh-eroorem, rejoice 0 spotless one. Come hither to see in the cave, laying in the manger, the Lord eroorem-eroorem-erooreroorem, rejoice 0 Sovereign Lady. Magi from the East are coming, bearing noble gifts eroorem-eroorem-erooreroorem, rejoice 0 Sovereign Lady. Herod heard the news and trembled with fury the godless one teriririrem-teriririrem-tem and ananes, rejoice 0 spotless one. Following an unexpected course, the magi from Persia came teriririrem-teriririrem-tem and ananes, rejoice 0 spotless one. Out of wickedness, the tyrant ordered the slaughter of all Rachel's children teriririrem-teriririrem-tem and ananes, rejoice 0 spotless one.
Glory to Thee 0 giver of Light GreekOrthodox 2008-12-03 | Δόξα Σοι τῷ δείξαντι τὸ φῶς. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. Ὑμνοῦμέν Σε, εὐλογοῦμέν Σε, προσκυνοῦμέν Σε, δοξολογοῦμέν Σε, εὐχαριστοῦμέν Σοι, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην Σου Δόξαν. Πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, ὁ καθήμενος ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Πατρός καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά Σου. Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός Σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί Σε. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Δόξα Πατρί καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός. Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός. Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος. Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. ---- Glory to Thee 0 giver of Light. Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth and good will among men. We praise Thee, We bless Thee, We worship Thee, We glorify Thee; we give thanks to Thee for the splendor of Thy Glory. Receive our prayer, Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father; and have mercy on us. Blessed art Thou, 0 Lord, teach me Thy statutes. Continue Thy mercy unto them that know Thee. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen. Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God. Holy Mighty. Holy Immortal. Have mercy on us. The icon is st Andrei Rublev's "The Holy Trinity"
Axion Esti GreekOrthodox 2008-11-21 | November 21: The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple. Ἄξιον ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς, μακαρίζειν σὲ τὴν Θεοτόκον, τὴν ἀειμακάριστον καὶ παναμώμητον, καὶ μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἠμῶν. Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον σὲ μεγαλύνομεν. ---- It is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos; ever blessed, and most pure, and the Mother of our God. More honorable than the cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim. Without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word. True Theotokos, we magnify thee.
Praise the Lord from the heavens GreekOrthodox 2008-10-01 | Κοινωνικόν. "Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν, Ἀλληλούϊα". ------ Communion Hymn. "Praise the Lord from the heavens; Alleluia".
The stone which the builders rejected GreekOrthodox 2008-08-29 | August 29: Feast of the beheading of St. John the Baptist and Forerunner Καλοφωνικός Εἱρμός Λίθον ὃν ἀπεδοκίμασαν οἱ οἰκοδομοῦντες, οὗτος ἐγενήθη εἰς κεφαλὴν γωνίας. Aὐτός ἐστιν ἡ πέτρα, ἐν ᾗ ἐστερέωσε τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν ὁ Χριστός, ἣν ἐξ ἐθνῶν ἐξηγοράσατο. --- Calophonic Irmos The stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of the corner. It is the rock, on which Christ established His Church, which He had ransomed from among the nations.
Psalm 135 GreekOrthodox 2008-07-24 | Psalm 135 (136) Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὅτι ἀγαθός, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Θεῷ τῶν θεῶν, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ τῶν κυρίων, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Τῷ ποιήσαντι θαυμάσια μεγάλα μόνῳ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Τῷ ποιήσαντι τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἐν συνέσει, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Τῷ στερεώσαντι τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Τῷ ποιήσαντι φῶτα μεγάλα μόνῳ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Τὸν ἥλιον εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς ἡμέρας, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Τὴν σελήνην καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας εἰς ἐξουσίαν τῆς νυκτός, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει ἡμῶν ἐμνήσθη ἡμῶν ὁ Κύριος, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Καὶ ἐλυτρώσατο ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὁ διδοὺς τροφὴν πάσῃ σαρκί, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Θεῷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ, Ἀλληλούϊα. ----- 0, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. 0, give thanks to the God of gods, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. 0, give thanks to the Lord of lords, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. To Him who alone does great wonders, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. To Him who by wisdom made the heavens, Alleuia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. To Him who made great lights, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. The sun to rule by day, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. The moon and stars to rule by night, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. Who remembered us in our lowly state, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. And rescued us from our enemies, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. Who gives food to all flesh, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia. 0, give thanks to the God of heaven, Alleluia. For His mercy endures forever, Alleluia.
The Holy Pentecost GreekOrthodox 2008-06-15 | Βασιλεῦ Οὐράνιε, Παράκλητε, τὸ Πνεῦμα τῆς Ἀληθείας, ὁ πανταχοῦ παρὼν καὶ τὰ πάντα πληρῶν, ὁ θησαυρὸς τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ ζωῆς χορηγός, ἐλθὲ καὶ σκήνωσον ἐν ἡμῖν καὶ καθάρισον ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης κηλῖδος καὶ σῶσον, ἀγαθέ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. --- 0 Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere and fillest all things, treasury of Blessings, and Giver of Life, come and abide in us and cleanse us from every impurity and save our souls, 0 Good One.
Psalm 132/133 GreekOrthodox 2008-05-19 | Ψαλμός 132 Ἰδού δὴ τί καλὸν ἢ τί τερπνόν, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ τὸ κατοικεῖν ἀδελφοὺς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό; Μνήσθητί μου Κύριε. Ὡς μύρον ἐπὶ κεφαλῆς τὸ καταβαῖνον ἐπὶ πώγωνα, τὸν πώγωνα τοῦ ᾿Ααρών, τὸ καταβαῖνον ἐπὶ τὴν ᾤαν τοῦ ἐνδύματος αὐτοῦ· Μνήσθητί μου Κύριε. Ὡς δρόσος ᾿Αερμὼν ἡ καταβαίνουσα ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη Σιών· Μνήσθητί μου Κύριε. Ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἐνετείλατο Κύριος τὴν εὐλογίαν, ζωὴν ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος. Μνήσθητί μου Κύριε. --------------------------------------------------- Psalm 132/133 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Remember me 0 Lord. It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down on the edge of his garments. Remember me 0 Lord. It is like the dew of Hermon, descending upon the mountains of Zion; Remember me 0 Lord. For there the Lord commanded the blessing—Life forevermore. Remember me 0 Lord.
The Life-giving Spring GreekOrthodox 2008-05-02 | -Τὴν Θεοτόκον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ Φωτός, ἐν Ὕμνοις τιμῶντες μεγαλύνομεν. -Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τόν Κύριον καί ἠγαλλίασε τό πνεῦμά μου ἐπί τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρι μου. "Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεόν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν". -Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπί τήν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ. Ἰδού γάρ ἀπό τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσί με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί. "Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεόν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν". -Ὅτι ἐποίησέ μοι μεγαλεῖα ὁ δυνατός καί ἅγιον τό ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καί τό ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεάν καὶ γενεάν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν. "Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεόν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν". -Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν. "Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεόν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν". -Καθεῖλε δυνάστας ἀπό θρόνων καί ὕψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν καί πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλε κενούς. "Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεόν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν". -Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραήλ παιδός αὐτοῦ μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθώς ἐλάλησε πρός τούς πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραάμ καί τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος. "Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεόν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν". ------------------------------------------ -Let us extol the Theotokos, the Mother of Light, in hymn. -My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. "More honourable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word: true Theotokos, we magnify thee". -For He hath regarded the lowliness of Ηis handmaiden. For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. "More honourable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word: true Theotokos, we magnify thee". -For He that is mighty hath magnified me and holy is His Name. And His mercy is on them that fear Him throughout all generations. "More honourable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word: true Theotokos, we magnify thee". - He hath shewed strength with His arm. He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. "More honourable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word: true Theotokos, we magnify thee". -He hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble and meek. He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich He hath sent empty away. "More honourable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word: true Theotokos, we magnify thee". -He remembering his mercy hath holpen His servant Israel as He promised to our forefathers, Abraham and His seed for ever. "More honourable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word: true Theotokos, we magnify thee".
Christ is Risen! GreekOrthodox 2008-04-27 | -Ἀναστήτω ὁ Θεός, καὶ διασκορπισθήτωσαν οἱ ἐχθροὶ Αὐτοῦ, καὶ φυγέτωσαν ἀπὸ προσώπου Αὐτοῦ οἱ μισοῦντες Αὐτόν. Πάσχα ἱερόν ἡμῖν σήμερον ἀναδέδεικται, Πάσχα καινόν, Ἅγιον, Πάσχα μυστικόν, Πάσχα πανσεβάσμιον, Πάσχα Χριστός ὁ λυτρωτής, Πάσχα ἄμωμον, Πάσχα μέγα, Πάσχα τῶν πιστῶν, Πάσχα, τό πύλας ἡμῖν τοῦ Παραδείσου ἀνοίξαν, Πάσχα, πάντας ἁγιάζον πιστούς. -"Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων Ἀμήν". Ἀναστάσεως ἡμέρα, καί λαμπρυνθῶμεν τῇ πανηγύρει καί ἀλλήλους περιπτυξώμεθα. Εἴπωμεν, ἀδελφοί, καί τοῖς μισοῦσιν ἡμᾶς· συγχωρήσωμεν πάντα τῇ ἀναστάσει· καί οὕτω βοήσωμεν· Χριστός ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας καί τοῖς ἐν τοῖς μνήμασι ζωήν χαρισάμενος. ------------------------------------- -Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered and let them that hate Him flee from before His face. A sacred Pascha today hath been shown unto us, a Pascha new and holy, a Pascha mystical, a Pascha all venerable, a Pascha that is Christ the Redeemer; a Pascha immaculate, a great Pascha; a Pascha of the faithful; a Pascha that hath opened the gates of Paradise unto us; a Pascha that doth sanctify all the faithful. -"Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and unto the ages of ages Amen." It is the day of Resurrection; let us be radiant for the festival, and let us embrace one another. Let us say, 0 brethren, even to those that hate us: Let us forgive all things on the Resurrection; and thus let us cry: Christ is risen from the dead, by death He has trampled down death, and on those in the tombs He has bestowed life.
Already the pen of sentence is being dipped in ink GreekOrthodox 2008-04-24 | Idiomelon (Samoglasen) of the Matins of Holy and Great Friday "Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων Ἀμήν". Ἤδη βάπτεται κάλαμος ἀποφάσεως παρά κριτῶν ἀδίκων, καὶ Ἰησούς δικάζεται καὶ κατακρίνεται Σταυρῷ. Καὶ πάσχει ἡ κτίσις ἐν Σταυρῷ καθορῶσα τὸν Κύριον. Ἀλλ' ὁ φύσει σώματος δι' ἐμέ πάσχων, Ἀγαθέ Κύριε, Δόξα Σοι. --------------------------------------- "Now & ever & unto Ages of Ages, Amen". Already the pen of sentence is being dipped in ink by unjust judges, and Jesus is being convicted and condemned to the Cross. Αnd creation, seeing its Lord on the Cross, is suffering. But Υου Who for me suffer in Your bodily nature, 0 loving Lord, Glory to You!"
Troparion of Kassiani-Part 3 GreekOrthodox 2008-04-22 | Κύριε, ἡ ἐν πολλαῖς ἁμαρτίαις περιπεσοῦσα γυνή τὴν σὴν αἰσθομένη Θεότητα μυροφόρου ἀναλαβοῦσα τάξιν ὀδυρομένη μύρα Σοι πρὸ τοῦ ἐνταφιασμοῦ κομίζει. Οἴμοι! λέγουσα ὅτι νὺξ μοι ὑπάρχει οἶστρος ἀκολασίας ζοφώδης τε καὶ ἀσέληνος ἔρως τῆς ἁμαρτίας. Δέξαι μου τὰς πηγάς τῶν δακρύων ὁ νεφέλαις διεξάγων τῆς θαλάσσης τὸ ὕδωρ κάμφθητί μοι πρὸς τοὺς στεναγμούς τῆς καρδίας ὁ κλίνας τοὺς οὐρανούς τῇ ἀφάτῳ Σου κενώσει. Καταφιλήσω τοὺς ἀχράντους Σου πόδας ἀποσμήξω τούτους δὲ πάλιν τοῖς τῆς κεφαλῆς μου βοστρύχοις ὧν ἐν τῷ Παραδείσῳ Εὔα τὸ δειλινόν κρότον τοῖς ὠσίν ἠχηθεῖσα τῷ φόβῳ ἐκρύβη. Ἁμαρτιῶν μου τὰ πλήθη καὶ κριμάτων μου ἀβύσσους τὶς ἐξιχνιάσει ψυχοσῶστα Σωτήρ μου; Μὴ με τὴν σὴν δούλην παρίδῃς ὁ ἀμέτρητον ἔχων τὸ ἔλεος. -------------------------------------------------------- 0 Lord, the woman who had fallen into many sins, perceiving Your divinity, took the part of a myrrh-bearer; weeping, she brings oils of myrrh before your burial. "Woe to me," she says, "for night is a frenzy of license to me, a dark, moonless love of sin. "Receive the fountains of my tears, O You who gather the sea-waters into clouds Incline to the groanings of my heart, O You who laid low the heavens by Your ineffable humility. "I shall kiss Your immaculate feet, wipe them again with the hair of my head, those feet at whose sound Eve in Paradise hid for fear. "The multitude of my sins, the depths of your judgments, who can search them out, O Savior of souls? Do not despise me, Your handmaiden, O You whose mercy admits of no measure."
Troparion of Kassiani-Part 2 GreekOrthodox 2008-04-22 | Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLL0fy6qGmk
Troparion of Kassiani-Part 1 GreekOrthodox 2008-04-22 | Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mh3jqAbqXc
Alleluia of the Bridegroom Services of Holy Week GreekOrthodox 2008-04-20 | Ἐκ νυκτός ὀρθρίζει τὸ πνεῦμα μου πρὸς Σὲ ὁ Θεός, διότι φῶς τὰ προστάγματά Σου ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Ἀλληλούϊα. My soul yearns for Τhee in the night, for Τhy commandments are a light in the earth. Alleluia. I wish to my Orthodox brethren, a blessed Holy Week and a joyous Pascha
The Annunciation of the Theotokos GreekOrthodox 2008-03-25 | Τῇ ὑπερμάχῳ στρατηγῷ τὰ νικητήρια ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια ἀναγράφω σοι ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε. Ἀλλ᾿ ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσμάχητον ἐκ παντοίων με κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον ἵνα κράζω σοι: "Χαῖρε, Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε". 0 Champion General, I your City now inscribe to you triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude, being rescued from the terrors, 0 Theotokos. But since you have the dominion unassailable, from all kinds of perils free me so that unto you, I may cry aloud: "Rejoice, o Bride unwedded".
Paraklesis GreekOrthodox 2008-03-21 | Odes 7-8-9 from the Supplication Canon to the Theotokos -------------- Most Holy Theotokos, save us. As You willed, 0 our Saviour, to dispense our salvation through Your economy inside the Virgin's womb; thou showed to all the people that she was our own guardian; 0 the God of our fathers, Blessed art Thou, our God. Most Holy Theotokos, save us. The bestower of mercy that you bore, 0 pure Mother, entreat on our behalf; from sins deliver us, and from the soul's defilement, we who cry out most faithfully; 0 the God of our fathers, Blessed art Thou, our God. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. A fountain of pureness and a tower of safety is she who carried Thee, a treasure of salvation and the door of repentance, she has been shown to those that cry; 0 the God of our fathers, Blessed art Thou, our God. Both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. The illnesses of body, and the soul's ailing sickness, of those who run to you. For divine protection, as God's holy Mother, make them worthy of remedy; for the Saviour Christ was born from you. Most holy Theotokos, save us. Do not neglect those who seek the help you grant they hymn you, 0 Virgin Maiden. And they do exalt you throughout the many ages. Most Holy Theotokos, save us. 0 Virgin, you pour a wealth of healing on those who faithfully hymn you. And those who exalt your Childbearing wonder. We bless the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit the Lord we hymn. The infirmities of my soul are healed by you, and the pains of my body, 0 Virgin; so that I may praise you, 0 Lady full of Grace. Both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. You drive away the assaults of temptations, and attacks of the passions, 0 Virgin, therefore do we praise you throughout the many ages. We praise, we bless and we worship the Lord. The King of heaven, Who is praised, and is hymned by the host of the angels; praise Him and exalt Him throughout the many ages. Saved through you, 0 pure Virgin, hence we do confess you to be most truly the birthgiver of our Lord. With choirs of bodiless Angels, you do we magnify. Most holy Theotokos, save us. The streams of my many tears, reject not, Holy Virgin; for you gave birth to the One who dried all the tears, from all the faces of people; the Christ was born of you. Most holy Theotokos, save us. With gladness fill my heart, most holy Virgin lady, for you are she who received the abundant joy; take the grief of my sinfulness, and make it disappear. Most Holy Theotokos, save us. A shelter and protection and a wall unshaken, become, 0 Virgin, for those who flee to you, a sheltered cover and refuge, and a place of joy. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. 0 Virgin, from the brightness of your light illumine the ones who call you most piously Mother of God, take all the gloom of our ignorance and banish it away. Both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Oppressed I am, 0 Virgin; in a place of sickness, I have been humbled; I ask you; bring remedy, transform my illness, my sickness, into a wholesomeness. It is truly meet to bless thee, 0 Theotokos; ever blessed, and most pure, and the Mother of our God. More honourable than the cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim. Without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word. True Theotokos, we magnify thee. Higher than the heavens above are you, and you are much purer than the radiance of the sun; you who have redeemed us from the curse which is upon us; the Lady of all people, in hymns, do we honour you. From the great multitude of my sins, ill am I in body, ill am I also in my soul; I am fleeing to you, the one who is all-blessed, the hope of all the hopeless, please come bring help to me. Lady and the Mother of Him who saves, receive the supplications of the lowly who pray to you; mediate between us and the One you brought forth; 0 Lady of all people, intercede for us. Now with zeal we chant this Ode to you; you, the all praised Lady, Theotokos, we hymn with joy; with the saints most holy, together with the Baptist, beseech, 0 Theotokos, for God's mercy on us Speechless be the lips of impious ones, those who do not reverence your icon, the sacred one; which is called Directress, and was written for us by one of the Apostles, Luke the Evangelist. With the hosts of Angels, with the Lord's Forerunner, and Apostles, the chosen twelve, with the saints most holy, and with you, the Theotokos, we seek your intercession for our salvation.
The Sunday of Orthodoxy GreekOrthodox 2008-03-16 | Synodikon of the 7th Oecumenical Council "As the prophets beheld, as the Apostles have taught, as the Church has received, as the teachers have dogmatized, as the Universe has agreed, as Grace has shown forth, as Truth has revealed, as falsehood has been dissolved, as Wisdom has presented, as Christ awarded, thus we declare, thus we assert, thus we preach Christ our true God, and honour His Saints in words, in writings, in thoughts, in sacrifices, in churches, in Holy Icons; on the one hand worshipping and reverencing Christ as God and Lord; and on the other hand honouring as true servants of the same Lord of all and accordingly offering them veneration. This is the Faith of the Apostles, this is the Faith of the Fathers, this is the Faith of the Orthodox, this is the Faith which has established the Universe". "I worship the God who has saved me, who became material for my sake. And I do not cease to venerate the matter through which I have been saved and which is filled with divine grace". St. John Damascene "I venerate every holy temple of God and everything in which God is affirmed not on account of its own nature but because it is the receptacle of divine energy." St. John Damascene "It is not the nature, but the hypostasis of the person portrayed that is shown forth in the icon." St. Theodore Studite "With respect to the archetype the icon abides in it, makes it visible and is venerated with it." St. Theodore Studite
Great Compline GreekOrthodox 2008-03-10 | Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων, μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν γενοῦ, ἄλλον γὰρ ἐκτός Σου βοηθὸν, ἐν θλίψεσιν οὐκ ἔχομεν. Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. -Αἰνεῖτε τόν Θεόν ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις Αὐτοῦ. Αἰνεῖτε Αὐτόν ἐν στερεώματι τῆς δυνάμεως Αὐτοῦ. Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων, μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν γενοῦ, ἄλλον γὰρ ἐκτός Σου βοηθὸν, ἐν θλίψεσιν οὐκ ἔχομεν. Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. -Αἰνεῖτε Αὐτόν ἐν ἤχῳ σάλπιγγος. Αἰνεῖτε Αὐτόν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καί κιθᾶρᾳ. Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων, μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν γενοῦ, ἄλλον γὰρ ἐκτός Σου βοηθὸν, ἐν θλίψεσιν οὐκ ἔχομεν. Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. -Αἰνεῖτε Αὐτόν ἐν τυμπάνῳ καί χορῷ. Αἰνεῖτε Αὐτόν ἐν χορδαῖς καί ὀργάνων. Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων, μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν γενοῦ, ἄλλον γὰρ ἐκτός Σου βοηθὸν, ἐν θλίψεσιν οὐκ ἔχομεν. Κύριε τῶν Δυνάμεων, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. 0 Lord of hosts be with us; for we have no help but Thee in troubles. 0 Lord of hosts have mercy on us. -Praise him for his mighty acts; praise him according to the greatness of his majesty. 0 Lord of hosts be with us; for we have no help but Thee in troubles. 0 Lord of hosts have mercy on us. -Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp. 0 Lord of hosts be with us; for we have no help but Thee in troubles. 0 Lord of hosts have mercy on us. -Praise him with timbrel and dance; praise him with strings and pipe. 0 Lord of hosts be with us; for we have no help but Thee in troubles. 0 Lord of hosts have mercy on us. To my Orthodox brethren, I wish a very blessed Lent.
The true Light hath appeared GreekOrthodox 2008-01-05 | Ἰδιόμελον εἰς τὸν ὄρθρον τῶν Θεοφανείων τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Τὸ ἀληθινόν φῶς ἐπεφάνη, καὶ πᾶσι τὸν φωτισμόν δωρεῖται. Βαπτίζεται Χριστός μεθ'ἡμῶν, ὁ πάσης ἐπέκεινα καθαρότητος, ἐνίησι τὸν ἁγιασμόν τῷ ὕδατι, καὶ ψυχῶν τοῦτο καθάρσιον γίνεται, ἐπίγειον τὸ φαινόμενον, καὶ ὑπέρ τοὺς οὐρανούς τὸ νοούμενον, διὰ λουτροῦ σωτηρία, δι' ὕδατος τὸ Πνεῦμα, διὰ καταδύσεως, ἡ πρὸς Θεόν ἡμῶν ἄνοδος γίνεται, θαυμάσια τὰ ἔργα Σου Κύριε! Δόξα σοι. ------ Idiomelon (Samoglasen) of the Theophany Lauds. The true Light hath appeared and giveth enlightenment to all. Christ is baptized with us, Who is above all in purity. He draweth sanctification into the water and becometh the cleansing of our souls, which is at once earthly and transcendeth the heavens. Salvation is accomplished through the water. Through immersion is our ascent to God made. Wondrous are Thy works, 0 Lord! Glory be to Thee!
Theophany GreekOrthodox 2008-01-05 | Ode 9-Megalynarion of Theophany. -Magnify, 0 my soul, the all-pure Virgin Theotokos, who is more honorable than the armies on high. Every tongue is at a loss to praise thee as is due; even a spirit from the world above is filled with dizziness, when it seeketh to sing thy praises, 0 Theotokos. But since thou art good, accept our faith; Thou knowest well our love inspired by God, for thou art the Protector of Christians and we magnify thee. -Magnify, 0 my soul, Him Who came and was baptized in the streams of the Jordan. 0 David, come thou in spirit to the enlightened and chant, saying: "Approach God now with faith and be illumined! Lowly Adam cried out in his fall, and the Lord heard him, and, coming to the streams of the Jordan, He restored the corrupted one." -Today the Master bows His head before the Forerunner. 0 most pure Bride, 0 blessed Mother, the wonders of Thy birthgiving pass all understanding. Through thee we have obtained salvation in all things, and, as it is right and meet, we rejoice before thee our Benefactor, bearing as gift a song of thanksgiving. -Today John doth baptize the Master in the streams of the Jordan. That which was revealed to Moses in the bush we see here fulfilled in wondrous manner; for as it bore fire, yet was not consumed, so hath the Virgin been preserved, who gave birth unto the Benefactor Who bringeth us light, and the streams of the Jordan suffered no harm when they received Him.
When it was time on earth... GreekOrthodox 2007-12-23 | Δοξαστικόν εἰς τὸν ὄρθρον τῆς κατά σάρκαν γεννήσεως τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. "Δόξα Πατρί καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι". Ὅτε καιρός, τῆς ἐπί γῆς παρουσίας Σου, πρώτη ἀπογραφή τῇ οἰκουμένῃ ἐγένετο, τότε ἔμελλες τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἀπογράφεσθαι τὰ ὀνόματα, τῶν πιστευόντων τῷ τόκῳ Σου. Διὰ τοῦτο τὸ τοιοῦτον δόγμα, ὑπό Καίσαρος ἐξεφωνήθη. Τῆς γὰρ αἰωνίου Σου Βασιλείας, τὸ ἄναρχον ἐκαινουργήθη. Διό Σοι προσπίπτωμεν καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὑπέρ τὴν χρηματικήν φορολογίαν, ὀρθοδόξου πλουτισμόν θεολογίας, τῷ Θεῷ καὶ Σωτήρι τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν. ------ Doxastikon of the Nativity Lauds. "Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit". When it was time on earth for thy coming the first taxation of the world was held and then Thou didst make ready to enroll the names of all who believed in Thy Nativity; For this cause didst Caesar issue forth such a decree since Thine eternal and unoriginate Kingdom wast newly born. As we pay Thee our taxes of tribute with the wealth of Orthodox Theology, as the God and Saviour of our souls.
A Star has already dawned GreekOrthodox 2007-12-23 | Καλοφωνικός Εἱρμός "Ἄστρον ἤδη ἀνατέταλκεν, ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰοῦδα, ὅπερ ἐπιγνόντες, Βασιλείς κινήσεις, ἀνατολῶν ποιοῦνται, καὶ φθᾶσαι ἐπείγονται, ὄπως θεάσωνται Χριστόν, ἐν Βηθλεέμ σαρκί τικτόμενον" --- Calophonic Irmos "A Star has already dawned from the tribe of Juda; knowing which Kings of the East are moving and hastening to arrive that they may contemplate Christ, Who is being brought to birth in the flesh in Bethlehem".
Magnify 0 my soul GreekOrthodox 2007-12-21 | Ode 9-Megalynarion (Magnificat) -Magnify, 0 my soul, her who is greater in honour and more glorious than the hosts on high! -Magnify, 0 my soul, God born in the flesh, from the virgin! -Magnify, 0 my soul, The King born in the cave! -Magnify, 0 my soul, God, worshipped by the Magi! I behold a strange, most glorious mystery! The cave is Heaven! The cherubic throne-the Virgin! The manger-the place where Christ lays, the uncontainable God, Whom we magnify in hymn! -Magnify, 0 my soul, the Lord Who revealed Himself to the wise men by a star! The wise men saw a new, uncharted star, following an unexpected course. Its brightness surpassed every star in heaven. It foretold the Messiah's birth: Christ, the King, born on earth in Bethlehem, for our salvation. -Magnify, 0 my soul, the Pure Virgin who gave birth to Christ the King! "Where is the newborn Infant-King? We have seen His star," the wise men said. "We have come to worship Him." Godless Herod trembled with fury, in his raging madness he plotted to kill Christ. -Magi and shepherds came to worship Christ, born in the City of Bethlehem. Herod inquired where the star appeared which had led the wise men to Bethlehem, but after they worshipped Christ with gifts, that same star led them back to their own land, confounding their pursuer, that godless murderer of children. -Today the Virgin bears the Master within the cave! -Today the Master is born as a babe of a Virgin Mother! -Today the Shepherds behold the Saviour wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger! -Today the Master who cannot be touched is wrapped as a babe in swaddling rags! -Today all creation rejoices greatly and is glad, for Christ is born of a Virgin Daughter! -The Powers of heaven declare to the world that the Saviour, Lord and Master has been born! For us it is easier in fear to love silence, for this is without danger, but it is hard indeed with love to weave songs harmoniously composed, 0 Virgin. But do you, 0 Mother, give us strength that we may fulfil our intent. -Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. -Magnify, 0 my soul, the might of the undivided Godhead in three Persons. Types of the Word, 0 pure Mother, we have seen that have no light and shadows that are past; newly He has appeared from the closed gate, and we, found worthy of the light of truth, your womb, as is most fitting, now we bless. -Both now and ever and unto the ages of ages, amen. -Magnify, 0 my soul, her that has delivered us from the curse. The people that delight in Christ have found their longing, counted worthy of God's coming, now cry in supplication for rebirth as giving life. Do you, pure Virgin, grant the grace to worship then that radiant glory.
Doxology GreekOrthodox 2007-12-13 | Δόξα Σοι τῷ δείξαντι τὸ φῶς. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. Ὑμνοῦμέν Σε, εὐλογοῦμέν Σε, προσκυνοῦμέν Σε, δοξολογοῦμέν Σε, εὐχαριστοῦμέν Σοι, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην Σου δόξαν. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά Σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, Ἀμήν. Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός Σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί Σε. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Glory to Thee 0 giver of Light. Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth and good will among men. We praise Thee, We bless Thee, We worship Thee, We glorify Thee; we give thanks to Thee for the splendor of Thy Glory. Blessed art Thou, 0 Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Thy name unto the ages of ages, Amen. Continue Thy mercy unto them that know Thee. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us.
Psalm 102 GreekOrthodox 2007-11-26 | Psalm 102 Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου τόν Κύριον, Εὐλογητός εἶ Κύριε. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον καί, πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου, τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ·. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον καὶ μὴ ἐπιλανθάνου πάσας τὰς ἀνταποδόσεις αὐτοῦ· τὸν εὐιλατεύοντα πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας σου, τὸν ἰώμενον πάσας τὰς νόσους σου· τὸν λυτρούμενον ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωήν σου, τὸν στεφανοῦντά σε ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς· τὸν ἐμπιπλῶντα ἐν ἀγαθοῖς τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν σου, ἀνακαινισθήσεται ὡς ἀετοῦ ἡ νεότης σου. Ποιῶν ἐλεημοσύνας ὁ Κύριος καὶ κρῖμα πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδικουμένοις. 'Eγνώρισε τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ τῷ Μωυσῇ, τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ισραὴλ τὰ θελήματα αὐτοῦ. Οἰκτίρμων καὶ ἐλεήμων ὁ Κύριος, μακρόθυμος καὶ πολυέλεος· οὐκ εἰς τέλος ὀργισθήσεται, οὐδὲ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μηνιεῖ· οὐ κατὰ τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῶν ἐποίησεν ἡμῖν, οὐδὲ κατὰ τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν ἀνταπέδωκεν ἡμῖν ὅτι κατὰ τὸ ὕψος τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐκραταίωσε Κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν· καθόσον ἀπέχουσιν ἀνατολαὶ ἀπὸ δυσμῶν, ἐμάκρυνεν ἀφ᾿ ἡμῶν τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῶν. Καθὼς οἰκτείρει πατὴρ υἱούς, ᾠκτείρησε Κύριος τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἔγνω τὸ πλάσμα ἡμῶν, ἐμνήσθη ὅτι χοῦς ἐσμεν. ἄνθρωπος, ὡσεὶ χόρτος αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτοῦ· ὡσεὶ ἄνθος τοῦ ἀγροῦ, οὕτως ἐξανθήσει· ὅτι πνεῦμα διῆλθεν ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ οὐχ ὑπάρξει καὶ οὐκ ἐπιγνώσεται ἔτι τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ. Τὸ δὲ ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ υἱοῖς υἱῶν τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ καὶ μεμνημένοις τῶν ἐντολῶν αὐτοῦ τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτάς. Κύριος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἡτοίμασε τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ πάντων δεσπόζει. Εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ, δυνατοὶ ἰσχύϊ ποιοῦντες τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι τῆς φωνῆς τῶν λόγων αὐτοῦ. Εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ, λειτουργοὶ αὐτοῦ ποιοῦντες τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ. Eὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ, ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ τῆς δεσποτείας αὐτοῦ. Eὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον. Δόξα Πατρί καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ Νῦν καὶ ἀεί καί εἰς τούς αἰώνας τῶν αἰώνων Ἀμήν. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον καί, πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου, τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ. Εὐλογητός εἶ Κύριε. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, Blessed art thou, 0 Lord; bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy; He will not always chide, neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him; for he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him. And his righteousness unto children's children; to such as keep his covenant; and to those that remember his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Blessed art Thou, 0 Lord.
St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki GreekOrthodox 2007-10-26 | The world has found you to be a great defense against tribulation and a vanquisher of heathens, O Passion-bearer. As you bolstered the courage of Nestor, who then humbled the arrogance of Lyaios in battle, Holy Demetrius, entreat Christ God to grant us great mercy.
East meets East-Part 2 GreekOrthodox 2007-10-19 | We the Cherubim mystically representing, and to the Lifemaking Trinity the thrice-holy hymn singing, all earthly cares lay aside, as the King of all receiving, by angelic hosts invisibly escorted
East meets East-Part 1 GreekOrthodox 2007-10-19 | Χερουβικόν Οἱ τὰ Χερουβείμ μυστικῶς εἰκονίζοντες καὶ τῇ ζωοποιῷ Τριάδι τὸν τρισάγιον ὕμνον προσάδοντες, πᾶσαν τὴν βιοτικὴν ἀποθώμεθα μέριμναν --- Cherubic Hymn We the Cherubim mystically representing, and to the Lifemaking Trinity the thrice-holy hymn singing, all earthly cares lay aside
Let my prayer be set before You as incense GreekOrthodox 2007-10-17 | Ψαλμός 140 Kατευθυνθήτω ἡ προσευχή μου ὡς θυμίαμα ἐνώπιόν Σου, ἔπαρσις τῶν χειρῶν μου θυσία ἑσπερινή, εἰσάκουσόν μου Κύριε. Θοῦ, Κύριε, φυλακὴν τῷ στόματί μου καὶ θύραν περιοχῆς περὶ τὰ χείλη μου. Μὴ ἐκκλίνῃς τὴν καρδίαν μου εἰς λόγους πονηρίας τοῦ προφασίζεσθαι προφάσεις ἐν ἁμαρτίαις. Σὺν ἀνθρώποις ἐργαζομένοις τὴν ἀνομίαν, καὶ οὐ μὴ συνδυάσω μετὰ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτῶν. Παιδεύσει με δίκαιος ἐν ἐλέει καὶ ἐλέγξει με, ἔλαιον δὲ ἁμαρτωλοῦ μὴ λιπανάτω τὴν κεφαλήν μου. Ὅτι ἔτι καὶ ἡ προσευχή μου ἐν ταῖς εὐδοκίαις αὐτῶν κατεπόθησαν ἐχόμενα πέτρας οἱ κριταὶ αὐτῶν. Ἀἀκούσονται τὰ ρήματά μου ὅτι ἡδύνθησαν ὡσεὶ πάχος γῆς ἐρράγη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, διεσκορπίσθη τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτῶν παρὰ τὸν ᾅδην. Ὅτι πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, Κύριε, οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου· ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα, μὴ ἀντανέλῃς τὴν ψυχήν μου. Φύλαξόν με ἀπὸ παγίδος, ἧς συνεστήσαντό μοι, καὶ ἀπὸ σκανδάλων τῶν ἐργαζομένων τὴν ἀνομίαν. Πεσοῦνται ἐν ἀμφιβλήστρῳ αὐτῶν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοί κατὰ μόνας εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ἕως ἂν παρέλθω. ------ Psalm 140 (141) Let my prayer be set before You as incense. The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice; give ear unto my voice, 0 Lord. Set a guard, 0 Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice wicked works. With men who work iniquity and do not let me eat of their delicacies. Let the righteous strike me; It shall be a kindness. And let him rebuke me; It shall be as excellent oil; Let my head not refuse it. For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked. Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff. And they hear my words, for they are sweet. Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, as when one plows and breaks up the earth. But my eyes are upon You, 0 God the Lord; in You I take refuge; Do not leave my soul destitute. Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the traps of the workers of iniquity. Let the wicked fall into their own nets, While I escape safely.
Psalm 144 GreekOrthodox 2007-10-04 | Psalm 144 (145) In Greek (Septuagint): http://www.apostoliki-diakonia.gr/bible/bible.asp?contents=old_testament/contents_Psalmoi.asp&main=psalmoi&file=24.144.htm In English: I will extol thee, my God, my king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever; alleluia. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever; alleluia. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable; alleluia. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts; alleluia. They shall speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works; alleluia. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; and they shall declare thy greatness; alleluia. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness; alleluia. The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy; alleluia. The Lord is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works; alleluia. All thy works shall praise thee, 0 Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee; alleluia. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; alleluia. To make known to the sons of men thy mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of thy kingdom; alleluia. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations; alleluia. The Lord is good in all his words, and holy in all his works; alleluia. The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down; alleluia. The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season; alleluia. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing; alleluia. The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works; alleluia. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth; alleluia. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will save them; alleluia. The Lord preserveth all them that love him; but all the wicked will he destroy; alleluia. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever; alleluia.
The Elevation of the Life-Giving Cross GreekOrthodox 2007-09-14 | Ode 1 Tracing an up right line with his staff,Moses divided the Red Sea for Israel, which was travelling on foot, and striking it a transverse blow, he brought the waters together over the chariots of Pharaoh, there by inscribing the invincible weapon of the Cross. Wherefore, let us hymn Christ our God, for He hath been glorified. Ode 9-Irmos of the 1st Canon 0 Theotokos, thou art a mystical paradise,which untilled, did put forth Christ, by Whom the life bearing tree of the Cross was planted. Wherefore, venerating it as it is now raised a loft, we magnify thee.
Psalm 140 GreekOrthodox 2007-09-11 | Ψαλμός 140 Κύριε ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου, εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε. Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου πρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ τῆς δεήσεώς μου, ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι με πρὸς σὲ εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε. Psalm 140 (141) 0 Lord, I have cried unto thee; make haste unto me; 0 Lord, I have cried unto thee; make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee, make haste unto me, 0 Lord.
