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T H

SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

4TH SUNDAY OF ST MATTHEW

Faithful Centurion
Also the Feast of St John & St Cyrus,
Wonderworking Unmercenaries & Holy
Martyrs of Alexandria, (Translation of
Holy Relics) St Xenophon of Robeika,
Nogorod St Sergios & St Herman, Wonderworkers of Valaam St Paul
the Physician of Corinth

Tone 3
RESURRECTION GOSPEL 4 : LUKE 24 : 1 - 12
THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS FIND THE TOMB EMPTY

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EOTHINON 4
KATAVASIS OF THEOTOKOS
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ST CYRUS & ST JOHN, WONDERWORKING UNMERCENARIES

TRANSLATION OF HOLY RELICS
St Cyros was a noted Christian Physician in the city of Alexandria,
where he had been born and raised, and he always treated the sick
free of charge - not only curing their bodily afflictions, but also
healing their Spiritual Infirmities.
He would say, Whoever wishes to avoid being ill should refrain from
sin, for sin is often the cause of bodily illness.
Preaching the Holy Gospel, the Unmercenary Physician converted
many pagans to Christ.
During the persecution of Emperor Diocletian (284-305), St Cyros
withdrew into Arabia, where he was tonsured a Monk, and
continued Healing through his Intercessory Prayers having
received the Gift of Healing from the Lord our God.
In the city of Edessa at that time, there lived a pious Christian soldier,
named John,
When persecution of all Christian began, he went to Jerusalem where
he heard about St Cyros, the Wonderworking, Unmercenary
Physician. So he began to search for him, going first to Alexandria
and then to Arabia.
When St John finally found St Cyros, he devoted himself to his service
and remained with him as his faithful Disciple.
When they heard of the arrest of a Christian woman, Athanasia and
her three young daughters, Theoktiste, who was fifteen; Theodota,
who was thirteen; and Eudoxia, who was eleven, St Cyros and St
John hastened to the prison to encourage and comfort them, for
they were worried that when confronted by the terrifying, brutal
tortures, St Athanasia and her daughters would immediately
renounce Christ.
As soon as this was reported to the Governor of the city, St Cyros and St
John were arrested, tried and sentenced to brutal torture.
When the Governor saw their steadfast and fearless Confession of Faith
in Christ, he brought St Athanasia and her daughters to witness their
suffering and the merciless tyrant used every form of torture against
the two Holy Martyrs.
Nevertheless, St Athanasia, St Theoktiste, St Theodota and St Eudoxia
courageously continued to confess Christ, whereupon they were
subjected to being stripped naked and flogged almost to death
before being Perfected by sword (beheaded) and receiving their
Crowns of Glorious Holy Martyrdom.
The two Holy Unmercenaries, St Cyros and St John were also finally
executed, after which Christians buried their Sanctified bodies in
the Church of St Mark the Holy Apostle and Evangelist and
Founder of the Church in Alexandria and All Africa.
In the fifth century the Holy Relics of Sts Cyros and John were
transferred from Canopis to Manuphin. (See account below)
Later on their Holy Relics were transferred to Rome, and from there to
Munchen (Munich).
2.

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Akousas de Iisous ethavmase ke ipe tis

akolouthousin: Amin, lego imin:
oude en to Israil tosaftin Pistin
evron!
Lego de imin: oti polli apo Anatolon
ke
Dismon
ixousin,
ke
anaklithisonte meta Avraam ke
Isaak ke Iakov en ti Vasilia ton
Ouranon.
I de Ii tis Vasilias ekvlithisonte is to
Skotos to Exoteron!
Eki este O
klavthmos ke O vrigmos ton
odonton!
Ke ipen O Iisou to Ekatontarho: Ipage,
ke os epistefsas genithito Si
Ke Iathi O pes Aftou en ti ora ekini.

does it.
When Jesus heard his words, He
marvelled, and said to those who
followed: Truly, I say to you: not
even in Israel have I found such
Great Faith !
I say to you : many will come from
East and West, and will sit down
with Abraham, and Isaac, and
Jacob in the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Sons of the Kingdom will be cast
out into Outer Darkness! There will
be wailing and gnashing of the
teeth!
And Jesus said to the Centurion: Go
Thy way, and as Thou hast
believed, so let it be done for Thee.
And the Centurions servant was Healed
that same hour.

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15.

ikesian, i prostatevousa ai, Theotoke,

ton timonton Se.

speed up Thine Intercession, and

press on Thy Supplication, O
Theotokos who forever protects all
those who honour Thee!

St Cyros and St John are invoked for their Intercessory Prayers by those
who have difficulty in sleeping.

PROKEIMENON PSALM 46/47 TONE 3

Psalate to Theo imon! Psalate! Psalate to Sing praised to God!

Sing Praises! Sing

Praises to our King! Sing Praises!

Vasili imon! Psalate!

Panta ta Ethni krotisate hiras.

Alalaxate

O,

to Theo en foni agalliaseos.

THE EPISTLE

OF

ST PAUL

TO THE

Adelphi:
eleftherothentes de apo tis
amartias edoulothite ti Dikeosini.
Anthropinon lego, dia tin asthenian tis
sarkos imon.
Osper gar parestisate ta meli imon doula
ti akatharsia ke ti anomia is tin
anomian, outo nin parastisate ta meli
imon doula ti Dikeosini is Agiasmon.
Ote gar douli ite tis amartias, eleftheri ite
ti Dikeosini.
Tina oun karpon ihete tote, ef is nin
epeshinesthe?
To gar telos ekinon Thanatos.
Nin ide eleftherothentes apo tis amartias
Doulothentes de to Theo, ehete ton
Karpon imon is Agiasmon, to de telos
Zoin Eonion.
Ta gar opsonia tis amartias Thanatos.
To de Harisma tou Theou Zoi Eonios en
Hristo Iisou to Kyrio imon.

To

Ke

legi afto Iisous:

Ego elthon
therapefso afton.
Ke apokrithis O Ekatontarhos efi: Kyrie,
ouk imi ikanos ina mou ip tin stegin
iselthis.
Alla monon ipe logo, ke
iathisete O pes mou.
Ke gar ego anthopos imi ipo exousian ehon ip emafton stratiotas.
Ke lego tou: Porethiti! ke porevete. Ke
allo: Erhou! ke erhete. Ke to doulo
mou: Piison touto! ke pii.
14.

TO

OF THE

kero ekino, elthonti to Iisou is

Kapernaoum,
prosilthen
afto
Ektontarhos parakalon Afton ke lego:
Kyrie, O pes mou vevlite en ti ikia
paralitikos, dinos vassanizomenos.

ROMANS 6 : 18 - 23

Brethren, having been set free from sin,

you have become Servants of
Righteousness.
I speak in human terms because of your
natural limitations.
For just as you once yielded your
members to impurity and to greater
and greater iniquity, so now yield
your members to Righteousness for
Sanctification.
When you were slaves to sin, you were
free in regard to Righteousness.
But then what return did you get from
the things of which you are now
ashamed?
The end of those things is Death.
But now that you have been set free
from sin and have become Servants
of God, the Fruit you get is
Sanctification, and its end Eternal
Life.
The wages of sin is Death.
The Free Gift of God is Eternal Life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

THE FAITH

clap your hands, all you Nations.

Shout to God with the Voice of
Rejoicing.

In 412, the Holy Relics of St Cyros and St John, the Wonder-working

Unmercenary Hieromartyrs were Translated from the city of Konopa,
near Alexandria, Egypt, (where they had been martyred in 311) to
the nearby village of Manuphin.
That Egyptian village had prompted great fear in everyone, since in a
former time there had been a pagan temple that was inhabited by
evil spirits.
Theophilos, the Patriarch of Alexandria & All Africa (385-412) wanted to
Cleanse that region of demons, but before he was able to do so, he
Reposed in Christ.
St Cyril, who was his successor to the See of Alexandria, was, however,
able to fulfil his wishes by the Divine Assistance and Inspiration of
Almighty God.
St Cyril prayed fervently to our Lord Jesus Christ to enable him to fulfil
the exorcism of the terrifying demons that possessed the region of
Manuphin, and while doing so, an Angel of God appeared in a
Vision and commanded him to take the venerable Holy Relics of St
Cyros and St John to Manuphin, where he was to build a church in
honour of their memory.
From that time forth the region was purified of the evil one and his
demons influence, and by the Intercessory Prayers of the
Unmercenary Wonderworking Holy Martyrs, St Cyros and St John,
many Divine Miracles occurred whereby the sick, ailing and infirm
were Healed and restored to full health by Divine Grace.

ST MATTHEW 8 : 5 13

CENTURION

At that time, when our Lord Jesus had

entered Capernaum, a Centurion
went to Him, pleading with Him, and
saying: Lord, my servant is lying at
home, paralysed and dreadfully
tormented.
And Jesus said to him: I will go and
heal him.
And the Centurion replied: Lord, I am
not worthy that Thou should come
under my roof. Only speak a Word,
and my servant will be Healed.
And I, too, am a man under authority having soldiers under me.
And I say to one: Go! and he goes. And
to another: Come! and he comes.
And to my servant: Do this! and he

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3.

PSALM 117 /118 TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

PRAISE TO GOD FOR HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the

Name of the Lord!

Exomologisthe

to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!*

S TIHOS

1 :

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

V ERS E

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the

Name of the Lord!
2 : All the Nations surrounded
me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.

V ERS E

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the

Name of the Lord!

3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

esti thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the

Name of the Lord!

Let

the Heavens rejoice and let the

earth be glad, for the Lord has
shown Strength with His Arm; He
has trampled down Death by Death;
He has become the First-born of the
dead; from the womb of Hades He
has delivered us, and to the world He
has granted Great Mercy.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Evfrenestho

ta Ourania, agaliastho ta
epigia, oti epiise Kratos en Vrahioni
Aftou O Kyrios. Epatise to Thanato
ton Thanaton.Prototokos ton nekron
egeneto. Ek kilias Adou errisato imas
ke pareshe to kosmo to Mega Eleos.

Let

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

Ke

Amin

the Heavens rejoice and let the

earth be glad, for the Lord has
shown Strength with His Arm; He
has trampled down Death by Death;
He has become the First-born of the
dead; from the womb of Hades He
has delivered us, and to the world He
has granted Great Mercy.

4.

Orthros in vathis, ke e Ginekes ilthon epi Truly, the Women came at early dawn

to Thy Tomb, O Christ, yet they did

not find Thy Body, so precious to
them.
And while they were
perplexed, behold! there stood
amidst them those in shining
clothes who said : Why do you seek
the Living among the dead? He has
Risen as He foretold. Why have you
forgotten His Words?
And being
assured by these words, they
preached to the Disciples the
Things they had witnessed. But
their Glad Tidings were received
with ridicule; for they were still
without Understanding. But Peter
hastened to behold, and Glorified
Thy Wonders in himself.

to Mnima Sou, Hristos. Alla to Soma

ouh evrethi to pothoumenon aftes. Dio
aporoumenes i tes astraptouses,
esthisesin epistantes:
Ti ton zonta
meta ton nekron zitite? elegon. Igerthi
os proipe:. Ti amnimonite ton rimaton
aftou?
Is pisthise ta orathenta
ekiritton? All edoki lipos ta Evangelia.
Outos isan eti nothis i Mathite. All O
Petro edrame ke idon, Edoxase Sou,
pros eavton ta Thavmasia.

Ke

Now

Amin.

Amen

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

THEOTOKION GREAT DOXOLOGY

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION

DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS &

TONE 4

Unto Thee Who mediated the Salvation

of our race, we sing praises, O Virgin
Theotokos. For Thy Son and our
God in the Flesh that He assumed
from Thee, accepted Suffering by

TONE 3 4AP 4TH MATTHEW ST JOHN & ST CYROS 28 JUNE 2015

READINGS

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE3

Evfrenestho

ta Ourania, agaliastho ta
epigia, oti epiise Kratos en Vrahioni
Aftou O Kyrios. Epatise to Thanato ton
Thanaton.Prototokos
ton
nekron
egeneto. Ek kilias Adou errisato imas ke
pareshe to kosmo to Mega Eleos.

Let

the Heavens rejoice and let the

earth be glad, for the Lord has
shown Strength with His Arm; He
has trampled down Death by
Death; He has become the Firstborn of the dead; from the womb
of Hades He has delivered us, and
to the world He has granted Great
Mercy.

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amen

tin mesitefsasan tin sotirian tou

genous imon, animnoumen Theotoke
Parthene. En ti sarki gar ti ek Sou
proslifthisi, O Iios Sou ke Theos imon,
to dia Stavrou katadexamenos pathos,

and to the Holy Spirit

FOURTH RESURRECTION EOTHINON DOXASTICON- TONE 4

and to the Holy Spirit

THEOTOKION -

Se

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE 3

ta Ourania, agaliastho ta
epigia, oti epiise Kratos en Vrahioni
Aftou O Kyrios. Epatise to Thanato
ton Thanaton.Prototokos ton nekron
egeneto. Ek kilias Adou errisato imas
ke pareshe to kosmo to Mega Eleos.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

V ERS E

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

Evfrenestho

God, Who has Great Mercy!

3 : This is the Lords doing, and

it is marvellous in our eyes.

S TIHOS

Theos

His Mercy endures

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

2 : Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me,

ke to Onomati Kyriou iminamin
aftous.

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

Give thanks to the Lord, for

He is Good;
forever!

S TIHOS

Theos

1 :

O ehon to Mega Eleos.

RESURRECTION KONTAKION

Prostasia

OF THE

ton Hristianon akateskhinte,

mesitia pros ton Piitin ametathete, mi
Paridis, amartolon deiseon fonas, alla
profthason os agathi, is tin voithian
imon, ton
pistos kravgazonton Si:
Tahinon is presvian, ke spefson is

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS

Protection
of
the
Christians
unashamable, Mediation to the
Creator Immovable, despise not, the
pleading voices of those in sin, but
hasten O Good One, to the Aid of
all who in Faith cry out to Thee:

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13.

RESURRECTION STICHERA

Enite afton en timpano ke horo.

Enite

Praise

Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and pipe

afton en hordes ke organo.

Imnon

eothinon, e Mirofori Ginekes, ta

karia proseferon Kyrie: Evodias gar
aromata katehouse, to Mnima Sou
katelavon, to ahranton Sou Soma,
mirise
spoudazouse:
Angelos
kathimenos epi ton lithon, aftes
evingelisato: Ti zitite ton zonta meta
ton neron?
Ton Thanaton gar
patisas, Anesti os Theos, parehon
pasi to Mega Eleos.

As

a morning Hymn, O Lord, the

Myrrhbearing Women offered Thee
their tears.
Taking perfumes of
sweet fragrance, they went to Thy
Tomb, eager to anoint Thy Most Pure
Body. An Angel seated on the stone
gave them the Good Tidings: Why do
You seek the Living with the dead?
For He has trampled on Death and
has Arisen as God, granting to all His
Great Mercy!

Enite

Praise

Exastrapton Angelos, epi to

afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.

mnima Sou
to zoopion, tes Miroforis elegen:
ekenose tous Tafou O Litrotis,
eskilefse ton Adin, ke Anesti
Trimeros, os Monos Theos ke
Pantodinamos.

Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.
dazzling Angel by Thy Life-giving
Tomb said to the Myrrhbearers: The
Redeemer has emptied the tombs; He
has despoiled Hades and Risen on the
Third Day as Only God and All
Powerful!

Anastithi,

Arise,

Is

On

Kyrie O Theos mou,

ipsothito i Hir Sou, mi epilathi ton
peniton Sou is telos.

to Mnima Se epezitisen, elthousa ti

mia ton Savvaton, Maria i Magdalini:
mi evrousa de olofireto, klavthmo
voosa: Imi! Sotir mou, pos eklapis
panton Vasilef? Sevgos de Zoiforon
Angelon, endothen tou Mnimiou
evoa: Ti kleis O Gine? Kleo fisin, oti
iran ton Kyrion mou tou tafou, ke
ouk ida pou ethikan afton. Afti de
strafisa opiso, os katide se evtheos
evoa: O Kyrios mou ke O Theos mou:
Doxa Si!

O Lord, my God, lift up Thy

Hand:
do not forget Thy poor
forever.

Exomologisome Si, Kyrie, en oli kardia I

mou,
diigisome
Thavmasia Sou.

panta

ta

the first day of the week Mary

Magdalene came to the Tomb and
sought Thee. When she did not find
Thee, she lamented and cried out
with grief: Alas! My Saviour, how
hast Thou, the King of all, been
stolen? But a pair of Life-bearing
Angels from within the Tomb cried
out: Why do Thou weep, Woman? I
weep, she said, because they have
taken my Lord from the Tomb and I
do not know where they have laid
Him. But when, turning back, she
saw Thee, at once she cried out: My
Lord and my God: Glory to Thee!

will give Thee thanks, O Lord, with

my whole heart: I will tell of all
Thy Wonders.

Evrei sineklisan en to Tafo tin Zoin: Listis The Hebrews shut Life up in the Tomb;
de aneoxen, en ti glossi tin trifin,
kravgazon ke legon: O met emou, di
eme Stavrothis, sinekremato mi epi
tou xilou, ke efeneto mi epi tou
Thronou, to Patri sigkathimenos:
Aftos gar esti Hriston O Theos imon,
12.

elitrosato imas,
Filanthropos.

- BY ANATOLIOS - TONE 3

but the Thief opened the Paradise of

Pleasure with his voice when he cried
and said: The On Who was crucified
with me and Who was hanged with
me upon the Tree also appears unto
me seated on the Throne together
with the Father, for He is Christ our

TONE 3 4AP 4TH MATTHEW ST JOHN & ST CYROS 28 JUNE 2015

ek

fthoras

os

means of Crucifixion and has

thereby set us free from corruption,
in His Love for mankind.

SMALL LITANY

FIRST RESURRECTION KATHISMA

TONE 3

Hristos

Christ

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Sarki

tou Thanatou, gefsamenos Kyrie,

to pikron tou Thanatou, exetemes ti
egersi Sou; ke ton Anthropon nin
kath aftou enishisas, tis arheas
kataras tin itan anakloumenos; O
Iperaspistis tis Zois imon, Kyrie
Doxa Si!

Having

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

ek nekron egigerte, i aparhi ton

kekimimenon;O prototokos tis ktiseos,
ke
Dimiourgos
panton
ton
gegonoton, tin kataftharisan fisin tou
genous imon, en eafto anekenisen.
Ouk eti Thanate kirivis; O gar ton
olon Despotis, to kratos sou katelise.

Amin.

has risen from the dead - the

First Fruit of those who repose. The
First Born of Creation and Creator
of all that has come to be, has
renewed in Himself the corrupted
nature of our race. Death, you no
longer rule, for our Master of all
things has destroyed your power.

and to the Holy Spirit

tasted Death in the Flesh, O

Lord, Thou hast cut out the
bitterness of Death by Thy Rising
and granted mankind Strength
against it, announcing the abolition
of the ancient Curse. Defender of
our Life, O Lord: Glory to Thee!

Amen
RESURRECTION THEOTOKION - TONE 3

Tin

oreotita, tis Parthenias Sou, ke to

iperlampron, to tis Agnias Sou, O
Gavriil kataplagis, evoa Si Theotoke:
Pion
Si
egkomion,
prosagago
epaxion? Ti de onomaso Se? Aporo
ke existame; dio os prosetagin voo Si:
Here, i Keharitomeni!

Awed

by the beauty of Thy Virginity

and by the splendour of Thy Purity,
Gabriel cried aloud to Thee:
O
Theotokos: How can I praise Thee as
I should? With what name shall I
invoke Thee? I am troubled and
amazed!
Therefore, as I was
Commanded, I cry to Thee: Hail, O
Full of Grace!

SECOND RESURRECTION KATHISMA - TONE 3

To

anallioton, to tis Theotitos, ke to

ekousion, pathos Sou Kyrie, is eafton
kataplagis, O Adis epodireto; Tremo
tin tou somatos, mi ftharisan
ipostasin; Vlepo ton aoraton, Mystikos
polemounta me; dio ke ous kateho
kravgazousi: Doxa Hriste ti Anastasi
Sou!

Awed

by Thine unchanging Godhead

and Thy voluntary Passion, O Lord,
Hades mourned: I tremble at Thy
Bodys substance, which is not
corrupted. I see Thee, the Invisible,
Mystically making war on me; and so
those whom I hold cry out: Glory, O
Christ, to Thy Resurrection!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit

To

akatalipton, to tis Stavroseos, ke

anerminefton,
to
tis
egerseos,
Theologoumen i Pisti, aporriton
Mystirion; simeron gar Thanatos, ke
O
Adis
eskilefte,
genos
de
Anthropinon, aftharsian endedite; dio

We

Faithful contemplate an Ineffable

Mystery: Thy Crucifixion that cannot
be understood and Thy Rising that
cannot be explained.
For today
Death and Hades have been
despoiled, but the human race has

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5.

Ke

ke Efharistos kravgazomen: Doxa

Hriste ti Anastasi Sou!

put on Incorruption. And so with

Thanksgiving we cry:
Glory, O
Christ, to Thy Resurrection!

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amin

Amen
THEOTOKION

Ton

akatalipton, ke aperigrapton, ton

Omoousion, Patri ke Pnevmati, en ti
gastri
Sou
Mystikos,
ehorisas
Theomitor; mian ke asighiton, tis
Triados energian, egnomen to Toko
Sou, en to kosmo Doxazesthe; dio ke
Efharistos voomen Si: Here, i
Keharitomeni!

- TONE 3

RESURRECTION LAUDS: PRAISES

TO GOD - PSALM
PRAISES TO THE LORD FROM ALL CREATION

Pasa

Let

Enite

Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,

pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.
Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.

Mystically Thou contained in Thy Womb

the
Incomprehensible
and
the
Uncircumscribable
Consubstantial
with the Father and the Spirit. And
we acknowledge that in Thine
Offspring One Unconfused Energy of
the Trinity is Glorified in the world.
And so with Thanksgiving, we cry to
Thee: Hail, Full of Grace!

by his appearance, and

sustained by his words, the Myrrhbearing Women heard the dazzling
Angel say: Why do you seek the
Living in a Tomb? He has Risen,
emptying the graves. Know that the
Unchanging has changed corruption.
Say unto God: How fearful art Thy
Works!
For Thou has Saved the
human race!

RESURRECTION ANABATHMI - TONE 3

En

Tin

ANTIPHON

to noto i spirontes, dakrisinentheis,

theriousi stahias, en Hara Aizoias.

They who sow in the South with Divine

Logos, Thou delivered

Zion from Babylons captivity. Now,
draw me out of my passions, to Life.

To execute

Defte

Come,

Enite

Praise

Diigisanto

Thy guards recounted all the Marvels, O

piise en aftis frima Engrapton.

Doxa afti este pasi tis Osiis Aftou.

panta ta Ethni, gnote tou friktou

Mystiriou tin Dinamin: Hristos gar O
Sotir imon, O en arhi Logos estavrothi
di imas, ke ekon etafi, ke Anesti ek
nekron, tou Sose ta simpanta. Afton
Proskinisomen.

Glory

Amin.
Agio

Amen.
Every

Pnevmati, pasa Agathodoria, os

Patri ke Io sinastrapti, en O ta panta
Si ke kinite.

Ean

mi Kyrios Ikodomisi
Ikon ton areton, matin kopiomen.
Tin de psihin skepontos, oudis imon
porthite tin Polin.

ANTIFONON

Tou

Karpou tis gastros, to pnevmati,

iiopiitos Si to Hristo, os Patri i Agii

TONE 3 4AP 4

T H

ton Theon en tis Agiis Afton.

Enite Afton en Stereomati tis
Dinameos Aftou.
panta ta thavmasia, i filakes
Sou Kyrie, alla to sinedrion tis
mateotitos, plirosan doron tin dexian
afton, kriptin enomizon tin Anastasin
Sou, in O kosmos Doxazi: Eleison
imas!

Enite

Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.

ANTIPHON 2

If the Lord does not build the

House of Virtues, then we labour in

vain. If He protects our souls, no
one can conquer the City.

The Saints are the Fruit of the womb, in

all ye Nations, acknowledge the

Power of the dread Mystery; for
Christ our Saviour, the Word in the
beginning, was Crucified for us and
willingly buried and Arose from the
dead to Save the whole Universe: Let
us Worship Him!
God in His Saints; praise Him
in the firmament of His Power.

Lord, but, by filling their right hand

with gifts, the Sanhedrin of folly
thought to conceal Thy Resurrection,
which the world Glorifies: Have
Mercy on us!

Praise

Him for His Mighty Acts;

praise Him according to the
greatness of His Majesty

tin piran ilifota: Maria gar i

Magdalini epi to mnima ilthen, evren
Angelon epi ton lithon kathimenon,
tis imatiis exastraptonta, ke legonta:
Ti zitite ton zonta meta ton nekron?
Ouk estin ode, all egigerte, kathos
ipe, proagon en ti Galilea.

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
good Gift is in the Holy Spirit.
He radiates Life with the Father and
the Son, and in Him everything lives
and moves.

upon them the Judgement

that is Decreed; such Glory will be
for all His Holy Ones.

Haras ta panta peplirote, tis Anastaseos All things have been filled with Joy on

Tears shall reap with Joy the Sheaves

of Life Eternal.

Doxa

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

6.

ehmalosian Sion, si
exilou ek Vavilonos. Kame ek ton
pathon, pros zoin elkison, Loge.

ANTIFONON

all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.

Tou

RESURRECTION IPERKOI TONE 3

astrapton Angelos, tes Myroforis
elege: Ton zonta ti Zitite en mnimati?
Igerthi kenosas ta mnimata.
Tis
fthoras
alliotin,
gnote
ton
anallionton. Ipate to Theo: Os fovera
ta Erga Sou! Oti to genos esosas ton
Anthropon!

everything that has breath praise

the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
Heavens; praise Him in the Highest.
To Thee praise is due, O God.

RESURRECTION STIHERA - TONE 3

R ESURRECTION E VL OGITA RIA , T RISA GI ON H YMN ,

T HEOTOKI ON & S MAL L L I T A N Y

Ekplitton ti orasi, drosizon tis rimasin, O Amazed

148 TONE 3

receiving proof of the Resurrection.

For Mary Magdalene came to the
Tomb, found an Angel seated on the
stone, and dazzling in shining
raiment, who said: Why dost ye seek
the Living with the dead? He is not
here, but He has Arisen as He said,
and goes before you into Galilee.

Enite

afton en iho salpingos. Enite

afton en psaltirio ke kithara

Praise

En

to Foti Sou Despota, opsometha Fos

Filanthrope: Anestis gar ek ton
nekron,
Sotirian
to
geni
ton
Anthropon doroumenos, ina se pasa
Ktisis
Doxologi,
ton
Monon
Anamartiton: Eleison imas!.

In

Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.

Thy Light, O Master Who Loves

mankind, we shall see Light. For
Thou Arose from the dead, granting
Salvation to the human race, so that
all Creation may Glorify Thee, the
Only Sinless One: Have Mercy on us!

whose spirit they are as Sons to

MATTHEW ST JOHN & ST CYROS 28 JUNE 2015

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11.

Joy: Blessed art Thou and praised

above all: O Lord God of our
Fathers!

Theos, Evlogitos i.
ODI 8

Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrios.

ke

We Praise, we Bless and we Worship

the Lord!

Pedas

evagis en ti kamino O Tokos tis

Theotokou
diesosato,
tote
men
tipoumenos, nin de energoumenos tin
ikoumenin apasan agiri psallousan.
Ton Kyrion imnite ta Erga ke
iperipsoute is pantas tous eonas.

The Offspring of the Theotokos saved

the Holy Children in the furnace.
He Who was then prefigured has
since been born on earth, and He
gathers together all Creation to sing:
O ye Works of the Lord: Bless ye the
Lord and exalt Him above all
forever!

MAGNIFICAT

KATAVASIA

OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS -

Apas

gigenis skiratato to pnevmati

lampadouhoumenos. Panigirizeto de
ailon noon fisis, gererousa TA IERA
THAVMASIA tis Theomitoros ke voato.
Heris, Pammakariste Theotoke Agni,
Aiparthene.

Amen
Holiness

FOURTH RESURRECTION EXAPOSTEILARION

Tes

aretes
astrafantes,
idomen
epistantes, en Zoiforo Mnimati,
Andras en astraptouses, esthisesi
Myroforis, klinouses is gin ofin. Tou
Ouranou d e s p o z o n t o s , E g e r s i n
didahdomen, ke pros Zoin, en
mnimio dramomen sin to Petro, ke to
prahthen Thavmasantes, minomen
Hriston vlepse.

I fovoumeni ton Kyrion,

Makarii trivous Vadiounte, ton
entolon
fagonte,
zoiran
gar
pagkarpian. Kiklo tis Trapezis Sou,
evfranthiti, kathoron Sou Pimenarha,
ta
engona
feronta
kladous
Agathoergias.

us gleam - shining with Virtues and behold the Man standing in

brilliant clothes inside the Tomb,
granting Life to the downcast Myrrhbearers. Let us learn of the
Resurrection of the Lord of Heaven
and hasten with Peter to the Tomb
and wonder at the Great Happening waiting to behold Christ the Life.

Lord, when Thou shouted: Rejoice!

Thou thereby recompensed the
sorrow of our Ancestors who went
before. And by Thy Resurrection
Thou brought Joy to the world.
Wherefore,
O Life-giver, by the
One who gave Thee Birth, send us
Light to shine in our hearts - the
Light of Thy Compassion - that we
may cry to Thee: O Lover of
mankind, Incarnate God, Glory to
Thy Resurrection!

TONE 3 4AP 4TH MATTHEW ST JOHN & ST CYROS 28 JUNE 2015

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever and to Ages of Ages.
and Wisdom are received
through the Holy Spirit, for He gives
meaning to all Creation.
Let us
worship Him for He is God, as is the
Father and the Logos.

Blessed are they who fear the

Lord, for they walk in the Way of His
Commandments, for they shall
partake of the Living Harvest. Be
joyful, Arch-Shepherd, beholding
Thy childrens children
round
about Thy Table, bearing branches of
Virtuous Deeds.

ANTIFONON

ANTIPHON 3

Doxa

Glory

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever and to Ages of Ages.

Amen
Amin
Agio Pnevmati, O pas ploutos tis Doxis, All wealth
ex ou Haris ke zoi pasi ti ktisi.
Patri gar animnite ke to Logo.

Let

THEOTOKION
Herete, fthegxamenos, diimipso ton
lipin, ton Propatoron, Kyrie, tin
haranantisagon, Egerseos Sou en
kosmo. Taftis oun, Zoodota, dia tis
kiisasis Se, Fos fotizon kardias, Fos
iktirmon, ton Son exapostilon tou
voan Si: Filanthrope Thandrope,
Doxa ti Si Egersi!

Pnevmati,
entheorite
pasa
Agiotis, Sofia, ousii pasan gar ktisin.
Afto latrefsomen. Theos gar, os Patri
te ke Logo.

Let

THE SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO THE LORD

10.

Amin
Agio

9TH ODE

every mortal born on Earth,

carrying his lamp, in spirit leap for
Joy; and let the Orders of Angelic
Powers celebrate and honour THE
HOLY FEAST of the Theotokos, and
let them cry: Hail, All Blessed
Theotokos, Pure and Ever Virgin!

Thee, as Father, O Christ.

Glory

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

ODE 8

Enoumen,

To

Pantote isin.

Doxa

of Glory is of the Holy

Spirit, from Whom comes Grace and
Life for all Creation. Wherefore, He
is praised with the Father and the
Logos.

Sin

RESURRECTION PROKEIMENON - TONE 3

Ipate

en tis Ethnesin oti Kyrios

evasilefse. Ke gar katorthose tin
Ikoumenin, itis ou salevthite.(2)

STIHOS:

Asate to Kyriou asma kenon...

Say

among the Gentiles: The Lord is

King, for He established the world,
which shall not be shaken! [2]

VERSE

Ipate

en tis Ethnesin oti Kyrios

evasilefse. Ke gar katorthose tin
Ikoumenin, itis ou salevthite.

Say

RESURRECTION GOSPEL 4:
THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS

Ke

SEE THE

O sing a new song to the Lord!

among the Gentiles: The Lord is

King, for He established the world,
which shall not be shaken!

LUKE 24:1 12

EMPTY TOMB

to men Savvaton isihasan kata tin

entolinti de mia ton Savvaton orthrou
vatheos ilthon epi to Mnima ferouse a
itimasan aromata, ke tines sin aftes.

OF OUR

RESURRECTED LORD

Now on the first day of the week, very

early in the morning, they, and
certain other women with them,
went to the Tomb with the spices
that they had prepared.

Evron de

ton lithon apokekilismenon apo

tou Mnimiou, ke iselthouse ouh evron
to Soma tou Kyriou Isou.

They

Ke

egeneto en to diaporisthe aftas peri

toutou ke idou Andres dio epestisan
avtes en esthisesin Astraptouses.

And,

found the stone rolled away

from the Tomb. And entering, they
did not see the Body of Lord Jesus.
while
they
were
greatly
perplexed about this, behold: two
Men stood by them in shining
Garments.

TONE 3 4AP 4TH MATTHEW ST JOHN & ST CYROS 28 JUNE 2015

7.

Emfovon

de genomenon afton ke
klinouson to prosopon is tin gin ipon
pros aftas: Ti Zitite ton zonta meta
ton nekron? Ouk estin ode, all igerthi.

Mnisthite

os elalisen imin eti on en ti

Galilea, legon: Oti di ton Ion tou
Anthropou paradothine is hiras
anthropon amartolon ke stavrothine,
ke ti Triti Imera Anastine.

Ke

emnisthisan ton Rimaton Aftou, ke

ipostrepsase
apo
tou
Mnimiou
apingilan tafta panta tis Endeka ke
pasi tis lipis.

Isan

Ke
O

as they were afraid and bowed

their faces to the earth, they said to
them:Why do you seek the Living
among the dead? He is not here,
but is Risen!

Remember

how He spoke to you

when He was still in Galilee, saying:
The Son of Man must be
delivered into the hands of sinful
men, and be crucified, and the
Third Day Rise again.

And they remembered His Words, and

returning from the Tomb they told
all these things to the Eleven and to
all the rest.

de i Magdalini Maria ke Ioanna ke

Maria Iakovou ke e lipe sin aftes, e
elegon pros tous Apostolou tafta.

It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary,

efanisan enopion afton osi lipos ta

rimata afton, ke ipistoun aftes.

And their words seemed to them like

de Petros anasta edramen epi to

Mnimion, ke parakipsas vlepi ta
Othonia Kimena mona, ke apilthe pros
eafton, thavmazon to gegonos.

But

RESURRECTION
PRAYER;
PSALM
50/51;
TRIODION HYMNS & SALVATION PRAYERS

the Mother of James, and the other

women with them, who told these
things to the Apostles.
idle tales, and they did not believe
them.
Peter rose up and ran to the
Tomb; and stooping down, he saw
the
Linen
Cloths
lying
by
themselves;
and he departed,
marvelling to himself at what had
happened.

simeron, apo tou tafou

iktirmon, ke imas exigages, ek ton
pilon tou thanatou. Simeron Adam
korevi, ke heri Eva, ama de, ke i
Profite sin Patriarhes, animnousin
akatapafstos, TO THION KRATOS TIS
EXOUSIAS SOU.

Thou arose today, O Merciful One, and

led us out from the gates of Death.
Adam dances today, and Eve
rejoices. Prophets too, along with
Patriarchs, praise without ceasing
THE
DIVINE
AUTHORITY.

MIGHT

OF

THINE

RESURRECTION IKOS - TONE 3

O Ouranos ke i gi simeron horevetosan, Let Heaven and earth dance today, and
ke Hriston ton Theo omofronos
imnitosan, oti tous desmious ek ton
tafon anestise. Sigheri tasa i ktisis,
prosferousa epaxia asmata, to panton
Ktisti ke Litroti imon; oti tous vrotous
ex Adou simeron, os zoodotis
sinanelkisas,
pros
Ouranous
sinanipsi, ke katarrassi tou ehthrou
tas eparsis, ke pilas tou Adou
diathlatti, to tho krati tis exousias
aftou.
1

in harmony sing the praise of Christ

our God, for He raised the prisoners
from the tombs.
All Creation
rejoices together as it offers fitting
songs to the Creator of all things
and our Redeemer. For today, as
Giver of Life, He drew mortals out of
Hades and raised them together to
Heaven. He lays low the uprisings of
the foe and smashes the Gates of
Hades by the Divine Might of His

MARY, THE MOTHER OF JAMES IS AN OBLIQUE REFERENCE TO THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS.

8.

SYNAXARION 28 JUNE

Ti

KH tou Aftou minos, Mnimi tis

evreseos ton Timion Lipsanon ton
Agion ke Tavmatourgon Anargyron,
Kyrou ke Ioannou.

On

this 28th day of this month, we

Commemorate the Discovery of the
Precious Holy Relics of the Holy,
Wonderworking Unmercenaries, St
Cyros and St John.

Ti afti imera, Mnimi tou Agiou Martyros On this day we also Commemorate the
Pappiou.

Holy Martyr, St Pappios.

Tes afton Agies Presvies, Hriste O Theos, By

their Holy Intercessions, Christ our

God, have Mercy on us.

Eleison imas.

Amin

Amen
KATAVASIA

OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - TONE 4

ODI 1

ODE 1

Anixo

to stoma mou ke plirothisete

Pnevmatos ke logon erevxome ti
Vasilidi Mitri. Ke ofthisome fedros
Panigirizon ke aso gnothomenos

TAFTIS TA THAVMATA.

shall open my mouth and the Spirit

will inspire it, and I shall utter the
words of my song to the Queen and
Mother: I shall be seen radiantly
keeping
Feast
and
JOYFULLY

ODI 3

PRAISING HER MIRACLES

ODE 3

Tous

ODI 4

ODE 4

Sous Imnologous, Theotoke, izosa

ke
Afthonos
Pigi,
Thiason
Sigkrotisantas
Pnevmatikon,
stereoson. Ke en ti Thia Doxi Sou
Stefanon Doxis axioson.

Mother of God, Thou living and

plentiful Fount, grant strength to
those united in Spiritual Fellowship,
who sing Hymns of
Praise to
Thee: and in Thy Divine Glory grant
them Crowns of Glory.

Tin anexihniaston Thian Voulin tis ek tis Perceiving the Unsearchable Purpose of

RESURRECTION KONTAKION - TONE 3

Exanestis

Authority.

Then,

TONE 3 4AP 4TH MATTHEW ST JOHN & ST CYROS 28 JUNE 2015

God concerning Thine Incarnation

from a Virgin, O Most High, the
Prophet Habakkuk cried: Glory to
Thy Power, O Lord!

Parthenou sarkoseos Sou to Ipsistou O

Profitis
Abbakoum
katanoon
ekravgaxe. Doxa ti Dinami Sou, Kyrie
ODI

ODE 5

Exesti

The

ODI 6

ODE 6

Tin

As

ODI 7

ODE 7

ta simpanta epi ti Thia Doxi Sou.

Si gar, apirogame Parthene, eshes en
Mitra ton epi Panton Theon ke tetokas
ahronon Iion, pasi tis imnousi Se
Sotirian vravevousa.

Thian Taftin ke Pantimon Telountes

Eortin i Theofrones tis Theomitoros,
defte tas hiras
krotisomen, ton ex
aftis
tehthenta Theon Doxazontes.

whole world was amazed at Thy

Divine Glory: for Thou, O Virgin,
Who has not known wedlock, has
been Translated from earth to the
Eternal Mansions to the Life without
end, bestowing Salvation upon all
who sing Thy praises.
we celebrate this Sacred and
Solemn Feast of the Theotokos, let
us come, clapping our hands,
O
people of the Lord, and Glorifying
God Who was Born of her.

Ouk elatrefsan ti ktisi i Theoforones para The

ton Ktisanta. Alla piros apilin andrios
patisantes,
herontes
epsallon.
Iperimnite, O ton Pateron Kyrios ke

Holy Children bravely trampled

upon the threatening fire, preferring
not to worship created things rather
than the Creator, and they sang in

TONE 3 4AP 4TH MATTHEW ST JOHN & ST CYROS 28 JUNE 2015

9.