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St Andrew the First Called Apostle of Christ

St Andrew the First-Called was the first Apostle to follow our Lord Jesus Christ. His
brother, St (Simon) Peter, also followed His Calling soon afterwards. (JOHN 1:3542).
Having been born and grown up in Bethsaida, they must have been acquainted
with several of the other Disciples and even our Lord Jesus Christ Who had all
grown up in the same region many of whom were related.
Since his early youth St Andrew had Loved God with all his heart and soul. He and
his brother had been fishermen for as long as he could remember, and
although St Peter married and had children, St Andrew remained celibate his
entire life, preferring to dedicate himself body and soul to God.
When St John the Baptist and Forerunner to our Lord Jesus, began to preach, St
Andrew became his closest Disciple and he later sent him, together with St
John (the Beloved Disciple and Theologian) to Christ having identified Him
as the Lamb of God the True Messiah.
After the Descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles at Pentecost, St Andrew went
to the Eastern lands preaching the Word of God. He travelled through Asia
Minor, Thrace, Macedonia, and reaching the River Danube, he went along
the coast of the Black Sea, through Crimea, the Black Sea region and along
the River Dniepr, ascending to the place where the city of Kiev now stands.
He stopped overnight on the hills of Kiev, and upon rising in the morning, he said
to those Disciples who accompanied him: See these hills? Upon them shall
shine forth the Beneficence of God, and there will be a great city here, and
God shall raise up many churches.
St Andrew then went up around the hills, Blessed them all and set up a Cross on
each hill. Having completed his Prayers, he went up even further along the
Dniepr and reached a settlement of the Slavs, where Novgorod was built.
From there St Andrew journeyed through the land of the Varangians towards
Rome, teaching the people Christs Divine Truth, Baptising and Healing
countless multitudes in the Name of our Triune God.
Eventually, they returned to Thrace, where in the small village of Byzantium, (the
site of the future great city of Constantinople), he founded the Church of Christ.
So it was that St Andrew linked the Mother Church of Constantinople, with Her
Daughter Church of Russia.
On his Missionary Journeys St Andrew and his companion Disciples endured
many sufferings and torments from the pagans who cast them out of their
cities and beat them. In Sinope they were pelted with stones and rocks, but, by
the Grace of God, they remained unharmed, and they continued to ...make
Disciples of all Nations, to Baptise them in the Name of God the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit, and to teach them everything.. that our Lord Jesus Christ
had taught His Faithful Disciples and Apostles, thereby fulfilling their Sacred
Commission as Commanded by our Saviour.
Through the Intercessory Prayers of St Andrew, and his Faithful Companions, our
Lord Jesus Christ worked many Divine Miracles.
Through the concerted
Labours and Struggles of St Andrew and his Disciples, many Holy Churches of
Christ were established, for which he chose Bishops and Clergy to teach, to
guide, to encourage and to take care of the Spiritual Welfare of Gods Holy
Flocks.
At Patra, St Andrew suffered his final Martyrdom.
Our Compassionate Lord Jesus Christ had worked many Divine Miracles through
the Intercessory Prayers and Acts of Love of St Andrew in that great city the
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Ke

evriski Philippon,
Akolouthi Mi.

In

de O Philippos apo Vithsaida, ek tis

poleos Andreaou ke Petrou.

ke

legi

afto:

found Philip, and said to him:

Follow Me.

Philip

was from Bethsaida, the city of

Andrew and Peter.

Philippos ton Nathanail, ke legi

afto: On egrapse Mosis en to Nomo ke i Profite - evrikamen: Iisoun ton
Iion tou Iosif ton apo Nazareth!

Philip found Nathanael and said to him:

ipen afto Nathanail: Ek Nazaret

dinate ti Agathon ine?

And

Evriski

Ke

And He

We have found Him of Whom Moses

in the Law and also the Prophets
wrote: Jesus, the son of Joseph of
Nazareth!
Nathanael said to him: Can
anything
Good
come
out
of
Nazareth?

Legi afto Philippos: Erho ke ide!

Philip said to him: Come and see!
Iden O Iisous ton Nathanail erhomenon Jesus saw Nathanael coming towards
pros Afton, ke legi peri aftou: Ide!
Alithos Israilitis - en O dolos ouk esti.

Legi

afto Nathanail:
ginoskis?

Pothen

me

Him, and said of him: Behold! Truly

an Israelite - in whom there is no
deceit!

Nathanael said to Him: How dost Thou

know me?

Apekrithi Iisous ke ipen afto: Pro tou se Answering

Jesus said to him: Before

you were called by Philip - while
under the fig tree, I beheld thee.

Philippon fonise - onta ipo tin sikin,

idon Se.

Apekrithi Nathanil,

Nathanael

Apekrithi

Jesus replied, and said to him: Because

ke legi afto: Ravvi!

Si i O Iios tou Theou! Si i O Vasilefs
tou Israil!

Iisous ke ipen afto: Oti ipon

si: Idon se ipokato tis sikis,
pistevis?

answered, and said to Him:

Rabbi! Thou art the Son of God!
Thou art the King of Israel!

I said to thee; I beheld thee under

the fig tree, dost thou believe?

Mizo touton opsi!

Thou shalt see greater Things than

these!

Ke

And He said to him: Truly, truly, I say

legi afto: Amin, amin lego imin:

ap arti opsesthe ton Ouranon
aneogota, ke tous Angelous tou
Theou
anavenontas
ke
katavenontas epi ton Iion tou
Anthropon.

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST ANDREW

to thee: hereafter thou shalt see

Heaven open, and the Angels of
God ascending and descending
upon the Son of Man.

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Os

perikatharmata
tou
kosmou
egenithimen, anton peripsima eos
arti.

We are made as the filth of the world the offscourings of all things unto
this day.

Ouk

Ean

gar mirious pedagogous ehite en

Hristo, all ou pollous Pateras.

Although

En

gar Hristo Iisou dia tou Evangeliou

ego imas egennisa.

In

entrepon imas grafo tafta, all os

Tekna mou Agapita noutheto.

Parakalo

oun
ginesthe.

imas

mimite

mou

you have ten thousand

instructors in Christ, yet have you
not many Fathers.

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

THE

To

FORMER

DISCIPLES

OF

ST JOHN

THE

write not these things to shame you,

but as my Beloved Children, I warn
you.

Christ Jesus through the Gospel I

have begotten you.

beseech you, therefore - be imitators

of me.
TO

ST JOHN 1 : 35 - 52

BAPTIST FOLLOWED

kero ekino, istiki O Ioanis ke ek ton

Mathiton aftou dio.

OUR

LORD JESUS CHRIST

At that time, John stood with two of his

Disciples.

Ke emvlepsas to Iisou peripatounti legi: And looking at Jesus as He walked, he

Ide O Amnos tou Theou!

Ke

ikousan Aftou, i dio Mathite

lalountos, ke ikolouthisan to Iisou.

Strafis

said: Behold! The Lamb of God!

And

having heard him speak, the two

Disciples followed Jesus.

de O Iisous, ke theasamenos
Aftous akolouthontas, legi aftis: Ti
zitite?

Jesus turned, and seeing them following

de ipon afto: Ravvi, (O legete

erminevomenon Didaskale,) pou
menis?

They said to Him: Rabbi: (which is to

Him, said to them: What do you

seek?

say, when translated: Teacher,) ...

where art Thou staying?

Legi aftis: Erhesthe ke idete.

Ilthon ke idon pou meni, ke par

He said to them: Come and see.

They went and saw where He

In

Andrew,

Afto
eminan tin imeran ekinin. (Ora in os
dekati.)
Andreas, O adelphos, Simonos
Petrous, is ek ton dio ton akousanton
para Ioannou, ke akolouthisanton
Afto.

Evriski

outos protos ton adelphon ton

idion
Simona,
ke
legi
afto:
Evrikamen ton Messian! (O esti
metherminevomenon: Hristos.)

Ke igagen afton prost ton Iisoun.

Emblepsas afto, O Iisous, ipe:

Si i
Simon - O iios Iona. Si klithisi
Kifas, (O erminevete: Petros.)

was
staying, and remained with Him that
day. (It was about the tenth hour.)
the brother of Simon Peter,
was one of the two who had heard
John speak, and had followed Him.

infirm and ailing were Healed and the blind received their sight. Among
those who were completely cured of various afflictions and physical
disabilities were an illustrious citizen named Sosios and the wife of the
Governor of Patra, Maximilla,as well as his brother, Stratokles.
All these Divine Miracles, together with St Andrews Inspired Preaching and
Teaching of Christs Divine Truth profoundly affected and Enlightened almost
all the citizens of Patra.
A few stubborn and determined pagans remained, however, among whom was
the Prefect of Patra, Aegeatos.
With sincere Love (Agape) and Humility St Andrew appealed to his soul - striving to
make him understand and accept the Divine Mystery of Eternal Life, through
the Wonderworking Power of the Holy Cross of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus
Christ.
But it was to no avail, for the Prefect remained hard-hearted and Spiritually Blind
and Deaf. He was also enraged at the audacity of St Andrews efforts to
Enlighten him to the Reality of the only True, Living and All Powerful God - our
Creator Who grants us Eternal Life and everything that is Good and Blessed.
Prefect Aegeatos gave orders for the arrest and execution of St Andrew by means
of crucifixion, for he thought the former pagans would renounce Christ when
they witnessed the Holy Apostles humiliation and painful death on the cross.
However, St Andrew the First-Called Apostle of Christ accepted his Martyrdom with
Joy.
In order to prolong the suffering of the Saint, Prefect Aegeatos issued orders not to
nail his wrists and feet, but to tie them to the cross.
For two days St Andrew continued teaching Divine Truth to the citizens who had
gathered to witness his Martyrdom, and as they listened to him, they pitied him
and tried to remove him from the cross.
Fearing a riot, Aegeatos ordered a stay of execution, but St Andrew continued his
Prayers, beseeching our Lord to grant him to Repose on the cross, and the
soldiers were unable to loosen the ropes, no matter how hard they tried.
Finally, St Andrew, having Glorified God for His Great Mercy, loudly exclaimed:
Lord Jesus Christ, receive my spirit!
A blazing ray of Divine Light illumined the cross and the Martyr crucified upon it
and when the Light faded, St Andrew had surrendered his soul to our Lord.
Maximilla, the wife of the Prefect Aegeatos, had the body of St Andrew reverently
removed from the cross, and then buried him with all due honour.
A few centuries later, Emperor Constantine the Great, made the necessary
arrangement for the Holy Relics of St Andrew to be solemnly transferred to
Constantinople and placed in the Church of the Holy Apostles, to rest beside
the Holy Relics of St Luke the Evangelist Apostle, and St Timothy, the Faithful
Disciple of St Paul.
http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/

Finding first his own brother, Simon, he

said to him: We have found the
Messiah! (which is translated: the
Christ.)

And he took him to Jesus.

Looking at him, Jesus said:

Thou art
Simon the son of Jonah. Thou
shalt be called Cephas, (which is
translated: Rock.)

Ti epavrion ithelisen, O Iisous exelthin is The

tin Galilean.
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following day, Jesus wanted to go

to Galilee.

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PSALM 117 /118
PRAISE

*Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

TO

GOD

FOR

HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti

Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos

STIHO S

*The

Lord is God, and has Appeared

to us. Blessed is He Who comes in
the Name of the Lord!
1 :
Good;

VE RSE

Aftou!*
STIHO S

2:

3:

Os

Confess
for

the Lord, for He is

His Mercy endures

forever!*

Panta

ta Ethni ekiklosan me,

2 : All the Nations surrounded

me, but in the Name of the Lord I

Para

Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

drove them back.*

3

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST ANDREW - TONE 4

ton Apostolon Protoklitos, ke tou

Korifeou aftadelphos, ton Despotin
ton olon Andrea iketeve, irinin ti
Ikoumeni Dorisasthe, ke tes psihes
imon to Mega Eleos.

As

First Called of the Apostles, and

Brother of Peter the Preeminent, O
Andrew, Intercede with the Master of
all, to grant Peace to the whole
world, and Great Mercy to our soul.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Os

ton Apostolon Protoklitos, ke tou

Korifeou aftadelphos, ton Despotin
ton olon Andrea iketeve, irinin ti
Ikoumeni Dorisasthe, ke tes psihes
imon to Mega Eleos.

As

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amen

Ke

Amin

and to the Holy Spirit

First Called of the Apostles, and

Brother of Peter the Preeminent, O
Andrew, Intercede with the Master of
all, to grant Peace to the whole
world, and Great Mercy to our soul.

THEOTOKION TONE 4

To

ap eonos apokrifon, ke Angelis

Agnoston Mystirion, dia Sou Theotke
tis epi gis pefanerote, Theos en
asighito enosi sarkoumenos, ke
Stavron
ekousios
iper
imon
katadexamenos. Di ou anastisas ton
protoplaston, esosen ek Thanatou tas
psihas imon.

SMALL LITANY

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Theotokos, through Thee became

manifest to us on earth the Mystery
that was hidden from Eternit, and
which the Angels themselves knew
not: that God uniting Natures
without confusion voluntarily
became
Man
and
accepted
crucifixion for our Salvation.
By
Virtue of this, Resurrection mankind
whom He had first created, He Saved
our soul from Death.

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As

first of the Apostles to receive the

Call, and very brother of the Prince
of them, intercede O Andrew, with
the Master of us all: Peace to all the
world to grant, and to our souls His
Great Mercy.

SEASONAL - ADVENT KONTAKION - EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS

This is the Lords doing, and

it is Marvellous in our eyes.*

VE RSE

esti Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.*

Os

ton Apostolon Protoklitos, ke tou

korifeou aftadelphos, ton Despotin
ton olon Andrea iketeve, irinin ti
ikoumeni dorisasthe, ke tes psihes
imon Mega Eleos.

VE RSE

ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.*

STIHO S

FESTAL APOLYTIKION - ST ANDREW TONE

Parthenos simeron, ton Proeonion

Logon, en Spileo ethete apotekin
aporritos.
Horeve, i ikoumeni,
akoutisthisa; Doxason meta Angelon
ke ton Pimenon, voilithenta apofthine,
Pedion Neon, ton Pro Eonon Theon.

Today the Virgin comes to the Cave to

give Birth Ineffably to the Word PreEternal. Hearing this, be of good
cheer, O Earth and its people: Glorify
Him with the Angels and the
Shepherds, Whose Will it was to be
made manifest as a young Child
the Pre-Eternal God.

PROKEIMENON PSALM 18 TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Is
I

pasan tin Gin exilthen O fthongos

Aftou...

OF

ST PAUL

earth, and His Words to the ends of

the world.

The

Ourani diigounte Doxan Theou...

FIRST EPISTLE

His Proclamation went forth into all the

Heavens declare the Glory of God;
the firmament shows the Creation of
His Hands.

TO THE

Adelphi:

O Theos imas tous Apostolous

eshatous apedixen, os Epithanatiou,
oti thatron egenithimen to kosmo, ke
Angelis ke anthopis.

CORINTHIANS 4 : 9 16

Brethren,

God has set forth us, the

Apostles, last, as it were appointed
to Death, for we are made a
spectacle unto the world, and to
Angels, and to men.

Imis mori dia Hriston, imis de fronimi en We are fools for Christs sake, but you
Hristo; imis asthenis, imis de ishiri;
imis endoxi, imis de atimi.

Ahri

tis arti oras ke pinomen

dipsomen, ke gimnitevomen,
kolafizometha ke astatoumen.

ke
ke

are wise in Christ; we are weak, but

you are strong; you are honourable,
but we are despised.

Even

unto this present hour, we both

hunger and thirst, and are naked,
and are buffeted, and have no
dwellingplace.

Ke kopiomen, ergazomeni tes idies hersi. And

we labour, working with our own

hands.

Lidoroumeni

evlogoumen, diokomeni
anehometha,
vlasfimoumeni
parakaloumen.

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Being

reviled,
we
Bless;
persecuted, we suffer it;
defamed, we Entreat.

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being
being

13.

Cease not Entreating the Master on her

behalf, that she ever be preserved
unharmed.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati

ST ANDREW

THE

kirika tis Pisteos, ke ipiretin tou

Logou, Andrean evfimisomen. Outos
gar tous anthropous, ek tou vithou
alievi, anti kalamou ton Stavron, en tes
hersi diakraton, ke os spartion halon
tin dinamin, epanagi tas psihas, apo tis
planis tou ehthrou, ke proskomizi to
Theo doron evprosdekton. Ai touton
Pisti, Sin ti horia ton Mathiton tou
Hrisou evfimisomen, ina presvevi afto,
opos ileos genite imin, en ti imera tis
kriseos.

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Amin

Glory

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

Let us extol that Preacher of the Faith and

Minister of the Word, Saint Andrew the
Apostle. He fishes human beings out
of the depths, holding the Cross
instead of a pole, and letting down its
Power instead of a line.
And he
retriees souls from the error of the
foe, and he offers them to God as an
acceptable Gift. O Believers, let us
ever extol him and the entire Chorusof
Disciples of Christ, so that he will
Intercede with the Lord to be merciful
towards us on Judgement Day.

Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen

FESTAL THEOTOKION
ONGREGATION

Ipodexe

Vithleem, tin tou Theou

Mitropolin. Fos gar to aditon, epi Se
gennise iki. Angeli Thavmasate en
Ourano, anthropi doxasate epi tis gis.
Magi ek Persidos, to trissokleon doron
proskomisate. Pimenes agravlountes,
ton Trisagion imnon melodisate. Pasa
pnoi, enesato ton pantourgetin.

Bethlehem, welcome the Mother

City of God. For She is coming to
give Birth to the Never Setting Light.
Angels in Heaven, marvel; people
on earth, give Glory; Magi from
Persia, bring triply Precious Gifts;
Shepherds in the field, sing the
Thrice Holy Hymn. Let everything
that breathes praise the Lord Who
does all things.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST ANDREW -

to Apostolon Protoklitos, ke tou

Korifeou aftadelphos, ton Despotin
ton olon Andrea iketeve, irinin ti
ikoumeni dorisasthe, ke tes psihes
imon to Mega Eleos.

As

Thion Mathitin, ke Protokliton

panton,
Hristou
ton
Mathiton,
evfimoumen
Se
potho,
Andrea
Postole, ke Pistos ekvoomen Si. Rise
pimnin Sou, in ek Theou epistevthis,
pasis thlipses, ke anagkon ke
skandalon, ke pasis kakoseos.

TONE 4

First Called of the Apostles and

Brother of Peter the Preeminent, O
Andrew, Intercede with the Master of
all to grant Peace to the whole world,
and Great Mercy to our souls.

With

longing we extol Thee, O Holy

Disciple, for Thou indeed were First
Called of all Christs Disciples, and
Faithfully we cry to Thee, O Apostle
Andrew. Free the Flock that God
entrusted to Thee from all danger
and necessity and tribulation and
scandal, and from every injury.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Os

Thion Mathitin, ke Protokliton

panton,
Hristou
ton
Mathiton,
evfimoumen
Se
potho,
Andrea
Postole, ke Pistos ekvoomen Si. Rise
pimnin Sou, in ek Theou epistevthis,
pasis thlipses, ke anagkon ke
skandalon, ke pasis kakoseos.

With

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amin

and to the Holy Spirit

longing we extol Thee, O Holy

Disciple, for Thou indeed were First
Called of all Christs Disciples, and
Faithfully we cry to Thee, O Apostle
Andrew. Free the Flock that God
entrusted to Thee from all danger
and necessity and tribulation and
scandal, and from every injury.

Amen
THEOTOKION

MUST STAND

THE GREAT DOXOLOGY

Os

Os

FIRST CALLED TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Ton

THE C

FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA ST ANDREW - TONE 1

Tas

hiras Sou semni, nin ektinasa ikto,

voithian imin, ex Agiou parashou, ke
didou akindinon, tin zoin dianisasthe,
tous doxazontas, ton Son Panagion
Tokon, ke Se Despina, epigrafomenos
Kori, Elpida ke Kavhima.

Lady, extend Thine All Pure hands

with Pity, proviing us with Help
from Thine own Sanctuary. And
grant us to life without danger or
injury, as we Glorify Thy Son, our All
Holy Master, and as we ascribe to
Thee, our Mistress and Lady, our
Hope, and our Pride and Joy.

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA ST ANDREW TONE 3

Proton

evre Se, Hristos molounta

Mystin ariston, Andrea Makar, ke ta
prostagmata
aftou
tomas
diangellonta, ti ikoumeni kathaper
ipopteron, katafotizonta ethnon ta
sistimata,
Afton
os
Theon
pammakariste iketeve, dorisasthe
imin to Mega Eleos.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Christ

found Thee, His first Excellent

Mystic, when Thou went to Him, O
Blessed Andrew; then, as if flying,
Thou preached Him throughout the
world,
and
proclaming
His
Commandments emphatically, Thou
Enlightened
the
Gentiles
with
Knowledge of God. O All Blessed
Apostle: since He is God, Entreat
Him to bestow on us His Great
Mercy.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

Proton evre Se, Hristos molounta Mystin Christ

ariston, Andrea Makar, ke ta
prostagmata
aftou
tomas
diangellonta, ti ikoumeni kathaper
ipopteron, katafotizonta ethnon ta
sistimata,
Afton
os
Theon
12. F E S T A L M A T I N S & D I V L I T H Y M N S S T A N D R E W

THE

F I R S T -C A L L E D 3 0 N O V E M B E R

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST ANDREW

found Thee, His first Excellent

Mystic, when Thou went to Him, O
Blessed Andrew; then, as if flying,
Thou preached Him throughout the
world,
and
proclaming
His
Commandments emphatically, Thou

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5.

pammakariste iketeve,
imin to Mega Eleos.

Ke

dorisasthe

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin.

LAUDS: THE PRAISES

Enlightened
the
Gentiles
with
Knowledge of God. O All Blessed
Apostle: since He is God, Entreat
Him to bestow on us His Great
Mercy.

Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

In

Enite

Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,

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.

Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.

Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.

all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.

FESTAL STIHERA PROSOMIA ST ANDREW

Purity, Thou surpass the Angels;

therefore
Thou
became
the
Tabernacle
of
the
Logos,
O
Immaculate Mother of God. But I
surpass all others in the pollution of
sins of the flesh. With the Waters of
Thine Intercession, wash away the
filth, O All Holy Maiden, and grant
me His Great Mercy.

Enite

Vithsaida nin Agallou.

En Si gar inthisan,
ek mystikis libados, evodestata krina,
Petros ke Andreas, kosmo panti, to tis
Pisteos kirigma, evodiazontes Hariti
tou Hristou, ou ke ta pathi emimisanto.

Apostolon pantes anevfimisomen,

os aftoptin tou Logou ke Thion kirika,
ke ethnon pnevmtikon, saginevtin
alithos.
Oti prosigagen imas, is
epignosin
Hristou,
Andreas
O
Theigoros.
Ke
nin
presvevi
adialiptos, is to sothine tas psihas
imon.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Amin

Amen

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

Enite

Afton en iho salpingos!

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara!

Be

Him with the sound of the

trumpet! Praise Him with the harp
and lyre.

Enite

Praise

FESTAL THEOTOKION

Tin en Si tas Elpidas Parthene Ahrante, O

anendoiastos
ehonton
Skepi
iparhousa, ek pikilon pirasmon ke
peristaseon, ke kindinon halepon,
eleftheroson imas, presvevousa to Iio
Sou, Sin tis aftou Apostolis, ke Soson
panta tous animnountas Se.
SMALL LITANY FESTAL ANTIPHONS

Immaculate Virgin, in Thee we

resolutely place our Hope, O Maiden,
for Thou protects us all. We Entreat
Thee to preserve us from any injury,
for the various temptations, from
danger and from harm, by Thy
Divine Intercessions, joining the
Holy Apostles for the Salvation of all
who sing Thy Praise.

Afton en timpano ke horo. Enite

Afton en hordes ke organo.

pasan tin Gin exilthen O Fthongos

aftou ke is ta perata tis ikoumenis
ta Rimata Aftou. (2)
:
I Ourani diigounte Doxan
Theou piisin de hiron aftou anangeli
to stereoma.

S TI HO S

Is

pasan tin Gin exilthen O Fthongos

aftou ke is ta perata tis ikoumenis

His

Proclamation went forth into all

the Earth, and His Words to the
ends of the world. (2)

The Heavens declare the Glory

of God! The Firmament shows the
Creation of His Hands!

Andrew beheld God as a Mystic of the

Mystolektis tis Thias, ikonomias

Hristou, O eklehthis en protis,
Mathitefse to Logo, Andreas O
Theoptis, evoa fisi, ton sinemona
Petron idon. Evrikamen ton Messian
on i Grafi, ke Profite proekirixan.

Divine Plan of Christ. He was the First

Chosen to become a Disciple of the
Logos, and as the Scripture relates, he
found his brother and said to him:
We now have found the Messiah Who
was foretold by the Prophets and in
Holy Writ.

Enite

Praise

The

Afton en kimvalis evihis! Enite

Afton en kimbalis Allalagmou. Pasa
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion!

Him with resounding cymbals!

Praise Him with triumphant cymbals!
Let everything that has breath praise
the Lord!

V ER SE:

His

6. F E S T A L M A T I N S & D I V L I T H Y M N S S T A N D R E W

Proclamation went forth into all

the Earth, and His Words to the

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Andrew, exult and rejoice for Thou

hast clearly received the very Sun of
Glory in the Light of the Logos, the
Life-giver Christ.
And as Thou
persevered in the Faith, Thou
proclaimed His Name.
Cease not
Entreating Him earnestly on behalf of
us all who praise Thee faithfully.
Him with timbrel and dance!
Praise Him with strings and flute!

FESTAL PROKEIMENON

Is

now exultant, Bethsaida: in you has

blossomed forth- as from a Mystic
Meadow two Most Sweet Scented
Lilies Saint Peter and Saint Andrew.
Throughout the world they sent forth
the Most Fragrant Scent by their
proclaiming of the Faith, by the Grace
of Christ; and His Passion they
imitated.

Andrea,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

ton Pateron Se polis, pimena kektite, ke

poliouhon Thion, ke kindinon pantion,
ristin ke frouron Se, Andrea Sofe,
evharistos timosa Se.
All ekdisopi
apafstos iper aftis diasozesthe aliviton.

TONE 1

Praise

Enite

Here, ke skirta, oti edexo safos,

en ti tou Logou lampsi, ton Ilion tis
Doxis, Hriston ton Zoodotin, on ke
kraton, en ti Pisti ekirixas, touton
dosopi apafstos iper imon, ton en Pisti
animnounton Se.

FIRST CALLED -

Praise
Him according to the abundance of
His Magnificence!

Let us all extol the Apostle of our Lord

as Divine Preacher and Eyewitness of
the Word, and Spiritual Fisher of
Gentiles indeed.
It was he who
guided us to the Knowledge of
Christ: the Theologian St Andrew.
And now, unceasingly Interceding, he
Entreats for our soul to be Saved.

THE

Praise Him for His Mighty Acts!

Afton epi tes dynasties Aftou!

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou!

THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA ST ANDREW TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Ton

- PSALM 148

Let

pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.

Amen

gegonas, Skini tou Logou, moni

Panagne, Theokiitor, ti katharotiti
Angelou iperarasa. Ton iper pantas
eme goun genomenon, reripomenon
sarkos plimmelimasin, apokatharon,
presvion
Sou
entheis
namasi,
parehousa semni to Mega Eleos.

GOD

Pasa

THEOTOKION

Thia

TO

All Creation Praises The Lord Our God

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST ANDREW

fairest city of Patras has found a

Pastor in Thee and her own Holy
Champion, Who protects and Delivers
her from every danger, O Andrew Most
Wise, and she gratefully honours Thee.

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Theotitos, Parthenou in ipedi nidin.

Dio animnountes anamelpsomen:
Evlogito is Ktisis pasa ton Kyrion, ke
Iperpsouto, is pantas tous eonas.

Children whom it had received, even

as the Fire of the Godhead
consumed not the Virgins Womb
into which It had descended.
Therefore in praise let us sing:
Let the whole Creation Bless the Lord
and Exalt Him above all for ever!

THE MAGNIFICAT

FESTAL KATAVASIA

Megalinon

psihi mou, tin Timioteran,

ke
Evdoxoteran
ton
Ano
Stratevmaton.

OF THE

9TH ODE

SMALL
LITANY
ALMIGHTY GOD

The Cave is Heaven; the Virgin is the

Throne of the Cherubim; the Manger
is a Grand Space, in which Christ, the
God Whom nothing can contain, is
laid. Him do we Praise and Magnify!

Ke
I

Ke

The Logos Unoriginate, finding Thee, O

All Blessed, showed Thee to be the
First Called of all the Apostles, O
Andrew, Most Renowned to all.
Thou followed in His Footsteps, and
therefore were shown to be a
Faithful Guide for the wayward,
leading them on a Divine Ascending
Path to Heaven.

TO
OF

ST MATTHEW 4 : 18 33

MEN

Thalassan tis Galileas iden dio

Adelfous, Simona ton legomenon
Petron ke Andrean ton Adelphon aftou,
vallontas amfivlistron is tin thalassan.
Isan gar aliis.

of Galilee, He saw two brothers,

Simon who is called Peter and
Andrew, his brother, casting a net
into the sea for they were Fishermen.

legi aftis: Defte opiso Mou, ke piiso

imas aliis anthropon.

And He said to them: Follow Me, and I

de evtheos afentes ta diktia ikolouthisan

afto.

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ST ANDREW - TONE 3

Logos O proanarhos, evrikos Se

pammakar,
Protokliton
anedixe,
panton
ton
Apostolon,
Andrea
panaidime. Ke tis toutou ihnesin,
epomenos
anedihthis,
odios
planomenon, pros Ouranion aftous,
anagon Thian porian.

TO

To kero ekino peripaton O Iisous para tin At that time, as our Lord Jesus by the Sea

SMALL LITANY

PRAISES

FISHERS

Honourable and more Exalted in

Glory than the Heavenly Hosts.

Xenon, Oro ke Paradoxon!

Ouranon
to
Spyleon;
Thronon
Herouvikon, tin Parthenon.
Tin
Fatnin horion.
En O aneklithi O
ahoritos, Hristos O Theos. On
Animvountes Megalinomen!

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

Magnify, O my soul, Her who is more

A strange and most Wonderful Mystery!

Mystirion

ends of the world.

ta Rimata Aftou.

provas ekithen iden allous dio

adelphous, Iakovon ton tou Zevedeou
ke Ioannin ton adelphon aftou, en to
plio meta Zevedeou tou Patros afton
katartizontas ta diktia afton.
Ke
ekalesen aftous.

de evtheos afentes to plion ke ton Patera

aftron ikolouthisan Afto.

Ke

periigen olin tin Galilean O Isous,

didaskon en tes Sinagoges afton ke
Kirisson to Evangelion tis Vasilias, ke
therapevon pasan noson ke pasan
malakian en to lao.

will make you Fishers of men.

Immediately

they left their nets and

followed Him.

And

going on from there, He saw two

other brothers James the son of
Zebedee and John, his brother, in the
boat with Zebedee their Father,
mending their nets and He Called
them.

Immediately

they left the boat and their

Father, and followed Him.

And

He went about all Galilee, teaching

in their Synagogues and preaching
the Gospel of the Kingdom, and
healing every disease and every
infirmity among the people.

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ST ANDREW TONE 2

Tou Petrou ton sinemona,

ton Mathiton
ton protiston, aftoptin ke ipiretin,
genomenon ton tou Logou, Andrean
ton Apostolon, endoxos evfimisomen.
Ta Ethni gar efotise, ke stavrothis
telioute, os Mathitis tou Despotou.

Let

us
extol
resplendently
the
Eyewitness and Minister of the Word,
and consaguine Brother of St Peter
Apostle Andrew, who was first of the
Disciples to be Called;
for he
Enlightened
the
Gentiles,
and
crucified was Perfected, being the
Masters Disciple.

Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

PSALM 50/51
HYMNS

onper egennisas, Parthene

panamomite, iketeve iper panton, ton
evsevon Se timonton, sin to klino
Apostolo, tihin Thias ellampseos, tou
Sou Iiou ke staseos, ton eklekton ke
Agion, osa gar thelis ishiis.

10. F E S T A L M A T I N S & D I V L I T H Y M N S S T A N D R E W

Virgin All Immaculate, Entreat our

God Whom Thou hast borne,
together with the All Lauded Apostle
on behalf of all who honour Thee,
that we obtain Thy Son s Divine
Enlightenment and stand with the
Chosen and Holy. Thou art able to
accomplish whatever Thou wish, O
Lady.

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F I R S T -C A L L E D 3 0 N O V E M B E R

OF

DIVINE MERCY TONE 2

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Tes

A P O S T O L O U Presvies, Eleimon,
exalipson
ta plithi
ton emon
egklimaton.

At the Intercessions of T H E

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

FESTAL THEOTOKION

Theon

Glory to Thee, O Lord: Glory to

Thee!

PEOPLE

Ke

TOU

Amin
Tes

tis Theotokou Presvies, Eleimon,

exalipson
ta plithi
ton emon
egklimaton.

and to the Holy Spirit

APOSTLE, O
Merciful Lord, blot out my many
offences.

and ever, and to the Ages of

Ages.

Amen
Through

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST ANDREW

the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out
the multitude of my transgressions.

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FESTAL IDIOMELON ST ANDREW TONE 1

Eleimon

eleison me, O Theos, kata to

Mega Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos
ton iktirmon Sou Exalipson to
anomima mou.

Protoklitos Mathitis, ke mimitis tou

Pathous, simmorfoumenos Si Kyrie,
Andreas O Apostolos, tous en vitho tis
Agnias planomenous pote, to agkistro
tou Stavrou Sou aneklisas, prosigage
Si. Tes Presvies aftou Iperagathe, tin
Zoin imon Irinefson, ke Soson tas
psihas imon.

PRAYERS

OF

Have

mercy upon me, O God,

according to Thy Great Mercy and
according to the abundance of Thy
Compassion
blot
out
my
transgressions.

FESTAL KATAVASIA - NATIVITY

OF

CHRIST

1 Hristos gennate, Doxasate! Hristos

ex Ouranon, apantisate! Hristos epi
gis, Ipsothite! Asate to Kyrio, pas i gi,
ke en Evfrosini animnisate, lai, oti
Dedoxaste!

ODI

SALVATION

FESTAL KONTAKION ST ANDREW TONE 2

Ton tis Andrias eponimon Theigoron, ke Let us extol the Redeemers First Called
Mathiton ton Protokliton tou Sotiros,
Petrou ton singonon evfimisomen.
Oti os pale touto ke nin imin
ekekragen.
Evrikamen defte ton
pothoumenon.

Disciple, the Brother of Simon Peter,

and Theologian, Andrew, whose
name denotes manliness. For, as of
old, to him and now to us, he cried
aloud: Come! we have found Him
for Whom we have been waiting!

3 To pro ton eonon, ek Patros

Gennithenti arrefstos Iio, ke ep
Eschaton ek Parthenou, sarkothenti
asporos, Hristo to Theo Voisomen. O
anipsosas to Keras imon, Agios i
Kyrie.

ODI

Ravdos ek tis Rizis, Isse, ke Anthos

ex aftis Hriste, ek tis Parthenou
anevlostisas.
Ex Orous O enetos,
kataskiou daseos, ilthes Sarkothis es
apirandrou, O aflos ke Theos.

Doxa ti Dinami Sou Kyrie!

ODI 4

1 Christ is born, Glorify Him!

Christ hath come from the Heavens,
receive Him! Christ is on earth,
Elevate Him! Sing unto the Lord, all
the earth; And ye Nations, praise
Him with Joy; for He has been
Glorified!

To the Son Who was Begotten of

the Father without change before all
ages, and in the Last Times was
without seed made Flesh of the
Virgin, to Christ our God let us cry
aloud
Thou hast raised up our
Horn, Holy art Thou, O Lord!

ODE 3

4 Rod of the Root of Jesse, and

Flower that blossomed from his
stem: O Christ, Thou hast sprung
from the Virgin from the
Mountain
Overshadowed by the
Forest : Thou hast come, made
Incarnate from Her who knew not
wedlock - O God Who art not
formed from matter: Glory to
Thy Power, O Lord!

ODE

FESTAL IKOS ST ANDREW

Anothen

men
David
anastelli
amartolon, os eme, diigisthe Theou
evlogos ta dikeomata. Omos pros
Pistin didaski palin, ke en dakrisi
plisis exagorevi. Simeron gar tis fonis
aftou ean akousite, kardias mi
sklirinthite,
os
pote
Israil
parepikranen.
Epagi oun to exis
psalmo: To Kyrio i simpasa gi asate.
Evrikamen defte ton pothoumenon.

SYNAXARION

OF

Long

ago, David properly barred a

sinner, like me, from speaking the
Statutes of God; however, he again
taught usto be Faithful, and with
many tears he proclaimed: Today,
if you hear His Voice, do not become
hard-hearted,
like
Israel
once
embittered Him. Hence he added
the following Psalm: All the earth
sing to the Lord! Come! We have
found Him for Whom we have been
waiting!

30 NOVEMBER

Ti tou aftou minos, Mnimi tou Agiou On

the 30th day of this month we

Commemorate the Holy, Glorious
and All Lauded Apostle Andrew the
First Called.

Endoxou ke Panevfimou Apostolou

Andreou tou Protoklitou.

Ti

afti imera, Mnimi tou Osiou Patros

imon Froumentiou, Episkopou Indias.

On

this day we Commemorate our

Righteous Father, St Frumentios,
Bishop of Ethiopia, which was called
India by the Romans.

Tes

By

Amin

Amen

ton Agion Sou Presvies, O Theos,

eleison imas.

the Intercessions of Thy Saints, O

God, have Mercy on us.

5 Theos on Irinis, Patir Iktirmon, tis

Megalis Voulis Sou ton Angelon, Erinin
parehomenon, apestilas imin. Othen
Theognosias, pros Fos Odigithentes,
ek
Niktos
orthrizontes,

Doxologoumen Se Filanthrope!

ODI

6 Splaghnon
Ionan
emvrion
apimesen, enalios thir, ion edexato. Ti
Partheno de, enikisas O Logos, ke
Sarka
lavon,
dililithe
psilaxas
adiafthoron. Is gar ouhipesti pefseos,
tin tekousan kateshen apimanton.

ODI

7I
Pedes evsevia sintrafentes,
dissevous,
prostagmatos
katafronisantes, piros apilin ouk
eptoithisan, all en meso tis flogos,
estotes epsallon: O Ton Pateron Theos
Evlogitos I.

ODI

8 Enoumen,
Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion!

ODI

ke

Thavmatos

iperfious i Drosovolos,
exikonise kaminos tipon. Ou gar ous
edexato flegi neous, os oude
pir tis

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LORD-THE ODES - TONE 1

ODE

Thy

First Called Disciple and imitator

of Thy Passion, Andrew the Apostle,
became like Thee, O Lord. With the
hook of Thy Cross, he pulled up
those who had strayed into the deep
waters of ignorance, and He brought
them to Thee. By his Intercessions, O
supremely Good God, bring Peace
into our Lives, and Save our souls.

OUR

5 As Thou art God of Peace and

Father of Mercies, Thou hast sent to
us Thine Angel of Great Counsel,
granting us Peace. So are we Guided
towards the Light of the Knowledge
of God, and watching by night we
Glorify Thee, O Lover of mankind!

ODE

6 The sea monster spat forth

Jonah as it had received him - like a
babe from the womb - while the
Word, having dwelt in the Virgin and
taken Flesh, came forth from Her
yet kept Her Incorrupt. For being
Himself not subject to decay, He
preserved His Mother free from
harm.

ODE

Scorning the impious decree, the

Children brought up together in
Godliness feared not the threat of
fire, but, standing in the midst of
the flames, they chanted: O God of
our Fathers, Blessed art Thou!

ODE 7

8 We Praise, we Bless and we

Worship the Lord!

ODE

The

furnace moist with Dew was the

image and figure of a Wonder
beyond nature. For it burnt not the

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