Synaxarion
On 3 February, we commemorate the holy and just Simeon, who received the Lord, and Anna the Prophetess. Their synaxis is celebrated in the sanctuary of the holy apostle James, the brother of the Lord, which is found in the venerable temple of the All-holy Theotokos, near the most holy Great Church.
O Elder, announce to the dead, "The Word, whom I have seen made man like us, shall come to you!" O daughter of Phanuel, you did not leave the earth until you had seen the saving coming of our God. Simeon, seeing God and finding the bonds of this life to confining, took leave on the third.
By the prayers of Your Saints, O Christ our God, take pity on us and save us. Amen.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Synaxarion - Sunday of Forgiveness (Cheesefare)
Ikos
Banished from the joys of Paradise, Adam sat outside and wept; and beating his hands upon his face, he said: "In Your compassion, have mercy on me who have fallen!" When Adam saw the angel drive him out and shut the door of the divine garden, he groaned aloud and said: "In Your compassion, have mercy on me who have fallen!" O Paradise, share in the sorrow of your master who is brought to poverty, and with the sound of your leaves, pray to the Creator that He may not keep your gate closed forever. O Merciful One, have mercy on me who have fallen! O Paradise, perfect, all-holy, and blessed, planted for Adam's sake and shut because of Eve, pray to God for the fallen! O Merciful One, have mercy on me who have fallen!
Synaxarion
On this day, we commemorate the expulsion of Adam, our first father, from the Paradise of delights.
Together with Adam and Eve, bitterly fallen, let the whole human race weep over the loss of Paradise.
Through Your ineffable compassion, O Christ our God, make us worthy of the delights of Paradise; and in Your love for mankind, take pity on us. Amen.
Banished from the joys of Paradise, Adam sat outside and wept; and beating his hands upon his face, he said: "In Your compassion, have mercy on me who have fallen!" When Adam saw the angel drive him out and shut the door of the divine garden, he groaned aloud and said: "In Your compassion, have mercy on me who have fallen!" O Paradise, share in the sorrow of your master who is brought to poverty, and with the sound of your leaves, pray to the Creator that He may not keep your gate closed forever. O Merciful One, have mercy on me who have fallen! O Paradise, perfect, all-holy, and blessed, planted for Adam's sake and shut because of Eve, pray to God for the fallen! O Merciful One, have mercy on me who have fallen!
Synaxarion
On this day, we commemorate the expulsion of Adam, our first father, from the Paradise of delights.
Together with Adam and Eve, bitterly fallen, let the whole human race weep over the loss of Paradise.
Through Your ineffable compassion, O Christ our God, make us worthy of the delights of Paradise; and in Your love for mankind, take pity on us. Amen.
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Hymns and Readings - Sunday of Forgiveness
3 February 2008
Cheesefare Sunday
Synaxis of Simeon the Just and Anna the Prophetess
Tone Three - Eothinon Three
TROPARIA AND KONTAKION
(Theme hymns of the day and concluding seasonal hymn)
TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION IN TONE THREE
Let all in Heaven rejoice and all on earth be glad. For the Lord has exerted power with His arm: By death He has trampled upon death and has become the first-born from the dead. He has delivered us from the bosom of Hades and has granted to the world great mercy.
KONTAKION OF THE SUNDAY OF FORGIVENESS IN TONE SIX
O You who guide men towards wisdom and give them intelligence and understanding, Instructor of the ignorant and Helper of the poor: strengthen and enlighten my heart, O Lord; give me word, O Word of the Father, for behold I will not refrain my lips from crying out to You: O Merciful One, have mercy on me who have fallen.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
PROKIMENON
(Responsory from the Psalter)
Sing praise to our God, sing praise!
Sing praise to our King, sing praise!
All you peoples, clap your hands!
Shout to God with cries of gladness.
THE READING FROM THE EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE ROMANS
BRETHREN: Our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Master is able to make him stand.
ALLELUIA
In You, O Lord, I have hoped: let me never be put to shame.
In Your Just ice, save me and deliver me.
Be for me a protecting God, a sheltering house to save me.
THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST MATTHEW
The Lord said: If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
HIRMOS IN TONE THREE
(also call the “Megalynarion” — Hymn to the Virgin)
It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, who are ever blessed and all blameless and the Mother of our God; more honored than the Cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: You who without stain did bear God the Word, you are truly Theotokos: we magnify you.
COMMUNION HYMN
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens,
praise him in the heights! Alleluia.
Cheesefare Sunday
Synaxis of Simeon the Just and Anna the Prophetess
Tone Three - Eothinon Three
TROPARIA AND KONTAKION
(Theme hymns of the day and concluding seasonal hymn)
TROPARION OF THE RESURRECTION IN TONE THREE
Let all in Heaven rejoice and all on earth be glad. For the Lord has exerted power with His arm: By death He has trampled upon death and has become the first-born from the dead. He has delivered us from the bosom of Hades and has granted to the world great mercy.
KONTAKION OF THE SUNDAY OF FORGIVENESS IN TONE SIX
O You who guide men towards wisdom and give them intelligence and understanding, Instructor of the ignorant and Helper of the poor: strengthen and enlighten my heart, O Lord; give me word, O Word of the Father, for behold I will not refrain my lips from crying out to You: O Merciful One, have mercy on me who have fallen.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
PROKIMENON
(Responsory from the Psalter)
Sing praise to our God, sing praise!
Sing praise to our King, sing praise!
All you peoples, clap your hands!
Shout to God with cries of gladness.
THE READING FROM THE EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE ROMANS
BRETHREN: Our salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Master is able to make him stand.
ALLELUIA
In You, O Lord, I have hoped: let me never be put to shame.
In Your Just ice, save me and deliver me.
Be for me a protecting God, a sheltering house to save me.
THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST MATTHEW
The Lord said: If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
HIRMOS IN TONE THREE
(also call the “Megalynarion” — Hymn to the Virgin)
It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, who are ever blessed and all blameless and the Mother of our God; more honored than the Cherubim and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: You who without stain did bear God the Word, you are truly Theotokos: we magnify you.
COMMUNION HYMN
Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens,
praise him in the heights! Alleluia.
From the Triodion - Saturday of our God-bearing Fathers, the Ascetics
Troparion in Tone Four
O God of our Fathers who always deal with us according to Your compassion, do not remove Your Mercy from us; but through their intercession, direct our lives in peace.
Kontakion in Tone Eight
O Lord, all those who followed the ways of God, the Light of the Universe, were filled with joy, for they have preached and practiced piety and prevented evil deeds. Through their intercession, preserve in perfect peace those who praise You and glorify Your Name, that they may sing to You: "Alleluia!"
Ikos
Looking at the pleasures of this life and pondering their nature and effects, and reflecting on the toil and suffing they cause, I judge the life of mortal man to be filled with misery. You alone would I call blessed, for you have chosen the better part: to suffer with Christ and to remain with Him, tha you may always sing with the Prophet David: Alleluia!
Synaxarion
On this (same) day, we commemorate all the holy men and women who were outstanding in the ascetic life.
I will pour out these words as perpetual libations forever to the souls of the just whose memory will remain forever and ever.
Through the intercession of all the holy ascetics, O Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
O God of our Fathers who always deal with us according to Your compassion, do not remove Your Mercy from us; but through their intercession, direct our lives in peace.
Kontakion in Tone Eight
O Lord, all those who followed the ways of God, the Light of the Universe, were filled with joy, for they have preached and practiced piety and prevented evil deeds. Through their intercession, preserve in perfect peace those who praise You and glorify Your Name, that they may sing to You: "Alleluia!"
Ikos
Looking at the pleasures of this life and pondering their nature and effects, and reflecting on the toil and suffing they cause, I judge the life of mortal man to be filled with misery. You alone would I call blessed, for you have chosen the better part: to suffer with Christ and to remain with Him, tha you may always sing with the Prophet David: Alleluia!
Synaxarion
On this (same) day, we commemorate all the holy men and women who were outstanding in the ascetic life.
I will pour out these words as perpetual libations forever to the souls of the just whose memory will remain forever and ever.
Through the intercession of all the holy ascetics, O Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
Ikos and Kontakion - Presentation of our Lord - 2 February
Kontakion of the Feast in Tone One
O Christ our God, who through your birth have sanctified the virginal womb and have blessed the arms of Simeon, You have come today to save us! When wars prevail, keep your people in peace and strengthen our public authorities in every good deed, for You alone are the Lover of Mankind!
Ikos
Let us run to the Theotokos, in order to see her Son being presented to Simeon. The bodiless Angels, seeing Him from on high, were amazed and they said, "Now we behold wondrous and most marvelous things, past understanding and beyond telling! He who once created Adam is now carried as a baby. He who cannot be contained is now contained in the arms of the Elder! He who is unlimited in His Divinity in the bosom of the Father is now limited by the flesh, for He alone is the Lover of Mankind!
O Christ our God, who through your birth have sanctified the virginal womb and have blessed the arms of Simeon, You have come today to save us! When wars prevail, keep your people in peace and strengthen our public authorities in every good deed, for You alone are the Lover of Mankind!
Ikos
Let us run to the Theotokos, in order to see her Son being presented to Simeon. The bodiless Angels, seeing Him from on high, were amazed and they said, "Now we behold wondrous and most marvelous things, past understanding and beyond telling! He who once created Adam is now carried as a baby. He who cannot be contained is now contained in the arms of the Elder! He who is unlimited in His Divinity in the bosom of the Father is now limited by the flesh, for He alone is the Lover of Mankind!
Friday, February 01, 2008
Hymns and Readings for the Presentation of the Lord
2 February 2008
The Feast of the Presentation
of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ
AFTER THE GREAT DOXOLOGY
TROPARION OF THE FEAST IN TONE ONE
Hail O Woman full of Grace, Virgin and Mother of God: from you has arisen the Sun of Justice, Christ our God, enlightening those who stand in darkness. You too, just Elder Simeon, rejoice, for you carried in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, our Resurrection.
BLESSED IS THE KINGDOM…
The Litany of Peace follows
FIRST ANTIPHON
My heart overflows with a goodly theme as I sing my ode to the King
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us!
My tongue is nimble as the pen of a skillful scribe.
Through the prayers...
Grace is poured out upon your lips: Thus God has blessed you forever
Through the prayers...
Glory… Now and ever… Through the prayers...
The Little Litany follows
SECOND ANTIPHON
Gird you sword upon your thigh, O Mighty One!
O Son of God, who were carried in the arms of Simeon the Just,
save us who sing to You: Alleluia!
In your splendor and majesty, ride triumphant in the cause of truth and for the sake of justice.
O Son of God, ...
Your arrows are sharp; peoples are subject to You; the king’s enemies lose heart. A tempered rod is your royal scepter.
O Son of God, ...
Glory… Now and ever…
O Only-Begotten Son and Word of God...
The Little Litany follows
THIRD ANTIPHON
Hear, O daughter, and see; turn your ear, forget your people and your father’s house.
TROPARION OF THE FEAST IN TONE ONE
Hail O Woman full of Grace, Virgin and Mother of God: from you has arisen the Sun of Justice, Christ our God, enlightening those who stand in darkness. You too, just Elder Simeon, rejoice, for you carried in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, our Resurrection.
The city of Tyre is here with gifts; the rich among the people seek your favors.
TROPARION OF THE FEAST (as above)
I will make your name memorable through all generations
TROPARION OF THE FEAST (as above)
Glory … Now and ever…
TROPARION OF THE FEAST (as above)
The Gospel Entrance takes place during the Third Antiphon
ENTRANCE HYMN
The Lord has made known His Salvation; He has revealed His Justice before the Gentiles.
Come, let us worship, and bow down before Christ.
O Son of God, who were carried in the arms of Simeon the Just,
Save us who sing to You: Alleluia!
TROPARION OF THE FEAST IN TONE ONE (three times)
Hail O Woman full of Grace, Virgin and Mother of God: from you has arisen the Sun of Justice, Christ our God, enlightening those who stand in darkness. You too, just Elder Simeon, rejoice, for you carried in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, our Resurrection.
KONTAKION OF THE FEAST IN TONE ONE
O Christ our God who through your birth have sanctified the virginal womb and have now blessed the arms of Simeon, today You have come to save us. O Lord, when wars prevail, keep your people in peace and strengthen our public authorities in every good deed, for You alone are the Lover of Mankind.
PROKIMENON
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
He has looked with favor on his lowly servant;
From this day all generations will call me Blessed.
THE READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE HEBREWS
BRETHREN: It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. Here tithes are received by mortal men; there, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levit'ical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, who has become a priest, not according to a legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For it is witnessed of him, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."
ALLELUIA
Lord, now you let your servant go in peace.
A light to reveal you to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.
THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE
AT THAT TIME: the time for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons." Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel." And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed." And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phan'u-el, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.
INSTEAD OF “It is truly meet…”
HIRMOS TO THE MOTHER OF GOD IN TONE THREE
O Mother of God, hope of all Christians, watch over those who have placed their hope in you. Let us, O faithful, glorify the First-born, the Eternal Word of God, born of a Virgin all-pure, for we have seen, beyond the shadow and letter of the Law, a sign of Christ in the word: Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord.
KINONIKON
I will take the Cup of Salvation and call on the Name of the Lord
The Feast of the Presentation
of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ
AFTER THE GREAT DOXOLOGY
TROPARION OF THE FEAST IN TONE ONE
Hail O Woman full of Grace, Virgin and Mother of God: from you has arisen the Sun of Justice, Christ our God, enlightening those who stand in darkness. You too, just Elder Simeon, rejoice, for you carried in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, our Resurrection.
BLESSED IS THE KINGDOM…
The Litany of Peace follows
FIRST ANTIPHON
My heart overflows with a goodly theme as I sing my ode to the King
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us!
My tongue is nimble as the pen of a skillful scribe.
Through the prayers...
Grace is poured out upon your lips: Thus God has blessed you forever
Through the prayers...
Glory… Now and ever… Through the prayers...
The Little Litany follows
SECOND ANTIPHON
Gird you sword upon your thigh, O Mighty One!
O Son of God, who were carried in the arms of Simeon the Just,
save us who sing to You: Alleluia!
In your splendor and majesty, ride triumphant in the cause of truth and for the sake of justice.
O Son of God, ...
Your arrows are sharp; peoples are subject to You; the king’s enemies lose heart. A tempered rod is your royal scepter.
O Son of God, ...
Glory… Now and ever…
O Only-Begotten Son and Word of God...
The Little Litany follows
THIRD ANTIPHON
Hear, O daughter, and see; turn your ear, forget your people and your father’s house.
TROPARION OF THE FEAST IN TONE ONE
Hail O Woman full of Grace, Virgin and Mother of God: from you has arisen the Sun of Justice, Christ our God, enlightening those who stand in darkness. You too, just Elder Simeon, rejoice, for you carried in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, our Resurrection.
The city of Tyre is here with gifts; the rich among the people seek your favors.
TROPARION OF THE FEAST (as above)
I will make your name memorable through all generations
TROPARION OF THE FEAST (as above)
Glory … Now and ever…
TROPARION OF THE FEAST (as above)
The Gospel Entrance takes place during the Third Antiphon
ENTRANCE HYMN
The Lord has made known His Salvation; He has revealed His Justice before the Gentiles.
Come, let us worship, and bow down before Christ.
O Son of God, who were carried in the arms of Simeon the Just,
Save us who sing to You: Alleluia!
TROPARION OF THE FEAST IN TONE ONE (three times)
Hail O Woman full of Grace, Virgin and Mother of God: from you has arisen the Sun of Justice, Christ our God, enlightening those who stand in darkness. You too, just Elder Simeon, rejoice, for you carried in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, our Resurrection.
KONTAKION OF THE FEAST IN TONE ONE
O Christ our God who through your birth have sanctified the virginal womb and have now blessed the arms of Simeon, today You have come to save us. O Lord, when wars prevail, keep your people in peace and strengthen our public authorities in every good deed, for You alone are the Lover of Mankind.
PROKIMENON
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
My spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
He has looked with favor on his lowly servant;
From this day all generations will call me Blessed.
THE READING FROM THE BOOK OF THE HEBREWS
BRETHREN: It is beyond dispute that the inferior is blessed by the superior. Here tithes are received by mortal men; there, by one of whom it is testified that he lives. One might even say that Levi himself, who receives tithes, paid tithes through Abraham, for he was still in the loins of his ancestor when Melchizedek met him. Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levit'ical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, who has become a priest, not according to a legal requirement concerning bodily descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For it is witnessed of him, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."
ALLELUIA
Lord, now you let your servant go in peace.
A light to reveal you to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.
THE READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE
AT THAT TIME: the time for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord") and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons." Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And inspired by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel." And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed." And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phan'u-el, of the tribe of Asher; she was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity, and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.
INSTEAD OF “It is truly meet…”
HIRMOS TO THE MOTHER OF GOD IN TONE THREE
O Mother of God, hope of all Christians, watch over those who have placed their hope in you. Let us, O faithful, glorify the First-born, the Eternal Word of God, born of a Virgin all-pure, for we have seen, beyond the shadow and letter of the Law, a sign of Christ in the word: Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord.
KINONIKON
I will take the Cup of Salvation and call on the Name of the Lord
From the Menaion - 1 February
Synaxarion
On February first, we commemorate the holy martyr Tryphon.
Tryphon, what was your fate? "Under the blow of a sword, I found death." When did you depart? "At the new moon." In February, Tryphon was enrolled as the first.
By his holy prayers, O our God, take pity on us and save us. Amen.
On February first, we commemorate the holy martyr Tryphon.
Tryphon, what was your fate? "Under the blow of a sword, I found death." When did you depart? "At the new moon." In February, Tryphon was enrolled as the first.
By his holy prayers, O our God, take pity on us and save us. Amen.
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