January Menaion

Byzantine Monthly Menaion

Volume Five: January

Metropolitan Cantor Institute Byzantine Catholic Seminary Pittsburgh, PA Foreword

A Menaion is a liturgical book which contains the changeable parts of Byzantine divine services for a given month. The volume in your hands is the fourth of a series of twelve books for use in Byzantine Catholic parishes. Each day is provided with the following material: (1) Synaxarion (brief life of the saints remembered) (2) Troparia and Kontakia (3) Prokeimena and Alleluiaria (4) Communion Hymn.

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

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

Many of the Troparia contained in this volume of the Menaion are, in fact, common texts (i.e., they are used on more than one feast). These texts, too, come from the work of the IELC/IEMC, as are all the Prokeimena and Alleluiaria and Communion Hymns.

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

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

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

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

1 THE CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. Coming eight days after the birth of Christ, this feast commemorates his naming and his becoming a member of the Covenant of Moses. OUR HOLY FATHER BASIL THE GREAT, ARCHBISHOP OF CAESAREA IN CAPPADOCIA, who is called “great” in learning and wisdom. He taught meditation on the Scriptures and manual work in obedience and fraternal love to his monks, and established a way of life for them in the Rules he wrote. He taught the faithful by his excellent writings and shone forth by his pastoral care for the poor and sick. (379)

Troparion of the Circumcision - Tone 1: # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ #œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Oœ Je - sus, al-though you are seated on a ﬁ - ery throne with the e - ter - nal # & œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ Fa - ther and your di-vine Spir - it, you were pleased to be born of a vir-gin # & œ #œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ maid - en, your Moth - er who has nev - er known man. There-fore, as # & œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ man you were al - so cir - cum-cised when you were eight days old. # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Glo - ry to your most no - ble de - ci - sion! Glo - ry to your salœ - va-tion!˙ # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Glo - ry to your hu - mil - i - ty! You a - lone love usœ #œ all.w Troparion of Our Holy Father Basil - Tone 1: # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Yourœ voice re-sounds to the whole world which has re-ceived your word # & œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ of instruction in di-vine dog - mas. You ex- plained the na - ture of cre - a - tion # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W and gave rules to or - der hu - man con - duct. O roy - al priest, O venerable # & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ fa - therœ Ba - sil,˙ beg Christ our God to grant us his great mer œ -#œ cy.w

Kontakion of Our Holy Father Basil - Tone 4: # & # œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ You have ap - peared as the unshakea-ble foun - da - tion of the Church, # & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ lead - ing all mortals to safe pas - ture in the Lord, and con - ﬁrm - ing them

## & œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ w by your teach - ings, O venerable Basil, reveal-er of heav - en - ly mys - te - ries.

Kontakion of the Circumcision - Tone 3: # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ Theœ Lordœ of all en - dures cir - cumœ - ci - sion˙ andœ beœ - ing good, he

2 # & œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ cuts away the sins ofœ mor - tals.˙ Toœ - day he grants salœ -va-tion to the world,˙ # & œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ andœ the bish - op Ba - sil, the Creator's morning star, reœ - joic - es;˙ heœ has been # & œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ in - i - tiated in-to theœ mys - te - ries of Christ.w

Prokeimenon of the Circumcision - Tone 6 (Psalm 27:9,1):

# œ ˙ & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Saveœ yourœ peo #œ- ple, O Lord, and bless your in - her - i - tance, # & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ andœ bless your in - her - i - tance.w

Verse: To you, O Lord, I cry out: My God, be not silent to me.

Then, immediately after the verse: Prokeimenon of Our Holy Father Basil - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4): # . & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ My lips J will speak words of wis - dom;

# j j j j j j & œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ un - der - stand - ing will be theJ theme of myœ heart.w

3 Alleluia - Tone 8 (Psalm 79:2; 36:30): # & ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!˙ Al - - - le - lu - ia!w

Verse: Shepherd of Israel, hear us; you who lead Joseph’s ﬂock. Verse: The mouth of the just will utter wisdom, and his tongue will pronounce judgment.

Cherubic Hymn on the hymn, "Divnaja novina" # j & # œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Let˙ us,œ who mys- ticœ - 'ly˙ reœ - preœ -sentœ the cher - uœ - bim,˙ and sing the thricew -

# j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ho - ly hymn, thriceœ - ho - lyœ hymn˙ toœ theœ lifeœ - cre - a -œ ting,˙

# j j & # œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ lifeœ -creœ - œa-ting Trin-œi - ty,˙ now set a - sideœ allœ earth-ly cares, allœ earth-lyœ cares.w

# j & # œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ A˙ -˙ men.˙ That˙ weœ may reœ-ceive,˙ mayœ reœ-ceiveœ the King ofœ All,˙ in - vis - i - blyw

# j j j & # œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ es - cort - ed byœ an - gel - icœ hosts.w Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia!

## & œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

4 Anamnesis Acclamation # j & # œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Weœ praise˙ you,œ we bless œ you,œ weœ thank˙ you,œ O œ Lord,˙ and we pray to you,˙

# j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ our God, prayœ to you, ourœ God.w

Communion Hymn for the Circumcision (Psalm 148:1): Refrain: ## j j j & œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Praiseœ theœ Lordœ from the heav -œ ens,˙ praiseœ himœ inœ the high œ- est.˙ Al - le- lu - ia!˙

# j & # œ. œ œ œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

Communion Hymn for a Hierarch (Psalm 111:6,7): # j & # j j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ willœ beœ re-mem œ- bered,˙ reœ-mem˙ -beredœ for ev œ- er;˙ e - vil newsœ Refrain: # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ heœ will not fear, heœ will notœ fear.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

5 On the Sunday from January 2 to 5 SUNDAY BEFORE THE THEOPHANY

Troparion - Prescribed Resurrection Tone On January 2 through 4: Troparion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4: # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ Zeb˙ - u˙ - lun, make read - y; Naphta-li, pre - pare your - self. Oœ Riv - er Jor-dan, # & # œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ stand and leap for joy to re - ceive the Master coming to be bap - tized. # & # ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ W Oœ Ad - am, rejoice with the ﬁrst moth - er, Eve, and do not hide yourselves as # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W once you did in Par - a - dise. For,œ see - ing you naked, Christ has appeared to # & # œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ put on the ﬁrst robe. He has appeared to re-new all cre - a -˙ tion.w

Only on January 5: Troparion of the Vigil - Tone 4: # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W Af˙ - ter˙ E - li - jah had been tak - en up, theœ Riv - er Jordan was parted in two # & # œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ by E - li- sha's man - tle; and a dry path was opened in the wa - ters

6 # & # ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ asœ anœ image of true bap - tism by which we pass be-yond this ﬂeet-ing life. # & # œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ Christ appeared at the Jordan to sanc - ti - fy the wa -˙ ters.w

On January 2 through 4: Kontakion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4: # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ To - day the Lord appears in the Jor-dan's streams and cries out to John: # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ Do not be af - raid to bap-tize me, for I have come to save Ad-am, the ﬁrst # & # œ ˙. œ w cre - a - ted.

Only on January 5: Kontakion of the Vigil - Tone 4: # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ O most com-pas - sion-ate Christ, who take a - way the man - y sins of all, # & # œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W be-cause of your immeasur-a - ble mer - cy, you have come to be baptized in the # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ wa - ters of the Jor - dan as a man, cloth-ing in a robe of glo - ry

7 # & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ w the misery of my an - cient nak - ed - ness.

Prokeimenon - Tone 6 (Psalm 27:9,1): ## & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Saveœ yourœ peo # -œ ple, O Lord, and bless your in - her - i - tance, # & # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ andœ bless your in - her - i - tance.w

Verse: To you, O Lord, I cry out: My God, be not silent to me.

Alleluia - Tone 8 (Psalm 66:2): # & ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!˙ Al - - - le - lu - ia!w

Verse: Be gracious to us, O God, and bless us. Verse: Let your face shine upon us, and have mercy on us.

Communion Hymn (Psalm 148:1): Refrain: # j j j & # œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Praiseœ theœ Lordœ from the heav œ- ens,˙ praiseœ himœ inœ the high œ- est.˙ Al - le- lu - ia!˙

# j & # œ. œ œ œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

8 2 Our holy father Sylvester, Pope of Rome who piously ruled the Church for many years. During his pontificate, Constantine the Emperor built basilicas worthy of veneration and the Nicene Council of 325 acclaimed Christ the Son of God. On this day in Rome in the cemetery of Priscilla his body was laid to rest. (335) Prefestive Day of the Theophany Troparion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4 (music found on page 6) Zebulun, make ready; Naphtali, prepare yourself. O River Jordan, stand and leap for joy to receive the Master coming to be baptized. O Adam, rejoice with the first mother, Eve, and do not hide yourselves as once you did in Paradise. For, seeing you naked, Christ has appeared to put on the first robe. He has appeared to renew all creation.

Troparion of Sylvester - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ Your˙ life˙ has shown you to your ﬂock as a rule of faith, anœ im - age # & # œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ of gentleness, and a teacher of mod - er - a - tion. You ac - quired great-ness # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ through hu - mil - i - ty andœ wealth through pov - er - ty. O fa - ther # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ and bish-op Syl-ves - ter, in - tercede with Christ our God to save our˙ souls.w

Kontakion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4 (music found on page 7 Today the Lord appears in the Jordan's streams and cries out to John: Do not be afraid to baptize me, for I have come to save Adam, the ﬁrst created.

Kontakion of Sylvester - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W You are num - bered among the priests of our King and God, and you were a

9 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ W œ com-pan-ion to the as - cet - ics. Now you re - joice in the company of an-gels, # & # œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ O fa - ther, and you have inherited the joy of heav - en, Syl - ves - ter. # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ w O glo - ri - ous shep - herd, save those who keep your mem - o - ry.

Prokeimenon - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4,2): j & b œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ My lips will speak words of wis - dom;

j j j j j j & b j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ unœ - der - stand - ing will be the theme ofœ myœ heart.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31): # & œ œ œ #œ ˙ n˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - - - le - lu - - - ia!˙ # & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Al - - - - le - lu - ia!w Verse: The just man’s mouth utters wisdom and his lips speak what is right. Verse: The law of his God is in his heart; his steps shall be saved from stumbling.

Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

10 Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7):

## j & j j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ willœ beœ re-mem œ- bered,˙ reœ-mem˙ -beredœ for ev œ- er;˙ e - vil newsœ Refrain: # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ heœ will not fear, heœ will notœ fear.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

3 The holy prophet Malachi, who after the return from the Babylonian Captivity announced the great day of the Lord and his coming to his temple, and that always and everywhere a pure offering should be made to his name. The holy martyr Gordius, praised in the writings of St. Basil the Great, a centurion who suffered during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian. (304) Our venerable mother Genevieve of Paris, a shepherdess who took the veil of a virgin and defended her people by her Christian example. (c.500) Our venerable father Cyriacus Elias Chavara, of the Syro-Malabarese Catholic Church, founder of the Congregation of the Carmelite Brothers of Mary Immmaculate (1871). Prefestive Day of the Theophany Troparion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4 (music found on page 6) Zebulun, make ready; Naphtali, prepare yourself. O River Jordan, stand and leap for joy to receive the Master coming to be baptized. O Adam, rejoice with the first mother, Eve, and do not hide yourselves as once you did in Paradise. For, seeing you naked, Christ has appeared to put on the first robe. He has appeared to renew all creation.

Troparion of Malachi - Tone 2 # j j & # œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ O di - vine - ly inspired Malachi, you an - nounced the com - ing of Christ,˙

# j j & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ and you spoke of his do - min - ion o - ver the Law.˙ How clear - ly

11 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ W œ you in - formed us:˙ The Lord is surely coming; seek him in the # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ tem - ple with joy.˙ Beg him now to save our souls.w

Troparion of Gordius - Tone 4 ## & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W Your˙ mar˙ -tyr Gor - di - us, O Lord our God, inœ hisœ strug-gle, received an incor- # & # œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ rup - ti - ble crown from you. With your strength, he brought down the ty - rants # & # ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ andœ broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons. Through his prayers, O Christ our

## & œ œ ˙ God, save our˙ souls.w

Kontakion of Malachi - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ By the gift of deep proph - e - cy you an-nounced the com - ing of Christ, # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ by whose light the world has been il - lu - mined, and you as - sured

## & œ œ œ œ ˙. œ w the world of sal - va - tion. 12 Kontakion of Gordius - Tone 8 # & # œ ˙ œ W œ œ nœ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ O ho - ly Gordius, your sweat has soaked the earth, and your precious blood # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ W has made the u - ni-verse re-joice. Through your in - tercession, save those who sing # & # œ œ œ nœ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ W your glo - ry with faith and hon - or you ﬁt - ting-ly, O di - vine - ly - minded and

## nœ & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙. œ w glo - ri - ous mar - tyr wor-thy of all praise.

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

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ You are a priest for - ev - er ac - cord - ing to the or-der

& b œ œ œ #œ œ œ of Mel- chiz - e - dek.w Verse: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.

Prokeimenon of a Martyr - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2) # & œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ The just man will re-joice in the Lord, ˙ reœ -œ joice œ inœ theœ Lord # & œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ and will put his trust in him.w

Verse: Hear my voice, O God, when I pray to you. 13 Alleluia of a Prophet - Tone 5 (Psalm 98:6; 96:11): # ˙ & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙. œ œ #œ œ œ w Al - - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - ia!

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

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

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!w

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

Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): # j & # j j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ willœ beœ re-mem œ- bered,˙ reœ-mem˙ -beredœ for ev œ- er;˙ e - vil newsœ Refrain: # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ heœ will not fear, heœ will notœ fear.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia!

## & œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

4 The Synaxis of the holy seventy Apostles, whose names were recorded by St. Dorotheus. In addition to the Twelve Apostles, our Lord chose seventy other apostles and sent them out to preach. (cf. Luke 10:1-5) Our venerable father Theoctist, hegumen of Cuomo in Sicily founded a monastery in the city of Kucuma on the island of Sicily, where he became hegumen. At his monastery lived Greek monks, who had ﬂed persecution by the iconoclasts. (800) Prefestive Day of the Theophany

14 Troparion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4 (music found on page 6) Zebulun, make ready; Naphtali, prepare yourself. O River Jordan, stand and leap for joy to receive the Master coming to be baptized. O Adam, rejoice with the first mother, Eve, and do not hide yourselves as once you did in Paradise. For, seeing you naked, Christ has appeared to put on the first robe. He has appeared to renew all creation.

Troparion of the Apostles - Tone 3 b & b œ #œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ O ho - lyœ nœa - pos - tles, in - ter - cede with the mer - ci - ful God

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

Troparion of Theoctist - Tone 8 # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ In˙ you,˙ O fa - ther, the di - vine im - age was strict - ly pre-served; # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ tak ˙- ing up your cross, you œ folœ - lowed˙ Christ.˙ You˙ taught˙ us˙

## & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ by ex - am - ple how to spurn the ﬂesh, for it pass - es a - way, and how˙ to # & # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ care for the soul, which is imœ - morœ - ˙ tal.˙ There˙ -fore,˙ O ven˙ - er˙ - a - ble # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ The - oc - tist, your soul˙ re - joic - es with the œ anœ - ˙ gels.w

15 Kontakion of the Apostles - Tone 2 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ W œ Come, you faith - ful peo - ple,˙ let us praise the seventy disciples of

# j j & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ W œ Christ with heav- en - ly hymns.˙ Through them we have come to adore the # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ho - ly Trin - i - ty,˙ and they are still a light of faith for us.w

Kontakion of Theoctist - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ Youœ gained your mer - it by feed -ing the sheep of the Lord by your words of # & œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ex - hor - ta - tion in an un - feel - ing land. You ﬁlled it with # & œ W œ œ #œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W zeal and presented it to the Sav - ior. Now that you have passed o - ver to him, # & W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ you have received a reward worthy of your trou - bles. Glo - ry to him who # & œ #œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ strength-ened you! Glo - ry to him whoœ crowned you!˙ Glo - ry to him who # & ˙ heals usœ through#œ you!w

16 Prokeimenon of the Apostles - Tone 8 (Psalm 18:5,2): # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Through all the earth their voice re- sounds; their mes-sage reach - es˙ # & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ to the ends of the world.w

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

Prokeimenon of a Venerable - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3): # & ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ Pre- cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord ˙ isœ theœ death œ # & ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ofœ hisœ faith -ful, is the death of his faith - - - ful.w

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

Alleluia of the Apostles - Tone 1 (Psalm 88:6,8): j & b œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Al - le - lu - - - ia! Al - - - le - lu - ia!

j j & b œ. œ œ. œ Al - le - lu - œ- œ- ia!w

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

17 Alleluia of a Venerable - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2): # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - - ia!w Verse: Happy the man who fears the Lord and greatly delights in his commands. Verse: His posterity will be mighty upon the earth.

Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Communion Hymn for the Apostles (Psalm 18:5): ## & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Through˙ allœ the earth œ ˙ their˙ voiceœ re-sounds; œ ˙ their mes-sage reach - esw Refrain # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ to the ends ofœ the œ world.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

Communion Hymn for a Venerable (Psalm 111:6,7): ## j & j j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ willœ beœ re-mem œ- bered,˙ reœ-mem˙ -beredœ for ev œ- er;˙ e - vil newsœ Refrain: # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ heœ will not fear, heœ will notœ fear.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia!

## & œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙ 18 5 Vigil of the Theophany The holy martyrs Theopempt and Theona, of Nicomedia in Bithynia, who met martyrdom in the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian. (c. 350) Our venerable mother Syncletica of Alexandria in Egypt, virgin, who is said to have led a solitary life that inﬂuenced many women of her day. (4th cent.) The holy prophet Micah, who in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, by his preaching defended the oppressed, and condemned idols and depravities. He announced to the chosen people that a leader from of old would be born in Bethlehem of Judea, who would shepherd Israel in the strength of the Lord. Troparion of the Vigil of the Theophany - Tone 4 (music found on page 6) After Elijah had been taken up, * the River Jordan was parted in two by Elisha's mantle; * and a dry path was opened in the waters * as an image of true baptism * by which we pass beyond this fleeting life. * Christ appeared at the Jordan to sanctify the waters.

Troparion of the martyrs - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W Your˙ ho˙ - ly mar-tyrs, O Lord our God, inœ theirœ strug - gles, received incor- # & # œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ rup - ti - ble crowns from you. With your strength, they brought down the ty - rants # & # ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ andœ broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons. Through their prayers, O Christ our # & # œ œ ˙ God, save our˙ souls.w

Troparion of Syncletica - Tone 8 # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ In˙ you,˙ O moth - er, the di - vine im - age was strict - ly pre-served;

19 # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ tak ˙- ing up your cross, you œ folœ - lowed˙ Christ.˙ You˙ taught˙ us˙ # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ by ex - am - ple how to spurn the ﬂesh, for it pass - es a - way, and how˙ to # & # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ care for the soul, which is imœ - morœ - ˙ tal.˙ There˙ -fore,˙ O ven˙ - er˙ - a - ble # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Syn - cle - ti - ca, your soul˙ re - joic - es with the œ anœ - ˙ gels.w

Kontakion of the Vigil - Tone 2 (music found on page 7 O most compassionate Christ, who take away the many sins of all, because of your immeasurable mercy, you have come to be baptized in the waters of the Jordan as a man, clothing in a robe of glory the misery of my ancient nakedness.

Kontakion of the Martyrs - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ #œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ Theseœ mar-tyrs have be-come means of holiness to those on earth. How well they # & œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ en-dured the agony imposed by the tor - tur - er. They re-joice in the Lord andœ sing # & ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ œ out: ˙ We a - dore him who buried the sins of all in the ﬂowing wa-ters of the # & ˙ Jor - œ - #œ - dan.w

20 Kontakion of Syncletica - Tone 5 # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ You en-dured the pain of your suf-fer-ring by fast - ing. You are # j & œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ de - light-ed to find a fin-er dwellJ -ing in heav - en and have been filled with # & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W more splen-did light be - cause you fol - lowed Christ so courageously # & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W a-long the dif - fi -cult path. You turned a - way from the goods of earth and # & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ be-came like an an - gel. Now you share in their glo - ry.w

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

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

& b œ #œ œ œ won-ders of his will.w

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

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

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ God is won- drous in his saints, the God of Is - ra - el,

& b œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ the God of Is - ra - el.w

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

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

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!w

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

Alleluia of a Venerable Woman - Tone 1 (Psalm 39:2,3): j & b œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Al - le - lu - - - ia! Al - - - le - lu - ia!

j j & b œ. œ œ. œ Al - le - lu - - œ - œ - ia!w

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

Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Communion Hymn for the Martyrs (Psalm 32:1): # j j & # j j œ œ j j œ œ œ Reœ - joiceœ inœ theœ Lord,œ you right-eousœ ones,˙ praiseœ fromœ theœ upœ -right is ﬁt -œ ting.˙

22 Refrain: # j j & # œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ ˙ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!w

Communion Hymn for a Venerable Woman (Psalm 111:6,7): # j & # œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Theœ just˙ womœ -an will œ beœ reœ -mem˙ -beredœ for - ev œ- er;˙ e - vil newsœ sheœ Refrain: # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ will not fear, sheœ will notœ fear.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

6 THE THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. Since the second century, the Church has celebrated the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River for our sanctiﬁcation

First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3):

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Why is it, O sea, that you ﬂed; O Jor - dan, that you turned back?

Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen. Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.

Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1):

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ I love the Lord be - cause he will hear my voice in sup - pli - ca - tion.

23 & b ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ W œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ O Son ofœ God, bap - tized by John in the Jor - dan, save us who

& b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ sing toœ you: Al - le - lu - - œ- ia!w

Third Antiphon - Tone 1 Troparion (Psalm 117:1): # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Giveœ thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his mer - cy endures # & œ ˙ for - ev œ - #œ er.w

Troparion - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Atœ your bap - tism in the Jor-dan, O Lord, wor-ship of the # & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W Trin - i - ty was re-vealed; for the Fa - ther's voice bore wit - ness to you, calling # & œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ you his be - lov - ed Son, and the Spir - it in the form of a dove # & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ con - ﬁrmed the truthœ of these words.˙ O Christ God, you ap-peared and enlightened the # & œ œ ˙ world. Glo - ryœ #toœ you!w 24 Entrance Hymn - Tone 1 Troparion (Psalm 117:26,27): # & œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ #œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ Blessœ - ed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; we bless you # & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ from the house of the Lord. The Lord is God and has re-vealed him-self toœ #œ us.w

Troparion - Tone 1: (music found on page 24) At your baptism in the Jordan, O Lord, * worship of the Trinity was revealed; * for the Father’s voice bore witness to you, calling you his beloved Son, * and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truth of these words. * O Christ God, you appeared and enlightened the world. Glory to you! Kontakion - Tone 4: # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ You have re - vealed your - self to the world to - day; and your light, O Lord, # & # œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ has set its seal on us. We rec - ognize you and ex - claim to you: # & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w You have come and revealed your-self, O Un - ap - proach - a - ble Light. Instead of “Holy God. . .” (Galatians 3:27) – Not sung on the post-festive days: All you who have been baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. Alleluia!

Prokeimenon - Tone 4 (Psalm 117:26,27,1):

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ Bless-ed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. The Lord is God

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ and has re - vealed him - self to us.w

Verse: Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his mercy endures forever. 25 Alleluia - Tone 4 (Psalm 28:1-3):

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!w

Verse: Bring to the Lord, you sons of God, bring to the Lord glory and honor. Verse: The voice of the Lord over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the Lord over many waters. Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Instead of “It is truly proper . . .” Magniﬁcation: # & œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Exœ - tol, ˙ ex - tol, O my soul, O my soul,w # & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Christ the King bap - tized œ in the Jor - - - dan.w

Irmos: Tone 2 samopodoben # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Ev - 'ry tongue is at œa loss to ﬁt -ting-ly ac-claim you; and e - ven # & œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ a supernat-u - ral mind is oœ - ver-whelmed when it gloriﬁes you, O The- o - to - kos. # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ But in your good-ness ac-cept ourœ faith, since you recog-nize our god - ly love. # & œ W œ #œ œ #˙ œ nœ œ œ œ œ w You are the intercessor for Christ - ians, and we ex - tol you.

26 Communion Hymn (Titus 2:11): Refrain ## j j & œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ The˙ savœ - ing grace ofœ God˙ has˙ apœ - peared toœ all.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!w

The Leave-taking of the Feast of the Theophany is January 14. On the Sunday from January 7 to 13 SUNDAY AFTER THE THEOPHANY

Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23) I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Post-festive Third Antiphon (Psalm 94:1):

& b œ œ œ W œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Come, let us sing joyful-ly to the Lord; let us ac-claim God our Sav - ior.

& b ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ W œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ O Son ofœ God, bap - tized by John in the Jor - dan, save us who

& b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ sing toœ you: Al - le - lu - - œ- ia!w

27 Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ w œ œ œ œ ˙ Come, let us wor - ship and bow be - fore Christ: O Son of God,

# ˙ & # œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ bap - tized by John in the Jor - dan, save us who sing to you: # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ w Al - le - lu - ia!

Troparion - Prescribed Resurrection Tone

Troparion of the Theophany - Tone 1: (music found on page 24) At your baptism in the Jordan, O Lord, * worship of the Trinity was revealed; * for the Father’s voice bore witness to you, calling you his beloved Son, * and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truth of these words. * O Christ God, you appeared and enlightened the world. Glory to you!

Kontakion of the Theophany - Tone 4: (music found on page 25) You have revealed yourself to the world today; * and your light, O Lord, has set its seal on us. * We recognize you and exclaim to you: * You have come and revealed yourself, O Unapproachable Light.

Prokeimenon – Tone 1 (Psalm 32:22,1): j j j & b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ May yourJ mer-cy,J O Lord, be upJ -on us, may your mer - cy beJ upJ -on us

j & b œ œ œ œ. œ whoœ have placed our hopeœ inœ you.w

Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones; praise from the upright is ﬁtting.

28 Alleluia - Tone 5 (Psalm 88:2,3): # ˙ & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙. œ œ #œ œ œ w Al - - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - ia!

Verse: I shall sing forever of your mercies, O Lord; through all generations my mouth will proclaim your truth. Verse: For you have said: Mercy is built to last forever. Your truth is ﬁrmly established in heaven.

Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Instead of “It is truly proper . . .” Magnification: (music found on page 26) Extol, O my soul, Christ the King, baptized in the Jordan. Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss to fittingly acclaim you; and even a supernatural mind is overwhelmed when it glorifies you, O Theotokos. But in your goodness accept our faith, since you recognize our godly love. You are the intercessor for Christians, and we extol you.

Communion Hymns: For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27)

The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

And for Sunday, the usual Communion Hymn is (Psalm 148:1): Refrain: # j j j & # œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Praiseœ theœ Lordœ from the heav œ- ens,˙ praiseœ himœ inœ the high œ- est.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙

# j & # œ. œ œ œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

7 The Synaxis of the holy Forerunner, Prophet, and Baptist John. A “synaxis” feast follows one of the great feasts, and highlights a major personage of yesterday’s celebration. We remember today the work of the Forerunner, John, who baptized Christ.

First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23) Why is it, O sea, that you ﬂed; O Jordan, that you turned back? Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen. Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. 29 Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23) I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Post-festive Third Antiphon (Psalm 94:1): (music found on page 27) Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim God our Savior! O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): (music found on page 28) Come, let us worship and bow before Christ. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Troparion of the Synaxis - Tone 2 # j j j j & œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ O prophet, forerunner, and dwell-er in the des - ert,˙ you heard the di - vine

# j j j j & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ voice of the Fa - ther,˙ you were deemed wor-thy to bap - tize the Son and Lord,˙ # & œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ and you were a witness of the Ho - ly Spir - it.˙ Hav - ing pro-claimed the # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bap - ti - sm of re - pent - ance,˙ now ask for us the for-give - ness of sins,˙

# j j & œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ that through your prayers we may receive the great mer - cy of Christ our God.w

30 Kontakion of the Synaxis - Tone 6 # & # œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ W Oœ Lord, before your pres-ence in the ﬂesh,˙ theœ Jorœ - dan Riv - er trembled and # & # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ W re-versed its course out of fear.˙ Struckœ with awe, John hesitated to perform upon you # & # W œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ W the baptism foretold by the proph - ets.˙ Theœ ranks of angels were rapt in

## & W œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ wonder when they saw you be-ing bap - tized in the ﬂesh.˙ Allœ thoseœ in dark-ness # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ re-ceived il - lu - mi - na - tion˙ andœ sang a hymn of praise to you, O Lord;˙ # & # œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ w forœ youœ ap - peared and shed your light up-on the whole world.

Prokeimenon of the Forerunner – Tone 7 (Psalm 63: 11,2): # & œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ The just man will rejoice in the Lord, ˙ reœ -œ joice œ inœ theœ Lord # & œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ and will put his trust in him.w Verse: Hear my voice, O God, when I pray to you. 31 Alleluia - Tone 4 (Psalm 91:13,14):

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!w

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

Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Instead of “It is truly proper . . .” Magniﬁcation: (music found on page 26) Extol, O my soul, Christ the King, baptized in the Jordan. Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss to fittingly acclaim you; and even a supernatural mind is overwhelmed when it glorifies you, O Theotokos. But in your goodness accept our faith, since you recognize our godly love. You are the intercessor for Christians, and we extol you.

Communion Hymns: For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27) The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

And for the Forerunner, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7): # j & # j j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ willœ beœ re-mem œ- bered,˙ reœ-mem˙ -beredœ for ev œ- er;˙ e - vil newsœ Refrain: # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ heœ will not fear, heœ will notœ fear.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

8 Our venerable father George the Chozebite, a Cypriot monk at the Monastery of the Mother of God at Chozeba near Jericho. (614) Our venerable mother Dominica, born in Carthage in North Africa, lived a life of asceticism and died in Constantinople under the reign of the Emperor Zenon. (474) Our holy father and confessor Emilian. A native of Vannes (in what is now France), he was a recluse. (767) Post-festive day of the Theophany 32 First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23) Why is it, O sea, that you ﬂed; O Jordan, that you turned back? Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen. Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.

Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23) I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): (music found on page 28) Come, let us worship and bow before Christ. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Troparion of the Venerable Fathers - Tone 4 ## & œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ Come,˙ ˙ O peo - ple and piously hon-or the mem-'ry of George. Singœ prais-es # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ for his won-der - ful fast - ing and praise Emilian for his teach - ings. # & # ˙ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ Letœ usœ singœ out: Save our souls, O Christ, through the inter-ces - sion of these # & # ˙ ho - ly˙ monks.w

33 Troparion of Dominica - Tone 8 # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ In˙ you,˙ O moth - er, the di - vine im - age was strict - ly pre-served; # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ tak ˙- ing up your cross, you œ folœ - lowed˙ Christ.˙ You˙ taught˙ us˙ # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ by ex - am - ple how to spurn the ﬂesh, for it pass - es a - way, and how˙ to

## & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ care for the soul, which is imœ - morœ - ˙ tal.˙ There˙ -fore,˙ O ven˙ - er˙ - a - ble # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Do - min - i - ca, your soul˙ re - joic - es with the œ anœ - ˙ gels.w

Kontakion of George - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ O George, you have become a bril-liant source of light, en - lightening all those # & # œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ who come to you in faith. In - ter - cede for us with Christ our God # & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ w who appeared in the ﬂowing waters and en - light - ened all of us.

34 Kontakion of Dominica - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W O Do- min - ica, you cruciﬁed the ﬂesh with your suf - fer - ings, and your love for # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W Christ was sure and con - stant. For this you have been crowned and # & # W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ admitted to the choirs of an - gels. Pray now for all those who ven - er - ate

## & œ œ ˙. œ w you, O moth - er.

Prokeimenon for the Venerable Fathers – Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3): # & ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ Pre- cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord ˙ isœ theœ death œ # & ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ofœ hisœ faith - ful, is the death of his faith - - - ful.w

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

35 Prokeimenon for a Venerable Woman - Tone 4 (Psalm 67:36,27):

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ God is won- drous in his saints, the God of Is - ra - el,

& b œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ the God of Is - ra - el.w

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

Alleluia for the Venerable Fathers - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2): # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - - ia!w

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

Alleluia for a Venerable Woman - Tone 1 (Psalm 39:2,3): j & b œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Al - le - lu - - - ia! Al - - - le - lu - ia!

j j & b œ. œ œ. œ Al - le - lu - œ- œ- ia!w

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

Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

36 Instead of “It is truly proper . . .” Magniﬁcation: (music found on page 26) Extol, O my soul, Christ the King, baptized in the Jordan. Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss to fittingly acclaim you; and even a supernatural mind is overwhelmed when it glorifies you, O Theotokos. But in your goodness accept our faith, since you recognize our godly love. You are the intercessor for Christians, and we extol you.

Communion Hymns: For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27) The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

For the Venerable Fathers, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7): # j & # j j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ willœ beœ re-mem œ- bered,˙ reœ-mem˙ -beredœ for ev œ- er;˙ e - vil newsœ Refrain: # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ heœ will not fear, heœ will notœ fear.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

9 The holy martyr Polyeuct, of Melitene in Armenia, who as a soldier was ordered to sacrifice to the gods by the edict of the Emperor Decius. Instead, he destroyed the images; wherefore he suffered many tortures and at last was beheaded and baptized by the outpouring of his own blood. (230) Post-festive day of the Theophany

Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23) I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

37 Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): (music found on page 28) Come, let us worship and bow before Christ. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Troparion of Polyeuct - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W Your˙ mar˙ - tyr Pol - y- euct, O Lord our God, inœ hisœ strug - gle, received an incor- # & # œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ rup - ti - ble crown from you. With your strength, he brought down the ty - rants # & # ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ andœ broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons. Through his prayers, O Christ our # & # œ œ ˙ God, save our˙ souls.w

Kontakion of Polyeuct - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ When our Sav - ior bowed his head in the Jor - dan Riv - er, the heads # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ of the ser - pents were crushed, and when Pol - y - euct was be- head - ed, # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w he put the de-mons to shame.

38 Kontakion of the Theophany - Tone 4: (music found on page 25) You have revealed yourself to the world today; * and your light, O Lord, has set its seal on us. * We recognize you and exclaim to you: * You have come and revealed yourself, O Unapproachable Light.

Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2) # & œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ The just man will re-joice in the Lord, ˙ reœ -œ joice œ inœ theœ Lord # & œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ and will put his trust in him.w

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

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

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!w

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

Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Communion Hymns: For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27) The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

For the Martyr, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7):

## j & j j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ willœ beœ re-mem œ- bered,˙ reœ-mem˙ -beredœ for ev œ- er;˙ e - vil newsœ

39 Refrain: # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ heœ will not fear, heœ will notœ fear.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

10 Our holy father Gregory of Nyssa, brother of St. Basil the Great, one of the great theologians of the Byzantine Church. (c.395) The venerable Dometian, bishop of Melitene, who lived under Emperors Justinian the Lesser and Maurice, and was known for his remarkable intelligence, prudence, and spiritual zeal, and for his love for the poor. (602) Our venerable father Marcion, priest and treasurer of the Great Church in Constantinople, second in command to Patriarch Gennadius. (c.471) Post-festive day of the Theophany

Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23) I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): (music found on page 28) Come, let us worship and bow before Christ. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

40 Troparion of the Hierarchs - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ God˙ of˙ our fa - thers, you always deal with us in your kind - ness. Takeœ not # & # œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ your mer-cy a - way from us; but through their pray'rs guide our life in˙ peace.w

Kontakion of Gregory -Tone 3 # & œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ Thatœ heav-en - ly hier-arch of the Church and precious mystic ora-tor ofœ Wis - dom,˙ # & œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ thatœ vig - i - lant mind, Gregory of Nyssa, sings praises along with theœ an - gels˙ # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ andœ ﬁnds de - light in theœ Light di - vine.˙ Heœ now prays un - ceas-ingœ - ly # & œ œ œ œ œ for all of us.w

Kontakion of Dometian - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ Youœ were a - noint - ed with the di - vine priest - hood, and you showed # & œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ this by vir - tue and obe-di- ence to Christ. Hav - ing ﬁn - ished your course, O

41 # & œ W œ œ #œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Fa - ther, you sing with the angels in heav - en: Glo - ry to your com-pas-sion, # & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ O Sav - ior! Glo - ry to yourœ king-dom!˙ Glo - ry to your prov - i - dence, # & œ œ œ ˙ O Lov - er of usœ #œ all.w

Prokeimenon for a Hierarch - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4): # . & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ My lips J will speak words of wis - dom;

# j j j j j j & œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ un - der - stand - ing will be theJ theme of myœ heart.w

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

Alleluia for a Hierarch - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31): # & œ œ œ #œ ˙ n˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - - - le - lu - - - ia!˙ # & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Al - - - - le - lu - ia!w

Verse: The mouth of the just utters wisdom, and his tongue will pronounce judgment. Verse: The law of his God is in his heart; his steps shall be saved from stumbling. 42 Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Communion Hymns: For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27) The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

For a Hierarch, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7):

# j & # j j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ willœ beœ re-mem œ- bered,˙ reœ-mem˙ -beredœ for ev œ- er;˙ e - vil newsœ Refrain: # j j j & # œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ heœ will not fear, heœ will notœ fear.˙ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!˙

11 Our venerable father Theodosius, founder of the common life, abbot, a friend of St. Sabbas, who, after a long solitary life permitted many disciples to assemble as companions to himself. In monasteries that he built, he cultivated the common life, until, having suffered many things for the true faith, the centenarian finally rested in the peace of Christ. (529) Post-festive day of the Theophany

Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23) I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia! 43 Post-festive Third Antiphon (Psalm 94:1): (music found on page 27) Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim God our Savior! O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): (music found on page 28) Come, let us worship and bow before Christ. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Troparion of Theodosius - Tone 8 # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Your˙ a - bun˙ - dant˙ tears˙ made the wil - der - ness bloom, and ˙ your # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ suf-f'rings made your la - bors fruit - ful œa hunœ - dred˙ -fold;˙ you˙ became˙ # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙a shin˙ - ing torch o - ver the world. O ven˙ - er - a - ble # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ fa - ther The - oœ - doœ - si˙ - us,˙ pray to Christ˙ our God that he may œ # & # œ saveœ our˙ souls.w

Kontakion of Theodosius - Tone 8 # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ nœ ˙ œ œ W You were plant - ed in the courts of your Lord and blos - somed forth with

44 # & # W œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ nœ ˙ ˙ beautiful and admir-a - ble vir - tues, O mas - ter of God's ho - ly sheep-fold. # & # œ œ W œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ ˙ œ W You mul- tiplied your children in the wil- der-ness and quenched their thirst with your # & # œ œ nœ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙. œ w a - bun-dant tears. There-fore, we cry out: Rejoice, O father The - o - do - si - us.

Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3): # & ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ Pre- cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord ˙ isœ theœ death œ # & ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ofœ hisœ faith -ful, is the death of his faith - - - ful.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2): # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - - ia!w

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

45 Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Communion Hymns: For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27) The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

For a Venerable, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7):

12 The holy martyr Tatiana, who died in Rome under Emperor Alexander Severus. (c.227)

Post-festive day of the Theophany

Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23) I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

46 Post-festive Third Antiphon (Psalm 94:1): (music found on page 27) Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim God our Savior! O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): (music found on page 28) Come, let us worship and bow before Christ. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Troparion of Tatiana - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ Your˙ lamb˙ Ta - tia - na, O Jesus, cries out in a loud voice: œI love you, # & # œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W my Bridegroom; I seek you with pain-ful long - ing; I am cru - ciﬁed with you; # & # W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ in your baptism, I am bur-ied with you; œI suf-fer for you that I may reign with you; # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ and I die for you that I may live with you. Reœ - ceive me # & # œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ as a spotless sacriﬁce immo-lat - ed with love for you. By her pray'rs, O mer-ci - ful # & # œ œ ˙ One, save our˙ souls.w

47 Kontakion of Tatiana - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W You shone in glory and were stained in your own blood, and like a beautiful # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ bird you soared to heav - en. O mar - tyr Ta - tia - na, # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ w pray for those who hon - or you.

Prokeimenon - Tone 4 (Psalm 67:36,27):

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ God is won - drous in his saints, the God of Is - ra - el,

& b œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ the God of Is - ra - el.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 1 (Psalm 39:2,3): œ. j œ œ & b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Al - le - lu - - - ia! Al - - - le - lu - ia!

j j & b œ. œ œ. œ Al - le - lu - œ- œ- ia!w

Verse: I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry. Verse: He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the ﬁlthy clay. 48 Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Communion Hymns: For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27) The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

For a Woman Martyr, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 32:1): # j j & # j j œ œ j j œ œ œ Reœ - joiceœ inœ theœ Lord,œ you right-eousœ ones,˙ praiseœ fromœ theœ upœ -right is ﬁt -œ ting.˙ Refrain: # j j & # œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ ˙ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!w

13 The holy martyrs Hermylaus and Stratonicus, of Singidunum in Moesia (this city is quite close to the modern Belgrade, Yugoslavia), who after fierce tortures under the emperor Licinius were drowned in the Ister River (the Danube), sometime between 307 and 311. Our venerable father Hilary, bishop of Poitiers, great defender of the orthodox faith against the Arian heresy, mentor of St. Martin of Tours, hymnwriter and apologist. (367) Postfestive Day of the Theophany Transferred from January 14: Our venerable fathers killed by the Arabs in Sinai and Raitho in 312. A group of holy monks living on the height of Mt. Sinai were killed by Bedouin tribesmen. The Commemoration of the passion of the holy equal-to-the-apostles Nina, Enlightener of the Georgians, who was taken as a captive into that country and converted the king through her example and miraculous cures. (4th century)

First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23) Why is it, O sea, that you ﬂed; O Jordan, that you turned back? Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen. Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. 49 Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23) I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): (music found on page 28) Come, let us worship and bow before Christ. O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!

Troparion of the Martyrs- Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W Your˙ ho˙ - ly mar-tyrs, O Lord our God, inœ theirœ strug - gles, received incor- # & # œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ rup - ti - ble crowns from you. With your strength, they brought down the ty - rants # & # ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ andœ broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons. Through their prayers, O Christ our # & # œ œ ˙ God, save our˙ souls.w

Troparion of the Venerable Martyrs - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ God˙ of˙ our fa - thers, you always deal with us in your kind - ness. Takeœ not

50 # & # œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ your mer- cy a - way from us; but through their pray'rs guide our life in˙ peace.w

Troparion of Nina - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ You˙ were˙ the com - pan - ion of those who served the Word of God, andœ spread

## & œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W the preaching of the holy A-pos-tle An - drew, O ho - ly equal–to–the–apostles and # & # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ harp of the Spir - it, Ni - na, enlighten-er of the Geor - gians, # & # œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ pray to Christ our God for the sal-va - tion of our˙ souls.w

Kontakion of the Martyrs - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ #œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Oœ mar-tyrs, you both met a blessed end in wa - ter and drowned the dev - il # & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ by the grace of God. You have re - ceived crowns of tri - umph for this # & ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ and have been admitted to an-gel - icœ choirs. ˙ Now re-mem-ber those who # & ˙ hon - orœ #œ you.w 51 Kontakion of the Venerable Martyrs - Tone 2 # j j & # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ You ﬂed the fu - ry of the world˙ and found for your-selves a calm ha - ven.˙ # & # œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ You were crowned with martyrs' blood and by the yoke of fast - ing;˙

# j j j j j j & # œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ for this you have been admitted into the com - pa - ny of mar - tyrs and monks.w

Prokeimenon - Tone 4 (Psalm 67:36,27):

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

& b œ #œ œ œ won - ders of his will.w

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

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

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!w

Verse: The just cried out and the Lord heard them, and rescued them from all their distress. Verse: Many are the trials of the just, but from them all the Lord will rescue them.

52 Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

Communion Hymns: For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27) The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

For the Martyrs, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 32:1): # j j & # j j œ œ j j œ œ œ Reœ - joiceœ inœ theœ Lord,œ you right-eousœ ones,˙ praiseœ fromœ theœ upœ -right is ﬁt -œ ting.˙ Refrain: # j j & # œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ ˙ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia!˙ Al - le - lu - ia! Alœ - le œ- lu˙ - ia!w

14 Leave-taking of the Theophany All as on January 6 (beginning page 23) except for the Third Antiphon (page 27) and Entrance Hymn (page 28)

15 Our venerable fathers Paul of Thebes and John the Hut-dweller (Calibytes). Paul was a disciple of St. Anthony the Great and one of the earliest of the “desert fathers,” living as a hermit in the Thebaid in Egypt. (c.345). John of Constantinople, who, as it is said, briefly lived in a retreat in the home of his father. He left home for six years and came back and lived in a "kalyba" (i.e., a hut) as a beggar in rags, subsisting on the charity of his unwitting parents; wholly surrendered to contemplation. His parents recognized him, after his death, from a gold codex of the Gospels that they had given him. (5th century)

53 Troparion of the Venerable Fathers - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ God˙ of˙ our fa - thers, you always deal with us in your kind - ness. Takeœ not # & # œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ your mer-cy a - way from us; but through their pray'rs guide our life in˙ peace.w

Kontakion of Paul - Tone 3 # & œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ Nowœ that we have as-sem - bled let us sing the praises of that unwaning light from the # & ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ diœ-vine Sun.˙ Oœ fa-ther Paul, you shine on those who are in the dark-ness ofœ # & ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ ig - nor - ance.˙ Oœ beau - ty of Thebes, you lead us all toœ heav - en.˙ # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Youœ are the im-mov - a - ble founœ -da - tion of monks˙ andœ of all those œ # & ˙ œ œ œ œ who keep the fast.w

Kontakion of John - Tone 2 # & # œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ Hav-ing loved that poverty which no one can rob,˙ you turned down your

54 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ par - ents' wealth, O John.˙ Tak-ing the Gos- pel of Christ in your hands, you # & # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ fol - lowed him;˙ now pray for us un - ceas-ing - ly.w

Prokeimenon - Tone 8 (Psalm 149:5,1): # & œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Let the faith - ful re-joice, re - joice in glo - ry,˙ shout for joy # & œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ and take their rest.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2): # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - - ia!w

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

Communion Hymn (Psalm 32:1): B

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Reœ - joice in the Lord, you right œ - eous ones;

55 ˙ & b ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w praise from the upœ -œ right,w the up - right is ﬁt - ting.

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ w Alœ - leœ - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - luœ - - - ia!

16 The Veneration of the Chains of the holy, glorious, and illustrious apostle Peter. The church on the Equiline Hill in Rome (called St. Peter in Chains) preserves the chains with which St. Peter was bound in prison during the persecution of Nero. Troparion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ With˙ - out˙ leav - ing Rome you come to us with your chains. Weœ ven - er - ate # & # œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ them in our faith, O prime apos-tle, and we pray to you: Ob-tain mer-cy for us # & # œ ˙ from God byœ yourœ pray'rs.w

Kontakion - Tone 2 # j j j j j j & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ Let us praise Pe - ter, the heav - en - ly dis - ci - ple of truth,˙ the ﬁrst and

# j j & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ great-est of the a - pos - tles.˙ Let us kiss his chains with faith˙

## & œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ that our sins may be for - giv - en.w

56 Prokeimenon - Tone 8 (Psalm 18:5,2): # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Through all the earth their voice re- sounds; their mes-sage reach - es˙ # & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ to the ends of the world.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 1 (Psalm 88:6,8): j & b œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Al - le - lu - - - ia! Al - - - le - lu - ia!

j j & b œ. œ œ. œ Al - le - lu - œ- œ- ia!w

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

Communion Hymn (Psalm 18:5): C œ & b ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w Through œ all the earth their voice re - sounds;

& b w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w their mes-sage rea - ches to the ends of the world, ends of the world.

œ & b ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙ w w w Al - leœ - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

57 17 Our venerable father Anthony the Great, who, bereaved by his parents' death, acceped the evangelical commands, distributed all his goods to the poor and retired in solitude to the Thebaid in Egypt. He began to lead an ascetic life and diligently worked to strengthen the Church, sustaining confessors of the faith during the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian. He supported St. Athanasius against the Arians. He had many disciples, and is thus considered the father of monks. (356)

Troparion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ Fa˙ -˙ ther An - thony, you imitated E-li - jah in his zeal, andœ youœ fol -lowed # & # œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ John the Baptist in his ho - ly way of life. You took up your abode in the # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ W des - ert andœ strength-ened the world by your pray'rs. In - tercede with Christ our # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ God that he may save our˙ souls.w

Kontakion - Tone 2 # j j j j & # œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ You re - ject - ed the troubles of this world, most ven - er - a - ble An - tho - ny,˙ # & # œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ and spent your life in peace by imitat-ing John the Bap - tist.˙ With him

# j j j j & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ we ex - alt your name;˙ for you are a perfect ex - am-ple of good con - duct.w

58 Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3): # & ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ Pre- cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord ˙ isœ theœ death œ # & ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ofœ hisœ faith -ful, is the death of his faith - - - ful.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2): # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - - ia!w

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

Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): D

& b ˙. ˙ ˙ w. ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w ˙. ˙ ˙ w. ˙ The˙ just œ man will be re- mem - bered for - e - ver; e -œ vil news he Refrain ˙ w ˙ & b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w ˙ ˙ œ œ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ w will not fear. Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

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

59 18 Our holy fathers Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria, archbishops of that city. Athanasius is called the “Father of Orthodoxy” because of his defense of the faith against Arius at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325); he was greatly persecuted for this. This date celebrates his return from exile in 345. (373) Cyril worked against the Nestorian heresy, and was champion of the use of the term Theotokos (i.e. the one who gave birth to God). He was one of the major figures of the Third Ecumenical Council of Ephesus that was held in 431. (444)

Troparion - Tone 3 b & b œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ Shin-ing with worksœ nœ of the true faith, you quenched every heretic - al

b & b ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ W dog - ma. You were con - querœ -norsœ in vic- to - ry and enriched everyone by

b & b œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ your ho - li - ness. You a-dorned theœ nœ Church with re - gal glo - ry,

b & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ #w and you just - ly found Christ who shows us mer - - cy.

Kontakion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ O arch - bis - ops, remarkable for your piety and de - vo - tion, he - ro - ic # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ de- fend -ers of the Church of Christ, pro - tect all those who beg of you: # & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ O merciful Ones, through your intercession save those who hon - or you with

60 # & # ˙. œ w fer - vor.

Prokeimenon - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4,2): j & b œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ My lips will speak words of wis - dom;

j j j j j j & b j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ unœ - der - stand - ing will be the theme ofœ myœ heart.w

Verse: Hear this, all you peoples; give heed, all who dwell in the world. Alleluia - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31): # & œ œ œ #œ ˙ n˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - - - le - lu - - - ia!˙ # & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Al - - - - le - lu - ia!w

Verse: The mouth of the just utters wisdom, and his tongue will pronounce judgment. Verse: The law of his God is in his heart; his steps shall be saved from stumbling. E Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): ## ˙ œ œ ˙ n˙ & ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Reœ - joice in theœ Lord,˙ you right - eous ones; re - joice in the Lord, # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ you right - eous ones; œ ˙ praise from the up - right is ﬁt -˙ ting.w Refrain # ˙ & # œ œ œ œ n˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu -œ ia!˙ Al - le - lu ˙- ia!w 61 19 Our venerable father Macarius of Egypt, known as Macarius ‘the Elder,’ priest and abbot of the monastery of Skete in Egypt, who, dead to the world and to himself, lived for God alone, which he also taught his disciples. (390)

Troparion - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ #œ ˙ Youœ made the wil- derness your dwelling, O father Macarius, the bear-er of God. # & œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ You be - came an an - gel in the ﬂesh and a won-der - work - er. # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Through fasts, vig - ils and pray'rs, you ob-tained from God spe - cial # & œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W grac - es to heal the sick and to san - ti - fy the souls of those who come # & œ œ #œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ to you with trust. Glo - ry to the One who gave you strength! Glo - ry # & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ W œ œ to the Oneœ who crowned you!˙ Glo - ry to the One who through your inter-ces-sion # & œ ˙ grants heal - ingœ #toœ all!w

Kontakion - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ #œ ˙ œ ˙ œ Youœ end - ed your life among those who imi-tate mar - tyr-dom, and you

62 # & œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ have in - her - ited the land of the meek, O fa - ther. You ﬁlled the des - ert # & œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ ˙ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ with peo-ple like a cit - y, and God gave to you the grace to workœ won-ders.˙ # & œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ There - fore, we come to venerate you, O Ma - car - œi #-œ us.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2): # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - ia!w

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

63 Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): F

## j j j j j j j j j j & j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ #willœ beœ re - mem-bered, be re - mem - beredœ for - ev - ver;˙

# j j j j j & # œ. #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. j œ œ œ œ ˙ . j œ œ œ e - vil newsJ heJ willJ notJ fear, e - vilœ newsJ he will not fear. Alœ #œ- leœ - lu- ia!

# j j j j j & # œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Alœ - le - lu - ia!w

20 Our venerable and God-bearing father Euthymius the Great, abbot, who, Armenian in origin and consecrated to God from infancy, sought Jerusalem. Having lived very many years in solitude, he was steadfast and cheerful to the very end of his life in humility and love, and died manifest in the observance of discipline. (473)

Troparion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ Joy˙ to˙ you, O bar-ren wil - der-ness; reœ - joice, ster - ile desert that has never known # & # œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ the tra - vail of birth; for your spouse has multi-pled your chil - dren. # & # ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W Heœ hasœ plant-ed them in de-vo-tion and pi - e - ty, and made them grow in

## & W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ detachment for the sake of per-fect vir - tue. Through his supplications, Christ our

64 # & # œ œ ˙ God, give peace toœ ourœ lives.w

Kontakion - Tone 8 # & # œ ˙ œ W œ œ nœ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Cre - a - tion takes joy in your birth and mem - 'ry. It is de - light - ed # & # œ W œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ ˙ œ W with the abundance of your mir - a - cles. En - rich our souls from your # & # œ œ nœ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ nœ ˙ treas-ures, O fa - ther, and wash our de - ﬁle-ments a - way so that we can sing: # & # œ œ ˙. œ w Al - le - lu - ia!

Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3): # & ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ Pre - cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord ˙ isœ theœ death œ # & ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ofœ hisœ faith -ful, is the death of his faith - - - ful.w

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

65 Alleluia - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2): # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - ia!w

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

Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): A # j j j j & # œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ The just man will be re - mem-bered for - evœ - er;˙ e - vil newsœ heœ Refrain # ˙ & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ will not fear, e - vil newsœ heœ will not fear. Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ w Al - le - lu - ia!

21 Our venerable father Maximus the Confessor, noted theologian and writer who resigned his post as secretary to the Emperor Heraclius and entered the monastery of Chrysopolis, of which he eventually became hegumen. He headed the opposition to the Monothelite heresy. For this he was banished, imprisoned, and lost his tongue and right hand. (662) The holy martyr Neophyte, of Nicaea in Bithynia, martyr, who died at the age of fifteen in the reign of Diocletian. (4th century) The holy martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valeran, and Aquila. The holy virgin martyr Agnes of Rome, who, while still a maiden, bore the highest testimony of the faith in Rome and consecrated the label of chastity by her martyrdom. She conquered both her youth and the tyrant, received the fullest admiration among the nations and gained even greater glory with God. On this day is celebrated the burial of her body. (3rd/4th century) 66 Troparion of Maximus - Tone 8 # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Guide˙ to Or˙ - tho˙ - dox˙ - y, teach - er of pi - e - ty and ho - li - ness, # & # ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ lu - miœ - nar - y for the œ world,œ ˙ ˙ in˙ - spired˙ # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ a - dorn-ment of bish - ops, O wiseœ Max - i - mus, harp of theœ

## & œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Spirœ - ˙ - it,˙ you˙ en - light˙ - ened all by your teach - ings; # & # ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ in - terœ - cede with Christ our God to œ saveœ our˙ souls.w

Troparion of Neophyte - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W Your˙ mar˙ - tyr Ne - o-phyte, O Lord our God, inœ hisœ strug -gle, received an incor-

## & œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ -rup - ti - ble crown from you. With your strength, he brought down the ty - rants # & # ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ andœ broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons. Through his prayers, O Christ our

## & œ œ ˙ God, save our˙ souls.w 67 Troparion of the Martyrs - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ To˙ - day˙ the Church is ﬁlled with mu - sic, andœ theœ world is re - plete with # & # ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ mir - a-cles. These four ho - ly men have acted brave-ly a-gainst guile, andœ in # & # œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ their faith they pro-fessed Christ. O saints, ob- tain the re - mis-sion of sins

## & œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ for those who vener-ate your ho - ly mem - o˙ - ry.w

Troparion of Agnes - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ Your˙ ˙ lamb Ag - nes, O Jesus, cries out in a loud voice: œI love you, # & # œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W my Bridegroom; I seek you with pain-ful long - ing; I am cru - ciﬁed with you;

## & W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ in your baptism, I am bur - ied with you; œI suf - fer for you that I may # & # ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ reign with you; and I die for you that I may live with you. Reœ -ceive me

## & œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ as a spotless sacriﬁce immo-lat - ed with love for you. By her pray'rs, O mer-ci - ful 68 # & # œ œ ˙ One, save our˙ souls.w

Kontakion of Maximus - Tone 8 # & # œ ˙ œ W œ œ nœ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ Let us, O faithful, honor with worthy hymns the great Max - i - mus, so high-ly

## nœ & œ W œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ de - voted to the Ho- ly Trin - i - ty. He preached faith in God with great cour-age, # & # œ œ W œ œ ˙. œ ˙ and glo - riﬁed Christ in his two natures, two wills, and two op - er - a - tions. # & # ˙ œ œ œ nœ ˙ œ œ W œ œ ˙. œ w There-fore, let us cry out: Re- joice, O preacher of the true faith.

Kontakion of Neophyte - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ You are a new shoot in the garden of Christ's mar - tyrs. You of - fer # & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W the fruits of heav-en - ly un - der-stand - ing which nour - ish those who # & # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ ven - er - ate you in faith. O glorious, wise, and brave mar - tyr Ne - o - phyte,

## & œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ w as you stand be - fore God, pray for our sal - va - tion. 69 Kontakion of the Martyrs - Tone 2 # j j j j & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Now that we have as-sem - bled,˙ let us praise the ho - ly and God - bear-ing

# j j j j & # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ mar - tyrs:˙ Eu-gene, Can - di - dus, Va - ler - i - an, and A - qui - la.˙ They spurned

# j j & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ the goods of this world,˙ and now we hon - or them as a choir of four.w

Kontakion of Agnes - Tone 2 # j j & # œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Find - ing your ho - ly relics to be an ever–ﬂow-ing well - spring of heal - ing˙ # & # œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ for our af - ﬂicted souls and bodies, O ho - ly mar - tyr,˙ all of us,

# j j & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ W the faithful, cry out to you in thanks-giv - ing:˙ O most bless - ed Agnes, O

# j j & # W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ innocent and un-blem - ished ewe - lamb˙ of the ﬂock of Christ the Chief # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Shep - herd,˙ pray un - ceas - ing - ly, that our souls be saved!w

70 Prokeimenon for several Martyrs - Tone 4 (Psalm 15:3,8):

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

& b œ #œ œ œ won - ders of his will.w

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

Alleluia for several Martyrs- Tone 4 (Psalm 33:18,20):

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!w

Verse: The just cried out and the Lord heard them, and rescued them from all their distress. Verse: Many are the trials of the just, but from them all the Lord will rescue them.

Communion Hymn for several Martyrs (Psalm 32:1): B

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Reœ - joice in the Lord, you right œ - eous ones;

˙ & b ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w praise from the upœ -œ right,w the up - right is ﬁt - ting.

˙ & b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ w Alœ - leœ - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - luœ - - - ia!

22 The holy apostle Timothy who, disciple of St. Paul the Apostle and his assistant in his apostolate, was the leader of the church at Ephesus. Two epistles, which offer wise counsels on the ordering of pastors and the faithful, were written to him. The holy venerable martyr Athanasius the Persian from Bethsaloe in Persia, monk. After very many tortures, which he had borne steadfastly in Caesarea in Palestine, he was afflicted with many punishments by Chosroes, king of the Persians. After his seventy companions, he too was strangled next to a river and his head cut off. His head was brought to Rome and is still venerated in the church of Ss. Vincent and Athanasius. (628) 71 Troparion of Timothy - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Hav˙ - ing˙ heard the good news and being tru - ly tem - per - ate, youœ haveœ beenœ # & # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W clothed with the priest-hood in in - teg - ri - ty. You found deep knowledge in the # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ cho - sen ves - sel, andœ youœ kept the faith o - ver a smooth course.

## & œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ O apostle Timothy, beg Christ to save our˙ souls.w

Troparion of Athanasius - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W Your˙ marœ -tyrœ A - tha - na - si - us, O Lord our God, inœ hisœ strug-gle, received an incor- # & # œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ -rup - ti - ble crown from you. With your strength, he brought down the ty - rants # & # ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ andœ broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons. Through his prayers, O Christ our # & # œ œ ˙ God, save our˙ souls.w

72 Kontakion - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ #œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Letœ usœ praise Paul's com-pan - ion and disci-ple Tim - o- thy. Let us ven - er - ate him # & œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ a - long with Athanasius who beamed out of Per-sia like a star, who dis-pers-es the # & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ pas - sions ofœ our souls ˙ and the ills of our œ #œ ﬂesh.w

Prokeimenon - Tone 8 (Psalm 18:5,2): # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Through all the earth their voice re - sounds; their mes-sage reach - es˙ # & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ to the ends of the world.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 1 (Psalm 88:6,8):

œ. j œ œ & b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Al - le - lu - - - ia! Al - - - le - lu - ia!

j j & b œ. œ œ. œ Al - le - lu - œ- œ- ia!w

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

73 Communion Hymn (Psalm 18:5): C ˙. œ ˙ & b ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w Through œ all the earth their voice re- sounds;

& b w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w their mes-sage rea - ches to the ends of the world, ends of the world.

œ & b ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙ w w w Al - leœ - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - - - le - lu - ia!

23 The holy martyr Clement, bishop of Ancyra, was killed along with the holy martyr Agathangel during the persecution of the Emperor Maximian (c.296) Commemoration of the Sixth Ecumenical Council (680), at which was taught the two wills of Christ, denying the Monothelite heresy.

Troparion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ O˙ most˙ ho - ly Cle - ment, you are a vineyard of holiness for the faith - ful, # & # ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œa rod of valor, a ﬂow - er of pu - ri - ty, and a fruit of great delight that # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W God has grant - ed. Sinceœ youœ strug-gled together with the martyrs and rose to the # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ dig - ni - ty of a bish - op, in - tercede with Christ our God that he may # & # ˙ save our˙ souls.w 74 Kontakion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W O Cle-ment, wor-thy of all praise, you became a precious vine and a noble # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W con-quer - or in Christ's vine - yard. At the time of your martyrdom you # & # W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ cried out with your com-pan - ion: O Christ our God, you are the de-light

## & œ ˙. œ w of mar - tyrs.

Verse: What can I return to the Lord for all he has given me? Alleluia - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2): # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - - ia!w Verse: Happy the man who fears the Lord and greatly delights in his commands. Verse: His posterity will be mighty upon the earth. 75 Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): D

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

24 Our venerable mother Xenia of Rome, born of a noble Roman family, who lived a holy life with other virgins at Mylassa of Caria in the ﬁfth century. (450) The holy martyrs in Pidlashia: the priest-martyr Vincent Lewoniuk and his twelve companions in the district of Pratulin in the village of Swaddles. Moved neither by threats nor lures, they were unwilling to break communion with the Catholic Church. Finally, refusing to hand over the keys of the parish, they died defenseless, indeed, wounded to the point of death. (1874)

Troparion - Tone 8 # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ In˙ you,˙ O moth - er, the di - vine im - age was strict - ly pre-served;

## & ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ tak ˙- ing up your cross, you œ folœ - lowed˙ Christ.˙ You˙ taught˙ us˙ # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ by ex - am - ple how to spurn the ﬂesh, for it pass - es a - way, and how˙ to # & # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ care for the soul, which is imœ - morœ - ˙ tal.˙ There˙ -fore,˙ O ven˙ - er˙ - a - ble

76 # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Xe - ni - a, your soul˙ re - joic - es with the œ anœ - ˙ gels.w

Kontakion - Tone 2 # j j j j & # œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Com-mem - o - rating your marvelous life, O Xenia, we hon-or you with fer - vor,˙

## j j & œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ sing-ing a hymn in praise of Christ who gave you the pow - er of mir - a - cles.˙

# j j j j & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ In - ter - cede with him con - stant - ly for all of us.w

Prokeimenon - Tone 4 (Psalm 67:36,27):

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ God is won - drous in his saints, the God of Is - ra - el,

& b œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ the God of Is - ra - el.w

Verse: In the churches bless God; from Israel’s wellsprings bless the Lord. Alleluia - Tone 1 (Psalm 39:2,3): j & b œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Al - le - lu - - - ia! Al - - - le - lu - ia!

j j & b œ. œ œ. œ Al - le - lu - œ- œ- ia!w Verse: I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry. Verse: He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the ﬁlthy clay. 77 Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): E ## œ œ œ œ ˙ n˙ & ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ The˙ just wo -œ man˙ will be re - mem - bered for - ev - er; Refrain # ˙ & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ n˙ e - vil news she will notœ fear,˙ e - vil news she will not˙ fear.w Al - le - lu - ia! # & # ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ Al - - le - lu œ- ia!˙ Al - le - lu ˙- ia!w

25 Our holy father Gregory the Theologian, archbishop of Constantinople, the friend of St. Basil; bishop of Sebaste, and then of Constantinople, and finally Nazianzus. He defended the divinity of the Word with great ardor, for which reason he is also named "the Theologian." During his time as patriarch of Constantinople, he presided over the Second Ecumenical Council (Constantinople, 381). (389)

Troparion - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ #œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ Theœ sweet mel - o - dy of your theologic-al teach - ings has o - ver come # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W the nois - y blasts of or - a - tors. For God has grant - ed you the power of # & W œ œ #œ ˙ ˙ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ penetrating spir - it - ual depths and the gift of brilliant lit - er - œa - ry tal - ent.˙ # & ˙ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ Greg-o - ry, our fa - ther, intercede with Christ our God that he may save ourœ #œ souls.w

78 Kontakion - Tone 3 # & œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ Oœ glo - ri - ous Greg-ory, your theological knowledge has solved the problems raised # & ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ ˙ byœ or - a - tors.˙ Youœ have robed the Church with true theolo-gy inœ - spired # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ from on high.˙ Theœ Church puts on this robe and cries out with us, yourœ chil - dren:˙ # & œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Reœ - joice, O fa - ther whose theolo-gic - alœ knowl-edge is so great.w

Prokeimenon - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4,2): j & b œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ My lips will speak words of wis - dom;

j j j j j j & b j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ unœ - der - stand - ing will be the theme ofœ myœ heart.w Verse: Hear this, all you peoples; give heed, all who dwell in the world. Alleluia - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31): # & œ œ œ #œ ˙ n˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - - - le - lu - - - ia!˙ # & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Al - - - le - lu - ia!w Verse: The mouth of the just utters wisdom, and his tongue will pronounce judgment. Verse: The law of his God is in his heart; his steps shall be saved from stumbling. 79 Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): F ## j j j j j j j j j j & j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ #willœ beœ re - mem-bered, be re - mem - beredœ for ev - ver˙ Refrain # j j j j j & # œ. #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. j œ œ œ œ ˙ . j œ œ œ e - vil newsJ heJ willJ notJ fear, e - vilœ newsJ he will not fear. Alœ #œ- leœ - lu- ia!

# j j j j j & # œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Alœ - le - lu - ia!w

26 Our venerable father Xenophon and his wife Mary. Xenophon was a Senator in Constantinople, where he led a holy Christian life with his wife Mary and their two sons, Arcadius and John. On their way to Phoenicia to study law, the young men were shipwrecked and barely managed to escape with their lives. The parents set out to find them, and, on discovering them in a monastery in Jerusalem, they too entered the monastic life, equal to one another in the ardor of their souls. (520) Our holy father Joseph, archbishop of Thessalonica, brother to St. Theodore the Studite. As a monk, he composed very many hymns; then when he had just been advanced to the episcopate, he suffered many fearful things for the sake of ecclesiastical discipline and the defense of the holy icons. Exiled to Thessaly, he died of starvation. (826)

Troparion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ God˙ of˙ our fa - thers, you always deal with us in your kind - ness. Takeœ not # & # œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ your mer-cy a - way from us; but through their pray'rs guide our life in˙ peace.w

80 Kontakion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W You were at - ten - tive to the commandments of the Mas - ter, dis - tributing # & # W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ your wealth secretly to the poor, O bless-ed one, with your wife and chil - dren. # & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ w There - fore, you dwell in the di - vine Par - a - dise.

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

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

# œ œ ˙ & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - - ia!w

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

81 Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): A

## j j j j & œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ The just man will be re - mem-bered for - evœ - er;˙ e - vil newsœ heœ Refrain # ˙ & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ will not fear, e - vil newsœ heœ will not fear. Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ w Al - le - lu - ia! 27 The Translation of the Relics of our holy father John Chrysostom. In the year 438, thirty-three years after the death of St. John in Coman of Armenia, his relics were transferred to his episcopal see of Constantinople. This occurred during the reign of Emperor Theodosius the Lesser.

Troparion - Tone 8 # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ The˙ ho˙ - ly Church˙ sings praise and the world re- joic - es. How joy˙ -ful is the # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ trans-fer of your sa - cred œ relœ - ˙ ics,˙ O˙ ven˙ - er˙ - a - ble pas - tor, # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ John Chrys-os- tom. You lived˙ a- mong pas-tors in ho - li - ness and be-came

## & ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ a martyr in yourœ yearnœ - ˙ ing.˙ We˙ there˙ -fore sing to you:

## & ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ O œ mar-tyr and com-pan-ion of pas-tors, beg Christ our God toœ saveœ our˙ souls.w 82 Kontakion - Tone 1 # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ Theœ Church of Con-stan-tin - o - ple rejoiced greatly because of the transfer of your ho-ly # & œ #œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ rel - ics and she kept them as a treas-ure of great price. Through your # & œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ #œ ˙ œ œ in - ter - ces - sion these same remains convey the grace of heal - ing up - on # & œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ those who sing to you a hymn ofœ praise, ˙ O most glo - ri - ous # & œ œ ˙ John Chrys - osœ #-œ tom.w

Prokeimenon - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4,2): j & b œ œ œ. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ My lips will speak words of wis - dom;

j j j j j j & b j œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ unœ - der - stand - ing will be the theme ofœ myœ heart.w

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

83 Alleluia - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31): # & œ œ œ #œ ˙ n˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - - - le - lu - - - ia!˙ # & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Al - - - - le - lu - ia!w

Verse: The mouth of the just utters wisdom, and his tongue will pronounce judgment. Verse: The law of his God is in his heart; his steps shall be saved from stumbling.

Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): B

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Theœ just man will be re - mem - bered forœ - e - ver;

˙ & b ˙. œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w e - vil news he willœ notœ fear;w e - vil news he will not fear. Refrain

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ w Alœ - leœ - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - luœ - - - ia!

28 Our Venerable Father Ephrem the Syrian, who, first in his own home town of Nisibis exercised the office of preaching and of handing on holy teaching. Then, when the Persians invaded Nisibis, he fled with his disciples to Edessa in Syria, where he set down the fundamentals of a school of theology, fulfilling his ministry by his words and writings. So striking is the austerity of his life and the clarity of his teaching that from the exquisite hymns he composed he has deserved to be called the harp of the Holy Spirit. (378)

Troparion - Tone 8 # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Your˙ a - bun˙ - dant˙ tears˙ made the wil - der - ness bloom, and ˙ your

84 # & # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ suf - f'rings made your la - bors fruit - ful œa hunœ - dred˙ - fold;˙ you˙ became˙ # & # œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙a shin˙ - ing torch o - ver the world. O ven˙ - er - a - ble # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ fa - ther œ Ephœ - ˙ rem,˙ pray to Christ˙ our God that he may œ # & # œ saveœ our˙ souls.w

Kontakion - Tone 8 # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ nœ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ Ev - er con-scious of the hour of judg-ment, you shed tears of bitter la-ment, # & # œ ˙. œ ˙ œ ˙ œ W œ œ nœ O Eph - rem. You ac - tive - ly embraced the life of silence which you loved so # & # ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ nœ ˙ ˙ dear-ly. By your ac-tions you have taught us. You have spurred the la - zy # & # œ œ ˙. œ w to re - pent - ance.

85 Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3): # & ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ Pre- cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord ˙ isœ theœ death œ # & ˙ ˙ œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ofœ hisœ faith -ful, is the death of his faith - - - ful.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2): # & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Alœ - le - lu - ia! Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia! # & œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ Alœ - le - lu - - - ia!w

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

Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): C C œ & b ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w The just œ man will be re - mem - bered for - e - ver;

˙ & b ˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w e - vil news he will not fear, e - vil news he will not fear, he will not fear. Refrain œ & b ˙. ˙ ˙ ˙. œ ˙ ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙ w w w Al - leœ - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - - - le - lu - ia!

86 29 Translation of the relics of the holy bishop and martyr Ignatius of Antioch. Ignatius was martyred in Rome at the beginning of the second century. His remains were later translated to Antioch, the place of his birth and his episcopate. During the invasion of the Persians, the relics were once again taken from Antioch to Rome (in the sixth century).

Troparion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ Hav˙ - ing˙ of - fered your - self as a sanc-ti - ﬁed gift to God, youœ wereœ thrown # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ to the rav - en - ous an - i - mals. You re - ceived the crown of victo-ry # & # œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ from God for this. Save those who honor you as a pas - tor for Christ, # & # œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ a teacher and a com-pan - ion of mar ˙- tyrs.w

Kontakion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ ˙ Ris-ing in the east to - day and enlightening all the world by your teach - ings,

## & œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ w you were graced with mar - tyr - dom, O heav- en - ly Ig - na - tius.

87 Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2) # & œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ The just man will re-joice in the Lord, ˙ reœ -œ joice œ inœ theœ Lord # & œ #œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ and will put his trust in him.w

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

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

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!w

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

Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): D

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

88 30 THE THREE HOLY HIERARCHS: BASIL THE GREAT, GREGORY THE THEOLOGIAN, AND JOHN CHRYSOSTOM. All three of these saints have their own feast days. This celebration began in 1100 in the days of the Emperor Alexis Comnenus. A great quarrel arose in Constantinople as to which of these three was the greatest theologian. They appeared in a dream to then Patriarch John and told him that they were equal before God, and each had his special gifts and talents. John chose Jan. 30 to commemorate all three of them together, and composed the ofﬁce. The holy bishop martyr Hippolytus was a priest of the Church of Rome famous for his learning. After he unjustly accused Archdeacon Callistus, he was exiled from Rome and rebelled against the authority of the Pope. He repented and was reconciled to the church, and was martyred. (235)

Troparion - Tone 4 # & # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ Teach˙ - ers˙ of the world, of one mind with the a - pos - tles, inœ - terœ - cede with the # & # ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ Lord of all to grant peace to the world, and a-bun - dant mer - cy to our˙ souls.w

Kontakion - Tone 2 # j j & # œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ Lord, you have received your ho-ly and in - spired preach - ers,˙ the fore-most # & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ of teachers, into the enjoyment of your good gifts and re - pose.˙ You pre-ferred

# j j & # œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ their labors and death a - bove an - y sac - ri - ﬁce.˙ For you a - lone # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ glo - ri - fy your saints.w

89 Prokeimenon - Tone 8 (Psalm 18:5,2): # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Through all the earth their voice re - sounds; their mes - sage reach - es˙ # & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ to the ends of the world.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 4 (Psalm 88:6,8):

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - - - ia!w

Verse: The heavens declare your wonders, O Lord, and your truth in the assembly of the holy. Verse: God is gloriﬁed in the council of the holy, great and awesome above all who surround him. E Communion Hymn (Psalm 32:1): # ˙ ˙ & # ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ n˙ Reœ - joice in theœ Lord,˙ you right - eous ones; re - joice in the Lord, # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ you right - eous ones; œ ˙ praise from the up - right is ﬁt -˙ ting.w Refrain # ˙ & # œ œ œ œ n˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu -œ ia!˙ Al - le - lu ˙- ia!w

31 The holy wonderworkers and unmercenary healers Cyrus and John, who, for their confession of Christ, were beheaded after many tortures in the city of Alexandria. (311)

90 Troparion - Tone 5 # & ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ œ The grace of the Trin - ity settled in your pure hearts, O most bless - ed Cy - rus # & œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ and John. You have be - come marvelous exorcists of im-pure spir - its. # j & œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ You were doc - tors o - ver hid - den and visJ - i - ble ill - ness - es. # & ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ Now that you stand be-fore God, heal our spir - it - ual dis - eas - es # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ by your un ceas - ing pray'rs.w

Kontakion - Tone 3 # & œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ Reœ - ceiv-ing the gift of miracles from diœ -vine grace,˙ youœ worked all # & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W sorts of won-ders, Oœ ho - ly ones.˙ Byœ yourœ in - vis - i - ble la - bors you uproot # & œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ all ourœ pas - sions,˙ forœ you are heav - en - lyœ doc - tors,˙ # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Oœ God-wise Cy - rus! Oœ glo - ri - ous John!w 91 Prokeimenon - Tone 4 (Psalm 15:3,8):

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

& b œ #œ œ œ won - ders of his will.w

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

Alleluia - Tone 2 (Psalm 132: 1, 3): # & œ œ œ #œ ˙ n˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Al - - - le - lu - - - ia!˙ # & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Al - - - le - lu - ia!w Verse: Behold, how good and how pleasant when brothers dwell in unity. Verse: For there the Lord has commanded the blessing: life forever.

Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7): F # j j j j j & # j j j j j œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ Theœ justœ manœ #willœ beœ re - mem-bered, be re - mem - beredœ for ev - ver˙ Refrain # j j j j j & # œ. #œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. j œ œ œ œ ˙ . j œ œ œ e - vil newsJ heJ willJ notJ fear, e - vilœ newsJ he will not fear. Alœ #œ- leœ - lu- ia!

# j j j j j & # œ œ œ œ j œ œ œ Al - le - lu - ia! Alœ - le - lu - ia!w