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.