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Byzantine Monthly Menaion Volume Eleven: July

Metropolitan Cantor InstituteByzantine Catholic SeminaryPittsburgh, PA


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Foreword

A Menaion is a liturgical book which contains the changeable parts of Byzantine divineservices for a given month. The volume in your hands is the tenth of a series of twelvebooks for use in Byzantine Catholic parishes. Each day is provided with the followingmaterial:

(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 andIrmos (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 CatholicChurch are reproduced with their musical settings from that book. Those texts weretranslated by the Inter-Eparchial Liturgical Commission, and then set to plainchant by theInter-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 theIELC/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 arealmost always taken from the Order of Matins published by the Sisters of the Order ofSaint Basil the Great, and we acknowledge these texts with gratitude.

This volume is intended to be used annually. Because of this, cantors must use theTypikon 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 Prokeimenaand Alleluiaria are to be combined.

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

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


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& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙To - day the peo-ple sing to God on high

œ ˙ œ Wbe - cause he gave us doctors who

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙prac-ticed with-out fee.

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Let us sing to the holy Cosmas and glo-rious Da- mi-an:

& ## œ

˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙Since you have been given the grace to cure so free - ly,

œ Wdis - tribute

it

freely

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wa - mong those who ven - er - ate you.

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Re-ceiv-ing the grace to heal from the Source of mir - a-cles,

œ ˙ œ œ œyou gen- er-ous-ly

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙used it for those who called on you.

œ œ ˙ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœVis - it us in our spir - it - ual and

& ## œ jœ jœ ˙phys - i - cal needs,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙ho - ly doc - tors Cos - mas and Da - mi - an,

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MENAION - JULY

1 The holy unmercenary healers and wonder-workers Cosmas and Damian, who, itis said, practiced medicine asking for no money in Cyrrhus in Euphratesia and manywere healed by their free cures. (284)

Troparion - Tone 4

Kontakion - Tone 2


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& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wand seek mer - cy from Christ our God for us.

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

œ œ œ œ œ œthe Lord has shown all the

& b œ œ# œ œ wwon- ders of his will.

& # œ œ œ œ# ˙ ˙nAl - le - lu - ia!

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al - - - le - lu - - - ia!

& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - - - - le - lu - ia!

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙Re-joice in the Lord,

œ œ œ œ ˙you right-eous ones;

A

˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œpraise from the up-right is fit-ting.

& ## ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ

praise from the up-right is fit-ting.

Refrain

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - le - lu - ia!

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

Communion Hymn (Psalm 32:1):

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):

Verse: Behold, how good and how pleasant when brothers dwell in unity.Verse: For there the Lord has commanded the blessing: life forever.


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&

##˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙

˙ ˙ ˙Ev - er - vir - gin The - o - to - kos and pro - tec - tion of the hu - man race,

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙you gave the robe and cinc- ture of your most pure bod - y to your ci - ty

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙as a pow-er - ful pro-tec - tion.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙These gar-ments re - mained

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙in - cor- rupt

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙because of your vir - gin - al child - birth.

˙ ˙ ˙For in you,

& ## ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙both time and na- ture have been re-newed.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙There-fore we pray that you grant peace

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wto the u - ni - verse and great mer - cy to our souls.

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙As a man-tle of im-mor-tal - i - ty,

œ Wyou have given to the faithful the garment that

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙cov-ered your most pure bod - y.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O Vir-gin whom God him-self has blessed

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2 The deposition of the venerable robes of our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of Godat Blachernae in the reign of the Emperor Leo and his consort Irene (457-474).

Troparion - Tone 8

Kontakion - Tone 4


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& ## œ W œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and divine per-fec-tion of the hu-man race.

œ œ œ WWith love we celebrate the feast of the

&

## W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙deposition of your mantle, and we sing with faith: œ W œ œRe - joice, O Virgin for you are the

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ wpride of Chris - tians.

& b œ W œ œ ˙ ˙My soul

proclaims

the

greatness of the Lord

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙and my spir - it re- joic - es

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ win God my Sav - - - ior.

& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - - - ia!

œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ wAl - - - le - lu - ia!

& b œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙I shall take the chal - - - ice,

B

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙the chal - ice of sal - va - tion,

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Prokeimenon - Tone 3 (Luke 1:46-48):

Verse: For he has looked with favor on the humility of his servant;from this day forward, all generations will call me blessed.

Alleluia - Tone 8 (Psalm 44:11,13):

Verse: Listen, O daughter, and see and incline your ear.

Verse: The rich among the people will seek your favor.



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& b œ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙and call up - on the name,

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ wthe name of the Lord.

& b

Refrain

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ

œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wAl - le - lu - - - ia!

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Your mar - tyr Hy - a-cinth, O Lord our God, œ œ ˙ œ Win his strug - gle, received an incor-

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙rup - ti - ble crown from you.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙With your strength, he brought down the ty - rants

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons.

œ W œ œThrough his prayers, O Christ our

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ wGod, save our souls.

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Your mar - tyr, O Christ, pos-sessed the tree of life,

œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œwhich is the faith in his

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3 The holy martyr Hyacinth at Amastris in Paphlagonia. He was a member of thecourt of the emperor Trajan and a secret Christian. When he refused to offer sacrifice toidols, the emperor told him to deny Christ. He replied, “I am a Christian. I revere Christand worship him, and I bring my living self to him as a sacrifice.” (108)

Troparion - Tone 4

Kontakion - Tone 6


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& ## ˙soul,

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙and which is more precious than the gar-den of E - den.

œ œBy the

&

## œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Spir-it he de-stroyed the tree of lies œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙and was giv -en a crown of glo - ry for this

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wfrom you, the su-preme-ly mer - ci - ful Lord.

& # œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙The just man will re-joice in the Lord,

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙re - joice in the Lord

& # œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wand will put his trust in him.

& b œ œ œ œ œAl - le - lu - ia!

˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!

œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ wAl - le - lu - - - ia!

& bC

˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wThe just man will be re - mem - bered for - e - ver;

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Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)

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


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):


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& b .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ we - vil news he will not fear,

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ we - vil news he will not fear,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ whe will not fear.

& b

Refrain

.˙ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia! .˙ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!.˙ œ ˙

˙ w w wAl - le - lu - ia!

& # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# ˙You e - lat - ed Christ's Church with your beau - ti - ful hymns,

œ œ ˙show-ing in

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙the - ol - o - gy the glo - ry of the Ho-ly Trin - i - ty.

˙ œ œ œ œ œThere -fore, O An -drew, we

& # œ W œ œ œ# ˙sing of you as a man of in - sight

œ œ œ W œ œ œ œand glo - ri - fy your memory, O shep - herd of

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4 Our holy father Andrew of Jerusalem, archbishop of Crete, whose passing over isremembered this day at Erissus on the island of Lesbos. He was bishop of Gortyna, andsang--with singular art--praises to God by his prayers, hymns, and songs. He exalted theVirgin Mother of God, immaculate and assumed into heaven. (740)Our venerable mother Martha, mother of St. Simeon the Venerable, on theAdmirable Mountain in Syria. She was notable for following the ancient practice ofrising at midnight for prayer, and gave help to the needy with great compassion by

visiting the sick and the poor. (551)Our venerable father Procopius of Sazava. Born into a Christian family in Bohemia,he prepared for the priesthood in the Byzantine Church and was ordained in 1003. Heentered a monastery in Hungary and became a solitary. After 1029, he returned toBohemia to establish the monastic way of life among his own people, and settled in theSazava Valley. (1053)

Troparion of our holy father Andrew - Tone 1


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& # ˙ ˙Crete.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ# wWe praise you as Christ's friend a -mong the saints.

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙By your love for the Theotokos and a ho - ly life,

œ œ ˙you were graced

& ## œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙to give birth to a child of light for the world.

œ œ œ WThis child was radiant with the light

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙of the Trin - i - ty.

œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wThere-fore,

we

ask

you

to

pray

un-ceas-ing - ly for all of us.

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Hav-ing sound-ed sublime praise with the trum-pet of your spir - it,

œ œyou were

& ## ˙ œ W œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙shown to the world as a bea - con of the Trin - i - ty.

œ ˙ œ œWe call to you,

& ## œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙O ven - er - a - ble An - drew:

œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ wPray with - out ceas-ing for all of us.

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙You gave birth to a ho - ly child, O Mar - tha,

œ œ œ œ œaf - ter you of -fered

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Troparion of our venerable mother Martha - Tone 4

Kontakion of Andrew - Tone 2

Kontakion of Martha - Tone 2


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& ## œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ ˙fer - vent pray'rs to the Lord

œ ˙ œ W œ jœ jœand af - ter you had interceded with the vir -gin

&

## jœ

j

œ œ œ ˙The-o - to - kos. œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ ˙This child was Simeon who be-came a light for the world.

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wPray with him for the sal - va - tion of our souls.

& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Let the faith - ful re - joice in glo - ry,

œ œ œ œre - joice

& # œ œ ˙ ˙in glo - ry,

œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wshout for joy, and take their rest.

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙God is won - drous in his saints,

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙the God of Is - ra - el,

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ wthe God of Is - ra - el.

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Prokeimenon for a Priest-Martyr - Tone 7 (Psalm 149:5,1):

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

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

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


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& # œ œ œ œ# ˙ ˙nAl - le - lu - ia!


& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - - - - le - lu - ia!

& b œ œ .œ jœ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - - - ia!

œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al - - - le - lu - ia!

& b .œ jœ .œ jœ œ œ wAl - le - lu - - - ia!

& b ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wThe just man will be re - mem - bered for - e - ver;

D

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙e - vil news he

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wwill not fear.

Refrain˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ w wAl - le - lu - ia!

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl - le - lu - ia!

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w wAl - - le - lu - ia!

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Alleluia for a Priest-Martyr - Tone 2 (Psalm 131:9,13):

Verse: Your priests will be clothed with righteousness and your saints will rejoice.Verse: The Lord has chosen Zion; he prefers her for his dwelling.

Alleluia for a Venerable Woman - Tone 1 (Psalm 39:2,3):

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.

Communion Hymn for a Priest-Martyr (Psalm 111:6,7):


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& b ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wThe just wo - man shall be re-mem - bered for ev - er;

D

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙e - vil news she


Refrain

˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ w wAl - le - lu - ia! ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl - le - lu - ia!& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w w

Al - - le - lu - ia!

& b b œ œ# œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙The an - gels in heav - en mar-velled at your life on earth,

œ œfor you

& b b œ# œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙oc - cu - pied your flesh as a spir - it from on high.

œ œ œ# œYou dis-armed

& b b œ œn œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙le - gions of de-mons, O glo-rious saint,

œ œ# œ œ œn œ œ œand Christ re-ward - ed

& b b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙you with boun - ti - ful gifts.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ WBe-cause of this, O Fa-ther, we ask you now to pray

& b b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w#for the sal - va - tion of all.

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Communion Hymn for aVenerable Woman (Psalm 111:6,7):

5 Our venerable father Athanasius of Mt. Athos, hegumen, humble and peaceful,who founded a coenobitic way of living in the Great Laura. Despite many trials, he wasfather to many monks who followed his ascetic model. (1003)

Troparion - Tone 3


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& # œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙Your flock in - vokes you as a man of spe-cial sight

œ œ œ Wand a zeal - ous preacher of God,

& # œ œ .˙ œ ˙O in - spired saint. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Do not cease pray - ing for your serv - ants& # œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙

that they may be delivered from at - tacks and as - saults.

œ ˙ œ œ ˙We cry to you:

& # œ œ W œ œ .˙ œ wRe - joice, O father A - tha - na - si - us.

& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Pre- cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord

œ œ œ œis the death

& # œ œ ˙ ˙of his faith - ful,

œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wis the death of his faith - - - ful.

& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙Al - - - - - le - lu - - - ia!

& # œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ wAl - le - lu - - - ia!

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Kontakion - Tone 8

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



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


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& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙The just man

œ œ œ œ œ ˙will be re - mem - bered

E

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nfor - e - ver;

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙e - vil news he will not fear,

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ we - vil news he will not fear.

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nAl - le - lu - ia!

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

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - le - lu - ia!

& # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ# ˙You made the wil - der - ness your dwelling, O father Sisoes, the bear - er of God.

& # œ 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 ˙ œThrough fasts,

& # œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ# ˙vig - ils and pray'rs, you obtained from God special graces to heal the sick

& # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙and to sanc - ti - fy the souls of those who come to you with trust.

˙ œGlo - ry

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6 Our venerable father Sisoes the Great, hermit in Egypt, who was very remarkablein the exercise of the monastic life. Many of his “words” are recorded in theApothegmata Patrum. A brother once told him that he could not hold the wise sayings

in his head and quote them to others. Sisoes replied, “It is not necessary. That which isnecessary is to acquire purity of mind and to speak from this purity, placing one’s hopein God.” (c. 429)

Troparion - Tone 1


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& # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# ˙to the One who gave you strength!

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙Glo- ry to the One who crowned you!

&

#

œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ# wGlo - ry to the One who through your inter-ces - sion grants heal - ing to all.

& # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You ap-peared on earth as an angel in the flesh, O vener-a - ble Si - so - es,

œ œand you

& # œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙en - light - ened

the

faithful

with

your

di-vine mir - a - cles.

œ œ œThere-fore we

& # œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wglo - ri - fy you in faith.





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Kontakion - Tone 6




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& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!



& ##F

jœ jœ jœ jœ# jœ jœ jœ œ jœ jœ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙

The just man will be re - mem-bered, be re - mem - bered for ev - ver

& ## .œ jœ# Jœ Jœ Jœ Jœ œe - vil news he will not fear,

.œ jœ Jœ jœ jœ jœ ˙e - vil news he will not fear.

Refrain

.œ jœ# œ œ jœ œAl - le - lu - ia!

& ## jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wAl - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# ˙Thom-as is ra - di - ant in his mir - a - cles,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œand A - ca - cius has be -come

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7 Our venerable fathers Thomas of Maleum and Acacius, mentioned in “TheLadder” Thomas was a general famed for courage and wealth. He was a huge man, a

source of fear to his enemies. He came to know Christ, and left all behind to go into thedesert. When people heard of this, they came to him, and Thomas cured their diseases.(10th century)

Troparion - Tone 1


18/92

& # œ W œ œ œ ˙fa - mous for his o - be - di - ence.

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œThey shine as lights for the world and guid - ing

&

#

œ œ# ˙stars for monks. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙We have re - course to you as fa - v'rites of God& # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

to de - fend us in bat - tle by your pray'rs

œ œ œ Wso that we might ask Christ to

& # W œ œ œ ˙ œ œ# wforgive our sins since we hon - or your mem - o - ry.

& # œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙With cour -age you pushed on to vic - to - ry,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œhav-ing been in-flamed with di-vine

& # ˙love.

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You of - fend - ed the mortal king and spurned the beau - ties of this earth.

&

#

œ W œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙End - ing your days on the moun -tain of Ma - le - um, œ œ œ œyou stepped up from& # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙

it in - to heav -en it - self.

œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ wO Thomas, pray unceasing-ly for all of us.

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Kontakion of Thomas - Tone 4


19/92

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙From child-hood, most wise and ven - 'ra - ble A - ca - cius,

œ ˙ œyou fol - lowed

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ ˙af - ter Christ, for - sak-ing the world. œ œ œ WIm - i - tat - ing his willing meekness, you& ## œ œ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ ˙

o - ver-came the proud tor - tur - er.

˙ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wNow pray un -ceas-ing - ly for all of us.

& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Pre- cious in the eyes, in the eyes of the Lord œ œ

œ œis the death



& #

œ œ œ ˙ ˙

Al - le - lu - ia!


& # œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ wAl - le - lu - - - - ia!

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Kontakion of Acacius - Tone 2


20/92

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙The just man

œ jœ jœ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙will be re - mem-bered for - ev - er;

A

œ œ œ œe - vil news he

& ## œ œ ˙will not fear,

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙e - vil news he will not fear.

Refrain

œ œ œ œ œAl - le - lu - ia!

˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - le - lu - ia!

& # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Re -ceiv-ing heav-en's in - vi - ta - tion, O ho - ly one,

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙you turned from the er - rors

& # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙of your an - ces - tors and their an - cient ways

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œto be - ing zeal - ous for

& #

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Christ like Paul. ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙You en - dured man - y tortures and wounds,& # ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙

and you have been re - paid with a crown of glo - ry.

˙ ˙ ˙There-fore,

& # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wpray to Christ to save us, O great mar - tyr Pro - co - pi - us.

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8 The holy great martyr Procopius at Caesarea in Palestine. Under the emperorDiocletian, he was taken from the city of Scythopolis to Caesarea and there in return forthe excellent confidence of his answers he was beheaded by the judge Fabianus. (303)

Troparion - Tone 8


21/92

& ## œ ˙ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ ˙In-flamed with a heav-en - ly zeal for Christ

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œand pro-tect - ed by the

& ## œ jœ jœ ˙might of the Cross, œ ˙ œ W œ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ ˙you lev - eled the rages and bit - ter - ness of the foe.& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ ˙

You raised up the Church, O Procopi-us, by the strength of your faith.

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wYou en - light - en us by your ex - am - ple.

& # œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙The just man will re-joice in the Lord,

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙re - joice in the Lord

& # œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wand will put his trust in him.


˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!


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Kontakion - Tone 2

Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)

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


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.


22/92

& b œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙The just man will be

B

˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙re - mem - bered for - e - ver;

& b .˙ œ œ œ œ œ we - vil news he will not fear;

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ we - vil news he will not fear.

& b Refrain

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wAl - le - lu - - - ia!

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Like an ar - row on fire, you were aimed at Ta - or - mi - na

˙ ˙ ˙to kill the

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙god - less and to bring light to the faith - ful.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙You strength-ened

&

## ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙them in the faith by your preach - ing, ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œand you fin - ished your

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙work by spill - ing your blood.

˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙O mar - tyred priest Pan - cra - ti - us,

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wpray for your flock and for all who cher - ish your mem - o - ry.

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9 The holy martyr Pancratius, bishop of Taormina in Sicily, who, it is believed, wasa follower of St. Peter the Apostle and the first to lead this Church. His holy relics arepreserved in Rome. (1st century)

Troparion - Tone 8


23/92

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You ap - peared to the people of Taor-mi - na as a star,

œ Wand you became a priest-

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙mar - tyr for Christ, O Pan - cra - ti - us. œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙As you stand be - fore him,& ## œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ w

pray for us who love you.

& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Let the faith - ful re - joice in glo - ry, œ œ

œ œre - joice

& # œ œ ˙ ˙in glo - ry,

œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wshout for joy, and take their rest.

& # œ œ œ œ# ˙ ˙nAl - le - lu - ia!


& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - - - - le - lu - ia!

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Kontakion - Tone 4




Verse: Your priests will be clothed with righteousness and your saints will rejoice.Verse: The Lord has chosen Zion; he prefers her for his dwelling.


24/92

& bC

˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wThe just man will be re - mem - bered for - e - ver;

& b .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ we - vil news he will not fear,

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ we - vil news he will not fear,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ whe will not fear.

& b Refrain

.˙ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!

.˙ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w w wAl - - - le - lu - ia!

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You re-nounced and left the world,

œ W œ œ œfol - lowing Christ in the spir-it of the

& ## .˙ œ ˙Gos - pel.

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Liv-ing a life of an an - gel,

œ ˙ œ Wyou set - tled in the peaceful

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10 The holy forty-five martyrs in Nicopolis in Armenia, Of saints Leontius,Mauritius, Daniel, Antonius, Anicetus, Sisinnus, and others, who under the emperorLicinius and the governor Lysias were tortured in many ways.(319)

Our venerable father Anthony of the Monastery of the Caves. He was a hermit, whoin the laura called “the Caves” followed the monastic life which he had learned on Mt.Athos. He was the founder of Russian monasticism.(1073) The holy MaroniteFranciscan brothers: Francis, Abd-el-Mooti and Raphael Massabki, and eightothers with them, killed in Damascus in 1860. Passion of the blessed martyrEmmanuel Ruiz, priest, and his companions [Carmelo Volta, Peter Soler, NicholasAlberga, Engelbert Kolland, Ascanius Nicanor, all priests; Francis Pinazo andJohn-Jacob Fernandez, friars] at Damascus in Syria, seven from the Order of FriarsMinor and three faithful brothers of the Maronite Church [Francis, Abd-el-Mooti andRaphael Massabki]. When they were deceitfully handed over to the enemy by a traitorand afflicted with various humiliations on account of their faith, they ended their liveswith the glorious death of martyrs. (1860)

Troparion of our venerable father Anthony - Tone 4


25/92

& ## œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙shel - ter of Mount A - thos.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Af - ter that, you came to the moun-tains of Kiev

&

## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙with the bles-sing of the fa - thers. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You end - ed your life of la - bor there,

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙cast - ing light o - ver all your home - land.

œ œ œ œ W œShow - ing the path of the king-dom

& ## œ ˙ ˙ ˙to all monks,

œ ˙ œ œ .˙ œ ˙you led them on to Christ:

œ WNow beg him to save our souls, O

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wven - er - a - ble An - tho - ny.

& # œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙From child - hood you loved God with all your heart

œ œ Wand lov - ingly followed him, O

&

#

œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙ven - er - a - ble fa - ther. ˙ œ W œ œ œ

˙ ˙Scorn - ing this passing world as a tri - fle,& # œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙

you took up res - i -dence in a cave.

œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œThere you fought the army of in- vis - i - ble

& # ˙ ˙de-mons,

œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙and you were like the sun o - ver the world.

˙ œ WNow you stand before the

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Kontakion - Tone 8


26/92

& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙throne with the angels,

œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙so re -member us who hon - or you

œ ˙ œ œ ˙that we may sing:

&

#

œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wRe- joice, O fa - ther An - tho - ny.





& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!



& b ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wThe just man will be re - mem - bered for - e - ver;

D

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ .w ˙e - vil news he

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27/92


Refrain˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ w wAl - le - lu - ia!

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl - le - lu - ia!

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

w wAl - - le - lu - ia!

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Light - ing your lamp, you loved your Spouse.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œYou were radiant from your vir- tues,

& ## œ ˙ œ œ ˙O praise-wor - thy one,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙and be - cause of this you pledged your - self to Christ.

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙You re - ceived a crown of suf - f'ring from him.

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙From trou-bles de - liv - er us

& ## œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wwho venerate your memory in faith, O Eu - phe - mi - a.

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11 The holy martyr Euphemia the Illustrious at Chalcedon in Bithynia. It is relatedthat she was handed over to the beasts after various tortures under Diocletian theemperor and Priscus the proconsul. Her passing is kept on Sept. 16; today is the day thather holy relics confirmed the orthodox faith at the Fourth Ecumenical Council inChalcedonl (451)The passing of Olga, princess of Kiev, baptized Helen, at Kiev in Rus’. She was thegrandmother of St. Vladimir, the first of the Rurikids to receive baptism. She preparedthe way to Christ for all the peoples of Rus’. (969)

In Benedictine communities: the translation of the relics of our holy fatherBenedict

Troparion of the holy martyr Euphemia - Tone 4


28/92

& # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# ˙Rais -ing your mind on the wings of the - ol - o - gy,

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œyou soared far a - bove

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙vis - i - ble cre - a - tion. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# ˙Seek-ing the God and Cre - a - tor of all things& # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

and be - ing re - ward - ed by find - ing him,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œyou were born a - gain to

& # œ œ œ œ# ˙Christ in bap - tism.

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Re - ceiv - ing de - light from the Tree of Life,

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙you re - main in - cor- rupt

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ# wfor all a - ges, O glo-rious Ol - ga.

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You took part in the struggle with great val - or,

œ œ œ œ Wde-fend-ing faith in Christ your

& ## œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙be -loved Sav - ior.

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Through the pow- erful intercession of the The - o - to - kos,

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙in - ter - cede with Christ that he may wipe out all false teach - ings

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Troparion of the venerable woman Olga - Tone 1

Kontakion of Euphemia - Tone 6


29/92

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙and hu-mil- liate the pride of the en - e - my.

œ œ œ œ WFrom the six hun-dred and thirty Fathers

&

## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙of the Coun - cil, œ œ œ œ W œ œyou have re - ceived the definition of the faith and pre-served it

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙faith - ful - ly,

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ wO Eu - phe - mia, wor-thy of all praise.

& ## œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Let us sing hymns to

the

Bene-fac - tor of thie world,

œ Wwho exalted

the

God–wise

& ## œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙Ol - ga in the land of Rus'.

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙May he for - give our sins

& ## œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wby her in - ter - ces - sion.




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Troparion of Olga - Tone 4




30/92




& ## œ ˙ œ œ ˙Re - joice in the Lord,

œ ˙ œ œ ˙you right - eous ones;

E

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nre - joice in the Lord,

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙you right - eous ones;

˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wpraise from the up - right is fit - ting.

& ## Refrainœ œ ˙ œ œ ˙n

Al - le - lu - ia!

˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - le - lu - ia!

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12 The holy martyrs Proclus and Hilary at Ancyra in Galatia, under the emperorTrajan and governor Maximus. Proclus was the uncle of Hilary. They were arrested for

being Christians. Proclus said to the torturers, “When you are afraid to transgress theEmperor’s commands and risk falling into temporal punishment, how much more do weChristians fear to transgress against God’s commands and fall into eternal torment!”Our venerable father Michael of Malein, a wealthy man of noble birth who gave awayall his goods and became a hermit on Mt. Kyminas in Bithynia. He had many disciples,of whom the best-known is St. Athanasius the Athonite. (3rd century)


31/92

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙The angels looked down and were a - mazed by your suf - fer - ings.

œ œ ˙By your flesh,

& ## œ œ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙you van-quished the spir - it - foe, O ho - ly ones, œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œand speared him by the& ## œ jœ jœ ˙

pow'r of the cross.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙Pray for us in our need, O Pro-clus and Hi - la - ri - on,

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wthat we too may con - quer the en - e - my and save our souls.

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙Hav - ing soared on men - tal wings to a vi - sion of God,

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙you left be - hind all the nois - es of the world, O bless - ed saint.

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙You de - spised all the ex - pla - na - tions ac - cord - ing to the flesh

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙but sought the wis - dom from on high.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙You pre - sent your -self as a mod -el

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙for all of us, say - ing:

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wIt is a good thing to live with God.

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Troparion of the holy martyrs Proclus and Hilarion - Tone 2

Troparion of our venerable father Michael - Tone 8


32/92

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙The suf-f'rings of these mar - tyrs

œ W œ œshine with the brilliance of mir -a - cles

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙like the morn - ing stars. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙There-fore, we cel - e - brate their mem - o - ry& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ w

and beg Christ to save our souls.

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙O Mi - chael, you purified your flesh with good works,

œ œ ˙ œand you plumbed the

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙spir - it of med - i - ta - tion.

œ œ ˙ œ W œYou are clear - ly revealed to us as a

& ## œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙home of the Trin - i - ty.

œ ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wO Mi - chael, pray un - ceas -ing - ly for all of us.



& b œ œ# œ œ wwon - ders of his will.

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Kontakion of Proclus and Hilarion - Tone 4

Kontakion of Michael - Tone 2

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

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


33/92



& # œ œ ˙ ˙of his faith - ful, œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wis the death of his faith - - - ful.


˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!


& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!



& ## œ .œ jœ# jœ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

Re-joice in the Lord, re-joice, you right-eous ones;

F

.œ jœ# Jœ Jœ Jœ ˙praise from the up-right,

& ## jœ .œ jœ Jœ jœ jœ ˙

the up - right is fit- ting.

.œ jœ# œ œ jœ œ

Al - le - lu - ia!

jœ jœ jœ jœ œ jœ œ œ wAl - le - lu -ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

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

Prokeimenon for a Venerable - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3):

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 for a Venerable - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2):

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 for Martyrs (Psalm 32:1):


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& ##F

jœ jœ jœ jœ# jœ jœ jœ œ jœ jœ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙

The just man will be re - mem-bered, be re - mem - bered for ev - ver

& ## .œ jœ# Jœ Jœ Jœ Jœ œe - vil news he will not fear,

.œ jœ Jœ jœ jœ jœ ˙e - vil news he will not fear.

Refrain

.œ jœ# œ œ jœ œAl - le - lu - ia!

& ## jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wAl - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O peo - ple, with a

candle-light as - sem - bly

œ œ ˙ œ Wlet us sing the praises

of

the

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙lead-er of heav-en's hosts.

œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙He is the serv - ant of light sent from the Light di - vine

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙to en - light - en all who sing with love:

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O Ga - briel, leader of the an - gels,

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Communion Hymn for a Venerable (Psalm 111:6,7):

13 The synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel. The primary feast of the Archangel isMarch 26. On this day is commemorated all his appearances and marvels throughout the

history of salvation. This feast was instituted on Mt. Athos in 982.Our venerable father Stephen of the Monastery of St. Sabbas, who suffered deathduring the reign of the emperor Severus. He was the nephew of St. John Damascene,and lived the monastic life in the Sabaite monastery near Jerusalem. (794)Our holy father Julian, bishop of Kenoman, at Le Mans [Lat.: Cenomanus] in GalliaLugdunesis [a Roman province in what is now France], who is considered the firstbishop of that city. (1st century)

Troparion of the Archangel Gabriel - Tone 4


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& ## œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wre - joice with all the pow - ers of heav - en.

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ 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 œ œ œ ˙ ˙lu - mi - nar - y for the world,

˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙in - spired a - dorn-ment

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙of bish - ops,

˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙O wise Ste-phen, harp of the Spir - it,

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙you en - light-ened all by your teach - ings;

˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œin - ter - cede with Christ our

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wGod to save our souls.

& ## œ œ œ œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Hav-ing be-held the glory of God in heav - en,

œ ˙ œ œ œ œand hav-ing brought grace to

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙earth from on high,

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙save and pro - tect those who sing to you:

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Troparion of our venerable father Stephen - Tone 8

Kontakion of Gabriel - Tone 2


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& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙O prince of angels and wise Ga- briel,

œ œ œ œ Wmin - i - s ter of God's glory and heavenly

&

## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙de- fend - er of the world, œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ

jœ

j

œ œ œ wpro -tect us always and nev - er a -ban- don us.

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You sought the very depth of wis-dom, O Ste - phen,

œ Wand great was your joy

& ## œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙when you found that pre - cious pearl.

œ œ œ W œYou found un - derstanding

in your

& ## œ ˙ ˙ ˙in - fir - mi - ties,

œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wmost bless - ed Ste - phen.

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙You make your an - gels spir - its

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙and your min - i - sters a flam - ing fire,

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ wand your min - i - sters a flam - ing fire.

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Kontakion of Stephen - Tone 4

Prokeimenon for an Archangel - Tone 4 (Psalm 103:4,1):

Verse: Bless the Lord, O my soul. Lord my God, how great you are.


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& # ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙Let the faith - ful re - joice in glo - ry,

œ œ œ œre - joice

& # œ œ ˙ ˙in glo - ry, œ œ# œ œ œ œn œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wshout for joy, and take their rest.

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

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - - ia!

& #

.˙ œ œ œ# œ œ wAl - le - lu - - - ia!

& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!



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Prokeimenon for a Confessor - Tone 7 (Psalm 149:5,1):


Alleluia for an Archangel - Tone 5 (Psalm 148:2,5):

Verse: Praise the Lord, all his angels; praise him all his hosts.Verse: He spoke and they were made; he commanded and they were created.

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



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& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙You make your an - gels,

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙make your an - gels spir - its

A

œ œand your

& ## jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙min - i - sters a flam - ing fire,

œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙and your min - i - sters a flam - ing fire.

& ## œ Refrain

œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!


&

## œ

˙ œ œ

œ ˙Re-joice in the Lord, œ œ œ œ ˙you right-eous ones;

A

˙ œ œ œ

j

œ

j

œ œ œpraise from the up-right is fit-ting.& ## ˙ œ œ œ

jœ jœ œ œpraise from the up-right is fit-ting.



& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙O Christ our God, you are a - bove all praise.

˙ œ œ ˙ ˙You have es - tab-lished

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙our fa - thers as bea - cons on the earth,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œlead- ing us all to the

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Communion Hymn for an Archangel (Psalm 103:4):

Communion Hymn for a Confessor (Psalm 32:1):

On the Sunday from July 11 to 19SUNDAY OF THE FATHERS

AT THE SIX ECUMENICAL COUNCILS

Troparion - Prescribed Resurrection ToneTroparion - Tone 8:


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& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙true faith through them.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wO most mer - ci - ful Lord, glory to you!

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ œn ˙ ˙The preach- ing of the a - pos - tles

œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and the teach-ings of the Fa - thers

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œn ˙have con-firmed the one faith of the Church,

œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙which she wears as the gar-ment of truth,

& ## ˙ œ W œ œ œn ˙wo - ven from

the

theol-o - gy on high,

œ œ œ Was she faith fully

imparts

and

glorifies

& ## W œ œ .˙ œ wthe great mystery of de - vo - tion.

& b œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Bless ed are you and praise-wor -thy, O Lord,

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙the God of our fa - thers,

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ# œ œ wand glo - ri - ous for - ev - er is your name.

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Kontakion - Tone 8:

Verse: For you are just in all that you have done for us.

Prokeimenon - Tone 4 (Daniel 3:26,27):


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& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙Praise the Lord, praise the Lord

œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙from the heav - ens,

A

˙ ˙praise him

& ## œ œ œ œin the high-est,

˙ ˙ œ œ œ œpraise him in the high -est.

Refrain


& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - le - lu - ia!

& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙Re-joice in the Lord,

œ œ œ œ ˙you right-eous ones;

A

˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ


& ## ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ


Refrain



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Communion Hymn for Sundays (Psalm 148:1):

Communion Hymn for the Council Fathers (Psalm 32:1):

Verse: The God of gods, the Lord, has spoken and summoned the earthfrom the rising of the sun to its setting.

Verse: Gather before him his righteous ones who have made a covenant with him by sacrifice.


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& b b œ œ# œ œ œn œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙O ho - ly A - pos - tle A - qui - la, 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.

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙O A - pos - tle Aquila, the Church has gained you for all time as a bril - liant star,

& ## œ W œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙en - lightening it with the mul-ti - tude of your mir - a - cles.

œ œ œ œThere-fore, we cry

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙out to Christ: œ W œO most merciful Lord, save those who in faith honor the memo-ry

& ## œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wof your a - pos - tle.

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14 The holy apostle Aquila and his wife, Prisca or Priscilla, a married couple, who,helpers of Saint Paul the Apostle, received the Church into their home with hospitalityand endangered themselves on his behalf. They are mentioned in I Cor. 16:19, inRomans 16:3-5, and in II Tim.4:19.The holy martyrs Cyricus and Julitta, at Caesarea in Cappadocia. When they hadfirmly refused the order of the judge to offer incense to idols, they were cast into the fire.

(304)

Troparion - Tone 3

Kontakion - Tone 4


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& # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Through all the earth their voice re - sounds;

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙their mes-sage reach - es

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wto the ends of the world.




& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wThrough all the earth

B

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙their voice re - sounds;

& b ˙ .˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙their mes - sage rea - - - ches

œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ wto the ends of the world.

& b Refrain

œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wAl - le - lu - - - ia!

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


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.



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& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You were like a mer-chant seek -ing a fine pearl

œ œ ˙ œ Was you sat on the throne of

& ## W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙the mother of cities, the God - re-deemed Kiev.

œ œ œ WSend-ing mes- sengers to the capitol

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙in your search for the faith, œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙you dis - cov - ered the price- less Pearl which is Christ.

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙He chose you in turn as a sec - ond Paul.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œYou sub - mit - ted to the

& ## œ œ .˙ œ ˙rites of bap - tism,

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙and the scales of spiritual blind - ness fell from your eyes.

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Now your peo-ple have come to cel - e-brate your death.

œ WPray for the authorities in the

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ wland of Rus' to be saved.

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15 The holy great prince Vladimir, equal to the apostles, who was baptized Basil atKiev in Rus’. Son of Prince Svyatoslav, grandson of Igor and Olga, he was pagan forthe fist part of his life. He sent out envoys to find the religion best suited for his people,and he and his court were baptized in the orthodox faith. He bestowed care in spreadingthe orthodox faith among the peoples subject to him. (1015)

Troparion - Tone 4


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& # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙You were like the great a-pos-tle Paul.

œ œ œ W œLate in life you gave up the foolish philoso-phy

& # œ .˙ œ ˙of i - dols œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙ ˙and be - came a perfect man through the wa - ter of bap - tism.& # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙

Now you stand with joy in the cout of Christ.

œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ ˙We ask you to pray for the land of Rus'

& # œ œ W œ œ .˙ œ wand for the salvation of its au - thor - i - ties.

& # œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Through all the earth their voice re - sounds;

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙their mes-sage reach - es

& # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wto the ends of the world.




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Kontakion - Tone 8


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


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.


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& bC

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wThrough all the earth their voice re - sounds;

& b w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wtheir mes-sage rea - ches .˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wto the ends of the world, ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ wends of the world.& b .˙ œ ˙ ˙

Al - le - lu - ia!

.˙ œ ˙ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w w wAl - - - le - lu - ia!

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙The ho - ly A - the- no - ge -nes of- fered his ten dis - ci - ples like a sac - ri - fice

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙to the Lord.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙The shep-herd and his sheep en - tered the heav -en - ly fold.

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙By their work they van-quished the lies of the pa - gans.

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙O Christ our God,

& ## ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ wsave your flock from the wolves by the pray'r of your mar - tyrs.

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16 The holy martyrs Athenogenes, bishop of Sebaste, and his ten disciples inArmenia. He was an archpriest who left to his disciples a hymn declaring the divinity ofthe Holy Spirit and was handed over to the flames for the sake of Christ. (311)

Troparion - Tone 8


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& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You heed -ed the word of the Mas - ter

œ W œ œand laid down your life for your sheep

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙like a good shep - herd. œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙There-fore we bless you, O priest–martyr A- the- no - ge- nes,& ## œ W œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙

and we praise your ten disciples who were guid - ed by the fear of God

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙and by your teach - ings.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙The Mas - ter has crowned you as a friend

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙and set you at his right side in glo - ry.

œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wNow pray to him for all of us.





˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!


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Kontakion - Tone 4




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.


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& b ˙ .˙ œ ˙ ˙ .wRe- joice in the Lord,

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wyou righ - teous ones;

D

.˙ œ ˙ ˙ w ˙praise from the up - right,

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w wthe up - right is fit -ting.

˙ Refrain

˙ ˙ œ œ w wAl - le - lu - ia!

˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ .˙ œ wAl - le - lu - ia!

& b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w w wAl - - le - lu - ia!

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Your lamb Ma - ri na, O Jesus, cries out in a loud voice:

œ ˙ œI love you,

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Communion Hymn (Psalm 32:1 )

17 The holy great martyr Marina (also known as Margaret), at Antioch in Pisidia. Itis said that she dedicated her body to Christ by her virginity and her martyrdom.Our venerable father and confessor, Paul Gojdich, bishop of Preshov. Born in 1888

in Ruske Perklany in Prjashevschina to a priestly family. Though his family wanted himto go into medicine or law, he felt called to the priesthood and entered the Preshovseminary in 1907. He chose the celibate priesthood and was ordained in 1911. In 1922,he entered the Basilian monastery of St. Nicholas at Chernecha Hora. He was renownedfor his long hours of prayer and for his work with the youth of the Church. In 1926, hewas appointed as Apostolic Administrator of the Eparchy of Preshov, and was ordainedbishop in 1927. Through independence, war, and near famine conditions, he was a goodshepherd to his people. In 1949, the Communist government of Czechoslovakia beganits liquidation of the Byzantine Catholic Church, and Bishop Gojdich worked throughevery means at his disposal to keep his priests and people loyal to their ByzantineCatholic Church and to Rome. He was arrested in 1950, tried in a mock trial in 1951.

The secret police made every effort to break Bp. Gojdich and have him recant the Unionof Uzhorod, but he remained faithful. However, his health was completely broken by themaltreatment he received, and he died in the penitentiary of Leopoldov, Slovakia.(1960)

Troparion of the holy great martyr Marina - Tone 4


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& ## œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙my Bridegroom; I seek you with pain - ful long - ing;

œ œ œ WI am cru - cified with you;

&

## W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙in your baptism, I am bur - ied with you; œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œI suf - fer for you that I may

& ## .˙ œ ˙reign with you;

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙and I die for you that I may live with you.

œ ˙ œRe-ceive me

& ## œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙as a spotless sacrifice immo-lat - ed with love for you.

œ W œ œBy her pray'rs, O mer-ci - ful

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ wOne, save our souls.

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙From your youth you loved Christ, the e - ter - nal Word.

œ œ ˙ œYou de - sired to

& ## œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙serve him quietly and in sim - pli - ci - ty of heart, œ

œ œ Wbut the right hand

of

the

& ## W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Most High chose you for the bish - op's throne,

œ ˙ œ W œand made you a steadfast shep-herd

& ## œ œ .˙ œ ˙of his peo - ple.

œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙For the sake of faith and the u-nit - y of the Church,

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Troparion of blessed Paul Gojdich - Tone 4


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& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙you of - fered yourself to God as a per - fect sac - ri - fice.

œ œ œ œ œO Fa - ther and

&

## œ ˙ ˙ ˙priest-mar - tyr Paul, œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wpray to Christ our God for the sal-va - tion of our souls.

& # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙A - noint - ed with the balm of virginity, O vir-gin Ma - ri - - na,

& # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙you were crowned with un -wilt -ing lau - rels.

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œYou were stained scar -let with a

& # ˙ œ œ ˙mar -tyr's blood,

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙and now you are bril - liant with mira-cles of heal - ing.

& # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ wYou have re-ceived the hon - ors of a mar - tyr's tri - - - umph.

& ## œ ˙ œ œ

jœ jœ œ œ œ œ ˙Di -vine thun-der, spir - i - tual trum - pet, œ œ œ œ Wsow - er of faith, and destroyer of

& ## œ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙her - e - sies, serv-ant of the Trin - i - ty,

œ œ ˙ œ WO great bish - op Paul, you stand

& ## œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙for - ev - er with the an - gels.

œ œ œ œ œ jœ jœ œ œ wPray with - out ceas - ing for all of us.

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Kontakion of Marina - Tone 3

Kontakion of Paul - Tone 2


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& b œ œ .œ jœ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙My lips will speak

œ œ œ œ# œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙words of wis - dom;

& b jœ jœ jœ

jœ

jœ .œ

jœ .œ jœ œ œ wun - der - stand - ing will be the theme of my heart.



& b .œ jœ .œ

jœ œ œ wAl - le - lu - - - ia!

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


Prokeimenon for a Hierarch - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4,2):

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

Alleluia for a Woman Martyr - Tone 1 (Psalm 39:2,3):



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& # œ œ œ œ# ˙ ˙nAl - le - lu - ia!


& # œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - - - le - lu - ia!

& ## œ ˙ œ œ ˙Re - joice in the Lord,

œ ˙ œ œ ˙you right - eous ones;

E

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nre - joice in the Lord,

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙you right - eous ones;

˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ wpraise from the up -right is fit - ting.

& ## œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nAl - le - lu - ia!

˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - le - lu - ia!

& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙The just man œ

œ œ œ œ ˙will be re - mem - bered

E

œ œ ˙

œ œ ˙nfor - e - ver;& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

e - vil news he will not fear,

œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ we - vil news he will not fear.

Refrain

œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙nAl - le - lu - ia!

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

˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ wAl - le - lu - ia!

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Alleluia for a Hierarch - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31):

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.

Communion Hymn for a Woman Martyr (Psalm 32:1):

Communion Hymn for a Hierarch (Psalm 111:6,7):


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& ## ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙Your ho - ly mar-tyrs, O Lord our God,

œ œ ˙ œ Win their strug - gles, received incor-

& ## œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙rup - ti - ble crowns from you.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙With your strength, they brought down the ty - rants

& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙and broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons.

œ W œ œThrough their prayers, O Christ our

& ## œ œ ˙ ˙ wGod, save our souls.

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œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙In - flamed with di -vine fervor, you were not a - fraid of the fire. œ œ ˙ œ œYou en-tered it& # œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙

will-ingly and were reduced to ash-es in the flames.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œYou went up like a sac - ri -fice

& # œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙to the Mas - ter.

œ œ ˙ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ wO glo - ri - ous mar - tyr Emi-li - an, pray for us.

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18 The holy martyr Hyacinth of Amastris in Paphlagonia, who died in prison aftermuch suffering, under the prefect Castritus. (4th Century)The holy martyr Emilian of Durostorum in Moesia, modern Silistra, on theBulgaria-Romania border. Despising the edicts of Julian the Apostate and the threats ofhis deputy Catulinus, he overturned the altars of idols and restrained the sacrifices.Because of this, he was cast into a furnace and received the palm of martyrdom. (362)

Troparion - Tone 4

Kontakion - Tone 3


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˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙Al - le - lu - ia!


& ## œ .œ jœ# jœ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

Re-joice in the Lord, re-joice, you right-eous ones;

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.œ jœ# Jœ Jœ Jœ ˙praise from the up-right,

& ## jœ .œ jœ Jœ jœ jœ ˙

the up - right is fit- ting.

.œ jœ# œ œ jœ œ

Al - le - lu - ia!

jœ jœ jœ jœ œ jœ œ œ wAl - le - lu -ia! Al - le - lu - ia!

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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.

Communion Hymn (Psalm 32:1 )

19 Our venerable mother Macrina, sister of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa andPeter of Sebaste, in the monastery of Annesinus on the river Irim in Pontus, virgin. Shewas learned in the Sacred Scriptures and led a solitary life, and provided a wonderfulexample of those possessing the desire for God, who had forsaken the vanity of theworld. (379)Our venerable father Dios at Constantinople, called the Wonderworker, archimandrite,who left his home in Antioch and was ordained in Constantinople and founded amonastery under the Rule of the Akoemeti (i.e., the “Unsleeping”). (430)


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& ## œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ jœ jœYou saw your bridegroom die and were struck by the vanity of this world and its

& ## œ œ ˙fleet - ing life. œ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œTak - ing pur - pose in your life, you were be-trothed to& ## jœ jœ œ œ ˙

the Im - mor - tal One.

œ ˙ œ œ œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ ˙You drew his love with fast - ing and hu - mil - i - ty.

& ## œ œ ˙ œ W œ jœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ wNow your spir - it rejoices with the angels, O ven - 'ra - ble Ma - cri - na.

& ## œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You loved the good God

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ ˙with all your heart, O Ma - cri - na.

& ## œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙You shoul - dered your cross and sin -cere - ly fol - lowed him.

œ WYou found the total

& ## œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ wre - mis - sion of your sins in him.

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Troparion - Tone 2

Kontakion - Tone 4


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& ## œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙The just wo - man

œ jœ jœ œ jœ jœ œ œ ˙will be re - mem-bered for - ev - er;

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œ œ œ œe - vil news she

& ## œ œ ˙will not fear,

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