2015-21 May-Ascension - & ST Constantine & ST Helena

Hriston ke Anastine ek nekron ti
Triti Imera, ke Kirihthine epi to

Onomati Aftou Metanian ke Afesin
amartion is panta ta Ethni,
arxamenon apo Ierousalim.
Imis de este Martyres touton.
Ke idou: Ego apostello tin Epangelian
tou Patros Mou ef emas.
Imis de kathisate en ti poli Ierousalim
eos ou endisisthe Dinamin ex
Ipsous.
Exigage de aftous exo eos is Vithanian, ke
eparas tas hiras Aftou Evlogisen
aftous.
Ke egeneto en to Evlogin afton aftous
diesti ap afton ke anefereto is ton
Ouranon.
Ke afti proskinisantes afton ipestrepsan
is Ierousalim meta haras megalis, ke
isan dia pantos en to Iero enountes ke
Evlogountes ton Theon.
Amin.
Christ should Suffer, and on the

Third Day rise from the dead, and
that Repentance and Forgiveness of
sins should be preached in His
Name to all Nations, beginning with
Jerusalem.
You are Witnesses of these Things.
And behold: I send the Promise of My
Father upon you.
Stay in the city of Jerusalem until you
are vested with Power from on
High.
He led them out as far as Bethany, and
lifting up His Hands, He Blessed
them.
While He Blessed them, He was parted
from them, and was carried up into
Heaven.
And they worshipped Him, and they
returned to Jerusalem with Great
Joy, and were continually in the
Temple, Blessing God.
Amen.
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All

Africa
Archdiocese of Good Hope
Festal Matins Hymns

USED IN C
ONJUNCTION
WITH MA
TINS
SERVICE BOOK
21 May
2015
FESTAL MEGALYNARION ASCENSION TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

(INSTEAD OF AXION ESTIN)
Se tin iper noun, ke Logon Mitera Theou, Thou, Transcending mind and reasons,
tin en Hrono ton Ahronon afrastos
kiisasan,
i
Pisti
omofronos
Megalinomen.
O Mother of God, Who gave Birth to

the
Timeless
On
in
time,
inexpressibly, we the Faithful, with
one accord, now Magnify.
KINONIKON COMMUNION HYMN
Anevi
O Theos en alalagmo, Kyrios en

Foni Salingos. Allilouia!
God
AFTER COMMUNION - INSTEAD
Ascended with a shout, the Lord

with the sound of the Trumpet.
Alleluia!
OF
IDOMEN
TO
Ascension Thursday
Also the Feast of ST CONSTANTINE THE EMPEROR &
ST HELENA, HIS RIGHTEOUS
MOTHER, OF CONSTANTINOPLE, EQUALS TO THE APOSTLES St Yaroslav & his sons,
St Michael & St Theodore, Wonderworkers of Murom St Cassian the
Greek of Uglich
Tone 4
FOS
Anelifthis en Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon, Thou

haropiisas tous Mathitas, ti epangelia
tou Agiou Pnevmatos. Veveothenton
afton dia tis Evlogias, oti Si i O Iios
tou Theou, O Litrotis tou Kosmou.
Ascended in Glory, O Christ our

God, after Thou filled the Disciples
with Joy, by promising to send them
the Holy Spirit, and Thou Blessed
them, and established their Faith,
that Thou art the Son of God, the
Redeemer of the world.
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FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS ASCENSION THURSDAY
KATAVASIAS
OF
PENTECOST 2 - IAMBIC VERSES
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elsewhere for the original Greek & English texts and for making our Worship a
little easier to understand, to participate and to appreciate.
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THE ASCENSION -
THE PINNACLE OF THE
FEASTS
OF OUR
LORD:
How bright and wonderful is this Feast! It is the Pinnacle of all the Feasts of the Lord,
because with it the Sacred and Saving Purpose of the Divine Incarnation and
Inhomination of the Word of God is completed.
For what Purpose did the Son and Word of God become Man, and undergo the Passion,
the Death, the Resurrectionand the Ascension?
All these Events took place so that human nature might not remain below on Earth, but
be raised to Heaven, become Deified and Glorified according to our Creators
original Design.
This, then, was the Purpose for which the Son of God condescended to assume within
His Godly Person [Hypostasis] our human nature, which had fallen from its original
condition, in order to Renew it with His Crucifixion and Resurrection and to raise it
to the Heavenly Heights with His Glorious Ascension, presenting it to God the Father
as the Super-Brilliant Trophy of His Victory.
THE
TRIUMPH OF HUMAN NATURE
At the Ascension of Christ, God the Father accepted the First-fruits of our
humanity, and was well pleased - not only by the Worthiness of Him Who
offered it, but also by the Purity of the Offering.
This, then, is the Perfect Victory against sin.
This is the Triumph of our human nature, which could not have descended to a
lower point than that at which it arrived after the Fall of Adam - but neither
could it ascend to a higher point than that at which the New (or Last) Adam
raised it with His Ascension!
THE
FINAL BENEFIT OFFERED BY
GOD
TO MANKIND
What mind could grasp the real dimensions of this Event?

Our forsaken and feeble human nature, which ran away from God and was exiled
from Paradise - the low, miserable, condemned and captured nature of human
beings - becomes today more Glorious than that of the Angels, by being seated
with Christ in the Bosom of God the Father, and worshipped by all visible and
invisible Creation!
What language could praise the Greatness of this Celebration, or to worthily
present the enormity of the Goodness of God to us human beings?
Today Entry into the longed-for Paradise - the Heavenly Jerusalem - is opened to
Adams exiled descendants!
Today, the Restoration of the New Israel in the Promised Land is accomplished!
THE FINAL VICTORY
OF
CHRIST
FOR MANKIND
Today on the Mount of Olives, Heaven and Earth embrace each other, and Angels
and human beings are United.
On this day, the Chorus of the Apostles greeted their Sweet Teacher with Joy at His
Departure from them, and the Angelic Orders saluted the King of the Heavens
with Ineffable Elation and Joy.
On this day, the Captivity, which the Victor of Death took captive with His
Ascension to the Heights i.e. the souls of the Righteous who have been
Redeemed - beheld their Redeemer with great Exhilaration and Joy.
On this day also, His Mother - the Most Pure Virgin - greeted and sent off Her
Beloved Son Who Ascended into Heaven, where God the Father welcomed His
Only-Begotten Son and seated Him on His right.
On this day, too, on the great Mount of Olives, we are Called to Ascend with our
minds and become eye-witnesses to the Great and Wondrous Events, which
took place there - having as our Guide, St Luke the Theologian, who alone
among the Evangelists narrated with brevity but also with Priestly, and
solemn fashion the Glorious Ascension of our Lord and God and Saviour,
Jesus Christ.
2.
En
panti
thlivomeni
all
ou
stevohoroumeni;
aporoumeni, all
ouk exaporoumeni; diokomeni, all
ouk egkatalipomeni; katavallomeni,
all ouk apollimeni; pantote tin
Nekrosin tou Iisou en to somati
periferontes, ina ke i Zoi tou Iisou en
to Somati imon fanerothi.
Ai gar imis i zontes, is Thanaton
paradidometha dia Iisoun, ina ke i
Zoi tou Iisou fanerothi en ti thaniti
sarki imon.
Oste O Thanatos en imin energite, i de
Zoi en imin.
Ehontes de to afto Pnevma tis Pisteos,
kata to gerammenon: Epistevsa, dio
elalisa ke imis Pistevomen, dio ke
laloumen, idotes oti O egiras ton
Kyrion Iisoun ke imas Sin Iisou egeri
ke Parastisi sin imin.
Ta gar panta di imas, ina i haris
pleonasasa dia ton plionon tin
Efharistian perissevsi is tin Doxan tou
Theou.
We are afflicted in every way, but not

crushed; perplexed, but not driven to
despair;
persecuted, but not
forsaken;
struck down, but not
destroyed; always carrying in the
body the Death of Jesus, so that the
Life of Jesus may also be manifested
in our body.
While we live, we are always being given
up to Death for Jesus sake, so that
the Life of Jesus may be manifested
in our mortal flesh.
Death is at work in us, but Life in you.
Since we have the same Spirit of Faith,
as he had who wrote: I believed, and
so I spoke, we too believed, and so
we speak, knowing that He Who
raised our Lord Jesus will also raise
us with Jesus and bring us with you
into His Presence.
It is all for your sake, so that as Grace
extends to more and more people, it
may increase Thanksgiving to the
Glory of God.
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
To kero ekino, Anastas O Iisous ek

nekron esti en meso ton Mathiton
Aftou ke legi aftis.
Irini imin.
Ptoithentes de ke emfovi genomeni
edokoun pnevma theorin.
Kei pen aftis.
Ti tetaragmeni este, ke diati dialogismi
anavenousin en tes kardies imon?
Idete tas hiras mou ke tous Podas mou,
oti aftos ego imi.
Psilafisate me ke idete, oti pnevma sarka
ke osta ouk ehi kathos eme theorite
ehonta.
Ke touto ipon epedixen aftis tas hiras ke
tous podas.
Epi de apistounton afton apo tis haras ke
thavmazonton ipen aftis: Ehete ti
Vrosimon enthade?
I d epedokan afto ihthios optou meros ke
apo melissiou kiriou, ke lavon
enopion afton efagen.
Ipe de aftis: Out ii logi ous elalisa pros
imas eti on Sin imin, oti di plirothine
panta ta gegrammena en to nomo
Moiseos ke Profites ke psalmis peri
emou.
Tote diinixen afton ton noun tou siniene
tas grafas, ke ipen aftis: ... oti outo
gegrapte ke outos edi Pathin ton
TO
ST LUKE 4: 36 - 53
At that time, Jesus, having Risen from

the dead, stood in the midst of His
Disciples and said to them: Peace to
You!
But they were startled and frightened,
and supposed that they saw a spirit.
And He said to them: Why are you
troubled, and why do questions arise
in your hearts?
Behold My Wrists and My Feet, that it is I
Myself! Touch Me, and see! For a
spirit does not have flesh and bone
as you can see that I have!
And when He said this, He showed them
His Wrists and His Feet.
And while they still disbelieved for Joy,
and wondered, He said to them:
Have you anything here to eat?
They gave him a piece of broiled fish
and some honey-comb, and He took
it and ate before them.
He said to them: These are My Words,
which I spoke to you while I was still
with you, that everything written
about Me in the Law of Moses and
the Prophets and the Psalms must be
fulfilled.
Then He opened their minds to
Understand the Scriptures, and said
to them: ... for it is written, that the
23.
ISODON/ENTRANCE & COMMUNION HYMN - ASCENSION
Anevi O Theos en alalagmo, Kyrios en

foni salpingos.
Soson
imas Iie Theou, O en Doxi

Analifthis
af
imon
is
tous
Ouranous, psallontas Si: Allilouia!
40
God
Ascended with a shout; the Lord

with the sound of the trumpet
Save us, O Son of God, taken up from
us in Glory into Heaven, who sing to

Thee: Alleluia!
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ASCENSION THURSDAY TONE 4
Anelifthis en Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon, Thou Ascended

Haropiisas tous Mathitas, ti epangelia
tou Agiou Pnevmatos, vaveothenton
afton dia tis Evlogias, oti Si i O Iios tou
Theou, O Litrotis tou kosmou.
in Glory, O Christ our

with Joy, by promising to send them
the Holy Spirit, and Thou Blessed
them and established their Faith,
that Thou art the Son of God, the
FESTAL APOLYTIKION- ST CONSTANTINE
Tou
Stavrou Sou ton tipon en Ourano

theasamenos, ke os O Pavlos tin klisin
ouk ek anthropon dexamenos, O en
Vasilefsin Apostolos Sou Kyrie,
Vasilevousan polin ti Hiri Sou
paretheto; in perisoze dia pantos en
Irini, Presvies tis Theotokou, Mone
Filanthrope!
Thine
Apostle among the Rulers, St

Constantine, who once behld in the
sky the Vision of Thy Cross, and
who, like Paul, received his Calling
not from man, once entrusted the
Ruling City into Thy Hand.
We
entreat Thee to restore it in Peace
forever, at the Intercessions of the
Theotokos, Only Lover of mankind!
FESTAL KONTAKION ASCENSION - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Tin iper imon plirosas Ikonomian, ke ta When

epi Gis enosas tis Ouraniis, Anelifthis
en Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon,
oudamothen
horizomenos,
alla
menon adiastatos, ke voon tis
Agaposi Se. Ego Imi meth imon, ke
oudis kath imon.
Thou
had
fulfilled
the
Dispensation for our sake, and
united things on earth with the
Things in Heaven, Thou were taken
up thither in Glory, O Christ our god,
going not away from any place, but
continuing inseparable, and to the m
who Love Thee, crying out: I Am with
you and there is, therefore, none
against you.
PROKEIMENON PSALM 63/64 TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE
Evfranthisete Dikeos en Kyrio ke Elpii ep The Righteous Man shall be glad in the
afton.
Lord, and shall Hope in Him.
Isakouson, O Theos, tis Fonis mou, en to Hear
my voice,
Supplication.
deesthe me pros Se.
THE SECOND EPISTLE
OF ST PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS

(FOR THE EQUALS TO THE APOSTLES)
Adelphi, O Theos O ipon: Ek skotous Fos

lampse... O elampsen en tes kardies
imon pros Fotismon tis Gnoseos tis
Doxis tou Theou en Prosopo Hristou.
Ehomen de ton Thisafron touton en
ostrakinis skevesin, ina i Ipervoli tis
Dinameos i tou Theou ke mi ex imon.
22.
God,
in
my
4 : 6 15
Brethren, it is God Who said: Let Light

shine out of Darkness... Who has
shone in our heart to give the Light
of Knowledge of the Glory of God in
the Face of Chist.
We have this Treasure in earthen
vessels,
to
show
that
the
Transcendent Power belongs to God
and not to us.
DAYS AFTER THE
RESURRECTION
The Leader of Life, Who loosened the Bonds of Death by His Resurrection, met with
His Disciples for 40 Days and Confirmed His Resurrection to them by means of
several proofs.
He did not Ascend into Heaven on the Day He Resurrected, because such an Event
would have raised doubts and questions.
Had He done that, many of the unbelievers would have been in a position to project
the argument that the Resurrection was one more dream of pious aspirations,
which easily emerge and more easily disappear.
For this reason, then, Christ remained for 40 Days on Earth, and repeatedly
Appeared to His Disciples, showing them the marks of His Wounds, explaining
to them the Prophesies that He had fulfilled in His Life and Sufferings as Man,
and even eating with them.
THE
BROILED FISH AND HONEY
-COMB
Our Resurrected Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ had asked for and ate ...a piece of
broiled fish and honeycomb. (LUKE 24:42).
This detail was mentioned for it had a very important allegorical meaning.
With regard to the fish, we know that although it lives in the salty sea, it is not
salty, but sweet. In the same manner, Christ, Who lived in the salty sea of sin
of this world, ... did not commit any sin, and no guile was found in His
Mouth. (ISAIAH 53:9)
Also, Christ remained even more voiceless than the fish when He endured His
Saving Passion and received unheard-of torture and unmentionable insults.
With regard to the honey-comb - honey is sweet and beeswax is Illuminative,[i.e. it is
used for candles that give forth light] so they symbolise the Spiritual Sweetness and
Illumination that our Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ transmits to His Faithful.
The honey or Spiritual Sweetness cures the great bitterness of sin, which is
symbolized by the bitter gall that was offered to our Lord during His
Crucifixion, while the wax of the honey-comb, being Illuminative, Enlightens the
dense darkness of sin, which was symbolised by the darkness that occurred
throughout the world during our Lords Crucifixion.
THE MOUNT
OF
OLIVES
Once Christ had confirmed His Resurrection from the dead to His Disciples
through His Sweet Teaching, and had Enlightened their minds and warmed
their hearts by His Presence, He led them on the Fortieth Day after the
Resurrection to the Mount of Olives, which lies to the East of Jerusalem, which
was fitting for the Ascension to take place because - according to Ancient
Tradition - it is there where our Lord will physically Reappear in all His Divine
Majesty and Glory on the Last Day the Eighth Day - when He will judge all
Creation.
It is there where the Righteous His Faithful Flock - will receive His Great Mercy
while all unrepentant sinners will grieve with an Inconsolable Lamentation!
These two opposite conditions of humanity are denoted by the name of this Mount,
because its peaks are called Mount of Olives whereas its foot is called Valley of
Wailing, which was pre-signified by the prophesy of the Holy Prophet of God,
St Zachariah: ...Then they will look on Me Whom they pierced. Yes, they will
mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one
grieves for a Firstborn And in that Day His Feet will stand on the Mount of
Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the East Thus the Lord my God will come,
and all the Saints with Him...
THE PRESENCE
OF OUR
LADY THEOTOKOS,
THE
HOLY APOSTLES & DISCIPLES
Our Lord led His Disciples and our Lady, Theotokos, who had given Birth to Him as
Man, to the Mount of Olives, so that they could witness with their own eyes His
Glorious Ascension.
His Mother after the Flesh had to be present at that Great Glorification of Her Son,
so that She who had been gravely wounded in Her soul due to His Passion,
above all others might commensurably Rejoice by seeing Her Son Ascending
3.
into Heaven with Glory, being Worshipped as God by the Angels and being
seated on the Throne of the Most High, above all Angelic Principalities and
Authorities.
The Holy Apostles had to be there also, as eye-witnesses of our Lords Ascension,
and in order to be informed that their Divine Teacher Who they saw ascending
into Heaven, had initially come down from there, and that as He had Promised
- He would wait for them, being the True Word and Son of God and the Divine
Saviour of all mankind.
THE UTTERLY UNFAMILIAR & UNIQUE ASCENSION OF CHRIST
They stood at the middle point of the Mount of Olives. The city of Jerusalem
stretched out before them. The hole at Golgotha, where the Cross of Christ had
stood, was still open. So, too, was the entrance to the Tomb of our Resurrected
Lord, since the great stone that had sealed the entrance was still lying upon the
ground.
Our Saviour turned His Back to the ungrateful city of Jerusalem and glanced
towards the East, as King David the Royal Psalmist had so joyfully expressed it
so many centuries before: Sing to the Lord Who is going up to the Heaven of
the Heavens, towards the East... (PSALM 67:34).
As our Lord took leave of His Faithful Disciples, He raised His pure Hands and
Blessed them for the last time those Divine, Life-giving Hands with which He
Recreated mankind whom He had originally created at the beginning of time,
and which He stretched out upon the Cross due to His Love of all humanity,
thereby uniting those who had been alienated through sin from God - i.e. those
who had become strangers to our Lord.
Just as the eyes of the Disciples could never behold enough the Divine, Sweet Face
of our Lord, He suddenly began to Ascend into Heaven.
Their eyes were fixed on that paradoxical and inexplicable bodily Ascension of our
Lord, until He was concealed by the extraordinary Luminous Cloud that
engulfed Him.
THE MAJESTY
OF THE
ASCENSION
The Holy Prophet of God, St Elijah, had also ascended into Heaven, but his
ascension took place by means of a fiery chariot and fiery horses, because he
was a mere human being who needed Divine Assistence to ascend into Heaven.
Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, however, was God-Man and ascended by His
own Divine Power - by virtue of His own Omnipotence.
The extraordinary Luminous Cloud was the very Presence of God the Holy Spirit
similar to the Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Tabor, which prefigured His
Glorious Ascent into Heaven.
Just as the Eternal Word and Son of Gods descent and Incarnation were brought
about through the Power and Energy of God the Holy Spirit - according to the
Annunciation of St Gabriel the Holy Archangel of God, who told our Lady,
Theotokos: The Spirit of the Lord will come upon Thee and the Power of the
Most High will overshadow Thee... so it was that our Lord Co-Ascended with
God the Holy Spirit Who follows and Coexists with Him, being Co-Essential
(Homoousion) and being Worshipped and Glorified together with God the
Father and God the Son. (LUKE 1:35)
THE
TWO ANTHROPOMORPHIC
ANGELS
While the Holy Apostles were gazing with astonishment at the Heavenly Sight, two
Angels appeared to them, dressed in white garments, and having assumed
human forms in order to avoid frightening the Disciples.
They were dressed in white so that their chastity might be manifest, as well as the
Enlightening and Joyous Message that they were sent to deliver by Christ, in
order to console them at the moment of their sorrowful parting.
Furthermore, the Angels reminded the Faithful of our Lords Final Instructions, and
that our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is now invisible to us, is seated at the right
Hand of God the Father the position of Great Honour and Equality - and that
as He has Promised us - He will Reappear once again in all His Majestic,
4.
DIVINE LITURGY ASCENSION HYMNS & READINGS
FIRST ANTIPHON PSAL 46/47 TONE 2
Panta ta Ethni, krotisate hiras.

Alalaxate
to
Theo
en
Foni
agalliasesos.
All you Nations, clap your hands!

Shout to God with the voice of
Rejoicing!
STIHOS 1 :
VERSE 1 :
Tes
Through
Presvies tis Theotokou, Soter,

Soson imas
the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O Saviour, Save us.
Oti Kyrios Ipsistos, Foveros,

Vasilefs Megas epi pasan tin Gin.
VERSE 2
STIHOS 3 :
Ipetaxe laous imin ke Ethni ipo

tous podas imon.
VERSE 3
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Tes
Through
STIHOS 2
Presvies tis Theotokou, Soter,

Soson imas.
For the Lord Most High is

Fearsome, a Great King over all he
Earth.
He subdued the peoples under
us and the Nation under our feet.
and to the Holy Spirit

Theotokos, O Saviour, Save us.
DIVINE LITURGY SECOND ANTIPHON - ASCENSION THURSDAY TONE 2

STIHOS 1
Megas Kyrios, ke enetos sfodra.
Soson
imas Iie Theou, O en Doxi

Analifthis
af
imon
is
tous
Ouranous, Psallontas Si: Allilouia!
Great is our God and greatly to

be praised
VERSE 1
Save us, O Son of God, taken up
from us in Glory into Heaven, who

sing to Thee: Alleluia!
O Theos en tes Varesin Aftis

ginoskete.
VERSE 2
3
Oti idou
sinihthisan
VERSE 3
STIHOS 2
STIHOS
Vasilis
tis
Gis
God is known in Her Palaces;

whenever He helps Her.
For behold: the Kings of the Earth

were assembled.
THIRD ANTIPHON PSALM 48/49 TONE 4
: Akousate tafta, panta ta Ethni,

enotisasthe pantes i katikountes tin
ikoumenin.
1 Hear this, all you Nations!

Hearken, all you inhabitants of the
world!
STIHOS 1
VERSE
Anelifthis
Thou Ascended in Glory, O Christ our
en Doxi, Hriste O Theos

imon, haropiisas tous Mathitas, ti
epangelia tou Agiou Pnevmatos.
Veveothenton afton dia tis Evlogias,
oti Si i O Iios tou Theou, O Litrotis
tou Kosmou.

with Joy, by promising to send the
Holy Spirit, and Thou Blessed them
and established their Faith, that
thou art the Son of God the
To stoma mou lalisi Sofian ke i

meleti tis kadias mou sinesin.
VERSE 2
Klino is paravolin to ous mou,

anixo en psaltirio to provlima mou.
VERSE 3
STIHOS 2
STIHOS 3
My mouth shall speak Wisdom,

and the Meditation of my heart,
Understanding.
I will incline my ear to a Parable; I

will open my riddle on the harp.
21.
ektrefousa, ti ekmimisi, Eleni Pansofe,

tis politias Sou. Othen Eortazomen,
periharos, simeron tin Mnimin Sou
Panigirizontes.
Helena. And by displaying a Holy

Way of Life for us to imitate, Thou
thereby feed our mind. Therefore,
today, we festively celebrate Thy
Holy Memorial with heightened Joy.
ton Anakton Anax ke Theos, O

plousies dories katakosmon tous
axious, aftos Ouranothen, osper
Pavlon ton aidimon, dia Simiou tou
Stavrou, Se Konstantine ezogrisen.
En touto, fisas, Nika tous ehthrous
Sou,
on
anazitisas
sin
mitri
Theofroni, ke panton ton tin Mnimin
Sou telounton Pistos, ton Monon
Filanthropon, Litrothine pasis Orgis.
The King of Kings and God, Who adorns
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Now
Ke
Amin
the worthy with abundant Gifts,

caught Thee in His Net, through the
Sign of the Cross, like He did to Paul
the Glorious, O Constantine. He said
to Thee: In this Sign Conquer! Thus
having sought Him, as did Thy Godminded Mother, and having found
Him for Whom Thou yearned, Thou
utterly defeated them. In company
with Thy Mother, earnestly pray for
Orthodox Rulers, and the Christ
Loving Armed Forces, and all of us
who loyally observe Thy Memory,
entreating Him Who alone Loves
mankind, to Deliver us from all
Wrath.
and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
Efanis os Aftos
ivoulithis. Epathes sarki, O Theos
imon. Ek nekron Anestis, patisas ton
Thanaton, Anelifthis en Doxi, O ta
simpanta pliron. Ke apestilas imin
Pnevma Thion, tou animnin ke
Doxazin Sou tin Theotita.
GREA
OXOLOGY
Thou
were born, as Thou Thyself so

Willed;
Thou appeared, as Thou
Thyself so wished. Thou suffered in
the Flesh, O our God; Thou rose
from the dead, having trampled
Death. Thou were taken up in Glory,
Thou who fill the Universe; and
Thou sent us the Divine Spirit, that
we might extol and Glorify Thy
Divinity.
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ASCENSION TONE 4

tou Agiou Pnevmatos, vaveothenton
tou Theou, O Litrotis tou kosmou.
THE DIVINE LITURGY
20.
OF

with Joy, by Promising to send the
Thou art the Son of God, the
ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
BEGINS IMMEDIATELY
THE MESSAGE OF THE ANGELS
The Angels spoke to the Faithful Disciples and Apostles, saying: Men of Galilee,
why do you stand up into Heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from
you into Heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into
Heaven.
The Angels reminded them that our Lord Jesus Christ will Reappear from Heaven,
in His same Immaculate, physical Body, which He had assumed from His All
Pure Virgin Mother, our Lady, Theotokos, which would bear upon it the marks
from the wounds He had received during His Passion.
At that time it was only His Faithful Apostles and Disciples who saw Him
Ascending to Heaven, but when He Reappears, all Creation will see Him
descending from Heaven in all His Majestic, Divine Glory upon the
extraordinary Luminous Cloud. His Glorious Condescension will become the
cause of Blessedness and Joy for those who lived Righteously, but for the
unrepentant sinners, it will be the cause of Eternal Sorrow and Calamity.
THE
IMPACT ON THE
FAITHFUL DISCIPLES
OF THE FIRST
CHURCH
Having heard this Divine Message, the Holy Apostles and Disciples worshipped our
Saviour on his Ascension and, then, joyfully returned to Jerusalem.
Their Joy was overwhelming, because their Faith in their Divine Teacher was
Confirmed and they knew that He was definitely True God Who had Ascended
into Heaven - thereby not abandoning us but Truly Uniting us with Heaven!
They rejoiced because they had received the Blessings of our Saviour before His
Ascension - and it was with His Divine Blessings that the numerically small
Church of Christ subsequently flourished and greatly increased in such a
relatively short time after the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Whose Divine Grace,
Power and Energy enabled the establishment of His One True and Holy Church
throughout the entire world.
THE
LAUDS STIHOS ASCENSION - TONE 2
Etehthis os Aftos ithlisas.
Divine Glory - to judge all Creation and especially us human beings - the
living and the dead.
IMPACT ON THE
ANGELIC HOSTS
IN
HEAVEN
While these Great Events occurred on Earth because of Christs Ascension, the
Angelic Hosts of God enjoyed an gigantic, jubilant celebration in Heaven, for
the Angels who had served our Lord throughout His sojourn on Earth and who
accompanied Him at His Ascension, called out to Heaven: Lift up the Gates, O
lift them up! Behold the King has Ascended to Light-Principal Glory!
(EXPOSTEILARION OF MATINS & PSALM 23:7)
Through His Salvific Passion, Christ our Saviour became even more Glorious and
Highly Exalted than before as St Paul the Apostle expressed it: ...having
humbled Himself and having become Obedient unto Death, indeed a Death
by Crucifixion, God Exalted Him highly and granted him the Name that is
above all... (PHILIPPIANS 2:9)
The infinite Glory of the Victor over Hades and Death, which could not be
contained by the small space of Earth, filled the Heavens, so the Angels asked
to be expanded as well on His Appearance!
At the same time, the Heavenly Hierarchies - beholding the human Body to be
transferred above them, were shocked and amazed because - just as we would
be overwhelmed by astonishment and fear on seeing an Angel on Earth, so the
bodiless Angels, seeing a Body raised upon a Cloud, want to know more about
this paradoxical display, and to be twice assured about the Identity of this
King of Glory.
And when they hear that He is the Lord Who is All Powerful in battles, Who fought
the devil and defeated him, and Who now Ascends into Heaven, they obviousely
wondered Who is this superbly Luminous Body, which is vested in Royal Purple:
Who is this that comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bosor, Who
is Glorious in His Apparel? (ISAIAH 63:1)
5.
In other words, the Angelic Hosts wondered Who this Earthly Person was Who
entered Heaven wearing Flesh that is like a superbly bright, Royal Purple
garment.
Edom means Earthly and Bosor means Flesh.
The point of reference, therefore, is that the Glorified Body of Christ our King,
appeared to be red due to His Wounds on His Immaculate Side, His Wrists and
His Feet.
THE
men, ti morfi O oromenos, os de

Theos, iperano ton Ouranon, meta
Somatos anerhete.
Enite
Afton epi tes Dinasties Aftou!

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou!
MARKS OF THE WOUNDS
The Wounds on that Incorruptible Body remained visible as an intentional

Economia (Dispensation) in order to manifest the God-Mans Ineffable and
Excelling Love for mankind.
Our Lord Jesus Christ consented not only to receive those appalling Wounds, but
also to retain them after His Resurrection on His Incorruptible Body in a
paradoxical manner, and to show them to the Angelic Hosts as the Holy
Symbols of His Passion and as the Indelible Proofs of His Love for us human
beings.
In addition, He retained His Wounds in order to persuade us that we should never
forget His Salvific Passion, but keep it always before us, so that our heart might
overflow with Profound Gratitude and Sacred Feelings of Love towards Him.
St John Chrysostom believed that nothing else can beget these Saving Results
within us as seeing God carrying the traces of the Cross as far as the Throne of
His Majesty.
According to St Augustine, Christ the God-Man preserved His Wounds in Heaven in
order to show that He will not forget us - even in His Glory which, in any case,
is also affirmed by the Holy Prophet of God, St Isaiah: ...Behold, on My Hands I
inscribed your walls, so that they remain in front of Me for ever... (ISAIAH 49:16)
Our Saviour will never forsake us, because He has written our names on His Hands
and will Intercede for us before God the Father. He may have also retained His
Wounds in order to teach us that only through sufferings and sorrows (which
bring us closer to Him) will we be able to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
If our Lord Jesus Christ Who is God-Man - was exalted through suffering
crucifixion, and if He was Glorified by an ignominious Death, then, how can we
enter into this Glory without walking the Narrow Path of Virtue, and without
enduring sorrows and temptations in fighting the Good Fight? This is quite
impossible.
Galilei orontes, analifthenta Se, apo tou

Eleonos, meta somatos Loge, ikouon
Angelon, voonton aftis. Ti estikate
vlepontes? Outos elefsete palin meta
sarkos, kath on tropon etheasasthe.
LAUDS STIHOS
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6.
Praise Him for His Mighty Acts! Praise

Him according to the Abundance of
His Majesty!
The
men of Galilee, watching as Thou

were taken up from the Mount of
Olives with Thy Body, O Logos,
heard the Voice of Angels who cried
out to them: Why do you stand and
gaze?
This Jesus, henceforth
Incarnate, will come again in the
same manner as you saw Him go.
ST CONSTANTINE & ST HELENA - TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Enite
Praise
Heris
Rejoice,
Afton en iho salpingos! Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara!
Konstantine Pansofe, Orthodoxias
Pigi, i potizousa pantote, tis glikesi
namasi, tin ifilion apasan. Heris, i
Riza, ex is evlastise, karpos O trefon,
tin Ekklisian Hristou.
Heris to
kavhima,
ton
peraton
endoxe,
Hristianon, Vasileon protiste. Here,
Hara ton Piston!
Enite Afton en timpano ke horo!
Enite
Him with the sound of the

trumpet! Praise Him with the Harp
and Lyre!
Constantine the All Wise! O
Well of Orthodox Faith, that has
watered in every age the entire
Universe with its Waters most sweet!
Rejoice, O Glorious Root, out of
which has burgeoned forth the Fruit
that feeds the entire Church of
Christ! Thou art the Pride and Joy of
the Fathers. O Rejoice! Thou who
art the first of all Christian
Emperors! Rejoice, O Believers Joy!
Praise
Him with timbrel and dance!

Praise Him with strings and flute!
Afon en hores ke organo!
UNIVERSAL JOY EMBRACING HEAVEN AND EARTH
The Joy of the Ascension of Christ is Universal because it extends to both Heaven
and Earth.
The Angels rejoiced in Heaven, because they welcomed their Eternal King, while we
are jubilant on Earth because our Entry into the Eternal Heavenly Jerusalem is
now possible: Clap your hands, all you Nations! Shout with a loud voice of
triumph unto God! (PSALM 46:2)
Let us rejoice on this Feast of Universal Joy, seeing our Lord ascending and opening
once for all the Gates of Heaven so that our human nature, which He bought
with His Most Precious Blood, may enter in with Him.
He Himself confirms this Truth and the living Hope that we, too, will Ascend and
never again be separated from Him, for our Union with Him will be like that of
the members of a Body with its Head, since we are the members of His Body
and He is the Head of us all.
As He was physically Resurrected, we, too, will be Resurrected - and as He was
Glorified in the Flesh, we too will be Glorified and will be forever in the
Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ depending on the choices we make now.
FOR
each other: What are we beholding?

Human in form is the one we are
seeing here. He has a Body and yet,
behold how He Ascends far above
the Heavens, as our God!
Vasilefon tis ktiseos, to evpithes

prooron,
tirevi
Se,
alogia
kratoumenon, ke katavgasas tin Sin
dianian, tis evsevias tes epignosesi,
kosmo anedixe, fotavgi os ilion,
marmarigas, Thion apopemponta,
praxeon endoxe.
He
Who rules over all Creation, O All

Wise Ruler, foresaw the Obedience of
Thy heart, and through Reason
captivated Thee when unreason
ruled Thee; and He Illumined Thy
thoughts and reasoning with certain
Knowledge of Orthodox Belief; O
Glorious Constantine, to the world
He showed Thee as a shining sun,
radiating brilliant beams of Godly
Words and Deeds.
Enite
afton en kimvalis evihis! Enite

Afton en kimvalis alalagmou! Pasa
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion!
Praise
Ta
tou Kyriou didagmata, kathaper gi

eklekti,
dexameni
panevfime,
enareton
praxeon,
evkarpian
evlastisas,
tas
dianias,
imon
Praised by
Him with resounding cymbals!

Praise
Him
with
triumphant
cymbals! Let everything that has
breath, praise the Lord!
all when Thou accepted our

Lords Salvific Teachings, Thou
abundantly produced much Fruit of
Thy Virtuous Deeds, O All Wise
19.
Childbirth is contemplated; hence in

unison we Glorify Thee.
Doxazomen.
SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO THE
LORD OUR GOD
FESTAL EXAPOSTILARION
- ASCENSION - TONE 2
Ton
With
Mathiton Oronton Se Anelifthis,

Hrist, pros ton Patera sinedriazon.
Angeli protrehontes ekravgazon.
Arate pilas, arate. O Vasilefs gar
anilthe, pros tin arhifoton Doxan. (3)
the Disciples witnessing, Thou

ascended, O Christ to the Father, to
sit beside Him. Angels ran before
Thee and cried aloud: Lift up the
Gates, O lift them up! Behold the
King has Ascended to Light-Principal
Glory! (3)
FESTAL EXAPOSTILARION ST CONSTANTINE & ST HELENA - TONE 2
Ouk
ex anthropon ilife, to Vasilion

kratos, all ek tis Thias Haritos,
Konstantinos O Megas, Sin ti Mitri
Ouranothen, exastrapton de vlepi,
Stavrou to Thion tropeon. Othen
touto olesas tous dismenis, ton idolon
elise tin apatin, en kosmo de ekratine,
tin Orthodoxon Pistin.
LAUDS: THE PRAISES
Great and Holy Constantine with

his mother, St Helena, did not
receive Imperial Rule and dominion
from men, but by Divine Grace from
Heaven.
He is the one who
witnessed the Divine Trophy of the
Cross shining above, and by it he
crushed the foes, ending the
deceptive ruse of the idols; and he
confirmed the Orthodox Faith as a
world religion.
TO
GOD
Let
Enite
Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,
Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.

Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.
all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.
LET ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD!
piise en aftis krima engrapton.

Doxa afi este pasi tis Osiis Aftou.
To
fulfil among them the Written

Judgement. This Glory have all His
Holy Ones.
Enite
ton Theon en tis Agiis Aftou!

Enite Afton en stereomati tis
Dinameos Aftou!
arhigi ton Angelon, katanoountes

Sotir, to tis anodou xenon, diiporoun
allilis. Tis i Thea afti? Anthropos
18.
us in the world, like the Angels,

festively celebrate, crying aloud and
singing to God Who is mounted on
the Throne of Glory, the Thrice-Holy
Hymn: Heavenly Father, Holy art
Thou! Co-Unoriginate Logos, Holy
art Thou! And All Holy Spirit, Holy
art Thou!
Praise God in His Saints! Praise Him in

the Firmament of His Power!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti

Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
2 : Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me,

ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.
STIHO S
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

esti thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.
STIHO S
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
STING
MERC
The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
1 :
Give thanks to the Lord, for
He is Good;
His Mercy endures
forever!
VE RSE

Name of the Lord!
2 : All the Nations surrounded
me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.
VE RSE

Name of the Lord!
3 : This is the Lords doing, and
it is marvellous in our eyes.
VE RSE

Name of the Lord!
FESTAL APOLYTIKION - ASCENSION

tou Agiou Pnevmatos, veveothenton
tou Theou, O litrotistou Kosmou. (3)

with Joy, by Promising to send the
Thou art the Son of God Redeemer
of the world. (3)

FESTAL APOLYTIKION- ST CONSTANTINE TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Tou
Stavrou Sou ton tipon en Ourano

theasamenos, ke os O Pavlos tin klisin
ouk ek anthropon dexamenos, O en
Vasilefsin Apostolos Sou Kyrie,
Vasilevousan polin ti Hiri Sou
paretheto; in perisoze dia pantos en
Irini, Presvies tis Theotokou, Mone
Filanthrope!
Thine
Ke

eonon.
Now
Angelikos i en kosmo, Panigirisomen, to Let

epi
Thronou
Doxis,
Theo
epohoumeno,
Kravgzontes
ton
Imnon. Agiis i, O Patir O Ouranios, O
sinedios Logos, Agios i, ke to Pnevma
to Panagion.
TO GOD FOR HIS EVERLA
STIHO S
everything that has breath praise

the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
Heavens; praise Him in the Highest.
To Thee praise is due, O God.
FESTAL PROSOMIA STIHERA - PSALM 150 ASCENSION TONE 1
Tou
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
PSALM 148
Pasa
ISE
Theos
The
ALL CREATION PRAISES THE LORD OUR GOD
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
PSALM 117 /118

PRA
Amin
SMA
LL
Apostle among the Rulers, St

Constantine, who once behld in the
sky the Vision of Thy Cross, and
who, like Paul, received his Calling
not from man, once entrusted the
Ruling City into Thy Hand.
We
entreat Thee to restore it in Peace
forever, at the Intercessions of the
Theotokos, Only Lover of mankind!

ages.
Amen
LITA
NY
As
the Pre-Eminent Angels perceived

Thy strange Ascent, they were
perplexed, O Saviour, and they asked
7.
FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA ASCENSION - TONE 1
Angelon
Thavmazonton, tis anodou to

xenon, ke Mathiton ekplittomenon, to
frikton tis eparseos, anilthes meta
doxis os Theos, ke pile Si epirthisan
Sotir, dia touto e dinamis ton
Ouranon ethavmazon voose. Doxa ti
katavasi Sou Sotir. Doxa ti Vasilia
Sou. Doxa ti Analipsi Sou, Mone
Filanthrope.
Angels
were amazed by Thy strange

Ascension, and Disciples were
astounded by Thine Awesome Liftoff, as Thou Ascended in Glory as
God, and Gates were lifted up for
Thee, O Lord. For this reason the
Powers of Heaven cried out to Thee
in amazement: Glory, O Saviour, to
Thy Descent!
Glory to Thy
Kingdom! Glory to Thine Ascension,
Only One Who Loves mankind!
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Angelon
Thavmazonton, tis anodou to

xenon, ke Mathiton ekplittomenon, to
frikton tis eparseos, anilthes meta
doxis os Theos, ke pile Si epirthisan
Sotir, dia touto e dinamis ton
Ouranon ethavmazon voose. Doxa ti
katavasi Sou Sotir. Doxa ti Vasilia
Sou. Doxa ti Analipsi Sou, Mone
Filanthrope.
and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
FESTAL CANON ST CONSTANTINE & ST HELENA TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Agii tou Theou, Presvevsate iper imon. Saints of God, Intercede for us.
O Tafos entha kite to Ieron, The Tomb wherein Thy Sacred
Konstantine, ke Timion soma Sou,
Marmarigas,
Thias
ke
aktinas
fotolampis, tis prosiousi pantote, vlizi
iamaton pantodapon, to skotos
apelavnon,
ke
fengi
anespero,
fotagogon tous efimountas Se.
Agii tou Theou, Presvevsate iper imon. Saints of God, Intercede for us.
Agios sou telesasa tin Zoin, sin Agiis nini In Saintliness Thou finished
kateskinosas,
Agiasmou,
pliris
genomeni ke Fotismou, ton iamaton
pantote.
Othen anavlizis tous
potamous, ke pathi kataklizis, Eleni
Makaria, ke katardevis tas psihas
imon.
Amen
Angels
were amazed by Thy strange

Ascension, and Disciples were
astounded by Thine Awesome Liftoff, as Thou Ascended in Glory as
God, and Gates were lifted up for
Thee, O Lord. For this reason the
Powers of Heaven cried out to Thee
in amazement: Glory, O Saviour, to
Thy Descent!
Glory to Thy
Kingdom! Glory to Thine Ascension,
Only One Who Loves mankind!

ano ixiosas, ous evsevos, pale
edikeosas epi Gis, tou Vasilevin Kyrie,
Se igapikotas ilikrinos, Elenin tin,
Agian, ton Megan Konstantinon, on
tes Presvies pantas iktiron.
Elkomenos epi Stavrou, O Piitis tou iliou The
Maker of the sun and all Creation

was led once to the Cross. And now
to Himself He leads you, the Shining
Star, by Stars from Heaven. And to
Thee first He bestowed Imperial
Power.
Therefore, O Most Pious
Emperor Constantin, we extol Thee
and Thy Mother Helen, the Godlyminded.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
eonon.
Amin

Amen
SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA- ASCENSION TONE 3
Proeonios Theos ke Anarhos, inper

anilife, fisin anthropion, Theopiisas
Mystikos, simeron Anelifthi, Angeli
protrehontes,
Apostolis
ediknion,
touton porevomenon, is Ouranous
meta
Doxis
pollis,
afto
de
proskinisantes elegon. Doxa Theo to
Analifthenti!
8.
Ke

eonon.
Amin

Immortal
King, Thou
hast granted kingly Rule Above to
Saint Helena and Constantine the
Great as Thou once permitted them
to reign on Earth for they sincerely
Love
Thee.
And
by
their
Intercessions, have Mercy on us all.
Now

ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Ton panton Vasilea ke
Piitin, Sillavousa
Parthene ekiisas, ke nin Idou, ia per
Vasilissa
Dexia,
toutou
Agni
Paristase. Othen disopo Se aristeras,
meridos Litrose me, en ora katadikis,
ke dexiis Provatis sintaxon
The
Unoriginate and Pre-Eternal God,

having in Mystical Manner now
Deified human nature that He
assumes, has on this day Ascended.
As He was proceeding upwards into
Heaven with Great Glory, Angels who
had run ahead pointed Him out to
the Apostles; and worshipping
before Him, they cried aloud: Glory
to Thee, O God, Who has Ascended!
Thine
Earthly Life. Thou hast now gone to
well with Other Saints, for Thou
abound
with
Illumination
and
Holiness.
And therefore, Thou
continually overflow with rivers of
Cures for all. Thou wash away the
passions, O Blessed Saint Helena,
and Thou Refresh our soul with Holy
Drink.
Proanarhe Athanate Vasilev, Vasilias tis Beginningless
SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA ST CONSTANTINE &ST HELENA

TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
ke ktiseos, Se os astera fainon, ex

Ouranou di asteron efilkisato, O ke
kratos protos to Vasilion epethike.
Dio Se anevfimoumen, Konstantine
Vasilef efsevestate, Sin Eleni Mitri ti
Theofroni.
and
Precious corpse lies, O Constantine,
surges continually with Divine
Fulgurations and Resplendent Rays
of Cures for every malady unto all
who draw near with ardent Faith. It
drives away the Darkness; and by its
neversetting lustre Illumines those
who sing Thy praise.
FESTAL KATAVASIA
Heris
OF THE
The Immortal King and Creator of all, O

Virgin, Thou Conceived, and gave
Birth to Him. And now behold: thou
stands at His right Hand, even as
Queen, such as Thou art.
And
therefore, O Pure one, importunely I
Entreat: Deliver me from the portion
on the left, and include me among
the right hand side Sheep on
Judgement Day.
9TH ODE - ASCENSION - TONE 4
Anassa, Mitroparthenon Kleos!

Apan gar evdiniton evlalon stoma
Ritrevon, ou stheni Se melpin axios,
Ilingia de nous apas Sou ton tokon
Noin.
Othen
Se
simfonos
Hail, O Queen of all!
Boast of Mothers
and Virgins; fo there is no fluent, no
eloquent speaker whose words have
the power worthily to praise Thee!
And every mind is dazed when Thy
17.
Who Illumined their mind and

intellect, and effectively set them
afire with Grace.
Angeli
tin anodon tou Despotou,

orontes exeplittonto, pos meta doxis
epirthi, apo tis gis is ta ano.
Stifi
Mathiton, O Kyrios efisen, Imis

kathisate,
is
Ierosolima,
kago
ekpempso imin Parakliton, allon,
Patri ton sinthronon, kami omotimon,
on orate, analamvanomenon, ke
Nefeli Fotos epohoumenon.
filled with great astonishment at

how with Glory He was lifted up
from earth.
To
the Sacred Band of Holy Disciples

the Risen Lord Commanded: Tarry
in Jerusalem and I shall send you
another Comforter Who shares the
Fathers Throne and Who is of Equal
Honour with Me Whom you now see
taken up into Heaven, carried aloft
on a Cloud of Light.
Angeli
Angels beheld the Masters Ascension,
Irthi
Ke
The

eonon.
Now
Magnificence of the On Who in

Flesh became poor, clearly was
higher than the Heavens raised. Our
fallen nature has now been honoured
by its Session with the Father.
Therefore, let us celebrate and with
one voice jubilantly cry aloud, and
with Gladness of heart, let us clap
our hands.
ages.
Amen.
THEOTOKION
Angeli
tin Anodon tou Despotou,

orontes exeplittonto, pos meta
Doxis epirthi, apo tis gis is ta ano.
Fos
to ek Fotos, eklampsan panamome,

ek sou anetile, ke tin amavrotita, tis
athias pasan dielise, ke tous nikti
kathevdontas efotagogise, dia touto
pantes kata hreos Se, is eonas ai
Makarizomen.
evsimos mnimi Sou, epifanisa imin,

avgazi ta perata, Theognosias Foti,
Konstantine Theopnevste. Si gar en
Vasilefsin evsevis anedihthis, nomous
epouraniou, Vasileos tirisas. Dio tes
ikesies tes ses, rise imas pirasmon.

from earth.
All Blameless One, from Thee rose

the Light which manifestly shone
from Light and which has entirely
dispelled the darkness and gloom of
Godlessness and led into the Light
those who had been asleep in the
night. We all, therefore, as we are
obliged to do, to Eternity ever
pronounce Thee Blessed.
Thy Dignified Memory has shone upon

us today. It brightens the Universe
with Light of Divine Knowledge, O
God-Inspired Constantine.
Thou,
among Kings and Rulers, showed
Thyself to be Pious, for Thou obeyed
the Laws of the King of Heaven.
Therefore by Thine Entreaties,
deliver us from our trials.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
Amin
Amen

eonon.

THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA - ASCENSION - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Katelthon
Ouranothen is ta epigia, ke
tin kato kimenin en ti tou Adou
froura,
sinanastisas
os
Theos,
adamiean morfin, ti Analipsi Sou
Hriste, is Ouranous anagagon, to
Throno to Patriko Sou, sigkathedron
apirgaso, os Eleimon ke Filanthropos.

from earth.
emfanos, i Megaloprepia, anothen

ton Ouranon, tou sarki ptohevsantos,
ke sinedria Patros tetimite, fisis imon
i ekptotos.
Panigirisomen, ke
simfonos pantes alalaxomen, ke
krotisomen hiras githomeni.
Amin.

THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA ST CONSTANTINE & ST HELEN - TONE 4
SMALL LITANY
When Thou came down from Heaven, O

Saviour, to earth, and with Thyself as
God Resurrected Adams form that
lay below in the Dungeon of Hades,
and then to Heave raised it up by
Thine Ascension, O Christ, Thou
made it sit with Thee together on the
Throne of Thy Father, for Thou art
Merciful and Love mankind.
FESTAL ANTIPHONS TONE 4
Ek neotitos mou, pola polemi me pathi From

al aftos andilavou, ke Soson, Sotir
mou. [2]
misoundes Sion, eshinthite apo tou

Kyriou; os hortos gar, piri esesthe
apexirameni. [2]
my youth up many passions

have warred against me. But do
Thou succour and save me, O
Saviour. [2]
Those
who hate Zion shall be put to

confusion by the Lord; like grass
in the fire shall they be withered
up. [2]
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
Agio
Pnevmati, pasa psihi zooute, ke

katharsi, ipsoute, lambrinete, ti
Triadiki Monadi, Ierokrifios
Through
Ke

eonon.
Now
Amin
Agio
Pnevmati, anavlizi ta tis Haritos

reithra, arthevonda, apasan tin ktisin
pros Zoogonion.
the Holy Spirit is every soul

quickened and exalted in purity, and
Illumined by the Triune Unity in
Mystic Holiness.
Ages.
Amen
From
the Holy Spirit do the streams

of Grace well forth; they irrigate
everything created, so that Life can
be produced.
FESTAL PROKEIMENON - ASCENSION
Anevi O Theos en alalagmo, Kyrios en God Ascended with a shout, the Lord
Foni Salpingos. (2)
16.
with the Sound of the Trumpet.

(2)
9.
Panta ta Ethni, krotisate hiras.
STIHOS:
Clap your hands, all you

Nations; shout to God with the
Voice of Rejoicing.
VERSE:
CANON 1 - HIERMOS - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Se tin ipernoun ke Logon Mitera Theou, Thou, transcending mind and reason, O
tin en hrono ton ahronon afrastos
kiisasan,
i
Pisti
Omofronos
Megalinomen.
Anevi O Theos en alalagmo, Kyrios en God Ascended with a shout, the Lord
Foni Salpingos.
SMALL LITANY
GOD
&
with the Sound of the Trumpet
PRAISES
TROPARIA FESTAL MAGNIFICAT ASCENSION
ALMIGHTY
TO
THE HOLY GOSPEL

THE C
READS THE HOLY GOSPEL FOR THE

FACING THE CONGREGATION.
Ke
iper tou kataxiothine imas tis

akroaseos tou Agiou Evangeliou
Kyriou ton Theon imon iketevsomen.
Kyrie Eleison [3]

Sofia! Orthi! Akiousomen
MUST STAND
ONGREGATION
THE PRIEST
FEAST
FROM THE
ROYAL GATES [HOLY DOORS]
And that He will graciously grant

us to hear His Holy Gospel, let us
pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy [3]

PRIEST Wisdom! Arise! Let us listen to the
Evangeliou
Holy Gospel.
Irini pasi!
Doxa Si, O Theos imon, Doxa Si!
Glory
Se
Watching
PRIEST
PEOPLE
tou Agiou
BOW OUR HEADS TO RECEIVE THE
Ke to pnevmati sou
Ek tou kata M A R K O N
And with thy spirit

PRIEST The Lesson is from the Holy Gospel
to anagnosma...
according to S T M A R K
Proshomen
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
PEOPLE
THE
Let us attend
Glory to Thee, O Lord:
Glory to
Thee!
Anastas
de proi proti Savvatou efani

proton Maria ti Magdalini, af is
ekvevliki epta demonia.
Ekini
porefthisa apingile tis met aftou

genomenis, nevthousi ke kleousi.
Kakini
akousantes oti zi ke etheathi ip

aftis, ipistisan.
morfi,
Kakini
And
Isteron
Later He appeared to the Eleven as they
apelthontes apingilan tis lipis.

Oude ekinis epistefsan.
anakimenis aftis tis endeka

efanerothi, ke onidise tin apistian
afton ke sklirokardian, oti tis
10.
they went and told it to the rest,

but they did not believe them either.
sat at the table; and He rebuked
their unbelief and
hardness of
God, beholding Thou being lifted on

the clouds, cried aloud: Take away
the Gates for the King of Glory.
Thou,
ton katavanta eos eshatou tis gis, ke

ton Anthropon sosanta, ke ti anavasi
Sou
Anipsosanta,
touton
Megalinomen.
to Thee, our God, Glory to
Thee!
O Lord, descended to the lowest

part of earth and Saved humanity,
raising it up on High by Thine
Ascension. Thee do we Magnify.
THEOTOKION
Iperagia Theotoke, Soson imas.

Most Holy Theotokos, Save us
Here Theotoke, Mitir Hristou tou Theou, Hail, O Theotokos, Mother of Christ our
on
ekiisas,
aniptamenon,
emegalines.
And when they heard that He was alive

that, He appeared in another
form to two of them as they walked
and went into the country.
Thee!
Se
with Him, as they mourned and

wept.
and had been seen by her, they did
not believe.
Glory
Glory
Now when Jesus Rose early on the first
She went and told those who had been
in the Heights, they signalled to one

another: This is truly our God!
APPEARS BEFORE HIS ASCENSION
day of the week, He appeared first to

Mary Magdalene, out of whom He
had cast seven demons.
Thee!
Nefeles eromenon idouse ekravgzon.

To tis Doxis Vasili pilas arate.
simeron,
ek
gis
sin Angelis orosa
God! As today Thou watched the

One Whom Thou had Borne flying up
from earth, with the Angels Him
Thou Magnified.
SECOND FESTAL CANON ASCENSION - TONE 4
Angeli
Meta de tafta disin ex afton peripatousin After

efanerothi
en
etera
porefomenis is agron.
Glory
Se ton asomaton taxis Hriste O Theos, en The Ranks of Incorporeals, O Christ our
EVANGELIST
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW TO GOD

HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST MARK 16 :9 - 20
OUR RESURRECTED LORD JESUS CHRIST
Thee, the worlds Redeemer,

O Christ our God, be Divinely
Exalted, the Apostles with reverent
awe exultantly leapt and Thou they
Magnified.
Sou tin Theothisan sarka orontes Hriste, As the Angels beheld Thy Deified Flesh
PRIESTS BLESSING
Thee!
en to ipsi i Angeli, Allilis dienevon.

Alithos outos estin O Theos imon.
PEOPLE
AGIOU EVANGELIOU
ton litrotin tou kosmou, Hrison ton

Theon, i Apostoli Vlepontes, entheos
ipsoumenon, meta deous skirtontes
emegalinon.
Peace be with you all.
WE
Mother of God, who gave Birth to the

Timeless One in time inexpressibly,
we the Faithful with one accord now
Magnify.

ton Doreon, ton iper katalipsin! O

Mystiriou friktou! Panton O despozon
gar, ek gis aperon pros ta Ourania,
tis Mathites apestile, Pnevma to
Agion, to Fotisan touton tin dianian,
ke pirnous telesan en Haritis.

from earth.
what
Divine
Gifts
beyond
comprehension!
O,
Awesome
Mystery! For the Sovereign Lord of
all having Ascended from earth to
the Heavenly Abodes, sent to His
Disciples the All Holy Spirit of God
15.
thesamenis afton egigermenon ouk

epistefsan.
rebuke of her with children.

OD
OD
Anax
anakton, ios ex iou monos Logos

Proelthon
Patros
ex
anetiou;
Isosthenes Sou Pnevma tis Apostolis
Nimertes exepempsas, os evergetis,
Adousi: Doxa to Krati Sou, Kyrie.
OD
forth from the Only Uncaused

Father,
since
Thou
art
the
Benefactor, Thou sent the Holy
Spirit, truly Equal to Thee in Might,
to the Apostles, who Glorify Thy
Power, O Lord.
OD
OD
OD
Ilasmos
imin, Hriste, ke Sotiria O

Despotis elampsas ek tis Parthenou In
os profiton thiros ek thalattiou
Sternon Ionan tis fthoras diarpasis
Olon ton Adam pangeni peptokota.
OD
O Word, King of Kings, Who alone came
Litririon
katharsin
amplakimaton
Piripnoon
dexasthe
Pnevmatos
Droson,O
tekna
fotomorfa
tis
Ekklisias; Nin ek Zion gar exelilithe
Nomos
I
glossopirsomorfos
Pnevmatos Haris.
O Christ Master, As Forgiveness and

Salvation
to
extricate
from
corruption fallen Adam and all his
descendants, As Thou extricated
Jonah from the belly of the beast.
OD
unison of instrumental music

called people in trembling to the
worhship of the lifeless image made
of gold. But the Light-bearing Grace
of the Comforter moves the Faithful
to cry out: O Eternal Trinity, Equal in
Power: Thou alone art Blessed!
to hrisotevkton apsihon vretas. I tou

Paraklitou
de
fosforos
Haris
Sevasmiazi tou voan: Trisas Moni,
Isosthenis, Anarhos, Evlogitos i.
OD
Enoumen,
Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion.
Lii
ke
We Praise, we Bless and we Worship

the Lord!
ta desma ke Drosizi tin floga O

Trisofengis
tis
thearhias
tipos.
Imnousi Pedes, Evlogi de ton Monon
Sotira ke Pantourgon os energetin I
Dimiourgithisa simpasa Ktisis
BEFORE THE
DECLARES
ICONS
Tin
AND
THE
moistened the flames with Dew and

loosened the bonds; For He is the
Benefactor,
Only
Saviour,
and
Creator of all. Wherefore, the entire
Creation, with the Youths, Do praise
Him and Bless Him.
HOLY ICON
FOLLOWING,
OF THE
AFTER
EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS, THE PRIEST

HE CENSES THE SANCTUARY, HOLY
WHICH
CONGREGATION.
Theotokon ke Miter to Fotos en

imnis timontes meglinomen.
And He
men oun Kyrios meta to lalise aftis

anelifthi is ton Ouranon ke ekathisen
ek dexion tou Theou.
So
The
Theotokos and Mother of the

Light: let us honour and extol in
song.
THE BELLS ARE RUNG AT THIS POINT
then, after the Lord had spoken to

them, He was received up into
Heaven, and sat down at the right
Hand of God.
And
Amin.
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
Amen.
P E O P L E Glory
de exelthontes ekirixan pantahou,

tou Kyriou sinergountos ke ton logon
veveountos dia ton epaolouthounton
Simion.
they went out and preached

everywhere, the Lord working with
them and confirming the Word
through the accompanying Signs.
to Thee, O Lord: Glory
to Thee!
RESURRECTION PRAYER, PSALM 50/51

SALVATION PRAYERS
HYMNS OF
&
DIVINE MERCY
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati
Tes TON
Through
APOSTOLON Presvies, eleimon,
exalipson
ta
egklimaton.
Ke
plithi
ton
emon

eonon.
Amin
Tes
tis Theotokou Presvies, Eleimon,

exalipson
ta plithi
ton emon
egklimaton.
the Intercessions of THE

APOSTLES, O Merciful One, blot out the
multitude of our transgressions.
Now

Ages.
Amen
Through

Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out
the multitude of our transgressions.
FESTAL IDIOMELON - ASCENSION TONE (6)PLAGAL 2
Eleison
me, O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos ton
iktirmon Sou Exalipson to anomima
mou.
Have
mercy upon me, O God,

according to Thy Great Mercy;
according to the multitude of Thy
Mercies do away mine offences.
Simeron en Ouranis, e ano Dinamis, tin Today,

imeteran
fisin
theomene,
Thavmazouse tou xenou tropou tin
14.
said to them, Go into all the

world and preach the Gospel to
every creature. He who believeth
and is Baptised will be saved; but
he who doth not believe will be
condemned. And these Signs will
follow those who believeth: In My
Name they will cast out demons;
they will speak with new tongues;
they will take up serpents and if
they drink anything deadly, it will
by no means hurt them; they will
lay hands on the sick, and they will
recover.
Ekini
The Tri-Radiant Sign of Divine Headship
FESTAL MAGNIFICAT - ASCENSION ODE 9

STANDING
ipen aftis Porefthentes is ton

kosmon
apanta
kirixate
to
Evangelion pasi ti Ktisi. O Pistefsas
ke Vaptisthis Sothisete, O de
apistisas katakrithisete. Simia de tis
Pistefsasi tafta parakolouthisi. En
to Onomati Mou demonia ekvalousi.
Glosses lalIisousi kenes. Dfis arousi.
Kan thanasimon ti piosin, ou mi
aftou vlapsi. Epi arrostou
hiras
epithIisousi, ke kalos exousin.
Thou hast shone for us from the Virgin,
Simfonon eftroisen organon melos Sevin The
OD
Ke
Children of the Church, of

Illuminated Likeness, receive the
Dew of the Fire-breathing Spirit,
which is a Purification and an
Absolution from crimes; for the Law
has now gone forth out of Zion in
the shape of Tongues of Fire, being
the Grace of the Holy Spirit.
heart, because they did not believe

those who had seen Him after He
had Risen.
the Powers on High see our

nature in Heaven, and they marvel at
the strange manner of its Ascent.
11.
anodon, diiporoun alliles legouse. Tis

outos O paragenomenos? Vlespouse
de ton ikion Despotin, tas Ouranious
pilas airin diekelevonto. Meth on
apafstos imnoumen Se, ton meta
sarkos ekithen palin erhomenon, os
Kritin ton apanton, ke Theon
Pantodinamon.
PRAYERS
They were perplexed and said to one

another:
Who is This Who is
coming? As they beheld their own
Master, they were ordered to raise
the Heavenly Gates. We join them in
unceasingly extolling Thee, Who
from there will Come again in the
Flesh, as Judge of all and Almighty
God.
SALVATION
FESTAL KONTAKION - ASCENSION -
FESTAL IKOS ST CONSTANTINE & ST HELENA
Konstantinon Pisti sin ti mitri timisomen. O

Tou
Profitou gar afti
logous
akroasameni, en kedro ke pevki ke
kiparisso, ton trisintheton Stavron
katenoisan, di ou to sotirion pathos
exikolouthise, ke pantas parestisan
tous Ioudeous paraskevazesthe, dixe
tis
lais
Mega
Dikeoma,
to
kekrimmenon dia ton fthonon, ke
vaskanian tin afton, ke touto evronts
anedixan afti.
Dia touto tis pasi
nikifori anedihthisan, oplon ferontes
aprosmahiton, SIMION MEGA, KE EN
POLEMIS FRIKTON.
OF
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Tin iper imon plirosas ikonomian, ke ta When

epi gis enosas tis Ouraniis, Anelifthis
en Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon,
oudamothen
horizomenos,
alla
menon adiastatos, ke voon tis
agaposi Se. Ego imi meth imon, ke
oudis kath imon.
Thou
had
fulfilled
the
Dispensation for our sake, and
united all things on earth with the
Things of Heaven, Thou were taken
up thither in Glory, O Christ our
God, going not away from anywhere,
but continuing inseparable, and to
those who Love Thee, crying out: I
Am with you, and there is, therefore,
none against you!
SYNAXARION 21 MAY
Ti KA tou Aftou minos mnimi ton Agion On
tis gis epi tis gis katalipontes, ta tis

tefras to hoi parahorountes, defte
ananipsomen, ke is ipsos eparomen,
ommata ke noimata. Petasomen tas
opsis omou ke tas esthisis, epi tas
Ouranious pilas i Thniti, nomisomen
ine tou Eleonos is Oros, ke atenizin to
litroumeno epi Nefelis epohoumeno.
Ekithen gar O Kyrios is Ouranous
anedramen, eki ke O Filodoros tas
Doreas dienime tis Apostolis Aftou,
kalesas os Patir, ke stirixas aftou.
Odigisas os Iious, ke lexas pros
aftous. Ou horizome imon. Ego Imi
meth imon, ke oudis kath imon!
Leaving earthly things upon the earth

consigning things of ash unto the
mound1 - come, let us rouse
ourselves, lift up our eyes and
thoughts, and to the Heights Ascend.
Let our faces and our senses, O
Mortals, likewise look to Heavens
Gate. Imagine us upon Mount Olivet,
gazing upon our Redeemer riding on
a Cloud! From there, our Lord went
immediately to Heaven. There the
Liberal One distributs Gifts to His
Apostles: as a Father Calling them,
Confirming them and Directing them
as Sons, saying:I do not part from
you. I Am with you, and there is
therefore, none against you!
Agios Neomartys Pahomios, O en to

Osaki tis Philadelphias martyrisas,
xifi telioute.
simeron, sin ti mitri ti

Eleni, ton Stavron emfenousi, to
pansevasmion xilon, panton men ton
Ioudeon eshinin onta,oplon de Piston,
Anakton kat enantion. Di imas gar
anedihthi, Simion Mega, ke en
polemis frikton.
On
this day Constantine with his

Mother, Helen, showed the Holy
Cross, that Tree worthy of all
veneration. Raised on high, it is a
shame for all Judeans, but a Shield
against the enemy for Faithful
Rulers; and for us a Great Sign,
Inspiring Awe in War.
MOUND REFERS TO THE PHYSICAL BODY SO WE ARE TAUGHT TO LEAVE EARTHLY THINGS TO THE BODY AND LOOK
HEAVENWARDS FOR THE ETERNAL TREASURES OF GOD.
12.
New Holy Martyr, St Pachomios,

who
witnessed
in
Ousaki,
Philadelphia, was Perfected by
sword.
apo tou Pascha, tin Analipsin

Eortazomen tou Kyriou ke Theou ke
Sotiros imon Iisou Hristou.
STIHOS:
Ek dexias kathisas patrikis Loge,
Mistes parashon Pistin asfalesteran.
Analifthis en Doxi, Hriste O Theos

imon, eleison imas.
Amin
of
Pascha,
we
celebrate
the
Ascension of our Lord God and
Saviour, Jesus Christ.
O Word, Thou sat at the right of the

Father,
Having granted Initiates Faith that is surer.
VERSE:
Christ our God, taken up in Glory:
have
Mercy on us.
Amen
FESTAL KATAVASIA - IAMBIC VERSES - HOLY PENTECOST - TONE 4

OD
OD
Thio
kalifthis O vradiglossos gnofo,

Erritorefse ton Theografon Nomon.
Ilon gar ektinaxas ommatos noou,
Ora ton onta ke mnite Pnevmatos
Gnosin, gereron evteis tis asomasin.
OD
Errixe
The
Ti afti imera, Pempti tis ektis evdomados On this day, Thursday of the Sixth Week
FESTAL KONTAKION ST CONSTANTINE & ST HELEN - TONE 3
Konstantinos
this 21st day of the month, we

Commemorte the Holy, Glorious,
God-crowned and Great Sovereigns,
St Constantine, and St Helena, Equals
to the Apostles.
endoxon, Theostepton ke isapostolon

Megalon Vasileon Konstantinou ke
Elenis.
FESTAL IKOS - ASCENSION
Ta
Faithful, let us honour Constantine

and Helen, his mother, for, hearing
the words of the Prophet, they
recognised in the cedar, the pine and
the cypress, the tri-composite Cross,
by which the Saving Passion came to
pass.
And they roused all the
Hebrews, to be prepared to display
before the people the Great
Justification, hidden because of their
hatred and jealousy. And when they
found the Cross, they put it on
display.
Therefore, they were
revealed to all as Victors, bearing the
unassailable Shield, A GREAT SIGN,
INSPIRING AWE IN WAR.
heavy tongue, screened by the

Divine Clouds, proclaimed the Godinscribed Law; for He shook the dust
from the eye of intelligence,
beholding the Being and attaining
the Knowledge of the Spirit, singing
Divine Songs of Praise,
OD
gastros iteknomenis pedas, Ivrin

te diskathekton evteknoumenis, Moni
prosevhi tis profitidos pale Annis,
ferousis pnevma sintetrimenon Pros
ton dinastin ke Theon ton gnoseon.
The
Hannah
the Propetess of old, drawn

near with contrite spirit to the
Mighty God of ntelligences, by her
Prayer alone, undid the bonds of the
barren ones womb, and the hard
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What mind could grasp the real dimensions of this Event?

FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS ASCENSION THURSDAY

We are afflicted in every way, but not

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

To kero ekino, Anastas O Iisous ek

At that time, Jesus, having Risen from

FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS ASCENSION THURSDAY

ISODON/ENTRANCE & COMMUNION HYMN - ASCENSION

Anevi O Theos en alalagmo, Kyrios en

imas Iie Theou, O en Doxi

Ascended with a shout; the Lord

Save us, O Son of God, taken up from

us in Glory into Heaven, who sing to

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ASCENSION THURSDAY TONE 4

Anelifthis en Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon, Thou Ascended

in Glory, O Christ our

FESTAL APOLYTIKION- ST CONSTANTINE

Stavrou Sou ton tipon en Ourano

Apostle among the Rulers, St

FESTAL KONTAKION ASCENSION - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Tin iper imon plirosas Ikonomian, ke ta When

PROKEIMENON PSALM 63/64 TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE

Lord, and shall Hope in Him.

Isakouson, O Theos, tis Fonis mou, en to Hear

deesthe me pros Se.

THE SECOND EPISTLE

OF ST PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS

Adelphi, O Theos O ipon: Ek skotous Fos

Brethren, it is God Who said: Let Light

FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS ASCENSION THURSDAY

DAYS AFTER THE

BROILED FISH AND HONEY

HOLY APOSTLES & DISCIPLES

FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS ASCENSION THURSDAY

DIVINE LITURGY ASCENSION HYMNS & READINGS

FIRST ANTIPHON PSAL 46/47 TONE 2

Panta ta Ethni, krotisate hiras.

All you Nations, clap your hands!

Presvies tis Theotokou, Soter,

the Intercessions of the

Oti Kyrios Ipsistos, Foveros,

Ipetaxe laous imin ke Ethni ipo

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati