Menaion January

Byzantine Monthly Menaion
Volume Five: January

Metropolitan Cantor Institute
Byzantine Catholic Seminary
Pittsburgh, PA
Foreword
A Menaion is a liturgical book which contains the changeable parts of Byzantine divine
services for a given month. The volume in your hands is the fourth of a series of twelve
books for use in Byzantine Catholic parishes. Each day is provided with the following
material:
(1) Synaxarion (brief life of the saints remembered)
(2) Troparia and Kontakia
(3) Prokeimena and Alleluiaria
(4) Communion Hymn.
On major feasts, the proper antiphons (when there are any) and the Magnification and
Irmos (appointed to take the place of It is truly proper) are also included.
Texts which are contained in the Faithfuls Book published by the Byzantine Catholic
Church are reproduced with their musical settings from that book. Those texts were
translated by the Inter-Eparchial Liturgical Commission, and then set to plainchant by the
Inter-Eparchial Music Commission.
Many of the Troparia contained in this volume of the Menaion are, in fact, common texts
(i.e., they are used on more than one feast). These texts, too, come from the work of the
IELC/IEMC, as are all the Prokeimena and Alleluiaria and Communion Hymns.
The texts of the Troparia and Kontakia that are not from the above-mentioned source are
almost always taken from the Order of Matins published by the Sisters of the Order of
Saint Basil the Great, and we acknowledge these texts with gratitude.
This volume is intended to be used annually. Because of this, cantors must use the
Typikon of the Metropolitan Church to discern how materials from the Menaion are to be
combined with the Sunday Ochtoechos. The Typikon will also explain how Prokeimena
and Alleluiaria are to be combined.
May this series of volumes be a blessing for all who attend daily celebrations of the
Divine Liturgy, as well as for those who, unable to be at church each day, still wish to
pray with the Church and honor the Lord and his saints.
August 28, 2005
Our venerable father Moses the Ethiopian and
Our holy father Augustine, bishop of Hippo
MENAION - JANUARY
1 THE CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS
CHRIST. Coming eight days after the birth of Christ, this feast commemorates his
naming and his becoming a member of the Covenant of Moses.
OUR HOLY FATHER BASIL THE GREAT, ARCHBISHOP OF CAESAREA
IN CAPPADOCIA, who is called great in learning and wisdom. He taught meditation
on the Scriptures and manual work in obedience and fraternal love to his monks, and
established a way of life for them in the Rules he wrote. He taught the faithful by his
excellent writings and shone forth by his pastoral care for the poor and sick. (379)
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Troparion of the Circumcision - Tone 1:
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Verse: To you, O Lord, I cry out: My God, be not silent to me.

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Prokeimenon of Our Holy Father Basil - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4):
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Verse: Shepherd of Israel, hear us; you who lead Josephs flock.
Verse: The mouth of the just will utter wisdom, and his tongue will pronounce judgment.
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Communion Hymn for a Hierarch (Psalm 111:6,7):
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Communion Hymn for the Circumcision (Psalm 148:1):
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Refrain:
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On the Sunday from January 2 to 5

SUNDAY BEFORE THE THEOPHANY
Troparion - Prescribed Resurrection Tone
On January 2 through 4:
Troparion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4:
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O Riv - er Jor - dan,
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all cre - a
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Troparion of the Vigil - Tone 4:
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Prokeimenon - Tone 6 (Psalm 27:9,1):
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ple, O Lord,
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bless
your in - her
i - tance,
your in - her
tance.
Verse: To you, O Lord, I cry out: My God, be not silent to me.
Alleluia - Tone 8 (Psalm 66:2):
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Verse: Be gracious to us, O God, and bless us.

Verse: Let your face shine upon us, and have mercy on us.
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Communion Hymn (Psalm 148:1):
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2 Our holy father Sylvester, Pope of Rome who piously ruled the Church for many
years. During his pontificate, Constantine the Emperor built basilicas worthy of
veneration and the Nicene Council of 325 acclaimed Christ the Son of God. On this day
in Rome in the cemetery of Priscilla his body was laid to rest. (335)
Prefestive Day of the Theophany
Troparion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4 (music found on page 6)
Zebulun, make ready; Naphtali, prepare yourself. O River Jordan, stand and leap for joy to receive the
Master coming to be baptized. O Adam, rejoice with the first mother, Eve, and do not hide yourselves as
once you did in Paradise. For, seeing you naked, Christ has appeared to put on the first robe. He has
appeared to renew all creation.
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Troparion of Sylvester - Tone 4
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Kontakion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4 (music found on page 7

Today the Lord appears in the Jordan's streams and cries out to John: Do not be afraid to baptize me, for I
have come to save Adam, the first created.
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Verse: Hear this, all you peoples; give heed, all who dwell in the world.
Alleluia - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31):
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Verse: The just mans mouth utters wisdom and his lips speak what is right.
Verse: The law of his God is in his heart; his steps shall be saved from stumbling.
Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.

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Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7):
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3 The holy prophet Malachi, who after the return from the Babylonian Captivity
announced the great day of the Lord and his coming to his temple, and that always and
everywhere a pure offering should be made to his name.
The holy martyr Gordius, praised in the writings of St. Basil the Great, a centurion who
suffered during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian. (304)
Our venerable mother Genevieve of Paris, a shepherdess who took the veil of a virgin
and defended her people by her Christian example. (c.500)
Our venerable father Cyriacus Elias Chavara, of the Syro-Malabarese Catholic
Church, founder of the Congregation of the Carmelite Brothers of Mary Immmaculate
(1871).
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Troparion of Gordius - Tone 4
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Prokeimenon of a Prophet - Tone 4 (Psalm 109:4,1):
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Verse: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.
Prokeimenon of a Martyr - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)
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Verse: Hear my voice, O God, when I pray to you.

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Verse: Moses and Aaron were among his priests;

Samuel was among those who called upon his name.
Verse: Light dawns for the just, and gladness for the upright of heart.
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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.
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4 The Synaxis of the holy seventy Apostles, whose names were recorded by St.
Dorotheus. In addition to the Twelve Apostles, our Lord chose seventy other apostles and
sent them out to preach. (cf. Luke 10:1-5)
Our venerable father Theoctist, hegumen of Cuomo in Sicily founded a monastery in
the city of Kucuma on the island of Sicily, where he became hegumen. At his monastery
lived Greek monks, who had fled persecution by the iconoclasts. (800)
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Prokeimenon of a Venerable - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3):
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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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Verse: His posterity will be mighty upon the earth.
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5 Vigil of the Theophany

The holy martyrs Theopempt and Theona, of Nicomedia in Bithynia, who met
martyrdom in the persecution of the Emperor Diocletian. (c. 350)
Our venerable mother Syncletica of Alexandria in Egypt, virgin, who is said to have led
a solitary life that influenced many women of her day. (4th cent.)
The holy prophet Micah, who in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of
Judah, by his preaching defended the oppressed, and condemned idols and depravities.
He announced to the chosen people that a leader from of old would be born in Bethlehem
of Judea, who would shepherd Israel in the strength of the Lord.
Troparion of the Vigil of the Theophany - Tone 4 (music found on page 6)
After Elijah had been taken up, * the River Jordan was parted in two by Elisha's mantle; * and a dry path
was opened in the waters * as an image of true baptism * by which we pass beyond this fleeting life. *
Christ appeared at the Jordan to sanctify the waters.
Troparion of the martyrs - Tone 4
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save our souls.
Troparion of Syncletica - Tone 8
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gels.
Kontakion of the Vigil - Tone 2 (music found on page 7

O most compassionate Christ, who take away the many sins of all, because of your immeasurable mercy,
you have come to be baptized in the waters of the Jordan as a man, clothing in a robe of glory the misery of
my ancient nakedness.
Kontakion of the Martyrs - Tone 1
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gel.
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Prokeimenon of a Venerable Woman - Tone 4 (Psalm 67:36,27):
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is
won - drous
in
his saints,
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God
of
Is - ra
el,
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Alleluia of the Martyrs - Tone 4 (Psalm 33:18,20):
&b
Al - le
lu - ia!
Al - le
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Al
le - lu -
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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.
Alleluia of a Venerable Woman - Tone 1 (Psalm 39:2,3):
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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 the Martyrs (Psalm 32:1):
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Re - joice in the Lord, you righteous ones,
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Communion Hymn for a Venerable Woman (Psalm 111:6,7):
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6 THE THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.

Since the second century, the Church has celebrated the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan
River for our sanctification
First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3):
&b
Why
is
it,
O sea, that you fled;
Jor - dan, that you turned
back?
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1):
&b
I
love the Lord be - cause he
will hear
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my
voice in sup - pli - ca
tion.
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Son
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sing
of God, bap - tizedbyJohnin the Jor
to
you:
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Third Antiphon - Tone 1 Troparion (Psalm 117:1):
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thanks
for - ev
to
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Troparion - Tone 1
&
dan,
the Lord, for
be - lov - ed Son,
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Lord,
for the Fa - ther's voice
in
the
bore wit - nesstoyou,calling
and the Spir - it
wor - ship of
the form of
dove
con - firmed the truth of these words. O Christ God, you ap-peared andenlightened the
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world.
Glo - ry
to you!
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Entrance Hymn - Tone 1 Troparion (Psalm 117:26,27):
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is
he
whocomesinthe name of the Lord;
from the house of the Lord.
we bless
you
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The Lord is God and has re-vealed him-self to
us.
Troparion - Tone 1: (music found on page 24)

At your baptism in the Jordan, O Lord, * worship of the Trinity was revealed; * for the Fathers voice bore
witness to you, calling you his beloved Son, * and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truth of
these words. * O Christ God, you appeared and enlightened the world. Glory to you!
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Kontakion - Tone 4:
You have re - vealed your - self to
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has set
its seal on us.
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the world to - day;
and
We
yourlight,O Lord,
rec - ognizeyou and ex - claim
havecomeandrevealedyour - self,
Un
to
ap - proach - a - ble
you:
Light.
Instead of Holy God. . . (Galatians 3:27) Not sung on the post-festive days:
All you who have been baptized into Christ have been clothed with Christ. Alleluia!
Prokeimenon - Tone 4 (Psalm 117:26,27,1):
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Bless-ed is he who comes inthename of the Lord.
and has
re - vealed him - self
to
The
us.
Verse: Give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his mercy endures forever.
25
Lord
is
God
Alleluia - Tone 4 (Psalm 28:1-3):
&b
Al - le
lu - ia!
Al - le
lu
ia!
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w
Al
le - lu -
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Verse: Bring to the Lord, you sons of God, bring to the Lord glory and honor.
Verse: The voice of the Lord over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the Lord over many waters.
Instead of It is truly proper . . .
Magnification:
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loss
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love.
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and
we
ex - tol
you.
Communion Hymn (Titus 2:11):
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The sav - ing grace of God
Al
le
has ap - peared to all.
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Refrain
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al - le - lu - ia!
lu - ia!
The Leave-taking of the Feast of the Theophany is January 14.
On the Sunday from January 7 to 13

SUNDAY AFTER THE THEOPHANY
First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23)
Why is it, O sea, that you fled; O Jordan, that you turned back?
Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23)
I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication.
O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!
Post-festive Third Antiphon (Psalm 94:1):
&b
Come, let us
singjoyful-ly
to
the Lord;
let us ac - claim God our Sav
&b
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sing
Son
of God, bap - tizedbyJohnin the Jor
to you:
Al - le - lu -
27
- ia!
dan,
ior.
save us who
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Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6):
Come,
#
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let
us
wor - ship and bow
Al - le - lu
be - fore Christ:
bap - tizedbyJohninthe Jor - dan,
#
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save
Son of God,
us who sing
to
you:
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ia!
Troparion - Prescribed Resurrection Tone

Troparion of the Theophany - Tone 1: (music found on page 24)
Kontakion of the Theophany - Tone 4: (music found on page 25)
You have revealed yourself to the world today; * and your light, O Lord, has set its seal on us. * We
recognize you and exclaim to you: * You have come and revealed yourself, O Unapproachable Light.
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Prokeimenon Tone 1 (Psalm 32:22,1):
May your mer - cy, O Lord, be up - on
us,
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your
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who
have
placed our hope in you.
Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones; praise from the upright is fitting.
28
be up - on
us
&
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le
lu
ia!

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ia!
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Verse: I shall sing forever of your mercies, O Lord;

through all generations my mouth will proclaim your truth.
Verse: For you have said: Mercy is built to last forever.
Your truth is firmly established in heaven.
Magnification: (music found on page 26)
Extol, O my soul, Christ the King, baptized in the Jordan.
Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss to fittingly acclaim you; and even a supernatural mind is
overwhelmed when it glorifies you, O Theotokos. But in your goodness accept our faith,
since you recognize our godly love. You are the intercessor for Christians, and we extol you.
Communion Hymns:
For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27)
The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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And for Sunday, the usual Communion Hymn is (Psalm 148:1):
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j j

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Al - le - lu - ia!
j
.
Refrain:
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al
le
lu - ia!
7 The Synaxis of the holy Forerunner, Prophet, and Baptist John. A synaxis feast
follows one of the great feasts, and highlights a major personage of yesterdays
celebration. We remember today the work of the Forerunner, John, who baptized Christ.
29

Post-festive Third Antiphon (Psalm 94:1): (music found on page 27)
Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim God our Savior!
Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): (music found on page 28)
Come, let us worship and bow before Christ.
#
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Troparion of the Synaxis - Tone 2
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O proph - et,
forerunner, and dwell - er in the des
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voice
of the Fa - ther,
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you heard the di - vine
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you were deemed wor-thy to bap - tize the Son and Lord,
and you were awitnessof the Ho - ly
bap - ti - sm of
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it.
Hav - ing pro-claimed the
re - pent - ance, now ask for us the for-give - ness
j
j
of
sins,
that through your prayerswemayreceivethe great mer - cy of Christ our God.
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Kontakion of the Synaxis - Tone 6
Lord, beforeyour pres- ence in
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All those in dark -ness
sang ahymnof praise to you, O Lord;
for you ap - peared andshedyourlightup-on the whole
world.

Prokeimenon of the Forerunner Tone 7 (Psalm 63: 11,2):
&
&
The just
man
will
re - joice in the Lord,
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and
will
put
his
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re - joice
trust in
him.
in the Lord
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lu - ia!
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le - lu -
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Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss to fittingly acclaim you; and even a supernatural mind is overwhelmed
when it glorifies you, O Theotokos. But in your goodness accept our faith, since you recognize our godly
love. You are the intercessor for Christians, and we extol you.
Communion Hymns:
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And for the Forerunner, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7):
&
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& #
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le
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will not fear.
j
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Refrain:
Al - le - lu
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news
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.
Al - le - lu - ia!
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8 Our venerable father George the Chozebite, a Cypriot monk at the Monastery of the
Mother of God at Chozeba near Jericho. (614)
Our venerable mother Dominica, born in Carthage in North Africa, lived a life of
asceticism and died in Constantinople under the reign of the Emperor Zenon. (474)
Our holy father and confessor Emilian. A native of Vannes (in what is now France), he
was a recluse. (767)
Post-festive day of the Theophany
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& #
Troparion of the Venerable Fathers - Tone 4
Come,
for his won - der - ful fast
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peo - pleandpiouslyhon-or the mem - 'ry of George.
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and
sing out: Save our souls,
O Christ,
monks.
33
Sing prais - es
praise Emilian for his teach
ings.
through theinter-ces - sion of these
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Troparion of Dominica - Tone 8
In
you, O
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moth - er,
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up your cross,
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fol - lowed Christ.
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min - i - ca,
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who come
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and how to
your soul re - joic - es with
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you
to
taught us
the
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gels.
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tal.
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us with Christ our
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Kontakion of Dominica - Tone 4
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Prokeimenon for the Venerable Fathers Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3):
&
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the eyes,
of
his faith - ful,
in
the eyes
of
the Lord
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is
the
death
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of
is
the death
his faith -
- ful.
Prokeimenon for a Venerable Woman - Tone 4 (Psalm 67:36,27):
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God
is
won - drous
in
his saints,
the
God
of
Is - ra
el,
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the
God of
Is
ra
el.
Alleluia for the Venerable Fathers - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2):
&
&
Al
le - lu - ia!
Al
le
lu
Al
le - lu
ia!
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Alleluia for a Venerable Woman - Tone 1 (Psalm 39:2,3):
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le - lu
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Communion Hymns:
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For the Venerable Fathers, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7):
j j

j
.
j
.
he will not fear,
he
Al
le
will not fear.
j
.
Refrain:
Al - le - lu
ia!
vil
news
j
.
Al - le - lu - ia!
lu - ia!
9 The holy martyr Polyeuct, of Melitene in Armenia, who as a soldier was ordered to
sacrifice to the gods by the edict of the Emperor Decius. Instead, he destroyed the images;
wherefore he suffered many tortures and at last was beheaded and baptized by the
outpouring of his own blood. (230)
37

#
& #
Troparion of Polyeuct - Tone 4
Your mar - tyr
#
& #
Pol - y - euct, O Lord our God,
rup - ti - ble crown from you.
#
& #
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& #
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When
rants
save our souls.
our
of the ser - pents were
crushed,
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put
Sav - iorbowedhisheadinthe Jor - dan
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Kontakion of Polyeuct - Tone 4
God,
Riv
er,
the heads
and when Pol - y - euct was be - head
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Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)
&
&
The just
man
will
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and
will
put
his
trust
re - joice
in the Lord
in
him.

&b
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lu - ia!
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lu
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w
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le - lu -
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Communion Hymns:
For the Martyr, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7):
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vil
news
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he will not fear,
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& #
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le
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will not fear.
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Refrain:
Al - le - lu
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Al - le - lu - ia!
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10 Our holy father Gregory of Nyssa, brother of St. Basil the Great, one of the great
theologians of the Byzantine Church. (c.395)
The venerable Dometian, bishop of Melitene, who lived under Emperors Justinian the
Lesser and Maurice, and was known for his remarkable intelligence, prudence, and
spiritual zeal, and for his love for the poor. (602)
Our venerable father Marcion, priest and treasurer of the Great Church in
Constantinople, second in command to Patriarch Gennadius. (c.471)
40
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Troparion of the Hierarchs - Tone 4
God of our
fa - thers,youalwaysdealwithus in your kind - ness.
#
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your mer - cy
a - way from us;
but through their pray'rs
Take not
guide our life in peace.
Kontakion of Gregory -Tone 3
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and
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&
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all
of
us.
Kontakion of Dometian - Tone 1
&
for
You were

a - noint
this
ed with the di - vine priest - hood,
by vir - tueandobe-di - ence to Christ.
41
and you showed
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&
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&
Glo - ry
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Prokeimenon for a Hierarch - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4):
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lips
will
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be
speak
words
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the theme
of
of
wis
dom;
my heart.
Alleluia for a Hierarch - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31):
&
&
Al - le - lu
ia!
Al
le
lu -
Al -
le
lu
ia!
Verse: The mouth of the just utters wisdom, and his tongue will pronounce judgment.
42
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Communion Hymns:
For a Hierarch, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7):
#
& # j j
j
.
#
& #
he will not fear,
#
& #
Al
le
he
will not fear.
. j
Refrain:
Al - le - lu
ia!
vil
news
Al - le - lu - ia!
lu - ia!
11 Our venerable father Theodosius, founder of the common life, abbot, a friend of
St. Sabbas, who, after a long solitary life permitted many disciples to assemble as
companions to himself. In monasteries that he built, he cultivated the common life, until,
having suffered many things for the true faith, the centenarian finally rested in the peace
of Christ. (529)
43

Troparion of Theodosius - Tone 8
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& #
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#
& #
suf - f'rings made your la - bors
shin - ing
torch
#
& #
fa - ther The - o - do
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save
a - bun - dant tears made the
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& #
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wil - der - ness
fruit
- ful
o - ver
and
your
you be - came
a hun - dred - fold;
the world.
ven - er - a - ble
si - us,
bloom,
pray to Christ our God that
he
may
our souls.
Kontakion of Theodosius - Tone 8
You were plant - ed
in
the courts of your Lord

44
and
blos - somedforthwith
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beautifulandadmir-a - ble vir
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tues,
O mas - ter
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of God's ho - ly sheep-fold.
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cryout:Rejoice,Ofather The - o - do - si - us.

&
&
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the eyes,

in
the eyes
of
the Lord
is
the death
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of his faith - ful,
is
the
death
of
his faith -
- ful.
&
&
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le - lu - ia!
Al
le
lu
Al
le - lu
w
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ia!
45
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Communion Hymns:
For a Venerable, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7):
#
& # j j
j
.
#
& #
he will not fear,
#
& #
Al
le
he
will not fear.
. j
Refrain:
Al - le - lu
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vil
news
Al - le - lu - ia!
lu - ia!
12 The holy martyr Tatiana, who died in Rome under Emperor Alexander Severus.
(c.227)
46

Troparion of Tatiana - Tone 4
#
& #
Your lamb Ta
#
& # W
tia - na,OJesus,criesout in
a loud
my Bridegroom;Iseekyou with pain - ful long - ing;
#
& # W
and
#
& # W
die
foryouthat I
may
live
with
as aspotlesssacrificeimmo-lat - ed with love for you.
#
& #
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am cru - cifiedwithyou;
save our souls.
47
I suf - fer for you that I may reign with you;
I love you,
inyourbaptism, I am bur-ied with you;
#
& #
voice:
you.
Re - ceive
me
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#
& # W
Kontakion of Tatiana - Tone 4
You
shone ingloryandwerestained in your own
#
& #
bird you soared
to
heav
en.
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pray for those
blood,
and
likeabeautiful
mar - tyr
Ta - tia
na,
who hon - or you.

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God
is
won - drous
in
his saints,
the
God
of
Is - ra
el,
& b # w
the
God of
Is
ra
el.
j
& b .
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le - lu
j
j
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Al - le - lu -
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Al -
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lu
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48
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Communion Hymns:
For a Woman Martyr, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 32:1):
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Refrain:
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13 The holy martyrs Hermylaus and Stratonicus, of Singidunum in Moesia (this city
is quite close to the modern Belgrade, Yugoslavia), who after fierce tortures under the
emperor Licinius were drowned in the Ister River (the Danube), sometime between 307
and 311.
Our venerable father Hilary, bishop of Poitiers, great defender of the orthodox faith
against the Arian heresy, mentor of St. Martin of Tours, hymnwriter and apologist. (367)
Postfestive Day of the Theophany
Transferred from January 14:
Our venerable fathers killed by the Arabs in Sinai and Raitho in 312. A group of
holy monks living on the height of Mt. Sinai were killed by Bedouin tribesmen.
The Commemoration of the passion of the holy equal-to-the-apostles Nina,
Enlightener of the Georgians, who was taken as a captive into that country and
converted the king through her example and miraculous cures. (4th century)
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Your ho - ly
mar-tyrs, O Lord our God,
rup - ti - ble crowns from you.
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God of our
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Verse: The just cried out and the Lord heard them, and rescued them from all their distress.
Verse: Many are the trials of the just, but from them all the Lord will rescue them.
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Communion Hymns:
For the Martyrs, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 32:1):
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Refrain:
Al - le - lu
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Al
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Leave-taking of the Theophany
All as on January 6 (beginning page 23) except for the Third Antiphon (page 27) and
Entrance Hymn (page 28)
15 Our venerable fathers Paul of Thebes and John the Hut-dweller (Calibytes).
Paul was a disciple of St. Anthony the Great and one of the earliest of the desert
fathers, living as a hermit in the Thebaid in Egypt. (c.345). John of Constantinople, who,
as it is said, briefly lived in a retreat in the home of his father. He left home for six years
and came back and lived in a "kalyba" (i.e., a hut) as a beggar in rags, subsisting on the
charity of his unwitting parents; wholly surrendered to contemplation. His parents
recognized him, after his death, from a gold codex of the Gospels that they had given
him. (5th century)
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Troparion of the Venerable Fathers - Tone 4
God of our
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to heav
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Hav - ing loved that poverty which no
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fol - lowed him;
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ry,
shout
for joy
their rest.
Verse: Sing to the Lord a new song of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
&
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16 The Veneration of the Chains of the holy, glorious, and illustrious apostle Peter.
The church on the Equiline Hill in Rome (called St. Peter in Chains) preserves the chains
with which St. Peter was bound in prison during the persecution of Nero.
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17 Our venerable father Anthony the Great, who, bereaved by his parents' death,
acceped the evangelical commands, distributed all his goods to the poor and retired in
solitude to the Thebaid in Egypt. He began to lead an ascetic life and diligently worked
to strengthen the Church, sustaining confessors of the faith during the persecution of the
Emperor Diocletian. He supported St. Athanasius against the Arians. He had many
disciples, and is thus considered the father of monks. (356)
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Troparion - Tone 4
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the eyes,
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18 Our holy fathers Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria, archbishops of that city.
Athanasius is called the Father of Orthodoxy because of his defense of the faith against
Arius at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325); he was greatly persecuted for this.
This date celebrates his return from exile in 345. (373) Cyril worked against the
Nestorian heresy, and was champion of the use of the term Theotokos (i.e. the one who
gave birth to God). He was one of the major figures of the Third Ecumenical Council of
Ephesus that was held in 431. (444)
Troparion - Tone 3
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ting.
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19 Our venerable father Macarius of Egypt, known as Macarius the Elder, priest and
abbot of the monastery of Skete in Egypt, who, dead to the world and to himself, lived for
God alone, which he also taught his disciples. (390)
Troparion - Tone 1
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Verse: Sing to the Lord a new song of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
&
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le - lu - ia!
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20 Our venerable and God-bearing father Euthymius the Great, abbot, who,
Armenian in origin and consecrated to God from infancy, sought Jerusalem. Having
lived very many years in solitude, he was steadfast and cheerful to the very end of his
life in humility and love, and died manifest in the observance of discipline. (473)
#
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in
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of
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&
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21 Our venerable father Maximus the Confessor, noted theologian and writer who
resigned his post as secretary to the Emperor Heraclius and entered the monastery of
Chrysopolis, of which he eventually became hegumen. He headed the opposition to the
Monothelite heresy. For this he was banished, imprisoned, and lost his tongue and right
hand. (662)
The holy martyr Neophyte, of Nicaea in Bithynia, martyr, who died at the age of fifteen
in the reign of Diocletian. (4th century)
The holy martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valeran, and Aquila.
The holy virgin martyr Agnes of Rome, who, while still a maiden, bore the highest
testimony of the faith in Rome and consecrated the label of chastity by her martyrdom.
She conquered both her youth and the tyrant, received the fullest admiration among the
nations and gained even greater glory with God. On this day is celebrated the burial of
her body. (3rd/4th century)
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save our souls.

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all
by
to
save
of
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the
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tyr,
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all
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won - ders
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lu - ia!
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lu
ia!
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w
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le - lu -
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Verse: The just cried out and the Lord heard them, and rescued them from all their distress.
Verse: Many are the trials of the just, but from them all the Lord will rescue them.
Communion Hymn for several Martyrs (Psalm 32:1):
&b
Re - joice
&b
&b
in
praise
the
from the
Al - le - lu - ia!
up
Lord,
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right,
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is
fit
ting.
eous
ones;
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22 The holy apostle Timothy who, disciple of St. Paul the Apostle and his assistant in
his apostolate, was the leader of the church at Ephesus. Two epistles, which offer wise
counsels on the ordering of pastors and the faithful, were written to him.
The holy venerable martyr Athanasius the Persian from Bethsaloe in Persia, monk.
After very many tortures, which he had borne steadfastly in Caesarea in Palestine, he was
afflicted with many punishments by Chosroes, king of the Persians. After his seventy
companions, he too was strangled next to a river and his head cut off. His head was
brought to Rome and is still venerated in the church of Ss. Vincent and Athanasius. (628)
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Troparion of Athanasius - Tone 4
&
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God,
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rants
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23 The holy martyr Clement, bishop of Ancyra, was killed along with the holy
martyr Agathangel during the persecution of the Emperor Maximian (c.296)
Commemoration of the Sixth Ecumenical Council (680), at which was taught the two
wills of Christ, denying the Monothelite heresy.
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24 Our venerable mother Xenia of Rome, born of a noble Roman family, who lived a
holy life with other virgins at Mylassa of Caria in the fifth century. (450)
The holy martyrs in Pidlashia: the priest-martyr Vincent Lewoniuk and his twelve
companions in the district of Pratulin in the village of Swaddles. Moved neither by
threats nor lures, they were unwilling to break communion with the Catholic Church.
Finally, refusing to hand over the keys of the parish, they died defenseless, indeed,
wounded to the point of death. (1874)
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25 Our holy father Gregory the Theologian, archbishop of Constantinople, the

friend of St. Basil; bishop of Sebaste, and then of Constantinople, and finally Nazianzus.
He defended the divinity of the Word with great ardor, for which reason he is also named
"the Theologian." During his time as patriarch of Constantinople, he presided over the
Second Ecumenical Council (Constantinople, 381). (389)
Troparion - Tone 1
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mel - o - dy of
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souls.
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&
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by or - a
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tors.
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of
of
wis
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my heart.
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26 Our venerable father Xenophon and his wife Mary. Xenophon was a Senator in
Constantinople, where he led a holy Christian life with his wife Mary and their two sons,
Arcadius and John. On their way to Phoenicia to study law, the young men were
shipwrecked and barely managed to escape with their lives. The parents set out to find
them, and, on discovering them in a monastery in Jerusalem, they too entered the
monastic life, equal to one another in the ardor of their souls. (520)
Our holy father Joseph, archbishop of Thessalonica, brother to St. Theodore the
Studite. As a monk, he composed very many hymns; then when he had just been
advanced to the episcopate, he suffered many fearful things for the sake of ecclesiastical
discipline and the defense of the holy icons. Exiled to Thessaly, he died of starvation.
(826)
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the eyes
of
the Lord
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the death
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of his faith - ful,
is
the
death
of
his faith -
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&
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27 The Translation of the Relics of our holy father John Chrysostom. In the year
438, thirty-three years after the death of St. John in Coman of Armenia, his relics were
transferred to his episcopal see of Constantinople. This occurred during the reign of
Emperor Theodosius the Lesser.
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to
our souls.
Kontakion - Tone 1
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&
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wis
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ver;
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28 Our Venerable Father Ephrem the Syrian, who, first in his own home town of
Nisibis exercised the office of preaching and of handing on holy teaching. Then, when
the Persians invaded Nisibis, he fled with his disciples to Edessa in Syria, where he set
down the fundamentals of a school of theology, fulfilling his ministry by his words and
writings. So striking is the austerity of his life and the clarity of his teaching that from the
exquisite hymns he composed he has deserved to be called the harp of the Holy Spirit.
(378)
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By your ac-tions you have taught
re - pent
ance.
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us.
so
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la - zy
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&
Pre - cious in
the eyes,

in
the eyes
of
the Lord
is
the death
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is
the
death
of
his faith -
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&
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le
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man will
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29 Translation of the relics of the holy bishop and martyr Ignatius of Antioch.
Ignatius was martyred in Rome at the beginning of the second century. His remains were
later translated to Antioch, the place of his birth and his episcopate. During the invasion
of the Persians, the relics were once again taken from Antioch to Rome (in the sixth
century).
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Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)
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put
his
re - joice
in the Lord
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30 THE THREE HOLY HIERARCHS: BASIL THE GREAT, GREGORY THE

THEOLOGIAN, AND JOHN CHRYSOSTOM. All three of these saints have their
own feast days. This celebration began in 1100 in the days of the Emperor Alexis
Comnenus. A great quarrel arose in Constantinople as to which of these three was the
greatest theologian. They appeared in a dream to then Patriarch John and told him that
they were equal before God, and each had his special gifts and talents. John chose Jan.
30 to commemorate all three of them together, and composed the office.
The holy bishop martyr Hippolytus was a priest of the Church of Rome famous for his
learning. After he unjustly accused Archdeacon Callistus, he was exiled from Rome and
rebelled against the authority of the Pope. He repented and was reconciled to the church,
and was martyred. (235)
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31 The holy wonderworkers and unmercenary healers Cyrus and John, who, for
their confession of Christ, were beheaded after many tortures in the city of Alexandria.
(311)
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Byzantine Monthly Menaion

Volume Five: January

Troparion of the Circumcision - Tone 1:

Fa - therandyourdi-vine Spir - it,

man you were al - so

Glo - ry to your most

your hu - mil - i - ty!

with the e - ter - nal

er who has nev - er known

you were pleased

Troparion of Our Holy Father Basil - Tone 1:

Your voice re- sounds

of instructionindi - vine dog - mas.

the na - ture of cre - a - tion

by your teach - ings,

lead - ingallmortalsto safe

and con - firm - ing them

venerableBasil,reveal - er of heav - en - ly mys - te - ries.

The Lord of all

Kontakion of the Circumcision - Tone 3:

roy - al priest, Ovenerable

beg Christ our God tograntus his great

Kontakion of Our Holy Father Basil - Tone 4:

to or - der hu - man con - duct.

which has re -ceived

en - dures cir - cum - ci

and be - ing good, he

cuts awaythe sins of mor

and the bish - op

grants sal - va-tion to the world,

Ba - sil,theCreator'smorning star, re - joic

the mys - te - ries

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

Save your peo

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

Alleluia - Tone 8 (Psalm 79:2; 36:30):

on the hymn, "Divnaja novina"

Let us, who mys - tic - 'ly

life-cre - a - ting Trin - i - ty,

sing the thrice -

may re-ceive, may re-ceive the King of All,

the life - cre - a

set a - side all earth-ly cares, all

re - pre - sent the cher - u - bim,

We praise you, we bless

Praise the Lord from the heav - ens,

praise him in the high - est.

he will not fear,

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

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

and we pray to you,

pray to you, our God.

Communion Hymn for the Circumcision (Psalm 148:1):

will not fear.

On the Sunday from January 2 to 5

stand and leap

O Ad - am, rejoicewith the first

moth - er, Eve,

put on the first

and do not hide yourselvesas

For, see - ing younaked,Christhasappearedto

O Riv - er Jor - dan,

li - jah had been tak - en up,