ONJUNCTION
8 September 2016
Nativity of our Lady
Theotokos
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KATAVASIAS
OF THE
CROSS
Our Eternal Gratitude to Pater Seraphim Dedes & all the contributing Translators
elsewhere for the original Greek & English texts and for making our Worship a
little easier to understand, to participate and to appreciate.
Glory to God for His Great Mercy!
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20.
FROM THE
HOMILY
OF
ST DIMITRIOS
OF
ROSTOV)
The Virgin Theotokos was born of Priestly Ancestors as well, who offered God sweet
smelling Sacrifices.
Her Father, the Holy Righteous St Joachim, was the son of Barpather, who traced
his Ancestry to Nathan, the son of King David.
Her mother, the Holy Righteous St Anna, was the daughter of Matthan the Priest,
who was of the line of Aaron.
Thus, the Most Pure Virgin was by Her Father of Royal Descent, and by Her Mother,
of High Priestly Lineage.
Of what precious materials, from what an Ancestry was the Most Illustrious,
Animate Palace of the King of Glory fashioned!
As structures built of stone and wood in King Solomon's Palace were esteemed all
the more for the pure gold with which they were covered, so in the case of the
Nativity of the Most Pure Theotokos, the Nobility of Her Royal and High-Priestly
Lineage is rendered yet more Honourable by the Chastity of Her Holy Parents,
which is more to be valued "...than thousands of gold and silver. She is more
precious than costly stones, and nothing that is dear is to be compared to
Her..." for the Most Pure Virgin was born of Parents possessed of Chastity, which
is Loftier than all Nobility was, as the Holy Damascene testified, writing of the
Righteous Ancestors of God thus:
"O Blessed Couple Joachim and Anna! Truly, by the Fruit of your loins are you
known to be Blameless, according to the Words of the Lord, 'You shall know
them by their Fruits. You ordered your lives in a manner pleasing to God, and
worthy of Her who was born of you. Having lived in Chastity and
Righteousness, you brought forth the Treasury of Virginity, the Virgin, who was
a Virgin before giving Birth, as She gave Birth, and even after She gave Birth.
She alone, being in mind and soul, and body Ever Virgin, abides always in
Virginity.
It was fitting that this Virginity, be born of Chastity.
Like a pair of doves, Joachim and Anna! You, having chastely observed the Laws
of nature, have been granted by God that which is above nature, and have
brought into the world the Virgin Mother of God.
While in the flesh, you have Piously and Virtuously borne a daughter who is
Higher than the Angels and reigns over them. Most Fair and Sweet Daughter!
Lily, sprung up in the midst of tares from a Root most Noble and August! By you
the Royal Priesthood has been enriched!"
With words such as these does the Holy Damascene clearly indicate the manner of
Parents who bore the Mother of God, and of what Precious Materials the
Palace of the Heavenly King was erected.
Where was this LIVING PALACE built? In a MOST EXALTED PLACE, as the Church
testifies:"Truly Thou art Higher than all things, O Pure Virgin!"
Nevertheless, it was not so in respect to locality, but rather Her Virtues and God's
Benefactions.
The place where the Most Blessed Virgin was born was a little town in the land of
Galilee called Nazareth, which was subject to the City of Capernaum.
It was inglorious and obscure, and its inhabitants were held in disdain, even as it
was once said of Christ: "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?"
But the Lord "...Who dwells on High and looks down on things that are lowly..."
was well pleased that His Most Pure Mother be born not in Capernaum, which
in its pride was lifted up to Heaven, but rather in humble Nazareth, indicating
that that ...which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the
2.
19.
Therefore,
Dio
TO
ON
ST LUKE 10 : 38
THIN
G IS
EEDED
Gyni
&
11 : 27 28
de Martha
diakonian.
Martha
Ke
I
- 42
periespato
peri
pollin
Epistasa
She
Apokrithis
Jesus
distracted
with
much
...
As
Aftos
18.
He
3.
Who would not affirm that that Lofty Palace of Christ has been Greatly Exalted
through Her Virtues and God's Blessings?
She is Exalted, for She has been bestowed on us from Heaven, albeit She was born
on earth of earthly Parents.
She was bestowed from Heaven, for as certain Theologians say, the Archangel
Gabriel, who brought Glad Tidings to St Zacharias concerning St John, and
who likewise announced to St Joachim and St Anna the Conception of the
Theotokos, conveyed from Heaven Her Most Blessed Name, saying unto Her
barren Mother: "Anna, Anna: Thou shalt bear a Most Blessed Daughter, and
Her name shall be Mary."
Undoubtedly, She can be called the Holy City; the New Jerusalem, Descended
from God out of Heaven, and the Tabernacle of God in our midst.
Lofty is this Divine Tabernacle, for having Borne Christ the King, it is Exalted above
the Seraphim: O Height difficult to climb for the thoughts of mankind!"
With what sort of Beauty is this Noetic Palace of Christ adorned?
Listen to the sweet words of St John of Damascus, who speaks of Her thus:
"She was offered to God, the King of All, clad in the splendour of Virtues, as it
were, in a vesture of gold, and adorned in the Grace of the Holy Spirit. All
Her Glory is within, for while every wife derives Glory from without, from her
husband, the Glory of the Theotokos is from within, that is to say, the Fruit of
Her Womb.
And again he said: "O Virgin, Full of God's Grace, O Holy Temple of God, which
King Solomon who created the world has erected and in which He has
dwelt! Not with gold, nor with inanimate stones art Thou adorned.
Instead of gold the Spirit shines in Thee; in place of precious stones, Thou hast
Christ within Thee, O Pearl of Great Price!
Such is the Adornment of this Palace, the Beauty of which far exceeds that of King
Solomon's Temple, in which were depicted the Cherubim, trees, and flowers.
Likewise, in this Animate Temple, in the Most Pure Virgin, a semblance to the
Cherubim may be seen; for by Her Manner of Life, which was like that of the
Cherubim, She was not only the Equal of the Cherubim, but surpassed them.
If the Church frequently refers to other Saints as Cherubim, singing: "What shall
we call you, O Saints? Cherubim, for Christ has rested upon you..." how much
more is the Virgin Theotokos like a Cherub?
For within Her Christ abode in the flesh, and in Her Most Immaculate Hands God
sat as though upon a Throne:
Therefore is She called a Cherubic Throne.
Moreover, in Her Person the likeness of fertile trees is depicted, for Spiritually She is
like a fruitful Olive Tree or a blooming Date-Palm in the House of the Lord.
Therefore, She is now called the Life-Giving Garden: "From a barren root the God
of Wonders has made a Life-Bearing Garden to spring up for us: His Mother."
All this is said in respect to Her Spiritual Beauty, but She was not lacking in
physical beauty.
Many of the Teachers of the Church testify that there has never been, nor shall
ever be a Virgin as fair as the Virgin Theotokos.
When Saint Dionysios the Areopagite saw Her, he would have called Her God,
had he not known that God was Born of Her.
The Divine Grace with which She was filled, shone forth brilliantly from Her face.
Such was the Palace that the Heavenly King prepared beforehand on earth!
She was Beautiful in both soul and body, "...as a Bride adorned for Her
Husband..." and, what is more, exceeding Spacious: "Thy Womb He made
more Spacious than the Heavens, and therein Christ, God Uncontainable,
has been contained."
Palaces are usually constructed in such a manner that not only the King, but a
multitude of his attendant servants and those who come to him from
throughout the world may be amply accommodated.
4.
STIHOS 4
VERSE 4
Soson
Doxa
Amin
Amen
FESTAL APOLYTIKION NATIVITY
OF
THEOTOKOS TONE4
Ioakim ke
OF
THEOTOKOS
TONE4
Joachim
IMON
Megalini
Oti
OF
ST PAUL
My
TO THE
PRESERVING UNITY
Adelphi:
Touto gar
fronistho en imin O ke en
Hriso Isou.
Os en Morfi Theou
iparhon ouh arpagmon igisato to ine
isa Theo. All eavton ekenose morfin
doulou
lavon,
en
omiomati
anthropon genomenos.
Ke
PHILIPPIANS 2 : 5 - 11
IN
HUMILITY
Brethren:
Let this mind be in you, which was also
in Christ Jesus, Who, being in the
Form of God, did not consider it
robbery to be Equal to God, but
made Himself of no reputation,
taking the form of a bondservant
and Coming in the likeness of men.
And
17.
Afti
This
STIHOS
VERSE
Tes
Through
STIHOS 2
STIHOS 3
Dedoxasmena
VERSE
VERSE 3
VERSE 4
STIHOS 4
Tes
Doxa
Amin
Tes
Through
VERSE 1
Soson
VERSE 2
VERSE 3
STIHOS 2
STIHOS 3
16.
STIHOS 1
The Spacious Abode of the Word - the Most Pure Virgin -accommodates not only
God the Word as King, but also us, His servants, who draw close to God Who
dwells in Her.
She contains both God and us in Her Womb, in Her Compassionate Bosom.
The Chosen and Holy Vessel, the Apostle Paul, moved by Compassion, said to his
Beloved, Spiritual Children: "Our heart is enlarged; you are not straitened in
us."
In which of the Saints may be found such All-Embracing, Divine Compassion as in
the Virgin Mary?
Here the Chaste are accommodated, and the sinner is not excluded.
Here the Penitent has a place, while those who are despairing and unrepentant
have a Refuge like a New Ark, which shelters not only clean, but unclean
animals as well - its Entrance is not barred.
Her Compassion easily accommodates all those who sorrow, those who are
offended, those who hunger, those who are strangers, who are troubled, and
who are sick.
For it is not possible for Her to be lacking in Mercy, whose Womb bore for us the
Gracious God.
The Palaces of earthly Kings are guarded by armed Guards, who do not allow
everyone desirous to enter therein to do so, but rather stop and carefully
question everyone as to why they have come.
However, although the Living Palace of Christ is surrounded by Cherubim and
Seraphim, by the innumerable Choirs of Angels, and by all the Saints, at the
Doors of Her Compassionate Mercy no one hinders those who desire to enter neither do guards or soldiers expel or drive anyone away after having
interrogated them concerning their intentions, but having prayerfully entered,
we all receive a Gift, which profits us according to our Petition.
Thus, let us hasten to the Compassionate Bosom of Her who was born of a barren
womb, hailing Her:
"Rejoice, O Immaculate Palace of the King of All! Rejoice, Dwelling Place of God
and of the Word! To Him, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, and to
Thee, O Daughter of the Father, Mother of the Son, and Bride of the Holy
Spirit, be honour and Glory from us mortals unto the ages, Amen.
5.
TO
GOD
FOR
*Theos
STIHO S
*The
Enite
I Pigi tis
Zois, ek tis stiras tiktete. I Haris
Karpogonin,
lampros
aparhete.
Evfrenou Ioakim, tis Theotokou
genitor genomenos. Ouk estin allos
os Si, ton gigenon gennitoron
Theolipte. I gar Theodohos Kori, tou
Theou to skinoma, to Panagion Oros,
dia Sou imin dedorite.
Thy
Now
Ke
Amen
I Gennisis
Amin.
Thy Nativity, O Theotokos, has brought
SMALL LITANY
FESTAL KATHISMA NATIVITY - THEOTOKOS - TONE 4
Anavoison
6.
what Oath
did God swear to Thee? And he
answered: What He swore, behold:
He also has fulfilled, for He has
granted the Virgin as the Fruit of my
loins. From Her has Christ, the New
Enite
Praise
What a
Praise
Enite
Praise
Stili
Anna
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
Amen
FESTAL MATINS HYMNS - NATIVITY EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS 8 SEPTEMBER
15.
Mystikos
is,
Theotoke,
Paradisos,
Ageorgitos vlastisasa Hriston, if ou to
tou
Stavrou
Zoiforon
en
gi
pefitourgite Dendron.
Di ou nin
ipoumenou proskinountes afton, Se
Megalinomen.
Thou
Agalonte
Today
Adam,
anakenisthiti,
ke
Eva,
Megalinthiti.
Profite Sin Apostolis
horefsate ke Dikeiis. Kini Hara en to
kosmo, Angelon te ke anthropon. Ek
ton Dikeon simeron, Ioakim ke tis
Annis, gennate i Theotokos.
TO
GOD
- PSALM 148
Pasa
Let
Enite
Enite
I Pigi tis
Zois, ek tis stiras tiktete. I Haris
Karpogonin,
lampros
aparhete.
Evfrenou Ioakim, tis Theotokou
genitor genomenos. Ouk estin allos
os Si, ton gigenon gennitoron
Theolipte. I gar Theodohos Kori, tou
Theou to skinoma, to Panagion Oros,
dia Sou imin dedorite.
14.
Praise
What
Doxa
Amin
Anavoison
Amen
Shout, O David, and declare:
PSALM 150
what Oath
did God swear to Thee? And he
answered: What He swore, behold:
He also has fulfilled, for He has
granted the Virgin as the Fruit of my
loins. From Her has Christ, the New
Adam and Fashioner, been born, as
it is written, to be King on my
Throne. And He Whose Reign is
unshakable is reigning today and
forevermore.
The barren woman
bears the Theotokos, the Nourisher of
our Life!
Ek tis Rizis Iesse, ke ex osfios tou David, i From Jesses Root, as Branch and Fruit
Theopes Mariam, tiktete simeron
imin, ke neourgite i simpasa ke
Theourgite.
Sigharite omou, O
Ouranos ke i gi! Enesate aftin, e
Patrie ton Ethnon! Ioakim evfrenete,
ke Anna panigirizi kravgazousa: I
stira tikti, tin Theotokon, ke Trofon tis
Zois imon!
Amin
Amen
Ek tis Rizis Iesse, ke ex osfios tou David, i From Jesses Root, as Branch and Fruit
Theopes Mariam, tiktete simeron
imin, ke neourgite i simpasa ke
Theourgite.
Sigharite omou, O
Ouranos ke i gi! Enesate aftin, e
Patrie ton Ethnon! Ioakim evfrenete,
ke Anna panigirizi kravgazousa: I
stira tikti, tin Theotokon, ke Trofon tis
Zois imon!
7.
Agalliastho
Ouranos, gi Evfrenestho! O
tou Theou gar Ouranos en gi etehthi,
i Theonimfos Afti ex epangelias. I
stira vrefos thilazi tin Mariam. Ke
Heri epi to toko Ioakim, Ravdos legon
etehthi mi, ex is to Anthos Hristos,
evlastisen ek Rizis David.
Ontos
Thavma Paradoxon!
Amin
Agalliastho
Amen
Exult, O
Apafstos Makarizomen.
Exult,
gar,
anastiso skinin tin peptokiian, tou
Ierou
David,
en
Si,
ahrante
protipothisan, di is O simpas ton
anthropon hous, is soma aneplasthi
Theo.
Sou
Theotoke, Doxazomen ton donta
Karpon ti prooin stira, ke anixanta
mitran, tin agonon ek paradoxou, pii
gar panta osa voulete, Theos on
Pantexousios.
STIHOS:
Exerevxato
VERSE:
Agathon.
Mnisthisome
My
from
Word.
PRIEST
Ke
who
called out saying: I shall raise up my
Tabernacle, which has fallen. Thus
David the Holy, O Pure One, speak of
Thee in augur, though whom the
Compass of all human dust will be
formed into a Body for God.
O
Pure Theotokos, and Glorify the
Giver of Fruit to one once barren; for
He Wondrously opened an infertile
womb, and makes to be all that He
will to be, for He is God the All
Powerful.
Mnisthisome
hope,
yet as it was Promised, O Godlyminded, Bride-bearing Anna from
Thy Belly: a True Virgin-Petalled
Flower who Blossomed God, and
Virtues Beauty; therefore, as the
very Root of our lives, we - one and
all - pronounce Thee Blessed.
Allotrion
Estranged
Ke
Now
Amin
Ehorisas
Amen
Thou
13.
Evlogite,
to me?
Idou
out
Water from a Rock, but to the
Nations who obey, He grants a Gift:
from the loins of one barren came
the
Fruit
that
brought
us
Cheerfulness: Thou, the Pure Mother
of our God, Whom as is fitting, we
do Magnify.
the
severe Decree of ancient times; and
Thou art She Who raised up our
Progenitrix; Thou art She Who has
caused our race to be re-adopted by
God a Bridge to our Creator, O
Blessed Theotokos: Thee do we
magnify.
Allotrion
ton
Tokon ekpliroso di epangelias, ti pote
gar Akarpo, Theovlastos Karpos
edothis, dio Se pase e file tis gis
12.
Thy
Pure Virtue, Thy Birth fulfils a
Solemn Promise. To her, the Barren
One, a Fruit from God has been
Ke
And
Idou
For
Emine
And
PEOPLE
Glory to
Thee!
PSALM 50/51
FESTAL INTERCESSORY HYMNS
FOR
DIVINE MERCY
Tes
Through
Ke
Now
Amin
Tes
Estranged
For
Amen
Through
Eleison
Have
9.
KATAVASIA
ODI
SALVATION
FESTAL KONTAKION THEOTOKOS NATIVITY TONE 4
OF
Ioakim ke
Joachim
Ti
OF
On
Ti
On
Ti
On
On
Tes
Amin.
ODI
ODI
Amen.
ODI
10.
1
Verily, Moses having struck
horizontally with his rod, cleaving
the Red Sea and causing Israel to
cross on foot, then having struck it
transversely bringing it together over
Pharaoh and his chariots, traced the
Cross,
thus
symbolising
that
Invincible Weapon. Wherefore, we
praise Christ our God, for He has
been Glorified.'
ODE 3
ODE 4
O Trismakariston xilon! En O
etathi Hristos, O Vasilefs ke Kyrios.
Di ou peptoken O xilo apatisas, to en
si
deleasthis Theo to prospagenti
sarki, to parehonti tin irinin tes
psihes imon.
ODE 5
6
Notiou thiros en splaghnis
palamas
Ionas
stavroidos
diekpetasas,
to
sotirion
pathos
prodietipou safos. Othen triimeros
ekdis, tin iperkosmion anastasin
ipexografise
tou sarki prospagentos Hristou tou
Theou ke triimero egersi ton komon
fotisantos.
ODE 6
7
Eknoon prostagma tirannou
dissevous laous eklonise, pneon apilis
ke disfimias theostigous. Omos tris
pedas ouk edimatose thimos thiriodis,
ou pir vromion.
All antihounti
drosovolo pnevmati piri sinontes
epsalon. O iperimnitos ton pateron
ke imon Theos, Evlogitos I!
ODE
8
Enoumen, evlogoumen ke
proskinoumen ton Kyrion!
ODE 8
ODI 5
TONE 3
ODE
ODI 4
8 SEPTEMBER
Ti afti imera, i Agii aftadelfi, Roufos ke On this day, the Holy Brethren, St Rufos
1
Stavron haraxas Mosis ep
evthias, ravdon tin Erthron dieteme
to Israil pezefsanti.
Tin de
epistrepitikos Farao
tis
armasi
krotisas inosen, ep evrous diagrapas
to aittiton oplon. Dio Hristo asomen,
to Theo imon, oti Dedoxaste.
HOLY CROSS -
ODI 3
OF THE
11.