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Archdiocese of Good Hope

Sunday Matins Hymns

23 August 2015

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Apodosis of the Dormition

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12TH SUNDAY AFTER PASCHA

12 SUNDAY OF ST MATTHEW
INHERITANCE OF ETERNAL LIFE
Also the Feast of St Lupos, Faithful
Servant
of
St
Demetrios
of
Thessalonika & Holy Martyr St
Irenaeos, Hieromartyr of Lyons St
Eutychios & St Florentios, Holy
Ascetic Monks of Nursia, Italy St
Callinikos of Constantinople

Tone 3
EOTHINON 1
RESURRECTION GOSPEL 1 MATTHEW 28 : 16 - 20
THE GREAT C

KATAVASIAS

OMMISSION

OF THE

OF

HRIST

DORMITION

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.
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PSALM 117 /118

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

PRAISE TO GOD FOR HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

Epefanen imin.
Erhomenos en

1 :
Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!

S TIHOS

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

2 : Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me,

ke to Onomati Kyriou iminamin
aftous.

S TIHOS

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

esti Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.

S TIHOS

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

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!

2 : All the Nations surrounded

me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.

V ERS E

ta Ourania, agaliastho ta
epigia, oti epiise Kratos en Vrahioni
Aftou O Kyrios. Epatise to Thanato
ton Thanaton.Prototokos ton nekron
egeneto. Ek kilias Adou errisato imas
ke pareshe to kosmo to Mega Eleos.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

TO ST MATTHEW 19: 16
LIFE IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

He

I de thelis iselthin is tin Zoin, tirison

tas Entolas.

If you want to enter into Life, keep the

Commandments.

Legi afto: Pias?

O de Iisous ipe: To

He asked Him: Which?

Jesus replied: Thou shalt not murder.

Ou fonefsis. Ou
mihefsis.
Ou klepsis.
Ou
psevdomartyrisis. Tima ton Patera
sou ke tin Mitera. Ke Agapisis ton
plision sou os seafton.

3 : This is the Lords doing, and

it is Marvellous in our eyes.

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Let

the Heavens rejoice and let the

earth be glad, for the Lord has
shown Strength with His Arm; He
has trampled down Death by Death;
He has become the First-born of the
dead; from the womb of Hades He
has delivered us, and to the world He
has granted Great Mercy.

In

giving Birth, O Theotokos, Thou has

retained Thy Virginity, and in Falling
Asleep, Thou has not forsaken the
world. Thou who art the Mother of
Life has passed over into Life, and by
Thy Prayers Thou delivers our souls
from Death. Wherefore, by Thine
Intercessions, deliver our souls from
Death

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

said to him: Why do you call Me

Good? No one is Good - except
God!

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt
not bear false witness. Honour thy
father and thy mother. and Thou
shalt Love thy neighbour as
thyself.

Legi

afto O neanisko:
Panta tafta
efilaxamin ek neotitos mou. Ti eti
istero?

The young man said to Him:

Efi

afto O Iisous: I thelis Telios ine,

ipage, polison sou ta iparhonta, ke
dos ptohis. Ke exis Thisavron en
Ourano. Ke devro, akolouthi Mi.

Jesus

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the

Name of the Lord!
- TONE 3

26

to our Lord Jesus and said: Good

Teacher, what Good Thing shall I do
that I may have Eternal Life?

V ERS E

and to the Holy Spirit

Ke

ETERNA

Ti Me legis Agathon?
Oudis Agathos - i mi is O Theos!

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the

Name of the Lord!

FESTAL APOLYTIKION DORMITION AFTERFEAST TONE 1

En
ti Kimisi ton kosmon ou katelipes
Theotoke.
Metestis pros tin Zoin,
Mitir iparhousa tis Zois.
Ke tes
Presvies tes ses litromeni, ek
Thanatou tas psihas imon.

AND

O de iper afto:

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

En ti Gennisi tin Parthenian efilaxas.

RICHES

Iisou, gonipeton afto, ke legon:

Didaskale Agathe, ti Agathon piiso
ina eho zoin Eonion?

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!

RTHLY

To kero ekino, neaniskos tis prosilthe to At that time, a certain young man went

V ERS E

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION

Evfrenestho

EA

Akousas

de O neaniskos ton Logon,

apilthe lipoumenos.
In gar ehon
ktimata polla.

All these
things I have kept from my youth.
What do I still lack?

said to him: If you want to be

Perfect, go, sell what you have and
give to the poor; and you will have
Treasure in Heaven. And come,
follow Me!

When the young man heard His Words,

he went away sorrowful, for he had
great possessions.

O de Iisous ipe tis Mathites Aftou: Amin Jesus

said to His Disciples: Truly, I

say to you: it is difficult for a rich
man to enter the Kingdom of
Heaven.

lego imin: oti plousios diskolos

iselefsete is tin Vasilian ton
Ouranon.

Palin

Again, I say to you: it is easier for a

camel to go through the eye of a
needle than for a rich man to enter
the Kingdom of God.

Akousantes

When

Emvlepsas de O Iisous ipen aftis:

Jesus

de lego imin, evkopoteron esti

kamilon dia tripimatos rafidos is
tin Vasilian tou Theou iselthin.
de
i
Mathite
Aftou,
exeplissonto sfodra, legontes: Tis ara
dinate Sothine?

Para
anthropis touto adinaton esti para de theo panta dinata esti!

His Disciples heard that, they

were greatly astonished, saying:
Who then can be Saved?
looked at them and said: With
men this is impossible with God all
things are possible!

Amen

SMALL LITANY

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TONE 3 -12AP-12MATT-APODOSIS

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SEASONAL KONTAKION -EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS

FIRST RESURRECTION KATHISMA

Tin en Presvies akimiton Theotokon, ke

The Theotokos who is incessant in Her

prostasie ametatheton Elpida, tafos ke

nekrosis ouk ekratisen; os gar Zois
Mitera, pros tin Zoin metestisen, O
Mitran ikisas Aiparthenon

Intercessions and Immovable Hope

in Her Protection, neither tomb nor
Death could hold; for being the
Mother of Life, to the Life She
carried - He Who dwelt in a Womb
Ever-Virgin.

Hristos

Christ

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Sarki

tou Thanatou, gefsamenos Kyrie,

to pikron tou Thanatou, exetemes ti
egersi Sou; ke ton Anthropon nin
kath aftou enishisas, tis arheas
kataras tin itan anakloumenos; O
Iperaspistis tis Zois imon, Kyrie
Doxa Si!

Having

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

ek nekron egigerte, i aparhi ton

kekimimenon;O prototokos tis ktiseos,
ke Dimiourgos panton ton gegonoton,
tin kataftharisan fisin tou genous
imon, en eafto anekenisen. Ouk eti
Thanate kirivis; O gar ton olon
Despotis, to kratos sou katelise.

has risen from the dead - the

First Fruit of those who repose.
The First Born of Creation and
Creator of all that has come to be,
has renewed in Himself the
corrupted nature of our race.
Death, you no longer rule, for our
Master of all things has destroyed
your power.

PROKEIMENON PSALM 46 TONE 3

Psalate to Theo imon, psalate!

Panta Ethni krotisate hiras!
THE FIRST EPISTLE

OF

Sing to our God, sing!

All ye Nations, clap your hands!
ST PAUL

CORINTHIANS 15 : 1 11

TO THE

Adelphi:

Brethren:

Paredoka

I Delivered to you first of all that which

gnorizo imin to Evangelion O

evingelisamin imin, O ke paralavete,
en O ke estikate - di ou ke Sozesthe,
tini logo evingelisamin imin i
katehete, ektos i mi iki epistefsate.

gar imin en protis O ke

parelavon - oti Hristos apethanen
iper ton amartion imon kata tas
grafas, ke oti etafi, ke oti egigerte ti
Triti Imera, kata tas grafas.

Ke oti ofthi Kifa, ita tis Dodeka.

I declare unto you the Gospel

that I preached to you, which also
you have received, and wherein you
stand by which also you are Saved,
if you keep in mind what I preached
to you, unless you have believed in
vain.
I also received how Christ died for
our sins according to the Scriptures,
and was buried, and Rose again on
the Third Day, according to the
Scriptures.

Amin.

After

Epita ofthi Iakovo, ita tis Apostoli pasin.

After that, He was seen by James, then

Eshaton

Last of all, He was seen by me also,

tasted Death in the Flesh, O

Lord, Thou hast cut out the
bitterness of Death by Thy Rising
and granted mankind Strength
against it, announcing the abolition
of the ancient Curse. Defender of
our Life, O Lord: Glory to Thee!
and ever, and to the ages of
ages.

Amen

Anavoison David, tis i Parousa Eorti?

In
animnisa fisin, en to vivlio ton
psalmon, os Thigatera Theopeda ke
Parthenon, Metestisen aftin, pros tas
ekithen monas, Hristos O ex aftis,
anev sporas gennithis. Ke dia touto
herousi, miteres ke Thigaters ke
Nymphe Hristou, voose.
Here! I
metastasa pros ta ano Vasilia.

by the Twelve.
ofthi epano pentakosiis Adelphis
efapax - ex on i plious menousin eos
arti, tines de ke ekimithisan.

and to the Holy Spirit

FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA DORMITION AFTERFEAST - TONE 4

And that He was seen by Cephas, then

Epita

that, He was seen by more than

500 Brethren at once of whom the
greater part remain unto this
present day, but some have fallen
asleep

Shout,

O David, and declare: What is

this present Feast? And he says:
Today has Christ unto the Mansions
above Translated Her from whom
He was Born without Seed, and
whom I have extolled in the Book of
the Psalms as Daughter child of
God and as Virgin as well. And for
this reason do mothers and
daughters and Brides of Christ now
rejoice, and say: Rejoice! O Lady
who was Translated to the Royal
Courts on High.

by all the Apostles.

de panton osperi to ektromati
ofthi kami.

Ego gar imi O elahistos ton Apostolon, O I

sou imi ikanos kalisthe Apostolos,
dioti edioxa tin Ekklisian tou Theou.

Hariti

de Theou imi O imi: ke i Haris

Aftou i is eme, ou keni egenithi, alla
perissoteron afton panton ekopiasa,
ouk eg de, all i Haris tou Theou i sin
emi.

am the least of the Apostles, who is

not worthy to be called an Apostle,
because I persecuted the Church of
God.

By

the Grace of God, I am what I am:

and His Grace, which was bestowed
on me, was not in vain; but I
laboured more abundantly than
them all, yet not I, but the Grace of
God, which was with me.

Ite oun ego ite ekini, outo kirissomen ke Therefore,

outos epistefsate.

14. T O N E 3 - 1 2 A P - 1 2 M A T T - A P O D O S I S

as

one born out of due time.

whether it was me or them,

so we preach, and so you believed.

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DORMITION 23 AUGUST 2015

TONE 3

SECOND RESURRECTION KATHISMA - TONE 3

To

anallioton, to tis Theotitos, ke to

ekousion, pathos Sou Kyrie, is eafton
kataplagis, O Adis epodireto; Tremo
tin tou somatos, mi ftharisan
ipostasin; Vlepo ton aoraton, Mystikos
polemounta me; dio ke ous kateho
kravgazousi: Doxa Hriste ti Anastasi
Sou!

Awed

by Thine unchanging Godhead

and Thy voluntary Passion, O Lord,
Hades mourned: I tremble at Thy
Bodys substance, which is not
corrupted. I see Thee, the Invisible,
Mystically making war on me; and so
those whom I hold cry out: Glory, O
Christ, to Thy Resurrection!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit

To

akatalipton, to tis Staroseos, ke

anerminefton,
to
tis
egerseos,
theologoumen i Pisti, aporriton
Mystirion; simeron gar Thanatos, ke
O
Adis
eskilefte,
genos
de

We

TONE 3 -12AP-12MATT-APODOSIS

Faithful contemplate an Ineffable

Mystery: Thy Crucifixion that cannot
be understood and Thy Rising that
cannot be explained.
For today
Death and Hades have been

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Ke

Anthropinon, aftharsian endedite; dio

ke Efharistos kravgazomen: Doxa
Hriste ti Anastasi Sou!

despoiled, but the human race has

put on Incorruption. And so with
Thanksgiving we cry:
Glory, O
Christ, to Thy Resurrection!

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amin

Theonymphe.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Amen

O Pantimos Horos, ton Sofon Apostolon,

The Honourable Choir of Wise Apostles

ithristhi Thavmastos, tou kidefse

Endoxos, to Soma Sou to ahranton,
Theotoke Panimnite, is sinimnisan, ke
ton Angelon ta plithi, tin Metastasin,
tin Sin Septos evfimountes, in Pisit
Eortazomen.

was Wondrously convened, O august

Theotokos,
to
Bury
Thine
Immaculate, Holy Body with dignity.
And with them the Hosts of Angels
in admiration and solemnity, with
Hymns extolled Thine Assumption,
which we faithfully celebrate.

and to the Holy Spirit

Ti Athanato

Sou Kimisi, Theotoke Mitir

tis Zois, Nefeli tou Apostolous,
Etherious diigpazon, ke kosmikos
diesparmenous,
omohorous
parestisan to ahranton Sou somati. I
ke kidefsantes septos, tin fonin tou
Gavriil, melodontes anevoon. Here,
Keharitomeni!
Parthene
Mitir
Animfevte, O Kyrios meta Sou. Meth
on os Iion Sou ke Theon imo, iketeve
sothine tas sihas imon.

At

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

RESURRECTION EVLOGITARIA, TRISAGION

HYMN, THEOTOKION & SMALL LITANY

RESURRECTION IPERKOI TONE 3

ti orasi, drosizon tis rimasin,

O astrapton Angelos, tes Myroforis
elege.
Ton zonta ti zitite en
mnimati?
Igerthi
kenosas
ta
mnimata. Tis frhoras alliotin, gnote
ton analioton. Ipate to Theo. Os
fovera ta Erga Sou! Oti to genos
esosas ton Anthropon.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

STICHERA DORMITION AFTERFEAST TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA DORMITION AFTERFEAST TONE 1

Ekplitton

His own undefiled hands accepted

the All Blameless Soul, O Virgin, of
Thee, His Mother, the Bride of God.

Astounding

in appearance, refreshing
by the words he spoke, the sparkling
Angel said to Myrrhbearers: Who do
you seek in the Tomb for the Living
One? He is Risen and has emptied to
tombs. Know Him, the Unchanging
Changer of corruption. Say to God:
How Awesome art Thy Works! For
Thou hast Saved humanity!

Amin.

Thy Deathless Dormition, O

Theotokos, and Mother of Life,
Clouds caught up the Apostles into
the air, and, from being dispersed
throughout the world, they were
reunited before Thine Immaculate
Body. And when they had buried
Thee with dignity, they lifted up
their voices and sang the words of
Gabriel:
Rejoice, O UnWed and
Virgin Mother Who art Full of Grace!
The Lord is with Thee! Along with
them, entreat Thy Son and our God,
for the Salvation of our soul.
and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.

Amen

THEOTOKION GREAT DOXOLOGY

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION

RESURRECTION ANABATHMI - TONE 3

A
Tin ehmalosian Sion, si
exilou ek Vavilonos. Kame ek ton
pathon, pros zoin elkison, Loge.

1
O Logos, Thou delivered
Zion from Babylons captivity. Now,
draw me out of my passions, to Life.

A NTI FO NO N

A NTIP HO N

En

They who sow in the South with Divine

to noto i spirontes, dakrisinentheis,

theriousi stahias, en Hara Aizoias.

Tears shall reap with Joy the Sheaves

of Life Eternal.

Doxa

Glory

Amin.
Agio

Amen.
Every

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Pnevmati, pasa Agathodoria, os
Patri ke Io sinastrapti, en O ta panta
Si ke kinite.
B
Ean mi Kyrios Ikodomisi
Ikon ton areton, matin kopiomen.
Tin de psihin skepontos, oudis imon
porthite tin Polin.

A NTI FO NO N

Tou

Karpou tis gastros, to pnevmati,

iiopiitos Si to Hristo, os Patri i Agii
Pantote isin.

4. T O N E 3 - 1 2 A P - 1 2 M A T T - A P O D O S I S

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
good Gift is in the Holy Spirit.
He radiates Life with the Father and
the Son, and in Him everything lives
and moves.
2
If the Lord does not build
the House of Virtues, then we labour
in vain. If He protects our souls, no
one can conquer the City.

A NTIP HO N

DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS & READINGS

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE 3

Evfrenestho

Let

ta Ourania, agaliastho ta
epigia, oti epiise Kratos en Vrahioni
Aftou O Kyrios. Epatise to Thanato ton
Thanaton.Prototokos
ton
nekron
egeneto. Ek kilias Adou errisato imas ke
pareshe to kosmo to Mega Eleos.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION

En

-THE EVER BLESSED

ti Gennisi tin Parthenian efilaxas.

En ti Kimisi ton kosmon ou katelipes
Theotoke. Metestis pros tin Zoin,
Mitir iparhousa tis Zois.
Ke tes
Presvies tes ses litromeni, ek
Thanatou tas psihas imon.

In

The Saints are the Fruit of the womb, in

OF THE

whose spirit they are as Sons to

Thee, as Father, O Christ.
DORMITION 23 AUGUST 2015

the Heavens rejoice and let the

earth be glad, for the Lord has
shown Strength with His Arm; He
has trampled down Death by
Death; He has become the Firstborn of the dead; from the womb
of Hades He has delivered us, and
to the world He has granted Great
Mercy.

TONE 3 -12AP-12MATT-APODOSIS

EVER VIRGIN

THEOTOKOS

giving Birth, O Theotokos, Thou has

retained Thy Virginity, and in Falling
Asleep, Thou has not forsaken the
world. Thou who art the Mother of
Life has passed over into Life, and by
Thy Prayers Thou delivers our souls
from Death. Wherefore, by Thine
Intercessions, deliver our souls from
Death

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FESTAL STICHERA DORMITION AFTERFEAST TONE 4

Enite

afton en timpani ke horo! Enite

Afton en Hordes ke organo.

Praise

Ti

Endoxo
Kimisi
Sou,
Ourani
epagallonte, ke Angelon gegithe ta
Stratevmata, pasa i gi de evfrenete,
odin Si exodion prosfonousa ti Mitri,
tou ton olon despozontos, Apirogame,
Panagia Parthene, i to genos ton
anthropon
Risameni,
Progonikis
Apofaseos.

In

Him with timbrel and dance!

Praise Him with strings and flute!

the splendid observance of Thy

Dormition is Heaven glad, and
Angelic Regiments celebrate with
Joy;
and the inhabitants of the
Earth are jubilant as they sing
Funeral Anthems to Thee as the
Mother of Him Who Rules over all
the world, O Unwed, Holy Virgin
who Delivered from the Ancestral
Verdit of Condemnation the human
race.

Doxa

Glory

Amin
Agio

Amen
Holiness

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

Pnevmati,
entheorite
pasa
agiotis, sofia, ousii pasan gar ktisin.
Afto latrefsomen. Theos gar, os Patri
te ke Logo.

I fovoumeni ton Kyrion,

Makarii trivous Vadiounte, ton
entolon
fagonte,
zoiran
gar
pagkarpian.

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever and to Ages of Ages.
and Wisdom are received
through the Holy Spirit, for He gives
meaning to all Creation.
Let us
worship Him for He is God, as is the
Father and the Logos.

3
Blessed are they who fear
the Lord, for they walk in the Way of
His Commandments, for they shall
partake of the Living Harvest.

A N TIFONO N

A N TIPH ON

Enite

afton en kimvalis evihis! Enite

afton en kimbalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi enesto ton Kyrion.

Praise

Him with resounding cymbals!

Praise
Him
with
triumphant
cymbals.
Let everything that
breathes praise the Lord!

Kiklo

Be

Ti

Endoxo
Kimisi
Sou,
Ourani
epagallonte, ke Angelon gegithe ta
Stratevmata, pas ai gi de evfrenete,
odin Si exodion prosfonousa ti Mitri,
tou ton olon despozontos, Apirogame,
Panagia Parthene, i to genos ton
anthropon
risameni,
Progonikis
Apofaseos.

In

the splendid observance of Thy

Dormition is Heaven glad, and
Angelic Regiments celebrate with
Joy, and the inhabitants of the Earth
are jubilant as they sing Funeral
Anthems to Thee as the Mother of
Him Who Rules over all the world, O
Unwed, Holy Virgin who Delivered
from the Ancestral Verdict of
Condemnation the human race.

Doxa

Glory

Anastithi,
Ek

Kyrie, is tin anapafsin Sou,

Si ke i kivotos tou Agiasmatos Sou.

Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and

peraton sinedramon, Apostolon i

prokriti, thearhio, nevmati tou kidefse
Se, ke apo gis ermenin Se, pros ipsos
theomeni, tin fonin tou Gavriil, en
Hara anevoon Si. Here, ohima, tis
Theotitos olis! Here, Moni, ta epigia
tis ano, to toketo Sou sinapsasa.

From

the Ark of Thy Holiness.

the ends of the Earth in haste
came
together
the
prominent
Apostle to bury Thee, by Divine
Command. And when they beheld
Thee were taken up from Earth into
the Heights, full of Joy, they cried
aloud the Salutation of Gabriel:
Rejoice! O Chariot of the Godhead!
Rejoice!
Only Woman who in
Childbirth United the things of Earth
with the Things on High!

Omose Kyrios to David Alithian ke ou The

Lord swore to David this Truth,

and He shall not reject It: I shall
set upon Thy Throne One from the
Fruit of Thy Loins!

mi athetisi aftin.
Ek karpou tis
kilias Sou thisome epi tou Thronou
Sou.

Tin Zoin i Kiisasa,

pros Zoin etavevikas,

ti septi Kimisi Sou tin Athanaton,
doriforounton Angelon Si, Arhon ke
Dinameon, Apostolon Profiton, ke
apasis tis Ktiseos, dehomenou te,
akirotis palames tou Iiou Sou, tin
amomiton psihin Sou, Parthenomitor

12. T O N E 3 - 1 2 A P - 1 2 M A T T - A P O D O S I S

Thou

who gave Birth to Life Himself,

have passed on to Immortal Life by
Thy Most Exalted Dormition on this
day, when the Angels escorted Thee
Powers, Principalities, Prophets
and Apostles too, the entire created
world; while Thy Son and God with

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tis Trapezis Sou, evfranthiti,

kathoron Sou Pimenarha, ta engona
feronta kladous Agathoergias.
Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

joyful, Arch-Shepherd, beholding

Thy childrens children round about
Thy Table, bearing branches of
Virtuous Deeds.
to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit. Now and
ever and to Ages of Ages.

Amen
Amin
Agio Pnevmati, O pas ploutos tis Doxis, All wealth
ex ou Haris ke zoi pasi ti ktisi.
Patri gar animnite ke to Logo.

of Glory is of the Holy

Spirit, from Whom comes Grace and
Life for all Creation. Wherefore, He
is praised with the Father and the
Logos.

Sin

PROKEIMENON - TONE 3

Ipate

en tis ethnesin oti Kyrios

evasilefse. Ke gar katorthose tin
Ikoumenin, itis ou salevthite.(2)

Asate

STIHOS:

to

Kyriou

asma

Say

among the Gentiles: The Lord is

King, for He established the world,
which shall not be shaken! [2]

VERSE

O sing a new song to the Lord!

kenon...

Ipate

en tis ethnesin oti Kyrios

evasilefse. Ke gar katorthose tin
Ikoumenin, itis ou salevthite.

Say

among the Gentiles: The Lord is

King, for He established the world,
which shall not be shaken!

SMALL LITANY, PRAISES TO GOD & GOSPEL

RESURRECTION GOSPEL 1: MATTHEW 28 : 16 - 20
THE GREA

To

COMMISSION

kero ekino, i endeka Mathite

eporefthisan is tin Galiean, is to oros
ou etxato aftis O Iisous.

At

OF

HRIST

that time the Eleven Disciples went

away into Galilee, to the mountain
that Jesus had appointed for them.

Ke idontest afton prosekinisan afto, i de When

they saw Him, they worshipped

Him; but some doubted.

edistasan.

Ke

proselthon O Iisous elalisen aftis

legon: Edothi mi pasa exousia en
Ourano ke epi gis. Proevthentes
Mathitefsate
panta
ta
ethni,
Vaptizontes aftous is to Onoma tou

And

TONE 3 -12AP-12MATT-APODOSIS

Jesus went and spoke to them,

saying: All Authority has been
given to Me in Heaven and on
earth.
Go, therefore, and make
Disciples of all the Nations,

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Baptising them in the Name of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all things that I have
commanded you; and lo, I Am with
you always, even to the end of the
age.

Patros, ke tou Iou ke to Agiou

Pnevmatos didaskontes aftou tirin
panta osa enetilamin imin, Ke idou
ego meth imon emi pasa tas imeras
eos tis sintelias tou eonos.

Amen

Amin

LAUDS: PRAISES

simeron, apo tou tafou

iktirmon, ke imas exigages, ek ton
pilon tou thanatou. Simeron Adam
korevi, ke heri Eva, ama de, ke i
Profite sin Patriarhes, animnousin
akatapafstos, TO THION KRATOS TIS

Thou arose today, O Merciful One, and

led us out from the gates of Death.
Adam dances today, and Eve
rejoices. Prophets too, along with
Patriarchs, praise without ceasing
THE
DIVINE
AUTHORITY.

EXOUSIAS SOU.

MIGHT

OF

THINE

Let

Enite

Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,

pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.
Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.

FESTAL KONTAKION

- EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS

Tin en Presvies akimiton Theotokon, ke

The

Theotokos who is incessant in

Her Intercessions and Immovable
Hope in Her Protection, neither
tomb nor Death could hold; for
being the Mother of Life, to the Life
She carried - He Who dwelt in a
Womb Ever-Virgin.

prostasie ametatheton Elpida, Tafos

ke nekrosis ouk ekratisen; os gar Zois
Mitera, pros tin Zoin metestisen, O
Mitran ikisas Aiparthenon

IKOS

OF THE

Tihison

mou tas frenas Sotir mou. To

gar Tihos tou kosmou animnise
tolmo, tin ahranton Mitera sou. En
pirgo rimaton enishison me, ke en
varesin ennion ohiroson me. Si gar
voas ton etounton pistos tas etisis
pliroun. Si oun mi dories glottan,
proforan, ke logismon akateshinton.
Pasa gar dosis ellampseos para sou
katapempete fotagoge, O Mitran
ikisas Aiparthenon.

Praise

Defte

Come,

Enite

Praise

panta ta Ethni, gnote tou Friktou

Mystiriou tin Dinamin: Hristos gar O
Sotir imon, O en arhi Logos estavrothi
di imas, ke ekon etafi, ke Anesti ek
nekron, tou Sose ta simpanta. Afton
Proskinisomen.

6. T O N E 3 - 1 2 A P - 1 2 M A T T - A P O D O S I S

afton en iho salpingos. Enite

afton en psaltirio ke kithara

OF THE

a rampart about my mind, O my

Saviour, for I make bold to sing the
praises of Thy Most Pure Mother, the
Rampart of the world. Establish me
firmly within the fortress of my
words and make me strong within
the defences of my thoughts: for
Thou promises to fulfil the Petitions
of those who entreat Thee with
Faith. Endue me with a tongue and
ready speech, and with thoughts that
are without shame: for every Gift of
Enlightenment is sent down from
Thee, O Guiding Light, Who dwelt

DORMITION 23 AUGUST 2015

TONE 3

Him for His Mighty Acts;

praise Him according to the
greatness of His Majesty

all ye Nations, acknowledge the

Power of the dread Mystery; for
Christ our Saviour, the Word in the
beginning, was Crucified for us and
willingly buried and Arose from the
dead to Save the whole Universe: Let
us Worship Him!
Him with the sound of the
trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.

Diigisanto panta ta Thavmasia, i Filakes Thy guards recounted all the Marvels, O
Sou Kyrie:alla to sinedrion tis
mateotitos, plirosan doron tin dexian
afton, kriptin enomizon tin Anastasin
Sou, in O kosmos Doxazi: Eleison
imas!

Enite afton en timpano ke horo.

Enite

Lord, but, by filling their right hand

with gifts, the Sanhedrin of folly
thought to conceal Thy Resurrection,
which the world Glorifies: Have
Mercy on us!

Praise

Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and pipe.

afton en hordes ke organo.

Haras ta panta peplirote, tis Anastaseos All things have been filled with Joy on
tin piran ilifota: Maria gar i
Magdalini epi to Mnima ilthen, evren
Angelon epi ton lithon kathimenon,
tis imatiis exastraptonta, ke legonta:
Ti zitite ton zonta meta ton nekron?
Ouk estin ode, all egigerte, kathos
ipe, proagon en ti Galilea.

DORMITION

Set

all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.

RESURRECTION STICHERA -

Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.

RESURRECTION IKOS - TONE 3

in harmony sing the praise of Christ
our God, for He raised the prisoners
from the tombs.
All Creation
rejoices together as it offers fitting
songs to the Creator of all things
and our Redeemer. For today, as
Giver of Life, He drew mortals out of
Hades and raised them together to
Heaven. He lays low the uprisings of
the foe and smashes the Gates of
Hades by the Divine Might of His
Authority.

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.

Enite

O Ouranos ke i gi simeron horevetosan, Let Heaven and earth dance today, and
ke Hriston ton Theo omofronos
imnitosan, oti tous desmious ek ton
tafon anestise. Sigheri tasa i ktisis,
prosferousa epaxia asmata, to panton
Ktisti ke Litroti imon; oti tous vrotous
ex Adou simeron, os zoodotis
sinanelkisas,
pros
Ouranous
sinanipsi, ke katarrassi tou ehthrou
tas eparsis, ke pilas tou Adou
diathlatti, to tho krati tis exousias
aftou.

GOD - PSALM 148

Pasa

RESURRECTION KONTAKION - TONE 3

Exanestis

TO

PRAISES TO THE LORD FROM ALL CREATION

receiving Proof of the Resurrection.

For Mary Magdalene went to the
Tomb, found an Angel seated on the
stone - dazzling in shining raiment who said: Why do you seek the
Living with the dead? He is not here,
for He has Arisen as He said, and
goes before you into Galilee.

Enite

afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.

Praise

En

to Foti Sou Despota, opsometha Fos

filanthrope: anestis gar ek ton
nekron,
Sotirian
to
geni
ton
Anthropon doroumenos, ina se pasa
ktisis
doxologi,
ton
monon
anamartiton: Eleison imas!

In

Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.

TONE 3 -12AP-12MATT-APODOSIS

Thy Light, O Master Who Loves

mankind, we shall see Light. For
Thou Arose from the dead, granting
Salvation to mankind, so that all
Creation may Glorify Thee, the Only
Sinless One: Have Mercy on us!

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the Virgin ascended

from the earth to the Highest.

Pos i Parthenos aperi

Apo tis gis is ta Ano.

Defte

i Pisti, to Tafo proselthomen, tis

Theomitoros,
ke
periptixometha,
kardias hili ommata metopa, ilikrinos
prosaptontes.
Ke
arisometha,
iamaton, afthona harismata, ek Pigis
Aenaou Vlistanonta.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Come,

O Faithful: let us approach the

Tomb of the Theotokos, and
embrace it longingly, touching it
sincerely with the lips and eyes and
foreheads of our heart. Let us draw
abundant Gifts of Healing Grace
from this Ever-flowing Fountain!

Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amin
Amen
Dehou par imon, odin tin exodion, Miter Accept

from us this Funeral Ode, O

Mother of the Living God. And with
Thy Most Luminous and Holy Grace,
overshadow us. Grant Victory to our
Rulers, Peace and Forgiveness to the
Thy
Christ-loving
people,
and
Remission of sins and Salvation of
soul.

tou Zontos Theou. Ke ti Fotoforo Sou,

ke Thia Episkiason Hariti, to Vasili ta
Tropea, to Filohristo lao, tin Irinin,
afesin tis melpousi, ke psihon Sotirian
Vravevousa.

FESTAL KATAVASIA

OF THE

genee e pasi Makarizomen Se tin

monin Theotokon.

SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO THE LORD

Ti K tou Aftou minos, Mnimi tou Agiou On

Ti
Ti
Ti
Ti

Mathites sinelthomen, en Ori

Galileas, Pisti Hriston theasasthe,
legonta exousian, lavin ton Ano ke
kato. Mathomen pos didaski, Vaptizin
is to Onoma tou Patros Ethni panta,
ke tou Iiou, ke Agiou Pnevmatos, ke
sinine tis mistes, os ipesheto, eos tis
sintelias

ek paraton, sinathristhentes
enthade,
Gethsimani
to
horio,
kidefsate mou to soma, ke Si, Iie ke
Thee Mou, paralave mou to pnevma.
(2)

10. T O N E 3 - 1 2 A P - 1 2 M A T T - A P O D O S I S

mnimi tou Agiou

Irineou,
Episkopou

On this day we Commemorate the Holy

afti imera,
Ieromartyros
Lougdounon.

mnimi tou Agiou

Irineou,
Episkopou

On this day we Commemorate the Holy

afti imera, mnimi tou Osiou Patros

imon
Kallinikou,
Patriarhou
Konstantinoupoleos.

On this day we Commemorate our Holy

afti imera, i Agii triakonta okto

martyres, i en Thraki, xifi teliounte.

On

tou Osiou Patros imon Niklaou

tou Sikeliotou, tou en to Ori Neotakou
tis Evbias Askisantos.

generations Bless Thee, O Thou

only Theotokos!

Tes

Thee the laws of nature were

suspended, O Undefiled Virgin: the
limitations of nature were overcome:
in
Virginity
Childbirth
was
accomplished and Death introduced
Life!
Thou, after Childbrith art
Virgin, and after dying, alive! Save
forever,
O
Theotokos,
Thine
Inheritance!

Amin

ton Agion Sou Presvies, O Theos,

eleison imas.

Mount in Galilee to behold Christ in

faith, saying, I have received the
Power of those on High and those
below. And let us learn how to
Baptise all the nations in the Name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit, and how He is
present with His initiates to the end
of the world as He promised.

Apostles,

you have assembled today

from earths furtherest reaches here
in this town of Gethsemane; now,
therefore, bury my body. And Thou,
my Son and my God, Receive my
departing soul.(2)

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DORMITION 23 AUGUST 2015

Hieromartyr St Irineos, Bishop of

Sirmio.
Hieromartyr, St Irineos, Bishop of
Lugdunum (Lyon).
Father, St Kallinikos, Patriarch of
Constantinople.
this day, the 38 Holy Martyr of
Thrace were Perfected by sword.

On this day we Commemorate our Holy

Father, St Nicholas the Sicilian, who
Struggled in Asceticism on the
Mountain of Neotakos, Evia.

By

the Intercessions of Thy Saints, O

God, have Mercy on us.

Amen
KATAVASIA

OF THE DORMITION OF THEOTOKOS

ERMOSES OF THE FIRST CANON - BY COZMA THE ANCHORITE
TONE 1

ODI 1

ODE 1

Pepikilmeni ti Thia Doxi, I Iera ke evkleis Thy Noble, Solemn Memorial, O Virgin,
Parthene
Mnimi
Sou,
pantas
sinigayeto, pros evfrosinin tous
Pistous, exarhousis Mariam, meta ton
horon ke timpanon, to so adontas
Monogeni Evdoxos oti Dedoxaste.

Let us gather with the Disciples on the

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION DORMITION AFTERFEAST TONE 3

Apostoli

afti imera,
Ieromartyros
Sirmiou.

Mnimi

FIRST RESURRECTION EXAPOSTEILARION -TONE 2

Tis

this 23rd day of the month, we

Comemmorate the Holy Martyr, St
Loupos.

Martyros Louppou.

9TH ODE- TONE 1

All

Nenikinte tis fiseos i ori en Si, Parthene In

Ahrante: Parthenevi gar Tokos ke
Zoin promnistevete Thanatos. I meta
Tokon Parthenos ke meta Thanaton
zosa!
Sozis
ai,
Theotoke,
tin
Klironomian Sou.

within Her Ever- Virgin Womb.

SYNAXARION 23 AUGUST

adorned with Divine Glory, has

brought all Believers rejoicing
together as Miriam did of old,
coming forward with timbrels and
dance, singing to Thine Only Son;
for in Glory He has been Glorified.

ODI 3

ODE 3

Christ,

Dimiourgiki, ke Sinektiki ton apanton,

Theou Sofia ke Dinamis, aklini
akradanton, tin Ekklisian stirixon
Hriste. Monos gar i Agios O en Agiis
Anapavomenos.

ODI 4

Wisdom of God and His

Creating and Almighty Power:
establish Thy Church without guile,
and unshaken; for Thou alone art
Holy, O Thou Who dwells among the
Holy.

ODE 4

Risis Profiton ke ainigmata, tin sarkosin The

ipefinan, tin ek Parthenou Sou Hriste,
fengos astrapis Sou, is Fos ethnon
exelefsesthe. Ke foni Si avissos, en
agalliasi.
Ti Dinami Sou Doxa
Filanthrope!

TONE 3 -12AP-12MATT-APODOSIS

sayings of the Prophets, O Christ,

and their Symbols explained clearly
Thine Incarnation of the Virgin; and
the Brilliance of Thy Lightning
sends forth Light to the Gentiles,
and the deep calls out to Thee,
shouting with Joy: Glory to Thy
Might, O Lover of mankind!

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D O R M I T I O N 2 3 A U G U S T 2 0 1 5 7.

ODI 5

ODE 5

To

Verily,

Thion ke Arriton Kallos, ton areton

Sou Hriste diigisome. Es ediou gar
Doxis
sinedion,
ke
enipostaton
lampsas apavgasma, Parthenikis apo
Gastros, tis en skoti ke skia,
somatothis anetilas Ilios.

ODI 6

I proclaim, O Christ, the Divine

Goodness of Thine Ineffable Virtues;
for Thou rose from Eternal Glory
like a Ray, Co-Eternal in Thy Person,
and Incarnate in the Virgins Womb,
bringing forth to those in Darkness
and Error, the Sun.

FESTAL TROPARIA DORMITION

All

Existanto

The Angelic Powers were amazed when

genee e pasi Makarizomen Se tin

monin Theotokon!

Angelon e Dinamis, en ti Sion

skopoumene, ton ikion Despotin,
Ginekian psihin hirizomenon. Ti gar
Ahrantos tekousi, iioprepos prosefoni.

generations Bless Thee, O Thou

only Theotokos!

they beheld in Zion their own Master

holding in His Hands the soul of a
Woman;
for He addressed as
befitting a Son the One who
Immaculately gave Him Birth saying:
Come, O Pure One, and be Glorified
with Thy Son and God.

ODE 6

Alion pontogenes, kitoon entos Thion Pir, The Fire in

the vitals of the deep-born

whale was Symbolic of Thy ThreeDay Burial, of which Jonah was an
Exemplar;
for having escaped
without
hurt
when
he
was
swallowed, he shouted, saying: I will
sacrifice to Thee with the voice of
Thanksgiving, O Lord.

tis
Triimerou
Tafis
Sou
ti
proikonisma, ou Ionas i Pofitis
anadedikte. Sesosmenos gar os ke
proupepoto, asinis evoa. Thiso Si
meta Fonis Eneseos Kyrie.

ODI 7

ODE 7

Itamo

The Divine Passion defeated the bestial

thimo te ke piri, Thios Eros

antitatomenos, to men pir edrosize.
To thimo de egela, Theopnefsto
Logiki, ti ton Osion trifthongo lira
antifthengomenos, mousikis organis
en meso flogos: O Dedoxasmenos, ton
Pateron ke imon, Theos Evlogitos i.

ODI 8

wrath and fire, moistening the fire,

and with Inspired Words issuing
forth from the three-voiced Song of
the Righteous, scorning wrath,
opposing the musical instruments,
as they sang in the midst of the
flames, shouting: O Glorified God of
our Fathers: Blessed art Thou!

All

Sinestile

Verily, the Choir of Apostles buried Thy

genee e pasi Makarizomen Se tin

monin Theotokon!

Horos ton Apostolon, to

Theodohon Soma Sou, meta deous
orontes,
ke
foni
ligira
prosfthengomeni.
Is Ouranious
Thalmous, pros ton Iion ekfitosa,
Sozis ai, Theotoke tin Klironomian
Sou!

Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion!

ke

Floga

Drosizousan Osious, dissevis de

kataflegousan, Angelos Theou O
Pansthenis, edixe Pesi. Zoarhikin de
Pigin irgsato tin Theotokon, fthoran
thanatou, ke Zoin Vlistavousan tis
melpousi. Ton Dimiourgon Monon
imnoumen,
i
lelitromeni,
ke
Iperipsoumen is pantas tous eonas!

We

Praise, we Bless and we Worship

the Lord!

The All Powerful Angel of God revealed

to the Children a Flame that brought
Refreshment to the Holy while it
consumed the ungodly. He made
the Theotokos a Life-giving Fountain,
gushing forth destruction of Death,
and Life of those who sing: We who
praise the One and Only Creator
exalt Him above all, forever!

genee e pasi Makarizomen Se tin

monin Theotokon.

All

Nenikinte tis fiseos i ori en Si, Parthene In

Ahrante: Parthenevi gar Tokos ke
Zoin promnistevete Thanatos. I meta
Tokon Parthenos ke meta Thanaton
zosa!
sozis
ai,
Theotoke,
tin
Klironomian Sou.

8. T O N E 3 - 1 2 A P - 1 2 M A T T - A P O D O S I S

OF THE

generations Bless Thee, O Thou

only Theotokos!

Thee the laws of nature were

suspended, O Undefiled Virgin: - the
bounds of nature were overcome: in
Virginity Childbirth was accomplised
and Death introduces Life! Thou,
after Childbrith art Virgin, and after
dying, alive!
Save forever, O
Theotokos, Thine Inheritance!
DORMITION 23 AUGUST 2015

Angeli tin Kiimisin tis

Angels at the Dormition of the Virgin

Parthenou
Orontes exeplittonto
Pos i Parthenos aperi
Apo tis gis is ta ano.

Were struck with wonder as they

beheld how
the Virgin ascended
from the earth to the Highest.

Apas

gigenis, skirtato to pnevmati

lampadohoumenos. Panigirizeto de,
ailon noon fisis gererousa, tin Ieran
Panigirin tis Theomitoros, ke voaton,
Heris Pammakariste, Theotoke Agni
Aiparthene!

Let every mortal born on earth, holding

Festival Lamps in spirit, leap for Joy!
Heavenly Hosts of Incorporeal
Angels celebrate and honour the
Holy Feast of the Theotokos, and
exclaim: Hail, All Blessed Theotokos,
Pure and Ever Virgin!

FESTAL TROPARIA DORMITION

THE MAGNIFICAT

THE MAGNIFICAT
FESTAL KATAVASIA - 9TH ODE - FIRST CANON
DORMITION - HIERMOS TONE 1

God-bearing Body, beholding it

reverently,
and
shouting
with
melodious
tunes,
saying:
O
Theotokos,
since Thou depart to
the Heavenly Abodes, to Thy Son,
forever Save Thine Inheritance!

SECOND FESTAL CANON OF THE DORMITION

THE HIERMOS TONE 4

ODE 8

Enoumen,

generations Bless Thee, O Thou

only Theotokos!

Angeli tin Kiimisin tis

Angels at the Dormition of the Virgin

Parthenou
Orontes exeplittonto
Pos i Parthenos aperi
Apo tis gis is ta ano.

Were struck with wonder as they

beheld how
the Virgin ascended
from the earth to the Highest.

Defte

Come

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Angeli tin Kiimisin tis

Angels at the Dormition of the Virgin

Parthenou
Orontes exeplittonto

Were struck with wonder as they

beheld how

en Sion, to Thio ke pioni Ori tou

Zontos Theou; agalliasometha, tin
Theotokon enoptrizomeni. Pros gar
tin lian Krittona ke Thioteran Skinin,
os Mitera, taftis is ta Agia ton Agion,
Hristos Metatithisi.

to Zion, the Divine and Fertile

Mountain of the Living God; joyfully
exalt the Theotokos, for -as Mother into a Dwelling superior and more
Divine - the Holy of Holies - Christ
Translates Her.
and to the Holy Spirit

TONE 3 -12AP-12MATT-APODOSIS

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D O R M I T I O N 2 3 A U G U S T 2 0 1 5 9.