AT THE LITURGY

Kontakion of the Indiction.

Prokeimenon. Tone 4.

Typika and Beatitudes, and from the Canons of the Indiction and the Saint from Odes 3 & 6.

Establish, O Good one, the fruitful vine, which your right hand has planted with longing on the earth, preserving your Church, O All powerful. ****

Grant, Lord, that those who in faith hymn you, the God of all, may pass through this year abounding in spiritual works, well-pleasing to God. ****

Let the circle of the year be calm for me, O merciful Christ, and fill me with your divine words, which you appeared speaking to the Jews on the Sabbath. ****

As the one who alone above nature received the grace beyond humanity, Christ our God, who dwelt unaltered in your womb, we ever glorify you. ****

Blessed Father, Christ displayed you as a worker of signs and wonders, having shown you to be a dwelling place of divine force. ****

Your body was raised on the column as on a cross; therefore you have been glorified with Christ who was raised on a tree for your sake. ****

Having found a pathway in the air, inspired Symeon, bring up to the heights of heaven those who faithfully hymn you. ****

We the faithful declare you, Mother of God, to be the temple and ark of God, living bridal chamber and gate of heaven. ****

Apolytikion of the Indiction. Tone 2.

Fashioner of all creation, who fixes times and seasons by your own authority, bless the crown of the year with your goodness, O Lord, preserving the Kings and your city in peace, at the intercessions of the Mother of God and save us.

Of the Mother of God. Tone 7.

Hail full of grace, Virgin Mother of God, harbour and protection of the human race; for from you the Redeemer of the world became incarnate; for you alone are Mother and Virgin, ever blessed and glorified. Intercede with Christ God to grant peace to the whole world.

Of the Saint. Tone 1.

You became a pillar of endurance, venerable Father, rivalling the forefathers, Job in sufferings and Joseph in trials, and while still in the body the life of the Bodiless ones. Our Venerable Father Symeon, intercede with Christ God that our souls may be saved.

Tone 3. Today the Virgin.

You created the universe in your ineffable wisdom, and fixed the seasons by your authority; grant victories to your Christ-loving people; may you bless our goings and comings of the year, directing our works to your divine will.

**Another, of the Saint.**

Tone 2. Model Melody.

Seeking things above and joined to things below, you made your column a chariot of fire, through which you have become a companion of the Angels, with them unceasingly imploring Christ God on behalf of us all.

**Of the Nativity of the Mother of God.**

Joachim and Ann were freed from the reproach of childlessness, and Adam and Eve from the corruption of death by your holy Nativity, O Immaculate. Freed from the guilt of offences your people also celebrates it, as they cry to you: The barren woman bears the Mother of God and the nourisher of our life.

Great is our God, and great his strength: \* and there is no measuring his understanding.

Praise the Lord, for to sing his praise is good: may our praise delight our God.

The Reading is from the 2nd Epistle of Paul to Timothy.

hild Timothy, the word is sure: if we have suffered with him, we shall also live with him; if we endure, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him, he in turn will deny us; if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful: he cannot deny himself. Remind people of these things, warning them before the Lord not to wrangle over words, which serves no useful purpose, but ruins those who listen. Be eager to take your stand before God as one well tested, a worker who is unashamed, who rightly proclaims the word of truth. Avoid profane and idle talk; for it only makes people advance in impiety, and their word will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaios and Philetos, who have swerved from the truth by saying that the resurrection has already taken place. They are upsetting the faith of some. But God’s firm foundation stands and carries this inscription, ‘The Lord knows those who are his’ and ‘Let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.’

The Reading is from the Epistle of Paul to the Colossians.

rethren, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as Christ has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. ****

Alleluia. Tone 4.

To you praise is due in Sion: and to you a vow will be performed. ****

We shall be filled with the good things of your house: holy is your temple, wonderful in justice.

Gospel according to Luke.

At that time, Jesus came to Nazareth.

And of the Saint. From that according to Matthew. See January 20th., Matthew 11:27-30.

Communion of the Indiction.

Bless the crown of the year with your goodness, O Lord.

And of the Saint.

The just will be held in eternal memory. Alleluia.

NOTE ON THE TYPIKON

The present Menaion gives a Polyeleos and Gospel for Matins, but this is modern, and the texts used as Kathisma and Idiomel are used elsewhere in the office. The Typikon of Dionysiou makes no mention of this addition, nor, in fact, does the Typikon printed in the Menaion. This section has therefore been printed within square brackets. There are also some differences over the Apostle and Gospel for the Saint. The Menaion prescribes for the Liturgy the Gospel for Matins of St Efthymios, not that for the Liturgy, which is Luke 6:17-21. These two Gospels are in fact interchangeable between Matins and Liturgy. See, for example December 4th , St Savvas.

In the following notes the parts in square brackets are taken from the Typikon of Dionysiou and represent the fuller, monastic, use.

If the 1st of September falls on a Sunday, the Typikon is as follows.

On Saturday evening the whole of the 1st Kathisma of the Psalter is said, even if the 1st Section is sung. At Lord, I have cried 4 Stichera of the Resurrection in the Tone of the week, 3 of the Indiction and the 3 Prosomia of the Saint. Glory of the Indiction, Tone 6, One with the Holy Spirit and Both now the 1st Theotokion of the Tone. Entrance, O joyful light, prokeimenon of the day and the Readings. At the Aposticha, the Stichera and verses from the Oktoichos, Glory of the Saint Venerable Father, and Both now of the Indiction You, O King. Apolytikia of the Resurrection, of the Indiction and of the Mother of God Hail, full of grace. And Dismissal.

At Matins, at The Lord is God, Apolytkia as at Vespers, except that the Resurrection one is sung twice. The Resurrection Kathismata and that of the Indiction O God who grant fruitful seasons twice. After Psalm 118, the Evlogitaria, the Ypakoï, the Anavathmi of the Tone and the Prokeimenon. The Canons, of the Resurrection and of the Indiction. The Katavasias of the Cross. After the 3rd Ode, Kontakion and Ikos of the Resurrection and the final Kathisma of the Indiction As Master of the universe. After the 6th Ode, Kontakion and Ikos of the Indiction, the Synaxarion of the day. The Magnificat is sung. Exapostilaria of the Resurrection, the Saint and the Indiction .At Lauds, 4 Stichera of the Resurrection and 4 of the Indiction (doubling the first), Glory of the Indiction O Word, Christ God and the usual Sunday Theotokion. .

At the Hours the Resurrection Apolytikion is read at each, but that of the Indiction and Saint are read alternately. The Ypakoï and Kontakion of the Saint are both read.

At the Liturgy, Typika and Beatitudes, with of which 4 Troparia of the Resurrection in the Tone of the week, and 4 from Ode 6 of the Indiction After the Entrance, Apolytikia of the Resurrection, the Indiction, the Mother of God, the Saint and the Church.. Kontakion of the Indiction Apostle, Gospel and Communion of the Indiction