September 20 / September 7
2018 (7527)
FOREFEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
HOLY MARTYR SOZON THE SHEPHERD
ST JOHN ― ARCHBISHOP OF NOVGOROD
Venerable AMPHILOCIUS and SYMEON of Romania
Holy Apostles EVODOS and ONESIPHOROS of the Seventy
ST EUPSYCHIOS the Martyr of Caesarea
ST KASSIANI the Hymnographer
Troparion of the NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS Forefeast ― Tone 4
From the root of Jesse and from David's loins/ the divine maiden Mary is born for us today,/ and all things are filled with God and renewed./ Rejoice together, heaven and earth!/ Praise her, you countries of the nations!/ Joachim rejoices and Anna keeps festival, crying:/ The barren woman gives birth to the Mother of God and the nurse of our life.
Troparion of the NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS Forefeast — Tone 4
Today from the stem of Jesse and from the loins of David, / the handmaid of God Mary is being born for us. / Therefore all creation is renewed and rejoices! / Heaven and earth rejoice together. / Praise her, you families of nations, / for Joachim rejoices and Anna celebrates crying out: / “The barren one gives birth to the Theotokos, the Nourisher of our life!”
Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Θεοτόκου ― Ἦχος δ΄. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ
Ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ἐξ ὀσφύος τοῦ Δαυῒδ, ἡ θεόπαις Μαριάμ, τίκτεται σήμερον ἡμῖν, διὸ καὶ χαίρει ἡ σύμπασα καὶ καινουργεῖται, συγχαίρει τε ὁμοῦ, ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ. Αἰνέσατε αὐτὴν αἱ πατριαὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν, Ἰωακεὶμ εὐφραίνεται, καὶ Ἄννα πανηγυρίζει κραυγάζουσα· Ἡ στεῖρα τίκτει, τὴν Θεοτόκον, καὶ τροφὸν τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν.
Troparion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 4
O Martyr Sozon, thou didst pledge thy life to God,/ endure the contest and become a sharer in Christ's Passion./ Save from temptation those who cry to thee:/ Glory to Him Who strengthened thee;/ Glory to Him Who crowned thee;/ glory to Him Who through thee works healings for all.
Troparion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 4
O Martyr Sozon, you pledged your life to God, / Enduring the contest and becoming a sharer in Christ’s passion. / Save from temptation those who cry to you: / “Glory to him who strengthened you! / Glory to him who crowned you! / Glory to him who through you works healing for all!”
Troparion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 4
In his suffering, O Lord,/ Thy martyr Sozon received an imperishable crown from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ he set at nought the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By his supplications save Thou our souls.
Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Μάρτυρος ― Ἦχος δ´
Ὁ Μάρτυς σου Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἀθλήσει αὐτοῦ, τὸ στέφος ἐκομίσατο τῆς ἀφθαρσίας, ἐκ σοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· ἔχων γὰρ τὴν ἰσχύν σου, τοὺς τυράννους καθεῖλεν ἔθραυσε καὶ δαιμόνων τὰ ἀνίσχυρα θράση. Αὐτοῦ ταῖς ἱκεσίαις Χριστέ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΣΏΖΩΝ ― Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Δι’ ὀμφὴς οὐρανίου πιστωθεὶς πρὸς τὰ κρείττονα, τοὺς τῆς εὐσεβείας ἀγῶνας, ἀπτοήτως διέδραμες· καὶ ὤφθης τοῦ Σωτῆρος κοινωνός, ἀθλήσας Μάρτυς Σώζων ἀνδρικῶς· διὰ τοῦτο διασώζεις ἐκ πειρασμῶν, τοὺς πίστει προσιόντας σοι. Δόξα τῷ παρασχόντι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργούντι διὰ σοῦ, πᾶσιν ἰάματα.
Troparion of St JOHN ― Tone 8
Great Novgorod rejoices over thy relics today, O holy Hierarch John./ For they shine as the sun and grant healing to all who venerate thy shrine with faith./ Entreat Christ our God to deliver this city from captivity, from civil war and fire,/ O wise wonderworker, heavenly man and earthly angel,/ that we may hymn thee and glorify our God.
Apolytikion of Apostles EVODOS and ONESIPHOROS ― Tone 3
O Venerable Fathers Symeon and Amphilochius, the ones who enlightened the Carpathian woods through your prayers and filled the whole valley of Bistrița with spiritual fragrance, close advisers of the ruler princes and radiant torches of the monastics and of the pious faithful, pray to God for us, who celebrate with love your holy commemoration.
Apolytikion of St AMPHILOCIUS and SYMEON ― Tone 3
O Holy Apostles, intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.
Apolytikion of St EUPSYCHIOS ― Plagal Tone 1
In the contest you toppled the temple of the idols, courageously brave Martyr, offspring of Cappadocia, and when your holy head was cut off, you cried out: who can separate me from the true love of Christ. O Champion Eupsychios, those who honor you with longing, receive our entreaties.
Apolytikion of St KASSIANI ― Tone 1
Not obtaining temporary royal glory, but inheriting that which is above, Kassiani showed by pursuing a venerable life, and constructing delightful hymns; wherefore cease not to intercede on our behalf, who cry out with longing: Glory to Christ Who glorified you, glory to Him Who made you wondrous, glory to Him Who granted you to us, as a vigilant guardian.
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Kontakion of the NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS Forefeast — Tone 3
Today the bridal chamber of the heavenly Bridegroom,/ Mary the Virgin Mother of God,/ by God's will is born of a barren woman,/ and the chariot of the Word of God/ is beautifully adorned./ She is the gate and the Mother of life:/ for this God chose her.
Kontakion of the NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS Forefeast — Tone 3
Today the Virgin Theotokos Mary / the bridal chamber of the Heavenly Bridegroom / by the will of God is born of a barren woman, / being prepared as the chariot of God the Word. / She was fore-ordained for this, since she is the divine gate and the true Mother of Life.
Κοντάκιον τῆς Θεοτόκου ― Ἦχος δ´. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Τῇ σεπτῇ γεννήσει σου ἡ οἰκουμένη, τῷ ἀΰλῳ Πνεύματι, πεποικιλμένη νοερῶς, ἐν ευφροσύνῃ κραυγάζει σοι· Χαῖρε Παρθένε, Χριστιανῶν τὸ καύχημα.
Προεόρτια ΓΕΝΝΈΣΕΩΣ Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Κοντάκιον ― Ἦχος γ’. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, καὶ Θεοτόκος Μαρία, ἡ παστὰς ἡ ἄλυτος, τοῦ οὐρανίου Νυμφίου, τίκτεται, ἀπὸ τῆς στείρας θεοβουλήτως, ὄχημα, τοῦ Θεοῦ Λόγου εὐτρεπισθῆναι· εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ προωρίσθη, ἡ θεία πύλη, καὶ Μήτηρ τῆς ὄντως ζωῆς.
Kontakion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 2
Together let us praise with loud voices/ Sozon the Athlete of piety,/ vessel of grace and bestower of healings./ He prays to God for us all.
Kontakion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 2
Let us gather today and together sing to Sozon, / the true and divinely wise martyr, / an expert fighter for the faith, / the mystical seer of divine grace, / a generous provider of healing, / who prays to Christ God for us all.
Kontakion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 2
Assembling today, with a loud voice let us praise Sozon,/ the true and divinely wise martyr,/ the skilled athlete of piety,/ the initiate of the mysteries of grace,/ the most generous bestower of healings:// for he entreateth Christ God in behalf of us all.
Κοντάκιον τοῦ Μάρτυρος ― Ἦχος β´. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Τὸν ἀληθῆ, καὶ θεοφόρον Μάρτυρα, καὶ ἀθλητὴν τῆς εὐσεβείας δόκιμον, συνελθόντες ἀνυμνήσωμεν, μεγαλοφώνως πάντες σήμερον, Σῴζοντα τὸν θεῖον μύστην τῆς χάριτος, ἰάσεων δοτῆρα πλουσιώτατον· πρεσβεύει γὰρ τῷ θεῷ, ὑπὲρ πάντων ἡμῶν.
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΣΏΖΩΝ ― Ἦχος γ’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Νεανίας ἄλκιμος, ὡς ἐπιστὰς τῷ σταδίῳ, στρατιώτης ἄριστος τοῦ Ζωοδότου ἐδείχθης· τούτου γάρ, τὴν δυναστείαν διεζωσμένος, ἔλυσας, τῶν παρανόμων τὰς ἐπινοίας, καὶ νομίμως ἐναθλήσας, Σῶζον θεόφρον, σώζεις τοὺς δούλους σου.
Kontakion of St JOHN ― Tone 4
Today the Church rejoices remembering holy Hierarch John/ who shines forth in virtue from Novgorod the Great./ Now as his incorrupt body pours forth miracles/ we cry to him: O most blessed one,/ pray to Christ our God for us all.
Kontakion of St KASSIANI ― Tone 4
You entered into, a life equal to that of the Angels, by your rugged asceticism, august Mother Kassiani, having the Lord as your Bridegroom; wherefore entreat, on behalf of those who sing hymns to you.
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Μεγαλυνάριον. Προεόρτια ΓΕΝΝΈΣΕΩΣ Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου
Ἐκ λαγόνων ἤδη στειρωτικῶν, τὴν καρποφορίαν, γεωργοῦσα τῶν ἀγαθῶν, ἡ Ἁγνὴ Παρθένος, προέρχεται τῷ κόσμῳ· λαοὶ μετ’ εὐφροσύνης, προεορτάσατε.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ΣΏΖΩΝ
Σώζων τοῦ Σωτῆρος ὁ ἀριστεύς, ὁ τὰς παρατάξεις, διολέσας τῶν δυσμενῶν, σῶζε τοὺς δούλους, τῆς τούτων ἐπηρείας, Χριστὸν καθικετεύων, σωθῆναι ἅπαντας.
Megalynarion of St KASSIANI
Rejoice God-bearing Kassiani, the beautiful-sounding nightingale of the Church; rejoice you who venerably, lived in the world, and now in the highest, chant unto the Lord.
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HYMN OF KASSIANI
O Lord God, the woman who had fallen into many sins, having perceived Thy divinity received the rank of ointment-bearer, offering Thee spices before Thy burial wailing and crying: "Woe is me, for the love of adultery and sin hath given me a dark and lightless night; accept the fountains of my tears O Thou Who drawest the waters of the sea by the clouds incline Thou to the sigh of my heart O Thou Who didst bend the heavens by Thine inapprehensible condescension; I will kiss Thy pure feet and I will wipe them with my tresses. I will kiss Thy feet Whose tread when it fell on the ears of Eve in Paradise dismayed her so that she did hide herself because of fear. Who then shall examine the multitude of my sin and the depth of Thy judgment? Wherefore, O my Saviour and the Deliverer of my soul turn not away from Thy handmaiden O Thou of boundless mercy".
THEREFORE, THIS TROPARION OF KASSIANI IS AS FOLLOWS:
Lord, the woman who strayed from Your path and fell into many sins, as soon as she realized how close she was to authentic love, the Lord of all, God, she sold everything to buy precious myrrh, and like another myrrhbearer, she comes with sighs and tears, bringing to You shortly before Your burial, the myrrh of her love. Woe to me, groans the sinful woman, having within me night of complete darkness, and the only thing churning inside my thick darkness, is the inspiration for debauchery and the eternal passionate love for sin, that makes my life like a gloomy night, without a moon.
But You, my Lord, accept the tears that run like a faucet from my eyes, You, who makes the water of the sea into a cloud, that gently falls back to earth. Bend down and hear the heavy sighs of my pained heart, You, who lowered the heavens by Your inexpressible incarnation. Let me kiss all over and wash with my tears Your immaculate feet, and then wipe them with the hair of my head; those feet which, one evening, when Eve heard the steps of in Paradise, she ran to hide out of fear. I am very sinful, Lord. For, just as one cannot count the multitude of sins that I have committed so far, so also can no one count the abyss of Your just judgement and Your love, by which you save our souls, my Savior and my God. Do not now overlook and be in contempt of Your servant, who is repentant and pleads with You for Your compassion, You who are of immeasurable and infinite compassion.
2018 (7527)
FOREFEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
HOLY MARTYR SOZON THE SHEPHERD
ST JOHN ― ARCHBISHOP OF NOVGOROD
Venerable AMPHILOCIUS and SYMEON of Romania
Holy Apostles EVODOS and ONESIPHOROS of the Seventy
ST EUPSYCHIOS the Martyr of Caesarea
ST KASSIANI the Hymnographer
Troparion of the NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS Forefeast ― Tone 4
From the root of Jesse and from David's loins/ the divine maiden Mary is born for us today,/ and all things are filled with God and renewed./ Rejoice together, heaven and earth!/ Praise her, you countries of the nations!/ Joachim rejoices and Anna keeps festival, crying:/ The barren woman gives birth to the Mother of God and the nurse of our life.
Troparion of the NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS Forefeast — Tone 4
Today from the stem of Jesse and from the loins of David, / the handmaid of God Mary is being born for us. / Therefore all creation is renewed and rejoices! / Heaven and earth rejoice together. / Praise her, you families of nations, / for Joachim rejoices and Anna celebrates crying out: / “The barren one gives birth to the Theotokos, the Nourisher of our life!”
Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Θεοτόκου ― Ἦχος δ΄. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ
Ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ἐξ ὀσφύος τοῦ Δαυῒδ, ἡ θεόπαις Μαριάμ, τίκτεται σήμερον ἡμῖν, διὸ καὶ χαίρει ἡ σύμπασα καὶ καινουργεῖται, συγχαίρει τε ὁμοῦ, ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ. Αἰνέσατε αὐτὴν αἱ πατριαὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν, Ἰωακεὶμ εὐφραίνεται, καὶ Ἄννα πανηγυρίζει κραυγάζουσα· Ἡ στεῖρα τίκτει, τὴν Θεοτόκον, καὶ τροφὸν τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν.
Troparion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 4
O Martyr Sozon, thou didst pledge thy life to God,/ endure the contest and become a sharer in Christ's Passion./ Save from temptation those who cry to thee:/ Glory to Him Who strengthened thee;/ Glory to Him Who crowned thee;/ glory to Him Who through thee works healings for all.
Troparion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 4
O Martyr Sozon, you pledged your life to God, / Enduring the contest and becoming a sharer in Christ’s passion. / Save from temptation those who cry to you: / “Glory to him who strengthened you! / Glory to him who crowned you! / Glory to him who through you works healing for all!”
Troparion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 4
In his suffering, O Lord,/ Thy martyr Sozon received an imperishable crown from Thee our God;/ for, possessed of Thy might,/ he set at nought the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons.// By his supplications save Thou our souls.
Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Μάρτυρος ― Ἦχος δ´
Ὁ Μάρτυς σου Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἀθλήσει αὐτοῦ, τὸ στέφος ἐκομίσατο τῆς ἀφθαρσίας, ἐκ σοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· ἔχων γὰρ τὴν ἰσχύν σου, τοὺς τυράννους καθεῖλεν ἔθραυσε καὶ δαιμόνων τὰ ἀνίσχυρα θράση. Αὐτοῦ ταῖς ἱκεσίαις Χριστέ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Ἀπολυτίκιον. Ἅγιος ΣΏΖΩΝ ― Ἦχος α’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Δι’ ὀμφὴς οὐρανίου πιστωθεὶς πρὸς τὰ κρείττονα, τοὺς τῆς εὐσεβείας ἀγῶνας, ἀπτοήτως διέδραμες· καὶ ὤφθης τοῦ Σωτῆρος κοινωνός, ἀθλήσας Μάρτυς Σώζων ἀνδρικῶς· διὰ τοῦτο διασώζεις ἐκ πειρασμῶν, τοὺς πίστει προσιόντας σοι. Δόξα τῷ παρασχόντι σοι ἰσχύν, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργούντι διὰ σοῦ, πᾶσιν ἰάματα.
Troparion of St JOHN ― Tone 8
Great Novgorod rejoices over thy relics today, O holy Hierarch John./ For they shine as the sun and grant healing to all who venerate thy shrine with faith./ Entreat Christ our God to deliver this city from captivity, from civil war and fire,/ O wise wonderworker, heavenly man and earthly angel,/ that we may hymn thee and glorify our God.
Apolytikion of Apostles EVODOS and ONESIPHOROS ― Tone 3
O Venerable Fathers Symeon and Amphilochius, the ones who enlightened the Carpathian woods through your prayers and filled the whole valley of Bistrița with spiritual fragrance, close advisers of the ruler princes and radiant torches of the monastics and of the pious faithful, pray to God for us, who celebrate with love your holy commemoration.
Apolytikion of St AMPHILOCIUS and SYMEON ― Tone 3
O Holy Apostles, intercede to our merciful God, that He may grant our souls forgiveness of sins.
Apolytikion of St EUPSYCHIOS ― Plagal Tone 1
In the contest you toppled the temple of the idols, courageously brave Martyr, offspring of Cappadocia, and when your holy head was cut off, you cried out: who can separate me from the true love of Christ. O Champion Eupsychios, those who honor you with longing, receive our entreaties.
Apolytikion of St KASSIANI ― Tone 1
Not obtaining temporary royal glory, but inheriting that which is above, Kassiani showed by pursuing a venerable life, and constructing delightful hymns; wherefore cease not to intercede on our behalf, who cry out with longing: Glory to Christ Who glorified you, glory to Him Who made you wondrous, glory to Him Who granted you to us, as a vigilant guardian.
Kontakion of the NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS Forefeast — Tone 3
Today the bridal chamber of the heavenly Bridegroom,/ Mary the Virgin Mother of God,/ by God's will is born of a barren woman,/ and the chariot of the Word of God/ is beautifully adorned./ She is the gate and the Mother of life:/ for this God chose her.
Kontakion of the NATIVITY OF THEOTOKOS Forefeast — Tone 3
Today the Virgin Theotokos Mary / the bridal chamber of the Heavenly Bridegroom / by the will of God is born of a barren woman, / being prepared as the chariot of God the Word. / She was fore-ordained for this, since she is the divine gate and the true Mother of Life.
Κοντάκιον τῆς Θεοτόκου ― Ἦχος δ´. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Τῇ σεπτῇ γεννήσει σου ἡ οἰκουμένη, τῷ ἀΰλῳ Πνεύματι, πεποικιλμένη νοερῶς, ἐν ευφροσύνῃ κραυγάζει σοι· Χαῖρε Παρθένε, Χριστιανῶν τὸ καύχημα.
Προεόρτια ΓΕΝΝΈΣΕΩΣ Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Κοντάκιον ― Ἦχος γ’. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον
Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, καὶ Θεοτόκος Μαρία, ἡ παστὰς ἡ ἄλυτος, τοῦ οὐρανίου Νυμφίου, τίκτεται, ἀπὸ τῆς στείρας θεοβουλήτως, ὄχημα, τοῦ Θεοῦ Λόγου εὐτρεπισθῆναι· εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ καὶ προωρίσθη, ἡ θεία πύλη, καὶ Μήτηρ τῆς ὄντως ζωῆς.
Kontakion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 2
Together let us praise with loud voices/ Sozon the Athlete of piety,/ vessel of grace and bestower of healings./ He prays to God for us all.
Kontakion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 2
Let us gather today and together sing to Sozon, / the true and divinely wise martyr, / an expert fighter for the faith, / the mystical seer of divine grace, / a generous provider of healing, / who prays to Christ God for us all.
Kontakion of the Holy Martyr SOZON — Tone 2
Assembling today, with a loud voice let us praise Sozon,/ the true and divinely wise martyr,/ the skilled athlete of piety,/ the initiate of the mysteries of grace,/ the most generous bestower of healings:// for he entreateth Christ God in behalf of us all.
Κοντάκιον τοῦ Μάρτυρος ― Ἦχος β´. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Τὸν ἀληθῆ, καὶ θεοφόρον Μάρτυρα, καὶ ἀθλητὴν τῆς εὐσεβείας δόκιμον, συνελθόντες ἀνυμνήσωμεν, μεγαλοφώνως πάντες σήμερον, Σῴζοντα τὸν θεῖον μύστην τῆς χάριτος, ἰάσεων δοτῆρα πλουσιώτατον· πρεσβεύει γὰρ τῷ θεῷ, ὑπὲρ πάντων ἡμῶν.
Κοντάκιον. Ἅγιος ΣΏΖΩΝ ― Ἦχος γ’. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Νεανίας ἄλκιμος, ὡς ἐπιστὰς τῷ σταδίῳ, στρατιώτης ἄριστος τοῦ Ζωοδότου ἐδείχθης· τούτου γάρ, τὴν δυναστείαν διεζωσμένος, ἔλυσας, τῶν παρανόμων τὰς ἐπινοίας, καὶ νομίμως ἐναθλήσας, Σῶζον θεόφρον, σώζεις τοὺς δούλους σου.
Kontakion of St JOHN ― Tone 4
Today the Church rejoices remembering holy Hierarch John/ who shines forth in virtue from Novgorod the Great./ Now as his incorrupt body pours forth miracles/ we cry to him: O most blessed one,/ pray to Christ our God for us all.
Kontakion of St KASSIANI ― Tone 4
You entered into, a life equal to that of the Angels, by your rugged asceticism, august Mother Kassiani, having the Lord as your Bridegroom; wherefore entreat, on behalf of those who sing hymns to you.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Προεόρτια ΓΕΝΝΈΣΕΩΣ Ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου
Ἐκ λαγόνων ἤδη στειρωτικῶν, τὴν καρποφορίαν, γεωργοῦσα τῶν ἀγαθῶν, ἡ Ἁγνὴ Παρθένος, προέρχεται τῷ κόσμῳ· λαοὶ μετ’ εὐφροσύνης, προεορτάσατε.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἅγιος ΣΏΖΩΝ
Σώζων τοῦ Σωτῆρος ὁ ἀριστεύς, ὁ τὰς παρατάξεις, διολέσας τῶν δυσμενῶν, σῶζε τοὺς δούλους, τῆς τούτων ἐπηρείας, Χριστὸν καθικετεύων, σωθῆναι ἅπαντας.
Megalynarion of St KASSIANI
Rejoice God-bearing Kassiani, the beautiful-sounding nightingale of the Church; rejoice you who venerably, lived in the world, and now in the highest, chant unto the Lord.
HYMN OF KASSIANI
O Lord God, the woman who had fallen into many sins, having perceived Thy divinity received the rank of ointment-bearer, offering Thee spices before Thy burial wailing and crying: "Woe is me, for the love of adultery and sin hath given me a dark and lightless night; accept the fountains of my tears O Thou Who drawest the waters of the sea by the clouds incline Thou to the sigh of my heart O Thou Who didst bend the heavens by Thine inapprehensible condescension; I will kiss Thy pure feet and I will wipe them with my tresses. I will kiss Thy feet Whose tread when it fell on the ears of Eve in Paradise dismayed her so that she did hide herself because of fear. Who then shall examine the multitude of my sin and the depth of Thy judgment? Wherefore, O my Saviour and the Deliverer of my soul turn not away from Thy handmaiden O Thou of boundless mercy".
THEREFORE, THIS TROPARION OF KASSIANI IS AS FOLLOWS:
Lord, the woman who strayed from Your path and fell into many sins, as soon as she realized how close she was to authentic love, the Lord of all, God, she sold everything to buy precious myrrh, and like another myrrhbearer, she comes with sighs and tears, bringing to You shortly before Your burial, the myrrh of her love. Woe to me, groans the sinful woman, having within me night of complete darkness, and the only thing churning inside my thick darkness, is the inspiration for debauchery and the eternal passionate love for sin, that makes my life like a gloomy night, without a moon.
But You, my Lord, accept the tears that run like a faucet from my eyes, You, who makes the water of the sea into a cloud, that gently falls back to earth. Bend down and hear the heavy sighs of my pained heart, You, who lowered the heavens by Your inexpressible incarnation. Let me kiss all over and wash with my tears Your immaculate feet, and then wipe them with the hair of my head; those feet which, one evening, when Eve heard the steps of in Paradise, she ran to hide out of fear. I am very sinful, Lord. For, just as one cannot count the multitude of sins that I have committed so far, so also can no one count the abyss of Your just judgement and Your love, by which you save our souls, my Savior and my God. Do not now overlook and be in contempt of Your servant, who is repentant and pleads with You for Your compassion, You who are of immeasurable and infinite compassion.
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