March 24 / March 11
2019 (7527)
Second Sunday of Great Lent. THE SUNDAY OF ST GREGORY PALAMAS // 2019 //
ST SOPHRONIOS ― PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM
ST EUTHYMIUS ― ARCHBISHOP OF NOVGOROD
Martyr EPIMACHUS
ST CONSTANTINE of Scotland
Empress THEODORA of Arta
The Icon of Panagia TSAMBIKA
The Icon of Panagia OF THE SALUTATIONS
Troparion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 8
Light of Orthodoxy, pillar and doctor of the Church, adornment of monks, invincible champion of theologians, O Gregory the wonderworker, praise of Thessalonica, preacher of grace, ever pray that our souls may be saved.
Troparion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 8
O light of Orthodoxy, teacher of the Church, its confirmation, / O ideal of monks and invincible champion of theologians, / O wonder-working Gregory, glory of Thessalonica and preacher of grace, / always intercede before the Lord that our souls may be saved.
• • •
Apolytikion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 4
The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O Father and Hierarch Sophronios, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
Troparion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 5
O Father Sophronios,/ thou wast glorious in the splendour of sobriety,/ and didst reveal thy ineffable enlightenment from heaven/ through the radiance of thy words./ For by thy life thou didst attain to wisdom/ and dost now confirm thy Church,/ as an illustrious Hierarch and intercessor for us with the Lord.
Troparion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 5
Patriarch Sophronius, you were glorious in the splendor of sobriety, / and through the radiance of your words you revealed ineffable enlightenment from heaven. / For by your life you attained wisdom / and now you confirm the Church / as an illustrious hierarch and intercessor for us with the Lord.
Ἅγιος ΣΩΦΡΌΝΙΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος δ´
Κανόνα πίστεως, καὶ εἰκόνα πραότητος, ἐγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ἀνέδειξε σε τῇ ποίμνῃ σου, ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀλήθεια· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκτήσω τῇ ταπεινώσει τὰ ὑψηλά, τῇ πτωχείᾳ τὰ πλούσια. Πάτερ Ἱεράρχα Σωφρόνιε, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Ἅγιος ΣΩΦΡΌΝΙΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος πλ. α´. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Σωφροσύνης τὴν αἴγλην πλουτήσας Ὅσιε, τῆς εὐσέβειας ἐκφαίνεις τὸν ὑπὲρ νοῦν φωτισμόν, ταῖς τῶν λόγων ἀστραπαῖς Πάτερ Σωφρόνιε· σὺ γὰρ σοφίας κοινωνός, διὰ βίου γεγονώς, στηρίζεις τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν, ὡς εὐκλεὴς Ἱεράρχης, καὶ πρεσβευτὴς ἡμῶν πρὸς Κύριον.
• • •
Troparion of ST EUTHYMIUS ― Tone 4
Holy Hierarch Euthymius, God chose thee from thy youth,/ to honour thee with the rank of Bishop./ Thou didst shepherd those whom God entrusted to thee./ And even after thy repose thou didst receive the gift of wonderworking,/ to heal infirmities./ Pray to Him for us who celebrate thy memory,/ that we may all bless thee unceasingly.
Troparion of ST EUTHYMIUS ― Tone 4
O hierarch Euthymius, you were chosen by God from your youth / And honored with the rank of bishop. / You faithfully cared for your flock / And even after your repose / You received the gift of wonderworking, to heal infirmities. / Now pray for us who celebrate your memory / That we might praise Christ ceaselessly!
• • •
Troparion of ST EPIMACHUS ― Tone 4
Your holy martyr Epimachus, O Lord, / through his suffering has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. / For having Your strength, he laid low his adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through his intercessions, save our souls!
• • •
Troparion of ST CONSTANTINE ― Tone 5
Grieving at the loss of thy young spouse, thou didst renounce the world, O Martyr Constantine, but seeing thy humility God called thee to leave thy solitude and serve Him as a priest. Following thy example, we pray for grace to see that we must serve God as He wills and not as we desire, that we may be found worthy of His great mercy.
• • •
Apolytikion of ST THEODORA ― Tone 1
You abandoned royal honors, living in chastity and pains and asceticism, and were truly filled with divine gifts, O Venerable Theodora. Because of this Arta harmonically praises you crying out: Glory to Christ Who glorified you. Glory to Him Who crowned you. Glory to Him Who works for us through you healings for all.
Ὁσία ΘΕΟΔΏΡΑ ἡ βασίλισσα Ἄρτης ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος α´. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Βασιλείου ἀξίας παριδοῦσα τὴν εὔκλειαν, ἐγκρατείᾳ καὶ πόνοις καὶ ἀσκήσει ἐβίωσας, καὶ θείων ἐπληρώθης δωρεῶν, Ὁσία Θεοδώρα ἀληθῶς. Διὰ τοῦτό σε ἡ Ἄρτα χαρμονικῶς, γεραίρει ἀνακράζουσα· δόξα τῷ σὲ δοξάσαντι Χριστῷ, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ, πᾶσιν ἰάματα.
• • •
Apolytikion of the Icon of PANAGIA TSAMBIKA
The island of Rhodes, has your icon, as a fountain of your gifts, and praises you as the Theotokos Tsambika, boasting of your divinely-inspired wonders, singing to you the greeting of the Angel, crying out: Rejoice Virgin graced by God, the salvation of the Christian people.
Παναγία ΤΣΑΜΠΊΚΑ ― Ἀπολυτίκιον
Κρήνην έχουσα των δωρεών σου την εικόνα σου, η νήσος Ρόδος, Θεοτόκε Τσαμπίκα γεραίρει σε, και καυχωμένη ενθέως σοις θαύμασι, τον ασπασμόν του Αγγέλου προσάδοι σοι, Χαίρε κράζουσα, Παρθένε θεοχαρίτωτε, λαού του χριστωνύμου το διάσωσμα.
• • •
Apolytikion of PANAGIA OF THE SALUTATIONS ― Plagal Tone 4
When the bodiless one learned the secret command, in haste he came and stood before Joseph's dwelling, and spake unto the Maiden who knew not wedlock: The One Who hath bowed the Heavens by His descent is held and contained unchanging wholly in thee. Seeing Him receiving the form of a servant in thy womb, I stand in awe and cry to thee: Rejoice, thou Bride unwedded.
• • •
Apolytikion of the Icon of PANAGIA OF THE AKATHIST ― Tone 1
Your Holy icon of the Akathist, our Mother, we now venerate all-reverently, and we glorify You, O Lady. For our protections towards us has come and it pours forth healings from sympathy-from all dangers and sorrows drive away, as we cry out in thanksgiving: Glory to God Who glorified You, glory to Him Who magnified You, glory to You who saved us through Your giving birth!
●
Kontakion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 2
Organ of wisdom, holy and divine, bright clarion of theology, we praise thee in harmony, O divine speaker Gregory: But as a mind standing before the First Mind, direct our mind to Him, father, that we may cry: Rejoice, preacher of grace!
Kontakion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 4
Now is the time for action! / Judgment is at the doors! / So let us rise and fast, / offering alms with tears of compunction and crying: / “Our sins are more in number than the sands of the sea; / but forgive us, O Master of All, / so that we may receive the incorruptible crowns.”
Kontakion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 8
Holy and divine instrument of wisdom, / joyful trumpet of theology, / together we sing your praises, O God-inspired Gregory. / Since you now stand before the Original Mind, guide our minds to Him, O Father, / so that we may sing to you: “Rejoice, preacher of grace.”
• • •
Kontakion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 4
Inspired by the Spirit, blessed Sophronios,/ thou wast a righteous Hierarch in Zion/ as an emulator of the Apostles.
Kontakion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 8
You were most wise among patriarchs, Sophronius of Jerusalem. / You struggled with divine zeal, spreading the commandments of truth with your lips. / You set right the foundations of the Church and firmly established the monastic order. / You brought to light wise sermons, and instructed by them, / therefore we cry out to you: "Rejoice, splendid boast of the Orthodox."
Ἅγιος ΣΩΦΡΌΝΙΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Κοντάκιον ― Ἦχος δ´. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Λαμπρυνθείς τοῦ Πνεύματος τῆ ἐπιπνοίᾳ, Ἱεράρχης ὅσιος, ὡς Ἀποστόλων μιμητής, ἐν τῇ Σιὼν ἐχρημάτισας, Πάτερ παμμάκαρ, Σωφρόνιε πάνσοφε.
• • •
Kontakion of ST EUTHYMIUS ― Tone 8
As one of equal rank with the Hierarchs and a champion among holy bishops, O holy Hierarch Euthymius,/ continue to preserve thy fatherland, thy city, and people who honour thee faithfully and worship thy precious relics,/ that we all may cry out to thee: Rejoice, divinely wise Hierarch.
Kontakion of ST EUTHYMIUS ― Tone 8
Equal in rank with the great hierarchs and champion among holy bishops, / O holy Bishop Euthymius, continue to care for your flock. / Pray for those who celebrate your holy memory and venerate your holy relics, / That we may all cry: Rejoice, O holy hierarch wise in God!
• • •
Kontakion of ST CONSTANTINE ― Tone 4
Thou wast born to be King of Cornwall, O Martyr Constantine, and who could have foreseen that thou wouldst become the first hieromartyr of Scotland. As we sing thy praises, O Saint, we acknowledge the folly of preferring human plans to the will of our God.
• • •
Kontakion of ST THEODORA ― Tone 2
You forsook royal honor and glory, and spent your life in asceticism, O Theodora most-blessed, honor and adornment of Arta, therefore bowing before your sacred relics, we partake of blessings from them, praising Christ Who glorified you.
Ὁσία ΘΕΟΔΏΡΑ ἡ βασίλισσα Ἄρτης ― Κοντάκιον ― Ἦχος β´. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Βασιλικὴν τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καταλέλοιπας, καὶ ἐν ἀσκήσει τὴν ζωὴν διήνυσας, Θεοδώρα παμμακάριστε, γέρας τῆς Ἄρτης καὶ διάδημα· διό σου τῇ σεπτῇ θήκῃ προσπίπτοντες, ἁγιασμὸν ἐκ ταύτης κομιζόμεθα, ὑμνοῦντες Χριστὸν τὸν σὲ δοξάσαντα.
• • •
Kontakion of PANAGIA OF THE SALUTATIONS ― Plagal Tone 4
To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"
●
Ἅγιος ΣΩΦΡΌΝΙΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Αἴγλην γλωσσοπύρσευτον εἰληφώς, ἐν Σιὼν τῇ θείᾳ, προσφοιτήσασαν μυστικῶς, ὤφθης Ἐκκλησίας, θεοειδὴς ἐκφάντωρ, καὶ στόμα θεῖον ὄντως, Πάτερ Σωφρόνιε.
• • •
Megalynarion of ST THEODORA
Rejoice the pride of rulers, rejoice holy boast of the people of Arta, rejoice treasury of heavenly gifts, O Venerable Theodora, worthy of honor.
Ὁσία ΘΕΟΔΏΡΑ ἡ βασίλισσα Ἄρτης ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Χαίροις βασιλίδων ἡ καλλονή, χαίροις τῶν Ἀρταίων, ἐγκαλώπισμα ἱερόν· χαίροις δωρημάτων, ταμεῖον οὐρανίων, Ὁσία Θεοδώρα, ἀξιοθαύμαστε.
2019 (7527)
Second Sunday of Great Lent. THE SUNDAY OF ST GREGORY PALAMAS // 2019 //
ST SOPHRONIOS ― PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM
ST EUTHYMIUS ― ARCHBISHOP OF NOVGOROD
Martyr EPIMACHUS
ST CONSTANTINE of Scotland
Empress THEODORA of Arta
The Icon of Panagia TSAMBIKA
The Icon of Panagia OF THE SALUTATIONS
Troparion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 8
Light of Orthodoxy, pillar and doctor of the Church, adornment of monks, invincible champion of theologians, O Gregory the wonderworker, praise of Thessalonica, preacher of grace, ever pray that our souls may be saved.
Troparion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 8
O light of Orthodoxy, teacher of the Church, its confirmation, / O ideal of monks and invincible champion of theologians, / O wonder-working Gregory, glory of Thessalonica and preacher of grace, / always intercede before the Lord that our souls may be saved.
Apolytikion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 4
The truth of things hath revealed thee to thy flock as a rule of faith, an icon of meekness, and a teacher of temperance; for this cause, thou hast achieved the heights by humility, riches by poverty. O Father and Hierarch Sophronios, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
Troparion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 5
O Father Sophronios,/ thou wast glorious in the splendour of sobriety,/ and didst reveal thy ineffable enlightenment from heaven/ through the radiance of thy words./ For by thy life thou didst attain to wisdom/ and dost now confirm thy Church,/ as an illustrious Hierarch and intercessor for us with the Lord.
Troparion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 5
Patriarch Sophronius, you were glorious in the splendor of sobriety, / and through the radiance of your words you revealed ineffable enlightenment from heaven. / For by your life you attained wisdom / and now you confirm the Church / as an illustrious hierarch and intercessor for us with the Lord.
Ἅγιος ΣΩΦΡΌΝΙΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος δ´
Κανόνα πίστεως, καὶ εἰκόνα πραότητος, ἐγκρατείας διδάσκαλον, ἀνέδειξε σε τῇ ποίμνῃ σου, ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων ἀλήθεια· διὰ τοῦτο ἐκτήσω τῇ ταπεινώσει τὰ ὑψηλά, τῇ πτωχείᾳ τὰ πλούσια. Πάτερ Ἱεράρχα Σωφρόνιε, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Ἅγιος ΣΩΦΡΌΝΙΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος πλ. α´. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον
Σωφροσύνης τὴν αἴγλην πλουτήσας Ὅσιε, τῆς εὐσέβειας ἐκφαίνεις τὸν ὑπὲρ νοῦν φωτισμόν, ταῖς τῶν λόγων ἀστραπαῖς Πάτερ Σωφρόνιε· σὺ γὰρ σοφίας κοινωνός, διὰ βίου γεγονώς, στηρίζεις τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν, ὡς εὐκλεὴς Ἱεράρχης, καὶ πρεσβευτὴς ἡμῶν πρὸς Κύριον.
Troparion of ST EUTHYMIUS ― Tone 4
Holy Hierarch Euthymius, God chose thee from thy youth,/ to honour thee with the rank of Bishop./ Thou didst shepherd those whom God entrusted to thee./ And even after thy repose thou didst receive the gift of wonderworking,/ to heal infirmities./ Pray to Him for us who celebrate thy memory,/ that we may all bless thee unceasingly.
Troparion of ST EUTHYMIUS ― Tone 4
O hierarch Euthymius, you were chosen by God from your youth / And honored with the rank of bishop. / You faithfully cared for your flock / And even after your repose / You received the gift of wonderworking, to heal infirmities. / Now pray for us who celebrate your memory / That we might praise Christ ceaselessly!
Troparion of ST EPIMACHUS ― Tone 4
Your holy martyr Epimachus, O Lord, / through his suffering has received an incorruptible crown from You, our God. / For having Your strength, he laid low his adversaries, / and shattered the powerless boldness of demons. / Through his intercessions, save our souls!
Troparion of ST CONSTANTINE ― Tone 5
Grieving at the loss of thy young spouse, thou didst renounce the world, O Martyr Constantine, but seeing thy humility God called thee to leave thy solitude and serve Him as a priest. Following thy example, we pray for grace to see that we must serve God as He wills and not as we desire, that we may be found worthy of His great mercy.
Apolytikion of ST THEODORA ― Tone 1
You abandoned royal honors, living in chastity and pains and asceticism, and were truly filled with divine gifts, O Venerable Theodora. Because of this Arta harmonically praises you crying out: Glory to Christ Who glorified you. Glory to Him Who crowned you. Glory to Him Who works for us through you healings for all.
Ὁσία ΘΕΟΔΏΡΑ ἡ βασίλισσα Ἄρτης ― Ἀπολυτίκιον ― Ἦχος α´. Τῆς ἐρήμου πολίτης
Βασιλείου ἀξίας παριδοῦσα τὴν εὔκλειαν, ἐγκρατείᾳ καὶ πόνοις καὶ ἀσκήσει ἐβίωσας, καὶ θείων ἐπληρώθης δωρεῶν, Ὁσία Θεοδώρα ἀληθῶς. Διὰ τοῦτό σε ἡ Ἄρτα χαρμονικῶς, γεραίρει ἀνακράζουσα· δόξα τῷ σὲ δοξάσαντι Χριστῷ, δόξα τῷ σὲ στεφανώσαντι, δόξα τῷ ἐνεργοῦντι διὰ σοῦ, πᾶσιν ἰάματα.
Apolytikion of the Icon of PANAGIA TSAMBIKA
The island of Rhodes, has your icon, as a fountain of your gifts, and praises you as the Theotokos Tsambika, boasting of your divinely-inspired wonders, singing to you the greeting of the Angel, crying out: Rejoice Virgin graced by God, the salvation of the Christian people.
Παναγία ΤΣΑΜΠΊΚΑ ― Ἀπολυτίκιον
Κρήνην έχουσα των δωρεών σου την εικόνα σου, η νήσος Ρόδος, Θεοτόκε Τσαμπίκα γεραίρει σε, και καυχωμένη ενθέως σοις θαύμασι, τον ασπασμόν του Αγγέλου προσάδοι σοι, Χαίρε κράζουσα, Παρθένε θεοχαρίτωτε, λαού του χριστωνύμου το διάσωσμα.
Apolytikion of PANAGIA OF THE SALUTATIONS ― Plagal Tone 4
When the bodiless one learned the secret command, in haste he came and stood before Joseph's dwelling, and spake unto the Maiden who knew not wedlock: The One Who hath bowed the Heavens by His descent is held and contained unchanging wholly in thee. Seeing Him receiving the form of a servant in thy womb, I stand in awe and cry to thee: Rejoice, thou Bride unwedded.
Apolytikion of the Icon of PANAGIA OF THE AKATHIST ― Tone 1
Your Holy icon of the Akathist, our Mother, we now venerate all-reverently, and we glorify You, O Lady. For our protections towards us has come and it pours forth healings from sympathy-from all dangers and sorrows drive away, as we cry out in thanksgiving: Glory to God Who glorified You, glory to Him Who magnified You, glory to You who saved us through Your giving birth!
Kontakion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 2
Organ of wisdom, holy and divine, bright clarion of theology, we praise thee in harmony, O divine speaker Gregory: But as a mind standing before the First Mind, direct our mind to Him, father, that we may cry: Rejoice, preacher of grace!
Kontakion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 4
Now is the time for action! / Judgment is at the doors! / So let us rise and fast, / offering alms with tears of compunction and crying: / “Our sins are more in number than the sands of the sea; / but forgive us, O Master of All, / so that we may receive the incorruptible crowns.”
Kontakion of ST GREGORY PALAMA ― Tone 8
Holy and divine instrument of wisdom, / joyful trumpet of theology, / together we sing your praises, O God-inspired Gregory. / Since you now stand before the Original Mind, guide our minds to Him, O Father, / so that we may sing to you: “Rejoice, preacher of grace.”
Kontakion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 4
Inspired by the Spirit, blessed Sophronios,/ thou wast a righteous Hierarch in Zion/ as an emulator of the Apostles.
Kontakion of ST SOPHRONIOS ― Tone 8
You were most wise among patriarchs, Sophronius of Jerusalem. / You struggled with divine zeal, spreading the commandments of truth with your lips. / You set right the foundations of the Church and firmly established the monastic order. / You brought to light wise sermons, and instructed by them, / therefore we cry out to you: "Rejoice, splendid boast of the Orthodox."
Ἅγιος ΣΩΦΡΌΝΙΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Κοντάκιον ― Ἦχος δ´. Ἐπεφάνης σήμερον
Λαμπρυνθείς τοῦ Πνεύματος τῆ ἐπιπνοίᾳ, Ἱεράρχης ὅσιος, ὡς Ἀποστόλων μιμητής, ἐν τῇ Σιὼν ἐχρημάτισας, Πάτερ παμμάκαρ, Σωφρόνιε πάνσοφε.
Kontakion of ST EUTHYMIUS ― Tone 8
As one of equal rank with the Hierarchs and a champion among holy bishops, O holy Hierarch Euthymius,/ continue to preserve thy fatherland, thy city, and people who honour thee faithfully and worship thy precious relics,/ that we all may cry out to thee: Rejoice, divinely wise Hierarch.
Kontakion of ST EUTHYMIUS ― Tone 8
Equal in rank with the great hierarchs and champion among holy bishops, / O holy Bishop Euthymius, continue to care for your flock. / Pray for those who celebrate your holy memory and venerate your holy relics, / That we may all cry: Rejoice, O holy hierarch wise in God!
Kontakion of ST CONSTANTINE ― Tone 4
Thou wast born to be King of Cornwall, O Martyr Constantine, and who could have foreseen that thou wouldst become the first hieromartyr of Scotland. As we sing thy praises, O Saint, we acknowledge the folly of preferring human plans to the will of our God.
Kontakion of ST THEODORA ― Tone 2
You forsook royal honor and glory, and spent your life in asceticism, O Theodora most-blessed, honor and adornment of Arta, therefore bowing before your sacred relics, we partake of blessings from them, praising Christ Who glorified you.
Ὁσία ΘΕΟΔΏΡΑ ἡ βασίλισσα Ἄρτης ― Κοντάκιον ― Ἦχος β´. Τοὺς ἀσφαλεῖς
Βασιλικὴν τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καταλέλοιπας, καὶ ἐν ἀσκήσει τὴν ζωὴν διήνυσας, Θεοδώρα παμμακάριστε, γέρας τῆς Ἄρτης καὶ διάδημα· διό σου τῇ σεπτῇ θήκῃ προσπίπτοντες, ἁγιασμὸν ἐκ ταύτης κομιζόμεθα, ὑμνοῦντες Χριστὸν τὸν σὲ δοξάσαντα.
Kontakion of PANAGIA OF THE SALUTATIONS ― Plagal Tone 4
To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"
Ἅγιος ΣΩΦΡΌΝΙΟΣ Πατριάρχης Ἱεροσολύμων ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Αἴγλην γλωσσοπύρσευτον εἰληφώς, ἐν Σιὼν τῇ θείᾳ, προσφοιτήσασαν μυστικῶς, ὤφθης Ἐκκλησίας, θεοειδὴς ἐκφάντωρ, καὶ στόμα θεῖον ὄντως, Πάτερ Σωφρόνιε.
Megalynarion of ST THEODORA
Rejoice the pride of rulers, rejoice holy boast of the people of Arta, rejoice treasury of heavenly gifts, O Venerable Theodora, worthy of honor.
Ὁσία ΘΕΟΔΏΡΑ ἡ βασίλισσα Ἄρτης ― Μεγαλυνάριον
Χαίροις βασιλίδων ἡ καλλονή, χαίροις τῶν Ἀρταίων, ἐγκαλώπισμα ἱερόν· χαίροις δωρημάτων, ταμεῖον οὐρανίων, Ὁσία Θεοδώρα, ἀξιοθαύμαστε.
No comments:
Post a Comment