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Ke touto epon ekimithi.

And

when he had said this, he fell


asleep.

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING


THE PUBLIC MINISTRY

OF OUR

To

TO

ST MATTHEW 12 : 15 - 21

LORD & SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST

kero ekino, ikolouthisan Afto ohli


polli, ke etherapefsen aftous pantas,
ke epetimisen aftis ina mi faneron
piisosin Afton, opos plirothi to rithen
dia Iseou tou Profitou legontos:

At that time, many followed Jesus, and

Idou! O Pes Mou


on iretisa - O
Agapitos mou, is on evdokisen i
psihi mou. Thiso to Pnevma Mou
ep afton, ke krisin tis ethnesin
apangeli. Ouk erisi oude kravgasi,
oude akousi tis en tes platies tin
fonin
aftou.
Kalamon
sintetrimmenon ou kateaxike linon
tifomenon ou svesi, eos an ekvali is
nikos tin krisin. Ke to Onomati
Aftou Ethni elipiousi.

Behold! My Servant Whom I have


chosen My Beloved with Whom My
Soul is well pleased! I will put My
Spirit upon Him, and He shall
declare Justice to the Gentiles. He
will not quarrel nor cry out, nor
will anyone hear His Voice in the
streets. A bruised reed He will not
break, and smoking flax He will not
quench,
until He sends forth
Justice to Victory. And in His Name
the Gentiles will trust.

K IN D L Y

He Healed them all, yet warned them


not to make Him known, that it
might be fulfilled what was spoken
by Isaiah the Prophet, saying:

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St Stephen the Archdeacon & Protomartyr


St Stephen the Archdeacon & Protomartyr was an early Christian
convert from among the Hellenistic Jews - one of the original
seven Deacons who were ordained by the Holy Apostles of Christ
and the first Holy Martyr of the Orthodox Christian Church.
St Stephen is commemorated on 27 December the day on which he
was martyred and on 2 August, which Commemorates the
Translation of his Holy Relics. On 15 June, St Stephen is
Commemorated together with St Fortunatos and St Achaikos.
St Stephen had been a Hebrew who lived in the Hellenic Provinces
and was related to St Paul, the Great Holy Apostle to the Gentiles.
After his conversion to Christianity, St Stephen was chosen to
serve the Holy Church and the Apostles in Jerusalem.
St Stephen was ... the starting point of the Martyrs the Instructor of
Suffering for Christ the Foundation of Righteous Confession
since he was the first to shed his blood for the Holy Gospel... of
Christ Whom he served so faithfully and devoutly.
The Holy Spirit worked powerfully through his Faith in Christ, which
enabled him to perform many Miracles in the Name of our Lord
and Saviour, and to defeat the arguments of those who disputed
or debated with him.
Consequently, the Hebrews grew to hate St Stephen and
continuously tried to falsely accuse him of all manner of sins.
However, St Stephen reminded them all of the Divine Miracles that
God had worked through him and he even dared to rebuke
them for killing our Most Innocent, Sinless Christ the longawaited Messiah Who is the Eternal, Only Begotten Son of God
the Father.
The enemies of the Holy Church were enraged by what they thought
was blasphemy and while they ranted and raged, St Stephen
beheld our Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven - Enthroned at the Right
Hand of God the Father, which he most joyfully proclaimed to the
people.
Hearing his words, the self-justified but spiritually blind Hebrews
seized St Stephen and dragged him out of the city and stoned
him to death, while his kinsman, Saul, [who later became the
Great Holy Apostle of Christ, St Paul] stood to one side, holding the
coats of the executioners.
Our Ever Blessed Lady Theotokos and St John the Beloved Apostle
witnessed that first Martyrdom for the sake of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and they prayed for his immortal soul while he was being
so cruelly stoned to death, which occurred about a year after
that first Glorious Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended on
the Faithful Disciples of Christ.
The bloody, broken body of St Stephen the Protomartyr was left at
the foothill of Jerusalem for two days ... to be eaten by dogs...
but on the second night, Gamaliel, (who was the great erudite
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Tote exelthon ek Gis Haldeon katokisen


en Harran.

Then he went out of the land of the


Chaldeans and dwelt in Haran.

Kakithen

From

Ke ouk edoken afto Klironomian en afti


oude rima podos...

And God gave him no Inheritance in it,


not even enough to set his foot on...

meta to apothanin ton Patera


aftou metokisen afton is tin Gin taftin
is in imis nin katikite.

there, when his father was dead,


He moved him to this land in which
you now dwell.

...Solomon de okodomisen Afto Ikon.

...Solomon built God a House.

All ouh O Ipsistos en hiropiitis Nais


katiki, kathos O Profitis legi: O
Ouranos Mi Thronos, i de Gi
Ipopodion ton Podon Mou. Pion Ikon
ikodomisete Mi? legi Kyrios: i tis
Topos tis Katapafseos Mou? Ouhi i
Hir Mou epiise tafta panta?

However, the Most High does not dwell


in Temples made by hands, as the
Prophet says: Heaven is My Throne
and earth is My Footstool.
What
House will you build for Me? says the
Lord, Or what is the Place of My Rest?
Has My Hand not made all these
things?

Sklirotrahili ke aperitmiti ti kardia e tis


osin! Imis ai to Pnevmati to Agio
antipiptete! Os i Pateres imon ke imis.
Tina ton profiton ouk edioxan i
Pateres imon? Ke apektinan tous
prokatangilantas peri tis Elefseos tou
Dikeou, ou nin imis prodote ke fonis
gegenisthe. Itines elavete ton Nomon
is diatagas Angelon, ke ouk efilaxate.

You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in


heart and ears! You always resist the
Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so
do you. Which of the Prophets did
your fathers not persecute? And they
killed those who foretold the Coming
of the Just One, of Whom you now
have become the betrayers and
murderers, who have received the
Law by the Direction of Angels, and
have not kept it.

Akouontes

When

Iparhon

But

de tafta dieprionto tes


kardies afton ke evrihon ep afton
tous odontas.
de pliris Pnevmatos Agiou,
atenisas is ton Ouranon ide Doxan
Theou ke Iisoun estota ek Dexion tou
Theou, ke ipen: Idou! Theoro tous
Ouranous anaeogmenous ke ton Iion
tou Anthropou ek exion tou Theou
estota!

they heard these things they


were cut to the heart, and they
gnashed at him with their teeth.

he, being full of the Holy Spirit,


gazed into Heaven and saw the Glory
of God, and Jesus standing at the
right Hand of God, and said: Behold!
I see the Heavens opened and the Son
of Man standing at the right Hand of
God!

Kraxantes de foni megali sineshon ta ota Then


afton ke ormisan omothimadon ep
afton, ke ekvalontes exo tis poleos
elithovoloun.

they cried out with a loud voice,


stopped their ears, and ran to him
with one accord; and they cast him
out of the city and stoned him.

Ke i martyres apethento ta imatia afton And


para tous podas neaniou kaloumenou
Savlou.

Ke

elithovoloun
ton
Stefanon,
epikaloumenon ke legonta: Kyria
Iisou, exe to Pnevma mou!

This

de ta gonata ekraxe foni Megali:


Kyrie, mi stisis aftis tin amartian
taftin!

the witnesses laid down their


clothes at the feet of a young man
named Saul.

And

they stoned Stephen as he called


on God, saying: O Lord Jesus:
receive my soul!

Then he knelt down and cried out with


a loud voice: O Lord, do not charge
them with this sin!

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

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FESTAL PROKEIMENON NATIVITY PSALM 18/19 TONE 4

Is
I

pasan tin Gin exilthen O fthongos


afton ke is ta perata tis ikoumenis ta
rimata afton.
Ourani diigounte Doxan Theou, piisin
de hiron aftou anangeli to stereoma.

THE ACTS

OF THE

Proclamation went forth into all


the Earth and their words to the
ends of the world.

The

Heavens declare the Glory of God!


The Firmament shows the Creation
of His Hands.

APOSTLES ACCORDING

EVAN

En

Their

GELISM

AND

MARTYRD

tes imeres ekines, Stefanos pliris


Psteos ke Dinameos epii terata ke
Simia Megala en to Lao.

TO

ST LUKE

OM

OF ST STEPHEN

In those days, Stephen, full of Faith and


Power, did great Wonders and Signs
among the people.

Anestisan

Then

Ke

But

Tote

So

Sinekinisan

And

de tines ton ek tis Sinagogis


tis Legomenis Livertinon ke (Kyrineon
ke Alexandreon ke ton apo Kilikias ke
Asias) sizitountes to Stefano.
ouk ishion antistine ti Sofia ke to
Pnevmati O elali.

ipervalon andras legontas oti:


Akikoamen aftou lalountos rimata
Vlasfima is Moisin ke ton Theon.

te ton laon ke tous


presviterous ke tous grammatis, ke
epistantes sinirpasan afton ke igagon
is to sinedrion.

6 : 8 7 : 5 & 47 60

there arose some from what is


called the Synagogue of the
Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians,
and those from Cilicia and Asia),
disputing with Stephen.
they were not able to resist the
Wisdom and Spirit by which he
spoke.

they secretly induced men to say:


We
have
heard
him
speak
blasphemous words against Moses
and God.

teacher of St Paul and St Barnabas), accompanied by his son,


secretly took the Holy Relics to his own estate in Capharganda
and buried them. St Nicodemos, who had Reposed while
weeping and praying at his grave, was also buried there along
with Gamaliels Godson, Abibos, and Gamaliel himself, after they
had Reposed in the ensuing years.
After many years, the memory of St Stephens burial site was
forgotten, until 415 when Gamaliel appeared three time to a
Priest Father Lucian at Capharganda, revealing to him the
place of their burial and everything concerning it.
Having received the Blessings of the Patriarch, Father Lucian
exhumed the Holy Relics from their resting places, and an
unmistakable sweet fragrance of Sanctity filled the area.
St Stephens Holy Relics were Translated to Zion, where they were
honourably re-buried.
Many Pilgrims who suffered physical and spiritual ailments and
diseases were Miraculously Healed, while the other Holy Relcs
were laid to rest in a church built above the original site, on a
hill.
St Stephens Relics were later carried to Constantinople and his
whole right arm is kept at the Holy Trinity of St Sergios Lavra, in
1345, at Sergiyev Posad, Russia.
May his memory be Eternal and may he ceaselessly Intercede with
Christ our Lord and Saviour for the sake of our immortal soul.

they stirred up the people, the


Elders, and the Scribes; and they
went to him, seized him and took
him to the Council.

Estisan te martyras psevdis legontas: O They


anthopos outos ou pavete rimata
vlasfima lalon kata tou topou tou
Agiou toutou ke tou Nomou.
Akikoamen gar aftou legontos oti
Iisous O Zazareos outos katalisi ton
topon touton ke allazi ta thi a
paredoken imin Moisis.

Ke

14.

also set up false witnesses who


said: This man does not cease
speaking blasphemous words against
this Holy Place and the Law; for we
have heard him say that this Jesus of
Nazareth will destroy this place and
change the customs, which Moses
delivered to us.

atenisantes is afton apantes i


kathezomeni en to sinedrio idon to
prosopon
aftou
osi
prosopon
Angelou.

And all who sat in the Council, looking

Ipe

de O arhierefs:
ehi?

Then

de efi: Andres Adelphi ke Pateres,


akousate: O Theos tis Doxis ofthi to
Patri imon Abraam onti en ti
Mesopotamia, prin i katikise afton en
Harran, ke ipe pros afton: Exelthe ek
tis Gis Sou ke ek tis Singenias Sou, ke
defro is Gin in an si dixo.

I ara tafta outos

steadfastly at him, saw his face as


the face of an Angel.
the High Priest said: Are these
things so?

And

Stephen said: Brethren and


Fathers, listen: the God of Glory
appeared to our Father Abraham
when he was in Mesopotamia, before
he dwelt in Haran, and said to him:
Get out of your country and from
your relatives, and go to a land that I
will show you.

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

KINDLY

USE THE

SERVICE BOOKS

UNTIL THIS POINT THEN CAREFULLY FOLLOW

INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE FOLLOWING HYMNS, ETC.

PSALM 117 /118


PRAISE

TO

GOD

FOR

HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

*Theos

Kyrios ke Epefanen imin.


Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
STIHO S
1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!*
S T I H O S 2 : Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me,
ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.*
3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke
esti Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.*

STIHO S

*The

Lord is God, and has Appeared


to us. Blessed is He Who comes in
the Name of the Lord!
VE RSE 1 :
Confess the Lord, for He is
Good;
for His Mercy endures
forever!*
VE RSE
2 : All the Nations surrounded
me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.*
V E R S E 3 : This is the Lords doing, and
it is Marvellous in our eyes.*

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

3.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST STEPHEN, ARCHDEACON & PROTOMARTYR


TONE 4

Vasilion

diadima, estefthi Si Korifi, ex


athlon on ipeminas, iper Hristou tou
Theou, Martyron protoathle. Si gar
tin Ioudeon, apelegxas manian, ides
Sou ton Sotira, tou Patros dexiothen.
Afton oun ekdisopi ai, iper ton psihon
imon.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Stephen, a Crown of Royalty was


laid on Thy head for contests Thou
courageously endured for Christ our
God, as First among our Martyred
Saints. Thou stood in the accusation
of the raging Judeans; and Thou
beheld Thy Saviour at the right Hand
of the Father. We pray that Thou
will ever Entreat Him to Save our
soul.

Kyrie, Doxa Si. REPEATED


STIH OS 2
Ravdon Dinameos exaposeli

High.
V ER SE

Rod of Thy Power from Zion and


rule in the midst of Thine enemies.

Si Kyrios ek Sion, ke katakirieve en


meso ton ehthron Sou.
3 Meta Sou i arhi en Imera tis
Dinameos Sou, en tes Lamprotisi ton
Agion Sou.

STIH O S

3 With Thee is the beginning in


the Day of Thy Power, in the
Brightness of Thy Saints.

V ER SE

FESTAL ISODIKON PSALM 109/110 - NATIVITY - TONE 2

Ek

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Gastros pro eosforou Egennisa Se.


Omose Kyrios ke ou metamelithisete.
Si Ierefs is ton eona, kata tin taxin
Melihisedek.

Out of the Womb, before the Morning


Star have I Begotten Thee: the Lord
has sworn and will not repent:
Thou art a Priest forever, after the
Order of Melchizidek.

and to the Holy Spirit


FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST THEOPHANES TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Orthodoxias

Odige, Efsevias Didaskale


ke Semnotitos, tis Ikoumenis O Fostir,
ton
Monazonton
Theopnefston
egkallopisma, Theophanes Sofe, tes
didahes Sou pantas efotisas, lira tou
Pnevmatos. Presveve Hristo to Theo
sothine tas psihas imon.

Guide

of Orthodoxy and a Sacred


Teacher of Piety and Decorum,
Luminary of the world, and GodInspired Adornment of Monastics, O
Wise Theophanes, the Spirits Harp:
by Thy Teachings Thou Enlightened
all. Intercede with Christ our God
for the Salvation of our soul.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION NATIVITY

Gennisis Sou Hriste O Theos imon,


anetile to kosmo to Fos to tis gnoseos.
En afti gar i tis astris latrevontes, ipo
asteros edidaskonto, Se proskinin, ton
Ilion tis dikeosinis, ke Se ginoskin ex
ipsous anatolin. Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton


eonon.

Amin

OF

Soson

imas, Ie Theou, O
EK
P A R T H E N O U T E H T H I S , psallontas Si
Allilouia!

Thy

Gennisis Sou Hriste O Theos imon,


anetile to kosmo to Fos to tis gnoseos.
En afti gar it is astris latrevontes, ipo
asters edidaskonto, Se prokinin, ton
Ilion tis dikeosinis, ke Se ginoskin ex
ipsous anatolin. Kyrie, Doxa Si.

Vasilion

Diadima, estefthi Si korifi, ex


athlon on iperminas, iper Hristou tou
Theou, Martyron protoathle. Si gar
tin Ioudeon, apelegxas manian, ides
Sou ton Sotira, tou Patros dexiothen.
Afton oun ekdisopi ai, iper ton psihon
imon.

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of


ages.

PATRONAL FESTAL HYMN

SEASONAL

FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA - NATIVITY TONE 3

4.

Throno pirimorto, en ipsistis


kathimenos, Sin Patri to Anarho, ke
to Thio Sou Pnevmati, evdokisas
tehthine
en
Sarki,
ek
Koris
apirandrou Iisou. Dia touto ke Astir
Se, tis ek Persidos Magis kathipedixe.
Doxa ti Panagatho Sou Vouli!
Doxa ti epifania Sou! Doxa ti pros
imas akra,sigkatavasi Sou!

O Jesus, Who is seated on the Highest


Fiery Throne with the Unoriginate
Father, and Thy Divine Holy Spirit,
O Lord, Thou were well pleased to
be born of a Virgin in the Flesh.
For this reason a Star showed the
Way to Thee for the Magi from
Persia.
Glory to Thine All
Benevolent Will! Glory to Thine
Epiphany! Glory to Thine extreme
Condescension to us.

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

us, O Son of God, B O R N O F


V I R G I N , who sing to Thee:
Alleluia!
THE

OF

CHRIST

OUR

LORD

Thy

Nativity, O Christ our God, has


caused the Light of Knowledge to
rise upon the world. For therein
the worshippers of the stars were
by a Star instructed to worship
Thee, the Sun of Righteousness,
and to know Thee as Orient from
on High. O Lord, Glory to Thee!

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR

Amen

SMALL LITANY

Save

FESTAL APOLYTIKION NATIVITY

CHRIST TONE 4

Nativity, O Christ our God, has


caused the Light of Knowledge to
rise upon the world. For therein the
worshippers of the stars were
instructed by a Star to worship Thee,
the Sun of Righteousness, and to
know Thee as Orient from on High.
Glory to Thee, O Lord!

O Lord, Glory to Thee!


The Lord shall send forth the

upon Thy head for contests Thou


courageously endured for Christ our
God, as First among Martyred Saints.
Thou stood in accusation of the
raging Judeans; and Thou beheld our
Saviour at the Right Hand of the
Father. We pray that Thou will ever
Entreat Him to Save our soul.

KONTAKION - NATIVITY OF CHRIST TONE 3

Parthenos simeron, ton Iperousion tikti,


ke i Gi to Spyleon to aprito prosagi.
Angeli meta Pimenon Doxologousi,
Magi de meta Asteros odiporousi, di
imas gar Egenniti, Pedion Neon, O Pro
Eonon Theos.

TRISAGION HYMN

O Stephen, a Crown of Royalty was laid

Today

the Virgin gives Birth to Him


Who is above all being, and the
Earth offers a Cave to Him Whom
no man can approach. Angels with
Shepherds give Glory, and Magi
journey with a Star. For unto us is
Born a young Child: the Pre-Eternal
God.

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

13.

4.

Litroin

apestile to lao Aftou.


Enetilato is ton eona diathikin
Aftou.
Agion ke foveron to
Onoma Aftou.

Tes

Presvies tis Theotokou, Soter,


Soson imas.

4.

He

sent Redemption to His people.


He Commanded His Covenant
forever. Holy and Fearful is His
Name.

Through

the Intercessions of the


Theotokos, O Saviour, Save us.

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.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and


forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amin
O Throno

pirimorto, en ipsistis
kathimenos, Sin Patri to Anarho, ke
to Thio Sou Pnevmati, evdokisas
tehthine
en
Sarki,
ek
Koris
apirandrou Iisou. Dia touto ke Astir
Se, tis ek Persidos Magis kathipedixe.
Doxa ti Panagatho Sou Vouli!
Doxa ti epifania Sou! Doxa ti pros
imas akra,sigkatavasi Sou!

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
Tes

Presvies tis Theotokou, Soter,


Soson imas.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and


forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen
Through

the Intercessions of the


Theotokos, O Saviour, Save us.

Amen
O Jesus, Who is seated on the Highest
Fiery Throne with the Unoriginate
Father, and Thy Divine Holy Spirit,
O Lord, Thou were well pleased to
be born of a Virgin in the Flesh.
For this reason a Star showed the
Way to Thee for the Magi from
Persia.
Glory to Thine All
Benevolent Will! Glory to Thine
Epiphany! Glory to Thine extreme
Condescension to us.

SMALL LITANY

SECOND FESTAL ANTIPHON NATIVITY

1.

Makarios

anir, O fovoumenos ton


Kyrion, en tes Entoles Aftou thelisi
sfodra.

Soson

imas Iie Theou, O E X


P A R T H E N O U T E H T H I S , psallontas
Si: Allilouia! (REPEATED)

2.

3.

en ti gi este to sperma
aftou, genea evtheon Evlogithisete.

3.

Glory

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton


eonon.

Amin
O MONOGENIS IIOS

KE

LOGOS...

4.

Ipen O Kyrios to Kyrio mou:


Kathou ek dexion mou, eos an tho
tous ehtrous Sou ipopodion ton Podon
Sou.

12.

Gennisis Sou Hriste O Theos imon,


anetile to kosmo to Fos to tis
gnoseos. En afti gar it is astris
latrevontes, ipo asters edidaskonto,
Se proskinin, ton Ilion tis dikeosinis,
ke Se ginoskin ex Ipsous anatolin.

Tin

As

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.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and


forever, and to the Ages of ages.

tou Pnevmatos pigin, en ti kardia


Mystikos, kektimenos tou Hristou, O
Protomartys Alithos, ton Ioudeon
apilegxe tin Avthadian, ke edixen
aftis, ton Iiontou Theou, ek spermatos
David, anavlastisanta, to tis Sofias ke
Haritos pliromati, pepliromenos O
endoxos. All O Trismakar, tous Se
timontas, Soze Thies Presvies Sou.

seed shall be Mighty on earth;


the generation of the upright
shall be Blessed.

and riches shall be in His


House, and His Righteousness
continues unto Ages of ages.

For the Upright, Light springs up in


Darkness, for He is Merciful,
Compassionate and Righteous.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,


and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amin

OF

O en kolpis tou Patros, pos en agkales


tis Mitros? Pantos os iden, os ithelise
ke os iidokisen.
Asarkos gar on,
esarkothi ekon. Ke gegonen O On, O
ouk in di imas. Ke mi ekstas tis
fiseos,
meteshe
tou
imeterou
framatos. Diplous etehthi, Hristos
ton ano, kosmon thelon anaplirose.

The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at


My righ Hand, until I make Thine
enemies the Footstool of Thy Feet.

V ER SE 1

Nativity, O Christ our God, has


caused the Light of Knowledge to
rise upon the world. For therein
the worshippers of the stars were
by a Star instructed to worship
Thee, the Sun of Righteousness, and
to know Thee as Orient from on

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

Amen
OF

CHRIST - TONE 4

O ahoritos panti, pos ehorithi en Gastri; He whom nothing can contain has been

CHRIST TONE 4

Thy

he Mystically possessed the Holy


Spirit in his heart, welling forth the
Words of Grace, the Protomartyr of
Christ reproved the stubbornness of
the Jews who were stiff-necked. The
Glorious One was filled witht he
Fullness of Grace and Wisdom,
whereby he also proved to them that
the Son of God is a Descendant of
King David and had sprung forth
from his seed.
Thrice Blessed
Stephen: Save us who honour Thee,
by Thy Holy Intercessions.

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA NATIVITY

Amen

THIRD FESTAL ANTIPHON NATIVITY


STIH O S1

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA ST STEPHEN TONE 4

Son of God, W H O A R T B O R N O F
T H E V I R G I N , Save us who sing to
Thee: Alleluia (REPEATED)

His

Exanetilen

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

is the man who fears the


Lord;
he
will
delight
exceedingly
in
His
Commandments.

2.

Doxa ke ploutos en to Iko Aftou, ke i


en skoti Fos tis evthesin
Eleimon ke Iktirmon ke Dikeos.

Blessed

Dinaton

Dikeosini Aftou eni is ton eona tou


eonos.
4.

1.

CHRIST TONE 2

OF

PSALM 50/51

contained in a Womb. He is in the


Fathers Basom and His Mothers
Embrace. How can this be? But He
knows and Wills and is Well Pleased.
Fleshless as He was, He willingly
took on Flesh.
And He Who Is
became what He was not, for us.
And while departing not from His
own Nature, He shared in our
natures substance. So Christ was
Born with dual Natures, wishing to
Replenish the world on High.

FESTAL KONTAKION ST STEPHEN - TONE 3

Despotis hthes imin, dia sarkos


epedimi, ke O doulos simeron, apo
sarkos exedimi. Hthes men gar, O

Yesterday,

the Master arrived through


the Flesh, and today, the servant
departs from the flesh. Yesterday,

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

5.

Vasilefon sarki etehthi, simeron de, O


iketis lithovolite, di afton ke telioute,
O PROTOMARTYS KE THIOS
STEPHANOS.

the King was Born in the Flesh, and


today the servant is stoned for His
sake. And we know him as the HOLY
PROTOMARTYR STEPHEN.

THEOTOKION
THE C

Akatalipton

to teloumenon, en Vithleem
simeron Mystirion! O aoratos orate, O
asarkos sarkoute, O Logos pahinete,
ke O On ginete O ouk in, Parthenos
tikti en splaeo Vrefos Neon, ton Plasin
tis fiseos. Fatni ektipoute, is Thronon
Epouranion, ktini apikazi, Herouvikin
parastasin.
Pimenes Thavmazousi.
Magi dora prosferousin.
Angeli
animnountes legousi. Doxa en Ipsistis
Theos, ke epi gis Irini. En Anthropis
gar
evdokisen,
analiotos
O
Emmanouil.

FESTAL OIKOS ST STEPHEN

Os Astir fainos simeron sinexelampse, ti Today,

together with the Nativity of


Christ, the Protomartyr Stephen has
shone forth like a bright shining
Star, flashing and Illuminating all the
ends of the earth, except that he cast
a shadow on the impiety of the
Hebrews, when he reproved them
with his Words of Wisdom. For he
debated with them using the
Scriptures, and tried to persuade
them that Jesus Who was Born of the
Virgin was indeed the Son of God.
He exposed their impious crime.
And we know him as THE HOLY
PROTOMARTYR STEPHEN.

Gennisi Hristou, O Protomartys


Stefanos, astrapton ke Fotizon ta
perata apanta, ton Ioudeon monon
imavrose tin pasan dissevian, Sofias
Logis toutous dielegxas, apo ton
Grafon dialegomenos, ke pithon
toutous, ton gennithenta ek tis
Parthenou Iisoun, Iion afton ine
Theou, katishine touton tin asevi
kakourgian, O PROTOMARTYS KE
THIOS STEFANOS.

SYNAXARION 27 DECEMBER

Ti KZ tou aftou minos, Mnimi tou Agiou On

afti imera, Mnimi tou Osiou Patros


imon
Theodorou
tou
Graptou,
Adelphou Theophanous tou Piitou.

On

Ti

afti imera, Mnimi tou Agiou


Ieromartyros Mavrikiou, ke ton Sin
afto evdomikonta Martyron.

On this day we Commemorate the Holy

Osios Patir imon Loukas O Triglinos,


iti O ek Moudanion, en Irini telioute.

On

Mnimi

ton
Agion
ke
Dikeon
Theopatoron, Iosif tou Mnistoros tis
Agias Parthenou Despinis imon
Theotokou, Iakovou tou Adelphou tou
Kyriou, ke David tou Profitou ke
Vasileos.

diadima, estefthi Si korifi, ex


Athlon on iperminas, iper Hristou tou
Theou, martyron protoathle. Si gar
tin Ioudeon, apelexas manian, ides
Sou ton Sotir, tou Patros dexiothen.
Afton oun ekdisopi ai, iper ton psihon
imon.

this day we Comemmorate our


Righteous Father, St Theodore the
Branded, the Confessor, Brother of St
Theophanes, the Hymnographer.
Hieromartyr, St Maurisce and the the
Seventy Holy Martyrs with him at
Apamea, Bithynia.

on Thy head for Contests Thou


courageously endured for Christ our
God, as First among Martyred Saints.
Thou stolld in accusation of the
raging Judeans; and Thou saw Thy
Saviour at the right Hand of the
Father. We pray that Thou will ever
Entreat Him to Save our soul.

On

the Sunday After the Nativity of


Christ, we Commemorate the Holy
and Just Ancestors of God: St Joseph
the Betrothed of the Holy Virgin, our
Lady Theotokos; St James, the
Brother of our Lord and First Bishop
of Jerusalem; and St David the
Prophet and King.

By

Amin.

Amen

FIRST FESTAL ANTIPHON

1.

2.

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

- NATIVITY

Exomologisome

Si, Kyrie, en oli


kardia mou, en Voili Evtheon ke
Sinagogi.

Tes

the Intercessions of Thy Saints, O


God, have Mercy and Save us.

Presvies tis Theotokou, Soter,


Soson imas. (REPEATED)

Megala ta Erga Kyriou, exezitimena

1.

Exomologisis

ke Megaloprepia to
Ergon Aftou, ke i Dikeosini Aftou
meni is to eona tou eonos.

OF

CHRIST TONE 2

will Praise Thee, O Lord,with my


whole heart, in the Council of the
Upright and in the Assembly.

Through

the Intercessions of the


Theotokos, O Saviour, Save us.
(REPEATED)

2.

Great

3.

Praiseworthy

is panta ta Thelimata Aftou.


3.

6.

O Stephen, a Crown of Royalty was laid

Festal Hymns of the Divine Liturgy


St Stephen Protomartyr

this day our Righteous Father, St


Luke of Triglia Reposed in Peace.

Tes

ton Agion Sou Presvies, O Theos,


eleison ke Soson imas.

accomplished today in Bethlehem!


The Invisible One becomes Visible;
the Fleshless One assumes Flesh; the
Logos takes on substance; and the
One Who became what He was not.
A Virgin gave Birth in a Cave to a
New Infant Who is the Fashioner of
nature.
A Manger portrays a
Heavenly Throne, and animals
represent an array of Cherubim.
Shepherds marvel; Magi bring gifts.
Angels sing praises, saying: Glory to
God in the Highest, and Peace on
earth.
For Emmanuel, without
changing, is well pleased to be with
mankind.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST STEPHEN TONE 4

Vasilion

th

Ti

MUST STAND

Incomprehensible is the Mystery that is

THE GREAT DOXOLOGY

the 27 day of this month we


Commemorate the Holy Apostle and
First Martyr and Archdeacon, St
Stephen, one of the Seven Deacons.

Apostolou
Protmartyros
ke
Arhidiakonou Stefanou, enos ton epta
Diakonon.

ONGREGATION

art the Works of the


Lord,sought out in all things
according to His Will.

and Majestic art His


Works, and His Righteousness
endures unto the Ages of ages.

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

11.

en dexia Patros Iion etheasato.

broke Gods Law, and he beheld the


Son at the right Hand of the Father.

FESTAL IDIOMELA ST STEPHEN TONE 4

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.

Enite

Glorious

Enite

Praise Him with Resounding Cymbals,

Stefanos,

i Kali Aparhi ton Matyron, O


pliris Haritos ke dinameos, O piion
simia ke terata, megala en to lao ipo
anomon elithazeto. All exelampsen
os Angelos, ke Theori tin Doxan, ek
dexion tis dinameos, ke to Pnevmati
tis
Haritos,
is
Ouranous
anelamvaneto.
Ke dia touto, tes
horostasies
ton
Angelon
sinavlizomenos, presvevi sothine tas
psihas imon.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Stephen,

the Fine First Fruit of the


Martyrs, Full of Grace and Power, did
Great Wonders and Signs among the
people. And he was stoned by those
who broke the Law. But he shone
like an Angel, and he beheld the
Glory of Thee Who were Incarnate
for us and who were standing at the
right Hand of the Power, and by the
Spirit of Grace he was taken into
Heaven. He therefore dwells with
the Choirs of Angels, and he
Intercedes for the Salvation of our
soul.

and to the Holy Spirit

Protomartys Apostole ke Protodiakone, i O

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton


eonon.

Amin

10.

3.

Of

(Always excluded)

old the Master Who works


Wonders Saved His people,
making the watery wave of the
sea into dry land; and now of His
own Will has He been Born from
a Virgin, and so He establishes a
Path for us whereby we may
mount to Heaven. We glorify
Him Who in Essence is equal to
the Father and to mortal men.
2. (Always excluded)

Nefson pros imnous iketon Energeta,

3.

Graciously accept, O Benefactor, the

Ehthrou tapinon tin epirmenin


ofrin. Feronte Pantepopta tis
amartias, Iperthen akloniton,
estirigmenous, Makar, melodous
tin Vasi tis Pisteos.

praises of Thy servants, and


bring down the spiteful, haughty
looks of the enemy. O Blessed
Lord Who sees all, raise us up far
above sin, and
establish
Thy
singers firm and unshaken upon
the foundation of the Faith.

4.

Genous

Vrotiou, tin anaplasin pale,


Adon
Profitis,
Avvakoum
prominii, Idin afrastos, axiothis
ton tipon. Neon vrefos gar ex
orous tis Parthenou Exilthe laon is
anaplasin Logos.

4.

Of

5.

Ek niktos ergon, eskotismenis planis,

5.

From

Ionas, en mihis thalattiis,


Elthin edito ke zalin aparkese.
Nigis ego de, to tirannountos Veli,
Hriste
prosavdo, ton kakon
aneretin, Thatton molin Se tis
emis rathimias.

6.

Enclosed in the uttermost depths of

pantanaktos exefavlisan potho,


itahimenontos igkistromeni, Pedes
tirannou, distheon glossalgian, Is
ikathe gir aspeton, to Despoti,
legousin: Is eonas, Evlogitis I!

7.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

FESTAL IDIOMELA ST STEPHEN TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

pili ton Martyron, i Doxa ton Dikeon,


ton Apostolon to kavhima.
Si
Ouranous etheaso aneogmenous, en
to stadio estos, ke ton Iion tou Theou,
ek dexion estota tou aoratou Patros.
Dio, os Angelos eklampsas to
prosopo, en hara anekravgazes iper
ton lithazonton. Mi stisis aftis tin
amartian taftin. Ke nin etise, tis ek
pothou
evfimousi
Se,
ilasmon
amartion, ke to Mega Eleos.

2.

NATIVITY -IAMBIC VERSES - TONE 1

1.

Stephen, Citizen of Heaven,


Blessed servant of Christ, make
Intercession on behalf of our soul.

praise
Him
with
Triumphant
Cymbals.
Let everything that
breathes praise the Lord.

OF THE

laon,
Thavmatourgon
Despotis, iiron thalassis kima
hersosas pale. Ekon de tehthis ek
Koris, trivon Vatin, Polou tithisin
imin. On kat ousian, Ison te Patri,
ke Vrotis Doxazoumen.

Him with timbrel and dance,


praise Him with strings and flute.

Stefane

Afton en kimbalis evihis. Enite


Afton en kimbalis allalagmou.
Pasa pnoi enesato ton Kyrion.

Esose

Praise

Afton en hordes ke organo.


Endoxe, Ouranopolita, Hristou
Therapon Makarie, Presvian piison,
iper ton psihon imon.

KATAVASIA

1.

Prototmartyr, Apostle and First


Deacon, Thou art the Gateway of
Martyrs, the Glory of the Righteous
and the Pride and Joy of the
Apostles. When Thou stood trial,
Thou beheld the Heavens opened
and the Son of God at the right Hand
of the invisible Father. Thy face
shone like an Angel. And with Joy
Thou cried on behalf of those who
were stoning Thee: Do not hold this
sin against them. So now, pray for
us who lovingly sing Thy praises,
that w may receive Forgiveness of
sins and Great Mercy.

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of


ages.

Amen

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

Ilasmou imin Hriste, tis egrigoros,


nin Si telousin imnon, os evergeti,
elthis porizon evheri te tin trivon.
Kath in anatrehontes evrimen
kleos.
6.

7.

Neon

To

old Habakkuk the Prophet was


counted
worthy
to
behold
ineffably the Figure and Symbol
of Christs Birth, and he foretold
in song the renewal of mankind.
For a Young Babe, the Word, has
now come forth from the
Mountain that is the Virgin, for
the Renewal of the people.
the night of deeds of dark
error we watch vigilantly, and
sing to Thee, O Christ, as to our
Benefactor.
Come to us and
grant us cleansing; make the
Path easy for us, whereby we
may ascend and so attain Glory.
the sea, Jonah entreated Thee to
come and still the storm. And I,
O Christ, pricked by the dart of
the tyrant, call upon Thee, the
Slayer of evil, beseeching Thee to
come quickly and deliver me
from my slothfulness.

Caught and held fast by Love for the


King of all, the children despised
the impious threats of the tyrant
in
his boundless fury; and as
the terrible fire withdrew before
them, they said to the Master:
Unto all Ages Blessed
art
Thou!

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

7.

8.

Mitran

aflektos, ikonizousi Koris, i


tis paleas pirpoloumeni nei,
YperfIos, kiousan esfragismenin,
amfo de drosa, Thavmatourgia
mia Laous pros imnon, exanistisi
Haris.

Children of the Old Covenant


who walked in the fire, yet were
not burnt, prefigured the Womb
of the Maiden that remained
sealed, when she gave Birth in a
fashion past nature. By the same
Divine Grace
both these
Wonders were brought to pass in
a Miracle and rouses all people to
sing in praise.

MAGNIFICAT
FESTAL KATAVASIA

OF THE

Magi

ke Pimenes ilthon proskinise


Hriston
ton
Gennithenta
en
Vithleem ti Poli.

Stergin

men imas, os akindinon fovo


Raon siopin, to potho de Parthene
Imnous ifenin, sintonos tethigmenous,
Ergodes estin, alla ke Mitir, sthenos
Osi pefiken, i proeresis didou.

9TH ODE - NATIVITY

Magi and Shepherds came to worship


the Messiah, Who was Born in
Bethlehem, the City of David.

Easier

for us is from fear to Love


Silence, Free of any peril as it is, O
Virgin. Whereas to weave stirring
hymns out of longing. In earnest is
difficult; Therefore, O Mother, Grant
us Strength to match our Volition,
we pray Thee.

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ST STEPHEN -

Stefanos

Si
os
Vasili,
empsihos
proseninekte,
nin
tis
sarkos
ekdimisas, to endimisanti sarki, Theo
to pantokratori, di on ke ton agona,
endoxos etelesen.

As

pliris Thias Haritos, ke Dynameos


ontos,
teratourgon
diileghe,
Theoktonon
ta
stifi,
diakenis
meletonta,
ipsigoro
de
glotti,
Theologon O Stefanos, tou Patros
dexiothen, ton Iisoun, kathoro nin
efisen
estikota,
pros
on
litholefstoumenos stefiforos anilthen.

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION

8.

to Patri ke Pnevmati, sinedios Logos,


ke simfiis ke sinthronos, ek Parthenou
gennate, en Vithleem nin os brefos.
On Theon ke Sotira, O Protomartys
Stefanos, aridilos kirixas, ipo hiron,
miefonon heron litholefstite, ke
stefiforos anisi, pros afton meta
doxis.

Stephen

was Full of Grace Divine and


Faith and Power, truly. He did great
Wonders and rebuked the deicidal
people, who meditated on vain
things. Eloquently, he uttered words
of sublime Theology, saying: I now
see Jesus, the Son of Man, standing
at the right Hand of God the Father.
Then he was stoned; and being
Crowned, to the Lord he ascended.

THE

TO

GOD - PSALM 148

ALL CREATION PRAISES THE LORD OUR GOD

Pasa

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.

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.

all His Powers. To Thee praise is


due, O God.

PSALM 150 FESTAL IDIOMELA ST STEPHEN TONE 1

Tou

piise en aftis krima engrapton.


Doxa Afti este pasi tis Osiis Aftou.

To

NATIVITY TONE 2

The Logos, Co-Beginningless and of one


Throne and nature with the Father
and Spirit, is Born today from a
Virgin in Bethlehem as an infant.
The Protomartyr Stephen publicly
preached that He is God and the
Saviour, and therefore by bloodstained hands he was stoned to
death, all along rejoicing, for he
ascended with a Crown to the Master
with Glory.

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

fulfil among them the Written


Judgement: this Glory have all His
Holy Ones.

Athloforikon Stefanon, to Protathlo i Pisi Let

us the Faithful plait a wreath of


Victory for the Protomartyr, using
words instead of laurels. For he
prepared the Way for Martyrs. He
joyfully cried out: Behold, I see the
Heavens opened and the Son of God
standing at the right Hand of the
Unseen Father.

plexomen, ek logikon antheon. Aftos


gar tin ton Martyron proitimasen
odon, ke en Hara anevoa. Idou tous
Ouranous aneogmenous Theoro, ke
ton Iion tou Theou ek dexion estota
tou aoratou Patros.

TONE 3

he departs now from his flesh,


Stephen, in keeping with his name,
presents himself as a living and soulendowed Crown to Thee as King and
God the Ruler over all, for Whom he
fought the Good Fight and finished
in Glory.

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ST STEPHEN TONE 2

LAUDS: THE PRAISES

The

8.

FESTAL IDIOMELA ST STEPHEN TONE 2

Enite

ton Theon en tis Agiis Aftou.


Enite afton en Stereomati tis
Dinameos aftou.

Praise God in His Saints, praise Him in


the firmament of His Power.

Agiosinin

Enite

Praise Him for His Mighty Acts!

Protos

Thou were the First of the Deacons and

enediso, Stefane Makarie,


Protomartys ke Protodiakone, ton
Angelon simmetohe, disopithiti, ke
presveve iper imon, pros ton Sotira
Kyrion ton anamartiton.

Afton epi tes Dinasties Aftou.


Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.
en Diakonis, protos ke en
Martysin edihthis, Panagie Stefane.
Odos gar egenou tis Agiis, ke pollous
to Kyrio prosigages Martyras. Dio
Ouranos Si inigi, ke Theos Si efani.
Afton iketeve, sothine tas psihas
imon.

Enite

Afton en iho salpingos.


Aftn en psaltirio ke kithara.

Enite

Blessed Stephen, Thou were clothed


with Holiness, O Protomartyr and
First Deacon, and Companion of the
Angels. Intercede and pray for us to
our Lord and Saviour, Who is
without sin.
Praise
Him according to the abundance of
His Greatness.
also the first of the Martyrs, O All
Holy Stephen. Thou opened the Way
for the Saints, and Thou brought
many
Martyrs
to
the
Lord.
Therefore, Heaven opened for Thee
and God appeared to Thee. Entreat
Him to Save our soul.

Praise Him with the sound of trumpet;


praise Him with the harp and lyre.

To Protomartyra, ke geneon tou Hristou Let


Theraponta,
Stefanon
ton
Protodiakonon, epaxios timisomen.
Outos gar estos en meso paranomon

us worthily honour Stephen, the


First Deacon, the Protomartyr and
courageous servant of Christ. For he
stood in the midst of those who

FESTAL MATINS & DIV LIT HYMNS ST STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR 27 DECEMBER

9.

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