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16.
FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS &
READINGS
THE DORMITION 15 AUGUST
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
S T L U K E 10:3842 & 11:2728
TO
ONLY ONE THING
NEEDED
IS
To kero ekino, isilthen O Iisous is komin At

tina. Gyni de tis, onomati Martha,
ipedxato afton is ton ikon aftis.
that time, our Lord Jesus Christ

entered a certain village; and a
woman named Martha welcomed
Him into her house.
Ke ti de in adelphi kaloumeni Maria, i ke And she had a sister called Mary, who
parakathisasa para tous Podas tou
Iisou, ikoue ton Logon Aftou.
de Martha periespato peri pollin

diakonian. Epistasa de ipe: Kyrie,
ou meli Si oti i adelphi mou monin
me katelipe diakonin? Ipe oun afti
ina mi sinantilavite!
Apokrithis
de ipen afti O Iisous:

Martha! Martha!
Perimnas ke
tirvazi peri polla, enos de esti hria.
Maria de tin Agathin merida
exelexato, itis ouk aferethisete ap
aftis.
...
Egeneto
de en to legin Afton tafts,

eparasa tis gyni fonin ek tou ohlou,
ipen Afto:
Makaria i kilia i
vastasasa Se, ke masti ous ethilasas!
READINGS
But
Martha was distracted with much

serving, and she approached Him
and said: Lord, dost Thou not care
that my sister has left me to serve
alone? Therefore tell her to help
me!
And
Jesus answered and said to her:

Martha! Martha! You are worried
and troubled about many things,
but one thing is needed, and Mary
has chosen that good part, which
will not be taken away from her.
...
And it happened,
as He spoke these
things, that a certain woman from
the crowd raised her voice and said
to Him: Blessed is the Womb that
bore Thee, and the breasts that
nursed Thee!
Aftos
And
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
PEOPLE
de ipe: Menounge Makarii i

akouontes ton Logon tou Theou, ke
filassontes afton!
2.
also sat at Jesus Feet and heard His

Word.
He replied: More than that:

Blessed are those who hear the
Word of God and keep It!
Glory to Thee, O Lord, Glory

to Thee!
READINGS
T H E D O R M I T I O N 1 5 A U G U S T 15.
FESTAL KONTAKION - DORMITION
Tin
en Presvies akimiton Theotikon, ke

prostasies ametatheton Elpida, ta Fos
ke nekrosis ouk ekratisen. Os gar
Zois Mitera, pros tin Zoin metestisen,
O M ITRAN IKISAS A IPARTHENON .
PSALM 117 /118
Neither the Tomb nor Death had power

over the Theotokos, who is Ever
Watchful in Her Prayers and in
whose Intercession lies Unfailing
Hope. For as the Mother of Life She
has been Transported into Life by
Him W HO DWELT WITHIN HER E VER
V IRGIN W OMB .
FESTAL PROKEIMENON
Megalini
i psihi mou ton Kyrion ke

igalliase to pnevma mou epi to Theo
to Sotiri mou.
Proshomen!
Oti epevlepsen
READER
epi tin tapinosin tis

Doulis Aftou. Idou gar apo tou nin
Makariousi me pase e gennea.
Sofia!
Epistolis (PAVLOU)... to anagnosma
Let us attend
For He has
regarded the low

estate of His Handmaiden:
for,
behold:
from
henceforth
all
generations shall call me Blessed.
READER
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Wisdom!
READER
The Epistle
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
THE EPISTLE
PRIEST
OF
ST PAUL
TO THE
PRESERVING UNITY
IN
HUMILITY
Adelphi:
touto gar fronistho en imin O

ke en Hriso Isou. Os en Morfi Theou
iparhon ouh arpagmon igisato to ine
isa Theo. All eavton ekenose morfin
doulou
lavon,
en
omiomati
anthropon genomenos.
Brethren:
Ke
shimati evrethis os anthropos

etapinosen eavton genomenos ipikoos
mehri thantou, thanAtou de stavrou.
And
Dio
ke O Theos afton iperipsose ke

eharisato afto Onoma to iper pan
Onoma, ina en to Onomati Iisou pan
goni kampsi epouranion ke ePigion
ke katahthonion, ke pasa glossa
exomologisite oti Kyrios Isous Hristos
is doxan Theou Patros.
let this mind be in you, which

was also in Christ Jesus, Who, being
in the Form of God, did not consider
it robbery to be Equal to God, but
made Himself of no reputation,
taking the form of a bondservant
and Coming in the likeness of men.
being found in Appearance as a

Man, He Emptied Himself and
became Obedient to the point of
death even the death of the cross.
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke esti

Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.
STIHOS 3:
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
En 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 Litroumeni, ek
Thanatou tas psihas imon.
READINGS
M ER CY
The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
Give Thanks to the Lord, for He

is Good; His Mercy endures forever!
VERSE 1:

Name of the Lord!
All the Nations surrounded me,

but in the Name of the Lord I drove
them back.
VERSE 2:

Name of the Lord!
This is the Lords doing, and it

is Marvellous in our eyes.
VERSE 3:

Name of the Lord!
In
Thy Birth-giving, O Theotokos, Thou

kept and preserved Virginity; and in
Thy Falling Asleep Thou has not
forsaken the world,. For living, Thou
was Translated, being the Mother of
Life.
Wherefore,
by
Thine
Intercessions, Deliver our soul from
Death.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
En ti Gennisi tin Parthenian efilaxas. En
In Thy Birth-giving, O Theotokos, Thou
Theotoke.
Ke tes
Presvies tes Ses Litroumeni, ek
Ke
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Amin.
En
Theotoke.
Ke tes
Presvies tes Ses Litroumeni, ek
14.
E VERL A STI NG
FESTAL APOLYTIKIA - DORMITION
Therefore,
God also has highly exalted

Him and given Him the Name, which
is above every other name that at
the Name of Jesus every knee should
bow of those on earth and of those
under the earth and that every
tongue should Confess that Jesus
Christ is Lord, to the Glory of God
the Father.
HI S
Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me, ke

to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.
L e t us attend
PHILIPPIANS 2 : 5 11
FOR
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
STIHOS 2:
Philippians...
Proshomen!
GOD
1:
Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!
PRIEST
of (St Paul) to the
TO
STIHOS
My soul magnifies the Lord, and
my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour

PRIEST
PR AI SE

Life.
Wherefore,
by
Thine
Death.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen
In Thy
Birth-giving, O Theotokos, Thou

Life.
Wherefore,
by
Thine
READINGS
FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA - DORMITION
Anavoison David, tis I parousa Eorti?
- TONE 4
O David, and declare: What is

this present Feast? And he said:
Today
has
Christ
unto
the
MansionsAbove Translated Her from
whom He was born without seed and
whom I have extolled in the Book of
Psalms as Daughter, Child of God,
and Virgin.
And for this reason
Mothers, and Daughters, and Brides
of Christ now rejoice and say: Hail,
O Lady, who was Translated to the
Royal Courts on High!
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Amin
Anavoison David, tis I parousa Eorti?
Amen
Shout,
In
animnisa psisin, en to Viblio ton
Psalmon, os thigatera theopeda ke
Parthenon, metestisen aftin pros tas
ekithen monas, Hristos of ex aftis,
anef sporas gennithis. Ke dia touto
herouso, Miteres ke thigateres, ke
Nimfe Hristou
voose:
Here, I
metastasa pros ta ano Vasilia!
and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
O David, and declare: What is
this present Feast? And he said:
Today
has
Christ
unto
the
MansionsAbove Translated Her from
whom He was born without seed and
whom I have extolled in the Book of
Psalms as Daughter, Child of God,
and Virgin.
And for this reason
Mothers, and Daughters, and Brides
of Christ now rejoice and say: Hail,
O Lady, who was Translated to the
Royal Courts on High!
SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA DORMITION TONE 1
O pantimos Horos, ton sofon Apostolon, Verily,
the Most Honoured Rank of the

Wise Apostles came together in a
Miraculous Way to prepare with
Glorification Thine Undefiled Body,
Thou All-praised Theotokos. And
with them the multitudes of Angels
sang,
praising
Thy
solemn
assumption, which we celebrate in
Faith. [2]
ithristhi thavmastos, tou kidevse

Endoxos, to Soma Sou to ahranton,
Theotoke Panimnite, is sinimnisan, ke
ton Angelon ta plithi, tin Metastasin,
tin sin septos evfimountes. In Pisti
eortazomen. [2]
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.
Soson
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 Pisti
Eortazomen.
imas Iie Theou, O E N A GIIS

T HAVMASTOS , psallontas Si: Allilouia!
2 Dedoxasmena
Sou, i Polis tou Theou.
STIHO S
STIHO S
elalithi
2 Glorious things are spoken of

Thee, O City of God.
VE RSE
Theos ethemeliosenaftin is
VE RSE
4
Tou potamou ta ormimata
evfrenousi tin polin tou Theou; Igiase
to skinoma Aftou O Ipsistos.
STIHO S
3 G od
forever...
has
Her
4 The
torrents of the river
gladden the City of God; the Most
High has Sanctified His Tabernacle.
VE RSE
THIRD FESTAL ANTIPHON DORMITION -
Etimi i kardia mou, O Theos,

etimi i kardia mou, asome ke psalo
en ti Doxi mou.
established
TONE 1
1 My heart is ready, O God, my

heart is ready: I will sing and give
praise in my Glory!
STIHO S1
VE RSE
En
In Thy Birth-giving, O Theotokos, Thou
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 Litroumeni,
ek Thanatou tas psihas imon.
2 Ti antapodoso to Kyrio peri

panton, on antapedoke mi?
STIHO S
3 O Kyrie, ego doulos Sos, Ego

doulos So ke Iios tis pediskis Sou,
dierrixas tou desmous mou...
STIHO S
kept and preserved Virginity; and

in Thy Falling Asleep Thou has not
forsaken the world,. For living,
Thou was Translated, being the
Mother of Life. Wherefore, by Thine
Death.
2 What shall I render unto the
Lord for all His Benefits towards me?
VE RSE
O Lord, I am Thy servant; I am

Thy servant and the son of Thy
handmaiden; Thou broke apart my
bonds...
VE RSE3
FESTAL APOLYTIKION DORMITION
En
Theotoke.
Ke tes
Presvies tes Ses Litromeni, ek
In giving Birth, O Theotokos, Thou hast

retained Thy Virginity, and in Falling
Asleep, Thou hast not forsaken the
world. Thou who art the Mother of
Life, hast passed over into Life, and
by Thy Prayers Thou Delivers our
soul from Death. Wherefore, by
Thine Intercessions, Deliver our soul
from Death.
FESTAL ISODIKON DORMITION
the Most Honoured Choir of

Wise Apostles gathered in a
Miraculous Way to prepare with
Glorification Thine Undefiled Body,
O All-praised Theotokos. And with
them the Hosts of Angels sang,
praising Thy Solemn Assumption,
READINGS
Son of God, W HO ART E XTOLLED BY

T HY S AINTS , Save us who sing to Thee:
Alleluia
peri
ton eona.
TONE 2
1 The Lord Loves the Gates of

Zion more than all the dwellings of
Jacob.
VE RSE

Amin
Amen
O Pantimos Horos, ton sofon Apostolon, Verily,
4.
1 Agapa Kyrios tas pilas Sion

iper panta ta skinomata Iakov.
STIHO S
Shout,
In
animnisa psisin, en to Viblio ton
Psalmon, os thigatera theopeda ke
Parthenon, metestisen aftin pros tas
ekithen monas, Hristos of ex aftis,
anef sporas gennithis. Ke dia touto
herouso, Miteres ke thigateres, ke
Nimfe Hristou
voose:
Here, I
metastasa pros ta ano Vasilia!

eonon.
SECOND FESTAL ANTIPHON THE DORMITION

Death.
SMALL LITANY
Defte
proskinisomen, ke prospesomen
Hristo. Soson imas, Iie Theou, O E N
A G I I S T H A V M A S T O S , psallontas Si.
Allilouia!
Come,
let us worship and bow down

before Christ. O Son of God, W H O
A R T E X T O L L E D B Y T H E S A I N T S : save us
who sing unto Thee: Alleluia!
READINGS
Amin
Amen

eonon.
PSALM 150
Ti

which we celebrate in Faith.

THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA DORMITION TONE 3
En ti Gennisi Sou, sillipsis asporos.
En ti
Kimisi
Sou,
nekrosis
afthoros.
Thavma
en
Thavmati
diploun
sinedrame Theotoke.
Pos gar I
apirandros, Vrefotrofos agnevousa?
Pos de i Mitrotheos, nekroforos
mirizousa?
Dion Sin to Angelo
Voomen Si: Here i Keharitomeni!
FESTAL VERSES DORMITION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Anathanato Sou Kimisi, Theotoke

Mitir tis Zois, Nefele tous Apostolous,
etherious diirpazon.
Ke kosmikos
disparmenous, omohorous parestisan
to Ahranto Sou Somati.
I ke
kidefsantes septos, tin fonin tou
Gavril, melondountes anevoon: Here
Keharitomeni,
Parthene
Mitir
Animfefte, O Kyrios meta Sou! Meth
on os Iion Sou ke Theon imon, iketeve
Sothine tas psihas imon.
At
Thy Deathless Falling-asleep, O

Theotokos, Mother of Life, Clouds
caught up the Apostles into the sky.
And,
having
been
dispersed
throughout the world, they were
reunited beside Thy Pure Body. After
reverently entombing It, they sang,
like Gabriel, saying: Rejoice, O Full of
Grace, the Unwed Virgin Mother! The
Lord is with Thee! Together with
them, Beseech Thy Son and our God,
to Save our souls.
THE GREAT DOXOLOGY

FESTAL APOLYTIKIA - DORMITION
En
Theotoke.
Ke tes
Presvies tes ses Litroumeni, ek
In
Thy Birth-giving, O Theotokos, Thou

Life.
Wherefore,
by
Thine
Death.
Thy
Birth-giving was with a seedless

Conception; and Thy Falling-asleep
was death without corruption. Lo, a
Wonder was joined to another
Wonder, doubly Wondrous!; for how
can the Unwedded suckle a Babe, yet
remain Undefiled? Or how is the
Mother of God
prepared with
ointments like one who is dead?
Wherefore, with the Angels we cry to
Thee: Hail, O Full of Grace!
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
eonon.
Amin
En ti Gennisi Sou, sillipsis asporos.
En ti
Kimisi
Sou,
nekrosis
afthoros.
Thavma
en
Thavmati
diploun
sinedrame Theotoke.
Pos gar I
apirandros, Vrefotrofos agnevousa?
Pos de I Mitrotheos, nekroforos
mirizousa?
Dion sin to Angelo
Voomen Si: Here i Keharitomeni!

Amen
Thy Birth-giving
was with a seedless

Conception; and Thy Falling-asleep
was death without corruption. Lo, a
Wonder was joined to another
Wonder, doubly Wondrous!; for how
can the Unwedded suckle a Babe, yet
remain Undefiled? Or how is the
Mother of God
prepared with
ointments like one who is dead?
Wherefore, with the Angels we cry to
Thee: Hail, O Full of Grace!
SMALL LITANY & FESTAL ANTIPHONS

FESTAL DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS & READINGS

FIRST FESTAL ANTIPHON DORMITION
1 Alalazate to Theo pasa i Gi,
doulefsate to Kyrio en Evfrosini,
iselthete enopion Aftou en Agalliasi.
OF
1 Shout aloud to the Lord, all the

Earth; serve the Lord with Gladness;
come before Him with Great Joy!
STIHO S
VE RSE
Tes
Through
Presvies tis Theotokou, Soter,

Soson imas.
STIHO S
Exomologisthe
Afto, enite to
the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O Saviour, Save us.
VE RSE
Onoma Aftou
3
Kathaper ikousamen, outo ke
idomen,
en
Poli
Kyriou
ton
Dinameon, en Poli tou Theou imon.
STIHO S
4 Eginithi en Irini O Topos Aftou

ke to katikitirion Aftou en Sion.
STIHO S
THEOTOKOS TONE 2
Give thanks to Him; praise His
FESTAL
Mnisthisome
tou Onomatos Sou

pasi genea kai genea
3 As we heard, so we saw in the

City of the Lord of Hosts, in the City
of our God...
4 His Place was made in Peace

and His Dwelling in Zion.
VE RSE
Akouson Thigater ke ide ke

klinon to ous Sou ke epilathou tou
Laou Sou ke tou Ikou tou Patros Sou
ke epithimisi O Vasilefs tou Kalous
Sou
Mnisthisome
tou Onomatos Sou en

pasi genea kai genea.
Amin
Tes
Presvies tis Theotokou, Soter,

Soson imas
12.

Amen
Through
the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O Saviour, Save us.
READINGS
shall remember Thy Holy Name

from generation to generation
Listen, O Daughter, and see, and

incline Thine ear, and forget Thy
people and Thy Fathers House and
the King will desire Thy Beauty.
VERSE
shall remember Thy Holy Name from

generation to generation.
SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO ALMIGHTY

GOD
HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE 1 : 39 49 & 56
Anastasa
de Mariam en tes imeres

taftes eporevthi is tin orinin meta
spoudis is polin Iouda, k isilthen is ton
ikon Zahariou ke ispasato in Elisavet.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
eonon.
en
STIHOS
Name!
VE RSE
PROKEIMENON DORMITION PSALM 44/45
Ke
egeneto os ikousen i Elisavet tou

aspasmon tis Marias, eskirtise to
vrefos enti kilia aftis. Ke eplisthi
Pnevmatos Agiou i Elisavet ke
In
those days Mary arose and went in

haste to the hill country, to a city of
Judah, and she entered the house of
Zachariah and greeted Elizabeth.
And when Elizabeth heard the greeting

of Mary, the babe leaped in her
womb; and Elizabeth was filled with
the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed
READINGS
with a loud cry: Blessed art Thou

among women, and Blessed is
the
Fruit of Thy womb! And why is this
granted to me, that the Mother of my
Lord should come to me?
anefonise
foni megali ke ipen:
Evlogimeni
si
en
ginexi
ke
evlogimenos o karpos tis kilias sou.
Ke pothen mi touto ina elthi i Mitir
tou Kyrioumou pros me?
Idou
gar os egeneto i foni tou

aspasmou sou is ta ota mou,
eskirtisen en agalliasi to vrefos en ti
kilia mou.
For
behold, when the voice of Thy

greeting came to my ears, the babe in
my womb leaped for joy.
PSALM 150
Enite
Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.
Praise
Ti
Endoxo
Kimisei
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.
At
Ke Makaris i pistevsasa oti este teliosis And
Blessed is she who believed, for

there would be a fulfilment of what
was spoken to her from the Lord.
tis lelalimenis afti para Kyriou.
Ke ipe Mariam:
Megalini i psihi mouton

Kyrion ke igaliase to pnevma mou epi
to Theo to Sotiri mou, oti epevlepsen
epi tin tapinosin tis doulis Aftou.
And
Mary said: My soul magnifies the

Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God
my Saviour, for He has regarded the
lowly estate of His handmaiden.
Idou:
For behold: henceforth all generations
gar apo tou nin Makariousi me

pase e genee. Oti epiise mi Megalia O
dinatoske Agionto Onoma Aftou!
And
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
PEOPLE
de Mariam sin afti osi minas tris

ke ipestrepsen is ton ikon aftis.
Glory to Thee, O Lord:
IDIOMELONS
BY
BYZAS TONE 6
Eleison
Have
Ote
When
me, O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos ton
iktirmon Sou Exalipson to anomima
mou.
I Metastasis tou Ahrantou Sou
skinous iitrepizeto, tote I Apostoli,
perikiklountes tin klinin tromo eoron
Se. Ke I men atevizontes to skini,
thamvi sinihonto. O de Petros sin
dakrisin evoa Si. O Parthene, oro Se
pranos iplomenin iptian, tin Zoin ton
apanton, ke kataplittome, en I
eskinose tis mellousis Zois is
apolavsis.
All O Ahrante, iketeve
ektenos ton Iion Sou ke Theon, tou
Sozesthe tin Polin Sou atroton.
PRAYERS
OF
en Presvies akimiton Theotikon, ke

prostasies ametatheton Elpida, ta Fos
ke nekrosis ouk ekratisen. Os gar
Zois Mitera, pros tin Zoin metestisen,
O M I TRAN
6.
mercy upon me, O God,

according to Thy Great Mercy;
according to the multitude of Thy
Mercies do away mine offences.
the Translation of Thine
Undefiled Body was being prepared,
the Apostles gazed on Thy bed,
viewing Thee with trembling. Some
contemplated Thy Body and were
dazzled, but Peter cried out to Thee
in tears, saying, I see Thee clearly, O
Virgin, stretched out, O Life of all,
and am astonished.
O Thou
Undefiled One, In whom the Bliss of
Future Life dwelt: Beseech Thy Son
and God to Preserve Thy City
unimpaired.
SALVATION
FESTAL KONTAKION DORMITION TONE 2
Tin
IKI SAS
Praise
Ti
Evdoxo
Kimisei
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.
At
Glory to
PSALM 50/51
Neither the Tomb nor Death had power
A IP ARTHENO N .
over the Theotokos, who is Ever

Watchful in Her Prayers and in
whose Intercession lies Unfailing
Hope. For as the Mother of Life She
READINGS
Thy Glorious Dormition, the

Heavens rejoiced and the Hosts of
Angels exulted; the whole earth was
jubilant, singing Odes of departure
to Thee, O Mother of Him Who is
Lord of all. All Holy Virgin who knew
not
wedlock:
Thou
delivered
mankind
from
the
Ancestral
Condemnation.
Afton en iho salpingos; Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.
Mary remained with her about

three months, and returned to her
home.
Thee!
Him for His Mighty Acts.

Praise Him according to the
greatness of His Majesty.
Enite
will call me Blessed; for He Who is

Mighty has done Great Things for
me, and Holy is His Name!
Emine
FESTAL VERSES DORMITION TONE 4
Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.
Enite
Afton en hordes ke organo.
Ek
peraton sinedramon, Apostolon i

Prokriti, Thearhio Nevmati tou
kidefse Se, ke apo gis eromenin 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!
Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.
Thy Glorious Dormition, the

Heavens rejoiced and the Hosts of
Angels exulted; the whole earth was
jubilant, singing Odes of departure
to Thee, O Mother of Him Who is
Lord of all. All Holy Virgin who knew
not
wedlock:
Thou
delivered
mankind
from
the
Ancestral
Condemnation.
Praise
Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and flute.
The
First-called of the Apostles

hastened from all regions of earth by
Divine Command to lay Thee to rest.
And when they beheld Thee taken up
from earth to Heaven they joyously
cried aloud to Thee the Salutation of
Gabriel: Hail, O Chariot of the
Godhead! Hail, O Thou whose Birthgiving alone United earthly things
with those on High!
Enite
Praise
Tin
Thou
Afton en kimvalis evihis; enite

Afton en kimvalis
alalagmou.
Pasa pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.
Zoin i Kiisasasa, pros Zoin
metavevikas, ti septi Kimisi Sou tin
Athanaton, dorifrounton Angelon Si,
Arhon ke Dinamion, Apostolon
Profiton, ke apasis tis Ktiseos,
dehomenou te, akiratis palames tou
Iiou Sou tin amomiton Psihin Sou
Partheno Mitor - Theonimfe.
Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.
who gave Birth to Life, have

passed on to Immortal Life by Thy
Exalted
Deathless
Dormition,
surrounded by Angels, Principalities,
Apostles, Prophets, and the rest of
Creation, while Thy Son and God,
with His own Pure Hands, received
Thy Blameless Soul, O Virgin Mother
- Bride of God.
READINGS
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,
Ke
Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.
i Pisti, to Tafo proselthomen, tis

Theomitoros,
ke
periptixometha,
kardias hili ommata metopa, ilikrinos
prosaptontes.
Ke
arisometha,
iamaton, afthona harismata, ek Pigis
Aenaou Vlistanonta.
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
has been Transported into Life by

Him W HO D WELT WITHI N HER E VER
V IRGIN W OMB .
FESTAL
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 M ITRA N
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!
IKISAS
IKOS
Fortify my mind, O my Saviour; for I am

daring to extol Thine Immaculate
Mother the Fortress of the world.
Reinforce me with a Tower of Words,
and Shelter me in a Castle of
Concepts; for Thou promised to
fulfil the Requests of those who
Beseech with Faith. Do, therefore,
endow
me
with
Eloctuion,
Expression,
and
dauntless
Meditation;
for every dose of
Illumination is sent down from Thee,
O Guiding Light, W H O DWELT WITHI N
HER E VER V IRGI N W O MB ..
A IPARTHENON .
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.
9TH ODE- TONE 1
All
generations Bless Thee, O Thou

only Theotokos!
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.
SMALL LITANY
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!
SYNAXARION 15 AUGUST
Ti
ek Peraton, sinathristhentes
enthade,
Gethsimani
to
horio,
kidefsate mou to soma. Ke Si Iie ke
Thee mou, paralave mou to pnevma.
(3)
Soson
imas,
Filanthropos.
LAUDS: THE PRAISES TO GOD - PSALM 148

ALL CREATION PRAISES THE LORD OUR GOD
Pasa
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis Ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
Enite
Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.

Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.
10.
Let
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.
Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,
all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.
READINGS
the 15th day of this month, we

Commemorate
the
Venerable
Dormition and Translation of our
Supremely Glorious Lady Theotokos
and Ever Virgin Mary.
os
Agathos
ke
the Holy Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O God, have Mercy on us
and Save us, since Thou art Good
and Love mankind.
KATAVASIA OF THE DORMITION OF THEOTOKOS

HERMOSES 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.
ODI 3
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.
ODE 3
Christ,
Apostles
from afar, being gathered

together
in
the
village
of
Gethsemane, laid my body in burial,
and Thou, my Son, and my God,
received my spirit. [3]
On
Is tes Agies Presvies, O Theos, Eleison ke By
FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION - DORMITION
Apostoli
15 minos, Mnimi tis Panseptou

Metastasos tis Iperdoxou Despinis
imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou
Marias.
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!
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,
READINGS
ODI 5
shouting with Joy: Glory to Thy

Might, O Lover of mankind!
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.
Klironomian Sou.
after Childbrith art Virgin, and after

dying, alive!
Save forever, O
Theotokos, Thine Inheritance!
FESTAL TROPARIA DORMITION
All
Existanto
The Angelic Powers were amazed when

monin Theotokon!
Angelon e Dinamis, en ti Sion

skopoumene, ton ikion Despotin,
Ginekian psihin hirizomenon. Ti gar
Ahrantos tekousi, iioprepos prosefoni.
ODE 6
Alion pontogenes, kitoon entos Thion Pir, The Fire in
ODI 7
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.
ODE 7
Itamo
The Divine Passion defeated the bestial
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!
ODE 8
tis
Triimerou
Tafis
Sou
ti
proikonisma, ou Ionas i Pofitis
anadedikte. Sesosmenos gar os ke
proupepoto, asinis evoa. Thiso Si
meta Fonis Eneseos Kyrie.
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.
Enoumen,
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!
THE MAGNIFICAT
FESTAL KATAVASIA - 9TH ODE - FIRST CANON
DORMITION - HIERMOS TONE 1

monin Theotokon.
All

only Theotokos!
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
8.
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,
READINGS

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.
All
Sinestile
Verily, the Choir of Apostles buried Thy

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!

only Theotokos!
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
Parthenou
Apo tis gis is ta ano.

beheld how
the Virgin ascended
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
Parthenou
Apo tis gis is ta ano.

beheld how
the Virgin ascended
Defte
Come
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
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
READINGS

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FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS &

THE DORMITION 15 AUGUST

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

S T L U K E 10:3842 & 11:2728

ONLY ONE THING

To kero ekino, isilthen O Iisous is komin At

that time, our Lord Jesus Christ

de Martha periespato peri pollin

de ipen afti O Iisous:

de en to legin Afton tafts,

FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS &

THE DORMITION 15 AUGUST

Martha was distracted with much

Jesus answered and said to her:

Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

de ipe: Menounge Makarii i

also sat at Jesus Feet and heard His

FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS &

He replied: More than that:

Glory to Thee, O Lord, Glory

FESTAL KONTAKION - DORMITION

en Presvies akimiton Theotikon, ke

PSALM 117 /118

Neither the Tomb nor Death had power

i psihi mou ton Kyrion ke

epi tin tapinosin tis

regarded the low

touto gar fronistho en imin O

shimati evrethis os anthropos

ke O Theos afton iperipsose ke

let this mind be in you, which

being found in Appearance as a

Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke esti

En ti Gennisi tin Parthenian efilaxas.

FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS &

THE DORMITION 15 AUGUST

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Give Thanks to the Lord, for He

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

All the Nations surrounded me,

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

This is the Lords doing, and it

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Thy Birth-giving, O Theotokos, Thou

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

FESTAL APOLYTIKIA - DORMITION

God also has highly exalted

Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me, ke

of (St Paul) to the

My soul magnifies the Lord, and

my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour

FESTAL MATINS & DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS &