Byzantine Monthly Menaion: Volume Six: February

Byzantine Monthly Menaion
Volume Six: February

Metropolitan Cantor Institute
Byzantine Catholic Seminary
Pittsburgh, PA
Foreword
A Menaion is a liturgical book which contains the changeable parts of Byzantine divine
services for a given month. The volume in your hands is the sixth of a series of twelve
books for use in Byzantine Catholic parishes. Each day is provided with the following
material:
(1) Synaxarion (brief life of the saints remembered)
(2) Troparia and Kontakia
(3) Prokeimena and Alleluiaria
(4) Communion Hymn.
On major feasts, the proper antiphons (when there are any) and the Magnification and
Irmos (appointed to take the place of It is truly proper) are also included.
Texts which are contained in the Faithfuls Book published by the Byzantine Catholic
Church are reproduced with their musical settings from that book. Those texts were
translated by the Inter-Eparchial Liturgical Commission, and then set to plainchant by the
Inter-Eparchial Music Commission.
Many of the Troparia contained in this volume of the Menaion are, in fact, common texts
(i.e., they are used on more than one feast). These texts, too, come from the work of the
IELC/IEMC, as are all the Prokeimena and Alleluiaria and Communion Hymns.
The texts of the Troparia and Kontakia that are not from the above-mentioned source are
almost always taken from the Order of Matins published by the Sisters of the Order of
Saint Basil the Great, and we acknowledge these texts with gratitude.
This volume is intended to be used annually. Because of this, cantors must use the
Typikon of the Metropolitan Church to discern how materials from the Menaion are to be
combined with the Sunday Ochtoechos. The Typikon will also explain how Prokeimena
and Alleluiaria are to be combined.
May this series of volumes be a blessing for all who attend daily celebrations of the
Divine Liturgy, as well as for those who, unable to be at church each day, still wish to
pray with the Church and honor the Lord and his saints.
August 28, 2005
Our venerable father Moses the Ethiopian and
Our holy father Augustine, bishop of Hippo
MENAION - FEBRUARY
1 The holy martyr Tryphon, put to death during the reign of the persecutor Decius.
(250)
Prefestive day of the Meeting
Troparion of the prefeast - Tone 1:
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from
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in
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man.
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pre - par - a - tion for
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the
the
feast.
Troparion of Tryphon - Tone 4
Your mar - tyr
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Try-phon, O Lord our God,
rup - ti - ble crown from you.
in
his strug - gle,
receivedanincor-
With your strength, he brought down the ty
rants
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and broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons.
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ther
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be-fore
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You are wor - thy of all praise, O Try- phon,
Trin - i - ty,
all wor - ship him, our true
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Kontakion of Tryphon - Tone 8
el - der - ly priest.
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save our souls.
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Kontakion of the prefeast - Tone 6:
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mightofpagangodsandincreasedinhonor
God. Un - con - quered,youvanquishedyourpersecutorsthroughthepowerof
Christ the Sav
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2

and the God-giv - en
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grace of
heal - ing
the sick.
Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)
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man
will
rejoice in the Lord,
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and
will
put
his
re - joice
in the Lord
trust in
him.
Verse: Hear my voice, O God, when I pray to you.

Alleluia - Tone 4 (Psalm 91:13,14):
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Al - le
lu - ia!
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lu
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Verse: The just man will flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar of Lebanon.
Verse: Planted in the house of the Lord, he will flourish in the courts of our God.
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Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7):
The just
man
will not fear,
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2 THE ENCOUNTER OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST

WITH SIMEON AND ANNA, celebrated forty days after the Birth of the Savior on
Dec. 25. Coming to his believing and exultant people, as a light to enlighten the nations
and the glory of his people Israel. St. Sophronius of Jerusalem wrote about this feast:
Let us all hasten to meet (encounter) Christ. Everyone should be eager to join the
procession and to carry a light. Our lighted candles are a sign of the divine splendor of
the One who comes to expel the dark shadows of evil and to make the whole universe
radiant with the brilliance of his eternal Light.
Entrance Hymn - Tone 1 Troparion (Psalm 97:2):
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re - vealed his
made his sal - va - tion known;
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sight ofthenationshehas
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Sun
of
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Troparion - Tone 1:
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ness.
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who grants us re - sur - rec
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Kontakion - Tone 1:
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Christ our God,
the hands
of Sim - eonas was prop
us.
through your birth yousanctified the vir - gin's womb
saved
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and blessed
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love us
all.
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and
my spir - it re - joic - es
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in
God my Sav -
- ior.
Verse: For he has looked with favor on the humility of his servant;
from this day forward, all generations will call me blessed.
Alleluia - Tone 8 (Luke: 2:29,32):
&
Al - le - lu
ia!
Al - le - lu -
- ia!
Al -
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Verse: Now you may dismiss your servant, O Lord, in peace according to your word.
Verse: A light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.
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man:
call
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le - lu
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3 The Synaxis of the holy prophet Simeon and the prophetess Anna, who, the one a
righteous and devout old man, and the other a widow and prophetess, were worthy to hail
the infant Jesus as the Messiah and Savior, the blessed hope and redemption of Israel,
when he had been brought to the temple to be circumcised according to the custom of the
law. All we know of them is given in the second chapter of the Gospel according to St.
Luke.
Postfestive Day of the Meeting
Troparion of the Meeting - Tone 1 (music found on page 6)
Rejoice, Theotokos, Virgin full of grace; for from you has shone forth the Sun of Justice, Christ our God,
enlightening those who are in darkness. Rejoice also, you just elder; you received in your arms the
liberator of our souls, who grants us resurrection.
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& #
Troparion of the Synaxis - Tone 4
The
el - der - ly
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the eternalGodasan in - fant in - to
bonds of the flesh,
his arms.
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to life ev - er - last
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begs tobereleased from the
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from the bonds of this pass -ing life.
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de - part - ed
re - ceiv - ing
el - derlySimeon prayed to be re-leased
to - day,
for hecries:Ihaveseenyoursal-va - tion
Kontakion of the Synaxis - Tone 4
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foundreleaseand
Kontakion of the Meeting - Tone 1 (music found on page 7)

Christ our God, through your birth you sanctified the virgin's womb and blessed the hands of Simeon as
was proper. Now you have come and saved us. Give peace to nations at war and strengthen our
government. You, alone, love us all.
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man
will
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will
put
his
trust
re - joice
in the Lord
in
him.

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lu - ia!
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le - lu -
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Communion Hymn for the Meeting (Psalm 115:4): (music found on page 9)
I shall take the chalice of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
And, for the Synaxis, the Communion Hymn is (Psalm 111:6,7):
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& #
The just
man
will be
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e
vil news he will not fear,
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Al
le
lu
ia!
re - mem - bered
for
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le
lu
ver;
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al
ia!
4 Our venerable father Isidore of Pelusium, in Egypt, priest, who, notable in his
teaching, spurning the world and riches, preferred to imitate the life of John the Baptist in
the desert, having taken up the monastic state, founded a monastery at Pelusium, and was
held in much esteem as a theologian and a guide of souls. (c. 450)
enlightening those who are in darkness. Rejoice also, you just elder; you received in your arms the liberator
of our souls, who grants us resurrection.
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& #
Troparion of Isidore - Tone 8
In
you, O
fa - ther, the
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tak
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di - vine im - age was
up your cross,
you
strict - ly pre-served;
fol - lowed Christ.
ex - am - ple how to spurn the flesh, for
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care for the soul, which is
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Is - i - dore,
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it
your soul
im - mor
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tal.
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a - way,
and how to
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with
the
an
glo - riousIsidore,theChurchhasfoundinyouan - oth - er
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taught us
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Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3):
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the eyes,

in
the eyes
of
the Lord
is
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of his faith - ful,
is
the
death
of
his faith -
- ful.
Verse: What can I return to the Lord for all he has given me?
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le - lu - ia!
Al
le - lu
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Al
le
lu
ia!
Verse: Happy the man who fears the Lord and greatly delights in his commands.
Verse: His posterity will be mighty upon the earth.
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5 The holy martyr Agatha, virgin and martyr, who in Catania in Sicily, while still a
girl, in a raging persecution, preserved her body unpolluted and her faith intact in
martyrdom, offering a witness for Christ the Lord and suffering death during the
persecution of Emperor Decius. (250)
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Troparion of Agatha - Tone 4
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lamb
Ag - atha,OJesus,criesout in
a loud
my Bridegroom;Iseekyou with pain - ful long - ing;
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& # W
inyourbaptism, I
am
bur - ied
with
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I may
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Church
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made ofthebloodofthe pure
to
her:
Re- ceive me
save our souls.
May
Kontakion of Agatha - Tone 4
as aspotlesssacrificeimmo -lat - ed with love for you.
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pride
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ple
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Ca - ta - ni - a!

Christ our God, through your birth you sanctified the virgin's womb and blessed the hands of Simeon as was
proper. Now you have come and saved us. Give peace to nations at war and strengthen our government.
You, alone, love us all.
13
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is
the
won - drous
God
of
in
his saints,
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God
of
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Verse: I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.
Verse: He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the filthy clay.
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Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia!
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Al - le - lu
ia!
6 Our venerable Father Bucolus, bishop of Smyrna, lived in Smyrna in the days of
Saint John the Theologian, by whom he was appointed bishop before St. Polycarp the
martyr. (2nd century)
The holy martyr Silvanus, bishop of Emesa, and his companions. Silvanus of Emesa
in Syria, was a bishop, who, when he had led that same Church for forty years, finally,
under the emperor Maximinus thrown to the wild beasts. Together with Luca the deacon
and Mocius the lector he received the palm of martyrdom. (313)
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Kontakion of Bucolus - Tone 4
Your
life
has
shown
of
youtoyourflock as
through hu - mil - i - ty
and bish - op Bu - co
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and wealth through
lus,
rule
gentleness,andateacher of mod - er - a
of
faith,
tion.
an im - age
You ac - quired great - ness
pov - er - ty.
fa - ther
in - tercedewith Christ our God to save our souls.
Kontakion of Bucolus - Tone 4
Ra-diant with the light of the priest - hood, you il - lu-mined the peo-ple, O pas - tor.
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& #
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de - stroyed thedarkness of
i - dol - a - try,
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the theme
of
of
wis
dom;
my heart.
Verse: Hear this, all you peoples; give heed, all who dwell in the world.
&
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Al - le - lu
Al
ia!
le
Al
lu
le
lu -
ia!
Verse: The mouth of the just utters wisdom, and his tongue will pronounce judgment.
Verse: The law of his God is in his heart; his steps shall be saved from stumbling.
16
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le - lu
ver;
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7 Our venerable father Parthenius, bishop of Lampsacus in Hellespont, bishop,

who, in the time of the emperor Constantine, it is said propagated the faith by his
preaching and example of life. (318)
enlightening those who are in darkness. Rejoice also, you just elder; you received in your arms the
liberator of our souls, who grants us resurrection.
Troparion of Parthenius - Tone 4
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Kontakion of Parthenius - Tone 3
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guide our life in peace.
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the per - fectcontemplator of
di - vine
truths.

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8 The holy great martyr Theodore was a general in the army of the Emperor Licinius.
He suffered death in Heraclea in Thrace. (318)
The holy prophet Zechariah, who prophesied that the Chosen People would return from
their exile to the land of promise. He bore the news to them of the king of peace, which
Christ the Lord fulfilled marvelously by his triumphant entrance to the holy city
Jerusalem.
Transferred from February 9:
The holy martyr Nicephor, a Christian from Syria, took the place of Sapricius, who
apostasized before a pagan judge. He was put to death during the reign of Emperor
Valerian. (260)
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Troparion of Theodore - Tone 4
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Troparion of Zechariah - Tone 2
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we
im - plore you
to
save our souls
through
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& #
ah,
his
Lord,
prayers.
Troparion of Nicephor - Tone 4
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#
& #
Ni - ce- phor, O Lord our God,
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in his strug - gle, receivedanincor-
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you.

Prokeimenon for a Martyr - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)
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man
will
re - joice
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and
will
put
his
trust in
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him.
in the Lord
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Verse: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.
Alleluia for a Martyr - Tone 4 (Psalm 91:13,14):
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Holy Martyr Nicephor (Transferred to February 8)
All as on February 2, beginning on page 4
10 The holy martyr Charalampas, who endured death for Christ by the sword, in the
reign of Emperor Septimus Severus, along with Porphyrius, Dauctus and the three
women of Magnesia in the province of Asia. (203)
In Benedictine communities, our venerable mother Scholastica, virgin, who, the
sister of St. Benedict, consecrated to God from infancy, had one mind in God with her
brother, so that once a year she would spend a whole day at Monte Cassino in Campania
with him in the praises of God and holy conversation. (c.547)
Troparion - Tone 4
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11 The holy martyr Blaise, bishop of Sebaste, who suffered martyrdom at Sebaste in
the power-struggle between Licinius and the Emperor Constantine. (316)
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12 Our holy father Meletius, archbishop of Antioch, was elected to the patriarchal see
in 360, but within a month he was sent into exile by Emperor Constantius. Reinstated in
379, he held a council of 150 bishops and took a prominent role in the Ecumenical
Council of Constantinople (381). He was persecuted on account of the Nicene faith with
frequent exile and soon after presiding over the First Ecumenical Council of
Constantinople departed to the Lord. His virtues were celebrated with the highest praises
by Saints Gregory of Nyssa and John Chrysostom (381)
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life
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13 Our venerable father Martinian of Athens in Greece, who earlier had led an
eremetical life near Caesarea in Palestine. (c.398)
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14 Our venerable father Auxentius on Mount Skopa [modern Siope] in Bithynia, priest
and archimandrite, who argued the Chalcedonian faith with a strong voice in a prominent
place as if established in a position of authority.(5th century)
The passing of our venerable father Constantine, whose monastic name is Cyril, the
Apostle of the Slavs. This man from Thessalonica, along with his brother Methodius,
was sent by Photius the bishop of Constantinople to Moravia, where he preached the
Christian faith and devised an alphabet that they might translate the sacred books from
the Greek to the Slavic language. When they came to Rome, Cyril, who was previously
known as Constantine, was afflicted by illness. He was made a monk and the same day
slept in the Lord. (869)
The venerable Maron, hermit and wonder-worker, who lived on a mountain near
Apamea in Syria, and was very much dedicated to ardent penance and the interior life. At
his famous tomb a monastery was built. The Maronite Catholic Church takes its name
from this saint. (c. 423)
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15 The holy apostle Onesimus, a fugitive slave whom St. Paul the apostle caught and
gave birth to in Christ, a son in the faith, as Paul himself wrote to his master Philemon.
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Verse: God is glorified in the council of the holy,
great and awesome above all who surround him.
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16 The holy martyrs: the presbyter Pamphilius, Porphyry and their companions,
who received the crown of martyrdom: Pamphilus the priest; Valens, a deacon of
Jerusalem; and Paul, born in the city of Jamnia, who had passed two years in prison; and
also Porphyry, a servant of Pamphilus; Seleucus the Cappadocian, who was of high rank
in the military; Theodulus, an old man from the family of the governor Firmilian; and
finally Julian the Cappadocian, who, coming from abroad that very same hour, when he
kissed the bodies of the martyrs, was accused as a Christian and ordered by the governor
to be burned over a slow fire. (309)
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Troparion- Tone 4
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#
& #
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their strug - gles,
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Verse: Many are the trials of the just, but from them all the Lord will rescue them.
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17 The holy great martyr Theodore the Recruit (Tyro) of Amasea in Hellespont, who,
in the time of the emperor Maximianus, for his confession of the Christian faith was
forcefully beaten and cast into prison, then handed over to be consumed by fire. St.
Gregory of Nyssa celebrated his praises in a famous eulogy. (306)
Troparion - Tone 2
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18 Our holy father Leo, Pope of Rome who, born in Etruria [i.e., Tuscany], first
stood out as a diligent deacon of Rome. He was then elevated to the chair of Peter,
where rightly and by his merit he deserved to be called "the Great. He nourished his
flock by his excellent and prudent discourse. Because of his orthodox teaching on the
incarnation of God, the true faith was vigorously affirmed through his delegates to the
Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon. He rested in the Lord at Rome, where he was buried
on this day. (461)
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19 The holy apostle Archippus, fellow-soldier of blessed Paul the Apostle, whom Paul
remembers in the epistles to Philemon and to the Colossians. Tradition says that he was
stoned to death during the reign of emperor Nero.
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20 Our venerable father Leo, bishop of Catania in Sicily, who diligently cared for the
poor. (c.787)
Our holy father Agathon, Pope of Rome, who kept the faith blameless against the
errors of the Monothelites and, at synods, promoted the unity of the Church. (681)
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ver;
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21 Our venerable father Timothy of Symbola, hermit. His earthly life was spent in
fasting, prayer and vigils. He remained pure and chaste throughout his life. (795)
Our holy father Eustathius, Archbishop of Great Antioch, who was notable for his
teaching. Under the Arian emperor Constantius, he was driven into exile to Trajanopolis
in Thrace for his defense of the Catholic faith, and rested in the Lord there. (c.338)
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our
As
you stand
souls.
Prokeimenon for a Venerable - Tone 7 (Psalm 115:6,3):
&
&
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Pre - cious in
the eyes,
of his faith - ful,
in
the eyes
of
the Lord
is
the death
# n w
is
the
death
of
his faith -
- ful.
Prokeimenon for a Hierarch - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4,2):
j
& b .
My
lips
will
speak
words
j
j j j
& b j j . . j
the theme
of
of
my heart.
47
wis
dom;
Alleluia for a Venerable - Tone 6 (Psalm 111:1,2):
&
&
Al
le - lu - ia!
Al
le - lu
ia!
w w
Al
le
lu
ia!
Alleluia for a Hierarch - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31):
&
&
#
#
Al - le - lu
ia!
Al
le
lu -
- ia!
Al
le
lu
ia!
&b
The just
man will
be
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Al - le - lu - ia!
re - mem
Al - le - lu - ia!
48
.
Al -
w
ver;
bered for - e
. w
& b .
he
will not fear.
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w
-
ia!
22 The Finding of the venerable relics of the Martyrs at Eugenia near Constantinople.
During the reign of the emperor Arcadius, a divine revelation showed the burial place of
these martyrs of whom it was said, God alone knows their names, and he has written
them in the Book of Life in heaven.
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Troparion - Tone 4
&
Your ho - ly
#
& #
mar-tyrs, O Lord our God,
- rup - ti - ble crowns from you.
#
& #
#
& #
in
O might - y
#
& #
#
& #
pil - lars of faith
hostofpainfor the
rants
Through theirprayers,O Christ our
sake
of Christ,
church by the bish
op.
for truth,
you en - dured
and you lay hid - den for so
long.
Now you have beenuncoveredlike a hid - den treas - ure,
and mar - tyrs fight - ing
receivedincor-
save our souls.
#
& # n
Kontakion - Tone 8
#
& # W
their strug - gles,
God,
With your strength, they brought down the ty
and are car - riedintothe
You are gen - er - ous with those who hon - or you.

49
#
& #
There - fore,
pray
forthesal-va - tion
of
our
souls.
&b
To
all
the
& b #
won - ders
saints
of
in his land,
the Lord has shown all
the
his
will.
Verse: I set the Lord ever before me; with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.
&b
Al - le
lu - ia!
Al - le
lu
ia!
#
w
Al
le - lu -
- ia!
Verse: The just cried out and the Lord heard them, and rescued them from all their distress.
Verse: Many are the trials of the just, but from them all the Lord will rescue them.
& b . w.
Re - joice
w w
in the Lord,
you righ - teous
&b w w
the up - right is
fit - ting.
w
&b
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le - lu
ones;
w w
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ia!
le
50
lu - ia!
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praise
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le - lu
ia!
23 The holy martyr Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna who is honored as a disciple of

blessed John and the final witness of the apostolic age. Under the emperors Marcus
Antoninus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus, about the age of 90, he was given over to the
flames in the amphitheater at Smyrna in Asia. Before the proconsul and the whole
people, he gave thanks to God the Father because he had been deemed worthy to be
numbered among the martyrs and to receive a portion from the cup of Christ. (c.155)
#
& #
Troparion - Tone 4
You
shared
in the a - pos-tles way of life
#
& #
di
vine - ly
in-spired
bish
#
& # .
in
#
& #
#
& #
the act - ive life.
op.
and suc-ceed - ed
Pol - y - carp
pray
to Christ our God
to
save
tocontempla-tion
There - fore, you right - ly taught the word
and strug - gled forthefaithto the shed - ding of your blood.
to their throne,
You found ac - cess
of
truth
priest-mar - tyr
our souls.
Kontakion - Tone 1
&
&
O wise priest - mar - tyr Pol - y - carp,
and
be - came wor - thy
of
you of - fered spir
of
your
him
51
be - cause
it - ual fruits to God
vir
tues.
&
&
#
#
&
hon- or your mem-o - ry
# w
the Lord.
&
There- fore, wewhohavebeenen-light-ened by your teach-ings,
and glo - ri - fy
Let
the
faith
ful
re - joice in
glo - ry,
re
joice
# n w
in
glo - ry,
shout
for
joy,
and take
their
rest.
Verse: Sing to the Lord a new song of praise in the assembly of the faithful.
&
&
#
#
Al - le - lu
ia!
Al
le
lu -
- ia!
Al
le
lu
ia!
Verse: Your priests will be clothed with righteousness and your saints will rejoice.
Verse: The Lord has chosen Zion; he prefers her for his dwelling.
#
& #
The just
man

will be
re - mem - bered
52
n
for
ver;
#
& #
e
#
& #
Al
le
lu
ia!
Refrain
Al
le
lu
Al - le - lu - ia!
ia!
24 The first and second findings of the head of the Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist
John. Tradition tells us that the first finding was by two monks, in the palace of Herod
the King. They brought the relic to the city of Emmesia. The second finding was much
later, during the reign of the emperor Marcianus.
Our venerable father Erasmus of the Kiev Caves. He inherited great wealth from his
parents, and spent it all on the beautification of churches. When he had nothing left and
was despised by all, including his brothers, he entered into a time of despair, from which
he was saved by the intercession of Ss. Anthony and Theodosius and the Theotokos.
(1160)
#
& #
Troparion - Tone 4
The head of the Fore - runnerarose from the earth like
#
& # .
#
& #
rays of heal-ing and im - mor - tal - i - ty.
choirs of
#
& # .
an
sin - gle voice
gels,
while
on
In
earth,
it
sing the glo
53
ry
send - ing out
heav - en,itgatherstogetherthe
assemblesthehuman race
to
a star,
of Christ our God.

in
#
& # W
Kontakion - Tone 2
O prophet
ofGodand fore - run - ner
#
& #
#
& #
#
dis-cov - ered your
of
grace,
comes to us.
with - in
the earthwehave
head, a rose of greatholinessfromwhichheal-ing al - ways
As you did of
old,nowalsopreach re - pent - ance
to the world.
&
&
The just
man
will
re - joice in the Lord,
# n
and
will
put
his
re - joice
in the Lord
trust in
him.

&b
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lu - ia!
Al - le
lu
ia!
#
w
Al
le - lu -
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le -
lu - ia!
ia!
25 Our holy father Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople, notable for learning and
piety. He opened the Second Nicene Council, in which the Fathers vindicated the cult of
holy Images. He was called the father of the poor. (806)
#
& #
Troparion - Tone 4
Your
life
#
& # W
#
& #
&
##
of
has
shown
youtoyourflock as
and bish - op Ta - ra - si - us,
rule
and wealth through
tion.
of
faith,
pov - er - ty.
an im - age
fa - ther
55
#
& W
Kontakion - Tone 3
&
&
&
#
#
#
blessed Ta - ra - sius,you filled the Church with
ho - ly doc
trine. You
taught us
it.
There-fore, we cry out:
You
all
joice, Tarasi-us, our wise
.
b

&
lips
will
sy.
fa
ther.
speak
words
j
j j j
j
j
b
&
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tobowbeforethevenerableIconof
van-quished the I - con - o - clas-tic her - e
My
preach-ing
Re
by
Christ and to hon - or
joy
the theme
of
of
wis
dom;
my heart.
&
&
Al - le - lu
ia!
Al
le
lu -
Al -
le
lu
ia!
56
- ia!
&
##
&
##
The just
man
will not fear,
#
& #
Al - le - lu
j j
j j

will be re - mem - bered for - ev

Refrain
er;
e - vil news he
Al - le
ia!
26 Our holy father Porphyry, bishop of Gaza in Palestine. Born in Thessalonica, he

spent five years as a hermit in Skete and as many across the Jordan, where he was notable
for his kindness toward the poor. Afterwards ordained a bishop, he overturned many
temples of idols and was afflicted with troubles by their attendants for a long time, until,
worthy of respect, he rested in peace with the saints. (421)
The holy great martyr, Photina the Samaritan. Tradition identifies her with the
woman with whom Jesus spoke at the well (cf. John 4).
##
Troparion of Porphyry - Tone 4
&
Who can re - count allyouworksandsuffer-ings of pi - e - ty?
#
& # .
work - ing day
#
& #
and
or night
#
& #
evilways with sound
guard-ian o - ver your flock.
ho - li - ness.
im - pu - ri - ty
You are
con-stant
Now begChristourGodtosaveour souls,

57
You nev - er stopped
un - til you washed Gazaclean of
re - placed its
#
& #
Por - phy - ry.
&b
&b
&b
Troparion of Photina - Tone 3
# n
You were
il - lu-mined by the Ho
streams
of Christ
the Sav - ior.
ly Spir
Hav-ing drunk
E - qual - to
#
& #
&
&
##
by the
the Wa-ter of Sal - va - tion,
the
pos -
tles,
O ho - ly Great Mar-tyr Pho - ti
en
treat
na,
Christ ourGodthat our
#w
souls may be saved.
j
j
Kontakion of Porphyry - Tone 2
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and re-freshed
# n # n
you gave gen - er - ous - ly to the thirst - y.
it
# n
b
& b # n
&b
# n
You were splen-did in the robes
j
j
vir - tue, O bless -ed saint.
pray - ing
of the priest - hood,
un - ceas - inglyonour be - half,

58
a- dorned with your priest -ly
You dis-pense treas-ures of cures,
wise - in - God,
Por - phy - ry.
Kontakion of Photina - Tone 3
&
To
day
Pho
ti - nawhoisthesummitandglo-ry
#
&
is as-cend-ing
in - to heav
#
&
&
to glo - ri - fy
God.
mar
tyrs
en.
She in-vites all
Where-fore let
us
all
who partakeofhergrac-es
of
praise her with the
fit - ting
hon
ors
of faith.
.
b

&
Prokeimenon for a Hierarch - Tone 1 (Psalm 48:4,2):
My
lips
will
speak
words
j
j j j
j
j
b
&
. j
the theme
of
of
wis
dom;
my heart.
Prokeimenon for a Woman-Martyr - Tone 4 (Psalm 67:36,27):
&b
God
is
won - drous
in
his saints,
the
God

of
& b # w
the
God of Is
ra
el.
Verse: In the churches bless God; from Israels wellsprings bless the Lord.
59
Is - ra
el,
Alleluia for a Hierarch - Tone 2 (Psalm 36:30,31):
&
&
Al - le - lu
ia!
Al
le
lu -
- ia!
Al -
le
lu
ia!
Alleluia for a Woman-Martyr - Tone 1 (Psalm 39:2,3):
j
& b .
Al
le - lu
j
& b . . j w
Al - le - lu -
ia!
Al -
- le
lu
ia!
- ia!
Verse: I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.
Verse: He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the filthy clay.
Communion Hymn for a Hierarch (Psalm 111:6,7):
&b
& b .
The just
e - vil
Refrain
man
news
he
will
will
not
&b
be
re - mem
fear;
e - vil
news
he
will
not
fear.
bered for
Al
60
le - lu -
- ia!
ver;
Communion Hymn for a Woman-Martyr (Psalm 32:1):
&b w
Re- joice
in
the
.
w
the Lord, you
&b w
right - eous
ones; praise
Refrain
up-right is fit - ting.
Al - le - lu
ia!
27 Our venerable father and confessor Procopius the Decapolite, who, at the time of
emperor Leo III Isaurus [c.680-740] vigorously contended for the cult of holy Images.
(741)
&
##
&
##
&
##
&
##
Troparion - Tone 8
a - bun - dant tears made the
suf - f'rings made your la - bors
shin - ing
torch
fa
#
& #
save
ther Pro - co
pi - us,
wil - der - ness
fruit
Your
- ful
o - ver
bloom,
our souls.
61
and
a hun - dred - fold;
the world.
your
you be - came
ven - er - a - ble
pray to Christ our God that
he
may
#
& # W
Kontakion - Tone 4
To -
day theChurchacknowledgesyou as
#
& # .
dark-ness of er
#
& #
ror.
&
Pre - cious in
dis - pel-ling the
. w
&
a star be - fore dawn,
There - fore, she hon - orsyou,Oglo-rious Pro - co - pi - us,
as one who con - tem - plates heav
the eyes,
en.

in
the eyes
of
the Lord
is
the death
# n w
of his faith - ful,
is
the
death
of
his faith -
- ful.
&
&
Al
le - lu - ia!
Al
le - lu
w w
Al
le
lu
ia!
62
ia!
&b
The just
man will
be
& b . w

Refrain
& b .
Al - le - lu - ia!
re - mem
Al - le - lu - ia!
Al -
w
ver;
bered for - e
. w
he
will not fear.
- le - lu
ia!
28 Our venerable father and confessor Basil, fellow ascetic of Procopius, who, at the
time of emperor Leo III Isaurus [c.680-740] vigorously contended for the cult of holy
Images. (741)
Troparion - Tone 1
&
&
&
&
&
#
#
You made the wil - der - ness your dwell - ing,OfatherBasil,the bear - er
You
and
an
to
an - gel
in
the
flesh
andawon-der - work
of God.
er.
vig-ils and pray'rs, youobtainedfromGodspecialgraces to heal the sick
sanc - ti - fy
Glo - ry to
be - came
Through fasts,
the
souls
ofthosewhocome to
you
with
trust.
the One who gave you strength! Glo - ry to the one who crowned you!
63
&
Glo - ry
to
the One
#
& # W
Ho - ly and wisefather,whenyou re - ceived
#
& # W
#
& # W
your
call - ing from God,
you left
Most ho - ly Basil,you
j
j w
&
all!
the as - cet - ic life.
receivedthegracesofmiraclesand of heal - ing dis - eas
to
j j
j
j
the troublesofthisworldand em-braced
# w
whothroughyourinter-ces - sion grants heal - ing
Kontakion - Tone 2
&
Pre - cious in
the eyes,

in
es.
the eyes
of
the Lord
is
the death
# n w
of his faith - ful,
is
the
death
of
his faith -
- ful.
&
&
Al
le - lu - ia!
Al
le
lu
Al
le - lu
w
-
ia!
64
ia!
& b . w. w w
The just
man will be
re - mem - bered for - e - ver;

Refrain
w w
&b w w
will
not
fear.
w
&b
Al
le - lu
Al
ia!
le
lu - ia!
. w.
e
vil
news he
. w
Al
le - lu
ia!
29 Our venerable father Cassian, at Massilia in the province of Gaul, priest. He

founded two monasteries, one for men and one for women. Long an expert in monastic
customs, he wrote on the Cenobitic Institutions and the Conferences of the Fathers
for the edification of monks. (c.453)
#
& #
Troparion - Tone 8
In
you, O
#
& #
tak
ing
fa - ther, the
di - vine im - age was
up your cross,
you
strict - ly pre-served;
fol - lowed Christ.
&
##
&
##
ex - am - ple how to spurn the flesh, for
care for the soul, which is
Cas - si - an,
it
your soul
im - mor
re - joic - es
65
tal.
pass - es
You
#
& #
by
a - way,
taught us
and how to
There-fore, O ven - er - a - ble
with
the
an
gels.
#
& #
Kontakion - Tone 4
Be - ing a
#
& #
pi - ous man, you re - lied on God.
you
let
us share the light.
im - plore
Christ
for all
&
&
#
#
Pre - cious in
the eyes,
Il - luminedwithgoodteach-ings,
We
#
& # . w
to
of
ven - er - ate you and ask
you
us.

in
the eyes
of
the Lord
is
the death
# n w
of his faith - ful,
is
the
death
of
his faith -
- ful.
&
&
Al
le - lu - ia!
Al
le - lu
w

w
Al
le
lu
ia!
66
ia!
&
##
&
##
The just
man

will be
#
& #
Al -
- le
lu
re - mem - bered
n
for
Refrain
ia!
67
Al
le
ver;
Al - le - lu - ia!
lu
ia!

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Volume Six: February

Troparion of the prefeast - Tone 1:

The an - gel - ic choir of heav - en looks earth - ward,

be - hold the first-born of

the Tem - ple as

moth - erwhohas not known

peer- ing down

withustheyare o - ver - whelmed

pre - par - a - tion for

Troparion of Tryphon - Tone 4

Your mar - tyr

Try-phon, O Lord our God,

rup - ti - ble crown from you.

his strug - gle,

With your strength, he brought down the ty

and broke the cowardly val - or of de - mons.

The in - vis - ibleWord of the Fa

has be - come vis - i - ble in

and was placed inthearms of the

You are wor - thy of all praise, O Try- phon,

all wor - ship him, our true

Kontakion of Tryphon - Tone 8

Through hisprayers,O Christ our

He was born oftheVir - gin in - ef - fa - bly

save our souls.

Kontakion of the prefeast - Tone 6:

for through thepowerofthe Ho - ly

God. Un - con - quered,youvanquishedyourpersecutorsthroughthepowerof

Christ the Sav

de - serv -ing the crown of mar - tyr-dom

Prokeimenon - Tone 7 (Psalm 63:11,2)

re- joice in the Lord,

Verse: Hear my voice, O God, when I pray to you.

Communion Hymn (Psalm 111:6,7):

will not fear,

will be re - mem-bered for - ev

e - vil news he will not fear.

2 THE ENCOUNTER OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST

Entrance Hymn - Tone 1 Troparion (Psalm 97:2):

The Lord has

made his sal - va - tion known;

Re - joice, The - o - to - kos, Vir - gin full

Jus - tice, Christ our God,

for from you

al - so, you just el

your armstheliber - a - tor of our souls,

has shone forth

en - light - en - ing those who are

who grants us re - sur - rec

Christ our God,

of Sim - eonas was prop

through your birth yousanctified the vir - gin's womb

nationsatwarand strength - en our gov - ern - ment.

Prokeimenon - Tone 3 (Luke 1:46-48):

My soulproclaimsthegreatness of the Lord

Instead of It is truly proper . . .

who have placed