A Prayer to our Guardian Angel

O Angel of Christ
Holy Guardian and Protector
of my soul and body
forgive me everything wherein I have offended Thee
every day of my life.
And protect me from all influence and temptation
of the Evil One.
May I nevermore anger God by any sin.
Pray for me to the Lord
that He may make me worthy
of the Grace of the All Holy Trinity,
And of the Most Blessed Theotokos
and of all His Saints.
Amen

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa

Archdiocese of Good Hope
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Synaxis

Holy Archangels & Heavenly Hosts

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pathima tou Thanatou, Doxi ke Timi

estefanomenon, opos Hariti Theou
iper pantos gefsite Thanatou.

Synaxis of the Holy Archangels & Heavenly Hosts

The Holy Church, which rejects the impious worship of Angels
devised by idolaters and heretics of old, has received from the
Divinely Inspired Fathers the Tradition of celebrating the
Synaxis of the Holy Angels with reverence.
In the days of the Old Testament, the people of God, having fallen
away from their Creator, began to worship that which our Lord
created, making idols in the likeness of visible things, of that
which is in Heaven above and earth beneath - the work of their
own hands and when they offered oblations to the sun, the
moon, and the stars as gods, as though these possessed living
souls, they also began to worship Angels.
The Book of Kings mentions that they "...burnt incense to Baal, to
the sun, and to the moon, and to the twelve Signs of the Zodiac,
and to all the Hosts of Heaven..." i.e. to the Angels - for the
Heavenly Hosts are comprised of the Angels (Messengers) of
God, as stated in the Holy Gospel: "... suddenly there was with
the Angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host."
This impious worship of the Angels spread through many lands in
the days of the Holy Apostles, which St Paul sought to root out
when he wrote to the Colossians: ...Let no man beguile you in
voluntary humility and worshipping of Angels, intruding into
those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his
fleshly mind, and not holding the Head..." which is Christ - for
there were at that time certain heretics who made a show of
humility but proudly imagined that they were like the Angels
because of their abstinence and the purity of their lives.
These heretics taught that Angels were to be worshipped in the
same manner as God.
Later other blasphemous heretics taught that the Angels were the
makers of the visible creation and that they are more
honorable and exalted than our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of
God, since they are bodiless beings and they even dared to
called the Archangel Michael the God of the Hebrews.
Finally, still other heretics appeared, who devoted themselves to
sorcery and deception of the people, calling upon the demons
whom they served under the name of angels.
This heresy grew especially strong in Colossae, a city under the
jurisdiction of the Metropolitan See of Laodicea, where many
secretly worshipped the angels in an impious manner akin to
idolatry.
The local Council of the Holy Fathers that met at Laodicea
denounced this heresy, but while it anathematized and
rejected the heretical worship of angels, it decreed lawful the
Pious and proper veneration of the Holy Angels as Gods
Servants, Messengers and the Holy Guardians, Guides and
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Eprepen gar Afto,

di on ta panta, ke di
ou ta panta, pollous iious is Doxan
agagonta, ton arhigon tis Sotirias
afton dia pathimaton teliose.

suffering of Death, Crowned with

Glory and Honour, that He, by the
Grace of God, might taste Death for
everyone.

For it was fitting that He, for Whom are

all things and by Whom are all
things, in bringing many sons to
Glory, should make the Pioneer of
their Salvation Perfect through
sufferings.

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

TO

ST LUKE 10 : 16 - 21

Ipen

PRIEST

Ipestrepsan

Then

Ipen

He

Idou: dedoka imin tin exousian tou

patin epano ofeon ke skorpion,
keepi pasan tin dinamin tou
ehthrou, ke ouden imas ou mi
adikisi.

Behold: I grant you the Authority to

trample
upon
serpents
and
scorpions, and over all the power of
the enemy, and nothing shall by
any means hurt you.

Plin en touto mi herete oti ta

pnemvata imin ipotassete - herete
de oti ta onomata imon egrafi en tis
Ouranis!

Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this that the spirits are subject to you but rather rejoice because your
names are written in Heaven!

En

In that hour, Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit

O Kyrios tis eaftou Mathites: O

akouonimon emou akoui, ke O
atheton imas eme atheti.
O de
mem atheton atheti ton apostilanta
Me.
de i evdomikonta meta
haras legontes: Kyrie, ke ta demonia
ipotassete imin en to Onomati Sou!
de aftis: Etheoroun ton Satanan
os astrapin ek tou Ouranou
pesonta.

afti ti ora igalliasato to pnevmati O

Iisous ke ipen: Exolologoume Si,
Pater, Kyrie tou Ouranou ke tis Gis,
oti apekripsas tafta apo sofon ke
sineton, ke apekalipsas afta nipiis.
Ne, O Patir, oti outos evdokia
egeneto emprosthen Sou.

Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

At that time our Lord Jesus said

to them: He who hears you, hears
Me, he who rejects you, rejects Him
Who sent Me.

the Seventy returned with Joy,

saying: Lord, even the demons are
subject to us in Thy Name!

told them: I saw Satan fall like

lightning from Heaven.

and said: I thank Thee, Father,

Lord of Heaven and earth, that
Thou hast hidden these things from
the wise and prudent and revealed
them to babes. Even so, Father, for
so it seemed good in Thy Sight.

Glory to Thee, O Lord, Glory

to Thee!

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Theou. Afti iparhi Skini Epouranios.

Grace in the Divine Spirit. She is

extolled by the Angels of God a
Heavenly Tabernacle is She!

PROKEIMEINON - PSALM 103/104 TONE 4

pion tous Angelous Aftou pnevmata

ke tous Litourgous Aftou Piros Floga.

Proshomen!
Evlogi, i psihi mou,

PRIEST

ton Kyrion, Kyrie O

Theos mou, Emegalinthis Sfodra.

Sofia!
Pros

Who makes His Angels spirits,

and His Ministers, Flames of Fire.

READER

PRIEST

Evreous
anagnosma.

Epistolis

Pavlou

to

Let us attend
Bless the Lord,

O my soul, O
Lord my God: Thou art exceedingly
Magnified!

READER

Wisdom!
The reading

is from St Pauls
Epistle to the Hebrews

READER

Proshomen

P R I E S T L e t us attend
THE EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE HEBREWS 2 : 2 10

BEWARE OF WILFUL NEGLIGENCE

Adelphi,

Brethren,

Itis,

Which, at the first, began to be spoken

i O di Angelon lalithis logos

egeneto veveos, ke pasa paravasis ke
parakoi
elaven
endikon
misthapodosian,
pos
imis
ekfevxometha tilikavtis amelisantes
Sotirias?
arhin lavousa lalisthe dia tou
Kyriou, ipo ton akousanton is imas
eveveothi, synepimartyrountos tou
Theou Simiis te ke Terasin, ke pikiles
dinamesin, ke Pnevmatos Agiou
Merismis, kata tin Aftou Thelisin.

Ou

gar Angelis ipetaxen tin ikoumenin

tin melousan, peri is laloumen.

if the word spoken through

Angels proved steadfast, and every
transgression
and
disobedience
received a Just Reward, how shall we
escape if we neglect so great a
Salvation?
by the Lord, and was confirmed to
us by those who heard Him - God
also bearing witness, both with Signs
and Wonders, with various Miracles
and Gifts of the Holy Spirit,
according to His own Will.

For He has not put the world to come of

which we speak, in subjection to
Angels.

Diemaryrato

It

Ilattosas Afton vrahi ti par Angelous.

Thou made Him for a while lower than

the Angels.

Doxi ke Timi estrafanosas Afton panta ipetaxas ipokato ton Podon

Aftou.

Thou crowned Him with Glory and

Honour putting all things in
subjection under His Feet.

En

Now,

de pou tis legon: Ti estin

anthropos, oti mimniski aftou? I Iios
Anthropou, oti episkepti Afton?

gar to ipotaxe Afto ta panta, ouden

afiken Afto anipotakton.

has been testified in a certain place:

What is man that Thou art mindful
of him, or the Son of Man that Thou
carest for Him?

in
putting
everything
in
subjection under Him, He left
nothing outside His Control.

Nin

Now,

Ton

Yet we see Jesus Who was made a little

de oupo oromen Afto ta panta

ipotetagmena.

de vrahi ti par Angelous

ilattomenon vlepomen Iisoun, dia to

Protectors of humanity - establishing the celebration of the

Festival held in their honour on 8 November.
Thus it was in Colossae, where the evil and heretical worship of the
angels had once appeared in secret, that the Orthodox
Christians first began to celebrate the Feast of the Synaxis of the
Heavenly Hosts of God.
Many splendid Temples dedicated to and honouring the Holy
Archangel, St Michael, were built there, such as the most
glorious and wondrous church erected in Chonae over the
Wonder-Working Spring where the Holy Chief Commander, St
Michael, appeared to St Archippos.
The Council Decreed that the Feast of the Heavenly Hosts be
celebrated in November - the ninth month from March, when
the world was created, since there are Nine Orders of Angels,
according to St Dionysios the Areopagite, the Disciple of St Paul
the great Holy Apostle of Christ who had been taken up to the
Third Heaven, where he saw how the Holy Angels of God are
divided into Ranks, and later told St Dionysios of this.
These Nine Ranks of the Heavenly Hosts are grouped into three
Hierarchies of three Orders: the highest, the middle, and the
lowest.

we do not yet see everything in

subjection to Him.

lower

than

the

Angels,

for

the

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Michael.

Ke

Festal Matins Hymns Holy Archangels

nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon

Amin

Now

and forever, and to the ages of

ages.

Amen
THEOTOKION
THE C

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

FESTAL APOLYTIKION SYNAXIS

Ton

Ouranion Stration Arhistratigi,

disopoumen imas imis i anaxii, ina
tes imon deisesi, tihisite imas, skepi
ton pterigon, tis ailou imon doxis,
frourountes
imas
prospiptontas,
ektenos ke voontas. Ek ton kindinon
litrosasthe imas, os Taxiarhe ton ano
Dinameon!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

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.*
OF

Ouranion Stration Arhistratigi,

disopoumen imas imis i anaxii, ina
tes imon deisesi, tihisite imas, skepi
ton pterigon, tis ailou imon doxis,
frourountes
imas
prospiptontas,
ektenos ke voontas. Ek ton kindinon
litrosasthe imas, os Taxiarhe ton ano
Dinameon!

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Chief Commanders of the Heavenly

Hosts, we the unworthy ones entreat
You in earnest, that You might
with Your Supplications fortify us,
guarding us who run to You and
beneath the Protection of the
pinions of Your Immaterial Glory,
and who fervently exclaim: Deliver
us from every danger, as Captains of
the Hosts on High!

Ton

Ouranion Stration Arhistratigi,

disopoumen imas imis i anaxii, ina
tes imon deisesi, tihisite imas, skepi
ton pterigon, tis ailou imon doxis,
frourountes
imas
prospiptontas,
ektenos ke voontas. Ek ton kindinon
litrosasthe imas, os Taxiarhe ton Ano
Dinameon!

ap eonos apokrifon, ke Angelis

Agnoston Mystirion, dia Sou Theotoke
tis epi gis pefanerote, Theos en
asighito enosi sarkoumenos, ke
Stavron
ekousios
iper
imon
katadexamenos. Di ou anastisas ton

Theotokos, through Thee became

manifest to us on earth the Mystery,
which was hidden from Eternity, and
which the Angels themselves knew
not: that God uniting Natures
without confusion became Man

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To Bless Thee and to Glorify Thee, O

Virgin Theotokos, is most fitting! O
Unshakable City, Impregnable Wall,
Secure Intecessor and Refuge of our
souls!

Foremost of the Heavenly Hosts, we

who are unworthy, beseech You that
by Your Petitions You encompass us
with the shadow of Your Immaterial
Glory, preserving us who kneel and
cry ceaselessly:
Deliver us from
oppressions, O You Princes of the
Ranks of Dominions on High!

DIVINE LITURGY HYMNS & READINGS

FESTAL APOLYTIKION -SYNAXIS HEAVENLY HOSTS TONE 4

Ton

Ouranion Stration Arhistratigi,

disopoumen imas imis i anaxii, ina
tes imon deisesi, tihisite imas, skepi
ton pterigon, tis ailou imon doxis,
frourountes
imas
prospiptontas,
ektenos ke voontas. Ek ton kindinon
litrosasthe imas, os Taxiarhe ton Ano
Dinameon!
HYMN

OF THE

Foremost of the Heavenly Hosts, we

who are unworthy, beseech You that
by Your Petitions You encompass us
with the shadow of Your Immaterial
Glory, preserving us who kneel and
cry ceaselessly:
Deliver us from
oppressions, O You Princes of the
Ranks of Dominions on High!

SMALL ENTRANCE

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!

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

THEOTOKION - TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

MUST STAND

THE GREAT DOXOLOGY

FESTAL APOLYTIKION -SYNAXIS HEAVENLY HOSTS TONE 4

Amen

Amin
To

Se, Theotoke Parthene,

ke doxazomen Se i Pisti kata hreos, tin
Polin tin asiston, to Tihos to Arrikton,
tin Arrigi Prostasian, ke Katafigin ton
Psihon imon.

Chief Commanders of the Heavenly

Hosts, we the unworthy ones entreat
You in earnest, that You might
with Your Supplications fortify us,
guarding us who run to You and
beneath the Protection of the
pinions of Your Immaterial Glory,
and who fervently exclaim: Deliver
us from every danger, as Captains of
the Hosts on High!
and to the Holy Spirit

Ton

Makarizomen

HEAVENLY HOSTS - TONE 4

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

ONGREGATION

Come, let us worship and bow down

before Christ. O Son of God, W H O
ART EXTOLLED BY THE SAINTS:
Save us who sing unto
Thee:
Alleluia!

FESTAL KONTAKION HOLY ARCHANGELS TONE 4

Katharotatos Naos tou Sotiros, i

plitimitos pastas ke Parthenos, to
Ieron Thisavrisma tis Doxis tou
Theou simeron isagete, en to Iko
Kyriou, tin Harin sinisagousa, tin en
Pnevmati Thio. In animnousin Angeli

The

Saviours
Most
Pure
and
Immaculate
Temple,
the
Very
Precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin,
Who is the Sacred Treasure of the
Glory of God, on this day is
presented at the House of our Lord,
and with Herself, She brings the

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OF THE

HEAVENLY HOSTS TONE 1

Enite

Afton epi tes dynasties Aftou!

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou!

Ton

Ouranion
Tagmaton
os
Proexarhonta,
ke
ton
en
gi
anthropon, ishiron Se Prosatin, Filaka
ke Ristin imnoumen Pistos, Mihail
Arhistratige, kathiketevontes pasis
frhoropiou, algidonos imas risasthe.

Praise

Him for His Mighty Acts!

Praise Him according to the
abundance of His Magnificence!

As Chief Captain of the Heavenly Hosts

we faithfully sing Thy praise, O
Michael the Mighty Champion, Guard
and Deliverer of those on earth,
beseeching Thee to deliver us from
every destructive pain.

Enite

Praise

Ton

As Chief Captain of the Heavenly Hosts

Afton en iho salpingos! Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara!
Ouranion
Tagmaton
os
Proexarhonta,
ke
ton
en
gi
Anthropon, ishiron Se Prostatin,
Filaka ke Ristin Imnoumen Pistos,
Mihail Arhistratige, kathiketevontes
pasis fthoropiou algidonos imas
risasthe.

SMALL LITANY
FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA SYNAXIS

kat enopion Theou paristamenos, ke

tes ekithen lampsesi lampomenos,
fedrinon Agiason, tous Pistos Se
imnountas, pasis apolitrose, tou
ehthrou tyrannidos, ke irinean etise
Zoin, tis Vasilefsi ke pasi tis perasin.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

kat enopion Theou paristamenos, ke
tes ekithen lampsesi lampomenos,
fedrinon Agiason, tous Pistos Se
imnountas, pasis apolitrose, tou
ehthrou tyrannidos, ke irinean etise
Zoin, tis Vasilefsi ke pasi tis perasin.

Him with timbrel and dance!

Praise Him with strings and flute!

Enite

Ipo

Powers Above
invites the Choirs of mortals today
to celebrate with the Angels one
Shining Feast of their Assembly, and
together raise the Thrice Holy Hymn
to God.

Afton en kimvalis evihis! Enite

Afton en kimbalis Allalagmou.
Pasa pnoi enesato ton Kyrion!

Praise

tin Skepin ton Thion imas pterigon

Sou, prospefevgotas Pisti, Mihail Thie
Noe, Filatte ke Skepe en vio panti, ke
en Ora Arhangele, ti tou Thanatou Si
pareso
voithos,
imin
pasin
evmenestatos.

Guard and Shelter beneath Thy Wings,

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Him with resounding cymbals!

Praise
Him
with
triumphant
cymbals! Let everything that has
breath praise the Lord!

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

Opou

OF THE

O Michael the Godly Minded, us who

flee to Thee in Faith, and at the Hour
of Death, O Archangel, be present as
our Most Kindly Helper.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

HEAVENLY HOSTS TONE (5) PLAGAL1

episkiasi i Haris Sou Arhangele,

ekithen tou diavolou diokete i
Dinamis. Ou fevi gar to Foti Sou
prosmenin, O peson Eosforos. Dio
etoumen Se ta pirfora aftou veli, ta
kath imon kinoumena aposveson, ti
mesitia Sou Litroumenos imas, ek ton
skandalon aftou, Axiimnite Michail
Arhangele.

When

Thy Grace overshadows, O

Archangel, the power of the devil is
driven away. For he cannot bear to
stand in Thy Light, the fallen Lucifer
that he is. We, therefore, beg Thee
to extinguish the fiery arrows that he
shoots at us, and by Thy Mediation,
to Deliver us from the scandals he
sets, O Praiseworthy Archangel

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Chief Commander of the Bodiless

Ministers as one who stands
before the Throne of the Godhead,
and who is brightly illuminated by
Its Radiance Enlighten us and
Sanctify those who faithfully hymn
Thee, and from all the tyranny of the
Enemy, free us,
and earnestly
request a peaceful Life for our
Rulers and the entire Universe.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amen

THEOTOKION TONE 4

siopisomen pote Theotoke, tou

efharistos animnin ek kardias, ta sa
Elei Despina i douli Sou, krazontes ke
legontes.
Panagia
Parthene,
profthason ke litrose, ex ehthron
aoraton, ke oraton ke pasis apilis.
Sous gar doulous sozis ai, ek pantion
dinon.

and to the Holy Spirit

SYNAXIS

Chief Commander of the Bodiless

Ministers: as one who stands before
the Throne of the Godhead, and who
is brightly illuminated by Its
Radiance, Enlighten us and Sanctify
those who faithfully hymn Thee, and
from all the tyranny of the Enemy,
free us. And earnestly request a
peaceful Life for our Rulers and the
entire Universe.
and to the Holy Spirit

O Taxiarhis ton Ano Theon Dinameons, The Leader of the Godly

simeron sigkalite, ton vroton tas
horias, mian Sin Angelis Fedran
Eortin, sigkrotise Sinaxeos, afton tis
Thias
ke
ama
Imnon
Theo,
anamelpse ton Trisagion.

HEAVENLY HOSTS - TONE 4

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Ton Asomaton Litourgon Arhistratige, O O

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo. Enite Praise

Afton en hordes ke organo.

OF

Ton Asomaton Litourgon Arhistratige, O O

Him with the sound of the

trumpet! Praise Him with the harp
and lyre.

we faithfully sing Thy praise, O

Michael the Mighty Champion, Guard
and Deliverer of those on earth,
beseeching Thee to deliver us from
every destructive pain.

and voluntarily accepted Crucifixion

for our Salvation. Thus, mankind
whom
He
had
created
was
resurrected and our souls He Saved
from Death.

protoplaston, esosen ek Thanatou tas

psihas imon.

LET ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD!

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA

Ta

Herouvim ke Seraphim pliommata,

ton
Arhangelon
Litougon
ta
Stratevmata, sin Exousies, Thoni,
Kyriotites, Angeli, Dinamis te, ke
Arhe disopousi, Se ton Piitin imon, ke
Theon ke Despotin:
Mi iperidixs
deisin laou, imartikotos, Hriste
Polielee!

Never

shall we, O Theotokos, be

silenced, as with gratitude and
heartfelt sincerity, we extol Thy
Mercies! O All Holy Virgin: we cry
out and exclaim: Come in time and
Redeem us from our seen and
unseen
foes,
and
from
all
threatening dangers.
For Thou
always Saves Thy faithful servants
from every kind of evil.

OF THE

SYNAXIS TONE 1

The

Cherubim, and the many-eyed

Seraphim - together with the
Minstering Hosts of Archangels,
Principalities, Authorities, Thrones,
Angels, Powers and Dominions
earnestly beseech Thee, our Lord
God and Creator: O Christ, despise
not the Prayers of Thy people
sinners though they be for Thou art

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FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ARCHANGEL MICHAEL- TONE 3

Most Merciful!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

Ta

Ke

Herouvim ke Seraphim pliommata,

ton
Arhangelon
Litougon
ta
stratevmata, sin Exousies Thoni
Kyriotites, Angeli Dinamis te, ke Arhe
disopousi, Se ton Piitin imon, ke
Theon ke Despotin.
Mi iperidixs
deisin laou, imartikotos, Hriste
polielee.

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

The

Cherubim, and the many-eyed

Seraphim - together with the
Minstering Hosts of Archangels,
Principalities, Authorities, Thrones,
Angels, Powers and Dominions
earnestly beseech Thee, our Lord
God and Creator: O Christ, despise
not the Prayers of Thy people
sinners though they be for Thou art
Most Merciful!

Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen

FESTAL THEOTOKION

OF THE

Taxi Prokatalave,

prin doulothine imas,

ehthris vlasfimousi Se, ke apilousin
imin, Hriste O Theos imon. Anele to
Stavro Sou, tous imas polemountas:
gnotosan pos ishii, Orthodoxon i
Pistis, presvies tis Theotokou, Mone
Filanthrope!

SYNAXIS - TONE 1

Ouranion Arhigi ke Protostate, ton

Ipsithronon ke Frikton tis Thias Doxis,
Mihail ke Gavriil Arhistratigi, Sin pasi
tis Asomatis O Litrourgi, Despotou
iper
tou
kosmou
diapantos,
presvevontes etisasthe tin afesin, ton
eptesmenon imin, ke Eleos ke Harin
evrin, en Imera tis Kriseos.

genous,
ke
pronomea
ariston,
Arhistratige Thie, anedixen O Piitis,
ke Theos ke Doxi Se, tetimiken
aporritos,
tou
prosfonin
anendotos,ton Trisagion ke Thion,
epinikion imnon.

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION SYNAXIS HEAVENLY HOSTS - TONE 2

Arritos

The

Exousion

First

pirsevomenos,
tes
Thikes
ellampsesi, tis iperfotou Triados,
dierhi pasan tin ktisin, os astrapi
Arhangele,
pliron
to
Thion
prostagma, Mihail Astrapomorfe,
Frouron Filatton ke Skepon, tous Se
fedros Animnountas.

O Lord, to prevent us from

becoming enslaved to foes who
speak blasphemies against Thee, O
Christ our God, and who boastfully
threaten us. Annihilate by the Power
of Thy Cross those who attack us.
Let them know how the Faith of the
Orthodox as Power through the
Intercessions of the Theotokos, O
Only Lover of mankind!
THE

Dinameon,
Arhangelon
Angelon, Kyriotiton Thronon te, ke
Arhon
protostatis,
ipo
Theo
katestathis, Arhistratige Thie, Mihail
iperendoxe. To astekto oun Throno,
Parestikos, Skepe Frouri filatte Soze
pantas, tous Pisti Se Gererontas, ton
tou kosmou Prostatin.

Amin

Foremost

ranking Leaders of the

Celestial
and
High-Throned
Awesome Beings of Divine Glory,
Archangels Michael and Gabriel, You
are their Supreme Commanders. O
Ministers of our Master, together
with all the Hosts of Bodiless
Powers, ceaselessly Intercede on
behalf of the Universe, earnestly
entreating the forgiveness of our
sins, that we might be granted Grace
and Mercy on Judgement Day.
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the ages of ages.

Amen
FESTAL THEOTOKION SYNAXIS

Theoharitote

Agni Evlogimeni, ton dia

splaghna iktirmon ek Sou tehthenta,
Sin tes ano Dinamesi ke tis
Arhangelis, ke pasi tis Asomatis iper
imon disopi akatapafstos doune imin,

Light-Transcendent Trinity has

ineffably fired Thee up with Divine
Illumination, O Holy Archangel
Michael.
Like lightning Thou
traverse the world, fulfilling Gods
Divine
Comman,
Protecting,
Guarding and Sheltering all who
need Thine Assistance and who now
Joyously extol Thee.

OF

among the Angels, Principalities,

Powers,
Archangels,
Dominions,
Cherubim, Thrones and all the
others, O Chief Commander O All
Glorious
Michael

God
has
appointed Thee. As Thou now stand
beside the Most Awesome Throne,
Shelter, Guard, Protect, Defend, Help
and Save us who faithfully sing and
honour Thee, as Protector of the
whole world.

HEAVENLY HOSTS

THEOTOKION SYNAXIS

Timiotera

pefikas,
Herouvim
ton
Endoxon, ke Seraphim Panimnite, ton
frikton asingkritos, endoxotera ke
panton, ton Agion Angelon, Agiotera
Panagne. To gar Ktistin ton olon,
somatikos,
aporritos
tetokas
Theotoke, on etise tis doulis Sou,
litron doune ptesmaton.

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.

Holy
Archangel,
Michael,
as
Caretaker and Champion, and
excellent Provider for the entire
humann race, and He has ineffably
honoured Thee with the Glory that
comes with being able to sing to Him
without ceasing that Divine, ThriceHoly Victory Hymn.

Hasten,

THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA - SYNAXIS OF

TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Ton

Os Promahon ke pritanin, tou vrotiou Se Our God and Maker appointed Thee, O

ARCHANGELS

O Pure and Blessed Lady Full of Grace:

together with all the Bodiless Hosts
and Archangels, ceaselessly implore
Him Who, out of pity, came forth
from Thee.
Entreat Him on our

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LAUDS: THE PRAISES

OF THE

HOLY ARCHANGELS

Higher

in Honour than the Cherubim,

and greater in Glory beyond compare
than the Awesome Seraphim, and
more Holy than all the Angelic
Orders, O All Praised Theotokos! For
Thou gave Birth to Him Who created
everything

in
a
manner
transcending all thought or reason:
Pray to Him to grant forgiveness of
our sins

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.

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Tous Sous Imnologous, Theotoke,

izosa ke Afthonos Pigi, Thiason
sigkrotisantas
Pnevmatikon,
Stereoson. KAN TI SEPTI ISODO SOU
Stefanon Doxis Axioson.

ODI 3

ODE

3
O Theotokos, Thou living and
Plentiful Fount: grant Strength to
those united in Spiritual Fellowship,
who sing Hymns of praise to Thee:

AND

IN

THY

SOLEMN

ENTRANCE

vouchsafe them Crowns of Glory.

Tin anexihniaston Thian voulin tis

ODI 4

ODE

ek tis Parthenou sarkoseos Sou to

Ipsistou
O
Profitis
Abbakoum
katanoon ekravgaxe. Doxa ti Dinami
Sou, Kyrie
ODE

Exesti

ta simpanta en TI SEPTI
SOU Si gar,
apirogame
Parthene, EVDON ISILTHES EN TO
NAO
TOU
THEOU
OSPER
KATHAROTATOS NAOS, PASI
TIS
IMNOUSI SE SOTIRIAN VRAVEVOUSA..
5

ODE 5

ISODO

Tin

Thian Taftin ke Pantimon

Telountes Eortin i Theofrones tis
Theomitoros,
defte
tas
hiras
krotisomen, ton ex aftis tehthenta Theon
Doxazontes.
ODI

ODI

ODI

7
Ouk elatrefsan ti ktisi i
Theoforones para ton ktisanta. Alla
piros apilin andrios patisantes,
herontes
epsallon. Iperimnite, O
ton Pateron Kyrios ke Theos,
Evlogitos I.
8
Enoumen, Evlogoumen ke
Proskinoumen ton Kyrios.

Pedas

evagis en ti kamino O Tokos tis

Theotokou
diesosato,
tote men
tipoumenos, nin de
energoumenos
tin
ikoumenin
apasan
agiri
psallousan. Ton Kyrion Imnite ta
Erga ke iperipsoute is pantas tous
eonas.

4
Perceiving the Unsearchable
Purpose of God concerning Thine
Incarnation from a Virgin, O Most
High, the Prophet Habakkuk cried:
Glory to Thy Power, O Lord!

bestowing Salvation upon all who

sing Thy praises.

As

we celebrate this Sacred and

Solemn Feast of the Theotokos, let
us come, clapping our hands, O
people of the Lord, and Glorify God
Who was Born of Her.

ODE

ODE

7
The Holy Children bravely
trampled upon the threatening fire,
preferring not to worship created
things rather than the Creator, and
they sang in Joy: Blessed art Thou
and praised above all: O Lord God of
our Fathers!
8
We Praise, we Bless and we
Worship the Lord!

The

Offspring of the Theotokos saved

the Holy Children in the furnace. He
Who was then prefigured has since
been born on earth, and He gathers
together all Creation to sing: O ye
Works of the Lord: Bless the Lord and
exalt Him above all forever!

THE MAGNIFICAT
KATAVASIA

Apas

gigenis skiratato

lampadouhoumenos.

OF THE

9TH ODE ENTRY

INTO

TEMPLE

to pnevmati

Let every mortal born on earth, carrying

Panigirizeto de

his torch, in spirit leap for Joy; and

let the Order of the Angelic Powers
celebrate and honour THE HOLY
ENTRANCE of the Theotokos, and let
them
cry:
Hail,
All
Blessed
Theotokos, Pure and Ever Virgin!

ailon noon fisis, gererousa TA IERA

tis Theomitoros ke voato:
Heris, pammakariste Theotoke Agni,
Aiparthene!
ISODIA

SMALL LITANY - FESTAL ANTIPHONS

PROKEIMENON SYNAXIS

OF

He

Pion tous Angelous Aftou pnevmata,

ke tous Litourgous Aftou Piros
Floga! (2)

STIHOS

Evlogi is psihi mou, ton Kyrion!

HEAVENLY HOSTS

SMALL LITANY

10. F E S T A L M A T I N S & D I V I N E L I T U R G Y H Y M N S H O L Y A R C H A N G E L S 8 N O V E M B E R

Pion tous Angelous Aftou pnevmata,

ke tous Litourgous Aftou Piros
Floga.

makes His Angels spirits and His

Ministers a Flame of Fire! (2)

Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord

my God:
Thou art exceedingly
magnified!

VERSE

The whole world was amazed at

THY HOLY ENTRANCE for Thou, O

Virgin, WENT INTO THE INTERIOR OF
THE TEMPLE AS AN ALL PURE TEMPLE,

ODE 6

behalf that before the end He might

grant us Forgiveness and the
expiation of our sins, as well as the
amendment of Life, so that we might
receive Divine Mercy.

pro tou telous sighorisin, ke ilasmon

amartion, ke viou epanorthosin, opos
Evromen Eleos.

He

makes His Angels spirits and His

Ministers a Flame of Fire!

SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO ALMIGHTY GOD

HOLY GOSPEL
HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST MATTHEW 18: 10 - 20

To kero ekino ipen O Kyrios: Orate mi At

katafronisite
touton!

enos

ton

mikron

that time our Lord said: See that

you do not despise one of these
little ones!

Lego gar imin oti i Angeli Afton en

Ouranis dia pantos vlepousi to
prosopon tou Patros Mou tou en
Ouranis.

For I tell you that in Heaven their

Angels always behold the Face of
My Father Who is in Heaven.

Ilthe gar O Iios tou Anthropou Sose to

apololos.

For the Son of Man came to Save the

lost.

Ti imin doki?
Ean genite tini
anthropo
ekaton
provata
ke
planithi en ex afton, ouhi afis ta
enenikonta ennea epi ta ori
porevthis ziti to planomenon?

What do you think? If a man has a

hundred sheep, and one of them
has gone astray, does he not leave
the ninety-hine on the hillside to
search for the one that went
astray?

Ke ean genite evrin afto, amin legon

imin oti heri ep afto mallon i epi tis
enenikonta
ennea
tis
mi
peplanimenis.

And when he finds it, truly, I say to

you: he rejoices over it more than
over the ninety-nine that never
went astray.

Outos ouk esti Thelima emprosthen

tou Patros Imon tou en Ouranis ina
apolite is ton mikron touton.

So it is not the Will of your Father

Who is in Heaven that one of these
little ones should perish.

Ean de amartisi is se O Adelfos sou,

iparge elegxon afton - metaxi sou
ke aftou monou.

If your Brother sins against you, go

and tell him his fault between you
and him alone.

Ean de mi akousi, paralave meta Sou

eti ena i dio, ina epi stomatos dio
Martiron i trion stathi pan rima.

If he listens to you, you have gained

your Brother, but if he does not
listen, take one or two others along
with you so that every word may be
confirmed by the evidence of two
or three witnesses.

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Ean de parakousi
Ekklisia.

ti

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to

the Church.

Ean de ke tis Ekklisias parakousi, esto

Si osper O Ethnikos ke O Telonis!

If he refuses to listen even to the

Church, let him be to you as a
Gentile and a Tax Collector!

afton,

ipe

Amin lego imin, osa ean disite epi tis

gis, este dedemena en to Ourano,
ke osa ean lisite epi tis gis, este
lelimena en to Ourano.

Truly, I say to you: whatever you

bind on earth shall be bound in
Heaven; and whatever you loosen
on earth shall be loosened in
Heaven.

Palin amin lego imin oti ean dio imon

simfonisosin epi tis gis peri pantos
pragmatos ou ean etisonte, genisete
aftis para tou Patros Mou tou en
Ouranis.

Again, truly I say to you: if two of

you agree on earth about anything
you ask, it will be done for you by
My Father in Heaven.

Ou gar isi dio i tris sinigmeni is to

Emon Onoma, eki Imi en meso
afton.

Where two or three are gathered in

My Name, there Am I in the midst
of them.

PRAYERS OF SALVATION
FESTAL KONTAKION SYNAXIS

ton anthropon odigi, ke argigi

Asomaton, to simferon imin etisasthe,
ke to Mega Eleos, O S T O N A S O M A T O N
ARHISTRATIGI.

FESTAL IKOS SYNAXIS

OF THE

Efis

Filanthrope en Grafes Sou, plithi

herin Angelon en Ourano, ep
anthropo eni metanoonti, Athanate.
Othen imis i en anomies, anamartite,
mone kardiognosta, Se disopin kath
ekastin tolimomen os evsplaghnon,
iktire
ke
katapempse
anaxiis
katanixin, Despota, parehon imin
sighorisin.
Iper panton gar imon
presvevousin, I T O N A S O M A T O N
ARHISTRATIGI.

Glory to Thee, O Lord: Glory

to Thee!

PEOPLE

PSALM 50/51
HYMNS

OF

DIVINE MERCY TONE 2

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

Tes

TON
ASOMATON,
IKTIRMON
P R O S T A S I E S , Eleimon, exalipson ta
plithi ton emon egklimaton.

Through

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

Amin
Tes

tis Theotokou Presvies, Eleimon,

exalipson
ta plithi
ton emon
egklimaton.
FESTAL IDIOMELON - SYNAXIS

Eleimon

To

the P R O T E C T I O N O F T H E
B O D I L E S S P O W E R S , O Merciful One,
blot out the multitude of my
transgressions.

and ever, and to the Ages of

Ages.

Amen
Through

the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out
the multitude of my transgressions.

OF THE

eleison me, O Theos, kata to

Mega Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos
ton iktirmon Sou Exalipson to
anomima mou.

Have

ailo Throno perikiklountes, noere

Ousie Thii Asomati, tin Trisagion
Odyn, to pritani Theo, flogeris tis
hilesin adete, Agios O Theos, O Patir
O Anarhos, Agios Ishiros, O Iios O
Sinanarhos, Agios Athantos, to

As

ARCHANGELS - TONE 2

mercy upon me, O God,

according to Thy Great Mercy and
according to the abundance of Thy
Compassion
blot
out
my
transgressions.
You surround the Immaterial
Throne, O Noetic Beings, and Divine
Bodiless Powers, You sing the Thrice
Holy Hymn to God the Ruler with
Your flaming lips: Holy God, the
Unoriginate Father! Holy Mighty, the

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SYNAXARION

HEAVENLY HOSTS - TONE 2

OF THE

Axistratigi Theou, Litrourgi Thias Doxis, As

MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS AND BOW DOWN IN ALL HUMILITY AND THANKSGIVING BEFORE THE LORD
OUR GOD

Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Son Who is also Unoriginate! Holy

Immortal, the Co-Essential Spirit,
Glorified together with the Father
and the Son!

Omoousion Pnevma to Sin Patri ke Iio

Sindoxazomenon.

OF

Gods Chief Commanders and

Ministers of His Divine Glory, Guides
of humanity and Leaders of the
Angels, pray for what will benefit us
and for Great Mercy, A S C H I E F
COMMANDERS OF THE BODILESS
HOSTS.

HEAVENLY HOSTS - TONE 2

Thou

said, O Immortal Lover of

humanity, in Thy Scriptures, that in
Heaven multitudes of Angels rejoice
over one person who repents.
Therefore, O Sinless One, Who alone
knows our heart, we in our
lawlessness dare to implore Thee
each day, O Compassionate One, to
have pity on us. O Master send us
compunction
although
we are
unworthy, and pardon our sins at
the Intercessions of T H E C H I E F
CAPTAINS OF THE BODILESS HOSTS.

8 NOVEMBER

Ti

H tou aftou minos, i Sinaxis ton

Arhistratigon Mihail ke Gavriil, ke
ton lipon Agion Asomaton ke
Ouranion Tagmaton.

On

Is

tis Synaxin ton Ennea Tagaton,

Seraphim,
Herouvim,
Thronon,
Kyriotiton,
Exousion,
Arhon,
Dinameon, Arhangelon ke Angelon.

Included

Tes

Afton Agiis Presvies, O Theos,

Eleison imas.

Amin

the 8th day of this month we

celebrate the Synaxis of the Supreme
Commanders, St Michael and St
Gabriel the Holy Archangels, and the
other Incorporeal and Heavenly
Hosts.

in the Synaxis are the Nine

Orders of Heavenly Hosts: Seraphim,
Cherubim,
Thrones,
Dominions,
Powers, Authorities, Principalities,
Archangels and Angels.

Through

their Intercessions, O God,

have Mercy on us.

Amen
KATAVASIE - ENTRY OF THE EVER BLESSED VIRGIN
(7 - 20 NOVEMBER) - TONE 4

Anixo to stoma mou ke plirothisete

Pnevmatos ke logon erevxome ti
Vasilidi Mitri. Ke ofthisome fedros
Panigirizon ke aso gnothomenos
TAFTIS TIN ISODON.

ODI 1

I shall open my mouth and the

Spirit will inspire it, and I shall utter
the words of my song to the Queen
and Mother: I shall be seen radiantly
keeping Feast and I SHALL REJOICE

ODE 1

IN HER ENTRANCE.

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