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Apekrithi
Ke
legi afto: Amin, amin lego imin: And He said to him: Truly, truly, I say
ap arti opsesthe ton Ouranon
to thee: hereafter thou shalt see
aneogota, ke tous Angelous tou
Heaven open, and the Angels of
Theou
anavenontas
ke
God ascending and descending
katavenontas epi ton Iion tou
upon the Son of Man.
Anthropon.
Our Lords first Disciples had been followers or Disciples of St John the Baptist.
They were St Andrew, St (Simon) Peter who was also known as Cephas, (Petros or
Rock), St Philip and St Nathanael, who was also known as St Bartholomew
and an unnamed Disciple whom our Holy Fathers believe was St John, the
author of this Holy Gospel who always referred obliquely to himself, such as
The Disciple whom Jesus Loved. It was a common literary device for writers
not to use their own names.
When our Lord referred to St Nathanael as having no deceit He meant that his
heart and soul were pure and that he was always straightforward, truthful and
honest - having no need or desire to deceive others.
Whatever occurred while St Nathanael was under the fig tree is not stated.
St John Chrysostom believed that it was the usual meeting place of St Philip and St
Nathanael, and that our Lord was praising St Nathanael for being diligent
and careful in their search for the Divine Messiah.
Our Lord Jesus Christs foreknowledge and ability to see into everyones heart and
soul obviously stirred St Nathanaels spontaneous Confession of Faith.
The awesome title Son of Man is that of the long-awaited Messiah, which had a
level of Mystery in its meaning, indicating Someone of Heavenly Origin Who
would usher in the Kingdom of God:
DANIEL 7 : 24 25: ... One like the Son of Man was coming with the Clouds of
Heaven, until He came to the Ancient of Days and approached Him.
Then Dominion, Honour, and the Kingdom were given to Him, and all
peoples, Tribes, and languages served Him.
His Authority is an
Everlasting Authority, which shall not pass away, and His Kingdom shall
not be destroyed.
In an Old Testament Prophecy, Jacob, the ancient Patriarch, dreamt of a Ladder
connecting Heaven and Earth, upon which the Angels of God were ascending
and descending. (GENESIS 28: 12 15)
Our Lord Jesus Christ is this Divine Ladder Who Unites and Connects us to Heaven
Who makes our Ascension to Heaven possible and Who is therefore, the Son
of Man, as well as the Incarnate Eternal, Only Begotten Word and Son of God.
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infirm and ailing were Healed and the blind received their sight. Among
those who were completely cured of various afflictions and physical
disabilities were an illustrious citizen named Sosios and the wife of the
Governor of Patra, Maximilla,as well as his brother, Stratokles.
All these Divine Miracles, together with St Andrews Inspired Preaching and
Teaching of Christs Divine Truth profoundly affected and Enlightened almost
all the citizens of Patra.
A few stubborn and determined pagans remained, however, among whom was
the Prefect of Patra, Aegeatos.
With sincere Love (Agape) and Humility St Andrew appealed to his soul - striving to
make him understand and accept the Divine Mystery of Eternal Life, through
the Wonderworking Power of the Holy Cross of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus
Christ.
But it was to no avail, for the Prefect remained hard-hearted and Spiritually Blind
and Deaf. He was also enraged at the audacity of St Andrews efforts to
Enlighten him to the Reality of the only True, Living and All Powerful God - our
Creator Who grants us Eternal Life and everything that is Good and Blessed.
Prefect Aegeatos gave orders for the arrest and execution of St Andrew by means
of crucifixion, for he thought the former pagans would renounce Christ when
they witnessed the Holy Apostles humiliation and painful death on the cross.
However, St Andrew the First-Called Apostle of Christ accepted his Martyrdom with
Joy.
In order to prolong the suffering of the Saint, Prefect Aegeatos issued orders not to
nail his wrists and feet, but to tie them to the cross.
For two days St Andrew continued teaching Divine Truth to the citizens who had
gathered to witness his Martyrdom, and as they listened to him, they pitied him
and tried to remove him from the cross.
Fearing a riot, Aegeatos ordered a stay of execution, but St Andrew continued his
Prayers, beseeching our Lord to grant him to Repose on the cross, and the
soldiers were unable to loosen the ropes, no matter how hard they tried.
Finally, St Andrew, having Glorified God for His Great Mercy, loudly exclaimed:
Lord Jesus Christ, receive my spirit!
A blazing ray of Divine Light illumined the cross and the Martyr crucified upon it
and when the Light faded, St Andrew had surrendered his soul to our Lord.
Maximilla, the wife of the Prefect Aegeatos, had the body of St Andrew reverently
removed from the cross, and then buried him with all due honour.
A few centuries later, Emperor Constantine the Great, made the necessary
arrangement for the Holy Relics of St Andrew to be solemnly transferred to
Constantinople and placed in the Church of the Holy Apostles, to rest beside
the Holy Relics of St Luke the Evangelist Apostle, and St Timothy, the Faithful
Disciple of St Paul.
http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/
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*Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
TO
GOD
FOR
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
STIHO S
2:
VE RSE
3:
for
Para
All
VE RSE
Confess
forever!*
Panta
*The
Aftou!*
STIHO S
2 :
In
Andrew,
Afto
eminan tin imeran ekinin. (Ora in os
dekati.)
Andreas, O adelphos, Simonos
Petrous, is ek ton dio ton akousanton
para Ioannou, ke akolouthisanton
Afto.
Evriski
Os
Ke
As
As
Amin
Si i
Simon - O iios Iona. Si klithisi
Kifas, (O erminevete: Petros.)
SMA
LL
LITA
NY
Os
With
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was
staying, and remained with Him that
day. (It was about the tenth hour.)
the brother of Simon Peter,
was one of the two who had heard
John speak, and had followed Him.
Thou art
Simon the son of Jonah. Thou
shalt be called Cephas, (which is
translated: Rock.)
tin Galilean.
Ke
evriski Philippon,
Akolouthi Mi.
In
ke
legi
afto:
Evriski
THEOTOKION TONE 4
To
Ke
And He
Philip
And
Legi
afto Nathanail:
ginoskis?
Pothen
me
Apekrithi Nathanil,
Nathanael
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Lidoroumeni
evlogoumen, diokomeni
anehometha,
vlasfimoumeni
parakaloumen.
Being
Os
perikatharmata
tou
kosmou
egenithimen, anton peripsima eos
arti.
reviled,
we
Bless;
persecuted, we suffer it;
defamed, we Entreat.
Os
With
Ke
Amin
Ean
Although
In
En
Parakalo
To
FORMER
DISCIPLES
OF
ST JOHN
THE
TO
ST JOHN 1 : 35 - 52
BAPTIST FOLLOWED
Ouk
being
being
OUR
Strafis
de O Iisous, ke theasamenos
Aftous akolouthontas, legi aftis: Ti
zitite?
Amen
Tas
Proton
Christ
Disciples.
said: Behold! The Lamb of God!
And
Ke
Amin.
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THEOTOKION
Thia
In
Ton
Amin
Amen
Os
FESTAL THEOTOKION
As
Is
I
The
FESTAL PROKEIMENON
Is
His
S TI HO S
V ER SE:
Is
His
SMALL
LITANY
ALMIGHTY GOD
PRAISES
FIRST EPISTLE
OF
ST PAUL
TO THE
Adelphi:
CORINTHIANS 4 : 9 16
Brethren,
Imis mori dia Hriston, imis de fronimi en We are fools for Christs sake, but you
Hristo; imis asthenis, imis de ishiri;
imis endoxi, imis de atimi.
Ahri
TO
ke
ke
Even
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ST ANDREW
THE
Ton
FESTAL THEOTOKION
THE C
ONGREGATION
Ipodexe
THE GREA
MUST STA
DOXOLOGY
ND
Os
As
TONE 4
THE
Ke
PEOPLE
PRIEST
to the
Ke to pnevmati sou
Ek tou kata M A T T H E O N
Holy Gospel.
Irini pasi!
DS
AGIOU EVANGELIOU
ACCORDING TO
to anagnosma...
Proshomen
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
PEOPLE
HOLY GOSPEL
ST MATTHEW
Let us attend
Glory to Thee,
O Lord: Glory to
Thee!
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW TO GOD IN GRATITUDE AND WORSHIP BEFORE & AFTER
THE HOLY GOSPEL
TO
OF
ST MATTHEW 4 : 18 33
MEN
To kero ekino peripaton O Iisous para tin At that time, as our Lord Jesus by the Sea
Ke
Ke
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PRIEST
Evangeliou
Ke
THE
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[HOLY
PRIEST READS THE HOLY GOSPEL FOR THE FEAST FROM THE ROYAL GATES
Immediately
And
Immediately
And
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Enite
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
PEOPLE
Glory
to Thee!
En Si gar inthisan,
ek mystikis libados, evodestata krina,
Petros ke Andreas, kosmo panti, to tis
Pisteos kirigma, evodiazontes Hariti
tou Hristou, ou ke ta pathi emimisanto.
PSALM 50/51
THE PSALM OF REPENTANCE
REA
QUIETLY &
CONTEMPLATE
Ke
Be
Epi
Oti
And
Enite
Wash
me thoroughly
from
my
lawlessness, and Cleanse me of my
sin.
Behold,
I
was
conceived
transgressions, and in sins
mother bore me.
Behold,
Sprinkle me
Ta adila ke
ta krifia tis Sofias Sou edilosas mi.
in
my
Enite
Praise
Idou
Praise
O
Wash
Akoutiis
Make
Apostrepson
Kardian
Apodos
Cleansed.
Andrea,
Enite
Enite
Praise
The
TONE 1
Praise
Him according to the abundance of
His Magnificence!
FIRST CALLED -
Eleison me, O Theos kata to Mega Eleos Have Mercy on me, O God, according to
Sou.
THE
Glory
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FESTAL KATAVASIA
Megalinon
OF THE
9TH ODE
Didaxo
Kyrie,
SMALL LITANY
Mystirion
kardian
sintetrimmenin
tetapinomenin
exoudenosi.
Theos
ke
ouk
Agathinon,
ton Mathiton
ton protiston, aftoptin ke ipiretin,
genomenon ton tou Logou, Andrean
ton Apostolon, endoxos evfimisomen.
Ta Ethni gar efotise, ke stavrothis
telioute, os Mathitis tou Despotou.
Let
us
extol
resplendently
the
Eyewitness and Minister of the Word,
and consaguine Brother of St Peter
Apostle Andrew, who was first of the
Disciples to be Called;
for he
Enlightened
the
Gentiles,
and
crucified was Perfected, being the
Masters Disciple.
FESTAL THEOTOKION
Theon
TO
GOD
Pasa
Let
Enite
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Tes
A P O S T O L O U Presvies, Eleimon,
exalipson
ta plithi
ton emon
egklimaton.
At the Intercessions of T H E
Now
Ke
TOU
Amin
Tes
APOSTLE, O
Merciful Lord, blot out my many
offences.
Amen
Through
Eleimon
THE
OF
PRA
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- PSALM 148
YERS
OF
SA
Have
Thy
LVATION
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Ton tis Andrias eponimon Theigoron, ke Let us extol the Redeemers First Called
Mathiton ton Protokliton tou Sotiros,
Petrou ton singonon evfimisomen.
Oti os pale touto ke nin imin
ekekragen.
Evrikamen defte ton
pothoumenon.
ODI 4
ODE
Anothen
men
David
anastelli
amartolon, os eme, diigisthe Theou
evlogos ta dikeomata. Omos pros
Pistin didaski palin, ke en dakrisi
plisis exagorevi. Simeron gar tis fonis
aftou ean akousite, kardias mi
sklirinthite,
os
pote
Israil
parepikranen.
Epagi oun to exis
psalmo: To Kyrio i simpasa gi asate.
Evrikamen defte ton pothoumenon.
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OF
Long
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Doxologoumen Se Filanthrope!
ODI
6 Splaghnon
Ionan
emvrion
apimesen, enalios thir, ion edexato. Ti
Partheno de, enikisas O Logos, ke
Sarka
lavon,
dililithe
psilaxas
adiafthoron. Is gar ouhipesti pefseos,
tin tekousan kateshen apimanton.
ODI
ODE
ODE
Ti
On
Tes
By
Amin
Amen
OF
CHRIST
OUR
Christ
ODE
ODI
7I
Pedes evsevia sintrafentes,
dissevous,
prostagmatos
katafronisantes, piros apilin ouk
eptoithisan, all en meso tis flogos,
estotes epsallon: O Ton Pateron Theos
Evlogitos I.
ODI
8 Enoumen,
Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion!
ODI
ke
Thavmatos
iperfious i Drosovolos,
exikonise kaminos tipon. Ou gar ous
edexato flegi neous, os oude
pir tis
Theotitos, Parthenou in ipedi nidin.
Dio animnountes anamelpsomen:
Evlogito is Ktisis pasa ton Kyrion, ke
Iperpsouto, is pantas tous eonas.
ODE 7
ODE
The
THE MAGNIFICAT
ODE 3
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