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16. F E S T A L H Y M N S S T

MARY

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

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this point and then carefully follow
the directions accordingly that apply
to the following Hymns and
Readings

mastigon ke pnevmaton poniron ke

asthenion,
Maria
i
kalouemi
Magdalini, af is demonia epta
exelilithi, ke Ioanna gyni Houza
epitropou Irodou, ke Sousanna ke
etere polle, etine diikonoun afto apo
ton iparhonton aftes.

Healed of evil spirits and infirmities:

Mary, called Magdalene, from
whom seven demons had gone out
and Joanna, the wife of Chuza,
Herods Steward, and Suzanna, and
many others who provided for them
out of their means.

St John of Kronstadt
MY

LIFE IN

CHRIST

You are angry with your neighbours - you despise them, or you do not like
to speak peaceably and lovingly to them because there is something
harsh, abrupt, careless or unpleasant in their character, in their speech
or in their manners or because they are more conscious of their
dignity than perhaps is necessary; or because they may be somewhat
proud and disrespectful.
But you yourself who are your neighbours Physician and Teacher, are even
more guilty than them!
Physician, heal thyself! we are commanded.
Teacher, teach yourself!
Your own malice is the bitterest of all evils.
Is it then possible to correct malice by means of evil?
Having a beam in your own eye, can you pull out the mote from the eye of
another?
Evil and faults are corrected by Good, by Love, Kindness, Meekness,
Humility, and Patience

2. F E S T A L H Y M N S S T

MARY

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

FESTAL HYMNS ST

MARY

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

15.

house.

Ekklisian.

Aspasasthe Epeneton ton Agapiton mou, Salutations

to my well beloved
Epaenetos, who is the Firstfruits of
Achaia unto Christ.

os Estin aparhi tis Ahaias is Hriston.

Matins Hymns St Mary of Magdala

Aspasasthe Mariam, itis polla ekopiasen Salutations

to Mariam, who bestowed

much Labour on us.

is imas.

Aspasasthe Andronikon ke Iounian tous Salutations

to Andronikos and Junia,

my kinsmen, and my fellow
prisoners, who are of note among
the Apostles, who also were in Christ
before me.

singenis mou ke sinehmalotous mou,

itines isin episimi en tis apostolic, i ke
pro emou gegonasin en Hristo.

Aspasasthe

Amplian ton Agapiton mou

Salutations

en Kyrio.

Aspasasthe

Ourvanon ton sinergon

imon en Hristo ke Stahin ton
Agapiton mou.

Aspasasthe

to Amplias, my beloved in

the Lord.

Apellin ton dokimon en

Salutations

to Urbanos, our Helper in

Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.

Salutations

Hristo.

Salutations

to them who
Aristoboulos household.

are

of

Trifenan ke Trifosan tas

posiosas en Kyrio.

3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

esti Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.*

to Tryphena and Tryphosa

who Labour in our Lord.

ekopiasen en Kyrio.

Salutations

to Rufos, chosen in the

Lord, and his mother, and mine.

Salutations

Aspasasthe allilous en filimati Agio.

Salutations

Filologon ke Ioulian, Nirea

ke tin adelphin aftou, ke Olimpan ke
tous sin afis panta Agious.

imas e Ekklisie tou Hristou

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

To

kero ekino, eporeveto O Iisous kata

polin
ke
komin
kirisson
ke
Evangelizomenos tin Vasilian tou
Theou.

At

TO

ST LUKE 8 : 1 - 3

that time, our Lord Jesus went

through the cities and villages,
preaching and bringing the Good
News of the Kingdom of God.

Ke i Dodeka oun afto, ke gynekes tines e And

isan tetherapevmene apo noson ke
14. F E S T A L H Y M N S S T

MARY

the Twelve were with Him, and

also some women who had been

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

and to the Holy Spirit

OF

Tou

Kyriou tis Nomis, ke tis Thiis

didagmasi, pithomeni Markella, ke
amemptos
filattousa,
tin
vian
ptoithisa tou Patros, O Nimfi akirate
Hristou, en tis oresin iilizou, en is
diokon evriski ke ektini Se: Doxa to
dedokoti Si ishin!
Doxa to Se
stefanosanti! Doxa to energounti
dia Sou pasin iamata!

Submitting

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

to one another with a Holy

Christ.

followed Christ our Lord, Who

was born of a Virgin for us, and kept
His Laws, and Thou Lived by His
Statutes, and thus, as we celebrate
Thine All Holy Memorial, O Mary
Magdalene, today with Faith we extol
Thee, O Most Blessed Saint, and with
Divine Love and Longing, we honour
Thy Memory.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST MARKELLA

to Philologos, and Julia,

Nereos, and his sister, and Olympas,
and all the Saints who are with them.

Salutations to you from the Churches of

MAGDALA-TONE 1

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Kiss.

Aspazonte

OF

Thou

to di imas, ek Parthenou
tehthenti, Semni Magalini, ikolouthis
Maria, aftou ta Dikeomata, ke tous
Nomous filattousa. Othen simeron,
tin
Panagian
Sou
Mnimin,
Eortazontes, anevfimoumen Se Pisti,
ke potho gereromen.

to Asyncritos, Phlegon,
Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the
Brethren who are with them.

Aspasasthe

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.*

Hristo

Aspasasthe Asigkriton, Flegonta, Erman, Salutations

Patrovan, Ermin ke tous sin aftis
adelphous.

*The

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST MARY

to the beloved Persis, who

Laboured much in our Lord.

Roufon ton eklekton en

Kyrio ke tin mitera aftou ke emou.

HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

Salutations

Apasasthe Persida tin Agapitin, itis polla Salutations

Aspasasthe

FOR

STIHO S

household of Narcissos, who are in

our Lord.

Aspasasthe

GOD

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.*

Aspasasthe Irodiona ton singeni mou.

Salutations to Herodian, my kinsman.
Aspasasthe tous ek ton Narkissou tous Salutations to those who are of the
ontas en Kyrio.

TO

*Theos

to Apelles, approved in

Christ.

Aspasasthe tous ek ton Aristovoulou.

PSALM 117 /118

PRAISE

Amin

CHIOS -TONE 1

to the Laws of our Lords

Divine Teachings, Thou strove to
keep them blamelessly, O Markella.
And, fearing the violence of Thy
father, Thou fled from him and
dwelt in the mountains. Pursuing
Thee, he found Thee and slew Thee,
O Undefiled Bride of Christ. Glory
to Him Who Strengthened Thee!
Glory to Him Who Crowned Thee!
Glory to Him Who works Healings
for all through Thee!

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amen
THEOTOKION TONE 1

Tou

Gavriil fthegxamenou Si Parthene

to Here! Sin ti foni esarkouto O ton
olon Despotis, en Si ti Agia Kivoto, os
efi O Dikeos David. Edihthis Platitera
ton Ouranon, Vastasasa ton Ktistin
FESTAL HYMNS ST

MARY

When

Gabriel had uttered Hail! to

Thee, O Virgin, then with the Voice,
became the Lord of all Incarnate in
thee whom the Holy Ark of old
prefigured, as Righteous David said.

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3.

Sou.

Doxa

to enikisanti en Si!

Doxa to proelthonti ek Sou!
Doxa

to Eleftherosanti imas, dia tou Tokou
Sou!
SMALL LITANY

Thou carried Thy Creator and

proved to be More Spacious than the

Glory to Him Who Dwelt

within Thee!
Glory to Him Who
came forth from Thee!
Glory to

Mi

ouk ehomen exousian adelphin

gyneka periagin, os ke i lipi Apostoli,
ke i Adelphi tou Kyriou, ke Kifas?

Do

we not have the right to be

accompanied by a wife, as the other
Apostles, and the Brothers of our
Lord, and Cephas?

monos ego ke Varnavas ouk ehomen

exousian tou mi ergazesthe?

Or

is it only Barnabas and I who have

no rights to refrain from working for
a living?

Heavens!

Him Who through Thy Childbirth has

set us free!

FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA ST MARKELLA

OF

CHIOS

- TONE 1

Ti stratevete idiis opsoniis pote?

Ts fitevi
ampelona ke ek tou karpou aftou ouk
esthii? I tis pimeni pimnin ke ek tou
galaktos tis pimnis ouk esthii?

Ravisi ton septon ke Panagnon ematon, Thou

apepnixas Sofi Athlifore Markella,
Beliar ton kakiston, ekhithenton
sarkiou Sou. Othen ilifas para Theou
stefos Doxis, dio presveve, iper imon
pros ton Ktistin, Martyron omotrope.

drowned the vicious fiend in the

drops of distinguished All Pure
blood that spilt from Thy small,
butchered body, O Wise and
Victorious Markella, Martyrs Peer.
Hence hast Thou received from God
a Bright Crown of Glory. Wherefore,
Intercede with our Creator, O Martyr,
Entreatng on our behalf.

Mi kata anthropon tafta lalo?

Who

serves as a soldier at his own

expense?
Who plants a vineyard
without eat any of its fruit? Who
tends a flock without getting some
milk?

I ouhi ke

Do

En

gar to Moseos Nomo gegrapte: Ou

fimosis voun aloonta.

For

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Mi

ton voon meli to Theo?

pantos legi.

Is

Amin

it for oxen that God is concerned?

Does He not speak entirely for our
sake?

Di imas gar egrafi, oti ep Elpidi ofili O It

was written for our sake, for the

Ploughman should plough in Hope,
and the Thresher thresh in Hope of a
share in the crop.

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen
THEOTOKION - TONE 1

Animfevte

Agni, Theotoke Parthene, i

moni ton Piston prostasia ke Skepi,
kindinon ke thlipseon ke dinon
peristaseon, pantas litrose, tous epi Si
tas elpidas, Kori ehontas, ke tas
psihas imon sose, tes thies presvies
Sou.

Virgin, Thou art the only Defence of

the Faithful and Shelter. Therefore,
Deliver us who have set our hope on
Thee from all jeopardy, and
tribulations
and
dreadful
circumstances. And by Thy Divine
Intercessions, Save our soul, we pray.

athlous ekplittome kata noun, pos to

thili Ishise ke geneos indrisato, tou
Stan to thrasos, nikise ke friagma,
tou Hristou ti Hariti, tou plastou tis
fiseos. Othen animnountes, tin aftis
pantes nikin, simfonos voisomen,
pros aftin meta Pisteos, Athlofore
Panevfime, Presveve Hristo to Theo,
ton ptesmaton afesin dorithisasthe,
tis Eortazousi potho tin Agian
mnimin Sou.

OF

CHIOS TONE(8)PLAGAL 4

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.

Amin

4. F E S T A L H Y M N S S T

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen

MARY

imis imin ta Pnevmatika Espiramen,

mega i imis imon ta sarkika
therisomen?

If

alli tis exousias imon metehousin, ou

mallon imis?

If others share this rightful claim

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

we have sown Spiritual Goodness

among you, is it too much if we Reap
your material benefits?
upon

you, do not we still more?

All ouk ehrisametha ti exousia tafti, alla Nevertheless,

panta stegomen, ina mi egkopin tina
domen to Evangelio tou Hristou.

When

I ponder Markellas Battles and

Bouts, my mind halts in utter
astonishment at how, being female,
yet, by the Grace of our Lord Christ,
Creator of nature, she prevailed, and
bravely defeated Satans wanton
audacity. Wherefore, we extol her
triumph, and exclaim: O Victorious
Virgin Martyr who art Lauded in all
the world: Intercede with Christ our
God for the remission of our
offences to be bestowed on those
who with longing observe Thy Holy
Memory.

I di imas

I say this on human authority?

Does not the Law say the same?
it is written in the Law of Moses:
You shall not muzzle an ox when it
is treading out the grain.

arotrion arotrian, ke O aloon tis

Elpidos aftou metehin ep Elpidi.

Unwed Maiden and Pure Theotokos and

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA ST MARKELLA

Tis Markellis tin palin anapolon, ke tous

O Nomos tafta legi?

THE EPISTLE

OF

ST PAUL

we have not made us of

this right, but we Endure anything
rather than put an obstacle in the
Way of the Gospel of Christ.

OR
TO THE

ROMANS 16: 1 - 16

Adelphi,

sinistimi imin Phivin tin

Adelphin imon, ousan Diakonon tis
Ekklisias tis en Keghrees, ina aftin
prosdexisthe en Kyrio Axios ton Agion
ke parastite afti en O an imon hrizi
pragmati.

Brethren,

Ke

gar afti prostatis pollon egenithi ke

aftou emou.

For she has been

Aspasasthe

Priskillan ke Akilan tous

sinerous mou en Hristo Iisou, itines
iper tis psihis mou ton eafton trahilon
ipethikan,
is ouk
ego monos
evharisto, alla ke pase e Ekklisie ton
Ethnon, ke tin kat ikon afton

FESTAL HYMNS ST

MARY

I commend unto you Phoebe,

our Sister, who is a servant of the
Church at Cenchrea, that you receive
her in the Lord as becomes Saints,
and that you assist her in
whatsoever business she has need of
you.

a succourer of many,
and of myself also.

Greet

Priscilla and Aquila, my Helpers

in Christ Jesus, who have for my life
laid down their own necks, unto
whom not only I give thanks, but
also all the Churches of the Gentiles,
and the Church that is in their

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13.

THEOTOKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Festal Divine Liturgy Hymns and Readings

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST MARY

Hristo

to di imas, ek Parthenou
tehthenti, Semni Magdalini, ikolouthis
Maria, aftou ta Dikeomata, ke tous
Nomous filattousa. Othen simeron,
tin
Panagian
Sou
mnimin,
Eortazontes, anevfimoumen Se Pisti,
ke potho gereromen.

OF

Kyrisou tis Nomis, ke tis Thiis

didagmasi, pithomeni Markella, ke
amemptos
filattousa,
tin
vian
ptoithisa tou Patros, O Nimfi akirate
Hristou, en tis oresin iilizou, en is
diokon evriski ke ektini Se. Doxa to
dedokoti Si Ishin!
Doxa to Se
Stefanosanti! Doxa to energounti
dia Sou pasin Iamata!

mou ta pathi ta halepa, therpefson

deome, ke singnomin parashou mi,
ton emon ptesmaton, afronos on
epraxa tin psihin ke to soma, molinas
O athlios, imi! Ti piiso, en ekini ti ora,
inika i angeli, tin psihin mou
horizousin, ek tou athliou mou
Somatos? Tote Despina voithia mi
genou, ke prostatis thermotatos. Se
gar eho Elpida, O anaxios doulos Sou.

MAGDALA TONE 1

Thou

followed Christ our Lord, Who

was born of the Virgin for us, and
kept His Laws, and Lived by His
Statutes. As we celebrate Thine All
Holy Memorial, O Mary Magdalene,
today with Faith, we extol Thee, O
Most Blessed Saint, and with Divine
Love and Longing, we honour Thy
Memory.

FESTAL APOLYTIKION - ST MARKELLA VIRGIN MARTYR

TONE 1

Tou

Panagia Parthene Mitir Theou, tis psihis O

OF

CHIOS

Submitting

to the Laws of our Lords

Divine Teachings, Thou strove to
blamelessly keep them, O Markella,
and fearing the violence of Thy
father, Thou fled from him and
dwelt in the mountains. Pursuing
Thee, he found Thee and slew Thee,
O Undefiled Bride of Christ. Glory
to Him Who Strengthened Thee!
Glory to Him Who Crowned Thee!
Glory to Him Who works Healing
for all through Thee!

THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA ST MARKELLA

ton Hristianon akateskhinte,

mesitia pros ton Piitin ametathete, mi
Paridis, amartolon deiseon fonas, alla
profthason os Agathi, is tin voithian
imon, ton Pistos kravgazonton Si:
Tahinon is Presvian, ke spefson is
ikesian, i prostatevousa ai, Theotoke,
ton timonton Se.

Protector
of
the
Christians
unashamed, Mediator to the Creator
Immovable:
despise
not,
the
pleading voices of those in sin, but
hasten O Good One, to the aid of all
who in Faith cry out to Thee: hasten
Thine Intercession, and present Thy
Supplication, O Theotokos who
always protects those who honour
Thee!

FESTAL PROKEIMENON PSALM 67/68 TONE 4

Thavmastos O Theos en tis Agiis Aftou

Wondrous is God in His Saints.
En Ekklisies Evlogite ton Theon, Kyrion In the Congregation Bless God, the Lord
THE FIRST EPISTLE

OF

ST PAUL

TO THE

CORINTHIANS 9 : 2 - 12

Adelphi, i sfragis tis emis Apostolis imis Brethren,

you are the Seal of my

Apostleship in the Lord.

este en Kyrio.

emi apologia tis eme anakrinousin afti

esti.

Mi ouk ehomen exousian fagin ke piin?

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

12. F E S T A L H Y M N S S T

Amin

MARY

Amen

Fotison

Agathi, tin en skoti psihin mou,

katavgason Agni, ke tin porosin lison,
ke didaxon prattin me, tou Iiou Sou to
Theima, opos afesin ton pollon mou
ptesmaton, evro Panagne, ke tou
piros tou asvestou, evhes Sou risthine
me.

Shine

Thy Light, O Pure One, on my

darkened soul, and put an end to my
hardness, O Good One. And teach
me to fulfil the Will of Thy Son so
that I might find Absolution for my
many sins, O All Pure Maiden, and
that I be spared from
the
Unquenchable
Fire
by
Thine
Intercessory Prayers.

SMALL LITANY FESTAL ANABATHMI 

FESTAL MATINS PROKEIMENON PSALM 63/64

Isakouson, O Theos, tis fonis mou, en to Hear,

O God, my voice,
Supplication to Thee.

deesthe me pros Se.

Apo

Fovou ehthrou exelou tin psihin

mou.

Idou Ego apostello imas os Provata en

meso Likon.

kero ekino, ipen O Kyrios tis Eaftou

Mathites:

FESTAL HYMNS ST

MARY

in

my

Deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.

FESTAL MATINS GOSPEL ACCORDING

Do

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

THEOTOKION TONE 1

To

we not have the right to our food

and drink?

- TONE 1

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

This

is my defence to those who will

examine me.

CHIOS

August Memory of Markella let us

observe, for she blunted the fiends
cutting organs of torture, and she
has received from God a Crown of
Martyrdom.
Hence, she stands
before Him with the Angels in Glory,
unremittingly Entreating Him for the
Salvation of those who with longing
honour her.

apimvline ke gar, tou Veliar ta

kentra, ke stefos apilifen, ek Theou tis
Athliseos, O paristate meta Angelon
en Doxi, ke presvevousa, ou dialipi
sothine, tous potho timontas aftin.

of the Fountains of Israel.

ek pigon Israil.

OF

Markellis tis Septis Eortasomen Mnimin, The

SEASONAL KONTAKION - THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS

Prostasia

All Holy and Virgin Mother of God,

heal the difficult passions that
plague my soul, I fervently pray
Thee, and to me grant forgiveness of
the offences I mindlessly committed
and thus defiled both my soul and
body, miserable as I am. Woe is me,
the wretch! What shall I do in that
Hour precisely when Angels will
come in order to part my soul from
my miserable body?
Then, O
Sovereign Lady, be for me my Most
Earnest Helper and my Patroness.
For I , Thy worthless servant, have
Thee as my only Hope.

TO

At

ST MATTHEW 10 : 16 - 22

that time, our Lord said to His

Disciples:

Behold! I send you out as Sheep in the

midst of Wolves!

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5.

Ginesthe oun fronimi os i ofis, ke akerei So

os e peristere.

Prosehete

Ke

be as Wise as serpents, and as

innocent as doves.

de apo ton anthropon.

paradosousi gar imas is synedria, ke
en tes Synagoges afton mastigosousin
imas.

Beware of men, for they will deliver you

epi Igemonas de ke Vasilis

ahrhisesthe
eneken
Emou,
is
martyrion aftis, ke tis Ethnesin.

And

up to councils, and in
Synagogues they will flog you.

Ou

For

Paradosi

Brother will deliver up brother to Death,

de Adelphos Adelphn is
Thanaton, ke patir teknon, ke
epanastisonte tekna epi gonis, ke
thanatosousin aftous.

Those

who Endure to the end shalt be

Saved.

Psalm 50/51

Tes

T I S A T H L I F O R O U Presvies,
eleimon, exalipson ta plithi ton
emon egklimaton.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin
Tes

tis Theotokou Presvies, Eleimon,

exalipson ta plithi ton emon
egklimaton.
FESTAL IDIOMELON ST MARKELLA

Through

the Intercessions of T H Y
H O L Y M A R T Y R , O Merciful One,
blot out the multitude of our
transgressions.

Now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Amen
Through

the Intercessions of the

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

OF

CHIOS -

Parthenikis

Reddened

6. F E S T A L H Y M N S S T

MARY

Amin

Amen
THEOTOKION

Mitir tou Theou, filaxon me ipo tin

skepin soul.

and to the Holy Spirit

Have

emasin, Athlifore Markella

finihthisa, to Ouranio Nymphio
Pagkallos Nimphi anedihthis, iper out
as ekias, para tou Sou anosiou Patros,

Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Eleison

me, O Theos, kata to Mega

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

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

us sing in honour of the fourstringed lyre of Christ-Loving Chios,

O Congregation fond of Feasts:
Isidore the Martyr Athlete, and his
fellow Martyr, Myropi, and Matrona,
the Most Holy Monastic, with
Markella the Virgin Martyr whose
Sacred Memory we observe today.
On Fire with Divine Longing, the
celebrated Maiden resisted the rebel,
as if she were bodiless, and most
wisely she undid his machinations,
as if they were spider webs. For
manfully
she
accepted
being
slaughtered by her licentious father,
not sparing even her Life, for Christ
her Bridegroom. Wherefore, she was
counted worthy to become a
Patroness of her homeland, together
with the other Saints who flourished
there, with whom she intercedes
with the Lord, on behalf of our soul.

Tin pasan elpida mou, is Se anatithimi, O Mother of God, I have committed my

DIVINE MERCY

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati

Ke

and to the Holy Spirit

and father his child, and children

will rise up against parents, and have
them put to death.
you shall be hated by all for My
Names sake.

OF

Let

it is not you who speak, but the

Spirit of your Father speaking
through you.

Onoma Mou.

HYMNS

tetrahordon liran, tis filohristou

Hiou, ton fileorton to sistima.
Isidoron ton Athlitin, sin ti sinathlo
Myropi, ke Matroni ierotati Osia,
meta
Markellis
tis
Parthenomartytros.
Is tin Thian
mnimin epiteloumen simeron. Thio
gar potho pirpolithisa, to antarti
anesti, osper asomatos i aidimos, ke
tas ekinou mihanoas, os iston
arahnis, pansofos dielise. Dia gar
Hrston ton Nymphion, aftis, tis ikias
zois mi fisameni, andriofonos sfagin
para patros akolastous edexato.
Othen ti eaftis patridi prostatis
genesthe, sin tis lipis Agiis, tis en afti
diaprepsasi katixiote, meth on
presvevi pros Kyrion, iper ton psihon
imon.

they deliver you up, do not be

anxious how you are to speak, nor
what you are to say, for it will be
given to you in that hour what you
shall say.

Ke esesthe misoumeni ipo panton dia to And

O de ipominas is telos outos Sothisete.

Tin

before Governors and Kings you

will be dragged, for My sake, to bear
witness before them, and the
Gentiles.

When

gar imis este i lalountes alla to

Pnevma tou Patros imon to laloun en
imin.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

their

Ota

de
paradososin
imas,
mi
merimnisite pos i ti lalisite, dothisete
gar imin en ekini ti ora ti lalisite.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

every Hope wholly unto Thee. Keep

me under Thy Shelter.

GREAT DOXOLOGY
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST MARKELLA

THE

Tou

Kyriou tis nomis, ke tis Thiis

didagmasi, pithomeni Markella, ke
amemptos
filattousa,
tin
vian
ptoithisa tou patros, O Nymphi
akirate Hristou, en tis oresin iilizou,
en is diokon evriski ke ektini Se:
Doxa to dedokoti Si Ishin! Doxa to
Se Stefaosanti! Doxa to energounti
dia Sou pasin iamata.

TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

mercy upon me, O God,

according to Thy Great Mercy;
according to the multitude of Thy
Mercies do away mine offences.

OF

CHIOS TONE 1

Submitting

to the Laws of our Lords

Divine Teachings, Thou strove to
keep them blameless, O Markella.
And fearing the violence of Thy
father, Thou fled from him and
dwelt in the mountains. Pursuing
Thee, he found Thee and slew Thee,
O Undefiled Bride of Christ. Glory
to Him Who Strengthened Thee!
Glory to Him Who Crowned Thee!
Glory to Him Who works Healings
for all through Thee!

with Thy virgin blood, O

Victorious Athlete Markella, Thou
appeared as most beautiful Bride to
Thy Heavenly Bridegroom, for whom

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

FESTAL HYMNS ST

MARY

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

11.

ipinegkas panthavmaste, ke tin

eritimon Sou kephalin, iper tiriseos
akrivous ou Thiou Nomou Sin tis
Mastis apetmithis, elehousa aftou to
tis akolasias xenikouston tolmima.
Othen os Parthenos, meta ton
fronimon sinagalli Parthenon, ke os
tou Nomou filax akrivis, mata ton
Makkaveon ke tou Thiou Prodoromou
sindoxazi, meth on presveve iper ton
psihon imon.

Xifi ton avhena Sou semni, eteme tokeis With

ke genitor, O Sos ke edrames, Martys
is Mitropolin ton prototokon hara ke
ta kalli emvlepis nin, Triados tis
Thias, disopoumen Se, ekliparin
ektenos, ina Sous iketas litrosi, tis
friktis ekinis Markella, eonizousis
katakriseos.

Enite

Afton en iho salpingos. Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.

a Sword Thy father and Thy sire

cut Thy throat, O Dignified Maiden.
Hence Thou quickly rose unto the
Metropolis of the First Born with Joy.
Now and henceforth do Thou behold
the Beauty of the Trinity. Wherefore
we beseech Thee to fervently
implore God, O Markella, Virgin
Martyr, that from horrifying Eternal
Condemnation He Redeem Thy
Supplicants.

Praise

Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.

Xifi ton avhena Sou semni, eteme tokeis

With a Sword Thy father and Thy sire

ke genitor, O Sos ke edrames, Martys

is Mitropolin ton prototokon hara ke
ta kalli emvlepis nin, Triados tis
Thias, disopoumen Se, ekliparin
ektenos, ina Sous iketas litrosi, tis
friktis ekinis Markella, eonizousis
katakriseos.

cut Thy throat, O Dignified Maiden.

Hence Thou quickly rose unto the
Metropolis of the First Born with Joy.
Now and henceforth do Thou behold
the Beauty of the Trinity. Wherefore
we beseech Thee to fervently
implore God, O Markella, Virgin
Martyr, that from horrifying Eternal
Condemnation He Redeem Thy
Supplicants.

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.

Enite

Afton en hordes ke organo.

Epi

tis thalassis i afri, erithri, O

Thavma!
Oronte,
Markella
pansemne, entha Sou to pantimon,
ema ekkehite, is Pistos i hriomeni,
pathon eklitrounte, dia tis Sis Haritos
anevfimountes
Se,
os
Hristou
akiraton Nimphin, tou Se energies
Thavmaton,
Endoxon
tis pasin
anadixantos.

Praise

Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and pipe

Thima

Thou were led to Thy Master, Christ, O

10. F E S T A L H Y M N S S T

MARY

Lampra Sou Athlisis, O kallimartys

Markella, ton Piston ephedrine tas
dianias entheos, Thanaton tou zin
anomos prokrine pantas, pithousa ke
gar emithis xifi tin karan, sin mastis
ipo patrooas, hiros - O drama iper
tou Nomou Hristou!

Defte

i filikoi, akousate kenous ke

disantitous athlous te ke ous per i tou
Hristou amomos Nymphi Markella,
para tou anosiou aftis patros, en ti Io
en komi Volisso igoniste, entha mehri
tou nin erithros O tis Thalasis afros
en tes aktes orate, is dilosin tou
ekhithentos Parthenikou aftis ematos.
Thelontos gar tou enagous ke
anosiou
patros
paranomos
simmignisthe afti ouk iniheto i
aidimos, othen fevgousa ke ip aftou
diokomeni, elave Thanton iper
sofrosinis, hersi patrikes apotmithisa
sin tis mastis, ke tin eritimon aftis
kephalin, dio stefi Ouranio estefthi, os
athlisasa iper tou Nomou Hristou.

Him with tuneful cymbals!

Praise Him with loud cymbals! Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord!
Markella, as a Fragrant, All Blameless
Sacrifice. Hence, O celebrated Virgin,
Thou cheered the souls the of the
Blessed, and all the Powers of
Heaven.
And thus we Faithful
present Thee as our Intercessor with
our Lord, exclaiming: Rescue us who
extol Thee, O Martyr of Christ, from
all dangers and from every manner
of adversity.

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

Thy

Most Splendid Martyrdom, O

Excellent Markella, hast Divinely
Cheered the minds of Believers with
Bright Joy, and persuades all to
prefer Death over lawless life, for
Thine own head and breasts were
servered by the hand of Thine own
father. O what a drama! To keep the
Law of Christ!

FESTAL IKOS - ST MARKELLA

Miracle!
For within the sea, O
Honourable Markella, Thy precious
blood had been spilt. Those Faithful
who with this foam art anointed, are
Redeemed from sufferings, and extol
Thy Grace, O Undefiled Bride of our
Lord Christ Who, by working
Miracles through Thee, revealed to
all Thee as Glorious.

Praise

to Despoti Sou Hristo, ihthis O

Markella evodes ke panamomiton,
pasas othen iifranas, tas Ouranious
arhas, ke Makaron aidime psihas dio
pantes presvin pros ton Kyrion Pisti
provallomen,
soson
ekoontes
kindinon, ke pantodapon enantion,
martys tou Hristou tous animnountas
Se.

FESTAL KONTAKION ST MARKELLA TONE 3

Even now the sea foam is red, O what a

Enite

Afton en kimvalis evihis! Enite

Afton en kimvalis alalagmou! Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion!

PRAYER OF SALVATION

Thou Endured maltreatment from

Thy depraved father, O Wonderful
Virgin. And for the sake of the
precise keeping of the Divine Law,
Thou suffered the amputation of
Thy breasts and precious head.
Thus Thou censured the monstrous
licentiousness that he tried to
perpetrate. Hence, as a Virgin, Thou
exult together with the Wise Virgins,
and as meticulous Keeper of the
Law, Thou art Glorified together with
the Maccabees and the Holy
Forerunner. With them, Intercede on
behalf of our soul.

Come, all you who are fond of hearing

stories, and listen to the novel and
dreadful Contests and Sruggles with
which the Blameless Bride of Christ,
Markella,
fought
against
her
depraved father, on the Island of
Chios, in the village of Volissos,
where the foam of the sea still
appears red on the shores, indicating
her spilt virgin blood.
For the
celebrated Virgin did not submit
when her cursed, miscreant father
illicitly desired intimate relations
with her. Instead she escaped and
was pursued by him, and died for
the sake of her chastity. At her
fathers filthy hands her breasts and
head were cut off. Wherefore she is
Crowned with a Heavenly Crown,
having contended for the Law of
Christ.

SYNAXARION - 22 JULY

Ti KB tou aftou minos, mnimi tis Agias On

Myroforou ke Isapostolou Marias tis
Magdalinis..

Ti

afti imera, mnimi

Osiomartyros Markellis.
FESTAL HYMNS ST

tis

MARY

Agias

this 22nd day of the month, we

Commemorate the Holy Myrrhbearer and Equal to the Apostles, St
Mary the Magdalene.

On

this day we Commmorate the Holy

Virgin Martyr of Chios, St Markella.

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

7.

Tes ton Agies Presvies, O Theos, eleison By their Holy Intercessions, O God, have
Mercy on us.

imas.

Amin.

KATAVASIA

OF THE

gigenis skiratato to pnevmati

lampadouhoumenos.
Panigirizeto de
ailon noon fisis, gererousa TA IERA
THAVMASIA tis Theomitoros ke voato.
Heris, Pammakariste Theotoke Agni,
Aiparthene.

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - TONE 4

1 Anixo
to stoma mou ke
plirothisete Pnevmatos ke logon
erevxome ti Vasilidi Mitri.
Ke
ofthisome fedros Panigirizon ke aso
gnothomenos TAFTIS TA THAVMATA.

ODI

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

ODE 1

THE

JOYFULLY PRAISING HER MIRACLES

3 Tous Sous Imnologous, Theotoke,
izosa ke Afthonos Pigi, Thiason
Sigkrotisantas
Pnevmatikon,
stereoson. Ke en ti Thia Doxi Sou
Stefanon Doxis axioson.

ODI

3 O Mother of God, Thou living

and plentiful Fount, grant strength
to those united in Spiritual
Fellowship, who sing Hymns of
Praise to Thee: and in Thy Divine
Glory grant them Crowns of Glory.

ODE

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!

4 Tin anexihniaston Thian Voulin

tis ek tis Parthenou sarkoseos Sou to
Ipsistou
O
Profitis
Abbakoum
katanoon ekravgaxe. Doxa ti Dinami
Sou, Kyrie.

ODE

5 Exesti ta simpanta epi ti Thia

Doxi Sou. Si gar, apirogame Parthene,
eshes en Mitra ton epi Panton Theon ke
tetokas ahronon Iion, pasi tis imnousi Se
Sotirian vravevousa.

ODE

ODI

ODI

Tin

Thian Taftin ke Pantimon

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

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!

ODI

Enoumen,

Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrios.

ODI

Pedas

ke

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.

5 The whole world was amazed

at Thy Divine Glory: for Thou, O
Virgin, Who has not known wedlock,
has been Translated from earth to
the Eternal Mansions to the Life
without end, 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 Glorifying
God Who was Born of her.

ODE 6

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!

ODE

8 We Praise, we Bless and we

Worship the Lord!

ODE

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 ye the
Lord and exalt Him above all
forever!

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS -

Apas

Amen.
KATAVASIA

OF THE

Let

every mortaL born on earth,

carrying his lamp, in spirit leap for
Joy; and let the Orders of Angelic
Powers celebrate and honour THE
HOLY FEAST of the Theotokos, and
let them cry: Hail, All Blessed
Theotokos, Pure and Ever Virgin!

SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO

THE LORD 
FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ST MARKELLA

nisos Hios terpete, palesmasi tis

Martyros, ke Pnevfimou Markellis, i
per
Hristos
katastefi,
Sin
tis
prodialampsasi, tisin Agiis Proteron,
Isidoro to martyri, Miropi ti Athliforo,
ke ti Osia Matroni.

Rosthisa

ti tou Pnevmatos, Ishii tahos

efiges, patros tou Sou tin manian,
Markella douli Kyriou, en thalassiis
idasin, en is tin karan tetmise. Di
oper ke anedrames, is Ouranious
thalamous, iper imon disopousa.

kirionime, ke tou Hristou

Mathitria, Sin tes lipes Myrophoris, ke
ti
Partheno
Maria,
ke
moni
Theomitori, apafstos kathiketeve, ton
stavrothenta Kyrion, iper imon
Myrophore, ton Se timonton ek
pothou.

LAUDS: THE PRAISES

TO

OF

CHIOS TONE 2

The Island of Chios thoroughly delights

in the Maryric Bouts of the All
Lauded Markella the Virgin Martyr
whom Christ Crowned, together with
the trinity of Saints who shone forth
before: the Holy Martyr Isidore,
Myropi the Victor, and Venerable
Matrona.

The

Holy Spirit granted Thee Strength

and Power.
Thus Thou quickly
escaped from Thy fathers mad
passions, O Servant of God, Markella,
into the waters of the sea, and were
decapitated there.
Wherefore did
Thou rise quickly into the Heavenly
Chambers,
on
our
behalf
importuning.

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ST MARY

Maria

9TH ODE

THE

MAGDELENE TONE 2

Mary, who art aptly named, as a

Disciple of our Lord, together with
the other
Myrrh-bearing Women,
and the Virgin Mary, the
Only
Mother of God, never cease to
Intercede with our Lord Who was
crucified for us who with longing
honour Thy Memory, O Holy Myrrhbearer.

GOD - PSALM 148 TONE 2

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.

FESTAL LAUDS - IDIOMELA ST MARKELLA - TONE 2

Enite

Afton epi tes dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.

Praise

Him for His Mighty Acts;

praise Him according to the
greatness of His Majesty.

MAGNIFICAT

8. F E S T A L H Y M N S S T

MARY

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

FESTAL HYMNS ST

MARY

OF MAGDALA & HOLY MYRRHBEARER 22 JULY

9.