2015 - 25 May - John Baptist - 3rd Finding

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3RD FINDING
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20. F E S T A L M A T I N S H Y M N S 3 R D F I N D I N G
OF
ST JOHN
THE
BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY
THE UNTOLD STORY
OF
ST JOHN
THE
BAPTISTS HEAD
After St John the Baptist was beheaded, the impious Herodias forbade the head of
the Holy Prophet of God to be buried together with his body.
Instead, she desecrated the honorable head and buried it near her palace.
St John the Baptists Disciples had secretly taken their Teachers body and buried it.
The wife (St Joanna) of King Herods Steward (Chuza) knew where Herodias had
tried to hide St Johns head, and after she managed to recover it from the
cesspool into which it had been thrown, she reverently cleaned it before
burying it on the Mount of Olives, on one of King Herods estates.
[The Ascension Convent (Russian Orthodox Church Abroad) is now located on this
site, and a church dedicated to the Forerunner stands over it.]
When word reached the royal palace about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christs
preaching and Great Miracles, King Herod went with his (unlawful) wife,
Herodias, to see if St John the Baptists head was still in the cesspool and when it
could not be found, they began to think that our Lord Jesus Christ was St John
the Baptist Resurrected.
The Holy Gospel according to St Matthew witnesses to their erroneous belief. (CF.
MATTHEW 14:2).
JERUSALEM. THE FIRST UNCOVERING
OF THE
HEAD
May years later, during the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great, his pious
mother, St Helena, began restoring the Holy Places of Jerusalem.
Many Pilgrims streamed into Jerusalem, amongst whom where two Monks from the
East, wishing to venerate our Lords Honorable, Life-giving Cross and Holy
Sepulchre.
St John the Baptist entrusted these two Pilgrims to discover his head by appearing to
them in a Vision and that after having found the head on the Mount of Olives as
he had shown them, they decided to return to their native city.
However, Gods Will determined otherwise.
Along the road, they met a poor Potter from the Syrian town of Emesa (modern-day
Homs), whose poverty had forced him to seek work in a neighboring country.
Having found a co-traveller, the Monks - either out of laziness or carelessness entrusted him with carrying the sack containing the Holy Relic, and as they
continued their journey, St John the Baptist appeared to the Potter and told him
to depart from the careless Monks, taking the sack with him.
For the sake of the precious Holy Relic of St John the Baptist, the Lord Blessed the
Potters house with an abundance of goods, and he, in turn, lived his whole life
remembering his Holy Benefactor, giving Alms generously to all the poor and
destitute people.
Soon before his death the humble Potter entrusted the Precious Holy Relic to his
sister, commanding her to pass it on only to other God-Fearing, virtuous
Christians.
Through the centuries the Venerable Head of St John the Baptist was passed from
one Faithful Christian to the next, until it came into the possession of a certain
Hieromonk, Eustakios, who supported the Arian heresy.
Sick people received Healing, not knowing that it was due - not to Eustakios false
piety, but - to the Grace coming from the hidden Holy Relic of St John the Baptist.
Eventually, Eustakios ruse was exposed, and he was banished from Emesa.
A Monastery was founded around the cave where the wicked Hieromonk had lived
and in which the Venerable head of St John the Baptist was hidden.
OF
ST JOHN
THE
Matins HYMNS 3RD FINDING
OF
ST JOHN
THE
19.
salevomenon?
Alla ti exilthete idin? Anthropon en
malakis imfiesmenon? Idou i ta
malaka forountes en tis ikis ton
Vasileon isin.
Alla ti exilthete idin? Profitin? Ne,
lego imin, ke perissoteron Profitou!
Outos gar esti peri ou gegrapte: Idou!
Ego apostello ton Angelon Mou pro
Prosopou Sou, os kataskevasi tin
Odon Sou emprosthen Sou.
Amin lego imin:
ouk egigerte en
gennitis gynekon mizon Ioannou
tou Vaptistou!
O de mikroteros en ti Vasilia ton
Ouranon mizon Aftou estin.
Apo de ton imeron Ioannou tou
Vaptistou eos arti i Vasilia ton
Ouranon
Viazete,
ke
viaste
arpazousin aftin.
Pantes gar i Profite ke O Nomos eos
Ioannou eprofitefsan.
Ke i thelete dexasthe - aftos estin
Ilias O mellon erhesthe.
O ehon ota akoueto!
by the wind?
But what did you go out to see? A
man clothed in soft garments?
Behold, those who wear soft
clothing are in Kings houses.
But what did you go out to see? A
Prophet? Yes, I say to you: and
more than a Prophet!
For this is he of whom it is written:
Behold! I send My Messenger
before Thy Face, who will prepare
Thy Way before Thee.
Assuredly, I say to you: among those
born of women there has not risen
one greater than John the Baptist!
He who is least in the Kingdom of
Heaven is greater than him.
From the days of John the Baptist
until now, the Kingdom of Heaven
suffers violence, and the violent
take it by force.
All the Prophets and the Law
prophesied until John.
And if you are willing to receive it - he
is Elijah who has come.
He who has ears to hear, let him
hear!
AFTER COMMUNION HYMN INSTEAD OF AXION ESTIN...

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ASCENSION TONE 4
Anelifthis en Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon, Thou

haropiisas tous Mathitas, ti epangelia
tou Agiou Pnevmatos. Veveothenton
afton dia tis Evlogias, oti Si i O Iios
tou Theou - O Litrotis tou kosmou.
Ascended in Glory, O Christ our

God, after Thou filled the Disciples
with Joy, by promising to send them
the Holy Spirit, and Thou Blessed
them and established their Fath, that
Thou art the Son of God the
Redeemer of the world.
EMESA & CONSTANTINOPLE. SECOND & THIRD FINDING
After many years, the head of St John the Baptist was discovered for a second time,
according to a description by Archimandrite Marcellos of the Monastery in
Emesa, as well as from the Life of St Matrona, which was written by St Symeon
Metraphrastes.
According to the first description, the head was discovered on 18 February 452. A
week later, Bishop Uranios of Emesa established its Veneration, and on 26
February 452, it was translated to the newly-built church dedicated to St John
the Baptist.
These Events are celebrated on 24 February/8 March,
along with the
Commemoration of the First Finding of the Precious Head.
After some time, the head of St. John the Forerunner was Translated to
Constantinople, where it was located up to the time of the Iconoclasts.
Pious Christians who fled from Constantinople, secretly took the head of St. John the
Baptist with them, and then hid it in Comana (near Sukhumi, Abkhazia), the city
where St John Chrysostom died in exile (407).
After the Seventh Ecumenical Council in 787, which re-established the Veneration of
Icons, the head of St. John the Baptist was returned to the Byzantine capital in
circa 850.
The Church commemorates this Event on 25 May/7 June as the Third Finding of the
Precious Head of St. John the Baptist.
THE FOURTH CRUSADE &
THE
WEST
Ordinarily, the Orthodox history of the Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist
ends with the Third Finding.
The Lives of the Saints written in the Menaion of St Dimitry of Rostov, contains a
citation in small print, often overlooked by readers, at the end of story of the
Finding of the Forerunners Head.
However, after unexpectedly discovering the head of St. John the Baptist in France
and then returning home to Russia, this citation became a real revelation for it
is this next Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist.
After 850, part of the head of St. John the Baptist was located in the Podromos
Monastery in Petra, and the other part in the Forerunner Monastery of the
Studion.
The upper part of the head was venerated there by a Pilgrim, Antony, in 1200.
In 1204, during the devastating sacking and pillaging of Constantinople and
surrounding areas, it was taken by the
Western Crusaders to Amiens in northern
France.
Besides that, the citation shows three other
locations of pieces of the head: the
Dionysiou Monastery on Mount Athos, the
Ugro-Wallachian Monastery of Kalua, and
the Church of Pope Sylvester in Rome, where
a piece was taken from Amiens.
The face of St. John the Baptist, in the
Cathedral of Our Lady in Amiens.
The history of the appearance in France of the Venerable Head differs little from the
history of many other great Christian Holy Relics.
On 13 April 1204, during the Fourth Crusade, an army of Knights from Western
Europe seized Constantinople - the capital city of the Roman Empire which
was completely looted and decimated.
OF
ST JOHN
THE
OF
ST JOHN
THE
3.
Canon Wallon de Sarton from Picquigny found a case in one of the ruined palaces
that contained a silver plate. On it, under a glass covering, were the hidden
remains of a human face, missing only the lower jaw. Over the left brow could
be seen a small perforation, most likely made by a knife stabbing.
On the plate the Canon discovered an inscription in Greek confirming that it
contained the Holy Relics of St John the Forerunner.
Furthermore, the perforation over the brow corresponded with the event recorded
by St Jerome, when Heriodias - in a fit of rage stabbed St John the Baptists
severed head with a knife.
Wallon de Sarton carried the head of the Holy Forerunner to Picardy, in northern
France.
On 17 December 1206, on the Third Sunday of the Nativity Fast, the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Amiens, Richard de Gerberoy, solemnly met the Holy Relics of St. John
the Baptist at the town gates. The Bishop seemed assured of the Relics
authenticitysomething easier to ascertain in those days, as they say, by fresh
tracks.
The Veneration of the Head of St. John the Baptist in Amiens and all of Picardy
began from that time.
In 1220, the Bishop of Amiens placed the cornerstone in the foundation of a new
Cathedral, which after many reconstructions would later become the most
magnificent Gothic edifice in Europe. The facial section of the Head of St. John
the Baptist was eventually transferred to this new Cathedral.
Consequently, Amiens became a place of Pilgrimage - not only for simple
Christians, but also for French Royalty and Nobility.
The first King to venerate the Head in 1264 was Louis IX, the Holy followed by his
son, Phillip III the Brave, then Charles VI, and Charles VII, who donated large
sums for the adornment of the Holy Relic.
In 1604, Pope Clement VIII of Rome, wishing to enrich the Church of the Forerunner
in Rome (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano), requested a piece of St. Johns
Relics from the Canon of Amiens.
THE FRENCH
REVOLUTION
After the revolution in 1789, inventory was made of all Church property, and Holy
Relics were confiscated.
The Reliquary containing the Venarable Head of the Holy Forerunner remained in
the Cathedral until November, 1793, when it was demanded by representatives
of the Convention, who stripped everything of material value from it, and
ordered that the Relics be buried in the cemetery.
However, the Revolutionary Command was not fulfilled.
After they left the city, the citys Mayor, Louis-Alexandre Lescouve, secretly and
under fear of death returned to the Reliquary and took the Holy Relics to his own
home. Thus was the Sacred Shrine preserved.
Several years later, the former Mayor gave the Relic to Abbot Lejeune, and when
the Revolutionary persecutions had finally ended, the head of St. John the
Baptist was returned to the Cathedral in Amiens in 1816, where it remains to this
day.
At the end of the nineteenth century, historical science, not without the participation
of Ecclesiastical figures, determined that there had been many instances of false
Relics during the Middle Ages.
In an atmosphere of general mistrust, Veneration of the Amiens Shrine eventually
began to wane.
OF
ST JOHN
THE
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 4: 6 15

THE POWER OF THE HOLY APOSTLES
Adelphi: OTheos O ipon: Ek skotous Fos

lamspse! O elampsen en tes kardies
imon pros fotismon tis gnoseos tis
Doxis tou Theou en Prosopo Hristou.
Ehomen de ton Thisavron touton en
ostrakinis skevesin, ina i ipervoli tis
Dinameos i tou Theou ke mi ex imon.
En
panti
thlivomeni
all
ou
stenohoroumeni, aporoumeni all ouk
exaporoumeni, diokomeni all ouk
egkatalipomeni, katavallomeni all
ouk apollimeni - pantote tin nekrosin
tou Iisou en to somati periferontes,
ina ke i Zoi tou Iisou en to somati ion
fanerothi.
Ai gar imis i Zontes is Thanaton
paradidometha dia Iisou, ina ke i Zoi
tou Iisou fanerothi en ti thniti sarki
imon.
Oste O Thanatos en imin energite, i de
Zoi en imin.
Ehontes de to afto pnevma tis Pisteos,
kata to gegrammenon: Epistevsa, dio
elalisa, ke imis Pistevomen.
Dio ke laloumen - idotes oti O egiras ton
Kyrion Iisoun ke imas Sin Iisou, egeri
ke parastisi sin imin.
Ta gar panta di imas, ina i Haris
pleonasasa dia ton plionon tin
Efharistian perissefsi is tin Doxan tou
Theou.
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
Brethren: It is God Who said: Let Light

shine out of Darkness! Who has
shone in our hearts to grant the
Light of the Knowledge of the Glory
of God in the Sight of Jesus Christ.
We have this Treasure in earthen vessels
so that the excellence of the Power
may be of God and not of us.
We are hard-pressed on every side, yet
not crushed; we are perplexed, but
not in despair; persecuted, but not
forsaken; struck down, but not
destroyed always carrying about in
the body the dying of our Lord Jesus
so that the Life of Jesus also may be
manifested in our body.
For we who Live are always Delivered to
Death for Jesus sake, so that the
Life of Jesus also may be manifested
in our mortal flesh.
So then Death is working in us, but Life
in you.
We have the same Spirit of Faith,
according to what is written: I
believed and therefore I spoke... and
we also believe.
Therefore speak - knowing that He Who
raised up our Lord Jesus will also
raise us up with Jesus, and will
present us with you.
All things are for your sakes, that Grace,
having spread through the many,
may cause Thanksgiving to abound
to the Glory of God.
TO
ST MATTHEW 11 : 2 15
ST JOHN THE BAPTISTS QUESTION TO OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST
To kero ekino, akousas O Ioannis en to

desmotirio ta Erga tou Hristou,
pempsas dio ton Mathiton Aftou ipen
Afto : Si i O erhmenos i eteron
prosdokomen?
Ke apokrithis O Iisous ipen aftis:
Porevthentes apangilate Ioanni a
akouete ke vlepete. Tifli anavleousi
ke
holi
peripatousi,
lepri
katharizonte ke kofi akouousi,
nekri
egironte
ke
ptohi
Evangelizonte.
Ke Makarios estin os ean mi
skandalishi en emi.
Touton de porevomenon irxato O Iisous
legin tis ohlis peri Ioannou:
Ti
exilthete is tin ermon theasasthe?
Kalamon
ipo
anemou
OF
At that time, when John had heard in

prison about the Works of Christ, he
sent two of his Disciples and said to
Him: Art Thou the One Coming, or
do we look for Another?
And Jesus answered and said to them:
Go and tell John the Things that
you hear and see: the blind see and
the lame walk; the lepers are
cleansed and the deaf hear; the
dead are raised up and the poor
have the Gospel preached to them.
And Blessed is he who is not offended
because of Me.
As they departed, Jesus began to say to
the multitudes concerning John:
What did you go out into the
wilderness to see? A reed shaken
ST JOHN
THE
17.
DIVINE LITURGY BEGINS NOW
THE
D IV IN E L IT UR G Y H Y M N S & R EA D I N G S
SECOND FESTAL ANTIPHON:
Soson
Save
imas Iie Theou, O E N D O X I

ANALIFTHIS AF IMON IS TOUS
O U R A N O U S , psallontas Si: Allilouia!
us, O Son of God, T A K E N U P

IN
GLORY
INTO
who sing to Thee:
Alleluia!
ISODOS/SMALL ENTRANCE & COMMUNION HYMN TONE 2
Anevi
FROM
US
HEAVEN,
O Theos en alalagmo, Kyrio en

foni salpingos. Soson imas Iie Theou,
O en Doxi Analifthis af imon is tou
Ouranous, psalontas Si, Allilouia!
God
Ascended with a shout, the Lord

with the sound of the Trumpet. Save
us, O Son of God, Who was taken up
in Glory to Heaven from us, who sing
to Thee, Alleluia!
ascended in Glory, O Christ our

with Joy, by promising to send them
the Holy Spirit, and Thou Blessed
them and established their Faith,
That Thou art the Son of God, the

tou Agiou Pnevmatos. Veveothenton
tou Theou, O Litrotis tou kosmou.
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST JOHN
Os
Thion Thisavrisma, egkekrimmenon ti

gi, Hristos apekalipse, tin Kefalin sou
imin Profita ke Prodrome. Pantes oun
sinelthontes, en ti taftis evresi, asmasi
theigoris, ton Sotira imnoumen, ton
Sozonta imas ek fthoras, tes Ikesies Sou.
THE
BAPTIST TONE 4
Christ God has revealed to us Thy Truly

Ven'rable Head as a Divine Treasure
that had been concealed in the earth,
O
Prophet
and
Forerunner.
Wherefore, as we gather on the Feast
of its Finding, with our Hymns
Inspired of God, we praise Christ the
Saviour, Who by Thy Mighty Prayers
Saves us from every kind of harm.
FESTAL KONTAKION ASCENSION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Tin iper imon plirosas Ikonomian, ke ta epi When Thou had fulfilled the Dispensation
Gis enosas tis Ouraniis, Anelifthis en
Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon, oudamothen
horizomenos, alla menon adiastatos, ke
voon tis Agaposi Se. EGO IMI METH
IMON, KE OUDIS KATH IMON.
PROKEIMENON PSALM
Eufranthisete
for our sake, and united things on

Earth with the Things in Heaven, Thou
were taken up thither in Glory, O Christ
our god, going not away from any
place, but continuing inseparable, and
to the m who Love Thee, crying out: I
AM WITH YOU AND THERE IS,
THEREFORE, NONE AGAINST YOU.
65 TONE (7) VARYS/GRAVE
Dikeos en Kyrio ke Elpii
The Righteous shall be glad in the Lord
ep afton.
and shall Hope in Him.
Isakouson, O Theos, tis fonis mou, en to Hear
my voice,
Supplication.
deesthe me pros Se.
God,
in
my
HEAD OF
ST JOHN
THE
BAPTIST
TODAY
In the mid-twentieth century, specifically in 1958, there was a spark of renewed

interest in the Relics of St. John the Baptist.
The Rector of the Amiens Cathedral reported to the Ecclesiastical Authorities that in
Eastern France, in Verdun, was what was presumed to be the lower jaw of St.
John the Baptist.
He wanted to rejoin the two parts.
With the Blessing of the Bishop of Amiens, a Commission of qualified Medical Experts
was formed.
The Relics were investigated for several months, in two stagesthe first in Amiens,
the second in Paris.
After the work was completed, the Commissions findings were gathered into a
document, signed by the members.
In the first chapter of the document, which covers the research performed in
Amiens, the following conclusions were made:
Comparison of the subject called of Verdun with the subject from Amiens
disclosed their anatomical differences, confirming without a doubt that they
are of differing origins.
From the chronological point of view, the subject called of Verdun is not as
ancient as the Amiens subject.
It is similar in form and weight to bones of the Middle Ages.
The facial part, called the Head of St. John the Baptist from Amiens, is a very
ancient objectmore ancient than bones of the Middle Ages.
On the other hand, it is younger than human bones of the Mesolithic erawhich
allows us to date it at between 500 BC and 1000 AD.
The mans age could not be determined precisely due to the absence of teeth.
But based upon the fact that the alveolar [tooth] sockets are fully developed and
are slightly worn at the edges, it can be supposed that the man was an adult
(between 25 and 40 years old).
General characteristics of the head in the form of inadequate elements can be
determined, but with great permissible variation.
The facial type is Caucasoid (that is, not Negroid or Mongoloid).
The small measurements of the subject from Amiens and the development of the
lower eye sockets lead to the supposition that it could correspond to a racial
type called Mediterranean (a type to which modern Bedouins belong).
Here ends the modern Chronicle of the Head of St. John the Baptist.
Unfortunately, few of the Faithful have recourse to the help of such a Lamp of Grace
as the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist, ...the first among Martyrs in Grace.
[THE FINAL PRAYER OF THE CANON OF SUPPLICATION TO HIM.]
Many Orthodox Christians visit France, but not all of them know how many Holy
Relics there are still on French soil despite the outrages committed against them
during the French Revolution and subsequent forgetfulness of Frances Christian
past.
Joyfully, during recent years more and more Orthodox Pilgrims are travelling to
Amiens.
Now, with the help of the Pilgrimage Centre of the Diocese of Korsun (of the Moscow
Patriarchate, based in Paris) Orthodox Molebens and even Divine Liturgies are
now being served before the Head of St. John the Baptist.
PRIEST MAXIM MASSALITIN
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OF
ST JOHN
THE
OF
ST JOHN
THE
5.
PSALM 117 /118

PRAISE TO GOD FOR HIS EVERLASTING MERCY
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti

Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!
STIHOS
Theos
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
STIHOS 2:
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me, ke
The Lord is God, and has Appeared to
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Para
Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

esti Thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.
STIHOS
Theos
3:
Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!
Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en
Give thanks to the Lord, for He

is Good; His Mercy endures forever!
VERSE 1:

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
Thion Thisavrisma, egkekrimmenon

ti gi, Hristos apekalipse, tin Kefalin
Sou imin, Profita ke Prodrome.
Pantes oun sinelthontes, en ti tafti
evresi, asmasi Theigoris, ton Sotira
imnoumen, ton sozonta imas ek
fthoras tes ikesies Sou.

Name of the Lord!
VERSE 3:
This is the Lords doing, and it
is Marvellous in our eyes.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
THE
Now
Amin
Amen
Ke
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Amin
ST JOHN
THE
and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.
Amen
ipsosis Hriste, to apavgasma tis Doxis

tou Patros, animnoumen Sou tin
fotoidi
tou
prosopou
morfin,
proskinoumen Sou ta pathimata,
timomen tin Anastasin, tin Endoxon
Analipsin Doxazontes, eleison imas.
OF
Now
En tis oresi tis Agiis, Theorountes Sou tas
All Venerable Head of Thy Baptist

was revealed today, O Lord, and we
have faithfully brought it up from
the earth, and accompanied it with
the Voice of Praise. Now we, Thy
sinful servants, offer it to Thee as an
Intercession, O Lover of mankind.
We pray that through it we may
obtain Forgiveness and Great Mercy
from Thee on Judgement Day.
FESTAL STIHI - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Ascended in Glory, O Christ our

with Joy, by Promising to send the
Holy Spirit, and Thou Blessed them
and established their Faith, that
Thou art the Son of God, the
and to the Holy Spirit
Sou Kyrie, fanerothisan simeron ek

gis, meta fonis eneseos, arisameni
Pistos, is presvian Filanthrope, i
eptekotes douli Sou, prosagontes
etoumetha, di aftis epitihin en imera
kriseos, para Sou ton ilasmon ke to
Mega Eleos.
BAPTIST TONE 4
Christ has revealed to us Thy

Sacred Head once again a Most
Holy Treasure hidden underground
for so long, O Prophet and
Forerunner.
Therefore we have
assembled for the Feast of its
Finding, singing our God-Inspired
Hymns in Praise of our Saviour, Who
Saves us from destruction, by Thine
Earnest Prayers to Him.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Tin pansevasmion Karan, tou Vaptistou The

Name of the Lord!

tou Agiou Pnevmatos, vaveothenton
tou Theou, O Litrotis tou kosmou.
had announced that the Lamb of

God Incarnate had appeared.
By
means of Divine Instructions that it
proclaimed, it affirmed the Salvific
Ways of Repentance to all. Because
it had formerly censured Herods
iniquity, this Head was cut off from
the Body of Prophet John, and it
then endured being hidden for many
years. Later it rose up like a sun and
shone forth its Light on us, and once
again it is crying: Repent! And come
and submit yourselves with heartfelt
compunction, to the Lord Who
bestowes His Great Mercy on the
world.
2 : All the Nations surrounded

me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.
Here is the Holy Forerunners Head that
VERSE
Os
i ton amnon tou Theou,

anakirixasa sarki faneroumenon, ke
pasi tis metanias, tas Sotirious Odous,
Thies ipothikes vaveosasa, i prin tou
Irodou, paranomian elegxasa, ke dia
touto, ektmithisa tou somatos, ke tin
hronion, ipostasa katakripsin, osper
fotofanis
imin,
anetilen
ilios,
Metanoite voosa, ke to Kyrio
prostithesthe, psihis katanixi, to
parehonti to kosmo to Mega Eleos.

Name of the Lord!
to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.
Theos
the Lord.
Kara
THE GREAT DOXOLOGY

Os
Thion Thisavrisma, egkekrimmenon

ti gi, Hristos apekalipse, tin Kefalin
Sou imin, Profita ke Prodrome.
Pantes oun sinelthontes, en ti tafti
evresi, asmasi Theigoris, ton Sotira
imnoumen, ton sozonta imas ek
fthoras tes ikesies Sou.
OF
THE
BAPTIST -
TONE 4
Now
ST JOHN
Christ has revealed to us Thy

Sacred Head once again, a Most Holy
Treasure hidden underground for so
long, O Prophet and Forerunner.
Therefore, we have assembled for
the Feast of its Finding,
THE
15.
diakopsasa, pigi i tis Thavmasi, tous

Pistous katardevousa, i tou Sotiros,
tin Sotirion elefsin, katangilasa, ke tin
ptisin
tou
Pnevmatos,
pale
katanoisasa, pros touton skinosantos,
tis paleas te ke neas, i mesitefsasa
haritos. Hriston ekdisopi, tes psihes
imon dothine to Mega Eleos.
Enite
afton en iho salpingos. Enite

afton en psaltirio ke kithara.
Heris
i Iera Kefali, ke fotoforos ke

Angelis edesimos, ixifi tmithisa pale,
ke tmitikis elegmis, aselgias eshos
diakopsasa, pigi i tis Thavmasi, tous
Pistous katardevousa, i tou Sotiros,
tin Sotirion elefsin, katangilasa, ke tin
ptisin
tou
Pnevmatos,
pale
katanoisasa, pros touton skinosantos,
tis paleas te ke neas, i mesitefsasa
haritos. Hriston ekdisopi, tes psihes
imon dothine to Mega Eleos.
Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.
Enite
Afton en hordes ke organo.
Skevi
tou
Vaptistou
argyro,
egkekrimmeni
Kefali
pefanerote,
lagonon anadothisa, ek ton tis gis
emfanos, ke Thavmaton rithra
anavlizousa. Ke gar en tis idasi,
kefalin enapelouse, tou iperoa, nin
stegazontos idasi, ke omvrizontos, tis
vrotis Thian afesin.
Taftin oun
makarisomen, tin ontos aidimon, ke
en
ti
taftis
evresi,
periharos
eortasomen, Hriston disopousis, tou
dorisasthe to kosmo to Mega Eleos.
Enite
afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa
pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.
OF
cut by sword, for by Thy cutting

reproofs Thou cut off the shame of
immorality.
O Well Spring of
Miracles, Thou Refresh all Believers.
The Saving Advent of our Saviour
Thou heralded. And in former times
Thou observed as the Spirit flew
down at the Baptism of Christ, and
how It remained on Him.
Thou
mediated between both the Old and
New Covenant of Grace. To Christ
pray intently and beseech that His
Great Mercy be granted to our soul.
Praise
Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.
Rejoice,
O Sacred Head of St John.

Thou art resplendent, and revered by
Angelic Hosts. Of old, Thou were cut
by sword, for by Thy cutting
reproofs Thou cut off the shame of
immorality.
O Well Spring of
Miracles, Thou Refresh all Believers.
The Saving Advent of our Saviour
Thou heralded. And in former times
Thou observed as the Spirit flew
down at the Baptism of Christ, and
how It remained on Him.
Thou
mediated between both the Old and
New Covenant of Grace. To Christ
pray intently and beseech that His
Great Mercy be granted to our soul.
FIRST FESTAL KATHISMATA ST JOHN
The Forefunners Head has risen once
aktinas afiisi tis aftharsias Pistis ton

iaseon. Anothen sinathrizi, tin plithin
ton Angelon, katothen sigkalite, ton
anthropon to genos, omofonon
anapempse, Doxan Hristo to Theo.
again from the earth; it sends forth

the brilliant Rays of Incorruption
and Cures to all Faithful. Above, it
has assembled the Arrays of Angels;
below, it Calls humanity to gather
together. In unison we offer Glory
to Christ our God!
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
Amin
Amen

eonon.
Angelon
Thavmazonton, tis anodou to

xenon, ke Mathiton ekplittomenon, to
frikton tis eparseos, anilthes meta
doxis os Theos, ke pile Si epirthisan
Sotir, dia touto e dinamis ton
Ouranon ethavmazon voose. Doxa ti
katavasi Sou Sotir. Doxa ti Vasilia
Sou. Doxa ti Analipsi Sou, Mone
Filanthrope.
ST JOHN
THE
Angels
were amazed by Thy strange

Ascension, and Disciples were
astounded by Thine Awesome Liftoff, as Thou Ascended in Glory as
God, and Gates were lifted up for
Thee, O Lord. For this reason the
Powers of Heaven cried out to Thee
in amazement: Glory, O Saviour, to
Thy Descent!
Glory to Thy
Kingdom! Glory to Thine Ascension,
Only One Who Loves mankind!
SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA ST JOHN
Anadothisa os hrisos ek metallon, i iera
THE
BAPTIST - TONE 4
Thy
Sacred Head was found through

strange circumstances; for it was
hidden underground in a cavern, and
it came up like gold out of a mine,
enriching all who came to participate
int he Feast of its Findin, singing
Hymns of Praise to Christ, our
Creator and Saviour.
O Blessed
Baptist of the Lord, through Thee, He
grants Forgiveness and Abundant
Mercy.
Sou kefali paradoxos, ek ton aditon

gis eploutise, Hristou Vaptista, pantas
tous prostrehontas, en ti taftis evresi,
imnis meglinontas, ton Sotira ke
Ktistin, toutis didonta makar dia Sou,
lisin ptesmaton, ke Plousion Eleos.
Hidden
Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise

FIRST FESTAL KATHISMA ASCENSION - TONE 1
Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and pipe.
Praise
BAPTIST TONE 4
Ek gis anatilasa i tou Prodromou Kefali,
Praise
inside a silver case for many

years, the Sacred Head of the
Forerunner was manifestly recovered
out of the bowels of the earth, and it
gushes forth streams of Miracles.
Indeed in the Jordans streams he
had Baptised the Head of Christ, our
Lord Who showers Gods Forgiveness
on mortal man, and Who covers
Aloft with the waters, as David said.
Therefore let us proclaim as Blessed
this Truly All Lauded Head, and let
us joyfully keep Festival and
celebrate its recovery, as it now
Entreats Christ and beseeches Him
to grant His Great Mercy to our
world.
THE
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
eonon.
Amin

Amen
SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA - ASCENSION
Tou Adou skilefthentos..

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMA- ASCENSION TONE 3
Proeonios Theos ke Anarhos, inper

anilife, fisin anthropion, Theopiisas
Mystikos, simeron Anelifthi, Angeli
protrehontes,
Apostolis
ediknion,
touton porevomenon, is Ouranous
meta
Doxis
pollis,
afto
de
proskinisantes elegon. Doxa Theo to
OF
The
ST JOHN
Unoriginate and Pre-Eternal God,

having in Mystical Manner now
Deified human nature that He
assumes, has on this day Ascended.
As He was proceeding upwards into
Heaven with Great Glory, Angels who
had run ahead pointed Him out to
THE
7.
Analifthenti!
the Apostles; and worshipping

before Him, they cried aloud: Glory
to Thee, O God, Who has Ascended!
THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA ST JOHN
Irodis Prodrome, paranomisas, tin

Timian Karan Sou, xifi apeteme
dinos, os ekfron istro O dileos. Inper
ek pathou, Pisti aspazometha.
THE
Lii
BAPTIST - TONE 4
Herod,
to a woman, gave Thy Most

August
Head,
and
he
thus
transgressed the Law, O Holy
Forerunner. Now at its finding we
cry to Thee: Entreat our Saviour for
Mercy to be granted to us all!
THE MAGNIFICA
Amin
Amen
Pros
ton Son Gennitora palindromisas,

pantourge, tous doulous Sou mi
katalipis orfanous.
I Mathite os
katidon Se Analifthenta, evoon,
Philanthrope.
Katelthon
Ouranothen is ta epigia, ke
tin kato kimenin en ti tou Adou
froura,
sinanastisas
os
Theos,
adamiean morfin, ti Analipsi Sou
Hriste, is Ouranous anagagon, to
Throno to Patriko Sou, sigkathedron
apirgaso, os Eleimon ke Filanthropos.
SMA
LL
LITA
NY
When Thou came down from Heaven, O

Saviour, to earth, and with Thyself as
God Resurrected Adams form that
lay below in the Dungeon of Hades,
and then to Heave raised it up by
Thine Ascension, O Christ, Thou
made it sit with Thee together on the
Throne of Thy Father, for Thou art
Merciful and Love mankind.
FESTAL ANTIPHONS TONE 4
Ek neotitos mou, pola polemi me pathi From

al aftos andilavou, ke soson, Sotir
mou. [2]
misoundes Sion, eshinthite apo tou

Kyriou; os hortos gar, piri esesthe
apexirameni. [2]
my youth up many passions

have warred against me. But do
Thou succour and save me, O
Saviour. [2]
Those
who hate Zion shall be put to

confusion by the Lord; like grass
in the fire shall they be withered
up. [2]
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
Agio
Through
Pnevmati, pasa psihi zooute, ke

katharsi, ipsoute, lambrinete, ti
Triadiki Monadi, Ierokrifios
Ke

eonon.
Amin
Agio
Pnevmati, anavlizi ta tis Haritos
OF
the Holy Spirit is every soul

quickened and exalted in purity, and
Illumined by the Triune Unity in
Mystic Holiness.
Now

Ages.
Amen
From
ST JOHN
the Holy Spirit do the streams
THE
Rejoice,
Anassa, Mitroparthenon kleos.

Apan gar evdiniton evlalon stoma.
Ritrevon, ou stheni Se melpin axios.
Illingia de nous apas Sou ton Tokon
Noin. Othen Se simfonos Dixazomen
O Queen of all!
Boast of
Mothers and Virgins, for there is no
fluent, no eloquent speaker whose
words have the power to worthily
praise Thee, and every mind is dazed
when on Thy Childbirth it ponders,
hence we Glorify Thee in Unison.
SMALL LITANY & PRAISES TO GOD

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ST JOHN
En
THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA - ASCENSION - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Heris

THIRD FESTAL KATHISMA
Tri-Radiant
Sign
of Divine
Headship moistened the flames with
Dew and loosened the bonds; For He
is the Benefactor, Only Saviour, and
Creator of all. Wherefore, the entire
Creation, with the Youths, Do praise
Him and Bless Him.
FESTAL KATAVASIA - PENTECOST - ODE 9 TONE 4
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
eonon.
The
ta desma ke Drosizi tin floga O

Trisofengis
tis
thearhias
tipos.
Imnousi Pedes, Evlogi de ton Monon
Sotira ke Pantourgon os energetin I
Dimiourgithisa simpasa Ktisis.
BAPTIST TONE 2
Now
ti evresi Prodrome, tis Timias Sou

Karas, Vasilefs O Filohristos, pleon
ganite iper, ti eaftou porfiridi. On
amivou
tes
Nikes,
ex
ipsous
dinamoumenon, ke imas frouri
skepe, Sou tes evhes, Vaptista
Panevfime
Ioanni,
fedros
panigirizontas, ke timontas Se potho.
the Christ-Loving Emperor, is

gladdened by the Finding of Thine
All Precious Head today, more than
by his imperial purple robes, O
Forerunner.
Empower him from
Heaven and reward him with
Victories. And by Thy Prayers, O All
Lauded Baptist, John, guard us from
all enemies and protect us, who
celebrate Thee joyfully and honour
Thee with longing.
FESTAL EXAPOSTILARION
- ASCENSION - TONE 2
Ton
With
Mathiton Oronton Se Anelifthis,

Hriste, pros ton Patera sinedriazon.
Angeli protrehontes ekravgazon.
Arate pilas, arate. O Vasilefs gar
anilthe, pros tin arhifoton Doxan.
LAUDS: THE PRAISES
THE
the Disciples witnessing, Thou

ascended, O Christ to the Father, to
sit beside Him. Angels ran before
Thee and cried aloud: Lift up the
Gates, O lift them up! Behold the
King has Ascended to Light-Principal
Glory!
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.
FESTAL STIHERA ST JOHN
THE
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.
BAPTIST TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Enite
Praise Him for His Mighty Acts;
Heris
Rejoice,
Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.
i Iera Kefali, ke Fotoforos ke

Angelis edesimos, ixifi tmithisa pale,
ke tmitikis elegmis, aselgias eshos
OF
praise
Him according to the greatness of
His Majesty.
ST JOHN
O Sacred Head of St John.

Thou art Resplendent, and Revered
by Angelic Hosts. Of old, Thou were
THE
13.
FESTAL KATAVASIA IAMBIC VERSES HOLY PENTECOST

TONE 4
ODI 1
ODE 1
Thio
The
kalifthis O vradiglossos gnofo,

Erritorefse ton Theografon Nomon.
Ilon gar ektinaxas ommatos noou,
Ora ton onta ke mnite Pnevmatos
Gnosin, gereron evteis tis asomasin.
heavy tongue, screened by the

Divine Clouds, proclaimed the Godinscribed Law; for He shook the dust
from the eye of intelligence,
beholding the Being and attaining
the Knowledge of the Spirit, singing
Divine Songs of Praise,
ODE 3
ODE 3
Errixe
Hannah
gastros iteknomenis pedas, Ivrin

te diskathekton evteknoumenis, Moni
prosevhi tis profitidos pale Annis,
ferousis pnevma sintetrimenon Pros
ton dinastin ke Theon ton gnoseon.
the Propetess of old, drawn

near with contrite spirit to the
Mighty God of ntelligences, by her
Prayer alone, undid the bonds of the
barren ones womb, and the hard
rebuke of her with children.
ODI 4
ODE 4
Anax
O Word, King of Kings, Who alone came
anakton, ios ex iou monos Logos

Proelthon
Patros
ex
anetiou;
Isosthenes Sou Pnevma tis Apostolis
Nimertes exepempsas, os evergetis,
Adousi: Doxa to Krati Sou, Kyrie.
forth from the Only Uncaused

Father,
since
Thou
art
the
Benefactor, Thou sent the Holy
Spirit, truly Equal to Thee in Might,
to the Apostles, who Glorify Thy
Power, O Lord.
ODI 5
ODE 5
Litririon
katharsin
amplakimaton
Piripnoon
dexasthe
Pnevmatos
Droson,O
tekna
fotomorfa
tis
Ekklisias; Nin ek Zion gar exelilithe
Nomos
I
glossopirsomorfos
Pnevmatos Haris.
Children of the Church, of

Illuminated Likeness, receive the
Dew of the Fire-breathing Spirit,
which is a Purification and an
Absolution from crimes; for the Law
has now gone forth out of Zion in
the shape of Tongues of Fire, being
the Grace of the Holy Spirit.
ODE 6
ODI 6
Ilasmos
imin, Hriste, ke Sotiria O

Despotis elampsas ek tis Parthenou In
os profiton thiros ek thalattiou
Sternon Ionan tis fthoras diarpasis
Olon ton Adam pangeni peptokota.
Thou hast shone for us from the Virgin,

O Christ Master, As Forgiveness and
Salvation
to
extricate
from
corruption fallen Adam and all his
descendants, As Thou extricated
Jonah from the belly of the beast.
ODE 7
ODI 7
unison of
Simfonon eftroisen organon melos Sevin Thecalled
people
to hrisotevkton apsihon vretas. I tou
Paraklitou
de
fosforos
Haris
Sevasmiazi tou voan: Trisas Moni,
Isosthenis, Anarhos, Evlogitos i.
ODE 8
ODI 8
Enoumen,
Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion.
instrumental music
in trembling to the
worhship of the lifeless image made
of gold. But the Light-bearing Grace
of the Comforter moves the Faithful
to cry out: O Eternal Trinity, Equal in
Power: Thou alone art Blessed!
ke
We Praise, we Bless and we Worship

the Lord!
OF
ST JOHN
THE
reithra, arthevonda, apasan tin ktisin

pros Zoogonion.
of Grace well forth; they irrigate

everything created, so that Life can
be produced.
FESTAL PROKEIMENON ST JOHN
Eki
exanatelo keras to David, itimasa

lihnon to Hristo mou. (2)
Mnisthiti, Kyrie tou David, ke

pasis tis praotitos aftou.
THE
BAPTIST
There shall I cause a horn for David to

spring up; there have I prepared a
Lamp for My Anointed. (2)
Remember David, O Lord, and

all his Meekness.
STIHOS:
VERSE :
Eki
There shall I cause a horn for David to
exanatelo kera to David, itimasa

lihnon to Hristo mou.
SMALL LITANY
HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
spring up; there have I prepared a

Lamp for My Anointed.
TO
ST LUKE 7 : 17 - 30
To kero ekino, exilthen O Logos tou Iisou At that time, a report concerning Jesus
en oli ti Ioudea ke en pasi ti perihoro.
spread through the whole of Judea

and all the surrounding country.
Ke
apingilan Ioanni i Mathite aftou eri

panton touton.
And
Ke
0 proskalesamenos dio tinas ton

Mathiton aftou - O Ioannis epempse
pros ton Iisoun legon: Si i O
erhomenos i Eteron prosdokomen?
And - calling to him two of his Disciples
Paragenomeni
de pros afton i andres

ipon: Ioannis O Vaptistis apestilen
imas pros Se legon. Si i O erhomenos
i eteron prosdokomen?
the Disciples of John told him of

all these things.
- John sent them to the Lord, saying:
Art Thou He Who is come, or shall
we look for Another?
When
the men had gone to Him, they

said: John the Baptist has sent us to
Thee, saying: Art Thou He Who is to
come, or shall we look for Another?
En afti de ti ora etherapefse pollous apo In that hour He cured many of diseases
noson ke Mastigon ke pnevmaton
poniron, ke tiflis pollis eharisato to
vlepin.
Ke
apokrithis O Iisous ipen aftis:

Porevthentes apangilate Ioanni a
idete ke ikousate: tifli anavlepousi
ke
holi
peripatousi,
lepri
kathatrizonte, kofi akouousi, nekri
egironte, ptohi Evangelizonte.
and plagues and evil spirits, and on

many that were blind he bestowed
sight.
And
He answered them: Go and tell

John what you have seen and
heard: the blind recieve their sight,
the lame walk, lepers are Cleansed,
the deaf hear, the dead are raised
up, the poor have Good News
preached to them.
mi
And Blessed is he who takes no

offence at Me.
de ton Mathiton Iannou

irxato legin pros tous ohlous peri
Ioannou: Ti exelilithate is tin
erimon Theasasthe? Kalamon ipo
anemou salevomenon?
All ti
exelilithate idin?
Anthropon en
malakis imatiis imfiesmenon?
When the Messengers of John had gone,
Ke Makarios estin os
skandalisthi en Emi.
ean
Apelthonton
Idou
i en imatismo endoxo ke trifi

parhontes en tis Vasiliis isin.
OF
He began to speak to the crowds

concerning John: What did you go
out in the wilderness to behold? A
reed shaken by the wind? What did
you go out to see? A man clothed in
soft clothing?
Behold,
ST JOHN
those who are gorgeously

apparelled and live in luxury are in
Kings courts.
THE
9.
Alla ti exelilithate idin?
What then did you go out to see?
Profitin.
sarkos ekithen palin erhomenon, os

Kritin ton apanton, ke Theon
Pantodinamon.
Prophet.
Ne,
lego
Profitou.
imin,
ke
perissoteron
Outos
esti peri ou gegrapte: Idou

ego apostello ton Angelon Mou pro
Prosopou Sou, os kataskevasi tin
Odon Sou emprosthen Sou!
Yes,
I tell you, and more than a

Prophet.
This
is he of whom it is written:
Behold, I send My Messenger
before Thy Sight who shall prepare
Thy Way before Thee!
Lego
de mikroteros en ti Vasilia tou

Theou mizon aftou esti.
Yet he who is least in the Kingdom of
Ke
pas O Laos akousas ke i telone

edikeosan ton Theon, Vaptisthentes
to Vaptisma Ioannou. I de Farisei ke i
Nomiki tin Voulin tou Theou ithetisan
is eaftous, mi Vaptisthentes ip aftou.
And
gar imin, mizon en gennitis

Gynekon
Profitis
Ioannou
to
Baptistou oudis estin.
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
PRAYERS
tou
noitou
Iliou
Prodromos
lihnos,Kefalin tin fosforon ke Thian
aftou, anandixas en tis perasin,
Agiazi
tous
Pistos
Aftin,
proskinountas
ke
kravgazontas:
HRISTOU SOFE VAPTISTA, SOSON
PANTAS IMAS!
when they heard this, all the

people and the Tax Collectors
Justified God, having been Baptised
with the Baptism of John; but the
Pharisees and the Lawyers rejected
the Purpose of God for themselves,
not having been Baptised by him.
Glory to Thee, O Lord:
FESTAL IKOS ST JOHN
Apo
gis, kathos Pigi tou Paradisou,

Kefali Theofilis i tou Prodromou,
rithra vlizi haritos, ke Thavmaton ta
namata nemi pasi tis hrizousi.
Proselthomen
oun
pantes,
ke
antlisomen prothimos ek taftis ton
iamaton tous Thious krounous.
Ardevi gar psihas en dorees aenais,
ke kataklizi somaton ponous, ke
pasan noson evthetos airi. Taftin
oun patho melpsomen, ke Pisti
aspasometha, semnos periptissomeni,
ke asmasin os stemmasi stepsomen
taftis Pisti. Prokatharomen imon
kilidas noitas, ke entheis aretes
kosmisomen psihas, ke voisomen
sterros. HRISTOU SOFE VAPTISTA,
SOSON PANTAS IMAS.
Glory to
RESURRECTION PRAYER - PSALM 50/51

HYMNS OF DIVINE MERCY
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati
Tes
TOU
SOU
PRODROMOU
Presvies, eleimon, exalipson ta plithi
ton emon egklimaton.
Through
Ke

eonon.
Now
the intercessions of T H Y
H O L Y F O R E R U N N E R , O Merciful
One, blot out the multitude of our
transgressions.

Ages.
Amen
Through
the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out
the multitude of our transgressions.
me, O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos ton
iktirmon Sou Exalipson to anomima
mou.
Ti
Have
mercy upon me, O God,

according to Thy Great Mercy;
according to the multitude of Thy
Mercies do away mine offences.
OF
the Powers on High see our

nature in Heaven, and they marvel at
the strange manner of its Ascent.
They were perplexed and said to one
another:
Who is This Who is
coming? As they beheld their own
Master, they were ordered to raise
the Heavenly Gates. We join them in
ST JOHN
THE
THE
BAPTIST
From
the earth, like a Spring of

Paradise, the Forerunners Head
beloved of God pours forth
Streams of Grace; and provides a
flow of Miracles to those who need
them. So let us all approach, and
eagerly draw from it the Divine
Streams of Cures. For it refreshes
our soul with Abundant Gifts and
Washes away our bodily aches, and
readily removes every disease.
Therefore, let us sing in honour of
this Head, and kiss it in Faith, and
embrace it with respect; and with
songs for Crowns, let us crown it, O
Faithful.
Let us go ahead and
Cleanse ourselves of Spiritual Stains,
and Adorn our soul with Godly
Virtues, and steadily cry out:
O
WISE BAPTIST OF CHRIST: WE
PRAY THEE: SAVE US ALL!
KE tou aftou minos, Mnimi tis tritis

Evreseos tis Timias Kefalis tou Agiou
ke Endoxou Profitou, Prodromou ke
Vaptistou Ioannou.
On
the 25th day of

Commemorate the
the Precious Head
Glorious Prophet,
Baptist, St John.
this month we
Third Finding of
of the Holy and
Forerunner and
Ti afti imera O Agios Martys Kelestinos, On
this day, the Holy Martyr, St

Celestine, whose heels were pierced
with iron spikes, was Perfected in
Holy Martyrdom.
sidiro tas pternas tripithis, telioute.
Simeron en Ouranis, e ano Dinamis, tin Today,

imeteran
fisin
theomene,
Thavmazouse tou xenou tropou tin
anodon, diiporoun alliles legouse. Tis
outos O paragenomenos? Vlespouse
de ton ikion Despotin, tas Ouranious
pilas airin diekelevonto. Meth on
apafstos imnoumen Se, ton meta
BAPTIST
SYNAXARION 25 MAY
FESTAL IDIOMELON - ASCENSION TONE (6)PLAGAL 2
Eleison
THE
world, O Noetic Suns Lamp and

Forerunner!
And today having
shown his Divine and Light-Bearing
Head to the furtherest reaches of
earth, he Sanctifies those who
faithfully venerate it, and who cry to
him: O WISE BAPTIST OF CHRIST:
WE PRAY THEE: SAVE US ALL!
God is greater than him.
Thee!
tis Theotokou Presvies, Eleimon,

exalipson
ta plithi
ton emon
egklimaton.
SALVATION
FESTAL KONTAKION ST JOHN
O Fotofanis ke Thios en kosmo stilos, O A Brilliant and Divine Pillar is he in the
tell you: among those born of

women, none is greater than John!
PEOPLE
Amin
Tes
OF
unceasingly extolling Thee, Who

from there will Come again in the
Flesh, as Judge of all and Almighty
God.
On
Osios Alvianos en irini telioute.
this day our Righteous Father, St

Olbian reposed in Peace.
Tes
By
Amin
Amen
ton Son Agion Presvies, Hriste O

Theos imon, eleison imas.
OF
ST JOHN
the Intercessions of Thy Saints, O

Christ God, have Mercy on us.
THE
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BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY

THE UNTOLD STORY

JERUSALEM. THE FIRST UNCOVERING

BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY

Matins HYMNS 3RD FINDING

BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY

AFTER COMMUNION HYMN INSTEAD OF AXION ESTIN...

Anelifthis en Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon, Thou

Ascended in Glory, O Christ our

EMESA & CONSTANTINOPLE. SECOND & THIRD FINDING

BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY

Matins HYMNS 3RD FINDING

BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY

BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY

THE SECOND EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 4: 6 15

Adelphi: OTheos O ipon: Ek skotous Fos

THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

Brethren: It is God Who said: Let Light

To kero ekino, akousas O Ioannis en to

At that time, when John had heard in

BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY

DIVINE LITURGY BEGINS NOW

imas Iie Theou, O E N D O X I

us, O Son of God, T A K E N U P

O Theos en alalagmo, Kyrio en

Ascended with a shout, the Lord

Anelifthis en Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon, Thou

ascended in Glory, O Christ our

haropiisas tous Mathitas, ti epangelia

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST JOHN

Thion Thisavrisma, egkekrimmenon ti

Christ God has revealed to us Thy Truly

FESTAL KONTAKION ASCENSION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

for our sake, and united things on

Dikeos en Kyrio ke Elpii

The Righteous shall be glad in the Lord

and shall Hope in Him.

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

deesthe me pros Se.

In the mid-twentieth century, specifically in 1958, there was a spark of renewed

BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY

Matins HYMNS 3RD FINDING

BAPTISTS HEAD 25 MAY

PSALM 117 /118

1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti

Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me, ke

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

Give thanks to the Lord, for He

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Thion Thisavrisma, egkekrimmenon

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

This is the Lords doing, and it