Then shall I not be ashamed, when I give heed unto all Thy commandments. The Service of Holy Saturday Vespers (Morning Service) Greek/English 580KB Christ the Life, by tasting death, has delivered mortal men from death, and now gives life to all. . But now at Thy Passion I suffer unbearable pain.. Thine all-blameless Mother wept bitterly, O Word, when she beheld Thee in the grave, God ineffable and without beginning. We are still alive. Readings. Publishers of Liturgical and Sacred Music. . And our bones. Princes also did sit and speak against me: but Thy servant did meditate on Thy statutes. He who holds the earth in the hollow of His hand is held fast by the earth; put to death according to the flesh, He delivers the dead from the grasping hand of hell. Of old the lamb was sacrificed in secret; but Thou, longsuffering Savior, wast sacrificed beneath the open sky and hast cleansed the whole creation. 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Every generation chanteth hymns of praise . I have not departed from Thy judgements: for Thou hast taught me. Thou who art Life wast laid in a tomb, O Christ, and the hosts of angels were amazed and glorified Thy self-abasement. O Word and God of all, in our hymns we praise Thee with the Father and Thy Holy Spirit, and we glorify Thy divine burial. I am Thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know Thy testimonies. After the final glorification of the Trinity, the church building is lighted and the first announcement of the women coming to the tomb resounds through the congregation as the celebrant censes the entire church. The spiritual powers and the angelic hosts are amazed, O Christ, at the mystery of Thy burial past utterance and speech. The Service of Holy Saturday Mattins (The Lamentations) Greek/English File size 583KB. Let Thine hand be near to save me: for I have chosen Thy commandments. 1. Many are Thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to Thy judgement. O Virgin pure and undefiled, who hast given birth to our Life, bring to an end the scandals of the Church and in thy love grant her peace. Life may continue, but now in the end it will all come to nothing, only darkness and destruction in this world and the next for God has failed! 12 Tamerlain Ct., Highlands Ranch, CO 80130-3984 303-773-0777 E-mail: gtdemos1@comcast.net. The centurion knew Thee to be God, though Thou wast dead. Let Thy mercy come also upon me, O Lord, even Thy salvation, according to Thy word. I have inclined my heart to perform Thy statutes: for therein is an everlasting reward. When Thou, O Word, wast dead, Thine all-pure Mother raised a lamentation for Thee. We all process out of the church, when that is possible, following Christs Body laid out on the Epitaphion in the way people lay out their departed at funerals. This week is called great not because these days or hours are more exalted but because the great, portentous and extraordinary deeds of our Savior were accomplished during this week, but especially on this day. Was it not shattered and struck blind by the dazzling radiance of Thy light? My salvation, my light Adam was slain of old through envy, but by Thy dying Thou hast brought him back to life, O Savior, revealed in the flesh as the new Adam. According to the order of the Lenten Triodion, the Matins service for Holy and Great Saturday is served Friday night, or on Friday evening as is the practice in most parish churches. The whole creation was altered by Thy Passion: for all things suffered with Thee, knowing, O Word, that Thou holdest all in unity. So already in tonights Epistle (1 Corinthians 5:6-8) we begin the celebration: Christ, our Passover has been sacrificed for us. And I walked at liberty: for I have sought Thy precepts. The great Moses mystically foreshadowed this day when he said: God blessed the seventh day. The veil of the temple is rent in twain at Thy Crucifixion, O Word, and the lights of heaven hide their radiance, when Thou, the Sun, art hidden beneath the earth. O Light of mine eyes, my sweetest Child, how art Thou hidden now in the sepulchre?. All Thy commandments are true: they persecute me wrongfully; help Thou me. All that crucified Thee shall be destroyed together, O Word, Thou Son of God and King of all. Rather tonight we focus on the laments of his Blessed Mother, for she did not know. Seeing Thee, O Word, pierced with nails upon the Cross, Thy Mother was wounded in her soul with the nails and arrows of bitter grief. Since Thou art Life-giver, O Word, when stretched out upon the Cross, Thou hast not slain the Jews but raised their forefathers from the dead. This is my comfort in my affliction: for Thy word has quickened me. joining those in hell as the almighty Lord., Ode 5 O Life, how canst Thou die? On Great and Holy Friday, He dies on the cross. Gen Z, was celebrated and honored openly, which is rare in America. The Burial of Christ.During Matins, Lamentations (Greek: , epitaphios thrnos, lit. Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will seek the commandments of my God. What price hast thou received for the heavenly Myrrh? Church Holy Days. How canst Thou dwell in a tomb? Both now. How, then, my God, shall I touch Thee with my hands? The proud have transgressed exceedingly: yet have I not turned aside from Thy law. Special melodies are sometimes used to convey the solemn feeling. At the afternoon service, Jesus dies on the cross. Of all the days the Holy and Great Forty Day Fast is the most distinguished, but more than the Holy Forty Day Fast the Holy and Great Passion Week is exalted, and more than the days of Holy Week Great and Holy Saturday is the most exalted. Rising early from the night he cried out: Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. My soul faints for Thy salvation: and I have hoped in Thy words. Holy Friday. O my God and Word, my Joy, how shall I endure Thy three days in the tomb? And how shall I lay Thee out for burial as a corpse? cried Joseph trembling. If you cannot, please find yourself a place to worship live-stream tonight. Holy Friday Vespers: Removal of Christ from the Cross Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm Followed by decoration of the Bier 3. I rose up before it was dawn, and cried: I have hoped in Thy word. O reward Thy servant: give me life, and I shall keep Thy words. And after we have departed and passed on, we are still in the Church. Woe is me, Light of the world! I am a companion of all them that fear Thee and keep Thy commandments. As a lion hast Thou fallen asleep in the flesh, O Savior, and as a young lion hast Thou risen from the dead, putting off the old age of the flesh. List of Western Rite parishes that are streaming services. Service of the Royal Hours Time: 9.00am - 11.00am 2. On Friday, April 22, 2022, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew presided over the Epitaph Service at the Patriarchal Cathedral, concelebrants were Metropolitans Kyrillos of Moschonisia, Makarios of Anea, Meliton of Philadelphia, Seraphim of Sebastia, Eirinaios of Myriophyton and Peristasis, Chrysostomos of Myra, Theoliptos of Iconium, Nikandros of Irenopolis and Ioakeim of "winding-sheet lamentation"; or , enkomia, "praises") are sung before the Epitaphios as at the tomb of Christ, while all hold lighted candles.The verses of these Lamentations are interspersed between the verses of Psalm 118 (the chanting of this psalm forms a major . Truly the Mother of Sorrows, as Roman Catholics call her. But then quickly, we return to the Tomb on earth (Matthew 27:62-66), with a great stone still sealing the door, and we wait just a little while longer. Be ashamed, O Jews, for the Life-giver raised your dead, yet ye slew Him out of envy. The Lamentations Service - Great and Holy Friday Evening. John Breck, Orthodox Church of America. I thought on Thy ways, and turned my feet unto Thy testimonies. This service is also sometimes called Jerusalem Matins. I go to prepare a place for you, so that where I am, you may be also. And thats all there is to it. Specifically, the Lamentations are part of the Matins service for Holy Saturday, often called Encomiums (E) or Megalynaria (M), consisting of a long series of hymns, or troparia, divided into three stanzas, with each hymn introduced by a verse from Psalm 118 in the Septuagint. 2nd Saturday of the Great Fast. Make me to go in the path of Thy commandments; for therein do I delight. He who granted me the breath of life is carried lifeless in Joseph's hands to burial. At the very end, the Lamentations service almost becomes a celebration. O arrogant Israel, O people guilty of blood, why hast thou set free Barabbas but delivered the Savior to be crucified? Great and Holy Friday. various tones. Sinners have waited for me to destroy me: but I have understood Thy testimonies. The Praises, as the verses are called, glorify God as the Resurrection and the Life, and marvel at his humble condescension into death. Orthodox (5) Other (14) Pentecostal (71) Presbyterian/Reformed (26) . Fast. As the mother of a foal, the Virgin gazed on Thee in grief when she saw Thee hanging on the Tree. At midnight I rose to give thanks unto Thee because of the judgements of Thy righteousness. Their celebration on this day is called T'aghman Kark ( Rite of the . How is God enclosed within a tomb?. manifestation to us as God, O Christ. Meat-fare Week. Joseph and Nicodemus now sing hymns of burial to the dead Christ; and with them sing the seraphim. Lamentation 3rd Stasis in English (at 54:55 in video), Lamentations at the Tomb First Stasis in Romanian Prohodul Domnului (stance 1), Lamentations at the Tomb Second Stasis in Romanian Prohodul Domnului (stance 2). At Thy Passion, O Word, there was neither form nor beauty in Thee: but Thou hast risen in glory, and with Thy divine light Thou hast given beauty to mortal men. The 40th day. It was the ultimate horror. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men. (2) O my sweet Lord Jesus Tremble, O earth! Behold, He that dwell in the highest Discouragement has taken hold upon me, because of the wicked that forsake Thy law. Woe is me, my Light! Orthodox Online Australia An online directory for Orthodox Churches in Australia live streaming on Facebook and YouTube in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. If thou lovest the poor and dost grieve over the ointment emptied out in cleansing propitiation for a soul, how canst thou sell the Giver of Light for gold? These are the Lamentations that are sung on Holy Friday evening, during Orthros of Holy Saturday, and are taken from the Antiochian Archdiocese Holy Friday (Yellow) music book.