Blessed art those that are blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Ode 8 Alexander Schmemann. With my lips have I declared all the judgements of Thy mouth. I have sworn, and am steadfastly purposed, that I will keep the judgements of Thy righteousness. Fr. Meat-fare Week. 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. I am Thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know Thy testimonies. With Thine own consent slain and laid beneath the earth, O my Jesus, Fountain of Life, Thou hast brought me back to life when I was dead through bitter sin. 1) The Lamentations of the Theotokos, like those for Christ on Great and Holy Saturday, are chanted after the 7th Ode before the Exaposteilaria the evening before the feast of the Dormition. The Matins of Holy Saturday are usually celebrated on Friday night. Yes! I am a companion of all them that fear Thee and keep Thy commandments. 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. (2) O my sweet Lord Jesus More on the Holy Saturday services available here. That for my sweet Jesus I may rightly mourn. The women with spices came early at dawn to anoint Thee. The half-year anniversary. Special melodies are sometimes used to convey the solemn feeling. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart stands in awe of Thy words. 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. Come, evil disciple, murderer of thy Lord, and show me the manner of thy wickedness, how thou hast become Christ's betrayer. Thou art near, O Lord; and all Thy ways are truth. The Service at the making of a Spiritual Father. Yes! And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in Thy judgements. Lazarus Saturday Vespers (variable texts) Before the service begins, a "tomb" is erected in the middle of the church building and is decorated with flowers. Listen to Resurrection! I beheld the foolish and was grieved; because they kept not Thy words. Every generation chanteth hymns of praise . Scheduled for 3/4/23, 7:00 AM. Early in the morning the myrrh-bearers came to Thee and sprinkled myrrh upon Thy tomb. I have been very greatly humbled: quicken me, O Lord, according unto Thy word. I am afraid, cried Joseph. The law of Thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver pieces. O Savior, Sun of Righteousness, Thou dost set beneath the earth: therefore the Moon, Thy Mother, is eclipsed in grief, seeing Thee no more. 05.00PM - Vespers with placing of Epitaphios in the tomb followed by Matins with Lamentations. Behold the disciple whom Thou hast loved and Thine own Mother, O my sweetest Child, and do Thou speak to them, cried the pure Virgin weeping. Thou hast slept a little while, and brought the dead to life; Thou hast arisen, O loving Lord, and raised up those that from the beginning of time had fallen asleep. Be surety for Thy servant for good: let not the proud accuse me falsely. At 10 minutes 45 seconds the Third Stasis begins: Every generation to thy tomb comes grieving to sing its hymn of praise to thee, O Savior. a hymn especially beloved by Orthodox people. Offspring from a bitter source, the children of the tribe of Judah have cast into a pit Jesus who fed them with manna. The older scores will be appended to the new scores. A unique feature of the service is the chanting of the Lamentations or Praises, which consist of numerous verses chanted by the clergy and congregation interspersed between the verses of Psalm 119 from the Bible. Through Thy burial, O Christ, Thou dost destroy the palaces of hell: by Thy death Thou slayest death, and dost deliver from corruption the children of the earth. 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Arise, O Giver of Life', the Mother who bore Thee said with tears. As the reading progresses the Praises become shorter, and gradually more concentrated on the final victory of the Lord, thus coming to their proper conclusion: I long for Thy salvation, 0 Lord, Thy law is my delight (Psalm 119:174). I have not departed from Thy judgements: for Thou hast taught me. The First Sunday of Lent: a Fast and a Feast, 371. Shared on April 19, 2006 at 9:59 am Lamentations Service. We magnify Thee, Jesus our King: we honor Thy burial and Thy sufferings, whereby Thou hast saved us from corruption. Can He rise again? . Jesus Christ has conquered death and hell. . O Thou who hast fashioned Adam with Thine own hand, Thou hast gone down beneath the earth, to raise up fallen men by Thine almighty power. 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. Give me understanding, and I shall seek Thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Though Thou wast shut within the narrowest of sepulchres, O Jesus, all creation knew Thee as true King of Heaven and earth. And soon, very soon, she would not sorrow or lament: The angel cried to the Woman full of grace: Rejoice, rejoice, your Son is risen from His three days in the tomb! That is why we do not join her in her lamentations. the prophecy of Simeon has been fulfilled: for Thy sword has pierced my heart, Emmanuel.. Suffered three days by Thy Son who is our God. When the ranks of angels saw Thee, O Savior, laid out dead for our sake, they were filled with wonder and veiled their faces with their wings. This day is a feast which starts its liturgical celebration in the late hours of the night on Saturday before Easter Sunday. O my God in Trinity, Father, Son and Spirit, grant Thy mercy to the world. Deal with Thy servant according unto Thy mercy, and teach me Thy statutes. Listen to Lamentations: Orthodox Chants of Holy Week by Archangel Voices on Apple Music. It is good for me that Thou hast humbled me: that I might learn Thy statutes. Thine all-blameless Mother wept bitterly, O Word, when she beheld Thee in the grave, God ineffable and without beginning. A stone hewn from the rock covers the Cornerstone; and a mortal man now buries God in the grave as one dead. For the full text of this and other Great Lent and Holy Week services we highly recommend purchasing a copy of this priceless book from St. Tikhons Press. We sing this hymn (normally a Sunday Troparion) about what has already happened below, an is about to happen here on earth. One translation calls it the land where all things are forgotten, where the dead from all times were held captive by Satan and where he intended that they finally fade into nothingness. This service is included in the Order of the Typikon of Zion Church, and has been also followed by other Orthod One of the Trinity endures a shameful death in the flesh on our account; the sun trembles and the earth quakes. He who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon the Cross. . Thine undefiled Mother, seeing Thy death, O Christ, cried to Thee in bitter sorrow: Tarry not, O Life, among the dead.. How is God enclosed within a tomb?. I spoke of Thy testimonies also before kings, and was not ashamed. What price hast thou received for the heavenly Myrrh? Matins of Holy Saturday and Lamentations - Holy Friday. Is this a resurrection service? It is right to magnify Thee, Giver of Life, who hast stretched out Thine arms upon the Cross and broken the power of the enemy. Who will give me water and springs of tears, cried the Virgin Bride of God, that I may weep for my sweet Jesus?. our way of saying that when people die they have only gone on a journey. . Blessed art Thou, O Lord: teach me Thy statutes. Thy law is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Blessed art Thou, O God, our Redeemer!. And with faithful hearts we honour the burial Saturday of Souls Greek Orthodox Divine Liturgy LIVE 3/4/23. Greek Orthodox Easter, also known as Pascha, is a celebration of the Resurrection of Christ. Suffering and the Crucified Christ, by Fr. Last Minute Instructions before we go into Lent. In a robe of mockery ye clothe Him who ordered all things, who adorned the heavens with stars and the earth with wonders. . various tones. 368: Its time to prepare for Lent. Willingly, O Savior, Thou hast gone down beneath the earth, and Thou hast restored the dead to life, leading them back to the glory of the Father. For deep down even at His lowest moment when it felt to Him like His Father had forsaken Him, He knew what He was doing and what would be the outcome. manifestation to us as God, O Christ. It is the most significant holiday of the Orthodox Church. 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. I have gone astray like a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, for I do not forget Thy commandments (119:176). To renew the broken nature of mortal men, willingly have I been wounded in the flesh by death. Rivers of water have run down from mine eyes, because I kept not Thy law. Thou didst suspend the earth immovably upon the waters. Modeled after the Lamentations to the Lord Jesus on Holy Friday, these 176 hymns are sometimes called the "Jerusalem Service." The hymns are metered to be sung to the common melodies.