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SUMMARY:Saturday\, May 9\, 2026\; The Transfer of the Relics of Our Holy Fa
 ther Nicholas the Wonderworker from Myra to Bari
DESCRIPTION:Polyeleos Feast\nAT GREAT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING\nKathisma\n
 \n“Blessed is the Man…” is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 1\n\nOut of
  the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\;* O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nAt the six
 th hour the Well-spring of miracles came to the well to capture the fruit 
 of Eve\,* for Eve at this same hour departed from Paradise* through the de
 ceit of the serpent.* The Samaritan woman\, therefore\, drew nigh to draw 
 water\,* and the Saviour\, upon seeing her\, said to her:* Give Me water t
 o drink\, and I shall fill you with living water.* And running to the city
 \, that prudent woman at once announced to the multitudes:* Come\, behold 
 Christ the Lord\, the Saviour of our souls.\n\nTone 2\n\nLet Your ears be 
 attentive* to the voice of my prayer.\n\nWhen the compassionate Lord came 
 to the well\,* the Samaritan woman entreated Him\, saying:* Grant me the w
 ater of faith\,* and I shall receive the waters of the font of baptism unt
 o rejoicing and redemption.* O Giver of life\, Lord\, glory be to You.\n\n
 If You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness i
 s that You may be revered.\n\nThe co-beginningless and co-eternal Son and 
 Word of the Father\,* the Well-spring of healings\, came to the well\,* an
 d a woman of Samaria came to draw water.* And when the Saviour saw her\, H
 e said:* Give Me water to drink\, and go\, call your husband.* But address
 ing Him as a man and not as God\,* and being anxious to hide herself from 
 Him\, she said: I have no husband.* And the Teacher replied: You have trul
 y said\, I have no husband\;* for you have had five\, and he whom you now 
 have is not your husband.* And she\, amazed by these words\, hastened to t
 he city* and cried out to the multitudes\, saying:* Come\, behold Christ\,
  who grants the world great mercy.\n\nTone 8\n\nI have waited for You as Y
 ou have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has
  trusted in the Lord.\n\nHaving attained to the heaven of exalted virtues\
 ,* You were shown to be a wonderworker in Myra\, O glorious one.* And thou
 gh reposing bodily in Bari\,* you visited the faithful everywhere in spiri
 t\, and rescued all from misfortunes. Receiving honour as is meet\, you ar
 e glorious among hierarchs\, O blessed favourite of Christ.* And crying ou
 t to you now in supplication\, we say:* O holy hierarch Nicholas\, entreat
  the Saviour of all\,* to bring peace to the world and to save our souls!\
 n\nFrom the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nHa
 ving attained to the heaven of exalted virtues\,* You were shown to be a w
 onderworker in Myra\, O glorious one.* And though reposing bodily in Bari\
 ,* you visited the faithful everywhere in spirit\, and rescued all from mi
 sfortunes. Receiving honour as is meet\, you are glorious among hierarchs\
 , O blessed favourite of Christ.* And crying out to you now in supplicatio
 n\, we say:(* O holy hierarch Nicholas\, entreat the Saviour of all\,* to 
 bring peace to the world and to save our souls!\n\nFor with the Lord there
  is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall red
 eem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nO you who love the feasts of the Ch
 urch\, assembling with hymns of supplication* let us joyously praise the h
 onoured translation of our defender\,* who enlightens all the ends of the 
 earth with miracles\,* brings comfort to the sorrowful in manner divine\, 
 delivers the oppressed\;* who borrowed through the mercy of God\,* and\, t
 herefore\, has received recompense an hundredfold.* To him let us all cry 
 aloud:* O holy hierarch Nicholas\, entreat the Saviour of all\, to bring p
 eace to the world and to save our souls!\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nati
 ons\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nO you who love the feasts o
 f the Church\, assembling with hymns of supplication* let us joyously prai
 se the honoured translation of our defender\,* who enlightens all the ends
  of the earth with miracles\,* brings comfort to the sorrowful in manner d
 ivine\, delivers the oppressed\;* who borrowed through the mercy of God\,*
  and\, therefore\, has received recompense an hundredfold.* To him let us 
 all cry aloud:* O holy hierarch Nicholas\, entreat the Saviour of all\, to
  bring peace to the world and to save our souls!\n\nStrong is the love of 
 the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nBy your virtues you
  have reached the abode of the angels\,* and stand before Christ\, your Ma
 ster\, whose obedient servant you were.* And from your shrine you gush for
 th myrrh\, helping the faithful with your miracles\,* and leading the piou
 s to God.* Not from Bari do we now invoke you\, but from the Jerusalem on 
 high\,* where you rejoice with the apostles\, prophets and hierarchs in gl
 adness.* O divinely wise Nicholas\, entreat the Saviour of all\,* to bring
  peace to the world and to save our souls!\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nO you w
 ho love the feasts of the Church\, assembling let us hymn the adornment of
  hierarchs\,* the glory of the fathers\, the wellspring of miracles and gr
 eat defender of the faithful\, saying:* Rejoice\, O protector of Myra\, ho
 noured primate and steadfast pillar of its Church!* Rejoice\, O most radia
 nt beacon\, illumining the ends of the earth with wonders!* Rejoice\, divi
 ne joy of the sorrowful and fervent intercessor for the oppressed!* And no
 w\, O blessed Nicholas\, cease not to entreat Christ God* in behalf of the
 m that honour your ever-gladsome and most illustrious memory* with faith a
 nd love.\n\nTone 4\, Now…\n\nO Mother of God\, because of You* David the
  Prophet became an ancestor of God\;* he foretold and sang a joyous hymn o
 f praise* and cried out to Him who worked wonders in you:* “The Queen st
 ood at your right hand.”* God revealed you as a life-giving mother\,* wh
 en He chose to be incarnate of you without a father.* He renewed in man Hi
 s image* which the passions had corrupted.* He found the lost sheep in the
  mountains\,* carried it on His shoulders\,* offered it to the Father\,* g
 enerously numbered it among the powers of heaven\,* and saved the whole wo
 rld\, since He is Christ of great and rich mercy.\n\nReadings\n\n(1) Prove
 rbs 10:6-8\; 8:6-21\; (2) Proverbs 10:13-32\; 11:1-10\; (3) Wisdom 4:7-15\
 n\nAposticha\n\nTone 4\n\nLet us bless Nicholas\, the most glorious hierar
 ch\,* the star unwaning of the all-radiant Sun\,* the spiritual noetic hea
 ven which shows forth the saving glory of God\,* the divine preacher\, the
  enlightener of the heathen\,* the river flowing with the waters of knowle
 dge\,* watering the hearts of the faithful.\n\nPrecious in the sight of th
 e Lord is the death of His saints.\n\nYour passage was by sea from Myra in
  Lycia to the city of Bari\, O hierarch\;* for\, with the permission of th
 e Master of all\,* your coffin was taken from your grave by a monk* who pi
 ously served at your tomb and rendered you honour\;* and it passed from th
 e East to the West\, O Nicholas most glorious.\n\nYour priests shall be cl
 othed with righteousness and Your righteous shall rejoice.\n\nHaving sanct
 ified the waters of the sea by your voyage to the city of Bari\,* you pour
 ed forth myrrh\, O glorious one\, healing incurable sufferings.* You becam
 e its refuge\, defender and deliverer\, O hierarch Nicholas\,* praying to 
 the Saviour and King of all.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nO man of God and fait
 hful servant\, minister of the Lord\,* man of divine desires\, chosen vess
 el\,* pillar and foundation of the Church\, heir of the Kingdom\,* never c
 ease to cry to the Lord in our behalf.\n\nTone 8\, Now…\n\nWhen by Your 
 unfathomable dispensation You appeared on earth\, O Christ God\,* the Sama
 ritan woman\, on hearing Your words\, O Lover of mankind\,* left the water
  jar at the well and hastened to those in the city and said:* Come\, behol
 d One who knows men’s hearts\;* perhaps He is the expected Christ\, who 
 has great mercy.\n\nTroparion\n\nTone 4\n\nThe day of radiant feasting is 
 here\,* the city of Bari rejoices\, and the world exults with hymns and sp
 iritual songs.* For today is the sacred feast* of the transfer of the prec
 ious and healing relics of the bishop and wonder-worker Nicholas.* Like a 
 never-setting sun* he shines with radiant beams of light* dispelling the g
 loom of temptations and grief* from those who cry with faith:* Save us\, g
 reat Nicholas\, for you intercede for us.\n\nGlory... Now...\n\nO Mother o
 f God\, the mystery hidden from all eternity* and unknown even to the ange
 ls\,* was revealed through you to those on earth:* God took on our human n
 ature* and united it to His divine nature in a perfect but unconfused unio
 n.* Then\, He willingly accepted the cross for our sake* and thereby raise
 d again the first created man\,*and saved our souls from death.\n\n&nbsp\;
 \nAT GREAT MATINS ON SATURDAY MORNING\nTroparia\, Tone 4\n\nWhen the disci
 ples of the Lord learned from the angel* the glorious news of the resurrec
 tion* and cast off the ancestral condemnation\,* they proudly told the apo
 stles:* “Death has been plundered!* Christ our God is risen\,* granting 
 to the world great mercy.” (2)\n\nGlory... \n\nThe day of radiant feasti
 ng is here\,* the city of Bari rejoices\, and the world exults with hymns 
 and spiritual songs.* For today is the sacred feast* of the transfer of th
 e precious and healing relics of the bishop and wonder-worker Nicholas.* L
 ike a never-setting sun* he shines with radiant beams of light* dispelling
  the gloom of temptations and grief* from those who cry with faith:* Save 
 us\, great Nicholas\, for you intercede for us.\n\nNow...\n\nO Mother of G
 od\, the mystery hidden from all eternity* and unknown even to the angels\
 ,* was revealed through you to those on earth:* God took on our human natu
 re* and united it to His divine nature in a perfect but unconfused union.*
  Then\, He willingly accepted the cross for our sake* and thereby raised a
 gain the first created man\,*and saved our souls from death.\n\nPsalter Re
 ading\n\nSmall Litany\n\nSessional Hymns\, Tone 4\n\nLooking into the entr
 ance of the tomb\, the Myrrh-bearing women * were unable to endure the bri
 ght radiance of the Angel\, * trembling in awe they said\; * “How is it 
 that He who has opened Paradise to the Thief has been stolen? * How is it 
 that He who before His passion proclaimed His Arising has been raised? ** 
 Truly Christ God has arisen\, granting those in Hades life and resurrectio
 n.”\n\nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nO Mother of God\, the mystery hidden 
 from all eternity* and unknown even to the angels\,* was revealed through 
 you to those on earth:* God took on our human nature* and united it to His
  divine nature in a perfect but unconfused union.* Then\, He willingly acc
 epted the cross for our sake* and thereby raised again the first created m
 an\,*and saved our souls from death.\n\nPsalter Reading\n\nSmall Litany\n\
 nSessional Hymn\, Tone 4\n\nLet the heavens be glad\, let earthly things r
 ejoice\; * for from a Virgin\, Christ God has appeared as a man\, * delive
 ring from corruption all mankind by His death and wondrous arising. * The 
 Samaritan woman having asked for water\, was bestowed the source of healin
 gs\, ** since He is the Lover of mankind.\n\nPolyeleos\n\nMagnification\n\
 nWe magnify you\, O holy hierarch Nicholas\, and we honour your holy memor
 y\; for you entreat Christ our God on our behalf.\n\nverse: Hear this all 
 you nations\; give year\, all you inhabitants of the world.\n\nGlory… No
 w…\; Alleluia\, alleluia\, alleluia\, glory be to You\, O God (3)\n\nSes
 sional Hymns\, Tone 4\n\nYou made your hierarch wondrous among the nations
 \, O Master\, having bestowed upon him the grace of miracles: dispelling d
 ivers ailments from all mankind\, setting loose those in fetters\, deliver
 ing the oppressed from grievous circumstances. To him do we cry out in sup
 plication: O holy Nicholas\, deliver us from our enemies.\n\nTone 1\, Glor
 y…\n\nHaving sanctified yourself with\, a perfect life\, you were shown 
 to be a hierarch of God Most High\; and\, strengthened by Him\, you stoppe
 d the mouths of the heretics. Wherefore\, magnifying Christ God\, we joyou
 sly celebrate the translation of your relics.\n\nNow…\n\nO pure Virgin T
 heotokos who knew not wedlock\, you sole intercessor and protection of the
  faithful: from tribulations\, sorrows and cruel circumstances deliver all
  who place their trust in you\, O Maiden\, and save our souls by your divi
 ne supplications.\n\nGradual Hymns\, Tone 4\, First Antiphon\n\nAntiphon 1
 \n\nFrom my youth do many passions war against me\;* but do You Yourself d
 efend* and save me\, O my Saviour.\n\nYou haters of Sion shall be shamed b
 y the Lord\;* for like grass\, by the fire* shall you be withered.\n\nGlor
 y… Now…\n\nIn the Holy Spirit\, every soul is quickened\,* and\, throu
 gh cleansing\, is exalted* and made radiant* by the Triple Unity in a hidd
 en sacred manner.\n\nProkiemenon\, Tone 4\n\nPrecious in the sight of the 
 Lord\,* is the death of His saints.\n\nverse: What shall I render to the L
 ord for all that He has rendered unto me?\n\nLet everything that lives\, T
 one 4\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 10:1-9\n\nHymn of Resurrection\n\nPsalm 50\n\nVers
 e at Psalm 50\, Tone 6\n\nO heir of God\, fellow communicant of Christ\, m
 inister of the Lord\, holy Nicholas\; as was your name\, so also was your 
 life. For the radiance of your countenance bore witness to your intellect\
 , shining forth in the innocence of your spirit\; and your serenity procla
 imed your meekness. Your life was glorious\, and your repose is with the s
 aints. Pray you on behalf of our souls.\n\nCanon\, Tone 4\n\nTwo Canons fo
 r St. Nicholas.\n\nFor an abbreviated Canon\, one may take the Irmos of ea
 ch ode\, followed by Canon II with the Katavasia.\n\nOde 1\n\nIrmos: Let 
 us\, O people\, send up a hymn * to our wondrous God * Who has freed Israe
 l from bondage\, * singing a hymn of victory * and crying aloud: * We sing
  to You\, O only Master.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n
 \nAccept the song of my lips\, O Christ my Benefactor\, and cleanse You my
  tongue\, being not mindful of my manifold sins\; that I may extol in song
  the honorable life of Your hierarch\, in the memorial of the translation 
 of his relics.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nHaving r
 eceived the gift of wonder-working\, and crowns of patience\, and being ad
 orned with your hierarchal office\, do you beseech God\, O our Father\, th
 at He grant forgiveness of transgressions unto us who glorify the translat
 ion of your relics.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nO F
 ather\, shepherd of the flock of Christ\, you have been sent to other shee
 p\, of the Latin tongue\, that you mayest astonish all with your wonders a
 nd lead them to Christ. O blessed one\, pray you unceasingly on our behalf
 .\n\nMost Holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nThe heathen nations formerly far re
 moved have drawn nigh unto God through your birthgiving\, O Theotokos\; an
 d\, deified and set free from the ancient curse by your blood\, I have bee
 n given rebirth by you.\n\nCanon II\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to Go
 d for us.\n\nIllumine my soul and heart\, I pray you\, O Bestower of light
  and Fashioner of creation. Grant unto me the gift of praising in song You
 r most honoured favorite\, by whom do You deliver the world from misfortun
 e.\n\nGlory…\n\nHaving acquired heavenly wisdom\, you invested it as a t
 alent entrusted to you\; for\, having set at naught the guile of those opp
 osed to God\, you enlightened the people with divine instruction.\n\nNow
 …\n\nFrom a Maiden has the Infant been born\, pre-eternal and preserved 
 in perfection\, Whom you preached in two Natures and one Hypostasis\, O di
 vinely blessed one.\n\nKatavasia: It is the Day of Resurrection\, let us b
 e radiant\, O people\; Pascha\, the Lord’s Pascha: for from death to lif
 e\, and from earth to heaven\, Christ God has brought us\, as we sing the 
 song of victory.\n\nOde 3\n\nIrmos: O Lord\, Creator of the vault of Heave
 n * and Builder of the Church\, * strengthen me in Your love\, O Summit of
  desire\, * O Support of the faithful\, * O only Lover of mankind.\n\nHoly
  hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nGuileless in a manner and meek
  in demeanor\, possessed of an angelic life\, O divinely blessed Nicholas:
  cease not to pray to Him Who is the Lover of mankind\, on behalf of us al
 l.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nWhat city does not h
 ave you as a helper\, O blessed one? What soul utters not your name? And w
 hat place  you not visit in spirit\, astounding all with your wonders\, O
  Nicholas?\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nThough the c
 ity of Bari has received your body\, yet your spirit dwelleth in the heave
 nly Jerusalem\, where exalting with the prophets\, apostles and holy hiera
 rchs\, you  pray on our behalf to Him Who alone is the Lover of mankind.\
 n\nMost holy Theotokos\, save us.\n\nBeg enlightenment for me who am engul
 fed in darkness because of my many sins\, O most pure Lady\, for you have 
 given birth to the Light of the whole world\; and drive far from me the gl
 oom of the passions\, O divinely blessed one.\n\nCanon II\n\nHoly hierarch
  Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nThe grieving have found great consolati
 on\; they that are in darkness have acquired the light\; and those assaile
 d by sorrows have in you received deliverance from evils\, O most sacred f
 ather.\n\nGlory…\n\nO holy hierarch Nicholas\, you were the mouth of God
 : having delivered all from the maw of the diabolic wolf\, O glorious one\
 , you have borne them unto the Creator as a gift\, granting healing unto a
 ll.\n\nNow…\n\nO most pure Mother of God\; the Word Who chose for Himsel
 f a servant\, the hierarch Nicholas\, as a teacher of His people\, did wil
 l to be borne of you alone in the flesh\, in a manner beyond all telling.\
 n\nKatavasia: Come\, let us drink a new drink\, not one miraculously broug
 ht forth from a barren rock but the Fountain of Incorruption\, springing f
 orth from the tomb of Christ\, in Whom we are strengthened.\n\nSmall Litan
 y\n\nKontakion\, Tone 8\n\nDrawn to the well by faith\,* the Samaritan wom
 an beheld You\, the Water of Wisdom\,* and drinking abundantly of You\,* s
 he inherited the heavenly Kingdom for ever\,* becoming everlastingly glori
 ous.\n\nIkos\n\nLet us hear of the noble mysteries\, as John teaches us wh
 at comes to pass in Samaria\, how the Lord speaks to a woman\, asking wate
 r of her\, even He that gathered the waters into the places where they are
  gathered\, and who is of one throne with the Father and the Spirit\; for 
 He\, the renowned One\, came\, seeking out His image forever.\n\nSessional
  Hymns\, Tone 1\n\nThe translation of your precious relics is for us an oc
 casion of splendid celebration\, O Nicholas\, holy hierarch of the Lord wh
 om we piously praise\, joyously honouring you\, the light of the never-set
 ting Sun\, you adornment of the faithful.\n\nTone 6\, Glory… Now…\n\nL
 et Heaven joyfully resound and exult now\, * and let all things here upon 
 earth dance in gladness\; * for from a Virgin\, Christ God has appeared as
  a man. * By His death He has redeemed mortal mankind from corruption. * B
 y great signs He shone forth upon the Samaritan woman. * Requesting water\
 , He bestowed on her the source of healings\, ** since He is the Lover of 
 mankind.\n\nOde 4\n\nIrmos: You mounted Your steeds O Lord\, * Your apostl
 es\, * and taking their bridles in Your hands\, * Your chariot became salv
 ation to those who sing with faith: * Glory to Your power\, O Lord!\n\nHol
 y hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nEnlighten my heart and dispel
  from it the gloom of sin\, O holy hierarch who are illumined by the light
  of the Most High\, that I may joyously hymn the holy translation of your 
 relics.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nHaving ascended
  the ladder of the virtues\, O blessed one\, you were revealed to all the 
 world as a wonder-worker\, O Nicholas\; for which sake the people of Bari 
 removed your holy relics from Myra.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to Go
 d for us.\n\nFaithful priests rejoice in you\, and Christ-loving princes c
 all upon you as an aide in battle\; and we\, unworthy though we are\, exho
 rt you to pray to God on our behalf\, O Nicholas.\n\nMost Holy Theotokos\,
  save us! \n\nThe depth of your mystery astounds the ranks of the angels\,
  O Theotokos\, and your icon casts the demons into confusion\; and honouri
 ng you as the Mother of God\, we bow down before it.\n\n Canon II\n\nHoly 
 hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nO herald of God\, through parta
 king of the primal light of God\, you were shown to be a secondary luminar
 y\, enlightening with your splendour those who are in darkness\, in that y
 ou are a lover of virtue\, soaring aloft in glory.\n\nGlory…\n\nDeliver 
 your flock from the tempests of sins\, from waves of tribulation and hosti
 lity\, guiding us ever to the calm haven by your saving prayers.\n\nNow…
 \n\nHe to Whom you have given birth in an ineffable manner is by nature th
 e unutterable Light of the Most High\, Who is abundantly rich in mercy\, a
 nd has enriched us\, impoverished though we be\, with the gifts of God.\n\
 nKatavasia: On divine watch let the God-inspired Habakkuk stand with us an
 d show forth the light-bearing angel clearly saying: Today salvation is co
 me to the world\, for Christ is risen as Almighty.\n\nOde 5\n\nIrmos: Disp
 erse\, O Word\, the darkness from my soul\, * O Christ God\, the Light-Giv
 er\, * Having driven out the primordial darkness of the abyss\, * grant to
  me the light of Your commandments\, * that early in the morning I may glo
 rify You.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nYour cathedra
  was in Myra\, but your body was transported to Bari\; yet in spirit you 
  dwell with the apostles in heaven\, in that you are their successor. With
  them pray for us who hymn the translation of your relics.\n\nHoly hierarc
 h Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nO hope of all Christians and great def
 ender of the oppressed\, healer of the afflicted\, consolation of the grie
 ving and intercessor before the Lord for the human race: beg you peace for
  our land\, and save us from the incursions of the aliens.\n\nHoly hierarc
 h Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nThrough your intercessions\, O Nichola
 s\, do you enliven my soul which has drowned because of its many passions 
 and has been slain by the fall\; and guide it to repentance\, that with al
 l the faithful I may glorify the translation of your relics.\n\nMost Holy 
 Theotokos\, save us!\n\nO Virgin\, you have nourished as a babe Him Whom t
 he myriads of angels and multitudes of the seraphim fear\, and before Whom
  all reason-endowed creatures tremble\; and\, beholding Him in your arms\,
  we ever worship Him\, as is meet.\n\nCanon II\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\,
  pray to God for us.\n\nHaving acquired beautiful feet through the working
  of many wonders\, you brought glad tidings of good things to all\, freein
 g all from the ancient enmity by your divine teaching\, do you save us\, O
  sacred hierarch.\n\nGlory…\n\nBy the will of God\, you embarked upon th
 e crest of the sea\, arriving at the city of Bari\, having traversed the d
 eep in the company of many pious men\, O blessed Nicholas.\n\nNow…\n\nWe
  shall truly glorify you\, O Virgin Mother of God\, as the shield of the f
 aithful\, crying out to you as did the angel: Rejoice\, you who are blesse
 d and full of grace\, awesome rumour and report\, wondrous place of rest f
 or the Master of all creation!\n\nKatavasia: Let us awake in the deep dawn
 \, and instead of myrrh\, offer a hymn to the Master\, and we shall see Ch
 rist\, the Sun of Righteousness\, Who causes life to dawn for all.\n\nOde 
 6\n\nIrmos: As You delievered the prophet from the depths of the abyss\, O
  Christ God\, * so deliver me also from my sins\, O Lover of mankind\, * a
 nd guide my life\,* I pray You.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God fo
 r us.\n\nWe have abundantly received health of body and cleansing of soul 
 from your divine church as from a pool\, O holy hierarch Nicholas\; for th
 rough grace wonders pour forth upon those who with unfeigned faith trust i
 n you.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nAs you are the m
 ost glorious favorite of Christ\, O father\, deliver your servants\, who h
 onor the translation of your holy relics\, from all manner of danger\, fro
 m grievous misfortunes and the sorrows that beset us.\n\nHoly hierarch Nic
 holas\, pray to God for us.\n\nBlighted by the frost of sin and driven by 
 the wind of life\, let me be warmed by your prayers\, gazing upon the like
 ness of your divine image\; for you are a second sun\, O father Nicholas\,
  you servant of Christ.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us! \n\nThe earthl
 y mind cannot comprehend heavenly mysteries\; neither can a created being 
 attain to knowledge of the Creator: for the birth of the Lord from the Vir
 gin surpasses man’s understanding\, but entreating her with faith\, we s
 hall receive forgiveness of sins.\n\nCanon II\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, 
 pray to God for us.\n\nSave us by your guidance\, O Nicholas\, preacher an
 d teacher of the nations\, as one who have led to salvation the people of 
 God\, and Who appeared in the flesh for the benefit of many.\n\nGlory…\n
 \nO you who had the sea as your way and the waters as your paths: beseech 
 the Lord\, that we may navigate the sea of life unharmed\, and may reach t
 he heavenly kingdom by the waters of our tears.\n\nNow…\n\nYou are the p
 ortal of the King of the heavens and the temple of His glory\, O all-hymne
 d Virgin. Open you the gates of mercy\, and lead us into the abode of heav
 enly glory by your supplications.\n\nKatavasia: You descended into the net
 hermost pares of the earth\, and shattered the eternal bars that held the 
 fettered\, O Christ\, and on the third day* like Jonah from the whale\, Yo
 u arose from the tomb.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nKontakion\, Tone 3\n\nLike a sta
 r your relics have moved from east to west\,* and the sea is hallowed by y
 our passage\;* holy bishop Nicholas\, the city of Bari receives grace thro
 ugh you\,* for you are revealed as one who works wonders:* illustrious\, a
 wesome\, and merciful.\n\nIkos\n\nLet us now praise with hymns the holy hi
 erarch\, pastor and teacher of the people of Myra\, that by his supplicati
 ons we may be enlightened. For he has been revealed to be wholly pure\, in
 corrupt of spirit\, bringing unto Christ an unblemished sacrifice\, pure a
 nd well-pleasing unto God\, in that he is a hierarch pure of both body and
  soul. Wherefore\, he has been manifest as a true intercessor and champion
  of the Church\, a wonderworker\, illustrious\, most wondrous\, and mercif
 ul.\n\nOde 7\n\nIrmos: On the plain of Dura the tyrant once placed a furna
 ce * to torment the\nGod-bearers\; * and therein the three youths chanted 
 hymns to the one God\,\n* and the three together\, chanted saying: * O God
  of our fathers\, blessed are You!\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God
  for us.\n\nToday the angels of God rejoice and a multitude of demons lame
 nt\; for He has delivered the people from temptation and driven away the s
 pirits of darkness. Wherefore\, you\, O Nicholas\, are worthily called a v
 ictor\; for which cause we chant unto the Lord: O God of our fathers\, ble
 ssed are You!\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nThey that
  are held in the grief of sickness\, who are heavy laden with divers affli
 ctions\, hastening to your shrine with faith\, have received your mercy\, 
 and departing in haste\, joyfully chant unto the Lord: O God of our father
 s\, blessed are You!\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nTh
 e assemblies of the people stand before you\, O blessed one\, and the teac
 hers Of the Church rejoice in you. Kings glorify you as their defender\; a
 nd we entreat you\, O Nicholas: Save us who chant unto the Lord: O God of 
 our fathers\, blessed are You!\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us! \n\nO h
 ow can I chant unto my Saviour\, Whom even the angels praise with tremblin
 g? But do you\, O Mother\, direct me\, and by your compassion move the mer
 cy of your Son to have pity on us who set our hope on you. As you  beseec
 h Him on our behalf\, deliver us from torment.\n\nCanon II\n\nHoly hierarc
 h Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nBy your word grant healing to the whol
 e human soul which\, like salt\, has lost its savour through the vanity of
  temporal things\; and teach us to chant unto the Lord: O supremely hymned
  Lord and God of our fathers\, blessed are You!\n\nGlory…\n\nO most glor
 ious are the wonders which you have wrought! For healing infirmities and d
 elivering from misfortunes\, you  command all to chant unto the Lord: O s
 upremely hymned God of our fathers\, blessed are You!\n\nNow…\n\nO pure 
 Birth-giver of God\, you are the defender and rampart of our lowliness\, a
 nd we\, your servants\, ever cry unto the Lord: O supremely hymned God of 
 our fathers\, blessed are You!\n\nKatavasia: He who delivered the Children
  from the furnace\, became man\, suffers as a mortal\, and through His Pas
 sion clothes mortality with the beauty of incorruption\, He is the only bl
 essed and most glorious God of our fathers.\n\nOde 8\n\nIrmos: Seated upon
  the throne of glory\, * and unceasingly glorified as God\, *\nO bless Him
 \, you angels and heavens\, * hymn and supremely exalt Him throughout\nall
  ages!\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nThe angels of th
 e heavens accept you as a minister\, and the prophets greet you as a fello
 w servant. The Lord Himself recieves you. And we sinners ask of you mercy.
 \n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nGreat is the authority
  given you by God\, O Nicholas: the sea is subject to you\; the winds obey
  you\; and the nations\, beholding your most glorious wonders\, submit the
 mselves to you.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nO Savio
 ur\, You have shown Your holy hierarch Nicholas to be more glorious than M
 oses\, delivering from all tribulation the New Israel\, the Christian peop
 les.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us! \n\nIn that you are the Mother of
  God\, ask for us forgiveness of sins\, O Sovereign Lady\, and stretch for
 th your hand unto me\, who am sunk in the abyss of despair\, that raised u
 p by hope\, I may exalt you supremely throughout all ages.\n\nCanon II\n\n
 Holy hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nYou grew as a sweet-smelli
 ng flower in the land of Myra\, O glorious one\, wafting gifts of healing 
 like fragrant perfume upon all who praise you chanting: O all you works of
  the Lord\, praise the Lord and supremely exalt Him throughout all ages!\n
 \nLet us bless the Lord: Father\, Son and Holy Spirit.\n\nHaving poured ou
 t the sweetness of God’s grace like oil from the Mount of Olives\, you t
 raversed the sea on a path made safe by the grace of the Lord\, to Whom we
  sweetly cry: O all you works of the Lord\, praise the Lord and supremely 
 exalt Him throughout all ages!\n\nNow…\n\nHaving given birth\, yet remai
 ning ever Virgin\, the choirs above were astonished\; for you bore the Wor
 d\, Who\, though a man\, remained unaltered by His divinity\, and to Whom 
 we sing: O all you works of the Lord\, praise the Lord and supremely exalt
  Him throughout all ages!\n\nWe praise\, bless\, and worship the Lord\, si
 nging and exulting Him above all for ever.\n\nKatavasia: This chosen and h
 oly day is the first of the Sabbaths\, the queen and lady\, the feast of f
 easts\, and the festival of festivals\, wherein we bless Christ throughout
  the ages.\n\nThe Song of the Theotokos (Magnificat) is not sung.\n\nOde 9
 \n\nIrmos: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel\, * Who has exalted the horn 
 of salvation on our behalf * in the house of His servant David\, * in whic
 h the Dayspring from on high has visited us\, * and guided us along the pa
 th of peace.\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nBlessed be
  the Lord our God\, for He has glorified His holy hierarch\, who gushes fo
 rth streams of wonders\, and who works healing throughout all lands\, and 
 those of Myra and of the Latins\, visiting us with mercy.\n\nHoly hierarch
  Nicholas\, pray to God for us.\n\nYou fell into an honorable sleep and pe
 rmit your body to go to Bari for the good of all\; for by your supplicatio
 ns you are an ever-vigilant defender on behalf of all who call upon you wi
 th faith\, O Nicholas.\n\nO Most Holy Theotokos\, save us! \n\nAt a loss f
 or words\, I am unable to fittingly praise you\, who are higher than the h
 eavenly hosts and more honorable than all creation\, who have given birth 
 to God the Creator in the flesh. Entreat Him\, O Theotokos\, to have mercy
  upon us on the day of judgment.\n\nCanon II\n\nHoly hierarch Nicholas\, p
 ray to God for us.\n\nYour memorial is an occasion of festivity for us thi
 s day. The choir of the apostles\, the assembly of martyrs and the spirits
  of the righteous rejoice\; and we\, the faithful\, glorify you with hymns
 \, crying aloud: O holy hierarch of Christ\, deliver us from all sorrows!\
 n\nGlory…\n\nYour most glorious memory has shown forth upon us\, illumin
 ing the faithful with splendour\, O wise Nicholas\, holy hierarch of Chris
 t. Wherefore\, we beseech you: be you mindful of us all\, and by your inte
 rcessions deliver us from all the temptations of the adversary.\n\nNow…\
 n\nMortify our carnal passions and lusts\, O pure Birth-giver of God\; sti
 ll you the tempest of our passions\; calm the tumult of our thoughts\; and
  strengthen the hearts of those who honour you as their defender\, O most 
 pure and blessed one.\n\nKatavasia: Shine\, shine\, O new Jerusalem\, for 
 the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! Exult now and be glad\, O Sion! 
 And you\, O chaste Mother of God\, take delight in the resurrection of you
 r Son.\n\nSmall Litany\n\nHymn of Light\n\nIn the flesh You fell asleep\, 
 as a mortal man\, O King and Lord\, on the third day You arose\, raising A
 dam from corruption\, and destroying death: O Pascha of incorruption\, the
  Salvation of the world!\n\nGlory… \n\nGreat are your wonders\, O most h
 oly Nicholas\, for you appeared in a dream to the divinely wise Constantin
 e\, and thereby save the three generals condemned to death though innocent
 . Thus do you save us also from sudden and everlasting death\, O most holy
  Nicholas\, hierarch of the Lord.\n\nNow…\n\nOn coming to Samaria\, O Sa
 vior\, You Almighty One\, spoke there with a woman and ask of her water\, 
 though for the Jews You hadst of old brought forth springs from a cloven r
 ock. You brought her to faith in You\, and now she ever enjoys eternal lif
 e in the Heavens.\n\nPraises\n\nStichera on the Praises\, Tone 4\n\nTo car
 ry out the sentence pre-ordained:* this honour is for all His faithful.\n\
 nO all-powerful Lord\,* Who endured the Cross and death\,* and arose from 
 the dead\,* we glorify Your Holy Resurrection.\n\nPraise God in His holy p
 lace\, praise Him in His mighty heavens.\n\nBy Your Cross\, O Christ\, You
  have delivered us from the ancient curse\,* and by Your death You have co
 nquered the devil who tyrannized our nature.* By Your arising You have fil
 led all things with joy\,* therefore we cry to You:* O Lord risen from the
  dead\, glory be to You!\n\nPraise Him for His powerful deeds\,* praise Hi
 s surpassing greatness.\n\nO Christ the Saviour\,* with Your Cross\, guide
  us to Your truth\,* and deliver us from the snares of the enemy\;* O You 
 who are risen from the dead* raise us also who have fallen through sin\,* 
 by the stretching out of Your hand\,* O Lord\, at the behest of the prayer
 s of Your Saints.\n\nO praise Him with sound of trumpet\,* praise Him with
  lute and harp\;\n\nWithout departing from Your Father’s bosom\,* in You
 r tender compassion\, You descended to earth\,* O Only-begotten Word of Go
 d\,* without change becoming man.* While You are impassible in Your divini
 ty\,* You suffered the Cross and death in the flesh\;* and rising from the
  dead You have granted immortality to the race of mankind\,* as You alone 
 are all-powerful.\n\nTone 1\n\nPraise Him with timbrel and dance\,* praise
  Him with strings and pipes.\n\nHaving gazed steadfastly upon the heights 
 of the intellect\, and beheld the abyss of hidden wisdom\, you enriched th
 e world with your teachings\, O father. Ever pray to Christ on our behalf\
 , O holy hierarch Nicholas.\n\nO praise Him with resounding cymbals\, prai
 se Him with clashing of cymbals.* Let everything that lives and that breat
 hes give praise to the Lord.\n\nO man of God\, faithful favorite and stewa
 rd of His mysteries\, man of spiritual desires\, living pillar and animate
  image: the Church of Myra received you with delight as a divine treasure 
 and intercessor for our souls.\n\nTone 2\n\nPrecious in the sight of the L
 ord* is the death of His saints.\n\nO holy hierarch Nicholas\, Christ God 
 revealed you to your flock as a rule of faith and a model of meekness\, fo
 r your divine and worthy deeds resplendently shine forth everywhere\, emit
 ting the fragrance of your myrrh\, O intercessor for orphans and widows. W
 herefore\, pray you unceasingly\, that our souls be saved.\n\nYour priests
  shall be clothed in righteousness and Your righteous shall rejoice.\n\nO 
 father Nicholas\, the shrine of your relics overflows with myrrh\, and you
  appeared to the Emperor in a dream\, and by your apparition save from dea
 th\, bonds and imprisonment the condemned men unjustly sentenced. Now\, as
  then\, revealing yourself by your presence\, pray you for our souls.\n\nT
 one 5\, Glory…\n\nLet us sound the trumpet with the clarion-call of hymn
 s. Let us who keep festival make haste and exult\, rejoicing. Let kings an
 d princes hasten to the solemn supplication of our God-bearing father\, wh
 o appeared to the Emperor in a dreadful dream\, urging him to release the 
 three warriors who were imprisoned without cause. Let the pastors and teac
 hers laud the shepherd who emulated the Good Shepherd. And\, assembling\, 
 let us praise the physician of the afflicted\, the redeemer of those amid 
 misfortunes\, the helper of the sinful\, the treasure of the poor\, the co
 nsoler of the sorrowful\, the companion of travellers\, the pilot of those
  who sail the seas\, who hastens everywhere and to everyone most earnestly
 . And praising the great hierarch\, let us say: O most holy Nicholas\, go 
 you before us and deliver us from our present tribulations\, and by your s
 upplications save you your flock.\n\nTone 6\, Now…\n\nThe Well-spring of
  the principle of life\, Jesus\, our Saviour\,* came to the well of the Pa
 triarch Jacob\,* and sought water from a Samaritan woman that He might dri
 nk thereof.* And when she addressed Him* and said that the Jews had no dea
 lings with the Samaritans\,* the wise Creator diverted her by the sweetnes
 s of His words\,* so that she would seek from Him everlasting water\,* whi
 ch\, when she received it\, she proclaimed to all\, saying:* Come and see 
 the Knower of things hidden\,* God who is come in the flesh to save mankin
 d.\n\nGreat Doxology\n\nTrisagion Prayers\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4\n\nThe day
  of radiant feasting is here\,* the city of Bari rejoices\, and the world 
 exults with hymns and spiritual songs.* For today is the sacred feast* of 
 the transfer of the precious and healing relics of the bishop and wonder-w
 orker Nicholas.* Like a never-setting sun* he shines with radiant beams of
  light* dispelling the gloom of temptations and grief* from those who cry 
 with faith:* Save us\, great Nicholas\, for you intercede for us.\n\nGlory
 … Now…\n\nWhen the disciples of the Lord learned from the angel* the g
 lorious news of the resurrection* and cast off the ancestral condemnation\
 ,* they proudly told the apostles\;* “Death has been plundered!* Christ 
 our God is risen\,* granting to the world great mercy.”\n\nInsistent Lit
 any\n\nLitany of Supplication\n\nGreat Dismissal\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON SAT
 URDAY MORNING\nAfter the priest has exclaimed\, Blessed be the Kingdom… 
 and the people have responded\, Amen\, the clergy sing the Paschal Tropari
 on once and the people repeat it. Then\, the clergy sing the first half\, 
 and the people conclude it.\n\nPaschal Troparion\n\nChrist is risen from t
 he dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving l
 ife.\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: When the disciples of
  the Lord learned from the angel* the glorious news of the resurrection* a
 nd cast off the ancestral condemnation\,* they proudly told the apostles:*
  “Death has been plundered!* Christ our God is risen\,* granting to the 
 world great mercy.”\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: The day of radiant feasting i
 s here\,* the city of Bari rejoices\, and the world exults with hymns and 
 spiritual songs.* For today is the sacred feast* of the transfer of the pr
 ecious and healing relics of the bishop and wonder-worker Nicholas.* Like 
 a never-setting sun* he shines with radiant beams of light* dispelling the
  gloom of temptations and grief* from those who cry with faith:* Save us\,
  great Nicholas\, for you intercede for us.\n\nGlory be to the Father\, an
 d to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 3: Like a star 
 your relics have moved from east to west\,* and the sea is hallowed by you
 r passage\;* holy bishop Nicholas\, the city of Bari receives grace throug
 h you\,* for you are revealed as one who works wonders:* illustrious\, awe
 some\, and merciful.\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, To
 ne 8: Drawn to the well by faith\,* the Samaritan woman beheld You\, the W
 ater of Wisdom\,* and drinking abundantly of You\,* she inherited the heav
 enly Kingdom for ever\,* becoming everlastingly glorious.\n\nProkeimenon\,
  Tone 3\n\nSing to our God\, sing\; sing to our King\, sing.\n\nverse: Cla
 p your hands\, all you nations\; shout unto God with the voice of joy. (Ps
 alm 46:7\,2)\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nThe venerable ones will exult in g
 lory* and they shall be joyful in their beds.\n\nEpistle\n\nActs 15:35-41\
 ; Hebrews 13:17-21\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 4\n\nverse: Poise yourself and advan
 ce in triumph and reign in the cause of truth\, and meekness\, and justice
 .\n\nverse: You have loved justice and hated iniquity. (Psalm 44:5\,8)\n\n
 verse: Your priests shall clothe themselves with justice\, and Your venera
 ble ones shall rejoice.\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 10:27-38\; Luke 6:17-23\n\nHymn 
 to the Theotokos\n\nThe Angel cried out to the One full of Grace: O chaste
  Virgin\, rejoice! And again I say\, Rejoice! Your Son has risen from the 
 tomb on the third day\, and raised the dead. Let all people rejoice! Shine
 \, shine\, O new Jerusalem\, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you!
  Exult now and be glad\, O Sion! And you\, O chaste Mother of God\, take d
 elight in the resurrection of your Son.\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nReceive the B
 ody of Christ\;* taste the fountain of immortality.* The just man shall be
  in everlasting remembrance\;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear*. All
 eluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia.\n\nInstead of Blessed is He Who comes… we 
 sing:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and 
 to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of We have seen the true li
 ght… we sing:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* trampling death by dea
 th\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstead of May our mouths
  be filled… we sing three times:\n\nChrist is risen from the dead\,* tra
 mpling death by death\,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.\n\nInstea
 d of Blessed be the name of the Lord… we sing three times:\n\nChrist is 
 risen from the dead\,* trampling death by death\,* and to those in the tom
 bs* giving life.\n\nAt the dismissal\, instead of Glory be to the Father a
 nd the Son and the Holy Spirit\, now and forever and ever. Amen. we chant:
 \n\nChrist is risen from the dead\, trampling death by death\,* and to tho
 se in the tombs giving life.\n\nAfter the final Amen\, the Troparion Chris
 t is risen is sung as at the beginning of the Liturgy\, but with the addit
 ion:\n\nAnd to us He has granted life eternal\;* we bow down before His re
 surrection on the third day.
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