Menaion April Second Edition, January, 2016
His Eminence The Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH Archbishop of Ne York and Metropolitan of All North America ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA Beloved in Christ: To all the Choir Directors, Choir Members, Chanters, and those ho are interested in Church Music It is ith thankfulness to God that e elcome this electronic version of the Kazan Menaion proect thoroughly compiled and digitized by Mr. Christopher Holey, the former chairman of the Department of Sacred Music. In this electronic, online version, many of the typos and mistakes have been corrected from the original printings. This platform ill also make it very easy hen modified and corrected translations are made by our Department of Translations as e ork to bring uniformity to our texts and service books. Therefore, e holeheartedly encourage all of our parishes to use this online version of the Kazan Menaion and check it regularly for updates. We are grateful to Mr. Christopher Holey for the countless hours he spent on digitizing this proect originally produced by the late protopsaltis, Mr.. Wishing you and your loved ones all of God s blessings, I remain, Your Father in Christ, +JOSEPH Archbishop of Ne York and Metropolitan of all North America Given at our headquarters in Engleood, Ne Jersey, this 8 th day of January, 2016 The disciples ere first called Christians in Antioch (Acts 11: 26) 358 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 5238, Engleood, NJ 076315238 (201) 8711355 T Archdiocese@antiochian.org (201) 8717954 F
The SelfRuled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America DEPARTMENT OF SACRED MUSIC Paul Jabara, Chairman guiding chanters, choirs and congregations to musical excellence in orship for the glory of God..antiochian.org/music December 17, 2015 The holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Children: Ananias, Azarias and Misael Greetings to you all in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ! When I as appointed chairman of the Sacred Music Department in February, 2006, I sa that e had already typeset s Byzantine Vespers Proect as he originally rote it. Some of the accenting of the music as incorrect, but the ison as added, and e had a much cleaner copy of it all. I then began to proof and correct his Byzantine Matins Proect, already typeset by +Michael Kargatis, ith the opportunity to make sure the barring and accenting of the music and the ison ere done properly, and that the text as according to the approved text from The Divine Prayers & Services by Nassar. This Proect as completed and approved for use in 2010. The next Proect our department took on as Kazan s Menaion, the music for many of the Feast Days of the Saints and the 9 fixed Maor Feast Days of the Orthodox Church celebrated throughout the year, since e discovered back then that it as out of print. This has been a 5 year proect, no completed at the end of 2015. The music presented here in each of the 12 months of the Menaion is basically the original music ritten by and Ray George, of blessed memory, but also corrected in the same manner as the Matins. In this updated, typeset edition of the Menaion, e have corrected the barring and accenting of the music, corrected the text according to Nassar, added various rubrics and instructions for the services according to the Typikon, added the names of the special melodies used for various stichera in Vespers and Matins, and added the ison to complete the style of Byzantine chant. The music presented here is to be used in conunction ith Kazan s Vespers and Matins Proect, as ell as Nassar. I am eternally grateful to Deborah Abraham for doing the initial typesetting of the Menaion back in 2007; to Michael Farro and Emily Loe for their role in proofing the final editions of each month; to Chadi Karam for helping me along the ay ith the correct ison; and to Paul Jabara, our current chairman, for alloing me to finish this Proect. May God continue to bless you all as e sing His praises throughout the year, glorify His holy Name, honor His Saints and celebrate the Feast Days of the Holy Orthodox Church. Yours in Christ, Christopher Holey
Vespers Menaion Pages 1 to 15 1 If this Feast falls on Great Saturday or Pascha (Easter) Sunday, then it is transferred to Bright Monday, and is chanted ith the Paschal Service.* Sing "O Lord, to thee have I cried " in Tone 4, as in the Byzantine Vesper Proect by Kazan, folloed by the six Prosomia in the special Tone 4, as on pages 2 to 7 of this book. No sing "Glory" in Tone 6, as on pages 8 and 9 of this book, folloed by "Both no" for the Pentecost Week in hich the Feast falls.* No chant the Entrance Hymn "Gladsome Light" and the Daily Prokeimenon. The Old Testament readings are as follos: 1) Isaiah 43:914 2) Wisdom of Solomon 3:19 3) Wisdom of Solomon 5:156:3 Follo the Byzantine Vesper Proect by Kazan to the Aposticha, then sing the Aposticha in the special Tone 4, as on pages 10 to 13 of this book. No sing the "Glory" in Tone 4, as on page 13 and 14 of this book, folloed by "Both no" for the eek.* After St. Simeon's Prayer and the Trisagion Prayers, conclude ith the Troparion of St. George, as on page 15 of this book, and the remainder of Vespers. *Follo the local instructions provided in the Liturgical Guide. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese 02/14/07 Rev0 DA
Vespers Menaion Verses and Prosomia Tone 4 2 Verse 1 Fast & Ison If thou, O Lord, should'st mark in iq ui ties, O &, Lord, ho shall stand, & O Fight Slo for ith Special melody (Original melody): As one valiant Prosomion 1 & b. b thee there is for give ness. Bear ing George, since thou art brave a mong the b Mar tyrs, e do gath er to day to ex tol & & thou from & Al didst fin ish thy b.. course and keep the Faith, b re thee; ceiv might y God the cron of vic to ry. Where fore, im pore thou him to de liv & n from cor rup tion and trib u la b tions those ing er ho for & b b cel e brate in faith thy ev er sol emn mem o ry.
Vespers Menaion Verses and Prosomia Tone 4 3 Verse 2 Fast, & Be cause of thy name have I ait ed for thee O Lord, my soul hath ait ed up on & Slo b thy ord, my soul hath hoped in the Lord. & Prosomion 2 Thou didst b go & for ard to the. fight, O George, b stead fast en er gy, be ing con fi dent & like a li & & ith on, ig nor ing the b bod y, since it shall so pass a ay, and & in con b cern ing thy self ise b. cor rup ti ble spir it. Where & thou re & n fined ith all kinds b of ly ith thē fore, ast b suf fer ings, as gold of sev en fold pur i ty.
Vespers Menaion Verses and Prosomia Tone 4 Verse 3 Fast U & From the morn ing atch un til night, from the morn ing atch, Slo & & Prosomion 3 Thou & O let didst great and & & him by thy Where fore, b Is ra el trust in the b suf fer ith the Lord. Sav glo ri ous Mar tyr George, re sem bling. vol un tar y death. ior, b thou & dost b man tled in the pur ple of & blood and a & George, b reign ith him thine on dorned ith the cron of thy strug gles, O ex & b n n alt ing in the cron b vic to ry to un end ing a 4 of ges.
Vespers Menaion Verses and Prosomia Tone 4 Verse 4 Fast & For ith the Lord there is mer cy, and ith him is &, a bun dant re demp tion, and he ill de liv er Slo & b Is ra el from all his in iq ui ties. 5 Prosomion 4 & b Thou ast for ti fied ith the shield of & faith, the b hel met of & Cross, & & thou a O brave George, be b grace and the spear of the com ing all in vin ci ble gainst thine en emies. And be'ng a di vine he hast b van quished the ranks of Sa tans ro, & and a bid est ith thē an gels; and since thou dost atch & b o ver be liev ers thou dost sanc ti fy and b
Vespers Menaion Verses and Prosomia Tone 4 & b save them hen Verse 5 Fast &, they call up Praise the Lord all ye na tions praise him all ye peo 6 on thee. ple. Prosomion 5* & We kno & b thee, O vic t'ry mant led b bril liant ly shin ing star, as the rad iant George, as a sun in the & fir & ma great price, a & day, and a ment, as a daz b b zling pre cious stone, and a val iant one a mong the Mar & & thou art the de n n faith ful in dan & b bright pearl of tyrs. son of the fend er of the gers, b praise thee cel e brat ing thy mem o ry. (* The end of this sticheron is incomplete in Nassar, page 527, and incorrect in Kazan's original. It is corrected here.) and e For
Vespers Menaion Verses and Prosomia Tone 4 Verse 6 Fast, & For his mer cy is great t'ard us, & truth of the Lord en 7 b Slo and dur eth for ev the er. & Prosomion 6 O all & com ing to b bless ed George, my help b guard as I trav el me, by sea, or & alk on & Save me as & b & do the Lord's b Day of land, or I I a ake, and ill, that I may find for Judg ment for sleep by night. guide me to give ness in the hat I have & n done in my & b re fuge life, seek ing un der the ing of thy pro tec tion.
Vespers Menaion Glory Tone 6 & # # b b b & # # Glo b to ry to the Fa ther and n the. Son and to the 8 Ho b ly Spir it. & # # Thou hast alked ac b n cord ing to b thy name, O & # # & # # George b b the sol b dier; for, in b car ry ing the cross of Christ on thy shoul der, & # # & # # thou n didst b plough thē earth, J J b n n bar ren by thē er rors of Sa tan; & # # & # # b and hav ing up root ed the thorns of hea then b or ship made b thou didst plant the vine of & # # n n n Or tho dox faith.
Vespers Menaion Glory Tone 6 & # # Where fore, thou dost bud heal 9 J J b b ing & # # b J to J be b liev b ers in & # # all thē in n hab it ed orld, and & # # b b hav ing become a faith ful hus band man of the & # # n. Trin i ty, e be b n seech thee to & # # & # # b in ter cede for the safe ty b orld and the sal va tion of. our b of b the souls. Then sing "Both No" and the Theotokion according to the Pentecostarion (see the Liturgical Guide). Folloing the Entrance, chant "Gladsome Light" and the Daily Prokeimenon. Then read the Old Testament Readings: 1) Isaiah 43:914; 2) Wisdom of Solomon 3:19 3) Wisdom of Solomon 5:156:3 After the ususal petitions, continue ith the Aposticha, as on the folloing pages.
Vespers Menaion Prosomia and Stichoi Aposticha Tone 4 & Special melody: Thou ho ast called from on high Prosomion 1 10 The faith ful na tions do praise ith & psalms and songs thine ev er mem' ra ble feast, O George; & for it hath shone forth re splen dent and clothed ith light, & a dorned & ith glo ry and. grace. Wherefore, the myr iads of an gels and Mar tyrs ith the & Ho ly A pos tles ap plaud the tro phies of & thy strug gles, O great Mar tyr, prais ing Christ our & Lord God, the Sav & &. iour, ho did tru ly glo ri fy thee, O George, do thou im plore him, b there fore, to il lu mi nate and b b save our souls.
Vespers Menaion Prosomia and Stichoi Aposticha Tone 4 & Stichos 1 & The ust shall Prosomion 2 Thou hast be 11 flour ish like a palm tree. come a shield bear er for & b Christ, O Mar tyr, be'ng found by those ho & sought thee not. Thou ast con sumed by fire & for the sake of & er ror of Christ, & dis false cry out to the dain ing the soul cor rupt ing gods. b n Then didst thou la trans gress ors, say, ing, & I am en list ing as a sol dier of Christ, my King. & & Nei ther beasts, sord can sep a there fore, nor heels, nor fire, nor rate me from the love of
Vespers Menaion Prosomia and Stichoi Aposticha Tone 4 & & Christ our n b Lord and 12 our God. plore thou him to il lu mi nate and Wherefore, im b save our souls. & Stichos 2 The Lord hath made his saints a on der. Prosomion 3 & O cronear ing Saint & light of the George the Mar tyr, thou b man y in stru ments, didst make & var i e gat ed tor ments, and hor ri ble & cut ting tools, fin ish ing the & mar. course tyr dom in true or ship. Wherefore, ith the flo'rs of & of pae ans e no cron thy most re splen &. mem o ry, kiss ing and greet ing thy ho ly dent
Vespers Menaion Aposticha Prosomia and Glory Tone 4 13 & ven' ra ble mem (rel & And as thou didst bers ics) in faith. stand, light man & tled be fore the throne of Christ, our & b King and God, be seech al ays n b thou & Him to il b lu mi nate and save our souls. Glory Tone 4 Slo & b Glo ry to the Fa ther and to the & Son and to the b Ho ly Spir it. & Let us, breth ren, ex tol spir it ual ly that & su per sen su ous in tel li gence of
Vespers Menaion Glory Tone 4 14 & b dia mond firm ness, thē ev er mem o ra ble & Mar tyr George ho, having en thu si as tic 'ly de clared for Christ, & by dan gers and suf fer ings, hard ened and &. ex er cised his per ish a ble bod y, & af ter na ture, hich as melt ed a ay by & var i ous tor ments. Al be it, love con quered & b b na ture and per suad ed the lov er to b & reach, through death, & Christ God the to the Be lov ed, b Sav iour of our souls. And "Both no" from the Pentecostarion.
Vespers Menaion Troparion Tone 4 For the eek and for the Saint 15 Folloing St. Simeon's Prayer and the Trisagion Prayers, chant the Troparion of (belo), "Glory" & "Both no," and that hich is according to the Pentecostarion. Troparion Tone 4 & Since thou art a lib er a tor and de liv er er of & cap tives, a help and suc cor of the poor and & b n need y, a heal ing phy si cian of the & sick, a con b tend er and fight er for & n kings, O great a mong Mar tyrs, the & vict' ry clad George; in ter cede ith & Christ God for the sal b va tion of our souls.
Matins Menaion Pages 16 27 16 Begin Matins as usual, using the Byzantine Matins Proect by Kazan. Then after "God is the Lord," sing the Troparia, as on page 15 of this book. Read the Kathismata, as on page 530 of The Divine Prayers and Services by Nassar. No sing the Anabathmoi, "From my youth up," as on pages 63 and 64 of the Byzantine Matins Proect. No sing the Prokeimenon, as on page 16A. After reading Psalm 50, sing the "Glory," and "Through the intercession," then "Both no," and "Through the intercession," then "Have mercy on me," and the Idiomelon, as on pages 17 and 18 of this book. No sing the Katabasiae from Pascha, "Today is the day of Resurrection." But if the Feast falls during Great Lent, e sing "I shall open my mouth," as on pages 7280 in the Byzantine Matins Proect by Kazan. No sing the Exaposteilarion, as on page 19 of this book; then for the eek, from the Pentecostarion. No sing the Praises in Tone 2, as on page 111 of the Byzantine Matins Proect, folloed by the Prosomia, as on pages 2024 of this book Sing the "Glory," as on pages 25 and 26 of this book. No sing "Both no," as on page 181 in the Matins Service Book. But if it be the season of Pascha, sing "It is the day of Resurrection," in Tone 5. No the Great Doxolgy in Tone 5, as on page 220 in the Byzantine Matins Proect, and conclude ith the "Troparion of," as on page 15 of this book. For the Divine Liturgy, sing the Antiphons and Entrance Hymn for Pascha (if it be the season), the Troparia, as at Vespers, the Kontakion of Pascha, and "It is truly meet." For the Communion Hymn, sing "The ust shall be in everlasting remembrance," as on page 27 of this book. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese 02/14/07 Rev0 DA
Matins Menaion Prokeimenon Tone 4 &. Refrain Sing tice Ison The ust shall 16A flour ish like the palm tree, & b.. plant ed in the house of the Lord. Verse, & They that are plant ed in the house of the Lord, & in the courts of our God they shall blos som forth. & Sing third time The ust shall flour ish like the palm tree, plant ed in the & b house of the Lord.
Matins Menaion After Reading of Psalm 50 Tone 2 & b b Glo ry to the Fa ther and to the & b &. b b Son and to the b Ho ly Spir it. Through thē in ter ces sions of the b b vic to ry clad George, O thou ho art mer ci ful, & blot out all the b. b mul ti tude of our transgres sions. & b b & & Both no and b J b ev er, and un to a ges of b a ges. A men. Through thē in ter ces sions of the The b b o to kos, O thou ho art mer ci ful, & blot out all the Fast Tone 6 b 17 mul ti tudes of our transgres. J b sions. & # # Have mer cy up on me, O God, ac cord ing & # # to thy lov ing kind ness, ac cord ing to the
Matins Menaion Idiomelon Tone 6 18 & # # b mul ti tude of thy ten der mer cies, blot Slo & # # & # # out my trans b To n day the hole b gres b sions. b ū niverse is il lu minnat ed by the & # # & # # & # # rays of the b and the Church of cri & # #. & # # & # # & # # George, b b fight bear ing. Christ, a b b one; n dorned ith flo ers, eth un to thee, say n O b help n b min is ter of b n b ing, Christ and all fer vid n er, cease not to in ter b cede ith the. Lord nb sake. for b our O
Matins Menaion Exaposteilarion Tone 2 Special melody: Upon that mount in Galilee & b b A oy ful spring hath ris en for & the di vine and & Mas ra di ant Res ur rec tion of the ter, trans lat 19 b us, b b ing us from & b earth to a b heav'n ly pass o ver. And there ith doth & ra di ate the light b b b giv ing me mo ri al & of thē all b hon ored Mar tyr George. & b J J Where fore let us & ith b re & b b cel e brate it oic ing, that e may be come or thy of the di b b vine grace from & Sav ior of man Christ kind. the
Verse 1 Fast & Praise God in his sanc tu ar y, & b & firm a ment of his Special melody: When he took thee Prosomion 1 & b Come, let us b oy ful and all fes tal &, Slo b b praise him in the po'r. all, cel e brat ing thē all b b b b Feast of the glo ri ous Res ur rec tion, cel e brate al so the & b b b oy ful an ni ver sa ry of the Mar & b no cron & b hich he is & is un him b 20 Matins Menaion The Praises Tone 2 First sing the Praises in Tone 2, beginning on page 111 in the Byzantine Matins Proect by Kazan (Transposed up to the key of C, from G, for this special tone 2.) ith b b b ver b or thy, for tyr George, and b. nal flo ers, of. he b b con quer a ble, that, by his be seech ings,
Matins Menaion The Praises Tone 2 & e may at J J. tain liber a tion from sins and sor Verse 2 Fast &, b b Praise him for his might y acts, praise him ac cord & to Prosomion 2 his & b & & To b him life, O all b b Slo b ex cel lent great ho b b did b b b grant thee the per ness. ros. ing b fect ion of bless ed George, thou didst of fer thy self b hol ly as a breath ing, liv ing burnt of fer ing, a & & pure and b thou hast be & b U, b ell ac cept ed sac ri fice. Where Mar tyr, de & those ho ex b. b b fore, b come a fer vid in ter ces sor, O J tol thee and 21 b b liv er ing from op pres b call on thee in faith. sions
Matins Menaion The Praises Tone 2 Verse 3 Fast & Praise him ith the sound of the trum pet, Slo & praise him ith the 22 psal ter y and harp., Prosomion 3 & b When thou didst b dil i gent ly till the & b b b seed of the ho ly Word, son in thy pure self, & O b b b b no ble and bless ed one, thou didst cul ti vate & b b b it ith hard ships and strug gles; and & & b b ise ly hav ing treas ured it in the heav'n ly b gar ner, thou didst find thē im mor tal bliss, b b &. b b here in thou dost no de light.
Matins Menaion The Praises Tone 2 & & b By thine in ter ces sions ith pre Verse 4 Fast b serve those ho ex tol & Praise him ith the tim brel and dance, & 23 b, Christ b thee Slo in faith. God, b praise him ith the stringed in stru ments and or gans. Prosomion 4 & b b O thou ho art the b strug gle bear ing Mar tyr of Christ, & b save by thine in ter ces b sions b those ho are in & b. var i ous trib u la tions, de liv er ing b them from & b. all op pres b b sions, and put ting a b ay from them
Matins Menaion The Praises Tone 2 & 24 b e vil soul cor rupt ing dis may, seek ing for us b & b b grace and mer cy, that, & b. b. be ing de liv ered by thine in ter ces sions, e & may all b b hon or in oy thy sol emn strug gles.
Matins Menaion Glory of the Praises Tone 5 25 Glory Tone 5 Glo ry to the Fa ther and to the Son and to the Ho ly Spir Spring hath shon forth; glad; the Res ur rec tion of it. come, let us be Christ hath oc cured; come, let us re oice for the me one hath ap mo ri al of the strug gle bear peared un to those ho be Where fore, O feast lov ers, lieve. let us cel e brate it mys tic ly; for this one, be'ng a good sol did pre vail o ver the u surp dier, ing ers and Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, 4/15/17, Rev 4, DA, CAH
Matins Menaion Glory of the Praises Tone 5 26 dis ap point them be com ing an em u la tor of Christ in his Pas sion, not pit y ing his earth ly ves sel. Ra ther did he leave it na ked as brass, re arding it ith tor ments. Where fore, let us lift our voic es to cry 3 O strug gle plead for the sal him bear va tion of er, 3 our souls. ing, Then sing "Both no" from the Pentecostarion. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese, 4/15/17, Rev 4, DA, CAH
Liturgy Menaion Communion Hymn Tone 1 27 & b Communion Hymn The. ust shall & b. be in ev er last & b ev er last. ing, ing, & b ev er last ing re mem brance. & b Al n J le lu ia, Al le lu ia, & b.. Al le lu ia.