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Menaion January
Menaion January
Foreword
A Menaion is a liturgical book which contains the changeable parts of Byzantine divine
services for a given month. The volume in your hands is the fourth of a series of twelve
books for use in Byzantine Catholic parishes. Each day is provided with the following
material:
(1) Synaxarion (brief life of the saints remembered)
(2) Troparia and Kontakia
(3) Prokeimena and Alleluiaria
(4) Communion Hymn.
On major feasts, the proper antiphons (when there are any) and the Magnification and
Irmos (appointed to take the place of It is truly proper) are also included.
Texts which are contained in the Faithfuls Book published by the Byzantine Catholic
Church are reproduced with their musical settings from that book. Those texts were
translated by the Inter-Eparchial Liturgical Commission, and then set to plainchant by the
Inter-Eparchial Music Commission.
Many of the Troparia contained in this volume of the Menaion are, in fact, common texts
(i.e., they are used on more than one feast). These texts, too, come from the work of the
IELC/IEMC, as are all the Prokeimena and Alleluiaria and Communion Hymns.
The texts of the Troparia and Kontakia that are not from the above-mentioned source are
almost always taken from the Order of Matins published by the Sisters of the Order of
Saint Basil the Great, and we acknowledge these texts with gratitude.
This volume is intended to be used annually. Because of this, cantors must use the
Typikon of the Metropolitan Church to discern how materials from the Menaion are to be
combined with the Sunday Ochtoechos. The Typikon will also explain how Prokeimena
and Alleluiaria are to be combined.
May this series of volumes be a blessing for all who attend daily celebrations of the
Divine Liturgy, as well as for those who, unable to be at church each day, still wish to
pray with the Church and honor the Lord and his saints.
August 28, 2005
Our venerable father Moses the Ethiopian and
Our holy father Augustine, bishop of Hippo
MENAION - JANUARY
1 THE CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS
CHRIST. Coming eight days after the birth of Christ, this feast commemorates his
naming and his becoming a member of the Covenant of Moses.
OUR HOLY FATHER BASIL THE GREAT, ARCHBISHOP OF CAESAREA
IN CAPPADOCIA, who is called great in learning and wisdom. He taught meditation
on the Scriptures and manual work in obedience and fraternal love to his monks, and
established a way of life for them in the Rules he wrote. He taught the faithful by his
excellent writings and shone forth by his pastoral care for the poor and sick. (379)
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2 Our holy father Sylvester, Pope of Rome who piously ruled the Church for many
years. During his pontificate, Constantine the Emperor built basilicas worthy of
veneration and the Nicene Council of 325 acclaimed Christ the Son of God. On this day
in Rome in the cemetery of Priscilla his body was laid to rest. (335)
Prefestive Day of the Theophany
Troparion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4 (music found on page 6)
Zebulun, make ready; Naphtali, prepare yourself. O River Jordan, stand and leap for joy to receive the
Master coming to be baptized. O Adam, rejoice with the first mother, Eve, and do not hide yourselves as
once you did in Paradise. For, seeing you naked, Christ has appeared to put on the first robe. He has
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3 The holy prophet Malachi, who after the return from the Babylonian Captivity
announced the great day of the Lord and his coming to his temple, and that always and
everywhere a pure offering should be made to his name.
The holy martyr Gordius, praised in the writings of St. Basil the Great, a centurion who
suffered during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian. (304)
Our venerable mother Genevieve of Paris, a shepherdess who took the veil of a virgin
and defended her people by her Christian example. (c.500)
Our venerable father Cyriacus Elias Chavara, of the Syro-Malabarese Catholic
Church, founder of the Congregation of the Carmelite Brothers of Mary Immmaculate
(1871).
Prefestive Day of the Theophany
Troparion of the Pre-feast - Tone 4 (music found on page 6)
Zebulun, make ready; Naphtali, prepare yourself. O River Jordan, stand and leap for joy to receive the
Master coming to be baptized. O Adam, rejoice with the first mother, Eve, and do not hide yourselves as
once you did in Paradise. For, seeing you naked, Christ has appeared to put on the first robe. He has
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Verse: Planted in the house of the Lord, he will flourish in the courts of our God.
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4 The Synaxis of the holy seventy Apostles, whose names were recorded by St.
Dorotheus. In addition to the Twelve Apostles, our Lord chose seventy other apostles and
sent them out to preach. (cf. Luke 10:1-5)
Our venerable father Theoctist, hegumen of Cuomo in Sicily founded a monastery in
the city of Kucuma on the island of Sicily, where he became hegumen. At his monastery
lived Greek monks, who had fled persecution by the iconoclasts. (800)
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Verse: His posterity will be mighty upon the earth.
Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.
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Verse: When the righteous cried out, the Lord heard; and from all distress he saved them.
Verse: Many are the troubles of the righteous, but from them all the Lord will rescue them.
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Verse: He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the filthy clay.
Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.
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Verse: The voice of the Lord over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the Lord over many waters.
Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.
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7 The Synaxis of the holy Forerunner, Prophet, and Baptist John. A synaxis feast
follows one of the great feasts, and highlights a major personage of yesterdays
celebration. We remember today the work of the Forerunner, John, who baptized Christ.
First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23)
Why is it, O sea, that you fled; O Jordan, that you turned back?
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
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Verse: The just man will flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar of Lebanon.
Verse: Planted in the house of the Lord, he will flourish in the courts of our God.
Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.
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Magnification: (music found on page 26)
Extol, O my soul, Christ the King, baptized in the Jordan.
Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss to fittingly acclaim you; and even a supernatural mind is overwhelmed
when it glorifies you, O Theotokos. But in your goodness accept our faith, since you recognize our godly
love. You are the intercessor for Christians, and we extol you.
Communion Hymns:
For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27)
The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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8 Our venerable father George the Chozebite, a Cypriot monk at the Monastery of the
Mother of God at Chozeba near Jericho. (614)
Our venerable mother Dominica, born in Carthage in North Africa, lived a life of
asceticism and died in Constantinople under the reign of the Emperor Zenon. (474)
Our holy father and confessor Emilian. A native of Vannes (in what is now France), he
was a recluse. (767)
Post-festive day of the Theophany
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9 The holy martyr Polyeuct, of Melitene in Armenia, who as a soldier was ordered to
sacrifice to the gods by the edict of the Emperor Decius. Instead, he destroyed the images;
wherefore he suffered many tortures and at last was beheaded and baptized by the
outpouring of his own blood. (230)
Post-festive day of the Theophany
First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23)
Why is it, O sea, that you fled; O Jordan, that you turned back?
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23)
I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication.
O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!
Post-festive Third Antiphon (Psalm 94:1): (music found on page 27)
Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim God our Savior!
O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!
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Cherubic Hymn and Anamnesis Acclamation: Music found on pages 4-5.
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Magnification: (music found on page 26)
Extol, O my soul, Christ the King, baptized in the Jordan.
Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss to fittingly acclaim you; and even a supernatural mind is overwhelmed
when it glorifies you, O Theotokos. But in your goodness accept our faith, since you recognize our godly
love. You are the intercessor for Christians, and we extol you.
Communion Hymns:
For the Theophany, the Communion Hymn is (Titus 2:11): (music found on page 27)
The saving grace of God has appeared to all. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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10 Our holy father Gregory of Nyssa, brother of St. Basil the Great, one of the great
theologians of the Byzantine Church. (c.395)
The venerable Dometian, bishop of Melitene, who lived under Emperors Justinian the
Lesser and Maurice, and was known for his remarkable intelligence, prudence, and
spiritual zeal, and for his love for the poor. (602)
Our venerable father Marcion, priest and treasurer of the Great Church in
Constantinople, second in command to Patriarch Gennadius. (c.471)
Post-festive day of the Theophany
First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23)
Why is it, O sea, that you fled; O Jordan, that you turned back?
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23)
I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication.
O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!
Post-festive Third Antiphon (Psalm 94:1): (music found on page 27)
Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim God our Savior!
O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!
Post-festive Entrance Hymn (Psalm 94:6): (music found on page 28)
Come, let us worship and bow before Christ.
O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!
Troparion of the Theophany - Tone 1: (music found on page 24)
At your baptism in the Jordan, O Lord, * worship of the Trinity was revealed; * for the Fathers voice bore
witness to you, calling you his beloved Son, * and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the truth of
these words. * O Christ God, you appeared and enlightened the world. Glory to you!
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11 Our venerable father Theodosius, founder of the common life, abbot, a friend of
St. Sabbas, who, after a long solitary life permitted many disciples to assemble as
companions to himself. In monasteries that he built, he cultivated the common life, until,
having suffered many things for the true faith, the centenarian finally rested in the peace
of Christ. (529)
Post-festive day of the Theophany
First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23)
Why is it, O sea, that you fled; O Jordan, that you turned back?
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23)
I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication.
O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!
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12 The holy martyr Tatiana, who died in Rome under Emperor Alexander Severus.
(c.227)
Post-festive day of the Theophany
First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23)
Why is it, O sea, that you fled; O Jordan, that you turned back?
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Second Antiphon (Psalm 114:1): (music found on page 23)
I love the Lord because he will hear my voice in supplication.
O Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to you: Alleluia!
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13 The holy martyrs Hermylaus and Stratonicus, of Singidunum in Moesia (this city
is quite close to the modern Belgrade, Yugoslavia), who after fierce tortures under the
emperor Licinius were drowned in the Ister River (the Danube), sometime between 307
and 311.
Our venerable father Hilary, bishop of Poitiers, great defender of the orthodox faith
against the Arian heresy, mentor of St. Martin of Tours, hymnwriter and apologist. (367)
Postfestive Day of the Theophany
Transferred from January 14:
Our venerable fathers killed by the Arabs in Sinai and Raitho in 312. A group of
holy monks living on the height of Mt. Sinai were killed by Bedouin tribesmen.
The Commemoration of the passion of the holy equal-to-the-apostles Nina,
Enlightener of the Georgians, who was taken as a captive into that country and
converted the king through her example and miraculous cures. (4th century)
First Antiphon (Psalm 113:3): (music found on page 23)
Why is it, O sea, that you fled; O Jordan, that you turned back?
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
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Entrance Hymn (page 28)
15 Our venerable fathers Paul of Thebes and John the Hut-dweller (Calibytes).
Paul was a disciple of St. Anthony the Great and one of the earliest of the desert
fathers, living as a hermit in the Thebaid in Egypt. (c.345). John of Constantinople, who,
as it is said, briefly lived in a retreat in the home of his father. He left home for six years
and came back and lived in a "kalyba" (i.e., a hut) as a beggar in rags, subsisting on the
charity of his unwitting parents; wholly surrendered to contemplation. His parents
recognized him, after his death, from a gold codex of the Gospels that they had given
him. (5th century)
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16 The Veneration of the Chains of the holy, glorious, and illustrious apostle Peter.
The church on the Equiline Hill in Rome (called St. Peter in Chains) preserves the chains
with which St. Peter was bound in prison during the persecution of Nero.
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Verse: God is glorified in the council of the holy,
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17 Our venerable father Anthony the Great, who, bereaved by his parents' death,
acceped the evangelical commands, distributed all his goods to the poor and retired in
solitude to the Thebaid in Egypt. He began to lead an ascetic life and diligently worked
to strengthen the Church, sustaining confessors of the faith during the persecution of the
Emperor Diocletian. He supported St. Athanasius against the Arians. He had many
disciples, and is thus considered the father of monks. (356)
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18 Our holy fathers Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria, archbishops of that city.
Athanasius is called the Father of Orthodoxy because of his defense of the faith against
Arius at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325); he was greatly persecuted for this.
This date celebrates his return from exile in 345. (373) Cyril worked against the
Nestorian heresy, and was champion of the use of the term Theotokos (i.e. the one who
gave birth to God). He was one of the major figures of the Third Ecumenical Council of
Ephesus that was held in 431. (444)
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19 Our venerable father Macarius of Egypt, known as Macarius the Elder, priest and
abbot of the monastery of Skete in Egypt, who, dead to the world and to himself, lived for
God alone, which he also taught his disciples. (390)
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20 Our venerable and God-bearing father Euthymius the Great, abbot, who,
Armenian in origin and consecrated to God from infancy, sought Jerusalem. Having
lived very many years in solitude, he was steadfast and cheerful to the very end of his
life in humility and love, and died manifest in the observance of discipline. (473)
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21 Our venerable father Maximus the Confessor, noted theologian and writer who
resigned his post as secretary to the Emperor Heraclius and entered the monastery of
Chrysopolis, of which he eventually became hegumen. He headed the opposition to the
Monothelite heresy. For this he was banished, imprisoned, and lost his tongue and right
hand. (662)
The holy martyr Neophyte, of Nicaea in Bithynia, martyr, who died at the age of fifteen
in the reign of Diocletian. (4th century)
The holy martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valeran, and Aquila.
The holy virgin martyr Agnes of Rome, who, while still a maiden, bore the highest
testimony of the faith in Rome and consecrated the label of chastity by her martyrdom.
She conquered both her youth and the tyrant, received the fullest admiration among the
nations and gained even greater glory with God. On this day is celebrated the burial of
her body. (3rd/4th century)
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22 The holy apostle Timothy who, disciple of St. Paul the Apostle and his assistant in
his apostolate, was the leader of the church at Ephesus. Two epistles, which offer wise
counsels on the ordering of pastors and the faithful, were written to him.
The holy venerable martyr Athanasius the Persian from Bethsaloe in Persia, monk.
After very many tortures, which he had borne steadfastly in Caesarea in Palestine, he was
afflicted with many punishments by Chosroes, king of the Persians. After his seventy
companions, he too was strangled next to a river and his head cut off. His head was
brought to Rome and is still venerated in the church of Ss. Vincent and Athanasius. (628)
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great and awesome above all who surround him.
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23 The holy martyr Clement, bishop of Ancyra, was killed along with the holy
martyr Agathangel during the persecution of the Emperor Maximian (c.296)
Commemoration of the Sixth Ecumenical Council (680), at which was taught the two
wills of Christ, denying the Monothelite heresy.
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24 Our venerable mother Xenia of Rome, born of a noble Roman family, who lived a
holy life with other virgins at Mylassa of Caria in the fifth century. (450)
The holy martyrs in Pidlashia: the priest-martyr Vincent Lewoniuk and his twelve
companions in the district of Pratulin in the village of Swaddles. Moved neither by
threats nor lures, they were unwilling to break communion with the Catholic Church.
Finally, refusing to hand over the keys of the parish, they died defenseless, indeed,
wounded to the point of death. (1874)
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Verse: He drew me out of the pit of destruction, out of the filthy clay.
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26 Our venerable father Xenophon and his wife Mary. Xenophon was a Senator in
Constantinople, where he led a holy Christian life with his wife Mary and their two sons,
Arcadius and John. On their way to Phoenicia to study law, the young men were
shipwrecked and barely managed to escape with their lives. The parents set out to find
them, and, on discovering them in a monastery in Jerusalem, they too entered the
monastic life, equal to one another in the ardor of their souls. (520)
Our holy father Joseph, archbishop of Thessalonica, brother to St. Theodore the
Studite. As a monk, he composed very many hymns; then when he had just been
advanced to the episcopate, he suffered many fearful things for the sake of ecclesiastical
discipline and the defense of the holy icons. Exiled to Thessaly, he died of starvation.
(826)
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Verse: Happy the man who fears the Lord and greatly delights in his commands.
Verse: His posterity will be mighty upon the earth.
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27 The Translation of the Relics of our holy father John Chrysostom. In the year
438, thirty-three years after the death of St. John in Coman of Armenia, his relics were
transferred to his episcopal see of Constantinople. This occurred during the reign of
Emperor Theodosius the Lesser.
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28 Our Venerable Father Ephrem the Syrian, who, first in his own home town of
Nisibis exercised the office of preaching and of handing on holy teaching. Then, when
the Persians invaded Nisibis, he fled with his disciples to Edessa in Syria, where he set
down the fundamentals of a school of theology, fulfilling his ministry by his words and
writings. So striking is the austerity of his life and the clarity of his teaching that from the
exquisite hymns he composed he has deserved to be called the harp of the Holy Spirit.
(378)
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29 Translation of the relics of the holy bishop and martyr Ignatius of Antioch.
Ignatius was martyred in Rome at the beginning of the second century. His remains were
later translated to Antioch, the place of his birth and his episcopate. During the invasion
of the Persians, the relics were once again taken from Antioch to Rome (in the sixth
century).
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31 The holy wonderworkers and unmercenary healers Cyrus and John, who, for
their confession of Christ, were beheaded after many tortures in the city of Alexandria.
(311)
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