KONTAKION

Th`/ uJpermavcw/ strathgw`/ tav nikhthvria, wJ~ lutrwqei`sa tw`n deinw`n eujcaristhvria, ajnagravfw soi hJ povli~ sou Qeotovke. JAll j wJ~ e[cousa tov kravto~ ajprosmavchton, ejk pantoivwn me kinduvnwn ejleuqevrwson,
i{na kravzw soiò ®Cai`re, nuvmfh ajnuvmfeute.®

KONTAKION

To you, Theotokos, invincible Defender, having been delivered from peril, I, your city, dedicate the victory festival as a thank offering. In your irresistible might, keep me safe from all trials, that I may call out to you: "Hail, unwedded bride!"

APOSTOLOS
( JEbraiou~ a j 10<14, 2ò1<3)

®Kat j ajrcav~ suv, thvn gh`n ejqemeleivwsa~, kaiv e[rga tw`n ceirw`n souv eijsin oiJ oujranoiv: aujtoiv ajpolou`ntai, suv dev diamevnei~: kaiv pavnte~ wJ~ iJmavtion palaiwqhvsontai, kaiv wJseiv peribovlaion eJlivxei~ aujtouv~, kaiv ajllaghvso-ntai: suv dev oJ aujtov~ ei\, kaiv tav e[th sou oujk ejkleivyousi.® Prov~ tivna dev tw`n ajggevlwn ei[rhkev pote: ®Kavqou ejk dexiw`n mou e{w~ a[n qw` touv~ ejcqrouv~ sou uJpopovdion tw`n podw`n souÉ® Oujciv pavnte~ eijsiv leitourgikav pneuvma-ta eij~ diakonivan ajpostellovmena diav touv~ mevllonta~ klhronomei`n swthrivanÉ Diav tou`to dei` perissotevrw~ hJma`~ prosevcein toi`~ ajkousqei`si, mhv pote pararruw`men. Eij gavr oJ di j ajggevlwn lalhqeiv~ lovgo~ ejgevneto bevbaio~, kaiv pa`sa paravbasi~ kaiv parakohv e[laben e[ndikon misqapodosivan, pw`~ hJmei`~ ejkfeuxovmeqa thlikauvth~ ajmelhvsante~ swthriva~É {Hti~ ajrchvn labou`sa lalei`sqai diav tou` Kurivou, uJpov tw`n ajkousavntwn eij~ hJma`~ ejbebaiwvqh.

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.

Tw`/ kairw`/ ejkeivnw/, eijsh`lqen oJ jIhsou`~ eij~ Kapernaouvm: kaiv hjkouvsqh, o{ti eij~ oi\kovn ejsti. Kaiv eujqevw~ sunhvcqhsan polloiv, w{ste mhkevti cwrei`n mhdev tav prov~ thvn quvran: kaiv ejlavlei aujtoi`~ tovn lovgon. Kaiv e[rcontai prov~ aujtovn, paralutikovn fevronte~, aijrovmenon uJpov tessavrwn: kaiv mhv dunavmenoi proseggiv-sai aujtw`/ diav tovn o[clon, ajpestevgasan thvn stevghn o{pou h\n, kaiv ejxoruvxante~ calw`si tovn kravbbaton, ejf j w|/ oJ paralutikov~ katevkeito. JIdwvn dev oJ jIhsou`~ thvn pivstin aujtw`n, levgei tw`/ paralutikw`/: Tevknon, ajfevwntaiv soi aiJ aJmartivai sou. \Hsan dev tine~ tw`n Grammatevwn ejkei` kaqhvmenoi, kaiv dialogizovmenoi ejn tai`~ kardivai~ aujtw`n: Tiv ou|to~ ou{tw lalei` blasfhmiva~É tiv~ duvnatai ajfievnai aJmartiva~, eijmhv ei|~, oJ Qeov~É Kaiv eujqevw~ ejpignouv~ oJ jIhsou`~ tw`/ pneuvmati aujtou`, o{ti ou[tw~ aujtoiv dialogivzontai ejn eJautoi`~, ei\pen aujtoi``~: Tiv tau`ta dialogivze-sqe ejn tai`~ kardivai~ uJmw`nÉ Tiv e[stin eujkopwvteron, eijpei`n tw`/ paralutikw`/: ajfevwntaiv soi aiJ aJmartivai, h[ eijpei`n: e[geirai, kaiv a[ron tovn kravbbatovn sou, kaiv peripavteiÉ {Ina dev eijdh`te o{ti ejxousivan e[cei oJ UiJov~ tou` ajnqrwvpou ajfievnai ejpiv th`~ gh`~ aJmartiva~, levgei tw`/ paralutikw`/: Soiv levgw, e[geirai, kaiv a\ron tovn kravbbatovn sou, kaiv u{page eij~ tovn oi\kovn sou. Kaiv hjgevrqh eujqevw~, kaiv a[ra~ tovn kravbbaton, ejxh`lqen ejnantivon pavntwn, w{ste ejxivstasqai pavnta~ kaiv doxavzein tovn Qeovn, levgonta~: {Oti oujdevpote ou{tw~ ei[domen.

At that time, Jesus entered Capernaun and it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door, and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pellet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your pallet and walk’? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" -he said to the paralytic- "I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"