Liturgy Of St. James (modern English) - Byz. Notation

Rubrics for the Divine Liturgy of St. James

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he Divine Liturgy of St. James the Brother of God is the first apostolic liturgy. The liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great were based on it and replaced it, according to St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite.1 Today, it is celebrated only on October 23rd, the feast day of St. James.

The music for the hymn “Only-begotten Son” (page 113), the responses of the petitions (“Lord, have mercy”) (pages 83-107), the Thrice-holy Hymn (pages 152-163), and the “Alleluia” (pages 176-193) following the epistle reading are identical to those used in the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Between the epistle and gospel readings, there is a set of petitions intoned by the deacon. The response for each petition is “Lord, have mercy,” except for the final petition, which has the response “Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.” After the gospel reading, the deacon intones another set of petitions. The response to the first five petitions is a single “Lord, have mercy,” the response to the next six is “Grant this, O Lord,” and the response to the final petition of the deacon is “To You, O Lord.” The cherubic hymn for the Divine Liturgy of St. James is the cherubic hymn of Holy Saturday: “Let All Mortal Flesh” (see page 260). After the creed and the deacon’s petitions: “Let us love one another with a holy kiss… Let us bow our heads unto the Lord,” the priest chants the hymn: “O magnify the Lord with me…” (see page 577) Immediately thereafter, the choir responds with the hymn: “The Holy Spirit shall come upon you…” (see page 578). The responses for the anaphora are identical to the anaphora in the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (see pages 266-328), with the difference that there are eighteen petitions with the response, “Lord, have

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Vid. The Rudder, p. xxvii. St. Nicodemus the Hagiorite probably relied on the validity of a treatise (PG 45:849852) attributed to St. Proclus (d. 446). Later scholars, however, (e.g., Swainson, C.A., The Greek Liturgies, Cambridge 1884, and Brightman, F.E., Liturgies Eastern and Western I, Eastern Liturgies, Oxford, 1896) question the validity of these statements and ascribe that treatise to a much later writer. Moreover, they believe that the Liturgy of St. James developed independently of and simultaneously with the other liturgies. (See also Fountouvlh, !Iwavnnou M., !Apanthvsei" eij" Leitourgika;" !Aporiva", Tovmo" DV, !Apostolikh; Diakoniva, !Aqhvna, 1994, sel. 49-50, and Conomos, Dimitri E., Byzantine Trisagia and Cheroubika of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries, pp. 13-18.)

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mercy” and then one petition with the response, “Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.” preceding the petitions “Through the compassions…, Peace be unto all…, Let us stand well…,” etc. At the consecration of the Holy Gifts, the deacon intones the petition “We believe and confess.” Then, instead of chanting “We hymn You…,” the choir chants the hymn: “We proclaim Your death…” (see page 579). The priest then chants the hymn: “For Your people…” (see page 579), and the choir responds by repeating three times the hymn: “Have mercy on us…” (see page 580). While the priest reads the long prayer “We offer unto You, O Master…,” the choir quietly repeats many times the hymn: “Remember them, O Lord our God” (see pages 581-582). When the priest completes that prayer, he intones the petition: “Especially our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed…,” and the choir chants the hymn “Remember them…” for the last time with a different melody (see pages 582-583). After the petition “Grant unto us and them…,” the choir chants the hymn: “Pardon, remit, and forgive…” (see pages 584-585). Following the deacon’s petition: “In the peace of Christ let us chant unto the Lord,” the clergy receive communion. According to Athonite rubrics, at this point in the liturgy (whether it be the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great, St. James, or the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts), the reader reads the pre-communon prayers: “I believe, O Lord, and I confess…,” “Behold, I approach…,” “Receive me today…,” Tremble, O man…,” “You have smitten me…,” “Into the splendor…,” “O man-befriending Master…,” and again “Receive me today….” The reader then reads Psalms 33 (“I will bless the Lord…”) and 144 (“I will exalt You…”). After the reader has completed these two psalms, the choir chants the communion hymn from the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts: “O Taste and See…” (see pages 566-570). While the faithful receive communion, the choir repeats the hymn: “Receive me today…” (see pages 494-500). After the faithful have received communion, the choir chants the hymn: “Fill my mouth with Your praise…” (see page 586). According to Athonite rubrics, at the end of every liturgy in which the faithful received communion, the reader reads the thanskgiving prayers for holy communion while the priest distributes the antidoron.

Only-Begotten Son Second Mode adapted from traditional melody

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  and   lo -  ry  ƒƒto  ƒthe  ƒƒFa -  ƒ- ƒther, ƒto  ƒthe  ƒSon,  and  to  the  ƒHo -  - ly  ƒƒSpir -  -  - it. 

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  ƒoth  ƒnow  ƒƒand  ev -  -  ƒer,  and  un -  ƒto   ƒthē  ƒa -  ƒ- ges of  ƒƒa - ƒƒ-

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 ƒly -        n -  be -  ƒgot -  ten  ƒSon  ƒand ƒƒWord of__Ì ƒƒGod,    ƒƒYou Who ƒƒare  im -

       -  - -  ƒƒtal,   ƒƒand did con -  de - ƒscend for our sal  - va -  - - tion 

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Only-begotten Son

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      -  ƒto  beƒ-ƒcome ƒin -  car - -  ƒƒnate ƒƒof the  ƒƒho -  ƒly ƒTheƒ-ƒƒo ƒto -  - ƒƒkos and   change       ƒƒev - er -  ƒVirƒ-ƒgin Mar - -  ƒy,  withƒƒ-ƒƒout be-com-ing man, ƒWho  ƒƒwas  ƒcru         down    ƒci -  fied,  O Christ our  ƒGod,   by___ÌÌdeath tram-pling up - on______ƒdeath,        ƒƒthe      ƒYou___Ì ƒWho  ƒare__Ì ƒone ƒƒof Ho - ly  ƒTrin - -  i -  ƒty,   glo -   ƒƒriƒ-ƒfied_Ì̃with ƒthe      Fa - -  ther  and  ƒwith  the  ƒHo -  ƒly  Spir -  -  - -  ƒit,   save_____ÌÌ ƒus._    

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Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Cherubic Hymn for Holy Saturday Plagal First Mode by Iakovos the Protopsaltis (d. 1800) adapted from the interpretation by Athanasios Karamanis (1911- )

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 et  ƒƒall   ƒƒmor -   -  - -   -   -  -  -  -  -  - -    -   - -   -     -  -  -  -  - -  - -  -  -  -  -  -   tal    let   all  mor - 

Cherubic Hymn for Holy Saturday

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   si     - -  tal___ flesh   keep____________ - - -  lence______________ and                    stand_______________________________________ with________________ÌÌ ƒfear_              ________________________ with_________ fear    and____ trem -  -  -  -  and_ tremƒ       -        - -  -  - -  ƒbling,__ and___ take____________________________ no____              ________________________thought for____ ƒƒan -  - -  - y___ earth   - -       - - -  - -   ly________ thing,_______________________________ ƒfor   the               ƒƒKing________ of______ kings,  and______ the   Lord_____ of___________________  - -          lords   ap-  proach - -   - -  - -   ƒes_________Ì ƒto  be______Ì  -      slaugh-  - -  -  - - - ƒƒtered_ ƒƒand___Ì ƒgiv-  -  -  -  en   ƒas  food_            ƒƒthe____Ì     __________________ ƒfor_____________________ faith - -  - -  - - -

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                  ful._____________Ì ƒBe -   ƒƒfore_________________ ƒHim____________________       choirs____________________________________           _______________ go  ƒthe___Ì     of_______ the   an -   -  - -  -   -  - - -   - - - gels______________Ì              with___ all__________________ au - -  thor -  - i - -  - ƒty_______Ì and    pow- - - - -  -- - - -ƒƒer:_____________________________________Ì

After the Great Entrance:

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  -    ƒand   he  man - y -  eyed____ÌÌCheƒ-ƒru ƒƒbim________ ƒƒthe  ƒsix -  -

 -  -       which  -  - ƒwinged_____ ƒSer -  -  - ƒƒa - - ƒphim,_________ cov -  *

        and   cry______ -  er____ their________ fa -  -  - -  -  -  ƒces    

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         ____________ƒƒout________ ƒƒthe________ hymn:____________ÌÌ ƒAl -  ƒle -  lu    i -- a.__________________________  

* Alternate melody:

        and  ƒcry___________ ƒƒout___Ì ƒthe______ 

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O Magnify the Lord Chanted by the priest soon after the Creed Grave Mode adapted from Abraham Efthymiadis (1911- )

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    ƒmagƒƒ-ƒni         ƒƒwith____________Ì      ƒƒ - -  ƒfy ƒthe ƒLord__________Ì ƒƒme,_____ÌÌ      geth -       ƒand  ƒƒlet  us  exƒƒ-ƒƒalt_______ÌÌ ƒHis  name_____ ƒto -  -  - - ƒer.______

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The choir immediately responds:

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    ƒcome____Ì    ƒƒhe  Ho -  -  ƒƒly  ƒSpir -  - - -  - it______̃shall__ ƒup -  -

            on___________ÌÌ ƒƒthee,_____ ƒand  the  ƒpow -  er  of   ƒthe___Ì ƒMost________  - - -            _____ƒHigh ƒƒshall___ o-  -  ƒver - -  ƒshad -  -   ƒow___________Ì     thee._____

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 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Col. 3:16

We Proclaim Your Death Chanted instead of "We hymn You" at the consecration of the Holy Gifts Plagal First Mode (Sticheraric) adapted from Abraham Efthymiadis (d. 2005)

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  Your         ƒe  ƒƒproƒƒ-ƒƒclaim death,____ÌÌ ƒO____ Lord,   ƒand___Ì we______Ì             ____________ ƒƒcon-  -  -  - fess____ƒYour__ res -   - -ƒur -ƒƒrec -  -   -  - tion._      _______________Ì 

Then the priest chants:

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           ƒƒor  ƒYour  ƒpeo - - - ƒple and______Ì̃Your_̃Church_________Ì ƒsup -  ƒpli      ƒƒcate_________ÌÌ ƒƒYou. 

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And the choir responds thrice: Plagal First Mode (Heirmologic)

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 *    ƒGod,  ƒƒmer - -      ƒave  ƒƒcy  on  ƒƒus,  O  Lord  our__Ì ƒO_

 __  ƒFa  - - ƒther  Al -  might-   - - - ƒy. 

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 * Finale:            ƒƒO____Ì Fa -- ther Al - might -  - -  ƒy._____________ 

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Remember Them, O Lord our God Repeated quietly while the priest reads the long prayer: "We offer unto Thee, O Master" Plagal First Mode adapted from traditional melodies

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72

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              ƒe -  mem - ƒber them,__ ƒO__________ÌLord_________ÌÌ O___           ƒLord__________________________ ƒour__ÌÌ ƒƒGod.  

R

Alternate Melody

 

              our_  ƒƒe -  ƒmemƒƒ-ƒƒber them,_ ƒƒO________________Ì Lord   ƒO___ ƒLord________

       ____Ì  God.________________________



Liturgy of St. James - Remember Them, O Lord our God

582

R

Another Melody

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adapted from Abraham Efthymiadis (1911- )



 -              ƒour__Ì  e - ƒƒƒmem -  -ƒƒber___ them,________ ƒO_______ ƒƒLord______ÌÌ

      ƒƒour___       God,   ƒO___ ƒLord_____________ÌÌ ƒGod.__________________ÌÌ



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R

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After the priest intones the petition: "Especially our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed. . .," the choir chants either of the following two melodies once:



               ƒƒGod,___   e - mem - ƒƒber__Ì ƒthem,_ÌÌ ƒƒO__________̃ƒLord____ ƒour________Ì

          our_________Ì           ____Ì  ƒƒO________ÌÌ ƒLord____________ ƒƒGod.________________________    _________________Ì



Liturgy of St. James - Remember Them, O Lord our God

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R

Alternate Melody adapted from Abraham Efthymiadis (1911- )

583

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 - -       e - ƒmem ƒber  ƒƒthem,__Ì O  ƒƒLord___________________ÌÌ O_ÌÌ

                ______________ÌÌ Lord______ƒour________Ì God,   ƒO____ ƒƒLord_____̃our_____ÌÌ God._                   _____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌ __ 



Those who chant should offer their psalmodies with great care to God, Who looks into the hidden recesses of the heart, i.e., into the psalmody and prayer that are done mentally in the heart rather than uttered in external cries.

—Canon LXXV of the Sixth Ecumenical Synod

Pardon, Remit, and Forgive Chanted after the petition: "Grant unto both us and them…" Plagal First Mode

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80

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             ar - don, ƒƒƒre -  ƒƒmit,__________ÌÌ ƒand ƒƒforƒ-ƒƒgive,___ ƒƒO___ ƒGod,  ƒour           ƒof -  fen - -  - ƒces, ƒboth ƒvol -   un - -  tar - -  - -ƒƒy____Ì ƒƒand       ƒin - ƒƒvol - -  ƒƒun -  ƒtar -  - -  - ƒƒy,     ƒƒin knowl-edge____Ì ƒand  ƒƒig -  - ƒƒno          

ƒƒrance._______________________Ì

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Liturgy of St. James - Pardon, Remit, and Forgive

585

Alternate Version adapted from Abraham Efthymiadis (1911- )

Second Mode

P

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  



           ar  -  -  - -  ƒdon,__ re -  -  mit,_______________________Ì ƒand    for -

 ƒ-         ƒour__Ì     give,___ ƒO___ ƒGod,_____Ì ƒƒof - -  fen -  -  -  -  -  - ƒƒces,___Ì    ƒboth  ƒvol -   ƒƒun - -  tar -  - -  -  - - ƒƒy  and___Ì in - -  - - vol - - -  ƒun             ƒtar -  -  - y,    in___ knowl -  -  edge___ and___________ ƒig -  -      - -  ƒno  -  - - -  ƒƒrance.__________Ì 



Fill My Mouth with Your Praise Chanted by the choir after the faithful have received communion Plagal First Mode

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170

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     -  ill  ƒmy  mouth__Ì with  Your praise, ƒO  Lord,  and ƒim bue  my lips   ƒI    ƒƒwith  ƒƒjoy,   ƒso that ƒmay  ƒhymn  ƒYour ƒgloƒ-ƒƒry. 



Liturgy of St. James - Fill My Mouth

587

Alternate Melody Second Mode

F

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  



          ill   ƒƒmy ƒmouth with Your praise,__ ƒO  ƒLord,  ƒand  im -  ƒbue my lips ƒwith

    so  ƒthat  ƒI  may ƒhymn ƒYour  glo  - -  ƒry. 

ƒjoy,

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Immediately after completing either of the previous two melodies, the choir chants the following words in a monotone:

We thank You, O Christ our God, for You have counted us worthy to partake of Your body and blood unto remission of sins and eternal life. Since You are good and lovest mankind, keep us without condemnation, we pray.



O Taste and See First Mode adapted from Hieromonk Gregory of Simonos Petras Monastery

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O 

 

Duration: 1:00

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76



                     _____________________________ taste______________________________Ì

                  and______________ see   that  the  ƒLord__________________________________     ƒƒthat  ƒƒthe  ƒLord__________________________Ì is___ƒƒgood. ƒAl -  ƒle -  ƒlu -  - -    -  i - - - -  -  - a.________________________________Ì



O Taste and See Communion Hymn First Mode "Tetraphonic" adapted from John Kladas the Lampadarios (second half of 14th century) abbreviated by John the Protopsaltis from Trebizond (d. 1770)



Duration: 4:30 (or 3:00 if abbreviated)

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70

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               ƒƒtaste_______________________________________________________Ì                      ______________________________________________________________________________

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                   ________________________Ì and________________________________________ O

O Taste and See - First Mode

567

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                    taste______________________________________________________ ƒƒand_______________

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                   ____________________________________Ì ƒsee___________________________________Ì                   __________________________________________________________________________

]

                 ƒO_______ ƒƒtaste___________________________________________________Ì ƒand_               ƒƒthat__________ÌÌ    __Ì  ƒsee____________________________________________________Ì

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                   ƒƒthe_____________________ ƒƒLord_______________________________________________Ì

]

                 _____________________________________________________________________________ÌÌ

                    ________________________________________________________________Ì ƒis _________ÌÌ               ƒgood________________Ì      ________________________________________________________Ì                  _______________________________________________Ì that_____ the  Lord______Ì ƒƒis_Ì

O Taste and See - First Mode

568

             ƒƒgood.    _______ Al -  ƒle -  ƒƒlu -   -  -  - - - - i- - - - - - - -                  ƒƒa._______________________________________________________ 



O Taste and See Fourth Mode adapted from Hieromonk Gregory of Simonos Petras Monastery

O

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

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Duration: 1:00

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76

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               _________________ taste___________Ì ƒand____________Ì see   ƒƒthat______

                  ____Ì  the________________ Lord________________________Ì ƒƒthat  the  ƒLord_Ì                   __Ì  ƒis_______________Ì good._______________________________ Al -  le -  ƒƒlu           - -  - -  - i - -  -  - -  -  - a.____________________________________     ________ 

