Τετάρτη Ε Ἐβδοµάδος τῶν Νηστειῶν March 29, η Μαρτίου 2017

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1 Wednesday of the Fifth Week of the Fast Τετάρτη Ε Ἐβδοµάδος τῶν Νηστειῶν March 29, η Μαρτίου 2017 NINTH HOUR Θ ΩΡΑΣ Note: the Ninth Hour is read (not sung or chanted) prior to the Presanctified Liturgy. Kontakia After the Our Father... : Kontakion of the Transfiguration Grave Tone Upon the mountain You were transfigured, Christ God, and your disciples saw as much of Your glory as they could hold, so that seeing You crucified they would know that You had willed to suffer your passion and would proclaim to the world that You are truly the reflection of the Father. Kontakion of the Holy Cross (for Wednesday and Friday) Κοντάκια Μετὰ τὸ «Πάτερ ἡµῶν...» Κοντάκιον τῆς Μεταµορφώσεως Ἦχος βαρὺς Ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους µετεµορφώθης, καὶ ὡς ἐχώρουν οἱ Μαθηταί σου τὴν δόξαν σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἐθεάσαντο, ἵνα ὅταν σὲ ἴδωσι σταυρούµενον, τὸ µὲν πάθος νοήσωσιν ἑκούσιον, τῶ δὲ κόσµω κηρύξωσιν, ὅτι σὺ ὑπάρχεις ἀληθῶς, τοῦ Πατρὸς τὸ ἀπαύγασµα. Κοντάκιον τοῦ Σταυροῦ (Τετάρτη καὶ Παρασκευῆ) Tone 4 Ἦχος δ You, O Christ our God, Who chose of Your own will to be lifted up on the Cross, grant Your mercies to Your new commonwealth which is called by Your name. In Your power, gladden the hearts of our faithful rulers against those who war against them, having Your alliance as their weapon of peace, an invincible standard. Kontakion of the Church The Kontakion of the Church is read. Daily Martyrikon in the Tone of the Week Tone Plagal 2 Persecuted by tyrants, the martyrs endured and suffered bravely in the arena, and near them stood the choirs of angels, holding prizes of victory. In their wisdom they astounded rulers and sovereigns, and by confessing Christ they overthrew the devil; glory be to You, O Lord, Who made them strong. Kontakion of the Deceased Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῶ ἑκουσίως, τὴ ἐπωνύµω σου καινὴ πολιτεία, τοὺς οἰκτιρµούς σου δώρησαι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, Εὔφρανον ἐν τῇ δυνάµει σου, τοὺς πιστοὺς Βασιλεῖς ἡµῶν, νίκας χορηγῶν αὐτοῖς, κατὰ τῶν πολεµίων, τὴν συµµαχίαν ἔχοιεν τὴν σήν, ὅπλον εἰρήνης, ἀήττητον τρόπαιον. Κοντάκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ Ὁ Ἀναγnώστης τὸ Κοντάκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ. Μαρτυρικόν τοῦ Ἦχου Ἦχος πλ. β' Ἀθλητικαὶ ἐνστάσεις ἐπὶ τῶ σκάµµατι, τυραννικοὶ αἰκισµοὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς Μάρτυρας, καὶ ἵσταντο χοροὶ τῶν Ἀσωµάτων, βραβεῖα κατέχοντες τῆς νίκης, ἐξέστησαν τυράννους, καὶ βασιλεῖς οἱ σοφοί, καθεῖλον τὸν Βελίαρ ὁµολογία Χριστοῦ, ὁ ἐνισχύσας αὐτούς, Κύριε δόξα σοί. Κοντάκιον τῶν Κεκοιµηθέντων Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ 1

2 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Among the saints give rest, O Christ, to the souls of Your servants in a place where there is no pain, sorrow, or grieving, but only life everlasting. Kontakion of the Theotokos Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Μετὰ τῶν Ἁγίων ἀνάπαυσον Χριστέ, τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν δούλων σου, ἔνθα οὐκ ἔστι πόνος, οὐ λύπη, οὐ στεναγµός, ἀλλὰ ζωὴ ἀτελεύτητος. Κοντάκιον τῆς Θεοτόκου Tone 2 Ἦχος β Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our holy Maker, unwavering, reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: hasten to intercede, and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos for those who honor you. Lord, have mercy. (40) Prayer of the Hours. Dismissal. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, µεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀµετάθετε, Μὴ παρίδης ἁµαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὦς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡµῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοί. Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιµώντων σε. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (µ ) Ὁ ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ... Ἀπόλυσις. 2

3 DIVINE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Idiomelon Sticheron from the Triodion 3 ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΗΓΙΑΣΜΕΝΩΝ Ὁ Προοιµιακος. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τό, Κύριε ἐκέκραξα Στιχηρὸν Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Τριωδίου Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Stichos 1 Στίχος α The sinners shall fall into their own net; I am alone until I pass by. In my wretchedness I have fallen among the thieves of my own thoughts. My mind has been despoiled, and cruelly have I been beaten; all my soul is wounded, and stripped of the virtues I lie naked upon the highway of life. Seeing me in bitter pain and thinking that my wounds could not be healed, the priest neglected me and would not look at me. Unable to endure my soul-destroying agony, the Levite when he saw me passed by on the other side. But You, O Christ my God, were pleased to come, not from Samaria but incarnate from Maria; in Your love for mankind, grant me healing and pour Your great mercy upon me. Πεσοῦνται ἐν ἀµφιβλήστρῳ αὐτῶν οἱ ἁµαρτωλοί, κατὰ µόνας εἰµὶ ἐγώ, ἕως ἂν παρέλθω. Τοὶς τῶν ἐµῶν λογισµῶν, λησταῖς περιπεσῶν, ἐσυλήθην ὁ τάλας τὸν νοῦν, καὶ δεινῶς πληγωθείς, ὅλην µου τὴν ψυχὴν τετραυµάτισµαι, καὶ ἔνθεν κεῖµαι γυµνὸς ἀρετῶν, ἐν τῇ τοῦ βίου ὁδῷ, Ἱερεὺς δὲ ἰδὼν µὲ τῶ µώλωπι ὀδυνώµενον, διὰ τὸ ἀνίατον, παρορῶν, οὐκ ἐπιβλέπει. Λευϊτης δὲ πάλιν, µὴ φέρων τὴν ψυχοφθόρον ἀλγηδόνα, καὶ αὐτὸς κατιδῶν, ἀντιπαρήλθέ µοί, σὺ δὲ ὁ εὐδοκήσας, οὐκ ἐκ Σαµαρείας, ἀλλ ἐκ Μαρίας σαρκωθῆναι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τὴ φιλανθρωπία σου, παράσχου µοὶ τήν ἴασιν, ἐπιχέων ἐπ ἐµέ, τὸ µέγα σου ἔλεος. Stichos 2 Στίχος β I have cried with my voice to the Lord, I have made supplicationwith my voice to the Lord. (Repeat) In my wretchedness I have fallen among the thieves of my own thoughts. My mind has been despoiled, and cruelly have I been beaten; all my soul is wounded, and stripped of the virtues I lie naked upon the highway of life. Seeing me in bitter pain and thinking that my wounds could not be healed, the priest neglected me and would not look at me. Unable to endure my soul-destroying agony, the Levite when he saw me passed by on the other side. But You, O Christ my God, were pleased to come, not from Samaria but incarnate from Maria; in Your love for mankind, grant me healing and pour Your great mercy upon me. Martyrikon from the Triodion Φωνή µου πρὸς Κύριον ἐκέκραξα, φωνή µου πρὸς Κύριον ἐδεήθην. (Πάλιν) Τοὶς τῶν ἐµῶν λογισµῶν, λησταῖς περιπεσῶν, ἐσυλήθην ὁ τάλας τὸν νοῦν, καὶ δεινῶς πληγωθείς, ὅλην µου τὴν ψυχὴν τετραυµάτισµαι, καὶ ἔνθεν κεῖµαι γυµνὸς ἀρετῶν, ἐν τῇ τοῦ βίου ὁδῷ, Ἱερεὺς δὲ ἰδὼν µὲ τῶ µώλωπι ὀδυνώµενον, διὰ τὸ ἀνίατον, παρορῶν, οὐκ ἐπιβλέπει. Λευϊτης δὲ πάλιν, µὴ φέρων τὴν ψυχοφθόρον ἀλγηδόνα, καὶ αὐτὸς κατιδῶν, ἀντιπαρήλθέ µοί, σὺ δὲ ὁ εὐδοκήσας, οὐκ ἐκ Σαµαρείας, ἀλλ ἐκ Μαρίας σαρκωθῆναι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τὴ φιλανθρωπία σου, παράσχου µοὶ τήν ἴασιν, ἐπιχέων ἐπ ἐµέ, τὸ µέγα σου ἔλεος. Μαρτυρικὸν τοῦ Τριωδίου

4 The same tone 4 Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός Stichos 3 Στίχος γ I will pour out my supplication before Him, I will declare my affliction before Him. If there is any virtue and if there is any praise, these are rightly ascribed to the saints. They bowed their necks beneath the sword, for the sake of You Who have bowed the heavens and have come down. They shed their blood for You, Who emptied Yourself and took the form of a servant; they humbled themselves even unto death, following the example of Your poverty. Through their prayers have mercy upon us, O God, according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. Prosomia Stichera by Joseph Tone Plagal 4 Lord, Who are the judge Ἐκχεῶ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ τὴν δέησίν µου, τὴν θλίψίν µου ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἀπαγγελῶ. Εἶ τις ἀρετὴ καὶ εἶ τις ἔπαινος, πρέπει τοὶς Ἁγίοις, ξίφεσι γὰρ ἔκλιναν τοὺς αὐχένας, διὰ σὲ τὸν κλίναντα οὐρανούς, καὶ καταβάντα, ἐξέχεαν τὸ αἷµα αὐτῶν, διὰ σὲ τὸν κενώσαντα ἑαυτόν, καὶ µορφὴν δούλου λαβόντα, ἐταπεινώθησαν ἕως θανάτου, τὴν πτωχείαν σου µιµούµενοι, ὧν ταὶς εὐχαίς, κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρµῶν σου, ὁ Θεὸς ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια Ποίηµα Ἰωσὴφ Ἦχος πλ. δ Κύριε, εἰ καὶ κριτηρίῳ Stichos 4 Στίχος δ When my spirit was fainting within me, then You knew my paths. O Lord, You have made Your holy disciples into living heavens. Through their intercessions deliver me from the evils of the earth, and through abstinence lift up my thoughts to the understanding of Your Passion; for You are merciful and love mankind. Ἐν τῷ ἐκλείπειν ἐξ ἐµοῦ τὸ πνεύµά µου, καὶ σὺ ἔγνως τὰς τρίβους µου. Κύριε, σὺ τοὺς ἱεροὺς Μαθητάς σου, λογικοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἔδειξας, τούτων ἱεραῖς µεσιτείαις, τῶν τῆς γῆς κακῶν µὲ λύτρωσαι, δι ἐγκρατείας ὑψῶν, συνέσεως ἑκάστοτε, τῆς πρὸς τὰ πάθη τὸν λογισµόν µου, ὡς οἰκτίρµων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Stichos 5 Στίχος ε In the way in which I have walked they hid a snare for me. The season of the Fast helps all of us to perform the works of God. Let us therefore weep, and with our whole heart let us cry to the Savior: Through Your disciples, O Lord of many mercies, save us who with reverent fear sing the praises of Your great love for mankind. Another by Theodore The same tone The glorious and immaculate Stichos 6 Ἐν ὁδῷ ταύτῃ, ἢ ἐπορευόµην, ἔκρυψαν παγίδα µοί. Ἔχοντες, πάντες τὸν καιρὸν τῆς Νηστείας, ὡς συνεργὸν θείων πράξεων, κλαύσωµεν ἐξ ὅλης καρδίας, καὶ τῶ Σωτήρι βοήσωµεν. Διὰ τῶν σῶν µαθητῶν, Κύριε πολυέλεε, σῶσον τοὺς φόβω ἀνυµνοῦντας, τὴν πολλὴν φιλανθρωπίαν σου. Ἕτερον Ποίηµα Θεοδώρου Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός Τὴν ἔνδοξον καὶ ἄχραντον Στίχος στ

5 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, and there was no one who knew me. O you Apostles, worthy of all praise, intercessors for the world, physicians of the sick, guardians of health, as we pass through the time of the Fast, protect us on our right hand and on our left; by God s grace may we remain at peace with one another, preserve our mind untroubled by the passions, that all of us may sing a hymn of praise to the risen and triumphant Christ. Alphabetical Prosomia Stichera by Simeon Metaphrastes Tone 4 They desired tears and cleansing 5 Κατενόουν εἰς τὰ δεξιά, καὶ ἐπέβλεπον, ὅτι οὐκ ἣν ὁ ἐπιγινώσκων µε. Ἀπόστολοι πανεύφηµοι, οἱ τοῦ Κόσµου πρεσβευταί, ἀσθενούντων ἰατροί, τῆς ὑγείας φύλακες, ἀµφοτέρωθεν ἡµᾶς συντηρήσατε, τῆς Νηστείας τὸν χρόνον διϊππεύοντας, ἐν ἀλλήλοις ἐνθέως εἰρηνεύοντας, τὸν νοῦν ἀνενόχλητον τῶν παθῶν φυλάττοντες, ἵνα ἄσωµεν Χριστῷ, ὡς νικητὴ ἐξαναστάντι, ὕµνον ἅπαντες. Ἔτερα Προσόµοια κατ Ἀλφάβητον Ποίηµα Συµεὼν τοῦ Μεταφραστοῦ Ἦχος δ Ἤθελον δάκρυσιν ἐξαλεῖψαι Stichos 7 Στίχος ζ Flight has failed me, and there is no one that watches out for my soul. All my life I have wasted with harlots and publicans; how shall I repent, even in my old age, of the sins I have committed? Maker of all things and Healer of the sick, before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Ἀπώλετο φυγὴ ἀπ ἐµοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἐκζητῶν τὴν ψυχήν µου. Ἅπας ὁ βίος µου µετὰ πορνῶν, καὶ τελωνῶν ἐκδεδαπάνηται, ἄρα δυνήσοµαι κὰν ἐν γήρᾳ, µεταγνῶναι ἅπερ ἐξήµαρτον; Δηµιουργὲ τῶν ἁπάντων, καὶ ἰατρὲ τῶν νοσούντων, Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Stichos 8 Στίχος η I have cried to You, Lord; I said: You are my hope, my portion are You in the land of the living. Burdens of my negligence weigh me down, and I wallow in filth; I am pierced by the arrow of the devil and have defiled my nature that is according to Your image. O You Who convert the negligent and deliver the sinful, before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, Κύριεú εἶπαú Σὺ εἶ ἡ ἐλπίς µου, µερίς µου εἶ ἐν γῆ ζώντων. Βάρει συνέχοµαι ἀµελείας, τῶ βορβόρω ἐγκυλινδούµενος, βέλει κεντούµενος τοῦ Βελίαρ, καὶ µολύνω τὸ κατ εἰκόνα µου. Ἐπιστροφεῦ ἀµελούντων, καὶ λυτρωτὰ ἑπταισµένων, Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωµαι, σώσόν µε. Stichos 9 Στίχος θ Attend to my supplication, for I am brought very low. Cultivating earthly things and being born of the earth, I have become a stumbling block to men. At Your commandment I was joined in marriage, but I have transgressed Your ordinance and defiled my bed. O You Who formed me from the earth, do not despise Your creature, before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Πρόσχες πρὸς τὴν δέησίν µου, ὅτι ἐταπεινώθην σφόδρα. Γέγονα πρόσκοµµα τῶν ἀνθρώπων, γεωργήσας ὡς γηγενής, γεηρά, γάµω ὡµίλησα σὴ προστάξει, καὶ παρέβην µιάνας κοίτην ἐµήν, ὁ ἀπὸ γὴς πλαστουργήσας, τὸ πλάσµα σου µὴ παρίδης, Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος

6 Stichos 10 Στίχος ι Deliver me from those who persecute me, for they are stronger than I. Devils made me a plaything and a slave of sinful pleasures; and thinking only of my flesh, I have become the murderer of my soul. In Your compassion spare me, for You put the demons to flight; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 11 Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Your name. Even more than all men I have sinned willfully, and so I am forsaken and left helpless. I have the carnal thoughts that darken me as the adversary of my soul. O Light of those in darkness, Guide of all that go astray, before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 12 The righteous shall wait patiently for me until You reward me. Formerly, the Prophet said, My soul shall live and praise You. Seek me, Your lost sheep, and number me in Your flock. Grant me time for repentance, that with cries of sorrow I may call upon You: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 13 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. Greatly have I sinned, O Christ my God; I have sinned, rejecting Your commandments. Be merciful to me, O Benefactor, that, escaping from the darkness, I may see with my inner eyes, and cry to You in fear: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 14 Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Ῥύσαί µε ἐκ τῶν καταδιωκόντων µε, ὅτι ἐκραταιώθησαν ὑπὲρ ἐµέ. Δήµιος γέγονα τὴ ψυχή µου, τῆς σαρκός µου πρόνοιαν ποι ἠσάµενος, δαίµοσι παίγνιον κατεστάθην, ἡδοναὶς δουλεύων καὶ ἀτοπήµασι. Τὴ εὐσπλαγχνία σου φεῖσαι, φυγαδευτὰ τῶν δαιµόνων. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος ια Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῶ ὀνόµατί σου. Εκῶν ἐξήµαρτον ὑπὲρ πάντας, διὰ τοῦτο ἐγκαταλέλειµµαι, ἔχω ἀντίδικον τῆς ψυχῆς µου, τῆς σαρκὸς τὸ φρόνηµα καὶ σκοτίζει µε. Ὁ φωτισµὸς τῶν ἐν σκότει, καὶ ὁδηγὸς πλανωµένων. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωµαι, σώσόν µε. Στίχος ιβ Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῶς µοί. Ζήσεται ἔλεγεν ὁ Προφήτης, ἡ ψυχή µου Κύριε, καὶ αἰνέσει σε, ζήτησον πρόβατον πλανηθὲν µε, καὶ ἀρίθµησόν µε τὴ ποίµνη σου, δὸς µοὶ καιρὸν µετανοίας, ἵνα στενάζων βοῶ σοί. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωµαι, σώσόν µε. Στίχος ιγ Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοί, Κύριε, Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Ἥµαρτον ἥµαρτον ἀθετήσας, τὰ προστάγµατά σου Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἵλεως γενοῦ µοί, ὧ Εὐεργέτα, ἵνα βλέψω τοὶς ἔνδοθεν ὀφθαλµοίς, καὶ ἀποφύγω τοῦ σκότους, καὶ µετὰ φόβου βοήσω. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος ιδ Γενηθήτω τὰ ὤτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Hasten to snatch me, O Master, from the wild Θήρές µε ἄγριοι περιέσχον, ἀλλ ἐξ αὐτῶν µὲ beasts that encompass me; for it is Your will ἅρπασον Δέσποτα, θέλεις γὰρ ἅπαντας του that all men should be saved and come to the σωθῆναι, καὶ εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας ἐλθεῖν, 6

7 knowledge of the truth. As Creator, save them all, and with them all save me; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 15 If You should mark iniquities, Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. I beseech You, O my Benefactor: be my Deliverer and my Savior, be my Healing. Cast me not away; look upon me as I lie in my transgressions, and raise me up by Your almighty power. I will confess my deeds and cry to You: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 16 For Your name s sake I have waited patiently for You, O Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. Just as the foolish servant, I have hidden the talent that was given to me and have buried it in the ground; I have been condemned as useless, and I no longer dare to ask You for forgiveness. But in Your forbearance take pity on me, that I, too, may cry to You: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 17 From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. Keep me as You accepted the woman with an issue of blood who touched the hem of Your garment; You dried up the source of her sufferings, so, too, if I approach You with unwavering faith, I will receive forgiveness of my sins, and healing from my pain; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 18 For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὡς Κτίστης, καὶ µετὰ πάντων µὲ σῶσον. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος ιε Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσης, Κύριε, Κύριε τὶς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµὸς ἐστιν. Ἴαµα γίνου µοὶ Εὐεργέτα, λυτρωτὰ σωτήρ µου καὶ µὴ ἀπώση µε, ἴδε µὲ κείµενον ἀνοµίαις, καὶ ἀνάστησόν µε ὡς παντοδύναµος, ἵνα καγῷ ἐξαγγέλλω, τὰς πράξεις µου καὶ βοῶ σοί. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος ιστ Ἔνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Κρύψας τὸ τάλαντον τὸ δοθὲν µοί, ὡς ἀγνώµων δοῦλος τὴ γῆ κατέχωσα, καὶ γὰρ ὡς ἄχρηστος κατεκρίθην, καὶ οὐ τολµῶ λοιπὸν ἐξαιτήσαί σοί, ὡς ἀνεξίκακος οἴκτειρόν µε, ἵνα καγῷ ἀνακράζω. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος ιζ Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραηλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Λίµνην ἐξήρανας παθηµάτων, τῆς Αἱµορροούσης ἁφὴ κρασπέδου σου, λήψοµαι ἄφεσιν ἐγκληµάτων, ἀδιστάκτω πίστει σοὶ προσερχόµενος. Δέξαι καµὲ ὡς ἐκείνην, καὶ ἴασαί µου τὸ ἄλγος. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος ιη Ὅτι παρὰ τῶ Κυρίω τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραηλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. Lord Who created heaven and earth by Your Μέλλεις καθέζεσθαι ἐπὶ θρόνου, ὁ ποιήσας word, You shall sit upon the throne, and we λόγῳ τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γήν, µέλλοµεν shall all stand in Your presence and confess ἅπαντες παραστῆναι, ἐξαγγέλλοντές σοὶ τὰς our sins to You. Before that day comes, ἁµαρτίας ἡµῶν, πρὸ τῆς ἡµέρας ἐκείνης, ἐν 7

8 accept me in repentance; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 19 Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. Mercifully regard me, O compassionate Savior, and look upon me with a compassionate eye. Grant to my poor and wretched soul springs of healing water. Wash me clean from the filth of my actions, that I may sing: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. 8 µετανοίᾳ µε δέξαι. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος ιθ Αἰνεῖτε τὸν κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Νεῦσον τῶ ὄµµατι τῶ εὐσπλάγχνω, καὶ γενοῦ µοὶ ἵλεως µόνε Σωτήρ, νάµατα δώρησαι ἰαµάτων, τὴ ἀθλία µου καὶ ταλαιπώρω ψυχή, ἀπόσµηξον ἐκ τοῦ ῥύπου, τῶν ἔργων µου ἵνα µέλψω. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωµαι, σώσόν µε. Stichos 20 Στίχος κ For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. Now the devil has prepared his weapons and hastens to ensnare my humble soul; he has made me, O Lord, a stranger to the light of knowledge of Your countenance. Snatch me from his snares, O You Who are mighty in strength; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 21 I have lifted up my eyes to You, to You Who dwells in heaven. O You Who dwell in heaven, unto You have I lifted up my eyes. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, and as the eyes of the handmaiden look unto the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes wait upon the Lord; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 22 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with condemnation. Passions have utterly enslaved me; I have forsaken the Law and the Holy Scriptures. Heal me in every part, O loving Benefactor, Who for my sake have become as I am. Turn me back, O merciful Destroyer of the passions; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ξίφη ηὐτρέπισεν ὁ Βελίαρ, ἐκθηρεῦσαι σπεύδων τὴν ταπεινήν µου ψυχήν, ξένον ἐποίησέ µε Οἰκτίρµον, φωτισµοῦ τῆς γνώσεως τοῦ προσώπου σου. Ὁ κραταιὸς ἐν ἰσχύϊ, τούτου σκευῶν ἅρπασόν µε. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος κα Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς µου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῶ. Ὅλος τοὶς πάθεσιν ἐδουλώθην, ἐγκαταλείψας νόµον καὶ θείας γραφάς, ὅλον µὲ ἴασαι εὐεργέτα, δι ἐµὲ κατ ἐµὲ γεγονῶς ἀγαθέ, ἐπίστρεψόν µε οἰκτίρµον, ὁ τῶν παθῶν καθαιρέτης. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωµαι, σώσόν µε. Στίχος κβ Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθηµεν ἐξουδενώσεως. Πόρνη τοὶς δάκρυσι καταβρέχει, τοὺς ἀχράντους τε καὶ τιµίους πόδας σου, πάντας προτρέπουσα τοῦ προστρέχειν, καὶ λαµβάνειν λύσιν τῶν ἐγκληµάτων αὐτῶν. Αὐτῆς τὴν πίστιν παράσχου, καµοὶ Σωτήρ του βοᾶν σοί, Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος

9 Stichos 23 Remorsefully the harlot washed Your pure and precious feet with her tears, and she urges all men to approach You and to receive remission of their sins. Also grant unto me her faith, O Savior, that I may cry to You: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 24 Send down upon me a drop of Your mercy, O Christ, wash away the dirt and heal me from my sickness, for I am weak and broken. Cleanse the filth from my soul, O You Who for my sake were made poor and have become a young child according to the flesh; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 25 That my soul might run to You and ever serve You, O Master, strengthen it; for You are my Guardian and Protection, my Defense and my Help. Enable me, O Word of God, to Cry to You with boldness: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 26 Upon deceitful ways and actions have we fallen, O Savior; therefore be our Rampart that cannot be overthrown. O Benefactor, raise up Your creature, and in Your compassion reconcile us to Yourself; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 27 Verily have I become like the Prodigal Son, and having wasted my riches I now perish from hunger. Beneath Your protection I seek refuge, O loving Father; accept me as You accepted him. Make me a sharer at Your table, that I may cry out to You: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. 9 Στίχος κγ Ῥύπον καθάρισον τῆς ψυχῆς µου, ὁ δι ἐµὲ πτωχεύσας καὶ νηπιάσας σαρκί, ῥανίδα ἐλέους σου καταπέµψας, τῶ ἀσθενεῖ καὶ τεθλασµένω Χριστέ, ἀπόπλυνον ἐκ τοῦ ῥύπου, ἰάτρευσον ἀσθενοῦντα. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος κδ Στήριξον Δέσποτα τὴν ψυχήν µου, σοὶ προστρέχειν καὶ σοὶ δουλεύειν ἀεί, σκέπη ὑπάρχεις γάρ µου καὶ φύλαξ, καὶ ἀντίληψις καὶ βοήθεια, ἀξίωσον Θεὲ Λόγε, βοᾶν µὲ ἐν παρρησίᾳ. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωµαι, σώσόν µε. Στίχος κε Τεῖχος ἀπόρθητον ἡµῖν γενοῦ, Ἰησοῦ Σωτὴρ καὶ ἐλεῆµον Θεέ, τρόποις καὶ ἔργοις ἀπατηλοὶς γάρ, συµπεπτώκαµεν, ἀλλ ἀνάστησον, ὡς εὐεργέτης τὸ πλάσµα, καὶ διαλλάγηθι ὡς οἰκτίρµον. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος κστ Υἱὸς ὁ ἄσωτος ἐγενόµην, διασκορπίσας τὸν πλοῦτον, λιµῶ νὺν τήκοµαι, ὑπὸ τὴν σκέπην σου καταφεύγω, ὥσπερ ἐκεῖνον δέξαι µὲ Πάτερ ἀγαθέ, καὶ µέτοχον τῆς τραπέζης, ἀξίωσον τοῦ βοᾶν σοί. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος κζ Φθόνω ἐξέβαλε Παραδείσου, τὸν πρωτόπλαστον ὁ ἀρχέκακος, φάσκων τὸ Μνήσθητι ἐπὶ ξύλου, ὁ Ληστὴς ἀπέλαβε τὸν Παράδεισον, ἐγὼ δὲ πίστει καὶ φόβω, τὸ Μνήσθητί µου, βοῶ σοί. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος

10 Stichos 28 When the author of evil drove the first-created man from Paradise, he did so out of envy. But the thief upon the cross who cried, Remember me regained Paradise once more. With faith and fear I also cry to You, Remember me ; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Stichos 29 Your hand, O God, stretch out to me, as You did to Peter, and raise me from the deep; grant me grace and mercy, through the supplications of Your all-pure Mother who gave You birth without seed, and through the prayers of all Your saints; before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Στίχος κη Χείρά µοὶ ἔκτεινον ὡς τῶ Πέτρω, καὶ ἀνάγαγε τοῦ βυθοῦ ὁ Θεός, χάριν καὶ ἔλεός µοὶ παράσχου, τὴ πρεσβεία τῆς παναµώµου Μητρός, τῆς σὲ τεκούσης ἀσπόρως, καὶ τῶν Ἁγίων σου πάντων. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Στίχος κθ Ψάλλοντα, δέξαι µὲ καθ ἑκάστην, ὁ Ἀµνὸς ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁµαρτίαν µου, ψυχὴν καὶ σώµά µου ὁλοκλήρως, εἰς τὰς χείράς σου παρατίθηµι, καὶ ἐν νυκτὶ καὶ ἡµέρα, χρεωστικῶς ἐκβοῶ σοί. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Stichos 30 Στίχος λ Zealously I sing to You each day: accept me, O Lamb of God, Who takes away my sin. Into Your hands I commend myself entirely, soul and body, and as my bound duty day and night I cry to You: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Theotokion Ὧ τῆς ἀφάτου σου εὐσπλαγχνίας, ὑπεράγαθε ἀνεξίκακε Κύριε! ὧ ἀναµάρτητε καὶ οἰκτίρµον, µὴ µὲ ἀπορρίψης ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου, ὅπως καγῶ εὐχαρίστως, χαίρων καὶ ψάλλων βοῶ σοί. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Θεοτοκίον Tone 3 Ἦχος γ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Ineffable is Your compassion, O longsuffering Lord, supreme in love! You are sinless and merciful; do not cast me away from Your presence, that with thanksgiving and rejoicing I may cry to You: before I perish utterly, save me, O Lord. Entrance with censer; O gladsome Light... Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ὧ τὴ ἀρρήτω συγκαταβάσει! ὧ τοῦ ξένου τόκου τὸ ὑπερθαύµαστον! ὧ πῶς Παρθένος βρέφος σὲ φέρει, ἐν ἀγκάλαις ταύτης τὸν Ποιητὴν καὶ Θεόν! ὁ ἐξ αὐτῆς σαρκωθῆναι, καταδεξάµενος εὐεργέτα, Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος Εἴσοδος µετὰ θυµιατοῦ. Φῶς ἱλαρὸν. Note: O gladsome Light is neither sung nor read, but intoned simply (χῦµα). Readings Prokeimenon Ἀναγνώσµατα Προκείµενον Tone 4 Ἦχος δ 10

11 Deacon Evening. Διάκ. Ἐσπέρας. Prokeimenon in the Fourth Tone, Psalm 93. Προκείµενον Ἦχος δ Ψαλµὸς 93 The Lord is the God of vengeances; the God of vengeances has spoken openly. Be exalted, O You Who judges the earth; render the proud their due. The reading from Genesis. Θεὸς ἐκδικήσεων Κύριος, Θεὸς ἐκδικήσεων. Ὑψώθητι, ὁ κρίνων τὴν γήν. First Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Α Genesis 17:1-9 Γενέσεως Κέφ. ΙΖ, 1-9 Γενέσεως τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα. Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be blameless. And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly. Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, Behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come forth from you. And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. And I will give to you, and to your descendants after you, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. And God said to Abraham, As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. Prokeimenon Ἐγένετο Ἄβραµ ἐτῶν ἐνενηκονταεννέα. Καὶ ὤφθη Κύριος τῶ Ἀβραµ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἐγὼ εἰµι ὁ Θεός σου, εὐαρέστει ἐνώπιον ἐµοῦ, καὶ γίνου ἄµεµπτος καὶ θήσοµαι τὴν διαθήκην µου ἀναµέσον ἐµοῦ, καὶ ἀναµέσον σοῦ, καὶ πληθυνῶ σὲ σφόδρα. Καὶ ἔπεσεν Ἄβραµ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός, λέγων, Ἰδοὺ ἡ διαθήκη µου µετὰ σοῦ, καὶ ἔση πατὴρ πλήθους ἐθνῶν. Καὶ οὐ κληθήσεται ἔτι τὸ ὄνοµά σου Ἄβραµ, ἀλλ ἔσται τὸ ὄνοµά σου Ἀβραάµ, ὅτι πατέρα πολλῶν Ἐθνῶν τέθεικά σε. Καὶ αὐξανῶ σὲ σφόδρα σφόδρα, καὶ θήσω σὲ εἰς ἔθνη καὶ βασιλεῖς ἐκ σοῦ ἐξελεύσονται καὶ στήσω τὴν διαθήκην µου ἀναµέσον ἐµοῦ, καὶ ἀναµέσον σοῦ, καὶ ἀναµέσον τοῦ σπέρµατός σου µετὰ σέ, εἰς τὰς γενεὰς αὐτῶν, εἰς διαθήκην αἰώνιον εἶναι σου Θεός, καὶ τοῦ σπέρµατός σου µετὰ σέ. Καὶ δώσω σοὶ καὶ τῶ σπέρµατί σου τήν γήν, ἣν παροικεῖς, πᾶσαν τὴν γὴν Χαναάν, εἰς κατάσχεσιν αἰώνιον, καὶ ἔσοµαι αὐτοῖς Θεός. Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Ἀβραάµ. Σὺ δὲ τὴν διαθήκην µου διατηρήσεις, σὺ καὶ τὸ σπέρµα σου µετὰ σέ, εἰς τὰς γενεὰς αὐτῶν. Κέλευσον! 11 Προκείµενον Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β Prokeimenon in the Second Plagal Tone, Psalm 95. O sing unto the Lord a new song, sing unto the Lord all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, bless His name. Command! Προκείµενον Ἦχος πλ. β Ψαλµὸς 95. Ἄσατε τῶ Κυρίω ἄσµα καινόν. Ἄσατε τῶ Κυρίω, εὐλογήσατε τὸ ὄνοµα αὐτοῦ.

12 The Light of Christ Priest Wisdom. Rise. The light of Christ illumines all. Φῶς Χριστοῦ Ἱερεύς Σοφία. Ὀρθοῖ. Φῶς Χριστοῦ φαίνει πᾶσι. Second Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Β Proverbs 15:20-34; 16:3-9 Παροιµιῶν Κέφ. ΙΕ, 20 - ΙΣ, 9 The reading from Proverbs. Παροιµιῶν τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα. Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish Υἱὸς σοφὸς εὐφραίνει πατέρα, υἱὸς δὲ ἄφρων man despises his mother. Folly is a joy to him µυκτηρίζει µητέρα αὐτοῦ. Ἄνοήτου τρίβοι, who has no sense, but a man of understanding ἐνδεεῖς φρενῶν, ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιµος walks aright. Without counsel plans go κατευθύνων πορεύεται. Ὑπερτίθενται wrong, but with many advisers they succeed. λογισµοὺς οἱ µὴ τιµῶντες συνέδρια, ἐν δὲ To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and καρδίαις βουλευοµένων µένει βουλή. Οὐ µὴ a word in season, how good it is! The wise ὑπακούση ὁ κακὸς αὐτή, οὐδὲ µὴ εἴπη man s path leads upward to life, that he may καίριόν τι καὶ καλὸν τῶ κοινῶ. Ὁδοὶ ζωῆς avoid Sheol beneath. The Lord tears down the διανοήµατα συνετοῦ, ἵνα ἐκκλῖνας ἐκ τοῦ house of the proud, but maintains the widow s Ἄδου σωθῆ. Οἴκους ὑβριστῶν κατασπᾷ boundaries. The thoughts of the wicked are an Κύριος, ἐστήριξε δὲ ὅριον χήρας. Βδέλυγµα abomination to the Lord, the words of the Κυρίω λογισµὸς ἄδικος, ἀγνῶν δὲ ῥήσεις pure are pleasing to Him. He who is greedy σεµναί. Ἐξόλλυσιν ἑαυτὸν ὁ δωρολήπτης, ὁ for unjust gain makes trouble for his δὲ µισῶν δώρων λήψεις σώζεται. household, but he who hates bribes will live. Ἐλεηµοσύναις καὶ πίστεσιν ἀποκαθαίρονται The mind of the righteous ponders how to ἁµαρτίαι, τῶ δὲ φόβω Κυρίου, ἐκκλίνει πᾷς answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out ἀπὸ κακοῦ. Καρδίαι δικαίων µελετῶσι evil things. The Lord is far from the wicked, πίστεις, στόµα δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἀποκρίνεται κακά. but He hears the prayer of the righteous. The Δεκταὶ παρὰ Κυρίω ὁδοὶ ἀνδρῶν δικαίων, διὰ light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good δὲ αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ ἐχθροὶ φίλοι γίνονται. news refreshes the bones. He whose ear heeds Μακρὰν ἀπέχει ὁ Θεὸς ἀπὸ ἀσεβῶν, εὐχαὶς δὲ wholesome admonition will abide among the δικαίων ἐπακούει, θεωρῶν ὀφθαλµὸς καλά, wise. He who ignores instruction despises εὐφραίνει καρδίαν, φήµη δὲ ἀγαθὴ πιαίνει himself, but he who heeds admonition gains ὀστά. Ὁ εἰσακούων ἐλέγχους ζωῆς, ἐν µέσῳ understanding. The fear of the Lord is σοφῶν αὐλισθήσεται. Ὃς ἀπωθεῖται instruction in wisdom, and humility goes παιδείαν, µισεῖ ἑαυτόν, ὁ δὲ τηρῶν ἐλέγχους, before honor. Commit your work to the Lord, ἀγαπᾷ ψυχὴν ἑαυτοῦ. Φόβος Κυρίου παιδεία and your plans will be established. The Lord καὶ σοφία, καὶ ἀρχὴ δόξης ἀποκριθήσεται has made everything for its purpose, even the αὐτή. Τῶ ἀνθρώπω πρόθεσις καρδίας, καὶ wicked for the day of trouble. Every one who παρὰ Κυρίω ὑπόκρισις γλώσσης. ὄσω µέγας is arrogant is an abomination to the Lord; be εἶ, τοσοῦτον ταπείνου σεαυτόν, καὶ ἔναντι assured, He will not go unpunished. By Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου εὑρήσεις χάριν. Πάντα loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, τὰ ἔργα τοῦ ταπεινοῦ φανερὰ τῶ Θεῷ, καὶ and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil. ἑδράζων πνεύµατα Κύριος. Κύλισον ἐπὶ When a man s ways please the Lord, He Κύριον τὰ ἔργα σου, καὶ ἑδρασθήσονται οἱ makes even his enemies to be at peace with λογισµοί σου. Πάντα εἰργάσατο Κύριος δι him. Better is a little with righteousness than ἑαυτὸν οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς ἐν ἡµέρα κακὴ ὁλοῦνται. great revenues with injustice. A man s mind Ἀκάθαρτος παρὰ Θεῷ πᾷς ὑψηλοκάρδιος, plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. χειρὶ δὲ χείρας βαλῶν ἀδίκως, οὐκ ἀθωωθήσεται. Ἀρχὴ ὁδοῦ ἀγαθῆς τὸ ποιεῖν 12

13 δίκαια, δεκτὰ δὲ παρὰ Θεῷ µᾶλλον, ἢ θύειν θυσίας. Ὁ ζητῶν τὸν Κύριον, εὑρήσει γνῶσιν µετὰ δικαιοσύνης, οἱ δὲ ὀρθῶς ζητοῦντες αὐτόν, εὑρήσουσιν εἰρήνην. Πάντα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Κυρίου µετὰ δικαιοσύνης, φυλάσσεται δὲ ὁ ἀσεβὴς εἰς ἡµέραν κακήν. Κρεῖσσον ὀλίγη λῆψις µετὰ δικαιοσύνης, ἢ πολλὰ γεννήµατα µετὰ ἀδικίας. Καρδία ἀνδρὸς λογιζέσθω δίκαια, ἵνα ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ διορθωθῆ τὰ διαβήµατα αὐτοῦ. The Katevthinthito and the rest of the Presanctified Liturgy. Τὸ Κατευθηνθήτω, καὶ ἡ λοιπὴ ἀκολουθία τῶν Προηγιασµένων. Ἀνδρέας τῆς Κρήτης 13

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