The Service of Esperinos for Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens

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1 The Service of Esperinos for Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

2 Ἱερεύς: Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, πάντοτε, νῦν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. Ἀρχιερεύς: Δεῦτε, προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ. Δεῦτε, προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ, τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ. Δεῦτε, προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν αὐτῷ Χριστῷ, τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ Θεῷ ἡμῶν. Ψαλμὸς ργ' (103) Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου ἐμεγαλύνθης σφόδρα.ἐξομολόγησιν καὶ μεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσω, ἀναβαλλόμενος φῶς ὡς ἱμάτιον.ἐκτείνων τὸν οὐρανὸν ὡσεὶ δέῤῥιν, ὁ στεγάζων ἐν ὕδασιν τὰ ὑπερῷα αὐτοῦ.ὁ τιθεὶς νέφη τὴν ἐπίβασιν αὐτοῦ, ὁ περιπατῶν ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέμων.ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς Ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα. Ὁ θεμελιῶν τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ τὴν ἀσφάλειαν αὐτῆς, οὐ κλιθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. Ἄβυσσος ὡς ἱμάτιον τὸ περιβόλαιον αὐτοῦ, ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων στήσονται ὕδατα. Ἀπὸ ἐπιτιμήσεώς σου φεύξονται, ἀπὸ φωνῆς βροντῆς σου δειλιάσουσιν. Ἀναβαίνουσιν ὄρη, καὶ καταβαίνουσι πεδία εἰς τόπον, ὃν ἐθεμελίωσας αὐτά. Ὅριον ἔθου, ὃ οὐ παρελεύσονται, οὐδὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι καλύψαι τὴν γῆν. Ὁ ἐξαποστέλλων πηγὰς ἐν φάραγξιν, ἀνάμεσον τῶν ὀρέων διελεύσονται ὕδατα. Ποτιοῦσι πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ, προσδέξονται ὄναγροι εἰς δίψαν αὐτῶν. Ἐπ' αὐτὰ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσει ἐκ μέσου τῶν πετρῶν δώσουσι φωνήν. Ποτίζων ὄρη ἐκ τῶν ὑπερῴων αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ καρποῦ τῶν ἔργων σου χορτασθήσεται ἡ γῆ. Ὁ ἐξανατέλλων χόρτον τοῖς κτήνεσι, καὶ χλόην τῇ δουλείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων. Τοῦ ἐξαγαγεῖν ἄρτον ἐκ τῆς γῆς καὶ οἶνος εὐφραίνει καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου. Τοῦ ἱλαρῦναι πρόσωπον ἐν ἐλαίῳ καὶ ἄρτος καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου στηρίζει.χορτασθήσεται τὰ ξύλα τοῦ πεδίου, αἱ κέδροι τοῦ Λιβάνου, ἃς ἐφύτευσας. Ἐκεῖ στρουθία ἐννοσσεύσουσι, τοῦ ἐρωδιοῦ ἡ κατοικία ἡγεῖται αὐτῶν. Ὄρη τὰ ὑψηλὰ ταῖς ἐλάφοις, πέτρα καταφυγὴ τοῖς λαγῳοῖς. Ἐποίησε σελήνην εἰς καιρούς ὁ ἥλιος ἔγνω τὴν δύσιν αὐτοῦ.ἔθου σκότος, καὶ ἐγένετο νύξ ἐν αὐτῇ διελεύσονται πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ δρυμοῦ. Σκύμνοι ὠρυόμενοι τοῦ ἁρπάσαι, καὶ ζητῆσαι παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ βρῶσιν αὐτοῖς. Ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος, καὶ συνήχθησαν, καὶ εἰς τὰς μάνδρας αὐτῶν κοιτασθήσονται. Ἐξελεύσεται ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ἐργασίαν αὐτοῦ ἕως ἑσπέρας. Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας, ἐπληρώθη ἡ γῆ τῆς κτίσεώς σου. Αὕτη ἡ θάλασσα ἡ μεγάλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος, ἐκεῖ ἑρπετὰ ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός, ζῷα μικρὰ μετὰ μεγάλων. Ἐκεῖ πλοῖα διαπορεύονται, δράκων οὗτος, ὃν ἔπλασας ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῇ. Πάντα πρὸς σὲ προσδοκῶσι, δοῦναι τὴν τροφὴν αὐτῶν εἰς εὔκαιρον δόντος σου αὐτοῖς συλλέξουσιν. Ἀνοίξαντός σου τὴν χεῖρα, τὰ σύμπαντα πλησθήσονται χρηστότητος, ἀποστρέψαντος δέ σου τὸ πρόσωπον, ταραχθήσονται. Ἀντανελεῖς τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκλείψουσι, καὶ εἰς τὸν χοῦν αὐτῶν ἐπιστρέψουσιν. Ἐξαποστελεῖς τὸ πνεῦμά σου, καὶ κτισθήσονται, καὶ ἀνακαινιεῖς τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς. Ἤτω ἡ δόξα Κυρίου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, εὐφρανθήσεται Κύριος ἐπὶ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ. Ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ ποιῶν αὐτὴν τρέμειν, ὁ ἁπτόμενος τῶν ὀρέων, καὶ καπνίζονται. ᾌσω τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ μου, ψαλῶ τῷ Θεῷ μου ἕως ὑπάρχω. Ἠδυνθείη αὐτῷ ἡ διαλογή μου, ἐγὼ δὲ εὐφρανθήσομαι ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ. Ἐκλείποιεν ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἄνομοι, ὥστε μὴ ὑπάρχειν αὐτούς. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον. (Καὶ πάλιν) Ὁ ἥλιος ἔγνω τὴν δύσιν αὐτοῦ ἔθου σκότος, καὶ ἐγένετο νύξ. Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός (ἐκ γ'). Ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. 2

3 Priest: Blessed is our God always, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. Hierarch: Come, let us worship and bow down before our King and God. Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ our King and God. Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ himself, our King and God. Psalm 103 (104) Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord, my God, you are very great. You are clothed in praise and honor; who covers yourself with light as with a garment, spreading out the heavens as a curtain. You cover your chambers with the waters; you make the clouds your chariot; you walk on the wings of the wind, you make the angels spirits, and your ministers a flaming fire. You establish-ed the earth on its sure foundation; it shall never be moved. You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters shall stand on the hills. At your rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of your thunder they shall be alarmed. They go up to the mountains and down to the plains, to the place which you founded for them. You have set a boundary which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to cover the earth. You send forth fountains among the valleys; the waters shall run between the mountains. They shall give drink to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys shall quench their thirst. By them the birds of the heavens shall have their habitation; they shall sing among the rocks. You water the mountains from your chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your miracles. You make grass grow for the cattle, and vegetation for the service of man that you may bring bread out of the earth, and wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face cheerful, and bread which strengthens man s heart. The trees of the plain shall be full of sap, even the cedars of Lebanon which you have planted. There birds will build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. The high mountains are a refuge for stags, and the rock for the rabbits. You appointed the moon for seasons; the sun knows his going down. You make darkness and it is night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will creep about. Young lions roar for prey, and seek their food from God. The sun rises, and they gather together, and lie down in their dens. Man goes forth to his work, and to his labor until the evening. O Lord, how great are your works. In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is filled with your creation. This great and wide sea, in which are innumerable living things both small and great. There sail the ships, and there is Leviathan which you have made to play there. All wait for you, to give them their food in due season. When you give it to them, they will gather it up; when you open your hand, they shall be filled with goodness. But when you have turned away your face, they shall be troubled. When you take away their breath, they fail, and return to their dust. You sent forth your Spirit, and they are created; and you renew the face of the earth. May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works; who looks upon the earth and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains and they smoke. I will sing praises to the Lord all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be sweet to him; I will rejoice in the Lord. May sinners and wicked men disappear from the earth and may they be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. (Again) The sun knows its going down. You make darkness, and it is night. O Lord, how great are your works. In wisdom you have made them all. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Glory to you, O God (3). Our hope, O Lord, glory to you. 3

4 Ειρηνικα Διάκονος: Ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τῆς ἄνωθεν εἰρήνης καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τῆς εἰρήνης τοῦ σύμπαντος κόσμου, εὐσταθείας τῶν ἁγίων τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐκκλησιῶν καὶ τῆς τῶν πάντων ἑνώσεως, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου καὶ τῶν μετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου καὶ πατρός ἡμῶν (Ὄνομα), τοῦ τιμίου πρεσβυτερίου, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας, παντὸς τοῦ κλήρου καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ εὐσεβοῦς ἡμῶν ἔθνους, πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἀγιάς Μητροόλεως καὶ ενορίας ταύτης, καὶ πάσης πόλεως, μονής, χώρας καὶ τῶν πίστει οἰκούντων ἐν αὐταῖς, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ εὐκρασίας ἀέρων, εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς καὶ καιρῶν εἰρηνικῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ πλεόντων, ὁδοιπορούντων, νοσούντων, καμνόντων, αἰχμαλώτων καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας αὐτῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ρυσθῆναι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Λαός: Ἀμήν (ἤ Κύριε ἐλέησον). 4

5 The Litany of Peace Deacon: In peace let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For the peace of God and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For peace in the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For our Archbishop and father (Name), the honorable presbyters, the Deacons in the service of Christ, and all the clergy and laity, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For our country, the president, and all those in public service, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For our Holy Metropolis and parish and for every city, monastic community and country, and for the faithful who live in them, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For favorable weather, an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and temperate seasons, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For travelers by land, sea, and air, for the sick, the suffering, the captives, and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and distress, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy upon us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. People: Amen (or Lord, have mercy). 5

6 Διάκονος: Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. Λαός: Σοὶ Κύριε. Ἱερεύς: Ὅτι πρέπει σοι πᾶσα δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, Λαός: Ἀμήν. Ψαλμὸς ρμ (140) Κύριε ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου, εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε. Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου πρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ τῆς δεήσεώς μου, ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι με πρὸς σὲ εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε. Κατευθυνθήτω ἡ προσευχή μου, ὡς θυμίαμα ἐνώπιόν σου, ἔπαρσις τῶν χειρῶν μου θυσία ἑσπερινὴ εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε. Ψαλμὸς 129 Στίχ. 4 Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας μέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἦχος α' Πανεύφημοι Μάρτυρες Ὁ φωτοειδέστατος Χριστοῦ, ἔρως καὶ θειότατος, τὴν σὴν ψυχὴν κατελάμπρυνε, καὶ τὴν διάνοιαν, γλυκυτάτῳ φέγγει, εὐσεβῶς ἐπύρσευσε, καὶ πᾶσαν αἰσθητὴν ἡδυπάθειαν, ὡς πῦρ κατέφλεξεν, οὐρανίων ἐπιλάμψεων, ἐκτελέσας,δοχεῖον πανέντιμον. Στίχ. 3 Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ' αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτοῦ. Ὁ φωτοειδέστατος Χριστοῦ, ἔρως καὶ θειότατος, τὴν σὴν ψυχὴν κατελάμπρυνε, καὶ τὴν διάνοιαν, γλυκυτάτῳ φέγγει, εὐσεβῶς ἐπύρσευσε, καὶ πᾶσαν αἰσθητὴν ἡδυπάθειαν, ὡς πῦρ κατέφλεξεν, οὐρανίων ἐπιλάμψεων, ἐκτελέσας,δοχεῖον πανέντιμον. Ψαλμὸς 116 Στίχ. 2 Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Ἡ μεγαλοπρέπεια τῶν σῶν, λόγων Ἱερόθεε, καὶ τῶν σοφῶν ἀποδείξεων, ἡ παναρμόνιος, καὶ ἀκριβεστάτη, ἀγωγὴ καὶ μέθοδος, ἐπιστημονικῆς διαθέσεως, καρπὸς γνωρίζεται, καὶ φωτίζει τοὺς προστρέχοντας, καὶ σοφίζει τοὺς ἀναγινώσκοντας. Στίχ. 1 Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ' ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Τὸ περιφανέστατον τῶν σῶν, συνταγμάτων Ὅσιε, περὶ τὰ θεῖα θεάματα, ὁ Διονύσιος, ὁ πολὺς τὰ θεῖα, τοῖς πιστοῖς ἐκήρυξε, καὶ τὸ ὑπερφυὲς τῶν δογμάτων σου, μεθ' οὗ δυσώπησον, δωρηθῆναι ταῖςψυχαῖς ἡμῶν, τὴν εἰρήνην, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν Σφαγήν σου τὴν ἄδικον Χριστέ, ἡ Παρθένος βλέπουσα, ὀδυρομένη ἐβόα σοι Τέκνον γλυκύτατον, πῶς ἀδίκως θνῄσκεις, πῶς τῷ ξύλῳ κρέμασαι, ὁ πᾶσαν γῆν κρεμάσας τοῖς ὕδασι; Μὴ λίπῃς μόνην με, Εὐεργέτα πολυέλεε, τὴν μητέρα, καὶ δούλην σου δέομαι. 6

7 Deacon: Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. People: To You, O Lord. Priest: For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship and forever and to the ages of ages. to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now People: Amen. Psalm 140 (141) Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Hear me, O Lord. Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Receive the voice of my prayer when I cry out to you. Hear me, O Lord. Let my prayer be set forth as incense before you, the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. Hear me, O Lord. Psalm 129 (130) Verse 4. From the morning watch 'til night from the morning watch let Israel trust in the Lord. First Tone O all-lauded Martyrs Like light, thy divine desire for Christ * made thy holy soul to shine and in all godliness set thine understanding all ablaze * with its sweet resplendence, * and like fire did it consume * all sensory enjoyment and pleasure, while perfecting thy pure mind * as a vessel wholly hon rable * that abounded * in celestial radiance. Verse 3. For with the Lord is mercy and with him is plenteous redemption; and he shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities. Like light, thy divine desire for Christ * made thy holy soul to shine and in all godliness set thine understanding all ablaze * with its sweet resplendence, * and like fire did it consume * all sensory enjoyment and pleasure, while perfecting thy pure mind * as a vessel wholly hon rable * that abounded * in celestial radiance. Psalm 116 (117) Verse 2. Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise him, all you people. The majesty of thy sacred words * and the balanced and exact elaboration and method that can be discerned within * thy wise demonstrations, * O divine Hierotheos, * are known to be the fruit of a mind filled with all knowledge and most wise; * they enlighten those who flee to thee * and give wisdom unto them that read thy words. Verse 1. For his mercy has been abundant toward us; and the truth of the Lord endures forever. Divine Dionysios, great in God, * hath proclaimed unto the faithful, O most righteous Hierotheos, the manifest renown * of thy holy writings * which described celestial sights, * as well as the exalted transcendence of the doctrines thou hast taught. * Hence, with him do thou beseech that peace * and great mercy * may be granted to our souls. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. On seeing Thine unjust slaughter, O Christ, * the pure Virgin cried in grief: O most sweet Child, how is it that Thou diest lawlessly? * How is it that Thou, Who * hast suspended all the earth * upon the floods of waters, art now Thyself suspended from the Tree? * O most merciful Benefactor, * do not leave me, * Thy Mother and handmaid, alone. 7

8 Φωσ Ιλαρον Εἴσοδος. Διάκονος: Σοφία Ὀρθοί! Ἱερεύς: Φῶς ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης, ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, μάκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑμνοῦμεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν, καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σε ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς, ὑμνεῖσθαι φωναῖς αἰσίαις, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς, Διὸ ὁ κόσμος σὲ δοξάζει. Προκειμενον Διάκονος: Ἑσπέρας Προκείμενον. Τῇ Πέμπτῃ Ἑσπέρας Ἦχος πλ. β' Ἡ βοήθειά μου παρὰ Κυρίου, τοῦ ποιήσαντος τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. Στίχ. Ἦρα τους ὀφθαλμούς μου εἰς τὰ ὄρη, ὅθεν ἥξει ἡ βοήθειά μου. Εκτενησ Διάκονος: Εἴπωμεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡμῶν εἴπωμεν. Διάκονος: Κύριε παντοκράτορ ὁ Θεός τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον. Διάκονος: Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἐλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον. (γʹ) Διάκονος: Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ Πατρὸς ἡμῶν, Ἀρχιεπισκόπου (τοῦ δεῖνος). (γʹ) Διάκονος: Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἱερέων, ἱερομονάχων, ἱεροδιακόνων καὶ μοναχῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμῶν ἀδελφότητος. (γʹ) Διάκονος: Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγείας, σωτηρίας, ἐπισκέψεως, συγχωρήσεως καὶ ἀφέσεως τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τῶν δούλων τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάντων τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν, τῶν κατοικούντων καὶ παρεπιδημούντων ἐν τῇ (πόλει) ταύτῃ, τῶν ἐνοριτῶν, ἐπιτρόπων, συνδρομητῶν καὶ ἀφιερωτῶν τοῦ ἁγίου ναοῦ τούτου. (γʹ) 8

9 O Joyful Light (While the doxastikon is being sung, the priest exits from the sanctuary:) Deacon: Wisdom. Let us stand. Priest: O joyful light of the holy glory of the immortal Father, the heavenly, holy, blessed Jesus Christ. Now that we have reached the setting of the sun and behold the evening light, we sing to God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It is fitting at all times to praise you with cheerful voices, O Son of God, the Giver of life. Behold, the world sings your glory. The Prokeimenon Deacon: The Evening Prokeimenon. On Thursday Esperinos Plagal of the 2 nd Tone My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Verse: I lift up my eyes to the hills, from where my help will come! Τηε Ektenia Deacon: Let us say with all our soul and with all our mind, let us say: Deacon: O Lord Almighty, the God of our Fathers, we pray You, hear us and have mercy. Deacon: Have mercy upon us, O God, according to Your great goodness, we pray You, hear us and have mercy. (x3) Deacon: Again we pray for our Archbishop and father (Name). (x3) Deacon: Again we pray for our brethren: priests, deacons, monks and all other clergy, and for all our brethren in Christ. (x3) Deacon: Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness and remission of the sins of the servants of God, all pious and Orthodox Christians who dwell or sojourn in this (city), the parishioners, parish council, contributors and benefactors of this holy church. (x3) 9

10 Διάκονος: Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν μακαρίων καὶ ἀειμνὴστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας ταύτης, καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς, κειμένων, καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων. (γʹ) Διάκονος: Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχομένου τὸ παρά σοῦ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. (γʹ) Ἱερεύς: Ὅτι ἐλεήμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. Ἀρχιερεύς: Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἑσπέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν. Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε. δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Δέσποτα, συνέτισον μὲ τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Ἅγιε, φώτισόν με τοῖς δικαιώμασί σου. Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου μὴ παρίδῃς. Σοὶ πρέπει αἶνος, σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος, σοὶ δόξα πρέπει, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. πληρωτικα Διάκονος: Πληρώσωμεν τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τῶν προτεθέντων τιμίων Δώρων, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου καὶ τῶν μετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Διάκονος: Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Λαός: Ἀμήν (ἤ Κύριε ἐλέησον). Διάκονος: Τὴν ἡμέραν πᾶσαν, τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου Κύριε. 10

11 Deacon: Again we pray for the blessed and ever-to-be-remembered founders of the holy church, and for our Orthodox forebears and brethren who have gone before us, and who are here or elsewhere have been laid to pious rest. (x3) Deacon: Again we pray for those who bring offerings and do good works in this holy and all-venerable church; for those who labor in its service, for those who sing, and all here present, who await Your great and abundant mercy. (x3) Priest: For You are a merciful God who loves mankind, and unto You we ascribe glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. People: Amen. Hierarch: O Lord, keep us this evening without sin. Blessed are you, O Lord, God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is your name to the ages. Amen. O Lord, let your mercy be upon us for we have set our hope in you. Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your commandments. Blessed are you, Master, grant me understanding of your commandments. Blessed are you, Holy One, enlighten me with your commandments. Lord, your mercy is forever. Do not despise the works of your hands. To you is due praise, to you is due song, to you is due glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Τηε Litany of Fervant Supplication Deacon: Let us complete our prayer to the Lord. Deacon: For the precious gifts here presented, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and distress, let us pray to the Lord. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy upon us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. People: Amen (or Lord, have mercy). Deacon: For a perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless day, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. 11

12 Διάκονος: Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου Κύριε. Διάκονος: Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πλημμελημάτων ἡμῶν, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου Κύριε. Διάκονος: Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν, καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσμῳ, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου Κύριε. Διάκονος: Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ μετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου Κύριε. Διάκονος: Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικά, καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπὶ τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ, αἰτησώμεθα. Λαός: Παράσχου Κύριε. Διάκονος: Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, μετὰ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. Λαός: Σοὶ Κύριε. Ἱερεύς: Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν τῷ Υἱῷ καὶτῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων., τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ Λαός: Ἀμήν. Ἱερεύς: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. Λαός: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. Διάκονος: Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν. Λαός: Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς: Εἴη τὸ κράτος τῆς βασιλείας σου εὐλογημένον καὶ δεδοξασμένον, τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ, καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Λαός: Ἀμήν. 12

13 Deacon: For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: For forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: For all that is good and beneficial to our souls, and for peace in the world, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: For the completion of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: For a Christian end to our lives, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good account before the awesome judgment seat of Christ, let us ask the Lord. People: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. People: To You, O Lord. Priest: For You are a good and loving God, and to You we give glory Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages., to the Father and the Son and the People: Amen. Priest: Peace be with all. People: And with your spirit. Deacon: Let us bow our heads to the Lord. People: To You, O Lord. Priest: May the might of your kingdom be blessed and glorified, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. People: Amen. 13

14 Ἀπόστιχα, Σταυρώσιμα Ὁ Σταυρός σου Κύριε, εἰ καὶ ξύλον ὁρᾶται τῇ οὐσίᾳ, ἀλλὰ θείαν περιβέβληται δυναστείαν, καὶ αἰσθητῶς τῷ κόσμῳ φαινόμενος, νοητῶς τὴν ἡμῶν θαυματουργεῖ σωτηρίαν, ὃν προσκυνοῦντες, δοξάζομέν σε Σωτήρ, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Στίχ. Πρὸς σὲ ᾖρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ. Ἰδού, ὡς ὀφθαλμοὶ δούλων εἰς χεῖρας τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλμοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χεῖρας τῆς κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡμᾶς. Μόνον παγέντος τοῦ ξύλου Χριστὲ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου, ἡ πλάνη πεφυγάδευται, καὶ ἡ χάρις ἐξήνθησεν οὐ γὰρ ἔτι καταδίκης ἐστὶ τιμωρία, ἀλλὰ τρόπαιον ἐδείχθη ἡμῖν σωτηρίας. Σταυρὸς ἡμῶν στήριγμα. Σταυρὸς ἡμῶν καύχημα. Σταυρὸς ἡμῶν ἀγαλλίαμα. Μαρτυρικὸν Στίχ. Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθημεν ἐξουδενώσεως, ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν, τὸ ὄνειδος τοῖς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοῖς ὑπερηφάνοις. Τῶν ἐπιγείων ἁπάντων καταφρονήσαντες, καὶ τῶν βασάνων ἀνδρείως κατατολμήσαντες, τῶν μακαρίων ἐλπίδων οὐκ ἠστοχήσατε, ἀλλ' οὐρανῶν Βασιλείας κληρονόμοι γεγόνατε, πανεύφημοι Μάρτυρες, ἔχοντες παρρησίαν πρὸς τὸν φιλάνθρωπον Θεόν, τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν εἰρήνην αἰτήσασθε, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν Χαίροις ἀσκητικῶν Λόγχῃ σου τὴν πλευρὰν ὦ Υἱέ, ὀρυττομένην καθορῶσα τιτρώσκομαι, τῆς λύπης δεινὴ ῥομφαία, καὶ στεναγμὸν ἐκ ψυχῆς, προϊέναι ὅλως οὐ δεδύνημαι, ἡ Πάναγνος ἔλεγε, παρεστῶσα τῷ πάθει σου, καὶ τὴν σφαγήν σου, καθορῶσα τὴν ἄδικον, ἀνεξίκακε, ὑπεράγαθε Κύριε, ποῦ μοι τὰ εὐαγγέλια, βοῶσα σὺν δάκρυσι, ποῦ ὁ τὸ Χαῖρέ μοι λέξας; ποῦ ἡ λοχεία ἡ ἄφραστος; ποῦ Πέτρος ὁ φίλος; ἀλλὰ δόξα τῇ ἀφάτῳ μακροθυμίᾳ σου. Ἀρχιερεύς: Νῦν ἀπολύεις τον δοῦλόν σου, Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου, ἐν εἰρήνῃ, ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου, ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν, φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν, καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ. Ἀναγνώστης: Ἀμήν. Εἰς πολλὰ ἔτη, Δέσποτα. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (ἐκ γ') Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν, Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου. Κύριε, ἐλέησον, Κύριε, ἐλέησον, Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Λαός: Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου, ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου, γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τόν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον, καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν, καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ. Ἱερεύς: Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα του Πατρὸς καί τοῦ Υἱοῦ καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. 14

15 Aposticha of the Cross In the time of Moses the Prophet, O Lord, * the figure of Your Cross, when displayed, * by itself defeated Your enemies. * Now that we possess the very Cross itself, * we entreat Your assistance. * Strengthen Your Church, and to our kings grant the trophy, * as You once did to Constantine, * in the abundance of Your mercy, O Lover of man. Verse: Unto Thee have I lifted up mine eyes, unto Thee that dwellest in Heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid look unto the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes look unto the Lord our God, until He takes pity on us. Even if Your Cross appears to be wooden in essence, * yet it is invested, O Christ, with divine power. * And while appearing visibly in the world, * invisibly it works the miracle of our salvation. * We rev'rence it and thereby glorify You, O Savior. Have mercy on us. For the Martyrs Verse: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for greatly are we filled with abasement. Greatly hath our soul been filled therewith; let reproach come upon them that prosper, and abasement on the proud. You disdained all earthy things, * and you manfully defied the tortures. * And hence you failed not in your blessed hopes, * but became heirs of the Kingdom of heaven, * O Martyrs, extolled throughout the world. * Since to our humane-god you speak with freedom, * ask for peace for the world, * and great mercy upon our souls., Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Rejoice As I behold the lance digging up * Your blameless side, O dearest Son, I am wounded by * the terrible sword of sorrow, * and I have no strength at all * yet to utter even a sigh from my soul. * Such words the all-pure one said as she stood by at Your Passion * and as she witnessed You unjustly be sacrificed, * O forbearing Lord and exceeding benevolent. * Where are my tidings of good news, * and he who told me, Rejoice, * and my ineffable childbirth? * And where is Peter Your ardent friend? * She tearfully shouted: *Even so, glory to Your fathomless longsuffering. Hierarch: Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for the glory of your people Israel. Reader: Amen. Many years to you, Master! Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (3). Glory to Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. All holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name s sake. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen. People: Our Father, who are in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Priest: For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. 15

16 Λαός: Ἀμήν. Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ἱερεομάρτυρος Ἦχος δ Χρηστότητα ἐκδιδαχθείς, καὶ νήφων ἐν πάσιν, ἀγαθὴν συνείδησιν ἱεροπρεπῶς ἐνδυσάμενος, ἤντλησας ἐκ τοῦ Σκεύους τῆς ἐκλογῆς τὰ ἀπόρρητα, καὶ τὴν πίστιν τηρήσας, τὸν ἴσον δρόμον τετέλεκας, Πάτερ Ἱερόθεε. Πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῶ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς Ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, Χρηστότητα ἐκδιδαχθείς, καὶ νήφων ἐν πάσιν, ἀγαθὴν συνείδησιν ἱεροπρεπῶς ἐνδυσάμενος, ἤντλησας ἐκ τοῦ Σκεύους τῆς ἐκλογῆς τὰ ἀπόρρητα, καὶ τὴν πίστιν τηρήσας, τὸν ἴσον δρόμον τετέλεκας, Πάτερ Ἱερόθεε. Πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῶ Θεῷ, σωθῆναι τὰς Ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Kαὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν Τὸ ἀπ' αἰῶνος ἀπόκρυφον, καὶ Ἀγγέλοις ἄγνωστον μυστήριον, διὰ σού Θεοτόκε τοῖς ἐπὶ γῆς πεφανέρωται Θεὸς ἐν ἀσυγχύτῳ ἑνώσει σαρκούμενος, καὶ Σταυρὸν ἑκουσίως ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν καταδεξάμενος δι' οὗ ἀναστήσας τὸν πρωτόπλαστον, ἔσωσεν ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Διάκονος: Σοφία. Ἀναγνώστης: Εὐλόγησον. Ἱερεύς: Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, πάντοτε; νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀρχιερεύς: Ἀμήν. Στερεώσαι Κύριος ὁ Θεός την ἁγίαν και ἀμώμητον πίστιν τῶν εὐσεβῶν και ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν, συν τῇ ἁγίᾳ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, πόλει καί ἐνορίᾳ (κώμῃ) ταύτῃ εἰς αἰώνας αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. Ἱερεύς: Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀναγνώστης: Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβεὶμ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν. Ἱερεύς: Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Διάκονος: Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Κύριε ἐλέησον (γ'), Πάτερ ἅγιε, εὐλόγησον. Ἱερεύς: Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων Δυνάμεων Ἀσωμάτων ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου, ἐνδόξου, Προφήτου, Προδρόμου καὶ Βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων Ἀποστόλων τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ καλλινίκων μαρτύρων τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων Πατέρων ἡμῶν, τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων Θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, Ἱεροθέου, Ἐπισκόπου Ἀθηνῶν οὗ καὶ τὴν μνήμην ἐπιτελοῦμεν, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Ἱερεύς: Δι εὐχῶν τοῦ ἁγίου Δεσπότου ἡμῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀρχιερεύς: Δι εὐχῶν των ἁγίων Πατέρων ἡμῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Λαός: Ἀμήν. 16

17 People: Amen. Apolytikion of the Hieromartyr 4th Tone Since thou hadst been instructed in uprightness thoroughly and wast vigilant in all things, thou wast clothed with a good conscience as befitteth one holy. Thou didst draw from the Chosen Vessel ineffable mysteries; and having kept the Faith, thou didst finish a like course, O Hieromartyr Hierotheus. Intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; Since thou hadst been instructed in uprightness thoroughly and wast vigilant in all things, thou wast clothed with a good conscience as befitteth one holy. Thou didst draw from the Chosen Vessel ineffable mysteries; and having kept the Faith, thou didst finish a like course, O Hieromartyr Hierotheus. Intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved. Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. O Theotokos, through you became manifest to us on earth the mystery, which was hid from eternity, and which the Angels themselves knew not: that God, uniting natures without confusion, becomes a man and accepts crucifixion for our salvation voluntarily. By virtue of this, resurrecting man whom He had first created, He saved our souls from death. Deacon: Wisdom. Reader: Father, bless. Priest: Blessed are you, Christ our God, always now and forever and to the ages of ages. Hierarch: Amen. Make firm, Lord our God, the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy Church and this city forever. Priest: All Holy Theotokos, save us. Reader: More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Word. We magnify you, the true Theotokos. Priest: Glory to You, Christ our God and our hope, glory to you. Deacon: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and to the ages of ages. Lord have mercy (3), Holy Father bless. Priest: May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of his most pure and holy Mother; the power of the precious and life-giving Cross; the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven; the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist; the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy Apostles; the holy, glorious, and triumphant Martyrs; our holy Godbearing Fathers; the holy, and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; of Saint Hierotheos Bishop of Athens whose memory we commemorate today, and all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as a good, loving and merciful God. Priest: Through the prayers of our holy Master, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us and save us. Hierarch: Τhrough the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us and save us. People: Amen. 17

18 Parish History The history of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox begins in 1918, when more than five hundred Greeks, living in Sioux City, attended a meeting at a Knights of Columbus Hall. Until then, the more than a thousand Greeks who had come to work in Sioux City s meatpacking industry traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, one hundred miles to the south, for occasional service. Led by Paikos K. Pappaphilipopoulos ( who later Americanized his name to Peter Nelson), the Greek community started a fund drive and purchased a corner property near downtown for $35,000 in The parcel included three houses, one of which they used as a temporary church. The first pastor was Fr. Constantinos Harvelas. In spring 1925, the community proceeded with construction of a permanent church and laid cornerstone on Annunciation Day. The church edifice, designed by William M. Steele, was completed by September, and the formal dedication took place on the 4th of October, The church continues to serve as the parish house of worship to this day. It is the oldest Greek Orthodox church building in Iowa and, in physical size, the largest. Holy Trinity Church is listed on the National Registry of Historic Buildings and is one of four churches selected by the local museum for its Sacred History Tour of the city. In July 1928, a group of mostly World War I veterans organized Sioux City Chapter 191 of AHEPA under the leadership of George M. Paradise, who went on to become a municipal judge. They immediately began a campaign to eliminate the church s debt, and purchased $5,000 in bonds that they donated to the parish. A high point of the parish s history was the celebration of its 25th anniversary and the visit of Bishop Athenagoras Kokinakis of San Francisco. Delegations came from communities throughout the tri-state region. The 1950 s were a period of progress for Holy Trinity. Fr. Constantine Hallick, the parish s longest tenured priest, and the board of trustees started the annual church bazaars as a fund-raising source. The bazaars eventually were replaced by Grecian Dinners which continue to serve as revenue sources. In February of 1996, the dedication and perseverance of the community was tested by a fire which gutted the church s interior. A sixteen member renovation committee raised the $600,000 needed to restore the interior. Under the direction and efforts of architect Christ Kamages of San Francisco, iconographer Elias Damianakis of Florida and woodcarver Steve Kavroulakis of Crete, the community acquired a new altar, sanctuary, narthex, iconostasion, and iconography. Metropolitan Iakovos of Krinis, rededicated the church in June 1999 and called Holy Trinity a jewel of the Midwest. 18

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