The Great Fast 2017 Great Vespers On Sunday Evenings During the Great Fast

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1 Ἱερός Ναός Ἁγίου Νικολάου Holy Church of Saint Nicholas The Great Fast 2017 Great Vespers On Sunday Evenings During the Great Fast Liturgical Materials for Sunday Evening Great Vespers during the Geat Fast Copyright 2017 by Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Grand Junction, Colorado All rights reserved. These materials remain the property of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 3585 North 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81506; phone: The proper materials contained herein are published solely and exclusively for one-time use by clergy and chanters in a parish. They may not otherwise be copied, reprinted, reproduced, distributed, forwarded, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means electronic, mechanical, recording, or any other. None of these materials may be used for sale or profit, or in any monetary transaction whatsoever. Disclaimer The Greek text and English translations herein are for the purposes of worship only in the parishes of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver. The rubrics and order of services are those specified by His Eminence Metropolitan Isaiah in his Teleturgical Encylicals. Acknowledgements The English text was compiled from various sources published for public use. These include Learn to Chant ( by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The text was produced using Microsoft Word for Mac 2011 version , and the embedded font in the Greek/English texts is Times New Roman. Web Site This document, and other provisional liturgical materials can be accessed at:

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3 Sunday Evening Vespers The Great Fast 2017 Contents Great Vespers, Proemial Psalm, Great Litany, and Kyrie Ekekraksa... 1 Cheesefare Sunday Evening Forgiveness Vespers, Monday of the First Week, February 26, First Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Second Week, March 5, The Procession of the Holy Icons Second Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Third Week, March 12, Third Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Fourth Week, March 19, Fourth Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Fifth Week, March 26, Fifth Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Sixth Week, April 2, i

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5 Great Vespers: The Proemial Psalm and the Litany of Peace Great Vespers Μέγας Ἐσπερινός Priest Blessed is our God, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. Ἱερεύς Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, πάντοτε, νῦν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Proemial Psalm (Psalm 103) Come, let us worship and fall down before God, our King. Come let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and God. Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, the King and our God. Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, You have been magnified exceedingly, You have put on confession and majesty: You Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment. Who stretches out the heaven as if it were a curtain; Who supports His chambers in the waters. Who appoints the clouds for His ascent, Who walks on the wings of the winds. Who makes His Angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire. Who established the earth in the sureness thereof; it shall not be turned back to the ages of ages. They will flee at Your rebuke, they shall be afraid at the voice of Your thunder. The abyss like a garment is His mantle; the waters shall stand on the mountains The mountains rise up and the plains sink down, to the place where You have established them. You appointed a bound that they shall not pass, neither return to cover the earth. He sends forth springs in the valleys; the waters will run between the mountains. They shall give drink to all the beasts of the field; the wild asses will wait to quench their thirst 1 Προοιµιακός (Ψαλµὸς ργ') 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. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή µου, τὸν Κύριον, Κύριε ὁ Θεός µου ἐµεγαλύνθης σφόδρα, ἐ ξοµολόγησιν 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.

6 Great Vespers: The Proemial Psalm and the Litany of Peace The birds of the heaven will lodge beside them, they will give voice from the midst of the rocks. He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Your works. He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men. He brings forth bread out of the earth; and wine makes the heart of man glad. To make his face cheerful with oil; and bread strengthens man's heart. The trees of the plain shall be satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which You have planted. There the sparrows will make their nests; the house of the heron is chief among them. The high mountains are a refuge for the harts, and so is the rock for the hares. He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows his going down. You appointed the darkness, and there was the night, wherein all the beasts of the forest will go abroad. Young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their food from God. The sun arises, and they gather together, and they lay down in their dens. But man shall go forth to his work, and to his labor until the evening. How magnified are Your works, O Lord! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is filled with Your creation. So is this great and spacious sea, therein are innumerable creeping things, small living creatures with the great. There go the ships; there this dragon whom You have made to play therein. 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. All things wait on You, to give them their food in due season; when You give it to them, they will gather it. 2 Πάντα πρὸς σὲ προσδοκῶσι, δοῦναι τὴν τροφὴν αὐτῶν εἰς εὔκαιρον δόντος σου αὐτοῖς συλλέξουσιν.

7 Great Vespers: The Proemial Psalm and the Litany of Peace When You open Your hand, all things shall be filled with goodness. When You turn away Your face, they shall be troubled. Ἀνοίξαντός σου τὴν χεῖρα, τὰ σύµπαντα πλησθήσονται χρηστότητος. Ἀποστρέψαντος δέ σου τὸ πρόσωπον, ταραχθήσονται. You will take away their spirit, and they shall cease; and they shall return to their dust. You will send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created; and You shall renew the face of the earth. Let the glory of the Lord be to the ages; the Lord will rejoice in His works. Who looks on the earth and makes it tremble, Who touches the mountains and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord throughout my life, I will chant to my God for as long as I have my being; may my words be sweet to Him, and I will rejoice in the Lord. 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 ἠ δυνθείη αὐτῷ ἡ διαλογή µου, ἐγὼ δὲ εὐφρανθήσοµαι ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ. Oh that sinners would cease from the earth, and that those who work iniquity should be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. And again: Ἐκλείποιεν ἁµαρτωλοὶ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἄνοµοι, ὥστε µὴ ὑπάρχειν αὐτούς. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή µου, τὸν Κύριον. Καὶ πάλιν The sun knows his going down. You appointed the darkness, and there was the night. How magnified are Your works, O Lord, in wisdom You have made them all. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Our Hope, O Lord, glory to You. 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. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. Ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡµῶν, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. 3

8 Great Vespers: The Proemial Psalm and the Litany of Peace The Great Litany Κύριε, 4 Μεγάλη Συναπτῆ Deacon In peace let us pray to the Lord. Διάκονος Ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Lord, Deacon For the peace from above and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, Deacon For the peace in the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.. Lord, Deacon For this holy house and for those who enter with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, Deacon For the pious and Orthodox Christians, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, Deacon For our Archbishop (Name), the honorable presbytery, the diaconate in Christ, and for all the clergy and the laity, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, Deacon For the president of our country, for all civil authorities, and for our armed forces on land, at sea, and in the air, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, Deacon For this city, for every monastery, city, and land, and for the faithful who dwell in them, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, Deacon For favorable weather, an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for temperate seasons, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, Deacon For travelers by sea, land and air; the sick, the suffering, the captives and their salvation, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, Deacon For our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, Deacon Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. Lord, Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπέρ τῆς ἄνωθεν εἰρήνης, καί τῆς σωτηρίας τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπέρ τῆς εἰρήνης τοῦ σύµπαντος κόσµου, εὐσταθείας τῶν ἁγίων τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐκκλησιῶν, καί τῆς τῶν πάντων ἑνώσεως, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπέρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου, καί τῶν µετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας, καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπέρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπέρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡµῶν (Ὄνοµα), τοῦ τιµίου πρεσβυτερίου, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας, παντὸς τοῦ Κλήρου καί τοῦ Λαοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπέρ τοῦ προέδρου τῆσ χώρας ἡµῶν ἔθνους, πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ τοῦ κατὰ ξηρὰν θάλασσαν καὶ ἀέρα ἡµῶν στρατοῦ, τοῦ κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπέρ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης, πάσης πόλεως καὶ χώρας καί τῶν πίστει οἰκούντων ἐν αὐταῖς, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπὲρ εὐκρασίας ἀέρων, εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς καὶ καιρῶν εἰρηνικῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπὲρ πλεόντων, ὁδοιπορούντων, νοσούντων, καµνόντων, αἰχµαλώτων καί τῆς σωτηρίας αὐτῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ὑπέρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι ἡµᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. Κύριε, Διάκονος Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.

9 Great Vespers: The Proemial Psalm and the Litany of Peace Deacon Commemorating our all-holy, pure, mostblessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever- Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our life to Christ our God. To You, O Lord. Priest For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa O Lord, I have cried to You, hear me; hear me, O Lord. O Lord, I have cried to You, hear me; attend to the voice of my supplication when I cry 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, O Lord. Then: 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. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Ὅτι πρέπει σοι, πᾶσα δόξα, τιµὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, Ἐκέκραξα» 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. Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, First Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Second Week, March 5, Second Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Third Week, March 12, Third Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Fourth Week, March 19, Fourth Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Fifth Week, March 26, Fifth Sunday Evening in Great Lent, Monday of the Sixth Week, April 2,

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11 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 Cheesefare Sunday Evening Monday of the First Week Κυριακή τῆς Τυρίνης Τῆ Δευτέρα τῆς Α Ἐβδοµάδος February 26, Φεβρουαρίου 2017 FORGIVENESS VESPERS The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Compunctionate Stichera of the Tone EΣΠΕΡΙΝOΣ «ΣΥΓΧΩΡΗΣΕΩΣ» Ὁ Προοιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα» Στιχηρὰ Κατανυκτικά τοῦ Ἦχου Tone 3 Ἦχος γ Stichos 1 Στίχ. α Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Your name. With incense and with spiritual songs, we offer to You, O Christ, our evening hymn. Have mercy upon our souls, O Savior. Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόµατί σου. Ἑσπερινὸν ὕµνον, προσφέροµέν σοὶ Χριστέ, µετὰ θυµιάµατος, καὶ ὠδῶν πνευµατικῶν, ἐλέησον Σωτὴρ τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Stichos 2 Στίχ. β The righteous shall wait patiently for me until You reward me. Save me, O Lord my God, for You are the salvation of all. The billows of my passions sorely trouble me, and the burden of my transgressions drags me down. Stretch out Your hand in help, and lead me up to the light of compunction, for You alone are compassionate and love mankind. Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῶς µοί. Σώσόν µε Κύριε ὁ Θεός µου, σὺ γὰρ πάντων ἡ σωτηρία, ὁ κλύδων µὲ τῶν παθῶν ἐκταράττει, καὶ τὸ βάρος τῶν ἀνοµιῶν µὲ βυθίζει, δὸς µοὶ χείρα βοηθείας, καὶ πρός φῶς ἀνάγαγέ µε κατανύξεως, ὡς µόνος εὔσπλαγχνος, καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Stichos 3 Στίχ. γ Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Gather together my scattered mind, O Lord, and purify my dry and barren heart, giving me repentance like Peter, sighs of sorrow like the Publican, and tears like the harlot, that I may cry with a loud voice to You: Save me, O God, for You alone are compassionate and love mankind. Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε, Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Τὸν διεσπαρµένον µου νοῦν συνάγαγε Κύριε, καὶ τὴν χερσωθείσάν µου καρδίαν καθάρισον, ὡς τῶ Πέτρω διδοὺς µοὶ µετάνοιαν, ὡς τῶ Τελώνη στεναγµόν, καὶ ὡς τὴ Πόρνη δάκρυα, ἵνα µεγάλῃ τὴ φωνὴ κραυγάζω σοί, ὁ Θεὸς σώσόν µε, ὡς µόνος εὔσπλαγχνος καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Stichos 4 Στίχ. δ Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Often when I offer praise to God, I am found Πολλάκις τὴν ὑµνωδίαν ἐκτελῶν, εὑρέθην τὴν to be committing sin; for while I sing the ἁµαρτίαν ἐκπληρῶν, τὴ µὲν γλώττη ἄσµατα hymns with my tongue, I ponder evil thoughts φθεγγόµενος, τὴ δὲ ψυχὴ ἄτοπα λογιζόµενος, 7

12 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 in my soul. But through repentance, Christ my God, set my tongue and soul aright, and have mercy on me. Prosomoia Stichera from the Triodion By Joseph Tone 2 While the angels sang Rejoice! ἀλλ ἑκάτερα διόρθωσον Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, διὰ τῆς µετανοίας, καὶ ἐλέησόν µε. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τοῦ Τριωδίου Ποίηµα τοῦ κυρίου Ἰωσὴφ Ἦχος β Ἀγγελος µὲν τὸ Χαῖρε Stichos 5 Στίχ. ε If You should mark iniquities, Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. Let us all make haste to humble the flesh by abstinence, as we set out upon the God-given course of the holy Fast; and with prayers and tears let us seek our Lord and Savior. Laying aside all memories of evil, let us cry aloud: We have sinned against You, Christ our King; save us as the men of Nineveh in days of old, and in Your compassion make us sharers in Your heavenly Kingdom. Stichos 6 For Your name s sake I have patiently waited for You, Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. When I think of my works, deserving every punishment, I despair of myself, O Lord. For see, I have despised Your precious commandments and wasted my life as he Prodigal. Therefore I entreat You: cleanse me in the waters of repentance, and through prayer and fasting make me shine with light, for You alone are merciful; do not detest me, O Benefactor of all, supreme in love. Another, by Theodore Tone 2 Of ineffable gifts Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσης, Κύριε, Κύριε τὶς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµὸς ἐστιν. Ἐγκρατεία τὴν σάρκα, ταπεινῶσαι πάντες σπουδάσωµεν, τὸ θεῖον ὑπερχόµενοι στάδιον, τῆς ἀµώµου Νηστείας, καὶ εὐχαὶς καὶ δάκρυσι, Κύριον τὸν σώζοντα ἡµᾶς ἐκζητήσωµεν, καὶ λήθην τῆς κακίας παντελῆ ποιήσωµεν βοῶντες. Ἡµάρτοµέν σοί, σῶσον, ὡς πάλαι Νινευϊτας, Χριστὲ Βασιλεῦ, καὶ κοινωνοὺς ἡµᾶς, οὐρανίου Βασιλείας ποίησον εὔσπλαγχνε. Στίχ. στ Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἐµαυτὸν ἀπελπίζω, ἐννοῶν τὰ ἔργα µου Κύριε, τὰ πάσης τιµωρίας ἐπάξια, ἰδοὺ γὰρ παραβλέψας, τὰ σεπτά σου Σῶτερ ἐντάλµατα, ἀσώτως µου τὸν βίον ἠνάλωσα, διὸ καθικετεύω, µετανοίας ὄµβροις µὲ καθάρας, νηστεία καὶ δεήσει, ὡς µόνος Ἐλεήµων ἐκλάµπρυνον, καὶ µὴ βδελύξη, µὲ Εὐεργέτα τῶν ἁπάντων, καὶ Ὑπεράγαθε. Ἕτερον Τοῦ κυρίου Θεοδώρου Ἦχος β Τῶν ὑπὲρ νοῦν δωρεῶν Stichos 7 Στίχ. ζ From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Let us set out with joy upon the season of the Τὸν τῆς Νηστείας καιρόν, φαιδρὼς Fast, and prepare ourselves for spiritual ἀπαρξώµεθα, πρὸς ἀγῶνας πνευµατικοὺς combat. Let us purify our soul and cleanse our ἑαυτοὺς ὑποβάλλοντες, ἁγνίσωµεν τὴν 8

13 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 flesh; and as we fast from food, let us abstain also from every passion. Rejoicing in the virtues of the Spirit may we persevere with love, and so be counted worthy to see the solemn Passion of Christ our God, and with great spiritual gladness to behold His holy Passover. Prosomoia Stichera from the Menaion February 27 Tone 4 As valiant among martyrs 9 ψυχήν, τὴν σάρκα καθάρωµεν, νηστεύσωµεν ὥσπερ ἐν τοῖς βρώµασιν ἐκ παντὸς πάθους, τὰς ἀρετὰς τρυφῶντες τοῦ Πνεύµατος, ἐν αἲς διατελοῦντες πόθω, ἀξιωθείηµεν πάντες, κατιδεῖν τὸ πάνσεπτον Πάθος Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τὸ ἅγιον Πάσχα, πνευµατικῶς ἐναγαλλιώµενοι. Στιχηρὰ προσόµοια ἐκ τοῦ Μηναίου 27η Φεβρουαρίου Ἦχος δ Ὡς γενναῖον ἐν µάρτυσι Stichos 8 Στίχ. η For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. Being made in the image of God, the ancient likeness of our first fashioning, O all-blessed one, you strove zealously in piety of thought and in chastity to preserve the dignity of that image through purity of nous, through abstaining from passions, and through observing Christ s commandmenrs, in true religion and through upright faith. Ὅτι παρὰ τῶ Κυρίω τὸ ἔλεος, καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ, λύτρωσις. καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἒκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. Κατ εἰκόνα γενόµενος, τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ὁµοίωσιν, κατ ἀρχὴν τῆς πλάσεως Παµµακάριστε, τὸ τῆς εἰκόνος ἀξίωµα, τηρεῖν διεσπούδασας, λογισµῷ πανευσεβεῖ, καὶ νοός καθαρότητι, καὶ ἁγνότητι, καὶ παθῶν ἐγκρατείᾳ καὶ τηρήσει, τῶν Χριστοῦ διαταγµάτων, καὶ εὐσεβείᾳ Πανόλβιε. Stichos 9 Στίχ. θ Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. To your former ascetic feats, you added your subsequent struggles, in the godliness of your mind; and through them both, you were pleasing to your Maker, Who demands nothing from us save purity, and nobility of the soul; and in worthily glorifying His coming in the flesh, you revered the holy icon that portrays His humanity. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί. Τῇ ἀσκήσει τὸ πρότερον, προσλαβὼν καὶ τὴν ἄθλησιν, θεοφρόνως ὕστερον, εὐηρέστησας, δι ἀµφοτέρων τῷ Κτίσαντι, τῷ µόνῳ τὴν κάθαρσιν, ἀπαιτοῦντι παρ ἡµῶν, καὶ ψυχῆς τὴν εὐγένειαν οὗ τὴν ἔνσαρκον, παρουσίαν δοξάζων προσεκύνεις, τὴν εἰκόνα τὴν ἁγίαν, τῆς κατ αὐτὸν ἀνθρωπότητος. Stichos 10 Στίχ. ι For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. For convicting the impious who in wicked ungodliness set as nothing the dread judgment of the Word, you were made perfect through scourgings and through all forms of punishments while in prisons and in bonds, Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Τοὺς τοῦ Λόγου τὴν σάρκωσιν, δυσσεβῶς ἀθετήσαντας, διελέγχων ὅσιε, διετέλεσας, διὰ µαστίγων ἐτάσεως, πάσης τε κακώσεως, καὶ δεσµῶν καὶ φυλακῆς, βεβαιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ὅθεν γέγονας, τῆς Χριστοῦ βασιλείας

14 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 through which you did confirm the truth. κληρονόµος, καὶ χαρᾶς ἀνεκλαλήτου, καὶ Therefore, O righteous one, you became an ἀϊδίου ἐλλάµψεως. heir of joy untold, illumination everlasting, and of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Theotokion from the Menaion Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. You who held within your womb God, Whom all things can not contain, yet Who in His love for us became a man, taking upon HImself from you our human nature, and truly making it to be divine; O all-pure Lady, do not disdain me, who am now oppressed, but take pity, O Virgin, quickly rescue me from all the harm and the ruin and the hateful spite of the evil one. Entrance αὐτήν. 10 Προσόµοιον Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Μηναίου Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ἡ Θεὸν τὸν ἀχώρητον, ἐν γαστρί σου χωρήσασα, φιλανθρώπως ἄνθρωπον χρηµατίσαντα, καὶ τὸ ἡµέτερον φύραµα, ἐκ σοῦ προσλαβόµενον, καὶ θεώσαντα σαφῶς, µὴ παρίδῃς µε Πάναγνε, νῦν θλιβόµενον, ἀλλ οἰκτείρησον τάχος καὶ παντοίας, δυσµενείας τε καὶ βλάβης, τοῦ πονηροῦ ἐλευθέρωσον. Εἴσοδος Deacon Wisdom. Rise. Διάκ. Σοφία. Ὁρθοί. O gladsome light of holy glory, the immortal Father, heavenly and holy, blessed Jesus Christ, now that we have come to the setting of the sun and see the light of evening, we praise You, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God. It is worthy at all times to praise You, with voices of holy song, O Son of God the Giver of life (of life): the world does glorify (glorify) You. Great Prokeimenon Φως ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης, ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, µάρκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἠλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑµνοῦµεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν, καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦµα Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σὲ ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς, ὑµνεῖσθαι φωναὶς αἰσαίς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς διὸ ὁ κόσµος σὲ δοξάζει. Mέγα Προκείµενον Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon. Διάκ. Ἑσπέρας. Προκείµενον. Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Let Your salvation, O God, be my comfort. Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Ἡ σωτηρία σου ὁ Θεὸς ἀντιλάβοιτό µου. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι

15 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 Let the poor see it and be glad. Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Great Litany of Fervent Supplication Deacon Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Lord almighty, God of our fathers, we beseech You: hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy; we beseech You, hear us and have mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the pious and Orthodox Christians. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon (Name). Again we pray for our Archbishop Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for our brothers, the priests, hieromonks, hierodeacons, and monastics, and for all our brotherhood in Christ. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness, and remission of sins of the servants of God, of all pious and Orthodox Christians, of those who dwell and are in this city, and of the members and the council of this holy church. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the blessed and evermemorable builders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brothers gone to their rest before us, and the Orthodox here and everywhere who piously lie asleep. 11 Ἰδέτωσαν πτωχοί, καὶ εὐφρανθήτωσαν. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Μεγάλη Ἐκτενῆς Ἰκεσία Διάκ. Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡµῶν, δεόµεθά Σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ Ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος). Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἱερέων, ἱεροµονάχων, ἱεροδιακόνων καὶ µοναχῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡµῶν ἀδελφότητος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. 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 καὶ ἐπιτρόπων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν µακαρίων καὶ ἀειµνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης, καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαµένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειµένων, καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ Ὀρθοδόξων.

16 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for those who are fruitful and do good works in this holy and all-venerable temple; for those who serve and those who sing, and for all the people here present, who await Your great and rich mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Priest For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Evening Prayer Make us worthy, Lord, to be kept this evening without sin. Blessed are You, Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Let Your mercy, Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You. Blessed are You, Lord, teach me Your commandments. Blessed are You, Master, give me understanding of Your commandments. Blessed are You, Holy One, enlighten me by Your commandments. Lord, Your mercy endures to the ages; do not disregard the works of Your hands. To You belongs praise, to You belongs song, to You belongs glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Deacon Lord. Lord, Completed Litany Let us complete our evening prayer to the Deacon Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. Lord, Deacon That the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon An Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord. 12 Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων, καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχοµένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ µέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, 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. Εὐχὴ Ἐσπεριµή 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. 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. Πληρωτικὰ Διάκ. Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν ἡµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῷσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Κύριε, Διάκ. Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν, τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναµάρτητον, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου, αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα.

17 Grant this, O Lord. Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 Deacon Forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Those things which are good and beneficial to our souls, and peace in the world, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon To complete the remaining time of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Συγγνώµην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πληµµεληµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συµφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν, καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσµῳ, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ µετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Deacon A Christian end of our lives, painless, unashamed, peaceful, and a good defense before the fearsome judgment seat of Christ, let us ask. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Commemorating our all-holy, pure, mostblessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever- Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our life to Christ our God. To You, O Lord. Priest For You are a good God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Prayer at the Bowing of Heads Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικά, καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπί τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήµατος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. 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. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς 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. Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας Priest Peace be with all. Ἱερεύς Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. And with your spirit. Καὶ τῷ πνεύµατί σου. Deacon Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Διάκ. Τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωµεν. To You, O Lord. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Priest Lord our God, Who bowed the heavens, and Who came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon Your servants and upon Your inheritance. For Your servants have bowed their heads, and they have bent their necks to You, the fearsome Judge Who love mankind; they do not expect help from men, but they await Your mercy, and look for Your expected salvation; protect them at all times, during both the present evening and the coming night, from every enemy, from every opposing work of the devil, and from vain thoughts and evil memories. 13 Ἱερεύς Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ὁ κλίνας οὐρανούς καὶ καταβὰς ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κληρονοµίαν σου. Σοὶ γάρ τῷ φοβερῷ καὶ φιλανθρώπῳ κριτῇ, οἱ σοὶ δοῦλοι ἔκλιναν τὰς κεφαλάς, τοὺς δὲ αὐτῶν ὑπέταξαν αὐχένας οὐ τὴν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀναµένοντες βοήθειαν, ἀλλὰ τὸ σὸν περιµένοντες ἔλεος, καὶ τὴν σὴν ἀπεκδεχόµενοι σωτηρίαν οὓς διαφύλαξον ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν παροῦσαν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν προσιοῦσαν νύκτα, ἀπὸ παντός ἐχθροῦ, ἀπὸ πάσης ἀντικειµένης ἐνεργείας διαβολικῆς, καὶ διαλογισµῶν µαταίων καὶ ἐνθυµήσεων πονηρῶν.

18 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 May the power of Your kingdom be blessed and glorified, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Aposticha Idiomelon from the Triodion ἔλεος. 14 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. Ἀπόστιχα Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Τριωδίου Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Your grace has shone forth, O Lord, it has shone forth and given light to our souls. Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the time of repentance. Let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light, that having sailed across the great sea of the Fast, we may reach the third-day resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of our souls. To You I have lifted up my eyes, to You Who dwell in heaven. Behold, the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid look to the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes look unto the Lord our God, until He takes pity upon us. (Repeat) Your grace has shone forth, O Lord, it has shone forth and given light to our souls. Behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the time of repentance. Let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light, that having sailed across the great sea of the Fast, we may reach the third-day resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of our souls. Martyrikon Ἔλαµψεν ἡ χάρις σου Κύριε, ἔλαµψεν ὁ φωτισµὸς τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν, ἰδοὺ καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἰδοὺ καιρὸς µετανοίας, ἀποθώµεθα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, καὶ ἐνδυσώµεθα τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός, ὅπως διαπλεύσαντες τὸ τῆς Νηστείας µέγα πέλαγος, εἰς τὴν τριήµερον Ἀνάστασιν καταντιήσωµεν, τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡµῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ σώζοντος τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς µου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῶ. Ἰδού, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ δούλων εἰς χείρας τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χείρας τῆς κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλµοὶ ἡµῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡµᾶς. (Πάλιν)Ἔλαµψεν ἡ χάρις σου Κύριε, ἔλαµψεν ὁ φωτισµὸς τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν, ἰδοὺ καιρὸς εὐπρόσδεκτος, ἰδοὺ καιρὸς µετανοίας, ἀποθώµεθα τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους, καὶ ἐνδυσώµεθα τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός, ὅπως διαπλεύσαντες τὸ τῆς Νηστείας µέγα πέλαγος, εἰς τὴν τριήµερον Ἀνάστασιν καταντιήσωµεν, τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡµῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, τοῦ σώζοντος τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Μαρτυρικὸν Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with lowliness. Greatly has our soul been filled therewith; let reproach come upon those who prosper, and lowliness upon the proud. You are glorified in the commemorations of Your holy ones, O Christ our God; through their intercessions send down upon us Your great mercy. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθηµεν ἐξουδενώσεως, ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡµῶν, τὸ ὄνειδος τοὶς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοὶς ὑπερηφάνοις. Ὁ ἐνδοξαζόµενος, ἐν ταῖς µνείαις τῶν Ἁγίων σου Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὑπ αὐτῶν δυσωπούµενος, κατάπεµψον ἡµῖν τὸ µέγα

19 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 Theotokion from the Triodion Tone 4 As valiant among martyrs Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. The ranks of Angels glorify you, O Mother of God, for you have given birth to Him Who is God, Who dwells ever with the Father and the Spirit, Who created the angelic hosts out of nothing by an act of His will. Entreat Him, all-pure Lady, to save and illumine the souls of those who with true veneration sing your praises. Hymn of Simeon the God Bearer Priest Now let Your servant depart in peace, O Lord, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared in the presence of all people, a light for revelation to the nations, and for glory to Your people Israel. Trisagion Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name s sake. Lord, Lord, Lord, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Τριωδίου Ἦχος δ Ὡς γενναῖον ἐν Μάρτυσιν Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Τῶν Ἀγγέλων αἱ τάξεις σε, Θεοµῆτορ δοξάζουσι, τὸν Θεὸν γὰρ Πάναγνε ἀπεκύησας, τὸν σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ τῶ Πνεύµατι, ἀεὶ συνυπάρχοντα, καὶ Ἀγγέλων στρατιάς, ἐκ µὴ ὄντος βουλήµατι, ὑποστήσαντα, ὃν ἱκέτευε σῶσαι καὶ φωτίσαι, τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ὀρθοδόξως, σὲ ἀνυµνούντων Πανάχραντε. Ὠδὴν Συµεὼν τοῦ Θεοδόχου Ἱερεύς Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου, Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥήµά 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. Τρισάγιον Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁµαρτίαις ἡµῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡµῶν, ἕνεκεν του ὀνόµατός σου. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed Πάτερ ἡµῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will ὄνοµά σου Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us Γενηθήτω τὸ θέληµά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ this day our daily bread and forgive us our ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡµῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον 15

20 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Troparia Tone Plagal 1 O Theotokos Virgin, Rejoice, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls. O Baptizer of Christ, remember us all, that we may be delivered from our iniquities; for to you was given the grace to intercede for us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Intercede for us, O holy Apostles and all you Saints, that we may be delivered from perils and sorrows; for we have acquired you as fervent intercessors before the Savior. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Under your compassion we take refuge, O Theotokos; turn not away from our supplications in adversity, but protect us from perils, O only pure and only blessed one. Troparion 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 τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Lord, (40) Κύριε (µ ) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Τροπάρια Ἦχος πλ. α' Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, Χαῖρε κεχαριτωµένη Μαρία, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ, εὐλογηµένη, σὺ ἐν γυναιξί, καὶ εὐλογηµένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου, ὅτι Σωτήρα ἔτεκες τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Βαπτιστὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πάντων ἡµῶν µνήσθητι, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν ἡµῶν, σοὶ γὰρ ἐδόθη χάρις πρεσβεύειν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἱκετεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν, ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ Ἁγιοι πάντες, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν κινδύνων καὶ θλίψεων, ὑµᾶς γὰρ θερµοὺς προστάτας, πρὸς τὸν Σωτήρα κεκτήµεθα. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν, καταφεύγοµεν, Θεοτόκε, τὰς ἡµῶν ἱκεσίας, µὴ παρίδης ἐν περιστάσει, ἀλλ ἐκ κινδύνων λύτρωσαι ἡµᾶς, µόνη Ἁγνή, µόνη εὐλογηµένη. Τροπάριον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. More honorable than the Cherubim, and Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ καὶ incomparably more glorious than the ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν 16

21 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. we magnify you. In the name of the Lord, father, bless. Priest Blessed is the One Who is, Christ our God, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. Priest Heavenly King, protect our faithful rulers, strengthen the faith, calm the nations, give peace to the world, preserve this church and this city, grant repose to our departed fathers and brothers among the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession, for You are good and love mankind. Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian Priest Lord and Master of my life, deliver me from the spirit of laziness and meddling, the lust for power and gossip. Rather, grant the spirit of wisdom, humility, patience, and love to me Your servant. Yes, Lord and King, grant that I may see my own faults and not judge my brother; for You are blessed to the ages of ages. Dismissal 17 Ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου εὐλόγησον, πἀτερ. Ἱερεύς Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, πάντοτε; νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἱερεύς Ἐπουράνιε Βασιλεῦ, τοὺς πιστοὺς Βασιλεῖς ἡµῶν στερέωσον, τὴν Πίστιν στήριξον, τὰ ἔθνη πράϋνον, τὸν κόσµον εἰρήνευσον, τὴν ἁγίαν Μονὴν ταύτην καλῶς διαφύλαξον, τοὺς προαπελθόντας πατέρας καὶ ἀδελφοὺς ἡµῶν ἐν σκηναῖς Δικαίων τάξον, καὶ ἡµᾶς ἐν µετανοίᾳ καὶ ἐξοµολογήσει παράλαβε, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Εὐχὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἐφραίµ Ἱερεύς Κύριε καὶ Δέσποτα τῆς ζωῆς µου, πνεῦµα ἀργίας, περιεργίας, φιλαρχίας, καὶ ἀργολογίας, µή µοι δῷς. Πνεῦµα δὲ σωφροσύνης, ταπεινοφροσύνης, ὑποµονῆς, καὶ ἀγάπης χάρισαί µοι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Ναὶ, Κύριε Βασιλεῦ, δώρησαί µοι τοῦ ὁρᾷν τὰ ἐµὰ πταίσµατα, καὶ µὴ κατακρίνειν τὸν ἀδελφόν µου, ὅτι εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀπόλυσις Priest Glory to You, O God, glory to You. Ἱερεύς Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεός, δόξα Σοί. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Lord, Lord, Lord, Holy Father, bless. Priest May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-blameless holy Mother; by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross; through the protection of the honorable heavenly bodiless powers; through the supplications of the honorable, glorious, prophet, forerunner, and baptist John; of the holy, glorious, and allpraiseworthy Apostles; of the holy, glorious and triumphant martyrs; of our venerable and Godbearing fathers; of (the patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of our Venerable Father Prokopios of Dekapolis whom we commemorate; and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loves mankind. Troparion Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Πάτερ ἄγιε, 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, (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ Ναοῦ) τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων Θεοπατόρων, Ἰωακεὶµ καὶ Ἄννης τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρός ἡµῶν Προκοπίου τοῦ Δεκαπολίτου οὗ καὶ τὴν µνήµην ἐπιτελοῦµεν, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡµᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Τροπάριον

22 Cheesefare Sunday Evening, Monday of the First Week, February 26, 2017 All those do you shelter, O good one, those who in their faith flee unto you, with your strong hand you protect; we who sin have no one else who intercedes for us, before God endlessly, in ills and all dangers, for us who are laden with our many sins and mistakes; Mother, of our God in the Highest therefore we fall down to you, humbly; from all misfortunes, keep your servants safe. Priest Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Πάντων προστατεύεις, Ἀγαθή, τῶν καταφευγόντων ἐν πίστει τῇ κραταιᾷ σου χειρί ἄλλην γὰρ οὐκ ἔχοµεν ἁµαρτωλοὶ πρὸς Θεόν, ἐν κινδύνοις καὶ θλίψεσιν, ἀεὶ µεσιτείαν, οἱ κατακαµπτόµενοι ὑπὸ πταισµάτων πολλῶν, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου ὅθεν σοι προσπίπτοµεν Ῥῦσαι πάσης περιστάσεως τοὺς δούλους σου. Ἱερεύς Δι εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡµῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς. 18

23 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 First Sunday Evening in Great Lent Monday of the Second Week 19 Κυριακή Α τῶν Νηστειῶν Τῆ Δευτέρα τῆς Β Ἐβδοµάδος March 5, η Μαρτίου 2017 At Great Vespers The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Compunctionate Stichera of the Tone Εἰς τὸν Μεγἀλον Ἐσπερινόν Ὁ Προοιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα» Στιχηρὰ Κατανυκτικά τοῦ Ἦχου Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Stichos 1 Στίχ. α Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Your name. I want to wash away the record of my sins with tears, O Lord, and to please You through the rest of my life through repentance. But the enemy deceives me and fights for my soul. Before I utterly perish, save me, O Lord. Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόµατί σου. Ἤθελον δάκρυσιν ἐξαλεῖψαι, τῶν ἐµῶν πταισµάτων Κύριε, τὸ χειρόγραφον, καὶ τὸ ὑπόλοιπον τῆς ζωῆς µου, διὰ µετανοίας εὐαρεστήσαί σοί, ἀλλ ὁ ἐχθρὸς ἀπατᾷ µε, καὶ πολεµεῖ τὴν ψυχήν µου, Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωµαι, σώσόν µε. Stichos 2 Στίχ. β The righteous shall wait patiently for me until You reward me. If a man takes refuge in this harbor from the tempest, will he not be saved? If he kneels before this house of healing in his agony, will he not be cured? O Maker of all and Physician of the sick, before I utterly perish, save me, O Lord. Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῶς µοί. Τὶς χειµαζόµενος καὶ προστρέχων, τῶ λιµένι τούτω οὐ διασῶ, ζεται; ἢ τὶς ὀδυνώµενος καὶ προσπίπτων, τῶ ἰατρείω τούτω οὐ θεραπεύεται; Δηµιουργὲ τῶν ἁπάντων, καὶ ἰατρὲ τῶν νοσούντων, Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωµαι, σώσόν µε. Stichos 3 Στίχ. γ Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Wash me with my tears, O Savior, for I am defiled by many sins. Therefore I fall down before you: I have sinned, have mercy upon me, O God. Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε, Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Πλύνόν µε τοὶς δάκρυσί µου Σωτήρ, ὅτι ῥερύπωµαι ἐν πολλαῖς ἁµαρτίαις, διὸ καὶ προσπίπτω σοί, Ἥµαρτον ἐλέησόν µε ὁ Θεός. Stichos 4 Στίχ. δ Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. I am a sheep of your spiritual flock, and I flee to You for refuge, O Good Shepherd. I have gone astray, O God, seek me and have mercy upon me. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Πρόβατον εἰµὶ τῆς λογικῆς σου ποίµνης, καὶ πρὸς σὲ καταφεύγω, τὸν ποιµένα τὸν καλόν, ζήτησόν µε τὸν πλανηθέντα ὁ Θεός, καὶ ἐλέησόν µε.

24 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Prosomoia Stichera from the Triodion, by Joseph Tone 4 You have given as a sign 20 Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια του Τριωδίου, Ποίηµα Ἰωσὴφ Ἦχος δ Ἔδωκας σηµείωσιν Stichos 5 Στίχ. ε If You should mark iniquities, Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. Grant me reverence, separation from evil and perfect obedience, for I am now immersed in the passions of the flesh, separated from You and completely without hope, my God, King of all. Save me, Your prodigal son, by Your great goodness, Jesus the Almighty, the Savior of our souls. Stichos 6 For Your name s sake I have patiently waited for You, Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. When Moses the wonderful was purified by fasting he saw the Beloved One. Therefore imitate him, my humble soul, and hurry to be purified of all evil during these days of abstinence; that the Lord may grant forgiveness to you, so that you may behold Him; for He is the almighty, gracious Lord Who loves mankind. Another, by Theodore Tone Plagal 2 Praised by the archangels Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσης, Κύριε, Κύριε τὶς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµὸς ἐστιν. Δίδου µοὶ κατάνυξιν, καὶ τῶν κακῶν ἀλλοτρίωσιν, καὶ τελείαν διόρθωσιν, εἰς πάθη τοῦ σώµατος, νὺν βεβυθισµένω, καὶ µεµακρυσµένω, ἐκ σοῦ Θεὲ Παµβασιλεῦ, καὶ µηδαµόθεν ἐλπίδα ἔχοντι, καὶ σώσόν µε τὸν ἄσωτον, διὰ πολλὴν ἀγαθότητα, Ἰησοῦ παντοδύναµε, ὁ Σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Στίχ. στ Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Μωσὴς ὁ θεσπέσιος, διὰ νηστείας τεθέαται, καθαρθεὶς τὸν ποθούµενον. Τοῦτον οὖν ζηλώσασα, ταπεινὴ ψυχή µου, σπεῦσον ἐν ἡµέρα, τῆς ἐγκρατείας τῶν κακῶν, ἐκκαθαρθῆναι, ὅπως τὸν Κύριον, διδόντα σοὶ τὴν ἄφεσιν, νὺν θεωρήσης ὑπάρχοντα, ἀγαθὸν καὶ φιλάνθρωπον, παντοδύναµον Κύριον. Ἕτερον Ποίηµα τοῦ κυρίου Θεοδώρου Ἦχος πλ. β Ἀρχαγγελικῶς ἀνυµνήσωµεν Stichos 7 Στίχ. ζ From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. Let us, brethren, begin the second week of the Fast, fulfilling it day by day with rejoicing and remembering Elias the Tishbite, as a fiery chariot of great cardinal virtues, elevating our minds by subduing our passions, arming ourselves with purity, to drive away and subdue the enemy. Prosomoia Stichera from the Menaion March 6 Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Τὰ τῶν Νηστειῶν νὺν δισέβδοµα φαιδρώς, ἐναρξώµεθα τελοῦντες, ἡµέραν ἐξ ἡµέρας ἀδελφοί, ἅρµα πυρὸς ἐργασάµενοι ἡµῖν, ὡς Ἠλίας ὁ Θεσβίτης, τὰς τέσσαρας µεγάλας ἀρετάς, τὸν νοῦν ἀνυψώσωµεν ἀπαθεῖα, τὴν σάρκα ὁπλίσωµεν τὴ ἁγνεία, τρέποντες, καὶ νικῶντες τὸν ἐχθρόν. Στιχηρὰ προσόµοια ἐκ τοῦ Μηναίου 6η Μαρτίου

25 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Tone 4 You bowed down from the heights 21 Ἦχος δ' Ὁ ἐξ ὑψίστου κληθεὶς Stichos 7 Στίχος ζ From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. In these latter days, O victorious martyrs, you have risen like unsetting stars in the firmament of the Church; with the splendor of your struggles, you have given light to the world, scattering the shadows of error, and now you have passed into the eternal Light; thus we the faithful celebrate your radiant and holy exploits, for we are always enriched by your watchful protection. Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραηλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Οἱ ἐν ἐσχάτοις καιροῖς ἀναφανέντες, καλλίνικοι Μάρτυρες, ἀστέρες ἄδυτοι, ἐν τῷ σεπτῷ στερεώµατι, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, ἄθλων λαµπρότησιν ἐφωτίσατε, πᾶσαν τὴν ὑφήλιον, καὶ διελύσατε, πλάνης τὸ σκότος πανεύφηµοι, καὶ νῦν πρὸς φέγγος, τὸ αἰωνίζον µετεβιβάσθητε ὅθεν ἐν πίστει, τὴν φωσφόρον τε, καὶ ἱερὰν ὑµῶν ἄθλησιν, ἐκτελοῦµεν προστάτας, ἀγαθοὺς ἡµῶν πλουτήσαντες. Stichos 8 Στίχ. η For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. (Repeat) In these latter days, O victorious martyrs, you have risen like unsetting stars in the firmament of the Church; with the splendor of your struggles, you have given light to the world, scattering the shadows of error, and now you have passed into the eternal Light; thus we the faithful celebrate your radiant and holy exploits, for we are always enriched by your watchful protection. Ὅτι παρὰ τῶ Κυρίω τὸ ἔλεος, καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ, λύτρωσις. καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἒκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. (Πάλιν) Οἱ ἐν ἐσχάτοις καιροῖς ἀναφανέντες, καλλίνικοι Μάρτυρες, ἀστέρες ἄδυτοι, ἐν τῷ σεπτῷ στερεώµατι, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, ἄθλων λαµπρότησιν ἐφωτίσατε, πᾶσαν τὴν ὑφήλιον, καὶ διελύσατε, πλάνης τὸ σκότος πανεύφηµοι, καὶ νῦν πρὸς φέγγος, τὸ αἰωνίζον µετεβιβάσθητε ὅθεν ἐν πίστει, τὴν φωσφόρον τε, καὶ ἱερὰν ὑµῶν ἄθλησιν, ἐκτελοῦµεν προστάτας, ἀγαθοὺς ἡµῶν πλουτήσαντες. Stichos 9 Στίχ. θ Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. Dragged away by force, O witnesses of Christ, you were shackled and thrown into a dungeon; captives together for many years, you were true guardians of the Faith; in his savage fury a tyrant ordered you put to death by the sword for not having yielded to his wicked oaths; but, O far-famed forty-two martyrs, you have joyfully inherited the Kingdom on high. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί. Ἀπαγωγῇ Χριστοµάρτυρες βιαίᾳ, δέσµιοι γεγόνατε, καὶ ἀπετέθητε, ἐν φυλακῇ ἐπὶ µήκιστον, ἅπαντες χρόνον, θεῖοι τῆς πίστεως, ὄντως φύλακες, ἐντεῦθεν µαινόµενος, θὴρ ὁ δυσώνυµος, ξίφει ὑµᾶς ἐθανάτωσε, µὴ βουληθέντας, εἶξαι τοῖς τούτου δεινοῖς προστάγµασι, καὶ νῦν τὰ ἄνω, ἐκληρώσασθε, χαρµονικῶς τεσσαράκοντα, πρός δυσὶ πεφυκότες, παναοίδιµοι βασίλεια. Stichos 10 Στίχ. ι For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

26 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Let us loudly acclaim the divine assembly of combatants, including Constantine, Bassoi, and Kallistos, Theophilos and Theodore, and the other martyrs, for they preferred a joyous immolation for the sake of the Life of all, and they found eternal rest in the City of the living God; they continually pray for us, so that on the day of judgment we might receive forgiveness of sins and perfect redemption. Theotokion from the Menaion Σὺν Κωνσταντίνῳ Βασσώῃ καὶ Καλλίστῳ, Θεόφιλον ἅπαντες, καὶ τὸν Θεόδωρον, καὶ τὸν λοιπὸν θεῖον ὅµιλον, τῶν Ἀθλοφόρων, µεγαλοφώνως ἀνευφηµήσωµεν θανεῖν γάρ προείλοντο, ὑπὲρ τῆς πάντων Ζωῆς, σφαγιασθέντες γηθόµενοι, καὶ νῦν ἐν πόλει, Θεοῦ τοῦ ζῶντος ἐπαναπαύονται, καὶ ἐξαιτοῦνται τοῦ εὑρεῖν ἡµᾶς, ἁµαρτηµάτων τὴν ἄφεσιν, ἐν ἡµέρᾳ τῆς δίκης, καὶ τελείαν ἀπολύτρωσιν. Προσόµοιον Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Μηναίου Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Through my indifference and laziness, O Lady, sadly I hit bottom in a multitude of sins, and I the wretch now am overcome by indecision and desperation, and I am miserable. O all-stainless Virgin, will you be a help for me, the expiation of all my sins, and my salvation, and grant divine consolation to my soul. I come with faith and I entreat and pray and implore and cry out to you: Leave me not to end up as the object of the enemy's malignant joy. Great Prokeimenon Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ὅτι εἰς βάθη πολλῶν παραπτωµάτων, ἀθλίως κατήντησα, ἐξ ἀµελείας µου, καὶ ῥαθυµίας ὁ δείλαιος, καὶ ἀπορίᾳ καὶ ἀπογνώσει νυνὶ συνέχοµαι, γενοῦ µοι βοήθεια, καὶ ἱλαστήριον, καὶ σωτηρία Πανάχραντε, παραµυθίαν, εὐµενεστάτην παρεχοµένη µοι, σὲ ἱκετεύω καὶ σοῦ δέοµαι, καὶ προσπίπτω καὶ πίστει κραυγάζω σοι Μὴ δέ, τέλος, ἐχθείην τῷ ἀλάστορι ἐπίχαρµα. Mέγα Προκείµενον Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon. Διάκ. Ἑσπέρας. Προκείµενον. Tone Plagal 2 You, O Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. You, O Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. From the ends of the earth I have called to You. You, O Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. I will take refuge under the shadow of Your wings. You, O Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. Ἦχος πλ. β' Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. Ἀπὸ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς πρὸς σὲ ἐκέκραξα. Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. Σκεπασθήσοµαι ἐν τῇ σκέπη τῶν πτερύγων σου. Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. 22

27 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Great Litany of Fervent Supplication Deacon Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Lord almighty, God of our fathers, we beseech You: hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy; we beseech You, hear us and have mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the pious and Orthodox Christians. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon (Name). Again we pray for our Archbishop Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for our brothers, the priests, hieromonks, hierodeacons, and monastics, and for all our brotherhood in Christ. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness, and remission of sins of the servants of God, of all pious and Orthodox Christians, of those who dwell and are in this city, and of the members and the council of this holy church. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the blessed and evermemorable builders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brothers gone to their rest before us, and the Orthodox here and everywhere who piously lie asleep. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for those who are fruitful and do good works in this holy and all-venerable temple; for those who serve and those who sing, and 23 Μεγάλη Ἐκτενῆς Ἰκεσία Διάκ. Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡµῶν, δεόµεθά Σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ Ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος). Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἱερέων, ἱεροµονάχων, ἱεροδιακόνων καὶ µοναχῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡµῶν ἀδελφότητος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. 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 καὶ ἐπιτρόπων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν µακαρίων καὶ ἀειµνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης, καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαµένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειµένων, καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ Ὀρθοδόξων. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων, καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ

28 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 for all the people here present, who await Your great and rich mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Priest For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Evening Prayer Make us worthy, Lord, to be kept this evening without sin. Blessed are You, Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Let Your mercy, Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You. Blessed are You, Lord, teach me Your commandments. Blessed are You, Master, give me understanding of Your commandments. Blessed are You, Holy One, enlighten me by Your commandments. Lord, Your mercy endures to the ages; do not disregard the works of Your hands. To You belongs praise, to You belongs song, to You belongs glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Deacon Lord. Lord, Completed Litany Let us complete our evening prayer to the Deacon Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. Lord, Deacon That the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon An Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. 24 περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχοµένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ µέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, 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. Εὐχὴ Ἐσπεριµή 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. 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. Πληρωτικὰ Διάκ. Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν ἡµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῷσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Κύριε, Διάκ. Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν, τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναµάρτητον, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου, αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Συγγνώµην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πληµµεληµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε.

29 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Deacon Those things which are good and beneficial to our souls, and peace in the world, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon To complete the remaining time of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon A Christian end of our lives, painless, unashamed, peaceful, and a good defense before the fearsome judgment seat of Christ, let us ask. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Commemorating our all-holy, pure, mostblessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever- Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our life to Christ our God. To You, O Lord. Priest For You are a good God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Prayer at the Bowing of Heads 25 Διάκ. Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συµφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν, καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσµῳ, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ µετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικά, καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπί τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήµατος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. 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. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς 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. Priest Peace be with all. Ἱερεύς Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. And with your spirit. Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας Καὶ τῷ πνεύµατί σου. Deacon Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Διάκ. Τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωµεν. To You, O Lord. Priest Lord our God, Who bowed the heavens, and Who came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon Your servants and upon Your inheritance. For Your servants have bowed their heads, and they have bent their necks to You, the fearsome Judge Who love mankind; they do not expect help from men, but they await Your mercy, and look for Your expected salvation; protect them at all times, during both the present evening and the coming night, from every enemy, from every opposing work of the devil, and from vain thoughts and evil memories. May the power of Your kingdom be blessed and glorified, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ὁ κλίνας οὐρανούς καὶ καταβὰς ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κληρονοµίαν σου. Σοὶ γάρ τῷ φοβερῷ καὶ φιλανθρώπῳ κριτῇ, οἱ σοὶ δοῦλοι ἔκλιναν τὰς κεφαλάς, τοὺς δὲ αὐτῶν ὑπέταξαν αὐχένας οὐ τὴν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀναµένοντες βοήθειαν, ἀλλὰ τὸ σὸν περιµένοντες ἔλεος, καὶ τὴν σὴν ἀπεκδεχόµενοι σωτηρίαν οὓς διαφύλαξον ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν παροῦσαν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν προσιοῦσαν νύκτα, ἀπὸ παντός ἐχθροῦ, ἀπὸ πάσης ἀντικειµένης ἐνεργείας διαβολικῆς, καὶ διαλογισµῶν µαταίων καὶ ἐνθυµήσεων πονηρῶν. 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. Following, the Aposticha (page 31); in parishes celebrating Pan-Orthodox Vespers on Sunday evening, however, the Procession With the Holy Icons (page 26).

30 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 THE PROCESSION OF THE HOLY ICONS Preceded by the Acolytes bearing icons and the censer, the Priest exits from the Holy of Holies carrying the precious Cross, and a procession is made around the exterior of the church stopping at four points. At each station petitions are intoned, and the Apolitikion of the Feast is chanted. Troparion Tone 2 Your immaculate Icon we venerate, O Good One, begging for the forgiveness of our offenses, O Christ God; for, of Your own will, You consented in the flesh to ascend unto the Cross, in order to rescue those whom You created from the bondage of the enemy; wherefore, thankfully we cry out to You: You filled all things with joy, our Savior, in coming to save the world. Petitions Stopping at the south side of the Church, petitions for the living are intoned: Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy; we beseech You, hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the pious and Orthodox Christians. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for our Archbishop (Name), and for all our brotherhood in Christ. Lord, Lord, Lord, Priest For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. 26 Η ΛΙΤΑΝΕΥΣΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΙΕΡΩΝ ΕΙΚΟΝΩΝ Προπορευοµένων τῶν Ἱεροπαίδων µετὰ εἰκόνων καὶ θυµιατοῦ, ὁ Ἱερεὺς ἐξέρχεται τοῦ Ἱεροῦ µετὰ τοῦ Τιµίου Σταυροῦ καὶ γίνεται λιτανεία πέριξ τοῦ ἐσωτερικοῦ τοῦ Ναοῦ εἰς τέσσαρες στάσεις. Εἰς ἑκάστην γίνεται δέησις καὶ ψάλλεται τὸ Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς εἰς στάσεις τέσσαρες. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος β' Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦµεν Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούµενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν πταισµάτων ἡµῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῶµέν σοι Χαρᾶς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡµῶν, παραγενόµενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν Κόσµον. Δέησις Ἐν τῇ νοτίῳ πλευρᾷ τελεῖται δέησις ὑπὲρ τῶν ζώντων Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε ἐλέησον Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ Ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε ἐλέησον Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος), καὶ πάσης της ἐν Χριστῷ ἡµῶν ἀδελφότητος. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε ἐλέησον 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.

31 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Troparion Tone 2 Your immaculate Icon we venerate, O Good One, begging for the forgiveness of our offenses, O Christ God; for, of Your own will, You consented in the flesh to ascend unto the Cross, in order to rescue those whom You created from the bondage of the enemy; wherefore, thankfully we cry out to You: You filled all things with joy, our Savior, in coming to save the world. Petitions Stopping at the east side of the Church, petitions for the deceased are intoned: Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy ; we beseech You, hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the blessed memory and eternal repose of all those who have fallen asleep in the hope for eternal life: the pious Orthodox Christians, kings, patriarchs, hierarchs, priests, hieromonks, hierodeacons, and monastics; our fathers, forefathers, grandfathers, ancestors, parents, children, brothers, and relatives; all those who have lived from ancient times until the present and for the forgiveness of all their offenses, both voluntary and involuntary. May their memory be eternal. May their memory be eternal. May their memory be eternal. Priest For You are the Resurrection, the Life, and the Repose of all pious Orthodox Christians who have fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and to You we send up glory, with Your unoriginate Father, and Your all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος β' Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦµεν Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούµενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν πταισµάτων ἡµῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῶµέν σοι Χαρᾶς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡµῶν, παραγενόµενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν Κόσµον. Δέησις Ἐν τῇ δυτικῇ πλευρᾷ, τελεῖται δέησις ὑπὲρ τῶν κεκοιµηµένων Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε ἐλέησον Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ µακαρίας µνήµης καὶ αἰωνίου ἀναπαύσεως πάντων τῶν ἐπ ἐλπίδι ἀναστάσεως ζωῆς αἰωνίου κεκοιµηµένων εὐσεβῶς ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν, βασιλέων, πατριαρχῶν, ἀρχιερέων, ἱερέων, ἱεροµονάχων, ἱεροδιακόνων, µοναχῶν, πατέρων, προπατόρων, πάππων, προπάππων, γονέων, συζύγων, τέκνων, ἀδελφῶν καὶ συγγενῶν ἡµῶν ἐκ τῶν ἀπ ἀρχῆς καὶ µέχρι τῶν ἐσχάτων, καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ συγχωρηθῆναι αὐτοῖς πᾶν πληµµέληµα ἑκούσιόν τε καὶ ἀκούσιον. Αἰωνία ἡ µνήµη αὐτῶν. Αἰωνία ἡ µνήµη αὐτῶν. Αἰωνία ἡ µνήµη αὐτῶν. Ἱερεύς Ὅτι σύ εἶ ἡ ἀνάστασις, ἡ ζωή καὶ ἡ ἀνάπαυσις πάντων τῶν κεκοιµηµένων εὐσεβῶς ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν, Χριστέ ὁ Θεός ἡµῶν καὶ σοί τήν δόξαν ἀναπέµποµεν σύν τῷ ἀνάρχῳ σου Πατρί, καὶ τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ, καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύµατι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. 27

32 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Troparion Tone 2 Your immaculate Icon we venerate, O Good One, begging for the forgiveness of our offenses, O Christ God; for, of Your own will, You consented in the flesh to ascend unto the Cross, in order to rescue those whom You created from the bondage of the enemy; wherefore, thankfully we cry out to You: You filled all things with joy, our Savior, in coming to save the world. Petitions Stopping at the north side of the Church, petitions for the living are intoned: Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy ; we beseech You, hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness, and remission of sins of the servants of God, of all pious and Orthodox Christians, of those who dwell and are in this city, and of the members and the council of this holy church. Lord, Lord, Lord, Priest For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Troparion Tone 2 Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος β' Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦµεν Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούµενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν πταισµάτων ἡµῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως βοῶµέν σοι Χαρᾶς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡµῶν, παραγενόµενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν Κόσµον. Δέησις Ἐν τῇ βορείᾳ πλευρᾷ τελεῖται δέησις ὑπὲρ τῶν ζώντων Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε ἐλέησον Διάκ. 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 καὶ ἐπιτρόπων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε ἐλέησον 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. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος β' Your immaculate Icon we venerate, O Good Τὴν ἄχραντον Εἰκόνα σου προσκυνοῦµεν One, begging for the forgiveness of our Ἀγαθέ, αἰτούµενοι συγχώρησιν τῶν offenses, O Christ God; for, of Your own πταισµάτων ἡµῶν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός will, You consented in the flesh to ascend βουλήσει γὰρ ηὐδόκησας σαρκὶ ἀνελθεῖν ἐν unto the Cross, in order to rescue those τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἵνα ῥύσῃ οὓς ἔπλασας ἐκ τῆς whom You created from the bondage of the δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ ὅθεν εὐχαρίστως 28

33 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 enemy; wherefore, thankfully we cry out to You: You filled all things with joy, our Savior, in coming to save the world. Petitions Stopping at the east side (before the entrance) of the Church, petitions for the living are intoned: Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy ; we beseech You, hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the protection of this holy church, this city and every city and land, from wrath, famine, pestilence, earthquake, flood, fire, sword, foreign invasions, civil strife, and accidental death; that our good God Who loves mankind may be merciful, gracious and favorable to us by turning and diverting from us all wrath and sickness impending against us, and deliver us from His just rebuke, and have mercy on us. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray that the Lord our God will hear the voice of the petition of us sinners, and have mercy on us. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Hear us, O God our Savior, the hope of all those who live everywhere on earth and those far out at sea. Be gracious toward our sins, Master, and have mercy on us. For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory, to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. 29 βοῶµέν σοι Χαρᾶς ἐπλήρωσας τὰ πάντα, ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡµῶν, παραγενόµενος εἰς τὸ σῶσαι τὸν Κόσµον. Δέησις Ἐν δὲ τῇ ἀνατολικῇ πλευρᾷ (πρὸ τῆς δυτικῆς θῆρας τοῦ ναοῦ) τελεῖται δέησις ὑπὲρ τῶν ζώντων Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε ἐλέησον Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ διαφυλαχθήναι τὴν ἁγίαν ἐκκλησίαν, καὶ τὴν πόλιν ταύτην, καὶ πᾶσαν πόλιν και χώραν ἀπὸ λοιµοῦ, λιµοῦ, σεισµοῦ, καταποντισµοῦ, πυρός, µαχαίρας, ἐπιδροµῆς ἀλλοφύλων, ἐµφυλίου πολέµου καὶ αἰφνιδίου θανάτου ὑπέρ τοῦ ἵλεων, εὐµενῆ καὶ εὐδιάλλακτον γενέσθαι τὸν ἀγαθών καὶ φιλάνθρωαπον Θεὸν ἡµῶν, τοῦ ἀποστρέψαι καὶ διασκεδάσει πᾶσαν ὀργὴν καὶ νόσον τὴν καθ ἡµῶν κινουµένην, καὶ ῥύσασθαι ἡµᾶς ἐκ τῆς ἐπικειµένης ἡµῶν δικαίας αὐτοῦ ἀπειλῆς, καὶ ἐλεῆσαι ἡµᾶς. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε ἐλέησον Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ εἰσακοῦσαι Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν φωνῆς τῆς δεήσεως ἡµῶν τῶν ἁµαρτωλῶν, καὶ ἐλεῆσαι ἡµᾶς. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε ἐλέησον Ἱερεύς Ἐπάκουσον ἡµῶν, ὁ Θεός ὁ Σωτήρ ἡµῶν, ἡ ἐλπίς πάντων τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς καὶ τῶν ἐν θαλάσση µακράν καὶ ἵλεως, ἵλεως γενοῦ ἡµῖν Δέσποτα, ἐπὶ ταῖς ἁµαρτίαις ἡµῶν, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἑλεήµων 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.

34 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Synodikon The Senior Priest (or the Hierarch) recites the following pericope from the Synodikon of the Seventh Ecumenical Council: Priest As the prophets beheld, as the apostles have taught, as the Church has received, as the teachers have dogmatized, as the universe has agreed, as grace has illumined, as truth has revealed, as falsehood has been dispelled, as wisdom has presented, as Christ has triumphed; this we believe, this we declare, this we preach: Christ our true God, and His saints we honor in words, in writings, in thoughts, in sacrifices, in temples, in icons, on the one hand bowing down and worshipping Christ as God and Master, on the other hand honoring the saints as true servants of the Master of all, and offering to them due veneration. This is the faith of the Apostles, This is the faith of the Fathers, This is the faith of the Orthodox, This is the faith which has established the Universe. Therefore with fraternal and filial love we praise the heralds of the faith, those who with glory and honor have struggled for the faith, and we say: for the champions of Orthodoxy, faithful emperors, most-holy patriarchs, hierarchs, teachers, martyrs and confessors: may their memory be eternal. May their memory be eternal. May their memory be eternal. May their memory be eternal. Συνοδικόν Ἐνταῦθα ἀναγινώσκει ὁ Ἱερεὺς τὰς ἑξῆς περικοπὰς ἐκ τοῦ Συνοδικοῦ τῆς Ζ' Οἰκουµενικῆς Συνόδου Ἱερεύς Οἱ Προφῆται ὡς εἶδον, οἱ Ἀπόστολοι ὡς ἐδίδαξαν, ἡ Ἐκκλησία ὡς παρέλαβεν, οἱ Διδάσκαλοι ὡς ἐδογµάτισαν, ἡ Οἰκουµένη ὡς συµπεφώνηκεν, ἡ χάρις ὡς ἔλαµψεν, ἡ ἀλήθεια ὡς ἀποδέδεικται, τὸ ψεῦδος ὡς ἀπελήλαται, ἡ σοφία ὡς ἐπαρρησιάσατο, ὁ Χριστὸς ὡς ἑβράβευσεν, οὕτω φρονοῦµεν, οὕτω λαλοῦµεν, οὕτω κηρύσσοµεν Χριστόν τὸν ἀληθινὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, καὶ τοὺς Αὐτοῦ Ἁγίους ἐν λόγοις τιµῶντες, ἐν συγγραφαῖς, ἐν νοήµασιν, ἐν θυσίαις, ἐν Ναοῖς, ἐν Εἰκονίσµασι, τὸν µὲν ὡς Θεὸν καὶ Δεσπότην προσκυνοῦντες καὶ σέβοντες, τοὺς δὲ διὸ τὸν κοινὸν Δεσπότην ὡς Αὐτοῦ γνησίους θεράποντας τιµῶντες καὶ τὴν κατὰ σχέσιν προσκύνησιν ἀπονέµονες. Αὕτη ἡ πίστις τῶν Ἀποστόλων, Αὕτη ἡ πίστις τῶν Πατέρων, Αὕτη ἡ πίστις τῶν Ὀρθοδόξων, Αὕτη ἡ πίστις τὴν Οἰκουµένην ἐστήριξεν. Ἐπὶ τούτοις τοὺς τῆς εὐσεβείας Κήρυκας ἀδελφικῶς τε καὶ πατροποθήτως εἰς δόξαν καὶ τιµὴν τῆς εὐσεβείας, ὑπὲρ ἧς ἀγωνίσαντο, ἀνευφηµοῦµεν καὶ λέγοµεν Τῶν τῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας προµάχων εὐσεβῶν Βασιλέων, ἁγιωτάτων Πατριαρχῶν, Ἀρχιερέων, Διδασκάλων, Μαρτύρων, Ὁµολογητῶν, Αἰωνία ἡ µνήµη. Αἰωνία ἡ µνήµη αὐτῶν. Αἰωνία ἡ µνήµη αὐτῶν. Αἰωνία ἡ µνήµη αὐτῶν. Priest Let us beseech God that we may Ἱερεύς Τούτων τοῖς ὑπὲρ εὐσεβείας µέχρι be instructed and strengthened by the trials θανάτου ἄθλοις τε καὶ ἀγωνίσµασι και and struggles of these saints, which they διδασκαλίαις παιδαγωγεῖσθαί τε καὶ endured for the Faith even unto death, and κρατύνεσθαι Θεὸν ἐκλιπαροῦντες, καὶ by their teachings, entreating that we may to µιµητός τῆς ἐνθέου αὐτῶν πολιτείας µέχρι the end imitate their godly life. May we be τέλους ἀναδεικνύσθαι ἐκδυσωποῦντες, deemed worthy of obtaining our requests ἀξιωθείηµεν τῶν ἐξαιτουµένων, οἰκτιρµοῖς through the mercy and grace of the great καὶ χάριτι τοῦ Μεγάλου καὶ Πρώτου 30

35 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 and First Hierarch, Christ our God, through the intercessions of our glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, the divine angels and all the saints. Great Prokeimenon As we reenter the Temple the Great Prokeimenon is sung: What god is so great as our God? You are God, Who alone works wonders. What god is so great as our God? You are God, Who alone works wonders. What god is so great as our God? You are God, Who alone works wonders. Then the Aposticha of Vespers. Aposticha Idiomelon from the Triodion 31 Ἀρχιερέως Χριστοῦ τοῦ ἀληθινοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν, πρεσβείαις τῆς ὑπερενδόξου Δεσποίνης ἡµῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, τῶν θεοειδῶν Ἀγγέλων καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων. Μέγα Προκείµενον Εἰσερχοµένου δὲ ἡµῶν εἰς τὸν Ιερόν Ναὸν, ψάλλεται τὸ Μέγα Προκείµενον Τίς Θεὸς µέγας ὡς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν; Σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ποιῶν θαυµάσια µόνος. Τίς Θεὸς µέγας ὡς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν; Σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ποιῶν θαυµάσια µόνος. Τίς Θεὸς µέγας ὡς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν; Σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ποιῶν θαυµάσια µόνος. Εἶτα τὰ Ἀπόστιχα τοῦ Ἐσπερινοῦ. Ἀπόστιχα Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Τριωδίου Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Come, let us cleanse ourselves by almsgiving and acts of mercy to the poor, not sounding a trumpet or making a show of our charity. Let not our left hand know what our right hand is doing; let not vainglory scatter the fruit of our almsgiving; but in secret let us call on Him Who knows all secrets: Father, forgive us our trespasses, for You love mankind. To You I have lifted up my eyes, to You Who dwell in heaven. Behold, the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid look to the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes look unto the Lord our God, until He takes pity upon us. (Repeat) Come, let us cleanse ourselves by almsgiving and acts of mercy to the poor, not sounding a trumpet or making a show of our charity. Let not our left hand know what our right hand is doing; let not vainglory scatter the fruit of our almsgiving; but in secret let us call on Him Who knows all secrets: Father, forgive us our trespasses, for You love mankind. Δεῦτε ἐκκαθάρωµεν ἑαυτούς, ἐν ἐλεηµοσύναις καὶ οἰκτιρµοὶς πενήτων, µὴ σαλπίζοντες, µὴ δηµοσιεύοντες ἡµῶν τὴν εὐποιϊαν, µὴ ἐπιγνώτω ἡ ἀριστερά, τῆς δεξιᾶς τὸ ἔργον, µὴ σκορπίση ἡ κενοδοξία, τὸν καρπὸν τῆς ἐλεηµοσύνης, ἀλλ ἐν κρυπτῷ, τῶ τὰ κρυπτὰ εἰδότι κράξωµεν, Πάτερ, ἄφες τὰ παραπτώµατα ἡµῶν, ὡς φιλάνθρωπος. Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς µου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῶ. Ἰδού, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ δούλων εἰς χείρας τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χείρας τῆς κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλµοὶ ἡµῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡµᾶς. (Πάλιν) Δεῦτε ἐκκαθάρωµεν ἑαυτούς, ἐν ἐλεηµοσύναις καὶ οἰκτιρµοὶς πενήτων, µὴ σαλπίζοντες, µὴ δηµοσιεύοντες ἡµῶν τὴν εὐποιϊαν, µὴ ἐπιγνώτω ἡ ἀριστερά, τῆς δεξιᾶς τὸ ἔργον, µὴ σκορπίση ἡ κενοδοξία, τὸν καρπὸν τῆς ἐλεηµοσύνης, ἀλλ ἐν κρυπτῷ, τῶ τὰ κρυπτὰ εἰδότι κράξωµεν, Πάτερ, ἄφες τὰ παραπτώµατα ἡµῶν, ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.

36 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Martyrikon Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with lowliness. Greatly has our soul been filled therewith; let reproach come upon those who prosper, and lowliness upon the proud. Holy martyrs of the Lord, you sanctify every place and heal diseases. We implore you to intercede for us with the Lord, that He may save our souls from the snares of the enemy. Theotokion from the Triodion Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. The heavenly powers praise you, unwedded mother, who are full of grace, and we glorify your incomprehensible childbearing. Theotokos, intercede for the salvation of our souls. Hymn of Simeon the God Bearer Priest Now let Your servant depart in peace, O Lord, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared in the presence of all people, a light for revelation to the nations, and for glory to Your people Israel. Trisagion Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name s sake. Μαρτυρικὸν Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθηµεν ἐξουδενώσεως, ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡµῶν, τὸ ὄνειδος τοὶς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοὶς ὑπερηφάνοις. Μάρτυρες Κυρίου, πάντα τόπον ἁγιάζετε, καὶ πᾶσαν νόσον θεραπεύετε, καὶ νὺν πρεσβεύσατε, ῥυσθῆναι τῶν παγίδων τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν δεόµεθα. Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Τριωδίου Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Τὰ οὐράνια ὑµνεῖ σὲ κεχαριτωµένη, Μῆτερ ἀνύµφευτε, καὶ ἡµεῖς δοξολογοῦµεν, τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστόν σου γέννησιν, Θεοτόκε πρέσβευε, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Ὠδὴν Συµεὼν τοῦ Θεοδόχου Ἱερεύς Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου, Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥήµά 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. Τρισάγιον Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁµαρτίαις ἡµῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡµῶν, ἕνεκεν του ὀνόµατός σου. Lord, Lord, Lord, Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε 32

37 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed be Thy 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 the evil one. Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Troparia Tone Plagal 1 O Theotokos Virgin, Rejoice, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls. O Baptizer of Christ, remember us all, that we may be delivered from our iniquities; for to you was given the grace to intercede for us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Intercede for us, O holy Apostles and all you Saints, that we may be delivered from perils and sorrows; for we have acquired you as fervent intercessors before the Savior. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Under your compassion we take refuge, O Theotokos; turn not away from our supplications in adversity, but protect us from perils, O only pure and only blessed one. 33 Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Πάτερ ἡµῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνοµά σου Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέληµά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡµῶν τὸν 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 τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Τροπάρια Ἦχος πλ. α' Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, Χαῖρε κεχαριτωµένη Μαρία, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ, εὐλογηµένη, σὺ ἐν γυναιξί, καὶ εὐλογηµένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου, ὅτι Σωτήρα ἔτεκες τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Βαπτιστὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πάντων ἡµῶν µνήσθητι, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν ἡµῶν, σοὶ γὰρ ἐδόθη χάρις πρεσβεύειν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἱκετεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν, ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ Ἁγιοι πάντες, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν κινδύνων καὶ θλίψεων, ὑµᾶς γὰρ θερµοὺς προστάτας, πρὸς τὸν Σωτήρα κεκτήµεθα. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν, καταφεύγοµεν, Θεοτόκε, τὰς ἡµῶν ἱκεσίας, µὴ παρίδης ἐν περιστάσει, ἀλλ ἐκ κινδύνων λύτρωσαι ἡµᾶς, µόνη Ἁγνή, µόνη εὐλογηµένη.

38 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 Troparion Lord, (40) Κύριε (µ ) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. In the name of the Lord, father, bless. Priest Blessed is the One Who is, Christ our God, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. Priest Heavenly King, protect our faithful rulers, strengthen the faith, calm the nations, give peace to the world, preserve this church and this city, grant repose to our departed fathers and brothers among the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession, for You are good and love mankind. Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian Priest Lord and Master of my life, deliver me from the spirit of laziness and meddling, the lust for power and gossip. Rather, grant the spirit of wisdom, humility, patience, and love to me Your servant. Yes, Lord and King, grant that I may see my own faults and not judge my brother; for You are blessed to the ages of ages. Dismissal 34 Τροπάριον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου εὐλόγησον, πἀτερ. Ἱερεύς Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, πάντοτε; νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἱερεύς Ἐπουράνιε Βασιλεῦ, τοὺς πιστοὺς Βασιλεῖς ἡµῶν στερέωσον, τὴν Πίστιν στήριξον, τὰ ἔθνη πράϋνον, τὸν κόσµον εἰρήνευσον, τὴν ἁγίαν Μονὴν ταύτην καλῶς διαφύλαξον, τοὺς προαπελθόντας πατέρας καὶ ἀδελφοὺς ἡµῶν ἐν σκηναῖς Δικαίων τάξον, καὶ ἡµᾶς ἐν µετανοίᾳ καὶ ἐξοµολογήσει παράλαβε, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Εὐχὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἐφραίµ Ἱερεύς Κύριε καὶ Δέσποτα τῆς ζωῆς µου, πνεῦµα ἀργίας, περιεργίας, φιλαρχίας, καὶ ἀργολογίας, µή µοι δῷς. Πνεῦµα δὲ σωφροσύνης, ταπεινοφροσύνης, ὑποµονῆς, καὶ ἀγάπης χάρισαί µοι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Ναὶ, Κύριε Βασιλεῦ, δώρησαί µοι τοῦ ὁρᾷν τὰ ἐµὰ πταίσµατα, καὶ µὴ κατακρίνειν τὸν ἀδελφόν µου, ὅτι εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀπόλυσις Priest Glory to You, O God, glory to You. Ἱερεύς Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεός, δόξα Σοί. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Lord, Lord, Lord, Holy Father, bless. Priest May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-blameless holy Mother; by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross; through the protection of the honorable heavenly bodiless powers; through the supplications Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Πάτερ ἄγιε, 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,

39 First Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 5, 2017 of the honorable, glorious, prophet, forerunner, and baptist John; of the holy, glorious, and allpraiseworthy Apostles; of the holy, glorious and triumphant martyrs; of our venerable and Godbearing fathers; of (the patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of the Holy 42 Martyrs of Amorion whom we commemorate; and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loves mankind. Troparion All those do you shelter, O good one, those who in their faith flee unto you, with your strong hand you protect; we who sin have no one else who intercedes for us, before God endlessly, in ills and all dangers, for us who are laden with our many sins and mistakes; Mother, of our God in the Highest therefore we fall down to you, humbly; from all misfortunes, keep your servants safe. Priest Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. προφήτου, Προδρόµου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου τῶν ἁγίων, ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήµων Ἀποστόλων τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ καλλινίκων µαρτύρων τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων Πατέρων ἡµῶν, (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ Ναοῦ) τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων Θεοπατόρων, Ἰωακεὶµ καὶ Ἄννης (τοῦ ἁγίου τῆς ἡµέρας) τῶν ἐν Ἀµορίῳ Τεσσαράκοντα δύο Μαρτύρων ὧν καὶ τὴν µνήµην ἐπιτελοῦµεν, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡµᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Τροπάριον Πάντων προστατεύεις, Ἀγαθή, τῶν καταφευγόντων ἐν πίστει τῇ κραταιᾷ σου χειρί ἄλλην γὰρ οὐκ ἔχοµεν ἁµαρτωλοὶ πρὸς Θεόν, ἐν κινδύνοις καὶ θλίψεσιν, ἀεὶ µεσιτείαν, οἱ κατακαµπτόµενοι ὑπὸ πταισµάτων πολλῶν, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου ὅθεν σοι προσπίπτοµεν Ῥῦσαι πάσης περιστάσεως τοὺς δούλους σου. Ἱερεύς Δι εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡµῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς. 35

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41 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 Second Sunday Evening in Great Lent Monday of the Third Week Κυριακή Β τῶν Νηστειῶν Τῆ Δευτέρα τῆς Γ Ἐβδοµάδος March 12, η Μαρτίου 2017 At Great Vespers The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Compunctionate Stichera of the Tone καὶ ἐλέησόν µε. 37 Εἰς τὸν Μεγἀλον Ἐσπερινόν Ὁ Προοιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα» Στιχηρὰ Κατανυκτικά τοῦ Ἦχου Tone Plagal 1 Ἦχος πλ. α Stichos 1 Στίχ. α Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Your name. I do not cease from sin, O Lord, nor do I perceive the love You show me. Vanquish my blindness, for You alone are good, and have mercy on me. Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόµατί σου. Κύριε ἁµαρτάνων οὐ παύοµαι, φιλανθρωπίας ἀξιούµενος οὐ γινώσκω, νίκησόν µου τὴν πώρωσιν, µόνε Ἀγαθέ, καὶ ἐλέησόν µε. Stichos 2 Στίχ. β The righteous shall wait patiently for me until You reward me. O Lord, I tremble from fear of You, yet I do not cease from doing evil. When called to trial, who does not fear the judge? What man, desiring to be healed, angers the physician as I do? Take pity on my weakness, O forbearing Lord, and have mercy on me. Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῶς µοί. Κύριε, καὶ τὸν φόβον σου πτοοῦµαι, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ποιεῖν οὐ παύοµαι, τὶς ἐν δικαστηρίῳ τὸν δικαστὴν οὐ πτοεῖται; ἢ τὶς ἰαθῆναι βουλόµενος, τὸν ἰατρὸν παροργίζει ὡς καγῶ; Μακρόθυµε Κύριε, ἐπὶ τὴ ἀσθενεία µου σπλαγχνίσθητι, καὶ ἐλέησόν µε. Stichos 3 Στίχ. γ Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Woe is me, for I am like the barren fig tree, and I fear that I also shall be accursed and cut down. But, O heavenly Husbandman, O Christ my God, make my dry and barren soul bear fruit. Receive me as the Prodigal Son, and have mercy on me. Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε, Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Οἴµοι! τὶ ὁµοιώθην ἐγώ, τὴ ἀκάρπω συκῆ, καὶ πτοοῦµαι τὴν κατάραν σὺν τὴ ἐκκοπή, ἀλλ ἐπουράνιε γεωργὲ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τὴν χερσωθείσάν µου ψυχήν, καρποφόρον ἀνάδειξον, καὶ ὡς τὸν ἄσωτον Υἱόν, δέξαι µὲ καὶ ἐλέησόν µε. Stichos 4 Στίχ. δ Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. O Lord born of a Virgin, pass over my manifold transgressions and wipe out all my sins. Grant me the firm intent to turn back to You, for You alone love mankind, and have mercy on me. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Τὰ πλήθη τῶν πταισµάτων µου πάριδε Κύριε, ὁ ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθείς, καὶ πάσας ἐξάλειψον τὰς ἀνοµίας µου, λογισµὸν µοὶ παρέχων ἐπιστροφῆς, ὡς µόνος φιλάνθρωπος, δέοµαι

42 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 Prosomoia Stichera from the Triodion, by Joseph Tone Plagal 1 They are numberless Stichos 5 If You should mark iniquities, Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. I have sinned against You countless times, and I await countless torments; gnashing of teeth and weeping that finds no comfort, the fire of Gehenna, darkness and the dwelling of the damned. Give me tears, O righteous Judge, that I may gain remission and release of my wickedness, as I fast and cry to Yo u: Take pity on me, Christ my Master, in Your great and abundant mercy. Stichos 6 For Your name s sake I have patiently waited for You, Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. I have gone astray upon the mountains of bitter sin: seek me, O Word, and call me back to You, and drive out from my understanding all the ways of wickedness. Restore me from death to life and cleanse me by fasting, as I weep unceasingly and cry to You: Take pity on me, Christ my Master, in Your great and abundant mercy. Another, by Theodore Same Tone The glorious ones Stichos 7 From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια του Τριωδίου, Ποίηµα Ἰωσὴφ Ἦχος πλ. α' Ἀµέτρητος ὑπάρχει Στίχ. ε' Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσης, Κύριε, Κύριε τὶς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµὸς ἐστιν. Ἀµέτρητά σοὶ πταίσας, ἀµετρήτους κολάσεις ἐκδέχοµαι, βρυγµὸν ὀδόντων, καὶ κλαυθµὸν ἀπαράκλητον, γέενναν πυρός, καὶ σκότος καὶ τάρταρον. Κριτὰ δικαιότατε, δάκρυα οὖν µοὶ δώρησαι, δι ὧν εὔρω τὴν ἄφεσιν, καὶ κακῶν µοῦ τὴν λύσιν, νηστεύων καὶ κράζων σοί. Δέσποτα Χριστέ, οἰκτείρησόν µε, διὰ µέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. Στίχ. στ' Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἐµὲ τὸν πλανηθέντα, ἐπὶ ὄρη δεινῶν παραβάσεων, ζήτησον Λόγε, καὶ πρὸς σὲ ἀνακάλεσαι, ἤθη πονηρὰ ἐκ τῆς διανοίας µου, µακρὰν ἀπωθούµενος, θνήξαντα πάλιν ζώωσον, καὶ νηστεία καθάρισον, ἐν κλαυθµῷ δι ἠνεκεῖ, βοῶντα καὶ λέγοντα. Δέσποτα Χριστέ, οἰκτείρησόν µε, διὰ µέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. Ἕτερον Ποίηµα Θεοδώρου Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός Τὴν ἔνδοξον Στίχ. ζ' Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. As we start upon the third week of the fast, O Νηστείας ἐναρξάµενοι, Ἑβδοµάδος τῆς you faithful, let us glorify the Holy Trinity, τρίτης, τὴν Τριάδα τὴν σεπτήν, εὐφηµήσωµεν and joyfully pass through the time that still οἱ πιστοί, τὸ ἑξῆς περιχαρῶς διανύοντες, τῆς remains. Causing passions of the flesh to σαρκὸς δὲ τὰ πάθη ἀποµαράναντες, ἐκ ψυχῆς wither our souls, let us gather divine flowers, ἡµῶν, ἄνθη θεία δρεψώµεθα, στεφάνους weaving garlands for the queen of days, that πλεξάµενοι τῆς κυρίας τῶν ἡµερῶν, ἵνα 38

43 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 with crowns upon our heads we may sing in praise of Christ the Victor. Prosomoia from the Menaion (March 13) 39 πάντες τὸν Χριστόν, ὡς νικητήν, στεφανηφοροῦντες ἀνυµνήσωµεν. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τοῦ Μηναίου (13 Μαρτίου) Stichos 7 Στίχος ζ Tone Plagal 4 O paradoxical wonder From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. Having subjugated your passions to your reason, O Nikiforos, you made your soul resplendent through the prism of the virtues; you harvested wisdom from doctrine in keeping with the Orthodox faith, and you impart that treasure to the faithful who approach you; by grace you became a lamp shining with a thousand flames, and are the magnificent adornment of the Church of Christ. Ἦχος πλ. δ Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου θαύµατος Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραηλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Λόγῳ τὰ πάθη Πανόλβιε, καθυποτάξας σαφῶς, τὴν ψυχὴν κατελάµπρυνας, ἀρετῶν ἐν χρώµασι, καὶ δογµάτων ὀρθότητι, τὸν τῆς σοφίας πλοῦτον δρεψάµενος, καὶ διανείµας τοῖς σοὶ προστρέχουσι, λύχνος πολύφωτος, γεγονὼς τῇ χάριτι, θεοπρεπῶς, ὤφθης ἐγκαλλώπισµα, τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ Χριστοῦ. Stichos 8 Στίχος η For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. (Repeat) Having subjugated your passions to your reason, O Nikiforos, you made your soul resplendent through the prism of the virtues; you harvested wisdom from doctrine in keeping with the Orthodox faith, and you impart that treasure to the faithful who approach you; by grace you became a lamp shining with a thousand flames, and are the magnificent adornment of the Church of Christ. Ὅτι παρὰ τῶ Κυρίω τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραηλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. (Πάλιν) Λόγῳ τὰ πάθη Πανόλβιε, καθυποτάξας σαφῶς, τὴν ψυχὴν κατελάµπρυνας, ἀρετῶν ἐν χρώµασι, καὶ δογµάτων ὀρθότητι, τὸν τῆς σοφίας πλοῦτον δρεψάµενος, καὶ διανείµας τοῖς σοὶ προστρέχουσι, λύχνος πολύφωτος, γεγονὼς τῇ χάριτι, θεοπρεπῶς, ὤφθης ἐγκαλλώπισµα, τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ Χριστοῦ. Stichos 9 Στίχος θ Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. Gaining the victory over the enemy, you received the radiant crown of justice, all-wise Nikiforos, who taught so purely; unshakable pillar of the faith, impregnable rampart for the Church, you cast down the hordes of foolish heretics, O venerable father of divine thoughts. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Νίκην κατ ἐχθρῶν ἀράµενος, δικαιοσύνης λαµπρῷ, νῦν στεφάνῳ κεκόσµησαι, Νικηφόρε πάνσοφε, τῆς ἁγνείας διδάσκαλε, τῆς εὐσεβείας στῦλος ἀκράδαντος, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας ἀκαταµάχητος, πύργος γενόµενος, τῶν ἀφρόνων ἅπασαν, αἱρετικῶν, φάλαγγα κατέστρεψας, θεόφρον Ὅσιε.

44 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 Stichos 10 Στίχος ι For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. As a celestial guide, you climbed the firmament up to heaven, carried in the chariot of virtues, O blessed theologian; imitating the zeal of Elijah, with the sword of the Spirit you completely cut the throats of the priests of infamy, and now we exalt yu like the Thesbite. Theotokion from the Menaion Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Rejoice, pride of the world, rejoice, temple of the Lord; rejoice, overshadowed mountain, rejoice, golden lamp, glory of the Orthodox; rejoice, rejoice, Mary, Mother of Christ God; rejoice, paradise; rejoice, holy table; rejoice, tabernacle; rejoice, golden pavilion; rejoice, the hope of all! Great Prokeimenon Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ἔνδον τῶν ἀδύτων πέφηνας, εἰς οὐρανοὺς ἀναβάς, ἀρετῶν ἐποχούµενος, Θεορρῆµον ἅρµασι, διφρηλάτης αἰθέριος, ὡς ὁ Θεσβίτης νῦν ἀνυψούµενος, οὗ καὶ τὸν ζῆλον ἐκµιµησάµενος, ξίφει τοῦ Πνεύµατος, τῆς αἰσχύνης ἅπαντας, τοὺς ἱερεῖς, ἄριστα κατέσφαξας, µακαριώτατε. αὐτήν. 40 Θεοτοκίον ἐκ τοῦ Μηναίου Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Χαίροις οἰκουµένης καύχηµα, χαῖρε Κυρίου ναέ, χαῖρε ὄρος κατάσκιον, χαῖρε καταφύγιον, χαῖρε λυχνία χρυσῆ, χαῖρε τὸ κλέος τῶν ὀρθοδόξων σεµνή, χαῖρε Μαρία, Μήτηρ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, χαῖρε Παράδεισε, χαῖρε θεία τράπεζα, χαῖρε σκηνή, χαῖρε στάµνε πάγχρυσε, χαῖρε ἡ πάντων ἐλπίς. Mέγα Προκείµενον Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon. Διάκ. Ἑσπέρας. Προκείµενον. Tone Plagal 2 Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Let Your salvation, O God, be my comfort. Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Let the poor see it and be glad. Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Ἦχος πλ. β' Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Ἡ σωτηρία σου ὁ Θεὸς ἀντιλάβοιτό µου. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Ἰδέτωσαν πτωχοί, καὶ εὐφρανθήτωσαν. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι

45 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 Great Litany of Fervent Supplication Deacon Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Lord almighty, God of our fathers, we beseech You: hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy; we beseech You, hear us and have mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the pious and Orthodox Christians. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon (Name). Again we pray for our Archbishop Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for our brothers, the priests, hieromonks, hierodeacons, and monastics, and for all our brotherhood in Christ. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness, and remission of sins of the servants of God, of all pious and Orthodox Christians, of those who dwell and are in this city, and of the members and the council of this holy church. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the blessed and evermemorable builders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brothers gone to their rest before us, and the Orthodox here and everywhere who piously lie asleep. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for those who are fruitful and do good works in this holy and all-venerable temple; for those who serve and those who sing, and 41 Μεγάλη Ἐκτενῆς Ἰκεσία Διάκ. Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡµῶν, δεόµεθά Σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ Ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος). Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἱερέων, ἱεροµονάχων, ἱεροδιακόνων καὶ µοναχῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡµῶν ἀδελφότητος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. 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 καὶ ἐπιτρόπων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν µακαρίων καὶ ἀειµνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης, καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαµένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειµένων, καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ Ὀρθοδόξων. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων, καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ

46 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 for all the people here present, who await Your great and rich mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Priest For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Evening Prayer Make us worthy, Lord, to be kept this evening without sin. Blessed are You, Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Let Your mercy, Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You. Blessed are You, Lord, teach me Your commandments. Blessed are You, Master, give me understanding of Your commandments. Blessed are You, Holy One, enlighten me by Your commandments. Lord, Your mercy endures to the ages; do not disregard the works of Your hands. To You belongs praise, to You belongs song, to You belongs glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Deacon Lord. Lord, Completed Litany Let us complete our evening prayer to the Deacon Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. Lord, Deacon That the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon An Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχοµένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ µέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, 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. Παράσχου, Κύριε. 42 Εὐχὴ Ἐσπεριµή 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. 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. Πληρωτικὰ Διάκ. Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν ἡµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῷσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Κύριε, Διάκ. Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν, τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναµάρτητον, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου, αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Συγγνώµην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πληµµεληµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα.

47 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 Deacon Those things which are good and beneficial to our souls, and peace in the world, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon To complete the remaining time of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon A Christian end of our lives, painless, unashamed, peaceful, and a good defense before the fearsome judgment seat of Christ, let us ask. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Commemorating our all-holy, pure, mostblessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever- Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our life to Christ our God. To You, O Lord. Priest For You are a good God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Prayer at the Bowing of Heads 43 Διάκ. Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συµφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν, καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσµῳ, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ µετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικά, καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπί τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήµατος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. 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. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς 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. Priest Peace be with all. Ἱερεύς Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. And with your spirit. Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας Καὶ τῷ πνεύµατί σου. Deacon Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Διάκ. Τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωµεν. To You, O Lord. Priest Lord our God, Who bowed the heavens, and Who came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon Your servants and upon Your inheritance. For Your servants have bowed their heads, and they have bent their necks to You, the fearsome Judge Who love mankind; they do not expect help from men, but they await Your mercy, and look for Your expected salvation; protect them at all times, during both the present evening and the coming night, from every enemy, from every opposing work of the devil, and from vain thoughts and evil memories. May the power of Your kingdom be blessed and glorified, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Aposticha Idiomelon from the Triodion Σοὶ, Κύριε. Priest Lord our God, Who bowed the heavens, and Who came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon Your servants and upon Your inheritance. For Your servants have bowed their heads, and they have bent their necks to You, the fearsome Judge Who love mankind; they do not expect help from men, but they await Your mercy, and look for Your expected salvation; protect them at all times, during both the present evening and the coming night, from every enemy, from every opposing work of the devil, and from vain thoughts and evil memories. 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. Ἀπόστιχα Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Τριωδίου

48 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 Tone Plagal 4 Throwing off from my unruly mind the bridle of the Father, I have lived with bestial thoughts of sin, and in my misery I have wasted all my life like the Prodigal. Forsaking the food that gives strength to man s heart, I have fed upon the pleasure that gives passing satisfaction. Yet, good Father, do not shut the door of Your compassionate love against me, but opening it wide receive me as the Prodigal Son and save me. To You I have lifted up my eyes, to You Who dwell in heaven. Behold, the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid look to the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes look unto the Lord our God, until He takes pity upon us. (Repeat) Throwing off from my unruly mind the bridle of the Father, I have lived with bestial thoughts of sin, and in my misery I have wasted all my life like the Prodigal. Forsaking the food that gives strength to man s heart, I have fed upon the pleasure that gives passing satisfaction. Yet, good Father, do not shut the door of Your compassionate love against me, but opening it wide receive me as the Prodigal Son and save me. Martyrikon Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with lowliness. Greatly has our soul been filled therewith; let reproach come upon those who prosper, and lowliness upon the proud. O martyrs of the Lord, you make holy every place and heal every ill; now we entreat you to pray that our souls may be delivered from the snares of the enemy. Theotokion from the Triodion Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Ἦχος πλ. δ' Χαλινοὺς ἀποπτύσας τοὺς πατρικούς, ἀστάτω φρενί, τοὶς κτηνώδεσι τῆς ἁµαρτίας, λογισµοὶς συνέζησα, ὅλον µου τὸν βίον δαπανήσας ἀσώτως, ὁ τάλας ἐγώ, τροφῆς δὲ λειπόµενος, βεβαιούσης καρδίαν, πρὸς καιρὸν λιπαίνουσαν, ἡδονὴν ἐσιτούµην. Ἀλλὰ Πάτερ ἀγαθέ, µὴ κλείσης µοὶ τὰ φιλάνθρωπα σπλάγχνα, ἀλλ ἀνοίξας δέξαι µε, ὡς τὸν Ἄσωτον Υἱόν, καὶ σώσόν µε. Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς µου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῶ. Ἰδού, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ δούλων εἰς χείρας τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χείρας τῆς κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλµοὶ ἡµῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡµᾶς. (Πάλιν) Χαλινοὺς ἀποπτύσας τοὺς πατρικούς, ἀστάτω φρενί, τοὶς κτηνώδεσι τῆς ἁµαρτίας, λογισµοὶς συνέζησα, ὅλον µου τὸν βίον δαπανήσας ἀσώτως, ὁ τάλας ἐγώ, τροφῆς δὲ λειπόµενος, βεβαιούσης καρδίαν, πρὸς καιρὸν λιπαίνουσαν, ἡδονὴν ἐσιτούµην. Ἀλλὰ Πάτερ ἀγαθέ, µὴ κλείσης µοὶ τὰ φιλάνθρωπα σπλάγχνα, ἀλλ ἀνοίξας δέξαι µε, ὡς τὸν Ἄσωτον Υἱόν, καὶ σώσόν µε. Μαρτυρικὸν Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθηµεν ἐξουδενώσεως, ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡµῶν, τὸ ὄνειδος τοὶς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοὶς ὑπερηφάνοις. Μάρτυρες Κυρίου, πάντα τόπον ἁγιάζετε, καὶ πᾶσαν νόσον θεραπεύετε, καὶ νὺν πρεσβεύσατε, ῥυσθῆναι τῶν παγίδων τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν δεόµεθα. Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Τριωδίου Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. The heavenly powers praise you, O Virgin Τὰ οὐράνια ὕµνεί σε, κεχαριτωµένη Μῆτερ Mother full of grace, and we also glorify your ἀνύµφευτε, καὶ ἡµεῖς δοξολογοῦµεν, τὴν childbearing that none can understand. O ἀνεξιχνίαστόν σου γέννησιν. Θεοτόκε Theotokos, pray for the salvation of our souls. πρέσβευε, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. 44

49 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 Hymn of Simeon the God Bearer Priest Now let Your servant depart in peace, O Lord, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared in the presence of all people, a light for revelation to the nations, and for glory to Your people Israel. Trisagion Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name s sake. Lord, Lord, Lord, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed be Thy 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 the evil one. Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Troparia Tone Plagal 1 Ὠδὴν Συµεὼν τοῦ Θεοδόχου Ἱερεύς Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου, Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥήµά 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. Τρισάγιον Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁµαρτίαις ἡµῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡµῶν, ἕνεκεν του ὀνόµατός σου. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Πάτερ ἡµῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνοµά σου Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέληµά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡµῶν τὸν 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 τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Τροπάρια Ἦχος πλ. α' O Theotokos Virgin, Rejoice, Mary, full of Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, Χαῖρε κεχαριτωµένη grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are Μαρία, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ, εὐλογηµένη, 45

50 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls. O Baptizer of Christ, remember us all, that we may be delivered from our iniquities; for to you was given the grace to intercede for us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Intercede for us, O holy Apostles and all you Saints, that we may be delivered from perils and sorrows; for we have acquired you as fervent intercessors before the Savior. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Under your compassion we take refuge, O Theotokos; turn not away from our supplications in adversity, but protect us from perils, O only pure and only blessed one. Troparion Lord, (40) Κύριε (µ ) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. In the name of the Lord, father, bless. Priest Blessed is the One Who is, Christ our God, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. Priest Heavenly King, protect our faithful rulers, strengthen the faith, calm the nations, give peace to the world, preserve this church and this city, grant repose to our departed fathers and brothers among the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession, for You are good and love mankind. σὺ ἐν γυναιξί, καὶ εὐλογηµένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου, ὅτι Σωτήρα ἔτεκες τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Βαπτιστὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πάντων ἡµῶν µνήσθητι, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν ἡµῶν, σοὶ γὰρ ἐδόθη χάρις πρεσβεύειν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἱκετεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν, ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ Ἁγιοι πάντες, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν κινδύνων καὶ θλίψεων, ὑµᾶς γὰρ θερµοὺς προστάτας, πρὸς τὸν Σωτήρα κεκτήµεθα. 46 Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν, καταφεύγοµεν, Θεοτόκε, τὰς ἡµῶν ἱκεσίας, µὴ παρίδης ἐν περιστάσει, ἀλλ ἐκ κινδύνων λύτρωσαι ἡµᾶς, µόνη Ἁγνή, µόνη εὐλογηµένη. Τροπάριον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου εὐλόγησον, πἀτερ. Ἱερεύς Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, πάντοτε; νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἱερεύς Ἐπουράνιε Βασιλεῦ, τοὺς πιστοὺς Βασιλεῖς ἡµῶν στερέωσον, τὴν Πίστιν στήριξον, τὰ ἔθνη πράϋνον, τὸν κόσµον εἰρήνευσον, τὴν ἁγίαν Μονὴν ταύτην καλῶς διαφύλαξον, τοὺς προαπελθόντας πατέρας καὶ ἀδελφοὺς ἡµῶν ἐν σκηναῖς Δικαίων τάξον, καὶ ἡµᾶς ἐν µετανοίᾳ καὶ ἐξοµολογήσει παράλαβε, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος.

51 Second Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 12, 2017 Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian Priest Lord and Master of my life, deliver me from the spirit of laziness and meddling, the lust for power and gossip. Rather, grant the spirit of wisdom, humility, patience, and love to me Your servant. Yes, Lord and King, grant that I may see my own faults and not judge my brother; for You are blessed to the ages of ages. Dismissal Εὐχὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἐφραίµ Ἱερεύς Κύριε καὶ Δέσποτα τῆς ζωῆς µου, πνεῦµα ἀργίας, περιεργίας, φιλαρχίας, καὶ ἀργολογίας, µή µοι δῷς. Πνεῦµα δὲ σωφροσύνης, ταπεινοφροσύνης, ὑποµονῆς, καὶ ἀγάπης χάρισαί µοι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Ναὶ, Κύριε Βασιλεῦ, δώρησαί µοι τοῦ ὁρᾷν τὰ ἐµὰ πταίσµατα, καὶ µὴ κατακρίνειν τὸν ἀδελφόν µου, ὅτι εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀπόλυσις Priest Glory to You, O God, glory to You. Ἱερεύς Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεός, δόξα Σοί. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Lord, Lord, Lord, Holy Father, bless. Priest May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-blameless holy Mother; by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross; through the protection of the honorable heavenly bodiless powers; through the supplications of the honorable, glorious, prophet, forerunner, and baptist John; of the holy, glorious, and allpraiseworthy Apostles; of the holy, glorious and triumphant martyrs; of our venerable and Godbearing fathers; of (the patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of our Father among the Saints Nikephoros, Patriarch of Constantinople whom we commemorate; and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loves mankind. Troparion All those do you shelter, O good one, those who in their faith flee unto you, with your strong hand you protect; we who sin have no one else who intercedes for us, before God endlessly, in ills and all dangers, for us who are laden with our many sins and mistakes; Mother, of our God in the Highest therefore we fall down to you, humbly; from all misfortunes, keep your servants safe. Priest Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Πάτερ ἄγιε, 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, (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ Ναοῦ) τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων Θεοπατόρων, Ἰωακεὶµ καὶ Ἄννης τοῦ ἐν Ἁγίοις Πατρός ἡµῶν Νικηφόρου, Πατριάρχου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως οὗ καὶ τὴν µνήµην ἐπιτελοῦµεν, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡµᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Τροπάριον Πάντων προστατεύεις, Ἀγαθή, τῶν καταφευγόντων ἐν πίστει τῇ κραταιᾷ σου χειρί ἄλλην γὰρ οὐκ ἔχοµεν ἁµαρτωλοὶ πρὸς Θεόν, ἐν κινδύνοις καὶ θλίψεσιν, ἀεὶ µεσιτείαν, οἱ κατακαµπτόµενοι ὑπὸ πταισµάτων πολλῶν, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου ὅθεν σοι προσπίπτοµεν Ῥῦσαι πάσης περιστάσεως τοὺς δούλους σου. Ἱερεύς Δι εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡµῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς. 47

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53 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 Third Sunday Evening in Great Lent Monday of the Fourth Week Κυριακή Γ τῶν Νηστειῶν Τῆ Δευτέρα τῆς Δ Ἐβδοµάδος March 19, η Μαρτίου 2017 At Great Vespers The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Compunctionate Stichera of the Tone Εἰς τὸν Μεγἀλον Ἐσπερινόν Ὁ Προοιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα» Στιχηρὰ Κατανυκτικά τοῦ Ἦχου Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β Stichos 1 Στίχ. α Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Your name. I have no repentance and no tears. Therefore I entreat You, O Savior: before the end comes, cause me to turn back, and grant me compunction, that I may be delivered from torment. Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόµατί σου. Μετάνοιαν οὐ κέκτηµαι, ἀλλ οὐδὲ πάλιν δάκρυα, διὰ τοῦτο ἱκετεύω σὲ Σωτήρ, πρὸ τέλους ἐπιστρέψαι, καὶ δούναί µοὶ κατάνυξιν, ὅπως ῥυσθήσωµαι τῆς κολάσεως. Stichos 2 Στίχ. β The righteous shall wait patiently for me until You reward me. At Your fearful coming, O Christ, may we not hear the words: I do not know you. For we have put our trust in You, O Savior, although in our ignorance we do not keep Your commandments. Even so, we entreat You saying: Spare our souls. Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῶς µοί. Ἐν τῇ φρικτὴ παρουσία σου Χριστέ, µὴ ἀκούσωµεν, οὐκ οἶδα ὑµᾶς, τὴν γὰρ ἐλπίδα ἐπὶ σοὶ τῶ Σωτήρι ἐθέµεθα, εἰ καὶ τὰ σὰ προστάγµατα οὐ πράττοµεν, διὰ τήν ἀµέλειαν ἡµῶν, ἀλλὰ φεῖσαι τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν δεόµεθα. Stichos 3 Στίχ. γ Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Heal the wounds of my heart, inflicted on me through my many sins, O Savior and Physician of our souls and bodies; for You always grant forgiveness of transgressions to those who ask. Give me tears of repentance and remission of my debts, O Lord, and have mercy on me. Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε, Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Τὰ τῆς καρδίας µου τραύµατα, ἐκ πολλῶν ἁµαρτηµάτων φυέντα µοί, ἰάτρευσον Σωτήρ, ὁ τῶν ψυχῶν, καὶ τῶν σωµάτων ἰατρός, ὁ, παρέχων τοὶς αἰτοῦσι, πταισµάτων τὴν συγχώρησιν ἀεί, παράσχου µοὶ δάκρυα µετανοίας, διδοὺς µοὶ τὴν λύσιν τῶν ὀφληµάτων Κύριε, καὶ ἐλέησόν µε. Stichos 4 Στίχ. δ Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Finding me naked, stripped of virtues, the Γυµνὸν µὲ εὑρῶν τῶν ἀρετῶν ὁ ἐχθρός, τῶ enemy wounded me with the arrow of sin; βέλει τῆς ἁµαρτίας ἔτρωσεν, ἀλλὰ σὺ ὡς 49

54 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 but, O God, the Physician of our souls and bodies, heal the wounds of my soul and have mercy on me. Prosomoia Stichera Tone Plagal 4 Lord, Who are the judge Stichos 5 If You should mark iniquities, Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. O Lord, You have stretched out Your hands of Your own will upon the Cross; fill us with Your light through fasting and through prayer, through abstinence and works of charity; and count us worthy to venerate Your Cross with contrite hearts, for You are good and You are the Lover of mankind. Stichos 6 For Your name s sake I have patiently waited for You, Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. O Lord, All-Merciful One, in the multitude of Your mercies blot out the multitude of my sins, and count me worthy with a pure soul to behold and kiss Your Cross during the present week of abstinence, for You are the Lover of mankind. Another Prosomoin By Theodore Stichos 7 Tone 3 Great wonder From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. ἰατρὸς ψυχῶν τε καὶ σωµάτων, τὰ τραύµατα τῆς ψυχῆς µου θεράπευσον, ὁ Θεός, καὶ ἐλέησόν µε. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοιa; Ἦχος πλ. δ' Κύριε, εἰ καὶ κριτηρίω Στίχ. ε' Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσης, Κύριε, Κύριε τὶς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµὸς ἐστιν. Κύριε, ὁ ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ ἑκουσίως, ὑφαπλώσας τὰς παλάµας σου, τοῦτον κατανύξει καρδίας, προσκυνεῖν ἡµᾶς ἀξίωσον, λελαµπρυσµένους καλῶς, νηστείαις καὶ δεήσεσι, καὶ ἐγκρατεία, καὶ εὐποιϊα, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Στίχ. στ' Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Κύριε, τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν µου τὰ πλήθη, κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος ἐξάλειψον, τῶν σῶν οἰκτιρµῶν Πανοικτίρµον, καὶ τὸν Σταυρόν σου ἀξίωσον, ἐν καθαρᾷ τὴ ψυχή, καὶ βλέπειν καὶ προσπτύσσεσθαι, ἐν τῇ παρούση τῆς ἐγκρατείας, Ἑβδοµάδι ὡς φιλάνθρωπος. Ἕτερον Προσόµοιον Ποίηµα Θεοδώρου Στίχ. ζ' Ἦχος γ' Μέγιστον θαῦµα Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. O mighty wonder! Before us stands the wood, Μέγιστον θαῦµα! τὸ Ξύλον ὁρᾶται, ἐν ὧ on which Christ was crucified in the flesh. Χριστὸς σαρκὶ ἐσταυρώθη, προσκυνεῖ ὁ The world venerates it and, illumined, cries Κόσµος καὶ φωτιζόµενος ἀνακράζει. Ὧ τοῦ aloud: Great is the power of Your Cross! Σταυροῦ τὴ δυνάµει! καὶ θεωρούµενος When demons look upon it, they are burnt; by δαίµονας καίει, καὶ ἐκτυπούµενος, τούτους the Sign of the Cross they are consumed with φλέγων δείκνυται. Μακαρίζω σὲ τὸ ἄχραντον fire. O pure and holy wood, I call you Ξύλον, τιµῶ καὶ προσκυνῶ ἐν φόβῳ, καὶ 50

55 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 blessed; I honor you and venerate you with fear, and I give glory unto God Who through you has bestowed upon me life without end. Prosomoia from the Menaion (March 20) 51 Θεὸν δοξάζω, τὸν διὰ σοῦ µοὶ χαριζόµενον, ζωὴν τὴν ἀτελεύτητον. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τοῦ Μηναίου (20 Μαρτίου) Stichos 7 Στίχος ζ Tone 4 As valiant among martyrs From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. You cherished the Object of your desires with your whole heart, venerable fathers of Saint Savvas Monastery, and you considered the pleasures of this life as rubbish, enamored only of the goods that endure forever; in the midst of vigils and prayers, in spite of cold and burning heat, in the caverns which served as your dwellings, you became fellow-citizens with the angels by the grace of God. Ἦχος δ Ὡς γενναῖον ἐν Μάρτυσιν Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραηλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἐφετῶν τὸ ἀκρότατον, ὁλικῶς ἀγαπήσαντες, τὰ τοῦ βίου Ὅσιοι, ὥσπερ σκύβαλα, τερπνὰ ἡγήσασθε ἅπαντα, καὶ µόνα τὰ µένοντα, ἀγρυπνίᾳ καὶ εὐχῇ, νιφετῷ τε καὶ καύσωνι, ἐποθήσατε, σπηλοδίαιτοι ἅµα γεγονότες, συµπολῖται τῶν Ἀγγέλων, ἀναδειχθέντες ἐν χάριτι. Stichos 8 Στίχος η For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. (Repeat) You cherished the Object of your desires with your whole heart, venerable fathers of Saint Savvas Monastery, and you considered the pleasures of this life as rubbish, enamored only of the goods that endure forever; in the midst of vigils and prayers, in spite of cold and burning heat, in the caverns which served as your dwellings, you became fellow-citizens with the angels by the grace of God. Ὅτι παρὰ τῶ Κυρίω τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραηλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. (Πάλιν) Ἐφετῶν τὸ ἀκρότατον, ὁλικῶς ἀγαπήσαντες, τὰ τοῦ βίου Ὅσιοι, ὥσπερ σκύβαλα, τερπνὰ ἡγήσασθε ἅπαντα, καὶ µόνα τὰ µένοντα, ἀγρυπνίᾳ καὶ εὐχῇ, νιφετῷ τε καὶ καύσωνι, ἐποθήσατε, σπηλοδίαιτοι ἅµα γεγονότες, συµπολῖται τῶν Ἀγγέλων, ἀναδειχθέντες ἐν χάριτι. Stichos 9 Στίχος θ Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. Struck by clods of dirt, stones and fists, O holy martyrs, you all maintained the same sentiments with one heart, united by fraternal love and affection; sent together to death, your limbs cut off, you were victorious athletes offered as an acceptable sacrifice at the table of God. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Καὶ ῥοπάλοις τυπτόµενοι, καὶ τοῖς λίθοις βαλλόµενοι, καὶ πυγµαῖς κοπτόµενοι τὴν ὁµόνοιαν, οὐ διελύσατε Μάρτυρες, ἀγάπῃ συνδούµενοι, καὶ στοργῇ ἀδελφικῇ, ἀλλ ὑφ ἓν θανατούµενοι, καὶ τεµνόµενοι, µεληδὸν Ἀθλοφόροι τῇ τραπέζῃ, προσηνέχθητε τῇ θείᾳ, ὡς ἱερεῖα ἀµώµητα.

56 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 Stichos 10 Στίχος ι For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. Suffocated and burned alive in the fire, O illustrious martyrs of Saint Savvas Monastery, you commended your souls to the Almighty as spotless victims, in order to be united with the choirs of bodiless powers, and receive the inheritance of heavenly bliss; pray unceasingly that those who sing to you may share your lot. Theotokion from the Menaion Tone 4 As valiant among martyrs Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. You brought the divine Savior to the world; grant me repentance, that saving and perfect remedy; open the fountains of my tears, and grant that at the terrible and inescapable hour of the judgment I may be delivered from frightful punishment; do this by your prayers, O Virgin, and find grace for me before God. Great Prokeimenon 52 Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Καὶ πνιγµῷ συγκλειόµενοι, καὶ πυρὶ δαπανώµενοι, τὰς ψυχὰς παρέθεσθε ὡς ἀµώµητα, Μάρτυρες ἔνδοξοι θύµατα, χειρὶ τοῦ Παντάνακτος, καὶ συνήφθητε χοροῖς, ἀσωµάτων Δυνάµεων, αἰωνίζουσαν, κληρωσάµενοι δόξαν, ἧς µεθέξειν, τοὺς ἡµᾶς ἀνευφηµοῦντας, ἀδιαλείπτως πρεσβεύσατε. Θεοτοκίον ἐκ τοῦ Μηναίου Ἦχος δ Ὡς γενναῖον ἐν Μάρτυσιν Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Μετανοίας τὸ ἄριστον, καὶ σωτήριον φάρµακον, ἡ Θεὸν κυήσασα τὸν Σωτῆρά µου, καὶ τῶν δακρύων τὰ ῥεύµατα, καὶ ὥρας τὴν ἔννοιαν, τῆς φρικτῆς καὶ φοβερᾶς, ἀδεκάστου τε κρίσεως, σὺ µοι δώρησαι, καὶ φυγεῖν ταῖς εὐχαῖς σου, ὦ Παρθένε, τῶν κολάσεων τὸν τρόµον καὶ θείας τεύξασθαι χάριτος. Mέγα Προκείµενον Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon. Διάκ. Ἑσπέρας. Προκείµενον. Tone Plagal 2 You, Ο Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. You, Ο Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. From the ends of the earth I have called to You. You, Ο Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. I will take refuge under the shadow of Your wings. You, Ο Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. Ἦχος πλ. β' Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. Ἀπὸ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς πρὸς σὲ ἐκέκραξα. Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. Σκεπασθήσοµαι ἐν τῇ σκέπη τῶν πτερύγων σου. Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε.

57 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 Great Litany of Fervent Supplication Deacon Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Lord almighty, God of our fathers, we beseech You: hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy; we beseech You, hear us and have mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the pious and Orthodox Christians. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon (Name). Again we pray for our Archbishop Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for our brothers, the priests, hieromonks, hierodeacons, and monastics, and for all our brotherhood in Christ. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness, and remission of sins of the servants of God, of all pious and Orthodox Christians, of those who dwell and are in this city, and of the members and the council of this holy church. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the blessed and evermemorable builders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brothers gone to their rest before us, and the Orthodox here and everywhere who piously lie asleep. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for those who are fruitful and do good works in this holy and all-venerable temple; for those who serve and those who sing, and 53 Μεγάλη Ἐκτενῆς Ἰκεσία Διάκ. Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡµῶν, δεόµεθά Σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ Ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος). Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἱερέων, ἱεροµονάχων, ἱεροδιακόνων καὶ µοναχῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡµῶν ἀδελφότητος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. 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 καὶ ἐπιτρόπων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν µακαρίων καὶ ἀειµνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης, καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαµένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειµένων, καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ Ὀρθοδόξων. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων, καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ

58 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 for all the people here present, who await Your great and rich mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Priest For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Evening Prayer Make us worthy, Lord, to be kept this evening without sin. Blessed are You, Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Let Your mercy, Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You. Blessed are You, Lord, teach me Your commandments. Blessed are You, Master, give me understanding of Your commandments. Blessed are You, Holy One, enlighten me by Your commandments. Lord, Your mercy endures to the ages; do not disregard the works of Your hands. To You belongs praise, to You belongs song, to You belongs glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Deacon Lord. Lord, Completed Litany Let us complete our evening prayer to the Deacon Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. Lord, Deacon That the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon An Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχοµένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ µέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, 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. Παράσχου, Κύριε. 54 Εὐχὴ Ἐσπεριµή 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. 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. Πληρωτικὰ Διάκ. Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν ἡµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῷσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Κύριε, Διάκ. Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν, τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναµάρτητον, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου, αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Συγγνώµην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πληµµεληµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα.

59 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 Deacon Those things which are good and beneficial to our souls, and peace in the world, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon To complete the remaining time of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon A Christian end of our lives, painless, unashamed, peaceful, and a good defense before the fearsome judgment seat of Christ, let us ask. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Commemorating our all-holy, pure, mostblessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever- Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our life to Christ our God. To You, O Lord. Priest For You are a good God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Prayer at the Bowing of Heads 55 Διάκ. Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συµφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν, καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσµῳ, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ µετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικά, καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπί τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήµατος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. 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. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς 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. Priest Peace be with all. Ἱερεύς Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. And with your spirit. Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας Καὶ τῷ πνεύµατί σου. Deacon Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Διάκ. Τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωµεν. To You, O Lord. Priest Lord our God, Who bowed the heavens, and Who came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon Your servants and upon Your inheritance. For Your servants have bowed their heads, and they have bent their necks to You, the fearsome Judge Who love mankind; they do not expect help from men, but they await Your mercy, and look for Your expected salvation; protect them at all times, during both the present evening and the coming night, from every enemy, from every opposing work of the devil, and from vain thoughts and evil memories. May the power of Your kingdom be blessed and glorified, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Aposticha Idiomelon from the Triodion Σοὶ, Κύριε. Priest Lord our God, Who bowed the heavens, and Who came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon Your servants and upon Your inheritance. For Your servants have bowed their heads, and they have bent their necks to You, the fearsome Judge Who love mankind; they do not expect help from men, but they await Your mercy, and look for Your expected salvation; protect them at all times, during both the present evening and the coming night, from every enemy, from every opposing work of the devil, and from vain thoughts and evil memories. 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. Ἀπόστιχα Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Τριωδίου

60 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 Tone Plagal 4 In my wretchedness I dare not raise my eyes to heaven, because of all the evil I have done; but like the Publican I groan and cry to You: O God, be merciful to me a sinner, and deliver me from the hypocrisy of the Pharisee, for You alone are compassionate. To You I have lifted up my eyes, to You Who dwell in heaven. Behold, the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid look to the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes look unto the Lord our God, until He takes pity upon us. (Repeat) In my wretchedness I dare not raise my eyes to heaven, because of all the evil I have done; but like the Publican I groan and cry to You: O God, be merciful to me a sinner, and deliver me from the hypocrisy of the Pharisee, for You alone are compassionate. Martyrikon Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with lowliness. Greatly has our soul been filled therewith; let reproach come upon those who prosper, and lowliness upon the proud. O Martyrs of the Lord, you make holy every place and heal every ill: and now we entreat you to pray that our souls may be delivered from the snares of the enemy. Theotokion from the Triodion Same Tone Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. The heavenly powers praise you, O Virgin Mother full of grace, and we also glorify your childbearing that none can understand. O Theotokos, pray for the salvation of our souls. Hymn of Simeon the God Bearer Priest Now let Your servant depart in peace, O Lord, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared in the 56 Ἦχος πλ. δ' Ἀτενίσαι τὸ ὄµµα εἰς οὐρανόν, οὐ τολµῶ ὁ τάλας ἐγώ, ἐκ τῶν πονηρῶν µου πράξεων, ἀλλ ὡς ὁ Τελώνης στενάξας κραυγάζω σοί. Ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί µοὶ τῶ ἁµαρτωλῶ, καὶ φαρισαϊκῆς ὑποκρίσεως ῥύσαί µε, ὡς µόνος εὔσπλαγχνος Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς µου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῶ. Ἰδού, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ δούλων εἰς χείρας τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χείρας τῆς κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλµοὶ ἡµῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡµᾶς. (Πάλιν) Ἀτενίσαι τὸ ὄµµα εἰς οὐρανόν, οὐ τολµῶ ὁ τάλας ἐγώ, ἐκ τῶν πονηρῶν µου πράξεων, ἀλλ ὡς ὁ Τελώνης στενάξας κραυγάζω σοί. Ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί µοὶ τῶ ἁµαρτωλῶ, καὶ φαρισαϊκῆς ὑποκρίσεως ῥύσαί µε, ὡς µόνος εὔσπλαγχνος Μαρτυρικὸν Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθηµεν ἐξουδενώσεως, ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡµῶν, τὸ ὄνειδος τοὶς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοὶς ὑπερηφάνοις. Μάρτυρες Κυρίου, πάντα τόπον ἁγιάζετε, καὶ πᾶσαν νόσον θεραπεύετε, καὶ νὺν πρεσβεύσατε, ῥυσθῆναι τῶν παγίδων τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν δεόµεθα. Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Τριωδίου Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Τὰ οὐράνια ὑµνεῖ σὲ κεχαριτωµένη, Μῆτερ ἀνύµφευτε, καὶ ἡµεῖς δοξολογοῦµεν, τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστόν σου γέννησιν, Θεοτόκε πρέσβευε, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Ὠδὴν Συµεὼν τοῦ Θεοδόχου Ἱερεύς Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου, Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥήµά σου, ἐν εἰρήνῃ, ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλµοί µου τὸ σωτήριόν σου, ὃ ἡτοίµασας κατὰ πρόσωπον

61 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 presence of all people, a light for revelation to the nations, and for glory to Your people Israel. Trisagion Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name s sake. Lord, Lord, Lord, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed be Thy 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 the evil one. Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Troparia Tone Plagal 1 O Theotokos Virgin, Rejoice, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls. πάντων τῶν λαῶν φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν, καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ. ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. 57 Τρισάγιον Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁµαρτίαις ἡµῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡµῶν, ἕνεκεν του ὀνόµατός σου. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Πάτερ ἡµῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνοµά σου Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέληµά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡµῶν τὸν 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 τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Τροπάρια Ἦχος πλ. α' Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, Χαῖρε κεχαριτωµένη Μαρία, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ, εὐλογηµένη, σὺ ἐν γυναιξί, καὶ εὐλογηµένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου, ὅτι Σωτήρα ἔτεκες τῶν

62 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 O Baptizer of Christ, remember us all, that we may be delivered from our iniquities; for to you was given the grace to intercede for us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Intercede for us, O holy Apostles and all you Saints, that we may be delivered from perils and sorrows; for we have acquired you as fervent intercessors before the Savior. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Under your compassion we take refuge, O Theotokos; turn not away from our supplications in adversity, but protect us from perils, O only pure and only blessed one. Troparion Lord, (40) Κύριε (µ ) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. In the name of the Lord, father, bless. Βαπτιστὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πάντων ἡµῶν µνήσθητι, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν ἡµῶν, σοὶ γὰρ ἐδόθη χάρις πρεσβεύειν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἱκετεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν, ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ Ἁγιοι πάντες, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν κινδύνων καὶ θλίψεων, ὑµᾶς γὰρ θερµοὺς προστάτας, πρὸς τὸν Σωτήρα κεκτήµεθα. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν, καταφεύγοµεν, Θεοτόκε, τὰς ἡµῶν ἱκεσίας, µὴ παρίδης ἐν περιστάσει, ἀλλ ἐκ κινδύνων λύτρωσαι ἡµᾶς, µόνη Ἁγνή, µόνη εὐλογηµένη. Τροπάριον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου εὐλόγησον, πἀτερ. Priest Blessed is the One Who is, Christ our God, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. Priest Heavenly King, protect our faithful rulers, strengthen the faith, calm the nations, give peace to the world, preserve this church and this city, grant repose to our departed fathers and brothers among the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession, for You are good and love mankind. Ἱερεύς Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, πάντοτε; νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἱερεύς Ἐπουράνιε Βασιλεῦ, τοὺς πιστοὺς Βασιλεῖς ἡµῶν στερέωσον, τὴν Πίστιν στήριξον, τὰ ἔθνη πράϋνον, τὸν κόσµον εἰρήνευσον, τὴν ἁγίαν Μονὴν ταύτην καλῶς διαφύλαξον, τοὺς προαπελθόντας πατέρας καὶ ἀδελφοὺς ἡµῶν ἐν σκηναῖς Δικαίων τάξον, καὶ ἡµᾶς ἐν µετανοίᾳ καὶ ἐξοµολογήσει παράλαβε, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. 58

63 Third Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 19, 2017 Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian Priest Lord and Master of my life, deliver me from the spirit of laziness and meddling, the lust for power and gossip. Rather, grant the spirit of wisdom, humility, patience, and love to me Your servant. Yes, Lord and King, grant that I may see my own faults and not judge my brother; for You are blessed to the ages of ages. Dismissal 59 Εὐχὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἐφραίµ Ἱερεύς Κύριε καὶ Δέσποτα τῆς ζωῆς µου, πνεῦµα ἀργίας, περιεργίας, φιλαρχίας, καὶ ἀργολογίας, µή µοι δῷς. Πνεῦµα δὲ σωφροσύνης, ταπεινοφροσύνης, ὑποµονῆς, καὶ ἀγάπης χάρισαί µοι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Ναὶ, Κύριε Βασιλεῦ, δώρησαί µοι τοῦ ὁρᾷν τὰ ἐµὰ πταίσµατα, καὶ µὴ κατακρίνειν τὸν ἀδελφόν µου, ὅτι εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀπόλυσις Priest Glory to You, O God, glory to You. Ἱερεύς Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεός, δόξα Σοί. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Lord, Lord, Lord, Holy Father, bless. Priest May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-blameless holy Mother; by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross; through the protection of the honorable heavenly bodiless powers; through the supplications of the honorable, glorious, prophet, forerunner, and baptist John; of the holy, glorious, and allpraiseworthy Apostles; of the holy, glorious and triumphant martyrs; of our venerable and Godbearing fathers; of (the patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of the holy Abbots martyred at the Monastery of Saint Savvas the Sanctified, and of the Holy New Martyrs Myron of Herakleia whom we commemorate; and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loves mankind. Troparion All those do you shelter, O good one, those who in their faith flee unto you, with your strong hand you protect; we who sin have no one else who intercedes for us, before God endlessly, in ills and all dangers, for us who are laden with our many sins and mistakes; Mother, of our God in the Highest therefore we fall down to you, humbly; from all misfortunes, keep your servants safe. Priest Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Πάτερ ἄγιε, 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, (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ Ναοῦ) τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων Θεοπατόρων, Ἰωακεὶµ καὶ Ἄννης τῶν Ἁγίων Ἀββάδων τῶν ἀναιρεθέντων ὑπό τῶν Μαύρων ἐν τῇ Μονῇ τοῦ Ἁγίου Σάββα τοῦ Ἡγιασµένου, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Νεοµάρτυρος Μύρωνος, τοῦ ἐν Ἡρακλείῳ ὧν καὶ τὴν µνήµην ἐπιτελοῦµεν, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡµᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Τροπάριον Πάντων προστατεύεις, Ἀγαθή, τῶν καταφευγόντων ἐν πίστει τῇ κραταιᾷ σου χειρί ἄλλην γὰρ οὐκ ἔχοµεν ἁµαρτωλοὶ πρὸς Θεόν, ἐν κινδύνοις καὶ θλίψεσιν, ἀεὶ µεσιτείαν, οἱ κατακαµπτόµενοι ὑπὸ πταισµάτων πολλῶν, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου ὅθεν σοι προσπίπτοµεν Ῥῦσαι πάσης περιστάσεως τοὺς δούλους σου. Ἱερεύς Δι εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡµῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς.

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65 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 Fourth Sunday Evening in Great Lent Monday of the Fifth Week Κυριακή Δ τῶν Νηστειῶν Τῆ Δευτέρα τῆς Ε Ἐβδοµάδος March 26, η Μαρτίου 2017 At Great Vespers The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Compunctionate Stichera of the Tone Grave Tone Εἰς τὸν Μεγἀλον Ἐσπερινόν Ὁ Προοιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα» Στιχηρὰ Κατανυκτικά τοῦ Ἦχου Ἦχος βαρὺς Stichos 1 Στίχ. α Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Your name. As the Prodigal Son, I also come to You, O compassionate Lord, and I fall down before You. Accept me as one of Your hired servants, and have mercy on me. Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόµατί σου. Ὡς ὁ ἄσωτος Υἱός, ἦλθον καγῶ οἰκτίρµον, δέξαι µὲ προσπίπτοντα, ὡς ἕνα τῶν µισθίων σου, ὁ Θεὸς καὶ ἐλέησόν µε. Stichos 2 Στίχ. β The righteous shall wait patiently for me until You reward me. As the man who fell among thieves and was wounded, I too have fallen through my sins and my soul is wounded. To whom shall I flee for refuge, guilty that I am, if not to You, the merciful Physician of our souls? Pour on me, O God, the oil of Your great mercy. Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῶς µοί. Ὡς ὁ περιπεσὼν εἰς τοὺς ληστάς, καὶ τετραυµατισµένος, οὕτω καγῶ περιέπεσα, ἐξ ἐµῶν ἁµαρτιῶν, καὶ τετραυµατισµένη, ὑπάρχει µου ἡ ψυχή, πρὸς τῖνα καταφύγω ὁ ὑπεύθυνος ἐγώ, εἰµὴ πρὸς σὲ τὸν εὔσπλαγχνον, τῶν ψυχῶν τὸν ἰατρόν; ἐπίχεε ἐπ ἐµὲ ὁ Θεός, τὸ µέγα σου ἔλεος. Stichos 3 Στίχ. γ Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Sinner though I am, O Savior, do not cut me down as the barren fig tree. Grant me forgiveness for my many years of sin, and water my soul with tears of repentance, that as fruit I may offer You acts of mercy and compassion. Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε, Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Ὡς τὴν συκὴν τὴν ἄκαρπον, µὴ ἐκκόψης µὲ Σωτὴρ τὸν ἁµαρτωλόν, ἀλλ ἐπὶ πολλῷ τῶ ἔτει, συγχώρησίν µοὶ δώρησαι, ἀρδεύων µου τὴν ψυχήν, τοὶς δάκρυσι τῆς µετανοίας, ἵνα καρπὸν προσενέγκω σοὶ ἐλεηµοσύνης. Stichos 4 Στίχ. δ Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. You are the Sun of righteousness; illumine the Ὡς Ἥλιος ὑπάρχων δικαιοσύνης, hearts of those who praise You, singing: φωταγώγησον τὰς καρδίας, τῶν σὲ Glory to You, O Lord. ὑµνούντων, Κύριε δόξα σοί. 61

66 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 Prosomoia Stichera By Joseph Tone 3 Great is Your Cross Stichos 5 If You should mark iniquities, Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. O you faithful, let us take upon ourselves great labors in this season of abstinence, that we may obtain great glory, delivered from the flames of hell through the mercy of our great God and King. Stichos 6 For Your name s sake I have patiently waited for You, Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. Now that we have passed beyond the middle point in the time of the Fast, let us manifest in ourselves a beginning of divine glory, and let us hasten eagerly towards our journey s end, the life of holiness, that we may receive the joy that does not grow old. Another By Theodore Stichos 7 Grave Tone Setting aside all things From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. Having passed beyond the middle point in this holy season of the Fast, with joy let us go forward to the part that still remains, anointing our heads with the oil of almsgiving. So may we be counted worthy to venerate the divine Passion of Christ our God, and to attain His dread and holy Resurrection. Prosomoia from the Menaion (March 27) Tone 4 As valiant among martyrs 62 Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια Ποίηµα Ἰωσὴφ Ἦχος γ' Μεγάλη τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου Στίχ. ε' Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσης, Κύριε, Κύριε τὶς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµὸς ἐστιν. Μεγίστους ἐν καιρῷ, πιστοὶ ἐπιδειξώµεθα, τῆς ἐγκρατείας πόνους, ὅπως µεγίστης δόξης ἐπιτύχωµεν ἐλέει, τοῦ µεγάλου Θεοῦ καὶ Βασιλέως, ἀπολυτρούµενοι, τῆς φλογὸς τῆς γεέννης. Στίχ. στ' Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Τὸν χρόνον τῆς Νηστείας, νὺν ὑπερµεσάσαντες, ἀρχὴν ἐνθέου δόξης, σαφῶς ἐπιδειξώµεθα, καὶ εἰς τέλος ἐναρέτου πολιτείας, φθᾶσαι θερµῶς σπεύσωµεν, ὅπως ληψώµεθα, τὴν τρυφὴν τὴν ἀγήρω. Ἕτερον Ποίηµα Θεοδώρου Στίχ. ζ' Ἦχος βαρὺς Καταφρονήσαντες πάντων Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ὑπερµεσάσαντες ταύτην, τὴν ἱερὰν τῆς Νηστείας περίοδον, πρὸς τὸ µέλλον ἐν χαρᾷ, διευθυδροµήσωµεν, εὐποιϊας ἐλαίω, τὰς ψυχὰς ἀλειφόµενοι, ὅπως ἀξιωθῶµεν Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν, καὶ τὰ θεία Παθήµατα, προσκυνῆσαι, προφθᾶσαι, καὶ τὴν φρικτὴν καὶ ἁγίαν Ἀνάστασιν. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τοῦ Μηναίου (27 Μαρτίου) Ἦχος δ Ὡς γενναῖον ἐν Μάρτυσιν

67 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 Stichos 7 Στίχος ζ From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. You opposed the grumblings of the Hebrews and their cruel boldness with the courage of your noble convictions, for you contemplated in advance the coming goods, when joy would remain forever without change; you found endless happiness when you passed from earth to the heavenly wedding feast, O glorious Martyr Matrona. Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωίας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραηλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἰουδαίων φρυάγµατι, καὶ θρασείᾳ ὠµότητι, λογισµὸν ἀντέθηκας ἀνδρειόφρονα, τὴν τῶν µελλόντων προσβλέπουσα, θεόφρον ἀπόλαυσιν, διαµένουσαν ἀεί, δι αἰῶνος ἀσάλευτον, ἧς ἐπέτυχες, ἀπὸ γῆς µεταστᾶσα πρὸς νυµφῶνας, οὐρανίους καὶ χορείαν, τὴν ἀκατάλυτον ἔνδοξε. Stichos 8 Στίχος η For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. (Repeat) You opposed the grumblings of the Hebrews and their cruel boldness with the courage of your noble convictions, for you contemplated in advance the coming goods, when joy would remain forever without change; you found endless happiness when you passed from earth to the heavenly wedding feast, O glorious Martyr Matrona. Ὅτι παρὰ τῶ Κυρίω τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραηλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. (Πάλιν) Ἰουδαίων φρυάγµατι, καὶ θρασείᾳ ὠµότητι, λογισµὸν ἀντέθηκας ἀνδρειόφρονα, τὴν τῶν µελλόντων προσβλέπουσα, θεόφρον ἀπόλαυσιν, διαµένουσαν ἀεί, δι αἰῶνος ἀσάλευτον, ἧς ἐπέτυχες, ἀπὸ γῆς µεταστᾶσα πρὸς νυµφῶνας, οὐρανίους καὶ χορείαν, τὴν ἀκατάλυτον ἔνδοξε. Stichos 9 Στίχος θ Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. You were allowed to contemplate the royal splendor, the delightful beauty of the Bridegroom, adorned with the jewels of your struggles; you were worthy to approach the Source of all good, receiving immortal renown as the fruit of divine happiness in the hereafter. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Βασιλείας εὐπρέπειαν, καὶ τερπνὴν ὡραιότητα, κατιδεῖν ἠξίωσαι τοῦ Νυµφίου σου, ὡραϊσµένη τοῖς στίγµασι, στερρᾶς σου ἀθλήσεως, καὶ πηγῇ τῶν ἀγαθῶν, ἐπαξίως προσήγγισας, τῆς ἐπέκεινα, θεϊκῆς εὐφροσύνης µετουσίαν, καρπουµένη Μακαρία, καὶ τὴν ἀθάνατον εὔκλειαν. Stichos 10 Στίχος ι For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Neither the yoke which you carried as a slave, Οὐ ζυγὸς τῆς δουλείας σε, οὐ τὸ χαῦνον τοῦ nor your feminine nature, nor hunger nor θήλεως, οὐ λιµὸς οὐ µάστιγες ἐνεπόδισαν, τὴν scourging, could keep you from imitating the τῶν Μαρτύρων στερρότητα, µιµεῖσθαι steadfastness of the martyrs, O glorious Πανένδοξε προθυµίᾳ γὰρ ψυχῆς, τὰς Matrona; instead you generously endured βασάνους ὑπέµεινας ὅθεν ἔτυχες, οὐρανίων 63

68 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 your torments, thus finding the heavenly dwelling of the Bridegroom, and the crown of graces, which adorns you in the presence of the Creator. Theotokion from the Menaion θαλάµων, καὶ στεφάνῳ, τῶν χαρίτων ἐκοσµήθης, περισταµένη τῷ Κτίστῃ σου. Θεοτοκίον ἐκ τοῦ Μηναίου Tone 4 Ἦχος δ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. You brought the divine Savior to the world: grant me repentance, that saving and perfect remedy; open the fountain of my tears, and grant that at the terrible and inescapable hour of the judgment, I may be delivered from frightful punishment; do this by your intercessions, O Virgin, and find grace for me before God. Great Prokeimenon Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Μετανοίας τὸ ἄριστον, καὶ σωτήριον φάρµακον, ἡ Θεὸν κυήσασα τὸν Σωτῆρά µου, καὶ τῶν δακρύων τὰ ῥεύµατα, καὶ ὥρας τὴν ἔννοιαν, τῆς φρικτῆς καὶ φοβερᾶς, ἀδεκάστου τε κρίσεως, σὺ µοι δώρησαι, καὶ φυγεῖν ταῖς εὐχαῖς σου, ὦ Παρθένε, τῶν κολάσεων τὸν τρόµον, καὶ θείας τεύξασθαι χάριτος. Mέγα Προκείµενον Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon. Διάκ. Ἑσπέρας. Προκείµενον. Tone Plagal 2 Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Let Your salvation, O God, be my comfort. Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Let the poor see it and be glad. Do not turn Your face away from Your servant, for I am in trouble; hear me speedily: hearken unto my soul, and deliver it. Great Litany of Fervent Supplication Deacon Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say. Ἦχος πλ. β' Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Ἡ σωτηρία σου ὁ Θεὸς ἀντιλάβοιτό µου. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Ἰδέτωσαν πτωχοί, καὶ εὐφρανθήτωσαν. Μὴ ἀποστρέψης τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ὅτι θλίβοµαι, ταχὺ ἐπάκουσόν µου, πρόσχες τὴ ψυχή µου, καὶ λύτρωσαι αὐτήν. Μεγάλη Ἐκτενῆς Ἰκεσία Διάκ. Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν. Lord, Lord, Lord, Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, 64

69 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 Deacon Lord almighty, God of our fathers, we beseech You: hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy; we beseech You, hear us and have mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the pious and Orthodox Christians. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon (Name). Again we pray for our Archbishop Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for our brothers, the priests, hieromonks, hierodeacons, and monastics, and for all our brotherhood in Christ. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness, and remission of sins of the servants of God, of all pious and Orthodox Christians, of those who dwell and are in this city, and of the members and the council of this holy church. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the blessed and evermemorable builders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brothers gone to their rest before us, and the Orthodox here and everywhere who piously lie asleep. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for those who are fruitful and do good works in this holy and all-venerable temple; for those who serve and those who sing, and for all the people here present, who await Your great and rich mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Priest For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, 65 Διάκ. Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡµῶν, δεόµεθά Σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ Ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος). Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἱερέων, ἱεροµονάχων, ἱεροδιακόνων καὶ µοναχῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡµῶν ἀδελφότητος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. 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 καὶ ἐπιτρόπων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν µακαρίων καὶ ἀειµνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης, καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαµένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειµένων, καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ Ὀρθοδόξων. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων, καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχοµένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ µέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Ἱερεύς Ὅτι ἐλεήµων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέµποµεν, τῷ Πατρὶ

70 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Evening Prayer Make us worthy, Lord, to be kept this evening without sin. Blessed are You, Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Let Your mercy, Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You. Blessed are You, Lord, teach me Your commandments. Blessed are You, Master, give me understanding of Your commandments. Blessed are You, Holy One, enlighten me by Your commandments. Lord, Your mercy endures to the ages; do not disregard the works of Your hands. To You belongs praise, to You belongs song, to You belongs glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Deacon Lord. Lord, Completed Litany Let us complete our evening prayer to the Deacon Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. Lord, Deacon That the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon An Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Those things which are good and beneficial to our souls, and peace in the world, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Παράσχου, Κύριε. 66 Εὐχὴ Ἐσπεριµή 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. 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. Πληρωτικὰ Διάκ. Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν ἡµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῷσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Κύριε, Διάκ. Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν, τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναµάρτητον, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου, αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Συγγνώµην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πληµµεληµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συµφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν, καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσµῳ, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα.

71 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 Deacon To complete the remaining time of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon A Christian end of our lives, painless, unashamed, peaceful, and a good defense before the fearsome judgment seat of Christ, let us ask. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Commemorating our all-holy, pure, mostblessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever- Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our life to Christ our God. To You, O Lord. Priest For You are a good God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Prayer at the Bowing of Heads Διάκ. Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ µετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικά, καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπί τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήµατος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. 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. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς 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. Priest Peace be with all. Ἱερεύς Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. And with your spirit. Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας Καὶ τῷ πνεύµατί σου. Deacon Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Διάκ. Τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωµεν. To You, O Lord. Priest Lord our God, Who bowed the heavens, and Who came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon Your servants and upon Your inheritance. For Your servants have bowed their heads, and they have bent their necks to You, the fearsome Judge Who love mankind; they do not expect help from men, but they await Your mercy, and look for Your expected salvation; protect them at all times, during both the present evening and the coming night, from every enemy, from every opposing work of the devil, and from vain thoughts and evil memories. May the power of Your kingdom be blessed and glorified, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Aposticha Idiomelon from the Triodion Grave Tone Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ὁ κλίνας οὐρανούς καὶ καταβὰς ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κληρονοµίαν σου. Σοὶ γάρ τῷ φοβερῷ καὶ φιλανθρώπῳ κριτῇ, οἱ σοὶ δοῦλοι ἔκλιναν τὰς κεφαλάς, τοὺς δὲ αὐτῶν ὑπέταξαν αὐχένας οὐ τὴν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀναµένοντες βοήθειαν, ἀλλὰ τὸ σὸν περιµένοντες ἔλεος, καὶ τὴν σὴν ἀπεκδεχόµενοι σωτηρίαν οὓς διαφύλαξον ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν παροῦσαν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν προσιοῦσαν νύκτα, ἀπὸ παντός ἐχθροῦ, ἀπὸ πάσης ἀντικειµένης ἐνεργείας διαβολικῆς, καὶ διαλογισµῶν µαταίων καὶ ἐνθυµήσεων πονηρῶν. 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. Ἀπόστιχα Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Τριωδίου Ἦχος βαρὺς Having planted His vineyard and called the Ὁ τὸν ἀµπελῶνα φυτεύσας, καὶ τοὺς ἐργάτας laborers, the Savior is at hand. Come, all who καλέσας, ἐγγὺς ὑπάρχει Σωτήρ, δεῦτε οἱ τῆς 67

72 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 have striven to keep the Fast, and let us enjoy our reward; for the Giver is rich and full of compassion. After laboring a little, let us receive His mercy on our souls. Another Idiomelon By Stefanos Tone Plagal 2 To You I have lifted up my eyes, to You Who dwell in heaven. Behold, the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid look to the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes look unto the Lord our God, until He takes pity upon us. Adam fell among thieving thoughts; his mind was robbed, his soul wounded, and he lay naked with none to help. The priest that was before the Law did not attend to him, the Levite that came after the Law did not look upon him. You alone have helped him, O God Who came not from Samaria but from Maria the Theotokos; glory be to You. Martyrikon Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with lowliness. Greatly has our soul been filled therewith; let reproach come upon those who prosper, and lowliness upon the proud. Your martyrs, O Lord, did not deny You and did not forsake Your commandments; through their intercessions have mercy on us. Theotokion from the Triodion Tone Plagal 2 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. With the Archangel, O you faithful, let us praise the heavenly Bridal Chamber and the Gate that was kept truly sealed. Rejoice, for through you the Savior of all came to dwell among us, Christ the Giver of life. With your hand, O Lady undefiled, cast down the godless tyrants, our enemies, for you are the hope of Christians. 68 Νηστείας ἀγωνισταί, µισθὸν ἀπολαύσωµεν, ὅτι πλούσιος ὑπάρχει, ὁ δοτήρ καὶ ἐλεήµων, µικρὸν ἐργασάµενοι, κοµισώµεθα, τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ἔλεος. Ἕτερον Ἰδιόµελον Ποίηµα Στεφάνου Ἦχος πλ. β' Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς µου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῶ. Ἰδού, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ δούλων εἰς χείρας τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χείρας τῆς κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλµοὶ ἡµῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡµᾶς. Λησταῖς λογισµοίς, περιπεσῶν ὁ Ἀδάµ, ἐκλάπη τὸν νοῦν, τραυµατισθεὶς τὴν ψυχήν, καὶ ἔκειτο γυµνὸς ἀντιλήψεως, οὔτε Ἱερεὺς ὁ πρὸ τοῦ νόµου προσέσχεν αὐτῷ, οὔτε Λευϊτης µετὰ νόµον ἐπεῖδεν αὐτόν, εἰµὴ σὺ ὁ παραγενόµενος Θεός, οὐκ ἐκ Σαµαρείας, ἀλλ ἐκ τῆς Θεοτόκου, Κύριε δόξα σοί. Μαρτυρικὸν Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθηµεν ἐξουδενώσεως, ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡµῶν, τὸ ὄνειδος τοὶς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοὶς ὑπερηφάνοις. Οἱ Μάρτυρές σου Κύριε, οὐκ ἠρνήσαντό σε, οὐκ ἀπέστησαν ἀπὸ τῶν ἐντολῶν σου, ταὶς αὐτῶν πρεσβείαις ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Τριωδίου Ἦχος πλ. β' Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ἀρχαγγελικῶς ἀνυµνήσωµεν πιστοί, τὴν οὐράνιον Παστάδα, καὶ πύλην σφραγισθεῖσαν ἀληθῶς. Χαῖρε δι ἦς ἀνεβλάστησεν ἡµῖν, ὁ Σωτὴρ τῶν ἁπάντων, Χριστὸς ὁ ζωοδότης καὶ Θεός, κατάβαλε Δέσποινα τοὺς ἀθέους τυράννους ἐχθροὺς ἡµῶν, τὴ χειρί σου Ἄχραντε, ἡ ἐλπὶς Χριστιανῶν.

73 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 Hymn of Simeon the God Bearer Priest Now let Your servant depart in peace, O Lord, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared in the presence of all people, a light for revelation to the nations, and for glory to Your people Israel. Trisagion Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name s sake. Lord, Lord, Lord, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed be Thy 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 the evil one. Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Troparia Tone Plagal 1 Ὠδὴν Συµεὼν τοῦ Θεοδόχου Ἱερεύς Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου, Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥήµά 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. Τρισάγιον Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁµαρτίαις ἡµῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡµῶν, ἕνεκεν του ὀνόµατός σου. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Πάτερ ἡµῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνοµά σου Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέληµά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡµῶν τὸν 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 τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Τροπάρια Ἦχος πλ. α' O Theotokos Virgin, Rejoice, Mary, full of Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, Χαῖρε κεχαριτωµένη grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are Μαρία, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ, εὐλογηµένη, 69

74 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls. O Baptizer of Christ, remember us all, that we may be delivered from our iniquities; for to you was given the grace to intercede for us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Intercede for us, O holy Apostles and all you Saints, that we may be delivered from perils and sorrows; for we have acquired you as fervent intercessors before the Savior. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Under your compassion we take refuge, O Theotokos; turn not away from our supplications in adversity, but protect us from perils, O only pure and only blessed one. Troparion Lord, (40) Κύριε (µ ) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. In the name of the Lord, father, bless. Priest Blessed is the One Who is, Christ our God, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. Priest Heavenly King, protect our faithful rulers, strengthen the faith, calm the nations, give peace to the world, preserve this church and this city, grant repose to our departed fathers and brothers among the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession, for You are good and love mankind. σὺ ἐν γυναιξί, καὶ εὐλογηµένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου, ὅτι Σωτήρα ἔτεκες τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Βαπτιστὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πάντων ἡµῶν µνήσθητι, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν ἡµῶν, σοὶ γὰρ ἐδόθη χάρις πρεσβεύειν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἱκετεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν, ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ Ἁγιοι πάντες, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν κινδύνων καὶ θλίψεων, ὑµᾶς γὰρ θερµοὺς προστάτας, πρὸς τὸν Σωτήρα κεκτήµεθα. 70 Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν, καταφεύγοµεν, Θεοτόκε, τὰς ἡµῶν ἱκεσίας, µὴ παρίδης ἐν περιστάσει, ἀλλ ἐκ κινδύνων λύτρωσαι ἡµᾶς, µόνη Ἁγνή, µόνη εὐλογηµένη. Τροπάριον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου εὐλόγησον, πἀτερ. Ἱερεύς Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, πάντοτε; νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἱερεύς Ἐπουράνιε Βασιλεῦ, τοὺς πιστοὺς Βασιλεῖς ἡµῶν στερέωσον, τὴν Πίστιν στήριξον, τὰ ἔθνη πράϋνον, τὸν κόσµον εἰρήνευσον, τὴν ἁγίαν Μονὴν ταύτην καλῶς διαφύλαξον, τοὺς προαπελθόντας πατέρας καὶ ἀδελφοὺς ἡµῶν ἐν σκηναῖς Δικαίων τάξον, καὶ ἡµᾶς ἐν µετανοίᾳ καὶ ἐξοµολογήσει παράλαβε, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος.

75 Fourth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers March 26, 2017 Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian Priest Lord and Master of my life, deliver me from the spirit of laziness and meddling, the lust for power and gossip. Rather, grant the spirit of wisdom, humility, patience, and love to me Your servant. Yes, Lord and King, grant that I may see my own faults and not judge my brother; for You are blessed to the ages of ages. Dismissal Εὐχὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἐφραίµ Ἱερεύς Κύριε καὶ Δέσποτα τῆς ζωῆς µου, πνεῦµα ἀργίας, περιεργίας, φιλαρχίας, καὶ ἀργολογίας, µή µοι δῷς. Πνεῦµα δὲ σωφροσύνης, ταπεινοφροσύνης, ὑποµονῆς, καὶ ἀγάπης χάρισαί µοι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Ναὶ, Κύριε Βασιλεῦ, δώρησαί µοι τοῦ ὁρᾷν τὰ ἐµὰ πταίσµατα, καὶ µὴ κατακρίνειν τὸν ἀδελφόν µου, ὅτι εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀπόλυσις Priest Glory to You, O God, glory to You. Ἱερεύς Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεός, δόξα Σοί. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Lord, Lord, Lord, Holy Father, bless. Priest May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-blameless holy Mother; by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross; through the protection of the honorable heavenly bodiless powers; through the supplications of the honorable, glorious, prophet, forerunner, and baptist John; of the holy, glorious, and allpraiseworthy Apostles; of the holy, glorious and triumphant martyrs; of our venerable and Godbearing fathers; of (the patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of the Holy Martyr Matrona of Thessaloniki whom we commemorate; and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loves mankind. Troparion All those do you shelter, O good one, those who in their faith flee unto you, with your strong hand you protect; we who sin have no one else who intercedes for us, before God endlessly, in ills and all dangers, for us who are laden with our many sins and mistakes; Mother, of our God in the Highest therefore we fall down to you, humbly; from all misfortunes, keep your servants safe. Priest Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Πάτερ ἄγιε, 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, (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ Ναοῦ) τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων Θεοπατόρων, Ἰωακεὶµ καὶ Ἄννης τῆς Ἁγίας Μάρτυρος Ματρώνης τῆς ἐν Θεσσαλονίκῃ οὗ καὶ τὴν µνήµην ἐπιτελοῦµεν, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡµᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Τροπάριον Πάντων προστατεύεις, Ἀγαθή, τῶν καταφευγόντων ἐν πίστει τῇ κραταιᾷ σου χειρί ἄλλην γὰρ οὐκ ἔχοµεν ἁµαρτωλοὶ πρὸς Θεόν, ἐν κινδύνοις καὶ θλίψεσιν, ἀεὶ µεσιτείαν, οἱ κατακαµπτόµενοι ὑπὸ πταισµάτων πολλῶν, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου ὅθεν σοι προσπίπτοµεν Ῥῦσαι πάσης περιστάσεως τοὺς δούλους σου. Ἱερεύς Δι εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡµῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς. 71

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77 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 Fifth Sunday Evening in Great Lent Monday of the Sixth Week Κυριακή Ε τῶν Νηστειῶν Τῆ Δευτέρα τῆς Στ Ἐβδοµάδος April 2, α Μαρτίου 2017 At Great Vespers The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Compunctionate Stichera of the Tone Εἰς τὸν Μεγἀλον Ἐσπερινόν Ὁ Προοιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τὸ «Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα» Στιχηρὰ Κατανυκτικά τοῦ Ἦχου Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Stichos 1 Στίχ. α Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Your name. The angels praise You without ceasing, O King and Master, and I fall down before you crying like the Publican: God be merciful to me and save me. Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόµατί σου. Σὲ τὸν Βασιλέα καὶ Δεσπότην, Ἄγγελοι ἀπαύστως ἀνυµνοῦσιν, ἐγὼ δὲ σοὶ προσπίπτω ὡς ὁ Τελώνης κράζων, ὁ Θεὸς ἱλάσθητί µοί, καὶ σώσόν µε. Stichos 2 Στίχ. β The righteous shall wait patiently for me until You reward me. Since You are immortal, O my soul, be not overwhelmed by the waves of this life; but return to soberness and cry to your Benefactor: God be merciful to me and save me. Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῶς µοί. Ἀθάνατος ὑπάρχουσα ψυχή µου, τοὶς κύµασι τοῦ βίου µὴ καλύπτου, ἀνάνηψον βοῶσα, πρὸς τὸν σὸν Εὐεργέτην ὁ Θεὸς ἱλάσθητί µοί, καὶ σώσόν µε. Stichos 3 Στίχ. γ Out of the depths I have cried to You, Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Give me tears, O God, as You once gave them to the woman that had sinned, and count me worthy to wash Your feet that have delivered me from the way of error. As sweet-smelling ointment let me offer You a pure life, created in me by repentance; and may I also hear those words for which I long: Your faith has saved you, go in peace. Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε, Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Δάκρυά µοὶ δὸς ὁ Θεός, ὡς ποτὲ τὴ γυναικὶ τὴ ἁµαρτωλῶ, καὶ ἀξίωσόν µε βρέχειν τοὺς πόδας σου, τοὺς ἐµὲ ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ τῆς πλάνης ἐλευθερώσαντας, καὶ µύρον εὐωδίας σοὶ προσφέρειν, βίον καθαρόν, ἐν µετανοίᾳ µοὶ κτισθέντα, ἵνα ἀκούσω καγῶ τῆς εὐκταίας σου φωνῆς, Ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέ σε, πορεύου εἰς εἰρήνην. Stichos 4 Στίχ. δ Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. When I call to mind the many evils I have Ὅταν λάβω κατὰ νοῦν, τὰ πλήθη τῶν done, and I think upon the fearful day of πεπραγµένων µοὶ δεινῶν, καὶ εἰς ἔννοιαν judgment, seized with trembling I flee to You ἔλθω, τῆς φοβερᾶς ἐκείνης ἐτάσεως, τρόµω for refuge, O God Who loves mankind. Do συνεχόµενος, πρὸς σὲ καταφεύγω, τόν 73

78 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 not turn away from me, I beseech You, Who alone are free from sin; but before the end comes grant me compunction to my humbled soul and save me. Prosomoia Stichera By Joseph Tone 1 All-valiant martyrs Stichos 5 If You should mark iniquities, Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. You Who are rich, O Christ, have become poor, and You have enriched mortal men with immortality and light; although I have grown poor through the pleasures of this life, make me rich in virtues, granting me a place with the poor man Lazarus, and deliver me from the punishment of the rich man and the torment of Gehenna which awaits me. Stichos 6 For Your name s sake I have patiently waited for You, Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. Sinfully I have grown rich in evil; I have loved luxury and indulged in sensual pleasures, and I deserve to be condemned, O Lord, to the fire of hell; my mind is famished like Lazarus, and I have neglected it; it lies an outcast before the gates of virtuous action; take pity on me, O Master. Another By Theodore Stichos 7 Same Tone As a cloud of light From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. As we begin with eagerness, O faithful, the sixth week of the holy Fast, let us sing a hymn in preparation for the Feast of Palms, to the Lord Who comes with glory to Jerusalem in 74 φιλάνθρωπον Θεόν, Διὸ µὴ µὲ παρίδης, ἱκετεύω σὲ µόνε ἀναµάρτητε, δώρησαι κατάνυξιν, τὴ ταπεινή µου ψυχή, πρὸ τελευτῆς καὶ σώσόν σε. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια Τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ Ἦχος α' Πανεύφηµοι Μάρτυρες Στίχ. ε' Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσης, Κύριε, Κύριε τὶς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµὸς ἐστιν. Πτωχεύσας ὁ πλούσιος Χριστέ, τοὺς βροτοὺς ἐπλούτισας, ἀθανασίαν καὶ ἔλλαµψιν, διὸ πτωχεύσαντα, ἡδοναὶς τοῦ βίου, ἀρεταὶς µὲ πλούτισον, καὶ πένητι Λαζάρω µὲ σύνταξον, τῆς τοῦ Πλουσίου µε, τιµωρίας ἐξαιρούµενος, καὶ γεέννης, τῆς ἀποκειµένης µοί. Στίχ. στ' Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Κακίαν ἐπλούτησα δεινῶς, καὶ τρυφὴν ἠγάπησα, καὶ τῶν ἐν βίῳ ἀπήλαυσα, ἡδονῶν Κύριε, καὶ πυρὸς γεέννης, ὑπόδικος γέγονα, λιµώττοντα τὸν νοῦν µου ὡς Λάζαρον, παραβλεψάµενος, πρὸ πυλῶν τῶν θείων πράξεων, ἐρριµµένον, οἴκτειρόν µε Δέσποτα. Ἕτερον Προσόµοιον Τοῦ Θεοδώρου Στίχ. ζ' Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός Νεφέλην σὲ φωτὸς Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωϊας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Τὴν ἕκτην τῶν σεπτῶν, Νηστειῶν Ἑβδοµάδα, προθύµως ἀπαρχόµενοι, Κυρίω, προεόρτιον ὕµνον, τῶν Βαϊων ἄσωµεν πιστοί, ἐρχοµένω ἐν δόξῃ, δυνάµει θεότητος, ἐπὶ τὴν

79 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 the power of the Godhead, that He may slay death; thus with reverence let us prepare the branches of the virtues, as emblems of victory, and let us cry Hosanna! to the Creator of all. Prosomoia from the Menaion (April 3) Tone 2 When from the tree as dead Stichos 8 For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. (Repeat) Under the guidance of the Word, you became a faithful guide, O holy steward Nikitas; sowing the good seed of salvation, gathering a harvest a hundredfold, you brought it to the Lord in joy; as you stand forever in His presence, O blessed father, be mindful of your flock which ceaselessly venerates your holy memory. Stichos 9 Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. Gentle and kind by nature, you became a warrior fired by zeal for Orthodoxy; clad in the armor of faith, bearing the flame of asceticism, O Nikitas, you denounced the blasphemy of heresy; you venerated the icon of the savior, O God-bearing father, as you followed the rule given by the fathers. Stichos 10 For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. When I ponder my sins, I mourn from the depths of my soul; striking my breast, I cry out: I have sinned! O Lady, I prostrate before you, seeking to repent. But, foolishly, I am continually caught again by the hooks of my evil habits. Make haste to deliver me and show me the way to salvation! Theotokion from the Menaion Ἱερουσαλήµ, νεκρῶσαι τὸν θάνατον, διὸ ἑτοιµάσωµεν εὐσεβῶς, τὰ τῆς νίκης σύµβολα, τοὺς κλάδους τῶν ἀρετῶν, τὸ Ὡσαννὰ ἐκβοῆσαι, τῶ Ποιητὴ τοῦ παντός. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τοῦ Μηναίου (3 Ἀπριλίου) Ἦχος β Ὄτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου σε νεκρῶν Στίχ. η' Ὅτι παρὰ τῶ Κυρίω τὸ ἔλεος, καὶ πολλὴ παρ' αὐτῷ, λύτρωσις. καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἒκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. (Πάλιν) Λόγῳ, κυβερνώµενος ψυχῶν, θεῖος οἰκονόµος ἐδείχθης, µυσταγωγός τε πιστός, σπέρµατα σωτήρια καταβαλλόµενος, καὶ θερίζων τὸν ἄσταχυν, πολύχουν θεόφρον, τοῦτον τῷ Δεσπότῃ σου, φέρεις γηθόµενος, ᾧ νῦν παριστάµενος µάκαρ, µέµνησο τῆς ποίµνης σου ταύτης, τῆς ἀεὶ τιµώσης σε θεόπνευστε. Στίχ. θ' Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί. Πρᾶος, πεφυκὼς καὶ προσηνής, τῆς Ὀρθοδοξίας τῷ ζήλῳ, ὤφθης µαχόµενος πίστιν γὰρ ὡς θώρακα περιβαλλόµενος, καὶ ὡς δόρυ ἐγκράτειαν, Νικήτα θεόφρον, ἅπασαν τὴν βλάσφηµον, αἵρεσιν ἤλεγξας, θείαν, τοῦ Σωτῆρος εἰκόνα, σέβων καὶ τιµῶν θεοφόρε, ὅροις πατρικοῖς σαφῶς ἑπόµενος. Στίχ. ι' Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ὅτε, ἐξορίαις σε πικραῖς, καὶ σκοτεινοτάτοις ἐν τόποις, ὁ σκοτεινότατος, τύραννος κατέκλεισε θηρῶν ὠµότητι, Παραδείσου τὴν οἴκησιν, ἐν νῷ περιφέρων, χαίρων τε τῷ πνεύµατι, Πάτερ ὑπέµεινας, οὗ νῦν, τὴν εὐπρέπειαν βλέπειν, ὄντως κατηξίωσαι µάκαρ, τὰ τῶν πόνων ἔπαθλα δρεπόµενος. Θεοτοκίον ἐκ τοῦ Μηναίου Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ 75

80 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Today He Who is in essence unapproachable, becomes approachable for me and suffers His passion, delivering me from passions. He Who grants light to the blind is spit upon by the mouths of transgressors, and He gives His back to scourging for the sake of those Who are held captive. When the pure Virgin and Mother saw Him on the Cross, she cried aloud in pain: Woe is me, my Child! What is this that You have done? You Who were in beauty more fair that all mortal men, now appear without life and form, having neither shape nor comeliness. Woe is me, my Light! I cannot bear to look upon You sleeping, and I am wounded inwardly for a harsh sword has pierced my heart. I sing the praises of Your passion, I venerate Your merciful kindness: O long-suffering Lord, glory to You! Entrance Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Σήµερον ὁ ἀπρόσιτος τὴ οὐσία, προσιτὸς µοὶ γίνεται, καὶ πάσχει πάθη, ἐλευθερῶν µὲ τῶν παθῶν, ὁ φῶς παρέχων τυφλοίς, ὑπὸ ἀνόµων χειλέων ἐµπτύεται, καὶ δίδωσι τὸν νῶτον, ὑπὲρ αἰχµαλώτων εἰς µάστιγας. Τοῦτον ἡ ἁγνὴ Παρθένος καὶ Μήτηρ, ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ θεωροῦσα ἐφθέγγετο. Οἴµοι Τέκνον ἐµόν! τὶ τοῦτο πεποίηκας; Ὁ ὡραῖος κάλλει παρὰ πάντας βροτούς, ἄπνους ἄµορφος φαίνη, οὐκ ἔχων εἶδος οὐδὲ κάλλος;οἴµοι τὸ ἐµὸν φῶς! οὐ δύναµαι ὑπνοῦντα καθορᾶν σε, τὰ σπλάγχνα τιτρώσκοµαι, καὶ δεινὴ µοὶ ῥοµφαία τὴν καρδίαν διέρχεται. Ἀνυµνῶ σου τὰ Πάθη, προσκυνῶ σου τὸ εὔσπλαγχνον, µακρόθυµε Κύριε δόξα σοί. Εἴσοδος Deacon Wisdom. Rise. Διάκ. Σοφία. Ὁρθοί. O gladsome light of holy glory, the immortal Father, heavenly and holy, blessed Jesus Christ, now that we have come to the setting of the sun and see the light of evening, we praise You, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God. It is worthy at all times to praise You, with voices of holy song, O Son of God the Giver of life (of life): the world does glorify (glorify) You. Great Prokeimenon Φως ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης, ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, µάρκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἠλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑµνοῦµεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν, καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦµα Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σὲ ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς, ὑµνεῖσθαι φωναὶς αἰσαίς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς διὸ ὁ κόσµος σὲ δοξάζει. Mέγα Προκείµενον Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon. Διάκ. Ἑσπέρας. Προκείµενον. Tone Plagal 2 You, Ο Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. You, Ο Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. From the ends of the earth I have called to You. Ἦχος πλ. β' Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. Ἀπὸ τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς πρὸς σὲ ἐκέκραξα. You, Ο Lord, have given an inheritance to Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ those who fear Your name. Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. 76

81 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 I will take refuge under the shadow of Your wings. You, Ο Lord, have given an inheritance to those who fear Your name. Great Litany of Fervent Supplication Deacon Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Lord almighty, God of our fathers, we beseech You: hear us and Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy; we beseech You, hear us and have mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the pious and Orthodox Christians. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon (Name). Again we pray for our Archbishop Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for our brothers, the priests, hieromonks, hierodeacons, and monastics, and for all our brotherhood in Christ. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness, and remission of sins of the servants of God, of all pious and Orthodox Christians, of those who dwell and are in this city, and of the members and the council of this holy church. Lord, Lord, Lord, Deacon Again we pray for the blessed and evermemorable builders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brothers gone to their rest before us, and the Orthodox here and everywhere who piously lie asleep. Σκεπασθήσοµαι ἐν τῇ σκέπη τῶν πτερύγων σου. Ἔδωκας κληρονοµίαν τοὶς φοβουµένοις τὸ Ὀνοµά σου, Κύριε. Μεγάλη Ἐκτενῆς Ἰκεσία Διάκ. Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὁ Θεός τῶν πατέρων ἡµῶν, δεόµεθά Σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς, κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός σου, δεόµεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ Ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος). Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἱερέων, ἱεροµονάχων, ἱεροδιακόνων καὶ µοναχῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡµῶν ἀδελφότητος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. 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 καὶ ἐπιτρόπων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν µακαρίων καὶ ἀειµνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ταύτης, καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαµένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡµῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειµένων, καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ Ὀρθοδόξων. Lord, Lord, Lord, Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, 77

82 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 Deacon Again we pray for those who are fruitful and do good works in this holy and all-venerable temple; for those who serve and those who sing, and for all the people here present, who await Your great and rich mercy. Lord, Lord, Lord, Priest For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Evening Prayer Make us worthy, Lord, to be kept this evening without sin. Blessed are You, Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Let Your mercy, Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You. Blessed are You, Lord, teach me Your commandments. Blessed are You, Master, give me understanding of Your commandments. Blessed are You, Holy One, enlighten me by Your commandments. Lord, Your mercy endures to the ages; do not disregard the works of Your hands. To You belongs praise, to You belongs song, to You belongs glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Deacon Lord. Lord, Completed Litany Let us complete our evening prayer to the Deacon Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. Lord, Deacon That the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon An Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων, καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχοµένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ µέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, 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. Παράσχου, Κύριε. 78 Εὐχὴ Ἐσπεριµή 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. 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. Πληρωτικὰ Διάκ. Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν ἡµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Κύριε, Διάκ. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῷσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Κύριε, Διάκ. Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν, τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναµάρτητον, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου, αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα.

83 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 Deacon Forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Those things which are good and beneficial to our souls, and peace in the world, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon To complete the remaining time of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon A Christian end of our lives, painless, unashamed, peaceful, and a good defense before the fearsome judgment seat of Christ, let us ask. Grant this, O Lord. Deacon Commemorating our all-holy, pure, mostblessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever- Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our life to Christ our God. To You, O Lord. Priest For You are a good God Who loves mankind, and to You we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Prayer at the Bowing of Heads Διάκ. Συγγνώµην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πληµµεληµάτων ἡµῶν, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συµφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν, καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσµῳ, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ µετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι, παρά τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. 79 Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη της ζωῆς ἡµῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικά, καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπί τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήµατος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώµεθα. Παράσχου, Κύριε. Διάκ. 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. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς 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. Priest Peace be with all. Ἱερεύς Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. And with your spirit. Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας Καὶ τῷ πνεύµατί σου. Deacon Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Διάκ. Τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑµῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωµεν. To You, O Lord. Priest Lord our God, Who bowed the heavens, and Who came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon Your servants and upon Your inheritance. For Your servants have bowed their heads, and they have bent their necks to You, the fearsome Judge Who love mankind; they do not expect help from men, but they await Your mercy, and look for Your expected salvation; protect them at all times, during both the present evening and the coming night, from every enemy, from every opposing work of the devil, and from vain thoughts and evil memories. May the power of Your kingdom be blessed and glorified, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Σοὶ, Κύριε. Ἱερεύς Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ὁ κλίνας οὐρανούς καὶ καταβὰς ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἔπιδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κληρονοµίαν σου. Σοὶ γάρ τῷ φοβερῷ καὶ φιλανθρώπῳ κριτῇ, οἱ σοὶ δοῦλοι ἔκλιναν τὰς κεφαλάς, τοὺς δὲ αὐτῶν ὑπέταξαν αὐχένας οὐ τὴν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀναµένοντες βοήθειαν, ἀλλὰ τὸ σὸν περιµένοντες ἔλεος, καὶ τὴν σὴν ἀπεκδεχόµενοι σωτηρίαν οὓς διαφύλαξον ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ, καὶ κατὰ τὴν παροῦσαν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν προσιοῦσαν νύκτα, ἀπὸ παντός ἐχθροῦ, ἀπὸ πάσης ἀντικειµένης ἐνεργείας διαβολικῆς, καὶ διαλογισµῶν µαταίων καὶ ἐνθυµήσεων πονηρῶν. 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.

84 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 Aposticha Idiomelon from the Triodion Tone 1 Marvelous is the loving providence of the Savior toward us, for possessing knowledge of the things to come as though they were already present, He has set before us the story of Lazarus and the rich man; reflecting, then, upon the end of both of them, let us avoid the cruelty of the one and his hatred of humanity; and let us emulate the fortitude and longsuffering of the other, that with him we may enjoy rest in the bosom of Abraham, crying aloud, O Lord and righteous Judge, glory to You. To You I have lifted up my eyes, to You Who dwell in heaven. Behold, the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid look to the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes look unto the Lord our God, until He takes pity upon us. (Repeat) Marvelous is the loving providence of the Savior toward us, for possessing knowledge of the things to come as though they were already present, He has set before us the story of Lazarus and the rich man; reflecting, then, upon the end of both of them, let us avoid the cruelty of the one and his hatred of humanity; and let us emulate the fortitude and longsuffering of the other, that with him we may enjoy rest in the bosom of Abraham, crying aloud, O Lord and righteous Judge, glory to You. Martyrikon Same Tone Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with lowliness. Greatly has our soul been filled therewith; let reproach come upon those who prosper, and lowliness upon the proud. Through the prayers, O Lord, of all Your saints and of the Theotokos, grant us Your peace and have mercy on us, for You alone are compassionate. 80 Ἀπόστιχα Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Τριωδίου Ἦχος α' Θαυµαστὴ τοῦ Σωτῆρος, ἡ δι ἡµᾶς φιλάνθρωπος γνώµη, τῶν µελλόντων γὰρ τὴν γνῶσιν, ὡς παρόντων κεκτηµένος, τοῦ Λαζάρου καὶ τοῦ Πλουσίου, τὸν βίον ἐστηλίτευσε, τῶν ἑκατέρων οὖν τὸ τέλος ἑνοπτριζόµενοι, τοῦ µὲν φύγωµεν, τὸ ἀπηνὲς καὶ µισάνθρωπον, τοῦ δὲ ζηλώσωµεν, τὸ καρτερὲς καὶ µακρόθυµον, πρὸς τὸ σὺν αὐτῷ τοῦ Ἀβραὰµ κόλποις, ἐνθαλπόµενοι βοᾶν, Δικαιοκρῖτα Κύριε, δόξα σοί. Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλµούς µου, τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῶ. Ἰδού, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ δούλων εἰς χείρας τῶν κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλµοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χείρας τῆς κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλµοὶ ἡµῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡµᾶς. (Πάλιν) Θαυµαστὴ τοῦ Σωτῆρος, ἡ δι ἡµᾶς φιλάνθρωπος γνώµη, τῶν µελλόντων γὰρ τὴν γνῶσιν, ὡς παρόντων κεκτηµένος, τοῦ Λαζάρου καὶ τοῦ Πλουσίου, τὸν βίον ἐστηλίτευσε, τῶν ἑκατέρων οὖν τὸ τέλος ἑνοπτριζόµενοι, τοῦ µὲν φύγωµεν, τὸ ἀπηνὲς καὶ µισάνθρωπον, τοῦ δὲ ζηλώσωµεν, τὸ καρτερὲς καὶ µακρόθυµον, πρὸς τὸ σὺν αὐτῷ τοῦ Ἀβραὰµ κόλποις, ἐνθαλπόµενοι βοᾶν, Δικαιοκρῖτα Κύριε, δόξα σοί. Μαρτυρικὸν Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθηµεν ἐξουδενώσεως, ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡµῶν, τὸ ὄνειδος τοὶς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοὶς ὑπερηφάνοις. Τὴ πρεσβεία Κύριε πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, καὶ τῆς Θεοτόκου, τὴν σὴν εἰρήνην δὸς ἡµῖν, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς, ὡς µόνος οἰκτίρµων.

85 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 Theotokion from the Triodion Same Tone Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. You are the joy of the heavenly hosts, the strong protection of men upon earth; save us, O undefiled Virgin, who turn to you for refuge, for next to God, O Theotokos, we have set our hope in you. Hymn of Simeon the God Bearer Priest Now let Your servant depart in peace, O Lord, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared in the presence of all people, a light for revelation to the nations, and for glory to Your people Israel. Trisagion Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name s sake. Lord, Lord, Lord, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Our Father, Who art in the heavens, hallowed be Thy 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 the evil one. πονηροῦ. 81 Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Τριωδίου Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγµάτων, τὸ ἀγαλλίαµα, τῶν ἐπὶ γῆς ἀνθρώπων, κραταιὰ προστασία, ἄχραντε Παρθένε, σῶσον ἡµᾶς, τοὺς εἰς σὲ καταφεύγοντας, ὅτι ἐν σοὶ τὰς ἐλπίδας µετὰ Θεόν, Θεοτόκε ἀνεθέµεθα. Ὠδὴν Συµεὼν τοῦ Θεοδόχου Ἱερεύς Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου, Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥήµά 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. Τρισάγιον Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁµαρτίαις ἡµῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡµῶν, ἕνεκεν του ὀνόµατός σου. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Πάτερ ἡµῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνοµά σου Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέληµά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡµῶν τὸν 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

86 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Troparia Tone Plagal 1 O Theotokos Virgin, Rejoice, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls. O Baptizer of Christ, remember us all, that we may be delivered from our iniquities; for to you was given the grace to intercede for us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Intercede for us, O holy Apostles and all you Saints, that we may be delivered from perils and sorrows; for we have acquired you as fervent intercessors before the Savior. Theotokion Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Under your compassion we take refuge, O Theotokos; turn not away from our supplications in adversity, but protect us from perils, O only pure and only blessed one. Troparion 82 Ἱερεύς Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναµις καὶ ἡ δόξα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Lord, (40) Κύριε (µ ) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. More honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, the one who incorruptibly gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you. In the name of the Lord, father, bless. Priest Blessed is the One Who is, Christ our God, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. Τροπάρια Ἦχος πλ. α' Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, Χαῖρε κεχαριτωµένη Μαρία, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ, εὐλογηµένη, σὺ ἐν γυναιξί, καὶ εὐλογηµένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου, ὅτι Σωτήρα ἔτεκες τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Βαπτιστὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πάντων ἡµῶν µνήσθητι, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν ἡµῶν, σοὶ γὰρ ἐδόθη χάρις πρεσβεύειν ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἱκετεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν, ἅγιοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ Ἁγιοι πάντες, ἵνα ῥυσθῶµεν κινδύνων καὶ θλίψεων, ὑµᾶς γὰρ θερµοὺς προστάτας, πρὸς τὸν Σωτήρα κεκτήµεθα. Θεοτοκίον Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν, καταφεύγοµεν, Θεοτόκε, τὰς ἡµῶν ἱκεσίας, µὴ παρίδης ἐν περιστάσει, ἀλλ ἐκ κινδύνων λύτρωσαι ἡµᾶς, µόνη Ἁγνή, µόνη εὐλογηµένη. Τροπάριον Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. Ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου εὐλόγησον, πἀτερ. Ἱερεύς Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, πάντοτε; νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.

87 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 Priest Heavenly King, protect our faithful rulers, strengthen the faith, calm the nations, give peace to the world, preserve this church and this city, grant repose to our departed fathers and brothers among the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession, for You are good and love mankind. Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian Priest Lord and Master of my life, deliver me from the spirit of laziness and meddling, the lust for power and gossip. Rather, grant the spirit of wisdom, humility, patience, and love to me Your servant. Yes, Lord and King, grant that I may see my own faults and not judge my brother; for You are blessed to the ages of ages. Dismissal Ἱερεύς Ἐπουράνιε Βασιλεῦ, τοὺς πιστοὺς Βασιλεῖς ἡµῶν στερέωσον, τὴν Πίστιν στήριξον, τὰ ἔθνη πράϋνον, τὸν κόσµον εἰρήνευσον, τὴν ἁγίαν Μονὴν ταύτην καλῶς διαφύλαξον, τοὺς προαπελθόντας πατέρας καὶ ἀδελφοὺς ἡµῶν ἐν σκηναῖς Δικαίων τάξον, καὶ ἡµᾶς ἐν µετανοίᾳ καὶ ἐξοµολογήσει παράλαβε, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Εὐχὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἐφραίµ Ἱερεύς Κύριε καὶ Δέσποτα τῆς ζωῆς µου, πνεῦµα ἀργίας, περιεργίας, φιλαρχίας, καὶ ἀργολογίας, µή µοι δῷς. Πνεῦµα δὲ σωφροσύνης, ταπεινοφροσύνης, ὑποµονῆς, καὶ ἀγάπης χάρισαί µοι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ. Ναὶ, Κύριε Βασιλεῦ, δώρησαί µοι τοῦ ὁρᾷν τὰ ἐµὰ πταίσµατα, καὶ µὴ κατακρίνειν τὸν ἀδελφόν µου, ὅτι εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀπόλυσις Priest Glory to You, O God, glory to You. Ἱερεύς Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεός, δόξα Σοί. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Lord, Lord, Lord, Holy Father, bless. Priest May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-blameless holy Mother; by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross; through the protection of the honorable heavenly bodiless powers; through the supplications of the honorable, glorious, prophet, forerunner, and baptist John; of the holy, glorious, and allpraiseworthy Apostles; of the holy, glorious and triumphant martyrs; of our venerable and Godbearing fathers; of (the patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of our Venerable Father and Confessor Niketas, Abbot of Medikion Monastery, and of Joseph the Hymnographer, whom we commemorate; and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loves mankind. Troparion Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Πάτερ ἄγιε, 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, (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ Ναοῦ) τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων Θεοπατόρων, Ἰωακεὶµ καὶ Ἄννης τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρός ἡµῶν καί Ὁµολογητοῦ Νικήτα, Ἡγουµένου Μονῆς Μηδικίου, καί Ἰωσήφ τοῦ Ὑµνογράφου ὧν καὶ τὴν µνήµην ἐπιτελοῦµεν, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡµᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. Τροπάριον All those do you shelter, O good one, those Πάντων προστατεύεις, Ἀγαθή, τῶν who in their faith flee unto you, with your καταφευγόντων ἐν πίστει τῇ κραταιᾷ σου strong hand you protect; we who sin have no χειρί ἄλλην γὰρ οὐκ ἔχοµεν ἁµαρτωλοὶ one else who intercedes for us, before God πρὸς Θεόν, ἐν κινδύνοις καὶ θλίψεσιν, ἀεὶ endlessly, in ills and all dangers, for us µεσιτείαν, οἱ κατακαµπτόµενοι ὑπὸ who are laden with our many sins and πταισµάτων πολλῶν, Μῆτερ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ 83

88 Fifth Sunday of Great Lent Evening Vespers April 2, 2017 mistakes; Mother, of our God in the Highest therefore we fall down to you, humbly; from all misfortunes, keep your servants safe. Priest Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on us and save us. Ὑψίστου ὅθεν σοι προσπίπτοµεν Ῥῦσαι πάσης περιστάσεως τοὺς δούλους σου. Ἱερεύς Δι εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡµῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς. 84