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3 Bridegroom Service on Sunday Evening Μεγάλη Ἑβδοµάδα Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Νυµφίου τῇ Κυριακῇ τὸ Βράδυ Ὄρθρος τῆς Μεγάλης Δευτέρας ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΟΡΘΡΟΥ Holy Week Bridegroom Service on Sunday Evening Matins of Holy Monday SERVICE OF MATINS ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Ἀµήν. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, δόξα σοι. Βασιλεῦ οὐράνιε, Παράκλητε, τὸ Πνεῦµα τῆς ἀληθείας, ὁ πανταχοῦ παρὼν καὶ τὰ πάντα πληρῶν, ὁ θησαυρὸς τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ ζωῆς χορηγός, ἐλθὲ καὶ σκήνωσον ἐν ἡµῖν καὶ καθάρισον ἡµᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης κηλῖδος καὶ σῷσον, Ἀγαθέ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Τρισάγιον. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. (ἐκ γʹ) Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁµαρτίαις ἡµῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡµῶν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. PRIEST Blessed is our God always, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. READER Amen. PRIEST Glory to You, our God. Glory to You. Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, present in all places and filling all things, treasury of good things and giver of life: come; take Your abode in us; cleanse us of every stain, and save our souls, O Good one. READER Trisagion Prayers. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name's sake. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. 1

4 Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Νυµφίου τῇ Κυριακῇ τὸ Βράδυ Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Πάτερ ἡµῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνοµά σου. Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέληµά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡµῶν 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 ρῦσαι ἡµᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν 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. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Ἀµήν. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, 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 evil. 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 forever and to the ages of ages. READER Amen. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ) Lord, have mercy. (12) Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωµεν καὶ προσπέσωµεν τῷ Βασιλεῖ ἡµῶν Θεῷ. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωµεν καὶ προσπέσωµεν Χριστῷ τῷ Βασιλεῖ ἡµῶν Θεῷ. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Come, let us worship and bow down before God our King. Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ God our King. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωµεν καὶ Come, let us worship and bow down προσπέσωµεν αὐτῷ, Χριστῷ τῷ Βασιλεῖ καὶ before Him, Christ our King and God. Θεῷ ἡµῶν. Ψαλµὸς ΙΘʹ (19). Psalm 19 (20). Ἐπακούσαι σου Κύριος ἐν ἡµέρᾳ May The the Lord Lord answer hear you in the day of θλίψεως, ὑπερασπίσαι σου τὸ ὄνοµα τοῦ afflictions; trouble! The may name the name of the of God the God of Jacob of Jacob Θεοῦ Ἰακώβ. Ἐξαποστείλαι σοι βοήθειαν defend protect you. you! May May He he send send you you help help from fromhis 2

5 Bridegroom Service on Sunday Evening ἐξ ἁγίου, καὶ ἐκ Σιὼν ἀντιλάβοιτό σου. holy the place, sanctuary, and may and He give support you support you from Μνησθείη πάσης θυσίας σου, καὶ τὸ Zion. from May Zion! He remember May he remember every sacrifice all of ὁλοκαύτωµά σου πιανάτω. Δῴη σοι Κύριος yours, offerings, and may your and whole regard burnt with offering favor κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν σου, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν be your honored. burnt May sacrifices! He give May you according he grant to βουλήν σου πληρῶσαι. Ἀγαλλιασόµεθα your heart, your heart s may He desire, fulfill all and your fulfill counsel. all ἐν τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου, καὶ ἐν ὀνόµατι Θεοῦ We your will plans! greatly May rejoice we in shout Your for salvation, joy and over your victory, and in the name of ἡµῶν µεγαλυνθησόµεθα. Πληρῶσαι in the name of our God we will be magnified. our God set up our banners! May Κύριος πάντα τὰ αἰτήµατά σου. Νῦν Now I know the Lord has saved His anointed; the Lord fulfill all your petitions! ἔγνων ὅτι ἔσωσε Κύριος τὸν χριστὸν He Now will I hear know him that from the His Lord holy will heaven; help αὐτοῦ ἐπακούσεται αὐτοῦ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ the His salvation anointed; of His He right will answer hand is mighty. him ἁγίου αὐτοῦ ἐν δυναστείαις ἡ σωτηρία Some from glory his holy in chariots, heaven some with in mighty horses, but τῆς δεξιᾶς αὐτοῦ. Οὗτοι ἐν ἅρµασιν καὶ in victories the name by of his the right Lord our hand. God Some we shall be οὗτοι ἐν ἵπποις, ἡµεῖς δὲ ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου magnified. boast of chariots, Their feet and were some tied together; of so Θεοῦ ἡµῶν µεγαλυνθησόµεθα. Αὐτοὶ they horses; fell; but but we we rose boast up of and the were name restored. of O συνεποδίσθησαν καὶ ἔπεσαν, ἡµεῖς δὲ Lord, the Lord save our Your God. King, They and hear will us collapse in the day and fall; but we shall rise and stand ἀνέστηµεν καὶ ἀνωρθώθηµεν. Κύριε, σῶσον we call upon You. upright. Give victory to the king, O τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ ἐπάκουσον ἡµῶν ἐν ᾗ ἂν Lord; answer us when we call. (RSV) ἡµέρᾳ ἐπικαλεσώµεθά σε. Ψαλµὸς Κʹ (20). Psalm 20 (21). Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δυνάµει σου O Lord, the king shall be glad in Your εὐφρανθήσεται ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ power, In and Your in Your strength salvation the king he will greatly rejoices, O Lord; and in Your help σωτηρίῳ σου ἀγαλλιάσεται σφόδρα. Τὴν rejoice. You gave him his soul's desire, and how greatly he exults! You have ἐπιθυµίαν τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ You did not deprive him of his lips' request. given him his heart s desire, and have καὶ τὴν θέλησιν τῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ οὐκ For not You withheld anticipated the request him with of blessings his lips. of ἐστέρησας αὐτόν. Ὅτι προέφθασας αὐτὸν goodness; For You meet You placed him with a crown goodly of precious ἐν εὐλογίαις χρηστότητος, ἔθηκας ἐπὶ stones blessings; on his You head. set He a crown asked You of fine for life, and τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ στέφανον ἐκ λίθου You gold gave upon it to his him, head. length He of asked days life unto of ages τιµίου. Ζωὴν ᾐτήσατό σε, καὶ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ, of You; ages. You Great gave is his it to glory him, in length Your salvation; of µακρότητα ἡµερῶν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος. glory days and for ever majesty and You ever. shall His place glory upon is him. Μεγάλη ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου, For great You through shall give Your him help; blessing splendor unto ages of and majesty You bestow upon him. δόξαν καὶ µεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐπιθήσεις ἐπ' ages; You shall fill him with the joy of Your Yes, You make him most blessed for αὐτόν. Ὅτι δώσεις αὐτῷ εὐλογίαν εἰς αἰῶνα presence. For the king hopes in the Lord, and ever; You make him glad with the joy αἰῶνος, εὐφρανεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν χαρᾷ µετὰ in of the Your mercy presence. of the Most For High the king he will trusts not τοῦ προσώπου σου. Ὅτι ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐλπίζει be in shaken. the Lord; May and Your through hand be the found steadfast on all ἐπὶ Κύριον καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐλέει τοῦ ὑψίστου Your love enemies; of the Most may High Your he right shall hand not find be all οὐ µὴ σαλευθῇ. Εὑρεθείη ἡ χείρ σου πᾶσι who moved. hate Your You. You hand shall will make find them out all like a τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου, ἡ δεξιά σου εὕροι πάντας fiery Your furnace enemies; in the Your time right of Your hand presence; will the τοὺς µισοῦντάς σε. Ὅτι θήσεις αὐτοὺς εἰς Lord find shall out those throw who them hate into You. confusion You in will His 3

6 Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Νυµφίου τῇ Κυριακῇ τὸ Βράδυ κλίβανον πυρὸς εἰς καιρὸν τοῦ προσώπου σου. Κύριος ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ συνταράξει αὐτούς, καὶ καταφάγεται αὐτοὺς πῦρ. Τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῶν ἀπὸ γῆς ἀπολεῖς καὶ τὸ σπέρµα αὐτῶν ἀπὸ υἱῶν ἀνθρώπων. Ὅτι ἔκλιναν εἰς σὲ κακά, διελογίσαντο βουλάς, αἷς οὐ µὴ δύνωνται στῆναι. Ὅτι θήσεις αὐτοὺς νῶτον ἐν τοῖς περιλοίποις σου ἑτοιµάσεις τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν. Ὑψώθητι, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δυνάµει σου ᾄσοµεν καὶ ψαλοῦµεν τὰς δυναστείας σου. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Τρισάγιον. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. (ἐκ γʹ) Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁµαρτίαις ἡµῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡµῶν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Πάτερ ἡµῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνοµά σου. Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέληµά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡµῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡµῖν σήµερον. Καὶ ἄφες ἡµῖν τὰ ὀφειλήµατα ἡµῶν, ὡς καὶ wrath, make them and the as fire a blazing shall devour oven them. when You shall appear. destroy The their Lord offspring will swallow from the them earth and up in their His seed wrath; from and among fire the will sons consume of men. For them. they You vented will all destroy their evils their against offspring You; from the earth, and their children from they reasoned through a counsel they could among the sons of men. If they plan not establish. For You shall make them turn evil against You, if they devise their back; among Your remnants, You shall mischief, they will not succeed. For make You will ready put their them countenance. to flight; You Be exalted, will O Lord, aim at in their Your faces power; with we will your sing bows. and praise Be Your exalted, mighty O Lord, deeds. in Your strength! We will sing and praise Your power. (RSV) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Trisagion Prayers. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name's sake. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, 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 4

7 Bridegroom Service on Sunday Evening ἡµεῖς ἀφίεµεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡµῶν. Καὶ µὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡµᾶς εἰς πειρασµόν, ἀλλὰ ρῦσαι ἡµᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν 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. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Ἀµήν. Σῶσον, Κύριε, τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονοµίαν σου, νίκας τοῖς βασιλεῦσι κατὰ βαρβάρων δωρούµενος, καὶ τὸ σὸν φυλάττων διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου πολίτευµα. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ ἑκουσίως, τῇ ἐπωνύµῳ σου καινῇ πολιτείᾳ τοὺς οἰκτιρµούς σου δώρησαι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός εὔφρανον ἐν τῇ δυνάµει σου τοὺς πιστοὺς βασιλεῖς ἡµῶν, νίκας χορηγῶν αὐτοῖς κατὰ τῶν πολεµίων τὴν συµµαχίαν ἔχοιεν τὴν σήν, ὅπλον εἰρήνης, ἀήττητον τρόπαιον. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Προστασία φοβερὰ καὶ ἀκαταίσχυντε, µὴ παρίδῃς, Ἀγαθή, τὰς ἰκεσίας ἡµῶν, πανύµνητε Θεοτόκε στήριξον Ὀρθοδόξων πολιτείαν, σῷζε οὓς ἐκέλευσας βασιλεύειν, καὶ χορήγει αὐτοῖς οὐρανόθεν τὴν νίκην διότι ἔτεκες τὸν Θεόν, µόνη εὐλογηµένη. against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. PRIEST For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. READER Amen. Save, O Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting victory to the faithful over the enemy, and by Your Cross protecting Your commonwealth. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. You who were lifted on the cross voluntarily, * O Christ our God, bestow Your tender compassions * upon Your new community to which You gave Your name. * Cause our faithful emperors to be glad in Your power, * granting them the victories against their adversaries. * And for an ally, Lord, may they have You, * peace as their armor, the trophy invincible. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. O awesome and unshamable Protection, O good and praiseworthy Theotokos, do not despise our petitions; make firm the community of the Orthodox; save those whom you have called to rule; grant them victory from heaven, for you gave birth to God and are truly blessed. 5

8 Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Νυµφίου τῇ Κυριακῇ τὸ Βράδυ ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς ὁ Θεὸς κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἒλεός Σου, δεόµεθά Σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ (ἀρχιερατικοῦ βαθµοῦ) ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος). (Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) 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. ΨΑΛΤΗΣ Ἀµήν. Ἐν ὀνόµατι Κυρίου εὐλόγησον, Πάτερ. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ καὶ ὁµοουσίῳ καὶ ζωοποιῷ καὶ ἀδιαιρέτῳ Τριάδι, πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. (Ἀµήν.) ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Ὁ Ἐξάψαλµος. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. (ἐκ γʹ) PRIEST Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy. (Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.) Let us pray for pious and Orthodox Christians. (Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.) Again we pray for (episcopal rank) (name). (Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.) For You are a merciful God Who loves mankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. CHANTER Amen. In the name of the Lord, Father, bless! PRIEST Glory to the holy and consubstantial, and life giving, and undivided Trinity, always, now and forever and to the ages of ages. (Amen.) READER The Six Psalms. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men. (3) Κύριε, τὰ χείλη µου ἀνοίξεις, καὶ τὸ O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my στόµα µου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. (δίς) mouth will declare Your praise. (2) Ψαλµὸς Γʹ (3). Psalm 3. Κύριε, τί ἐπληθύνθησαν οἱ θλίβοντές O Lord, why how do many those are who my afflict foes! memany µε; Πολλοὶ ἐπανίστανται ἐπ' ἐµέ. Πολλοὶ multiply? are rising Many against are me; those many who rise are up saying against of λέγουσι τῇ ψυχῇ µου Οὐκ ἔστι σωτηρία me. me, Many there are is no those help who for say him to my in God. soul, But αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ αὐτοῦ. Σὺ δέ, Κύριε, "There You, O is Lord, no salvation are a shield for him about in his me, God." my 6

9 Bridegroom Service on Sunday Evening ἀντιλήπτωρ µου εἶ, δόξα µου καὶ ὑψῶν But You, O Lord, are my protector, my glory glory, and the lifter of my head. I cry τὴν κεφαλήν µου. Φωνῇ µου πρὸς Κύριον and the One who lifts up my head. I cried to aloud to the Lord, and He answers me ἐκέκραξα, καὶ ἐπήκουσέ µου ἐξ ὄρους from the Lord His with holy my hill. voice, I lie and down He heard and sleep; me I ἁγίου αὐτοῦ. Ἐγὼ δὲ ἐκοιµήθην καὶ wake from His again, holy for hill. the I lay Lord down sustains and slept; me. I I ὕπνωσα ἐξηγέρθην, ὅτι Κύριος ἀντιλήψεταί am awoke, not for afraid the Lord of ten will thousands help me. I of will people not µου. Οὐ φοβηθήσοµαι ἀπὸ µυριάδων who be afraid have of set ten themselves thousands of against people me who set λαοῦ τῶν κύκλῳ συνεπιτιθεµένων µοι. round themselves about. against Arise, me O all Lord! around. Deliver Arise, me, O Ἀνάστα, Κύριε, σῶσόν µε ὁ Θεός µου, ὅτι σὺ O Lord, my and God! save For me, You O my smite God, all for my You enemies struck on the cheek, You break the teeth of the ἐπάταξας πάντας τοὺς ἐχθραίνοντάς µοι all those who were foolishly at enmity with wicked. Deliverance belongs to the Lord; µαταίως, ὀδόντας ἁµαρτωλῶν συνέτριψας. me; You broke the teeth of sinners. Salvation Your blessing be upon Your people! (RSV) Τοῦ Κυρίου ἡ σωτηρία, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν σου is of the Lord, and Your blessing is upon Your ἡ εὐλογία σου. people. Ἐγὼ ἐκοιµήθην καὶ ὕπνωσα ἐξηγέρθην, I lay lie down and and slept; sleep; I awoke, I wake for again, the for ὅτι Κύριος ἀντιλήψεταί µου. Lord the Lord will help sustains me. me. Ψαλµὸς ΛΖʹ (37). Psalm 37 (38). Κύριε, µὴ τῷ θυµῷ σου ἐλέγξῃς µε, Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, O Lord, rebuke me not in Your µηδὲ τῇ ὀργῇ σου παιδεύσῃς µε. Ὅτι τὰ nor chasten me in Your anger. For Your anger, nor chasten me in Your wrath βέλη σου ἐνεπάγησάν µοι, καὶ ἐπεστήριξας arrows For Your are arrows fixed in have me, and sunk Your into hand me, rests and ἐπ' ἐµὲ τὴν χεῖρά σου. Οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις ἐν on Your me; hand there has is no come healing down in my on flesh me. because There τῇ σαρκί µου ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς ὀργῆς of is Your no soundness wrath; there in is my no flesh peace because in my bones of σου, οὐκ ἔστιν εἰρήνη ἐν τοῖς ὀστέοις µου because Your indignation; of my sins. For there my is transgressions no health in rise ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν µου. Ὅτι αἱ up my over bones my because head; like of a my heavy sin. burden For my they ἀνοµίαι µου ὑπερῆραν τὴν κεφαλήν µου, are iniquities heavy on have me. gone My wounds over my grow head; foul they and ὡσεὶ φορτίον βαρὺ ἐβαρύνθησαν ἐπ' ἐµέ. fester weigh because like a burden of my folly. too I heavy suffer for misery, me. My wounds grow foul and fester Προσώζεσαν καὶ ἐσάπησαν οἱ µώλωπές and I am utterly bowed down; go all the day because of my foolishness, I am utterly µου ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς ἀφροσύνης µου. long with a sad face. For my loins are filled bowed down and prostrate; all the day I Ἐταλαιπώρησα καὶ κατεκάµφθην ἕως with go about mockeries, mourning. and there For is my no loins healing are in τέλους, ὅλην τὴν ἡµέραν σκυθρωπάζων my filled flesh. with I am burning, afflicted and there greatly is humbled; no ἐπορευόµην. Ὅτι αἱ ψόαι µου ἐπλήσθησαν I soundness roar because in of my the flesh. groaning I am of utterly my heart. ἐµπαιγµάτων, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις ἐν τῇ O spent Lord, and all my crushed; desire is I groan before because You, and of my σαρκί µου. Ἐκακώθην καὶ ἐταπεινώθην groaning the tumult is not of my hidden heart. from Lord, You. all My my heart ἕως σφόδρα, ὠρυόµην ἀπὸ στεναγµοῦ is longing troubled; is known my strength to You, fails my me, sighing and theis not hidden from You. My heart throbs, τῆς καρδίας µου. Κύριε, ἐναντίον σου light of my eyes, even this is not with me. My my strength fails me; and the light of my πᾶσα ἡ ἐπιθυµία µου, καὶ ὁ στεναγµός friends and neighbors draw near and stand eyes it also has gone from me. My µου ἀπὸ σοῦ οὐκ ἀπεκρύβη. Ἡ καρδία µου against me, and my near of kin stand far off; friends and companions stand aloof ἐταράχθη, ἐγκατέλιπέ µε ἡ ἰσχύς µου, and from those my plague, who seek and my my soul kinsmen use violence, stand and καὶ τὸ φῶς τῶν ὀφθαλµῶν µου καὶ αὐτὸ those afar off. who Those seek evil who for seek me speak my life folly; lay and 7

10 Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Νυµφίου τῇ Κυριακῇ τὸ Βράδυ οὐκ ἔστι µετ' ἐµοῦ. Οἱ φίλοι µου καὶ οἱ πλησίον µου ἐξεναντίας µου ἤγγισαν καὶ ἔστησαν, καὶ οἱ ἐγγιστά µου ἀπὸ µακρόθεν ἔστησαν. Καὶ ἐξεβιάζοντο οἱ ζητοῦντες τὴν ψυχήν µου, καὶ οἱ ζητοῦντες τὰ κακά µοι ἐλάλησαν µαταιότητας, καὶ δολιότητας ὅλην τὴν ἡµέραν ἐµελέτησαν. Ἐγὼ δὲ ὡσεὶ κωφὸς οὐκ ἤκουον καὶ ὡσεὶ ἄλαλος οὐκ ἀνοίγων τὸ στόµα αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἐγενόµην ὡσεὶ ἄνθρωπος οὐκ ἀκούων καὶ οὐκ ἔχων ἐν τῷ στόµατι αὐτοῦ ἐλεγµούς. Ὅτι ἐπὶ σοί, Κύριε, ἤλπισα σὺ εἰσακούση, Κύριε ὁ Θεός µου. Ὅτι εἶπον Μήποτε ἐπιχαρῶσί µοι οἱ ἐχθροί µου καὶ ἐν τῷ σαλευθῆναι πόδας µου ἐπ' ἐµὲ ἐµεγαλορρηµόνησαν. Ὅτι ἐγὼ εἰς µάστιγας ἕτοιµος, καὶ ἡ ἀλγηδών µου ἐνώπιόν µού ἐστι διὰ παντός. Ὅτι τὴν ἀνοµίαν µου ἐγὼ ἀναγγελῶ καὶ µεριµνήσω ὑπὲρ τῆς ἁµαρτίας µου. Οἱ δὲ ἐχθροί µου ζῶσι καὶ κεκραταίωνται ὑπὲρ ἐµέ, καὶ ἐπληθύνθησαν οἱ µισοῦντές µε ἀδίκως. Οἱ ἀνταποδίδοντές µοι κακὰ ἀντὶ ἀγαθῶν ἐνδιέβαλλόν µε, ἐπεὶ κατεδίωκον ἀγαθωσύνην. Μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς µε, Κύριε ὁ Θεός µου, µὴ ἀποστῇς ἀπ' ἐµοῦ. Πρόσχες εἰς τὴν βοήθειάν µου, Κύριε τῆς σωτηρίας µου. they their meditate snares, on those deceit who all seek the day my long. hurt But I speak like a deaf of ruin, man and do not meditate hear, and treachery I am likeall a the mute day who long. does But not I open am like his mouth. a deaf man, I am I like do not a man hear, who like does a dumb not hear, man and who who does has no not reproofs open his in his mouth. mouth. Yes, For I in am You, like O a Lord, man who does not hear, and in whose mouth I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God. For are no rebukes. But for You, O Lord, do I I said, "Let not my enemies rejoice over me, wait ; it is You, O Lord my God, who will for when my foot was shaken, they boasted answer. For I pray, Only let them not against rejoice me." over For me, I am who ready boast for against wounds, me and when my my pain foot is continually slips! For with I am me. ready For Ito will fall, declare and my pain transgression, is ever with and me. I will I be anxious confess about my iniquity, my sin. But I am my sorry enemies for live, my and sin. are Those become who stronger are my than foes I; without and those who cause hate are me mighty, unjustly and are many multiplied; are those those who hate me wrongfully. Those who who repaid me evil for good slandered me, render me evil for good are my because I pursue righteousness; and they adversaries because I follow after good. threw Do not away forsake my love me, as O though Lord! it O were my God, a stinking be not far corpse. from Do me! not Make forsake haste me, O to Lord; help O my me, God, O Lord, do not my depart salvation! from me; give heed (RSV) to help me, O Lord of my salvation. Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! Μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς µε, Κύριε ὁ Θεός Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, do µου, µὴ ἀποστῇς ἀπ' ἐµοῦ Πρόσχες εἰς τὴν not depart from me. Give heed to help me, O βοήθειάν µου, Κύριε τῆς σωτηρίας µου. Lord of my salvation. Ψαλµὸς ΞΒʹ (62). Psalm 62 (63). Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεός µου, πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω. O God, my You God, are I my rise God, early to I seek be with You, Ἐδίψησέ σε ἡ ψυχή µου, ποσαπλῶς σοι You; my soul my soul thirsts thirsts for for You; You. my How flesh often faints my ἡ σάρξ µου, ἐν γῇ ἐρήµῳ καὶ ἀβάτῳ καὶ flesh for You, thirsts as for in You a dry in and a desolate, weary impassable, land where no water is. So I have looked ἀνύδρῳ. Οὕτως ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ ὤφθην σοι τοῦ and waterless land. So in the holy place I upon You in the sanctuary, beholding ἰδεῖν τὴν δύναµίν σου καὶ τὴν δόξαν σου. appear before You, to see Your power and Your power and glory. Because Your Ὅτι κρεῖσσον τὸ ἔλεός σου ὑπὲρ ζωάς τὰ Your steadfast glory. love Because is better Your mercy than life, is better 8

11 Bridegroom Service on Sunday Evening χείλη µου ἐπαινέσουσί σε. Οὕτως εὐλογήσω σε ἐν τῇ ζωῇ µου, καὶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόµατί σου ἀρῶ τὰς χεῖράς µου. Ὡς ἐκ στέατος καὶ πιότητος ἐµπλησθείη ἡ ψυχή µου, καὶ χείλη ἀγαλλιάσεως αἰνέσει τὸ στόµα µου. Εἰ ἐµνηµόνευόν σου ἐπὶ τῆς στρωµνῆς µου, ἐν τοῖς ὄρθροις ἐµελέτων εἰς σέ ὅτι ἐγενήθης βοηθός µου, καὶ ἐν τῇ σκέπῃ τῶν πτερύγων σου ἀγαλλιάσοµαι. Ἐκολλήθη ἡ ψυχή µου ὀπίσω σου, ἐµοῦ δὲ ἀντελάβετο ἡ δεξιά σου. Αὐτοὶ δὲ εἰς µάτην ἐζήτησαν τὴν ψυχήν µου, εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὰ κατώτατα τῆς γῆς παραδοθήσονται εἰς χεῖρας ροµφαίας, µερίδες ἀλωπέκων ἔσονται. Ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς εὐφρανθήσεται ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ, ἐπαινεθήσεται πᾶς ὁ ὀµνύων ἐν αὐτῷ, ὅτι ἐνεφράγη στόµα λαλούντων ἄδικα. Ἐν τοῖς ὄρθροις ἐµελέτων εἰς σέ ὅτι ἐγενήθης βοηθός µου, καὶ ἐν τῇ σκέπῃ τῶν πτερύγων σου ἀγαλλιάσοµαι. Ἐκολλήθη ἡ ψυχή µου ὀπίσω σου, ἐµοῦ δὲ ἀντελάβετο ἡ δεξιά σου. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. than my lips life, will my lips praise shall You. praise So You. I will Thus I will bless You in as my long life; as I I will live; lift I up will my lift hands in Your up my name. hands May and my call soul on be Your filled, name. as if with My soul is feasted as with marrow marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall sing and fat, and my mouth praises You praise to You with lips filled with rejoicing. with joyful lips, when I think of You If upon I remembered my bed, and You meditate on my bed, on I You meditated in on the You watches daybreak; of the night; for You for are You my have helper, and been in my the help, shelter and of Your in the wings shadow I will of greatly rejoice. Your wings My soul I sing follows for joy. close My behind soul You; clings to You; Your right hand Your right hand takes hold of me. But they upholds me. But those who seek to seek destroy for my my soul life in shall vain; go they down shall into go the into the lowest depths parts of the of earth; the earth. they They shall shall be be given over given to over the edge to the of power the sword; of the they sword, shall be a portion they shall for foxes. be prey But for the jackals. king shall But be the glad in king shall rejoice in God; all who God; all who swear by Him shall be praised, swear by Him shall glory; for the for mouths the mouth of liars that will speaks be stopped. unrighteous (RSV) things is stopped. I think of You upon my bed, and meditated on You at daybreak. For You meditate on You in the watches of are my helper, and in the shelter of Your the night; for You have been my wings help, and I will in greatly the shadow rejoice. of My Your soul follows close wings behind I sing You; for joy. Your My right soul hand clings takes hold of to me. You; Your right hand upholds me. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. 9

12 Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Νυµφίου τῇ Κυριακῇ τὸ Βράδυ Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. ages of ages. Amen. Ψαλµὸς ΠΖʹ (87) Psalm 87 (88). Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας µου, ἡµέρας O Lord Lord, God my of God, my salvation, I call for help I cry by ἐκέκραξα καὶ ἐν νυκτὶ ἐναντίον σου. day; and I cry night out before in the You. night Let before my prayer You. Εἰσελθέτω ἐνώπιόν σου ἡ προσευχή µου, come Let my before prayer You; come incline before Your You, ear to incline my κλῖνον τὸ οὖς σου εἰς τὴν δέησίν µου. supplication, You ear to my O cry! Lord. For For my my soul is filled full of troubles, and my life draws near to Ὅτι ἐπλήσθη κακῶν ἡ ψυχή µου, καὶ ἡ with sorrows, and my soul draws near to Sheol. I am reckoned among those who ζωή µου τῷ ᾅδῃ ἤγγισε. Προσελογίσθην Hades; go down I am to counted the Pit; I among am a man those who who has go µετὰ τῶν καταβαινόντων εἰς λάκκον, down no strength, into the like pit; one I am forsaken like a helpless among man, ἐγενήθην ὡσεὶ ἄνθρωπος ἀβοήθητος, free the dead, among like the the dead, slain like that slain lie men in the thrown ἐν νεκροῖς ἐλεύθερος, ὡσεὶ τραυµατίαι down grave, and like sleeping those whom in a grave, You remember whom You καθεύδοντες ἐν τάφῳ, ὧν οὐκ ἐµνήσθης ἔτι, remember no more, for no more, they are but cut they off are from removed Your hand. You have put me in the depths of καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐκ τῆς χειρός σου ἀπώσθησαν. from Your hand. They laid me in the lowest the Pit, in the regions dark and deep. Ἔθεντό µε ἐν λάκκῳ κατωτάτῳ, ἐν pit, Your in wrath dark places lies heavy and in upon the shadow me, and of You death. σκοτεινοῖς καὶ ἐν σκιᾷ θανάτου. Ἐπ' ἐµὲ Your overwhelm wrath rested me with upon all me, Your and waves. You brought You ἐπεστηρίχθη ὁ θυµός σου, καὶ πάντας all have Your caused billows my over companions me. You removed to shun my me; τοὺς µετεωρισµούς σου ἐπήγαγες ἐπ' ἐµέ. acquaintances You have made far me from a thing me; they of horror made me to them. I am shut in so that I cannot Ἐµάκρυνας τούς γνωστούς µου ἀπ' ἐµοῦ, an abomination among themselves; I was escape; my eye grows dim through ἔθεντό µε βδέλυγµα ἑαυτοῖς, παρεδόθην betrayed, sorrow. Every and did day not I go call forth. upon My You, eyes O καὶ οὐκ ἐξεπορευόµην. Οἱ ὀφθαλµοί µου weakened Lord; I spread from out poverty; my hands O Lord, to I You. cry todo ἠσθένησαν ἀπὸ πτωχείας ἐκέκραξα πρὸς You the work whole wonders day long; for the I spread dead? out Do mythe σέ, Κύριε, ὅλην τὴν ἡµέραν, διεπέτασα πρὸς hands shades to rise You. up Will to praise You work You? wonders Is Your for steadfast love declared in the grave, or σὲ τὰς χεῖράς µου. Μὴ τοῖς νεκροῖς ποιήσεις the dead? Or will physicians raise them up, Your faithfulness in the land of θαυµάσια; ἢ ἰατροὶ ἀναστήσουσι καὶ and destruction? acknowledge Are You? Your Shall wonders anyone known in the ἐξοµολογήσονταί σοι; Μὴ διηγήσεταί τις grave in the describe darkness, Your or mercy Your saving and Your help truth in in ἐν τῷ τάφῳ τὸ ἔλεός σου καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν destruction? the land of forgetfulness? Shall Your wonders But I, be O known Lord, σου ἐν τῇ ἀπωλείᾳ; Μὴ γνωσθήσεται in cry darkness, to You; in and the Your morning righteousness my prayer in a comes before You. O Lord, why do You ἐν τῷ σκότει τὰ θαυµάσιά σου καὶ ἡ forgotten land? But I cry to You, O Lord, and cast me off? Why do You hide Your face δικαιοσύνη σου ἐν γῇ ἐπιλελησµένῃ; Κἀγὼ in the morning my prayer shall come near from me? Afflicted and close to death πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, καὶ τὸ πρωῒ ἡ to from You. my Why, youth O Lord, up, I do suffer You Your reject terrors; my soul, προσευχή µου προφθάσει σε. Ἵνα τί, Κύριε, and I am turn helpless. away Your face wrath from has me? swept I am poor ἀπωθεῖς τὴν ψυχήν µου, ἀποστρέφεις τὸ and over in me; troubles Your from dread my assaults youth; destroy but having me. πρόσωπόν σου ἀπ' ἐµοῦ; Πτωχός εἰµι ἐγὼ been They exalted, surround I was me humbled like a flood and all brought day into long; they close in upon me together. καὶ ἐν κόποις ἐκ νεότητός µου, ὑψωθεὶς despair. Your fierce anger passed over me, You have caused friend and neighbor to δὲ ἐταπεινώθην καὶ ἐξηπορήθην. Ἐπ' and shun Your me; terrors my companions greatly troubled are in me; they ἐµὲ διῆλθον αἱ ὀργαί σου, οἱ φοβερισµοί compassed darkness. me like (RSV) water all the day long; 10

13 Bridegroom Service on Sunday Evening σου ἐξετάραξάν µε, ἐκύκλωσάν µε ὡσεὶ they surrounded me at once. You removed ὕδωρ ὅλην τὴν ἡµέραν, περιέσχον µε ἅµα. far from me neighbor and friend, and my Ἐµάκρυνας ἀπ' ἐµοῦ φίλον καὶ πλησίον, καὶ acquaintances O Lord, my because God, I of call my for misery. help by τοὺς γνωστούς µου ἀπὸ ταλαιπωρίας. day; I cry out in the night before You. Let my prayer come before You, incline Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας µου, ἡµέρας You O ear Lord to my God cry! of my salvation, I cry ἐκέκραξα καὶ ἐν νυκτὶ ἐναντίον σου. day and night before You. Let my prayer Εἰσελθέτω ἐνώπιόν σου ἡ προσευχή µου, come before You; incline Your ear to my κλῖνον τὸ οὖς σου εἰς τὴν δέησίν µου. supplication, O Lord. Ψαλµὸς ΡΒʹ (102). Psalm 102 (103). Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή µου, τὸν Κύριον, καί, Bless the the Lord, Lord, O O my my soul, soul; and and everything all that πάντα τὰ ἐντός µου, τὸ ὄνοµα τὸ ἅγιον within is within me, me, bless bless His holy His holy name. name! Bless Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His αὐτοῦ. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή µου, τὸν Κύριον, καὶ the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, µὴ ἐπιλανθάνου πάσας τὰς ἀνταποδόσεις His rewards: who is merciful to all your who heals all your diseases, who redeems αὐτοῦ. Τὸν εὐιλατεύοντα πάσας τὰς transgressions, your life from who the Pit, heals who all your crowns diseases, you ἀνοµίας σου, τὸν ἰώµενον πάσας τὰς who with redeems steadfast your love life and from mercy, corruption, who who νόσους σου. Τὸν λυτρούµενον ἐκ φθορᾶς crowns satisfies you you with with mercy good and as compassion, long you live τὴν ζωήν σου, τὸν στεφανοῦντά σε ἐν ἐλέει who so that satisfies your your youth desire is renewed with good like things; the καὶ οἰκτιρµοῖς. Τὸν ἐµπιπλῶντα ἐν ἀγαθοῖς and eagle's. your The youth Lord is renewed works vindication like the eagle's. and τὴν ἐπιθυµίαν σου, ἀνακαινισθήσεται ὡς The justice Lord for shows all who mercies are oppressed. and judgment He to ἀετοῦ ἡ νεότης σου. Ποιῶν ἐλεηµοσύνας ὁ all made who known are wronged. his ways He to made Moses, known His His acts to the people of Israel. The Lord is Κύριος καὶ κρῖµα πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδικουµένοις. ways to Moses, the things He willed to the merciful and gracious, slow to anger and Ἐγνώρισε τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ τῷ Μωϋσῇ, sons of Israel. The Lord is compassionate abounding in steadfast love. He will not τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ τὰ θελήµατα αὐτοῦ. and always merciful, chide, slow nor to will anger, He keep and abounding his anger Οἰκτίρµων καὶ ἐλεήµων ὁ Κύριος, in for mercy. ever. He will does not not become deal with angry us to the µακρόθυµος καὶ πολυέλεος οὐκ εἰς τέλος end, according nor will to He our be sins, wrathful nor requite forever; He us did ὀργισθήσεται, οὐδὲ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα µηνιεῖ. Οὐ not according deal with to us our according iniquities. to our For sins, as the nor κατὰ τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῶν ἐποίησεν ἡµῖν, οὐδὲ reward heavens us are according high above to our the transgressions; earth, so great for κατὰ τὰς ἁµαρτίας ἡµῶν ἀνταπέδωκεν according is His steadfast to the height love toward of heaven those from who earth, fear Him; as far as the east is from the ἡµῖν, ὅτι κατὰ τὸ ὕψος τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ so the Lord reigns in mercy over those who west, so far does He remove our τῆς γῆς ἐκραταίωσε Κύριος τὸ ἔλεος fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, transgressions from us. As a father pities αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουµένους αὐτόν. Καθ' so He removes our transgressions from us. his children, so the Lord pities those who ὅσον ἀπέχουσιν ἀνατολαὶ ἀπὸ δυσµῶν, As fear a father Him. has For compassion he knows our on his frame; children, he ἐµάκρυνεν ἀφ' ἡµῶν τὰς ἀνοµίας ἡµῶν. so remembers the Lord has that compassion we are dust. on those As for who man, Καθὼς οἰκτίρει πατὴρ υἱούς, ᾠκτίρησε fear his days Him, are for He like knows grass; how he flourishes He formed like us; a Κύριος τοὺς φοβουµένους αὐτόν, ὅτι αὐτὸς He flower remembers of the field; we are for dust. the As wind for man, passes his ἔγνω τὸ πλάσµα ἡµῶν, ἐµνήσθη ὅτι χοῦς days over are it, and like grass, it is gone, as a flower and its of place the field, knows ἐσµεν. Ἄνθρωπος, ὡσεὶ χόρτος αἱ ἡµέραι so it no he flourishes; more. But for the the steadfast wind passes love through of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting 11

14 Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Νυµφίου τῇ Κυριακῇ τὸ Βράδυ αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ ἄνθος τοῦ ἀγροῦ, οὕτως ἐξανθήσει. Ὅτι πνεῦµα διῆλθεν ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ οὐχ ὑπάρξει, καὶ οὐκ ἐπιγνώσεται ἔτι τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ. Τὸ δὲ ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐπὶ τοὺς φουβουµένους αὐτόν, καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ υἱοῖς υἱῶν, τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ καὶ µεµνηµένοις τῶν ἐντολῶν αὐτοῦ τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτάς. Κύριος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἡτοίµασε τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ πάντων δεσπόζει. Εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντες οἱ Ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ, δυνατοὶ ἰσχύϊ, ποιοῦντες τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ, τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι τῆς φωνῆς τῶν λόγων αὐτοῦ. Εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάµεις αὐτοῦ, λειτουργοὶ αὐτοῦ, ποιοῦντες τὸ θέληµα αὐτοῦ. Εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ, ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ τῆς δεσποτείας αὐτοῦ εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή µου, τὸν Κύριον. it, and it shall not remain; and it shall no upon those who fear Him, and His longer righteousness know its place. to children's But the mercy children, of the to Lord those is who from keep age to His age covenant upon those and who fear Him, remember and His to righteousness do His commandments. upon children's children, The Lord to has such established as keep His His covenant throne and in remember the heavens, His commandments, His kingdom to rules do them. The over Lord all. prepared Bless the His Lord, throne O you in heaven, His and His angels, Kingdom you mighty rules over ones all. who Bless do the His Lord, word, hearkening to the voice of His all you His angels, mighty in strength, who word! Bless the Lord, all His hosts, His do His word, so as to hear the voice of His ministers that do His will! Bless the words. Lord, all Bless His the works, Lord, in all all you places His hosts, of His His ministers dominion. who Bless do His the will; Lord, bless O my the Lord, soul! all His works, in all places of His dominion; (RSV) bless the Lord, O my soul. In all places of His dominion, bless the Lord, O my soul! Ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ τῆς δεσποτείας αὐτοῦ In all places of His dominion; Bless the εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή µου, τὸν Κύριον. Lord, O my soul. Ψαλµὸς ΡΜΒʹ (142). Psalm 142 (143). Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς µου, O Lord, hear my prayer; give ear to my ἐνώτισαι τὴν δέησίν µου ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου, supplication Hear my in prayer, Your truth; O Lord; answer give me ear in to Your εἰσάκουσόν µου ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου καὶ righteousness; my supplications! do not In enter Your into faithfulness judgment µὴ εἰσέλθῃς εἰς κρίσιν µετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου, with answer Your me, servant, in Your for righteousness! no one living shall Enter not into judgment with Your ὅτι οὐ δικαιωθήσεται ἐνώπιόν σου πᾶς ζῶν. become righteous in Your sight. For the servant; for no man living is righteous Ὅτι κατεδίωξεν ὁ ἐχθρὸς τὴν ψυχήν µου, enemy persecuted my soul; he humbled my before You. For the enemy has pursued ἐταπείνωσεν εἰς γῆν τὴν ζωήν µου, ἐκάθισέ life me; to he the has ground; crushed caused my life me to to the dwell µε ἐν σκοτεινοῖς ὡς νεκροὺς αἰῶνος καὶ in ground; dark places he has made one long me dead, sit in and darkness my ἠκηδίασεν ἐπ' ἐµὲ τὸ πνεῦµά µου, ἐν ἐµοὶ spirit like those was in long anguish dead. within Therefore me; my my heart ἐταράχθη ἡ καρδία µου. Ἐµνήσθην ἡµερῶν was spirit troubled faints within me. me; I my remembered heart within the ἀρχαίων, ἐµελέτησα ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔργοις days me is of appalled. old, and I I meditated remember on the all Your days of σου, ἐν ποιήµασι τῶν χειρῶν σου ἐµελέτων. works; old, I meditate I meditated on on all the that works You of have Your Διεπέτασα πρὸς σὲ τὰς χεῖράς µου ἡ ψυχή hands. done; I muse spread on out what my hands Your hands to You; have my soul wrought. I stretch out my hands to You; µου ὡς γῆ ἄνυδρός σοι. Ταχὺ εἰσάκουσόν thirsts for You like a waterless land. Hear me my soul thirsts for You like a 12

15 Bridegroom Service on Sunday Evening µου, Κύριε, ἐξέλιπε τὸ πνεῦµά µου. Μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπ' ἐµοῦ, καὶ ὁµοιωθήσοµαι τοῖς καταβαίνουσιν εἰς λάκκον. Ἀκουστὸν ποίησόν µοι τὸ πρωῒ τὸ ἔλεός σου, ὅτι ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα. Γνώρισόν µοι, Κύριε, ὁδόν, ἐν ᾗ πορεύσοµαι, ὅτι πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τὴν ψυχήν µου. Ἐξελοῦ µε ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν µου, Κύριε, ὅτι πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον. Δίδαξόν µε τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέληµά σου, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεός µου. Τὸ πνεῦµά σου τὸ ἀγαθὸν ὁδηγήσει µε ἐν γῇ εὐθείᾳ ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου, Κύριε, ζήσεις µε, ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου ἐξάξεις ἐκ θλίψεως τὴν ψυχήν µου καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐλέει σου ἐξολοθρεύσεις τοὺς ἐχθρούς µου καὶ ἀπολεῖς πάντας τοὺς θλίβοντας τὴν ψυχήν µου, ὅτι ἐγὼ δοῦλός σου εἰµι. Εἰσάκουσόν µου, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου καὶ µὴ εἰσέλθῃς εἰς κρίσιν µετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου. Εἰσάκουσόν µου, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου καὶ µὴ εἰσέλθῃς εἰς κρίσιν µετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου. Τὸ πνεῦµά σου τὸ ἀγαθὸν ὁδηγήσει µε ἐν γῇ εὐθείᾳ. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. (χῦµα) parched speedily, land. O Lord; Make my spirit haste faints to answer within me, me; O turn Lord! not Your My spirit face from fails! me, Hide lest not I become Your face like those from who me, go lest down I be like into those the pit. who Cause go down to the Pit. Let me hear in the me to hear Your mercy in the morning, for morning of Your steadfast love, for in You I hope I put in You; my trust. make me Teach know, me O the Lord, way the I should way wherein go, for I should to You walk, I lift up for my I lift soul. up my Deliver soul to You. me, Deliver O Lord, me from from my my enemies! enemies, I O have Lord, fled for to to You You I for flee refuge! for refuge. Teach Teach me me to do Your will, for You are my God! Let to do Your will, for You are my God; Your Your good spirit lead me on a level path! For good Your Spirit name's shall guide sake, me O Lord, in the preserve land of my uprightness. life! In Your For Your righteousness name's sake, bring O Lord, me out give of me trouble! life; in Your And righteousness in Your steadfast You shall love bring cut my off soul my out enemies, of affliction. and In destroy Your mercy all my adversaries, for I am Your servant. You shall destroy my enemies; You shall utterly destroy all who afflict my soul, for I am Your In Your servant. faithfulness answer me, in Your righteousness! Enter not into judgment with Your servant. Answer me in Your righteousness. Do not enter into judgment with Your servant. In Your faithfulness answer me, in Your righteousness! Enter not into judgment Answer with me in Your servant. righteousness. Do not enter into judgment with Your servant. Let Your good spirit lead me on a level path! Your good Spirit shall guide me in the land of uprightness. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. O God. O God. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, (intoned) (RSV) 13

16 Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Νυµφίου τῇ Κυριακῇ τὸ Βράδυ Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. Ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡµῶν, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ/ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ὑπὲρ τῆς ἄνωθεν εἰρήνης καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ὑπὲρ τῆς εἰρήνης τοῦ σύµπαντος κόσµου, εὐσταθείας τῶν ἁγίων τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐκκλησιῶν καὶ τῆς τῶν πάντων ἑνώσεως, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου, καὶ τῶν µετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ Ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ὑπὲρ τοῦ (ἀρχιερατικοῦ βαθµοῦ) ἡµῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος), τοῦ τιµίου πρεσβυτερίου, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας, παντὸς τοῦ κλήρου καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ὑπὲρ τοῦ εὐσεβοῦς ἡµῶν ἔθνους, καὶ πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης, πάσης πόλεως, χώρας καὶ τῶν πίστει οἰκούντων ἐν αὐταῖς, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. Our hope, O Lord, glory to You. PRIEST/DEACON In peace, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) For the peace from above and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) For the peace of the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) For pious and Orthodox Christians, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) For (episcopal rank) (name), for the honorable presbyterate, for the diaconate in Christ, and for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) For our country, for the president, and for all in public service, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) For this city, and for every city and land, and for the faithful who live in them, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) 14

17 Bridegroom Service on Sunday Evening Ὑπὲρ εὐκρασίας ἀέρων, εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς, καὶ καιρῶν εἰρηνικῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ὑπὲρ πλεόντων, ὁδοιπορούντων, νοσούντων, καµνόντων, αἰχµαλώτων καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας αὐτῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι ἡµᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶµεν. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡµᾶς ὁ Θεὸς τῇ σῇ χάριτι. (Κύριε, ἐλέησον.) 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. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (Σοί, Κύριε.) 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. (Ἀµήν.) For favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) For those who travel by land, sea, and air, for the sick, the suffering, the captives and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord. (Lord, have mercy.) Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. (Lord, have mercy.) Commemorating our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. PRIEST (To You, O Lord.) For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. (Amen.) ΧΟΡΟΣ CHOIR Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Mode pl. 4. Στίχ. αʹ. Ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίζει τὸ πνεῦµά µου πρὸς σέ, ὁ Θεός, διότι φῶς τὰ προστάγµατά σου ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Verse 1: My spirit rises early in the morning to You, O God, for Your commands are a light upon the earth. (SAAS) Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. 15

18 Ἀκολουθία τοῦ Νυµφίου τῇ Κυριακῇ τὸ Βράδυ Στίχ. βʹ. Δικαιοσύνην µάθετε, οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Στίχ. γʹ. Ζῆλος λήψεται λαὸν ἀπαίδευτον, καὶ νῦν πῦρ τοὺς ὑπεναντίους ἔδεται. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Στίχ. δʹ. Πρόσθες αὐτοῖς κακά, Κύριε, πρόσθες αὐτοῖς κακά, τοῖς ἐνδόξοις τῆς γῆς. Verse 2: Learn righteousness, you who dwell on the earth. (SAAS) Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Verse 3: Jealousy will seize an untaught people; and now fire will devour the adversaries. (SAAS) Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Verse 4: Bring more evils on them, O Lord, bring more evils on them, on the glorious of the earth. (SAAS) Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Τροπάριον. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Troparion. Mode pl. 4. Ἰδοὺ ὁ Νυµφίος ἔρχεται ἐν τῷ µέσῳ Behold, the Bridegroom is coming in the τῆς νυκτός, καὶ µακάριος ὁ δοῦλος, ὃν middle of the night; and blessed is the servant εὑρήσει γρηγοροῦντα, ἀνάξιος δὲ πάλιν, He shall find awake and watching; unworthy ὃν εὑρήσει ῥαθυµοῦντα. Βλέπε οὖν ψυχή is the other He shall find being lazy. So µου, µὴ τῷ ὕπνῳ κατενεχθῇς, ἵνα µὴ τῷ beware, O soul of mine, be not overcome by θανάτῳ παραδοθῇς, καὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἔξω sleep, so that you not be handed over to death κλεισθῇς ἀλλὰ ἀνάνηψον κράζουσα Ἅγιος, and be shut out from the Kingdom. Come to ἅγιος, ἅγιος εἶ ὁ Θεός ἡµῶν. Προστασίαις your senses and cry aloud: Holy, holy, holy τῶν Ἀσωµάτων σῶσον ἡµᾶς. are You our God. By the protection of the Bodiless Hosts have mercy on us. (SD) Δόξα. Ἰδοὺ ὁ Νυµφίος ἔρχεται ἐν τῷ µέσῳ τῆς νυκτός, καὶ µακάριος ὁ δοῦλος, ὃν εὑρήσει γρηγοροῦντα, ἀνάξιος δὲ πάλιν, ὃν εὑρήσει ῥαθυµοῦντα. Βλέπε οὖν ψυχή µου, µὴ τῷ ὕπνῳ κατενεχθῇς, ἵνα µὴ τῷ θανάτῳ παραδοθῇς, καὶ τῆς βασιλείας ἔξω κλεισθῇς ἀλλὰ ἀνάνηψον κράζουσα Ἅγιος, ἅγιος, ἅγιος εἶ ὁ Θεός ἡµῶν. Πρεσβείαις τῶν Ἁγίων σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Glory. Behold, the Bridegroom is coming in the middle of the night; and blessed is the servant He shall find awake and watching; unworthy is the other He shall find being lazy. So beware, O soul of mine, be not overcome by sleep, so that you not be handed over to death and be shut out from the Kingdom. Come to your senses and cry aloud: Holy, holy, holy are You our God. By the intercessions of the Saints save us. (SD) Καὶ νῦν. Ἰδοὺ ὁ Νυµφίος ἔρχεται ἐν τῷ µέσῳ τῆς νυκτός, καὶ µακάριος ὁ δοῦλος, ὃν Both now. Behold, the Bridegroom is coming in the middle of the night; and blessed is the servant 16