Wednesday of the First Week of the Fast February 25, 2015 The Divine Liturgy of Saint Gregory the Dialogist of the Presanctified Gifts

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Wednesday of the First Week of the Fast 3 Τετάρτη Α Ἐβδοµάδος τῶν Νηστειῶν February 25, 2015 25 Φεβρουαρίου 2015 NINTH HOUR Θ ΩΡΑΣ Note: the Ninth Hour is read (not sung or chanted) prior to the Presanctified Liturgy. Kontakia After the Our Father... : Kontakion of the Transfiguration Grave Tone Upon the mountain You were transfigured, Christ God, and your disciples saw as much of Your glory as they could hold, so that seeing You crucified they would know that You had willed to suffer your passion and would proclaim to the world that You are truly the reflection of the Father. Kontakion of the Holy Cross (for Wednesday and Friday) Κοντάκια Μετὰ τὸ «Πάτερ ἡµῶν...» Κοντάκιον τῆς Μεταµορφώσεως Ἦχος βαρὺς Ἐπὶ τοῦ ὄρους µετεµορφώθης, καὶ ὡς ἐχώρουν οἱ Μαθηταί σου τὴν δόξαν σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἐθεάσαντο, ἵνα ὅταν σὲ ἴδωσι σταυρούµενον, τὸ µὲν πάθος νοήσωσιν ἑκούσιον, τῶ δὲ κόσµω κηρύξωσιν, ὅτι σὺ ὑπάρχεις ἀληθῶς, τοῦ Πατρὸς τὸ ἀπαύγασµα. Κοντάκιον τοῦ Σταυροῦ (Τετάρτη καὶ Παρασκευῆ) Tone 4 Ἦχος δ You, O Christ our God, Who chose of Your own will to be lifted up on the Cross, grant Your mercies to Your new commonwealth which is called by Your name. In Your power, gladden the hearts of our faithful rulers against those who war against them, having Your alliance as their weapon of peace, an invincible standard. Kontakion of the Church The Kontakion of the Church is read. Daily Martyrikon in the Tone of the Week Tone 4 Your martyrs, Lord, in their struggles have brought away the crowns of incorruption, from You our God; by having Your power, they tore down tyrants; and they shattered the feeble audacities of demons. Through their supplications, Christ God, save our souls. Kontakion of the Deceased Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῶ ἑκουσίως, τὴ ἐπωνύµω σου καινὴ πολιτεία, τοὺς οἰκτιρµούς σου δώρησαι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, Εὔφρανον ἐν τῇ δυνάµει σου, τοὺς πιστοὺς Βασιλεῖς ἡµῶν, νίκας χορηγῶν αὐτοῖς, κατὰ τῶν πολεµίων, τὴν συµµαχίαν ἔχοιεν τὴν σήν, ὅπλον εἰρήνης, ἀήττητον τρόπαιον. Κοντάκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ Ὁ Ἀναγnώστης τὸ Κοντάκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ. Μαρτυρικόν τοῦ Ἦχου Ἦχος δ' Οἱ Μάρτυρές σου Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἀθλήσει αὐτῶν, στεφάνους ἐκοµίσαντο τῆς ἀφθαρσίας ἐκ σοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν, σχόντες γὰρ τὴν ἰσχύν σου, τοὺς τυράννους καθεῖλον, ἔθραυσαν καὶ δαιµόνων, τὰ ἀνίσχυρα θράση, Αὐτῶν ταὶς ἱκεσίαις Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Κοντάκιον τῶν Κεκοιµηθέντων Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Among the saints give rest, O Christ, to the souls of Your servants in a place where there is no pain, sorrow, or grieving, but only life everlasting. Kontakion of the Theotokos Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Μετὰ τῶν Ἁγίων ἀνάπαυσον Χριστέ, τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν δούλων σου, ἔνθα οὐκ ἔστι πόνος, οὐ λύπη, οὐ στεναγµός, ἀλλὰ ζωὴ ἀτελεύτητος. Κοντάκιον τῆς Θεοτόκου Tone 2 Ἦχος β Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. A protection of Christians unshamable, intercessor to our holy Maker, unwavering, reject not the prayerful cries of those who are in sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good; your loving help bring unto us, who are crying in faith to you: hasten to intercede, and speed now to supplicate, as a protection for all time, Theotokos for those who honor you. Lord, have mercy. (40) Prayer of the Hours. Dismissal. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Προστασία τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἀκαταίσχυντε, µεσιτεία πρὸς τὸν Ποιητὴν ἀµετάθετε, Μὴ παρίδης ἁµαρτωλῶν δεήσεων φωνάς, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον, ὦς ἀγαθή, εἰς τὴν βοήθειαν ἡµῶν, τῶν πιστῶς κραυγαζόντων σοί. Τάχυνον εἰς πρεσβείαν, καὶ σπεῦσον εἰς ἱκεσίαν, ἡ προστατεύουσα ἀεί, Θεοτόκε, τῶν τιµώντων σε. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (µ ) Ὁ ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ... Ἀπόλυσις. 4

DIVINE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. At the Kyrie Ekekraksa Idiomelon from the Triodion 5 ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΗΓΙΑΣΜΕΝΩΝ Ὁ Προοιµιακος. Εἰρηνικά. Εἰς τό, Κύριε ἐκέκραξα Ἰδιόµελον τοῦ Τριωδίου Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ Stichos 1 Στίχος α Bring my soul out of prison that I may confess Your name. While fasting with the body brethren, let us also fast in spirit. Let us loose every bond of iniquity; let us undo the knots of every contract made by violence; let us tear up all unjust agreements; let us give bread to the hungry and welcome to our house the poor who have no roof to cover them, that we may receive great mercy from our God. Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν µου, τοῦ ἐξοµολογήσασθαι τῶ ὀνόµατί σου. Νηστεύοντες ἀδελφοὶ σωµατικῶς, νηστεύσωµεν καὶ πνευµατικῶς, λύσωµεν πάντα σύνδεσµον ἀδικίας, διαρρήξωµεν στραγγαλιάς, βιαίων συναλλαγµάτων, πᾶσαν συγγραφήν ἄδικον διασπάσωµεν, δώσωµεν πεινῶσιν ἄρτον, καὶ πτωχοὺς ἀστέγους εἰσαγάγωµεν εἰς οἴκους, ἵνα λάβωµεν παρὰ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Stichos 2 Στίχος β The righteous shall wait patiently for me until You reward me. (Repeat) While fasting with the body brethren, let us also fast in spirit. Let us loose every bond of iniquity; let us undo the knots of every contract made by violence; let us tear up all unjust agreements; let us give bread to the hungry and welcome to our house the poor who have no roof to cover them, that we may receive great mercy from our God. Martyrikon from the Triodion Tone Plagal 4 Ἐµὲ ὑποµενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὐ ἀνταποδῶς µοί. (Πάλιν) Νηστεύοντες ἀδελφοὶ σωµατικῶς, νηστεύσωµεν καὶ πνευµατικῶς, λύσωµεν πάντα σύνδεσµον ἀδικίας, διαρρήξωµεν στραγγαλιάς, βιαίων συναλλαγµάτων, πᾶσαν συγγραφήν ἄδικον διασπάσωµεν, δώσωµεν πεινῶσιν ἄρτον, καὶ πτωχοὺς ἀστέγους εἰσαγάγωµεν εἰς οἴκους, ἵνα λάβωµεν παρὰ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Μαρτυρικὸν τοῦ Τριωδίου Ἦχος πλ. α Χαίροις ἀσκητικῶν Stichos 3 Στίχος Γ Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. If there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, these are rightly ascribed to the saints. They bowed their necks beneath the sword, for the sake of You Who have bowed the heavens and come down. They shed their blood for You, Who emptied Yourself and have taken on the form of a servant. The humbled themselves even unto death, following the example of Your poverty. Through their prayers have mercy upon us, O Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοί, Κύριε, Κύριε εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς µου. Εἶ τὶς ἀρετή, καὶ εἶ τὶς ἔπαινος, πρέπει τοὶς Ἁγίοις, ξίφεσι γὰρ ἔκλιναν τοὺς αὐχένας, διὰ σὲ τὸν κλίναντα οὐρανούς, καὶ καταβάντα, ἐξέχεαν τὸ αἷµα αὐτῶν, διὰ σὲ τὸν κενώσαντα σαυτόν, καὶ µορφὴν δούλου λαβόντα, ἐταπεινώθησαν ἕως θανάτου, τὴν πτωχείαν σου µιµούµενοι ὧν ταὶς εὐχαίς, κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρµῶν σου ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς.

God, according to the multitude of Your tender mercies. Prosomoia from the Triodion Tone 2 As in Your Nature, O Christ 6 Προσόµοια τοῦ Τριωδίου Ἦχος β Ὡς ὠράθης Χριστὲ Stichos 4 Στίχος δ Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. Jesus, the true spiritual Sun, sent you out as lightning into all the world, and by the brightness of Your divine preaching, O you Apostles and eyewitnesses of God, He has dispersed the darkness of error and given light to those held fast in the evil gloom of ignorance. Entreat Him to send down upon us also His illumination and great mercy. Γενηθήτω τὰ ὤτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς µου. Φεγγοβόλους ὑµᾶς, ὡς ἀστραπὰς εἰς πάντα Κόσµον, Ἰησοῦς ὁ νοητὸς ὄντως ἥλιος ἐξαποστείλας, ἀπεµείωσε ταὶς λαµπρότησι, τοῦ ὑµῶν ἐνθέου κη ῥύγµατος, πλάνης τὸ σκότος, θεόπται Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ ἐφώτισε τοὺς ἐν ζόφῳ, τῆς ἀγνωσίας κεκρατηµένους πονηρῶς, ὄνπερ ἐκδυσωπήσατε, καταπέµψαι καὶ ἡµῖν τὸν φωτισµόν, καὶ τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Stichos 5 Στίχος ε If You should mark iniquities, Lord, O Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. Elijah, glorified by fasting, rode in the divine chariot of the virtues and was carried up to the height of heaven. Eagerly follow his example, O my humble soul, and fast from every evil, from envy, strife and passing pleasure. So shall you escape the harsh and everlasting agony of Gehenna, crying out to Christ: Glory be to You, O Lord. Another of Saint Theodore Tone Plagal 1 Venerable Father Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσης, Κύριε, Κύριε τὶς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµὸς ἐστιν. Ἀρετῶν Ἡλιοῦ, προσεπιβὰς ἅρµατι θείω, τὴ νηστεία λαµπρυνθεὶς ἀνεφέρετο, ἐπὶ τὸ ὕψος τὸ οὐράνιον, Τοῦτον ζήλωσον, ταπεινὴ ψυχή µου καὶ νήστευσον, πάσης κακίας, καὶ φθόνου καὶ ἔριδος, καὶ τρυφῆς ἀπορρεούσης, καὶ ἐνηδόνου, ὅπως ὀδύνην χαλεπὴν ἐκφύγης, διαιωνίζουσαν, τῆς γεέννης ἐκβοῶσα τῶ Χριστῷ. Κύριε δόξα σοί. Ἕτερον τοῦ Κυρίου Θεοδώρου Ἦχος πλ. α Ὅσιε Πάτερ Stichos 6 Στίχος σ For Your name s sake I have waited patiently for You, O Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. Apostles of God, fervent intercessors for the world, defenders of the Orthodox, you have the power to draw near with boldness unto Christ our God; we beseech you, intercede on our behalf, that we may keep the holy season of the fast unhindered, and receive the grace of the consubstantial Trinity. O great and glorious preachers, worthy of all reverence, pray for our souls. Ἔνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Ἀπόστολοι θεῖοι, τοῦ Κόσµου θερµότατοι πρεσβευταί, καὶ τῶν ὀρθοδόξων προασπισταί, ἔχοντες παρρησίας τὸ κράτος, πρὸς Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἡµῶν, ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν αἰτήσασθε, δεόµεθα πανσεβάσµιοι, ἵνα τῶν Νηστειῶν, τὸν ἀγαθὸν καιρόν, εὐµαρῶς ποιησώµεθα, καὶ τῆς ὁµοουσίου Τριάδος, τὴν χάριν δεξώµεθα. Μεγαλοκήρυκες ἔνδοξοι, εὔχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν.

Prosomoia Stichera from the Menaion February 26th Tone 1 The heavenly orders 7 Στιχηρὰ προσόµοια ἐκ τοῦ Μηναίου 26η Φεβρουαρίου Ἦχος α Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγµάτων Stichos 7 Στίχος ζ From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. You washed away the stains from your soul by the streams of your tears, O blessed Porphyrios; and you extinguished the blazing fire of the sinful passions. Then, dying your vestments purple, you found endless joys in the heavens unto the ages. Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Τοῖς τῶν δακρύων σου ῥείθροις, Μάκαρ Πορφύριε, τὸν τῆς ψυχῆς καθάρας, ῥύπον ἔσβεσας φλόγα, παθῶν τῆς ἁµαρτίας, καὶ τὴν στολήν, ἐν πορφύρᾳ χρωννύµενος, ἐν οὐρανίοις πολεύῃ διὰ παντός, εἰς αἰῶνας ἀγαλλόµενος. 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) You washed away the stains from your soul by the streams of your tears, O blessed Porphyrios; and you extinguished the blazing fire of the sinful passions. Then, dying your vestments purple, you found endless joys in the heavens unto the ages. Ὅτι παρὰ τῶ Κυρίω τὸ ἔλεος, καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ, λύτρωσις. καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἒκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. (Πάλιν) Τοῖς τῶν δακρύων σου ῥείθροις, Μάκαρ Πορφύριε, τὸν τῆς ψυχῆς καθάρας, ῥύπον ἔσβεσας φλόγα, παθῶν τῆς ἁµαρτίας, καὶ τὴν στολήν, ἐν πορφύρᾳ χρωννύµενος, ἐν οὐρανίοις πολεύῃ διὰ παντός, εἰς αἰῶνας ἀγαλλόµενος. Stichos 9 Στίχ. θ Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. You shine in the heights, in the heaven of the true faith. You were not put under a bushelbasket, but rather upon a lampstand, in order to give light to believers. Wherefore, you have received the recompense for your labors, O blessed father, for you have received the graces of God. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί. Ὀρθοδοξίας ἐµπρέπων, θείοις ὑψώµασιν, Ἀρχιερέων κλέος, τῇ λυχνίᾳ ἐτέθης, ἄξιος ἐργάτης, µισθὸν ἀληθῶς, τῶν σῶν πόνων δρεπόµενος, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο χαρίσµατα ἐκ Θεοῦ, ἐκοµίσω Παµµακάριστε. Stichos 10 Στίχ. ι For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. O Porphyrios, initiate at the holy table here below, never cease to offer the divine immaterial sacrifice to the Lord in the heavens. Watch over us all by your prayers of intercession before the Holy Trinity. Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Ὁ µυστιπόλος τῆς κάτω, φρικτῆς τραπέζης ἐκεῖ, ἐν οὐρανοῖς Κυρίῳ, τὴν θυσίαν προσφέρει, τὴν ἄϋλον καὶ θείαν, ἀΰλως ἀεί, ἐποπτεύων ἡµᾶς ταῖς αὐτοῦ, πρὸς τήν ἁγίαν Τριάδα πρεσβυτικαῖς, ἱκεσίαις ὁ Πορφύριος.

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. Amen. Shipwrecked in the sea of my immense transgressions, I seek refuge in the calm harbor of your intercession, O pure Theotokos, crying out to you, Save me, O all-spotless Virgin! Stretch out your powerful hand to me, your servant! Entrance with censer; O gladsome Light.. 8 Προσόµοιον Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Μηναίου Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τους αἰῶνας των αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Παραπτωµάτων πελάγει κλυδωνιζόµενος, τῷ γαληνῷ λιµένι, τῆς ἀχράντου πρεσβείας, τῆς σῆς Θεοκυῆτορ, προσπεφευγώς, ἀνακράζω σοι Σῶσόν µε, τὴν κραταιὰν σου ὀρέξασα δεξιάν, τῷ οἰκέτῃ σου Πανάµωµε. Εἴσοδος µετὰ θυµιατοῦ. Φῶς ἱλαρὸν. Note: O gladsome Light is neither sung nor read, but intoned simply (χῦµα). Readings Prokeimenon Ἀναγνώσµατα Προκείµενον Tone Plagal 1 Ἦχος πλ. α Deacon Evening. Διάκ. Ἐσπέρας. Prokeimenon in the First Plagal Tone, Psalm 11. You, O Lord, shall keep us and shall preserve us. Save me, O Lord, for a righteous man there is no more. The reading from Genesis. Προκείµενον Ἦχος πλ. α Ψαλµὸς ια. Σύ, Κύριε, φυλάξαις ἡµᾶς, καὶ διατηρήσαις ἡµᾶς. Σώσόν µε, Κύριε, ὅτι ἐκλέλοιπεν ὅσιος. First Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα α Genesis 1:24-2:3 Γενέσεως Κέφ. Α, 24 - Β, 3 Γενέσεως τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα. Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. God said, Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds. And it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the cattle according to their kinds, and everything that creeps upon the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. Εἶπεν ὁ Θεός. Ἐξαγαγέτω ἢ γῆ ψυχὴν ζώσαν κατὰ γένος, τετράποδα, καὶ ἑρπετά, καὶ θηρία τῆς γῆς, κατὰ γένος, καὶ ἐγένετο οὕτω. Καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὰ θηρία τῆς γῆς, κατὰ γένος αὐτῶν, καὶ τὰ κτήνη, κατὰ γένος αὐτῶν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἑρπετὰ τῆς γῆς, κατὰ γένος αὐτῶν. Καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεὸς ὅτι καλά. Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός. Ποιήσωµεν ἄνθρωπον, κατ εἰκόνα ἡµετέραν, καὶ καθ ὁµοίωσιν, καὶ ἀρχέτωσαν τῶν ἰχθύων τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ τῶν πετεινῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ τῶν κτηνῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς γῆς, καὶ πάντων τῶν ἑρπετῶν, τῶν ἑρπόντων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἀνθρωπον, κατ εἰκόνα Θεοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτόν, ἄρσεν καὶ θῆλυ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς. Καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεός, λέγων. Αὐξάνεσθε, καὶ πληθύνεσθε,

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth. And God said, Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food. And it was so. And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, a sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all his work which he had done in creation. Prokeimenon 9 καὶ πληρώσατε τὴν γήν, καὶ κατακυριεύσατε αὐτῆς, καὶ ἄρχετε τῶν ἰχθύων τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ τῶν πετεινῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ πάντων τῶν κτηνῶν, καὶ πάσης τῆς γῆς, καὶ πάντων τῶν ἑρπετῶν, τῶν ἑρπόντων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός, ἰδοὺ δέδωκα ὑµῖν πάντα χόρτον σπόριµον σπεῖρον σπέρµα, ὃ ἐστιν ἐπάνω πάσης τῆς γῆς, καὶ πᾶν ξύλον, ὁ ἔχει ἐν ἑαυτῷ καρπὸν σπέρµατος σπορίµου, ὑµῖν ἔσται εἰς βρῶσιν, καὶ πᾶσι τοίς θηρίοις τῆς γῆς, καὶ πᾶσι τοὶς πετεινοὶς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ παντὶ ἑρπετῶ ἕρποντι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὁ ἔχει ἐν ἑαυτῷ πνοὴν ζωῆς, καὶ πάντα χόρτον χλωρὸν εἰς βρῶσιν. Καὶ ἐγένετο οὕτω. Καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεὸς τὰ πάντα, ὅσα ἐποίησε. καὶ ἰδού, καλὰ λίαν. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα, καὶ ἐγένετο πρωϊ, ἡµέρα ἕκτη. Καὶ συνετελέσθησαν ὁ οὐρανός καὶ ἡ γῆ, καὶ πᾷς ὁ κόσµος αὐτῶν. Καὶ συνετέλεσεν ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τῇ ἡµέρα τὴ ἕκτη τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ, ἃ ἐποίησε, καὶ κατέπαυσεν ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τῇ ἡµέρα τὴ ἑβδόµη ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ, ὧν ἐποίησε. Καὶ εὐλόγησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὴν ἡµέραν τὴν ἑβδόµην, καὶ ἡγίασεν αὐτήν, ὅτι ἐν αὐτῇ κατέπαυσεν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ, ὧν ἤρξατο ὁ Θεὸς ποιῆσαι. Προκείµενον Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β Prokeimenon in the Second Plagal Tone, Psalm 12. Look upon me, hear me, O Lord my God. How long, O Lord, will You utterly forget me? Command! The Light of Christ Priest Wisdom. Rise. The light of Christ illumines all. Προκείµενον Ἦχος πλ. β Ψαλµὸς ιβ Ἐπίβλεψον, εἰσάκουσόν µου, Κύριε ὁ Θεός µου. Ἕως πότε, Κύριε, ἐπιλήση µου εἰς τέλος; Κέλευσον! Φῶς Χριστοῦ Ἱερεύς Σοφία. Ὀρθοῖ. Φῶς Χριστοῦ φαίνει πᾶσι. Second Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα β Proverbs 2:1-22 Παροιµιῶν Κέφ. Β, 1-22 Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your Υἱέ, ἐὰν δεξάµενος ῥήσιν ἐµῆς ἐντολῆς, κρύψης παρὰ σεαυτῶ, ἐπακούσεται σοφίας τὸ

ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and preserving the way of his saints. Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path; for wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; discretion will watch over you; understanding will guard you; delivering you from the way of evil, from men of perverted speech, who forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perverseness of evil; men whose paths are crooked, and who are devious in their ways. You will be saved from the loose woman, from the adventuress with her smooth words, who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God; for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the shades; none who go to her come back nor do they regain the paths of life. So you will walk in the way of good men and keep to the paths of the righteous. For the upright will inhabit the land, and men of integrity will remain in it; but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be rooted out of it. The Katevthinthito and the rest of the Presanctified Liturgy. σύνεσιν, οὕς σου, καὶ παραβαλεὶς καρδίαν σου εἰς παραβαλεὶς δὲ αὐτὴν εἰς νουθέτησιν τῶ υἱῶ σου. Ἐὰν γὰρ τὴν σοφίαν ἐπικαλέση, καὶ τὴ συνέσει δῶς φωνήν σου, καὶ ἐὰν ζητήσης αὐτὴν ὡς ἀργύριον, καὶ ὡς θησαυρὸν ἐξερευνήσης αὐτήν, τότε συνήσεις φόβον Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπίγνωσιν Θεοῦ εὑρήσεις, ὅτι Κύριος δίδωσι σοφίαν, καὶ ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ γνῶσις καὶ σύνεσις. Καὶ θησαυρίζει τοὶς κατορθοῦσι σωτηρίαν, ὑπερασπιεῖ δὲ τὴν πορείαν αὐτῶν, τοῦ φυλάξασθαι ὁδοὺς δικαιωµάτων. καὶ ὁδὸν εὐλαβουµένων αὐτὸν διαφυλάξει. Τότε συνήσεις δικαιοσύνην καὶ κρῖµα, καὶ κατορθώσεις πάντας ἄξονας ἀγαθούς. Ἐὰν γὰρ ἔλθη ἡ σοφία εἰς σὴν διάνοιαν, ἡ δὲ αἴσθησις τὴ σὴ ψυχὴ καλὴ εἶναι δόξη, βουλὴ καλὴ φυλάξει σε, ἔννοια δὲ Ὁσία τηρήσει σε, ἵνα ῥύσηταί σε ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ κακῆς, καὶ ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς λαλοῦντος µηδὲν πιστόν. Ὧ οἱ ἐγκαταλείποντες ὁδοὺς εὐθείας, τοῦ πορευθῆναι ἐν ὁδοῖς σκότους! Ὧ οἱ εὐφραινόµενοι ἐπὶ κακοῖς, καὶ χαίροντες ἐπὶ διαστροφὴ κακή! ὧν αἱ τρίβοι σκολιαί, καὶ καµπύλαι αἱ τροχιαὶ αὐτῶν, τοῦ µακρὰν σὲ ποιῆσαι ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ εὐθείας, καὶ ἀλλότριον τῆς δικαίας γνώµης. Υἱέ, µὴ σὲ καταλάβη βουλὴ κακή, ἡ ἀπολείπουσα διδασκαλίαν νεότητος, καὶ διαθήκην θείαν ἐπιλελησµένη, ἔθετο γὰρ παρὰ τῶ θανάτω τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς, καὶ παρὰ τῶ Ἅδη µετὰ τῶν γηγενῶν τοὺς ἄξονας, ἀνααυτής. Πάντες οἱ πορευόµενοι ἐν αὐτῇ οὐκ στρέψουσιν, οὐδὲ µὴ καταλάβωσι τρίβους εὐθείας, οὐ γὰρ καταλαµβάνονται ὑπὸ ἐνιαυτῶν ζωῆς. Εἰ γὰρ ἐπορεύοντο τρίβους ἀγαθάς, εὔροσαν ἂν τρίβους τὰς τῶν δικαίων, λείας. Χρηστοὶ ἔσονται οἰκήτορες γής, ἄκακοι δὲ ὑπολειφθήσονται ἐν αὐτῇ, ὅτι εὐθεῖς κατασκηνώσουσι γήν, καὶ ὅσιοι ὑπολειφθήσονται ἐν αὐτῇ. Ὁδοὶ ἀσεβῶν ἐκ γῆς ὁλοῦνται, οἱ δὲ παράνοµοι ἐξολοθρευθήσονται ἀπ αὐτῆς. Τὸ Κατευθηνθήτω, καὶ ἡ λοιπὴ ἀκολουθία τῶν Προηγιασµένων. Ὁ Ἅγιος Πορφύριος Ἐπίσκοπος Γάζης 10