Service of the Midnight Office on Sunday Priest: Blessed is our God, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Ακολουθια του Μεσονυκτικου εν Κυριακη Ἱερεύς Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν, πάντοτε, νῦν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Priest: * Glory to You, O God, glory to You. Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of truth, present everywhere and filling all things, Treasury of good things and Giver of life: come and dwell in us, cleanse us of every impurity; and save our souls, O good One. 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. Ἱερεύς * Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός, δόξα σοι. Βασιλεῦ Οὐράνιε, Παράκλητε, τὸ Πνεῦµα τῆς ἀληθείας, ὁ πανταχοῦ παρὼν καὶ τὰ πάντα πληρῶν, ὁ θησαυρός τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ ζωῆς χορηγός, ἐλθὲ καὶ σκήνωσον ἐν ἡµῖν καὶ καθάρισον ἡµᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης κηλῖδος καὶ σῶσον, Ἀγαθὲ τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Τρισάγιον ** Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name s sake. * From the Sunday of Pascha through the Sunday of Pentecost, Glory to You, O God... and Heavenly King... is not said. 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 * Ἀπο τῆς Κυριακῆς τοῦ Πάσχα, µἐχρι τῆς Κυριακῆς τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς, παραλείπεται τὸ «Δόξα σοι...» καὶ τὸ «Βασιλεῦ Οὐράνιε...». ** From Pascha until its Apodosis instead of ** Τῇ Πάσχα, µἐχρι τῆς Ἀναλήψεως, ἀντὶ τὸ Holy God..., we chant: Christ is risen «Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός...», τὸ «Χριστὸς ἀνέστη ἐκ from the dead..., (thrice, once from the Holy νεκρῶν...,» τρὶς, ἅπαξ ἐκ τοῦ Ἱεροῦ Βήµατος, of Holies, and twice by the choir. καὶ ἀνὰ µίαν ὑπὸ τῶν χορῶν. 1
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and 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. Amen. (12) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and Come, let us worship and fall down before God, our King. Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ God, our King. Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and our God. 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 καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἁµήν. Κύριε (ιβ ) 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. Psalm 50 Ψαλµὸς Ν Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions blot out my transgression. Ἐλέησόν µε ὁ Θεὸς κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἐλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρµῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόµηµά µου. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν µε ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνοµίας and cleanse me from my sin. µου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁµαρτίας µου καθάρισόν µε. 2
For I know my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me. Against You only have I sinned, and have done evil in Your sight, that You may be justified in Your words, and be victorious when You are judged. For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother bear me. For behold, You have loved the truth; the hidden and secret things of Your wisdom You have made manifest to me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; the bones that are humbled shall rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore the joy of Your salvation to me, and establish me with Your governing Spirit. I shall teach transgressors Your ways, and the impious shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in Your righteousness. Ὅτι τὴν ἀνοµίαν µου ἐγὼ γινώσκω καὶ ἡ ἁµαρτία µου ἐνώπιόν µού ἐστι διὰ παντὸς. Σοὶ µόνω ἥµαρτον καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνοµίαις συνελήφθην καὶ ἐν ἁµαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ µε ἡ µήτηρ µου. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς µοι. Ῥαντιεῖς µε ὑσσώπῳ καὶ καθαρισθήσοµαι πλυνεῖς µε καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσοµαι. Ἀκουτιεῖς µοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωµένα. Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁµαρτιῶν µου καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνοµίας µου ἐξάλειψον. Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐµοὶ ὁ Θεὸς καὶ πνεῦµα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις µου. Μὴ ἀπορρίψῃς µε ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου καὶ τὸ πνεῦµα σου τὸ ἅγιον µὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπ ἐµοῦ. Ἀπόδος µοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύµατι ἡγεµονικῷ στήριξόν µε. Διδάξω ἀνόµους τὰς ὁδούς σου καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι. Ῥῦσαί µε ἐξ αἱµάτων ὁ Θεὸς, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας µου ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά µου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου. Lord, You shall open my lips, and my Κύριε τὰ χείλη µου ἀνοίξεις καὶ τὸ mouth shall declare Your praise. στόµα µου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. 3
For if You had desired sacrifice, I would have given it; with whole-burnt offerings You shall not be pleased. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; a heart that is broken and humbled God will not reject. Do good, Lord, in Your good pleasure to Sion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then You shall be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt offerings. Then they shall offer young bulls upon Your altar. The Symbol of the Faith (The Creed) I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not created, of one essence with the Father, through Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from the heavens and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man; Crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, He suffered and was buried; Rising on the third day according to the Scriptures; And ascending into the heavens, He is seated at the right hand of the Father; 4 Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν ἔδωκα ἂν ὁλοκαυτώµατα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις. Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦµα συντετριµµένον καρδίαν συντετριµµένην καὶ τεταπεινωµένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει. Ἀγάθυνον Κύριε ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιὼν καὶ οἰκοδοµηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἱερουσαλὴµ. Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώµατα. Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου µόσχους. Σύµβολον τῆς Πίστεως Πιστεύω εἰς ἕνα Θεόν, Πατέρα, παντοκράτορα, Ποιητὴν οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς, ὁρατῶν τε πάντων καὶ ἀοράτων Καὶ εἰς ἕνα Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, τὸν Υἱόν του Θεοῦ τὸν µονογενῆ, τὸν ἐκ τοῦ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντα πρὸ πάντων τῶν αἰώνων Φῶς ἐκ Φωτός, Θεὸν ἀληθινὸν ἐκ Θεοῦ ἀληθινοῦ γεννηθέντα, οὐ ποιηθέντα, ὁµοούσιον τῷ Πατρί, δι' οὗ τὰ πάντα ἐγένετο Τὸν δι' ἡµᾶς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διὰ τὴν ἡµετέραν σωτηρίαν κατελθόντα ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ σαρκωθέντα ἐκ Πνεύµατος Ἁγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς Παρθένου καὶ ἐνανθρωπήσαντα Σταυρωθέντα τε ὑπὲρ ἡµῶν ἐπὶ Ποντίου Πιλάτου καὶ παθόντα καὶ ταφέντα Καὶ ἀναστάντα τῇ τρίτῃ ἡµέρᾳ κατὰ τὰς Γραφάς Καὶ ἀνελθόντα εἰς τοὺς Οὐρανοὺς καὶ καθεζόµενον ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Πατρός
And coming again in glory to judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom shall have no end; And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets; In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church; I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; I expect the resurrection of the dead; And the life of the age to come. Amen. Kanon of the Trinity From the Oktoechos The Reader reads the Trinity Kanon according to the tone of the week with the verse: Holy Trinity, God, have mercy on us and save us. Καὶ πάλιν ἐρχόµενον µετὰ δόξης κρῖναι ζῶντας καὶ νεκρούς, οὗ τῆς βασιλείας οὐκ ἔσται τέλος Καὶ εἰς τὸ Πνεῦµα τὸ ἅγιον, τὸ Κύριον, τὸ Ζωοποιόν, τὸ ἐκ του Πατρὸς ἐκπορευόµενον, τὸ σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ συµπροσκυνούµενον καὶ συνδοξαζόµενον, τὸ λαλῆσαν διά τῶν προφητῶν Εἰς µίαν, ἁγίαν, καθολικὴν καὶ ἀποστολικὴν Ἐκκλησίαν Ὁµολογῶ ἕν βάπτισµα εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁµαρτιῶν Προσδοκῶ ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν Καὶ ζωὴν τοῦ µέλλοντος αἰῶνος. Ἀµήν. Τριαδικός Κανών Ἐκ τοῦ Ὀκτωήχου Εἶτα ψάλλεται, ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἀναγνώστου, ὁ Τριαδικός Κανών τοῦ Ἤχου τῆς ἑβδοµάδος µετὰ Στίχου Ἁγία Τριάς, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡµᾶς. 5
Megalynaria of the Trinity Τιαδικά Μεγαλυνάρια It is truly meet to praise the superdivine Ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς, τὴν ὑπέρθεον Trinity, the all-creating Father ὑµνεῖν Τριάδα, Ἄναρχον Πατέρα καὶ without beginning, the co-eternal Word παντουργόν, Συνάναρχον Λόγον, πρὸ born of the Father before ages without αἰώνων ἐκ τοῦ Πατρός, ἀρρεύστως emanation, and the Holy Spirit τεχθέντα, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦµα, τὸ ἐκ proceeding from the timeless Father. τοῦ Πατρὸς ἀχρόνως ἐκπορευόµενον. It is truly worthy to glorify You, God the Word. Let us glorify in fear Him before Whom the Cherubim tremble, and Whom the heavenly powers glorify: the life-giving Christ Who rose from the tomb on the third day. Let us all in divine songs befitting God, hymn the Father, and the Son, and the divine Spirit: tri-hypostatic Dominion, the One Kingdom, and Sovereignty. Beholding your Son rising from the dead as befitting God, pure Virgin, creation was filled with ineffable joy, glorifying and honoring Him. 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. Ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς, τοῦ δοξάζειν σε τὸν Θεὸν Λόγον. Ὃν φρίττει καὶ τρέµει τὰ Χερουβείµ, καὶ δοξολογοῦσιν αἱ Δυνάµεις τῶν οὐρανῶν, τὸν ἐξαναστάντα τριήµερον ἐκ τάφου, Χριστὸν τὸν ζωοδότην, φόβῳ δοξάσωµεν. Ὑµνήσωµεν πάντες θεοπρεπῶς, ᾄσµασιν ἐνθέοις, τὸν Πατέρα καὶ τὸν Υἱόν, καὶ Πνεῦµα τὸ θεῖον, τρισυπόστατον κράτος, τὴν µίαν Βασιλείαν, καὶ Κυριότητα. Ἐκ νεκρῶν ἰδοῦσα τὸν σὸν Υἱόν, ἄχραντε Παρθένε, ἀναστάντα θεοπρεπῶς, χαρᾶς ἀνεκφράστου, ἡ κτίσις ἐπληροῦτο, αὐτὸν δοξολογοῦσα, καὶ σὲ γεραίρουσα. Τὴν Τιµιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείµ καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείµ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ µεγαλύνοµεν. 6
Trisagion Τρισάγιον 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 All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name s sake. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and 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. Amen. 7 Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος 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 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 καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύµατος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἁµήν. (40) Κύριε (µ )
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and 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: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy; we beseech You, hear us and have mercy. Priest: Again we pray for pious and Orthodox Christians. Priest: Again we pray for our Archbishop (Name), and for all our brotherhood in Christ. Priest: Again we pray for the president of our country, for all civil authorities, and for our armed forces on land, at sea, and in the air. Priest: 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. 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 Ἐλέησον ἡµᾶς ὁ Θεὸς κατά τὸ µέγα ἐλεὸς Σου, δεόµεθά Σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Ἱερεύς Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Ἱερεύς Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡµῶν, (δεῖνος) καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡµῶν ἀδελφότητος. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Ἱερεύς Ἔτι δεόµεθα ὑπέρ τοῦ προέδρου τῆς χώρας ἡµῶν ἔθνους, πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ τοῦ κατὰ ξηρὰν θάλασσαν καὶ ἀέρα ἡµῶν στρατοῦ. Κύριε Κύριε Κύριε Ἱερεύς 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 8
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. Deacon: Again we pray that the Lord our God will hear the prayer of us sinners, and have mercy on us. Priest: Hear us, O God our Savior, the hope of all those throughout the earth and those far out at sea; and be merciful, be merciful, to us Master, for our sins, and have mercy on us. For You are a merciful God Who love mankind, and to You we offer up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. 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 φιλάνθρωπον 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, Διάκ. Ἔτι δεόµεθα καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ εἰσακοῦσαι Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν φωνῆς τῆς δεήσεως ἡµῶν τῶν ἁµαρτωλῶν, καὶ ἐλεῆσαι ἡµᾶς. Κύριε, Κύριε, Κύριε, 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. Ἀµήν. * From Pascha until its Apodosis instead of Through the prayers of our holy fathers...: Priest: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and to those in the tombs He has granted life. Truly the Lord is risen. 9 * Τῇ Πάσχα, µἐχρι τῆς Ἀναλήψεως, ἀντὶ τὸ «Δι εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡµῶν...» Ἱερεύς Χριστὸς ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, θανάτῶ θάνατον πατήσας, καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς µνήµασι, ζωὴν χαρισάµενος Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος.
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