Fourth Sunday Evening in Great Lent Monday of the Fifth Week Κυριακή Δ τῶν Νηστειῶν Τῆ Δευτέρα τῆς Ε Ἐβδοµάδος March 26, 2017 26η 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. 1
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 2 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
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 3
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 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, 4
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, 5 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
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. 6 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.
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 7
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 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. 8 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.
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. 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, 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, 9
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. 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 ) 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. 10 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.
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. 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. 11
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