7373 CALDWELL AVENUE, NILES, ILLINOIS 60714 -- PHONE (847) 647-8880 Web: SaintHaralambosGOC.org Fr. Constantine P. Botsis, Proistamenos Fr. George Lamberis, Synefemerios Deacon John G. Suhayda Nick Harisiadis, Protopsaltis Forgiveness Sunday In the Orthodox Church, the last Sunday before Great Lent is called Forgiveness Sunday. After Vespers, we ask forgiveness from each other. What is the meaning of this rite? Why is it that the Church wants us to begin the Lenten season with forgiveness and reconciliation? These questions are in order because for too many people, Lent means primarily, and almost exclusively, a change of diet, the compliance with ecclesiastical regulations concerning fasting. They understand fasting as an end in itself, as a good deed required by God and carrying in itself its merit and its reward. But, the Church spares no effort in revealing to us that fasting is but a means, one among many, towards a higher goal: the spiritual renewal of man, his return to God, true repentance and, therefore, true reconciliation. The Church spares no effort in warning us against a hypocritical and pharisaic fasting, against the reduction of religion to mere external obligations. As a Lenten hymn says: In vain do you rejoice in no eating, O soul! For you abstain from food, but from passions you are not purified. If you persevere in sin, you will perform a useless fast. Now, forgiveness stands at the very center of Christian faith and of Christian life because Christianity itself is, above all, the religion of forgiveness. God forgives us, and His forgiveness is in Christ, His Son, Whom He sends to us, so that by sharing in His humanity we may share in His love and be truly reconciled with God. Indeed, Christianity has no other content but love. And it is primarily the renewal of that love, a return to it, a growth in it, that we seek in Great Lent, in fasting and prayer, in the entire spirit and the entire effort of that season. Thus, truly forgiveness is both the beginning of, and the proper condition for the Lenten season. One may ask, however: Why should I perform this rite when I have no enemies? Why should I ask forgiveness from people who have done nothing to me, and whom I hardly know? To ask these questions is to misunderstand the Orthodox teaching concerning forgiveness. It is true, that open enmity, personal hatred, real animosity may be absent from our life, though if we experience them, it may be easier for us to repent, for these feelings openly contradict Divine commandments. But, the Church reveals to us that there are much subtler ways of offending Divine Love. These are indifference, selfishness, lack of interest in other people, of any real concern for them in short, that wall which we usually erect around ourselves, thinking that by being polite and friendly we fulfill God s commandments. The rite of forgiveness is so important precisely because it makes us realize be it only for one minute that our entire relationship to other men is wrong, makes us experience that encounter of one child of God with another, of one person created by God with another, makes us feel that mutual recognition which is so terribly lacking in our cold and dehumanized world. On that unique evening, listening to the joyful Paschal hymns, we are called to make a spiritual discovery: to taste of another mode of life and relationship with people, of life whose essence is love. We can discover that always and everywhere Christ, the Divine Love Himself, stands in the midst of us, transforming our mutual alienation into brotherhood. As l advance towards the other, as the other comes to me we begin to realize that it is Christ Who brings us together by His love for both of us. And because we make this discovery and because this discovery is that of the Kingdom of God itself: the Kingdom of Peace and Love, of reconciliation with God and, in Him, with all that exists we hear the hymns of that Feast, which once a year, opens to us the doors of Paradise. We know why we shall fast and pray, what we shall seek during the long Lenten pilgrimage. Forgiveness Sunday: the day on which we acquire the power to make our fasting true fasting; our effort true effort; our reconciliation with God true reconciliation. Fr. Alexander Schmemann
News and Reminders The Afternoon Greek School PTA invites you to join us at today s Coffee Hour, offered in memory of Konstantinos Koutsikos amd Nazo Agalliu. OUR ORATORICAL FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY AFTER COFFEE HOUR! MEMORIAL SERVICES 6 months Vasiliki Asimacopoulos 1 year Zoe Sideris 3 years Konstantinos Koutsikos 5 years Chris Sideris Memorial Services are offered for the eternal rest of persons who have fallen asleep in the Lord. There are some days when Memorials are not permitted please call the church office before planning. Customarily, Memorials take place at 40 days, at 6 months, at 1 year and at 3 years. After three years have passed, the departed are more properly remembered on the Saturdays of the Souls. Please also remember that we have discontinued the custom of placing candles in the kolyva. PHASE 3 EXPANSION 100%! We need everyone s support to build our new project! 100%! We only ask everyone to make special sacrifices for special projects rarely; but this is it! The time has come and we need a three-year expression of enthusiasm and support from EVERY steward and friend 100% of us! Do you realize that only $75 a month over 3 years can make this possible? Compare this to your phone bill or cable TV. Compare this to the value of the programs and ministries that provide hope and guidance for us and future generations! Please pledge now! WHO CAN RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION? Because receiving Holy Communion or any other Sacrament is an expression of our acceptance of the dogmatic and moral teachings of the Orthodox Faith, only Orthodox Christians (by baptism or chrismation) in good standing may participate. For this reason, persons who do not agree with these teachings, or not in good standing (for example, married outside the church, or unmarried but sexually active, or civilly divorced but not ecclesiastically divorced), must return to good standing in order to participate in Orthodox Sacraments such as Holy Communion and Unction. This is also why Orthodox Christians do not receive sacraments in non-orthodox churches. FORGIVENESS VESPERS IS TONIGHT! Plan to attend this beautiful and moving service of forgiveness, which always takes place on the eve of the first day of Great Lent. It is a fitting and beautiful way to begin our Lenten journey. Forgiveness Vespers will begin at 7 pm THIS EVENING. LENTEN DINNER ( Koulouma ) -- Following the Great Compline Service tomorrow Monday evening, February 27th, the First Day of Lent, we will have our a modest Lenten Dinner, at 6:30 pm in our Community Center. This affords us the opportunity to be together and observe the beginning of Great Lent with a Lenten meal. Plan to be join us; there will be no charge for this lenten dinner! (Free will offering may be given.) PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY LAND AND MOSCOW St Haralambos is planning to sponsor a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and to Moscow, September 17-30. Details will be available soon! TRIUMPH OF ORTHODOXY PAN-ORTHODOX VES- PERS--will take place at 6:30 pm next SUNDAY, March 5th at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero to celebrate the Triumph of Orthodoxy. Plan to join our Orthodox Christian Hierarchs, priests and deacons, the beautiful Pan- Orthodox Choir, and our brother and sister Orthodox Christians in this annual commemoration of the restoration of the Holy Icons! PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE DURING CHURCH SERVICES!
OUR ST HARALAMBOS INREACH COMMITTEE..proudly announces the first in a series of talks about our faith in the home and guidance on faithfully raising our children in these modern times. You are cordially invited to hear Dr. Brad Nassif, Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University in Chicago, at 11:00 am on Saturday morning, March 11 in our Community Center! This is a great opportunity to meet and talk with a very learned Orthodox Christian who cares about the family and the faith. Plan to attend! ANNOUNCEMENTS 2017 HOLY APOSTLES CELEBRATION OF BOOKS (2501 S. Wolf Rd, Westchester, IL) March 12 REV. DR. EUGENE PENTIUC Topic: Understanding the Old Testament 6:30 pm-vespers 8pm-Presentation March 14 DR. ALEXIS TORRANCE Topic: Hearing and Keeping the Word of God 6:30 pm-compline 8 pm-presentation March 16 DR. BRUCE BECK Topic: Reading Scriptures with the Orthodox Church 6:30-pm Compline 8 pm-presentation 2017 Stewardship DISCOVER THE LIGHT! We remind you to please submit your 2017 Pledge Card to our church. Stewardship is the foundation for all of our financial and spiritual goals. Our Church and its many ministries are possible because of the love and support of the Stewards. SANCTUARY is a TV program produced in Chicago, shown at noon on Sundays on ABC- Channel 7. Every Sunday of March, Sanctuary is presenting a series on Modern Christian Martyrs, focusing on the genocide of Christians, including our Orthodox sisters and brothers in the Middle East. Please set your VCR to record this series at 12:00 noon, Channel 7 (don t miss church!). QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS We would like to create a Question and Answer section in our monthly newsletter. Do you have a question that you would like to send us? Please do! (We can t have the feature without your questions!) DATES TO REMEMBER: TONIGHT! Forgiveness Vespers at 7:00 pm Monday, Feb 27 Great Lent begins 6:30 pm Lenten Dinner Sat. Mar 4 Third Saturday of the Souls Sunday, March 5 The Sunday of Orthodoxy Sat, March 11 11:00 am - Inreach Committee presents Dr. Brad Nassif THE IONIAN VILLAGE ANNOUNCES that online registration for the summer program of 2017 begins on March 1st at 11:00 am at www.ionianvillage.org DEAR FRIENDS AND VISITORS: We are happy that you have come to worship with us, and hope that you have had a prayerful and uplifting experience. If you are visiting St. Haralambos or are new to our community, please seek out our Committee members (wearing welcome! badges) if you have any questions. SWEET AND KIND: Please understand that chewing gum in church is considered to be very discourteous and even vulgar. Your attention to this is greatly appreciated. ROW BY ROW When you come forward to receive Holy Communion, please wait for the ushers to direct you. Because many people receive the Holy Eucharistic every Sunday, the ushers will ask you to approach the Holy Chalice row by row in order to have a more peaceful and spirit-filled experience. We thank you for your cooperation!
Ἀπόστολος καὶ Εὐαγγέλιον τῆς Ἡμέρας ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Πρὸς Ῥωμαίους Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα ( Ρωμ. ιγ 11-ιδ 4). Ἀδελφοί, νῦν ἐγγύτερον ἡμῶν ἡ σωτηρία ἢ ὅτε ἐπιστεύσαμεν. Ἡ νὺξ προέκοψεν ἡ δὲ ἡμέρα ἤγγικεν. ἀποθώμεθα οὖν τὰ ἔργα τοῦ σκότους ἐνδυσώμεθα δὲ τὰ ὅπλα τοῦ φωτός. Ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ εὐσχημόνως περιπατήσωμεν μὴ κώμοις καὶ μέθαις μὴ κοίταις καὶ ἀσελγείαις μὴ ἔριδι καὶ ζήλῳ ἀλλὰ ἐνδύσασθε τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν καὶ τῆς σαρκὸς πρόνοιαν μὴ ποιεῖσθε εἰς ἐπιθυμίας. Τὸν δὲ ἀσθενοῦντα τῇ πίστει προσλαμβάνεσθε μὴ εἰς διακρίσεις διαλογισμῶν. Ὃς μὲν πιστεύει φαγεῖν πάντα ὁ δὲ ἀσθενῶν λάχανα ἐσθίει. Ὁ ἐσθίων τὸν μὴ ἐσθίοντα μὴ ἐξουθενείτω ὁ δὲ μὴ ἐσθίων τὸν ἐσθίοντα μὴ κρινέτω ὁ Θεὸς γὰρ αὐτὸν προσελάβετο. Σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ κρίνων ἀλλότριον οἰκέτην; τῷ ἰδίῳ κυρίῳ στήκει ἢ πίπτει σταθήσεται δέ δυνατεῖ γὰρ ὁ Κύριος στῆσαι αὐτόν. ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ματθαῖον στ 14-21 Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος Εὰν ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τὰ παραπτώματα αὐτῶν, ἀφήσει καὶ ὑμῖν ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ὁ οὐράνιος ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἀφῆτε τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, οὐδὲ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἀφήσει τὰ παραπτώματα ὑμῶν. Ὅταν δὲ νηστεύητε, μὴ γίνεσθε ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταὶ σκυθρωποί, ἀφανίζουσιν γὰρ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὅπως φανῶσιν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύοντες ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπέχουσιν τὸν μισθὸν αὐτῶν. Σὺ δὲ νηστεύων ἄλειψαί σου τὴν κεφαλὴν καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν σου νίψαι, ὅπως μὴ φανῇς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις νηστεύων ἀλλὰ τῷ πατρί σου τῷ ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ καὶ ὁ πατήρ σου ὁ βλέπων ἐν τῷ κρυφαίῳ ἀποδώσει σοι. Μὴ θησαυρίζετε ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὅπου σὴς καὶ βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται διορύσσουσιν καὶ κλέπτουσιν θησαυρίζετε δὲ ὑμῖν θησαυροὺς ἐν οὐρανῷ, ὅπου οὔτε σὴς οὔτε βρῶσις ἀφανίζει, καὶ ὅπου κλέπται οὐ διορύσσουσιν οὐδὲ κλέπτουσιν ὅπου γάρ ἐστιν ὁ θησαυρός σου, ἐκεῖ ἔσται καὶ ἡ καρδία ὑμῶν.
Epistle and Gospel Readings for Today EPISTLE READING Romans 13: 11-14:4 BRETHREN, salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed; the night is far gone, the day is at hand. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. As for the man who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not for disputes over opinions. One believes he may eat anything, while the weak man eats only vegetables. Let not him who eats despise him who abstains, and let not him who abstains pass judgment on him who eats; for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for God is able to make him stand. GOSPEL READING Matthew 6: 14-21 The Lord said, "If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. "And when you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by men but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
YOUTH MINISTRY Little Angels (Ages 4 and under) Tues, February 28-11:30am 1 pm Family Night (Families & youth in Pre-k 5th grade) Next gathering to be announced Jr. GOYA (6th 8th grades) Sunday, February 26 6 pm 8 pm Dinner & Forgiveness Vespers Sr. GOYA (High School) Sunday, February 26 6:45 pm 9pm Forgiveness Vespers followed by Dinner 7 pm 9 pm IONIAN VILLAGE Online registration for 2017 Summer Sessions begins March 1st at 11:00 am! Visit www.ionianvillage.org SAVE THE DATE!!! WINTER FANARI CAMP For grades 6th-11th Friday, Mar 11 Sunday, Mar 13 CHURCH BASKETBALL Play-offs have begun! Come and support our teams as they battle for the championship trophies!
Ανακοινώσεις 2017 Stewardship DISCOVER THE LIGHT! Ο Χριστός, που είναι το Φως του Κόσμου, μας είπε «Εσείς είσαστε το φως του Κόσμου, αφίστε το φως σας να λάμψει μπροστἀ από τους ἀλλους.» Stewardship είναι η ανακάλυψη του δικού μας φωτός χρησιμοποιώντας τα ταλέντα μας και τα δώρα που ο Θεός μας έχει χαρίσει. Πληροφορίες για το Stewardship του 2017 έχουν ήδη σταλεί σε όλους. Σας παρακαλούμε να συμπληρώνετε την κάρτα προσφοράς σας για το 2017 προσεκτικά και να απαντάτε σε ΟΛΕΣ τις ερωτήσεις. Οι εθελοντικές υπηρεσίες που σας ενδιαφέρουν αντανακλούν τα ταλέντα και τα δώρα σας απ το Θεό το φως που υπάρχει μέσα σας! ΠΟΙΟΙ ΔΥΝΑΝΤΑΙ ΝΑ ΛΑΒΟΥΝ ΘΕΙΑΝ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΝ - Όταν λαμβάνομεν Θείαν Κοινωνίαν η οποιοδήποτε από τα άλλα Μυστήρια εκφράζομεν την αποδοχήν μας εις τα δογματικά και ηθικά διδάγματα της Ορθοδόξου μας Εκκλησίας. Διά τούτο, μόνον Ορθόδοξοι Χριστιανοί οι οποίοι είναι εντάξει απέναντι της Εκκλησίας δύνανται να λάβουν μέρος εις τα Μυστήρια, όπως Θεία Κοινωνία και Ευχέλαιο, και δεν πρέπει να λαμβάνουμε μέρος σε Μυστήρια σε μη Ορθόδοξες εκκλησίες. Διά οποιεσδήποτε απορίες σας, παρακαλούμε να συζητήσετε με τον ιερέα σας. ΠΟΤΕ ΝΑ ΓΟΝΑΤΙΖΟΥΜΕ, ΝΑ ΣΤΕΚΟ- ΜΑΣΤΕ ΚΑΙ ΝΑ ΚΑΘΟΜΑΣΤΕ Στην Επίκλησι («Σε Υμνούμεν»), όσοι δεν γονατίζουν για διάφορες αιτίες, παρακαλούνται να παραμένουν όρθιοι εις ένδειξιν σεβασμού. Στην Επίκλησιν, δεν είναι αρμόζον να καθόμεθα (εκτός δια λόγους ασθενείας). ΚΑΤΑΝΥΧΤΙΚΟΣ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ «ΣΥΓΧΩΡΗ- ΣΕΩΣ»-Η Μεγάλη Τεσσαρακοστή Θα αρχίσει την 27ην Φεβρουαρίου, και η αρχή της Νηστείας ξεκινάει με την ξεχωριστή Ακολουθία του Κατανυχτικού Εσπερινού «της Συγχωρήσεως», ο οποίος θα τελεσθεί την ερχομἐνη Κυριακή, εις τις 7:00 μ.μ.. Σχεδιάστε να παρευρεθείτε μαζί μας! ΣΑΡΑΚΟΣΤΙΑΝΟ ΔΕΙΠΝΟ ΤΗΣ ΚΑΘΑΡΑΣ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑΣ---Μετά το τέλος του Μεγάλου Απόδειπνου την Καθαρά Δευτέρα, (την 27ην Φεβρουαρίου), και στις 6:30 μμ, θα έχουμε το ετήσιο Σαρακοστιανό Δείπνο στην κοινοτικήν μας αίθουσα. Μας δίδεται έτσι η ευκαιρία να είμαστε μαζί και να ξεκιινήσουμε την Μεγάλη Σαρακοστή απολαμβάνοντας ένα Σαρακοστιανό δείπνο. Είσοδος δωρεάν. SCHEDULE OF SERVICES AND EVENTS THIS WEEK: TONIGHT Forgiveness Vespers. 7:00 pm Mon, Feb 27 No Morning School Classes Great Compline (Pure Monday). 5:00 pm Lenten Dinner (Koulouma) 6:30 pm Tues, Feb 28 Little Angels. 11:30 am Afternoon Greek School........ 4:30 pm Great Compline 6:00 pm Wed, Mar 1 Presanctified Liturgy.... 6:00 pm Thurs, Mar 2 Great Compline.... 6:00 pm Bible Study. 7:30 pm Fri, Mar 3 Afternoon Greek School......... 4:30 pm Salutations to the Theotokos (A )... 7:00 pm Sat, Mar 4 Orthros and Liturgy (3rd Saturday of the Souls). 8:30 am (No Saturday Greek School) Σας παρακαλούμε όπως κρατάτε κλειστά τα κινητά σας τηλέφωνα.
TODAY S ECCLESIASTICAL CALENDAR Sunday, February 12, 2017 Cheese-Fare Sunday ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΤΗΡΙΝΗΣ The Exile of Adam from the Paradise of Bliss Τῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ Παραδείσου τῆς Τρυφῆς Ἐξορίας τοῦ Πρωτοπλάστου Αδάμ. St. Porphyrios Bishop of Gaza. The Martyrs St. Fotini the Samaritan Woman and St. Theoklitos Tοῦ Ἁγίου Πορφυρίου, Ἐπισκόπου Γάζης. Tῆς Ἁγίας Μάρτυρος Φωτεινῆς τῆς Σαμαρείτιδος, ᾗ ὡμίλησεν ὁ Χριστὸς ἐν τῷ φρέατι, καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτῇ. ΑΠΟΛΥΤΙΚΙA ΤΗΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣ DISMISSAL HYMNS OF THE DAY Apolytikion of the Third Tone Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος, ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐῤῥύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Let the Heavens rejoice; let the earthly things be glad; for the Lord has wrought might with His arm, He has trampled upon death by death. The first-born of the dead has He become. From the belly of Hades He has delivered us, and has granted to the world great mercy. Apolytikion of the Holy Taxiarchs Τῶν οὐρανίων στρατιῶν Ἀρχιστράτηγοι, δυσωποῦμεν ὑμᾶς ἡμεῖς οἱ ἀνάξιοι, ἵνα ταῖς ὑμῶν δεήσεσι, τειχίσητε ἡμᾶς, σκέπῃ τῶν πτερύγων, τῆς ἀΰλου ὑμῶν δόξης, φρουροῦντες ἡμᾶς προσπίπτοντας, ἐκτενῶς καὶ βοῶντας Ἐκ τῶν κινδύνων λυτρώσασθε ἡμᾶς, ὡς Ταξιάρχαι τῶν ἄνω Δυνάμεων. Supreme Commanders of the heavenly armies, we the unworthy implore you, that by your supplications you encircle us under the cover of the wings of your ineffable glory; guarding us who bow down with fervor crying: Deliver us from dangers, as Leaders of the Powers above. Apolytikion of St. Haralambos Ὡς στῦλος ἀκλόνητος, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας Χριστοῦ, καὶ λύχνος ἀείφωτος τῆς οἰκουμένης σοφέ, ἐδείχθης Χαράλαμπες, ἔλαμψας ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, διὰ τοῦ μαρτυρίου, ἔλυσας τῶν εἰδώλων, τὴν σκοτόμαιναν μάκαρ, διὸ ἐν παῤῥησίᾳ Χριστῷ, πρέσβευε σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς. As a pillar unshakable of the Church of Christ, and an ever-radiant lamp to the universe, were you, O wise Haralambos; you illumined the world through martyrdom; you dispelled the moonless night of the idols, O blessed one. Therefore with boldness before Christ, intercede that we may be saved. ΚΟΝΤΑΚΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΗΜΕΡΑΣ KONTAKION OF THE DAY Τῆς σοφίας ὁδηγέ, φρονήσεως χορηγέ, τῶν ἀφρόνων παιδευτά, καὶ πτωχῶν ὑπερασπιστά, στήριξον, συνέτισον τὴν καρδίαν μου Δέσποτα. Σὺ δίδου μοι λόγον, ὁ τοῦ Πατρός Λόγος, ἰδοὺ γὰρ τὰ χείλη μου, οὐ μὴ κωλύσω ἐν τῷ κράζειν σοι Ἐλεῆμον, ἐλέησόν με τὸν παραπεσόντα. O Master, Guide to wisdom, Giver of prudent counsel, Instructor of the foolish and Champion of the poor, make firm my heart and grant it understanding. Give me words, Word of the Father, for behold, I shall not stop my lips from crying out to You: I am fallen, in Thy compassion have mercy on me.