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At Great Vespers The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. Prosomoia Stichera of the Feast Tone Plagal 2 Having set all your hope 2 Εἰς τὸν Μεγἀλον Ἐσπερινόν Ὁ Προιµιακός. Εἰρηνικά. Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος πλ. β' Ὅλην ἀποθέµενοι Stichos 1 Στίχος α If You should mark iniquities, Lord, O Lord, who shall stand? For with You there is forgiveness. Revealing to you the pre-eternal counsel, Gabriel came and stood before you, O Maiden; and greeting you, he said: Rejoice, earth that has not been sown; rejoice, burning bush that remains unconsumed; rejoice, unsearchable depth; rejoice bridge that leads to heaven, and ladder raised on high that Jacob saw; rejoice, divine jar of manna; rejoice deliverance from the curse; rejoice restoration of Adam, the Lord is with you. Ἐὰν ἀνοµίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε, Κύριε τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασµός ἐστιν. Βουλὴν προαιώνιον, ἀποκαλύπτων σοι Κόρη, Γαβριὴλ ἐφέστηκε, σὲ κατασπαζόµενος, καὶ φθεγγόµενος Χαῖρε γῆ ἄσπορε, χαῖρε βάτε ἄφλεκτε, χαῖρε βάθος δυσθεώρητον, χαῖρε ἡ γέφυρα, πρὸς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἡ µετάγουσα, καὶ κλῖµαξ ἡ µετάρσιος, ἣν ὁ lακὼβ ἐθεάσατο χαῖρε θεία στάµνε τοῦ Μάννα, χαῖρε λύσις τῆς ἀρᾶς, χαῖρε Ἀδάµ ἡ ἀνάκλησις, µετὰ σοῦ ὁ Κύριος. Stichos 2 Στίχος β For Your name s sake I have patiently waited for You, O Lord; my soul has waited patiently for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord. (Repeat) Revealing to you the pre-eternal counsel, Gabriel came and stood before you, O Maiden; and greeting you, he said: Rejoice, earth that has not been sown; rejoice, burning bush that remains unconsumed; rejoice, unsearchable depth; rejoice bridge that leads to heaven, and ladder raised on high that Jacob saw; rejoice, divine jar of manna; rejoice deliverance from the curse; rejoice restoration of Adam, the Lord is with you. Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόµατός σου ὑπέµεινά σε, Κύριε ὑπέµεινεν ἡ ψυχή µου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου, ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή µου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. (Πάλιν) Βουλὴν προαιώνιον, ἀποκαλύπτων σοι Κόρη, Γαβριὴλ ἐφέστηκε, σὲ κατασπαζόµενος, καὶ φθεγγόµενος Χαῖρε γῆ ἄσπορε, χαῖρε βάτε ἄφλεκτε, χαῖρε βάθος δυσθεώρητον, χαῖρε ἡ γέφυρα, πρὸς τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἡ µετάγουσα, καὶ κλῖµαξ ἡ µετάρσιος, ἣν ὁ lακὼβ ἐθεάσατο χαῖρε θεία στάµνε τοῦ Μάννα, χαῖρε λύσις τῆς ἀρᾶς, χαῖρε Ἀδάµ ἡ ἀνάκλησις, µετὰ σοῦ ὁ Κύριος. Stichos 3 Στίχος γ From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord. You appear to me in the form of a man, said the undefiled Maiden to the chief of the heavenly hosts. How then do you speak to me of things that surpass man s power? For you have said that God shall be within me, and shall take up His dwelling in my womb; and Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας µέχρι νυκτός, ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας, ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον. Φαίνῃ µοι ὡς ἄνθρωπος, φησὶν ἡ ἄφθορος Κόρη, πρὸς τὸν Ἀρχιστράτηγον, καὶ πῶς φθέγγῃ ῥήµατα ὑπὲρ ἄνθρωπον µετ' ἐµοῦ ἔφης γάρ, τὸν Θεὸν ἔσεσθαι, καὶ σκηνώσειν ἐν τῇ µήτρᾳ µου, καὶ πῶς γενήσοµαι, λέγε µοι χωρίον εὐρύχωρον, καὶ τόπος ἁγιάσµατος, τοῦ
how, tell me, shall I become the spacious habitation and the holy place of Him that rides upon the Cherubim? Do not beguile me with deceit; for I have not known pleasure, I have not entered into wedlock, how then shall I bear a child? 3 τοῖς Χερουβὶµ ἐπιβαίνοντος; Μὴ µε δελεάσῃς ἀπάτῃ οὐ γὰρ ἔγνων ἡδονήν, γάµου ὑπάρχω ἀµύητος, πῶς οὖν παῖδα τέξοµαι! Stichos 4 Στίχος δ For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel out of all his iniquities. (Repeat) You appear to me in the form of a man, said the undefiled Maiden to the chief of the heavenly hosts. How then do you speak to me of things that surpass man s power? For you have said that God shall be within me, and shall take up His dwelling in my womb; and how, tell me, shall I become the spacious habitation and the holy place of Him that rides upon the Cherubim? Do not beguile me with deceit; for I have not known pleasure, I have not entered into wedlock, how then shall I bear a child? Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνοµιῶν αὐτοῦ. (Πάλιν) Φαίνῃ µοι ὡς ἄνθρωπος, φησὶν ἡ ἄφθορος Κόρη, πρὸς τὸν Ἀρχιστράτηγον, καὶ πῶς φθέγγῃ ῥήµατα ὑπὲρ ἄνθρωπον µετ' ἐµοῦ ἔφης γάρ, τὸν Θεὸν ἔσεσθαι, καὶ σκηνώσειν ἐν τῇ µήτρᾳ µου, καὶ πῶς γενήσοµαι, λέγε µοι χωρίον εὐρύχωρον, καὶ τόπος ἁγιάσµατος, τοῦ τοῖς Χερουβὶµ ἐπιβαίνοντος; Μὴ µε δελεάσῃς ἀπάτῃ οὐ γὰρ ἔγνων ἡδονήν, γάµου ὑπάρχω ἀµύητος, πῶς οὖν παῖδα τέξοµαι! Stichos 5 Στίχος ε Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him, all you peoples. When God so wishes, said the bodiless one, the order of nature is overcome, and what exceeds human capacity comes to pass. Believe that what I say is true, O all-holy and most-pure one. And she cried aloud, Let it be unto me according to your word, and I shall bear Him Who is without flesh, Who shall borrow flesh from me, that through this mingling He may lead man up unto his ancient glory, for He alone has the power to do so. Stichos 6 For He has made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abides to the ages. (Repeat) When God so wishes, said the bodiless one, the order of nature is overcome, and what exceeds human capacity comes to pass. Believe that what I say is true, O all-holy and most-pure one. And she cried aloud, Let it be unto me according to your word, and I shall bear Him Who is without flesh, Who Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ λαοί. Θεὸς ὅπου βούλεται, νικᾶται φύσεως τάξις, φησὶν ὁ Ἀσώµατος, καὶ τὰ ὑπὲρ ἄνθρωπον διαπράττεται. τοῖς ἐµοῖς πίστευε, ἀληθέσι ῥήµασι, Παναγία ὑπεράµωµε Ἡ δὲ ἐβόησε Γένοιτό µοι νῦν ὡς τὸ ῥῆµά σου, καὶ τέξοµαι τὸν ἄσαρκον, σάρκα ἐξ ἐµοῦ δανεισάµενον, ὅπως ἀναγάγῃ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ὡς µόνος δυνατός, εἰς τὸ ἀρχαῖον ἀξίωµα, διὰ τῆς συγκράσεως. Στίχος στ Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφ ἡµᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου µένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. (Πάλιν) Θεὸς ὅπου βούλεται, νικᾶται φύσεως τάξις, φησὶν ὁ Ἀσώµατος, καὶ τὰ ὑπὲρ ἄνθρωπον διαπράττεται. τοῖς ἐµοῖς πίστευε, ἀληθέσι ῥήµασι, Παναγία ὑπεράµωµε Ἡ δὲ ἐβόησε Γένοιτό µοι νῦν ὡς τὸ ῥῆµά σου, καὶ τέξοµαι τὸν ἄσαρκον, σάρκα ἐξ ἐµοῦ δανεισάµενον, ὅπως ἀναγάγῃ τὸν ἄνθρωπον,
shall borrow flesh from me, that through this mingling He may lead man up unto his ancient glory, for He alone has the power to do so. Idiomela of the Feast Tone Plagal 2 John the Monastic Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Gabriel the Archangel was sent from heaven to announce to the Virgin the glad tidings of her conceiving; and coming to Nazareth he pondered in amazement on this wonder: How shall He Who dwells in the heights, Whom none can comprehend, be born of a Virgin? How shall He Whose throne is heaven and Whose footstool is the earth be held in the womb of a woman? He upon Whom the sixwinged Seraphim and the many-eyed Cherubim cannot gaze has been pleased at a single word to be made flesh of this His creature. It is the Word of God Who dwells within her. Why then do I stand here and not say to the Maiden: Rejoice, you who are full of grace, the Lord is with you; Rejoice, O pure Virgin; Rejoice O unwedded bride; Rejoice, Mother of Life; Blessed is the fruit of your womb. Entrance ὡς µόνος δυνατός, εἰς τὸ ἀρχαῖον ἀξίωµα, διὰ τῆς συγκράσεως. Ἰδιόµελον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος πλ. β' Ἰωάννου Μοναχοῦ Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἀπεστάλη ἐξ οὐρανοῦ Γαβριὴλ ὁ Ἀρχάγγελος, εὐαγγελίσασθαι τῇ Παρθένῳ τὴν σύλληψιν καὶ ἐλθὼν εἰς Ναζαρέτ, ἑλογίζετο ἐν ἑαυτῷ, τῷ θαῦµα ἐκπληττόµενος ὅτι, Πῶς ὁ ἐν ὑψίστοις ἀκατάληπτος ὤν, ἐκ παρθένου τίκτεται! ὁ ἔχων θρόνον οὐρανόν, καὶ ὑποπόδιον τὴν γῆν, ἐν µήτρᾳ χωρεῖται γυναικός! ᾧ τὰ Ἑξαπτέρυγα καὶ Πολυόµµατα ἀτενίσαι οὐ δύνανται, λόγῳ µόνῳ ἐκ ταύτης σαρκωθῆναι ηὐδόκησε, Θεοῦ ἐστι Λόγος ὁ παρών. Τὶ οὖν ἵσταµαι, καὶ οὐ λέγω τῇ Κόρῃ; Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ, χαῖρε ἁγνὴ Παρθένε, χαῖρε Νύµφη ἀνύµφευτε, χαῖρε Μήτηρ τῆς ζωῆς, εὐλογηµένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου. Εἴσοδος Deacon Wisdom. Rise. Διάκ. Σοφία. Ὁρθοί. O gladsome light of holy glory, the immortal Father, heavenly and holy, blessed Jesus Christ, now that we have come to the setting of the sun and see the light of evening, we praise You, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God. It is worthy at all times to praise You, with voices of holy song, O Son of God the Giver of life (of life):... Φως ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης, ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, µάρκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἠλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑµνοῦµεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν, καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦµα Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σὲ ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς, ὑµνεῖσθαι φωναὶς αἰσαίς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς...... the world does glorify (glorify) You.... διὸ ὁ κόσµος σὲ δοξάζει. Prokeimenon Προκείµενον Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon. Διάκ. Ἑσπέρας. Προκείµενον. Prokeimenon of the day. Τὸ Προκείµενον τῆς ἡµέρας. 4
Saturday Evening 5 Τῇ Σάββατον ἑσπέρας Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β The Lord reigns; He is robed in majesty. Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο. The Lord reigns; He is robed in majesty. Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο. The Lord is clothed with strength and He has girded Himself. Ἐνεδύσατο ὁ Κύριος δύναµιν καὶ περιεζώσατο. The Lord reigns; He is robed in majesty. Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο. For He established the world which shall not be shaken. Καὶ γὰρ ἐστερέωσεν τὴν οἰκουµένην, ἥτις οὐ σαλευθήσεται. The Lord reigns; He is robed in majesty. Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο. Sunday Evening Tone Plagal 4 Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord. Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord. You that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. Come, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord. Monday Evening Tone 4 O Lord, answer me when I call, O God of my right. O Lord, answer me when I call, O God of my right. When I called upon You, O God of my righteousness, You heard me. O Lord, answer me when I call, O God of my right. Tuesday Evening Tone 1 Your mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all the days of my life. Your mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all the days of my life. Τῇ Κυριακῇ ἑσπέρας Ἦχος πλ. δ' Ἰδοὺ δὴ εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι Κυρίου. Ἰδοὺ δὴ εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι Κυρίου. Οἱ ἑστῶτες ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου, ἐν αὐλαῖς οἴκου Θεοῦ ἡµῶν. Ἰδοὺ δὴ εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι Κυρίου. Τῇ Δευτέρᾳ ἑσπέρας Ἦχος δ' Κύριος εἰσακούσεταί µου ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι µε πρὸς αὐτόν. Κύριος εἰσακούσεταί µου ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι µε πρὸς αὐτόν. Ἐν τῷ ἐπικαλεῖσθαί µε εἰσήκουσάς µου, ὁ Θεός της δικαιοσύνης µου. Κύριος εἰσακούσεταί µου ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι µε πρὸς αὐτόν. Τῇ Τρίτῃ ἑσπέρας Ἦχος α' Τὸ ἔλεός σου, Κύριε, καταδιώξει µε πάσας τὰς ἡµέρας της ζωῆς µου. Τὸ ἔλεός σου, Κύριε, καταδιώξει µε πάσας τὰς ἡµέρας της ζωῆς µου.
The Lord is my shepherd, and I shall not want. Κύριος ποιµαίνει µε καὶ οὐδέν µε ὑστερήσει. Your mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all the Τὸ ἔλεός σου, Κύριε, καταδιώξει µε πάσας τὰς days of my life. ἡµέρας της ζωῆς µου. Wednesday Evening Τῇ Τετάρτη ἑσπέρας Tone Plagal 1 Ἦχος πλ. α' Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate Ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ ὀνόµατι σου σῶσόν µε, καὶ ἐν τῇ me by Your might. δυνάµει σου κρινεῖς µε. Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate Ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ ὀνόµατι σου σῶσόν µε, καὶ ἐν me by Your might. τῇ δυνάµει σου κρινεῖς µε. O God, hear my prayer. Ὁ Θεὸς εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς µου. Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate Ὁ Θεός, ἐν τῷ ὀνόµατι σου σῶσόν µε, καὶ ἐν me by Your might. τῇ δυνάµει σου κρινεῖς µε. Thursday Evening Τῇ Πέµπτῃ ἑσπέρας Tone Plagal 2 Ἦχος πλ. β' My help comes from the Lord, Who made the Ἡ βοήθειά µου παρὰ Κυρίου, τοῦ ποιήσαντος heavens and the earth. τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. My help comes from the Lord, Who made the Ἡ βοήθειά µου παρὰ Κυρίου, τοῦ ποιήσαντος heavens and the earth. τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from Ἦρα τους ὀφθαλµούς µου εἰς τὰ ὄρη, ὅθεν ἥξει where my help comes. ἡ βοήθειά µου. My help comes from the Lord, Who made the Ἡ βοήθειά µου παρὰ Κυρίου, τοῦ ποιήσαντος heavens and the earth. τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. Friday Evening Τῇ Παρασκευῇ ἑσπέρας Grave Tone Ἦχος βαρὺς You, O God, are my Fortress, the God Who Ὁ Θεὸς ἀντιλήπτωρ µου εἶ, τὸ ἔλεός σου shows me mercy. προφθάσει µε. You, O God, are my Fortress, the God Who Ὁ Θεὸς ἀντιλήπτωρ µου εἶ, τὸ ἔλεός σου shows me mercy. προφθάσει µε. Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Ἐξελοῦ µε ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν µου, ὁ Θεός. You, O God, are my Fortress, the God Who Ὁ Θεὸς ἀντιλήπτωρ µου εἶ, τὸ ἔλεός σου shows me mercy. προφθάσει µε. 6
Old Testament Readings The reading from Genesis. 7 Ἀναγνώσµατα First Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Α Genesis 28:10-17 Γενέσεως κη 10-17 Γενέσεως τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα. Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. Now Jacob went out from the Well of Oath and went toward Haran. So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. Then he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. So behold, the Lord stood above it and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. Do not fear, the land on which you lie I will give to you and your seed. Also, your seed shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed. Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you. Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, The Lord is in this place, and I did not know it. So he was afraid and said, How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. Ἐξῆλθεν Ἰακὼβ ἀπὸ τοῦ φρέατος τοῦ ὅρκου καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Χαρράν. Καὶ ἀπήντησε τόπῳ, καὶ ἐκοιµήθη ἐκεῖ ἔδυ γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ἔλαβεν ἀπὸ τῶν λίθων τοῦ τόπου, καὶ ἔθηκε πρὸς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκοιµήθη ἐν τῷ τόπῳ ἐκείνῳ, καὶ ἐνυπνιάσθη. Καὶ ἰδοὺ κλῖµαξ ἐστηριγµένη ἐν τῇ γῇ, ἧς ἡ κεφαλὴ ἀφικνεῖτο εἰς τὸν Οὐρανόν, καὶ οἱ Ἄγγελοι τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀνέβαινον καὶ κατέβαινον ἐπ' αὐτῆς. Ὁ δὲ Κύριος ἐπεστήρικτο ἐπ' αὐτῆς, καὶ εἶπεν Ἐγὼ εἰµι ὁ Θεὸς Ἀβραὰµ τοῦ πατρός σου, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς Ἰσαάκ, µὴ φοβοῦ, ἡ γῆ, ἐφ' ἧς σὺ καθεύδεις ἐπ' αὐτῆς, σοὶ δώσω αὐτήν, καὶ τῷ σπέρµατί σου. Καὶ ἔσται τὸ σπέρµα σου ὡσεὶ ἄµµος τῆς γῆς καὶ πλατυνθήσεται ἐπὶ θάλασσαν, καὶ λίβα, καὶ βορρᾶν, καὶ ἐπὶ ἀνατολάς, καὶ ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοὶ πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐν τῷ σπέρµατί σου. Καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ εἰµι µετὰ σοῦ, διαφυλάσσων σε ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ πάσῃ, οὗ ἐὰν πορευθῇς, καὶ ἐπιστρέψω σε εἰς τὴν γῆν ταύτην, ὅτι οὐ µὴ σε ἐγκαταλίπω, ἕως τοῦ ποιῆσαι µε πάντα ὅσα ἐλάλησά σοι. Καὶ ἐξηγέρθη Ἰακὼβ ἐκ τοῦ ὕπνου αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπεν Ὅτι ἐστὶ Κύριος ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ, ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ ᾔδειν. Καὶ ἐφοβήθη, καὶ εἶπεν Ὡς φοβερὸς ὁ τόπος οὗτος! Οὐκ ἔστι τοῦτο, ἀλλ' ἢ οἶκος Θεοῦ, καὶ αὕτη ἡ πύλη τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. Second Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Β Ezekiel 43:27, 44:1-4 Ἰεζ. µγ 27 - µδ 4 The reading from the Prophecy of Ezekiel. Προφητείας, Ἰεζεκιὴλ τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα. Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. It will be when these days are over, on the eighth day, the priests shall offer your whole burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar, and I shall accept you, says the Lord. The East Gate Is for the Lord Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faces toward the east, but it was shut. So the Lord said to me, This gate shall Ἔσται ἀπὸ τῆς ἡµέρας τῆς ὀγδόης καὶ ἐπέκεινα, ποιήσουσιν οἱ Ἱερεῖς ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὰ ὁλοκαυτώµατα ὑµῶν, καὶ τὰ τοῦ σωτηρίου ὑµῶν, καὶ προσδέξοµαι ὑµᾶς, λέγει Κύριος. Καὶ ἐπέστρεψέ µε κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς πύλης τῶν Ἁγίων τῆς ἐξωτέρας τῆς βλεπούσης κατὰ ἀνατολάς, καὶ αὕτη ἦν κεκλεισµένη. Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς µε Ἡ
be shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall pass through it, because the Lord God of Israel will enter by it; therefore, it shall be shut. As for the prince, he will sit in it to eat bread before the Lord. He will go in by way of the gate chamber and go out the same way. Then He brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple, and I looked, and behold, the house of the Lord was full of glory. The reading from Proverbs. 8 πύλη αὕτη κεκλεισµένη ἔσται, οὐκ ἀνοιχθήσεται, καὶ οὐδεὶς οὐ µὴ διέλθῃ δι' αὐτῆς, ὅτι Κύριος ὁ Θεός, Ἰσραὴλ εἰσελεύσεται δι' αὐτῆς, καὶ ἔσται κεκλεισµένη. Διότι ὁ Ἡγούµενος οὗτος κάθηται ἐπ' αὐτὴν τοῦ φαγεῖν ἄρτον ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ Αἰλὰµ τῆς πύλης εἰσελεύσεται, καὶ κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ ἐξελεύσεται. Καὶ εἰσήγαγέ µε κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν τῆς πύλης τῶν Ἁγίων τῆς πρὸς βορρᾶν, κατέναντι τοῦ οἴκου καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἰδοὺ πλήρης δόξης ὁ οἶκος Κυρίου. Third Reading Ἀνάγνωσµα Γ Proverbs 9:1-11 Παρ. Κεφ. 9, 1-11 Παροιµιῶν τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα. Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. Διάκ. Σοφία. Πρόσχωµεν. Wisdom built her house, and she supported it with seven pillars. She offered her sacrifices; she mixed her wine in a bowl and prepared her table. She sent her servants, inviting people to the bowl with a lofty proclamation, saying, he who is without discernment, let him turn aside to me; and to those in need of discernment, she says, come, eat my bread and drink the wine i mixed for you; forsake lack of discernment, and you shall live; seek discernment so you may live, and keep straight your understanding with knowledge. He who chastises evil men shall receive dishonor to himself, and he who reproves the ungodly man shall be blamed himself. Do not reprove evil men, so they may not hate you; reprove a wise man, and he will love you. Give the opportunity to a wise man, and he will be wiser; instruct a righteous man, and he shall continue to receive it. The fear of the lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the counsel of saints is understanding; for to know the law is characteristic of a good mind. For in this manner you will live a long time, and the years of your life shall be increased. Then, Let us say with all our soul, and with all our mind let us say, etc. Ἡ σοφία ᾠκοδόµησεν ἑαυτῇ οἶκον καὶ ὑπήρεισε στύλους ἑπτά. Ἔσφαξε τὰ ἑαυτῆς θύµατα, καὶ ἐκέρασεν εἰς κρατῆρα τὸν ἑαυτῆς οἶνον, καὶ ἡτοιµάσατο τὴν ἑαυτῆς τράπεζαν. Ἀπέστειλε τοὺς ἑαυτῆς δούλους, συγκαλοῦσα µετὰ ὑψηλοῦ κηρύγµατος, ὡς ἐπὶ κρατῆρα, λέγουσα Ὅς ἐστιν ἄφρων, ἐκκλινάτω πρὸς µε, καὶ τοῖς ἐνδεέσι φρενῶν εἶπεν Ἔλθετε φάγετε τὸν ἐµὸν ἄρτον, καὶ πίετε οἶνον, ὃν κεκέρακα ὑµῖν, ἀπολίπετε ἀφροσύνην, καὶ ζήσεσθε, καὶ ζητήσατε φρόνησιν, ἵνα βιώσητε, καὶ κατορθώσητε σύνεσιν ἐν γνώσει, ὁ παιδεύων κακούς, λήψεται ἑαυτῷ ἀτιµίαν, ἐλέγχων δὲ τὸν ἀσεβῆ, µωµήσεται ἑαυτόν, (οἱ γὰρ ἔλεγχοι τῷ ἀσεβεῖ, µώλωπες αὐτῷ). Μὴ ἔλεγχε κακούς, ἵνα µὴ µισήσωσί σε, ἔλεγχε σοφὸν καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε. Δίδου σοφῷ ἀφορµήν, καὶ σοφώτερος ἔσται, γνώριζε δικαίῳ, καὶ προσθήσει τοῦ δέχεσθαι. Ἀρχὴ σοφίας, φόβος Κυρίου, καὶ βουλὴ Ἁγίων, σύνεσις, (τὸ γὰρ γνῶναι Νόµον, διανοίας ἐστὶν ἀγαθῆς) τούτῳ γὰρ τῷ τρόπῳ πολὺν ζήσεις χρόνον, καὶ προστεθήσεταί σοι ἔτη ζωῆς. Εἶτα «Εἴπωµεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης της ψυχῆς καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡµῶν εἴπωµεν.» Make us worthy, O Lord... «Καταξίωσον, Κύριε...» Then, Let us complete our evening prayer..., and Prayer at the Bowing of Heads. Εἶτα «Πληρώσωµεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν...,» καὶ Εὐχῆ τῆς Κεφαλοκλισίας.
Aposticha Idiomela Stichera Tone 4 In the sixth month the Archangel was sent to the pure Virgin, and with his greeting of Rejoice! he brought good tidings, that the Deliverer would come forth from her. And so, accepting his salutation with faith, she conceived You, the pre-eternal God, Who was pleased to become man ineffably, for the salvation of our souls. Proclaim from day to day the good tidings of the salvation of God. The Theotokos heard a voice she did not recognize, when the Archangel brought her the glad tidings of the Annunciation; and accepting the greeting with faith, she conceived You, the pre-eternal God. Therefore in great rejoicing we also cry unto You: O God, Who without change has been made flesh from her, grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls. Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord all the earth. Behold, our restoration is now made manifest to us: God is ineffably united to men. At the words of the Archangel, error is laid low; for the Virgin receives joy, and the things of the earth have become heaven. The world is loosened from the ancient curse. Let creation rejoice exceedingly, and raise its voice to sing: O Lord, our Maker and Deliverer, glory to You. Idiomelon of the Feast Tone 4 Andrew of Jerusalem Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Today glad tidings of joy have come: it is the feast of the Virgin. Things below are joined to things above. Adam is renewed, and Eve is set free from her ancient sorrow; and the 9 Ἀπόστιχα Ἰδιόµελα Στιχηρά Ἦχος δ' Τῷ ἕκτῳ µηνί, ἀπεστάλη ὁ Ἀρχάγγελος πρὸς Παρθένον ἁγνήν, καὶ χαίρειν αὐτῇ προσειπών, εὐηγγελίσατο ἐξ αὐτῆς τὸν Λυτρωτὴν προελθεῖν. Ὅθεν πιστῶς δεξαµένη τὸν ἀσπασµόν, συνέλαβέ σε τὸν προαιώνιον Θεόν, τὸν ἀφράστως εὐδοκήσαντα ἐνανθρωπῆσαι, εἰς σωτηρίαν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡµῶν. Εὐαγγελίζεσθε ἡµέραν ἐξ ἡµέρας τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν. Γλῶσσαν ἣν οὐκ ἔγνω, ἤκουσεν ἡ Θεοτόκος ἐλάλει γὰρ πρὸς αὐτὴν ὁ Ἀρχάγγελος, τοῦ Εὐαγγελισµοῦ τὰ ῥήµατα ὅθεν πιστῶς δεξαµένη τὸν ἀσπασµόν, συνέλαβέ σε τὸν προαιώνιον Θεόν. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς ἀγαλλόµενοι βοῶµέν σοι ὁ ἐξ αὐτῆς σαρκωθεὶς ἀτρέπτως Θεός, εἰρήνην τῷ κόσµῳ δώρησαι, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡµῶν τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. ᾌσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσµα καινόν, ᾄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ. Ἰδοὺ ἡ ἀνάκλησις νῦν ἐπέφανεν ἡµῖν, ὑπὲρ λόγον ὁ Θεὸς τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἑνοῦται, Ἀρχαγγέλου τῇ φωνῇ ἡ πλάνη ἐκµειοῦται ἡ Παρθένος γὰρ δέχεται τὴν χαράν, τὰ ἐπίγεια γέγονεν οὐρανός, ὁ κόσµος λέλυται τῆς ἀρχαίας ἀρᾶς. Ἀγαλλιάσθω ἡ κτίσις καὶ φωναῖς ανυµνείτω. Ὁ ποιητὴς καὶ λυτρωτὴς ἡµῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. Ἰδιόµελον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος δ' Ἀνδρέου Ἱεροσολυµίτου Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Σήµερον χαρᾶς Εὐαγγέλια, παρθενικὴ πανήγυρις, τὰ κάτω τοῖς ἄνω συνάπτεται, ὁ Ἀδὰµ καινουργεῖται, ἡ Εὔα τῆς πρώτης λύπης ἐλευθεροῦται, καὶ ἡ σκηνὴ τῆς καθ' ἡµᾶς
tabernacle of the human nature which the Lord took upon Himself, making divine the substance He assumed, is consecrated as a Temple of God. O mystery! The manner of His emptying is unknown; the fashion of His conceiving is ineffable. An angel ministers at the wonder; a virgin womb receives the Son. The Holy Spirit is sent down; the Father on high gives His consent; and so the covenant is brought to pass by common counsel. In Him and through Him we are saved, and together with Gabriel let us cry aloud to the Virgin: Rejoice, you who are full of grace, the Lord is with you. From you Christ our God and our Salvation has taken human nature, raising it up to Himself. Pray to Him that our souls may be saved. οὐσίας τῇ θεώσει τοῦ προσληφθέντος φυράµατος, ναὸς Θεοῦ κεχρηµάτικεν. Ὦ Μυστήριον! ὁ τρόπος τῆς κενώσεως ἄγνωστος, ὁ τρόπος τῆς συλλήψεως ἄφραστος, Ἄγγελος λειτουργεῖ τῷ θαύµατι, παρθενικὴ γαστὴρ τὸν Υἱὸν ὑποδέχεται, Πνεῦµα Ἅγιον καταπέµπεται, Πατὴρ ἄνωθεν εὐδοκεῖ, καὶ τὸ συνάλλαγµα, κατὰ κοινὴν πραγµατεύεται βούλησιν, ἐν ᾧ, καὶ δι' οὗ σωθέντες, συνῳδὰ τῷ Γαβριήλ, πρὸς τὴν Παρθένον βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ, ἐξ ἧς ἡ σωτηρία, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός ἡµῶν, τὴν καθ' ἡµᾶς προσλαβόµενος φύσιν, πρὸς ἑαυτὸν ἐπανήγαγεν Αὐτὸν ἱκέτευε, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡµῶν. Then, Now let Your servant depart in peace..., and Trisagion Prayers. Apolitikion of the Feast Tone 4 Εἶτα «Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δούλόν σου...,» καὶ τὸ Τρισάγιον. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος δ' On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. (Repeat) On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. (Πάλιν) Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. (Πάλιν) On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. (Πάλιν) Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. 10
Dismissal May He Who for us men and for our salvation, deigned to become flesh by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, Christ our true God,... Ἀπόλυσις «Ὁ δι ἡµᾶς τούς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διά τήν ἡµετέραν σωτηρίαν ἐκ Πνεύµατος ἁγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς Παρθένου, σαρκωθῆναι καταδεξάµενος, Χριστός ὁ ἀληθινός Θεός ἡµῶν...» 11
Matins 12 Ὄρθρος Hexapsalm. God is the Lord... Ὁ Ἑξάψαλµος, Εἰς τὸ «Θεὸς Κύριος...» Apolitikion of the Feast Tone 4 On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. (Repeat) On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. (Repeat) On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. Small Litany. Sessional Hymns After the First Stichologia Tone 1 Your tomb, O Savior The mighty leader of the companies of Angels drew near to the city of Nazareth, and announced to you, O immaculate one, the coming of the King Who is Lord of the ages, saying to you, Rejoice, blessed Mary, you wonder past speech and beyond understanding, who are the restoration of mortal man. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, ow and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος δ' Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. (Πάλιν) Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. (Πάλιν) Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ. Καθίσµατα Μετὰ τὴν α Στιχολογίαν Ἦχος α' Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτὴρ Ὁ µέγας Στρατηγός, τῶν ἀΰλων ταγµάτων, εἰς πόλιν Ναζαρέτ, ἐπιστὰς Βασιλέα, µηνύει σοι Ἄχραντε, τῶν αἰώνων καὶ Κύριον Χαῖρε, λέγων σοι, Εὐλογηµένη Μαρία, ἀκατάληπτον, καὶ ἀνερµήνευτον θαῦµα, βροτῶν ἡ ἀνάκλησις. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν.
(Repeat) The mighty leader of the companies of Angels drew near to the city of Nazareth, and announced to you, O immaculate one, the coming of the King Who is Lord of the ages, saying to you, Rejoice, blessed Mary, you wonder past speech and beyond understanding, who are the restoration of mortal man. After the Second Stichologia Tone 3 Awed by the beauty Today all creation greatly rejoices, for the Archangel says to you, Rejoice! Blessed are you, O pure and holy one, undefiled and spotless one. Today the proud insolence of the serpent is brought low, for the fetters of the curse laid on our forefather are loosened. Therefore with all the world we cry aloud to you: Rejoice, you who are full of grace. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, ow and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. (Πάλιν) Today all creation greatly rejoices, for the Archangel says to you, Rejoice! Blessed are you, O pure and holy one, undefiled and spotless one. Today the proud insolence of the serpent is brought low, for the fetters of the curse laid on our forefather are loosened. Therefore with all the world we cry aloud to you: Rejoice, you who are full of grace. After the Polyelaios Tone 4 Joseph was amazed Gabriel cried out from heaven to her who is holy and pure: Rejoice! For in your womb you shall conceive the pre-eternal God Who by His word has set together the ends of the earth. Answering him, Mary said, I do not know a man; how can I bear a son? Who has ever seen a birth without seed? Disclosing God s purpose, the angel said to the Theotokos and Virgin, The Holy Spirit shall come upon you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. (Πάλιν) Ὁ µέγας Στρατηγός, τῶν ἀΰλων ταγµάτων, εἰς πόλιν Ναζαρέτ, ἐπιστὰς Βασιλέα, µηνύει σοι Ἄχραντε, τῶν αἰώνων καὶ Κύριον Χαῖρε, λέγων σοι, Εὐλογηµένη Μαρία, ἀκατάληπτον, καὶ ἀνερµήνευτον θαῦµα, βροτῶν ἡ ἀνάκλησις. Μετὰ τὴν β Στιχολογίαν Ἦχος γ' Τὴν ὡραιότητα Σήµερον ἅπασα κτίσις ἀγάλλεται, ὅτι τὸ χαῖρέ σοι φωνεῖ Ἀρχάγγελος, εὐλογηµένη σὺ Σεµνή, καὶ Ἄχραντε πανάµωµε. Σήµερον τοῦ ὄφεως, ἀµαυροῦται τὸ φρύαγµα ἀρᾶς γὰρ διαλέλυται, τοῦ Προπάτορος σύνδεσµος. Διὸ καὶ κατὰ πάντα βοῶµέν σοι Χαῖρε ἡ Κεχαριτωµένη. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. (Πάλιν) Ὁ µέγας Στρατηγός, τῶν ἀΰλων Ἀγγέλων εἰς πόλιν Ναζαρέτ, ἐπιστὰς Βασιλέα, µηνύει σοι Ἀχραντε, τῶν αἰώνων καὶ Κύριον Χαῖρε λέγων σοι, εὐλογηµένη Μαρία, ἀκατάληπτον, καὶ ἀνερµήνευτον βάθος, βροτῶν ἡ ἀνάκλησις. Μετὰ δὲ τὸν Πολυέλεον Ἦχος δ' Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσὴφ Γαβριὴλ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, τὸ Χαῖρε κράζει τῇ σεµνῇ, ὅτι συλλήψῃ ἐν γαστρί, τὸν προαιώνιον Θεόν, τὸν διὰ λόγου τὰ πέρατα συστησάµενον ὅθεν Μαριὰµ ἀπεφθέγγετο Ἄνανδρός εἰµι, καὶ πῶς τέξω Υἱόν; ἄσπορον γονὴν τὶς ἑώρακε; καὶ ἑρµηνεύων ἔλεγεν ὁ Ἄγγελος, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ καὶ Παρθένῳ Ἐλεύσεταί σοι Ἅγιον Πνεῦµα, καὶ δύναµις Ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι. 13
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, ow and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Gabriel was sent to the pure Virgin, and disclosed to her a joy beyond description: You shall conceive without seed and shall remain undefiled. For you shall bear a Son Who is the pre-eternal God, and He will save His people from their sins. Such is the testimony of Him Who sent me to cry aloud to you, O blessed Lady, Rejoice! As a Virgin you shall bear a child, and after childbirth you shall remain a Virgin. Anavathmoi Tone 4 From the years of my youth many passions combat me; but You, Who are my Savior, assist me and save me. (Repeat) From the years of my youth many passions combat me; but You, Who are my Savior, assist me and save me. You haters of Sion shall be put to shame by the Lord almighty, for as grass in the fire, you shall all be withered. (Repeat) You haters of Sion shall be put to shame by the Lord almighty, for as grass in the fire, you shall all be withered. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. By the Holy Spirit, every soul is made living, is exalted, and made shining through purification, by the Threefold Oneness, in a hidden manner. Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. By the Holy Spirit, the streams of grace are flowing, watering, all of the creation, granting life upon it. Prokeimenon Tone 4 Proclaim from day to day the good tidings of the salvation of God. Proclaim from day to day the good tidings of the salvation of God. 14 Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. (Πάλιν) Γαβριὴλ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ, τὸ Χαῖρε κράζει τῇ σεµνῇ, ὅτι συλλήψῃ ἐν γαστρί, τὸν προαιώνιον Θεόν, τὸν διὰ λόγου τὰ πέρατα συστησάµενον ὅθεν Μαριὰµ ἀπεφθέγγετο Ἄνανδρός εἰµι, καὶ πῶς τέξω Υἱόν; ἄσπορον γονὴν τὶς ἑώρακε; καὶ ἑρµηνεύων ἔλεγεν ὁ Ἄγγελος, τῇ Θεοτόκῳ καὶ Παρθένῳ Ἐλεύσεταί σοι Ἅγιον Πνεῦµα, καὶ δύναµις Ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι. Ἀναβαθµοὶ Ἦχος δ' Ἐκ νεότητός µου πολλὰ πολεµεῖ µε πάθη ἀλλ' αὐτὸς ἀντιλαβοῦ, καὶ σῶσον Σωτήρ µου. (Πάλιν) Ἐκ νεότητός µου πολλὰ πολεµεῖ µε πάθη ἀλλ' αὐτὸς ἀντιλαβοῦ, καὶ σῶσον Σωτήρ µου. Οἱ µισοῦντες Σιών, αἰσχύνθητε ἀπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου ὡς χόρτος γάρ, πυρὶ ἔσεσθε ἀπεξηραµµένοι. (Πάλιν) Οἱ µισοῦντες Σιών, αἰσχύνθητε ἀπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου ὡς χόρτος γάρ, πυρὶ ἔσεσθε ἀπεξηραµµένοι. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι πᾶσα ψυχὴ ζωοῦται, καὶ καθάρσει ὑψοῦται λαµπρύνεται, τῇ τριαδικῇ Μονάδι ἱεροκρυφίως. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, ἀναβλύζει τὰ τῆς χάριτος ῥεῖθρα, ἀρδεύοντα, ἅπασαν τὴν κτίσιν πρὸς ζωογονίαν. Προκείµενον Ἦχος δ' Εὐαγγελίζεσθε ἡµέραν ἐξ ἡµέρας τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν. Εὐαγγελίζεσθε ἡµέραν ἐξ ἡµέρας τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν.
Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord all the earth. Proclaim from day to day the good tidings of the salvation of God. Then: Psalm 50. Matins Gospel 15 ᾌσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσµα καινόν, ᾄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ. Εὐαγγελίζεσθε ἡµέραν ἐξ ἡµέρας τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν. Εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Ὅρθρου Luke 1:39-49, 56 Λουκ. α 39-49, 56 Troparia Tone 2 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Idiomelon of the Feast Tone 2 Kosmas the Monastic Merciful One, have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the multitude of Your compassions blot out my transgression. Gabriel announces today the good tidings to her who is full of grace, Rejoice, O unwedded Maiden who has not known marriage. Do not be struck with dismay by my strange form, nor be afraid, for I am an Archangel. Once the serpent beguiled Eve, but now I announce to you the good tidings of joy: O most-pure one, you shall remain undefiled and yet shall bear the Lord. Εἶτα Ψαλµός Ν. Τροπάρια Ἦχος β' Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι. Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου, πρεσβείαις Ἐλεῆµον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη, τῶν ἐµῶν ἐγκληµάτων. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου, πρεσβείαις Ἐλεῆµον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη, τῶν ἐµῶν ἐγκληµάτων. Ἰδιόµελον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος β' Κοσµᾶ Μοναχοῦ Ἐλέησόν µε ὁ Θεὸς κατὰ τὸ µέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρµῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόµηµά µου. Εὐαγγελίζεται ὁ Γαβριὴλ τῇ Κεχαριτωµένῃ σήµερον Χαῖρε ἀνύµφευτε Κόρη καὶ ἀπειρόγαµε, µὴ καταπλαγῇς τῇ ξένῃ µου µορφῇ, µηδὲ δειλιάσῃς, Ἀρχάγγελός εἰµι, ὄφις ἐξηπάτησεν Εὔαν ποτέ, νῦν εὐαγγελίζοµαί σοι τὴν χαράν, καὶ µενεῖς ἄφθορος, καὶ τέξῃ τὸν Κύριον Ἄχραντε. Ο God, save Your people... «Σῶσον, ὁ Θεός, τὸν λαόν σου...» Kontakion Read (Tone Plagal 4) To you, the champion Commander, I your city inscribe victorious anthems of thanksgiving, for deliverance from suff rings, Theotokos. Κοντάκιον Χῦµα (Ἦχος πλ. δ ) Τῇ ὑπερµάχῳ στρατηγῷ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοι ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε Ἀλλ' ὡς
Inasmuch as you have power unassailable, from all manner of dangers set me free, that I cry out to you: Rejoice bride unwedded! Oikos Read (Tone Plagal 4) The Oikos "An angel and the chief among them," is read by the Priest standing before the icon of the Theotokos. An angel and the chief among them, was sent from heaven to cry: Rejoice! to the Mother of God. And beholding You O Lord, taking bodily form, he stood marveling, and with his bodiless voice cried aloud to her saying: Rejoice, you, through whom joy shall shine forth; rejoice, you through whom the curse shall be blotted out. Rejoice, the restoration of the fallen Adam; rejoice, the redemption of the tears of Eve. Rejoice, height, hard to climb, for human minds; rejoice, depth, hard to explore, even for the eyes of angels. Rejoice, you that are the throne of a King; rejoice, you that sustains the Sustainer of all. Rejoice, star that caused the Sun to appear; rejoice, womb of the divine incarnating. Rejoice, you through whom the Creator is renewed; rejoice, you through whom the Creator becomes a babe. Rejoice, O bride unwedded. Synaxarion On the twenty-fifth of this month, the Annunciation to our most-holy Lady, Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary. And at the word of the Archangel, she conceived in her immaculate womb the Son and Word of God. To Him be the glory and power unto the ages. Amen. Katavasiai 16 ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσµάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων µε κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοι Χαῖρε νύµφη ἀνύµφευτε. Οἴκος Χῦµα (Ἦχος πλ. δ ) «Ἄγγελος πρωτοστάτης» ἀναγινώσκεται ὑπὸ τοῦ Ἱερέως ἔµπροσθεν τῆς ἱερᾶς Εἰκόνος τῆς Θεοτόκου. Ἄγγελος πρωτοστάτης, οὐρανόθεν ἐπέµφθη, εἰπεῖν τῇ Θεοτόκῳ τὸ Χαῖρε (γ') καὶ σὺν τῇ ἀσωµάτῳ φωνῇ, σωµατούµενόν σε θεωρῶν Κύριε, ἐξίστατο καὶ ἵστατο, κραυγάζων πρὸς αὐτὴν τοιαῦτα. Χαῖρε, δι' ἧς ἡ χαρὰ ἐκλάµψει, χαῖρε, δι' ἧς ἡ ἀρὰ ἐκλείψει. Χαῖρε, τοῦ πεσόντος, Ἀδὰµ ἡ ἀνάκλησις, χαῖρε τῶν δακρύων τῆς Εὔας ἡ λύτρωσις. Χαῖρε, ὕψος δυσανάβατον ἀνθρωπίνοις λογισµοῖς, χαῖρε, βάθος δυσθεώρητον καὶ Ἀγγέλων ὀφθαλµοῖς. Χαῖρε, ὅτι ὑπάρχεις Βασιλέως καθέδρα, χαῖρε, ὅτι βαστάζεις τὸν βαστάζοντα πάντα. Χαῖρε, ἀστὴρ ἐµφαίνων τὸν Ἥλιον, χαῖρε, γαστὴρ ἐνθέου σαρκώσεως. Χαῖρε, δι' ἧς νεουργεῖται ἡ κτίσις, χαῖρε, δι' ἧς βρεφουργεῖται ὁ Κτίστης. Χαῖρε, Νύµφη ἀνύµφευτε. Συναξάριον Τῇ ΚΕ' τοῦ αὐτοῦ µηνός, ὁ Εὐαγγελισµὸς τῆς Ὑπεραγίας Δεσποίνης ἡµῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ Ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας. Καὶ ἅµα τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ Ἀρχαγγέλου καὶ αὐτῆς, συνέλαβεν ὑπερφυῶς ἐν τῇ ἀχράντῳ γαστρὶ τὸν Υἱὸν καὶ Λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ. Αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα καὶ τὸ κράτος εἰς τοὺς αιῶνας. Ἀµήν. Καταβασίαι Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος δ Ode 1 Ὠδὴ α
My mouth shall I open up and by the Spirit shall it be filled; and I shall pour out a word unto the Mother and Queen; and I shall be seen in cheerful celebration; and joyfully I shall sing lauding her wonders. Ode 3 Establish, all-holy Theotokos, O living and ever-welling fount, your choristers assembled in spiritual fellowship, and crowns of glory graciously in your divine magnificence grant to them. Ode 4 Comprehending the unfathomable divine will of your incarnation by the Virgin, O most High, the prophet Habbakuk cried out: Glory to your power, O Lord. Ode 5 Amazed was the universe by your divine magnificence. For while never consummating marriage, you held, O virgin the God of all in your womb, and gave birth unto a timeless Son Who rewards salvation to all who chant hymns of praise to you. 17 Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόµα µου, καὶ πληρωθήσεται Πνεύµατος, καὶ λόγον ἐρεύξοµαι, τῇ Βασιλίδι Μητρί καὶ ὀφθήσοµαι, φαιδρῶς πανηγυρίζων, καὶ ᾄσω γηθόµενος, ταύτης τὰ θαύµατα. Ὠδὴ γ. Τοὺς σοὺς ὑµνολόγους, Θεοτόκε, ἡ ζῶσα καὶ ἄφθονος πηγή, θίασον συγκροτήσαντας, πνευµατικὸν στερέωσον καὶ ἐν τῇ θείᾳ δόξῃ Σου, στεφάνων δόξης ἀξίωσον. Ὠδὴ δ. Τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστον θείαν βουλήν, τῆς ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου σαρκώσεως, Σοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου, ὁ προφήτης Ἀββακούµ, κατανοῶν ἐκραύγαζε Δόξα τῇ δυνάµει Σου Κύριε. Ὠδὴ ε. Ἐξέστη τὰ σύµπαντα, ἐπὶ τῇ θείᾳ δόξῃ Σου Σὺ γάρ, ἀπειρόγαµε Παρθένε, ἔσχες ἐν µήτρᾳ, τὸν ἐπὶ πάντων Θεόν, καὶ τέτοκας ἄχρονον Υἱόν, πᾶσι τοῖς ὑµνοῦσί Σε, σωτηρίαν βραβεύουσα. Ode 6 Ὠδὴ ς O Godly-minded people, as we observe this solemn and divine feast in honor of the Mother of God, come let us clap our hands for joy while glorifying God Who was born of her. Τὴν θείαν ταύτην καὶ πάντιµον, τελοῦντες Ἑορτὴν οἱ θεόφρονες, τῆς Θεοµήτορος, δεῦτε τὰς χεῖρας κροτήσωµεν, τὸν ἐξ Αὐτῆς τεχθέντα, Θεὸν δοξάζοντες. Ode 7 Ὠδὴ ζ Godly-minded three did not adore created things in the Creator s stead, but bravely trampling upon the threat of the furnace fire, they chanted joyfully: O supremely praised, and most-exalted Lord and God of our fathers You are blessed. Οὐκ ἐλάτρευσαν, τῇ κτίσει οἱ θεόφρονες, παρὰ τὸν κτίσαντα ἀλλὰ πυρὸς ἀπειλήν, ἀνδρείως πατήσαντες, χαίροντες ἔψαλλον Ὑπερύµνητε, ὁ τῶν πατέρων Κύριος, καὶ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ. Ode 8 Ὠδὴ η We praise, we bless, and we worship the Lord. Αἰνοῦµεν, εὐλογοῦµεν καὶ προσκυνοῦµεν τὸν Κύριον. Pious children stood within the furnace, the child of the Theotokos went and rescued them. He was prefigured then, manifestly acting now, is gathering together the entire universe to sing the hymn: O praise and supremely exalt the Lord, O all ye His works, unto the ages. Παῖδας εὐαγεῖς ἐν τῇ καµίνῳ, ὁ τόκος τῆς Θεοτόκου διεσώσατο, τότε µὲν τυπούµενος νῦν δὲ ἐνεργούµενος, τὴν οἰκουµένην ἅπασαν, ἀγείρει ψάλλουσαν Τὸν Κύριον ὑµνεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Megalynarion Tone Plagal 4 Deacon The Theotokos and Mother of the Light, in hymns of honor and let us magnify. Eirmos Proclaim, O earth, the tidings of great joy, and heavens proclaim God s glory. Let no unclean hand touch God s living tabernacle; let the lips of the faithful sing without ceasing to the Theotokos the words of the angel, and repeat to her with joy: Rejoice full of grace, the Lord is with you! Troparia Proclaim, O earth, the tidings of great joy, and heavens proclaim God s glory. Having conceived God in ways past understanding, O Maiden, you have escaped from the ordinances of nature. For though by nature mortal, you were not subject to the established laws of motherhood. Therefore, as is meet, you hear the greeting, Rejoice, you who are full of grace, the Lord is with you. Proclaim, O earth, the tidings of great joy, and heavens proclaim God s glory. How do you give milk, O pure Virgin? This the tongue of mortal man cannot make plain. For you show forth something unknown to nature, that utterly surpasses the laws of birth. Therefore, as is meet, you hear the greeting, Rejoice, you who are full of grace, the Lord is with you. Proclaim, O earth, the tidings of great joy, and heavens proclaim God s glory. The Holy Scriptures speak of you mystically, O Mother of the Most-High. For Jacob saw in days of old the ladder that prefigured you, and said, This is the stair on which God shall tread. Therefore, as is meet, you hear the greeting, Rejoice, you who are full of grace, the Lord is with you. Proclaim, O earth, the tidings of great joy, and heavens proclaim God s glory. The bush and fire showed a strange marvel to Moses, the initiate in sacred things. Seeking its 18 Μεγαλυνάριον Ἦχος πλ. δ' Διάκ. Τὴν Θεοτόκον καὶ Μητέρα τοῦ Φωτός, ἐν ὕµνοις τιµῶντες µεγαλύνωµεν. Ὁ Εἱρµὸς Εὐαγγελίζου γῆ χαρὰν µεγάλην, αἰνεῖτε οὐρανοὶ Θεοῦ τὴν δόξαν. Ὡς ἐµψύχῷ Θεοῦ κιβωτῷ, ψαυέτω µηδαµῶς χεὶρ ἀµυήτων. Χείλη δὲ πιστῶν τῇ Θεοτόκῳ ἀσιγήτως Φωνὴν τοῦ Ἀγγέλου ἀναµέλποντα, ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει βοάτω Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη ὁ Κύριος µετά σοῦ. Τροπάρια Εὐαγγελίζου γῆ χαρὰν µεγάλην, αἰνεῖτε οὐρανοὶ Θεοῦ τὴν δόξαν. Ὑπὲρ ἔννοιαν συλλαβοῦσα Θεόν, τῆς φύσεως θεσµοὺς ἔλαθες Κόρη. Σὺ γὰρ ἐν τῷ τίκτειν τὰ µητέρων διέδρας. Ῥευστὴ φύσις περ καθεστηκυῖα ὅθεν ἐπαξίως ἀκούεις Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Εὐαγγελίζου γῆ χαρὰν µεγάλην, αἰνεῖτε οὐρανοὶ Θεοῦ τὴν δόξαν. Πῶς πηγάζεις γάλα Παρθένε ἁγνὴ; Οὐ φέρει ἐξειπεῖν γλῶσσα βροτεία Ξένον γὰρ φύσεως ἐπιδείκνυσαι πρᾶγµα. Νοµίµου γονῆς ὅρους ὑπερβαῖνον ὅθεν ἐπαξίως ἀκούεις Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Εὐαγγελίζου γῆ χαρὰν µεγάλην, αἰνεῖτε οὐρανοὶ Θεοῦ τὴν δόξαν. Μυστικῶς ταῖς ἱεροτεύκτοις Γραφαῖς, Λαλεῖται περὶ σοῦ, Μῆτερ Ὑψίστου. Κλίµακα γὰρ πάλαι Ἰακὼβ σε προτυποῦσαν Ἰδὼν ἔφη Βάσις Θεοῦ αὕτη ὅθεν ἐπαξίως ἀκούεις Χαῖρε κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Εὐαγγελίζου γῆ χαρὰν µεγάλην, αἰνεῖτε οὐρανοὶ Θεοῦ τὴν δόξαν. Θαυµαστὸν τῷ Ἱεροφάντῃ Μωσεῖ Ἡ βάτος καὶ τὸ πῦρ ἔδειξε τέρας. Ζητῶν δὲ τὸ πέρας εἰς
fulfillment in the course of time, he said, I shall observe it brought to pass in the pure Virgin. To her as Theotokos, the greeting shall come: Rejoice, you who are full of grace, the Lord is with you. Proclaim, O earth, the tidings of great joy, and heavens proclaim God s glory. Daniel called you a spiritual mountain; Isaiah called you the Mother of God; Gideon saw you as a fleece, and David called you a sanctuary; another called you a gate. And Gabriel in his turn, cries out to you, Rejoice, you who are full of grace, the Lord is with you. Katavasia Let no unclean hand touch God s living tabernacle; let the lips of the faithful sing without ceasing to the Theotokos the words of the angel, and repeat to her with joy: Rejoice full of grace, the Lord is with you! Small Litany. Exaposteilarion Tone 2 The Apostles gathered together The chief of the angelic powers was sent by God almighty to the pure Virgin, to announce the good tidings of a strange and secret wonder: that as man God would be born as a baby of her without seed, fashioning again the whole human race. Rejoice, O Theotokos, deliverance from the curse of Adam; Rejoice, holy Mother of God; Rejoice, living bush; Rejoice lamp; Rejoice, throne; Rejoice, ladder and gate; Rejoice, divine chariot; Rejoice, swift cloud; Rejoice, temple; Rejoice, vessel of gold; Rejoice, mountain; Rejoice, tabernacle and table; Rejoice, release of Eve. Praises Let every breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. To You is due praise, O God. Praise Him all you His Angels; praise Him all you His hosts. To You is due praise, O God. 19 διάβασιν χρόνου. Ἐν Κόρῃ ἁγνῇ, ἔφη, κατοπτεύσω ᾗ ὡς Θεοτόκῳ λεχθείη Χαῖρε κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Εὐαγγελίζου γῆ χαρὰν µεγάλην, αἰνεῖτε οὐρανοὶ Θεοῦ τὴν δόξαν. Δανιὴλ σε ὄρος καλεῖ νοητόν Γεννήτριαν Θεοῦ ὁ Ἡσαΐας Βλέπει δὲ ὡς πόκον Γεδεών, ὁ Δαυῒδ δέ, Ἁγίασµα φάσκει, πύλην δὲ σε ἄλλος ὁ δὲ Γαβριὴλ σοι κραυγάζει Χαῖρε κεχαριτωµένη ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Καταβασία Ὡς ἐµψύχῳ Θεοῦ κιβωτῷ, ψαυέτω µηδαµῶς χεὶρ ἀµυήτων. Χείλη δὲ πιστῶν τῇ Θεοτόκῳ ἀσιγήτως. Φωνὴν τοῦ Ἀγγέλου ἀναµέλποντα, ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει βοάτω Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ. Ἐξαποστειλάριον Ἦχος β Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωµεν Ἀγγελικῶν δυνάµεων, Στρατηγὸς ἀπεστάλη, ἐκ Θεοῦ Παντοκράτορος, πρὸς Ἁγνὴν καὶ Παρθένον, εὐαγγελίσασθαι ξένον, καὶ ἀπόρρητον θαῦµα, ὅτι Θεὸς ὡς ἄνθρωπος, ἐξ αὐτῆς βρεφουργεῖται, ἄνευ σπορᾶς, ἀναπλάττων βρότειον ἄπαν γένος Λαοὶ εὐαγγελίζεσθε, τὴν ἀνάπλασιν κόσµου. Χαῖρε κατάρας λύτρωσις, τοῦ Ἀδὰµ Θεοτόκε, χαῖρε σεµνὴ Μητρόθεε, χαῖρε ἔµψυχε βάτε, χαῖρε λαµπάς, χαῖρε θρόνε, χαῖρε κλῖµαξ καὶ πύλη, χαῖρε τὸ θεῖον ὄχηµα, χαῖρε κούφη νεφέλη, χαῖρε ναέ, χαῖρε στάµνε πάγχρυσε, χαῖρε ὄρος, χαῖρε σκηνὴ καὶ τράπεζα, χαῖρε Εὔας ἡ λύσις. Αἶνοι Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν αἰνεῖτε αὺτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑψἰστοις Σοὶ πρέπει ὕµνος τῷ Θεῷ. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ Ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάµεις αὐτοῦ Σοὶ πρέπει ὕµνος τῷ Θεῷ.
Idiomela Stichera of the Feast Tone 1 The heavenly orders 20 Στιχηρὰ Προσόµοια τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος α' Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγµάτων First Hymn of Praise Στίχος α Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the multitude of His greatness. Gabriel flew down from the vault of heaven, and came to Nazareth; and standing before the Virgin Mary, he cried to her: Rejoice! You shall conceive a Son, more ancient than Adam, the Maker of all things, and the Deliverer of those who cry to you, Rejoice, O pure Virgin. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς µεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ. Τῶν οὐρανίων ἁψίδων, ὁ Γαβριὴλ καταπτάς, εἰς Ναζαρὲτ ἐπέστη, πρὸς Παρθένον Μαρίαν, βοῶν αὐτῇ τὸ Χαῖρε συλλήψῃ Υἱόν, τοῦ Ἀδὰµ ἀρχαιότερον, τὸν ποιητὴν τῶν ἁπάντων καὶ λυτρωτήν, τῶν βοώντων σοι τὸ Χαῖρε Ἁγνή. Second Hymn of Praise Στίχος β Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the psaltery and harp. (Repeat) Gabriel flew down from the vault of heaven, and came to Nazareth; and standing before the Virgin Mary, he cried to her: Rejoice! You shall conceive a Son, more ancient than Adam, the Maker of all things, and the Deliverer of those who cry to you, Rejoice, O pure Virgin. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ, σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ. (Πάλιν) Τῶν οὐρανίων ἁψίδων, ὁ Γαβριὴλ καταπτάς, εἰς Ναζαρὲτ ἐπέστη, πρὸς Παρθένον Μαρίαν, βοῶν αὐτῇ τὸ Χαῖρε συλλήψῃ Υἱόν, τοῦ Ἀδὰµ ἀρχαιότερον, τὸν ποιητὴν τῶν ἁπάντων καὶ λυτρωτήν, τῶν βοώντων σοι τὸ Χαῖρε Ἁγνή. Third Hymn of Praise Στίχος γ Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. Gabriel brought good tidings from heaven to the Virgin, and he cried out to her, Rejoice! you shall conceive in your womb Him Whom the world cannot contain, Who shall nonetheless be contained within you; and you shall be the bearer of Him Who shone forth from the Father before Lucifer. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυµπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ. Ὁ Γαβριὴλ τῇ Παρθένῳ, τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον, ἐξ οὐρανοῦ κοµίσας, ἀνεβόα τὸ Χαῖρε συλλήψῃ ἐν γαστρί σου τὸν σοὶ χωρητόν, καὶ τῷ κόσµῳ ἀχώρητον, καὶ κυοφόρος ὀφθήσῃ τοῦ ἐκ Πατρός, πρὸ ἑωσφόρου ἀνατείλαντος. Fourth Hymn of Praise Στίχος δ Praise Him with tuneful cymbals; praise Him with cymbals of jubilation. Let every breath praise the Lord. The co-eternal Word of the Father without beginning, not being parted from the things on high, has now descended here below, in His infinite compassion taking pity upon fallen men; and assuming the poverty of Adam, He has put on a form that is alien to Him. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυµβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυµβάλοις ἀλαλαγµοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Ὁ συναΐδιος Λόγος, τοῦ προανάρχου Πατρός, µὴ χωρισθεὶς τῶν ἄνω, νῦν ἐπέστη τοῖς κάτω, δι' ἄκραν εὐσπλαγχνίαν οἶκτον λαβών, τοῦ καθ' ἡµᾶς ὀλισθήµατος, καὶ τοῦ Ἀδὰµ τὴν πτωχείαν ἀναλαβών, ἐµορφώθη τὸ ἀλλότριον.
Idiomelon of the Feast Tone 2 By Theophanes Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. Today is revealed the mystery that is from all eternity. The Son of God becomes the Son of Man, that, sharing in what is worse, He may make me share in what is better. In times of old Adam was once deceived; he sought to become God, but did not receive his desire. Now God becomes man, that He might make Adam God. Let creation rejoice, let nature exult, for the Archangel stands in fear before the Virgin and, saying to her Rejoice!, he brings the joyful greeting whereby our sorrow is relieved. O You Who in Your merciful compassion were made man, our God, glory to You. Great Doxology, and the Apolitikion of the Feast, On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity... The Divine Liturgy. Ἰδιόµελον τῆς Ἑορτῆς Ἦχος β' Θεοφάνους Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Το ἀπ' αἰῶνος µυστήριον, ἀνακαλύπτεται σήµερον, καὶ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου γίνεται, ἵνα τοῦ χείρονος µεταλαβών, µεταδῷ µοι τοῦ βελτίονος. Ἐψεύσθη πάλαι Ἀδάµ, καὶ Θεὸς ἐπιθυµήσας οὐ γέγονεν, ἄνθρωπος γίνεται Θεός, ἵνα Θεὸν τὸν Ἀδὰµ ἀπεργάσηται. Εὐφραινέσθω ἡ κτίσις, χορευέτω, ἡ φύσις, ὅτι Ἀρχάγγελος Παρθένῳ, µετὰ δέους παρίσταται, καὶ τὸ Χαῖρε κοµίζει, τῆς λύπης ἀντίθετον. Ὁ διὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους ἐνανθρωπήσας, Θεὸς ἡµῶν δόξα σοι. Δοξολογία Μεγάλη, καὶ τὸ Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς «Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον...» Ἡ Θεία Λειτουργία. 21
Divine Liturgy Litany of Peace. Antiphons. 22 Εἰρηνικά. Ἀντίφωνα. Θεία Λειτουργία First Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον Α Tone 2 God, give Your judgment to the King, and Your righteousness to the son of the King. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. Let the mountains receive peace for the people, and let the hills receive righteousness. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. Proclaim from day to day the good tidings of the salvation of God. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. The Lord has sworn in truth to David, and He will not annul it. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us. Small Litany. Ἦχος β Ὁ Θεὸς τὸ κρῖµά σου τῷ Βασιλεῖ δός, καὶ τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου τῷ υἱῷ τοῦ βασιλέως. Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Ἀναλαβέτω τὰ ὄρη εἰρήνην τῷ λαῷ, καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ δικαιοσύνην. Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Εὐαγγελίζεσθε ἡµέραν ἐξ ἡµέρας, τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν. Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Ὤµοσε Κύριος τῷ Δαυῒδ ἀλήθειαν καὶ οὐ µὴ ἀθετήσει αὐτήν. Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, Σῶτερ, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Second Antiphon Ἀντίφωνον Β Tone 2 He shall come down like rain upon a fleece, and like rain drops that fall upon the earth. Save us O Son of God, Who for us were incarnate, we sing to You: Alleluia. The Most High has hallowed His tabernacle. Save us O Son of God, Who for us were incarnate, we sing to You: Alleluia. God shall come visibly, yea, our God, and shall not keep silence. Save us O Son of God, Who for us were incarnate, we sing to You: Alleluia. Ἦχος β Καταβήσεται ὡς ὑετὸς ἐπὶ πόκον, καὶ ὡσεὶ σταγὼν ἡ στάζουσα ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ δι' ἡµᾶς σαρκωθείς ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἡγίασε τὸ σκήνωµα αὐτοῦ ὁ Ὕψιστος. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ δι' ἡµᾶς σαρκωθείς ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ὁ Θεὸς ἐµφανῶς ἥξει, ὁ Θεὸς ἡµῶν καὶ οὐ παρασιωπήσεται. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ δι' ἡµᾶς σαρκωθείς ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα.
In His days righteousness shall dawn forth an abundance of peace. Save us O Son of God, Who for us were incarnate, we sing to You: Alleluia. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Only-begotten Son and Word of God, immortal One, Who for our salvation did so humble Yourself by taking on flesh taking flesh from (from) the Theotokos and evervirgin Mary; without change did You become Man; You were crucified Christ our God, trampling down death by Your death; as one of the Holy Trinity, and being glorified together with the Father and the Holy Spirit: save us. Small Litany. Third Antiphon Tone 4 His name shall be blessed unto the ages. On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Who alone does wonders. On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. And blessed is the name of His glory unto the ages, and unto the ages of ages. On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of 23 Ἀνατελεῖ ἐν ταῖς ἡµέραις αὐτοῦ δικαιοσύνη, καὶ πλῆθος εἰρήνης. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ δι' ἡµᾶς σαρκωθείς ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀµήν. Ὁ µονογενὴς Υἱὸς καὶ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀθάνατος ὑπάρχων καὶ καταδεξάµενος διὰ τὴν ἡµετέραν σωτηρίαν σαρκωθῆναι ἐκ τῆς ἁγίας Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, ἀτρέπτως ἐνανθρωπήσας, σταυρωθείς τε, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, θανάτῳ θάνατον πατήσας, εἷς ὤν τῆς Ἁγίας Τριάδος, συνδοξαζόµενος τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύµατι, σῶσον ἡµᾶς. Συναπτὴ Μικρὰ Ἀντίφωνον Γ' Ἦχος δ' Ἔσται τὸ ὄνοµα αὐτοῦ εὐλογηµένον εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Εὐλογητὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ὁ ποιῶν θαυµάσια µόνος. Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Εὐλογηµένον τὸ ὄνοµα αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις,
the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. Small Entrance Entrance Hymn This day of days announces the salvation of our God. Save us O Son of God, Who for us were incarnate, we sing to You: Alleluia. Apolitikion Tone 4 On this day when our salvation is crowned for eternity and the revelation of the mystery of the ages, O the Son of God, becomes on this day the Virgin s Son, with Gabriel proclaiming the tidings of God s grace. And we also join in the cry unto the Theotokos, singing: Rejoice you who are filled with grace, the Lord is with you. Kontakion 24 ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Μικρά Εἴσοδος Εἰσοδικόν Εὐαγγελίζεσθε ἡµέραν ἐξ ἡµέρας τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡµῶν. Σῶσον ἡµᾶς, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ὁ δι' ἡµᾶς σαρκωθείς ψάλλοντάς σοι, Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἦχος δ' Σήµερον τῆς σωτηρίας ἡµῶν τὸ Κεφάλαιον, καὶ τοῦ ἀπ' αἰῶνος Μυστηρίου ἡ φανέρωσις, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου γίνεται, καὶ Γαβριὴλ τὴν χάριν εὐαγγελίζεται. Διὸ καὶ ἡµεῖς σὺν αὐτῷ τῇ Θεοτόκῳ βοήσωµεν Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη, ὁ Κύριος µετὰ σοῦ. Κοντάκιον Tone Plagal 4 Ἦχος πλ. δ To you, the champion Commander, I your city inscribe victorious anthems of thanksgiving, for deliverance from suff rings, Theotokos. Inasmuch as you have power unassailable, from all manner of dangers set me free, that I cry out to you: Rejoice bride unwedded! Epistle March 25 Hebrews 2:11-18 Gospel March 25 Luke 1:24-38 Τῇ ὑπερµάχῳ στρατηγῷ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν, εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοι ἡ Πόλις σου, Θεοτόκε ἀλλ ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσµάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων µε κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον ἵνα κράζω σοι Χαῖρε, Νύµφη ἀνύµφευτε. Ἀπόστολος κε Μαρτίου Ἑβρ. β 11-18 Εὐαγγέλιον κε Μαρτίου Λουκ. α 24-38 At: Remembering our most-holy... Εἰς τό «Ἐξαιρέτως...» Tone Plagal 4 Proclaim, O earth, the tidings of great joy, and heavens proclaim God s glory. Let no unclean hand touch God s living tabernacle; let the lips of the faithful sing Ἦχος πλ. δ' Εὐαγγελίζου γῆ χαρὰν µεγάλην, αἰνεῖτε οὐρανοὶ Θεοῦ τὴν δόξαν. Ὡς ἐµψύχῷ Θεοῦ κιβωτῷ, ψαυέτω µηδαµῶς χεὶρ ἀµυήτων. Χείλη δὲ πιστῶν τῇ Θεοτόκῳ
without ceasing to the Theotokos the words of the angel, and repeat to her with joy: Rejoice full of grace, the Lord is with you! Communion Hymn The Lord has chosen Sion, he has desired it for His dwelling place. Alleluia. At: We have seen the Light... We have seen the true light... Dismissal May He Who for us men and for our salvation, deigned to become flesh by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, Christ our true God,... ἀσιγήτως Φωνὴν τοῦ Ἀγγέλου ἀναµέλποντα, ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει βοάτω Χαῖρε Κεχαριτωµένη ὁ Κύριος µετά σοῦ. Κοινωνικόν Ἐξελέξατο Κύριος τὴν Σιών, ᾑρετίσατο αὐτὴν εἰς κατοικίαν ἑαυτῷ. Ἀλληλούϊα. Εἰς τό «Εἴδοµεν τό φῶς» «Εἴδοµεν τό φῶς» Ἀπόλυσις «Ὁ δι ἡµᾶς τούς ἀνθρώπους καὶ διά τήν ἡµετέραν σωτηρίαν ἐκ Πνεύµατος ἁγίου καὶ Μαρίας τῆς Παρθένου, σαρκωθῆναι καταδεξάµενος, Χριστός ὁ ἀληθινός Θεός ἡµῶν...» 25