Τῌ ΚΥΡΙΑΚῌ ΕΣΠΕΡΑΣ
ON SUNDAY EVENING
Εἰς τό, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, Προσόμοια.
At, Lord, I have cried, Prosomia.
Στιχηρὰ Δεσποτικά.
Stichera for the Master.
Ἦχος αʹ. Πανεύφημοι μάρτυρες.
Mode 1. O Martyrs, extolled.
Sauti 1
Τὰ πάντα παρήγαγες, τῷ σῷ, Λόγῳ καὶ τῷ Πνεύματι, διʼ ἀγαθότητα Κύριε· εἶτα πεποίηκας, λογικόν με ζῶον, ἵνα σου τὸ ἅγιον, δοξάζω Παντοδύναμε ὄνομα· ἐγὼ δὲ μάλιστα, τοῖς αἰσχροῖς μου ἔργοις πάντοτε, ἀτιμάζω, ἀλλὰ φεῖσαι δέομαι.
O Lord, in Your goodness by Your Word * and Your Spirit You brought forth all things, and then You created me the living being whom * You endowed with reason * so that I should glorify * Your holy name, O Master all-powerful. And yet instead, alas! * I dishonor You continually * with my foul deeds. * O spare me, I supplicate. [SD]
Γνῶθί σου ταλαίπωρε ψυχή, τὴν θείαν εὐγένειαν, καὶ τὴν πατρίδα τὴν ἄφθαρτον, καὶ σπεῦδε πάντοτε, ἀγαθοεργίαις, ταύτην καταλήψασθαι· μηδέν σε τῶν φθαρτῶν προσηλώσειε, τῆς ἄνω μοίρας εἶ, τὸ δὲ σῶμα γῆ, καὶ φθείρεται· μὴ νικήσῃ τὸ χεῖρον τὴν κρείττονα.
Come to know, O miserable soul, * your divine nobility and incorruptible fatherland, and hasten constantly, * through good deeds and virtues, * to possess it once again. * Become attached to nothing corruptible. Your lot is there on high, * but your body, being earth, decays. * Let the worse not * prevail over the better part. [SD]
Δεῦρο παναθλία μου ψυχή, πρὸς τὸν Ὑπεράγαθον, θερμοῖς τοῖς δάκρυσι πρόσελθε, τὰ πεπραγμένα σοι, πρὸ τῆς κρίσεώς σου, πάντα ἐξαγόρευσον, καὶ ἵλεων τὸν Κτίστην ταλαίπωρε, σαυτῇ ἀπέργασαι, καὶ συγχώρησιν ἐξαίτησαι, πρὶν τὴν θύραν κλείσῃ σοι ὁ Κύριος.
Ἕτερα Στιχηρά. Τῶν Ἀσωμάτων. Ὅμοια.
Additional Stichera. For the Angels. Same Melody.
Ἀσώματοι Ἄγγελοι Θεοῦ, θρόνῳ παριστάμενοι, καὶ ταῖς ἐκεῖθεν ἐλλάμψεσιν καταστραπτόμενοι, καὶ φωτοχυσίαις αἰωνίως λάμποντες, καὶ φῶτα χρηματίζοντες δεύτερα, Χριστῷ πρεσβεύσατε, δωρηθῆναι ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν, τὴν εἰρήνην καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
O bodiless Messengers of God, * you stand near His throne on high, * from there receiving the flashes of divine and brilliant light, * eternally glowing * with with the uncreated light, * and thus you have become secondary lights. * Please intercede with Christ * and beseech Him that He grant our souls * His surpassing * peace and His great mercy. [SD]
Ἀθάνατοι Ἄγγελοι ζωήν, ὄντως τὴν ἀνώλεθρον, παρὰ τῆς πρώτης δεξάμενοι, ζωῆς πανόλβιοι, ἀϊδίου δόξης, καὶ σεπτοὶ θεάμονες, σοφίας ἀϊδίου γεγόνατε, φωτός πληρούμενοι καὶ λαμπάδες συστρεφόμεναι, ἁρμοζόντως, ἐπαναδεικνύμενοι.
O Angels, immortal as you are, * having now indeed received * the life of glory eternal that is indestructible * from God who is first life, * you are seers who behold * the Wisdom that abides to eternity; * and being filled with light * you are properly described to be * blazing torches, * united with hosts on high. [SD]
Ἀρχάγγελοι, Ἄγγελοι, Ἀρχαί, Θρόνοι, Κυριότητες, τὰ Σεραφεὶμ ἑξαπτέρυγα, καὶ πολυόμματα, Χερουβεὶμ τὰ θεῖα, τῆς σοφίας ὄργανα, Δυνάμεις, Ἐξουσίαι θειόταται, Χριστῷ πρεσβεύσατε, δωρηθῆναι ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν, τὴν εἰρήνην καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
O Angels, Archangels and the Thrones, * Powers and Authorities, and you, O six-winged Seraphim, and many-eyed divine * instruments of wisdom * Cherubim, and most divine Dominions, and sublime Principalities: Please intercede with Christ * and beseech Him that He grant our souls * His surpassing * peace and His great mercy. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. Same Melody.
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Μαρία τὸ ἄμωμον καὶ νοῦν, πάντα ὑπερκείμενον, τῆς καθαρότητος ὄχημα, περικρατούμενον, πολλαῖς ἁμαρτίαις, καὶ στενοχωρούμενον, πρὸς πλάτος μετανοίας με ἴθυνον, πανσθενεστάτῃ σου προστασίᾳ· καὶ γὰρ δύνασαι, οἷα Μήτηρ, τοῦ πάντα ἰσχύοντος.
O Mary, I earnestly entreat * that you take me to a place, * where I can truly repent, for I am held by many sins. * I know you can do this * as the spotless vehicle * of purity, which no mind can comprehend, and Mother of the Lord * God almighty, who appointed you * to protect us with power to do all things. [GOASD]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.
Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 4.
Prokimeno.
Ἰδοὺ δὴ εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι Κυρίου.
Behold now, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord.
Στίχ. Οἱ ἑστῶτες ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου, ἐν αὐλαῖς οἴκου Θεοῦ ἡμῶν.
Verse: Who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. [SAAS]
Mstari
Εἰς τὸν Στίχον.
At the Aposticha.
Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρά. Ἦχος αʹ. Κατανυκτικά.
Aposticha. Mode 1. For compunction.
Sauti 1
Ὅτι τὸ πέλαγος πολύ, τῶν παραπτωμάτων μου Σωτήρ, καὶ δεινῶς βεβύθισμαι ταῖς πλημμελείαις μου, δός μοι χεῖρα σῶσόν με, ὡς τῷ Πέτρῳ ὁ Θεός, καὶ ἐλέησόν με.
The sea of my transgressions, O Savior, is immense, and I am drowning grievously in my iniquities. Save me; give Your hand to me, O God, as to Peter, and have mercy on me. [SD]
Στίχ. Πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ. Ἰδοὺ ὡς ὀφθαλμοὶ δούλων εἰς χεῖρας τῶν Κυρίων αὐτῶν, ὡς ὀφθαλμοὶ παιδίσκης εἰς χεῖρας τῆς Κυρίας αὐτῆς, οὕτως οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν πρὸς Κύριον τὸν θεὸν ἡμῶν, ἕως οὗ οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡμᾶς.
Verse: I lift my eyes to You, who dwell in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the maidservant look to the hands of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God until He shall have compassion on us. [SAAS]
Mstari
Ὅτι ἐννοίαις πονηραῖς, καὶ ἔργοις καταδεδίκασμαι Σωτήρ, λογισμόν μοι δώρησαι, ἐπιστροφῆς ὁ Θεός, ἵνα κράζω· Σῶσόν με, Εὐεργέτα ἀγαθέ, καὶ ἐλέησόν με.
I am condemned, O Savior, for wicked thoughts and deeds. Therefore, O God, implant in me the thought of turning back, that I may cry to You, my good Benefactor: Save me and have mercy on me. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, Κύριε, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὅτι ἐπὶ πολὺ ἐπλήσθημεν ἐξουδενώσεως, ἐπὶ πλεῖον ἐπλήσθη ἡ ψυχὴ ἡμῶν. Τὸ ὄνειδος τοῖς εὐθηνοῦσι, καὶ ἡ ἐξουδένωσις τοῖς ὑπερηφάνοις.
Verse: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with contempt; our soul is greatly filled with it. We are a disgrace to those who prosper, and a contempt to the arrogant. [SAAS]
Mstari
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Τῇ πρεσβείᾳ Κύριε, πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, καὶ τῆς Θεοτόκου, τὴν σὴν εἰρήνην δὸς ἡμῖν, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὡς μόνος οἰκτίρμων.
By the intercessions of all Your Saints and the Theotokos, grant us Your peace and have mercy on us, O only compassionate Lord. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγμάτων τὸ ἀγαλλίαμα, τῶν ἐπὶ γῆς ἀνθρώπων, κραταιὰ προστασία, ἄχραντε Παρθένε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς, τοὺς εἰς σὲ καταφεύγοντας, ὅτι ἐν σοὶ τὰς ἐλπίδας μετὰ Θεόν, Θεοτόκε ἀνεθέμεθα.
For all the powers of heaven you are exultant joy. * For us on earth, O Lady, you are mighty protection. * Pure and holy Virgin, save us, we pray, * when for refuge we come to you. * O Theotokos, for second only to God, * it is you in whom we set our hopes. [GOASD]
Καὶ Ἀπόλυσις.
And the Dismissal.
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Τῌ ΔΕΥΤΕΡᾼ ΠΡΩΪ
ON MONDAY MORNING
ΕΝ Τῼ ΟΡΘΡῼ
MATINS
Μετὰ τὸν Ἑξάψαλμον, ψάλλομεν τὸ Θεὸς Κύριος…, μετὰ τῶν στίχων αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ τροπάριον τοῦ Ἁγίου τῆς ἡμέρας. Ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἁγίαις Τεσσαρακοσταῖς, τό, Ἀλληλούϊα, μετὰ τῶν στίχων αὐτοῦ, καὶ τοὺς τριαδικοὺς ὕμνους τοῦ οἰκείου ἤχου. Μετὰ δὲ τὴν αʹ Στιχολογίαν τοῦ Ψαλτηρίου ψάλλομεν τὰ παρόντα Καθίσματα.
After the Six Psalms, we sing “God is the Lord…” with its verses and the Apolytikion of the Saint of the day. During Lent, we sing “Alleluia,” with its verses, and the Triadic hymns in the mode of the week. Then, after the first Psalter reading, we sing the following Kathismata.
Κατανυκτικά.
For compunction.
Ἦχος αʹ.
Mode 1.
Sauti 1
Ἐν ἀνομίαις συλληφθεὶς ἐγὼ ὁ ἄσωτος, οὐ τολμῶ ἀτενίσαι εἰς τὸ ὕψος τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἀλλὰ θαῤῥῶν εἰς τὴν φιλανθρωπίαν σου, κράζω, ὁ Θεὸς ἱλάσθητί μοι, καὶ σῶσόν με.
Conceived as I was in iniquities, I the prodigal dare not look up into heaven. But with confidence in Your benevolence, I cry out: O God be gracious unto me and save me. [SD]
Εἰ ὁ δίκαιος μόλις σῴζεται, ἐγὼ ποῦ φανοῦμαι ὁ ἁμαρτωλός; τὸ βάρος καὶ τὸν καύσωνα τῆς ἡμέρας οὐκ ἐβάστασα· τοῖς περὶ τὴν ἑνδεκάτην ὥραν, συναρίθμησόν με, ὁ Θεός, καὶ σῶσόν με.
If the righteous man is only scarcely saved, what shall become of me who am a sinner? I did not bear the burden and the heat of the day. Number me with those who came at the eleventh hour, O God, and save me. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ἄχραντε Θεοτόκε, ἡ ἐν οὐρανοῖς εὐλογημένη, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς δοξολογουμένη, χαῖρε Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.
Immaculate Theotokos, who are blest in the heavens, and glorified on earth, rejoice, O unwedded Bride. [SD]
Μετὰ τὴν βʹ Στιχολογίαν, ἕτερα Καθίσματα.
After the second Psalter reading, Kathismata.
Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.
The soldiers keeping watch.
Ἀγκάλας πατρικάς, διανοῖξαί μοι σπεῦσον· ἀσώτως τὸν ἐμόν, κατηνάλωσα βίον· εἰς πλοῦτον ἀδαπάνητον, ἀφορῶν τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου Σωτήρ, νῦν πτωχεύουσαν, μὴ ὑπερίδῃς καρδίαν· σοὶ γάρ,Κύριε, ἐν κατανύξει κραυγάζω· Ἥμαρτόν σοι σῶσόν με.
Make haste, open to me Your paternal embraces. * I prodigally spent all my means of subsistence. * O Savior, I look hopefully * to Your tender mercy’s inexhaustible wealth. * Do not overlook a heart that now is impoverished. * For to You, O Lord, do I cry out with compunction: * I have sinned against You, save me. [SD]
Τὸ βῆμά σου φρικτόν, καὶ ἡ κρίσις δικαία, τὰ ἔργα μου δεινά, ἀλλʼ αὐτὸς Ἐλεῆμον, προφθάσας με διάσωσον, καὶ κολάσεως λύτρωσαι· ῥῦσαι Δέσποτα, τῆς τῶν ἐρίφων μερίδος, καὶ ἀξίωσον, ἐκ δεξιῶν σου με στῆναι, Κριτὰ δικαιότατε.
Your judgment seat is dreadful and just is the judgment. * Appalling are my deeds. But, O merciful Savior, * come quickly and rescue me. * From perdition deliver me. * From the portion of the goats redeem me, O Master. * O most righteous Judge, account me worthy, I beg You, * to stand at Your right hand. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Κυβέρνησον Ἁγνή, τὴν ἀθλίαν ψυχήν μου, καὶ οἴκτειρον αὐτήν, ὑπὸ πλήθους πταισμάτων, βυθῷ ὀλισθαίνουσαν, ἀπωλείας Πανάμωμε, καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ με, τῇ φοβερᾷ τοῦ θανάτου, ἐλευθέρωσον, κατηγορούντων δαιμόνων, φρικτῆς ἀποφάσεως.
Take pity on my soul, which is wretched, and steer it, * O Pure one, for I slipped beneath my many offenses * and into the deep abyss of perdition, O blameless one. * I implore you, save me from a dreadful conviction * in that frightful hour of my death, as the demons * are hotly accusing me. [SD]
Μετὰ τὴν γʹ Στιχολογίαν, ἕτερα Καθίσματα.
After the third Psalter reading, Kathismata.
Κατανυκτικόν.
For compunction.
Ἀφρόνως ἀπὸ σοῦ, μακρυνθεὶς Πανοικτίρμον, ἀσώτως τὸν ἐμόν, ἐδαπάνησα βίον, δουλεύων τοῖς πάθεσι, τοῖς ἀλόγοις ἑκάστοτε· ἀλλὰ δέξαι με, ταῖς τῶν Ἀγγέλων πρεσβείαις, Πάτερ εὔσπλαγχνε, ὥσπερ τὸν ἄσωτον παῖδα, καὶ σῶσόν με δέομαι.
Unwisely having strayed far from You, loving Master, * I squandered all I had through my riotous living, * and my serving slavishly the brutish passions incessantly. * Take me back, I pray, O compassionate Father, * as the Prodigal, through the prayers of the Angels, * and save me, I supplicate. [SD]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Ἀθλήσεως καύχημα, καὶ στεφάνων ἀξίωμα, οἱ ἔνδοξοι Ἀθλοφόροι, περιβέβληνταί σε Κύριε· καρτερίᾳ γὰρ αἰκισμῶν, τοὺς ἀνόμους ἐτροπώσαντο, καὶ δυνάμει θεϊκῇ, ἐξ οὐρανοῦ τὴν νίκην ἐδέξαντο. Αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις, ἐλευθέρωσον τοῦ ἀοράτου ἐχθροῦ Σωτήρ, καὶ σῶσόν με.
O Lord, You are the pride of the contest, the very dignity of the laurel crowns, which the glorious prize-winning Martyrs have put on as a garment. For by their endurance under torture they put the lawless men to flight. And by divine power from heaven they received the victory. Through their supplications set me free from the invisible enemies, O Savior, and save me. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.
The soldiers keeping watch.
Ἀΰλων στρατιῶν, ὑπερέχουσα Κόρη, καὶ τάξεις οὐρανῶν, ὑπερβαίνουσα μόνη, ἐπάξιον τὴν αἴνεσιν, παρʼ αὐτῶν δέχῃ Πάναγνε· ἀλλὰ πρέσβευε, τῷ σῷ Υἱῷ σὺν Ἀγγέλοις, τοῦ ῥυσθῆναί με, τῆς τῶν παθῶν τυραννίδος, τὸν μόνον κατάκριτον.
O Damsel, you surpass immaterial Armies, * and only you exceed the celestial Orders, * from whom you receive the praise * that is worthy, O purest Maid. * With the Angels pray unto your Son, interceding * that I the only one that is condemned be delivered * from the passions’ tyranny. [SD]
Καὶ μετὰ τὸν Νʹ Ψαλμόν, ψάλλομεν τοὺς ἑπομένους δύο Κανόνας.
And after Psalm 50, we sing the following Canons.
Κανὼν κατανυκτικός, οὗ ἡ ἀκροστιχίς·
Canon of Compunction.
Τῶν πταισμάτων μου τὸν ῥύπον πλῦνον, Λόγε. Ἰωσήφ.
Ποίημα Ἰωσήφ.
By Joseph.
Ἦχος αʹ. ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Mode 1. Ode i. Heirmos.
Sauti 1 Irmosi.
Σοῦ ἡ τροπαιοῦχος δεξιά, θεοπρεπῶς ἐν ἰσχύϊ δεδόξασται. Αὔτη γὰρ ἀθάνατε, ὡς πανσθενὴς ὑπεναντίους ἔθραυσε, τοῖς Ἰσραηλίταις, ὀδὸν βυθοῦ καινουργήσασα.
Glorified in strength, as divine, * was Your victorious right hand, immortal Lord; * for, being all-powerful, it dashed and shattered the pursuing enemy, * opening a new way across the sea for the Israelites. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου τὴν πληθύν, κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος Χριστὲ τοῦ ἐλέους σου, δέομαι ἐξάλειψον, καὶ λογισμὸν ἐπιστροφῆς μοι δώρησαι, ὅπως σοῦ δοξάζω, τὴν ὑπὲρ νοῦν ἀγαθότητα.
According to the multitude, O Christ, * of Your tender mercies blot out the multitude * of my sins, I pray to You. * And grant me thoughts that rouse me to return [to You], * that I might extol Your * incomprehensible benevolence. [SD]
Ὤφθης διὰ σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμῶν, ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς σωματούμενος ἄνθρωπος· ὅθεν ὑπὲρ ἄνθρωπον, Λόγε Θεοῦ, ἡμαρτηκότα δέξαι με, νῦν ἐν μετανοίᾳ, τοῖς οἰκτιρμοῖς σου προσπίπτοντα.
Moved by tender mercy You appeared * on earth in bodily form as a man, O Lord. * Hence accept me coming in repentance, having sinned more than all other men, * as to Your compassion, * O Word of God, I run beseeching You. [SD]
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Νέκρωσιν μιμούμενοι Χριστοῦ, τοῦ ἑκουσίως παθόντος καὶ θάνατον, πάθη ὑπεμείνατε, πολυειδῆ καὶ θάνατον ἀοίδιμοι· ὅθεν ἀθανάτου, ζωῆς ἐτύχετε μάρτυρες.
The demise and death of Jesus Christ * who voluntarily suffered were you yourselves * emulating when you were enduring sufferings of many kinds and death, * celebrated Martyrs. * Hence you attained the immortal life. [SD]
Πῦρ ἔνδον ἀγάπης θεϊκῆς, περιφανῶς περιφέροντες Μάρτυρες, πῦρ οὐκ ἐπτοήθητε, ἀλλὰ θερμαῖς τῶν πόνων ἐπιδόσεσι, τῆς πολυθεΐας, τὴν ὕλην πᾶσαν ἐφλέξατε.
Carrying within yourselves the fire * of divine love as you markedly were, O Saints, * you were not dismayed by fire. But rather offering your labors ardently, * you consumed the substance * of the religion of many gods. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Τάξεις Ἀσωμάτων σὺν ἡμῖν, σὲ ἀνυμνοῦσι, Παρθένε πανύμνητε· τὸν γὰρ ἀπερίληπτον, ἐν σῇ γαστρὶ σωματωθέντα τέτοκας, μείνασα παρθένος, ὡς πρὸ τοῦ τόκου Θεόνυμφε.
Orders of the Bodiless with us * together praise you, O Virgin extolled by all. * For to the Uncircumscribed, who in your womb became incarnate, you gave birth * while remaining virgin, * O Bride of God, as you were before. [SD]
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀσωμάτων, οὗ ἡ ἀκροστιχίς·
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts.
Θεοφάνους ὁ πρῶτος Ἀγγέλων ὕμνος.
Ποίημα Θεοφάνους.
By Theophanes.
Σοῦ ἡ τροπαιοῦχος.
Glorified in strength.
Θρόνῳ παριστάμενοι φαιδρῶς, τῷ τοῦ Δεσπότου, πανάγιοι Ἄγγελοι, τὸν Πατρὶ συνάναρχον, καὶ τῆς αὐτοῦ μεγάλης βουλῆς Ἄγγελον, λόγον μοι ἐμπνεῦσαι, ὑμᾶς ὑμνοῦντι, πρεσβεύσατε.
O all-holy Angels, as you stand * before the throne of the Master aglow with joy, * to the Father’s Angel of great counsel, who with Him is unoriginate, * pray that He inspire me, * who now extol you, with utterance. [SD]
Ἔσοπτρα φωτὸς θεαρχικοῦ, καὶ τρισηλίου λαμπάδος τὴν ἔλλαμψιν, πᾶσαν εἰσδεχόμενα, ὡς ἐφικτόν, τὰ τῶν Ἀγγέλων τάγματα, πρῶτον ἐννοήσας, ὁ Νοῦς ὁ θεῖος ὑπέστησεν.
When the Divine Intellect at first * cognized the orders of Angels, He stablished them * mirrors of the Godhead’s light, as far as possible receptive unto all * the illumination * cast by the torch of the threefold Sun. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ὁ διακοσμήσας ὡς Θεός, ταξιαρχίας τῶν ἄνω δυνάμεων, μήτραν ἀπειρόγαμον, τῶν Σεραφεὶμ ὑψηλοτέραν ᾤκησε, τὴν σὴν Θεοτόκε, καὶ σάρξ ἀτρέπτως ἐγένετο.
He who set in order all the ranks * of the angelical powers on high as God * dwelt within your virgin womb which is exalted higher than the Seraphim, * and therein became flesh, * O Theotokos, immutably. [SD]
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iii. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Ὁ μόνος εἰδὼς τῆς τῶν βροτῶν, οὐσίας τὴν ἀσθένειαν, καὶ συμπαθῶς αὐτὴν μορφωσάμενος, περίζωσόν με ἐξ ὕψους δύναμιν, τοῦ βοᾷν σοι, Ἅγιος, ὁ ναὸς ὁ ἔμψυχος, τῆς ἀφράστου σου δόξης Φιλάνθρωπε.
As You are the only One who knows * our mortal nature’s frailty and with compassion assumed the form thereof, * O Savior, gird me with the power from on high, * to cry out that Holy is the animate temple * of Your ineffable glory, benevolent Lord. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Ἀνάνηψον δεῦρο, ὦ ψυχή, καὶ βόησον ἥμαρτον, τῷ τὰ κρυπτά σου πάντα γινώσκοντι, καὶ μετανοίας καρποὺς ἐπίδειξαι, ὅπως ἐλεήσῃ σε, ὁ οἰκτίρμων Κύριος, καὶ πυρὸς αἰωνίου λυτρώσηται.
Return to sobriety and come, * O my soul, and cry aloud to your Creator who knows your secrets all. * Produce the fruits of repentance, so that He, * as a tender-loving Lord, show His mercy unto you * and redeem you from the everlasting fire. [SD]
Ἱλάσθητι μόνε Ἀγαθέ, ἱλάσθητι καὶ σῶσόν με, ὡς ὁ Τελώνης φόβῳ κραυγάζω σοι, ἐσμὸν πταισμάτων ἐπισυρόμενος, καὶ κατακαμπτόμενος, βάρει παραπτώσεων, καὶ αἰσχύνης ἀμέτρου πληρούμενος.
Be merciful, only gracious God, * be merciful and save me, Lord, I cry to You with fear as the Publican, * towing a load of transgressions as I do, * and bent down beneath the weight of my many trespasses, * being filled with a sense of immeasurable shame. [SD]
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Σοφίᾳ καὶ γνώσει ἀληθεῖ, οἱ Μάρτυρες πληρούμενοι, Ἑλληνικὴν σοφίαν ἐμώραναν, τὸν σοφιστήν τε κακίαν ὤλεσαν, καὶ στεῤῥῶς ἀθλήσαντες, ἐπαξίως ἔλαβον, τοὺς τῆς νίκης στεφάνους γηθόμενοι.
With wisdom and knowledge that is true * were Christ’s all-holy Martyrs filled. They showed that pagan wisdom is foolishness. * They put an end to the sophist and his vice. * They contested mightily, and rejoicing worthily * they received laurel crowns for their victory. [SD]
Μονάδα μὲν φύσει ἀθληταί, Τριάδα τοῖς προσώποις δέ, ὁμολογοῦντες, πλάνην πολύθεον, ἐνθέῳ πίστει ἐξηφανίσατε, καὶ φωστῆρες ὤφθητε, πάντων καταυγάζοντες, τὰς καρδίας ἀκτῖσι τῆς χάριτος.
Confessing the Godhead to be one * in nature while in persons three, O holy athletes, by your belief in God * you made the pagan delusion disappear. * You were seen to be as lights, brightly shining with the rays * of the grace of the Lord in the hearts of all. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ἁγία Θεόνυμφε ἁγνή, ἁγίως ἀπεκύησας, τὸν ἐν Ἁγίοις ἀναπαυόμενον, Υἱὸν καὶ Λόγον, Πατρὶ συνάναρχον, τὸν καθαγιάζοντα ἐν Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, τοὺς αὐτὸν εὐσεβῶς ἁγιάζοντας.
O pure and all-holy Bride of God, * in holiness did you give birth unto the Son and Word, unoriginate * with God the Father. He is the One who rests * in the holy, hallowing by the Holy Spirit all * who as Orthodox hallow and worship Him. [SD]
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀσωμάτων. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Φωτὶ θεουργῷ τὰ Σεραφείμ, ἀμέσως πλησιάζοντα, καὶ πολλαχῶς αὐτοῦ ἐμπιπλάμενα, ταῖς πρωτοδότοις σαφῶς ἐλλάμψεσι, πρωτουργῶς λαμπρύνονται, καὶ ὡς φῶτα δεύτερα, χρηματίζουσι θέσει θεούμενα.
At all times immediately near * the Light of divine energy, the Seraphim diversely are filled therewith. * They are the first plainly to be brightened by * the illumination from the Prime Giver and are called * second lights, being rendered divine by grace. [SD]
Ἀγγέλων λαμπρότητας ὑμνεῖν, προθύμως ἐφιέμενοι, τὴν διʼ αὐτῶν θεόθεν βοήθειαν, χορηγουμένην πιστοί, αἰτήσωμεν, νοὸς καθαρότητι, καὶ πανάγνοις στόμασι, καὶ τευξόμεθα τούτων ἐλλάμψεως.
We faithful who earnestly desire * to hymn the Angels’ excellence, let us request with pureness of intellect * and with a mouth undefiled for the help * which comes down from God and is given unto us through them, * and we thus shall obtain illumination from them. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Νοῦν τὸν ὑπερούσιον ἰδεῖν, ὡς θέμις ἀξιούμενος, ὁ Γαβριήλ, Παρθένε πανάμωμε, περιχαρῆ σοι φωνὴν ἐκόμισε, τὴν τοῦ Λόγου σύλληψιν, ἐμφανῶς μηνύων σοι, καὶ τὸν ἄφραστον τόκον κηρύττων σου.
Gabriel, entitled as he is * to see the all-transcending Mind as far as is permissable, brought to you, * all-blameless Virgin, the joyful utterance, * clearly making known to you the conception of the Word, * and announced your ineffable childbirth. [SD]
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iv. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Ὄρος σε τῇ χάριτι, τῇ θείᾳ κατάσκιον, προβλεπτικοῖς ὁ Ἀββακούμ, κατανοήσας ὀφθαλμοῖς, ἐκ σοῦ ἐξελεύσεσθαι, τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ προανεφώνει τὸν Ἅγιον, εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν καὶ ἀνάπλασιν.
Habakkuk the Prophet once perceived with foreseeing eyes, * that you would be the mountain overshadowed by the grace of God. * O Virgin, he prophesied that the Holy One of Israel would come from you, * for our salvation and for our refashioning. [GOASD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Τίνι σε, ψυχή μου, ὁμοιώσω ταλαίπωρε, ἐργαζομένην τὰ δεινά, καὶ μὴ ποιοῦσαν τὰ καλά; ἐπίστρεψον βόησον, τῷ διὰ σὲ ἐθελουσίως πτωχεύσαντι· Καρδιογνῶστα οἰκτείρησον σῶσόν με.
Ὥρισας μετάνοιαν, Σωτὴρ ἐπιστρέφουσιν, ἥν μοι παράσχου ἀγαθέ, πρὸ τῆς τοῦ βίου τελευτῆς, διδούς μοι κατάνυξιν καὶ στεναγμόν, ὥσπερ τῇ πόρνῃ τὸ πρότερον, καταφιλούσῃ τὰ ἴχνη σου Δέσποτα.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Ναμάτων τοῦ Πνεύματος, πλησθέντες οἱ Μάρτυρες, ὕδατος ζῶντος ποταμοί, ὤφθησαν νεύσει θεϊκῇ, καὶ πλάνης ἐξήραναν, τοὺς θολεροὺς Χριστὲ χειμάῤῥους ἐν Πνεύματι, καὶ τῶν πιστῶν διανοίας κατήρδευσαν.
Μεγάλως οἱ θεῖοι, ἠγωνίσαντο Μάρτυρες· πῦρ γὰρ καὶ ξίφος καὶ δεινήν, πᾶσαν ὑπήνεγκαν ποινήν. Αὐτῶν παρακλήσεσι, Λόγε Θεοῦ, μεγίστης ῥῦσαι κολάσεως, καὶ αἰωνίου τοὺς πίστει ὑμνοῦντάς σε.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ὁ πάλαι Πατρὸς ἐξ ἀγεννήτου, Υἱὸς γεννηθείς, γέννησιν ἔσχε χρονικήν, ἐκ σοῦ Παρθένε γεννηθείς, τὸν χρόνιον πόλεμον τῶν γηγενῶν, ἐξᾶραι θέλων ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος, ὁ ἡμερῶν τε καὶ χρόνων ἐπέκεινα.
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀσωμάτων. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Οἱ θρόνοι τὸν πρῶτον συμπληροῦντες διάκοσμον, καὶ Χερουβεὶμ καὶ Σεραφείμ, ταῖς τῆς Θεότητος αὐγαῖς, ἀμέσως ἐλλάμπονται, θεουργικαῖς ἱεραρχίαις δεχόμενοι, καὶ μελῳδοῦσι· Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
Ὑμνοῦσι τρισάριθμον μονάδα Θεότητος, τριαδικοῖς ἁγιασμοῖς, ἀκαταπαύστοις ἐν φωναῖς, τρανοῦντα τὸ ἄχραντον, τὰ Σεραφεὶμ θεολογίας μυστήριον, καὶ τὴν ὀρθόδοξον πίστιν διδάσκοντα.
Σοφίας τὴν χύσιν, καὶ τὸ πλάτος τῆς γνώσεως, τῆς ἑνιαίας καὶ ἁπλῆς, αὐτοσοφίας εὐλαβῶς, Χερουβεὶμ δεχόμενα, τοῖς ἐφεξῆς θεομιμήτως παρέχουσι, διαπορθμεύοντα, τούτοις τὴν ἔλλαμψιν.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ὁ πάσης ἐπέκεινα, νοούμενος κτίσεως, τῆς ὑπὲρ νοῦν ζωαρχικῆς, ζωοπλαστίας ἀληθῶς, ἐκτελῶν τεράστια, παρθενικαῖς ἠγλαϊσμένην φαιδρότησι, τὴν σὴν γαστέρα κατῴκησεν Ἄχραντε.
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode v. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Ὁ φωτίσας τῇ ἐλλάμψει, τῆς σῆς παρουσίας Χριστέ, καὶ φαιδρύνας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου, τοῦ κόσμου τὰ πέρατα, τὰς καρδίας φώτισον, φωτὶ τῆς σῆς θεογνωσίας, τῶν ὀρθοδόξως ὑμνούντων σε.
By the brightness of Your coming You enlightened the world, O Christ, * by the power of Your Cross you illumined the ends thereof. * With the light of knowing You as God enlighten now the hearts of * those who extol You with Orthodox faith. [GOASD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Ὑπέπεσα, τῶν παθῶν τῇ φθορᾷ, καὶ πτοοῦμαί σου τὸ δίκαιον δικαστήριον, δίκαιε Κύριε· διὸ ἱκετεύω σε, ἐνίσχυσόν με τοῦ ποιῆσαι, πράξεις καλὰς δικαιούσας με.
Τὰ ἄδηλα, καὶ τὰ κρύφια, σὺ τῆς καρδίας μου ἐπίστασαι, ὁ Θεός μου καὶ Πλάστης καὶ Κύριος· μὴ οὖν κατακρίνῃς με ἐν ὥρα κρίσεως, ἡνίκα ἔρχῃ τοῦ κρῖναι τὰ σύμπαντα.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Οἱ Ἅγιοι, ὁμιλοῦντες πυρί, τὸ διάπυρον ἐδείκνυον, τῆς ἐνθέου αὐτῶν ἀγαπήσεως· ὅθεν δροσιζόμενοι, τῇ προσδοκίᾳ τῶν μελλόντων, οἱ θεοφόροι ἠγάλλοντο.
Νευρούμενοι, ἀγαθῶν τῇ ἐλπίδι οἱ Μάρτυρες, ὑπέφερον σπαραγμοὺς τῶν μελῶν καρτερώτατα, καὶ τὸν πολυμήχανον νευραῖς, τῆς τούτων ἀνενδότου ὑπομονῆς ἐναπέπνιξαν.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ῥητορεῦον, οὐ δυνήσεται στόμα τοῦ τόκου σου, τὸ ἄῤῥητον διηγήσασθαι θαῦμα, Θεόνυμφε· τὸν γὰρ ἀνερμήνευτον τίκτεις, καὶ φέρεις ἐν ἀγκάλαις, χειρὶ κρατοῦντα τὰ σύμπαντα.
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀσωμάτων. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Πόθῳ θείῳ, πυρπολούμεναι αἱ Κυριότητες, Ἐξουσίαι, αἱ Δυνάμεις, αἱ τάξεις αἱ δεύτεραι, ἀσιγήτοις στόμασι, θεαρχικὴν ὑμνολογοῦσι, μίαν οὐσίαν καὶ δύναμιν.
Ῥυθμίζονται, Ἀρχαγγέλων αἱ τάξεις τῷ Πνεύματι, καὶ Ἀγγέλων, καὶ Ἀρχῶν σὺν ἀπείροις στρατεύμασι, μίαν τρισυπόστατον, φωτιστικὴν οὐσίαν σέβειν, περιφανῶς διδασκόμεναι.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ὡραιώθης, ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν Ἀγγέλων εὐπρέπειαν· τὸν γὰρ τούτων Ποιητήν, συλλαβοῦσα καὶ Κύριον, Θεομῆτορ ἄχραντε, σωματωθέντα ἀποῤῥήτως, ἐκ σῶν αἱμάτων ἐκύησας.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vi. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Ἐκύκλωσεν ἡμᾶς ἐσχάτη ἄβυσσος, οὔκ ἐστιν ὁ ῥυόμενος, ἐλογίσθημεν ὡς πρόβατα σφαγῆς, σῶσον τὸν λαόν σου ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν· σὺ γὰρ ἰσχύς, τῶν ἀσθενούντων καὶ ἐπανόρθωσις.
The lowest depth encircles us, like Jonah said, * and there is no deliverer. * We are counted as sheep for slaughter, O Lord. * Save Your people, for You are our only God. * You are our strength, and You restore us, the weak and broken down. [GOASD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Ὑπάρχων ἰατρὸς Χριστὲ ἰάτρευσον, τὰ πάθη τῆς καρδίας μου, καὶ ἀπόπλυνον παντός με μολυσμοῦ, ῥείθροις Ἰησοῦ μου κατανύξεως, ἵνα ὑμνῶ καὶ μεγαλύνω τὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν σου.
Πλανώμενον ὁδοῖς τῆς ἀπωλείας με, καὶ βόθροις παραπτώσεων, περιπίπτοντα ἐπίστρεψον Χριστέ, καὶ πρὸς ἀπλανεῖς τρίβους εἰσάγαγε, σοῦ τῶν σεπτῶν δικαιωμάτων, ἵνα δοξάζω σε.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Οἱ λίθοι ἀληθῶς οἱ πολυτίμητοι, τοῖς λίθοις συγχωννύμενοι, οὐκ ἠρνήσαντο τὴν πέτραν τῆς ζωῆς, οὐδὲ τοῖς γλυπτοῖς λίθοις ἐπέθυσαν, οἱ εὐκλεεῖς καὶ στεφηφόροι Κυρίου Μάρτυρες.
Νεώσαντες ψυχὰς ἀρότρῳ Πίστεως, τὸν ἄσταχυν οἱ Μάρτυρες τῆς ἀθλήσεως, ἐν Πνεύματι Θεοῦ, τὸν ἑκατοστεύοντα ἐξήνθησαν, καὶ τῆς τρυφῆς τῆς μακαρίας κατηξιώθησαν.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Πυρίνων Λειτουργῶν τὸ πῦρ κυήσασα, ἐφάνης παναμώμητος, καὶ τῆς κτίσεως ἀπάσης πρωτουργός, πάναγνε Παρθένε, ὑπερέχουσα, ἐν γυναιξὶν εὐλογημένη Θεοχαρίτωτε.
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀσωμάτων. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Τὰ τάγματα, τῶν Ἀσωμάτων Κύριε, τῷ θρόνῳ παριστάμενα τῷ τῆς δόξης σου, φωναῖς ἀγγελικαῖς, ταῖς ἀκαταπαύστοις σὲ γεραίρουσι· σὺ γὰρ ἰσχὺς τούτων ὑπάρχεις, Χριστέ, καὶ ὕμνησις.
Οἱ πρόσωπον τὸ σὸν ὁρῶντες Ἄγγελοι, τὸ κάλλος τὸ ἀμήχανον, τὴν ὑπέρθεον εὐπρέπειαν τῆς σῆς, θείας ἀγλαΐας, ἐκλαμπρύνονται· σὺ γὰρ αὐτῶν καὶ φῶς ὑπάρχεις, καὶ ἀγαλλίαμα.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Σεσάρκωται ὁ πρὶν ὑπάρχων ἄσαρκος, ὁ Λόγος ἐκ σοῦ Πάναγνε, ὁ τὰ σύμπαντα θελήματι ποιῶν, ὁ τῶν Ἀσωμάτων τὰ στρατεύματα, παραγαγὼν ἐκ του μὴ ὄντος, ὡς παντοδύναμος.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vii. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Σὲ νοητήν, Θεοτόκε κάμινον, κατανοοῦμεν οἱ πιστοί· ὡς γὰρ παῖδας ἔσωσε τρεῖς, ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος, ὅλον με τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἐν τῇ γαστρί σου ἀνέπλασεν, ὁ αἰνετὸς τῶν πατέρων, Θεὸς καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.
We who believe know you as the spiritual * furnace, O Mother of our God. * For your highly exalted Son, who once saved those servants three, * in your womb refashioned me and humanity entirely. * He is the God of our fathers, supremely praised and glorious. [GOASD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Λέοντας πρίν, Δανιὴλ ἐφίμωσε, σύνοικον ἔχων ἀρετήν, τοῦτον ζήλωσον, ὧ ψυχή, καὶ τὸν ὠρυόμενον πάντοτε ὡς λέοντα, καὶ συλλαβεῖν σε βουλόμενον, τῇ πρὸς Θεόν ἀνανεύσει ἀεί, ἄπρακτον ποίησον.
Ὑπερβολῇ, ἀσωτείας, Κύριε, ψυχὴν ἐῤῥύπωσα δεινῶς, ὑπερβάλλουσαν οὖν Χριστέ, ἔχων ἀγαθότητα, δέξαι, ὡς τὸν Ἄσωτον, καὶ μελῳδοῦντα με οἴκτειρον, ὁ αἰνετός τῶν Πατέρων Θεός, καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Νόμῳ Χριστοῦ, εὐσθενῶς ῥωννύμενοι, τῶν ἀνομούντων τὰς βουλάς, ἐξηφάνισαν ἀνδρικῶς, οἱ ἀκαταγώνιστοι Μάρτυρες, νομίμως τε, τελειωθέντες δὲ ἔμελπον, ὁ αἰνετός τῶν Πατέρων Θεός, καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.
Οἱ θεαυγεῖς, τοῦ Κυρίου Μάρτυρες, πεπυρσευμένοι τῷ φωτὶ τῆς Τριάδος περιφανῶς, σκότος τῶν κολάσεων, πλάνης τὴν ὁμίχλην τε, διεληλύθατε μέλποντες, ὁ αἰνετός τῶν Πατέρων Θεός, καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Νόμοι ἐν σοί, φύσεως καινίζονται· τὸν νομοδότην γὰρ Χριστόν, δίχα νόμων τῶν σαρκικῶν τίκτεις, Παναμώμητε, πᾶσιν ἀπολύτρωσιν, νομοθετοῦντα τοῖς μέλπουσιν, ὁ αἰνετὸς τῶν Πατέρων Θεός, καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀσωμάτων. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Ἄναρχον φῶς, σὺ ὑπάρχεις Δέσποτα, φωτὸς ἐκλάμψας ἐκ Πατρός, τῶν Ἀγγέλων τὰς στρατιάς, φῶτα κατεσκεύασας, ἔσοπτρα δεχόμενα, τὴν ἀστραπήν σου τὴν ἄδυτον, ὁ αἰνετὸς τῶν Πατέρων Θεός, καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.
Γένος βροτῶν, ὁ τῶν ὅλων Κύριος, ἐπιστασίαις ἐμφανῶς, περισῴζεις ἀγγελικαῖς· τούτους γὰρ ἐπέστησας πᾶσι τοῖς πιστεύουσι, καὶ ὀρθοδόξως ὑμνοῦσί σε, τὸν αἰνετόν τῶν Πατέρων Θεόν, καὶ ὑπερένδοξον.
Γλῶσσα καὶ νοῦς, οὐκ ἰσχύει Δέσποτα, τῶν σῶν θαυμάτων ἐξειπεῖν, καὶ τῶν ἔργων τὸ εὐπρεπές· σὺ γὰρ κατηγλάϊσας, πᾶσαν διακόσμησιν τῶν οὐρανίων Δυνάμεων, ὁ αἰνετὸς τῶν Πατέρων Θεός, καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ἐκ σοῦ Σεμνή, ὁ Υἱὸς σεσάρκωται, ὁ πρὶν ἀμήτωρ ἐκ Πατρός, καὶ ἀπάτωρ τὸ καθʼ ἡμᾶς διʼ ἡμᾶς γενόμενος, ᾧ καὶ νῦν λατρεύουσι τῶν Ἀσωμάτων αἱ φάλαγγες, ὡς αἰνετὸν τῶν Πατέρων Θεόν, καὶ ὑπερένδοξον.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode viii. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Ἐν καμίνῳ Παῖδες Ἰσραήλ, ὡς ἐν χωνευτηρίῳ, τῷ κάλλει τῆς εὐσεβείας, καθαρώτερον χρυσοῦ, ἀπέστιλβον λέγοντες· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Three young men of Israel were thrown * into the blazing furnace, * as if they were being smelted. * Shining brighter than pure gold with beauty of piety, * they sang, “Bless the Lord, all you works; to the Lord sing a hymn * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [GOASD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Λυτρωτά μου εὔσπλαγχνε Χριστέ, τῆς νῦν με κατεχούσης ὁμίχλης ἁμαρτιῶν τε, καὶ παντοίων πειρασμῶν, λύτρωσαι κραυγάζοντα· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Ὅταν μέλλῃς ἔρχεσθαι Χριστέ, ἐν δόξῃ κρῖναι κόσμον, τῇ στάσει τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν σου συναρίθμησον κᾀμέ, βοῶντα καὶ λέγοντα· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Γῆς ἁγίας Μάρτυρες σοφοί, ἐπέβητε· ἐν γῇ γὰρ μεγάλως ἀγωνισάμενοι, οὐρανίαν ζωὴν εἰλήφατε μέλποντες· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Ἐκδυθέντες σῶμα τὸ φθαρτόν, στολὴν ἀθανασίας, ὡς Μάρτυρες νικηφόροι ἐπενδύσασθε Χριστῷ, ἐξ ὕψους κραυγάζοντες· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ἱεραί σε πόῤῥωθεν φωναί, γενήσεσθαι Μητέρα τοῦ πάντα τεκτηναμένου, προκατήγγειλαν Θεοῦ, ᾧ μέλπομεν Ἄχραντε· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀσωμάτων. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Λαμπομένας καὶ πλησιφαεῖς, Ἀγγέλων στρατηγίας, ἀκτῖσι τῆς τρισηλίου ὡραιότητος πιστοί, μιμούμενοι μέλψωμεν· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Ὡς πηγαία πάντων τῶν καλῶν, ἡ θεαρχικωτάτη, παράγει θείᾳ δυνάμει, φῶτα δεύτερα τὸ φῶς, τὸ πρῶτον δεχόμενα, καὶ βοῶντα· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Νοῦς ὁ πρῶτος καὶ δημιουργός, ὑπερκοσμίους νόας, Ἀγγέλων ὑπερουσίως ὑπεστήσατο αὐτῷ, σαφῶς πλησιάζοντας καὶ βοῶντας· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ὑπὲρ λόγον τὸν ἐκ τοῦ Πατρός, τεχθέντα πρὸ αἰώνων, ἀφράστως σεσαρκωμένον, ἀπεγέννησας ἡμῖν, Παρθένε πανάμωμε, ᾧ βοῶμεν· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode ix. Heirmos.
Irmosi.
Τύπον τῆς ἁγνῆς λοχείας σου, πυρπολουμένη βάτος ἔδειξεν ἄφλεκτος· καὶ νῦν καθʼ ἡμῶν τῶν πειρασμῶν ἀγριαίνουσαν, κατασβέσαι αἰτοῦμεν τὴν κάμινον, ἵνα σε Θεοτόκε, ἀκαταπαύστως μεγαλύνωμεν.
Burning, yet remaining unconsumed, * the bush revealed a type of your virgin childbirth. * And now we entreat that you extinguish the wild fire * of temptations, for it is engulfing us, * all-holy Theotokos, * and we will magnify you ceaselessly. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Troparia
Ὥσπερ Χαναναία κράζω σοι· Ἐλέησόν με Λόγε· ψυχὴν γὰρ κέκτημαι, ταῖς δαιμονικαῖς ἐπιφοραῖς κινδυνεύουσαν, καὶ ἀφρόνως τὰ ἄθεσμα πράττουσαν, καὶ μὴ αἰσθανομένην, τοῦ θείου φόβου σου, Μακρόθυμε.
Lord have mercy, I cry out to You, * O Word, as once the Canaanite woman did of old. * For I have a soul which to demonic assaults is prone, * and which mindlessly does what is not allowed, * and senses no divine fear * of You, O God who are longsuffering. [SD]
Στῆσον ἐπὶ πέτραν Κύριε, τὰς τῆς ψυχῆς μου βάσεις, τῶν προσταγμάτων σου, καὶ τὸν ἀναιδῶς ὑποσκελίζειν με θέλοντα, ὑποσκέλισον ὄφιν καὶ ῥῦσαί με, τῆς τούτου κακουργίας, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ πολυέλεος.
Firmly set the footings of my soul * upon the rock, O Master, of Your divine commands. * Also overthrow the snake that shamelessly wishes to * overthrow me, O Lord; and deliver me * from his pernicious dealings, * since You are good and very merciful. [SD]
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Ἤδη παρελθόντες Μάρτυρες, τῶν πειρασμῶν τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ἀνυπόστατον, καὶ τῶν αἰκισμῶν τῶν χαλεπῶν τὸ κλυδώνιον, πρὸς λιμένα σαφῶς κατηντήσατε, τῆς ἄνω Βασιλείας, θείας γαλήνης ἀπολαύοντες.
Through the raging waters of the trials * have you already passed, holy Martyrs of the Lord, * and the surging wave of painful torments and martyrdom. * Thus you now have arrived at the anchorage * of the heavenly Kingdom * where you enjoy divine tranquility. [SD]
Φέγγους ἀνεσπέρου, Μάρτυρες, φωτοειδεῖς γενόμενοι ἠξιώθητε, καὶ ἐν Ἐκκλησίᾳ πρωτοτόκων εὐφραίνεσθαι καὶ Ἀγγέλων χοροῖς συναγάλλεσθαι, μεθʼ ὧν τὸν Ζωοδότην, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν καθικετεύσατε.
Martyrs, you have been deemed worthy of * the never-waning luster, yourselves become like light. * And you are rejoicing in the Church of the first-born saints, * and with choirs of Angels you celebrate. * Do pray now all together * on our behalf unto the Giver of life. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Φέρεις τὸν τὰ πάντα φέροντα, καὶ γαλουχεῖς τὸν πᾶσι τροφὴν παρέχοντα, μέγα καὶ φρικτόν, τὸ ὑπὲρ νοῦν σου μυστήριον, κιβωτὲ τοῦ σεπτοῦ ἁγιάσματος, Παρθένε Θεοτόκε· ὅθεν σε πίστει μακαρίζομεν.
You carry Him who upholds all things. * With milk you nourish Him who provides the world with food. * Tremendous is your incomprehensible mystery, * as the Ark of the glorious holiness, * O Virgin Theotokos; * thereforewe magnify you faithfully. [SD]
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀσωμάτων. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Μύστας τῆς ἀῤῥήτου δόξης σου, τοὺς ἀσωμάτους Νόας, Σῶτερ ὑπέστησας, καὶ νῦν διʼ αὐτῶν, τὸν σὸν λαὸν διαφύλαξον, τὸν πίστει σοι καὶ πόθῳ προσφεύγοντα, ἵνα σε τὸν Δεσπότην, ἀκαταπαύστως μεγαλύνωμεν.
Savior, You appointed bodiless * intelligences mystics of Your ineffable * glory. Now through them guard and protect us Your commonwealth * that with faith and with longing for refuge run * to You our only Master, * that we may magnify You endlessly. [SD]
Νέμεις τῆς εἰρήνης Ἄγγελον, περιφρουροῦντα, Παντοκράτορ, τὴν ποίμνην σου· τῆς εἰρήνης γὰρ καὶ τῆς ἀγάπης σὺ αἴτιος, καὶ τὴν ἔμφρονα πίστιν φυλάττοντα, καὶ πάσας τὰς αἱρέσεις, τῇ σῇ δυνάμει καταλύοντα.
As You are the cause of peace and love, * so You assign an Angel of peace, O Lord of all, * who protects Your flock on every side as a guardian, * and who safeguards the sensible Faith from harm, * destroying by Your power * every deceptive cult and heresy. [SD]
Ὅλος γλυκασμὸς ὑμνούμενος, τῶν οὐρανίων τὴν γλυκεῖαν φαιδρότητα καταφύτευσον, ἐν Ἐκκλησίαις σου, Δέσποτα, καὶ τὴν εὔτακτον δίδου κατάστασιν, ἵνα σε τὸν Σωτῆρα ἀκαταπαύστως μεγαλύνωμεν.
You are utter sweetness unto those * who chant Your praises. Therefore plant in Your holy Church * the sweet radiance of the celestial hierarchies, * and a state of good order bestow on her, * O Master and Redeemer, * that we may magnify You endlessly. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Στίφη τῶν Ἀγγέλων, Πάναγνε, νῦν ἀσιγήτως τὸν σὸν τόκον γεραίρουσι· ταῖς γὰρ τάξεσιν ἐπιστατοῦντα θεώμενοι, ταῖς αὐτῶν θυμηδίαις ἐμπίπλανται, καὶ σὲ τὴν Θεοτόκον ἀκαταπαύστως μεγαλύνουσιν.
Multitudes of Angels honor now * your Offspring, O all-pure one, with never silent hymns. * For as they perceive Him overseeing their regiments, * they are filled with the joy that is properly * their own, O Theotokos; * and you they magnify unceasingly. [SD]
Ἐξαποστειλάριον.
Exaposteilarion.
Eksapostiilario.
Ἦχος βʹ. Γυναῖκες ἀκουτίσθητε.
Mode 2. O Women, hearken.
Sauti 2.
Ἀρχάγγελοι καὶ Ἀγγελοι, Ἀρχαὶ καὶ Κυριότητες, Δυνάμεις, καὶ Ἐξουσίαι, καὶ Θρόνοι πολυόμματα, τὰ Χερουβείμ, καὶ Σεραφείμ, ἅμα τὰ ἑξαπτέρυγα, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν πρεσβεύσατε, τοῦ λυτρωθῆναι κινδύνων, καὶ τοῦ πυρὸς τοῦ ἀσβέστου.
We pray to you, O Archangels * and Angels, Principalities, * Authorities and Dominions, * and Thrones, and you the Cherubim * with many eyes, as well as you * the six-winged Seraphim, entreat * and intercede on our behalf, * that we be rescued from peril * and from everlasting hell fire.
Θεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Theotokion. Same Melody.
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Σύ μου προστάτις Ἄχραντε, καὶ ἰσχυρὸν προπύργιον, καὶ προστασία τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ σοὶ προσπίπτω κραυγάζων· Τῶν ὀδυνῶν με λύτρωσαι, καὶ τοῦ πυρὸς ἐξάρπασον, τοῦ αἰωνίου Παρθένε, τὸν ἐπὶ σοὶ πεποιθότα.
O strong defender of the world * and mighty fortress, and my own * protectress, O Theotokos, * I come to you and cry out: * Relieve me from distress and pain, * and snatch me from eternal fire, * O all-immaculate Virgin, * for I implicitly trust you.
Εἰς τὸν Στίχον τῶν Αἴνων.
At the Aposticha of Lauds.
Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρά. Ἦχος αʹ. Κατανυκτικά.
Aposticha. Mode 1. For compunction.
Sauti 1
Ἄλλος σε κόσμος, ψυχή, ἀναμένει καὶ Κριτής, τὰ σὰ μέλλων δημοσιεύειν κρυπτὰ καὶ δεινά· μὴ οὖν ἐμμείνῃς τοῖς ᾧδε, ἀλλὰ πρόφθασον βοῶσα τῷ Κριτῇ, ὁ Θεός ἱλάσθητί μοι, καὶ σῶσόν με.
Another world awaits you, O my soul, and a Judge who will make public your awful secrets. So, no longer persist as you are, but anticipate the Judge and call to Him, “O God, be merciful to me and save me. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐνεπλήσθημεν τὸ πρωΐ τοῦ ἐλέους σου, Κύριε, καὶ ἠγαλλιασάμεθα καὶ εὐφράνθημεν ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἡμῶν· εὐφρανθείημεν ἀνθʼ ὧν ἡμερῶν ἐταπείνωσας ἡμᾶς, ἐτῶν, ὧν εἴδομεν κακά. Καὶ ἴδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ ὁδήγησον τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν.
Verse: We were filled with Your mercy in the morning, and in all our days we greatly rejoiced and were glad; gladden us in return for the days You humbled us, for the years we saw evil things. And behold Your servants and Your works, and guide their sons. [SAAS]
Mstari Asubuhi tumejazwa na huruma yako, Ee Bwana; [[SWA]]
Μὴ ἀποδοκιμάσῃς με Σωτήρ μου, τῇ ῥαθυμίᾳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας συνεχόμενον, διέγειρόν μου τὸν λογισμὸν πρὸς μετάνοιαν, καὶ τοῦ σοῦ ἀμπελῶνος ἐργάτην δόκιμον ἀνάδειξόν με, δωρούμενός μοι τῆς ἑνδεκάτης ὥρας τὸν μισθόν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Reject me not, O my Savior, overtaken as I am by the laziness of sin. Rouse my thinking to repentance: and make me an approved laborer of Your vineyard, and grant to me the wages of the eleventh hour, and the great mercy. [SD]
Στίχ. Καὶ ἔστω ἡ λαμπρότης Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν κατεύθυνον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ τὸ ἔργον τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν κατεύθυνον.
Verse: And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the works of our hands. [SAAS]
Mstari Ubora wa Bwana Mungu wetu uwe juu yetu; atuongoze kwa kazi ya mikono yetu; hata kazi ya mikono yetu Aiongoze. [[SWA]]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Τοὺς Ἀθλοφόρους τοῦ Χριστοῦ, δεῦτε λαοὶ ἅπαντες τιμήσωμεν, ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, τοὺς φωστῆρας τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ κήρυκας τῆς πίστεως, τὴν πηγὴν τὴν ἀέναον, ἐξ ἧς ἀναβλύζει τοῖς πιστοῖς τὰ ἰάματα. Αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, τὴν εἰρήνην δώρησαι τῷ κόσμῳ σου, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Come, all you peoples, with spiritual songs and hymns, let us honor the prize-winning Martyrs of Christ. For they are the luminaries of the world and the preachers of the Faith, the ever-welling fountain from which the healings pour out to the believers. Through their supplications, O Christ our God, bestow peace upon Your world and great mercy upon our souls. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγμάτων.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. For all the powers of heaven.
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ἁγιωτέρα ἁγίων πασῶν Δυνάμεων, τιμιωτέρα πάσης κτίσεως, Θεοτόκε, Δέσποινα τοῦ κόσμου, σῶσον ἡμᾶς, τὸν Σωτῆρα κυήσασα, ἀπὸ πταισμάτων μυρίων, ὡς ἀγαθή, καὶ κινδύνων ταῖς πρεσβείαις σου.
O Maiden holier than all the holy Powers on high, * O Theotokos passing all creation in honor, * benevolent Lady of all the world * who gave birth to the Savior Christ, * from countless sins and from perils save us, we pray, * through your fervent intercessory prayers. [SD]
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ΕΝ Τῌ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙᾼ
LITURGY
Οἱ Μακαρισμοί. Ἦχος αʹ.
The Beatitudes. Mode 1.
Sifa za heri. Sauti 1
Διὰ βρώσεως ἐξήγαγε, τοῦ Παραδείσου ὁ ἐχθρὸς τὸν Ἀδάμ, διὰ Σταυροῦ δὲ τὸν λῃστήν, ἀντεισήγαγε Χριστὸς ἐν αὐτῷ. Μνήσθητί μου κράζοντα, ὅταν ἔλθῃς ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
Then the foe used eating from the tree * to get Adam banished from Paradise. * Now crucified upon a tree, * Christ allowed the Robber enter it, * when he said: Remember me * when You come in Your kingdom, O Lord. [SD]
Κατανύξεως πηγήν μοι δώρησαι, τῇ εὐσπλαγχνίᾳ σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, παντός με ῥύπου τῶν κακῶν, τῶν ἀμέτρων ἐκκαθαίρουσαν, καὶ τῆς βασιλείας σου, εὐεργέτα, μέτοχόν με ποίησον.
In You mercy, give me springs of tears * and of compunction, O Christ my God, * to wash away all the filth * of the countless sins and vices in me; * and let me participate * in Your kingdom, O great Benefactor and Lord. [SD]
Τῶν Ἀγγέλων σου τὰ τάγματα, εἰς ἱκεσίαν σοι κινοῦμεν Χριστέ, σῶσον οἰκτείρησον ἡμᾶς, διʼ αὐτῶν ὡς ὑπεράγαθος, πάντα παρορῶν ἡμῶν, τὰ ἐν γνώσει, καὶ ἀγνοίᾳ πταίσματα.
We invoke the Angels’ regiments * to supplicate You on our behalf. * At their entreaties, save us all, * O exceeding gracious Christ our God, * overlooking all the sins * we committed in knowledge and in ignorance. [SD]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Τῶν αἱμάτων ὑμῶν, Ἅγιοι, τοῖς ὀχετοῖς τὸν νοητὸν Φαραώ, ἐναπεπνίξατε σαφῶς, νῦν δὲ βλύζετε θαυμάτων κρουνούς, πέλαγος ξηραίνοντας νοσημάτων· ὅθεν μακαρίζεσθε.
In the puddles of your blood, O Saints, * you drowned the devil as if Pharaoh of old, * O blessed Martyrs of the Lord. * Now you pour out your miracles * like a spring that dries the sea * of diseases; hence you are beatified. [SD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Utukufu.
Τὸν Πατέρα προσκυνήσωμεν, καὶ τὸν Υἱὸν δοξολογήσωμεν, καὶ τὸ Πανάγιον ὁμοῦ, πάντες Πνεῦμα ἀνυμνήσωμεν, κράζοντες καὶ λέγοντες· Παναγία Τριάς, σῶσον πάντας ἡμᾶς.
Let us bow in worship and adore * the Father; likewise let us glorify * the Son; and also let us praise * the all-holy Spirit faithfully, * crying out in unison, * “Save us all, we implore, all-holy Trinity.” [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Ἡ τεκοῦσα φῶς τὸ ἄχρονον, ἐσκοτισμένην τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀεί, ταῖς τῶν δαιμόνων προσβολαῖς, φωταγώγησον, Πανάμωμε, καὶ πυρὸς τοῦ μέλλοντος, μεσιτείαις θείαις ἐλευθέρωσον.
As the one who bore the timeless Light, * ever illuminate and guide my soul * which is bedarkened through assaults * from the demons, O all-blameless Maid. * And by means of your divine * mediations free me from the future fire. [SD]