ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ ΤΟΥ Γʹ ΗΧΟΥ
PERIOD OF MODE 3
Τῼ ΣΑΒΒΑΤῼ ΕΣΠΕΡΑΣ
ON SATURDAY EVENING
ΕΝ Τῼ ΜΙΚΡῼ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝῼ
SMALL VESPERS
Εἰς τό, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, ἱστῶμεν Στίχους δʹ, καὶ ψάλλομεν Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα τῆς Ὀκτωήχου γʹ, δευτεροῦντες τὸ αʹ.
At, Lord, I have cried, we use 4 verses, and we sing the 3 Resurrectional Stichera of the Octoechos, the first one twice.
Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον, τὸ Δογματικόν.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion, so-called the Dogmatic.
Ἦχος γʹ.
Mode 3.
Μέγιστον θαῦμα! παρθένος τεκοῦσα, καὶ τὸ τεχθέν, Θεὸς πρὸ αἰώνων· προφανὴς ὁ τόκος, καὶ τὸ τελούμενον ὑπὲρ φύσιν. Ὢ μυστηρίου φρικώδους! ὃ καὶ νοούμενον, ἄφραστον μένει, καὶ θεωρούμενον, οὐ καταλαμβάνεται. Μακαρία σὺ εἶ ἄχραντε Κόρη, Ἀδὰμ τοῦ γηγενοῦς θυγάτηρ, καὶ Θεοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου φανεῖσα μήτηρ· αὐτὸν ἱκέτευε σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Μετὰ τό, Καταξίωσον κ.λ.π., ψάλλομεν τὸ Ἀναστάσιμον Στιχηρόν, Ὁ τῷ πάθει σου Χριστέ… καὶ εἶτα τὰ παρόντα Προσόμοια.
After, “O Lord, keep us this evening…” we sing the Resurrectional Sticheron, Accept our evening praise… and then the following Prosomoia:
Στιχηρὰ τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Stichera for the Theotokos.
Ἦχος γʹ. Πρὸς τό· Τὸν Σταυρόν σου προσκυνῶ Χριστὲ τὸν τίμιον.
Mode 3.
Στίχ. Μνησθήσομαι τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ἐν πάσῃ γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ.
Verse: I will remember your name from generation to generation. [SAAS]
Κιβωτόν σε νοητὴν ἁγνὴ γινώσκομεν, οὐ φέρουσαν τὰς Πλάκας τὰς θεογράφους, τὸν δὲ νόμου ποιητήν, καὶ χάριτος τὰ δόγματα, τὸν οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς κτίστην, ᾧ πρέσβευε σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Στίχ. Ἄκουσον, θύγατερ, καὶ ἴδε καὶ κλῖνον τὸ οὖς σου καὶ ἐπιλάθου τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός σου· καὶ ἐπιθυμήσει ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ κάλλους σου.
Verse: Listen, O daughter, behold and incline your ear, and forget your people and your father’s house. For the King desired your beauty. [SAAS]
Ἐπὶ γῆς σε οὐρανὸν ἁγνὴ ἀνέδειξεν, ὁ ἐν μήτρᾳ τῇ σῇ, κατασκηνώσας Θεὸς Λόγος, σάρκα προσλαβών, ὁ φύσει ἀθεώρητος, καὶ ἐπομβρίζεις τοῖς πᾶσιν, ἀθάνατον δρόσον Ἀπειρόγαμε.
Στίχ. Τὸ πρόσωπόν σου λιτανεύσουσιν οἱ πλούσιοι τοῦ λαοῦ.
Verse: The rich among the people shall entreat your favor. [SAAS]
Σωτηρίαν ταῖς πρεσβείαις σου κεκτήμεθα, ὅτι διʼ αὐτῶν Παρθένε, ἐκ τῶν κινδύνων ἀεὶ καὶ τῶν πειρασμῶν, τὴν ζάλην ὑπεκφεύγομεν, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο αἰτοῦμεν, μὴ παύσῃ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τοῦ πρεσβεύειν, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Ἀνάπλασιν καὶ ζωήν, διὰ σοῦ δευτέραν γινώσκομεν, ἄχραντε Μαρία, τῆς ἀνθρωπίνης φύσεως, ἐν τῇ γαστρί σου φυραθέντα τὸν κτίστην τῆς κτίσεως, καὶ ἀναστήσαντα ἡμᾶς, ἐκ τοῦ ᾅδου καὶ τοῦ θανάτου, καὶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον παρεσχηκότα ἡμῖν, τοῦ βοᾶν σοι Ἀειπάρθενε· Χαῖρε ἡ συνάψασα τὰ κάτω τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις. Χαῖρε ἡ ἐλπίς πάντων τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς, καὶ προστασία καὶ ἀντίληψις. Χαῖρε ἡ τῇ Ἀναστάσει τοῦ Υἱοῦ σου, φαιδρύνουσα τὰ σύμπαντα, καὶ παρέχουσα τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
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ΕΝ Τῼ ΜΕΓΑΛῼ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝῼ
GREAT VESPERS
Μετὰ τὸν Προοιμιακὸν Ψαλμόν, καἰ τὸ πρῶτον Κάθισμα τοῦ Ψαλτηρίου, εἰς τό, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, ἱστῶμεν Στίχους ιʹ, καὶ ψάλλομεν Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα ζʹ ἢ Ϛʹ ἢ δʹ, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου τῆς ἡμέρας γʹ ἢ δʹ καὶ Ϛʹ, εἴπερ ἑορτάζεται ὁ Ἅγιος.
After the introductory Psalm and the first Kathisma of the Psalter, at Lord, I have cried, we use 10 verses, and we sing 7 or 6 or 4 Resurrectional Stichera, and for the Saint of the day 3 or 4 or 6 if the it is a celebrated Saint.
Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα τῆς Ὀκτωήχου. Ἦχος γʹ.
Resurrectional Stichera from the Octoechos. Mode 3.
Τῷ σῷ Σταυρῷ Χριστὲ Σωτήρ, θανάτου κράτος λέλυται, καὶ διαβόλου ἡ πλάνη κατήργηται· γένος δὲ ἀνθρώπων, πίστει σῳζόμενον, ὕμνον σοι καθʼ ἑκάστην προσφέρει.
By virtue of Your crucifixion, O Christ our Savior, the dominion of death is overthrown, the devil’s deceit has come to an end, and the human race, being saved by faith, offers praise to You every day. [GOASD]
Πεφώτισται τὰ σύμπαντα, τῇ ἀναστάσει σου Κύριε, καὶ ὁ Παράδεισος πάλιν ἠνέῳκται· πᾶσα δὲ ἡ κτίσις ἀνευφημοῦσά σε, ὕμνον σοι καθʼ ἑκάστην προσφέρει.
By virtue of Your resurrection, O Lord, all things have been illumined, Paradise is opened again, and the whole of creation extols You and offers praise to You every day. [GOASD]
Δοξάζω τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ τὴν δύναμιν, καὶ Πνεύματος ἁγίου, ὑμνῶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν, ἀδιαίρετον, ἄκτιστον θεότητα, Τριάδα ὁμοούσιον, τὴν βασιλεύουσαν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος.
I glorify the power of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and praise their authority. The undivided, uncreated Godhead, the consubstantial Trinity, shall reign forever and ever. [GOASD]
Ἕτερα Στιχηρὰ Ἀνατολικά.
Additional Stichera by Anatolios.
Τὸν Σταυρόν σου τὸν τίμιον, προσκυνοῦμεν Χριστέ, καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασίν σου ὑμνοῦμεν καὶ δοξάζομεν· τῷ γὰρ μώλωπί σου, ἡμεῖς οἱ πάντες ἰάθημεν.
We venerate Your holy Cross and extol and glorify Your resurrection; for we all have been healed by Your bruises, O Christ. [GOASD]
Ὑμνοῦμεν τὸν Σωτῆρα, τὸν ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου σαρκωθέντα· διʼ ἡμᾶς γὰρ ἐσταυρώθη, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἀνέστη, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Our Savior became incarnate from the Virgin. He was crucified for us, and He rose on the third day. He has given us the great mercy. Now we sing His praise. [GOASD]
Τοῖς ἐν ᾅδῃ καταβάς, Χριστὸς εὐηγγελίσατο· Θαρσεῖτε, λέγων, νῦν νενίκηκα· Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἀνάστασις· ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἀνάξω, λύσας θανάτου τὰς πύλας.
When Christ descended to the netherworld, He proclaimed the Gospel to those who were there, and said, “Be of good cheer, for I am triumphant now. I am the resurrection. Since I destroyed the gates of death, I will bring you out of here.” [GOASD]
Οἱ ἀναξίως ἑστῶτες, ἐν τῷ ἀχράντῳ σου οἴκῳ, ἑσπερινὸν ὕμνον ἀναμέλπομεν, ἐκ βαθέων κραυγάζοντες· Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὁ φωτίσας τὸν κόσμον, τῇ τριημέρῳ ἀναστάσει σου, ἐξελοῦ τὸν λαόν σου, ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν ἐχθρῶν σου, Φιλάνθρωπε.
As we unworthily stand in Your holy house, we raise an evening song of praise; and out of the depths we cry out to You: O Christ God, by Your rising on the third day, You shined Your light in the world. We pray You, benevolent Lord, deliver us, Your people, and save us from the hands of Your enemies. [GOASD]
Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Πῶς μὴ θαυμάσωμεν, τὸν θεανδρικόν σου τόκον πανσεβάσμιε; πεῖραν γὰρ ἀνδρὸς μὴ δεξαμένη Πανάμωμε, ἔτεκες ἀπάτορα Υἱὸν ἐν σαρκί, τὸν πρὸ αἰώνων ἐκ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντα ἀμήτορα, μηδαμῶς ὑπομείναντα τροπήν, ἢ φυρμόν, ἢ διαίρεσιν, ἀλλʼ ἑκατέρας οὐσίας τὴν ἰδιότητα, σώαν φυλάξαντα. Διὸ μητροπάρθενε Δέσποινα, αὐτὸν ἱκέτευε σωθῆναι, τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ὀρθοδόξως, Θεοτόκον ὁμολογούντων σε.
How can we not marvel that you became the mother of the Son of God the Father, O all-honorable Virgin! You were wholly blameless, and you experienced no union with a man, and you gave birth to Him, unfathered in the flesh, who unmothered was begotten of the Father before all ages. He did not undergo any change or mixing or division, but He preserved intact the distinctive property of each nature. O Lady, we implore you, virgin Mother, to entreat Him for the salvation of the souls of all who profess the Orthodox belief that you are Theotokos. [GOASD]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.
Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο.
The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty.
Στίχ. Ἐνεδύσατο ὁ Κύριος δύναμιν, καὶ περιεζώσατο.
Verse: The Lord clothed and girded Himself with power. [SAAS]
Στίχ. Καὶ γὰρ ἐστερέωσε τὴν οἰκουμένην, ἥτις οὐ σαλευθήσεται.
Verse: And He established the world, which shall not be moved. [SAAS]
Εἰς τὸν Στίχον.
At the Aposticha.
Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρά. Ἦχος γʹ.
Aposticha. Mode 3.
Ἀναστάσιμον.
Resurrectional.
Ὁ τῷ πάθει σου Χριστέ, ἀμαυρώσας τὸν ἥλιον, καὶ τῷ φωτὶ τῆς σῆς ἀναστάσεως, φαιδρύνας τὰ σύμπαντα, πρόσδεξαι ἡμῶν, τὸν ἑσπερινὸν ὕμνον Φιλάνθρωπε.
Accept our evening praise, O benevolent Lord, who darkened the sun when You suffered for us, and brightened every place, with the light of Your resurrection, O Christ. [GOASD]
Τὰ κατʼ Ἀλφάβητον. Ἰωάννου τοῦ Δαμασκηνοῦ.
The Aposticha, which in Greek have the Alphabet as acrostic. By St. John of Damascus.
Στίχ. Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο, ἐνεδύσατο Κύριος δύναμιν καὶ περιεζώσατο.
Verse: The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty; the Lord clothed and girded Himself with power. [SAAS]
Ἡ ζωοδόχος σου ἔγερσις Κύριε, τὴν οἰκουμένην πᾶσαν ἐφώτισε, καὶ τὸ ἴδιον πλάσμα, φθαρὲν ἀνεκαλέσατο. Διὸ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ Ἀδάμ, ἀπαλλαγέντες βοῶμεν· παντοδύναμε Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Your vivifying rising illumined the entire earth, and it revived Your creature, which had been ravaged. Now we, who are redeemed from the curse on Adam, cry out to You: Almighty Lord, glory to You! [GOASD]
Στίχ. Καὶ γὰρ ἐστερέωσε τὴν οἰκουμένην, ἥτις οὐ σαλευθήσεται.
Verse: And He established the world, which shall not be moved. [SAAS]
Θεὸς ὑπάρχων ἀναλλοίωτος, σαρκὶ πάσχων ἠλλοίωσαι· ὃν ἡ κτίσις μὴ φέρουσα, κρεμάμενον ὁρᾷν, τῷ φόβῳ ἐκλονεῖτο, καὶ στένουσα ὕμνει, τὴν σὴν μακροθυμίαν· κατελθὼν ἐν ᾅδῃ δέ, τριήμερος ἀνέστης, ζωὴν τῷ κόσμῳ δωρούμενος, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Even as You were unchanging God, You underwent a change as You suffered in the flesh. Creation could not bear it to see You crucified, so it quaked in fear, and it sighed and sang, extolling Your forbearance. You went down to the netherworld, and then You rose on the third day, and to the world You gave life and the great mercy. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Τῷ οἴκῳ σου πρέπει ἁγίασμα, Κύριε, εἰς μακρότητα ἡμερῶν.
Verse: Holiness is proper to Your house, O Lord, unto length of days. [SAAS]
Ἵνα τὸ γένος ἡμῶν, ἐκ τοῦ θανάτου Χριστὲ λυτρώσῃς, θάνατον ὑπήνεγκας· καὶ τριήμερος ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστάς, ἑαυτῷ συνανέστησας, τοὺς σὲ Θεὸν ἐπιγνόντας, καὶ κόσμον ἐφώτισας, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
O Christ, You experienced death, to rescue the human race from death. When on the third day You rose, with yourself You also raised those who acknowledged Your divinity, and You illumined the world. Glory to You, O Lord! [GOASD]
Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Ἀσπόρως ἐκ θείου Πνεύματος, βουλήσει δὲ Πατρός, συνείληφας Υἱὸν τὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐκ Πατρὸς ἀμήτορα, πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων ὑπάρχοντα, διʼ ἡμᾶς δὲ ἐκ σοῦ ἀπάτορα γεγονότα, σαρκὶ ἀπεκύησας, καὶ βρέφος ἐγαλούχησας. Διὸ μὴ παύσῃ πρεσβεύειν, τοῦ λυτρωθῆναι κινδύνων τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμων.
From the Holy Spirit, by the Father’s will, without seed you conceived the Son of God. He is from the Father without mother before all ages, and for us He came from you without father. You gave birth to Him in the flesh, and you nursed Him in His infancy. Now we pray you never cease to intercede on our behalf, that He rescue our souls from dangers all.
Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.
Resurrectional Apolytikion.
Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος· ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον· πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο· ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐῤῥύσατο ἡμᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Let the heavens be glad. Let the earth rejoice exceedingly. For the Lord has shown strength with his arm. He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead. Out of the belly of Hades, He has rescued us, and to the world He has granted the great mercy. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Σὲ τὴν μεσιτεύσασαν τὴν σωτηρίαν τοῦ γένους ἡμῶν, ἀνυμνοῦμεν Θεοτόκε Παρθένε· ἐν τῇ σαρκὶ γὰρ τῇ ἐκ σοῦ προσληφθείσῃ, ὁ Υἱός σου καὶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν τὸ διὰ σταυροῦ καταδεξάμενος πάθος, ἐλυτρώσατο ἡμᾶς, ἐκ φθορᾶς ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.
Virgin Theotokos, we sing hymns extolling you, through whom came humanity’s salvation. For your Son and our God, who is benevolent, accepted the Passion and the crucifixion, in the flesh that He assumed from you, and thus from destruction He rescued us. [GOASD]
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Τῌ ΚΥΡΙΑΚῌ ΕΝ Τῼ ΜΕΣΟΝΥΚΤΙΚῼ
ON SUNDAY MIDNIGHT OFFICE
Κανὼν Τριαδικός, οὗ ἡ ἀκροστιχίς·
Canon for the Trinity
Αἰνῶ Τριάς σε, τὴν μίαν θεαρχίαν. Μητροφάνους.
Ποίημα Μητροφάνους Σμύρνης.
By Metrophanes of Smyrna.
Ἦχος γʹ. ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ὁ τὰ ὕδατα.
Mode 3. Ode i. N/M (He who gathered the water.)
Ἀκατάληπτε μόνη Κυριαρχία, καὶ μία τριαδικὴ θεαρχία, τριλαμποῦς αἴγλης με τῆς σῆς ἀξίωσον νῦν, ὅπως ἀνυμνήσω σε, τὴν ὑμνουμένην ἀπαύστως, τρισαγίοις ᾄσμασιν, Ἀγγέλων στόμασιν.
Incomprehensible sole Dominion and single triadic Godhead, count me worthy of your thrice-resplendent light, that I may extol You, who are unceasingly extolled by the mouths of Angels singing thrice-holy hymns. [GOASD]
Ἱερῶς τῶν Ἀΰλων πᾶσαι, αἱ τάξεις ὑμνοῦσι, ποιητικὴν ὡς αἰτίαν, ἑνικὴν τρίφωτον, ἀρχικωτάτην σαφῶς, αἷς συμφώνως μέλψωμεν, καὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὰ πλήθη, καὶ πιστῶς δοξάσωμεν, πηλίνοις στόμασι.
All the orders of the Bodiless extol You with sacred hymns, O single, thrice-radiant, manifestly sovereign Creator and Cause. Let us congregations of humans join them, and with earthen mouths let us faithfully glorify the Trinity in unison. [GOASD]
Νοῦν καὶ Λόγον καὶ Πνεῦμα, οἱ θεολόγοι προσφόρως, συμβολικῶς σε καλοῦσιν, ἀπαθῆ γέννησιν, ἐξ ἀγεννήτου Πατρός, τοῦ Υἱοῦ σημαίνοντες, Θεὲ μονάρχα τῶν ὅλων, ἅμα καὶ τοῦ Πνεύματος, θείαν ἐκπόρευσιν.
Theologians aptly and symbolically call You Nous and Logos and Spirit, signifying the Son’s impassible generation and the Spirit’s divine procession from You, the unbegotten Father, O God the monarch over all. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ὡς φιλάνθρωπος φύσει, τὴν τῶν ἀνθρώπων οὐσίαν, προσειληφὼς Θεοῦ Λόγε, τὸ τρισσὸν ἔλαμψας, μοναρχικώτατον φῶς, τῆς μιᾶς Θεότητος, δεδοξασμένην τοῖς πᾶσι, δείξας τὴν τεκοῦσάν σε, Παρθένον ἄχραντον.
In Your connatural benevolence, O Logos of God, You assumed human nature, and You radiated the triple, monarchal light of the one Godhead. And now because of You, Your immaculate Virgin Mother is glorified by all. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ὁ ἐκ μὴ ὄντων.
Ode iii. N/M (From non-existence.)
Τρισσεῦσαι πάλαι τὸ ὕδωρ προστεταχώς, Ἠλίας ταῖς σχίδαξι, τυπικῶς παρενέφηνε, τὴν τριττὴν ὑπόστασιν τῆς ἑνιαίας Θεοῦ Κυριαρχίας.
Long ago, when Elias ordered that water be poured three times on the logs, he disclosed the three hypostases of God’s single Dominion. [GOASD]
Ῥοώδης φύσις ὑμνεῖ σε τῶν γηγενῶν, τὸν ἕνα καὶ τρίφωτον, Πλαστουργόν, ἀναλλοίωτον, καὶ βοᾷ σοι· Δέσποτα, παντοδαπῆς με τροπῆς ῥῦσαι, καὶ σῶσόν με.
We the earthborn, unstable in nature as we are, extol You, our one and thrice-radiant, inalterable Creator, and we sing, “O Master, keep us from turning to any evil, and save us.” [GOASD]
Ἰσηγοροῦντες τοῖς Λόγοις τῶν Προφητῶν, κλεινῶν Ἀποστόλων τε, καὶ κηρύκων τῆς Πίστεως, ἰσουργὸν Τριάδα σε, δοξολογοῦμεν πιστοί, Θεὲ τῶν ὅλων.
Employing the words of the Prophets and of the famous Apostles and heralds of the faith, we believers glorify You, the coequal Trinity, O God of all. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ἀπὸ τοῦ θρόνου κατῆλθε τοῦ ὑψηλοῦ, ὁ Χριστὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀνυψῶν ὡς φιλάνθρωπος, διὰ σοῦ Πανάχραντε, καὶ τὸ τρισήλιον φῶς ἔλαμψε πᾶσι.
Christ came down from His exalted throne; and in His benevolence, He exalted humanity through you, O all-immaculate Virgin; and He shined the tri-solar light on all. [GOASD]
Κάθισμα. Ἦχος γʹ. Τὴν ὡραιότητα.
Kathisma. Mode 3. You were so beautiful.
Ὁ ὑπερούσιος, καὶ μόνος Κύριος, Χριστὸς ἀπαύγασμα, τοῦ προανάρχου Πατρός, καὶ Πνεῦμα τὸ θειότατον, ἐλέησον τοὺς δούλους σου· πάντες γὰρ ἡμάρτομεν· ἀλλὰ σοῦ οὐκ ἀπέστημεν· ὅθεν δυσωποῦμέν σε, Τρισυπόστατε Κύριε, ὡς ἔχων ἐξουσίαν, τὸ πλάσμα σου, σῶσον ἐκ πάσης περιστάσεως.
Superessential God, one Lord in Trinity, * O Christ, the radiance of the beginningless * eternal Father, and divine * Spirit, have mercy on us, Your servants. * All of us have sinned and failed, but we have not rejected You. * Therefore we implore You now, Lord in triple hypostases, * Since You have the control over all things * save Your creature from all calamity. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Ὁ ὐπερούσιος, Θεὸς καὶ Κύριος, ἐκ σοῦ σεσάρκωται, διʼ ἀγαθότητα, τὸ καθʼ ἡμᾶς οὐσιωθείς, καὶ μείνας ὅπερ πέφυκεν· ὅθεν καὶ θεάνθρωπον, τοῦτον σέβοντες Πάναγνε, σὲ τὴν Ἀπειρόγαμον, Θεοτόκον κηρύττομεν, δοξάζοντες τὸ μέγιστον θαῦμα, τῆς σῆς ἀσπόρου κυήσεως.
Superessential God, in His benevolence, * as Lord of all, for us became incarnate of you, * and He assumed our very essence and remained what He was before. * Henceforth we all worship Him as both human as well as God, * O Virgin, and proclaim that you are the Mother of God indeed, * and glorify the greatest of all wonders, * namely your seedless childbirth. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ἔθου πρὸς ἡμᾶς.
Ode iv. N/M (Lord, You have established.)
Στέλεχος διττόν, ἐκ Πατρὸς ὡς ῥίζης ἐβλάστησεν, ὁ Υἱὸς καὶ Πνεῦμα τὸ εὐθές, οἱ συμφυεῖς βλαστοὶ καὶ θεόφυτοι, καὶ ἄνθη συνάναρχα, ὡς τρία εἶναι φῶτα τῆς Θεότητος.
From the Father as from a root, the Son and the right Spirit sprang as two trunks, connatural shoots planted by God, together with Him having no beginning, for they are three lights of the Godhead. [GOASD]
Στίφη νοερῶν, οὐσιῶν ἀπαύστως ὑμνοῦσί σε, τὸν ἀπερινόητον Θεόν, μεθʼ ὧν ἡμεῖς δοξάζομεν λέγοντες· Τριὰς ὑπερούσιε, τοὺς σοὺς οἰκέτας σῶσον ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.
Arrays of spiritual beings unceasingly extol You, O incomprehensible God. We join them glorifying You, and we sing: Superessential Trinity, save us Your servants in Your benevolence towards humanity. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ἔθελξας ἡμᾶς, εἰς ἀγάπην σήν, πολυέλεε, Λόγε τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ διʼ ἡμᾶς σωματωθεὶς ἀτρέπτως, καὶ τρίφωτον τὴν μίαν Θεότητα, μυσταγωγήσας· ὅθεν σε δοξάζομεν.
Very merciful Logos of God, You have drawn us to Your love. For us You became incarnate immutably, and You initiated us into the mystery of one Godhead with triple light. Therefore we glorify You. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ὡς εἶδεν Ἠσαΐας.
Ode v. N/M (Isaiah had a mystical vision.)
Τὸν ἕνα Κυριάρχην εἰκονικῶς, ὡς εἶδεν Ἠσαΐας Θεόν, ἐν τρισὶ προσώποις δοξολογούμενον, ἀχράντοις φωναῖς Σεραφείμ, ἀπεστάλη τοῦ κηρῦξαι παρευθύς, τρίφωτον οὐσίαν, καὶ Μονάδα τρισήλιον.
In images Isaiah saw the one Dominion, God in three persons, glorified by the immaculate voices of the Seraphim. Then he was sent to proclaim the thrice-radiant essence and the tri-solar Monad. [GOASD]
Ἁπάντων ἀοράτων καὶ ὁρατῶν, τὴν φύσιν ἐξ οὐκ ὄντων τὸ πρίν, ὑποστησαμένη, Μονὰς τρισήλιε, τοὺς ἕνα Θεόν σε πιστῶς, εὐφημοῦντας, ἐκ παντοίων πειρασμῶν, ἐκλυτρωσαμένη, τῆς σῆς δόξης ἀξίωσον.
O tri-solar Monad, in the beginning You created ex nihilo the nature of all things invisible and visible. We who faithfully extol You as one God implore You to free us from all worries, and count us worthy of Your glory. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Νυμφῶνα φωτοφόρον καὶ καθαρόν, Παρθένε γεγονυῖαν Θεοῦ, σὲ ὑμνοῦμεν πόθῳ καὶ μακαρίζομεν· ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐτέχθη Χριστός, ἐν οὐσίαις καὶ θελήσεσι διτταῖς, ὁ εἷς τῆς Τριάδος, καὶ τῆς δόξης ὢν Κύριος.
O Virgin, we lovingly extol you, and we call you blessed, for you became God’s bridal chamber, clean and luminous. From you, Christ was born with two natures and wills, being one of the Trinity and Lord of glory. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ἄβυσσος ἐσχάτη.
Ode vi. N/M (Sinfulness encircles me.)
Μέτοικος ὑπάρχων ὁ Ἀβραάμ, κατηξιώθη τυπικῶς ὑποδέξασθαι, ἑνικὸν μὲν Κύριον, ἐν τρισὶν ὑποστάσεσιν, ὑπερούσιον, ἀνδρικαῖς δὲ μορφώσεσιν. (δίς)
Abraham was a nomad when he was counted worthy to offer hospitality symbolically to the superessential single Lord in three hypostases in the form of three men. (2)
Ἴθυνον καρδίας σῶν οἰκετῶν, πρὸς φῶς τὸ ἀπρόσιτον, ὦ τρισήλιε Κύριε, καὶ σῆς δόξης ἔλλαμψιν, παράσχου ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν, τοῦ φαντάζεσθαι, τὸ σὸν κάλλος τὸ ἄῤῥητον.
O tri-solar Lord, direct Your servants’ hearts to the unapproachable light and the splendor of Your glory; and grant our souls to imagine Your ineffable beauty. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ἄνοιξον τὰς πύλας μοι τοῦ φωτός, τοῦ κυηθέντος ἐκ νηδύος σου, Ἄχραντε, ἵνα βλέπω τρίφωτον, ἀκτῖνα τῆς Θεότητος, καὶ δοξάζω σε, τὴν ὁλόφωτον Δέσποιναν.
O immaculate Virgin, open to me the gates to the Light who was born of your womb, that I may see the thrice radiant ray of the Godhead, and glorify you, our Lady of resplendent light. [GOASD]
Κάθισμα. Ἦχος γʹ. Θείας πίστεως.
Kathisma. Mode 3. Your confession.
Θείας φύσεως ὁμοουσίου, τὸ τρισήλιον ὑμνοῦμεν κράτος, καὶ τρισαγίαις φωναῖς ἐκβοήσωμεν· Ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Πατὴρ ὁ προάναρχος, Ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Υἱὸς ὁ συνάναρχος, Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον, ὁ εἷς ἀμερὴς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ πάντων ποιητὴς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος.
We extol the tri-solar dominion * of the consubstantial divine nature, * and we sing the thrice-holy hymn and say, * “Holy are You, O Father unoriginate! * Holy are You, O Son, likewise unoriginate! * Holy Spirit! Our one and inseparate * humane God, Creator of the universe!” [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Θαῦμα μέγιστον! πῶς συνεσχέθη, ὁ ἀχώρητος, ἐν τῇ γαστρί σου, καὶ ἐσαρκώθη, καὶ ἐφάνη ὡς ἄνθρωπος, μὴ ὑπομείνας φυρμόν, ἢ διαίρεσιν, τῆς θεϊκῆς καὶ ἀτρέπτου Θεότητος, Κόρη πάναγνε· διὸ Θεοτόκον σε πιστῶς, κηρύττομεν ἀεὶ καὶ δοξάζομεν.
Uncontainable is God the Logos, * yet He fit into your womb, O Virgin. * He was incarnate of you and appeared as a man, * without sustaining confusion nor division * of the Godhead, divine and unalterable. * Greatest miracle! And therefore we ever faithfully * declare and glorify you as the Mother of God. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ὡς πάλαι τοὺς εὐσεβεῖς.
Ode vii. N/M (Of old You refreshed.)
Ναόν με δεῖξον τῆς σῆς, Θεότητος Δέσποτα, τῆς τριλαμποῦς, ὅλον φωτεινόν, ἁμαρτητικῆς ἀμαυρώσεως δεινῆς, καὶ παθῶν ἀνώτερον, ταῖς φωτουργαῖς σου λάμψεσιν, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. (δίς)
O Master, I pray You make me be the wholly luminous temple of Your thrice-radiant Godhead; and by Your illuminating rays, make me be higher than the dreadful darkness of sins and passions, O God of our fathers. (2)
Θεότητος τὴν μορφήν, μίαν καταγγέλλομεν, ἐν τρισὶν ὑποστατικαῖς, καὶ διαιρεταῖς ἰδιότησι, Πατρὸς καὶ Υἱοῦ καὶ Πνεύματος· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ κράζοντες, ὁ Θεός ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
We profess one form of the Godhead in three hypostatic and separate identities, of Father, Son and Spirit, and we sing, “Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.” [GOASD]
Ἐφάνη τῷ Ἀβραάμ, Θεὸς τρισυπόστατος, ἐν τῇ δρυῒ πάλαι τῇ Μαμβρῇ, τῆς φιλοξενίας μισθόν, τὸν Ἰσαὰκ ἀντιδοὺς διʼ ἔλεον, ὅν περ νῦν δοξάζομεν, ὡς Θεὸν τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
God in three hypostases appeared to Abraham at the Oak of Mamre. In His mercy, He gave him Isaac as the reward for his hospitality. We now glorify Him as the God of our fathers. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ἐφάνη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, γενόμενος ἄνθρωπος, ὁ Παντουργὸς ἀγαθοπρεπῶς, ἐκ παρθενικῆς καὶ ἀχράντου σου γαστρός, καὶ ἡμᾶς ἐθέωσεν, εὐλογημένη Πάναγνε, Θεοτόκε πανάχραντε.
In His goodness, the Creator of all appeared on earth, when He became human and was born from your virgin and immaculate womb; and He deified us, O all-immaculate, blessed, and all-pure Mother of God. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ἀστέκτῳ πυρί.
Ode viii. N/M (Unharmed were the young men.)
Ἀνάρχου Πατρὸς ὡς ἐκ ῥίζης, Λόγος καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα συνανάρχως πεφυκότες, ὡς βλαστοὶ τῆς ὑπερουσίου θεαρχίας, ἔδειξαν τῆς Τριάδος, δόξαν μίαν τε καὶ δύναμιν, ἣν ὑμνοῦμεν πάντες, πιστοὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. (δίς)
The Logos and the Spirit, coeval with the unoriginate Father, sprang forth from Him, as from a root, as shoots of the superessential Godhead. Thus they showed the single glory and power of the Trinity, which we believers all extol unto the ages. (2)
Ῥυθμίζεις ταῖς σαῖς φρυκτωρίαις, Τάξεις οὐρανίους, ἀναμέλπειν ἀσιγήτως, τρισαγίοις, ᾄσμασι θείοις, Πάτερ Λόγε σύμμορφε, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα τρίφωτον, κράτος καὶ ἰσόῤῥοπον· ὅθεν σε ὑμνοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
O Father, consubstantial Logos and Spirit, with Your beacon signals You coordinate the celestial hierarchies, to praise the thrice-radiant and equal dominion unceasingly in thrice-holy songs. We also extol You, unto all the ages. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Χρησμοὶ Προφητῶν τὸν σὸν τόκον, πόῤῥωθεν ἰδόντες, Θεοτόκε ἀνευφήμουν, ὡς ἀσπόρως καὶ ὑπερφυῶς, γεννηθέντα Δέσποινα, καὶ συμφώνως τοῦτον ὑμνοῦμεν, ὡς Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
O Lady, the Prophets, as oracles, foresaw your childbirth long before, and they extolled your Son, who would be born supernaturally without seed. We also in unison extol Him as Lord, and we exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Καινὸν τὸ θαῦμα.
Ode ix. N/M (O novel wonder.)
Ἰδεῖν τὴν δόξαν τὴν τρισσολαμπῆ, αἱ θεοειδεῖς τῶν Ἀσωμάτων τάξεις, σαφῶς ἀνιέναι, πτέρυξιν ἐφίενται ἄνω, ἀλλʼ εὐλαβοῦνται σφόδρα, τὸ ἀπρόσιτον φῶς, καὶ ὕμνον ἀπαύστως ἐκβοῶσι, ταύταις συμφώνως, μοναδικὴ Τριάς, σὲ δοξάζομεν. (δίς)
The godlike orders of the bodiless hosts yearn to take wing and plainly see Your thrice-radiant glory, but they are very reverent toward the unapproachable light, and they unceasingly sing praises to You. We join them and in unison we glorify You, O our one God, the Trinity. (2)
Ἀπλέτῳ πόθῳ καὶ οἱ ἐπὶ γῆς, νοερὰν ψυχὴν ἐκ σοῦ λαβόντες καὶ λογικήν, σὲ ὑμνοῦμεν Δέσποτα Θεὲ τῶν ἁπάντων, τὴν ἑνιαίαν φύσιν ἀληθῶς, καὶ τριττὴν προσώποις, ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας· διὸ Οἰκτίρμον, ὡς πολυέλεος ἡμᾶς οἴκτειρον.
O Master and God of all, we on earth, who have received from You a spiritual and rational soul, with boundless love wholeheartedly extol You, who are truly one nature and three persons. We implore You, compassionate Lord, as You are very merciful, take pity on us. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ναόν με δεῖξον τῆς μοναρχικῆς, καὶ τριφεγγοῦς σου θεαρχίας φωτοειδῆ, καθαρῶς λατρεύειν σοι τῷ Κτίστῃ τῶν ὅλων, καὶ τῆς ἀφράστου δόξης νοερὸν θεωρόν, πρεσβείαις τῆς μόνης Θεοτόκου, ἣν ἐπαξίως, ὡς ὑπερένδοξον μεγαλύνομεν.
O Creator of all, make me be luminous temple of Your monarchal and thrice-radiant Godhead, that I may be completely devoted to You. I pray You let me see Your inexpressible noetic glory, at the intercession of the only Theotokos, whom we dutifully magnify, for she is glorious beyond measure. [GOASD]
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ΕΝ Τῼ ΟΡΘΡῼ
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Μετὰ τὴν αʹ Στιχολογίαν, Καθίσματα. Καθίσματα Ἀναστάσιμα.
After the first Psalter reading, Kathismata. Resurrectional Kathismata.
Ἦχος γʹ.
Mode 3.
Χριστὸς ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγήγερται, ἡ ἀπαρχὴ τῶν κεκοιμημένων· ὁ Πρωτότοκος τῆς κτίσεως, καὶ δημιουργὸς πάντων τῶν γεγονότων, τὴν καταφθαρεῖσαν φύσιν τοῦ γένους ἡμῶν, ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἀνεκαίνισεν. Οὐκέτι θάνατε κυριεύεις· ὁ γὰρ τῶν ὅλων Δεσπότης, τὸ κράτος σου κατέλυσε.
Christ has been raised from the dead; He is the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. As the first-born of all creation and maker of all things that were made, in himself He renewed our human nature that had been ravaged. O Death, you no longer have dominion, for the Master of all has destroyed your power. [GOASD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Σαρκὶ τοῦ θανάτου γευσάμενος Κύριε, τὸ πικρὸν τοῦ θανάτου, ἐξέτεμες τῇ ἐγέρσει σου, καὶ τὸν ἄνθρωπον κατʼ αὐτοῦ ἐνισχύσας, τῆς ἀρχαίας κατάρας τὴν ἧτταν ἀνακαλούμενος. Ὁ ὑπερασπιστὴς τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
You tasted death in the flesh, O Lord. But by Your resurrection, You cut off its bitterness and strengthened humanity against it, by reversing the failure that resulted in the ancient curse. O Defender of our life, glory to You, O Lord! [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. Αὐτόμελον.
Both now. Theotokion. Automelon.
Τὴν ὡραιότητα τῆς παρθενίας σου, καὶ τὸ ὑπέρλαμπρον τὸ τῆς ἁγνείας σου, ὁ Γαβριὴλ καταπλαγείς, ἐβόα σοι Θεοτόκε· Ποῖόν σοι ἐγκώμιον, προσαγάγω ἐπάξιον; τί δὲ ὀνομάσω σε; ἀπορῶ καὶ ἐξίσταμαι· διὸ ὡς προσετάγην βοῶ σοι· Χαῖρε ἡ Κεχαριτωμένη.
You were so beautiful in your virginity. * Archangel Gabriel admired your purity, * which was resplendent; and amazed, he said to you, Theotokos, * “As there are no accolades that can worthily honor you, * I am at a loss for words to address you, so awed am I. * But I will say what I was commanded: * Rejoice, O favored Maiden full of grace!” [GOASD]
Μετὰ τὴν βʹ Στιχολογίαν, ἕτερα Καθίσματα. Καθίσματα Ἀναστάσιμα.
After the second Psalter reading, Kathismata. Resurrectional Kathismata.
Τὴν ὡραιότητα.
You were so beautiful.
Τὸ ἀναλλοίωτον τὸ τῆς θεότητος, καὶ τὸ ἑκούσιον πάθος σου Κύριε, εἰς ἑαυτὸν καταπλαγείς, ὁ ᾅδης ἐπωδύρετο· Τρέμω τὴν τοῦ σώματος, μὴ φθαρεῖσαν ὑπόστασιν· βλέπω τὸν ἀόρατον, μυστικῶς πολεμοῦντά με· διὸ καὶ οὓς κατέχω κραυγάζουσι· Δόξα Χριστὲ τῇ ἀναστάσει σου.
You voluntarily endured Your suffering, * and Your divinity remained unchanged, O Lord. * Hades was terrified by this; and lamenting, it said to itself, * “I fear Him whose physical constitution is not destroyed. * I see the invisible One mystically waging war on me. * Now those whom I am holding are crying out, * ‘Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ!’” [GOASD]
Δόξα. Ὅμοιον.
Glory. Same Melody.
Τὸ ἀκατάληπτον τὸ τῆς σταυρώσεως, καὶ ἀνερμήνευτον τὸ τῆς ἐγέρσεως, θεολογοῦμεν οἱ πιστοί, ἀπόῤῥητον μυστήριον· σήμερον γὰρ θάνατος, καὶ ὁ ᾅδης ἐσκύλευται, γένος δὲ ἀνθρώπινον, ἀφθαρσίαν ἐνδέδυται· διὸ καὶ εὐχαρίστως κραυγάζομεν· Δόξα Χριστὲ τῇ ἀναστάσει σου.
We the believers now theologize about * the inexplicable, incomprehensible, * and hidden mystery of Your crucifixion and resurrection. * For death and the netherworld have been stripped of their spoils today, * and our human nature has now put on the imperishable. * And therefore in thanksgiving we cry aloud: * Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ. [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Both now. Theotokion. Same Melody.
Τὸν ἀκατάληπτον καὶ ἀπερίγραπτον, τὸν ὁμοούσιον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, ἐν τῇ γαστρί σου μυστικῶς, ἐχώρησας Θεομῆτορ· μίαν καὶ ἀσύγχυτον, τῆς Τριάδος ἐνέργειαν, ἔγνωμεν τῷ τόκῳ σου, ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ δοξάζεσθαι· διὸ καὶ εὐχαρίστως βοῶμέν σοι· Χαῖρε ἡ Κεχαριτωμένη.
You carried mystically within your womb the Lord, * incomprehensible, uncircumscribable, * and one in essence with the Father and the Spirit, O Mother of God. * Ever since your childbirth, we have learned how to glorify * the Trinity’s energy, which is single and unconfused. * And therefore in thanksgiving we sing to you: * Rejoice, O favored Maiden full of grace! [GOASD]
Μετὰ τὸν Ἄμωμον καὶ τὰ Εὐλογητάρια, ἡ
After Psalm 118 and the Evlogetaria:
Ὑπακοή.
Hypakoe.
Ἐκπλήττων τῇ ὁράσει, δροσίζων τοῖς ῥήμασιν, ὁ ἀστράπτων Ἄγγελος, ταῖς Μυροφόροις ἔλεγε· Τὸν ζῶντα τί ζητεῖτε ἐν μνήματι; ἡγέρθη κενώσας τὰ μνήματα· τῆς φθορᾶς ἀλλοιωτήν, γνῶτε τὸν ἀναλλοίωτον· εἴπατε τῷ Θεῷ· Ὡς φοβερὰ τὰ ἔργα σου! ὅτι τὸ γένος ἔσωσας τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
Astounding in appearance, refreshing by the words he spoke, the dazzling Angel said to the Myrrh-bearing Women, “Why do you look in a tomb for the One who is alive? He has risen and emptied the tombs. Know that He is the unchanging Changer of death. Say to God, ‘How awesome are Your works! For You have saved the human race.’” [GOASD]
Οἱ Ἀναβαθμοί. Ἀντίφωνον Αʹ.
Anavathmoi. Antiphon 1.
Τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν Σιών, σὺ ἐξείλου ἐκ Βαβυλῶνος, κᾀμὲ ἐκ τῶν παθῶν, πρός ζωήν ἕλκυσον Λόγε.
From Babylon You rescued the captives of Zion. O Logos, also pull me up from the passions to life. [GOASD]
Ἐν τῷ νότῳ οἱ σπείροντες, δάκρυσιν ἐνθέοις, θεριοῦσι στάχυας, ἐν χαρᾷ ἀειζωΐας.
Those who sow with godly tears in the south, with joy will reap the ears of everlasting life. [GOASD]
Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, πᾶσα ἀγαθοδωρία, ὡς Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ συναστράπτει· ἐν ᾧ τὰ πάντα ζῇ καὶ κινεῖται.
In the Holy Spirit, as in the Father and the Son, every gift of goodness intrinsically shines forth. And in Him all things both live and move. [GOASD]
Ἀντίφωνον Βʹ.
Antiphon 2.
Ἐὰν μὴ Κύριος οἰκοδομήσῃ οἶκον τῶν ἀρετῶν, μάτην κοπιῶμεν· τὴν δὲ ψυχὴν σκέποντος, οὐδεὶς ἡμῶν πορθεῖται τὴν πόλιν.
Unless the Lord builds the house of the virtues, we labor in vain. But if He is guarding the soul, no one can destroy our city. [GOASD]
Τοῦ καρποῦ τῆς γαστρός, τῷ Πνεύματι υἱοποιητῶς σοι τῷ Χριστῷ, ὡς Πατρὶ οἱ Ἅγιοι πάντοτε εἰσί.
O Christ, the Son of the Father, the fruit of the womb, the saints are ever adopted sons, through You in the Spirit. [GOASD]
Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, ἐνθεωρεῖται πᾶσα ἁγιότης, σοφία· οὐσιοῖ πᾶσαν γὰρ κτίσιν· αὐτῷ λατρεύσωμεν, Θεὸς γὰρ ὡς Πατρί τε καὶ Λόγῳ.
In the Holy Spirit are perceived all holiness and wisdom, for He gives substance to all creation. Since He is God, let us worship Him, as we do the Father and the Logos. [GOASD]
Ἀντίφωνον Γʹ.
Antiphon 3.
Οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον, μακάριοι, τρίβους βαδιοῦνται τῶν ἐντολῶν, φάγονται, ζωηρὰν γὰρ παγκαρπίαν.
Blessed are those who fear the Lord: they will walk in the ways of His commandments. They shall eat every kind of life-giving fruit. [GOASD]
Κύκλῳ τῆς τραπέζης σου εὐφράνθητι, καθορῶν σου ποιμενάρχα, τὰ ἔκγονα φέροντα, κλάδους ἀγαθοεργίας.
As you see your children’s children around your table bearing branches of good works, be glad, O arch-pastor. [GOASD]
Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, ὁ πᾶς πλοῦτος τῆς δόξης, ἐξ οὗ χάρις καὶ ζωὴ πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει· σὺν Πατρὶ γάρ, ἀνυμνεῖται καὶ τῷ Λόγῳ.
In the Holy Spirit is all the wealth of glory. From Him issue grace and life to all creation. And He is extolled with the Father and the Logos. [GOASD]
Προκείμενον.
Prokeimenon.
Εἴπατε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν· Ὅτι Κύριος ἐβασίλευσε, καὶ γὰρ κατώρθωσε τὴν οἰκουμένην, ἥτις οὐ σαλευθήσεται.
Say among the Gentiles, “The Lord is King, for He established the world, which shall not be shaken.”
Στίχ. Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν.
Verse: Oh, sing a new song to the Lord.
Πᾶσα πνοή. Εὐαγγέλιον Ἑωθινόν, τὸ ἐνδιάτακτον. Εἶτα· Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι· τὸν Νʹ Ψαλμόν, καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ (ὅρα ὄπισθεν). Μετὰ ταῦτα ψάλλονται οἱ Κανόνες.
“Let everything that breathes…” The appointed Sunday Matins Gospel. Then, “Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ…” Psalm 50, and the rest (as laid out before). Then we sing the Canons.
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Resurrection.
Ἦχος γʹ. ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Mode 3. Ode i. Heirmos.
Ὁ τὰ ὕδατα πάλαι, νεύματι θείῳ, εἰς μίαν συναγωγὴν συναθροίσας, καὶ τεμὼν θάλασσαν, Ἰσραηλίτῃ λαῷ, οὗτος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δεδοξασμένος ὑπάρχει· αὐτῷ μόνῳ ᾄσωμεν, ὅτι δεδόξασται.
He who gathered the water into its places * of old by divine decree is the same One * who for the Israelite people parted the sea. * He is our God and Lord, and He is glorified greatly. * To Him only let us sing, for He is glorified. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ὁ τὴν γῆν κατακρίνας τῷ παραβάντι, ἱδρῶτος φέρειν καρπὸν τὰς ἀκάνθας, ἀκανθῶν στέφανον ἐκ παρανόμου χειρός, οὗτος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, σωματικῶς δεδεγμένος, τὴν κατάραν ἔλυσεν, ὅτι δεδόξασται.
He who once laid a curse on the ground, to bring forth * for him who disobeyed thorns for his labors, * let a crown of thorns be laid on His head in the flesh, * by the hands of lawless men. He is our God, and He lifted * the ancestral curse, for He is greatly glorified. [SD]
Νικητὴς τροπαιοῦχος κατὰ θανάτου, ὁ θάνατον δεδυκὼς ἀνεδείχθη· παθητὴν σάρκα γὰρ ἐμψυχωμένην λαβών, οὗτος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ συμπλακεὶς τῷ τυράννῳ, πάντας συνανέστησεν, ὅτι δεδόξασται.
By submitting to death, He became the victor * triumphantly over death, taking trophies. * He assumed a passible human body and soul. * As our God and Lord, He wrestled with the tyrant and beat him. * With himself He raised all men, for He is glorified. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ἀληθῆ Θεοτόκον πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, δοξάζει σε τὴν ἀσπόρως τεκοῦσαν· ὑποδὺς μήτραν γὰρ ἡγιασμένην τὴν σήν, οὗτος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, τὸ καθʼ ἡμᾶς οὐσιώθη, καὶ Θεός καὶ ἄνθρωπος, ἐκ σοῦ γεγέννηται.
Without seed you gave birth to God. Now all nations * extol you, the only true Theotokos. * For the One who entered into your sanctified womb * is our God and Lord, and He assumed our whole human nature; * and when He was born from you, He was both God and man. [SD]
Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.
Ποίημα Ἰωάννου Μοναχοῦ (τοῦ Δαμασκηνοῦ).
By John the Monk (of Damascus).
ᾨδὴ αʹ. ᾎσμα καινόν.
Ode i.
Γένος βροτῶν, αἵματι θείῳ, δεδουλωμένον τυράννῳ φιλαμαρτήμονι, Χριστὸς ἐξηγόρασε, καὶ θεοποιήσας ἀνεκαίνισεν, ὅτι δεδόξασται.
Ὡς μὲν θνητός, θανάτου θέλων, ὁ τῆς ζωῆς ταμιοῦχος, Χριστὸς ἐγεύσατο, ὡς ὢν δὲ ἀθάνατος φύσει, τοὺς νεκροὺς ἐζωοποίησεν, ὅτι δεδόξασται.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
ᾎσμα καινόν.
Γόνυ κάμπτει, ἅπασα φύσις, ἐπουρανίων Παρθένε, τῷ σαρκωθέντι ἐκ σοῦ, σὺν τοῖς ἐπιγείοις τε, ἀξιοπρεπῶς τὰ καταχθόνια, ὅτι δεδόξασται.
Ὢ συναλλαγμάτων, τῶν ἐν σοί! ἀγαθῶν γὰρ ἀφθόνως, παρεκτικὸς ὢν Θεός, Πνεῦμα θεῖον δοὺς ἡμῖν, σάρκα ἐκ σοῦ Κόρη προσελάβετο, ὅτι δεδόξασται.
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iii. Heirmos.
Ὁ ἐκ μὴ ὄντων τὰ πάντα παραγαγών, τῷ Λόγῳ κτιζόμενα, τελειούμενα Πνεύματι, Παντοκράτορ ὕψιστε, ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ τῇ σῇ στερέωσόν με.
From non-existence You brought forth all things, O God, * through the Word creating them, in the Spirit perfecting them. * Most High Ruler over all, * firmly establish me in Your love, O Master. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Διὰ Σταυροῦ σου ᾐσχύνθη ὁ ἀσεβής· εἰργάσατο βόθρον γάρ, ὃν ὀρύξας εἰσπέπτωκε· ταπεινῶν ὑψώθη δέ, Χριστὲ τὸ κέρας ἐν τῇ σῇ ἀναστάσει.
The ungodly one was put to shame by Your Cross. * He opened up a pit, and he fell into the hole he made. * And exalted was the horn * of the humble, O Christ, by Your resurrection. [SD]
Τῆς εὐσεβείας τὸ κήρυγμα τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὡς ὕδωρ ἐκάλυψε τὰς θαλάσσας Φιλάνθρωπε· ἀναστὰς ἐκ τάφου γάρ, τὸ τῆς Τριάδος ἀπεκάλυψας φέγγος.
The proclamation of knowledge and faith in God * has covered the whole wide world, * as much water covers the seas. * Risen, You revealed the light * of the Trinity, O benevolent Savior. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Δεδοξασμένα λελάληνται περὶ σοῦ, ἡ πόλις ἡ ἔμψυχος, τοῦ ἀεὶ βασιλεύοντος· διὰ σοῦ γὰρ Δέσποινα, τοῖς ἐπὶ γῆς Θεὸς συνανεστράφη.
Glorious things have been spoken concerning you, * O Lady, the animate city of Him who forever reigns; * for it was through you that God * was seen upon the earth and lived among men. [SD]
Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.
Τόξον ἔθραυσας ἐχθρῶν.
Ῥύψις ἄχραντε Σταυρέ, εἰδωλικῶν ἐδείχθης σὺ καθαρμάτων, ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὑπέρθεος, ἐν σοὶ χεῖρας ἐξεπέτασεν.
Ἴνα πάντες οἱ πιστοί, τὸ ζωοδόχον μνῆμα σὲ προσκυνῶμεν, τέθαπται ἐν σοί, καὶ ἐγήγερται Χριστός, ὄντως ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
Τόξον ἔθραυσας ἐχθρῶν.
Ῥάβδος ῥίζης Ἱεσσαί, προφητικῶς βλαστήσασα, ἡ Παρθένος ἄνθος σε Χριστέ, ἐξανέτειλεν ἡμῖν, Ἅγιος εἶ Κύριε.
Ἵνα θείας κοινωνούς, τοὺς γηγενεῖς ἐργάσῃ ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, σάρκα τὴν ἡμῶν, σὺ ἑπτώχευσας λαβών, Ἅγιος εἶ Κύριε.
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iv. Heirmos.
Ἔθου πρὸς ἡμᾶς, κραταιὰν ἀγάπησιν Κύριε, τὸν μονογενῆ γὰρ σοῦ Υἱόν, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν εἰς θάνατον δέδωκας· διό σοι κραυγάζομεν εὐχαριστοῦντες· Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
Lord, You have established a mighty love of Your strength for us; * God of our deliverance, You gave Your only-begotten Son to die for us. * And now with thanksgiving we sing out and praise You: * Glory to Your strength, O Lord! [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Στίγματα Χριστέ, συμπαθῶς καὶ μώλωπας ἤνεγκας, ὕβριν ῥαπισμάτων καρτερῶν, καὶ μακροθύμως φέρων ἐμπτύσματα, διʼ ὧν κατειργάσω μοι τὴν σωτηρίαν. Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
Suffering for us, You endured shameful treatment patiently. * You were struck and spit upon, O Christ. * You bore marks and bruises sympathetically. * By accepting it all, You worked my salvation. * Glory to Your strength, O Lord! [SD]
Σώματι θνητῷ, ἡ ζωὴ θανάτῳ ὡμίλησας, τῆς ταλαιπωρίας τῶν πτωχῶν, καὶ στεναγμοῦ πενήτων σου ἕνεκεν· καὶ φθείρας τὸν φθείραντα δεδοξασμένε, πάντας συνανέστησας, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.
You made war on death with Your mortal body, O Life itself, * because of the groaning of the poor * and of the suffering of the needy, O Christ. * You ruined him who ruined us and raised all people * with yourself, O Lord only humane and glorified. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Μνήσθητι Χριστέ, ἧς ἐκτήσω ποίμνης τῷ πάθει σου, τῆς δεδοξασμένης σου Μητρός, τὰς συμπαθεῖς ἐντεύξεις δεξάμενος, καὶ ἐπισκεψάμενος, κεκακωμένην ῥῦσαι, τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
Remember Your flock that You acquired by Your Passion, O Christ. * Listen to the sympathetic prayers * of Your glorified Mother on our behalf. * Visit it, and whenever it is afflicted * save it, by Your strength, O Lord. [SD]
Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.
Τὸ ξένον καὶ ἀπόῤῥητον.
Ὁ πλάσας κατʼ εἰκόνα σου, φιλάνθρωπε τὸν ἄνθρωπον, καὶ νεκρωθέντα τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, διὰ τῆς παραβάσεως, σταυρωθεὶς ἐν Κρανίῳ διέσωσας.
Νεκροὺς μὲν οὓς κατέπιεν, ὁ θάνατος ἀπέδωκε, κατελύθη δέ, καὶ τὸ τοῦ ᾅδου φθοροποιὸν βασίλειον, ἀναστάντος ἐκ τάφου σου Κύριε.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
Τὸ ξένον καὶ ἀπόῤῥητον.
Ὁ στήσας ὄρη Δέσποτα, ζυγῷ τῆς θείας γνώσεως, λελατόμησαι ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, λίθος χειρῶν ἄνευθεν· τῇ δυνάμει σου δόξα φιλάνθρωπε.
Νοσοῦσαν ἐθεράπευσας, ἡμῶν τὴν φύσιν Δέσποτα, δραστικώτατον ἐν τῇ Παρθένῳ, ταύτῃ ἑνώσας φάρμακον, τὴν σὴν ἄχραντον Λόγε Θεότητα.
Μερίς μου εἶ ὁ Κύριος, καὶ κλῆρος ἐπιπόθητος, ὁ ἑνώσας με ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, Λόγε τῇ ὑποστάσει σου, τῇ σαρκὶ χρηματίσας ὑπόστασις.
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode v. Heirmos.
Πρὸς σε ὀρθρίζω, τὸν τοῦ παντὸς Δημιουργόν, τὴν ὑπερέχουσαν πάντα νοῦν εἰρήνην· διότι φῶς τὰ προστάγματά σου, ἐν οἷς με καθοδήγησον.
I rise early in the morning, Fashioner of all, * to You, the peace that passes all understanding. * O Lord our God, Your commands and judgments * are light. I pray You, guide me by them. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Κριτῇ ἀδίκῳ, Ἑβραίων φθόνῳ προδοθεὶς ὁ Παντεπόπτης, καὶ ἅπασαν δικαίως, κρίνων τὴν γῆν, τὸν Ἀδὰμ τῆς πάλαι, ἐῤῥύσω κατακρίσεως.
To an unjust judge, envious leaders of the Jews * delivered You, the all-seeing God who judges * all earth righteously. And You delivered * Adam who was condemned of old. [SD]
Τὴν σὴν εἰρήνην, ταῖς Ἐκκλησίαις σου Χριστέ, τῇ ἀηττήτῳ δυνάμει τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου, ὁ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστὰς παράσχου, καὶ σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
By the invincible power of Your Cross, O Christ, * who on the third day rose from the dead, O Savior, * grant Your peace to Your Church, we entreat You, * O Lord our God, and save our souls. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Σκηνὴ ἁγία, καὶ Πλατυτέρα οὐρανῶν, ὡς τὸν ἐν πάσῃ ἀχώρητον τῇ κτίσει, Λόγον Θεοῦ δεξαμένη, μόνη ἐδείχθης Ἀειπάρθενος.
O Ever-Virgin, you became like the holy Tent * and wider than the heavens, for you accepted * within your womb the Logos of God, * whom all creation cannot contain. [SD]
Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.
Ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
Λόγχῃ πλευράν, ὦ Χριστέ μου νυγείς σου, τὴν ἐκ πλευρᾶς ἀνθρωπίνης κτισθεῖσαν, ὀλέθρου πᾶσι βροτοῖς, γεγονυῖαν πρόξενον, τῆς κατάρας ἠλευθέρωσας.
Ἴσος Πατρί, κατʼ οὐσίαν ὑπάρχων, τὸν ἱερὸν ἐξανέστησας δόμον, τοῦ παναχράντου σου, καὶ πανσέπτου σώματος, ἐκ νεκρῶν, Χριστὲ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
Ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
Λόγος Θεοῦ, ὁ Υἱός σου Παρθένε, Δημιουργὸς Ἀδὰμ τοῦ πρωτοπλάστου, οὐ δημιούργημα, εἰ καὶ σάρκα ἔμψυχον, ἑαυτῷ ἐκ σοῦ διέπλασεν.
Ἴσος Πατρί, ὁ Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου, Λόγος Θεοῦ, ὑπόστασις τελεία, ἐν δύο φύσεσιν, Ἰησοῦς ὁ Κύριος, Θεὸς τέλειος καὶ ἄνθρωπος.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vi. Heirmos.
Ἄβυσσος ἐσχάτη ἁμαρτιῶν, ἐκύκλωσέ με, καὶ ἐκλείπει τὸ πνεῦμά μου, ἀλλʼ ἐκτείνας Δέσποτα, σὸν ὑψηλὸν βραχίονα, ὡς τὸν Πέτρον με, κυβερνῆτα διάσωσον.
Sinfulness encircles me as the lowest depth did Jonah, * and my spirit is failing me. * I cry out to You, O Master. Reach out Your exalted arm. * Pilot, rescue me, as You saved Your Apostle of old. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ἄβυσσος ἐλέους καὶ οἰκτιρμῶν, ἐκύκλωσέ με, τῇ εὐσπλάγχνῳ καθόδῳ σου· σαρκωθεὶς γὰρ Δέσποτα, καὶ γεγονὼς ἐν δούλου μορφῇ, ἐθεούργησας, καὶ σεαυτῷ συνεδόξασας.
Mercy and compassion encircle me now like a sea, * for in Your love You came down to me. * You became incarnate, Master, and took on the form of a slave, * and You deified and, with yourself, You glorified me. [SD]
Νέκρωσιν ὑπέστη ὁ νεκρωτής, τὸν νεκρωθέντα ζωωθέντα θεώμενος· τῆς σῆς ἀναστάσεως, ταῦτα Χριστὲ τὰ σύμβολα, καὶ τοῦ πάθους σου, τοῦ ἀχράντου τὰ ἔπαθλα.
When he saw the One who was put to death come back to life, * he who wielded death was put to death. * These are the tokens of Your resurrection, O Christ our God, * and the prizes of Your all-immaculate Passion. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Πάναγνε ἡ μόνη τῷ Πλαστουργῷ, καὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, ὑπὲρ νοῦν μεσιτεύσασα, τὸν Υἱόν σου ἵλεων, τοῖς ἐπταικόσι δούλοις σου, καὶ ὑπέρμαχον, χρηματίσαι δυσώπησον.
You incomprehensibly intercede with the Creator * on behalf of humanity. * Only all-pure Virgin, pray your Son, that He be merciful * and the champion of your servants who are sinners. [SD]
Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.
Σκηνώσεως Ἰωνᾶς.
Μωλώπων σὺ πειραθείς, ᾅδου τραυματίας, πάθει Σταυροῦ συνανέστησας· ὅθεν σοι κραυγάζω· Ἀνάγαγε, ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωήν μου φιλάνθρωπε.
Ἀνοίγονταί σοι Χριστέ, φόβῳ πύλαι ᾅδου, σκεύη ἐχθροῦ δὲ ἁρπάζονται· ὅθεν σοι Γυναῖκες ὑπήντησαν, ἀντὶ λύπης χαρὰν κομισάμεναι.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
Σκηνώσεως Ἰωνᾶς.
Μορφοῦται τὸ καθʼ ἡμᾶς, ἐκ τῆς ἀκηράτου Κόρης, ὁ σχήματι ἄμοιρος, σχήματι ὑπάρξας καὶ πράγματι, μὴ τραπεὶς τὴν Θεότητα ἄνθρωπος.
Ἀβύσσου ἁμαρτιῶν, καὶ τῆς καταιγίδος, Πάναγνε τῶν παθῶν ῥῦσαί με· πέφυκας λιμὴν γὰρ καὶ ἄβυσσος, τῶν θαυμάτων τοῖς πίστει σοι προστρέχουσι.
Κοντάκιον. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον.
Kontakion. On this day.
Ἐξανέστης σήμερον, ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου Οἰκτίρμον, καὶ ἡμᾶς ἐξήγαγες, ἐκ τῶν πυλῶν τοῦ θανάτου· σήμερον Ἀδὰμ χορεύει, καὶ χαίρει Εὔα, ἅμα δέ, καὶ οἱ Προφῆται, σὺν Πατριάρχαις, ἀνυμνοῦσιν ἀκαταπαύστως, τὸ θεῖον κράτος τῆς ἐξουσίας σου.
From the tomb You rose today, O Lord of tender compassion, also from the gates of death You led us out, O our Savior. On this day Adam is dancing and Eve rejoices, and with them the holy Patriarchs and the Prophets are unceasingly extolling the divine power of Your authority. [GOASD]
Ὁ Οἶκος.
Oikos.
Ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ σήμερον χορευέτωσαν, καὶ Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ὁμοφρόνως ὑμνείτωσαν, ὅτι τοὺς δεσμίους ἐκ τῶν τάφων ἀνέστησε. Συγχαίρει πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις, προσφέρουσα ἐπάξια ᾄσματα, τῷ πάντων Κτίστῃ καὶ Λυτρωτῇ ἡμῶν· ὅτι τοὺς βροτοὺς ἐξ ᾅδου σήμερον, ὡς ζωοδότης συνανελκύσας, πρὸς οὐρανοὺς συνανυψοῖ, καὶ καταῤῥσσει τοῦ ἐχθροῦ τὰς ἐπάρσεις, καὶ πύλας τοῦ ᾅδου διαθλάττει, τῷ θείῳ κράτει τῆς ἐξουσίας αὐτοῦ.
Let heaven and earth join in dance today and in harmony extol Christ our God, for He raised the prisoners from their tombs. All creation celebrates together, offering worthy songs to our Redeemer, the Creator of all. For today, with himself as the Giver of Life, He raises people from the netherworld and lifts them up to heaven. He quashes the enemy’s haughtiness and smashes the gates of Hades, by the divine power of His authority. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vii. Heirmos.
Ὡς πάλαι τοὺς εὐσεβεῖς, τρεῖς παῖδας ἐδρόσισας, ἐν τῇ φλογὶ τῇ χαλδαϊκῇ, τῷ φωτιστικῷ τῆς θεότητος πυρί, καὶ ἡμᾶς καταύγασον, εὐλογητὸς εἶ κράζοντας, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν.
Of old You refreshed with dew the God-fearing three young men * in the Chaldean furnace’s flames. * Master, with Your Godhead’s illuminating fire, * we pray You enlighten us, * as we cry out and sing to You: * Blessed are You, O God of our fathers. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ἐῤῥάγη τὸ τοῦ ναοῦ, φαιδρὸν καταπέτασμα, ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ τοῦ Δημιουργοῦ, τὴν ἐγκεκρυμμένην τῷ γράμματι δηλοῦν, τοῖς πιστοῖς ἀλήθειαν, εὐλογητὸς εἶ κράζουσιν, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν.
The resplendent curtain of the Temple was torn in two, * when the Creator was on the Cross, * revealing to the faithful the truth that was hidden in the letter of the Law. * Now they cry out and sing to Him: * “Blessed are You, O God of our fathers.” [SD]
Νυγείσης σου τῆς πλευρᾶς, ῥανίδες θεόῤῥυτοι, ζωοποιοῦ αἵματος Χριστέ, οἰκονομικῶς ἀποστάζουσαι εἰς γῆν, τοὺς ἐκ γῆς ἀνέπλασαν, εὐλογητὸς εἶ κράζοντας, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν.
O Christ, when Your holy side was pierced, providentially * from Your divine body there were drops * of life-giving blood that were spilled upon the earth * and remade those born on earth. * We all cry out and sing to You: * “Blessed are You, O God of our fathers.” [SD]
Τριαδικόν.
For the Trinity.
Τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἀγαθόν, Πατρὶ συνδοξάσωμεν, καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ τῷ μονογενεῖ, μίαν ἐν τρισὶ πιστοὶ σέβοντες ἀρχήν, καὶ μίαν θεότητα, εὐλογητὸς εἶ κράζοντες, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν.
O faithful, let us adore and worship one principal, * the single Godhead, the one in three, * glorifying Father, only-begotten Son, * and the good Holy Spirit, God, * as we cry out and sing aloud: * “Blessed are You, O God of our fathers.” [SD]
Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.
Σοβαρὸς ὁ τύραννος.
Οὐ ψιλὸν ὁ ἥλιος, ἐν Σταυρῷ κρεμάμενον ἄνθρωπον, ἀλλὰ Θεὸν σκοτίζεται, σεσαρκωμένον ὁρῶν, ᾧ καὶ ψάλλομεν· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
Ἰσχυρὸν Θεότητι, δεδεγμένος ᾅδης ὁ δείλαιος, τὸν ἀφθαρσίας πάροχον, ψυχὰς δικαίων βοώσας ἤμεσεν. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Θησαυρὸς πολύτιμος, εὐλογίας Πάναγνε πέφυκας, τοῖς καθαρᾷ καρδίᾳ, σὲ ὁμολογοῦσι Θεογεννήτριαν· καὶ γὰρ ἐκ σοῦ σεσάρκωται, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
Σοβαρὸς ὁ τύραννος.
Ὁ τῆς δόξης Κύριος, καὶ κρατῶν τῶν ἄνω Δυνάμεων, ὁ σὺν Πατρὶ καθήμενος, παρθενικαῖς ταῖς χερσὶ φερόμενος· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν
Ἰταμὸς ὁ θάνατος, ἀλλὰ τοῦτόν σοι ὁμιλήσαντα, ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου ὤλεσας, θεοϋπόστατος, σάρξ γενόμενος. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.
Θεοτόκον πάντες σε, τὸν Θεὸν κυήσασαν ἔγνωμεν· τὸν τῆς Τριάδος ἕνα γάρ, σεσαρκωμένον ἁγνὴ γεγέννηκας. Εὐλογημένος Πάναγνε, ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode viii. Heirmos.
Ἀστέκτῳ πυρὶ ἑνωθέντες, οἱ θεοσεβείας προεστῶτες Νεανίαι, τῇ φλογὶ δὲ μὴ λωβηθέντες, θεῖον ὕμνον ἔμελπον· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Unharmed were the young men, who were champions * of belief in God, when they were thrown into the furnace * and they faced unbearable fire; and they sang a hymn to God: * “All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ἐῤῥάγη ναοῦ ἡ φαιδρότης, ὅτε ὁ Σταυρός σου ἐπάγη ἐν Κρανίῳ, καὶ ἡ κτίσις συνεκλονεῖτο, φόβῳ ἀναμέλπουσα· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
The Temple’s resplendent veil was torn down, * O Lord, when Your precious Cross on Calvary was set up. * And creation was also quaking, * and in fear it sang the hymn, * “All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]
Ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ἐκ τοῦ τάφου, καὶ τὸν πεπτωκότα τῇ ἀπάτῃ, διὰ ξύλου ἀνωρθώσω θείᾳ δυνάμει, κράζοντα καὶ λέγοντα· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
You rose from the tomb, O Messiah, * and by divine power You raised Adam who had fallen * through a tree of old by deception. * He cried out and sang the hymn, * “All you works of the Lord, bless the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages.” [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ναὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀνεδείχθης, ἔμψυχον χωρίον κιβωτός τε· τὸν ποιητήν, τοῖς βροτοῖς γὰρ Θεογεννῆτορ, ἄχραντε κατήλλαξας, καὶ ἀξίως πάντα τὰ ἔργα ὑμνοῦμέν σε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
All-pure Theotokos, we call you * God’s animate Temple and His Ark, for you contained Him. * To our Creator you reconciled us mortals through your childbirth. * As is right we all sing hymns to you, * and exalt you beyond measure unto all the ages. [SD]
Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.
Ἐνύλου φλόγα πυρός.
Ὁ Λόγος οὐ παθητός· ἀπαθὴς γὰρ τῇ Θεότητι, πάσχει σαρκὶ δὲ Θεός, ᾧ καὶ ψάλλομεν· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Ὑπνώσας μὲν ὡς θνητός, ἐξηγέρθης ὡς ἀθάνατος Σῶτερ, καὶ σῴζεις θανάτου τοὺς μέλποντας· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Τριαδικόν.
For the Trinity.
Λατρεύομεν εὐσεβῶς, τρισυπόστατον Θεότητα, ἑνιζομένην ἀπαύστως καὶ ψάλλομεν· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
Ἐνύλου φλόγα πυρός.
Ἡ τάξεις τὰς νοεράς, οἷα Μήτηρ ὑπεράρασα, καὶ πλησίον Θεοῦ χρηματίσασα, εὐλογοῦμεν εὐλογημένη, παρθένε τὸν τόκον σου, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Τὸ κάλλος τὸ φυσικόν, ὡραιότερον ἀνέδειξας, ἐξαστράψασα σάρκα Θεότητος. Εὐλογοῦμεν εὐλογημένη, Παρθένε τὸν τόκον σου, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode ix. Heirmos.
Καινὸν τὸ θαῦμα καὶ θεοπρεπές· τῆς Παρθένου γὰρ τὴν κεκλεισμένην πύλην, σαφῶς διοδεύει Κύριος, γυμνὸς ἐν εἰσόδῳ, καὶ σαρκοφόρος ὤφθη ἐν ἐξόδῳ Θεός, καὶ μένει ἡ πύλη κεκλεισμένη· ταύτην ἀφράστως, ὡς Θεομήτορα μεγαλύνομεν.
O novel wonder, so befitting God! * For the Lord himself has manifestly passed through * the gate of the Virgin, which was shut. * Naked God, He entered, and He appeared wearing flesh when He exited, * the gate remaining shut notwithstanding. * We magnify her who is ineffably the Mother of God. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Φρικτὸν ἰδέσθαι σὲ τὸν Ποιητήν, ἐπὶ ξύλου ἀναρτηθέντα Λόγε Θεοῦ, σαρκικῶς δὲ πάσχοντα, Θεὸν ὑπὲρ δούλων, καὶ ἐν μνημείῳ ἄπνουν κατακείμενον, νεκροὺς δὲ τοῦ ᾅδου λελυκότα· ὅθεν Χριστέ σε, ὡς παντοδύναμον μεγαλύνομεν.
It was an awful sight when You, the Maker, * were hanging on the Cross, O Logos of God, * in the body suffering, O God, for Your servants; * When You expired, You were laid in a sepulcher, * and You freed the dead who were in Hades. * We magnify You, for You, O Savior Christ, are omnipotent. [SD]
Φθορᾶς θανάτου ἔσωσας Χριστέ, τοὺς προπάτορας, κατατεθεὶς ἐν τάφῳ νεκρός, καὶ ζωὴν ἐξήνθησας, νεκροὺς ἀναστήσας, χειραγωγήσας φύσιν τὴν βροτείαν πρὸς φῶς, καὶ θείαν ἐνδύσας ἀφθαρσίαν· ὅθεν πηγήν σε, φωτὸς ἀειζώου μεγαλύνομεν.
When You had died and were buried, O Christ, * You saved our ancestors from death and corruption. * You made life to blossom forth, granting resurrection * to all the dead; and You led human nature to light * and clothed it with divine incorruption. * We magnify You, for You are the source of ever-living light. [SD]
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ναὸς καὶ θρόνος ὤφθης τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐν ᾧ ᾤκησεν ὁ ἐν ὑψίστοις πέλων, τεχθεὶς ἀπειράνδρως Πάναγνε, σαρκὸς μὴ ἀνοίξας ὅλως σου πύλας· ὅθεν ταῖς ἀλήκτοις σεμνὴ λιταῖς σου, τὰ φῦλα τῶν βαρβάρων, θᾶττον εἰς τέλος, τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν καθυπόταξον.
You are the throne and Temple of our God; * for the One who is on high had dwelt within you. * All-pure Virgin, He was born of you without human seed, and He kept you a virgin. * Therefore, noble Lady, by your never-ceasing prayers, * subordinate hostile foes and forces swiftly and completely to the government. [SD]
Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.
Οἱ τῷ γλυκεῖ.
Γέρας βροτοῖς ἐξ ἀτίμου θανάτου, πᾶσιν ἐπήγασας, οὗ διὰ σταυρώσεως Σῶτερ γευσάμενος, τῇ οὐσίᾳ τῇ θνητῇ, ἀφθαρσίαν μοι, ἐδωρήσω Χριστὲ ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.
Ἔσωσάς με ἀναστὰς ἐκ τοῦ τάφου, Χριστὲ καὶ ὕψωσας, καὶ Πατρὶ προσήγαγες τῷ σῷ Γεννήτορι, δεξιᾷ τε τῇ αὐτοῦ συνεκάθισας, διὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους σου Κύριε.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
Οἱ τῷ γλυκεῖ.
Κόρος τῶν σῶν ἐφυμνίων Παρθένε, τοῖς εὐαγέσι πιστοῖς, ὅλως οὐ προσγίνεται· πόθῳ γὰρ πόθον ἀεὶ θεῖον, καὶ πνευματικόν προσλαμβάνοντες, ὡς μητέρα Θεοῦ μεγαλύνουσιν.
Ἔθου ἡμῖν ἀκαταίσχυντον πρέσβυν, τὴν σὲ τεκοῦσαν Χριστέ, ταύτης ταῖς ἐντεύξεσιν, ἵλεων νέμοις ἡμῖν, Πνεῦμα μεταδοτικὸν ἀγαθότητος, ἐκ Πατρὸς διὰ σοῦ προερχόμενον.
Ἐξαποστειλάριον, τὸ ἐνδιάτακτον Ἑωθινόν.
The appointed Eothinon Exaposteilarion.
Εἰς τοὺς Αἴνους.
At Lauds.
Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα. Ἦχος γʹ.
Resurrectional Stichera. Mode 3.
Δεῦτε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, γνῶτε τοῦ φρικτοῦ μυστηρίου τὴν δύναμιν· Χριστὸς γὰρ ὁ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν, ὁ ἐν ἀρχῇ Λόγος, ἐσταυρώθη διʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἑκὼν ἐτάφη, καὶ ἀνέστη ἐκ νεκρῶν, τοῦ σῶσαι τὰ σύμπαντα. Αὐτὸν προσκυνήσωμεν.
O come, all you nations. Know the power of the awe-inspiring mystery. For Christ our Savior, the Logos who was in the beginning, for us voluntarily was crucified and buried, and He rose from the dead, all to save the universe. Come and let us worship Him. [GOASD]
Διηγήσαντο πάντα τὰ θαυμάσια, οἱ φύλακές σου Κύριε· ἀλλὰ τὸ συνέδριον τῆς ματαιότητος, πληρῶσαν δώρων τὴν δεξιὰν αὐτῶν, κρύπτειν ἐνόμιζον τὴν ἀνάστασίν σου, ἣν ὁ κόσμος δοξάζει. Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
The soldiers who had guarded You, O Lord, reported all the marvelous events that had taken place. But that vain council filled their right hand with bribes, thinking that in this way they could hide Your resurrection, which the world glorifies. Have mercy on us. [GOASD]
Χαρᾶς τὰ πάντα πεπλήρωται, τῆς ἀναστάσεως τὴν πεῖραν εἰληφότα· Μαρία γὰρ ἡ Μαγδαληνή, ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα ἦλθεν, εὗρεν Ἄγγελον ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον καθήμενον, τοῖς ἱματίοις ἐξαστράπτοντα καὶ λέγοντα· Τί ζητεῖτε τὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τῶν νεκρῶν; οὐκ ἔστιν ᾧδε, ἀλλʼ ἐγήγερται, καθὼς εἶπε, προάγων ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ.
The universe is filled with joy since it experienced Your resurrection. Mary Magdalene came to the tomb. She found an Angel sitting on the stone. He was shining like lightning in dazzling apparel, and he said, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here; for He has risen, as He said. He is going before you to Galilee.” [GOASD]
Ἐν τῷ φωτί σου Δέσποτα, ὀψόμεθα φῶς φιλάνθρωπε· ἀνέστης γὰρ ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, σωτηρίαν τῷ γένει τῶν ἀνθρώπων δωρούμενος, ἵνα σε πᾶσα κτίσις δοξολογῇ, τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
In Your light we shall see light, O benevolent Master. For You rose from the dead, granting salvation to the human race, so that all creation may glorify You, the only One who is without sin. Have mercy on us! [GOASD]
Ἕτερα Στιχηρὰ Ἀνατολικά.
Additional Stichera by Anatolios.
Ὕμνον ἑωθινόν, αἱ Μυροφόροι γυναῖκες, τὰ δάκρυα προσέφερον Κύριε· εὐωδίας γὰρ ἀρώματα κατέχουσαι, τὸ μνῆμά σου κατέλαβον, τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα, μυρίσαι σπουδάζουσαι. Ἄγγελος καθήμενος ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον, αὐταῖς εὐηγγελίσατο· Τί ζητεῖτε τὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τῶν νεκρῶν; τὸν θάνατον γὰρ πατήσας, ἀνέστη ὡς Θεός, παρέχων πᾶσι τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
The Myrrh-bearing Women presented their tears as a hymn of praise, early in the morning, O Lord, when they came to Your tomb with sweet-smelling spices, intending to anoint Your immaculate body. The Angel who was sitting on the stone announced to them the good news and said, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? As God, He has trampled death and risen, granting to all the great mercy.” [GOASD]
Ἐξαστράπτων Ἄγγελος, ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμά σου τὸ ζωοποιόν, ταῖς Μυροφόροις ἔλεγεν· Ἐκένωσε τοὺς τάφους ὁ Λυτρωτής, ἐσάλευσε τὸν ᾅδην, καὶ ἀνέστη τριήμερος, ὡς μόνος Θεὸς καὶ παντοδύναμος.
The dazzling Angel sitting on Your life-giving tomb said to the Myrrh-bearing Women, “The Redeemer has emptied the graves. He shook the netherworld, and He rose on the third day, as the one and only almighty God.” [GOASD]
Εἰς τὸ μνῆμά σε ἐπεζήτησεν, ἐλθοῦσα τῇ μιᾷ τῶν Σαββάτων, Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή· μὴ εὑροῦσα δὲ ὠλοφύρετο, κλαυθμῷ βοῶσα· Οἴμοι! Σωτήρ μου, πῶς ἐκλάπης πάντων Βασιλεῦ; Ζεῦγος δὲ ζωηφόρων Ἀγγέλων, ἔνδοθεν τοῦ μνημείου ἐβόα· Τί κλαίεις ὧ γύναι; Κλαίω, φησίν, ὅτι ᾖραν τὸν Κύριόν μου τοῦ τάφου, καὶ οὐκ οἶδα ποῦ ἔθηκαν αὐτόν. Αὐτὴ δὲ στραφεῖσα ὀπίσω, ὡς κατεῖδέ σε, εὐθέως ἐβόα· Ὁ Κύριός μου, καὶ ὁ Θεός μου, δόξα σοι.
On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb looking for You. When she did not find You, she grieved and she wept, saying, “Alas! O my Savior! How were You stolen away, O King of all?” Then from inside the tomb, a pair of living Angels said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” And she replied, “I am weeping, because they have taken my Lord from the sepulcher, and I do not know where they have laid Him.” Then she turned around and saw You. And when she recognized You, at once she cried out, “My Lord and my God, glory to You!” [GOASD]
Ἑβραῖοι συνέκλεισαν, ἐν τῷ τάφῳ τὴν ζωήν· λῃστὴς δὲ ἀνέῳξεν ἐν τῇ γλώσσῃ τὴν τρυφήν, κραυγάζων καὶ λέγων· Ὁ μετʼ ἐμοῦ διʼ ἐμὲ σταυρωθείς, συνεκρέματό μοι ἐπὶ τοῦ ξύλου, καὶ ἐφαίνετό μοι ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου, τῷ Πατρὶ συγκαθήμενος· αὐτὸς γάρ ἐστι Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ ἔχων τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Hebrew men enclosed Life himself in the sepulcher. The Robber opened Paradise with but an utterance, and he cried out and said, “He who for me was crucified with me was here next to me hanging on the tree; and now to me He appears to be with the Father seated on the throne. He is indeed Christ our God, who has the great mercy.” [GOASD]
Δόξα. Τὸ Ἑωθινὸν τῆς Κυριακῆς.
Glory. The Eothinon of the Sunday.
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ὑπερευλογημένη ὑπάρχεις, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε· διὰ γὰρ τοῦ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθέντος, ὁ ᾅδης ἠχμαλώτισται, ὁ Ἀδὰμ ἀνακέκληται, ἡ κατάρα νενέκρωται, ἡ Εὔα ἠλευθέρωται, ὁ θάνατος τεθανάτωται, καὶ ἡμεις ἐζωοποιήθημεν· διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες βοῶμεν· Εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ οὕτως εὐδοκήσας δόξα σοι.
You are supremely blessed, O Virgin Theotokos. For through Him who from you became incarnate, Hades has been captured, and Adam has been called back; the curse has been killed, and Eve has been freed; death has been put to death, and we have been brought back to life. Therefore we extol Him and cry out, “O Christ our God, You are blessed, for so was Your good pleasure. Glory to You!” [GOASD]
Εἶτα, Δοξολογία μεγάλη, καὶ μετʼ αὐτὴν τὸ ἑπόμενον τροπάριον.
Then, the Great Doxology; and after that, the following Troparion:
Ἦχος δʹ.
Mode 4.
Σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ κόσμῳ γέγονεν. ᾌσωμεν τῷ ἀναστάντι ἐκ τάφου καὶ ἀρχηγῷ τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν· καθελὼν γὰρ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, τὸ νῖκος ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Today has salvation come to pass in the world. Let us sing to Him who resurrected from the tomb and is the Author of our life. For, destroying death by death, He gave us the victory and the great mercy. [SD]
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ΕΝ Τῌ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙᾼ
LITURGY
Τὰ Τυπικά, καὶ οἱ Μακαρισμοί.
The Typika and Beatitudes.
Ἦχος γʹ.
Mode 3.
Ἀθετήσαντα Χριστέ, τὴν ἐντολήν σου, τὸν προπάτορα Ἀδάμ, τοῦ Παραδείσου ἐξώρισας, τὸν δὲ Λῃστὴν Οἰκτίρμον, ὁμολογήσαντά σε ἐν Σταυρῷ, ἐν αὐτῷ εἰσῴκισας κράζοντα· Μνήσθητί μου Σωτήρ, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
When our primal father Adam disobeyed Your divine command, O Christ, You expelled him from Paradise. But when the faithful Robber while on the cross confessed You to be Lord, You restored him there, as he cried to You: “O Savior, when You come in Your kingdom, remember me.” [SD]
Ἁμαρτήσαντας ἡμᾶς, τῇ τοῦ θανάτου, κατεδίκασας ἀρᾷ, ὁ Ζωοδότης καὶ Κύριος, ἐν δὲ τῷ σώματί σου, ἀναμαρτήτως Δέσποτα παθῶν, τοὺς θνητοὺς ἐζώωσας κράζοντας· Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
When in Paradise we sinned, You condemned us and pronounced the curse of death, being the Lord and the Giver of life. But later, loving Master, You who are sinless suffered in the flesh, and You brought the dead back to life again, who shouted: “When You come in Your kingdom, remember us.” [SD]
Ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, συνεξανέστησας, ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν παθῶν, τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου Κύριε, τοῦ δὲ θανάτου πᾶσαν, τὴν δυναστείαν ὤλεσας Σωτήρ· διὰ τοῦτο πίστει σοι κράζομεν· Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
Having risen from the dead, You also raised us from the passions, by Your holy resurrection, O Christ our God. And roundly You defeated death’s dominion over us, O Lord. Therefore we believers cry out to You: O Savior, when You come in Your kingdom, remember us. [SD]
Τῇ τριημέρῳ σου ταφῇ, τοὺς ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ νεκρωθέντας ὡς Θεός, ζωοποιήσας συνήγειρας, καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν πᾶσιν, ὡς ἀγαθὸς ἐπήγασας ἡμῖν, τοῖς ἐν πίστει κράζουσι πάντοτε· Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
After three days in the tomb, as God, You gave life to the dead who were in Hades and also resurrected them. And being good, You welled forth the gift of incorruption to us all, who in faith cry out now unceasingly: O Savior, when You come in Your kingdom, remember us. [SD]
Ταῖς Μυροφόροις Γυναιξί, πρώταις ἐφάνης, ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Σωτὴρ βοήσας τό, Χαίρετε, καὶ διʼ αὐτῶν τοῖς φίλοις, τὴν σὴν μηνύεις ἔγερσιν Χριστέ· διὰ τοῦτο πίστει σοι κράζομεν· Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
When You had risen from the dead, You appeared first to the myrrh-bearing women, and You spoke to them and said, “Rejoice.” You sent them, Lord, proclaiming Your resurrection to Your friends, O Christ. Therefore we believers cry out to You: O Savior, when You come in Your kingdom, remember us. [SD]
Ἐν τῷ ὄρει Μωϋσῆς, χεῖρας ἁπλώσας, προετύπου τὸν Σταυρόν, τὸν Ἀμαλὴκ τροπωσάμενος, ἡμεῖς δὲ πίστει τοῦτον, κατὰ δαιμόνων ὅπλον κραταιόν, εἰληφότες πάντες κραυγάζομεν· Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
Prophet Moses on the hill of old extended his hands and thus prefigured the Cross, defeating Amalek. And now with faith we take up the mighty weapon of the precious Cross, and defeat the demons, and cry aloud: “O Savior, when You come in Your kingdom, remember us.” [SD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Τὸν Πατέρα καὶ Υἱόν, καὶ Πνεῦμα ἅγιον, ὑμνήσωμεν πιστοί, ἕνα Θεόν, ἕνα Κύριον, ὡς ἐξ ἑνὸς Ἡλίου· τρισσολαμπὴς γάρ ἐστιν ἡ Τριάς, καὶ φωτίζει πάντας τοὺς κράζοντας· Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
O believers, let us all extol the Father and the Son and the all-holy Spirit, the single God, as from one Sun, the one Lord. For thrice-resplendent is the Trinity, which illumines all who cry out in faith: “O Lord, when You come in Your kingdom, remember us.” [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Χαῖρε ἡ πύλη τοῦ Θεοῦ, διʼ ἧς διῆλθε, σαρκωθεὶς ὁ Πλαστουργός, ἐσφραγισμένην φυλάξας σε. Χαῖρε νεφέλη κούφη, τὸν θεῖον ὄμβρον φέρουσα Χριστόν. Χαῖρε κλῖμαξ καὶ θρόνε οὐράνιε. Χαῖρε ὄρος σεπτόν, πῖον ἀλατόμητον.
Rejoice, the gate of God, through whom went the incarnate Creator, when He was born from you, and He kept you sealed. Rejoice, O swift and light cloud who brings the divine showers, namely Christ. Rejoice, O ladder to heaven and celestial throne. O rejoice, holy mountain, uncut and rich. [SD]