Τῌ ΤΡΙΤῌ ΕΣΠΕΡΑΣ
ON TUESDAY EVENING
Εἰς τό, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, Προσόμοια.
At, Lord, I have cried, Prosomia.
Στιχηρὰ Σταυρώσιμα.
Stichera for the Cross.
Ἦχος δʹ. Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν.
Mode 4. You have given.
Ἐκ γῆς με τὸ πρότερον, δημιουργήσας Φιλάνθρωπε, σῇ εἰκόνι ἐτίμησας, τρυφὴν χαρισάμενος, τὴν ἐν Παραδείσῳ· καὶ γνώσεως ξύλῳ, δελεασθέντα καὶ φθορᾷ, ὑποπεσόντα πάλιν ἀνέστησας, βροτὸς αὐτὸς γενόμενος, καὶ σταυρωθεὶς ὁ Ἀθάνατος, διὰ ἔλεος ἄμετρον, καὶ πολλὴν συγκατάβασιν.
At first You created me from earth, O Lord most benevolent. * With Your image You honored me * and granted me the delight, * which was in the Garden. * And when I was lured with the tree of knowledge and I fell * into decay, You descended from on high, * immortal One, becoming mortal, and for me You were crucified * and as God resurrected me, * in Your mercy immeasurable. [GOASD]
Οἶκτον διʼ ἀμέτρητον, ὁ ποιητής μου καὶ Κύριος, μὴ λιπὼν τὸν Γεννήτορα, τῇ γῇ ἐπεδήμησεν, ἑαυτὸν κενώσας, μορφήν τε τῶν δούλων, ἀναλαβὼν ὡς ἀγαθός, ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου καθὼς ηὐδόκησε· καὶ Σταύρωσιν ὑπέμεινε, σαρκὶ παθὼν ὁ Ἀθάνατος, καὶ τὸν θάνατον ἔλυσε, καὶ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἔσωσε.
My Lord and Creator came to me on earth in His tender love, * and He emptied himself for me, * while never departing from His Father in heaven; * and in His benevolence He assumed His servants’ form, * born of the Virgin, as He was pleased to do. * He suffered in the flesh for us and He endured being crucified. * The immortal One trampled death, * and He saved all humanity. [GOASD]
Σταυρούμενος Δέσποτα, τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος, ἑαυτῷ συνεσταύρωσας, ἀρὰν δὲ ἐξήλειψας, τρήσει τῇ τῶν ἥλων, καὶ τοῦ πρωτοπλάστου, λόγχῃ νυγείς σου τὴν πλευράν, Χριστὲ διέῤῥηξας τὸ χειρόγραφον· ὑμνῶ σου τὰ παθήματα, δοξολογῶ σου τὴν ἐγερσιν, διʼ ἦς πάντας ἐζώωσας, νεκρωθέντας τοῖς πάθεσιν.
O Lord, being merciful, when You were crucified, with yourself * did You crucify sin as well. * By the puncture of the nails * did You blot the curse out; * and by being lanced in the side did You, O Christ our God, * tear up the bond of the first created man. * I magnify Your sufferings; Your resurrection I glorify * through which everyone who was dead * in the passions was brought to life. [SD]
Ἕτερα Στιχηρά. Τῆς Θεοτόκου. Ὅμοια.
Additional Stichera. For the Theotokos. Same Melody.
Τὸν ῥύπον ἀπόσμηξον, τῆς ταλαιπώρου καρδίας μου, Θεοτόκε πανύμνητε, καὶ πάντα τὰ τραύματα, καὶ τὰ ἕλκη ταύτης, τὰ ἐξ ἁμαρτίας, ἐναποκάθαρον Ἁγνή, καὶ τοῦ νοός μου στῆσον τὸ ἄστατον· ὅπως τὴν δυναστείαν σου, καὶ τὴν μεγάλην ἀντίληψιν, μεγαλύνω ὁ ἄθλιος, καὶ ἀχρεῖος οἰκέτης σου.
O all-lauded Theotokos, I implore you to wipe away * all the filth from my sorry heart, * disinfecting all its wounds and its ulcerations, * which were generated by sin, O pure one, and arrest * the instability of my intellect; * and I, who am your undeserving and contemptible supplicant, * will extol you and magnify * your great help and your majesty. [GOASD]
Τὸ χαῦνον καὶ ἔκλυτον, Παρθενομῆτορ πανάμωμε, τῆς ψυχῆς μου μετάβαλε, εἰς ῥῶσιν καὶ δύναμιν, τοῦ φόβῳ καὶ πόθῳ, ποιεῖν τε καὶ πράττειν, τὰ δικαιώματα Χριστοῦ, ὅπως ἐκφύγω τὸ πῦρ τὸ ἄστεκτον, καὶ κλῆρον τὸν οὐράνιον, καὶ τὴν ζωὴν τὴν ἀπέραντον, διὰ σοῦ ἀπολήψωμαι, εὐφραινόμενος πάντοτε.
O all-blameless Virgin Mother, change the frivolous character * of my soul and its feebleness * to strength and empowerment,* to perform the statutes * and all the commandments of Christ with fear and love of God, * that I be spared from the unbearable fire, * and also be an heir of heaven and receive everlasting life, * all through you, O all-holy one, * and be happy forevermore. [SD]
Ζόφος φοβερώτατος, ὁ τοῦ θανάτου Θεόνυμφε, τὴν ψυχὴν κατατρύχει μου, τὸ δὲ λογοθέσιον, ἐξιστᾷν καὶ τρέμειν, ἀεὶ τῶν δαιμόνων, παρασκευάζει Ἀγαθή, ἐξ ὧν με ῥῦσαι τῇ δυναστείᾳ σου, Παρθένε ἀπειρόγαμε, καὶ πρὸς λιμένα σωτήριον, καὶ πρὸς φῶς τὸ ἀνέσπερον, τῶν ἁγίων κατάταξον.
Bride of God, the thought of awful gloom and darkness of death alarms * and unsettles my sorry soul. * The thought that the demons will inspect all my actions * should cause me to tremble * in fear, O Lady; so I pray * that by your might you deliver me from them. * O unwed ever-virgin Mary, may I land safely at the port * of salvation, where all the saints * dwell in God’s never-setting light. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. Same Melody.
Νεκρούμενον βλέπουσα, Χριστὸν ἡ πάναγνος Δέσποινα, καὶ νεκροῦντα τὸν δόλιον, ὠλόλυζε κράζουσα, πικρῶς τῷ ἐκ σπλάγχνων, αὐτῆς προελθόντι, καὶ τὸ μακρόθυμον αὐτοῦ, ἐκπληττομένη πίστει ἐπηύχετο· Τέκνον μου ποθεινότατον, μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ τῆς δούλης σου, μὴ βραδύνῃς Φιλάνθρωπε, ἀλλʼ ἐγέρθητι τάχιον.
As the all-pure Lady saw her only Son being put to death, * who as Christ put the crafty one * to death, she cried bitterly; weeping she extolled Him, * born of her own body; * and as she marveled and admired * His great forbearance, she cried aloud and said, * “O Lord, in Your benevolence, do not forget me Your handmaiden, * O my Child, for whom I long, * rather hasten to rise again.” [SD]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος αʹ.
Prokeimenon. Mode 1.
Τὸ ἔλεός σου, Κύριε, καταδιώξει με, πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς μου.
Your mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all the days of my life.
Στίχ. Κύριος ποιμαίνει με, καὶ οὐδέν με ὑστερήσει· εἰς τόπον χλόης, ἐκεῖ με κατεσκήνωσεν.
Verse: The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures. [SAAS]
Εἰς τὸν Στίχον.
At the Aposticha.
Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρά. Ἦχος δʹ. Σταυρώσιμα.
Aposticha. Mode 4. For the Cross.
Ὅπλον ἀήττητον Χριστέ, τὸν Σταυρόν σου ἡμῖν δέδωκας, καὶ ἐν τούτῳ νικῶμεν, τὰς προσβολὰς τοῦ ἀλλοτρίου.
O Christ, You have given us Your Cross as a weapon undefeatable; and thereby we defeat the assaults of the enemy. [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]
Πάντοτε ἔχοντες Χριστέ, τὸν Σταυρόν σου εἰς βοήθειαν, τὰς παγίδας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, εὐχερῶς καταπατοῦμεν.
O Christ, in possession of Your Cross as a source of help forevermore, with ease we trample underfoot the snares of the enemy. [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]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Ἔχοντες παῤῥησίαν, πρὸς τὸν Σωτῆρα Ἅγιοι, πρεσβεύσατε ἀπαύστως, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν, ἄφεσιν πταισμάτων αἰτούμενοι, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Since you have confidence before the Savior, O Saints, intercede unceasingly on behalf of us sinners, requesting the forgiveness of our transgressions and great mercy upon our souls. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὡς γενναῖον ἐν Μάρτυσι.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. To a brave one.
Τὸν Ἀμνὸν καὶ Ποιμένα σε, ἐπὶ ξύλου ὡς ἔβλεψεν, ἡ Ἀμνὰς ἡ τέξασα, ἐπωδύρετο, καὶ μητρικῶς σοι ἐφθέγγετο· Υἱὲ ποθεινότατε, ταῦτά σοι ὁ ἀπειθής, δῆμος ἀνταποδίδωσιν, ὁ θαυμάτων σου, ἀπολαύσας μεγίστων; Ἀλλὰ δόξα, τῇ ἀῤῥήτῳ σου καὶ θείᾳ, συγκαταβάσει Φιλάνθρωπε.
When Your Mother, the virgin lamb, * witnessed You being crucified-- * You the Lamb and Shepherd-- she cried aloud in grief, * and she addressed You maternally, * “Alas, my beloved Son! * Look what this defiant mob * that enjoyed Your great miracles * gives You in return! * Now I glorify Your divine forbearance and Your utmost condescension, * O most benevolent Lord and God.” [GOASD]
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Τῌ ΤΕΤΑΡΤῌ ΠΡΩΪ
ON WEDNESDAY MORNING
ΕΝ Τῼ ΟΡΘΡῼ
MATINS
Μετὰ τὴν αʹ Στιχολογίαν, Καθίσματα. Σταυρώσιμα.
After the first Psalter reading, Kathismata. For the Cross.
Ἦχος δʹ.
Mode 4.
Ἐξηγόρασας ἡμᾶς, ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου, τῷ τιμίῳ σου αἵματι, τῷ Σταυρῷ προσηλωθείς, καὶ τῇ λόγχῃ κεντηθείς, τὴν ἀθανασίαν ἐπήγασας ἀνθρώποις. Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.
You ransomed us from the curse of the Law by Your precious Blood. You were nailed to the Cross, and You were pierced with a spear, and You gushed forth immortality for humanity. Our Savior, glory to You! [SD]
Αὐτόμελον.
Automelon.
Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ ἑκουσίως, τῇ ἐπωνύμῳ σου καινῇ πολιτείᾳ τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς σου δώρησαι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός· εὔφρανον ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου τοὺς πιστοὺς βασιλεῖς ἡμῶν, νίκας χορηγῶν αὐτοῖς κατὰ τῶν πολεμίων· τὴν συμμαχίαν ἔχοιεν τὴν σήν, ὅπλον εἰρήνης, ἀήττητον τρόπαιον.
You who were lifted on the cross voluntarily, * O Christ our God, bestow Your tender compassions * upon Your new community to which You gave Your name. * Cause our faithful emperors to be glad in Your power, * granting them the victories against their adversaries. * And for an ally, Lord, may they have You, * peace as their armor, the trophy invincible. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. Joseph marveled.
Παρεστῶσα τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἡ παναμώμητος ἀμνάς, τοῦ ἀμνοῦ καὶ λυτρωτοῦ, θρήνοις ἐκόπτετο δεινοῖς, καὶ ἀτενίζουσα ἔλεγεν ἐκπληττομένη. Τί τοῦτο τὸ καινόν, καὶ ξένον θέαμα; γλυκύτατε Υἱέ, πῶς φέρεις ταῦτα ἑκών, ὑπομένεις σταύρωσιν, πῶς ἑκούσιον, καὶ τὸν ἐπώδυνον θάνατον; Δοξολογῶ σου, τὴν ὑπὲρ λόγον, πλαστουργὲ συγκατάβασιν.
Standing near the Cross of Christ the Redeemer and the Lamb, * the all-blameless Ewe, in shock and in her grief, eat her breast. * And as she looked at Him, she cried in lamentation, * “Alas! What is this new and strange spectacle? * How is it that of Your own will You bear these things? * You endure voluntary crucifixion * and painful death, O sweetest Son of mine! * O my Creator, I glorify Your ineffable condescension.” [GOASD]
Μετὰ τὴν βʹ Στιχολογίαν, ἕτερα Καθίσματα. Σταυρώσιμα.
After the second Psalter reading, Kathismata. For the Cross.
Αὐτόμελον.
Automelon.
Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε, πρὶν δουλωθῆναι ἡμᾶς, ἐχθροῖς βλασφημοῦσί σε, καὶ ἀπειλοῦσιν ἡμῖν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν· ἄνελε τῷ Σταυρῷ σου, τοὺς ἡμᾶς πολεμοῦντας· γνώτωσαν πῶς ἰσχύει, Ὀρθοδόξων ἡ πίστις, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε.
Come quickly, O Lord, and keep us from becoming enslaved * to foes who speak blasphemies against You, Christ our God, * and boastfully threaten us. * Annihilate by the power of Your Cross those who fight us. * Let them know how the faith of the Orthodox has power. * Only benevolent God, accept Your Mother’s prayers for us. [SD]
Ὅμοιον.
Same Melody.
Σταυρῷ σε προσήλωσαν, οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι Σωτήρ, διʼ οὗ ἐκ τῶν ἐθνῶν ἡμᾶς, ἀνεκαλέσω ποτέ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἥπλωσας τὰς παλάμας, ἐν αὐτῷ τῇ βουλῇ σου, λόγχῃ δὲ τὴν πλευράν σου, κατεδέξω νυγῆναι, τῷ πλήθει τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου, φιλάνθρωπε δόξα σοι.
O Savior, the Jewish leaders had You nailed to a cross, * by which You have called so many of us back to yourself * from the Gentiles, O Christ our God. * Willingly You were crucified, O Lord, and accepted * to be pierced in the side by a lance, in Your abundant * tender mercies, O benevolent Master. Glory to You! [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. Same Melody.
Ἡ ἄνυμφος Μήτηρ σου, ὡς ἐθεάσατο, Σταυρῷ σε ὑψούμενον, ὀδυρομένη πικρῶς, τοιαῦτα ἐφθέγγετο. Τί τὸ καινὸν καὶ ξένον, καὶ παράδοξον θαῦμα; πῶς σε ἄνομος δῆμος, τῷ Σταυρῷ προσπηγνύει, τὸν μόνον σε ζωοδότην, φῶς μου γλυκύτατον;
O Savior, You Virgin Mother saw You lifted up on the Cross. * And looking at You, she bitterly lamented and wept * and uttered such things as this: * “What an extraordinary, new, unusual wonder! * How did these lawless people have the gall to crucify You, * the only Giver of life, O sweetest Light of mine!” [GOASD]
Μετὰ τὴν γʹ Στιχολογίαν, ἕτερα Καθίσματα.
After the third Psalter reading, Kathismata.
Σταυρώσιμον. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.
For the Cross. You who were lifted.
Ἐν Παραδείσῳ με δεινῶς πεπτωκότα, τοῦ βροτοκτόνου τῇ πικρᾷ συμβουλίᾳ, ἐν τῷ Κρανίῳ πάλιν ἐξανέστησας Χριστέ, ξύλῳ ἰασάμενος, τὴν τοῦ ξύλου κατάραν, κτείνας τὸν ἀπάτῃ με, θανατώσαντα ὄφιν, καὶ ἐδωρήσω θείαν μοι ζωήν. Δόξα τῇ θείᾳ σταυρώσει σου Κύριε.
I had a fatal fall in Eden by heeding * the poison counsel of the murderous devil. * But then You resurrected me on Calvary, O Christ. * By a tree you healed the curse of the tree, O my Savior, and you killed the serpent fiend who had killed me by deception. And You have given me eternal life. Glory to Your holy crucifixion, O Lord my God! [GOASD]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Τῶν ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ Μαρτύρων σου, ὡς πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον τὰ αἵματα, ἡ Ἐκκλησία σου στολισαμένη, διʼ αὐτῶν βοᾷ σοι· Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τῷ λαῷ σου τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς σου κατάπεμψον, εἰρήνην τῇ πολιτείᾳ σου δώρησαι, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Your Church is arrayed in the holy blood of Your Martyrs who witnessed throughout the world, as though in purple and fine linen. Through them she cries to You, Christ our God, “Send down to Your people Your tender love, grant peace from above to Your commonwealth, and to our souls Your great mercy.” [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. You who were lifted.
Ἐπὶ σταυροῦ σε Δυνατὲ κρεμασθέντα, κατανοοῦσα ἡ ἀμνὰς καὶ Παρθένος, ὀδυρομένη ἔλεγε δακρύουσα· Τίς σου ἡ ἀπόῤῥητος συγκατάβασις Λόγε; πῶς σε νῦν κατέκρινεν, ὁ κατάκριτος δῆμος, τὸν πάντας κρῖναι μέλλοντα Θεόν; Ὑμνολογῶ σου τὸ ἄφατον ἔλεος.
As Your all-blameless, virgin Mother was watching * as You were hanging on the Cross, O Almighty, * she lamented tearfully and said to You, * “Great is Your unspeakable condescension, O Logos! * How could people subject to condemnation condemn You, * who will be Judge of everyone as God! * I praise Your mercy, sublime and ineffable.” [GOASD]
Κανὼν Σταυρώσιμος.
Canon for the Cross.
Ἦχος δʹ. ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Mode 4. Ode i. Heirmos.
Θαλάσσης τὸ ἐρυθραῖον πέλαγος, ἀβρόχοις ἴχνεσιν, ὁ παλαιὸς πεζεύσας Ἰσραήλ, σταυροτύποις Μωσέως χερσί, τοῦ Ἀμαλὴκ τὴν δύναμιν, ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐτροπώσατο.
The Red Sea was crossed by ancient Israel. They walked across dry ground, * when Moses stretched his hand over the sea * with his rod, in the form of a cross; * and likewise in the wilderness, they put to flight the hosts of Amalek. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ὁ τείνας, τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐξέτεινας, ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ Ἰησοῦ, τὰς σὰς παλάμας ἔθνη τὰ μακράν, ἀπὸ σοῦ χρηματίσαντα, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ εὔσπλαγχνος, περιφανῶς ἀγκαλιζόμενος.
Σταυρῷ με, τῷ σῷ Χριστέ μου τείχισον, ὅπως μὴ γένωμαι, θήραμα λύκου Λόγε, τὴν ἐμὴν ἐκζητοῦντος ἀπώλειαν, καὶ καθʼ ἑκάστην λόχους μοι, καὶ τὰς ἐνέδρας ἑτοιμάζοντος.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Τοῖς πόνοις, πόνου παντὸς τὸν πρόξενον, κατηδαφίσατε, καὶ νῦν κληροῦσθε ἄπονον ζωήν, πάντα πόνον κουφίζοντες, ἐκ τῶν ψυχῶν, μακάριοι, καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν πάντοτε.
Ἀλύτοις, δεσμοῖς ὑμεῖς ἐδήσατε, τὸν πολυμήχανον, διὰ Χριστὸν δεσμούμενοι σοφοί, τὸν δεθέντα θελήματι, καὶ πᾶσαν πλάνην λύσαντα· ὅθεν ἀξίως μακαρίζεσθε.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Παρθένος, μετὰ τὸν τόκον ἄφθορος, διαμεμένηκας, τὸν ὑψωθέντα Ἄχραντε Σταυρῷ, ὑπὲρ λόγον κυήσασα· ὅθεν πιστοί σε ἅπαντες, μεγαλοφώνως μακαρίζομεν.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.
Canon for the Theotokos.
Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Same Heirmos.
Ὡς οὖσα, καθαρωτέρα Πάναγνε, πάσης τῆς κτίσεως, τὴν ἀκαθάρτοις πάθεσι δεινῶς, μολυνθεῖσαν καρδίαν μου, τῇ καθαρᾷ πρεσβείᾳ σου, Θεοκυῆτορ ἀποκάθαρον.
Δακρύων, καὶ στεναγμῶν με λύτρωσαι, ἀποκειμένων μοι, ἐν τῇ μελλούσῃ δίκῃ τῇ φρικτῇ, εὐπροσδέκτοις πρεσβείαις σου, Παρθενομῆτορ Ἄχραντε, ταῖς πρὸς τὸν Κτίστην καὶ Θεὸν ἡμῶν.
Ἡ μόνη, τῇ ὑπὲρ νοῦν κυήσει σου, ἐλευθερώσασα, ἐκ τῆς ἀρᾶς τὸ γένος τῶν βροτῶν, σαρκικοῖς ἀτοπήμασιν, δεδουλωμένον Πάναγνε, σαῖς ἱκεσίαις ἐλευθέρωσον.
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iii. Heirmos.
Εὐφραίνεται ἐπὶ σοί, ἡ Ἐκκλησία σου Χριστὲ κράζουσα· Σύ μου ἰσχὺς Κύριε, καὶ καταφυγὴ καὶ στερέωμα.
Your Church rejoices in You, O Christ our God, and she cries out to You, * “You are my mighty strength, O Lord, * and You are my refuge and firm support.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ὑψούμενος ἐν Σταυρῷ, τοὺς καταχθέντας εἰς φθορὰν ὕψωσας, καὶ τὸν ἐχθρὸν ἔπτωσας, Δέσποτα Χριστέ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν.
Ῥομφαῖαι τοῦ δυσμενοῦς, σοῦ λογχευθέντος τὴν πλευρὰν ἤμβλυνται, καὶ ἡ Ἐδὲμ ἤνοικται, Λόγε τοῦ Πατρός, ἐνυπόστατε.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Οἱ πύρινοι ποταμοί, τοὺς τῆς ἀπάτης ποταμοὺς ἔπαυσαν, καὶ τὴν πυρὰν ἔσβεσαν, τῆς πολυθεΐας, οἱ Μάρτυρες.
Σταυρούμενοι καὶ εἰς γῆν, τυμπανιζόμενοι Χριστοῦ Μάρτυρες, τὸν δυσμενῆ δράκοντα, ξίφει καρτερίας, ἐσφάξατε.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Ἡ ἄμωμος σὲ Ἀμνάς, ἀναρτηθέντα ἐν Σταυρῷ βλέπουσα, ὀδυνηρῶς Δέσποτα, ἔκλαιεν ὑμνοῦσα, τὸ κράτος σου.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ.
Canon for the Theotokos. Not in our wisdom.
Τὴν ἀνωτέραν, Χερουβεὶμ ἱκετεύω σε Δέσποινα, συμπτωθέντα μου τὸν νοῦν, ταῖς ἐπηρείαις τοῦ ὄφεως, παθῶν τῶν τοῦ σώματος, δεῖξον ἀνώτερον.
Ἐν τῇ ἐτάσει, τῇ φρικτῇ ὅταν μέλλῃ με Κύριος, κατακρῖναι τὸν πολλά, ἡμαρτηκότα Πανάμωμε, εὕροιμί σε σῴζουσαν, τῆς καταδίκης με.
Τοῖς οἰκτιρμοῖς σου, τοὺς ἀσπλάγχνους μου τρόπους μετάβαλε, συμπαθείᾳ σου Χριστέ, ἀσυμπαθῆ με ὑπάρχοντα, σῶσον παρακλήσεσι, τῆς κυησάσης σε.
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iv. Heirmos.
Ἐπαρθέντα σε ἰδοῦσα ἡ Ἐκκλησία, ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ τὸν Ἥλιον, τῆς δικαιοσύνης, ἔστη ἐν τῇ τάξει αὐτῇς, εἰκότως κραυγάζουσα· Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
When the Church beheld You raised on the Cross unjustly, * O Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, crucified for our sake, * she stood in her course, like the moon, * and fittingly cried aloud, * “Glory to Your strength, O Lord!” [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ἐπαρθέντα σε ἐν ξύλῳ ἐθελουσίως, κατανοῶν ὁ ἥλιος, Ἤλιε τῆς δόξης, σκότος ἐνεδύσατο, καὶ πέτραι ἐῤῥήγνυντο, καὶ τὸ τοῦ Ναοῦ καταπέτασμα.
Σταυρουμένου σου, καὶ λόγχῃ ἐκκεντουμένου, ἡ στρεφομένη Κύριε, ῥομφαία ἐδίδου, νῶτα τῇ κελεύσει σου, Λῃστῇ τῷ εὐγνώμονι, ἀνυμνολογοῦντι τὸ κράτος σου.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Τειχιζόμενοι τῷ ὅπλῳ τῷ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου, οἱ Ἀθλοφόροι Κύριε, ἄτρωτοι τῷ βέλει, τῆς κακίας ὤφθησαν, καὶ τείχη κατέστρεψαν, εἰδωλομανίας ἀνίδρυτα.
Ἱερεῖα ὥσπερ ἄμωμα καὶ θυσίαι, καὶ προσφοραὶ ὁλόκληροι, τῷ διʼ εὐσπλαγχνίαν, Μάρτυρες πτωχεύσαντι, Κυρίῳ προσήχθητε, πόνων ἀμοιβὰς κομιζόμενοι.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Ἡ τὸν ἄχρονον ἐν χρόνῳ ἀποτεκοῦσα, καὶ παρθενίαν ἄμωμον, ἡ μόνη κεκτημένη, ξύλῳ ἀναρτώμενον, ὡς ἔγνως τὸν Κύριον, πόνοις τὴν ψυχὴν κατεμέριζες.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Theotokos. Same Heirmos.
Ἁγιάσματος ὑπάρχουσα θεῖος οἶκος, τοῦ κενωθέντος Ἄχραντε ἐπʼ εὐεργεσίᾳ, τοῦ ἰδίου πλάσματος, ψυχήν μου ἁγίασον, καὶ τὸν λογισμὸν φωταγώγησον.
Ῥιπιζόμενον τῇ λαίλαπι τῆς κακίας, λογισμόν μου Δέσποινα, καὶ τῇ ἀμελείᾳ, ὅλον βυθιζόμενον, πρεσβείαις σου στήριξον, καὶ τῶν συμπτωμάτων ἐξάρπασον.
Τὸ παλάτιον Παρθένε τοῦ Βασιλέως, τὸν οὐρανὸν τὸν ἔμψυχον, νῦν ἐκδυσωπῶ σε, οἶκον τῆς Τριάδος με, εὐχαῖς σου ἀνάδειξον, σπήλαιον λῃστῶν χρηματίζοντα.
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode v. Heirmos.
Σὺ Κύριέ μου φῶς, εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἐλήλυθας· Φῶς ἅγιον ἐπιστρέφον, ἐκ ζοφώδους ἀγνοίας, τοὺς πίστει ἀνυμνοῦντάς σε.
My Lord, You are the light. * Holy light, to the world You came * to turn people from the darkness * and the night of not knowing. And now in faith we sing Your praise. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Νυγείσης σου πλευρᾶς, ἀφθαρσίας προχέεις μοι, ὦ Δέσποτα θεῖα ῥεῖθρα, τῷ πλευρᾶς παραινέσει, εἰς φθορὰν ὀλισθήσαντι.
Ὁ τίμιος Σταυρός, κατʼ ἐχθρῶν ἐστι τρόπαιον, ὃν δέδωκας ἡμῖν Λόγε, εἰς ψυχῶν σωτηρίαν, τοῖς πίστει ἀνυμνοῦσί σε.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Πυρίνοις οἱ θνητοί, λειτουργοῖς νῦν συνήφθησαν, πῦρ ἔνυλον διελθόντες, τῶν μεγίστων βασάνων, ὡς Μάρτυρες ὑπέρλαμπροι.
Λυόμενον πολλοῖς, τὸ σαρκίον παθήμασι, τὴν ἄλυτον πρὸς τὸν Κτίστην, τῆς ψυχῆς ἐβεβαίου, τῶν Μαρτύρων διάθεσιν.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Ὁ μόνος ἀγαθός, ὑποδὺς μήτραν ἄφθορον, σαρκούμενος καθωράθη, καὶ σταυρούμενος ὅπως, φθορᾶς ἡμᾶς λυτρώσηται.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Ἀσεβεῖς οὐκ ὄψονται.
Canon for the Theotokos. The ungodly will not see.
Ἡ ἀμνὰς ἡ τέξασα, ἀμνὸν τὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὴν ἐμὴν ζώωσον ψυχήν, φαρμαχθεῖσαν δήγματι τῷ τοῦ ὄφεως, καὶ εἰς ὄρη Δέσποινα, πλανωμένην παραβάσεως.
Τῇ θερμῇ πρεσβείᾳ σου, τῷ κράτει τῶν δεινῶν, πηγνυμένην μου τὴν ψυχήν, εἰς θερμὴν τοῦ Κτίσαντος, θείαν ἀγάπησιν, εὐσεβῶς συγκίνησον, Θεοτόκε Παναμώμητε.
Ἡ καλὴ καὶ ἄμωμος, Ἁγνὴ ἐν γυναιξί, τὴν ταλαίπωρόν μου ψυχήν, ἐμπαθοῦς μωμήσεως, νῦν ἐλευθέρωσον, καὶ ἁγνῶς βιῶσαί με, μεσιτείαις σου εὐόδωσον.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vi. Heirmos.
Θύσω σοι, μετὰ φωνῆς αἰνέσεως Κύριε, ἡ Ἐκκλησία βοᾷ σοι, ἐκ δαιμόνων λύθρου κεκαθαρμένη, τῷ διʼ οἶκτον, ἐκ τῆς πλευρᾶς σου ῥεύσαντι αἵματι.
“I will sacrifice to You, O Lord, with a voice of praise.” * So sings the Church You delivered * from the gore of sacrificing to demons; * for You cleansed her * by the blood that for mercy poured out from Your side. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ὁ πάσης, ἀνωτάτῳ τιμῆς ὢν ἐπέκεινα, ἀτιμασθῆναι ἠνέσχου, ὅπως με κακίστως ἀτιμασθέντα, καὶ τιμήσῃς, καὶ Σταυρῷ διασώσῃς φιλάνθρωπε.
Νεκρὸς μέν, ἐχρημάτισας ξύλῳ ὑψούμενος, τὸν νεκρωτὴν δὲ εἰργάσω, καὶ νεκρὸν καὶ πάσης πεπληρωμένον, νῦν αἰσχύνῃς. Ποιητά μου, ὑμνῶ σου τὴν δύναμιν.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Ἐτρώθη, τῷ τιτρώσκειν ὑμᾶς ὁ παμπόνηρος, ταῖς ἀνηκέστοις βασάνοις, καὶ ποσὶν ὑμῶν καταβέβληται, καὶ ὁρᾶται, ὑπὸ πάντων γελώμενος Μάρτυρες.
Ἰάσεις, ἀναβλύζει Μαρτύρων τὰ λείψανα, κόνις κειμένη ἐν τάφῳ, ὡσεὶ κόνιν δαίμονας διαλύει, καὶ ποικίλα, θεραπεύει σωμάτων νοσήματα.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Ἥλοις σε, ὁ παράνομος δῆμος προσήλωσε, καὶ λύπης νῦν τῇ ῥομφαίᾳ, τὴν ἐμὴν καρδίαν σπαράττομαι, ὦ Ποιητά μου, ἡ Παρθένος ἐβόα δακρύουσα.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Theotokos. Same Heirmos.
Θανάτου, ἀναιρέτης ὁ τόκος σου γέγονεν, ὡς τῶν θανόντων Παρθένε, καὶ ζωὴ καὶ λύτρωσις· διὰ τοῦτο, δυσωπῶ σε, τὴν ψυχήν μου θανοῦσαν ἀνάστησον.
Ἔκτεινον, βοηθείας μοι χεῖρα φιλάνθρωπε, ἐν τῷ πελάγει τοῦ βίου, κλυδωνιζομένῳ, ταῖς ἱκεσίαις, τῆς Μητρός σου, καὶ τῶν ἄνω ἀπείρων Δυνάμεων.
Ἡ χώρα, ἡ τὸν θεῖον βλαστήσασα ἄσταχυν, τὴν χερσωθεῖσαν ψυχήν μου, καὶ λιμῷ τῶν θείων ἐκτηκομένην, μὴ παρίδῃς, ἀλλὰ θρέψον, τοῦ Υἱοῦ σου ἐνθέοις χαρίσμασιν.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vii. Heirmos.
Ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ, Ἀβραμιαῖοι παῖδες τῇ περσικῇ, πόθῳ εὐσεβείας μᾶλλον, ἢ τῇ φλογί, πυρπολούμενοι ἐκραύγαζον· Εὐλογημένος εἶ, ἐν τῷ ναῷ τῆς δόξης σου Κύριε.
Inside the furnace * in ancient Persia, sons of Abraham * were consumed with pious fear and the love of God * rather than the fiery flame, and sang * together, “In the temple of Your holy glory, You are blessed, O Lord.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Σταυροῦσαι θέλων, ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ γυμνὸς ἀθάνατε μόνε, ὁ ἐνδύων νέφεσιν οὐρανόν, καὶ τὸν πάλαι τοὺς προπάτορας, ἀπογυμνώσαντα, ἐπενδύεις αἰσχύνην αἰώνιον.
Σταυρῷ ὑψώθης, καὶ ὁ πεσὼν Ἀδὰμ ἐγήγερται, λόγχῃ ἐκεντήθης Δέσποτα τὴν πλευράν, καὶ πληγὴν καιρίαν ἔλαβεν, ὁ πολυμήχανος. Εὐλογητὸν τὸ κράτος σου Κύριε.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Ὡραιοτάτως, τῷ ὡραίῳ Λόγῳ ἑνούμενοι, κόσμου παντελῶς πανεύφημοι Ἀθληταί, ἐχωρίσθητε δεσμούμενοι, καὶ συντριβόμενοι, καὶ τὸν ἐχθρὸν ἀεὶ συμποδίζοντες.
Τείχη τῆς πλάνης, ἀναμοχλεύσει θείᾳ κατέαξαν, θείων παθημάτων ὄντως οἱ Ἀθληταί, καὶ πιστοῖς τεῖχος ἐδείχθησαν, καὶ φυλακτήριον, τοῖς εὐσεβῶς αὐτοὺς μακαρίζουσι.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Τὸν ἐν καμίνῳ, δρόσον ὀφθέντα Χριστὸν τὸν Θεόν, Κόρη μηδαμῶς δὲ φλέξαντα τὴν νηδὺν τὴν σήν, βλέπουσα κρεμάμενον, ξύλῳ ἐδόξαζες, τὴν ὑπὲρ νοῦν αὐτοῦ συγκατάβασιν.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Theotokos. Same Heirmos.
Τὸ θεῖον ὄρος, ἐξ οὗ λίθος τέτμηται ἄνευ χειρός, ὁ συντρίψας στήλας Κόρη δαιμονικάς, τῆς ψυχῆς μου τὰ ἰνδάλματα, καὶ τῆς καρδίας μου, τὴν λιθώδη ἀπέλασον πώρωσιν.
Οὐκ ἐσαλεύθης, ὡς δεξαμένη ἐν τῇ μήτρᾳ σου Κόρη, τὸν προσβλέψει γῆν, καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ, ὅτε βούλεται σαλεύοντα· διό με στήριξον, ταῖς προσβολαῖς ἐχθροῦ σαλευόμενον.
Καταβαλοῦσα, τὰ σαρκικά μου ἁγνὴ φρονήματα, ὅλον Θεοτόκε δεῖξον πνευματικόν, ἀρεταῖς κατακοσμοῦσά με, ὃν ὁ παμπόνηρος, ἡδονῶν ἀκοσμίᾳ ἠμαύρωσεν.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode viii. Heirmos.
Χεῖρας ἐκπετάσας Δανιήλ, λεόντων χάσματα, ἐν λάκκω ἔφραξε· πυρὸς δὲ δύναμιν ἔσβεσαν, ἀρετὴν περιζωσάμενοι, οἱ εὐσεβείας ἐρασταί, παῖδες κραυγάζοντες· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.
Daniel shut the lions’ gaping mouths inside the den of old, by stretching out his hands. * The three young men overcame the force * of the furnace fire, having girt * themselves in virtue, for they loved * godliness, and were together singing, * “Bless the Lord and praise Him, all you works of the Lord.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ἥπλωσας παλάμας ἐν Σταυρῷ, χειρὸς ἁμάρτημα ἀκρατοῦς Δέσποτα, θέλων ἰάσασθαι, ἥλοις δὲ προσηλώθης, ἄπαν νόημα τοῦ πρωτοπλάστου, ἐξηλῶν, ἐμπαθὲς Κύριε, μελῳδοῦντος· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα ὑμνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον.
Ῥήγνυται χειρόγραφον τῆς σῆς, νυγείσης θείας πλευράς, τοῦ πρωτοπλάστου Ἀδάμ, ῥανίσιν αἵματος Δέσποτα, ἁγιάζεται ἡ σύμπασα, εὐχαριστίας ἐν φωναῖς, ἀεὶ κραυγάζουσα· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Ἵσταντο ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ πυρός, ὡς δροσιζόμενοι, οὐ φλογιζόμενοι, οἱ παναοίδιμοι Μάρτυρες, καὶ τῶν Παίδων ἀναμέλποντες, ἐν συμφωνίᾳ μυστικῇ, τὴν θείαν ὄντως ᾠδήν. Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.
Ἀνύστακτον φέροντες πυρσόν, τῆς προαιρέσεως, σκότει κολάσεων, οὐ παρετράπητε Μάρτυρες, ἀλλʼ ἐνθέως δυναμούμενοι, ἐπανεδράμετε πρὸς φῶς, βοῶντες ἄδυτον· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Νεκρούμενον βλέπουσα Χριστόν, καὶ τὸν νεκρώσαντα, βροτοὺς νεκροῦντα ἐχθρόν, ἡ πολυΰμνητος Δέσποινα, ὡς Δεσπότην ὕμνει κλαίουσα, καὶ τὸ μακρόθυμον αὐτοῦ, ἀποθαυμάζουσα, ἀνεβόα· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα ὑμνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Theotokos. Same Heirmos.
Ὥριμον ἐκύησας καρπόν, ἐξ οὗ ὁ θάνατος, φαγὼν ἀπώλετο· διὸ κραυγάζω σοι, Δέσποινα, τῷ καρπῷ τῆς ἁμαρτίας με, θανατωθέντα δολερῶς, ζώωσον μέλποντα· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.
Κοίμησον κινήσεις ἐμπαθεῖς, τῆς διανοίας μου, τῇ ἀκοιμήτῳ σου, πρεσβείᾳ, Πάναγνε Δέσποινα, καὶ ἀνάστησον ἐξ ὕπνου με, τῆς ῥαθυμίας μελῳδεῖν, γρηγορούσῃ ψυχῇ. Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.
Οὐχ ἕξεις ταλαίπωρε ψυχή, ἐκεῖ συνήγορον, κατηγορούσης σου, τῆς φαύλης πράξεως ἄμετρα, διὰ τοῦτο μετανόησον, καὶ συνεργὸν πρὸς τὸ καλόν, τὴν μόνην Ἄχραντον, προσλαμβάνου· μόνη γὰρ πέλει βροτῶν καταφύγιον.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode ix. Heirmos.
Λίθος ἀχειρότμητος ὄρους, ἐξ ἀλαξεύτου σου Παρθένε, ἀκρογωνιαῖος ἐτμήθη, Χριστὸς συνάψας τὰς διεστώσας φύσεις· διὸ ἐπαγαλλόμενοι σὲ Θεοτόκε μεγαλύνομεν.
A cornerstone was cut out without hands from a never-quarried mountain, * which prefigured you, holy Virgin. * The stone is Christ, who joined the disparate natures. * As we rejoice because of this, O Theotokos, we magnify you. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ἰδοὺ ἡ ζωὴ κρεμαμένη, ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ πᾶσιν ὡράθη, ἥλιος δὲ τοῦτο μὴ φέρων, ἀκτῖνας παύει, καὶ γῆ σαλεύεται, καὶ λογισμοὶ στηρίζονται, ἐπʼ εὐσεβείᾳ καὶ σεμνότητι.
Ὢ πῶς σε ὁ ἄνομος δῆμος, τὸν Νομοδότην κατακρίνει, ξύλῳ Ἰησοῦ μου τεθνάναι, ζωὴν τῶν ὅλων, ὄντα καὶ Κύριον, καὶ διὰ πάθους ἅπασι, βροτοῖς παρέχοντα ἀπάθειαν!
Μαρτυρικά.
For the Martyrs.
Στόμασιν ὑμῶν θεολόγοις, ἀνεκηρύξατε πανσόφως, σάρκωσιν τοῦ Λόγου ἐν μέσῳ, παρανομούντων ἐχθρῶν πανεύφημοι, καὶ ἱερῶς ἀθλήσαντες, νίκης στεφάνοις κατεστέφθητε.
Ἡμεροφαεῖς ὡς ἀστέρες, πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν φρυκτωρεῖτε, ἄθλων ἱερῶν ἀναλάμψει, καὶ ἰαμάτων θείαις λαμπρότησι, καὶ τῶν παθῶν σκεδάζετε, νύκτα βαθεῖαν θεῖοι Μάρτυρες.
Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Stavrotheotokion.
Φώτισον ἁγνὴ τὴν ψυχήν μου, τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ σκοτισθεῖσαν· λῦσον τῶν κακῶν μου τὰ νέφη, φωτὸς νεφέλη, ἡ σκοτιζόμενον, ἥλιον πάλαι βλέψασα, ἐν τῷ σταυροῦσθαι τὸν ἀθάνατον.
Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου. Εἱρμὸς ὁ αὐτός.
Canon for the Theotokos. Same Heirmos.
Ῥῆξον τὰ δεσμὰ τῶν κακῶν μου, τῇ θείᾳ λόγχῃ τοῦ Υἱοῦ σου, λῦσον τὴν ἀθλίαν ψυχήν μου, πεπεδημένην καὶ κινδυνεύουσαν, καὶ τῇ ἀγάπῃ πρόσδησον, Παρθενομῆτορ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν.
Ἡ τῶν οὐρανῶν πλατυτέρα, τὴν στενωθεῖσάν μου καρδίαν, πάσῃ προσβολῇ ἐναντίᾳ, πρὸς ἀπαθείας πλάτος ἐξάγαγε, διὰ στενῆς ὁδεύειν με, ἐνδυναμοῦσα τρίβου πάντοτε.
Ἵνα σε δοξάζω Παρθένε, τὴν ἀληθῶς δεδοξασμένην, πάσης ἀδοξίας με ῥῦσαι, τῆς ἁμαρτίας καὶ δόξης μέτοχον, ἐπουρανίου ποίησον, τὸν προσφυγόντα τῷ ἐλέει σου.
Εἰς τὸν Στίχον τῶν Αἴνων.
At the Aposticha of Lauds.
Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρά. Ἦχος δʹ. Σταυρώσιμα.
Aposticha. Mode 4. For the Cross.
Τεῖχος ἡμῖν γένοιτο ὁ Σταυρός σου, Ἰησοῦ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν· ἄλλην γὰρ ἐλπίδα οἱ πιστοὶ οὐκ ἔχομεν, εἰμὴ σὲ τὸν ἐν αὐτῷ σαρκὶ προσηλωθέντα, καὶ παρέχοντα ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
May Your Cross be a wall for us, O Jesus our Savior. For we believers have no other hope, except for You who were physically nailed to it, and who grant the great mercy unto us. [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]
Αὐτόμελον.
Automelon.
Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν, τοῖς φοβουμένοις σε Κύριε, τὸν Σταυρόν σου τὸν τίμιον, διʼ οὗ ἐθριάμβευσας, τὰς ἀρχὰς τοῦ σκότους, καὶ τὰς ἐξουσίας, καὶ ἐπανήγαγες ἡμᾶς, εἰς τὴν ἀρχαίαν μακαριότητα· διό σου τὴν φιλάνθρωπον, οἰκονομίαν δοξάζομεν, Ἰησοῦ παντοδύναμε, ὁ Σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.
You have given those who fear You, Lord, a token, Your precious Cross, * having triumphed by means thereof * over Principalities and Powers of darkness. * Furthermore, by means of the Cross You brought us up again * to the beatitude that was ours of old. * O Jesus, the almighty Savior of our souls, we all glorify * Your benevolent plan, by which * You have saved the entire world. [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]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Πῶς ὑμῶν μὴ θαυμάσωμεν, τοὺς ἀγῶνας, ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες; ὅτι σῶμα θνητὸν περικείμενοι, τοὺς ἀσωμάτους ἐχθροὺς ἐτροπώσασθε; οὐκ ἐφόβησαν ὑμᾶς τῶν τυράννων αἱ ἀπειλαί, οὐ κατέπτηξαν ὑμᾶς τῶν βασάνων αἱ προσβολαί, ὄντως ἀξίως παρὰ Χριστοῦ ἐδοξάσθητε, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαὶς ἡμῶν αἰτεῖσθε τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
O holy Martyrs, how shall we not cease to marvel at your contests! You had a mortal body, and yet you routed the bodiless foes. The tyrants’ threats did not frighten you, nor did the prospects of torture cause you to shrink in fear. Worthily indeed were you glorified by Christ. And now you pray that He grant our souls the great mercy. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Ὡς γενναῖον ἐν Μάρτυσι.
Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion. To a brave one.
Ἐν Σταυρῷ σε τεινόμενον, καὶ τοῖς ἥλοις πηγνύμενον, καὶ πλευρὰν τῇ λόγχῃ σε τιτρωσκόμενον, κατανοοῦσα ἡ Μήτηρ σου, θρηνοῦσα ἐκραύγαζεν· Οἴμοι τέκνον ποθεινόν! πῶς σε δῆμος ὁ ἄνομος, ἐθανάτωσε, τὸν ζωὴν τοῖς ἐν ᾅδῃ χορηγοῦντα; ἀλλʼ ἀνάστηθι συντόμως, χαροποιῶν οὓς ἠγαπησας.
When she saw You were suffering, * being stretched out upon the Cross, * fixed to it with nails, and a spear piercing Your side, * Your holy Mother cried out in grief. Lamenting, she said to You, * “Woe to me, beloved Son! * Look at how this unlawful mob sent You to Your death, * even You who give life to those in Hades! Quickly rise again, O Savior, * and thus bring joy to the ones You love.” [GOASD]
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ΕΝ Τῌ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙᾼ
LITURGY
Οἱ Μακαρισμοί. Ἦχος δʹ.
The Beatitudes. Mode 4.
Διὰ ξύλου ὁ Ἀδάμ, Παραδείσου γέγονεν ἄποικος, διὰ ξύλου δὲ Σταυροῦ, ὁ Λῃστὴς Παράδεισον ᾤκησεν· ὁ μὲν γὰρ γευσάμενος, ἐντολὴν ἠθέτησε τοῦ ποιήσαντος, ὁ δὲ συσταυρούμενος, Θεὸν ὡμολόγησε τὸν κρυπτόμενον. Μνήσθητί μου βοῶν, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
Adam fell by a tree, and he was evicted from Paradise. * By the tree of the Cross the Robber gained entrance to Paradise. * The former, by tasting fruit, disobeyed his Maker’s commandment not to eat. * The latter was crucified with Him, whom though hidden he confessed to be God. * Remember us as well in Your kingdom, O Savior. [SD]
Προσηλώθης τῷ Σταυρῷ, διὰ πολλὴν Χριστὲ ἀγαθότητα, ἐκεντήθης τὴν πλευράν, δύο κρουνοὺς πηγάσας ἀφέσεως, ἡ γῆ δὲ μὴ φέρουσα, καθορᾷν τὸ τόλμημα ἐκυμαίνετο, αἱ πέτραι ἐῤῥήγνυντο, ἐσβέννυτο ἥλιος, ἐσαλεύοντο ὄρη, καὶ οἱ βουνοὶ φόβῳ τοῦ κράτους σου.
You were nailed to the Cross, * O Christ, in Your bountiful benevolence, * and You were pierced in the side, * and forgiveness poured out in a double stream. * The earth shook, unable to endure to watch the daring of the injustice done. * The stones also split apart, * and the sun went out, and the mountains and the hills * were quaking and shook in fear * of Your dominion, O Lord. [SD]
Τῆς ταθείσης ἀκρατῶς, χειρὸς ἐν ξύλῳ πάλαι τῆς γνώσεως, τοῦ προπάτορος Ἀδάμ, ἐπανορθῶν Χριστὲ τὸ ὀλίσθημα, ἐτάθης θελήματι, καὶ τὰς σὰς ἡλώθης χεῖρας Μακρόθυμε, ὁ πλάσας τὸν ἄνθρωπον, χειρί σου διʼ ἄμετρον ἀγαθότητα. Δόξα τῇ ὑπὲρ νοῦν Λόγε εὐσπλαγχνίᾳ σου.
O long-suffering Lord, * who in Your great goodness You made man with Your own hand, * You extended Your hands, * and they were nailed to the Cross of Your own will, O Christ, * as remedy to the fall of forefather Adam, who lacking self-control * extended his hand and ate * from the tree of knowledge of old in Paradise. * Glory to Your sublime tender-mercy, O Word of God. [SD]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Οὐρανώσαντες τὴν γῆν, ταῖς ὑπερτάταις Ἅγιοι λάμψεσι, τῶν ἀγώνων τῶν καλῶν, διʼ ὧν τὸ σκότος ἄπαν ἐδύσατε, τὸ τῆς ματαιότητος, καὶ πρὸς φῶς τὸ ἄδυτον ἐσκηνώσατε, μεθέξει θεούμενοι, καὶ πᾶσιν αὐγάζοντες φέγγος γνώσεως, τοῖς κατὰ χρέος ὑμᾶς μακαρίζουσι.
Holy Martyrs, your good fights * make you shine like stars of the firmament. * You made earth another sky * with your splendid lights, by which you have made * the darkness of vanity * go away, and you made your dwelling in the light * that never sets, becoming gods * by participation. And now you shine the light * of knowledge of God on all who rightly are extolling you. [SD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Γέρας δόξαν καὶ τιμήν, τῇ πανταιτίῳ Τριάδι νέμωμεν, τρισαγίαις ἐν φωναῖς, τῶν Ἀγγέλων τὸν ὕμνον προσφέροντες. Πατρὶ τῷ ἀνάρχῳ τε, καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Πνεύματι ἀνακράζομεν, Λῃστοῦ τοῦ εὐγνώμονος, φωνὴν ἀναμέλποντες καὶ κραυγάζοντες· Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
Honor, glory, and esteem * let us offer up to the Trinity * the Cause of all, and let us sing, * “Holy, holy, holy,” the Angels’ hymn, * and shout to the Father unoriginate, and the Son and Spirit, and say * that memorable utterance * of the grateful Robber, and cry aloud to God, * “Remember us as well in Your heavenly kingdom.” [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Both now. Stavrotheotokion.
Ἀναρτώμενον Σταυρῷ, ἐθελουσίως βλέπουσα Ἄχραντε, τὸν Υἱόν σου καὶ Θεόν, ἐκπληττομένη κλαίουσα ἔλεγες· Ποῦ ἔδυ τὸ κάλλος σου, τοῦ τὰ πάντα Κύριε καλλωπίσαντος; τί ταῦτα ἀχάριστος, ἀπέδωκε δῆμός σοι ἀντὶ ἀγαθῶν; Δόξα Λόγε τῇ σῇ ἄκρᾳ ἀγαθότητι.
As you watched your Son and God * being voluntarily crucified, * in astonishment you cried, * O all-immaculate Lady, and you said to Him, * “Your beauty! Where has it gone, * O my Son and Lord who make all things beautiful? * This people’s ingratitude! * Why reward You thus for the good You did to them?” * Glory to Your extreme benevolence, O Word of God! [SD]