Τῌ ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥῌ ΕΣΠΕΡΑΣ
ON FRIDAY EVENING
Εἰς τό, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, Προσόμοια.
At, Lord, I have cried, Prosomia.
Στιχηρὰ Δεσποτικά.
Stichera for the Master.
Ἦχος δʹ. Ἤθελον δάκρυσιν ἐξαλεῖψαι.
Mode 4. How I intended.
Σύντριψον Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, τὰ θανατηφόρα πάθη τὰ τῆς καρδίας μου· ἐὰν γὰρ σὺ καταλύσῃς οἶκον, τῆς σαρκὸς καὶ κτίσῃς οἶκον τοῦ πνεύματος, εἰς μάτην ἐστὶ φυλάσσων, ὁ πολεμῶν τὴν ψυχήν μου. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωμαι, σῶσόν με.
Lord God, I pray You shatter the passions * of my wretched heart, for they are the carriers of death. * If You yourself demolish the house of * the flesh and build the house of the spirit in its stead, * then he who wages the warfare * upon my soul watches vainly. * Save me before I utterly perish, O Lord my God. [SD]
Δῶρον καὶ μάστιγά μοι παιδείας, τὸν ἐχθρὸν Οἰκτίρμον πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον δέδωκας· τὸ γὰρ κακὸν αὐτοῦ συνεργεῖ μοι, προαιρέσει οὐκ ἀγαθῇ εἰς καλόν· ἐγὼ δέ σοι οὐ προσφεύγω, διʼ εὐχῆς εὐχαρίστου. Κύριε, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωμαι, σῶσόν με.
You gave the enemy for my welfare * as a gift and scourge of discipline, tender-loving God. * For notwithstanding his evil purpose, * his wickedness cooperates with me for the good. * Yet I do not flee for refuge * unto You through thanksgiving. * Save me before I utterly perish, O Lord my God. [SD]
Πάθη καὶ θάνατον κατεδέξω, διʼ ἐμὲ ἵνα παθῶν καὶ θανάτου φθορᾶς, ἐλευθερώσῃς ὡς Ζωοδότης, καὶ τὴν πρὶν ἀπάθειαν ἀποδώσῃς μοι· διό με κείμενον Σῶτερ, τῆς ἁμαρτίας ἐν τάφῳ, ἔγειρον, πρὶν αἰώνιος θάνατος, λάβῃ με.
Ἕτερα τῆς Θεοτόκου. Ὅμοια.
Additional for the Theotokos. Same Melody.
Δέσποινα, Δέσποινα λύτρωσαί με, ἀπὸ τῶν αἰσχρῶν καὶ ῥυπαρῶν ἐνθυμήσεων, ὅτι μολύνουσι τῆς ψυχῆς μου, τὰς αἰσθήσεις πάσας καὶ τὰς τοῦ σώματος· διὸ Ἁγνὴ δέομαί σου, ἐν μετανοίᾳ κραυγάζων· Δέσποινα, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωμαι, σῶσόν με.
Lady, my Lady, I beg you save me * from my recollections of obscene, shameful memories, * for they pollute all the senses * of my soul and body and thus defile me. * And so I pray you, O Virgin, and I cry out in repentance: * Lady, before I utterly perish, deliver me. [GOASD]
Οἴμοι! τί γένωμαι, τί ποιήσω, δουλωθεὶς τοῖς πάθεσιν ἀπὸ νεότητος; ἆρα δυνήσομαι κἂν ἐν γήρᾳ, καρποὺς μετανοίας Χριστῷ ἐνδείξασθαι; ἡ γὰρ συνήθεια μόνη, καὶ πρὸ τοῦ πλάνου πλανᾷ με· Δέσποινα, πρὶν εἰς τέλος ἀπόλωμαι, σῶσόν με.
Δάκρυα δίδου μοι Θεοτόκε, καὶ συντετριμμένην ποίησον τὴν καρδίαν μου, ἐξομολόγησίν τε παράσχου, τῶν βεβιωμένων μοι παραπτώσεων, ἵνα τῇ σῇ βοηθείᾳ, ἐν μετανοίᾳ διέλθω, τὸν λοιπόν, τῆς ζωῆς μου χρόνον καὶ τύχω, ἀνέσεως.
Mother of God, grant me tears, I pray you; * also make my stony heart to be humble and contrite. * Grant me to make a complete confession * of the sinful actions of my entire life, * that I may pass the remainder * of my life in repentance, * with your help, and obtain the remission of all my sins. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Ὁ διὰ σὲ θεοπάτωρ προφήτης Δαυΐδ, μελῳδικῶς περὶ σοῦ προανεφώνησε, τῷ μεγαλεῖά σοι ποιήσαντι· Παρέστη ἡ βασίλισσα ἐκ δεξιῶν σου. Σὲ γὰρ μητέρα πρόξενον ζωῆς ἀνέδειξεν, ὁ ἀπάτωρ ἐκ σοῦ ἐνανθρωπῆσαι εὐδοκήσας Θεός, ἵνα τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀναπλάσῃ εἰκόνα, φθαρεῖσαν τοῖς πάθεσι, καὶ τὸ πλανηθὲν ὀρειάλωτον εὑρών, πρόβατον τοῖς ὤμοις ἀναλαβών, τῷ Πατρὶ προσαγάγῃ, καὶ τῷ ἰδίῳ θελήματι, ταῖς οὐρανίαις συνάψῃ δυνάμεσι, καὶ σώσῃ Θεοτόκε τὸν κόσμον, Χριστὸς ὁ ἔχων, τὸ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος.
By you, O Lady, the Prophet David became an ancestor of God. Long ago, he sang a Psalm to Him, who would do great things for you: “The Queen stood at Your right hand.” God chose you to be the mother who would engender Life. For it was His good pleasure to become human from you without father, so that He could refashion His image, which had become distorted by the passions, and so that He could find the lost sheep that had gone astray on the mountains, and carry it on His shoulders, and bring it to His Father, and reunite it with the heavenly hosts, as He willed, and so that He could save the world, O Theotokos, since He is Christ, and He has the great and rich mercy. [GOASD]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος βαρύς.
Prokeimenon. Grave Mode.
Ὁ Θεός, ἀντιλήπτωρ μου εἶ· τὸ ἔλεός σου προφθάσει με.
You are my protector, O God. Your mercy shall go before me.
Στίχ. Ἐξελοῦ με ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου, ὁ Θεός, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἐπανισταμένων ἐπʼ ἐμὲ λύτρωσαί με.
Verse: Rescue me from my enemies, O God, and redeem me from those who rise up against me. [SAAS]
Εἰς τὸν Στίχον.
At the Aposticha.
Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρά. Ἦχος δʹ. Μαρτυρικά.
Aposticha. Mode 4. For the Martyrs.
Ὁ τῶν ἁγίων Μαρτύρων, δεξάμενος τὴν ὑπομονήν, καὶ παρʼ ἡμῶν δέχου τὴν ὑμνῳδίαν Φιλάνθρωπε, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν, ταῖς αὐτῶν ἱκεσίαις, τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
O benevolent Lord, who have accepted the holy Martyrs’ endurance, do also from us accept this hymnody; and by their supplications, grant to us the great mercy. [SD]
Στίχ. Θαυμαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ.
Verse: God is wondrous in His saints. [SAAS]
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]
Στίχ. Τοῖς ἁγίοις τοῖς ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ ἐθαυμάστωσεν ὁ Κύριος.
Verse: To the saints on His earth, in them the Lord magnified all His will. [SAAS]
Ἱερεῖα ἔμψυχα, ὁλοκαυτώματα λογικά, Μάρτυρες Κυρίου, θύματα τέλεια Θεοῦ, Θεὸν γινώσκοντα, καὶ Θεῷ γινωσκόμενα, πρόβατα, ὧν ἡ μάνδρα, λύκοις ἀνεπίβατος, πρεσβεύσατε καὶ ἡμᾶς, συμποιμανθῆναι ὑμῖν, ἐπὶ ὕδατος ἀναπαύσεως.
O living sacrifices, rational whole-burnt offerings, O Martyrs of the Lord, and perfect sacrificial victims of God, who know God and are known by God, O lambs whose fold is inaccessible to wolves: intercede that together with you we also may be shepherded beside the still water of rest. [SD]
Στίχ. Μακάριοι οὓς ἐξελέξω καὶ προσελάβου, Κύριε. Καὶ τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῶν εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.
Verse: Blessed are they whom You have chosen and received, O Lord. And their memorial abides from generation to generation. [SAAS]
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Μετὰ πνευμάτων δικαίων, τετελειωμένων, τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν δούλων σου, Σῶτερ ἀνάπαυσον, φυλάττων αὐτάς, εἰς τὴν μακαρίαν ζωήν, τὴν παρὰ σοὶ φιλάνθρωπε.
Among the spirits of the righteous perfected in faith, give rest, O Savior, to the soul(s) of Your servant, keeping it (them) in the blessed life which is from You, O loving One. [GOA]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Ἔχοντές σε Θεοτόκε, ἐλπίδα καὶ προστασίαν, ἐχθρῶν ἐπιβουλὰς οὐ πτοούμεθα, ὅτι σῴζεις τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Having you, O Theotokos, as our hope and protection, we are not dismayed by the schemes of the foe, for truly you save our souls. [SD]
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Τῼ ΣΑΒΒΑΤῼ ΠΡΩΪ
ON SATURDAY MORNING
ΕΝ Τῼ ΟΡΘΡῼ
MATINS
Μετὰ τὴν αʹ Στιχολογίαν. Καθίσματα Μαρτυρικά.
After the first Psalter reading. Kathismata for the Martyrs.
Ἦχος δʹ. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.
Mode 4. Come quickly.
Σταυρῷ ὁπλισάμενοι, οἱ Ἀθλοφόροι σου, ἐνίκησαν τὰ μηχανήματα, τοῦ ἀρχεκάκου ἐχθροῦ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἔλαμψαν ὡς φωστῆρες, τοὺς βροτοὺς ὁδηγοῦντες, νέμουσι τὰς ἰάσεις, τοῖς ἐν πίστει αἰτοῦσιν. Αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Your prize-winning martyr Saints, equipped and armed with the cross, * defeated the machinations of the arch-evil foe * of mankind, O Christ our God. * Shining like stars in heaven, * they are guides for us mortals. * To those who with faith request them, they dispense cures and healings. * Through their intercessions we pray You to save our souls. [SD]
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]
Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.
Come quickly.
Οἱ Μάρτυρές σου Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἀθλήσει αὐτῶν, στεφάνους ἐκομίσαντο τῆς ἀφθαρσίας, ἐκ σοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· σχόντες γὰρ τὴν ἰσχύν σου, τοὺς τυράννους καθεῖλον, ἔθραυσαν καὶ δαιμόνων, τὰ ἀνίσχυρα θράση. Αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Your Martyrs, O Lord, were worthily awarded by You * the crowns of incorruption, in that they contested for You our immortal God. * Since they possessed Your power, they defeated the tyrants, * dashing the demons’ powerless displays of defiance. * O Christ God, at their fervent entreaties, save our souls. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Τὸ ἀπʼ αἰῶνος ἀπόκρυφον, καὶ Ἀγγέλοις ἄγνωστον μυστήριον, διὰ σού Θεοτόκε τοῖς ἐπὶ γῆς πεφανέρωται, Θεὸς ἐν ἀσυγχύτῳ ἑνώσει σαρκούμενος, καὶ Σταυρὸν ἑκουσίως ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν καταδεξάμενος· διʼ οὗ ἀναστήσας τὸν πρωτόπλαστον, ἔσωσεν ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
O Theotokos, revealed through you to us on earth was the mystery, that was hidden for ages and unknown by the angels. God became incarnate, uniting natures without confusion, and for us He voluntarily accepted crucifixion, through which He resurrected the first-formed man, and He saved our souls from death. [GOASD]
Μετὰ τὴν βʹ Στιχολογίαν. Κάθισμα Μαρτυρικόν.
After the second Psalter reading. Kathisma for the Martyrs.
Σήμερον τὰ τῶν Ἀγγέλων στρατεύματα, ἐν τῇ μνήμῃ τῶν Ἀθλοφόρων παραγέγονε, τὰς τῶν πιστῶν διανοίας φωτίσαι, καὶ τὴν οἰκουμένην τῇ χάριτι φαιδρύναι· διʼ αὐτῶν ὁ Θεὸς δυσωπούμενος, δώρησαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
The hosts of the Angels are in attendance today, for the observance of the memory of the prize-winning martyrs, to illumine the minds of the faithful, and to brighten the civilized world with grace. O God, be importuned by them, and grant us Your great mercy. [SD]
Νεκρώσιμα. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.
For the Dead. Come quickly.
Ψυχὰς ἃς μετέστησας, ἐκ τῶν προσκαίρων πρὸς σέ, ἀνάπαυσον Κύριε, ὡς Παντοδύναμος, καὶ μόνος ἀθάνατος, ἄνες ἄφες οἰκτίρμον, τὰ αὐτοῖς πεπραγμένα, ἐλέησον ἐλεῆμον, τῶν χειρῶν σου τὰ ἔργα, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε.
Give rest to the souls that You translated from earth * and temporal things to be with You, the only immortal and almighty God. * Pardon them and forgive them * every sin they committed. * Merciful One, have mercy on the works of Your divine hands, * through the prayers of the Theotokos, O only benevolent Lord. [SD]
Ὅμοιον.
Same Melody.
Τοῦ βίου τὸ πρόσκαιρον, διαπεράσαντες, μετέστησαν Κύριε, πρὸς σὲ τὸν εὔσπλαγχνον, πιστῶς οἱ βιώσαντες· οὕς περ ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, τῆς ἀνέσεως τάξον, στῆσον ἐκ δεξιῶν σου, ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τῆς δίκης, τὰ τούτοις ἡμαρτημένα, παραβλεψάμενος.
Your servants who faithfully lived out their temporal lives * and finally fell asleep in death have passed on to You, * our merciful Lord and God. * Savior, we pray You put them in a place of relaxation. * Forgive and overlook any sins that they committed, * O Master, and let them stand at Your right hand on Judgment Day. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. Same Melody.
Πιστῶν ἱλαστήριον, σὺ ἀνεδείχθης Ἁγνή, κοινὸν καταφύγιον, καὶ μεσιτεία θερμή, Παρθένε θεόνυμφε· ὅθεν καὶ τῶν ἐν πίστει, πρὸς Θεὸν μεταστάντων, φάνηθι νῦν μεσῖτις, καὶ σωτήριος πύλη, πρὸς πλάτος τοῦ Παραδείσου, τούτους εἰσάγουσα.
Pure Virgin and Bride of God, all we believers have you * a protector and ardent intercessor, praying for us * to God to forgive our sins. * Be now an intercessor on behalf of the faithful * who passed away to God, and be their gate to salvation, * and usher them into the spaciousness of Paradise. [GOASD]
Κανὼν εἰς πάντας τοὺς Ἁγίους.
Canon for all Saints.
Ἦχος δʹ. ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Mode 4. Ode i. Heirmos.
Τριστάτας κραταιούς, ὁ τεχθεὶς ἐκ Παρθένου, ἀπαθείας ἐν βυθῷ, ψυχῆς τὸ τριμερές, καταπόντισον δέομαι, ὅπως σοι ὡς ἐν τυμπάνῳ τῇ νεκρώσει τοῦ σώματος, ἐπινίκιον ᾄσω μελῴδημα.
I pray You to submerge * in the sea of dispassion * the three powers of my soul, * like those powerful hosts. * And then using the deadening * of my body for a timbrel, * I may sing a triumphal hymn * unto You who born of the Virgin pure. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Φαιδρύνεται ἀεί, ἡ σεπτὴ Ἐκκλησία, τοῖς ἀγῶσι τῶν φαιδρῶν, Κυρίου Ἀθλητῶν, καὶ Χριστὸν τὸν ἐκλάμψαντα, Ἥλιον ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, καὶ τὸ σκότος μειώσαντα, τῆς ἀπάτης δοξάζει γεραίρουσα.
Αἰνέσωμεν πιστῶς, τοὺς Χριστοῦ Ἱεράρχας, περιούσιον λαόν, ποιμάναντας καλῶς, καὶ λαμπρῶς ἐπαινέσωμεν, δῆμον ὅλον τῶν ὁσίως, βιωσάντων καὶ σώματος, ἡδονάς νεκρωσάντων ἐν πνεύματι.
Ἰσχὺς παρὰ Θεοῦ, Γυναιξὶν ἐδωρήθη, ἐν ἀσκήσει καὶ στεῤῥᾷ, ἀθλήσει τὸν ἐχθρόν, συμπατούσαις ἐν χάριτι. Τούτων Κύριε πρεσβείαις, Προφητῶν τε ἁγίων σου, τὰ ἐλέη σου πᾶσι κατάπεμψον.
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Δικαίωσον Χριστέ, οὓς δικαίᾳ προνοίᾳ, ἐκ τοῦ βίου τοῦ φθαρτοῦ, πρὸς ἄφθαρτον ζωήν, μετεβίβασας δούλους σου, πᾶσί τε σὺν τοῖς δικαίοις, συγχορεύειν ἀξίωσον, τὰ αὐτῶν παριδὼν πλημμελήματα.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ῥυόμενος ἡμᾶς, καταδίκης ἀρχαίας, ὁ Υἱὸς ὁ τοῦ Θεοῦ, ηὐδόκησεν Ἁγνή, καὶ Υἱὸς χρηματίσαι σου· ὅθεν υἱοθετηθέντες, δι’ αὐτοῦ τὸν οὐράνιον, εὐλογοῦμεν Πατέρα ὑμνοῦντές σε.
Κανὼν εἰς Κοιμηθέντας.
Canon for the Deceased.
Θαλάσσης τὸ ἐρυθραῖον.
The Red Sea was crossed.
Κρατήσας, τῆς δεξιᾶς τῶν δούλων σου, χειρὸς ὁδήγησον, ἐπὶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον Χριστέ, ἐπὶ θέαν τοῦ κάλλους σου, τοὺς ἀθλοφόρους Μάρτυρας, τῆς ἀληθείας δυσωπούμενος.
Ἀφράστου, καὶ μακαρίας δόξης σου, τοὺς μεταστάντας πρὸς σέ, κληρονομεῖν ἀξίωσον Χριστέ, ὑπερβαίνων τὰ πταίσματα, καὶ δικαιῶν τῇ χάριτι, καὶ τῇ ἐκχύσει τοῦ σοῦ αἵματος.
Νεκρώσει, τὸν νεκρωτὴν ἐνέκρωσας, τῇ ζωηφόρῳ σου, ὁ τοῖς νεκροῖς ἐμπνέων τὴν ζωήν, ζωοδότα Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν ἀνάπαυσον, οὓς προσελάβου πιστούς δούλους σου.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ὡραῖος, τοῖς ὑπερτάτοις κάλλεσι, καθὸ Θεὸς ὁ Υἱός, ὡς δὲ ἐκ σοῦ Παρθένε σαρκωθείς, καὶ τῷ ξύλῳ κρεμάμενος, κάλλος οὐκ εἶχε θάνατον, τὸν ὑπὲρ πάντων προσιέμενος.
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iii. Heirmos.
Τόξον δυνατῶν ἠσθένησε, καὶ οἱ ἀσθενοῦντες, περιεζώσαντο δύναμιν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐστερεώθη, ἐν Κυρίῳ ἡ καρδία μου.
Weakened is the bow of mighty men, * and those who are weak are girded with strength from our righteous God. * For this reason, as it is written, my heart is strengthened in the Lord. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ὥσπερ ἄρνες οἱ καλλίνικοι, Μάρτυρες τυθέντες, καὶ σφαγέντες προσήχθησαν, τῷ τυθέντι Ἀμνῷ καὶ Λόγῳ, τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς πάντων λύτρωσιν.
Στόμα Θεοῦ χρηματίσαντες, οἱ Ἱερομύσται, ἐξ ἀναξίων προσήγαγον, τοὺς ἀξίους διδασκαλίαις, ἱεραῖς καταλαμπρύνοντες.
Εὗρε τῶν Ὁσίων σύλλογος, διʼ ἐγκρατείας θεόθεν, τρυφὴν τὴν ἀδάπανον, ἐντρυφήσαντες θεωρίαις, καὶ ταῖς θείαις ἀναβάσεσι.
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Πάντας οὓς πιστῶς μετέστησας, πάντων ἱκεσίαις, τῶν σῶν Ἁγίων ἀνάπαυσον, παραβλέψας τὰ πεπραγμένα, ἐν τῷ βίῳ τούτοις πταίσματα.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Αἶνον τῷ ἐκ τῷ Θεῷ προσάξωμεν, τῆς Παρθένου, ἀποτεχθέντι βουλήματι, Γυναικῶν τε χορούς, Ἀγγέλων, τοῖς χοροῖς ἐπισυνάψαντι.
Κανὼν εἰς Κοιμηθέντας. Οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ.
Canon for the Deceased. Not in our wisdom.
Νενικηκότες, τῶν εἰδώλων τὴν πλάνην οἱ Μάρτυρες, τὸν Δεσπότην καὶ Θεόν, νῦν δυσωποῦσι δωρήσασθαι, τοῖς προτελευτήσασι θείαν ἀνάπαυσιν.
Τὴν στρεφομένην, διαβῆναι ῥομφαίαν εὐδόκησον, καὶ τοῦ ξύλου τῆς ζωῆς, ἐπιτηδείου μεθέξεως τυχεῖν, οὓς μετέστησας δούλους σου Δέσποτα.
Ἐν Παραδείσῳ, τῆς τρυφῆς αὐλισθῆναι τοὺς δούλους σου, ἔνθα ἦχος καθαρός, ἑορταζόντων ἀξίωσον, πταισμάτων τὴν ἄφεσιν τούτοις δωρούμενος.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Τῷ θείῳ τόκῳ, παρθενίαν συνήρμοσας Πάναγνε· τὸν γὰρ Κτίστην τοῦ παντός, ἀνερμηνεύτως γεγέννηκας, οὗ περ τῷ βουλήματι πάντα ὑπόκειται.
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iv. Heirmos.
Ὁ καθήμενος ἐν δόξῃ, ἐπὶ θρόνου Θεότητος, ἐν νεφέλῃ κούφῃ, ἦλθεν Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὑπέρθεος, τῇ ἀκηράτῳ παλάμῃ καὶ διέσωσε, τοὺς κραυγάζοντας· δόξα Χριστὲ τῇ δυνάμει σου.
He who sits in holy glory * on the throne of divinity, * Jesus our most high God, * on a swift and light cloud has come to us, * and by the might of His undefiled hand has saved * those who cry to Him: Glory to Your strength, O Christ. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ἱερώτατος Μαρτύρων, ἐδοξάσθη κατάλογος, ἱερῶς δοξάσας, μέλεσιν οἰκείοις τὸν Κύριον, τὸν ὑπὸ πάντων Ἀγγέλων, δοξαζόμενον, καὶ πρεσβεύει, ῥυσθῆναι ἡμᾶς πάσης θλίψεως.
Νοῦν ἀΰλῳ, φωταυγείᾳ, διαλάμποντα ἔχοντες, θεῖοι Ἱεράρχαι, νύκτα ἀθεΐας ἐλύσατε, καὶ ἀπλανεῖ ὁδηγίᾳ, τὴν θεόλεκτον, ποίμνην Χριστοῦ, πρὸς τὸ φῶς ὡδηγήσατε.
Ὡραιώθη τῶν Ὁσίων, πολυάριθμον σύστημα, καὶ ἐμεγαλύνθη, θείων Γυναικῶν ἡ ὁμήγυρις, τῶν Προφητῶν ἐτιμήθη, δῆμος ἅγιος, τῶν Ἀγγέλων, δήμοις ἑνωθεὶς ἀγαλλόμενος.
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Τῶν Ἀγγέλων συμπολῖται, χρηματίζοντες Μάρτυρες, τοῖς κεκοιμημένοις, πᾶσιν ἐξαιτήσασθε ἄνεσιν, καὶ Παραδείσου τοῦ θείου, τὴν κατοίκησιν, καὶ πταισμάτων, ὁλοσχερῆ ἀπολύτρωσιν.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ὁ παρθένον σε φυλάξας, μετὰ τόκον ἀμώμητον, τὰς παρθένους πάσας, σὲ περιεστώσας ἐδόξασε, μεθʼ ὧν ἀπαύστως δυσώπει, διασῴζεσθαι, πάσης θλίψεως, καὶ πειρασμῶν τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Κανὼν εἰς Κοιμηθέντας. Ἐπαρθέντα σε ἰδοῦσα.
Canon for the Deceased. When the Church beheld You.
Ἀναφανέντες οἱ Μάρτυρες ὡς φωστῆρες, τὸν οὐρανὸν φαιδρύνουσι τὸν τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, οἳ καὶ τὸν Σωτῆρα Χριστόν, αἰτοῦνται δωρήσασθαι, τοῖς κεκοιμημένοις τὴν ἄφεσιν.
Ῥάβδον δυνάμεως ἔχοντες τὸν Σταυρόν σου, τὴν κοσμικὴν οἱ δοῦλοί σου θάλατταν διῆλθον, οὕς περ καταφύτευσον, εἰς ὄρος σου Κύριε, εἰς ὃ κατειργάσω ἁγίασμα.
Τὰ σκηνώματα τὰ ὄντως ἠγαπημένα, οὓς ἐξελέξω Δέσποτα, καὶ οὓς προσελάβου, δούλους σου εὐδόκησον, σκηνῶσαι ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος, ἔνθα τῶν δικαίων τὰ πνεύματα.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ὁ τῶν θανόντων καὶ ζώντων ἐξουσιάζων, σωματωθεὶς ὡς ἄνθρωπος ἐκ σοῦ Θεοτόκε, θάνατον ὑπέμεινε, σαρκὶ ὁ ἀθάνατος, λύσας τοῦ θανάτου τὴν δύναμιν.
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.
Ὑψούμενοι Σταυρῷ, καὶ τροχοῖς συντριβόμενοι, κοπτόμενοι μεληδόν τε, οἱ στεῤῥοὶ Ἀθλοφόροι, Θεοῦ ὤφθησαν ἄτμητοι.
Φωστῆρες τῶν πιστῶν Ἱεράρχαι γενόμενοι, προσήξατε τῷ Ποιμένι, καὶ Ἀμνῷ, οὓς ποιμαίνειν, ὁσίως ἐπιστεύθητε.
Θορύβων κοσμικῶν, χωρισθέντες οἱ Ὅσιοι, εἰρήνευσαν τὴν καρδίαν, ἐκ παθῶν καὶ τοῦ πάντων, Θεοῦ υἱοὶ γεγόνασιν.
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Ἐνθέων Προφητῶν, Γυναικῶν τε κατάλογος, τὸν Κύριον θεραπεύσας, τοῖς προκεκοιμημένοις, αἰτεῖται τὴν ἀνάπαυσιν.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ὁ Κύριος ἐν σοί, κατοικήσας Πανάχραντε, εἰργάσατο τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, τῆς αὐτοῦ θείας δόξης, Παρθένε οἰκητήρια.
Κανὼν εἰς Κοιμηθέντας. Σὺ Κύριέ μου φῶς.
Canon for the Deceased. My Lord, You are the light.
Σὺ Κύριε τῆς σῆς, δεσποτείας τοὺς Μάρτυρας, ἐδόξασας, διʼ αὐτῶν τε, τοὺς πρὸς σὲ μεταστάντας, ἀνάπαυσον ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος.
Τὴν ἄλυπον ζωὴν τὸ τερπνὸν ἀγαλλίαμα, τὴν ἄληκτον εὐφροσύνην, τοῖς προκεκοιμημένοις, παράσχου πολυέλεε.
Ὁ μόνος ἀγαθός, καὶ πηγὴ ἀγαθότητος, ἀνάπαυσον τοὺς ἐν πίστει, καὶ τῇ σῇ ἐπιγνώσει, τὸν βίον ἐκτελέσαντας.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ὑμνοῦμέν σε διʼ ἧς, τοῖς ἐν σκότει ἀνέτειλε, τὸ ἄφραστον Θεομῆτορ, καὶ ἀπρόσιτον κάλλος, καὶ πόθῳ μακαρίζομεν.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vi. Heirmos.
Ἦλθον εἰς τὰ βάθη τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ κατεπόντισέ με, καταιγὶς πολλῶν ἁμαρτημάτων, ἀλλʼ ὡς Θεὸς ἐκ φθορᾶς ἀνάγαγε, τὴν ζωήν μου ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.
The storm of my many sins has plunged me * into a deep depression, which encompasses me like the deep sea. * O my benevolent God, I cry to You: From corruption let my life ascend. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ὑπέρτιμοι Μάρτυρες ὡς λίθοι, ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς πανσόφως, κυλιόμενοι τῆς δυσσεβείας, οἰκοδομὴν πᾶσαν, κατεστρέψατε, καὶ ναοὶ Θεοῦ γεγόνατε.
Χειρὸς διεσώσατε βιαίας, ὑποχειρίους πάντας, Ἱεράρχαι καὶ ὅσιοι πάντες, οἱ ἐν Χριστῷ ποίμνης, ἡγησάμενοι· διὰ τοῦτο μακαρίζεσθε.
Ῥήσεσι Προφητῶν ἀκολουθοῦντα, τῶν Γυναικῶν τὰ πλήθη, ἐν ἀσκήσει τε καὶ ἐν ἀθλήσει, τῷ Γυναικὸς ἐκ παρθένου, λάμψαντι, Θεῷ Λόγῳ καθυπούργησαν.
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Ἡ πάντων ζωὴ τῶν τεθνεώτων, τοὺς ἐξ ἡμῶν ἐν πίστει, ἐκδημήσαντας πρὸς σὲ τὸν κτίστην, ἐν τῷ φωτὶ Χριστέ, τοῦ προσώπου σου, πολυέλεε κατάταξον.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Στόματι καὶ γλώσσῃ καὶ καρδίᾳ, ὁμολογῶ σε Κόρη, τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἁγνὴν Μητέρα, ἀλλὰ τῇ σῇ, μεσιτείᾳ ῥῦσαί με, αἰωνίου κατακρίσεως.
Κανὼν εἰς Κοιμηθέντας. Θύσω σοι μετὰ φωνῆς.
Canon for the Deceased. I will sacrifice to You.
Τὴν λόγχην, τὴν θείαν πλευράν σου κεντήσασαν, ἡ στρεφομένη ῥομφαία, κατιδοῦσα Σῶτερ ὑπεχωρεῖτο, τοῖς σοῖς δούλοις, ταῖς ἱκεσίαις τῶν Ἀθλοφόρων σου.
Ἐν ξύλῳ, κρεμασθεὶς τὸν Παράδεισον ἤνοιξας· τοὺς οὖν πιστῶς μεταστάντας, ἐν αὐτῷ Σωτήρ μου καταφυτεύσας, ὡς οἰκτίρμων, τῆς σῆς δόξης μετόχους ἀνάδειξον.
Λειμῶνας, τοὺς τῆς τρυφῆς ἀξίωσον δρέπεσθαι, τοὺς περὶ σὲ τὸν Δεσπότην, εὐσεβῶς φοιτῶντας διὰ θανάτου, καὶ δικαίοις, τοῖς ἀπʼ αἰῶνός σου συναρίθμησον.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ὁ Λόγος, καθὰ Θεὸς ὑπάρχων ἀόρατος, σωματωθεὶς καθωράθη, ἐκ Παρθένου Κόρης ἀπειρογάμου, καὶ θανάτῳ, τῷ οἰκείῳ τὸν θάνατον ἔλυσε.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vii. Heirmos.
Ἀβραμιαῖοί ποτε, ἐν Βαβυλῶνι Παῖδες, καμίνου φλόγα κατεπάτησαν, ἐν ὕμνοις κραυγάζοντες· ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
Servants in Babylon, of old, * those three descendants of Abraham, trampled on the furnace fire. * In hymns they cried out to You, * “O Lord and God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Τὰ τοῦ Δεσπότου Χριστοῦ, ἡγιασμένα σκεύη, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τὰ προπύργια, Κυρίου τοὺς Μάρτυρας, ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ ψυχῆς, αἰνέσωμεν συμφώνως.
Οἱ Ἱεράρχαι Χριστοῦ, καὶ τῶν Ἁγίων πάντων, χορὸς ὁ θεῖος ἐναγάλλεται, ταῖς ἄνω Δυνάμεσιν. Αὐτῶν πρεσβείαις Σῶτερ, σῷζε τὸ ποίμνιόν σου.
Ὑπομονὴν ἀγαθήν, αἱ Γυναικῶν ὁσίως, ἀθλητικῶς τε διαλάμψασαι, καὶ πίστει ἀσκήσασαι, ὑπακοῇ τὴν Εὔαν, τὸν τρώσαντα καθεῖλον.
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Σὺ ὁ τὸν ᾍδην ἑλών, καὶ θάνατον πατήσας, τῷ σῷ θανάτῳ, οὓς μετέστησας, ἐν πίστει ἀνάπαυσον, καὶ Παραδείσου δεῖξον, οἰκήτορας οἰκτίρμον.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Φλόγα τὴν βάτον πάλαι, μὴ πυρπολοῦσαν βλέπων, ὁ Νομοθέτης ἐδιδάσκετο, τὸν τύπον τοῦ τόκου σου, Θεοκυῆτορ μόνη, ἀεὶ εὐλογημένη.
Κανὼν εἰς Κοιμηθέντας. Ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ Ἀβραμιαῖοι.
Canon for the Deceased. Inside the furnace.
Ὑπομονήν τε, καὶ καρτερίαν καὶ τὰ αἵματα, πάντων τῶν Μαρτύρων λύτρον, τῶν εὐσεβῶς μεταστάντων προσδεξάμενος, Σῶτερ ἀνάπαυσον, ὡς ἐλεήμων καὶ εὐδιάλλακτος.
Συναριθμήσας, τοῖς πρωτοτόκοις καὶ δικαίοις τε, Σῶτερ τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν δούλων σου, τῶν πρὸς σὲ μεταστάντων καταξίωσον, ἀκαταπαύστως σοι, ἐντρυφᾷν τῷ τῶν ὅλων δεσπόζοντι.
Μεʼ εὐφροσύνης, καὶ παῤῥησίας καὶ φαιδρότητος, Λόγε τοῦ Θεοῦ εὐδόκησον, ὡς Θεὸς ἐν νεφέλαις ὑπαντῆσαί σοι, οὓς προσελάβου σύ, ὡς ἐλεήμων καὶ πολυέλεος.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Εὐλογημένη, Θεογεννῆτορ Μητροπάρθενε, χαῖρε· διὰ σοῦ γὰρ γέγονεν, ἀληθῶς τοῦ θανάτου ἡ καθαίρεσις, ζωὴ δὲ ἄλυπος, τοῖς τεθνεῶσι πᾶσι δεδώρηται.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode viii. Heirmos.
Λυτρωτὰ τοῦ παντὸς παντοδύναμε, τοὺς ἐν μέσῳ φλογὸς εὐσεβήσαντας, συγκαταβὰς ἐδρόσισας, καὶ ἐδίδαξας μέλπειν· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα εὐλογεῖτε, ὑμνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον.
O almighty Redeemer of all the world, * You came down in the midst of the furnace fire, * and You bedewed those pious men, * and You taught them to sing praise, * “O all you works, to the Lord sing * a hymn as you bless the Lord.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ἱεράρχαι Προφῆται καὶ Μάρτυρες, τὸν ἀγῶνα αὐτῶν ἐκτελέσαντες, ἱερωτάτης ἔτυχον, συναυλίας Ἀγγέλων, μεθʼ ὧν αἰτοῦσιν, ἱλασμὸν ἡμῖν πᾶσι καὶ ἔλεος.
Λαμπρυνθέντες οἱ Ὅσιοι Πνεύματι, τῶν δαιμόνων τὸ σκότος ἠφάνισαν, μεθʼ ὧν Ἱερομάρτυρες, Ἱεράρχαι Προφῆται, σὺν τοῖς Δικαίοις, τοῖς ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος εὐφραίνονται.
Ὁ τὸ πρὶν ἀφροσύνῃ καυχώμενος, ἐξαλείψειν τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, ὑπὸ Γυναίων πάντοτε, συμπατεῖται ἀσκήσει τε, καὶ ἀθλήσει, ἐκλαμψάντων ἀκτῖσι τοῦ Πνεύματος.
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Ὑπὲρ πάντων Χριστὲ δυσωποῦμέν σε, τῶν πιστῶς κοιμηθέντων, ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος, τούτους χοροῖς ἀρίθμησον, σῳζομένων ἀπαύστως, ἀναβοῶντας· Εὐλογεῖτε ὑμνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Συμπαθείας τῆς σῆς με ἀξίωσον, συμπαθέστατον Λόγον κυήσασα, Θεογεννῆτορ Πάναγνε, καὶ βοῶντά με σῶσον· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, εὐλογεῖτε ὑμνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον.
Κανὼν εἰς Κοιμηθέντας. Χεῖρας ἐκπετάσας Δανιήλ.
Canon for the Deceased. Daniel shut.
Μαρτύρων δεξάμενος λιτάς, καὶ τὸ τὴν συμπάθειαν, πρὸς ὁμόφυλον, ψυχὰς ἀνάπαυσον Δέσποτα, τῶν ἐν πίστει κοιμηθέντων τῇ σῇ, τὰς ἁμαρτίας παρορῶν, τούτων βοώντων σοι· Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.
Νεκρὸς μετʼ ἀνόμων λογισθείς, νεκροῖς ἐπήγασας, ζωὴν ἀθάνατον, τοὺς μεταστάντας οὖν Δέσποτα, ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ἀναστάσεως, τῆς Βασιλείας σου τυχεῖν, Σῶτερ ἀξίωσον, σοὶ βοῶντας· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα ὑμνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον.
Ἡ ὄντως ἀέναος πηγή, καὶ ἀδαπάνητος, ἐν οὐρανίαις σκηναῖς, τοὺς τελευτήσαντας δούλους σου, καὶ τὸν βίον τὸν φθειρόμενον, ἀπολιπόντας εὐμενῶς, Σῶτερ ὑπόδεξαι, σοὶ βοῶντας· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα ὑμνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Μόνη σὺ ἐφάνης ἐπὶ γῆς, Παρθένος ἄχραντος, καὶ Μήτηρ ἄφθορος· Θεὸν γὰρ τέτοκας Δέσποινα, ὑπὲρ λόγον καὶ διάνοιαν, καὶ τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, θνητοῖς ἐπήγασας· ὅθεν πάντες, σὲ εὐλογοῦμεν Μαρία Θεόνυμφε.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode ix. Heirmos.
Εὕα μὲν τῷ τῆς παρακοῆς νοσήματι, τὴν κατάραν εἰσῳκίσατο, σὺ δὲ Παρθένε Θεοτόκε, τῷ τῆς κυοφορίας βλαστήματι, τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν εὐλογίαν ἐξήνθησας. Ὅθεν σε πάντες μεγαλύνομεν.
Because of the malady of disobedience, Eve received the curse within herself. * But you, O Virgin Theotokos, have blossomed forth the blessing to all the world, * by means of the One who sprang from your pregnancy. * And therefore you do we all magnify. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Ἰδόντες τὰς θείας δωρεὰς οἱ Μάρτυρες, τὰ γέρα κομισάμενοι, τὰ τῶν μεγίστων αὐτῶν πόνων, ἀγάλλονται Χριστὸν μεγαλύνοντες, τὸν τούτους ἀληθῶς μεγαλύναντα, καὶ νικηφόρους ἀναδείξαντα.
Ὡς ἱεραρχήσαντες λαοῦ προέστητε, Ἱεράρχαι θεῖοι κήρυκες, ὡς λαμπρυνθέντες τῇ ἀσκήσει, Ἡλίου τηλαυγέστερον Ὅσιοι, ἐλάμψατε πιστοὺς καταυγάζοντες, ἔργων μεγάλων ἐπιδείξεσι.
Σὺν Ἱερομάρτυσιν ὁμοῦ καὶ Μάρτυσι, καὶ Προφήταις μακαρίσωμεν, πάντας Ὁσίους καὶ Δικαίους, καὶ Γύναια λαμπρῶς ἀριστεύσαντα. Αὐτῶν Χριστὲ βοῶντες δεήσεσι, ῥῦσαι γεέννης τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Ἧς κατηξιώθησαν χαρᾶς οἱ Ἅγιοι, οἱ καλῶς σε θεραπεύσαντες, ταύτης Χριστὲ τοὺς μεταστάντας, ἐν πίστει τῇ εἰς σὲ καταξίωσον, τὰ τούτων παρορῶν ἁμαρτήματα, διὰ τὸ πλούσιόν σου ἔλεος.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Φανεῖσα τῶν ἄνω Χερουβεὶμ Πανάμωμε, ἀνωτέρα ὡς βαστάσασα, τὸν συνοχέα τῶν ἁπάντων, ἀνώτερον τὸν νοῦν μου ἀπέργασαι, παθῶν τῶν τῆς σαρκὸς δυναμοῦσά με, τὸ τοῦ Δεσπότου πράττειν θέλημα.
Κανὼν εἰς Κοιμηθέντας. Εὕα μὲν τῷ τῆς παρακοῆς.
Canon for the Deceased. Because of the malady.
Ἔδωκας τοῖς ὄντως Ἀθληταῖς καὶ Μάρτυσι, παῤῥησίαν ἱκετεύειν σε· δὸς οὖν τοῖς πίστει κοιμηθεῖσι, τὴν θείαν διʼ αὐτῶν ἀπολύτρωσιν, ἐν τόπῳ σκηνῆς ἁγίας σου Κύριε, κατασκηνῶσαι χαριζόμενος.
Νεύματι τῷ δημιουργικῷ ὁ σύμπαντα, συμφερόντως ἐργαζόμενος, ζώντων ὁ ἔχων ἐξουσίαν, θανόντων κυριεύων ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος, κατάταξον οὓς μετέστησας δούλους σου, ἐπὶ ὑδάτων ἀναπαύσεως.
Ὁ φύσει ὑπάρχων ἀγαθὸς ὁ πλούσιος, ἐν ἐλέει καὶ χρηστότητι, ῥῦσαι ἐκ σκότους ἐξωτέρου, τοὺς ἐπικεκλημένους σὸν ὄνομα, ἐκ πίστεως δικαιώσας καὶ χάριτι, τούτους λαμπρύνας ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Σύμβολα Πανάμωμε τῆς σῆς γεννήσεως, οἱ προφῆται προεκήρυξαν, ἄλλοθεν ἄλλος παραδόξως, σοὶ τὰς προσηγορίας ἁρμόζοντες· ζωὴν γὰρ τοῖς ἐν τῷ ᾍδῃ γεγέννηκας, κράτος θανάτου διαλύσασαν.
Ἀπόστιχα τῶν Αἴνων.
Aposticha of Lauds.
Μαρτυρικά. Ἦχος δʹ.
For the Martyrs. Mode 4.
Ἀγγέλων συμμέτοχοι, γεγόνατε ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, ἐν σταδίῳ τὸν Χριστὸν ἀνδρείως κηρύξαντες· πάντα γὰρ τὰ ἐν κόσμῳ κατελίπατε τερπνά, ὡς ἀνύπαρκτα, τὴν πίστιν δὲ ὡς ἄγκυραν ἀσφαλῆ ἐκρατήσατε· ὅθεν καὶ τὴν πλάνην, ἀπελάσαντες, πηγάζετε τοῖς πιστοῖς ἰαμάτων χαρίσματα, ἀπαύστως πρεσβεύοντες, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
O holy Martyrs, after bravely proclaiming Christ in the arena, you have become companions of the Angels. First you left behind all the pleasures of the world, as if they did not exist; then you held on to the faith, as if it were unmoving anchor. Therefore, since you dismissed error and deception, you gush forth gifts of healing to the faithful, as you unceasingly intercede, for the salvation of our souls. [SD]
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]
Τίμιος ὁ θάνατος, τῶν Ἁγίων σου Κύριε· ξίφεσι γὰρ καὶ πυρί, καὶ ψύχει συντετριμμένοι, ἐξέχεαν τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν, ἐλπίδα ἔχοντες εἰς σέ, ἀπολαβεῖν τοῦ καμάτου τὸν μισθόν, ὑπέμειναν καὶ ἔλαβον, παρὰ σοῦ Σωτὴρ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Precious and honorable is the death of Your saints, O Lord. They were crushed by sword and fire and frost, and they spilled their blood, with their hope in You, to receive the reward for their labor. They waited and endured, and they received the great mercy from You the Savior. [SD]
Νεκρώσιμον.
For the Dead.
Εἰς τὴν κατάπαυσίν σου Κύριε, ὅπου πάντες οἱ ἅγιοί σου ἀναπαύονται, ἀνάπαυσον καὶ τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν δούλων σου, ὅτι μόνος ὑπάρχεις ἀθάνατος.
We pray You let the souls of Your servants repose in Your place of rest, where all Your saints repose, O Lord, for You alone are immortal. [SD]
Δόξα. Νεκρώσιμον.
Glory. For the Dead.
Ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ τοῦ κόσμου προσπάθεια; ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ τῶν προσκαίρων φαντασία; ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ χρυσὸς καὶ ὁ ἄργυρος; ποῦ ἐστι τῶν οἰκετῶν ἡ πλημμύρα καὶ ὁ θόρυβος; πάντα κόνις, πάντα τέφρα, πάντα σκιά. Ἀλλὰ δεῦτε βοήσωμεν τῷ ἀθανάτῳ Βασιλεῖ. Κύριε, τῶν αἰωνίων σου ἀγαθῶν ἀξίωσον, τοὺς μεταστάντας ἐξ ἡμῶν, καὶ ἀνάπαυσον αὐτούς, ἐν τῇ ἀγήρῳ μακαριότητι.
Where are all those worldly attachments? Where are the imaginings of things that do not last? Where is the gold, where the silver? Where is the flood and fuss of assistants and servants? All of this is dust and ashes, all just a shadow. Nevertheless, come let us say to the immortal King, “Lord, grant Your eternal good things to those departed from us, and give them rest in unending blessedness.” [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ἡ μόνη ἁγνὴ καὶ ἄχραντος Παρθένος, ἡ Θεὸν ἀφράστως κυήσασα, πρέσβευε τοῦ σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
O only pure and immaculate Virgin, who gave birth to God inexpressibly, intercede for the salvation of our souls. [SD]
Εἰ δέ ἐστιν, Ἀλληλούϊα, λέγομεν τὰ ἀνωτέρω Μαρτυρικὰ εἰς τοὺς Αἴνους, Ἀπόστιχα δὲ ταῦτα.
When Alleluia is sung at Matins, we sing the foregoing hymns for the Martyrs as Lauds, and the following Aposticha.
Ἦχος δʹ. Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν.
Mode 4. You have given.
Ὄντως φοβερώτατον, τὸ τοῦ θανάτου μυστήριον! Πῶς ψυχὴ ἐκ τοῦ σώματος, βιαίως χωρίζεται, ἐκ τῆς ἁρμονίας, καὶ τῆς συμφυΐας ὁ φυσικώτατος δεσμός, θείῳ βουλήματι ἀποτέμνεται; Διό σε ἱκετεύομεν, τοὺς μεταστάντας ἀνάπαυσον, ἐν σκηναῖς τῶν δικαίων σου, ζωοδότα φιλάνθρωπε.
Frightening indeed, and quite so, is the mystery known as death, how a soul then is forcibly * separated from its frame, parting from its body; * severed is that union, which is most natural and innate, * by Your divine will. And therefore we entreat * that You who are benevolent grant the departed eternal rest, * where the saints and the righteous dwell, * O our God and the Giver of life. [SD]
Στίχ. Μακάριοι οὓς ἐξελέξω καὶ προσελάβου, Κύριε.
Verse: Blessed are they whom You have chosen and received, O Lord. [SAAS]
Ὕπνος ἀναδέδεικται, τῶν πιστευόντων ὁ θάνατος, σοῦ τεθέντος ἐν μνήματι, τοῦ πάντων δεσπόζοντος, καὶ τὸ τοῦ θανάτου, κράτος λελυκότος, καὶ καταργήσαντος αὐτοῦ, τὴν δυναστείαν τὴν πολυχρόνιον. Διό σε ἱκετεύομεν, τοὺς μεταστάντας κατάταξον, ἐν σκηναῖς τῶν ἁγίων σου, ἐν μοναῖς ἀκηράτοις σου.
Death is shown to be but slumber for believers, O Savior Christ * and the Lord of the universe, * since You were laid in a tomb, * and since You dismantled * all of death’s dominion * and You abolished all its might * that had prevailed over us for many years. * And therefore we entreat You now that You will place those who pass away * in the dwellings of all Your saints * in Your mansions that perish not. [SD]
Στίχ. Αἱ ψυχαὶ αὐτῶν ἐν ἀγαθοῖς αὐλισθήσονται.
Verse: Their souls shall dwell among good things. [SAAS]
Σὺ δικαιοσύνη τε, ἁγιασμὸς ἡμῖν γέγονας, καὶ ψυχῶν ἀπολύτρωσις. Πατρὶ γὰρ προσήγαγες, δεδικαιωμένους, καὶ λελυτρωμένους, ἀναδεξάμενος ἡμῖν, τὸ ὀφειλόμενον ἐπιτίμιον. Καὶ νῦν ἐκδυσωποῦμέν σε, τοὺς μεταστάντας ἀνάπαυσον, ἐν χαρᾷ καὶ φαιδρότητι, εὐεργέτα Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν.
You, O Lord, became for us sanctification and righteousness * and redemption for all our souls. * For You have presented us * to the holy Father * justified and ransomed, having accepted for our sake * the price and penalty that was owed by us. * We therefore now implore You to grant rest to those who have passed away * in a place of bright joyousness, * Benefactor and Savior Christ. [SD]
Στίχ. Καὶ τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῶν εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.
Verse: And their memorial abides from generation to generation. [SAAS]
Γένος τὸ ἀνθρώπινον, πρὸς ἀφθαρσίαν ἀνώλεθρον, ἐκ φθορᾶς ἀνακέκληται, λουσάμενον αἵματι, τῷ ἐκ τῆς πλευρᾶς σου, Σῶτερ κενωθέντι, ἐν ᾧ ἀπέπλυνας ἡμᾶς, τῆς παραβάσεως τοῦ Προπάτορος. Διό σε ἱκετεύομεν, τοὺς μεταστάντας ἀνάπαυσον, ἐν σκηναῖς αἰωνίοις σου, ἐν χοροῖς τῶν Μαρτύρων σου.
Now the human race has been recalled from former corruption to * incorruption with no decay, * for it has been bathed and cleansed * in the blood that poured out * from Your side, O Savior; * and in Your blood You washed away * from us the sin of Adam our ancestor. * And therefore we entreat You to grant rest to those who have passed away * in eternal dwellings of Yours, * with the hosts of Your martyr saints. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Ῥήσεσιν ἑπόμενοι, τῶν θεηγόρων Πανάμωμε, Θεοτόκον φρονοῦμέν σε· Θεὸν γὰρ ἐγέννησας, σεσωματωμένον, ἀπερινοήτως, τὸν λυτρωσάμενον ἡμᾶς, δεδουλωμένους τοῖς παραπτώμασιν, ὃν καὶ νῦν ἐκδυσώπησον, τοὺς μεταστάντας οἰκέτας σου, ταῖς οἰκείαις ἐλλάμψεσι, καταυγάσαι Πανάχραντε.
Following the sayings of the God-inspired, all-blameless one, * we consider you truly as * the Mother of God, for you * ineffably gave birth to * God who took a body * and then redeemed and ransomed us * who were in bonds and enslaved because of sins. * We pray you, all-pure Lady, to implore you Son to illuminate * all your servants who passed away * with His own uncreated light. [SD]
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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]
Πυρπολούμενοι Χριστοῦ, τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, δυσσεβείας τὴν πυράν, δροσισμῷ ἀγώνων ἐσβέσατε, καὶ λύχνοι πολύφωτοι, Ἐκκλησίας ὤφθητε ἀπελαύνοντες, τὸ σκότος ἐν χάριτι, τῶν νόσων καὶ θλίψεων τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν· ὅθεν χρεωστικῶς πάντες ὑμᾶς σέβομεν.
Holy Martyrs, burning hot * in your pious souls was the love of Christ. * By your contests as with dew * you put out the fire of idolatry. * The Church holds you up as lamps; * and the light you shine drives away by grace divine * the darkness of illnesses * and the tribulations encountered by our souls. * Therefore each day we all dutifully honor you. [SD]
Ἱεράρχαι ἱεροί, Προφητῶν ἐνθέων κατάλογος, καὶ Ὁσίων οἱ χοροί, καὶ Γυναικῶν ἁγίων ὁμήγυρις, Θεὸν θεραπεύσαντες, ἐναρέτοις πράξεσιν, ἐδοξάσθησαν. Αὐτοὺς μακαρίσωμεν, ταῖς τούτων δεήσεσι δυσωποῦντες τυχεῖν, τῆς αἰωνίου δόξης τε καὶ λαμπρότητος.
God has glorified the Saints, * for with deeds of virtue they served Him well. * Let us therefore praise them all, * and extol the great holy Hierarchs, * the Prophets inspired by God, * the devout Monastics, and all the Women Saints. * And calling them blessed now, * let us pray that by their entreaties we attain * the eternal glory and splendor of God’s elect. [SD]
Μαρτυρικόν.
For the Martyrs.
Ἔνθα λάμπει σου τὸ φῶς, ἔνθα χοροὶ Ἁγίων αὐλίζονται, οὗ ἀπέδρα στεναγμός, καὶ ὀδύνη τάξον τοὺς δούλους σου, τοὺς προτελευτήσαντας, καὶ λιπόντας βίον τὸν πολυώδυνον, ὑμνεῖν σου τὴν ἄφατον, Σωτὴρ ἀγαθότητα, παριδὼν αὐτῶν, τὰ πλημμελήματα, ἅπερ διεπράξαντο.
We beseech You, overlook * the sins and offenses committed by * those preceding us in death * departing this life that is full of pain. * O Savior, establish them, * Your servants, where sorrow and pain have fled away, * where hosts of the Saints now dwell, * and where Your ineffable light forever shines, * so that they may extol Your divine benevolence. [SD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ἡ ἀχώριστος Τριάς, ἡ ἐν Πατρὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἐν Πνεύματι, ἑνουμένη ὁλικῶς, καὶ μὴ συγχεομένη ταῖς ἰδιότησι, Μονὰς Τρισυπόστατε, τοὺς θανέντας πίστει ἐν σοὶ ἀνάπαυσον, λιταῖς τῶν Ἁγίων σου, Μαρτύρων, Ὁσίων τε, καὶ σεπτῶν Προφητῶν, νέμουσα ἱλασμόν, τούτοις καὶ συγχώρησιν.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the indivisible Trinity, * united and unconfused * in the individual qualities, * One God, three hypostases: * give rest to Your servants who died with faith in You, * at the intercessions of Your Prophets and Martyrs, Ascetics and all Saints, * and grant them Your mercy, forgiving their every sin. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ὂν ἐγέννησε Πατήρ, πρὸ ἑωσφόρου Λόγον συνέλαβες, καὶ ἐκύησας σαρκί, γεγονότα ἄνθρωπον τέλειον, δυσὶ γνωριζόμενον, ἐνεργείαις Ἄχραντε καὶ θελήσεσιν· αὐτὸν οὖν ἱκέτευε, ὡς κτίστην καὶ Κύριον, οἰκτειρῆσαι ἡμᾶς, τοὺς σὲ ὑμνοῦντας Κόρη θεονύμφευτε.
You conceived and bore the Word * in the flesh when He became perfect man. * Yet before the morning star, * the Father begot Him eternally. * Your Son now is recognized * as having two natures, two wills and energies. * We beg you to pray to Him, * our Lord and Creator, that He be merciful * to us who extol you, immaculate Bride of God. [SD]
ΤΕΛΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΤΕΤΑΡΤΟΥ ΗΧΟΥ
END OF MODE 4
Πανηγυριστής, καὶ χορευτὴς ὤν, φέρεις
Τέταρτον εὖχος μουσικωτάτῃ κρίσει.
Σὺ τοὺς χορευτὰς δεξιούμενος πλάττεις,
Φωνὰς βραβεύεις, καὶ κροτῶν ἐν κυμβάλοις.
Σὲ τὸν Τέταρτον Ἦχον, ὡς εὐφωνίας
Πλήρη, χορευτῶν εὐλογοῦσι τὰ στίφη.