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Ὀκτώηχος - Ἦχος βʹ.
Octoechos - Mode 2.
Τῇ Τρίτῃ Ἑσπέρας
On Tuesday Evening
Μηναῖον - Τῌ Ϛʹ ΝΟΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
Menaion - November 6
Μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Παύλου τοῦ Ὁμολογητοῦ
Memory of St. Paul the Confessor
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ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ
VESPERS
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
Blessed is our God always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ἀμήν.
Amen.
Καθʼ ὃν δὲ χρόνον ἀναγινώσκεται ὁ Προοιμιακὸς Ψαλμός, ὁ Ἱερεύς, πρὸ τῆς ἁγίας Τραπέζης ἱστάμενος, ἀναγινώσκει τὰς λεγομένας εὐχὰς τοῦ Λυχνικοῦ.
While the Introductory Psalm is being read, the Priest stands in front of the holy Table and reads the so-called Lamp-lighting Prayers.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
READER
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ.
Come, let us worship and bow down before God our King.
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ.
Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ God our King.
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν αὐτῷ, Χριστῷ τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.
Come, let us worship and bow down before Him, Christ our King and God.
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Προοιμιακοῦ Ψαλμοῦ.
Stand for the reading of the Introductory Psalm.
Ψαλμὸς ΡΓʹ (103).
Psalm 103 (104).
Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον. Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου ἐμεγαλύνθης σφόδρα. Ἐξομολόγησιν καὶ μεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσω, ἀναβαλλόμενος φῶς ὡς ἱμάτιον. Ἐκτείνων τὸν οὐρανὸν ὡσεὶ δέῤῥιν, ὁ στεγάζων ἐν ὕδασι τὰ ὑπερῷα αὐτοῦ. Ὁ τιθεὶς νέφη τὴν ἐπίβασιν αὐτοῦ, ὁ περιπατῶν ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέμων. Ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς Ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα. Ὁ θεμελιῶν τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ τὴν ἀσφάλειαν αὐτῆς, οὐ κλιθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. Ἄβυσσος ὡς ἱμάτιον τὸ περιβόλαιον αὐτοῦ, ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων στήσονται ὕδατα. Ἀπὸ ἐπιτιμήσεώς σου φεύξονται, ἀπὸ φωνῆς βροντῆς σου δειλιάσουσιν. Ἀναβαίνουσιν ὄρη, καὶ καταβαίνουσι πεδία εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὃν ἐθεμελίωσας αὐτά. Ὅριον ἔθου, ὃ οὐ παρελεύσονται, οὐδὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι καλύψαι τὴν γῆν. Ὁ ἐξαποστέλλων πηγὰς ἐν φάραγξιν, ἀναμέσον τῶν ὀρέων διελεύσονται ὕδατα· ποτιοῦσι πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ, προσδέξονται ὄναγροι εἰς δίψαν αὐτῶν. Ἐπʼ αὐτὰ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσει, ἐκ μέσου τῶν πετρῶν δώσουσι φωνήν. Ποτίζων ὄρη ἐκ τῶν ὑπερῴων αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ καρποῦ τῶν ἔργων σου χορτασθήσεται ἡ γῆ. Ὁ ἐξανατέλλων χόρτον τοῖς κτήνεσι, καὶ χλόην τῇ δουλείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων. Τοῦ ἐξαγαγεῖν ἄρτον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, καὶ οἶνος εὐφραίνει καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου. Τοῦ ἱλαρῦναι πρόσωπον ἐν ἐλαίῳ, καὶ ἄρτος καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου στηρίζει. Χορτασθήσονται τὰ ξύλα τοῦ πεδίου, αἱ κέδροι τοῦ Λιβάνου, ἃς ἐφύτευσας. Ἐκεῖ στρουθία ἐννοσσεύσουσι, τοῦ ἐρωδιοῦ ἡ κατοικία ἡγεῖται αὐτῶν. Ὄρη τὰ ὑψηλὰ ταῖς ἐλάφοις, πέτρα καταφυγὴ τοῖς λαγωοῖς. Ἐποίησε σελήνην εἰς καιρούς, ὁ ἥλιος ἔγνω τὴν δύσιν αὐτοῦ. Ἔθου σκότος, καὶ ἐγένετο νύξ, ἐν αὐτῇ διελεύσονται πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ δρυμοῦ. Σκύμνοι ὠρυόμενοι τοῦ ἁρπάσαι, καὶ ζητῆσαι παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ βρῶσιν αὐτοῖς. Ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος, καὶ συνήχθησαν, καὶ εἰς τὰς μάνδρας αὐτῶν κοιτασθήσονται. Ἐξελεύσεται ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ἐργασίαν αὐτοῦ ἕως ἑσπέρας. Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας, ἐπληρώθη ἡ γῆ τῆς κτίσεώς σου. Αὕτη ἡ θάλασσα ἡ μεγάλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος, ἐκεῖ ἑρπετὰ ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός, ζῷα μικρὰ μετὰ μεγάλων. Ἐκεῖ πλοῖα διαπορεύονται, δράκων οὗτος, ὃν ἔπλασας ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῇ. Πάντα πρὸς σὲ προσδοκῶσι, δοῦναι τὴν τροφὴν αὐτῶν εἰς εὔκαιρον, δόντος σου αὐτοῖς συλλέξουσιν. Ἀνοίξαντός σου τὴν χεῖρα, τὰ σύμπαντα πλησθήσονται χρηστότητος, ἀποστρέψαντος δέ σου τὸ πρόσωπον, ταραχθήσονται. Ἀντανελεῖς τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκλείψουσι, καὶ εἰς τὸν χοῦν αὐτῶν ἐπιστρέψουσιν. Ἐξαποστελεῖς τὸ πνεῦμα σου, καὶ κτισθήσονται, καὶ ἀνακαινιεῖς τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς. Ἤτω ἡ δόξα Κυρίου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, εὐφρανθήσεται Κύριος ἐπὶ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ. Ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ ποιῶν αὐτὴν τρέμειν, ὁ ἁπτόμενος τῶν ὀρέων, καὶ καπνίζονται. ᾌσω τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ μου, ψαλῶ τῷ Θεῷ μου ἕως ὑπάρχω. Ἡδυνθείη αὐτῷ ἡ διαλογή μου, ἐγὼ δὲ εὐφρανθήσομαι ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ. Ἐκλείποιεν ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἄνομοι, ὥστε μὴ ὑπάρχειν αὐτούς. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, You are magnified exceedingly; You clothe Yourself with thanksgiving and majesty, who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, who stretch out the heavens like a curtain; You are He who covers His upper chambers with water, who makes the clouds His means of approach, who walks on the wings of the winds, who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire. He established the earth on its stable foundation; it shall not be moved unto ages of ages. The deep like a garment is His covering; the waters shall stand upon the mountains; at Your rebuke they shall flee; at the sound of Your thunder, they shall be afraid. The mountains rise up, and the plains sink down to the place You founded for them. You set a boundary they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth. You are He who sends springs into the valley; the waters shall pass between the mountains; they shall give drink to all the wild animals of the field; the wild asses shall quench their thirst; the birds of heaven shall dwell beside them; they shall sing from the midst of the rocks. You are He who waters the mountains from His higher places; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Your works. You are He who causes grass to grow for the cattle, and the green plant for the service of man, to bring forth bread from the earth; and wine gladdens the heart of man, to brighten his face with oil; and bread strengthens man’s heart. The trees of the plain shall be full of fruit, the cedars of Lebanon, which You planted; there the sparrows shall make their nests; the house of the heron takes the lead among them. The high mountains are for the deer; the cliff is a refuge for the rabbits. He made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting. You established darkness, and it was night, wherein all the wild animals of the forest will prowl about; the young lions roar and snatch their prey, and seek their food from God. The sun arises, and they are gathered together; and they shall be put to bed in their dens. Man shall go out to his work and to his labor until evening. O Lord, Your works shall be magnified greatly; You made all things in wisdom; the earth was filled with Your creation. There is this great and spacious sea: the creeping things are there without number; the living things are there, both small and great; there the ships pass through; there is this dragon You formed to play therein. All things wait upon You, that You may give them food in due season. When You give it to them, they shall gather it; when You open Your hand, all things shall be filled with Your goodness. But when You turn Your face away, they shall be troubled; when You take away their breath, they shall die and return again to their dust. You shall send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth. Let the glory of the Lord be forever; the Lord shall be glad in His works; He looks upon the earth and makes it tremble; He touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I exist; may my words be pleasing to Him, and I shall be glad in the Lord. May sinners cease from the earth, and the lawless, so as to be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Ὁ ἥλιος ἔγνω τὴν δύσιν αὐτοῦ. Ἔθου σκότος, καὶ ἐγένετο νύξ.
The sun knows its setting. You established darkness, and it was night.
Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε· πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας.
O Lord, Your works shall be magnified greatly; You made all things in wisdom. [SAAS]
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. (3)
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3)
Ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
Our hope, O Lord, glory to You.
ΤΑ ΕΙΡΗΝΙΚΑ
THE PEACE LITANY
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
In peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ (μεθʼ ἑκάστην δέησιν)
CHOIR (after each petition)
Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Ὑπὲρ τῆς ἄνωθεν εἰρήνης καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For the peace from above and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Ὑπὲρ τῆς εἰρήνης τοῦ σύμπαντος κόσμου, εὐσταθείας τῶν ἁγίων τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐκκλησιῶν καὶ τῆς τῶν πάντων ἑνώσεως τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For the peace of the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου καὶ τῶν μετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.
Ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For pious and Orthodox Christians, let us pray to the Lord.
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος), τοῦ τιμίου πρεσβυτερίου, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας, παντὸς τοῦ κλήρου καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For our Archbishop (name), for the honorable presbyterate, for the diaconate in Christ, and for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ εὐσεβοῦς ἡμῶν γένους, τοῦ προέδρου καὶ πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας ἐν τῷ κράτει ἡμῶν, καὶ τοῦ κατὰ ξηρὰν θάλασσαν καὶ ἀέρα φιλοχρίστου ἡμῶν στρατοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For our country, the president, all those in public service, and for our armed forces everywhere, let us pray to the Lord.
Ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Χριστοῦ Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας, τῆς Ἱερᾶς ἡμῶν Ἀρχιεπισκοπῆς, [τῆς Ἱερᾶς Μητροπόλεως ταύτης,] τῆς πόλεως καὶ κοινότητος ταύτης, πάσης πόλεως, χώρας καὶ τῶν πίστει οἰκούντων ἐν αὐταῖς, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For the Holy and Great Church of Christ, for our Sacred Archdiocese, [for this Sacred Metropolis,] for this city and parish, for every city and land, and for the faithful who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.
Ὑπὲρ εὐκρασίας ἀέρων, εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς καὶ καιρῶν εἰρηνικῶν τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
Ὑπὲρ πλεόντων, ὁδοιπορούντων, νοσούντων, καμνόντων, αἰχμαλώτων καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας αὐτῶν τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For those who travel by land, sea, and air, for the sick, the suffering, the captives and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and distress, let us pray to the Lord.
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Σοί, Κύριε.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ὅτι πρέπει σοι πᾶσα δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ἀμήν.
Amen.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ἦχος δʹ.
Mode 4.
Κύριε ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου, εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε. Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου· πρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ τῆς δεήσεώς μου, ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι με πρὸς σέ. Εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε.
Lord, I have cried to You; hear me. Hear me, O Lord. Lord, I have cried to You; hear me. Give heed to the voice of my supplication when I cry to You. Hear me, O Lord. [SAAS]
Κατευθυνθήτω ἡ προσευχή μου, ὡς θυμίαμα ἐνώπιόν σου, ἔπαρσις τῶν χειρῶν μου θυσία ἑσπερινή. Εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε.
Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Hear me, O Lord. [SAAS]
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Θοῦ, Κύριε, φυλακὴν τῷ στόματί μου, καὶ θύραν περιοχῆς περὶ τὰ χείλη μου.
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, a door of enclosure about my lips.
Μὴ ἐκκλίνῃς τὴν καρδίαν μου εἰς λόγους πονηρίας, τοῦ προφασίζεσθαι προφάσεις ἐν ἁμαρτίαις.
Incline not my heart to evil words, to make excuses in sins.
Σὺν ἀνθρώποις ἐργαζομένοις τὴν ἀνομίαν, καὶ οὐ μὴ συνδυάσω μετὰ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτῶν.
With men who work lawlessness; and I will not join with their choice ones.
Παιδεύσει με δίκαιος ἐν ἐλέει, καὶ ἐλέγξει με, ἔλαιον δὲ ἁμαρτωλοῦ μὴ λιπανάτω τὴν κεφαλήν μου.
The righteous man shall correct me with mercy, and he shall reprove me; but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head.
Ὅτι ἔτι καὶ ἡ προσευχή μου ἐν ταῖς εὐδοκίαις αὐτῶν· κατεπόθησαν ἐχόμενα πέτρας οἱ κριταὶ αὐτῶν.
For my prayer shall be intense in the presence of their pleasures. Their judges are swallowed up by the rock.
Ἀκούσονται τὰ ῥήματά μου, ὅτι ἡδύνθησαν· ὡσεὶ πάχος γῆς ἐῤῥάγη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, διεσκορπίσθη τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτῶν παρὰ τὸν ᾅδην.
They shall hear my words, for they are pleasant. As a clod of ground is dashed to pieces on the earth, so their bones were scattered beside the grave.
Ὅτι πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, Κύριε, οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ μου· ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα, μὴ ἀντανέλῃς τὴν ψυχήν μου.
For my eyes, O Lord, O Lord, are toward You; in You I hope; take not my soul away.
Φύλαξόν με ἀπὸ παγίδος ἧς συνεστήσαντό μοι, καὶ ἀπὸ σκανδάλων τῶν ἐργαζομένων τὴν ἀνομίαν.
Keep me from the snares they set for me, and from the stumbling blocks of those who work lawlessness.
Πεσοῦνται ἐν ἀμφιβλήστρῳ αὐτῶν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοί· κατὰ μόνας εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ἕως ἂν παρέλθω.
Sinners shall fall into their own net; I am alone, until I escape.
Φωνῇ μου πρὸς Κύριον ἐκέκραξα, φωνῇ μου πρὸς Κύριον ἐδεήθην.
I cried to the Lord with my voice, with my voice I prayed to the Lord.
Ἐκχεῶ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ τὴν δέησίν μου, τὴν θλῖψίν μου ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἀπαγγελῶ.
I shall pour out my supplication before Him; I shall declare my affliction in His presence.
Ἐν τῷ ἐκλείπειν ἐξ ἐμοῦ τὸ πνεῦμά μου, καὶ σὺ ἔγνως τὰς τρίβους μου.
When my spirit fainted within me, then You knew my paths.
Ἐν ὁδῷ ταύτῃ, ᾗ ἐπορευόμην, ἔκρυψαν παγίδα μοι.
For on the way I was going, they hid a trap for me.
Κατενόουν εἰς τὰ δεξιά, καὶ ἐπέβλεπον, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἐπιγινώσκων με.
I looked on my right, and saw there was no one who knew me.
Ἀπώλετο φυγὴ ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἐκζητῶν τὴν ψυχήν μου.
Refuge failed me, and there was no one who cared for my soul.
Ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, Κύριε· εἶπα· Σὺ εἶ ἡ ἐλπίς μου, μερίς μου εἶ ἐν γῇ ζώντων.
I cried to You, O Lord; I said, “You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living.”
Πρόσχες πρὸς τὴν δέησίν μου, ὅτι ἐταπεινώθην σφόδρα.
Attend to my supplication, for I was humbled exceedingly.
Ῥῦσαί με ἐκ τῶν καταδιωκόντων με, ὅτι ἐκραταιώθησαν ὑπὲρ ἐμέ.
Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν μου, τοῦ ἐξομολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου.
Bring my soul out of prison to give thanks to Your name, O Lord.
Ἐμὲ ὑπομενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὗ ἀνταποδῷς μοι.
The righteous shall wait for me, until You reward me.
Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε· Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς μου.
Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice.
Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.
Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
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Στιχηρά. Τοῦ Ἁγίου.
Stichera. For the Saint.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ. Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν.
Mode 4. You have given.
Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν.
Ἐὰν ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε Κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασμός ἐστιν.
If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? For there is forgiveness with You. [SAAS]
Παῦλος ὁ θεσπέσιος, σὲ μιμητὴν προχειρίζεται, ὁμωνύμως καλούμενον, καὶ τρόποις κοσμούμενον, τοῖς αὐτοῦ Παμμάκαρ, καὶ θεοσεβείᾳ, καὶ τῇ ἀνδρείᾳ τῆς ψυχῆς, καὶ καρτερίᾳ τῶν περιστάσεων, καὶ ζήλῳ πυρακτούμενον, Ὀρθοδοξίας ὑπέρμαχε, ᾧ καὶ νῦν συνδεδόξασαι, οὐρανίοις σκηνώμασιν.
God-inspired Paul, the great Apostle, chose you to be his own * imitator in name and deed, * all-blessed one, for you are * adorned with his manners, * and with true religion, and with courageousness of soul, * and with persistence in all adversity. * O champion of Orthodoxy, you like him are aflame with zeal, * and with him you are glorified * there in mansions celestial. [SD]
Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ὑπέμεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέμεινεν ἡ ψυχή μου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου. Ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.
Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word. My soul hopes in the Lord. [SAAS]
Παῦλος ὁ θεσπέσιος, σὲ μιμητὴν προχειρίζεται, ὁμωνύμως καλούμενον, καὶ τρόποις κοσμούμενον, τοῖς αὐτοῦ Παμμάκαρ, καὶ θεοσεβείᾳ, καὶ τῇ ἀνδρείᾳ τῆς ψυχῆς, καὶ καρτερίᾳ τῶν περιστάσεων, καὶ ζήλῳ πυρακτούμενον, Ὀρθοδοξίας ὑπέρμαχε, ᾧ καὶ νῦν συνδεδόξασαι, οὐρανίοις σκηνώμασιν.
God-inspired Paul, the great Apostle, chose you to be his own * imitator in name and deed, * all-blessed one, for you are * adorned with his manners, * and with true religion, and with courageousness of soul, * and with persistence in all adversity. * O champion of Orthodoxy, you like him are aflame with zeal, * and with him you are glorified * there in mansions celestial. [SD]
Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας μέχρι νυκτός· ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.
From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. [SAAS]
Ἄρειον τὸν ἄθεον, καὶ δυσσεβῆ Μακεδόνιον, ταῖς στεῤῥαῖς τῶν δογμάτων σου, νευραῖς ἀπηγχόνισας· τῷ ὀρθῷ δὲ λόγῳ, τῆς διδασκαλίας, τῶν Ὀρθοδόξων τὴν πληθύν, Ἱερομύστα μάκαρ ἐστήριξας· διό σου τὴν ὑπέρλαμπρον, ὁμολογίαν δεξάμενος, βασιλείας ἀνέδειξε, κοινωνὸν ὁ Φιλάνθρωπος.
With your dogmas, as if mighty cords, you choked Macedonius * and the heretic Arius, * those godless, impious men; * whereas you did strengthen * the Orthodox masses * with the right reasoning and words * of your divine teachings, blessed hierarch. * Then Christ, who is benevolent, received your splendid confession of faith * and made you a participant * in His glory and kingly rule. [SD]
Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρʼ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις, καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτοῦ.
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his transgressions. [SAAS]
Ἄρειον τὸν ἄθεον, καὶ δυσσεβῆ Μακεδόνιον, ταῖς στεῤῥαῖς τῶν δογμάτων σου, νευραῖς ἀπηγχόνισας· τῷ ὀρθῷ δὲ λόγῳ, τῆς διδασκαλίας, τῶν Ὀρθοδόξων τὴν πληθύν, Ἱερομύστα μάκαρ ἐστήριξας· διό σου τὴν ὑπέρλαμπρον, ὁμολογίαν δεξάμενος, βασιλείας ἀνέδειξε, κοινωνὸν ὁ Φιλάνθρωπος.
With your dogmas, as if mighty cords, you choked Macedonius * and the heretic Arius, * those godless, impious men; * whereas you did strengthen * the Orthodox masses * with the right reasoning and words * of your divine teachings, blessed hierarch. * Then Christ, who is benevolent, received your splendid confession of faith * and made you a participant * in His glory and kingly rule. [SD]
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί.
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all you peoples. [SAAS]
Δρόμον ἐκτελέσαντα, σὲ καὶ τὴν πίστιν τηρήσαντα, Ἱεράρχα μακάριε, Χριστὸς ἐστεφάνωσε, τῷ λαμπρῷ στεφάνῳ, τῆς δικαιοσύνης, καὶ κατελάμπρυνε τὴν σήν, ὁμολογίαν ἀξιοθαύμαστε· διὸ τὴν ἐπουράνιον, κληρονομίαν δεξάμενος, τὸν Σωτῆρα δυσώπησον, ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀνυμνούντων σε.
Christ the Lord bestowed on you the shining laurels of righteousness, * for you finished the race and kept * the faith, blessed hierarch * Paul the great Confessor, * and He made your sacred * confession brighter than the sun, * and made you worthy of awe and wonderment. * And therefore since you have obtained the celestial inheritance, * to the Savior pray earnestly * for the ones now extolling you. [SD]
Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord endures forever. [SAAS]
Παῦλε παμμακάριστε, ὁμολογίας ἐπώνυμε, τῶν θερμῶς εὐφημούντων σε, προστάτης γενόμενος, ἐκ παντὸς κινδύνου, πάσης ἁμαρτίας καὶ καταιγίδος τῶν παθῶν, καὶ τυραννίδος Πάτερ διάσωσον·ὡς Μάρτυς γὰρ ἀήττητος, καὶ Ἱεράρχης εὐπρόσδεκτος, παῤῥησίαν σὺ κέκτησαι, πρὸς Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν.
You bear your confession as an appellation, O blessed Paul. * Now since you are the advocate * of us all who ardently * honor and extol you, * save us from all danger, from every sin, and from the storm * of sinful passions and from their tyranny. * For you, O father, have obtained intimate access to Christ our God * as a Martyr invincible and acceptable Hierarch. [SD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ.
Mode 1.
Ἀρχιερατικὴν στολὴν ἐνδυσάμενος, Ὅσιε Πάτερ, τὸν ὁμώνυμον Παῦλον ἐζήλωσας, διωγμοὺς ὑπομείνας καὶ περιστάσεις, καὶ ἐν τοῖς σοῖς οἰκείοις πόνοις, τὰ βλάσφημα δόγματα Ἀρείου κατέβαλες· παθὼν γὰρ ὑπὲρ τῆς ἀνάρχου, καὶ ὁμοουσίου Τριάδος, τὸν δυσσεβῆ καὶ πνευματομάχον καθεῖλες Μακεδόνιον, καὶ τὴν ὀρθόδοξον πᾶσι τρανώσας πίστιν, τοῖς ἀΰλοις συναυλίζῃ Ἀγγέλοις, μεθʼ ὧν καὶ νῦν ἱκέτευε τοῦ σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Clothed in the vestments of a bishop, venerable Father, ⁄ you imitated your namesake, Paul. ⁄ You endured persecution and tribulations; ⁄ by constant toil you overthrew the blasphemous teachings of Arius! ⁄ You suffered for the unoriginate and consubstantial Trinity; ⁄ you cast down the impious Macedonius who fought against the Spirit! ⁄ You gave a clear explanation of the Orthodox Faith to all, ⁄ for you are united with the immaterial angels. ⁄⁄ Together with them, pray that our souls may be saved! [OCA]
Καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Both now. Stavrotheotokion.
Ἦχος αʹ. Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγμάτων.
Mode 1. For all the powers of heaven.
Τῶν οὐρανίων ταγμάτων.
Ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ὁ Υἱός σου παθεῖν ἠνέσχετο, ἵνα τῷ τούτου πάθει, τὴν ἀπάθειαν πᾶσι, παράσχῃ Θεοτόκε· ὅθεν αὐτόν, καθικέτευε πάντοτε, παθῶν παντοίων με ῥύσασθαι, καὶ ψυχῆς, καὶ τοῦ σώματος πανύμνητε.
Your Son accepted to suffer for the salvation of all, * and so that by His Passion He might grant all dispassion. * O Lady Theotokos, I pray you entreat * and implore Him continually, * that He will rid me of all passions, both of soul * and of body, O all-lauded One. [SD]
(Εἴσοδος οὐ γίνεται.)
(No Entrance)
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὸ Φῶς Ἱλαρόν.
Stand for the hymn.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
READER
Φῶς ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, μάκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑμνοῦμεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σε ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς ὑμνεῖσθαι φωναῖς αἰσίαις, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς· * διὸ ὁ κόσμος σὲ δοξάζει.
Gladsome light of holy glory of the holy, blessed, heavenly, immortal Father, O Jesus Christ: arriving at the hour of sunset and having seen the evening light, we praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God. It is worthy for You to be praised at all times with happy voices, O Son of God and Giver of life; * and therefore the world glorifies You. [SD]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Ἑσπέρας προκείμενον.
The evening Prokeimenon!
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος αʹ.
Prokeimenon. Mode 1.
Τὸ ἔλεός σου, Κύριε, καταδιώξει με, πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς μου. (δίς)
Your mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all the days of my life. [SAAS] (2)
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.
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.
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τῆς εὐχῆς.
Stand for the reading of prayer.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
READER
Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἑσπέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν. Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Δέσποτα, συνέτισόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, ἅγιε, φώτισόν με τοῖς δικαιώμασί σου. Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου μὴ παρίδῃς. Σοὶ πρέπει αἶνος, σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος, σοὶ δόξα πρέπει, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ( Ἀμήν. )
O Lord, keep us this evening without sin. Blessed are you, O Lord, God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is your name to the ages. Amen. O Lord, let your mercy be upon us for we have set our hope in you. Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your commandments. Blessed are you, Master, grant me understanding of your commandments. Blessed are you, Holy One, enlighten me with your commandments. Lord, your mercy is forever. Do not despise the works of your hands. To you is due praise, to you is due song, to you is due glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. [HC] ( Amen. )
ΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΙΚΑ
LITANY OF COMPLETION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Πληρώσωμεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ.
Let us complete our evening prayer to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.
That the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ (μεθʼ ἑκάστην δέησιν)
CHOIR (after each petition)
Παράσχου, Κύριε.
Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.
For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord.
Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πλημμελημάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.
For pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord.
Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσμῳ παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.
For that which is good and beneficial for our souls, and for peace for the world, let us ask the Lord.
Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ μετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.
That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord.
Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικὰ καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπὶ τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώμεθα.
And let us ask for a Christian end to our life, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ.
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Σοί, Κύριε.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For You are good and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ· Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.
CHOIR: And with your spirit.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν.
Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Σοί, Κύριε.
CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (χαμηλοφώνως)
PRIEST (in a low voice)
Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ κλίνας οὐρανοὺς καὶ καταβὰς ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἔπιδε ἐπί τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κληρονομίαν σου· σοὶ γὰρ τῷ φοβερῷ καὶ φιλανθρώπῳ κριτῇ οἱ σοὶ δοῦλοι ὑπέκλιναν τὰς κεφαλάς, τοὺς δὲ αὐτῶν ὑπέταξαν αὐχένας, οὐ τὴν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀναμένοντες βοήθειαν, ἀλλὰ τὸ σὸν περιμένοντες ἔλεος καὶ τὴν σὴν ἀπεκδεχόμενοι σωτηρίαν· οὓς διαφύλαξον ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ καὶ κατὰ τὴν παροῦσαν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν προσιοῦσαν νύκτα ἀπὸ παντὸς ἐχθροῦ, ἀπὸ πάσης ἀντικειμένης ἐνεργείας διαβολικῆς καὶ διαλογισμῶν ματαίων καὶ ἐνθυμήσεων πονηρῶν.
Lord our God, who inclined the heavens and came down for the salvation of humankind, look upon Your servants and Your inheritance; for they have bowed their heads and bent their necks to You, the fearsome yet compassionate Judge, not expecting human help, but awaiting Your mercy and anticipating Your salvation. Guard them at all times, this evening and the coming night, from every enemy, from all demonic activity against them, from unprofitable reflections, and from wicked thoughts.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἐκφώνως)
PRIEST (aloud)
Εἴη τὸ κράτος τῆς βασιλείας σου εὐλογημένον καὶ δεδοξασμένον, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
Blessed and glorified be the majesty of Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ἀπόστιχα τῆς Ὀκτωήχου.
Aposticha of the Octoechos.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἦχος βʹ.
Mode 2.
Σῶσόν με Χριστὲ Σωτήρ, τῇ δυνάμει τοῦ Σταυροῦ, ὁ σώσας Πέτρον ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, καὶ ἐλέησόν με ὁ Θεός.
By the power of Your Cross, save me, O Christ my Savior, Who saved Peter in the sea, and have mercy on me, O God. [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]
Τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου τὸ ξύλον, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ξύλον ζωῆς ἀνέδειξας ἡμῖν, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς σέ, καὶ διʼ αὐτοῦ καταργήσας, τὸν τὸ κράτος ἔχοντα τοῦ θανάτου, ἐζωοποίησας ἡμᾶς, νεκρωθέντας τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ· διὸ βοῶμεν σοι· Εὐεργέτα τῶν ἁπάντων, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
O Christ our God, You have made the tree of Your Cross a tree of life for us who believe in You. Through it You destroyed him who had the power of death, and granted life to us who were dead because of sin. Therefore we cry out to You, O Benefactor of all: Glory to You, O Lord. [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.
Χοροὶ Μαρτύρων ἀντέστησαν, τοῖς τυράννοις λέγοντες· Ἡμεῖς στρατευόμεθα τῷ Βασιλεῖ τῶν δυνάμεων, εἰ καὶ πυρὶ καὶ βασάνοις ἀναλώσητε ἡμᾶς, οὐκ ἀρνούμεθα τῆς Τριάδος τὴν δύναμιν.
The companies of Martyrs withstood the tyrants and said: We are soldiers enlisted by the King of hosts. Though you consume us with tortures and fire, yet we do not deny the power of the Trinity. [SD]
Δόξα. Τοῦ Ἁγίου.
Glory. For the Saint.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος βʹ.
Mode 2.
Ἀσκήσεως τὸ πέλαγος διαπλέων, τῆς ἐγκρατείας αὔρᾳ, τὸ τῶν παθῶν κλυδώνιον ἐξέφυγες Ὅσιε· ὅθεν τῇ ὁμωνυμίᾳ φερωνυμήσας τοῦ θείου Παύλου, διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκας καὶ περιστάσεις, κακουχούμενος ἐν ταῖς τῶν αἱρετιζόντων γλωσσαλγίαις· Διὸ Ἀρείου κατέβαλες τὰ δόγματα, καὶ Νεστορίου τὰς αἱρέσεις τρεψάμενος, τῆς Ἐκκλησίας Χριστοῦ, ὤφθης ζηλωτής· Αὐτὸν ἱκέτευε, Ἱεράρχα μακάριε, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
Venerable one, ⁄ you sailed the deep of fasting with the sail of abstinence. ⁄ you escaped the storm of the passions. ⁄ Therefore, as the namesake of the divine Paul, ⁄ you endured persecution and tribulations. ⁄ You were maltreated amidst the blasphemies of the heretics. ⁄ You cast down the opinions of Arius ⁄ and vanquished the heresy of Nestorius. ⁄ Therefore you were revealed as a zealot of the Church of Christ! ⁄⁄ Entreat Him, blessed hierarch, that our souls may be saved! [OCA]
Καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον.
Both now. Stavrotheotokion.
Ἦχος βʹ. Ὅτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου.
Mode 2. Joseph took You down.
Ὅτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου.
Βότρυν, ἡ τεκοῦσα τῆς ζωῆς, τὸν ἀγεωργήτως ἐν μήτρᾳ σοῦ ἐκβλαστήσαντα, ξύλῳ ὡς ἑώρακας, τοῦτον κρεμάμενον, θρηνῳδοῦσα ὠλόλυζες, καὶ ἔκραζες· Τέκνον, γλεῦκος ἐναπόσταξον, διʼ οὗ ἡ μέθη ἀρθῇ, πᾶσα τῶν παθῶν Εὐεργέτα, διʼ ἐμοῦ τῆς σὲ τετοκυίας, σοῦ τὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν ἐνδεικνύμενος.
Mother of the Grape-Cluster of life, * that uncultivated developed within your holy womb, * as you saw Him crucified and hanging on the Cross, * you lamented and raised a cry, and said, “O my Child, * drip the sweetest wine that takes away the drunkenness * of the sinful passions, O Good One, * showing thus Your divine compassion * through me who ineffably gave birth to You.” [SD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τῶν εὐχῶν.
Stand for the reading of prayers
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ᾨδὴν τοῦ Θεοδόχου Συμεών
Song of Simeon
Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου, Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου, ἐν εἰρήνῃ· ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου, ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν· φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν, καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ.
Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared before the face of all peoples. A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel. [NKJV]
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Τρισάγιον.
Trisagion Prayers.
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι· καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name’s sake.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι· καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου. Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον. Καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν. Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
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Ἀμήν.
Amen.
Ἀπολυτίκιον.
Apolytikion.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος γʹ. Αὐτόμελον.
Mode 3. Automelon.
Θείας πίστεως.
Θείας πίστεως ὁμολογία, ἄλλον Παῦλον σε τῇ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, ζηλωτὴν ἐν ἱερεῦσιν ἀνέδειξε, Συνεκβοᾷ σοι καὶ Ἄβελ πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ Ζαχαρίου τὸ αἷμα τὸ δίκαιον, Πάτερ Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ἡμῖν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Your confession of the true divine faith * manifested you unto the whole Church * as another Paul and zealot among the priests. * With you together is shouting the righteous blood * of Zacharias and Abel unto the Lord. * Holy Father Paul, beseech Christ our God fervently, * entreating that He grant us His great mercy. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἦχος γʹ.
Mode 3.
Ῥάβδον δυνάμεως κεκτημένοι, τὸν Σταυρὸν τοῦ Υἱοῦ σου Θεοτόκε, ἐν αὐτῷ καταβαλοῦμεν, τῶν ἐχθρῶν τὰ φρυάγματα, οἱ πόθῳ σε ἀπαύστως μεγαλύνοντες.
We have obtained the Cross of your Son, O Theotokos, as a rod of power. By it we subdue the insolence of the enemies. And with love we magnify you unceasingly. [SD]
(Παραλείπεται ἡ ἐκτενής.)
(The “ektenia” litany has been omitted.)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ· Σοφία.
DEACON: Wisdom.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ· Εὐλόγησον, Δέσποτα.
READER: Master, give the blessing.
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Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
Blessed is Christ our God, the One who is, always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
HIERARCH or READER
Στερεώσαι Κύριος ὁ Θεός τὴν ἁγίαν καὶ ἀμώμητον πίστιν τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν σὺν τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ Μεγάλῃ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, τῇ ἱερᾷ ἡμῶν Ἀρχιεπισκοπῇ, [τῇ ἱερᾷ Μητροπόλει ταύτῃ] καὶ τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ εἰς αἰῶνας αἰώνων.
The Lord God make firm the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy and Great Church of Christ, our Sacred Archdiocese, [this Sacred Metropolis,] and this city, to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
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Δόξα σοι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.
Glory to You, O Christ our God. Glory to You.
Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου, ἐνδόξου, προφήτου, προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ καλλινίκων μαρτύρων· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ τοῦ ἐν Ἁγίοις Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Παύλου, Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, τοῦ Ὁμολογητοῦ, οὗ καὶ τὴν μνήμην ἐπιτελοῦμεν· καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός.
May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, of our father among the saint Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople, whose memory we observe; and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.
Διʼ εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡμῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
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CHOIR
Ἀμήν.
Amen.