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Ὀκτώηχος - Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Octoechos - Mode pl. 2.
Τῇ Κυριακῇ Πρωΐ
On Sunday Morning
Μηναῖον - Τῌ Αʹ ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ
Menaion - December 1
Μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Προφήτου Ναούμ
Memory of the Holy Prophet Nahum
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Θεὸς Κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν. Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. [SAAS]
Στίχ. αʹ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ.
Verse 1: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His holy name.
Στίχ. βʹ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με, καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς.
Verse 2: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them.
Στίχ. γʹ. Παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν.
Verse 3: And this came about from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.
Resurrectional Apolytikion.
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν· καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾅδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ· ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν. Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
When the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb, the soldiers guarding it feared and became as dead. And standing by the sepulcher was Mary, who was seeking Your immaculate body. Unassailed by Hades, You divested it of spoils. Then You met the Virgin. You granted life. O Lord, risen from the dead, glory to You! [GOASD]
Δόξα. Τὸ αὐτό.
Glory. Repeat.
Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν· καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾅδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ· ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν. Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
When the angelic powers appeared at Your tomb, the soldiers guarding it feared and became as dead. And standing by the sepulcher was Mary, who was seeking Your immaculate body. Unassailed by Hades, You divested it of spoils. Then You met the Virgin. You granted life. O Lord, risen from the dead, glory to You! [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Ὁ τὴν εὐλογημένην καλέσας σου Μητέρα, ἦλθες ἐπὶ τὸ πάθος ἑκουσίᾳ βουλῇ, λάμψας ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ, ἀναζητῆσαι θέλων τὸν Ἀδάμ, λέγων τοῖς Ἀγγέλοις· Συγχάρητέ μοι, ὅτι εὑρέθη ἡ ἀπολομένη δραχμή. Ὁ πάντα σοφῶς οἰκονομήσας, δόξα σοι.
You who called her who was blessed among women Your Mother, proceeded to the Passion, of Your own will, O Lord. On the Cross, You shined Your light, seeking Adam, as You wished; and You said to the Angels, “Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that was lost.” You have arranged everything wisely. Glory to You! [GOASD]
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
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PRIEST
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.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
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.
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Ὅτι σὸν τὸ κράτος καὶ 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 Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
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CHOIR
Κάθισμα Αʹ.
Kathisma I.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Τοῦ τάφου ἀνεῳγμένου, τοῦ ᾅδου ὀδυρομένου, ἡ Μαρία ἐβόα, πρὸς τοὺς κεκρυμμένους Ἀποστόλους· Ἐξέλθετε οἱ τοῦ ἀμπελῶνος ἐργάται, κηρύξατε τὸν τῆς ἀναστάσεως λόγον· Ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
The sepulcher had been opened, and Hades was lamenting. And Mary cried aloud to the Apostles in hiding, “You laborers of the vineyard, go out and proclaim the message of the resurrection: The Lord has risen and granted to the world the great mercy.” [GOASD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Κύριε, παρίστατο τῷ τάφῳ σου, Μαρία ἡ Μαγδαληνή, καὶ ἔκλαιε βοῶσα, καὶ κηπουρόν σε νομίζουσα ἔλεγε· Ποῦ ἔθηκας τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν; ποῦ ἔκρυψας τὸν ἐπὶ θρόνου Χερουβίμ; οἱ γὰρ τοῦτον φυλάσσοντες, ἀπὸ τοῦ φόβου ἀπενεκρώθησαν· ἢ τὸν Κύριόν μου δότε μοι, ἢ σὺν ἐμοὶ κραυγάσατε· Ὁ ἐν νεκροῖς, καὶ τοὺς νεκροὺς ἀναστήσας, δόξα σοι.
Standing by Your sepulcher was Mary Magdalene, O Lord, and she was weeping loudly; and mistaking You for the gardener, she said to You, “Where have you laid Him who is everlasting life? Where have you hidden Him who sits enthroned upon the Cherubim? Out of fear, those who guarded Him became like dead men. Either give my Lord to me or cry aloud along with me, ‘You were among the dead and raised the dead. Glory to You!’” [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Προϊστορεῖ ὁ Γεδεὼν τὴν σύλληψιν, καὶ ἑρμηνεύει ὁ Δαυῒδ τὸν τόκον σου, πανύμνητε Θεοτόκε· κατέβη γὰρ ὡς ὑετὸς ἐπὶ πόκον, ὁ Λόγος ἐν τῇ γαστρί σου· καὶ ἐβλάστησας ἄνευ σπορᾶς, γῆ ἁγία τοῦ κόσμου τὴν σωτηρίαν, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἡ Κεχαριτωμένη.
Gideon is given a sign of your conception, and David gives us a description of your childbirth, O all-lauded Theotokos. The Logos came down into your womb like the dew on the fleece; and thus without seed you, the holy earth, brought forth the world’s salvation, who is Christ our God, O Lady full of grace. [GOASD]
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κάθισμα Βʹ.
Kathisma II.
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Ἡ ζωὴ ἐν τῷ τάφῳ ἀνέκειτο, καὶ σφραγὶς ἐν τῷ λίθῳ ἐπέκειτο· ὡς βασιλέα ὑπνοῦντα, στρατιῶται ἐφύλαττον Χριστόν· καὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς αὐτοῦ, ἀορασίᾳ πατάξας, ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος.
Life was placed in the tomb, and a seal was placed on the stone. The soldiers were guarding Christ like a sleeping king. Then the Lord struck His enemies and stunned them, as He awoke and rose. [GOASD]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Προϊστορεῖ ὁ Ἰωνᾶς τὸν τάφον σου, καὶ ἑρμηνεύει Συμεὼν τὴν ἔγερσιν, τὴν ἔνθεον ἀθάνατε Κύριε· κατέβης γὰρ ὡσεὶ νεκρὸς ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ὁ λύσας ᾅδου τὰς πύλας· ἀνέστης δὲ ἄνευ φθορᾶς, ὡς Δεσπότης τοῦ κόσμου εἰς σωτηρίαν, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, φωτίσας τοὺς ἐν σκότει.
Jonah was a sign of Your burial, and Symeon revealed Your rising as God, O immortal Lord. In the tomb as a dead man, You went down into Hades, and You broke down its gates. Then You rose from the dead without decay as the Master, for the salvation of the world, O Christ our God, giving light to those who sat in darkness. [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, ἱκέτευε τὸν Υἱόν σου, τὸν ἑκουσίως προσπαγέντα ἐν Σταυρῷ, καὶ ἀναστάντα ἐκ νεκρῶν, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
O Virgin Theotokos, implore Your Son, Christ our God, who voluntarily was nailed to the Cross, and who rose from the dead; and entreat Him to save our souls. [GOASD]
Εὐλογητάρια Ἀναστάσιμα.
Resurrectional Evlogetaria.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.
Mode pl. 1.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Τῶν Ἀγγέλων ὁ δῆμος, κατεπλάγη ὁρῶν σε, ἐν νεκροῖς λογισθέντα, τοῦ θανάτου δὲ Σωτήρ, τὴν ἰσχὺν καθελόντα, καὶ σὺν ἑαυτῷ τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἐγείραντα, καὶ ἐξ ᾍδου πάντας ἐλευθερώσαντα.
When the hosts of the Angels saw how You were accounted among the dead, they all marveled. You, O Savior, are the One who destroyed the might of death; and when You arose You raised Adam with yourself and from Hades liberated everyone. [SD]
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Τί τὰ μύρα, συμπαθῶς τοῖς δάκρυσιν, ὦ Μαθήτριαι κιρνᾶτε; ὁ ἀστράπτων ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ἄγγελος, προσεφθέγγετο ταῖς Μυροφόροις· Ἴδετε ὑμεῖς τὸν τάφον καὶ ᾔσθητε· ὁ Σωτὴρ γὰρ ἐξανέστη τοῦ μνήματος.
“Why do you mingle the ointments with your tears full of pity, O women disciples?” Thus the Angel who was shining in the tomb cried to the myrrh-bearing women. “See for yourselves the empty tomb and understand, that the Savior has risen from the sepulcher.”
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Λίαν πρωΐ, Μυροφόροι ἔδραμον, πρὸς τὸ μνῆμά σου θρηνολογοῦσαι· ἀλλʼ ἐπέστη, πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἄγγελος, καὶ εἶπε· θρήνου ὁ καιρὸς πέπαυται, μὴ κλαίετε, τὴν Ἀνάστασιν δέ, Ἀποστόλοις εἴπατε.
Very early in the morning, the myrrh-bearing women were hastening to Your tomb lamenting. But the Angel appeared to them and uttered, “The time for lamentation has ended; weep no more. Go announce the Resurrection to the Apostles.”
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes.
Μυροφόροι γυναῖκες, μετὰ μύρων ἐλθοῦσαι, πρὸς τὸ μνῆμά σου, Σῶτερ ἐνηχοῦντο. Ἀγγέλου τρανῶς, πρὸς αὐτὰς φθεγγομένου· Τί μετὰ νεκρῶν, τὸν ζώντα λογίζεσθε; ὡς Θεὸς γάρ, ἐξανέστη τοῦ μνήματος.
When the myrrh-bearing women had come with their spices to Your sepulcher, O Savior, they heard the voice of an Angel clearly speaking to them, “Why do you account among the dead the One who lives? For as God, He has risen from the sepulcher.”
Δόξα.
Glory.
Προσκυνοῦμεν Πατέρα, καὶ τὸν τούτου Υἱόν τε, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, τὴν Ἁγίαν Τριάδα, ἐν μιᾷ τῇ οὐσίᾳ, σὺν τοῖς Σεραφείμ, κράζοντες τό· Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος εἶ, Κύριε.
We bow down in worship to the Father and His Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, one in essence; and we cry aloud with the Seraphim: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O Lord.
Καὶ νῦν.
Both now.
Ζωοδότην τεκοῦσα, ἐλυτρώσω Παρθένε, τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἁμαρτίας, χαρμονὴν δὲ τῇ Εὔᾳ, ἀντὶ λύπης παρέσχες, ῥεύσαντα ζωῆς, ἴθυνε πρὸς ταύτην δέ, ὁ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθείς Θεὸς καὶ ἄνθρωπος.
Giving birth to the Giver of life, O Virgin, you delivered Adam from sin, and to Eve you have rendered joy in place of sorrow. He who from you became incarnate, God and man, has directed to life him who fell from it.
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. (3)
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3)
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
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PRIEST
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.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
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.
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PRIEST
Ὅτι ηὐλόγηταί σου τὸ ὄνομα καὶ δεδόξασταί σου ἡ βασιλεία, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For blessed is Your name, and glorified is 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.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
READER
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ὑπακοή. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Hypakoe. Mode pl. 2.
Τῷ ἑκουσίῳ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου θανάτῳ Χριστέ, πύλας τοῦ ᾅδου συντρίψας ὡς Θεός, ἤνοιξας ἡμῖν τὸν πάλαι Παράδεισον· καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἐῤῥύσω ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν.
By your voluntary, life-giving death, O Christ, You smashed the gates of Hades as God, and You opened to us the ancient Garden of Paradise. Then rising from the dead, You delivered our life from destruction. [GOASD]
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Οἱ Ἀναβαθμοί.
Anavathmoi.
Ἀντίφωνον Αʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Antiphon 1. Mode pl. 2.
Ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου αἴρω, πρὸς σὲ Λόγε· οἴκτειρόν με, ἵνα ζῶ σοι.
I lift my eyes to You in heaven, O Logos. Show me mercy, so that I may live in You. [GOASD]
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἐξουθενουμένους, καταρτίζων εὔχρηστα, σκεύη σου Λόγε.
Have mercy on us who are the object of contempt, O Logos, and make us Your useful vessels. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, πανσωστικὴ αἰτία· εἴ τινι τούτων κατʼ ἀξίαν πνεύσει, τάχει ἐξαίρει τῶν τῆς γῆς, πτεροῖ, αὔξει, τάττει ἄνω.
In the Holy Spirit is the cause of the salvation of all. When He blows on anyone as befits His nature, He quickly uplifts them from anything mundane, He gives them wings, He gives them growth, He gives them high position. [GOASD]
Ἀντίφωνον Βʹ.
Antiphon 2.
Εἰ μὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἦν ἐν ἡμῖν, οὐδεὶς ἡμῶν ἀντισχεῖν ἠδύνατο, ἐχθροῦ πάλαισμα· οἱ νικῶντες γὰρ ἔνθεν ὑψοῦνται.
If the Lord had not been with us, none of us could have withstood a single battle with the foe. Those who are victorious are from here exalted. [GOASD]
Τοῖς ὁδοῦσιν αὐτῶν, μή μου ληφθήτω ἡ ψυχή, ὡς στρουθίον Λόγε· οἴ μοι! πῶς μέλλω τῶν ἐχθρῶν ῥυσθῆναι, φιλαμαρτήμων ὑπάρχων.
Let not my soul be caught like a sparrow in their teeth, O Logos. Woe is me! How shall I be delivered from the enemy, enamored with sin as I am? [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, ἐνθέωσις τοῖς πᾶσιν, εὐδοκία σύνεσις, εἰρήνη καὶ ἡ εὐλογία· ἰσουργὸν γὰρ τῷ Πατρί ἐστι καὶ Λόγῳ.
In the Holy Spirit deification is possible for all, good pleasure, understanding, peace, and blessing. He has the same energies as the Father and the Logos. [GOASD]
Ἀντίφωνον Γʹ.
Antiphon 3.
Οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπὶ Κύριον, ἐχθροῖς φοβεροί, καὶ πᾶσι θαυμαστικοί· ἄνω γὰρ ὁρῶσιν.
Those who trust in the Lord are fearsome to foes and marveled by all, for they look up to heaven. [GOASD]
Ἐν ἀνομίαις χεῖρας αὐτῶν, ὁ τῶν δικαίων κλῆρος, ἐπίκουρόν σε ἔχων, Σῶτερ οὐκ ἐκτείνει.
Having You as helper, the inheritance of the righteous do not stretch out their hands in lawlessness, O Savior. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.
Glory. Both now.
Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, τὸ κράτος ἐπὶ πάντων· ὅπερ αἱ ἄνω στρατηγίαι προσκυνοῦσι, σὺν πάσῃ πνοῇ τῶν κάτω.
In the Holy Spirit is universal dominion, which the armies in heaven worship, as does every breathing being on earth. [GOASD]
Προκείμενον.
Prokeimenon.
Κύριε, ἐξέγειρον τὴν δυναστείαν σου, καὶ ἐλθὲ εἰς τὸ σῶσαι ἡμᾶς. (δίς)
O Lord, raise up Your power, and come for our salvation. (2)
Στίχ. Ὁ ποιμαίνων τὸν Ἰσραήλ, πρόσχες.
Verse: Give heed, O You who shepherd Israel.
Κύριε, ἐξέγειρον τὴν δυναστείαν σου, καὶ ἐλθὲ εἰς τὸ σῶσαι ἡμᾶς.
O Lord, raise up Your power, and come for our salvation. [SAAS]
Eothinon Gospel (Not EP / GOA)
Eothinon Gospel (Not EP / GOA)
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου.
Stand for the Gospel reading.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ· Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ὅτι ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐν ἁγίοις ἐπαναπαύῃ, 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, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, 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.
Ἦχος βʹ.
Mode 2.
Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. (δίς) Αἰνεσάτω πνοή πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου, Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν.
Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου.
Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ· Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.
CHOIR: And with your spirit.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ματθαῖον ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ· Πρόσχωμεν.
DEACON: Let us be attentive.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἀπὸ τῆς ἁγίας τραπέζης)
PRIEST (from the altar table)
Ἑωθινὸν Αʹ
Eothinon 1
Ματθαῖον 28:16 – 20
Matthew. 28:16 – 20
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, οἱ ἕνδεκα μαθηταὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὸ ὄρος οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς. καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν. καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἐδόθη μοι πᾶσα ἐξουσία ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς. πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.
At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. Amen.” [RSV]
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
READER
Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν Ἅγιον Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Τὸν Σταυρόν σου, Χριστέ, προσκυνοῦμεν καὶ τὴν ἁγίαν σου ἀνάστασιν ὑμνοῦμεν καὶ δοξάζομεν· σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐκτός σου ἄλλον οὐκ οἴδαμεν, τὸ ὄνομά σου ὀνομάζομεν. Δεῦτε πάντες οἱ πιστοί, προσκυνήσωμεν τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἁγίαν ἀνάστασιν· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἦλθε διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ χαρὰ ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ. Διὰ παντὸς εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνοῦμεν τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ· Σταυρὸν γὰρ ὑπομείνας διʼ ἡμᾶς, θανάτῳ θάνατον ὤλεσεν.
Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA]
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50).
Psalm 50 (51).
Ἦχος βʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.)
Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)
Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με.
Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin.
Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διαπαντός.
For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.
Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.
Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου.
For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι.
Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom.
Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι.
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα.
You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice.
Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου, καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον.
Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions.
Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.
Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit.
Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι.
I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.
Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness.
Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις, καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου.
O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις.
For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings.
Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει.
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιών, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ.
Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα.
Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους. Καὶ ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός.
Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ταῖς τῶν Ἀποστόλων πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.
At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν.
Both now.
Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.
At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.
Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Ἀναστὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου, καθὼς προεῖπεν, ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, καὶ μέγα ἔλεος.
Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Σῶσον ὁ Θεὸς τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου· ἐπίσκεψαι τὸν κόσμον σου ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς· ὕψωσον κέρας χριστιανῶν ὀρθοδόξων καὶ κατάπεμψον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὰ ἐλέη σου τὰ πλούσια·
O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:
πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, 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 ἐν ἁγίοις πατέρων ἡμῶν μεγάλων ἱεραρχῶν καὶ οἰκουμενικῶν διδασκάλων Βασιλείου τοῦ Μεγάλου, Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θεολόγου καὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Χρυσοστόμου, Ἀθανασίου καὶ Κυρίλλου, Ἰωάννου τοῦ Ἐλεήμονος πατριαρχῶν Ἀλεξανδρίας· Νικολάου τοῦ ἐν Μύροις, Σπυρίδωνος ἐπισκόπου Τριμυθοῦντος, καὶ Νεκταρίου Πενταπόλεως τῶν θαυματουργῶν· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μεγαλομαρτύρων Γεωργίου τοῦ τροπαιοφόρου, Δημητρίου τοῦ μυροβλήτου, Θεοδώρου τοῦ τήρωνος, Θεοδώρου τοῦ στρατηλάτου, Μηνᾶ τοῦ θαυματουργοῦ· τῶν ἱερομαρτύρων Χαραλάμπους καὶ Ἐλευθερίου, τῆς ἁγίας ἐνδόξου μεγαλομάρτυρος καὶ πανευφήμου Εὐφημίας· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μαρτύρων Θέκλας, Βαρβάρας, Ἀναστασίας, Αἰκατερίνης, Κυριακῆς, Φωτεινῆς, Μαρίνης, Παρασκευῆς καὶ Εἰρήνης· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ πάντων σου τῶν ἁγίων·
through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasios, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalambos and Eleutherios, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Katherine, Kyriake, Fotene, Marina, Paraskeve and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and all Your saints:
ἱκετεύομέν σε, μόνε πολυέλεε Κύριε, ἐπάκουσον ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν δεομένων σου καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ)
Lord, have mercy. (12)
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου Υἱοῦ, μεθʼ οὗ εὐλογητὸς εἶ, σὺν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
Ode 1: Octoechos: Canon-1
Ode 1: Octoechos: Canon-1
Ὁ Κανών
The Canon
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Resurrection.
ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode i. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.
Ὡς ἐν ἠπείρῳ πεζεύσας.
Ὡς ἐν ἠπείρῳ πεζεύσας ὁ Ἰσραήλ, ἐν ἀβύσσῳ ἴχνεσι, τὸν διώκτην Φαραώ, καθορῶν ποντούμενον Θεῷ, ἐπινίκιον ᾠδήν, ἐβόα ᾄσωμεν.
When they had walked through the Red Sea as over land, * the people of Israel watched as Pharaoh and his host * in pursuit were drowned. Then Moses said, * “Let us sing a song of victory to God our Lord.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Ἐκτεταμέναις παλάμαις ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ, πατρικῆς ἐπλήρωσας, εὐδόκίας ἀγαθέ, Ἰησοῦ τὰ σύμπαντα· διό, ἐπινίκιον ᾠδήν, σοὶ πάντες ᾄσωμεν.
By stretching out Your divine hands upon the Cross, * O good Savior Jesus Christ, You have filled the whole wide world * with Your Father’s good pleasure; and so * we all sing a song of victory to You, O Lord. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Φόβῳ σοι ὡς θεραπαινὶς ἡ τελευτή, προσταχθεῖσα πρόσεισι, τῷ Δεσπότῃ τῆς ζωῆς, διʼ αὐτῆς βραβεύοντι ἡμῖν, ἀτελεύτητον ζωήν, καὶ τὴν ἀνάστασιν.
With abject fear, as a slave under Your command, * death approached You, Master Christ who are also Lord of life. * And through death You have awarded us * resurrection and the gift of never-ending life. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Τὸν ἑαυτῆς δεξαμένη δημιουργόν, ὡς αὐτὸς ἠθέλησεν, ἐξ ἀσπόρου σου γαστρός, ὑπὲρ νοῦν σαρκούμενον Ἁγνή, τῶν κτισμάτων ἀληθῶς, ἐδείχθης Δέσποινα.
Virgin, accepting your Maker into yourself, * when incomprehensibly He so willed and took on flesh * from your womb without the seed of man, * you indeed became the Lady of creation all. [SD]
Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1
Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1
Κανὼν τοῦ Προφήτου.
Canon for the Prophet.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ἵππον καὶ ἀναβάτην.
Mode pl. 1. N/M ()
Ἵππον καὶ ἀναβάτην.
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Ναοὺμ τὸ θεῖον λῆμμα, τῆς διανοίας σου, τῆς ἐνθέως ληφθείσης, ὑπὸ Θεοῦ θεόληπτε, καὶ τούτου τῇ χάριτι, λαμπομένης βλέποντες, μακαρίζομέν σε Πανάριστε.
O God-inspired Nahum, we count you blessed when we look upon the holy burden your mind saw. O most excellent Prophet, your mind was overcome by divine inspiration from God, and it radiated with His grace. [un]
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Ἄνωθεν ἐνηχοῦσα, Προφῆτά σου τῇ ψυχῇ, ἡ τοῦ Πνεύματος χάρις, προφητικὴν ἐνέργειαν, ἀξίως ἐνέπνευσε, καὶ θεόπνουν γλῶσσάν σοι, κατεσκεύασεν ἀξιάγαστε.
O wonder-worthy Prophet, the grace of the Holy Spirit echoed in your soul from above and gave you a God-inspired tongue. You were worthy to have prophetic power breathed into you. [un]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ὄργανον ἀνεδείχθης, ἀνακρουόμενον, τῷ τοῦ Πνεύματος πλήκτρῳ, τὸν ζηλωτὴν Θεὸν ἀνυμνῶν, καὶ πᾶσι φθεγγόμενον, τῆς ἐνθέου κρίσεως, το ἀδέκαστον Παναοίδιμε.
O all-celebrated Nahum, you showed yourself to be a harp played by the Spirit. You sang about God’s jealousy and preached the impartial holy judgment to all. [un]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ὑπερευλογημένη, Παρθένε πάναγνε, τοὺς σὲ πίστει καὶ πόθῳ, οἷα Θεοῦ Μητέρα σεπτήν, ὑμνοῦντας διάσωσον, τῶν κινδύνων λύουσα, τὴν ἀτίθασον ἀγριότητα.
O supremely blessed and all-pure Virgin, guard those who faithfully praise you and long after you as the revered Mother of God. Make the unassailable ferocity of our troubles cease. [un]
Ode 1: Katavasia
Ode 1: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ αʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ode i. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Χριστὸς γεννᾶται· δοξάσατε. Χριστὸς ἐξ οὐρανῶν· ἀπαντήσατε. Χριστὸς ἐπὶ γῆς· ὑψώθητε. ᾌσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, καὶ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, ἀνυμνήσατε λαοί· ὅτι δεδόξασται.
Christ is born; glorify Him! * Christ is come from heaven; go and meet Him. * Christ is on earth; arise to Him. * Sing to the Lord, all you who dwell on the earth; * and in merry spirits, O you peoples, praise His birth. * For He is glorified. [GOASD]
Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1
Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Resurrection.
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iii. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.
Οὔκ ἐστιν ἅγιος.
Οὐκ ἔστιν ἅγιος ὡς σύ, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ὁ ὑψώσας τὸ κέρας, τῶν πιστῶν σου ἀγαθέ, καὶ στερεώσας ἡμᾶς, ἐν τῇ πέτρᾳ, τῆς ὁμολογίας σου.
No one is holy like the Lord, * no one righteous like our God. * Being good, You exalted Your believers’ horn of strength, * firmly establishing us * on the rock of confession of faith in You. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Θεὸν σταυρούμενον σαρκί, καθορῶσα ἡ κτίσις, διελύετο φόβῳ· ἀλλὰ τῇ συνεκτικῇ, παλάμῃ τοῦ διʼ ἡμᾶς, σταυρωθέντος, κραταιῶς συνείχετο.
Creation saw as God was hung * on a cross in the body, * and in fear it began to fall apart; but it was held * firmly in the mighty hand * of the Savior, who for us was crucified. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Θανάτῳ θάνατος λυθείς, κεῖται δείλαιος ἄπνους· τῆς ζωῆς γὰρ μὴ φέρων, τὴν ἔνθεον προσβολήν, νεκροῦται ὁ ἰσχυρός, καὶ δωρεῖται, πᾶσιν ἡ ἀνάστασις.
By death is wretched death undone, * like a corpse lying lifeless; * for unable to endure the divine attack of Life, * the strong man was put to death. * And the gift of resurrection goes to all. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Τοῦ θείου τόκου σου Ἁγνή, πᾶσαν φύσεως τάξιν, ὑπερβαίνει τὸ θαῦμα· Θεὸν γὰρ ὑπερφυῶς, συνέλαβες ἐν γαστρί, καὶ τεκοῦσα, μένεις ἀειπάρθενος.
You supernaturally conceived * in your womb and gave birth to * God, O pure one, preserving your virginity throughout. * The wonder of your divine * childbirth transcends nature’s conventions all. [SD]
Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1
Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1
Κανὼν τοῦ Προφήτου.
Canon for the Prophet.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ πήξας ἐπʼ οὐδενός.
Mode pl. 1. N/M ()
Ὁ πήξας ἐπʼ οὐδενός.
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Μεθέξει θεοποιοῦ τε καὶ θείου Πνεύματος, τὴν ψυχὴν ἐγένου φωτοειδέστατος· ὅθεν καὶ τὰ πόῤῥω φανερῶς, πᾶσι προκαταγγέλλειν, ἐκ θειοτέρας ἐπιπνεύσεως, σὺ προεχειρίσθης θεόπνευστε.
O God-inspired Nahum, your soul became a great lantern by participation in the deifying Holy Spirit. You were appointed by holy inspiration to forewarn the people concerning everything that was in the distant future. [un]
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Μεθέξει θεοποιοῦ τε καὶ θείου Πνεύματος, τὴν ψυχὴν ἐγένου φωτοειδέστατος· ὅθεν καὶ τὰ πόῤῥω φανερῶς, πᾶσι προκαταγγέλλειν, ἐκ θειοτέρας ἐπιπνεύσεως, σὺ προεχειρίσθης θεόπνευστε.
O God-inspired Nahum, your soul became a great lantern by participation in the deifying Holy Spirit. You were appointed by holy inspiration to forewarn the people concerning everything that was in the distant future. [un]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Τὸ κρῖμα τῆς κατὰ τῶν ἐχθρῶν ἐκδικήσεως, προεώρας Μάκαρ θεοπτικώτατα, τῶν καταφρονούντων δυσσεβῶς, θείας μακροθυμίας, καὶ ἀνοχῆς τε καὶ χρηστότητος, ἐξ ἀθεραπεύτου κακότητος.
O blessed one, you foresaw the judgment ordered against the enemies in a divine vision, who out of incurable malice impiously despised the patience, mercy, and goodness of God. [un]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ὁ πάλαι ἐξ οὐδενὸς ποιήσας τὰ σύμπαντα, ἐκ τῆς σῆς ἁγίας γαστρὸς προέρχεται, ἄνθρωπος γενόμενος Ἁγνή, ὑπὸ φιλανθρωπίας, διαφερόντως ὁ Φιλάνθρωπος, ἵνα τοὺς ἀνθρώπους λυτρώσηται.
O pure Virgin, He Who is above everyone is the Friend of man for the sake of His love for humanity. He Who created the universe from nothing now proceeds from your holy womb. He has become a man so that He may save mankind. [un]
Ode 3: Katavasia
Ode 3: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ode iii. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Τῷ πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων, ἐκ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντι ἀῤῥεύστως Υἱῷ, καὶ ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων ἐκ Παρθένου, σαρκωθέντι ἀσπόρως, Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ βοήσωμεν· Ὁ ἀνυψώσας τὸ κέρας ἡμῶν, ἅγιος εἶ Κύριε.
To the Son, begotten * without flux, of the Father, before the ages, * and who was lately made incarnate * of the Virgin without seed; * to Christ God now let us cry aloud: * You have exalted the horn of our strength. Only You are holy, O Lord. [GOASD]
Ode 3: Short Litany
Ode 3: Short Litany
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
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.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
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 σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν 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 our 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.
Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe
Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Κάθισμα.
Kathisma.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.
Mode pl. 1. N/M (Let us worship the Word.)
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.
Ἀμιγῆ χαρακτήρων τῶν κάτω ἔνδοξε, σὺ τὸν νοῦν κεκτημένος, τοῦ θείου Πνεύματος, καθαρώτατον Ναοὺμ δοχεῖον γέγονας, τὰς ἐλλάμψεις τὰς αὐτοῦ, εἰσδεχόμενος λαμπρῶς, καὶ πᾶσι διαπορθμεύων· διό σε ἐκδυσωποῦμεν, ὑπὲρ εἰρήνης τοῦ κόσμου πρέσβευε.
O renowned and holy Prophet of the Lord Nahum, you became a pure vessel for truth by the Holy Spirit. Your mind was free of earthly images. You passed on the Lord’s enlightenment which you had brilliantly received to all men. Thus we now ask you to pray that peace may be given to the world. [un]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.
Mode pl. 1. N/M (Let us worship the Word.)
Τὸ ἐξαίσιον θαῦμα τὸ τῆς συλλήψεως, καὶ ὁ ἄφραστος τρόπος ὁ τῆς κυήσεως, ἐν σοὶ ἐγνώρισται Ἁγνὴ ἀειπάρθενε, καταπλήττει μου τὸν νοῦν, καὶ ἐξιστᾷ τὸν λογισμόν, ἡ δόξα σου Θεοτόκε, τοῖς πᾶσιν ἐφαπλουμένη, πρὸς σωτηρίαν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.
Ever-virgin and pure Lady, the most amazing wonder was revealed in you. Your womb ineffably conceived a child. Thus my mind is filled with wonder, and my thoughts are stricken with awe at the glory which you pour out upon all humanity for the salvation of our depraved souls, O Theotokos. [un]
Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1
Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Resurrection.
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode iv. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.
Χριστός μου δύναμις.
Χριστός μου δύναμις, Θεὸς καὶ Κύριος, ἡ σεπτὴ Ἐκκλησία, θεοπρεπῶς, μέλπει ἀνακράζουσα, ἐκ διανοίας καθαρᾶς, ἐν Κυρίῳ ἑορτάζουσα.
The holy Church of God exclaims befittingly, * “Christ is God and my Lord, and He is my strength.” * She is celebrating in the Lord and sings to Him * from a mind that has been purified. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Τὸ ξύλον ἤνθησε, Χριστὲ τῆς ὄντως ζωῆς· ὁ Σταυρὸς γὰρ ἐπάγη, καὶ ἀρδευθείς, αἵματι καὶ ὕδατι, ἐξ ἀκηράτου σου πλευρᾶς, τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῖν ἐβλάστησεν.
The tree of true eternal life has blossomed, O Christ. * For on Calvary planted, Your precious Cross * was watered by blood and water spilling from Your holy side; * it produced the fruit of life for us. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Οὐκ ἔτι ὄφις μοι, ψευδῶς τὴν θέωσιν, ὑποβάλλει· Χριστὸς γὰρ ὁ θεουργός, τῆς ἀνθρώπων φύσεως, νῦν ἀκωλύτως τὴν τρίβον, τῆς ζωῆς μοι ἀνεπέτασεν.
Since Christ, who fashioned human nature, being God, * has removed all obstructions and opened wide * the path to life for me, the serpent whispers no more to me * false suggestions of becoming a god. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ὡς ὄντως ἄφθεγκτα, καὶ ἀκατάληπτα, τὰ τῆς σῆς Θεοτόκε, θεοπρεποῦς, πέφυκε κυήσεως, τοῖς ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ, Ἀειπάρθενε μυστήρια.
Incomprehensible, indeed ineffable, * for all people on earth and the hosts on high, * are the divine mysteries, O Virgin Mother of God, * of your marvelous conception of God. [SD]
Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1
Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1
Κανὼν τοῦ Προφήτου.
Canon for the Prophet.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τὴν θείαν ἐννοήσας.
Mode pl. 1. N/M (Habakkuk as a prophet.)
Τὴν θείαν ἐννοήσας.
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Λαμπόμενος τῇ αἴγλῃ, τοῦ Πνεύματος, Νινευϊτῶν τὴν ἀπειλήν, τῆς ἐρημίας προήγγειλας, τῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ δυναστείας, προφαίνων θεοφάντορ τὸ ἄφυκτον.
O revealer of divine things, You radiated with the light of the Holy Spirit. You preached to the Ninevites the warning of destruction. You displayed the unassailable power of God. [un]
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Ἡ κρίσις ἡ δικαία τοῦ κτίσαντος, καταψηφίζεται δεινήν, πανωλεθρίαν λαοῦ δυσμενοῦς, ὡς προφητεύων ἐφθέγξω, Ναοὺμ Θεοῦ Προφῆτα πανόλβιε.
O all-blessed Prophet of God Nahum, your prophecy warned that the righteous judgment of the Creator condemns a wicked nation to horrific desolation. [un]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Μετρίῳ κοσμουμένη φρονήματι, ἡ τοῦ Προφήτου σου ψυχή, πρὸς θεοπτίαν τὴν σὴν Ἀγαθέ, ὑπερφυῶς ἀνηνέχθη, καὶ θείας θεωρίας λαμπρότητα.
O Good One, Your Prophet was elevated above nature to the sacred vision of You and the Light thereof, for his soul had been clothed in humility. [un]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Μαρία ἡ Κυρία τῆς κτίσεως, ὡς Βασιλέα τοῦ παντός, τεκοῦσα μόνη πανύμνητε, τῆς τῶν παθῶν τυραννίδος, ἐλεύθερόν με δεῖξον πρεσβείαις σου.
O all-hymned Mary, the Sovereign Lady of creation, rescue me from the tyranny of the passions by your prayers, for you alone gave birth to the King of all. [un]
Ode 4: Katavasia
Ode 4: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ode iv. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Ῥάβδος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ἄνθος ἐξ αὐτῇς Χριστέ, ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου ἀνεβλάστησας, ἐξ ὄρους ὁ αἰνετός, κατασκίου δασέος, ἦλθες σαρκωθεὶς ἐξ ἀπειράνδρου, ὁ ἄϋλος καὶ Θεός. Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
Jesse’s root produced a branch, O Christ, * and You its flower blossomed forth, * from the Virgin who by Habakkuk prophetically once was called * overshadowed, dense mountain. * From her who knew not man You came incarnate, * the immaterial God. * Glory to Your strength, O Lord. [GOASD]
Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1
Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Resurrection.
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode v. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.
Τῷ θείῳ φέγγει σου.
Τῷ θείῳ φέγγει σου Ἀγαθέ, τὰς τῶν ὀρθριζόντων σοι ψυχάς, πόθῳ καταύγαυσον δέομαι, σὲ εἰδέναι Λόγε Θεοῦ, τὸν ὄντως Θεόν, ἐκ ζόφου τῶν πταισμάτων, ἀνακαλούμενον.
With Your divine light illumine souls, * who with yearning early in the morning rise to You, O good Lord, I pray, * so that they may know You, Word of God, as truly God, * who calls them back from darkness and from the night of sin. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Ὑποχωρεῖ μοι τὰ Χερουβείμ, νῦν καὶ ἡ φλογίνη ῥομφαία, Δέσποτα νῶτά μοι δίδωσι, σὲ ἰδόντα Λόγε Θεοῦ, τὸν ὄντως Θεόν, λῃστῇ ὁδοποιήσαντα, τὸν Παράδεισον.
The cherubim now stand down for me, * and the fiery sword that guards the tree of life turns away from me, O Lord; * for they saw that You, the Word of God and truly God, * had led the way for the Robber into Paradise. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Οὐκ ἔτι δέδοικα τὴν εἰς γῆν, Δέσποτα Χριστὲ ἐπιστροφήν· σὺ γὰρ ἐκ γῆς με ἀνήγαγες, ἐπιλελησμένον, διʼ εὐσπλαγχνίαν πολλήν, πρὸς ὕψος ἀφθαρσίας, τῇ ἀναστάσει σου.
I am no longer afraid of death * nor of my return to earth, O Master Christ, for You raised me up from earth, * where I was forgotten, in Your great mercy, to heights * of incorruption, by Your resurrection, O Lord. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Τοὺς Θεοτόκον σε ἐκ ψυχῆς, Δέσποινα τοῦ κόσμου ἀγαθή, ὁμολογοῦντας διάσωσον· σὲ γὰρ προστασίαν, ἀκαταμάχητον, κεκτήμεθα τὴν ὄντως, θεογεννήτριαν.
O gracious Lady of all the world, * save us who wholeheartedly confess you Theotokos, Mother of God. * We are blest to have you as unassailable * protection, for you truly have given birth to God. [SD]
Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1
Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1
Κανὼν τοῦ Προφήτου.
Canon for the Prophet.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ ἀναβαλλόμενος.
Mode pl. 1. N/M ()
Ὁ ἀναβαλλόμενος.
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Ἄμωμον καὶ ἄληπτον, βίον κτησάμενος, τῆς ἐνεργείας καὶ φωταυγίας, τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, Ναοὺμ ἠξιώθης, Προφῆτα θαυμαστότατε.
O most wondrous Prophet Nahum, you were counted as worthy of the power and enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, for you lived a life without blame or fault. [un]
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Σάρκα καθυπέταξας, τῷ αὐτοκράτορι νοῒ προθύμως, τὰς ἀναβάσεις ἐν καρδίᾳ θέμενος· ὅθεν ἐμφανείας, θεοπρεποῦς ἐπέτυχες.
O Saint, with zeal you caused your flesh to submit to a sovereign mind. You made your heart to ascend, and thus you were granted holy power. [un]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ὑπὲρ τὰ ὁρώμενα, τὰ προτερήματα, τῶν προφητείᾳ τετιμημένων· διʼ αὐτῶν γὰρ φθέγγεται, τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, τὸ ἀγαθὸν καὶ Κύριον.
O Prophet, the works of those who are honored with the gift of prophecy are higher than anything in the visible world. For through these prophets the Good and Holy Spirit of the Lord speaks. [un]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Νοῦς οὐδὲ οὐράνιος, ὄντως δυνήσεται, σὲ Θεοτόκε ὑμνεῖν ἀξίως· τὸν γὰρ Κτίστην τέτοκας, τὸν ταῖς οὐρανίαις, ὑμνούμενον δυνάμεσιν.
O Theotokos, even the minds of those in heaven are not able to worthily praise you. You gave birth to the Creator, Whose praises are sung by the ranks of Heaven. [un]
Ode 5: Katavasia
Ode 5: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Θεὸς ὢν εἰρήνης, Πατὴρ οἰκτιρμῶν, τῆς μεγάλης Βουλῆς σου τὸν Ἄγγελον, εἰρήνην παρεχόμενον, ἀπέστειλας ἡμῖν· ὅθεν θεογνωσίας, πρὸς φῶς ὁδηγηθέντες, ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίζοντες, δοξολογοῦμέν σε Φιλάνθρωπε.
God of peace and Father of mercies, Your Son * You have sent unto us as Your messenger, * the Angel of great counsel who is granting peace. * Therefore having been guided to the light of godly knowledge, * waking from the night to dawn, we sing Your glory, O benevolent Lord. [GOASD]
Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1
Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Resurrection.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vi. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.
Τοῦ βίου τὴν θάλασσαν.
Τοῦ βίου τὴν θάλασσαν, ὑψουμένην καθορῶν, τῶν πειρασμῶν τῷ κλύδωνι, ἐν εὐδίῳ λιμένι σου προσδραμών, βοῶ σοι· Ἀνάγαγε, ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωήν μου Πολυέλεε.
I see when my life becomes rough and stormy like the sea; * temptations feel like turbulence. * So I turn to the safe harbor of Your Church, * and calmly I pray to You: * Raise my life from corruption, very merciful Lord. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Σταυρούμενος Δέσποτα, τοῖς μὲν ἥλοις τὴν ἀράν, τὴν καθʼ ἡμῶν ἐξήλειψας, τῇ δὲ λόγχῃ νυττόμενος τὴν πλευράν, Ἀδὰμ τὸ χειρόγραφον, διαῤῥήξας τὸν κόσμον ἠλευθέρωσας.
O Master, You freed the world, being crucified for us; * for by the nails, the curse on us * has been canceled, and also the bond that stood * against Adam and us all * was shredded by the spear that pierced Your side, O Lord. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Ἀδὰμ κατενήνεκται, διʼ ἀπάτης πτερνισθείς, πρὸς τὸ τοῦ ᾅδου βάραθρον· ἀλλʼ ὁ φύσει Θεός τε καὶ συμπαθής, κατῆλθες πρὸς ἔρευναν, καὶ ἐπʼ ὤμων βαστάσας συνανέστησας.
Enticed by deceptive means, Adam slipped and tumbled down * to Hades’ pit of punishment. * O compassionate Christ, and by nature God, * You went down to look for him. * On Your shoulders You put him, and You raised him with You. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ἡ πάναγνος Δέσποινα, ἡ τεκοῦσα τοῖς βροτοῖς, τὸν κυβερνήτην Κύριον, τῶν παθῶν μου τὸν ἄστατον καὶ δεινόν, κατεύνασον τάραχον, καὶ γαλήνην παράσχου τῇ καρδίᾳ μου.
All-pure and immaculate Lady, you for us gave birth * to Him who governs all as Lord. * As my passions relentlessly and with force * disturb me, I pray to you, * that you grant to my heart a sense of peace and calm. [SD]
Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1
Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1
Κανὼν τοῦ Προφήτου.
Canon for the Prophet.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Μαινομένην κλύδωνι.
Mode pl. 1. N/M ()
Μαινομένην κλύδωνι.
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Τὸν τῆς θείας χάριτος, πεφηνότα, τέμενος πιστοί, καὶ δοχεῖον ἄχραντον γενόμενον, τῆς ὑπὲρ νοῦν, θεοφανείας ὑμνήσωμεν.
We the faithful will honor Nahum, for he became a temple of the grace of God. He was a vessel free of blemish for the holy power which is beyond human understanding [un]
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Τὸν τῆς θείας χάριτος, πεφηνότα, τέμενος πιστοί, καὶ δοχεῖον ἄχραντον γενόμενον, τῆς ὑπὲρ νοῦν, θεοφανείας ὑμνήσωμεν.
We the faithful will honor Nahum, for he became a temple of the grace of God. He was a vessel free of blemish for the holy power which is beyond human understanding [un]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ὁ τοῦ θείου Πνεύματος, δεδεγμένος, ἄδυτον αὐγήν, καὶ τὸν νοῦν θειότερον κτησάμενος, τοὺς εὐσεβεῖς, πρὸς ὑμνῳδίαν προτρέπεται.
Nahum received the light of the Holy Spirit which never sets. He achieved a mind like that of God. He inspires the pious to sing hymns. [un]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Νοεραὶ δυνάμεις σε, καὶ ἀνθρώπων, πᾶσαι γενεαί, ὡς Θεὸν γεννήσασαν δοξάζουσι, διαπαντός, εὐλογημένη Πανάμωμε.
O blessed and all-blameless Maiden, the noetic powers and all the generations of humanity never cease to give you glory as the one who gave birth to God. [un]
Ode 6: Katavasia
Ode 6: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ode vi. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Σπλάγχνων Ἰωνᾶν, ἔμβρυον ἀπήμεσεν, ἐνάλιος θήρ, οἷον ἐδέξατο· τῇ Παρθένῳ δέ, ἐνοικήσας ὁ Λόγος καὶ σάρκα λαβών, διελήλυθε, φυλάξας ἀδιάφθορον· ἧς γάρ, οὐχ ὑπέστη ῥεύσεως, τὴν τεκοῦσαν κατέσχεν ἀπήμαντον.
Such as it received * Jonah as an embryo, the sea beast disgorged him from its bowels intact. * With the Virgin, though, when the Logos had dwelt in her taking on flesh, * He came forth from her preserving her yet incorrupt. * For from her no fluxion suffered He, * and He kept her unaltered in childbirth. [GOASD]
Ode 6: Short Litany
Ode 6: Short Litany
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
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.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
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
Σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς εἰρήνης καὶ σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, 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 the King of peace and the savior of our souls, 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.
Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion
Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
READER
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κοντάκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.
Resurrectional Kontakion.
Τῇ ζωαρχικῇ, παλάμῃ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐκ τῶν ζοφερῶν, κευθμώνων ὁ ζωοδότης, ἀναστήσας ἅπαντας Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἑβράβευσε, τῷ βροτείῳ φυράματι· ὑπάρχει γὰρ πάντων Σωτήρ, ἀνάστασις καὶ ζωή, καὶ Θεὸς τοῦ παντός.
Christ God, the Giver of Life, resurrected all who had ever died, from the dismal caverns, with His vivifying hand, and He granted resurrection to our mortal human nature. For He is the Savior of all, the resurrection and the life, and God of the universe. [GOASD]
Ὁ Οἶκος.
Oikos.
Τὸν Σταυρὸν καὶ τὴν ταφήν σου Ζωοδότα, ἀνυμνοῦμεν οἱ πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν, ὅτι τὸν ᾅδην ἔδησας Ἀθάνατε, ὡς Θεὸς παντοδύναμος, καὶ νεκροὺς συνανέστησας, καὶ πύλας τοῦ ᾅδου συνέτριψας, καὶ κράτος τοῦ θανάτου καθεῖλες ὡς Θεός. Διὸ οἱ γηγενεῖς δοξολογοῦμεν σε πόθῳ τὸν ἀναστάντα, καὶ καθελόντα ἐχθροῦ τὸ κράτος τοῦ πανώλους, καὶ πάντας ἀναστήσαντα τοὺς ἐπὶ σοὶ πιστεύσαντας, καὶ κόσμον λυτρωσάμενον ἐκ τῶν βελῶν τοῦ ὄφεως, καὶ ὡς μόνον δυνατόν, ἐκ τῆς πλάνης τοῦ ἐχθροῦ λυτρωσάμενον ἡμᾶς· ὅθεν ἀνυμνοῦμεν εὐσεβῶς τὴν ἀνάστασίν σου, διʼ ἧς ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς, ὡς Θεὸς τοῦ παντός.
O Giver of Life, we the faithful extol and venerate Your cross and burial; for You, O immortal, omnipotent God, overpowered and vanquished the netherworld. You crushed the gates of Hades, O God, and You destroyed the power of death. Now we, born on earth, with fervor sing praise to You who rose from the dead, destroyed the power of the murderous foe, resurrected everyone who believed in You, rescued the world from the sting of the serpent, and as the ultimate strong man freed us from the foe’s deception. From now on we solemnly sing the praises of Your resurrection, by which You saved us, as God of the universe. [GOASD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.
Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Συναξάριον
Synaxarion
Τοῦ Μηναίου.
From the Menaion.
Τῇ Αʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Προφήτου Ναούμ.
On December 1, we commemorate the holy Prophet Nahum.
Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.
By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1
Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Resurrection.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode vii. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.
Δροσοβόλον μὲν τὴν κάμινον.
Δροσοβόλον μὲν τὴν κάμινον εἰργάσατο, Ἄγγελος τοῖς ὁσίοις παισί· τοὺς Χαλδαίους δὲ καταφλέγον, πρόσταγμα Θεοῦ, τὸν τύραννον ἔπεισε βοᾷν· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ ὁ Θεός, ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν.
In the furnace the Lord’s Angel saved the pious men, * blowing through it a dew-laden breeze, * while Chaldean men were completely burned, at God’s command, * persuading the tyrant to confess * and cry aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Ὀδυρόμενος τῷ πάθει σου ὁ ἥλιος, ζόφον περιεβάλετο, καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπὶ πᾶσαν, Δέσποτα τὴν γῆν, τὸ φῶς συνεσκότασε βοῶν· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ ὁ Θεός, ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν.
As the sun beheld Your Passion, Lord, it mournfully * covered itself in a robe of gloom, * and it made its light go dark in the middle of the day. * As darkness was over all the earth, * it cried aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Ἠμφιάσαντο Χριστὲ τῇ καταβάσει σου, φέγγος τὰ καταχθόνια· ὁ προπάτωρ δὲ θυμηδίας, ἔμπλεως ὀφθείς, χορεύων ἐσκίρτησε βοῶν· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ ὁ Θεός, ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν.
Now the netherworld is decked with splendid light, O Christ, * as a result of Your descent. * And our progenitor was filled with gladness in his heart; * exulting he leaped in utter joy * and cry aloud, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You.” [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Διὰ σοῦ Μήτηρ Παρθένε φῶς ἀνέτειλε, πάσῃ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ φαιδρόν· τὸν γὰρ κτίστην σὺ τῶν ἁπάντων, τέτοκας Θεόν· ὃν αἴτησαι Πάναγνε ἡμῖν, καταπεμφθῆναι τοῖς πιστοῖς, τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Virgin Mother, through you splendid light has risen up * for the entire universe. * You have given birth to God who is the Maker of all. * All-pure Lady, earnestly entreat * that He send down the great mercy to us who believe in Him. [SD]
Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1
Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1
Κανὼν τοῦ Προφήτου.
Canon for the Prophet.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος.
Mode pl. 1. N/M ()
Ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος.
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Ὡς θεοπτικώτατον, τὸν Προφήτην ἔχοντες, χορείας ἐξάρχοντα, σεπτῶς ἑορτάζομεν, ἐνθέως μελῳδοῦντες· ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
We piously observe this festival, for we have as our choir director the great prophet Nahum who saw God. Thus we are inspired to sing: “O God, blessed are You.” [un]
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Σὲ πνευματοκίνητον, ἐπιγνόντες ὄργανον, καὶ λύραν θεόπνευστον, καλοῦμεν συλλήπτορα, τῶν ὕμνων μελῳδοῦντες· ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
O Nahum, we know that you are an instrument played by the Holy Spirit. You are a God-inspired harp. We call upon you to be our helper, while we sing the hymn: “O God, blessed are You.” [un]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ἔστεψὲ σε Κύριος, ὡς Προφήτην ἔνθεον, καὶ χάριν σοι δέδωκε, προλέγειν τὰ μέλλοντα, ᾧ πάντες μελῳδοῦμεν· ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
O Saint, the Lord has give you the crown of an inspired Prophet. He has given you the grace to speak of things that have not yet happened. We all sing to Him: “O God, blessed are You.” [un]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Πύλην ἀδιόδευτον, ὁ Προφήτης βλέπει σε, Παρθένε πανάχραντε, ἣν μόνος διώδευσεν, ᾧ πάντες μελωδοῦμεν· ὁ Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
O all-immaculate Virgin, the Prophet saw you as a gate which could not be passed through. Christ alone has traveled through this gate, and we all sing to Him: “O God, blessed are You.” [un]
Ode 7: Katavasia
Ode 7: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ode vii. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Οἱ Παῖδες εὐσεβείᾳ συντραφέντες, δυσσεβοῦς προστάγματος καταφρονήσαντες, πυρὸς ἀπειλὴν οὐκ ἐπτοήθησαν, ἀλλʼ ἐν μέσῳ τῆς φλογὸς ἑστῶτες ἔψαλλον· Ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
The Servants nurtured piously together, * with contempt regarding the impious king’s decree, * intrepidly faced the threat of holocaust, * and while standing in the midst of flames they chanted thus, * saying: O God of the fathers, You are blessed. [GOASD]
Ode 8: Octoechos: Canon-1
Ode 8: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Resurrection.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode viii. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.
Ἐκ φλογὸς τοῖς Ὁσίοις.
Ἐκ φλογὸς τοῖς ὁσίοις, δρόσον ἐπήγασας, καὶ δικαίου θυσίαν, ὕδατι ἔφλεξας· ἅπαντα γὰρ δρᾷς, Χριστὲ μόνῳ τῷ βούλεσθαι· σὲ ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
From the flame You refreshed pious Servants as with dew * and with water consumed the righteous Prophet’s sacrifice. * You accomplish all, O Christ, simply by willing it. * We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Ἰουδαίων τὸν πάλαι προφητοκτόνον λαόν, θεοκτόνον ὁ φθόνος, νῦν ἀπειργάσατο, σὲ ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ, ἀναρτήσαντα Λόγε Θεοῦ· ὃν ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
It was envy that made Jewish people, who of old * killed their prophets, now kill You, their very God himself, * when they had You hung upon the Cross, O Logos of God. * We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Οὐρανίους ἁψῖδας, οὐ καταλέλοιπας, καὶ εἰς ᾅδην φοιτήσας, ὅλον συνήγειρας, κείμενον Χριστέ, ἐν σαπρίᾳ τὸν ἄνθρωπον, σὲ ὑπερυψοῦντα, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Without ever departing Your heavenly abode, * You went down into Hades and found humanity * lying in decay, and You raised it with yourself, O Christ. * We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.
Theotokion.
Ἐκ φωτὸς φωτοδότην Λόγον συνέλαβες, καὶ τεκοῦσα ἀφράστως, τοῦτον δεδόξασαι· Πνεῦμα γὰρ ἐν σοί, Κόρη θεῖον ἐσκήνωσεν· ὅθεν σε ὑμνοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
You conceived God the Word, the Giver of light from light, * and ineffably bore Him and thus are glorified. * For the Holy Spirit of God truly dwells in you. * Therefore, we extol you, Virgin, unto all the ages. [SD]
Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1
Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1
Κανὼν τοῦ Προφήτου.
Canon for the Prophet.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Σοὶ τῷ παντουργῷ.
Mode pl. 1. N/M ()
Σοὶ τῷ παντουργῷ.
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Ἄϋλον αὐγήν, τῆς ἀρχικῆς Τριάδος, Προφῆτα θεώμενος, μέλπεις γηθόμενος. Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
O Prophet, you look upon the immaterial light of the Sovereign Trinity. Thus you joyously sing: “O all you works, praise you the Lord, and supremely exalt Him unto all the ages.” [un]
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Ἄϋλον αὐγήν, τῆς ἀρχικῆς Τριάδος, Προφῆτα θεώμενος, μέλπεις γηθόμενος. Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
O Prophet, you look upon the immaterial light of the Sovereign Trinity. Thus you joyously sing: “O all you works, praise you the Lord, and supremely exalt Him unto all the ages.” [un]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ἱεροπρεπῶς, τὴν ἱεράν σου μνήμην, Προφῆτα θεσπέσιε, τιμῶντες ψάλλομεν· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
O marvelous Prophet Nahum, we piously remember your holy life. Thus we sing: “O all you works, praise you the Lord, and supremely exalt Him unto all the ages.” [un]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Νεύρωσον Ἁγνή, τὸν τῆς ψυχῆς μου τόνον, λυθέντα τοῖς πταίσμασι, καὶ τοῖς παθήμασιν· ὅπως ὑμνήσω, Παρθένε τὸν σὸν τόκον, καὶ ὑπερυψῶ σε, τὴν κεχαριτωμένην.
O pure Virgin, make the constitution of my soul to be firm, for it has become weak by my failings and passions. Then I shall be able to sing hymns to your Child and supremely exalt you, who are full of grace. [un]
Ode 8: Katavasia
Ode 8: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ode viii. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον.
We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.
Θαύματος ὑπερφυοῦς ἡ δροσοβόλος, ἐξεικόνισε κάμινος τύπον· οὐ γὰρ οὓς ἐδέξατο φλέγει νέους, ὡς οὐδὲ πῦρ τῆς Θεότητος, Παρθένου ἢν ὑπέδυ νηδύν· διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες ἀναμέλψωμεν· Εὐλογείτω ἡ κτίσις πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψούτω, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Babylon’s bedewing furnace bore the image * of an extraordinary wonder. * For it did not burn the youths it accepted, * nor did the fire of Divinity consume the Virgin’s womb wherein it went. * So let us melodiously chant in praise: * Let all creation bless and extol the Lord, * and let it exalt Him supremely to the ages. [GOASD]
Kontakia and Synaxarion
Kontakia and Synaxarion
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
READER
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κοντάκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.
Resurrectional Kontakion.
Τῇ ζωαρχικῇ, παλάμῃ τοὺς τεθνεῶτας, ἐκ τῶν ζοφερῶν, κευθμώνων ὁ ζωοδότης, ἀναστήσας ἅπαντας Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἑβράβευσε, τῷ βροτείῳ φυράματι· ὑπάρχει γὰρ πάντων Σωτήρ, ἀνάστασις καὶ ζωή, καὶ Θεὸς τοῦ παντός.
Christ God, the Giver of Life, resurrected all who had ever died, from the dismal caverns, with His vivifying hand, and He granted resurrection to our mortal human nature. For He is the Savior of all, the resurrection and the life, and God of the universe. [GOASD]
Ὁ Οἶκος.
Oikos.
Τὸν Σταυρὸν καὶ τὴν ταφήν σου Ζωοδότα, ἀνυμνοῦμεν οἱ πιστοὶ καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν, ὅτι τὸν ᾅδην ἔδησας Ἀθάνατε, ὡς Θεὸς παντοδύναμος, καὶ νεκροὺς συνανέστησας, καὶ πύλας τοῦ ᾅδου συνέτριψας, καὶ κράτος τοῦ θανάτου καθεῖλες ὡς Θεός. Διὸ οἱ γηγενεῖς δοξολογοῦμεν σε πόθῳ τὸν ἀναστάντα, καὶ καθελόντα ἐχθροῦ τὸ κράτος τοῦ πανώλους, καὶ πάντας ἀναστήσαντα τοὺς ἐπὶ σοὶ πιστεύσαντας, καὶ κόσμον λυτρωσάμενον ἐκ τῶν βελῶν τοῦ ὄφεως, καὶ ὡς μόνον δυνατόν, ἐκ τῆς πλάνης τοῦ ἐχθροῦ λυτρωσάμενον ἡμᾶς· ὅθεν ἀνυμνοῦμεν εὐσεβῶς τὴν ἀνάστασίν σου, διʼ ἧς ἔσωσας ἡμᾶς, ὡς Θεὸς τοῦ παντός.
O Giver of Life, we the faithful extol and venerate Your cross and burial; for You, O immortal, omnipotent God, overpowered and vanquished the netherworld. You crushed the gates of Hades, O God, and You destroyed the power of death. Now we, born on earth, with fervor sing praise to You who rose from the dead, destroyed the power of the murderous foe, resurrected everyone who believed in You, rescued the world from the sting of the serpent, and as the ultimate strong man freed us from the foe’s deception. From now on we solemnly sing the praises of Your resurrection, by which You saved us, as God of the universe. [GOASD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.
Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Συναξάριον
Synaxarion
Τοῦ Μηναίου.
From the Menaion.
Τῇ Αʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Προφήτου Ναούμ.
On December 1, we commemorate the holy Prophet Nahum.
Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.
By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
Katavasias Odes 1-8
Katavasias Odes 1-8
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Καταβασίαι τῆς Χριστοῦ Γεννήσεως Αʹ
Katavasias of Christmas I
ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ode i. Mode 1.
Χριστὸς γεννᾶται· δοξάσατε. Χριστὸς ἐξ οὐρανῶν· ἀπαντήσατε. Χριστὸς ἐπὶ γῆς· ὑψώθητε. ᾌσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, καὶ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, ἀνυμνήσατε λαοί· ὅτι δεδόξασται.
Christ is born; glorify Him! * Christ is come from heaven; go and meet Him. * Christ is on earth; arise to Him. * Sing to the Lord, all you who dwell on the earth; * and in merry spirits, O you peoples, praise His birth. * For He is glorified. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ γʹ.
Ode iii.
Τῷ πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων, ἐκ Πατρὸς γεννηθέντι ἀῤῥεύστως Υἱῷ, καὶ ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων ἐκ Παρθένου, σαρκωθέντι ἀσπόρως, Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ βοήσωμεν· Ὁ ἀνυψώσας τὸ κέρας ἡμῶν, ἅγιος εἶ Κύριε.
To the Son, begotten * without flux, of the Father, before the ages, * and who was lately made incarnate * of the Virgin without seed; * to Christ God now let us cry aloud: * You have exalted the horn of our strength. Only You are holy, O Lord. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ δʹ.
Ode iv.
Ῥάβδος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαί, καὶ ἄνθος ἐξ αὐτῇς Χριστέ, ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου ἀνεβλάστησας, ἐξ ὄρους ὁ αἰνετός, κατασκίου δασέος, ἦλθες σαρκωθεὶς ἐξ ἀπειράνδρου, ὁ ἄϋλος καὶ Θεός. Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.
Jesse’s root produced a branch, O Christ, * and You its flower blossomed forth, * from the Virgin who by Habakkuk prophetically once was called * overshadowed, dense mountain. * From her who knew not man You came incarnate, * the immaterial God. * Glory to Your strength, O Lord. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ εʹ.
Ode v.
Θεὸς ὢν εἰρήνης, Πατὴρ οἰκτιρμῶν, τῆς μεγάλης Βουλῆς σου τὸν Ἄγγελον, εἰρήνην παρεχόμενον, ἀπέστειλας ἡμῖν· ὅθεν θεογνωσίας, πρὸς φῶς ὁδηγηθέντες, ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίζοντες, δοξολογοῦμέν σε Φιλάνθρωπε.
God of peace and Father of mercies, Your Son * You have sent unto us as Your messenger, * the Angel of great counsel who is granting peace. * Therefore having been guided to the light of godly knowledge, * waking from the night to dawn, we sing Your glory, O benevolent Lord. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ.
Ode vi.
Σπλάγχνων Ἰωνᾶν, ἔμβρυον ἀπήμεσεν, ἐνάλιος θήρ, οἷον ἐδέξατο· τῇ Παρθένῳ δέ, ἐνοικήσας ὁ Λόγος καὶ σάρκα λαβών, διελήλυθε, φυλάξας ἀδιάφθορον· ἧς γάρ, οὐχ ὑπέστη ῥεύσεως, τὴν τεκοῦσαν κατέσχεν ἀπήμαντον.
Such as it received * Jonah as an embryo, the sea beast disgorged him from its bowels intact. * With the Virgin, though, when the Logos had dwelt in her taking on flesh, * He came forth from her preserving her yet incorrupt. * For from her no fluxion suffered He, * and He kept her unaltered in childbirth. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ ζʹ.
Ode vii.
Οἱ Παῖδες εὐσεβείᾳ συντραφέντες, δυσσεβοῦς προστάγματος καταφρονήσαντες, πυρὸς ἀπειλὴν οὐκ ἐπτοήθησαν, ἀλλʼ ἐν μέσῳ τῆς φλογὸς ἑστῶτες ἔψαλλον· Ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.
The Servants nurtured piously together, * with contempt regarding the impious king’s decree, * intrepidly faced the threat of holocaust, * and while standing in the midst of flames they chanted thus, * saying: O God of the fathers, You are blessed. [GOASD]
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.
Ode viii.
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον.
We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.
Θαύματος ὑπερφυοῦς ἡ δροσοβόλος, ἐξεικόνισε κάμινος τύπον· οὐ γὰρ οὓς ἐδέξατο φλέγει νέους, ὡς οὐδὲ πῦρ τῆς Θεότητος, Παρθένου ἢν ὑπέδυ νηδύν· διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες ἀναμέλψωμεν· Εὐλογείτω ἡ κτίσις πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ὑπερυψούτω, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.
Babylon’s bedewing furnace bore the image * of an extraordinary wonder. * For it did not burn the youths it accepted, * nor did the fire of Divinity consume the Virgin’s womb wherein it went. * So let us melodiously chant in praise: * Let all creation bless and extol the Lord, * and let it exalt Him supremely to the ages. [GOASD]
Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)
Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA)
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου.
Stand for the Gospel reading.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ· Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ὅτι ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐν ἁγίοις ἐπαναπαύῃ, 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, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, 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.
Ἦχος βʹ.
Mode 2.
Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. (δίς) Αἰνεσάτω πνοή πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου, Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν.
Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου.
Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ· Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.
CHOIR: And with your spirit.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ματθαῖον ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ· Πρόσχωμεν.
DEACON: Let us be attentive.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἀπὸ τῆς ἁγίας τραπέζης)
PRIEST (from the altar table)
Ἑωθινὸν Αʹ
Eothinon 1
Ματθαῖον 28:16 – 20
Matthew. 28:16 – 20
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, οἱ ἕνδεκα μαθηταὶ ἐπορεύθησαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὸ ὄρος οὗ ἐτάξατο αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς. καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, οἱ δὲ ἐδίστασαν. καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς λέγων· ἐδόθη μοι πᾶσα ἐξουσία ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς. πορευθέντες μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, βαπτίζοντες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, διδάσκοντες αὐτοὺς τηρεῖν πάντα ὅσα ἐνετειλάμην ὑμῖν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ μεθ᾿ ὑμῶν εἰμι πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἕως τῆς συντελείας τοῦ αἰῶνος. ἀμήν.
At that time, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. Amen.” [RSV]
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ
READER
Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν Ἅγιον Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Τὸν Σταυρόν σου, Χριστέ, προσκυνοῦμεν καὶ τὴν ἁγίαν σου ἀνάστασιν ὑμνοῦμεν καὶ δοξάζομεν· σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐκτός σου ἄλλον οὐκ οἴδαμεν, τὸ ὄνομά σου ὀνομάζομεν. Δεῦτε πάντες οἱ πιστοί, προσκυνήσωμεν τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἁγίαν ἀνάστασιν· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἦλθε διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ χαρὰ ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ. Διὰ παντὸς εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνοῦμεν τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ· Σταυρὸν γὰρ ὑπομείνας διʼ ἡμᾶς, θανάτῳ θάνατον ὤλεσεν.
Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA]
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50).
Psalm 50 (51).
Ἦχος βʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.)
Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week)
Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με.
Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin.
Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διαπαντός.
For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me.
Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε.
Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου.
For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me.
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι.
Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom.
Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι.
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα.
You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice.
Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου, καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον.
Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions.
Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.
Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit.
Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι.
I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.
Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness.
Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις, καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου.
O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις.
For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings.
Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει.
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιών, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ.
Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα.
Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους. Καὶ ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός.
Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Ταῖς τῶν Ἀποστόλων πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.
At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν.
Both now.
Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων.
At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου.
Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Ἀναστὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου, καθὼς προεῖπεν, ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, καὶ μέγα ἔλεος.
Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Σῶσον ὁ Θεὸς τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου· ἐπίσκεψαι τὸν κόσμον σου ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς· ὕψωσον κέρας χριστιανῶν ὀρθοδόξων καὶ κατάπεμψον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὰ ἐλέη σου τὰ πλούσια·
O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:
πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, 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 ἐν ἁγίοις πατέρων ἡμῶν μεγάλων ἱεραρχῶν καὶ οἰκουμενικῶν διδασκάλων Βασιλείου τοῦ Μεγάλου, Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θεολόγου καὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Χρυσοστόμου, Ἀθανασίου καὶ Κυρίλλου, Ἰωάννου τοῦ Ἐλεήμονος πατριαρχῶν Ἀλεξανδρίας· Νικολάου τοῦ ἐν Μύροις, Σπυρίδωνος ἐπισκόπου Τριμυθοῦντος, καὶ Νεκταρίου Πενταπόλεως τῶν θαυματουργῶν· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μεγαλομαρτύρων Γεωργίου τοῦ τροπαιοφόρου, Δημητρίου τοῦ μυροβλήτου, Θεοδώρου τοῦ τήρωνος, Θεοδώρου τοῦ στρατηλάτου, Μηνᾶ τοῦ θαυματουργοῦ· τῶν ἱερομαρτύρων Χαραλάμπους καὶ Ἐλευθερίου, τῆς ἁγίας ἐνδόξου μεγαλομάρτυρος καὶ πανευφήμου Εὐφημίας· τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων μαρτύρων Θέκλας, Βαρβάρας, Ἀναστασίας, Αἰκατερίνης, Κυριακῆς, Φωτεινῆς, Μαρίνης, Παρασκευῆς καὶ Εἰρήνης· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ πάντων σου τῶν ἁγίων·
through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasios, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalambos and Eleutherios, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Katherine, Kyriake, Fotene, Marina, Paraskeve and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and all Your saints:
ἱκετεύομέν σε, μόνε πολυέλεε Κύριε, ἐπάκουσον ἡμῶν τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν δεομένων σου καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ)
Lord, have mercy. (12)
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου Υἱοῦ, μεθʼ οὗ εὐλογητὸς εἶ, σὺν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Θʹ Ὠδήν.
Stand for the singing of Ode ix.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Τὴν Θεοτόκον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ φωτὸς ἐν ὕμνοις τιμῶντες μεγαλύνωμεν.
Let us honor and magnify in song the Theotokos and the Mother of the light.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Magnificat: Mode of Canon
Magnificat: Mode of Canon
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
The Magnificat. Mode pl. 2.
Στίχ. Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί μου.
Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ· ἰδού γάρ, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσί με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί.
Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐποίησέ μοι μεγαλεῖα ὁ Δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καί το ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεάν, καὶ γενεὰν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.
Verse: For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.
Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Καθεῖλε δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων, καὶ ὕψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλε κενούς.
Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησε πρὸς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος.
Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Ode 9: Octoechos: Canon-1
Ode 9: Octoechos: Canon-1
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.
Canon for the Resurrection.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.
Ode ix. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos.
Θεὸν ἀνθρώποις.
Θεὸν ἀνθρώποις ἰδεῖν ἀδύνατον, ὂν οὐ τολμᾶ Ἀγγέλων ἀτενίσαι τὰ τάγματα· διὰ σοῦ δὲ Πάναγνε ὡράθη βροτοῖς, Λόγος σεσαρκωμένος· ὂν μεγαλύνοντες, σὺν ταῖς οὐρανίαις στρατιαῖς, σὲ μακαρίζομεν.
It is impossible for God to be seen * by people; and angelic orders dare not to look at Him. * But the Word incarnate has been seen by mankind, through you, O all-pure Virgin. * Now magnifying Him, * joining the celestial hosts, all generations call you blest. [SD]
Τροπάρια.
Troparia.
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Παθῶν ἀμέτοχος σὺ διέμεινας, Λόγε Θεοῦ σαρκὶ προσομιλήσας τοῖς πάθεσιν, ἀλλὰ λύεις τῶν παθῶν τὸν ἄνθρωπον, πάθεσι χρηματίσας, πάθος Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν· μόνος γὰρ ὑπάρχεις ἀπαθής, καὶ παντοδύναμος.
O Word of God, You did not participate * in sinful passions when You met the passions, becoming flesh. * But You free from passions all humanity, Savior, for at Your Passion * You had become for us * sin and passion, only Lord almighty and impassible. [SD]
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε.
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord.
Φθορὰν θανάτου καταδεξάμενος, διαφθορᾶς ἐτήρησας τὸ σῶμά σου ἄγευστον· ἡ δὲ σὴ ζωοποιὸς καὶ θεία ψυχή, Δέσποτα ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ, οὐ καταλέλειπται· ἀλλʼ ὥσπερ ἐξ ὕπνου ἀναστάς, ἡμᾶς συνήγειρας.
Though You accepted the ruin that is death, * You kept Your body free of putrefaction and all decay. * Your divine and vivifying soul that went down * into Hades, O Master, * was not abandoned there. * But as if from slumber You arose and also raised us with You. [SD]
Ἁγία Τριάς, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς.
Holy Trinity, our God, have mercy on us and save us.
Τριαδικόν.
For the Trinity.
Θεὸν Πατέρα Υἱὸν συνάναρχον, πάντες βροτοὶ ἐν χείλεσιν ἁγνοῖς μὲν δοξάζομεν, τὴν δὲ ἄῤῥητον καὶ ὑπερένδοξον, Πνεύματος παναγίου, δύναμιν σέβομεν· μόνη γὰρ ὑπάρχεις πανσθενής, Τριὰς ἀχώριστος.
With guiltless lips all we mortals glorify * our God the Father and His Son, with Him unoriginate, * and we worship the exceedingly glorious * and ineffable power * of the Holy Spirit. * Undivided Trinity, You only are omnipotent. [SD]
Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-1
Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-1
Κανὼν τοῦ Προφήτου.
Canon for the Prophet.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -
From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ἠσαΐα χόρευε.
Mode pl. 1. N/M (O Isaiah, dance with joy.)
Ἠσαΐα χόρευε.
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Ἐπὶ γῆς ἰσάγγελον, πολιτείαν ἔσχες ἀληθῶς, καὶ νῦν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, σὺν Ἀγγελικαῖς, χορείαις ἐσκήνωσας, περὶ τὸ φῶς τὸ τρισσοφεγγές, οὗ ἐμφορούμενος, ἐποπτεύεις τοὺς ὑμνοῦντάς σε.
O Prophet, you truly preached on earth as though you were an Angel. Now you have made your home in the Heavens with the angelic choirs, where you bask in the full Light of the Trinity. Thus you watch over those who praise you. [un]
Προφήτα τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.
Prophet of God, intercede for us.
Ἐπὶ γῆς ἰσάγγελον, πολιτείαν ἔσχες ἀληθῶς, καὶ νῦν ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, σὺν Ἀγγελικαῖς, χορείαις ἐσκήνωσας, περὶ τὸ φῶς τὸ τρισσοφεγγές, οὗ ἐμφορούμενος, ἐποπτεύεις τοὺς ὑμνοῦντάς σε.
O Prophet, you truly preached on earth as though you were an Angel. Now you have made your home in the Heavens with the angelic choirs, where you bask in the full Light of the Trinity. Thus you watch over those who praise you. [un]
Δόξα.
Glory.
Σὲ Θεῷ προσάγομεν, ὑπὲρ κόσμου, Μάκαρ πρεσβευτήν, δυσώπησον ἐκτενῶς τῇ προφητικῇ, παῤῥησίᾳ χρώμενος, δοῦναι πιστοῖς ἀγαθοπρεπῶς, τὴν διαμένουσαν, αἰωνίαν ἀπολύτρωσιν.
O blessed Nahum, we offer you to God as an intercessor for the world. With the boldness of a Prophet, fervently ask Him that in His goodness He may give the eternal salvation that never fades to the faithful. [un]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ὡς Θεὸν γεννήσασαν, καταλλήλως τε καὶ προσφυῶς, καλοῦμέν σε οἱ πιστοί, θεηγορικῶς, Θεοτόκον ἄχραντον, παναληθεῖ κλήσει τὸν σεπτόν, τόκον σου σέβοντες, Παναγία Μητροπάρθενε.
O all-holy Virgin Mother, because you have given birth to God, we the faithful piously call you the immaculate Theotokos. For it is appropriate and natural to use a name that is completely true. And thus we worship your praiseworthy Child. [un]
Magnificat: Mode of Katavasia
Magnificat: Mode of Katavasia
ᾨδὴ θʹ.
Ode ix.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἦχος αʹ.
The Magnificat. Mode 1.
Στίχ. Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί μου.
Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ· ἰδού γάρ, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσί με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί.
Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐποίησέ μοι μεγαλεῖα ὁ Δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καί το ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεάν, καὶ γενεὰν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.
Verse: For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.
Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Καθεῖλε δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων, καὶ ὕψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλε κενούς.
Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Στίχ. Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησε πρὸς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος.
Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]
Ode 9: Katavasia
Ode 9: Katavasia
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος αʹ.
Ode ix. Katavasia. Mode 1.
Μεγάλυνον ψυχή μου, τὴν τιμιωτέραν καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, τῶν ἄνω στρατευμάτων.
O my soul, magnify her who is greater in honor and in glory than the armies of heaven.
Μυστήριον ξένον, ὁρῶ καὶ παράδοξον! οὐρανὸν τὸ σπήλαιον· θρόνον Χερουβικόν, τὴν Παρθένον· τὴν φάτνην χωρίον· ἐν ᾧ ἀνεκλήθη ὁ ἀχώρητος, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός· ὃν ἀνυμνοῦντες μεγαλύνομεν.
I see here a strange and paradoxical mystery. * For, behold, the grotto is heaven; * cherubic throne is the Virgin; * the manger a grand space * in which Christ our God the uncontainable reclined as a babe; * Whom in extolling do we magnify. [GOASD]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
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.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
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 σὲ αἰνοῦσι πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπουσι, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For all the powers of heaven praise You, and to You they 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.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ἦχος βʹ.
Mode 2.
Ἅγιος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν. (δίς)
Holy is the Lord our God. [SAAS] (2)
Ὑψοῦτε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν καὶ προσκυνεῖτε τῷ ὑποποδίῳ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ.
Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at the footstool of His feet.
Ὅτι ἅγιός ἐστι.
For He is holy.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Ἐξαποστειλάριον.
Exaposteilarion.
Τὸ Αʹ Ἑωθινόν.
Eothinon 1.
Ἦχος βʹ. Αὐτόμελον.
Mode 2. Automelon.
Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν.
Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν, ἐν ὄρει Γαλιλαίας, πίστει Χριστὸν θεάσασθαι, λέγοντα ἐξουσίαν, λαβεῖν τῶν ἄνω καὶ κάτω· μάθωμεν πῶς διδάσκει, βαπτίζειν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα, τοῦ Πατρός, ἔθνη πάντα, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ, καὶ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, καὶ συνεῖναι, τοῖς μύσταις ὡς ὑπέσχετο, ἕως τῆς συντελείας.
Let us in faith now join the Lord’s * disciples on the mountain * in Galilee, and we shall see * Christ saying He was given * all authority, both on high * and below. We shall hear Him * teach how to baptize nations all, * in the name of the Father and of the Son * and the Holy Spirit, and say He always * is with believers to the close * of the age, as He promised. [GOASD]
Θεοτοκίον. Ὅμοιον.
Theotokion. Same Melody.
Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέχαιρες, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, ὅτι Χριστὸν ἑώρακας, ἀναστάντα ἐκ τάφου, τριήμερον καθὼς εἶπεν· οἷς καὶ ὤφθη διδάσκων, καὶ φανερῶν τὰ κρείττονα, καὶ βαπτίζειν κελεύων, ἐν τῷ Πατρί, καὶ Υἱῷ, καὶ Πνεύματι, τοῦ πιστεύειν, αὐτοῦ ἡμᾶς τὴν ἔγερσιν, καὶ δοξάζειν σε Κόρη.
You celebrated and rejoiced, * O Virgin Theotokos, * with the disciples, for you saw * Christ, after three days risen * from the tomb, as He had promised. * He appeared to them, teaching * and revealing the higher things. * He ordered them to baptize in Father, Son, * and Holy Spirit, that we might believe in * His resurrection from the dead * and extol you, His Mother. [GOASD]
Οἱ Αἶνοι. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Lauds. Mode pl. 2.
Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ.
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ.
Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν πάντα τὰ ἄστρα καὶ τὸ φῶς.
Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν οἱ οὐρανοὶ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν. Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου.
Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name.
Ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπε, καὶ ἐγενήθησαν, αὐτὸς ἐνετείλατο, καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν.
For He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created.
Ἔστησεν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· πρόσταγμα ἔθετο, καὶ οὐ παρελεύσεται.
He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away.
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, δράκοντες καὶ πᾶσαι ἄβυσσοι.
Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps.
Πῦρ, χάλαζα, χιών, κρύσταλλος, πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, τὰ ποιοῦντα τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ.
Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word.
Τὰ ὄρη καὶ πάντες οἱ βουνοί, ξύλα καρποφόρα καὶ πᾶσαι κέδροι.
Mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars.
Τὰ θηρία καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη, ἑρπετὰ καὶ πετεινὰ πτερωτά.
Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds.
Βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ πάντες λαοί, ἄρχοντες καὶ πάντες κριταὶ γῆς.
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth.
Νεανίσκοι καὶ παρθένοι, πρεσβύτεροι μετὰ νεωτέρων· αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι ὑψώθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μόνου.
Young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted.
Ἡ ἐξομολόγησις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ. καὶ ὑψώσει κέρας λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.
His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people.
Ὕμνος πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, λαῷ ἐγγίζοντι αὐτῷ.
A hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him.
Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν, ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὁσίων.
Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones.
Εὐφρανθήτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτόν, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Σιὼν ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν.
Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King.
Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐν χορῷ, ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ ψαλτηρίῳ ψαλάτωσαν αὐτῷ.
Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him.
Ὅτι εὐδοκεῖ Κύριος ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑψώσει πραεῖς ἐν σωτηρίᾳ.
For the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation.
Καυχήσονται ὅσιοι ἐν δόξῃ καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται ἐπὶ τῶν κοιτῶν αὐτῶν.
The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds.
Αἱ ὑψώσεις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν, καὶ ῥομφαῖαι δίστομοι ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν.
The high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand.
Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐκδίκησιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἐλεγμοὺς ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς.
To deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples.
Τοῦ δῆσαι τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πέδαις καὶ τοὺς ἐνδόξους αὐτῶν ἐν χειροπέδαις σιδηραῖς.
To shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα.
Resurrectional Stichera.
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς κρῖμα ἔγγραπτον· δόξα αὕτη ἔσται πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ.
To fulfill among them the written judgment: this glory have all His holy ones. [SAAS]
Ὁ Σταυρός σου Κύριε, ζωὴ καὶ ἀνάστασις, ὑπάρχει τῷ λαῷ σου· καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ πεποιθότες, σὲ τὸν ἀναστάντα, Θεὸν ἡμῶν ὑμνοῦμεν· ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
O Lord, Your Cross is life and resurrection for us Your people. And now that we trust in it, we extol You, our God who has risen. Have mercy on us. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν στερεώματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ.
Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power. [SAAS]
Ἡ ταφή σου Δέσποτα, Παράδεισον ἤνοιξε, τῷ γένει τῶν ἀνθρώπων· καὶ ἐκ φθορᾶς λυτρωθέντες, σὲ τὸν ἀναστάντα, Θεὸν ἡμῶν ὑμνοῦμεν· ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
O Lord, Your burial has opened Paradise to the human race. And now that we have been set free from death and decay, we extol You, our God who has risen. Have mercy on us. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ.
Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. [SAAS]
Σὺν Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, Χριστὸν ἀνυμνήσωμεν τὸν ἀναστάντα ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐκβοῶμεν· Σὺ ζωὴ ὑπάρχεις, ἡμῶν καὶ ἀνάστασις· ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Let us extol the Father and the Spirit, and also Christ, who rose from the dead; and to Him let us cry aloud, “You are our life and resurrection. Have mercy on us.” [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ.
Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. [SAAS]
Τριήμερος ἀνέστης Χριστέ, ἐκ τάφου, καθὼς γέγραπται, συνεγείρας τὸν προπάτορα ἡμῶν· διό σε καὶ δοξάζει, τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ἀνυμνεῖ σου τὴν ἀνάστασιν.
You rose within three days from the tomb, * O Christ, as holy Scripture says, * also raising our progenitor with You. * Now all mankind together * forever glorifies You, and we extol Your resurrection, O Lord. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ.
Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. [SAAS]
Κύριε, μέγα καὶ φοβερὸν ὑπάρχει, τῆς σῆς ἀναστάσεως τὸ μυστήριον· οὕτω γὰρ προῆλθες ἐκ τοῦ τάφου, ὡς νυμφίος ἐκ παστάδος, θανάτῳ θάνατον λύσας, ἵνα τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἐλευθερώσῃς· ὅθεν ἐν οὐρανοῖς, Ἄγγελοι χορεύουσι, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς ἄνθρωποι δοξάζουσι, τὴν εἰς ἡμᾶς γενομένην, εὐσπλαγχνίαν σου Φιλάνθρωπε.
O Lord, the mystery of Your resurrection is great and awesome. You destroyed death by death, in order to free Adam; and You came forth from the sepulcher, like a bridegroom from his bridal chamber. Therefore in heaven the Angels celebrate, and on earth we human beings glorify Your compassion towards us, O benevolent Lord. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀλαλαγμοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον.
Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
Ὦ παράνομοι Ἰουδαῖοι, ποῦ εἰσιν αἱ σφραγῖδες, καὶ τὰ ἀργύρια, ἃ ἐδώκατε τοῖς στρατιώταις; οὐκ ἐκλάπη ὁ θησαυρός, ἀλλὰ ἀνέστη ὡς δυνατός· αὐτοὶ δὲ κατῃσχύνθητε, ἀρνησάμενοι Χριστόν, τὸν Κύριον τῆς δόξης, τὸν παθόντα καὶ ταφέντα, καὶ ἀναστάντα ἐκ νεκρῶν· αὐτὸν προσκυνήσωμεν.
O villainous leaders of the Jews, where are the seals, and where is the money that you gave to the soldiers? The treasure was not stolen, but He rose, like a strong man. You were put to shame, for you denied Christ the Lord of glory, who suffered and was buried, and who rose from the dead. As for us, let us worship Him. [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Ἀνάστηθι, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ὑψωθήτω ἡ χείρ σου, μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ τῶν πενήτων σου εἰς τέλος.
Arise, O Lord my God, let Your hand be lifted high, and do not forget Your poor to the end. [SAAS]
Σφραγισθέντος τοῦ μνήματος, πῶς ἐσυλήθητε Ἰουδαῖοι, φύλακας καταστήσαντες, καὶ σημεῖα θέντες; τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, προῆλθεν ὁ Βασιλεύς· ἢ ὡς νεκρόν παραστήσατε, ἢ ὡς Θεὸν προσκυνήσατε, σὺν ἡμῖν μελῳδοῦντες· Δόξα Κύριε τῷ Σταυρῷ σου, καὶ τῇ ἀναστάσει σου.
The tomb had been sealed. So how were you robbed, O Jewish leaders? After all, you posted guards and affixed the seals. And yet while the doors were shut, the King came forth. Either produce Him as dead, or worship Him as God, and join us in singing, “Glory to Your Cross and Your resurrection, O Lord!” [GOASD]
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.
Mode pl. 2.
Ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι, Κύριε, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου, διηγήσομαι πάντα τὰ θαυμάσιά σου.
I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your wondrous things. [SAAS]
Τὸ ζωοδόχον σου μνῆμα, αἱ Μυροφόροι γυναῖκες, ὀδυρόμεναι κατέλαβον Κύριε· καὶ μύρα βαστάζουσαι, τὸ σῶμά σου τὸ ἄχραντον, μυρίσαι ἐπεζήτουν· εὗρον δὲ φωτοφόρον Ἄγγελον, ἐν τῷ λίθῳ καθήμενον, καὶ πρός, αὐτὰς φθεγγόμενον καὶ λέγοντα· Τί δακρύετε, τὸν ἐκ πλευρᾶς πηγάσαντα τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ζωήν; τί ἐπιζητεῖτε, ὥσπερ θνητόν, ἐν μνήματι τὸν ἀθάνατον; δραμοῦσαι δὲ μᾶλλον, ἀπαγγείλατε τοῖς αὐτοῦ Μαθηταῖς, τῆς αὐτοῦ ἐνδόξου ἀναστάσεως, τὴν παγκόσμιον χαρμονήν· ἐν ᾗ καὶ ἡμᾶς Σωτήρ φωτίσας, δώρησαι ἱλασμόν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
The Myrrh-bearing Women came to Your life-bearing tomb, O Lord, and they were lamenting. They brought spices with them, seeking to anoint Your immaculate body. But what they found was a dazzling Angel, sitting on the stone. And he addressed them and said, “Why do you weep for Him, who from His side gushed forth life for the world? Why do you seek as a mere mortal in the tomb the Immortal One? Go quickly and announce to His Disciples the universal joy of His glorious resurrection.” We pray you, O Savior, by Your resurrection illumine us, and grant to us forgiveness and the great mercy. [GOASD]
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -
From Octoechos - - -
Δόξα. Ἦχος αʹ.
Glory. Mode 1.
Τὸ Αʹ Ἑωθινόν.
Eothinon 1.
Εἰς τὸ ὄρος τοῖς Μαθηταῖς ἐπειγομένοις, διὰ τὴν χαμόθεν ἔπαρσιν, ἐπέστη ὁ Κύριος· καὶ προσκυνήσαντες αὐτόν, καὶ τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἐξουσίαν, πανταχοῦ διδαχθέντες, εἰς τὴν ὑπʼ οὐρανὸν ἐξαπεστέλλοντο, κηρῦξαι τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀνάστασιν, καὶ τὴν εἰς οὐρανοὺς ἀποκατάστασιν· οἷς καὶ συνδιαιωνίζειν, ὁ ἀψευδὴς ἐπηγγείλατο, Χριστὸς ὁ Θεός, καὶ Σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.
The disciples hastened to the mountain, for the Lord’s ascension from the earth; and when they saw Him they worshiped Him. He told them about the universal authority He was given, and then He sent them out to all the earth under heaven, to preach the resurrection from the dead and the return to heaven. And He, who never lies, promised to be with them forever. He is Christ our God and the Savior of our souls. [GOASD]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.
Both now. Theotokion.
Ὑπερευλογημένη ὑπάρχεις, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε· διὰ γὰρ τοῦ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθέντος, ὁ ᾅδης ἠχμαλώτισται, ὁ Ἀδὰμ ἀνακέκληται, ἡ κατάρα νενέκρωται, ἡ Εὔα ἠλευθέρωται, ὁ θάνατος τεθανάτωται, καὶ ἡμεις ἐζωοποιήθημεν· διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες βοῶμεν· Εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ οὕτως εὐδοκήσας δόξα σοι.
You are supremely blessed, O Virgin Theotokos. For through Him who from you became incarnate, Hades has been captured, and Adam has been called back; the curse has been killed, and Eve has been freed; death has been put to death, and we have been brought back to life. Therefore we extol Him and cry out, “O Christ our God, You are blessed, for so was Your good pleasure. Glory to You!” [GOASD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Μ. Δοξολογίαν.
Stand for the Great Doxology.
Ἡ Μεγάλη Δοξολογία
Great Doxology
Δόξα σοι τῷ δείξαντι τὸ φῶς. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία.
Glory be to You who showed the light. Glory in the highest to God. His peace is on earth, His good pleasure in mankind. [SD]
Ὑμνοῦμέν σε, εὐλογοῦμέν σε, προσκυνοῦμέν σε, δοξολογοῦμέν σε, εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην σου δόξαν.
We praise You, we bless You, we worship You, we glorify You, we give thanks to You for Your great glory.
Κύριε βασιλεῦ, ἐπουράνιε Θεέ, Πάτερ παντοκράτορ· Κύριε Υἱὲ μονογενές, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, καὶ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα.
Lord King, heavenly God, Father, Ruler over all; Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and You, O Holy Spirit.
Κύριε ὁ Θεός, ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Πατρός, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ αἴρων τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ κόσμου.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, You who take away the sins of the world.
Πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, ὁ καθήμενος ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Accept our supplication, You who sit at the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us.
Ὅτι σὺ εἶ μόνος Ἅγιος, σὺ εἶ μόνος Κύριος, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ Πατρός. Ἀμήν.
For You alone are holy, You alone are Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν εὐλογήσω σε καὶ αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.
Every day I will bless You, and Your name will I praise to eternity, and to the ages of ages.
Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, that we be kept without sin.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν.
Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Amen.
Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ.
Let Your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we have set our hope on You.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου.
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes.
Κύριε, καταφυγὴ ἐγενήθης ἡμῖν ἐν γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ. Ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με, ἴασαι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ὅτι ἥμαρτόν σοι.
Lord, You have been our refuge from generation to generation. I said: Lord, have mercy on me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.
Κύριε, πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον. Δίδαξόν με τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεός μου.
Lord, I have fled to You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.
Ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς, ἐν τῷ φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς.
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light.
Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί σε.
Continue Your mercy to those who know You.
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.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Μετὰ τὸ τέλος τῆς Δοξολογίας λέγομεν Τροπάριον Ἀναστάσιμον.
After the Doxology, sing the following Resurrectional Troparion.
Ἦχος δʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.)
Mode 4. (or the Mode of the week)
Σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ κόσμῳ γέγονεν. ᾌσωμεν τῷ ἀναστάντι ἐκ τάφου καὶ ἀρχηγῷ τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν· καθελὼν γὰρ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, τὸ νῖκος ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
Today has salvation come to pass in the world. Let us sing to Him who resurrected from the tomb and is the Author of our life. For, destroying death by death, He gave us the victory and the great mercy. [SD]
Litanies, End, no Dismissal
Litanies, End, no Dismissal
Η ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ
LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον.
Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.
ΧΟΡΟΣ (μεθʼ ἑκάστην δέησιν)
CHOIR (after each petition)
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)
Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν.
Again we pray for pious and Orthodox Christians.
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος).
Again we pray for our Archbishop (name).
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν τῶν ἱερέων, ἱερομονάχων, διακόνων καὶ μοναχῶν καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμῶν ἀδελφότητος.
Again we pray for our brethren: the priests, the hieromonks, the deacons, the monastics, and all our brotherhood in Christ.
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγείας, σωτηρίας, ἐπισκέψεως, συγχωρήσεως καὶ ἀφέσεως τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τῶν δούλων τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάντων τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν τῶν κατοικούντων καὶ παρεπιδημούντων ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ, τῶν ἐνοριτῶν, ἐπιτρόπων, συνδρομητῶν καὶ ἀφιερωτῶν τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας ταύτης.
Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness, and remission of the sins of the servants of God, all pious Orthodox Christians residing and visiting in this city: the parishioners, the members of the parish council, the stewards, and benefactors of this holy church.
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν μακαρίων καὶ ἀειμνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας (ἢ τῆς ἁγίας μονῆς) ταύτης καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειμένων καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων.
Again we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep before us, who here have been piously laid to their rest, as well as the Orthodox everywhere.
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχομένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος.
Again we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable church, for those who labor and those who sing, and for the people here present who await Your great and rich mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ὅτι ἐλεήμων 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 merciful 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.
ΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΙΚΑ
LITANY OF COMPLETION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Πληρώσωμεν τὴν ἑωθινὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ.
Let us complete our morning 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 ἡμέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.
That the whole day 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 Θεὸς ἐλέους, οἰκτιρμῶν, καὶ φιλανθρωπίας 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 the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to 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 ἅγιε, ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν καὶ τῷ παντεφόρῳ σου ὄμματι ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν, σοὶ ἐκλίναμεν τὸν αὐχένα τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος καὶ δεόμεθά σου, ἅγιε ἁγίων· Ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου τὴν ἀόρατον ἐξ ἁγίου κατοικητηρίου σου καὶ εὐλόγησον πάντας ἡμᾶς· καὶ εἴ τι ἡμάρτομεν ἑκουσίως ἢ ἀκουσίως, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς συγχώρησον, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν τὰ ἐγκόσμια καὶ ὑπερκόσμια ἀγαθά σου.
Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἐκφώνως)
PRIEST (aloud)
Σὸν γάρ ἐστι τὸ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σώζειν ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ· Σοφία.
PRIEST: Wisdom.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ· Εὐλόγησον.
READER: Father, bless!
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
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.
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.
Litanies and Dismissal
Litanies and Dismissal
Η ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ
LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον.
Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.
ΧΟΡΟΣ (μεθʼ ἑκάστην δέησιν)
CHOIR (after each petition)
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)
Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν.
Again we pray for pious and Orthodox Christians.
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος).
Again we pray for our Archbishop (name).
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν τῶν ἱερέων, ἱερομονάχων, διακόνων καὶ μοναχῶν καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμῶν ἀδελφότητος.
Again we pray for our brethren: the priests, the hieromonks, the deacons, the monastics, and all our brotherhood in Christ.
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγείας, σωτηρίας, ἐπισκέψεως, συγχωρήσεως καὶ ἀφέσεως τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τῶν δούλων τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάντων τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν τῶν κατοικούντων καὶ παρεπιδημούντων ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ, τῶν ἐνοριτῶν, ἐπιτρόπων, συνδρομητῶν καὶ ἀφιερωτῶν τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας ταύτης.
Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness, and remission of the sins of the servants of God, all pious Orthodox Christians residing and visiting in this city: the parishioners, the members of the parish council, the stewards, and benefactors of this holy church.
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν μακαρίων καὶ ἀειμνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας (ἢ τῆς ἁγίας μονῆς) ταύτης καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειμένων καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων.
Again we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep before us, who here have been piously laid to their rest, as well as the Orthodox everywhere.
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχομένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος.
Again we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable church, for those who labor and those who sing, and for the people here present who await Your great and rich mercy.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Ὅτι ἐλεήμων 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 merciful 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.
ΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΙΚΑ
LITANY OF COMPLETION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ
DEACON
Πληρώσωμεν τὴν ἑωθινὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ.
Let us complete our morning 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 ἡμέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.
That the whole day 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 Θεὸς ἐλέους, οἰκτιρμῶν, καὶ φιλανθρωπίας 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 the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to 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 ἅγιε, ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν καὶ τῷ παντεφόρῳ σου ὄμματι ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν, σοὶ ἐκλίναμεν τὸν αὐχένα τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος καὶ δεόμεθά σου, ἅγιε ἁγίων· Ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου τὴν ἀόρατον ἐξ ἁγίου κατοικητηρίου σου καὶ εὐλόγησον πάντας ἡμᾶς· καὶ εἴ τι ἡμάρτομεν ἑκουσίως ἢ ἀκουσίως, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς συγχώρησον, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν τὰ ἐγκόσμια καὶ ὑπερκόσμια ἀγαθά σου.
Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἐκφώνως)
PRIEST (aloud)
Σὸν γάρ ἐστι τὸ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σώζειν ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ· Ἀμήν.
CHOIR: Amen.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Σοφία.
Wisdom.
( Εὐλόγησον. )
( Father, bless! )
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
CHOIR
Ἀμήν.
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.
( Ἀμήν. )
( Amen. )
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.
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.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) Εὐλόγησον.
Lord, have mercy. (3) Father, bless!
Dismissal
Dismissal
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ
PRIEST
Δόξα σοι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.
Glory to You, O Christ our God. Glory to You.
Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, 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 πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός.
May He who rose from the dead, 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, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.
Conclusion, i.e. “Through the prayers…”
Conclusion, i.e. “Through the prayers…”
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.
ΧΟΡΟΣ
CHOIR
Ἀμήν.
Amen.