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Ὡρολόγιον - Μεσονυκτικόν	Horologion - Midnight Office
Τοῦ Σαββάτου	For Saturday
Μηναῖον - Τῌ ΙΔʹ ΣΕΠΤΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ	Menaion - September 14
Ἡ Ὕψωσις τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ	The Elevation of the Holy Cross
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ΜΕΣΟΝΥΚΤΙΚΟΝ	MIDNIGHT OFFICE
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	Blessed is our God always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
( Ἀμήν. )	( Amen. )
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, O God, glory to You.
Βασιλεῦ οὐράνιε, Παράκλητε, τὸ Πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας, ὁ πανταχοῦ παρὼν καὶ τὰ πάντα πληρῶν, ὁ θησαυρὸς τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ ζωῆς χορηγός, ἐλθὲ καὶ σκήνωσον ἐν ἡμῖν καὶ καθάρισον ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης κηλῖδος καὶ σῷσον, Ἀγαθέ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, present in all places and filling all things, treasury of good things and giver of life: come; take Your abode in us; cleanse us of every stain, and save our souls, O Good one. [GOA]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Τρισάγιον.	Trisagion Prayers.
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3)	Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ 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.
Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου.	All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name’s sake.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ 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.
Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου. Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον. Καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν. Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.	Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [GOA]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Ἀμήν. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ)	Amen. Lord, have mercy. (12)
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.
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ.	Come, let us worship and bow down before God our King.
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ.	Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ God our King.
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν αὐτῷ, Χριστῷ τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.	Come, let us worship and bow down before Him, Christ our King and God.
Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50).	Psalm 50 (51).
Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου, καὶ απὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με. Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διὰ παντός. Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι. Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι. Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα. Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου, καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον. Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου. Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ. Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με. Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι. Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου. Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις, καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις. Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει. Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιών, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ. Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα. Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους.	Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. 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. For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built; then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings; then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. [SAAS]
Εἰ οὐκ ἐτελέσθη ἡ Λιτὴ εἰς τὸν Ἑσπερινόν, τὰ ἑξῆς·	If the Lity was not sung at Vespers, sing the following:
Ἰδιόμελα. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.	Idiomela. For the Feast.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.
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Σήμερον ὡς ἀληθῶς, ἡ ἁγιόφθογγος ῥῆσις τοῦ Δαυῒδ πέρας εἴληφεν· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐμφανῶς, τὸ τῶν ἀχράντων ποδῶν σου προσκυνοῦμεν ὑποπόδιον· καὶ ἐν τῇ τῶν πτερύγων σου ἐλπίζοντες σκιᾷ, πανοικτίρμον βοῶμέν σοι· Σημειωθήτω ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὸ φῶς τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ ἀνύψωσον τοῦ ὀρθοδόξου λαοῦ σου τὸ κέρας, τῇ τοῦ τιμίου Σταυροῦ σου ἀνυψώσει, Χριστὲ πολυέλεε.	Today, what David said in the holy Psalm has truly come to pass. Lo and behold, we are worshiping at the footstool of Your immaculate feet. And now, we who are hopeful in the shadow of Your wings, cry out to You, all-compassionate Lord: Let the light of Your face be stamped on us! Exalt the horn of Your Orthodox people, by the exaltation of Your holy Cross, O very merciful Christ. [SD]
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Τὸ φυτευθὲν ἐν Κρανίου τόπῳ ξύλον τῆς ὄντως ζωῆς, ἐν ᾧ εἰργάσατο σωτηρίαν ὁ τῶν αἰώνων Βασιλεύς, ἐν μέσῳ τῆς γῆς, ὑψούμενον σήμερον ἁγιάζει τοῦ κόσμου τὰ πέρατα, καὶ ἐγκαινίζεται τῆς Ἀναστάσεως ὁ οἶκος· ἀγάλλονται Ἄγγελοι ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ εὐφραίνονται ἄνθρωποι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, δαυϊτικῶς βοῶντες καὶ λέγοντες· Ὑψοῦτε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν, καὶ προσκυνεῖτε τῷ ὑποποδίῳ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἅγιός ἐστιν ὁ παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	The Tree of true life was planted in the place of the skull ⁄ and upon it, eternal King, You have worked salvation in the midst of the earth! ⁄ Exalted today, it sanctifies the ends of the world, ⁄ angels in heaven greatly rejoice ⁄ and men upon earth make glad, ⁄ crying aloud with David and saying: ⁄ Exalt the Lord our God and worship at His footstool, ⁄⁄ for He is holy and grants the world great mercy! [OCA]
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Προτυπῶν τὸν Σταυρόν σου Χριστέ, ὁ πατριάρχης Ἰακώβ, τοῖς ἐγγόνοις τὴν εὐλογίαν χαριζόμενος, ἐπὶ ταῖς κάραις ἐναλλὰξ τὰς χεῖρας ἐπέθηκε· τοῦτον δὲ Σωτήρ ἡμεῖς, σήμερον ἀνυψοῦντες κραυγάζομεν· Δώρησαι τῷ φιλοχρίστῳ Βασιλεῖ τὸ νῖκος, ὡς Κωνσταντίνῳ τὸ τρόπαιον.	Prefiguring Your Cross, O Christ, ⁄ the patriarch Jacob blessing his descendants, ⁄ laid his hands crosswise upon their heads. ⁄ And today as we exult Your Cross, Savior, we cry: ⁄ Give victory to the Orthodox Christians as You did to Constantine. [OCA]
Ἦχος βʹ.	Mode 2.
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Θεῖος θησαυρὸς ἐν γῇ κρυπτόμενος, τοῦ Ζωοδότου ὁ Σταυρός, ἐν οὐρανοῖς ἐδείκνυτο βασιλεῖ εὐσεβεῖ, νίκης κατʼ ἐχθρῶν, ὑπογραμμὸν δηλῶν νοερόν· ὃν γεγηθὼς πίστει καὶ πόθῳ, θεόθεν ἀναδραμὼν πρὸς θεωρίας ὕψωσιν, σπουδῇ μεγίστῃ, ἐκ γῆς λαγόνων ἀνέφηνεν, εἰς κόσμου λύτρον, καὶ σωτηρίαν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.	The divine treasure that was hidden underground, namely the Cross of the Giver of Life, appeared in the sky to the God-fearing Emperor, indicating the spiritual sign by which he would conquer his enemies. He rejoiced, and with faith and love he attained exalted contemplation from God. And with the utmost dispatch, he had the Cross unearthed and displayed, for the world’s redemption and the salvation of our souls. [SD]
Ἦχος βʹ.	Mode 2.

Ἡ τῶν χειρῶν ἐναλλαγὴ τοῦ Πατριάρχου Ἰακώβ, ἐπʼ εὐλογίᾳ τῶν τέκνων, τὸ κραταιὸν τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου προεδήλωσε σύμβολον· ὅν περ ἡμεῖς κατέχοντες ἀῤῥαγὲς φυλακτήριον, τὴν τῶν δαιμόνων πανσθενῶς ἐκδιώκομεν φάλαγγα, καὶ τοῦ Βελίαρ ἐν αὐτῷ τὴν ὀφρὺν καταβαλόντες, τοῦ ἐχθίστου Ἀμαλὴκ τροπούμεθα τὴν πανώλεθρον δύναμιν. Αὐτόν καὶ νῦν ἀνυψούμενον, εὐσεβοφρόνως οἱ πιστοί, εἰς ἱλασμὸν ἁμαρτιῶν, τῇ σῇ ἀγαθότητι, ἐν πολλῷ πλείονι φωνῇ βοῶντες προσφέρομεν· Κύριε ἐλέησον, ὁ ἐκ Παρθένου σαρκωθείς· οἴκτιρον τὸ τῶν χειρῶν σου ἀγαθέ, σοφὸν δημιούργημα.	The crossing of his hands by the patriarch Jacob ⁄ at the blessing of his children ⁄ foreshadowed the mighty token of Your Cross. ⁄ Having it as our safeguard which cannot be overthrown, ⁄ we drive out with invincible strength the hosts of demons; ⁄ and casting down the arrogance of Belial, ⁄ we put to flight the all-destroying power of hateful Amalek. ⁄ And now that it is lifted on high, ⁄ we the faithful offer it to Your goodness for the cleansing of our sins, ⁄ crying aloud with full voices: ⁄ Lord, made flesh of the Virgin, have mercy on us; ⁄ good One, take pity on Your creation, ⁄⁄ which You have fashioned in Your wisdom! [OCA]
Ἦχος βʹ.	Mode 2.
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Σύ μου σκέπη κραταιὰ ὑπάρχεις, ὁ τριμερὴς Σταυρὸς τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ἁγίασόν με τῇ δυνάμει σου, ἵνα πίστει καὶ πόθῳ προσκυνῶ καὶ δοξάζω σε.	You are my mighty shelter, O tripartite Cross of Christ. Sanctify me by your power, so that with faith and love I may venerate and glorify you. [SD]
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.

Κροτήσωμεν σήμερον ᾀσματικὴν πανήγυριν, καὶ φαιδρῷ τῷ προσώπῳ, καὶ τῇ γλώττῃ τρανῶς βοήσωμεν· ὁ διʼ ἡμᾶς Χριστέ, κρίσιν καταδεξάμενος, καὶ ἐμπτυσμοὺς καὶ μάστιγας, καὶ τὸ κόκκινον περιβαλόμενος, καὶ ἐν Σταυρῷ ἀνελθών· ὃν ἰδὼν ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ἡ σελήνη, τὸ φέγγος ἀπέκρυψαν, καὶ τῷ φόβῳ γῆ ἐσείετο, καὶ τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ ἐσχίσθη διχῶς· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν δώρησαι, τὸν Σταυρόν σου τὸν τίμιον, ἡμῖν φρουρὸν καὶ φύλακα, καὶ ἐλατῆρα τῶν δαιμόνων, ἵνα πάντες προσπτυσσόμενοι, βοῶμεν αὐτῷ· Σῶσον ἡμᾶς Σταυρὲ τῇ δυνάμει σου· ἁγίασον ἡμᾶς τῇ λαμπρότητί σου, τίμιε Σταυρέ, καὶ κραταίωσον ἡμᾶς τῇ ὑψώσει σου· ὅτι φῶς ἡμῖν δεδώρησαι, καὶ σωτηρία τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.	Let us make glad today and sing in honor of the feast, ⁄ and cry out openly with joyful faces and tongues: ⁄ O Christ, You have accepted condemnation for us, ⁄ being spat upon, scourged, and robed in purple, ⁄ You have gone up upon the Cross. ⁄ Seeing You, the sun and moon hid their light, ⁄ the earth quaked in fear, ⁄ and the veil of the temple was torn in two. ⁄ Grant us Yourself Your precious Cross as guardian and protector ⁄ the driver away of demons, ⁄ that embracing it we may cry aloud: ⁄ Save us, Cross, by your might! ⁄ Make us holy in your splendor, precious Cross, ⁄ and strengthen us through your exaltation: ⁄⁄ For you have been given to us as the light and salvation of our souls! [OCA]
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.

Φωτολαμπὴς ἀστέρων τύπος, προεδείκνυε Σταυρέ, τρόπαιον νίκης εὐσεβεῖ ἄνακτι τῷ πάνυ· οὗ ἡ μήτηρ Ἑλένη ἀνευραμένη, κοσμοφανῆ πεποίηκε· καὶ σὲ σήμερον ἀνυψοῦντες τῶν πιστῶν αἱ χορεῖαι κραυγάζομεν· Φώτισον ἡμᾶς τῇ ἐλλάμψει σου, Σταυρὲ ζωηφόρε· ἁγίασον ἡμᾶς τῇ ἰσχύϊ σου, πανσέβαστε Σταυρέ· καὶ κράτυνον ἡμᾶς, τῇ ὑψώσει σου, ὑψούμενος πρὸς παράταξιν ἐχθρῶν.	Cross, sign radiant with light among the stars, ⁄ in prophecy you revealed a trophy of victory to the godly king; ⁄ and when his mother Helen found you, ⁄ she displayed you in the sight of the world. ⁄ And today the choirs of faithful shout aloud as they raise you on high: ⁄ Enlighten us with your brightness, life-giving and all-venerable Cross: ⁄ make us holy by your might ⁄ and lifted on high before your warriors, ⁄⁄ strengthen us through your exaltation! [OCA]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.	Glory. Both now.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος δʹ.	Idiomelon. Mode 4.
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Τοῦ τιμίου Σταυροῦ Χριστὲ τὴν ἐνέργειαν, προδιατυπώσας Μωϋσῆς, ἐτροπώσατο τὸν ἐναντίον Ἀμαλήκ, ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ Σινᾷ· ὅτε γὰρ ἐφήπλου τὰς χεῖρας, Σταυροῦ τὸν τύπον ποιῶν, ἐνίσχυεν ὁ λαός· νυνὶ τῶν πραγμάτων ἡ ἔκβασις εἰς ἡμᾶς πεπλήρωται. Σήμερον Σταυρὸς ὑψοῦται, καὶ δαίμονες φυγαδεύονται. Σήμερον ἡ κτίσις πᾶσα ἐκ τῆς φθορᾶς ἠλευθέρωται· πάντα γὰρ διὰ Σταυροῦ, ἐπέλαμψεν ἡμῖν τὰ χαρίσματα· διὸ γηθόμενοι πάντες, προσπίπτομέν σοι, λέγοντες· Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε δόξα σοι.	Portraying in advance the action of the precious Cross, Moses routed the adversary Amalek in the wilderness of Sinai, O Christ. For when he spread out his arms, in the form of the Cross, the people became strong. And now the outcome of those events has been fulfilled in us. Today the Cross is exalted, and the demons are banished. Today the entire creation is liberated from corruption. For it is through the Cross that all the gifts of grace have shined on us. Therefore, rejoicing, we all bow down before You and say, “How magnified are Your works, O Lord. Glory to You!” [SD]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Τρισάγιον.	Trisagion Prayers.
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3)	Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ 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.
Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου.	All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name’s sake.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ 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.
Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου. Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον. Καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν. Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.	Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [GOA]
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Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Ἀμήν.	Amen.
Ἀπολυτίκιον.	Apolytikion.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Σῶσον, Κύριε, τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοῖς βασιλεῦσι κατὰ βαρβάρων δωρούμενος, καὶ τὸ σὸν φυλάττων διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου πολίτευμα.	Save, O Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting victory to the faithful over the enemy, and by Your Cross protecting Your commonwealth. [GOA]
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (μʹ)	Lord, have mercy. (40)
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.
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.
Ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου εὐλόγησον, πάτερ.	In the name of the Lord, Father, bless!
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Ὁ Θεὸς οἰκτιρήσαι ἡμᾶς καὶ εὐλογήσαι ἡμᾶς· ἐπιφάναι τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐλεήσαι ἡμᾶς.	May God have compassion on us and bless us; may his face shine upon us and have mercy on us.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
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. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Πάτερ ἅγιε, εὐλόγησον.	Holy father, give the blessing!
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Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, (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, (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.
Εὐξώμεθα ὑπὲρ εἰρήνης τοῦ κόσμου.	Let us pray for the peace of the world.
ΧΟΡΟΣ (χῦμα μεθʼ ἑκάστην δέησιν)	CHOIR (intoned after each petition)
Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Lord, have mercy.
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Ὑπερ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν.	For the pious and Orthodox Christians.
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος).	For our our Archbishop (name).
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ εὐσεβοῦς ἡμῶν ἔθνους.	For our nation.
Ὑπὲρ εὐοδώσεως καὶ ἐνισχύσεως τοῦ φιλοχρίστου στρατοῦ.	For the armed forces.
Ὑπερ τῶν ἀπολειφθέντων πατέρων, καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν.	For our absent fathers, brothers and sisters.
Ὑπερ τῶν διακονούντων καὶ διακονησάντων ἡμῖν.	For those who help us and those who serve us.
Ὑπὲρ τῶν μισούντων καὶ ἀγαπώντων ἡμᾶς.	For those who hate us and those who love us.
Ὑπερ τῶν ἐντειλαμένων ἡμῖν τοῖς ἀναξίοις εὔχεσθαι ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν.	For those who have asked us, the unworthy, to pray for them.
Ὑπὲρ ἀναῤῥύσεως τῶν αἰχμαλώτων.	For the release of the captives.
Ὑπερ τῶν ἐν θαλάσσῃ καλῶς πλεόντων.	For those sailing the seas.
Ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν ἀσθενείαις κατακειμένων.	For those laid up with illnesses.
Εὐξώμεθα καὶ ὑπὲρ εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς.	Let us also pray for the abundance of the fruits of the earth.
Καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειμένων καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων.	And for all our fathers and brethren departed this life, those who lie here in peace, and the Orthodox everywhere.
Εἴπωμεν καὶ ὑπὲρ ἑαυτῶν, τὸ Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Let us say for ourselves, also: Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.
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.