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Βιβλία - Πηγαί	Books - Sources
Τριῴδιον	Triodion
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τῇ Τρίτῃ Πρωΐ	Mode pl. 4. On Tuesday Morning
Τῇ Τρίτῃ Πρὸ τῶν Βαΐων Πρωΐ	On Tuesday Before Palm Sunday Morning
Μηναῖον - Τῌ Ηʹ ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ	Menaion - April 8
Μνήμη τῶν Ἁγίων Ἀποστόλων ἐκ τῶν Ἑβδομήκοντα	Memory of the holy Apostles of the Seventy
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ΟΡΘΡΟΣ	MATINS
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	Mode pl. 4.
	c1211 - SDedes/
Στίχ. αʹ. Ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίζει τὸ πνεῦμά μου πρὸς σέ, ὁ Θεός, διότι φῶς τὰ προστάγματά σου ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.	Verse 1: My spirit rises early in the morning to You, O God, for Your commands are a light upon the earth. [SAAS]
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.	Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Στίχ. βʹ. Δικαιοσύνην μάθετε, οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.	Verse 2: Learn righteousness, you who dwell on the earth.
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.	Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Στίχ. γʹ. Ζῆλος λήψεται λαὸν ἀπαίδευτον, καὶ νῦν πῦρ τοὺς ὑπεναντίους ἔδεται.	Verse 3: Jealousy will seize an untaught people; and now fire will devour the adversaries.
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.	Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Στίχ. δʹ. Πρόσθες αὐτοῖς κακά, Κύριε, πρόσθες αὐτοῖς κακά, τοῖς ἐνδόξοις τῆς γῆς.	Verse 4: Bring more evils on them, O Lord, bring more evils on them, on the glorious of the earth.
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.	Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Τοῦ Ὡρολογίου - - -	From Horologion - - -
Ὕμνοι Τριαδικοί	Triadic Hymns
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	Mode pl. 4.
Εἰς οὐρανὸν τὰς καρδίας ἔχοντες, Ἀγγελικὴν μιμησώμεθα τάξιν, καὶ ἐν φόβῳ τῷ ἀδεκάστῳ προσπέσωμεν, ἐπινίκιον ἀνακράζοντες αἶνον· Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν. Πρεσβείαις τοῦ Προδρόμου σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	With hearts in heaven, let us emulate the Angels, and in fear let us bow before the impartial Judge, as we shout the triumphal praise: Holy, holy, holy are You, O God. By the intercessions of the Forerunner save us. [SD]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Ὁρᾷν σε μὴ τολμῶντα τὰ Χερουβείμ, ἱπτάμενα κραυγάζει ἀλαλαγμῷ, τὸ ἔνθεον μέλος τῆς Τρισαγίας φωνῆς, μεθʼ ὧν καὶ ἡμεῖς βοῶμεν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοί· Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν. Πρεσβείαις τῶν ἁγίων σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Daring not to look at You, the Cherubim in flight jubilantly cry out the inspired melody of the Thrice-holy Hymn. We sinners join them and also sing: Holy, holy, holy are You, O God. By the intercessions of the Saints save us. [SD]
Καὶ νῦν.	Both now.
Κατακαμπτόμενοι τῷ πλήθει, τῶν πταισμάτων ἡμῶν, καὶ μὴ τολμῶντες ἀτενίσαι τῷ ὕψει σου, τὴν ψυχὴν σὺν τῷ σώματι κλίναντες, μετὰ Ἀγγέλων τὸν ὕμνον βοῶμέν σοι· Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν. Διὰ τῆς Θεοτόκου ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	Bent down by our many offenses, we dare not gaze at Your height. Rather we bow our soul along with our body, and we shout the hymn of the Angels to You: Holy, holy, holy are You, O God. Through the Theotokos have mercy on us. [SD]
Ἀναγινώσκεται τὸ οἰκεῖον Κάθισμα τοῦ Ψαλτηρίου, ἤτοι Κάθισμα 10. Καὶ εὐθύς, ἄνευ μικρᾶς Συναπτῆς·	The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 10. There is no litany, but immediately the following:
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Κάθισμα Αʹ.	Kathisma I.
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
Κατανυκτικά.	For compunction.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	Mode pl. 4.

Ὡς ἡ πόρνη σοι προσπίπτω, ἵνα λάβω τὴν ἄφεσιν, καὶ ἀντὶ μύρου τὰ δάκρυα ἐκ καρδίας, προσφέρω σοι Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός· ἵνα ὡς ἐκείνην, οἰκτειρήσῃς με Σωτήρ, καὶ παράσχῃς ἱλασμὸν ἁμαρτιῶν· ὡς αὐτὴ γὰρ κραυγάζω σοι· Λύτρωσαί με τοῦ βορβόρου τῶν ἔργων μου.	Like the sinful woman, I come to You to be forgiven, and instead of perfume, I offer You my heartfelt tears, O Christ God, so that You will pity me, as You did her, O Savior, and grant to me forgiveness of sins. For like her, I cry to You, “Free me from the mud of my sinful deeds!” [GOASD]
Στίχ. Κύριε, μὴ τῷ θυμῷ σου ἐλέγξῃς με, μηδὲ τῇ ὀργῇ σου παιδεύσῃς με.	Verse: O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, nor chasten me in Your anger. [SAAS]
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.	Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the wisdom.
	Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.

Τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην τὴν φοβεράν, ἐννοοῦσα ψυχή μου γρηγόρησον, ἀνάπτουσα λαμπάδα σου, ἐν ἐλαίῳ φαιδρύνουσα· οὐ γὰρ οἶδας πότε, πρὸς σὲ ἐπελεύσεται, ἡ φωνὴ ἡ λέγουσα, Ἰδοὺ ὁ Νυμφίος σου. Βλέπε οὖν ψυχή μου, μὴ νυστάξῃς καὶ μείνῃς, ἔξωθεν κρούουσα, ὡς αἱ πέντε παρθένοι· ἀλλʼ ἀγρύπνως καρτέρησον, ἵνα ὑπαντήσῃς Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, ἐν ἐλαίῳ πίονι καὶ δῴη σοι, τὸν νυμφῶνα τὸν θεῖον τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ.	O my soul, keep the thought of that fearful day * in the front of your mind, and be vigilant; * and trimming your oil lamp, keep it lit with the virtues. * For you know not the day nor the hour the cry will come * to you specifically, saying, “Behold, your Bridegroom is here!” * Therefore, O my soul, always watch lest you slumber * and be left outside knocking like those five foolish maidens. * But continue in vigilance, * so that you may meet Christ God with abundant oil, and He give to you * the heavenly bridal room of His glory divine. [GOASD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Τὸ ἀσάλευτον στήριγμα, τὸ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ σεβάσμιον δώρημα, τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, τὴν Θεοτόκον ἐν ὕμνοις μεγαλύνωμεν πιστοί. Χαῖρε ἡ τὴν πέτραν τῆς ζωῆς, ἐν γαστρί σου χωρήσασα, χαῖρε τῶν περάτων ἡ ἐλπίς, θλιβομένων ἀντίληψις, χαῖρε Νύμφη ἀνύμφευτε.	O Believers, let us magnify the Theotokos in hymns. She is the unshakable support of the Faith, and the venerable gift to our souls. “Rejoice! for in your womb you contained the Rock of life. Rejoice! as the hope of all the earth, and the help of those in trouble! Rejoice, O unwedded Bride!” [SD]
Ἀναγινώσκεται τὸ οἰκεῖον Κάθισμα τοῦ Ψαλτηρίου, ἤτοι Κάθισμα 11. Μεθʼ ὃ ἡ μικρὰ Συναπτή.	The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 11. Then the short litany.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
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.
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
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To You, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You are good and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
Κάθισμα Βʹ. Τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	Kathisma II. From the Triodion.
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάμεις.	Mode pl. 2. (NA)
	Ἀγγελικαὶ Δυνάμεις.

Ἁμαρτιῶν τῇ νόσῳ κατατηκόμενος, τῆς ἀπογνώσεως κλίνῃ κατάκειμαι· διό με Ἰατρὲ τῶν ἀσθενούντων, ἐπίσκεψαι σῇ φιλανθρωπίᾳ, καὶ μὴ παραχωρήσῃς, ἐναφυπνῶσαι δεινῶς, εἰς θάνατον πανοικτίρμον, ἵνα βοῶ σοι θερμῶς, ὁ τοῦ ἐλέους χορηγός, Κύριε δόξα σοι.	Wasted by the disease of sin, I lie on the bed of despair. O Physician of the sick, visit me in Thy love for mankind; and, most merciful, let me not sleep shamefully in death, but enable me to cry with all my heart to Thee: Bestower of mercy, O Lord, glory to Thee. [KW]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Ἀρχὴ σωτηρίας, ἡ τοῦ Γαβριὴλ προσηγορία, πρὸς τὴν Παρθένον γέγονεν· ἤκουσε γὰρ τὸ Χαῖρε, οὐκ ἀπέφυγε τὸν ἀσπασμόν, οὐκ ἐδίστασεν ὡς ἡ Σάῤῥα ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ, ἀλλʹ οὕτως ἔλεγεν· Ἰδοὺ ἡ δούλη Κυρίου, γένοιτό μοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου.	Gabriel’s message to the Virgin was the beginning of salvation; for she heard his greeting ‘Hail!’ and did not reject his salutation. She did not doubt like Sarah in the tent, but she replied: ‘Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. [KW]
Ἀναγινώσκεται τὸ οἰκεῖον Κάθισμα τοῦ Ψαλτηρίου, ἤτοι Κάθισμα 12. Μεθʼ ὃ ἡ μικρὰ Συναπτή.	The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 12. Then the 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 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.
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
Κάθισμα Γʹ. Τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	Kathisma III. From the Triodion.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Λάμπει σήμερον.	Mode pl. 1.


Χθὲς καὶ σήμερον, ἡ νόσος ἡ τοῦ Λαζάρου· ταύτην γὰρ Χριστῷ δηλοῦσιν αἱ σύγγονοι, ἐν χαρᾷ ἡ Βηθανία προευτρεπίζου, τὸν Δεσπότην ξεναγωγῆσαι καὶ Βασιλέα, σὺν ἡμῖν βοῆσαι, Κύριε δόξα σοι.	Yesterday and today Lazarus is sick, and his sisters make it known to Christ. Prepare thyself with joy, O Bethany, to welcome as thy guest the Lord and King, and to cry aloud with us: O Lord, glory to Thee. [KW]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Μήτηρ Θεοῦ Παναγία, τὸ τεῖχος τῶν Χριστιανῶν, ἐπιτάχυνον ῥῦσαι λαόν σου, συνήθως κραυγάζοντά σοι ἐκτενῶς· Ἀντιτάχθητι αἰσχροῖς, καὶ ἀλαζόσι λογισμοῖς, ἵνα βοῶμέν σοι· Χαῖρε Ἀειπάρθενε.	All-holy Mother of God, you are the fortress for Christians. As you are wont to do, deliver us your people, who intently cry to you. Counteract the shameful and prideful thoughts assailing us, so that we may shout to you, Rejoice, Ever-virgin! [SD]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	Lord, have mercy. (3)
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.	Glory. Both now.
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 ἀπʼ 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 Σιὼν 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]
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 Ἀλεξανδρείας· 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; Athanasius, 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; Charalampus and Eleutherius, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina, Paraskevi and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); the 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)
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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.
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ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀποστόλων.	Canon for the Apostles.
ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode i. Mode 3. Heirmos.
	Ὁ τὰ ὕδατα.
Στίχ. Τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾄσωμεν· ἐνδόξως γὰρ δεδόξασται.	Verse: Let us sing to the Lord, for He is greatly glorified.
Ὁ τὰ ὕδατα πάλαι, νεύματι θείῳ, εἰς μίαν συναγωγὴν συναθροίσας, καὶ τεμὼν θάλασσαν, Ἰσραηλίτῃ λαῷ, οὗτος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δεδοξασμένος ὑπάρχει· αὐτῷ μόνῳ ᾄσωμεν, ὅτι δεδόξασται.	He who gathered the water into its places * of old by divine decree is the same One * who for the Israelite people parted the sea. * He is our God and Lord, and He is glorified greatly. * To Him only let us sing, for He is glorified. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Ἀπόστολοι τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Apostles of Christ, intercede for us.
Ἀποστόλων Ἁγίων, τὴν παναγίαν συμφώνως, πανηγυρίσωμεν μνήμην, καὶ αὐτοὺς μέλψωμεν, ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ ψυχῆς· τὸν γὰρ ὑπεράγιον, καθικετεύουσι Λόγον, ἱλασμὸν δωρήσασθαι, ἡμῖν καὶ ἔλεος.	Let us celebrate in unison the all-holy memorial of the holy Apostles, and let us sing their praises with joyful souls; for they ask the transcendently holy Word that he grant us forgiveness and mercy. [RB]
Στίχ. Κύριος βασιλεύων τῶν αἰώνων, καὶ ἐπʼ αἰῶνα, καὶ ἔτι. Ὅτι εἰσῆλθεν ἵππος Φαραὼ σὺν ἅρμασι καὶ ἀναβάταις εἰς θάλασσαν.	Verse: The Lord reigns forever and ever and ever. For Pharaoh’s horses went with his chariots and horsemen into the sea. [SAAS]
Ἀποστόλων Ἁγίων, τὴν παναγίαν συμφώνως, πανηγυρίσωμεν μνήμην, καὶ αὐτοὺς μέλψωμεν, ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ ψυχῆς· τὸν γὰρ ὑπεράγιον, καθικετεύουσι Λόγον, ἱλασμὸν δωρήσασθαι, ἡμῖν καὶ ἔλεος.	Let us celebrate in unison the all-holy memorial of the holy Apostles, and let us sing their praises with joyful souls; for they ask the transcendently holy Word that he grant us forgiveness and mercy. [RB]
Στίχ. Οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπορεύθησαν διὰ ξηρᾶς ἐν μέσῳ τῆς θαλάσσης.	Verse: But the children of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea. [SAAS]
Πολυθέου μανίας, τὴν σηπεδόνα σοβοῦντες, τοῦ λόγου ἅλατι θείῳ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἔνδοξοι, τὰς μωρανθείσας ποτέ, πάσας ὑγιώσατε, καὶ σεσωσμένας τῷ Κτίστῃ, πάντων παρεστήσατε· ὅθεν δοξάζεσθε.	O glorious Apostles, you cast away the decay of polytheistic insanity, you restored the lost savor to every soul with the divine salt of your teaching, and, thus you presented them, thus restored, to the Creator of all. For this you are glorified. [RB]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Ὁ κλεινὸς Ἡρῳδίων, Ῥοῦφος καὶ Ἄγαβος, Φλέγων, καὶ ὁ Ἀσύγκριτος ἅμα, καὶ Ἑρμῆς ᾄσμασι μακαριζέσθωσαν, γνήσιοι γενόμενοι, τοῦ Λυτρωτοῦ ἡμῶν φίλοι, καὶ σοφοὶ Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ θεῖοι κήρυκες.	Let us bless in song glorious Herodion, Rufus, Agabus, Phlegon, and Hermes; for they are true friends of our Redeemer, divine messengers, and pillars of the faithful. [RB]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Συμπαθὴς Θεοτόκε, τῶν Ἀποστόλων τὸ κλέος, τῶν Ἀθλοφόρων ἡ δόξα, καὶ πιστῶν στήριγμα, στήριξον δέομαι, τὸν περιτρεπόμενον, ταῖς ἐπηρείαις τοῦ πλάνου, νοῦν μου καὶ σκοτούμενον, ταῖς παραβάσεσιν.	O compassionate Theotokos, boast of the Apostles, glory of the prizewinners, and security of the faithful, I entreat you steady my mind, since it tossed about by the abuses of the deceiver and downcast with transgressions. [RB]
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ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
ᾨΔΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΑ	Ode Two
Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν· δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God; glory to You!
Πρόσεχε οὐρανέ, καὶ λαλήσω, καὶ ἀκουέτω ἡ γῆ ρήματα ἐκ στόματός μου.	Take heed, O heaven, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. [SAAS]
Προσδοκάσθω ὡς ὑετὸς τὸ ἀπόφθεγμά μου, καὶ καταβήτω ὡς δρόσος τὰ ρήματά μου, ὡς ὄμβρος ἐπ᾿ ἄγρωστιν καὶ ὡσεὶ νιφετὸς ἐπὶ χόρτον.	Let my proverbial saying be awaited as the rain, and let my words come down as raindrops on the wild grass, and as snowfall on the sown grass.
Ὅτι τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου ἐκάλεσα· δότε μεγαλωσύνην τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.	For I invoke the Lord’s name: ascribe greatness to our God.
Θεός, ἀληθινὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ κρίσεις.	He is God, His works are true; and all His ways are judgment.
Θεὸς πιστός, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἀδικία, δίκαιος καὶ ὅσιος Κύριος.	A faithful God and without injustice; righteous and holy is the Lord.
Ἡμάρτοσαν οὐκ αὐτῷ τέκνα μωμητά, γενεὰ σκολιὰ καὶ διεστραμμένη. Ταῦτα Κυρίῳ ἀνταποδίδοτε;	They sinned; the blameworthy children are not His, a generation twisted and perverse. Is this how you repay the Lord?
Οὗτος λαὸς μωρὸς καὶ οὐχὶ σοφός; οὐκ αὐτὸς οὗτός σου πατὴρ ἐκτήσατό σε καὶ ἐποίησέ σε καὶ ἔπλασέ σε;	O foolish and unwise people, is He not your Father, who acquired you? Has He not made and created you?
Μνήσθητε ἡμέρας αἰῶνος, σύνετε ἔτη γενεᾶς γενεῶν.	Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations.
Ἐπερώτησον τὸν πατέρα σου, καὶ ἀναγγελεῖ σοι, τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους σου, καὶ ἐροῦσί σοι.	Ask your father, and he will tell you; your elders, and they will tell you:
Ὅτε διεμέριζεν ὁ Ὕψιστος ἔθνη, ὡς διέσπειρεν υἱοὺς ᾿Αδάμ, ἔστησεν ὅρια ἐθνῶν κατὰ ἀριθμὸν ἀγγέλων Θεοῦ,	When the Most High divided the nations, when He scattered the sons of Adam, He set the boundaries of the nations by the number of God’s angels.
Καὶ ἐγενήθη μερίς Κυρίου λαὸς αὐτοῦ Ἰακώβ, σχοίνισμα κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ Ἰσραήλ.	For the Lord’s portion became the people of Jacob; the allotment of His inheritance is Israel.
Αὐτάρκησεν αὐτὸν ἐν γῇ ἐρήμῳ, ἐν δίψει καύματος ἐν γῇ ἀνύδρῳ· ἐκύκλωσεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐπαίδευσεν αὐτὸν καὶ διεφύλαξεν αὐτὸν ὡς κόρην ὀφθαλμοῦ.	He provided for him in the desert, in thirst of heat in a waterless place. He encircled him; He instructed him; He guarded him carefully as the apple of His eye.
Ὡς ἀετὸς σκεπάσαι νοσσιὰν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς νεοσσοῖς αὐτοῦ ἐπεπόθησε· διεὶς τὰς πτέρυγας αὐτοῦ ἐδέξατο αὐτοὺς καὶ ἀνέλαβεν αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τῶν μεταφρένων αὐτοῦ.	As an eagle covers its nest, yearns after its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its back.
Κύριος μόνος ἦγεν αὐτοὺς καὶ οὐκ ἦν μετ᾿ αὐτῶν θεὸς ἀλλότριος.	So the Lord alone led them, and there was no foreign god with them.
Ἀνεβίβασεν αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τὴν ἰσχὺν τῆς γῆς, ἐψώμισεν αὐτοὺς γενήματα ἀγρῶν.	He raised them on the strength of the land; He fed them on the produce of the fields.
Ἐθήλασαν μέλι ἐκ πέτρας καὶ ἔλαιον ἐκ στερεᾶς πέτρας,	He suckled them on honey from the rock and oil from the solid rock.
Βούτυρον βοῶν καὶ γάλα προβάτων μετὰ στέατος ἀρνῶν καὶ κριῶν, υἱῶν ταύρων καὶ τράγων, μετὰ στέατος νεφρῶν πυροῦ, καὶ αἷμα σταφυλῆς ἔπιον οἶνον.	Butter of oxen and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs and goats, of sons of bulls and goats, with the choicest wheat; and you drank wine, the blood of grapes.
Καὶ ἔφαγεν Ἰακὼβ καὶ ἐνεπλήσθη, καὶ ἀπελάκτισεν ὁ ἠγαπημένος, ἐλιπάνθη, ἐπαχύνθη, ἐπλατύνθη· καὶ ἐγκατέλιπε τὸν Θεὸν τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτὸν καὶ ἀπέστη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ σωτῆρος αὐτοῦ.	So Jacob ate and was filled, and the beloved kicked; he grew fat, he grew thick, he is obese. Then he forsook God who made him and stood back from God his Savior.
Παρώξυνάν με ἐπ᾿ ἀλλοτρίοις, ἐν βδελύγμασιν αὐτῶν ἐξεπίκρανάν με.	They provoked Me to wrath against foreign gods; with their abominations they embittered Me.
Ἔθυσαν δαιμονίοις καὶ οὐ Θεῷ, θεοῖς, οἷς οὐκ ᾔδεισαν· καινοὶ καὶ πρόσφατοι ἥκασιν, οὓς οὐκ ᾔδεισαν οἱ πατέρες αὐτῶν.	They sacrificed to demons, and not to God, to gods they did not know; new ones, recent gods arrived, which their fathers did not know.
Θεὸν τὸν γεννήσαντά σε ἐγκατέλιπες καὶ ἐπελάθου Θεοῦ τοῦ τρέφοντός σε.	You abandoned the God who begot you, and forgot the God who nourished you.
Καὶ εἶδε Κύριος καὶ ἐζήλωσε καὶ παρωξύνθη δι᾿ ὀργὴν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ θυγατέρων.	So the Lord saw it, and was jealous; and He was provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.
Καὶ εἶπεν· Ἀποστρέψω τὸ πρόσωπόν μου ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν καὶ δείξω τί ἔσται αὐτοῖς ἐπ᾿ ἐσχάτων ἡμερῶν· ὅτι γενεὰ ἐξεστραμμένη ἐστίν, υἱοί, οἷς οὐκ ἔστι πίστις ἐν αὐτοῖς.	Then He said, I will turn My face from them, and I will make known what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, sons in whom is no faith.
Αὐτοὶ παρεζήλωσάν με ἐπ᾿ οὐ Θεῷ, παρώργισάν με ἐν τοῖς εἰδώλοις αὐτῶν· κἀγὼ παραζηλώσω αὐτοὺς ἐπ᾿ οὐκ ἔθνει, ἐπὶ ἔθνει ἀσυνέτῳ παροργιῶ αὐτούς.	They provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God; they moved Me to anger by their idols; but I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation; I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.
Ὅτι πῦρ ἐκκέκαυται ἐκ τοῦ θυμοῦ μου, καυθήσεται ἕως ᾅδου κατωτάτου, καταφάγεται γῆν καὶ τὰ γενήματα αὐτῆς, φλέξει θεμέλια ὀρέων.	For a fire is kindled in My anger, and shall burn to the lowest Hades; it shall consume the land with its produce And set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Συνάξω εἰς αὐτοὺς κακὰ καὶ τὰ βέλη μου συντελέσω εἰς αὐτούς.	I will gather evils on them; I will spend My arrows on them.
Τηκόμενοι λιμῷ καὶ βρώσει ὀρνέων καὶ ὀπισθότονος ἀνίατος· ὀδόντας θηρίων ἐξαποστελῶ εἰς αὐτοὺς μετὰ θυμοῦ συρόντων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.	They shall be wasted with hunger, devoured by birds and incurable disease; I will also send against them the teeth of wild animals With the anger of things crawling on the earth.
Ἔξωθεν ἀτεκνώσει αὐτοὺς μάχαιρα καὶ ἐκ τῶν ταμιείων φόβος· νεανίσκος σὺν παρθένῳ, θηλάζων μετὰ καθεστηκότος πρεσβυτέρου.	The sword shall make them childless outside, and fear from the inner chambers, for the young man and virgin, the nursing child with the elder of gray hairs.
Εἶπα· Διασπερῶ αὐτούς, παύσω δὲ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτῶν.	I said, I will scatter them; I will make their memory cease from among men.
Εἰ μὴ δι᾿ ὀργὴν ἐχθρῶν, ἵνα μὴ μακροχρονίσωσι, καὶ ἵνα μὴ συνεπιθῶνται οἱ ὑπεναντίοι.	But for the wrath of the enemy, lest they live long, lest their adversary make a joint attack.
Μὴ εἴπωσιν· Ἡ χεὶρ ἡμῶν ἡ ὑψηλὴ καὶ οὐχὶ Κύριος ἐποίησε ταῦτα πάντα.	Lest they should say, “Our hand is high; and it is not the Lord who did all this.”
Ὅτι ἔθνος ἀπολωλεκὸς βουλήν ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐπιστήμη καὶ οὐκ ἐφρόνησαν συνιέναι.	For they are a nation void of counsel, nor is there understanding in them. They were not wise to understand these things.
Ταῦτα πάντα καταδεξάσθωσαν εἰς τὸν ἐπιόντα χρόνον.	Let them be concerned for the coming time.
Πῶς διώξεται εἷς χιλίους καὶ δύο μετακινήσουσι μυριάδας, εἰ μὴ ὁ Θεὸς ἀπέδοτο αὐτοὺς καὶ Κύριος παρέδωκεν αὐτούς;	How could one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight unless God had sold them, and the Lord delivered them up?
Οὐ γὰρ εἰσὶν οἱ θεοὶ αὐτῶν ὡς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν· οἱ δὲ ἐχθροὶ ἡμῶν ἀνόητοι.	For our God is not like their gods, but our enemies are foolish.
Ἐκ γὰρ ἀμπέλων Σοδόμων ἡ ἄμπελος αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡ κληματίς αὐτῶν ἐκ Γομόῤῥας· ἡ σταφυλὴ αὐτῶν σταφυλὴ χολῆς, βότρυς πικρίας αὐτοῖς.	For their vineyard is of the vineyard of Sodom, and their vine is of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall; their clusters are bitter.
Θυμὸς δρακόντων ὁ οἶνος αὐτῶν καὶ θυμὸς ἀσπίδων ἀνίατος.	Their wine is the wrath of serpents, and the incurable wrath of asps.
Οὐκ ἰδοὺ ταῦτα συνῆκται παρ᾿ ἐμοὶ καὶ ἐσφράγισται ἐν τοῖς θησαυροῖς μου;	Behold, is this not laid up in store with Me, sealed up among My treasures?
Ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐκδικήσεως ἀνταποδώσω, ἐν καιρῷ, ὅταν σφαλῇ ὁ ποῦς αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἐγγὺς ἡμέρα ἀπωλείας αὐτοῖς, καὶ πάρεστιν ἕτοιμα ὑμῖν.	I shall repay on the day of vengeance; in time, when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and is waiting, ready for them.
Ὅτι κρινεῖ Κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ παρακληθήσεται.	For the Lord will judge His people, and have compassion on His servants.
Εἶδε γὰρ παραλελυμένους αὐτοὺς καὶ ἐκλελοιπότας ἐν ἐπαγωγῇ καὶ παρειμένους.	For He sees them disabled and left in distress and weakened.
Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος· Ποῦ εἰσιν οἱ θεοὶ αὐτῶν, ἐφ᾿ οἷς ἐπεποίθεισαν ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς;	The Lord said, ‘Where are their gods in which they trusted?’
Ὧν τὸ στέαρ τῶν θυσιῶν αὐτῶν ἠσθίετε καὶ ἐπίνετε τὸν οἶνον τῶν σπονδῶν αὐτῶν; Ἀναστήτωσαν καὶ βοηθησάτωσαν ὑμῖν καὶ γενηθήτωσαν ὑμῖν σκεπασταί.	Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise and help you and be your defender.
Ἴδετε ἴδετε ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι Θεὸς πλὴν ἐμοῦ· ἐγὼ ἀποκτενῶ καὶ ζῆν ποιήσω, πατάξω κἀγὼ ἰάσομαι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὃς ἐξελεῖται ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν μου.	Now see, I, even I, am He, and there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; nor is there any who can deliver from My hands.
Ὅτι ἀρῶ εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν τὴν χεῖρά μου καὶ ὀμοῦμαι τῇ δεξιᾷ μου καὶ ἐρῶ· ζῶ ἐγὼ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.	For I raise My hand to heaven, and I swear by My right hand, and say, “As I live forever.”
Ὅτι παροξυνῶ ὡς ἀστραπὴν τὴν μάχαιράν μου, καὶ ἀνθέξεται κρίματος ἡ χείρ μου, καὶ ἀποδώσω δίκην τοῖς ἐχθροῖς καὶ τοῖς μισοῦσί με ἀνταποδώσω.	For I whet My sword like lightning; and My hand takes hold on judgment. I will render vengeance on My enemies, and repay those who hate Me.
Μεθύσω τὰ βέλη μου ἀφ᾿ αἵματος, καὶ ἡ μάχαιρά μου φάγεται κρέα, ἀφ᾿ αἵματος τραυματιῶν καὶ αἰχμαλωσίας, ἀπὸ κεφαλῆς ἀρχόντων ἐθνῶν.	I will make My arrows drunk from blood; and My sword shall devour flesh from the blood of the slain and the captives, from the heads of the leaders of the enemy.
Εὐφράνθητε, οὐρανοί, ἅμα αὐτῷ, καὶ προσκυνησάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες ἄγγελοι Θεοῦ.	Rejoice, O Heavens, together with Him, and worship Him, all the sons of God.
Εὐφράνθητε, ἔθνη μετὰ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐνισχυσάτωσαν αὐτῷ πάντες υἱοὶ Θεοῦ· ὅτι τὸ αἷμα τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ ἐκδικᾶται, καὶ ἐκδικήσει καὶ ἀνταποδώσει δίκην τοῖς ἐχθροῖς καὶ τοῖς μισοῦσιν ἀνταποδώσει, καὶ ἐκκαθαριεῖ Κύριος τὴν γῆν τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.	Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people; and let all the angels of God be strong with Him; for He will avenge the blood of His sons and render vengeance to His adversaries; and the Lord will purify His people’s land. [SAAS]
(ἐμμελῶς)	(sung)
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	Canon 1 from the Triodion.
ᾨδὴ βʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode ii. Mode pl. 2. Heirmos (NM).
	Ἴδετε, ἴδετε.
Ἴδετε, ἴδετε, ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Θεός, ὁ μάννα ἐπομβρήσας, καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ ἐκ πέτρας, πηγάσας πάλαι ἐν ἐρήμῳ τῷ λαῷ μου, τῇ μόνῃ δεξιᾷ, καὶ τῇ ἰσχύϊ τῇ ἐμῇ. (δίς)	See now, see that I am God, who rained down manna in the days of old, and made springs of water flow from the rock, for My people in the wilderness, by My right hand and by My power alone. (2) [KW]
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Θέλων ἑπτώχευσας, ὁ φύσει πλούσιος Χριστέ, ἐπείνασας θελήσει, ὁ ἐμπιπλῶν πᾶν ζῶον· διό με κόρεσον πεινῶντά σου τὴν χάριν, καὶ δεῖξον τῆς ἐκεῖ, τραπέζης Λόγε κοινωνόν.	Rich by nature, O Christ, Thou hast by Thine own choice become poor; and Thou who fillest every living thing with plenteousness hast willingly gone hungry. I hunger for Thy grace, O Word of God: satisfy me and make me a partaker at Thy table in the Age to come. [KW]
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Λάζαρον πτωχόν με, ἁμαρτιῶν δεῖξον Χριστέ, καὶ σκόρπισον τὸν πλοῦτον, ὅν περ κακῶς συνῆξα, καὶ τὴν τελείαν σου ἀγάπησιν οἰκτίρμον, ἐμπλήσας τῆς ἐκεῖ, ῥῦσαι κολάσεως φρικτῆς.	Make me, O Christ, poor as Lazarus in sin, and scatter the wealth that I have gathered in wickedness; fill me with Thy perfect love, O merciful Lord, and deliver me from the fearful punishment that is to come. [KW]
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Παῖδας στομώσασα, δυνατωτέρους τοῦ πυρός, εἰργάσατο νηστεία, ποτὲ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι, αὐτοὺς ζηλοῦσα ὦ ψυχή μου, μὴ ἀθύμει, καὶ πῦρ τῶν ἡδονῶν, πνεύματος σβέσεις δροσισμῷ.	Once in Babylon fasting made the Children stronger than the fire. Be not fainthearted, O my soul, but follow their example, and thou shalt quench the fire of sensual pleasure with the dew of the Spirit. [KW]
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Most-holy Theotokos, save us.
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.
Χαῖρέ σοι βοῶμεν, τῇ κυησάσῃ τὴν χαράν, ἡ Κεχαριτωμένη, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, Θεὸν ὃν ἔτεκες, δυσώπει λυτρωθῆναι, κινδύνων καὶ φθορᾶς, τοὺς ἀνυμνοῦντάς σε ἀεί.	We cry to thee ‘Hail!’, O Theotokos Virgin full of grace, who hast conceived our Joy. Pray to God whom thou hast borne, that we who at all times sing thy praises may be delivered from danger and corruption. [KW]
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	Canon 2 from the Triodion.
ᾨδὴ βʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ἴδετε, ἴδετε.	Ode ii. Mode pl. 1. (NM) See now, see.
	Ἴδετε, ἴδετε.
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Ἴδετε ἴδετε, ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Θεός, ὁ πέραν, Ἰορδάνου διατρίβων ἐπακούσας, ὅτι Λάζαρος νοσεῖ, καὶ φήσας ὅτι οὐ θνῄσκει, ἀλλʹ ἔστι τοῦτο ὑπὲρ τῆς δόξης μου.	See now, see that I am God, who when I was dwelling on the far side of the Jordan heard that Lazarus was sick, and I said: ‘He will not die, but this is for My glory.’ [KW]
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Θρήνοις βαλλόμεναι, αἱ τοῦ Λαζάρου ἀδελφαί, τὸ πάθος, σοὶ τῷ Γνώστῃ τῶν ἁπάντων φανεροῦσιν, ἀλλὰ μένεις πρὸς μικρόν, ἵνα ἐπανάγῃς τὸ θαῦμα, καὶ ὑποδείξῃς τοῖς Μαθηταῖς σου φρικτά.	The sisters of Lazarus lament and disclose their anguish to Thee who knowest all things. But Thou delayest a little, in order to perform the miracle and show to Thy disciples Thy dread power. [KW]
Δόξα. Τριαδικόν.	Glory. For the Trinity.
Ὁμοβασίλειε, ἡ τρισυπόστατος Μονάς, κυρία, βασιλεία τῶν αἰώνων, σὲ δοξάζει τὸν Πατέρα, καὶ Υἱόν, καὶ τὸ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, πληθὺς Ἀγγέλων, καὶ πᾶσα φύσις βροτῶν.	Unity in three Persons, single sovereignty, kingdom ruling over the ages, Father, Son and Holy Spirit: the multitude of angels and all mankind glorify Thee. [KW]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Τίς μὴ θαυμάσει, βλέπων ἐν σοὶ τὸν Πλαστουργόν, Παρθένε ἀναπλάσαντα Ἀδὰμ τὸν πεπτωκότα καὶ ἀφράστῳ ἑνώσει, ἐκ σοῦ σαρκὶ τεχθέντα, ἀναλλοιώτως εἰς σωτηρίαν ἡμῶν;	Who is not filled with wonder, O Virgin, beholding the Creator refashioning fallen Adam within thee, and born from thee in the flesh for our salvation, without undergoing change, through an ineffable union? [KW]
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Νῦν εὐτρεπίσθητι, ὦ Βηθανία ἐν χαρᾷ ποιοῦσα, τὴν δοχὴν τοῦ Βασιλέως τῶν ἁπάντων, ὅτι ἥξει ἐπὶ σέ, ἵνα τὸν Λάζαρον δείξῃ, παλινδρομοῦντα ἐκ τῆς φθορᾶς πρός ζωήν.	Prepare thyself now, O Bethany, and with joy make ready to receive the King of all: for He shall come to thee, to bring back Lazarus from corruption to life. [KW]
Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Heirmos (NM). Mode pl. 1.
	Ἴδετε, ἴδετε.
Ἴδετε, ἴδετε, ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι Θεός, ὁ σάρκα ἐνδυσάμενος, βουλήσει ἑκουσίᾳ, ἵνα σώσω τὸν Ἀδάμ, τὸν ἐκ πλάνης πεσόντα, τῇ παραβάσει διὰ τοῦ ὄφεως.	See now, see that I am God. By Mine own will was I clothed in flesh, to save from error Adam who had fallen into sin through the deceit of the serpent. [KW]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀποστόλων.	Canon for the Apostles.
ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode iii. Mode 3. Heirmos.
	Ὁ ἐκ μὴ ὄντων.
Στίχ. Ἅγιος εἶ, Κύριε, καὶ σὲ ὑμνεῖ τὸ πνεῦμά μου.	Verse: Holy are You, O Lord, and my spirit praises You.
Ὁ ἐκ μὴ ὄντων τὰ πάντα παραγαγών, τῷ Λόγῳ κτιζόμενα, τελειούμενα Πνεύματι, Παντοκράτορ ὕψιστε, ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ τῇ σῇ στερέωσόν με.	From non-existence You brought forth all things, O God, * through the Word creating them, in the Spirit perfecting them. * Most High Ruler over all, * firmly establish me in Your love, O Master. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Ἀπόστολοι τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Apostles of Christ, intercede for us.
Τῆς Ἐκκλησίας γενόμενοι ὀφθαλμοί, πολλῶν διηνοίξατε, ὀφθαλμοὺς ἑνοπτρίζεσθαι, κάλλος τὸ ἀμήχανον, θεοειδεῖς Μαθηταὶ Θεοῦ τοῦ Λόγου.	O divine Disciples of God the Word, you were the eyes of the Church, and you opened the eyes of many so that they might behold the incomprehensible beauty. [RB]
Στίχ. Κύριος ἀνέβη εἰς οὐρανούς, καὶ ἑβρόντησεν, αὐτὸς κρινεῖ ἄκρα γῆς, δίκαιος ὢν.	Verse: The Lord went up into the heaven and thundered. The Lord judges the ends of the earth. [SAAS]
Τῆς Ἐκκλησίας γενόμενοι ὀφθαλμοί, πολλῶν διηνοίξατε, ὀφθαλμοὺς ἑνοπτρίζεσθαι, κάλλος τὸ ἀμήχανον, θεοειδεῖς Μαθηταὶ Θεοῦ τοῦ Λόγου.	O divine Disciples of God the Word, you were the eyes of the Church, and you opened the eyes of many so that they might behold the incomprehensible beauty. [RB]
Στίχ. Καὶ δώσει ἰσχὺν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν ἡμῶν, καὶ ὑψώσει κέρας χριστῶν αὐτοῦ.	Verse: He gives strength to our leaders, and He will exalt the horn of His Christ. [SAAS]
Οἶκος Τριάδος ἐδείχθης φωτοειδής, Ῥοῦφε παναοίδιμε, καὶ τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος, ναοὺς κατηδάφισας, καὶ ἐδομήσω Κυρίῳ Ἐκκλησίας.	O all-renowned Rufus, you were a luminous house of the Trinity, and you dashed temples to the ground and built churches for the Lord with the word of grace. [RB]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Λόγῳ σου θείῳ νεώσας Ῥοῦφε σοφέ, καρδίας κατέσπειρας, τὰ σωτήρια δόγματα, καὶ πολύχουν ἄσταχυν, τὴν τῶν σωθέντων, ἐδρέψω σωτηρίαν.	O wise Rufus, you ploughed hearts with your divine word, you sowed the salvific teachings, and you reaped the salvation of the saved as a great harvest. [RB]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Ὁ κατʼ οὐσίαν ὑπάρχων τὴν θεϊκήν, ἀπρόσιτος Ἄχραντε, προσιτός μοι νῦν γέγονε, καὶ σαρκὸς προσλήμματι, ὅλως ἡνώθη διʼ ἄκραν εὐσπλαγχνίαν.	O immaculate Virgin, he who is unapproachable according to His divine nature I may now approach. He has taken on flesh and is completely united to me in His great compassion. [RB]
Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Heirmos.
Ὁ ἐκ μὴ ὄντων τὰ πάντα παραγαγών, τῷ Λόγῳ κτιζόμενα, τελειούμενα Πνεύματι, Παντοκράτορ ὕψιστε, ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ τῇ σῇ στερέωσόν με.	From non-existence You brought forth all things, O God, * through the Word creating them, in the Spirit perfecting them. * Most High Ruler over all, * firmly establish me in Your love, O Master. [SD]
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.

ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Κάθισμα.	Kathisma.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.	Mode 1. N/M (The soldiers.)
	Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

Ἀκτῖνες νοητοῦ, γεγονότες Ἡλίου, φαιδρύνετε τὴν γῆν, ταῖς τῶν λόγων ἀκτῖσι, καὶ σκότος ἐλαύνετε, ἀγνωσίας ἐν χάριτι· ὅθεν σήμερον, ἐν τῇ φαιδρᾷ ὑμῶν μνήμῃ, λαμπρυνόμενοι, φωτοειδεῖς θεηγόροι, ὑμᾶς μακαρίζομεν.	O brightest proclaimers of God, you were beams shining the light of the Spiritual Sun, you illuminate the whole earth with the rays of your teaching, and you drive off the darkness of ignorance with divine grace. And so on this day of your luminous commemoration, we beam with joy, and in faith we call you blessed. [RB]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Ἦχος αʹ. Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.	Mode 1. N/M (The soldiers.)

Ἐγγίζει ὁ Κριτής, ἐπὶ θύραις τὸ τέλος, γρηγόρησον ψυχή, καὶ ἐκ βάθους καρδίας, στενάξασα βόησον, τῇ Μητρὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· Ἐλευθέρωσον, τῶν φοβερῶν με βασάνων, καὶ ἐν τόπῳ με, τῆς ἀναπαύσεως τάξον, πανάχραντε Δέσποινα.	The end of your life is at your door, and the Judge draws near. Wake up, my soul, sigh in sorrow, cry out to the Mother of God with your whole heart, and say: Save me, O Virgin, from the terrible torments. O all-immaculate Lady, let me dwell in the place of rest. [RB]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀποστόλων.	Canon for the Apostles.
ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode iv. Mode 3. Heirmos.
	Ἔθου πρὸς ἡμᾶς.
Στίχ. Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου, Κύριε.	Verse: Glory to Your strength, O Lord.
Ἔθου πρὸς ἡμᾶς, κραταιὰν ἀγάπησιν Κύριε, τὸν μονογενῆ γὰρ σοῦ Υἱόν, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν εἰς θάνατον δέδωκας· διό σοι κραυγάζομεν εὐχαριστοῦντες· Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε.	Lord, You have established a mighty love of Your strength for us; * God of our deliverance, You gave Your only-begotten Son to die for us. * And now with thanksgiving we sing out and praise You: * Glory to Your strength, O Lord! [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Ἀπόστολοι τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Apostles of Christ, intercede for us.
Ἴαμα πιστοῖς, διὰ γλώσσης θεῖον προσφέροντες, γῆν τῆς ἀσεβείας πονηράν, καταστροφῇ Σοφοὶ παρεδώκατε, καὶ ᾠκοδομήσατε, ψυχὰς ἐν πίστει· ὅθεν μακαρίζεσθε.	O wise Apostles, you brought divine healing with your words to believers, you gave over to destruction the evil ungodly land, and you edified souls in the Faith. And so, O wise Apostles, you are counted as blessed. [RB]
Στίχ. Κύριος ὁ Θεός μου δύναμίς μου, καὶ τάξει τοὺς πόδας μου εἰς συντέλειαν.	Verse: The Lord God is my strength; He will direct my feet to the end. [SAAS]
Ἴαμα πιστοῖς, διὰ γλώσσης θεῖον προσφέροντες, γῆν τῆς ἀσεβείας πονηράν, καταστροφῇ Σοφοὶ παρεδώκατε, καὶ ᾠκοδομήσατε, ψυχὰς ἐν πίστει· ὅθεν μακαρίζεσθε.	O wise Apostles, you brought divine healing with your words to believers, you gave over to destruction the evil ungodly land, and you edified souls in the Faith. And so, O wise Apostles, you are counted as blessed. [RB]
Στίχ. Καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ἐπιβιβᾷ με, τοῦ νικῆσαί με ἐν τῇ ᾠδῇ αὐτοῦ.	Verse: He will set me upon high places, so to conquer by His song. [SAAS]
Σθένος διὰ σοῦ, Ἡρῳδίων μάκαρ ἐνδέδυται, πόλις τῶν Πατρῶν περιφανῶς· πρῶτος τὸν θρόνον γὰρ κατεκόσμησας, θείαις ἐλλαμπόμενος, φωτοχυσίαις, τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος.	O blessed Herodion, the city of Patras is illustriously clothed with strength through you; for you were the first to sit on her throne, shining with the divine luminosities of the Holy Spirit. [RB]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Πόλις τῶν Πατρῶν, πολιστήν σε μέγαν ἐπλούτησε, μάκαρ Ἡρῳδίων ἀληθῶς, πρὸς τὴν Σιὼν τὴν ἄνω μετάγοντα, ταύτην ἀληθέστατα· ὅθεν τιμᾷ σε, θείοις μελῳδήμασι.	O blessed Herodion, the city of Patras was rich with you as her representative, since you led her to the exalted Zion. And so, she honors you with divine songs. [RB]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Λόγῳ Ἱερῶ, τοῦ Πατρὸς τὸν Λόγον συνέλαβες, πάσης ἀλογίας τοὺς βροτούς, Θεογεννῆτορ Κόρη λυτρούμενον· ὅθεν λόγοις πάντοτε, μεγαλοφώνως, θείοις σε δοξάζομεν.	O Maiden that gave birth to God, at a sacred word you conceived the Father’s Word Who redeems humanity from all irrationality. And so we always glorify you with divine words and a great voice. [RB]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀποστόλων.	Canon for the Apostles.
ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode v. Mode 3. Heirmos.
	Ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
Στίχ. Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, εἰρήνην δὸς ἡμῖν.	Verse: O Lord our God, grant us peace.
Ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὁ ἀόρατος ὤφθης, καὶ τοῖς βροτοῖς ἑκὼν συνανεστράφης, ὁ ἀκατάληπτος· διὸ πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζοντες, ἀνυμνοῦμέν σε Φιλάνθρωπε.	Upon the earth You were seen, O unseen God, * and voluntarily lived among mortals, * incomprehensible One. * We therefore rise early to You, * and extol You, O benevolent Lord. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Ἀπόστολοι τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Apostles of Christ, intercede for us.
Ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς τὸν ἐλθόντα τοῦ σῶσαι, τὸ πλανηθέν, ἐκηρύξατε Λόγον, θεῖοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ τῆς πλάνης ἅπαντας, τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐλυτρώσασθε.	O divine Apostles, you preached the Word Who came to the earth to save what had wandered off, and you delivered all humanity from error. [RB]
Στίχ. Ἀναστήσονται οἱ νεκροί, καὶ ἐγερθήσονται οἱ ἐν τοῖς μνημείοις, καὶ εὐφρανθήσονται οἱ ἐν τῇ γῇ	Verse: The dead shall rise up; and those in the tombs shall arise. Those in the earth shall be glad. [SAAS]
Ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς τὸν ἐλθόντα τοῦ σῶσαι, τὸ πλανηθέν, ἐκηρύξατε Λόγον, θεῖοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ τῆς πλάνης ἅπαντας, τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐλυτρώσασθε.	O divine Apostles, you preached the Word Who came to the earth to save what had wandered off, and you delivered all humanity from error. [RB]
Στίχ. Ἡ γὰρ δρόσος ἡ παρὰ σοῦ ἴαμα αὐτοῖς ἐστιν, ἡ δὲ γῆ τῶν ἀσεβῶν πεσεῖται.	Verse: For your dew is a healing for them, but the land of the ungodly shall come to an end. [SAAS]
Ξενοπρεπῶς προφητείας σοι χάρις, παρὰ Θεοῦ ἐξεχύθη πλουσίως, θεόφρον Ἄγαβε· προφωνεῖς γὰρ δήλωσιν, τῶν μελλόντων ἐμφανέστατα.	O godly-minded Agabus, God poured out the grace of prophecy on you in a mysterious manner, and you declared revelations of future things. [RB]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Ὤφθης ποτὲ προσημαίνων τῷ Παύλῳ, ἐπιβουλὴν καὶ δεσμὰ καὶ κακώσεις, Προφῆτα Ἄγαβε, ὀπηνίκα χεῖράς σου, τῇ ἐκείνου ζώνῃ ἔδησας.	O Prophet Agabus, you foretold deceit, imprisonment, and misfortune to Paul, and you tied your hands with his belt. [RB]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Μόνη ἐν γῇ τοκετὸν ἔσχες ξένον, μόνον ἡμᾶς καταλλάσσοντα μόνῳ, τῷ προανάρχῳ Πατρί, διὰ τοῦτο μόνην σε, ὡς Θεοῦ Μητέρα σέβομεν.	Of all women on earth, only you mysteriously gave birth to the only one to reconcile us with the Father and who is alone pre-eternal and without beginning. And so, we only honor you as the Mother of God. [RB]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀποστόλων.	Canon for the Apostles.
ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode vi. Mode 3. Heirmos.
	Ἄβυσσος ἐσχάτη.
Στίχ. Ὡς τὸν προφήτην Ἰωνᾶν, σῶσον ἡμᾶς, Κύριε.	Verse: Save us, O Lord, like You saved the Prophet Jonah.
Ἄβυσσος ἐσχάτη ἁμαρτιῶν, ἐκύκλωσέ με, καὶ ἐκλείπει τὸ πνεῦμά μου, ἀλλʼ ἐκτείνας Δέσποτα, σὸν ὑψηλὸν βραχίονα, ὡς τὸν Πέτρον με, κυβερνῆτα διάσωσον.	Sinfulness encircles me as the lowest depth did Jonah, * and my spirit is failing me. * I cry out to You, O Master. Reach out Your exalted arm. * Pilot, rescue me, as You saved Your Apostle of old. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Ἀπόστολοι τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Apostles of Christ, intercede for us.
Ἔθετο λαμπάδας ὡς φωταυγεῖς, ὑμᾶς ὁ Λόγος, οἰκουμένην φωτίζοντας, καὶ τὸ σκότος λύοντας, θεοειδεῖς Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ δεικνύοντας, τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν σωτήριον.	O divine Apostles, the Word established as brightly shining lamps to enlighten the world, to end the darkness, and to show the way of salvation. [RB]
Στίχ. Φυλασσόμενοι μάταια καὶ ψευδῆ, ἔλεον αὐτοῖς ἐγκατέλιπον.	Verse: Those who follow vanity and lies forsake their own mercy. [SAAS]
Ἔθετο λαμπάδας ὡς φωταυγεῖς, ὑμᾶς ὁ Λόγος, οἰκουμένην φωτίζοντας, καὶ τὸ σκότος λύοντας, θεοειδεῖς Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ δεικνύοντας, τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν σωτήριον.	O divine Apostles, the Word established as brightly shining lamps to enlighten the world, to end the darkness, and to show the way of salvation. [RB]
Στίχ. Ὅσα ηὐξάμην ἀποδώσω σοι εἰς σωτηρίαν μου τῷ Κυρίῳ.	Verse: As much as I vowed, I shall offer up to You, to You, the Lord of Deliverance. [SAAS]
Νέκρωσιν κηρύττων τοῦ ἀπαθοῦς, νενεκρωμένους, πρὸς ζωὴν προσηγάγετο, ὁ σοφὸς Ἀσύγκριτος, Ἀποστόλων τὸ καύχημα, Ὑρκανίας τε, τὸ σοφὸν περιτείχισμα.	Wise Asyncritus, you were the boast of the Apostles and the wise wall of Hyrcania. You preached the death of the dispassionate Lord, and you led the dead to life. [RB]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Εὗρέ σε Ἀσύγκριτε ποταμόν, ναμάτων πλήρη, Ὑρκανία τοῦ Πνεύματος, καὶ σεπταῖς ἀρδείαις σου, καταρδευθεῖσα ἤνεγκεν, ὡραιότατα, τῷ Δεσπότῃ βλαστήματα.	O Asyncritus, You were Hyrcania’s river, filled with the currents of the Spirit. You watered Hyrcania with your hallowed streams, she brought forth beautiful shoots for the Master. [RB]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Νόμου σε ἐτύπου ἡ κιβωτός, τὴν δεξαμένην νόμου θείου τὸ πλήρωμα, καὶ σαρκὶ κυήσασαν, καὶ μετὰ τόκον μείνασαν, ἀειπάρθενον, ὡς πρὸ τόκου Θεόνυμφε.	O Bride of God, the ark of the Law was an image of you, since received the Fullness of the divine Law, you gave Him birth in the flesh, after giving birth you remained ever virgin, just as you were before giving birth. [RB]
Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Heirmos.
Ἄβυσσος ἐσχάτη ἁμαρτιῶν, ἐκύκλωσέ με, καὶ ἐκλείπει τὸ πνεῦμά μου, ἀλλʼ ἐκτείνας Δέσποτα, σὸν ὑψηλὸν βραχίονα, ὡς τὸν Πέτρον με, κυβερνῆτα διάσωσον.	Sinfulness encircles me as the lowest depth did Jonah, * and my spirit is failing me. * I cry out to You, O Master. Reach out Your exalted arm. * Pilot, rescue me, as You saved Your Apostle of old. [SD]
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.

Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Μαρτυρικόν. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	For the Martyrs. Mode pl. 4.
Φωτὶ οὐρανίῳ καταλάμπεται, σήμερον αὕτη ἡ σκηνή· ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ στρατιαί, Ἀγγέλων ἀγάλλονται, σὺν αὐταῖς καὶ δικαίων, χοροὶ εὐφραίνονται, ἐπὶ τῇ μνήμῃ τῶν Ἀθλοφόρων. Αὐτῶν ταῖς παρακλήσεσι, κατάπεμψον τῷ κόσμῳ σου, τὴν εἰρήνην Χριστέ, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	This tabernacle is splendidly illumined today with heavenly light. For herein do the armies of Angels greatly rejoice, and with them the hosts of the Righteous are cheerful, as the victorious Martyrs are commemorated. O Christ, by their supplications, send down peace and great mercy to Your world. [SD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.	Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Συναξάριον	Synaxarion
Τοῦ Μηναίου.	From the Menaion.
Τῇ Ηʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνός, μνήμη τῶν Ἁγίων Ἀποστόλων ἐκ τῶν ἑβδομήκοντα, Ἡρωδίωνος, Ἀγάβου, Ῥούφου, Φλέγοντος, Ἀσυγκρίτου καὶ Ἑρμοῦ.	On April 8 we commemorate the holy Apostles of the Seventy Herodion, Agabos, Rufus, Phlegon, Asyncritos, and Hermes.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Κελεστίνου Πάπα Ῥώμης.	On this day we also commemorate our devout father Celestine, Pope of Rome.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ἅγιος Νεομάρτυς Ἰωάννης ὁ Κουλικᾶς, ὁ μαρτυρήσας ἐν ἔτει ᾳφξδʹ (1564), ὀγγίνοις τελειοῦται.	On this day the holy new martyr John the Koulikas, who witnessed in the year 1564, died by hooks.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ἅγιος Παυσίλυπος ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται.	On this day St. Pafsilipos reposed in peace.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ἅγιος Νεομάρτυς Ἰωάννης ὁ ναύκληρος ὁ ἐν τῇ Κῷ μαρτυρήσας κατὰ τὸ ἔτος ᾳχξθʹ (1669), πυρὶ τελειοῦται.	On this day the holy new martyr John the shipmaster, who witnessed on the island of Kos in the year 1669, died by fire.
Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀποστόλων.	Canon for the Apostles.
ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode vii. Mode 3. Heirmos (not metered).
	Τὸ πρὶν εἰκόνι.
Στίχ. Τῶν Πατέρων καὶ ἡμῶν Θεός, εὐλογητὸς εἶ.	Verse: Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.
Τὸ πρὶν εἰκόνι τῇ χρυσῇ, Περσικῷ σεβάσματι, Παῖδες οὐ προσεκύνησαν τρεῖς, ὑμνοῦντες ἐν μέσῳ τῆς καμίνου. Ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ.	Those three Servants of old would not worship the golden image and Persian deity; rather standing in the furnace they sang this hymn: “Blessed are You, O God of our Fathers.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Ἀπόστολοι τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Apostles of Christ, intercede for us.
Θεμελιώσαντες καλῶς, ἐν πέτρᾳ τῆς Πίστεως τῶν ἐθνῶν τὰ πληρώματα, λίθους πάλαι τοὺς σεβομένους μάτην, κατεφώτισαν σοφῶς οἱ θεηγόροι.	The proclaimers of God firmly established the nations on the rock of the Faith, and they wisely enlightened those who once worshipped stones in vain. [RB]
Στίχ. Εὐλογημένος εἶ ὁ ἐπὶ θρόνου δόξης τῆς βασιλείας σου, ὁ ὑπερύμνητος καὶ ὑπερυψούμενος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Blessed are You on the throne of Your kingdom, and You are praised and exalted beyond measure unto the ages. [SAAS]
Θεμελιώσαντες καλῶς, ἐν πέτρᾳ τῆς Πίστεως τῶν ἐθνῶν τὰ πληρώματα, λίθους πάλαι τοὺς σεβομένους μάτην, κατεφώτισαν σοφῶς οἱ θεηγόροι.	The proclaimers of God firmly established the nations on the rock of the Faith, and they wisely enlightened those who once worshipped stones in vain. [RB]
Στίχ. Εὐλογημένος εἶ ἐν τῷ στερεώματι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὁ ὑπερύμνητος καὶ ὑπερυψούμενος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Blessed are You in the firmament of heaven, for You are praised and glorified unto the ages. [SAAS]
Ἔφλεξας Φλέγον ἱερέ, πυρὶ θείῳ ἅπασαν, τῆς ἀπάτης τὴν ἄκανθαν, καὶ καρδίας ἀθλίως ἐσβεσμένας, θέρμῃ Πνεύματος ἀνῆψας ἀριδήλως.	O sacred Phlegon, you burnt away the entire thorny tangle of error with divine fire, and you kindled hearts that had been unfortunately quenched with the Spirit’s heat. [RB]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Οἱ Μαραθῶνος οἰκισταί, προστάτην σε μέγιστον, καὶ διδάσκαλον ἄριστον, καὶ φωστῆρα καὶ ποδηγέτην σχόντες, Φλέγον ἔνδοξε, τιμῶσί σε ἀπαύστως.	O glorious Phlegon, you were a great defender, an excellent teacher, a luminary, and a guide for those in Marathon, and they honor you unceasingly,. [RB]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Νέος Παράδεισος ἡμῖν, ζωῆς ξύλον ἄχραντε, κεκτημένος γεγένησαι, οὗ ἡ βρῶσις, τοὺς βρώσει τεθνηκότας ἀνεζώωσεν, ἁγνὴ Θεογεννῆτορ.	O pure and immaculate Mother of God, for us you are a new Paradise. Those who died by eating are brought back to life by eating the Tree of Life, which you hold within yourself. [RB]
ᾨδὴ ηʹ.	Ode viii.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀποστόλων.	Canon for the Apostles.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode viii. Mode 3. Heirmos (not metered).
	Βαβυλωνία κάμινος.
Στίχ. Τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: O you works, to the Lord sing a hymn, and exalt Him beyond measure unto the ages.
Βαβυλωνία κάμινος, τοὺς παῖδας οὐκ ἔφλεξεν, οὐδὲ τῆς Θεότητος τὸ πῦρ, τὴν Παρθένον διέφθειρε· διὸ μετὰ τῶν Παίδων πιστοὶ βοήσωμεν· Εὐλογεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.	The furnace in Babylon did not burn the Servants, nor did the fire of the Godhead injure the Virgin. Therefore, O believers, let us sing with the Servants: “O you works of the Lord, bless the Lord.” [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Ἀπόστολοι τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Apostles of Christ, intercede for us.
Μακαριζέσθω Ἄγαβος, Φλέγων καὶ Ἀσύγκριτος, Ῥοῦφος καὶ Ἑρμῆς ὁ εὐκλεής, καὶ Ἡρῳδίων σήμερον, τοῦ Λόγου γεγονότες θεῖοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ φωστῆρες τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ ἐθνῶν διδάσκαλοι.	Today let us bless Agabus, Phlegon, Asyncritus, Rufus, illustrious Hermes, and Herodion, for they were divine Apostles of the Word, lights for the world, and teachers of the nations. [RB]
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Μακαριζέσθω Ἄγαβος, Φλέγων καὶ Ἀσύγκριτος, Ῥοῦφος καὶ Ἑρμῆς ὁ εὐκλεής, καὶ Ἡρῳδίων σήμερον, τοῦ Λόγου γεγονότες θεῖοι Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ φωστῆρες τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ ἐθνῶν διδάσκαλοι.	Today let us bless Agabus, Phlegon, Asyncritus, Rufus, illustrious Hermes, and Herodion, for they were divine Apostles of the Word, lights for the world, and teachers of the nations. [RB]
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, Ἄγγελοι Κυρίου, οὐρανοὶ Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, you heavens of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Ἑρμῆς ὁ παναοίδιμος, Δαλματίας γέγονε, πάσης ὁδηγὸς καὶ φωτισμός· ἐν ταύτῃ γὰρ ὡς ἥλιος πολύφωτος ἐπέστη, τελῶν ἐξαίσια, καὶ φωτίζων καρδίας, ἀβλεπτούσας πρότερον.	The renowned Hermes was the guide and luminary of all Dalmatia. He appeared there like a bright sun, he worked amazing miracles, and he enlightened hearts that had been blind. [RB]
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, ὕδατα πάντα τὰ ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, all you waters above the heaven, all you powers of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Λόγον ὡς λύχνον φαίνοντα, Ἑρμῆ φέρων ἔνδοξε, τοὺς ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ τῶν δυσχερῶν, καθημένους ἐφώτισας· ἰάσεις καὶ σημεῖα τελῶν δὲ μέγιστα, ἐφειλκύσω πρὸς πίστιν, ἀπίστων τὸ πλήρωμα.	O glorious Hermes, you carried the Word as a bright lamp, you enlightened those who sat in the night of calamities, you performed healings and great signs, and you drew all the unbelievers to the faith. [RB]
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, you sun and moon, you stars of heaven, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.
Σὲ προστασίαν ἔχομεν, Ἄχραντε οἱ δοῦλοί σου, καὶ πρὸς τὸν Υἱόν σου καὶ Θεόν, μεσίτιν ἀκαταίσχυντον, κινδύνων ἡμᾶς σῷζε, καὶ πειρασμῶν σεμνή, ἵνα πιστει καὶ πόθῳ, ἀεί σε δοξάζωμεν.	O spotless Virgin, we are your servants, and you are our protection and unfailing intercessor with your Son and God. O august Lady, save us from dangers and temptations, so that we may always glorify you with faith and zeal. [RB]
(διαβαστά)	(read)
Στίχοι Ἐνδιάμεσοι Ὀγδόης ᾨδῆς.	Intermediate Verses of Ode Eight.
Εὐλογεῖτε, πᾶς ὄμβρος καὶ δρόσος, πάντα τὰ πνεύματα, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Bless the Lord, every shower and dew, all you winds, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Εὐλογεῖτε, πῦρ καὶ καῦμα, ψῦχος καὶ καύσων, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Bless the Lord, you fire and heat, you winter cold and summer heat, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.
Εὐλογεῖτε δρόσοι καὶ νιφετοί, πάγοι καὶ ψῦχος, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Bless the Lord, you dews and snows, you frost and cold, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.
Εὐλογεῖτε, πάχναι καὶ χιόνες, ἀστραπαὶ καὶ νεφέλαι τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Bless the Lord, you hoarfrosts and snows, you lightning and clouds, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.
Εὐλογεῖτε, φῶς καὶ σκότος, νύκτες καὶ ἡμέραι, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Bless the Lord, you light and darkness, you night and day, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.
Εὐλογεῖτε, γῆ, ὄρη καὶ βουνοί, καὶ πάντα τὰ φυόμενα ἐν αὐτῇ, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Bless the Lord, you earth, you mountains and hills, and all you things growing on the earth, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.
Εὐλογεῖτε, πηγαί, θάλασσα, καὶ ποταμοί, κήτη, καὶ πάντα τὰ κινούμενα ἐν τοῖς ὕδασι, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Bless the Lord, you springs, you seas and rivers, you sea-monsters and everything that moves in the waters, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
(ἐμμελῶς)	(sung)
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	Canon 1 from the Triodion.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ἐκ φλογὸς τοῖς Ὁσίοις.	Ode viii. Mode pl. 2. (NM)
	Ἐκ φλογὸς τοῖς Ὁσίοις.
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, πάντα τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, τὰ θηρία καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, all you birds of heaven, all you wild animals and cattle, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Ἐννοῶν μου τὰ πλήθη τῶν παραπτώσεων, καὶ πληττόμενος κέντρῳ τῆς συνειδήσεως, ὥσπερ ἐν φλογί, ὀδυνῶμαι ὁ ἄθλιος. Οἴκτειρόν με Λόγε, Θεοῦ τῷ σῷ ἐλέει.	I think upon the multitude of my offences, and I am pierced by the sting of conscience; and in my misery I lament as though already in the flames of hell. Take pity on me, Word of God, in Thy mercy. [KW]
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, εὐλογείτω Ἰσραὴλ τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, O children of men. Bless the Lord, O Israel, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Παραβλέψας Λαζάρου τὰ κατορθώματα, τοῦ ἀσπλάγχνου Πλουσίου τρόπους ἐζήλωσα, εὔσπλαγχνε Θεέ, ἐπιστρέψας με οἴκτειρον, ἵνα σε δοξάζω, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.	I have neglected the virtuous actions of Lazarus and emulated the ways of the rich man who showed no love for others. O compassionate God, turn me back and take pity on me, that I may glorify Thee for ever. [KW]
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, Ἱερεῖς Κυρίου, δοῦλοι Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, O priests of the Lord, O servants of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Ψυχικῇ ἀσθενείᾳ περικρατούμενος, καὶ τεθνήξεσθαι μέλλων διʹ ἀπογνώσεως, τῆς σῆς Ἰησοῦ, ἐπισκέψεως δέομαι, τῆς ζωοποιούσης, τοὺς σὲ προσκαλουμένους.	My soul is sick, and despair has brought me near to death. Come to me, O Jesus, I implore Thee, for Thy visitation gives life to those that call upon Thee. [KW]
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, πνεύματα καὶ ψυχαὶ Δικαίων, ὅσιοι καὶ ταπεινοὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, O spirits and souls of the righteous, O holy ones and humble in heart, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.
Παναγία Παρθένε σύ με διάσωσον, τῆς ἐμῆς ἀσθενείας γενοῦ βοήθεια, ἡ τὸν θελητὴν τοῦ ἐλέους κυήσασα ὃν ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Save me and come to the aid of my weakness, all-holy Virgin, for thou hast borne Him whose will it is to have mercy, and we exalt Him above all for ever. [KW]
Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	Canon 2 from the Triodion.
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Οἱ ὅσιοί σου Παῖδες.	Ode viii. Mode pl. 1. (NM) Thy holy Children sang.
	Οἱ ὅσιοί σου Παῖδες.
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, Ἀνανία, Ἀζαρία, καὶ Μισαήλ, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, O Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Ἀγάλλου Βηθανία, ἡ τοῦ Λαζάρου πατρίς· ἐπὶ σοὶ γὰρ Χριστὸς ἐπιστάς, μεγαλεῖον τελέσει, ζωώσας τὸν Λάζαρον.	O Bethany, home of Lazarus, rejoice. For Christ comes to thee and shall perform a mighty work, bringing Lazarus to life. [KW]
Στίχ. Εὐλογεῖτε, Ἀπόστολοι, Προφῆται, καὶ Μάρτυρες Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνεῖτε καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: Bless the Lord, O Apostles, Prophets, and Martyrs, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]
Λάζαρος νοσηλεύεται, ἵνα σὺ δοξασθῇς, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ ὑμνεῖ σε ἀπαύστως, τὰ ἔργα τὸν Κύριον.	Lazarus falls sick that Thou, Son of God, mayest be glorified through him; and Thy works praise Thee, Lord, without ceasing. [KW]
Στίχ. Εὐλογοῦμεν Πατέρα, Υἱὸν καὶ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, τὸν Κύριον· ὑμνοῦμεν, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν αὐτὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	Verse: We bless the Lord: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; we sing a hymn to Him and exalt Him beyond measure unto the ages. [SAAS]
Τριαδικόν.	For the Trinity.
Τριάδα παναγίαν, τὴν ἐν Πατρί, καὶ Υἱῷ, καὶ Πνεύματι, ὑμνοῦντες ψάλλομεν· Εὐλογεῖτε, τὰ ἔργα τὸν Κύριον.	We praise the all-holy Trinity, Father, Son and Spirit, and we sing: O ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord. [KW]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Τὸν ἄῤῥητόν σου τόκον, πάντες ὑμνοῦμεν Ἁγνή, καὶ σέβοντες αὐτὸν ὡς Θεόν, εὐλογοῦμεν ὑμνοῦμεν, ἀπαύστως τὸν Κύριον.	With all mankind we sing the praises of thine ineffable childbearing, O pure Virgin; and honouring thy Son as God, we bless and praise Him without ceasing. [KW]
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Τῶν ἀρετῶν τοὺς κλάδους, πρὸς ὑπαντὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, εὐτρεπίζοντες νῦν κράζομεν· Εὐλογεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.	Preparing branches of virtue with which to welcome Christ, we cry: O ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord. [KW]
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον.	We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.
Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Heirmos (NM). Mode pl. 1.
	Οἱ ὅσιοί σου Παῖδες.
Οἱ ὅσιοί σου Παῖδες, ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ Χριστέ, ἀνυμνοῦντες ἔλεγον· Εὐλογεῖτε τὰ ἔργα, Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.	Thy holy Children sang Thy praises, O Christ, in the furnace, and they said: O ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord. [KW]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Θʹ Ὠδήν.	Stand for the singing of Ode ix.
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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.
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ᾨδὴ θʹ.	Ode ix.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἦχος γʹ.	The Magnificat. Mode 3.
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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]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Κανὼν τῶν Ἀποστόλων.	Canon for the Apostles.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ἦχος γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.	Ode ix. Mode 3. Heirmos (not metered).
	Τὴν ἐν βάτῳ καὶ πυρί.
Τὴν ἐν βάτῳ καὶ πυρί, προγραφεῖσαν ἐν Σινᾷ, τῷ νομοθέτῃ Μωσῇ, καὶ τὸ θεῖον ἐν γαστρί, ἀφλέκτως συλλαβοῦσαν πῦρ, τὴν ὁλόφωτον καὶ ἄσβεστον λαμπάδα, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, ἐν ὕμνοις τιμῶντές σε μεγαλύνομεν.	We magnify the only Theotokos. She was prefigured on Sinai to Moses the Lawgiver in the bush and the fire, as the one who would conceive unburnt the Divine Fire in her womb. We honor her with hymns, as the unquenchable lamp shining splendid light. [SD]
Τροπάρια.	Troparia.
Ἀπόστολοι τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πρεσβεύσατε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν.	Apostles of Christ, intercede for us.
Ἱερώτατον χορόν, συστησώμεθα πιστῶς, ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ ψυχῆς, μακαρίζοντες θερμῶς, Ἑρμῆν καὶ Ἡρῳδίωνα, Ῥοῦφον, Ἄγαβον, Ἀσύγκριτόν τε τὸν μέγαν, καὶ Φλέγοντα τὸν θεῖον, τοῦ Λόγου αὐτόπτας χρηματίσαντας.	Let us form a most sacred choir in faith and harmony of soul, and with fervor let us bless Hermes, Herodion, Rufus, Agabus, the great Asyncritus, and the divine Phlegon, who were eyewitnesses of the Word. [RB]
Στίχ. Εὐλογητὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησε λύτρωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ.	Verse: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people. [RSV]
Ὡς ἐλαῖαι μυστικαί, δεδειγμένοι ἀληθῶς, οἱ θεηγόροι ἡμῶν, καθιλάρυναν ψυχάς, καὶ πρόσωπα ἐν χάριτι, καὶ ἐῤῥύσαντο ἀθέου δυναστείας, καὶ σκότους ἀγνωσίας· ὅθεν ἐπαξίως μακαρίζονται.	The proclaimers of God were like mystical olive trees, they made our souls and faces cheerful with grace, and they saved us from godless oppression and the darkness of ignorance. And so it is right to call them blessed. [RB]
Στίχ. Καὶ ἤγειρε κέρας σωτηρίας ἡμῖν, ἐν οἴκῳ Δαυῒδ τοῦ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ.	Verse: And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David. [RSV]
Στεναγμῶν ἡμᾶς πολλῶν, καὶ δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, καὶ παλαιοῦ πτερνιστοῦ, ἐλυτρώσατε σοφοί, τοῦ Λυτρωτοῦ Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ ἐδείξατε τὰς τρίβους, τὰς φερούσας ἐνθέῳ πεποιθήσει, πρὸς τὴν Βασιλείαν τὴν οὐράνιον.	O wise Apostles of the Redeemer, you redeemed us from despair and slavery to the enemy and deceiver of old, and you showed us the paths that lead us to the Heavenly Kingdom with God-inspired certainty. [RB]
Στίχ. Καθὼς ἐλάλησε διὰ στόματος τῶν ἁγίων, τῶν ἀπʼ αἰῶνος Προφητῶν αὐτοῦ. Σωτηρίαν ἐξ ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐκ χειρὸς πάντων τῶν μισούντων ἡμᾶς.	Verse: As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old. That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us. [RSV]
Ἡ ἐξάφωτος λαμπάς, τῶν ἁγίων Μαθητῶν, ἱκέτευε ἐκτενῶς, τὴν Τρισήλιον αὐγήν, φωτίσαι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν, τῶν τὴν πάμφωτον τελούντων ὑμῶν μνήμην, καὶ ῥύσασθαι ἐκ σκότους, καὶ τῆς αἰωνίου κατακρίσεως.	O six-branched lamp of holy disciples, entreat the Three-Sun Splendor with fervor that he light our souls and rescue us from darkness and eternal condemnation, for we observe your radiant memorial. [RB]
Στίχ. Ποιῆσαι ἔλεος μετὰ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ μνησθῆναι διαθήκης ἁγίας αὐτοῦ.	Verse: To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant. [RSV]
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.
Φλογοφόρος ὡς λαβίς, ὑπεδέξω ἐν γαστρί, ἄνθρακα τὸν νοητόν, καταφλέγοντα ἡμῶν, τὰ πάθη καὶ φωτίζοντα, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν καὶ λύοντα τὸ σκότος, τῆς εἰδωλομανίας, ἄχραντε Παρθένε πολυΰμνητε.	O immaculate and laudable Virgin, you were like tongs that carry flame, for you received in your womb the spiritual Coal that burns up our passions, enlightens our souls, and shines light on the darkness of idolatry. [RB]
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
Κανὼν Aʹ τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	Canon 1 from the Triodion.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Θεὸν ἀνθρώποις.	Ode ix. Mode pl. 2. (NM)
	Θεὸν ἀνθρώποις.
Στίχ. Ὅρκον, ὃν ὤμοσε πρὸς Ἀβραὰμ τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν, τοῦ δοῦναι ἡμῖν ἀφόβως, ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν ῥυσθέντας.	Verse: The oath which he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, be[ing] delivered from the hand of our enemies. [RSV]
Τὸ πρὶν τὸν ἄνθρωπον τὸν Πρωτόπλαστον, γεῦσις πικρὰ δεινῶς τοῦ Παραδείσου ἐξώρισε, καὶ θανάτου τοῖς βρόχοις ὑπέζευξε. Νήστευσον ὦ ψυχή μου, φεῦγε τὴν μίμησιν, φεῦγε τῆς τροφῆς τὴν ἡδονήν, τὴν πολυώδυνον.	Tasting once from the bitter fruit, the first-formed man was banished in grief from Paradise, and harnessed to the yoke of death. Fast, O my soul; flee from his example; flee from the pleasures of eating, for they are full of sorrow. [KW]
Στίχ. Λατρεύειν αὐτῷ ἐν ὁσιότητι καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν.	Verse: [That we] might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. [RSV]
Εἰς νοῦν λαμβάνω σοῦ τὸ κριτήριον, τὸ τῆς φλογὸς τὸ ἄσβεστον, Κριτὰ δικαιότατε, ἐμαυτὸν κατακρίνω πρὸ κρίσεως· δέδοικα γὰρ καὶ τρέμω, ἄμετρα πταίσας σοι, ἄλλος ὡς οὐδεὶς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· διό με οἴκτειρον.	I call to mind Thy judgement seat, and the fire that never shall be quenched; and before the judgement comes, I condemn myself, O righteous Judge. I fear and tremble, for I have sinned against Thee without measure, more that any other man on earth: therefore take pity on me. [KW]
Στίχ. Καὶ σύ, Παιδίον, Προφήτης Ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ· προπορεύσῃ γὰρ πρὸ προσώπου Κυρίου ἑτοιμάσαι ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ.	Verse: And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways. [RSV]
Παθῶν ἐκπλύνωμεν ἀμαυρότητα, φωτιστικαῖς εὐχαῖς, καὶ ἀρετῶν κλάδους φέροντες, ὑπαντῆσαι Χριστῷ ἐπισπεύσωμεν, πώλῳ προσδοκωμένῳ, νῦν ἐπιβήσεσθαι, ἑτοιμαζομένῳ τε παθεῖν, διὰ τὸ σῶσαι ἡμᾶς.	Let us wash away the darkness of the passions with prayers of light, and bearing branches of virtue let us hasten to welcome Christ, who soon will come riding upon a foal; and He makes ready to suffer for our salvation. [KW]
Στίχ. Τοῦ δοῦναι γνῶσιν σωτηρίας τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ, ἐν ἀφέσει ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν, διὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους Θεοῦ ἡμῶν.	Verse: To give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God. [RSV]
Θεοτοκίον.	Theotokion.
Ἐκ σοῦ Παρθένε θεοχαρίτωτε, τοῖς ἐκ νυκτὶ παθῶν κεκρατημένοις ἀνέτειλε, τοῦ φωτὸς καὶ εἰρήνης Χριστὸς χορηγός, τὴν ἐξ ἀπροσεξίας, λύων παράβασιν, καὶ τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν ἡμῖν, σαφῶς δωρούμενος.	Coming forth from thee, O Virgin full of God’s grace, Christ the Giver of light and peace has shone upon us, who are held fast by the night of the passions. He has set us free from the transgression that came through heedlessness, and He bestows redemption on us. [KW]
Κανὼν Bʹ τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	Canon 2 from the Triodion.
ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Ἠσαΐα χόρευε.	Ode ix. Mode pl. 1. (NM) Rejoice, Isaiah.
	Ἠσαΐα χόρευε.
Στίχ. Ἐν οἷς ἐπεσκέψατο ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους, ἐπιφᾶναι τοῖς ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου καθημένοις.	Verse: When the day shall dawn upon us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. [RSV]
Νῦν τὰ νεκροτάφια, ἑτοιμάζου, Λάζαρε σοφέ· ἐκλείπεις γὰρ τῆς ζωῆς, αὔριον θανών, τὸν τάφον ἐπίβλεψον, ὃν οἰκήσεις, ἀλλά σε Χριστός, πάλιν ζωώσεται, ἀναστήσας τετραήμερον.	O wise Lazarus, prepare now for thy burial; for tomorrow thou shalt die and leave this life. Look at the tomb in which thou shalt dwell. But Christ will bring thee back to life again, raising thee on the fourth day. [KW]
Στίχ. Τοῦ κατευθῦναι τοὺς πόδας ἡμῶν εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης.	Verse: To guide our feet into the way of peace. [RSV]
Βηθανία χόρευε· ἐπὶ σὲ γάρ, ἥξει ὁ Χριστός, θαῦμά σοι ἐκτελῶν, μέγα καὶ φρικτόν, δεσμεύσας τὸν θάνατον, ἀναστήσει, πάντως ὡς Θεός, Λάζαρον θνήξαντα, καὶ τὸν Κτίστην μεγαλύνοντα.	Be glad, O Bethany: for Christ shall come to thee, performing in thee a great and fearful miracle. Binding death with fetters, as God of all He -will raise up Lazarus, who was dead and now magnifies the Creator. [KW]
Δόξα. Τριαδικόν.	Glory. For the Trinity.
Ὁμοουσιότητι, ἀνυμνῶ σε, ἄναρχε Τριάς, σεπτὴ ζωαρχική, ἄτμητε Μονὰς Πατὴρ ὁ ἀγέννητος καὶ γεννητέ, Λόγε καὶ Υἱέ, Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, ἡμᾶς σῶσον τοὺς ὑμνοῦντάς σε.	O honoured Trinity, consubstantial, without beginning, source of life, O undivided Unity, I sing Thy praises: Father unbegotten, Word and Son begotten, and Holy Spirit, save us all who glorify Thee. [KW]
Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Both now. Theotokion.
Ὑπὲρ νοῦν ὁ τόκος σου, Θεομῆτορ· ἄνευ γὰρ ἀνδρός, ἡ σύλληψις ἐν σοί, καὶ παρθενικῶς, ἡ κύησις γέγονε· καὶ γὰρ Θεός ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς ὃν μεγαλύνοντες, σὲ Παρθένε μακαρίζομεν.	Beyond our understanding is thy childbearing, O Mother of God. For without man thou hast conceived, and in virginity thou hast given birth; and the Child that thou hast borne is God. We magnify Him, O Virgin, and we call thee blessed. [KW]
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Δεῦτε ἑτοιμάσωμεν, τῷ Κυρίῳ, τὰ πρὸς ὑπαντήν, βαΐα ἀρετῶν, φέροντες αὐτῷ· οὕτω γὰρ δεξόμεθα, ὡς εἰς πόλιν Ἱερουσαλὴμ ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ ἡμῶν, προσκυνοῦντες καὶ ὑμνοῦντες αὐτόν.	Come, let us make ready to meet the Lord, bringing to Him palms of virtue. So shall we receive Him in our souls as in the city of Jerusalem, worshipping Him and singing his praises. [KW]
Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Heirmos (NM). Mode pl. 1.
	Ἠσαΐα χόρευε.
Ἠσαΐα χόρευε, ἡ Παρθένος ἔσχεν ἐν γαστρί, καὶ ἔτεκεν υἱὸν τὸν Ἐμμανουήλ, Θεόν τε καὶ ἄνθρωπον· Ἀνατολὴ ὄνομα αὐτῷ· ὂν μεγαλύνοντες, τὴν Παρθένον μακαρίζομεν.	Rejoice, Isaiah: the Virgin has conceived and borne a Son, Emmanuel, who is both God and man; and Orient is His Name. We magnify Him, O Virgin, and we call thee blessed. [KW]
Ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς μακαρίζειν σε τὴν Θεοτόκον, τὴν ἀειμακάριστον καὶ παναμώμητον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν. Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure, and Mother of our God. 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]
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.
Φωταγωγικά	Photagogic Hymns
Τοῦ Ὡρολογίου - - -	From Horologion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	Mode pl. 4.
Φῶς ὑπάρχων Χριστέ, φώτισόν με ἐν σοί, πρεσβείαις τοῦ Προδρόμου, καὶ σῶσόν με.	You are the light, O Christ. In yourself illumine me, by the intercessions of the Forerunner, and save me. [SD]
Φῶς ὑπάρχων Χριστέ, φώτισόν με ἐν σοί, πρεσβείαις τῶν ἁγίων καὶ σῶσόν με.	You are the light, O Christ. In yourself illumine me, by the intercessions of the Saints, and save me. [SD]
Φῶς ὑπάρχων Χριστέ, φώτισόν με ἐν σοί, πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, καὶ σῶσόν με.	You are the light, O Christ. In yourself illumine me, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, and save me. [SD]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Οἱ Αἶνοι. (διαβαστά)	Lauds. (read)
Ψαλμὸς ΡΜΗʹ (148).	Psalm 148.
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν πάντα τὰ ἄστρα καὶ τὸ φῶς. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν οἱ οὐρανοὶ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν. Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπε, καὶ ἐγενήθησαν, αὐτὸς ἐνετείλατο, καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν. Ἔστησεν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· πρόσταγμα ἔθετο, καὶ οὐ παρελεύσεται. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, δράκοντες καὶ πᾶσαι ἄβυσσοι· πῦρ, χάλαζα, χιών, κρύσταλλος, πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, τὰ ποιοῦντα τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ· τὰ ὄρη καὶ πάντες οἱ βουνοί, ξύλα καρποφόρα καὶ πᾶσαι κέδροι· τὰ θηρία καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη, ἑρπετὰ καὶ πετεινὰ πτερωτά· βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ πάντες λαοί, ἄρχοντες καὶ πάντες κριταὶ γῆς· νεανίσκοι καὶ παρθένοι, πρεσβύτεροι μετὰ νεωτέρων· αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι ὑψώθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μόνου· ἡ ἐξομολόγησις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ. Καὶ ὑψώσει κέρας λαοῦ αὐτοῦ· ὕμνος πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, λαῷ ἐγγίζοντι αὐτῷ.	Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest. Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light. Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name, for He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created. He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away. Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps, Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word, mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds, kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth, young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted; His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people, a hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him. [SAAS]
Ψαλμὸς ΡΜΘʹ(149).	Psalm 149.
Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν, ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὁσίων. Εὐφρανθήτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτόν, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Σιὼν ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν. Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐν χορῷ, ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ ψαλτηρίῳ ψαλάτωσαν αὐτῷ, ὅτι εὐδοκεῖ Κύριος ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑψώσει πραεῖς ἐν σωτηρίᾳ. Καυχήσονται ὅσιοι ἐν δόξῃ καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται ἐπὶ τῶν κοιτῶν αὐτῶν. Αἱ ὑψώσεις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν, καὶ ῥομφαῖαι δίστομοι ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐκδίκησιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἐλεγμοὺς ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς, τοῦ δῆσαι τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πέδαις καὶ τοὺς ἐνδόξους αὐτῶν ἐν χειροπέδαις σιδηραῖς, τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς κρῖμα ἔγγραπτον· δόξα αὕτη ἔσται πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ.	Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones. Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him; for the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation. The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds; the high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand, to deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples, to shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron, to fulfill among them the written judgment: This glory have all His holy ones. [SAAS]
Ψαλμὸς ΡΝʹ (150).	Psalm 150.
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν στερεώματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀλαλαγμοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Ἀλληλούϊα.	Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power; praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. Praise Him with the sound of a trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre; praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute; praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Alleluia. [SAAS]
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τῆς Δοξολογίας.	Stand for the reading of the Doxology.
Δοξολογία (διαβαστά)	Doxology (read)
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	HIERARCH or READER
Σοὶ δόξα πρέπει, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρί, καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ, καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	To you belongs glory, O Lord our God, and to you we send up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἀμήν.	READER: Amen.
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	HIERARCH or READER
Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. Ὑμνοῦμέν σε, εὐλογοῦμέν σε, προσκυνοῦμέν σε, δοξολογοῦμέν σε, εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην σου δόξαν. Κύριε Βασιλεῦ, ἐπουράνιε Θεέ, Πάτερ παντοκράτορ· Κύριε Υἱὲ μονογενές, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, καὶ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα. 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. Πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, ὁ καθήμενος ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ὅτι σὺ εἶ μόνος Ἅγιος, σὺ εἶ μόνος Κύριος, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ Πατρός. Ἀμήν. Καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. Κύριε, καταφυγὴ ἐγενήθης ἡμῖν ἐν γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ. Ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με· ἴασαι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ὅτι ἥμαρτόν σοι. Κύριε, πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον· δίδαξόν με τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεός μου. Ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς· ἐν τῷ φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς. Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί σε. Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν. Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε· δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Δέσποτα· συνέτισόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητός εἶ, Ἅγιε· φώτισόν με τοῖς δικαιώμασί σου. Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου μὴ παρίδῃς. Σοὶ πρέπει αἶνος, σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος, σοὶ δόξα πρέπει, τῷ Πατρί, καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ, καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men. We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, and we thank you, for your great glory. Lord, King, Heavenly God, Father Almighty; only-begotten Son, Lord Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit. Lord God, the Lamb of God, the 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. Accept our supplication, you who sit at the right of the Father, and have mercy on us. For you are the only Holy One, you are the only Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Every day I shall bless you, and I shall praise your name forever, and unto the ages of ages. Lord, you have become for us a refuge from generation to generation. I have said: Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against you. Lord, to you I have fled; teach me to do your will, for you are my God. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we shall see light. Extend your mercy to those who know you. Grant, O Lord, that in this day we may be kept without sin. Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our Fathers, and praised and glorified is your name unto the ages. Amen. Let your mercy, Lord, come upon us, just as we have hoped in you. Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your commandments. Blessed are you, O Master, make me understand your commandments. Blessed are you, O Holy One, enlighten me with your commandments. Lord, your mercy remains forever, do not turn away from the works of your hands. To you belongs praise, to you belongs a hymn, to you belongs glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. 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.
Ἀπόστιχα. Τοῦ Τριῳδίου.	Aposticha. From the Triodion.
Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -	From Triodion - - -
Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Idiomelon. Mode pl. 1.

Ὀλισθηρῶς τοῖς παραπτώμασι, καὶ ταῖς σειραῖς τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων, συνδεδεμένη ὦ ψυχή, τί ῥαθυμεῖς; τί ἀμελεῖς; φεῦγε ἀεὶ Σοδόμων καὶ Γομόῤῥας ὡς ὁ Λώτ, ἀσελγείας τὸν ἐμπρησμόν, μὴ στραφῇς εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, καὶ γένῃ καθάπερ στήλη ἁλός, εἰς ὄρος ἀνασῴζου τῶν ἀρετῶν, φεῦγε ἀεὶ τοῦ ἀπηνοῦς Πλουσίου, ἀσπλαγχνίας τὴν φλεγμονήν, εἰς τοὺς κόλπους πρόβαινε τοῦ Ἀβραάμ, ὡς ὁ Λάζαρος, διὰ ταπεινοφροσύνης κράζουσα· Ἡ ἐλπίς μου καὶ καταφυγή, Κύριε δόξα σοι.	Fallen into transgressions and bound fast by the cords of sin, why art thou slothful, O my soul? Why art thou careless? Flee at all times from the burning of lasciviousness, as Lot fled from Sodom and Gomorrah; turn not back, lest thou become as a pillar of salt. Take refuge in the mountain of the virtues; run always from the flames that burnt the rich man because he was merciless and cruel. With the steps of humility advance like Lazarus, and go to dwell with Abraham, crying: My hope and refuge, O Lord, glory to Thee. [KW]
Στίχ. Ἐνεπλήσθημεν τὸ πρωΐ τοῦ ἐλέους σου, Κύριε, καὶ ἠγαλλιασάμεθα καὶ εὐφράνθημεν ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἡμῶν· εὐφρανθείημεν ἀνθʼ ὧν ἡμερῶν ἐταπείνωσας ἡμᾶς, ἐτῶν, ὧν εἴδομεν κακά. Καὶ ἴδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ ὁδήγησον τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν.	Verse: We were filled with Your mercy in the morning, and in all our days we greatly rejoiced and were glad; gladden us in return for the days You humbled us, for the years we saw evil things. And behold Your servants and Your works, and guide their sons. [SAAS]
Ὀλισθηρῶς τοῖς παραπτώμασι, καὶ ταῖς σειραῖς τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων, συνδεδεμένη ὦ ψυχή, τί ῥαθυμεῖς; τί ἀμελεῖς; φεῦγε ἀεὶ Σοδόμων καὶ Γομόῤῥας ὡς ὁ Λώτ, ἀσελγείας τὸν ἐμπρησμόν, μὴ στραφῇς εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, καὶ γένῃ καθάπερ στήλη ἁλός, εἰς ὄρος ἀνασῴζου τῶν ἀρετῶν, φεῦγε ἀεὶ τοῦ ἀπηνοῦς Πλουσίου, ἀσπλαγχνίας τὴν φλεγμονήν, εἰς τοὺς κόλπους πρόβαινε τοῦ Ἀβραάμ, ὡς ὁ Λάζαρος, διὰ ταπεινοφροσύνης κράζουσα· Ἡ ἐλπίς μου καὶ καταφυγή, Κύριε δόξα σοι.	Fallen into transgressions and bound fast by the cords of sin, why art thou slothful, O my soul? Why art thou careless? Flee at all times from the burning of lasciviousness, as Lot fled from Sodom and Gomorrah; turn not back, lest thou become as a pillar of salt. Take refuge in the mountain of the virtues; run always from the flames that burnt the rich man because he was merciless and cruel. With the steps of humility advance like Lazarus, and go to dwell with Abraham, crying: My hope and refuge, O Lord, glory to Thee. [KW]
Μαρτυρικόν.	For the Martyrs.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.

Στίχ. Καὶ ἔστω ἡ λαμπρότης Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν κατεύθυνον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ τὸ ἔργον τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν κατεύθυνον.	Verse: And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the works of our hands. [SAAS]
Οἱ Ἀθλοφόροι σου Κύριε, τάξεις τῶν Ἀγγέλων μιμησάμενοι, ὡς ἀσώματοι ταῖς βασάνοις ἐνεκαρτέρησαν, μονολόγιστον ἐλπίδα ἔχοντες, τῶν ἐπηγγελμένων ἀγαθῶν τὴν ἀπόλαυσιν, ταῖς αὐτῶν πρεσβείαις Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, τὴν εἰρήνην δώρησαι τῷ Κόσμῳ σου, καὶ ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	Thy victorious martyrs, O Lord, imitated the life of the angelic hosts: with patience they endured the tortures, as though they had no body, setting all their hope in the blessings Thou hast promised. At their prayers, O Christ our God, grant peace to Thy world, and to our souls great mercy. [KW]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.	Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.


Σὲ δυσωποῦμεν, ὡς Θεοῦ Μητέρα. Εὐλογημένη, πρέσβευε σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς.	O blessed among women, we entreat thee as the Mother of God: pray for the salvation of our souls. [KW]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἐξομολογεῖσθαι τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ ψάλλειν τῷ ὀνόματί σου, Ὕψιστε· τοῦ ἀναγγέλλειν τῷ πρωΐ τὸ ἔλεός σου καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου κατὰ νύκτα.	It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth at night. [SAAS]
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 ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου.	All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name’s sake.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου. Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον. Καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν. Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.	Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Ἐν τῷ Ναῷ ἑστῶτες τῆς δόξης σου, ἐν οὐρανῷ ἑστάναι νομίζομεν· Θεοτόκε, πύλη ἐπουράνιε, ἄνοιξον ἡμῖν τὴν θύραν τοῦ ἐλέους σου.	Standing in your glorious church, O Theotokos, we think we are standing in heaven. O heavenly Gate, open to us the door of your mercy.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (μʹ)	Lord, have mercy. (40)
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
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!
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.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἐπουράνιε βασιλεῦ, τοὺς πιστοὺς βασιλεῖς ἡμῶν στερέωσον· τὴν πίστιν στήριξον· τὰ ἔθνη πράυνον· τὸν κόσμον εἰρήνευσον· τὴν ἁγίαν ἐκκλησίαν καὶ τὴν πόλιν (ἢ τὴν ἁγίαν μονὴν) ταύτην καλῶς διαφύλαξον· τοὺς προαπελθόντας πατέρας καὶ ἀδελφοὺς ἡμῶν ἐν σκηναῖς δικαίων τάξον· καὶ ἡμᾶς ἐν μετανοίᾳ καὶ ἐξομολογήσει παράλαβε ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος.	O heavenly King, uphold our rulers, strengthen the Faith, calm the nations, give peace to the world. Protect this holy Church (or, Monastery); grant our departed fathers and brethren that they may dwell with the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession; for You are good and benevolent.
Καὶ ποιοῦμεν Μετανοίας τρεῖς μεγάλας, λέγοντες μυστικῶς ἐν ἑκάστῃ Μετανοίᾳ ἀνὰ Στίχον τῆς ἑπομένης Εὐχῆς τοῦ Ὁσίου Ἐφραίμ.	We now make three prostrations: i.e. we recite the Prayer of St. Ephrem (quietly or mentally), and with each verse we make a bow or prostration.
Ἄν καὶ συνηθίζεται ἡ εὐχὴ αὕτη νὰ λέγεται ἐκφώνως, ὅμως ἡ ὀρθὴ πράξις εἶναι νὰ λέγεται μυστικῶς καὶ νοερῶς ὑπὸ πάντων, κλήρου τε καὶ λαοῦ, ποιούντων τῶν μετανοιῶν κτλ.	While it has become customary for this prayer to be recited by someone aloud, nevertheless the indicated practice is that it be recited inaudibly and mentally by everyone, clergy and congregants alike, with the accompanying bows etc.
Εὐχὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἐφραίμ	Prayer of St. Ephrem
Κύριε καὶ Δέσποτα τῆς ζωῆς μου, πνεῦμα ἀργίας, περιεργίας, φιλαρχίας καὶ ἀργολογίας μή μοι δῷς.	O Lord and Master of my life, do not permit the spirit of laziness and meddling, the lust for power and idle talk to come into me.
Πνεῦμα δὲ σωφροσύνης, ταπεινοφροσύνης, ὑπομονῆς καὶ ἀγάπης χάρισαί μοι τῷ σῷ δούλῳ.	Instead, grant me, Your servant, the spirit of prudence, humility, patience and love.
Ναί, Κύριε βασιλεῦ, δώρησαί μοι τοῦ ὁρᾶν τὰ ἐμὰ πταίσματα, καὶ μὴ κατακρίνειν τὸν ἀδελφόν μου. Ὅτι εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Yes, Lord and King, give me the power to see my own faults and not to judge my brother. For You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Μετὰ δὲ ταύτας, ἑτέρας μικρὰς ιβ Μετανοίας, λέγοντες καθʼ ἑκάστην, «Ὁ Θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ, καὶ ἐλέησόν με». Εἶ αὖθις Μετάνοιαν μεγάλην μίαν, λέγοντες πάλιν τὸν τελευταῖον στίχον τῆς ἀνωτέρω Εὐχῆς.	Then we make the sign of the cross 12 times, each time saying, “God, be gracious to me a sinner and have mercy on me.” Then we repeat the third verse of the Prayer (quietly or mentally) and make a final bow or prostration.
Ναί, Κύριε βασιλεῦ, δώρησαί μοι τοῦ ὁρᾶν τὰ ἐμὰ πταίσματα, καὶ μὴ κατακρίνειν τὸν ἀδελφόν μου. Ὅτι εὐλογητὸς εἶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Yes, Lord and King, give me the power to see my own faults and not to judge my brother. For You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Ἀναστάντες δέ ἀρχόμεθα· «Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν…» καὶ ψάλλομεν τὴν Αʹ Ὥραν.	Then we begin the First Hour, saying: “Come let us worship…”
ἤ·	or:
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) Εὐλόγησον.	Lord, have mercy. (3) Father, bless!
Dismissal	Dismissal
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου, ἐνδόξου, προφήτου, προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ καλλινίκων μαρτύρων· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός.	May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, 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: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.