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Triodion

Τῇ Τρίτῃ Αʹ Ἑβδομάδος εἰς τὸν Ἑσπερινόν.

On Tuesday of the First Week at Vespers

Μηναῖον - Τῌ ΚΕʹ ΦΕΒΡΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ

Menaion - February 25

Ἀπόδοσις τῆς Ἑορτῆς τοῦ Προδρόμου

Leave-taking of the Feast of the Forerunner

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Η ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΡΟΗΓΙΑΣΜΕΝΩΝ

THE DIVINE LITURGY OF PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS

Τῇ Τρίτῃ Ἑσπέρας Αʹ Ἑβδομάδος 2026

On Tuesday Evening of the First Week 2026

ΧΟΡΟΣ

CHOIR

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Mode pl. 4.

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Κύριε ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου, εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε. Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου· πρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ τῆς δεήσεώς μου, ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι με πρὸς σέ. Εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε.

Lord, I have cried to You; hear me. Hear me, O Lord. Lord, I have cried to You; hear me. Give heed to the voice of my supplication when I cry to You. Hear me, O Lord. [SAAS]

Κατευθυνθήτω ἡ προσευχή μου, ὡς θυμίαμα ἐνώπιόν σου, ἔπαρσις τῶν χειρῶν μου θυσία ἑσπερινή. Εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε.

Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Hear me, O Lord. [SAAS]

Τοῦ Τριῳδίου.

From the Triodion.

Στιχηρὸν Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Sticheron Idiomelon. Mode pl. 4.

Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν μου, τοῦ ἐξομολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου.

Bring my soul out of prison to give thanks to Your name, O Lord. [SAAS]

Νηστείαν, οὐκ ἀποχὴν βρωμάτων μόνον τελέσωμεν, ἀλλὰ παντὸς ὑλικοῦ πάθους ἀλλοτρίωσιν, ἵνα τὴν καθʼ ἡμῶν τυραννοῦσαν, σάρκα δουλώσαντες, ἄξιοι γενώμεθα τῆς τοῦ Ἀμνοῦ μεταλήψεως, τοῦ ὑπὲρ τοῦ κόσμου σφαγέντος ἑκουσίως Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ πνευματικῶς ἑορτάσωμεν, τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν τοῦ Σωτῆρος Ἀνάστασιν, εἰς ὕψος ἀρθέντες, ἀρετῶν ἐν φαιδρότητι, καὶ τῇ τρυφῇ τῶν ἀρίστων ἔργων, εὐφραίνοντες τὸν Φιλάνθρωπον.

Let us keep the fast not only by refraining from food, ⁄ but by becoming strangers to all the bodily passions; ⁄ that we who are enslaved to the tyranny of the flesh ⁄ may become worthy to partake of the Lamb, the Son of God, ⁄ slain of his own will for the sake of the world, ⁄ and may spiritually celebrate ⁄ the feast of the Savior’s resurrection from the dead! ⁄ So shall we be raised on high in the glory of the virtues, ⁄⁄ through our righteous actions giving joy to the Lord and Lover of mankind! [OCA]

Στιχηρὸν Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Sticheron Idiomelon. Mode pl. 4.

Ἐμὲ ὑπομενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὗ ἀνταποδῷς μοι.

The righteous shall wait for me, until You reward me. [SAAS]

Νηστείαν, οὐκ ἀποχὴν βρωμάτων μόνον τελέσωμεν, ἀλλὰ παντὸς ὑλικοῦ πάθους ἀλλοτρίωσιν, ἵνα τὴν καθʼ ἡμῶν τυραννοῦσαν, σάρκα δουλώσαντες, ἄξιοι γενώμεθα τῆς τοῦ Ἀμνοῦ μεταλήψεως, τοῦ ὑπὲρ τοῦ κόσμου σφαγέντος ἑκουσίως Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ πνευματικῶς ἑορτάσωμεν, τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν τοῦ Σωτῆρος Ἀνάστασιν, εἰς ὕψος ἀρθέντες, ἀρετῶν ἐν φαιδρότητι, καὶ τῇ τρυφῇ τῶν ἀρίστων ἔργων, εὐφραίνοντες τὸν Φιλάνθρωπον.

Let us keep the fast not only by refraining from food, ⁄ but by becoming strangers to all the bodily passions; ⁄ that we who are enslaved to the tyranny of the flesh ⁄ may become worthy to partake of the Lamb, the Son of God, ⁄ slain of his own will for the sake of the world, ⁄ and may spiritually celebrate ⁄ the feast of the Savior’s resurrection from the dead! ⁄ So shall we be raised on high in the glory of the virtues, ⁄⁄ through our righteous actions giving joy to the Lord and Lover of mankind! [OCA]

Μαρτυρικόν.

For the Martyrs.

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Αὐτόμελον.

Mode pl. 4. Automelon.

Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε· Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς μου.

Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. [SAAS]

Οἱ Μάρτυρές σου Κύριε, ἐπιλαθόμενοι τῶν ἐν τῷ βίῳ, καταφρονήσαντες καὶ τῶν βασάνων, διὰ τὴν μέλλουσαν ζωήν, ταύτης κληρονόμοι ἀνεδείχθησαν· ὅθεν καὶ Ἀγγέλοις συναγάλλονται. Αὐτῶν ταῖς ἱκεσίαις, δώρησαι τῷ λαῷ σου, τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Your martyr Saints, O Lord, having become oblivious to life’s endeavors * even disdaining the tormenting tortures all for the life which is to come, * came to be regarded its inheritors. * Therefore they exult with the angelic hosts. * Bestow upon Your people great mercy, at the fervent appeals of these Your Saints. [GOASD]

Στιχηρὰ Προσόμοια. Ποίημα Ἰωσήφ.

Stichera Prosomia. By Joseph.

Ἦχος βʹ. Ὡς ὡράθης Χριστέ.

Mode 2.

Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.

Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. [SAAS]

Βρώσει πάλαι πικρᾷ, ἐξοικισθέντες Παραδείσου, ἐγκρατείᾳ τῶν παθῶν, ἐπισπεύσωμεν εἰσοικισθῆναι, ἀνακράζοντες, τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν· ὁ Σταυρῷ τανύσας παλάμας σου, ὄξος πιών, χολῆς τε γευσάμενος, καὶ ὀδύνας καρτερήσας, τὰς ἐκ τῶν ἥλων, τὰς πικροτάτας ἡδονάς, πάσας ἐκ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν ἐξηλώσας, διὰ σπλάγχνα οἰκτιρμῶν, σῶσον τοὺς δούλους σου.

As we were cast out of old from Paradise through eating bitter food, ⁄ let us make haste to enter there again, ⁄ abstaining from the passions, and crying to our God: ⁄ You stretched out your hands upon the Cross, ⁄ you drank vinegar and tasted of gall, ⁄ patiently enduring the pain of the nails: ⁄ uproot all bitter pleasures from our souls, ⁄⁄ and save your servants in your tender mercy. [OCA]

Ἦχος βʹ. Ὡς ὡράθης Χριστέ.

Mode 2.

Ἐὰν ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε Κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασμός ἐστιν.

If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? For there is forgiveness with You. [SAAS]

Ξύλου βρώσει ποτέ, ἀποικισθέντες Παραδείσου, τῷ Σταυρῷ σου πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰσῳκίσθημεν, ὃν εἰς πρεσβείαν σοι προσάγομεν, Πολυέλεε, καὶ πιστῶς σου πάντες δεόμεθα. Πηγὰς δακρύων, ὑμῖν νῦν κατάπεμψον, ἐν καιρῷ τῆς ἐγκρατείας, τὸν ῥύπον πάντα, ἐκκαθαιρούσας τῶν παθῶν, καὶ τῶν πταισμάτων ἡμῶν, ἵνα πάντες σοι βοῶμεν ἐκτενῶς· Κύριε δόξα σοι.

Once we were cast out of paradise through eating from the tree, ⁄ but through your Cross we are restored again. ⁄ We offer you your Cross in supplication, ⁄ Lord of many mercies, ⁄ praying to you in faith: ⁄ Send down upon us fountains of tears in this time of abstinence ⁄ to cleanse the filth of our passions and offenses, ⁄ that we may cry fervently to you: ⁄⁄ Glory to you, O Lord! [OCA]

Ἕτερον. Ποίημα Θεοδώρου.

Another. By Theodore.

Ἦχος βʹ. Τῶν πεπραγμένων μοι.

Mode 2.

Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ὑπέμεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέμεινεν ἡ ψυχή μου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου. Ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.

Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word. My soul hopes in the Lord. [SAAS]

Τῆς ἐγκρατείας τὴν τρυφήν, κᾀμοὶ Λόγε χάρισαι, ὡς τῷ Ἀδάμ, τὸν Παράδεισον ποτέ, ἐκ πάσης σου γεύεσθαι, ἐντολῆς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἀπέχεσθαι ἀεὶ καρποῦ, ἧς ἀπέφηνας ἁμαρτίας, ἵνα τὸ ζωηφόρον Πάθος σου τοῦ Σταυροῦ, ἐν χαρᾷ προφθάσω.

As once you gave paradise to Adam, ⁄ now grant me, Word, the joy of abstinence, ⁄ that I may taste of all your commandments, O God, ⁄ yet never eat of the forbidden fruit of sin; ⁄ and so with gladness ⁄⁄ I shall come to your life-giving Passion on the Cross! [OCA]

Στιχηρὰ τοῦ Προδρόμου.

Stichera for the Forerunner.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ἦχος βʹ. Ὅτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου.

Mode 2. Joseph took You down.

Ὅτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου.

Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας μέχρι νυκτός· ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.

From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. [SAAS]

Δεῦτε τὴν τιμίαν Κεφαλήν, τὴν ἀποτμηθεῖσαν τῷ ξίφει, τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ οἱ πιστοί, σήμερον τιμήσωμεν ἐν τῇ εὑρέσει αὐτῆς, ὑπαντῶντες ἐν ᾄσμασι, τιμῶντες ἐκ πόθου, χάριτας προχέουσαν τῶν ἰαμάτων ἡμῖν· ἥν περ ὁ ληρώδης Ἡρώδης, πάλαι προαπέτεμεν οἴστρῳ, τῇ Ἡρωδιάδι συμπλεκόμενος.

Come and let us celebrate today * the all-precious head of the Baptist, which was cut off with a sword. * O believers, let us honor its discovery, * and salute it with sacred songs, * revere it with longing. * Gifts of grace pour out from it, curing and healing us. * This head is what frivolous Herod * of old had cut off in his madness, * lustfully entangled with Herodias. [SD]

Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρʼ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις, καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτοῦ.

For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his transgressions. [SAAS]

Δεῦτε τὴν τιμίαν Κεφαλήν, τὴν ἀποτμηθεῖσαν τῷ ξίφει, τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ οἱ πιστοί, σήμερον τιμήσωμεν ἐν τῇ εὑρέσει αὐτῆς, ὑπαντῶντες ἐν ᾄσμασι, τιμῶντες ἐκ πόθου, χάριτας προχέουσαν τῶν ἰαμάτων ἡμῖν· ἥν περ ὁ ληρώδης Ἡρώδης, πάλαι προαπέτεμεν οἴστρῳ, τῇ Ἡρωδιάδι συμπλεκόμενος.

Come and let us celebrate today * the all-precious head of the Baptist, which was cut off with a sword. * O believers, let us honor its discovery, * and salute it with sacred songs, * revere it with longing. * Gifts of grace pour out from it, curing and healing us. * This head is what frivolous Herod * of old had cut off in his madness, * lustfully entangled with Herodias. [SD]

Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί.

Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all you peoples. [SAAS]

Ὥσπερ ἐκ μετάλλων ὁ χρυσός, οὕτως ἐκ τῆς γῆς τοῦ Προδρόμου, ἡ Κεφαλὴ δᾳδουχεῖ, στάμνῳ διαλάμπουσα καὶ φθεγγομένη τρανῶς, τοῦ Ἡρώδου ἐλέγχουσα, μοιχείαν καὶ φόνον, αἴγλῃ τε φωτίζουσα τὰς διανοίας ἡμῶν· ἥν περ ἀσπαζόμενοι πίστει, σήμερον τιμήσωμεν ὕμνοις, ὡς ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν Θεῷ πρεσβεύουσαν.

Just as gold extracted from a mine, * so the precious head of the Forerunner from the earth shines forth, * beaming in a water jar, it still distinctly cries out * and rebukes the adultery and murder by Herod. * Glowing with the light of heaven, it illumines our minds. * Come, today in faith let us sing hymns, * as we venerate it with honor, * for it intercedes with God on our behalf. [SD]

Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord endures forever. [SAAS]

Πάλαι ὥσπερ θεῖος θησαυρός, στάμνῳ κεκρυμμένη ἡ Κάρα, τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ ἐν τῇ γῇ, σήμερον τοῖς πέρασιν ἀποκαλύπτεται, ὥσπερ πλοῦτος προχέουσα, πηγὰς ἰαμάτων, νόσους θεραπεύουσα ψυχὰς φωτίζουσα· ὅθεν θυμηδίας ἁπάσης, χάριν ἀπολαύοντες ὕμνοις, ταύτην εὐλαβῶς ἐγκωμιάσωμεν.

Years passed since the venerable head * of St. John the Baptist was hid in a water jar underground. * Then the day came when it was revealed to all the world, * like a treasure that gushes forth * a well spring of healing, * curing all diseases and illuminating souls. * Therefore, as we now are enjoying * grace from it that brings divine gladness, * let us sing its praises with solemnity. [SD]

Δόξα.

Glory.

Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -

From Menaion - - -

Ἦχος βʹ.

Mode 2.

Ἡ τῶν θείων ἐννοιῶν πανσεβάσμιος θήκη, καὶ τῆς ἀῤῥήτου οὐσίας, τρανῶς ἡ προβλέψασα, τὸ μυστήριον Κάρα σου, ὡς ἐκ λαγόνων μητρικῶν, ἐκ τῶν ταμείων τῆς γῆς, σήμερον ἀνατέταλκεν, Ἰωάννη πανεύφημε, καὶ εὐωδίασε πᾶσαν τὴν ὑφήλιον, ἁγιασμοῦ προχέουσα μύρον, καὶ νοητῶς κηρύττουσα μετανοίας ὁδόν, καὶ τῷ Σωτήρι τῶν ὅλων πρεσβεύουσα, ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.

Your Head, that all-venerable repository of divine concepts, which clearly foresaw the mystery of the ineffable Essence, has arisen today out of the storehouses of the earth, as it were out of a mother’s womb, O John, who are worthy of all praise. It poured forth the fragrant oil of sanctification and perfumed everything under the sun. It spiritually preaches the way of repentance, and it intercedes with the Savior of all, on behalf of our souls. [SD]

Καὶ νῦν. Σταυροθεοτοκίον.

Both now. Stavrotheotokion.

Ἦχος βʹ. Ὅτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου.

Mode 2. Joseph took You down.

Ὅτε ἐκ τοῦ ξύλου.

Πόνους ὑπομείνασα πολλούς, ἐν τῇ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ Θεοῦ σου, σταυρώσει Ἄχραντε, ἔστενες δακρύουσα καὶ ὀλολύζουσα· Οἴμοι τέκνον γλυκύτατον! ἀδίκως πῶς πάσχεις; πῶς τῷ ξύλῳ κρέμασαι ὁ πᾶσαν γῆν ἐκπληρῶν; ὅθεν Παναγία Παρθένε, σὲ παρακαλοῦμεν ἐν πίστει, ἵλεων ἡμῖν τοῦτον ἀπέργασαι.

At the crucifixion of your Son * and your God, immaculate Lady, you suffered much distress. * Groaning you lamented and you cried with bitter tears, * “Sweetest Child of mine, alas! * You suffer unjustly. * How can You who fill the earth be hanging on a cross?” * Therefore, moved by faith we entreat you * fervently, O all-holy Virgin: * For our sake persuade Him to be merciful. [SD]

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

Σοφία. Ὀρθοί.

Wisdom. Arise.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Φῶς ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, μάκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑμνοῦμεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σε ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς ὑμνεῖσθαι φωναῖς αἰσίαις, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς· * διὸ ὁ κόσμος σὲ δοξάζει.

Gladsome light of holy glory of the holy, blessed, heavenly, immortal Father, O Jesus Christ: arriving at the hour of sunset and having seen the evening light, we praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God. It is worthy for You to be praised at all times with happy voices, O Son of God and Giver of life; * and therefore the world glorifies You.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΜΑΤΑ – ΤΟ «ΚΑΤΕΥΘΥΝΘΗΤΩ»

READINGS – “LET MY PRAYER”

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

Ἑσπέρας…

The evening…

Τοῦ Τριῳδίου - - -

From Triodion - - -

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 1.

Ψαλμὸς Ζʹ (7).

Psalm 7.

Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα.

O Lord my God in You I hope.

Σῶσόν με ἐκ πάντων τῶν διωκόντων με.

Save me from all who pursue me, and deliver me. [SAAS]

Γενέσεως τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the book of Genesis.

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Γεν Αʹ, 14 – 23

Gn 1:14 – 23

Εἶπεν ὁ Θεός· Γενηθήτωσαν φωστῆρες ἐν τῷ στερεώματι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, εἰς φαῦσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, τοῦ διαχωρίζειν ἀνὰ μέσον τῆς ἡμέρας, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τῆς νυκτός, καὶ ἔστωσαν εἰς σημεῖα, καὶ εἰς καιρούς, καὶ εἰς ἡμέρας, καὶ εἰς ἐνιαυτούς, καὶ ἔστωσαν εἰς φαῦσιν ἐν τῷ στερεώματι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὥστε φαίνειν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐγένετο οὕτω. Καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τοὺς δύο φωστῆρας τοὺς μεγάλους, τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν μέγαν, εἰς ἀρχὰς τῆς ἡμέρας, καὶ τὸν φωστῆρα τὸν ἐλάσσω, εἰς ἀρχάς τῆς νυκτός, καὶ τοὺς ἀστέρας. Καὶ ἔθετο αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τῷ στερεώματι τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ὥστε φαίνειν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἄρχειν τῆς ἡμέρας καὶ τῆς νυκτός, καὶ διαχωρίζειν ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ φωτός, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ σκότους, καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεός, ὅτι καλόν. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα, καὶ ἐγένετο πρωΐ, ἡμέρα τετάρτη. Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεός· Ἐξαγαγέτω τὰ ὕδατα, ἑρπετὰ ψυχῶν ζωσῶν, καὶ πετεινὰ πετώμενα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, κατὰ τὸ στερέωμα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἐγένετο οὕτω. Καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς τὰ κήτη τὰ μεγάλα, καὶ πᾶσαν ψυχὴν ζώων ἑρπετῶν, ἃ ἐξήγαγε τὰ ὕδατα κατὰ γένος αὐτῶν, καὶ πᾶν πετεινὸν πτερωτὸν κατὰ γένος. Καὶ εἶδεν ὁ Θεός, ὅτι καλά, καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτὰ ὁ Θεὸς λέγων. Αὐξάνεσθε, καὶ πληθύνεσθε, καὶ πληρώσατε τὰ ὕδατα ἐν ταῖς θαλάσσαις, καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ πληθυνέσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα, καὶ ἐγένετο πρωῒ ἡμέρα πέμπτη.

Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven for illumination to divide day from night. Let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years. Let them be for illumination in the firmament of heaven to give light on the earth.” It was so. Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light on the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. God saw that it was good. So evening and morning were the fourth day. Then God said, “Let the waters bring forth creatures having life, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of heaven’s firmament.” It was so. Thus God made great sea creatures and every living thing that moves with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. God saw that it was good. God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on earth.” So evening and morning were the fifth day. [SAAS]

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 1.

Ψαλμὸς Ηʹ (8).

Psalm 8.

Κύριε ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν, ὡς θαυμαστὸν τὸ Ὄνομά σου!

O Lord, our Lord, how wondrous is Your name!

Ὅτι ἐπήρθη ἡ μεγαλοπρέπειά σου ὑπεράνω τῶν Οὐρανῶν.

For Your splendor is exalted far beyond the heavens. [SAAS]

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ (ἐμμελῶς)

READER (sung)

Κέλευσον.

Command!

Ὁ Ἱερεύς, κρατῶν ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ λαμπάδα ἀνημμένην καὶ θυμιατήριον ἐξηρτημένον, ἵσταται ἐνώπιον τῆς ἁγίας Τραπέζης καὶ ποιεῖ σχῆμα σταυροῦ λέγων·

The Priest holds a lit candle in his right hand with the censer hanging below it, stands before the holy Table, gestures crosswise and says:

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

Σοφία. Ὀρθοί.

Wisdom. Arise.

Καὶ στραφεὶς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν καὶ εὐλογῶν αὐτὸν σταυροειδῶς διὰ τῆς λαμπάδος λέγει·

Then he turns to face the people, blesses them crosswise with the candle, and says:

Φῶς Χριστοῦ φαίνει πᾶσι.

The light of Christ shines on all.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Παροιμιῶν τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon.

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Πρμ Κεφ Αʹ, 20 – 33

Pr 1:20 – 35

Σοφία ἐν ἐξόδοις ὑμνεῖται, ἐν δὲ πλατείαις παῤῥησίαν ἄγει. Ἐπʼ ἄκρων τειχέων κηρύσσεται, ἐπὶ δὲ πύλαις δυναστῶν παρεδρεύει, ἐπὶ δὲ πύλαις πόλεως θαῤῥοῦσι λέγει. Ὅσον ἂν χρόνον ἄκακοι ἔχωνται τῆς δικαιοσύνης οὐ καταισχυνθήσονται, οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες, τῆς ὕβρεως ὄντες ἐπιθυμηταί, ἀσεβεῖς γενόμενοι, ἐμίσησαν αἴσθησιν, καὶ ὑπεύθυνοι ἐγένοντο ἐλέγχοις. Ἰδού, προήσομαι ὑμῖν ἐμῆς βουλῆς ῥῆσιν, διδάξω δὲ τὸν ἐμὸν λόγον ὑμᾶς. Ἐπειδὴ ἐκάλουν, καὶ οὐχ ὑπηκούσατε, καὶ ἐξέτεινα λόγους, καὶ οὐ προσείχετε, ἀλλὰ ἀκύρους ἐποιεῖτε ἐμᾶς βουλάς, τοῖς δὲ ἐμοῖς ἐλέγχοις οὐ προσείχετε, τοιγαροῦν κᾀγὼ τῇ ἡμετέρᾳ ἀπωλείᾳ ἐπιγελάσομαι· ἐπὶ χαροῦμαι δέ, ἡνίκα ἂν ἔρχηται ὑμῖν ὄλεθρος. Καὶ ὡς ἂν ἀφίκηται ὑμῖν θόρυβος ἄφνω, ἡ δὲ καταστροφὴ ὁμοίως καταιγίδι παρῇ, ἢ ὅταν ἔρχηται ἡμῖν θλῖψις καὶ πολιορκία· ἔσται γάρ, ὅταν ἐπικαλέσησθέ με, ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ εἰσακούσομαι ὑμῶν, ζητήσουσί με κακοί, καὶ οὐχ εὑρήσουσι. Ἐμίσησαν γὰρ σοφίαν, τὸν δὲ φόβον Κυρίου οὐ προείλοντο, οὐδὲ ἤθελον προσέχειν βουλαῖς, ἐμυκτήριζον δὲ ἐμοὺς ἐλέγχους. Τοιγαροῦν ἔδονται τῆς ἑαυτῶν ὁδοῦ τοὺς καρπούς, καὶ τῆς αὐτῶν ἀτιμίας πλησθήσονται, καὶ τῆς ἐπιθυμίας. Ἀνθʼ ὧν γὰρ ἠδίκουν νηπίους, φονευθήσονται, καὶ ἐξετασμὸς ὀλέσει ἀσεβεῖς. Ὁ δὲ ἐμοῦ ἀκούων, κατασκηνώσει ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι, καὶ ἡσυχάσει ἀφόβως ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ.

Wisdom sings in the streets; she moves boldly in the squares. She preaches on high city walls and sits at the gates of lords. At the gates of a city she boldly says, “So long a time as the simple hold fast to righteousness, they shall not be ashamed; but those without discernment, since they are desirous of arrogance, and are become ungodly, they hate perception, and are become subject to reproofs. Behold, I shall bring forth upon you the utterance of my breath, and I shall teach you my word. Since I called, but you did not obey, and spoke at length, but you paid no attention, but made my counsels invalid, and were not persuaded by my reproofs; consequently, I will laugh at your annihilation, and will exult when ruin comes to you, and when confusion reaches you unawares, and overthrow comes like a whirlwind, and when tribulation and anguish come to you, and when destruction comes to you. For it shall be, when you shall call upon me, I will not listen to you; evil men will seek me, but not find me, for they hate wisdom, and choose not the fear of the Lord. Neither do they wish to follow my counsels, but despise my reproofs. Therefore, they shall eat the fruits of their own way and be filled with their own ungodliness. For since they wrong the simple, they shall be killed, and a close examination shall destroy the ungodly. But he who obeys me shall dwell in hope, and shall be at rest without fear from every evil.” [SAAS]

ΤΑ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΜΑΤΑ

THE READINGS

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος βαρύς. Ψαλμὸς 63.

Prokeimenon. Grave Mode. Psalm 63.

Εὐφρανθήσεται δίκαιος ἐν Κυρίῳ.

The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord. [SAAS]

Στίχ. Εἰσάκουσον, ὁ Θεός, τῆς φωνῆς μου.

Verse: Hear my voice, O God. [SAAS]

Ὁ Ἀπόστολος

The Epistle

Τοῦ Προδρόμου.

For the Forerunner.

Πρὸς Κορινθίους Βʹ Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians.

Βʹ Κορ 4:6 – 15

2 Cor. 4:6 – 15

Ἀδελφοί, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ εἰπὼν ἐκ σκότους φῶς λάμψαι, ὃς ἔλαμψεν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν πρὸς φωτισμὸν τῆς γνώσεως τῆς δόξης τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν προσώπῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Ἔχομεν δὲ τὸν θησαυρὸν τοῦτον ἐν ὀστρακίνοις σκεύεσιν, ἵνα ἡ ὑπερβολὴ τῆς δυνάμεως ᾖ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ μὴ ἐξ ἡμῶν, ἐν παντὶ θλιβόμενοι ἀλλ᾿ οὐ στενοχωρούμενοι, ἀπορούμενοι ἀλλ᾿ οὐκ ἐξαπορούμενοι, διωκόμενοι ἀλλ᾿ οὐκ ἐγκαταλειπόμενοι, καταβαλλόμενοι ἀλλ᾿ οὐκ ἀπολλύμενοι, πάντοτε τὴν νέκρωσιν τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι περιφέροντες, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῷ σώματι ἡμῶν φανερωθῇ. ἀεὶ γὰρ ἡμεῖς οἱ ζῶντες εἰς θάνατον παραδιδόμεθα διὰ Ἰησοῦν, ἵνα καὶ ἡ ζωὴ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ φανερωθῇ ἐν τῇ θνητῇ σαρκὶ ἡμῶν. ὥστε ὁ μὲν θάνατος ἐν ἡμῖν ἐνεργεῖται, ἡ δὲ ζωὴ ἐν ὑμῖν. ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πνεῦμα τῆς πίστεως κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον, ἐπίστευσα, διὸ ἐλάλησα, καὶ ἡμεῖς πιστεύομεν, διὸ καὶ λαλοῦμεν, εἰδότες ὅτι ὁ ἐγείρας τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν καὶ ἡμᾶς διὰ Ἰησοῦ ἐγερεῖ καὶ παραστήσει σὺν ὑμῖν. τὰ γὰρ πάντα δι᾿ ὑμᾶς, ἵνα ἡ χάρις πλεονάσασα διὰ τῶν πλειόνων τὴν εὐχαριστίαν περισσεύσῃ εἰς τὴν δόξαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Brethren, it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you. Since we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we too believed, and so we speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. [RSV]

Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἦχος δʹ. Ψαλμὸς 91.

Alleluia. Mode 4. Psalm 91.

Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Στίχ. αʹ. Δίκαιος ὡς φοῖνιξ ἀνθήσει.

Verse 1: The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree. [SAAS]

Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Στίχ. βʹ. Πεφυτευμένος ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Κυρίου.

Verse 2: Those planted in the house of the Lord.

Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον

The Gospel

Τοῦ Προδρόμου.

For the Forerunner.

Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ματθαῖον ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.

Μτ 11:2 – 15

Mt. 11:2 – 15

Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, ἀκούσας ὁ Ἰωάννης ἐν τῷ δεσμωτηρίῳ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Χριστοῦ, πέμψας δύο τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· σὺ εἶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἢ ἕτερον προσδοκῶμεν; καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· πορευθέντες ἀπαγγείλατε Ἰωάννῃ ἃ ἀκούετε καὶ βλέπετε· τυφλοὶ ἀναβλέπουσι καὶ χωλοὶ περιπατοῦσι, λεπροὶ καθαρίζονται καὶ κωφοὶ ἀκούουσι, νεκροὶ ἐγείρονται καὶ πτωχοὶ εὐαγγελίζονται· καὶ μακάριός ἐστιν ὃς ἐὰν μὴ σκανδαλισθῇ ἐν ἐμοί. Τούτων δὲ πορευομένων ἤρξατο ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγειν τοῖς ὄχλοις περὶ Ἰωάννου· τί ἐξήλθετε εἰς τὴν ἔρημον θεάσασθαι; κάλαμον ὑπὸ ἀνέμου σαλευόμενον; ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθετε ἰδεῖν; ἄνθρωπον ἐν μαλακοῖς ἱματίοις ἠμφιεσμένον; ἰδοὺ οἱ τὰ μαλακὰ φοροῦντες ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις τῶν βασιλέων εἰσίν. ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθετε ἰδεῖν; προφήτην; ναὶ λέγω ὑμῖν, καὶ περισσότερον προφήτου. οὗτος γάρ ἐστι περὶ οὗ γέγραπται· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου ἔμπροσθέν σου. ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐκ ἐγήγερται ἐν γεννητοῖς γυναικῶν μείζων Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ· ὁ δὲ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τῶν οὐρανῶν μείζων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν. ἀπὸ δὲ τῶν ἡμερῶν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ ἕως ἄρτι ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν βιάζεται, καὶ βιασταὶ ἁρπάζουσιν αὐτήν. πάντες γὰρ οἱ προφῆται καὶ ὁ νόμος ἕως Ἰωάννου προεφήτευσαν. καὶ εἰ θέλετε δέξασθαι, αὐτός ἐστιν Ἠλίας ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι. ὁ ἔχων ὦτα ἀκούειν ἀκουέτω.

At that time, when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by two of his disciples and said to him, “Are you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?” And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is he who takes no offense at me.” As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment are in kings’ houses. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.’ Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been coming violently and men of violence take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John; and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” [RSV]

   

   

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