Βιβλία - Πηγαί |
Books - Sources |
Ὀκτώηχος - Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Octoechos - Mode pl. 4. |
Τῇ Κυριακῇ Πρωΐ |
On Sunday Morning |
Μηναῖον - Τῌ Βʹ ΑΥΓΟΥΣΤΟΥ |
Menaion - August 2 |
Μνήμη τῆς Ἀνακομιδῆς τοῦ λειψάνου τοῦ Πρωτομάρτυρος Στεφάνου |
Memory of the Transfer of the Relic of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr |
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MATINS |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
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Θεὸς Κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν. Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. |
God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. [SAAS] |
Στίχ. αʹ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ. |
Verse 1: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His holy name. |
Στίχ. βʹ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με, καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς. |
Verse 2: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them. |
Στίχ. γʹ. Παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν. |
Verse 3: And this came about from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes. |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον. |
Resurrectional Apolytikion. |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
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Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες ὁ Εὔσπλαγχνος, ταφὴν κατεδέξω τριήμερον, ἵνα ἡμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃς τῶν παθῶν. Ἡ ζωὴ καὶ ἡ ἀνάστασις ἡμῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι. |
You descended from on high, O compassionate One, and consented to a three-day burial, to free us from the passions. O Lord, our life and resurrection, glory to You! [GOASD] |
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Δόξα. Τοῦ Πρωτομάρτυρος. |
Glory. For Protomartyr. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος δʹ. Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε. |
Mode 4. Come quickly. |
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Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε. |
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Βασίλειον διάδημα, ἐστέφθη σὴ κορυφή, ἐξ ἄθλων ὧν ὑπέμεινας, ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, μαρτύρων Πρωτόαθλε· σὺ γὰρ τὴν Ἰουδαίων ἀπελέγξας μανίαν, εἶδές σου τὸν Σωτῆρα, τοῦ Πατρὸς δεξιόθεν. Αὐτὸν οὖν ἐκδυσώπει ἀεί, ὑπὲρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν. |
O Stephen, a crown of royalty was laid on your head * for contests you courageously endured for Christ our God, * as first among Martyr saints. * You refuted the ravings of the Jews who accused you, * and you saw your Savior at the right hand of the Father. * We pray that you will ever entreat Him to save our souls. [GOASD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Ἦχος δʹ. |
Mode 4. |
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Τὸ ἀπʼ αἰῶνος ἀπόκρυφον, καὶ Ἀγγέλοις ἄγνωστον μυστήριον, διὰ σού Θεοτόκε τοῖς ἐπὶ γῆς πεφανέρωται, Θεὸς ἐν ἀσυγχύτῳ ἑνώσει σαρκούμενος, καὶ Σταυρὸν ἑκουσίως ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν καταδεξάμενος· διʼ οὗ ἀναστήσας τὸν πρωτόπλαστον, ἔσωσεν ἐκ θανάτου τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. |
O Theotokos, revealed through you to us on earth was the mystery, that was hidden for ages and unknown by the angels. God became incarnate, uniting natures without confusion, and for us He voluntarily accepted crucifixion, through which He resurrected the first-formed man, and He saved our souls from death. [GOASD] |
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. |
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. |
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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. |
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Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. |
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: To You, O Lord. |
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Ὅτι σὸν τὸ κράτος καὶ σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
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Κάθισμα Αʹ. |
Kathisma I. |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Αὐτόμελον. |
Mode pl. 4. Automelon. |
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Ἀνέστης ἐκ νεκρῶν. |
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Ἀνέστης ἐκ νεκρών, ἡ ζωὴ τῶν ἁπάντων, καὶ Ἄγγελος φωτός, ταῖς γυναιξὶν ἐβόα· Παύσασθε τῶν δακρύων, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εὐαγγελίσασθε· κράξατε ἀνυμνοῦσαι· Ὅτι ἀνέστη Χριστὸς ὁ Κύριος, ὁ εὐδοκήσας σῶσαι ὡς Θεός, τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων. |
O Life of all, You rose from the dead; and an Angel, * his countenance like lightning, called out to the women, * “Weep no more! But go quickly and bring to the Apostles the tidings of joy. * Sing out in exultation, ‘Truly risen from the dead is Christ the Lord, * who was well pleased to save the human race, as God our only Savior.’” [GOASD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον. |
Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom. |
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Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον. |
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Ἀναστὰς ἐκ τοῦ τάφου ὡς ἀληθῶς, ταῖς ὁσίαις προσέταξας γυναιξί, κηρῦξαι τὴν ἔγερσιν, Ἀποστόλοις ὡς γέγραπται· καὶ δρομαῖος ὁ Πέτρος, ἐπέστη τῷ μνήματι, καὶ τὸ φῶς ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ὁρῶν κατεπλήττετο· ὅθεν καὶ κατεῖδε, τὰ ὀθόνια μόνα, χωρὶς τοῦ θείου σώματος, ἐν αὐτῷ κατακείμενᾳ· καὶ πιστεύσας ἐβόησε· Δόξα σοι Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὅτι σῴζεις ἅπαντας Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν· τοῦ Πατρὸς γὰρ ὑπάρχεις ἀπαύγασμα. |
Having risen indeed from the tomb, O Lord, * as recorded in Scripture, You told the devout * women to proclaim Your resurrection to the Apostles. * Then Peter came out and he ran to the tomb; * he was amazed beholding the light in the sepulcher. * Looking in he saw that Your holy body was missing; * the napkin and linen cloths were by themselves, lying separately. * Then he believed it and cried aloud, * “Glory to You, Christ God, for You save all people, O Savior! * You are the reflection of the Father’s glory!” [GOASD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Ὁ διʼ ἡμᾶς γεννηθεὶς ἐκ Παρθένου, καὶ σταύρωσιν ὑπομείνας Ἀγαθέ, ὁ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον σκυλεύσας, καὶ ἔγερσιν δείξας ὡς Θεός, μὴ παρίδῃς οὓς ἔπλασας τῇ χειρί σου· δεῖξον τὴν φιλανθρωπίαν σου Ἐλεῆμον· δέξαι τὴν τεκοῦσάν σε Θεοτόκον, πρεσβεύουσαν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, καὶ σῶσον Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν, λαὸν ἀπεγνωσμένον. |
You were born of a Virgin, and You endured crucifixion for us, O good Lord. By Your death You divested death of spoils, and You displayed resurrection, as God. Please do not despise us, the work of Your hand. Demonstrate Your loving kindness, O merciful Master. Defer to Your Mother, the Theotokos, when she intercedes on our behalf, and save us, Your people in despair, O Savior. [GOASD] |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κάθισμα Βʹ. |
Kathisma II. |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
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Ἄνθρωποι τὸ μνῆμά σου, Σωτὴρ ἐσφραγίσαντο, Ἄγγελος τὸν λίθον, ἐκ τῆς θύρας ἀπεκύλισε. Γυναῖκες ἐθεάσαντο, ἐγηγερμένον ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ αὗται εὐηγγελίσαντο τοῖς Μαθηταῖς σου ἐν Σιών· Ὅτι ἀνέστης ἡ ζωὴ τῶν ἁπάντων, καὶ διελύθη τὰ δεσμὰ τοῦ θανάτου. Κύριε δόξα σοι. |
Human beings put a seal on Your tomb; an Angel rolled the stone away from its door. Women saw You risen from the dead, O Savior, and they brought the joyful news to Your disciples in Zion, that You the life of all had risen, and that the bonds of death were shattered. Glory to You, O Lord! [GOASD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἀνέστης ἐκ νεκρῶν. |
Mode pl. 4. O Life of all, You rose. |
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Ἀνέστης ἐκ νεκρῶν. |
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Τὰ μύρα τῆς ταφῆς, αἱ γυναῖκες κομίσασαι, φωνῆς ἀγγελικῆς, ἐκ τοῦ τάφου ἤκουον· Παύσασθε τῶν δακρύων, καὶ ἀντὶ λύπης χαρὰν κομίσασθε· κράξατε ἀνυμνοῦσαι, ὅτι ἀνέστη Χριστὸς ὁ Κύριος, ὁ εὐδοκήσας σῶσαι ὡς Θεός, τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων. |
The women who were taking the burial spices * heard an angelic voice from the sepulcher saying, * “Weep no more! And instead of your sorrow take with you the tidings of joy. * Sing out in exultation, ‘Truly risen from the dead is Christ the Lord, * who was well pleased to save the human race, as God our only Savior.’” [GOASD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Ἐπὶ σοὶ χαίρει, Κεχαριτωμένη, πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις, Ἀγγέλων τὸ σύστημα, καὶ ἀνθρώπων τὸ γένος, ἡγιασμένε ναέ, καὶ Παράδεισε λογικέ, παρθενικὸν καύχημα· ἐξ ἧς Θεὸς ἐσαρκώθη, καὶ παιδίον γέγονεν, ὁ πρὸ αἰώνων ὑπάρχων Θεὸς ἡμῶν. Τὴν γὰρ σὴν μήτραν, θρόνον ἐποίησε, καὶ τὴν σὴν γαστέρα, πλατυτέραν οὐρανῶν ἀπειργάσατο. Ἐπὶ σοὶ χαίρει, Κεχαριτωμένη, πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις· δόξα σοι. |
In you, O Lady full of grace, all creation rejoices, the hosts of Angels and the human race. O consecrated temple and allegorical Paradise, virgins boast of you. For God became incarnate from you, yes, our eternally existing God became a child from you. He made a throne of your womb, and He made your body wider than the heavens. In you, O Lady full of grace, all creation rejoices. Glory to you! [GOASD] |
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Εὐλογητάρια Ἀναστάσιμα. |
Resurrectional Evlogetaria. |
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Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. |
Mode pl. 1. |
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. |
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes. |
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Τῶν Ἀγγέλων ὁ δῆμος, κατεπλάγη ὁρῶν σε, ἐν νεκροῖς λογισθέντα, τοῦ θανάτου δὲ Σωτήρ, τὴν ἰσχὺν καθελόντα, καὶ σὺν ἑαυτῷ τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἐγείραντα, καὶ ἐξ ᾍδου πάντας ἐλευθερώσαντα. |
When the hosts of the Angels saw how You were accounted among the dead, they all marveled. You, O Savior, are the One who destroyed the might of death; and when You arose You raised Adam with yourself and from Hades liberated everyone. [SD] |
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. |
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes. |
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Τί τὰ μύρα, συμπαθῶς τοῖς δάκρυσιν, ὦ Μαθήτριαι κιρνᾶτε; ὁ ἀστράπτων ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ἄγγελος, προσεφθέγγετο ταῖς Μυροφόροις· Ἴδετε ὑμεῖς τὸν τάφον καὶ ᾔσθητε· ὁ Σωτὴρ γὰρ ἐξανέστη τοῦ μνήματος. |
“Why do you mingle the ointments with your tears full of pity, O women disciples?” Thus the Angel who was shining in the tomb cried to the myrrh-bearing women. “See for yourselves the empty tomb and understand, that the Savior has risen from the sepulcher.” |
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. |
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes. |
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Λίαν πρωΐ, Μυροφόροι ἔδραμον, πρὸς τὸ μνῆμά σου θρηνολογοῦσαι· ἀλλʼ ἐπέστη, πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἄγγελος, καὶ εἶπε· θρήνου ὁ καιρὸς πέπαυται, μὴ κλαίετε, τὴν Ἀνάστασιν δέ, Ἀποστόλοις εἴπατε. |
Very early in the morning, the myrrh-bearing women were hastening to Your tomb lamenting. But the Angel appeared to them and uttered, “The time for lamentation has ended; weep no more. Go announce the Resurrection to the Apostles.” |
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. |
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes. |
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Μυροφόροι γυναῖκες, μετὰ μύρων ἐλθοῦσαι, πρὸς τὸ μνῆμά σου, Σῶτερ ἐνηχοῦντο. Ἀγγέλου τρανῶς, πρὸς αὐτὰς φθεγγομένου· Τί μετὰ νεκρῶν, τὸν ζώντα λογίζεσθε; ὡς Θεὸς γάρ, ἐξανέστη τοῦ μνήματος. |
When the myrrh-bearing women had come with their spices to Your sepulcher, O Savior, they heard the voice of an Angel clearly speaking to them, “Why do you account among the dead the One who lives? For as God, He has risen from the sepulcher.” |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Προσκυνοῦμεν Πατέρα, καὶ τὸν τούτου Υἱόν τε, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, τὴν Ἁγίαν Τριάδα, ἐν μιᾷ τῇ οὐσίᾳ, σὺν τοῖς Σεραφείμ, κράζοντες τό· Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος εἶ, Κύριε. |
We bow down in worship to the Father and His Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, one in essence; and we cry aloud with the Seraphim: Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O Lord. |
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Καὶ νῦν. |
Both now. |
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Ζωοδότην τεκοῦσα, ἐλυτρώσω Παρθένε, τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἁμαρτίας, χαρμονὴν δὲ τῇ Εὔᾳ, ἀντὶ λύπης παρέσχες, ῥεύσαντα ζωῆς, ἴθυνε πρὸς ταύτην δέ, ὁ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθείς Θεὸς καὶ ἄνθρωπος. |
Giving birth to the Giver of life, O Virgin, you delivered Adam from sin, and to Eve you have rendered joy in place of sorrow. He who from you became incarnate, God and man, has directed to life him who fell from it. |
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Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεός. (3) |
Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3) |
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. |
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. |
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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. |
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Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. |
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: To You, O Lord. |
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Ὅτι 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. |
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Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
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Ὑπακοή. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Hypakoe. Mode pl. 4. |
Αἱ μυροφόροι τοῦ ζωοδότου, ἐπιστᾶσαι τῷ μνήματι, τὸν Δεσπότην ἐζήτουν, ἐν νεκροῖς τὸν ἀθάνατον· καὶ χαρᾶς εὐαγγέλια, ἐκ τοῦ Ἀγγέλου δεξάμεναι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις ἐμήνυον· Ὅτι ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. |
The Myrrh-bearing Women went to the tomb of the Giver of Life, seeking the immortal Master among the dead. And receiving good tidings of joy from the Angel, they reported to the Apostles, that the Lord had risen, granting the great mercy to the world. [GOASD] |
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Οἱ Ἀναβαθμοί. |
Anavathmoi. |
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Ἀντίφωνον Αʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Antiphon 1. Mode pl. 4. |
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Ἐκ νεότητός μου, ὁ ἐχθρός με πειράζει, ταῖς ἡδοναῖς φλέγει με· ἐγὼ δὲ πεποιθώς, ἐν σοὶ Κύριε, τροποῦμαι τοῦτον. |
From my youth the enemy tempts me, with the pleasures he inflames me. But trusting in You, O Lord, I repel and vanquish him. [GOASD] |
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Οἱ μισοῦντες Σιών, γενηθήτωσαν δή, πρὶν ἐκσπασθῆναι ὡς χόρτος· συγκόψει γὰρ Χριστός, αὐχένας αὐτῶν, τομῇ βασάνων. |
Let those who hate Zion become like the grass before it is plucked up. For Christ will cut their necks in pieces with the cutting blade of torments. [GOASD] |
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Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. |
Glory. Both now. |
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Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, τὸ ζῇν τὰ πάντα, φῶς ἐκ φωτός, Θεὸς μέγας· σὺν Πατρὶ ὑμνοῦμεν αὐτὸ καὶ τῷ Λόγῳ. |
In the Holy Spirit is the life of all things living. He is light from light and great God. We extol Him with the Father and the Logos. [GOASD] |
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Ἀντίφωνον Βʹ. |
Antiphon 2. |
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Ἡ καρδία μου, τῷ φόβῳ σου σκεπέσθω, ταπεινοφρονοῦσα· μὴ ὑψωθεῖσα ἀποπέσῃ, ἐκ σοῦ Πανοικτίρμον. |
Let my heart be humble-minded and covered with the fear of You, O Lord, lest it be exalted and fall from You, all-compassionate Master. [GOASD] |
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Ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον, ὁ ἐσχηκὼς ἐλπίδα, οὐ δείσει τότε, ὅτε πυρὶ τὰ πάντα, κρινεῖ καὶ κολάσει. |
Whoever hopes in the Lord will not fear when He will judge and punish all things with fire. [GOASD] |
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Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. |
Glory. Both now. |
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Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, πᾶς τις θεῖος βλέπει καὶ προλέγει, τερατουργεῖ ὕψιστα, ἐν τρισὶν ἕνα Θεὸν μέλπων· εἰ γὰρ καὶ τριλαμπεῖ, μοναρχεῖ τὸ θεῖον. |
In the Holy Spirit every holy person sees and speaks as a prophet. They do sublime miracles, praising the one God in three persons. For though It shines with three-fold light, yet the Godhead rules as monarch. [GOASD] |
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Ἀντίφωνον Γʹ. |
Antiphon 3. |
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Ἐκέκραξά σοι Κύριε, πρόσχες, κλῖνόν μοι τὸ οὖς σου βοῶντι, καὶ κάθαρον πρὶν ἄρῃς με, ἀπὸ τῶν ἐνθένδε. |
I cried to You, O Lord. Attend to me. Incline Your ear to me who am crying, and purify me prior to taking me from this life. [GOASD] |
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Ἐπὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ γῆν, δύνων πᾶς αὖθις ἀναλύσει, τοῦ λαβεῖν βασάνους, ἢ γέρα τῶν βεβιωμένων. |
Everyone who sets in the earth, his mother, will again return thence, to receive the torments or honors for his life’s actions. [GOASD] |
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Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. |
Glory. Both now. |
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Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, θεολογία μονὰς τρισαγία· ὁ Πατὴρ γὰρ ἄναρχος, ἐξ οὗ ἔφυ ὁ Υἱὸς ἀχρόνως, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα σύμμορφον, σύνθρονον, ἐκ Πατρὸς συνεκλάμψαν. |
From the Holy Spirit comes theology. One God, thrice-holy: The Father is without beginning, and the Son came from Him eternally, and the Spirit, sharing form and throne, shone at once from the Father. [GOASD] |
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Ἀντίφωνον Δʹ. |
Antiphon 4. |
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Ἰδοὺ δὴ τί καλόν, ἢ τί τερπνόν, ἀλλʼ ἢ τὸ κατοικεῖν ἀδελφοὺς ἅμα; ἐν τούτῳ γὰρ Κύριος, ἐπηγγείλατο ζωὴν αἰωνίαν. |
Behold now, what is so good or so pleasant as for brethren to dwell together? For in this the Lord has promised life everlasting. [GOASD] |
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Τοῦ ἐνδύματος αὐτοῦ, ὁ τὰ κρίνα τοῦ ἀγροῦ κοσμῶν, κελεύει μὴ δεῖν φροντίζειν. |
He who adorns the lilies of the field commands us not to be concerned about our clothing. [GOASD] |
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Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. |
Glory. Both now. |
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Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, ἑνοειδεῖ αἰτίᾳ, πάντα ἔχεται εἰρηνοβραβεύτως· Θεὸς τοῦτο γάρ ἐστι, Πατρί τε καὶ Υἱῷ, ὁμοούσιον κυρίως. |
In the Holy Spirit, the unifying Cause, all things are sustained in peaceful coexistence. This is so for He is God, with the Father and the Son being truly one in essence. [GOASD] |
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Προκείμενον. |
Prokeimenon. |
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Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὁ Θεός σου, Σιών, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν. (δίς) |
The Lord shall reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. (2) |
Στίχ. Αἴνει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον. |
Verse: Praise the Lord, O my soul! |
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Βασιλεύσει Κύριος εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, ὁ Θεός σου, Σιών, εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν. |
The Lord shall reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. [SAAS] |
Eothinon Gospel (Not EP / GOA) |
Eothinon Gospel (Not EP / GOA) |
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου. |
Stand for the Gospel reading. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. |
DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ |
PRIEST |
Ὅτι ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐν ἁγίοις ἐπαναπαύῃ, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
For You, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
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Ἦχος βʹ. |
Mode 2. |
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Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. (δίς) Αἰνεσάτω πνοή πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον. |
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS] |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου, Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν. |
Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου. |
Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. |
PRIEST: Peace be with all. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. |
CHOIR: And with your spirit. |
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ΙΕΡΕΥΣ |
PRIEST |
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ἰωάννην ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα. |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Πρόσχωμεν. |
DEACON: Let us be attentive. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ |
CHOIR |
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. |
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἀπὸ τῆς ἁγίας τραπέζης) |
PRIEST (from the altar table) |
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Ἑωθινὸν Θʹ |
Eothinon 9 |
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Ἰωάννην 20:19 – 31 |
John. 20:19 – 31 |
Οὔσης ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ. ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· λάβετε Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον· ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἀφίενται αὐτοῖς, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται. Θωμᾶς δὲ εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, οὐκ ἦν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς. ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί· ἑωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω. Καὶ μεθ᾽ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Θωμᾶς μετ᾽ αὐτῶν. ἔρχεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ· φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου, καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος, ἀλλὰ πιστός. καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Θωμᾶς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ὅτι ἑώρακάς με, πεπίστευκας· μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες καὶ πιστεύσαντες. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔστι γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ· ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ. |
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe.” Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name. [RSV] |
ΧΟΡΟΣ |
CHOIR |
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. |
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. |
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ |
READER |
Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν Ἅγιον Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Τὸν Σταυρόν σου, Χριστέ, προσκυνοῦμεν καὶ τὴν ἁγίαν σου ἀνάστασιν ὑμνοῦμεν καὶ δοξάζομεν· σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐκτός σου ἄλλον οὐκ οἴδαμεν, τὸ ὄνομά σου ὀνομάζομεν. Δεῦτε πάντες οἱ πιστοί, προσκυνήσωμεν τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἁγίαν ἀνάστασιν· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἦλθε διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ χαρὰ ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ. Διὰ παντὸς εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνοῦμεν τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ· Σταυρὸν γὰρ ὑπομείνας διʼ ἡμᾶς, θανάτῳ θάνατον ὤλεσεν. |
Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA] |
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CHOIR |
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Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50). |
Psalm 50 (51). |
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Ἦχος βʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.) |
Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week) |
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Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. |
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. |
Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με. |
Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. |
Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διαπαντός. |
For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. |
Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε. |
Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged. |
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου. |
For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. |
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι. |
Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. |
Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι. |
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. |
Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα. |
You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. |
Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον. |
Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. |
Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου. |
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. |
Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ. |
Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. |
Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με. |
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. |
Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι. |
I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. |
Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου. |
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. |
Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. |
O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. |
Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις. |
For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. |
Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει. |
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. |
Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιὼν καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ. |
Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. |
Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα. |
Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings. |
Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους. Καὶ ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός. |
Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Ταῖς τῶν Ἀποστόλων πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων. |
At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. |
Both now. |
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Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων. |
At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD] |
Στίχ. Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. |
Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. |
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Ἀναστὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου, καθὼς προεῖπεν, ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, καὶ μέγα ἔλεος. |
Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD] |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ |
PRIEST |
Σῶσον ὁ Θεὸς τὸν λαόν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου· ἐπίσκεψαι τὸν κόσμον σου ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς· ὕψωσον κέρας χριστιανῶν ὀρθοδόξων καὶ κατάπεμψον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς τὰ ἐλέη σου τὰ πλούσια· |
O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies: |
πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου ἐνδόξου προφήτου προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἐν ἁγίοις πατέρων ἡμῶν μεγάλων ἱεραρχῶν καὶ οἰκουμενικῶν διδασκάλων Βασιλείου τοῦ Μεγάλου, Γρηγορίου τοῦ Θεολόγου καὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Χρυσοστόμου, Ἀθανασίου καὶ Κυρίλλου, Ἰωάννου τοῦ Ἐλεήμονος πατριαρχῶν 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, τοῦ Ἁγίου Πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, οὗ καὶ τὴν Ἀνακομιδὴν τοῦ λειψάνου ἑορτάζωμεν· 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; of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, the transfer of whose holy relic we celebrate, 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: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (12) |
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PRIEST |
Ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου Υἱοῦ, μεθʼ οὗ εὐλογητὸς εἶ, σὺν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
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Ode 1: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Ode 1: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
ΧΟΡΟΣ |
CHOIR |
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Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος. |
Canon for the Resurrection. |
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ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός. |
Ode i. Mode pl. 4. Heirmos. |
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Ἁρματηλάτην Φαραώ. |
Ἁρματηλάτην Φαραὼ ἐβύθισε, τερατουργοῦσα ποτέ, Μωσαϊκὴ ῥάβδος, σταυροτύπως πλήξασα, καὶ διελοῦσα θάλασσαν· Ἰσραὴλ δὲ φυγάδα, πεζὸν ὁδίτην διέσωσεν, ᾆσμα τῷ Θεῷ ἀναμέλποντα. |
The rod of Moses working wonders once submerged Phar’onic charioteers * when it smote the waters * in the figure of a cross and thereby split the sea in two; * while it rescued on dry land wayfaring fugitive Israel, * which to God resoundingly sang a song. [SD] |
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Τροπάρια. |
Troparia. |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Τὴν παντοδύναμον Χριστοῦ θεότητα, πῶς μὴ θαυμάσωμεν! ἐκ μὲν παθῶν πᾶσι, τοῖς πιστοῖς ἀπάθειαν, καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν βλύζουσαν· ἐκ πλευρᾶς δὲ ἁγίας, πηγὴν ἀθάνατον στάζουσαν, καὶ ζωὴν ἐκ τάφου ἀΐδιον. |
How can we all not be amazed by the almighty divinity of Christ! * From the Savior’s Passion * pour out incorruption and dispassion to believers all; * from His holy side that was pierced ever flows an immortal fount; * from His empty tomb, everlasting life. [SD] |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Ὡς εὐπρεπὴς ταῖς γυναιξὶν ὁ Ἄγγελος, νῦν ἐμπεφάνισται, καὶ τηλαυγῆ φέρων, τῆς ἐμφύτου σύμβολα, ἀΰλου καθαρότητος, τῇ μορφῇ δὲ μηνύων, τὸ φέγγος τῆς ἀναστάσεως, κράζει· Ἐξηγέρθη ὁ Κύριος. |
The holy Angel, whom the women see today, appears so glorious, * wearing the resplendent * emblems of intrinsic and immaterial purity, * his appearance alone indicating the resurrection’s light, * crying out, “The Lord is risen indeed!” [SD] |
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
Most-holy Theotokos, save us. |
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Θεοτοκίον. |
Theotokion. |
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Δεδοξασμένα περὶ σοῦ λελάληνται, ἐν γενεαῖς γενεῶν, ἡ τὸν Θεὸν Λόγον, ἐν γαστρὶ χωρήσασα, ἁγνὴ δὲ διαμείνασα, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε· διό σε πάντες γεραίρομεν, τὴν μετὰ Θεὸν προστασίαν ἡμῶν. |
All generations call you blest, proclaiming glorious things concerning you, * as the only woman * who held God the Logos in her womb, remaining ever pure, * Virgin Mother of God; therefore we the faithful all honor you * as our mighty champion after God. [SD] |
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Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1 |
Ode 1: Menaion: Canon-1 |
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Κανὼν τοῦ Ἁγίου. |
Canon for the Saint. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἁρματηλάτην Φαραώ. |
Mode pl. 4. N/M (The rod of Moses.) |
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Ἁρματηλάτην Φαραώ. |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ἀκτινοβόλοις ἀστραπαῖς τοῦ Πνεύματος καταλαμπόμενος, ὑπερφυῶν ἄθλων, καὶ στεῤῥᾶς ἀθλήσεως τοὺς σὲ ὑμνοῦντας φώτισον, παρεστὼς τῷ Δεσπότῃ στεφανηφόρος πανόλβιε, Στέφανε Μαρτύρων στεφάνωμα. |
Standing crowned before the Master, and illuminated with the glittering lightnings of the Spirit, O all-blessed Stephen, the crown of Martyrs, illumine us who praise your steadfast contest and your super-human struggles. [SD] |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Σταδιοδρόμων ἀπαρχὴ γενόμενος, καὶ ἀκροθίνιον, μαρτυρικοῦ στέφους, καθορᾶν ἠξίωσαι, τὸν ἀθλοθέτην ἔνδοξε, δεξιᾷ ζωηφόρῳ, θεόπλοκόν σοι προτείνοντα, στέφανον θεσπέσιε Στέφανε. |
You became the first-fruit of those who run the race, and the topmost crest of the martyric crown, and you were counted worthy to see the Setter of the contest holding out the divinely woven wreath to you with His life-bearing right hand, O glorious Stephen inspired by God. [SD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Μόνος ὑπάρχων θησαυρὸς χρηστότητος, Σῶτερ ἀνέδειξας, ἐκ τῶν τῆς γῆς κόλπων, θησαυρὸν πολύτιμον, πλοῦτον μὴ δαπανώμενον, ἀναφαίρετον ὄλβον, περιουσίαν ἀνώλεθρον, Στέφανον τὸν σὸν Πρωτομάρτυρα. |
As You alone are the treasury of goodness, O Savior, You have made Stephen the First Martyr to appear from the bosom of the earth as a precious treasure, as inexhaustible riches, as a blessing that cannot be taken away, as wealth that nothing can destroy. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Σωματωθέντα διʼ ἡμᾶς Πανάμωμε, τὸν πρὶν ἀσώματον, θεαρχικὸν Λόγον, τοῦ Πατρὸς γεγέννηκας, ὡς παρθενίας σκήνωμα, καὶ δοχεῖον ἁγνείας, καὶ τέμενος καθαρότητος, Δέσποινα τοῦ κόσμου Θεόνυμφε. |
All-blameless Virgin, you gave birth to the Father’s divinely sovereign Logos, Who, though bodiless before, took on a body for our sakes. You are the tabernacle of virginity and vessel of chastity, O temple of purity, O Bride of God and Sovereign Lady of the world. [SD] |
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Ode 1: Katavasia |
Ode 1: Katavasia |
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ᾨδὴ αʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Ode i. Katavasia. Mode 4. |
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Χοροὶ Ἰσραήλ, ἀνίκμοις ποσί, πόντον ἐρυθρόν, καὶ ὑγρὸν βυθὸν διελάσαντες, ἀναβάτας τριστάτας, δυσμενεῖς ὁρῶντες ἐν αὐτῷ ὑποβρυχίους, ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει ἔμελπον· ᾌσωμεν τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, ὅτι δεδόξασται. |
When the hosts of Israel crossed the Red Sea, * passing through the midst of the sea on foot, and did not get wet, * they beheld Pharaoh’s army, * the horsemen and chosen captains, submerged beneath the waters. * With great rejoicing they sang this song, * “Let us sing to our God, for He is greatly glorified.” [GOASD] |
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Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Ode 3: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος. |
Canon for the Resurrection. |
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ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός. |
Ode iii. Mode pl. 4. Heirmos. |
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Ὁ στερεώσας κατʼ ἀρχάς. |
Ὁ στερεώσας κατʼ ἀρχάς, τοὺς οὐρανοὺς ἐν συνέσει, καὶ τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ ὑδάτων ἑδράσας, ἐν τῇ πέτρᾳ με Χριστέ, τῆς Ἐκκλησιάς στήριξον, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστι πλήν σου, ἅγιος μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε. |
In the beginning, You O Christ, * established all of the heavens, * and You made firm the earth upon the waters, * with intelligence divine. Confirm me on the Church’s rock. * No one but You is holy, and only You are benevolent. [SD] |
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Τροπάρια. |
Troparia. |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Κατακριθέντα τὸν Ἀδάμ, τῇ γεύσει τῆς ἁμαρτίας, τῆς σαρκός σου τὸ σωτήριον πάθος, ἐδικαίωσε Χριστέ· αὐτὸς γὰρ οὐχ ὑπεύθυνος, τῇ τοῦ θανάτου πείρᾳ, πέφηνας ὁ ἀναμάρτητος. |
Condemned was Adam when he ate * and tasted sin in the Garden. * But Your physical Passion that has saved us * vindicated him, O Lord, because You were not liable * to have to undergo death, * since You were sinless, O Christ our God. [SD] |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Τῆς ἀναστάσεως τὸ φῶς, ἐξέλαμψε τοῖς ἐν σκότει, τοῦ θανάτου καὶ σκιᾷ καθημένοις, ὁ Θεός μου Ἰησοῦς, καὶ τῇ αὐτοῦ θεότητι, τὸν ἰσχυρὸν δεσμεύσας, τούτου τὰ σκεύη διήρπασε. |
The resurrection’s brilliant light, * my God and Savior Lord Jesus, * shined on people who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. * And by His own divinity, * He bound the strong man devil, * and then He plundered his house and goods. [SD] |
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
Most-holy Theotokos, save us. |
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Θεοτοκίον. |
Theotokion. |
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Τῶν Χερουβεὶμ καὶ Σεραφείμ, ἐδείχθης ὑψηλοτέρα, Θεοτόκε· σὺ γὰρ μόνη ἐδέξω, τὸν ἀχώρητον Θεόν, ἐν σῇ γαστρὶ ἀμόλυντε· διὸ πιστοί σε πάντες, ὕμνοις ἀεὶ μακαρίζομεν. |
You are superior to all * the Angels, O Theotokos, * the Cherubim and Seraphim, O Virgin. * Only you held in your womb God, who is uncontainable. * And therefore all believers * ever extol you and call you blessed. [SD] |
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Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1 |
Ode 3: Menaion: Canon-1 |
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Κανὼν τοῦ Ἁγίου. |
Canon for the Saint. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ στερεώσας κατʼ ἀρχάς. |
Mode pl. 4. N/M (In the beginning.) |
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Ὁ στερεώσας κατʼ ἀρχάς. |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ἱερολόγος ἱερός, καὶ θεολόγος ἐδείχθης, συμπλεκόμενος Ἑβραίων τοῖς δήμοις, διελέγχων ἀσφαλῶς, τὴν τούτων ἀθεότητα, καὶ θεομάχον γνώμην, Στέφανε μάρτυς πανάριστε. |
You showed yourself to be a theologian and a sacred instructor in holy things, O most excellent Martyr Stephen, contending with the assemblies of the Hebrews and unerringly convicting their godlessness and God-opposing temper. [SD] |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Τὸν Πρωτομάρτυρα Χριστοῦ, καὶ Διακόνων τὸν πρῶτον, τὸν τοῖς Μάρτυσι τοῦ δρόμου τὴν νύσσαν, ὑποδείξαντα λαμπρῶς, Ἀγγέλων τὸν συνόμιλον, δεῦτε συμφώνως πάντες ὕμνοις, ἐνθέως τιμήσωμεν. |
Come, and with one accord let us honor in hymns inspired by God that companion of the Angels, Christ’s First Martyr and First Deacon, who illustriously drew the starting line of the race for other Martyrs. [SD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Ὁ κεκρυμμένος θησαυρός, ὑπὸ τὴν γῆν φανεροῦται, καὶ τὸν κόσμον εὐωδίας ἐνθέου, καὶ πλουσίων δωρεῶν, τὴν οἰκουμένην ἔπλησεν, ὁ τῶν Μαρτύρων πρῶτος, καὶ Διακόνων ὁ πρόκριτος. |
The first of Martyrs and foremost of Deacons, that treasure hidden beneath the earth, is made manifest and has filled the whole world with a sweet divine fragrance and abundant gifts. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Πύλη ἐδείχθης νοητή, ἀνατολῆς τῆς ἐξ ὕψους, τῆς ἐν γῇ φανερωθείσης Παρθένε· διὰ σοῦ γὰρ πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ὁ Λόγος εἰσελήλυθεν, ἐπὶ τὸ σῶσαι πάντας, τῆς ἀλογίας πανάχραντε |
You are the spiritual gate of the Dayspring from on high, Who appeared upon the earth, O immaculate Virgin; for through you, the Logos came to us, to save all from irrationality. [SD] |
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Ode 3: Katavasia |
Ode 3: Katavasia |
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ᾨδὴ γʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Ode iii. Katavasia. Mode 4. |
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Τόξον δυνατῶν ἠσθένησε, καὶ οἱ ἀσθενοῦντες, περιεζώσαντο δύναμιν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐστερεώθη, ἐν Κυρίῳ ἡ καρδία μου. |
Weakened is the bow of mighty men, * and those who are weak are girded with strength from our righteous God. * For this reason, as it is written, my heart is strengthened in the Lord. [GOASD] |
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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. |
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Secondary Kontakion |
Secondary Kontakion |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ |
READER |
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Κοντάκιον. |
Kontakion. |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
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Πρῶτος ἐσπάρης ἐπὶ γῆς ὑπὸ τοῦ οὐρανίου Γεωργοῦ πανεύφημε, πρῶτος τὸ αἷμα ἐπὶ γῆς διὰ Χριστὸν ἐξέχεας μακάριε, πρῶτος ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τὸν τῆς νίκης στέφανον ἀνεβήσω ἐν οὐρανῷ, ὡς Ἀθλητῶν προοίμιον, Στεφανῖτα τῶν Μαρτύρων ὁ Πρώταθλος. |
First to be sown on earth by the heavenly Husbandman, O all-famed Stephen; first to shed your blood on the earth for Christ, O blessed one; you were the first to be honored by Him with the crown of victory in heaven, as the beginning of martyr athletes, O first crowned champion of the Martyrs. [SD] |
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Ὁ Οἶκος. |
Oikos. |
Τοῦ Παραδείσου τὰ ἄνθη ὁρῶν, τῇ εὐοσμίᾳ αὐτῶν τῇ τερπνῇ, πληροῦντα πᾶσαν τὴν οἰκουμένην, τὸ ξένον αὐτῶν καταπλήττομαι θέαμα· ἐν παγετῷ γὰρ χειμῶνος, πλέον ἀνθοῦσι μᾶλλον, ὅπερ ξένον ἐν ἄνθεσιν, ὡς ὁ Μάρτυς τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ ἐξανθήσας πρῶτος, καὶ θύρα γεγονὼς τῶν νομίμως ἀθλούντων, καὶ ἀνθούντων κρυμῷ τῶν κολάσεων, ὁ δείξας τρίβον ἀπλανῆ τοῖς βουλομένοις ἀθλεῖν, ὁ καλὸς σταδιάρχης, ὁ τοῖς πόνοις ἀναλάμψας, Στεφανίτης τῶν Μαρτύρων ὁ Πρώταθλος. |
Looking at the flowers of Paradise, which fill the whole world with their delightful sweetness, I am astonished at the strange sight of them; for even in the freezing cold of winter, they blossom all the more, a thing unheard of for flowers. Such is Christ’s Martyr, who blossomed first of all, and became a door to those who compete lawfully and flower in the cold of torments. He has shown the unerring path to those who desire to compete, he is the good leader of the race, who shone forth brightly in labors, the first crowned champion of the Martyrs. [SD] |
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Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe |
Mid-Ode Kathisma or Hypakoe |
ΧΟΡΟΣ |
CHOIR |
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Κάθισμα. |
Kathisma. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον. |
Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit. |
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Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον. |
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Τῇ τοῦ Πνεύματος αἴγλῃ καταλαμπόμενος, καὶ τῇ ὄντως σοφίᾳ συνανυψούμενος, τῶν Ἰουδαίων τὴν ἀχλὺν ἀπημαύρωσας, καὶ ἐν σταδίῳ τὸν ἐχθρόν, ἀθλητικῶς καταβαλών, Μαρτύρων στέφανος ὤφθης. Ἀλλὰ πρέσβευε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. |
With the light of the Spirit, you brilliantly shone forth, * and were lifted together with true wisdom, O Saint; * thus you drove away the darkness of the disbelieving Jews; * as an athlete in the fray you defeated the foe. * You are the crown of the Martyrs. * Now intercede with the Master, * to be merciful to our souls. [SD] |
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Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. |
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Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον. |
Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit. |
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Ἡ θερμὴ προστασία καὶ ἀπροσμάχητος, ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡ βεβαία καὶ ἀκαταίσχυντος, τεῖχος καὶ σκέπη καὶ λιμὴν τῶν προστρεχόντων σοι, Ἀειπάρθενε ἁγνή, τὸν Υἱόν σου καὶ Θεόν, ἱκέτευε σὺν Ἀγγέλοις, εἰρήνην δοῦναι τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ σωτηρίαν καὶ μέγα ἔλεος. |
You are fervent protection that is invincible, * and the hope that is sure and is never put to shame, * shelter, haven, and high wall for those who flee to you, * with the angelic hosts on high, make entreaty with your Son and God, O pure Ever-virgin, * that He grant peace and great mercy and His salvation to all the world. [SD] |
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Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Ode 4: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος. |
Canon for the Resurrection. |
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ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός. |
Ode iv. Mode pl. 4. Heirmos. |
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Σύ μου ἰσχύς. |
Σύ μου ἰσχύς, Κύριε· σύ μου καὶ δύναμις· σὺ Θεός μου· σύ μου ἀγαλλίαμα, ὁ πατρικοὺς κόλπους μὴ λιπών, καὶ τὴν ἡμετέραν, πτωχείαν ἐπισκεψάμενος· διὸ σὺν τῷ προφήτῃ, Ἀββακούμ σοι κραυγάζω· Τῇ δυνάμει σου δόξα Φιλάνθρωπε. |
You are my strength. * You are my power, O Christ my Lord. * God my Savior, You are my exceeding joy. You came to us, never absent from the bosom of the Father, * and You assumed human poverty. * And so I join the Prophet Habakkuk, singing: Glory * to Your strength, O benevolent Lord my God! [SD] |
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Τροπάρια. |
Troparia. |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Σὺ δυσμενῆ, ὄντα με λίαν ἠγάπησας, σὺ κενώσει, ξένῃ καταβέβηκας, ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, εὔσπλαγχνε Σωτήρ, τῆς ἐσχατιᾶς μου, τὴν ὕβριν μὴ ἀνηνάμενος· καὶ μείνας ἐν τῷ ὕψει, τῆς ἀφράστου σου δόξης, τὸν πρὶν ἠτιμωμένον ἐδόξασας. |
You loved me much, even when I was an enemy. * By Your novel emptying, O merciful Savior, You came down to me on earth; * You were not ashamed of my degradation’s profundity. * Remaining in the heights, with Your ineffable glory * You have glorified me who was once abased. [SD] |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Τίς καθορῶν, Δέσποτα νῦν οὐκ ἐξίσταται, διὰ πάθους, θάνατον λυόμενον, διὰ σταυροῦ φεύγουσαν φθοράν, καὶ διὰ θανάτου, τὸν ᾅδην πλούτου κενούμενον; τῆς θείας δυναστείας, σοῦ τοῦ Ἐσταυρωμένου, τὸ ἐξαίσιον ἔργον Φιλάνθρωπε; |
O Master Christ, who does not marvel when they observe * how through Passion death has been destroyed, and also through the Cross decay disappears; * by Your death, O Savior, Hades is plundered of all its wealth. * This wondrous feat of Your divine power is amazing, * O benevolent Lord who were crucified Lord. [SD] |
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
Most-holy Theotokos, save us. |
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Θεοτοκίον. |
Theotokion. |
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Σὺ τῶν πιστῶν, καύχημα πέλεις Ἀνύμφευτε, σὺ προστάτις, σὺ καὶ καταφύγιον, Χριστιανῶν τεῖχος καὶ λιμήν· πρὸς γὰρ τὸν Υἱόν σου, ἐντεύξεις φέρεις Πανάμωμε, καὶ σώζεις ἐκ κινδύνων, τοὺς ἐν πίστει καὶ πόθῳ, Θεοτόκον ἁγνήν σε γινώσκοντας. |
O Virgin Bride, You are the boast of believers all. * You protect us Christians and you shelter us, for you are both harbor and a wall. * O all-blameless Lady, you bring petitions before your Son. * With faith and love we know you as the pure Theotokos, * and you save us from danger and tragedy. [SD] |
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Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1 |
Ode 4: Menaion: Canon-1 |
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Κανὼν τοῦ Ἁγίου. |
Canon for the Saint. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Σύ μου ἰσχύς. |
Mode pl. 4. N/M (You are my strength.) |
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Σύ μου ἰσχύς. |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ῥεῖθρον ἡμῖν, σήμερον μύρου ἀνέβλυσεν, εὐωδίας, κρήνη ἐκπεπόρευται, καὶ ποταμοὺς θείων ἀγαθῶν, καὶ τρυφῆς χειμάῤῥους, ἐπέκλυσεν ὁ ἀοίδιμος, ὁ πρῶτος τῶν Μαρτύρων, ὁ τῆς πίστεως πλήρης, καὶ δυνάμεως θείας καὶ χάριτος. |
Stephen, that celebrated first of Martyrs, who was full of faith and divine power and grace, has today gushed forth to us a stream of myrrh; a fountain of sweet fragrance and river of divine blessings issues forth, and a torrent of delight has flooded us. [SD] |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ὡς ἱερά, καὶ φαιδροτάτη καὶ εὔσημος, ἡ ἡμέρα, ἡ τοῦ Πρωτομάρτυρος, πλήρης φωτός, καὶ πνευματικῆς, ὄντως εὐφροσύνης, τῇ Βασιλίδι ἐπέφανε, φυλάττουσα τὸ κράτος, τῆς σεπτῆς Ἐκκλησίας, καὶ βαρβάρων τὸ θράσος διώκουσα. |
How sacred, how bright and auspicious is the day of the First Martyr! It has appeared in the Queen of Cities full of light and true spiritual gladness, preserving the dominion of the holy Church, and driving away the boldness of barbarians. [SD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Τὴν ἀγαθὴν κληρονομίαν ἀπείληφας, ἐπαξίως Στέφανε μακάριε, ἔνθα Χριστός, ὁ παμβασιλεύς, σοὶ κατασκηνώσας· αὐτοῦ γὰρ ὤφθης Διάκονος, σημείων καὶ τεράτων, ἐκτελῶν τὰς δυνάμεις, καὶ παρέχων νοσοῦσι τὴν ἴασιν. |
Blessed Stephen, you have worthily obtained the good inheritance, wherein Christ, the King of all, has made you to dwell. For you served Him as His Deacon, performing mighty signs and wonders and granting healing to the sick. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Νέος, Ἀδάμ, διὰ τὸν πρῶτον σὺ γέγονας, ἐκ Παρθένου, διὰ τὴν Προμήτορα, ὁ Λυτρωτὴς πάντων καὶ Σωτήρ, κατὰ τοῦ θανάτου, ζωὴ ἡ ὄντως ἀθάνατος· διό σε τὴν τεκοῦσαν Θεοτόκον εἰδότες, ἐπαξίως αὐτὴν μακαρίζομεν. |
O Redeemer and Savior of all, the truly Immortal Life against death, You became the new Adam for the sake of the first Adam, and you were born of a Virgin for our first mother’s sake. Therefore, knowing that she who bore You is the Mother of God, we call her blessed as is right. [SD] |
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Ode 4: Katavasia |
Ode 4: Katavasia |
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ᾨδὴ δʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Ode iv. Katavasia. Mode 4. |
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Εἰσακήκοα τὴν ἔνδοξον οἰκονομίαν σου Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὅτι ἐτέχθης ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, ἵνα ἐκ πλάνης ῥύσῃ τοὺς κραυγάζοντας· Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε. |
I have heard about Your glorious divine economy, O Christ my God, * that You were born of the virgin Maiden, * so as to free from error those who cry to You, * Glory to Your strength, O Lord my God. [GOASD] |
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Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Ode 5: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος. |
Canon for the Resurrection. |
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ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός. |
Ode v. Mode pl. 4. Heirmos. |
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Ἵνα τί με ἀπώσω. |
Ἵνα τί με ἀπώσω, ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου τὸ φῶς τὸ ἄδυτον, καὶ ἐκάλυψέ με, τὸ ἀλλότριον σκότος τὸν δείλαιον; Ἀλλʼ ἐπίστρεψόν με, καὶ πρὸς τὸ φῶς τῶν ἐντολῶν σου, τὰς ὁδούς μου κατεύθυνον δέομαι. |
Why reject me, Your servant, * from before Your face, O Lord the light that never sets? * Miserable sinner that I am, now this strange darkness covers me. * Savior, I implore You to bring me back to Your commandments, * which are light, and I pray You to guide my ways. [SD] |
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Τροπάρια. |
Troparia. |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Περιθέσθαι ἠνέσχου, χλαῖναν πρὸ τοῦ πάθους σου Σῶτερ παιζόμενος, τὴν τοῦ πρωτοπλάστου, περιστέλλων ἀσχήμονα γύμνωσιν, καὶ γυμνὸς παγῆναι, ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ ἀπαμφιάζων, τὸν χιτῶνα Χριστὲ τῆς νεκρώσεως. |
Leading up to Your Passion, * You endured the mocking when a robe was put on You, * covering in this way first-formed Adam’s inglorious nakedness. * Naked You were fastened unto the Cross, O Christ my Savior; * thus You stripped off the garment of death, O Lord. [SD] |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Ἐκ χοὸς τοῦ θανάτου, σὺ τὴν πεπτωκυῖάν μου ἀνῳκοδόμησας, ἀναστὰς οὐσίαν, καὶ ἀγήρω Χριστὲ κατεσκεύασας, ἀναδείξας πάλιν, βασιλικὴν ὥσπερ εἰκόνα, ἀφθαρσίας φωτὶ ἀπαστράπτουσαν. |
You refashioned my being, * fallen human nature, from the dust of death, O Christ, * by Your resurrection; and You made it to have immortality * and restored within it Your undistorted kingly image, * so it shines with divine incorruption’s light. [SD] |
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
Most-holy Theotokos, save us. |
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Θεοτοκίον. |
Theotokion. |
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Μητρικὴν παῤῥησίαν, τὴν πρὸς τὸν Υἱόν σου κεκτημένη Πάναγνε, συγγενοῦς προνοίας, τῆς ἡμῶν μὴ παρίδῃς δεόμεθα, ὅτι σὲ καὶ μόνην, Χριστιανοὶ πρὸς τὸν Δεσπότην, ἱλασμὸν εὐμενῆ προβαλλόμεθα. |
O all-pure holy Virgin, * when you speak to Christ you have maternal confidence. * Therefore we implore you to remember your kindred concern for us. * For we Christians have you, our gracious Lady, interceding * with your Son and our Lord, to forgive our sins. [SD] |
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Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1 |
Ode 5: Menaion: Canon-1 |
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Κανὼν τοῦ Ἁγίου. |
Canon for the Saint. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἵνα τί με ἀπώσω. |
Mode pl. 4. N/M (Why reject me.) |
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Ἵνα τί με ἀπώσω. |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Τῶν ἀνόμων Ἑβραίων, τὸ τῆς ματαιότητος, ὄντως συνέδριον, καρτερῶς ἐλέγξας, ὑπʼ αὐτῶν θεηγόρε χωννύμενος, ταῖς βολαῖς τῶν λίθων, εἰς οὐρανοὺς ὡς νικηφόρος, ἀνυψώθης τῷ πνεύματι Στέφανε. |
Manfully you rebuked the truly vain Sanhedrin of the lawless Hebrews, O prophetic Stephen, and though buried under the stones they cast, you were lifted up in spirit to the heavens as a victor. [SD] |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ὡς ὡραῖος ὡς ὄρθρος, κόσμῳ πεφανέρωσαι, ἔνδοξε Στέφανε, τὴν ἀχλὺν διώκων, καὶ δαιμόνων ἐλαύνων τὰ φάσματα, καὶ νοσούντων πάθη, καὶ ψυχικῶν ἀῤῥωστημάτων, θεραπεύων τὰ ἕλκη θεόπνευστε. |
YOU have appeared to the world like a beautiful daybreak, O glorious Stephen, driving off the gloom, chasing away demonic specters, and healing the sufferings of the sick and the sores of spiritual maladies, O God-inspired Saint. [SD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Νοερῶς σὺν Ἀγγέλοις, Μάκαρ ἀγαλλόμενος, κόσμου τὰ πέρατα, ἁγιάζεις ὄντως, τῇ σῇ ἐπιδημίᾳ καὶ χάριτι, εὐωδίας μύροις, πνευματικοῖς εὐωδιάζων, καὶ κινδύνων καὶ ζάλης ῥυόμενος. |
You now noetically rejoice with Angels, O blessed one, and you truly sanctify the ends of the earth by your arrival and your grace, making them fragrant with sweet spiritual myrrh and rescuing all men from perils and storms. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Μητρικὴν παῤῥησίαν, τὴν πρὸς τὸν Υἱόν σου, κεκτημένην Πάναγνε, συγγενοῦς προνοίας, τῆς ἡμῶν μὴ παρίδῃς δεόμεθα, ὅτι σὲ καὶ μόνην, Χριστιανοὶ πρὸς τὸν Δεσπότην, ἱλασμὸν εὐμενῆ προβαλλόμεθα. |
Since you have motherly access to your Son, O all-pure one, do not forget to care for us your kindred; for you alone do we Christians bring forth as gracious reconciliation with the Master. [SD] |
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Ode 5: Katavasia |
Ode 5: Katavasia |
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ᾨδὴ εʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Ode v. Katavasia. Mode 4. |
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Ὁ τοῦ φωτὸς διατμήξας τὸ πρωτόγονον χάος, ὡς ἐν φωτὶ τὰ ἔργα ὑμνεῖ σε Χριστέ, τὸν Δημιουργόν, ἐν τῷ φωτί σου, τὰς ὁδοὺς ἡμῶν εὔθυνον. |
You divided the light from the primordial darkness, * so that Your works, in the light, may sing praises to You, * the Creator, O Christ. * We now entreat You: * In Your light make straight our ways. [GOASD] |
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Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Ode 6: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος. |
Canon for the Resurrection. |
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ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός. |
Ode vi. Mode pl. 4. Heirmos. |
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Ἱλάσθητί μοι Σωτήρ. |
Ἱλάσθητί μοι Σωτήρ, πολλαὶ γὰρ αἱ ἀνομίαι μου· καὶ ἐκ βυθοῦ τῶν κακῶν, ἀνάγαγε δέομαι· πρὸς σὲ γὰρ ἐβόησα, καὶ ἐπάκουσόν μου, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου. |
Be gracious to me, O Lord, * for many are my iniquities; * and bring me up from the depth of evils, I supplicate. * Like Jonah, I cry to You. * O my Savior, hear me, * as the God of my Deliverance. [SD] |
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Τροπάρια. |
Troparia. |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Διὰ ξύλου κραταιῶς, καθεῖλέ με ὁ ἀρχέκακος· αὐτὸς δὲ ἀναρτηθείς, Χριστὲ κραταιότερον, Σταυρῷ καταβέβληκας, δειγματίσας τοῦτον, τὸν πεσόντα δὲ ἀνέστησας. |
The evil one through a tree * brought down humanity mightily. * When You were hung on a tree, * O Christ, You were mightier. * Through the Cross You brought him down, * displaying his weakness, * and You raised fallen humanity. [SD] |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Σὺ ᾤκτειρας τὴν Σιών, ἐξανατείλας τοῦ μνήματος, καινὴν ἀντὶ παλαιᾶς, τελέσας ὡς Εὔσπλαγχνος, τῷ θείῳ σου αἵματι, καὶ νῦν βασιλεύεις, ἐν αὐτῇ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας Χριστέ. |
O Lord, You rose from the tomb * and had compassion on Zion, making her new instead of old, * O Christ, by Your divine blood, * our God most compassionate; * and now and forever, * as the King of all, You reign in her. [SD] |
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
Most-holy Theotokos, save us. |
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Θεοτοκίον. |
Theotokion. |
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Ῥυσθείημεν τῶν δεινῶν, πταισμάτων ταῖς ἱκεσίαις σου, θεογεννῆτορ Ἁγνή, καὶ τύχοιμεν Πάναγνε, τῆς θείας ἐλλάμψεως, τοῦ ἐκ σοῦ ἀφράστως, σαρκωθέντος Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ. |
May we, by your earnest prayers, * avoid committing the grievous sins, * Mother of God, and attain * the divine enlightenment * of the Son of God, who was ineffably incarnate of you, O all-immaculate one. [SD] |
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Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1 |
Ode 6: Menaion: Canon-1 |
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Κανὼν τοῦ Ἁγίου. |
Canon for the Saint. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἱλάσθητί μοι Σωτήρ. |
Mode pl. 4. N/M (Be gracious to me.) |
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Ἱλάσθητί μοι Σωτήρ. |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ἀγγέλων ὡς μιμητής, τῇ προαιρέσει γενόμενος, τὸ εἶδος ἀγγελικόν, ἐκτήσω Μακάριε, μεθʼ ὧν ἀγαλλόμενος, καὶ περιπολεύων, τοὺς ὑμνοῦντάς σε περίσῳζε. |
You acquired an angelic likeness, being by will an imitator of the Angels. Now as you rejoice in their company, O blessed Stephen, preserve those who extol you. [SD] |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ῥημάτων μάκαρ τῶν σῶν, τῶν θεοπνεύστων ἡ δύναμις, ὡς ἦχος ὁ τῆς βροντῆς, τὰ ὦτα θεόληπτε, σαφῶς κατεβρόντησε, τὰ τῶν παρανόμων, καὶ τὰς ὄψεις ἀπημαύρωσε. |
The power of your divinely inspired words thundered clearly like the rolling of thunder in the ears of the transgressors, and it blinded their eyes, O blessed and divinely speaking Stephen. [SD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Τὴν δόξαν τὴν Πατρικήν, θεάσασθαι κατηξίωσαι, καὶ ταύτης τὸ συμφυές, ἀπαύγασμα Στέφανε, τῶν ἄθλων μηνῦόν σοι, τοὺς λαμπροὺς στεφάνους, θεηγόρε πανσεβάσμιε. |
You were counted worthy to see the Father’s Glory, and His Effulgence of the same nature, who showed you the shining crowns of your contests, O all-venerable Stephen, proclaimer of the things divine. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Υἱὸς ὁ μονογενής, ὁ πρὸ αἰώνων ἀόρατος, ἐσχάτων ἐφʼ ἡμερῶν, πρωτότοκος γέγονεν, ὁρώμενος σώματι, ἐκ σοῦ Θεομῆτορ, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου. |
The God of my salvation, the Only-begotten Son, who was invisible before the ages, became physically visible in these last times as the Only-begotten of you, O Mother of God. [SD] |
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Ode 6: Katavasia |
Ode 6: Katavasia |
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ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Ode vi. Katavasia. Mode 4. |
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Ἐν τῷ θλιβεσθαί με, ἐβόησα πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ ἑπήκουσέ μου, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου. |
When I was afflicted, I cried out to the Lord my God, * the Lord of Deliverance. I prayed and He heard my voice. [GOASD] |
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Ode 6: Short Litany |
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. |
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. |
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PRIEST |
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. |
Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. |
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PRIEST |
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. |
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: To You, O Lord. |
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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. |
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Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion |
Principal Kontakion and Synaxarion |
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READER |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κοντάκιον Ἀναστάσιμον. |
Resurrectional Kontakion. |
Ἐξαναστὰς τοῦ μνήματος, τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἥγειρας, καὶ τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἀνέστησας· καὶ ἡ Εὔα χορεύει, ἐν τῇ σῇ ἀναστάσει, καὶ κόσμου τὰ πέρατα πανηγυρίζουσι, τῇ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγέρσει σου Πολυέλεε. |
When You rose from the grave, You also raised the dead, and You resurrected Adam. Because of Your Resurrection, Eve is rejoicing, and people the world over celebrate Your resurrection from the dead, O very merciful Lord. [GOASD] |
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Ὁ Οἶκος. |
Oikos. |
Τὰ τοῦ ᾅδου σκυλεύσας βασίλεια, καὶ νεκροὺς ἀναστήσας Μακρόθυμε, γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροις συνήντησας, ἀντὶ λύπης χαρὰν κομισάμενος· καὶ Ἀποστόλοις σου ἐμήνυσας, τὰ τῆς νίκης σύμβολα, Σωτήρ μου ζωοδότα, καὶ τὴν κτίσιν ἐφώτισας Φιλάνθρωπε· διὰ τοῦτο καὶ κόσμος συγχαίρει, τῇ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγέρσει σου πολυέλεε. |
When You ransacked the realm of Hades, and You raised the dead, O long-suffering Master, You met the Myrrh-bearing Women, and You gave them joy in place of sorrow. You showed Your Apostles the marks of Your victory, O Savior and Giver of Life, and You illumined creation, O benevolent God. Therefore the world also celebrates Your resurrection from the dead, O very merciful Lord. [GOASD] |
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Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου. |
Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion. |
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Συναξάριον |
Synaxarion |
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Τοῦ Μηναίου. |
From the Menaion. |
Τῇ Βʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς μνήμη τῆς Ἀνακομιδῆς τοῦ Λειψάνου τοῦ ἁγίου Πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου. |
On August 2, we commemorate the recovery of the Relic of Saint Stephen, the Protomartyr and Archdeacon. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τῆς Εὑρέσεως τῶν Λειψάνων τῶν ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Μαξίμου, Δάδα, καὶ Κυντιλιανοῦ. |
On this day we also commemorate the finding of the relics of the holy Martyrs Maximus, Dadas, and Quintilian. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τῶν Ἐγκαινίων τοῦ θείου Ναοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀποστόλου καὶ Εὐαγγελιστοῦ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Θεολόγου, πλησίον τῆς Ἁγιωτάτης μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας. |
On this day we also commemorate the consecration of the holy Church of Saint John the Theologian, Apostle and Evangelist, near the most-holy Great Church. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Μάρτυρος Φωκᾶ καὶ τοῦ ἐν εὐσεβεῖ τῇ μνήμῃ γενομένου βασιλέως Ἰουστινιανοῦ ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις Ἀποστόλοις. |
On this day we commemorate the holy Martyr Phocas, and also the Emperor Justinian of pious memory, in the Church of the Holy Apostles. |
Ταῖς τῶν Ἁγίων σου πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν. |
By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy and save us. Amen. |
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Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Ode 7: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος. |
Canon for the Resurrection. |
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ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός. |
Ode vii. Mode pl. 4. Heirmos. |
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Θεοῦ συγκατάβασιν. |
Θεοῦ συγκατάβασιν, τὸ πῦρ ἠδέσθη ἐν Βαβυλῶνι ποτέ· διὰ τοῦτο οἱ παῖδες, ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ ἀγαλλομένῳ ποδί, ὡς ἐν λειμῶνι χορεύοντες ἔψαλλον· Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεός, ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν. |
The fire in Babylon * withdrew in fear from the condescension of God. * For this reason the Servants * within the furnace as in a moist meadow danced * with feet exultant, and sang that immortal hymn, * saying, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You!” [SD] |
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Τροπάρια. |
Troparia. |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Ἡ ἔνδοξος κένωσις, ὁ θεῖος πλοῦτος, τῆς σῆς πτωχείας Χριστέ, καταπλήττει Ἀγγέλους, Σταυρῷ ὁρῶντάς σε καθηλούμενον, διὰ τὸ σῶσαι τοὺς πίστει κραυγάζοντας· Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεός, ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν. |
Your glorious emptying, * the divine riches of Your poverty, O Christ, * caused amazement to Angels, * as they were watching You being crucified * for the salvation of all who believe in You * and sing, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You!” [SD] |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Τῇ θείᾳ καθόδῳ σου, φωτὸς ἐπλήσθη τὰ καταχθόνια, καὶ τὸ σκότος ἠλάθη, τὸ πρὶν διῶκον· ὅθεν ἀνέστησαν, οἱ ἀπʼ αἰῶνος δεσμῶται κραυγάζοντες· Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεός, ὁ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν. |
O Christ God, by Your descent * into the netherworld, it was filled with light; * and the darkness that chased us * was chased away; and the prisoners from all time * were resurrected; and rising they cried aloud * and sang, “O God of our fathers, blessed are You!” [SD] |
Ἁγία Τριάς, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
Holy Trinity, our God, have mercy on us and save us. |
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Τριαδικόν. |
For the Trinity. |
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Ἁπάντων μὲν Κύριον, ἑνὸς δὲ μόνου μονογενοῦς Υἱοῦ, ὀρθοδόξως Πατέρα, θεολογοῦντές σε καταγγέλλομεν, καὶ ἓν εἰδότες σοῦ ἐκπορευόμενον, Πνεῦμα εὐθές, συμφυές καὶ συναΐδιον. |
We call You the Lord of all, * as we profess Orthodox theology; * and we name You the Father * of one and only only-begotten Son; * we know the consubstantial, co-eternal Comforter, * the one and right Holy Spirit proceeding from You. [SD] |
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Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1 |
Ode 7: Menaion: Canon-1 |
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Κανὼν τοῦ Ἁγίου. |
Canon for the Saint. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Θεοῦ συγκατάβασιν. |
Mode pl. 4. N/M (The fire in Babylon.) |
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Θεοῦ συγκατάβασιν. |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ῥοὴ τῶν αἱμάτων σου, τὰς οὐρανίους πύλας ἠνέῳξε, καὶ τὸν Ἀγωνοθέτην, παρεστηκότα καὶ προτεινόμενον, σοὶ τοὺς στεφάνους ὑπέδειξε κράζοντι· Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεός ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. |
The spilling of your blood opened the heavenly gates and showed you the Setter of the contest standing and holding out the crowns to you as you shouted: Blessed is the God of our Fathers. [SD] |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ὡς θῆρες ἁρπάσαντες, οἱ θεοκτόνοι τὸν θεοφάντορα, μιαιφόνοις παλάμαις, τοῦτον ἀνῄρουν ὑπερευχόμενον, τῶν ἀναιρούντων συντόνως καὶ ψάλλοντα· Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. |
Those men who murdered God seized the revealer of God with their bloodstained hands and killed him, as he earnestly prayed for his killers and sang: Blessed is the God of our Fathers. [SD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Νομίμως διήλεγξας, τοὺς παρανόμους ὁ ἐννομώτατος, μιμητής του Σωτῆρος, καὶ θεομάχους τούτους ἀπέδειξας, ὑφʼ ὧν τοῖς λίθοις βαλλόμενος ἔψαλλες· Εὐλογητός ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. |
Using the Law you convicted the transgressors of the Law, as a most lawful imitator of the Savior; you proved them to be the enemies of God, and when stoned by them you sang: Blessed is the God of our Fathers. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Ἐν χρόνῳ τὸν ἄχρονον, ἀπειρογάμως Ἁγνὴ γεγέννηκας, τὸν πρὶν ἄσαρκον Λόγον, σαρκὸς προσλήψει Παρθένε τέτοκας, ᾧ μελῳδοῦμεν συμφώνως κραυγάζοντες· Εὐλογητός ὁ Θεὸς ὁ τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. |
Without intercourse, you gave birth in time to the Timeless One, O pure Virgin; and you brought forth the Logos when He assumed flesh, for He was previous without flesh; and with one voice we sing and shout to Him: Blessed is the God of our Fathers. [SD] |
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Ode 7: Katavasia |
Ode 7: Katavasia |
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ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Ode vii. Katavasia. Mode 4. |
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Ἀβραμιαῖοί ποτε, ἐν Βαβυλῶνι Παῖδες, καμίνου φλόγα κατεπάτησαν, ἐν ὕμνοις κραυγάζοντες· ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ. |
Servants in Babylon, of old, * those three descendants of Abraham, trampled on the furnace fire. * In hymns they cried out to You, * “O Lord and God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [GOASD] |
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Ode 8: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
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Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος. |
Canon for the Resurrection. |
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ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός. |
Ode viii. Mode pl. 4. Heirmos. |
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Ἑπταπλασίως κάμινον. |
Ἑπταπλασίως κάμινον, τῶν Χαλδαίων ὁ τύραννος, τοῖς θεοσεβέσιν ἐμμανῶς ἐξέκαυσε· δυνάμει δὲ κρείττονι, περισωθέντας τούτους ἰδών, Τὸν Δημιουργόν, καὶ Λυτρωτὴν ἀνεβόα, οἱ Παῖδες εὐλογεῖτε, Ἱερεῖς ἀνυμνεῖτε, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. |
The tyrant king of Babylon * had the furnace made seven times * hotter for the godly men, for he was furious. * But after he witnessed how * a higher power rescued them, * he cried out and said, “You Servants, bless the Creator; * sing hymns to the Redeemer, O you priests; and you people * exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.” [SD] |
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Τροπάρια. |
Troparia. |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Τῆς Ἰησοῦ θεότητος, ἡ ὑπέρθεος δύναμις, ἐν τοῖς καθʼ ἡμᾶς, θεοπρεπῶς ἐξέλαμψε· σαρκὶ γὰρ γευσάμενος, ὑπὲρ παντὸς θανάτου Σταυροῦ, ἔλυσε τοῦ ᾅδου, τὴν ἰσχύν· ὃν ἀπαύστως, οἱ παῖδες εὐλογεῖτε, ἱερεῖς ἀνυμνεῖτε, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. |
Jesus in His divinity is above every so-called god, * and His divine might shone forth in what He did for us. * He physically tasted death, * death on a Cross, for the sake of all, * and destroyed the might of Hell. Unceasingly bless Him, * you Servants; sing a hymn, O you priests; and you people, * exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD] |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Ὁ σταυρωθεὶς ἐγήγερται, ὁ μεγάλαυχος πέπτωκεν, ὁ καταπεσών, καὶ συντριβεὶς ἀνώρθωται, φθορὰ ἐξωστράκισται, καὶ ἀφθαρσία ἤνθησεν· ὑπὸ τῆς ζωῆς γὰρ τὸ θνητόν κατεπόθη· οἱ παῖδες εὐλογεῖτε, ἱερεῖς ἀνυμνεῖτε, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. |
He who was crucified arose; * he who boasted has fallen down; * he who fell and shattered has been raised and stands again. * Corruption is driven out, * as incorruption blossoms forth; * perishable nature has by life now been swallowed. * You Servants, bless and praise Him; O you priests and you people, * exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD] |
Ἁγία Τριάς, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
Holy Trinity, our God, have mercy on us and save us. |
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Τριαδικόν. |
For the Trinity. |
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Τρισσοφαῆ θεότητα, ἑνιαίαν ἐκλάμπουσαν, αἴγλην ἐκ μιᾶς, τρισυποστάτου φύσεως, Γεννήτορα ἄναρχον, ὁμοφυᾶ τε Λόγον Πατρός, καὶ συμβασιλεῦον, ὁμοούσιον Πνεῦμα, οἱ παῖδες εὐλογεῖτε, ἱερεῖς ἀνυμνεῖτε, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. |
Single is the Divinity that is shining with triple light, * radiance from one nature in three hypostases: * Father unoriginate, * and the Father’s connatural Word, * and the consubstantial, co-reigning Holy Spirit. * You Servants, bless and sing hymns, O you priests and you people, * exalting beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD] |
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Ode 8: Menaion: Canon-1 |
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Κανὼν τοῦ Ἁγίου. |
Canon for the Saint. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἑπταπλασίως κάμινον. |
Mode pl. 4. N/M (The tyrant king.) |
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Ἑπταπλασίως κάμινον. |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ὑπερφυεῖ λαμπόμενος, φωταυγίᾳ πανάριστε, καὶ τὴν τοῦ προσώπου σου μορφὴν ἰσάγγελον, ἐδείκνυς τῆς χάριτος, διαδοθείσης Στέφανε, τῆς ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ σου, κεκρυμμένης πλουσίως, ἐντεῦθεν ἀνεβόας· Ἱερεῖς εὐλογεῖτε, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε, Χριστὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. |
Glowing with supernal brilliance, O most excellent Stephen, your face shone like an Angel’s, abundantly giving off the grace that had been hidden within your soul. And you shouted: O you priests, bless Christ, O you people, supremely exalt Him to all the ages. [SD] |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Στεφανηφόρε Στέφανε, τῆς ψυχῆς μου τὰ τραύματα, καὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τὰς οὐλὰς ἐξάλειψον, ῥανίσιν αἱμάτων σου· πρὸς γὰρ τὴν σὴν ἀντίληψιν, καὶ τὴν συμπαθῆ καὶ χριστομίμητον γνώμην, προσφεύγων ἀνακράζω· Ἱερεῖς εὐλογεῖτε, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε, Χριστὸν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. |
O crowned Stephen, blot out the wounds of my soul and the scars of sin with drops of your blood; for I flee to your help, and your compassion, and your Christ-like disposition, crying out: O you priests, bless Christ, O you people, supremely exalt Him to all the ages. [SD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Τὸν τῶν χαρίτων ἔνδοξε, σοὶ ὁμώνυμον στέφανον, τῇ σὴ σεβασμίᾳ, κορυφῇ ἐπέθηκε, Κριτὴς ὁ ἀδέκαστος, ὃν εὐσεβῶς ἐκήρυξας, Κτίστην καὶ Θεόν, καὶ Βασιλέα τῶν ὅλων, βοῶν ἀδιαλείπως· Ἱερεῖς εὐλογεῖτε, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. |
The impartial Judge has placed on your venerable head the crown of graces, for which crowns you are named, O glorious Martyr; for you piously preached Him to be the Creator and God and King of all, and you continually cried out: O you priests, bless Christ, O you people, supremely exalt Him to all the ages. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Φωτὸς ἀδύτου γέγονας, ἐνδιαίτημα Πάναγνε· φῶς γὰρ τοῖς ἐν σκότει, καὶ σκιᾷ γεγέννηκας, φωτίζον τὰ πέρατα, θεογνωσίας χάριτι, ᾧ ἀκαταπαύστως οἱ πιστοὶ μελῳδοῦμεν· Οἱ Παῖδες εὐλογεῖτε, ἱερεῖς ἀνυμνεῖτε, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. |
O all-pure Lady, you became the dwelling place of the unwaning Light; for you gave birth to the Light for those in darkness and shadow. He illumines the uttermost parts of the earth with the grace of divine knowledge, and to Him we the faithful unceasingly sing: You children, bless Him; O you priests, sing His praises; O you people, exalt Him to all the ages. [SD] |
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Ode 8: Katavasia |
Ode 8: Katavasia |
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ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Ode viii. Katavasia. Mode 4. |
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον. |
We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord. |
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Οἱ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι Παῖδες, τῷ θείῳ πυρπολούμενοι ζήλῳ, τυράννου καὶ φλογὸς ἀπειλήν, ἀνδρείως κατεπάτησαν, καὶ μέσον πυρὸς ἐμβληθέντες, δροσιζόμενοι ἔψαλλον· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον. |
Once in Babylon, those Servants, * on fire with divine zeal and longing, * courageously defying the threat * of both the tyrant and the flame, * were thrown into the midst of the furnace. * As they were refreshed with dew, * they were singing, “O all you works of the Lord, praise and bless the Lord.” [GOASD] |
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Kontakia and Synaxarion |
Kontakia and Synaxarion |
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Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κοντάκιον Ἀναστάσιμον. |
Resurrectional Kontakion. |
Ἐξαναστὰς τοῦ μνήματος, τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἥγειρας, καὶ τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἀνέστησας· καὶ ἡ Εὔα χορεύει, ἐν τῇ σῇ ἀναστάσει, καὶ κόσμου τὰ πέρατα πανηγυρίζουσι, τῇ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγέρσει σου Πολυέλεε. |
When You rose from the grave, You also raised the dead, and You resurrected Adam. Because of Your Resurrection, Eve is rejoicing, and people the world over celebrate Your resurrection from the dead, O very merciful Lord. [GOASD] |
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Ὁ Οἶκος. |
Oikos. |
Τὰ τοῦ ᾅδου σκυλεύσας βασίλεια, καὶ νεκροὺς ἀναστήσας Μακρόθυμε, γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροις συνήντησας, ἀντὶ λύπης χαρὰν κομισάμενος· καὶ Ἀποστόλοις σου ἐμήνυσας, τὰ τῆς νίκης σύμβολα, Σωτήρ μου ζωοδότα, καὶ τὴν κτίσιν ἐφώτισας Φιλάνθρωπε· διὰ τοῦτο καὶ κόσμος συγχαίρει, τῇ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγέρσει σου πολυέλεε. |
When You ransacked the realm of Hades, and You raised the dead, O long-suffering Master, You met the Myrrh-bearing Women, and You gave them joy in place of sorrow. You showed Your Apostles the marks of Your victory, O Savior and Giver of Life, and You illumined creation, O benevolent God. Therefore the world also celebrates Your resurrection from the dead, O very merciful Lord. [GOASD] |
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Κοντάκιον. |
Kontakion. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
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Πρῶτος ἐσπάρης ἐπὶ γῆς ὑπὸ τοῦ οὐρανίου Γεωργοῦ πανεύφημε, πρῶτος τὸ αἷμα ἐπὶ γῆς διὰ Χριστὸν ἐξέχεας μακάριε, πρῶτος ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ τὸν τῆς νίκης στέφανον ἀνεβήσω ἐν οὐρανῷ, ὡς Ἀθλητῶν προοίμιον, Στεφανῖτα τῶν Μαρτύρων ὁ Πρώταθλος. |
First to be sown on earth by the heavenly Husbandman, O all-famed Stephen; first to shed your blood on the earth for Christ, O blessed one; you were the first to be honored by Him with the crown of victory in heaven, as the beginning of martyr athletes, O first crowned champion of the Martyrs. [SD] |
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Ὁ Οἶκος. |
Oikos. |
Τοῦ Παραδείσου τὰ ἄνθη ὁρῶν, τῇ εὐοσμίᾳ αὐτῶν τῇ τερπνῇ, πληροῦντα πᾶσαν τὴν οἰκουμένην, τὸ ξένον αὐτῶν καταπλήττομαι θέαμα· ἐν παγετῷ γὰρ χειμῶνος, πλέον ἀνθοῦσι μᾶλλον, ὅπερ ξένον ἐν ἄνθεσιν, ὡς ὁ Μάρτυς τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ ἐξανθήσας πρῶτος, καὶ θύρα γεγονὼς τῶν νομίμως ἀθλούντων, καὶ ἀνθούντων κρυμῷ τῶν κολάσεων, ὁ δείξας τρίβον ἀπλανῆ τοῖς βουλομένοις ἀθλεῖν, ὁ καλὸς σταδιάρχης, ὁ τοῖς πόνοις ἀναλάμψας, Στεφανίτης τῶν Μαρτύρων ὁ Πρώταθλος. |
Looking at the flowers of Paradise, which fill the whole world with their delightful sweetness, I am astonished at the strange sight of them; for even in the freezing cold of winter, they blossom all the more, a thing unheard of for flowers. Such is Christ’s Martyr, who blossomed first of all, and became a door to those who compete lawfully and flower in the cold of torments. He has shown the unerring path to those who desire to compete, he is the good leader of the race, who shone forth brightly in labors, the first crowned champion of the Martyrs. [SD] |
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Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου. |
Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion. |
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Συναξάριον |
Synaxarion |
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Τοῦ Μηναίου. |
From the Menaion. |
Τῇ Βʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνὸς μνήμη τῆς Ἀνακομιδῆς τοῦ Λειψάνου τοῦ ἁγίου Πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου. |
On August 2, we commemorate the recovery of the Relic of Saint Stephen, the Protomartyr and Archdeacon. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τῆς Εὑρέσεως τῶν Λειψάνων τῶν ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Μαξίμου, Δάδα, καὶ Κυντιλιανοῦ. |
On this day we also commemorate the finding of the relics of the holy Martyrs Maximus, Dadas, and Quintilian. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τῶν Ἐγκαινίων τοῦ θείου Ναοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἀποστόλου καὶ Εὐαγγελιστοῦ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Θεολόγου, πλησίον τῆς Ἁγιωτάτης μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας. |
On this day we also commemorate the consecration of the holy Church of Saint John the Theologian, Apostle and Evangelist, near the most-holy Great Church. |
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ μνήμη τοῦ ἁγίου Μάρτυρος Φωκᾶ καὶ τοῦ ἐν εὐσεβεῖ τῇ μνήμῃ γενομένου βασιλέως Ἰουστινιανοῦ ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις Ἀποστόλοις. |
On this day we commemorate the holy Martyr Phocas, and also the Emperor Justinian of pious memory, in the Church of the Holy Apostles. |
Ταῖς τῶν Ἁγίων σου πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν. |
By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy and save us. Amen. |
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Katavasias Odes 1-8 |
Katavasias Odes 1-8 |
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Καταβασίαι Θεριναί |
Katavasias of Summer |
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ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Ode i. Mode 4. |
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Χοροὶ Ἰσραήλ, ἀνίκμοις ποσί, πόντον ἐρυθρόν, καὶ ὑγρὸν βυθὸν διελάσαντες, ἀναβάτας τριστάτας, δυσμενεῖς ὁρῶντες ἐν αὐτῷ ὑποβρυχίους, ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει ἔμελπον· ᾌσωμεν τῷ Θεῷ ἡμῶν, ὅτι δεδόξασται. |
When the hosts of Israel crossed the Red Sea, * passing through the midst of the sea on foot, and did not get wet, * they beheld Pharaoh’s army, * the horsemen and chosen captains, submerged beneath the waters. * With great rejoicing they sang this song, * “Let us sing to our God, for He is greatly glorified.” [GOASD] |
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ᾨδὴ γʹ. |
Ode iii. |
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Τόξον δυνατῶν ἠσθένησε, καὶ οἱ ἀσθενοῦντες, περιεζώσαντο δύναμιν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐστερεώθη, ἐν Κυρίῳ ἡ καρδία μου. |
Weakened is the bow of mighty men, * and those who are weak are girded with strength from our righteous God. * For this reason, as it is written, my heart is strengthened in the Lord. [GOASD] |
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ᾨδὴ δʹ. |
Ode iv. |
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Εἰσακήκοα τὴν ἔνδοξον οἰκονομίαν σου Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὅτι ἐτέχθης ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, ἵνα ἐκ πλάνης ῥύσῃ τοὺς κραυγάζοντας· Δόξα τῇ δυνάμει σου Κύριε. |
I have heard about Your glorious divine economy, O Christ my God, * that You were born of the virgin Maiden, * so as to free from error those who cry to You, * Glory to Your strength, O Lord my God. [GOASD] |
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ᾨδὴ εʹ. |
Ode v. |
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Ὁ τοῦ φωτὸς διατμήξας τὸ πρωτόγονον χάος, ὡς ἐν φωτὶ τὰ ἔργα ὑμνεῖ σε Χριστέ, τὸν Δημιουργόν, ἐν τῷ φωτί σου, τὰς ὁδοὺς ἡμῶν εὔθυνον. |
You divided the light from the primordial darkness, * so that Your works, in the light, may sing praises to You, * the Creator, O Christ. * We now entreat You: * In Your light make straight our ways. [GOASD] |
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ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. |
Ode vi. |
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Ἐν τῷ θλιβεσθαί με, ἐβόησα πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ ἑπήκουσέ μου, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου. |
When I was afflicted, I cried out to the Lord my God, * the Lord of Deliverance. I prayed and He heard my voice. [GOASD] |
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ᾨδὴ ζʹ. |
Ode vii. |
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Ἀβραμιαῖοί ποτε, ἐν Βαβυλῶνι Παῖδες, καμίνου φλόγα κατεπάτησαν, ἐν ὕμνοις κραυγάζοντες· ὁ τῶν Πατέρων Θεὸς εὐλογητὸς εἶ. |
Servants in Babylon, of old, * those three descendants of Abraham, trampled on the furnace fire. * In hymns they cried out to You, * “O Lord and God of our fathers, You are blessed.” [GOASD] |
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ᾨδὴ ηʹ. |
Ode viii. |
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον. |
We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord. |
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Οἱ ἐν Βαβυλῶνι Παῖδες, τῷ θείῳ πυρπολούμενοι ζήλῳ, τυράννου καὶ φλογὸς ἀπειλήν, ἀνδρείως κατεπάτησαν, καὶ μέσον πυρὸς ἐμβληθέντες, δροσιζόμενοι ἔψαλλον· Εὐλογεῖτε πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον. |
Once in Babylon, those Servants, * on fire with divine zeal and longing, * courageously defying the threat * of both the tyrant and the flame, * were thrown into the midst of the furnace. * As they were refreshed with dew, * they were singing, “O all you works of the Lord, praise and bless the Lord.” [GOASD] |
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Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA) |
Eothinon Gospel (EP / GOA) |
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου. |
Stand for the Gospel reading. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. |
DEACON: Let us pray to the Lord. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. |
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Ὅτι ἅγιος εἶ, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐν ἁγίοις ἐπαναπαύῃ, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
For You, our God, are holy, and You rest among the holy ones, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
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Ἦχος βʹ. |
Mode 2. |
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Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. (δίς) Αἰνεσάτω πνοή πᾶσα τὸν Κύριον. |
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (2) Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS] |
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Καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου, Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν. |
Let us pray to the Lord our God that we may be made worthy to hear the holy Gospel. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
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Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου. |
Wisdom. Arise. Let us hear the holy Gospel. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. |
PRIEST: Peace be with all. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. |
CHOIR: And with your spirit. |
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Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ἰωάννην ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα. |
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to John. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Πρόσχωμεν. |
DEACON: Let us be attentive. |
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Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. |
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. |
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PRIEST (from the altar table) |
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Ἑωθινὸν Θʹ |
Eothinon 9 |
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Ἰωάννην 20:19 – 31 |
John. 20:19 – 31 |
Οὔσης ὀψίας τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ τῇ μιᾷ τῶν σαββάτων, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων ὅπου ἦσαν οἱ μαθηταὶ συνηγμένοι διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον, καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἔδειξεν αὐτοῖς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ. ἐχάρησαν οὖν οἱ μαθηταὶ ἰδόντες τὸν Κύριον. εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς πάλιν· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. καθὼς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ πατήρ, κἀγὼ πέμπω ὑμᾶς. καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν ἐνεφύσησε καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· λάβετε Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον· ἄν τινων ἀφῆτε τὰς ἁμαρτίας, ἀφίενται αὐτοῖς, ἄν τινων κρατῆτε, κεκράτηνται. Θωμᾶς δὲ εἷς ἐκ τῶν δώδεκα, ὁ λεγόμενος Δίδυμος, οὐκ ἦν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν ὅτε ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς. ἔλεγον οὖν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄλλοι μαθηταί· ἑωράκαμεν τὸν Κύριον. ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ἐὰν μὴ ἴδω ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτοῦ τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὸν δάκτυλόν μου εἰς τὸν τύπον τῶν ἥλων, καὶ βάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου εἰς τὴν πλευρὰν αὐτοῦ, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσω. Καὶ μεθ᾽ ἡμέρας ὀκτὼ πάλιν ἦσαν ἔσω οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Θωμᾶς μετ᾽ αὐτῶν. ἔρχεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, καὶ ἔστη εἰς τὸ μέσον καὶ εἶπεν· εἰρήνη ὑμῖν. εἶτα λέγει τῷ Θωμᾷ· φέρε τὸν δάκτυλόν σου ὧδε καὶ ἴδε τὰς χεῖράς μου, καὶ φέρε τὴν χεῖρά σου καὶ βάλε εἰς τὴν πλευράν μου, καὶ μὴ γίνου ἄπιστος, ἀλλὰ πιστός. καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Θωμᾶς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ὁ Κύριός μου καὶ ὁ Θεός μου. λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ὅτι ἑώρακάς με, πεπίστευκας· μακάριοι οἱ μὴ ἰδόντες καὶ πιστεύσαντες. Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἄλλα σημεῖα ἐποίησεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐνώπιον τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ, ἃ οὐκ ἔστι γεγραμμένα ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τούτῳ· ταῦτα δὲ γέγραπται ἵνα πιστεύσητε ὅτι Ἰησοῦς ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἵνα πιστεύοντες ζωὴν ἔχητε ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ. |
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails, and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe.” Eight days later, his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. The doors were shut, but Jesus came and stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.” Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name. [RSV] |
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Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. |
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. |
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Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν Ἅγιον Κύριον Ἰησοῦν, τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Τὸν Σταυρόν σου, Χριστέ, προσκυνοῦμεν καὶ τὴν ἁγίαν σου ἀνάστασιν ὑμνοῦμεν καὶ δοξάζομεν· σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐκτός σου ἄλλον οὐκ οἴδαμεν, τὸ ὄνομά σου ὀνομάζομεν. Δεῦτε πάντες οἱ πιστοί, προσκυνήσωμεν τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἁγίαν ἀνάστασιν· ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἦλθε διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ χαρὰ ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ κόσμῳ. Διὰ παντὸς εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνοῦμεν τὴν ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ· Σταυρὸν γὰρ ὑπομείνας διʼ ἡμᾶς, θανάτῳ θάνατον ὤλεσεν. |
Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. Your Cross, O Christ, we venerate, and Your holy Resurrection we praise and glorify. For You are our God; apart from You we know no other; we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ; for behold, through the Cross, joy has come to the whole world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us praise His Resurrection; for having endured the Cross for us, He destroyed death by death. [GOA] |
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Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50). |
Psalm 50 (51). |
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Ἦχος βʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.) |
Mode 2. (or the Mode of the week) |
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Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. |
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. |
Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με. |
Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. |
Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διαπαντός. |
For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. |
Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε. |
Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged. |
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου. |
For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. |
Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι. |
Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. |
Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι. |
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. |
Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα. |
You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. |
Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον. |
Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. |
Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου. |
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. |
Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ. |
Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. |
Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με. |
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. |
Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι. |
I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. |
Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου. |
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. |
Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. |
O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. |
Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις. |
For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. |
Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει. |
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. |
Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιὼν καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ. |
Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. |
Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα. |
Then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings. |
Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους. Καὶ ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός. |
Then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. And have mercy on me, O God. [SAAS] |
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Glory. |
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Ταῖς τῶν Ἀποστόλων πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων. |
At the intercession of the Apostles, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. |
Both now. |
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Ταῖς τῆς Θεοτόκου πρεσβείαις, Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων. |
At the intercession of the Theotokos, O Lord of mercy, blot out my many offenses. [SD] |
Στίχ. Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. |
Verse: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. |
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Ἀναστὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου, καθὼς προεῖπεν, ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, καὶ μέγα ἔλεος. |
Jesus, having risen from the grave as He foretold, has granted us eternal life and great mercy. [SD] |
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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, τοῦ Ἁγίου Πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, οὗ καὶ τὴν Ἀνακομιδὴν τοῦ λειψάνου ἑορτάζωμεν· 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; of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, the transfer of whose holy relic we celebrate, 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: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (12) |
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PRIEST |
Ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς καὶ φιλανθρωπίᾳ τοῦ μονογενοῦς σου Υἱοῦ, μεθʼ οὗ εὐλογητὸς εἶ, σὺν τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
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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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Magnificat: Mode of Canon |
Magnificat: Mode of Canon |
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ᾨδὴ θʹ. |
Ode ix. |
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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
The Magnificat. Mode pl. 4. |
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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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Ode 9: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Ode 9: Octoechos: Canon-1 |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος. |
Canon for the Resurrection. |
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ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός. |
Ode ix. Mode pl. 4. Heirmos. |
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Ἐξέστη ἐπὶ τούτῳ. |
Ἐξέστη ἐπὶ τούτῳ ὁ οὐρανός, καὶ τῆς γῆς κατεπλάγη τὰ πέρατα, ὅτι Θεός, ὤφθη τοῖς ἀνθρώποις σωματικῶς, καὶ ἡ γαστήρ σου γέγονεν, εὐρυχωροτέρα τῶν οὐρανῶν· διό σε Θεοτόκε, Ἀγγέλων καὶ ἀνθρώπων, ταξιαρχίαι μεγαλύνουσι. |
The heavens were astounded because of this, * and the ends of the earth were astonished, because God himself * bodily appeared to the human race, * O Theotokos, coming forth * from your virgin womb, which indeed became * more spacious than the heavens. * And therefore by the orders * of men and angels you are magnified. [SD] |
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Τροπάρια. |
Troparia. |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Τῇ θείᾳ καὶ ἀνάρχῳ φύσει ἁπλοῦς, πεφυκὼς συνετέθης προσλήψει σαρκός, ἐν σεαυτῷ, ταύτην ὑποστήσας Λόγε Θεοῦ· καὶ πεπονθὼς ὡς ἄνθρωπος, ἔμεινας ἐκτὸς πάθους ὡς Θεός· διό σε ἐν οὐσίαις, δυσὶν ἀδιαιρέτως, καὶ ἀσυγχύτως μεγαλύνομεν. |
You are, O Word of God, simple in divine, * unoriginate nature, and now composite in the flesh, * which You have assumed and have made Your own. * You suffered as a man, and yet * You remained without suffering as God. * We therefore magnify You * in two distinctive natures, * without dividing or confusing them. [SD] |
Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ ἀναστάσει σου, Κύριε. |
Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord. |
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Πατέρα κατʼ οὐσίαν τὴν θεϊκήν, ὡς δὲ φύσει γενόμενος ἄνθρωπος ἔφης Θεόν, Ὕψιστε τοῖς δούλοις συγκατιών, ἐξαναστὰς τοῦ μνήματος, χάριτι Πατέρα τῶν γηγενῶν, τιθεὶς τὸν κατὰ φύσιν, Θεόν τε καὶ Δεσπότην, μεθʼ οὗ σε πάντες μεγαλύνομεν. |
O Lord, when You in nature became a man, * having taken the form of a servant, being God Most High, * You addressed as God Him who by divine * nature is Father. Then You rose * from the tomb and made Him to be by grace * the Father of us earthlings, * our God and Lord by nature. * Now You and He by all are magnified. [SD] |
Ὑπεραγία Θεοτόκε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς. |
Most-holy Theotokos, save us. |
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Θεοτοκίον. |
Theotokion. |
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Ὠράθης ὦ Παρθένε Μήτηρ Θεοῦ, ὑπὲρ φύσιν τεκοῦσα ἐν σώματι, τὸν ἀγαθόν, Λόγον ἐκ καρδίας τῆς ἑαυτοῦ, ὃν ὁ Πατὴρ ἠρεύξατο, πάντων πρὸ αἰώνων ὡς ἀγαθός· ὃν νῦν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων, ἐπέκεινα νοοῦμεν, εἰ καὶ τὸ σῶμα περιβέβληται. |
O Virgin, you are known as Mother of God, * for you bodily gave birth – transcending nature – to the good * Logos, whom the Father who is all-good * begot before eternity, * hypostatic Word flowing from His heart, * and whom we know as having * a body now in heaven, without succumbing to bodily needs. [SD] |
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Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-1 |
Ode 9: Menaion: Canon-1 |
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Κανὼν τοῦ Ἁγίου. |
Canon for the Saint. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. Ἐξέστη ἐπὶ τούτῳ. |
Mode pl. 4. N/M (The heavens.) |
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Ἐξέστη ἐπὶ τούτῳ. |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Ἀθλήσεως Μαρτύρων ἡ ἀπαρχή, ὁ λαμπρῶς ὑποδείξας τοῖς Μάρτυσι, τὴν ἀπλανῆ, τρίβον ὁδηγοῦσαν εἰς οὐρανούς, ὁ πρωτομάρτυς Στέφανος, πάντας προσκαλεῖται πνευματικῶς, πρὸς θείαν εὐφροσύνην, φωτὸς πρὸς μετουσίαν, καὶ κοινωνίαν ἁγιότητος. |
That first-fruit of martyric competition, who clearly showed the Martyrs the unerring path leading to the heavens, the First Martyr Stephen, spiritually calls all to divine gladness, to participation in light, and to communion in holiness. [SD] |
Ἅγιε τοῦ Θεοῦ, πρέσβευε ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν. |
Saint of God, intercede for us. |
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Νευρούμενος ἀγάπῃ τῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ τὴν τούτου ζηλώσας πραότητα, καὶ τὴν φωνήν, ἔλεγες· Μὴ στήσῃς τοῖς φονευταῖς, τὴν ἁμαρτίαν Κύριε, δέξαι δὲ τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἀγαθέ, καὶ θείας βασιλείας, τρυφῆσαι τῆς ἀφράστου, καὶ τῆς παρὰ σοῦ με καταξίωσον. |
Strengthened by the love of Christ, you emulated His gentleness and His speech, saying: Do not count this sin against my murderers, O Lord; but receive my spirit, O Good One, and count me worthy to delight in Your ineffable divine Kingdom. [SD] |
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Δόξα. |
Glory. |
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Ὡραῖος καὶ τὸ εἶδος ἀγγελικόν, καὶ σοφίας καὶ πίστεως ἔμπλεως, καὶ θεϊκῆς, αἴγλης ἀποστίλβων μαρμαρυγάς, καὶ θεηγόρῳ στόματι, θεοῤῥημοσύνης, ὡς ποταμός, ἐνθέως ῥητορεύων, τῆς ἄνω κληρουχίας, θεομακάριστε τετύχηκας. |
Handsome, and looking like an Angel, full of wisdom and faith, glittering with beams of Godlike brightness, and giving divine utterance with a divinely speaking mouth like a river of divine eloquence, you, O Saint blest by God, have obtained the inheritance on high. [SD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Ὡς πάντων προστασία Χριστιανῶν, Θεομῆτορ Παρθένε πανάμωμε, ὡς συμπαθής, λύτρωσαι κινδύνων καὶ πειρασμῶν, τοὺς θλιβομένους δούλους σου, καὶ ὀδυνωμένους ταῖς χαλεπαῖς, πταισμάτων ἀλγηδόσι, καὶ πόνοις τῶν μαστίγων, ἀλγεινομένους περιποίησαι. |
You are the protection of all Christians, O all-blameless Virgin Mother of God, and you are compassionate; therefore rescue your afflicted servants from perils and temptations, and care for us, for we suffer the severe consequences of our failings and the pains that afflict us. [SD] |
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Magnificat: Mode of Katavasia |
Magnificat: Mode of Katavasia |
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ᾨδὴ θʹ. |
Ode ix. |
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Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἦχος δʹ. |
The Magnificat. Mode 4. |
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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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Ode 9: Katavasia |
Ode 9: Katavasia |
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ᾨδὴ θʹ. Καταβασία. Ἦχος δʹ. |
Ode ix. Katavasia. Mode 4. |
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Ὁ τόκος σου ἄφθορος ἐδείχθη, Θεὸς ἐκ λαγόνων σου προῆλθε, σαρκοφόρος, ὃς ὤφθη ἐπὶ γῆς, καὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις συνανεστράφη, σὲ Θεοτόκε· διὸ πάντες μεγαλύνομεν. |
Your childbirth occurred without corruption. * It was God, wearing flesh, who came forth from your all-holy womb. * He was seen upon the earth and lived among men, O Theotokos; * therefore we all magnify you. [GOASD] |
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. |
Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. |
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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. |
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Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. |
Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: To You, O Lord. |
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Ὅτι 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. |
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Ἦχος βʹ. |
Mode 2. |
Ἅγιος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν. (δίς) |
Holy is the Lord our God. (2) |
Ὑψοῦτε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν καὶ προσκυνεῖτε τῷ ὑποποδίῳ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ. |
Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at the footstool of His feet. |
Ὅτι ἅγιός ἐστι. |
For He is holy. [SAAS] |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Ἐξαποστειλάριον. |
Exaposteilarion. |
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Τὸ Θʹ Ἑωθινόν. |
Eothinon 9. |
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Ἦχος βʹ. Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν. |
Mode 2. Let us in faith. |
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Τοῖς Μαθηταῖς συνέλθωμεν. |
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Συγκεκλεισμένων Δέσποτα, τῶν θυρῶν ὡς εἰσῆλθες, τοὺς Ἀποστόλους ἔπλησας, Πνεύματος παναγίου, εἰρηνικῶς ἐμφυσήσας, οἷς δεσμεῖν τε καὶ λύειν, τὰς ἁμαρτίας εἴρηκας· καὶ ὀκτὼ μεθʼ ἡμέρας, τὴν σὴν πλευράν, τῷ Θωμᾷ ὑπέδειξας καὶ τὰς χεῖρας, μεθʼ οὗ βοῶμεν· Κύριος, καὶ Θεὸς σὺ ὑπάρχεις. |
The doors where the Apostles were * being shut, Lord, You entered. * You gave them peace and breathed on them * and filled them with the power * and grace of the Holy Spirit. * You spoke to them concerning * binding of sins and loosing them. * Then You came eight days later and showed Your side * and Your hands, as tangible proof to Thomas. * With him we also cry aloud: * You are our Lord and our God. [GOASD] |
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Τοῦ Πρωτομάρτυρος. |
For Protomartyr. |
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Τοῦ Ἁγίου. |
For the Saint. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος βʹ. Τῶν Μαθητῶν ὁρώντων σε. |
Mode 2. With the disciples. |
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Ὁ πρῶτος τῶν Μαρτύρων τρίβον ἀνύσας, καὶ Διακόνων πρόκριτος χρηματίσας, Στέφανος ὁ χάριτος πεπλησμένος, ἰδοὺ ἀνακομίζεται, πρὸς τὴν Βασίλειον πόλιν, θαυμάτων βρύων τὴν χάριν. |
St. Stephen was the first one to be a Martyr; * he also was the first to become a Deacon, * for he was filled with grace, as it was written. * Behold, his relics were transferred * to the imperial City, * pouring out grace and miracles. [SD] |
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Θεοτοκίον. |
Theotokion. |
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Ἦχος βʹ. Τῶν Μαθητῶν ὁρώντων σε. |
Mode 2. With the disciples. |
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ὅν περ αἱ ἄνω τάξεις πολλῷ σὺν τρόμῳ, παρίστανται μὴ φέρουσαι κατοπτεῦσαι, αἴγλην τῆς ἀῤῥήτου αὐτοῦ οὐσίας, Χριστὸν γαστρὶ ἐχώρησας, λαβόντα σάρκα Παρθένε, ἐκ σῶν τιμίων αἱμάτων. |
You truly carried Christ in your womb, O Virgin, * when from your precious blood He became incarnate. * The armies of heaven that stand around Him * do so with awe, for they cannot * endure to gaze at the brightness * of His ineffable essence. [SD] |
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Οἱ Αἶνοι. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Lauds. Mode pl. 4. |
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Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ. |
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS] |
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Αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ. |
Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS] |
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν πάντα τὰ ἄστρα καὶ τὸ φῶς. |
Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light. |
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν οἱ οὐρανοὶ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν. Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου. |
Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name. |
Ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπε, καὶ ἐγενήθησαν, αὐτὸς ἐνετείλατο, καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν. |
For He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created. |
Ἔστησεν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· πρόσταγμα ἔθετο, καὶ οὐ παρελεύσεται. |
He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away. |
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, δράκοντες καὶ πᾶσαι ἄβυσσοι. |
Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps. |
Πῦρ, χάλαζα, χιών, κρύσταλλος, πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, τὰ ποιοῦντα τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ. |
Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word. |
Τὰ ὄρη καὶ πάντες οἱ βουνοί, ξύλα καρποφόρα καὶ πᾶσαι κέδροι. |
Mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars. |
Τὰ θηρία καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη, ἑρπετὰ καὶ πετεινὰ πτερωτά. |
Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds. |
Βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ πάντες λαοί, ἄρχοντες καὶ πάντες κριταὶ γῆς. |
Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth. |
Νεανίσκοι καὶ παρθένοι, πρεσβύτεροι μετὰ νεωτέρων· αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι ὑψώθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μόνου. |
Young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted. |
Ἡ ἐξομολόγησις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ. καὶ ὑψώσει κέρας λαοῦ αὐτοῦ. |
His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people. |
Ὕμνος πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, λαῷ ἐγγίζοντι αὐτῷ. |
A hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him. |
Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν, ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὁσίων. |
Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones. |
Εὐφρανθήτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτόν, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Σιὼν ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν. |
Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King. |
Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐν χορῷ, ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ ψαλτηρίῳ ψαλάτωσαν αὐτῷ. |
Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him. |
Ὅτι εὐδοκεῖ Κύριος ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑψώσει πραεῖς ἐν σωτηρίᾳ. |
For the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation. |
Καυχήσονται ὅσιοι ἐν δόξῃ καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται ἐπὶ τῶν κοιτῶν αὐτῶν. |
The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds. |
Αἱ ὑψώσεις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν, καὶ ῥομφαῖαι δίστομοι ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν. |
The high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand. |
Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐκδίκησιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἐλεγμοὺς ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς. |
To deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples. |
Τοῦ δῆσαι τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πέδαις καὶ τοὺς ἐνδόξους αὐτῶν ἐν χειροπέδαις σιδηραῖς. |
To shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron. |
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Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα. |
Resurrectional Stichera. |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς κρῖμα ἔγγραπτον· δόξα αὕτη ἔσται πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ. |
To fulfill among them the written judgment: this glory have all His holy ones. [SAAS] |
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Κύριε, εἰ καὶ κριτηρίῳ παρέστης, ὑπὸ Πιλάτου κρινόμενος, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἀπελείφθης τοῦ θρόνου, τῷ Πατρὶ συγκαθεζόμενος· καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρών, τὸν κόσμον ἠλευθέρωσας, ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἀλλοτρίου, ὡς οἰκτίρμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος. |
Lord, even though You were standing at The Pavement * and Pontius Pilate was judging You, * still You were seated with the Father * on the throne, from which You never left. * And when You rose from the dead * as God, in Your benevolence, * You freed the world from the devil’s bondage, * as our Savior most compassionate. [GOASD] |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν στερεώματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ. |
Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power. [SAAS] |
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Κύριε, εἰ καὶ ὡς θνητὸν ἐν μνημείῳ, Ἰουδαῖοί σε κατέθεντο, ἀλλʼ ὡς βασιλέα ὑπνοῦντα, στρατιῶταί σε ἐφύλαττον, καὶ ὡς ζωῆς θησαυρόν, σφραγῖδι ἐσφραγίσαντο· ἀλλὰ ἀνέστης καὶ παρέσχες, ἀφθαρσίαν ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν. |
Lord, even though You were buried as a mortal * in a sepulcher by Jewish men, * yet a guard of soldiers was watching * over You as though a sleeping king. * As the treasure house of life, * they made it secure with a seal. * But You rose, and You have granted * our souls incorruptibility. [GOASD] |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ. |
Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. [SAAS] |
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Κύριε, ὅπλον κατὰ τοῦ διαβόλου, τὸν Σταυρόν σου ἡμῖν δέδωκας· φρίττει γὰρ καὶ τρέμει, μὴ φέρων καθορᾷν αὐτοῦ τὴν δύναμιν, ὅτι νεκροὺς ἀνιστᾷ, καὶ θάνατον κατήργησε· διὰ τοῦτο προσκυνοῦμεν, τὴν ταφήν σου καὶ τὴν ἔγερσιν. |
Lord, You have given us Your Cross as a weapon * against the devil, our enemy. * He is gripped with fear and he trembles, * for he cannot bear to see its might, * because it raises the dead; * it neutralized the power of death. * Therefore we worship You and honor * Your burial and resurrection. [GOASD] |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ. |
Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. [SAAS] |
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Ὁ Ἄγγελός σου Κύριε, ὁ τὴν ἀνάστασιν κηρύξας, τοὺς μὲν φύλακας ἐφόβησε, τὰ δὲ γύναια ἐφώνησε λέγων· Τί ζητεῖτε τὸν ζῶντα μετὰ τῶν νεκρῶν; ἀνέστη Θεός ὤν, καὶ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ ζωὴν ἐδωρήσατο. |
Your Angel, who announced Your resurrection, * on the one hand frightened * the soldiers guarding Your tomb, O Lord, * on the other hand he said to the women, * “Why do you seek the living among the dead? * As God, He has risen, * and He has granted life to the entire world.” [GOASD] |
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Τοῦ Πρωτομάρτυρος. |
For Protomartyr. |
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - - |
From Menaion - - - |
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Ἦχος δʹ. Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν. |
Mode 4. You have given. |
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Ἔδωκας σημείωσιν. |
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ. |
Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. [SAAS] |
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Ἄγγελος ἐπίγειος, ὁ Πρωτομάρτυς γενόμενος, πρὸς οὐρανοὺς ἀνερχόμενος, ἐπήρθη μετάρσιος, καὶ τὴν θείαν εἶδεν, ὡς ἐχώρει δόξαν, τῆς ἀπροσίτου μυηθείς, καὶ ὑπὲρ νοῦν Τριάδος μυστήρια· διὸ τὴν ἀκατάληπτον, ἀνακηρύττει σου δύναμιν, Ἰησοῦ παντοδύναμε, ὁ Σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν. |
On earth like an angel, Protomartyr Stephen went up to You * in the heavens, where he beheld * divine glory, insofar as a man is able; * for initiated was he in mysteries of God, * the unapproachable Holy Trinity. * And henceforth he proclaims Your power, which is incomprehensible, * by which You, Jesus, saved our souls, as our Lord and almighty God. [SD] |
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀλαλαγμοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. |
Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS] |
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Ἄγγελος ἐπίγειος, ὁ Πρωτομάρτυς γενόμενος, πρὸς οὐρανοὺς ἀνερχόμενος, ἐπήρθη μετάρσιος, καὶ τὴν θείαν εἶδεν, ὡς ἐχώρει δόξαν, τῆς ἀπροσίτου μυηθείς, καὶ ὑπὲρ νοῦν Τριάδος μυστήρια· διὸ τὴν ἀκατάληπτον, ἀνακηρύττει σου δύναμιν, Ἰησοῦ παντοδύναμε, ὁ Σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν. |
On earth like an angel, Protomartyr Stephen went up to You * in the heavens, where he beheld * divine glory, insofar as a man is able; * for initiated was he in mysteries of God, * the unapproachable Holy Trinity. * And henceforth he proclaims Your power, which is incomprehensible, * by which You, Jesus, saved our souls, as our Lord and almighty God. [SD] |
Στίχ. Δίκαιος ὡς φοῖνιξ ἀνθήσει καὶ ὡσεὶ κέδρος ἡ ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ πληθυνθήσεται. |
Verse: The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree; he shall be multiplied like the cedar in Lebanon. [SAAS] |
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Ὡραῖος ἐπέφανας, τῇ ἐπανόδῳ σου Στέφανε, πρωτομάρτυς πανένδοξε, ἀκτῖσι κοσμούμενος, χαρισμάτων θείων, καὶ τῶν ἰαμάτων· διὸ καὶ πάντας τοὺς πιστούς, καταφαιδρύνεις τοῖς θαυμασίοις σου, ἐν πίστει τὸν φιλάνθρωπον, ὑμνολογοῦντας καὶ λέγοντας· Ἰησοῦ παντοδύναμε, ὁ Σωτὴρ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν. |
When your holy relics were transferred, O Stephen, all-glorious * Protomartyr, your beauty shone, * adorned as you were in rays of the cures and healing * that through you the Lord worked. * And by your miracles you gave * to all believers the cheer and joy of God. * We faithfully extol the Lord who is benevolent, and we sing, * “Jesus Christ, you have saved our souls, as our Lord and almighty God.” [SD] |
Στίχ. Πεφυτευμένος ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Κυρίου, ἐν ταῖς αὐλαῖς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐξανθήσει. |
Verse: Those planted in the house of the Lord shall blossom forth in the courts of our God. [SAAS] |
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Κάλαμος ὑπέρτιμος, ὀξυγραφῶν τὴν εὐσέβειαν, ἀνεδείχθη ἡ γλῶσσά σου, διʼ ἧς κατεφώτισας, Πρωτομάρτυς πάντας, ταῖς διδασκαλίαις, καὶ ἐπανήγαγες ἡμᾶς, ἐξ ἀγνωσίας πρὸς τὴν εὐσέβειαν· διό σου τὴν ἐτήσιον, ἐπιτελοῦντες πανήγυριν, ἀνυμνοῦμεν γεραίροντες, τοὺς ἀγῶνάς σου Στέφανε. |
Protomartyr Stephen, your all-holy tongue was the precious pen * of a swift-writing ready scribe, * recording the truth of God, teaching all the people, * who become enlightened. * You brought us back from errant ways, * and from our ignorance to the truth of God. * We hold the celebration of your sacred memory annually, * and we honor you and extol the events of your martyrdom. [SD] |
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - - |
From Octoechos - - - |
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Δόξα. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. |
Glory. Mode pl. 1. |
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Τὸ Θʹ Ἑωθινόν. |
Eothinon 9. |
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Ὡς ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων τῶν χρόνων, οὔσης ὀψίας Σαββάτων, ἐφίστασαι τοῖς φίλοις Χριστέ, καὶ θαύματι θαῦμα βεβαιοῖς, τῇ κεκλεισμένῃ εἰσόδῳ τῶν θυρῶν, τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν σου ἀνάστασιν· ἀλλʼ ἔπλησας χαρᾶς τοὺς Μαθητάς, καὶ Πνεύματος ἁγίου μετέδωκας αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔνειμας ἀφέσεως ἁμαρτιῶν, καὶ τὸν Θωμᾶν οὐ κατέλιπες, τῷ τῆς ἀπιστίας καταβαπτίζεσθαι κλύδωνι. Διὸ παράσχου καὶ ἡμῖν, γνῶσιν ἀληθῆ, καὶ ἄφεσιν πταισμάτων, εὔσπλαγχνε Κύριε. |
As revealed at the end of the ages, O Christ, You came on the evening of that first day of the week, and You stood among Your friends. And by the miracle of Your entry through the doors that were shut, You verified the miracle of Your resurrection from the dead. You filled the disciples with joy, and imparted to them the Holy Spirit; and You gave them the authority to forgive sins. Moreover You did not leave Thomas to drown beneath the waves of disbelief. And now we pray You also grant to us true knowledge and forgiveness of offenses, O compassionate Lord. [GOASD] |
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Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον. |
Both now. Theotokion. |
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Ὑπερευλογημένη ὑπάρχεις, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε· διὰ γὰρ τοῦ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθέντος, ὁ ᾅδης ἠχμαλώτισται, ὁ Ἀδὰμ ἀνακέκληται, ἡ κατάρα νενέκρωται, ἡ Εὔα ἠλευθέρωται, ὁ θάνατος τεθανάτωται, καὶ ἡμεις ἐζωοποιήθημεν· διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες βοῶμεν· Εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ οὕτως εὐδοκήσας δόξα σοι. |
You are supremely blessed, O Virgin Theotokos. For through Him who from you became incarnate, Hades has been captured, and Adam has been called back; the curse has been killed, and Eve has been freed; death has been put to death, and we have been brought back to life. Therefore we extol Him and cry out, “O Christ our God, You are blessed, for so was Your good pleasure. Glory to You!” [GOASD] |
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Μ. Δοξολογίαν. |
Stand for the Great Doxology. |
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Ἡ Μεγάλη Δοξολογία |
Great Doxology |
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Δόξα σοι τῷ δείξαντι τὸ φῶς. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. |
Glory be to You who showed the light. Glory in the highest to God. His peace is on earth, His good pleasure in mankind. [SD] |
Ὑμνοῦμέν σε, εὐλογοῦμέν σε, προσκυνοῦμέν σε, δοξολογοῦμέν σε, εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην σου δόξαν. |
We praise You, we bless You, we worship You, we glorify You, we give thanks to You for Your great glory. |
Κύριε βασιλεῦ, ἐπουράνιε Θεέ, Πάτερ παντοκράτορ· Κύριε Υἱὲ μονογενές, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, καὶ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα. |
Lord King, heavenly God, Father, Ruler over all; Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and You, O Holy Spirit. |
Κύριε ὁ Θεός, ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Πατρός, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ αἴρων τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ κόσμου. |
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, You who take away the sins of the world. |
Πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, ὁ καθήμενος ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. |
Accept our supplication, You who sit at the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us. |
Ὅτι σὺ εἶ μόνος Ἅγιος, σὺ εἶ μόνος Κύριος, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ Πατρός. Ἀμήν. |
For You alone are holy, You alone are Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. |
Καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν εὐλογήσω σε καὶ αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. |
Every day I will bless You, and Your name will I praise to eternity, and to the ages of ages. |
Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς. |
Vouchsafe, O Lord, this day, that we be kept without sin. |
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν. |
Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Your name to the ages. Amen. |
Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ. |
Let Your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we have set our hope on You. |
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. |
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes. |
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. |
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes. |
Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. |
Blessed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your statutes. |
Κύριε, καταφυγὴ ἐγενήθης ἡμῖν ἐν γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ. Ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με, ἴασαι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ὅτι ἥμαρτόν σοι. |
Lord, You have been our refuge from generation to generation. I said: Lord, have mercy on me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You. |
Κύριε, πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον. Δίδαξόν με τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεός μου. |
Lord, I have fled to You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. |
Ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς, ἐν τῷ φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς. |
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we shall see light. |
Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί σε. |
Continue Your mercy to those who know You. |
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3) |
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) |
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. |
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. |
Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. |
Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. |
Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. |
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. |
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. |
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. |
Μετὰ τὸ τέλος τῆς Δοξολογίας λέγομεν Τροπάριον Ἀναστάσιμον. |
After the Doxology, sing the following Resurrectional Troparion. |
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Ἦχος δʹ. (ἢ τῆς ἑβδομάδος.) |
Mode 4. (or the Mode of the week) |
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Σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ κόσμῳ γέγονεν. ᾌσωμεν τῷ ἀναστάντι ἐκ τάφου καὶ ἀρχηγῷ τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν· καθελὼν γὰρ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, τὸ νῖκος ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. |
Today has salvation come to pass in the world. Let us sing to Him who resurrected from the tomb and is the Author of our life. For, destroying death by death, He gave us the victory and the great mercy. [SD] |
Litanies, End, no Dismissal |
Litanies, End, no Dismissal |
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Η ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ |
LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον. |
Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν. |
Again we pray for pious and Orthodox Christians. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος). |
Again we pray for our Archbishop (name). |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν τῶν ἱερέων, ἱερομονάχων, διακόνων καὶ μοναχῶν καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμῶν ἀδελφότητος. |
Again we pray for our brethren: the priests, the hieromonks, the deacons, the monastics, and all our brotherhood in Christ. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγείας, σωτηρίας, ἐπισκέψεως, συγχωρήσεως καὶ ἀφέσεως τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τῶν δούλων τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάντων τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν τῶν κατοικούντων καὶ παρεπιδημούντων ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ, τῶν ἐνοριτῶν, ἐπιτρόπων, συνδρομητῶν καὶ ἀφιερωτῶν τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας ταύτης. |
Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness, and remission of the sins of the servants of God, all pious Orthodox Christians residing and visiting in this city: the parishioners, the members of the parish council, the stewards, and benefactors of this holy church. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν μακαρίων καὶ ἀειμνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας (ἢ τῆς ἁγίας μονῆς) ταύτης καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειμένων καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων. |
Again we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep before us, who here have been piously laid to their rest, as well as the Orthodox everywhere. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχομένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. |
Again we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable church, for those who labor and those who sing, and for the people here present who await Your great and rich mercy. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ |
PRIEST |
Ὅτι ἐλεήμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
For You are merciful and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
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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: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: 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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
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 Θεὸς ἐλέους, οἰκτιρμῶν, καὶ φιλανθρωπίας ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
For You are the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. |
PRIEST: Peace be with all. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. |
CHOIR: And with your spirit. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν. |
Let us bow our heads to the Lord. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: To You, O Lord. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (χαμηλοφώνως) |
PRIEST (in a low voice) |
Κύριε ἅγιε, ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν καὶ τῷ παντεφόρῳ σου ὄμματι ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν, σοὶ ἐκλίναμεν τὸν αὐχένα τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος καὶ δεόμεθά σου, ἅγιε ἁγίων· Ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου τὴν ἀόρατον ἐξ ἁγίου κατοικητηρίου σου καὶ εὐλόγησον πάντας ἡμᾶς· καὶ εἴ τι ἡμάρτομεν ἑκουσίως ἢ ἀκουσίως, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς συγχώρησον, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν τὰ ἐγκόσμια καὶ ὑπερκόσμια ἀγαθά σου. |
Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἐκφώνως) |
PRIEST (aloud) |
Σὸν γάρ ἐστι τὸ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σώζειν ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Σοφία. |
PRIEST: Wisdom. |
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Εὐλόγησον. |
READER: Father, bless! |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ |
PRIEST |
Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
Blessed is Christ our God, the One who is, always, now and ever and to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ |
HIERARCH or READER |
Στερεώσαι Κύριος ὁ Θεός τὴν ἁγίαν καὶ ἀμώμητον πίστιν τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν σὺν τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ Μεγάλῃ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, τῇ ἱερᾷ ἡμῶν Ἀρχιεπισκοπῇ, [τῇ ἱερᾷ Μητροπόλει ταύτῃ] καὶ τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ εἰς αἰῶνας αἰώνων. |
The Lord God make firm the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy and Great Church of Christ, our Sacred Archdiocese, [this Sacred Metropolis,] and this city, to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν. |
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. |
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Litanies and Dismissal |
Litanies and Dismissal |
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Η ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ |
LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον. |
Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν. |
Again we pray for pious and Orthodox Christians. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος). |
Again we pray for our Archbishop (name). |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν τῶν ἱερέων, ἱερομονάχων, διακόνων καὶ μοναχῶν καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμῶν ἀδελφότητος. |
Again we pray for our brethren: the priests, the hieromonks, the deacons, the monastics, and all our brotherhood in Christ. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγείας, σωτηρίας, ἐπισκέψεως, συγχωρήσεως καὶ ἀφέσεως τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τῶν δούλων τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάντων τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν τῶν κατοικούντων καὶ παρεπιδημούντων ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ, τῶν ἐνοριτῶν, ἐπιτρόπων, συνδρομητῶν καὶ ἀφιερωτῶν τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας ταύτης. |
Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, protection, forgiveness, and remission of the sins of the servants of God, all pious Orthodox Christians residing and visiting in this city: the parishioners, the members of the parish council, the stewards, and benefactors of this holy church. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν μακαρίων καὶ ἀειμνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας (ἢ τῆς ἁγίας μονῆς) ταύτης καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειμένων καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων. |
Again we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy church, and for all our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep before us, who here have been piously laid to their rest, as well as the Orthodox everywhere. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχομένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος. |
Again we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable church, for those who labor and those who sing, and for the people here present who await Your great and rich mercy. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3) |
CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3) |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ |
PRIEST |
Ὅτι ἐλεήμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
For You are merciful and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
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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: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: 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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
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. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. |
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 Θεὸς ἐλέους, οἰκτιρμῶν, καὶ φιλανθρωπίας ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
For You are the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. |
PRIEST: Peace be with all. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. |
CHOIR: And with your spirit. |
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ |
DEACON |
Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν. |
Let us bow our heads to the Lord. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. |
CHOIR: To You, O Lord. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (χαμηλοφώνως) |
PRIEST (in a low voice) |
Κύριε ἅγιε, ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν καὶ τῷ παντεφόρῳ σου ὄμματι ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν, σοὶ ἐκλίναμεν τὸν αὐχένα τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος καὶ δεόμεθά σου, ἅγιε ἁγίων· Ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου τὴν ἀόρατον ἐξ ἁγίου κατοικητηρίου σου καὶ εὐλόγησον πάντας ἡμᾶς· καὶ εἴ τι ἡμάρτομεν ἑκουσίως ἢ ἀκουσίως, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς συγχώρησον, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν τὰ ἐγκόσμια καὶ ὑπερκόσμια ἀγαθά σου. |
Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἐκφώνως) |
PRIEST (aloud) |
Σὸν γάρ ἐστι τὸ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σώζειν ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Σοφία. |
PRIEST: Wisdom. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Δέσποτα ἅγιε, εὐλόγησον. |
CHOIR: Holy master, give the blessing! |
Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. |
Blessed is Christ our God, the One who is, always, now and ever and to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ |
HIERARCH or READER |
Στερεώσαι Κύριος ὁ Θεός τὴν ἁγίαν καὶ ἀμώμητον πίστιν τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν σὺν τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ Μεγάλῃ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, τῇ ἱερᾷ ἡμῶν Ἀρχιεπισκοπῇ, [τῇ ἱερᾷ Μητροπόλει ταύτῃ] καὶ τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ εἰς αἰῶνας αἰώνων. |
The Lord God make firm the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy and Great Church of Christ, our Sacred Archdiocese, [this Sacred Metropolis,] and this city, to the ages of ages. |
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
CHOIR: Amen. |
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν. |
Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. |
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! |
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Dismissal |
Dismissal |
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ |
PRIEST |
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. |
Glory to You, our God, glory to You. |
Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου, ἐνδόξου, προφήτου, προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ καλλινίκων μαρτύρων· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, τοῦ Ἁγίου Πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ Ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, οὗ καὶ τὴν Ἀνακομιδὴν τοῦ λειψάνου ἑορτάζωμεν· καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός. |
May He who rose from the dead, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, the transfer of whose holy relic we celebrate, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God. |
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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. |
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