2015 21 Nov Entry Festal Matins

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa
Archdiocese of Good Hope
Festal Matins Service

21 November
Entry into Temple
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RE-EDITED & RE-PUBLISHED - 29 OCTOBER 2015
56. F E S T A L M A T I N S E N T R Y
INTO
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 21 NOVEMB
ER
The Entrance into the Temple
INTO
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 21 NOVEMB
Blessed
Amin
Genito,
Amen
May Thy Mercy O Lord, be upon us, as
Evlogitos
Blessed
Kyrie,
Lord,
I, Kyrie, O Theos ton Pateron

imon, ke Eneton ke Dedoxasmenon to
Onoma Sou is tous Eonas.
The Great Holy Feast of The Entrance into the Temple of the Blessed All Holy
Infant Virgin Mary, is also referred to as The Presentation at the Temple.
This is one of the Great Holy Feast Days of the Eastern Orthodox Church, which is
celebrated on 21 November or 4 December, according to the Gregorian, Julian
and Revised Julian Calendars.
According to Holy Tradition and Custom, the Blessed Virgin Mary was presented by
her elderly, Righteous Parents St Joachim and St Anna according to their
Solemn Vow of Dedication to the Lord our God, at the Temple in Jerusalem, at the
very young age of three years.
This unique young Child lived happily within the confines of the great Temple until
She reached puberty, which was when all the young Virgins who had also been
Dedicated to the Service of God at the Temple had to leave in order to be married
and begin to bear children.
Although it seems heart-wrenching to most of us, parents who had prayed for many
years for the Divine Gift of children, when at last Blessed with offspring, would
dedicate their beloved young girls and boys to God by presenting them to the
Temple in Jerusalem and leaving them there to serve God and to receive Spiritual
Education and Enlightenment.
At the time of our Lady Theotokos infancy, the Great Temple of Jerusalem was being
refurbished and restored, so much help was needed of many different skills.
One of the earliest sources of these accounts is the non-canonical Protoevangelion of
St James or the Infancy Gospel of St James.
Having been weaned from Her adoring Mothers breast, the little girl who was to open
the Doors to our Eternal Salvation according to the Divine Will of the Holy
Trinity, was led in a joyful procession to the Temple in Jerusalem, where a
familiar relative of Hers waited to welcome Her.
He was the High Priest, St Zacharias, who would in later years become by the Divine
Grace and Will of Almighty God, the Righteous Father of St John the Baptist and
Forerunner to Christ our Lord and Saviour.
The extraordinary Ever Blessed Virgin Mary, never ceased to amaze all who watched
Her grow up and become our most Perfect Example of genuine, natural Humility
and Obedience to God in all ways possible two of Her Holy Virtues that far
exceeded even the Most Unique and Exceptional Honour of being the Mother of
God Incarnate, our Lord Jesus Christ, which He particularly pointed out many
years later.
With unbridled, innocent Joy, that tiny Holy Virgin entered the confines of the great
Temple - unafraid and confident, as though She could not wait to begin Her
Divine Mission!
Many of the most exquisitely woven and embroidered Liturgical Vestments and
Temple Adornments, were made by the hands of our Lady Theotokos, as well as
all the other young girls who resided there with Her.
So it was, that upon crossing that Hallowed threshold, She astonished everyone by
running all by herself up the steep steps into the Holy of Holies (which under
normal circumstances was closed to everyone except the High Priest who entered
only on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) to offer the Blood Sacrifice for his
own sins as well as the sins of all the people.)
Evlogitos
ER
Kyrie, to Eleos Sou ef imas,

kathaper Ilipisamen epi Se.
i, Kyrie, didaxon me ta
Dikeomata Sou. [3]
katafigi, egenithis imin en genea

ke genea. Ego ipa: Kyrie, eleison me,
iase tin psihin mou oti imarton Si.
art Thou, O Lord, the God of

our Fathers, and praised and
glorified is Thy Name unto the Ages.
we have put our Hope in Thee.

art Thou, O Lord, teach me
Thy Statutes [3]
Thou hast been our Refuge from

generation to generation.
I said:
Lord, have mercy on me, heal my
soul, for I have sinned against Thee.
Kyrie, Pros Se katefigon; Didaxon me tou O Lord, to Thee have I fled; Teach me to
piin to Thelima Sou, oti Si I O Theos
mou.
do Thy Will, for Thou art my God.
Oti
For with Thee is the Fountain of Life;
Paratinon to Eleos Sou tis ginoskousi Se.
Extend
Agios
Holy
Doxa
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Amin
Agios Athanatos, Eleison imas.
Agios O Theos, Agios Ishiros,
Amen
Holy Immortal, have Mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy
para Si Pigi Zois; en to Foti Sou

opsometha Fos.
O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Athanatos, eleison imas.[3]
Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Agios
Athanatos, Eleison imas.
FESTAL VERSES - ENTRY
in
Thy Light we shall see Light.

Thy Mercy to those who know
Thee.
God, Holy Mighty, Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us. [3]
and to the Holy Spirit, now and

ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
Immortal, have mercy on us.
INTO THE
TEMPLE TONE 2
Simeron to Nao prosagete, i panamomos Today the All Blameless Virgin is led to
Parthenos,
is
katikitirion
tou
pantanaktos Theou, ke pasis tis Zois
imon
trofou.
Simeron
to
Katharotaton Agiasma, os trietizousa
damalis, is ta Agia ton Agion isagete.
Tafti ekvoisomen, os O Angelos. Here
moni en gynexin Evlogimeni.
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO
the Temple, to become the Abode of

God the King of all and Nourisher of
our whole Life. Today the Most Pure
Sanctuary is introduced into the
Holy of Holies as a Heifer three years
old. Let us cry out to Her as once
did the Angel:
Rejoice! O Only
Blessed among women!
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 55.
Enite
Afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

Afton en kimvalis
alalagmou.
Pasa pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.
Praise
Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.
Exanigestho I pili, tou Theodohou Naou. Let the Gate of the Temple wherein God
Ton gar Naon tou panton, Vasileos ke
Thronon, simeron en doxi, endon
lavon, Ioakim anatithete, afierosas
Kyrio tin ex aftou, eklehthisan os
Mitera Aftou.
Dwells be opened; for Joachim

brings within today in Glory the
Temple and Throne of the King of
all, and he Consecrates as an
Offering to God Her whom the Lord
has chosen to be His Mother.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
Glory
Amin
Amen
to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now
and forever, and to the Ages of
ages.
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.
THE GREAT DOXOLOGY

THE BELLS
ARE
RUNG AND ALL
THE
LIGHTS ARE
SWITCHED ON
Doxa Si to dixanti to Fos.
Glory to Thee Who has shown us the
Doxa
Glory to God in the Highest, and on
Imnoumen
We
Kyrie
Lord,
Kyrie
Lord
Light!
en Ipsistis Theo ke epi Gis Irini,

en anthropis Evdokia.
Se,
Evlogoumen
Se,
Proskinoumense, Doxologoumen Se,
Efharistoumen Si, dia tin Megalin Sou
Doxan.
Vasilef, Epouranie Thee, Pater
Pantokrator; Kyrie Ie Monogenes,
Isou Hriste, ke Agion Pnevma.
O Theos, O Amnos tou Theou, O

Ios tou Patros, O eron tin amartian
tou Kosmou, eleison imas, O eron tas
amartias tou kosmou.
earth Peace, Goodwill among men.
Praise Thee, we Bless Thee, we

Worship Thee, we Glorify Thee, we
give Thee Thanks for Thy Great
Glory.
King, God of Heaven, Father

Almighty: Lord, Only Begotten Son,
Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit.
God, Lamb of God, Son of the

Father, Who takes away the sin of
the world, have mercy upon us; O
Thou Who takes away the sins of the
world.
Prosdexe tin Deisin imon, O kathimenos Receive

en Dexia tou Patros, ke Eleison imas.
our Prayer, Thou Who sits at

the right Hand of the Father, and
have mercy on us.
Oti Si i Monos Agios, Si i Monos Kyrios, For

Iisous Hristos, is Doxan Theou Patros
Thou alone art Holy, Thou alone

art Lord, Jesus Christ, to the Glory of
God the Father.
Kath
Amen
Every day I will Bless Thee, and praise
Kataxioson,
Grant,
Amin.
ekastin imeran Evlogiso Se, ke
enesio to Onoma Sou is ton eona ke is
ton Eona tou Eonos.
Kyrie, en ti emera tafti
anamartitous filahthine imas.
INTO
Thy Name forever and to the Ages of

Ages.
O Lord, this day to keep us
without sin.
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Those who understood the Holy Prophecies must have gasped in wonder, for She
would, Herself, become the Holy of Holies while carrying our God Incarnate in
Her Most Holy Womb.
She would become the Living Sanctuary and Holy Temple or Dwelling Place of the
Divine Child Who would take on Her flesh and bone, and become our Incarnate
God-Man our Eternal Saviour.
Thus the Holy Orthodox Church also regards this Great Feast as that which marked
the end of the physical Temple in Jerusalem as the only Dwelling Place of
Almighty God.
Until She reached maturity and would have had to leave the Temple together with all
the other young women, our Lady Theotokos was the best example to Her
companions of how to study Holy Scripture, how to pray throughout the hours of
the day, how to apply oneself to all labours and tasks no matter how humble or
demanding.
She applied Herself with great attention to all Her duties - to God especially - and to
others both young and old. She seldom ate but Her Nourishment was
maintained by Mysterious means. Her sweet nature and disposition made Her
Beloved by all who came into contact with Her, and this continued throughout
Her earthly lifespan and even now, continues in Eternity.
Just as She was the best model for Her companions to imitate and follow in all aspects
of their life at the Temple and even afterwards, so too, do we strive to attain Her
most beautiful Virtues and Her unconditional Love for others.
But the most exceptional Virtue whereby She was elevated by God as even higher,
more glorious and more honourable than the highest Orders of Heavenly Angels,
was Her absolute Humility and Obedience that drew all the other Holy Virtues to
Her soul.
From a very young age, compelled by Her utter Love of and devotion to God, our
Lady Theotokos had made a Vow of Chastity, which She fulfilled forevermore
thereafter.
Today, we celebrate this extraordinary human being who shows us so clearly the
kind of person whom God created us to be.
She did not possess anything different from us. She did not have superhuman
powers. She also had the ability to commit sin - and She must have been tempted
to a far greater degree than any of us will ever be, yet She resisted and She
concentrated on all the Goodness and Love of God.
If She did ever fall, I am sure She would have immediately Repented and corrected
Herself without fail!
Although our Lady Theotokos had received the best possible education available at
that time, there must have been so many things that She could not understand,
but She trusted implicitly in the Lord our God, knowing without any doubt that
He would Enlighten Her whenever necessary.
Today, as we celebrate this delightful Feast Day, let us keep in our heart and in our
mind let us contemplate - those extremely Wise Words that our Beloved Lord
Jesus Christ spoke, when He referred to the superior Virtue of His All Pure Mother:
Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it!
With Love in Christ
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FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO
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The Festal Matins Service
Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and

eonas ton eonon.
Amin
P EO P LE
FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ENTRY
In
pale prokatingile, ton Profiton O

silogos, stamnon ke ravdon ke plaka,
ke alatomiton oros, Marian tin
Theopeda, Pistos anevfimisomen.
Simeron gar isagete, is ta Agia ton
Agion, anatrafine Kyrio. (3)
Amen
INTO
TEMPLE
God, whom long ago the Assembly

of Prophets foretold, speaking of
Her as Jar of Manna, and Aarons
Rod, Tablet of the Law and Uncut
Mountain. For She is led today into
the Holy of Holies, there to be
brought up unto the Lord. (3)
TO GOD -PSALM
ALL CREATION PRAISES THE LORD OUR GOD
Let
Enite
Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,
Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.

Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.
PSALM 150
Amin
Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si!
Vasili Ouranie, Paraklite, to
PE OPLE
Pnevma tis
Aklithias, O Panatahou paron ke ta
panta pliron, O Thisavros ton
Agathon ke Zois Korigos elthe ke
skinoson en imin ke katharison imas
apo pasis kilidos ke Soson, Agathe,
tas psihas imon.
Agios
O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Athanatos, Eleison imas.
Amen
Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to Thee!

O Heavenly King, O Comforter, the
Spirit of Truth, Who art in all places
and fillest all things; Treasury of
Good Things and Giver of Life: come
and Dwell in us and Cleanse us from
every stain, and Save our souls, O
Gracious Lord.
Holy
God,
Holy
Mighty,
Holy
Immortal, have mercy upon us.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Glory

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
to the Father, and to the Son,

Amen
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INTO THE
Enite
Praise
Lampadifori
Lamp-bearing
Enite
Praise
Partheni, tin Aiparthenon,

fedros odopiouse, profitevousin ontos,
en Pnevmati to melon. Naos gar
Theou, I Theotokos iparhousa, pros
ton Naon meta doxis Parthenikis,
nipiothen embibazete.
Blessed is our God always now

and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.
Afton en iho salpingos. Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.
Epangelias Agias, ke O Karpos Evkleis, I

Theotokos ontos, anedihthi to kosmo,
os panton ipertera.
I efsevos,
prosagomeni en Iko Theou, tin
prosevhin ton tekonton apopliri,
sintiroumeni Thio Pnevmati.
Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.
Enite
Him for His Mighty Acts;

praise Him according to the
greatness of His Majesty.
Virgins who with their

light accompanied the Ever Virgin,
verily prophesied the future in
Spirit. For the Temple of God, the
Theotokos, with Virginal Glory,
entered as a little child into the
Temple.
Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.
The Theotokos, Glorious Fruit of a
Sacred Promise, is truly revealed to
the world as higher than all creation.
Piously led into the House of God,
She fulfils the Vow of Her parents
and She is preserved by the Holy
Spirit.
Praise
Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and flute.
Afton en hordes ke organo.
Epouranio
trafisa, Parthene Arto Pistos,

en to Nao Kyriou, apekiisas kosmo,
Zois Arton ton Logon. Ouos Naos,
eklektos
ke
panamonos,
proemnistevthis
to
Pnevmati
Mystikos, nimfevthisa to Theo ke
Patri.
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
TEMPLE TONE 1
ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD!
Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.
PRI EST

the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
Heavens; praise Him in the Highest.
To Thee praise is due, O God.
FESTAL VERSES- ENTRY

LET
TRISAGION PRAYERS
148
Pasa
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis Ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
O Theos imon, pantote nin

ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Let us praise in Faith Mary the Child of
LAUDS: THE PRAISES
Evlogitos
TONE
INTO
Virgin, fed in Faith by Heavenly

Bread in the Temple of the Lord,
Thou hast brought forth unto the
world the Bread of Life Who is the
Word; and as His Chosen Temple
without spot, Thou wast Betrothed
Mystically through the Spirit, to be
the Bride of God the Father.
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epi gis, Triada ahoriston doxasomen,

sin Iio ton Patera, ke to Pnevma
proskinountes efsevos.
Ke
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Godhead that is praised ceaselessly

in Heaven and on earth: in Piety let
us worship the Father, with the Son
and the Holy Spirit.
Ipo
ton
and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.
FESTAL KATAVASIA
O my soul, Her who is

greater in Honour and more
Glorious than the Hosts Above!
Ano
tin
Sin
Efsplaghnian,
tous
katafevgontas Pisti, ke proskinountas
efsevos, ton Iion Sou Parthene,
Theogennitor os Theon, tou kosmou
ke Kyrion iketeve, ek fthoras ke
kindinon Litrothine, ke pantion
pirasmon.
OF THE
For those who with Faith seek Refuge in

Thy Compassion, O Virgin Mother of
God, and who piously worship Thy
Son as God and Lord of the World,
Intercede so that they may be
Delivered from corruption and
danger, and manifold temptations.
9TH ODE ENTRY
INTO
TEMPLE
Megalinon,
Magnify,
Mystirion
A strange and most wonderful Mystery
psihi mou, tin Timioteran,

ke
Endoxoteran
ton
Ano
Stratevmaton.
Xenon, oro ke paradoxon,
Ouranon
to
Spileon
Thronon
Herouvikon tin Parthenon tin Fatnin
Horion, en O aneklithi O ahoritos,
Hristos O Theos: on animnountes
Megalinomen.
O my soul, Her who is

greater in Honour and more
Glorious than the Hosts Above!
do I see: the Cave is Heaven the

Virgin, the Throne of the Cherubim;
the Manger, a Room in which Christ
the God Whom nothing can contain
is laid. Him do we praise and
magnify!
THE SMALL LITANY
Eti ke eti, en Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou Soson,
Amin/Kyrie eleison
Tis Panagias,
MA
KE
THE
SIGN
OF THE
Si Kyrie
Oti Se Enousi
P RIE ST
Amin
&
DOWN
TO
EVERYONE
To Thee, O Lord!
For all the Powers
of Heaven
praise Thee, and to Thee we ascribe
Glory: to the Father, and to the
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Amen
PRAYS
IN
UNISON
to Onoma Sou, eltheto i Vasilia Sou,

genithito to Thelima Sou, os en
Ourano ke epi tis gis. Ton Arton
imon ton epiousion dos imin simeron.
Ke afes imin ta ofelimata imon, os ke
imis afiement tis ofiletes
imon. Ke
mi isenengis imas is pirasmon, alla
rise imas apo tou ponirou.
Oti Sou Estin i Vasilia ke i Dinamis ke i
be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come.

Thy Will be done on earth as it is in
Heaven. Give us this day our Daily
Bread, and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the
evil one.
For Thine is the Kingdom, the

Power and the Glory, of the Father,
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
P RIE ST
Doxa tou Patros, ke tou Iou, ke tou

Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
P EO P LE
TROPARIA
TO OUR
Amen
LORD & SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST
Soson
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
ipsothis en to Stavro ekousios, ti

eponimo Sou keni politia tous
iktirmous Sou Dorise, Hriste O Theos.
Evfranon en ti Dinami Sou tous
Pistous Vasilis imon, Nikas horigon
aftis kata ton polemion.
Tin
simmakian ehien tin Sin, oplon Irinis,
Aittiton Tropeon.
Do Thou Who, of Thine own Good Will,

eonon.
Now and ever, and the Ages of Ages.
Kyrie ton laon Sou ke Evlogison

tin Klironomian Sou, Nikas tis
Vasilevsi kata varvaron doroumenos
ke to son filatton dia tou Stavrou Sou
Politevma.
Ke
GOD
and to the Son,

Pater imon O en tis Ouranis, Agiasthito Our Father Who art in Heaven: Hallowed
Amen/Lord have mercy

Remembering our Most
BOW
Lord, wash away our sins. Master,

pardon our transgressions.
Holy
One, visit and heal our infirmities for
Thy Names sake.
OUR LORDS PRAYER
Holy, All Pure, Most Blessed

and Glorious Lady, Theotokos
and Ever Virgin Mary, with all
the Saints, let us commit
ourselves and each other, and
all our Life to Christ our God.
P EO P LE
INTO
Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us,
have Mercy
upon us, and Protect us, O God, by
Thy Grace.
P RIE ST
CROSS
pase e Dinamis ton

Ouranon,
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempousi, to Patri, ke to Io, ke to
Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous
Lord have mercy [3]

Glory to the Father,
Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
eonon.
Again, yet again, in Peace let us

pray to the Lord.
P EO P LE
Ahrantou, Ipere
Vlogimenis, Endoxou Despinis imon
Theotokou ke Aiparthenou Marias
meta
panton
ton
Agion
Mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke alilous ke
pasan tin Zoin imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha.
Kyrie Eleison [3]

Doxa Patri ke
P RIE ST
P EO P LE
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti
All Holy Trinity have mercy upon us.
Trias Eleison imas. Kyrie,

elas thiti tes amarties imon. Despota,
singhorison tas anomias imin. Agie
Ipiskepse, ke iase tas asthenias imon,
eneken tou Onomatos Sou.
Now
Amin.
Amen
Megalinon, psihi mou, tin Timioteran, Magnify,
ke
Endoxoteran
Stratevmaton.
Panagia
Amin
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
Lord, Save Thy people, and Bless

Thine Inheritance, granting to our
God-fearing Rulers Victory over all
adversaries, and by Thy Cross
preserving Thine Estate.
and to the Holy Spirit
upon the Cross was lifted up, bestow

Thy Bounties upon the New State,
which is called by Thy Name, O
Christ God; gladden with Thy Might
our God-fearing Rulers, granting
Victory over adversaries to those
who have Thine Aid, which is a
Panoply
of
Peace,
a
Trophy
Invincible.
Amen
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THEOTOKION
Prostasia
Fovera ke akateskinte, mi
paridis, Agathi, tas ikesias imon,
Panimfite
Theotoke.
Stirixon
Orthodoxon politian. Soze nothen tin
Nikin. Dioti etekes ton Theon, Moni
Evlogimeni.
LITANY
OF
Champion Dread, Who cannot be

put to confusion, despise not our
Petitions. O Good One, All Lauded
Birth-giver of our God, establish
Thou the State of those who hold the
Orthodox Faith;
Save our Godfearing Rulers, whom Thou has
called to rule over us, and bestow
upon them Victory from Heaven: for
Thou gave Birth to God, O Only
Blessed One.
imas O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou, deometha Sou, epakouson
ke Eleison.
efsovon
ke
Kyrie Eleison [3]

Oti eleimon ke
P RIE ST
Filanthropos Theos
iparhis
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen to Patri ke to Io ke
to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
En Onomati Kyriou Evlogison, Pater.
In
Omoousio ke Zoopio
ke Adiereto Triadi, pantote, nin ke ai
ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
PRAISES
TO
OF THE
to
the
Holy,
Consubstantial,
Life-giving
and
Undivided Trinity, always, now and
ROSS
en Ipsistis Theo ke epi gis Irini,

en anthropis evdokia. [3]
ta hili mou anixis, ke to stoma
mou anageli tin enesin Sou. [2]
INTO
Amen
&
BOW
DOWN
TO
to God in the Highest, and on

earth Peace, Good Will towards
mankind. [3]
Lord, open Thou my lips, and my

mouth shall show forth Thy praise
[2]
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RY
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ER
Law prefigured Thee most

wonderfully as Tabernacle, Jar of
Manna, Strange Ark, Veil of the
Temple, Rod of Aaron, Temple never
to be destroyed, and Gate of God;
and so it teaches us to cry to Thee:
O Pure Virgin, Thou art truly high
above all
Ek
TONE 1
Magnify, O my soul, Her who was led
ton Dikeon proilthen, Ioakim ke tis

Annis, epangelias O Karpos, I
Theopes Maria.
Ke os Thimiama
dekton, sarki nipiazousa prosferete,
Iero en Agio, os Agia, is ta Agia Ikin.
From
into the Temple of the Lord and

Blessed by the hands of the Priests.
the Righteous Joachim and Anna
a Fruit came forth according to the
Promise Mary the Child of God. An
young girl after the flesh, as
acceptable Incense She is offered to
the Lord in the Temple of the Law as
a Sweet Smelling Savour, the
Spiritual Fruit of Her Righteous
Parents
TROPARIA ENTRY
Megalinon
psihi
mou,
tin
prosenehthisan, en to Nao Kyriou,
ke evlogithisan, hersi ton Iereon.
INTO
TEMPLE
Magnify, O my soul, Her who was led

into the Temple of the Lord and
Blessed by the hands of the Priests.
Tin nipiazousan fisi, ke iper fisin Mitera, Let

anadihthisan tou Theou, evfimisomen
imnis. En to Nao to nomiko, Kyrio
gar simeron prosferete, is osmin
evodias, ton Dikeon, os karpos
pnevmatikos.
GOD:
Glory
and men: let us honour the

Entry of the Virgin, for in Glory She
has gone into the Holy of Holies.
psihi
mou,
tin
prosenehthisan, en to Nao Kyriou,
ke evlogithisan, hersi ton Iereon.
FESTAL ODE 9 -
Glory
P RIE ST
Wonders, O Pure Theotokos,

surpass the power of words. For in
Thee I see something beyond speech;
a body that was never subject to the
taint of sin.
Therefore in
Thanksgiving I cry to Thee: O Pure
Virgin, Thou art truly high above all.
FESTAL ODE 9 - SECOND CANON THE HIERMOS -
Amen
ALMIGHTY GOD
C
Doxa
Kyrie,
Lord have mercy [3]

For Thou art a Merciful
the Name of the Lord, Bless us,

Father.
P EO P LE
The
prodietipou Agni, O Nomos

Se skinin ke Thian Stamnon, Xenin
kivoton, ke katapetasma ke ravdon.
Naon akataliton, ke pilin Theou.
Othen ekdidaski Si krazin.
Ontos
anotera panton, iparhis Parthen Agni
Megalinon
Lord have mercy [3]

Again, we pray
and
Loving God, and to Thee we give
Glory, to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and to the Ages of ages.
P RIE ST
P EO PLE
Doxa ti Agia ke
SIGN
Paradoxos
Lord have mercy [3]

Again, let us pray for all devout
for our
Archbishop (- - - N A M E - - -) and all
our Brotherhood in Christ.
P RIE ST
P EO P LE
THE
Angels
ke Anthropi tis Parthenou, tin

Isodon Timisomen, oti en Doxi
isilthen, is ta Agia ton Agion.
Have Mercy on us, O God,

according to Thy great Mercy, we
pray Thee, hear us and have Mercy
P EO P LE
tou Arhipiskopou
(- - - N A M E - - -) ke pasis tis en Hristo
Adelfotitos.
KE
Angeli
and Orthodox Christians
Kyrie Eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
MA
Thy
Theotoke Agni, To Thavma

Sou tin Dinamin ton Logon. Soma
gar en Si katanoo iper logon, Rois
amartias
anepidekton.
Othen
evharistos Voo Si.
Ontos anotera
panton, iparhis Parthene Agni.
P RIE ST
P EO P LE
ton
Orthodoxon Hristianon.
Iperiptate
FERVENT SUPPLICATIONS
Eleison
Kyrie Eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
us praise in Hymns the child by

nature who was shown forth as
Mother beyond nature. For today
She is offered to the Lord in the
Temple of the Law as a Sweet
Smelling Savour, the Spiritual Fruit
of Her Righteous Parents.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Megalinon,
Magnify, O my soul,
psihi
Trisipostatou,
ke
Theotitos to Kratos.
mou,
tis
adieretou
Tin
Trisipostaton fisin, ke adiereton

doxan,
tin
en
theotiti
mia,
imnoumenin apafstos, en Ourano ke
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO

Indivisible
Persons.
the Power of the

God-head in Three
Let
us glorify the one Nature in three

Persons, the one Indivisible Glory,
the Undivided Trinity in one
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 51.
PSALM 3
HELP FOR THE AFFLICTED
Kyrie, ti eplithinthisan i thlivontes me ?
Polli epanistante ep eme.

Polli legovsi ti psihi mou:
Many are those who rise up against me.

Many are those who say to my soul:
Ouk esti
Sotiria afto en to Theo aftou. ( DIPALMA).
Si de Kyrie, Antiliptor mou,
THE BELLS ARE RUNG AT THIS POINT
i Doxa mou,
There is no Salvation for him in his

God. (PAUSE)
But Thou, O Lord, art my Protector, my

Glory, and the One Who lifts up my
head.
ke ipon tin kefalin mou.

THE FESTAL MAGNIFICAT ENTRY
STANDING
BEFORE THE HOLY ICON OF THE EVER

FOLLOWING, AFTER WHICH HE CENSES THE
WHILE THE MAGNIFICAT HYMN IS CHANTED.
Tin
Theotokon ke Miter to Fotos: en

imnis timontes Meglinomen!
INTO
TEMPLE
BLESSED THEOTOKOS, THE PRIEST DECLARES THE

SANCTUARY, HOLY ICONS AND CONGREGATION
Theotokos and Mother of the

Light: with hymns let us Magnify!
FESTAL ODE 9-FIRST CANON THE HIERMOS -
Angeli
Os
tin Isodon tis Panagnou,

Orontes
exeplittonto,
pos
I
Parthenos isilthen, is ta Agia ton
Agion.
Beholding
empsiho Theou kivoto, psaveto

midamos hir amiiton. Hili de Piston,
ti Theotoko asigitos, fonin tou
Angelou anamelponta, en agalliasi
voato. Ontos anotera panton, iparhis
Parthene Agni.
Let
FESTAL ODE 9 -
tin Isodon tis Panagnou,

Orontes exeplittonto, pos meta
Doxis isilthen, is ta Agia ton Agion.
no profane hand touch the Living

Ark of God, but let the lips of the
Faithful singing without ceasing
the words of the Angel to the
Theotokos cry aloud in Gladness:
O Pure Virgin, Thou art truly high
above all.
Angeli
tin Isodon tis Parthenou,

Orontes exeplittonto, pos paradoxos
isilthen, is ta Agia ton Agion.
INTO
INTO
the Entry of the All Pure,

the Angels were struck with
amazement,
seeing
how
She
entered with Glory into the Holy of
Holies.
Pure Theotokos, Thou hast a clean

and shining beauty of soul, and art
filled from Heaven with the Grace of
God. Thou dost ever Enlighten with
Eternal Light those who cry aloud in
Gladness: O Pure Virgin, Thou art
truly high above all.
Beholding

amazement,
seeing
how
She
entered marvellously into the Holy
of Holies.
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 21 NOVEMB
cried to the Lord with my voice, and

He heard me from His Holy
Mountain. (PAUSE)
lay down and slept; I awoke, for the

Lord helps me.
DIPALMA).
ekimithin ke ipnosa; exigerthin, oti

Kyrios antilipsete mou.
Ou fovithisome apo mnriadon laou, ton I will not be afraid of tens of thousands
of people who set themselves

against me and who surround me.
Anastra Kyrie Soson me O Theos mou, Arise, O Lord, and Save me, O my God,
oti
Si
epataxas
pantas
tous
ehthrenontas mi mateos, odontas
amartolon sinetripsas.
for Thou struck all those who were

foolishly at enmity with me Thou
broke the teeth of sinners.
Tou Kyriou i Sotiria, ke epi ton Laon Sou Salvation
is of the Lord, and Thy

Blessing is upon Thy People.
i Evlogia Sou.
Ego
ekimithin ke ipnosa; exigerthin,

oti Kyrios antilipsete mou.
I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the
Lord helps me.
PSALM 37/38
A PRAYER
OF
REPENTANCE
AND
CONTRITION
Kyrie, mi to Thimo Sou elegxis me, mide O Lord, do not rebuke me in Thy Wrath,
TEMPLE
Beholding
Os iperlampron Theotoke Agni, Pishis to O

katharon ehousa kallos, Haritos
Theou di empiplameni ouranothen,
Foti aidio katavgazis ai, tous en
evfrosini voontas.
Ontos anotera
panton, iparhis Parthen Agni.
mou pros Kyrion ekeraxa, ke

epikouse mou ex Orous Agiou Aftou. (
kiklo epitithemenon mi.
TONE 4

amazement, seeing how the Virgin
entered into the Holy of Holies.
TROPARIA ENTRY
Angeli
Foni
Ego
The
Lord, why do those who afflict me

multiply?
ER
ti Orgi Sou pedevsis me!
nor chasten me in Thine Anger!
Oti
For Thine arrows pierce me deeply and
Ouk
There is no healing in my flesh because
ta Veli Sou enepagisan mi, ke

epestirixas ep eme tin Hira Sou.
estin iasis en ti sarki mou apo
prosopou tis Orgis Sou, ouk estin
Irinin tis osteis mou apo prosopou ton
amartion mou.
Thy Hand rests upon me.

of Thy Wrath, nor any Peace in my
bones because of my sins.
Oti
For my
Prosoxesan
My
e anomei mou iperiran tin kefalin

mou, osi fortion vari evapinthisan ep
eme.
ke espisan i milopes mou,

apo proopou ti afrosinis mou.
transgressions rise up over my

head - like a heavy burden they press
me down.
wounds grow foul and

because of My foolishness.
fester
Etaleporisa ke katekamfthin eos telous - I suffer misery, and I am utterly bowed

olin
tin
imeran
skithropazon
eporefomin, oti i psihi mou eplisthi
empegmon, ke ouk estin iasis en ti
sarki mou.
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO
down all day long I mourn, for my

loins are filled with mockeries, and
there is no healing in my flesh.
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 31.
Ekakothin
ke etpinothin eos sfodra,

irfomin apo stenagmou tis kardias
mou.
I am afflicted and great humbled; I roar

because of the groaning of my heart.
Ke
kardia mou etarahthi, egkatlipe me i

ishis mou, ke to fos ton ofthalmon
mou ouk esti met emou.
My heart is troubled my strength fails
fili mou ke i plision mou ex enantias

mou ingisan ke estisan, ke i engista
mou makrothen estisan.
My
enantion sou pasa i epithimia mou,

ke o stenagmos mou ouk apekrivi apo
Sou.
Ke
exeviazonto i zitountes tin psihin

mou.
Ke i zitountes ta kaka mi
elalisan mateotitas, ke dolistitas olin
tin imeran emeletisan.
Ego,
de osi kofos ouk ikonon, ke osi

alalos ouk anigon to stoma aftou.
me, and even the light of my eyes

has failed me.
And
those who seek my soul use

violence, and those who seek evil for
me speak foolishness, and they plan
deception all day long.
arrefstos Iio, ke ep Eshaton ek

Parthenou,
Sarkothenti
asporos,
Hristo to Theo Voisomen;
O
anipsosas to keras imon! Agios i
Kyrie!
ipa: Mi pote epiharosi me i ehthri

mou, ke en to salefthine podas mou,
ep eme emegalorrimonisan.
Theos
As Thou art God of Peace and Father of
am like a mute who does not open

his mouth.
on Irinis, Patrir iktirmon, tis

Megalis Voulis Sou ton Angelon, Irinin
parehomenon, apestilas imin. Othen
Theognosias, pros Fos Odigithentes,
ek
niktos
orthrizontes,
Doxologoumen Se Filanthrope!
Thou will
For
I said: Let not my enemies rejoice

over me, for when my foot slips, they
boasted against me.
Splaghnon
Ionan emvrion apimesen,

enalios thir, ion edexato. Ti Partheno
de, enikisas O Logos, ke Sarka lavon,
dililithe psilaxas adiafthoron. Is gar
ouhipesti
pefseos,
tin
tekousan
kateshen apimanton.
Oti ego is mastigas etimos, ke i algidon For I Am ready for wounds, and My Pain
mou enopion mou diapantos, oti tin
anomian mou anangelon , merimniso
iper tis amartias mou.
is continually with Me, for I will

declare
My
transgressions,
by
remembering My sins.
I de ehthri mou zosi, ke kekrateonte iper My

eme - ke eplithinthisan i misountes
me adikos; i antapodidontes kaka
anti Agathon, evdievallon me, epi
katediokon Dikeosinin.
Mi egkatalipis me Kyrie O Theos mou!

Mi apostis ap emou.
Proshes is tin voithian
mou Kyrie tis Sotirias
mou! [2]
enemies live, and have become

stronger than Me and those who
hate Me unjustly are multiplied;
those who repaid me evil for good
slandered Me because I pursue
Righteousness.
Do not forsake Me, O Lord!

O My God, do not
depart
from me heed me and
help me, O Lord of my
Salvation! [2]
Pedes efsevia sintrafentes, dissevous,

prostagmatos katafronisantes, piros
apilin ouk eptoithisan, all en meso tis
flogos, estotes epsallon.
O Ton
Pateron Theos Evlogitos i!
INTO
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 21 NOVEMB
ER
of the Root of Jesse, and Flower

that blossomed from his stem, O
Christ, Thou hast sprung from the
Virgin.
From
the
Mountain
overshadowed by the Forest Thou
hast come, made Flesh from her that
knew not wedlock, O God Who art
not formed from matter. Glory to
Thy Power, O Lord!
Mercies, Thou hast sent to us Thine

Angel of Great Counsel, granting us
Peace. So are we guided towards the
Light of the Knowledge of God, and,
watching by night, we Glorify Thee,
O Lover of mankind!
The sea monster spat forth Jonah as it
had received him - like a babe from
the womb - while the Word, having
dwelt in the Virgin and taken Flesh,
came forth from Her yet kept Her
uncorrupted. For being Himself not
subject to decay, He preserved His
Mother free from harm.
Scorning
the impious Decree, the

Children brought up together in
Godliness feared not the threat of
fire - while standing in the midst of
the flames, they sang O God of our
Fathers, Blessed art Thou!
ke
We Praise, we Bless and we Worship
iperfious i drosovolos,
exikonise kaminos tipon. Ou gar ous
edexato flegi neous, os oude pir tis
Theotitos, Parthenou in ipedi nidin.
Dio animnountes anamelpsomen.
Evlogito is ktisis pasa ton Kyrion, ke
iperpsouto, is pantas tous eonas!
The furnace - moist with Dew - was the
Enoumen,
Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion!
Thavmatos
THE MA
the Son Who was Begotten of the

Father without change before all
ages, and in the Last Times, without
seed, became Flesh of the Virgin: to
Christ our God let us cry aloud:
Thou hast raised up our horn! Holy
art Thou, O Lord!
Rod
ek tis Rizis, Iesse, ke Anthos ex

aftis, Hriste, ek tis Parthenou
anevlostisas.
Ex Orous O enetos,
kataskiou daseos, ilthes sarkothis es
apirandrou, O ailos ke Theos. Doxa
ti Dinami Sou Kyrie!
hear, O Lord my God.
Oti
Christ has
descended from Heaven: Receive
Him! Christ is on earth: Elevate Him!
O all the earth: sing to the Lord! Sing
praises in gladness, O ye people, for
He has been Glorified!
Ravdos
I, like a deaf man, do not hear and I
and who has no reproofs in his

mouth.
Christ is Born: Glorify Him!
To pro ton eonon, ek Patros Gennithenti To
friends and neighbours who draw

near stand against me, and my
family stands afar off.
Oti epi Si Kyrie ilpisa, Si isakousi Kyrie O For in Thee, O Lord, I hope Theos mou.
Gennate, Doxasate! Hristos ex

Ouranon, apantisate! Hristos epi gis,
Ipsothite! Asate to Kyrio, pas i gi, ke
en evfrosini animnisate, lai, oti
Dedoxaste!
Lord, all my desire is before Thee

and My sighing is not hidden from
Thee.
Ke egenomin osi anthropos ouk akouon, And I am like a man who does not hear
ke ouk ehon en to stomati aftou
elegmou.
NATIVITY KATHISMA 1 - THE ODES - TONE 1
Hristos
GNIFICAT
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO
the Lord!
image and figure of a Wonder

beyond nature. For it burnt not the
Children whom it had received, even
as the Fire of the Godhead
consumed not the Virgins Womb
into which It had descended.
Therefore in praise let us sing: Let
the whole Creation Bless the Lord
and Exalt Him above all forever!
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 49.
ton Agion...
Iketevomen
Se, Mone Polielee Kyrie:

epakouson imon ton amartolon
deomenon Sou ke Eleison imas.
Kyrie Eleison [12]

Elei, ke Iktirmis,
We
beseech Thee, the Only, Most

Merciful Lord: hear us sinners who
pray unto Thee, and have Mercy on
us.
P EO P LE
ke Filanthropia
Monogenous Sou Iou, meth
Evlogitos is, sin to Panagio,
Agatho, ke Zoopio Sou Pnevmati,
ke ai, ke is tous Eonas ton Eonon.
tou
ou
ke
nin
Amin
P EO P LE
Katharotatos Naos tou Sotiros, i

politimitos pastas ke Parthenos, to
Ieron Thisavrisma tis doxis tou
Theou, simeron isagete, en to oiko
Kyriou, tin Harin sinisagousa, tin en
Pnevmati thio. In animnousin Angeli
Theou. Afti iparhi skini epouranios.
INTO
aporriton tou Theou ke Thion

Mystiron, oron en ti Partheno, tin
Harin diloumenin, ke pliroumenin
emfanos, Hero, ke ton tropon ennoin
amihano ton Xenon ke aporriton, pos
eklelegmeni
i
ahrantos,
moni
anedihthi iper apasan tin Ktisin, tin
oratin ke tin nooumenin.
Dio,
anevfimin
voulomenos
taftin,
kataplittome sfodros noun te ke
logon. Omos de tolmon, kiritto ke
megalino.
Afti
iparhi
Skini
Epouranios.
Amen
TEMPLE TONE 4
The All Pure Temple of the Saviour, the

Precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin,
the Sacred Treasure of the Glory of
God, is led today into the House of
the Lord, and with Her She brings
the Grace of the Divine Spirit. Of
Her Gods Angels sing in praise: She
is indeed the Heavenly Tabernacle.
FESTAL IKOS ENTRY
Ton
Lord have mercy [12]

Through the Mercies
and
Bounties and Compassion of Thine
Only Begotten Son, with Whom Thou
art Blessed, together with Thine All
Holy, and Good, and Life-giving
Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages
of Ages.
P RIE ST
FESTAL KONTAKION ENTRY
INTO
TEMPLE
Seeing the Grace of the secret Mysteries

of God made manifest and clearly
fulfilled in the Virgin, I rejoice; and I
know not how to understand the
strange and secret manner whereby
the Undefiled has been revealed as
alone chosen above all Creation,
visible and Spiritual.
Therefore,
wishing to praise Her, I am struck
dumb with amazement in both mind
and speech.
Yet still I dare to
proclaim and magnify Her: She is
indeed the Heavenly Tabernacle.
SYNAXARION 21 NOVEMBER
Ti
PSALM 62/63
today, and of all Thy Saints...
tou aftou minos, Mnimi tis en to

Nao Isodou tis Theomitoros...
Tes
the 21st day of this month, we

celebrate the Entry of the Mother of
God into the Temple.
By
is Theotokou Presvies,
O Theos, Eleison imas.
Amin.
On
the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O God, have
Mercy on us.
Amen
INTO
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
FELLOWSHIP WITH ALMIGHTY GOD
Theos O Theos mou pros Se orthrizo;

edipise Se i psihi mou.
Pos aplos Si i sarx mou,
en gi erimo ke
ER
God my God: I rise early to be with

Thee: my soul thirsts for Thee.
How often my flesh thirsts for Thee like
avato ke anidro.
a desolate, impassable and waterless

land.
Outos
en to Agio ofthin Si, tou idin tin

Dinamin Sou ke tin Doxan Sou.
So
in the Holy Place I appear before

Thee, to behold Thy Power and Thy
Glory.
Oti krisson to Eleos Sou iper zoas,ta hili Because
Thy Mercy is better than life,

my lips shall praise Thee.
mou Epenesovsi Se.
Outos
Evlogiso Se en ti zoi mou; en to

Onomati Sou aro tas hiras mou.
Osi
steatos ke pititos emplisthii i psihi

mou, ke hili agaliaseos enesi to
Onoma Sou.
Thus will I Bless Thee in my life;

As if
with marrow and fatness may my

soul be filled, and with rejoicing lips
my mouth shall sing praises to Thy
Name.
en tis orthris emeleton is Se, oti

egnithis Voithos mou, ke en ti Skepi
ton Pterigon Sou Agaliasome.
I remember Thee on my bed, at

daybreak I meditate on Thee; for
Thou art my Helper, and in the
Shelter of Thy Wings will I greatly
rejoice.
Ekollithi
My
Anti de is matin exitisan tin psihin mou,
Yet
i psihi mou opiso Sou - emou

antelaveto i Dexia Sou.
soul follows closely behind Thee

Thy right Hand upholds me.
those who seek my soul in vain,

shall go into the lowest parts of the
earth.
iselefsonte is ta katotata tis gis.
Paradothisonte
is
hiras
merides alopekon esonte.
romfeas,
in Thy
Name I will lift up my hands.
I emnimonefon Sou epi tis stromnis mou, If
They shall be delivered to the sword - a

portion for foxes.
O de Vasilefs evfranthisete epi to Theo, The
King, however, shall be glad in

God; everyone who swears by Him
shall be praised, for mouths that
speak
unrighteous
things
are
stopped.
epenethisete pas O onmion en Afto

oti enefragi stoma lalounton adika.
En tis orthris emeleton is Se: oti egnithis At

Voithos mou, ke en ti Skepi ton
Pterigon Sou Agaliasome.
Ekollithi
i psihi mou opiso Sou, emou

antelaveto i Dexia Sou.
dawn I meditate on Thee: for Thou

art my Helper, and in the Shelter of
Thy Wings will I greatly Rejoice.
My
soul follows closely behind Thee

Thy right Hand upholds me.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
eonon.
Amin
Alleluia [3] Doxa Si, O Theos [3]
Kyrie Eleison [3]
- 21 NOVEMB
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO

ever, and to theAges of Ages.
Amen
Alleluia[3] Glory to Thee, O God [3]
Lord have mercy [3]
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 33.
eonon.
Amin

Iseltheto
Let
O Theos tis Sotirias mou: imeras

ekeraxa ke en nikti Evantion Sou.
enopion Sou i prosefhi mou

klinon to ous Sou is tin disin mou,
Kyrie, oti eplisthi kakon i psihi mou,
ke is zoi mou to Adi ingise.
Ethento
me en lakko katotato,
skotinis ke en Skia Thanatou.
Ep
en
my Prayer come before Thee.

Incline Thine Ear to my Supplication,
O Lord, for my soul is filled with
sorrows, and my life draws near to
Hades.
to the Pit - I am like a helpless man,

free among the dead - like slain men
thrown down and sleeping in a tomb,
whom Thou Remembers no more,
and who are removed from Thy
Hand.
They laid me in the lowest pit, in dark

places and in the Shadow of Death.
eme epestirihthi O Thimos Sou, ke

pantas
tous
metorismous
Sou
epigages ep eme! ( DIAPALMA)
Thy
Wrath rested upon me, and Thou

brought all Thy Billows over me.
(PAUSE)
Emakrinas tous gnostous mou ap emou, Thou

ethento
me
vdeligma
eaftis;
paredothin ke ouk exeporevomin.
ofthalmi mou isthenisan apo ptohias,

ke ekekraxa pros Se Kyrie - olin tin
imeran, dipestasa pros se tas hiras
mou.
removed my acquaintances far

from me; they made me an
abomination among themselves I
was betrayed, and did not escape.
My
eyes have weakened from poverty.

and I cry to Thee, O Lord - all day
long I stretch out my hands to Thee.
Mi
tis nekris piisis Thavmasia? I Iatri

anastisofsi ke Exomologisonte Si?
Will
Mi
diigisete tis en tafo to Eleos Sou, ke

tin Alithian Sou en ti apolia?
Shall
Thou work Wonders for the dead?

Or will Physicians raise them up, and
acknowledge Thee?
anyone in the tomb describe Thy

Mercy and Thy Truth in Destruction?
Mi gnosthisete en to Skoti ta Thavmasia Shall

Sou, ke i Dikeosini
eplelismeni?
Sou
en
gi
Kago pros Se, Kyrie, ekeraxa, ke to proi i

prosevhi mou profthasi Se.
Inati
Kyrie apothis tin prosevhin mou apostrefis to Prosopon Sou ap emou?
INTO
ke
Thy Wonders be known in

Darkness, and Thy Righteousness in
a Forgotten Land?
Yet
I, O Lord, cry to Thee, and in the

morning my Prayer shall come near
to Thee.
Why,
O Lord, dost Thou reject me

hiding Thy Face from me?
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 21 NOVEMB
SALVATION
O Lord, Save Thy People and

Bless Thine Inheritance.
P RIE ST
Visit
Thy world with Mercies and

Bounties.
Ipsoson Keras Hristianon Orthodoxon ke Exalt the Horn of Orthodox
PHYSICAL
Lord, God of my Salvation: I cry out

day and night before Thee.
Proselogisthin meta ton katavenonton is I am counted among those who go down

Lakkon egenithin os anthropos
avoithitos, en neris eleftheros, osi
trafmatie errimmeni kathendontes en
tafo, on ouk emnisthis eti, ke afti ek
tis Hiros Sou aposthisan.
O Theos ton Laon Sou,

Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou.
ton kosmon Sou en Elei ke

Iktirmis.
PSALM 87/88
Kyrie
Soson
OF
Episkepse
Amen
THE DARKNESS OF DEATH SPIRITUAL &
PRAYERS
ER
Christians,
and send down upon us Thy rich
Mercies.
katamempson ef imas ta Elei Sou ta

Plousia.
Presvies
tis Panahrantou Despinis

imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou
Marias...
Through
the Intercessions of our All

Pure Lady, the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary...
Dinami tou Timiou ke Zoopiou Stavrou... Through the Might of the Precious and
Life-giving Cross...
Prostasies
ton Timion,
Dinameon Asomaton...
Epouranion
Through
the
Protection
of
the
honourable Bodiless Powers of
Heaven...
Ikesies tou Timiou,
Of
the honourable, glorious Prophet,

Forerunner and Baptist, John; of the
Holy, Glorious and All Laudable
Apostles...
Ton
Of
our Fathers among the Saints the

Great Hierarchs and Ecumenical
Teachers: Basil the Great, Gregory
the
Theologian
and
John
Chrysostom; Athanasios, Cyril [and
John the Almsgiver] Patriarchs of
Alexandria...
Nikolaou
Of
our Holy Father Nicholas of Myra,

Nektarios of Pentapolis, Spyridon of
Trymithountos the Wonderworkers..
Ton
Of the Holy and Glorious great Martyrs:
ke Evdoxou Profitou,
Prodromou, ke Vaptisou Ioannou; ton
Agion Endoxon ke panevfimon
Apostolon...
en Agiis Pateron imon, Megalon
Ierarhon,
ke
Ikoumenikon
Didaskalon:
Vasiliou tou Megalou,
Grigoriou tou Theologon ke Ioannou
tou Hrisostomou; Ananasiou ke
Kirillou, Patriarhon Alexandries...
tou en Myris, Nektarios
Pentapolis, Spyridonos Episkopou
Trymithountos, ton Thavmatourgon...
Agion Evdoxon Megalomartyron:

Georgiou tou Tropeoforou, Dimitriou
tou
Mirovlitou,
Theodorou
tou
Tironos, Theodorou tou Stratilatou,
Mina
tou
Thavmtourgou,
ke
Ieromartirou
Haralambos
ke
Eleftheriou...
George the Victorious, Demetrios the

Myrrh-gusher, Theodore the Tyron,
Theodore the General, Menas the
Wonder-worker,
and
the
Hieromartyrs:
Charalambos
and
Eleftherios...
Ton Agion Evdoxon, Megalon Martyron: Of

Theklas,
Varvaras,
Anastasias,
Ekaterinis,
Kyriakis,
Photinis,
Marinas, Paraskevis ke Irinis...
Ton
the Holy, Glorious, Great Martyrs:

Thekla,
Barbara,
Anastasia,
Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina,
Paraskevi and Irene...
Kallinikon
Of
the Holy, Glorious and Victorious

Martyrs...
Ton
Osion ke Theoforon Pateron imon

ton en Askisei Lampsanton...
Of
our Venerable and Godly Ascetic

Illuminators ...
Tou ( A G I O U T O U N A O U ) . . .
Ton Agion ke Dikeon
Of ( T H E P A T R O N O F T H E P A R I S H ) ...
Of the Holy and Righteous Ancestors of
Agion Evdoxon
Martyron...
ke
Theopatoron
Ioakim ke Annis,
ke ( SAINT) tin
MNIMIN episteloumen, ke Panton Sou
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO
God, Joachim and Anna, and of (SAINT)

whose memory we Commemorate
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 47.
Kyrie
ta hili mou anixis, ke to stoma

mou aanangeli tin Enesin Sou, oti i
ithelisas
thisian,
edoka
an
Olokaftomata ouk evdokisis.
Thy Righteousness.
Ptohos
imi ego ke en kopis ek neotitos

mou; ipsothis de etapinothin ke
exiporithin.
Poor
Lord, Thou shall open my lips, and

my mouth will declare Thy Praise,
for if Thou desired Sacrifice, I would
give it Thou will not be pleased
with Whole Burnt Offerings.
Ep
eme diilthon e Orge Sou; ke i

Foverismi Sou exetaraxan me ekiklosan me os idor - olin tin imeran
periehon me ama.
Thy
Thisia to Theo, pnevma sintetrimmenon - A Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit a

Kardian
sintetrimmenin
tetapinomenin
exoudenosi.
Theos
ke
broken and humbled heart God will

not despise.
ouk
Agathinon,
Kyrie, en ti evdokia Sou tin

Sion,
ke
ikodomithito
ta
tihi
Ierousalim, tote eudokisis Thisian
Dikeosinis
Anaforan
ke
Olokaftomata - tote aniisousin epi to
Thisiastirion Sou moshous.
Eleison me, O Theos!
Do Good, O Lord, in Thy Good Pleasure

to Zion, and let the walls of
Jerusalem be built, then Thou wilt be
pleased
with
a
Sacrifice
of
Righteousness - with Offerings and
Whole Burnt Offerings - then shall
they offer young bullocks on Thine
Altar.
INTO
TEMPLE TONE 2
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati
Simeron
O Naos O empsihos, tou

megalou Vasileos, en Nao iserhete,
afto etimasthine, is Thian katikisin,
lai agalliasthe!
Today the Animate Temple of the Great

eonon.
Now
Ke
King come into the Temple, to

prepare Herself to become His
Divine Dwelling.
O People, be
exultant!
Ages.
Amin
Amen
Simeron
Today the Animate Temple of the Great
O Naos O empsihos, tou

megalou Vasileos, en Nao iserhete,
afto etimasthine, is Thian katikisin,
lai Agalliasthe!
King come into the Temple, to

prepare Herself to become His
Divine Dwelling.
O People, be
Exultant!
FESTAL IDIOMELONS ENTRY
Eleison
me, O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos ton
iktirmon Sou Exalipson to anomima
mou.
Simeron
O Theohoritos Naos i
Theotokos en Nao Kyriou prosagete ke
Zaharias
taftin
ipodehete.
Simeron ta ton Agion Agia agalonte,
ke O Horos ton Angelon, mystikos
panigirizi.
Meth on ke imis
eortazontes simeron, sin to Gavriil
ekvoisomen. Here, Keharitomeni, O
Kyrios meta Sou, O ehon to Mega
Eleos.
INTO
INTO
TEMPLE TONE 4
Have
mercy upon me, O God,

according to Thy Great Mercy;
according to the multitude of Thy
Mercies do away mine offences.
Today the Theotokos the Temple that

contains God is led into the Temple
of God, and Zacharias welcomes Her!
Today the Holy of Holies is exultant,
and the Chorus of Angels Mystically
celebrates! Together with them, let
us also celebrate the Feast today,
and with Gabriel let us cry aloud:
Rejoice! O Maiden Full of Grace: the
Lord is with Thee, Who has Great
Mercy.
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 21 NOVEMB
ap emou filon, ke
gnostous mou apo taleporias.
tous
fierce Anger passed over me, and

Thy Terrors greatly troubled me
they compass me like water all day
long they surround me all at once.
Thou removed far
from me neighbour,
friend
and
my
acquaintances
because of my misery.
Kyrie
Iseltheto
Let
O Theos tis Sotirias mou imeras

ekeraxa ke en nikti evantion Sou.
enopion Sou i prosefhi mou
klinon to ous Sou is tin disin mou,
Kyrie.
Lord, God of my Salvation: I cry out

day and night before Thee.
my Prayer come before Thee.
Incline Thine Ear to my Supplication,
O Lord.
PSALM 102/103
A PRAYER
OF
PRAISE
FOR
GODS MERCY
AND
HIS ANGELIC HOSTS
Evlogi i psihi mou ton Kyrion, ke panta Bless
Have Mercy on me, O God!
FESTAL IDIOMELONS ENTRY
Emakrinas
am I, and in trouble since my

youth; yet having been exalted, I was
humbled and brought to despair.
ER
the Lord, O my soul; and

everything within me: Bless His Holy
Name!
ta entos mou to Onoma to Agion

Aftou.
Evlogi
i psihi mou ton Kyrion ke mi

epilanthanou pasas tas Enesis Aftou:
Ton evilatefonta pases tes anomies
sou; ton iomenon pasas tas nosous
sou; ton litroumenon ek fthoras tin
Zoin sou; ton stefanounta se en Elei
ke Iktirmis; ton empiplonta en
Agathis
tin
epithimian
sou;
anakenisthisete os meou i neotis sou.
Bless
the Lord, O my soul, and forget

not all His Rewards: He Who is
Merciful
towards
all
your
transgressions, Who heals all your
diseases, Who Redeems your Life
from corruption, Who crowns you
with Mercy and Compassion, Who
satisfies your desire with Good
Things; and Renews your youth like
the eagle.
Pion eleimosinas O Kyrios, ke krima pasi The Lord shows Mercies and Judgement
tis adikoumenis.
to all who are wronged.
Egnorise tas odous aftou to Mosisi tis Iis He

Israil ta Thelimata Aftou.
Iktirmon
ke
Eleimon
O
makrothimos ke Polieleos.
Kyrios,
made known His Ways to Moses

His Will to the Sons of Israel.
Compassionate and Merciful is the Lord

- slow to anger, and abounding in
Mercy.
Ouk
He
will not become angry to the end,

nor will He be wrathful forever.
Ou kata tas amartias imon epiisen imin, He
does not deal with us according to

our sins, nor rewards us according
to our transgressions, for according
to the height of Heaven from Earth,
so the Lord reigns in Mercy over
those who Fear Him as far as the
East is from the West, so does He
remove our transgressions from us!
is telos orgisthisete, oude is ton

eona minii.
oude kata tas anomias imon

antapedoken imin, oti kata to ipso
tou Ouranou apo tis Gis, ekrateose
Kyrios to Eleos Aftou epi tous
Fovoumenous Afton - kathoson
apehousin anatole apo dismon,
emakrinen af imin tas anomias
imon.
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 35.
Kathos
iktiri patir iious oktirise Kyrios

tous fovoumenous afton, oti aftos
egno to plasma imon -Mnisthiti oti
hous esmen.
As
a father has compassion for his

children, so does our Lord have
Compassion on those who Fear Him,
for He knows how He formed us
He remembers that we are clay.
Anthropos - osi hortos e imere aftou, osi As for mankind his days are like grass
anthos tou agrou outos exanthisi. Oti
pnevma diilthen en afto, ke ouk
iparxi, ke ouk epignosete eti ton
topon aftou.
- like a flower of the field he

flourishes; for the wind passes over
it, and it shall not remain and it
shall no longer know its place.
To de Eleos tou Kyriou apo to Eonos ke Yet the Mercy of the Lord is from Ages
Eos tou Eonos epi tous Fovoumenous
Afton.
Ke
i Dikeosini Aftou epi iious iion, tis

filassousi tin Diathikin Aftou, ke
memnimenis ton Entolon Aftou tou
Piise Aftas.
Kyrios
en to Ourano itimase ton

Thronon Aftou, ke i Vasilia Aftou
panton despozi.
to Ages upon those who Fear Him.
And
His Righteousness is upon

childrens children to those who
keep His Covenant and remember
His Commandments to obey them.
The
Lord prepared His Throne in

Heaven and His Kingdom rules over
all.
Evlogite ton Kyrion pantes Angeli Aftou, Bless
the Lord, all you His Angels

Mighty in Strength who do His
Word - who heed the Voice of His
Words.
dinati ishii piountes ton Logon Aftou tou akouse tis Fonis ton Logon Aftou.
Evlogite
ton Kyriou passe e Dinamis

Aftou - Litourgi Aftou piountes ta
Thelimata Aftou
Bless
the Lord, all you His Hosts His

Ministers who do His Will.
the Lord, all His Works, in all
places of His Dominion!
en panti topo tis Despotias Aftou.
Bless, O my soul, the Lord!
IN THE
[SPIRITUAL]
DARKNESS FOR THE
Kyrie,
isakouson tis Prosefhis mou;

enotise tin Deisin mou en ti Alithia
Sou - epakouson mou en ti Dikeosini
Sou.
[DIVINE]
LIGHT
Lord hear my Prayer; hear my

Supplication in Thy Truth - answer
me in Thy Righteousness.
Ke mi iselthis is Krisin meta tou doulou And do not enter into Judgement with
Sou, oti ou Dikeothisete enopion Sou
pas zon.
Oti
Katedioxen O ehthros tin psihin

mou. Etapinosen is tin gin tin zoin
mou, ekathise me en skotinis os
nekrous eonos.
QUIETLY
AND CONTEMPLATE
Eleison me, O Theos kata to Mega Eleos Have Mercy on me, O God, according to
Sou.
Ke
Thy Great Mercy.
kata to plithos ton Iktirmon Sou

exalipson to anomima mou.
Thy servant, for in Thy Sight no-one

living is Righteous.
For the enemy
persecutes my soul. He
humbled my life to the ground, he
caused me to dwell in dark places
like one who was long dead.
1
O U R E N E M I E S ARE NOT ONLY OUR PHYSICAL, HUMAN ENEMIES, BUT ESPECIALLY THE INVISIBLE ENEMIES
THE EVIL ONE AND HIS DEMONS WHO OBSESSIVELY AND CEASELESSLY, SEEK OUR DESTRUCTION AND FAILURE IN
OUR EARTHLY AND ETERNAL ENDEAVOURS. BUT, NO MATTER HOW THEY TEMPT US INTO SPIRITUAL DEATH, THE
CHOICE IS OURS TO MAKE OBEY GOD AND REAP ALL THE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS SPIRITUAL LIFE
WITH GOD - OR CHOOSE THE WEAKER, DESTRUCTIVE, SELF-INDULGENT TEMPTATIONS THAT LEAD US TO SPIRITUAL
DEATH AND EVENTUALLY, ETERNAL CONDEMNATION AND ALIENATION FROM GOD AND EVERYTHING GOOD!
INTO
according to the abundance of

Thy Compassion, blot out my
transgressions.
Wash
Oti
For I know my lawlessness, and my sin
plion plinon me apo tis anomias

mou, ke apo tis amartias mou
Katharison me.
tin anomian mou ego ginosko, ke i
amartia mou enopion mou esti
diapantos.
me thoroughly
from
my
lawlessness, and Cleanse me of my
sin.
is always before me.
Si mono imarton, ke to poniron enopion Against

Sou epiisa. Opos an Dikeothis en tis
Logis Sou, ke nikisis en to krinesthe
Se.
Thee only have I sinned and

done evil in Thy Sight that Thou
may be Justified in Thy Words, and
overcome when Thou art Judged.
Idou
Behold,
Idou gar Alithian Igapisas.
Behold,
Randiis me issopo, ke katharisthisome.
Sprinkle me
gar en anomies sinelifthin, ke en

amarties ekissise me i mitir mou.
Ta adila ke
ta krifia tis Sofias Sou edilosas mi.
I
was
conceived
transgressions, and in sins
mother bore me.
in
my
Thou Love Truth Thou

showed me the unknown and secret
things of Thy Wisdom.
with hyssop, and I will be
Plinis me, ke iper hiona levkanthisome.
Wash
Akoutiis
Make
Apostrepson
Turn Thy Sight from my sins, and blot
to Prosopon Sou apo ton

amartion mou, ke pasas tas anomias
mou exalipson.
Kardian
katharan ktison en emi, O

Theos, ke pnevma evthes Engenison
en tis engatis mou.
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 21 NOVEMB
ER
me, and I will be made whiter

than snow.
me hear Joy and Gladness my

bones that were humbled shall
greatly Rejoice.
out all my transgressions.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and

Renew a right spirit within me.
Mi aporripsis me apo tou Prosopou Sou, Do

ke to Pnevma Sou to Agion mi
antanelis ap emou.
Apodos
mi tin Agalliasin tou Sotiriou

Sou, ke Pnevmati Igemoniko stirixon
me.
Didaxo
1
And
Epi
mi agalliasin ke evfrosinin,
agaliasonte ostea tetapinomena.
PSALM 142/143
WAITING
READ
Cleansed.
Evlogite ton Kyrion pante ta Erga Aftou, Bless

Evlogi i pshihi mou ton Kyrion. [2]
PSALM 50/51
THE PSALM OF REPENTANCE
anomous tas Odous Sou, ke

asevis epi Se epistrepsousi.
not cast me away from Thy

Presence, and taken not Thy Holy
Spirit from me.
Restore to me the Joy of Thy Salvation,

and uphold me with Thy Guiding
Spirit.
Teach transgressors Thy Ways, and the

ungodly shall return to Thee.
Rise me ex ematon, O Theos, O Theos tis Deliver

Sotirias mou, agalliasete i glossa mou
tin Dikeosinin Sou.
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO
me from blood guiltiness, O

God, the God of my Salvation, and
my tongue shall greatly rejoice in
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 45.
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

MAKE
PE OPLE
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
&
HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
TO
eporevthi is tin orinin meta spoudis is

polin Iouda, k isilthen is ton ikon
Zahariou ke ispasato in Elisavet.
Ke
Glory
ST LUKE
PRIEST
In those days Mary arose and went

in haste to the hill country, to a city
of Judah, and she entered the house
of Zachariah and greeted Elizabeth.
eplisthi Pnevmatos Agiou i Elisavet

ke anefonise foni megali ke ipen:
Evlogimeni
Si
en
ginexi
ke
Evlogimenos O karpos tis Kilias Sou.
And Elizabeth
of Mary, the babe leaped in her

womb;
was filled with the Holy
Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud
cry: Blessed art Thou among women,
and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb!
And
why is this granted to me, that

the Mother of my Lord should come
to me?
Idou gar os egeneto i foni tou aspasmou For

Sou is ta ota mou, eskirtisen en
agalliasi to vrefos en ti kilia mou.
Ke
behold, when the voice of Thy

greeting came to my ears, the babe in
my womb leaped for Joy.
Makaris i pistevsasa oti este teliosis

tis lelalimenis afti para Kyriou.
And
ipe Mariam: Megalini i psihi mouton

Kyrion ke igaliase to pnevma mou epi
to Theo to Sotiri mou, oti epevlepsen
epi tin tapinosin tis Doulis Aftou.
And
Idou
gar apo tou nin Makariousi me

pase e genee. Oti epiise mi Megalia O
dinatoske Agionto Onoma Aftou.
Blessed is she who believed, for

there would be a fulfilment of what
was spoken to her from the Lord.
Mary said: My soul magnifies the
Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God
my Saviour, for He has regarded the
lowly estate of His handmaiden.
ke ipestrepsen is ton ikon aftis.
Doxa
Si, Kyrie, Doxa
Glory to Thee, O
Lord: Glory to Thee!
P EO P LE
Si!
Dipetasa pros se tas hiras mou - i psihi I
stretch out my hands to Thee my

soul thirsts for Thee like a waterless
land. (PAUSE)
mou os gi anidros Si.
Tahi
isakouson mou, Kyrie - exelie to

pnevma mou!
Hear
Mi
aspostrepsis to Prosopon Sou ap

emou,
ke
omiothisome
tis
katavenonsin is Lakkon.
Turn
me speedily, O Lord my spirit

faints within me.
not Thy Sight from me, lest I

become like those who go down into
the Pit.
Akouston piison mi to proi to Eleos Sou, Cause
me to hear Thy Mercy in the

morning, for I hope in Thee.
oti epi Si ilpisa.
Gnorison
mi, Kyrie, Odon en i

porefsome, oti pros Se ira tin psihin
mou.
Make
me know, O Lord, the Way

wherein I should walk, for to Thee I
lift up my soul.
Exelou me ek ton ehthron mou, Kyrie, oti Deliver
me from my enemies, O Lord,

for to Thee I flee for Refuge.
pros Se katefigon.
Didaxon me tou piin to Thelima Sou, oti Teach me to do Thy Will,

Theos mou is Si.
To
for Thou art
my God.
Pnevma Sou to Agathon Odigisi me

en ti Evthia.
Thy
Good Spirit shall Guide me in

Uprightness.
Eneka tou Onoma Sou, Kyrie, Zisis me.
For Thy Names sake O Lord, grant me
En
In
Thy Righteousness Thou shall bring

my soul out of affliction and in Thy
Mercy Thou shall destroy my
enemies and Thou shall utterly
destroy all who afflict my soul, for I
am Thy servant.
Kyrie
isakouson tis prosefhis mou,

enotise tin deisin mou en ti alithia
Sou, epakouson mou en ti Dikeosini
Sou.
Lord hear my Prayer; hear my

Supplication in Thy Truth - answer
me in Thy Righteousness.
Ke
mi iselthis is krisin meta tou

doulou Sou, oti ou dikeothisete
enopion Sou pas zon. [2]
And do not enter into Judgement with
Life.
behold henceforth all generations

will call me Blessed; for He Who is
Mighty has done great things for me,
and Holy is His Name!
Mary remained with her about

three months, and returned to her
home.
- my heart was troubled within.

remembered the days of old, and I
meditated on all Thy Works I
meditated on the Works of Thy
Hands.
For
Emine de Mariam sin afti osi minas tris And
And my spirit was in anguish within me

I
1: 39 49 & 56
And when Elizabeth heard the greeting
Kyrioumou pros me?
ikidiasen ep eme to pnevma mou en emi etrahthi i kardia mou.

imeron arheon, ke emeletisa
en pasi tis Ergis Sou - en piimasi ton
Hiron Sou emeleton.
egeneto os ikousen i Elisavet tou

aspasmon tis Marias, eskirtise to
vrefos enti kilia aftis.
Ke pothen mi touto ina elthi i Mitir tou
Ke
Ke
Emnisthin
BOW TO GOD IN GRATITUDE AND WORSHIP
En tes imeres anastasa de Mariam taftes
Ke
Glory to Thee, O Lord:
to Thee!
ti Dikeosini Sou exexis ek thlipseos

ton psihin mou - ke en to Eleei Sou
exolothrevsis tous ehthous mou - ke
apolis pantas tous thlivontas tin
psihin mou, oti doulos Sou imi ego.
Thy servant, for in Thy Sight noone living is Righteous.
To Pnevma Sou to Agathon Odigisi me Thy
Good Spirit shall Guide me in

Uprightness.
en ti Evthia.
eonon.
Amin
Allelouia [(3) Doxa Si, O Theos! [3]
INTO
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 21 NOVEMB
ER
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO

ever, and unto Ages of Ages.
Amen
Alleluia [3] Glory to Thee, O God. [3]
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 37.
I Elpis imon, Kyrie, doxa Si!
Our Hope, O Lord: Glory to Thee!
THE GREAT LITANY
En Irini tou Kyriou deithomen

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Anothen Irinis ke tis Sotirias ton
psihon imon, tou Kyriou deithomen...
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Irinis
PEACE
In Peace let us pray to the Lord

P E O P L E Lord have mercy
P R I E S T For the Peace from Above and
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Agiou Ikou toutou ke ton meta
Pisteos, evlavias ke Fovou Theou
isionton
en
afto,
tou
Kyriou
deithomen...
for the Salvation of our souls, let us

pray to the Lord...
Papa ke Patriarhi
Presviteriou, tis en Hristo Diakonias,

pantos tou Kyriou ke tou laou tou
Kyriou deithomen.
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Koinotita
PE OPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper efkrasias aeron, eforias ton karpon
tis gis ke keron irinikon tou Kyriou
deithomen.
Kyrie Eleison
Iper pleonton, odiporounton,
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Risthine
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou Soson,
Venerable
Priesthood
of
the
Diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy
and the laity, let us pray to the Lord.
INTO
Lord have mercy

For this Community
and city,
and for every city and country, and
for the Faithful who dwell therein,
let us pray to the Lord
PRI EST
PE OPLE
PRI EST
PRI EST
Lord have mercy

For those at sea, and those who
travel by land or air, for the sick and

the suffering, for captives and for
their Salvation, let us pray to the
Lord
Lord have mercy

For our Deliverance
from all
affliction,
wrath,
danger
and
necessity, let us pray to the Lord
PRI EST
Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us,
have Mercy
upon us, and Preserve us, O God, by
Thy Grace.
PRI EST
:
Exirevxato i kardia mou
Logon Agathon.
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
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ENTRY
INTO
TEMPLE
Hearken, O Daughter, and consider, and

incline Thine ear; and forget Thy
people and Thy Fathers House; for
the King desired Thy Beauty. (2)
My heart overflows with a

Good Word.
STIHO S
VE RSE:
Akouson
Hearken, O Daughter, and consider, and
thigater, ke ide, ke klinon to

ous Sou, ke epilathou tou laou Sou, ke
tou ikou tou Patros Sou, ke epithimisi
O Vasilefs tou kallous Sou.
incline Thine ear; and forget Thy

people and Thy Fathers House; for
the King desired Thy Beauty.
SMALL LITANY
Tou Kyriou deithomen

Kyrie Eleison
Oti Agios i, O Theos imon,
P RIE ST
Let us pray to the Lord

Lord have mercy
For Holy art Thou, O our
P EO P LE
Amen
P RIE ST
P EO P LE
ke en Agiis
epanapavi,
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen to Patri, ke to Io, ke
to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
PRAISES
THE C
TO
God,
Who rests in the Saints, and to Thee
we ascribe Glory: to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and to the
Ages of Ages.
ALMIGHTY GOD
ONGREGATION
MUST STA
Pasa pnoi enesato ton Kyrion [2]
Let
Enesato pnoi ... Pasa ton Kyrion
Let
ND

the Lord. [2]
the Lord be praised
everything that has breath
...
by
THE HOLY GOSPEL
Lord have mercy

For seasonable weather, for the
abundance of the fruits of the earth,

and for peaceful times, let us pray to
the Lord
PE OPLE
imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti.
Lord have mercy

For our Father: Pope & Patriarch
(THEODOROS)
and
for
our
Archbishop (- - - N A M E - - - ) for the
PE OPLE
imas apo pasis

thlipseos, orgis, kindinou ke anangis,
tou Kyriou deithomen
PRI EST
PE OPLE
nosounton,
kamnonton, ehmaloton ke tis Sotirias
afton tou Kyriou deithomen.
Lord have mercy

For this Holy Temple,
and for
those
who
enter
with
Faith,
Reverence and the Fear of God, let us
pray to the Lord...
PRI EST
PE OPLE
ke poleos taftis, pasis

poleos, horas, ke ton pisti ikounton en
aftes tou Kyriou deithomen.
Thigater, ke ide, ke klinon to

ous Sou, ke epilathou tou laou Sou, ke
tou ikou tou Patros Sou, ke epithimisi
O Vasilefs tou kallous Sou. (2)
Lord have mercy

For the Peace of
the whole
world, for the well-being of the Holy
Churches of God, and for the union
of all, let us pray to the Lord....
PRI EST
PE OPLE
(T H E O D O R O U ) ke tou Arhiepiskopou
imon
(- - - N A M E - - - ) tou Timiou
Akouson
PRI EST
PE OPLE
tou simpantos kosmou,

efsthias ton Agion tou Theou
Ekklision ke tis ton panton enoseaos
tou Kyriou deithomen...
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Patros imon:
OF
FESTAL PROKEIMENON PSALM 44/45-
T H E P R I E S T READS THE H OLY G O SPEL

THE C ONGREGATION .
Ke
FO R THE
iper tou kataxiothine imas tis

akroaseos tou Agiou Evangeliou
Kyriou ton Theon imon iketevsomen.
Kyrie Eleison [3]

Sofia! Orthi! Akiousomen
F EA ST
F ROM THE
FACING
And that He will graciously

grant us to hear His Holy Gospel, let
us pray to the Lord.
PRI EST
PE OPLE
tou Agiou
R OY AL G ATE S [H OL Y D OORS ]
PRI EST
Evangeliou
Lord have mercy [3]

Wisdom! Arise! Let us listen to
the Holy Gospel.
Irini pasi!
Peace be with you all.

WE
BOW
OUR HEAD
Ke to pnevmati sou
Ek tou kata L O U K A N A G I O U
TO
THE
PE OPLE
EVANGELIOU
to anagnosma...
PRI EST
PRIESTS BLESSING
And with thy spirit

The Lesson is from
THE
HOLY
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE
Proshomen
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
RECEIVE
Let us attend
INTO
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 43.
SMALL LITANY
P RIE ST
pray to the Lord.
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou Soson,
P EO P LE
Amin/Kyrie eleison
Tis Panagias,
us, and Protect us, O God, by Thy

Grace.
P EO P LE
Ahrantou, Ipere
meta
panton
ton
Agion
Mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous
ke pasan tin zoin imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha.
MA
P RIE ST
KE
Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us, have Mercy on
P RIE ST
Most Holy, All Pure, Most

Blessed and Glorious Lady,
Theotokos and Ever Virgin
Mary, together with all the
Saints, let us commit ourselves
and one another, and all our
life to Christ our God.
ke tou Agiou
Pnevmatos, nin ke ai,
ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
P EO P LE
P RIE ST
OWN
To Thee, O Lord!
For Blessed is Thy
misoundes Sion, eshinthite apo tou

Kyriou; os hortos gar, piri esesthe
apexirameni. [2]
Amen
my youth up many passions

have warred against me. But do
Thou succour and save me, O
Saviour. [2]
Those who hate Zion shall be put to
confusion by the Lord; like grass in
the fire shall they be withered up.
[2]
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
Agio
Pnevmati, pasa psihi zooute, ke

katharsi, ipsoute, lambrinete, ti
Triadiki Monadi, Ierokrifios
Through
Ke

eonon.
Now
Amin
Agio
Pnevmati, anavlizi ta tis Haritos

reithra, arthevonda, apasan tin ktisin
pros Zoogonion.
THE
SIGN
OF THE
INTO
the Holy Spirit is every soul

quickened and exalted in purity, and
Illumined by the Triune Unity in
Mystic Holiness.

Ages.
Amen
From the Holy Spirit do the streams of

Grace well forth;
they irrigate
everything created, so that Life can
be produced.
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
All Holy, Pure, Most Blessed

and Glorious Lady, Theotokos
and Ever Virgin Mary, with all
Thy Saints, let us commit
ourselves
and one another
and our whole life to Christ
our God.
&
ROSS
BOW
DOWN
TO
GOD
To Thee, O Lord!
For to Thee belong all Glory,
Honour and Worship, to the
PE OPLE
Si pasa Doxa, Timi ke

Proskinisis to Patri ke to Io ke to
Agio Pnevmati nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
PRI EST
Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
Ages of Ages.
PE OPLE
TO
GOD
- 21 NOVEMB
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FOR
Amen
HIS EVERLASTING MERCY
*Theos
Kyrios ke Epefanen imin.

Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
STIHO S
1 : Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!*
S T I H O S 2 : Panta ta ethni ekiklosan me,
ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.*
3 : Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke
esti thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.*
STIHO S
*The
Lord is God, and has Appeared

to us. Blessed is He Who comes in
the Name of the Lord!
VE RSE 1 :
Give thanks to the Lord, for
He is Good; for His Mercy endures
forever!*
VE RSE
2 : All the nations surrounded
me, but in the Name of the Lord I
drove them back.*
V E R S E 3 : This is the Lords doing, and
it is marvellous in our eyes.*
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ENTRY
INTO
TEMPLE
Simeron tis evdokias Theou to proimion, Today

ke tis ton anthropon Sotirias i
prokirixis. En Nao tou Theou tranos i
Parthenos diknite, ke ton Hriston tis
pasi prokatangellete. Afti ke imis
megalofonos voisomen.
Here tis
ikonomias tou Ktistou i ekplirosis. (3)
is the Prelude of Gods Good

Pleasure, and the Proclamation of
humanitys Salvation. In the Temple
of God, the Virgin is presented
openly,
and
in
Herself
She
announces Christ to all. Let us, then,
with a Great Voice, cry aloud to Her:
Rejoice! Thou art the Fulfilment of
the Creators Dispensation. (3)
SMALL LITANY

Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou Soson,
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

pray to the Lord
P RIE ST
PE OPLE
Amin
Si Kyrie
Oti prepi
PRAISE
Name and
Ek neotitos mou, pola polemi me pathi From

I
KE
PRI EST
Amen/Lord have mercy

Commemorating our
PSALM 117 /118
FESTAL ANTIPHONS TONE 4
al aftos andilavou, ke soson, Sotir

mou. [2]
MA
Amin
Glorified is Thy Kingdom, of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
Ages of Ages.
P EO P LE
PE OPLE
Ahrantou, Ipere
meta
panton
ton
Agion
ke pasan tin zoin imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha.
Amen/ Lord have mercy

Commemorating our
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW D
Si Kyrie
Oti Evlogite Sou to Onoma, ke Dedoxaste
Sou i Vasilia, tou Patros, ke tou Iiou,
Amin/Kyrie eleison
Tis Panagias,
PRI EST
us, and Preserve us, O God, by Thy

Grace
PE OPLE
INTO
Lord have mercy!

Help us, Save us, have Mercy on
Amen
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 39.
Tis
Panagias, Ahrantou, Ipere

Flogimenis, Endoxou Despinis imon
meta
panton
ton
Agion
ke pasan tin Zoin imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha.
MA
Si Kyrie
Oti son
KE
Commemorating our
Most Holy, All Pure, Most
Blessed and Glorious Lady,
Theotokos and Ever Virgin
Maria, with all the Saints, let us
commit ourselves and one
another and our whole Life to
Christ our God.
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW D
P E OP LE
to Kratos ke sou Estin i
Vasilea, ke i Dinamis ke i Doxa tou

Patros, ke tou Iou, ke tou Agiou
Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas
ton Eonon.
Amin
FIRST FESTAL KATHISMATA ENTRY
O karpos, Ioakim ke tis Annis,

Prosferete Theo, Iero en Agio, sarki
nipiazousam I trofos tis Zois imon. In
iilogisen, O Ieros Zaharias. Taftin
apantes, os tou Kyriou Mitera, Pistos
Makarisomen.
To Thee, O Lord!
For Thine is the
Amen
INTO
Amin
Dikeon
O Karpos, Ioakim ke tis Annis,

prosferete Theo, Iero en Agio, sarki
nipiazousam I trofos tis Zois imon. In
iilogisen, O Ieros Zaharias. Taftin
apantes, os tou Kyriou Mitera, Pistos
Makarisomen.
sillipseos Agni, kathigiasthis to

Theo; ke tehthisa epi gis, doron
prosihthis nin afto, apoplirousa
patroan epangelian. To Thio de Nao,
os Thios ontos Naos, ek vrefous
kathars, meta lampadon fedron,
apodothisa
ofthis
dohion,
tou
aprositou ke Thiou Fotos.
Megali
ontos, I proodos Sou, Moni Theonimfe
ke Aiparthene.
INTO

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Thy conception, O Pure Virgin,
Thou wast Consecrated unto God;
and now after Thy birth Thou art
offered as a Gift to Him, in
fulfilment of Thy Parents Promise.
To the Divine Temple Thou art
brought, Thyself a Temple truly
Divine, innocent from the time Thou
was an infant; Thou has appeared in
the Sanctuary accompanied by
brightly burning lamps, who art the
Receiver of the Divine Light that no
man can approach. Magnificent in
Truth is Thine Entry, O Only Bride of
God and Ever Virgin!
ke tehthisa epi gis, doron prosihthis

nin
afto,
apoplirousa
patroan
epangelian. To Thio de Nao, os Thios
ontos Naos, ek vrefous kathars, meta
lampadon fedron, apodothisa ofthis
dohion, tou aprositou ke Thiou Fotos.
Megali ontos, I proodos Sou, Moni
Theonimfe ke Aiparthene.
The
Fruit of Righteous Joachim and

Anna is brought as an Offering to
God in the Holy Sanctuary She who
sustains our Life a young child in
the flesh; and She receives the
Blessing of Zacharias the Priest. Let
all of us in Faith call Her Blessed, for
She is the Mother of our Lord.
Amen
The Fruit
of Righteous Joachim and

Anna is brought as an Offering to
God in the Holy Sanctuary She who
sustains our Life a young child in
the flesh; and She receives the
Blessing of Zacharias the Priest. Let
all of us in Faith call Her Blessed, for
She is the Mother of our Lord.
SECOND FESTAL KATHISMATA ENTRY
Pro

eonon.
TEMPLE TONE 1
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
eonon.
Amin
Amen
Pro sillipseos Agni, kathigiasthis to Theo; Before
OWN
Dominion,
Thine is the Kingdom and the Power
and the Glory of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now
and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
P RIE ST
P EO P LE
Dikeon
brightly burning lamps, who art the

Receiver of the Divine Light that no
man can approach. Magnificent in
Truth is Thine Entry, O Only Bride of
God and Ever Virgin!
P RIE ST
INTO
TEMPLE TONE 4
Before
Thy conception, O Pure Virgin,

Thou wast Consecrated unto God;
and now after Thy birth Thou art
offered as a Gift to Him, in
fulfilment of Thy Parents Promise.
To the Divine Temple Thou art
brought, Thyself a Temple truly
Divine, innocent from the time Thou
was a babe; Thou has appeared in
the Sanctuary accompanied by
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
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THIRD FESTAL KATHISMATA ENTRY
TEMPLE TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
INTO
Agalliastho O David O Imno grafos, ke Let

horeveto Ioakim sin ti Anni.
Oti
gonos Agios ex afton proilthe, Maria i
Fotoforos Thia Lampas, ke Heri
iserhomeni en to Nao. In ke vlepon
iilogisen, O Varahiou iios, ke heron
anekravgze.
Here!
Thavma
pagkosmion!
David the Psalmist greatly rejoice!

Let Joachim and Anna be glad! For a
Holy Child has come forth from
them Mary, the Lamp who bears
the Divine Light and She rejoices as
She enters the Temple. The son of
Barachias beholding Her gave Her
his Blessing and cried out in Joy:
Hail! O Thou Wonder of the world!
Amin
Agalliastho
Amen
Let David

eonon.
O David O Imno grafos, ke
horeveto Ioakim sin ti Anni.
Oti
gonos Agios ex afton proilthe, Maria i
Fotoforos Thia Lampas, ke Heri
iserhomeni en to Nao. In ke vlepon
iilogisen, O Varahiou iios, ke heron
anekravgze.
Here!
Thavma
pagkosmion!
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY
INTO

the Psalmist greatly rejoice!
Let Joachim and Anna be glad! For a
Holy Child has come forth from
them Mary, the Lamp who bears
the Divine Light and She rejoices as
She enters the Temple. The son of
Barachias beholding Her gave Her
his Blessing and cried out in Joy:
Hail! O Thou Wonder of the world!
TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA
RY
- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 41.

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Archdiocese of Good Hope

Festal Matins Service

Entry into Temple

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The Entrance into the Temple

I, Kyrie, O Theos ton Pateron

Kyrie, to Eleos Sou ef imas,

katafigi, egenithis imin en genea

art Thou, O Lord, the God of

we have put our Hope in Thee.

Thou hast been our Refuge from

do Thy Will, for Thou art my God.

For with Thee is the Fountain of Life;

Paratinon to Eleos Sou tis ginoskousi Se.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

para Si Pigi Zois; en to Foti Sou

O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Athanatos, Eleison imas.

FESTAL VERSES - ENTRY

Thy Light we shall see Light.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

Immortal, have mercy on us.

FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

the Temple, to become the Abode of

Afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

Him with tuneful cymbals;

Dwells be opened; for Joachim

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

to the Father, and to the

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

THE GREAT DOXOLOGY

RUNG AND ALL

Doxa Si to dixanti to Fos.

Glory to Thee Who has shown us the

Glory to God in the Highest, and on

en Ipsistis Theo ke epi Gis Irini,

O Theos, O Amnos tou Theou, O

earth Peace, Goodwill among men.

Praise Thee, we Bless Thee, we

King, God of Heaven, Father

God, Lamb of God, Son of the

Prosdexe tin Deisin imon, O kathimenos Receive

our Prayer, Thou Who sits at

Oti Si i Monos Agios, Si i Monos Kyrios, For

Thou alone art Holy, Thou alone

Thy Name forever and to the Ages of

FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

The Festal Matins Service

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and

eonas ton eonon.

FESTAL EXAPOSTEILARION ENTRY

pale prokatingile, ton Profiton O

God, whom long ago the Assembly

Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,

Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.

O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to Thee!

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Glory

to the Father, and to the Son,

Partheni, tin Aiparthenon,

Blessed is our God always now

all His Powers. To Thee praise is

Afton en iho salpingos. Enite