RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE 2

Ote katilthes pros ton Thanaton, i Zoi i

When Thou condescended to Death, O

Athanatos, tote ton Adin enekrosas ti

astrapi tis Theotitos. Ote de ke tous
tethneotas ek ton katahthonion
anestisas, pase e Dinamis ton
Epouranion ekravgazon.
Zoodota
Hriste, O Theos imon, Doxa Si!

Life Immortal, Thou slayed Hades

with the lightning flash of Thy
Divinity. When also Thou raised up
the dead from the subterranean
abodes, all the Powers of Heaven
cried aloud: O Life-giver, Christ our
God, Glory to Thee!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST ZENOBIOS & ST ZENOBIA

- TONE 4

I Martyres Sou Kyrie, en ti Athlisi afton, Thy

Martyrs, O Lord, were worthily

awarded the Crowns of Incorruption
by Thee, having contested for Thee,
our Immortal God.
Since they
possessed Thou Power they defeated
the tyrants, dashing the demons
powerless displays of defiance. O
Christ
God,
at
their Fervent
Entreaties, Save our soul.

Stefanous ekomisanto tis aftharsias,

ek Sou tou Theou imon. Shontes gar
tin Ishin Sou, tous tyrannous
kathilon, ethrafsan ke demonon, ta
anishira Thrasi. Afton tes ikesies,
Hriste O Theos, Soson tas psihas
imon.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa

Archdiocese of Good Hope

ResurrectionVespers Service
30 October 2016
19TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST - 5TH OF ST LUKE
THE RICH MAN & POOR LAZAROS

THE FEAST OF ST ZENOBIOS THE BISHOP & ST ZENOBIA, HIS SISTER OF AEGAE, CILICIA St Tertios,
St Mark, St Justos Barsaba Josephson & St Artemas of the 70 Apostles of Christ our
Lord St Marcianos, Bishop of Syracuse, Disciple of St Peter the Apostle St
Eutropia of Alexandria St Stephen Milutin, St Theoctistos & St Helen, their
mother, of Serbia St Jotham Zedgenidze

Amen
THEOTOKION - TONE 4

To

ap eonos Apokrifon ke Angelis

Agnoston Mystirion, dia Sou Theotoke
tis epi gis pefanerote.
Theos en
asighito enosi sarkoumenos.
Ke
Stavron
ekousios
iper
imon
katadexamenos. Di ou Anastisas ton
Protoplaston, esosen ek Thanatou tas
psihas imon.
DISMISSAL BLESSINGS

Theotokos, through Thee was

revealed to us on earth, the
Mystery, which was hidden from
Eternity, and which the Angels
themselves knew not: that God,
uniting Natures without confusion,
became
Man
and
accepted
crucifixion voluntarily for our
Salvation; by virtue of which
Resurrecting mankind whom He
had first created, He Saved our
souls from Death.

By the Grace of God

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Hriste O Theos imon, Doxa Si

St Zenobios & St Zenobia of Cilicia

St Zenobios, Bishop of Aegea, and his pious sister, St Zenobia, were
Perfected by Holy Martyrdom in 285 in Cilicia.
Since birth, they had been raised in the Holy Christian Faith by their
devout parents, and they all lived a pious and chaste Life in Christ.
In their mature years, St Zenobios and St Zenobia renouncd the world by
distributing their inherited wealth and possessions among the poor and
destitute.
For his beneficence and Holy Life, our Lord rewarded St Zenobios with the
Gift of Healing various maladies.
Having been elected Bishop of the Christian Community in Cilicia, St
Zenobios zealously spread our True Faith among the pagans, until
Emperor Diocletian (284-305) began his terrible persecution of the
Christians.
Bishop Zenobios was the first to be arrested and tried before the
Governor, Licius, who said: I shall only speak briefly with you, for I
propose to grant you your life if you worship our gods, or death, if you
do not.
St Zenobios responded: This present life without Christ is death! It is better
that I prepare to endure the present torment for my Creator, and then
- with Him - Live Eternally, rather than to renounce Him for the sake of
the present life, and then be Tormented Eternally in Hades.
The brutal, unmerciful and uncompassionate Governor immediately
ordered his executioners to crucify and to toriture St Zenobios to death.
St Zenobia, having been forced to watch her beloved brother suffering the
extreme pain of crucifixion and additional humiliating tortures, wanted
to stop them, so she boldly confessed her own unwavering Faith in
Christ our God and Saviour before the Governor, whereupon she was
also seized and subjected to hideous public humiliation and tortures.
By the Divine Grace and Power of our Lord God the sibling Martyrs
remained alive despite being thrown onto a red-hot iron plate, and
then into a boiling kettle.
Finally, St Zenobios and St Zenobia were beheaded and left to rot but St
Hermogenes the Faithful Priest secretly removed their Holy Relics and
with all due reverence buried them in a single grave.
St Zenobius Intercedes with our Lord Jesus Christ on behalf by those
suffering from breast cancer.
May their memories be Eternal, and may St Zenobios and St Zenobia
ceaselessly Intercede with our Saviour for the sake of our immortal soul.

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Ke

gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i tis

ou salevthisete.

and hast Enlightened mankind by

Thy Resurrection. Wherefore we cry
to Thee: O Christ our God, Glory
to Thee!

And

He established the world, which

shall not be moved.

En to Stavro, Hriste, fanis kathilomenos, When Thou Appeared, O Christ, nailed

illiosas kallos ktismaton, ke to men
apanthropon stratiote diknimeni,
loghi plevran Sou ekentisan. Evrei de
sfragise tafon itisanto, tin Sin
exousian ouk epistameni, all O di
ikton splaghnon Sou katadexamenos
Tafin, ke Triimeros anastas, Kyrie,
Doxa Si!

To

Iko Sou prepi Agiasma, Kyrie, is

makrotita imeron.

upon the Cross, Thou altered the

Beauty of Creation.
Cruelly the
soldiers pierced Thy Side with a
lance; and the Judeans ordered Thy
Tomb
to
be
sealed,
not
understanding Thy Power. But Thou,
O Lord, because of Thy Mercy, Thou
submitted to the Tomb, and rose on
the Third Day. O Lord, Glory to
Thee!

Holiness

is proper to Thy House, O

Lord, unto length of days.

Zoodota Hriste, ekousios Pathos ipostas

O Christ, Giver of Life, for the sake of

dia thnitous, en Aidi de katelthon os

dinatos, tous eki tin elefsin menontas
tin Sin, afarpasas os ek hiros krateou,
Paradison
anth
Aidou,
ikin
deodorise. Dio ke imin tis Doxazousi
tin Sin Triimeron Egersin, dorise
ilasmon amartion, ke to Mega Eleos.

us mortals, Thou willingly endured

Thy Passion, and Descended into
Hades with Power, snatching from
the hands of the tyrant those who
awaited Thee there, granting them,
instead of Hades, an Abode in
Paradise.
Wherefore, to us who
Glorify Thy Rising on the Third Day,
grant pardon of our sins, and Thy
Great Mercy.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.

Amin

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen
THEOTOKION TONE 2

Thavmatos kenou, panton ton pale

Thavmaton!
Tis gar egno Miera,
anev Andros tetokiian, ke en agkales
ferousan, ton apasan tin Ktisin
periehonta?
Theou esti vouli to
kiithen, on os vrefos Panagne, ses
olenes
vastasasa,
ke
mitrikin
parrisian pros afton kektimeni, mi
pafsi disopousa iper ton Se timonton,
tou iktirise ke Seose tas psihas imon.
DISMISSAL PRAYER OF ST SYMEON THE
GOD-RECEIVER - TRISAGION PRAYERS OUR LORDS PRAYER

New Miracle greater than all the

Miracles of old! Who has ever known
a Mother to bear a Child without the
help of a man, and hold in Her arms
Him Who encompasses all Creation?
It was the Will of God to be Born,
and Thou, Most Pure Virgin, hast
carried Him an Infant in Thine
arms! The Boldness of a Mother is
Thine.
Wherefore, pray to Him
unceasingly for us who honour Thee,
and Entreat Him to have Mercy on
us, and to Save our soul.

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anavoisomen. Zevgos Agion Kyrio,

Evlogimeni dias ke pefotismeni, ton
Sotira Presveve, iper ton psihon imon.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

gained
Crowns
of
Victory!
Wherefore, let us cry out to them: O
Siblings, Holy before our Lord,
Blessed and Illumined:
Intercede
with our Saviour for the Salvation of
our soul.

Resurrection Vespers Hymns Tone 2

19TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 5TH SUNDAY

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amen

(USE

THE

VESPERS SERVICE BOOK

OF

ST LUKE

UNTIL THIS POINT THEN FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

CAREFULLY)

THEOTOKION TONE 2

Parilthen

i Skia tou Nomou, tis Haritos

elthousis. Os gar i vatos ouk ekeeto
kataflegomeni, outo Parthenos etekes,
ke Parthenos eminas, anti stylou
piros, Dikeosinis anetilen Ilios, anti
Moiseos Hristos, i Sotiria ton psihon
imon.

THE

ENTRANCE/ISODOS
HYMN

At the Coming of Grace, the Shadow of

the Law passed away. Just as the
Bush that burnt but was not
consumed, so hast Thou given Birth
and remained Virgin. Instead of a
Pillar
of
Fire,
the
Sun
of
Righteousness shone forth; instead
of Moses, Christ, the Salvation of our
soul, appeared.

EVENING

THE PROKEIMENON

Kyrios evasilefsen,
enedisato

1.

Enedisato

2.

Kyrios
perizosato.

evprepeian

Dinamin,

ke

Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it is

Katevthinthito

Let

my Prayer rise before

Thee like incense - the
lifting up of my hands
as
the
Evening
Sacrifice. Hear me, O
Lord!

And

He established the world ,

which shall not be moved.

RESURRECTION STIHERA TONE 2

Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring

my soul out of prison

Confess Thy Name, O Lord.

Exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou.

PRIEST

Blessed

and Glorified is the

Power of Thy Kingdom, of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and forever, and
unto the Ages of Ages.

tou Iiou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin

ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Amen

Ton

pro eonon ek Patros gennithenta,

ton Theon Logon sarkothenta, ek
Parthenou
Marias,
defte
proskinisomen.
Stavron
gar
ipominas, ti tafi paredothi, os aftos
ithelise, ke anastas ek nekron, esose
me ton planomenon anthropon.

RESURRECTION APOSTICHA TONE 2

Anastasis Sou Hriste Sotir, apasan

efotise tin Ikoumenin, ke anekaleso to
idion plasma, Pantodiname Kyrie,
Doxa Si.
Kyrios
evasilefsen,
evprepian
Enediasto.
Enedisato
Kyrios
Dinamin ke perizosato.

Dia

zilou Soter katirgisas, tin tou xilou

kataran, Kratos Thanatou ti tafi Sou
enekrosas, Efotisas, de to genos imon
ti Egersi Sou. Dio voomen Si. Zootota

MUST STAND

I cry out to Thee:

hear me, O Lord! O
Lord, when I cry out to
Thee, hear me! Hear my
voice, when I cry out to
Thee! Hear me, O Lord!

i prosevhi
mou
os
thimiama
enopion Sou. Eparsis
ton hiron mou Thisia
Esperini.
Isakouson
mou Kyrie!

with Power

LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATIONS

THE PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD:

Amin

Lord,

ekekraxa pros Se,

isakouson
mou.
Isakouson mou, Kyrie.
Kyrie, ekekraxa pros
Se, isakouson mou,
proshes ti foni tis
deiseos mou, en to
kekragene me pros Se,
isakouson mou Kyrie.

The Lord vested and girded Himself

ou salevthisete.

Ii to Kratos tis Vasilias Sou Evlogimenon

ke Dedoxasmenon, tou Patros, ke

Kyrie

Lord reigns - He vested Himself

with Majesty.

2.

EVENING INCENSE

PSALM 140/141 TONE 2

The
1.

OF THE

THE CONGREGATION

OF THE DAY

SATURDAY EVENING - PSALM 92

HYMN

Thy Resurrection, O Christ our Saviour,

has Illumined the entire Earth, and
has recalled Thy Creation.
O
Almighty Lord: Glory to Thee!

The

Lord reigns; He clothed Himself

with Majesty. The Lord clothed and
girded Himself with Power.

By

the Wood of the Cross, O Saviour,

Thou abolished the Curse of the
Tree, and by Thy Burial Thou hast
destroyed the dominion of Death,

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Eme

ipomenousi
antapodos mi.

Dikei,

eos

ou

O Sotir imon, to kath imon

hirografon prosilosas, to Stavro
exilipse, ke tou Thanatou to Kratos
katirgise, proskinoumen aftou tin
triimeron Egersin.

isakouson tis fonis ou.

Come,

let us adore God the Word,

Begotten of the Father before all
Ages, Who took Flesh from the
Virgin Mary.
For He willingly
suffered the Cross, and submitted
Himself to Burial, and Rose from the
dead, and Saved me who has gone
astray.

The Righteous shall wait for me, until

Thou Reward me.

Hristos

Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie.

to

Kyrie,

Our

Saviour, Christ, blotted out the

bond that pledged us to the decree
by nailing it to the Cross, and He
abolished the dominion of Death.
Let us worship His Third Day
Resurrection.

Out

of the depths I have cried to

Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my

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voice.

Sin

Arhangelis imnisomen, Hristou tin

Anastasin. Aftos gar Litrotis esti, ke
Sotir ton psihon imon, ke en Doxi
fovera ke kratea dinami, palin erhete,
krine kosmon on eplasen.

with the Archangels, let us

praise the Resurrection of Christ. He
is the Deliverer and Saviour of our
soul.
He will come again in
Awesome Glory, and Mighty Power
to Judge the world He fashioned.

Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let

Thine Ears be attentive to the

voice of my Supplication.

fonin tis Deiseos mou.

Se ton Stavrothenta ke tafenta, Angelos The

Angel proclaimed Thee, O Master,

Crucified and Buried. And he said to
the Women: Come and see where our
Lord lay. For He is Risen as He
foretold, for He is Almighty.
Wherefore, we worship Thee Who
alone art Immortal. Have Mercy on
us, O Christ, Giver of Life!

ekirixe Despotin, ke elege tes gynexi.

Defte idete, opou ekito O Kyrios.
Anesti
gar
kathos
ipen,
os
pantodinamos. Dio Se proskinoumen
ton monon Athanaston, Zoodota
Hriste, eleison imas.

Ean

anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,

tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.

If

Thou, O Lord, should mark

transgression, O Lord, who would
stand?
For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.

En to Stavro Sou katirgisas, tin tou zilou Thou

kataran, en ti tafi Sou enekrosas, tou
Thanatou to Kratos, en de ti Egersi
Sou, Efotisas to genos ton anthropon.
Dia touto Si voomen.
Evergeta
Hriste, O Theos imon: Doxa Si!

hast abolished the Curse of the

Tree by Thy Cross, and by Thy Burial
Thou hast done away with the
Dominion of Death, while by Thy
Rising
Thou
hast
Enlightened
mankind. Wherefore, we cry out to
Thee: Glory to Thee, O Christ, our
God and Benefactor.

Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because

Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.

Inigisan

Si Kyrie fovo pile Thanatou,

pilori de Adou idontes Se eptixan.
Pilas gar halkas snetripsas, ke
mohlous sidirous sinethlasas, ke
eigages imas ek skotous, ke skias
Thanatou, ke tous desmous imon
dierrixas.

of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited

for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.

The Gates of Death opened before Thee

in Fear, O Lord, and the Gatekeepers
of Hades, beholding Thee, were filled
with Awe. Thou destroyed the Gates
of Brass and crushed the posts of
iron. Thou led us out of the Valley
of the Shadow of Death and broke
our chains.

FESTAL STICHERA ST ZENOBIOS & ST ZENOBIA

Apo

Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo

filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.

Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with

the Lord there is Mercy, and

with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.

afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton

Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.

Martiriou

en emati, tin stolin Sou

inobie, epihrosas Endoxe apetelesas,
ieroteran en Hariti.
Meth is
iselilithas, os Sofos Arhierefs, ton
Agion is Agia, Thima amomon, dia Se
to
tithenti
ke
telia,
Prosfora
katharotati, anenehthis Ierotate.

Enite

ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!

Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!

Thou

dyed Thou Vestmets, Zenobios,

with the blood of Martyrdom, thus
making them more adorned with
Grace and Sanctity, entering with
them into the Holy of Holies,
Glorious One. As a Wise High Priest,
Thou were offered as a Perfect and
All Pure Offering, and as an
Unblemished Sacrifice to Him Who
was sacrificed for Thee, O Most Holy
One.

Praise

the Lord, all Gentiles!

Him, all you people!

From

the morning watch until night;

from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.

dyed Thou Vestmets, Zenobios,

with the blood of Martyrdom, thus
making them more adorned with
Grace and Sanctity, entering with
them into the Holy of Holies,
Glorious One. As a Wise High Priest,
Thou were offered as a Perfect and

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Praise

Xeomenou tou somatos, tis psihis Sou to Thy

body was burnt, O All Worthy

Hieromartyr, Zenobios, yet the inner
beauty of Thy soul shone forth more
brightly.
Thou art the Glory of
Priests, O Godly-minded, the Boast
of Champions, a Spring Ever-flowing
with Wonders! Thou put the demons
to flight, O Divine Warrior of Christ!

Endothen, kallos diediknito axiagaste,

Ieromartys lamproteron, Theofron
Zinobie, Iereon kalloni, Athloforon to
kavhima, ton Thavmaton te, i aenaos
vrisis ton pnevmaton, akatharton O
dioktis, ke vravevtis ton psihon imon.

Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For

His Mercy rules over us; and the

Truth of the Lord endures forever.

ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton

eona.

Synathlin

Si
proirite,
Adelpha
simfronousa Si, Zynovia, Pansofe i
omemon Sou. Ta ton leviton gar
vrasmata, andrios ipinegke, tou piros
tin apilin, ke ton vieon thanaton.
Othen etihe, meta Sou ton Stefanon
ton tis Nikis, ke tis Ano Vasilias,
Ieromista Zinovie.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Thy sister, Zenobia, was of one mind

with Thee, O All Wise.
She
voluntarily chose to suffer with
Thee. She courageously endured a
violent death, and received with
Thee a Crown of Victory, entering
the Kingdom on High.together with
Thee, O Zenobios.

Glory

to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit

- TONE 4

Martiriou en emati, tin stolin Sou inobie, Thou

epihrosas
Endoxe
apetelesas,
ieroteran en Hariti.
Meth is
iselilithas, os Sofos Arhierefs, ton
Agion is Agia, Thima amomon, dia Se
to
tithenti
ke
telia,
Prosfora
katharotati, anenehthis Ierotate.

All Pure Offering, and as an

Unblemished Sacrifice to Him Who
was sacrificed for Thee, O Most Holy
One.

Together

FESTAL IDIOMELON ST ZENOBIOS & ST ZENOBIA TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Esmatikin

horian krotisome simeron, O

filomartyres, epi ti mnimi ton
panefsevon Athliton, Zinoviou ke
Zinovias.
Outi gar tis Triados
gegonasin Ipermahi, ke en stadio
andrios, ton aoraton ehthron, en to
septo afton emati apepnizan, ke ton
tis
Nikis
stefanon
Endoxos
ekomisanto.
Dio
prs
aftous

Lovers of Martyrs, let us clap our

hands and form a Choir today! Let
us sing songs to Commemorate the
Most Pious Contenders, Zenobios
and Zenobia!
For They became
Champion of the Trinity, and in the
Arena they courageously drowned
the invisible enemy with their
Sanctified Blood, having Gloriously

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