Holy Week FSD MB 2012

Matins of Holy Monday
Bridegroom Service on Palm Sunday Evening
Text and Music prepared by

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
Great and Holy Monday Matins
Bridegroom Service on Palm Sunday Evening
Mode pl. 4. Ni.

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Verse. My spirit rises early in the morning to You, O God, for Your commands are a
light upon the earth.
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Al - - - le - - - lu - i - - a
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Verse. Learn righteousness, you who dwell on the earth.
Alleluia (3x)
Verse. Jealousy will seize an untaught people; and now fire will devour the
adversaries.
Alleluia (3x)
Verse. Bring more evils on them, O Lord, bring more evils on them, on the glorious
of the earth.
Alleluia (3x)
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Be - hold, the Bride - groom is com - ing in the mid- dle__ of
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the___ night, a p!1'
and bless - ed is the ser - - - vant He shall find
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a - wake_____ and___ watch - ing; un - wor - thy is the oth - - -
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er He shall find___ be - - - ing___ la - zy . So be-ware, O
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soul of mine, be not o - ver-come by sleep so that you not be
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hand - - ed o - ver to death and be shut out from_____ the____
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King - dom. Come to your sens - es and cry___ a - loud, Ho -
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ly,_____ ho A Òg\!!+1na C
- - - ly, ho - ly are___ You our__ God.
Sunday Evening
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By the pro - tec - tion of the bod - i - less_ hosts_ save__
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_____ us
Monday Evening
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At the in - ter - ces- sion of the Fore - run- ner have mer -
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- - cy on____ us.
Tuesday Evening
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By the pow - er of Your Cross save_______ us.
Glory. Repeat
Both now. Repeat with Final Ending
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The - o - to - - kos have mer - - - cy on______
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Kathisma I.
Mode 1. Ke. The soldiers keeping watch.
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The pres - ent day pre - sents the au - gust holy Pas-sion of
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Christ as lights that dawn_ on the world for___ sal - va - tion. For
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Christ in His good - ness goes___ now to suf - fer and die____ for us.
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He who holds__ all things with-in His hand con - de - scends now to be
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fixed___ with nails on to a cross and__ sus - pend - ed to save all
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hu - man - i - ty.
Matins of Holy Monday. Kathisma I.
s<V 2 Mode 1. Ke. The soldiers keeping watch.
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pres - ent day_______ pre - - - sents____________ the
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au - gust______________ ho - - - ly____ Pas - - sion
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of Christ as S !!S0a1`
lights______ that___________ dawn____________ on the___
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world_____________ for___________ sal - va - - tion. For Christ,__
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_____ in____________ His good - - ness,_____ goes________________
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now to S \S 0!S0a
suf - fer____________ and die____________________ for
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us. He_____________ who holds________ all________ things__________
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__ with-in His____ hand______________ con - - - de - scends____
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now to be_________ fixed___ with_______ nails___________ on to
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a____ cross_____________ and___________ sus - pend - - ed, to
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all___________ hu - man - - - - i - - - ty.________
Kathisma II.
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O Lord, the un - seen Judge, You were seen with a bod - y! And
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will - ing - ly You came_ to be killed by the law less, and thus
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to con- demn__ our own___ con- dem - na - tion by suf - fer - ing! There-
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fore send - ing up mag-ni - fi - ca - tion___ and glo - ry to Your au-
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thor - i - ty, O Word of God, now___ we of - fer our prais - es
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in u - ni - son.
Matins of Holy Monday. Kathisma II.
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O Lord, the S !!S0aun - - - seen___________ Judge,___________ You
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were___ seen_____________ with___________ a____ bod - - y!
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And will - ing - ly________ You___________ came___________ to be____
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killed______________ by___________ the___ law - - less, and thus__
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_____ to____________ con - demn________ our_______ own________________
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- tion____________ by suf - - - - - fer -
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ing! There - - - - fore send - - ing_______ up___________
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__ mag-ni - fi - ca - - - tion___________ and___ glo - -
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to Your au - - thor - i - - - ty,___________ O Word
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of____ God,____________ now__________ we___ of - - fer our
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prais - es____________ in u - - - - ni - - - son.________
cC Kathisma III.
Mode pl 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.
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As the Lords_____ sav - ing Pas - sion be - gins to - day, so
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this day___ is il - lus - tri - ous all the more. O lov -
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ers of ho - ly days, let us greet it with sa- cred songs. For the Cre-
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a - tor is com - ing to ac - cept to be cru - ci - fied, to be judged by
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Pi - lat, the tri - als, the buf - fet - ing. More - o - ver He is struck
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on the head by a ser - vant. In or - der to save
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man-kind, He sub - mis - sive - ly___ bears it___ all. Let us there - fore
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cry out to__ Him, "O Christ our God who loves man - kind,
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grant for - give - ness of of - fenc - es___ to us___ all who hon-
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or Your im - mac - u - late Pas - sion with faith___ and__ love.
Matins of Holy Monday. Kathisma III.
Mode pl. 4. Ni. By conceiving the Wisdom.
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As the Lords_________________________ sav - ing Pas - -
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- - - sion___________ be - - gins_______ to - - day,
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day__________________________ is____ il - lus - - -
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- - - ous___________ all________ the______ more. O
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- ers of__ ho - ly______________ days, let us greet__
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__ it with sa - - - - cred__________ songs. For___ the Cre-
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a - tor__ is_____________ com - - - - - - - ing
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to ac - cept___ to be cru - - - - ci - - - fied,
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to____ be___ judged______ by_____________ Pi - - - - -
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More - o S 0a ` - - - - - ver__ He________ is struck____
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by________ a ser - - - vant. In or - der____
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to________ x @1`q
save_____ man - - kind,_______________ He___ sub-
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bears it___ all.____ Let us there - fore_
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____________________ cry____________ out______ to_________ Him,
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Christ, our God______ who_____ loves__________ man - kind,________
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_____ grant for - give- for - give-ness of of- - - fen - ces to____
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us__ all who____ hon - - or Your im - mac - u - -
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late Pas - sion with faith________ and___________ love.
The Canon.
1
Ode i. The Heirmos. Mode 2. Pa.
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Let us sing to the Lord, who dried up the im - pass - a - ble surg-
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ing wa - ters of the Sea by His di - vine com - mand , and who al - so led
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the way for the cho - sen peo - ple of Is - ra - el__ to cross on
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foot. Come let us sing to Him, for He is great-ly glo - ri- fied.
v? Troparia
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Glo - ry to Youv? our God!_ Glo - ry to You!
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The in - scru - ta - ble de- scent of God the Lo - gos is
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Christ, who is God and man in one hy - pos - ta - sis. He took
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on a ser-vant's form, show - ing His dis - ci - ples that He does
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not__ re - gard the fact that He is God some - thing to be grasped.
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For He is great-ly glo - ri - fied.
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Glo - ry to the Fa - ther and the Son and the Ho - ly Spir-it.
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Both now and ev - er and to the a - ges of a - ges.
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A - men. v?
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Cre - a - tor, who vol - un - tar - i - ly put on im-
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pov' - rished A-dam's form, came to min - is - ter to him, yes,_ I who am
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rich in Di - vin - i - ty, and I lay___ down My life for him as
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- som, I who am im - pas - si- ble in Di - vin - i - ty.
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Ode i. Katavasia.
Long Melody. Mode 2.
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Let us__ sing to the Lord,__ who dried up the im - pass - a-
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ble_______ surg - - ing wa - ters of____ the___ Sea by His di-
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vine____ com-mand,__________________________________________ and___
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who___ S 1apv?q!1al!
al - so__ led_________ the________ way for the cho - sen___
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peo - - - ple of Is - ra - el to cross on foot.___
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Come__ let____ us sing to___ Him, for He____ is___ great - ly
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- ri - fied.____________
1Ode viii. The Heirmos. Mode 2. Pa.
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Fed by un - end - ing fuel, the fire that wea - ried not
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shud - dered at the spot-less bod - ies, a - dorned as were the souls, of
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the pi - ous Ser-vants and yield -ed to them. When the ev - er - liv-
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ing flame had shrunk - - en a - way, they sang the hymn
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that hence-forth was__ im - mor-tal-ized O bless the_ Lord, all you His
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works,and sing a hymn to Him, and ex - alt Him be - yond meas-ure
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un - to all the a-ges.
v? Troparia
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Glo - ry to v?
You our God!_ Glo - ry to You!
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By this shall___ all know that you are My dis - ci - ples,
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if you keep all My com - mand-ments." So did Christ de - clare to
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His friends, as He was head- ing towards His Pas-sion. "Be at peace with-
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in your - selves and like - - - wise with all, and you shall
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be ex - alt - ed think - ing hum-ble thoughts. And know - ing__ Me to
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be the Lord , bless___ Me and sing a hymn to Me, and ex-
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alt Me be - yond meas-ure un - to all the a-ges.
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Glory. Both now.
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In rul - ing____ o - ver fel-low men, let the or - der of
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the Gen - tiles be in- vert - ed; for tyr - an - ny has no part with
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Me nor does ar - bi - trar - i - ness. So who - ev - er would be
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great a - mong______ you and first, let him be least and____
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ser - vant of__ the oth-ers all. And know - ing__ Me to be the
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Lord , bless___ Me and sing a hymn to Me, and ex - alt Me be-
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yond meas-ure un - to all the a-ges.
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Ode viii. Katavasia. Long Melody.
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We priase, and we v? bless,___ and we wor - ship the Lord.
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Fed ___ with___ un - end - ing__ fuel,_________ the_________
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fire x l a !1aP\!!\!!S11l
that wea - ried____ not shud - dered_ at________ the______
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spot - less_ a 1
bod- a !s- - ies , a - dorned_____________________
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_____________________________ as_____ were the_ souls,___________________
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_______ the souls,_________________________ of the pi - -
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ous Ser - - - vants__ and__ yield - - - - ed________ to___
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________ them. When the ev - er - liv - - ing______ flame had
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shrunk - - - - en________ a - - way, they sang the hymn__
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- forth was__ im - mor - tal - ized: O bless_______
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the____________ Lord,___ all you His works,__ and__ sing a hynm
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to___________ 1 1al!1aO\!!\!!
Him, and ex - alt Him___ be - yond meas - ure__
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un - to all____ the__ a - - - - - ges.____________
1
Ode ix. The Heirmos. Mode 2. Pa.
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You have mag - ni-fied, O Christ, the The - o - to - kos who
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bore You. From her You donned a bod - y sus - cep - ti - ble to
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pas - sion like ours,___ O Mak - er; it de - liv - ers us from
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the ig - no - rance of our of-fens-es. All our gen- er - a -
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tions call her bless - ed, and___ we mag - ni - fy___ You.
v? Troparia
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Glo - ry to v? You our God_ glo - ry to You
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"Hav - ing cast off ev-ery stain of the pas-sions, take up - on
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your-selves a pru - dent dis - po-si-tion wor - thy of the King - dom_
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and rule of God." Thus You spoke to Your A pos - tles be - fore - hand,
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O Wis - dom of all. "In which__ King-dom, you shall be____
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glo - ri - fied and shin - ing bright - er than the sun."
v? Glory. Both now.
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"A n ex - am - ple take from Me," You O Lord_____ said to
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Your dis-ci-ples. a O'!!1'
"Do not have a haugh - ty mind, but rath - er as - so-
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ci- ate with a 1O
what - ev - er__ is hum- ble. And you shall in - deed
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drink the cup that I my - self am drink-ing. And in the King-dom
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of My Fa - ther you shall be with Me to- geth-er glo - ri - fied.
v? Ode ix. Katavasia. Long Melody.
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You___ have___ mag - ni - fied,_________ O____ Christ, the
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The - - o - to - - kos___ who_________ bore_______ You.
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From her__________ You___ donned_ a________ bod - - - - -
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y sus- cep - ti - ble to pas - sion_ like________ ours,_____
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O Mak 1 1al!1am0- M 0 - er; it de - liv - ers___ us from the
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ig - no - rance_____ of____ our___ of - fen - - - ces.
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All______________ our gen - er - a - tions__ call her bless - - -
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ed, and___ we__ mag - ni - - - fy___________ You.____
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Exaposteilarion.
nN Mode 3.
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O my Sav - ior, now I see_________ Your wed - ding hall
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dec - o - rat - - - ed, and I have not the gar - ment_____
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____ need - ed for me_________ to___ en - ter it. Make this
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rai - - - ment of______ my soul______ bright - ly shine, O Giv -
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er - of - Light, and save__________ me.
nN The Same in Greek.
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- - - ,_________ -
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- - - - - , - - -
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,_________ - - - - -
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- _______ _____ - ____ - , - -
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vV The Praises. Mode 1. Pa.
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Let ev - ery-thing that_ breathes________ praise_____ the_________
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Lord. Praise the Lord_____ from the heav - - ens,____ praise_
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_____ Him____________ in____ the high - - - est. It is
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fit - - ting to sing_____ a hymn to You,_____ O________
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Praise___ Him, all you_________________ His___ an - - -
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gels; praise____ Him,___ all_______ you__ His___ hosts. It is
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vV Lauds Idiomelon I.
Mode 1.
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Verse: Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the a - bun -
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dance of His great- vV - - ness.
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As the Lord was com- ing to His vol - un- tar - y___ Pas -
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- - sion, He said to the A - pos - tles on__________
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the____________ way, "Be - hold, we are go - ing up to Je-
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ru - sa - lem, and the Son of man will__ be be -
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trayed, as___ it_____________ is writ - - ten___ of__________
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Him." Come,__ then, and with our minds now pu - - - ri -
0avV1~0001'!!100'!!`
fied, let us al - so go with Him and be cru - ci - fied__
0` 0a nN #n 3'p! ! 000l! !m ! !A
with____ Him and die____ for Him to the pleas - ures_ of
l!1apvV1~0!!q!2'!!1O'!!
this____ life, so that we may al - so live with Him and hear Him_
!Al!1anN0q!0#n1p11a00
when He___ says, "No long - er am I go - ing up to the
0!11'!!!0al!1anN!10!
earth - ly Je - ru - sa-lem to suf - fer____ there, but rath - er I
111'!!A#nrp!00'!!`0`0anN
am as - cend - ing to my Fa - ther and____ your_ Fa - ther,
0 ! O 0a #a 1 !S \0a_1s"!0avV
and to my God and your_________ God___ as_________ well.
!n1p1111' ! !A !X 1g 0 4' ! ! ! Qp
And I will raise you up with me to the Je - ru - sa - lem___
_`1anN@01o10'!UUS!-
_ on____ high in the King - - dom___ of___ heav - - -
1s"!0
- - en."
Lauds Idiomelon II.
Mode pl. 1. Pa.
3p10'!U\!A_
Verse: Praise Him with timbrel and dance, praise_____ Him___ with strings_ and_
1s"!0a
________ flute. vV
3p0!w!!S\0!S1PS!-1s"!0avV
We have ar - rived,_____ O_________ faith - - - - - ful,
11112'! ! 0P\0_`0a,V<
at the sav - ing Pas - sion of Christ___________ our___ God.
001'-!!A0!w W_`111s!" US
Let us glo - ri - fy His in - ef - fa - ble___ for - - - - -
\!A-1s"!0avV t ! 0 0 p !` P\0!S
bear - - - ance, so that in His ten - der__ mer - - -
0a,<V1k~0 q \!!\!!O1a1day-!!A 06`p

cy He might raise us__ with_ him - self, dead - - ened by____
0'!U\!A_1s"!0av?4k0!10@
sin__________ as___ we________ are, for He is good and loves_
o01'd!!!+1p
_____ hu - man - - i - ty.
Glory. Both now.
Mode pl. 1. Pa.
5p0!!p!!11a!11'!U\!A-
Glo - ry to the Fa - ther and the Son and the Ho - ly__ Spir-
1s"!0a
- - it. vV
4pq!q!!S00!1l!!01'!
Both now and ev - - er and to the a - ges of a -
U\!A-1s"!0a
ges.__ A - vV
- - men.
1p~0!1110a!`P\0!S0,a V<
Lord, as You were com - ing to Your_ Pas - - - sion,
010!1'!!!1ma <C0q!00!_
You took Your dis - ci - ples a - side and spoke to them pri - vate- ly
1111s"!US \!A-1s"! 0avV w ! 1

to strength - - - - - en__________ them. "How have you
11002'!!0P!!\0!l!
for - got - ten the words__ that I said__ to__ you___ be -
1a,<V!d110 ! ! q ! 01-~ 0 ! !
fore, that ac - cord - ing to the Scrip - tures no proph - et should be
0ma C<0pQ_
killed z 1111s"!US\!A-1s"!
ex - cept__ in Je - ru - - - - - sa - - -
0va V06'!!0q!0!\0!l!1a,<V
lem? The time of which I spoke to You is now___ at____ hand.
01'!!00a0x0!q !-1o1
Be - hold, I am be - trayed in - to the hands of__ sin - -
0'!!1\!A _1s!" 0avV4k110!!

ners,___ to be mocked by_________ them. They will nail me to a
q!011'!!A!`P\0!S0,a V<!!d1
cross and hand me o - ver to be__ bur - - - ied, and they will
1O'!!!A0p0p_`0`0a0xq!!S
con - sid - er__ me an a - bom - i - na - tion, be - cause____
PUS!_1s!" 0avVk7uo_ 's !;" S\0!S2

I___ will_______ be_________ dead. But________ you,__ take________
\!A-1s!" 0a,<k V0x001ao1

cour - - - age, s \0!S2
for I will rise___________ on___ the________
\!A-1s"!0a,<V0!d1O'!! p\0!S1
third________ day, bring - ing the faith - ful ex - ul - tant_________
1am<C!Aos01a'd-!+1aog{!Ap--:!nAog{!Ap
joy and____ e - ter - nal life."___________________________
Aposticha Idiomelon I.
Mode pl. 1. Pa.
ep ! ! ! 0w ! 11102' ! ! !
Lord,________ the moth - er of the sons of Ze - be-dee__
\0!l!1a,!V< d11'-!!1'!!11q
did___ not___ grasp the in - ef - fa- ble mys - ter - y of Your dis -
w!!S0ma <C02'!!01apYS!1am<C
pen - sa - - tion; she asked__ You to give her______ sons
0x1!' !_1o10'!U\!A-1s!" 0avV

the hon - ors of__ a tem - - po - ral__ king- - - dom.
111100P!!\0!l!1a,<V
But in - stead of this, You prom - - - ised___ Your___ friends
! q ! 1'! U US !_ 1s"!0avV 11
that they would drink__ the__ cup_______ of__________ death; and You
1`0!1`1'!\!!\0!1`0a,V<!1
said____ that be- fore____ they___ would_ drink___ this___ cup, You your-
qw!!S0ma 0 C< 0US!_`111s"

self would drink____ it, for the ex - - - pi - a - -
!US\!A_1s!0avV6'k!!0pP\0_`
- - - tion_ of_________ sins. There- fore we cry out____________ to____
0a0k110!!0aO'd!!!Ap\!!1~
You, the sal - va - tion of our souls: Glo - - ry to__ You !
Aposticha Idiomelon II.
Mode pl. 1. Pa.
Verse: We were filled with Your mercy in the morning,

and in all our days we greatly rejoiced and were glad;
Gladden us in return for the days You humbled us,
for the years we saw evil things.
vV0p0 1 1 1' ! ! 1 1a ! ` 1' ! U

And be - hold Your ser- vants and Your works and__ guide_________
\!A- 1s"!0a
their_________ sons. vV
e!p !!011110a!`P\0!S
Lord,______ as You were train - ing Your dis - ci - - -
0 0kq ! 2' ! !Ap !`P\0!S0,a V< 0

ples to have their mind set on per - fec - - - tion You
1'd !!01~00aw!!S0amC<0xpl!
told them not to im - i - tate the__ Gen - - tiles in lord -
!!!`110'!!1\!A-1s"!0avV00
ing it o - ver the least___ of Your ser - - - vants. "It shall
11112'!!A!`P\0!S0a,<V!Xq
not be so with You,___ my dis - ci - - - ples; for I
!001'!U\!A_1s"!0avV6k 0!
am poor be - cause__ I___ want to_________ be. So let the
w\!!\!!1`1a!w
first a X ! !!01!S\0a
- mong_ you___ be the min - i - ster and ser - - vant__
_1s!" 0a,0
_ p 1'!!!11a!!1am<C
V< 0
of_________ all. Let the rul - er be as the one be-ing ruled,
0!2'!US!_1111s!" US\!A_
the pre - em - i - nent_____ as the one____________________ who_ is___
1s!" 0va V01111@1100

________ last; for I my - self have come to min - i - ster
02'!!01aYS!1a,<V 00qd! 1'

to A - dam in his pov - er - - ty, and to give my life
!!pP\ 0!S0ma C<00q!01a@`1a

as a ran - - - som for the many who cry to___ me:
1'd!!!+1p
Glo - ry to You."
Aposticha Idiomelon III.
Mode pl. 4. Ni.
Verse: And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us,
and prosper for us the works of our hands...
cCO~n!!!01!S\!A_1s"!0a cC
pros - per for us the work________ of__ our_________ hands.
0n110!11'!!11O'!!
Be - ing fright - ened by the pun - ish-ment of the fig_______
\0!:bB02'!!00a@01!S\0a-
tree,___ which with - ered be - cause it did not_________ bear____
1s"!0acC O~O!d1+l!!A+O'!_!!Am<C 0p
________ fruit, O breth -ren, let us___ bring wor - thy__ fruits of
0Q_1 a nl
re - pen -a !1dma <C12'!US!!S0ap
- tance to___ Christ, who grants_____________ us
!-0n!S\0a-1s"!0
His_ great_________ mer - - - cy.
Aposticha. Glory. Both now.
Mode pl. 4. Ni.
qn!01O'!!!Al!1a011'!
Glo - ry to the Fa - ther_ and the___ Son and the Ho -
U\!A-1s"!0a
ly___ Spir - cC- - it.
0nl!!Ò!00!l!_0
Both now___ and__ ev - er and to the a - - ges of
1!S\0a_1s"!0a
a - - cC ges.___ A - - men.
1n102'!!00a!`P\0!S0a
The ser - pent, find - ing the E - gyp - tian_ wom - - - an
@s1~11a!`l!!!O'!!\0!bB2'!
to be a sec - ond__ Eve___ thru the words she__ spoke,__ has -
!0P0_`0@l!0!S\0a
tened thru flat - - - ter - y to cause__ Jo - - seph__
_1s"! 0acC 0 1~os 0d 1 O \0!S:

_ to_________ fall. But Jo - seph a - ban - doned__
US!O'!!\0!:mC<#nq_
his_____ 1
gara !S\0a- - - ment,__ and thus__ he fled_________ from___
1s"!0ca C01~os00l!!AmC< 0d1

_______ sin. And though_______ he was na - ked, he was
O'!!\0!:m<C@n2'!!!q@a1ad !X 1ak=s
un - a - shamed,_ like Ad - am, the first man, was be - fore_______
!!U'!!!Al!1nacC 4dPPS@` O
_____ he_______ dis - o - beyed. At his __________ en - treat-
0+lUS!_1s!" 0ma <C$n1!S\0a

- - - ies,_______ O_________ Christ, have mer - - cy___
_1s"!1d-!ogn
__ on_________ us.___________
Matins of Holy Tuesday
Bridegroom Service on Monday Evening

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
Great and Holy Tuesday Matins

Mode pl. 4. Ni.

3D Ga.
Al - - - le - - - lu - i - - a
0a1!"s !\0!Sl
: !1a1p
- - le - - - lu - i - - a Al -
1'!!nPS]@ag1!S\0a-1s"!0
- - le - - - lu - - i - - - a
Alleluia (3x)
adversaries.
Alleluia (3x)
of the earth.
Alleluia (3x)
1
nC Troparion
0g1na@0`10q!0!mq!!!A

0aq ! 1'!UMS!_`1ag0anC 2'p ! ! !

1' ! !AvV r!0'n ! ! 1 1amV wg ! 1ad ! 1

1d1'_ !n ! !+ 1a 001' ! US!_`


Q!!S0od!_arn!#
ly,_____ ho A Òg\!!+1na C
Sunday Evening
0g00!nos0a0!2'! ! ! !Ò'g
!!1
_____ us
2
Monday Evening
nC@011q!111'! !A !S P
!!!Al!1
- - cy on____ us.
Tuesday Evening
nC0g00n_111aU'g!!1
Glory. Repeat
nC@p011qn-3S!" !A P
Thru the S !!!A1os
0-!ogg
us___________
3
Kathisma I.
2 Mode 4. You who were lifted. Di.
0d02'!!b!!A1Od0_w!Am<?
Let us tru - ly___ love the Bride - groom,_ O breth-ren,
002'!!b!!1
and d _w!Am?< @b0
A O0
pre - pare___ our__ oil_____ lamps to___ re - ceive Him, and let
110q ! 00 \!p- 111adm?< 0 !

us shine with vir- tues and the Or - tho - dox faith, so that
1 1 q ! !Am?< @b1Od0_w!Am?< 0
we may be pre-pared, like the sen - si - ble vir- gins, and
10!q!002'!!0!m!A Ab<?!p11
en - ter the wed -ding feast to - geth - er with the Mas-ter . For be - ing
100'b ! ! 11d001P0a@
God, the Bride - groom be - stows on all a free__ gift, the
2'! ! pb!!A
crown that will per - ish not.
4
Matins of Holy Tuesday. Kathisma I.
2 Mode 4. You who were lifted. Di.
0d01aU'!!!Al!1aOY0
Let us tru - ly________ love the___ Bride - groom,_______
_`P\0!S0ma ?< 001aU'!!US!

__ O____ breth - - - ren, and pre - pare our_______ oil_______
l!1aOY0_`P\0!S0ma <?@x
_______ lamps_____ to____________ re - ceive___________ Him, and
0a11
let a !a `PSU]S!0
us A !;" \S 0!S1O'!!
shine with_ vir - - - tues and___ the_________ Or - -
US!l!1am<?0PS]\!!S+:11
tho - - a 0 a `P
dox___ faith, so________ that_ we may be___________
\!A-1s"!0a1"s!US@l
pre - -a !1aOY0- pared,_____________ like the___ sen - si - -
_`P\0!S0ma <?0PS\] !!S:+11

- ble____ vir - a 0a `
- - gins, and_______ en - ter the wed -
PUS!-1s"!0";!Sq!!S0al!1aO
- - ding______________ feast______________ to - geth - er______
Y0_`P\0!S0ma <?@0
with___________ the___ Mas - s 1a Oa !A - - ter . For be - ing God, the
@od!-:1l
Bride a !10!1q!!1aYS!
- - - groom be - stows on all a free gift, the crown that_____
l!1aOQ-`0
will___ per - ish_____ not.
5
Kathisma II.
m<C^
Mode 4. Joseph marvelled.
! 1p11a 0'! ! 1a 2'd! ! 1'! ! !

Mo - ti - vat - ed by____ their fierce en - vy, the priests_ and the
1amM!11ap10'!!10q!1'!!
scribes came to - geth - er and____ con-vened a law - less coun - cil a-
\0!1ma M!111'!!q!pp_O'
gainst___ You, and they in - cit - ed Ju - das to___ be - tray__
!!!Av? r! !1110 ! 1'd! ! ! 1a

_____ You. Shame-less - ly he went to them, O Sav - ior, and spoke,
qp ! !111p ! 1'd ! ! ! 1amM ! 1

vil - i - fy - ing You to men who kept___ not the Law; and he
11000000!11
con - ferred with a " @p!a 0
them and said, "What will you give______ me if I
11! Q_O'!! !A v?0fSd! ! O'

de - liv - er Him___ in - to your_ hands?" O Lord,___ de - liv -
!!!1l!!O'!!!A0p060q!p
- - er our souls,__ we pray______ You, from the be - tray - ers con-
_OP]\0!S0
- dem - na - - - - tion.
6
m<C^
Matins of Holy Tuesday. Kathisma II.
Mode 4. Joseph marvelled.
!11a1a\0!Sl!! !A l@a2a' !A !A
Mo - ti - vat - ed by_______________ their fierce____ en - vy, the
0PS]!!!AUU S @
S \a 40s0 [ m !M 11a
priests___________ and the____________ scribes__________ came to - geth -
1a\0!Sl]!!!Aq!A1a!A1s"!! !A w
er and______________ con-vened_ a law - - - less coun- -
!!S0à 1
- X la !1m!M 1a1a1"
- cil_____
k !
; w
S \
!!S l
a - gainst__ You,] and they in - cit - - - - -
!! !A 1os-!0a\06!1a@3
- - ed Ju a '!!:\!!1a{
- - - das to_________ be - tray____________ You.__
!Av?3z1aq!!!0e\!!1!PS!_a
__ Shame - - less - ly he went___________ to them,______ O
1oaK=!s !!^!!os0ma 1
Sav - M q -a ! !!0e
- - ior,__ and_____ spoke, vil - i - fy - ing You__
\!!1a!P X !S _a1`\1! ]1K=

___________ to men______ who a !s ! !^! kept____________ not_________________
!os0m Mq!U1\1!S1P]Q- :1o

the____ Law; a 1s
and he con - ferred______________ with_ them__________
0'!)!! ! 11";!SP0!S0a0,<V!q!
and_________ said, "What will____ you___________ give me if I de-
1aUS!^_a1oaGOUS!_1s"!^ 0amM
liv - er_______ Him in - - to_______ your________ hands?"
7
!S1aul!0`P!00]!\!!S+1l!
O Lord, de - liv - - - er_______________ our_______________
1";!Sw\!!Sl]!! !A l~! !A O!! !A PS!Y

souls,_________________________ we pray____ You, from the__ be - tray - -
_!S111P\0!S0a
- ers________ con - dem - na - - - tion.
8
Kathisma III.
cC
Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.
0n0\30[!02'!!!111a$
Av - a - ri - cious is Ju - das in his in - tent. And
0\30[!02'!!!111am<C!g0
a - gainst____ his own Teach - er, the god - less one ma - neu-
oa !n 1 1'- ! !A 0!O' !! 1' ! !A bB 0 !

- vers, de - lib - er- ates, his be - tray - al he med - i - tates. He falls
1q!1O'!!q!1'!!AbB!110!
a - way from the light and ac-cepts the dark - ness. He ne - go - ti - ates
11a@11a@1' ! ! !A cC 3zg00
the sale, and he a 0
sells off the price -less One. There- fore, as the
l!!A0!n1'!!!1os0agnN00aog
pay - ment for the deed___ he com- mit - ted, the wretch_____
! 1 1' ! !An 01q ! ! q @ 1a 0 0

went and hanged him- self, and he suf-fered a pain - ful death. We en-
0a#1Og\!!+1anNw@11q!!0an
treat You, de - liv - er___ us from his lot, O Christ our__ God,
011'!!00a#Òg\!!+1na N00
and for - give-ness of of - fens - es____ grant to___ us who ob-
\!n!111000'!!! 2'!0a
serve_ Your im - mac - u - late Pas - sion with faith___ and__ love.
9
Matins of Holy Tuesday. Kathisma III.

Mode pl. 4. Ni. By conceiving the Wisdom.
0n03!S0]1xPS!!S0`1ap!!S
Av - a - ri - - - - - - - cious___ is Ju - -
l!_PS]@a1!SPS!_1s!" 0acC
- - - das____________ in__________ his_______ in - - tent.
00\3!S0]1P
And a x !S !S0`1ap!!Sl
- gainst________________________ his___ own Teach - - -
!_PS]@1 a =a !s !US!_os0ca C0x

- - er,____________ the____________ god - - - less_____ one ma -
0ao0a
neu g \!!4Y
- Z \ 0!S0abB1p~00a'
vers, de - lib - er - - - ates, his be - tray-
A n!S\0a-1s"!0acC 1~110[
!A!!A 0
- al he med - - i - - - tates. He _______ falls_____
\!!USUS@a1`1";!Sw!!S0a0abB1ap~{
a - way___________ from______________________ the light and
!A0!;" P
S 0 _a3'^!!!\0!:DcC1~o0[
ac- cepts_____________________ the dark - - - ness.__ He____________
!!USU@
ne - S 1
go - a `1";!w
- - S !!S0a0abB1p~0
ti - ates____________________ the sale, and he
0a'!A!A!A0n`l!!S\0a-1s!" 0acC\31`X
sells ___ off the price - - - - less__________ One. There - - -
l!\!!USU@
- - S 1a 1a Px \ 0!SP\ 0!S
fore,_ as_______ the pay - - - - - - - - -
10
0abB1~a p!!S01
ment a 1a !"s !USU@
for S 1
a a og-
the_____ deed_______________ he_______ com - mit - -
osg0na N#3
- s oz 0
ted,g `\111'j!_1s"
the wretch____ went___ and________ hanged___ him -
!0a10
- x @1`q@q!!!+`n1uq
self,_______________ a \ !!
and___ he____ suf - - fered_ a pain - ful___
\0!S:+bB1d0l!!\00s0
death.__ We[ !\0!Sl : !
en - treat___ You,___________________ de - - -
1agO0'!!!+1na C00O@a3)z!2'-: !A
liv - er_________ us from his lot, O Christ__________ our
\00s0 [ mV!H11a!`1a!' !A #
God,__________ A l
a !+1O a
and for - give- ness_ of of-fens -es________ grant_____
0'!!!+1na C!n1l!S!1a1!;" \S 0!S

to_________ us who ob - serve____ Your_____ im - mac - u -
11a0a'!A !A !A0!S\0a-1s"!0
- late Pas - sion with faith_________ and___________ love.
11
The Canon.
1 Ode viii. The Heirmos. Mode 2. Pa.
0p\30[ ! ! !PS]! ! ! 11a0

The three_____ right-eous Ser - - vants did not o - bey the
e!!!1~0'!!!!e!Av?0111
im - pi - ous de - cree___ of__ the ty - rant. And they were cast
000PS!_11a0@1~0!
in - to the fur - - - nace - 's fire, where they stood con- fess-
!!Av?111a001'! ! !w ! ! !A
ing God, and they sang, "Bless the Lord,___ all You works of the Lord."
v? Troparia
3zp001'!!!O'!!!A
Glo - ry v? to You our God,_ glo - ry to You!
0p0\30[!!!PS]!!1`1'!!vA ?
Let us rid______ our - selves______ of all____ la - zi-ness;
03'!!`1'!!A!vA ?11l!_11a
and with our lamps_ shin-ing bright-ly, let us go______ forth to meet
0@1~ 0 ! ! !A v?0011 q !
the im - mor - tal Bride-groom Christ, sing - ing hymns and shout-ing,
101'! ! ! w ! ! !A
"Bless the Lord,___ all You works of the Lord."
12
3zp001'!!!O'!!!A
Glo - ry to v? You our God,_ glo - ry to You!
0p11'!!00'!!11va ?00
Let the oil____ of dis - trib - ut - ing alms be a-
e!!!11'!!!1av?0011 1
bun - dant__ in the ves- sels of our souls, so that we will not
02' ! ! 0 0 @ 1~ 0 ! ! !A v? 01
be pur - chas-ing when it comes time for the re-wards. Then we
11a001'! ! ! w ! ! !A
can sing, "Bless the Lord,___ all You works of the Lord."
v? Glory. Both now.
0p\30[ ! ! !PS]! ! ! 11av?0

As ma - ny of you________ as have re - ceived the
e ! ! ! 21'! ! ! ! e!Av?0e!_
tal - ent from God,____ la - bor to___ in - crease it, and dou - - ble
11a#011q\!!w!!!Av?11
the grace, with the aid of Christ who_ gave it to you, and with
0`0a001'! ! ! w ! ! !A
joy____ sing, "Bless the Lord,___ all You works of the Lord."
13
v?
0pe ! 11' ! ! ! O' ! ! !A

0p ` O' ! ! !AW q ! !m !A l ! 1p v<? 01

The___ three right - eous Ser-vants did not o - bey the
3zP] 0' ! !@ ` 1' ! m\0 !S 1 O'

im - - pi - - - ous___ de - cree_________________ of__
! ! !A l~ \0!S 0av<? !X 1p 1 1a \0!S: !

_____ the ty - - - rant. And they were cast in - to
11'!!m1'-!1a 1ap 1a l !!S2a'!A\!!

the fur - nace - - 's fire,_________________________________________
1a{!vA ?0w`11'-!!m2!' !0`P\!A-1s"

________ where__ they_________ stood con - - fess - - - ing________
!0`1pl\!-1a v<?! 1ol@a0a1s"

__ God,___ and______ they_ sang, "Bless______ the Lord, all_______
!!\0!S:!0\0!:noa{!p
you__ works__ of the Lord."___________
14
1Ode ix. The Heirmos. Mode 2. Pa.
0ap110' ! ! ! 1ae@1~ 0 ! !
You have con - tained with-in your womb God whom noth - ing can con-
!Av? 1~ 1 q ! 0 0' ! !`X 1' ! ! !A v?

tain; To the joy of the world____ you__ have giv - en birth.
11O'!00'!!`1'!!A!A
We sing prais - es to you, O all - ho - ly Vir-gin.
v? Troparia
3zp001'!!!O'!!!A
0ap110' ! ! ! 1a0030! !
You, the Be n - ev - o - lent, en-joined Your dis - ci - ples tell-ing
!Av? 40 !0 0'! !`X 1' ! ! !A v? 11

them, "Watch, for you do not___ know_ the hour_____ when the
q_`1a000'!!`1'!!A !A
Lord__ will___ come to re - ward___ each_ of His ser-vants.
v? Glory. Both now.
01 pa 10' ! ! ! 1a 3' ! ! ` 1' ! !A

When You re - turn at Your most dread sec - ond com - ing, O Mas-
!Av?1 1 1 ! \! ! 1 1 O !A mM 0x q !
ter, o - ver - look my man - y of - fen - ces, and put me
0!!`1'! !A !A
with the sheep_ at Your right hand.
15
v?
Ode ix. Katavasia. Long Melody.
0ap=!s -1`1"!; wS ! !U0_m!1

You__________ S
have___ con - tained with - in__________ your________
1av?1p~11'!UUS!_1s!" 0av?1~
womb God whom noth - ing__ can_______ con - - tain; to
0\0!S1à 0`0'!!!1~\00s![ A\!!

the joy_____________________________________________________________
1a{!vA ?02`11'-!!m2!' !0`P\!A_

_______ of____ the__________ world________ you___ have_ giv - en___
1s!" 0Ò'!!!A l~0!S0va <?0x ep^!1

_______ birth.___ We_____ sing prais - - es to you,___ O
10'!U\!A-1s"!\0!:noa{!p
all - ho - ly__ Vir - - - gin._____________
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Exaposteilarion.
nN Mode 3.
0g11'- ! !p ! !A=s!-: n 03g0e

Q_1n1-'- !S+1ganN11-' ! ! p! 1'! !A=s

!-:n3g001p1'-_!S!A11agnN40

0eQ_1n1'--!S+1g
0g11'- ! ! 0'p! !A=s!-: n 03g0

- - - ,_________ -
- - - - - , - - -
!A=!s -:n3g001` 1%A11agnN4

,_________ - - - - -
0PS!_l!_n0'!!11am<C!g0
- _______ _____ - ____ - , - -
eQ_1!Do'!!
- ,__ - - .
17
0avV 1~0q!!S11O'!!\0!nNp
!!\!m!S11apl!O\!A-1s"!0avV00
!0
__ God. vV
2'p ! ! 0 0aPS\0_`PS\0!S
!0
__ God.
18
vV Lauds Idiomelon I.
Mode 1.
0p1 1 1
0!1\!A-1s"! 0a
dance of His vV
great- - - ness.
\1p~0[!!q!!111'!!m!!Al!
How ______ shall I en - ter in - to the splen - dor_ of Your__
1a0pl!!A!`P\0!S0va V020pm !!S

saints since I____ am un - wor - - - thy? For if I_______
000os001a\@!S1O'!!!A1`
dare to en - ter the wed - ding_______ hall a - long with___
0av<?0pe ! 0a P\0!S 0a 1x ! !
them, my gar - ment will be - tray_____________ me, for it is
1`1'!U'!m!l\0!S0.a <?1p~q
not___ fit____ for_______ the__ wed - - ding; and then
!012'!!!PS\0!S0P
I shall be a !!!A0
bound__ and__ cast____________ out by________ the An-
os0av<?0p 2' !n _ 1p 0 q ! 0 1
- gels. I pray You,__ O Lord, to wash a - way the
O'! ! !Av<?F \2!1`0a ! ! ! 01 !S

stains on my soul, and___ save___ me since You love hu - man - -
\0a-1s"!0
i - - - ty.
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2 Idiomelon II. Mode 2. Di.
0'!d !0\1!S11a
Verse: Praise Him with timbrel and dance, praise__ Him with strings_______ and
0a
flute. m<?
!1d11'!!P!!!A1`0ma ?< 0
I have been sleep - y with i - dle - ness of____ soul, and
2'!!01!S\0a-1s!" 0am<?0q@
there - fore, O Bride - - groom_________ Christ, my lamp is
1`1'!U'!!P\0!S0ab<?3'!!
not___ burn - ing_______ with_ vir - - - tue. I have been
11qw!!S0am<? q ! 1 2' ! ! !
like those fool - ish__ maid - - ens, rov - ing a - bout___ when_
0 ! 0`P \!A-1s"! 0ab<? 1~ e !A

it was time__________ for__________ work. O Mas- ter, I___
w!!S00
pray_____a 11'!!0'!!0\1!S1
You do not close Your com - pas - sion - ate heart________
1a0ma <?0k 0no

on me; s !S !S00
buta x6q!!SP
shake________________ off this gloom - - y____
US!_1s!" 0ca ?4dw1`PS\0!S\0a-

sleep_____ from_______ me, and raise___________________ me____
1s"! 0am<? 0 2' ! ! 1'_O' ! ! !A 0

________ up, and bring me to - geth - er with the__ wise vir -
20
os0a!S111aP\0!S0ma ?< q@
- gins in - to Your bri - dal__ cham - - - ber, where the
1`1'!!0\0!11O'!!!Am<?01
pure___ sound__ is of those__ who are feast - - ing and un-
O !A P \0 !S 0 ` 1a YS! \!! 1
ceas - ing - ly__ shout - - - ing,____ "Glo - ry______ to___ You,_
o2\!A-1s"!0
__________ O__________ Lord!"
21
f Glory. Both now. Mode 4. Pa.
0m`0a00wp !!SOUS!_1s"!
Glo - ry to the Fa - - ther and______ the_________
0a001an@3pP!S -1s"!0a vV
Son and the Ho - ly______ Spir - - - - - it.
1bq ! qp!!S0 ! 10l!!01

Both now and ev - - er and to the a - ges of a-
!SPS!_1s"!0a
- - ges._______ vVA - - men.
pm\!!l!10p1!S \0a-1s"!
You have_ heard,________ O soul_________ of_____________
0avV 1 q @ 1b0e!! !A l!!SO0a

mine, how he who hid the tal - ent__ was con - - demned.___
0p \!p!\!!3z !2\!A-1s!" 0avV1b1

So, hide not__ the__ word________ of__________ God. But in-
10qp!!SP\!A-1s"!0avV q ! 1b 1
stead pro - claim_____ His__ won - - - ders, so that for in-
O!!!Al!1amC<@0w!!S001'n!
creas- ing the gift of____ grace, you may en - - ter the joy_____
!!1ap1`qb-os0-:!moa{!A
_____ of your___ Mas - - ter._______________
22
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
wp!1q!11q!!SP]S\0!S0a
Come, O be - liev - ers, let us la - - - - - - bor
!!!o10aU\!A-1s!" 0av?e!11k
with_ zeal_________ for the__ Mas- - - ter. Since He dis - trib-
002'!Up'!!!`P\0!S0amM02'
utes His wealth_ to________ His__ ser - - - vants, let each
!! ! 11kosS!!S061 q @l!!
of us cor - re - spond - - ing - - - ly in - crease the tal - ent
01'!UUS!_1s"!0av?030
of grace___ that__ we_______ re - - ceived. Let one ac-
!Ò@!1a@al!1amM!00os0a
quire_ wis - dom by means of good___ deeds. Let an - oth - er
0ko s !S !Sp6!!!o10aU\!A-1s"
cel - - e - - - brate the__ lit - ur - gy with_ splen - -
!0av? 301 1'! ! q ! 01k2'!

- dor. Let the be - liev - er com - mu - ni - cate the word___
!!^q!PS!_`0`0ma M0011'
to the un - in - i - - - ti - at - ed, and let an - oth-
! ! q @ 1a U US ! _ 1s" ! 0a v? 4k
er dis - perse his wealth_____ to________ the__________ poor. And
0PS]\!!S:+ 1a1aO'!!\0!0k 0 O'd

so________ let___ us in - crease_____ that___ which was lent
23
!!\0!AymM 0p!1101'!!!1ma M#
to___ us,___ so that as faith - ful stew - ards of grace we
11q ! ! ! o10aUUS!_1s"!
may be count-ed___ wor - thy of the__ Mas - - - ter's_________
0va ?3101aT!S 1d01aO'

joy. O count
k !
us p
! wor - thy______ of this joy,______ Christ__
!^!1aq!0a'-!!o1~0s[\!A-1s"!0a
_____ God, since You love__ hu-man - - - i - - - ty.
24

Mode pl. 2. Pa.
Verse: We were filled with Your mercy in the morning,

and in all our days we greatly rejoiced and were glad;
1
Gladden us in return for the days You humbled us,
v?0p0 1 1 1' ! ! 1 1a !` 1' ! U

And be - hold Your ser-vants and Your works, and_ guide_________
\!A-1s"!0av?
their_________ sons.
0p 1 q ! 1 0` 0 ! 1d 1k l !
When You come in Your glo - ry with the an - gel -
US!O'!!!S0a11'!!!+10
ic_____ pow - a 03"!; S
- - ers, O Je - sus, and You sit on the throne__
\0!S1PS!-1s"!0am<C^ 0p11'! ! !
of_________ judg - - - - - ment, do not sep - a - rate__
\!!S1l! 1a !` 1'!U \!A-1s"! 0av?

me_______ from___ You, O___ Good_________ Shep- - - herd.
3q!0a@al!1amM 1 1' ! ! 1'!

You know the ways on the____ right, but those on the left____
!1\!A-1s!" 0av?r!101'!!!!A l!
are per - vert - - - ed. Please do not de - stroy__ me__ with the___
1a! ! !o11'!U\!A-1s"!0av? 3
goats, though_ I______ am hard - ened in__________ sin, but
2' ! !A ! 11aP!!!`P\0!S00
num - ber me with the sheep a x on________ Your_ right___________ hand, and
2' ! ! 00a'-!!o2\!A-1s"!0a
save me since You love__ hu-man -
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- i - - - ty.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.

and prosper for us the works of our hands...
v?3p00!11'!UUS!_1s!" 0av?
pros - per for us the work________ of_______ our________ hands.
0p3z\0!1du`2'!!!^Pp!!\!!S
O Bride - groom,__ more__ beau - ti- ful__ than__ all__ oth -
1l!1amM # 11 100 01
- er____ men, You have in - vit - ed us to the
1' ! ! l! !A ! 11'!U\!A-1s"!0av?
spir - it - ual ban - quet of Your bri - dal___ cham - - - ber.
0311a!\A !!S1O'!!!`P\0!S
Di - vest my ill - clad form______ of_______ of - fen - - -
0am0
ces M 0 x dP]S\!!S1
: au1O
by a '!!!A0yp`0
my________ par - ti - ci - pa - - tion in_________
@1aU]\!A-1s"!0av? 1~1100
Your suf - - fer - - - ings. And when You have a-
1;"!SP\0!S0a0k02'!!!p O'!!!
dorned___________________ me with the glo - ri - ous_________
!`1a{!AmMpU\!A-1s"!0av?3z@al!
ap - par - el of Your beau - - - ty, show me to____
111'!!1P
be aa !!!`P\0!S0ma M
ra - di-ant guest of________ Your_ king - - - dom,
2' ! !A- !\0!S:+os2\!A-1s"!0

since You are_ com - pas - - - sion- - - ate.
26
.> nN
Glory. Both now. Grave Mode.
___
..
\1g~0[ !A n! g03zn') !A \0!S11amC<

Glo - ry to the Fa - ther and__ the_________ Son
pp!!!PS]@an1o1\0g!:
and the__ Ho - - nN ly Spir - - it.____
0n0!1`0am<C00
Both x 01a'g!A!A1
now and ev - er and to the a - ges of a-
!SPS!_1s"!0
- - ges._______ nN A - - men.
0g3z') n!A !A m<C @ 1 O !A 0 0 q ! !g

Be - hold, my soul, how the Mas - ter has en - trust - ed the
1!SP!S _1s!" 0n N1pP0

tal - - ent_______ @` to________ you. With fear________ ac -
0m<C0n0a1x0g_1`1a' !A !An \0g!nN

cept, With fear______________ ac - cept____ the gift of God.___
3z'!A!An0p0p\!!O'!!\0!AvV1l
Bor - row it from the One who_ gave______ it;____ dis - trib-
!_a1anl!!SO00pp!!Sl!S0
- - ute to the_____ poor,_____ and earn_____________ the__________
_an1 o 1 !AgnN003z'!A !An p]!!S0a

_ Lord's friend - - ship; so that you may stand_________ at
l!1a1'p!!!!oanU!S _a1o1!AgnN
His___ right when___ He__ comes__ in_______ His glo - - ry,
27
003";!S\0!S1PS!_1s"!0anN
and might hear____ that_________ bless - - ed_________ voice,
3dz'!A!A1x\!p!S+0]`XP\0!S0a#s11
"En - ter, my_____ ser - - - - - - - vant, in - to the
1an1x0g_1`1a'!A!An\0g!:nN1nl!
joy,______________ in - to____ your Mas-ter's joy."___ O Sav -
!AUpS!_a1anl!!SO0!g11O'd!!
ior, I________ have gone a - - stray;_____ still count me wor - thy__
nP!S !S30s![ m C<#pl

of this_____ a n!1a1"!s !!po
joy,_________ in Your___ great__________ mer -
10n-!ogg
- cy.____________
28
Matins of Holy Wednesday
Bridegroom Service on Tuesday Evening

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
Great and Holy Wednesday Matins

Mode pl. 4. Ni.

3D Ga.
Al - - - le - - - lu - i - - a
0a1!"s !\0!Sl
: !1a1p
- - le - - - lu - i - - a Al -
1'!!nPS]@ag1!S\0a-1s"!0
- - le - - - lu - - i - - - a
Alleluia (3x)
adversaries.
Alleluia (3x)
of the earth.
Alleluia (3x)
1
nC Troparion
0g1na@0`10q!0!mq!!!A

0aq ! 1'!UMS!_`1ag0anC 2'p ! ! !

1' ! !AvV r!0'n ! ! 1 1amV wg ! 1ad ! 1

1d1'_ !n ! !+ 1a 001' ! US!_`


Q!!S0od!_arn!#
ly,_____ ho A Òg\!!+1na C
Sunday Evening
0g00!nos0a0!2'! ! ! !Ò'g
!!1
_____ us
2
Monday Evening
nC@011q!111'! !A !S P
!!!Al!1
- - cy on____ us.
Tuesday Evening
nC0g00n_111aU'g!!1
Glory. Repeat
nC@p011qn-3S!" !A P
Thru the S !!!A1os
0-!ogg
us___________
3
Kathisma I.
nN
Mode 3. Seeing how beautiful.
0g01q!!o1I'!nl!!0a
The har - lot came to You____ who love hu - man - i - ty.
!g 0 1 q ! ! o 1' ! ! n l ! ! 0a m<C
She poured per - fume and tears___ o - ver Your feet,___ O Lord.
01g110 ! 0 !A 0p00'!!!w
At Your com - mand she was ab-solved from the stench__ of her sin -
!!!AvVwg!11q!!oa!11'!!n
ful__ deeds. Ju - das, on the oth - er hand,__ still ex - hal - ing the
!+os!0am<C0qg!11q!!!An @0
scent__ of grace, un - grate-ful - ly re - ject - ed___ it, and dis -
2'! ! !1'!!AcC4002'!UI'!
fig - ured him- self with mire; for he be - trayed__ You__ for the
!11g`0a2'!!@1n01'g!! !1
love of mon - ey. Glo - ry to Your com - pas - sion, O Christ!
4
nN
Matins of Holy Wednesday. Kathisma I.
Mode 3. Seeing how beautiful.
00l a !!S1`PS!!Sp!!S\1!Sl]
The har - lot_____ came_______________ to______ You__________
!oaP\!!\!!\2!S0]1P
_______ who__ x \ 0!S0a
love__ hu - man - - - - - - - i-
0am<C@1
ty. s qa !1a1Px !S !Sp!!S\1!Sl]
She poured per - fume__________________ and_____ tears__________
!o1'! ! p!!S1`P\0!S0a0am<C
_______ o - ver Your feet,______________________________ O Lord.
0xYS!+1a\1!S11al!_!S11
At Your_____ com - mand_______ she was_____ ab - - solved
0P!!US!!`1aP]\0!\0!vV
from the__ stench of_____ her__ sin - - ful____________ deeds.___
1~PS] \! !S:+ 1a q ! 1` PS ! !S p ! !S
Ju - - das,__ on the___ oth - - - - - er_______
\1!Sl]!oa,!V< `0a02'_!\!!1`
hand,________________ still__ ex - hal - - ing___ the__ scent_____
P\0!S0a0am<C0xlUS@al!l!
_________________ of grace, un - grate - - ful - ly____ re -
1`0'!!!\0!mC<@111'-!!`1a'
ject - ed_________ it,____ and dis - fig - - - ured_ him-
!A !A \0!:cC 3 0 0 O !A ! _ l !+ 1a
self with mire;___ for he be - trayed You for__ the love____ of
1a1s"!`0a,<V2'!!0PS!_a1a1x
mon - - - ey. Glo - ry to Your______ com - pas -
0'!US!_`X\1!S\10s[0
- - sion,______ O______________ Christ!___________
5
Kathisma II.
2 Mode 4. Di. Come quickly.
@b1~00q!0'_111'!!
In love with the love of mon - ey, schem- ing Ju - das the
!A01~0!1q!0_11d1'!!
knave de - cep - tive - ly pre - med - i - tat - ed his be - tray - al of
1a02'!!pb! !A b<? 4d0I'!!w!A

You, the Treas-ure of Life, O Lord. Thus in - tox - i - cat - ed,
@b`11 ! ! w !A 01g00 ! q@
he____ runs to the Ju - de - ans. He speaks to the un - law - ful,
1d0 2' ! ! !A p!A bb<?0 1p 0 0 1b @

say - ing, "What will you give me, and I shall be - tray Him
110!110!!!A
to you, for you to cru - ci - fy___ Him?"
6
Matins of Holy Wednesday. Kathisma II.
m<C Mode 4. Di. Come quickly.
02 0PS]\!!S:+1aPSUS]!APS!_a
In love_______ with__ the love________ of mon - - - ey,
\1!S11"!; 2
schem - S 'a !Aq!Ab<?11PS]\!!S+:
- ing___ Ju - das the__ knave__ de - cep - - tive -
10PSU]S!APS!_a\1!S11";!S1`
ly pre - med - - - i - tat - - - ed his________ be - tray -
PS!!SP!S _1s"!0ab<?0e
- - - x ! !!A\1!S
- al_________ of_________ You, the Treas-ure_ of Life,____
11a0am<? w!!S 0al!_`P\0!S

_____ O Lord. Thus_____ in - tox - - i - cat - - -
0a1!s !US!1a1O a YS0_`P

ed,____________ he_____ runs to______ the___________ Ju - de -
\0!S0am<?1`PS!_al!_`P\0!S
- - ans. He___ speaks____ to the_____ un - law - - -
0ap!] !S0la !1a1!'a \A !!1"!; P

ful,__________ S \ 0!S
say - ing,__ "What_____ will you_ give___________________
0b<?1q!11a'!A\!!S110!od!
me, and I shall be - tray Him to________ you, for you________
_a1`l!!S\0a-1s"!0
__ to cru - ci - - fy___________ Him?"
7
Kathisma III.
,<V
!k1m1
Thewa 0@1a@1O'!!w!A,?< !
har - lot wept and sobbed, and she ar - dent-ly wiped dry Your
1a10!p_1O0_w!A,?< 0
un - de - filed___ feet,__ O com - pas - sion - ate Mas- ter, with
03'!!!os@p_
the 05'!!!os'!
hair of her head,__ and sighed_ from the depths of her soul____ and
!A,?< w! 2'!!!A!!1O0_w!A,?<
cried, "O my God,___ I pray do not re - ject or___ ab - hor me,
p!2'!!!A !11O0_w !A @
but ac - cept___ me back who am re - pen - tant,__ and save me, for
01q@1O!0
on - ly You love hu - man - i - ty."
8
Matins of Holy Wednesday. Kathisma III.
!X1kaOPS!\0!S0";!q
The S !!S0a
har - lot wept______ and____________ sobbed,___________ and
1`\0!S1OY0_`w!!S0a,<?
she___ ar - - - dent - - - ly____ wiped____ dry
!X1O a PS!\0!S0!;" q
S !!S0a1`
Your un - de - filed______________________ feet,____________ O com -
\0!S1OY0_`w!!S0,a ?< 00
pas - - - sion - - - ate____ Mas - - ter, with the
0os!`1'!_a1o'! US ! !S \0!Sl]
hair______ of_____________ her head,_______ and_______ sighed________
!!!S0031"!`1'!_a1!;" P
_______ from S \ 0!S
the depths____ of____________ her soul___________________
0a0,a ?<OPS!] _a1o'!US!!S \0!Sl]

and cried, "O____________ my God,_______ I________ pray__________
! ! !A 1`\0!S1OY0_`w!!S
__ do not re - ject______________ or____________ ab - hor______
0a,<?0aP02'!US!!S\0!Sl]! !!A
me, but ac - - cept___ me_______ back___________ who am
1`\0!S1OY0_`w!!S0,a <?!X
re - pen - - - tant,__________ and___ save_____ me, for
1aY!S 1a1oq\!!\!!0`0a
on - ly_______ You love______ hu - man - i - ty."_________
9
The Canon
1Ode iii. The Heirmos. Mode 2. Pa.
0p\30[!!!A0110I'n!!w
You strength - ened_ me on the rock of faith,__ O Sav-
!Avp?0e!! !A 0110 ! ! ! w !Av?

ior. You made me_ smile at my en - e - mies and de - ride them.
030000'!!11'! !A !A2'!!
My spir - it is re - joic - ing, as I am sing-ing, "No one is
q!111ma 0
ho - ly like M q!00'!!3I'!!A
our God, and no one is right - eous but You, O Lord."
Troparia
3zp001'!!!O'!!!A
0p\30[!!!1100!n!!w
The coun - cil___ of un - law - ful men now_ as - sem -
!Avp?00e!! ! 011' ! n! !w!Apv?

bles to bring i - dle__ charg - es a - gainst You__ with mal - ice,
030000'!!11'! !A !A1O
to rule on Yourx ' con - vic - tion, and to con-demn You, O Christ.
! ! 1' ! ! 0q ! 111amM 0q!0

We__ sing to You and say, "You are our God, and no one is
0'!!3I'!!A
ho - ly but You, O Lord."
10
v?
Glory. Both now.
0p30[!!!110!!! w !Av?
To - day,______ the__ wick-ed coun - cil of the un - law - ful,
030!!!A00'!!e!A011
whose soul op - pos- es God, con - fers___ in or - der to kill the
1' ! ! 11'! !A !A v? 1x O'! ! 1' ! ! 0

Right-eous One, as in - con-ven-ient. O Christ, we__ sing to You and
q!111am0 M q!00'!!3I'!!A
say,"You are our God, and no one is ho - ly but You, O Lord."
11
Ode iii. Katavasia.
v?
Long Melody. Mode 2.
0p3P z }]0'!!AW=!s -n1p`1'!m

You strength - - ened________ me________ on___ the___ rock__
\0!S1O'!!!Al~\0p!0
of_________ S va <?0x13P
z ]
faith,_____ O Sav - - - ior. You made_______
0'!!AW1!! "s 111'!m\0!S1O'

me_________ smile________ at my en - e - mies________ and__
! ! !A l~ \0 !S 0apv<? 0x10 os @a 1a 1a
____ de - ride____________ them. My spir - it is re -
1PS]\!!SO
joic -: 0'!U\!A-1s"!0av?2'!
- ing,__ as I____ am__ sing- - - ing, "No____
!01an'-!1a1p1
one is hoa l
a !!S2'!a \A !!1a{!vA ?
- - ly,_____________________________________________
001al!101PS]@00PS]
ho - ly like our___ God, and no________ one is right - -
!! !A !A\0!+:1
- S 0 x `PS!!S0a\0!:nog{!p
- eous but You,_____________________________ O Lord."__________
12
1 Ode viii. The Heirmos. Mode 2. Pa.
0p11O'!00'!!`X1'!!!vA ?!
When the de - cree of the ty - rant_ pre- vailed of old, the
111'!!0q!0P0@1va ?0
fi - ery fur - nace was heat- ed to sev - en - fold strength. The
3z0'! !`X1' ! ! !0011'!I'!!

three Ser-vants did__ not burn there- in, when they de - fied the kings__ pro-
e!Av?110`011'!!0q!!1a
nounce-ment; but they cried___ out and sang,__ "All you works of the Lord,
0!\!!111amM 0110 ! ! q
sing a hymn_ to the Lord, and ex - alt Him be-yond meas-
!- 1~00 ! !A !A
ure__ un - to all the a - ges."
13
Troparia
v?
3zp001'!!!O'!!!Av?
Glo - ry to You our God,_ glo - ry to You!
0p11O' ! 00'!!`X1' ! ! !A v?
The wom - an poured out the ve - ry cost - ly fra-grant oil
!11q!w!0!0'!!Av?0r! 0
on Your di - vine and awe- in - spir - ing head, O Lord. O Christ, she laid
0'!!`X1'!! !A 011'!!00!1~
hold of Your_ im - mac-u - late ho - ly feet____ with her hands de - filed
0!Av?110`011'!!0q!!1a
in sin. And she cried___ out and sang,__ "All you works of the Lord,
0!\!!111amM 0110 ! ! q
sing a hymn_ to the Lord, and ex - alt Him be-yond meas-
!- 1~00 ! !A !A
ure__ un - to all the a - ges."
14
3zp001'!!!O'!!!A
Glo - ry to v?You our God,_ glo - ry to You!
0p11O'!00'! ! `X 1' ! ! !A v?
The wom - an guil - ty of sins ___ washed the Ma-kers feet
01O'!!1'!!A000'!!11av?
with her tears and she wiped them dry with the hair___ of her head.
0r! 00'!!`X1'!! !A 011'!!

For this she did not___ fail__ to be ab-solved of the sins___ she
00!1~0!Av?110`011'!
com - mit - ted all her life, but she cried___ out and sang,___
! 0 q ! ! 1a 0!\!!111amM01
"All you works of the Lord, sing a hymn_ to the Lord, and ex-
10! ! q !- 1~00 ! !A !A
alt Him be-yond meas-ure_ un - to all the a - ges."
15
v? Glory; both now.
0p40 !A 0_1~00' ! !A !A v?
The sac - ra - ment of____ the grate - ful wom - ans ran-som
01O' ! ! 1' ! ! ! 10000`

is per - formed by the Sav - ior's ten-der love and her own foun -
0_1av? 0r ! 00'!!`X1' ! ! !A
tain___ of tears; in which, thru con - fes- sion of___ her ma-ny sins,
011' ! ! 00 ! 1~0 !A v? 11
she was washed__ clean and she was not a-shamed, but she
0`011' ! ! 0 q ! ! 1a 0! \!!
cried___ out and sang,___ "All you works of the Lord, sing a hymn_
111amM0110! ! q !- 1~0
to the Lord, and ex - alt Him be-yond meas-ure_ un - to
0 ! !A !A
all the a - ges."
16
v?
0pe ! 11' ! ! ! O' ! ! !A

3p0Q a !!S0o
When a 0 g !a `\1!Sl]!!!A
the de - - cree_____ of the__ ty - - - - rant
!P]\!!S:+10
pre - -x `PS!!S00 a va ?!1
X 1
vailed_________________________ of old, the fi - ery
q!!S01O'!!!S00
fur - - nace a `10!!1an'-
was heat - - - ed to____ sev - en - fold_ strength.
!1a1p1 a l a !!S2'a!\A !!l!!@ÒQ!!

The three,____________________________ The_ three________ Ser - vants____
!n2'!!\1z!1
did not______ S P]\!A-1s"!0` Om US
burn_______________ there- - - in,____ when they__
\0!S\!!S11av<?P!! !A l~ \0!S0va <?

_________ de - - fied the___ kings pro-nounce- - - ment;
3p^0\!!S 1a o00]!!!1~\00s[!A
but they cried______________________________________________________
\!!1a{!v?12~0
cried_ out___ a w!!S0Ò'!!!`1'!
and sang,_____ "All_____ you___ works of the Lord,_ sing___
!!O'!m!!Al!1apv<?00
a__ hymn____ to q 1al!q!`XO
the___ Lord, and ex - alt Him___ be - - yond
\!!\!!l!1a1'!U\!A-1s!" \0!:no{!g p
meas- ure_ un - to all____ the__ a - - - ges."__________
17
1 Ode ix. The Heirmos. Mode 2. Pa.
0p31x!_11a000@1~
With souls__________ that are pure, let us o - pen un-
0!!!vA ?0\0!11w!000!
pol - lut- ed lips, and come,__ let us mag - ni - fy the all - im-
p!0a01w!0!q!!S\0!11
mac - u - late and most pure, all - ho - ly Moth - - er____ of Em-
1'!!Av?0`X10'!!! 1a0040[!
man - u- el, as____ thru her we of- fer up in - ter - ces - sion
@1~0!!!Av?3'! ! !111@w
to Him, the Son she bore. "Spare our souls, O Christ our God, and save
!!!A
us, we pray." v? Troparia
3zp001'!!!O'!!!A
Glo - ry v? to You our God,_ glo - ry to You!
0p3'!! 10`000@1~0
Un - grate - ful and jeal - ous did wick - ed Ju - das
!!!Av?e!0!1'!!!11q\!-1av?
prove to be, reck - on - ing the val - ue of the gift be - fit - ting_ God,
1110000'!!11'!!A!vA ?1
and thru which a debt of sin - ful - ness was for-giv-en; for
10' ! ! ! 1040!!!`0@ 1a{

the scoun -drel thought that he could traf - fic in the God - lov - ing fa-
!Av?3'! ! !111@w!!!A v?
vor. "Spare our souls, O Christ our God,
18
and save us, we pray."
3zp001'!!!O'!!!A
Glo - ry v?to You our God,_ glo - ry to You!
qp!1110!!1~0!!!Av?e!
Go - ing to the rul - ers who did not up-hold the Law, Ju- das
0'!!Av?O~!!1'!!A!X11w!0'!!!
says to them, "What will you give to me if I de - liv - er Christ__ to__
103'!!11'! !A !Av?110'!! !
you who seek___ Him and wish to kill Him?" In ex - change for mon-ey
10r!0@1~0 ! ! !A v?3' ! ! !
he re - ject - ed his re - la - tion - ship with Christ. "Spare our souls, O
111@w!!!A
Christ our God, and save us, we pray."
v? Glory. Both now.
0p3'!!1100@1~0!!!Av?
O pit - i - less man, a - las, your blind - ing av -a- rice!
e!0!p!0!11q\!-1av?11~
There-fore you for - got what you were taught, that all the_ world is not
0a000'!!`X1'!!A!Av?110'!!!
e - qual in val - ue to___ a sin-gle soul. For you fell in- to de-
1a040!00'!!`0@l!!Av?
spair and hanged your- self and choked to death, O be - tray - er.
3'!! !111@w!!!A
Spare our souls, O Christ our God, and save us, we pray.
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v?
Ode ix. Katavasia. Long Melody.
0mawp!]!0 S 1
With__________a "s!oa001";!l S !-:
souls______________ that are pure,____________
1p1100!O'!!!Av<?e!0a\!!S1
let us o - pen un - pol - lut - ed__ lips, and come let us________
mag - ni - fy A -'na !1a11

O'!!!A2!'a !A Q1 pa l
a !!S 2a!' A \!!
the all-im - mac - u - late____________________________________
1a{!vA ?021O\!!\!!1`1'!!Aq!`q
_______ and most pure, all - ho - ly____ Moth - er of Em - man -
\!n-1ap=!s -n1p`1"!; w
u - el,___________ S ! !U0_m!S1
as___ thru___ her we__ of - - - fer_________
1av<?00p4{Z!01'!U\!A_1s"!0aw
up in - ter - ces-sion to Him,___ the__ Son_ she________ bore.
@am1!"s os\0!10qp1l
"Spare___________ a !1a0x0aP]S
our___ souls, O Christ our___ God, and save_________
!!!!\0!:og{!
____ us we pray."___________
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Exaposteilarion.
nN Mode 3.
0g11'- ! !p ! !A=s!-: n 03g0e

Q_1n1-'- !S+1ganN11-' ! ! p! 1'! !A=s

!-:n3g001p1'-_!S!A11agnN40

0eQ_1n1'--!S+1g
0g11'- ! ! 0'p! !A=s!-: n 03g0

- - - ,_________ -
- - - - - , - - -
!A=!s -:n3g001` 1%A11agnN4

,_________ - - - - -
0PS!_l!_n0'!!11am<C!g0
- _______ _____ - ____ - , - -
eQ_1!Do'!!
- ,__ - - .
21
0avV 1~0q!!S11O'!!\0!nNp
!!\!m!S11apl!O\!A-1s"!0avV00
!0
__ God. vV
2'p ! ! 0 0aPS\0_`PS\0!S
!0
__ God.
22
Lauds Idiomelon I.
vV Mode 1.
0p1 1 1
0!1\!A-1s"! 0a
dance of His vV
great- - - ness.
0p1100!!q!011'!!
When the har - lot be - came a- ware that You, the Son of the
P!m!!l
Vir - A !1apv1
V ~0011'!!0!
- - gin, were__ God, she be - gan to weep as one who had
O' ! ! !A l!1a0!w#a1!S\0a-
done things de-serv-ing____ tears, and im - plor - ing You________ she___
1s"!0va V1~q!PS!_`0`0a!o
_______ said, Un - do my debt,______ I____ pray___ You, as______
1\0!S1PS!_1s!" 0avV2'!!1
_____ I___ un - - do_______ my________ braids. Love me who am
O'!!!0q!0a!`P\0!S0va V01
kiss - ing__ You, though right - ly I am__ hat - - - ed; and a-
1011'!!00!O'!!!AvVw!w
long - side the pub - li -cans I will pro-claim_____ You, Ben - e - fac-
#01aOUS!_1s"!0a
tor who loves hu - man - - - i - - ty."
23
Lauds Idiomelon II.
vV Mode 1.
2'p ! ! 0 1 !S
Verse: Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the harp__________
\0a-1s"!0a
and___________ vV
lyre.
!1p1100p!1'!!02'!
The har - lot min - gled the ver - y cost - ly fra- grant oil______
!!m!Al!1avV0p110q!0!1'!
____ with her___ tears, and she poured it out on Your im- mac -
!11a\!!\!m!1
u - late S 1ap1nO
feet a \!Ap-1s"!0avV
and__ kissed__________ them pro - fuse- - - ly.
011'!!00a{!`PS\0!S0va 1
You V ~
im - me - di - ate - ly jus - ti - fied____________ her. To
1'!!wU\!A-1s"!0avV 1~p ! w#
us, al - so, grant for - give- - - ness, O Lord who suf- fered
01aO\!A-1s"!0a
for us, and save_________ us.
24
Lauds Idiomelon III.
vV Mode 1.
2'p!!01!S\0a-
Verse: Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise_ Him with strings_______ and___
1s!0a
"
_______ flute. vV
!n01p1q!1'!!0P\0_`
When the sin - ful wom-an of - fered the fra - - - grant__
0avV 3' ! ! 1 0 q Q_`0`0anN

oil, then the dis - ci - ple made his___ a - gree - ment
0x01q!!SPUS!_1s"!0avVe!
with the trans - gres - - sors__ of________ the________ Law. She re-
p!1'!!0P\0_`P\0!S0avV
joiced in pour- ing out the cost - - - ly____ oil,_________________
!X3zq!!q\!!\!m!S11ap=s!AnOUSp!
and he lost no__ time in___ sell - - ing______ off the_ price -
_1s!" 0avVq!2'!!A!`P\0!S0va V
- less_________ One. She ac-knowl -edged the_ Mas - - - ter;
1x~1'!!=Q\!!\!m!1
and S 1apl!O\!A-
he was be- com - ing es - stranged________ from___ the_ Mas-
1s!" 0avV e!0!od!_`0`0na N0x

- - ter. She was e - man - - - ci - pat - ed, while
q!00!w#101!S\0a-1s!" 0va ?
Ju- das be - came a slave of the en - - e - - - my.
25
0mMw1a\@!S1O'!!!A0os0apf3xl!
How dread - ful_________ was_____ his rash - ness! How great__
!`p!!SP\!A-1s"!0av1
was_ her______ V ~11'!US
re - pen- - - tance! Grant me this re - pent -
!_10`0!w#01anO\!Ap-1s"!
- - ance, O Sav - ior who suf - fered for us, and save________
0a us.
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Lauds Idiomelon IV.

Mode 1.
vV
Verse: Praise Him with resounding cymbals, praise Him with triumphant cymbals;
0p2'!!01!SPS!_1s"!0a vV
Let ev-ery-thing that breathes______ praise______ the_________ Lord.
1~\00s[0a!S1' ! ! 0P_\0
Oh,__________________ the wretch-ed-ness of Ju - - - -
0va V1~1'!!100p_
das! He 11anN
watched as the har - lot was kiss - ing Your feet,
@1100q!0'!!1q\!!\!m!S
all the while_____ with guile__ think - ing a - bout the__ kiss___
11apln!O\!Ap-1s"!0va V 1~q!0!
__________ of____ be - tray - - - al. As she un - tied her
l!_`1anNp \!! \!m!S1 1ap=s !A nO

braid - - ed____ hair, he was__ knot - - ed______ up in_
\!Ap-1s"!0avV01q!p!002'! !A
an - - - ger, bring - ing ran-cid wick- ed - ness in - stead of fra-
!`P\0!S0va V1x~1'!!11'-!\!m!S1
grant_ oil._________________ For en - vy does not_________ know_____
1apl!O\!A-1s"!0avV 1~\00[0a !X
where there__ is prof- - - it. Oh,____________________ the
1' ! ! 0P_\00va V 1q!w#

wretch - ed - ness of Ju - - - - das! From this de - liv - er
01!S\0a-1s"! 0a
our souls,________ O____________ God.
27
@ Glory. Mode 2. Di.
0d!111'!!! !A l!1a0! O'

!!!A0os0
- - ly Spir - m<? it.
!1d11'!\0!S1O'!!!A0os
The sin - ful wom-an ran__ to_________ pur - - chase oint -
0a002' ! !0P0_!S1O'!!
ment, cost - ly oint -ment, to a - noint_________ her________ Ben - -
l\0!S0ba <?w!11O!Aw!!S
e - fac - - tor; and to the per - fum - er she__ cried_____
0ae!AP\0!S0q a !001!S
out, "Give me the__ oint - - - ment, so that I in turn________
PS!_1s!0m ?<011
may______ a a 1 a !' !3\0!cR/
- - noint the One who wiped_ a - way___
0aU\!A-1s"!0a
all_______ my_________ sins.
28
1 Both now. Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0p`l!!`0`0a !X 111' ! ! 0
Both___ now___ and_ ev - er and to the a - ges of
1'!U\!A-1s"!0a
a - ges.__ A - v? - - men.
0p011l!_`1a2' ! Q ! !
She who was sub - merged____ in____ sin found in You a___
!o10aU\!A-1s!" 0av?30!1O'
har - bor of sal - va - - - tion. She poured out the fra -
!!!`P\0!S0!1a@l a !1amM ! 1
- - grant_ oil__________________ a - long with her___ tears, and she
1'!!ÙS!_1s!" 0va ?0\40a0 [ p!

cried_______ out______ to_________ You, "Be - hold,_____ the One who
101'!!A#01`1ma #
has M \40![ U`d
au - thor - i - ty to for - give___ sins! Be - hold,_____ the__
O'!!!A060x p0!o1I'!!`\!A-1s!"
One who_ waits for the re - pen - - tance___ of___ sin - - -
0va ?030!1l! !A 100!1aK

ners!" O Mas - ter, I im - plore___ You, save me from the tem-
=s!!Q^_`1amM0a' - ! !ol\!A-1s!"
- - - pest__ of____ sin, in___ Your great_________ mer - - -
3z1aog{!
cy.___________________
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1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0p1`10!11'!!1US!_
To - day,___ Christ is at the house__ of the Phar - - i -
1s"!0av? 4k 002'! ! 01'd! ! 0

- - see. A sin - ful wom - an ap - proach - es and
Pp!!\!!S1l!1amM ! 11'! U \!A-

grov - els___ at________ His___ feet, and she cries_________ to___
1s!" 0av?q! 11'! ! m! !A l!1av?0p1

_______ Him, "See me, a wo - man sub-mersed in___ sin. I have
1' ! !A 1a l! 1a 0x1a{ !` 0 @1aU]

giv - en up in de - spair be - cause of________ what I________
\!A-1s'!0av?3xd01
j O'!!!061'p!U
have________ done. And yet Your good - - ness does not___ ab -
\!A-1s"!0av?5'!!q!0!\!!S1l!
hore_________ me. Grant me for - give-ness for my wick - - ed____
1amM00a'-!!`P\0!S0
deeds, O Lord,__ and save__________________ me."
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Mode pl. 2. Pa.
1
Verse: We were filled with Your mercy in the morning, and in all our days v?0pe !
we great - ly
11'!UUS!_1s"!0av?
re - joiced________ and_______ were________ glad.
0pe!11k02'!!!pO'!!!`P
The har - lot let out her hair___ for__ You_____ the_ Mas -
\0!S0ma M2'!!p!1a0!x 11'!U

- - ter; Ju - das put out his hand to the trans - gres - sors_
US!_1s!" 0av?1~o01'!!Ud11a{
of________ the________ Law. She,_______ in or - der to re - ceive
!AO'!!\0!:^mM 0p2'!!01'!U\!A-
for- give - - ness,__ and he____ to re - ceive___ the__ sil -
1s!" 0va ?4k3U

- z 0
- _!S1O'!!!A,?
ver. And so we_________ cry________ out to__ You
001'd!!0pP!S _`1al!Iz'-!
who were sold___ and who set_______ us___ free: O____ Lord,_____
!o2US!_1s"!0a
glo - - ry_______ to_________ You!
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Mode pl. 2. Pa.
1
Verse: Gladden us in return for the days wherein You humbled us,
And behold Your servants and Your works...
v?0p4'!U\!A-1s"!0a
and guide________ v? their_________ sons.
0p302' ! ! ! 10 q ! ! !`1a
A wom - an, reek- ing and de - filed, ap-proached You,_ O___ Sav-
0mM0 q ! 0a@al!10!11'!
ior. She drenched Your feet with her___ tears, and thus an - nounced_
U\!A-1s"!0av?r!1q!P!!!`
Your Pas- - - sion. "How can I look at You________ the__
P\0!S0ma M #11101'!U\!A-
Mas - - - ter? For You have come to save___ a___ har -
1s"!0av? 0awm @a l! 1ap 3du01o1

- - lot. Dead that I____ am, raise me up____________
0'!!!\0!:^m0
from___ the__ M p!11ko s !S !S 0ay
depths,__ You who raised Laz - - a - - - rus
000a1s"!!1aU\!A-1s"!0av?3
from the tomb___________ af - ter__ four_________ days. Ac-
2'!!AdmJ1
M `P\0!SP!S _1s!" 0ma C<^
cept___ me, wretch__________________ that_______ I__________ am,
0p0a'- ! !`P\0!S0
O Lord,__ and save_________________ me."
32
Aposticha Idiomelon IV.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.

and prosper for us the works of our hands,
v?3p00!11'! pros - per for us the work____
UUS!_1s"!0a
_____ v?
of_______ our_________ hands.
4k2' ! ! ! l!A,?!p2'!!q\ !!1amM

That wom - an, who was spurned__ because of her way of___ life,
#0111ap!!!o10aU\!A-1s"
for which she had earned ill re - pute________ as a___ har - -
!0va ?5'ad!!A 0
- lot, A 1q!0ko s !S !S0ma C<^
came to You with the fra-grant oil________ in________ hand,
0apU\!A-1s"!0av?4k02'! ! 01";d!S
and she_ cried________ out, Please, do not____ throw me out___
\!!S1O'p!!!`P\0!S0amM 0xp !!
for_______ be - ing__ a___ har - - - lot, O Sav - ior,__
!o10aU\!A-1s"!0av? 40
born_________ of k 2'! !A
the__ Vir - - - gin. Please, do not dis-miss
\!p!1
S O'!!!`P\0!S0ma 0 M l
my______ tears_____ and_ weep -x !!0 - - ing, O Mas - ter, the
!o1Q!!SP\!A-1s"!0av? 1~11
joy__________ of______ the__ An - - - gels. You did not
01' ! ! O'!!!`P\0!S!mA !M 1
re - ject me when X 1
I_______ was_ sin - - - ning, so now ac-
33
1'!!!1adul!O'!!!AymM0xp2'!\!!Sl]
cept me as I am re - pent - - ing, O Lord, be - cause_______
!! !A !A !ol\!A-1s"!0
_____ of Your great________ mer - - - cy.
34
Aposticha. Glory; both now.

Mode pl. 4. Ni.
0n|PP S ]S!1"@0
Ne a 1O'!!!Al
Glo - - - - - ry to the Fa - ther_ and the__
!1a01qS\0!S\0a!-1s"!0 cC
__ Son and the Ho - ly_____________ Spir - - - - it.
0nl!!Ò!A00
Both x !l!_01now___ and_ ev - er and to the a - - ges of a-
!S\0a_1s"!0
- - ges.___ A cC - - men.
1n`P\0!S\0a-1s"!0acC1~1O'
Lord,___________________ O___________ Lord, when the wom-
!!!AbB002'*a-!1abI@m601'd!UUS
- - an who had fall - - en in - to ma - - - ny____
!-1s!" 0avnO0' g
____________ sins !\!!\2d
! +
0
S `]
X PS_ per - ceived Your__ di - vin - - - - -
\0!S00 a ma C<@n02aw!!S00@
- - i - ty, she as - sumed the__ role______ of a myrrh-
o11aY\ 0!S\!A-1s!" 0acC1pq01

- - bear - ing____________ wom- - - an, and la - ment-
o1!AdmMJ1`P\0!SP!S _1s!" 0amC<

- - ing brought __________________ fra - - - grant_______ oils
@n0P!!!Ao1
to s 1aY\ 0!PS!_
a - noint______ You___ be - fore Your___________ bur - - - i-
35
1s"!0acC 5<$PS]@ad 1`P\0!S\0a-

- - al. "Woe_______ is me,"_____________________ she_____
1s!" 0am<?P,Sq!n!!!`10l!!`0@
_______ said. "Night___ for__ me__ is a fren - zy________ with -
1aU\] !A-1s!" 0ac? 3'zpH !A !Ad !A U' !! \0!:c

out_______ re - - - straint, ver - y dark and moon - - less,___
5nP!S _a1`P\0!S\0a-1s!" 0c C
a sin - - - ful love - - - - - af - - - fair.
04wd!a +`q!!!A1`q\!!1am<?0j0O
Ac - cept the__ foun- tains_ of my___ tears,___________ You who draw
@a1gla d!!S 1~c/N#p1!' !-0`P\0!S

out from the______ clouds the wa - ter__ of____________________
\0a-1s"!0cC01a=s!!USm!_os
the___________ sea. Take pit - - - y________ on______
0acC1pql
me, a !!S1~a !11'!UUS!_1s"
and in - - cline to the sigh - ing__ of_______ my________
!0amv?FU'S!_os0an11
__ heart, x ol@am<C@x
You______ who_____ bowed the heav - - ens by
00PS!!A!l
Your in A !0!S\0a-1s!" 0acC
- ef - - fa-ble self - emp - - ty - - - ing.
1~11l@a0d1O\0!S+U
I shall cov : !S +O'!_!
- er Your un - stained feet___ with____ kiss - -
\0!:m<C$n4\Z !!S1O'!!!AbB@1
es,____ and wipe a 0 a !S them_____ dry_ a - gain with the locks________
36
PS!_1s"!0acCs!!dP]S\!!S:+1l
of________ a !
my________ hair; those__ feet,_____ whose_ sound at___
O'!!!0nP\0_`0adm<C3z#a@n`
twi - - light in Par - - - a - dise ech - oed in____
O'!!!AbB @al!p0`nP\ 0!S\0a-1s!"

Eve's_____ ears, and she___ hid____________________ in___________
0acC1~11l@a1a~P]}!!!!1abB
fear. Who can reck - on the__ mul - - ti - - - tude,
@x3'zp!A!AYSd!l!!SO0avV!XO0US!A!A
the mul - ti- tude of______ my______ sins,_____ or fath - - - - om,
\!d!l
S ]PS!!!+ 1ac5 n1 1a' !A U'!!
fath - - - - om_____ the_ depths of Your judg-ments, O__ my_
!o\30s!Y
life - A \ 0!S\0a-1s!" 0acC t!d
- - sav-ing_____________ Sav - - - ior? Do not
1O\0!S: !A l!!S1~\00[s!_!!n! !
de - spise me,___ Your ser - - - - - - - - - -
\30s\[ !d!S:+1x 0m <C0pP!S !!!A1`1an

- - vant,____________ since with - - out__ meas-ure___ is
Y\0!SPS!-`X2'_d-!oGn
Your____________ mer - - - - - - cy."___________
37
Matins of Holy Thursday
Bridegroom Service on Wednesday Evening

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
Great and Holy Thursday Matins

Mode pl. 4. Ni.

3D Ga.
Al - - - le - - - lu - i - - a
0a1!"s !\0!Sl
: !1a1p
- - le - - - lu - i - - a Al -
1'!!nPS]@ag1!S\0a-1s"!0
- - le - - - lu - - i - - - a
Alleluia (3x)
adversaries.
Alleluia (3x)
of the earth.
Alleluia (3x)
1
Troparion.
nC Mode pl. 4.
1n0q!!!10`0a!g0111
When Your glo - ri - ous Dis - ci - ples were be - ing il - lu-
0!!0'n!!11q!A#`1ag0anC2a{!
mined at the wash- ing of the feet dur - ing the____ Sup - per, then, too,
12'!!!10!AnmV!g111'!!n1!A
did Ju - das the un - god - ly one, suc- cumb to dark-ness, be - ing sick
#Òg\!!+1na C1p0
with___ av - ax 0\!_111n~
- rice. And he de - liv - ered You, the right-
0 ! 00a#`1ag0anCe ! !0'n!!1
eous Judge, to law - less___ judg - es. Look here, O lov - er of
0`0a!g1
mon X 11'!!nq!0a#Òg\!!+
- ey, and see the one who for mon- ey's sake_______ hanged him -
1anCe ! ! 0'n ! ! 11a !X1` 1'!!0

self. Flee from the greed that made him dare com- mit____ such a deed a -
0a#`1ag0anC@p111'!!11anmV
gainst the___ Teach - er. O Lord ben - ev - o- lent to all,
0a#Òg\!!+1a
glo - ry____ be to___ You!
mV0na#Òg!=!n-!ogg
Final Ending: glo - ry____ be to______ You!_______
2
The Canon.
2o
Ode i. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
!1b00@os000'p!!!1abb<?
The Red Sea was cut______ by a rod___ that was cut,
1~11'!!!w!! !A b<? 01d~00`

and the un - du- lat-ing deep went_ dry; the same be - came___
w!0!2'!!_1am<?0b0q!1'!
pass - a - ble for those who were_ un - armed, and a tomb for those in
\!!q!Ab<?0e!0! 1a 0d11' ! ! !
full__ ar - mor. The for- mer sang an ode that was pleas - ing to
1am<?01O'!! !A m<?0x0b_11q
God: He is Christ our__ God, and He___ is great - ly glo-
\!!\0!:
ri - fied."___
3
b<? Troparion 1.
eb!!!11aq!!!A
Glo - ry to You, our b<? God; glo - ry to You.
1b100@os000' ! ! ! 1
The in - fi - nite Wis - dom of God, which is the cause
11ma <?00!w!!!bA <?1d~2'!!!1a

of all and the pro - vid - er of life, has built him-self a house,
01OI'!!00'b!!bA ?< 0eg@11

from a pure moth - er who knew no man; for He put on the
1d00@1a{!mA ?< 01O'!!!Am?< 00

tem - ple of His x b bod - y. He is Christ our_ God, and He__
_11q\!!\0!:
_ is great - ly glo - ri - fied.___
4
b<? Troparion 2.
eb!011'!!!1am<?!0q@0
Glo - ry to the Fa - ther and the Son and the Ho - ly Spir-
os0a - it. m<?

0b00@os0!\1!S101'
In - i - ti - at - ing His friends_______ in - to
!!!Ab<?11d11'!_1a1g@w!b
mys-ter - ies, the ver - y Wis - dom_ of God sets a soul- sus-
0'!!q !A b<?1d~O0!2'! ! ! q ! 0a
tain - ing ta - ble, and mix - es the wine of im-mor - tal - i - ty
!g11'!!w!!!Abb<?0e!2'!!0
in His chal - ice, for those who be-lieve. Let us re - lig - ious-ly draw
0'! ! e !Am<? 0d1O'!!!Am<?0x0b_

near___ and call out: He is Christ our__ God, and He___ is
11q\!!\0!:
great - ly glo - ri - fied."__
5
b<? Troparion 3.
0b 1~ 0 @ os 0 ! 1 1 1' ! ! !
Both now and ev - er and to the a - ges of
q@11a
a - ges. A - men. m<?
0b 0 @ os 0a 0' ! ! ! 1a b<? 1d~ 1
Let us lis - ten, all we who be-lieve, as the
1' ! ! b! ! 11aqg!! !A bb<?0e !d 01

un - cre -at - ed and in - nate Wis-dom of God is call - ing from the
1'!!!1am?< 0b0'!!q!Ab<?e!d01
high - est point in town. For He ___ is shout-ing Taste and see that
100@1'b !!!e!Am<?0d1O'!!
I am good, and know - ing this__ call out: He is Christ our__
!Am<?0x0b_11q\!!\0!:
God, and He___ is great - ly glo - ri - fied."__
6
b<? Katavasia.
!1b00@os000'p!!!1abb<?
The Red Sea was cut______ by a rod___ that was cut,
1~11'!!!w!! !A b<? 01d~00`

and the un - du- lat-ing deep went_ dry; the same be - came___
w!0!2'!!_1am<?0b0q!1'!
pass - a - ble for those who were_ un - armed, and a tomb for those in
\!!q!Ab<?0e!0! 1a 0d11' ! ! !
full__ ar - mor. The for- mer sang an ode that was pleas - ing to
1am<?01O'!! !A m<?0x0b_11q
God: He is Christ our__ God, and He___ is great - ly glo-
\!!\0!:
ri - fied."___
7
b<? Ode iii. The Heirmos.
eb!0a00@os0!w ! ! !A b<?0
Lord of all and Cre - a - tor and God though You were, and
0e ! d2' ! ! 00'b ! !`1am<?! 1q !

as such im - pas - si - ble, yet You be - came poor and u - nit - ed
000!g1~0 ! ! !A bb<?11d12'!
our cre - at - ed na - ture to your-self. And You, the pas-chal
!_1am<? 1'g ! ! 1d00 ! g1~0 ! !

lamb_ it - self, of - fered your - self to those for whom You were to
!Abb<?w!1d11'!!00'b_11qg
die say - ing, "Eat my bod - y, and you___ will be es - tab-
! ! \0!b
lished by faith."__
8
b<? Troparion 1.
ed!011'!!!1am<?!g0qb@0
os0a
- it. m<?
1'b ! ! 10a 0@os0!gw ! ! !Abb<?
Good one, You gave Your dis - ci - ples to drink from Your cup,
1~01@1d1O'!!!Am<?!g11'!!
the re - demp - tion of the whole hu-man race, and You filled them_
!b e !Am<?0! g1~ 0 ! ! !A bb<?w!1d11

with glad-ness; for You sac - ri - ficed your-self, say- ing, "Drink my blood,
@0'b_11qg! ! \0!b
and you__ will be es - tab-lished by faith."__
9
b<? Troparion 2.
0b 1~ 0 @ os 0 ! 1 1 1' ! ! !
q@11a
qb ! 0!1a01'!!!q!Ab<?1~0
"Sense-less is the man, that trai - tor__ a - mong you," You fore-
1@1d11'! ! ! g1~0 ! ! !A bb<?00

told to Your dis - ci - ples, O un - re - sent-ful Lord. "He will
O@111 a 1'!_10 a 00'!!

not know these things; and be - ing__ a fool, he will not___ un-
!1ab<?0w!1d11@0'b_11
der - stand. But you, a - bide in me, and you___ will be es-
qg! ! \0! b
tab-lished by faith."__
10
b<? Katavasia.
eb!0a00@os0!w ! ! !A b<?0
Lord of all and Cre - a - tor and God though You were, and
0e ! d2' ! ! 00'b ! !`1am<?! 1q !

as such im - pas - si - ble, yet You be - came poor and u - nit - ed
000!g1~0 ! ! !A bb<?11d12'!
our cre - at - ed na - ture to your-self. And You, the pas-chal
!_1am<? 1'g ! ! 1d00 ! g1~0 ! !

lamb_ it - self, of - fered your - self to those for whom You were to
!Abb<?w!1d11'!!00'b_11q
die say - ing, "Eat my bod - y, and you___ will be es - tab-
!_1gog{!d
lished by faith."_________
11
Mid-Ode Kathisma.
,<V
!k1maw10@1a@1O!!w!A,<?
The Lord, who made the lakes and the springs and the o - ceans,
!1a10!p_1O0_w!A,<?
in - struct - ing us in fin - est hu - mil - i - ty, gird - ed
0 3'!! !os@ p_05'!! !os

him - self with a tow - el and__ then He washed the Dis - ci -
@ 0a,<? w ! 2'!! !A ! ! 1O0_

ples' feet. He was hum - ble thus, in His sur - pass - ing___ com-
w !A ,<?w ! !os0!!A @ 1O0 _

pas- sion, and He lift - ed us up from the pit of____ per-
w!A!q@1O!0
di - tion, for He a - lone loves man - kind.
12
nNGlory. Mode 3. Your Confession.
wg!\10[!n0a#11qg!Aw!
You were hum - ble in Your great com - pas- sion, and You
\10[ ! n 0a#11qg!AnN ! 11p1

washed____ the feet of Your Dis - ci - ples, and by this You
000' ! ! ! `X q ! ! !AvV0 11 1n
set them straight__ on the__ course of___ God. Al - though re - fus-
000'!!111g0a 0011'!
ing in - i - tial - ly to be washed, Pe - ter sub - mits and
!0'p!!!`Xq!!!AvVrn!2'-!!0q!!
o - beys___ the di - vine com - mand, and is washed by You. And now he en-
! 1 1 1g 0a 0 2' ! ! 0 \!! 1n 0
treats You ear - nest - ly, be - seech- ing that You grant_ us Your
1'g!\!!+1a
great___ mer - cy.
m<C
Both now. Mode 4. Di. You appeared.
0d10`@3'!!!3
Mas - ter,A 00!!Oas____ You ate___ a meal with Your Dis - ci - -
@ap,V !d10`@3'!!!A0112'!
ples, You in - formed__ them mys - ti- cally of Your all - ho - ly
!!p0,a V0111d0@1I'!!AmCe
sac- ri - fice, by which You saved us from cor - rup - tion. We
!10`01I' ! ! ! 2'!!A!
du - ly hon - or Your ven' - ra - ble suf - fer - ing.
13
2o
Ode iv. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
0b01'!!!e!Am<?!1d0
When a 1O'!
Ha - bak - kuk the Proph-et fore - saw Your in - ef - fa-
! 1' ! ! 01ag ! 0!`X1'! ! !A bb<?w ! 1

ble mys - ter- y, O Christ, he pro - claimed pro - phet -i - c'ly: "You have shown
0qg@111'd! ! ! g 2' ! ! ! b q !A b<?!

a strong and might - y love,___ O com - pas - sion - ate Fa - ther; for
1110q ! 2'd!!!m!11am<?0d0
You, O Good One, sent Your on - ly - be-got - ten Son to the
2'!!b_11qg\!!\0!:b
world as an__ a - ton - ing sac - ri - fice."___
b<? Troparion 1.
eb!!!11aq!!!A
Glo- ry to You our b<?
God, glo - ry to You!
1b~01'!!!e!Am?< 0d1q@1
Vol - un - tar - i - ly go - ing to Your Pas - sion, the
O'!!1'!!00!g2'!!!bq!Ab<?01{a
source of dis - pas - sion for all of A - dam's de - scen-dants, O Christ,
!O@11am<?!1d11'!!0!g1~0
You said to Your friends, "I have de - sired___ to share this Pass - o-
! ! !A bb<? 0110q ! 02'd! ! ! m! 1

ver with you: for my Fa - ther sent me, His on - ly - be- got - ten
1am?< 0d02'!!b_11qg\!!\0!:b
Son, to the world as an__ a - ton - ing sac - ri - fice."__
14
b<? Troparion 2.
ed!011'!!!1am<?!g0qb@0
os0a
- it. m<?
0b001'! ! ! e !Am<? 0d11'!
As You par - took___ of the chal - ice, O Im - mor - tal
!01'!b !!q!Ab?< 11PI'!!Ab?< 1~d

One, You said to the Dis - ci - ples, "I will not__ drink a-gain of
11'!!!1a0q!0!g1~0!!!Abb<?
the fruit___ of the vine, as long as I am with you in this life;
0110q!02'!d !!!m 11am<?0d

for my Fa - ther sent me, His on - ly - be-got - ten Son, to
02'!!b_11qg\!!\0!:
the world as an__ a - ton - ing sac - ri - fice."___
15
b<? Troparion 3.
0b 1~ 0 @ os 0 ! 1 1 1' ! ! !
q@11a
0bq!0'!!e!Am<?0d1q ! O' !
"I tell you, in____ my king-dom, I will drink a new drink
! ! 01a{!Am<?p!gw ! ! !A bb<?04'! ! !
be-yond de - scrip- tion," Christ,You said to Your friends. "For then I shall be
101g0 ! ! !A bb<?0110q ! 0
with you, God a - mong_ gods; for my Fa - ther sent me, His
2'd!!!m!11am<?0d02'!!b_11
on - ly - be-got - ten Son, to the world as an__ a - ton - ing
qg\!!\0!:
sac - ri - fice."___
b<? Katavasia.
1~b01'!!!e!Am?< !1d0
When Ha - bak a 1O'! - kuk the Proph-et fore - saw Your in - ef - fa-
! 1' ! ! 01ag ! 0!`X1'! ! !A bb<?w ! 1

ble mys - ter- y, O Christ, he pro - claimed pro - phet -i - c'ly: "You have shown
0qg@111'd! ! ! g 2' ! ! ! b q !A b<?!

a strong and might - y love,___ O com - pas - sion - ate Fa - ther; for
1110q ! 2'd!!!m!11am<?0d0
You, O Good One, sent Your on - ly - be-got - ten Son to the
2'!!b_11qg\!!\0!:b
world as an__ a - ton - ing sac - ri - fice."___
16
2o
Ode v. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
0b001' ! ! ! e!Am<?00q!
Once the A - pos - tles were con - nect - ed to each oth - er
!`X1'!!!Ab<?11d1O'!!0!01
with__ the bond of love, and had de - vot - ed them-selves to Christ, the
O'!!!Am?< 00qg!!O'b!!!Ab<?001
Mas - ter of all, then He washed their_ beau - ti - ful feet, so that they
1d2'!!0qg!!\0!:b
might preach to all the gos - pel of peace.__
b<? Troparion 1.
ed!011'!!!1am<?!g0qb@0
os0a
- it. m<?
qb!00'!!e!Am<?!1d11'!!0
He who con - trols___ the loft - y and un - in - hib - it - ed
1a{!00b!O' ! ! !A b<? 1d~1100

wa - ter in the e - the - re - al sphere, and who bri - dles the
0q!0!1'! !A 0xb0!1'!!11am?<
a - byss- es, and re-strains the seas, the ver - y Wis - dom of God,
00q ! 1'! ! ! q !A b<? 0011

now pours wa - ter in - to a ba - sin, and the Mas - ter
1a{!01'!Qp_w!bA
wash - es the feet___ of___ His ser-vants.
17
b<? Troparion 2.
0b 1~ 0 @ os 0 ! 1 1 1' ! ! !
q@11a
0bq!0'!!e!Am<?0d11'!!0
The Mas- ter shows__ a mod - el of hu - mil - i - ty to
0'b!!q!Ab?< 1d~12'!!g_1adm?< 1g0

His___ Dis - ci - ples. He who wraps the sky_ in clouds girds him-
00!q!Adm<? 0 1 q ! 0 ! q ! 1'b!
self with a tow- el, and He bends the knee to wash the feet___
!!q!Ab<?4'!!!1a!11'!Qp_w!Ab
of His ser-vants, He in whose_ hand is the breath of ev - ery be - ing.
b<? Katavasia.
1b~001'! ! !e!Am<?00q!
Once the A - pos - tles were con- nect- ed to each oth - er
!`X1'!!!Ab<?11d1O'!!0!01
with__ the bond of love, and had de - vot - ed them-selves to Christ, the
O'!!!Am?< 00qg!!O'b!!!Ab<?001
Mas - ter of all, then He washed their_ beau - ti - ful feet, so that they
1d2'!!0qg!!\0!:b
might preach to all the gos - pel of peace.__
18
2o Ode vi. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
1dq! -g1ma!0\1b!1
The S 01'!!!Ab<?
low - est_ depth of my sins________ has en - cir-cled me;
1g 0 1 1 1d 0 0 ! p ! 0am<?1
and, no long - er a - ble to en - dure the storm, like
1'!!q!0'b!!e!Am<?@02'!p!!
Jo - nah I cry to You____ the Mas - ter, "Bring me up from__ cor-
w!Ab
rup-tion."
b<? Troparion 1.
ed!011'!!!1am<?!g0qb@0
os0a - it. m<?

p!1d11'!!0q!!gw!0'b!!
Sav - ior You cried out___ "O Dis - ci -ples, you call me Lord___ and
q!Ab<?0111!d2'! ! !1am<?01g
Teach-er, and you are right for that is what I am. So im-
@2'!!!me!Am<?0d 0'_
i b 11q\g !!
- tate the__ ex - am - ple, and do__ as you have seen me__
0!:b do."___
19
b<? Troparion 2.
0b 1~ 0 @ os 0 ! 1 1 1' ! ! !
q@11a
0b0!1d`1'!!0qg@0`b0!
He who is not____ dirt - y does not need wash - ing, not
1g~0 ! ! !A bb<? 1 1d 1 1'! ! 0q ! m!

e - ven of his feet. And you are clean, O my Dis - ci - ples,__
!11ma ?< 01!' !1d11'!!00'b_

but not all; for one of you is in - clined__ to un - dis - ci -
11qg\!!\0b!:b<?
plined in - san - i - ty.____
b<? Katavasia.
1d~w! -g1m!a 0\1b!S101'!!!Ab<?

The low - est_ depth of my sins________ has en - cir-cled me;
1g 0 1 1 1d 0 0 ! p ! 0am<?1
and, no long - er a - ble to en - dure the storm, like
1'!!q!0'b!!e!Am<?@02'!p!!
Jo - nah I cry to You____ the Mas - ter, "Bring me up from__ cor-
1bo!gog{!d
rup - tion."_______
20
2o Ode vii. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
0bq!0'!! e !A m<?1@\1!S1
In Bab - y - lon,___ those Ser-vants did not cringe________
01' ! ! !A b<?1d~11'!!0q !!1a

at the fur-nace fire; but when cast in - to the midst of the flames,
001O' ! ! 1'! !A m<?1ga0!2'd! !

they were re - freshed and__ sang the hymn: "Bless - ed are You, O Lord,
01'b!!!q!A
the God___ of our fa - thers."
b<? Troparion 1.
eb!!!11aq!!!A
Glo - ry to You, our b<?
eb ! 00' ! ! e !Am<?01g@11
Nod-ding his head___ was Ju - das, pre - med - i - tat - ing,
1d@ 1'b ! ! ! q !A b<? 1~00 ! 1d1

set - ting e - vils in mo - tion, look - ing for an op - por-
1'!!Am?< !g0111d00@1a{!mA ?< q

tu - ni - ty to be - tray the Judge to be con - vict - ed, though
!02'!!01'b!!!q!A
He is Lord of all and God___ of our fa - thers.
21
b<? Troparion 2.
ed!011'!!!1am<?!g0qb@0
os0a
- it. m<?
0b1! ! 1a01' ! ! !e!Am<?0!
"I tell you my friends," said Christ to the Dis - ci - ples, "one of
2'!!!q!Ab<?1d~2'!!1@111
you____ will be - tray me." For - get - ting their glad - ness, they were gripped
@10 ! P\0!S0am<? q ! 2' ! ! !

by an - guish and sor - - - row. "Tell us, who is it?" they
101'b!!!q!A
said, "O God___ of our fa - thers."
22
b<? Troparion 3.
0b 1~ 0 @ os 0 ! 1 1 1' ! ! !
q@11a
0d 2' ! ! 0 0'b ! ! e !Am<?01g@
"For him___ who in his____ pre- sump-tion has dipped his
\1b!S10!1'!!Ab<?0110q!!
hand________ in the dish with me, it would have been bet - ter if
1d1O'!!1'!!Am<?0!111'!!Am<?
he had nev - er been born at all." Thus was he i - den - ti- fied
!11'b!!!q!A
by the God___ of our fa - thers.
b<? Katavasia.
0bq!0'!! e !A m<?1@\1!S1
In Bab - y - lon,___ those Ser-vants did not cringe________
01' ! ! !A b<?1d~11'!!0q !!1a

at the fur-nace fire; but when cast in - to the midst of the flames,
001O' ! ! 1'! !A m<?1ga0!2'd! !

they were re - freshed and__ sang the hymn: "Bless - ed are You, O Lord,
01'b!!!q!A
the God___ of our fa - thers."
23
2o
Ode viii. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
0'b!!0os00!`Xg1'!!!Abb<?1d~
Brav- ing all dan - ger for their_ an - ces-tral Laws, the
O@01g0!!!Abb<?t!d0'!!!10
bless - ed young men in Bab-y- lon spat dis - dain - ful - ly up - on the
qg @ 1~ 0 ! ! !Abb<?0 0 ! 1` 1 0
king's un - rea - s'na - ble de - cree; and be - ing joined__ to the
10[ ! 0 0' ! ! 1 1am<?1 1'd ! ! !

fire,______ by which they were not con - sumed, they sang a hymn_
w!00'b!!q!Ab<?1d~11'!!00'b!
wor - thy of God___ the Rul - er: "Sing a hymn__ to the Lord,___
!11am<?0010 ! 1 ! ! 2' ! Qp
all you works, and ex - alt Him be - yond meas-ure un - to all__
_w!Ab
_ the a - ges."
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b<? Troparion 1.
eb!!!11aq!!!A
Glo- ry to You, our b<?
2'b!!0os001'!!!010`
Hav- ing de - vot - ed them- selves__ to the Word in Zi -
0am<?0!\1!S100!`Xg1'! ! !A bb<?t!d
on, the A - pos - - tles and blessed ban-quet-ers fol-lowed
0'!!!O'!b!!Ab<?00!111a00
close up-on the Shep-herd like sheep; and be - ing joined to Christ, from whom
0 ! 1'!!11am<?0d11' ! ! 0q !
they were sep - a - rat - ed not, they were fed the word of God and
1'b!!!q!Ab<?1d~11'!!00'b!!1
grate - ful - ly cried out: "Sing a hymn__ to the Lord,___ all you
1am<?0010 ! 1 ! ! 2' ! Qp _
works, and ex - alt Him be - yond meas-ure un - to all___ the
w!Ab
a - ges."
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b<? Troparion 2.
ed!011'!!!1am<?!g0qb@0
os0a
- it. m<?
0b00'!!00os0!10q!
Hav - ing will - ful- ly for - got - ten the law of friend-ship,
!1001'!!!Ab<?1d~3'!!!1{a !Am<?
the in - fa - mous I - scar- i - ot, whose feet___ You had just washed,
!g2'!!!bq !A b<?01a{p ! 11ab0!1d`

pre - pared___ to be - tray You. And eat - ing Your bread, Your di - vine___
1'!!Am<?01g0 ! ! 1d0O ! ! 0am<?

bod - y, he lift - ed up his heel a - gainst You, O Christ,
0bqQ_ q!Ab<?1d~11'!!00'b!
and knew not__ to cry out: "Sing a hymn___ to the Lord,___
!11am<?0010!1!!2'!Q_
all you works, andp ex - alt Him be- yond meas-ure un - to all___ the
w!Ab
a - ges."
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b<?
Troparion 3.
0b 1~ 0 @ os 0 ! 1 1 1' ! ! !
q@11a
0b0'!!0os0!1'!!q!Ab?< 1~
He took in his right______ hand the ho - ly Bod - y, the
qg ! 0 ! q @ 110'b ! !A b<?w ! 1d1

rem - e - dy for sin, and the di - vine___ Blood that was be - ing
2'!!g_1ab0001'!!!q!Ab<?0
poured out for__ the world, he who was de - void_ of con-science. And
0!1o1p!q!0d11'!!!1am<?
he was not______ a - shamed to drink what he had sold___ for a price.
01O' ! ! 1' ! ! q Qb_ q !A b<? 1d~

He ab - horred not the e - vil and knew not__ to cry out: "Sing
11'!!00'b!!11am<?0010
a hymn__ to the Lord,___ all you works, and ex - alt Him
!1!!2'!Qp_w!Ab
be- yond meas-ure un - to all___ the a - ges."
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b<? Katavasia.
0b0os002'! ! !wg ! ! !Ab b<?

We praise_____ and we bless__ and we wor-ship the Lord.
0'b!!0os00!`Xg1'!!!Abb<?1d~
Brav- ing all dan - ger for their_ an - ces-tral Laws, the
O@01g0!!!Abb<?t!d0'!!!10
bless - ed young men in Bab-y- lon spat dis - dain - ful - ly up - on the
qg @ 1~ 0 ! ! !Abb<?0 0 ! 1` 1 0
king's un - rea - s'na - ble de - cree; and be - ing joined__ to the
10[ ! 0 0' ! ! 1 1am<?1 1'd ! ! !

fire,______ by which they were not con - sumed, they sang a hymn_
w!00'b!!q!Ab<?1d~11'!!00'b!
wor - thy of God___ the Rul - er: "Sing a hymn__ to the Lord,___
!11am<?0010 ! 1 ! ! 2' ! Qp
all you works, and ex - alt Him be - yond meas-ure un - to all__
_1bo!gog{!d
_ the a - ges."_______
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2o Ode ix. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
0b0q!0'!!11ma <?01g@1
Come, be - liev -ers, let___ us en - joy the Mas - ter's hos-
11'd!!Aq!0'b!!e!Am<?0d1O'!!
pi - tal - i - ty and im - mor - tal ta - ble, in the up - per__
1'!!!g1~0!!!bbA ?< !1o10!P

room, that is, in el - e - vat-ed minds. And learn - ing a sub-lime____
\0!S0ma <?00\!!1`10!!!A
_________ word from the Word,_ we___ mag - ni - fy__ Him.
b<? Troparion 1.
eb!!!11aq!!!A
Glo- ry to You, our b<? God, glo - ry to You!
0b1~0q!0'!!e!Am<?qg@1
The Lo - gos said to His___ Dis - ci - ples, "Go pre - pare
1 O'd ! ! !Am<?0 1g @ 1 1 1' ! _

the Pass - o - ver meal for you, whom I in - i - ti - ate
\1b!S101'! ! !A b<?1d~1O'!! !A 0
in - - to the mys-ter-ies, in the up - per_ room, where
01'b!!!q!Ab<?w!p_1bao1
the s 0g@
mind___ is es - tab-lished, with the__ un - leav - ened word of
1b0!!11q\!!\0!:
truth; and mag-ni - fy the staff of___ grace."__
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b<? Troparion 2.
ed!011'!!!1am<?!g0qb@0
os0a
- it. m<?
!1d1q!_1b0!0`01
Be - fore the a - ges,_ the Fa - ther be - gets___ me, cre-
I'!!e!Am<?0d1O!00!1'!!!
a - tive Wis-dom. He cre - at - ed me, the be - gin- ning of His
1am<?0!111'!!01'b!!!q!Ab<?
ways, for the works that now are be - ing mys - ti -c'ly ac - com-plished.
0w!p_1bao1
I s 0!P\0!S0ma <?
say this,_ for though____ I am the Lo - - - gos
00q!0'!!e!Am<?0d11'!!0
and by na - ture un - cre - at - ed, I ap - pro - pri-ate the
q!000b_11q\!!\0!:
speech of the hu - man - i - ty that I as - sumed._
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b<? Troparion 3.
0b 1~ 0 @ os 0 ! 1 1 1' ! ! !
q@11a
!1d1q!_1ba0!11I'!!
As I am hu - man_ in es - sence, and not in mere___ ap-
e!Am<?0d1O'!!1' ! ! b! ! 11 ! O'
pear-ance, so the na - ture u - nit - ed to me is di - vine, by way
!!!Ab?< 0!1o1!0000'!!1
of ex-change. There-fore rec - og - nize me to be one___ sin - gle
1ma ?< 1O'd!!1'!!A0b0p_11

Christ, pre - serv - ing the prop - er- ties of and in___ which na - tures
q\!!\0!:
I con - sist.____
b<? Katavasia.
1~b0q!0'!!11ma ?< 01g@1

Come, be - liev -ers, let___ us en - joy the Mas - ter's hos-
11'd!!Aq!0'b!!e!Am<?0d1O'!!
pi - tal - i - ty and im - mor - tal ta - ble, in the up - per__
1'!!!g1~0!!!bbA ?< !1o10!P

room, that is, in el - e - vat-ed minds. And learn - ing a sub-lime____
\0!S0ma <?00\!!1`0'!!1go{g!d
_________ word from the Word,_ we___ mag - ni- fy Him.________
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Exaposteilarion.
nN Mode 3.
0g11'- ! !p ! !A=s!-: n 03g0e

Q_1n1-'- !S+1ganN11-' ! ! p! 1'! !A=s

!-:n3g001p1'-_!S!A11agnN40

0eQ_1n1'--!S+1g
0g11'- ! ! 0'p! !A=s!-: n 03g0

- - - ,_________ -
- - - - - , - - -
!A=!s -:n3g001` 1%A11agnN4

,_________ - - - - -
0PS!_l!_n0'!!11am<C!g0
- _______ _____ - ____ - , - -
eQ_1!Do'!!
- ,__ - - .
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m<?The Praises. Mode 2. Di.
0d2'!!!!Al!1`q!-1am<?10s[
Let ev - ery - thing that__ breathes praise the Lord. Praise____
!` O !A w!!S 0am<?2'! ! ! O'!! !A

the__ Lord from the__ heav - - ens, praise__ Him__ in_______ the
0os0am<?01q@11a@xp\!!
high - est. It is fit - ting to sing a hymn to__
1o2\!A-1s"!0
You,___________ O___________ God.
m<?
0ad @a l!O'!! !A 0os0am<?2a' !A !A
Praise Him, all____ you______ His an - gels; praise Him, all
1!SPS!-1s"!0am<?01q@1
you_________ His________________ hosts. It is fit - ting to
1a@xp\!!1o2\!A-1s"!0
sing a hymn to__ You,___________ O___________ God.
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Lauds Idiomelon I.
m<? Mode 2.
m<?!d111'!
Verse: Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the a - bun - dance
U'!!!A0os0a
of________ His great m<?
- ness.
0d!O'!!!Al!1am<?q!011'!
So, the coun - cil__ of the___ Jews gath-ers and a - grees to
!!1q!P\0!S0am<?002'!!!
de - liv - er up to Pi - - - late the Cre - a - tor and
O'!!!Al!1am?< 0Ò'!! !Am?< !-1al!

Mak - - er of____ all. Oh,___ law - less_ men! Oh_ faith - less__
1am<?p!111'!_10
men! a 01'!!
They ar - raign for tri - al__ the One who is com - ing to
1a00os_!\0!S11ab?< 1~6m0
judge the liv - - ing___ and__ the________ dead. They pre -
qn!!1a{!nA !M !!o11'!U\!-1s!" 0ac?

pare for__ Pas - sion the_ One___ who cures__ the__ pas- - - sions.
4wmd1O'!!!Am<?1a!{ 01'!!!1o =
O long - suf - fer-ing Lord, great is Your mer - cy.__ Glo - -
US!_1s"!0a
ry_______ to_________ You!
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Lauds Idiomelon II.
m<? Mode 2.
m<?0d'!!0\1!S1
Verse: Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the harp_________
1a0a
and lyre. m<?
qd!0!O'!!!Al!1am<? !X 10q
Ju - das, the trans- gres -sor__ of the___ Law, who at the sup-
@111'!!1q!-1`q!!S\0a-1s"
per dipped his hand in- to the dish with_ You,____________ O__________
!0ab<?4'!!!1a@l
__ Lord, a !1am<?0x001a
law - less-ly ex- tend - ed his___ hands to take the piec-
U'!!!A0os0ma <?012'!!!!10
es_______ of sil a - ver. He who cal - cu - lat-ed the price of
!!Al!1ma <?011101'!!0PS
the fra-grant___ oil was not a - fraid to sell___ You, the price -
!_1s"!0am<?01100p!0!
- - less_________ One. He who of - fered his feet for You, the
1aU'!!!A0os00 a os@12'!
Mas - ter,________ to wash_____ them, kissed_____ You de - ceit - fu -
0ma ?< 02'!!01a\@!S1O'!!l

ly in or - der to be - tray You________ to______ the__ law -
\0!S0ab<?1`My n1'!!0q!01'!U\!A-
- - less. Thrown_ out___ of the com-pan - y of____ A - pos-
35
1s"!0ca ?31md1
- - w O ! 0p!w!A
tles, and hav - ing thrown down the thir - ty piec - es of__
w!!S0am<?q!2'!!0!11a\@!S1
sil - - ver, he did not___ see Your Res - ur - rec - tion________
O'!!!A0os0ma ?< 01x '!\!!1o =

on______ the third______ day; thru which,__ have_ mer - -
US!_1s"!0
cy_______ on_________ us.
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Lauds Idiomelon III.
m<? Mode 2.
m<?0'd ! ! 0\1!1
Verse: Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise___ Him with strings_______
1a0a
and flute. m<?
qd ! 0 ! O'!! !A 0os0am<? !X 10
Ju - das, the de - ceit - ful__ be - tray - er, be- trayed the
q!2'!!0001!S\0a-1s!" 0ma <?

Lord and Sav - ior with a de - ceit - - ful___________ kiss.
!111'!!q ! 0 ! O'!! !A l!1a

He sold the Mas - ter of all to the trans- gres - sors_ of the___ Law,
0`11'-!0!\1!S1P]\!A-1s!" 0ab<?
as____ though________ He were but_______________ a_________ slave.
1~01al!1a00!11'!!0\0a
But the Lamb of____ God fol - lowed, like a sheep__ to the slaugh-
-1s!" 0am<?002'!U'!!!A 0os0ma <?

- - - ter, as the Son___ of_______ the Fa - ther,
0x001'!!!1o=US!_1s"!
the on - ly ver - y___ mer - - ci - - - ful_________
0 Lord.
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Lauds Idiomelon IV.

Mode 2. m<?
Verse: Praise Him with resounding cymbals, praise Him with triumphant cymbals;
m<?0d2'!!01!SP!S _1s!" 0am<?

Let ev - ery-thing that breathes_____ praise______ the_________ Lord.
qd!1w!0!p!00q@11
Ju- das the ser-vant and de-fraud-er, the dis - ci - ple and be-
q!!S0am<?0x1aU'!!l\0!S0ab<?
tray - - er, the friend and_______ de - trac - - - tor,
\2!O'!!!Al!1am<?0Ò!Aw!!S
was___ prov - en__ by his___ deeds. He____ fol-lowed the_ Teach - -
0am<?02
er, x '!!00'!!00o1"!mA <?
and pri - vate-ly he plot - ted the be - tray - - al.
02'!_1a pk!1O'G!_!!A00
He said 6 2'
to__ him - self, "Once I be - tray______ Him, the col - lec-
!QnUUS!_1s"!0ac?4dw02'!!
tion mon - ey__ will_______ be_________ mine." He had want - ed the
p!O'!!!Al!1am?< 00q!00os
cost - ly oint- ment_ to be___ sold, and he plot- ted that Je -
@a004'!UUS!_1s"!0am?< 0
sus be ar - rest - ed__ thru______ a__________ ploy. He
2'!!!1a\0!1a1"!s !US0_!S1
gave___ Him a kiss and___ gave___________ up__________ the________
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1ba ?< 1~q ! 0 ! O' ! ! !A 0os00

Christ, who a
fol-lowed like a sheep to__ the slaugh - ter, as
0q!12'!!!0a0p
the x \ !!1o=
on - ly com - pas - sion-ate Lord who loves hu - man - -
\!A-1s"!0
i - - - ty.
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Lauds. Glory; both now.
m<? Mode 2.
0d!111'!!! !A l!1a0! O'

!!!A0os0
- - ly Spir - m<? it.
!d1a1s"!!!A 1`0 ! 111'! ! !

Both now____________ and ev - er and to the a - ges of
O'!!!Al!1
a - - - ges. A m<? - men.
q!d 11!' !0P!!!Al!1am?<2'!!

He, whom I - sai - ah pro - claimed to__ be the___ Lamb, comes to His
q@11O'!!\0!:m<?!11101'!
vol - un - tar - y slaugh - - ter.___ He gives His back to whips___
!!0!\1!S1P\!A-1s!" 0ba ?< 1~1`

____ and His cheeks_____________ to_________ blows. He turns___
P\0!SP!S _1s!" 0am<?0jO

_______________ not_______ x g!' _!\0!:n<C a - - way His face_____ from___
061n!' U\!A-1s!" 0ac?4dw03'!\!!0!

the shame_ of__ spit - - - ting. He is sen - tenced to a
\1!S1P]\!A-1s!" 0ba ?<1~q!1w!0a

shame - - - - ful________ death. The sin -less One will - ing- ly
\!!S1O'!!!Am?< 0!111'!!A00
ac - - x 0
cepts it__ all, so that He might grant to all the res - ur -
1'!\!!1o=\!A-1s"!\0!:oa{!
rec - tion__ from___________ the_________ dead.____________
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Aposticha Idiomelon 1.
cC Mode pl. 4. Ni.
0nq!00P!!+1Ò'!!!o
To - day, the e - vil coun - cil a - gainst__ Christ has_ gath -
11aY\!A-1s!" 0acC1~110l!
- ered to - geth- - - er, and they plot - ted vain___
!A\!!S1O'!!!AbB0110002'!
things a - - gainst_____ Him, to de - liv - er Him to Pi - late,
!!\!!111am<C@!1a@al!0!S
and to put__ Him to death, e - ven though He is____ in - -
\0a-1s"!0acC04al!!!1d1l!
no - - - cent. To - day, Ju - das has put the noose__
US!O'!!\0!:mC<0mwU!S -:11
of_____ mon - a `q\!!
- ey____ a - round____ his own___ neck,_______
l!Am<?J0n0!O'!!!A01"!!!Aos1
________ and he de- prives him - self of____________ life,____ both
1aY\0!SPS!_1s"!0acC0q!
tem - p'ral____________ and_______ di - - vine. To - day, Cai-
0110!111a0'! ! ! 1abB0x
a - phas, not of his own ac - cord, proph - e- sies and says, "It
00w0abB0ÒpQ ! ! !A 1`1an
is ex - pe - di - ent that___ one_ man should die_______ for
Y\0!S\0a-1s"!0acC 5aYS!1a 0xp

the_____________ peo - - - ple"; for He______ came to
41
Q_1
suf a anl!!S1~a m<C0dx01O'!!!0
- fer for our______ sins, that He might free______ us from
1a{!`g0'!\!!1odl\!A-1s"!0amC< 0xp
slav - ery__ to____ the__ en - - e - - - my, as
00PS!!A\0!S: !A 0`nq'!S\0a-1s"!
He is good____ and loves___ hu - man - - - i - - -
0
ty.
42
cC Mode pl. 4. Ni.
cCwn!1a@1 a `P\0!S
He who ate of my bread dealt de - cep - tive - ly_____________________
\0a-1s"!0acC
with___________ me.
0n0`q!1110q!P!!
To - day___ Ju - das puts a - way the mask of char - i - ty
!Al!1am<C @0PS!_a1`q'!S\0a-
to the___ poor, and re - veals______ his greed - - - y_____
1s"!0acC3p0!1O\W;"!Sl!_aO'n
________ face. He no long - er cares for_____________ the need-
!!!AcC 00`S1!111d1l!US!
- - y. It is____ not the sin - ful wom - an's fra - grant____
O'!!!A0p0Q-:1anl!1am<C0d1O
oint - - ment that he sells_ an - y - more, but the oint-
\0!S:U!S O'!!!AmC< $nt!A0!O'!!U'

ment___ from___ heav - - en, and from that he ap - pro - pri - ates_
!!!ol0aY\!A-1s"!0acC04'!
the__ piec - - es of____ sil - - - ver. He runs to
!1O'!!\0!:bB11d001l!US
the Ju - de - - ans,___ and says to the trans - gres - sors___
!O'!! ! qn !A w!!S0abB0a@al!
__ of the__ Law, "What will you_ give_____ me, if I be -
43
0!SPS!_1s"!0acC3p0O@0
tray________ him_______ to_________ you?" Oh, the av - a - rice
S !_0O'n!!\0!:cC03`0
0"!; l
of______________ the be - tray - - er!___ He sells___ for
01PS]@ma <C@1w!0!O'!!!AbB0
a cheap______ price, strikes a bar-gain, on the buy - ers'_ terms, for
!1a@01!S\0a-1s!" 0acC0m0!
the One who is be - - ing___________ sold; he does not
1n1O'!!!Al!1a02
hag - gle A da
x '!!!1a'!!A 1
o - - ver the___ price, but sells___Him as if He were a
0n!SPS!_1s"!0acC3p0O@a
run - - a - - - way_________ slave. Af - ter all it
0";!S l! _aO'n! ! ! 1 1a l! 1am<C@s

is_______________ the prac - - tice of those who___ steal to
0!1a@01`P\0!SP!S _1s!"
throw a - way what is val - - - - - u - - - a - -
0ca C05'!!O'!!!Al!1amC< pp!!!A

ble. And here, the dis - ci - ple__ threw a - way to the__ dogs_
1`1aY\0!S\0an-1s"!0acC1~1
_______ what is______________ ho - - - ly; for the
1adw1\x !!S+:11
mad - a '!0am<?0nk os_!;" S
a 2 - - ness of av - a - rice made_______ him___
0an<C^!`1'!U\!A-1s"!0ac?1g~1O
rage a - gainst___ the__ Mas - - - ter. Let us keep
44
@`0a000a{!`P\0!S00d1`
a - way from the love of___ mon - - - ey, and cry_____
q' !S \0a - 1s" ! 0am<C 0p 0 1' ! !A !A !A 0

_______ a - - - loud: "O long - suf - fer-ing Lord, glo -
n!SPS!_1s"!0
- - ry________ to_________ You!"
45
Mode pl. 4. Ni. cC
He went forth and spoke the same.
All my enemies whisper together against me;
cC0n w ! O'!!!o11aY\!A-1s" !
a - gainst me they_ de - vise_________ e - vils___ for__________
0acC
me.
0n11'!!!+10
Your a 5'!!1
a w!!S
be - hav - - - ior is full of de - ceit O__ Ju - -
0abB0!1a@a1`q'!S\0a-1s"!0acC
das you trans-gres - sor of____________ the___________ Law.
\50[!d`l!US!O'!!\0!:m<C!nO'!!
Sick______ with_ love___ for_____ mon - - ey,___ you gained____
!A l!1a0xpp! !!`l!\0!S:!A \0n!:cC

for your - self a ha - tred_ for__ hu - man - i - ty.___
1p111an@al!1am<C0 q ! 0'!!
You were en - am - ored with___ wealth; so why be - come___ a
02'!!AbB0!111'!!!!A1`q'!S
dis - ci - ple of the One who teach - es a-bout pov - - -
\0a-1s"!0acC 3xp 0";!Sl_aO'n!! !AcC

er - - - ty? Be - cause__________ you loved_____ Him?
0t! A w!!S01O@`0am<C@0
Then why did you__ sell______ Him, the price - less___ One, and de-
46
2'!!!1a'!!A l
liv A !0`q'!\S 0a-1s!" 0acC
- er Him o - ver to a____ blood - - - y___________ death?
t^B!!1ad1a2'!Y\0!S0am?J0al!
Shud-der, O sun!_____ Groan___ O_____________ earth! Quake and___
0!SP!S -1s"!0amC< 0n00a$Al!

cry_________ a - - - - - loud, "Un - re - sent - ful Lord,___
0!SPS!_1s"!0
glo - - ry________ to_________ You!"
47
cC Mode pl. 4. Ni.
cC1n~00!1a@
They testify a lawless word against me, Since he is a - sleep, will
01!SPS!_1s"!0acC
he rise_________ up________ a - - gain?
0nO@a011l]@ba B0`10
Let no one, O be - liev - ers, let____ no one
002'!!!O'!!\0!:bB01'_1
un - in - i - ti - at -ed dare to ap - proach__ the ta - ble of
1OQ!!S0abB!X!Aos11aY\0!S
the Lord's Sup - - per de- ceit - ful - ly like_____________
\0a-1s"!0acC 00 3zp \0!S: !A !`n 1

Ju - - - das. For when he re - ceived the__ mor -
o1\0!:mC<$mq! !\0!S:l!1acC1n~
- - sel,___ he turned a - gainst__ the___ Bread. In
11a1x0-+10
ap - pear a p#11O'!!\0n!b: B
- - - ance he was a dis - ci - - ple,___
!1 1 O @ ` 0amC< @ 0 0a @ 0 1
but in re - al - i - ty he was there as a mur -
!S\0a-1s!" 0ca C0'!!!Al!!S 1`

- - der - - - er, re - joic - ing__ with the______ Jews,___
0m<C0pp! -O'n!!!Ao1
_____ s 1aY\0!S
while keep -ing_ com - pa - ny_____ with the A - - -
48
\0a-1s!" 0acC4@
pos - - Z al!1admC<1!SPS
- tles. Hat - ing, he___ kissed; kiss - - ing,____
!_1s!" 0amC<!nw!Aw!!S00
____ he________ sold a l
a !!S
the One who re - deemed___ us from the______
1p` 0 0 0 1' _a \0 !S: !A 0 `nq' !S

curse,________ the God_________ and Sav - ior of_____________
\0a-1s"!0
our___________ souls.
49
Aposticha. Glory.
cC Mode pl. 4. Ni.
qn!01O'!!!Al!1a011'!
U\!A-1s"!0acC
ly___ Spir - - - it.
0n11'!!!+10
Your a 5'!!1a w!!S
be - hav - - - ior is full of de - ceit O__ Ju - -
0abB0!1a@a1`q'!S\0a-1s"!0acC
das you trans-gres - sor of____________ the___________ Law.
\50[!d`l!US!O'!!\0!:m<C!nO'!!
Sick______ with_ love___ for_____ mon - - ey,___ you gained____
!A l!1a0xpp! !!`l!\0!S:!A \0n!:cC

for your - self a ha - tred_ for__ hu - man - i - ty.___
1p111an@al!1am<C0 q ! 0'!!
You were en - am - ored with___ wealth; so why be - come___ a
02'!!AbB0!111'!!!!A1`q'!S
dis - ci - ple of the One who teach - es a-bout pov - - -
\0a-1s"!0acC 3xp 0";!Sl_aO'n!! !AcC

er - - - ty? Be - cause__________ you loved_____ Him?
0t! A w!!S01O@`0am<C@0
Then why did you__ sell______ Him, the price - less___ One, and de-
2'!!!1a'!!A l
liv A !0`q'!\S 0a-1s!" 0acC
- er Him o - ver to a____ blood - - - y___________ death?
50
t^B!!1ad1a2'!Y\0!S0am?J0al!
Shud-der, O sun!_____ Groan___ O_____________ earth! Quake and___
0!SP!S -1s"!0amC< 0n00a$Al!

cry_________ a - - - - - loud, "Un - re - sent - ful Lord,___
0!SPS!_1s"!0
glo - - ry________ to_________ You!"
51
Aposticha. Both now.
vV Mode pl. 1. Pa.
4pq_!!q!!!110[!1q!!S
Both now and__ ev - er and to the a - ges of a - -
P\!A-1s"!0a
ges.__ A - - vV - men.
3p2'!!00!O'!!!Al!1am<Cp
In - i - ti - at - ing Your dis - ci - - ples, O____ Lord, You
!-1o10'!U\!A-1s"!0avVr_`
in - struct - - ed____ them, say - - - ing, "O___ my___
1a,<V qd w!!S0a qp ! 0'! !A l!1am<C

friends, see that_ no______ fear sep - a - rates___ you from___ Me.
!X1d1+O'!_!!AmC<0p!l0!AUS!_`
Al -though I suf - - fer, yet I do_______ so for________ the___
1l!USUS!_1s"!0avV4k02'!
sake______________ of________ the_________ world. So do not____
!0Pp!!\0!l!1a,<V !X 0 1 1'!
fall a - way__ be - cause___ of____ Me; for I came not____
!0P!!!Al!1am<C0d01+!SPS
to be served_____ but to____ serve, and to give________ My____
!-1s"!0am<C ! p1q!!S P US!_1s"!

____________ life as a ran - - som__ for_______ the________
0avV03`PS!!S\0!l!1a,<V3k";!S
world. So, if_____ you________ are____ my___ friends, im -
52
\0!S1PS!-1s"!0,a V<0qd_@01+
i - - tate_______________ Me. Who - ev - er would be
O'!_!USp!_`1amC<0!q!-1o1
first, let___ him______ be____ last; let the mas- ter_ be____________
0'!U\!A-1s!" 0avV06
like____ the__ ser - x k\z 0!S!: ,A F<V1o
- - vant. A - bide in____ me, so______
!w\!A-1s!" 0a,<k V!`p0@ a o

a 0
that you__ may__ bear________ fruit; s 1a'd-for__ I am______ the Vine__
!+p1aog{!A--:!Anog{!p
of life___________________________
53
nN
Troparion of the Prophecy.
Mode 3. Ga.
3z'g !A !An P!!US!1g`1a,<V01q

Lord, You were struck______ on____ be - half of the hu-
!-1a,<V0!!p`P\q\0!vV 6gz' !A !A
man_ race and were not________ en - - raged.__ Free our life
0!wU'!!!AOn\!g!
from cor - rup - tion_______ and save us.__
Final Ending
nNOn!-!oGg
save us._________
54
Vespers of Holy Friday
The Vesperal Liturgy

on Holy Thursday Morning

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
Hymns on Thursday Morning
2 m<? Mode 2. Di.
@dol@a0Ò'!!!Am<?1\a @!S1
Lord,__________ I have___ cried to__ You; hear me.________
O'!!!Al!1am<?2'!!!O'!!!A0os
Hear______ me, O____ Lord. Lord,___ I have cried to___ You; hear______
0am<? 0 ` 1' ! ! 0 q ! ! O' ! ! l

me. Give____ heed___ to the voice of my sup - - pli - ca-
\0!S0ab<?1a~1`\1!Sl!!\0!S:!Am<?
- - tion when I____ cry_______________ to____ You.
p\!!1olUS!_1s"!0
Hear me,__ hear___________ me_______ O__________ Lord.
m<?
0d!1a@l a !1a!`1aU'!!!A0os
Let my prayer be set___ forth be - fore You______ as in -
0am<?0Ò'!!!A1!"s !!Al!1am<?00
cense, the____ lift - ing__ up__________ of my___ hands as the
30[UUS!_1s!" 0am?< p\!!1o

eve - ning_ sac - - - ri - - fice. Hear me,_ hear_______
lUS!_1s"!0
_____ me,______ O__________ Lord.
1
Vespers Idiomelon I.
Mode 2. m<?
Verse: Because of Your Law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word.
0d2'! !A @al!1am<?
My soul___ hopes in the___ Lord. So, the council... (see below)
m<?0d 0
Verse: If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? For there
0!1a@al!1a
is for- give - ness with____ You. m<?
0!d O'!!!Al!1am<?q!011'!
So, the coun - cil__ of the___ Jews gath-ers and a - grees to
!!1q!P\0!S0am<?002'!!!
de - liv - er up to Pi - - - late the Cre - a - tor and
O'!!!Al!1ma <?0w
Mak - - er 0ma <?03U
of____ all. z Oh, law - less__ men! Oh, faith - -
\!A-1s!" 0am?< p!111'!_10

less________ men! a 0
They ar - raign for tri - al__ the One who is
1'!!10 a 0os_!\0!S11ab?<
com - ing to judge the liv - - ing___ and__ the________ dead.
1~6m0qn!!1a{!nA !M !!o11'!U\!-
They pre - pare for__ Pas - sion the__ One____ who cures__ the__ pas-
1s"!0ac?4d1
- mw O'!! !A m<? 1a!{ 01'!!!
- sions. O long - suf - fer-ing Lord, great is Your mer - cy.__
1o=US!_1s"!0a
Glo - - ry_______ to_________ You!
2
Vespers Idiomelon II.

Mode 2. m<?
Verse: From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night,
m<?0d1'!!1a@al!1a
Let Is - ra - elm<? hope in the___ Lord.
qd!0!O'!!!Al!1am<? !X 10q
Ju - das, the trans- gres -sor__ of the___ Law, who at the sup-
@111'!!1q!-1`q!!S\0a-1s"
per dipped his hand in- to the dish with_ You,____________ O__________
!0ab<?4'!!!1a@l
__ Lord, a !1am<?0x001a
law - less-ly ex- tend - ed his___ hands to take the piec-
U'!!!A0os0ma <?012'!!!!10
es_______ of sil a - ver. He who cal - cu - lat-ed the price of
!!Al!1ma <?011101'!!0PS
the fra-grant___ oil was not a - fraid to sell___ You, the price -
!_1s"!0am<?01100p!0!
- - less_________ One. He who of - fered his feet for You, the
1aU'!!!A0os00 a os@12'!
Mas - ter,________ to wash_____ them, kissed_____ You de - ceit - fu -
0ma ?< 02'!!01a\@!S1O'!!l

ly in or - der to be - tray You________ to______ the__ law -
\0!S0ab<?1`My n1'!!0q!01'!U\!A-
- - less. Thrown_ out___ of the com-pan - y of____ A - pos-
3
1s"!0ca ?31md1
- - w O ! 0p!w!A
tles, and hav - ing thrown down the thir - ty piec - es of__
w!!S0am<?q!2'!!0!11a\@!S1
sil - - ver, he did not___ see Your Res - ur - rec - tion________
O'!!!A0os0ma ?< 01x '!\!!1o =

on______ the third______ day; thru which,__ have_ mer - -
US!_1s"!0
cy_______ on_________ us.
4
Vespers Idiomelon III.

Mode 2. m<?
Verse: For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption;
m<?0dP!!!A0os0a m<?
and He will redeem Israel from all___ his__ trans-gres - sions.
qd ! 0 ! O'!! !A 0os0am<? !X 10
Ju - das, the de - ceit - ful__ be - tray - er, be- trayed the
q!2'!!0001!S\0a-1s!" 0ma <?

Lord and Sav - ior with a de - ceit - - ful___________ kiss.
!111'!!q ! 0 ! O'!! !A l!1a

He sold the Mas - ter of all to the trans- gres - sors_ of the___ Law,
0`11'-!0!\1!S1P]\!A-1s!" 0ab<?
as____ though________ He were but_______________ a_________ slave.
1~01al!1a00!11'!!0\0a
But the Lamb of____ God fol - lowed, like a sheep__ to the slaugh-
-1s!" 0am<?002'!U'!!!A 0os0ma <?

- - - ter, as the Son___ of_______ the Fa - ther,
0x001'!!!1o=US!_1s"!
the on - ly ver - y___ mer - - ci - - - ful_________
0 Lord.
5
Vespers Idiomelon IV.
m<? Mode 2.
m<?pd!O'!!!A0os
Verse: Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all______ you peo -
0a
ples. m<?
qd!1w!0!p!00q@11
Ju- das the ser-vant and de-fraud-er, the dis - ci - ple and be-
q!!S0am<?0x1aU'!!l\0!S0ab<?
tray - - er, the friend and_______ de - trac - - - tor,
\2!O'!!!Al!1am<?0Ò!Aw!!S
was___ prov - en__ by his___ deeds. He____ fol-lowed the_ Teach - -
0am<?02
er, x '!!00'!!00o1"!mA <?
and pri - vate-ly he plot - ted the be - tray - - al.
02'!_1a pk!1O'G!_!!A00
He said 6 2'
to__ him - self, "Once I be - tray______ Him, the col - lec-
!QnUUS!_1s"!0ac?4dw02'!!
tion mon - ey__ will_______ be_________ mine." He had want - ed the
p!O'!!!Al!1am?< 00q!00os
cost - ly oint- ment_ to be___ sold, and he plot- ted that Je -
@a004'!UUS!_1s"!0am?< 0
sus be ar - rest - ed__ thru______ a__________ ploy. He
2'!!!1a\0!1a1"!s !US0_!S1
gave___ Him a kiss and___ gave___________ up__________ the________
6
1ba ?< 1~q ! 0 ! O' ! ! !A 0os00

Christ, who a
fol-lowed like a sheep to__ the slaugh - ter, as
0q!12'!!!0a0p
the x \ !!1o=
on - ly com - pas - sion-ate Lord who loves hu - man - -
\!A-1s"!0
i - - - ty.
7
Vespers Idiomelon V.
m<? Mode 2.
m<?0d02'!!q@O'
Verse: For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord en - dures__
!!!A0os0a
_____ for - ev - er. m<?
qd!11'!!0P!!!Al!1am?< 2'
He, whom I - sai - ah pro - claimed to__ be the___ Lamb, comes
!!q@11O'!!\0!:m<?!1110
to His vol - un - tar - y slaugh - - ter.___ He gives His back to
1'!!!0!\1!S1P\!A-1s!" 0ba ?< 1~

whips_______ and His cheeks_____________ to_________ blows. He
1`P\0!S PS ! _1s"!0am<?0jxO'g
turns____________________ not________ a - - way His face__
!_!\0!:nC<061'n!U\!A-1s"!0ac? 4dw0
_____ from___ the shame__ of___ spit - - - ting. He is
3'!\!!0!\1!S1P]\!A-1s!" 0ba <?1~

sen - tenced to a shame - - - - ful_________ death. The
q!1w!0a\!!S1O'!!!Am?< 0!11
sin -less One will - ing - ly ac - - cepts it___ all, so that He might
1'!!A00 x 01'!\!!1o=\!A-1s"
grant to all the res - ur - rec - tion__ from___________ the________
!0
__ dead.
8
q
Vespers. Glory; both now.
Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0pÒ'!!!A11O'!!!Al!1a!
Ne____ Glo - - ry to the Fa - ther_ and the___ Son and
11'!U\!A-1s"!0a
the Ho - ly___ v?
Spir - - - it.
0pÒ'!!!A4a{!AmM!X1audl!O'!!!y
Both___ now______ and ev - er and to the____ a - - ges
01p'!U\!A-1s"!0
of a - ges._ v?
A - - - men.
Op'~!!!01o1\0!:mM0!o
Ju - - das is tru - - ly____ a brood____
1Q!!SP\!A-1s"!0av?0x4ka2'!!A !d
_____ of______ those_ vi - - - pers who ate man - na in
1kO'!!!Ay mM0xpPP
the S ]S@!a !!o10a
wil - der - ness and mur - - - mured a - gainst________ the
U\!A-1s"!0va ?0302'! !A @al!

Pro - vid - - - er; for while the food was still in their___
1amM 0 1k 2' ! ! !^ p U \!A - 1s" ! 0va ?

mouths the un - grate - ful__ spoke a - gainst________ God;
03z@10`0amM 2' ! ! ! 10 0a
and he, the im - pi - ous, hold - ing in his mouth the heav-
@al!1amM 2a' \0 !S 1 O' ! ! ! `

en - ly____ Bread, plot - ted__ a - - gainst______ the___
9
P\0!S0amM!o1Q!!SP\!A-1s"!
Sav - - - ior, how__________ to______ be - tray_________
0av?00
Him. mw 2'!!!m!Al!l!Av?< 0qp1";!S
O in - sa - - - tia - ble____ greed,__ and cru -
l!_`P\0!S 0av?4x 1a \@!S1

- - - el____ dar - - - ing! He sold the________
O'!!!`PSPS]@amM0xw@1a{!A00
one______ who_ fed__________ him. He kissed the Mas - ter and be-
1'!UUS!_1s"!0av? 4 0 0 0
trayed________ Him______ to_________ death. Tru - ly the trans-
1a#a1d01O'
gres - sor ak !!!yp!1am1
isM 00kos a son______ of_______ theirs, and with them_______
S 6!S !!!o10aU\!A-1s!" 0va ?

_"!; P
__ he___ has_____ in - her - it - ed per - di - - - tion.
01l
But a !!SO0d0jO+P!S _a1!S
spare our______ souls_____ from such in - - - hu - man - -
PS!-1s!" 0ma C<^0p2'!!0q!\0!Sl]

i - - - - - ty, O Lord,__ who a - lone are bound - -
!!\0!S:!A!ol\!A-1s"!3-1aog{!
- less in____ long-suf - - fer - - - ing.__________________
10
Gladsome Light
2 Mode 2. Di.
0ad@`1a01 x '!!PS]@ba ?< 001'

Glad - some__ light of ho - ly glo - - ry of the ho-
_1os1!"s mA ?< 1`X1'_0

- ly bless a qs @e!!S
- - ed heav - en - ly im - mor - tal Fa - -
0am?< 0p
ther, a _
od!!S0ba ?< 01
O x 1 a !s" `0a
Je - sus___________ Christ, ar - riv - - - ing
001'!U@os0am?< 0x00q@
at the hour___ of___ sun - set and hav - ing seen the
111. ?< 0 1a{ !` 1'!!!1' -:m?< 0

eve - ning light we praise the__ Fa - ther_ Son___ and
p!!S1`2'!!!1'- b<?1~0@os1"s
Ho - - ly____ Spir - it___ God___ It is wor - -
!A0x1'!!!111os@s !A !X 1l
thy for You___ to be praised at all____________ times with hap - py
!`0a.<?1x1'!!!1'-:m<?1Q!!S1`X
voic - es O Son___ of_____ God___ and Giv - - - -
2'_!a !2'-:b<?1~\p";!1
- - er S l!`0a./<?
of___ life___ and there - fore the world______
\!!\!!1o1"!A!
glo - ri - fies____________ You__
11
cC St. Basil Liturgy - In You, O Lady.

Mode pl. 4. Ni.
#m 1110 In n 0!11O!A0!+`
you, O La - dy full of grace, re - joic - es all cre -
1a{!bA B1O x '!!1'!!A ! 11'! ! ! O@acC

a - tion, the or - ders of An - gels and the hu -man race to - geth - er.
1p`q!!O@a01n01O'!!1'!!AbB
O____ hal-low-ed tem - ple and ra - tion - al Gar- den of Par - a-dise,
!`1'!!!O@c C01~1q@11
the__ pride___ of___ vir - gins, from you did God be - come in-
1a{!mA 0C< 1O\0!SU

car- nate, : !S O'!!!A0xp00
and our God who___ ex - - ist - - ed be - fore the
1'!!! !A OUSn!_1s"!0acC4p0 0
a - - - ges be - came_____ a__________ child. For He made_
1'_!\!n!l S @a4xd3-'z osTSn!_1s!"

_______ your__ womb________ a throne______ for________ him - -
0abB1ap!`11'-!!AvV3d`1
self, X `X1a'-!2a'-
and your_ bod - - - y He____ made__ wid - - - -
!2a'-!+=!s mA <C111an-os0c: /N!30`

- - - - - er than the heav - - ens. In______ you,___
11'_!11'_!1a1~11a1'-!S
La - - dy___ full________ of___ grace, re - joic - - -
1a{!bA B5ad#Ò'!!!n!!3!AdmC<01
es____ all a xl!!S
cre - a - - - - - - tion. Glo - - - -
0agl!_n1'_-`X1a{!AbB1'ap-!1d-!ogn
- - - - ry_________ to_____ you._____________________________
12
Matins of Holy Friday
The Service of the Twelve Gospels

on Holy Thursday Evening

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
Service of 12 Gospels on Thursday Evening
Great and Holy Friday Matins

The Service of the Tweleve Gospels on Thursday Evening
Mode pl. 4. Ni.

3D Ga.
Al - - - le - - - lu - i - - a
0a1!"s !\0!Sl
: !1a1p
- - le - - - lu - i - - a Al -
1'!!nPS]@ag1!S\0a-1s"!0
- - le - - - lu - - i - - - a
Alleluia (3x)
adversaries.
Alleluia (3x)
of the earth.
Alleluia (3x)
1
Troparion.
nC Mode pl. 4.
1n0q!!!10`0a!g0111
When Your glo - ri - ous Dis - ci - ples were be - ing il - lu-
0!!0'n!!11q!A#`1ag0anC2a{!
mined at the wash- ing of the feet dur - ing the____ Sup - per, then, too,
12'!!!10!AnmV!g111'!!n1!A
did Ju - das the un - god - ly one, suc- cumb to dark-ness, be - ing sick
#Òg\!!+1na C1p0
with___ av - ax 0\!_111n~
- rice. And he de - liv - ered You, the right-
0 ! 00a#`1ag0anCe ! !0'n!!1
eous Judge, to law - less___ judg - es. Look here, O lov - er of
0`0a!g1
mon X 11'!!nq!0a#Òg\!!+
- ey, and see the one who for mon- ey's sake_______ hanged him -
1anCe ! ! 0'n ! ! 11a !X1` 1'!!0

self. Flee from the greed that made him dare com- mit____ such a deed a -
0a#`1ag0anC@p111'!!11anmV
gainst the___ Teach - er. O Lord ben - ev - o- lent to all,
0a#Òg\!!+1a
glo - ry____ be to___ You!
mV0na#Òg!=!n-!ogg
Final Ending: glo - ry____ be to______ You!_______
2
Antiphon 1.
Mode pl. 4. Ni.
0n q ! 0110 e !A \!!w!!S
The rul - ers of the peo - ple gath-ered to - geth - -
0abB!X111ap!0!A!0O'n!!!A cC
er, a - gainst the Lord and a - gainst His A - noint - - ed.
0nw!11100a!`1a{!Am<C3zd
They tes - ti - fy a law - less word a - gainst me. Lord,
!!!00anY\!A-1s"!0
O__ Lord, do not cC for - sake________ me.
1n1110P!! !A O0ma C<0

Let us pre - sent our sens - es__ pure to Christ , and
0!O'!!I'!!01!S\0a-1s"!0acC
as His friends, let us lay___ down our lives_________ for__________ Him.
rp!0"!; l
Let us S !_aO'n!!!A0r
x ! !!`1a'!A
not,_____________ like Ju - - das, be choked___ by___ the cares
!A\0!:cC01~1O'!!!Al!1am<C0d`
of life;___ but in our rooms____ let us____ cry, "Our___
2'!!!0a01
Fa x oa!`0c/N#p0'6!!!!nA
- ther, who art in Heav - en,_______ de - liv - er__ us
1f=\!A-1s"!0
from______ e - - - vil.
3
cC
Glory; both now. Theotokion.
Mode pl. 4. Heirmologic.
z4n000000000
Glo - rya 00 to the Fa - ther and the Son and the Ho-
000am<CX$401a{!0000'!
ly Spir - it. Both now and ev - er and to the a -
!!O'!!!
ges of a - ges. A - men. cC
0nt!0!1'!!AbB01100!
O Ma - ry The - o - to - kos, as a Vir - gin you gave
1a#10@O@acC0r
birth, and x ! !1`1a{!mA C<
re - mained a Vir - gin. O chaste and un- wed___ Moth - er,
p!1a#`1'!U@
pray to Christ our___ God to save us.
4
Antiphon 2.
! Mode pl. 2. Pa.
3zp@`1a!1l!!1q@1'!U
Ju - das___ ran to the Scribes_ who trans-gressed the Law,_________
US!_1s"!0av?t!!O@a0x!11'!
and______ he_________ said, "What will you give me if I de - liv -
UUS!_1s!" 0av?00111'!!!
er__ Him _____ to_________ you?" And as they ne - go - ti - at -
111am1
ed M 01'!!0p_`0`0a
the price, You, the ob - ject of ne - go - ti - a - tion,
0d1q@1kO'!!Q^p_`1am2
were M '! !A-
in - vis - i - bly stand - ing__ in___ their__ midst. You who know
!\0!S:+o2US!_1s"!0
our v?
hearts,____________ spare_____ our_________ souls.
1p1O'!!!10`0am0
Let usM px !!!
serve God_ with com - pas - sion, like Ma - ry___ did_
o10aU\!A-1s!" 0va ?4k002'!

__________ at the__ sup- - - per; and let us not ac-
!A 0xp001'! ! 1k0os_!;" 0
quire a l ove S aymM 2'
for mon - ey, like Ju - - das___ did, so
!!0q!0a'-! !ol\!A-1s"!0
that we may al - ways be___ with Christ_______ our_________ God.
5
b<?
z1d~w000000000
Glo - ry a 0
to the Fa - ther and the Son and the
0000am?< X$40q!000p
Ho - ly Spir - it. Both now and ev - er and to the a-
@b1O!!!A
ges of a - ges. A-men. b<?
1d~2'!!00'b!!11a!g011
O Vir - gin, nev - er cease__ to im - plore Him who loves hu-
1'd!!0q!0!O'b!!!bA ?< 1~1'!!!

man - i - ty, and whom you in - ex - pli - ca -bly bore, to res - cue__ from
e!Am<?0a!1q!!\0!
dan- ger those who take ref - uge in you.____
6
2 Antiphon 3. Mode 2. Di.
!d11q@1qw!!S0a0x
The He - brew chil - dren cried out, Ho - san - - na to
0'!!0\1!S10a0am<?1~x 1'!\!!0
You, for rais- ing La - - za - rus, O Lord___ who_ loves
!\1!S1P]\!A-1s!" 0ba <?1~q!00

hu - man - - - - i - - - ty. But Ju - das, the trans -
0os@3
gress a 01'!UUS!_1s!" 0m<?
- or, did not wish___ to__ un - - - der - - stand.
0d!O'!!!Al!1a001'!!1
At Your sup - per,__ O Christ__ God, You pre - dict - ed to Your
1q!!S0ma ?< ! 1 1a U'!! l\0!S

Dis - ci - - ples, "One of you will_______ be - tray__________
0ab<?1`q ! 000os@a301'!
Me." But____ Ju - das, the trans - gress - or, did not wish___
UUS!_1s"!0
to__ un - - - derm<? - - stand.
0d`2'!0a2'!!!11O'!!
John___ asked___ You, "Lord, who is it who will be - tray______
!Am<?1x~001'!\!!0!\1!S1P]
You?" And with the bread___ You_ showed him who_______________
\!A-1s"!0ab<?1~q!000os@a 3
it__________ was. But Ju - das, the trans - gress - or, did
01'!UUS!_1s"!0
not wish___ m<?
to__ un - - - der - - stand.
7
1a{d ! 1O'!! !A m<?! 11100

Jews sought to kill_ You, O Lord, with thir - ty piec - es of
1'!!!0!\1!S1P]\!A-1s"!0ab<?1`
sil - ver and a de - ceit - - - - ful_________ kiss. But___
q!000os@3 a 01'!UUS!_
Ju - das, the trans - gress - or, did not wish__ to__ un - - - der__
1s"!0
- - stand. m<?
0d02' ! ! ! 1a@al!1am<?00
At the wash - ing of feet, O Christ__ God, You ex-
q @ 11q!!S0a0os_ ! 0'!!`
hort - ed Your Dis - ci - - ples, "Do_________ as____ you___ have_
1a{!bA ?< 1~x 2'!\!!O'!!!A0os031'!

seen."__ But Ju - das,_ the_____ trans-gress - or, did not___
!1US!_1s"!0
wish to un - m<?
- - der - - stand.
2'd!!!1am<?!0111'!U'!!!A
"Watch_ and_ pray, that you may not en - ter in - to__ temp-
0os0ma ?< 011'-1a\@!S1O'!!

ta - tion," You our God__ said to________ Your_____ Dis -
l\0!S0ab<?1x~2'!\!!O'!! !A 0os
ci - - - ples. But Ju - das,_ the______ trans-gress -
031'!!1US!_1s"!0
or, did not____ wish to un - - - der - - stand.
8
v? Glory; both now. Theotokion.

Mode 2. Heirmologic.
z3p^000000000
Glo a 0
- ry to the Fa - ther and the Son and the
0000amXM #30q!0!11'!
Ho - ly Spir - it. Both now and ev - er and to the a -
!!O'!!!A
ges of v?
a - ges. A - men.
0p300!10l! ! 00'!!
De - liv - er us your hum - ble ser - vants from per - ils,
11'!!A!vA ?111'!!11a011'
O The - o - to- kos, as for ref- uge, af - ter God, we all flee
!!Ac/M00q!!!11'!!A!A
to you, an im - preg- na-ble for-tress and pro-tec-tion.
9
nN Kathisma.
Grave Mode. Ga.
0g0 ! n0os000 ! 1' ! ! 1

Dur - ring the Sup - per, when You were feed - ing Your Dis-
O!Am<C1{a!0P ! ! ! 10`0am<CI'!
ci - ples, know -ing the pre - text of the be - tray - al, You ex-
\!!1os0agnN00en)!!001'p!!
posed Ju - das. And You knew that he was in - cor - ri-
!!AvV1g~0011'!!!1anN1n00
gi- ble, but You want - ed ev - ery- one to know that it was
00'!!1O!Am<C!g011 q ! q ! !
Your will____ to sur - ren - der, so that You could snatch the world from the
10!Anm<C000'!!11a1'!!1x
en - e - my. O Long - suf - fer - ing Lord, glo - ry to
0a-!ogg
You!__________
10
Antiphon 4.
vV Mode pl. 1. Pa.
0p1Ò000a!`P\0!S0,a V<
To - day___ Ju - das for - sakes the__ Teach - - - er
01'!!q!!SP\!A-1s!" 0avV111
and takes to him-self_____ the__ Dev- - - il. He is blind-
1002'!!!\0!1`0a,!V< 0
ed by the X !l0
pas - sion of av - a - rice, and in his dark -
W-11l!USUS!_1s"!0avV0
ness__ he falls______________ from______ the_________ light. For,
6'!_1a01a{!A0os_";!S0am<C0x
how could he see, who sold the guid - - ing___ Light for
p!-1o10'!U\!A-1s"!0avV 0
thir - ty__ piec - - es____ of___ sil - - - ver? But
1111002'!!!\0!110a,V<
He who suf - fered for the world__ has_ ris - en for us.
0k01!SPS!_1s"!0a,<V 0 qd
Let us cry__________ out________ to_________ Him, "O Lord,
@111'k ! ! 01ap@`0a1a1s"!!!:
who suf - fered for and with hu - man - i - ty, glo - - - ry
\!!1~
to__ You!"
11
vV Same Mode.
0p1`1`00P!!\0!1`
To - day,___ Ju - das pre - tends______ god - li -
0a,<V !d 1 O' ! ! Q _`1am<CpUS ! _`

ness, and es - trang - - es___ him - self from______ the___
111s!" US\!A-1s!" 0avVk70US!_`

gift___________________ of_________ grace. Be - ing a_______ Dis -
0`0ac/N0";!0
ci - S '!\!m!1
ple, S 1ak=!s d1
A k1
he____ be - comes__________________ a be-
\!A-1s"!0a,<V qp ! 0 q w!!S0a #x
tray - - - er. Un - der a guise of__ friend - - ship, he
3zP]S!!S\0a-1s!" 0avV 11110

hides____________ de - - - ceit. In his fol - ly he
02'! ! 01a{!A!`P\0!S0a,<V ! d1
pre - fers____ thir - ty piec - es of___ sil - - - ver to the
O'!!\0!:m<C0p!_111a0!l0]
Mas - ter's_ love,___ and he__ be - comes a guide for the coun -
!AUS!_`111s"!US\!A-1s"!0avV
cil that______ trans - gressed__________________ the_________ Law.
0yk! 1'! !A 0ap!`P\0!S0a00

But we have Christ__ as our sal - va - - - tion. Let us
1a1s"!!!:\!!1~
glo - - - ri - fy___ Him.
12
vV Mode 1. Pa.
0m P! !!Al!1ap 000l!!A!`
As breth - - - ren in____ Christ, let us have love__ for the_
P\0!S0va 1
breth - V ~00q\!!11'-!
- - ren and not a lack of___ sym - - -
\!!S11al!O\!A-1s"!0avV 2'!!0
pa - - thy for___ our neigh- - - bors, so that we may
P!!!Al!1avV002'!!1O'!!!A
not________ be con - demned like that ser- vant who was mer - ci - less
0x2!' !A!`P\0!S0va V1~0q!0!

re - gard - ing his__ mon - - - ey, and gain noth-ing from re-
w#a1!S\0a-1s"!0
pent-ance, like_________ Ju - - - das.
vV 3 Mode 1. Heirmologic. Di
0p00 ! 1 q! p ! 0 ! 11
Glo - ri - ous things were said___ ev - ery - where con - cern - ing
0am<C#111'! ! 1 1a ! ! O'! ! !AvV

you; for you gave birth___ in the flesh to the Mak - er of all,
1~1q!0!1'!!!O@
O all - laud-ed Vir - gin Ma - ry The - o - to - kos.
13
1 Antiphon 5. Mode pl. 2. Pa.
3p11'!!O'!!!`P\0!S0ma M
The dis - ci - ple ne - go - - ti - at - - - ed
!!!o10aU\!A-1s!" 0av?310kos
the_ price________ of the__ Teach - - - er, and he sold_______
_1s!" !S00 a 61
x '!!o1Q!!SP\!A-
__ the___________ Lord for thir - ty piec - - es_____ of___ sil -
1s!" 0va ?!1wm11aY\ 0!S0va1

- - ver. q 1
With a de - ceit - ful_____________ kiss, he be-
1a@al!1amM0 0 !o10s[ ! ! U
trays Him to____ death at the hands_____________ of___ the_
\!A-1s"!0
law - - - less.
v? Same Mode.
0p3!z 1l!!U0d1`P\0!SPS
To - day the Cre - a - tor of Heav - - - - - en____
!_y1s"!0a1pa{!2I'!U\!A-1s!" 0va ?
____ and________ earth said to_____ His___ Dis - ci - - - ples,
32' ! ! ! \!!S1l!1amM01'! ! !
"The hour_________ is________ at____ hand, and Ju - das,__
!Aos100[UUS!_1s"! 0av?0
who____ be - trayed_____ Me,_ has_______ ar - - rived. Let
14
3";_10`0a011'!!!1amM0x
no____ one de - ny____ Me, when you see Me on the Cross be-
1'!U\!A-1s!" 0av?111a@l
tween__ two__ rob- a !1amM - - bers; for I suf - fer as____ man
0xd0j1q@1a!{ 1
and as A !SP!S -1s!" 0ay
the One who loves hu- man - - i - - - - - ty,
!!p!o1PS!UUS!_1s"!0
I__ save____ those who_____ be - lieve______ in_________ Me."
b<? Mode pl. 2. Heirmologic.
z1~wm000000000
Glo a 0
0000am<? X $40q!000
Ho - ly Spir - it. Both now and ev - er and to the
p@1O!!!:
a - ges of b<?a - ges. A-men.
1~2'!!0!1q!0!1'!!1
O Vir - gin, who at the end of times in - ef - fa - bly con-
10PI'!!e!Am<?\!!1110
ceived and bore__ your___ Cre - a - tor, save_ those who mag - ni-
!!!
fy___ you.
15
Antiphon 6.
nN
Grave Mode. Heirmologic.
0g\0n!0os0010!AmC<00
To - day___ Ju - das is vig - i - lant, wait - ing
0!l!!11'g!!AnN@p011O!0
for his chance_ to be - tray the Lord, who is pre - e - ter - nal, the
0'n!!1O!Am<C !X g3)0 ! ! q ! n_1'!

world's__ on - ly Sav - ior, who sat - is - fied with five loaves those thou -
! !1osg0na N0e
sands of peo x \ !!pp ! ! ! 0 qn @
- ple. To - day, the__ law - less_ one re - jects his
1osg0anN1n1q@2'! ! 0pp ! !
Teach - er. He be - trayed the Mas - ter, whose dis - ci - ple he
1'! !A vV 0 1 1 1d 0 30[ ! ! !Anm<C

once had been. He sold for thir - ty sil - ver__ coins
0x1' ! ! ! 1'!!!1osg0
the One who filled the peo - ple with man - na.
nN Same Mode.
0g\0n!0os00\0! 2'g ! ! !+
To - day,___ Jews______ had the Lord___ nailed___ to the
1na N011q)!!0n`0@1am<C0q
Cross, the Lord x g
who part -ed the sea___ with a rod and led
@101'! !AnN 0 3n0 ! ! 0a0`

them in the wil - der- ness. To - day, they had His side pierced__
16
0@1am#
with a x 11n00!2'g!!!+1na N
<C p1spear, who for their sake had smit - ten E - gypt with plagues.
01d030[ ! ! !Anm<C00 q ! ! 1a{

They gave Him gall______ to___ drink, who had rained down the man -
!11'g!\!!+1
na for them___ to___ eat.
nN Same Mode.
0g00!n0os0110 ! ! 1a{
As You were ap-prach - ing Your vol - un - tar - y Pas-
!Am<C1'!\!!+1' ! ! !1osg0na N3)n0!!

sion, Lord,___ You_ said to Your Dis - ci - ples, "If you can-not
2'!!A0'!!1O!Am<Cl!!0\00[!g
watch with Me, e - ven for one hour,___ how___ can you prom - ise
11'!!AnN3'n!!00'!!11am<C#p0
to die for Me? Look at Ju - das: he is not a - sleep, but he
111a00I'!!10n@1osg0na N
is in - tent on be - tray - ing Me to the trans-gres - sors.
3z'd!A !Anm<C01~0 ! ! l!!A0p0!_

Rise and pray, lest an - y - one de - ny___ Me when he sees_ Me
111anm<C000`0@1a1'g!!!+
on the Cross." O long - suf - fer - ing Lord, glo - ry to
1
You!
17
nN Grave Mode. Heirmologic.
z0g000000000
Glo a 0
0000anNX00!n0os000
Ho - ly Spir - it. Both now and ev - er and to
0q!!2'g! ! !+1
the a - ges of a nN - ges. A - men.
0gqn!0!0os00000'!
Re - joice, O The - o - to - kos! For you con - tained___
!11a0q ! ! \10[ ! 11'g! !A nN

in your womb the One whom the heav - ens can - not con - tain.
0en)!!\10[!0001'p!!!l!
Re - joice, O___ Vir - gin, the proc - la - ma - tion of Proph -
_avV1n~1011'! !A 0' ! ! 11am<C

- ets! Thru_______ you Em - man - u - el shone___ forth to us.
0q!q!!2'g!\!!+1
Re - joice, O Moth-er of Christ__ our__ God!
18
Kathisma.
nNGrave Mode. Heirmologic.
1'n ! _11100l! !Am<C @x

What did__ the Sav - ior do to you, Ju - das, that
1'!!10@1osg0na N003)n0
turned__ you in - to a trai - tor? Did He sep - a-
!!00qp!00!!l!_avV01
rate you from the com - pa - ny of the A - pos - - tles? Did He
1q ! ! ! 0qn@1osg0anN003
de - prive you__ of the gift of heal - ing? Did He eat
! I' n! ! 1P0am<C001 ! 1p' ! ! !

the Sup - per with the oth - ers but ex - clude ___ you____ from the
l!_av0
ta V 011q!q!g011'!
- - ble? Did He wash the oth- ers' feet but o - ver - look___
!AnN1p0q!I'!!1n0@1osg0anN
yours? Oh, so ma - ny bless - ings you have for - got - ten!
1n0q!2'!!00'!!11ma C<0q
So now your in- grat - i - tude is held___ up to scorn, but His
!0'!!10`0d12'!!!0anm<C0
in - com - p'ra-ble for - bear - ance is ev - ery-were pro- claimed, as
Pg@11'!!`0-!og
well__ as His great___ mer - cy. ___________
19
Antiphon 7.
cC Mode pl. 4.
0n1~11000q!0aw!!S
As You per - mit - ted the trans-gress-ors to ar - rest_____
0abB0@
You, a 1
a !S\0-1s"!0acCt!0!
Lord, You said________ to___________ them, " "E - ven though yo u
qw!!S01O'!!!Al!1am<C0'!
struck the_ shep - - herd and scat - - tered the___ sheep, name - ly
!q_ `P\0!S0ba B0!1110

My twelve_ Dis - ci - - - ples, I could sum - mon more than
pp!!!A1`1anY\0!S\0a-1s"!0acC
twelve____ le - - gions of______________ an - - - gels.
0@
But ' `0amC<$000q!m!!Al!1an
I for - bear, so that the un-known and_ se - cret___ things
1~11p00!O' ! ! !A nl!!S1`0amC<
that I showed you thru My proph-ets may be ful - - filled."_______
p$01!S\0a-1s"!0
Glo - ry to You,________ O____________ Lord!
20
cC Same Mode.
0n1101O'!!!A1`0amC<0'!
Af - ter Pe - ter de - nied_____ You three__ times, then he
!!1a' !A !A 1ap0!S\0an-1s"!0acC3";p!S
un-der-stood what You had said_________ to____________ him. But_____
lS!O'n!!\0!cC31d01
______ he______ brought to__a O
a '!! You___ tears______ of re - pent - -
\0!:m<C0p001'! ! ! !A 1`1anY
ance.___ O God, have mer - - - cy on____ me and_____
\0!S\0a-1s"!0
_________ save__________ me.
cC
4n00 q ! 0 ! 1'! !A ! 11'!

Let us all praise the ho - ly Vir - gin, as the gate- way
!! O @acC 1d~ 1 1 0 0' ! ! 1 1am<C

to sal - va - tion; as a Par - a - dise___ of de - light;
012'! ! ! 0'p ! ! 1 1am<C0n0@

as a cloud___ of the ev - er - last - ing light; and let us
2' ! ! ! !
say to her, "Re-joice!"
21
Antiphon 8.
2 Mode 2. Di
1d0!!O'!!!Al!1a2'!!P!!
Tell us, O trans-gres - sors__ of the___ Law: what did you hear__ from_
!A0os0ma ?<0`11'-!0!\1!S1P]
our Sav - ior? Did___ He__________ not ex - plain______________
\!A-1s!" 0ab?< 1mn0

the_________ Law y l!!AP!S U\!A-1s!"
and the teach - ings of______ the__ Proph - -
0ac?4dwe !A w!!S0ma <?00q@1

ets? So, what was your_ rea - - son for de - liv - er - ing
11'!!A\10[!`2'!0am?< 00
to Pi - late x 0
God______ the__ Word__ from_ God, and the Re-
1'!\!!1ol\!A-1s"!0
deem - er___ of_____________ our_________ souls?
22
m<? Same Mode.
qd!12'!0a!`1a{!02'! !
"Let Him be cru - ci - fied!" cried_ they who had al - ways en-
P ! ! \0!S11ab<?1~02'! ! !
joyed_ Your_ gifts_ of_________ grace; and they asked__ to re-
10P!!!A0os0a1x100q!A
ceive a mal - - - e - fac - tor in - stead of You, the Ben-
w!!S00q!P!!l\0!S0ab<?
e - fac - - tor, those slay -ers of________ the__ right - - eous.
1~0!O'!!!A0os0ma <?0`11'-!
But You, O Christ,____ were si - lent, en - dur - - -
0 ! 0`P\!A-1s"!0ab<? 0 1 1 0
ing their im - - - pu - - - dence, for You willed to
q!0q01o10s![ cA /#
suf - fer and M 03z1!"s !
to save________________ us, in Your love___________
!A!AW!o20s[\!A-1s"!0
for hu-man - - - i - - - ty.
23
v? Mode 2. Heirmologic.
z3p^000000000
Glo a 0
0000amXM #30q!0!11'!
Ho - ly Spir - it. Both now and ev - er and to the a -
!!O'!!!A
ges of v?
a - ges. A - men.
3p0'! ! ! 1110P ! ! ! 1
Since we___ have no right to speak be - cause_ of our man - y
1'!!11'!!A!vA ?02'!!0q@1a
sins, O Vir - gin The - o - to - kos, im - plore Him who was born of you;
1110!1q!0!1'!!11'!
for the pray - er of a Moth-er can do much to win the Mas - ter's
!A!Av?30'!!!111a0!!11'!
fa - vor. O La - dy, do not de - spise the en-treat- ies of us
!A!Av?2Q!110`000'!!1
sin-ners; for He who con - de - scend - ed to suf - fer for
1amM11'!!!!`1'! !A !A
us is mer - ci - ful and a - ble to save us.
24
Antiphon 9.
nN Mode 3. Heirmologic.
1n0'! ! 1g1`0a@p`00US!
They weighed_ out the thir - ty piec - es of sil - -
_avV3xn2'!!0q!p_=1gO00p
- ver, the price of him on whom a price__ had been set______ by
P!! ! !w!!!AvV3'n!!`gO002'!
some_ of the sons of Is - ra - el. Watch__ and_ pray______ that you___
!00pa@100U!S _avV3nq!!
may not en - ter in - to temp - ta - - - tion. The spir - it in-
!1gO0a,0
deed is V< 00'_1an1'g!\!!+1
will - ing, but the flesh___ is weak. There - fore,_ watch!
nN Same Mode.
1n2'!Q_1gO0a0000
They gave me gall__ for my food,_____ and they gave me
0'p!!!`Xq! !!vA 3
vin - V n0'!!`g110a,V<
e- gar__ for my__ drink. But You, O Lord,_ raise me up;
0'!!0O@
and I will re - pay them.
25
nN Same Mode.
z1g~000000000
Glo a 0
0000a,<XV !111'!!000
0'p!!0q!!!A
a - ges of vVa - ges. A-men.
0p11On!02'!!00'!!1g
We, of the Gen - tiles, sing praise to you, O pure___ The - o -
O0a,0 V< x 1~0!!q@1a000'-

to - kos; for you gave birth to Christ our God, who thru you___
1n01'g! ! !+1
freed man - kind___ from the curse.
26
Kathisma.
3D Mode pl. 4. Ni. Ga.
0g0w ! n0 ! w !A #`1ag0anC0
How could Ju - das, who was once Your Dis - ci - ple, turn
0 w ! n0 q ! P !A #`1ag0anC 0
a - gainst You and med - i - tate__ Your be - tray - al? Un-
1 1 1 0 ! ! qn ! 0 0a #Ò'g !!+
right - eous trai - tor, he de - ceit - ful - ly sat at____ sup - per with
1anC00qn@1O!0amV2'g ! ! q
You. He had gone to the priests, and said, "What will you give
!n00q!#
me if A Òg\!!+1na C01
to x 1q
you I de - liv - er___ Him who broke the Law
!! n!+ 11a{!AmV0010@1a2'g!!
and pro-faned the Sab-bath?" O long - suf - fer - ing Lord, glo - ry
10n-:!ogg
to You!__________
27
Antiphon 10.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
1p1 q ! 1 1 0 q ! P! ! !`
He who cov - ers him - self with light as with_______ a___
P\0!S0amM!! ! o10aU\!A-1s"!
gar - - - ment stood_ na - - ked in__ judg- - -
0av?111duÒ'!!Qp^!!!o11'!
ment. He re - ceived__ blows to the cheeks from_ hands_______ He____
U\!A-1s"!0va ? 3d00j3";!\S 0!S1

had_ fash- - - ioned. And the un - law - ful_________
PS!-1s"!0aymM !p1O'!!!`P\0!S
peo - - - - - ple had the Lord______ of___ glo - - -
0a1'!UUS!_1s"!0av?t!k2'!!
ry nailed________ to________ the_________ Cross. Then the veil___ of
03z^p !S1O'!!!A,?0p@1a0'n!
m _
the Tem - ple___ was________ torn in__ two, and the sun hid___
Q!!S 0acM 1p 3z 1s" ! ! !A l ! 1amM #

it - - self, un - a - - - ble to____ watch this
3zP]S!!SP!S _1s!" 0av?1Òd!U1

in - - - sult________ to_________ God, be - fore whom the
O \0 !S: !A O' ! ! !Am<C^ 0a'p- ! \0 !S:+ os 2

u - ni - verse trem - - bles. Let___ us wor - - -
\!A-1s"!0
ship_________ Him.
28
v? Same Mode.
1p 1 1a @a l ! 1admM 0 0u1!S
The dis - ci - ple de - nied, but the rob - -
PS ! _ 1s" ! 0ay 0x 2' ! Qp ! ! ! o1

ber________ ex - - claimed , "Re - mem - ber me, O___ Lord_________
0aU\!A-1s"!0
in Your King - - - dom!"
z1~wm000000000
Glo a 0
0000am<? X $4b0q!000
p@1O!!!:
a - ges of b<? a - ges. A-men.
1b\1!S101' ! ! ! 11d11'
Grant peace_____ __ to the world, O Lord, who for Your ser-
! ! 010!P\ 0!S0a 0'b!!q!Ab<?

vants' sake ac - cept - ed to wear___________ flesh from___ the Vir - gin,
e!11'd! !A !g1q!0ab!!11l!
so that with one___ voice we might glo - ri - fy You, who love hu - man -
\!!\0!
i - ty.____
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Antiphon 11.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa
1p110!11'!UUS!_1s!"
For the good that You, O Christ,__ had_ done______ to_________
0va ?011111'!!1
them, the d kO'!!!AmC<^
He - brew race con-demned You to be cru - ci - fied,
qp!11'!!q!!SPUS!_1s!" 0va ?
giv - ing You vin - e-gar mixed___ with__ gall_______ to_________ drink.
3du2' ! ! q ! 3";!S\0!S1PS!_
But You, Lord, give them ac - cord - ing_________ to________ their_
1s"!0ma <C^02' ! !A pp!!!o10aU

________ works, for they did not un - der - stand___ Your con - de -
\!A-1s"!0
scen- - - sion.
v? Same Mode.
0p 2' ! ! 111a0l
The x !!01'!
He - brews were not con - tent that You___ were be - trayed,___
U\!A-1s"!0av?31kO'!! !Ay q ! 1'!

_____ O__________ Christ; but they shook their_ heads, bring-ing scorn___
UUS!_1s"!0av? 3ud 2' ! ! q !

and_ mock - - er - - y. But You, Lord, give them ac-
3"!; \S 0!S1PS!_1s!" 0am^C<01q@

cord - ing________ to________ their_______ works, for they med - i -
1a{!A!p!!o1PS!U\!A-1s"!0
tat - ed on__ vain_________ things____ a - gainst________ You.
30
v? Same Mode.
4p0!1k= a !s !Uy!S _`1amM!1

Nei - ther the earth__________ as_______ it____ quaked, nor the
1'!UUS!_1s"!0av?4002'!
rocks________ as_______ they________ split; nei - ther the veil___
U'!!UP\0!S0ma MJ0d03"!; \S 0!S1

of_______ the__ Tem - - - ple, nor the rais - ing_________
PS!_1s!" 0am<C^0p1 x '!U\!A-1s"!0va ?

of________ the________ dead con - vinced_______ the________ Jews.
3ud2'! !q!3"!; S\0!S1PS!_1s!"

But You, Lord, give them ac- cord - ing________ to________ their_______
0am<C^01q@1a{!A!p!!o1PS!U
works, for they med - i - tat - ed on__ vain_________ things___ a -
\!A-1s!" 0
gainst_______ You.
Glory; both now. Theotokos.
1d~2'!!0\10[!0
O A 0qg@O'b
Vir - gin The - o - to - kos, we know God, in - car-
! ! ! 1p~ 00#1101ab@ab<? 4'd!

nate of you, the on - ly pure and on - ly bless - ed. There-fore
!0pb!!1110!!!
we un - ceas - ing-ly praise and mag - ni - fy___ you.
31
Antiphon 12.
Mode pl. 4. Ni.
4a$n Al!0`P\0!SUS!_1s!"
Thus says the___ Lord____________________ to________ the________
0acC1~10`0aP!!!Al!1am<CY
Jews, "O my peo - ple, what_ have I done to____ you, how____
!!!o11aY\ 0!S\!A-1s!" 0acC1~1

____ have________ I up - - - set________ you? I gave
0` p!!S 0a l ! !S 1` 0 0d 0a l!
sight_____________ to your______ blind;________ I cleansed your___
O'!!!Am<C\!n!w!-1a0!1a@a1ap0`
lep - - - ers; I___ raised the_ man who lay par - a - lyzed on______
P\0!S\0an-1s!" 0ac1
________________ C ~10`0q!Ad
his___________ bed. O my peo - ple, what have
l!O'!!!AmC<Yn!!!o11aY\ 0!S
I____ done to__ you, and________ how____ have you re - - -
\0a-1s"!0acC 4pq ! Q_01anl!

paid__________ me? In - stead of man - na, you fed Me___
1am<C0x00l!!01'g!\!!1odl
gall; in - stead of wa - ter, you gave___ Me__ vin - -
US!-1s!" 0amC<0nx0\a !!S1O'!! !A !A !A

e - - - - - gar; in - stead of________ lov - ing_ Me, you nailed
1ap0`P\0!S\0an-1s!" 0ca C3p00

Me to____________________ the__________ Cross. So, I will
32
l!l!_aO'n!!\0!:cC0 4 q !A
no____ long- - - - er hold______ back,___ but I will call
w!!S0ba B1xd~q!\3!S1U\!A-1s"!
My__ Gen - - tiles, and they will glo - - ri - fy__________
0amC<Yn!!!o11aY\ 0!S\0a-1s"
Me and___ the_ Fa - ther and the_____________ Spir - -
!0acC4x00p $A l!p 0`q'!S\0an-

- it; and I will grant them e - ter - - - nal____
1s"!0
________ life."
cC Same Mode.
0n1~10`001a{!!A !w!-1abB
To - day, the veil___ of the Tem- ple is__ torn in_ two,
P!!!Ao1 s 1aY\ 0!S\0a-1s!" 0acC

as___ a re-proof___ to the trans - - - gres - - - sors.
1~ 1 1d` O' ! ! !Am<C 0P q !A !A \0!S: !A

And the sun____ hides its___ rays, be - hold - ing the Mas - ter
0`nq'!S\0a-1s"!0
on____________ the___________ Cross.
33
cC Same Melody.
0n'!!!1O@`0am<C@P
O law - mak - ers x !S _a of Is - ra - el, Ju - de - - - ans,
l!0`q'!\S 0a-1s!" 0ca C040@

and___ Phar - - - i - - - sees, the cho - rus of
11a10
A - posx -1adl!O'!!!Amq
- - -<C !\3!S1
tles calls___ out_ to__ you, "Be - hold,________
UUS!-1s!" 0amC<$nX0l
the__ Tem- - - - a !l!AbB0q
- ple that you de - stroyed;_ be - hold,
@1a@l a !p0`q!' \S 0an-1s!" 0acC0m0

the Lamb that you___ cru - - - ci - - - fied. You de-
q!!!oa' !A !A \0!c5xn00P!! !A
liv - ered_ Him____ to the grave,___ but He has ris - - - en__
os11apY\ 0!S\0an-1s!" 0ca C04a

_____ by His own____________ pow - - - er. Do not
!`1a{!`dl!US!O'!!\0!:m<C0nq!!
de - ceive your- selves,_ Ju - - de - - ans;___ for He_____
\0!S:l!1a@2
is____ x '!a !A U
the___ One A !S 1abBP!!!A
who saved you in the____ sea, and________ fed_
os11apY\0!S\0an-1s"!0acC31d
_____ you in the_____________ des - - - ert. He______
01O'!!n\0!S11am<C0a!-0`
is the Life,_____ and__ the_________ Light, and the_ Peace____
PS\0!SPS!_1s"!0
________________ of________ the_________ world."
34
cC Mode pl. 4. Heirmologic.
0n 1~ 1 0` 0a ! ! 1 1 O @am<C
Re - joice, O gate - way of the King of glo - ry!
1'!!1Ya ! ! !AcC4p00!_1
On - ly the Most High__ passed thru you, for the sal - va - tion of
1n1am<C0!\!!2'!!A!
our souls, and a - gain_ left____ you sealed.
Kathisma.
3D Mode pl. 4. Ni. Ga.
0gq!0Ì'm!!11a0anC00
When You, O God,___ stood be-fore Cai - a - phas, and You,
11'!!w!An#`1ag0anC0w!!1an
the Judge, were de - liv - ered to____ Pi - late, the heav-en - ly hosts
#Ò'g! !+ 1anC 1n011' ! ! 0 q !

were__ shak - en with fear. Then You were lift - ed on the Cross be-
0'!!`0`0ma V!g01q!n00q!
tween___ two__ rob - bers, and You, the sin- less One, were num-bered
0!100q!00#
with the law - less,a Òg\!!+1na Cin or - der to save hu - man - i - ty.
!n11'!!Ò!00-!ogg
O for - bear - ing Lord,_ glo - ry to You!__________
35
Antiphon 13.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
4pq ! 0";!S\0!S1O'!!0amM 0
The crowd of Jews___ de - - mand - - ed that
2' ! ! 01'!UUS!_1s"!0av?4k
Pi - late have You cru - ci - fied,______ O__________ Lord. They
2'!!p!O'!!0amMq@11!a 1q@
found___ no__ crime in__ You. Nev - er - the - less they re - leased the
q!d1kO'!!!Aym!M Xp11q@1k2'!
con - vict, Bar - ab - - bas, and they con - demned You, the right - eous_
0aym0
One.M qx ! !101'!U\!A-1s!" 0va ?
And so they in-curred the guilt___ for__ mur- - - der.
0q!1`q!1q\ !!1am0
But M 11
You,__ Lord,___ give them their due re - ward, for they med-
0!!l!Iz'-!!`P\0!S0
i - tat-ed vain___ things__ a - gainst_________________ You.
36
v? Same Mode.
4a k002'!!!1a!p11'!!!1ma M
Christ is the pow - er of God and the wis -dom of God;
0q!0!1a@l a !1a0!x 11'!U

be - fore Him all things trem - ble and___ fear, and ev - ery tongue_______
US!_1s"!0av?30 1akos1"!!!!m
prais - - es_________ Him. And the priests__________ slapped____
0`0,?0k Od'!!!Am<C00O@01`
Him________ and gave Him_ gall. He ac - cept - ed to suf -
P\0!SUS!_1s"!0am<C^ qp!!S01
- - - - fer_______ it__________ all, wish - - ing to
\!A-1s"!0av?310ko
save________ s !S !S0aymM @a
us from our law - - less - - - ness by
l!1a00l!Iz'-!!ol\!A-1s"!
His___ blood, in His love___ for___ hu-man - - i - - -
0 ty.
!1d110 ! ! q ! b! 1' ! ! 11a

O The - o - to - kos, thru a word you in - ef - fa - bly gave birth
! 1 1' ! ! ! O@ab<? 2s\!!11q ! !

to the Word,___ your Cre - a - tor. Im - plore_ Him to save our__
\0!
souls.___
37
Antiphon 14.
Mode pl. 4. Ni.
0nw!111000Q_a1a
O Lord,__ though the Rob - ber had de - filed__ his hands
l!1am<C@0P!!!o11aYUS
with___ blood, yet You took__ him_ as_____ a fel - low___ trav -
!_1s!" 0ca C4l!!0p\!!1od=

- - el - - er. We pray___ You to num - ber_ us___________
\!A-1s!" 0am<C0xp0010[!!A A\0!SP]S

with_________ him, for You are good_____ and You love__________
@a0`nq'!S\0a-1s"!0
hu - man - - - i - - - ty.
cC Same Mode
0n111O'!!qw!!S0ba B1d~
On the cross, the Rob-ber let out a___ small____ voice, but
1l!US!O'!!!Am<C@n00a@a1`P
he mus - tered___ great____ faith. In an in - stant he____________
\0!S\0a-1s"!0acC4q
_________ x !0a\!!S1 O'
was __________ saved. And he was first to________ o-
!!!A02
- x '!U'!!!o11apY\!An-1s!"
- pen the gates of Par - a - dise_________ and to___ go_________
0ca C0s!-:1`d1=\!A-1s!" 0a0n!

in. O Lord,____ who___ ac - cept- - - ed his re-
1a$A1`q'!SPS!_1s"!0
pent - ance, glo - - - ry________ to__________ You!
38
cC
z4n000000000
Glo - ry a 00
to the Fa - ther and the Son and the Ho-
000am<CX$401a{!0000'!
ly Spir - it. Both now and ev - er and to the a -
!!O'!!!
ges of a - ges. A - men. cC
0n40 ! ! 11 q ! 011'!
Re - joice, O Maid-en! Thru an An - gel you re - ceived the
!!!11ma C<02'!!0q!0@2'!
joy__ of the world. Re - joice, for you gave birth to your Cre - a -
! ! !AcC 0 4 0 p @ 1 1 O @a 0p
tor and Lord! Re - joice, for you were count - ed wor - thy to
0q!0'!!!w!!0d-!oGn
be - come the Moth - er of Christ our__ God!__________
At this point, the procession with the Crucifix takes place.
39
Antiphon 15.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0p4a\0!10l!!0P!!!`
To - day, He____ who sus - pend - ed the earth_ in___ the_
P\0!S0ma M!1q!!SPUS!_1s"
wa - - - ters is sus - pend - - ed___ on_______ a_________
!0av?
__ cross.
t !p 0 0 1a \@ !S 1 O' ! ! ! ` P
- - - - _________ - - __ -
\0!S0ma @M 1q!!!o11'!U \!A-

- - , - - ______ ___ - -
1s"!0av?
- - .
0p4a\0!10l!!0P!!!`
!0av?04a{!J 1d O' ! ! !Ay 1'p!UUS!

__ cross. The King of the An - - gels wears__ a___ crown_____
_1s!" 0av?011a!`1a@`0`0
__ of_________ thorns. He who wraps the__ sky in____ clouds_______
1kO@01`q'!SPS!_1s"!0a,?
is wrapped in a fake__________ pur - - - ple_________ robe.
0pkos_";!S0a0dPS]\!!S:+1al!O'!!
He_________ who___ freed Ad - - am__ in the___ Jor - -
40
\0!:m<C^#3P
dan___ z ]S!!SP!S _1s!" 1a{!vA ?
ac - cepts____________ to________ be_________ slapped._
|40os_U
The a yS!_`0`00l!!
Bride - - groom of_______ the___ Church_______ is fixed_____
01'!UUS!_1s!" 0va ?|4kl!U'

with nails________ to_______ the________ cross. The Son___ of_____
!!!A0os0$
____ the Vir a 4 x 1a \x 0!Sl]\!l!A,?
- gin is pierced_________________________________
!Xpl!-:P!S _1s!" 0av?0Ò'!!!0

is pierced__ with_______ a_________ spear. We___ wor - - ship Your
1`q'!SPS!_1s"!0av? | 0 3z' - !
Pas - - - sion,_______ O__________ Christ. We wor - -
\0n!:cM1p3P
ship___ z ]S!!SP!S _1s"!0va ?
Your Pas - - - - sion,_______ O__________ Christ.
| 0 4akos 1 0!0] ! 2' ! 0a ,? !Xp

We wor - - ship,_________ we wor - - - ship Your
\1!S11'!!A1a~1k1
Pas - - a 1
a !;" 1
- S ~\00s[
-sion, O__ Christ.______________________________________
!A\!!1a{!,A ?qd!!SP0
_______________ !S0ma MJ3!"; \S 0!S 1
Show__________________ us al - so,_________
PS!-1s!" 0am<C^!`p1'!!!!Ao1
show______________ s 0aUus Your_ glo - - - ri - ous Res - ur -
\!A-1s"!0
rec - - - tion.
41
v? Same Mode.
4p00k2'!!AQP!!!11a{!mA 0
We do M not cel - e-brate Pass - o - ver like Jews do. For
2'!U\!! !A l!1amMw@1'!UUS
our___ Pass- o - ver is___ Christ; He was sac - ri - ficed__
!_1s"!0av?01110!1q!
___ for__________ us. So, let us pu - ri - fy our - selves of
p_`0`0amM01 q ! 0kos_;"!S
all___ de - file - ment and sin - cere - ly pray________ to____
0am<C0d 1`q'!P
Him, S !S -1s"!0am<C^2'!p !
"A - rise,__________ O________________ Lord! Save us, in
0l!!A-!!o2\!A-1s"!0
Your love___ for_ hu-man - - i - - - ty."
v? Same Mode.
01 p 1a{!`1P
Lord, d ]S\!!S1
: aul!O'!!
Your Cross is__ life________ and__ res - ur - rec - -
!Am<C^0p1
tion x '!U\!A-1s!" 0va ?4P!!!`
for us____ Your_ peo- - - ple; and trust - - - ing__
O@amw
in M @
it d l!!11'!Qp_`10
we ex - tol___ You, our God,___ who__ was___ cru - ci -
0am0
fied.M 1 x '!U\!A-1s!" 0
Have mer - cy___ on__________ us.
42
b<?
1b~0 ! g1~0!! !A b11\a 0!g1~

See - ing You hang - ing on the Cross, O Christ, Your___ Moth-
0 ! ! !A bb<?11d1q ! p ! 0a0b!O'
er cried a - loud, "What is this strange_ mys - ter - y that I see,
!!!Ab?< 2'p!_111abm<?!g011O'd
my__ Son? How is__ it that You die, with Your bod - y nailed
!!!Am<?0!gw!!\0!b
to a cross, O____ Giv - er of life?"___
Kathisma.
2 Mode 4. Di
0b1~00 ! !q!01'! !p!

You ran - somed us from the curse of the Law by Your pre-cious
0ab?< 011'!!110q!\!p-11
Blood. You were nailed__ to the Cross, and You were pierced with a
1am?< 00qg@1d01g000!d2!'
spear, and You gushed forth im - mor - tal - i - ty for hu - man -
!0am<?02'!I'b!!01goa{!d
i - ty. Our Sav - ior, glo - ry to You!_________
43
The Beatitudes.
Mode 4.
bB
In Your Kingdom. Remember us, O Lord, when You come in Your kingdom.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. bB

bB0bw ! ! 1`0 ! !A bB
1. Blessed are the meek, for they shall in - her - it the earth.
0b1'!!m!11abB0 ! 1b11a ! !
Ad - am fell__ by a tree, and he was e - vict - ed from
2'!!AbB01'!!m!11ba B0b1~00
Par - a- dise. By the tree_ of the Cross the Rob - ber gained
\!!110'! !A bB|01'p ! ! 12'b! !A

en - trance to Par - a - dise. The for - mer, by tast - ing fruit,
01101'!!!110'!!AbB|0
dis - o - beyed his Mak - er's com-mand-ment not to eat. The
1'p!!12'b!!01~0[001'!!!
lat - ter was cru - ci-fied with Him,_______ whom though hid - den he con-
1`0'!!AbB|040!!1'!!!1`
fessed__ to be God. Re - mem - ber us as well___ in Your king -
0@1a{!A
dom, O Sav - ior.
44
bB
2. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
bB0bO0'! !AbB
for they shall be filled.
0b1' ! !m !1 1abB|! 1b 1 1 0
The trans -gres-sors of the Law from a dis - ci - ple
\!!110' ! !AbB0a01' ! !m!11ba B

bought Him who made the Law. As though a break-er of the Law
|0b1a~00\!!11 0' ! !A bB|0

they stood Him be - fore_ Pi - late's judg- ment seat. They
1'p ! ! 12'b! ! ! 11101' ! ! !

shout - ed to cru - ci - fy the One who gave them man - na in the
110'! !A bB |01'p ! ! 12'b ! ! 1

wil - der - ness of old. But we____ ra - ther im - i - tate the
10001'!!!110'!!AbB|0
right - eous Rob - ber, cry - ing a - loud in faith and say, "Re-
40!!1'!!!1`0@1a{!A
mem - ber us as well___ in Your king - dom, O Sav - ior."
45
bB
3. Blessed are the merciful, bB0bw ! !O0'!!A bB
for they shall ob - tain mer - cy.
!A0p`1
X '!!m!11abB|0bq!01
That swarm__ of mur-der-ers of God, that gath - er - ing of
q ! !2'! !AbB01' ! !m!11abB 0b1

Jews who de - fied the Law, in a fren-zy cried a - loud and de-
10\!!110'! !AbB1'p!!12'b!!A
mand - ed Pi - late to cru - ci - fy Christ__ who was in - no-cent.
01101'!!!110'! !AbB|0
And in - stead they asked__ that Bar- ab - bas be re-leased. But
1'p!!12'b!!11a001'!!!1
we ____ ra - ther cry a-loud the words of the grate - ful Rob-ber to
10'! !A bB|040 ! ! 1'! ! ! 1`

the Lord and say, "Re - mem - ber us as well___ in Your king -
0@1a{!A
dom, O Sav - ior."
46
bB
bB0b110'! !A bB
4. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see___ God.
0b2a{ @Ì'!m! 11abB! 0 1b1

O Christ, Your__ life - bear - ing side is a spring that
10 ! ! 110'! !A bB 01'! !m ! 1
like a riv - er out of E - den flows, and it wa - ters Your
1abB|!1b110\!! 1 1 0' ! !AbB

Church, as though she were a ra - tion - al Par - a-dise;
1'p !!12'b!!0011a1!' !!11

and from there it sep - a-rates in - to the four Gos - pels as if as
0'! !A bB|01'p!!12'b!!!111a
man - y heads. It ir - ri-gates the world___ and it fills cre - a-
001'!!!1`0@1a{ !AbB4a0!!
tion with joy,___ and it teach - es the Gen - tiles faith - ful - ly to
!101'!! ! 1a{!A
a - dore and wor - ship Your king-dom.
47
bB
bB0bw!!O0'! !AbB
5. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
0b1' ! !m!1 1abB!0 1b1 1a!!

You were cru-ci- fied for me to be - come the source of for-
1`0'!!AbB01'!!m!11ba B!01b1
give - ness for me. You were pierced in the side so that streams of
1a\!!1`0'!!AbB|0 1'p ! ! 12'b!

life would_ flow___ out to me. With nails ____ You were fas-tened,
! ! 11101' ! ! ! 110'! !A bB
so that hav - ing seen the depth___ of Your Pas - sion I con-firm
|01'p!!12'b!!11a001'!!
the height___ of Your pow - er, O Christ, and I cry to You,
!1`0'!!AbB40 ! ! 1'!!!1`0
the Giv - er of Life, "Glo - ry to Your Cross___ and Your Pas - sion,
@1a{!A
O Sav - ior!"
48
bB
6. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
bB0bw!!1`0@1a{!AbB
for theirs is the king - dom of heav - en.
0ab01' ! !m !1 1abB!0 1b 1 q
When You were cru-ci-fied, O Christ, all cre - a - tion trem-
! ! 2'! !AbB01'!!m!11abB|!1ab0
bled on see - ing it. The foun - da-tions of the earth were quak - ing
1q ! ! 2'! !A bB|0 1'p ! ! 12'b! !A

in fear of Your might, O Lord. The sun____ and the stars a-bove
01101'!!!2'!!AbB|01'p!!
hid their light; the moun - tains were shud -der - ing. The rocks___ split;
12'b!!110001'!!!11
the Tem- ple Veil was torn in two. And we___ with the Rob - ber
0'!!AbB4a0!!!101'!!!1a{!A
who be-lieved cry out to You and say, "Re - mem - ber us, O Sav - ior."
49
bB
bB ! 1b 0
7. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all
011a00!!1`0@1a{!A bB
kinds of e - vil a-gainst you false - ly for My sake.
01 b '!!m!11abB|!1b110\!!
You have set a-side the bond which stood a - gainst us, shred-
110'! !A bB00
ding it a 1' ! !m ! 11ba B 0b
by Your Cross. When You were num-bered with the dead, You
11a0ap@11 0' ! !A bB|0 1'p !

dis - armed and bound the ty - rant rul - ing there, de - liv -
!12'b!!A01101'!!!110'
er - ing ev - ery-one from the bonds of death___ by Your res - ur - rec-
! !A bB |01'p ! ! 12'b! !A 011a0

- tion; thru which we were il - lu - mined. And we cry out
01' ! ! ! 110'!!AbB|040
to You, O Lord who love hu - man - i - ty, " Re - mem - ber
!!1'!! ! 1`0@1a{!A
us as well ___ in Your king - dom, O Sav - ior."
50
bB
8. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, bB0b1~0!!11
for great is your re - ward in
0'!!AbB
heav - en.
01 b ' ! !m !1 1abB0b 1 1 0 \!!

You were lifted on the Cross and de - stroyed the pow -
110'! !AbB01'!!m!11abB|!p1
er of death on us, and You set a-side the bond which stood
11a0a!!1`0' ! !A bB1'p! !12'b!

a - gainst us and, as God,___ can-celled it. Grant that we may al - so
!11a001'!!!110'!!bA B|0
have the Rob - ber's re - pent -ance, O on - ly Friend of man. We
1'p!!12'b!!11a!`1'!!!11
faith - ful - ly wor - ship You, O Christ our__ God,___ and we cry a-
0'!!bA B|040!!1'!!!1`0@
loud to You, "Re - mem - ber us as well___ in Your king - dom, O
1a{!A
Sav - ior."
51
bB Glory.
2'b ! ! 0 qp @ 1 1 1ab ! 1 p @
9. Glo - ry to the Fa - ther, and the Son, and the Ho - ly
O@abB
Spir - it.
01 b ' ! !m !1 1abB0b 1 1 0 \!!

All be - liev-ers, let us pray that we be of one_
110'! !A bB2'!!1' ! !m! 11abB w

mind and wor - thi - ly sing___ prais-es glo- ri - fy - ing God, Fa-
@111'!!!2' ! !A bB|01'p ! !1
ther, Son, and Spir - it, the Trin - i - ty, u - nit - ed di-
2'b!!A01101'!!!110'!!bA B
vin - i - ty, which ex - ists for - ev - er in three hy - po - sta-ses,
|01'p!!`2'b! !A 1~0!11'!!!1
re - main - ing__ un - con-fused, sim - ple, in - di - vis - i - ble, un-
10'!!AbB|040!!1' ! ! ! 1`
ap - proach-a - ble, by whom we are de - liv - ered from the fire___
0@1a{!A
of per - di - tion.
52
bB Both now.
0b 01 0`00001'! ! !
10. Both now and ev - er and to the a - ges of
1`0'!!AbB
a - ges. A-men.
0b 2{a@Ì'!m!11abB0b110
O Christ our___ God,___ we pre - sent, as an in - ter-
\!!110'!!AbB0a01'!!m!11ba B
ces - sor to pray for us, Your Vir - gin Moth-er who con - ceived
|0b1a~0@w@110'! !AbB |0
with - out seed and phys - i - c'ly gave birth to You, and
1'p!!12'b!!11a001'!!!1`
af - ter the child - birth re - mained in - cor - rupt,___ O most mer -
0'!!bA B|01'p!!12'b!!1100
ci - ful Lord. She prays__ that You al-ways grant for - give - ness of
01'!!!110'!!AbB|040!!
of - fenc - es to those who cry a- loud, "Re - mem - ber us as
1'! ! ! 1`0@1a{!A
well___ in Your king - dom, O Sav - ior."
53
Prokeimenon.
bB Mode 4.
0b01a{!02' ! ! ! ! 1 1abB!
They di - vid - ed my gar - ments a-mong them - selves, and
11q! ! O@a
for bB
my cloth-ing they cast lots.
0b002' ! !A 002' ! ! ! ! 1
- - - - - - - - - -
1abB!p0000111b01'!!!
, - - - - - -
O@a
- . bB
O God, my God, hear me; why have You forsaken me?
0b04a{ ! 11' ! ! ! p ! 1am<C|0

They di - vid - ed my gar - ments a- mong them-selves, and
001'!! ! 1`0-!pog{!Ab
for my cloth - ing they cast__ lots.______________
54
The Canon.
2 Ode v. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
eb!00@os01' ! ! !Ab<?03g
Ear - ly in the morn - ing, I rise to You, who emp-
0@1'!p _1o
tied b 0
s ma <?00q!0!
your - self with - out chang - ing and sub - mit - ted to the
\1!S101'!!!Ab<? ! p01bo1p!
Pas - - sion im - pas-si-bly, for the sake______ of fall - en
P\0!S0ma <?00q!1'g!!w! !!Ab<?b

Ad - - - am, in Your ten- der mer - cy, O Lo - gos of God.
1~000'_11q !!!
Grant me Your peace,__ O Lord who loves man - kind.
Troparion 1.
eb!00!1aq!!!Ab<?
Glo - ry to You, our God, glo - ry to You!
0bq ! 0os0a01'!! !A b<?00

O Christ, Your ser - vants had their feet_ washed and were
3g00000!dP\0!S0am<? 0b
pu - ri - fied by par - ti - ci - pa - - - tion in
!1q!00!11'!!!q!Ab<?0o
Your di - vine__ a s mys - ter - y of Ho - ly__ Com-mun-ion. Af -
1g000!d2'! !Am<?02'!!0P
- ter - wards they went up with You from Zi - on to the great__
I'b!!e!Am<?0p_11q!!!
Mount__ of Ol - ives, ex - tol - ling You who love man - kind.
55
Troparion 2.
b<? Glory. Both now.
0b q ! 0os0p
"My a !g0`X1'!b! !A b<?
friends," You said,_____ Lord, "see that you___ are not a-larmed.
030[!!11
The d 1'!!q!Am<?0q!g !
hour______ is at hand for me to be tak- en and killed at the
1'b!!q!Ab<?|3g000! d2'! ! 0
hands___ of sinners. All of you will be scat - tered, and
0'b!!q!Ab?< 01g0w ! d0110

you___ will leave me. But I will gath - er you, and you will__
_1a{!Am<?0x0'b_11q !! !
_ pro - claim me to be___ the One who loves man - kind."
b<? Katavasia.
eb!00@os01' ! ! !Ab<?03g
Ear - ly in the morn - ing, I rise to You, who emp-
0@1'!p _1o
tied b 0
s ma <?00q!0!
your - self with - out chang - ing and sub - mit - ted to the
\1!S101'!!!Ab<? ! p01bo1p!
Pas - - sion im - pas-si-bly, for the sake______ of fall - en
P\0!S0ma <?00q!1'g!!w! !!Ab<?b

Ad - - - am, in Your ten- der mer - cy, O Lo - gos of God.
1~000'_11p@1aog{!
Grant me Your peace,__ O Lord who loves man - kind.__________
56
2
Ode viii. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
1b~00@os0a1g00!d2'!!A
The god - ly Ser - vants rid - i - culed the mon - u- ment
00!`Xg1' !b ! !A b<?000 3g00!d

of un - god - ly wick-ed-ness. But the un - law - ful coun - cil
q!0am?< 01
rag - es now x ~00!\00[ ! 0p!
and med - i - tates on vain______ things, a - gainst the
1'b!!q!Ab<?03g0!!1d0
Lord's__ A - noint-ed, a q!\0!g
and plots to put to death the One who holds___
w!! !Ab b<?3g00!2'd!!Am?< 00

life in His hand. All x p0!`
cre - a - tion bless-es Him and glo - ri - fies__
1'!!!!w!b
Him un - to__ the a - ges.
57
Troparion 1.
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
eb! 0q ! 0'! ! e!Adm<?02'!!!

"Shake off the sleep now from___ your eye- lids," You said to the Dis-
O'b!! !A b<?00e!10 !A m<? ! g01

ci - ples, O Christ. "Stay a - wake,_ watch and pray that you may
11d00@1a{!0b1'!!!q !A b<? ! p
not fall in - to temp - ta - tion, es - pe - cial-ly Si - mon. For
01bo0dw@\10[!1'!b!!q!Ab<?
the strong_____ are test - ed hard - er. Know me,_ O Pe - ter,
03g00!2'd!!Am<?0x0p0!`1'!
that all cre - a - tion bless- es Me and glo - ri - fies_ Me un-
!!!w!b
to the a - ges."
58
Troparion 2.
b<?
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
e!b 0@os0@ a 11q!0d2'!

"Nev-er," said Pe - ter, "will I let an - y pro - fane___
\!!\g1!S101' ! b! !A b<?003g0
word_ slip________ from my lips, O Lord. As one grate - ful
0!1a{!d11'!!Am<?1'g!!1q!0'b!!
I am read - y to die with You, e - ven if the oth -ers all____ de-
q!Ab<?!p01bo1p@1a000'_
ny You. It was not___________ flesh and blood but Your Fa - ther
11qg ! ! !A bb<?3g00 ! 2'd ! !A m<?0x

who re - vealed You to me. All cre - a - tion bless - es You and
0p0!`1'!!!!w!b
glo - ri - fies__ You un - to__ the a - ges."
59
Troparion 3.
m<?
We bless Father, Son, and Holy Spirit... m<?
0b 0 0 @ os 0a 0d 1 O' ! ! !
"You have not fath - omed all the depth of divine
1'b!!!q !A b<?0003g0!!1ad0
wis - dom_ and knowl-edge, nor com - pre - hend - ed the a - byss of
1O' ! !!Am<?0b1'!!!q!Ab<? ! p00

My judg-ments, O man," the Lord said_ to Pe - ter. "Since you are
1bo1p@1ma ?< 0!11'!!!q!Ab?<

flesh,__________ do not boast; for you will three times_ de - ny Me,
03g00!2'd!!Am<?0x1'p!!1'!!
Whom all cre - a - tion bless - es and glo - ri-fies un - to___
!w! b
the a - ges."
60
Troparion 4.
m<?
Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. m<?
qb!0@os0ma ?< 0q
"Si- mon, you x !0!1~0
pro - test; but you will soon ac - cept what
! ! !A b<?00300!q!01O'!!
I have said. When the ser - vant - girl ap-proach-es, she in no time will
p!0ma ?< 01'!!!q!Ab?< 00!1o

fright-en you," the Lord said_ to Pe - ter. "But af - ter bit -
01~0!!0!1~0!!!bA <?03g0
ter weep - ing, you will find Me ver - y mer-ci - ful; Whom all cre-
0!2'd!!Am<?0x1'p!!1'!!!w! b
a - tion bless - es and glo - ri -fies un - to__ the a - ges."
61
Katavasia.
b<?
0b0os002'!!!O' ! !!A b<?
We praise,_____ and we bless,__ and we wor - ship the Lord.
1b~00@os0a1g00!d2'!!A
The god - ly Ser - vants rid - i - culed the mon - u- ment
00!`Xg1' !b ! !A b<?000 3g00!d

of un - god - ly wick-ed-ness. But the un - law - ful coun - cil
q!0am?< 01
rag - es now x ~00!\00[ ! 0p!
and med - i - tates on vain______ things, a - gainst the
1'b!!q!Ab<?03g0!!1d0
Lord's__ A - noint-ed, a q!\0!g
and plots to put to death the One who holds___
w!! !Ab b<?3g00!2'd!!Am?< 00

life in His hand. All x p0!`
cre - a - tion bless-es Him and glo - ri - fies__
1'!!!!1bo!gog{! d
Him un - to__ the a - ges._______
62
2 Ode ix. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
1b~0 ! !`S1!p_111abm<? ! g0
Great - er in hon - or than the Cher - u - bim and in
111'!d !00!\1!b 1
glo - ry S 01'!!!Ab<?
great - er be - yond com - pare________ than the Ser-a-phim,
1g0111'd!! ! g1~0 ! ! !A bb<?!p0

you with - out cor - rup - tion gave birth to God the Word and are
1bo10!p! !11q\!!\0!
tru - ly The - o - to - kos. You do we mag - ni - fy.____
Troparion 1.
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
0b1~00@0os!p_111abm<?
The vio - lent band of sol - diers who hat - ed God
! g111'd!!0q!0!g1~0!! !A bb<?
with the as - sem - bly of e - vil - do - ers, mur - der - ers of God,
3g00 ! 1' ! ! 11'!b!! q !A b<? !p

came up - on You, Christ, and dragged You off as__ a cul - prit, the
1bo10!0@11q\!!\0!
Mak - er of all things. You do we mag - ni - fy.____
63
Troparion 2.
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
0b0000os!p_111abm<?
The im - pi - ous, ig - no - rant of the Law,
!1011'!d !!\1!S101'!!!Abb ?<

who stud - ied the say- ings of the Proph - - ets to no a-vail,
3g00!1'!!11'! b!!q!A b<?!p1b

led You as a lamb___ to be slaugh-tered_ un - just - ly, the Mas -
o10!0PS!] _11q\!!\0!
- ter o - ver all________ things.You do we mag - ni - fy.____
m<? Troparion 3.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
@b 1~0@0os!_
The p 111amb <?1g
priests, and to - geth - er__ with them the scribes, smit-
0!2'!!!b \1!S101'! ! !Ab<?3g 0

ten with jeal - ous-y and mal - - ice, de - liv-ered up Christ, who
0!q!!\1!S101'!!!Ab<? ! p0 1b
is by na-ture the Life_________ and the Life-giv-er, to the Gen -
o10!0@11q\!!\0!
- tiles to de- stroy Him; Whom we mag - ni - fy.____
64
m<? Troparion 4.
Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
@b1~0@0`S1!p_111bma <?
O King, they sur - round - ed You_ like man - y dogs.
01d0 ! 2' ! ! b! \1!S101'! !

They struck You and slapped You in the face,________ and they ques-tioned
!Ab<? 3g00!1'! ! 2'!!!q!A b<? !p 1b

You. Fur - ther - more they bore___ false wit - ness_ a- gainst You. You pa -
o10!0PS!] _11q\!!\0!
- tient - ly en-dured______ it,__ and thus You saved us__ all.____
b<? Katavasia.
1b~0 ! !`S1!p_111abm<? ! g0
Great - er in hon - or than the Cher - u - bim and in
111'!d !00!\1!b 1
glo - ry S 01'!!!Ab<?
great - er be - yond com - pare________ than the Ser-a-phim,
1g0111'd!! ! g1~0 ! ! !A bb<?!p0

you with - out cor - rup - tion gave birth to God the Word and are
1bo10!p! ! 11q\!!g0o
tru - ly {g
The - o - to - kos. You do we mag - ni - fy._________
! d
__
65
Exaposteilarion.
nN Mode 3. Ga.
0g11'-!!p!!A=s!-:ncC03g00
On the same__ day, O Lord,_________ You grant - ed the
11'_!SU!S 11na N01~11'!

Rob - - ber___ Par - - a - dise. Now by the wood__
!!0anm<C!ge!p_11'--!S1
of the Cross, il - lu - mine me__ and save___________ me. (Twice)
The third time:

nN
0g 1 1'- ! ! p ! !A =s ! -:ncC0 7 !g !
On the same___ day, O Lord,__________ You grant - ed the
p_11'_!S1anN01~1q-
Rob - ber Par - - a - dise. Now by the wood__
l!!!= A s !-:nN0ge!p_
of___ the Cross,_______ 1n1'-=s il - lu-mine me___ and save_____________
!-!og g
me._________
66
The Praises.
nN Mode 3. Ga.
0gOn!' !U+!S +1gÒ'!!!p`P\q

Let ev - ery - thing___ that___ breathes__ praise_____ the________
\0!vV 6gz' !A !A 011s"!!!`P\0!S

Lord.___ Praise the Lord from_________________ the__ heav - - -
ens, S \ 0!S0!a p01'!!!\0!vV

0a,<V1!;" P
praise___________________ Him in the high - - - est.___
111`g00p-0e)\!!S1
It is fit : !' \!!+1
- ting to sing__ a hymn to__ You,___ O__ God.
nN
O'n ! ! U+S !+ 1ag1a1s"!`0a,<VP!!
Praise Him, all you____ His an - - - gels; praise_______
!Ò\!p!P]\q\0!v1
Him,_ all V n11`g0
you________ His________ hosts.__ It is fit - ting
0p-0e)\!!S:1'!\!!+1
to sing__ a hymn to___ You,___ O___ God.
67
Lauds Sticheron 1 (2).

Mode 3. Heirmologic. nN
Praise Him for His mighty acts, praise Him according nN0g01qp
to the a - bun-
! 00! ! !AvV
dance of His great - ness.
3'n!!111g0' ! ! p11'! ! ! !AvV

Is - ra - el, my first - born son, com-mit- ted two___ e - vils:
3n00'!!11`g01q@l!!A,<V
he for - sook___ Me, the foun - tain of liv - ing wa - ter,
0p0P ! ! ! 11' ! ! ! !AvV 003z

and he hewed_ for him-self a bro - ken cis - tern. He had Me
0'!_`X1!' n! !AcC 5g0q!02!' _

cru - ci - fied___ on - to a cross, ` and de - mand-ed Bar - ab - bas_ in-
1a,<V@2Qp\!!\0!vV3'n!!111g
stead and had him re - leased.__ Heav - en was a - mazed at
0a,<V011a0'!_anmC<q!0!_`X1'
this, and the sun hid its__ rays. You, O Is - ra - el,____ were
! ! !A cC 5g 0 2' ! !A ! p0 1' ! ! ! !A vV
not a-shamed, on the con - tra - ry you de - liv - ered Me to death.
4n0[!00'!!11`g0a,<V0x0'_
O_______ ho - ly Fa - ther, for - give___ them, for they___ know
1n01'g!\!!+1
not what they___ have_ done.
68
Lauds Sticheron 3.
nN Mode 3. Heirmologic.
nNwg@11'p!!! !AvV
Praise Him with timbrel and dance, praise Him with strings__ and__ flute.
wn ! 0' ! ! 111g\1!S1 ! ! p! !
Ev - ery mem - ber of Your ho - ly bod - - y en-dured dis-
w!!!vV 3n0' ! ! 11`g00w@

hon - or for us. Your head en-dured the thorns._______ Your face was
l!!00'p!!!w!!!vV0n0'!!1
spat___ on. Your cheeks__ re - ceived the_ blows. Your mouth__ tast - ed
1g10a0`0@1a,<V@`0ap0'!_`X
vin - e - gar min - gled with gall. Your__ ears heard im - pi -
1'! n! !AcC5g1~0!!!w!A,<V!p1'!!
ous blas-phe - mies. Your back re - ceived the scourg-ing. Your hand___ held
!!AvV1g~0!n`1`g000`0@1a,<V
the reed. Your en - tire__ bod - y was stretched on the Cross.
|0w!!0`0@1a@p11'p!!!!AvV
Your joints were_ pierced_ by the nails, and Your side,__ by the spear.
3'n! ! 11`g0a01q@0`0@
O al - might - y Sav - ior, who en - dured Your Pas - sion for
1a,<V0'p! ! 100!!!AvV3nx002'
us and___ freed us from the pas - sions, who in Your love
!!q!0a000'!!11`g0!11
for hu - man - i - ty con - de - scend - ed to us_________ and then ex-
O'!!!A,<V!!2'!!!+1
alt - ed___ us, have_ mer - cy on us.
69
Lauds Sticheron 4.
Mode 3. Heirmologic. nN
Praise Him with resounding cymbals, praise Him with triumphant cymbals.
1p~0' ! ! ! w ! ! !AvV
Let ev - ery-thing that breathes praise the Lord.
3n'!!11`g0a000!1'p!!!
All cre - a - tion trem - bled when it saw You cru - ci- fied, O
!AvV30!_11
Christ. The n 1`\g 1!S1]!!!`p
foun - da - tions of the earth___ quaked______ from_ fear_
00!!!AvV 3n00q! !!111g0,a <V

of Your pow - er. When You were lift - ed__ on the Cross to - day,
0p!!11'!!!!Av3 V n0
x !' !111g0,a <V
the___ He-brew race___ per - ished, the Tem - ple Veil was rent in two;
P@w!A,<V0p!1a@11'! ! ! !AvV
tombs_ were o-pened, and the dead res - ur - rect - ed from their graves.
3n11'!!1a{!Am<C0'!_`X 1' ! ! !AcC

The cen - tu - ri - on shud-dered when he__ saw___ the mir - a - cle.
|30'!!111g0aq!!!p100
Your Moth - er, who was stand - ing there, cried a ma-ter - nal la - men-
!!!AvVen_
11`g00
ta - tion: a Ò'!!\0!:,V<
How __ can I not____ mourn and___ beat my__ breasts,_
q!110!_1aP!p !!!w!!!vA V
see - ing You hang - ing on__ a cross, na - ked, as tho a crim - i - nal?"
|3n2'! ! 00' ! ! 11`g0a,<V01

O Lord,__ who were cru - ci - fied and bur - ied, and who
O'!!\!!1'!!!+1
rose from the dead,_ glo - ry to You!
70
Lauds. Glory.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0Ò'p!!!A11O'!!\!!S1l!
Ne____ Glo - - ry to the Fa - ther_ and_______ the____
1amM!1q!!SP\!A-1s"!0v?
Son and the Ho - - ly___ Spir- - - it.
4k w!!S0P
Theya p!!!`P\0!S0ma M
stripped___ Me of_________ My__ cloth - - - ing,
#1x 11a'-!!`P\0!S00
and put a a va ?|1~1x
pur - - ple__ cloak___________ on Me. On My
1\00s[0,a ?0kx2'!US!!S0ma <C^#1

head___________________ x a they laid____ a________ crown, a crown
l!1admM1xkl!US!O'!! !A m<C^ 0xp1'!

of___ thorns, and in____ My____ right______ hand they put_____
U\!A-1s"!0\00s[0av?rk!0d01`
_____ a__________ reed,_________________ so that I might shat -
S !S -1s!" 0am<C^! p1q!!SP\!A-1s"

q'!P- - ter_______________ them like a pot - - ter's__ ves- -
!0
- sels.
71
Lauds. Both now.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0p`1a!`0`0am!M 1
Both___ X 11'!!0
now and__ ev - er, and to the a - ges of
1'!U\!A-1s"!0v?
a - ges._ A- - - men.
4k \0!1`2'!Y\0!S0,a ?!d0
I gave___ My___ back___ to_____________ whips, and My
1aKO'!!!yP!1ma 1
M kl! !AK O'd!!Qp^_`
cheeks____ to_______ blows; and I____ turned not a - way__ My___
1amM ! 11'!U\!A-1s"!0av?|4k2'!
face from the shame__ of___ spit- - - ting. I stood be-
! 01ap\@!S1O'! ! !`P\0!S0amM
fore the judg - ment________ seat______ of___ Pi - - - late,
!X 1adl!O' ! ! !Am<C0xp0 ! 1a'- ! ! n0

and I en - dured the__ Cross, for the sal - va - tion of the
rp!!S1~0s[0
world.______________________
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Apostichon 1.
vV Idiomelon. Mode 1. Pa.
0p0q!1O' ! ! !A 00q!2'!
All cre - a - tion was al - tered in awe, as it saw You hang-ing
!01a@`0avV02a'!A!`11'_!
on a cross, O____ Christ. The sun went dark,_ and_________ the foun-
\!m!S11apl!O\!A-1s"!0avV 2a'\0!S:
da - - tions of____ the earth________ shook. All things__
O' ! ! !A 002'!!m!!Al!1pva 1
suf-fered with You who V 1 cre - at - - - ed all____ things. O Lord,
0q!0!1`0a!!!AvV1`q'!P
who will - ing - ly S !S
en-dured___ it for__ us, glo - - - ry______
_1s"!0
__ to_________ You!
73
Apostichon 2.
Idiomelon. Mode 2. Di.
2
They divided my garments among themselves, m<?0d0!O'!
and for my cloth - ing__
!!Al!1am<?
they cast___ lots.
qd!011'!!!O'!!!A0os0ma ?<
Why do the im - pi - ous and un - law - - ful peo - ple
2'! ! ! !A l!1am<?e ! 0a\!!S1O'!!

med - i - tate__ on vain___ things? Why did they con - - demn to__
\0!: 0 0' ! ! 0 \1!S1 1a 0am<?3z

death___ the One who is the life_________ of all? Great
p_!S1O'!!!Am<?01w!0!p!
is___ the________ mar - - vel! The Cre - a - tor of the world__
01q!!S00
is a 0
x !O'!!!Al!1am<?
de - liv - - ered in - to the hands of___ law-less___ men,
01q@1O'!!!A1x11'-!!11'-
and the Friend of hu - man - i - ty is lift - - - ed up_______
\1!S1P]\!A-1s"!0ab<?1~1'!!1
on________________ a___________ cross, in or - der to free
1w!0!1'!!01`q'!\S 0a-1s"!
the pris - on - ers in Ha - des, who cry___________ to____________
0am<?0Ò'!!Q\!!1o2US!_
Him, "Long - suf - fer - ing Lord,_ glo - - ry_______ to___
1s"!0
________ You!"
74
Apostichon 3.
2
They gave me gall for my food, m<?0d ! 1 0 1' ! ! ! !A
and they gave me vin - e - gar__ for
l!1am<?
my___ drink.
0dq!P!!!A0os0a!011
The blame-less Vir - gin__ was watch - ing as You were sus-
1'!!21'!!!0!\1!S1P]\!A-1s"
pend- ed on the Cross__ to - day, O Word_______________ of_________
!0ab<?1~02'!!01a\@!S1O'!!!A
__ God. She la - ment - ed with moth - er - - ly______ e-
0os0ma <?002'!!01`q'!\S 0a-

mo - tions, and it cru - el - ly broke__________ her____
1s!" 0am<?!`G1ko's!!S !QN^-`1anM!11a'

_______ heart. She_ sighed____________ with_____ pain from the depths_
US!_1s!" 0ac? rm!Dw 111'!!1

_____ of________ her________ soul, tear - ing at her face___ and her
11'- ! 0 ! \1!S1P]\!A-1s"!0ab<?
hair,___________ and it wore________________ her__________ out.
30[U'!!!Al!1ma ?< 0e! !U'!!!A

Then,______ beat - - - ing her___ breasts, she mourn-ful - ly________ cried
l!1am<?30[Q!!S 3z !od ! _ !S 1
a - loud, "Woe______ is______ me, my__________ di - -
75
O'!!\0!:m<?0s!! 01'!UUS!
vine______ Child!___ A - las,______ the Light_________ of_______
_1s"!0am<?e!00'! ! ! !A 1`0a
_ the_________ world! Why did you sink___ from be-fore my___ eyes,
\!-1al!1am?< q!0`1q!A P
O__ Lamb of____ God?" Then the hosts___ of bod - i - less__ An -
\0!S0!a 1
-X 1q@l!!!!Al!1am<?
- gels were o - ver - come by trem - bling_ and they___ said,
!X1110W\!!1o2US!_1s"
"In - com - pre - hen - si - ble Lord,_ glo - - ry_______ to________
!0
__ You!"
76
Apostichon 4.
2
But God is our King before the ages; m<?!d102'!!!1a
He worked sal - va - tion in the midst
@al!1am<?
of the___ earth.
!d1`1'! ! ! O'!! !A l!1am<?1

O Christ___ God,___ the Cre - a - - tor of____ all, Your
w!0!\0!01q!-1am<?q!2'!
Moth-er, who with - out____ seed gave birth to__ You, saw You hang- ing
!!1011q_!S1O'!!\0!m<?!
on the Cross, and she cried out___ in_________ an - - guish,___
P\0!Sl~!1ca /q
"O_____________ M Q! !!Ao1
s q!!S
my____ Son, where has the__ hand - some sight____
P\!A-1s"!0a m?@ e ! 0 0 ! 0a{! 1

of___ You_________ set? I can - not bear to see You un-
q!-1`q!!S\0a-1s"!0ba ?< 1~2'!!

just - ly__ cru - - - - ci - - - fied. So, hur - ry
01`q'!\S 0a-1s!" 0am<?0!!Al!1a

and rise__________ a - - - gain, so that I may___ see
!X 11q!!S0a003z1s"!!\!!\!!
Your res - ur - rec - - tion from the dead___________ on___ the__
1`P\0!S0
third_____________________ day."
77
Aposticha. Glory.
cC Mode pl. 4. Ni.
qn!01O'!!!Al!1a01q
Glo- ry to the Fa - ther_ and the___ Son and the Ho - ly___
\!A-1s"!0acC
Spir- - - it.
1`n q'!\S 0a-1s!" 0ca C01~1O'

Lord,__________ O____________ Lord, when You went up
!!!Al!!SO0am<C3d^zUUS!-1s"!0am?J
on - to the_______ Cross,_____ fear and_ trem - - - - - bling
1a'!nY
fell A \0!S\0a-1s"!0acC1~10`
on cre - - - a - - - tion. You pre - vent -
p!!S0l
- - -a !!SO001aY!S 1adq!
ed the______ earth______ from swal - low - - ing those who
\3!S1UUS!-1s!" 0am<C1'n!!OQ!!S
cru - - ci - fied_____________ You, but You al- lowed Ha - -
0!!Ao1
des s 1aY\ 0!SP!S _1s!" 0c C
to send________ up its____________ pris - - - on - - ers,
0`S11O0'g!\!!1od2\!A-1s"!
for____ the re - birth of____ hu - man - - i - - -
0am<Cqn ! ! O'!! !A l! 1a 0xd q ! 0`

ty. Judge of the liv - ing__ and the___ dead, You came to give____
OPS]!!SP!S _1s!" 0m <C0nq!0!

life_____________ and_______ not________ death. O Lov - er of hu-
1a$1 A ap0`nP\ 0!SP!S _1s!" 0

man - i - ty, glo - - - - - ry________ to_________ You!
78
Aposticha. Both now.
cC Mode pl. 4. Ni.
0n l ! ! ` O !A 0x 0 ! q _ 0
Both now____ and__ ev - er and to the a - ges of
1p`q'!SPSn!_1s"!0acC
a - - - ges._______ A - - men.
0n4a!`1aYS!1am<C @ ! \1!S1
And so the__ pen was_____ dipped and the ver - -
O'!!US!l!AbB @ 1p` O 0'!!!=s

- dict__ was____ signed__ by un - just judg - - - -
\!n!P
- S ]S\!!S: 0c C0t!0!q!!S00
- - - a x - - es. And Je - sus was con- vict - - ed and
e!!!AW1`dq\!!1m<? @b 1ai~ 2'-!S

sen- tenced to the___ cross.____________ Cre - a - tion__ suf - -
1abI0n0gU0
fers S -01p`P\0!SPSn!
as it sees_________ the Lord___________________ on_______
_1s!" 0c C04d0
__ the________ a ` OPS]!!S PS! Cross. O Lord, who___ suf - - - - fer______
_1s"!0am<C 0 1 2' ! ! ! ! p11'!!

__ for_________ me in the na - ture__ of Your bod - -
US@va 0`
- - V nq'!Py, S !S _1s2'_g- !ogn
glo - - - ry________ to______________ You!_________
79
Apolytikion.
2 Mode 4. Di
0b1~00 ! !q!01'! !p!

You ran - somed us from the curse of the Law by Your pre-cious
0ab?< 011'!!110q!\!p-11
Blood. You were nailed__ to the Cross, and You were pierced with a
1am?< 00qg@1d01g000!d2!'
spear, and You gushed forth im - mor - tal - i - ty for hu - man -
!0am<?0bp!w!!!
i - ty. Our Sav - ior, glo - ry to You!
m<?02'!I'b!!01goa{!d
Final ending: Our Sav - ior, glo - ry to You!_________
m<? The Same in Greek.
0b0q!000@1110!
- - - - - - -
1'!!11'!!p!0ab<?011'!!1
- - - - - , - ---
1a00!p_111am?< 00!11g
, - - - , - - - -
0!d1~0!!1a{!Am<?0bq!0p!!
- - - - - - - - .
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The Hours of Holy Friday

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
The Hours on Friday Morning
Great and Holy Friday

First Hour
Idiomelon I.
cC
Mode pl. 4. Ni.
0n1~10`001a{!!A !w!-1abB
To - day, the veil___ of the Tem- ple is__ torn in_ two,
P!!!Ao1 s 1aY\ 0!S\0a-1s!" 0acC

as___ a re-proof___ to the trans - - - gres - - - sors.
1~ 1 1d` O' ! ! !Am<C 0P q !A !A \0!S: !A

And the sun____ hides its___ rays, be - hold - ing the Mas - ter
0`nq'!S\0a-1s"!0
on____________ the___________ Cross.
1
Idiomelon II.
cC
Mode pl. 4. Ni.
Why do the nations rage, cC0n11110@1

and the peo - ple med - i - tate on
\!A-1s"!0acC
vain_________ things?
0n11a00q_`P\0!S0ba B
You were led as a sheep_ to____ slaugh - - - ter,
@x1`q!S\0a-1s"!0acC 0`11q
O Christ__________ the___________ King, and___ as an in -
_11a00Q-:1al!1am<C @x2'8!
- no - cent lamb, You were nailed_ to a____ cross by law -
\!! l!AbI 1dj~ 1 2' ! ! ! PpS! !A \0!S

less_ men,__ for our sins,___ O___ Lord____ who love_____
PS@!n1`q!S\0a-1s"!0
___________ hu - man - - - i - - - ty.
cC
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers gather together
cC01~1q!!!A1`1aY\0!S\0a-
a - gainst the Lord and a-gainst_____ His a - - - noint -
1s"!0acC
- - ed. You were led as a sheep... (seeabove)
2
cC Idiomelon III.
Glory. Both now. Mode pl. 4. Ni.
qn!01O'!!!Al!1a01q
Glo- ry to the Fa - ther_ and the___ Son and the Ho - ly___
\!A-1s"!0ca C0nl!!Ò!A0x0!q
Spir- - - it. Both now___ and__ ev - er and to the a -
_01p`q'!SPSn!_1s"!0a cC
- ges of a - - - ges._______ A - - men.
0n1~11000q!0aw!!S
As You per - mit - ted the trans-gress-ors to ar - rest_____
0abB0@
You, a 1
a !S\0a-1s"!0acCt!0!
Lord, You said________ to___________ them, " "E - ven though you
qw!!S01O'!!!Al!1am<C0'!
struck the_ shep - - herd and scat - - tered the___ sheep, name - ly
!q_ `P\0!S0ba B0!1110

My twelve_ Dis - ci - - - ples, I could sum - mon more than
pp!!!A1`1anY\0!S\0a-1s"!0acC
twelve____ le - - gions of______________ an - - - gels.
0@
But ' `0amC<$000q!m!!Al!1an
I for - bear, so that the un-known and_ se - cret___ things
1~11p00!O' ! ! !A nl!!S1`0amC<
that I showed you thru My proph-ets may be ful - - filled."_______
p$01!S\0a-1s"!1d-!onG
Glo - ry to You,________ O___________ Lord!__________
3

Third Hour
cC
Idiomelon I. Mode pl. 4. Ni.
0n4@ a l
For a !1am<C0xdq!\3!S1U
fear of the___ Jews, Your friend and neigh - - bor__
\!A-1s!" 0am<C!p-0n!SPS!_1s!" 0acC

Pe - - - ter de - nied________ You,_______ O_________ Lord.
0a1~1O'!!!Al!1ma C<@002a'*-
Then he la - ment - - ed and___ said, "Do not be si -
US@aeP!S _`X\1!S+1c C1111a

- - lent at_________ my_____________ tears. I know I said___
1x0-+1dal!O'!!\0!:m<C01'g!\!!
_____________ I would__ keep the__ faith,___ but I_____ did__
1ol d \!A-1s!" 0am<C0`n 0a'!A !A !A bB 1x~

not___________ keep________ it, O____ mer - ci - ful One." Ac -
0` 2' ! ! !m US!-:1aw1`q\!!l!m<?
cept___ our____ re - pent - - - ance as____ well,_______________
0anu$A1!SPS!_1s"!0
and have mer - - cy________ on_________ us.
cC
Idiomelon II. Mode pl. 4. Ni.
cC0n1`q'!P
S !S _1s!"
Give ear to my words, O Lord,_________ hear_______ my________
0acC
cry.
4
0n`X 1 1 \10[ !p0 0;"!Sl!_a

Be - fore Your ven' - ra - ble cru - - - - ci -
O'n!!!AcC1~os0!O'!!!Al!1am<C@x
fix - - ion, sol - diers were mock-ing_ You, O____ Lord; and
002'! ! ! !o11aY\0!S\0a-
the an - gel - ic___ ranks________ were a - - - stound -
1s"!0ca C 0`X111d1l!US!O'
- - ed. You____ who a - dorned the earth___ with____ flow-
!!!AmC<Yn!!!Ao1
- - ers s 1aY\!A-1s!" 0acC
put________ on_____ a crown of___ in - - - sult.
1~1O'!! !A US!1abB00!1a@a
You who cov - er the world with___ clouds put on the robe and
l!0`q!\S 0a-1s"!0acC 4a@l

were___ rid a !1a
- - - i - - - culed. Such was Your___ plan,
0x 0p #111a1x0-+1adl!O'!!
and by it Your com - pas - - - sion was___ known, O___
\0!:m<C0p1'!!A!!A 0
Christ,__ A `nP\0!SPS the great_____ mer-cy. Glo - - - - - ry________
!_1s"!0
__ to_________ You!
cC
cC0n1`q'!P
S S
Give heed to the voice of my supplication, my King__________ and____
!_1s"!0acC
____ my_________ God. Before Your venerable crucifixion... (seeabove)
5
Idiomelon III.
vV
Glory. Both now. Mode pl. 1. Pa.
5-0p!!l!!!!Al!1am<C#0r
Glo - ry to the Fa - ther_ and the____ Son and the Ho -
!!SP\!A-1s"!0a
- - ly___ Spir - vV - - it.
0p111`00!1q!!S00
Both now and ev - er and to the a - - ges of
1'!U\!A-1s"!0a
a - ges.__ A - vV - - men.
0p01111s!" USU!S _1s!"

As You were led____________________ to_______ the_________
0avV 011O\q\q1`q!:,<V0
cross, O Lord, You said some - thing like____ this,___ "For
1'! !A 00q ! 1' ! U US!_1s"!

which___ deed do you wish to cru - ci - fy__ Me,_______ O_________
0avV 0111`000a!`P\0!S
Jews? Is it for brac - ing your par - a - lyt - - -
0a,<V!d1O'!!Qp_`1am<C#`111s"
ics, or for rais - - ing__ your___ dead as____ if______________
!US \!A - 1s" ! 0avV 4 0 0 2' ! ! 0

_________ from__________ sleep? I cured the wom - an with the
PS!\!!S11a,!V< 0l!!Ap! -1o1

flow_____ of________ blood, I had mer - cy on the_ Ca - -
6
0'!U\!A-1s"!0v V 03`p!]!S0a`X
naan - ite__ wom- - - an. For which____________ of_____
1k`1ap]!!S1d1 a 1 x k-l\!!SP]S\!!S:
a p
My____ deeds_________________________ which_______ of__________ My__
0a,<VU'p!!!o0q!!SPUS!_1s!"
deeds do__ you__ wish___ to mur - - der___ Me,______ O_________
0avV 4 0 0 2' ! ! 0 P \! ! \0 !S:

Jews? But you will look on Me, the Christ, whom you____
l! l!A,<V 0 0a @o01a'-!+1adog{
now___ pierce,__ O trans - gres - sors of___ the Law."_______
!Ap--:!Anog{!p
___________________
7

Sixth Hour
cC
Idiomelon I. Mode pl. 4. Ni.
n Al!0`P\0!SPS!_1s"!
4a$ Thus says the___ Lord____________________ to________ the________
0acC1~10`0aP!!!Al!1am<CY
Jews, "O my peo - ple, what_ have I done to____ you, how____
! ! ! o 1 1a Y\!A - 1s" ! 0acC 1~ 1

_____ have_________ I up - set__________ you? I gave
0` p!!S 0a l ! !S 1` 0 0d 0a l!
sight_____________ to your______ blind;________ I cleansed your___
O'!!!Am<C\!n!w!-1a0!1a@a1ap0`
lep - - - ers; I___ raised the_ man who lay par - a - lyzed on______
P\0!S\0a-n 1s!" 0ac1

________________ C ~10`0q!Ad
his___________ bed. O my peo - ple, what have
l!O'!!!AmC<Yn!!!o11aY\ 0!S
I____ done to__ you, and________ how____ have you re - - -
\0a-1s"!0acC 4pq ! Q_01anl!

paid__________ me? In - stead of man - na, you fed Me___
1am<C0x00l!!01'g!\!!1odl
gall; in - stead of wa - ter, you gave___ Me__ vin - -
US!-1s!" 0amC<0nx0\a !!S1O'!! !A !A !A

e - - - - - gar; in - stead of________ lov - ing_ Me, you nailed
8
1ap0`P\0!S\0an-1s!" 0ca C3p00

Me to____________________ the__________ Cross. So, I will
l!l!_aO'n!!\0!:cC0 4 q !A
no____ long- - - - er hold______ back,___ but I will call
w!!S0ba B1xd~q!\3!S1U\!A-1s"!
My__ Gen - - tiles, and they will glo - - ri - fy__________
0amC<Yn!!!o11aY\ 0!S\0a-1s"
Me and___ the_ Fa - ther and the_____________ Spir - -
!0acC4x00p $A l!p 0`q'!S\0an-

- it; and I will grant them e - ter - - - nal____
1s"!0
________ life."
cC Idiomelon II. Mode pl. 4. Ni.
cC1n~1101'p! ! !
They gave me gall for my food, and they gave me vin - e -
!A0`nP\0!S\0a-1s"!0acC
gar for_____________________ my___________ drink.
0n'!!!1O@`0am<C@P
O x !S _a
law - mak - ers of Is - ra - el, Ju - de - - - ans,
l!0`q'!\S 0a-1s!" 0ca C040@

and___ Phar - - - i - - - sees, the cho - rus of
11a10 x -1adl!O'!!!Amq
A - pos -<C !\3!S1 - - tles calls___ out_ to__ you, "Be - hold,________
9
UUS!-1s!" 0amC<$nX0l
the__ Tem- - - - a !l!AbB0q
- ple that you de - stroyed;_ be - hold,
@1a@l a !p0`q!' \S 0an-1s!" 0acC0m0

the Lamb that you___ cru - - - ci - - - fied. You de-
q!!!oa' !A !A \0!c5xn00P!! !A
liv - ered_ Him____ to the grave,___ but He has ris - - - en__
os11apY\ 0!S\0an-1s!" 0ca C04a

_____ by His own____________ pow - - - er. Do not
!`1a{!`dl!US!O'!!\0!:m<C0nq!!
de - ceive your- selves,_ Ju - - de - - ans;___ for He_____
\0!S:l!1a@2
is____ x '!a !A U
the___ One A !S 1abBP!!!A
who saved you in the____ sea, and________ fed_
os11apY\0!S\0an-1s"!0acC31d
_____ you in the_____________ des - - - ert. He______
01O'!!n\0!S11am<C0a!-0`
is the Life,_____ and__ the_________ Light, and the_ Peace____
PS\0!SPS!_1s"!0
________________ of________ the_________ world."
cC
cC0n 0 O @a 1`q'!S\0a-
Save me, O God, for the wa - ters flood___________ my_____
1s"!0acC
________ soul. O lawmakers of Israel... (seeabove)
10
Idiomelon III.
vV Glory. Both now. Mode pl. 1. Pa.
5-0p!!l!!!!Al!1am<C#0r
Glo - ry to the Fa - ther_ and the____ Son and the Ho -
!!SP\!A-1s"!0a
- - ly___ Spir - vV - - it.
0p111`00!1q!!S00
Both now and ev - er and to the a - - ges of
1'!U\!A-1s"!0a
a - ges.__ A - vV - - men.
e p!- 1 o 1 0' ! U \!A-1s"!0avV

Come, O__ Christ - - bear - ing__ peo - - - ple,
401aYS!1a,<V01' ! ! 0 q ! !
let us con - tem - - plate how Ju - das the Be - tray - er and
110os_;"!S0am<C!- 1 o 1 0' !
the un - law - - ful____ priests con - spired______ a - gainst___
U\!A-1s"!0va V42'!!!!Al!1a 0
our__ Sav - - - ior. To - day,________ they de - clared the
0q!0os@p
im - mor -tala \ !!+1dokl\!A-1s"!
Lo - gos as de - serv - - ing_________
0a,V< !d1w!)0
death. a w!!S0ma C<0px00
They de - liv - ered Him to___ Pi - - late and had Him
1a@`0am<C Q_` 1 l! USUS!_

cru - ci - fied on___ The___ Place______________ of________ the__
11
1s!" 0va V03`002'!!0P!!

_______ Skull. And yet,___ as the Sav - ior was suf - fer -
\0!l!1a0xk0f03;!" 0
ing___ these__ things, He S !"; \S 0d!0
S ]
cried a - loud___ and___ said,_________
1x0a 1xk PS !!Sp!]!S1ak,<V qd) !!Sw!!S

__________ and said,_______________________ "Fa - - - - -
0am<C #xp 3zPS]!!SPS!_1s"!0avV 4xk

ther, for - give______________ them_______ this_________ sin, so
0 0f1aos1!AUUS!_1s"!0ak,<V
that the Gen - - tiles may_ come______ to__________ know
0xpq!0os@1
my a 'a_-\!!S1~a og{!-A -!o
res - ur - rec - tion A {g!
from__ the__ dead."_______________________
12

Ninth Hour
Idiomelon I.
nN
Grave Mode. Ga.
0g 0 3zn P \0 !S 0am<C USp ! - :1an

It was shock - - - - - ing, shock - - ing
l!!S1a~m<C!g03z!00os\!!\!n!1a
to_______ see the Cre - a - tor of heav - en___ and_ earth
1'! ! ! !A l! 1agnN0xn\0!0os0am<C
hang - ing___ on the___ Cross, the sun___ dark - ened,
0a 1x 0g - 3;" !S \0 !S 1 PS ! _ 1s" !
and______________ day____ turned________ in - - - to__________
0anN !n` 1a \3d0[!!!Anp!]!S0al!1a

night; and__ earth send - ing__ up__________ from the____ graves
0xpU!S _a1nal!!SO0m<C!3'!Q!!
the bod - - - ies of the______ dead._____ With them__ we al -
!`1aUS!_a1ogl\!!S:
so___ wor - ship______ You. Save___________ us.__
13
Idiomelon II.
Mode 2. Di.
2
They divided my garments among themselves, m<?0d 0 0 1a
and for my cloth-
U'!!!A0os0am<?
ing_______ they cast______ lots.
2'd ! ! ! O' ! ! !A l ! 1 am<? 0 0 1

When___ the trans-gres-sors__ of the____ Law had You nailed__
!SPS!_1s"!0am<?w - ! 1a \!!S 1
________ to_________ the________ Cross You who__ are the_______
O'!!!A0os0am<?0x1!S\0a-1s"!
King______ of glo - ry, You said_________ to____________
0am<?e!Aw!!S00
them, a 11'!!0q
"How have I___ vexed____ you, or with what did I pro - voke
U'!!l\0!S0ab<?0e!O@a1a
you_______ to___ an - - ger? Be - fore________ Me, who
US!KO'g!!!A\06n!1a@3
de - - a '!!:\!!1a{!cA ?
liv - ered_ you from_________ af - flic - - - - tion?____
04dz2m2'!!!O'!!!A0os0am<?0'!!
And now, how____ do__ you______ re - pay______ Me? E - vil
0\1!S11a0am<?00 q ! 11'!
in - stead________ of good. In re - turn for the pil - lar__
_1am<? !X 1os_! !A !`1a{!Ab<?01

_ of fire, you nailed_______ Me___ to a___ cross;___ in re-
14
O'!! !A 1`q\!!1am<? !^ 1'n!UUS!

turn______ for the____ cloud,____________ you dug___ a___ grave____
_1s"!0ac? 4d2 0 1a{ ! 1 1 1' - ! !

_ for_________ Me. In re - turn for the man- - - - na,
11'-\1!S1P]\!A-1s"!0ba <?11
you________ fed________________ Me_________ gall, and in
01aU'!g!^!`P\0!S0na 0 M nxq!1'!
re - turn for_______ the__ wa - - - ter, you gave Me vin -
UUS!_1s!" 0ca ?42d1\a @!S1O'!!

e - gar______ to_________ drink. So, I will________ call_____
!A0os0ma <?0e
the Gen x !0aP\0!S0ma <?
- tiles, and they will glo - ri - fy_____________ Me,
011'!!01'!\!!OP\0!S0a
with the Fa - ther and the Ho - ly__ Spir - - - - it."
m<?
m<?0d0002'!U'
They gave me gall for my food, and they gave me vin - e -
!!!Al!1am?<
gar__ for my___ drink. When the transgressors... (seeabove)
15
Idiomelon III.
1 Glory. Both now. Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0Ò'p!!!A11O'!!\!!S1l!
Ne____ Glo - - ry to the Fa - ther_ and_______ the____
1amM!1q!!SP\!A-1s"!0v?
Son and the Ho - - ly___ Spir- - - it.
0p`1a!`0`0am!M 1
X 11'!!0
Both___ now and__ ev - er, and to the a - ges of
1'!U\!A-1s"!0
a - ges._ v? A- - - men.
TheCanonarchstandsinthecenterofthesoleainfrontoftheCrucifix
andfacingeast,andreverentlyintonesthefollowinghymnin thesame styleas
theEpistleReadings.Whenheisfinished,thechoirssingthehymn.
0p4a\0!10l!!0P!!!`
!0av?
__ cross.
t !p 0 0 1a \@ !S 1 O' ! ! ! ` P
- - - - _________ - - __ -
\0!S0ma @
- M 1q!!!o11'!U \!A-
- , - - ______ ___ - -
1s"!0av?
- - .
16
0p4a\0!10l!!0P!!!`
!0av?04a{!J 1d O' ! ! !Ay 1'p!UUS!

__ cross. The King of the An - - gels wears__ a___ crown_____
_1s!" 0av?011a!`1a@`0`0
__ of_________ thorns. He who wraps the__ sky in____ clouds_______
1kO@01`q'!SPS!_1s"!0a,?
is wrapped in a fake__________ pur - - - ple_________ robe.
0pkos_";!S0a0dPS]\!!S:+1al!O'!!
He_________ who___ freed Ad - - am__ in the___ Jor - -
\0!:m<C^#3P
dan___z ]S!!SP!S _1s!" 1a{!vA ?
ac - cepts____________ to________ be_________ slapped._
|40os_U
The a yS!_`0`00l!!
Bride - - groom of_______ the___ Church_______ is fixed_____
01'!UUS!_1s!" 0va ?|4kl!U'

with nails________ to_______ the________ cross. The Son___ of_____
!!!A0os0$
____ the Vir a 4x 1a \x 0!Sl]\!l!A,?
- gin is pierced_________________________________
!Xpl!-:P!S _1s!" 0av?0Ò'!!!0

is pierced__ with_______ a_________ spear. We___ wor - - ship Your
1`q'!SPS!_1s"!0av? | 0 3z' - !
Pas - - - sion,_______ O__________ Christ. We wor - -
17
\0n!:cM1p3P
ship___ z ]S!!SP!S _1s"!0va ?
Your Pas - - - - sion,_______ O__________ Christ.
| 0 4akos 1 0!0] ! 2' ! 0a ,? !Xp

We wor - - ship,_________ we wor - - - ship Your
\1!S11'!!A1a~1k1
Pas - - a 1a !;" 1
- S ~\00s[
-sion, O__ Christ.______________________________________
!A\!!1a{!,A ?qd!!SP0
_______________ !S0ma MJ3!"; \S 0!S 1
Show__________________ us al - so,_________
PS!-1s!" 0am<C^!`p1'!!!!Ao1
show______________ s 0aU
us Your_ glo - - - ri - ous Res - ur -
\!A-1s"!4s\!!S:1x0
rec - - - - tion._____________
18
Vespers of Holy Saturday
The Service of the Removal from the Cross

on Holy Friday Afternoon

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
Removal from the Cross on Friday Afternoon
vV x Mode 1. Pa.
Op@11a'!A !A l!!A vV e U \!A - 1s"

Lord, I have cried to You; hear___ me. Hear me,__ O__________
! 0a vV 1a~00P!!!`0`0anN0x
__ Lord. Lord, I have cried_ to__ You;_ hear___ me. Give
q!!2'!!!\!m!S11apl!O\!A-1s"!
heed to the voice________ of_________ my sup - pli - ca - - -
0avVO~\!!\0!S:l!1anNq#
tion when 1
a !S
I___ cry____ to___ You. Hear me, hear_________
PS!_1"s!0
me_______ O__________ vV Lord.
0p1O'!!!A\!m!1`pP\0!S0va V
Let my prayer_______ be__ set_____________________ forth
0x1'!\!m!1opl\!A - 1s" ! 0 vV 1
be - fore____ You_ as____________ in - - - cense, the
q!1a1"s!!!Al!1anN001a{!`q
lift - ing up____________ of my___ hands as the eve - ning_ sac-
!-1anNq#a1!SPS!_1"s!0
ri - fice. Hear me, hear_________ me,_______ O__________ Lord.
1
Vespers Sticheron 1 & 2.

Idiomelon. Mode 1. Pa. vV
If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? vV
0pq!0eU\!A-1s"!0avV
For there is for - give - ness with_________ You. All creaton... (see below)
Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word. vV
0peUUS!_1s"!0avV
My soul hopes in________ the_________ Lord.
0p0q!1O' ! ! !A 00q!2'!
All cre - a - tion was al - tered in awe, as it saw You hang-ing
!01a@`0avV02a'!A!`11'_!
on a cross, O____ Christ. The sun went dark,_ and_________ the foun-
\!m!S11apl!O\!A-1s"!0avV 2a'\0!S:
da - - tions of____ the earth________ shook. All things__
O' ! ! !A 002'!!m!!Al!1pva 1
suf-fered with You who V 1 cre - at - - - ed all____ things. O Lord,
0q!0!1`0a!!!AvV1`q'!P
who will - ing - ly S !S
en-dured___ it for__ us, glo - - - ry______
_1s"!0
__ to_________ You!
2
Vespers Sticheron 3.
2
From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, m<?
0d 1'!!1a@al!1am<?
let Is - ra - el hope in the____ Lord.
qd!011'!!!O'!!!A0os0ma ?<
Why do the im - pi - ous and un - law - - ful peo - ple
2'! ! ! !A l!1am<?e ! 0a\!!S1O'!!

med - i - tate__ on vain___ things? Why did they con - - demn to__
\0!: 0 0' ! ! 0 \1!S1 1a 0am<?3z

death___ the One who is the life_________ of all? Great
p_!S1O'!!!Am<?01w!0!p!
is___ the________ mar - - vel! The Cre - a - tor of the world__
01q!!S00
is a 0
x !O'!!!Al!1am<?
de - liv - - ered in - to the hands of___ law-less___ men,
01q@1O'!!!A1x11'-!!11'-
and the Friend of hu - man - i - ty is lift - - - ed up_______
\1!S1P]\!A-1s"!0ab<?1~1'!!1
on________________ a___________ cross, in or - der to free
1w!0!1'!!01`q'!\S 0a-1s"!
the pris - on - ers in Ha - des, who cry___________ to____________
0am<?0Ò'!!Q\!!1o2US!_
Him, "Long - suf - fer - ing Lord,_ glo - - ry_______ to___
1s"!0
________ You!"
3
2
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption;
and He will redeem Israel
m<?0dO'!! !A 0os0ma <?

from all his__ trans-gres - sions.
0dq!P!!!A0os0a!011
The blame-less Vir - gin__ was watch - ing as You were sus-
1'!!21'!!!0!\1!S1P]\!A-1s"
pend- ed on the Cross__ to - day, O Word_______________ of_________
!0ab<?1~02'!!01a\@!S1O'!!!A
__ God. She la - ment - ed with moth - er - - ly______ e-
0os0ma <?002'!!01`q'!\S 0a-

mo - tions, and it cru - el - ly broke__________ her____
1s!" 0am<?!`G1ko's!!S !QN^-`1anM!11a'

_______ heart. She_ sighed____________ with_____ pain from the depths_
US!_1s!" 0ac? rm!Dw 111'!!1

_____ of________ her________ soul, tear - ing at her face___ and her
11'- ! 0 ! \1!S1P]\!A-1s"!0ab<?
hair,___________ and it wore________________ her__________ out.
30[U'!!!Al!1ma ?< 0e! !U'!!!A

Then,______ beat - - - ing her___ breasts, she mourn-ful - ly________ cried
l!1am<?30[Q!!S 3z !od ! _ !S 1
a - loud, "Woe______ is______ me, my__________ di - -
4
O'!!\0!:m<?0s!! 01'!UUS!
vine______ Child!___ A - las,______ the Light_________ of_______
_1s"!0am<?e!00'! ! ! !A 1`0a
_ the_________ world! Why did you sink___ from be-fore my___ eyes,
\!-1al!1am?< q!0`1q!A P
O__ Lamb of____ God?" Then the hosts___ of bod - i - less__ An -
\0!S0!a 1
-X 1q@l!!!!Al!1am<?
- gels were o - ver - come by trem - bling_ and they___ said,
!X1110W\!!1o2US!_1s"
"In - com - pre - hen - si - ble Lord,_ glo - - ry_______ to________
!0
__ You!"
5
2
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; m<?pd ! O'!! !A 0os
praise Him, all_______ you peo -
0am<?
ples.
!d1`1'! ! ! O'!! !A l!1am<?1

O Christ___ God,___ the Cre - a - - tor of____ all, Your
w!0!\0!01q!-1am<?q!2'!
Moth-er, who with - out____ seed gave birth to__ You, saw You hang- ing
!!1011q_!S1O'!!\0!m<?!
on the Cross, and she cried out___ in_________ an - - guish,___
P\0!Sl~!1ca /q
"O_____________ M Q! !!Ao1
s q!!S
my____ Son, where has the__ hand - some sight____
P\!A-1s"!0a m?@ e ! 0 0 ! 0a{! 1

of___ You_________ set? I can - not bear to see You un-
q!-1`q!!S\0a-1s"!0ba ?< 1~2'!!

just - ly__ cru - - - - ci - - - fied. So, hur - ry
01`q'!\S 0a-1s!" 0am<?0!!Al!1a

and rise__________ a - - - gain, so that I may___ see
!X 11q!!S0a003z1s"!!\!!\!!
Your res - ur - rec - - tion from the dead___________ on___ the__
1`P\0!S0
third_____________________ day."
6
1 Idiomelon. Mode pl. 2. Pa.
v?3p11'!!q!1'!
For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord en- dures___
U\!A-1s"!0av?
for - ev - - - er.
0p302'!!!112'k!U'p!!!`
To - day the Mas - ter of cre - a - tion stands__ be - - - fore__
P\0!S0amM 0 ! 1a @a l! 1a 1 0
Pi - - - late; the Cre - a - tor of____ all is de-
1'!!10ko_
liv - ered to s 1s!" !S0yma 0
be M 11'!
cru - - ci - - - fied; like a lamb,___
!!1a#x003zUUS!_1s"!0av?
He is brought of His own will_______ to_______ the_________ Cross.
3!1a@al!1a001a1s"!!!Al!
He is fixed with the___ nails, He is pierced_________ in the____
1a,?!d0u1`P\0!SP!S _61!s 0amM

side, and He sips___________________ from______ the________ sponge,
0p0 ! 1l!!01'!UUS!_1s!"
He who caused the man - na to rain_________ down_____ of_________
0av?4k02'!!!1a03
old. The x U z US!_
Re - deem - er of the world, is smit - ten__ on_______ the__
1s"!0, ?!pq! !q!!!o10aU\!A-

_______ cheek. The Mak-er of all is___ mocked_ by His own_ ser-
7
1s"!0av?4ka0 ! 1111'-!!01aK
- - vants. Such is the Mas - ter's love___________ for hu - man-
O'!!!^!1amM#p3z!1l!!0p!!
- i - - - ty! He prayed to His Fa - ther for those who_
!o10aUUS!_1s!" 0v ?03@
cru - ci - fied z a
Him,_ and______ He_________ said, "For - give them
l!1amMJ0d1O\0!S!: O
this___ A '!! !A m<C^pp!!
sin, for the law - less___ do not______ know what they_
!o11'!U\!A-1s"!0
are_____ un - just - ly__ do - - - ing."
8
Vespers. Glory.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0Ò'p!!!A11O' !! !A l! 1amM
Ne____ Glo - - ry to the Fa - ther_ and the___ Son
!11'!U\!A-1s"!0v?
and the Ho - ly___ Spir- - - it.
4ap 1' ! ! d1kl!_a1`q'!\0a-

Oh! How could that un - law - - ful syn - - - a -
1s"!0am<C^0xpq ! 1'! ! ! ! o10aU

- - gogue con - demn to death___ the__ King____ of all cre -
\!A-1s!" 0va ?4k 002'!!01'!p ! !

a- - - tion, with no re - gard___ for the good__ things that
110ko_
He S aymM!00osk0`1
s !;" 0
had done________ for___ them! In His own______ de - fense,_
1'-!1d@1aO'
__________ He
k !!!!+1ma <C^0xpl!!A1"s
re - mind - ed_______ them of all____ these,____
!!1aU]\!A-1s!" 0v ?1~0os0a q!
__ and said______ to__________ them, "My peo - ple, what did
00o
I k _ S aym0
s !;" 0
do________ M 11!' !1{a!`0
for___ you? Did I not fill Ju - de - a________
@ 1aU] \!A - 1s" ! 0av? 1~ 1 1k` 2'!

with mir - - a - - - cles? Did I not____ raise___
Y\0!S 0a #xp1a l! 1amM0 0 1a{ !A

the_____________ dead with but a____ word? Did I not cure
9
!11'!UUS!_1s"!0v ?3d q!0j

ev - ery sick - ness_ and______ dis - - ease? And what do you
3"!; \S 0!S1PS!_1s!" 02'!!1'p!

give___ Me_________ in________ re - - turn? Why do you not___
UUS!_1s!" 0v ?41\a @!S1O@a

re - mem - - ber________ Me? In - stead of_________ heal - ings,
!11'!UUS!_1s"!0v?@0m1";!S
you in - flict__________ wounds___ on_________ Me; in - stead___
\!!S1O'!! !A l~\0!S0v<?! 4k00

of________ life,_____ you kill____________ Me. You hang your
2'! ! 01`q'!S\0a-1s"!0a,? 0p0

Ben - e - fac - tor on____________ the___________ Cross as a
P!!UP\0!S0amM 0x1kos_";!S
mal - - - e - fac - - - tor, the Law - - giv -
0ay0U
er a \!A-1s"!0av?4k`1aY\0!S
as an__ out- - - law, the____ King of______________
0a,? !U d1 O' ! ! !Am<C^011' ! ! 0a'p-!

all as a crim - i - nal." O long - suf - fer - ing Lord,_____
!o2US!_1s"!0
glo - - ry________ to__________ You!
10
Vespers. Both now.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0p`l!!Ò!Am!M X11q!!SP
Both___ now___ and__ ev - er, and to the a - - - -
\0!S0!a `q!!SP\!A-1s"!0av?
- - ges of___ a - - ges.__ A- - - men.
1~p os0!a 1
Awe X 1 k 2'!0a!0
- p 0a'-n
some and par - a - dox - i - cal is the mys -
M p!110'!UUS!_1s!" 0av?
!!Acr
ter - y that we see un - fold - - - ing______ to - - day.
0011100!q_`0`0amM
He who is un - touch - a - ble is now__ ar - rest - ed.
2'!!q!P!!\!!S1l!1a01
He who re - leas- es Ad - x '! am__ from______ the___ curse is tak -
UUS!_1s"!0av?11q!1q! !
en__ pris - - - on - - er. He who search-es and tries the__
\!!S1l!1am0
hearts_____ M 1q@pU\!A-1s!"
and___ minds is un - just - ly put on___ tri - - -
0v? 0wm 1";!S \!!S1 O' ! ! !A l!1av<?

al, and He___ who_______ shut_______ the A - byss
\3p!1a@3 a '!U\!A-1s!" 0v ?01`

is___ locked up in____ a___ pris- - - on. Be - fore___
O'!!\!!S1l!1amM1k2'!!0q!
Pi - late_ now_______ stands__ He, be - fore___ whom the hosts of
11
1'!p !!1al!1";!\S 1!S1]!S q!A,?0k

heav - en__ stand and___ trem - - - - - ble.__ The
2'!!!1a0p01a\@!S1O'!!!`P
Fash-ion-er is struck by the hand of_________ one______ He__ fash -
\0!S0ma !M `1aK=!s !Q^_`1a0x!1

- - ioned. Con - demned________ to___ a____ cross is He who
l!!01'!UUS!_1s"!0v?0mw
judg - es the liv - ing__ and______ the_________ dead. En-
q!!!Al!l!Av<?!!1p1l!1`0'!
closed___ in a____ tomb___ is the De - stroy - - - er____
U\!A-1s"!0v ?030
of__ Ha - z 11'!!A0d1k
- - des. O Lord, You en - dure it all sym - pa -
2'!0am0
thet C< 0O@a1`q!' P
- i - cly,S !S _ and You saved us all__________ from______ the___
1s"!0amC<^0p11'!!0'a-!\0!S+o
_______ curse. : 2s O long - suf - fer-ing Lord,_____ glo - - -
US!_1s"!31aos{!
ry________ to_________ You!__________________
12
Gladsome Light
2 Mode 2. Di.
0ad@`1a01 x '!!PS]@ba ?< 001'

_1os1!"s mA ?< 1`X1'_0

0am?< 0p
ther, a _
od!!S0ba ?< 01
O x 1 a !s" `0a
001'!U@os0am?< 0x00q@
111. ?< 0 1a{ !` 1'!!!1' -:m?< 0

p!!S1`2'!!!1'- b<?1~0@os1"s
!A0x1'!!!111os@s !A !X 1l
!`0a.<?1x1'!!!1'-:m<?1Q!!S1`X
2'_!a !2'-:b<?1~\p";!1
- - er S l!`0a./<?
\!!\!!1o1"!A!
glo - ri - fies____________ You__
13
Prokeimenon.
bB Mode 4.
0b01a{!02' ! ! ! ! 1 1abB!
They di - vid - ed my gar - ments a-mong them - selves, and
11q! ! O@a
for bB
my cloth-ing they cast lots.
0b002' ! !A 002' ! ! ! ! 1
- - - - - - - - - -
1abB!p0000111b01'!!!
, - - - - - -
O@a
- . bB
O God, my God, hear me; why have You forsaken me?
0b04a{ ! 11' ! ! ! p ! 1am<C|0

They di - vid - ed my gar - ments a- mong them-selves, and
001'!! ! 1`0-!pog{!Ab
for my cloth - ing they cast__ lots.______________
14
Apostichon 1.
m<? Mode 2. Original Melody.
@do1\!!112'!!_1am<?q
Jo - - seph_ took You down___ from the Cross af-
@112'!!0`0a00
ter You had x 00'!!`
died, and pre-pared__ You, O Christ, for bur - i -
1a.<?2' ! ! ! 1' ! !_110os!-

al. Use - ing myrrh, he wrapped you in__ a shroud, O Life______ of__
1am<?111a!!0'! !A g04'!!0`d
all. And con - strained by his ar - dent love, he longed to em- brace___
0a.<? 2' ! ! ! 1' ! ! ! ! 11os!-

You, press - ing to Your spot - less bod - y his own heart_____ and_
1am?< 1g@
lips. a 12'!!0`d0.a ?< 0'_
a 1 But re - strained by fear and by rev - rence, joy - ous-
111001{a!0
ly he A 00!1'! ! !
cried to You, "Glo - ry to Your con - de- scen-sion, Lord who
2'!!
love man-kind."
15
Apostichon 2.
Mode 2. Same Melody. m<?
The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty. m<?0d3z0 0The Lord clothed and
0'!!11'!!A!Am<?
gird-ed Him-self with pow-er.
@do1\!!112'!!_1am<?q
When__________ You,_ the Re - deem - er of__ the world, lay
@112' ! ! 0`00000'!!`
in - side a new rock-hewn sep - ul - cher, for the sake___ of___
1a.<?2' ! ! ! 1' ! ! ! ! 11os!-

all, Ha - des, now hu - mil - i - at - ed, cow - ered see - ing__
1am<?111a!!0'! !A g04'!!0`d
You. Then its bars and the pris - on gates were shat-tered and bro -
0a.<? 2' ! ! ! 1' ! ! ! ! 11os!-

ken; tombs were o- pened, and the bod- ies of the dead______ a -
1am?< 1g@
rose. a 12'!!0`d0.a ?< 0'_
a 1 Then did first- formed Ad - am, re - joic - ing, grate - ful-
111001{a!0
ly cry A 00!1'! ! !
out to You, "Glo - ry to Your con - de-scen-sion, Lord who
2'!!
love man-kind!"
16
Apostichon 3.
Mode 2. Same Melody. m<?
m<?0d03'!0am<?
And He established the world, which shall not___ be__ moved.
@do1\!! 1 1 2' ! ! _1am<?!

When_________ You_ had been phys - i - cally_ en - closed in
0112'! ! 0`0a0xq!0'!!`
the tomb of Your own vo - li - tion, re - main- ing un - de -
1a.<? 2'! ! ! 1' ! ! _ 1 1 0 os ! -

fined in the na-ture of Your God- head and un - cir - cum-
1am<?111a ! ! 0'! !A g 04' ! ! 0`d

scribed, then You closed down the pris - on-house of death, and You emp -
0a 2' ! ! ! 1' ! ! ! ! 11os!-1am<?

tied all the roy- al treas - ur - ies of Ha - des, O_______ my_ Christ.
1ag@a112'!!0`d0a.<?@01`
Thus did You be - stow on this Sab - bath the di - vine___
1001{a!0
bless - ing A 0q!0'! ! !2'!!
and glo - ry, and You hon-ored it with Your own ra - di - ance.
17
Apostichon 4.
m<? Mode 2. Same Melody.
0d3'!!`X1I'!!Am?<
Holiness is proper to Your house, O Lord,__ un - to length of days.
@do1\!!1`2'!!_1am<?q@
When____ the hosts_ of____ an - gels had be - held You be -
112'!!0`0a00
ing x 00'!!1
ma - ligned by the law - less as a de - ceiv - er, O
1a.<?2'! ! ! 1' ! ! !!11os!_

Christ, and the tomb-stone be - ing sealed_ by the hands_____ that_ had
1am<?111a!!0'! !A g04' ! !0`d

pierced Your im - mac - u- late side, O Lord, they shud-dered and mar -
0a2' ! ! ! 1'!!!!11os!-1am<?
veled at Your great and in - de-scrib-a-ble long - suf - fer - ing.
1ag@1
Yet,a 12'!!0`d0.a <?@011
for our sal - va - tion re - joic - ing, they cried out to
1 0 0 1a{ !A 0 0 0 ! 1' ! ! !
You, say - ing, "Glo - ry to Your con - de - scen - sion, Lord who
2'!!
love man-kind!"
18
Aposticha. Glory; both now.
vV Mode pl. 1. Pa.
5p_a{!A0'!U\!k!S:1p11a1s"!!\0!
Glo - - - - - ry__ to the Fa - ther_ and___
1`0a,<V$0r!!SP\!-1s"!0a vV
the____ Son and the Ho - - ly___ Spir - - - it.
4pq_!!1a{!A !X!110[!1q!!S
Both now and_ ev - er and to the a - ges of a - -
P\!A-1s"!0
ges.__ A - - vV - men.
\1~p 0[!`1`\0!\0!l!1a0fkx
You,______ who_ cov - - - er____ Your - self with
1o!1a{U\!A-1s"!0a,<k V0xq!O'd!!
light______ as with a__ gar - - - ment, were tak - en down from the
Q_p `0`0amC<0!a -1o1p!!SP

Cross_ by____ Jo - seph, with the_ help______ of Nic - - o -
\!A-1s"!0avV 0m 0 1a{ !A P!!! o1

de - - - mus. When he saw You dead,______ na - ked,
0'!U\!A-1s"!0ax3p11110
and___ un - bur - - - ied, he took up a mov - ing
1";0!P
la S 0 - S _`P\0!S0,a \V< !!l0
- - - - men - ta - - - tion; and_ strick -
W-11l!US\!A-1s!" 0v V|0x 3`k

en__ with grief______________ he__________ said, "A - las,_____
0a1~x PS!!Sp!d !S1,k <V011l0]

_______________________________________ a - las, O sweet -
19
\!A-1s!" 0a,<V001a'_!d !A Ò'!!\!!p

- est___ Je - - - sus! When the sun saw You_ hang - ing__ on__
l!1a,<V0!010os_";!S 0ma <C^#

the___ Cross just a lit - tle while_______ a - go, it
1olQ!!SP\!A-1s"!0v ?F!!A+l!
wrapped___ it - self_____ in___ dark- - - ness; and out of____
1a0x11";!Sq_`P\0!S0av?F00
fear the earth_________ was___ quak - - - ing; and the
3PS\] !!S:+1dl
cur a !O'!!\0!:mC<#p3P
- - tain__ ofz ]S the___ Tem - - ple____ was torn_________
!!S\0a-1s"!0vV 01a1`1l@a,<V
_____ in____________ two. And now I____ see______ You
!10os_";!S0am<C!1q!!SPUS!
vol - un - tar - - i - ly un - der - go - - ing__ death____
_1s"!0avV!`nO\!p!:0r!!SPUS
_ for_________ me. How_ am I___ to bur - - y___ You,__
!_1s!" 0av!V `P\0!S01

____ my________ God? a ~1q!!S Or__________________ how can I wrap____
PUS!_1s!" 0avw
You_ V !1`1aP0
in_______ S ]
a_________ shroud? With__ what___ hands shall_________
_`0a,Q
__ V< ! -1o10'!U\!A-1s"!
I____ touch Your im - mac - - u - late_ bod- - -
0avV06kq\!!PS0]_`0`0a0x
y, or what songs should I___________ be___ sing - ing at
0!1`0aQ_
Your de - par 1
a `q'!\S 0a-1s!" 0a,<V
- ture, ten - der - lov - - - ing__________ Lord?
20
w!w!!!A\!p!+OPS]\0!S0a,<V !X ! 1
I____ mag - ni - fy Your_ Pas - - - - sion, and I ex-
q!!SPUS!_1s"!0avV4k000f
tol______ Your_ bur - - - i - - al and Your res - ur-
1aos1\0!S1PS!_1s"!0a,<VK
rec - - tion,_ as_________ I_________ cry_________ out:
!`p0a1a)1s"!!!:\!!1a~og{!A--:!nAog{!p
O___ Lord, glo - - - ry to__ You!"__________________________
21
Apolytikia.
m<? Mode 2.
@d00aos0001`0! 2'!
When he took______ down Your im - mac - u - late Bod - y
! !0!w!00 p ! !SO]@a b<? 10!

from the Cross, the hon -or - a - ble Jo - - - seph wrapped it in
11000'!!0os0a11'!!
a clean lin - en shroud__ with spic - es and laid it for
q!00!!o1"!
bur - i - al in a new_________ tomb.
m<? Same Mode.
0d00@o000110!
The An - gel stand - ing at the sep - ul - cher cried
2'!\! ! 0 0w ! 0 ! p ! !SO]@ab<?
out and said__ to the oint- ment-bear - ing wom - - - en:
010!11'!!00os00ma ?<
The oint - ments are ap - pro - pri-ate for mor - tal men,
11' ! ! q!0!w!p_1gog{!d
but Christ has been shown to be a stran-ger to___ de - cay.__________
22
Graveside Lamentation on Friday Evening
Matins of Holy Saturday
The Service of the Graveside Lamentations

on Holy Friday Evening

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
Great and Holy Saturday Matins

Epitaphios Service on Good Friday Evening
2 Mode 2. Di.
0ad00@aos00110 ! _
God is the Lord,_____ and He re - vealed Him - self__ to
1am<?q@110 !A !01'!!11
us. Bless - ed is He who comes in th name__ of the Lord.
Verse: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His holy name.
Verse: All the nations surrounded me,

but in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them.
Verse: This came about from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
m<? Apolytikia.
Mode 2.
@d00aos0001`0! 2'!
! !0!w!00 p ! !SO]@a b<? 10!

11000'!!0os0a11'!!
q!00!!o1"!
bur - i - al in a new_________ tomb.
1
m<? Glory.
qd ! 0@o0!1q!!A00w
When You de - scend - ed un - to death, O Lord who your - self
!0@os00ma <?10!10!2'!
are im - mor - tal Life, then did You mor - ti - fy Ha -
!0_112' ! ! 0 p ! !A b<?40
des by___ the light - ning flash of Your Di - vin - i - ty. Al - so
0'_111' ! ! !os'! !A m<?2' ! !

when__ You raised the dead from the neth - er - world, all the Pow-
_1110!p!!Ab<?1100
- ers of the heav - ens were cry - ing out: "O Giv - er of
q!0 ! 1a@o1"!00
life,__ Christ our God, glo - - ry to You.
m<? Both now.
0d00@o000110!
2'!\! ! 0 0w ! 0 ! p ! !SO]@ab<?
010!11'!!00os00ma ?<
11' ! ! q!0!w!p_1gog{!d
but Christ has been shown to be a stran-ger to___ de - cay.__________
2
Kathismata.
!k1maw10@1a@1O'!!w!A,<?
From Pi - late Jo - seph asked for Your wor - ship-ful Bo - dy.
!1a10 ! p_1O0_w !A,<?

He wraps it in a clean__ lin - en shroud and___ with spic - es
03'!!!os@0'!!05'!!!os@
a - noints it for bur - i - al____ and he lays it in his_____ new
0a,<?2a{!2'!! !A ! !1O0_w
tomb. Then at ear - ly dawn the wom - en came with__ their oint-
!A,<?w!!os@0a!!1O0_w
ments, and they cried,___ "Show us the Res - ur - rec - tion,__ O Sav -
!A,<?!q@1O!0
ior, as You had fore - told, O Christ."
,<? Glory.
w ! !os@0a ! ! 1O0 _ w
And they cried,___ "Show us the Res - ur - rec - tion,__ O Sav -
!A,<?!q@1O!0
ior, as You had fore - told, O Christ."
3
,<? Both now.
!k1maw10@1a@1O'!!w!A,<?
As - tound - ed were the hosts of th An - gels, be - hold - ing
! 1a10 ! p_1110_w
how He, who sits a - bove__ in the bos - om of___ the Fa -
!A,<?03' ! ! ! os @ 0' ! ! 0 5' ! !

ther, is laid in a sep - ul - cher,___ th Im - mor - tal One,
!os@0a,<?02a{!2'!!!A!!1O
as_____ a corpse. He is sur - round - ed by an - gel - ic ar-
0_ w !A ,<?w ! !os@0a ! ! 1 O
mies,__ who praise Him and, to - geth - er with the dead in Ha-
0_w!A,<?!q@1O!0\0!:o{a
des,__ give glo - ry to Him, their Cre - a - tor and Lord.__________
!
___
4
The Canon.
2 Ode i. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
eb ! 00@os001'g ! ! \1!S
He, who with a sea - wave had bur - ied the ty -
10 ! 1~0 ! ! !A bb<?11ad011'!
- rant pur - su - er long a - go, was bur - ied be - neath the
!0qg@O'!b!!q!Ab<?1d~1q!0'g!
earth by sons of those then_ de - liv - ered. Now, as once the maid-ens
!A 1d11'! ! ! 100'b_11q
did, let us sing___ to the Lord, "For He____ is great - ly glo-
\!!\0!
ri - fied."___
b<? Troparion 1.
eb!00!1aq!!!Ab<?
q!b 00@os011'!!A0!1~
I will sing an an - them of ex - o-dus and a fu -
0 ! ! !A b<?1~2' ! ! 0!11'!!!q
neral hymn to You, O Lord my God, who by Your bur - i - al o-
!A b<?0300!1'!!A 111'! ! 0
pened the en - tranc - es of life to me. By Your death___ You put
0'-11q\!!\0!
Ha - des and death to___ death.___
5
b<? Glory. Troparion 2.
3!d 011'!!!1a000!b' !e!Am<?

Glo - ry to the Fa - ther and the Son and the Ho - ly Spir - it.
qb ! 00@os0a0q ! 0 q !
Those who are a - bove_____ earth and those in the neth - er-
\0g!1~0 ! ! !A bb<?11d11'! ! 0
world___ saw You on the throne on high and down be-low with-
!11'g!!! b q ! b<?1d~111! ! ! !
in the grave,__ O my Sav - ior. They were ag - i - tat - ed by Your
1a011' ! ! 0000'b_11
death, for they saw You dead, in - com - pre - hen - si - bly, O
q\!!\0!
Source of__ Life.___ Both now. Troparion 3.
1d~011'!!000q!!qb@
Both now and ev - er and to the a - ges of a - ges.
11ma <?
A - men.
eb ! 00@os0a1'g ! ! \1!S1
Lord, You have de - scend - ed in - to the neth - -
0 ! 1~0 ! ! !A bb<?11d11' ! ! b! !
er - most re - gions of the earth, to fill all things___ with_ Your
e!Am<?01ag0!q@1d1O' ! ! ! b!
glo - ry. My per - son in Ad - am was not hid - den from You who
!11am<?0d11'!!0000'b_1
love man - kind. You are bur - ied and You re - new__ me, the
1q\!!0!
cor - rupt - ed__ one.___
6
b<? Katavasia.
eb ! 00@os001'g ! ! \1!S
He, who with a sea - wave had bur - ied the ty -
10 ! 1~0 ! ! !A bb<?11ad011'!
- rant pur - su - er long a - go, was bur - ied be - neath the
!0qg@O'!b!!q!Ab<?1d~1q!0'g!
earth by sons of those then_ de - liv - ered. Now, as once the maid-ens
!A 1d11'! ! ! 100'b_11q
did, let us sing___ to the Lord, "For He____ is great - ly glo-
\!!\0!
ri - fied."___
7
2
Ode iii. The Heirmos. Mode pl. 2. Vu.
1b~01'!!!q!Ab<?003g0 ! !
When cre - a - tion_ be - held You, who with - out re-straint sus-
qn!0y!0`0!0'!!Ac?4bw!!e!A0!
pend-ed all the earth___ on the wa - ters, now___ sus-pend-ed on a
\1!S1P!!!Ab<?11d110 ! !qg
cross________ on___ Gol-go-tha, it was con - strained by great as - ton-
@11qd!-g1dam?< q!0\0b-11q
ish - ment, and cried a - loud, "No one is ho - ly, but You,
\!!\0!
O___ Lord."__
b<? Troparion 1.
eb!00!1aq!!!Ab<?
1b~q!0'!!q !A b<?00e !0!

Of old by man - y vi - sions, You re - vealed the sym-bols
11I'! !A b<?1~q ! 0' ! ! e ! 0

of Your bur - i - al. But what You once___ kept se - cret, O
0!11I'!!Ab<?11d110 ! !
Mas - ter, now, as God and man, You clear - ly showed to those in
1a{!1q!-g1adm?< q!0\0b-11q
Ha - des, who cried a - loud, "No one is ho - ly, but You,
\!!\0!
O___ Lord."___
8
m<? Glory. Troparion 2.
q!b 00'!!q!Ab<?03'!n !0yq!

Sav - ior, when You___ ex - tend - ed Your hands,__ You u - nit - ed
0'! ! 111w0'b!!Ab<?1~0'!!e!A
things___ that had been di - vid - ed. By Your___ con- fine-ment
0!\1!S101I'!!Ab?< 1d~110
in the shroud_______ and the sep - ul-cher, You set free those
! ! q ! ! 11q!-g1adm<?q!0\0b-
who were fet- tered. To You they cry a - loud, "No one is ho -
11q\!!\0!
ly, but You, O___ Lord."__
m<? Both now. Troparion 3.
qb!01'!!!q!Ab<?003'n!!0y
You, un - con - tain - a - ble Mas-ter, were con - fined___ by the
0a0'!!`11w0'!b !Ab<?2'!!e!A0!
tomb and___ seals,_ of Your own___ will. By___ Your ac -tions as____
\1!S1PI'! !A b<?11d11'! ! !
God,________ O___ Friend of man, You made Your pow - er known to
11q !-g 1adm<? q ! 0 \0b-11q

all, who cry a - loud, "No one is ho - ly, but You,
\!!\0!
O___ Lord."__
9
b<? Katavasia.
1b~01'!!!q!Ab<?003g0 ! !
When cre - a - tion_ be - held You, who with - out re-straint sus-
qn!0y!0`0!0'!!Ac?4bw!!e!A0!
pend-ed all the earth___ on the wa - ters, now___ sus-pend-ed on a
\1!S1P!!!Ab<?11d110 ! !qg
cross________ on___ Gol-go-tha, it was con - strained by great as - ton-
@11qd!-g1dma <?q!0\0b-11q
ish - ment, and cried a - loud, "No one is ho - ly, but You,
\!!0goa{!d
O___ Lord."________
Mid-ode Kathisma.
!k1maw10@1a@1O'!!w!A,<?
The sol - diers keep - ing watch at Your tomb, O my Sav - ior,
!1a10 ! p_1O0_w !A,<?

be - came as dead for fear___ of the ra - di - ant An - gel.
0e!0'!!!os@0'!!05'!!!
And he pro-claimed__ that You____ a - rose___ to the wom - en__ who
0os@0,a <?2{!a 2'! ! !A ! !1O0

came_____ at dawn. We ex - tol___ You, Lord, for You a - bol - ished_
_w !A,<?w ! !os@0a ! ! 1O0

_ cor - rup - tion, and we wor - ship You, our on - ly God, who__
_w!A,<?!q@1O!0
_ was bur - ied and rose from the sep - ul - cher.
10
Ode iv. The Heirmos.
2 Mode pl. 2. Vu.
0b001n{a !0q!0'!!A1b~11ad
When he fore - saw Your di - vine__ emp - ty-ing on the Cross,
q!2'!!00'b!!q!Ab?< 1~1g00!d
Proph-et Ha - bak-kuk cried out___ a - ston-ished, "You went to those in
2'!!1I'p!!!1abb<?003z0! p
Ha - des and there cut off the heads of the rul - ers, O Good
! ! 11q\!!\0!
One, as the al - might - y___ God."__
Troparion 1.
b<?
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
0bq!1n!{a `0!0'!!cA <?1~1d~0

To - day, You sanc - ti - fied the sev-enth day, which You had
2'!!A0!g1~0 ! ! !A bb<?1~1g00
blessed of old, when You rest - ed from Your works. For You, O Sav-
! d 2'!UI'p ! ! ! 1abb<?003z0!p
ior, gen - er - ate__ and re -new all things; and, while keep - ing the Sab-
! ! 11q\!!\0!
bath, You are re - claim - ing__ them.__
11
m<?
Glory. Troparion 2.
@bq!1a{n!`0!0'!!Ac?< 1~03'g!
When You, O Lo - gos,_ were vic - to - ri-ous thru su - pe - ri-
!1ad02' ! ! 0 q ! 0'b! ! q!Ab<?0

or strength, Your soul was sep - a - rat - ed from___ Your bod - y; and
03zg0 ! d2' ! UI'b! ! e !A dm<?00

it shat - tered the bonds of both_ Death__ and Ha - des by the
0bPS]!_11q\!!\0!
pow - - er__ of Your di - vin - i - ty.____
m<?
Both now. Troparion 3.
Qn ! 001a{ ! 1I'! !A c<?1~ed !

Ha - des was em - bit - tered in meet - ing You, O Lo - gos,
2'! ! 01'b ! ! ! q !A b<?03g00!d

see - ing a de - i - fied__ mor - tal, who bore the marks of
2'!!!\1b!1
S 01I'!!Ab<?00e@
bruis - es and yet_________ was all - pow - er- ful. At the fear - ful
1a00\!!11q\!!\0!
sight, it was speech- less and hor - ri - fied.____
12
b<? Katavasia.
0b001n{a !0q!0'!!A1b~11ad
When he fore - saw Your di - vine__ emp - ty-ing on the Cross,
q!2'!!00'b!!q!Ab?< 1~1g00!d
Proph-et Ha - bak-kuk cried out___ a - ston-ished, "You went to those in
2'!!1I'p!!!1abb<?003z0! p
Ha - des and there cut off the heads of the rul - ers, O Good
! ! 11q\!!\0!
One, as the al - might - y___ God."__
13
Ode v. The Heirmos.
2 Mode pl. 2. Vu.
1'p!!1110'b!!bA <?0112'
Proph - et I - sai - ah once be-held the nev - er - set-
! ! ! g1~0 ! ! !A bb<?! p111b0q@

ting light of Your The - oph- a - ny, that is when You, O Christ our
1a0d1100 ! p ! 0am<? ! g1 q !
God, sym - pa - thet - i - cally ap-peared to us. Ris - ing ear - ly
0'b!!q!Ab<?!1o0q!d002'!
in____ the morn-ing, he cried______ a - loud, The dead shall rise___
!mA ?< 01g!' !w ! ! !A bb?< !1o

up, a 1
s 0@
and those in the tombs shall a - rise, and all_______ those in the
1a! ! 11q!!!
earth shall be glad and great - ly re-joice."
14
Troparion 1.
b<?
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
1'p ! ! 1110'b ! !A b<? 0 1g 1

Since___ You, the Fash - ion - er, be - came a hu - man
1'!!2I'b!! q ! b<?1d~110q!
be - ing, You re - make___ the earth-born; and the shroud and sep - ul-
0!p!0am<?qb!0!\1!S101I'
cher, O Word of God, in - di - cate the mys - - ter - y borne
! !A b<? ! 1aos10 ! d00110!

in You. For Jo - seph, the re - spect - ed mem - ber of the
p!m?< 000!gw!b0'!!q!Ab?< ! p0
coun - cil, now per - forms the coun-sel of____ Your Fa-ther, who mag-
1bo1"!000\!!11q\!!\0!
nif - - i - cent - ly in You_ makes me new a - gain.___
15
m<?
Glory. Troparion 2.
I'p! ! 1110b ! !A b<?01g1

You___ change mor - tal - i - ty thru death; by means of
2'!!1I'b!!q!Ab<?1d~110!O
bur - i - al You change__ cor- rup - tion; for prop - er - ly, as God,
!00!p!0am<?!g1q@\1b!1
You make S 0
in - cor - rupt - i - ble and im - mor - tal that_________ which
1'!! !A b<?!p01abos1\0!d011'!
You had as-sumed. For Your bod - y saw___ no cor - rup -
!1'g ! ! w ! b0'!! q !A b<?! p1bo1"!

tion; like-wise, Your soul was not____ a - ban-doned in Ha - - des,
00PS]!_11q\!!\0!
O Mas - - ter,_ ex - traor - di - nar - i - ly.____
16
m<?
I'p!!1110'b!!Ab<?011
Born___ of a g 2'!
wom - an spared tra - vail, You were yet speared_
!0P!b!!q!Ab<?1d~1q ! O' ! !
in the side,__ O__ my Mak - er. From this side You wrought Eves re-
0!0am<?! g1 q @\1b!S101I'!
fash - ion - ing; for be - com - ing Ad - - am, You fell a-
!A b<?! p01bo1" ! d!1110!_

sleep su - per - nat - - ural - ly in a life - pro - duc - ing
1am<?00 ! g1~0 ! ! !A bb<? ! p1bo1"

sleep, and then You raised up Life her-self from slum - -
!000!!11q\!!\0!
ber and from cor - rup-tion, as al - might - y___ God.____
17
b<? Katavasia
1'p!!1110'b!!bA <?0112'
Proph - et I - sai - ah once be-held the nev - er - set-
! ! ! g1~0 ! ! !A bb<?! p111b0q@

ting light of Your The - oph- a - ny, that is when You, O Christ our
1a0d1100 ! p ! 0am<? ! g1 q !
God, sym - pa - thet - i - cally ap-peared to us. Ris - ing ear - ly
0'b!!q!Ab<?!1o0q!d002'!
in____ the morn-ing, he cried______ a - loud, The dead shall rise___
!mA ?< 01g!' !w ! ! !A bb?< !1o

up, a 1
s 0@
and those in the tombs shall a - rise, and all_______ those in the
1a! ! 11q!!!
earth shall be glad and great - ly re-joice."
18
Ode vi. The Heirmos.
2 Mode pl. 2. Vu.
0b 0 0os 0 0 0 ! 1~ 0 ! !
Proph - et Jo - nah was in the bel - ly of the
!A b<?0 1'p ! ! ` 1 ` 0' ! ! A bb<?1~0!g

whale de - tained,__ but__ not____ re - tained. For, in that
1~0 ! ! !A b1n q ! q ! 0'!! O'!!

he pre - fig-ured You, the One who suf-fered and____ was bur - -
!Ac<?w ! 1bos000 ! g0`X1I'!

ied, he sprang forth______ from the beast as from___ a brid - al
!A bb<?1d~11' ! ! 00'b! ! q !Ab<?00

room, and he cried out to the guard__ of sol-diers, You, who
!1ao1
are keep s pg@111'd!!!1am?< 01
- ing watch and fol - low van - i - ty and lies, have for-
1'!!00'b_11q\!!\0!
sak - en the mer - cy that was meant for__ you.___
19
Troparion 1.
b<?
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
0b0 0os0 0 \0! 0 1 0'!

You were mur - dered, O Word,__ but not sun -
!A b<?001'p!!`1`0'! !A bb<?1~0!g
dered from the flesh___ in___ which___ You___ shared. For e - ven
0`X1I'!!11a{!n01'!!!O'!!
if_____ Your tem - ple was de - stroyed at the time of__ Your Pas - -
!Ac<? 1~0 ! 1bos0 ! g0`X1I'! !A bb<?

sion, nev - er - the - less,_____ one was the____ hy - pos - ta - sis
1d~11' ! ! 1 I'b ! ! q !Ab<?0 ! 1

of Your hu - man flesh and of____ Your God-head. For in both__
o1"! ! 1d11'!!Am<?0x2'!!00'b
__________ na-tures, You are one___ Son, the Word of God, as You__
_11q\!!\0!
_ are tru - ly God and_ man.___
20
@b00os0!O'! ! !A 001'p!
Ad - ams fail - ure re - sult - ed in death for hu - man - i-
!11`0'! !A bb<?1~0 ! g0`X1I'!

ty but not____ for____ God. For though the hu - man na - ture
!b1q!nq!0'!!O'!!!Ac<?1b~01
of Your flesh had suf-fered at____ the Pas - - sion, yet Your di-
w ! 0 ! g1~0 ! ! !A bb<? 1d~00 ! 1~

vin - i - ty re - mained im - pas - si - ble. By Your res - ur - rec-
0! b! !A 0!1o1"!d110!!!
tion, You trans -formed Your cor - rup - - ti - ble bod - y to in-cor-
w!Am<?02'!!00b\!!11q\!!
rup - tion, and made it a source of life___ in - cor - rup - ti -
\0! ble.____
21
m<?
@b00ao\g 0!11I'! !A b<?00

Ha - des reigned____ o - ver the hu - man race, but would
1'p!!`110'!!A bb?< 1~q! 0'! ! q

not____ do___ so for - ev - er. For af - ter You___ were bur-
!A b<? 0111' ! ! n00'!!O'!!!

ied, You broke the bolts and bars of death___ a - sun - - der,
1~0!1bo0
O a ! g1~0 ! ! !A bb?< 1d~
s 0
might - y Mas - ter, with Your hand that caus-es life. You
11'! ! 00'b!!q!Ab<?00!1aos
pro-claimed the sure and true____ re - demp-tion to those who lay______
10a{ !A dm<?01O'!!p!Am<?0b0_
a - sleep there from all a - ges, O Sav - ior, and You___ be-
1110!!!
came the first - born of the dead.
22
b<?
Katavasia.
0b 0 0os 0 0 0 ! 1~ 0 ! !
Proph - et Jo - nah was in the bel - ly of the
!A b<?0 1'p ! ! ` 1 ` 0' ! ! A bb<?1~0!g

whale de - tained,__ but__ not____ re - tained. For, in that
1~0 ! ! !A b1n q ! q ! 0'!! O'!!

he pre - fig-ured You, the One who suf-fered and____ was bur - -
!Ac<?w ! 1bos000 ! g0`X1I'!

ied, he sprang forth______ from the beast as from___ a brid - al
!A bb<?1d~11' ! ! 00'b! ! q !Ab<?00

room, and he cried out to the guard__ of sol-diers, You, who
!1ao1
are keep s pg@111'd!!!1am?< 01
- ing watch and fol - low van - i - ty and lies, have for-
1'!!00'b_11q !!0gog{!d
sak - en the mer - cy that was meant for__ you._________
23
Ode vii. The Heirmos.
2 Mode pl. 2. Vu.
1b~q!0@os000!\1!S1
In - ef - fa - ble won - der! He who de - liv - -
01I'! !A b<?1d~11'!!PS] ! p! ! !
ered the pi - ous youths in the fur - nace____ from the rag-ing
1abb<?03'!!1a1' ! ! p_111abm<?
fire is laid out to - day, dead and breath- less, in a tomb,
0x0 ! 0`01I' ! !A b<? 1d~11a./<?

for the sal - va - tion of us who sing, O our God
$b01~0!p!!w! b
and Re - deem - er, You_ are bless-ed.
b<? Troparion 1.
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
eb ! 0@os0a0 ! \1!S101
Ha- des is wound - ed at its heart________ by re-
I'! !A b<? 1d~ 1 1'!!PS]I'p! ! ! 1abb<?

ceiv - ing Him, whom a lance___ had_____ wound- ed in the side.
003'!!1a00O0!p!0am<?
And it groans,_ con-sumed by the fire of di - vin - i - ty,
0x0 ! 0`01I' ! !A b<? 1d~11a./<?

$b01~0!p!!w! b
24
Troparion 2.
b<?
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
1~b q!00@os0ma ?< 00!1

The g ~
sep - ul - cher is pre - cious. When it re- ceived
0 ! ! !A b1d~11'! ! 00'p ! ! ! 1abb<?

with - in it - self the Cre - a - tor as though He were a - sleep,
00eg!!1`1d0!g_1adm<?00
it x b!
be - came a di - vine___ treas - ure house of Life, for the sal -
0`01I'!!Ab<?1d~11a./<?$b01~
va - tion of us who sing, O our God and Re - deem -
0!p!!w! b
er, You_ are bless-ed.
0bq ! @os000 ! \1!S10

The Life of all______ things ac - cepts in - ter - - ment
1I'!!Ab<?1~011'!!PS]I'! ! !
and bur - i - al, which is the law____ for______ those___ who have
1ab<?0e ! ! 111'!!!!e!Am<?0x
died. His tomb thus be-comes the source of res - ur - rec-tion for
0b!0`01I'!!Ab<?1d~11a./<?$b0
the sal - va - tion of us who sing, O our God and Re -
1~0!p!!w! b
deem - er, You_ are bless-ed.
25
qb ! 0@os00\0!111' !
One was the God - head of Christ___ with the Fa - ther
!!!q!A b<? 01'p ! !`110'! ! b0

and__ the Spir - it, and there was no___ sep - a - ra - tion in
3g0 ! ! 1ad011'! !Am<?0x0! g0`

Ha - des, in the tomb, and in Par - a-dise, for the sal - va -
01I'b ! !A b<? 1d~11a./<? $b0 1~ 0

tion of us who sing, O our God and Re - deem - er,
! p! !w! b
You___ are bless-ed.
Katavasia.
1~b q!0@os000!\1!S1
In - ef - fa - ble won - der! He who de - liv - -
01I'! !A b<?1d~11'!!PS] ! p! ! !
ered the pi - ous youths in the fur - nace____ from the rag-ing
1abb<?03'!!1a1' ! ! p_111abm<?
fire is laid out to - day, dead and breath- less, in a tomb,
0x0 ! 0`01I' ! !A b<? 1d~11a./<?

$b01~0!p!!w! b
26
Ode viii. The Heirmos.
2 Mode pl. 2. Vu.
1'p! ! 1110b! !A b<?1~ ! 1d1

Heav- en, be as - ton - ished and a-mazed, and let the foun-
1' ! !1Ib!' !q!Ab?< !1o1"!!1d1

da - tions of the earth___ be shak-en! Be- hold,__________ He who ev - er
1'!!!11O' ! !p!0am<?11'! !
dwells__ in the heights is num-bered a-mong the dead; a small___ tomb
0 q ! 0'b!!q!Ab<?1'p!!`110'b!
re - ceives Him as____ a stran-ger. Bless the Lord,_ O you Ser -
!A 1~0#p`101'b! !A b<?0x3g0 0
vants; sing a hymn,_ Priests; and Peo - ple, ex - alt Him be-
!d 2' ! !0!p ! !w!b

yond meas-ure un - to all___ the a - ges.
27
Troparion 1.
b<?
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
0b1'p!!`110b! ! b<?11d1
The un - de- filed_ tem - ple was de- stroyed; then, with it-
1'! !A 0!w!0'b!!q!Ab<?!1aos1
self it raised up the fall - en tab - er - nac - le. The sec - ond
1a{!0d1`0! !A m<?0q!11' ! !
Ad - am, who dwells___ in the heights, went down to the cham- bers of
q!Am<?01'!!1'b!!q!Ab<?1'p!!`1
Ha - des, in or - der to save___ the first one. Bless the Lord,_ O
10'b! !A 1~ 0 #p` 1 0 1'b! !A b<?0x

you Ser - vants; sing a hymn,_ Priests; and Peo - ple, ex-
3g00!d2'!!0!p!!w!b
alt Him be - yond meas-ure un - to all___ the a - ges.
28
m<?
Glory. Troparion 2.
I'p!!1110'b! ! b<?11d11'
Though_ the Dis - ci - ples cour-age failed, yet that of Jo-
! !00!g1~0!! !A bb?< !1o

seph of Ar a 1
- i - ma - the - s \0!
a has ex-celled. For when_____ he sees__
0d11'!!!11100@1a{!mA ?< 0x
that the God___ o- ver all is hang - ing dead and na - ked, he
2' ! ! 01'! b! ! q !A b<? 1'p! !`11

asks for Him and bur - ies__ Him, cry - ing, Bless the Lord,_ O you
0'b! !A 1~ 0 #p` 1 0 1'b! !A b<?0x 3g

Ser - vants; sing a hymn,__ Priests; and Peo - ple, ex - alt
00!d2'!!0!p!!w!b
Him be-yond meas-ure un - to all__ the a - ges.
29
m<?
I'p!!1110b ! ! b<?11d1
Oh,___ nov - el mar - vels that were wrought! Oh, the ben-
1'! !A 0!g1~0 ! ! !A bb<?!p01abo1 s

ev - o-lence! Oh, the pa - tience pass-ing speech! For, of His_______ own
\0!0d11'!!!1110!_1ma ?<
will,___ He who dwells__ in the heights is sealed be - neath the earth,
11'!!!w!0'b!!q! b<?1'p!!`1
and God___ is de-famed as a_____ de- ceiv - er. Bless the Lord,_ O
1 0'b! !A 1~ 0 #p` 1 0 1'b! !A b<?0x

you Ser - vants; sing a hymn,_ Priests; and Peo - ple, ex-
3g00!d2' ! ! 0!p!!w!b
alt Him be- yond meas-ure un - to all__ the a - ges.
30
Katavasia.
b<?
0b0os002'!!!O' ! !!A b<?
We praise,_____ and we bless,__ and we wor - ship the Lord.
1'p! ! 1110b! !A b<?1~ ! 1d1

Heav- en, be as - ton - ished and a-mazed, and let the foun-
1' ! !1Ib!' !q!Ab?< !1o1"!!1d1

da - tions of the earth___ be shak-en! Be- hold,__________ He who ev - er
1'!!!11O' ! !p!0am<?11'! !
dwells__ in the heights is num-bered a-mong the dead; a small___ tomb
0 q ! 0'b!!q!Ab<?1'p!!`110'b!
re - ceives Him as____ a stran-ger. Bless the Lord,_ O you Ser -
!A 1~0#p`101'b! !A b<?0x3g0 0
vants; sing a hymn,_ Priests; and Peo - ple, ex - alt Him be-
!d 2' ! !0!p ! !1bo !go g { !d

yond meas-ure un - to all___ the a - ges.__________
31
Ode ix. The Heirmos.
2 Mode pl. 2. Vu.
4d0'!!!10011' ! !Am<?I'p!
Weep not for Me, O Moth - er, as you see your Son, whom___
!1O@b1101a{ !A 0'p!!!1abb<? !X p
you con - ceived in your womb with - out seed, ly - ing in a tomb. For
001bo1"!0p!1d11'!!A0
I will rise___________ from the dead and will be glo - ri-fied; and
111!!1'!!!1'b!!q!Ab<?00
as God, I will un - ceas - ing- ly ex - alt____ in glo - ry those who
1~0\!!11q\!!\0!
mag - ni - fy___ you with faith and__ love.___
32
Troparion 1.
b<?
eb!00!1aq!!!A b<?
1d~11!' !0b!' !e!Ad011!' g_

I was blest in es - cap - ing la- bor, in a man -ner_ past
e!Adm<?I'p!!1O@b110000p!
na - ture, at____ Your un - u - su - al birth, O un - o - rig - i-
\!!1bba <?1~0'p!!!1bo0
nate_ Son. s d1!1O'
But now___ as I see______ You, my God, not breath-
!! !A m<?0110!q!!S001'b!!
ing and dead, I am pain - ful - ly torn______ by the sword___ of
!q!Ab<? ! p01bo1"!0\!!11q
my sor - row. So a - rise,___________ so that I___ may be mag-
\!!\0!
ni - fied.___
33
1d~0@1g0_2'!!1d11
Earth co - vers Me by___ My own will.__ But the door-
0!!q!Am?< I'p!!1110b!!Ab?< !Xp0

keep - ers of Ha-des shud - der and quake, as they be-hold that I
01bo1" ! 0 q ! \0! 1d 1 1' !

am clothed_________ in the blood-stained gar - ment of venge -
!Am<?q!1O'!!1'! !A m<?@b02'p! ! !
ance. Af - ter I smite My__ en - e-mies with the Cross,__ as___
1bba ?< !1o1"!!1d11'!!01g0

God, O Moth - - er,__ I will rise a- gain and mag - ni-
\!!\0b!
fy___ you.___
34
1d~0@1g0_w!Adm<?11'!!!
Great - ly re - joice, O___ cre - a - tion! And ev - ery-one_
11q!p!0am<?I'p!!111 0b!
who was born on earth, be glad! Ha - des, the en - e - my, has
! ! 1a b<? ! p01bo10 ! q ! 0d1

been de-spoiled. Let the wom - en with their oint-ments come to
1'! !A m<?0 1 O ! ! q ! !S 0 0 0'p !

meet___ Me. I am res - cu-ing Ad - - am and Eve and
!!1abb<?!Xp001bo1"!Am<?!1q\!!
all man-kind. And on the third___________ day I will rise a -
0!
gain.___
35
Katavasia
d '!!!10011' ! !Am<?I'p!
40 Weep not for Me, O Moth - er, as you see your Son, whom___
!1O@b1101a{ !A 0'p!!!1abb<? !X p
you con - ceived in your womb with - out seed, ly - ing in a tomb. For
001bo1"!0p!1d11'!!A0
I will rise___________ from the dead and will be glo - ri-fied; and
111!!1'!!!1'b!!q!Ab<?00
as God, I will un - ceas - ing- ly ex - alt____ in glo - ry those who
1~0\!!11q\!!0gog{!d
mag - ni - fy___ you with faith and__ love._________
36
The Encomia
(Graveside Lamentation)
,<V
1st Stanza. Mode pl. 1.
!p1P)@w!A,<V !0P@11a,<V
In the tomb_ they laid you, you, O Christ,_ who are Life;
0kf1w!00\!!101' ! !A,<V0p
in a - maze-ment an - gel ar - mies lift up their song, as
0101! ! ! 1@11
they glo - ri - fy your self - a - base - ment, Lord.
,<V
2nd Stanza. Mode pl. 1.
3zd!=\!!\!!1'-:mC< !+p 1100

It is_____ right_ in - deed__ we should mag - ni - fy
000@os0,a F<V1k~000\!!1
the one who grants____ life. You that stretched your hands_ wide
01'! !A 1110#1-!p!!+11
up - on the Cross broke and smashed the might and pow-er of the foe.
nN
3rd Stanza. Mode 3.
4g 0a !S ! = ! n- !S 1a 0x 1ag !S 1 1 0
Each gen - er - a - tion of - - fers, my Christ, for your en-
\1!S+l!A1x00US!_\1!Sl@a
tomb - - ment, in hymns and songs_____ its prais - - es.
37
The Resurrectional Evlogetaria

Long Version
Based on the composition by Petros Lambadarios
Mode pl. 1. Pa.
1. 4'!p !!\1~0[!!!ooa,1
Bless V< 'd)!!2
- ed are You_______ O__ Lord;_________ teach___________
\!!:m<C10'! !! !A3`0a
me,__ teach ,<V
me____ Your_ stat - - utes.
!`p0@ a o1!PS]@1
When a ko1"!A @p
the hosts__________ of_______ the An - - gels saw
00os@01d'!!l\!!:m<C0p1'!
how You______ were ac - count - - - ed___ a - mong__
!!l!O0'!!!!A3`0a,!V< `0a@o
the__ dead,________ they___ all__ mar - - veled. You,_ O Sav -
1\!!1k11a@00os\!!S:1p'!!l
- ior,__ are the One who de - stroyed______ the_ might__ of_____
\!!mC<1os!!\0!S11` 0'!\!!
death;_ and______ when_ You_ a - - rose___ You___ raised_
l! O Q ! ! ! ooa,<V ! 01a$A40
Ad - am with your - self__________ and from Ha - des lib - er -
001'd!\!!+p1
at - ed ev - ery - one.
38
vV
2. 4'p!!!\1~0[!!!ooa,1
Bless V< 'd)!!2
\!!:m<C10'! !! !A3`0a
me,__ teach ,<V
!`p00@o1\!!1k`1a@a0
"Why_ do you min - - gle__ the___ oint - ments with__
os\!!0p!m:S <C!11'!!!l!O0'!!!
_____ your_ tears__ full of pit - y, O wo - - men___ dis -
!A3`0a,<V!`0a@o1\!!1k11a
ci - - ples?" Thus_ the An - - gel__ who was shi-
@a0os\!!\0p!1'!!!l!O0'!!
ning in_______ the__ tomb__ cried________ to____ the myrrh - bear-
!!A3`0a,<V0os-:p\ !!+1l
ing wo - !!\!!
- men. "See________ for your - selves the emp - ty___
l!1a1'!!!!ooa,<V000os@
tomb___ and un - der - stand,_______ that the Sav - ior
01'd!!!+1a1a1'!!!+p1
has ris - en__ from the sep - - ul - cher."
39
vV
3. 4'p!!!\1~0[!!!ooa,1
Bless V< 'd)!!2
\!!:m<C10'! !! !A3`0a
me,__ teach ,<V
!`p0@ a o1!PS]@01ko1!
Ver - y ear - - ly_______ in the morn - - ing,
@0os\!!S:0a1'd!!l\!!:m<C0p1'!!
the myrrh - bear - ing wo - - - men_ were has - ten-
!l!O0'!!!!A3`0a,<V!`0a@o
ing to____ Your tomb___ la - ment - - ing. But__ the An -
1\!!1k`q\!!S:0os@1
- gel__ a 'd!!l\!!:
ap - peared to__ them_____ and ut - - - tered,_
0p1os @a ! 11'!!!+110'!!!
"The time______ for lam - en - ta - - - tion has end - - -
l!1a1'!!!!ooa,<V0k00os@a
ed;________ weep___ no__ more._______ Go an - nounce____ the
!d11'!!p!+11
Res - ur - rec a 01'd!!!+p1
- tion_ to the A - pos - - - tles."
40
vV
4. 4'p!!!\1~0[!!!ooa,1
Bless - ed are V< 'd)!!2
You_______ O__ Lord;_________ teach___________
\!!:m<C10'! !! !A3`0a
me,__ teach ,<V
$p0e!O0PS]@a1ko1 !A @a
When the myrrh - - bear - - ing wo - - men had
0os!!1'd!U!Apm<C012'!!AQ\!!
come_____ with their spic - - - es__ to Your sep - ul - cher O__
l!O0'!!!!ooa,<V|$3z1s"!1
Sav - - ior____ they_ heard________ the voice_______________
0PS]@1 a ko1!A@00os@1
of_________ an An a 'd!
- - gel clear ly speak - ing to_____
! l \!! m<C 1kos!!p\0!S11l

________ them,_ "Why______ do__ you__ ac - - count a-
!!\!!l!1`0'! ! ! !ooa,<V ! 1
mong_ the__ dead___ the____ One___ who__ lives?________ For as
0kos@01'd!!!+1a1a1'!!!+p1
God______ He has ris - en__ from the sep - - ul - cher."
41
vV
5.t!p001'!!!+11
Glo - ry a '!!!\1~0[
to the Fa - ther and the Son and____ the__ Ho -
!!!A3`0
ly___ Spir - - it. ,<V
0p@o1!PS]@1
We a ko1!A@0
bow___________ down____ in wor - - ship to the
0os\!!S1
Fa : 'd!!l\!!mC< 1'p!!!l!O
- ther_ and___ His____ Son__ and___ the__ Ho - -
0'!!!!A3`0, $
ly_________ SpirV< 3`0a@o1\!!- - it , the Ho - ly Trin - - i -
1k` q \!!S:1'd!! 2 \!!m<C 1kos!!p

ty,____ one in__ es - - - sence;_ and______ we_ cry__
\0!S11amC<001'!!!l!1a1'!
a - - loud with the Ser - a - phim,________ "Ho -
!!!A3`0a,<V0os@a!`1'd!!!+p1
ly,___ Ho - - ly, Ho - ly are__ You,___ O___ Lord."
42
vV
6. 4pq! !l!!A0!x 11'!!!\1~0[
Both now and_ ev - er and to the a - ges of a -
!!!o11a
ges__ A - - men. ,<V
!`p0@ a o1!PS]@1
Giv - ing a po1!!!A
birth___________ to_______ the Giv - - er___ of
0os\!!S1 : 'd!!l\!!m<C1'p!\!!l!O
life,______ O___ Vir - - - gin,__ you___ de - liv - ered
0'!!!!ooa,<V!`0a@o1\!!1k`
A - dam from sin,_________ and__ to Eve___________ you_ have___
: os!!p!1
q\!!S0 A 1a 'd!!`\0!mC<1kos
ren - dered_ joy______ in__ place of sor - - - row.___ He________
!!p\0!S11l
____ who_ !!\!!l!1a1'!
from________ you be - came_ in - car - nate, God___
!!!ooa,<V ! 10kos@01'd!!!+1a
and__ man,________ has di - rect - ed to life_________ him
1a1'!!!+p1
who fell______ from it.
43
vV
7. ep\!!w!!!ooa,<VP\!!\0!O
Al - le - lu - i - a,_________ al - le - lu - i-
0a,<V!dA1`q!!!`k0os!!A 1
a, al - le A 'd!!!+p1
- lu - i - a,___ glo - ry to You,______ O God!
m<C
8. pp\!!w!!!ooa,<VP\!!\0!O
Al - le - lu - i - a,_________ al - le - lu - i-
0a,<V!dA1`q!!!`k0os!!A 1
a, al - le A 'd!!!+p1
- lu - i - a,___ glo - ry to You,______ O God!
m<C
9. pp\!!w!!!ooaPQ
Al - le ] !!S\0!S1
- lu - i - a,_________________ al - - le - -
PS!_1s"!0avV6zk1x0:\!!wUS\!!
lu - - - i - - a, al - - le - lu - - i -
\0!2'!!Ap0!w@0]1- !oa{!
a,____ glo - ry to__ You, O God!_____________________________
44
Exaposteilarion. Mode 2.
m<?
qd!0'!!0os'!!Ab<?
Ho - ly is_____ the Lord______ our God.
ed!0'!!0os'! !A b<?
Ho - ly is_____ the Lord______ our God.
5'd!!!Am<?00os'! !A
Ho - ly is the Lord______ our God.
45
m<?The Praises. Mode 2. Di.
0d2'!!!!Al!1`q!-1am<?10s[
Let ev - ery - thing that__ breathes praise the Lord. Praise____
!` O !A w!!S 0am<?2'! ! ! O'!! !A

the__ Lord from the__ heav - - ens, praise__ Him__ in_______ the
0os0am<?01q@11a@xp\!!
high - est. It is fit - ting to sing a hymn to__
1o2\!A-1s"!0
You,___________ O___________ God.
m<?
0ad @a l!O'!! !A 0os0am<?2a' !A !A
Praise Him, all____ you______ His an - gels; praise Him, all
1!SPS!-1s"!0am<?01q@1
you_________ His________________ hosts. It is fit - ting to
1a@xp\!!1o2\!A-1s"!0
sing a hymn to__ You,___________ O___________ God.
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Lauds. Idiomelon 1.
Mode 2. Di.
2
Praise Him for His mighty acts, praise Him according m<?0d011'
to the a - bun-
! U!!!A0os0am<?
dance of________ His great - ness.
!d11q@1O'!!!Am?< !1
To - day, X 1Othe sep - ul - cher holds_____ Him who holds cre - a-
!1'-!0!\1!S1P]U!S _1s!" 0ab?<

tion________ in the palm______________ of_______ His________ hand,
w!1`q!-1a0q!0qU' ! ! !A
and a stone___ cov - ers_ Him who cov- ers the heav - ens________ with
0os0ma <?KO'g!!\0!:n<C^01'n!U\!A-
vir - tue. Life______ sleeps,__ and Ha - des_ trem-
1s"!0ac?4wd`2'!!!0!\1!S1P]
- - bles, and___ Ad - am___ is re - leased______________
US!_1s"!0ab<?e ! 0 ! 1 1 q!!S
from______ his_________ bonds. Glo - ry to Your dis - pen - sa - -
0am<?02' ! ! ! 11O'!!\0!:m<?0
tion, thru which, when You_ had ac - com- plished all,____ You
q!0!q!-1al!1am?< 010`0a
gave us the e - ter - nal_ Sab - bath___ rest, Your all - ho - ly
@01'!!!1ol\!A-1s"!0
Res - ur - rec - tion_ from____________ the__________ dead.
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Lauds. Idiomelon 2.
Mode 2. Di.
2
Praise Him with the sound of trumpet, m<?0'd!!0\1!S1
praise Him with the harp________
1a0am<?
and lyre.
qd!11'!!!!A0os0ma <?0'!!0
What is this won - der__ we see_______ now? What ___ is the
\1!S11a0am<?110! p ! 00
pres - - ent rest? The King of the a - ges has com-
1' ! ! 11q!!SP! n!^ !`1a{!AnM0x

plet - ed the dis - pen - sa - - tion__ with__ His__ Pas-sion, and
q!2'!!`0@1aUU ] !S _1s!" 0ac?

now He takes His Sab - - bath rest______ in_______ the________ tomb,
4wd1q!-1`q!!S\0a-1s!" 0ab?< 01
grant - ing us a_ new____________ Sab - - - bath. Let us
O'!!!Al!1am<?1xO'US!_a1!S
cry______ out to____ Him, "A - rise, O________ God; judge________
PS!-1s!" 0am<?0!O'!!!A0os0a0
the_______________ earth, for You reign_____ for - ev - er, You
0 1 1 1a1s"!!\0!S: !A m<?! o 2 \!A-

who have im - meas - - - ura - ble great_________ mer-
1s"!0
- - cy."
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Lauds. Idiomelon 3.
2 Mode 2. Di.
m<?2'd! ! ! !A l!1am<?
Praise Him with timbrel and dance, praise__ Him with strings and___ flute.
qd ! 1O'!! !A q!!US0_!S1
Come, let us see our__ Life, ly - ing__ in___________ the_________
1ab<?0al!1a0 ! O'!! !A 0os0am<?

tomb. He is____ there so that He______ may give______ life
0x00\1!Sl]! ! ! ! !` 1a 1s" @ab<?

to those who lie_______________ in___ the__ graves.__________
1~os@1O!A000!q!!S0a1
Come,______ as we see Him, from the seed of Ju - - dah, sleep -
!SP!S _1s!" 0am<?!1

- - ing________ toX 11'!!0 - - day, and let us say to Him the
1o10'!U\!A-1s"!0m <?0kO'g!!
words__________ of____ the__ Proph - - et, "You bowed_____
\0!:n<C 0yn ! o 1" ! ! U \!A - 1s" ! 0av?

down,__ and slept__________ as___ a___ li - - - on;
4x2d002'!!! !A l!1am<?00 r !A
and who shall rouse________ You, O____ King? So, a - rise by
US 0 _ !S 1 O' ! ! !Am<?0 1 1' ! !

Your__________ own_________ pow - - er, You who will - ing- ly
0os_!!Al!1am<?3z1s"!! !A !A !o
gave________ your - self for____ us! Glo - - - ry to You,_____
l\!A-1s"!0
_____ O___________ Lord!"
49
Lauds. Idiomelon 4.
Mode pl. 2. Pa.
1
v?
Praise Him with resounding cymbals, praise Him with triumphant cymbals.
3p2'!!01'!UUS!_1s"!0av?
Let ev - ery-thing that breathes______ praise_____ the_________ Lord.
1apl!1a!11aP!!!`P\0!S
Jo - seph___ asked for the Bod - y_________ of__ Je - - -
0amM ! 1l!!A0a1s"!!1aU]\!A-1s"!
sus and he laid____ it in__________ his own_______ new_________
0v ?04000!1aK=!s !Q^_`
tomb; for Je - sus had to e - merge_________ from___ the____
1ma 0
grave M !11'!U\!A-1s!" 0av?1~1
as from His bri - dal__ cham- - - ber. "You who
Ok!0 A 01!SU!S _1s!" 0,a ?0

shat-tered the do - min - - ion_______ of_________ death and
1'd!!1kl!US!O'!!!Am<C^0p0
o x 1a !"s !
-pened the gates___ of_____ Par - a - dise for all____________
!A !A v? ! olUS!_1s"!0
man-kind, glo - - ry________ to__________ You!"
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Lauds. Glory.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0Ò'p!!!A11O'!!\!!S1l!
Ne____ Glo - - ry to the Fa - ther_ and_______ the___
1amM!11'!U\!A-1s"!0av?
Son and the Ho - ly___ Spir- - - it.
0pPS]\!!S+:1a1a2'!0av?4kos
Mo - - - - ses, the great___ Proph- et, mys -
_;"!S0ay@`0`010'!U \!A-1s"!
- tic' - ly pre - fig - ured this day_________ say - - -
0av? 3d1l~PS!US!O'!!\0!:m<C^0p
ing, "Then God blessed__ the____ sev - enth_ day."___ For
p!!!Ao1 s 1'!U\!A-1s!" 0av?r!1

this_____ is_____ the bless - ed___ Sab- - - bath; this is the
0kos_;"!S 0ay ! 11 1' ! ! P!!

day________ of____ rest, in which the on - ly - be - got - ten__
\!!S1l!1amM1a{!A1s"!!1aU]\!A-1s"!
Son_______ of____ God rest - ed_______ from all_______ His_________
0v ?32'!!p!1a@l
works, a !1am0 M 0
ob - serv - ing the Sab-bath rest in the____ flesh, thru the
! 1 l ! ! ` 0 @ 1aU] \!A - 1s" ! 0av?

dis - pen - sa - tion________ in - volv - - ing___________ death.
11111' ! U!!\!!S1l!1amMJ
And re - turn - ing once a - gain_ to__ what______ He____ was,
51
d !O'!!\0!:mC<1p 1'!!!+1d
0!+1al
thru the Res - ur - rec - - tion,___ He grant - ed to us
01`q'!SPS!-1s"!0m<C^ !p11 q
e - ter - - - nal________________ life, for He a - lone
@l!!00a'-!!o2\!A-1s"!0
is good__ and He loves__ hu-man - - i - - - ty.
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v? X
Both now. Theotokion.
0p 3 0 q ! ! 1 0 1' ! ! ! O' !
Both now and ev - er and to the a - ges of a - ges
!\0!:
A - men___ v?
0p 0 0 1 1 1a 0 ! ! 1 1 ! !A
You are su - preme - ly bless - ed, O Vir - gin The - o - to-
!Av?1110!1'! !10`01
kos. For thru Him who from you be-came in - car - nate was
1 0 ! ! 2'd ! ! 1k 1 1" ! ! 1' ! !AY mM

Ha - des tak-en pris - on - er and A - dam has been sum-moned back
0 0 0'n! ! ! 1' ! !A cM 0 4Zp ! 1 1

and the curse__ has been neu - tral - ized and Eve has been lib -
@ 1 0 O 0 ! ! ! 1 0 0'! ! 0
er - at - ed death has been put to death and we___ have been
1' ! !Av?3z00p_10`00
brought to life. There - fore ex - tol - ling we cry____ out: "O
1kos'!!Q^_10`001'! ! !
Christ______ our__ God,__ You are bless - ed, for so was Your good
1@O~!!!
pleas - ure. Glo - ry to You!"
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The Great Doxology
v? 3^ X Mode pl. 2.
qp!0! ! ! 111amMqd!001k
R-01 Glo - ry be to You who showed the light. Glo - ry in the high-
os ! ! !Ay mM|0pO ! ! 0a 0 ! !` 0 @
- est to God. His peace is on earth His good pleas- ure in
O@a
man - kind. v?
3p\10[!!1`0010 ! ! !
L-02 We praise_____ You, we bless___ You, we wor - ship You, we glo-
11a{!AmM#040!A 000'!!A!A v?
ri - fy You, we give thanks to You for Your great___ glo-ry.
\4p0[!d`K2'!!!qp!^!!!111amM
R-03 Lord_____ King,_ heav - en- ly God, Fa-ther Ru-ler o - ver all;
1a{U!!!11a2'! ! ! !11'!!A!A v?
Lord on - ly - be-got - ten Son, Je - sus Christ; and You O Ho - ly Spir-it.
\4p0[ ! ! ! 1 1a p _ 1 O ! 1
L-04 Lord______ God,_ Lamb of God, Son___ of the Fa - ther, who
1' ! ! _O' ! ! ! v? 0 q ! 1 1 1a
take a - way_ the sin of the world, have mer - cy on us,
00q!0_O'!!!
You who take a - way__ v? the sins of the world.
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3p2'! !00'! ! 11a011'

R-05 Ac - cept our sup - pli - ca - tion, You who sit at the right
!!0q! ! ! 1~0[!!!
hand of the v?
Fa-ther, and have mer - cy on us.
ep!1101a{!A1l1 ! ! !A 0y1
L-06 For You a - lone are ho - ly, You a - lone are Lord, Je - sus
q ! ! l!!00'_w!!!:
Christ, to the glo v?
- ry of God___ the Fa - ther. A - men.
1~p 1O0!100!1'!!!1amM
R-07 Ev - ery day I will bless You, and Your name___ will I praise
#040!00!!`0@O@a v?
to e - tern - i - ty and to the a - ges of a - ges.
3`d K2'! !!^2'p! !AmM|00_O'

L-08 Vouch - safe,___ O___ Lord, this day, that we___ be kept
! !\0!
with-out sin.___ v?
\40
R-09 p [!0q!00p_10`
Bless - ed are You, O Lord, the God___ of our fa -
01q\!!10!!!11a!!O'!!!:v?
thers, and praised and__ glo - ri - fied_ is Your name to the a - ges. A- men.
3d1k2'!!!^2'p!!AmM|00'!!0
L-10 Let Your mer - cy be on us, O Lord, as we have set our
O'!!\0!
hope on___ You.___ v?
55
6'7d!d!!^2'p ! !A mM p ! ! 1'!!A v?
11-13 Bless - ed are You, O Lord. Teach me Your stat - utes. (3x)
\4p0[ ! ! 1d1k2'! ! !^ 2'p ! ! ! !

L-14 Lord,______ You have been our ref - uge from gen - er - a - tion
1 1 ! !A !A v? 1~11a q @ q ! ! 1amM
to gen - er - a- tion. I________ said: Lord, have mer - cy on me.
2'!!_1~00'!U@a
Heal my soul, for I v? have sinned a - gainst You.
ep ! ! 1'! !Av?4dkos'!!!p^!q@O'
R-15 Lord, I have fled to You. Teach_____ me to do Your will, for You
!!\0!
are my God.___ v?
3d 1k 2' ! ! !^ pp _ 1 1a mM0 0
L-16 For with You____ is the foun - tain of life; in Your
0'!!=!!!
light____ we shall see_ light. v?
3p1a{!00'!!11' ! U @av?
17-19 Con - tin - ue Your mer - cy to those who know You.
rp!!!oamMl!!!!os0amM\1~0[!!
Ho - ly___ God,___ Ho - ly___ Might - y, Ho - ly Im-
2'!!_O'!!\0!
mor - tal,__ have mer - cy on v? us.____ (3x)
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rp!000'!!11a@11'!!A!A v?
L-20 Glo - ry to the Fa - ther and the Son and the Ho - ly Spir-it.
0p e _`0`0amM0x !11'!!!
R-21 Both now__ and___ ev - er and to the a - ges of
O'!!\0!
a - ges. A - men.___ v?
\5p0[!!2'!!_O'!!\0!
L-22 Ho - ly Im - mor - tal,_ have mer - cy on us.____
v? x Asmatikon
3zp1s"!!!A!A1al!1amM0a1s"!!\0!S
Ho - - - ly__ Ho - ly____ God, Ho - - - ly_____
PS@a1al!!SO0admMJO0aPS!-:O
___________ Might - - - y,_______ Ho - ly________ Im-
P\0!SPS!-1s"!0apymM!`q!!S\0!S
- - - - mor - - - - - tal, have_ mer - - cy______
1PS!-1s"!3z1aog{!
_____ on_________________ us.__________________
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Apolytikia.
2 Mode 2. Di.
qd ! 0@o0!1q!!A00w
When You de - scend - ed un - to death, O Lord who your - self
!0@os00ma <?10!10!2'!
are im - mor - tal Life, then did You mor - ti - fy Ha -
!0_112' ! ! 0 p ! !A b<?40
des by___ the light - ning flash of Your Di - vin - i - ty. Al - so
0'_111' ! ! !os'! !A m<?2' ! !

when__ You raised the dead from the neth - er - world, all the Pow-
_1110!p!!Ab<?1100
- ers of the heav - ens were cry - ing out: "O Giv - er of
q!0 ! 1a@o1"!00
life,__ Christ our God, glo - - ry to You.
m<?
0d00@o000110!
2'!\! ! 0 0w ! 0 ! p ! !SO]@ab<?
010!11'!!00os00ma ?<
11' ! ! q!0!q@0o1"!0
but Christ has been shown to be a stran-ger to____________ de - cay.
58
m<?
@d00aos0001`0! 2'!
! !0!w!00 p ! !SO]@a b<? 10!

11000'!!0os0a11'!!
q!0000'-1gog{!d
bur - i - al in a new__ tomb._________
Troparion before the Prophecy
2 Mode 2. Di.
0d2'a !A ! ! O' ! ! !A l!1am<?00

O Christ, who hold the whole world_ in Your___ hand, You ac-
q@1111'-!0!\1!S1P]\!A-
cept - ed to be held__________ in the sep - - - - ul -
1s!" 0ab<?w!111'!!00ko_
- - cher, s "n;!S
so that You might res - cue hu - man - - i -
0an<C 06 0 ! o 1" ! ! U \!A-1s"!0ac?

ty, which was swal - - lowed_ by__ Ha - - - des,
wd!! !A l!1am<?0 1 1a @a p \!! 1

and, as im-mor - tal____ God, give us life and im - mor - tal-
ol\!A-1s"!\0!:goa{!d
- - i - - - ty._____________
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Vespers of Pascha
The Vesperal Liturgy

on Holy Saturday Morning

Fr. Seraphim Dedes
Byzantine Notation
2012
Vespers of Pascha on Saturday Morning
vV x Mode 1. Pa.
Op@11a'!A !A l!!A vV e U \!A - 1s"

Lord, I have cried to You; hear___ me. Hear me,__ O__________
! 0a vV 1a~00P!!!`0`0anN0x
__ Lord. Lord, I have cried_ to__ You;_ hear___ me. Give
q!!2'!!!\!m!S11apl!O\!A-1s"!
heed to the voice________ of_________ my sup - pli - ca - - -
0avVO~\!!\0!S:l!1anNq#
tion when 1
a !S
I___ cry____ to___ You. Hear me, hear_________
PS!_1"s!0
me_______ O__________ vV Lord.
0p1O'!!!A\!m!1`pP\0!S0va V
Let my prayer_______ be__ set_____________________ forth
0x1'!\!m!1opl\!A - 1s" ! 0 vV 1
be - fore____ You_ as____________ in - - - cense, the
q!1a1"s!!!Al!1anN001a{!`q
lift - ing up____________ of my___ hands as the eve - ning_ sac-
!-1anNq#a1!SPS!_1"s!0
ri - fice. Hear me, hear_________ me,_______ O__________ Lord.
1
Resurrectional Sticheron 1.
Mode 1. Idiomelon. vV
Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; vV 0p 1 ` q' !S
O Lord,____________
PS!_1s"!0avV
hear_______ my_________ voice.
0p2a' !A !A \!m!S1l!AvV 0p1`q'!S

Ac - cept our eve - ning_______ prayers,_ O ho - - -
\0a-1s"!0avV 0` 1' ! ! 06 P ! ! !A
ly____________ Lord, and___ grant____ us re - mis - sion__ of
l!1aFvV 0Ò' !! \!! 1` l!AnN0

our____ sins, for____ you a - lone__ re - vealed__ the
0!w#a1`q'!S\0a-1s"!0
res - ur - rec - tion to____________ the___________ world.
2
vV
Mode 1. Idiomelon.
Let your cears be attentive vV0p11'!!eU\!A-

to the voice of my sup - pli - ca -
1s"!0avV
- - tion.
0pq!w ! 1'! ! ! 11O'!! !AvV

En - cir - cle Zi - on, peo - ple,__ and sur - round_____ her.
0`1PS]!!!Al!1anN0!w#1
Give___ glo - - a `
- - ry to___ him who is ris - en from____
q'!S \0a - 1s" ! 0avV 0` O' ! ! \!m! 1p`

_______ the____________ dead, for____ he_______ is___ our____
l!AnN 0 0 ! w ! ! !A vV 0x 0 0 1`
God___ and has de - liv - ered_ us from our in - iq -
q'!S\0a-1s"!0
- - ui - - - ties.
3
If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand?
vV0pq!0eU\!A-1s"!0avV
For there is for - give - ness with_________ You.
0`p q!!SP\ 0!S0va V00mQ_

Come,__ peo - a
- - - - - ple let us praise_ and
1a l ! !S 1 ` 0apvV w _ ` 0 ` 0 0
wor - ship_______ Christ,________ glo - ri - fy - ing his
0!w@a1`q'!S\0a-1s"!0avV1~
res - ur - rec - tion from___________ the____________ dead, for
1' ! ! 1 0 0 ! q _ 1 l !AnN 0
he is our God and has de - liv - ered the world___ from
0!1`0aUS!_a1`q'!S\0a-1s"!
the de - cep - tion of________ the en - - - e - - -
0
my.
4
Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word.
vV0peUUS!_1s"!0avV
My soul hopes in________ the_________ Lord.
0p01~0 ! ! l! !A 00mP!!
By your pas - sion we were set___ free from our pas - - -
!A l!1pvV 1~00p_`0`0anN
sions, O____ Christ, and by your res - ur - rec - tion
0x00qQ_`0`0anNp_
we were 1
a `
re - deemed from_ cor - rup - tion. O__ Lord, glo -
q'!SPS!_1s"!0
- - ry________ to__________ you.
5
Triodion Sticheron 1-2.

Idiomelon. Mode pl. 4. Ni.
For with the Lord there is mercy,
and with Him is abundant redemption;
and He will redeem Israel
cC1n~11a@0\0a-1s"!0acC
from_______ all his trans - gres - - - sions. Today, Hades...
cC0n
From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, let
2'!!01`q'!SPS!_1s"!0acC
Is - ra - el hope___________ in_________ the_________ Lord.
0n 2'!!11aO'!!US!1abB@1
To - day,___ Ha - des groans____ and__ cries___ out, "It would
11O'! ! !AbB!Xp111a!-O'n!!!o
have been bet - ter for me if I had not re - ceived the__ One_____
\30s[!Y A \S 0!S\0a-1s!" 0acC40q

___________ born of_____________ Mar - - - y; for when He
!! !A bBe!\d 3!S1UUS!-1s!" 0ma C<0n

came_ here, He de - stroyed______ my__ pow- - - - - er. He
q!A\!!S1O'!! !A bB01100!O'
shat-tered the______ gates of__ brass; and, as God, He res - ur - rect-
!!!Al!1ma <C@P!!!o\30s![ Y
- - ed the___ souls, A which I____ held_ cap - - - tive for_____
\0!S\0a-1s!" 0acCt!!!Al!1a00
_________ a - - p - ges." Glo - ry__ to Your__ Cross and Your
p!-0`nPS\0!SPS!_1s"!0
Res - ur - rec - - - - - tion,_______ O__________ Lord!
6
Triodion Sticheron 3.
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; cCwn!1`1aY\!A-

praise_ Him,___ all you__ peo-
1s"!0acC
- - ples.
0n w!111a'^-US@el
To a !1abB1~p
- day,___ Ha - des groans_______ and cries___ out, "My
01'!!!!A0`nP\S 0!SP!S _1s"!

au - thor - i - ty has____________________ been______ de - -
0acC 04!!S0al!!SO0!p O @";!S

stroyed. I took______ One who______ died,______ as though He_____
l!_aO'n!!\0!:cC0402'-!US!
_________ were mor - - tal,____ but I am pow - er - -
_a0osd12\!A-1s!" 0amC<$Xn1~1O'
- less to_______ con - tain________ Him. A - long with Him
!! !A bB0a' !A !A1ap0`nP\0!SPS!_
I___ lose all those, o - ver whom____________________ I_________ had__
1s!" 0acCw!11O !A w!!S0ba B1~

_______ ruled. I had held the dead from all__ a - - ges, but
01'g!!!m1od2\!A_1s"!0amC<3";!S
be - hold,___ He__ rais - - es__ them________ all." Glo -
\0!S1PS!_1s"!0am<C 0p 0 p !-
ry_________ to_______ Your________ Cross and Your Res - ur -
0`nP\0!SPS!_1s"!0
rec - - - - - tion,_______ O__________ Lord!
7
Triodion Sticheron 4.
cCwn ! O' ! ! !Aos11a

For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord____ en - dures
Y\!A-1s"!0cC
for - ev - - - er.
0n \0!1a#7
To a 'z^-US@ael!1ba B1
- day,___ Ha - des groans_______ and cries___ out, "My
1d001O'!!\0!:m<C0nq!0a\!!S
pow - er has been swal- lowed up;____ the Shep-herd has been__
1O'!! !AbB 1d~01`q'!SPS!-1s"!

_____ cru - ci - fied; and He raised__________ Ad - - - - -
0am<Cq ! 012'!0am<C@n1\1!S
am. I have been de - prived__ of__ those, o - ver whom____
1-~0s![ !\0!:bB !11O!Aq ! ! ! !

___________ I___ ruled;__ and I have thrown up all those, whom I had
1a@1 a ap0`nP\ 0!S\0a-1s!" 0acCr!

swal - lowed when I_____________________ was__________ strong. He ___
1d11'!!01`q'!P
who was S !S _1s!" 0ma <C
cru - ci-fied has emp - - - tied_______ the________ tombs.
!nO'!!!Al!1amC<$01!SP!S _
The pow - - er of____ death is no long - - er________ in__
1s!" 0acC !S !Ad1l

_______ force." a !!SO0ac/N#p01'!
Glo - ry to Your_____ Cross_____ and Your Res -
!-0`nP\ 0!SP!S _1s!" 0

ur - rec - - - - - tion,_______ O__________ Lord!
8
Glory.
1 Mode pl. 2. Pa.
0Ò'p!!!A11O'!!\!!S1l!
Ne____ Glo - - ry to the Fa - ther_ and_______ the___
1amM!11'!U\!A-1s"!0av?
Son and the Ho - ly___ Spir- - - it.
0pPS]\!!S+:1a1a2'!0av?4kos
Mo - - - - ses, the great___ Proph- et, mys -
_;"!S0ay@`0`010'!U \!A-1s"!
- tic' - ly pre - fig - ured this day_________ say - - -
0av? 3d1l~PS!US!O'!!\0!:m<C^0p
ing, "Then God blessed__ the____ sev - enth_ day."___ For
p!!!Ao1 s 1'!U\!A-1s!" 0av?r!1

this_____ is_____ the bless - ed___ Sab- - - bath; this is the
0kos_;"!S 0ay ! 11 1' ! ! P!!

day________ of____ rest, in which the on - ly - be - got - ten__
\!!S1l!1amM1a{!A1s"!!1aU]\!A-1s"!
Son_______ of____ God rest - ed_______ from all_______ His_________
0v ?32'!!p!1a@l
works, a !1am0 M 0
ob - serv - ing the Sab-bath rest in the____ flesh, thru the
! 1 l ! ! ` 0 @ 1aU] \!A - 1s" ! 0av?

dis - pen - sa - tion________ in - volv - - ing___________ death.
11111' ! U!!\!!S1l!1amMJ
And re - turn - ing once a - gain_ to__ what______ He____ was,
9
d !O'!!\0!:mC<1p 1'!!!+1d
0!+1al
thru the Res - ur - rec - - tion,___ He grant - ed to us
01`q'!SPS!-1s"!0m<C^ !p11 q
e - ter - - - nal________________ life, for He a - lone
@l!!00a'-!!o2\!A-1s"!0
is good__ and He loves__ hu-man - - i - - - ty.
10
Both now. Theotokion.
vV Mode 1.
0pq!w!!S0va 0
Both V 0x 0l!!0
now and ev - - er and to the a - ges of
1`q'!SPS!_1s"!0avV
a - - - ges._______ A - - men.
0p11a0!' !A=!s !!`P\0!S0va V

Let us praise Mar - y__________ the__ Vir - - - gin,
2'! ! m! !A l!1avV 1p~ 0 p _ ` 0 `

glo - ry of all the___ world. Born of hu - man___ par -
0anN00P!!\0!S:l!1anN@0
ents, she x 0
gave birth_______ to____ the___ Lord, and is the
1o1p!!SP\!A-1s!" 0avV011
door - - way_____ to___ heav- - - en. The a - dorn-
0!!1a{!vA 0 V 02'!!01an@`p0va V
ment of the faith - ful, she is hymned by the an - gel - ic____ hosts.
1100 q ! ! !` 0` 0anN p ! !
For she has been shown to___ be__ heav - en and the__
\!m!1
S 1apl!O\!A-1s!" 0avVe!!1anN
tem - - ple of____ the God- - - head. She is the one
0x000'_11q!!1anNP!!
who, break - ing down___ the wall of en - mi - ty, ush - - -
\0!S: l!1anN@01o1p!!SP
ered___ in____ peace and threw o - - pen______ the__
11
\!A-1s"!0va V 02'!!0Qm_1
King- - - a l
a !
dom. With her____ as the an - chor of our____
1apvV1~1Q_`0`0ap!!\!m!S1
faith, we have a___ de - fend - er in the__ Lord,______
1apl!O\!A-1s"!0va V 0r!!S0U
to whom___ she a ' gave________ birth. Take cour - - age, there-
!!0a 2' ! ! 0 PS! !` P\0!S0avV

- - fore, peo - ple of God,____ take_ cour - - - age;
1x1a01O'!! !A 0 ! w#a1`q'!S
for he, the Al - might - - y, will de - feat your en - - -
\0a-1s"!0!:noa{!p
e - - - mies.____________
12
Gladsome Light
2 Mode 2. Di.
0ad@`1a01 x '!!PS]@ba ?< 001'

_1os1!"s mA ?< 1`X1'_0

0am?< 0p
ther, a _
od!!S0ba ?< 01
O x 1 a !s" `0a
001'!U@os0am?< 0x00q@
111. ?< 0 1a{ !` 1'!!!1' -:m?< 0

p!!S1`2'!!!1'- b<?1~0@os1"s
!A0x1'!!!111os@s !A !X 1l
!`0a.<?1x1'!!!1'-:m<?1Q!!S1`X
2'_!a !2'-:b<?1~\p";!1
- - er S l!`0a./<?
\!!\!!1o1"!A!
glo - ri - fies____________ You__
13
Hymn of the Three Young Men.
vV Mode 1. Pa.
0p03z!11'!!01'!!10`
Sing a hymn to the Lord,___ and ex - alt Him be-yond meas -
0am<C0'!!!O@a
ure, un - to all the a - ges.
vV
0p30!1q!!1'!!10`0
- - - - __ - - - -
@2'! ! ! O@a
- - - .
vV
0p111a!11'!!01'!!1
We sing a hymn to the Lord,___ and ex - alt Him be-yond
0`0am<C0'!!!O@a
meas - ure, un - to all the a - ges.
vV
0p111a!11'!!01'!!1
We sing a hymn to the Lord,___ and ex - alt Him be-yond
0`0am<C0'!!!O\@!:oa{!A
meas - ure, un - to all the a - ges.____________
14
As Many of You.
vV Mode 1.
3pq!!1a!!!A40@10m<C0d
As ma - ny of you as__ were bap - tized in - to Christ have
3'!!!1'p!!!!12'!0a
put____ on__ Christ.________ Al - le vV - lu - i - a.
rp!0!1a!!!A4@
- a `0m C<0d3'!
- - - - - - ___
!!1'p!!!!12'!0a
- - - -._ - - vV - - .
3p0!11'!!01a!1@1P
Glo - ry to the Fa - ther and the Son and the Ho - ly Spir -
0am<C #p30q ! ! 111'! ! ! 1'!

it. Both now and ev - er and to the a - ges of a -
!11
ges. A - men. m<C
0d3'!!!1'p!!!!12'!0a vV
Have put____ on__ Christ._______ Al - le - lu - i - a.
ep!!!vV3q!!1a!!!A40@1
Dy - na - mis. As ma - ny of you as__ were bap - tized in - to
0m<C 0d 3'! ! ! 1'p ! ! ! ! 1 2' !

Christ have put____ on___ Christ._________ Al - le - lu - i -
\0!:oa{!
a._____________
15
Arise, O God.
nN Grave Mode. Ga.
0gen)0am<C1'g!\!!+1anN1qQp
A - rise, O___ God; judge__ the__ earth, for You shall
!!!`1aUSn!_a1ol\!g!:
in - her - it all________ the Gen - - tiles._
nN
0g3zn')!A\0!S11am<C2a'!A!A\0g!n N
- - , ___ - - , - .___
0 0 3n 0 0 0 ! ! O @am<C 0x1'g-
- - - - - - - -
101'!\!!+1
- - .
nN
0gen)0am<C1'g!\!!+1anN1qQp
A - rise, O___ God; judge__ the__ earth, for You shall
!!!`1aUSn!_a1o10-!og
in - her - it all________ the Gen - - tiles.__________
16
Cherubic Hymn: "Let all mortal flesh."
vV Mode pl. 1. Pa.
0apl! O'! ! !A vV 1a~1a1'!U\!A-

Let all____ mor - - tal mor - tal flesh___ keep_ si -
1s!" 0avV01
- - a O a '!!!A1~0q!O0'
lent and______ stand________ stand in fear________ and___
!U\!A-1s!" 0avV1~a 1`0l@a,<V \!!

________ trem- - - bling, giv - ing___ no______ thought no___
1l!!U\!A_1s"!0avV1a~1`0a
thought____ to___ things of__ the_________ earth. For the____ King,
!`10";!SO@a,<V0kk11a11"!AU\!A-
the__ King___ of kings and the Lord____________________ of____
1s"!0, !V< d1+!S\0a-1s"!0amC<0p1

________ lords is com - ` - ing___________ forth to be
0os_1s"!!S0ma <C!`l!!AU!S _`
sac - - ri - - - ficed and__ giv - en as________ food___
111s!" US\!A-1s!" 0v 0 V 3`0a0a

to____________ the_____ faith- - - ful. Be - fore___ Him go
!`1"0!; O
S @, 0 V< fk1o
a 1
the__ Choirs,____________ s !" U
A \!A-1s"! the Choirs_____________ of___ An- - -
0a,<V0xp0k0O'd!!!A\p!-1o10'!
gels, with all the Prin - ci - pa - li - ties____________ and_____
U\!A-1s"!0v 0
_____ Pow- V 3`0aP!!\0!
- - ers, the ma - ny - eyed_______ Che -
l!1a,<V\!!Op!!SPUS!_1s!" 0
ru - bim and__ the six - - winged Ser - - - a - - phim.
17
vV
The Great Entrance. Then the Choir continues:
O'~p !!!0
Cov z !s `0a,k 0
31 V< Ò'!!
- er - ing their fa - - - ces and____ chant - -
!A,F1
ing V< o
a 1
chants "!UA US!-1s"!0ak,<0
- - V 'p!U
ing_____ their______________ hymn, Al - le -
US!_1s"!0!:nog{!p
lu - - - i - - a_____________
18
cC St. Basil Liturgy - In You, O Lady.

Mode pl. 4. Ni.
#m 1110 In n 0!11O!A0!+`
you, O La - dy full of grace, re - joic - es all cre -
1a{!bA B1O x '!!1'!!A ! 11'! ! ! O@acC

a - tion, the or - ders of An - gels and the hu -man race to - geth - er.
1p`q!!O@a01n01O'!!1'!!AbB
O____ hal-low-ed tem - ple and ra - tion - al Gar- den of Par - a-dise,
!`1'!!!O@c C01~1q@11
the__ pride___ of___ vir - gins, from you did God be - come in-
1a{!mA 0C< 1O\0!SU

car- nate, : !S O'!!!A0xp00
and our God who___ ex - - ist - - ed be - fore the
1'!!! !A OUSn!_1s"!0acC4p0 0
a - - - ges be - came_____ a__________ child. For He made_
1'_!\!n!l S @a4xd3-'z osTSn!_1s!"

_______ your__ womb________ a throne______ for________ him - -
0abB1ap!`11'-!!AvV3d`1
self, X `X1a'-!2a'-
and your_ bod - - - y He____ made__ wid - - - -
!2a'-!+=!s mA <C111an-os0c: /N!30`

- - - - - er than the heav - - ens. In______ you,___
11'_!11'_!1a1~11a1'-!S
La - - dy___ full________ of___ grace, re - joic - - -
1a{!bA B5ad#Ò'!!!n!!3!AdmC<01
es____ all a xl!!S
cre - a - - - - - - tion. Glo - - - -
0agl!_n1'_-`X1a{!AbB1'ap-!1d-!ogn
- - - - ry_________ to_____ you._____________________________
19
vV Communion Hymn.
Mode 1.
0`p O'!!!0
The___ 4'!UUS!_1s!"
Lord a - woke, a - woke________ as_______ from________
0avV1~a 1`0a,k V<F1`11'-US@,a K<V 0'!p

sleep, and He____ rose, He___ rose,_________________ and___
U\!A-1s"!0avV\3!Sl\@!SlUS!_
He__ saved_______ us. Al - - le - - lu - - - i-
1s"!0
- - a. vV
0p1O'!! !A 0`111'!UUS
- - - - ____ - _________ -
!_1s"!0avV111`0a,<VF1`11'-
- - - - , - - , - - -
! !A,KV< 0' ! U US ! _ 1s" ! 0avV \3 !S l

- - - - _______ - - . - -
\@!SlUS!_1s"!0
- - - - - - - .
After Communion, instead of "We have seen the true light"

Mode 3. Ga.
#n 3g011'-!!1'p!!!=
Re A !s -:ncC3
- mem - ber us al - so, O Mer - ci - ful One,_______ as
00\!!11O!AmC<!0
You g eQ_ 1n
re - mem - bered the Rob - ber in the king- dom__ of heav-
1'-=s!-!og g
- - - en._________
20
Mode pl. 1. Pa.
3p10'!!!!A3`0a!10'!!!!A
Come re - ceive__________ the___ light from the nev - er - set-
3`w-:,<V0k\3!S1UUS!-1s"!0a,<V
ting____ light,_ and glo - - ri - fy_______________ Christ,
!p1\1!Sl!!Q!!\1~0[0a
who has ris - - en__ from the__ dead.____________
1
@Mode pl. 2. Di.
qb ! 0 ! O'! ! !A 0 3 ! \0!S1
An- gels in the heav - ens ex - tol Your Res - ur - rec - -
00 0'!! q !A b<? 0 ! 1 od 1 !A0

tion, O Christ__ our Sav - ior. Count us worth - y, who
11'!!02'!!b0!!O@a
are here on earth, to glo - ri - fy You with a pure heart.
Christ is Risen
Mode pl. 1. Pa.
3p` 0a 2' ! \! ! \0 ! O 0,<V ! 2' ):

Christ___ is ris - en___ from___ the dead, by death__
2'!!!!A1a1o1\W;"!S1`qd!!
tramp - ling__ down up - on____________ death, __________ and to__
!o1@ap!A !A nNO 0a 1'!!!+1|m<C

those_________ in the tombs He has grant - - ed life.
Final Ending
nNOp0a1'!!!+1o1@)):!o{a!vV
He has grant - - ed life._________________________________
vV
Ode i. Heirmos / Katavasia.
Mode 1. Pa.
0p03000q!0!1'!!11am<C
Res - ur - rec - tion Day! O peo-ples, let us bril - liant- ly shine.
!A!1\!!O@avV0111'!!11a
Pas-cha, the Lords_ Pas - cha! For Christ our God has out of death
! 11'! ! ! 1 ! 2'! ! ! 0avV03`

passed us o - ver in - to life, and like - wise from earth to heav -
001' ! !A ! 11'! ! ! 2' ! 0a

en, as we now sing un - to Him___ a tri - um - phal__ hymn.
Christ is Risen.
vV Mode 1. Pa.
0p030!11'!\!!11@1
Christ is ris - en from the dead, by death_ tramp - ling down up -
0`0am<C#03'!!11a!!2'!0a
on___ death, and to those__ in the tombs He has grant - ed__ life.
vV
rp!0!q!001'!!11dm<C0
Je - sus, hav - ing ris - en from the grave as He fore - told, has
3'!!!1'!!! 2'!0a
grant -ed us e - ter - nal life and great__ mer - cy.
Final Ending, if needed
m<C0p'!U@1'-:nog{!p
great__ mer - cy.________________
vV
Ode iii. Heirmos / Katavasia.
Mode 1. Pa.
3p00 ! 1' ! !`1am<C ! 1100!

Come and let us drink a new_ drink, not one mar - vel - ous - ly
1'!!!11!! !A vV0111'!! 0
is - su- ing from a bar-ren rock, but one that Christ__ from the
\0!1`0am<C #03' ! !11am<C0

tomb__ pours___ out, in - cor - rup - tion's ver - y source. For
1'!!!2'! 0a
we____ are es - tab- lished in__ Him.
vV
Ode iv. Heirmos / Katavasia.
Mode 1. Pa.
0p00300!q!001'! ! 1
Now let Ha - bak - kuk, as a God- in - spired_____ proph-et, stand with
1am<C1'!!01'!!10`0am<C!1q
us, keep - ing his di - vine___ watch and show___ us the an - gel-
! 2' ! ! 0q!p!0' ! !A vV 0r ! !
ic mes - sen-ger who, shin-ing, ut- ters glow - ing - ly, "To - day, for the
1' ! ! 10`0am<C !1d12' ! ! ! 0ap

world____ is sal - va - tion, be - cause a - ris - en is Christ,
0'!!2'!0a
be - ing om - ni - po - tent ."
vV
Ode v. Heirmos/Katavasia.
Mode 1. Pa.
3p q!!1'!!10`0am<C@111a
A - ris - ing at dawn___ ver - y ear - ly, in - stead of oint -
0@q!!2'!!10@O@avV1~1
ment, a hymn let us of - fer un - to the Mas - ter, and then
q ! 2'! !A p ! p ! e!0am<C 0 ! 0`
we shall clear - ly see Christ, the Sun of Right-eous-ness, caus - ing true____
0a!!2'!0a
life to a - rise____ for___ all.
vV
Ode vi. Heirmos/Katavasia.
Mode 1. Pa.
0p03z00q ! 0' ! ! 11am<C! 1

You went down to the neth - er re - gions of earth, and You
1'! ! 01'! ! 10`001'! ! !

broke a - part the bars___ that for ev - er were closed__ on___
1a!11'! ! ! 0avV0!2'! !A 1~1

those who were held___ there, O Christ. From the sep - ul-cher, as did
1'! ! ! 1a ! 11'!!!O@a
Jo - nah from the whale, You a - rose___ on the third day.
vV Ode vii. Heirmos/Katavasia.
Mode 1. Pa.
0p3`0a011'!!01' ! ! !0
The same___ One who de - liv - ered the Lads from fire, be - com -
os'!!0'!!AvV40!!100!1'!!
- ing a mor - tal man, suf - fers in the flesh; and by His Pas-sion He
11am<C !11'!!!1os'!!1'!!!O
ar - rays mor - tal na - ture with maj - es- ty free of all cor- rup -
@avV0r!0'!!10`0am<Cq!0!
tion, the on - ly Go____ of the fa - thers, bless-ed and su-
p!2'!0a
preme -ly glo - ri - ous.
vV Ode viii. Heirmos/Katavasia.
Mode 1. Pa.
4p00 ! 1'! ! 01'! ! 10`0

This is it, the day___ which is cho - sen and ho - ly,
03'! ! ! 1'p! ! ! ! 1 2'! ! ! O

day one___ of the Sab - baths. It is the queen - day, the Lord's
@avV003'!!`1am<C!11000
Day, and the Feast of all__ feasts, and the Fes - ti - val a-
\0!101'!!Am<C#3'!!10`0
bove__ ev - ery fes - ti - val, on which__ we ex - tol____ Christ
@2'!!!O@a
and bless Him to the a - ges.
m<C@2'!!!O@1'-:nog{!p
and bless Him to the a - ges._________________
vV Ode ix.
The Heirmos. Mode 1. Pa.
4p0\0!1'!!!1q@10`0am<C
O my soul,__ mag - ni - fy Him who will - ing - ly suf - fered,
#30!11'! ! ! 2'!! ! O@avV

was bur - ied and a - rose___ from the grave___ on the third day.
0p0e#0qn!!S0a1~p2'! ! ! !AvV
Be il - lu - mined, il - lu - - mined, O New Je - ru - sa-lem,
1~110!!1a ! 11'! ! ! !AvV r !

for the glo - ry of the Lord has a - ris - en o- ver you. Dance now
!1a0'!!11amd <C3'!!!1'!p !!O@

for joy, Zi - on, and ex - ult! And___ you, be mer - ry, O pure The -
10`0am<C!00q!0!2'!0a
o - to - kos, at the a - ris - ing of the One__ you_ bore.
vV
4p0\0!1' ! ! ! 2'!!10`00d
O my soul___ mag - ni - fy___ Christ, who is the Giv - er of
3'! ! ! 1'p! ! ! 2'! ! ! O@a

life,____ and who rose___ from the grave___ on the third day.
Be illumined... (see above)

vV Ode ix.
Troparia.
3p0!11'!!0q!0!1`00d
Christ is the new Pas - cha, the sac - ri - fi - cial Vic - tim, the
3'! ! ! 1'p! ! ! 2'!!!0avV

Lamb of God that takes a- way the sin____ of the world.
0pe#01'n! ! 3p011'! ! ! !A vV
Di - vine and be - lov - ed and sweet - est ut - ter-ance of Yours!
1~ 11a001'!!A q ! p ! 0' ! !AvV

For You real - ly and tru - ly pledged that You will be with us,
r!!q!01'!!`1amd <C3'!!!1'!p !!
un - to the end of the age,___ O___ Christ. And___ we the faith - ful,__
11@10`0a!1'!!2'!0a
cling - ing to Your prom - ise, our an - chor of hope,___ re - joice.
vV
0p 30!11'! ! 0 1' ! ! 10`
To - day, cre - a - tion all____ is ex - ul - tant and re - joic -
0am<C0d3'! ! ! 1'p! ! ! 2' ! ! !O@a

es, for Christ___ has a - ris - en and Ha des was de-spoiled.___
Divine and beloved... (see above)

vV Glory.
4p0\0!1' ! ! ! 2'! ! 10`0am<C

O my soul,___ mag - ni - fy the pow - er of the God - head
#0112' ! ! ! 2'! ! ! O@avV

that is three hy - pos - ta - ses and al - so un - di - vid - ed.
0pe#01'n!!3p011'! ! ! !A vV
O Pas - cha, the great___ and most sa - cred Pass - o - ver, O Christ,
1~11a001'! !A ! 11'! ! ! !A vV
You the wis - dom and Lo - gos and the pow - er of God!
4a' !A 0 ! 001'!!1010am<C0d
Grant that we may more dis - tinct - ly par - take of You, on
03'! ! ! 1'p!! ! 2'!0a

that day that has no eve - ning, in Your king - ly___ rule.
vV Both now.
0p3000q ! ! q !p !O 0am<C
Re - joice, O bless - ed Vir - gin! Re-joice, O glo - ri - fied one!
0d3' ! ! ! 1'p ! ! ! 2'! ! ! O@a

Re - joice, your Son has ris - en from the grave__ on the third day.
O Pascha the great... (see above)

vV Ode ix.
Katavasia. Mode 1. Pa.
0p400!1'!!01'!!11m<C0d
The An - gel cried a - loud___ to the La - dy full of grace, "Re -
3'!! ! 1'!p !!2'!!11am<C|#0 0

joice,__ O pure Vir - gin, and a - gain I say, Re - joice! Your Son has
112'! ! ! 2'!! ! O@avV

res - ur - rect - ed from the grave___ on the third day."
0p0e#0qn!!S0a1~p2'! ! ! !AvV
Be il - lu - mined, il - lu - - mined, O New Je - ru - sa-lem,
1~110!!1a ! 11'! ! ! !AvV r !

for the glo - ry of the Lord has a - ris - en o- ver you. Dance now
!1a0'!!11amd <C3'!!!1'!p !!O@

for joy, Zi - on, and ex - ult! And___ you, be mer - ry, O pure The -
10`0am<C!00q!0!2'!0a
o - to - kos, at the a - ris - ing of the One__ you_ bore.
m<C!0
p 0q!0 !2'!01'-:nog{!p
at the a - ris - ing of the One__ you_ bore.________________
Exaposteilarion. Mode 2.
b<?
0d e!0'! ! 0os!1am<?@1`
When You had slum - bered in______ the flesh as one____
1'! ! ! os! !A b<? 0 4 0 q Q ! _

mor - tal, O King____ and Lord, You rose a - gain on_____ the
P\0!S 0a m<? 1 1@ 1'!!!os@

third___________ day, and raised up A - dam from___ de -
0ab<?0002'!!0os00am<?q
cay and ren - dered death___ of no_______ ef - fect Pas-
!_111'! !1~0!!\0!A
cha__ of in - cor - rup - tion sal - va - tion of the world.__
Pascha Sticheron 1
Mode pl. 1. 4Ke.
,<V
Verse 1. Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered,
,<VOk@03z0,<V
and let those who hate Him flee from be - fore His__ face.
0kp!11q!!101'!!,<V!
To - day a sa - cred Pas-cha has been re - vealed to us; a
11 1 ! w ! !S 1 ! ! 1 0 1 0 @
Pas - cha new and ho - - ly, a Pas - cha mys - ti - cal, a
\1!S1 0 0 1' ! !A ,<V 1 os #a ! 0

Pas - - cha all - ven' - ra - ble, Pas - cha, the Re -
3 0 !_1,<V0p ! 11 0` 0
deem - er Christ him - self; a Pas - cha that is blame - less,
0 0' _ 1 1 1 # 0' ! ! 1 0`
a Pas - cha that is great, a Pas - cha of be - liv -
0,<V 0q@11O' ! !1 @ 1 0
ers, a Pas - cha that has o - pened for us the gates of
1'!!,<V02'!!00'! ! 1 O \0!
Par - a- dise, a Pas - cha that sanc - ti - fies be - liev - ers____
0
all.
Pascha Sticheron 2
Mode pl. 1. 4
Ke.
Verse 2. As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish, ,<V

0kP@03z0a,<V
as wax__ melts be - fore the__ fire.
pk ! 111'!!1O'!_11
Come now from that sight,__ O you wo - men_ and her - alds
! ! 0,<V ! 11O'! ! w @1!!1

of good news, and say to Zi - on, "Re - ceive from us the joy - ful
P0a00!!O!!0a,<V 1~0q @
tid - ings of the Res -ur - rec - tion of Christ. O Je - ru - sa-
1a 0 ! 0os 0| # ! ! 11,<V ! 1
lem, be ex - ul - tant, dance and leap for joy, for you
0q ! O'!!!A,<V 002'!!00'! !
have wit -nessed Christ the__ King com - ing forth__ as a Bride-groom from
1O\0!0
the sep - ul - cher."
Pascha Sticheron 3
Mode pl. 1. 4Ke.
Verse 3. So let the sinners perish from the face of God. ,<V
0k0! e ! ! 0,<V
And let the right-eous be glad.
0k \0!110`0acN/|@0a!p =
The myrrh - bear - ing wo - men at dawn ve - ry
!!\!!\0!vV 'k ! ! 11q!! O'!!

ear - - - ly,____ stand - ing out - side the tomb of the Giv - er- of-
0a,<V w !1' ! ! 00a$m0310a,<V

Life, found an An - gel who was seat - ed up - on the stone.
0k 1 1a 0 ! 2' ! ! ! 1 0 1' ! !A,<V

And the An - gel ad- dressed_ them and this is what he said,
x2'!! os !d !k002' ! !^ ! ! 11a,MK

"Why do you_____ seek a - mong the dead the One who is a - live?
2'! !os ! d!k 002' ! !^ ! ! 11aK,<V

Why do you____ grieve as though cor - rup - ti - ble the In - cor - rupt?
X!03z@1q!_1110
So go back and pro - claim____ it to His Dis - ci - ples."
Pascha Sticheron 4
Ke.
Mode pl. 1.
,<V0k 0 2'! ! 0
Verse 4. This is the day the Lord made; let us great - ly re -
0'!!1O\0!0a,<V
joice___ and be glad there - in.
p!k 111aI'!!1O0,<V 0
Pas-cha of de - light! Pas - cha, the Lord's Pas - cha! A
e ! 0 ! 10!!O!!0a,<V 1'-11
Pas - cha all - ven' - ra - ble has ris - en for us. Pas - cha! With
100!1'!!10`0a1'!!!!3"
joy let us em-brace__ one an - oth - er. Pas - cha, the ran -
0@l!!,<V00a$m0310akp!
som from sor - row! To - day from the sep - ul - cher Christ e-
11100#00110`0acN/
merged re - splen - dent - ly as from a bri - dal cham - ber,
0! 2'! ! ! ! 1O0,<V02'! !
and the wo - men He filled with joy, say - ing, "Pro - claim___ this
!!1Oq!!S0
to the A - pos - - - tles."
vV Glory. Both now. Mode pl. 1.
5p_a{ !A0'!U\!k!S:1p1O'!!\0!
Glo - - - - - ry__ to the Fa - ther__ and___
l!l!,<V$0r!!SP\!A-1s"!0avV
the___ Son___ and the Ho - - ly___ Spir - - - it.
4p1a'_!!1a{!Am<C#x00rW-11
Both now and_ ev - er and to the a - ges__ of a-
11s"!USUS!_1s"!0avV
- - - - - ges.______ A - - men.
0xp 003`00PS!\!!+OP
It is the day___ of the Res - - ur - rec - -
0!S0a,<V 0k1 q ! O 0a Q ! _a 1 `
- - tion. Let us shine__ bright - ly for_____ the fes -
q'!S\0a-1s"! 0,<V ! p l!!A!-1o1

- - tiv - - - al, and al - so em - brace___________
0'!U\!A-1s"!0avVukUUS!_1s"!
one____ an - oth - - - er. Breth- ren,_ let_______ us__________
0a,<V1!'p !p60`0amJM0xd01+!S
say ev - en to those_ who__ hate___ us, "Let us for - give___
PS!_1s"!0am<C #aposl\0!S1
ev - - - ery - - thing for______ the Res - ur - -
PS!-1s"!0avVyk!1~0[Q_a1!S
rec - - - - - tion." And___ thus______ let___ us cry__________
\0a-1s"!0a,<Vq_!d `11'_!\p 0!S
a - - - loud, "Christ is__ ris - - en___ from_ the____
11m<C0q!01'!U\!A-1s"!0avV
_____ dead, by death tram-pling down___ up - on__________ death,
111`PS!!S\0!l!1a,<V00
and to those________________ in____ the___ tombs He has
1a'd-!+p1
grant - ed life."
Paschal Entrance Hymn
m<?
Mode 2.
0d 0 0 0 q ! @ o 1 !Am<? 0
In the con - gre - ga - tions bless ___________ God, the
2'!!0 q ! p!!Ab<?3`0'!!0os'!
Lord___ from the springs of Is - ra-el. Save __ us,___ O Son______ of
!A m<?0 ! O' ! ! US ! 1 2' ! ! ! ogm<? 0

God, who a - rose______ from____ the dead._______________ We
3z{!0'!!00os!!
sing to You:___ Al - le - lu - i - a.
m<? The Hypakoe
Mode 4.
@b1100q!0d11\!!0a
When the wo - men with Ma - ry had come be - fore_ dawn,
!g1q!d0q! ! 111'! ! pb!!Ab<?

and they found that the stone had been rolled a - way from the sep - ul- cher,
1~1' ! ! !os0ad1a{!11' ! !b ! 1a
they heard from the An - gel, "Why do you seek a-mong the dead,
!!0os0d0a11'!!q!00pb
as a mor - tal man, the One who ex- ists in ev - er - last-
!!A b<?1g0w ! 0!!bos0d0am<?l~!

ing light? See the grave cloths in the sep - ul - cher. Run____
!1q!!!Am<?!1g q!d2'!!0p!b !Ab<?

and pro - claim to the world that the Lord has ris - en and put death to death;
11' !!0os0d0a02'!!pb!!
for He is the Son______ of God who saves___ the hu - man race."
Kontakion of Pascha
cC 3 Mode pl. 4.
0ag00q!000'm!!1O'!!
Though You went down in - to the tomb,__ O Im - mor - tal__
1gnC01 1 q ! !1a{n !A #`1ag0anC

One, yet You brought down the do - min - ion of____ Ha - des,
00!nos01q!! P 0-1amV 0
and You rose____ as the vic - tor, O Christ_ our___ God, and
1 q ! ! q ! ! w!0a#`1ag0anC0
You called out, Re - joice, to the Myrrh - bear - ing____ wom - en, and
01'n! ! 10`011g0!!1a{!AnmV
gave peace to Your A - pos - tles, O Lord who to the fal - len
0'!!!5'!!A-:!oag
grant___ res-ur - rec - tion._________
The Angel Cried Aloud.
vV Mode 1.
0p3`0a0l!!!`0a,<V0'! ! !
The An - gel cried___________ a - loud to____ the__
1`0aPS!_`1m<C1k3z!10'!
La - dy full_______ of____ grace, "Re - joice, O_____ pure______
!)!1dos'-!!Am<C!p1q!!SPUS!_1s"
_____ Vir - - - gin, and a - gain_____ I____ say,______ Re -
!0vV03`0akf3z1a!`Xl\!!S+:1x
- joice! Your Son___ has ris - - - - - en__________
0av<C/#k1p1'!!!q!!SP\!A-1s"!0avV
_____ from the grave________ on______ the__ third________ day."
!n0e!!S0pl!!!`0od!!S0avV0x
Be il - lu - - mined,___________ il - lu - - - mined, O
4k'!UUS!_1s"!0avV 4k0\2!D`
New__ Je - ru - - - sa - - lem; for the glo - -
1#a=s!!!12'!!A,<V!p!2'!UUS!
- ry____________ of the Lord______ has a - ris - en___ o - -
_1s"!0avV1a~1x0-+1al!e-:,<V $
- ver_________ you. Dance_____________ now for____ joy,___ O
4'!UUS!_1s"!0avV6zk1x0a\!0s{
Zi - on,__ and______ ex - - ult. And____________ you,_____
0-eUS!S@3z1a d1ak,<V3d'^!!!
______ be mer - - - - - ry,_________________ O_____ pure_
!11";0!S\1!Sl]\!p!:,<V 0kf 1 1 1a - `X
The - o - to - - - - kos,__ at the a - ris - -
l Y=0a v<C/ #kap 1s" ! ! \! 0s [0 - e US

- ing________ of__________ the One,____________ the One___
!_1s"@3z1a1\00s[0
____ you___________ bore.____________________________________
Paschal Communion Hymn
nN Mode 3. Ga.
0g011'-! !p! !A=s!-:ncC3g3 Q

Re - ceive the bo - dy of Christ,______ taste from the__
_11'-_!S1nN
- im - mor - - tal___ fount.
00 g 11'-!!p0!!A=s!-:ncC03g
- - - - - - ,_________ -
03Q_1n1'-_!S1gnN
- - - - - - .
1~g 1~0PS!_l!_an=s!-:ng N
Re - ceive the bo - - dy of______ Christ,________
03Q_1n1'-_!S1gnN
taste from the___ im - mor - - tal___ fount.
Instead of "Blessed be the name."
,<V Mode pl. 1. Ke.
0k 0 1 @ 1 1 1 0 P ! 0 !
Christ is ris - en from the dead, by death_ tramp-ling down
!O@a,<V001@111a ! ! O'!!
up - on death, and to those____ in the tombs He has grant - ed__
0a,<V
life.
0k001@11100!0'!
- - - - , - - - -
! 1 0` 0acN/ #d0111k000
- - , - - -
\!!!03z0,<V
__ - - - - .
0k 0 1 @ 1 1 1 0 P ! 0 !
Christ is ris - en from the dead, by death_ tramp-ling down
!O@a,<V001@111a ! ! O'!!
up - on death, and to those____ in the tombs He has grant - ed__
01'-og{!
life._________________
Christ is Risen
Mode pl. 1. Pa.
3p` 0a 2' ! \! ! \0 ! O 0,<V ! 2' ):

Christ___ is ris - en___ from___ the dead, by death__
2'!!!!A1a1o1\W;"!S1`qd!!
tramp - ling__ down up - on____________ death, __________ and to__
!o1@ap!A !A nNO 0a 1'!!!+1|m<C

those_________ in the tombs He has grant - - ed life.
Final Ending
nNOp0a1'!!!+1o1@)):!o{a!vV
He has grant - - ed life._________________________________

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Bridegroom Service on Palm Sunday Evening

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Mode pl. 4. Ni.

light upon the earth.

Verse. Learn righteousness, you who dwell on the earth.

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Both now. Repeat with Final Ending

s<V 2 Mode 1. Ke. The soldiers keeping watch.

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1'!!`X1'!! !Av? 1 O' ! ! ! 0 1 1

0pe ! 11' ! ! ! O' ! ! !A

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1'!!!Av?01 11'!!!A 011'!!

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2'!0ay 0x0'! !`S1'! ! !A

1'!!A!vA ?110' ! ! !11

0p`1"!; S w ! ! U0_m!S 1apv?0

3z1!"s !\!!S11`1'!U\!A-1s!" 0av?

0g11'- ! !p ! !A=s!-: n 03g0e

Q_1n1-'- !S+1ganN11-' ! ! p! 1'! !A=s

PS!_l!_nP!S _11ma C<$3g

nN The Same in Greek.

0g11'- ! ! 0'p! !A=s!-: n 03g0

!A=!s -:n3g001` 1%A11agnN4

\0a - 1s" !0vV !n 3zg011' ! !A 0p0

0a,<V1k~0 q \!!\!!O1a1day-!!A 06`p

1111s"!US \!A-1s"! 0avV w ! 1

0'!!1\!A _1s!" 0avV4k110!!

PUS!_1s!" 0avVk7uo_ 's !;" S\0!S2

\!A-1s!" 0a,<k V0x001ao1

0x1!' !_1o10'!U\!A-1s!" 0avV

qw!!S0ma 0 C< 0US!_`111s"

Verse: We were filled with Your mercy in the morning,

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