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 tis Doxazousi tin Sin Triimeron Thou permitted them to enjoy.
Egersin, dorise ilasmon amartion, Cleanse us therefore, from sin, who
Pardisou ikitoras kataxion, os monos Glorify Thy Resurrection on the
Efsplaghnos. Third Day, and make us Worthy to
dwell in Paradise, for Thou alone art
Compassionate.
To Iko Sou prepi Agiasma, Kyrie, is Holiness is proper to Thy House, O
makrotita imeron. Lord, unto length of days.
O di imas sarki parthos dexamenos, ke For our sake Thou accepted Suffering in
Trimeros ek nekron anastas, tis the Flesh, and Rose from the dead
sarkos imon ta pathi therapefson, ke on the Third Day. Heal the passions
anastison ek ptesmaton halepon, of the flesh and raise us from our
Filanthrope, ke Soson imas. Grievous Iniquities, and Save us, O
Loving God.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton and to the Holy Spirit, now and
eonon. forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amin Amen
THEOTOKION TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Naos ke Pili iparhis, palation ke Thronos Most Reverent Virgin, Thou art the
tou Vasileos, Parthene pansemne, di Temple and the Gate, the Palace and
is O Litrotis mou Hristos O Kyrios, tis the Throne of the King. Christ the
en Skoti kathevdousin epefanen, Ilio Lord, my Deliverer, Appeared to
iparhon Dikeosinis, Fotise thelon ous Thee to those asleep in Darkness, for
eplase, kat ikona idian hiri ti eaftou. He the Sun of Righteousness
Dio Panimnite, os mitrikin parrisian wished to Enlighten those He created
pros afton kektimeni, adialiptos in His Image with His own Hands.
Presveve, Sothine tas psihas imon. Therefore, we Entreat Thee Who hast
the boldness of a Mother towards a
NIN APOLIIS TON DOULON SOU... - Son: ever Intercede with Him to Save
TRISAGION PRAYERS - OUR LORDS our souls.
PRAYER

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Ton sinanarhon Logon Patri ke The Word, Who with the Father and the
Pnevmati, ton ek Parthenou Spirit has no beginning, and Who,
Tehthenta is Sotirian imon, for our Salvation, was born of a
animnisomen, Pisti, ke Proskinisomen. Virgin, let us faithful believers hymn
Oti ivdokise sarki anelthin en to and adore. For it was His Good
Stavro ke Thanaton ipomine ke egire Pleasure to ascend the Cross in the
tous tethneotas en ti Evdoxo Anastasi Flesh, and to Suffer Death, and
Aftou. through His own Glorious
Resurrection to raise the dead.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton and to the Holy Spirit, now and
eonon. forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amin Amen
THEOTOKION- TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Here, Pili Kyriou i adiodevtos! Here, Hail, O Impassable Gate of the Lord!
Tihos ke Skepi ton prostrehonton is Hail, Wall and Shelter of those who
Se! Here, Ahimaste Limin ke take refuge in Thee! Hail, O
Apirogame! I tekousa en Sarki ton Stormless Haven and Unwedded One
piiton Sou ke Theon, Presvevousa mi who brought forth in the Flesh Thy

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 PROKEIMENON - SATURDAY EVENING - PSALM 92
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepeian The Lord reigns - He vested Himself
enedisato with Majesty.
Kindly use the Service Book until this point, then carefully follow instructions
Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke The Lord vested and girded Himself
1.

perizosato.
1.

with Power with regard to these Hymns

2. Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it is 2. And He established the world , HYMN OF THE
THE CONGREGATION
EVENING INCENSE
MUST STAND
ou salevthisete. which shall not be moved.
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2
LITANY OF FERVENT Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou. Lord, I cry out to Thee: hearme,
SUPPLICATIONS Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie, O Lord! O Lord, when I cry
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou, out to Thee, hear me! Hear
THE PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD :
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to my voice, when I cry out to
Ii to Kratos tis Vasilias Sou Evlogimenon PRIEST Blessed and Glorified is the kekragene me pros Se, isakouson Thee! Hear me, O Lord!
ke Dedoxasmenon, tou Patros, ke Power of Thy Kingdom, of the mou Kyrie.
tou Iiou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin Father, and of the Son, and of the Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os Let my Prayer rise before Thee
ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon. Holy Spirit, now and forever, and thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton like incense - the lifting up of
unto the Ages of Ages. hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson my hands as the Evening Sacrifice.
Amin Amen mou Kyrie! Hear me, O Lord!
RESURRECTION APOSTICHA TONE (5) PLAGAL RESURRECTION STIHERA TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Se ton Sarkothenta Sotira Hriston, ke ton We lift up our voices in song to Magnify Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring out of prison my soul, to Confess
Ouranon mi horisthenta, en fones Thee, O Christ our Saviour, Who Exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou. Thy Name.
asmaton Megalinomen, oti Stavron ke became Incarnate yet were never Dia tou Timiou Sou Stavrou Hriste, By Thy Precious Cross, O Christ, Thou
Thanaton katedexo, dia to genos separated from Heaven, for Thou, O diavolon ishinas, ke dia tis hast put the devil to shame, and by
imon, os Filanthropos Kyrios, Lord Who Love us all, suffered the Anastaseos Sou, to Kentron tis Thy Resurrection, Thou hast
skilefsas Edou pilas, Triimeros Cross and Death for our sake; and, amartias ivlinas, ke esosas imas, ek annihilated the sting of sin, and
Anestis, Sozon tas psihas imon. destroying the Gates of Hades, Thou ton Pilon tou Thanatou. Doxazomen Thou hast Saved us from the Gates
Rose on the Third Day and Saved our Se Monogenes. of Death. We Glorify Thee, O Only
soul. Begotten!
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepian The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself Eme ipomenousi Dikei, eos ou The Righteous shall wait for me, until
Enediasto. Enedisato Kyrios with Majesty. The Lord clothed and antapodos mi. Thou Reward me.
Dinamin ke perizosato. girded Himself with Power.
O tin Anastasin didous to geni ton He Who granted mankind
anthropon, os Provaton epi sfagin Resurrection, was led like a Lamb to
Nigisis Soy tis plevras Zoodota, Thy pierced Side, O Giver of Life,
ihthi, efrixan touton i arhontes tou the slaughter. The princes of Hades
krounous afeseos pasin exevlisas, zois poured Streams of Remission, Life, Edou, ke epirthisan pile odonire. trembled before Him, and the Gates
ke Sotirias, sarki de Thanatn katexo, and Salvation upon us all. By Iselilithe gar O Vasilefs tis Doxis of Agony were opened, for Christ the
Athanasian imin doroumenos, ikisas accepting Death in the Flesh, Thou Hristos, legon tis en desmis. King of Glory entered in, declaring to
afo de, imas ileftherosas, sinanastisas hast granted us Immortality; by Exelthete, ke tis en to skoti, those in bondage: Go forth! and to
eato Endoxos os Theos, dia touto taking up Thine Abode in the Tomb, anakaliptesthe. those in Darkness: Show yourselves!
voomen. Filanthrpe Kyrie: Doxa Si! Thou hast set us all free, and as God Let Light surround you.
Thou hast raised us up with Thee in
Glory: Wherefore we cry aloud: O Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie. Kyrie, Out of the depths I have cried to
Lord and Loving God: Glory to isakouson tis fonis ou. Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my
Thee! voice.
Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i tis And He established the world, which Mega Thavma! O ton aoraton Ktistis, What a Mighty Wonder! In His Love for
ou salevthisete. shall not be moved. dia Filanthropian sarki Pathon, anesti mankind, the Creator of Invisible
Xeni Sou i Stavrosis, ke i en Adou Strange were Thy Crucifixion and O Athanastos. Defte Patrie ton Things, suffered in the Flesh, and He
kathodos, Filanthrope Iparhi. Descent into Hades, O Loving God, Ethnon, touton prokinisomen. Ti gar Who is Immortal, Rose. Come, all
Skilefsas gar afton, ke tous pale for after despoiling hades, as God, aftou Efsplaghnia ek planis you Nations, and let us worship Him.
desmious sinanastisas eafto, Endoxos Thou raised up in Glory with Thyself risthentes, en trisin ipostasesn, ena We have learnt to praise One God in
os Theos, ton Paradison anixas, those held captive in times of old, Theon imnin memathikamen. Three Persons Who in His
apolavin toutou ixiosas. Dio ke imin and Thou opened Paradise which Compassion, Delivered us from
error.
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 Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let Thine Ears be attentive to the voice
fonin tis Deiseos mou.
Esperinin proskinisin prosferomen Si to
anespero Foti, to epi teli ton Eonon os
en esoptro dia sarkos, lampsanti to
kosmo, ke mehris Edou katelthonti, ke
to ekise skotos lisanti, ke to Fos tis
Anastaseos tis ethnesi dixanti,
Fotodota Kyrie, Doxa Si!
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
Ton arhigon tis Sotirias imon, Hriston
Doxologisomen. Aftou gar ek nekron
anastantos, kosmos ek planis sesoste,
Heri Horos Angelon, fevgi demonon
plani, Adam peson anistate, diavolos
katirgite.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
I tis koustodias enihounto ipo ton
paranomon. Kalipsate Hristou tin
Egersin, ke lavete argyria, ke ipate,
oti imon kimomenon, ek tou mnimiou
esilithi O nekros. Ti side, tis ikouse
nekron klapenta pote, malista
esmirnismenon ke gymnon,
kaaliponta ke en to Tafo ta entafia
aftou. Mi planasthe Ioudei, Mathete
tas risis ton Profiton, ke gnote, oti
aftos Estin alithos, O Litrotis tou
kosmou ke Pantodinamos.
Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo
filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Kyrie O ton Aidin skilefsas, ke ton
Thanaton Patisas, Sotir imon, O
Fotisas ton kosmon to Stavro to
Timio. Eleison imas.
FESTAL MENAION STICHERA ST GALAKTION & ST EPISTEME
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
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of my Supplication.
O Light Who never fades, we offer Thee
this Evening Worship, for in the
Fullness of time Thou filled the
world with Light, Thy Flesh being a
mirror of Thy Splendour. Thou
descended into Hades, dispelled the
Darkness, and manifested to all
Nations the Light of Resurrection. O
Lord, Giver of Light: Glory to Thee!
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
Let us Glorify Christ, the Author of our
Salvation, for by His Rising from the
dead, the world has been Saved from
error. The Choir of Angels rejoices,
the error of demons flees, fallen
Adam is raised, and the devil is
destroyed.
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
The guards were thus instructed by
the evildoers: Keep hidden the
Resurrection of Christ! Take the
pieces of silver and say that as you
were sleeping, the Body was stolen
from the Tomb! But who has ever
seen or heard that a body
especially a Body Anointed and
naked was stolen from a tomb, and
the grave wrappings left lying there?
Be not deceived, O Judeans! Study
the words of the Prophets, and learn
that He is in Truth the Redeemer of
the world, and Almighty.
From the morning watch until night;
from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.
Lord, our Saviour, Thou hast despoiled
Hades, trampled down Death, and
Enlightened the world through Thy
Holy Cross. Have Mercy on us.
TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
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Galakti trafis askiseos, dia basanon
pollon, Galaktion ke thlipseon, is
Hristou katintisas, ilikian genomenos,
dekti thisia, telion sfagion, ti
avthereto ormi panolvie. O tis edreas
Sou, ke veveas Pisteos! Di is Theou,
eteihes Theoumenos, nin teleoteron.
Enite ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Epistimonos ezitisas, ton Agathon tin
pigin, orekton to akrotaton, tes Aftou
lamprotisi, ke psihin ke dianian,
katavgasthisa Theomakariste, ke
kathelousa sterres enstases, ton
plimihanon, ke arhaion drakonta,
Monazouson, Thion Egkallopisma,
martys poliathle.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Dio Fostires Iperlampri, Anatolis Noitis,
anatellousi Haritie, ke tin Ktisin
apasan, efseos katavgazousin,
ipervallouses Athlon lamprotisi, ke
iamaton, Thiis pirsevmasin, on tin
Iperfoton, Eortin gererontes, ton di
afton, pantas Agiazonta, Hriston
Doxasomen.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
THEOTOKION TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
En ti Erithra Thalassi tis Apirogamou
Nymfis ikon diegrafi pote. Eki Moisis
dieretis tou idatos, enthade Gavriil
ipiretis tou Thavmatos, tote ton
vithon epezefsen avrohos, Israil, nin
de ton Hriston egennisen asporos i
Parthenos, i thalassa meta tin
paradon tou Israil, eminen avatos, i
amemptos meta tin kiisin tou
Emmanouil, eminen afthoros, O on ke
proon, ke fanis os Anthropos, Theos
Eleison imas.
THE ENTRANCE - THE EVENING HYMN
FOS ILARON...

Thou were raised on the milk of the
Ascetic Life, coming to Christ in
maturity, O Galaktion. Through
many tortures and afflictions, Thou
gave Thyself as an acceptable
Offering and Perfect Sacrifice. By
Thy Free Will, and firm, unwavering
Faith, Thou came to God and now
dwell in Divine Glory!
Praise the Lord, all Gentiles! Praise
Him, all you people!
Thou wisely sought the Source of all
Blessings, and the consummation of
all desire: by His Illumination, O
Pisteme, Thou were Enlightened in
soul and understanding. By Thy
Steadfastness, O Divine Blessed,
Thou destroyed the ancient, crafty
serpent. Thou art the Holy
Adornment of Monastics, O Long-
suffering Martyr!
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
The two Radiant Stars arise by Grace
from the Spiritual East, Enlightening
with Virtue all Creation, shining with
the Brilliance of their Struggles and
the Divine Grace of Healing. As we
celebrate their Feast, let us Glorify
Christ, Who through them Sanctifies
all mankind.
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
In the Red Sea, an Image of the Bride
who knew not Wedlock, was
depicted once. For there, of old, did
Moses sever the water; and here is
Gabriel, the Server of the Wonder.
At that time Israel traversed the
deep, without getting wet; and now,
the Virgin gave Birth to Christ,
without seed. The sea, after the
passage of Israel, remained
impassable; the blameless Maid
remained incorrupt after the
Conception of Emmanuel. O God,
the One Who is and ever was and
Appeared as Man: have Mercy on us.