THEOTOKION - TONE 4

To ap’ eonos Apokrifon ke Angelis O Theotokos, through Thee was

Agnoston Mystirion, dia Sou Theotoke revealed to us on earth, the
tis epi gis pefanerote. Theos en Mystery, which was hidden from
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asighito enosi sarkoumenos. Ke Eternity, and which the Angels
Stavron ekousios iper imon themselves knew not: that God,
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katadexamenos. Di ou Anastisas ton uniting Natures without confusion,
Protoplaston, esosen ek Thanatou tas became Man and accepted
psihas imon. crucifixion voluntarily for our
Salvation; by virtue of which
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Resurrecting mankind whom He

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 TRIODION APOSTICHA – CHEESEFARE – TONE (6) PLAGAL2
Exevlithi Adam tou Paradisou, dia tis Through eating, Adam was cast out of
vroseos. Dio ke kathezomenos Paradise. And so, as he sat outside
apenanti toutou, odireto, ololizon, of It, he wept, lamenting with a
eleini ti foni, ke elegen. Imi! Ti pitiful voice, saying: ‘Woe is me!
TriodionVespers Hymns & Readings – pepontha O talas ego! Mian Entolyn
parevin tin tou Despotou, ke ton
What have I suffered, wretch that I
am! I transgressed One
Agathon Pantion esterime. Paradise Commandment of our Master, and
Cheesefare/Forgiveness Agiotate, O di’ eme pefitevmenos, ke
dia tin Evan keklismenos, iketeve to
now I am deprived of every Good
thing! O Most Holy Paradise, planted
Se piisanti, kame plasanti, opos ton because of me and shut because of
Kindly use the Vespers Service Book until this point, then carefully follow Son antheon plisthisome. Dio ke pros Eve, pray to Him Who created Thee
instruction with regard to these Hymns afton O Sotir. To emon plasma ou
thelo apolesthe, alla voulome touto
and Fashioned me, that once more I
be filled with Thy Blossoms.’ Then
HYMN OF THE EVENING INCENSE sozesthe, ke is epignosin Alithias the Saviour said to him: ‘I do not
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND elthin, oti ton erhomenon pros me, ou want he Creature whom I Fashioned
PSALM 140/141 – TONE 2 mi ekvallo exo. to perish, but to be Saved, and come
to Knowledge of Truth, because the
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou. Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear
me,
one who comes to Me I will in no way
Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie, O Lord! O Lord, when I cry cast out.’
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou, out to Thee, hear me! Hear
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to my voice, when I cry out to Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson Thee! Hear me, O Lord! eonon. ages.
mou Kyrie. Amin Amen
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os Let my Prayer rise before Thee THEOTOKION – CHEESEFARE – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton like incense - the lifting up of
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson my hands as the Evening Sacrifice. O Piitis ke Litrotis mou Panagne, Hristos O Most Holy Virgin, Christ our Lord,
mou Kyrie! Hear me, O Lord! O Kyrios, ek tis Sis nidios proelthon, Creator and Redeemer, Proceeded
RESURRECTION STIHERA – TONE 4
eme endisamenos, tis proin kataras, from Thy Womb, and Clothing
ton Aam ileftherose. Dio Si Panagne, Himself in me, set me free from the
Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring my soul out of prison to give os tou Theou Mitri te ke Partheno Ancient Curse of Adam. Wherefore,
exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou. Thanks to Thy Name, O Lord. Alithos, voomen asigitos, to Here tou O Most Pure Virgin, we Praise Thee
Angelou. Here, Despina! Prostasia ke without ceasing, as Mother of God
Ton Zoopion Sou Stavron, apafstos Ever Venerating Thy Life-giving Cross,
Skepi, ke Sotiria ton psihon imon. and True Virgin, with the Greeting of
proskinountes Hriste O Theos, tin O Christ our Lord, we Glorify Thy the Angel: ‘Hail, O Lady! Advocate,
Triimeron Sou Anastasin Resurrection on the Third day. By it RETURN TO THE VESPERS SERVICE Defender, and Salvation of our soul!
Doxazomen. Di’ aftis gar anekenisas, Thou hast Restored corrupt human BOOK - HYMN OF ST SYMEON-
tin kataftharisan ton anthropon fisin nature, O Mighty One, and hast TRISAGION PRAYERS - OUR
LORD’S PRAYER

Pantodiname, ke tin is Ouranous reopened for us the Upward Path to
RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION –TONE 4
anodon, kathipedixas imin, os monos Heaven, for Thou alone at Good and
Agathos ke Filanthropos. Loving. To fedron tis Anastaseos Kirigma ek tou When the Women Disciples of the Lord
Angelou Mathouse e tou Kyriou had learnt from the Angels the Glad
Mathitrie ke tin Progonikin apofasin Tidings of the Resurrection that had
Eme ipomenousi Dikei, eos ou The Righteous shall wait for me, until aporipsase, tis Apostolis kafhomene cast away the Condemnation of their
antapodos mi. Thou Reward me. elegon. Eskilefte O Thanatos, igerthi Forefather, they spoke exultingly to
Tou xilou tis parakois, to epitimion elisas Having willingly been nailed to the Hristos O Theos, doroumenos to the Apostles: Death is no more!
Sotir, to xilo tou Stavrou ekousios Wood of Thy Cross, Thou abolished kosmo to Mega Eleos. Christ-God is Risen, granting to the
prosilothis, ke is Edou katelthon the penalty of disobedience world Great Mercy.
Dinate, tou Thanatou ta desma, os committed through the Tree, and by ✞ Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Theos, dierrixas. Dion proskinoumen descending into Hades, Thou hast ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton and to the Holy Spirit, now and
tin ek nekron Sou Anastasin, en broken the bonds of Death. eonon. forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Agalliasi voontes, Pantodiname Kyrie: Wherefore, we worship Thy
✞ Doxa Si. Resurrection from the dead, and, Amin Amen
Rejoicing, we cry: O Almighty Lord:
✞ Glory to Thee!

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RESURRECTION APOSTICHA - TONE 4
Kyrie, anelthon en to Stavro, tin
progonikin imon kataran exilipsas ke
katelthon en to Aidi, tous ap’ eonos
desmious ileftherosas, aftharsias
doroumenos ton anthropon to geni.
Dia touto imnountes, Doxazomen, tin
zoopion ke Sotirion Sou Egersin.
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepian
Enediasto. Enedisato Kyrios
Dinamin ke perizosato.
Kremamenos epi xilon mone Dinate,
pasan Ktisin esalefsas, tethis en Tafo
de, tous katikountas en tafis
anestisas, aftharsian ke zoin
doroumenos, to geni ton anthropon.
Dio imnountes Doxazomen, tin
Triimeron Sou Egersin.
Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i tis
ou salevthisete.
Laos paranomos Hriste, Se prodous to
Pilato, stavrothine katedikasen,
agnomon peri ton evergetin fanis, all’
ekon ipeminas tafin, aftexousios
anesti Triimeros, os Theos
doroumenos imin, ateleftiton Zoin, ke
to Mega Eleos.
To Iko Sou prepi Agiasma, Kyrie, is
makrotita imeron.
Meta dakrion Gynekes, katalavouse to
mnima Se epezitisan. Mi evrouse de,
olofiromene, meta kalvthmou voose
elegon. Imi Sotir imin, Vasilef ton
apanton, pos eklapis? Pios de topos
katehi to Zoiforon Soma Sou?
Angelos de pros aftas apekrinato. Mi
leete fisin, all’ apelthouse kirixate, oti
anesti O Kyrios, parehon imin
agalliasin, os Monos Efsplaghnos.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
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shalt not be moved.
Ascending the Cross, O Lord, Thou
abolished our Ancestral Curse, and
Desending into Hades, Thou set free
those in Eternal Bonds. And Thou
bestowed on mankind Incorruption
and Life. We, therefore, praise and
Glorify Thy Resurretion on the Third
Day!
The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself
with Majesty. The Lord clothed and
girded Himself with Power.
Hanging upon a Tree, O Only Mighty,
Thou shook all Creation, and when
Thou were laid in the Tomb, Thou
raised up those dwelling there, and
bestowed Life and Incorruption on
our kind. Therefore, we Praise and
Glorify Thy Resurrection on the
Third Day.
And He established the world, which
shall not be moved.
The lawless people, O Christ, who gave
Thee to Pilate, condemned Thee to
Crucifixion, and showed themselves
ungrateful to their Benefactor. But
Thou willingly suffered burial, and
of Thine Own Will Thou Rose as God
on the Third Day, and bestowed on
us Everlasting Life and Great Mercy.
Holiness is proper to Thy House, O
Lord, unto length of days.
The Women who sought Thee went
tearfully to Thy Tomb, and when
they did not Find Thee, they
lamented and exclaimed: O our
Saviour and King of all, how is it that
thou hast been stolen? Where is Thy
Life-giving Body? An Angel stood
before them as said: “Do not weep.
Go and proclaim the Good Tidings
that our Lord is Risen and grants us
Joy for He alone is Compassionate!”
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie. Kyrie,
isakouson tis fonis ou.
Pilas Edou sinetripsas Kyrie, ke to So
thanato, tou Thantou to Vasilion
eisas, genos de to anthropinon, ek
fthoras ileftherosas, Zoin ke
Aftharsian to kosmo dorisamenos, ke
to Mega Eleos.
Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let
fonin tis Deiseos mou.
Defte animnisomen lai, tin tou Sotiros
Triimeron Egersin, di’ is Elitrothimen
ton tou Edou aliton desmon, ke
Aftharsian ke Zoin, pantes elavomen
krazontes. O Stavrothis, ke tafis, ke
Anastas, Soson imas ti Anastasi Sou,
Mone Filanthrope!
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
Angeli ke anthropi Sotir, tin Sin imnousi Angels
Triimeon Egersin, di’ is katiigasthi tis
Ikoumenis ta perata, ke doulias tou
ehthrou, pantes elitrothimen
krazontes. Zoopie pantodiname
Sotir, Soson imas ti Anastasi Sou,
Mone Filanthrope.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
Pilas halkas sinetripsas, ke mohlous
sinethlasas Hriste O Theos, ke genos
anthropon peptokos anestisas. Dia
touto simfonos voomen, O Aastas ek
ton nekron, Kyrie, ✞ Doxa Si!
TRIODION STIHERA –- CHEESEFARE -
Apo filakis proias mehri niktos. Apo
filakis proias elposato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
O plastis mou Kyrios, houn ek tis Gis
proslavon me, zoiro fisimati,
psihosas ezoose ke etimisen, epi Gis
arhonta, oraton apanton, ke Angelis
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Out of the depths I have cried to
Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my
voice.
The Gates of Hades Thou shattered, O
Lord, and by Thy Death Thou
destroyed the domininon of Death.
Thou freed mankind from
corruption, and granted the world
Life and Incorruption, and Thy Great
Mercy.
Thine Ears be attentive to the
voice of my Supplication.
Come, all you people, let us sing the
Praises of our Saviour’s Resurrection
on the Third Day, whereby we have
been Delivered from the unbreakable
bonds of Hades. Having received
Incorruption and Life, we cry out: O
Thou Who were Crucified, Buried
and Rose: Save us by Thy
Resurrection, O Only Loving!
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
and mankind, O Saviour, sing
the Praises of Thy Third Day Rising,
for it has shone Light to the ends of
the world. Delivered from the
bondage of the enemy, we all cry
out: O Almighty Saviour, Creator of
Life, Save us by Thy Resurrection O
Only Lover of mankind!
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
Thou hast shattered the Gates of Brass.
Thou hast torn asunder the chains
and raised up fallen mankind, O
Christ our God. Wherefore, we cry
with one voice: O Lord, Who Rose
from the dead: ✞ Glory to Thee!
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
From the Morning Watch until night;
from the Morning Watch until
night, let Israel Hope in the Lord.
The Lord Who created me took clay
from Earth and formed me; then
with His Life-giving Breath, He made
me a living soul, animating me,
3.
 omodieton. Satan d’ O dolios,
organo to ofi hirsamenos, en vrosi
edelease, ke Theou tis Doxis ehorise,
ke to katotato, Thanato pradedoken
is gin. All’ os Despotis ke
Evsplaghnos, palin anakalese.
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par’ For with
afto litrosis. Ke aftos litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion Aftou
. his transgressions.
Stolin Theoufanton, apexedithin O talas, Disobeying
Sou to Thion prostagma, parakousas
Kyrie, simboulia ehthrou. Ke sikis
filla de, ke tous dermatinous, nin
hitonas perivevlime. Idroti kekrime.
Arton mohthiron katesthiin gar,
akanthas ke trivolous de, ferin mi i
gi kekatirate. All’ O en isteris, tis
hronis ek Parthenou sarkothis,
anakalesas isagage, palin is
Paradison.
Enite ton Kyrion, panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton, pantes i lai!
Paradise pantime, to oreotaton kallos,
theoktiston skinoma, evfrosini alikte,
ke apolafsis, Doxa ton Dikeon,
Profiton terpnotis, ke Agion ikitirion,
iho ton fillon Sou, Plastin ton ton
olon iketeve, tass pilas ipanixe mi, as
ti paravasi apeklisa. Ke axiothine,
tou xilou tis zois metalavin, ke tis
Haras, is to proteron, en Si
katetrifisa.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For His Mercy
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Adam exostrakiste, parakoi Paradisou,
ke trifis ekvevlite, ginekos tis rimasin
apatomenos, ke gimnos kathite, tou
horiou imi! Enantion odiromenos.
Dio spoudasomen, pantes ton keron
ipodexasthe, nistias ipakouontes,
evangelikon paradoseon, ina dia
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honouring me to rule visible
Creation and to share in the Angelic
Life. But Satan, the crafty, used the
serpent as his instrument, and,
tricking with Forbidden Fruit,
separated me from the Glory of God.
Thus he has returned me to Earth by
Death in regions Dark and Deep. O
Master, being Compassionate, Call
Me back again, I pray!
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is abundant Redemption.
And He will Redeem Israel from all
Thy Divine Command, O
Lord, at the counsel of the foe, I
stripped myself of the vesture made
by God, wretched as I am. Now with
garments of skin and fig leaf aprons
I cover my nakedness; and I have
been Condemned to eat bread of
labour by my own sweat; a Curse
was also put on Earth – that it bring
forth thistles and thorns for me. O
Saviour Who later became Incarnate
of the Virgin Maiden, I pray Recall
me and bring me back once again to
Paradise!
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Praise Him, all your people!
O All Honoured Paradise, the Most
Exquisitely Beautiful Habitation
made by God, Enjoyment and
Happiness that will never end, Glory
of the Righteous, Delight of the
Prophets, and the Dwelling Place of
all the Saints, by the sound of Thy
leaves earnestly Entreat the Maker of
all to open for me the Gates that I
closed by my disobedience; pray
that He will let me partake again of
the Tree of Life, and of the Joy that I
once enjoyed living in Thee long ago.
rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
For his Disobedience, Adam was exiled
from eden and was banned from its
Delight, for he let himself be moved
by the Woman’s words. Nake now,
there he sits across from the Garden,
and he weeps, Alas! And he laments.
Therefore, let all of us welcome now
touton, evaresti genomeni Hristo, tou the Period of the Fast – the Holy
Paradisou tin ikisin, palin Forty Days of Lent – heeding
apolavomen. Evangelical Traditions, so that we
may thereby be pleasing and
Obedient to Christ, and that we may
once again enjoy Residence in
Paradise.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
TRIODION STIHERA- CHEESEFARE/FORGIVENESS – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Ekathisen Adam, apenanti tou Adam sat opposite Paradise, and,
Paradisou, ke tin idian gimnosin lamenting his nakedness, he wept,
thrinon odireto. Imi, ton apati ponira ‘Woe is me! By evil deceit was I
pisthenta ke kalpenta, ke Doxis persuaded and robbed, and exiled
makrinthenta! Imi! Ton aplotiti far from Glory. Woe is me! Once
gimnon, nin de iporimenon! All’ O naked in my simplicity, now I am in
Paradise, trifis apolafso, ouketi want. But, Paradise, no longer shall I
opsome ouketi Sou tis ton Kyrion ke enjoy thy Delight! No more shall I
Theon mou ke Plastin. Is gin gar look upon the Lord my God and
apelefsome, ex is ke proselifthin. Maker, for I shall return to the Earth
Eleimon Iktirmon voo Si. Eleison me whence I was taken. O Merciful, and
ton parapesonta. Compassionate Lord, I cry to Thee:
Have Mercy on me who am Fallen!’
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
eonon. ages.
Amin Amen
THEOTOKION – TONE 4
O dia Se Theopator Profitis David, The Forefather and Prophet of God,
Melodios peri Sou proanefonise, to David, through Thee, cried out in
Megalia Si piisanti. Paresti i Vasilissa Song concerning Thee, to the One
ek Dexion Sou, Se gar ‘Mitera’ Who has done Magnificent Things
‘Proxenon Zois’ anedixen, O apator ek for Thee. The Queen stands at Thy
Sou enanthropise Evdokisas Theos, Right Hand, for God, Who gladly
ina tin Eaftou anaplasi Ikona, became Man through Thee, without
ftharisan tis pathesi, ke to Planithen father, has proclaimed Thee
orialoton evron, Provaton tis omis “Mother,” and Host of Life, so that
analavon, to Patri proagagi, ke to He might Restore in us His Image,
idio Thelimati, tes Ouranies Sinapsi which was corrupted by Passion.
Dinamesi, ke Sosi Theotoke ton Having found the Stray Sheep caught
kosmon Hristos O ehon, to Mega ke in the mountains, He laid It on His
Plousion Eleos. Shoulders, and brought it to His
Father, and by His own Free Will, He
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and will Save, O Theotokos, the
world - Christ, Who has Great and
Abundant Mercy.
PROKEIMENON OF SATURDAY EVENING – PSALM 92
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepeian The Lord reigns, vested with Majesty.
enedisato
1. Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke 1. The Lord is vested and girded with
perizosato. Power.
2. Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it is 2. And established the world, which
SATURDAY EVENING HOLY VESPERS SERVICE 5.