Amin Amen

PASCHAL APOLYTIKION - PENTECOSTARION – TONE (7)VARYS/GRAVE

Tes Myroforis Ginexi, para to mnima To the Myrrhbearing Women the Angel
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epistas, O Angelos evoa: To Myra tis standing by the Tomb cried: Myrrh is
thnitis iparhi armodia, Hristos de fitting for the dead, but Christ has

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kravgasate: Anesti O Kyrios, parehon corruption; therefore cry aloud: The
to kosmo to Mega Eleos! Lord has Risen, granting the world
His Great Mercy!
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Paschal Vespers Service

22 April 2018
2ND SUNDAY AFTER HOLY PASCHA
THE EVE OF SUNDAY OF THE HOLY MYRRHBEARERS

By the Grace of God

(SATURDAY EVENING)

The Holy Myrrhbearers

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 kremamenon theasamenos, zofon
perievalleto, ke i gi to fovo ekimeneto,
ke dierrignito Naou to katapetasma.
All’ idou nin velpo Se, di’ eme
ekousios iperlthonta Thanaton. Pos
Sweetest Jesus! When the sun
beheld Thee hanging on the Cross
just a little while ago, it wrapped
itself in darkness! And out of Fear
the Earth was quaking! And the

Vespers Hymns – Holy Myrrhbearers

se kidefso Thee mou? I pos sindosin Curtain of the Temple was torn into
iliso? Pies hersi de prospsafso, to son two! And now I see Thee voluntarily
akiraton soma? I pia asmata melpso, having undergone Death for me!
Kindly use the Service Book until this point, then carefully follow instructions ti Si exodo Iktirmon? Megalino ta
Pathi Sou, imnologo ke tin Tafin Sou,
How am I to bury Thee, O my God?
Or how can I wrap Thee in a Shroud?
with regard to these Hymns sin ti Anastasi, kravgazo. ✞ Kyrie, With what hands shall I touch Thine
HYMN OF THE EVENING INCENSE Doxa Si! Immaculate Body, or what songs
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND should I sing at Thy Departure, O
PSALM 140/141 – TONE 2 Tender-Loving Lord? I Magnify Thy
Passion! And I extol Thy Burial and
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou. Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear
me, Thy Resurrection, as I cry: ✞ O Lord,
Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie, O Lord! O Lord, when I cry Glory to Thee!
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 PENTECOSTARION HYMN – HOLY PASCHA – TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton like incense - the lifting up of
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson my hands as the Evening Sacrifice. Anastaseos imera, ke lamprinthomen ti It is the Day of the Resurrection.Let us
mou Kyrie! Hear me, O Lord! Panigiri, ke allilous periptixometha. shine brightly for the Festival, and
RESURRECTION STIHERA – TONE 2 Ipomen Adelphi, ke tis misousin imas. also embrace one another. Brethren,
Sighorisomen panta ti Anastasi, ke let us say, even to those who hate us:
Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring my soul out of prison to outo voisomen. Hristos Anesti ek Let us forgive everything for the
Exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou. Confess Thy Name, O Lord. nekron, Thanato Thanton patisas, ke Resurrection. And thus let us cry
tis en tis mnimasi, zoin hrisamenos. aloud: Christ is Risen from the dead,
Ton Pro Eonon ek Patros gennithenta, Come, let us adore God the Word,
by Death trampling upon Death, and
ton Theon logon sarkothenta, ek Begotten of the Father before all “NIN APOLIIS TON DOULON SOU ...” & to those in the Tombs, He has
Parthenou Marias, defte Ages, Who took Flesh from the TRISAGION PRAYERS
granted Life!
proskinisomen. Stavron gar Virgin Mary. For He willingly
RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION – TONE 2
ipominas, ti tafi paredothi, os aftos suffered the Cross, and submitted
ithelise, ke anastas ek nekron, esose Himself to Burial, and Rose from the Ote katilthes pros ton Thanaton, i Zoi i When Thou condescended to Death, O
me ton planomenon anthropon. dead and Saved me who has gone Athanatos, tote ton Adin enekrosas ti Life Immortal, Thou slayed Hades
astray! astrapi tis Theotitos. Ote de ke tous with the lightning flash of Thy
Eme ipomenousi Dikei, eos ou The Righteous shall wait for me, until tethneotas ek ton katahthonion Divinity. When also Thou raised up
antapodos mi. Thou Reward me. anestisas, pase e Dinamis ton the dead from the subterranean
Epouranion ekravgazon. Zoodota abodes, all the Powers of Heaven
Hristos O Sotir imon, to kath’ imon Our Saviour, Christ, blotted out the Hriste, O Theos imon, Doxa Si! cried aloud: O Life-giver, Christ our
hirografon prosilosas, to Stavro bod that pledged us to the decree God, Glory to Thee!
exilipse, ke tou Thanatou to Kratos by nailing it to the Cross, and He
katirgise, proskinoumen Aftou tin abolished the dominion of Death. ✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Triimeron Egersin. Let us worship His Third Day and to the Holy Spirit
Resurrection. PASCHAL APOLYTIKION - TONE 2

Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie. Kyrie,
isakouson tis fonis ou.
Sin
Arhangelis imnisomen, Hristou tin
Anastasin. Aftos gar Litrotis esti, ke
Sotir, ton psihon imon, ke en doxi
fovera ke kratea dinami, plain erhete,
krine kosmon on eplasen.
Out of the depths I have cried to
Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my
voice.
Together with the Archangels, let us
praise the Resurrection of Christ. He
is the Deliverer and Saviour of our
soul. He will come again in
Awesome Glory and Mighty Power to
Judge the world he fashioned.
O efshimon Iosif, apo tou xilou kathelon, The
to ahranton Sou Soma, sindoni
kathara, ilisas ke aromasin, en
mnimati keno, kidefsas apetheto; alla
trimeros anestis Kyrie, parehon to
kosmo to Mega Eleos!
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
noble Joseph taking down Thy
spotless Body from the Tree,
wrapped it in a clean shroud with
sweet spices and laid it for burial in
a new grave; but on the third day
Thou arose, O Lord, granting the
world Thy Great Mercy!
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.

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 Pilas imin tou Paradisou anixan! Blameless! A Pascha that is Great! A Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let Thine Ears be attentive to the
Pascha, panta Agiazon Pistous! Pascha of Believers! A Pascha that
fonin tis Deiseos mou. voice of my Supplication.
has opened for us the Gates of
Paradise! A Pascha that Sanctifies all Se ton Stavrothenta ke tafenta, Angleos The Angel proclaimed Thee, O Master,
Believers! ekirixe Despotin, ke elege tes ginexi. Crucified and Buried. And he said to
Os eklipi kapnos eklipetosan, os tikete As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish, Defte idete, opou ekito O Kyrios. the Women: Come, behold where
Anesti gar kathos ipen, os our Lord lay. For He is Risen as He
kiros apo prosopou piros. as wax melts before the fire.
pantodinamos. Dio Se proskinoumen foretold, for He is Almighty.
Defte apo Theas Gynekes evangelistrie, Come now from that Sight, O Women - ton monon Athanaton, Zoodota Wherefore, we Worship Thee, Who
ke ti Sion ipate. Dehou par’ imon Heralds of Good News – and say to Hriste, Eleison imas. alone art Immortal. Have Mercy on
haras evangela, tis Anastasteos Zion: “Receive from us the Joyful us, O Christ, Giver of Life.
Hristou. Termpou, horeve, ke Tidings of the Resurrection of Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie, If Thou, O Lord, should mark
agallou Ierousalim, ton Vasilia Christ. O Jerusalem, be exultant,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos transgression, O Lord, who would
Hriston, theasameni ek tou Mnimatos, dance and leap for Joy, for you have
estin. stand? For there is Forgiveness
os Nimfion proerhomenon. witnessed Christ the King coming
with Thee.
forth as a Bridegroom from the
Sepulchre. En to Stavro Sou katirgisas, tin tou xilou Thou hast abolished the Curse of the
Outos apolounte i amartoli apo So shall the sinners perish from the kataran, en ti Tafi Sou enekrosas, tou Tree by Thy Cross, and by Thy Burial
Thanatou to Kratos, en de ti Egersi Thou hast abolished the dominion of
prospou tou Theou. Ke i Dikei Sight of God. And let the Righteous
Sou, Efotisas to genos ton anthropon. Death, while by Thy Rising, Thou
evfranthitosan* be glad.
Dia touto Si voomen. Evergeta hast Enlightened mankind.
E Myrofori Gynekes, orthrou vatheos, The Myrrhbearing Women at dawn, very Hriste, O Theos imon, ✞ Doxa Si! Wherefore, we cry to Thee: ✞ Gloy to
epistase pros to Mnima tou Zoodotou, early, standing outside the Tomb of Thee, O Christ our God, and
evron Angelon, epi ton lithon the Giver of Life, found an Angel Benefactor!
kathimenon, ke aftos seated upon the stone, and he Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
prosfthegxamenos, aftes outos elege: addressed them and said: “Why do
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Ti Zitite ton Zonta meta ton nekron? you seek among the dead the One
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
Ti thrinite ton aftharton os en fthora? Who is alive? Who do you girieve as
ton Kyrion.
Apelthouse krixate tis Aftou though corruptible the Incorrupt?
Mathites.” So return and Proclaim it to His Inigisan Si Kyrie, Fovo pile Thanatou, The Gates of Death opened before Thee
Disciples!” plori de Adou idontes Se eptixan. in Fear, O Lord, and the Gatekeepers
Afti i imera, in epiisen O Kyrios. This is the Day the Lord made. Let us Pilas gar halkas sinetripsas, ke of Hades, beholding Thee, were filled
mohlous sidirous sinethlasas, ke with Awe. Thou destroyed the Gates
Agalia-sometha ke evfranthomen greatly Rejoice and be glad therein.
exigages imas ek skotous, ke skias of Brass, and crushed the posts of
en afti.
Thanatou, ke tous desmous imon iron. Thou led us out of the Valley
Pasha to terpnon! Pasha Kyriou, Pasha! Pascha of Delight! Pascha, the Lord’s dierrixas. of the Shadow of Death, and broke
Pasha en Hara allilous Pascha! A Pascha all Venerable has our chains.
periptixometha. O Pasha, litron lipis. Risen for us! Pascha! With Joy let us Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo From the morning watch until night;
Ke gar ek Tafou simeron, osper ek embrace one another. Pascha, the
filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton from the morning watch until night
pastou, eklampsas Hristos, ta Gynea Ransom from sorrow! Today, from
Kyrion. – let Israel Hope in the Lord.
Haras eplise legon. Kirixate the Sepulchre, Christ emerged
Apostolis. resplendently, as though from a Ton Sotirion imon adontes, ek stomaton Let us open our mouth and sing Hymns
Bridal Chamber, and the Women He anamelpsomen, defte pantes en Iko of Salvation. Come, and bow down
filled with Joy, saying: “Proclaim this Kyriou, prospesomen legontes. O epi in the House of the Lord, and say:
to the Apostles!” xilou stavrothis, ke ek nekron Pardon our sins, O Thou Who hung
✞ Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, Anastas, ke on en kolpis tou Patros, upon the Cross and Rose from the
ilasthiti tes amarties imon. dead, and yet art forever in the
Pnevmati... and to the Holy Spirit...
Bosom of the Father.
PASCHAL IDIOMELON –PENTECOSTARION - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
PENTECOSTARION- IDIOMELON – HOLY MYRRHBEARERS - TONE 2
Se ton anavallomenon, to Fos osper O Thou Who cover Thyself with Light as Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with the Lord there is Mercy, and
Imation, kathelon Iosif apo tou xilou, with a Garment, were taken down
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton with Him is Abundant Redemption;
Sin Nikodimo, ke theorisas nekron from the Cross by Joseph, with the
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou. and He will Redeem Israel from all
gymnon atafon, efsimpathiton help of Nikodemos. When he beheld
his transgressions.
thrinon analavon, odiromenos Thee dead, naked and unburied, he
elegen. Imi! Glikitate Iisou! On pro took up a moving lamentation; and E Myrofori Gynekes orthrou vatheos, The Myrrhbearing Women, very early in
mikrou O ilios en Stavro stricked with grief, he said: “Alas! O aromata lavouse tou Kyriou ton the morning, took their spices and

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 Tafon katelavon, aper de ouk ilpizon
evrouse, dielogionto evlavoumene tou
lithou tin metathesin, ke pros allilas
dielegonto. Pou isin e sfragides tou
mnimatos? Pou Estin i tou Pilatou
koustodia, ke akrivis asfalia? Gegone
de minitis tonAgnoouson gynekon,
exastapton Angelos, ke faskon pros
aftas. Ti meta thrinon zitite ton
zonta, ke zoopiisanta to genos ton
vroton? Exigerthi Hristos O Theos
imon, ek nekron os pantodinamos,
parehon pasin imin aftharsian ke
zoin, fotismon ke to Mega Eleos.
Enite ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Ti ta Myra tis dakrisi Mathitrie kirnate? Why
O lithos kekiliste, O Tafos kekenote,
idete tin fthoran, ti Zoi patithisan, tas
sfragidas Martyrousas tilavgos,
ipnountas dinos tous filakas ton
apithon, to thniton sesoste sarki
Theou, O Edis thrini, dramouse hara,
ipate tis Apostolis, O nekrosas Hristos
ton Thanaton, protokos ek nekron,
imas proagi is tin Galilean.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef’ imas, For
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
E Myrofori orthrie genomene, ke to
Mnima Sou meta spoudis
katalavouse, epezitoun Se Hriste, pros
to myrise to ahranton Soma Sou, ke
tou Angelou tis rimasin enihithise,
haropia simvola tis Apostolis
ekiritton. Oti Anesti O arhigos tis
Sotiras imon, skilefsas ton Thanaton,
to de kosmo doroumenos, zoin Eonion
ke to Mega Eleos.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
PENTECOSTARION- PROSOMIA –HOLY MYRRHBEARERS - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
E Myrofori Gynekes, ton Tafon Sou
katalavouse, ke tas sfragidas tou
mnimatos idouse, mi evrouse de to
ahranton Soma Sou, odiromene,
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went to the Tomb of our Lord. When
they found it not as they had
expected, they reverently pondered
the removal of the stone, and they
said to one another: Where art the
seals that secured the Tomb? Where
is Pilate’s guad and special security?”
A shining Angel appeared as a
Messenger to the Women who were
unaware, and said to them: Why do
you mournfully seek the One Who is
alive and Who gave Life to mankind?
Christ our God is Risen from the
dead, as the Almighty, and He grants
us all Incorruption and Life,
Illumination and Great Mercy.
Praise the Lord, all Gentiles! Praise
Him, all you people!
do you mix the Myrrh with Your
tears, O Disciples? The stone has
been rolled away; the Sepulchre is
empty – behold how corruption has
been trampled underfoot by Life!
Behold how stupefied in terror are
the guards of the disobedient!
Mortal mankind has been Saved by
the Flesh of God, and Hades laments!
So, Joyfully run, and tell the
Apostles that Christ Who put Death
to death as the First Born of the
dead is going ahead of you into
Galilee.
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
At early dawn the Myrrhbearers
earnestly went to Thy Tomb, seeking
Thee – to Anoint Thine Immaculate
Body, O Christ. And from what the
Angel said, they became aware of the
Joyful Evidence, and went to the
Apostles and proclaimed to them:
The Author of our Salvation has
Risen after plundering Death, and in
so doing, He has granted the world
Everlasting Life, and Great Mercy!
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit
The Myrrhbearing Women arrived at
Thy Sepulchre, and they saw the
seals on the gravestone, but did not
find Thine Immaculate Body, O Lord.
meta spoudis ilthon legouse. Tis
eklepsen imon tin elpida? Tis ilife
nekron gimnon esmirnismenon tis
Mitros monon paramithian? O! Pos
O nekrous Zoosas tethantote? O ton
Edin sklefsas, pos tethapte? All’
Anastithi Sotir aftexousios, kathos
ipas Triimeros, Sozon tas psihas
imon.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
THEOTOKION – TONE 2
Parilthen i Skia tou Nomou, tis Haritos
elthousis. Os gar i vatos ouk ekeeto
kataflegomeni, outo Parthenos etekes,
ke Parthenos eminas, anti stylou
piros, Dikeosinis anetilen Ilios, anti
Moiseos Hristos, i Sotiria ton psihon
imon.
THE ENTRANCE – “FOS ILARON...”

SATURDAY - PROKEIMENON – PSALM 92 -
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepeian
enedisato
1. Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke
perizosato.
2. Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it is
ou salevthisete.
(NO VESPERS READING FOR THE HOLY
MYRRHBEARERS) - LITANY OF FERVENT
SUPPLICATIONS

PASCHAL APOSTICHA – HOLY MYRRHBEARERS
I Anastasis Sou Hriste Sotir, Apasan
Efotise tin ikoumenin, ke anekaleso
to idion plasma, Pantodiname, Kyrie,
✞ Doxa Si!
PENTECOTARION - PASCHAL STIHERA – TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
✞Anastito O Theos, ke
diaskorpisthitoan i ehthri aftou, ke
figetosan apo prosopou aftou i
misountes Afton.
Pasha Ieron imin simeron anadedikte!
Pasha kenon, Agion! Pasha Mystikon!
Pasha pansevasmion! Pascha Hristos
O Litotis! Pasha amomon! Pasha
Mega! Pasha ton Piston! Pasha to
PASCHAL VESPERS SERVICE – HOLY MYRRHBEARERS – 22 APRIL 2018
They had gone in all earnestness,
and lamenting, they said: ‘Who has
stolen our Hope? Who took away
the Dead Man, naked and covered
with Myrrh – His Mother’s Only
Consolation? He Who revived the
dead – Oh! How has He died? He
Who plundered Hades – how was He
buried? Nevertheless, Arise, O
Saviour, by Thine own Authority, on
the Third Day, as Thou said Thou
would, and Save our soul.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
At the Coming of Grace, the Shadow of
the Law passed away. Just as the
Bush that burnt but was not
consumed, so hast Thou given Birth
and remained Virgin. Instead of a
Pillar of Fire, the Sun of
Righteousness shone forth; instead
of Moses, Christ, the Salvation of our
soul, appeared.
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
The Lord reigns - He vested Himself
with Majesty.
1. The Lord vested and girded Himself
with Power
2. And He established the world ,
which shall not be moved.
– TONE 2
Thy Resurrection, O Christ our Saviour,
hast Illumined the entire Earth, and
has recalled Thy Creation, O
Almighty Lord: ✞ Glory to Thee!
✞Let God Arise, and let His enemies be
scattered, and let those who hate
Him flee from before His Sight.
Today a Sacred Pascha has been
revealed to us! A Pascha New and
Holy! A Mystical Pascha! A Pascha
All Venerable! Pascha, the Redeemer
Christ Himself! A Pascha that is
5.