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 ton Isaian, Ieremian, Iezekiil, ke and David; with them – Isaiah,
Daniil ke tous Dodeka, ama Iliou, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, and
Eliseou ke tous apantas, Zaharian ke the Twelve with Elias, Elisha and all
tonVaptistin, ke tous kirixatas the others; Zachariah and the

Sunday Vespers – 29th Sunday After Pentecost Hriston, tin Zoin ke Anastasin tou
genous imon.
Baptist, and all who proclaimed
Christ, the Life and Resurrection of
BEFORE THE NATIVITY our race.

11 TH
SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FOREFATHERS
SUNDAY OF ST LUKE – THE GREAT BA NQUE T
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
eonon. ages.
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INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO THESE HYMNS THEOTOKION – TONE 3
HYMN EVENING INCENSE
OF THE
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND
Asporos ek Thiou Pnevmatos, voulisi de By the Will of the Father, Thou hast,
PSALM 140/141 – TONE 2 Patros, sinilifas Iion ton tou Theou, ek without seed Conceived by the Holy
Patros amitora, pro ton eonon Spirit the Son of God Who was
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou. Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear
me, iparhonta, i’ imas de ek sou apatora Begotten of the Father without
Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie, O Lord! O Lord, when I cry gegonota, sarki apekiisas, ke vrefos Mother before the world began. He
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou, out to Thee, hear me! Hear eglouhisas. Dio mi pafsi presvevin, was born for our sake in the Flesh of
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to my voice, when I cry out to tou litrothine kindinon tas psihas Thee – without Father. Wherefore,
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson Thee! Hear me, O Lord! imon. never cease Interceding to deliver
mou Kyrie. our soul from danger.
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os Let my Prayer rise before Thee
“NIN APOLIIS TON DOULON SOU...” –
TRISAGION PRAYERS & OUR LORD’S
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton like incense - the lifting up of PRAYER

hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson my hands as the Evening Sacrifice. RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION – TONE 4
mou Kyrie! Hear me, O Lord!
RESURRECTION STIHERA – TONE 4 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
Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring my soul out of prison to give Mathitrie ke tin Progonikin apofasin Tidings of the Resurrection that had
exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou. Thanks to Thy Name, O Lord. aporipsase, tis Apostolis kafhomene cast away the Condemnation of their
Ton Zoopion Sou Stavron, apafstos Ever Venerating Thy Life-giving Cross, elegon. Eskilefte O Thanatos, igerthi Forefather, they spoke exultingly to
proskinountes Hriste O Theos, tin O Christ our Lord, we Glorify Thy Hristos O Theos, doroumenos to the Apostles: Death is no more!
Triimeron Sou Anastasin Resurrection on the Third day. By it kosmo to Mega Eleos. Christ-God is Risen, granting to the
Doxazomen. Di’ aftis gar anekenisas, Thou hast Restored corrupt human world Great Mercy.
tin kataftharisan ton anthropon fisin nature, O Mighty One, and hast ✞ Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Pantodiname, ke tin is Ouranous reopened for us the Upward Path to ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton and to the Holy Spirit, now and
anodon, kathipedixas imin, os monos Heaven, for Thou alone at Good and eonon. forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Agathos ke Filanthropos. Loving.
Amin Amen
Eme ipomenousi Dikei, eos ou The Righteous shall wait for me, until FESTAL APOLYTIKION – HOLY FOREFATHERS – TONE 2
antapodos mi. Thou Reward me.
Tou xilou tis parakois, to epitimion elisas Having willingly been nailed to the En Pisti tous Propatoras edikeosas, tin ex By Faith Thou Justified the
Sotir, to xilo tou Stavrou ekousios Wood of Thy Cross, Thou abolished Ethnon di’ afton promnistefsamenos Forefathers, having through them
prosilothis, ke is Edou katelthon the penalty of disobedience Ekklisian. Kavhonte en Doxi i Agii, oti Betrothed to Thyself the Church
Dinate, tou Thanatou ta desma, os committed through the Tree, and by ek spermatos afton, iparhi Karpos that came out of the Nations. The
Theos, dierrixas. Dion proskinoumen descending into Hades, Thou hast evkleis, i asporos tekousa Se. Tes afton Saints are boasting in Glory, for the
tin ek nekron Sou Anastasin, en broken the bonds of Death. ikesies, Hriste O Theos, Soson tas Glorious Fruit – the Virgin – who
Agalliasi voontes, Pantodiname Kyrie: Wherefore, we worship Thy psihas imon. without Seed gave Birth to Thee, is
from their progeny. At their
✞ Doxa Si. Resurrection from the dead, and,
D ISM ISSAL BL E SSINGS
Entreaties, O Christ our God, Save
Rejoicing, we cry: O Almighty Lord:
our soul.
✞ Glory to Thee!
Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie. Kyrie, Out of the depths I have cried to
isakouson tis fonis ou. Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my
voice.

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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
MENAION - FESTAL APOSTICHA- HOLY FOREFATHERS – TONE 3
Ton Propatoron to sistima, i fileorti
defte, psalmikos evfimisomen, Adam
ton Propatora, Enoh, Noe,
Melhisedek, Abraam, Issak ke Iakov;
mata Nomon – Moisin ke Aaron,
Iisoun, Samouil ke David; meth’ on
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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 is vested with
Majesty. The Lord is vested and
girded 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
The Gathering of the Forefathers, come,
let us praise in song – Adam the
Forefather, Enoch, Noah,
Melchezedek, Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob; after the Law – Moses and
Aaron, Joshua Son of Nun, Samuel
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!
FESTAL STICHERA –HOLY FOREFATHERS – TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo
filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Ton Propatoron simeron Pisi, telountes
Mnimosina, animnisomen Hriston ton
Litrotin, ton Megalinanta aftous, en
pasi tis Ethnesi, ke Thavmaton ta
Paradoxa Pistos, epitelesanta Kyrion,
os Krateon ke Dinaton. Ke ex afton
anadixanta, Ravdon Dinameos imin,
tin monin apirandron, ke Theopeda
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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!
From the morning watch until night;
from the morning watch until night
– let Israel Hope in the Lord.
As we celebrate today the Memorial of
the Forefathers, let us Faithful raise
a Hymn to Christ our Redeemer, our
Lord Who Magnifies them among all
Nations, and faithfully performs
Extraordinary Miracles, as He alone
is Mighty and Powerful. And from
them a Rod of Power for us He
3.
 Marian tin Agnin, ex is to Anthos
proilthe Hristos, Vlastisas pasi tin
Zoin, ke adapanon trifin, ke Sotirian
tin Eonion.
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
O tous Agious Pedas ek piros risamenos O
Despota, ke ek stomatos leonton
Daniil, O Evlogisas Avraam, Isaak te
ton douon Sou, ke ton toutou Iion ton
Iakov, O evdokisas ek spermatos,
touton genesthe kath’ imas, ina tous
prin olisthisantas, Sosis Propatoras
imon, Stavrouse ke Thaptese, ke
sintrivis tou Thanatou ta desma, ke
sintrivis tou Thanatou ta desma
Enite ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Os en psekadi meson tis flogos, ti droso In
tou Pnevmatos, Agallomeni i Pedes
tou Theou, periepatoun Mystikos, en
afti protiposantes, tin Triada ke tin
sarkosin Hristou, ke os sofi dia Pisteos
esvesan dinamin piros ke Daniil de O
Dikeos, leonton ofthi fimotis. On tes
deisesi, disopoumenos Filanthrope
Sotir, ke imas tou asvestou, ke eoniou
litrose piros ke Axioson tihin, tis
Ouraniou Vasilias Sou.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef’ imas, For
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Osper en droso ontes i Pisti, ke Agii
Pedes Sou, en kamino tis flogos tis tou
piros, Proezografoun Mystikos, tin ek
Parthenou Sou elefsin, tin aflektos
analampsasan imin, ke Daniil de O
Dikeos, ke en Profites Thavmastos
tranos tin Thian Defteran Sou,
epidimian prodilon. Eoron
ekravgazen, eos ou Throni etethisan
fisi, ke Kritis ekathesthi, ke tou piros
epesti potamos. Ou risthiimen Hriste,
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showed forth – the Only Unwed
Child of God, Mary All Pure – from
whom the Flower – Christ –
Blossomed Life for all and pleasure
without cost, and Eternal Salvation.
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
Master, Who Delivered the Holy
Youths from the fire, and Daniel
from the lions’ mouths; Who
Blessed Abraham and Isaac Thy
servant, and his son, Jacob; Who was
well-pleased to be Born from their
seed for us, that Thou might Save
the Forefathers who had fallen away
of old, to be crucified and buried,
and Thou smashed all the bonds of
Death, and Thou raised all who from
every age were among the dead who
worship, O Christ, Thine Eternal
Kingdom.
Praise the Lord, all Gentiles! Praise
Him, all you people!
the midst of the flames, by the Dew
of the Spirit, Rejoicing the Youths of
God walked mystically, typifying in
advance the Trinity, and the
Incarnation of Christ, and being Wise
through Faith, they quenched the
power of fire. And Daniel the
Righteous, appeared as a tamer of
lions. Besought by their
Intercessions, O Saviour Who Loves
mankind, Deliver us also from the
Unquenchable and Eternal Fire, and
make us worthy of Thy Heavenly
Kingdom.
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
As if in Dew, the Faithful and Holy
Youths in the furnace of fire,
Mystically Prefigured Thy Coming
from the Virgin, which shone forth
without burning us, and Daniel the
Righteous, and wonderful among the
Prophets, clearly foreshadowed Thy
Second Divine Appearance, when he
cried: “I see where Thrones are set,
and the Judge is seated, and a River
of Fire is present, from which – at
tes ikesies afton Despota.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FESTAL MENAION – HOLY FOREFATHERS – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Tous pro tou Nomou Pateras, apantas
evfimisomen simeron Pisti, Avraam
ton Filotheon, Isaak ton ex apangelias
tehthenta, ke Iakov, ke tous dodeka
Patriarhas, David ton Praotaton ke
Daniil ton epithimion Profitin, ke tous
Tris Pedas Sin aftis gererontes, tous
tin kaminon is droson metavalontas,
etoumeni afesin para Hristou tou
Theou, tou Endoxazomenou en tis
Agiis Aftou.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
THEOTOKION – TONE 4
O dia Se Theopator Profitis David,
Melodios peri Sou proanefonise, to
Megalia Si piisanti. Paresti i Vasilissa
ek Dexion Sou, Se gar ‘Mitera’
‘Proxenon Zois’ anedixen, O apator ek
Sou enanthropise Evdokisas Theos,
ina tin Eaftou anaplasi Ikona,
ftharisan tis pathesi, ke to Planithen
orialoton evron, Provaton tis omis
analavon, to Patri proagagi, ke to
idio Thelimati, tes Ouranies Sinapsi
Dinamesi, ke Sosi Theotoke ton
kosmon Hristos O ehon, to Mega ke
Plousion Eleos.
THE ENTRANCE - “FOS ILARON ...”

PROKEIMENON - SATURDAY EVENING - PSALM 92- TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepeian
enedisato
1. Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke
perizosato.
2. Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it is
ou salevthisete.
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their Intercessions – may we be
Delivered, O Christ our Master.
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
The Fathers before the Law, let us all
faithfully praise – Abraham the
Friend of God, Isaac, born by
Promise, Jacob and the Twelve
Patriarchs – honouring with them the
meek David, and Daniel the Prophet
of desires, and the Three Youths
who changed the furnace into Dew,
asking forgiveness of Christ our
God, Who is Glorified in His Saints.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
The Forefather and Prophet of God,
David, through Thee, cried out in
Song concerning Thee, to the One
Who has done Magnificent Things
for Thee. The Queen stands at Thy
Right Hand, for God, Who gladly
became Man through Thee, without
father, has proclaimed Thee
“Mother,” and Host of Life, so that
He might Restore in us His Image,
which was corrupted by Passion.
Having found the Stray Sheep caught
in the mountains, He laid It on His
Shoulders, and brought it to His
Father, and by His own Free Will, He
placed it among the Heavenly Hosts,
and will Save, O Theotokos, the
world - Christ, Who has Great and
Abundant Mercy.
The Lord reigns - He is vested with
Majesty.
1. The Lord is vested and girded with
Power
2. And He established the world,
which shall not be moved.
5.