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Κυριακὴ τῶν Ἁγ. Πατέρων - Τῷ Σαββάτῳ Ἑσπέρας	Sunday of the Holy Fathers - On Saturday Evening
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ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ	VESPERS
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	Blessed is our God, always, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Προοιμιακοῦ Ψαλμοῦ.	Stand for the reading of the Introductory Psalm.
Καθʼ ὃν δὲ χρόνον ἀναγινώσκεται ὁ Προοιμιακὸς Ψαλμός, ὁ Ἱερεύς, πρὸ τῆς ἁγίας Τραπέζης ἱστάμενος, ἀναγινώσκει τὰς λεγομένας εὐχὰς τοῦ Λυχνικοῦ.	While the Introductory Psalm is being read, the Priest stands in front of the holy Table and reads the so-called Lamp-lighting Prayers.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ.	Come, let us worship and bow down before God our King.
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ.	Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ God our King.
Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν αὐτῷ, Χριστῷ τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ Θεῷ ἡμῶν.	Come, let us worship and bow down before Him, Christ our King and God.
Ψαλμὸς ΡΓʹ (103).	Psalm 103 (104).
Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον. Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου ἐμεγαλύνθης σφόδρα. Ἐξομολόγησιν καὶ μεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσω, ἀναβαλλόμενος φῶς ὡς ἱμάτιον. Ἐκτείνων τὸν οὐρανὸν ὡσεὶ δέῤῥιν, ὁ στεγάζων ἐν ὕδασι τὰ ὑπερῷα αὐτοῦ. Ὁ τιθεὶς νέφη τὴν ἐπίβασιν αὐτοῦ, ὁ περιπατῶν ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέμων. Ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς Ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα, καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα. Ὁ θεμελιῶν τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ τὴν ἀσφάλειαν αὐτῆς, οὐ κλιθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. Ἄβυσσος ὡς ἱμάτιον τὸ περιβόλαιον αὐτοῦ, ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων στήσονται ὕδατα. Ἀπὸ ἐπιτιμήσεώς σου φεύξονται, ἀπὸ φωνῆς βροντῆς σου δειλιάσουσιν. Ἀναβαίνουσιν ὄρη, καὶ καταβαίνουσι πεδία εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὃν ἐθεμελίωσας αὐτά. Ὅριον ἔθου, ὃ οὐ παρελεύσονται, οὐδὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι καλύψαι τὴν γῆν. Ὁ ἐξαποστέλλων πηγὰς ἐν φάραγξιν, ἀναμέσον τῶν ὀρέων διελεύσονται ὕδατα· ποτιοῦσι πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ, προσδέξονται ὄναγροι εἰς δίψαν αὐτῶν. Ἐπʼ αὐτὰ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσει, ἐκ μέσου τῶν πετρῶν δώσουσι φωνήν. Ποτίζων ὄρη ἐκ τῶν ὑπερῴων αὐτοῦ, ἀπὸ καρποῦ τῶν ἔργων σου χορτασθήσεται ἡ γῆ. Ὁ ἐξανατέλλων χόρτον τοῖς κτήνεσι, καὶ χλόην τῇ δουλείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων. Τοῦ ἐξαγαγεῖν ἄρτον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, καὶ οἶνος εὐφραίνει καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου. Τοῦ ἱλαρῦναι πρόσωπον ἐν ἐλαίῳ, καὶ ἄρτος καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου στηρίζει. Χορτασθήσονται τὰ ξύλα τοῦ πεδίου, αἱ κέδροι τοῦ Λιβάνου, ἃς ἐφύτευσας. Ἐκεῖ στρουθία ἐννοσσεύσουσι, τοῦ ἐρωδιοῦ ἡ κατοικία ἡγεῖται αὐτῶν. Ὄρη τὰ ὑψηλὰ ταῖς ἐλάφοις, πέτρα καταφυγὴ τοῖς λαγωοῖς. Ἐποίησε σελήνην εἰς καιρούς, ὁ ἥλιος ἔγνω τὴν δύσιν αὐτοῦ. Ἔθου σκότος, καὶ ἐγένετο νύξ, ἐν αὐτῇ διελεύσονται πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ δρυμοῦ. Σκύμνοι ὠρυόμενοι τοῦ ἁρπάσαι, καὶ ζητῆσαι παρὰ τῷ Θεῷ βρῶσιν αὐτοῖς. Ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος, καὶ συνήχθησαν, καὶ εἰς τὰς μάνδρας αὐτῶν κοιτασθήσονται. Ἐξελεύσεται ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ἐργασίαν αὐτοῦ ἕως ἑσπέρας. Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε, πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας, ἐπληρώθη ἡ γῆ τῆς κτίσεώς σου. Αὕτη ἡ θάλασσα ἡ μεγάλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος, ἐκεῖ ἑρπετὰ ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός, ζῷα μικρὰ μετὰ μεγάλων. Ἐκεῖ πλοῖα διαπορεύονται, δράκων οὗτος, ὃν ἔπλασας ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῇ. Πάντα πρὸς σὲ προσδοκῶσι, δοῦναι τὴν τροφὴν αὐτῶν εἰς εὔκαιρον, δόντος σου αὐτοῖς συλλέξουσιν. Ἀνοίξαντός σου τὴν χεῖρα, τὰ σύμπαντα πλησθήσονται χρηστότητος, ἀποστρέψαντος δέ σου τὸ πρόσωπον, ταραχθήσονται. Ἀντανελεῖς τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκλείψουσι, καὶ εἰς τὸν χοῦν αὐτῶν ἐπιστρέψουσιν. Ἐξαποστελεῖς τὸ πνεῦμα σου, καὶ κτισθήσονται, καὶ ἀνακαινιεῖς τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς. Ἤτω ἡ δόξα Κυρίου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, εὐφρανθήσεται Κύριος ἐπὶ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ. Ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ ποιῶν αὐτὴν τρέμειν, ὁ ἁπτόμενος τῶν ὀρέων, καὶ καπνίζονται. ᾌσω τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ μου, ψαλῶ τῷ Θεῷ μου ἕως ὑπάρχω. Ἡδυνθείη αὐτῷ ἡ διαλογή μου, ἐγὼ δὲ εὐφρανθήσομαι ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ. Ἐκλείποιεν ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἄνομοι, ὥστε μὴ ὑπάρχειν αὐτούς. Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον.	Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, You are magnified exceedingly; You clothe Yourself with thanksgiving and majesty, who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, who stretch out the heavens like a curtain; You are He who covers His upper chambers with water, who makes the clouds His means of approach, who walks on the wings of the winds, who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire. He established the earth on its stable foundation; it shall not be moved unto ages of ages. The deep like a garment is His covering; the waters shall stand upon the mountains; at Your rebuke they shall flee; at the sound of Your thunder, they shall be afraid. The mountains rise up, and the plains sink down to the place You founded for them. You set a boundary they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth. You are He who sends springs into the valley; the waters shall pass between the mountains; they shall give drink to all the wild animals of the field; the wild asses shall quench their thirst; the birds of heaven shall dwell beside them; they shall sing from the midst of the rocks. You are He who waters the mountains from His higher places; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Your works. You are He who causes grass to grow for the cattle, and the green plant for the service of man, to bring forth bread from the earth; and wine gladdens the heart of man, to brighten his face with oil; and bread strengthens man’s heart. The trees of the plain shall be full of fruit, the cedars of Lebanon, which You planted; there the sparrows shall make their nests; the house of the heron takes the lead among them. The high mountains are for the deer; the cliff is a refuge for the rabbits. He made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting. You established darkness, and it was night, wherein all the wild animals of the forest will prowl about; the young lions roar and snatch their prey, and seek their food from God. The sun arises, and they are gathered together; and they shall be put to bed in their dens. Man shall go out to his work and to his labor until evening. O Lord, Your works shall be magnified greatly; You made all things in wisdom; the earth was filled with Your creation. There is this great and spacious sea: the creeping things are there without number; the living things are there, both small and great; there the ships pass through; there is this dragon You formed to play therein. All things wait upon You, that You may give them food in due season. When You give it to them, they shall gather it; when You open Your hand, all things shall be filled with Your goodness. But when You turn Your face away, they shall be troubled; when You take away their breath, they shall die and return again to their dust. You shall send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth. Let the glory of the Lord be forever; the Lord shall be glad in His works; He looks upon the earth and makes it tremble; He touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing to my God as long as I exist; may my words be pleasing to Him, and I shall be glad in the Lord. May sinners cease from the earth, and the lawless, so as to be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Ὁ ἥλιος ἔγνω τὴν δύσιν αὐτοῦ. Ἔθου σκότος, καὶ ἐγένετο νύξ.	The sun knows its setting. You established darkness, and it was night.
Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε· πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας.	O Lord, Your works shall be magnified greatly; You made all things in wisdom. [SAAS]
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός. (3)	Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3)
Ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.	Our hope, O Lord, glory to You.
ΤΑ ΕΙΡΗΝΙΚΑ	THE PEACE LITANY
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
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Ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	In peace let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ τῆς ἄνωθεν εἰρήνης καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For the peace from on high and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ τῆς εἰρήνης τοῦ σύμπαντος κόσμου, εὐσταθείας τῶν ἁγίων τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐκκλησιῶν καὶ τῆς τῶν πάντων ἑνώσεως τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For the peace of the whole world, for the welfare of the holy Churches of God, and for the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου καὶ τῶν μετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For this holy house, and for those who enter it with faith, reverence and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For pious and Orthodox Christians, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος), τοῦ τιμίου πρεσβυτερίου, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας, παντὸς τοῦ κλήρου καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For our Archbishop (name), for the honoured order of presbyters, for the diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ εὐσεβοῦς ἡμῶν γένους, τοῦ Προέδρου, πάσης ἀρχῆς καὶ ἐξουσίας ἐν τῷ κράτει ἡμῶν, καὶ τοῦ κατὰ ξηράν, θάλασσαν, καὶ ἀέρα φιλοχρίστου ἡμῶν στρατοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For our country, the president, and all those in public service, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Χριστοῦ Μεγάλης Ἐκκλησίας, τῆς Ἱερᾶς ἡμῶν Ἀρχιεπισκοπῆς, [τῆς Ἱερᾶς Μητροπόλεως ταύτης,] τῆς πόλεως καὶ κοινότητος ταύτης, πάσης πόλεως, χώρας καὶ τῶν πίστει οἰκούντων ἐν αὐταῖς, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For this city, for every city, town and village, and for the faithful who dwell in them, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ εὐκρασίας ἀέρων, εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς καὶ καιρῶν εἰρηνικῶν τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For favourable weather, an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and temperate seasons, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ πλεόντων, ὁδοιπορούντων, νοσούντων, καμνόντων, αἰχμαλώτων καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας αὐτῶν τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For those who travel by land, air or water, for the sick, the suffering, for those in captivity, and for their safety and salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger and constraint, let us pray to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Commemorating our all-holy, pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us entrust ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To you, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι πρέπει σοι πᾶσα δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Mode pl. 2.
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Κύριε ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου, εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε. Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, εἰσάκουσόν μου· πρόσχες τῇ φωνῇ τῆς δεήσεώς μου, ἐν τῷ κεκραγέναι με πρὸς σέ. Εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε.	Lord, I have cried to You; hear me. Hear me, O Lord. Lord, I have cried to You; hear me. Give heed to the voice of my supplication when I cry to You. Hear me, O Lord. [SAAS]
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Κατευθυνθήτω ἡ προσευχή μου, ὡς θυμίαμα ἐνώπιόν σου, ἔπαρσις τῶν χειρῶν μου θυσία ἑσπερινή. Εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε.	Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Hear me, O Lord. [SAAS]
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Θοῦ, Κύριε, φυλακὴν τῷ στόματί μου, καὶ θύραν περιοχῆς περὶ τὰ χείλη μου.	Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, a door of enclosure about my lips.
Μὴ ἐκκλίνῃς τὴν καρδίαν μου εἰς λόγους πονηρίας, τοῦ προφασίζεσθαι προφάσεις ἐν ἁμαρτίαις.	Incline not my heart to evil words, to make excuses in sins.
Σὺν ἀνθρώποις ἐργαζομένοις τὴν ἀνομίαν, καὶ οὐ μὴ συνδυάσω μετὰ τῶν ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτῶν.	With men who work lawlessness; and I will not join with their choice ones.
Παιδεύσει με δίκαιος ἐν ἐλέει, καὶ ἐλέγξει με, ἔλαιον δὲ ἁμαρτωλοῦ μὴ λιπανάτω τὴν κεφαλήν μου.	The righteous man shall correct me with mercy, and he shall reprove me; but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head.
Ὅτι ἔτι καὶ ἡ προσευχή μου ἐν ταῖς εὐδοκίαις αὐτῶν· κατεπόθησαν ἐχόμενα πέτρας οἱ κριταὶ αὐτῶν.	For my prayer shall be intense in the presence of their pleasures. Their judges are swallowed up by the rock.
Ἀκούσονται τὰ ῥήματά μου, ὅτι ἡδύνθησαν· ὡσεὶ πάχος γῆς ἐῤῥάγη ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, διεσκορπίσθη τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτῶν παρὰ τὸν ᾅδην.	They shall hear my words, for they are pleasant. As a clod of ground is dashed to pieces on the earth, so their bones were scattered beside the grave.
Ὅτι πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, Κύριε, οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου· ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα, μὴ ἀντανέλῃς τὴν ψυχήν μου.	For my eyes, O Lord, O Lord, are toward You; in You I hope; take not my soul away.
Φύλαξόν με ἀπὸ παγίδος ἧς συνεστήσαντό μοι, καὶ ἀπὸ σκανδάλων τῶν ἐργαζομένων τὴν ἀνομίαν.	Keep me from the snares they set for me, and from the stumbling blocks of those who work lawlessness.
Πεσοῦνται ἐν ἀμφιβλήστρῳ αὐτῶν οἱ ἁμαρτωλοί· κατὰ μόνας εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ἕως ἂν παρέλθω.	Sinners shall fall into their own net; I am alone, until I escape.
Φωνῇ μου πρὸς Κύριον ἐκέκραξα, φωνῇ μου πρὸς Κύριον ἐδεήθην.	I cried to the Lord with my voice, with my voice I prayed to the Lord.
Ἐκχεῶ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ τὴν δέησίν μου, τὴν θλῖψίν μου ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἀπαγγελῶ.	I shall pour out my supplication before Him; I shall declare my affliction in His presence.
Ἐν τῷ ἐκλείπειν ἐξ ἐμοῦ τὸ πνεῦμά μου, καὶ σὺ ἔγνως τὰς τρίβους μου.	When my spirit fainted within me, then You knew my paths.
Ἐν ὁδῷ ταύτῃ, ᾗ ἐπορευόμην, ἔκρυψαν παγίδα μοι.	For on the way I was going, they hid a trap for me.
Κατενόουν εἰς τὰ δεξιά, καὶ ἐπέβλεπον, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἐπιγινώσκων με.	I looked on my right, and saw there was no one who knew me.
Ἀπώλετο φυγὴ ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἐκζητῶν τὴν ψυχήν μου.	Refuge failed me, and there was no one who cared for my soul.
Ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, Κύριε· εἶπα· Σὺ εἶ ἡ ἐλπίς μου, μερίς μου εἶ ἐν γῇ ζώντων.	I cried to You, O Lord; I said, “You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living.”
Πρόσχες πρὸς τὴν δέησίν μου, ὅτι ἐταπεινώθην σφόδρα.	Attend to my supplication, for I was humbled exceedingly.
Ῥῦσαί με ἐκ τῶν καταδιωκόντων με, ὅτι ἐκραταιώθησαν ὑπὲρ ἐμέ.	Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
Κρύψε Στιχολογίαν	Hide Stichologia

Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Resurrectional Stichera. Mode pl. 2.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Στιχηρὸν Αʹ.	Sticheron 1.
c1014 - Petros-Ioannis \| GTheodoridis/ c1011 - JVelon/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/Eikona
Ἐξάγαγε ἐκ φυλακῆς τὴν ψυχήν μου, τοῦ ἐξομολογήσασθαι τῷ ὀνόματί σου.	Bring my soul out of prison to give thanks to Your name, O Lord. [SAAS]
Νίκην ἔχων Χριστέ, τὴν κατὰ τοῦ ᾅδου, ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ ἀνῆλθες, ἵνα τοὺς ἐν σκότει θανάτου καθημένους, συναναστήσῃς σεαυτῷ, ὁ ἐν νεκροῖς ἐλεύθερος, ὁ πηγάζων ζωὴν ἐξ οἰκείου φωτός· Παντοδύναμε Σωτήρ, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	Victorious over Hell, O Christ, you ascended the Cross that you might raise up with yourself those who sat in the darkness of death; free among the dead, you pour forth life from your own light. All-powerful Saviour, have mercy on us. [Lash]
Στιχηρὸν Βʹ.	Sticheron 2.
c1014 - Petros-Ioannis \| GTheodoridis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/Eikona
Ἐμὲ ὑπομενοῦσι δίκαιοι, ἕως οὗ ἀνταποδῷς μοι.	The righteous shall wait for me, until You reward me. [SAAS]
Σήμερον ὁ Χριστός, θάνατον πατήσας, καθὼς εἶπεν ἀνέστη, καὶ τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τῷ κόσμῳ ἐδωρήσατο, ἵνα πάντες κραυγάζοντες, τὸν ὕμνον οὕτως εἴπωμεν· Ἡ πηγὴ τῆς ζωῆς, τὸ ἀπρόσιτον φῶς, παντοδύναμε Σωτήρ, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	Today Christ, having trampled on death, has risen as he said, and granted joy to the world, that we may all shout aloud the hymn and say: O Source of life, O unapproachable light, All-powerful Saviour, have mercy on us. [Lash]
Στιχηρὸν Γʹ.	Sticheron 3.
c1014 - Petros-Ioannis \| GTheodoridis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/Eikona
Ἐκ βαθέων ἐκέκραξά σοι, Κύριε· Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς φωνῆς μου.	Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice. [SAAS]
Σὲ Κύριε τὸν ὄντα, ἐν πάσῃ τῇ κτίσει, ἁμαρτωλοὶ ποῦ φύγωμεν; ἐν τῷ οὐρανῶ; αὐτὸς κατοικεῖς· ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ; ἐπάτησας θάνατον· εἰς τὰ βάθη τὰ τῆς θαλάσσης; ἐκεῖ ἡ χείρ σου Δέσποτα. Πρὸς σὲ καταφεύγομεν, σοὶ προσπίπτοντες ἱκετεύομεν· Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	Where shall we sinners escape you, O Lord, who are present in all creation? In heaven? You dwell there. In Hell? You trampled on death. In the depths of the sea? You hand is there, Master. To you we flee and falling down before you we implore: Lord risen from the dead, have mercy on us. [Lash]
Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.	For the Feast.
Τοῦ Πεντηκοσταρίου - - -	From Pentecostarion - - -
Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Idiomelon. Mode pl. 2.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - MBDanckaert/
Γενηθήτω τὰ ὦτά σου προσέχοντα εἰς τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.	Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. [SAAS]
Ὁ Κύριος ἀνελήφθη εἰς οὐρανούς, ἵνα πέμψῃ τὸν Παράκλητον τῷ κόσμῳ. Οἱ οὐρανοὶ ἡτοίμασαν τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ· νεφέλαι τὴν ἐπίβασιν αὐτοῦ. Ἄγγελοι θαυμάζουσιν, ἄνθρωπον ὁρῶντες ὑπεράνω αὐτῶν. Ὁ Πατὴρ ἐκδέχεται, ὃν ἐν κόλποις ἔχει συναΐδιον. Τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον κελεύει πᾶσι τοῖς Ἀγγέλοις αὐτοῦ· Ἄρατε πύλας οἱ ἄρχοντες ἡμῶν. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη κροτήσατε χεῖρας· ὅτι ἀνέβη Χριστός, ὅπου ἦν τὸ πρότερον.	The Lord was taken up to heaven, in order to send the Holy Spirit to the world. The heavens prepared His throne; the clouds were the means of His approach. Angels marvel, seeing a human being higher than themselves. The Father receives Him whom He has coeternal in His bosom. The Holy Spirit gives the order to all His Angels, “Lift up the gates, O you rulers.” Oh, clap your hands, all you nations! For Christ has ascended to where He was before. [SD]
Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Idiomelon. Mode pl. 2.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - MBDanckaert/
Ἐὰν ἀνομίας παρατηρήσῃς, Κύριε Κύριε, τίς ὑποστήσεται; ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασμός ἐστιν.	If You, O Lord, should mark transgression, O Lord, who would stand? For there is forgiveness with You. [SAAS]
Κύριε, τῇ σῇ Ἀναλήψει, ἐξεπλάγησαν τὰ Χερουβίμ, θεωρήσαντά σε τὸν Θεόν, ἐπὶ νεφελῶν ἀνερχόμενον, τὸν ἐπʼ αὐτῶν καθεζόμενον, καὶ δοξάζομέν σε, ὅτι χρηστόν τὸ ἔλεός σου· δόξα σοι.	At Your Ascension, O Lord, the Cherubim, on whom You sit as God, were amazed as they saw You ascending on the clouds. And we glorify You, for Your mercy is good. Glory to You! [SD]
Ἰδιόμελον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Idiomelon. Mode pl. 2.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - MBDanckaert/
Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ὑπέμεινά σε, Κύριε, ὑπέμεινεν ἡ ψυχή μου εἰς τὸν λόγον σου. Ἤλπισεν ἡ ψυχή μου ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.	Because of Your law, O Lord, I waited for You; my soul waited for Your word. My soul hopes in the Lord. [SAAS]
Ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσι τοῖς ἁγίοις, θεωροῦντές σου τὰς ὑψώσεις Χριστέ, τὸ ἀπαύγασμα τῆς δόξης τοῦ Πατρός, ἀνυμνοῦμέν σου τὴν φωτοειδῆ τοῦ προσώπου μορφήν· προσκυνοῦμέν σου τὰ παθήματα· τιμῶμεν τὴν Ἀνάστασιν, τὴν ἔνδοξον Ἀνάληψιν δοξάζοντες· ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	We have seen Your exaltations on those holy mountains, O Christ, You who are the brightness of the Father’s glory; and we extol the resplendent appearance of Your face. We worship Your Passion, we honor Your Resurrection, and Your glorious Ascension we glorify. Have mercy on us. [SD]
Τῶν Πατέρων.	For the Fathers.
Τοῦ Πεντηκοσταρίου - - -	From Pentecostarion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Ἡ ἀπεγνωσμένη.	Mode pl. 2. That woman, who was spurned.
	Ἡ ἀπεγνωσμένη.

Ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας μέχρι νυκτός· ἀπὸ φυλακῆς πρωΐας ἐλπισάτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.	From the morning watch until night; from the morning watch until night, let Israel hope in the Lord. [SAAS]
Ἐκ γαστρὸς ἐτέχθης πρὸ ἑωσφόρου, ἐκ Πατρὸς ἀμήτωρ πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων, κᾂν Ἄρειος κτίσμα σε, καὶ οὐ Θεὸν δοξάζῃ, τόλμῃ συνάπτων σε τὸν Κτίστην, τοῖς κτίσμασιν ἀφρόνως, ὕλην πυρὸς τοῦ αἰωνίου, ἑαυτῷ θησαυρίζων· ἀλλʼ ἡ σύνοδος ἡ ἐν Νικαίᾳ, Υἱὸν Θεοῦ σε ἀνεκήρυξε, Κύριε, Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι σύνθρονον.	You were born from the womb before the morning star, without a mother from the Father before the ages, though Arius dares to call you a creature, and does not glorify you as God, insanely joining you, the Creator, with the creatures, and laying up for himself as treasure the fuel of the eternal fire. But the Council in Nicea loudly proclaimed you, Lord, to be Son of God, equal in rank with the Father and the Spirit. [Lash]
Ὅτι παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ τὸ ἔλεος καὶ πολλὴ παρʼ αὐτῷ λύτρωσις, καὶ αὐτὸς λυτρώσεται τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν ἀνομιῶν αὐτοῦ.	For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is abundant redemption; and He shall redeem Israel from all his transgressions. [SAAS]
Τίς σου τὸν χιτῶνα Σῶτερ διεῖλεν; Ἄρειος, σὺ ἔφης, ὁ τῆς Τριάδος, τεμὼν τὴν ὁμότιμον ἀρχὴν εἰς διαιρέσεις· οὗτος ἠθέτησέ σε εἶναι, τὸν ἕνα τῆς Τριάδος· οὗτος Νεστόριον διδάσκει, Θεοτόκον μὴ λέγειν· ἀλλʼ ἡ Σύνοδος ἡ ἐν Νικαίᾳ, Υἱὸν Θεοῦ σε ἀνεκήρυξε, Κύριε, Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι σύνθρονον.	Who divided your garment, O Saviour? 'Arius,' you said, who cuts into divisions the Authority equal in honour of the Trinity. He it was who denied that you were one of the Trinity. He it was who taught Nestorios not to say 'Mother of God'. But the Council in Nicea loudly proclaimed you, Lord, to be Son of God, equal in rank with the Father and the Spirit. [Lash]

Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐπαινέσατε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ λαοί.	Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles; praise Him, all you peoples. [SAAS]
Κρημνῷ περιπίπτει τῆς ἁμαρτίας, Ἄρειος, ὁ μύσας τὸ φῶς μὴ βλέπειν, καὶ θείῳ σπαράττεται, ἀγκίστρῳ τοῖς ἐγκάτοις, πᾶσαν ἐκδοῦναι τὴν οὐσίαν, καὶ τὴν ψυχὴν βιαίως, ἄλλος Ἰούδας χρηματίσας, τῇ γνώμῃ καὶ τῷ τρόπῳ· ἀλλʼ ἡ Σύνοδος ἡ ἐν Νικαίᾳ, Υἱὸν Θεοῦ σε ἀνεκήρυξε, Κύριε, Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι σύνθρονον.	Arius fell into the precipice of sin, having shut his eyes so as not to see the light, and he was ripped asunder by a divine hook so that with his entrails he forcibly emptied out all his essence and his soul, and was named another Judas, both for his ideas and the manner of his death. But the Council in Nicea loudly proclaimed you, Lord, to be Son of God, equal in rank with the Father and the Spirit. [Lash]

Ὅτι ἐκραταιώθη τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Κυρίου μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.	For His mercy rules over us; and the truth of the Lord endures forever. [SAAS]
Ἄρειος ὁ ἄφρων, τῆς παναγίας, τέτμηκε Τριάδος τὴν μοναρχίαν, εἰς τρεῖς ἀνομίους τε καὶ ἐκφύλους οὐσίας· ὅθεν Πατέρες θεοφόροι, συνελθόντες προθύμως, ζήλῳ πυρούμενοι, καθάπερ, ὁ Θεσβίτης Ἠλίας, τῷ τοῦ Πνεύματος τέμνουσι ξίφει, τὸν τῆς αἰσχύνης δογματίσαντα βλάσφημον, καθὼς τὸ Πνεῦμα ἀπεφήνατο.	Arius the insane cut the Monarchy of the All-holy Trinity into three dissimilar and unrelated Essences; therefore the Godbearing Fathers eagerly came together, burning with zeal, like Elias the Thesbite, and cut off with the sword of the Spirit the blasphemer with his teachings of shame, as the Spirit decreed. [Lash]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Τοῦ Πεντηκοσταρίου - - -	From Pentecostarion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Mode pl. 2.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
Τὰς μυστικὰς σήμερον τοῦ Πνεύματος σάλπιγγας, τοὺς θεοφόρους Πατέρας ἀνευφημήσωμεν· τοὺς μελῳδήσαντας ἐν μέσῳ τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, μέλος ἐναρμόνιον θεολογίας, Τριάδα μίαν ἀπαράλλακτον, οὐσίαν τε καὶ θεότητα· τοὺς καθαιρέτας Ἀρείου, καὶ Ὀρθοδόξων προμάχους· τοὺς πρεσβεύοντας πάντοτε Κυρίῳ, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχάς ἡμῶν.	Let us praise today the mystical trumpets of the Spirit, the Godbearing Fathers, who sang a harmonious melody of theology in the midst of the Church, one Trinity, unchanging Essence and Godhead; the overthrowers of Arius, the champions of the Orthodox, who ever intercede with the Lord that he may have mercy on our souls. [Lash]
Καὶ νῦν. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Both now. Mode pl. 2.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Τὸ αʹ Θεοτοκίον τοῦ Ἦχου.	The First Theotokion of the Mode.
c1014 - Petros-Ioannis \| GTheodoridis/ c1011 - Ioannou heirmologic \| JVelon/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/Eikona
Τίς μὴ μακαρίσει σε, παναγία Παρθένε; τίς μὴ ἀνυμνήσει σου, τὸν ἀλόχευτον τόκον; ὁ γὰρ ἀχρόνως ἐκ Πατρός, ἐκλάμψας Υἱὸς μονογενής, ὁ αὐτὸς ἐκ σοῦ τῆς ἁγνῆς προῆλθεν, ἀφράστως σαρκωθείς, φύσει Θεὸς ὑπάρχων, καὶ φύσει γενόμενος ἄνθρωπος διʼ ἡμᾶς· οὐκ εἰς δυάδα προσώπων τεμνόμενος, ἀλλʼ ἐν δυάδι φύσεων, ἀσυγχύτως γνωριζόμενος. Αὐτὸν ἱκέτευε, σεμνὴ Παμμακάριστε, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	Who will not call you blessed, All-holy Virgin? Who will not hymn your child-birth without labour? For the only-begotten Son, who shone from the Father beyond time, came forth from you, pure Maiden, ineffably incarnate. By nature he is God, by nature he became man for our sakes, not divided in a duality of persons, but known without confusion in a duality of natures. O honoured and all-blessed, implore him to have mercy on our souls. [Lash]
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Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Εἴσοδον.	Stand for the Entrance.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ (χαμηλοφώνως)	DEACON (in a low voice)
Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	Let us pray to the Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (χαμηλοφώνως)	PRIEST (in a low voice)
ΕΥΧΗ ΤΗΣ ΕΙΣΟΔΟΥ	ENTRANCE PRAYER
Ἑσπέρας καὶ πρωῒ καὶ μεσημβρίας αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν, εὐχαριστοῦμεν καὶ δεόμεθά σου, Δέσποτα τῶν ἁπάντων, φιλάνθρωπε Κύριε. Κατεύθυνον τὴν προσευχὴν ἡμῶν ὡς θυμίαμα ἐνώπιόν σου καὶ μὴ ἐκκλίνῃς τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν εἰς λόγους ἢ εἰς λογισμοὺς πονηρίας, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἐκ πάντων τῶν θηρευόντων τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν· ὅτι πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, Κύριε, οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν καὶ ἐπὶ σοὶ ἠλπίσαμεν· μὴ καταισχύνῃς ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν.	At evening, at morning and at midday we praise, bless and give thanks, and we pray to you, Master of all things, Lord who love mankind: Direct our prayer before you like incense, and do not incline our hearts to words or thoughts of evil, but deliver us from all that hunt down our souls. For our eyes look to you, O Lord, our Lord, and we have hoped in you.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί.	Wisdom. Stand upright.
ΚΛΗΡΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΛΑΟΣ	CLERGY AND PEOPLE
Ἦχος βʹ.	Mode 2.
c1011 - Σακελλαρίδης \| SApostolou/ c1012 - Σακελλαρίδης \| B. Kiamilidis/ c1013 - JVelon/	c1211 - SDedes/ c2251 - R Barrett/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/
Φῶς ἱλαρὸν ἁγίας δόξης ἀθανάτου Πατρός, οὐρανίου, ἁγίου, μάκαρος, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, ἐλθόντες ἐπὶ τὴν ἡλίου δύσιν, ἰδόντες φῶς ἑσπερινόν, ὑμνοῦμεν Πατέρα, Υἱόν καὶ ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Θεόν. Ἄξιόν σε ἐν πᾶσι καιροῖς ὑμνεῖσθαι φωναῖς αἰσίαις, Υἱὲ Θεοῦ, ζωὴν ὁ διδούς· * διὸ ὁ κόσμος σὲ δοξάζει.	Gladsome light of holy glory of the holy, blessed, heavenly, immortal Father, O Jesus Christ: arriving at the hour of sunset and having seen the evening light, we praise the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God. It is worthy for You to be praised at all times with happy voices, O Son of God and Giver of life; * and therefore the world glorifies You. [SD]
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ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἑσπέρας προκείμενον.	Prokeimenon of the evening.
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.
c1011 - JVelon/	c1112 - GCremeens/ c1113 - GCremeens/ c1111 - SDedes/ c1111.a1 - SDedes/ c1112.a1 - MBDanckaert/
Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο.	The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty. [SAAS]
Στίχ. Ἐνεδύσατο ὁ Κύριος δύναμιν, καὶ περιεζώσατο.	Verse: The Lord clothed and girded Himself with power.
Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο.	The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty.
Στίχ. Καὶ γὰρ ἐστερέωσε τὴν οἰκουμένην, ἥτις οὐ σαλευθήσεται.	Verse: And He established the world, which shall not be moved.
Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο.	The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty.
Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα	The Readings
Τοῦ Πεντηκοσταρίου - - -	From Pentecostarion - - -
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Γενέσεως τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the book of Genesis.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us attend.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Γεν 14, 14 – 20	Gn 14:14 – 20a
Ἀκούσας Ἄβραμ, ὅτι ᾐχμαλώτευται Λὼτ ὁ ἀδελφιδοῦς αὐτοῦ, ἠρίθμησε τοὺς ἰδίους οἰκογενεῖς αὐτοῦ, τριακοσίους δέκα καὶ ὀκτώ, καὶ κατεδίωξεν ὀπίσω αὐτῶν ἕως Δάν, καὶ ἐπέπεσεν ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς τὴν νύκτα αὐτός, καὶ οἱ Παῖδες αὐτοῦ μετʼ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτοὺς καὶ κατεδίωξεν αὐτοὺς ἕως Χοβάλ, ἣ ἐστιν ἐν ἀριστερᾷ Δαμασκοῦ. Καὶ ἀπέστρεψε πᾶσαν τὴν ἵππον Σοδόμων, καὶ Λὼτ τὸν ἀδελφιδοῦν αὐτοῦ ἀπέστρεψε, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὰς γυναῖκας, καὶ τὸν λαόν. Ἐξῆλθε δὲ βασιλεὺς Σοδόμων εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῷ ὁ μετὰ τὸ ὑποστρέψαι αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς κοπῆς τοῦ Χοδολλογόμορ καὶ τῶν βασιλέων τῶν μετʼ αὐτοῦ, εἰς τὴν κοιλάδα τοῦ Σαβύ· τοῦτο ἦν πεδίον Βασιλέως, καὶ Μελχισεδέκ, βασιλεὺς Σαλήμ, ἐξήνεγκεν ἄρτους καὶ οἶνον· ἦν δὲ ἱερεὺς τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ Ὑψίστου, καὶ εὐλόγησε τὸν Ἄβραμ, καὶ εἶπεν· Ευλογημένος Ἄβραμ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ Ὑψίστῳ, ὃς ἔκτισε τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν. Καὶ εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Ὕψιστος, ὃς παρέδωκε τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποχειρίους σοι.	Now when Abram heard his brother Lot was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants, born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. So he divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked and pursued them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. So he brought back all the cavalry of Sodom, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people. Then the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley), after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings with him. Now Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. He blessed Abram and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth; and blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hands.” [SAAS]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Δευτερονομίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the book of Deuteronomy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us attend.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Δτ Αʹ, 8 – 11, 15 – 17	Dt 1:8 – 11, 15 – 17a
Ἔλιπε Μωσῆς πρὸς τοὺς υἱούς, Ἰσραὴλ ἴδετε, παρέδωκα ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν τὴν γῆν, εἰσελθόντες κληρονομήσατε τὴν γῆν, ἣν ὤμοσε Κύριος τοῖς πατράσιν ὑμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραάμ καὶ τῷ Ἰσαὰκ καὶ τῷ Ἰακώβ, δοῦναι αὐτοῖς καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτῶν μετʼ αὐτούς. Καὶ εἶπον πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, λέγων· οὐ δυνήσομαι μόνος φέρειν ὑμᾶς. Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐπλήθυνεν ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἰδού ἐστε σήμερον ὡσεὶ τὰ ἄστρα τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τῷ πλήθει. Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ὑμῶν προσθείη ὑμῖν, ὡς ἐστὲ χιλιοπλασίως, καὶ εὐλογῆσαι ὑμᾶς, καθότι ἐλάλησεν ὑμῖν. Καὶ ἔλαβον ἐξ ὑμῶν ἄνδρας σοφούς, καὶ ἐπιστήμονας, καὶ συνετούς, καὶ κατέστησα αὐτοὺς ἠγεῖσθαι ἐφʼ ἡμῶν, χιλιάρχους καὶ ἑκατοντάρχους, καὶ πεντηκοντάρχους, καὶ δεκάρχους, καὶ γραμματοεισαγωγεῖς τοῖς κριταῖς ὑμῶν. Καὶ ἐνετειλάμην τοῖς κριταῖς ὑμῶν ἐν τῷ καιρῶ ἐκείνω, λέγων· Διακούετε ἀναμέσον τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν, καὶ κρίνατε δικαίως ἀνὰ μέσον ἀνδρὸς καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ προσηλύτου αὐτοῦ. Οὐκ ἐπιγνώσει πρόσωπον ἐν κρίσει, κατὰ τὸν μικρὸν καὶ κατὰ τὸν μέγα κρινεῖς, οὐ μὴ ὑποστείλῃ πρόσωπον ἀνθρώπου, ὅτι ἡ κρίσις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστι.	Moses spoke to the sons of Israel: Behold, I am delivering the land in your presence; go in and inherit the land I swore to your fathers – to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – to give it to them and their seed after them. So I spoke to you at that time, saying, ‘I alone am not able to bear you. The Lord your God multiplied you, and here you are today, as the stars of heaven in multitude. May the Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you, just as He said.’ So I took from you wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men and made them leaders over you: leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens; judges to interpret the law for you. Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the resident alien with him. You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall judge the small and the great; you shall not shrink before any man’s presence, for the judgment is God’s. The case too hard for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.’ [SAAS]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Δευτερονομίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the book of Deuteronomy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us attend.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Δτ 10:14 – 18, 20 – 21	Dt 10:14 – 18, 20 – 21
Εἶπε Μωσῆς πρὸς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραήλ· ἰδοὺ Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου ὁ οὐρανός, καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἡ γῆ, καὶ πάντα ὅσα ἐστὶν ἐν αὐτοῖς. Πλὴν τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν προείλετο Κύριος ἀγαπᾶν αὐτούς, καὶ ἐξελέξατο τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν μετ᾿ αὐτούς, ὑμᾶς παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, κατὰ τὴν ἡμέραν ταύτην. Καὶ περιτεμεῖσθε τὴν σκληροκαρδίαν ὑμῶν, καὶ τὸν τράχηλον ὑμῶν οὐ σκληρυνεῖτε ἔτι. Ὁ γὰρ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, οὗτος Θεὸς τῶν Θεῶν, καὶ Κύριος τῶν Κυρίων· ὁ Θεὸς ὁ μέγας καὶ ἰσχυρὸς καὶ φοβερός, ὅστις οὐ θαυμάζει πρόσωπον, οὐ δ᾽ οὐ μὴ λάβῃ δῶρον, ποιῶν κρίσιν προσηλύτῳ, καὶ ὀρφανῷ, καὶ χήρᾳ, καὶ ἀγαπᾷ τὸν προσήλυτον, δοῦναι αὐτῷ ἄρτον καὶ ἱμάτιον. Κύριον τὸν Θεόν σου φοβηθήσῃ, καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις, καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν κοληθήσῃ, καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ ὀμῇ. Αὐτὸς καύχημά σου, καὶ αὐτὸς Θεός σου ὅστις ἐποίησέ σοι τὰ μεγάλα καὶ ἔνδοξα ταῦτα, ἃ εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου.	Moses spoke to the sons of Israel: Indeed, heaven and heaven of heaven belong to the Lord your God, also the earth and everything in it. The Lord chose your fathers to love them; and He chose their seed after them, you above all nations, as it is this day. Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and do not be stiff-necked any longer. For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality nor takes a bribe. He administers justice for the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving him food and clothing. You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and hold fast to Him, and take oaths in His name. He is your boast and your God, who did these great and glorious things for you, the things you saw with your own eyes. [SAAS]
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Η ΕΚΤΕΝΗΣ	LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Εἴπωμεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡμῶν εἴπωμεν.	Let us all say with all our soul and with all our mind, let us all say.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Κύριε παντοκράτορ, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον.	Lord Almighty, the God of our fathers, we pray you, hear and have mercy.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, δεόμεθά σου, ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον.	Have mercy on us, O God, according to your great mercy, we pray you, hear and have mercy.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν.	Let us pray for pious and Orthodox Christians.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος).	Also we pray for our Archbishop (name).
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν τῶν ἱερέων, ἱερομονάχων, διακόνων καὶ μοναχῶν καὶ πάσης τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ἡμῶν ἀδελφότητος.	Let us pray for our brethren, priests, hieromonks, deacons, and monastics, and all our brotherhood in Christ.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγείας, σωτηρίας, ἐπισκέψεως, συγχωρήσεως καὶ ἀφέσεως τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τῶν δούλων τοῦ Θεοῦ, πάντων τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν τῶν κατοικούντων καὶ παρεπιδημούντων ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ, τῶν ἐνοριτῶν, ἐπιτρόπων, συνδρομητῶν καὶ ἀφιερωτῶν τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας ταύτης.	Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness and remission of the sins of all pious and Orthodox Christians living and visiting in this city, the parishioners, the members of the Parish Council and every Ministry of this Parish, and the donors and benefactors of this holy church.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπέρ τῶν μακαρίων καὶ ἀειμνήστων κτιτόρων τῆς ἁγίας Ἐκκλησίας (ἢ τῆς ἁγίας μονῆς) ταύτης καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειμένων καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων.	Let us again pray for the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy church, and for all our fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters who are asleep here in the Lord and for the Orthodox everywhere.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν καρποφορούντων καὶ καλλιεργούντων ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ καὶ πανσέπτῳ ναῷ τούτῳ, κοπιώντων, ψαλλόντων καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τοῦ ἀπεκδεχομένου τὸ παρὰ σοῦ μέγα καὶ πλούσιον ἔλεος.	Also we pray for those who bring offerings, those who care for the beauty of this holy and venerable house, for those who labour in its service, for those who sing, and for the people here present, who await your great and rich mercy.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (3)	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (3)
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι ἐλεήμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For you, O God, are merciful, and love mankind, and to you we give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τῆς εὐχῆς.	Stand for the reading of prayer.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἑσπέρᾳ ταύτῃ, ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν. Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Δέσποτα, συνέτισόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, ἅγιε, φώτισόν με τοῖς δικαιώμασί σου. Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου μὴ παρίδῃς. Σοὶ πρέπει αἶνος, σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος, σοὶ δόξα πρέπει, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	O Lord, keep us this evening without sin. Blessed are you, O Lord, God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is your name to the ages. Amen. O Lord, let your mercy be upon us for we have set our hope in you. Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your commandments. Blessed are you, Master, grant me understanding of your commandments. Blessed are you, Holy One, enlighten me with your commandments. Lord, your mercy is forever. Do not despise the works of your hands. To you is due praise, to you is due song, to you is due glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. [HC]
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΤΑ ΠΛΗΡΩΤΙΚΑ	LITANY OF COMPLETION
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Πληρώσωμεν τὴν ἑσπερινὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ.	Let us complete our evening prayer to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by your grace.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὴν ἑσπέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For a perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless evening, let us ask the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	An angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πλημμελημάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	Pardon and forgiveness of our sins and offences, let us ask of the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσμῳ παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	Those things that are good and profitable for our souls, and peace for the world, let us ask of the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ μετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	That we may live out the rest of our days in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικὰ καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπὶ τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώμεθα.	A Christian end to our life, painless, unashamed and peaceful, and a good defence before the dread judgement seat of Christ, let us ask.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε.	CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Commemorating our all-holy, pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us entrust ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To you, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ὅτι ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For you, O God, are good and love mankind, and to you we give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.	PRIEST: Peace to all.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.	CHOIR: And to your spirit.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν.	Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε.	CHOIR: To you, O Lord.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (χαμηλοφώνως)	PRIEST (in a low voice)
Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ κλίνας οὐρανοὺς καὶ καταβὰς ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἔπιδε ἐπί τοὺς δούλους σου καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κληρονομίαν σου· σοὶ γὰρ τῷ φοβερῷ καὶ φιλανθρώπῳ κριτῇ οἱ σοὶ δοῦλοι ὑπέκλιναν τὰς κεφαλάς, τοὺς δὲ αὐτῶν ὑπέταξαν αὐχένας, οὐ τὴν ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἀναμένοντες βοήθειαν, ἀλλὰ τὸ σὸν περιμένοντες ἔλεος καὶ τὴν σὴν ἀπεκδεχόμενοι σωτηρίαν· οὓς διαφύλαξον ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ καὶ κατὰ τὴν παροῦσαν ἑσπέραν καὶ τὴν προσιοῦσαν νύκτα ἀπὸ παντὸς ἐχθροῦ, ἀπὸ πάσης ἀντικειμένης ἐνεργείας διαβολικῆς καὶ διαλογισμῶν ματαίων καὶ ἐνθυμήσεων πονηρῶν.	Lord our God, who bowed the heavens and came down for the salvation of the human race, look upon your servants and upon your inheritance, for to you, the fearful Judge who love mankind, your servants have bowed their heads and inclined their necks, not waiting for any human help, but awaiting your mercy and looking for your salvation. Guard them at every moment, during both the present evening and the approaching night, from every foe, from every hostile operation of the devil and from vain thoughts and evil desires.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (ἐκφώνως)	PRIEST (aloud)
Εἴη τὸ κράτος τῆς βασιλείας σου εὐλογημένον καὶ δεδοξασμένον, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	Blessed and glorified be the might of your Kingdom, of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
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Ἀπόστιχα Ἀναστάσιμα.	Resurrectional Aposticha.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Mode pl. 2.
c1014 - Petros-Ioannis\|GTheodoridis - Concise/ c1015 - Petros-Ioannis\|GTheodoridis - Sticheraric/ c1011 - JVelon/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/Eikona
Τὴν ἀνάστασίν σου Χριστὲ Σωτήρ, Ἄγγελοι ὑμνοῦσιν ἐν οὐρανοῖς· καὶ ἡμᾶς τοὺς ἐπὶ γῆς καταξίωσον, ἐν καθαρᾷ καρδίᾳ σὲ δοξάζειν.	Angels in the heavens, Christ Saviour, hymn your Resurrection; grant that we to who are on earth may with pure hearts glorify you. [Lash]
c1014 - Petros-Ioannis\|GTheodoridis - Concise/ c1015 - Petros-Ioannis\|GTheodoridis - Sticheraric/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/Eikona
Στίχ. Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο, ἐνεδύσατο Κύριος δύναμιν καὶ περιεζώσατο.	Verse: The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty; the Lord clothed and girded Himself with power. [SAAS]
Πύλας συντρίψας χαλκᾶς, καὶ μοχλοὺς τοῦ ᾅδου συνθλάσας, ὡς Θεὸς παντοδύναμος, γένος ἀνθρώπων πεπτωκὸς ἀνέστησας· διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς, ὑμνοῦντες βοῶμεν· Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.	You smashed the gates of brass and shattered the bars of Hell, as God all-powerful, and you raised the fallen human race. Therefore with one accord we too cry out: Lord, risen from the dead, glory to you! [Lash]
c1014 - Petros-Ioannis\|GTheodoridis - Concise/ c1015 - Petros-Ioannis\|GTheodoridis - Sticheraric/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/Eikona
Στίχ. Καὶ γὰρ ἐστερέωσε τὴν οἰκουμένην, ἥτις οὐ σαλευθήσεται.	Verse: And He established the world, which shall not be moved. [SAAS]
Ῥεύσεως ἡμᾶς τῆς πάλαι, Χριστὸς ἐπανορθῶσαι θέλων, Σταυρῷ προσπήγνυται, καὶ τάφῳ τέθειται· ὃν Μυροφόροι γυναῖκες, μετὰ δακρύων ζητοῦσαι, θρηνοῦσαι ἔλεγον· Οἴ μοι Σωτὴρ τῶν ἁπάντων! πῶς κατεδέξω τάφῳ οἰκῆσαι; οἰκήσας δὲ θέλων, πῶς ἐκλάπης; πῶς μετετέθης; ποῖος δὲ τόπος τὸ σὸν ζωηφόρον, κατέκρυψε σῶμα; Ἀλλὰ Δέσποτα, ὡς ὑπέσχου, ἡμῖν ἐμφάνηθι, καὶ παῦσον ἀφʼ ἡμῶν, τὸν ὀδυρμὸν τῶν δακρύων. Θρηνούσαις δὲ αὐταῖς, Ἄγγελος πρὸς αὐτὰς ἐπεβόησε· Τὸν θρῆνον παυσάμεναι, τοῖς Ἀποστόλοις εἴπατε, ὅτι ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος, τῷ κόσμῳ δωρούμενος ἱλασμόν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	Wishing to set us upright from our ancient fall, Christ was nailed to a cross and placed in a tomb. The Myrrhbearing Women, as they sought him with tears, said, lamenting: Alas, Saviour of all, how is it that you deigned to dwell in a tomb? How is it, since you dwelt there willingly, that you have been stolen? How is it that you have been moved? What place has hidden your life-bearing body? But Master, as you promised, appear to us, and bring to an end the grieving of our tears. But as they lamented an Angel cried out to them: End your lament! Say to the Apostles that: The Lord has risen, granting the world pardon and his great mercy. [Lash]
c1014 - Petros-Ioannis\|GTheodoridis - Concise/ c1015 - Petros-Ioannis\|GTheodoridis - Sticheraric/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/Eikona
Στίχ. Τῷ οἴκῳ σου πρέπει ἁγίασμα, Κύριε, εἰς μακρότητα ἡμερῶν.	Verse: Holiness is proper to Your house, O Lord, unto length of days. [SAAS]
Σταυρωθεὶς ὡς ἠβουλήθης Χριστέ, καὶ τὸν θάνατον τῇ ταφῇ σου σκυλεύσας, τριήμερος ἀνέστης, ὡς Θεὸς μετὰ δόξης, τῷ κόσμῳ δωρούμενος ἀτελεύτητον ζωήν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.	You were crucified as you willed, O Christ, and by your burial you despoiled death. On the third day you rose as God in glory, granting the world unending life and your great mercy. [Lash]
Δόξα. Τῶν Πατέρων.	Glory. For the Fathers.
Τοῦ Πεντηκοσταρίου - - -	From Pentecostarion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
Τὴν ἐτήσιον μνήμην σήμερον, τῶν θεοφόρων Πατέρων, τῶν ἐκ πάσης τῆς οἰκουμένης συναθροισθέντων, ἐν τῇ λαμπρᾷ πόλει Νικαέων, τῶν ὀρθοδόξων τὰ συστήματα, εὐσεβοῦντες πιστῶς ἑορτάσωμεν. Οὗτοι γὰρ τοῦ δεινοῦ Ἀρείου τὸ ἄθεον δόγμα, εὐσεβοφρόνως καθεῖλον, καὶ τῆς Καθολικῆς Ἐκκλησίας, συνοδικῶς τοῦτον ἐξωστράκισαν· καὶ τρανῶς τὸν Υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁμοούσιον καὶ συναΐδιον, πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων ὄντα, τοῖς πᾶσιν ἐδίδαξαν ὁμολογεῖν, ἐν τῷ τῆς πίστεως Συμβόλῳ, ἀκριβῶς καὶ εὐσεβῶς τοῦτο ἐκθέμενοι. Ὅθεν καὶ ἡμεῖς τοῖς θείοις αὐτῶν δόγμασιν ἑπόμενοι, βεβαίως πιστεύοντες λατρεύομεν, σὺν Πατρὶ τὸν Υἱόν, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Πανάγιον, ἐν μιᾷ Θεότητι, Τριάδα ὁμοούσιον.	Let us with faith celebrate today the yearly commemoration of the god-bearing Fathers, who were assembled from the whole world in the radiant city of Nicaea, as we reverence the gatherings of the Orthodox; for they, their minds attuned to true religion, overthrew the godless teaching of Arius, and in council banished him from the Catholic Church; and in the Symbol of faith, which they precisely and devoutly laid down, they taught all to confess clearly the Son of God as consubstantial and co-eternal, and existing before the ages. And so we too, following their divine teachings and firm in our belief, worship the Son and the all-holy Spirit with the Father, in one Godhead, a consubstantial Trinity. [Lash]
Καὶ νῦν. Τῆς Ἑορτῆς.	Both now. For the Feast.
Τοῦ Πεντηκοσταρίου - - -	From Pentecostarion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
Κύριε τὸ μυστήριον, τὸ ἀπὸ τῶν αἰώνων κεκρυμμένον, καὶ ἀπὸ γενεῶν, πληρώσας ὡς ἀγαθός, ἦλθες μετὰ τῶν Μαθητῶν σου ἐν τῷ ὄρει τῶν Ἐλαιῶν, ἔχων τὴν Τεκοῦσάν σε τὸν Ποιητὴν καὶ πάντων Δημιουργόν· τὴν γὰρ ἐν τῷ Πάθει σου μητρικῶς πάντων ὑπεραλγήσασαν, ἔδει καὶ τῇ δόξη τῆς σαρκός σου ὑπερβαλλούσης ἀπολαῦσαι χαρᾶς· ἧς καὶ ἡμεῖς μετασχόντες, τῇ εἰς οὐρανοὺς ἀνόδῳ σου, Δέσποτα, τὸ μέγα σου ἔλεος, τὸ εἰς ἡμᾶς γεγονὸς δοξάζομεν.	O Lord, when, in your loving kindness, you had fulfilled the mystery hidden from the ages and from generations, you came with your Disciples to the mount of Olives, having with you her who gave birth to you, the Maker and Creator of all things; for it was necessary that she, who had suffered so greatly as a mother at your passion, should also be filled with joy beyond measure at the glory of your flesh. We too, Master, sharing in the joy of your ascent to heaven glorify your great mercy which has come to pass for us. [Lash]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τῶν εὐχῶν.	Stand for the reading of prayers
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ᾨδὴν τοῦ Θεοδόχου Συμεών	Song of Simeon
Νῦν ἀπολύεις τον δοῦλόν σου, Δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου, ἐν εἰρήνῃ· ὅτι εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου τὸ σωτήριόν σου, ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν· φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν, καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ.	Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel. [NKJV]
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Τρισάγιον.	Trisagion Prayers.
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (3)	Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι· καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου.	All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name’s sake.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι· καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου. Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον. Καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν. Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.	Our Father, in heaven, may your name be sanctified, your kingdom come; your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors, and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
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Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
Τῆς Ὀκτωήχου - - -	From Octoechos - - -
Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.	Resurrectional Apolytikion.
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Mode pl. 2.
c1014 - GTheodoridis/ c1016 - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/ c1011 - Roubanis/ c1012 - SDedes/ c1015 - Petros-Ioannis \| RBarrett/	c1211 - SDedes/ c2261 - Thyateira/ c1211 - SDedes/ c2261 - Thyateira/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/ c1211.a2 - SDedes/Eikona
Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα σου, καὶ οἱ φυλάσσοντες ἀπενεκρώθησαν· καὶ ἵστατο Μαρία ἐν τῷ τάφῳ, ζητοῦσα τὸ ἄχραντόν σου σῶμα. Ἐσκύλευσας τὸν ᾅδην, μὴ πειρασθεὶς ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ· ὑπήντησας τῇ Παρθένῳ, δωρούμενος τὴν ζωήν. Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.	When the angelic powers appeared at Your grave, the soldiers guarding it feared and became as dead. And standing by the sepulcher was Mary who was seeking Your immaculate body. You devastated Hades, not afflicted by it. You went to meet the virgin, and granted eternal life. You resurrected from the dead. O Lord, glory to You. [SD]
Δόξα. Τῶν Πατέρων.	Glory. For the Fathers.
Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	Mode pl. 4.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - MBDanckaert/ c1211.a2 - SDedes/
Ὑπερδεδοξασμένος εἶ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ φωστῆρας ἐπὶ γῆς, τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν θεμελιώσας, καὶ διʼ αὐτῶν, πρὸς τὴν ἀληθινὴν πίστιν, πάντας ἡμᾶς ὁδηγήσας. Πολυεύσπλαγχνε δόξα σοι.	You are glorified above all, Christ our God, who established our Fathers as beacons on the earth, and through them guided us all to the true faith. O highly compassionate, glory to you! [Lash]
Καὶ νῦν.	Both now.
Ἀπολυτίκιον τῆς Ἑορτῆς.	Apolytikion of the Feast.
Τοῦ Πεντηκοσταρίου - - -	From Pentecostarion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.
c1011 - SApostolou/ c1012 - Σακελλαρίδης \| SApostolou/ c1013 - GTheodoridis/ c1014 - NewByz/	c1212 - GTheodoridis/ c1211 - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDedes/ c1211.a2 - MBDanckaert/
Ἀνελήφθης ἐν δόξῃ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, χαροποιήσας τοὺς Μαθητάς, τῇ ἐπαγγελίᾳ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, βεβαιωθέντων αὐτῶν διὰ τῆς εὐλογίας, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Λυτρωτὴς τοῦ κόσμου.	You were taken up in glory, Christ our God, making the Disciples joyful by the promise of the Holy Spirit. Through the blessing they were assured that you are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world. [Lash]
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Σοφία.	DEACON: Wisdom.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Εὐλόγησον, δέσποτα.	READER: Master, give the blessing.
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Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	Blessed are You, Christ our God, always now and forever and to the ages of ages.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	HIERARCH or READER
Στερεώσαι Κύριος ὁ Θεός τὴν ἁγίαν καὶ ἀμώμητον πίστιν τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν σὺν τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ Μεγάλῃ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, τῇ ἱερᾷ ἡμῶν Ἀρχιεπισκοπῇ, [τῇ ἱερᾷ Μητροπόλει ταύτῃ] καὶ τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ εἰς αἰῶνας αἰώνων.	Make firm, Lord our God, the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy Church and this city forever.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.
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Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to you, our God, glory to you.
Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ ἐν δόξῃ ἀναληφθεὶς ἀφʼ ἡμῶν εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς, καὶ ἐν δεξιᾷ καθίσας τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Πατρός, Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου, ἐνδόξου, προφήτου, προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ καλλινίκων μαρτύρων· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, τῶν τριακοσίων δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ θεοφόρων Πατέρων, τῶν τὴν ἐν Νικαίᾳ πρώτην Οἰκουμενικὴν Σύνοδον συγκροτησάντων, ὧν καὶ τὴν μνήμην ἐπιτλοῦμεν· καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός.	May He who rose from the dead, and ascended from us in glory and is seated at the right hand of God the Father, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, the 318 Holy Fathers who convened the First Ecumenical Council in Nicea, whose memory we celebrate, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.
Διʼ εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡμῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy upon us.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.	CHOIR: Amen.