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Μηναῖον - Τῌ ΚΕʹ ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΙΟΥ	Menaion - December 25
Ἡ Γέννησις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ	The Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ
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ΜΕΣΟΝΥΚΤΙΚΟΝ	MIDNIGHT OFFICE
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.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἀμήν.	READER: Amen.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to you, our God, glory to you.
Βασιλεῦ οὐράνιε, Παράκλητε, τὸ Πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας, ὁ πανταχοῦ παρὼν καὶ τὰ πάντα πληρῶν, ὁ θησαυρὸς τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ ζωῆς χορηγός, ἐλθὲ καὶ σκήνωσον ἐν ἡμῖν καὶ καθάρισον ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης κηλῖδος καὶ σῷσον, Ἀγαθέ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	Heavenly King, Advocate, Spirit of truth, present everywhere, filling all things, Treasury of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, cleanse us from every stain, and, O Good One, save our souls. [Lash]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
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 to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and for 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 to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and for 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. [Lash]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
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.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Ἀμήν. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (ιβʹ)	Amen. Lord, have mercy. (12)
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.
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 Nʹ (50).	Psalm 50 (51).
Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου, καὶ απὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με. Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διὰ παντός. Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι. Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι. Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα. Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον. Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου. Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ. Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με. Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι. Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου. Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις. Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει. Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιὼν καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ. Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα. Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους.	Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged. For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built; then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings; then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. [SAAS]
Εἰ οὐκ ἐτελέσθη ἡ Λιτὴ εἰς τὸν Ἑσπερινόν, τὰ ἑξῆς·	If the Lity was not sung at Vespers, sing the following:
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Ἰδιόμελα τῆς Λιτῆς.	Idiomela of the Lity.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, σήμερον προφητικῶς ἐφραινέσθωσαν. Ἄγγελοι καὶ ἄνθρωποι, πνευματικῶς πανηγυρίσωμεν· ὅτι Θεὸς ἐν σαρκὶ ἐπέφανε, τοῖς ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ καθημένοις, γεννηθεὶς ἐκ γυναικός. Σπήλαιον καὶ φάτνη ὑπεδέξαντο αὐτόν. Ποιμένες τὸ θαῦμα ἀνακηρύττουσι. Μάγοι ἐξ ἀνατολῶν, ἐν Βηθλεὲμ δῶρα προσάγουσιν· ἡμεῖς δὲ τὸν αἶνον ἀναξίοις χείλεσιν, ἀγγελικῶς αὐτῷ προσάξωμεν. Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη· ἦλθε γὰρ ἡ προσδοκία τῶν ἐθνῶν· ἦλθεν ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς, ἐκ τῆς δουλείας τοῦ ἐχθροῦ.	Let heaven and earth rejoice prophetically! ⁄ Let angels and mankind celebrate spiritually! ⁄ For God has appeared in the flesh from the Virgin ⁄ to those who sat in darkness and the shadow of death. ⁄ The shepherds proclaim the miracle; ⁄ the wise men bring gifts from the east. ⁄ We offer unworthily the angelic song: ⁄ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace! ⁄ The Expectation of the nations has come ⁄⁄ to save us from the works of the enemy. [OCA]
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, σήμερον ἡνώθησαν, τεχθέντος τοῦ Χριστοῦ. Σήμερον Θεὸς ἐπὶ γῆς παραγέγονε, καὶ ἄνθρωπος εἰς οὐρανοὺς ἀναβέβηκε. Σήμερον ὁρᾶται σαρκί, ὁ φύσει ἀόρατος, διὰ τὸν ἄνθρωπον· διὰ τοῦτο καὶ ἡμεῖς δοξολογοῦντες, βοήσωμεν αὐτῷ· Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη· ἣν ἡμῖν ἑβράβευσεν, ἡ παρουσία σου, Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.	Heaven and earth are united today, for Christ is born! ⁄ Today God has come upon earth, and mankind gone up to heaven. ⁄ Today, for the sake of mankind, ⁄ the invisible one is seen in the flesh. ⁄ Therefore let us glorify Him and cry aloud: ⁄ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace ⁄⁄ bestowed by Your coming, Savior: Glory to You! [OCA]
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, ἐν Βηθλεὲμ ἀκούω, ὑπὸ Ἀσωμάτων σήμερον, τῷ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνην, εὐδοκήσαντι γενέσθαι. Νῦν ἡ Παρθένος οὐρανῶν πλατυτέρα· ἐξανέτειλε γὰρ φῶς τοῖς ἐσκοτισμένοις, καὶ ταπεινοὺς ὕψωσε, τοὺς ἀγγελικῶς μελῳδοῦντας· Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ.	‘Glory to God in the highest’, I hear in Bethlehem today, sung by the Bodiless Powers, to the One who has been well-pleased for there to be peace on earth. Now the Virgin is wider than the heavens; for light has dawned for those in darkness, and has exalted the lowly, who like the Angels sing, ‘Glory to God in the highest!’ [Lash]
Ἦχος αʹ.	Mode 1.

Τὸν κατʼ εἰκόνα καὶ ὁμοίωσιν, ῥύσαντα ἐκ παραβάσεως, ἰδὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, κλίνας οὐρανοὺς κατέβη, καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐν μήτρᾳ παρθενικῇ ἀναλλοιώτως· ἵνα ἐν αὐτῇ, τὸν φθαρέντα Ἀδάμ, ἀναπλάσῃ κράζοντα· Δόξα τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ σου, ὁ λυτρωτής μου καὶ Θεός.	Beholding him who was in God’s image and likeness ⁄ fallen through transgression, ⁄ Jesus bowed the heavens and came down, ⁄ without change taking up His dwelling in a Virgin womb: ⁄ that He might refashion Adam fallen in corruption, and crying out: ⁄⁄ Glory to Your Epiphany, my Savior and my God! [OCA]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.	Mode pl. 1.

Μάγοι Περσῶν βασιλεῖς, ἐπιγνόντες σαφῶς, τὸν ἐπὶ γῆς τεχθέντα, Βασιλέα οὐράνιον, ὑπὸ λαμπροῦ ἀστέρος ἑλκόμενοι, ἔφθασαν ἐν Βηθλεέμ, δῶρα προσφέροντες ἔγκριτα, χρυσὸν καὶ λίβανον καὶ σμύρναν· καὶ πεσόντες προσεκύνησαν· εἶδον γὰρ ἐν τῷ Σπηλαίῳ, βρέφος κείμενον τὸν Ἄχρονον.	The Magi, kings of Persia, ⁄ know that You, the heavenly King, ⁄ were assuredly born on earth. ⁄ They came to Bethlehem, led by the light of a star, ⁄ and offered their chosen gifts: ⁄ Gold, and frankincense and myrrh! ⁄ Falling before You, they worshiped You: ⁄⁄ For they saw You, the timeless one, lying as a Babe in the cave. [OCA]
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Mode pl. 2.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
Χορεύουσιν Ἄγγελοι πάντες ἐν οὐρανῷ, καὶ ἀγάλλονται σήμερον· σκιρτᾷ δὲ πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις, διὰ τὸν γεννηθέντα ἐν Βηθλεέμ, Σωτῆρα Κύριον· ὅτι πᾶσα πλάνη τῶν εἰδώλων πέπαυται, καὶ βασιλεύει Χριστὸς εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.	All the Angels in heaven dance and rejoice today, while all creation leaps for joy for the Saviour Lord who has been born in Bethlehem; because all the error of idols has ceased and Christ reigns to the ages. [Lash]
Ἰδιόμελα τῶν Ἀποστίχων.	Idiomela of the Aposticha.
(ἄνευ τῶν πρὸ αὐτῶν στίχων)	(without the verses coming before)
Ἦχος βʹ.	Mode 2.
Μέγα καὶ παράδοξον θαῦμα, τετέλεσται σήμερον! Παρθένος τίκτει, καὶ μήτρα οὐ φθείρεται· ὁ Λόγος σαρκοῦται, καὶ τοῦ Πατρὸς οὐ κεχώρισται. Ἄγγελοι μετὰ Ποιμένων δοξάζουσι, καὶ ἡμεῖς σὺν αὐτοῖς ἐκβοῶμεν· Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη.	A great and mighty wonder has been accomplished today! A Virgin gives birth and her womb suffers no corruption; the Word takes flesh and is not separated from the Father. Angels with Shepherds give glory, and we cry out with them, ‘Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth!’ [Lash]
Ἦχος γʹ.	Mode 3.
Σήμερον τίκτει ἡ Παρθένος, τὸν Ποιητὴν τοῦ παντός. Ἐδὲμ προσφέρει σπήλαιον, καὶ ἀστὴρ μηνύει Χριστόν, τὸν ἥλιον τοῖς ἐν σκότει. Μετὰ δώρων Μάγοι προσεκύνησαν, πίστει φωτιζόμενοι· καὶ Ποιμένες εἶδον τὸ θαῦμα, Ἀγγέλων ἀνυμνούντων, καὶ λεγόντων· Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ.	Today the Virgin gives birth to the Maker of all. Eden offers a cave and a star reveals Christ, the Sun, to those in darkness. Enlightened by faith, the Magi worship with gifts, and Shepherds see the wonder, while Angels sing in praise and say, ‘Glory to God in the highest!’ [Lash]
Ἦχος γʹ.	Mode 3.
Τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ γεννηθέντος, ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ἐξ Ἀνατολῶν ἐλθόντες Μάγοι, προσεκύνησαν Θεὸν ἐνανθρωπήσαντα· καὶ τοὺς θησαυροὺς αὑτῶν προθύμως ἀνοίξαντες, δῶρα τίμια προσέφερον· δόκιμον χρυσόν, ὡς Βασιλεῖ τῶν αἰώνων· καὶ λίβανον, ὡς Θεῷ τῶν ὅλων· ὡς τριημέρῳ δὲ νεκρῷ, σμύρναν τῷ ἀθανάτῳ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν, τῷ τεχθέντι σῶσαι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	When the Lord Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, Magi came from the East and worshipped God become man. Eagerly opening their treasures, they offered precious gifts, refined gold, as to the King of the ages, and incense, as to the God of all things; while as to one dead for three days, myrrh to the Immortal. Come all you nations, let us worship the One who was born to save our souls. [Lash]
Δόξα.	Glory.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
Εὐφράνθητι Ἱερουσαλήμ, καὶ πανηγυρίσατε πάντες, οἱ ἀγαπῶντες Σιών. Σήμερον ὁ χρόνιος ἐλύθη δεσμός, τῆς καταδίκης τοῦ Ἀδάμ· ὁ Παράδεισος ἡμῖν ἠνεῴχθη, ὁ ὄφις κατηργήθη· ἣν γὰρ ἠπάτησε πρῴην, νῦν ἐθεάσατο, τοῦ Δημιουργοῦ γενομένην Μητέρα. Ὢ βάθος πλούτου, καὶ σοφίας, καὶ γνώσεως Θεοῦ! ἡ προξενήσασα τὸν θάνατον πάσῃ σαρκί, τῆς ἁμαρτίας τὸ ὄργανον, σωτηρίας ἀπαρχὴ ἐγένετο τῷ κόσμῳ παντί, διὰ τῆς Θεοτόκου· βρέφος γὰρ τίκτεται ἐξ αὐτῆς, ὁ παντέλειος Θεός· καὶ διὰ τοῦ τόκου, παρθενίαν σφραγίζει, σειρὰς ἁμαρτημάτων, λύων διὰ σπαργάνων· καὶ διὰ νηπιότητος, τῆς Εὔας θεραπεύει, τὰς ἐν λύπαις ὠδῖνας. Χορευέτω τοίνυν πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις καὶ σκιρτάτω· ἀνακαλέσαι γὰρ αὐτήν, παραγέγονε Χριστός, καὶ σῶσαι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.	Jerusalem be glad and all you who love Sion keep festival. Today the ancient bond of Adam’s condemnation has been loosed; Paradise has been opened for us and the serpent vanquished, for he now sees that the one he trampled on of old has become the Mother of the Creator. O the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of God! The one who was the cause of death for all flesh, the instrument of sin, has, through the Mother of God, become the source of salvation for all the world. For a child, is born from her, the All-perfect God, and through his birth he seals her Virginity, loosing the bonds of sins through swaddling clothes; and through his becoming a child, he heals the pangs of Eve in childbirth. Therefore let all creation dance and leap for joy, for Christ has come to call it back and to save our souls. [Lash]
Καὶ νῦν.	Both now.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ. Ἰδιόμελον.	Mode 4.
	c1211 - SDedes/ c1211 - SDedes/
Σπηλαίῳ παρῴκησας, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, φάτνη ὑπεδέξατο, Ποιμένες δὲ καὶ Μάγοι προσεκύνησαν. Τότε δὴ τῶν Προφητῶν ἐπληροῦτο τὸ κήρυγμα· καὶ Ἀγγέλων αἱ Δυνάμεις ἐθαύμαζον, βοῶσαι καὶ λέγουσαι· Δόξα τῇ συγκαταβάσει σου, μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.	Your made you dwelling in a cave, Christ our God, a manger received you, while Shepherds and Magi worshipped you. Then was the proclamation of the Prophets fulfilled; and the Angelic Powers marvelled, as they cried out and said, ‘Glory to your condescension, only lover of humankind!’ [Lash]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
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 to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and for 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 to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Both now and for 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. [Lash]
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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.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἀμήν.	READER: Amen.
Ἀπολυτίκιον.	Apolytikion.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.

Ἡ Γέννησίς σου Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἀνέτειλε τῷ κόσμῳ, τὸ φῶς τὸ τῆς γνώσεως· ἐν αὐτῇ γὰρ οἱ τοῖς ἄστροις λατρεύοντες, ὑπὸ ἀστέρος ἐδιδάσκοντο, σὲ προσκυνεῖν, τὸν Ἥλιον τῆς δικαιοσύνης, καὶ σὲ γινώσκειν ἐξ ὕψους ἀνατολήν. Κύριε δόξα σοι.	Your Nativity, Christ our God, has made the light of knowledge dawn on the world, for by it those who adored the stars were taught by a star to worship you, the Sun of justice, and to know you the Dayspring from on high. Lord, glory to you! [Lash]
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (μʹ)	Lord, have mercy. (40)
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.
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.
Ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου εὐλόγησον, πάτερ.	In the name of the Lord, Father, bless!
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Ὁ Θεὸς οἰκτιρήσαι ἡμᾶς καὶ εὐλογήσαι ἡμᾶς· ἐπιφάναι τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐλεήσαι ἡμᾶς.	May God have compassion on us and bless us; may his face shine upon us and have mercy on us.
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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.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Πάτερ ἅγιε, εὐλόγησον.	Holy father, give the blessing.
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Ὁ ἐν σπηλαίῳ γεννηθείς, καὶ ἐν φάτνῃ ἀνακλιθείς, διὰ τὴν ἡμῶν σωτηρίαν, Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, (τοῦ ἁγίου τοῦ ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός.	May He who was born in a cave and lay in a manger for our salvation, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.
Εὐξώμεθα ὑπὲρ εἰρήνης τοῦ κόσμου.	Let us pray for the peace of the world.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ (χῦμα μεθʼ ἑκάστην δέησιν)	READER (intoned after each petition)
Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Lord, have mercy.
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Ὑπερ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν.	For all pious and Orthodox Christians.
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος).	For our Archbishop our Archbishop (name).
Ὑπὲρ τοῦ εὐσεβοῦς ἡμῶν ἔθνους.	For our nation.
Ὑπὲρ εὐοδώσεως καὶ ἐνισχύσεως τοῦ φιλοχρίστου στρατοῦ.	For the armed forces.
Ὑπερ τῶν ἀπολειφθέντων πατέρων, καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν.	For our fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, who are far away.
Ὑπερ τῶν διακονούντων καὶ διακονησάντων ἡμῖν.	For those who have mercy on us and serve us.
Ὑπὲρ τῶν μισούντων καὶ ἀγαπώντων ἡμᾶς.	For those who hate us and those who love us.
Ὑπερ τῶν ἐντειλαμένων ἡμῖν τοῖς ἀναξίοις εὔχεσθαι ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν.	For those who have asked us the unworthy to pray for them.
Ὑπὲρ ἀναῤῥύσεως τῶν αἰχμαλώτων.	For the release of captives.
Ὑπερ τῶν ἐν θαλάσσῃ καλῶς πλεόντων.	For those who are traveling.
Ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐν ἀσθενείαις κατακειμένων.	For those who are ill.
Εὐξώμεθα καὶ ὑπὲρ εὐφορίας τῶν καρπῶν τῆς γῆς.	Let us pray also for the abundance of the fruits of the earth.
Καὶ ὑπὲρ πάντων τῶν προαναπαυσαμένων πατέρων καὶ ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, τῶν ἐνθάδε εὐσεβῶς κειμένων καὶ ἁπανταχοῦ ὀρθοδόξων.	And for all our family and friends who have fallen asleep before us, the Orthodox here and everywhere piously laid to sleep.
Εἴπωμεν καὶ ὑπὲρ ἑαυτῶν, τὸ Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Let us also say for ourselves: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
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.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἀμήν.	READER: Amen.