2015 - 8-9 Dec - Vespers-St Joachim & ST Anna Conception

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24. F E S T A L W E E K D A Y V E S P E R S S T J O A C H I M & S T A N N A - 9 D E C E M B E R
St Joachim & St Anna - Conception
So much attention is paid by Christians to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Theotokos,
Sanctified in every conceivable way, that there is a tendency to overlook her
parents.
Commemorated the day after the commemoration of their daughter, who is
remembered on other days as well, St Joachim and St Anna were the parents
of a flesh-and-blood human being they called Mary and, therefore, the
Grandparents of a flesh-and-blood human Being - in form at least - Who died
to Save the world.
Considered in this light, this Righteous couple is appreciated most by
Grandparents of the world.
The Spiritual Beauty of St Anna is expressed in Holy Scripture, equalled by that of
her devoted husband, the too lightly regarded St Joachim.
Since there is no greater part of the Divine Plan of the universe than motherhood,
it follows that St. Anna is given individual honour with an observance of a
Feast day in her name on 26 July.
This in no way diminishes the image of her husband, St Joachim.
Shrouded by twenty centuries of legend, close scrutiny by biblical scholars has
cleared away legend and established a more accurate and factual account,
however meagre, of St Joachim and St Anna.
There is no denying the word of the Apostle, St James, who saw fit to go to great
lengths to glean facts about the parents of our Lady, the Ever Blessed Virgin
Mary, which he described in a letter that somehow failed to find official
acceptance.
Conflicting views notwithstanding, it is definitely known that St Anna was of the
prestigious Hebrew Tribe of Levi and that she was the daughter of the High
Priest, Nathan, who was wed to a namesake, Mary.
This High Priest had two daughters besides Mary who mothered St Anna, named
Sovin and Anna, both of whom married and resided in Bethlehem.
St Anna was married St Joachim in Galilee where their daughter, St Mary, the
Theotokos, was born.
There is no denying that St Joachim was favoured by God, Who answered his
Prayer that a child be born to the barren union with St Anna.
The birth of their long awaited daughter set in motion the world's greatest Faith,
which was so overwhelming that St Joachim faded from view in misty swirls
that surrounded the Sweet Mysteries of Christianity.
It is enough to know St Joachim was the father of our Lady Theotokos - the mother
who bore Jesus Christ, our Divine Saviour Who changed the course of world
history and set it on another Path which, if followed, leads us to Eternal Life.
The fact that God moves in Mysterious Ways was evident when St Joachim and St
Anna ceaselessly prayed for a child not knowing whether they would be
granted a son or a daughter and having no idea of what lay in store for them
and for the world.
St James the Holy Apostle of Christ quoted an Angel of the Lord who said to St
Anna: "The Lord has heard thy Prayer, and thou shalt conceive and bring
forth, and thy Seed shall be spoken of in all the world."
There was no mention of the gender of the child as St James said that St Anna
accepted the Angelic Annunciation with the words: "As the Lord my God lives,
if I beget male or female, I will bring it as a Gift to the Lord my God; and it
shall minister unto His Holy Things all the days of its life."
Di
PRIEST
Amin
PEOPLE
evhon ton Agion Pateron imon,

Kyrie Iisou Hriste, O Theos imon,
eleison ke soson imas
Through the Prayers of our

Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our
God, have mercy on us and Save us.
Amen
Those who seeks the Forgiveness of their sins

Love Humility.
But those who judge others
Stengthens their own evil deeds against themselves.
ST MARK
THE
ASCETIC
F E S T A L W E E K D A Y V E S P E R S S T J O A C H I M & S T A N N A - 9 D E C E M B E R 23.
Theotokou, i panton Zoi ke Anastasis.
bring to Thee there, at the

Intercessions of the Theotokos. For
Thou art the Life and Resurrection
of all.
DISMISSAL BLESSINGS
Sofia!
P R I E S T Wisdom!
O on Evlogitos, Hristos O Theos imon, Christ our God, the Eternal is Blessed,
Pantote, nin ke ai, ke is tous eonas
ton eonon.
Amin
Stereose
Kyrios
Orthodoxon
Orthodoxon
tafti Ekklisia
eonon.
now and always, and to the ages of

ages.
PEOPLE
O Theos tin Agian ke

Pistin ton Efsevon ke
Hristianon sin ti Agia
ke ti Poli tafti is eonas
Amen.
Tin
Timioteran ton Herouvim ke

Endoxoteran asigkritos ton Seraphim,
tin
adiafthoros
Theon
Logon
tekousan, tin ontos Theotokon, Se
Megalinomen.
Amen
Preserve,
O God, the Holy and

Orthodox Faith of Pious and
Orthodox Christians, together with
this Church, and this city until the
Ages of ages.
PRIEST
Amen
R E A D E R Greater
PEOPLE
The use of the word "it" indicates that St Anna may have had premonitions but
certainly no advance notice that 'it' was to be "she," who in turn, would
knowingly bring forth the Son of God.
Indeed God does move in Mysterious Ways!
An Orthodox Hymn states: As we celebrate the Remembrance of Thy Righteous
Grand-Parents, through them we beseech Thee, O Lord, to Save our souls.".
"Anna rejoices now that she is loosed from the bonds of barrenness, as she
nourishes the Most Pure One, calling all to praise Him Who has given the
world Her who alone is Mother, yet has known no man."
There can be no more touching tribute than to be mentioned in praise and Prayer
in the Sacred Music of the Church.
The St Joachim and St Anna are an integral part of the Divine Liturgy, always
being mentioned in the Dismissal Prayers of our Holy Services:
"...May the Risen Christ, our True God, with the Prayers of His Pure and Holy
Mother, the Power of the Precious and Life-giving Cross, the Protection of the
Spiritual Powers of Heaven...the Holy and Righteous Ancestors Joachim and
Anna...and all the Saints whose memory we celebrate have Mercy on us and
Save us."
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in Honour than the

Cherubim, and in Glory greater
beyond compare than the Seraphim,
O Thou Who without corruption gave
Birth to God the Word and Who art
truly Theotokos: we Magnify Thee.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amin
Amen
Kyrie eleison (3)
Lord, have mercy. (3)
Pater Evlogison!
Father, Bless!
Doxa Si O Theos, i Elpis imon, Doxa Si! P R I E S T Glory to Thee,
O God our
Hope, Glory to Thee!
Hristos O Alithinos Theos imon, tes

Presvies
tis
Panahrantou
ke
Panamomoou Agias Aftou Mitros.
Dinami tou Timiou ke Zoopiou
Stavrou.
Prostasies tou Timiou,
Evdoxou Profitou, Prodromou ke
Vaptistou Ioannou.
Ton Agion
Endoxon ke Kallinikon Martyrion.
Ton Osion ke Theoforon Pateron
imon.
Ton Agion ke Dieon
Theoptoron Ioakim ke Annis. .. On
ke tin Mnimin epiteloumen ke panton
ton Agion, eleise ke Sose imas, os
Agathos ke Filanthropos ke Eleimon
Theos.
Amin
May
Christ, our True God, have Mercy

on us, through the intercession of
His Most Pure and Holy Mother;
through the Power of the Precious
and Life-giving Cross; the Protection
of the sublime Spiritual Powers in
Heaven; the Supplications of the
Precious, Glorious Prophet and
Forerunner John the Baptist; of the
Holy,
Glorious
and
Victorious
Martyrs; of our Saintly and Godinspirred Fathers; of the Holy and
Righteous Ancestors Joachim and
Anna; of whose memory
we commemorate, and of all the
Saints, and Save us, for He is
Gracious and Loves mankind.
PEOPLE
Amen
PRAYERS
TO THE
HOLY TRINITY
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND
Evlogimeni O Theos imon, pantote, nin
MAKE
PEO PLE
THE
SIGN
OF THE
CROSS
Amen
AND BOW DOWN EACH TIME TO OUR
LORD GOD
AS FOLLOWS
Defte
O come let us worship and bow down
Defte
Defte
proskinisomen ke prospesomen
to Vasili imon Theo.
Hristo to Vasili imon Theo.
Afto, Hristo to Vasili ke Theo imon.
Kyrie Eleison
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Lord, have mercy

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Amin
Amen
Blessed is our God, now and

ever, and unto ages of ages.
THE PROSTRATIONS
All
Trias Eleison imas. Kyrie,

ilasthiti tes amarties imon. Despota,
singhorison tas anomias imin. Agie
Ipiskepse, ke iase tas asthenias imon,
eneken tou Onomatos Sou.
PR IEST
ke ai, ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
Panagia
ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
to our King and God.
THE
Bless the Lord, O my soul:
Exomologisin
Thou
Ektinon
Who
ke megloprepian enediso,
anavallomenos fos os imartion.
ton Ouranon osi derrin, O
stegazon en idasi ta iperoa aftou. To
tithis nefi tin epivasin aftou, O
peripaton epi pterigon anemon.
O Lord my
God, Thou art exceedingly great.
hast put on praise and beauty:

and art clothed with Light as with a
Garment stretches out the Heaven like a
pavilion;
Who covers the higher
rooms thereof with water;
Who
makes the clouds Thy Chariot; Who
walks upon the wings of the winds;
O pion tou Angelous aftou pnevmata, ke Who
makes Thy Angels spirits;:

Thy Ministers a Burning Fire;
tous litourgous aftou piros floga.
and
O themelion tin gin ep tin asfalian aftis, Who
has founded the earth upon its

own bases - it shall not be moved
forever and ever.
ou klithisete is ton eona tou eonos.
Avissos
os imation to perivoleon aftou,

epi ton oreon stisonte idata.
shall
Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous

eonas ton eonon.
Amin
mountains ascend, and the plains

descend into the place, which Thou
hast founded for them.
Orion
ethou, O ou parelevsonte, oude

epistrepsousi kalipse tin gin.
Thou
exapostellon pigas en faragxin, ana

meson ton oreon dilevsonte idata.
Thou send
IF
hast set a boundary which they

shall not pass over; neither shall
they return to cover the earth.
IT IS A GREAT FESTAL VESPERS, THE ANIXANTARIA

PSALM I.E. THE SHADED VERSES.
forth springs in the vales between the midst of the hills the
waters shall pass.
IS CHANTED FOR THE SECOND PART OF THIS
PRIEST
For
Father, Who art in Heaven:

Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy
Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on
earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this
day our Daily Bread and Forgive us
our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us. And Lead
us not into temptation, but Deliver
us from the evil one.
Thine is the Kingdom, and
the Power, and the Glory, of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
Ages of Ages.
Amen
Simeron
Today
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
Amin
Amen
tis ateknias desma dialionte.

Tou Ioakim gar ke tis Annis isakouon
Theos, par elpida tekin aftous safos,
ipishnite Theopeda, ex is aftos etehthi
O aperigraptos, vrotos gegonos, di
Angelou kelefsas voise afti. Here,
Heharitomeni, O Kyrios meta Sou.
the
Anavenousin ori ke katavenousi pedia, is The

ton topon, on ethemeliosas afta.
Our
PEOPLE
at the
Voice of Thy thunder they shall fear.
vrontis sou diliasousin.
ALOUD AND IN UNISON:
PEOPLE
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST JOACHIM & ST ANNA - TONE 4
Apos epitimiseos sou fevxonte, apo fonis At Thy Rebuke they shall flee -
LORDS PRAYER
Oti Sou Estin i Vasilia ke i Dynamis ke i

Doxa tou Patros, ke tou Iou, ke tou
The deep like a garment is its clothing above the mountains

waters stand.
RECITES OUR
to Onoma Sou, eltheto i Vasilia Sou,

genithito to Thelima Sou, os en
Ourano ke epi tis gis.
Ton Arton
imon ton epiousion dos
simeron.
Ke afes imin ta
ofilimata imon, os
ke imis afiemen tis ofiletes imon. Ke
mi isenengis imas is pirasmon, alla
rise imas apo tou ponirou.
A PSALM OF CREATION
Kyrie O
Theos mou, emegalinthis sfodra.
CONGREGATION
Pater imon O en tis Ouranis, Agiasthito
THE SUNSET PSALM - PSALM 103/1041
Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.

ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
OUR LORDS PRAYER
to Christ, our King and God.
before Christ Himself, our King and

our God.
Holy Trinity, have Mercy on us.

Lord, Cleanse us from our sins.
Master, Pardon our iniquities. Holy
God, Visit and Heal our infirmities
for Thy Names sake.

eonon.
the bonds of Childlessness are

broken. For hearing the Prayers of
Joachim and Anna, God promised
that against all Hope they would give
Birth to the Maiden of God. He, the
Uncircumscribed, would be Born of
Her, and when He had become Man,
and by the Angels Example, He
commands us to call to Her:
Rejoice, O Maiden Full of Grace, the
Lord is with Thee!

FESTAL APOLYTIKION THE CONSECRATION - TONE 4
Os
tou Ano Stereomatos tin evprepian,

ke tin kato sinapedixas oreotita, tou
Agiou Skinomatos tis Doxis Sou Kyrie
krateoson Afto is eona eonos, ke
prosdexe imon tas en afto apafstos
prosagomenas Si deisis, dia tis
Thou
hast made the Earthly Beauty of

the Holy Tabernacle of Thy Glory to
be like the Majesty of the Firmament
on High, O Lord. Make it strong
forever and ever, and accept our
Supplications that we unceasingly
FESTAL APOSTIHA THE CONSECRATION - TONE 2
Ton egkenismon telountes, tou panierou As we perform the Consecration of the

Naou
tis
Sis
Anastasoe,
Se
Doxazomen Kyrie, ton Agiasanta
touton, ke teliosanta i aftoteli Sou
Hariti. Ke terpomenon tes en afto
Ierourgoumenes, ipo Piston Mystikes
ke Ieres teletes. Ke prosdehomenon
ek hiros ton doulon Sou, tas
anamaktous ke ahrantous Thisias.
Antididonta te tis orthos prosferousi,
tin ton amartimaton Katharsin, ke to
Mega Eleos.
Ke
All
Sacred
Church
of
Thy
Resurrection, we Glorify Thee, O
Lord, for Thou hast Sanctified It and
Perfected It by Thine Absolutely
Perfect Grace. Thou art gladdened
by the Mystical and Holy Servies that
are performed in It by the Faithful;
and Thou accept from the hands of
Thy
Servants,
the
Immaculate
Sacrifies, without the shedding of
blood. And to those who offer these
correctly, Thou render Purification
from sins and Great Mercy.
Now
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.
Amin.
Potiousi
panta ta thiria tou agrou,

prosdexonte onagri is dipsan
afton.
Simeron
Over
Potizon
Thou waters the hills from Thine Upper
afta ta petina tou Ouranou

kataskinosi - ek mesou ton petron
dosousi fonin.
ori ek ton iperoon aftou. Apo
karpou ton ergon sou hortasthisete i
gi. O exantellon horton tis ktinesi, ke
hloin ti doulia ton anthropon.
Tou
exagagin arton ek tis gis. Ke inos

evfreni kardian anthropou.
OF
ST
linen is woven from the Loins of

David, and the Mystical Flower of
Jesse is Blossoming: from it will
come forth Christ our God, the
Saviour of our soul!
SYMEON
Nin apoliis ton doulon Sou Despota, kata
THE
GOD-RECEIVER
Lord, let Thy servant now depart

in Peace, according to Thy Word. For
my eyes have seen Thy Salvation,
which Thou hast prepared before the
sight of all Nations;
a Light to
Lighten the Gentiles, and the Glory
of Thy people Israel.
P RIE ST
to rima Sou en Irini. Oti idon I

ofthalmi mou to Sotirion Sou, O
itimasas kata Prosopon panton ton
laon; Fos is apokalipsin Ethnon ke
Doxan Laou Sou Israil.
CONGREGA
Agios
O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Athanatos, eleison imas
TION
MUST STA
ND
Holy
God,
Holy
Mighty,
Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us [3]
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Glory

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
to the Father, and to the Son,

ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
Amen
S T S YMEON WAS ACTUALLY OVE R 325 YEARS OLD , H AVING BEEN KEPT ALIVE BY G O D . W HEN THE ANCIENT H OLY
S CRIPTURE S WERE B EING TRANSLATED INTO G REEK , ( THE S EPTUAG INT ) HE HAD QUESTIONED THE WORD V IRGIN
FOR THE M OTHER O F THE M ESS IAH SO A RCHANGEL G AB RIEL NOT ONLY TOLD HIM THAT TRULY A V I RGIN WOULD
BEA R THE M ES SIAH THE I NCARNATE S ON OF G OD BUT THAT S T S YMEON WOULD LIVE TO WITNESS IT
PERSONALLY .
S T S YMEON REMA INED AT THE T EMPLE OF J ERUSALEM ALL THOS E YEA RS , W ATCHING THE YOUNG T HEOTOKOS G ROW UP
AND THEN BRINGING H E R NEW BO RN S O N TO THE T EMPLE TO FULFILL ALL O LD C OVENANT L AWS . B EING THE
OLDEST OF THE T EMPLE E LDE RS , S T S YME ON ( AND S T H ANNAH THE P ROPHETE SS ) KNEW THE COMPLETE T RUTH
CONCERNING THE V IRGIN T HEOTOKOS , O UR L ORD J ESU S C HRIST AND THEIR AGED G UA RDIAN , S T J OSEPH THE
B ETROTHED A MOST R IGHTEOU S AND H ONEST OLD UNCLE - WHO HAD BEEN CHOSEN BY G OD TO TAKE CARE
OF THE YOUNG V I RGIN , H E R V IRG IN C OMPANIONS AND C HRI ST .
Rooms - the earth shall be filled with

the Fruit of Thy Works - bringing
forth grass for cattle, and herb for
the service of mankind.
That Thou may bring bread out of the

earth, and that wine may cheer the
heart of mankind.
That
Hortasthisonte
The
ilarine prosopon en eleo. Ke artos

kardian anthropou stirizi.
ta xila tou mediou, e

kedri tou Livavou, as efitevsas. Eki
strouthia annosevsousi, tou erodiou I
katikia igite afton.
he may make the face cheerful

with oil - and that bread may
strengthen mans heart.
trees of the field shall be filled,
and the Cedars of Lebanon, which
He hath planted - there the Sparrows
shall make their nests - the highest
of them is the house of the Heron.
Ori ta ipsila tes elafis - petra katafigi tis The high hills are a refuge for the harts
lagois.
Epiise selinin is herous.

O ilios egno tin disin aftou.
Ethou skotos ke egeneto nix
- en afti
dilefsonte panta ta thiria tou drimou.
- the rock for the hares.
He hath made the moon for seasons.

The sun knows its going down.
Thou hast appointed darkness, and it
is night - in it shall all the beasts of
the woods go about -
Skimni
The
Anetilen
The
Exelfsete
anthropos epi to ergon aftou,

ke epi tin ergasian aftou eos esperas.
Man shall go forth to his work, and to
Os
emegalinthi ta Erga Sou, Kyrie!

Panta en Sofia epiisas - Eplrothi I gi
tis ktiseos sou.
How
oriomeni tou arpase, ke zitise

para to Theo vrosin aftis.
TRISAGION PRAYERS
T H E
them the birds of the air shall

dwell - from the midst of the rocks
they shall give forth their voices.
Tou
Today a Royal Cloak of Purple and fine
ek rizis tou David, Vasiliki

porfiris
ekvlastisasa,
tou
Iesse
vlastanin aparhete, to Anthos to
Mystikon, en O Hristos O Theos imon
exinthisen, O Sozon tas psihas imon.
DISMISSAL PRAYER
TONE 2
the wild asses shall expect in their

thirst.
Ep
Amen
ST JOACHIM & ST ANNA
All the beasts of the field shall drink -
o ilios ke sinihthisan, ke is tas

mandras afton kitasthisonte.
young lions roaring after their

pray, and seeking their meat from
God.
sun rises, and they are gathered
together: and they shall lie down in
their dens.
his labour until the evening.
great art Thy Works, O Lord!
Thou hast made all things in
Wisdom - the earth is filled with Thy
Riches.
Afti I thalassa I megali ke evrihoros.
So
Eki plia diaporevonte.
There
Eki
erpeta, on ouk estin arithmos, Zoa
mikra meta megalon.
Drakon outos, on
eplasas empezin aftin.
is this great sea, which stretches

wide its arms - there are creeping
things without number - creatures
small and great.
the ships shall go - the sea
dragon which Thou hast formed - to
play therein.
Panta pros se prosdokosi doune tin trofin All
expect of Thee that Thou grant

them food in season.
afton is evkeron.
Donttos Sou aftis, sillexousin
What
Anixantos
When
Thou give to them they shall

gather up:
Sou tin Hira, ta simpanta

plisthisonte hristotitos.
Apostrepsantos
de Sou to Prosopon,
Ii to Kratos tis Vasilias Sou Evlogimenon Blessed and Glorified is the Power of
ke Dedoxasmenon, tou Patros, ke
Thy Kingdom, of the Father, and
tou Iiou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin
ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Thou open Thy Hand, all

things shall be filled with Thy
Goodness.
Amin
when Thou turn away Thy Face,

they shall be troubled.
Anna,
But
tarahthisonte.
THE PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD:
i Thia Haris pote, prosevhomeni

iper teknou evoise, to panton Theo ke
Ktisti. Adonai Savaoth, to tis apedias
idas onidos, aftos tin odinin mou, tis
kardias dialison, ke tous tis mitras,
katarraktas dianizon, ke tin akarpon,
karpoforon
anadixon,
opos
to
gennisomenon, doton Si prosaxomen,
epevlogountes
imnountes,
ke
omofronos Doxazontes, tin
Sin
Evsplaghnian, di is didote to kosmo,
to Mega Eleos.
Thou take away their breath,

they shall perish and return again to
the earth.
Exapostelis
Thou
Ito I doxa Kyriou is tous eona.
May
to
Pnevma
Sou
ke
kitisthisonte, ke anakeniis to prosopon
tis gis.
shalt send forth Thy Spirit, and

they shall be created, and Thou shall
renew the face of the earth.
the Glory of the Lord endure
forever!
Evfranthisete Kyrios epi tis Ergis Aftou.

The Lord shall rejoice in His Works.
O epivlepon epi tin Gin ke pion aftin He looks upon the Earth, and makes it
tremin.
He
Aso
to Kyrio en ti Zoi mou;

Theo mou eos iparho.
psalo to
Idinthii
afto I dialogimou - ego de

evfranthisome epi to Kyrio.
touches the mountains and they

smoke.
May
my words be pleasing to Him - I

shall be glad in the Lord.
Os
hast appointed darkness, and it is

night...
emegalinthi ta Erga Sou, Kyrie!

Panta en Sofia epiisas...
How
great art Thy Works, O Lord!

Thou hast made all things in
Wisdom...
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
Amin
Allilouia! Allilouia!
Amen

eonon.
Allilouia!
Si, O Theos! (3)
Elpis imon, Kyrie:
Doxa Si!
Doxa

PEOPLE
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glory to Thee O
God! (3)
Our
Hope,
Lord: Glory to
Thee!
besought our Lord in Fervent

Prayer for a Child. The Voice of the
Angel proclaimed to her: God has
granted Thee the desire of Thy
Prayer. Do not weep, for Thou shall
be a Fruitful Olive Tree, bearing the
Wondrous Branh of the Virgin, Who
will bring forth in the Flesh, the
Blossom, Christ, Who grants to the
world, Great Mercy!
ke Theo iketevousa, Angelou fonis

akouei, prosvaveountos afti, tin ton
etomenon Thian ekvasin, pros in O
asomatos, emfanos dielegeto. I deisis
Sou, pros ton Kyrion ingise, mi
skithopaze, ton dakrion apostithi.
Evkarpos
hrimatisis
gar,
elea
vlastanousa, kladon oreon Parthon,
pagkalon
Anthos
anthisousan,
Hriston kata sarka, parehmenon to
kosmo to Mega Eleos.
the lawless - so as to be no more.
skotos ke egeneto nix...
Lord swore to David His Truth,

and He shall not reject It.
Pale prosevhomeni Pistos, Anna i Sofron, Anna
Eklipien amartolis apo tis gis - ke anomi May sinners cease from the earth - and
- oste mi iparhin aftous.
in her Prayer, beseeching our Creator

and God of all: O Master, Thou
perceive the shame of barrenness
Heal the pain of my heart! Open my
womb to make it fruitful, that we
may off Thee the Child as a Gift, and
give Glory and Praise with Hymns
and sons to Thy Love through which
the world receives Great Mercy.
mi athetisi aftin.
will sing to the Lord all my life; I will

sing to my God as long as I exist!

Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O ilios egno tin disin aftou. Ethou The sun knows its going down. Thou
Anna, named for Divine Grace, cried out
Omose Kyrios to David alithian ke ou The
tremble.
O aptomenos ton oreon ke kapnizonte.
Amen
FESTAL APOSTIHA ST JOACHIM & ST ANNA - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Antanelis to pnevma afton ke eklipsousi, When

ke is ton houn afton epistrepsousin.
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

now and forever, and unto the Ages
of Ages.
Ek
Karpou tis kilias Sou thisome epi

tou Thronou Sou.
shall set upon Thy Throne one from

the Fruit of Thy Loins.
Evgos
The
karpogoni to septon, tin Thian

Damalin, ex is proelefsete, O Moshos
arrito logo, O sitevtos alithos, iper
olou kosmou prothiomenos.
Dio
gegithotes, exomologisin apafston, en
katanixi, to Kyrio prosagousi, ke tin
simpasan,
epofilousan
ehousi.
Toutous oun Makarisomen, ke Pisti
horevsomen, en ti Sillipsi entheos tis
ex afton tou Thou imon, Mitros
tiktomenis, di is didote plousios, to
Mega Eleos.
Honourable Parents, Joachim and

Anna, hast given Birth to the Lamb
who
will
give
Birth
past
Understanding to the Lamb of God
Who is to be sacrificed for all
mankind.
They offer to God
Unceasing and Humble Praise.
Therefore, let us Rejoice, and grant
them fervent Glory for the Birth of
the One born to them in a
Marvellous Manner, the Theotokos,
through whom the world receives
Great Mercy!
and to the Holy Spirit
Parashou Kyrie
Hristiana ta teli tis Zois imon,
PEOPLE
anodina,
anepeshinta,
irinika
ke
Kalin
Apologian tin epi tou foverou
Vimatos tou Hristou etisometha...
PEOPLE
Parashou Kyrie
Tis
Panagias,
Ahrantou,
Iperevlogimenis, Endouxou Despinis
imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou
Marias meta panton ton Agion
mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous
ke pasan tin Zoin imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha
MAKE
THE
SIGN
OF THE
Amin
Irini pasi!
Ke meta tou pnevmatos Sou
Tas kefalas imon to Kyrou klinate
THE
SIGN
OF THE
CROSS &
Si Kyrie
THE PRIEST
Grant this, O Lord

Calling to remembrance
Doxa Si, O Theos!

Glory to Thee, O God!
Allilouia!
Alleluia!
Antanelis to pnevma afton ke eklipsousi, When Thou take away their breath they
PRIEST
our
All-Holy,
Pure,
Most
Blessed and Glorious Lady,
Theotokos and Ever-Virgin
Mary, with all the Saints, let us
commit ourselves and one
another, and our whole Life, to
Christ our God.
BOW DOWN TO
GOD
To Thee, O Lord
PRIEST For Thou art a
CHOIR
ke Filanthropos Theos
iparhis
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen to Patri ke to Io ke
to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
MAKE
PEOPLE
CROSS &
Si Kyrie
Oti Agathos
Anixantos
to our Life,
peaceful,
without
shame
and
suffering, and for a Good Account
before the Awesome Judgement Seat
of Christ, let us ask of the Lord...
PRIEST
good God Who

Loves mankind, and to Thee we
ascribe Glory: to the Father, and
to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
now and always, and to the ages of
ages.
Amen
PRIEST Peace be to all...
PEOPLE And to thy spirit...
PRIEST Let us bow our heads to the Lord...
PEOPLE
BOW DOWN LOW TO
PEOPLE
ALMIGHTY GOD
To Thee, O Lord
PRAYS QUIETLY:
Kyrie, O Theos imon, O klinas Ouranous

ke katavas epi Sotiria tou genous ton
anthropon, epide epi tous doulous
Sou ke epi tin Klironomian Sou.
Si gar to Fovero ke Filanthropo Kriti I Si
douli ipeklinan tas kefalas, tous de
afton ipetaxan avhenas, ou tin ex
anthropon anamenontes voithian,
alla to Son perimenontes Eleos ke tin
Sin apekdehomeni Sotirian.
Ous
diafilaxon en panti kero ke kata tin
parousan esperan ke tin prosiousan
nikta, apo pantos ehthrou, apo pasis
antikimenis energias diavolikis, ke
dialogismon mateon ke enthimiseon
poniron.
ANIXANTARIA GREAT VESPERS
Grant this, O Lord

For a Christian end
O Lord our God, Who bows the Heavens

and descends for the Salvation of
mankind: look upon Thy Servants
and upon Thine Inheritance.
For unto Thee, the Formidable and
Loving Judge, have Thy Servants
bowed their heads, and submissively
inclined their necks, expecting not
help from men, but awaiting Thy
Mercy and hoping for Thy Salvation,
with which Thou preserve them at all
times, during this present evening,
and in the approaching night, from
every enemy, from all adverse powers
of the evil one, from vain thoughts
and from wicked imaginations.
Sou tin Hira, ta simpanta

plisthisonte
hristotitos
apostrepsantos
de
Sou
to
Prosopon, tarahthisonte...
ke is ton houn afton epistrepsousin
Doxa Si, O Theos!

Allilouia!
Exapostelis to Pnevma
ktisthisonte - ke
prosopon tis gis.
Sou
anakeniis
ke
to
When
Thou open Thy Hand, all

things shall all be filled with Thy
Goodness - when Thou turn away
Thy
Sight,
they
shall
be
troubled
shall die and return again to the

earth

Alleluia!
Thou shalt send forth Thy
Spirit, and
they shall be created - and Thou
shalt renew the face of the earth.
Doxa Si, Pater!

Doxa Si, Iie!
Doxa Si, to Pnevma to Agion!
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
Ito I Doxa Kyriou is tous eonas
Glory to Thee, O Father!

Glory to Thee, O Son!
Glory to Thee, O Holy Spirit!
Alleluia!
May the Glory of the Lord
Doxa Si, Agie!

Doxa Si, Kyrie!
Doxa Si, Vasilef Ouranie!
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
O epivlepon epi tin gin ke
Glory to Thee, O Holy One!

Glory to Thee, O Lord!
Glory to Thee, O Heavenly King!
Alleluia!
Thou look upon the earth, and makes it
evfranthisete Kyrios epi tis Ergis

Aftou
pion aftin
tremin - O aptomenos ton oreon ke
kapnizonte.
Doxa Si, Agie!

Doxa Si, Kyrie!
Doxa Si, Vasilev Ouranie!
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
Aso to Kyrio en ti Zoi mou, psalo to Theo
mou eos iparho
Doxa
Si, Trisipostate Theotis, Pater,

Iie ke Pnevma!
endure
forever - the Lord shall rejoice in
His Works
tremble Thou touch

mountains, and they smoke
the
Glory to Thee, O Holy One!

Glory to Thee, O Lord!
Alleluia!
I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will
sing to my God as long as I exist
Glory
to Thee, Trinitarian God,

Father, Son and Spirit!
Se Proskinoumen ke doxazazoumen. We bow down and worship Thee!

Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
Alleluia!
Idinthii afto I dialogimou - ego de May my words be pleasing to Him
evfranthisome epi to Kyrio.
THE PRIEST
- I
shall rejoice in the Lord.
Doxa Si, Pater Anarhe!
Glory
Doxa Si, Iie Sinanarhe!

Doxa Si, to Pnevma
Glory to Thee, O Beginningless Son!

Glory to Thee, O Holy Spirit, of the
to Agion, to
Omoousion ke Omothronon.
Trias Agia, Doxa Si!

Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
Eklipien amartoli apo tis
to thee, O Beginningless
Father!
gis ke anomi,
same Essence and sharing the same

Throne.
Holy Trinity, Glory to Thee!

Alleluia!
May sinners cease from the earth,
oste mi iparhin aftous.
the lawless be no more.
Doxa Si, Pater!

Doxa Si, Iie!
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Alliluia!
O ilios
egno tin disin aftou. Ethou skotos ke
egeneto nix
Doxa Si, Vasilei Epouranie!

Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
Os emegalinthi ta Erga Sou,
Kyrie.
Glory to Thee, O Father!

Glory to Thee, O Son!
Alleluia!
O my soul, Bless the Lord. The
Glory
Doxa Si, Iie Gennite!

Doxa Si, to Pnevma
Glory to Thee, Son Begotten!

Glory to Thee, Holy Spirit,
to Agion, to ek
tou Patros Ekporevomenon ke en Io
Anapavomenon.
to
Unbegotten!
Thee,
Father
proceeds from the Father... !

Alleluia!
prepi, to Patri ke to Iio ke to Agio

Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous eonas
ton eonon.
Amin
LITANY OF FERVENT
to Thee is due all Glory: to the Father,

and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now
and forever, and unto the Ages of ages.
Amen
SUPPLICATIONS
Plirosomen tin Esperinin Deisin imon to
PRIEST
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas, O Theos ti Si Hariti.
O
Lord Thou made all things in
Wisdom!
Doxa Si, Pater Agennite!
Evlogitos i, Agie, Fotison me tis Dikeomasi

Sou.
Kyrie, to Eleos Sou is ton eonon.
Ta Erga ton Hiron Sou mi paridis.
Si prepi Enos, si prepi Imnos, Si Doxa
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou, Soson,

Alleluia!
Greatly magnified art Thy Works,
Amin
Tin esperan Pasan telian, Agian, irinikin
ke anamartiton, para tou Kyriou
etisometha...
Parashou Kyrie
Angelon Irinis, Piston Odigon, filaka ton
psihon ke ton somaton imon, para
tou Kyriou etisometha...
Parashou Kyrie
Signomin ke afesin ton amartion ke ton
plimelimaton imon, para tou Kyriou
etisometha...
Who
O Lord, keep us this evening without sin.

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, God of our
Fathers, and praised and Glorified is
Thy Name unto the Ages.
Amen
O Lord, let Thy Mercy be upon us for we
have set our Hope in Thee.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy
Commandments.
Blessed art Thou, O Master: grant me
Understanding
of
Thy
Commandments.
Blessed art Thou, O Holy One: Enlighten
me with Thy Commandments.
Lord, Thy Mercy is forever!
Do not despise the Works of Thy Hands.
To Thee is due Praise, to Thee is due song,
Kyrio...
sun
knows its setting. Thou established
darkness, and it was night
Panta en Sofia epiisas!

Doxa Si, O Theos!
Alliluia!
and
QUIETLY PRAYS:
Kataxioson, Kyrie, en ti espera tafti,

anamartitous filanthine imas.
Evlogitos i, Kyrie, O Theos ton Pateron
imon, ke eneton ke dedoxasmenon to
Onoma Sou is tous eonas.
Amin.
Genito, Kyrie, to Eleos Sou ef imas,
kathaper Ilpisamen epi Se.
Evlogitos i, Kyrie, didazon me ta
Dikeomata Sou
Evlogitos i, Despotis, sinetison me ta
Dikeomata Sou.
Parashou Kyrie
Ta kala ke simferonta tes psihes imon ke
irini to kosmo, para tou Kyriou
etisometha...
Parashou Kyrie
Ton ipolipon hronon
tis Zois imon en

Irini ke Metania ektelese, para tou
Kyriou etisometha...
Let us complete our Evening

Prayer to the Lord...
PEOPLE
Lord, have Mercy

Help us, Save us, have
Mercy on
us, and protect us, O God, by Thy
Grace.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Amen
That the
whole evening may be

Perfect, Holy, peaceful and sinless,
let us ask of the Lord...
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Grant this, O Lord

For an Angel of Peace,
a Faithful
Guide, a Guardian of our souls and
bodies, let us ask of the Lord...
PRIEST
PEOPLE
PRIEST
Grant this, O Lord

For Forgiveness and Remission of
our sins and transgressions, let us

ask of the Lord ...
PEOPLE
PRIEST
Grant this, O Lord

For all that is Good and Beneficial
to our souls, and for the Peace of the

world, let us ask of the Lord...
PEOPLE
Grant this, O Lord

For the completion
of our Life in
Peace and Repentance, let us ask of
the Lord...
PRIEST
Eti
deometha iper ton

Orthodoxon Hristianon
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
Evsevon
ke
PE OPLE
tou Arhipiskopou
imon (- - - N A M E - - - )
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper ton Adelfon imon, ton
Iereon, Ieromonahon, Ierodiakonon
ke Monahon, ke Pasis tis en Hristo
imon Adelfotitos
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
Eleous, Zois, Irinis,

igias,
Sotirias,
episkepseos,
sighoriseos ke afeseos ton amartion
ton doulon tou Theou, panton ton
efsevon ke Orthodoxon Hristianon,
ton katikounton ke parepidimounton
en ti poli ke
enopia tafti, ton
epitropon ke sindromiton tis ieras
Ekklisias taftis sin tis singenesin
afton...
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
ton Makarion ke
Aoidimon Ktitoron tis Agias Ekklisias
taftis, ke iper panton ke pason ton
proanapafsamenon Adelfon imon,
ton evthade efsevos kimenon, ke
apantahou Orthodoxon...
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
ton karpoforounton
ke kalliergounton en to Agio ke
pansepo Nao touto, kopionton,
psallonton ke iper tou periestotos
laou, tou apekdehomenou to para
Sou Mega ke Plousion Eleos.
Kyrie eleison [3]

Oti Eleimon ke
Filanthropos Theos
iparhis,
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen, to Patri ke to Iio ke
to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
Let us pray for Pious and

Orthodox Christians. (3)
PRI EST
PRI EST
Lord have mercy

Let us pray for our Archbishop
(- - - N A M E - - - )
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy [3]

Let us pray for our
Brethren,
Priests, Hieromonks, Deacons, and
Monastics, and all our Brotherhood
in Christ
PRI EST
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy [3]

Also we pray for Mercy,
Life,
Peace, health, Salvation, Visitation,
pardon and forgiveness of sins for
the servants of God, all devout and
Orthodox Christians, those who
dwell in or visit this city and Parish,
the Wardens and members of this
Parish and their families and all who
have
asked
for
our
Prayers,
unworthy though we are
PRI EST
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy [3]

Also we pray for the
Blessed
and Ever-Remembered Founders of
this Holy Church, and for all our
Brethren who have gone to their rest
before us, and for the Orthodox
everywhere, and that they may be
pardoned all their offences, both
voluntary and involuntary.
PRI EST
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Alleluia [3]
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Alleluia [3]
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Alleluia [3]
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Doxa Si, I Elpis imon, Kyrie, Doxa Si
THE LITANY
En Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Anothen Irinis ke tis Sotirias
ton
psihon imon, tou Kyriou deithomen
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Irinis
tou simpantos Kosmou,

efstatias ton Agion tou Theou
Ekklision ke tis ton panton enoseaos
tou Kyriou deithomen.

Amen
Alleluia [3]
Alleluia [3]
Alleluia [3]
Glory to Thee, Our Help,
OF
PEACE
PRIEST
PEOPLE
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Papa
PEOPLE
For Thou art a Merciful and Loving God

and to Thee we ascribe Glory: to
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis poleos
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper efkrasias
PEOPLE
Amen
Lord have mercy [3]

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 Thy Great and
Abundant Mercy.
PRI EST
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy [3]
the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit, now and forever, and
unto the Ages of Ages.
ke Patriarhou imon
T H E O D O R O U ke tou Arhiepiskopou
imon (- - - N A M E - - - ), tou Timiou
Presviteriou,
tis
en
Hristo
Diakonias, pantos tou Klirou ke tou
laou tou Kyriou deithomen.
taftis, pasis poleos, horas,

ke ton Pisti ikounton en aftes tou
Kyriou deithomen.
aeron, eforias ton karpon
tis gis ke keron irinikon tou Kyriou
deithomen.
Lord have mercy

For the Peace of
the whole
world, the stability of the Holy
Churches of God, and for the Union
of all, let us pray to the Lord
PRIEST
PEOPLE
PE OPLE
In Peace let us pray to the Lord

Lord have mercy
For the Peace from Above, and
the Salvation of our souls, let us

pray to the Lord
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Agiou
Ikou toutou ke ton meta

Pisteos, Evlavias ke Fovou Theou
isionton
en
afto,
tou
Kyriou
deithomen.
O Lord,
Glory to Thee!
Lord have mercy

For this Holy House,
and for
those who enter it with Faith,
Reverence and the Fear of God, let
us pray to the Lord.
PRIEST
Lord have mercy

For our Pope and
Patriarch
(T H E O D O R O S )
and
our
Archbishop (- - - N A M E - - - ), for the
Honourable
Presbytery,
the
Diaconate in Christ, for all the
Clergy and the people, let us pray to
the Lord
PRIEST
PRIEST
Lord have mercy

For this city, for every city and
land, and for the Faithful who dwell

in them, let us pray to the Lord
Lord have mercy

For temperate weather,
for
abundance in the earths yield and
for peaceful times, let us pray to the
Lord.
PRIEST
Kyrie Eleison
Iper pleonton,
PEOPLE
odiporounton, nosounton,
kamnonton, ehmalonton ke tis
Sotirias afton tou Kyriou deithomen.
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou risthine imas apo pasis thlipseos,
orgis, kindinou ke
Kyriou deithomen.
anangis,
tou
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou, Soson,
PRIEST
air; for the sick and the afflicted;

for captives; and for their Salvation,
let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE
PRIEST
Panagias,
Ahrantou,
Iperevlogimenis, Endoxou Despinis
imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou
Marias meta panton ton Agion
mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous
ke pasan tin zion imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha.
Si Kyrie
Oti prepi
PRIEST
pasa
Amen
Commemorating our All-Holy,
Pure, Most Blessed and Glorious

Lady, the Mother of God and everVirgin Mary, with all the Saints, let
us commit ourselves and one
another, and all our whole Life to
Christ, our God.
ton Ouranon ke tin Gin.

STIHOS
Doxa,
Timi
ke
Amin
OF THE
THE
O Lord
For
to Thee is due all Glory,

Honour and Worship: to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to
the Ages of ages.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
HYMN
To Thee,
Amen
othen izi i Voitheia mou.
voithia mou para Kyriou, tou piisantos

ton Ouranon ke tin gin.
FRIDAY EVENING - PSALM 58:
O Theos, antiliptor mou i.
Kyrie
ekekraxa pros Se,

isakouson
mou.
Isakouson mou, Kyrie.
Kyrie, ekekraxa pros
Se, isakouson mou,
proshes ti foni tis
deiseos mou, en to
kekragene me pros Se,
isakouson mou Kyrie.
i prosevhi
mou
os
thimiama
enopion Sou. Eparsis
ton hiron mou Thisia
Esperini.
Isakouson
mou Kyrie!
To Eleos Sou
propsithasi me.
CONGREGATION
MUST STAND
Lord,
I cry out to Thee:

hear me, O Lord! O
Lord, when I cry out to
Thee, hear me! Hear my
voice, when I cry out to
Thee! Hear me, O Lord!
Exelou me ek ton ehthron mou,

O Theos, ke ek ton epanistmenon ep
emi Litrose me.
STIHOS
O Theos, antiliptor mou i.
To Eleos Sou
propsithasi me
my Prayer rise before

Thee like incense - the
lifting up of my hands
as
the
Evening
Sacrifice. Hear me, O
Lord!
My Help comes from the Lord, Who has

made Heaven and Earth.
FRIDAY EVENING - PSALM 58:
Thou art my Defender, O Lord, and Thy

Deliver me from my enemies, O
God, and Protect me from those who
rise up against me.
VERSE
Thou art my Defender, O Lord, and Thy

Mercy shall go before me
SATURDAY EVENING - PSALM 92:
SATURDAY EVENING - PSALM 92:
The
Kyrios
enedisato
evasilefsen,
evprepeian
Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke

perizosato.
Kyrios
enedisato
evasilefsen,
evprepian
Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it

is ou salevthisete.
STIHOS
Kyrios
enedisato.
evasilefsen,
evprepian
Kyrios
enedisato.
Lord has reigned, and has put on

Glorious Apparel.
The Lord has put on His Apparel

and has girded Himself with
Strength.
VERSE
The

Glorious Apparel.
He has made the world so sure

that it cannot be moved.
VERSE
The

Glorious Apparel.
Holiness becomes Thy House, O

Lord, forever.
STIHOS
VERSE
evasilefsen,
LITANY
evprepian
OF
Ipomen pantes ex olis tis psihis, ke exolis

tis dianias imon ipomen
Kyrie eleison
Kyrie Pantokrator, O Theos, ton Pateron
Kyrie eleison
Eleison imas,
O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou deometha Sou, epakouson
ke eleison
Kyrie eleison [3]
The

Glorious Apparel.
FERVENT SUPPLICATION
imon, deometha Sou, epakouson ke

eleison
Let
I lifted up my eyes to the

mountains, from whence my Help
shall come.
VERSE
Mercy shall go before me.
EVENING INCENSE
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2
THURSDAY EVENING - PSALM 120:

made Heaven and Earth.
Ira tous opsthalmous mou is ta ori,
STIHOS
Proskinisis to Patri ke to Io ke to
Agio Pnevmati nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Katevthinthito
THURSDAY EVENING - PSALM 120:
I voithia mou para Kyriou, tou piisantos My Help comes from the Lord, Who has
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD

PEOPLE
Si
Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us, have Mercy on
us, and Preserve us, O God, by Thy

Grace.
PEOPLE
Amin
Tis
Lord have mercy

For our Deliverance
from all
tribulation, wrath, danger and
necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos ti Si Hariti.
Lord have mercy

For travellers by sea, land, and
Let us say, with all our soul and

with all our mind, let us say:
PRI EST
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy

Lord Almighty, the
God of our
Fathers, we pray Thee, hear and have
Mercy
PRI EST
PRI EST
Lord have mercy

Have Mercy on
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy
PE OPLE
us, O God,
according to Thy Great Mercy, hear
us and have Mercy
(3)
the Giver of Life. For which cause the

Universe Glorifies Thee!
FESTAL PROKEIMENON
Sofia!
Irini pasi!
Ke pnevmati sou!
Sofia!
Proshomen!
Wisdom!
Peace be unto all!
PEOPLEAnd to your spirit.
PRIEST Wisdom!
Let us attend!
The Prokeimenon of the . Tone
FESTAL PROSOMIA ST JOACHIM & ST ANNA -
Ean
anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,

tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
PRIEST
THE PROKEIMENON
SUNDAY EVENING - PSALM 133:
Idou
Behold
I estatos en Iko Kyriou, en avles

Ikou Theou imon.
STIHOS
now, Bless the Lord, all you

servants of the Lord.
You who stand in the House of the

Lord, in the Courts of the House of
our God.
Behold
MONDAY EVENING - PSALM 4:
MONDAY EVENING - PSALM 4:
now, Bless the Lord, all you

servants of the Lord
Kyrios isakousete mou, en to kekragene The

me pros afton.
En to epikalisthe me isikousas mou,

O Theos tis Dikeosinis mou, en thlipsi
eplatinas me.
STIHOS
Lord hears me when I cry out to

Him.
Thou hast heard me when I called,

O God of Righteousness. Thou hast
set me free when I was in trouble.
VERSE
Kyrios isakousete mou, en to kekragene The Lord will hear me when I cry out to
me pros afton.
TUESDAY EVENING - PSALM 22:
tas imeras tis zois mou.
Kyrios Pimeni me, ke ouden me

isterisi.
Is topon chlois, ekei me
kateskinose.
STIHOS
TUESDAY EVENING - PSALM 22:

Mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all
the days of my Life.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall

not want; He has made me lie down
in Green Pastures.
VERSE
To Eleos Sou, Kyrie, katadioxi me, pasas Thy

tas imeras tis Zois mou
Mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all

the days of my life
WEDNESDAY EVENING - PSALM 53:
WEDNESDAY EVENING - PSALM 53:
O Theos,
Save me, O God, for Thy
en to Onomati Sou Soson me,

ke en ti Dinami Sou Krinis me.
O Theos, isakouson tis prosevhis

mou, enotise ta rimata tou stomatos
mou.
Names sake,
and Judge me by Thy Might.
O God, hear my Prayer and hear

the words of my mouth.
STIHOS
VERSE
O Theos,
Save
en to Onomati Sou Soson me,

ke en ti Dinami Sou Krinis me.
Barren Anna leapt for Joy when

she conceived Mary the Virgin, Who
in turn would Conceive in the Flesh
God the Word. From the Fullness of
her Joy, she cried out: Rejoice with
me, all you Tribes of Israel, for I have
conceived according to the Will of
God my Saviour! He has answered
my Prayer and ended my shame, in
Fulfilment of His Promise. He will
Heal the pains of my heart, through
the pain of childbirth.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited

for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton

Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
ex anikmou pigasas idor petras,

karpon ti kilia Sou, Anna harizete, tin
Aiparthenon Despinan, ex is to idor,
tis Sotiria melli proerhesthe. Ouketi
os akarpos, gi parikis ipi Gis,
onidismou illotiose. Gin gar vlastisis,
karpoforousan ois ton astahin, ton ta
onidi aferoumenon, panton vroton os
iidokise,
dia
splaghna
eleous,
morfothine to allotrion.
Him.
To eleos Sou, Kyrie, katadioxi me, pasas Thy
Thou, O Lord, should mark

transgression, O Lord, who would
stand?
For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
The
VERSE:
Idou
di Evlogite ton Kyrion, pantes i

douli Kyriou
i stira par elpida,

Parthenon tin mellousan, tiktin Theon
en sarki, agalliasi fedrinete, horevi
Heri,
megalofonos
Anna
kravgazousa.
Phile mi sigharite,
apase tou Israil, kioforo ke to onidos
tis
apedias,
enapotitheme,
os
iidokisen, O evergetis epakousas mou,
tis
prosevhis
ke
katodinon,
Therapefsas kardian, di odinon os
ipesheto.
OF THE DAY
SUNDAY EVENING - PSALM 133:

di Evlogite ton Kyrion, pantes i
douli Kyriou
Karpogonousa
If
TONE 4
Apo
Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo

filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Ton
Profiton e prorrisis ekplirounte.

Oros gar to Agion, lagosin idrite.
Klimax i Thia fitevete, Thronos O
Megas, tou Vasileos proetimazete.
Topos evtrepizete O Theovadistos.
Vatos iaflektos arhete, anavleastanin,
i Myrothiki tou Agiasmatos, idi igazi
tis
stiroseos,
tous
potamous
anastellousa, tis Theofronos Annis, in
en Pisti Makarisomen.
He
who made waters gush forth from

the rock, permitted Thy Womb to
carry the Ever Virgin Mary through
Whom our Salvation will come. By
this, Thou were Delivered from
shame no longer will Thou dwell
on Earth as barren, for Thou will
bear the Earth, bringing forth the
Tree of Life. According to His Will,
He had Delivered the human race
from all shame, by taking on our
human form and becoming Man, for
He is Rich in Mercy.
From
the morning watch until night;

from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.
Behold!
The Promises of the Prophets

are fulfilled! The Holy Mount is
planted in the Womb. The Divine
Ladder is set up the Great Throne
of the King is ready. The place for
the Lords Passage is prepared. The
Dry Bush, which Fire could not
consume, is Blossomming.
The
Treasury of Grace is an abundant
Flow of Blessing, which Heals the
Barrenness of Anna, whom we
Glorify with Faith.
me, O God, for Thy Names sake,

and Judge me by Thyr Might.
FESTAL PROSOMIA THE CONSECRATION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
ST JOACHIM & ST ANNA TONE 1
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
the Lord there is Mercy, and

with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton

Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Despota
Master
Enite
Praise
Pale
Solomon
Hriste, i Athanatos Sofia,

vlemmati to So, epifitison ex ipsous,
en touto to Temeni, ke asalevton
filaxon, eos sintelias tou eonos, tous
de Pistos Hriste en touto, ai
prostrehontas, tou aprositou Sou
Fotos, axioson Efsplaghne.
ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!

Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Solomon, ton Naon ikodomisas,

zoon emata, is Thisian Si prosigen, is
tipon tou Naou Sou, ou ektiso
Filanthrope, to idio emati voulisi,
meth ou ke nin Se disopoumen, ton
Monon Efsplaghnon, opos to Pnevma
to evthes, pempis en touto ai.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas,
Christ our God, as Thou art

Immortal Wisdom, from on High
look down and visit this Sacred
Temple preserve it immovable to the
end of the Age and forever. And
grant to those who ever enter that
they
experience
Thine
Unapproachable Light, since Thou
art Compassionate.
the Lord, all Gentiles!

Him, all you people!
of old, when the Temple was

constructed, offered blood of beasts
as a sacrifice to Thee, O Lord. O
Friend
of
Man,
that
Temple
prefigured the one Thou acquired
willingly by Thy own Blood, O
Saviour.
We join him now to
importune
Thee,
the
Only
Compassionate
that
Thou
continually send the Upright Holy
Spirit to It.
For His Mercy rules over us; and the
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton

eona.
Defte
Adelphi, evranthomen fileortos,

ke
pnevmatikin,
sistisometha
fedrinomen.
Outo gar Egkenia
timonte, outo Doxazete O Ktistis, O
pantes anthropi, anakenizonte psihin,
pros ipsos Ouranion.

Tin
Mnimin ton Egkenion epitelountes

Kyrie, Se ton tou Agiasmou dotira
Doxazomen,
doemeni
Agiasthine
imon, ta esthitiria ton psihon, ti
presvia ton Endoxon athlogoron,
Agathe Pantodiname.
Praise
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
Brethren, one and all, let us festively be

merry. Come and let us form now a
Spiritual Choir.
With oil let us
brighten our soul together with our
lamps.
This is how we honour
Consecrations. Thus we Glorify our
Creator, by Whom is everyone
Renewed in soul and is revived for
Life in Celestial Heights.
To
aporriton tis Angelis, ke anthropis

megalion,
ke
ap
eonos
hrismodotoumenon,
Mystion
paradoxon, simeron en tis lagosi tis
sofronos Annis vefourgite, Maria i
Theopes, etimaomeni is katikian, tou
pamvasileos ton eonon, ke is
anaplasin tou genous imon, in en
katharo sinidoti kathiketevsomen,
anavoontes pros aftin. Presveve to So
Iio ke Theo os prostasia iparhousa
imon ton Hristianon, tou Sothine tas
psihas imon.
Today
Ke
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Now
Amin
OF THE
ENTRANCE
THE PRIEST CENSES AS BEFORE WHILE PRAYING:
Esperas ke proi ke mesimbrias, At evening, at morning and at

enoumen,
Evlogoumen,
midday we Praise, Bless and
Evharistoumen ke deometha Sou,
give Thanks, and we pray to
Despota ton Apanton, Philanthrope,
Thee, O Master of all things,
Kyrie.
Ketevthinon tin prosevhin
Lord Who Loves mankind:
imon, os Thimiama Enopion Sou ke
Direct our Prayer before Thee
mi ekklinis tas kardias imon is
like incense, and do not incline
logous, i is logismous ponirias, alla
our hearts to words or thoughts
Rise
imas
ek
panton
ton
of evil, but Deliver us from all
Thirevonton tas psihas imon. Oti
who hunt our souls. For we look
pros Se, Kyrie, Kyrie, i ofthalimi
to Thee, O Lord, our Lord, and
imon, ke epi Si ilpisamen.
Mi
we hope in Thee. Put us not to
kateshinis imas, O Theos imon.
shame, O our God!
ISODOS THE ENTRANCE
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND
THE PRIEST EXITS THE SANCTUARY THROUGH THE NORTH DOOR IN
PROCESSION, HOLDING THE HOLY GOSPEL BEFORE HIS FACE.
Evlogimeni
i Isiodos
ton Agion Sou.
Blessed is the Entrance

of Your Saints
PRIEST
Sofia! Orthi.
Wisdom! Rise!
THE EVENING HYMN
to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit
we perform the Consecration, we

Glorify
Thee,
the
Giver
of
Sanctification,
asking
Thee
to
Sanctify the senses of our soul, at
the Intercession of Thy Glorious
Martyrs, O Good Almighty Lord.
and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.
Amen
PRAYER
Glory
As
the Great Mystery announced

from all Eternity whose depths
Angels
and
mankind
cannot
perceive, appears in the barren
womb of Anna. Mary, the Maiden of
God, is prepared to be the Dwelling
of the Eternal Kind, Who will Renew
our human nature. Let us entreat Her
with a pure heart and say: Intercede
for us with Thy Son and our God
that our soul may be Saved!
BY
ST SOPHRONIOS, PATRIARCH
OF
JERUSALEM
TONE 2
THE
Fos
PRIEST &
THE
CONGREGATION
SING TOGETHER:
Ilaron Agias Doxis, Athanatou

Patros, Ouraniou, Agiou, Makaros,
Iisou Hriste! Elthondes epi tin iliou
disin,
idontes
Fos
Esperinon,
imnoumen Patera, Ion ke Agion
Pnevma, Theon.
Axion Se en
pasi keris imnisthe fones esies, Ie
Theou, Zoin O didous dio O kosmos
Se Doxazi!
O Gladsome Radiance of the Holy Glory

of the Father Immortal, Heavenly,
Holy, Blessed Jesus Christ. Now that
we have come to the setting of the
sun and have seen the Evening Light,
we praise Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. For it is worthy that at all
times Thou should be praised by
voices encouraging, O Son of God,

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Festal Vespers Service

RE-EDITED & PUBLISHED - 07 NOVEMBER 2015

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St Joachim & St Anna - Conception

evhon ton Agion Pateron imon,

Through the Prayers of our

Those who seeks the Forgiveness of their sins

Theotokou, i panton Zoi ke Anastasis.

bring to Thee there, at the

now and always, and to the ages of

O Theos tin Agian ke

Timioteran ton Herouvim ke

O God, the Holy and

in Honour than the

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

Hope, Glory to Thee!

Hristos O Alithinos Theos imon, tes

Christ, our True God, have Mercy

THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND

Evlogimeni O Theos imon, pantote, nin

AND BOW DOWN EACH TIME TO OUR

O come let us worship and bow down

O come let us worship and bow down

O come let us worship and bow down

Lord, have mercy

Blessed is our God, now and

Trias Eleison imas. Kyrie,

ke ai, ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

to our King and God.

Bless the Lord, O my soul:

hast put on praise and beauty:

O pion tou Angelous aftou pnevmata, ke Who

makes Thy Angels spirits;:

tous litourgous aftou piros floga.

O themelion tin gin ep tin asfalian aftis, Who

has founded the earth upon its

ou klithisete is ton eona tou eonos.

os imation to perivoleon aftou,

Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous

mountains ascend, and the plains

ethou, O ou parelevsonte, oude

exapostellon pigas en faragxin, ana

hast set a boundary which they

IT IS A GREAT FESTAL VESPERS, THE ANIXANTARIA

IS CHANTED FOR THE SECOND PART OF THIS

Father, Who art in Heaven:

the Power, and the Glory, of the

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

tis ateknias desma dialionte.

Anavenousin ori ke katavenousi pedia, is The

vrontis sou diliasousin.

ALOUD AND IN UNISON:

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST JOACHIM & ST ANNA - TONE 4

Oti Sou Estin i Vasilia ke i Dynamis ke i

The deep like a garment is its clothing above the mountains

to Onoma Sou, eltheto i Vasilia Sou,

Pater imon O en tis Ouranis, Agiasthito

THE SUNSET PSALM - PSALM 103/1041

Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.