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Vespers Hymns & Readings 17th Sunday After Pentecost
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then carefully follow instructions with regard to these Hymns
HYMN OF THE EVENING INCENSE
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou. Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear
me,
Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie, O Lord! O Lord, when I cry
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou, out to Thee, hear me! Hear
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to my voice, when I cry out to
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson Thee! Hear me, O Lord!
mou Kyrie.
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os Let my Prayer rise before Thee
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton like incense - the lifting up of
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson my hands as the Evening Sacrifice.
mou Kyrie! Hear me, O Lord!
RESURRECTION STIHERA TONE(8) PLAGAL 4
Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring my soul out of prison to give
exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou. Thanks to Thy Name, O Lord.
Esperinon imnon, ke logikin latrian, Si We offer up to Thee, O Christ, our
Hriste prosferomen, oti iidokisas, tou Evening Hymn and Spiritual
eleise imas, dia tis Anastaseos. Worship, for it has pleased Thee to
have Mercy on us by Thy
Resurrection.
Eme ipomenousi Dikei, eos ou The Righteous shall wait for me, until
antapodos mi. Thou Reward me.
Kyrie, Kyrie, mi aporripsis imas apo tou Lord, Lord, cast us not away from Thy
Prosopou Sou, alla evdokison, tou Presence, but be pleased to have
eleise imas, dia tis Anastaseos. Mercy on us by Thy Resurrection.
Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie. Kyrie, Out of the depths I have cried to
isakouson tis fonis ou. Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my
voice.
Here Sion Agia, Mitir ton Ekklision, Rejoice, O Holy Zion, Mother of
Theou katikitirion. Si gar edexo proti, Churches and Dwelling Place of God,
afesin amartion, dia tis Anastaseos. for Thou were the first to receive
remission of sins by the
Resurrection.
Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let Thine Ears be attentive to the
fonin tis Deiseos mou. voice of my Supplication.
O ek Theou Patros Logos, pro ton Eonon Begotten before all Ages of God the
gennithis, ep eshaton de ton hronon, Father, the Word, Who in Latter
O aftos ek tis Apirogamou sarkothis, Times took Flesh of the Virgin,
voulisi Stavrosin Thanatou ipemine, willingly endured Death by
ke ton pale nekrothenta anthropon Crucifixion, and by His
esose, dia tis eaftou Anastaseos. Resurrection, Saved us who have
been subject to Death.
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O
Thavmatos kenou, panton ton pale
Thavmaton! Tis gar egno Miera,
anev Andros tetokiian, ke en agkales
ferousan, ton apasan tin Ktisin
periehonta? Theou esti vouli to
kiithen, on os vrefos Panagne, ses
olenes vastasasa, ke mitrikin
parrisian pros afton kektimeni, mi
pafsi disopousa iper ton Se timonton,
tou iktirise ke Seose tas psihas imon.
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RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Ex Ipsous katilthes O Efsplaghnos, Tafin Thou
katedexo Triimeron, ina imas
Eleftherosis ton Pathon. I Zoi ke i
Anastasis imon, Kyrie: Doxa Si!
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST ANANIAS
Apostole Agie Anania, Presveve to
Eleimoni Theo, ina ptesmaton afesin,
Parashi tes psihes imon.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST ROMANOS
En Si Pater akrivos diesothi to kat ikona. In
Lavon gar ton Stavron, ikolouthisas
to Hristo ke pratton edidaskes.
Iperoran men sarkos, parerhete gar,
epimelisthe de psihis pragmatos
Athanatou. Dio ke meta Angelon
sinagallete, Osie Romane, to Pnevma
sou.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
THEOTOKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
O di imas Gennithis ek Parthenou, ke
Stavrosin ipomenas Agathe, O
Thanato ton Thanaton skilefsas, ke
egersin dixas os Theos, mi paridis
ous eplasas ti Heri Sou. Dixon tin
Filanthropian Sou Eleimon. Dexe tin
tekousan Se Theotokon,
Presvevousan iper imon, ke Soson,
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O New Miracle greater than all the
Miracles of old! Who has ever known
a Mother to bear a Child without the
help of a man, and hold in Her arms
Him Who encompasses all Creation?
It was the Will of God to be Born,
and Thou, Most Pure Virgin, hast
carried Him an Infant in Thine
arms! The Boldness of a Mother is
Thine. Wherefore, pray to Him
unceasingly for us who honour Thee,
and Entreat Him to have Mercy on
us, and to Save our soul.
descended from on High, O
Compassionate, and Condescended
to be buried for Three Days, so that
from the passions Thy might set us
free. Our Life and Resurrection, O
Lord: Glory to Thee!!
THE APOSTLE - TONE 3
O Holy Apostle Ananias, Intercede with
our Merciful God, to Forgiveness of
offences to our soul.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
THE HYMNOGRAPHER - TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Thee, O Father, is preserved
undistorted what was created in the
Image of God, for, taking up the
Cross, Thou followed Christ and by
example, taught us to overlook the
flesh since it passes away, and,
instead, look after our soul, which is
immortal. Wherefore, O Holy
Romanos, with Angels Thy spirit
Rejoices!
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
Born of a Virgin and having endured
Crucifixion for our sake, O Good
One, Thou despoiled Death through
Death, and, as God, revealed
Resurrection. Despise not those
whom Thou has created with Thine
own Hand. Show Thy Love for
mankind, O Merciful One. Accept
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O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepian The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself
Enediasto. Enedisato Kyrios with Majesty. The Lord clothed and Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie, If Thou, O Lord, should mark
Dinamin ke perizosato. girded Himself with Power. tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos transgression, O Lord, who would
estin. stand? For there is Forgiveness
Hriston Doxologisomen, ton Anastanta Praise Christ Who has Arisen from the
with Thee.
ek Nekron. Psihin ke soma gar Dead, for He took upon Himself Soul
analavon, to pathi ap allilon and Body, and by His Passion He O tin akina tin Thian dedegmenos, ote When Saul, who formerly was
dieteme, tis ahrantou men psihis en separated Them One from the Other. nefsi krittoni pepliromenos Si, O controlled by Darkness, received in
Aidi katalthousis, on ke eskilefse, He Despoiled Hades when His Pure proin Sofo Kratoumenos, prosilthe his soul the Ray of God and thus was
Tafo de diafthroran ouk ide to Agion Soul descended there, yet the Holy Savlos, tin Thian Katharisin filled, and by Divine Guidance came
Soma, tou Litrotou ton psihon imon. Body of our Redeemer lay exetoumenos, tote pammakariste, os to Thee, O Ananias, seeking the
Incorrupted. Ierarhis Sofos, iiothetis to Vaptismati, Purification Most Divine, then, O All
ton meta tafta tin ikoumenin Wise and Blessed, being a Hierarch,
Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i tis And He established the world, which
iiothetisanta. Othen Sin touto by means of Baptism, Thou adopted
ou salevthisete. shall not be moved.
Makarizomen, Se tou Hristou ton him who later adopted the inhabited
Psalmis ke imnis Doxologoumen Hriste, With Psalms and Hymns we Glorify, O Apostolon, Anania Theofron, Earth. And so in Blessing him, we
tin ek nekron Sou Anastasin, di is Christ, Thy Resurrection from the iketevonta Sothine imas. also Bless Thee the Holy Apostle of
imas ileftherosas, tis tyannidos tou dead, whereby Thou hast freed us Christ our God, to Whom Thou
Aidou, ke os Theos edoriso, oin from the Torments of Hades, and, earnestly pray to Illumine us and to
Eonion, ke to Mega Eleos. since Thou art God, Thou hast Save our soul.
granted us Eternal Life and Great Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
Mercy.
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
To Iko Sou prepi Agiasma, Kyrie, is Holiness is proper to Thy House, O Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
makrotita imeron. Lord, unto length of days. ton Kyrion.
O Despota ton apanton, akatlipte Piita O Lord of all, Incomprehensible Creator Memiimenos ta Tia Paradoxos, vrontis In things Divinely Paradoxically
Ouranou ke Gis, dia Stavrou pathon, of Heaven and Earth, through Thy gegonoteron Makar esalpisas, Logon instructed, O Blessed, louder than
emi apathian epigasas, Tafin de Passion on the Cross Thou hast Theou ton Sotirion, ke tous ipnountas, thunder Thou proclaimed the Saving
katadexamenos, ke anastas en Doxi, Freed me from passion. After en tis mnimiis tis mateotitos, exigiras Word of our Living God, and
sinanestisas ton Adam Hiri enduring Burial, Thou Rose in Glory, nekrosin enaporripsantas tin tis Resurrected those who were asleep
Pantodinamo. Doxa ti Si Triimero Raising up Adam with Thine nekris sinikizousan, ke en to Aidi, in graves of futility, and these
Egersi, di is deodorise imin, tin Eonion Almighty Arm. Glory to Thy tous kektimenous enapostrefousan. therein threw off the very Death that
Zoin, ke Ilasmon Amartion, os Monos Resurrection on the Third Day, Ous apirgaso tou nekrosantos, ton had united them with the dead,
Efsplaghnos! whereby Thou hast Endowed us with nekrotin Skevi timia, Iisou tou which to Hades returns those who
Eternal Life, and granted us Pardon Despotou, ke Sotiros ton psihon imon. possess it as their own And these
of our sins, O Only Compassionate! Thou made as Precious Vessels of
our Lord Jesus our Master Who
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati Glory to the Father, and to the Son, Saves our Souls and Who put to
and to the Holy Spirit
Death him who was effectively
FESTAL APOSTIHA ST ROMANOS THE HYMNOGRAPHER - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2 killing us.
Proti kalon aparhi, ofthis Sotirias Thou were the First Offering of Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo From the morning watch until night;
aformi, Romane Patir imon. beautiful poetry, O Romanos our filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton from the morning watch until night
Angelikin gar imnodian sistisamenos, Father, which becomes an occasion Kyrion. let Israel Hope in the Lord.
Theoprepos epedizo tin Politian Sou. for Salvation. For Thou established O Bearer of Light and God-Inspired
Hriston ton Theon iketeve, pirasmon Angelic Hymnography, and showed Os Fotoforos, os thios ipofitis, os Martys Prophet, O God-Approved Witness of
ke kindinon Litrothine tous Thy Way of Life to be worthy of God. theokritos ton pathimaton Hristou, ke
the Sufferings of Christ: Thou art
animnountas Se. Entreat Christ our God on our behalf tis mellousis anisesthe, arritou Doxis,
together with Him Who Rules and
so that from trials and perils we who sigklironomos te ke simmetohos,
art rejoicing in all the Splendour that
extol Thee may be Delivered. sinon to despoonti ke enidomenos, tes
every day pours out of the Never
pigaouses ekastote, tohisies, ek tou
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of ditou engous Thspesi, tin fedrotatin
Setting Light, as Partaker and Heir of
eonon. ages. the Ineffable Glory that will be
tous telounts Sou, nin Eortin ikesies
apparent when He Returns, O Godly-
Amin Amen sou, Soferon ek kindino, Anania
Minded Man of God, Ananias. We
eleftheroson.
who now observe Thy Most Radiant
Feast, pray earnestly for Freedom
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FESTAL PROSOMIA ST ROMANOS
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
O mousourgetis, i lira, tou Theou
Pnevmatos, i aidon, O tettix, O ton
Thion asmaton, avlos tis Ekklisias,
pasin imin, tas Aftou paratithete,
melodikas evhohias, ke di afton,
katevfreni tous Theofronoas.
Enite ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
O fainotatos lihnos, ke diidestatos, i
melourgos kithara, i nevra ton
efsimon, tou Pnevmatos Logion, adi
tranos, ekdidaskon ta perata, en
asigitis tis imnis Doxologin, tis
Theotitos tin mian avgin.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas,
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Si to Despoti ton olon, os paristamenos,
ke parrisian Pater, pros afton
kektimenos, imon ton ektelounton,
mnimin piou, tin fedran Sou
panigirin, tou litrothine kindinon ke
pirasmon, Romane Theomakariste.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FESTAL IDIOMELON ST ANANIAS
To Skevos tis eklogis, to Mega Doion tou Thou Baptised and Illumined that great
Pnevmatos, Pavlon ton Apostolon
Efotisas Apostole, Theothen kat
apokalipsin hrimatisthis, os aftoptis
tou Logou, ke Mystis ton Thavmaton
Aftou, Apostolos de pro ton Mathiton,
ke Pistos Ikonomos tis Neas Diathikis.
Dio afton mimoumenos, ton
Didaskalon Hriston, to ikion ema
exeheas, Martyriko pathi Omologitis
genomenos, Anania Ierarha Hristou,
ke ton dromon telesas, tin Pistin te
asilon tirisas, Sin tis Ano Litourgis en
ipistis avlizomenos, Presveve Sothine
tas psihas imon.
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all jeopardy. Salvation of our soul.
THE HYMNOGRAPHER - TONE 4 Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
the Lord there is Mercy, and eonon. ages.
with Him is Abundant Redemption; Amin Amen
and He will Redeem Israel from all THEOTOKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
his transgressions.
The Churchs pipe of Divine Songs, the O Vasilefs ton Ouranon, dia The King of Heaven, out of Love for
Filanthropian, epi tis Gis ofthi, ke tis mankind, Appeared on Earth, and
Holy Spirits Lyre, Composer and
anthropis sinanestrafi. Ek Parthenou lived among mankind. He is One
Musician, who chirped like a Cicada,
gar agnis, sarka proslavomenos ke ek Son, twofold in Nature, but not in
whose voice was like a Nightingale,
taftis proelthon meta tis proslipseos, Hypostasis, for He took on flesh
now presents entertainment in
is Estin iios, diplous tin fisin, all ou from a Pure Virgin, and came forth
melody for all who prayerfully listen,
tin ipostasin. Dio telion afton Theon, from Her with that which He had
and delights thereby those of Godly
ke telion anthropon, alithos assumed. Therefore, we Confess
mind.
kirittontes, omologoumen Hriston ton Christ our God, truly proclaiming
Praise the Lord, all Gentiles! Praise Theon imon, on iketeve Mitir that He is One and the Same, Perfect
Him, all you people! animfevte, eleithine tas psihas imon. God and Perfect Man. Intently pray
The Shining Lamp that is very brilliant to Him, O Unwed Mother, to have
Mercy on our soul.
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and instructs us in all places to send PROKEIMENON OF THE DAY
up Glorification in ceaseless Hymns Sofia! PRIEST Wisdom!
to the Godheads single Radiance.
For His Mercy rules over us; and the
Irini pasi! Peace be unto all!
Truth of the Lord endures forever. Ke pnevmati sou! PEOPLEAnd to your spirit.
Sofia! PRIEST Wisdom!
Thou stands beside the Lord of all,
Proshomen! Let us attend!
having obtained great licence in
addressing our Master. Remember The Prokeimenon of the . Tone
us to Him, as we festively keep Thine PROKEIMENON - SATURDAY EVENING - PSALM 92 - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Illustrious Memory, and pray that He
will Deliver us from all harm and
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepeian The Lord reigns - He vested Himself
enedisato with Majesty.
trials, O Romanos, Blessed by God.
Glory to the Father, and to the
1. Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke 1. The Lord vested and girded Himself
perizosato. with Power
Son, and to the Holy Spirit
THE APOSTLE - TONE 1 2. Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it is 2. And He established the world ,
ou salevthisete. which shall not be moved.
Chosen Vessel of the Spirit, Paul the
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Disciples, a Faithful Steward of the RESURRECTION APOSTICHA TONE(8) PLAGAL 4
New Covenant. Thou imitated
Christ, Thy Teacher, and Thou shed Anilthes epi Stavrou Iisou, O katavas ex Thou ascended the Cross, O Jesus,
Thy blood and became a Martyred Ouranou, ilthes epi Thanaton, i Zoi i having descended from Heaven,
Confessor. O Ananias, Hierarch of Athantos, pros tous en skoti, to Fos to Thou went to Thy Death, O Life
Christ, since Thou hast completed Alithinon, pros tous pesontas, i Eternal. Thou art the True Light to
the Race and kept the Faith inviolate. panton Anastasis, O Fotismos, ke O those in Darkness, and the
As Thou now dwell in the Heights Sotir imon, Doxa Si! Resurrection of all who have fallen.
with the Celestial Ministers, we O Enlightener and Saviour: Glory
Entreat Thine Intercessions for the to Thee!
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