2015 - Theophany - Vespers & ST Bas Div Lit - Part 3

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HOLY THEOPHANY VESPERS & DIVINE LITURGY OF ST BASIL THE GREAT
5 January
Vespers & Divine
Liturgy of St Basil
Notes on Theophany
.. Eleise ke Sose imas, os Agathos ke

Filanthropos ke eleimon Theos.
Theophany (Theophania - "Appearance of God") is one of the Great Feasts

of the Orthodox Church and is joyfully celebrated on 6 January.
It is the Great Feast that reveals the Most Holy Trinity to the world through
the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ. (MATTHEW 3 : 13 - 17; MARK 1 : 9 - 11; LUKE 3 : 21
- 22)
We hereby commemorate Christ's Baptism by St John the Baptist &

Forerunner in the Jordan River, and the beginning of our Saviours
earthly Ministry.
Amin
I Agia Trias diafilaxi pantas imas.
Ton Evlogonta ke Agiazonta imas, Kyrie,
filatte is polla eti...
... and Save us, for He is Gracious and

Loves mankind.
PEOPLE
the Holy Trinity Bless you

and protect you.
PRIEST
O Lord, Bless the one who Blesses

us and Sanctifies us, for many
years...
PEOPLE
Through the Prayers of our Holy

Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ, our
God, have Mercy on us and Save us.
Di
PRIEST
Amin.
PEOPLE
evhon ton Agion Pateron imon,

Kyrie Isou Hriste, O Theos imon,
Eleison ke Soson imas.
Amen
May
Amen.
Theophany is the culmination of the Nativity Season, which begins with

Christs Nativity on 25 December and ends with His Baptism on 6
January.
The Holy Service of the Great Blessing of Water is performed on Theophany
and the Sanctified Water is used by the Parish Priests to Bless the homes
of the Faithful, who also receive small bottles of Blessed Water for their
personal use.
THE ANTIDORON
AT THEOPHANY THE HOLY TRINITY APPEARED CLEARLY TO MANKIND FOR THE FIRST TIME
when God the Father's Voice was heard from Heaven, the Son of God
Incarnate (in His human Nature) stood in the Jordan River, and God the
Holy Spirit hovered above Him like a dove.
THE HOLY SPIRIT NEVER MANIFESTED OR INCARNATED AS A WHITE DOVE! IT IS BLASPHEMOUS TO EVEN CONSIDER
THAT NOTION! GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT IS ALWAYS INVISIBLE - THUS HE HOVERED LIKE A DOVE ABOVE OUR
LORDS HEAD. WITNESSES COULD ONLY TESTIFY TO SOMETHING DESCENDING FROM HEAVEN AND HOVERING
OVER OUR SAVIOUR. THEY CERTAINLY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING PHYSICAL AT ALL!!
GOD THE FATHER AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT ARE ALWAYS DEPICTED ON HOLY ICONS AS DIFFERENT SHAPES AND
COLOURS, WHILE GOD THE SON AND WORD, HAVING BECOME INCARNATE (A FLESH AND BONE MAN) IS ABLE
TO BE DEPICTED IN HIS HUMAN FORM.
ALL THREE PERSONS OF THE HOLY TRINITY ARE ONLY DEPICTED AS THREE IDENTICAL ANGELS AS THEY APPEARED
TO ABRAHAM AT THE OAKS OF MAMRE, WHOM HE ADDRESSED IN THE SINGULAR FORM AS LORD NOT
LORDS.
THE HOLY TRINITY IS CO-ETERNAL AND CONSUBSTANTIAL.
OUR LORD INFORMED HIS APOSTLES THAT THE ONLY WAY WE CAN SEE GOD IS TO LOOK AT HIM JESUS CHRIST
WHO EVENTUALLY LEFT AN IMAGE OF HIS BELOVED FACE ON THE BURIAL FACECLOTH, WHICH ST PETER AND ST
JOHN FOUND NEATLY FOLDED IN HIS EMPTY TOMB. THIS IS KNOWN AS THE MANDYLION NOT MADE
HANDS AND IS THE VERY FIRST HOLY ICON OF OUR INCARNAATE GOD. MP
BY
Epiphany is a reference to the Western Christian Feast that occurs the

same day, which commemorates the Adoration of the Magi of the New
Born King their worship of the Child Jesus, at the Holy Familys new
home in Bethlehem, some time after the Nativity of Christ, although the
term "Epiphany" does appear in the Services for this Feast. ( T H E I R
VALUABLE GIFTS WERE USED AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF
AFTER THE PRIEST HAS DISMISSED THE CONGREGATION, WE MUST QUIETLY STAND
IN A QUEUE TO RECEIVED THE ANTIDORON FROM HIM.
HOLDING OUR RIGHT HAND IN OUR LEFT HAND, WE
HUMBLY RECEIVE THE ANTIDORON AND KISS THE
PRIESTS HAND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT FOR THE HOLY
ETERNAL PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST OUR LORD AND
SAVIOUR.
ANTIDORON MEANS INSTEAD OF THE (HOLY) GIFTS
BECAUSE IT IS NOT THE HOLY EUCHARIST BUT THE
ALTAR BREAD AFTER THE LAMB FOR THE HOLY
EUCHARIST HAS BEEN REMOVED.
SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, THE FAITHFUL WOULD PARTAKE
OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST EVERY MORNING, NOT HAVE EATEN OR DRUNK
ANYTHING SINCE THE NIGHT BEFORE.
THE ANTIDORON, THEREFORE, BREAKS OUR FAST AND CLEANSES OUR PALATE
AFTER PARTAKING OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST.
VISITORS AND CATECHECHUMENS THEREFORE ARE WELCOME TO RECEIVE
ANTIDORON AND BREAK THEIR FAST WITH THE REST OF THE CONGREGATION.
CHRISTS LIFE)
Originally, there was just one Christian Feast of The Shining Forth of God to
the world in the human Nature of God Incarnate our Lord Jesus of
2.
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ton
tipon,
eneplisthimen
tis
atelevtitou Sou Zois, apilafsamen tis
akenotou Sou trifis, is ke en to
mellonti
eoni
pantas
imas
kataxiothine evdokison, Hariti tou
anarhou Sou Patros, ke tou Agiou
ke Agathou, ke Zoopiou Sou
Pnevmatos, nin, ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
Thy Resurrection. We have been

filled with Thine Unending Life. We
have enjoyed Thine Infinite Delight
which in the world to come be well
pleased to grant to us all, through
the Grace of Thy Holy and Good
and Life-giving Spirit, now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
Nazareth. It included the celebration of Christs Nativity, the Adoration of

the Magi and all the early childhood Events of the Infant Christ - such as
His Circumcision and Presentation at the Temple - as well as His Baptism
thirty years later by St John the Baptist and Forerunner in the Jordan
River the beginning of His Public Ministry.
This Great Feast, like that of Holy Pascha and Pentecost, was the fulfillment
of a previous Jewish Festival, in this case - the Feast of Lights.
The Holy Services of Theophany are set up exactly like those of the Feast of
the Nativity, which, historically were established only later.
Amen.
THE DISMISSAL PRAYERS & BLESSINGS

THE PRIEST
The Royal Hours are read and the Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great is
served with Vespers on the Eve of the Feast.
CONTINUES ALOUD:
Tou Kyriou deithomen..

Kyrie eleison
Pater Agie Evlogison
L e t us pray to the Lord.

P E O P L E Lord have Mercy
Holy Father, give the Blessing
PR IEST
The All Night Vigil consists of the Holy Services of Great Compline and
Matins.
THE PRIEST BLESSES THE CONGREGATION
Evlogia Kyriou ke Eleos elthi ef imas ti

Aftou Thia Hariti ke Filanthropia,
pantote, nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
WE
PEO PLE
BOW OUR HEAD TO RECEIVE THE
PRIEST
Doxa
BLESSING
Lord
you
Love
ever,
Amen
AND THEN MAKE THE
SIGN
OF THE
CROSS
AS THE
CONTINUES:
Si O Theos, i Elpis imon, Doxa
Si!
EN
IORDANI
IPO
IOANNOU
VAPTISTHINE KATADEXAMENOS, DIA
TIN
IMON
S O T I R I A N , Hristos O
Alithinos Theos imon, tes Presvies tis
Panahrantou ke Panamomoou Agias
Aftou Mitros...
...Dinami tou Timiou ke Zoopiou

Stavrou...
...Prostasies ton Timion Epouranion
Dinameon Asomaton ...
...ikesies tou Timiou Endoxou Profitou ke
Vaptistou Ioannou...
... ton Agion Endoxon ke Panefimon
Apostolon...
...ton Agion Evdoxon ke Kallinikon
Martyrion...
...ton Osion ke Theoforon Pateron imon...
...ton Agion ke Dikeon Theopatoron
Ioakim ke Annis...
...tou Agiou ... ou ke tin Mnimin
epiteloumen ke panton ton Agion...
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May the Blessing of the

and His Mercy come upon
through His Divine Grace and
for mankind always, now and
and unto the Ages of Ages.
PR IEST
Glory to Thee, O God our

Hope, Glory to Thee!
PR IEST
May
HE WHO CONDESCENDED TO BE
BAPTISED BY JOHN IN THE JORDAN
F O R O U R S A L V A T I O N , Christ, our
True God, have Mercy on us, through
the Intercessions 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
Praiseworthy Apostles...
...of the Holy, Glorious and Victorious
Martyrs...
...of our Saintly and God-Inspired
Fathers...
...of the Holy and Righteous Ancestors
Joachim and Anna...
...of Saint whose Memory we
Commemorate today, and of all the
Saints...
The Divine Liturgy of the Theophany begins with Psalms of Glorification and
Praise instead of the usual three Antiphons. The Baptismal Verse
mentioned in St Pauls Epistle to the Galatians 3:27 once again replaces
the Thrice-Holy For as many as have been Baptised into Christ, have
put on Christ! Alleluia!
The Holy Gospel Lessons of all the Services describe our Lord's Baptism by St
John the Baptist in the Jordan River and the Epistles explain the
consequences of the Divine Epiphany, which is the Incarnation of Christ
the coming to earth of the Word and Son of God.
Since the main Feature of the Feast is the Blessing of Water, it is prescribed
to follow both the Divine Liturgy of the Forefeast or Eve of Theophany
and the Divine Liturgy the following day.
All Faithful Christians should attend these significant Holy Services because
THE BLESSING OF THE WATERS VERIFIES THAT ALL MANKIND, AND ALL CREATION,
WERE CREATED TO BE FILLED WITH THE SANCTIFYING PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD.
Theophany Vespers
T HE P R IEST
Oti
PR IEST
Iou ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke Ai

ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
Blessed be the Kingdom of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto
ages of ages.
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Amen
THE PROSTRATIONS
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS AND BOW DOWN EACH TIME TO OUR LORD GOD
AS FOLLOWS
Defte
proskinisomen ke prospesomen
to Vasili imon Theo.
Defte
Hristo to Vasili imon Theo.
Defte
Afto, Hristo to Vasili ke Theo imon.
O come let us worship and bow down

to our King and God.

to Christ, our King and God.
Amen
PEO PLE
THE SUNSET PSALM - PSALM 103/104

A PSALM OF CREATION
Bless the Lord, O my soul:
Exomologisin
Thou
Ektinon
Who
Kyrie O
Theos mou, emegalinthis sfodra.
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

tous litourgous aftou piros floga.
PRAYER BEHIND
En Irini proelthomen
Tou Kyriou deithomen
Kyrie eleison [3]
Pater Agie Evlogison
makes Thy Angels spirits;:

Thy Ministers a Burning Fire;
Avissos
os imation to perivoleon aftou,

epi ton oreon stisonte idata.
shall
the
vrontis sou diliasousin.

ton topon, on ethemeliosas afta.
Orion
ethou, O ou parelevsonte, oude

epistrepsousi kalipse tin gin.
4.
Thou
hast set a boundary which they

shall not pass over; neither shall
they return to cover the earth.
LORD & SAVIOUR,
OF OUR
pliromas tis Ekklisias Sou filaxon,

Agiason
tou
Agapontas
tin
Evprepeian tou Ikou Sou.
Protect the whole Body
Si
aftous antidoxason ti Thiki Dinami

Sou ke mi egkatalipis imas tous
elpizontas epi Se.
Glorify
Lord, Who Blesses those who Bless

Thee, and Sanctifies those who put
their trust in Thee, Save Thy people
and Bless Thine Inheritance.
of Thy Church,
and Sanctify those who Love the
Beauty of Thy House.
them by Thy Divine Power and
do not forsake us who set our hope
in Thee.
Erinin to kosmo Sou dories, tes Ekklisies Grant
Peace to Thy world, to Thy

Churches, to the Priesthood, to our
Rulers, to the Armed Forces and to
all Thy people.
Sou, tis Ierefsi, tis Vasilefsin imon, to

Strato ke panti to lao Sou.
Oti
pasa dosis agathi ke pan Dorima

Telion anothen esti katavenon ek Sou
tou Patros ton Foton. Ke Si tin Doxan
ke
Efharistian
ke
Proskinisin
anapempomen, to Patri ke to Io, ke to
Agio Pnevmati, nin, ke ai, ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
Ii to
AS
THE
PRIEST
For
every measure of Blessing, and

every Perfect Gift is from Above, and
descends from Thee, the Father of
Light; and to Thee we ascribe Glory
and Thanksgiving and Worship: to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto
the Ages of Ages.
Amen
Blessed be
PEO PLE
Onoma Kyriou Evlogimenon apo

tou nin ke eos tou eonos.[3]
at the
Voice of Thy thunder they shall fear.
mountains ascend, and the plains

descend into the place, which Thou
hast founded for them.
Let us beseech the Lord.

P E O P L E Lord have mercy [3]
Holy Father, give the Blessing
To
Apos epitimiseos sou fevxonte, apo fonis At Thy Rebuke they shall flee Anavenousin ori ke katavenousi pedia, is The
us go forth in
Peace.
has founded the earth upon its

own bases - it shall not be moved
forever and ever.
above the mountains

waters stand.
AMBON (PULPIT)
Let
Evlogon tou Evlogontas Se, Kyrie, ke

Agiazon tous epi Si pepithotas, Soson
ton Laon Sou ke Evlogison tin
Klironomian Sou.
and
The deep like a garment is its clothing -
Amen
O themelion tin gin ep tin asfalian aftis, Who

ou klithisete is ton eona tou eonos.
THE
PR IEST
THE PRIEST STANDS BEFORE THE HOLY ICON

JESUS CHRIST, AND PRAYS ALOUD:
before Christ Himself, our King and

our God.
Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.
For Thou art our Sanctification

and unto Thee we ascribe Glory, to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Ages of Ages.
Si i O Agiasmos imon, ke Si tin

Doxan anapebomen, to Patri ke to
Iio, ke to Agio Pnevmati, nin, ke ai, ke
is tous eonas ton eonon.
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND
Evlogimeni i Vasilia tou Patros ke tou
C ONTINUES A L OUD :
PROCEEDS TOWARDS THE
the Name of the Lord,

from this time forth, and for
evermore. [3]
PROTHESIS,
Iniste ke teteleste, oson is tin imerteran

Dinamin, Hrite, O Theos imon, to tis
Sis ikonomias Mystirion.
Eshomen gar tou Thanatou Sou tin
mnimin, idomen tis Anastaseos Sou
HE QUIETLY PRAYS:
The Mystery of Thy Dispensation, O

Christ
our
God,
has
been
accomplished and Perfected as far
as it is in our power.
We have had the Memorial of Thy
Death. We have seen the Type of
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THE PRIEST CARRIES THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST TO

THE PROTHESIS
OR OBLATION TABLE THEN HE RETURNS TO THE
ALTAR WHERE HE FOLDS UP THE ANTIMENSION/CORPORAL AND
PLACES THE HOLY GOSPEL UPON IT.
BEFORE
DEPARTING FROM CHURCH WE MUST READ THE

SPECIAL PRAYERS AFTER HOLY COMMUNION (AT THE END
OF THE LITURGY)
Orthi.
Metalavontes ton Thion,

Agion,
Ahranton,
Athanaton,
Epouranion ke Zoopion Frikton tou
Hristou
Mystirion,
axios
efharistisomen to Kyrio.
Amin
Antilavou
Let us rise, having duly

received the Divine, Holy, Pure,
Immortal, Heavenly, Life-giving and
Awesome
Mysteries
of
Christ,
worthily let us give thanks unto the
Lord.
Soson, Eleison ke Diafilaxon

imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti.
Amin
Tin imeran pasan Telian, Agian, Irinikin
ke anamartiton etisameni, eaftou ke
allilous ke pasan tin Zoin imon,
Hristo to Theo parathometha.
Si Kyrie!
Amen
Help us,
Save us, have Mercy

upon us, and Protect us, O God, by
Thy Grace.
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Ep
Over
Potizon
Thou waters the hills from Thine Upper
Tou
That Thou may bring bread out of the
afta ta petina tou Ouranou

kataskinosi - ek mesou ton petron
dosousi fonin.
PEO PLE
To Thee, O Lord!
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD
THE PRAYER
OF
48.
exagagin arton ek tis gis. Ke inos

evfreni kardian anthropou.
We thank Thee, O Lord, our God, for the

Communion of Thy Holy, Most Pure,
Immortal and Heavenly Mysteries,
which Thou hast granted us for the
Benefit, Sanctification, and Healing of
our souls and bodies.
Grant, O Master of all, that the
Communion of the Holy Body and
Blood of Thy Christ may become for us
Faith unashamed, Love unfeigned,
fullness of Wisdom, Healing of soul
and body, repelling of every hostile
adversary,
observance
of
Thy
Commandments, and an acceptable
Defence at the Dread Judgement Seat
of Thy Christ.
the wild asses shall expect in their

thirst.
them the birds of the air shall
dwell - from the midst of the rocks
they shall give forth their voices.
Rooms - the earth shall be filled with

the Fruit of Thy Works - bringing
forth grass for cattle, and herb for
the service of mankind.
earth, and that wine may cheer the
heart of mankind.
Tou
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.
THANKSGIVING
T HE P RIEST QUIETLY PRAYS :

Efharistoumen Si, Kyrie, O Theos imon,
epi ti metalipsi ton Agion, ahranton,
Athanaton,
ke
Epouranion
Sou
Mystyrion,
a edokas
imin ep
evergesia, ke Agiasmo, ke iasi ton
psihon ke ton somaton imon.
Aftos, Despota ton apanton, dos genesthe
imin tin kinonian tou Agiou Somatos
ke Ematos tou Hristou Sou, is Pistin
akateshinton, is Agapin anipokriton,
is plismonin Sofias, is iasin psihis ke
somatos,
is
apotropin
pantos
enantiou, is perpiisin ton entolon Sou,
is apologian evprsdekton, tin epi tou
foverou vimatos tou Hristou Sou.
ori ek ton iperoon aftou. Apo

karpou ton ergon sou hortasthisete i
gi. O exantellon horton tis ktinesi, ke
hloin ti doulia ton anthropon.
Amen
Entreating
the Lord that this

whole day may be Perfect, Holy,
Peaceful and sinless, let us commit
ourselves and one another and our
whole Life to Christ our God.
PR IEST
forth springs in the vales between the midst of the hills the
waters shall pass.
All the beasts of the field shall drink -
panta ta thiria tou agrou,

prosdexonte onagri is dipsan
afton.
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Thou send
Potiousi
THANKSGIVING PRAYERS
THE PRIEST INSTRUCTS THE WORSHIPPERS TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD FOR HIS HOLY
COMMUNION:
exapostellon pigas en faragxin, ana

meson ton oreon dilevsonte idata.
- 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.
o ilios ke sinihthisan, ke is tas
mandras afton kitasthisonte.
Afti I thalassa I megali ke evrihoros.
Eki
erpeta, on ouk estin arithmos, Zoa
mikra meta megalon.
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.
So
is this great sea, which stretches

wide its arms - there are creeping
things without number - creatures
small and great.
Eki plia diaporevonte.
Drakon outos, on
eplasas empezin aftin.
There
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,
Thou open Thy Hand, all things

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

they shall be troubled.
tarahthisonte.
Antanelis to pnevma afton ke eklipsousi, When
Thou take away their breath,

they shall perish and return again to
the earth.
ke is ton houn afton epistrepsousin.
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.
tremble.
tremin.
O aptomenos ton oreon ke kapnizonte.
He
Aso
psalo to
Idinthii
afto I dialogimou - ego de

evfranthisome epi to Kyrio.
touches the mountains and they

smoke.
will sing to the Lord all my life; I will

sing to my God as long as I exist!
May
my words be pleasing to Him - I

shall be glad in the Lord.
Eklipien amartolis apo tis gis - ke anomi May sinners cease from the earth - and
the lawless - so as to be no more.
- oste mi iparhin aftous.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!

Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.
O ilios egno tin disin aftou. Ethou The sun knows its going down. Thou
hast appointed darkness, and it is
night...
skotos ke egeneto nix...
Os
emegalinthi ta Erga Sou, Kyrie!

Panta en Sofia epiisas...
Doxa
Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Allilouia! Allilouia!
I
Elpis imon, Kyrie:
6.
How
great art Thy Works, O Lord!

Thou hast made all things in
Wisdom...
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
Allilouia!
Si, O Theos! (3)
Doxa Si!
ALL HAVE RECEIVED , THE P RIEST RAISES THE

HE B LESSES THE C ONGREGATION .
C HALICE
Soson
O Theos ton laon Sou ke

Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou
Doxa
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Glory to Thee O God! (3)
PEOPLE
Our Hope, O Lord: Glory to Thee!
AND MAKING THE
S IGN
OF THE
C ROSS
WITH I T ,
God, Save Thy people and Bless

Thine Inheritance
T HE P RIEST
RE - ENTERS THE H OLY S ANCTUARY AND ALL THE C OMMUNICANTS TUR N TOWARDS THE H OLY
WHILE THE C HOIR SINGS ON BEHALF OF THOSE WHO HAVE PARTAKEN OF THE H OLY C OMMUNION :
A LTAR
THE FESTAL KINONIKON- COMMUNION HYMN- THEOPHANY

TONE 1
En Iordani Vaptizomenou Sou Kyrie, i tis As Thou were Baptised in the Jordan, O
Triados efanerothi proskinisis. Tou
gar Gennitoros i Foni Prosemartyri Si,
Agapiton Se Iion onomazousa. Ke to
Pnevma en idi peristeras, eveveou tou
Logou to asfales. O epifanis Hriste O
theos, ke ton kosmon Fotisas
Si!
Lord, then the Worship of the Trinity

became manifeste, for the voice of
the Father bore witness to thee,
naming Thee His Beloved Son; and
the Holy Spirit, like a dove,
confirmed the certainty of the Word.
O Christ God, Who Appeared and
Doxa
illumined the world:

Thee!
the Glory of the Lord endure

forever!
The Lord shall rejoice in His Works.

Evfranthisete Kyrios epi tis Ergis Aftou.
O epivlepon epi tin gin ke pion aftin He looks upon the earth, and makes it
to Kyrio en ti Zoi mou;

Theo mou eos iparho.
W HEN
Glory to
THE PRIEST
PLACES THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF THE LAMB INTO THE CHALICE, AS WELL AS THE
OTHER PORTIONS IN MEMORY OF THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS AND OF ALL THE SAINTS,
AS WELL AS THE PARTICLES IN MEMORY OF THE LIVING AND DEPARTED SOULS THE CHURCH
MILITANT AND THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT:
Apoplinon, Kyrie, ta amartimata ton

enthade mnimonevthenton doulon
Sou to Emati Sou to Agio. Presvies tis
Theotokou ke Panton Sou ton Agion.
Amin
Wash away, O Lord, the sins of all those

here commemorated, by Thy Precious
Blood; through the Prayers of the Holy
Theotokos and of all Thy Saints.
Amen
M EANWHILE , THE C OMMUNICANTS WAI T PATIENTLY . T HE P RIEST QUIETLY PRAYS BEFORE THE H OLY A LTAR :
Ipsothiti epi tous Ouranous O Theos ke Be Thou exalted, O God, above the
epi pasan tin Gin i Doxa Sou.
Heavens and Thy Glory above all the
Earth.
T HE P RIEST ELEVATES THE H OLY C HALICE :
Evlogison, Despota!
Blessed is our God!
T HE P RIEST
TURNS TOWARDS THE C ONGREGATION TO GIVE THE B LESSING ,

HOLDING THE COVERED C HALICE , WHICH IS RESTING ON TOP OF THE A STERISK
AND P ATON .H E MAKES THE S IGN OF THE C ROSS WITH THEM
Pantote nin ke ai ke is tous Always,

eonas ton eonon..
Amin
now and ever,

and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
AFTER
BOWING TOWARDS THE HOLY EUCHARIST THAT IS HELD ALOFT BY THE

PRIEST, WE BLESS OURSELVES WITH THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
BEFORE
RETURNING TO OUR PEWS WE MUST STAND BEFORE THE HOLY ALTAR AND
MAKING THE SIGN OF THE CROSS, BOW TO GOD IN GRATITUDE FOR HIS
GREAT MERCY AND IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HIS DIVINE PRESENCE.
47
PROCEDURE
FOR
PARTAKING HOLY EUCHARIST
R E A D T H E P R A Y E R S B E F O R E C O M M U N I O N , having done a private and

sincere Self Examination of your soul beforehand or even better,
having had Holy Confession with our Spiritual Father.
D O N O T R U S H up before being invited to
partake.
While waiting, continue to pray until just before
partaking, then make the Sign of the Cross,
hold the Communion Clothe just beneath your
bottom lip, open your
mouth wide enough for the
Priest to administer the Holy
Communion, dab your lips
with the cloth, hand it to
the next Communicant, make T H E S I G N O F T H E
CROSS AND BOW
B A C K A W A Y F R O M T H E H O L Y C H A L I C E NEVER TURN YOUR BACK TO
THE HOLY CHALICE which contains the Most Precious Body and Blood
of Christ.
CONTINUE TO PRAY.
If the Priest does not know you, please I D E N T I F Y
Y O U R S E L F with your Orthodox Christian/Baptism name.
Please note: in the Russian Orthodox Church and other
Slavic Churches, the Holy Mystery of Confession is
essential before partaking of Holy Communion. So
please consult with the Parish Priest accordingly.
While
Communion,
THOUGHTS ARE FOCUSED IN PRAYER:
waiting
to
receive
Holy
Behold, I approach for Holy Communion, O Creator, burn me not as I

partake, for Thou art a Fire which burns the unworthy, wherefore
do Thou Cleanse me from every stain.
To Thy Mystic Supper receive me today, O Son of God, as a Partaker;
for I will not speak of the Mystery to Thine enemies; I will not kiss
Thee as did Judas; but as the Thief, i will confess Thee: Lord,
Remember me in Thy Kingdom!
After receiving Holy Communion,

THE
W HILE
WE STAND TO ONE SIDE, FACING
H O L Y C H A L I C E while our Brethren receive Communion.
ADMINISTERING
H OLY C OMMUNION ,
Metadidote to doulo tou

Theo ... (dini)... to
Timion ke Panagion
Soma ke Ema tou
Kyriou ke Theou ke
Sotiros
imon
Iisou
Hristou,
is
afesin
amartion ke is Zoin
Eonion.
46.
OUR
THE
The
P RIEST
SAY S OF EACH
C OMMUNICANT :
servant
of
God
...(name) ... is granted
Communion
of
the
Precious and All Holy
Body and Blood of our
Lord and God and
Saviour, Jesus Christ, for
the forgiveness of sins
and for Eternal Life.
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
OF
PEACE
In Peace let us pray to the Lord

P E O P L E Lord have mercy
P R I E S T For the Peace from Above, and
PRIEST
the Salvation of our souls, let us

pray to the Lord
PEOPLE
tou simpantos Kosmou,

efstatias ton Agion tou Theou
Ekklision ke tis ton panton enoseaos
tou Kyriou deithomen.
the whole
world, the stability of the Holy
Churches of God, and for the Union
of all, let us pray to the Lord
PRIEST
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Agiou
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Papa
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis poleos taftis, pasis poleos, horas,
PEOPLE
Ikou toutou ke ton meta

Pisteos, Evlavias ke Fovou Theou
isionton
en
afto,
tou
Kyriou
deithomen.
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.
ke ton Pisti ikounton en aftes tou

Kyriou deithomen.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
orgis, kindinou ke
Kyriou deithomen.
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou, Soson,
anangis,
tou
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos ti Si Hariti.
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
Kyrie Eleison
Iper pleonton,
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou risthine imas apo pasis thlipseos,
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
PEOPLE
odiporounton, nosounton,
kamnonton,
ehmalonton
ke
tis
Sotirias afton tou Kyriou deithomen.
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
Kyrie Eleison
Iper efkrasias aeron,
eforias ton karpon

tis gis ke keron irinikon tou Kyriou
deithomen.
Lord have mercy

For the Peace of
Lord have mercy

For temperate weather,
for
abundance in the earths yield and
for peaceful times, let us pray to the
Lord.
PRIEST
PRIEST
Lord have mercy

For travellers by sea, land, and
air; for the sick and the afflicted;

for captives; and for their Salvation,
let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE
Lord have mercy

For our Deliverance
from all
tribulation, wrath, danger and
necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
PRIEST
Lord have mercy

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

Grace.
Amin
Tis
PEOPLE
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.
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.
PRIEST
Si Kyrie
Oti prepi
PEOPLE
Si
pasa
Doxa,
Timi
ke
PRIEST
Proskinisis to Patri ke to Io ke to
Agio Pnevmati nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
For
O Lord
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.
PEOPLE
PRAYERS
To Thee,
Amen
EVENING INCENSE
OF THE
THE CONGREGATION
knowledge other Knowledge have I also not the number of offences, nor the
greatness of my sinning, can surpass my Gods Forebearance and the Height
of His Compassion.
Yea, by Mercy of Thy Kindness Thou Cleanses and renders shining all who warmly
turn Repentant Thine own Light bestowing on them, and Communion of Thy
Godhead, working with a Love ungrudging. And a marvel for the Angels
and for human understanding Thou hast converse with them often, as one
does when friends are trusted.
These are thoughts that give me boldness, O my Christ, and wings for soaring.
And encouraged by the Riches of Thy Benefactions towards us, with rejoicing
yet with trembling, of Thy Fire am I partaker, although but straw and how
amazing! sprinkled with Thy Dew from Heaven I am like that Bush that the
Prophet saw, which unconsumed was Burning.
Wherefore, with a mind most grateful, and a heart most grateful also, and with
thanks in all the members of my soul and of my body, I adore and Magnify
Thee, O my God, and Glorify Thee, and acclaim Thee as Most Blessed, now
and always and forever!
Amen
THE PRIEST
Idou:
proserhome Hristo to Athanato
Vasili ke Theo imon.
THE PRIEST
Kyrie
Lord,
Katevthinthito
Let
i prosevhi mou os
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton
hiron mou Thisia Esperini.
Isakouson mou Kyrie!

THE PROSOMIA
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!
my Prayer rise before Thee like

incense - the lifting up of my hands
as the Evening Sacrifice.
Hear me, O Lord!

OF
THEOPHANY TONE 2
Ean
anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,

tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
If
Ton Fotismon imon, ton Fotisanta panta O

anthropon: idon O Prodromos,
Vaptisthine paragenomenon, heri ti
Psihi, ke tremi ti hiri. Diknisin afton,
ke legi tis lais. Ide O Litroumenos ton
Israil, O eleftheron imas ek tis
fthoras. O anamartite, Hriste O Theos
imon: Doxa Si!
8.
Behold: I draw near to

Immortal King and God.
Christ,
our
MUST STAND UP
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2

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.
CONTINUES TO PRAY:
Thou, O Lord, should mark

transgression, O Lord, who would
stand?
For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
Lord,
our
Illumination,
Who
Enlightens mankind: when the
Forerunner beheld Thee coming to
be Baptised, his soul rejoiced, while
his hand trembled. He pointed at
Thee and said to the people:
Behold! The One Who Delivers
Israel! The One Who frees us from
corruption! O Sinless One, O Christ
our God: Glory to Thee!
CHRIST
PARTAKES OF HOLY COMMUNION, BY FIRST EATING A PIECE OF THE BODY OF

THE SECOND QUARTER WITH THE LETTER XC [CHRIST]:
Metadidote mi ...(to dini)... to Ieri, to

Timion ke Panagion Soma tou Kyriou
ke Theou ke Sotiros imon Iisou Hristou,
is afesin mou amartion ke is Zoin
Eonion.
To me ... [name]... the unworthy Priest :, is

given the Most Holy and Precious
Body of our Lord and God and
Saviour, Jesus Christ, for the remission
of my sins, and for Eternal Life.
THE PRIEST DRINKS THE PRECIOUS LIFE-GIVING BLOOD OF CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR:
Metadidote mi ...(to dini)... to The Most Holy and Precious
Ieri, to Timion ke Panagion
Blood of our Lord, and God
Ema tou Kyriou ke Theou
and Saviour, Jesus Christ is
ke
Sotiros
imon
Iisou
granted to me ...[name],
Hristou, is afesin mou
the unworthy Priest : for
amartion ke is Zoin Eonion.
the Remission of my sins,
and for Eternal Life.
HE
KISSES THE
SERAPHIM:
CHALICE
AND REPEATS THE WORDS OF
Touto ipsato ton hileon mou, ke afeli tas

anomias mou ke tas amartias mou
perikatharii.
ST ISAIAH
WHO HEARD THEM FROM THE
This has touched my lips, and shall

take away mine iniquities, and
purge away my sins.
T AKING
UP THE HOLY CHALICE , THE PRIEST PROCEEDS TO THE ROYAL GATES ,

RAISES IT HIGH AND INVITES US TO PAR TAKE OF THE GREAT BANQUET THE
HOLY EUC HARIST
Meta Fovou Theou,

Pisteos
ke
Agapis
proselthete.
With
Fear of God, with

Faith, and with Love draw
near.
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PRAYER OF ST SYMEON THE NEW THEOLOGIAN

Although my lips with sin are filthy; although my heart is foul with evil; although
my tongue is all unclean; although my soul with dirt is blackened, yet, dear
Christ, accept my Pleading.
O despise not me, I pray Thee nor my words so poorly chosen, as I come with
shameless boldness but, my Christ, let me with freedom tell Thee my hearts
intention.
No! I cannot! Thou must teach me what to do and what to utter!
I confess myself a sinner worse than that poor Fallen Woman, who had learnt
where Thou wast staying, and with myrrh that love had purchased, laved Thy
Feet, O Christ, my Master and my God, not lacking boldness.
And as she was not rejected when with all her heart she sought Thee, shun not
me, O Word, with loathing.
Nay! Let me like her approach Thee to embrace Thy Feet and kiss Them, and
to dare to lave them, spending streaming tears, which Thou awakens, and
accept as Myrrh most precious.
Wash me with the tears Thou granted, O Word of God, and with them Cleanse me;
grant Remission of my stumblings, and bestow on me Forgiveness.
All my many ills Thou knowest; all my wounds Thou knowest also, and my bruises
Thou beholdest.
But my Faith Thou knowest likewise; and my Zeal Thine Eye beholdeth, and my
groanings, too, Thou hearest. Not by Thee is left unnoticed, O God my Maker
and Redeemer, any tear although singly falling, nor of single tears one
fraction.
With Thine Eyes hast Thou beheld me, and has learnt mine imperfection. On the
Book of Thy Remembrance can be seen, inscribed already, even deeds not yet
committed.
Look on me abased before Thee; see the soreness of my grieving; and, O God of
All, Forgive me all my manifold transgressions that a heart washed clean of
evil and a mind with Awe atremble and a spirit of contrition I may bring to this
Partaking of Thy Pure and Holy Mysteries, which impart both Life and godship
unto all whose heart sincerely longs to eat Thee and to drink Thee. For Thou
said, O my Master, Everyone who eats My Body and receives My Blood to
drink it, he shall be in Me forever; and in him shall I be also.
Perfect Truth, my God and Master, is that Word by Thee once spoken for whoever
shares Thy Graces, which Divinely bring us godship, surely he is alone no
longer but with Thee, my Christ, he abideth Radiant Light of Triple Daystar,
on the world with splendour shining.
And that I may not live lonely and apart from Thee, O Lifegiver Thou art Breath
to me, and Living; Thou for me art all my Gladness; for the world art Thou
Salvation I have therefore come to seek Thee. See the tears, which Thou hast
wakened, and my spirit of contrition.
I implore Thee Who art Ransom for my stumblings, to accept me and to let me be
partaker of Thy Quickening Blameless Mysteries, and not to suffer
Condemnation.
Bide with me, as Thou Promised; in my wretchedness Protect me so that never
that Deceiver having found me undefended by Thy Grace may seize upon
me with his wiles, to snare and coax me from Thy Words that make me
godlike.
Therefore I fall down before Thee, and with fervour call upon Thee as the
Prodigal was welcome, and the Woman who approached Thee, so in Mercy
also welcome me a prodigal and a sinner - for behold, I now approach Thee
humble and contrite of spirit.
O Saviour, well I know that no one has offended more by stumbling than have I;
and that no other did such deeds as I have committed. But to set against this
44.
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.
Ton fotismon imon,
Apo
From
Tou
When
ton fotisanta panta

anthropon, idon O Prodromos,
Vaptisthine paragenomenon, heri ti
Psihi, ke tremi ti hiri. Diknisin afton,
ke legi tis lais. Ide O Litroumenos ton
Israil, O eleftheron imas ek tis
fthoras. O anamartite, Hriste O Theos
imon: Doxa Si!
Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo

filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Litrotou
imon,
ipo
doulou
Vaptizomenou, ke ti tou Pnevmatos
Parousia Martyroumenou, efrixan
orose Angelon Stratie, foni de
Ouranothen inehthi ek Patros: Outos
on O Prodromos hirotheti, Iios Mou
iparhi O Agapitos, en O iidokisa,
Hriste O Theos imon, Doxa Si!
Lord,
our
Illumination,
Who
Enlightens everyone, when the
Forerunner beheld Thee coming to
be Baptised, his soul rejoiced, while
his hand trembled. He pointed at
Thee and said to the people:
Behold! The One Who Delivers
Israel! The One Who frees us from
corruption! O Sinless One, O Christ
the morning watch until night;
from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.
our Redeemer was Baptised by
His servants, and the Holy Spirit was
present and bore Witness to Him, the
Hosts of Angels watched and
trembled, and from Heaven a Voice
came from the Father: He on Whom
the Forerunner lays his hand, is My
Beloved Son, in Whom I Am well
pleased! O Christ our God:

to Thee!
Glory
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with

afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Tou
Litrotou
imon,
ipo
doulou
Vaptizomenou, ke ti tou Pnevmatos
Parousia Martyroumenou, efrixan
orose Angelon Stratie, foni de
Ouranothen inehthi ek Patros: Outos
on O Prodromos hirotheti, Iios Mou
iparhi O Agapitos, en O iidokisa,
Hriste O Theos imon, Doxa Si!
the Lord there is Mercy, and

with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
When
our Redeemer was Baptised by

His servants, and the Holy Spirit was
present and bore Witness to Him, the
Hosts of Angels watched and
trembled, and from Heaven a Voice
came from the Father: He on Whom
the Forerunner lays his hand, is My
Beloved Son, in Whom I Am well
pleased! O Christ our God:
to Thee!
Enite
ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!

Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Praise
the Lord, all Gentiles!

Him, all you people!
Glory
Praise
Ta Iordania rithra, Se tin pigin edexato, The Waters of the Jordan received Thee,
ke O Paraklitos, en idi peristeras
katirheto, lini korifin, O klinas
Ouranous, krazi ke voa, pilos to
plastourgon. Ti mi epitatis ta iper
eme?
Ego hrian eho tou Sou
Vaptismou. O anamartite, Hriste O
Theos imon: Doxa Si!
Who art the Source; and the Holy

Spirit came down like a dove. Thou
who bowed the Heavens now bowed
Thy Head. The clay cried out to
Thee, the Fashioner, and said: Why
dost Thou Command me to do what
is beyond me?
I need Thee to
Baptise me. O Sinless One, O Christ

H E B LESSES
THE Z EON THE CONTAINER OF BOILING WATER THA T SYMBOLISES THE FERVOUR OF FAITH WITH
WHICH WE SHOULD APPROACH H OLY C OMMUNION , AND POURS IT INTO THE
C HALICE :
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For
His Mercy rules over us; and the

Truth of the Lord endures forever.
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton

eona.
Sose
voulomenos, ton planithenta

anthropon, ouk apixiosas doulou
morfin endisasthe. Eprepe gar Si to
Despoti, ke Theo, anadexasthe ta
imon iper imon. Si gar Vaptisthis
sarki Litrota, tis afeseos ixiosas imas,
dio voomen Si. Evergeta Hriste O
Theos imon: Doxa Si!
Evlogimeni i Zesis ton Agion

Sou, pantote, nin ke ai
ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Wishing
to Save mankind who has

gone astray, Thou did not deem it
unworthy to put on the form of a
servant; it was fitting for Thee, the
Master, to assume what is ours for
our sake. When Thou were Baptised
in the Flesh, O Redeemer, Thou
granted us Forgiveness. Therefore,
we shout to Thee: O Benefactor,
Christ our God: Glory to Thee!
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

eonon.

Amin
Amen
Ipeklinas karan to Prodromo sinethlasas Thou
bowed Thy Head before the

Forerunner; Thou crushed the heads
of the dragons; Thou went to the
River; and Thou Enlightened the
Universe, to Glorify Thee, O Saviour,
the Illumination of our soul.
karas ton drakonton, epestis en tis

rithris, efotisas ta simpanta, tou
Doxazin Se Sotir, ton Fotismon ton
psihon imon.
PRAYER
MUST
OF THE
STAND
COMMUNION PRAYERS
T HE
ENTRANCE
WHILE
THE
PRIEST
QUIETLY
PRAYS
AND
CENSES
Esperas ke proi ke mesimbrias, enoumen,

Evlogoumen,
Evharistoumen
ke
deometha Sou, Despota ton Apanton,
Philanthrope, Kyrie. Ketevthinon tin
prosevhin
imon,
os
Thimiama
Enopion Sou ke mi ekklinis tas kardias
imon is logous, i is logismous ponirias,
alla Rise imas ek panton ton
Thirevonton tas psihas imon. Oti pros
Se, Kyrie, Kyrie, i ofthalimi imon, ke
epi Si ilpisamen. Mi kateshinis imas,
O Theos imon.
In the evening, in the morning

and at midday we Praise,
Bless and give Thanks, and
we pray to Thee, O Master of
all things, Lord Who Loves
mankind: Direct our Prayer
before Thee like incense,
and do not incline our hearts
to words or thoughts of evil,
but Deliver us from all who
hunt our souls. For we look to
Thee, O Lord, our Lord, and
we hope in Thee. Put us not
to shame, O our God!
THE PRIEST EXITS THE SANCTUARY THROUGH THE NORTH DOOR

IN PROCESSION, HOLDING THE HOLY GOSPEL BEFORE HIS
FACE.
Evlogimeni
i Isiodos
ton Agion Sou.
Sofia! Orthi.
10.
Blessed
is
Entrance of Thy Saints.
PR IE ST
the
Wisdom! Rise!
Amen.
T HE P RIEST POURS THE HOT WATER INTO THE C HALICE :

Zesis Pisto, pliris Pnevmatos The Warmth of the Holy
Agiou.
Spirit.
Amin
Amen.
EISODOS SMALL ENTRANCE

THE CONGREGATION
Blessed is the Fervour of Thy

Saints, now and forever,
and to the Ages of Ages.
PRIEST AND THE ENTIRE C ONGR EGATION ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO AR E ABOUT TO PAR TAKE OF THE
H OLY M YSTERY OF E UCHARIST REA D THE COMMUNION PRAYER S .
I BELIEVE, O LORD, AND I CONFESS, that Thou art verily the Christ, the Son of
the Living God, Who came into the world to Save sinners, of whom I am the
first. Also I believe, that This is Thy Sacred Body, and This Thy Precious
Blood. Therefore I pray to Thee: have Mercy upon me and pardon all my
transgressions, voluntary and involuntary, in word, deed and thought, both
known and unknown, and make me worthy to partake of Thy Sacred
Mysteries, for the Remission of sins and for Life Eternal. Amen.
BEHOLD, I APPROACH FOR HOLY COMMUNION. O Creator, burn me not as I
partake; for Thou art Fire, which burns the unworthy. Wherefore, cleanse
me from every stain.
RECEIVE ME TODAY, O SON OF GOD, as a Partaker of Thy Mystical Feast; for I
will not speak of the Mystery to Thine enemies; I will not kiss Thee as did
Judas, but as the Thief, I will confess Thee: Lord, remember me in Thy
Kingdom!
TREMBLE, O MORTAL, BEHOLDING THE DIVINE BLOOD. For it is as a lighted
coal burning the unworthy. It is Gods Body and Deifies and Nourishes me.
It Deifies my soul, and wondrously Nourishes my mind.
THOU HAS SMITTEN ME WITH YEARNING, O CHRIST, and with Thy Divine Love
Thou has changed me; but burn away with Spiritual Fire my sins, and
make me worthy to be filled with the Joy of Thee; so that rejoicing in Thy
Goodness, I may magnify Thy Two Presences.
INTO THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THY SAINTS, HOW SHALL I, THE UNWORTHY,
ENTER? For should I dare to enter the Festal Chamber, my Robe betrays
me, for it is not a Festal Garment, and I shall be bound and cast out by the
Angels. Cleanse my soul, O Lord, from pollution, and by Thy Compassion
Save me.
O MERCIFUL MASTER, LORD JESUS CHRIST MY GOD, LET NOT THESE HOLY
GIFTS BE UNTO ME FOR JUDGEMENT THROUGH MY UNWORTHINESS, but
rather for the Purification and Sanctification of my soul and body, and as
an Earnest of the Life and Kingdom to come. For it is good for me to cleave
unto God and to place in the Lord hope of my Salvation.
RECEIVE ME TODAY, O SON OF GOD, as a Partaker of Thy Mystical Feast; for I
will not speak of the Mystery to Thine enemies; I will not kiss Thee as did
Judas, but as the Thief I confess Thee: Lord, remember me in Thy
Kingdom!
43
THE PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD
THE EVENING HYMN TONE 2
Hariti
ke iktirmis ke Filanthropia tou

Monogenous Sou Iou, met ou
Evlogitos i, sin to Panagio ke Agatho
ke Zoopio Sou Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke
is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
Through
the Grace and Mercy and

Love for mankind, of Thine Only
Begotten Son, with Whom Thou art
Blessed, together with Thine All Holy
and Good and Life Giving Spirit, now
and ever, and unto ages of ages.
PEO PLE
BY
THE
THE PRIEST
ELEVATES THE CONSECRATED LAMB AND DECLARES THAT THE HOLY GIFTS ARE
ADMINISTERED TO THE HOLY TO THE CHOSEN TO THOSE WHO ARE REALLY FAITHFUL
Proshomen!
Tas Agia tis Agiis!
Is Agios, is Kyrios,
Let us attend!
The Holy Things unto the Holy!
P EO P LE
One is Holy, One is
P RIE ST
Isous Hristos, is
Doxan Theou Patros.
Lord,
Jesus Christ, to the Glory of God the
Father
Amen.
Amin
THE PROPHECY
i Haris tou Theou, i Sotirios

pasin anthropis.
Alliluia [3]
tin gin.
de gi in aoratos ke akataskefastos, ke
skotos epano tis avissou, ke Pnevma
Theou epefereto epano tou idatos.
THE PRIEST DIVIDES THE CONSECRATED HOST INTO 4 CUBES.

THIS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT REFERS TO THE SUFFERING AND
BRUISED BODY OF CHRIST ON THE CROSS.
FOR THIS REASON THE
PRIEST ARRANGES THE FOUR PIECES OF THE LAMB ON THE PATEN IN
THE FORM OF A CROSS
Melizete ke diamerizete O Amnos tou The Lamb of God is broken and
Theou, O melizomenos ke mi
distributed - broken but not divided;
dieroumenos, O pantote esthiomenos
always eaten, yet never consumed,
ke midepote dapanomenos, alla tous
and Sanctifying those who partake
metehontas Agiazon
WITH THE PORTION MARKED IC [JESUS] HE MAKES THE SIGN OF THE
CROSS OVER THE CHALICE, AND AS A SYMBOL OF THE REUNITING OF
OUR LORDS SOUL AND BODY AT HIS RESURRECTION, HE PLACES IT IN
THE CHALICE AND PRAYS:
Pliroma
Potiriou,
Pisteos, The fullness of the Holy Spirit.
Pnevmatos Agiou.
Amen.
Amin
42.
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,
the Giver of Life. For which cause the
Universe Glorifies Thee!
GENESIS 1 : 1 13
P RIE ST
Wisdom! Let us attend!

In the beginning God created
READER
Heaven and earth.
And
the earth was invisible and

unfinished; and darkness was over
the deep, and the Spirit of God
hovered over the face of the water.
Ke
ipen O Theos. Genithito Fos, ke

egeneto Fos. Ke iden O Theos to Fos,
oti kalon.
And
Ke
dihorisen O Theos ana meson tou

Fotos, ke anameson to skotous.
And
God said: Let there be light!

and there was light.And God beheld
the light - it was good.
God divided the light from the

darkness.
Ke ekalesen O Theos to Fos Imeran,
ke
to skotos ekalese Nikta - ke egeneto
espera, ke egento proi, imera mia.
And
Ke
ipen O Theos. Genithito stereoma

en meso tou idatos, ke esto
diahorizon ana meson idatos ke
idatos.
And
The Grace of God has Appeared for the

Salvation of mankind. Alleluia (3)
OF
Sofia! Proshomen!
En arhi epiisen O Theos ton Ouranon ke
THE FESTAL COMMUNION HYMN - THEOPHANY
Epefani
SING IN UNISON
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!
Amen
O Lord Jesus Christ, our God: hear us from

Thy Holy Dwelling Place and from the
Glorious Throne of Thy Kingdom.
Thou art Enthroned on High with the
Father and are also invisibly present
among us. Come and Sanctify us,
and let Thy Pure Body and Precious
Blood be granted to us by Thy Mighty
Hand and through us to all Thy
People.
CONGREGATION
Fos
HOLY COMMUNION
THE PRIEST QUIETLY PRAYS:
Proshes, Kyrie Iisou Hriste O Theos imon,
ex Agiou katikitiriou Sou, ke apo
Thronou Doxis tis Vasilias Sou, ke elthe
is to Agiase imas, O ano to Patri
sigkathimenos ke ode imin aoratos
sinon. Ke kataxioson ti kratea Sou hiri
metadoune
imin
tou
ahrantou
Somatos Sou ke tou Timiou Ematos ke
id imon panti to lao.
ENTIRE
ST SOPHRONIOS, PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM
God called the light Day - the

darkness He called Night;
and
there was evening and morning one day.
God said: Let there be a
firmament in the midst of the
water, and let it divide the water
from the water!
Ke egeneto outo.
Ke epiisen O Theos
And it was so.

And God made
Ke ipen O Theos.
And
to steroma. Ke
dihorisen O Theos ana meson tou
idatos tou epano tou stereomatos, ke
ana meson tou idatos, tou ipokato tou
steromatos. Ke ekalese O Theos to
stereoma, Ouranon. Ke iden O Theos,
oti kalon.
Ke egeneto epera, ke
egeneto proi - imera deftera.
Sinahthito to idor to
ipokato tou Ouranou is sinagogin
mian, ke ofthito i xira. Ke egeneto
outo. Ke sinihthi to idor to ipokato
tou Ouranou is tas sinagogas afton,
ke ofthi i xira.
the firmament, and

God divided the water under the
firmament from the water above the
firmament, and God called the
firmament Heaven, and God saw
that it was good; and there was
evening and morning the second
day.
God said: Let the water under

Heaven be gathered together into
one place, and let the dry land
appear. And it was so. The water
under Heaven was gathered into its
places, and the dry land appeared.
11
Ke ekalesen O Theos tin xiran,
Ke
gin. Ke
ta sistimata ton idaton ekalese,
Thalassas.
Ke iden O Theos, oti
kalon.
And
ipen O Theos.
Vlastisato i gi
Votanin hortou, spiron sperma kata
genos ke kath omiotita, ke xilon
karpimon pioun karpon, ou to
sperma aftou en afto, kata genos
epi tis gis.
And
Ke egeneto outo.
Ke exinegken i gi
votnin hortou, spiron

sperma kata genos ke kath omiotita
ke xilon karpimon pioun karpon, ou
to sperma aftou en afto, kata genos
epi tis gis.
God called the dry land Earth

and the gathering together of the
waters He called Sea.
And God
saw that it was good.
God said: Let the earth bring

forth the herb of grass, bearing
seed according to its kind on
earth.
And it was so.

And the earth
brought forth the herb

of grass, bearing seed according to
its kind and likeness. The fruit tree
bore fruit, whose seed is in itself
according to its kind on earth.
Ke iden O Theos, oti kalon.

And God saw that it was good.
Ke egeneto espera, ke egenet proi, imera And evening and morning were
triti.
APOLYTIKION
Epefanis
THEOPHANY & STIHI PSALM 66

TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
OF
en to kosmo, O ton kosmon
Thou appeared in the world, O Creator
Fotisis tous en skoti kathimenou.
To Illumine those who sit in darkness.

O Lover of mankind: Glory to
piisas
Ina
the
third day.
of the world,
Filanthrope:
Doxa Si!
Thee!
O Theos Iktirise imas, ke

Evlogise imas, epifane to Prosopon
Aftou ef imas, ke Eleise imas.
STIHOS:
Ina
fotisis tous en skoti kathimenou.
Filanthrope:
Doxa Si!
May God have Mercy on us and

Bless us; may He cause the Light of
His Countenance to shine upon us.
Tou gnone en ti Gi tin Odon

Sou - en pasin Enthesin to Sotirion
Sou.
Ina
Filanthrope:
Doxa Si!

Exomologisasthosan
Si lai, O
Theos, exomologisasthosan Si lai
pantes, gi edoke ton Karpon Aftis.
Ina
Filanthrope:
Doxa Si!
That we may know Thy Way

upon Earth - Thy Salvation for all
Nations.

Let
the people, O God, Confess

to Thee; let all the people praise
Thee - the Earth has yielded Her
Fruit.
VERSE

Thee!
12.
tou Agiou pnevmatos etisameni,

eaftous ke allilous ke pasan tin Zoin
imon Hristo to Theo parathometha.
MA
KE
Let us who have prayed for

the Unity of the Faith and for the
Fellowship of the Holy Spirit, commit
ourselves, and one another, and our
whole Life to Christ our God.
PR IEST
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW D
Si Kyrie
Ke kataxioson
imas, Despota, meta

parrisias
akatakritos
tolman
epikalisthe Se ton Epouranion Theon
Patera ke legin:
PEO PLE
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Oti Sou Estin i Vasilia ke i Dynamis ke
PR IEST
imon O en tis Ouranis,

Agiasthito 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.
i Doxa tou Patros, ke tou Iou, ke tou
Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
Irini pasi!
Ke to pnevmati sou
Tas kefalas imon to Kyriou klinate
OWN
TO GOD
To Thee, O Lord.
And deem us worthy, O Master,
that we may boldly, without

Condemnation dare to call upon
Thee, the Heavenly God as Father,
and to say:
Pater
VERSE
Thee!
STIHOS:
Tin enotita tis Pisteos ke tin Kinonian
VERSE:
Thee!
STIHOS:
OUR LORDS PRAYER

THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND & RECITE OUR LORDS PRAYER IN UNISON
Our 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.
For Thine is the Kingdom,
and
the Power, and the Glory, of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Ages of Ages.
Amen
Peace be to all.
P E O P L E And to thy spirit
PEO PLE
PR IEST
Let
PR IEST
us bow our heads to the
Lord
Si Kyrie
Despota Kyrie, O Patir ton iktirmon, ke
Theos
pasis
Parakliseos,
tous
ipokeklikotas Si tas Eafton kefalas
Evlogison,
Agiason,
Frourison,
ohiroson, endinamoson, apo pantos
ergou panirou apostison, panti de
ergo Agatho sinapson, ke kataxioson
akatakritos metashin ton ahranton
Sou touton ke Zoopion Mystirion, is
afesin amartion, is Pnevmatos Agiou
kinonian.
PEO PLE
To Thee, O Lord
O Lord Master, the Father of Mercies and

God of every Consolation:
Bless,
Sanctify,
Guard,
Fortify
and
Strengthen those who have bowed
their heads to Thee. Distance them
from every evil deed. Lead them to
every Good Work and make them
worthy
to
Partake
without
Condemnation of These, Thy Most
Pure and Life-giving Mysteries, for the
Forgiveness of sins and for the
Communion of the Holy Spirit.
41
pnevmatikis antikatapempsi imin tin
Thian Harin ke tin Dorean tou Agiou

Pnevmatos, deithomen.
Kyrie eleison
send down upon us Divine Grace and

the Gift of the Holy Spirit, let us
pray.
PEO PLE
tou Risthine imas apo pasis

thlipseos, orgis, kindinou ke anagkys
Kyrie eleison
Antilavou, Soson,
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos ti Si Hariti.
Amin
ke anamartiton para tou Kyriou
etisometha.
Parashou Kyrie
Angelon Irinis, Piston Odigon, Filaka ton
psihon ke ton somaton imon
tou Kyriou etisometha.
para
Parashou Kyrie
Signomin ke afesin ton amartion ke ton
plimelimaton imon para tou Kyriou
etisometha.
Parashou Kyrie
Ta kala ke simferonta tes psihes imon ke
irini to kosmo
etisometha.
para
tou
Kyriou
Parashou Kyrie
Ton ipolipon hronon
tis zois imon en

Irini ke Metania ektelese, para tou
Kyriou etisometha
Parashou Kyrie
Hristiana ta
teli tis Zois imon,

anondina, anepeshinta, irinika ke
kalin apologian tin epi tou foverou
Vimatos tou Hristou etisometha.
Parashou Kyrie
40.
WHILE OMITTING
For our Deliverance from all

affliction,
wrath,
danger
and
necessity, let us pray to the Lord
PR IEST
PEO PLE
PR IEST
VERSE
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

eonon.

imas,O Theos, O Theos imon,

Evlogise imas, O Theos.
Ke
fovithitosan afton panta ta perata tis
Gis.
Lord, have mercy
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Iper
Evlogise
Amin
Epefanis
en to kosmo, O ton kosmon

piisas ina Fotisis tous en skoti
kathimenou. Filanthrope: Doxa
Si!
Lord, have mercy

Amen
For this
Sofia! Proshomen!
Ipen Ilias to Elissee:
Grant this, O Lord

For an Angel of Peace, a Faithful
Ke
whole day, that it may

be Perfect, Holy, Peaceful and
sinless, let us ask of the Lord
PR IEST
PEO PLE
PR IEST
Guide, a Guardian of our souls and

bodies; let us ask of the Lord
PEO PLE
Grant this, O Lord

For the forgiveness,
and
remission
of
our
sins
and
transgressions, let us ask of the Lord
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Kathou di entavtha,
oti Kyrios apestalke me eos tou
Iordanou.
PEO PLE
PEO PLE
PR IEST
ton iion ton

Profiton ilthon, ke estisan ex enantias
makrothen, amfoteri de estisan epi
tou Iordanou.
Tarry
here, I beseech Thee; for the Lord has
sent me to the Jordan.
And Elisha said: As the Lord lives, and

as Thou Thyself live, I will not leave
Thee!
And the two of them went on.

And fifty men of the sons
of the
Prophets also went, and stood at
some distance from them, as they
both were standing by the Jordan.
Ke
Grant this, O Lord

That the end of our lives may
Grant this, O Lord
egeneto os diilthon, ipen Ilias to

Elissee: Etise, ti piiso Si, prin i
analifthine me apo Sou.
KINGS

RE ADER
Elijah said to Elisha:
Grant this, O Lord

That we may complete
aftin, ke epataxen en afti ta idata, ke

diirethi to idor enthen ke enthen, ke
dievisan amfoteri dia xiras.
OF
PR IE ST
Ke elaven Ilias tin milotin aftou, ke ilisen And
be Christian, without pain, blameless

and peaceful, and for a good account
at the fearful Judgement Seat of
Christ, let us ask of the Lord
PEO PLE
of the world, to Illumine those who

sit in darkness.
O Lover of
mankind: Glory to Thee!
Grant this, O Lord

For things that are
the
remainder of our lives in Peace and
Penitence, let us ask of the Lord
PR IEST
ipen Elissee: Si Kyrie, ke Si i psihi

Sou, i egkatalipso Se!
Ke eporevthisan amfoteri.
Ke pentikonta andres apo
good and
profitable to our souls, and for peace
in the world, let us ask of the Lord
PR IEST
Amen
Thou appeared in the world, O Creator
THE PROPHECY OF THE FOURTH BOOK

(2 KINGS 2 : 6 14)
us and Protect us, O God, by Thy

Grace.
PEO PLE
May God, our God, Bless us;

may God Bless us; and all the ends
of the Earth fear Him.
Elijah took his mantle, and rolled

it up, and struck the water, and the
water was parted to the one side and
to the other, until the two of them
could go over on dry ground.
And when they had crossed, Elijah said

to Elisha: Ask what I shall do for you
before I am taken from you.
Ke ipen Elissee:
Genithoto di to Pnevma
to epi Si dissos ep emi.
And
Ke
ipen Ilias: Esklirinas tou etisasthe.

Plin, ean idis me analavanomenon
apo Sou, este Si outos, ean de mi idis,
ou mi genite.
And
Ke
egeneto afton porevomenon ke

lalounton, ke idou Arma Pyros, ke
Ippi Pyros, ke diehorisen anameson
amfoteron,
And
Ke
anelifthi Ilias en Sissismo, os is ton

Ouranon.
And Elijah went up by a Whirlwind into
Elisha said: I pray Thee: let me

inherit a double share of Thy spirit.
Elijah said: Thou hast asked a
difficult thing; yet, if Thou see me as
I am being taken from Thee, it shall
be so for Thee; but if Thou dost not
see me, it shall not be so.
as they still went on and talked,

behold, a Chariot of Fire and Horses
of Fire separated the two of them.
Heaven.
13
Ke
Elissee eora, ke aftos evoa: Pater!

Pater! Arma Israil ke Ippefs aftou!
Ke ouk iden afton ouk eti.

Ke ekratisen Elissee tou imatiou
aftou,
ke dierrixen afto is dio.
And Elisha saw it and he cried: Father!

Father! The Chariots of Israel and its
Horsemen!
And he saw him no more.

And Elisha took hold of his own clothes
and rent them in two.
Ke
anileto tin milotin Iliou Elissee, tin

pesousan
epanothen
aftou.
Ke
epestrepsen Elissee, ke esti epi tou
hilous tou Iordanou,
And
Ke
elaven Elissee tin milotin Iliou, tin

pesousan epanothen aftou ke epataxe
ta idata, ke ou diirethi, ke ipen Elisee:
Pou estin O Theos Ilious Apfo?
And
Elisha picked up the mantle of

Elijah that had fallen from him, and
stood on the bank of the Jordan.
Elisha took the mantle of Elijah
that had fallen from him, and struck
the water, and they did not part.
And Elisha said: Where is the Lord,
the God of Elijah, Appho?
Ke epataxen Elissee ta idata ek defterou, And

ke diirethi ta idata, ke diilthe dia
xiras.
FESTAL STIHI - THEOPHANY
so Elisha struck the waters, and

the waters were parted to the one
side and to the other; and Elisha
went over on dry ground.
Saviour, showed Thyself to sinners

and Publicans.
Pou gar ihe to Fos Sou lampse, imi tis Where

not
en Skoti kathimenis? Doxa Si!
else was Thy Light to shine, if

among those who sit in
Darkness? Glory to Thee!
Kyrios
enedisato.
Evasilefsen,
evprepian
The
Lord Reigns He clothes Himself

with Majesty!

not

Epiran
i potami, Kyrie, epiran i potami

fonas afton!.
The Rivers, O Lord, lift up!

not

Thavmasti
i meteorismi tis thalassis,

Thavmastos en ipsilis O Kyrios
Marvellous
are the billows of the sea!

Wondrous is the Lord on High!

not

To
Iko Sou prepi Agiasma, Kyrie, is

makrotita imeron.
Holiness
is proper to Thine House, O

Lord, unto length of days.

not

14.
Ke
dos imin en eni stomati ke mia

kardia Doxazin ke animnin to
Pantimon ke Megaloprepes Onoma
Sou, tou Patros ke to Iou ke tou
Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
And grant us that with one mouth and

one heart we may glorify and praise
Thine All Honourable and Majestic
Name, of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and to the ages of ages.
PEO PLE
Amen
THE BLESSING
THE CELEBRANT PRIEST BLESSES THE CONGREGATION WITH THE BLESSING
CROSS.
THE CONGREGATION BOW THEIR HEAD AND PRAY THAT WHICH SPRANG FROM
OUR SAVIOURS SACRIFICE ON THE CROSS AND WHICH ALSO SPRINGS
FROM THIS BLOODLESS SACRIFICE OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST, BE BESTOWED
UPON US ALL.
Ke este ta elei tou Megalou Theou
And the mercies of our Great

God and Saviour Jesus Christ shall be
with you all.
P RIE ST
ke Sotiros imon Iisou Hristou meta

panton imon.
The Rivers
lift up their voices!
Visit us with Thy Goodness, O Lord;

Manifest Thyself to us through Thy
Rich Compassion.
Grant us seasonable weather and fruitful
seasons; send gentle showers upon
the Earth so that it may bear fruit.
Bless the Crown of the Year of Thy
Goodness.
Prevent Schism in Thy Holy Church; pacify
the raging of the heathen. Quickly
stop the uprisings of heresies by the
Power of Thy Holy Spirit.
Receive us all into Thy Kingdom.
Declare us to be Sons and Daughters of
the Light and of the Day. Grant us
Thy Peace and Love, O Lord our God,
for Thou hast given all things to us.
ALOUD THE PRIEST PRAYS:
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Amartolis ke telones, dia plithous eleous By the greatness of Thy Mercy, Thou, O
Sou epefanis Sotir imon.
Episkepse imas en ti Hristotiti Sou, Kyrie,

Epifanithi imin en tis Plousiis Sou
Iktirmis.
Evkratous ke epofelis tous aeras imin
harise, omvrous irinikous ti Gi pros
karpoforian dorise.
Evlogison ton Stefanon tou eniaftou tis
Hristotitos Sou,
Pafson ta Shismata ton Ekklision, sveson
ta friagmata ton ethnon, tas ton
ereseon epanastasis taheos katalison,
ti Dinami tou Agiou Sou Pnevmatos.
Pantas imas prosdexe is tin Vasilian Sou.
Iious Fotos ke iious imeras anadixas, tin
Sin Irinin, ke tin Sin Agapin Harise
imin, Kyrie O Theos imon. Panta gar
apedokas imin.
Ke
meta tou pnevmatos sou
LITANY
P EOP LE
OF THE
And with thy spirit
LORDS PRAYER
PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION
Panton
ton Agion Mnimonefsantes, eti

ke eti en Irini tou Kyriou deithomen
Kyrie eleison
Iper ton
Proskomisthenton
Agiasthenton Timion Doron
Kyriou deithomen.
Kyrie eleison
Opos Filanthropos
Having Commemorated all the

Saints, again and again in Peace, let
us pray to the Lord
P RIE ST
PEO PLE
ke
tou
Theos imon, O
prosdexamenos afta is to Agion ke
iperouranion,
ke
noeron
aftou
Thisiastirion,
is
osmin
evodias
Lord, have mercy

For these Precious
Gifts, which
have been offered and Sanctified, let
us pray to the Lord
PR IEST
PEO PLE
PR IEST
Lord, have mercy

That our Merciful God, Who has
received Them on His Holy and

Celestial, and invisible Altar, unto a
scent of spiritual fragrance, may
39
Ton en vimasi, ke metallis, ke exories, ke

pikres doulies, ke pasi thlipsi ke
anagki
ke
peristasi
onton,
mnimonefson, O Theos, ke panton ton
deomenon
tis
megalis
Sou
evsplaghnias, ke ton agaponton imas
ke ton misounton, ke ton entilamenon
imin tis anaxiis evhesthe iper afton.
Ke pantos tou Laou Sou mnisthiti, Kyrie, O
Theos imon, ke epi pantas ekheon to
plousion Sou Eleos, pasi parehon ta
pros Sotirian etimata.
Ke on imis ouk emnimonefsamen, di
agnian i lithin, i plithos onomaton,
aftos mnimonefson, O Theos, O idos
ekastou tin ilikian, ke tin prosigorian,
O idos ekaston ek kilias mitros aftou.
Si gar i, Kyrie, i voithia ton avoithiton, i
elpis ton apilpismenon, O ton
himazomenon Sotir, O ton pleonton
limin, O ton nosounton iatros.
Aftos tis pasi ta panta genou - O idos
ekaston, ke to etima aftou, ikon, ke tin
hrian aftou.
Rise, Kyrie, tin polin ke horan taftin, ke
pasan polin, ke horan, apo limou,
limou, sismou, katapontismou, piros,
maheras, epidromis allofilon, ke
emfiliou polemou.
THE PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD:
En
protis
mnisthiti,
Kyrie,
tou
Arhiepiskopou imon (- - - N A M E - - - )
on harise tes Agies Sou Ekklisies en
Irini,
soon
entimon
igia
makroimerevonta ke orthotomounta
ton Logon tis
Sis Alithias...Ke on
ekastos ehi kata dianian KE PANTON
Remember, O Lord, those who are in

mines, in exile, in harsh labour, and
those in every kind of affliction,
necessity or distress;
those who
entreat Thy Loving Kindness; those
who Love us and those who hate us;
those who have asked us to pray for
them, unworthy as we are.
Remember, O Lord our God, all Thy
People, and pour out Thy rich Mercy
on them, granting them their Petitions
for Salvation.
Remember, O God, all those whom we
have not remembered through
ignorance, forgetfulness or because
of their multitude since Thou know the
name and age of each, even from
their mothers womb.
For Thou, O Lord, are the Helper of the
helpless, the Hope of the hopeless, the
Saviour of the afflicted, the Haven of
the voyager, and the Physician of the
sick.
Be all things to all, Thou Who know all
souls
their
requests,
their
households, and their needs.
Deliver this Community and city, O Lord,
and every city and town, from famine,
plague, earthquake, flood, fire,
sword, invasion of foreign enemies,
and civil war.
Above all, remember, O Lord,

our
Archbishop
(- - - N A M E - - - )
whom
grant
unto
Thy Holy
Churches in Peace, Safety, Honour,
Health and length of days, to teach
aright the Word of Thy Truth... AND
T HE P RIEST QUIETLY CONTINUES TO PRAY :

Mnisthiti,
Kyrie,
pasis
Episkopis
Orthodoxon, ton orthotomounton ton
logon tis Sis Alithias.
Mnisthiti, Kyrie, kata to plithos ton
iktirmon Sou, ke tis emis anaxiotitos,
sighorison
mi
pan
plimmelima
ekousion te ke akousion, ke mi dia tas
emas amartias kolisis tin harin tou
Agiou Sou Pnevmatos apo ton
prokimenon Doron.
Mnisthiti, Kyrie, tou Presviteriou, tis en
Hristo Diakonias, ke pantos Ieratikou
Tagmatos, ke midena imon kateshinis
ton
kiklounton
to
Agion
Sou
Thisiastirion.
38.

eonon.
ALL THOSE OF WHOM WE ARE MINDFUL
And all those of whom we are

mindful !
Sou epefanis Sotir imon,
Saviour, showed Thyself to sinners

and Publicans.

not

THE PROPHECY OF THE BOOK OF KINGS

(2 KINGS 5 : 9 14)
Sofia! Proshomen!
Paregeneto Neeman,
Arhon Vasileos
Assirion, Sin tis armasin aftou ke
ippis aftou, ke esti epi tis thiras tou
ikou Elisee.
PR IE ST

So Naaman went with
his
horses and chariots, and halted at
the door of Elishas house.
RE ADER
Ke
apestilen Elisee angelon pros afton,

legon: Porevthis, louse en to Iordani
eptakis, keepistrepi i sarx Sou epi Si,
ke katharisthisi.
And
Ke
ethimothi Neeman, ke apilthe, ke

ipen: Idou di elegon, oti exelefsete
pros me, ke epikalesete en onomati
Kyriou tou Theou aftou, ke epithisi
tin hira aftou epi to lepron, ke
aposinaxiafto apo tis sarkos mou, ouk
Agathos avana ke farfa, potami
Damaskou, iper ton Iordanin, ke iper
panta ta idata Israil? Ouhi porevthis
lousome en aftis, ke katharisthisome?
And
Elisha sent a messenger to him,

saying: Go and wash in the Jordan
seven times, and thy flesh shall be
restored, and thou shalt be clean.
Naaman was angered, and went
away, saying: Behold, I thought that
he would surely come out to me, and
stand, and call on the Name of the
Lord his God, and wave his hand
over the place, and cure the leper.
Are not Aban and Pharpar the rivers
of Damascus, better than all the
waters of Israel? Could I not wash in
them, and be clean?
Ke apestrepse ke apilthen en Thimo.

And he turned and went away in a rage.
Ke prosilthon i pedes aftou, ke ipon pros And his children went and said to him:
PEO PLE
Remember, O Lord, all Orthodox Bishops

who rightly teach the Word of Thy
Truth.
Remember, O Lord, my unworthiness
according to the multitude of Thy
Mercies;
forgive
my
every
transgression, both voluntary and
involuntary. Do not take away the
Grace of Thy Holy Spirit from these
Gifts because of my sins.
Remember, O Lord, the Presbyters, the
Diaconate in Christ, and every Order
of the Clergy, and do not confound
any of us who stand about Thy Holy
Altar.

Amin
Amen
Amartolis ke telones, dia plithous eleous By the greatness of Thy Mercy, Thou, O
PR IEST
KE PASON
Ke panton ke pason!
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Ke
afton: Pater, i megan Logon elalise

pros Se O Profitis, ouk an epiisas? Ke
oti ipe pros Se, louse ke katharisthit?
Father,
if
the
Prophet
had
commanded thee to do some great
thing, would thou not have done it?
How much rather then, when he says
to thee: Wash, and be clean.?
katevi Neeman ke evaptisato en to

Iordani eptakis kata to rima tou
Anthropou tou Theou, ke epestrepsen
i sarx aftou ep afton os pedariou
mikrou, ke ekatharisthi.
And Naaman went down and immersed

himself seven times in the Jordan
river, according to the word of the
Man of God; and his flesh was
restored like the flesh of a little
child, and he was cleansed.
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THE DIVINE LITURGY
THE PRAYER
WHILE
THE
THE CHOIR CHANTS THE

PRIEST:
ST BASIL
OF
OF THE
Theos
O
Agios,
O en
Agiis
anapavomenos, O Trisagio Foni ipo
ton Serphim animnoumenos ke ipo
ton Herouvim Doxologoumenos, ke
ipo pasis Epouraniou Dinameos
proskinoumenos O ek tou mi ontos is
to ine paragagon ta simpanta
O ktisas ton Anthropon ket ikona Sin ke
omiosin ke panti Sou Harismati.
Katakosmisas, O didous etounti Sofian ke
Sinesin, ke mi paroron amartanonta,
alla themenos epi Sotiria metanian,
O kataxiosas imas, tous tapinous

anaxious doulous Sou, ke en ti
tafti stine katenopion tis Doxis
Agiou Sou Thisiastiriou, ke
ofilomenin
Si
proskinisin
Doxologian prosagin.
ke
ora
tou
tin
ke
Aftos, Despota, prosdexe ke ek stomatos

imon ton amartolon ton Trisagion
imnon ke episkepe imas en ti hristotit
Sou.
Sighorison
imin
pan
plimmelima, ekousion te ke akousion,
Agiason imon tas psihas ke ta somata
ke dos imin en osiotiti latrevin Si
pasas tas imeras tis Zois imon,
presvies tis Agias Theotokou, ke
panton ton Agion, ton ap eonos Si
evarestisanton...
THIS
IS SILENTLY RECITED BY
O Master, accept the Thrice Holy Hymn

also from the lips of us sinners, and
Visit us in Thy Goodness.
Forgive our voluntary and involuntary
transgressions, Sanctify our soul and
body, and grant that we may worship
and ser Thee in Holiness all the days
of our life, by the Intercessions of the
Holy Theotokos, and of all the Saints,
who have pleased Thee throughout
the ages...
PRI EST
Amin
PE OPLE
16.
PRAYER
Holy God, Thou dwell among Thy Saints.

Thou art praised by the Seraphim
with the Thrice Holy Hymn and
Glorified by the Cherubim and
worshipped by all he Heavenly
Powers. Thou has brought all things
out of nothingness into being.
Thou hast created mankind in Thine
Image and Likeness, and adorned
them with all the Gifts of Thy Grace.
Thou
granted
Wisdom
and
Understanding to the supplicant, and
dost not overlook the sinner, but hast
established Repentance as the Way of
Salvation.
Thou hast enabled us, Thy lowly and
unworthy servants, to stand at this
Hour before the Glory of Thy Holy
Altar, and to offer to Thee all due
Worship and Praise.
Oti
Agios i O Theos imon, ke en Agiis

epanapavi,
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen to Patri, ke to Io ke
to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai, ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
GREAT
TRISAGION
TRISAGION HYMN
THE
For Holy art Thou, O our God,

Who rests in the Saints, and to Thee
we ascribe Glory: to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and to Ages of
Ages.
Amen
Mnisthiti, Kyrie, tis Agias Sou Katholikis ke

Apostolikis Ekklisias, tis apo peraton
eos peraton tis Ikoumenis, ke Irinefson
aftin, in periepiiso to Timio Emati tou
Hristou Sou, ke ton Agion Ikon touton
stereoson mehri tis sintelias tou eonos.
Mnisthiti, Kyrie, ton ta Dora Si tafta
proskomisanton, ke iper on, ke di on,
ke ef is afta prosekomisan.
Mnisthiti, Kyrie, ton karpoforounton, ke
kalliergounton en tes Agies Sou
Ekklisies
ke
memnimenon
ton
peniton.
Amipse aftous tis plousiis Sou ke
Epouraniis Harismasi, Harise aftis anti
ton epigion, ta Epourania, anti ton
proskeron, ta eonia, anti ton ftharton,
ta aftharta.
Mnisthiti, Kyrie, ton en erimies, ke oresi,
ke spileis, ke tes opes tis Gis.
Mnisthiti, Kyrie, ton en Parthenia, ke
Evlavia ke Askisi, ke Semni politia
diagonton.
Mnisthiti, Kyrie, pasis arhis ke exousias,
ous edikeosas Vasilevin epi tis Gis.
Harise aftis Vthian ke anafereton
Irinin, lalison is tin kardian afton
Agatha iper tis Ekklisias Sou ke pantos
tou laou Sou, ina en ti galini afton
iremon ke isihion vion Diagomen, en
pasi evsevia ke semnotiti.
Tous Agathous, en ti agathotiti Sou

diatirison. Tous ponirous, Agathous
piison en ti Hristotiti Sou.
Mnisthiti, Kyrie, tou periestotos laou, ke
ton di Evlogous etias apolifthenton, ke
Eleison Aftous ke imas, kata to plithos
tou Eleous Sou.
Ta tamia afton emplison pantos Agathou,
tas sizigias afton en Irini ke Omonia
diatirison, ta nipia ekthrepson, tin
neotita
pedagogison,
to
giras
perkratison,
tous
oligopsihous
paramithise, tous eskorpismenous
episinagage, tous peplanimenous
epanagage, ke sinapson ti Agia Sou
Katholiki, ke Apostoliki Ekklisia.
Tous ohloumenous upo pnevmaton
akatharton eleftheroson, tis pleousi
simplefson,
tis
odiporousi
sinodefson,hiron prostithi, orfanon
iperaspison,
ehmalotous
rise,
nosountas iase.
Be mindful of Thy Holy, Catholic and

Apostolic Church, which is from one
end of the inhabited Earth to the
other. Grant Peace to Her, which Thou
hast obtained with the Precious Blood
of Thy Christ. Strengthen also this
Holy House to the end of the ages.
Remember, O Lord, those who have
brought Thee these Gifts, and for
whom and through Whom and the
intentions for which they were offered.
Remember, O Lord, those who bear Fruit
and do Good Works in Thy Holy
Church, and those who remember the
poor.
Reward them with Thy rich and Heavenly
Gifts. Grant them Heavenly Things
instead of earthly; Eternal Things
instead of temporal; Incorruptible
Things instead of corruptible.
Remember, O Lord, those who are in the
deserts, on mountains, in caverns,
and in the chambers of the Earth.
Remember, O Lord, those living in
Chastity and Godliness, in Asceticism
and Holiness of Life.
Remember, O Lord, this country and all
those who are in authority whom
Thou hast allowed to govern on Earth.
Grant them profound and lasting
Peace. Speak to their hearts Good
Things concerning Thy Church and
all Thy People that through the
faithful conduct of their duties we
may live peaceful and serene lives in
all Piety and Holiness.
Sustain the Good in their goodness; make
the wicked good through Thy
Goodness.
Remember, O Lord, the people here
present and those who are absent
with good cause. Have Mercy on
them and on us according to the
multitude of Thy Mercy.
Fill their Treasuries with every Good
Thing; preserve their Marriages in
Peace and Harmony;
nurture the
infants; instruct the youth; strengthen
the aged; give courage to the fainthearted;
reunite those separated;
bring back those in error and unite
them to Thy Holy, Catholic and
Apostolic Church.
Free those who are held captive by
unclean spirits; sail with those who
sail; travel with those who travel;
defend the widows;
protect the
orphans; liberate the captives; heal
the sick.
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THE PRIEST CONTINUES HIS PRAYERS TO ALMIGHTY GOD - THE HOLY TRINITY:
...Imas de pantas, tous ek tou enos Artou And Unite us all to one another who
ke tou Potirou metehontas, enoses
become Partakers of the One Bread
allilis is enos Pnevmatos Agiou
and the Cup in the Communion of the
Kinonian.
One Holy Spirit.
Ke midena imon is krima, i is katakrima Grant that none of us may partake of the
piises metashin tou Agiou Somatos, ke
Holy Body and Blood of Thy Christ
Ematos tou Hristou Sou, all ina
unto Judgement nor Condemnation;
evromen Eleon ke Harin meta panton
but that we may find Mercy and
ton, Agion, ton ap Eonos Si
Grace with all the Saints who, through
evarestisanton, Propatoron, Pateron,
the ages have pleased Thee:
Partrarhon,
Profiton,
Apostolon,
Forefathers,
Fathers,
Patriarchs,
Kirikon,
Evangeliston,
Martyron,
Prophets,
Apostles,
Preachers,
Omologiton, Didaskalon, ke pantos
Evangelists,
Martyrs,
Confessors,
pnevmatos
Dikeou
en
Pisti
Teachers, and every Righteous spirit
teteliomenou...
made Perfect in Faith...
ALOUD
HE CONTINUES WHILE CENSING THE HOLY ALTAR THRICE:
Exeretos
tis
Panagias,
Ahrantou
Iperevlogimenis Endoxou Despinis imon
Theotokou ke Aiparthenou Marias
THE TRISAGION
Doxa
Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Agios Athanatos, Eleison imas.
Megalinon
psihi mou, tin Timioteran,

ton Ano Stratevmaton.
Apori pasa glossa, evfimin pros

axian.
Ilingia
de
nous
ke
iperkosmios, imnin Se Theotoke.
Omos agathi iparhousa, tin Pistin
dehou. Ke gar ton pothon idas, ton
entheon imon. Ou gar Hristianon i
prostatis, Se Megalinomen.
(I R M O S )
Magnify,
O my soul, Her who is

greater in Honour than the
Heavenly Hosts!
Every tongue is at a loss to

praise Thee as is due: even a spirit
from the world Above is filled with
dizziness, when it seeks to sing Thy
praises, O Theotokos.
But since
Thou art good, accept our Faith:
Thou knowest well our Love Inspired
by God, for Thou art the Protector of
Christians and we magnify Thee! [2]
(I R M O S )
WHILE
THE MAGNIFICAT TO THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS IS CHANTED, THE PRIEST CONTINUES
PRAYER AS HE CENSES THE HOLY ALTAR, THE HOLY SANCTUARY AND THE CHURCH.
Tou Agiou Ioannou, Profitou, Prodromou For the Holy Prophet and Forerunner,
ke Baptistou, ton Agion Endoxon ke
John the Baptist, for the Holy, Glorious
panevfimon Apostolon, tou Agiou (tou
and Most Lauded Apostles, for St .. [of
dinos), ou ke tin mnimin epiteloumen,
the day]
whose memory we
ke panton Sou ton Agion, on tes
celebrate, and for all Thy Saints, by
ikesies episkepse imas, O Theos.
whose Supplications do Thou, O God,
visit us.
Mnisthiti panton ton prokekimimenon ep Remember also, O Lord, those who have
elpidi Anastaseos Zois Eoniou ( K E
fallen asleep in the hope of a
MNIMONEVI ENTAVTHA ONOMASTI KE ON
Resurrection to Life Eternal. [ T H E
VOULETE TETHNEOTON),
PRIEST
COMMEMORATES
VARIOUS
FAITHFUL SOULS WHO HAVE REPOSED]
Ke anapafson aftous, opou episkopi to And grant them rest, O God, where the
Fos tou Prosopou Sou.
Light of Thy Countenance shines.
Eti Sou deometha:
Furthermore, we entreat Thee:
IN
36.
God, Holy Mighty, Holy

Immortal, have Mercy on us [3]
and to the Holy Spirit, Now and
Amen
Holy
Immortal, have mercy upon
us
Dynamis!
Dynamis!
Agios O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios
PR IEST
CHO IR
With Strength!
With Strength!
Holy God,
Holy Mighty,
Holy Immortal, have Mercy on us
PEO PLE
Athanatos, Eleison imas
THE APOSTOLOS THE EPISTLE

THE APOSTOLIC TEACHINGS OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
THE CONGREGATION
EPISTLE IS READ
IF BOWING DEEPLY OR KNEELING, THE FAITHFUL WILL NOW STAND

TONE 2
HYMN
Holy
O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Athanatos, Eleison imas. (3)
Especially for our Most Holy,

Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious
Lady, Theotokos, and Ever
Virgin Mary.
THRICE HOLY
Agios
PRIEST
FESTAL MAGNIFICAT - ODE 9
OR
MAY SIT ON THE EDGE OF THE PEW WHILE THE
PROKEIMENON PSALM 26 TONE 3
Kyrios Fotismos mou ke Sotir mou, tina
The Lord is my Light and My

Salvation: whom shall I fear?
R EAD ER
fovithisome?
Proshomen!
Kyrios iperaspistis
PR IEST
tis Zois mou, apo
tinos diliaso?
Sofia!
Pros
Proshomen!
FIRST EPISTLE
Wisdom!
R EAD ER
The Reading from THE FIRST
PR IEST
KORINTHIOUS A EPISTOLIS
PAVLOU to anagnosma.
THE
Let us attend
The Lord is
the Protector of
my life: of whom shall I be afraid?
R EAD ER
EPISTLE OF ST PAUL
CORINTHIANS 9: 19-27
PR IEST
OF
ST PAUL
TO THE
Let
TO THE
us attend
CORINTHIANS 9: 19-27
Adelphi,
R EAD ER :
Ke
To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order
eleftheros gar on ek panton

pasin emafton edoulosa, ina tous
plionas kerdiso.
egenomin tis Ioudeis os Ioudeos, ina
Ioudeous kerdiso.
Brethren, although I am free

from all men, I have made myself a
slave to all, that I might win the
more.
to win Jews.
Tis ipon Nomon os ipo Nomon, ina tous To those under the law I became as one
ipo Nomon kerdiso.
Ti
anomis os anomos - mi on anomos

Theo all ennomos Hristo, ina kerdiso
anomou.
under the Lawalthough not being

myself under the Lawthat I might
win those under the Law.
To
those outside the Law I became as

one outside the Lawnot being
without Law toward God but under
the Law of Christ that I might win
those outside the Law.
17
Egenomin tis asthenesin os asthenis, ina To

tous asthenis kerdiso.
Tis
pasi gegona ta panta, ina pantos

tinas Soso.
the weak I became weak, that I

might win the weak.
do it all for the sake of the Gospel,

that I may share in its blessings.
T HE F AITHFUL STA ND WITH HEADS DEEPL Y BOWED ON A S ATUR DAY OR S UNDAY , BEING THE CELEBRATION OF
OUR L ORD S R ESURRECTION . D URING THE WEEK , ALL F AITHFUL WOULD KNEEL IN DEEP WORSHIP AT THIS
POINT .
Ouk
Do you not know that in a race all the
Outo trehete, ina katalavite.

Pas de O agonizomenos
panta
egkratevete, ekini men oun ina
ftharton stefanon lavosin, imis de
aftharton.
runners compete,
receives the prize?
but
only
one
So run that you may obtain it.

Every athlete exercises self-control in all
things. They do it to receive a
perishable wreath, but we an
imperishable.
I do not run aimlessly, I do not

piktevo, os ouk aera deron, all
box as one beating the air; but I
ipopiazo mou to soma ke doulagogo,
pommel my body and subdue it, lest
mipos allis kirixas aftos adokimos
after preaching to others I myself
genome.
should be disqualified.
THE READER RECEIVES THE BLESSING OF THE PRIEST, AND KISSES HIS RIGHT HAND AS HE
RETURNS THE APOSTOLOS TO THE PRIEST WHO RETURNS IT TO THE HOLY ALTAR.
THE CHOIR CHANTS THE ALLELUIAS:
PRIEST
Peace be to you the Reader

My heart overflows with a
CHOIR
Good
Word.
Oreos kalli para

You are more beautiful than
Allilouia!
tous
iious
ton
anthropon.
Allilouia!
the
sons of men.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia
THE HOLY GOSPEL

THE CONGREGATION MUST
HOLY GOSPEL
PRAYER
STAND
OF THE
AND
LISTEN
TO
THE
GOSPEL
EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD ALSO RECITE THIS PRAYER BECAUSE ONLY BY

DIVINE GRACE CAN THE WORD OF GOD CAN BEAR FRUIT IN OUR
HEART!!
THEPRIEST QUIETLY PRAYS:
Ellampson
en
tes
kardies
imon, Shine within our heart, O Loving Master,
Philantrope Despota, to tis Sis
the Pure Light of Thy Divine
Theognosias akiraton Fos, ke tous tis
Knowledge and open the eyes of our
dianias imon ofthalmous dianixon is
mind that we may comprehend the
tin ton Evangelikon Sou kirigmaton
Message of Thy Gospel. Instil in us
katanoisin. Evthes imin ke ton ton
also Reverence for Thy Blessed
Makarion Sou Entolon Fovon, ina tas
Commandments, so that, having
sarkikas
epithimias
pasas
conquered all sinful desires, we may
katapatisantes, pnevmatikin pliteian
pursue a Spiritual Life, thinking and
18.
THE PRIEST
ELEVATES THE
HOLY GIFTS
Ta
Ego tinin outo teho, os ouk adilos. Outo Well,
Irini Si to anaginoskonti.
Allilouia! Allilouia! Allilouia!
Exirevxato i kardia mou Logon Agathon.
HOLY GIFTS
that I might by all means Save some.
idate oti i en stadio trehontes

pantes men trehoousin, is de lamvani
to vravion?
OF THE
THIS MOMENT IS THE LOFTIEST AND THE MOST SACRED MOMENT OF THE DIVINE
LITURGY BECAUSE THE HOLY MYSTERY OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS ACTUALLY
CONSUMMATED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
I have become all things to all men, so
Touto
de pio dia to Evangelion, ina

sigkinonos aftou genome.
CONSECRATION
Sa ek ton son Si
prosferomen kata panta
ke dia panta.
Se
Imnoumen,
Se
Evlogonmen,
Si
Efharistomen, Kyrie, ke
Deometha Sou, O Theos
imon.
Thy Gifts, of what

is Thine, we offer unto
Thee, on behalf of all, and
for all.
P RIE ST
We Praise Thee, we
Bless Thee, we give
Thanks unto Thee, O
Lord, and we Entreat
Thee, our God.
P EOP LE
THE PRIEST QUIETLY PRAYS, WHILE ELEVATING THE HOLY GIFTS :

Dia touto, Despota, Panagie ke imis i Therefore, Most Holy Master, we also, Thy
amartoli ke anaxii douli Sou i
sinful and unworthy servants, whom
kataxiothentes Litourgin to Agio Sou
Thou hast made worthy to serve at
Thisiastririo, ou dia tas Dikeosinas
Thy Holy Altar, not because of our
imon (ou gar epiisamen ti Agathon
own Righteousness (for we have not
epi tis Gis), alla dia ta Elei Sou ke tous
done anything good upon the earth),
iktirmous Sou, ous exeheas plousios ef
but because of Thy Mercy and
imas, tharrountes prosengizomen to
Compassion, which Thou hast so
Agio Sou Thisiastirio, ke prothentes ta
richly poured upon us, we dare to
antitipa tou Agiou Somatos ke Ematos
approach Thy Holy Altar, and bring
tou Hristou Sou, Sou Deometha, ke Se
forth the exact representation of the
Parakaloumen, Agie, Agion, Evdokie
Holy Body and Blood of Thy Christ. We
tis Sis Agathotitos, Elthin to Pnevma
pray to Thee and call upon Thee, O
Sou to Agion ef imas, ke epi ta
Holy of Holies, that by the Favour of
prokimena Dora tafta, ke Evlogise
Thy Goodness, Thy Holy Spirit may
afta, ke Agiase, ke anadixe...
come upon us and upon the Gifts
here presented, to Bless, to Sanctify
....
THE PRIEST BLESSES THE OBLATION THE ALTAR BREAD:
...Ton men Arton touton afto to Timion ...And to make this Bread to be the
Soma tou Kyriou ke Theou ke Sotiros
Precious Body of our Lord and God
imon, Iisou Hristou...
and Saviour, Jesus Christ....
Amin
Amen
THE PRIEST BLESSES THE HOLY CHALICE:
...To de Potirion touton afto to Timion Ema
tou Kyriou ke Theou ke Sotiros imon,
Iisou Hristou...
Amin
...And that which is in this Cup, the

Precious Blood of Thy Christ...
Amen
THE PRIEST BLESSES BOTH ELEMENTS BREAD AND WINE:

To ekhithen iper tis tou Kosmou Zois ke Shed for the Life and Salvation of the
Sotirias...
world...
Amin. Amin, Amin.
Amen. Amen. Amen.
35
Ke anelthon is tous Ouranous, ekthisen en

Dixia tis Megalosinis Sou en Ipsilis, os
ke ixi, parodoune ekasto kata ta erga
aftou.
Ketelipe de imin ipomnimata tou Sotiriou
Aftou pathous tafta, a protethikamen
Enopion Sou, kata tas Aftou Entolas.
Mellon gar exiene epi ton ekousion, ke
Aidimon ke Zoopion Aftou Thanaton, ti
nikti, i paredidou Eafton iper tis tou
Kosmou Zois, lavon arton epi ton
Agion Aftou ke Ahranton Hiron, ke
Anadixas Si to Theo ke Patri,
Evharistisas,
Evlogisas,
Agiasas,
klasas...
THE PRIEST
CONTINUES ALOUD: ( T H I S B E I N G T H E
...Ke
edoke tis Agiis Aftou Mathites ke

Apostolis ipon:
Lavete,
fagete, tuto Mou esti to Soma,

to iper imon klomenon is Afesin
amartion
Amin
Sofia!
Orthi! Akousomen tou Agiou

Evangeliou...
Irini pasi
Ke to pnevmati sou
Ek tou kata LOUKAN
And
...
Take,
eat; This is My Body, which is

broken for you, for the Remission of
sins.
Amen
tis Agiis Aftou Mathites ke

Apostolis, ipon:
Piete ex Aftou
pantes! Touto esti to Ema Mou, to tis
Kenis Diathikis, to iper imon ke
pollon
ekhinomenon
is
Afesin
amartion.
Proshomen!
MAKE
Amin
THE PRIEST CONTINUES QUIETLY:
Touto piite is tin emin anamnisin. Osakis
gar an esthiite ton Arton touton, ke to
Potirion touto pinite, ton emou
Thanaton katangellete, tin emin
Anastasin Omologiete. Memnimeni
oun, Despota, ke imis ton Sotirion
Aftou
Pathimaton,
tou
Zoopiou
Stavrou, tis Triimerou Tafis, tis ek
Nekron Anastaseos, tis is Ouranous
Anodou, tis ek dexion Sou tou Theou
ke patros Kathedras, ke tis Endoxou
ke Foveras Defteras Aftou Parousias.
Amen
Do this in Remembrance of Me. For as

often as you eat this Bread and drink
this Cup, you proclaim My Death, and
you
Confess
My
Resurrection.
Therefore, O Master, we also
remembering His Saving Passion and
Life Giving Cross, His Three Day Burial
and Resurrection from the Dead, His
Ascension
into
Heaven,
and
Enthronement at Thy Right Hand, O
God and Father, and His Glorious and
Awesome Second Coming.
Amen
W i s d o m ! Rise!
the Holy Gospel.
PR IEST
Let us hear
Peace be unto all.

P R I E S T The reading from
THE HOLY
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE
SIGN
OF THE
CROSS & BOW DOWN

PEO PLE
IN
GRATITUDE
TO
GOD
Glory to Thee, O Lord;
Glory
to Thee!
THE HOLY GOSPEL
ACCORDING TO
En
eti de pentekedekato tis igemonias

Tiveriou Kesaros, igemonevontos
Pontiou Pilatou tis Ioudeas, ke
Tetrarhountos tis Galileas Ierodou,
Filippou de tou adelphou aftou
tetrarhountos
tis
Itoureas
ke
trahonitidos horas, ke Lisaniou tis
Avilinis epi arhiereos Anna ke Keafa,
egeneto rima Theou epi Ioannin ton
Zahariou iion en ti erimo; ke ilthen is
pasan tin perihoron tou Iordanou
kirisson Vaptisma Metanias is afesin
amartion.
Os
gegrapte en Vivlo logon Iseou tou

Profitou: ...foni voontos en ti erimo:
Etimasate tin Odon Kyriou, evthias
piite tas trivous aftou
He gave It to His Holy Disciples and
PE OPLE
doing all those things that are

pleasing to Thee. For Thou, O Christ
our God, art the Light of our soul and
body, V and to Thee we give Glory
together with Thy Father Who art
beginningless and Thine All Holy,
Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and
Let us attend!
THE
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
Likewise, He took the Cup of the Fruit of

the Vine, and when He had mingled
it, given Thanks, Blessed and
Sanctified it... ...
Apostles saying: Drink of It, all of

you! This is My Blood of the New
Testament, Which is shed for you
and for many, for the Remission of
sins.
AGIOU
EVANGELIOU to anognosma
ST BASIL)
OF
gave it to His Holy

Disciples and Apostles, saying:
PRI EST
metelthomen,
panta
ta
pros
evarestisin tin Sin ke fronountes ke
prattontes. Si gar i O Fotismos ton
psihon ke ton somatonimon, Hriste O
Theos,
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen, Sin to anarho Sou
Patri ke to Panagio ke Agatho ke
Zoopio Sou Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is
tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
SAYS ALOUD:
Edoke
34.
LITURGY
PE OPLE
THE PRIEST CONTINUES QUIETLY:

Omios ke to Potirion ektou Gennimatos tis
Ampelou lavon, kerasas Efharistisas,
Evlogisas ke Agiasas......
THE PRIEST
And Ascending into Heaven He sat down

at the right Hand of Thy Majesty on
High, from whence He shall come
again to render to every person
according to his deeds.
He also has left to us for a Remembrance
of His Saving Passion these things,
which we here set forth according to
His Commandments.
For when He was about to go forth to His
voluntary and Ever-memorable and
Life-giving Death, on the night that He
gave Himself for the Life of the world,
He took bread in His Sacred and Most
Pure Hands, and when He had shown
it to Thee, O God and Father, and
having given Thanks, He Blessed it,
Hallowed it and broke it...
ST LUKE 3 : 1 - 18.
In the fifteenth year of the

reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius
Pilate being Governor of Judea, and
Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee, and
his brother Philip Tetrarch of the
region of Ituraea and Trachonitis,
and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene, in
the High-Priesthood of Annas and
Caiaphas, the Word of God came to
John the son of Zachariah in the
wilderness; and He went into all the
region about the Jordan, preaching a
Baptism of Repentance for the
Forgiveness of sins.
PR IEST
As it is written in the Book of the words

of Isaiah the Prophet: , The voice of
one crying in the wilderness: Prepare
the Way of the Lord, make His Paths
straight.
Pasa
Every
Elegen
He said therefore to the multitudes that
faragx plirothisete ke pan oros ke

vounos tapinothisete, ke este ta skolia
is evthian ke e trahie is odous lias. Ke
opsete pasa sarx to Sotirion tou
Theou.
oun tis ekporevomenis ohlis
Vaptisthine ip aftou: Gennimata
ehidinon, tis ipedixen imin figin apo
tis mellousis orgis?
Piisate oun
valley shall be filled, and every

mountain and hill shall be brought
low, and the crooked shall be made
straight, and the rough ways shall be
made smooth; and all flesh shall see
the salvation of God.
came out to be Baptized by him,

You brood of vipers! Who warned
you to flee from the Wrath to come?
19
karpous axious tis Metanias, ke mi

arxisthe legin en eaftis, Patera
ehomen ton Avraam, lego gar imin
oti dinate O Theos ek ton lithon
touton egire tekna to Avraam.
Idi de ke i axini pros tin rizan ton
dendron kite; pan oun dendron mi
pioun karpon kalon ekkoptete ke is
pir vallete!
Bear fruits that befit Repentance, and

do not begin to say to yourselves, We
have Abraham as our Father; for I
tell you, God is able from these stones
to raise up children to Abraham.
Even
now the axe is laid to the root of

the trees; every tree therefore that
does not bear good fruit is cut down
and thrown into the fire.
Ke epiroton afton i ohli legontes: Ti oun And
the multitudes asked him, What

then shall we do?
piisomen?
Apokrithis
And
Ilthon
de ke telone Vaptisthine ke ipan

pros afton: Didaskale, ti piisomen?
Tax collectors also came to be baptized,
de ipen pros aftous: Midane pleon

para to diatetagmenon imin prassete.
And he said to them, Collect no
de legi aftis: O ehon dio

hitonas metadoto to mi ehonti, ke O
ehon vromata omios piito.
Epiroton
de afton ke Stratevomeni
legontes: Ti piisomen ke imis?
he answered them, He who has

two coats, let him share with him
who has none; and he who has food,
let him do likewise.
and said to him, Teacher, what shall
we do?
more
than is appointed you.
Soldiers also asked him, And we, what

shall we do?
Ke ipe pros afto: Midena diasisite mide And
he said to them, Rob no one by

violence or by false accusation, and
be content with your wages.
sikofantisite, ke arkisthe tis opsoniis

imon.
Prosdokontos
de
tou
laou
ke
dialogizomenon
panton
en
tes
kardies afton peri tou Ioannou,
mipote aftos i O Hristos apekrinato O
Ioannis apasi legon: Ego men idati
Vaptizo imas. Erhete de O Ishiroteros
mou, ou ouk imi ikanos lise ton
imanta ton ipodimaton Aftou. Aftos
imas Vaptsisi en Pnevmati Agion ke
Pyri. Ou to ption en ti hiri aftou
diakathare tin alona aftou ke
sinagagin ton siton is tin apothikin
aftou, to de ahiron Katakafsi Pyri
asvesto.
As the people were in expectation, and

all men questioned in their hearts
concerning John, whether perhaps
he were the Christ, John answered
them all, I baptize you with water;
but He Who is mightier than I is
coming, the strap of whose sandals I
am not worthy to untie; He will
baptize you with the Holy Spirit and
with fire. His winnowing fork is in His
hand, to clear His threshing floor,
and to gather the wheat into his
granary, but the chaff He will burn
with unquenchable fire.
Polla
So,
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
PEO PLE
men oun ke etera Parakalon

Evingelizeto ton laon.
with many other exhortations, he

preached good news to the people.
Glory to Thee, O Lord, Glory
to Thee!
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS AND BOW DOWN BEFORE GOD
SMALL LITANY
Eti ke eti en irini tou Kyriou deithomen
PR IE ST
Kyrie eleison
PEO PLE
20.
Again and again, in Peace, let us

pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy
Elalisas imin dia stomatos ton doulon Sou

ton Profiton, prokatangellon imin tin
mellousan esesthe Sotirian.
Nomon edokas is voithian - Angelous
epestisas filakas.
Ote de ilthe ta pliroma ton keron, elalisas
imin en afto to Iio Sou, di ou ke tous
eonas epiisas, os, on apagafsma tis
Doxis Sou, ke haraktir tis ipostaseos
Sou, feron te ta panta to Rimati tis
Dinameos Aftou, ouh arpagmon
igisato to ine isa Si to Theo ke Patri.
Alla, Theos on Proeonios, epi tis Gis ofthi,

ke tis anthropis sinanestrafi.
Ke
ek Parthenou Agias Sarkothis,

Ekenosen eafton, Morfin doulou
Lavon, simmorfos genomenos to
somati tis tapinoseos imin, ina imas
simmorfous piisi tis ikonos tis Doxis
Aftou.
Epidi gar di anthropou i amartia isilthen
is ton kosmon, ke dia tis amartias O
Thanatos, iidokisen O Monogenis Sou
Iios, O on en tis kolpis Sou tou Theou
ke Patros, genomenos ek Gynekos - tis
Agias Theotokou ke Aiparthenou
Marias - genomenos ipo Nomon,
katakrine tin Amartian en ti Sarki
Aftou,
ina
i
en
to
Adam
apothiniskontes, Zoopiithosin en Afto
to Hristo Sou.
Ke - empolitefsamenos to kosmo touto dous Prostagmata Sotirias, apostisas
imas tis planis ton idolon, prosigage ti
epignosi Sou tou alithinou Theou ke
Patros, mktisamenos imas eafto laon
periousion, Vasilion Ieratevma, Ethnos
Agion.
Ke katharisas en idati, ke Agiasas to
Pnevmati to Agio, edoken eafton
antallagma to Thanato, en O
katihometha, peprameni ipo tin
amartian.
Ke katelthon dia tou Stavrou is ton Adin,
ina plirosi Eaftou ta panta, elise tas
odinas tou Thanatou.
Ke Anastas ti Triti Imera, ke odopiisas pasi
sarki tin ek nekron Anastasin, kathoti
ouk in Dinaton kratisthe ipo tis fthoras
ton Arhigon tis Zois, egeneto aparhi
ton kekimimenon, Prototokos ek ton
nekron, ina i Aftos ta panta en pasi
Protevon.
Thou hast spoken to us by the mouth of

Thy servants, the Prophets, foretelling
us of the Salvation to come.
The Law Thou granted to help us -Angels
Thou appointed to Guard us.
And when the Fullness of time came,
Thou spoke to us by Thy Son Himself,
by Whom also Thou created the
worlds Who, being the Brightness of
Thy Glory, and the express Image of
Thy Person, and upholding all things
by the Word of His Power, thought it
not robbery to be Equal to Thee, God
and Father.
And being God Pre-Eternal, He showed
Himself upon Earth, and conversed
with mankind.
And being Incarnate of the Holy Virgin,
He Emptied Himself and took upon
Himself the form of a servant,
becoming the likeness of the body of
our humility that He might fashion us
like the Image of His Glory.
For inasmuch as by one man sin entered
our world, and Death by sin, so it
seemed Good to Thine Only Begotten
Son, Who is in the Bosom of Thee, O
God and Father, Conceived of a
Woman - the Holy Mother of God and
Ever Virgin Mary - Conceived under
the Law, to condemn sin in His Flesh,
that they who die in Adam may be
quickened in Thy Christ Himself.
And - dwelling in this world - He granted
Saving Commandments and, having
turned us from the deceits of idols,
brought us to the Knowledge of Thee,
the True God and Father, having
possessed us to Himself for a Chosen
People, a Royal Priesthood, a Holy
Nation.
And, having Cleansed us with Water and
Sanctified us by the Holy Spirit, He
offered Himself as a Ransom to Death,
wherein we were held sold under
sin.
And by the Cross having descended into
Hades that He might fulfil all things
with Himself, He loosened the the
pains of Death.
And being Resurrected the Third Day, He
made way for all flesh unto the
Resurrection of the dead, for since it
was not possible that the Author of
Life should be held by corruption, He
became the First-fruit of those who
had Fallen Asleep - the Firstborn from
the dead that in all things He might
have Pre-eminence.
33
de disi tous podas, ke tes disi

petomena, kekragen eteron pros to
eteron, akatapafstis stomasin, Asigitis
Doxologies...
THE PRIEST
they cover their

they cover their
they fly, crying
incessant voices
Glory...
face and with two

feet, and with two
to each other with
unstilled Hymns of
CONTINUES ALOUD:
epinikion imnon adonta, voonta,

kekragota ke legonta:
Agios,
Agios, Agios Kyrios Savaoth,

pliris O Ouranos ke i gi tis Doxis Sou.
Kyriou
en Onomati
PR IEST
Singing, exclaiming, proclaiming
the Triumphal Hymn and saying:
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of

Sabaoth, Heaven and Earth art full of
Thy Glory.
PEO PLE
Hosanna in the Highest!

Blessed is He Who comes
in the Name
of the Lord.
Osana O en tis Ipsistis
Hosanna in the Highest!
CONGREGATION MUST STAND WITH HEAD BOWED

W HILE THE H Y MNS ARE BEING CHANTED , THE P RIEST QUIETLY PRAYS :
Meta touton ton Makarion Dinameon, Together with these Blessed Powers, O
Despota Philanthrope, ke imis i
Master and Lover of mankind, we
amartoli voomen ke legomen: Agios
also cry aloud and say: Holy indeed
i, os Alithos, ke Panagios, ke ouk esti
and Most Holy art Thou, and no
metron ti Megaloprepia tis Agiosinis
bounds are there to the Majesty of Thy
Sou, ke Osios en pasi tis ergis Sou, oti
Holiness; and Just art Thou in all Thy
en Dikeosini ke krisi Alithini panta
Works, for in Righteousness and True
epigases imin.
Judgement hast Thou ordered all
things for us.
Plasas gar ton Anthropon, houn lavon For after Thou had formed man with the
apo tis Gis, ke ikoni ti Si, O Theos,
clay of the Earth, and honoured him,
Timisas, tethikas afton en to Paradiso
O God, with Thine own Image, Thou
tis trifis, athanasian Zois, ke apolafsin
set him in the Paradise of Delight, and
eonion Agathon, en ti tirisi ton Entolon
promised him Immortal Life and the
Sou.
enjoyment of Eternal Good Things in
the keeping of Thy Commandments.
Epangilamenos afto, alla parakousanta And when he disobeyed Thee, His True
Sou tou Alithinou Theou, tou Ktisantos
God, Who had created him, and he
afton, ke ti apati tou ofeos ipahthenta,
was lured by the deceit of the serpent,
nekrothenta
te
tis
ikiis
aftou
and slain by his own trespasses, Thou,
paraptomasin, exorisas afton en ti
O Lord, in Righteous Judgement
Dikeokrisia Sou, O Theos, ek tou
casted him out of Paradise into this
paradisou is ton kosmon touton, ke
world, and returned him to the Earth
apestrepsas is tin Gin ex is elifthi,
from
whence
he
was
taken:
ikonomon afto tin ek palingenesias
dispensing for him Salvation by
Sotirian, tin en afto to Hristo Sou.
Regeneration, which is in Thy Christ
Himself.
Ou gar apestrafis to plasma Sou is telos, O For Thou, O Good One, did not wholly
epiisas, Agathe, oude epelathou
forsake Thy creature, which Thou had
ergou Hiron Sou, all epeskepso
made, neither did Thou forget the
politropos, dia splaghna Eleous Sou.
Works of Thy Hands, but because of
Thy
Tender
Mercy
in
diverse
manners, visited him.
Profitas exapestilas, epiisas, Dinamis dia Prophets Thou sent, Mighty Works Thou
ton Agion Sou, ton kath ekastin
hast performed through Thy Saints,
genean evarestisanton Si.
Who have been well-pleasing to Thee
in every generation.
32.
Soson, Eleison Ke Diafilaxon

Amen
OF THE

Palin ke pollakis Si prospiptomen ke Sou
deometha, Agathe ke Philanthrope,
opos, epivlepsas epi tin deisin imon,
katharisis imon tas psihas ke ta
somata apo pantos molismou sarkos
ke pnevmatos, ke dois imin anenohon
ke akatakriton tin parastasin tou
Agiou Sou Thisiastiriou.
Harise de, O Theos, ke tis sinevhomenis
imin prokopin viou ke Pisteos ke
sineseos
pnevmatikis,
dos
aftis
pantote, meta fovou ke Agapis
latrevin Si, anenohos keakatakritos
metehin ton Agion Sou Mystirion, ke
tis Epouraniou Sou Vasilias axiothine.
THE PRIEST
H e l p us, Save us, have Mercy

on us, and Preserve us, O God, by
Thy Grace
PR IE ST
PEO PLE
THE PRAYER
Ton
Osana en tis Ipsistis!

Evlogimenos O erhomenos
Antilavou
Amen
FAITHFUL
Again, we bow before Thee, and pray to

Thee, O Good and Loving God. Hear
our Supplication: Cleanse our soul
and body from every defilement of
flesh and spirit, and grant that we
may stand before Thy Holy Altar
without blame nor Condemnation.
Grant also, O God, Progress in Life, Faith,
and Spiritual Discernment to the
Faithful who pray with us, so that they
may always worship Thee with
Reverence and Love, partake of Thy
Holy Mysteries without blame nor
Condemnation, and become worthy
of Thy Heavenly Kingdom.
CONTINUES ALOUD:
Opos
ipo tou Kratous Sou pantote

filattomeni, Si Doxan anapempomen
to Patri ke to Iio ke to Agio
Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas
ton Eonon.
Amin
For being always guarded by

Thy Power, to Thee we ascribe Glory:
to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and
to the Ages of Ages.
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Amen
THE GREAT ENTRANCE

THE CHERUBIC HYMN
I ta Herouvim mystikos ikonizontes, ke
PRAYER
Let us who mystically represent the

Cherubim, and who sing the Thrice-Holy
Hymn to the Life-giving Trinity, put away
all worldly care, that we may receive the
King of all
PEO PLE
ti Zoopio Triadi ton Trisagion

imnon prosadontes, pasan tin
viotikin apothometha merimnan os
ton Vasilea to olon ipodexomeni...
OF THE
CHERUBIC HYMN
W HILE
THE C HERUBIC H YMN IS CHA NTED , THE P RIEST BOWS HIS HEA D AND RECITES THE FOLLOWING P RAYER ON
BEHALF OF HIMSELF .
T HIS P RAYER S HOULD AL SO BE READ BY THE C ON GRE GATION FOR THEIR E NLIGHTENMENT AND
U NDERSTANDING OF THE G REAT S IGNIFICANCE OF THE H OLY E UCHARIST THAT FOLLOWS SHORTLY .
Oudis axios ton sindedemenon tes None is worthy among those who are
sarkikes
epithimies
ke
idones
held fast in fleshly desires and
proserhesthe i prosengizn, i Litrougin
pleasures to approach, to to draw
Si, Vasilev tis Doxis . To gar diakonin
nigh, or to minister to Thee, O King of
Si Mega ke Foveron, ke aftes tes
Glory, for to minister to Thee is a great
Epouranies Dinamesin.
and fearful thing, even for the
Heavenly Powers themselves.
All omos, dia tin afaton ke ametriton Sou Notwithstanding, through Thine Ineffable
Philanthropian, atreptos ke analiotos
and Immeasurable Love for mankind,
gegonas anthropos ke arhierefs imon
Thou became Man, suffering no
ehrimatisas, ke tis Litrourgikis taftis ke
change nor altering, and art our High
anemaktou Thisias tin Ierourgian
Priest and has Thyself bestowed upon
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paredokas
apanton.
imin,
os
Despotis
ton
Si gar Monos, Kyrie O Theos imon,

despozis ton Epouranion ke ton
epigion, O epi Thronou Herouvikou
epohoumenos, O ton Seraphim Kyrios,
ke Vasilefs tou Israil, O Monos Agos ke
en Agiis anapavomenos,
Se tinin disopo ton monon Agathon ke
evikoon, epivlepson ep eme ton
amarolon ke ahrion doulon Sou, ke
katharison mou tin psihin ke tin
kardian apo sinidiseos poniras, ke
ikanoson me ti Dinami tou Agiou Sou
Pnevmatos, endedimenon tin tis
ieratias Harin, parastine ti Agia Sou
tafti Trapezi ke Ierourgise to Agion ke
Ahranton Sou Soma ke to Timion Ema.
Si gar proserhome, klinas ton emaftou
avhena ke deome Sou, mi apostrepsis
to prospopon Sou ap emou, mide
apodokimasis me ek pedon Sou, all
axioson prosenehthine Si ip emou tou
amartolou ke anaxiou doulou Sou ta
dora tafta.
Si gar i O prosfergon ke prosferomenos ke
prosdehomenos ke diadidomenos,
Hriste O Theos imon, ke Si tin Doxan
anapempomen, Sin to anarho Sou
Patri ke to Panagio ke Agatho ke
oopio Sou Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is
tous eonas ton eonon.
us the Ministry of this Divine Office

and Bloodless Sacrifice as Master of
all.
For Thou only, O Lord our God, hast
Dominion over all things in Heaven
and on earth, Who art borne upon a
Throne of Cherubim, Who art Lord of
the Seraphim and King of Israel; Who
alone art Holy and rest in the Holies.
Therefore, I beseech Thee, Who alone art
Good and ready to hear: look down
upon me, Thy sinful and unprofitable
servants, and Cleanse my soul and
my heart from an evil conscience.
And by the Power of the Holy Spirit,
enable me, who am invested with the
Grace of Priesthood, to stand before
this Thy Holy Table, and to administer
Thy Most Pure and Sacred Body and
Thy Precious Blood.
For unto Thee I come, to Thee I bow my
head, and I beseech Thee: turn not
Thy Sight from me, neither reject me
from among Thy servants, but
account it fitting for these Gifts to be
offered to Thee by me, Thy sinful and
unworthy servant.
For Thou art He Who Offers and He Who is
Offered, and He Who receives and
Who is given, O Christ our God, and
to Thee we ascribe Glory, together
with Thine Eternal Father, and Thine
All Holy, Good and Life-giving Spirit,
now and forever, and to the Ages of
Ages.
Amen.
HYMN, THE PRIEST ALSO RECITES THE CHERUBIC
Amin.
AFTER RECITING THE PRAYER OF THE CHERUBIC
HYMN THRICE, MAKING A PROSTRATION AT THE
I ta Herouvim Mystikos ikonizontes, ke ti
zoopio Triadi ton Trisagion imnon
prosadontes, pasan nin viotikin
apothometha merimnan.
Os ton Vasilia ton olon ipodexomeni, tes
Angelikes Aoratos doriforoumenon
taxestin. Allilouia! Allilouia! Allilouia!
END OF EACH REPETITION.
We,
who Mysteriously represent the

Cherubim and sin the Thrice Holy
Hymn to the Life-giving Trinity, let us
now lay aside every care of this life.
For we are about to receive the King of
all, invisibly escorted by Angelic
Hosts. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
THE PRIEST CENSES THE HOLY SANCTUARY, ETC, QUIETLY

RECITING O COME, LET US WORSHIP... AND PSALM 50.
THE CONSUMMATION
THE CONSUMMATION
T HE P RIEST QUIETLY PRAYS :
O On, Despota, Kyrie
Pantokrator proskinite.
Thee,
Pater
Axion os Alithos, ke Dikeon ke prepon ti

Megaloprepia tis Agiosinis Sou, Se
Enin, Se imnin, Se Evlogin, Se
Proskinin, Si Evharistin, Se Doxazin ton
Monon Ontos onta Theon, ke Si
prosferin en kardia sintetrimmeni, ke
Pnevmati tapinoseos tin logikin taftin
latrian imon.
Oti Si i O Harisamenos imin tin epignosin
tis Sis alithias.
Ke tis ikanos lalise tas Dinastias Sou?
Akoustas piise pasas tas Enesis Sou? I
diigisasthe panta ta Thavmasia Sou
en panti kero?
Despota ton apanton, Kyrie Ouranou ke
Gis, ke pasis Ktiseos - oromenis te ke
ouh oromenis - O kathimenos epi
Thronou Doxis, ke epivlepon avissous,
anarhe,
aorate,
akatalipte,
aperigrapte, analliote, O Patir tou
Kyriou imon Iisou Hristou, tou
Megalou Theou ke Sotiros, tis elpidos
imon, os estin ikon tis Sis Agathotitos,
sfragis isotipos, en eafto diknis Se ton
Patera, Logos Zon, Theos Alithinos, i
pro Eonon Sofia, Zoi, Agiasmos,
Dinamis, to Fos to AlithinAgion
exefani, to tis Alithias Pnevma, to tis
iiothesias Harisma, O arravon tis
mellousis Klironomias, i aparhi ton
Eonion Agathon, i Zoopios Dinamis, i
Pigi tou Agiasmou, par ou pasa Ktisis
Logiki te ke noera, Dinamoumeni, Si
Latrevi, ke Si tin Edion Anapempi
Doxologian, oti ta simpanta doula Sa.
ON SUNDAY HE RECITES THE RESURRECTION PRAYER: WE HAVE

SEEN THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST AND PSALM 50 UNTIL ...
O GOD, THOU WILT NOT DESPISE...
Se gar enousin Angeli, Arhangeli, Throni,
Kyriotites, Arhe, Exousie, Dinamis, ke
ta Polimmata Herouvim, Si Paristante
kiklo ta Seraphim, ex pteriges to eni,
ke ex pteriges to eni - ke tes men disi
katakaliptousi ta prosopa eafton, tes
22.
OF
OF
HOLY EUCHARIST
HOLY EUCHARIST
O Thou Who art, O Master and Lord, God

the Father, Almighty and proper to be
worshipped:
It is truly meet, and right and befitting the
Magnificence of Thy Holiness that we
should Praise Thee, Hymn Thee, Bless
Thee, Worship Thee, give Thanks to
Thee, and Glorify Thee, for truly Thou
art the One True God, and to offer,
with a contrite heart and a humble
spirit, this our reasonable worship.
For Thou it is Who granted us the
Knowledge of Thy Truth.
And who can utter Thy Mighty Acts? Who
shall cause all Thy Praises to be
heard - to tell of Thy Wondrous Works
at all times?
O Master of all: Lord of Heaven and
Earth, and all Creation - visible and
invisible: Thou Who sits upon the
Throne of Glory, and beholds the
depths, Who art without beginning,
invisible,incomprehensible,
indescribable, immutable, the Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, our Great God
and Saviour, Who is our Hope, Who is
the Image of Thy Goodness, the Equal
Imprint of Thy Likeness, showing in
Himself Thee, the Father, the Living
Word, True God, the Pre-Eternal
Wisdom, Life, Sanctification, Power,
the True Light through Whom was
manifest the Holy Spirit; the Spirit of
Truth, the Gift of Adoption, the Earnest
of our Inheritance to come, the Firstfruit of Eternal Good Things, the
Lifegiving Power, the Fountain of
Sanctification, Who enables every
creature
having
reason,
and
understanding, to serve Thee and to
ascribe to Thee Everlasting Glory, for
all are Thy servants.
Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Dominions,
Principalities, Authorities, Powers and
the many-eyed Cherubim, praise
Thee. Round about Thee stand the
Seraphim, six wings hath the one and
six wings hath the other - with two
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THE HOLY EUCHARIST
PSALM 50/51
THE PSALM OF REPENTANCE
FAITHFUL WORSHIPPERS BURY EVERY ENMITY IN OUR LORDS

GRAVE AND ARE RECONCILED WITH EACH OTHER. WE
HAVE SALUTED THE RISEN CHRIST WITH THE SAME
CONFESSION OF FAITH.
BEING THUS UNITED, WE
OFFER, THROUGH THE PRIEST THE HOLY EUCHARIST
(THANKSGIVING) TO ALMIGHTY GOD, FOR OUR ETERNAL
SALVATION IN JESUS CHRIST, IN WHICH WE PARTAKE BY
MEANS OF HOLY COMMUNION.
READ AND CONTEMPLATE
Eleison me, O Theos kata to Mega Eleos Have Mercy on me, O God, according to
Sou.
Ke
THE HOLY ANAPHORA/ OBLATION
Stomen
kalos! Stomen meta

fovou! Proshomen tin Agian
Anaforan en Irini Prosferin!
Eleos Irinis, Thisian Eneseos.
PEO PLE
I Haris tou Kyriou imon Iisou
PR IEST
Hrisou ke i Agapi tou Theou

ke Patros ke i Kinonia tou
Agiou Pnevmatos ii meta
panton imon.
Ke meta tou pnevmatos

THE
sou
Let us stand aright!
Let
us stand with awe! Let us
attend, that we may present
the Holy Offering in Peace!
PR IEST
Mercy of Peace, a
Sacrifice of Praise.
The
Grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and the
Love of God the Father, and
the Communion of the Holy
Spirit be with you all
PEO PLE
And with thy spirit
PRIEST
BLESSES
THE
CONGREGATION
WITH
THE
APOSTOLIC
BENEDICTION/BLESSING, ASKING FOR THEM THE SPECIAL SPIRITUAL GIFT
FROM EACH OF THE DIVINE PERSONS OF THE HOLY TRINITY.
THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS A HEAVENLY AND DIVINE MYSTERY (SACRAMENT) AND
FOR THIS REASON WE MUST LIFT UP OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS IN SINCERE
AND DEVOUT WORSHIP OF ALMIGHTY GOD
HOLY EUCHARIST IS ABOUT TO BEGIN AND AS OUR LORD, AT THE LAST SUPPER,
OFFERED THANKS TO HIS HEAVENLY FATHER BEFORE BREAKING BREAD, SO
DOES THE PRIEST BEFORE THE CONSUMMATION OF HOLY EUCHARIST.
Ano shomen tas kardias!

Ehomen pros ton Kyrion
Efharistisomen to Kyrio
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Let us lift up our hearts

We have them lifted up to the
Lord.
PR IEST
Let us GIVE THANKS to the Lord
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DEEPLY
Axion ke Dikeon
PEO PLE
TO
GOD
It is Worthy and Right
kata to plithos ton Iktirmon Sou

exalipson to anomima mou.
Thy Great Mercy.
And
according to the abundance of

Thy Compassion, blot out my
transgressions.
Epi
Wash
Oti
For I know my lawlessness, and my sin
plion plinon me apo tis anomias

mou, ke apo tis amartias mou
Katharison me.
tin anomian mou ego ginosko, ke i
amartia mou enopion mou esti
diapantos.
me thoroughly
from
my
lawlessness, and Cleanse me of my
sin.
is always before me.
Si mono imarton, ke to poniron enopion Against

Sou epiisa. Opos an Dikeothis en tis
Logis Sou, ke nikisis en to krinesthe
Se.
Thee only have I sinned and

done evil in Thy Sight that Thou
may be Justified in Thy Words, and
overcome when Thou art Judged.
Idou
Behold,
Idou gar Alithian Igapisas.
Behold,
Randiis me issopo, ke katharisthisome.
Thou
Plinis me, ke iper hiona levkanthisome.
Thou shall wash me, and I will be made
Akoutiis
Thou
Apostrepson
Turn Thy Sight from my sins, and blot
gar en anomies sinelifthin, ke en

amarties ekissise me i mitir mou.
Ta adila ke
ta krifia tis Sofias Sou edilosas mi.
I
was
conceived
transgressions, and in sins
mother bore me.
in
my
Thou Love Truth Thou

showed me the unknown and secret
things of Thy Wisdom.
shall sprinkle me with hyssop,

and I will be Cleansed.
whiter than snow.
mi agalliasin ke evfrosinin,
agaliasonte ostea tetapinomena.
to Prosopon Sou apo ton
amartion mou, ke pasas tas anomias
mou exalipson.
Kardian
katharan ktison en emi, O

Theos, ke pnevma evthes Engenison
en tis engatis mou.
shall make me hear Joy and

Gladness my bones that were
humbled shall greatly Rejoice.
out all my transgressions.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and

Renew a right spirit within me.
Mi aporripsis me apo tou Prosopou Sou, Do

ke to Pnevma Sou to Agion mi
antanelis ap emou.
Apodos
mi tin Agalliasin tou Sotiriou

Sou, ke Pnevmati Igemoniko stirixon
me.
Didaxo
anomous tas Odous Sou, ke

asevis epi Se epistrepsousi.
not cast me away from Thy

Presence, and taken not Thy Holy
Spirit from me.
Restore to me the Joy of Thy Salvation,

and uphold me with Thy Guiding
Spirit.
I will teach transgressors Thy Ways, and

the ungodly shall return to Thee.
Rise me ex ematon, O Theos, O Theos tis Deliver

Sotirias mou, agalliasete i glossa mou
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me from blood guiltiness, O

God, the God of my Salvation, and
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tin Dikeosinin Sou.
my tongue shall greatly rejoice in

Thy Righteousness.
Kyrie
ta hili mou anixis, ke to stoma

mou aanangeli tin Enesin Sou, oti i
ithelisas
thisian,
edoka
an
Olokaftomata ouk evdokisis.
Lord, Thou shall open my lips, and

my mouth will declare Thy Praise,
for if Thou desired Sacrifice, I would
give it Thou will not be pleased
with Whole Burnt Offerings.
Thisia to Theo, pnevma sintetrimmenon - A Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit a

Kardian
sintetrimmenin
tetapinomenin
exoudenosi.
ke
Theos
Agathinon,
ouk
Kyrie, en ti evdokia Sou tin

Sion,
ke
ikodomithito
ta
tihi
Ierousalim, tote eudokisis Thisian
Dikeosinis,
anaforan
ke
Olokaftomata - tote aniisousin epi to
Thisiastirion Sou moshous.
Eleison me, O Theos!
broken and humbled heart God will

not despise.
to Zion, and let the walls of

Jerusalem be built, then Thou will be
pleased
with
a
Sacrifice
of
Righteousness, with Offerings and
Whole Burnt Offerings - then shall
they offer young bullocks on Thine
Altar.
THE
Pistevo
MUST RECITE THE TWELVE ARTICLES OF

NICENE CREED OR SYMBOL OF FAITH ALOUD:
is
ENA
THEON,
PATERA,
PANTOKRATORA,
Piitin Ouranou ke gis,

oraton te panton ke aoraton.
believe in ONE GOD, THE FATHER

ALMIGHTY, Maker of Heaven and
earth, and of all things visible and
invisible;
Ke is ENA KYRION, IISOUN HRISTON TON ION And in ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLYTOU THEOU, TO MONOGENI,
ton ek tou
Patros Gennithenta pro panton ton
eonon. Fos ek Fotos, Theon alithinon,
ek Theou alithinou gennithenta, ou
piithenta, Omoousion to Patri, di Ou
ta Panta egeneto.
Have mercy on me, O God!
BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD,
Begotten of
the Father before all ages; Light of
Light, True God of True God,
Begotten, not made; one in Essence
with the Father, by Whom all things
were made:
Ton
AFTER
WHICH
CONGREGATION,
SAYING:
Stavrothenta
te iper imon epi Pontiou

Pilatou ke panthonta ke tafenta...
And
Ke
Anastanta ti triti imera kata tas

Grafas.
And
Ke
anelthonta is tous Ouranous ke

Kathezomenon ek dexion tou Patros;
And ascended into Heaven, and sits at
palin erhomenon meta Doxis krine

zontas ke nekrous, Ou tis Vasilias ouk
este telos.
And He shall come again with Glory to
di imas tous anthropous ke dia tin

imeteran Sotirian katelthonta ek ton
Ouranon,
ke
sarkothenta,
ek
Pnevmatos Agiou ke Marias tis
Parthenou ke Enanthropisanta.
HE
TURNS
TO
THE
BOWING TO THEM AND
Forgive me...
GOES TO THE TABLE OF PROTHESIS THE PROSKOMIDI/CREDENCE HE MAKES

THREE PROSTRATIONS AND KISSES THE COVERED PATON AND CHALICE CONTAINING THE
HOLY GIFTS.
O Theos, ilasthiti mi to amartolo!
O God, Cleanse me, a sinner!
BEFORE THE PRIEST PUTS THE AER SYMBOLISING THE SHROUD OF

CHRIST ON HIS SHOULDER, HE CENSES IT:
Eparate tas hiras imon is ta Lift up thy hands in the
Agia ke Evlogite ton
Sanctuary and Bless
Kyrion!
the Lord!
ALSO CENSES HIS HANDS BEFORE TOUCHING THE
PATEN
HOLY CHALICE:
God is gone up with a

shout the Lord with
the sound of a trumpet!
WITH
HIS
LEFT
HAND
HE
HOLDS
THE
DISKOS/PATEN UPON WHICH IS THE ASTERISK
THE AER & THE VEILS
OR STAR THAT KEEPS THE SMALL VEIL FROM
TOUCHING THE HOLY LAMB A PORTION OF
OBLATION BREAD THAT WILL MYSTICALLY BY THE CONSECRATION AND
TRANSUBSTATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BECOME THE ACTUAL LIFEGIVING BODY OF CHRIST AND SOME SMALLER PORTIONS THAT
REPRESENT THE ALL PURE, EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS, THE SAINTS AND
THE CHURCH MILITANT AND TRIUMPHANT IE THOSE WHO ARE LIVING AND THOSE
WHO HAVE REPOSED IN CHRIST.
24.
THE NICENE CREED
ALL FAITHFUL CHRISTIANS
Do Good, O Lord, in Thy Good Pleasure
THE PRIEST
AND THE
THE WORDS ... AND ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN... THE PRIEST

LIFTS THE AER OFF THE HOLY GIFTS, FOLDS IT AND KISSES IT
BEFORE LAYING IT ASIDE WITH THE OTHER VEILS.
THE PRIEST COVERS THE HOLY CHALICE WITH A FOLDED COMMUNION
CLOTH.
STANDING BEFORE THE HOLY ALTAR THE

PRIEST MAKES THREE LOW PROSTRATIONS
TROPARIA
OF
WHILE
RECITING
THE
COMPUNCTION AND THEN HE KISSES THE
ANTIMENSION/CORPORAL WHICH HAS BEEN
LAID OPEN UPON THE HOLY ALTAR TABLE,
Sighorisate me...
THE PRIEST
AT
Ke
Who - for us men and for our Salvation

- bcame down from Heaven, and
was Incarnate of the Holy Spirit and
the Virgin Mary, and became Man
was crucified also for us under
Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was
buried
on the third day He rose again,
according to the Scriptures
the right Hand of the Father
Judge the living and the dead;
Whose Kingdom shall have no end.
Ke is to PNEVMA TO AGION, TO KYRION, TO And
I believe in THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE

AND GIVER OF LIFE, Who
proceeds from the Father, Who
with the Father and the Son
together
is
Worshipped
and
Glorified; Who spoke by the
Prophets.
to
ek
tou
Patros
ekporevomenon, to sin Patri ke Io
simproskinoumenon
ke
sindoxazomenon to lalisan dia ton
Profiton.
ZOOPION,
LORD,
Is Mian, Agian, Katholikin ke Apostolikin And I believe in One Holy Catholic and
Ekklisian.
Omologo
en
amartion.
Apostolic Church.
Vaptisma
Prosdoko Anastasin nekron.

Ke Zoin tou mellontos eonos.
Amin
is
afesin
I
I
Confess one Baptism

remission of sins.
for
the
look for the Resurrection of the dead.
And the Life of the Age to come.
Amen
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Imera ti Fovera tis Antapodoseos Sou

tis Dikeas..
THE
PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD
Judgement.
Dia ton iktirmon tou Monogenous Sou
Through the Mercies of Thine

Only Begotten Son, with Whom Thou
art Blessed, together with Thine All
Holy, Good and Life-giving Spirit,
now and ever, and to the ages of
ages.
PR IEST
Iou meth ou Evlogitos i, Sin to

Panagio ke Agatho ke Zoopio Sou
Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous eonas
ton eonon
Amin
PEO PLE
THE CONFESSION
THE
CONGREGATION
FAITH IN UNISON
Irini pasi
Ke to pnevmati sou
Agapisomen allilous,
MUST
STAND
TO
THE GREAT INTROIT
RECITE
CHERUBIC
HYMN
IS
INTERRUPTED AS THE PRIEST
EXITS
THE
SANCTUARY,
PRECEDED BY A PROCESSION
OF ALTAR BOYS CARRYING
FAITH
THE
NICENE
CREED
ina en omonia
Patera,
Ion ke Agion Pnevma,

Triada Omoousion ke ahoriston
OF
THE
CROSS
AND
THE
PROCESSIONAL FANS LIT
CANDLES AND THE CENSER.
Peace be to all
P R I E S T Let us Love one
another, that
with one mind we may confess:
The
Father, Son and Holy

Spirit, Trinity, one in Essence and
Undivided.
PEO PLE
THE RESURRECTION
OF OUR
WHILE
T H I S H Y M N I S B EI N G SL O W L Y & R E V E R E N TL Y C H A N TE D , T H E
W H I C H S Y M B OL I S E S O U R L OR D J E S U S C H R I S T S R E S UR R E C T I O N .
H E K I S S E S T H E H OL Y G I F T S A N D Q U IET L Y S A Y S :
Agapiso Se, Kyrie, i Ishis mou. Kyrios
Stereoma mou ke Katafigi mou ke
Ristis mou.
LORD
PRIEST
U N C OV E R S T H E
H OL Y G I F T S ,
I Love Thee, O Lord: my Strength. The

Lord is my Rock, and my Fortress, and
my Deliverer!
I N H ER EA R L Y DA Y S , T H E C H UR C H D I D N O T A L L OW T HE
C A T EC H U M E N S , H E R E T I C S OR S IN N E R S [ T H O S E D O I NG
P E N A NC E ] T O A T T E N D T H E D IV I N E L I TUR G Y F R O M T H I S M O M E N T
O N [ B EC A U S E O F I T S E X TR E M E SA C R E D N E S S .]
THERE WERE
D O O R K E E P E R S W H O W E R E I N S T R UC TE D B Y T H E D EA C O N OR
P R IE S T T O C L O S E A N D E V E N L OC K T H E D O O R S . H O W EV E R ,
T H I S I S N O T L O N G E R PR A C T I S E D A N D TH E C H U R C H D O O R S A R E
A L W A Y S L E F T O P E N A N D A L L V I S I TO R S A R E W E L C O M E T O
A T T E N D O U R H OL Y S E R V I C E S .
T H E F O L L OW I N G E XC L A M A T I O N IS A D D R E S S E D T O A L L
W O R S H I P P ER S T O GUARD THE DOORS OF OUR SOUL, A N D T O REJECT ANY WORDS,
THOUGHTS OR DEEDS THAT ARE IMPROPER OR INAPPROPRIATE T O T H E H O L I N E S S
O F T H E G R E A T SA C R A M E N T O F E U C HA R I S T .
Tas thiras! Tas thiras!

En Sofia proshomen!
ENTRANCE
THE
Amen
OF OUR
OR
PR IEST
omologisomen
The doors! The doors!

In Wisdom let us attend!
Panton
imon mnisthii Kyrios O

Theos, en ti Vasilia Aftou, pantote,
nin ke ai, ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
(Mnisthiti imon, Kyrie, otan elthis en ti
Vasilia Sou.)
LORDS RESURRECTION THAT REVEALED THE EMPTY TOMB,

WHICH HAD BEEN SO TIGHTLY SEALED AND GUARDED BY
ROMAN SOLDIERS.
[IF THERE ARE TWO OR MORE PRIESTS, EACH HOLDS A
CORNER OR PART OF THE AER.]
May the Lord our God

remember us all in His Kingdom, now
and for ever, until the Ages of ages.
PR IEST
Amen
(Remember us, O Lord, when Thou
come into Thy Kingdom.)
PEO PLE
AFTER RECITING CERTAIN PRAYERS BEFORE THE ROYAL GATES, THE

PRIEST ENTERS THE SANCTUARY THROUGH THE ROYAL DOORS/GATES
HE PLACES THE HOLY GIFTS ON THE ALTAR, WHICH SYMBOLISES OUR
LORDS TOMB, AND AFTER REMOVING THE SMALL VEILS, HE COVERS
THE HOLY GIFTS WITH THE AER, SYMBOLISING THE BURIAL OF OUR
LORD JESUS CHRIST:
O evshimimon Iosif apo tou xilou kathelon Down from the Tree, Joseph, a Godly
to ahranton Sou Soma, sindoni
man, took Thy Most Pure Body, and
kathara ilisas ke aromasin, en
wound it in fine linen with the spices,
mnimati keno kidefsas apetheto.
and laid it down and closed It in a
New Sepulchre.
THE PRIEST
CENSES THE
HOLY GIFTS
THRICE:
Agathinon, Kyrie, en ti evdokia Sou tin

Sion ke ikodomithito ta tihi Ierousalim.
Tote evdokisis thisian Dikeosinis,
anaforan ke olokavtomata. Tote
anisousin epi to thisiastirion Sou
moshous.
PRIEST
DURING THE RECITATION OF THE CREED THE PRIEST RAISES

THE AER AND SHAKES IT GENTLY OVER THE HOLY GIFTS,
WHICH DEPICTS THE EARTHQUAKE AT THE TIME OF OUR
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HIS
RIGHT
HAND
THE
PRIEST
HOLDS
THE
WITH
DISKOPOTIRO/CHALICE, WHICH IS COVERED WITH A SMALL VEIL
AND WHICH CONTAINS WINE, WHICH AT THE DIVINE CONSECRATION
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BECOMES THE LIFE-GIVING BLOOD OF CHRIST
OUR SAVIOUR.
Do Good, O Lord, in Thy Good Pleasure to

Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem
be built, then Thou will be pleased
with a Sacrifice of Righteousness, with
Offerings and Whole Burnt Offerings then shall they offer young bullocks
on Thine Altar.
THE CONGREGATION MAY NOW SIT IF NECESSARY,

EDGE OF THE PEWS - LEGS UNCROSSED
THE CHERUBIC HYMN
Tes
BUT ONLY ON THE
IS COMPLETED:
Angelikes
doriforoumenon
Allelouia!
aoratos
Taxesin.
Invisibly
attended by
the Angelic Hosts,
Alleluia.
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LITANY
OF THE
Plirosomen tin Deisin imon to Kyrio
Let us complete
Supplication to the Lord.
PR IEST
Kyrie eleison
Iper ton Protethenton Timion Doron tou
PEO PLE
PEO PLE
PEO PLE
imas apo pasis

thlipseos, orgis, kindinou ke anangkis
Kyrie eleison
Lord have mercy

For this Holy House,
Lord have mercy

For our Deliverance
from all
affliction,
wrath,
danger,
and
necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
PR IEST
PEO PLE
EKTENIA
Lord have mercy

For the Precious
and for
those who enter it with Faith,
Reverence, and Fear of God, let us
pray to the Lord
PR IEST
Pisteos, evlavias ke Fovou Theou

isionton
en
afto
tou
Kyriou
deithomen.
Kyrie eleison
Iper tou Risthine
our
Gifts here
presented, let us pray to the Lord.
PR IEST
Kyriou deithomen.
Kyrie eleison
Iper tou Agiou Ikou toutou ke ton meta
Vimatos tou Hristou etisometha.
PRECIOUS GIFTS
OF THE
Lord have mercy
PROTHESIS
(PRAYERS OF THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE OFFERING OF HOLY EUCHARIST)
Antilavou
Soson, Eleison ke Diafilaxon

Amin
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.
Parashou Kyrie
Ta kala ke simferonta tes psihes imon ke
Irini to kosmo
etisometha.
para
tou Kyriou
Parashou Kyrie
Ton ipolipon hronon
tis zois imon en

Irini ke Metania ektelese, para tou
Kyriou etisometha
Parashou Kyrie
Hristiana ta
teli tis zois imon,

anondina, anepeshinta, irinika ke
kalin apologian tin epi tou foverou
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us, and Protect us, O God, by Thy
Grace
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Amen
For this
whole day, that it may

be Perfect, Holy, Peaceful and
sinless, let us ask of the Lord
PR IEST
PEO PLE
PR IEST
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
PEO PLE
Grant this, O Lord

For the Forgiveness,
and
Remission
of
our
sins
and
transgressions, let us ask of the Lord
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Grant this, O Lord

For things that are
Good and
Profitable to our souls, and for Peace
in the world, let us ask of the Lord
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Grant this, O Lord

That we may complete
the
remainder of our lives in Peace and
Repentance, let us ask of the Lord
PR IEST
PEO PLE
PR IEST
Grant this, O Lord

That the end of our lives may
be Christian, without pain, blameless

and peaceful, and for a Good
Account at the Fearful Judgement

Seat of Christ, let us ask of the Lord
Parashou Kyrie
Tis Panagias,
Ahrantou, Ipere
Vlogimenis, Endoxou Despinis imon
Theotokou ke Aiparthenou Marias
meta
panton
ton
Agion
Mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous
ke pasan tin Zoin imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha.
Si Kyrie
MAKE
PR IEST
Grant this, O Lord

Commemorating
PEO PLE
To Thee, O Lord!
PEO PLE
THE
SIGN
OF THE
THE PRAYER
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.
CROSS &
OF THE
T H E P R I E S T Q U IE T L Y C O N T I N UE S T O P R A Y :
Kyrie O Theos imon, O Ktisas imas ke
Agagon is tin Zoin taftin.
O ipodixas imin Odous is Sotirian, O
Harisamenos imin Ouranion Mystirion
apokalipsin,
Si i O Themens imas is tin Diakonian taftin
en ti Dinami tou Pnevmatos Sou tou
Agiou.
Evdokison Di, Kyrie, tou genesthe imas
Diakonous tis kenis Sou Diathikis,
Litourgous ton Agion Sou Mystirion.
Prosdexe imas prosengizontas to Agio
Sou Thisiastirio, kata to plithos tou
Eleous Sou, ina genometha Axii tou
Prosferin Si tin logikin taftin ke
anemakton Thisian iper ton imeteron
amartimaton, ke ton tou Laou
agnoimaton.
In
prosdexamenos
is
to
Agion,
Iperouranion
ke
Noeron
Sou
Thisiastirion
is
osmin
evodias,
antikatapempson imin tin Harin tou
Agiou Sou Pnevmatos.
Epivlepson ef imas, O Theos, ke epide epi
tin latrian imon taftin, ke prosdexe
aftin, os prosedexo Avel ta dora, Noe
tas Thisias, Abraam tas olokarposis,
Moiseos ke Aaron tas ierosinas,
Samouil tas Irinikas.
Os prosedexo ek ton Agion Sou Apostolon
tin Alithinin taftin latrian, outo ke ek
ton Heron imon ton amartolon
prosdexe t Dora tafta, en ti hristotiti
Sou,
Kyrie,
ina,
kataxiothentes
Litourgin amemptos to Agio Sou
Thisiastirio, evromen ton misthon ton
Piston ke fronimon Ikonomon, en ti
BOW DOWN TO
GOD
PROSKOMIDE
O Lord, our God, Thou created us and

brought us into this life.
Thou hast shown us the Way to Salvation
and hast bestowed upon us the
Revelation of Heavenly Mysteries.
Thou has appointed us to this Service by
the Power of Thy Holy Spirit.
Grant, therefore, O Lord, that we may be
accepted as Servants of Thy New
Covenant and Ministers of Thy Holy
Mysteries.
Accept us as we draw near to Thy Holy
Altar, according to the multitude of
Thy Mercy, that we may be worthy to
offer Thee this Spiritual Sacrifice
without the shedding of blood, for our
sins and for the transgressions of Thy
People.
Grant that, having accepted this Sacrifice
upon Thy Holy, Heavenly and
Spiritual Altar as an Offering of
Spiritual Fragrance, Thou may in
return send down upon us the Grace
of Thy Holy Spirit.
Look upon us, O God, and consider our
worship; and accept it as Thou
accepted the gifts of Abel, the
sacrifices of Noah, the burnt offerings
of Abraham, the Priestly Offices of
Moses and Aaron, and the Peace
Offerings of Samuel.
As Thou accepted this True Worship from
Thy Holy Apostles, accept also in Thy
Goodness, O Lord, these gifts from the
hands of us sinners, that being
deemed worthy to serve at Thy Holy
Altar without blame, we may obtain
the Reward of Faithful Stewards on
the Fearful Day of Thy Just
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HOLY THEOPHANY VESPERS & DIVINE LITURGY OF ST BASIL THE GREAT

.. Eleise ke Sose imas, os Agathos ke

Theophany (Theophania - "Appearance of God") is one of the Great Feasts

We hereby commemorate Christ's Baptism by St John the Baptist &

... and Save us, for He is Gracious and

the Holy Trinity Bless you

O Lord, Bless the one who Blesses

Through the Prayers of our Holy

evhon ton Agion Pateron imon,

Theophany is the culmination of the Nativity Season, which begins with

Epiphany is a reference to the Western Christian Feast that occurs the

HOLY THEOPHANY VESPERS & DIVINE LITURGY OF ST BASIL THE GREAT

HOLY THEOPHANY VESPERS & DIVINE LITURGY OF ST BASIL THE GREAT

Thy Resurrection. We have been

Nazareth. It included the celebration of Christs Nativity, the Adoration of

THE DISMISSAL PRAYERS & BLESSINGS

Tou Kyriou deithomen..

L e t us pray to the Lord.

THE PRIEST BLESSES THE CONGREGATION

Evlogia Kyriou ke Eleos elthi ef imas ti

BOW OUR HEAD TO RECEIVE THE

AND THEN MAKE THE

Si O Theos, i Elpis imon, Doxa

...Dinami tou Timiou ke Zoopiou

May the Blessing of the

Glory to Thee, O God our

HOLY THEOPHANY VESPERS & DIVINE LITURGY OF ST BASIL THE GREAT

HOLY THEOPHANY VESPERS & DIVINE LITURGY OF ST BASIL THE GREAT

Iou ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke Ai

Blessed be the Kingdom of the

O come let us worship and bow down

O come let us worship and bow down

O come let us worship and bow down

THE SUNSET PSALM - PSALM 103/104

Bless the Lord, O my soul:

hast put on praise and beauty:

O pion tou Angelous aftou pnevmata, ke Who

makes Thy Angels spirits;:

os imation to perivoleon aftou,

vrontis sou diliasousin.

ethou, O ou parelevsonte, oude

hast set a boundary which they

HOLY THEOPHANY VESPERS & DIVINE LITURGY OF ST BASIL THE GREAT

LORD & SAVIOUR,

pliromas tis Ekklisias Sou filaxon,

Protect the whole Body

aftous antidoxason ti Thiki Dinami

Lord, Who Blesses those who Bless

Erinin to kosmo Sou dories, tes Ekklisies Grant

Peace to Thy world, to Thy

Sou, tis Ierefsi, tis Vasilefsin imon, to

pasa dosis agathi ke pan Dorima

every measure of Blessing, and

Onoma Kyriou Evlogimenon apo

mountains ascend, and the plains

Let us beseech the Lord.

has founded the earth upon its

above the mountains

Evlogon tou Evlogontas Se, Kyrie, ke