Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria

& All Africa

Entry into Temple

Great Vespers Service

20 November
24.

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

A Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos

O Virgin, Spotless, Undefiled, Unstained, All-Chaste and Pure Lady, Bride
of God, who by Thy Glorious Birthgiving hast United God the Word
with Man and linked our fallen nature with Heavenly Things; who art
the Hope of the hopeless, the Helper of the oppressed, the Ready
Protection of those who hasten unto Thee, and the Refuge of
Christians:
Despise not me, who am defiled and sinful, who by my wicked thoughts,
words and deeds, have become an unworthy servant, and by my
slothfulness have turned into a slave to evil affections.
O Mother of the God of Love, have mercy and compassion upon me, a
sinner and a prodigal.
Accept this Prayer that is offered to Thee from mine impure lips; and
putting forward Thy maternal influence with Thy Son, my Lord and
Master, beseech Him to open unto me the Lovingkindness of His Grace.
Beseech Him to overlook my countless transgressions, to grant me True
Repentance, and to make me to be a zealous doer of His Commandments.
And Thou, being Gracious and Compassionate and Tender-hearted, be ever
present with me in this life as my Defender and Helper, so that I may
turn aside the assault of mine enemies, and Guide me into Salvation.
Help my poor soul at the Hour of my death, and drive far from it all the
dark forms of the evil ones.
And in the dreadful Judgement Day, Deliver me from Everlasting
Punishment, and present me as an Inheritor of the Ineffable Glory of
Thy Son, our God.
O, may I obtain this, Most-Holy Lady and Birthgiver of God, through
Thine Intercessions and Mediations, by the Grace and exceeding Great
Love of Thine Only-Begotten Son, my Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus
Christ, to Whom is due, with the Eternal Father and the All-Holy,
Good and Life-Giving Spirit, all Honour and Glory and Worship, now
and ever, and unto Ages of ages.
Amen.

2.

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

Endoxon ke Kallinikon Martirion; Ton

Osion ke Theoforon Pateron imon;
Ton Agion ke Dikeon Theopatoron
Ioakim ke Annis;
.. On ke tin
mnimin epiteloumen ke Panton ton
Agion, Eleise ke Sose imas, os agathos
ke Filanthropos ke Eleimon Theos.

Amin
Di

PEOPLE

evhon ton Agion Pateron imon,

Kyrie Iisou Hriste, O Theos imon,
Eleison ke Soson imas

Amin

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

of the Precious, Glorious Prophet

and Forerunner John the Baptist; of
the Holy, Glorious and Victorious
Martyrs; of our Saintly and Godinspirred Fathers; of the Holy and
Righteous Ancestors Joachim and
Anna; of whose memory
we commemorate, and of all the
Saints, and Save us, for God is
Gracious and Loves mankind.

Christ our God, have Mercy on us

and Save us.
PEOPLE

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

Amen
Through

the Prayers of our

our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus

. P RIE ST

Amen

E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 23.

the Power, and the Glory, of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
Ages of Ages.

i Doxa tou Patros, ke tou Iou, ke tou

Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.

Amin

PEOPLE

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ENTRY

Simeron

tis
evdokias
Theou
to
prooimion, ke tis ton anthropon
Sotirias i prokirixis.
En Nao tou
Theou tranos i Parthenos diknite, ke
ton Hriston tis pasi prokatangellete.
Afti ke imis megalofonos voisomen.
Here, tis ikonomias tou Ktistou i
ekplirosis. (3)

Amen

INTO

TEMPLE

TONE 4

Today is the Prelude of Gods Good

Pleasure, and the Proclamation of
humanitys Salvation. In the Temple
of God, the Virgin is presented
openly,
and
in
Herself
She
announces Christ to all. Let us, then,
with a Great Voice cry aloud to Her:
Rejoice! Thou art the Fulfilment of
our Creators Dispensation! (3)

PRAYERS
THE C

Evlogitos

O Theos imon, pantote nin

ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Amin
MA

KE

pantote, nin ke ai, ke is tous Eonas

ton eonon.

Amin
Stereose

now and always, and to the Ages of

ages.

P EO P LE

Kyrios O Theos tin Agian ke

Orthodoxon Pistin ton Evsevon ke
Orthodoxon Hristianon sin ti Agia
tafti Ekklisia is Eonas Eonon.

Amen.
Tin timoteran

P RIE ST

Amen
Preserve,

Orthodox Faith of Pious and

Orthodox Christians, together with
this Church, this city and our Nation
unto the Ages of Ages.
PEOPLE

ton Herouvim, ke
endoxoterna,
asigkritos
ton
Seraphim, tin adiafthoros, Theon
Logon tekousan, tin ontos Theotokos,
Se Megalinomen!

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

O God, the Holy and

READER:

Amen.
Greater

in Honour than the

Cherubim and in Glory greater
beyond compare than the Seraphim
Thou who without corruption gave
Birth to God the Word and who art
truly Theotokos, we Magnify!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

Amen
Lord, have Mercy (3)
Bless, Father

Amin
Kyrie Eleison (3)
Evlogison, Pater
Si O Theos, i Elpis imon, Doxa

Glory to Thee, O God our

Hope, Glory to Thee!

PRIEST

Si!

Hristos O Alithinos Theos imon, tes

Presvies
tis
Panahrantou
ke
Panamomoou Agias Aftou Mitros;
Dinami tou Timiou ke Zoopiou
Stavrou;
Prostasies tou Timiou,
Evdoxou Profitou, Prodromou ke
Vaptistou Ioannou;
Ton Agion

SIGN

22.

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

OF THE

STA

ND

Blessed

is our God always, now and

ever, and to the ages of ages.

CROSS AND BOW

TO

GOD

EACH

TIME

O come let us worship and bow down

Defte

Defte

O come let us worship and bow down

proskinisomen ke prospesomen
to Vasili imon Theo.
proskinisomen ke prospesomen
Christo to Vasili imon Theo.
proskinisomen ke prospesomen
Afto, Christo to Vasili ke Theo imon

to our King and God.

come let us worship and bow down

to Christ, our King and God.

before Christ Himself, our King and

our God.

KATHISMA OF THE PSALMS

1
THE SUNSET PSALM - PSALM 103/104
A PRAY

ER

OF

PRAISE

FOR

GODS MAGNIFICENT & PROVIDENTIAL CREA

Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.

Bless the Lord, O my soul:

Exomologisin

Thou

Ektinon

ton Ouranon osi derrin, O

stegazon en idasi ta iperoa aftou. To
tithis nefi tin epivasin aftou, O
peripaton epi pterigon anemon.

Who

pion tou Angelous Aftou pnevmata,

ke tous Litourgous Aftou Piros Floga.

Who

themelion tin Gin ep tin asfalian aftis,

ou klithisete is ton eona tou eonos.

Who

Kyrie O
Theos mou, emegalinthis sfodra.
ke megloprepian enediso,
anavallomenos Fos os imartion.

Avissos

os imation to perivoleon aftou,

epi ton oreon stisonte idata.

Vrontis Sou diliasousin.

TION

O Lord my
God, Thou art exceedingly great.
hast put on praise and beauty:
and art clothed with Light as with a
garment;

stretched out the heavens 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
makes Thine Angels spirits: and
Thine Ministers a Burning Fire;
has founded the Earth upon its
own bases: it shall not be moved
forever and ever.

The deep, like a garment, is its clothing:

above the mountains
waters stand.

Apos epitimiseos Sou fevxonte, apo Fonis At

shall

the

Thy rebuke they shall flee: at the

Voice of Thy thunder they shall fear.

Anavenousin

The

Orion

Thou hast set a bound which they shall

ori ke katavenousi pedia,

is ton topon, on ethemeliosas afta.
ethou, O ou parelevsonte, oude
epistrepsousi kalipse tin Gin.

May

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; through the
Protection of the sublime Spiritual
Powers in Heaven; the Supplications

SE

Defte

THE DISMISSAL BLESSINGS

Doxa

HOLY TRINITY

MUST PLEA

Amen
THE

DISMISSAL PRAYERS

Sofia
P R I E S T Wisdom
O on Evlogitos, Hristos O Theos imon, Christ our God, the Eternal is Blessed,

TO THE

ONGREGATION

mountains ascend, and the plains

descend into the place which Thou
hast founded for them.
not pass over; neither shall they
return to cover the Earth.

PSALM 103

IS THE GREAT PSALM OF HOLY VESPERS, WHICH IS A POETIC RENDITION OF GENESIS CHAPTER 1. SINCE
THE NEW DAY BEGINS AT SUNDOWN, THIS PSALM IS CHANTED IN PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING TO OUR CREATOR.
GODS PROVIDENCE IS ILLUSTRATED: HE PROVIDES FOR THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH AND DOES NOT NEGLECT EVEN
THE SMALLEST OF HIS BEAUTIFUL CREATURES.

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 3.

exapostellon pigas en faragxin, ana

meson ton oreon dilevsonte idata.

send forth springs in the vales:

between the midst of the hills the
waters shall pass.

Potiousi

All

Ep

Over

Potizon

Thou waters the hills from Thine Upper

panta ta thiria tou agrou,

prosdexonte onagri is dipsan afton.
afta ta petina tou ouranou
kataskinosi, ek mesou ton petron
dosousi fonin.
ori ek ton iperoon Aftou. Apo
karpou ton ergon Sou hortasthisete i
gi. O exantellon horton tis ktinesi, ke
hloin ti doulia ton anthropon.

Tou

exagagin arton ek tis gis. Ke inos

evfreni kardian anthropou.

out of the
earth: and that wine may cheer the
heart of mankind.

Hortasthisonte

The trees of the field shall be filled, and

he may make his face cheerful

with oil:
and that bread may
strengthen his heart.
in the cedars of Lebanon, which He
has planted, the sparrows shall make
their nests; the highest of them is
the nest of the heron.

Ori ta ipsila tes elafis, petra katafigi tis The high hills are a refuge for the deer,
the rock for the hares.

lagois.

Epiise selinin is herous.

O ilios egno tin

He

disin aftou.

Ethou

skotos ke egeneto nix. En afti

dilefsonte panta ta thiria tou drimou.

Skimni

oriomeni tou arpase, ke zitise

para to Theo vrosin aftis.

has made the moon for seasons:

the sun knows its setting.

Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is

night: in it shall all the beasts of the
woods go about:

The

young lions roaring after their

prey, and seeking their meat from
God.

Agios

O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Athanatos, Eleison imas [3]

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

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Afti I thalassa I megali ke evrihoros.

Eki
erpeta, on ouk estin arithmos, Zoa
mikra meta megalon.

4.

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

So is this great sea that stretches wide

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

its arms: there are creeping things

without number:
creatures small
and great.

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

HOLY TRINITY

Holy

God,
Holy
Mighty,
Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us [3]

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Amin
Panagia Trias Eleison imas.

Amen
All Holy

Doxa

Glory

Kyrie Eleison [3]

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Lord have mercy [3]

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Kyrie, elas
thiti tes amarties imon.
Despota,
Singhorison tas anomias imin. Agie
Ipiskepse, ke iase tas asthenias imon,
eneken tou Onomatos Sou.
Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

Trinity, have Mercy on us.

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

to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amin

Amen
OUR LORDS PRAYER

THE ENTIRE CONGREGATION MUST RECITE OUR LORDS PRAYER IN

UNISON

Pater 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.

his labour until the evening.

great are Thy Works, O Lord!
Thou has made all things in Wisdom:
The Earth is filled with Thy Riches.

THE

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Glory

sun rises, and they are gathered

together: and they shall lie down in
their dens.

Exelfsete

O Lord, now let Thy servant

depart in Peace, according to Thy
Word. For my eyes have seen Thy
Salvation, Whom Thou prepared
before the face of all Nations - a
Light to Enlighten the Gentiles, and
the Glory of Thy people Israel!

TRISAGION PRAYERS TO

Anetilen O ilios ke sinihthisan, ke is tas The

mandras afton kitasthisonte.

PRIEST

to rimasou en Irini.
Oti ithon I
ofthalmi mou to Sotirion Sou, O
itimasas kata Prosopon panton ton
loan; Fos is apokalipsin Ethnon ke
Doxan laou Sou Israil!

That Thou may bring bread

That

ta xila tou mediou, e

kedri tou Livavou, as efitevsas; eki
strouthia annosevsousi, tou erodiou I
katikia igite afton.

Nin apoliis ton doulon Sou Despota, kata

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 men.

ST SYMEON

OF

THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND

the beasts of the field shall drink:

the wild asses shall expect in their
thirst

Tou ilarine

prosopon en eleo. Ke artos

kardian anthropou stirizi.

THE DISMISSAL PRAYER

Thou

Oti Sou Estin i Vasilia ke i Dynamis ke

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.

PEOPLE

PRIEST

For

Thine is the Kingdom, and

ST SYMEON WAS ONE OF 70 ERUDITE HEBREW PRIESTS CHOSEN TO TRANSLATE THE ANCIENT SACRED HEBREW TEXTS INTO HELLENISTIC
GREEK, WHICH HAD BECOME THE LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD - CIRCA 200 BC - KNOWN AS THE SEPTUAGINT. BUT WHEN HE CAME
TO THE WORD VIRGIN CONCERNING THE MESSIANIC BIRTH, HE WANTED TO CHANGE IT TO YOUNG WOMAN.
HOWEVER, BEFORE HE COULD MAKE SUCH A TERRIBLE ERROR, GOD SENT ARCHANGEL GABRIEL TO ENLIGHTEN HIM AND TO PROMISE HIM
THAT HE WOULD LIVE TO SEE THE MESSIAH. A FEW CENTURIES LATER, HAVING WATCHED THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY GROW UP IN
THE TEMPLE, AND KNOWING HER MOST SPECIAL QUALITIES OF ABSOLUTE PIOUS HUMILITY AND OBEDIENCE TO GOD, HE REJOICED
AND WAS READY TO REPOSE AT THE AGE OF 325 YEARS!! (PROVING HOW ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE BY THE WILL OF GOD!)
ST SYMEONS FINAL DUTY TO GOD WAS TO CIRCUMCISE HIS INCARNATE SON, OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST.

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 21.

is Full of Grace, and She called the

young girls to go before Her, lamps
in hand. Go, Child, she said, ... to
Him Who gave Thee to me; be unto
Him an Offering and a Sweet
Smelling Incense. God into the place
that none may enter;
learn its
Mysteries and prepare Thyself to
become the pleasing and beautiful
Dwelling Place of Jesus, Who grants
the world Great Mercy.

proskalesameni proporevesthe, aftis

tas neanidas lampadiforous ke
legousa.
Apithi teknon, to dotiri
genithiti, ke anathima, ke evodes
Thimiama. Iselthe is ta adita, ke
gnothi
mystiria,
ke
etimazou
genesthe, tou Iisou ikitirion, terpnon
ke oreon, tou parehontos to kosmo, to
Mega Eleos.

To Prosopon Sou litanefsousain

i plousii tu laou.

The rich among the people

shall Entreat Thy Favour.

STIHO S

VE RSE

Endon

The Most Holy Virgin, Temple that is to

en to Nao tou Theou, O

Theohoritos
Naos
anatithete,
Parthenos i Panagia, neanides te
aftis, nin lampadifori proporevonte.
Skirta gennitoron, i sizigia i aristos,
Ioakim te, ke i Anna horevontes, oti
etekon, tin ton Ktistin kiisasan. Itis
perihorevousa, is Thia skinomata, ke
trefomeni Angelou, dia hiros i
panamomos, Hristou ofthi Mitir, tou
parehontos to kosmo, to Mega Eleos.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

hold God, is dedicated within the

Temple of the Lord; and young girls,
bearing lamps, now bo before Her.
Her Noble Parents, Joachim and
Anna, leap for Joy and dance, for
they have born Her who is to bear
the Creator; and She, the All
Pure,with rejoicing goes round the
Divine Habitations and is fed by the
hands of an Angel. She it is that
shall become Mother of Christ, Who
grants the world His Great Mercy.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

APOSTICHA IDIOMELONS ENTRY

TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Simeron

Ke

INTO

TEMPLE

ta stifi ton Piston sinelthonta,

pnevmatikos panigirisomen, ke tin
Theopeda Parthenon ke Theotokon,
en NaoKyriou prosagomenin, evsevos
anevfimisomen. Tin proeklehthisan
ek pason ton geneon, is katikitirion
tou Pantanaktos Hristou, ke Theou
ton olon, Partheni, lampadiforouse
proporevesthe,
tis
Aiparthenou
timose, tin sevasmion proodon,
Miteres, lipin pasan apothemene,
harmonikos
sinakolouthisate,
imnouse tin Mitera tou Theou
genomenin, ke tis haras tou kosmou
tin
proxenon.
Apantes
oun
harmonikos, to here Sin to Angelo
ekvoisomen, ti Keharitomeni, ti ai
presvevousi, iper ton psihon imon.

Today,

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amin
20.

let us, the arrays of the

assembled Faithful, triumph in spirit
and reverently praise the Child of
God, Virgin and Theotokos, as She is
offered in the Temple of the Lord;
She who was forechosen from all
generations to be the Dwellingplace
of Christ, the Master and God of all.
O Virgins bearing lamps: go before
Her, honouring the Majestic Advance
of the Ever Virgin. Mothers: setting
aside every sorrow, follow them in
gladness, singing the praises of He
who became the Mother of God and
Mediator of Joy for the world. With
the Angel, joyfully, let us all cry:
Hail! to Her who is Full of Grace
and Who ever Intercedes for our
soul.

Amen.
GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

Eki plia diaporevonte.

There

Panta

All

Drakon outos, on
eplasas empezin aftin.

pros se prosdokosi doune tin

trofin afton is evkeron. Donttos sou
aftis, sillexousin

the ships shall go.

The sea
dragon that Thou hast formed to
play therein.
expect of Thee that Thou grant
them food in season. What Thou
grant to them, they shall gather up:

ANIXANTARIA
THE REST

OF THE

PSALM

IS CHANTED AS FOLLOWS FROM THIS POINT ONWARDS

Anixantos

Sou tin Hira, ta simpanta

plisthisonte Hristotitos.

When Thou open Thy Hand, they shall

all be filled with Goodness.

Doxa Si, O Theos!

Allilouia!
Apostrepsantos de

Glory to Thee, O God!

Alleluia!
But if Thou turn away Thy

Doxa Si, O Theos!

Allilouia!
Exapostelis to Pnevma

Glory to Thee, O God!

Alleluia!
Thou shalt send forth Thy

Doxa Si, Pater!

Doxa Si, Iie!
Doxa Si, to Pnevmati to Agion!
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
Ito i Doxa Kyriou is tous

Glory to Thee, O Father!

Glory to Thee, O Son!
Glory to Thee, O Holy Spirit!
Glory to Thee, O God!
Alleluia!
May the Glory of the Lord

Doxa Si, Agie!

Doxa Si, Kyrie!
Doxa Si, Vasilef Ouranie!
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
O epivlepon epi tin Gin ke

Glory to Thee, O Holy One!

Glory to Thee, O Lord!
Glory to Thee, O Heavenly King!
Glory to Thee, O God!
Alliluia!
He looks upon the Earth, and makes it

Sou to Prosopon,
tarahthisonte: Antanelis to pnevma
afton ke eklipsousi, ke is ton houn
afton epistrepsousin.

Sou kitisthisonte,
ke anakeniis to Prosopon tis Gis.

eona.
Evfranthisete Kyrios epi tis Ergis
Aftou.

pion aftin
tremin. O aptomenos ton oreon ke
kapnizonte.

Doxa Si, Agie!

Doxa Si, Kyrie!
Doxa Si, Vasilei Ouranie!
Doxa Si, to Pnevma to Agion!
Doxa Si, O Theos!
GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

Face, they
shall be troubled: Thou shalt take
away their breath, and they shall fail,
and shall return to their dust.

Spirit, and
they shall be created: and Thou
shalt Renew the face of the Earth.

endure
forever: the Lord shall Rejoice in His
Works.

tremble: He touches the mountains,

and they smoke.

Glory to Thee, O Holy One!

Glory to Thee, O Lord!
Glory to Thee, O Heavenly King!
Glory to Thee, O Holy Spirit!
Glory to Thee, O God!
E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 5.

Allilouia!
Aso ko Kyrion

en ti Zoi mou - psalo to

Theo mou eos iparho.

Alleluia!
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live - I
Glory

Doxa Si, O Theos!

Allilouia!
Idinthii Afto I dialogimou:

Glory to Thee, O God!

Alleluia!
Let my speech be acceptable to Him:

ego

de

to Thee, O Trinitarian God:

Father, Son and Spirit! We bow
down to Worship and Glorify Thee!

evfranthisome epi to Kyrio.

Doxa Si, Pater Anarhe!

Doxa Si, Iie Sinanarhe!
Doxa Si, to Pnevmati

Glory to Thee, Beginningless Father!

Glory to Thee, Beginningless Son!
Glory to Thee, O Holy Spirit, of the

Trias Agia, Doxa Si!

Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
Eklipien amartolis apo tis Gis ke anomi,

O Holy Trinity, Glory to Thee!

Glory to Thee, O God!
Alleluia!
Let sinners be consumed out of

to Agion! to
Omoousion ke Omothronon.

same Essence and sharing the same

Throne.

the
Earth, and the unjust, so that they be
no more:

oste mi iparhin aftou.

Doxa Si, Pater!

Doxa Si, Iie!
Doxa Si, to Pnevma to Agion!
Trias Agia, Doxa Si!
Doxa Si, O Theos!
Alliluia!
Evlogi, i psihi mou, ton Kyrion.

Glory to Thee, O Father!

Glory to Thee, O Son!
Glory to Thee, O Holy Spirit!
O Holy Trinity, Glory to Thee!
Glory to Thee, O God!
Alleluia!
O my soul, Bless the Lord. The

Doxa Si, Vasilei Epouranie!

Glory

O ilios
egno tin disin aftou. Ethou skotos ke
egeneto nis.
Doxa Si,

O Theos!

Alluilouia!
Os emeglinthi ta Erga Sou, Kyrie.

Panta

sun
knows its setting:
Thou hast
appointed darkness, and it is night.
to Thee, O Heavenly King!
Glory to Thee, O God!

Alleluia!
How great

are Thy Works, O Lord!

Thou hast made all things in
Wisdom.

en Sofia epiisas.

Doxa Si, Pater Agennite!

Doxa Si, Iie Gennite!
Doxa Si, to Pnevma to Agion,

to ek
tou Patros Ekporevomenon ke en
Ion Anapavomenon.
Trias Agia,
Doxa Si!

6.

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

PRIEST

Glory to Thee, Father Unbegotten!

Glory to Thee, Son Begotten!
Glory to Thee, Holy Spirit, Who

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

WE

Proceeds from the Father Holy

Trinity, Glory to Thee!

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

BOW

OUR HEADS

TO

RECEIVE

Ke meta tou pnevmatos Sou

Tas kefalas imon to Kyrou klinate
MA

will take delight in the Lord.

Amen
Peace be to all.

PEOPLE

will sing praises to my God while I

have my being.

Doxa

Si, Trisipostate Theotis, Pater,

Iie ke Pnevma. Se Proskinoumen ke
Doxazazoumen.

Amin
Irini pasi!

KE

And to thy spirit

P R I E S T Let us bow our heads to the Lord

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW D

PEOPLE
QUIETLY

PRAYS

BLESSING

PEOPLE

Si Kyrie
THE PRIEST

THE

EEPLY

IN

GRATITUDE

To Thee, O Lord

O Lord our God, Who bowed the Heavens and came down for the Salvation of
the human race, look upon Thy servants and upon Thine Inheritance, for to
Thee, the Fearful Judge Who Loves mankind, Thy servants have bowed
their heads and inclined their necks - not waiting for any human help, but
awaiting Thy Mercy and looking for Thy Salvation.
Guard them at every moment, during both the present evening and the
approaching night, from every foe , from every hostile operation of the
devil and from vain thoughts and evil desires...
THE PRIEST

Ii to

CONTINUES ALOUD

Kratos tis Vasilias Sou Evlogimenon

ke Dedoxasmenon tou Patros ke
tou Iou ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin
ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Amin

PRIEST

May the Might of Thy Kingdom be

Blessed and Glorified; of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
Ages of ages.
PEOPLE

Amen

APOSTICHA IDIOMELONS ENTRY

TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Here

O Ouranos ke i Gi, ton Ouranon

ton noiton porevomenon, orontes is
Thion Ikon, anatrafine septos, tin
Parthenon monin ke amomiton, pros
in ekplittomenos, Zaharias evoise, Pili
Kyriou, tou Naou ipanigo Si, pilas
herousa, en afto perihoreve. Egnon
gar ke pepistevka, os idi i litrosis,
epidimisi prodilos, tou Israil ke
tehthisete, ek Sou Theos Logos, O
doroumenos to kosmo, to Mega Eleos.

Akouson, Thigater, ke ide ke

klinon to ous Sou ke epilathou tou
laou Sou ke tou Ikou tou Patros
Sou. Ke epithimisi O Vasilefs tou
kallous Sou.

INTO

TEMPLE

Heaven

and Earth, Rejoice, beholding

the Spiritual Heaven, the only Virgin
without blemish, enter the House of
God, there to be reared in Reverence.
To Her Zacharias in amazement
cried: O Gate of the Lord! Unto
Thee I open the Gates of the Temple.
Rejoice and go round it in gladness.
For I know and believe that the
Deliverance of Israel shall now come
to dwell openly in our midst. And
that from Thee shall be born God the
Word, Who grants the world Great
Mercy.

Listen, O Daughter, behold and

incline Thine ear, and forget Thy
people and Thy Fathers house, for
the King desires Thy Beauty.

STIHO S

VE RSE

Anna

Anna, truly Blessed by Gods Grace, led

i Thia Haris Safos, Haritothisan

tin Agnin Aiparthenon, prosagi met
evfrosinis, is ton Naon tou Theou,

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

with gladness into the Temple of the

Lord, the Pure and Ever Virgin, who

E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 19.

Antilavou,

Soson, Eleison ke diafilaxon

imas O Theos ti Si Hariti.

Amin
Tin esperan

Help us, Save us, have Mercy on

us, and protect us, O God, by Your
Grace.

PRIEST

PEOPLE

Pasan Telian, Agian,

Irinikin ke anamartiton, para tou
Kyriou etisometha....

Parashou Kyrie
Angelon Irinis, Piston Odigon, Filaka ton

whole evening may be

Perfect, Holy, Peaceful and sinless,
let us ask of the Lord...

PRIEST

PEOPLE

Grant this, O Lord

For an Angel of Peace,

a Faithful
Guide, a Guardian of our soul and
body, let us ask of the Lord...

PRIEST

Psihon ke ton somaton imon, para

tou Kyriou etisometha...

Parashou Kyrie
Signomin ke afesin ton amartion ke ton

Amen
That the

PEOPLE
PRIEST

Grant this, O Lord

For forgiveness and remission of

plimelimaton imon, para tou Kyriou

etisometha...

our sins and transgressions, let us

ask of the Lord ...

Parashou Kyrie

Ta Kala ke Simferonta tes psihes imon

Grant this, O Lord

P R I E S T
For what is Good and Profitable

ke Irini to kosmo, para tou Kyriou

etisometha...

Parashou Kyrie

Ton ipolipon hronon tis zois imon en

PEOPLE

to our souls, and for the Peace of the

world, let us ask of the Lord...

PRIEST

Parashou Kyrie

Hristiana ta

Parashou Kyrie
Tis
Panagias,

MA

Si Kyrie
Oti Agathos
iparhis

KE

Christian, painless, without shame,

Peaceful, and that we may have a
good Defence before the Awesome
Judgement Seat of Christ, let us ask
of the Lord.

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW D

Filanthropos Theos
Si
tin
Doxan

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

OWN

Alleluia!

To Thee, O Lord
For Thou art a Good

Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the ages of ages.

Glory to Thee, Our Help! O Lord,

Glory to Thee!

Alleluia!

CONGREGATION MAY SIT, IF NECESSARY

REGARDED AS BEING DISRESPECTFUL IN THE

BUT DO NOT CROSS LEGS AS THIS IS

HOLY TEMPLE OF ALMIGHTY GOD.

IRINIKA - THE PEACE PETITIONS

psihon imon, tou Kyriou deithomen...

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Agiou Ikou toutou ke ton meta
Pisteos, Evlavias ke Fovou Theou
isionton
en
afto,
tou
Kyriou
deithomen...

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Papa

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...

tou simpantos Kosmou,

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

PEOPLE
PRIEST

Lord have Mercy

For the Peace of the whole world,

the stability of the Holy Churches of

God, and for the Union of all, let us
pray to the Lord...
PEOPLE

Lord have mercy

For this Holy House,

and for
those who enter it with Faith,
Reverence and the Fear of God3, let
us pray to the Lord...

PRIEST

PEOPLE

ke Patriarhi imon
T H E O D O R O U ke tou Arhiepiskopou
imon
(Sergiou,)
tou
Timiou
Presviteriou, tis en Hristo Diakonias,
pantos tou Klirou ke tou Laou tou

TO GOD

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

PRIEST

ascribe Glory:
to the Father, and

to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
now and always, and to the Ages of
ages.

ORTHODOX CHURCHES DO NOT USUALLY HAVE PEWS, WHICH WERE RECENTLY INTRODUCED DUE TO WESTERN INFLUENCE, SO IF WE NEED
TO SIT DOWN, WE ONLY SIT ON THE EDGE OF THE PEW LEGS UNCROSSED - READY TO STAND UP IMMEDIATELY - NEVER
IN A RELAXED OR CASUAL STANCE!
WE MUST NEVER FORGET THAT WE ARE IN THE VERY PRESENCE OF ALMIGHTY GOD IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE, WHICH IS A MOST SACRED
PLACE - WHERE WE DO NOT ACT DISRESPECTFULLY AT ALL. NOR SHOULD WE DRAW ATTENTION TO OURSELVES AND AWAY FROM THE
WORSHIP OF GOD BY MEANS OF UNSUITABLE CLOTHING OR BEHAVIOUR!!
3
T H E F E A R O F G O D MEANS THAT DUE TO THE DEPTH OF OUR LOVE , RESPECT AND DEVOTION TO GOD, WE NEVER WANT TO FAIL
OR TO DISAPPOINT HIM WHO LOVES US UNCONDITIONALLY! WE SHOULD CONSTANTLY FEAR THE CONSEQUENCES OF OUR OWN
WILFUL ACTIONS - OUR FREE CHOICES - THAT WILL CAUSE OUR ALIENATION FROM OUR MOST BELOVED LORD AND SAVIOUR.

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

God Who
Loves mankind, and to Thee we

PRIEST

anapempomen
to Patri ke to Io ke

to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous
Eonas ton eonon.

18.

Grant this, O Lord

Remembering our

AllHoly, Pure, Most Blessed and

Glorious Lady, Theotokos
and ever-Virgin Mary, with
all the Saints, let us
commend ourselves and one
another, and all our Life, to
Christ our God.

PRIEST

PEOPLE

ke
ke

Si, I Elpis imon! Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Grant this, O Lord

That the end of our Life may be

PEOPLE

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.
Alleluia [3] Glory to Thee, O God!
Alleluia!
Alleluia [3] Glory to Thee, O God!
Alleluia!
Alleluia [3] Glory to Thee, O God!

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Irinis

spent in Peace and Repentance, let

us ask of the Lord...

PRIEST

Amin
Allilouia [3] Doxa Si, O Theos!
Allilouia!
Allilouia! [3] Doxa Si, O Theos!
Alleluia!
Alleluia [3] Doxa Si, O Theos! Doxa

Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

Grant this, O Lord

That the rest of our life may be

PEOPLE

teli tis Zois imon,

anodina, anepeshinta, Irinika ke
Kalin Apologian tin epi tou Foverou
Vimatos tou Hristou etisometha.

Glory to Thee, O God!

Alleluia!
Glory to the Father, and to the

En Irini tou Kyriou deithomen...

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Anothen Irinis ke tis Sotirias ton

PEOPLE

Irini ke Metania ektelese, para tou

Kyriou etisometha...

Doxa Si, O Theos!

Alliluia!
Doxa Patri ke Io ke

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 7.

Kyriou deithomen...

us pray to the Lord...

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis poleos taftis - pasis poleos, horas

every city,
village and land - and for the Faithful
who dwell in them, let us pray to the
Lord...

PRIEST

- ke ton Pisti ikounton en aftes tou

Kyriou deithomen...

Kyrie Eleison
Iper efkrasias aeron, eforias ton karpon

weather, for
abundance in the Earths yield and
for peaceful times, let us pray to the
Lord...

PRIEST

PEOPLE

odiporounton, nosounton,
kamnonton, ehmalonton ke tis
Sotirias afton tou Kyriou deithomen...

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Risthine
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou, Soson,
Amin

Lord have mercy

For travellers by sea,

Lord have mercy

For our Deliverance

from all
tribulation, wrath, danger and
necessity, let us pray to the Lord...

PRIEST

PEOPLE

Eleison ke diafilaxon
imas O Theos ti Si Hariti...

Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us, have Mercy

on
us, and Protect us, O God, by Thy
Grace...

PRIEST

PEOPLE

Tis

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
Remembering

our All-Holy,
Pure, Most Blessed and Glorious
Lady, the Mother of God and EverVirgin Mary, together with all the
Saints, let us commit ourselves and
one another, and all our Life to
Christ, our God.

PRIEST

MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD

Si Kyrie
Oti prepi

PEOPLE

Si pasa Doxa Timi ke

Proskinisis to Patri ke to Io ke to
Agio Pnevmati nin ke ai ke is tous
Eonas ton eonon.

Amin

Kyrie Eleison
Eti deometha

To Thee, O Lord
For to Thee are due

all Glory,
Honour and Worship, to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, now and forever, and to the
Ages of ages.

PRIEST

PEOPLE

Amen

THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND

PEOPLE

iper ton karpoforounton

ke kalliergounton en to Agio ke
Pnasenpto Nao touto, kopionton,
psallonton, ke iper tou periestotos
laou, tou apekdehomenounto para
Sou Mega ke plousion Eleos.

Kyrie Eleison
Oti Eleimon

Amin
Kataxioson,

Kyrie, en ti espera tafti

anamartitous filahthine imas.

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

Lord have mercy

For Thou art a Merciful

God, Who
Loves mankind, and 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...

Amen

PRIEST

Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this

evening without sin.

Evlogitos i, Kyrie, O Theos ton Pateron

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, God of our

Amen.
Genito,

Amen.
Let Thy

Evlogitos

Blessed

Evlogitos

Blessed art Thou,

imon, ke eneton ke dedoxasmenon to

Onoma Sou is tous eonas.

Kyrie, to Eleos Sou ef imas,

kathaper ilpisamen epi Se.
i, Kyrie, didaxon me ta
Dikeomata Sou.
i, Despota, sinetison me ta
Dikeomata Sou.

Evlogitos

i, Agie,
Dikeomasi Sou.

Fotison

Kyrie, to Eleos Sou is ton Eona.

me

tis

Ta Erga

ton Hiron Sou mi paridis.

Si

prepi enos, Si prepi imnos, Si Doxa

prepi,
to Patri ke to Iio ke to Agio
Pnevmati, nin ke ai is tous eonas ton
eonon

Amin.

Fathers, and Praised and Glorified be

Thy Name forever.

Mercy come upon us, O Lord,

even as we have set our hope on
Thee.
art Thou O Lord, teach me
Thy Commandments
O Master, make me
to understand Thy Commandments

Blessed

art Thou,
Enlighten
me
Commandments.

O Holy One,
with
Thy

Thy

Mercy, O Lord, is Eternal: Do not

overlook the Works of Thy Hands.

To Thee belongs praise;

to Thee is due

song; to Thee is due Glory;
to

the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
ages of ages.

Amen
LITANY

OF

FERVENT SUPPLICATIONS

Kyrie Eleison
INTO TEMPLE OF THE

for all those

who bring offerings, those who care
for the beauty of this Holy and
Venerable House, for those who
labour in Her Service, for those who
sing, and for the people here
present, who await You Great and
Rich Mercy...

PEOPLE

Kyrio...

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

PRIEST

Lord have Mercy

Furthemore we pray

THE EVENING PRAYERS

Plirosomen tin Esperinin Deisin imon to

8.

PRIEST

PEOPLE

ke Filanthropos Theos
iparhis,
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen, to Patri ke to Io ke
to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai, ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.

land, and
air; for the sick and the afflicted; for
captives; and for their Salvation, let
us pray to the Lord...

PRIEST

PEOPLE

imas apo pasis

thlipseos, orgis, kindinou ke anangis,
tou Kyriou deithomen...

us, who here and in all the world lie

asleep in the Lord...

Lord have mercy

For temperate

PEOPLE

tis Gis ke keron irinikon tou Kyriou

deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper pleonton,

Lord have mercy

For this city - for

PEOPLE

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

Let us complete our Evening

Prayer to the Lord...

PRIEST

PEOPLE

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

Lord, have Mercy!

E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 17.

sinesis.
To gar gnosne Nomon,
dianias estin agathis.

The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of

Wisdom, and the Counsel of Saints is
Understanding. For to know the Law
is characteristic of a good mind.

Touto

gar to propo polin zisis hronon,

ke prostethisete si eti Zois sou.

PRAYERS OF THE EVENING INCENSE - PSALM 140/141

THE PRIEST CENSES THE CHURCH & CONGREGATION WHILE RECITING THE PRAYER: BLESSED
OUR GOD, ALWAYS, NOW AND EVER, AND UNTO THE AGES OF AGES...

Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se: isakouson mou! Lord,

in this manner you will live a long

time, and the years of your Life shall
be increased.

PRIEST

tis dianias imon ipomen...

Kyrie Eleison
Kyrie Pantokrator, O Theos, ton Pateron

PEOPLE
PRIEST

imon deometha Sou epakouson ke

Eleison...

Kyrie Eleison
Eleison imas

PRIEST

ke

Kyrie Eleison
Eti deometha iper tou Papa ke Patriarhi

PRIEST

PEOPLE
PRIEST

Kyrie Eleison
Eti deometha

Kyrie Eleison
Eti deometha

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

anomias paratirisis, Kyrie Kyrie,

tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.

imnis, to Kyrio adontes, timontes ke

tin aftou, igiasmenin skinin, tin
empsihon kivoton, tin ton ahoriton
Logon horisasan.
Prosferete gar
Theo, iperfios ti Sarki nipiazousa, ke
Arhierefs O Megas, Zaharias dehete,
evfrenomenos taftin, os Theou
katikitirion.

PRIEST

PRIEST

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

Lord have mercy

Furthermore we pray
Lord have mercy
Furthermore we

Kyrie, ipeminen i Psihi mou is ton

Logon Sou. Ilpisen i Psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

TEMPLE TONE 1

Thou, O Lord, should mark

transgression, O Lord, who would
stand?For there is Forgiveness with
Thee.
to the Master in the words of Psalms
and Hymns, and honour His
Tabernacle that He Sanctified, the
animate
Ark
that
held
the
Uncontainable Logos within Herself.
For She is offered to God, being a
Babe in the flesh supernaturally.
And the Great and Holy High Priest,
Zacharias, feeling Joy in his heart
now receives Her who in time will be
the Dwellingplace of God.
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul hopes in the Lord.

Simeron

On

Apo

filakis proias mehri niktos. Apo

filakis proias elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.

From

Si

ton Profiton to kirigma, Apostolon

Doxa, ke Martyron kavhima, ke
panton ton gigenon i anakenisis,

Thou

Naos O empsihos, tis Agias

Doxis, Hristou tou Theou imon, i moni
en
gynexin,
evlogimeni
Agni,
prosferete to Nao, to Nomikon katikin
is ta Agia, ke Herousi Sin afti, Ioakim
ke i Anna to Pnevmati, ke parthenike
horie, to Kyrio adousi psalmikos
melodouse, ke timose tin Mitera
aftou.

pray for Mercy,

Life,
Peace,
health,
Salvation,
Visitation,
Forgiveness
and
Remission of sins for the servants of
God, our Brethren of this Holy
Temple....

pray for the

Blessed
and
Ever
Memorable
Founders of this Holy Temple; and
for all our devout Fathers and
Brethren
in
Christ,
Orthodox
Believers, departed this life before

If

INTO

Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because

Lord have mercy

Furthermore we

Lord have mercy

Furthermore we

my Prayer rise before Thee like

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

Simeron Pisti horevsomen, en psalmis ke O Believers, let us dance today, singing

all Orthodox

pray for our

Brothers of the Priesthood, the
Hieromonks, the Hierodeacons and
Monks and for our all our Brethren
in Christ...

PEOPLE

iper ton makarion ke

aidimon ktitoron tis Agia Ekklisias
taftis,
ke
iper
panton
ton
proanapafsamenon
pateron
ke
adelfon imon, ton enthade kimenon
ke apantahou Orthodoxon...

16.

PRIEST

PEOPLE

iper Eleous, Zois, Irinis

igias,
Sotirias,
Episkepseos,
sighoriseos ke afeseos ton amartion
ton doulon tou Theou, ton efsevon ke
Orthodoxon
Hristainon,
ke
evriskomenon en ti poli ... [.....] tafti,
ton enoriton, epitropon, sindromiton
ke afironton tis Agias Ekklisias taftis...

Ean

for our Pope

and Patriarch T H E O D O R O S and our
Archbishop ( N A M E ) . . .

PEOPLE

iper ton Adelphon imon,

ton
Iereon,
Ieromonahon,
Ierodiakonon ke Monahon, ke pasis
tis en Hristo imon Adelfotitos.

Lord have mercy

Again we pray for

Let

FESTAL STIHERA ENTRANCE

Christians...

imon T H E O D O R O U ke Arhiepiskopou
imon ( N A M E ) ...

Kyrie Eleison
Eti deometha

i prosevhi mou os
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton
hiron mou Thisia Esperini, isakouson
mou Kyrie.

Lord have Mercy

Have mercy upon

us, O God,
according to Your Great Mercy, we
beseech You; hearken, and have
Mercy...

PEOPLE

iper ton efsevon

Orthodoxon Hristianon...

Katevthinthito

Lord have Mercy.

O Lord Almighty,

the God of our

Fathers, we beseech You, hearken
and have Mercy....

PEOPLE

O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou deometha Sou epakouson
ke eleison ...

Kyrie Eleison
Eti deometha

Let us say, with all our soul and

with all our mind let us say...

I cry out to Thee: hear me! O

Lord, when I cry out to Thee, hear
me! Hear my voice, when I cry out to
Thee! Hear me, O Lord!

Isakouson
mou,
Kyrie!
Kyrie,
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou!
Proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to
kekragene me pros Se! Isakouson
mou Kyrie!

For

EKETENE - THE AUGMENTED LITANY

Ipomen pantes ex olis tis psihis, ke ex olis

IS

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

this day the Living Temple of the

Holy Glory of Christ our Lord and
God, the only Woman to be All Holy,
Blessed and Pure, is brought to the
Holy Temple of the Lord to inhabit
the Holy Place. And therefore does
Joachim, along with Anna, rejoice in
the spirit now. And the choruses of
virgins, chanting Hymns to the Lord,
sing to Him and His Mother, Whom
they honour with the words of
Psalms.

the Morning Watch until night;

from the Morning Watch until
night, let Israel hope in the Lord.

art She of whom the Prophets

preached, the Apostles Glory, and
the Martyrs Pride and Joy. Renewal

E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 9.

Parthene Mirtir Theou. Dia gar Sou

to Theo katillagimen. Dio timomen
tin Sin, en to Nao tou Kyriou
proelefsin, ke Sin to Angelo pantes
psalmikos to Here Si, ti pansemno
voomen, ti Presvia Sou Sozomeni.

art Thou of us all who were born on

Earth, O Virgin Mother of God, for
we have been Reconciled to God
through Thee. And therefore we
honour Thy Procession into the
Temple of God the Lord.
And
together witht he Angel, we cry out
in Psalms: Rejoice! To Thee, All Holy
Lady, at whse Intercession we are
Saved.

FESTAL STIHERA ENTRANCE

INTO

TEMPLE TONE 4

Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with

the Lord there is Mercy, and

with Him is abundant Redemption.
And He will Redeem Israel from all
transgressions.

afto litrosis, ke aftos litrosete ton

Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.

Ton Agion is Agia, i Aga ke amomos, en Led by the Holy Spirit, the Holy Maiden
Agio Pnevmati isikizete, ke di
Angelou ektrefete, to onti iparhousa,
agiotatos Naos, tou Agiou Theou
imon, tou ta simpanta, agiasantos
taftis isikisi, ke theosantos tin fisin, tin
ton vroton olisthisasa.

without spot, is taken to dwell in the

Holy of Holies. By an Angel is She
fed, who is in Truth the Most Holy
Temple of our Holy God. He has
Sanctified all things by Her Entry,
and has made Godlike the fallen
nature of mortals.

Enite

ton Kyrion, panta ta Ethni,

epenesate afton, pantes i lai.

Praise

neanides herouse, ke lampadas

katehouse, tis lampados simeron
proporevonte, tis noitis ke isagousin,
aftin is ta Agia, ton Agion ieros,
prodilouse tin mellousan, eglin
arriton, ex aftis analampsin ke
fotisin, tous en skoti kathimenous, tis
agnosias en Pnevmati.

The young girls rejoice today, and with

the Lord all you Gentiles!

Praise Him, all you peoples!

their lamps in hand, they go in

reverence before the Spiritual Lamp,
as She enters into the Holy of Holies.
They foreshadow the Brightness past
speech that is to shine forth from
Her and to grant Light by the Spirit
to those who sit in the darkness of
ignorance.

este keklismeni.
Dioti O Igoumenos outos kathisete en
Afti tou fagin Arton enantion
Kyriou: kata tin odon elam tis Pilis
iselefsete, ke kata tin odon aftou
exelefsete.

Ke

Githomeni

ipodexe, Zaharia evoisen,

Anna i panevfimos, in ekirixan,
Theou Profite en Pnevmati, ke taftin
isagage, is ton Agion Naon, Ieros
anatrefesthe,
opos
genite,
tou
Despotou ton olon, Thios Thronos, ke
Palation ke Klini, ke Fotavges
endietima.

THE PROPHECY

Profitou

Izekiel
Proshomen

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Amin

Amen

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

10.

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

to

He took me by the Way of the

North Gate to the front of the
Temple, and I looked.

And

behold! The House of the Lord

was full of Glory.

PROVERBS

OF SOLOMON THE
WISDOM: LET US ATTEND!

anagnosma

Sofia! Proshomen!
I Sofia okodomisen Eafti Ikon, ke ipirise
Stilous Epta.

WISE 9:1-11

The Reading from The

Prophecy of Ezekiel the Prophet of
God

READER

PRIEST

Wisdom! Let us attend!

Wisdom built Her House

and
She supported it with Seven Pillars.

READER

Esfaxe

She

Apestile

She sent her servants, inviting people to

ta Eaftis Thimata, ekerasen is

Kratira ton eantis inon, ke itimasato
tin eantis Trapezan.
tous Eaftis doulous, sigkalousa
meta ipsilou Kirigmatos epi Kratira,
legousa: Os estin Afron, ekklinato
pros me!

Ke

Anna

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

OF THE

And

And I fell on my face.

Ke pipto epi Prosopon mou.

His Mercy rules over us; and the

Truth of the Lord endures forever.

the All Blessed cried out

rejoicing: O Zacharias, take Her
whom
the
Prophets
of
God
proclaimed in the Spirit, and lead
Her into the Holy Temple, there to
be brought up in Reverence, that She
may become the Divine Throne of
the Master of all His Palace, His
Restingplace, and His Dwelling filled
with Light.

isigage me kata tin odon tis Pilis tis

pros Vorran, katenanti tou Ikou, ke
Idou.

Ke idon! Pliris Doxis O Ikos tou Kyriou.

Oti ekrateothi to Eleos aftou ef imas, For

ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.

Therefore It shall be shut.

As for the Prince, He will sit in It to
eat Bread before the Lord: He will
go in by way of the Gate Chamber
and go out the same way.

tis endeesi Frenon ipen: Elthate,

fagete ton Emon Arton, ke Piete
inon on Ekerasa imin; apolipte
afrosinin,
ina
is
ton
Eona
Vasilefsite; Ke zitisate Fronisin, ke
Katorthosate en Gnosi sinesin.

O pedefon kakous lipsete eafto atimian.

Eleghon
eafton.

Mi

de

ton

asevi

momisete

eleghe kakous, ina mi misisosi se.

Eleghe sofon, ke Agapisi se.

Didou

sofo aformin, ke sofoteros este.

Gnorize Dikeo, ke prosthisi tou
dehesthe.

offered her Sacrifices; She mixed

Her Wine in a bowl and prepared Her
Table.

the bowl, with a lofty Proclamation,

saying:
He who is without
Discernment, let him turn aside to
me!

And

to those in need of Discernment,

she says: Come, eat My Bread and
drink the Wine I mixed for you;
forsake lack of Discernment, and
you
shall
Live;
and
seek
Discernment so you may Live, and
keep straight your Understanding
with Knowledge.

He

who chastises evil men shall

received dishonour for himself; and
he who reproves the ungodly man
shall be blamed himself.

Do

not reprove evil men, so they may

not hate you. Reprove a wise man,
and he will Love you.

Give an opportunity to a wise man, and

he will be wiser. Instruct a Righteous
man, and he shall continue to receive
it.

Arhi Sofias Fovos Kyriou, ke vouli Agion

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

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Ke idou Klimax estirigmeni en ti Gi, is i

And

beheld a Ladder set up on the

Earth, and its top reached to Heaven.

kefali afiknito is ton Ouranon.

Ke

i Angeli tou Theou anevenon ke

katevenon ep afti.

And

there the Angels of God were

ascending and descending on it.

FESTAL STIHERA ENTRANCE

the Lord God of Abraham your

Father and the God of Isaac. Do
not fear.

gi ef is Si kathendis ep aftis, Si doso

aftin, ke to spermati Sou.

The land on which you lie I will give to

Ke este to sperma Sou os i ammos tis

you and to your seed.

your seed shall be like the dust
of the Earth, and you shall spread
abroad to the West and to the East;
to the North and to the South.

Ke eneflogithisonte en Si pase e file tis

And

in you and in your seed all the

tribes of the Earth shall be Blessed.

Gis, ke en to spermati Sou.

Ke idou: Ego Emi meta Sou, difilasson

se en ti odo pasi, ouan porefthis, ke
apostrepso Se is tin gin taftin, oti ou
mi Se egkatalipo, eos tou piise me
tafta osa elalisa Si.

And behold: I Am with you and will

keep you wherever you go, and will
bring you back to this land; for I
will not leave you until I have done
what I have spoken to you.

THE PRIEST CENSES AS BEFORE WHILE PRAYING:

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 down our souls.
For our eyes look to Thee, O Lord, our Lord, and we have hoped in Thee.
For to Thee belong all Glory, Honour and Worship: to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the Ages of Ages.
Amen

Ke exigerthi Iakov ek tou ipnou aftou, ke And

Jacob awoke from his sleep and

said, The Lord is in this Place I
did not know it!

ipen: Oti esti Kyrios en to Topo touto

- ego de ouk idin!

Ke efovithi ke ipen: Os foveros O Topos And

he was afraid, and said: How

awesome is this Place! This is none
other than the House of God, and
this is the Gate of Heaven!

outos! Ouk esti touto all i Ikos Theou,

ke afti i Pili tou Ouranon!

THE PROPHECY

Profitou

Izekiel
Proshomen

OF

EZEKIEL

THE PROPHET 43:

THE EAST GATE IS FOR THE LORD

to

anagnosma

Sofia! Proshomen!
...Ke este apo tis imeras tis ogdois ke

The Reading from

The
Prophecy of Ezekiel the Prophet of
God

kata tin odon tis Pilis

ton Agion tis exoteras tis vlepousis
kata Anatolas.

Ke afti in keklismeni.
Ke ipe Kyrios pros

me: I Pili Afti

keklismeni este - ouk anihthisete ke oudis mi dilthi di Aftis, oti Kyrios
O Theos Israil iselefsete di Aftis, ke

14.

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

ISODOS

Wisdom! Let us attend!

R E A D E R ... When these days are

THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND

THE PRIEST EXITS
PROCESSION,

THE

SANCTUARY THROUGH
HOLY GOSPEL

THE

Agion Sou.

Thy Saints!

Sofia! Orthi.

Wisdom! Rise!
The Evening Hymn

BY ST SOPHRONIOS, PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM

THE ENTIRE CONGREGATION

HYMN:

SINGS TOGETHER WITH THE

Fos

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.

And He took me back to the Outer Gate

of the Sanctuary that faces towards
the East.

Axion

Se en pasi keris imnisthe fones

esies, Ie Theou, Zoin O didous dio O
kosmos Se Doxazi!

And it was shut.

And the Lord said

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

to me: This Gate

shall be shut - It shall not be
opened - and no man shall pass
through It, because the Lord the
God of Israel will enter by It.
EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

IN

Blessed is the Entrance of

PRIEST

over,
on the Eighth Day, the Priests shall
offer your Whole Burnt Offerings
and your Peace Offerings on the
Altar, and I shall accept you, says
the Lord. God.

NORTH DOOR

BEFORE HIS FACE.

HOLDING THE

Evlogimeni i Isiodos ton

READER

epekina, piisousin i iris epi tou

thisiastrion ta olokaftomata imon,
ke ta tou Sotiriou imon, ke
prosdexome imas, legi Kyrios.

Ke epestrepse me

27 - 44:14

Thy Birth, O Lady, and Bride of

God, Thou hast gone to dwell in the
Temple of the Lord, there to be
brought up in the Holy of Holies, for
Thou art Thyself Holy: and Gabriel
then was sent to Thee, O Virgin All
Undefiled, to bring Thee Food. All
the Powers of Heaven stood amazed,
seeing the Holy Spirit dwell in Thee.
Therefore, O Mother of God without
stain or blemish, Glorified in Heaven
and on Earth, Save us.

paregenou en Nao Kyriou, tou

anatrafine is ta Agia ton Agion, os
igiasmeni. Tote ke Gavriil apestali
pros Se tin panamomon, trofin
komizon Si.
Ta Ourania panta
exestisan, oronta to Pnevma to Agion
en Si skinosan. Dio aspile amolinte, i
en Ourano ke epi Gis Doxazomeni,
Mitir Theou, Soze to genos imon.

And

Gis, ke platinthisete epi thalassan,

ke Liva, ke Vorran, ke epi Anatolas.

TEMPLE TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Meta to tehthine Se, Theonimfe Despina, After

O de Kyrios epestirikto ep aftis, ke ipen: The Lord stood above it and said: I Am
Ego Emi O Theos Avraam tou
Patros Sou, ke O Theos Isaak. Mi
fovou.

INTO

CHOIR

AND THE

PRIEST

THIS BEAUTIFUL

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 hymn Father, Son and
Holy Spirit.

For

it is fitting that at all times Thou

should be praised by voices
propitious, O Son of God, the Giver
of Life, for which cause the Universe
glorifies Thee!

T H E I S O D O S - T H E E N T R A N C E - SYMBOLI SES OUR L O RD C OMI NG I NTO OUR MI DST A ND WHOSE D I V INE

W I SDOM I S G IV EN TO US THROUG H THE H OLY G OSPELS

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 11.

PROKEIMENON THE GRADUAL

Sofia!
Irini pasi!

Wisdom!

PRIEST

mou.

O Theos, en to Onomati Sou Soson me, Save me, O God, for Thy Names sake,
ke en ti Dinami Sou Krinis me.

Peace be to all!

WE BOW OUR HEAD TO RECEIVE THE PRIESTLY BLESSING

Ke pnevmati sou!
Sofia!
Proshomen!

And to thy spirit....

P R I E S T Wisdom!
Let us attend!

PEOPLE

R E A D E R ( The

Prokeimenon of the .

OF THE DAY

WE CHANT THE APPROPRIATE PROKEIMENON OF THE DAY OF THE WEEK UPON

WHICH THIS FEAST FALLS EACH YEAR AS FOLLOWS:

Voithia mou para Kyriou, tou

piisantos ton Ouranon ke tin Gin.

Ira tous opsthalmous mou is ta

ori, othen izi i Voitheia mou.

I estatos en iko Kyriou, en avles

Ikou Theou imon.

Behold

now, Bless the Lord, all you

servants of the Lord.

My

Voithia mou para Kyriou, tou

piisantos ton Ouranon ke tin Gin.

who stand in the House of

the Lord, in the Courts of the House
of our God.

STIHO S

Idou

Behold

di Evlogite ton Kyrion, pantes i

douli Kyriou

now, Bless the Lord, all you

servants of the Lord.

MONDAY EVENING PSALM 4

Kyrios

isakousete
mou,
kekragene me pros afton.

en

to

Theos, Antiliptor mou i.

Sou propsithasi me.

To Eleos

Exelou me ek ton ehthron mou, O

Theos, ke ek ton epanistmenon ep
emi Litrose me.

Kyrios

isakousete
mou,
kekragene me pros Afton.

en

to

Thou

hast heard me when I

called, O God of my Righteousness.
Thou hast set me free when I was in
trouble.

VE RSE

The Lord will hear me when I cry out

Eleos Sou, Kyrie, katadioxi me,

pasas tas imeras tis zois mou.

Kyrios

Pimeni me, ke ouden me

isterisi.
Is topon hlois, ekei me
kateskinose.

STIHO S

To

Eleos Sou, Kyrie, katadioxi me,

pasas tas imeras tis zois mou

evprepeian

Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke

perizosato.
Kyrios Evasilefsen, evprepeian
enedisato

Thou

art my Defender, O Lord, and

Thy Mercy shall go before me.

The

Lord Reigns, and clothes Himself

with Majesty.

The Lord clothed and girded

Himself with Power.

VE RSE

The

Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i

tis ou salevthisete.

STIHO S

Kyrios Evasilefsen,
enedisato

STIHO S

evprepeian

Lord Reigns, and clothes Himself

with Majesty.

And He established the world,

which shall not be moved.

VE RSE

The

Lord Reigns, and clothes Himself

with Majesty.

Holiness becomes Thy House, O

Lord, forever.

VE RSE

--------

Kyrios evasilefsen,
enedisato.

Thy Mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all

the days of my life.

and Judge me by Thy Might.

VE RSE

INTO TEMPLE OF THE

Hear my Prayer, O God, and hear

the words of my mouth.

EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER

evprepeian

The

Lord Reigns, and clothes Himself

with Majesty.

THE READINGS OF THE PROPHECIES

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall

not want; He has made me lie down

in Green Pastures.

mou, enotise ta rimata tou stomatos

GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

Kyrios Evasilefsen,
enedisato

the days of my life.

VE RSE

ke en ti Dinami Sou krinis me.

12.

Deliver me from my enemies, O

God, and Protect me from those who
rise up against me.

VE RSE

STIHO S

Thy Mercy, O Lord, shall follow me all

O Theos, en to Onomati Sou Soson me, Save me, O God, for Thy Names sake,
O Theos, isakouson tis prosevhis

To Eleos

art my Defender, O Lord, and

Thy Mercy shall go before me.

SATURDAY EVENING PSALM 92

THE PROPHECY

OF GENESIS
JACOBS LADDER

28: 10-17

Exilthen

Iakov apo tou freastos tou

orkou, ke eporefthi is Harran.

Jacob

Ke

apintise topo, ke ekimithi eki, gar O

ilios.

He

Ke

elavan apo ton lithon tou topou, ke

ethike pros kefalis aftou. Ke ekimithi
en to topo ekino.

Then he took one of the stones of that

WEDNESDAY EVENING PSALM 53

STIHO S

Theos, Antiliptor mou i.

Sou propsithasi me.

Thou

to Him.

TUESDAY EVENING PSALM 22

To

to Him.

En

to epikalisthe me isikousas
mou, O Theos tis dikeosinis mou, en
thlipsi eplatinas me.

STIHO S

The Lord will hear me when I cry out

Help comes from the Lord, Who

has made Heaven and Earth.

FRIDAY EVENING PSALM 58

You

VE RSE

I lifted up my eyes to the hills,

from whence my Help shall come.

STIHO S

di Evlogite ton Kyrion, pantes i

douli Kyriou

Help comes from the Lord, Who

has made Heaven and Earth.

VE RSE

SUNDAY EVENING PSALM 133

Idou

My

STIHO S

Tone)

THE PROKEIMENON

and Judge me by Thy Might

THURSDAY EVENING PSALM 120

Ke enipniasthi.
GREAT VESPERS ENTRY

went out from the Well of Oath

and went towards Haran.
arrived at a certain place, and
stayed there all night, because the
sun had set.
Place and put it at his head, and he
lay down in that Place to sleep.

And he dreamt.
INTO TEMPLE OF THE

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