Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa

Archdiocese of Good Hope

5 & 6 January - Theophany

By the Grace of God

for the Glory, Honour and Worship of God the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now
and forever and unto the Ages of Ages.
Amen

RE-EDITED & PUBLISHED - 05 DECEMBER 2015

24. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

OF THE

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

The Great Water Blessing

His Beatitude, Theodoros II

Pope & Patriarch of Alexandria & All Africa

Agia Trias diafilaxi pantas imas.

May the Holy Trinity Bless

you and protect you.

PR IEST

Ton

PEO PLE

Di

PR IEST

Evlogonta ke Agiazonta imas,

Kyrie, filatte is polla eti...
evhon ton Agion Pateron imon,
Kyrie Isou Hriste, O Theos imon,
Eleison ke Soson imas.

Amin.

O Lord, protect the one who

Blesses us and Sanctifies us, for
many years

Through the Prayers of our

Holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ,
our God, have Mercy on us and Save
us.

PEO PLE

Amen.

THE FAITHFUL RECEIVE THE BLESSED, HOLY WATER IN THEIR SMALL BOTTLES THAT THEY WILL TAKE HOME WITH WHICH THEY
WILL BLESS THEIR HOUSE AND HOUSEHOLD AND OF WHICH THEY WILL PARTAKE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FOR THE PRIESTS BLESSINGS OF OUR HOMES, WE ARE TO CONSULT WITH OUR PARISH PRIEST WHO WILL ADVISE WHEN HE
INTENDS DOING SO, THEN WE ARE TO ENSURE THAT AS MANY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD ARE PRESENT TO
WELCOME HIM AND TO RECEIVE HIS BLESSINGS.
THE HOLY WATER WE RECEIVE ON THIS DAY, SHOULD BE KEPT AT OUR PRAYER CORNERS, TOGETHER WITH OUR HOLY
ICONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IT MAY BE TOPPED UP WITH FRESH WATER, BEING SANCTIFIED BY THE ORIGINAL
BLESSED WATER.
IT IS GOOD TO BEGIN OUR DAY WITH THREE SIPS OF HOLY WATER IN THE NAME OF THE HOLY TRINITY.

2. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

OF THE

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

GREAT SANCTIFICATION

OF THE

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

23.

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

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.

P EO P LE

Onoma Kyriou Evlogimenon apo

tou nin ke eos tou eonos.[3]

Tou Kyriou deithomen...

Kyrie eleison
THE PRIEST BLESSES

THE

Amen

Blessed

be the Name of the Lord,

from this time forth, and for
evermore. [3]

P RIE ST

Let us pray to the Lord.

Lord have mercy

P EO P LE

CONGREGATION

WHO BOW THEIR HEADS

Evlogia

Kyriou ke Eleos elthi ef

imas ti Aftou Thia Hariti ke
Filanthropia, Pantote, nin ke ai ke
is tous eonas ton eonon.

Amin

May the Blessing of the Lord and

His Mercy come upon you through His
Divine Grace and Love for mankind
always, now and ever, and unto the
Ages of Ages.

P RIE ST

P EO P LE

Amen

FINAL PRAYERS
THE PRIEST

Doxa

CONCLUDES THE

DIVINE LITURGY :

Si O Theos, i Elpis imon, Doxa

Si!

O 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
Martirion...
...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...
.. eleise ke Sose imas, os Agathos ke
Filanthropos ke eleimon Theos.

Amin
22. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

Glory to Thee, O God our

Hope, Glory to Thee!

PR IEST

May Christ, our True God, have Mercy

on us, through the Intercession of

His Most Pure and Holy Mother
...through the Power of the Precious and
Life-giving Cross...
...the Protection of the sublime Spiritual
Powers in Heaven...
...the Supplications of the Precious,
Glorious Prophet and Forerunner
John the Baptist...
...
of
the
Holy,
Glorious
and
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 whose memory we
Commemorate today, and of all the
Saints...
... and Save us, for He is Gracious and
Loves mankind.
PEO PLE

OF THE

Amen

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

The Great Blessing of the Water

Holy Water is water that has been specially Blessed by an Ordained Orthodox
Bishop or Priest and Sanctified by the Holy Spirit for use in the Holy Rites of the
Eastern Orthodox Church of Christ, including the Holy Mystery of Baptism, the
Blessing of people, places and objects or as a means of repelling evil.
A quantity of Holy Water is usually kept in a font that is placed near the entrance
of the church where it is freely available for those who need it.
Holy Water is sometimes sprinkled on items or people as a Blessing or as part of
the Prayers of Blessing. (For example, fishing boats are sprinkled with Holy
Water at the start of the fishing season - and even spaceships before
launching while the Celebrant Priest prays for the safety and success of those
who travel therein.)
Orthodox Christians most often Bless themselves with Holy Water by taking three
sips each morning after their Prayers, which makes a good start to each day.
Holy Water may also be used for informal Blessings when no Clergy is present. (For
example: parents may Bless their children with Holy Water before they leave
the house for school or play.)
The use of Holy Water is based on the Great Event of Holy Theophany the
Baptism of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, by St John the Baptist and
Forerunner in the River Jordan.
According to Orthodox Christian belief, St John the Baptists Baptism was a Baptism
of Repentance, and the people went to him to have their sins washed away.
However, since our Saviour, Jesus Christ, was absolutely sinless, and was Himself
Divine being One Person of the Holy Trinity - His Immersion (Baptism)
Sanctified and Blessed the water making it useful for its original Purpose as
an Instrument of Life.
The Great Blessing of Water is held on the Eve of Theophany 5 January - and/or
on the Feast of Theophany 6 January after the Divine Liturgy.
The Great Blessing of Water commemorates our Lord Jesus Christs Baptism, the
Revelation of the Holy Trinity and the Orthodox belief that all Creation is
Sanctified (made Holy) by Christ Himself Who is the Almighty Creator of the
Universe.
Our Lords Baptism is commemorated in the Orthodox Church on 6 January the
Feast of Theophay (meaning God shining forth)
At Vespers of Theophany, a Font of Holy Water is Blessed, which provides Holy
Water for the requirements of the Parish throughout the year.
The following morning in some Parishes the Prayers often include a trip to a
nearby river, lake or other public source of drinking water, to Bless that water
as well.
This represents the Redemption of all Creation as part of humanitys Salvation.
In the following weeks, the Priest visits the homes of the Parishioners to Bless their
entire household by sprinkling them with Holy Water while reciting particular
Prayers.
This Blessing visibly represents our Lord Gods Sanctifying Work in all parts of our
lives.
Holy Water can also be Blessed at any other time of the year if there is a need, and
this is usually done on the first day of the month particularly if it falls on a
Sunday.
GREAT SANCTIFICATION

OF THE

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

3.

The Sanctified Water of the Holy Mystery of Baptism is Blessed during the Holy
Service of Baptism and is later poured upon the earth never in the sewerage
system!
On the Feast of Holy Theophany, the water is Blessed twice at the conclusion of
the Divine Liturgy of 5 January and 6 January.
After processing to the Soleas where the vessel of water is prepared, to the singing
of appropriate Feast Troparia, several Holy Scripture passages are read,
culminating in the reading of the Gospel According to St Mark (1:9-11), which
relates the Baptism of Christ, followed by the Great Litany, which is chanted
just as for the Divine Liturgy, but with the addional Petitions that make it
perfectly clear what is being asked of Almighty God and what the use, Purpose
and Blessing of the Water is believe to entail.
Following lengthy didactic Prayers that expound the nature of the Great Feast and
which summarise our Salvation history, praising Gods Creation of and mastery
over the elements, the Priest makes the Sign of the Cross over the water with his
hand and prays specifically for the Blessing to be invoked upon it.
At the climax of the Service, the Priest immerses the Blessing Cross into the water
three times in imitation of Christs Baptism in the River Jordan, to the chanting
of the Festal Troparion, after which he Blesses the entire church and
congregation with the newly Consecrated Water.
The Blessing of the Water begins with the chanting of special Hymns, with the
censing of the water, and concluded with Scripture Readings, Petitions and
Prayers.
The water is held in a large container in the middle of the Soleas, or the Holy
Service might even be held at a freely flowing natural source.
If the Service of the Blessing is celebrated indores, the container of water may be
decorated with candles and flowers, symbolising the great Beauty of Gods
original Creation through His Word and His Spirit.
During the Holy Service, a Blessing Cross is dipped three times into the water.
After the Blessing Service the Faithful fill their containers so as to take some Holy
Water home with them.
This water is also used to Bless homes during the Theophany season.
Water is seen b the Church as the prime element of Creation. In Blessing water, it
is asked of God that the original Purpose of water as a source of life, Blessing
and Holiness be revealed when we drink it.
In the Book of Genesis, Creation began when the Spirit of God moved over the
face of the waters.
In the Blessing of Water, it is seen that the world and everything in it is very good,
and when it becomes corrupted, God Saves it once more by effecting the New
Creation in Christ, His Divine, Eternal Son and our Lord by the Grace of the
Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:31 & Galatians 6: 15)
The celebration of the Great Blessing of Water is an affirmation that through our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christs own Baptism, He lifted the Curse of Adams sin
of Disobedience and has once again granted the Creative Goodness of Gods
Creation to mankind.
Therefore, when Christians are Baptised, we are Baptised into Christ we become
part of the Creation that is Sanctified in Christ.
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On 6 January - Theophany
FESTAL KONTAKION THEOPHANY TONE 4

Epifanis

Thou Appeared today to us on earth, O

simeron ti ikoumeni, ke to Fos

Sou Kyrie, esimiothi ef imas, en
epignosi imnountas Se. Ilthes efanis
to Fos to aprositon.

ON

Master, and Thy Light was signed on

us who cry aloud to Thee and say
with Understanding: O Christ our
God: Thou came and shone forth, O
Light Unapproachable.

RE-ENTERING THE CHURCH WE CHANT THE FOLLOWING

FESTAL IDIOMELON THEOPHANY -

Animnisomen

IDIOMELON

TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Let

i pisti, tis peri imas tou

Theou ikonomias to megethos. En gar
to imon paraptomati genomenos
anthropos,
tin
imon
katharsin
katherete en to Iordani O monos
katharos ke akiratos, agiason eme ke
ta idata, ke tas kefalas ton
drakonton, sintrivon epi tou idatos.
Antlisomen oun idor, met evfrosinis
adelfi. I haris tou pnevematos, tis
pistos antlousin, aoratos epididote,
para Hristou tou Theou, ke Sotiros
ton psihon imon.

us praise, O Believers, The great

Dispensation of God that works for
us; for He Who alone is Pure and
Spotless,
having
become
Man
because of our fall, Purifies us in the
Jordan, Sanctifying me and the
waters and crushing the heads of the
dragons in the water. Let us
therefore, O Brethren, draw water
with gladness, for those who draw it
in Faith shall be granted in an
invisible manner the Grace of the
Spirit, by the Presence of Christ God,
the Saviour of our souls.

THE APOLYSIS THE DISMISSAL BLESSINGS & PRAYER BEHIND

En irini proelthomen
Tou Kyriou deithomen
Kyrie eleison [3]
Pater Agie Evlogison

P RIE ST

THE

AMBON (PULPIT)

Let us go forth in Peace.

Let us beseech the Lord.

P E O P L E Lord have mercy [3]
Holy Father, give the Blessing

THE PRIEST STANDS BEFORE THE HOLY ICON

CHRIST, AND PRAYS ALOUD

OF OUR

LORD & SAVIOUR, JESUS

Evlogon tou Evlogontas Se, Kyrie, ke

Agiazon tous epi Si pepithotas, Soson
ton Laon Sou ke Evlogison tin
Klironomian Sou.

To

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

Sou, tis Ierefsi, tis Vasilefsin imon, to
Strato ke panti to lao Sou.

4. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

OF THE

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

GREAT SANCTIFICATION

OF THE

Peace to Thy world, to Thy

Churches, to the Priesthood, to our
Rulers, to the Armed Forces and to
all Thy people.

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

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Great Blessing of the Waters

FESTAL TROPARION THEOPHANY

COMPOSED

THE PRIEST BLESSES THE WATER WITH THE

SIGN OF THE CROSS AND IMMERSES THE
PRECIOUS CROSS, HOLDING IT STRAIGHT,
AS
HE
SINGS
THE
FOLLOWING
FESTAL
APOLYTIKION, WHICH HE CHANTS ONCE
AND THE CHOIR TWICE:

BY

ST SOPHRONIOS, PATRIARCH

THEOPHANY HYMNS -

The Voice of the Lord upon the waters

Kyriou epi ton idaton voa legousa.

Defte lavete pantes, Pnevma Sofias,
Pnevma Sineseos, Pnevma Fovou
Theou, tou Epifanentos Hristou. (3)

OF

THEOPHANY TONE 1

En Iordani Vaptizomenou Sou Kyrie, i tis By

Triados efanerothi proskinisis. Tou
gar Gennitoros i Foni prosemartiri
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, Doxa Si! (3)

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

Thy Baptism, O Lord, in the River

Jordan, Worship of the Trinity has
made Its Appearance; for the Voice
of the Lord came forth to Thee with
the
Testimony,
Naming
Thee
Beloved Son; and the Spirit like a
dove, Confirming the Truth of the
Word. Wherefore, O Thou Who
appeared and Enlightened the
world: O Christ, Glory to Thee!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen

THE PRIEST

PLUNGES THE CROSS A SECOND AND A THIRD TIME IN THE WATER, DOING AS
BEFORE: AND THE TROPARION IS REPEATED A SECOND AND A THIRD TIME.
NEXT HE DIPS A BRANCH OF BASIL IN THE WATER AND SPRINKLES THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE
CHURCH.
THE REST OF THE CLERGY, AND THEN THE PEOPLE, APPROACH AND KISS THE THE CROSS,
AND THE PRIEST SPRINKLES WATER ON THE HEAD OF EACH ONE WITH THE BRANCH OF
BASIL.
CLERGY AND PEOPLE ALSO DRINK FROM THE SANCTIFIED WATER.
DURING THIS TIME THE CHOIR CONTINUES TO SING THE TROPARION.

On 5 January Forefeast of Theophany

FESTAL KONTAKION FOREFEAST

En

tis rithris simeron tou Iordanou,

gegonos O Kyrios, to Ioanni ekvoa.
Mi diliasis Vaptise me. Ose gar iko,
Adam ton protoplaston.

20. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

OF THE

OF

To

THEOPHANY TONE 4

the flowing streams today of River

Jordan comes the Lord and cries
aloud to John the Baptist, and He
says: Be not afraid to Baptise Me
now; for I have come to Save Adam,
the First-formed.

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

cries out, saying: Come all of you:

recieve the Spirit of Wisdom, the
Spirit of Understanding, the Spirit of
the Fear of God, of Christ Who has
Appeared. (3)

Simeron

Os

JERUSALEM

TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Foni

FESTAL APOLYTIKION

OF

ton idaton, Agaizete i fisis, ke

rignite O Iordanis, ke ton idion
namaton epehi to revma, Despotin
oron riptomenon. (2)

Today the nature of the water is made

Anthropos en potamo, ilthes Hriste

Vasilef, ke doulikon Vaptisma lavin,
spevdis
Agathe,
ipo
ton
tou
Prodromou hiron, dia tas amartias
imon Filanthrope.

As Man, Christ King, Thou came to the

Holy, and the Jordan is parted and

holds back the flow of its waters as
it beholds the Master washing
Himself. (2)
River, and in Thy Goodness Thou
hastened to accept the Baptism of a
servant at the hands of the
Forerunner, on account of our sins,
O Lover of mankind.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Amin
Pros tin Fonin tou Voontos en ti Erimo:

Amen
At the

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
voice of the one cring in the
Wilderness: Prepare the Way of the
Lord! Thou came, O Lord, having
taken the Form of a servant, asking
for Baptism, although Thou art
sinless. The waters beheld Thee and
were afraid.
The Forerunner
trembled and cried out, saying: How
will the Lamp Enlighten the Light the servant place his hand on the
Master? O Saviour Who takes away
the sin of the world, make me and
the waters Holy.

Etimasate tin Odon tou Kyriou, ilthes

Kyrie,
morfin
doulou
lavon,
Vaptisma
eton,
O
mi
gnous
amartian.
Idosan Se idata, ke
efovithisan, sintromos gegonen O
Prodromos, ke evoise legon.
Pos
fotisi O lihnos to Fos? Pos hierothtisi
doulos ton Despotin? Agiason eme
ke ta idata Sotir, O eron tou kosmou
tin amartian.

THE FIRST HOLY PROPHECY - ISAIAH (35: 1 10)

THE APPEARANCE

OF OUR

Sofia!
Profitias Iseou to anagnosma

DIVINE SAVIOUR
PR IE ST
RE ADER

Wisdom!
T h e Reading

from

the

Prophecy of Isaiah

Proshomen!

GREAT SANCTIFICATION

PR IE ST

OF THE

Let us attend!

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5.

Tade

legi Kyrios: Evfranthiti erimos

dipsosa, agalliastho erimos, ke anthito
os krinon.

These things the Lord said: Be

glad, you thirsty desert, and rejoice
exceedingly, and let the desert
blossom like a lily.

RE ADER

Mnisthiti,

Kyrie, tou Pater imon, Papa

ke Patriarchi imon T H E O D O R O U ke
Arhipiskopou imon (- - - N A M E ), ke
pantos tou Presviteriou, tis en Hristo
Diakonias,
ke
pantos
Iratikou
tagmatos, ke tou periestotos laou,

Remembering,

Ke

ton di Evlogou etias apolifthenton

Adelphon imon, ke eleison aftous ke
imas, kata to Mega Sou Eleos. Ina ke
dia stihion, ke dia Angelon ke dia
anthropon, ke dia oromenon, ke dia
aoraton, doxazite Sou to Panagion
Onoma, Sin to Patri, ke to Agio
Pnevmati, nin ke ai, ke is tous eonas
ton eonon.

Have mercy

Ke exanthisi ke agalliasete ta erima tou The

desert places of the Jordan shall

blossom abundantly and rejoice
exceedingly.

Iordanou.

I Doxa tou Livanou edothi afti,

ke i timi
tou Karmilou, ke O laos Mou opsete
tin Doxan Kyriou, ke to Ipsos tou
Theou.

Ishisate

hires animene,
paralelimena.

ke

gonata

The Glory

of Lebanon and the honour

of Carmel shall be granted to it, and
My People shall see the Glory of the
Lord and the Majesty of our God.

Be

strong, you relaxed hands and

feeble knees.

Parakalesate i oligopsihi ti diania.

Be comforted, you fainthearted.
Ishisate, mi fovisthe.
Be strong, do not fear.
Idou: O Theos imon krisin antapodidosi, Behold: our God renders Judgement
ke antapodosi, Aftos ixi ke Sosi imas.

Tote

anihthisonte ofthalmi tiflon, ke ota

kofon akousonte.

Tote

alite os elafos O holos, ke trani de

este glossa mogilalon, oti erragi en ti
erimo idor, ke faragx en gi dipsosi.

and will render it - He will come and

Save us.

Then

the eyes of the blind shall be

opened, and the ears of the deaf
shall hear.

Then

the lame shall leap like a deer,

and the tongue of the dumb will
speak clearly, for water shall burst
forth in the desert, and a valley in
the thirsty land.

Ke este i anidros is eli, ke is tin dipsosan And

the waterless desert shall become

meadows, and the thirsty land,
springs of water.

gin pigi idatos este.

Eki evfrosini orneon, epavlis kalamou ke There

will be the gladness of birds, a

habitation of reeds and marshes.

eli.

Este

eki odos kathara, ke Odos Agia

klithisete, ke ou mi parelthi eki
akathartos, oude este eki odos
akathartos.

de diesparmeni porefsonde ep aftis, ke

ou mi planithosi.

Ke

ouk este eki leon, outhe ton poniron

thirion ou mi anavi is aftin, ou the mi
evrethi eki, alla porefsonde en afti
lelitromeni ke sinigmeni dia Kyrion, ke
apostrafisonte, ke ixousin is Sion met
evfrosinis, ke Evfrosini Eonios iper
kefalis afton.

Epi

gar tis kefalis afton enesis ke

agalliama, ke evfrosini katalipsete
aftous - apedra odini ke lipi ke
stenagmos.

6. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

OF THE

Amin

Amen

Irini pasi
Ke pnevmati sou
Tas kefalas imon to Kyriou klinomen

PEOPLE

Klinon, Kyrie, to ous Sou, ke epakouson

PRIEST

imon.

And

kataxioson imas emplisthine tou

Agiasmou Sou, dia tis tou idatos
toutou metalipseos te ke rantismou.

Ke

genestho imin, Kyrie, is igian psihis

te ke somatos.

Si

gar is o agiasmos ton psihon ke ton

somaton imon, ke si tin doxon ke
evharistian,
ke
proskinisin
anapempomen, sin to anarho sou
Patri, ke to Panagio ke agatho, ke
zoopio sou Pnevmati, nin, ke ai, ke is
tous eonas ton eonon.

For Praise and exceeding Joy will be on

their head, and gladness shall
possess them - pain, sorrow and
sighing fled away.

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

PRIEST

Si Kyrie

Ke

no lion shall be there, nor shall

any ravenous animals go up on it,
nor at all be found there, but the
Redeemed shall walk in it, and those
gathered by the Lord shall return
and come to Zion with Gladness,
and with Everlasting Joy over their
head.

PEOPLE

Peace be unto you all.

And unto thy spirit also.
Let us bow our heads unto the

MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD

But

those dispersed shall walk in it,

and they shall not go astray.

PRIEST

Lord

en
Iordani
Vaptisthine
katadexamenos ke Agiasas ta idata.
Ke Evlogison pantas imas, tous dia tis
kliseos tou eafton afhenos simenontas
to tis doulias proshima.

be called a Holy Way and no

unclean person shall pass through
there, neither shall there be an
unclean way there.

on them and us according

to Thy Loving-kindness, that Thy All
Holy Name may be Glorified by the
elements, by the Angels, by men, and
by visible and invisible creatures,
with the Father and Holy Spirit, now
and ever, and unto the Ages of Ages.

DISMISSAL BLESSINGS

A Pure Way shall be there, and it shall

Lord, our Pope and

Patriarch, T H E O D O R O S , and our
Archbishop/Bishop (- - - N A M E ) , and
all Priests, servants of God, and all
the Priestly Hierarchy, and the
people standing about us, and our
Brethren who absent themselves for
praiseworthy reasons.

Amin

Incline Thine Ear, O Lord, and

hear us.

O Thou Who Sanctified the water when

Thou consented to be Baptised in the
Jordan, Bless us all, who by the
bowing of our heads have signified
our servitude

And

make us worthy to be filled with

Thy Sanctification, by the receiving
of this Water and its sprinkling.

Let

it be to us, O Lord, for Health of

soul and body.

For

Thou art the Sanctification of our

soul and body, and to Thee we
ascribe Glory, Thanksgiving and
Worship, with the Father Who hath
No Beginning and the All Holy Spirit,
the God and Author of Life, now and
for ever, and unto the Ages of ages.

PEOP

GREAT SANCTIFICATION

OF THE

To Thee, O Lord

LE

Amen

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19.

Ina

Si

pantes
i
ariomeni
ke
matalamvanontes ehien afto pros
katharismon psihon te ke somaton,
pros iatrian pathon, pros Agiasmon
ikon, pros pasan ofelian epitidion.

May it be unto all those who shall draw

gar i O Theos imon, o di idatos ke

Pnevmatos
anakenisas
tin
paleothisan fisin ipo tis amartias.

For

it, and shall partake of it for the

Purification of their soul and body,
for the Healing of their passions, for
the Sanctification of their houses,
and for every expedient Service.
Thou art our God, Who through
Water and the Spirit Renews our
nature, which had fallen into decay
through sin.

Si i, O Theos imon, O di idatos kataklisas For

Thou art our God, Who with water

drowned sin in the days of Noah.

epi tou Noe tin amartian.

Si

i O Theos imon, O dia thalassis

eleftherosas ek tis doulias Farao, dia
Moiseos, to genos ton Evreon.

For Thou art our God, Who by the sea,

through Moses, set free from slavery
to Pharaoh the Hebrew race.

Si i O Theos imon, O diarrixas petran en For Thou art out God, Who cleaved the
erimo ke erriisan idata, ke himarri
kateklisthisan, ke dipsonta ton Laon
Sou koresas.

Rock in the wilderness, so that water

gushed forth, and Who made the
floods to well forth abundantly; and
satisfied Thy thirsty people.

Si i O Theos imon, O d idatos ke piros, For Thou art our God, Who by Fire and
dia tou Iliou, apallazas ton Israil ek
tis planis tou Vaal.
AGA

IN THE

PRIEST

INTONES

THREE

Water, through Elijah, set Israel free

from the errors of Baal.

TIMES AND

Aftos ke nin, Despota, Agiason

to idor touto, to Pnevmati
Sou to Agio. [3]

PEOPLE

Dos

PRIEST

Ke soson, Kyrie, tous doulous

Sou, tous Pistous Vasileis
imon. [3]

Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Ke

RESPOND

Do

Glory to Thee, O Lord, Glory

to Thee!

pasi tis te aptomenis, tis te

hriomenis, tis te metalamvanousi, ton
Agiasmon,
tin
Evlogian,
tin
Katharsin, tin Igian.

CONTINUES HIS

PEOPLE

Thou, the same

Master, Sanctify now also
this water by Thy Holy
Spirit. [3]

PRIEST

Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

THE PRIEST

THE

Grant to all who touch it and

who are Anointed by it and who
receive
thereof,
Sanctification,
Blessing, Cleansing, and Health.
Save,

O Lord, Thy
servants, our Faithful Rulers
(3)

PRIEST

PEOPLE

Glory to Thee, O Lord, Glory

to Thee!

PRAYER:

filaxon aftous ipo tin skepin Sou en

Irinin.

Ipotaxon

ipo tous podas afton panta

ehthron ke polemion.

Keep them under Thy shadow in Peace.

Subdue

under their feet every enemy

and adversary.

Harise aftis ta pros Sotirian etimata, ke Grant

to them the means of Salvation

and Eternal Life.

Zoin tin Eonion.

18. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

OF THE

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

THE SECOND HOLY PROPHECY - ISAIAH (55: 1 13)

THE INNUMERABLE BLESSINGS

OF OUR

Profitias Iseou to anagnosma.

R EA DER :

Sofia!

PR IE ST

LORD

The Reading is from the

Prophecy of Isaiah.

Proshomen!

Tade

legi Kyrios:
I dipsontes
porevesthe ef idor, ke osi mi ehte
argirion, vadisantes agorasate, ke
fagesthe, ke piesthe anev argiriou
ke timis inon ke stear.

Wisdom!

Let us be attentive!

Thus said the Lord: You who

are thirsty, to to the water, and all
who have no money, go and buy
wine and fat, and eat and drink
without money and price.

R EA DER :

Ina ti timasthe argyriou en ouk artis, Why

is

do you value at the price of

money , and give your toil for what
does not satisfy?

Akousate mou, ke fagesthe Agatha,

ke entrifisi en Agathis i psihi imon.

Listen to Me and eat Good Things,

and your soul will delight in Good
Things.

Prosehete
tis
osin
imon,
ke
epakolouthite
tes
odis
mou,
isakousate mou, ke zisete en
Agathis i psihi imon, ke diathisome
imin Diathikin Eonion, ta Osia
David ta Pista.

Incline your ear and follow My Ways,

and listen to Me, and your soul
shall live in Good Things; and I will
make an Everlasting Covenant with
you - the Holy and Faithful things
of David.

Idou

Behold: I made him a Witness among

ke O mohthos
plisomin?

imon

ouk

Martyrion en Ethnesin edoka

afton Arhonta ke Prostassonta en
Ethnesin.

Idou

Ethni, a
ouk
idasi
Se,
epikalesonte Se, ke lai, i ouk
epistante Se, epi se katafevxonte,
eneken Kyriou tou Theou Sou - ke
tou Agiou Israil - oti Edoxase Se.

the
Gentiles,
a
Ruler
Commander to the Gentiles.

and

The Gentiles, who did not know you,

shall call upon you, and the peoples
who did not understand you shall
take refuge in you, because of your
God - the Holy One of Israel - for He
Glorified you.

Zitisate ton Kyrion, ke en to evriskin Seek

afton, epikalesasthe, inika i an
engizi imin,

Apolipeto

O asevis tas odous aftou,

ke anir anomos tas voulas aftou, ke
epistrafite
pros
Kyrion,
ke
eleithisesthe, ke kraxesthe.

God, and when you find Him,

call upon Him when He draws near
to you.

Let the ungodly abandon their ways,

and the lawless their counsels; and
let them return to the Lord, and He
will have Mercy on them.

Oti epi poli afisi tas amartias imon; For

ou gar isin e voule mou, osper e
voule imon; oud osper e odi imon, e
Odi Mou, legi Kyrios.

All

os apehi O Ouranos apo tis gis,

outos apehi i Odox Mou apo ton
odon imon, ke ta dianoimata imon
apo tis Dianias Mou.

My Counsels are not as your

cousels; neither are your ways My
Ways, says the Lord.

But

as distant Heaven is from the

earth, so is My Way distant from
your ways, and your thoughts from
My Mind.

Os gar an katavi ietos, i hion ek tou For

Ouranou, ke ou mi apostrafi eos an
methisi tin gin, ke ekteki, ke
GREAT SANCTIFICATION

OF THE

as rain comes down, or snow,

from heaven, and does not return
until it saturates the earth, and

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

7.

brings forth and produces, and give

seed to the Sower and bread for
food, so shall My Word be
whatever proceeds from My Mouth.

ekvlastisi, ke do sperma to spironti,

ke arton is vrosin, outos este to
rima mou, O ean exelthi ek tou
Stomatos Mou.

Ou mi apostrafi pros me kenon, eos It

an telesthi osa an ithelisa, ke
evodoso tas Odous Mou, ke ta
entalmata Mou.

En

gar Evfrosini exelefsesthe, ke en

Hara didahthisesthe. Ta gar ori ke i
vouni
exalounte,
prosdehomeni
imas en Hara, ke panta ta xila tou
Agrou epikrotisi tis kladis.

Si pros anapnoas ton aera exeheas.

Thou

Angelike Dinamis Si Litourgousin.

I ton
Arhangelon hori Se proskinousi. Ta
poliommata
Herouvim,
ke
ta
exapteriga Serafim, kiklo istamena ke
periiptamena, fovo tis aprositou Sou
Doxis, katakaliptete.

The

Si

gar, Theos on aperigraptos, anarhos

te ke anekfrastos, ilthes epi tis gis,
morfin doulou lavon, en omiomati
anthropon genomenos.

For

shall
not
return
until
it
accomplishes whatever I Willed,
and I shall prosper My Ways and
My Comamndmensts.

For you shall go forth with Gladness

and shall be taught with Joy, for
the mountains and hills shall exult
to receive you with Joy; and all the
trees of the field shall applaud with
their branches.

Ke anti tis stivis anavisete kiparissos, And

anti, de
myrsini.

tis

konizis

instead of the broom tree shall

come up the cypress; and instead of
the nettle shall come up the myrtle.

anavisete

Ke este Kyrio is Onoma, ke is simion And

the Lord shall be for a Name

and for an Everlasting Sign, and He
shall not fail.

eonion, ke ouk eklipsi.

THE THIRD PROPHECY - ISAIAH (12 : 3 6)

GLORIFYING OUR LORD

FOR

HIS GOODNESS & LOVE

Profitias Iseou to anagnosma.

R EA DER :

The Reading is from the

Prophecy of Isaiah.

Sofia!

PR IE ST

Proshomen!

Tade

legi Kyrios: Antlisate idor met

evfrosinis ek ton Pigon tou Sotiriou.

Ke eris en ti imera ekini.

Imnite ton Kyrion, voate to Onoma
Aftou, anangilate en tis Ethnesi ta
endoxa Aftou, mimniskesthe, oti
ipsothi to Onoma Aftou.

Wisdom!

Let us be attentive!

Thus says the Lord: Draw

water with Gladness from the Wells
of Salvation.

R EA DER :

And you will say in that day: Sing to

the Lord and exclaim His Name!
Proclaim among the Nations His
Glorious Deeds remind them that
His Name has been exalted.

Imnisate to Onoma Kyriou, oti ipsila

epiisen, anangilate tafta en pasi ti
Gi.

Sing to the Name of the Lord, for He

has done Great Things. Proclaim
these in all the Earth.

Agalliasthe, ke evfrenesthe - i
katikountes Sion oti ipothi O
Agios tou Israil en meso aftis.

Exult and be glad you who dwell in

Zion because the Holy One of
Israel has been exalted in the midst
of Her.

FESTAL PROKEIMENON - THEOPHANY TONE 4

Kyrios Fotismos mou ke Sotir...

READER:

The Lord is my Light and my

Saviour.

Proshomen
Kyrios iperaspistis tis Zois mou...

Let us be attentive!
R E A D E R : The Lord is the Defender of
PRIEST:

my Life; of whom shall be afraid?

Sofia!
8. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

PRIEST:

OF THE

Wisdom!

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

Ou

gar eferes, Despota, dia splaghna

eleous Sou, theasthe ipo tou diavolou
tirannoumenon
to
genos
ton
anthropon, all ilthes ke esosas imas.

hast shed abroad the air for

breathing.
Angelic Powers serve Thee. The
Archangelic Hosts adore Thee. The
many-eyed Cherubim and the sixwinged Seraphim - as they stand
round about and fly - veil their faces
with
awe
before
Thine
Unapproachable Glory.

Thou - the God Who cannot be

circumscribed,
Who
art
from
Everlasting and Ineffable - came
down upon earth, taking on the
Form of a servant, and being made in
the likeness of men.

For

Thou could not endure, O Master,

because of Thy Tender-hearted
Mercy, to behold the children of men
tormented by the devil; but Thou
came, and Saved us.

Omologoumen tin Harin; kirittomen ton We

Eleon; ou kriptomen tin Evergesian.

Tas

tis fiseos imon gonas ileftherosas.

Parthenikin igiasas mitran to toko
Sou.

confess Thy Grace; we proclaim

Thy Mercy;
we conceal not Thy
Gracious Deeds.

Thou has set at liberty the generations

of our race; by Thy Birth Thou hast
Sanctified a Virgins Womb.

Pasa i ktisis imnise se epifanenta. Si gar, All Creation sings praises to Thee, Who
O Theos imon, epi tis gis ofthis, ke tis
anthropis sinanestrafis.
Si ke ta
Iordania rithra igiasas, Ouranothen
katapempsas
to
Panagion
Sou
Pnevma, ke tas kefalas ton ekise
emfolevonton sinetripsas drakonton.
AGAIN

PRIEST

THE

revealed Thyself; for Thou, our God,

Hallowed, also, the streams of the
Jordan, in that Thou sent down from
Heaven Thy Holy Spirit, and crushed
the heads of the serpents that lurked
there.

INTONES THREE TIMES AND THE PEOPLE RESPOND:

Aftos oun, filantrope Vasilf, Wherefore do Thou, O King

pareso ke nin, dia tis
epifitiseos tou Agiou Sou
Pnematos, ke Agiason to
Idor touto [3]

Doxa
THE PRIEST

Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Who Loves mankind, come

down now also through the
Descent of Thy Holy Spirit,
and Sanctify this water. [3]

P EO P LE

Glory to Thee, O Lord, Glory

to Thee!
CONTINUES HIS

PRAYER:

Ke dos afto tin Harin tis apolitroseos, tin And

impart unto it the Grace of

Redemption, the Blessing of Jordan.

Evlogian tou Iordanou.

Piison

afto aftharsias Pigin, Agiasmou

Doron,
amartimaton
litirion,
vosimaton
alexitirion,
demosin
olethrion, tes evavties dinamesin
aprositon,
Angelikis
Ishios
pepliromenon.
GREAT SANCTIFICATION

OF THE

Make

it a Fountain of Immortality, a
Gift of Sanctification, a Remission of
sins, a Healing of infirmities, a
Destruction
of
demons;
unapproachable by hostile powers,
filled with Angelic Might.

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17.

Iordanis estrafi is ta opiso, ke ta ori

eskirtisan,
Theon
en
Sarki
kathoronta, ke nefele fonin edokan,
Thavmazouse ton paragenomenon,
Fos ek Fotos, Theon Alithinon ek
Theou Alithinou, Despotikin Panigirin
simeron en to Iordani orontes, afton
de ton tis parakois Thanaton, ke to tis
planis kentron, ke ton tou, Edou
sindesmon en to Iordani vithisanta,
ke Vaptisma Sotirias to kosmo
dorisamenon.

Othen

kago O amartolos ke anaxios

doulos
Sou,
ta
megalia
ton
Thavmaton
Sou
diigoumenos,
sinehomenos Fovo, en katanixi voo Si.

THE PRIEST

CONTINUES HIS

PRAYER

Jordan turned back and the

mountains leapt as they beheld God
in the Flesh, and the clouds uttered
their voice, marvelling at what had
come to pass, beholding Light of
Light, True God of True God the
Masters Festival today in the Jordan,
beholding Him drowning Death from
Disobedience, the goad of error and
the bond of Hell in the Jordan, and
granting the Baptism of Salvation to
the world.

Therefore,

I, too, a sinner and Thine

unworthy servant, recount the
Greatness of Thy Wonders and
seized with Fear incompunction
cry out to Thee:

i, Kyrie, ke Thavmasta
ta Erga Sou, ke oudis Logos
exarkesi pros imnon ton
Thavmasion Sou. (3)
Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Great art Thou, O Lord,

and Wondrous art Thy
Works, and no word is
adequate to sing the Praise
of Thy Wonders. (3)

P RIE ST

P EO P LE

Glory to Thee, O Lord, Glory

to Thee!
THE PRIEST

Si

Si

CONTINUES TO PRAY:

gar, voulisi ex ouk onton is to ine

paragagon ta simpanta, to so krati
sinehis tin ktisin, ke ti si pronia diikis
ton kosmon.

For

ek tessaron stihion tin ktisin

sinarmosas, tettarsi keris ton kiklon
tou eniaftou estefanosas.

When Thou framed the Universe out of

Se tremousin e noere pase Dinamis.

Thou,
by
Thy
Will,
from
nothingness hast brought all things
into being; by Thy Majesty Thou
upholds all Creation, and by Thy
Providence Thou directs the world.
four elements, Thou crowned the
circle of the year with four seasons.

All the reason-endowed Powers tremble

before Thee.

Se

Pros K O R I N T H I O U S

imni ilios. Se doxazi selini.

evtighani ta astra.

Si

The

Sun sings Thy praises, and the

Moon glorifies Thee; the Stars, also,
stand before Thy Presence.

Si ipakoui to Fos.
Se fittousin avissi. Si doulefousin e pige.

The Light obeysThee.

The depths shudder

Si exetinas ton Ouranon osi derrin.

Thou hast spread out the Heavens like

with awe before

Thee;
the water-springs do Thy
bidding.

A E P I S T O L I S P A V L O U to

The Reading is from T H E

READER:

anagnosma.

EPISTLE
OF
CORINTHIANS

Proshomen!

PRIEST:

ST

PAUL

FIRST

TO

THE

Let us be attentive!

THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 10 : 1 4

THE ETERNAL PRESENCE OF CHRIST

Adelphi:

ou thelo imas agnoin, oti i

Pateres imon pantes ipo tin nefein
isan, ke pantes dia tis thalassis
diilthon.

Brethren:

I do not want you to be

ignorant of our Fathers who were all
under the Cloud, and all passed
through the sea.

Ke pantes is ton Moisin evaptisanto, en ti And

they were all Baptised into Moses

in the Cloud and in the sea.

nefeli ke en ti thalassi.

Ke

pantes t afto vroma pnevmatikon

efagon.

And

Ke

pantes to afto poma pnevmatikon

epion.

And

ALOUD:

Megas

Doxa

The

they all ate the same Spiritual

Food.
they all drank the same Spiritual
Drink.

Epinon gar ek pnevmatikis akolouthousis For they drank from

the Spiritual Rock

that followed them. And the Rock
was Christ.

petras. I de petra in O Hristos.

Irini Si to anaginoskonti.

PRIEST:

Peace be to thee, the Reader

FESTAL ALLELUIA GREAT WATER BLESSING THEOPHANY

Allilouia! Allilouia! Allilouia!

Foni Kyriou epi ton idaton

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

The Voice of the Lord is

upon the

waters!

Allilouia! Allilouia! Allilouia!

O Theos tis Doxis evrontisen epi ton

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

The God of Glory thundered upon the

idaton.

waters!

Allilouia! Allilouia!

Alleluia!

Allilouia!

HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

THE BAPTISM

OF

CHRIST &

THE

TO

DIVINE REVELATION

Sofia!

Orthi!
Akousomen tou Agiou
Evangeliou.

OF

Alleluia! Alleluia!

ST MARK

1 : 9 - 11

ALMIGHTY GOD

Wisdom!

THE

HOLY TRINITY

Arise! Let us hear the Holy

Gospel.

Irini pasi!
Peace be with you all.
Ke to pnevmati sou!
And with thy spirit.
Ek tou kata Markon Agiou Evangeliou to The Reading is from

the Holy Gospel

according to St Mark.

anagnosma.

Proshomen
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Let us be Attentive!
Glory to Thee,

To

At that time, Jesus went from Nazareth

O Lord!

Glory to

Thee!

a curtain.

Si

estereosas tin gin epi ton idaton. Si

perietihisas tin thalassan psammo.

16. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

OF THE

Thou

hast established the earth upon

the waters. With sand hast Thou
walled in the sea.

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

kero ekino, ilthen O Iisous apo

Nazaret tis Galileas, ke evaptisthi ipo
Ioannou is ton Iordanin.

GREAT SANCTIFICATION

OF THE

in Galilee and was Baptised by John

in the Jordan.

WATER THEOPHANY 5 & 6 JANUARY

9.

Ke evtheos anavenon apo tou idatos, ide And immediately as He arose from the
shizomenoustous Ouranous, ke to
Pnevma osi peristeran katavenon ep
afton.

water, He beheld the Heavens being

parted adn the Spirit, like a dove,
came down upon Him.

Ke foni egeneto ek ton Ouranon: Si i O And

Iios Mou O Agapitos,en Oiidokisa.

there was a Voice from Heaven:

Thou art My Beloved Son, in Whom
I Am well pleased.

Irini Si to Evangelizomeno.

PRI EST

Peace be to you who proclaim

the Gospel

Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

PE OPLE

Glory

Glory to Thee!

psihon imon, tou Kyriou deithomen...

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Irinis

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 Patros imon:

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
for the Salvation of our souls, let us
pray to the Lord...
the whole
world, for the well-being of the Holy
Churches of God, and for the union
of all, let us pray to the Lord....

PRI EST

PE OPLE

Papa ke Patriarhi

tis en Hristo Diakonias, pantos tou

Kyriou ke tou laou tou Kyriou
deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Koinotita

Kyrie Eleison
Iper efkrasias aeron, eforias ton karpon
tis gis ke keron irinikon tou Kyriou
deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper pleonton, odiporounton,

OF THE

ke to
Foti tis Theognosias katavgazometha.

Lord have mercy

For our Father: Pope & Patriarch

of the Diaconate in Christ, for all the

clergy and the laity, let us pray to
the Lord.

Lord have mercy

For this Community

and city,
and for every city and country, and
for the Faithful who dwell therein,
let us pray to the Lord

PRI EST

PE OPLE
PRI EST

PRI EST

Lord have mercy

For those at sea, and those who

we have been Redeemed from

Darkness and filled with Radiance by
the Light of the Knowledge of God.
the gloomy Fog of the world is
Cleansed by the Manifestation of our
God.

Epifania tou Theou imon.

Simeron

Today

Simeron

Today error has been destroyed and the

lampadofengi pasa i Ktisis

Anothen.
i plani katirgite, ke Odon imin
Sotirias ergazete i tou Despotou
epelefsis.

all Creation shines with Light

from on High.
Coming of the Master makes a Way
of Salvation for us.

Simeron ta Ano tis kato Sineortazi, ke ta Today things on High keep Festival with
kato tis Ano sinomili.

those below, and those below

Commune with those on High.

Simeron

Today

Simeron

Today

i Iera ke Megalofonos ton

Orthodoxon Panigiris agallete.
O Despotis pros to Vaptisma
epigete, ina anavivasi pros ipsos to
anthropinon.

the Sacred and Triumphant

Festal Assembly of the Orthodox
exults.
the Master hastens towards
Baptism, that He may lead humanity
to the Heights.

Simeron O aklinis to idio iketi ipoklinete, Today

ina imas ek tis doulias eleftherosi.

Simeron

Vasilian Ouranon onisametha.

Tis gar Vasilias tou Kyriou ouk este
telos.

Simeron

gi ke thalassa tin tou Kosmou

Haran emerisanto, ke O Kosmos
Evfrosinis peplirote.

He Who does not bow, bows

down to His own servants, that He
may free us from servitude.

Today we have purchased the Kingdom

of Heaven, for the Kingdom of the
Lord will have no end.

Today

earth and sea share the Joy of

the Universe, and the Universe has
been filled with Gladness.

Idosan Se idata, O Theos, idosan Se idata The

waters beheld Thee, O God, the

waters beheld Thee and were afraid.

ke efovithisan.

Iordanis estrafi is ta opiso,

theasamenos to pir tis Theotitos,
somatikos
katerhomenon,
ke
iserhomenon ep afton.

The Jordan turned back when it saw the

Fire of the Godhead descending in
Bodily Form and entering it.

O Iordanis estrafi is ta opiso, theoron to The

Pnevma to Agion, en idi peristeras
katerhomenon ke periiptamenon Si.

Lord have mercy

For seasonable weather, for the

abundance of the fruits of the earth,

and for peaceful times, let us pray to
the Lord

Today

Simeron i ahlis tou kosmou Katherete ti Today

( T H E O D O R O S ) and for our Archbishop

(N A M E ) for the Venerable Priesthood

PE OPLE

nosounton,
kamnonton, ehmaloton ke tis Sotirias
afton tou Kyriou deithomen.

10. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

PRI EST

PE OPLE

ke poleos taftis, pasis

poleos, horas, ke ton pisti ikounton en
aftes tou Kyriou deithomen.

Lord have mercy

For this Holy Temple,

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

PRI EST

PE OPLE

(T H E O D O R O U ) ke tou Arhiepiskopou
imon (N A M E ) tou Timiou Presviteriou,

Lord have mercy

For the Peace of

Ancient Grief, and Saved as the New

Israel.

Simeron tou Skotous Elitrothimen,

PRI EST

PE OPLE

tou simpantos kosmou,

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

ke os Neos Israil diesothimen.

to Thee, O Lord,

THE GREAT LITANY

En Irini tou Kyriou deithomen

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Anothen Irinis ke tis Sotirias ton

Simeron tou Paleou Thrinou apillagimen Today we have been Delivered from the

Iodanis estrafi is to opiso, oron ton

Aoraton
orathenta,
ton
Ktistin
sarkothenta, ton Despotin en doulou
morfi.

Jordan
turnedback
as
it
contemplated the Holy Spirit like a
dove descending and hovering
above Thee.

The Jordan turned back as it beheld the

Invisible made Visible the Creator
made Flesh the Master in the form
of a servant.

travel by land or air, for the sick and

the suffering, for captives and for

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OF THE

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15.

Doxazomen

En

Se,
Iie
tou
Theou
Monogenes, ton apatora ek Mitros, ke
amitora ek Patros.

We Glorify

gar ti prolavousi Eorti Nipion Se

idomen, en de ti parousi telion Se
oromen, ton ek Teliou Telion
epifanenta Theon imon.

For

Simeron

gar O tis Eortis imin epesti

keros, ke Horos Agion ekklisiazi imin,
ke
Angeli
meta
Anthropon
sineortazousi.

Thee, Only Begotten Son of

God, without Father from Thy
Mother, without Mother from Thy
Father.

in the preceding Feast we beheld

Thee as an Infant, but in the present
Feast we behold Thee as full and
Perfect Man our God made
manifest as Perfect God from Perfect
God.

Today the moment of the Feast is here

for us and the Choir of Saints
assembles with us, and Angels keep
Festival with mortals.

Simeron i Haris tou Agiou Pnematos, en Today the Grace of the Holy Spirit, like
idi perstepas, tis idasin epefitise.

a dove, dwelt upon the waters.

Simeron

O aditos Ilios anetile, ke O

kosmos to Foti Kyriou katavgazete.

Simeron

i Selini lampres tes aktisi to

kosmo sineklamprinete.

Simeron

i fotoidis asteres ti fedrotiti tis

lampseos tin ikoumenin kallopizousi.

Simeron

e nefele Ieton Dikeosinis ti

anthropotiti Ouranothen drosizousi.

Simeron

O Aktistos ipo tou

plasmatos voulihirothetite.

idiou

Simeron

O Profitis ke Prodromos to
Despoti
proserhete,
alla
tromo
paristate, oron Theou pros imas
sigkatavasin.

Today

the Sun that never sets has

dawned and the world is radiant
with the Light of the Lord.

Today the Moon with its radiant beams

sheds Light on the world.

Today

the stars formed of light make

the inhabited world lovely with the
brightness of their splendour.

Today

the clouds rain down from

Heaven the Shower of Justice for
mankind.

Today

the Uncreated by His own Will

accepts the laying on of hands by
His own creature.

Today

the Prophet and Forerunner

draws near, but stands by with Fear,
beholding
Gods
Condescension
towards us.

Simeron

Today

Simeron

Today

Simeron

Today the failings of mankind are being

ta tou Iourdanou namata is

iamata metapiite ti tou Kyriou
Parousia.
Rithris Mystikis pasa i Ktisis
ardevete.
ta ton anthropon ptesmata tis
idasi tou Iordanou apalifonte.

the streams of the Jordan are

changed into Healing by the
Presence of the Lord.
all Creation
Mystical Streams.

is

watered

by

washed away by the waters of the

Jordan.

their Salvation, let us pray to the

Lord

Kyrie

Eleison

PE OPLE

Iper

tou Agiasthine to idor touto, ti

dinami ke energia ke epifitisi tou
Agiou
Pnevmatos,
tou
Kyriou
deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou katafitise
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou dorithine

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Fotisthine

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou genesthe to idor touto Agiasmou
doron, amartimaton litirion, is iasin
psihis ke somatos, ke pasan ofelian
epitidion, tou Kyriou deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou enesthe

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou anadihthine
Kyrie Eleison
Iper ton antilounton

Ikon,

Simeron to ipikron idor - to epi Moiseos Today

psihon ke somaton, pasi tis ariomenis

Pisti, ke metalamvanousin ex aftou,
tou Kyriou deithomen.

to lao - is Glikitita metapiite ti tou

Kyriou Parousia.

14. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

OF THE

Paradise is opened for mortals

and the Sun of Justice shines down
on us.
the bitter water as once for
Moses people is changed to
Sweetness by the Presence of the
Lord.

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Kyrie

PE OPLE

Eleison

GREAT SANCTIFICATION

OF THE

Lord have mercy

That this water

may become
the
Gift
of
Sanctification,
Redemption from sins, for the
Healing of soul and body, let us pray
to the Lord.

PRI EST

Lord have mercy

That it may become

Water
welling up to Eternal Life, let us pray
to the Lord.

PRI EST

Lord have mercy

That this Water

may prove
effectual for the averting of every
plot of visible and invisible enemies,
let us pray to the Lord.

PRI EST

PE OPLE

ke ariomenon is
tou
Kyriou

Lord have mercy

That we may be Illumined with

the Light of Knowlege and Piety

through the descent of the Holy
Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.

PE OPLE

afto apotropeon
pasis epivoulis oraton ke aoraton
ehthron, tou Kyriou deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou genesthe afto pros Katharismon

O Paradisos ineokte tis

anthropis, ke O tis Dikeosinis Ilios
katavgazi imin.

PRI EST

PE OPLE

afto idor allomenon is

Zoin Eonion, tou Kyriou deithomen.

Lord have mercy

That there may be

sent down
upon it the Grace of Redemption, the
Blessing of the Jordan, let us pray to
the Lord.

PRI EST

PE OPLE

imas fotismon
gnoseos ke evsevias, dia tis epifitiseos
tou Agiou Pnevmatos tou kyriou
deithomen.

Lord have mercy

That there may descend

upon
these
waters
the
Cleansing
Operation of the Super Substantial
Trinity, let us pray to the Lord.

PRI EST

PE OPLE

aftis tin Harin tis

apolitroseos,
tin
evlogian
tou
Iordanou, tou Kyriou deithomen.

Agiasmon
deithomen.

That this water might be

Hallowed
by
the Might, and
Operation, and Descentof the Holy
Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.

PRI EST

PE OPLE

tis idasi toutis tin

kathartikin tis iperousiou Triados
energian, tou Kyriou deithomen.

Today

Simeron

Lord have mercy

WATER BLESSING PRAYERS

Lord have mercy

For those who are

sprinkled
with it and take it for the Blessing of
their homes, let us pray to the Lord.

PRI EST

PRI EST

Lord have mercy

That it may

PE OPLE

Lord have mercy

PE OPLE

be for the
Purification of soul and body to all
who with Faith take and drink of it,
let us pray to the Lord.

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11.

Iper

tou kataxiothine imas emplisthine

Agiasmou, dia tis ton idaton touton
metalipeos, ti aorato epifania tou
Agiou
Pnevmatos,
tou
Kyriou
deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou isakouse Kyrion ton Theon Fonis

That we may be granted to be

filled with Sanctification through
drinking this water, by the invisible
manifestation of the Holy Spirit, let
us pray to the Lord.

PRI EST

PE OPLE

tis deiseos imon ton amartolon, ke

eleise imas, tou Kyriou deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou risthine

PE OPLE

imas apo pasis

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

Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou Soson,

Amin/Kyrie eleison
Tis Panagias, Ahrantou,

MAKE

THE

SIGN

OF THE

CROSS &

BOW DOWN TO

PE OPLE

GOD

To Thee, O Lord!

QUIETLY CONTINUES TO PRAY:

Kyrie

En

Amen/Lord have mercy

Commemorating our

All
Holy, Pure, Most Blessed and
Glorious Lady, Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary, with all Thy Saints, let
us commit ourselves and one
another and our whole life to Christ
our God.

PRI EST

Si Kyrie
THE PRIEST

Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us,

have Mercy
upon us, and Preserve us, O God, by
Thy Grace.

PRI EST

PE OPLE

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.

Lord have mercy

For our Deliverance

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

PRI EST

PE OPLE

Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti.

Lord have mercy

That our Lord God

may listen
to the voice of the Prayers of us
sinners and have Mercy on us, let us
pray to the Lord.

PRI EST

Iisou Hriste, O Monogenis Iios, O

on is ton kolpon tou Patros, O
Alithinos Theos, i Pigi tis Zois ke tis
Athanasias, to Fos to ek Fotos, O
elthon is ton kosmon tou fotise afton,
katavgason imon tin dianian to Agio
Sou Pnemati, ke prosdexe imas
megalosinin
ke
efharistian
Si
prosagontas, epi tis ap eonos
thavmastis Sou Megalourgimasi, ke ti
ep eshaton ton eonon Sotirio Sou
Ikonomia.

Lord

i to asthenes imon ke ptohon

perivalomenos firama, ke tis tis
doulias metris sigkation, O ton
apanton Vasilefs, eti ke douliki hiri en
to Iordani Vaptisthine katedexo, ina
tin ton idaton fisin Agiasas O
anamartitos, odopiisis imin tin di
idatos ke Pnevmatos anagennisin, ke

By

12. G R E A T S A N C T I F I C A T I O N

OF THE

Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,

Who art in the Bosom of the Father,
True God, Source of Life and
Immortality, Light of Light, Who
came into the world to Enlighten it,
flood our mind with Light by Thy
Holy Spirit, and accept us as we
bring Thee praise and Thanksgivine
for Thy Wondrous Mighty Works
from every age, and for Thy Saving
Dispensation in these last times.
it Thou clothe Thyself in our weak
and beggared matter, and, coming
down to the measure of our
servitude, O King of all, Thou
accepted also to be Baptised in the
Jordan by the hand of a servant, so
that, having Sanctified the nature of
the waters, Thou the Sinless One

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pros tin protin imas apokatastisis

eleftherian.

might make a way for our Rebirth

through Water and Spirit, and reestablish us in our original Freedom.

Ou tinos Thiou Mystiriou tin ananmnisin As

eortazontes,
deometha
Sou
Filanthrope Despota: Ranon ef imas
tous anaxiou doulous Sou, kata tin
Thian
Sou
epangelian,
idor
katharsion, tis Sis evsplaghnias tin
Dorean, is to epi to idati touto tin
etisin
imon
ton
amartolon
evprosdekton
genesthe
ti
Si
Agathotiti, ke tin Evlogian Sou di
aftou imin te ke panti to Pisto Sou
haristhine lao, is Doxan tou Agiou
proskinitou Sou Onomatos.

Si

gar prepi pasa Doxa, timi, ke

proskinisis, sin to anarho Sou Patri,
ke to Panagio, ke Agatho, ke Zoopio
Sou Pnevmati, nin ke ai, ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.

Amin.

we celebrate the memory of this

Divine Mystery, we entreat Thee, O
Master Lover of mankind: sprinkle
on us, Thine unworthy servants,
Cleansing Water,in accordance with
Thy Divine Promise, the Gift of Thy
Compassion, that the request of us
sinners over this Water may become
acceptable by Thy Goodness and
that through it Thy Blessing to be
granted to us and to all Thy Faithful
people, to the Glory of Thy Holy,
Venerated Name.

For To Thee belong all Glory, Honour

and Worship, with Thy Father Who is

without beginning, with Thine All
Holy, Good and Life-giving Spirit,
now and ever, and to the ages of
ages.

Amen.
PRAYER

THE PRIEST

BY

ST SOPHRONIOS, PATRIARCH

OF

JERUSALEM

CONTINUES TO PRAY ALOUD:

Trias

Iperousie, Iperagathe, Iperthee,

Pantodiname, Pantepiskope, Aorate,
Akatalipte - Dimiourge ton noeron
ousion ke ton logikon fiseon, i emfitos
Agathotis, to Fos to aprositon, to
Fotizon pantaanthropon erhomenon
is ton kosmon, lampson kami to naxio
doulo Sou.

Fotison mou tis dianias ta ommat,

animnise
tolmiso
tin
evergesian ke dinamin.

opos
ametron

Trinity

beyond all being beyond all

Goodness beyond all Godhead All
Powerful, All Vigilant, Invisible,
invisible, incomprehensible Creator
of Spiritual Beings and rational
natures,
innate
Goodness,
Unapproachable
Light
that
Enlightens everyone coming into the
world:
shine also in me, Thine
unworthy servant.

Enlighten

the eyes of my mind that I

may dare to sing the Praise of Thy
measureless Benevolence and Power.

Evprosdektos genestho i par emou deisis May

dia ton parestota laon, opos ta
plimmelimata mou mi kolisosin
enthade paragenesthe to Agion Sou
Pnevma,
allasighorison
mi
akatakritos voan Si ke legin ke nin,
Iperagathe.

Doxazomen

Se Despota Filanthrope,
Pantokrator, Proeonie Vasilef.

Doxazomen

Se
ton
Ktistin,
Dimiourgon tou pantos.

GREAT SANCTIFICATION

ke

OF THE

my Supplication for the people

here present be acceptable, so that
my offences may not prevent the
Holy Spirit from being present here;
but permit me now, without
Condemnation, to cry out to Thee
and say:

We

Glorify Thee, O Master, Lover of

mankind, beyond all Goodness,
Almighty, Eternal King:

We

Glorify Thee, the Creator and

Fashioner of the Universe.

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