2016-5 May-Paschal Matins - Bright Thursday - ST Irene of Thessalonika

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Paschal Matins & Divine Liturgy

Bright Thursday
5 May 2016
St Irene
the Great Holy Martyr
Also the Feast of St Euthymios of Maditou - St James of
Zhelezny Bor St Ephraim the New Holy Martyr
Tone (5) Plagal 1

KATAVASIA
OF
HOLY PASCHA
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little easier to understand, to participate and to appreciate.
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20. P AS C HAL H Y MN S - B RI GHT T HU RS DAY S T I RE N E
OF
T HE S S AL ON I K A 5 M AY 2016
ST IRENE
THE
GREAT HOLY MARTYR
St Irene was born in the city of Magedon, Persia, during the fourth century - the
daughter of the pagan Prefect, Licinius, named Penelope.
As she was very beautiful and highly intelligent, her father kept her isolated in a high
tower from the age of six so that she would not be exposed to Christianity.
Thirteen young maidens kept her company, and she was tutored by an old man
named Apellianos who was assigned to provide her with the best possible
education.
Unknown to Licinius, St Apellianos was a Christian, and during their lessons, he taught
St Irene about Christ our Lord and Saviour and everything concerning our Faith and
Holy Virtues.
When Penelope reached adolescence, her parents began to consider suitable candidates
for her marriage.
One day, a dove flew through the window carrying an olive branch in its beak, which it
dropped upon a table. Then an huge eagle swooped in carrying a wreath of flowers
in its massive claws, which was also dropped upon the table. Finally, a raven flew in
carrying a snake, which fell on the table.
Naturally, Penelope was puzzled by these strange occurrences and wondered what they
meant, so she spoke to her beloved Tutor, Apellianos, who explained that the dove
signified her education, and the olive branch symbolised the Grace of God, which
she would received in Holy Baptism. The eagle with the wreath of flowers
represented success in her future life, while the raven and the snake foretold her
future suffering and sorrow.
At the end of the conversation St Apellianos told her that our Lord wished to Betroth
her to Himself but she would enure much suffering for the sake of her Heavenly
Bridegroom.
St Irene refused all marriage proposals, having Joyfully received Holy Baptism from St
Timothy the Priest, and being named Irene (Peace).
She even dared to try to persuade her mother to become Christian, and shortly
afterwards, she destroyed all her fathers idols, but when Licinius realised his
daughters refusal to marry any of the suitors he chose for her nor to worship the
pagan idols was due to her conversion to Christianity, he had her seized and
shackled like a common criminal and handed over to the executioners for torture.
St Irene was bound up tightly and thrown beneath the hooves of wild, stampeding
horses so that they might trample her to death, but the horses stopped in their
tracks and refused to move another inch until suddenly one of the horses
charged Licinius, seized his right hand and tore it from his arm. Then it knocked
him down and began to trample him with its sharp, powerful hooves.
Terrified, the executioners immediately untied the young Virgin Martyr through whose
Intercessory Prayers, her fathers severed hand became re-attached and healed, to
the great astonishment and shock of all those present who witnessed everything!
Having experienced such an extraordinary Divine Miracle, Licinius and his wife, and
many of the witnesses, (about 3000 men) believed in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus
Christ, and rejected paganism.
Licinius, resigned from his administrative duties, and for the rest of his life he devoted
himself to the Service of our Lord Jesus Christ. St Irene lived in the house of her
aged Teacher, St Apellianos, and preached the Divine Truth of Christ among the
pagans, converting many of them to the Path of Salvation.
When Sedecius, the new Prefect of the city, heard of this incredible Miracle, he
summoned St Apellianos, and questioned him about St Irenes manner of life.
St Apellianos explained that St Irene, like other Christians, lived in strict temperance,
devoting herself to constant Prayer and reading Holy Writings.
Sedecius then summoned the young Saint and urged her to stop preaching about
Christ, and tried to persuade her to sacrifice to the idols, whereupon she resolutely
Confessed her Faith fearless of his wrath, and quite prepared to be martyred for
Christ.
2.
P AS C HAL H Y MN S - B RI GHT T HU RS DAY S T I RE N E
OF
MEGALINARION TONE 1
(INSTEAD OF THE AXION ESTIN)
O Angelos evoa ti Keharitomeni: Agni The Angel cried out to the One Full of
Parthene, Here! Ke palin ero Here,
O Sos Iios anesti, triimeros ek
tafou.
Fotizou, Fotizou, i Nea Irousalme!
I gar
Doxa Kyriou epi Se anetile. Horeve
nin ke agallou, Sion. Si de, Agni,
terpou Theotoke, en ti egersi tou
Tokou Sou.
Grace:
Hail, Holy Virgin!
And
again I say: Hail! Thy Son has
Risen from the Tomb on the third
day!
Shine,
shine, the New Jerusalem! For

the Glory of the Lord has dawned
upon thee! Rejoice now and be glad,
O Zion!
And Thou, O All Pure
Theotokos:
delight
in
the
Resurrection of Him to Whom Thou
gave Birth!
COMMUNION HYMNS TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Soma
Pigis
Receive
Anesti ek nekron, Thanato

Thanaton patistas, ke tis en tis
mnimasi, Zoin harisamenos!
Christ
Hristou
metalavete,
Athanatou gefsasthe!
Hristos
P ASCHAL
HYMNS
- B RI GHT T HU RSDAY S T I RENE
OF
the Body of Christ, taste from

the Immortal Fount.
has Risen from the dead, by
Death trampling upon Death, and
has bestowed Life to those in the
tombs!
T HESSAL ONIKA 5 M AY 2016
19
i O Theos met Aftou.
does, unless God is with Him.
Apekrithi
Iisous ke ipen afto: Amin

amin, lego Si: ean mi tis Gennithi
Anothen, ou dinate Idin tin
Vasilian tou Theou.
Jesus answered him: Truly, truly, I say

to you: unless one is Born from
Above, he cannot behold the
Kingdom of God.
Legi pros afton O Nikodimos: Pos dinate Nikodemos
said to Him: How can a

man be born when he is old? Can he
enter into his mothers womb a
second time, and be born?
anthropos gennithine geron on? Mi

dinate is tin kilian tis mitros aftou
defteron iselthin ke gennithine?
Apekrithi
Iisou: Amin amin, lego Si:

ean mi tis Gennithi is Idatos ke
Pnevmatos, ou dinate iselthin is tin
Vasilian tou Theou.
To gegennimenon ek tis sarkos sarx
estin, ke to Gegennimenon ek tou
Pnevmatos pnevma esti.
Mi thavmasis oti ipon Si: di imas
Gennithine Anothen.
To pnevma opou theli poni, ke tin
fonin aftou akouis, all ouk idas
pothen erhete ke pou ipagi.
Jesus
Outos esti pas O gegennimens ek tou

Pnevmatos.
replied: Truly, truly, I say to

you: unless one is Born of Water
and the Spirit, he cannot enter the
Kingdom of God.
That which is born of the flesh, is
flesh, and that which is Born of the
Spirit, is spirit.
Do not marvel that I said to you You
must be Born from Above.
The wind blows where it wills, and you
hear the sound of it, but you do not
know whence it comes or whither it
goes.
So it is with everyone who is Born of
the Spirit.
Apekrithi Nikodimos ke ipen Afto:
Nikodemos
Pos
dinate tafta genesthe?
said to him: How can this
be?
Apekrithi
Jesus
Amin, amin, leg si: oti O idamen

laloumen
ke
O
eorakamen
Martyroumen, ke tin Martyrian
imon ou lamvanete.
Truly, truly, I say to Thee: We speak

of what We know, and bear Witness
to what we have seen, yet you do
not receive our Testimony.
I ta epigia ipon imin ke ou pistevete,

pos - ean ipo imin ta Epourania pistefsete?
If I have told you earthly things, and

you do not believe, how - if I tell
you Heavenly Things - can you
believe?
Ke oudis Anaveviken is ton Ouranon i

mi O ek tou Ouranou Katavas, O
Iios tou Anthropou O on en to
Ourano.
No one has Ascended into Heaven but

He Who Descended from Heaven
the Son of Man Who is in Heaven.
Ke kathos Moisis ipsose ton ofin en ti

erimo, outos ipsothine di ton Iion
tou Anthropou, ina pas O pistevon
is afton mi apolite all ehi Zoin
Eonion.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in

the wilderness, so must the Son of
Man be lifted up, that whoever
believes in Him may have Eternal
Life.
Iisous ke ipen afto: Si i O

Didaskalos tou Israil ke tafta ou
ginoskis?
answered him:
Art Thou a
Teacher of Israel, yet Thou doest
not understand this?
OF
The frustrated, angry Perfect immediately ordered her to be arrested and thrown into
a pit filled with poisonous vipers and serpents, where she spent ten days in the pit
but remained unharmed, for an Angel of our Lord protected her and sustained her.
Sedecius ascribed her Deliverance to sorcery, so he subjected St Irene to many other
vicious tortures - all of which she survived unharmed!
Due to her heartfelt teaching of the Divine Truth and so many wondrous Miracles,
even more souls converted to Christ, and rejected the inanimate useless idols.
Sedecius was deposed by his son, Savorus, who persecuted Christians with an even
greater zeal than his father had done. So St Irene returned to Magedon in Persia to
meet Savorus and his army, whereupon she besought him to end the persecutions.
When he stubbornly refused to have mercy on anyone, St Irene prayed for Divine
Assistance, and his entire army was suddenly struck by blindness. Being naturally
Compassionate, she prayed again, asking for Divine Mercy, and they instantly
recovered their sight!
Despite the clearly evident Almighty Power of our Living God, Savorus refused to
acknowledge Him, and because of his blatant insolence and blaspheny, he was
struck and killed by a bolt of lightning.
St Irene remained there, Enlightening the Spiritually Dead pagans, and performing
many Miracles that Glorified and Honoured the Lord our God. She even returned to
the tower built by her father, and accompanied by the Priest, Timothy, they taught,
converted and Baptised 5,000 souls. to Christ.
They journeyed to the city of Callinicus, or Callinicum (possibly on the Euphrates River
in Syria) that was ruled by King Numerian, the son of Sebastian, who soon ordered
her to be arrested and tortured by being placed into three bronze oxen, which
were heated red-hot. Despite being transferred from one to another, by the Grace
of our Loving God, St Irene remained uninjured, and thousands of witnesses
embraced Christianity.
Sensing his impending death, King Numerian instructed his eparch, Babdonos, to
continue torturing the Great Holy Martyr in order to force her to sacrifice to the
lifeless idols. However, the brutal tortures remained ineffective, which caused
innumerable witnesses to turn their heart and soul to our Lord Jesus Christ.
After being released by the frustrated authorities, St Irene and her companions
travelled to the city of Constantina, forty miles northeast of Edessa. By 330, the
Persian king Sapor II (309-379) had heard of St Irenes Great Miracles. To prevent
her from winning even more people to Christ, she was immediately arrested,
beheaded, and then buried.
Nevertheless, our Lord God sent an Angel to raise her up again, and she went into the
city of Mesembria. After seeing her alive and hearing her preach, the local King
accepted Christ, and was Baptized together with a great number of his subjects.
Wishing to Enlighten even more souls, St Irene went to Ephesos, where she taught the
people and performed many Miracles. The Lord revealed to her that the end of her
life was approaching.
Then St Irene left the city accompanied by six people, including her former Teacher, St
Apellianos. On the outskirts of the town, she found an unoccupied tomb and,
having made the Sign of the Cross, she entered, and directed her companions to
close the entrance to the cave with a large stone, which they did.
When Christians visited the cave four days later, they did not find the body of St Irene.
St Apellianos had returned after only two days, and had found that the enormous
rock had been moved, and that the tomb was empty.
Thus did God Glorify St Irene, who Loved Him with all her heart and soul, having
devoted her life to serving only Him.
Although many of these Miracles may seem improbable to those who are sceptical,
nothing is impossible with God. St Irene led thousands of people to Christ through
her preaching, and by her example. The Church continues to honour her memory
and to seek her Heavenly Intercession.
By her holy prayers, may the Lord have mercy upon us and save us.
P ASCHAL
HYMNS
OF
Evlogison, Despota, tin Ano Kathedran) Master, Bless the Throne on High.
Evlogimenos i, O epi Thronou Doxis tis Blessed art Thou on the Throne of Glory
Bright Thursday Paschal Matins Hymns & Readings

Doxa ti Agia ke Omoousio ke Zoopio ke
Adiereto Triadi, pantote, nin ke ai, ke
is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
Glory to the Holy and

Consubstantial, and Life-giving, and
Undivided Trinity, always, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Vasilias Sou, O Kathimenos epi ton

Heroubim, pantote, nin ke ai ke is
tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin)
Me Dynamis!
Osi is Hriston
Evaptisthite,
enedisasthe. Allelouia!
Amen
Anesti, ek nekron, Thanato

thanaton patisas, Ke tis en tis
mnimasin, Zoin harisamenos [3]
Psalate
Christ is Risen from the dead; By Death

trampling upon death, And has
bestowed Life to those in the tombs.
[3]
to Theo imon! Psalate, psalate

to Vasili imon! Psalate!
Panta ta Ethni krotisate hiras!
O Theos, ke diaskorpisthitoan
i ehthri aftou, ke figetosan apo
prosopou aftou i misountes Afton.*
Os
eklipi kapnos eklipetosan, os tikete

kiros apo prosopou piros.*
as wax melts before the fire.*
tou Theou. Ke i Dikei evfranthitosan*

Agaliasometha ke evfranthomen en afti.*
shall the sinners perish from the

Sight of God. And let the Righteous
be glad.*
This is the Day the Lord made.
Let us
greatly Rejoice and be glad therein.*
Amin
and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.
Amen
THE LITANY
En Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Anothen Irinis ke tis Sotirias
ton
psihon imon, tou Kyriou deithomen
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Irinis
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Agiou
OF
PEACE
In Peace let us pray to the Lord

P E O P L E Lord have mercy
P R I E S T For the Peace from Above, and
Eteris
With
Those
te logis pliosi diemartireto, ke

parekali aftous legon: Sothite apo tis
geneas tis skolias taftis!
PRIEST
Lord have mercy

For this Holy House,
those
OF
who
enter
it
who received his word were

Baptised, and that day there were
added about three thousand souls.
They
Egeneto
Fear
de pasi psihi Fovos - polla te

Terata ke Simian dia ton Apostolon
egineto.
and for
with Faith,
To
kero ekino, anthropos tis in ek ton

Phariseon, Nikodimos onoma afto,
arhon, ton Ioudeon.
2 : 38 43
many other words he Testified,

and exhorted them, saying: Save
yourselves
from
this
crooked
generation!
Isan
di proskarterountes ti Didahi ton

Apostolon ke ti Kinonia, ti Klasi tou
Artou, ke tes Prosevhes.
ST LUKE
the Promise is to you and to your

children, and to all who are far off
every one whom the Lord our God
Calls to Him.
devoted themselves to the

Apostles Teaching and Fellowship,
to the Breaking of Bread, and to the
Prayers.
came upon every soul - many

Wonders and Signs were done
through the Apostles.
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING
the whole
world, the stability of the Holy
Churches of God, and for the Union
of all, let us pray to the Lord
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Ikou toutou ke ton meta
men oun apodexameni ton logon aftou

Evaptisthisan, ke prosetethisan en ti
imera, ekini psihe osi trishilie.
TO
those day, Peter said to the people:

Repent, and be Baptised every one
of you in the Name of Jesus Christ
for the Forgiveness of your sins, and
you shall receive the Gift of the Holy
Spirit.
For
the Salvation of our souls, let us

pray to the Lord
Lord have mercy

For the Peace of
you Nations:
clap your hands!
Shout to God with the voice of
rejoicing.
APOSTLES ACCORDING
ar estin i epangelia ke tis teknis imon ke pasi tis is makran osous an

Proskalesite Kyrios O Theos imon
PRIEST
PEOPLE
tou simpantos Kosmou,

efstatias ton Agion tou Theou
Ekklision ke tis ton panton enoseaos
tou Kyriou deithomen.
4.
Now
All
Imin
and to the Holy Spirit*
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
OF THE
Praises to our God! Sing, sing

Praises to our King! Sing Praises!
laon: Metanoisate, ke Vaptisthito

ekastos imon epi to Onomati Iisou
Hristou is afesin amartion, ke
lipsesthe tin dorean tou Agiou
Pnevmatos.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati* Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Ke
Alalaxate
TONE
Sing
En tes imeres ekines, ipe Petros pros ton In
As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish,
Outos apolounte i amartoli apo prospou So

Afti i imera, in epiisen O Kyrios.
THE ACTS
Let
God Arise, and let His

enemies be scattered, and let those
who hate Him flee from before His
Sight.*
PRIEST
you as were Baptised into

Christ have put on Christ: Alleluia!
to Theo en foni agalliaseos!
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION & STIHI TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Anastito
Amen
With Power!
As many of
PASCHAL PROKEIMENON PSALM 46/47
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Hristos
Hriston
of Thy Kingdom, seated upon the

Cherubim always, now and forever,
and to the Ages of ages.
At
TO
ST JOHN 3 : 1 15
that time, there was a man of the

Pharisees, named Nikodemos, a
Ruler of the Judeans.
Outos lithe pros ton Iisoun niktos ke ipen He went to Jesus by night, and said to
Afto: Ravvi, idamen oti apo Theou
elilithas Didaskalos. Oudis gar tafta
ta Simian dinate piin a Si piis, ean mi
P ASCHAL
HYMNS
OF
Him: Rabbi, we know that thou art a

Teacher Who has come from God, for
no one can do these Signs that Thou
17
imisountes Afton.
Hristos

mnimasi, Zoin harisamenos!
2.
Os
3.
Outos
4.

kiros apo Prosopou Piros.
apolounte i amartoli apo
Prosopou tou Theou ke i Dikei
evfranthitosan.
Christ

tombs!
2.
As
smoke vanishes, so let them

vanish; as wax melts before the
fire...
3.
Let
sinners perish from the Sight of

God. And let the Righteous be
glad...
Afti
i imera, in epiisen O Kyrios!

Agalliasometha ke evfranthomen
en Afti!
4.
This is the Day the Lord made!

greatly Rejoice
therein!
and
Let us
be glad
PASCHAL IPAKOI TONE 4
Prolavouse
ton orthron e peri Mariaim,

ke evrouse ton ithon apokilisthenta
tou mnimatos, ikouson ek tosou
Angelou:
Ton en Foti aidio
iparhonta, meta nekron ti zitite os
Anthropon?
Vlepete
ta
entafia
spargana.
Dramete, ke to kosmo
kiriate,
os
igerthi
O
Kyrios,
thanatosas ton Thanaton. Oti iparhi
Theou Iios, tou Sozontos to genos ton
anthropon.
When
the Women with Mary had gone

before dawn and found that the
stone had been rolled away from the
sepulchre, they heard from the
Angel: Why do You seek among the
dead, as mortal man, the One Who
exists in Everlasting Light? See the
grave wrappings in the Tomb. Run
and proclaim to the world that our
Lord has Risen, and put Death to
death; for He is the Son of God Who
Saves mankind.
PASCHAL KONTAKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
I ke en Tafo katilthes Athanate, alla tou Although
Thou went down into the

Tomb, O Immortal, Thou brought
down the dominion of Hades; and
Thou Rose as Victor, O Christ our
God. And Thou called out: Hail! to
the Myrrhbearing Women, and
granted Peace to Thine Apostles, O
Lord Who to the fallen grant
Resurrection.
Adou kathiles tin dinamin.

Ke
Anestis os Nikitis, Hriste O Theos,
Gynexi
Myrooris
fthegxamenos:
Herete! ke tis Sis Apostolis Irinin
doroumenos, O tis pesousis parehon
Anastasin.
INSTEAD
Osi
is Hriston Evaptisthite,
enedisasthe. Allelouia! (3)
OF THE
THRICE HOLY HYMN
Hriston
As
many of you as were Baptised into

Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia!
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
and to the Holy Spirit, now and

Amin
Hriston enedisasthe. Allelouia!
Dynamis!
Kelefson, Despota!
Evlogimenos O erhomenos en Onomati
Amen
Have put on Christ. Allelouia!
Power!
With thy Blessing, Master.
Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of
Kyriou.
the Lord.
OF
Pisteos, Evlavias ke Fovou Theou

isionton
en
afto,
tou
Kyriou
deithomen.
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Papa
Reverence and the Fear of God, let

us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE
Patriarch
and
our
(T H E O D O R O S )
Archbishop (- - - N A M E - - - ), for the
Honourable
Presbytery,
the
Diaconate in Christ, for all the
Clergy and the people, let us pray to
the Lord
PRIEST
ke Patriarhou imon
T H E O D O R O U ke tou Arhiepiskopou
imon (- - - N A M E - - - ), tou Timiou
Presviteriou,
tis
en
Hristo
Diakonias, pantos tou Klirou ke tou
laou tou Kyriou deithomen.
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis poleos
PRIEST
taftis, pasis poleos, horas,

ke ton Pisti ikounton en aftes tou
Kyriou deithomen.
Kyrie Eleison
Iper efkrasias
PEOPLE
PRIEST
odiporounton, nosounton,
kamnonton, ehmalonton ke tis
Sotirias afton tou Kyriou deithomen.
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou risthine imas apo pasis thlipseos,
orgis, kindinou ke
Kyriou deithomen.
anangis,
tou
PEOPLE
Amin
Tis
PEOPLE
us, and Preserve us, O God, by Thy

Grace.
PRIEST
Amen
Commemorating our All-Holy,
Pure, Most Blessed and Glorious

Lady, the Mother of God and everVirgin Mary, with all the Saints, let
us commit ourselves and one
another, and all our whole Life to
Christ, our God.
To Thee, O Lord
For to Thee is due all Glory,
Honour and Worship: to the
PEOPLE
PRIEST
Si pasa Doxa, Timi ke

Proskinisis to Patri ke to Io ke to
Agio Pnevmati nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
HYMNS
PRIEST
Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us, have Mercy on
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD
Si Kyrie
Oti prepi
P ASCHAL
Lord have mercy

For our Deliverance
from all
tribulation, wrath, danger and
necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Panagias,
Ahrantou,
Iperevlogimenis, Endoxou Despinis
imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou
Marias meta panton ton Agion
mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous
ke pasan tin zion imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha.
Lord have mercy

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

for captives; and for their Salvation,
let us pray to the Lord.
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou, Soson,
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos ti Si Hariti.
Lord have mercy

For temperate weather,
for
abundance in the earths yield and
for peaceful times, let us pray to the
Lord.
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper pleonton,
Lord have mercy

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

in them, let us pray to the Lord
PRIEST
aeron, eforias ton karpon

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

For our Pope and
OF
Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to
the Ages of ages.
Amin
PEOPLE
Amen
GO
Prolavouse
ton orthron e peri Mariaim,

ke evrouse ton ithon apokilisthenta
tou mnimatos, ikouson ek tosou
Angelou:
Ton en Foti aidio
iparhonta, meta nekron ti zitite os
Anthropon?
Vlepete
ta
entafia
spargana.
Dramete, ke to kosmo
kiriate,
os
igerthi
O
Kyrios,
thanatosas ton Thanaton. Oti iparhi
Theou Iios, tou Sozontos to genos ton
anthropon.
When
the Women with Mary had gone

before dawn and found that the
stone had been rolled away from the
sepulchre, they heard from the
Angel: Why do You seek among the
dead, as mortal man, the One Who
exists in Everlasting Light? See the
grave wrappings in the Tomb. Run
and proclaim to the world that our
Lord has Risen, and put Death to
death; for He is the Son of God Who
Saves mankind.
Thou went down into the

Tomb, O Immortal, Thou brought
down the dominion of Hades; and
Thou Rose as Victor, O Christ our
God. And Thou called out: Hail! to
the Myrrhbearing Women, and
granted Peace to Thine Apostles, O
Lord Who to the fallen grant
Resurrection.
Adou kathiles tin dinamin.

Ke
Anestis os Nikitis, Hriste O Theos,
Gynexi
Myrooris
fthegxamenos:
Herete! ke tis Sis Apostolis Irinin
doroumenos, O tis pesousis parehon
Anastasin.
PASCHAL IKOS
Women came seeking as day the Sun

Who was before the sun and yet had
set in a Sepulchre. They cried to one
another: O Friends: come, let us
Anoint with spices the Life-bearing
yet buried Body the Flesh that
raises fallen Adam lying as it is in
the Tomb. Let us go; let us hasten
like the Magi, to adore Him and offer
the Myrrh as gifts to Him Who is
wrapped not in swaddling but
grave clothes. And let us weep and
cry out: Arise, O Master, Who to the
fallen grants Resurrection!
SYNAXARION 5 MAY (2016)
Ti
E tou Aftou minos mnimi tis Agias

Megalomartyros Irinis.
Neofitou, Gaiou ke Gaianou. Teite de

i afton sinaxis en to septo ke
sevasmio Nao ton Agion Endoxon ke
Thavmatourgon Anargyron Kosma
ke Damianou, to onti en tis Dariou.
6.
OF
GREAT
2.
Soter,
Psalate
Sing now
Ipate to Theo:
3.
Say
Pasa
4.
Os Fovera ta Erga Sou.

En to plithi tis Dinameos Sou
psevsonte Se i ehthri Sou...*
4 .
of the
Theotokos, O Saviour, Save us.
2.
di to Onomati Aftou, dote

Doxan enesi Aftou. * .
3.
TONE 2
Shout to Go, all the earth!

Through the Intercessions
1.
Soson imas.
i gi proskinisatosan Si ke
psalatosan Si, psalatosan to Onomati
Sou. *
to His Name; give Glory to

His Praise. *
to God, How Awesome art Thy

Works! In Greatness of Thy Power
Thine enemies will lie to Thee... *
. . . Let all the earth worship Thee

and sing to Thee; let them sing to
Thy Name!*
eonon.
Amin
Tes
Presvies tis Theotokou, Soter,

soson imas.

Amen
Through
the Intercessions of the

Theotokos, O Saviour, Save us.
SMALL LITANY
SECOND FESTAL ANTIPHON HOLY PASCHA TONE 2

1.
O Theos iktirise imas ke Evlogise imas,
1.
May God be Gracious to us, and Bless
epifane to Prosopon Aftou ef imas ke

eleise imas.
Soson imas Iie Theou, O

NEKRON,
2.
3.
4.
ANASTAS EK
psallontas Si: Allilouia!
Tou gnone en ti gi tin Odon Sou, en

pasin Ethnesi to Sotirion Sou.
Exomologisasthosan
Si lai, O Theos,
exomologisasthosan Si lai pantes.
Evlogise imas O Theos, ke fovithitosan
us; may He cause His Sight to

shine upon us and have Mercy on
us.
O Son of God, W H O
AROSE FROM THE

Save us who sing to Thee:
Alleluia
DEAD,
2.
That
3.
Let the Nations give Thanks to Thee,
we may know His Way on the

earth - Thy Salvation among all
the Gentiles.
O God; let all the people praise

Thee.
4.
May
God Bless us , and let all the

ends of the Earth be in fear of Him.
Afton panta ta perata tis Gis.
eonon.
Ti afti imera, athlisis tonAgion Martyron On
this day we Commemorate the

Contest of the Holy Martyrs, St
Neophytos, St Gaius, and St Gaianos.
The Service in their honour is
celebrated in the August and
Venerable Church of the Holy,
Glorious
and
Wonderworking
Unmercenaries, St Kosmas and St
Damianos, in the Quarter of Darios.
THE
FIRST PASCHAL ANTIPHON PSALM 65/66
On
this 5th day of the month, we

Commemorate the Great
Holy
Martyr, St Irene.
TO
MATINS
Alalazate to Theo, pasa i gi!

Tes Presvies tis Theotokou,
Ton pro iliou Iliou dinanta pote en Tafo, In haste before dawn, the Myrrh-bearing
proefthasan pros orthron, ekzitouse
os imeran, Myrofori Kore, ke pros
allilas evoon.
O File, defte tis
aromasin ipalipsomen soma Zoiforon
ke tethammenon, sarka anistoson ton
Parapesonta Adam, kimenon en to
mnimati. Agomen, spefsomen osper i
Magi,
ke
proskinisomen
ke
proskomisomen ta Myra os dora ton
mi en sparganis, all en sindoni
enilimeno.
Ke klavsomen ke
kraxomen. O Despota, exegerthiti, O
tis pesousi parehon Anastasin.
AS IN
1.
PASCHAL KONTAKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
I ke en Tafo katilthes Athanate, alla tou Although
STRAIGHT
LITANY,
PASCHAL IPAKOI TONE 4
Amin

Amen
O MONOGENIS SMALL LITANY -
THIRD FESTAL ANTIPHON HOLY PASCHA TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

1..
Anastito
P ASCHAL
O
Theos,
ke
diaskorpisthitosan i ehthri Aftou,
ke figetosan apo Prosopou Aftou
HYMNS
OF
1.
Let God Arise,
and let His enemies

be scattered, and let those who
hate Him flee from His Sight.
15
Sighorisomen panta ti Anastasi, ke outo Let

voisomen.
us forgive everything for the

Resurrection, and thus let us cry
aloud:
Hristos Anesti!}
Alithos Anesti!} (3)
Doxa ti Agia Aftou Triimero Egersi!
Christ is Risen! }
Truly He is Risen!} (3)
Glory to His Holy Resurrection on the
Proskinoumen
We Worship His Resurrection on the
Aftou tin Triimeron
Egersin!
Third Day!
Christ
Alithos Anesti O Kyrios!
Truly our Lord is Risen!
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Hristos

mnimasin, Zoin harisamenos [3]
PRIEST
Os
As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish,

kiros apo prosopou piros.*
Outos apolounte i amartoli apo prospou So

tou Theou. Ke i Dikei evfranthitosan*
Afti i imera, in epiisen O Kyrios.
Agaliasometha ke evfranthomen en afti.*
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Hristos

mnimasin, Zoin harisamenos
Christ
Ke

eonon.
Now
Amin
Anastaseos imera! Lamprinthomen

lai! Pasha, Kyriou Pasha! En gar
thanatou pros Zoin ke ek gis pros
Ouranon Hristos O Theos imas
dievivasen, epinikion adontas!
ODI1
Defte poma piomen kenon, ouk ek

Petras agonou teratourgoumenon, all
aftharsias
Pigin
ek
tafou
omvrisantos
Hristou,
en
O
stereoumetha.
ODI 3
ODI
and to the Holy Spirit
is Risen from the dead; By

Death trampling upon death, And
tombs.

ages.
Amen
OF
having Risen from the Tomb as

He foretold, has granted us Eternal
Life and Great Mercy. (3)
PASCHAL KATAVASIA OF HOLY PASCHA TONE 1

[TRANSLATION BY PATER GEORGE PAPADEAS HOLY WEEK SERVICE BOOK]
This is the Day the Lord made.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Jesus,
O Isou apo tou Tafou, kathos

proipen, edoken imin tin eonion zoin
ke Mega Eleos.(3)
shall the sinners perish from the

Sight of God. And let the Righteous
be glad.*
Let us
greatly Rejoice and be glad therein.*
let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus,

the only Sinless One. Thy Cross do
we worship, O Christ, and Thy Holy
Resurrection do we Hymn and
Glorify. For Thou art our God. We
know no other but Thee. We call
upon Thy Name.
Come, all the
Faithful, let us worship the Holy
Resurrection of Christ; for behold
through the Cross, Joy has come into
all the world. Ever Blessing the Lord,
we extol His Resurrection.
For
enduring the Cross for us, He
destroyed Death by Death. (3)
Anastas
Let God Arise, and let His

enemies be scattered, and let those
who hate Him flee from before His
Sight.*
as wax melts before the fire.*
Mercy on us.
Amen
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ,
Hristou
Theasameni,
proskinisomen Agion Kyrion Iisoun,
ton monon anamartiton.
Ton
Stavron Sou, Hriste, proskinoumen ke
tin Agian Sou Anastasin imnoumen
ke Doxazomen. Si gar i Theos imon,
ektos Sou allon ouk oidamen, to
Onoma Sou onomazomen.
Defte
pantes i Pisti, proskinisomen tin tou
Hristou Agian Anastasin. Idou gar
ilthe dia tou Stavrou Hara en olo to
kosmo. Dia pantos evlogountes ton
Kyrion, imnoumen tin Anastasin
aftou. Staron gar ipominas di imas,
Thanato Thanaton olesen.(3)

tombs. [3]
Anastito
O Theos, ke diaskorpisthitoan
i ehthri aftou, ke figetosan apo
prosopou aftou i misountes Afton.*
Eleison imas.
Christ
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION & STIHI TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
this Day we Commemorate the

Consecration of the Holy Church of
the Most Holy Theotokos at the
Quarter of Cyrus in Constantinople.
Amin
Anastasi

tombs.
Divine Liturgy Hymns & Readings
On
afti imera, Anamnisis ton egkenion

tou Naou tis Iperagias Teotokous en
tis Kyriou.
Tes Afton Agies Presvies, Hriste O Theos, By their Holy Intercessions, O God, have
Third Day!
Hristos

mnimasin, Zoin harisamenos.
Ti
ODI
4 Epi tis Thias filakis O Thigoros

Avvakoum stito meth imon ke diknito
faesforon Angelon diaprisios legonta.
Simeron Sotiria to kosmo, oti Anesti
Hristos os Pantodinamos.
5 Orthrisomen orthrou vatheos ke

anti mirou ton imnon prosisomen to
Despoti.
Ke Hriston opsometha,
Dikeosinis Ilion, pasi Zoin anatellonta.
P ASCHAL
HYMNS
OF
1 Resurrection Day! O people, let

us glory in splendour! Pascha, the
Lords Pascha! For Christ our God
has transported us who sing the
Triumphal Hymn from death to Life
and from earth to Heaven.
ODE
3 Come, let us drink a New Drink.

Not one miraculously brought forth
from a barren Rock, but from the
Fountain of Immortality, sprung
forth from Christs Tomb, from
which we are Edified.
ODE
4 Let the God-inspired Prophet

Havakoum keep with us the Divine
Watch, and point out the Lightbearing Angels, who with a vibrant
voice declared: Today, Salvation
comes to the world, for Christ has
Risen as Almighty!
ODE
5 Let us arise in the early dawn,

and instead of Myrrh, offer a Hymn
to the Master; and we shall see
Christ, the Sun of Righteousness
dawning Life to all.
ODE
ODI
Katilthes en tis katotatis tis gis ke
sinetripsas mohlous eonious, katohous

pepedimenon, Hriste, ke trimeros, os
ek kitous Ionas, exanestis tou Tafou.
ODI
ODI
7 O Pedas ek kaminou Risamenos,

genomenos Anthropos pashi os
thnitos ke dia pathous to thniton
aftharsias
endii
evperepian,
o
monos Evlogitos ton pateron Theos ke
iperevdoxos.
8 Enoumen,
Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion.
ke
Afti
i kliti ke Agia imera, i mia ton

Savvaton, i Vasilis ke kiria, eorton
eorti ke panigiris esti panigireon, en i
evlogoumen Hriston is tous eonas.
Thou
descended into the

deepest parts of the earth and Thou
shattered everlasting bars that held
fast those fettered; and on the third
day, like Jonah from the whale,
Thou arose from the Tomb.
ODE
7 The Only Blessed and Ever

Glorious God of our Fathers, Who
Redeemed the Children from the
furnace, became Man, suffered as a
mortal;
and through Suffering,
He clothes the mortal with the Grace
of Incorruption.
ODE
8 We Praise, we Bless and we

Worship the Lord.
ODE
This
is the Chosen and Holy Day, the

first of the Sabbaths, the Queen and
Sovereign, the Feast of Feasts, and
the Festival of Festivals, in which we
Bless Christ to all Ages.
THE MAGNIFICAT -PASCHAL KATAVASIA

THE HIERMOS
OF
Megalinon,
Magnify,
Fotizou,
Shine,
psihi mou, ton ethelousios

pathonta
ke
tafenta
ke
exanastanta, Trimeron ek Tafou
Fotizou, i Nea Ierousalim; i gar

nin ke agallou, Zion. Si de, agni,
terpou, Theotoke, en ti egersi tou
Tokou Sou.
Megalinon,
psihi
mou,
exanastanta triimeron ek
Hriston ton Zoodotin.
ton
tafou,
Fotizou,
Fotizou, i Nea Ierousalim; i gar

nin ke agallou, Zion. Si de, Agni,
Terpou, Theotoke, en ti egersi tou
Tokou Sou.
9TH ODE TONE 1
O my soul, Him Who

willingly suffered and was buried,
and arose from the Tomb on the
Third Day.

upon Thee. Rejoice now and be
glad, O Zion; and Thou, O All Pure
Theotokos:
delight
in
the
gave Birth!
PASCHAL DISMISSAL
Sofia!
Evlogison!
O on Evlogitos,
Amin
Stereose,
Amin
Fotizou, fotizou i Nea Ierousalim!
Hristos

mnimasin, Zoin harisamenos
Thias! O Filis! O Glikitatis Sou Fonis!

Meth imon apsevdos gar, apinilo
esesthe, mehri termaton eonos Hriste.
8.
is the New Pascha, a Living

Sacrifice, the Lamb of God Who
bears the sin of the world.
Divine and Beloved and Most Sweet

Voice! Thou, O Christ, has truly
Promised that Thou would be with
OF
Amen.
Illumined,
be Illumined, O New
Jerusalem! For the Glory of the Lord
has Risen over you. Dance now for
Joy, O Zion, and exult!
And be
merry, O Pure Theotokos, at the
Rising of the One Whom Thou bore!
READER
Christ

tombs.
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Lord, have Mercy. (3)
Pater, Evlogison!
Father, Bless!
O anastas ek nekron, Hristos O alithinos May He Who rose from the dead, Christ
Theos
imon,
tes
Presvies
tis
panahrantou ke panamomou Agias
Aftou Mitros, Dinami tou Timiou ke
Zoopiou Stavrou, prostasies ton
Timion
Epouranion
Dinameon
asomaton,
ikesies
tou
Timiou,
Endoxou, Profitou, Prodromou ke
Vaptistou
Ioannou,
ton
Agion
Endoxon ke panevfimon Apostolon,
ton Agion Endoxon ke kallinikon
Martyron...
Shine,
Christ
Amen
Make firm
PRIEST
O Lord our God, the
Holy and Pure Faith of Pious
Orthodox Christians, together with
the Holy Church and this City
forever.
PEOPLE
I gar
nin ke agallou, Sion, Si de, Agni,
terpou, Theotoke, en ti egersi tou
Tokou Sou.
O my soul, Christ the Lifegiver, Who Arose from the grave on

the third day.
to kenon Pasha, to zoothiton

thima Ios Theou O eron tin
amartian kosmou.
PRIEST Blessed art Thou, O Christ our

God, always, now and forever, and to
the Ages of ages.
PEOPLE
Kyrios O Theos, tin Agian ke

amomiton Pistin ton efsevon ke
Orthodoxon Hristainon, Sin ti Agia
Aftou Ekklisia ke ti poli tafti is eonas
eonon.
our
True
God,
through
the
Intercessions of His Most Pure and
Holy Mother, the Power of the
Precious and Life-giving Cross the
Protection
of
the
Honourable,
Bodiless Powers of Heaven, the
Supplications of the Honourable,
Glorious Prophet and Forerunner,
John the Baptist, the Holy, Glorious
and Praiseworthy Apostles, the
Glorious and Worthy Holy Martyrs...
Ton
Osion ke Theoforon Pateron imon,

(tou Agiou tou Naou), ton Agion ke
Dikeon Theopatoron Ioakim ke Annis,
ke
tou
Agiou
Endoxou
Megalomartyros
Georgiou
tou
Tropeoforou, ou ke tin mnimin
epiteloumen...
Our
Ke
panton ton Agion, Eleise ke Sose

imas, os Agathos ke filanthropos ke
eleimon Theos.
And
PASCHAL TROPARIA
Hristos
Wisdom!
Father, Bless!
Hristos O Theos imon,

pantote, nin, ke ai, ke is tous eonas
ton eonon.
Magnify,

upon Thee. Rejoice now and be
glad, O Zion; and Thou, O All Pure
Theotokos:
delight
in
the
gave Birth!
DEACON:
P ASCHAL
HYMNS
OF
Holy God-bearing Fathers, (our

Parish Saint), the Holy and Righteous
Ancestors of God, Joachim and
Anna, the Holy and Glorious Great
Martyr, George the Trophy-bearer,
whose memory we commemorate
today...
all the Saints: have Mercy on us

and Save us, as our Good, Loving and
Merciful God.
13
In i Pisti, agkiran elpidos, katehontes

agallometha.
from the Tomb.
Outos
E
apolounte i amartoli apo

prosopou tou Theou. Ke i dikei
evfranthitosa.
So shall sinners perish from the Sight
Myrofori Ginekes orthrou vatheos,

epistase prs to mnima tou Zoodotou,
evron Angelon epi ton lithon
kathimenon,
ke
aftos
prosfthegxamenos aftes outos elege:
Ti zitite ton Zonta meta ton nekdron?
Ti thrinite ton aftharton os en fthora?
Apelthouse kirixate tis aftou Mathites.
The Myrrh-bearing Women at dawn very
Afti
i imera, in epiisen O Kyrios,

agalliasometha ke evfranthomen
en afti.
Pasha to terpnon!
Pasha Kyriou, Pasha!

Pasha pansevasmion imin anetile!
Pasha
en
hara
allilous
periptixometha! O Pasha, litron lipis!
Ke gar ek Tafou simeron, osper ek
pastou eklampsas Hristos, ta ginea
haras eplise legon. Kirixate Apostolis.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

eonon.
Amin
of God, and let the Righteous be

glad.
early, standing outside the Tomb of
the Giver of Life, found an Angel
who was seated upon the stone.
And the Angel addressed them and
said: Why do you seek among the
dead the One Who is alive? Why do
you grieve as though corruptible the
Incorrupt? So go back and proclaim
it to His Disciples.
This is the
Day the Lord made; let us

greatly rejoice and be glad therein.
Pascha
of Delight! Pascha, the Lords

Pascha! A Pascha All Venerable has
risen for us! With Joy, let us embrace
one another! Pascha, the Ransom
from sorrow!
Today from the
Sepulchre
Christ
emerge
resplendently as from a Bridal
Chamber, and the Women He filled
with Joy, saying: Proclaim this to the
Apostles!

Amen
PASCHAL STIHERA -TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Anastaseos
imera, ke lamprinthomen ti
panigiri, ke allilous periptixometha.
Ipomen, adelfi, ke tis misousin imas,
Sighorisomen panta ti Anastasi. Ke
outo voisomen: Hristos Anesti ek
nekron, Thanato Thanaton patisas,
ke tis en tis mnimasi zoin
hrisamenos.
Hristos

mnimasi, Zoin harisamenos! (3)
It is the Day of the Resurrection.
Let us
shine brightly for the Festival, and
also embrace one another. Brethren,
let us say even to those who hate us:
Let us forgive everything for the
Resurrection. And thus let us cry
aloud: Christ is Risen from the
dead, by Death trampling down
upon Death, and to those in the
tombs He has granted Life.
Christ

tombs! (3)
OF
us to the end of all Ages.

Wherefore, we, the Faithful, rejoice,
holding these Thy Words, as an
Anchor of Hope.
Simeron pasa ktisis agallete ke heri, oti Today
all Creation is exultant and

rejoices, for Christ has Risen, and
Hades is despoiled
Hristos Anesti ke Adis eskilevthi.
Thias O Filis, O glikitatis Sou fonis!

Meth imon apsevdos gar, epingilo
esesthe, mehri termaton eonos Hriste.
In i Pisti, Agkiran elpidos, katehontes
agallometha.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Divine
and Beloved and sweetest

utterance of Thine! For Thou really
and truly pledged that Thou wilt be
with us to the end of the age, O
Christ, and we, the Faithful, clinging
to Thy Promise, our Anchor of Hope,
rejoice.

and to the Holy Spirit
Megalinon, psihi mou, tis Trisipostatou O my
soul, magnify the Power of the

Godhead that is three Hypostases
and Undivided!
ke Adieretou Theotitos to kratos.
O Pasha to Mega, ke Ierotaton, Hriste!
O
Sofia ke Loge, tou Theou ke Dinamis,
didou imin ektipoteron, Sou metashin,
en ti anespero imera tis Vasilias Sou..
O Pascha, the Great and Most Sacred, O

Christ, Thou the Wisdom and Word
and Power of God: Grant that we
may more distinctly partake of Thee
on that day that has no evening in
Thy Kingly Rule.
Ke
Now
Amin
Here
Amen
Rejoice,
O Pasha to Mega, ke Ierotaton, Hriste!
O Pascha, the Great and Most Sacred, O

eonon.
Parthene,
here!
Here,
Evlogimeni!
Here, Dedoxasmeni!
Sos gar Iios Anesti Triimeros ek
Tafou!
O
Sofia ke Loge, tou Theou ke Dinamis,
didou imin ektipoteron, Sou metashin,
en ti anespero imera tis Vasilias Sou..
PASCHAL KATAVASIA

ages.
O Blessed Virgin, rejoice!
Rejoice, O Glorified One! Rejoice!
Thy Son has risen from the grave
on the Third Day!
Christ, Thou the Wisdom and Word

and Power of God: Grant that we
may more distinctly partake of Thee
on that day that has no evening in
Thy Kingly Rule.
OF THE
9TH ODE
O Angelos evoa ti Keharitomeni: Agni The Angel cried out to the One Full of
Parthene, Here! Ke palin ero Here,
O Sos Iios anesti, triimeros ek
tafou.
Fotizou, Fotizou, i Nea Irousalme!
I gar
nin ke agallou, Sion. Si de, Agni,
terpou Theotoke, en ti egersi tou
Tokou Sou.
P ASCHAL
HYMNS
OF
Grace:
Hail, Holy Virgin!
And
again I say: Hail! Thy Son has
Risen from the Tomb on the third
day!
Shine,

upon thee! Rejoice now and be glad,
O Zion!
And Thou, O All Pure
Theotokos:
delight
in
the
gave Birth!
Hristos

Thanaton patisas, ke tis en tis
mnimiasi, Zoin harisamenos. (3)
Anastas
O Iisou apo tou Tafou, kathos

proipen, edoken imin tin Eonion Zoin,
ke Mega Eleos.
SMALL LITANY & PRAISES
Christ
is Risen from the dead, by

Death trampling down Death, and
to those in tombs, He has granted
Life. (3)
Having
Risen from the Tomb as Jesus

foretold, He has granted us Eternal
and Great Mercy
LORD
PASCHAL EXAPOSTEILARION TONE 2
TO THE
Sarki
ipnosas os thnitos, O Vasilefs ke

Kyrios, Triimeros Exanestis, Adam
egiras ek fthoras, ke katargisas
Thanaton. Pasha tis aftharsias, tou
kosmou Sotirion. (3)
LAUDS:
PRAISES
TO
When Thou had slumbered in the Flesh

as one Mortal, O King and Lord,
Thou Rose again on the Third Day,
and raised up Adam from decay and
rendered Death of no effect. Pascha
of Incorruption, Salvation of the
world. (3)
GOD
TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Pasa
Let
Enite
Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite
Afton en tis ipsistis. Si prepi imnos
to Theo.
Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou.
Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou.
Si prepi imnos to Theo.
everything that has breath praise

the Lord. Praise the Lord from the
Heavens; praise Him in the Highest.
To Thee praise is due, O God.
all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.
understanding: have Mercy on us!
Enite
Afton en timpanno ke horo!

Enite Afton en hordes ke organo!
Afton epi tes dynasties Aftou,

Enite Aftou kata to plithos tis
megalosinis Aftou!
tou idin se ton Hriston, ton di imas

pathonta: ke proselthouse, evron
Angelon epi ton lithon kathimenon, to
fovo kilisthenta, ke pros aftas evoise
legon: Anesti O Kyrios! Ipate tis
Mathistes, oti anesti ek nekron, O
soson tas pishas imon.
Kyrie,
esfragismenou tou tafou, ipo ton

paranomon,
proilthes
ek
tou
mnimatos, kathos etehthis ek tis
Thetokou:
ouk
egnosan
pos
esarkothis, i asomati Sou Angeli: ouk
isthonto pote anestis, i filassontes se
stratiote: amfotera gar esfragiste tis
erevnosi: pefanerote de ta thavmata,
tis proskinousin en pisti to mystirion:
O
animnousin,
apodos
imin
agalliasin, ke to Mega Eleos.
Enite
Afton en iho salpingos! Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara!
Kyrie,
tous mohlous tous eonious

sintripsas, ke desma diarrixas, tou
mnimatos anestis, katalipon Sou ta
entafia, is martiron tis alithous
triimerou tafis Sou: ke proiges en ti
Galilea, O en spileo tiroumenos.
Mega Sou to Eleos, akatalipte Sotir!
Eleison imas.
Lord, although the grave was sealed

by lawless men, Thou came from the
Tomb as Thou had been born from
the Theotokos; Thy Bodiless Angels
did not know how Thou had become
Incarnte, the soldiers guarding Thee
did not know when Thou Arose, for
both are sealed for those who
enquire, but the Wonders have been
revealed to those who with Faith
worship the Mystery that we hymn:
Grant us Joy and Great Mercy!
Praise
Him with the sound of the

trumpet! Praise Him with the Harp
and Lyre!
Lord, having smashed the Eternal

Bars and burst bonds asunder, Thou
Rose from the Tomb, leaving Thy
grave clothes behind as evidence of
Thy True Burial for three days; and
Thou went ahead into Galilee, while
being guarded in a cave. Great is
Thy Mercy, O Saviour, beyond
OF
see Thee, the Christ Who had

suffered
for
our
sake,
and
approaching, they found an Angel
seated upon the stone rolled back,
with fear but he cried out to them
and said: The Lord has Risen! Tell
His Disciples that He has Risen: He
Who Saves our souls.
Enite
Praise
Kyrie,
O Lord, as Thou came out of the sealed
Afton en kimvalis evihis! Enite

Afton en kimvalis alalagmou! Pasa
pnoi enesato ton Kyrion!.
osper exilthes esfragismenou tou
tafou, outos isilthes, ke ton thiron
keklismenon, pros tous Mathitas Sou,
kiknion aftis ta tou somatos pathi,
aper katedexo Sotir makrothimisas.
Os ek spermatos David, molopas
ipinegkas: Os Ios de tou Theou,
kosmon ileftherosas. Mega Sou to
Eleos, akatalipte Sotir! Eleison imas.
Praise Him for His Mighty Acts, Praise

Him according to the Abundance of
His Greatness!
Him with timbrel and dance!

Praise Him with strings and flute!
Kyrie, e Ginekes edromon epi to mnima, O Lord, the Women ran to Thy Tomb to
RESURRECTION STICHERA - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Enite
Praise
Him with resounding cymbals!

Praise
Him
with
triumphant
cymbals!
Let everything that
breathes, Praise the Lord!
Tomb, so Thou came in to Thy
Disciples when the doors were shut,
and showed them Thy Bodys
sufferings,
which
Thou
had
accepted, O Long Suffering Saviour;
as sprung from Davids seed, Thou
endured stripes; as Son of God Thou
hast freed the world. Great is Thy
Mercy,
O
Saviour,
beyond
understanding: have Mercy on us!
PASCHAL STIHERA TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Anastito
Let
Pasha
Today
O
Theos,
ke
diaskorpisthitosan i ehthri Aftou,
ke figetosan apo Prosopou Aftou i
misountes. Afton.
Ieron imin simeron anadedikte!

Pasha kenon, Agion! Pasha Mystikon!
Pasha pansevasmion! Pasha, Hristos
O Litrotis! Pasha amomon! Pasha
Mega! Pasha ton Piston! Pasha to
Pilas imin tou Paradisou anixan!
Pasha, pantas Agiazon Pistous.
God Arise, and let His enemies be

scattered, and let those who hate
Him flee from His Sight!
a Sacred Pascha has been

revealed to us! A Pascha new and
Holy! A Pascha Mystical! A Pascha all
venerable Pasha the Redeemer,
Christ, Himself! A Pascha that is
blameless! A Pascha that is Great! A
Pascha of Believers! A Pascha that
has opened for us the Gates of
Paradise! A Pascha that Sanctifies all
Believers!
Os eklipi kapnos, eklipetosan, os tikete As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish,

kiros apo prosopou piros.
as wax melts before the fire!
Defte apo theas ginekes evangelistrie, ke Come

ti Sion ipate. Dehou par imon haras
evangelia tis Anastasteos Hristou.
Erpou, horeve ke agallou, Ierousalim,
ton Vasilea hriston Theasameni ek
tou
mnimatos,
os
nimfion
proerhomenon.
P ASCHAL
HYMNS
OF
now from that Sight, O you

Women and Heralds of Good News,
and say to Zion, Receive from us
the
Joyful
Tidings
of
the
Resurrection of Christ! O Jerusalem,
be exultant, dance and leap for Joy,
for you have witnessed Christ the
King coming forth as Bridegroom
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Archdiocese of Good Hope

By the Grace of God

Paschal Matins & Divine Liturgy

Tone (5) Plagal 1

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GREAT HOLY MARTYR

P AS C HAL H Y MN S - B RI GHT T HU RS DAY S T I RE N E

Fotizou, Fotizou, i Nea Irousalme!

shine, the New Jerusalem! For

COMMUNION HYMNS TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Anesti ek nekron, Thanato

- B RI GHT T HU RSDAY S T I RENE

the Body of Christ, taste from

T HESSAL ONIKA 5 M AY 2016

i O Theos met Aftou.

does, unless God is with Him.

Iisous ke ipen afto: Amin

Jesus answered him: Truly, truly, I say

Legi pros afton O Nikodimos: Pos dinate Nikodemos

said to Him: How can a

anthropos gennithine geron on? Mi

Iisou: Amin amin, lego Si:

Outos esti pas O gegennimens ek tou

replied: Truly, truly, I say to

Apekrithi Nikodimos ke ipen Afto:

dinate tafta genesthe?

said to him: How can this

Amin, amin, leg si: oti O idamen

Truly, truly, I say to Thee: We speak

I ta epigia ipon imin ke ou pistevete,

If I have told you earthly things, and

Ke oudis Anaveviken is ton Ouranon i

No one has Ascended into Heaven but

Ke kathos Moisis ipsose ton ofin en ti

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in

Iisous ke ipen afto: Si i O

18. P AS C HAL H Y MN S - B RI GHT T HU RS DAY S T I RE N E

- B RI GHT T HU RSDAY S T I RENE

T HESSAL ONIKA 5 M AY 2016

Bright Thursday Paschal Matins Hymns & Readings

Glory to the Holy and

Vasilias Sou, O Kathimenos epi ton

Anesti, ek nekron, Thanato

Christ is Risen from the dead; By Death

to Theo imon! Psalate, psalate

Panta ta Ethni krotisate hiras!

eklipi kapnos eklipetosan, os tikete

as wax melts before the fire.*

tou Theou. Ke i Dikei evfranthitosan*

shall the sinners perish from the

This is the Day the Lord made.

and ever, and to the Ages of

En Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

In Peace let us pray to the Lord

te logis pliosi diemartireto, ke

P AS C HAL H Y MN S - B RI GHT T HU RS DAY S T I RE N E

Lord have mercy

who received his word were

de pasi psihi Fovos - polla te

kero ekino, anthropos tis in ek ton

many other words he Testified,

di proskarterountes ti Didahi ton