2016 17 18 JUNE VESPERS Saturday of Souls

Pater Evlogison!
Father, Bless!
Doxa Si O Theos, i Elpis imon, Doxa Si! P R I E S T Glory
to Thee, O God our

Hope, Glory to Thee!
Hristos O Alithinos Theos imon, tes

Presvies
tis
Panahrantou
ke
Panamomoou Agias Aftou Mitros.
Dinami tou Timiou ke Zoopiou
Stavrou.
Prostasies tou Timiou,
Evdoxou Profitou, Prodromou ke
Vaptistou Ioannou.
Ton Agion
Endoxon ke Kallinikon Martyrion.
Ton Osion ke Theoforon Pateron
imon.
Ton Agion ke Dieon
Theoptoron Ioakim ke Annis. .. On
ke tin Mnimin epiteloumen ke panton
ton Agion, eleise ke Sose imas, os
Agathos ke Filanthropos ke Eleimon
Theos.
Amin
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
Victorious
Martyrs; of our Saintly and Godinspirred Fathers; of the Holy and
Righteous Ancestors Joachim and
Anna; of whose memory
we commemorate, and of all the
Saints, and Save us, for He is
Gracious and Loves mankind.
PEOPLE
Amen
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa

Archdiocese of Good Hope
Paschal Vespers Service

17/18 June 2016
SATURDAY
OF THE
SOULS EVE APODOSIS
OF
ASCENSION
Forefeast of Holy Pentecost

Saturday of the Souls
Feast Day of St Leontios, St Hypatios, & St
Theodoulos, Roman Soldiers & Holy
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Kiev Far Caves Monastery St Leontios
the Claivoyant of Mount Athos
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24. V E S P E R S S E R V I C E S A T U R D A Y
OF THE
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
par afton prahthen, en logo i ergo i

diavia, os Agathos ke Filanthropos
Theos, sighorison, oti ouk Estin
anthropos, os zisete epi tis Gis ke ouh
amarisi.
Si gar monos ektos
amartias iparhis.
I Dikeosini Sou
Dikeosini is ton eona ke O Logos Sou
Alithia.
Vespers Service - Saturday of the Souls

PRAYERS
TO THE
HOLY TRINITY
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND
Evlogimeni O Theos imon, pantote, nin

ke ai, ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
Blessed is our God, now and

ever, and unto ages of ages.
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Amen
THE SUNSET PSALM - PSALM 103/104

A PSALM OF CREATION
Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.
Kyrie O
Theos mou, emegalinthis sfodra.
Bless the Lord, O my soul:
O Lord my
God, Thou art exceedingly great.
Exomologisin
Thou
Ektinon
Who
ke megloprepian enediso,
anavallomenos Fos os imartion.
ton Ouranon osi derrin, O
stegazon en idasi ta iperoa aftou. To
tithis nefi tin epivasin aftou, O
peripaton epi pterigon anemon.
hast put on praise and beauty:

and art clothed with Light as with a
Garment stretches out the Heaven like a
pavilion;
Who covers the higher
rooms thereof with water;
Who
makes the clouds Thy Chariot; Who
walks upon the wings of the winds;
O pion tou Angelous aftou pnevmata, ke Who
makes Thy Angels spirits;:

Thy Ministers a Burning Fire;
tous litourgous aftou piros floga.
and
O themelion tin gin ep tin asfalian aftis, Who

ou klithisete is ton eona tou eonos.
Avissos
os imation to perivoleon aftou,

epi ton oreon stisonte idata.
has founded the earth upon its

own bases - it shall not be moved
forever and ever.
The deep like a garment is its clothing above the mountains

waters stand.
shall
the
Apos epitimiseos sou fevxonte, apo fonis At Thy Rebuke they shall flee -
at the
Voice of Thy thunder they shall fear.
vrontis sou diliasousin.
Anavenousin
The
Orion
ethou, O ou parelevsonte, oude

epistrepsousi kalipse tin gin.
Thou
exapostellon pigas en faragxin, ana

meson ton oreon dilevsonte idata.
Thou
ori ke katavenousi pedia,

is ton topon, on ethemeliosas afta.
Potiousi
panta ta thiria tou agrou,

prosdexonte onagri is dipsan
afton.
Ep
afta ta petina tou Ouranou

kataskinosi - ek mesou ton petron
dosousi fonin.
OF THE
mountains ascend, and the plains

descend into the place, which Thou
hast founded for them.
hast set a boundary which they
shall not pass over; neither shall
they return to cover the earth.
send forth springs in the vales between the midst of the hills the
waters shall pass.
All the beasts of the field shall drink the wild asses shall expect in their
thirst.
Over
them the birds of the air shall

dwell - from the midst of the rocks
they shall give forth their voices.
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
Tou Kyriou deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Oti Si i i Anastasis, i Zoi ke i Anapafsis
panton ton kekimimenon efsevos
Orthodoxon Hristainon, Hriste O
Theos imon, k Si tin Doxan
anapempomen Sin to Anarho Sou
Patri ke to Panagio, Ke Agatho ke
Zoopio Sou Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is
tou eonas ton Eonon.
Amin
Eonia
i mnim! Eonia i Mnimi! Eonia

afton i Mnimi! (3)
Repose, in a Place of Refreshment

where there is no pain, no sorrow
and no suffering. As a Good and
Loving God, Forgive every sin they
have committed in thought, in word
and in deed, for there is no one who
lives and yet is sinless. Thou alone
art without sin. Thy Righteousness
is an Everlasting Righteousness, and
Thy Word is Truth.
Let us pray to the Lord.

Lord have mercy (3)
P R I E S T For Thou art the Resurrection,
PR IEST
PEO PLE
the Life and the Repose of all

Departed
Faithful
Orthodox
Christians, O Christ our God, and to
Thee we give Glory: with Thine
Eternal Father, and Thine All Holy,
Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and
forever, and unto the Ages of ages.
Amen
Eternal
be their Memory! Eternal be

their Memory! May their Memory
be Eternal! (3)
DISMISSAL BLESSINGS
Sofia!
Pater, Evlogison
O on Evlogitos, Hristos O Theos imon,
Pantote, nin ke ai, ke is tous eonas
ton eonon.
Amin
Stereose
Kyrios
Orthodoxon
Orthodoxon
tafti Ekklisia
eonon.
DEACON
Father, Bless!
Blessed art Thou, O
Christ our
God, the Eternal is Blessed, now and
always, and to the ages of ages.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
O Theos tin Agian ke

Pistin ton Efsevon ke
Hristianon sin ti Agia
ke ti Poli tafti is eonas
Amen.
Tin Timioteran
Wisdom!
Amen
Preserve,
O God, the Holy and

Orthodox Faith of Pious and
Orthodox Christians, together with
this Church, and this city until the
Ages of ages.
PRIEST
Amen
READER
Greater
PEOPLE
ton Herouvim ke
Endoxoteran asigkritos ton Seraphim,
tin
adiafthoros
Theon
Logon
tekousan, tin ontos Theotokon, Se
Megalinomen.
in Honour than the

Cherubim, and in Glory greater
beyond compare than the Seraphim,
O Thou Who without corruption gave
Birth to God the Word and Who art
truly Theotokos: we Magnify Thee.
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.
Amin
Kyrie eleison (3)
VESPERS SERVICE SATURDAY
and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
Lord, have mercy. (3)
OF THE
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016 2 3 .
Is tin katapafsin Sou, Kyrie, opou pantes Within Thy Peace, O Lord, where all Thy
i Agii Sou anapavonte, anapafson tas
psihas ton doulon Sou, oti Monos
Iperhis Athanatos.
MEMORIAL DISMISSAL PRAYERS
Eleison
imas, O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou, deometha Sou, epakouson
ke eleison.
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Eti deometha iper
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Opos Kyrios O Theos
Parashou, Kyrie!
O ton Thanaton katapatisas, ton de

diavolon katargisas ke zoin to kosmo
Sou
dorisamenos,
aftos,
Kyrie,
anapafson ke tas psihas ton
kekimimenon doulon Sou, Vasileon,
Patriarhon,
Arhierereon,
Iereon,
Ieromonahon, Ierdiakonon, Monahon,
Monazouson ke panton ton apo
peraton eos peraton tis ikoumenis
kekimimenon efsevos Orthodoxon
Hristianon,
Pateron,
Propatoron,
appon, propappon, goneon, sizigon,
teknon adelphon ke singenon imon
en topo fotino, en topo hloero, en
topo anapsixeos, entha apedra odini,
lipi ke stenagmos. Pan amartima to
Lord have mercy (3)

P R I E S T Again, we pray for the
Tou ilarine
That
Hortasthisonte
The trees of the field shall be filled, and
Blessed
Memory and Eternal Repose of all
Pious Orthodox Christians who have
Fallen Asleep in the Hope of
Resurrection unto Life Everlasting:
Emperors,
Patriarchs,
Bishops,
Priests,
Deacons,
Hieromonks,
Deacon-Monks, Monks, Nuns, Father,
Forebears,
Grandparents,
Great
Grandparents,
Parents,
Spouses,
Children, Siblings, and all our
relatives from the beginning until
the end of time; and for the
Forgivenesss of all their sins, both
voluntary and involuntary.
OF THE
Lord have mercy (3)

May the Lord God place
their
souls where the Righteous Repose.
Let us ask for the Mercies of God,
the Kingdom of Heaven, and the
Forgiveness of their sins from Christ
our Immortal King and God.
PR IEST
PR IEST
O Theos ton pnevmaton ke pasis sarkos,
Rooms - the earth shall be filled with

the Fruit of Thy Works - bringing
forth grass for cattle, and herb for
the service of mankind.
That Thou may
PEO PLE
Tou Kyriou deithomen.
Thou waters the hills from Thine Upper
Tou
Mercy on us, O God, according to

Thy Great Mercy; we pray Thee: hear
us and have Mercy on us.
PEO PLE
taxi tas psihas

afton entha i Dikei anapafonte. Ta
elei tou Theou, tin Vasilian ton
Ouranon, ke afesin ton afton
amartion para Hristo to Athanato
Vasili ke Theo imon etisometha.
ori ek ton iperoon aftou. Apo

karpou ton ergon sou hortasthisete i
gi. O exantellon horton tis ktinesi, ke
hloin ti doulia ton anthropon.
Have
PEO PLE
Makarias mnimis ke
eoniou anapafseos panton ton ep
Elpidi
anastaseos
Zois
eoniou
kekimimenon efsevos Orthodoxon
Hristainon,
Vasileon,
Patriarhon,
Arhiereon,
Iereon,
Ieromonahon,
Ierodiakonon, Monahon, Pateron,
Propatoron,
Pappon,
propappon,
goneon, sinzigon, teknon, Adelphon
ke singenon imon ek ton ap Arhis ke
mehri ton eshaton, ke iper tou
sighorithine aftis pan ilimmelima
ekousion te ke akousion.
Potizon
Saints Repose, grant Rest also to the

soul of Thy servants, for Thou alone
art Immortal.
PEO PLE
exagagin arton ek tis gis. Ke inos

evfreni kardian anthropou.
prosopon en eleo. Ke artos
kardian anthropou stirizi.
ta xila tou mediou, e

kedri tou Livavou, as efitevsas. Eki
strouthia annosevsousi, tou erodiou I
katikia igite afton.
bring bread out of the

earth, and that wine may cheer the
heart of mankind.
he may make the face cheerful
with oil - and that bread may
strengthen mans heart.
the Cedars of Lebanon, which He
hath planted - there the Sparrows
shall make their nests - the highest
of them is the house of the Heron.
Ori ta ipsila tes elafis - petra katafigi tis The high hills are a refuge for the harts
- the rock for the hares.
lagois.
Epiise selinin is herous.

O ilios egno tin disin aftou.
Ethou skotos ke egeneto nix
He hath made the moon for seasons.

The sun knows its going down.
Thou hast appointed darkness, and
Skimni
The
- en afti
dilefsonte panta ta thiria tou drimou.
oriomeni tou arpase, ke zitise

para to Theo vrosin aftis.
it
is night - in it shall all the beasts of
the woods go about young lions roaring after their
pray, and seeking their meat from
God.
Anetilen O ilios ke sinihthisan, ke is tas The
sun rises, and they are gathered

together: and they shall lie down in
their dens.
mandras afton kitasthisonte.
Grant this O Lord.
Exelfsete
anthropos epi to ergon aftou,

ke epi tin ergasian aftou eos esperas.
Man shall go forth to his work, and to
Let us pray to the Lord.

Lord have mercy (3)
Os
emegalinthi ta Erga Sou, Kyrie!

Panta en Sofia epiisas - Eplrothi I gi
tis ktiseos sou.
How
O God of spirits, and of all flesh,

Thou hast trampled down Death,
and hast abolished the power of the
devil, granting Life to Thy World.
Grant Rest to the souls of Thy
departed servants:
Emperors,
Patriarchs, Bishops, Priests, Deacons,
Hieromonks, Deacon-monks, Monks
and Nuns all Pious Orthodox
Christians who have Fallen Asleep in
the Hope of Resurrection unto Life
Everlasting, from all the ends of the
world
Father,
Forefathers,
Grandparents, Great Grandparents,
parents, spouses, children, siblings,
and all our relatives. Grant them
Rest in a Place of Light, in a Place of
his labour until the evening.

great art Thy Works, O Lord!
Thou hast made all things in
Wisdom - the earth is filled with Thy
Riches.
PR IEST
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
Afti I thalassa I megali ke evrihoros.
So
Eki plia diaporevonte.
There
Panta
All
Donttos Sou aftis, sillexousin
What
Anixantos
When
Eki
erpeta, on ouk estin arithmos, Zoa
mikra meta megalon.
Drakon outos, on
eplasas empezin aftin.
pros se prosdokosi doune tin

trofin afton is evkeron.
OF THE
the ships shall go - the sea

dragon which Thou hast formed - to
play therein.
expect of Thee that Thou grant
them food in season.
Thou give to them they shall
gather up:
Sou tin Hira, ta simpanta

plisthisonte hristotitos.
is this great sea, which stretches

wide its arms - there are creeping
things without number - creatures
small and great.
Thou open Thy Hand, all things

shall be filled with Thy Goodness.
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016 3 .
Apostrepsantos
de Sou to Prosopon,
But
ke afeseos ton amartion ton doulon

tou Theou, panton ton Efseon ke
Orthodooxan
Hristianon,
ton
katikounton ke parepidimounton en
ti (poli, komi), tafti, ton enoriton,
epitropon, sindromiton ke afieroton
tou Agiou Naou toutou.
when Thou turn away Thy Face,

they shall be troubled.
tarahthisonte.
Antanelis to pnevma afton ke eklipsousi, When Thou take away their breath, they
ke is ton houn afton epistrepsousin.
Exapostelis
to
Pnevma
Sou
kitisthisonte,
ke
anakeniis
prosopon tis Gis.
shall perish and return again to the

earth.
ke
to
Ito I Doxa Kyriou is tous eona.
Thou
shalt send forth Thy Spirit, and

they shall be created, and Thou shall
renew the face of the Earth.
May
the Glory of the Lord endure

forever!
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Eti deometha iper
tremin.
tremble.
O aptomenos ton oreon ke kapnizonte.

Aso
to Kyrio en ti Zoi mou;

Theo mou eos iparho.
psalo to
Idinthii
afto I dialogimou - ego de

evfranthisome epi to Kyrio.
He
I
touches the mountains and they

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

sing to my God as long as I exist!
the lawless - so as to be no more.
Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O ilios egno tin disin aftou. Ethou The sun knows its going down. Thou
skotos ke egeneto nix...
Os
How
Great art Thy Works, O Lord!

Thou hast made all things in
Wisdom...
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.

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Allilouia!
Doxa
Elpis imon, Kyrie:
Doxa Si!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Glory to Thee O God! (3)
PEOPLE
for the
Blessed
and
Ever
Memorable
Founders of this Holy Temple, and
for all our Father, Mothers, Brothers,
and Sisters who Repose here in the
Lord, and for Orthodox Christians
everywhere...
PR IEST
Lord have mercy (3)

Again, let us pray
PEO PLE
for those
who do Charitable Works, for those
who serve in this Holy Temple, for
those who Labour, Teach and Chant,
and for all the people here present
who await Thy Great and Rich Mercy.
PR IEST
PR IEST
Lord have mercy (3)

For Thou art a Merciful
PEO PLE
Amen
PEO PLE
Filanthropos Theos
iparhis,
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen, to Patri ke to Iio ke
to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
and
Loving God, and to Thee we give
Glory: to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and unto the Ages of ages.
MEMORIAL HYMN
Meta
pnevmaton Dikeon, teteliomenon,

tas psihas ton doulon Sou, Soter
anapafson, filatton aftas, is tin
makarian
zoin,
tin
para
Si
Filanthrope.
Amen
Si, O Theos! (3)
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Oti Eleimon ke
hast appointed darkness, and it is

night...
emegalinthi ta Erga Sou, Kyrie!

Panta en Sofia epiisas...
Amin
Allilouia! Allilouia!
alliergounton en to Agio ke pansepto

Nao touto, kopionton, psallonton ke
iper tou periestotos laou, tou
aekdehomenou to para Sou mega ke
plousion Eleos.
my words be pleasing to Him - I

shall be glad in the Lord.
Eklipien amartolis apo tis gis - ke anomi May sinners cease from the earth - and
- oste mi iparhin aftous.
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Eti deometha iper ton karpoforounton ke
May
Lord have mercy (3)

Again, let us pray
PEO PLE
ton Makarion ke
Aidimon Ktitoron tis Agias Ekklisias
taftis,
ke
iper
panton
ton
proananpafsamenon
Pateron
ke
Adelphon imon, ton enthade efsevos,
kimenon, ke apantahou Orthodoxon.
Evfranthisete Kyrios epi tis Ergis Aftou. The Lord shall rejoice in His Works.
O epivlepon epi tin Gin ke pion aftin He looks upon the Earth, and makes it
Remission of sins of all Pious and

Orthodox Christians, living and
visiting in this city, the Parishioners,
the members of the Parish Council,
and every Ministry of this Parish,
and the Donors and Benefactors of
this Holy Church.
Among
the spirits of the Righteous,

Perfected in Faith, grant rest, O
Saviour, to the soul of Thy servants.
Bestow upon them the Blessed Life,
which is from Thee, O Loving Lord.
Is tin katapafsin Sou, Kyrie, opou pantes Within Thy Peace, O Lord, where all Thy
i Agii Sou anapafonte, anapafson tas
psihas ton doulon Sou, oti Monos
Iparhis Athanatos.
Our Hope, O Lord: Glory to Thee!
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Saints Repose, grant Rest also to the

soul of Thy servants, for Thou alone
art Immortal.

and to the Holy Spirit
Si i O Theos imon, O katavas is Edin, ke Thou

tas odinas lisas ton pepedimenon,
aftos ke tas psihas ton doulon Sou,
Soter, anapafson.
Ke
nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Amin
OF THE
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
art our God Who descended into

Hades, and loosened the pains of
those who were chained. Grant Rest,
also, O Saviour, to the soul of Thy
servants.
Now
and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.
Amen
OF THE
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016 2 1 .
Oti Sou Estin i Vasilia ke i Dynamis ke i

Doxa tou Patros, ke tou Iou, ke tou
PRIEST
Thine is the Kingdom, and
the Power, and the Glory, of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
Ages of Ages.
Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous

eonas ton eonon.
Amin
For
PEOPLE
Amen
MEMORIAL APOLYTIKION - TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
vathi Sofias Philanthropos, panta

ikonomon, ke to simferon asin
aponemon
mone
Dimiourge,
anapafson Kyrie tas psihas ton
doulon Sou. En Si gar tin Elpida
anethento, to Piiti ke Plasti ke Theo
imon...
Only Creator Who out f Love for

mankind arrange all things with
Depth of Wisdom, and impart to all
what is Beneficial, O Lord, grant
Repose to the soul of Thy servants.
For they have placed their Hope in
Thee, our Creator, and Fashioner,
and God...
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
En
Si gar tin Elpida anethento, to piiti

ke Plasti, ke Theo imon.
For
nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.
Now and forever, and to the Ages of
and to the Holy Spirit,
Ke
Amin
they have placed their Hope in

Thee, our Creator, and Fashioner,
and God.
ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Se
ke Tihos ke Limena ehomen, ke

presvin evprosdekton, pros on etekes
Theon, Theotoke Animfevte, ton
Piston i Sotiria.
We have Thee as a Fortress, and a Port,

and an acceptable Intercessor with
God, Whom Thou bore, O Unwed
Theotokos, the Salvation of the
Faithful.
THE MEMORIAL PETITIONS
Eleison
imas O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou, deometha Sou, epakouson
ke eleison!
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Eti deometha iper
ton
Orthodoxon Hristianon.
Have mercy on us, O God,

according to Thy Great Love; we
pray Thee: hear us and have mercy!
PR IEST
PEO PLE
efsevon
ke
Lord have mercy (3)

Again, let us pray for Pious and
Orthodox Christians
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Eti deometha iper
PEO PLE
tou (Arhiepatrikou
Vathmou) imon (tou dinos.)
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Eti deometha iper
PR IEST
Kyrie Eleison (3)

Eti deometha iper
OF THE
for our
Lord have mercy (3)

Again, let us pray
for our
Brethren, the Priests, Hieromonks,
Deacons and Monastics, and all our
Brotherhood in Christ
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Eleous, Zois, Irnis,

igias, Sotirias, Eiskepseos, sighoriseos
Lord have mercy (3)

Again, let us pray
Archbishop --PEO PLE
ton Adelphon imon

ton
Iereon,
Ieromonahon,
Ierodiakonon ke Monahon, ke pasis
tis en Hristo imon Adelphotitos.
PR IEST
Lord have mercy (3)
Again, let us pray for Mercy,

Life,
Peace,
Health,
Salvation,
Visitation,
Forgiveness
and
PR IEST
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
THE LITANY
En Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Anothen Irinis ke tis Sotirias
OF
PEACE
PRIEST
PEOPLE
ton
psihon imon, tou Kyriou deithomen
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Irinis
PRIEST
the Salvation of our souls, let us

pray to the Lord
PEOPLE
tou simpantos Kosmou,

efstatias ton Agion tou Theou
Ekklision ke tis ton panton enoseaos
tou Kyriou deithomen.
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Papa
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis poleos
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper efkrasias
PEOPLE
Kyrie Eleison
Iper pleonton,
PEOPLE
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.
taftis, pasis poleos, horas,

ke ton Pisti ikounton en aftes tou
Kyriou deithomen.
aeron, eforias ton karpon
tis gis ke keron irinikon tou Kyriou
deithomen.
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,
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou, Soson,
tou
Amin
Lord have mercy

For our Pope and
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
PRIEST
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
Lord have mercy

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

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

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

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

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

Grace.
PEOPLE
OF THE
Lord have mercy

For this Holy House,
and for
those who enter it with Faith,
Reverence and the Fear of God, let
us pray to the Lord.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos ti Si Hariti.
Lord have mercy

For the Peace of
the whole
world, the stability of the Holy
Churches of God, and for the Union
of all, let us pray to the Lord
PRIEST
Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Agiou
Ikou toutou ke ton meta

Pisteos, Evlavias ke Fovou Theou
isionton
en
afto,
tou
Kyriou
deithomen.
In Peace let us pray to the Lord

Lord have mercy
For the Peace from Above, and
SOULS-FOREFEAST
Amen
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016 5 .
Tis
Panagias,
Ahrantou,
Iperevlogimenis, Endoxou Despinis
imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou
Marias meta panton ton Agion
mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous
ke pasan tin zion imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha.
MAKE
Si Kyrie
Oti prepi
Si
pasa
Commemorating our All-Holy,

Pure, Most Blessed and Glorious
Lady, the Mother of God and everVirgin Mary, with all the Saints, let
us commit ourselves and one
another, and all our whole Life to
Christ, our God.
PRIEST
THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD
Doxa,
Timi
ke
O Lord
PRIEST
is due all Glory,
Honour and Worship: to the

Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to
the Ages of ages.
Proskinisis to Patri ke to Io ke to
Agio Pnevmati nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
To Thee,
For to Thee
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
HYMN
OF THE
THE
Amen
Amin
Amen
THEOTOKION
Skinin
Agian Agni ginoskomen, ke

Kivoton ke Plaka Se tou Nomou tis
Haritos. Dia Sou gar afesis dedorite
tis dedikeomenis, dia tou Ematos tou
Somtothentos, ek tis Sis gastros
Panamome.
anthropis idin adinaton, on ou

tolma Angelon atenise ta tagmata,
dia Sou de Panagne orathi vrotis,
Logos
sesarkomenos,
on
Megalinontes, Sin tes Ouranies
Straties, Se Makarizomen.
Kyrie
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou.

Isakouson
mou,
Kyrie.
Kyrie,
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou,
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson
mou Kyrie.
Katevthinthito
i prosevhi mou os
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson
mou Kyrie!
TRISAGION PRAYERS
Lord,
I cry out to Thee: hear me, O

Lord! O Lord, when I cry out to
Thee, hear me! Hear my voice, when I
cry out to Thee! Hear me, O Lord!
Let
my Prayer rise before Thee like

incense - the lifting up of my hands
as the Evening Sacrifice. Hear me, O
Lord!
SOULS TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
If
Thy
Martyres Sou Kyrie, ouk irnisanto Se,

ouk apestisan apo ton Entolon Sou,
tes afton Presvies, eleison imas.
Thou, O Lord, should mark

transgression, O Lord, who would
stand?
For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
Martyrs did not renounce Thee, O
Lord, nor did they deviate from Thy
Commandments.
By
their
Intercessions, have mercy on us.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because

Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
martyrisantes dia Se Hriste, pollas
vasanous
ipeminan,
ke
telion
apelavon, ton stefanon en Ouranis,
ina presvevosin iper ton psihon imon.
OF THE
THE C
ONGREGATION
Agios
O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Athanatos, eleison imas
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited

for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
They who Witnessed for Thee, O Christ,

endured many tortures, and in
Heaven finally received the Crown of
Glory, that they might Intercede on
behalf of our soul.
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
MUST STAND
Holy
God,
Holy
Mighty,
Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us [3]
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Glory

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
OF THE
anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,

tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
mankind to behold God it is

impossible, for even the Angelic
Hosts dare not to gaze upon Him.
But through Thee, O All Pure Maiden,
the Logos Appeared Incarnate to
mortals. Him do we Magnify, and
together with the Heavenly Hosts, we
pronounce Thee Blessed.
MUST STAND
Ean
For
EVENING INCENSE
CONGREGATION
Pure One, we know Thee as the

Tablet of the Law of Grace, the Holy
Tabernacle and Sacred Ark.
For
through Thee to those who have
been Justified by the Blood of te One
Who became Incarnate from Thy
Womb, has been granted Absolution,
O All Blameless One.
HIERMOS
Theon
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2
FESTAL PROSOMIA SATURDAY
to the Father, and to the Son,

ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
Amin
Panagia
Amen
All Holy
Kyrie Eleison
Lord, have mercy

ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
Trias Eleison imas. Kyrie,

ilasthiti tes amarties imon. Despota,
singhorison tas anomias imin. Agie
Ipiskepse, ke iase tas asthenias imon,
eneken tou Onomatos Sou.
Amin
Trinity, have Mercy on us.

Lord, Cleanse us from our sins.
Master, Pardon our iniquities. Holy
God, Visit and Heal our infirmities
for Thy Names sake.
Amen
OUR LORDS PRAYER
THE CONGREGATION
RECITES OUR
LORDS PRAYER
Pater imon O en tis Ouranis, Agiasthito

to Onoma Sou, eltheto i Vasilia Sou,
genithito to Thelima Sou, os en
Ourano ke epi tis gis.
Ton Arton
imon ton epiousion dos
simeron.
Ke afes imin ta
ofilimata imon, os
ke imis afiemen tis ofiletes imon. Ke
mi isenengis imas is pirasmon, alla
rise imas apo tou ponirou.
OF THE
ALOUD AND IN UNISON:
Our
Father, Who art in Heaven:

Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy
Kingdom come. Thy Will be done, on
earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this
day our Daily Bread and Forgive us
our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us. And Lead
us not into temptation, but Deliver
us from the evil one.
PEOPLE
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016 1 9 .
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Apo
Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo

filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Nin en Gi ton praeon pantas avlizesthe,
Be
well-pleased, O our Saviour, that

those who Fell Asleep before us
should now abide in the Land of the
Meek, having beenJustified by Grace
and by Faith in Thee. Unto all Ages,
supremely they Exalt Thee.
tous
prokekimimenous
Soter
evdokison, Pisti ti is Se, Dikeosas ke
hariti, Se iperipsountas, is pantas
tous eonas.
Ke
Now
Amin
Amen

eonon.

ages.
tin ton Logon ton ontos onta

Makarion, Sarka di imas, gegonota
gennisasan, on iperipsoumen, is
pantas tous eonas.
Presvies,
Kyrie, ton Martyron Sou,

anapafson tas psihas ton doulon
Sou.
kat onoma, meta Pisteos zisanton

evsevos, mnimin telountes i Pisti, ton
Sotira ke Kyrion, animnisomen,
etountes ektenos, toutous en ora tis
kriseos, apologian Agathin, doune
afto to Theo imon, to pasan krinonti
tin Gin, tis dexias aftou parastaseos
tihontas en hara, en meridi Dikeon,
ke en Agion kliro fotino, ke axious
genesthe, tis Ouraniou Vasilias Aftou.
Lord, grant Rest to the soul of Thy

servants.
Elpis Martyron horous enevrose, ke pros The
Hope of Blessings to come

intensified the Choirs of the Martyr
Saints, and towards Ardent Love for
Thee it incited them, being for them
a clear Foretoken of the Truly
Unshakable Repose; which to the
Departed Faithful Grant, since Thou
art Good, O Lord.
Their
Lampras
ke Thias tihin ellampseos, tis

Sis Hriste tous Pisti metastantas
evdokison, tin en kolpis Avraam
anapafsin, monos os eleimon, toutis
doroumenos, ke tis eoniou Axion
Makaristitos.
soul shall dwell among Good

Things.
Christ, deem worthy of Thy Divine

and Bright Illumination those who
have in Faith been Translated hence;
and, as Thou alone art very Merciful,
grant them Repose within the bosom
of Abraham
on ti fisi hristos ke Efsplaghnos, ke

thelitis eleous, efsplaghnias i avissos,
ous ek topou toutou tis kakoseos, ke
skias tou Thanatou Soter metestisas
entha katalmpi Sou to Fos, toutous
katataxon.
Ke

eonon.
OF THE
Since
Thou art Gracious and All

Compassionate by Nature, and
Delight in Steadfast Love, and art an
Abyss of Compassion, O Saviour, to
those whom Thou Translated from
this place of punishment and from
the Shadow of Death, wherein shines
Thy Light, assign a Place, O Lord.
Now

ages.
SOULS-FOREFEAST
the Lord there is Mercy, and

with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
Ton ap eonos simeron nekron, apanton As
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
E psihe afton en Agathis avlisthisonte.
of Heaven, contended on Earth, and

endured many tortures.
By their
Intercessions and Prayers, O Lord,
preserve us all.
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
By the Intercessions of Thy Martyrs, O
tin Sin Agapin diapiros epterose, ton

mellonton toutis protiposasa, tin mi
salevomenin ontos anapafsin, is tous
metastantas Agathe Pistous Axioson.
The Prize-winning Martyrs and Citizens
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton

Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
All Blessed and Pure One: we all

pronounce Thee Blessed, as the
Woman who gave Birth to the Word
of God Who is Truly Blessed, and
became Flesh for our sake. Unto all
Ages, supremely we Exalt Him!
NEKROSIMON KANON ODE 9
the morning watch until night;

from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.
PASCHAL IDIOMELON THE HOLY FATHERS TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
THEOTOKION
Makarizomen pantes, Se Pammakariste, O
Athlofori Martyres, ke Ouranopolite,

epi gis athlisantes, pollas vasanous
ipeminan, Presvies Kyrie, ke evhes
afton, pantas imas diafilazon.
From
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
we, the Faithful, observe today the

memory of the dead from the
beginning, all by name, those who
lived with Faith and True Belief, let
us extol our Lord and Saviour,
Entreating Him, that they offer a
Good Defence in the Hour of
Judgement to our God, Who Judges
the entire Earth, and that they come
to stand at His Right Hand in Joy, in
the Portion of the Righteous, in the
Bright Inheritance of the Saints, and
that they be counted worthy of His
Heavenly Kingdom.
Enite
ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!

Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Praise
to ikio Emati Sotir, vrotous

ekpriamenos,
ke
Thanato
Sou,
Thanatou tou pikrou, eklitrosamenos
imas, ke zoin tin eonion, parashon ti
Anastasi Sou imin, pantas anapafson
Kyrie, tous kimithentas efsevos, i en
erimis, i polesin, i en thalassi, i en Gi,
i en panti topo, Vasilis te, Ieris,
Arhieris, Monastas ke Migadas, en
ilikia pasi pangeni, ke Axioson aftous,
tis Ouraniou Vasileias Sou.
the Lord, all Gentiles!

Him, all you people!
Praise
Saviour, Thou purchased us mortals

with Thy Blood, and by Thy Death
Delivered us from bitter Death, and
granted us Life Everlasting by Thy
Resurrection. We pray Thee, O Lord,
to grant Repose to all who in True
Faith have died, in deserts or in
cities, on land or at sea, or anywhere,
be they Kings, Priests, Bishops,
Ascetics and Monastics, of every age
and of every Nation, and count them
worthy of Thy Heavenly Kingdom.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For

ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
His Mercy rules over us; and the

Truth of the Lord endures forever.
Ti ek nekron egersi Sou Hriste, ouketi O
O Christ, by Thy Resurrection from the
Thanatos, kirievi ton Thanonton

efsevos. Dio etoumen ektenos, tous
Sous doulous anapafson, en avles
Sou, ke en kolpis Avraam, tous ex,
Adam mehri simeron, latrevfantas Si
Katharos, Pateras ke adelfous imon,
filous omou ke singenis, apanta
dead, Death has no dominion over

those who die in True Faith.
Therefore, we earnestly Entreat Thou
grant Repose in Thy Courts, in the
Bosom of Abraham, to Thy servants
who have worshipped Thee purely
from the days of Adam until now
OF THE
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016 7 .
our Fathers and Brethren, friends

and relatives, and every human
being who has live this Life
Faithfully, and who has passed on to
Thee in various ways, O God, and
count them worthy of Thy Heavenly
Kingdom.
anthropon, ta tou viou litourgisanta

Pistos, ke pros Se metastanta,
poliidos, ke politropos O Theos, ke
Axioson toutous, tis Ouraniou Vasilias
Sou.
Fathers!

Thrasinomenon
ton
Thanaton
enekrosas, Loge zoarhikotate, tous en
Pisti de kimithentas, prosdexe tannin,
imnountas ke psallontas Hriste.
Evlogitos i O Theos, O ton Pateron
imon.
Glory
to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit
PASCHAL IDIOMELON TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Thrino
Ke
ke odirome, otan ennoiso ton

thanaton, ke ido en tis tafis kimenin,
tin kat ikona Theou, plasthisan imin
oreotita,
amorfon,
adoxon,
mi
ehousan idos, O tou Thavmatos! Ti
to peri imas, touto gegone mystirion,
pos paredothimen ti fthora?
Pos
sinexevhthimen to thanato? Ontos
Theou prostazi, os gegrapte, tou
parehontos
tis
metastasi
tin
anapafsin.

eonon.
Now
Amin
grieve and I lament when I think about

Death, and when I see the Beauty
that God made for us in His Image,
lying formless in the grave, without
Glory and unsightly.
Amazing!
What is this Mystery that happened
to us? How were we given over to
decay and coupled with Death?
Indeeed, as it is written, this is all by
the Command of God, Who grants
Repose to those who have passed
away.
ages.
Amen
Tis
mi Makarisi Se, Panagia Parthene?

Tis mi animnisi Sou ton alohevton
Tokon? O gar ahronos ek Patros
eklampsas Iios Monogenis, O aftos ek
Sou tis Agnis proilthen, afrastos
sarkothis, fisi Theos iparhon, ke fisi
genomenos anthopos di imas, ouk is
diada prosopon temnomenos, all en
diadi fiseon, asighitos gnorizomenos.
Afton iketeve, semni Pammakariste,
Eleithine tas psihas imon.
PRAYER
Who
OF THE
will not call Thee Blessed, O

Most Holy Virgin? Who will not sing
Praises of Thy Wondrous Birthgiving? For the Only Begotten Son,
timelessly having Shone forth from
the Father, came forth from Thee
who art Pure. And, having been
Ineffably made Flesh, He, Who by
Nature is God, for our sake became
also by Nature, Man not in two
divided Persons, in in two Natures
without confusion. O Honoured and
All Blessed, Beseech Him to have
Mercy on our soul.
ENTRANCE
THE PRIEST CENSES AS BEFORE WHILE PRAYING:
Esperas ke proi ke mesimbrias, enoumen,

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

midday we Praise, Bless and
give Thanks, and we pray to
Thee, O Master of all things, Lord
Who Loves mankind: Direct our
Prayer before Thee like incense,
and do not incline our hearts to
words or thoughts of evil, but
Deliver us from all who hunt our
souls. For we look to Thee, O
Lord, our Lord, and we hope in
Thee. Put us not to shame, O our
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016

Things.
Supremely Life-Originating Word of

God, Thou put insolent Death to
death. In Thy Love for mankind, do
now receive those who fell asleep
believing, O Christ, and who extol
and sing to Thee: Blessed art Thou,
O God of our Fathers!
psihosas me ton anthropon fisimati,

Thio thearhikotate, tous metastantas
Vasilias Despotat tis Sis, Axioson
psallin Si Sotir, Evlogitos i O Theos, O
ton Pateron imon.
Ke

eonon.
Amin
Divinely Sovereign Master, Who by

Thy Divine Breath animated me, the
mortal, in Thy Mercy, account
worthy of Thy Kingly Rule Thy
servants who passed away, O Christ,
to sing to Thee: Blessed art Thou, O
God of our Fathers!
Now

ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Ipertera
THEOTOKION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Their
pasis Ktiseos Panamome,

gegonas
sillavousa
Theon,
ton
sintripsanta tou Thanatou pilas, ke
mohlous sinthlasanta.
Othen Se
Agni, imnologoumen i Pisti os
Theomitora.
Thou
became exalted Higher than all

Creation,
O
Blameless
One,
Conceiving our God Who has
shattered the Gates of Death and
crushed
the
bars
thereof.
Wherefore, we Faithful offer Hymns
extolling Thee, O Pure One, as the
Mother of our God.
Presvies,

Sou.
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

servants.
Statheros tous agonas epidixameni, to tis Demonstrating

Nikis
Stefano
katekosmithite,
Martyres
Hristou,
athlofori
kravgazontes. Se iperipsoumen, is
pantas tous eonas.
yourselves
to
be
Steadfast n the Feats of Contest, O
Martyrs of Christ, You were Adorned
with Crowns of Victory, O Prize
Winners, crying out: Unto all the
Ages, supremely we Exalt Thee!
Their
Ieros
Those
tous ton vion apolipontas Pistous,

ke
pros
Se
ton
Despotin
metahorisantas,
dexe
prosinos
anapavon
os
efsplaghnos,
Se
iperipsountas, is pantas tous eonas.
OF THE

Things.
Believers who Sacredly have
departed life, and to Thee, O
Sovereign Master, have passed, do
now
accept
graciously,
O
Compassionate Lord, and grant them
Rest. Unto all the Ages, supremely
they Exalt Thee!
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016 1 7 .
Presvies,

Sou.
Stavro
prosiloumenos, ton Martyron

tous horous, pros eafton sinigages,
mimoumenous to pathos Sou Agathe.
Dio Sou deometha, tous pros Se
metastantas dianapafson.
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

O
Good One, upon the Cross being

nailed, Thou gathered thus unto
thyself the Martyr Saints, imitating
Thy
Passions,
O
Only
Lord.
Wherefore we pray Thee:
Grant
Repose unto those Translated to
Thee.
Their
Afrasto
From
Earth Thou hast taken Thy

Faithful servant to Thyself, O
Redeemer Who art Awesome in
Thine Ineffable Glory. Be now well
please
that
they
meet
Thee
cheerfully on the Clouds, when Thou
come again to Judge the world.

Zois pefikas, en andria Theiki,
pepedimenous Despota, O exagon
tous doulous Sou tous Pros Se, Pistos
ekdimisantas, en trifi Paradisou
kataskinoson
The
Fountain of Life art thou Who in

Manliness Divine, O Master, brought
out those who were bound in fetters.
O Lord, cause Thy servants who have
Faithfully passed away to Thee, to
settle in Paradisal Delight.
Ke

eonon.
Amin
Now

ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Is
Gin apestrafimen, paravanes tou

Theou, tin Entolin tin Entheon, dia
Sou, de Parthene pros Ouranon, ek
Gis anipsothimen, tin fthoran tou
Thanatou ektinaxantes.
To
Presvies,

Sou.
Litrothentes
to So Emati i Martyres, tis

protis paravaseos, rantisthentes de to
idio Emati, tin Sin safos ikonizousi
sfagin. Evlogitos i O Theos, O ton
Pateron imon.
OF THE
Earth we were sent again for

transgressing the Divine Command
of our Creator God. But through
Thee unto Heaven were we from
Earth exalted, O Virgin Maiden,
having shaken off the corruption of
Death.
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

servants.
Lord, the Martyrs were Redeemed

from the Primordial Transgression
by Thy Holy Blood. Being sprinkled
now with their own blood clearly,
they portray the Slaughter Thou
willingly endured. And they cry out:
Blessed art Thou, O God of our
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
PLEASE
NOTE
THERE
IS NO
ENTRANCE
THIS
EVENING!
THE EVENING HYMN TONE 2

BY
THE
PRIEST &
THE
ST SOPHRONIOS, PATRIARCH
CONGREGATION
OF
JERUSALEM
SING TOGETHER:
Fos
O Gladsome Radiance of the Holy Glory
Ilaron Agias Doxis, Athanatou

Patros, Ouraniou, Agiou, Makaros,
Iisou Hriste! Elthondes epi tin iliou
disin,
idontes
Fos
Esperinon,
imnoumen Patera, Ion ke Agion
Pnevma, Theon. Axion Se en pasi
keris imnisthe fones esies, Ie Theou,
Zoin O didous dio O kosmos Se
Doxazi!

Things.
Pigi

servants.

ti Doxi Sou, otan elthis foveros,
krine ton kosmon apanta, en nefeles
evdokison Litrota, fedros ipantise Si,
ous en Gis proselavou, Pistous
doulous Sou.
God!
of the Father Immortal, Heavenly,

Holy, Blessed Jesus Christ. Now that
we have come to the setting of the
sun and have seen the Evening Light,
we praise Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. For it is worthy that at all
times Thou should be praised by
voices encouraging, O Son of God,
the Giver of Life. For which cause the
Universe Glorifies Thee!
MEMORIAL PROKEIMENON TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Allilouia! Allilouia! Allilouia!
Makarii
Blessed
ous
exelexo
ke
proselavou,
And
to mnimosinon afton is genean ke

genean.
THE PRIEST
Alleluia! Alleluia!
art those whom Thou hast

Chosen and Received, O Lord!
Kyrie
Ke
Alleluia!
their Memorial abides

generation to generation!
from
QUIETLY PRAYS:
Kataxioson, Kyrie, en ti espera tafti,

anamartitous filanthine imas.
Evlogitos i, Kyrie, O Theos ton Pateron
imon, ke eneton ke dedoxasmenon to
Onoma Sou is tous eonas.
Amin.
Genito, Kyrie, to Eleos Sou ef imas,
kathaper Ilpisamen epi Se.
Evlogitos i, Kyrie, didazon me ta
Dikeomata Sou
Evlogitos i, Despotis, sinetison me ta
Dikeomata Sou.
O Lord, keep us this evening without sin.
Evlogitos i, Agie, Fotison me tis Dikeomasi

Sou.
Kyrie, to Eleos Sou is ton eonon.
Ta Erga ton Hiron Sou mi paridis.
Si prepi Enos, si prepi Imnos, Si Doxa
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, God of our

Fathers, and praised and Glorified is
Thy Name unto the Ages.
Amen
O Lord, let Thy Mercy be upon us for we
have set our Hope in Thee.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy
Commandments.
Blessed art Thou, O Master: grant me
Understanding
of
Thy
Commandments.
Blessed art Thou, O Holy One: Enlighten
me with Thy Commandments.
Lord, Thy Mercy is forever!
Do not despise the Works of Thy Hands.
To Thee is due Praise, to Thee is due song,
prepi, to Patri ke to Iio ke to Agio

Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous eonas
ton eonon.
Amin
LITANY OF FERVENT
to Thee is due all Glory: to the Father,

and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now
and forever, and unto the Ages of ages.
Amen
SUPPLICATIONS
Plirosomen tin Esperinin Deisin imon

to Kyrio...
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou, Soson,
PEOPLE
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas, O Theos ti Si Hariti.
Let us complete our Evening

Prayer to the Lord...
PRIEST
OF THE
Lord, have Mercy

Help us, Save us, have
Mercy on
us, and protect us, O God, by Thy
PRIEST
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Grace.
Amin
Tin esperan Pasan telian, Agian, Irinikin
ke anamartiton, para tou Kyriou
etisometha...
Parashou Kyrie
Angelon Irinis, Piston Odigon, Filaka ton
psihon ke ton somaton imon, para
tou Kyriou etisometha...
Parashou Kyrie
Signomin ke afesin ton amartion ke ton
plimelimaton imon, para tou Kyriou
etisometha...
Parashou Kyrie
Ta kala ke simferonta tes psihes imon ke
irini to kosmo, para tou Kyriou
etisometha...
Parashou Kyrie
Ton ipolipon hronon
Parashou Kyrie
Hristiana ta teli tis Zois imon,
Parashou Kyrie
a Faithful
Guide, a Guardian of our souls and
bodies, let us ask of the Lord...
PRIEST
Grant this, O Lord

For Forgiveness and Remission of
PEOPLE
PRIEST
our sins and transgressions, let us

ask of the Lord ...
PEOPLE
PRIEST
Grant this, O Lord

For all that is Good and Beneficial
to our souls, and for the Peace of the

world, let us ask of the Lord...
Grant this, O Lord

For the completion
of our Life in
Peace and Repentance, let us ask of
the Lord...
PRIEST
Grant this, O Lord

For a Christian end
to our Life,
peaceful,
without
shame
and
suffering, and for a Good Account
before the Awesome Judgement Seat
of Christ, let us ask of the Lord...
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Tis
Panagias,
Ahrantou,
Iperevlogimenis, Endouxou Despinis
imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou
Marias meta panton ton Agion
mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous
ke pasan tin Zoin imon Hristo to Theo
parathometha
Si Kyrie
PRIEST
THE
SIGN
OF THE
To Thee, O Lord
CROSS &
Oti
PRIEST
Amin
PEOPLE
Agathos ke Filanthropos Theos

iparhis
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen to Patri ke to Io ke
to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
OF THE
Grant this, O Lord

Calling to remembrance
our
All-Holy,
Pure,
Most
Blessed and Glorious Lady,
Theotokos and Ever-Virgin
Mary, with all the Saints, let us
commit ourselves and one
another, and our whole Life, to
Christ our God.
CHOIR
MAKE
Grant this, O Lord

For an Angel of Peace,
PEOPLE
anodina,
anepeshinta,
irinika
ke
Kalin
Apologian tin epi tou foverou
Vimatos tou Hristou etisometha...
PEOPLE
PEOPLE
BOW DOWN TO
Amen
THEOTOKION
whole evening may be

Perfect, Holy, peaceful and sinless,
let us ask of the Lord...
PRIEST
PEOPLE
tis Zois imon en

Irini ke Metania ektelese, para tou
Kyriou etisometha...
Amin
Amen
That the
PEOPLE
Doxion
ahranton, Naon panamomon,

Kivoton
Panagian,
Parthenikon,
topon Agiasmatos, Se Kallonin tou
Iakov, O Despotis exelexato.
The
Lord selected Thee, O Maiden, for

Himself, as an All Spotless Temple,
All Holy Ark, Immaculate Vessel, and
the Beauty of Jacob, and the Virgin
Place of Holiness.
Presvies,

Sou.
Os
olokarposis iera, ke os aparhi tis

anthropinis i Maryres fiseos, to
dedoxasmeno prosenehthentes Theo,
imin tin Sotirian ai vravevousi.

Tis
Ouraniou digogis, tis dianomis ton

harismaton Axioson Depota, tous
prokimithentas Pistous iketas Sou,
parehon
ton
ptesmaton
tin
apolitrosin.
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

servants.
The Martyr Saints have been offered up

even as a Sacred
Offering, and as the
human nature unto
God, and thus for our
every arbitrate.
Whole Burnt
First-fruits of
the Glorified
Salvation they
Their

Things.
Bestow
the Heavenly Way of Life, O

Sovereign
Master,
and
the
distribution of Thy Charistmatic
Gifts, on Thy Faithful servants who
have fallen asleep before us,
according them Redemption from all
their offences.
O Monos fisi Zoopios, to tis Agathotitos
Vouchsafe
to those who are now

deceased Thy Heavenly Rule, O
Compassionate
Master,
Only
Immortal Lord, Who alone, by
Nature, art the Creator of Life, the
Sea
of
Benevolence,
truly
Unfathomable.
ontos, anexihniaston pelages, tous

teliothentas, tis Vasilias tis Sis,
Axioson Iktirmon mone athanate.
Ke

eonon.
Amin
Now

ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Ishis
GOD
For Thou art a good God Who

Loves mankind, and to Thee we
ascribe Glory: to the Father, and
to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
now and always, and to the ages of
ages.
ke imnisis O ek Sou, Despina tou

kosmou gennithis, ke Sotiria egeneto
tis apollimenis, ek ton tou Edou pilon,
riomenos tous Pisti Se Makariontas.
Sovereign Lady of all the world, the

Lord Who was born from Thee
became the Strength and Song, and
Salvation of those who were
perishing, and He Delivered from the
Gates of Hades those who Faithfully
pronounce Thee Blessed.
Amen
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OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
OF THE
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drifted into error. In these latter

days, O Lord, Thou Emptied Thyself,
and thus sought and found, and Save
me, O Compassionate One.
seafton, kenosas os simpathis, ke

zitisas evres ke diesosas.
Reonton
astaton foran, tous pros Se

diavantas, en skines eoniis, katikin
harmonikos,
Axioson
Agathe,
Dikeosas Pisti te ke hariti.

eonon.
Now
Irini pasi!
Ke meta tou pnevmatos Sou
Tas kefalas imon to Kyrou klinate
Ke
Amin
Good One, Justify by Faith and by

Grace, those who parted from the
unstable motion of things in flux
unto Thee, and count them worthy
to dwell pleasantly in Eternal
Habitations.
ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
Ouk
Estin amemptos os Si, Panagne

Theomitor. Moni gar ex eonos, ton
Theon ton Alithi, sinelaves en gastri,
tou Thanatou lisanta tin dinamin.
No one is free of blame like thee, O All

Pure Theotokos. Thou alone of all
women,
in
Thy
Womb
ever
Conceived without man, and gave
Birth to the True God, Who
destroyed the power of Death.
Presvies,

Sou.
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

servants.
Sofias mizonos, diknion gnorisma, ke tis Thou put the Choruses of Martyrs with
peri ta dora politelous, Despota
hristotitos, tas ton Martyron horias,
tis Angelis sinirithmisas.
the Hosts of Angels and showed thus

the Tokens of Superior Wisdom, and
Thy Superexcellent Goodness with
regard to Gifts, O Sovereign Lord.
Their
Afrastou
That
Doxis Sou, tihin Axioson, tous

pros Se metastants, entha Hriste, ton
evfrenomenon Estin, i katikia ke foni,
kitharas agalliaseos.

Things.
they who were Translated unto
Thee attain Thine Ineffable Glory,
Vouchsafe, O Christ, wherein is the
Dwelling Place of those who truly
Rejoice in the sound of Pure Exultant
Joy.
Imnountas
prosdexe, to Thion Kratos

Sou, ous ek Gis proselavou, tekna
Fotos, toutous ergazomenos, tis
amartias tin ahlin, ekkatheron
polielee.
Ke

eonon.
OF THE
Accept
them praising Thy Divine and

Sovereign Rule, whom from Earth
Thou hast taken unto Thyself,
making them Children of Light, and
also Purifying them from the gloom
of sin, O Merciful Lord.
Now

ages.
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
MAKE
THE
SIGN
OF THE
PRIEST
PEOPLE
PRIEST
CROSS &
Si Kyrie
THE PRIEST
Peace be to all...
And to thy spirit...
Let us bow our heads to the Lord...
BOW DOWN LOW TO
PEOPLE
ALMIGHTY GOD
To Thee, O Lord
PRAYS QUIETLY:
Kyrie, O Theos imon, O klinas Ouranous

ke katavas epi Sotiria tou genous ton
anthropon, epide epi tous doulous
Sou ke epi tin Klironomian Sou.
Si gar to Fovero ke Filanthropo Kriti I Si
douli ipeklinan tas kefalas, tous de
afton ipetaxan avhenas, ou tin ex
anthropon anamenontes voithian,
alla to Son perimenontes Eleos ke tin
Sin apekdehomeni Sotirian.
Ous
diafilaxon en panti kero ke kata tin
parousan esperan ke tin prosiousan
nikta, apo pantos ehthrou, apo pasis
antikimenis energias diavolikis, ke
dialogismon mateon ke enthimiseon
poniron.
O Lord our God, Who bows the Heavens

and descends for the Salvation of
mankind: look upon Thy Servants
and upon Thine Inheritance.
For unto Thee, the Formidable and
Loving Judge, have Thy Servants
bowed their heads, and submissively
inclined their necks, expecting not
help from men, but awaiting Thy
Mercy and hoping for Thy Salvation,
with which Thou preserve them at all
times, during this present evening,
and in the approaching night, from
every enemy, from all adverse powers
of the evil one, from vain thoughts
and from wicked imaginations.
THE PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD:
Ii to Kratos tis Vasilias Sou Evlogimenon Blessed and Glorified is the Power of
ke Dedoxasmenon, tou Patros, ke
Thy Kingdom, of the Father, and
tou Iiou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin
ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

now and forever, and unto the Ages
of Ages.
Amen
MEMORIAL APOSTICHA THE HOLY MARTYRS - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Stavros Sou, Kyrie, tis Martysi

gegonen, oplon aittiton. Evlepon gar
ton
prokimenon
Thanaton,
ke
provlepontes tin mellousan Zoin, ti
Elpidi ti is Se enedinamounto. Afton
tes paraklisesin, eleison imas.
Thy
Cross, O Lord, became for the

Martyrs, an Invincible Weapon, for
they beheld Death awaiting them,
and yet they foresaw the Life to
come, and thus, by their Hope in
thee, they were Strengthened. By
their Supplications, have Mercy on
us.
MEMORIAL APOSTICHA THE REPOSED TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Their
Etimisas
O Saviour, Thou Honoured the Work of
Ikoni Sou, to ton hiron Sou

Soter plastourgima, Zografisas en
iliki morfi, tis noeras ousias to
omioma, is ke kinonon me katestisas,
themenos ton epi gis katarin me to
aftexousio Loge.
Dio Soter tous
doulos Sou, en hra zonton, en skines
OF THE
souls shall dwell among Good

Things.
Thy Hands by Thine Image, depicting

the Likeness of the Noetic Essence in
material form. Thou gave me to
participate in it, by setting me to
rule, using free will over things on
Earth, O Word. Therefore, O Saviour,
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
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grant Rest to Thy servants, in the

Land of the Living, where the
Righteous dwell.
Dikeon anapafson.
Makarii
ous exelexo ke proselavou,
mi to axioma tis ton lipon zois

diakrinite, kipon en ti Edem, pantiis
oraismenon fitis efitefsas, lipis ke
meimnis eleftheron, metohon Thisas
zois, isangelon epi gis mikton me
taxas, Dio Soter tous doulous Sou, en
hora Zonton, en skines Dikeon
anapafson.
art those whom Thou hast

Chosen and Received, O Lord:
Thou
planted a Garden in Eden,

decorated with every kind of plant,
and free from any sorrow and care.
And Thou set me in it, as a Partaker
of Divine Life, a mixed being, living
on Earth, and a Peer of Angels. Thou
did all this sos that I might
distinguish how much higher this
Life is from that of all others.
Therefore, O Saviour, grant Rest to
Thy servants, in the Land of the
Living, where the Righteous dwell.
Creative Command was my
beginning, and real existence; for
wishing to construct me as a living
creature from both visible and
invisible natures, Thou fashioned my
body from earth, and Thou gave me
a soul by Thy Divine and Life-giving
Breath. Therefore, O Saviour, grant
Rest to Thy servants, in the Land of
the Living, where the Righteous
dwell.
gegone prostagma. Voulithis gar ex

aoratou te ke orates, zoon me simpixe
fiseos, githen mou to soma dieplasas,
deokas de mi psihin, ti Thia Sou ke
oopio empnefsi.
Dio Sotir tous
doulous Sou, en hora zonton, en
skines Dikeon anapafson.
Ke
Now
Amin
Amen

eonon.

ages.
Presvies
tis Tekousis Se, Hriste ke ton

Martyron Sou, Apostlon Profiton
Ierarhon, Osion ke Dikeon, ke panton
ton Agion, tous kimithentas doulous
Sou anapafson.
ST
Christ, at the Entreaties of Her who

bore Thee, and of all the Saints, of
Thy Martyrs, Thine Apostles, Thy
Hierarchs, Monastic Saints and
Prophets,
together
with
the
Righteous, Repose Thy servants who
have Fallen Asleep.
SYMEON
Nin apoliis ton doulon Sou Despota, kata

to rima Sou en Irini. Oti idon I
ofthalmi mou to Sotirion Sou, O
itimasas kata Prosopon panton ton
laon; Fos is apokalipsin Ethnon ke
Doxan Laou Sou Israil.
P RIE ST
THE

Sou.
Ouraniis thalamis diinekos, i gennei

Martyres, disopousi Se Hriste. Ouse k
gis
metestisas
pistous,
eonion
Agathon, tihin Axioson.
In
GOD-RECEIVER
Lord, let Thy servant now depart
in Peace, according to Thy Word. For

my eyes have seen Thy Salvation,
which Thou hast prepared before the
sight of all Nations;
a Light to
Lighten the Gentiles, and the Glory
of Thy people Israel.

servants.
the Celestial Chambers forevermore,
the
Courageous
Martyr
Saints
importunely pray to Thee: Grant
the Faithful whom Thou hast
transferred from Earth, that they
obtain Eternal Good, O Christ.
Their
Katakosmisas
After Adorning with Order all things, O
tap anta zoon mikton,

meson me ton anthropon, tapinotitos
omou, ke megethous eplasas. Dio, tas
ton doulon Sou psihas, Soter
anapafson.

Things.
Lord, Thou made me, a human being,
a
composite creature
between
greatness and Humility. Thus, O
Saviour, grant Repose to Thy
servants soul.

Tou
paradisou plitin ke georgon, kat

arhas me etaxas, paravanta de tin
Sin, entolin exorisas. Dio, tas ton
doulon Sou psihas, Sotir anapafson.
In
Ke

eonon.
Now
Amin
the beginning, Thou ordered that I

should be a Citizen of Paradise, and
its Tiller, but when I disobeyed, Thou
evicted me. Thus, O Saviour, grant
Repose to Thy servants soul.
ages.
Amen
THEOTOKION
O ek plevras diaplasas Evan to prin, tin He

imon promitora, ex ahrantou Sou
gastros, sarka perivallete di is, tou
Thantou tin Ishin, Agani dielise.
THEOTOKION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
OF
En
Arhi mi ke ipostasis, to plastourgon Sou Thy
DISMISSAL PRAYER
Presvies,
Blessed
Kyrie.
Ina
NEKROSIMON KANON ODE 1 TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
who of old formed our own Primal

Mother, Ever, from the side of Adam,
now has arrayed Himself in Flesh,
taken from Thine Undefiled Womb,
O Pure Lady, whereby He dissolved
the might of Death.
NEKROSIMON KANON ODE 3 TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Presvies,

Sou.

servants.
Nomimos ithlisan i Si, Martyres Zoodota, Thy Martyr Athletes competed Lawfully,
ke Stefano tis Nikis, kosmithentes
para Sou, tis metastasi Pistis, eonian
Litrosin etousi Se.
O Life-giver, and were adorned with

the Crowns of Victory by Thee, from
Whom
they
request
Eternal
Redemption for the
departed
Faithful
Their

Things.
Pedefsas proteron pollis, terasi ke simiis, With many portents, and with Signs, in
eme
OF THE
SOULS-FOREFEAST
OF PENTECOST-18
JUNE 2016
ton
planithenta,
ep
OF THE
eshatn
the past Thou chastised me who had
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Pater Evlogison!

to Thee, O God our

Hristos O Alithinos Theos imon, tes

Christ, our True God, have Mercy

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa

Paschal Vespers Service

SOULS EVE APODOSIS

Forefeast of Holy Pentecost

By the Grace of God

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par afton prahthen, en logo i ergo i

Vespers Service - Saturday of the Souls

THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND

Evlogimeni O Theos imon, pantote, nin

Blessed is our God, now and

THE SUNSET PSALM - PSALM 103/104

Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.

Bless the Lord, O my soul:

hast put on praise and beauty:

O pion tou Angelous aftou pnevmata, ke Who

makes Thy Angels spirits;:

tous litourgous aftou piros floga.

O themelion tin gin ep tin asfalian aftis, Who

os imation to perivoleon aftou,

has founded the earth upon its

The deep like a garment is its clothing above the mountains

vrontis sou diliasousin.

ethou, O ou parelevsonte, oude

exapostellon pigas en faragxin, ana

ori ke katavenousi pedia,

panta ta thiria tou agrou,

afta ta petina tou Ouranou

mountains ascend, and the plains

them the birds of the air shall

Tou Kyriou deithomen.

i mnim! Eonia i Mnimi! Eonia

Repose, in a Place of Refreshment

Let us pray to the Lord.

the Life and the Repose of all

be their Memory! Eternal be

O Theos tin Agian ke

O God, the Holy and

in Honour than the

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

MEMORIAL DISMISSAL PRAYERS

imas, O Theos, kata to Mega

Kyrie Eleison (3)

Kyrie Eleison (3)

O ton Thanaton katapatisas, ton de

Lord have mercy (3)

The trees of the field shall be filled, and

Lord have mercy (3)

O Theos ton pnevmaton ke pasis sarkos,

Rooms - the earth shall be filled with

That Thou may

Tou Kyriou deithomen.

Thou waters the hills from Thine Upper

Mercy on us, O God, according to

taxi tas psihas

ori ek ton iperoon aftou. Apo

Saints Repose, grant Rest also to the