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TOGETHER WITH
11-12 December
St Spyridon of Trimythous
Also the Feast of St John of Zichnon - St Therapon the Abbot of Monza Monastery St
Alexander the Hieromartyr of Jerusalem St Synetos of Rome St John the Abbot
of Zedazeni Monastery, Georgia
Our Eternal Gratitude to Pater Seraphim Dedes & all the contributing Translators
elsewhere for the original Greek & English texts and for making our Worship a little
easier to understand, to participate and to appreciate.
Glory to God for His Great Mercy!
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St Spyridon
On the Incarnation of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ
...Together with the belief in the Holy Trinity, the
Doctrine of the Incarnation occupies a central position
in the Teaching of the Orthodox Church.
According to Orthodox Faith, our Lord Jesus is much
more than a Pious Man or a profound Teacher of
morality.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Eternal Word and Son of
God, Who became the Son of Man.
The Doctrine of the Incarnation is an expression of the
Experience of our Lord Jesus Christ of His Holy
Church.
In Him, Divinity is United with humanity - without the
destruction of either Reality.
Jesus Christ is Truly God, Who shares in the same
Reality as the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Moreover, He is Truly Man, Who shares with us all that
is human but without our ability to sin!
The Church believes that, as the Unique God-Man, Jesus
Christ has Restored humanity to Fellowship with God.
By manifesting (revealing) the Holy Trinity, by teaching
the meaning of authentic human life, and by
conquering the powers of sin and death through His
Resurrection, Christ is the Supreme Expression of the
Love of God the Father, for His People, made present in
every age and in every place by the Holy Spirit,
through the Life of the Church.
The Great Holy Fathers of the Church summarized the
Ministry of Christ in the bold affirmation: "God
God became
what we are so that we may become what He is."
is
2. F E S T A L W E E K D A Y V E S P E R S S T S P Y R I D O N - 1 2 D E C E M B E R
PRAYER OF ST
SYMEON TRISAGION
humanity!
PRAYERS & OUR LORDS PRAYER
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST SPYRIDON - TONE 4
Tis
At
Amin
Amen
THEOTOKION TONE 1
Tou
Doxa
to enikisanti en Si!
When
Heavens!
ST SPYRIDON - 12 DECEMBER
11.
en
Innocence,
his
Simplicity,
his
Humanity, his Wisdom concerning
everything.
By these Virtues he
shone as a Light among Hierarchs.
Timios
Megiston
Thavmatos friktou!
I nekra
pithomeno, fonin osan Si dodoken, O
rous de tou potamou anestali, dia
logou Sou prostaktikou, i tou Anaktos
nosos, evhi Su figadevete, O ofis is
idos hrissou antimentillatteto, nekri
eigerthisan enirgi gar en Si O Hristos,
Spyridon Ierourge, O tis Triados to
Dogma anakirixas tranos.
Ke
Idou
Amen
FESTAL APOSTHIA
TONE
Behold,
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WIT
OF THE
UNTIL
THIS
REGARD
TO
POINT.
THE
THEN
FOLLOWING
EVENING INCENSE
CONGREGATION
MUST STAND
Kyrie
Lord,
Katevthinthito
Let
i prosevhi
mou
os
thimiama
enopion Sou. Eparsis
ton hiron mou Thisia
Esperini.
Isakouson
mou Kyrie!
Amin
INSTRUCTIONS
THE
Ierarhon
FOLLOW
HYMN
THE
USE
CAREFULLY
Ean
If
Heris,
ST SPYRIDON - 12 DECEMBER
3.
Heris,
Apo
From
Praos
Truly,
Praos
Truly,
4. F E S T A L W E E K D A Y V E S P E R S S T S P Y R I D O N - 1 2 D E C E M B E R
OF
SOLOMON 4 : 7 - 15
The
Sofia! Proshomen!
Dikeos
Although
este.
Gyras
Polia de
Discernment
Evarestos
Ipagi,
He
Teliothis
He
Therefore,
Yet
LITANY
OF
FERVENT SUPPLICATION
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
Amen
FESTAL APOSTIHA ST ST SPYRIDON - TONE 1
Panigyris
ST SPYRIDON - 12 DECEMBER
9.
Parimion to anagnosma.
OF
The
Sofia! Proshomen!
The
adikou exolite.
Hili
Zigi
Deceitful
Ou
Wherever
Apothanon
When
of
the
ungodly
is
Righteousness follows
- ungodliness
dealings.
a Blameless Path
encounters unjust
Dikeosini
Righteousness
Teleftisantos
At
Dikeos
En
is a snare to
Citizens the Understanding of the
Righteous is prosperous.
Pathi
O Father,
For
Pathi
O Father,
a city
prospers by the mouth of the
ungodly it is overthrown.
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Praise
Praise
Ouk ofelisi iparhonta en imera thimou Riches profit not in the Day of Wrath
Dikeosini
Enite
Osie
ST SPYRIDON - 12 DECEMBER
5.
Ke
Amin
FESTAL PROSOMIA FOREFEAST
PRAYER
THE
ENTRANCEILARON...
THE PROKEIMENON
OF THE DAY
Idou
STIHOS
Idou
THE PROPHECY
OF
Now
Amen
NATIVITY
Behold
VERSE:
Behold
P A R I M I O N to anagnosma
READER
Sofia!
P RIE ST
The
Reading from
PROVERBS OF SOLOMON
Wisdom!
THE
Let us attend!
READER
Makarios
The
Dikeosini.
proceeds.
Law
Proshomen!
OF THE
Spyleon
Dia touto parkalo imas, ke proime Emin You I exhort, and utter My Voice to the
Fonin iis anthropon.
sons of men.
Oti
ishis.
Noisate
Oti
For
Meta
All
evriskousi Gnosin.
Didasko
Therefore,
6. F E S T A L W E E K D A Y V E S P E R S S T S P Y R I D O N - 1 2 D E C E M B E R
ST SPYRIDON - 12 DECEMBER
7.