Sotir, imon, laon apegnosmenon.

the Intercessions the Theotokos, for

us, and Save, O our Saviour, Thy
DISMISSAL PRAYERS & despairing people.
BLESSINGS

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 Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
eonon. ages.
Amin Amen
Triodion Vespers Hymns – St John Klimakos OKTOEHOS - THEOTOKION – TONE 2

KINDLY USE THE SERVICE BOOK UNTIL THIS POINT, THEN CAREFULLY FOLLOW
INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO THESE HYMNS
RESURRECTION STIHERA – TONE 4
Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring
exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou.
Ton Zoopion Sou Stavron, apafstos
proskinountes Hriste O Theos, tin
Triimeron Sou Anastasin
Doxazomen. Di’ aftis gar anekenisas,
tin kataftharisan ton anthropon fisin
Pantodiname, ke tin is Ouranous
anodon, kathipedixas imin, os monos
Agathos ke Filanthropos.
Eme ipomenousi Dikei, eos ou
antapodos mi.
Tou xilou tis parakois, to epitimion elisas Having
Sotir, to xilo tou Stavrou ekousios
prosilothis, ke is Edou katelthon
Dinate, tou Thanatou ta desma, os
Theos, dierrixas. Dion proskinoumen
tin ek nekron Sou Anastasin, en
Agalliasi voontes, Pantodiname Kyrie:
✞ Doxa Si.
Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie. Kyrie,
isakouson tis fonis ou.
Pilas Edou sinetripsas Kyrie, ke to So
thanato, tou Thantou to Vasilion
eisas, genos de to anthropinon, ek
fthoras ileftherosas, Zoin ke
Aftharsian to kosmo dorisamenos, ke
to Mega Eleos.
Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let
fonin tis Deiseos mou.
Defte animnisomen lai, tin tou Sotiros
Triimeron Egersin, di’ is Elitrothimen
ton tou Edou aliton desmon, ke
Aftharsian ke Zoin, pantes elavomen
krazontes. O Stavrothis, ke tafis, ke
Anastas, Soson imas ti Anastasi Sou,
Mone Filanthrope!
my soul out of prison to give
Thanks to Thy Name, O Lord.
Ever Venerating Thy Life-giving Cross,
O Christ our Lord, we Glorify Thy
Resurrection on the Third day. By it
Thou hast Restored corrupt human
nature, O Mighty One, and hast
reopened for us the Upward Path to
Heaven, for Thou alone at Good and
Loving.
The Righteous shall wait for me, until
Thou Reward me.
willingly been nailed to the
Wood of Thy Cross, Thou abolished
the penalty of disobedience
committed through the Tree, and by
descending into Hades, Thou hast
broken the bonds of Death.
Wherefore, we worship Thy
Resurrection from the dead, and,
Rejoicing, we cry: O Almighty Lord:
✞ Glory to Thee!
Out of the depths I have cried to
Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my
voice.
The Gates of Hades Thou shattered, O
Lord, and by Thy Death Thou
destroyed the domininon of Death.
Thou freed mankind from
corruption, and granted the world
Life and Incorruption, and Thy Great
Mercy.
Thine Ears be attentive to the
voice of my Supplication.
Come, all you people, let us sing the
Praises of our Saviour’s Resurrection
on the Third Day, whereby we have
been Delivered from the unbreakable
bonds of Hades. Having received
Incorruption and Life, we cry out: O
Thou Who were Crucified, Buried
and Rose: Save us by Thy
Resurrection, O Only Loving!
O Thavmatos kenou, panton ton pale O New Miracle greater than all the
Thavmaton! Tis gar egno Miera, Miracles of old! Who has ever known
anev Andros tetokiian, ke en agkales a Mother to bear a Child without the
ferousan, ton apasan tin Ktisin help of a man, and hold in Her arms
periehonta? Theou esti vouli to Him Who encompasses all Creation?
kiithen, on os vrefos Panagne, ses It was the Will of God to be Born,
olenes vastasasa, ke mitrikin and Thou, Most Pure Virgin, hast
parrisian pros afton kektimeni, mi carried Him – an Infant in Thine
pafsi disopousa iper ton Se timonton, arms! The Boldness of a Mother is
tou iktirise ke Seose tas psihas imon. Thine. Wherefore, pray to Him
unceasingly for us who honour Thee,
“NIN APOLIIS TON DOULON SOU...” – and Entreat Him to have Mercy on
TRISAGION PRAYERS, ETC
us, and to Save our soul.
RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION – TONE 4
To fedron tis Anastaseos Kirigma ek tou When the Women Disciples of the Lord
Angelou Mathouse e tou Kyriou had learnt from the Angels the Glad
Mathitrie ke tin Progonikin apofasin Tidings of the Resurrection that had
aporipsase, tis Apostolis kafhomene cast away the Condemnation of their
elegon. Eskilefte O Thanatos, igerthi Forefather, they spoke exultingly to
Hristos O Theos, doroumenos to the Apostles: Death is no more!
kosmo to Mega Eleos. Christ-God is Risen, granting to the
world Great Mercy.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
TRIODION APOLYTIKION – ST JOHN KLIMAKOS – TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Tes ton dakrion Sou roes, tis erimou to With the rivers of Thy tears Thou
agonon egeorgisas, ke tis ek vathous made the barren desert bloom; and
stenagmis, is ekaton tous ponous with Thy sighs from deep within,
ekarpoforisas, ke gegonas foster ti Thou made Thy Labours bear their
ikoumeni, lampoon tis Thavmasin. Fruit a hundredfold; and Thou
Ioanni Patir imon Osie, presveve became a Star, Illuminating the
Hristo to Theo, sothine tas psihas world by Thy Miracles, O John, our
imon. devout Father. Intercede with
Christ our God, for the Salvation of
our soul.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
eonon. ages.
Amin Amen
OKTOEHOS - THEOTOKION – TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
O di’ imas Gennithis ek Parthenou, ke Born of a Virgin and having endured
Stavrosin ipomenas Agathe, O Crucifixion for our sake, O Good
Thanato ton Thanaton skilefsas, ke One, Thou despoiled Death through
egersin dixas os Theos, mi paridis ous Death, and, as God, revealed
eplasas ti Heri Sou. Dixon tin Resurrection. Despise not those
Filanthropian Sou Eleimon. Dexe tin whom Thou has created with Thine
tekousan Se Theotokon, own Hand. Show Thy Love for
Presvevousan iper imon, ke Soson, mankind, O Merciful One. Accept

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 Dia touto imnountes, Doxazomen, tin
zoopion ke Sotirion Sou Egersin.
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepian
Enediasto. Enedisato Kyrios
Dinamin ke perizosato.
Kremamenos epi xilon mone Dinate,
pasan Ktisin esalefsas, tethis en Tafo
de, tous katikountas en tafis
anestisas, aftharsian ke zoin
doroumenos, to geni ton anthropon.
Dio imnountes Doxazomen, tin
Triimeron Sou Egersin.
Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i tis
ou salevthisete.
Laos paranomos Hriste, Se prodous to
Pilato, stavrothine katedikasen,
agnomon peri ton evergetin fanis, all’
ekon ipeminas tafin, aftexousios
anesti Triimeros, os Theos
doroumenos imin, ateleftiton Zoin, ke
to Mega Eleos.
To Iko Sou prepi Agiasma, Kyrie, is
makrotita imeron.
Meta dakrion Gynekes, katalavouse to
mnima Se epezitisan. Mi evrouse de,
olofiromene, meta kalvthmou voose
elegon. Imi Sotir imin, Vasilef ton
apanton, pos eklapis? Pios de topos
katehi to Zoiforon Soma Sou?
Angelos de pros aftas apekrinato. Mi
leete fisin, all’ apelthouse kirixate, oti
anesti O Kyrios, parehon imin
agalliasin, os Monos Efsplaghnos.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
TRIODION APOSTIHA – ST JOHN KLIMAKOS – TONE 2
Ton epi Gis Angelon, ke en Ouranis
anthropon Theou, tou kosmou tin
evkosmian, tin triin ton Agathon ke
ton areton, ton Askiton to Kavhima
Ioannin Timisomen. Pefitevmenos
gar en to Iko tou Theou, exinthise
Dikeos, ke osi Kedros en Erimo
eplithine ta Pimnia Hristou, ton
Logikon Provaton, en Osiotiti ke
Dikeosini.
6. VESPERS HYMNS - TONE 4-8TRIO-4TH LENT–ST JOHN KLIMAKOS–7 APRIL 2019
and Life. We, therefore, praise and
Glorify Thy Resurretion on the Third
Day!
The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself
with Majesty. The Lord clothed and
girded Himself with Power.
Hanging upon a Tree, O Only Mighty,
Thou shook all Creation, and when
Thou were laid in the Tomb, Thou
raised up those dwelling there, and
bestowed Life and Incorruption on
our kind. Therefore, we Praise and
Glorify Thy Resurrection on the
Third Day.
And He established the world, which
shall not be moved.
The lawless people, O Christ, who gave
Thee to Pilate, condemned Thee to
Crucifixion, and showed themselves
ungrateful to their Benefactor. But
Thou willingly suffered burial, and
of Thine Own Will Thou Rose as God
on the Third Day, and bestowed on
us Everlasting Life and Great Mercy.
Holiness is proper to Thy House, O
Lord, unto length of days.
The Women who sought Thee went
tearfully to Thy Tomb, and when
they did not Find Thee, they
lamented and exclaimed: O our
Saviour and King of all, how is it that
thou hast been stolen? Where is Thy
Life-giving Body? An Angel stood
before them as said: “Do not weep.
Go and proclaim the Good Tidings
that our Lord is Risen and grants us
Joy for He alone is Compassionate!”
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
Let us honour John, who was an Angel
on Earth, and in Heaven is a Man of
God, the Good Order of the Ordered
World, the Delight of Blessings and
Virtues, the Ascetic’s Pride and Joy.
For, having been planted in the
House of God, he Blossomed forth in
Righteousness, ad as a Cedar in the
desert he multiplied the flocks of the
Rational Sheep of Christ, in Holiness
and Righeousness.
VESPERS HYMNS - TONE 4-8TRIO-4TH LENT–ST JOHN KLIMAKOS–7 APRIL 2019
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
Angeli ke anthropi Sotir, tin Sin imnousi Angels
Triimeon Egersin, di’ is katiigasthi tis
Ikoumenis ta perata, ke doulias tou
ehthrou, pantes elitrothimen
krazontes. Zoopie pantodiname
Sotir, Soson imas ti Anastasi Sou,
Mone Filanthrope.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
Pilas halkas sinetripsas, ke mohlous
sinethlasas Hriste O Theos, ke genos
anthropon peptokos anestisas. Dia
touto simfonos voomen, O Aastas ek
ton nekron, Kyrie, ✞ Doxa Si!
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
Ton Sarki ekousios stavrothenta di’
imas, pathonta ke tafenta, ke
Anastanta ek nekron, imnisomen
legontes. Stirixon Orthodoxia tin
Ekklisian Sou Hriste, ke irinefson tin
Zoin imon, os Agathos ke
Filanthropos.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie, ipeien i psihi ou is ton Logon
Sou. Ilpisen i psihi moue pi ton
Kyrion.
To Zoodoho Sou Tafo, parestotes i
anaxii, Doxologian prosferomen ti
afato Sou Efsplaghnia, Hriste O Theos
imon. Oti Stavron katedexo, ke
Thanaton Anamartite, ina to kosmo
dorisi tin Anastasin, os Filanthropos
TRIODION STIHERA – ST JOHN KLIMAKOS – TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Apo filakis proias mehri niktos. Apo
filakis proias elposato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
and mankind, O Saviour, sing
the Praises of Thy Third Day Rising,
for it has shone Light to the ends of
the world. Delivered from the
bondage of the enemy, we all cry
out: O Almighty Saviour, Creator of
Life, Save us by Thy Resurrection O
Only Lover of mankind!
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
Thou hast shattered the Gates of Brass.
Thou hast torn asunder the chains
and raised up fallen mankind, O
Christ our God. Wherefore, we cry
with one voice: O Lord, Who Rose
from the dead: ✞ Glory to Thee!
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
Let us praise Him Who of His own Will
was crucified for us in the Flesh. He
suffered, was Buried, and Rose from
the dead. Let us say: Confirm Thy
Church in the True Faith and bring
Peace to our Life, O Christ, for thou
art Good and Loving.
O Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
Before Thy Life-giving Sepulchre we the
unworthy stand, offering Hymns of
Praise to Thine Ineffable
Compassion, O Christ our God. For
Thou art without sin, and have
accepted the Cross and Death in
order to grant the world
Resurrection, as a Loving God.
From the Morning Watch until night;
from the Morning Watch until
night, let Israel Hope in the Lord.
3.
 Pater Ioanni Osie, diapantos alithos, tou
Theou en to laringi, tas ipsosis efres,
meleton praktikotata, ta Theopnefsta,
logia pansofe, ke tin ekithen,
anaigazousan, harin eploutisas,
gegonos Makarios, ton asevon,
panton ta voulevmata,
katastrepsamenos.
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli
par’ afto litrosis. Ke aftos litrosete
ton Israil ek pason ton anomion
Aftou.
Pater Ioanni Osie, diapantos alithos, tou
Theou en to laringi, tas ipsosis efres,
meleton praktikotata, ta Theopnefsta,
logia pansofe, ke tin ekithen,
anaigazousan, harin eploutisas,
gegonos Makarios, ton asevon,
panton ta voulevmata,
katastrepsamenos.
Enite ton Kyrion, panta ta Ethni,
epenesate afton, pantes i lai.
Pater Ioanni Endoxe, tes ton dakrion
piges, tin psihin katheromenos, ke
pannihis stasesi ton Theo
ilaskoumenos, anepterothis pros tin
agapisin tin toutou Makar, ke
oreotitaa, is epaios nin aolavis alikta,
harmonikos, meta ton sinathlon Sou
Theofron Osie.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas,
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Pater Ioanni Osie, anapterosas ton noun, O Holy Father John, being Devout, when
pros Theon dia Pisteos, kosmikis
sighiseos, evdelixo to astaton, ke ton
Stavron Sou, analavomenos to
Pantepopti, katikolouthisas, Soma
disunion agoges askiseos to logismo,
stheni doulosamenos tou Thiou
Pnevmatos.
4. VESPERS HYMNS - TONE 4-8TRIO-4TH LENT–ST JOHN KLIMAKOS–7 APRIL 2019
O Holy Father John, being devout, the
exaltations of God were at all times
the property of Thy throat in very
Truth, as Thou studied and practised
well the God-Inspired sayings, as one
all wise. Thou were enriched in soul
by the Divine Grace welling up from
them. And becoming Blessed, Thou
full destroyed the malicious
purposes of all impious men.
For with the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is abundant Redemption.
And He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
O Holy Father John, being devout, the
exaltations of God were at all times
the property of Thy throat in very
Truth, as Thou studied and practised
well the God-Inspired sayings, as one
all wise. Thou were enriched in soul
by the Divine Grace welling up from
them. And becoming Blessed, Thou
full destroyed the malicious
purposes of all impious men.
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Praise Him, all your people!
O Holy Father John, Most Glorious,
Thou shed a Well-spring of Tears,
and Thy soul thus was Purified.
Thou propitiated God by thy
standing in Prayer all night. Thus,
given wings, Thou Ascended to His
Love and to His Beauty, O All Blessed
as Thou art, which now Thou
worthily art enjoying endlessly as
Thou Rejoice with Thy Fellow
Athlete, O Godly Minded Saint.
For His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
Thou had lifted Thy mind unto God
on the Wings of Faith, Thou despised
the turbulence of the world and its
transcience. And on Thy shoulders
Thou took up Thine own Cross and
followed our Lod Who sees all
things. Then the unruly flesh Thou
subordinated to Thy Pious Thoughts,
through Ascetic exerceise, by the
Divine Spirit’s Might.
VESPERS HYMNS - TONE 4-8TRIO-4TH LENT–ST JOHN KLIMAKOS–7 APRIL 2019
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
TRIODION STIHERA – ST JOHN KLIMAKOS – TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Osie Pater tis fonis, tou Evangeliou, tou
Kyriou akousas, ton Kosmon
katelipes, ton plouton ke tin Doxan is
ouden logisamenos. Othen pasin
evoas. Agapisate ton theon ke
evrisete Harin eonion, miden
protimisite tis Agapis aftou, ina otan
elthi en ti Doi aftou evrisite
anapafsin meta panton ton Agion,
on te ikesies Hriste filaxon, ke Soson
tas psihas imon.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
THEOTOKION – TONE 4
O dia Se Theopator Profitis David,
Melodios peri Sou proanefonise, to
Megalia Si piisanti. Paresti i Vasilissa
ek Dexion Sou, Se gar ‘Mitera’
‘Proxenon Zois’ anedixen, O apator ek
Sou enanthropise Evdokisas Theos,
ina tin Eaftou anaplasi Ikona,
ftharisan tis pathesi, ke to Planithen
orialoton evron, Provaton tis omis
analavon, to Patri proagagi, ke to
idio Thelimati, tes Ouranies Sinapsi
Dinamesi, ke Sosi Theotoke ton
kosmon Hristos O ehon, to Mega ke
Plousion Eleos.
THE ENTRANCE – “FOS ILARON...”

PROKEIMENON – SATURDAY EVENING – PSALM 92
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepeian
Enedisato
Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke Perizosato. The
✶ Power. ✶
Ke gar estereose tin Ikoumenin, itis ou
salevthisete. ✶
FERVENT SUPPLICATIONS, ETC

RESURRECTION APOSTICHA - TONE 4
Kyrie, anelthon en to Stavro, tin
progonikin imon kataran exilipsas ke
katelthon en to Aidi, tous ap’ eonos
desmious ileftherosas, aftharsias
doroumenos ton anthropon to geni.
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
O Venerable Father, Thou heard the
Voice of our Lord’s Gospel, and Thou
abandoned the world, counting
wealth and Glory as nothing. Then
Thou began saying to all: Love God,
and you will find Eternal Grace! Do
not prefer anyting to His Love, so tht
when He Appears in His Glory you
may find Rest with all the Saints.’ By
their Intercessions, O Christ, Guard
and Saver our soul.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
The Forefather and Prophet of God,
David, through Thee, cried out in
Song concerning Thee, to the One
Who has done Magnificent Things
for Thee. The Queen stands at Thy
Right Hand, for God, Who gladly
became Man through Thee, without
father, has proclaimed Thee
“Mother,” and Host of Life, so that
He might Restore in us His Image,
which was corrupted by Passion.
Having found the Stray Sheep caught
in the mountains, He laid It on His
Shoulders, and brought it to His
Father, and by His own Free Will, He
placed it among the Heavenly Hosts,
and will Save, O Theotokos, the
world - Christ, Who has Great and
Abundant Mercy.
The Lord reigns, Vested with Majesty.
Lord is Vested and Girded with
And established the world, which shall
not be moved. ✶
Ascending the Cross, O Lord, Thou
abolished our Ancestral Curse, and
Desending into Hades, Thou set free
those in Eternal Bonds. And Thou
bestowed on mankind Incorruption
5.