2016 13 14 Sept Vespers Exaltation Holy Cross

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa
Archdiocese of Good Hope
Festal Vespers Service

13-14September 2016
Universal Exaltation of the Holy Cross
By the Grace of God
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Ecumenical Council in 680 - St John Chrysostom of Constantinople (which is
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20. F E S T A L V E S P E R S U N I V E R S A L E X A L T A T I O N H O L Y C R O S S - 1 4 S E P T E M B E R
PRAYERS
THE C
TO THE
HOLY TRINITY
ONGREGATION
Evlogimeni O Theos imon, pantote, nin

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

ever, and unto ages of ages.
PR IEST
PEO PLE
Amen
THE
SIGN
OF THE
CROSS
AND BOW DOWN EACH TIME TO OUR
LORD GOD
AS FOLLOWS
Defte
O come let us worship and bow down
Defte
Defte
proskinisomen ke prospesomen
to Vasili imon Theo.
Hristo to Vasili imon Theo.
Afto, Hristo to Vasili ke Theo imon.
to our King and God.
to Christ, our King and God.
before Christ Himself, our King and

our God.
THE SUNSET PSALM - PSALM 103/104

A PSALM OF CREATION
Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul:
Exomologisin
Thou
Kyrie O
Theos mou, emegalinthis sfodra.
ke megloprepian enediso,
anavallomenos fos os imartion.
Ektinon
ton Ouranon osi derrin, O

stegazon en idasi ta iperoa aftou. To
tithis nefi tin epivasin aftou, O
peripaton epi pterigon anemon.
O Lord my
God, Thou art exceedingly great.
hast put on praise and beauty:

and art clothed with Light as with a
Garment -
Who
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

tous litourgous aftou piros floga.
makes Thy Angels spirits;:

Thy Ministers a Burning Fire;
O God our
Hope, Glory to Thee!
THE PROSTRATIONS
MAKE
Kyrie eleison (3)

Lord, have mercy. (3)
Pater Evlogison!
Father, Bless!
Doxa Si O Theos, i Elpis imon, Doxa Si! P R I E S T 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
Di
evhon ton Agion Pateron imon,

Kyrie Iisou Hriste, O Theos imon,
eleison ke soson imas
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
Through
the Prayers of our

Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our
God, have mercy on us and Save us.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Amen
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 vrontis sou diliasousin.
at the
Voice of Thy thunder they shall fear.
Anavenousin ori ke katavenousi pedia, is The

ton topon, on ethemeliosas afta.
mountains ascend, and the plains

descend into the place, which Thou
hast founded for them.
Orion
ethou, O ou parelevsonte, oude

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

meson ton oreon dilevsonte idata.
Thou send
Potiousi
panta ta thiria tou agrou,

prosdexonte onagri is dipsan
afton.
hast set a boundary which they

shall not pass over; neither shall
they return to cover the earth.
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.
FESTAL VESPERS UNIVERSAL EXALTATION HOLY CROSS -14 SEPTEMBER
19.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Ep
Over
Amin
Amen
Potizon
Thou waters the hills from Thine Upper
ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
afta ta petina tou Ouranou

kataskinosi - ek mesou ton petron
dosousi fonin.
and to the Holy Spirit, now and

ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
ori ek ton iperoon aftou. Apo

karpou ton ergon sou hortasthisete i
gi. O exantellon horton tis ktinesi, ke
hloin ti doulia ton anthropon.
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.
Oti Sou Estin i Vasilia ke i Dynamis ke i

Doxa tou Patros, ke tou Iou, ke tou
Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
Amin
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
PRIEST
For
PEOPLE
Amen
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.
FESTAL APOLYTIKION HOLY CROSS
Soson,
Kyrie, ton Laon Sou ke

Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou,
Nikas tis Vasilefsi kata varvaron
doroumenos, ke to Son fillatton dia
ton Stavrou Sou politevma. (3)
Save,
O Lord, Thy People, and Bless

Thine Inheritance, granting Vicoty
to the Faithful over the enemy,
and by Thy Cross protect Thy
Commonwealth.
Sofia!
P R I E S T Wisdom!
O on Evlogitos, Hristos O Theos imon, Christ our God, the Eternal is Blessed,
Amin
Stereose
Kyrios
Orthodoxon
Orthodoxon
tafti Ekklisia
eonon.
now and always, and to the ages of

ages.
PEOPLE
O Theos tin Agian ke

Pistin ton Efsevon ke
Hristianon sin ti Agia
ke ti Poli tafti is eonas
Amen.
Tin Timioteran
ton Herouvim ke
Endoxoteran asigkritos ton Seraphim,
tin
adiafthoros
Theon
Logon
tekousan, tin ontos Theotokon, Se
Megalinomen.
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
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
exagagin arton ek tis gis. Ke inos

evfreni kardian anthropou.
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 bring bread out of the

earth, and that wine may cheer the
heart of mankind.
Tou
That
Hortasthisonte
The
ilarine 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.
he may make the face cheerful

with oil - and that bread may
strengthen mans heart.
trees of the field shall be filled,
and 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.
- TONE 1
DISMISSAL BLESSINGS
Pantote, nin ke ai, ke is tous eonas

ton eonon.
Tou
them the birds of the air shall

dwell - from the midst of the rocks
they shall give forth their voices.

forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Epiise selinin is herous.

O ilios egno tin disin aftou.
Ethou skotos ke egeneto nix
- en afti
dilefsonte panta ta thiria tou drimou.
He hath made the moon for seasons.

The sun knows its going down.
Thou hast appointed darkness, and it
is night - in it shall all the beasts of
the woods go about -
Skimni
The
Anetilen
The
Exelfsete
anthropos epi to ergon aftou,

ke epi tin ergasian aftou eos esperas.
Man shall go forth to his work, and to
emegalinthi ta Erga Sou, Kyrie!

Panta en Sofia epiisas - Eplrothi I gi
tis ktiseos sou.
How
oriomeni tou arpase, ke zitise

para to Theo vrosin aftis.
o ilios ke sinihthisan, ke is tas
mandras afton kitasthisonte.
Os
young lions roaring after their

pray, and seeking their meat from
God.
sun rises, and they are gathered
together: and they shall lie down in
their dens.
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.
Afti I thalassa I megali ke evrihoros.
So
Eki plia diaporevonte.
There
Eki
erpeta, on ouk estin arithmos, Zoa
mikra meta megalon.
Drakon outos, on
eplasas empezin aftin.
is this great sea, which stretches

wide its arms - there are creeping
things without number - creatures
small and great.
the ships shall go - the sea
dragon which Thou hast formed - to
play therein.
Panta pros se prosdokosi doune tin trofin All

afton is evkeron.
expect of Thee that Thou grant

them food in season.
Amen
3.
Donttos Sou aftis, sillexousin
What
Anixantos
When
Thou give to them they shall

gather up:
Sou tin Hira, ta simpanta

plisthisonte hristotitos.
Apostrepsantos
de Sou to Prosopon,
Thou open Thy Hand, all things

shall be filled with Thy Goodness.
But
when Thou turn away Thy Face,

they shall be troubled.
tarahthisonte.
etheothimen, ke diavolos, pantelos

katavevlite. Simeron anipsoumenon,
hersi kathorontes Se, Arhiereon
ipsoumen, ton ipsothenta en meso
Sou, ke Se proskinoumen, ariomeni
plousios to Mega Eleos.
Antanelis to pnevma afton ke eklipsousi, When
Thou take away their breath,

they shall perish and return again to
the earth.
ke is ton houn afton epistrepsousin.
Exapostelis
to
Pnevma
Sou
ke
kitisthisonte, ke anakeniis to prosopon
tis gis.
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!
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
tremin.
tremble.
O aptomenos ton oreon ke kapnizonte.
He
Aso
to Kyrio en ti Zoi mou;

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

evfranthisome epi to Kyrio.
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!
eonon.
Amin
Amen
On per pale Moisis, protiposas en eafto, That which Moses of old prefigured in
ton Amalik katavalon etroposato. Ke
David O melodos, ipopodion Si voon,
proskinisthe
dietaxato,
Timion
Stavron Sou, Hriste O Theos, simeron
amartoli proskinountes hilesin anaiis,
de ton kataxiosanta pagine en afto,
animountes voomen Si. Kyrie Sin to
Listi tis Vasilias Sou Axioson imas.
May
my words be pleasing to Him - I

shall be glad in the Lord.
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
hast appointed darkness, and it is

night...
emegalinthi ta Erga Sou, Kyrie!

Panta en Sofia epiisas...
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,
Amin
Allilouia! Allilouia!
Amen

eonon.
Allilouia!
Si, O Theos! (3)
Elpis imon, Kyrie:
Doxa Si!
Doxa

PEOPLE
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glory to Thee O
God! (3)
Our
Hope,
Lord: Glory to
Thee!

FESTAL APOSTICHA- HOLY CROSS TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Eklipien amartolis apo tis gis - ke anomi - May sinners cease from the earth - and
oste mi iparhin aftous.
incorruptibility, through Thee, has

Blossomed, and we mortals were
Deified, and the Devil has been
stricken. Beholding Thee lifted up
today in the hands of the Hierarchs,
we in turn, Exalt Him Who was
Exalted by means of Thee, and
bowing before Thee, we adore Thee,
and abundantly draw Great Mercy.
DISMISSAL PRAYER
OF
ST
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.
himself, and thereby struck down

and routed Amalek, which David the
Melodist ordered to be adored,
calling it Thy Footstool, Thy
Precious Cross, O Christ our God
today we sinners venerate kissing
it with unworthy lips. And as we
Extol Thee Who deigned to be nailed
thereon, to Thee we exclaim, saying:
O Lord, together with the Robber
count us also worthy of Thy
Kingdom.
SYMEON
P RIE ST
THE
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.
TRISAGION PRAYERS
THE CONGREGATION M
UST
STAND
Agios
O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Athanatos, eleison imas
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.
to the Father, and to the Son,

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

ilasthiti tes amarties imon. Despota,
singhorison tas anomias imin. Agie
Ipiskepse, ke iase tas asthenias imon,
eneken tou Onomatos Sou.
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.
have mercy
17.
THE PRIEST
CONTINUES ALOUD
Ii to Kratos tis Vasilias Sou Evlogimenon

ke Dedoxasmenon, tou Patros, ke
tou Iiou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin

ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
THE LITANY
PRIEST
Blessed
and Glorified is the
Power of Thy Kingdom, of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and forever, and
unto the Ages of Ages.
Amen
FESTAL APOSTICHA- HOLY CROSS TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Heris O Zoiforos Stavros,
tis Efsevias to
anttiton Tropeon, i Thira tou
Paradisou, O ton Piston Stirigmos, to
tis Ekklisias peritihisma.
Di ou
exifaniste, i fthora ke katirgite, ke
katepothi, tou Thanatou i dinamis, ke
ipsothimen, apo gis pros Ourania.
Oplon
akatamahiton,
demonon
antipale, Doxa Martyron Osion, os
Alithos egkallopisma, limin Sotirias,
O doroumenos to kosmo to Mega
Eleos.
Ipsoute
Kyrion ton Theon imon ke

proskinite to ipopodio ton podon
Aftou.
Rejoice,
O Life-bearing Cross of our

Lord, of True Faith the Invincible
Monument, the Door to Paradise,
Support for all who believe, and the
Churchs surrounding
Defensive
Wall. Corruption has vanished and
is abolished beause of Thee!
Through Thee the power of Death
has been consumed, and from Earth
we have been exalted to Heavenly
Heights;
O Panoply Unassailable,
Opponent of all demons, Glory of
Holy Martyrs, True Adornment,
Harbour of Salvation, O All Precious
Cross, bestowing on the world Great
Mercy.
Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at

the Footstool of His Feet.
Heris O tou Kyriou Stavros, di ou elithi Rejoice,

tis aras to anthropinon, tis ontos
haras simion, O katarasson ehrhtous,
en ti Si ipsosi pansevasmie. Imon i
voithia, Vasleon krateoma, sthenos
Dikeon,
Iereon
evprepia,
O
tipoumenos, ke dinon eklitroumenos,
ravdos it is Dinameos, if is
pimenometha, oplon irinis en fovo, O
periepousin Angeli, Hristou Thia
Doxa, tou parehontos to kosmo to
Mega Eleos.
de Theos Vasilefs imon Pro Eonon,

irgasato Sotirian en meso tis Gis.
Heris
O Ton Tiflon Odigos, ton

asthenounton Iatros, i Anastasis,
apanton
ton
tethneoton,
O
animpsosas imas, is fthoran pesontas,
Stavre timie. Di ou dialelite, i fthora
ke exinthisen, i aftharsia, ke vroti
O Precious Cross of our Lord.

Through Thee mankind has been
released from the primal Curse. The
Sign indicating True Joy, O Wood,
respected by all in Thine Exaltation
cursing eemies. For us, Thou art a
help in need, and the Strength of the
Emperors,
the
Might
of
the
Righteous, and the Dignity of Priests,
for when Thou art Signed, Thou
Redeem us from miseries. Rod of
the Power from Above, whereby we
are Shepherded; Shield of peace that
Angels in Fear respectfully attend to.
O Divine Holy Glory of the Master
Christ Who grants to the world His
Great Mercy.
God is our King
before the Ages; He

worked Salvation in the midst of
Earth.
Rejoice,
Thou art the Guide for the

blind, and the Physician of the sick,
O Most Precious Cross, Resurrection
of all who died, lifting up all who
had succumbed to corruption.
Corruption has been destroyed, and
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.
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou, Soson,
anangis,
tou
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos ti Si Hariti.
Amin
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
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
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
PEOPLE
PRIEST
Lord have mercy

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

Grace.
PEOPLE
Amen
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.
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
Si
pasa
Doxa,
Timi
ke
Proskinisis to Patri ke to Io ke to
Agio Pnevmati nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.
To Thee,
For to Thee
PEOPLE
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.
Amin
PEOPLE
HYMN
OF THE
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!
PEOPLE
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
MAKE
MUST STAND
my Prayer rise before

Thee like incense - the
lifting up of my hands
as
the
Evening
Sacrifice. Hear me, O
Lord!
If
Stavros
The
anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,

tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
anipsoumenos, ou en afto
ipsothentos, to Pathos to Ahranton,
animnin protrepete Ktisin apasan.
En afto ktinas gar, ton imas ktinanta,
nekrothentas
anexoose,
ke
katekalline,
ke
is
Ouranous
Politevesthe, ixiosen os Efsplaghnos,
di Ipervolin Agathotitos.
Othen
gegithotes, ipsosmen to Onoma
Aftou, ke tin Aftou Megalinomen,
akran sigkatavasin.
PEOPLE
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.
PRIEST
CROSS &
Amin
Irini pasi!
Ke meta tou pnevmatos Sou
Tas kefalas imon to Kyrou klinate
Let
Ean
OF THE
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.
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!
TONE
SIGN
Si Kyrie
Oti Agathos
Lord,
FESTAL STICHERA EXALTATION HOLY CROSS
THE
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
Parashou Kyrie
Amen
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2
Kyrie
anodina,
anepeshinta,
irinika
ke
Kalin
Apologian tin epi tou foverou
Vimatos tou Hristou etisometha...
EVENING INCENSE
THE CONGREGATION
PEOPLE
Tis
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD
Si Kyrie
Oti prepi
Parashou Kyrie
Hristiana ta teli tis Zois imon,
BOW DOWN TO
CHOIR
GOD
To Thee, O Lord
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.
PRIEST
Amen
PRIEST Peace be to all...
PEOPLE And to thy spirit...
PRIEST Let us bow our heads to the Lord...
PEOPLE
MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN LOW TO ALMIGHTY GOD
Si Kyrie
(6) PLAGAL 2
Thou, O Lord, should mark

transgression, O Lord, who would
stand?
For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
Cross is Exalted, and invites all
Creation to Praise the Immaculate
Passion of our Lord Who was lifted
up on it. For when He thereby slew
him who murdered us, He granted
Life again to us who are dead, and
Beautified
us,
and,
being
Compassionate, He granted us
Heavenly Citizenship according to
His Great Benevolence. Wherefore,
let us Rejoice as we Exalt His Holy
Name, and let us Magnify His Divine
Condescension.
THE PRIEST
PEOPLE
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.
To Thee, O Lord
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.
15.
THE PRIEST
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
PRIEST
Kyrio...
Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou, Soson,
Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas, O Theos ti Si Hariti.
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
tis Zois imon en

Irini ke Metania ektelese, para tou
Kyriou etisometha...
Let us complete our Evening

Prayer to the Lord...
PEOPLE
Lord, have Mercy

Help us, Save us, have
Mercy on
us, and protect us, O God, by Thy
Grace.
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Amen
That the
whole evening may be

Perfect, Holy, peaceful and sinless,
let us ask of the Lord...
PRIEST
PEOPLE
Grant this, O Lord

For an Angel of Peace,
a Faithful
Guide, a Guardian of our souls and
bodies, let us ask of the Lord...
PRIEST
PEOPLE
PRIEST
Grant this, O Lord

For Forgiveness and Remission of
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...
PEOPLE
Grant this, O Lord

For the completion
of our Life in
Peace and Repentance, let us ask of
the Lord...
PRIEST
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because

Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
Stavros
anipsoumenos, ou en afto
ipsothentos, to pathos to ahranton,
animnin protrepete Ktisin apasan.
En afto ktinas gar, ton imas ktinanta,
nekrothentas
anexoose,
ke
katekalline,
ke
is
Ouranous
politevesthe, ixiosen os Efsplaghnos,
di ipervolin agathotitos.
Othen
gegithotes, ipsosmen to Onoma
Aftou, ke tin aftou megalinomen,
akran sigkatavasin.
Apo
Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo

filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Mosis
proetipou Se, hras ektinas is

ipsos, ke katatropoumenos, Amalik
ton tyrannon, Stavre Timie, ton
Piston kavhima, Athliton stirigma,
Apostolon
egkallopisma,
Dikeon
promahe,
panton
ton
Osion
Diasosma. Dio Se animpsoumenon,
vlepousa i Ktisis evfrenete, ke
Panigirizi, Doxazousa Hriston ton dia
Sou, ta diestota sinapsanta, akra
Agathotiti.
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited

for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
The
Cross is Exalted, and invites all

Creation to Praise the Immaculate
Passion of our Lord Who was lifted
up on it. For when He thereby slew
him who murdered us, He granted
Life again to us who are dead, and
Beautified
us,
and,
being
Compassionate, He granted us
Heavenly Citizenship according to
His Great Benevolence. Wherefore,
let us Rejoice as we Exalt His Holy
Name, and let us Magnify His Divine
Condescension.
From
the morning watch until night;

from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.
Moses
once prefigured Thee when he

extended his arms upwards and
utterly routed Amalek, the tyrant
King, O Most Precious Cross
Believers Pride and Joy, Athletes
Support,
Apostles
Badge
and
Adornment, Defender of the Judt,
and Preservation of the Devout! And
all Creation, beholding Thee uplifted
high now Rejoices and celebrates,
Glorifying Christ Who, through Thee,
has
United
those
who
were
separated, according to His Great
Benevolence.
with the Lord there is Mercy, and

Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par Forwith
Him is Abundant Redemption;
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Mosis proetipou Se, hras ektinas is ipsos,

ke katatropoumenos, Amalik ton
tyrannon, Stavre Timie, ton Piston
kavhima,
Athliton
stirigma,
Apostolon
egkallopisma,
Dikeon
promahe,
panton
ton
Osion
Diasosma. Dio Se animpsoumenon,
vlepousa i Ktisis evfrenete, ke
Panigirizi, Doxazousa Hriston ton dia
Sou, ta diestota sinapsanta, akra
Agathotiti.
and He will Redeem Israel from all

his transgressions.
Moses
once prefigured Thee when he

extended his arms upwards and
utterly routed Amalek, the tyrant
King, O Most Precious Cross
Believers Pride and Joy, Athletes
Support,
Apostles
Badge
and
Adornment, Defender of the Judt,
and Preservation of the Devout! And
all Creation, beholding Thee uplifted
high now Rejoices and celebrates,
Glorifying Christ Who, through Thee,
has
United
those
who
were
separated, according to His Great
Benevolence.
7.
Enite
ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!

Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Stavre Pansevasmie, on periepousi taxis,
Praise
the Lord, all Gentiles!

Him, all you people!
Praise
Cross Most Revered! Which Orders

of Angels Joyously surround, today
at Thine Exaltation, by Divine
Command, Thou exalt everyone who
had been evicted, and who fell into
Death for having stolen Fruit!
Wherefore, we faithfully kiss Thee
with heart and lips caressing Thee,
thus
deriving
Sanctity
and
exclaiming: Exalt Christ, the Lord
our God, Who is exceedingly Good!
And Worship and Venerate Him and
His Divine Footstool, the Cross!
Angelon
githomene,
simeron
ipsoumenos, Thio nevmati, animpsis
apantas,
tous
klopi
vroseos,
aposthentas
ke
is
Tanaton,
katolisthisantas. Othen Se kardia ke
hilesi, Pistos periptissomeni, ton
Agiasmon
ariometha.
Ipsoute
voones, Hriston ton iperagathon
Theon, ke to aftou proskinisate, Thion
ipopodion.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For
His Mercy rules over us; and the

Truth of the Lord endures forever.
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton

eona.
Stavre Pansevasmie, on periepousi taxis, O

Angelon
githomene,
simeron
ipsoumenos, Thio nevmati, animpsis
apantas,
tous
klopi
vroseos,
aposthentas
ke
is
Tanaton,
katolisthisantas. Othen Se kardia ke
hilesi, Pistos periptissomeni, ton
Agiasmon
ariometha.
Ipsoute
voones, Hriston ton iperagathon
Theon, ke to aftou proskinisate, Thion
ipopodion.
Cross Most Revered! Which Orders of

Angels Joyously surround, today at
Thine
Exaltation,
by
Divine
Command, Thou exalt everyone who
had been evicted, and who fell into
Death for having stolen Fruit!
Wherefore, we faithfully kiss Thee
with heart and lips caressing Thee,
thus
deriving
Sanctity
and
exclaiming: Exalt Christ, the Lord
our God, Who is exceedingly Good!
And Worship and Venerate Him and
His Divine Footstool, the Cross!
eonon.
Amin
Amen
FESTAL MENAION EXALTATION
Defte

apanta ta Ethni, to Evlogimenon

xilon proskinisomen, di ou gegonen i
eonios Dikeosini. Ton gar Propatora
Adam, O apatisas en xilo, to Stavro
deleazete. Ke Pisti katenehthis ptoma
exesion, O tyrannidi kratisas tou
Vasiliou plasmatos, Emati Theou, O
Ios tou ofeos apoplinete. Ke katara
lelite, katadikis Dikeas, adiko diki tou
Dikeou katakrithentos. Xilo gar edi to
xilon iasasthe, ke pathi tou apathous,
ta en xilo lise pathi tou katakritou.
Alla Doxa Hriste Vasilef, ti peri imas
Sou frikti ikonomia di is esosas
pantas, os Agathos ke Filanthropos.
OF
HOLY CROSS TONE 2
Come, all you Nations!
Let us worship
the Blessed Tree, through which has
come the Eternal Vindication. For he
who deceived our Forefather, Adam,
by means of a Tree, is himself
ensnared by the Cross! And he
who
formerly
hel
the
Royal
Masterwork in tyranny falls
healong, tumbling down!
By the
Blood of God, the venom of the
serpent is washed away, and the
Curse of the Just Sentence is lifted
by the Unjust Sentene on the
Righteous One Who was condemned!
For it was necessary to remedy Tree
by Tree, and to put an end to the
passions suffered by the Condemned
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
PE OPLE
ton
Orthodoxon Hristianon
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
Evsevon
ke
imon (- - - N A M E - - - )
Iereon, Ieromonahon, Ierodiakonon

ke Monahon, ke Pasis tis en Hristo
imon Adelfotitos
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
Eleous, Zois, Irinis,

igias,
Sotirias,
episkepseos,
sighoriseos ke afeseos ton amartion
ton doulon tou Theou, panton ton
efsevon ke Orthodoxon Hristianon,
ton katikounton ke parepidimounton
en ti poli ke
enopia tafti, ton
epitropon ke sindromiton tis ieras
Ekklisias taftis sin tis singenesin
afton...
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
ton Makarion ke
Aoidimon Ktitoron tis Agias Ekklisias
taftis, ke iper panton ke pason ton
proanapafsamenon Adelfon imon,
ton evthade efsevos kimenon, ke
apantahou Orthodoxon...
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
ton karpoforounton
ke kalliergounton en to Agio ke
pansepo Nao touto, kopionton,
psallonton ke iper tou periestotos
laou, tou apekdehomenou to para
Sou Mega ke Plousion Eleos.
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
Orthodox Christians. (3)

PE OPLE
tou Arhipiskopou
Kyrie eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper ton Adelfon imon, ton
Kyrie eleison [3]

Oti Eleimon ke
PRI EST
Lord have mercy (3)

Let us pray for Pious
PRI EST
Lord have mercy

Let us pray for our Archbishop
(- - - N A M E - - - )
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy [3]

Let us pray for our
Brethren,
Priests, Hieromonks, Deacons, and
Monastics, and all our Brotherhood
in Christ
PRI EST
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy [3]

Also we pray for Mercy,
Life,
Peace, health, Salvation, Visitation,
pardon and forgiveness of sins for
the servants of God, all devout and
Orthodox Christians, those who
dwell in or visit this city and Parish,
the Wardens and members of this
Parish and their families and all who
have
asked
for
our
Prayers,
unworthy though we are
PRI EST
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy [3]

Also we pray for the
Blessed
and Ever-Remembered Founders of
this Holy Church, and for all our
Brethren who have gone to their rest
before us, and for the Orthodox
everywhere, and that they may be
pardoned all their offences, both
voluntary and involuntary.
PRI EST
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy [3]

Also we pray for those
who
bring offerings, those who care for
the beauty of this Holy and
Venerable House, for those who
labour in its service, for those who
sing, and for the people here
present, who await Thy Great and
Abundant Mercy.
PRI EST
Lord have mercy [3]

For Thou art a Merciful and Loving God
and to Thee we ascribe Glory: to
PE OPLE
the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit, now and forever, and
unto the Ages of Ages.
Amen
13.
THE PROPHECY
OF THE
PROVERBS
PARIMION to anagnosma.
SOLOMON 3 : 11 - 18
OF
READER
at the Tree by the Passion of the

Passionless One! Wherefore, Glory,
O Christ our King! Glory to the
Awesome Plan for our Salvation
whereby Thou Save everyone, since
Thou art Good and Lovest Mankind.
The Reading is from THE PROVERBS
OF SOLOMON
Sofia!
Proshomen!
Wisdom!
Let us attend!
PRIEST
PRAYER
Ie, mi oligori pedias Kyriou, mide ekliou Son:
do not despise the Instruction of

the Lord, nor grow weary under His
Reproof.
ip aftou eleghomenos.
On gar Agapa Kyrios, pedevi.

Mastigi de panta iion, on paradehete.
For whom the Lord Loves, He Instructs.

He chastises every son whom He
Makarios
Blessed
receives.
anthropos, os evre Sofian, ke
thnitos, os ide Fronisin.
Kreisson
gar aftin emporevesthe,

hrisiou ke argyriou thisavrous.
Timiotera
de esti lithon politelon - ouk

entitassete Afti ouden poniron.
is a man who finds Wisdom,

and a mortal who sees Discernment.
For the profits gained from Wisdom are

better than the treasures of gold and
silver.
Esperas ke proi ke mesimbrias, enoumen, At

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.
EISODOS
valuable than precious stone is

Wisdom - nothing evil will withstand
Her.
tou stomatos
Dikeosini.
aftis
ekporevete
THE PRIEST EXITS THE SANCTUARY THROUGH THE NORTH DOOR IN

PROCESSION, HOLDING THE HOLY GOSPEL BEFORE HIS FACE.
Nomon de ke Eleon epi glossis fori.
Evlogimeni
i Isiodos
ton Agion Sou.
Her
mouth
Righteousness.
proceeds
Law
and Mercy She carries upon Her

tongue.
BY
THE PRIEST &
ke tis eperidomenis ep aftin, os epi

Kyrion asfalis.
LITANY
OF
tis dianias imon ipomen
Kyrie eleison
Kyrie Pantokrator, O Theos, ton Pateron
imon, deometha Sou, epakouson ke
eleison
Kyrie eleison
Eleison imas,
Tree of Life for all who cleave to

Her, is She, and Security for those
who lean upon Her as upon the Lord.
FERVENT SUPPLICATION
Ipomen pantes ex olis tis psihis, ke exolis
O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou deometha Sou, epakouson
ke eleison
Let us say, with all our soul and

with all our mind, let us say:
PRI EST
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy

Lord Almighty, the
God of our
Fathers, we pray Thee, hear and have
Mercy
PRI EST
PE OPLE
Lord have mercy

Have Mercy on
us, O God,
according to Thy Great Mercy, hear
us and have Mercy
PRI EST
CONGREGATION
OF
JERUSALEM
SING TOGETHER:
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!
Ways are Good Ways, and all Her

Paths are with Peace.
Xilon Zois esti pasi tis antehomenis aftis, A
THE
Wisdom! Rise!
THE EVENING HYMN

ST SOPHRONIOS, PATRIARCH
TONE 2
Fos
E Odi Aftis Odi Kale, ke pase e Trivi Aftis Her

met Irinis.
Blessed is the Entrance

of Your Saints
PRIEST
Sofia! Orthi.
in Her right hand - in Her left hand

are riches and glory.
From
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 God!
THE ENTRANCE
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND
She is well known to all who Love Her.

Evgnostos esti pasi tis Agaposin aftin.
Pan de Timion, ouk axion aftis esti.
All honour is worthy of Her.
Mikos gar viou, ke eti zois en ti dexia For length of days and years of life are
Ek
ENTRANCE
THE PRIEST CENSES AS BEFORE WHILE PRAYING:
More
Aftis - en de ti aristera Aftis ploutos

ke Doxa.
OF THE
O Gladsome Radiance of the Holy Glory

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!
THE PROKEIMENON OF THE DAY

WEDNESDAY - FESTAL PROKEIMENON PSALM 92
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
To
Eleos Sou, Kyrie, katadioxi me

pasas tas imeras tis Zois mou. (2)
Surely
Thy Goodness and Mercy, O

Lord, shall follow me all the days of
my life. (2)
Kyrios pimeni me ke ouden me isterisi. Is The

topon hlois, eki me kateskinosen, epi
Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not

want. He makes me to lie down in
9.
To
Eleos Sou, Kyrie, katadioxi me

pasas tas imeras tis Zois mou.
THE PROPHECY OF
TIS
THE
Surely
READER
The
Exire
Moisis tous iious, Israil apo

thalassis Erithras, ke igagen aftous is
tin erimon Sour.
P RIE ST
Reading from T H E B O O K
EXODUS
Wisdom!
Moses led the Sons of Israel

through the Red Sea, and they went
out into the Wilderness of Shur.
Ilthon de is Merran, ke ouk idinanto piin When they arrived at Marah, they could
idor ek Merras. Pikron gar in.
Dia
Ke
touto eponomasthi to onoma tou

topou ekinou, Pikria.
Therefore,
Diegongizen O laos kata Moisis

legontes: Ti piometha?
And
Evoise
de Moisis pros Kyrion, ke edixen

afto Kyrios xilon ke enevalen afto is to
idor, ke eglikanthi to idor.
Eki etheto afto Dikeomata ke Krisis.

Ke eki afton epiraze ke ipen: Ean
akoi
akousi Kyriou tou Theou Sou, ke ta
aresta enopion aftou piisis, ke
enotisi tas Entolas aftou ke filaxis
panta ta Dikeomata aftou, pasan
noson, in epigagon tis Egyptiis, ouk
epaxo epi Se. Ego gar imi Kyrios O
iomenos Se.
Ke
not drink the waters for they were

bitter.
ilthon is Ehim, ke isan eki dodeka

pige idaton, ke evdomikonta stelehi
finikon, parenevalon de eki para ta
idata.
Apiran de e Elim, ke lithe pas ai sinagogi
Iion Israil is tin erimon Sin, O Estin
anameson Elim, ke anameson Sina.
that
place
was
Wisdom!
Let us attend!
PRIEST
gar Ethni ke i Vasilis, itines Si ou

doulefsousin apolounte, ke ta Ethni
erimia erimothisonte.
For
Ke
i Doxa tou Libanou pros Se ixi, en

kiparisso ke pevki ke kedro ama,
Doxase ton topon ton Agion mou, ke
ton topon ton Podon Mou Doxaso.
And the Glory of Lebanon shal come to
named
Ke
Moses
cried out to the Lord, and the

Lord showed him a Tree, and when
he had cast it into the water, it
sweetened the water.
THE
Ta
be continually
opened, and they shall not be shut,
day or night, to bring Thee the Power
of the Gentiles, and their Kings
leading them.
the Nations and their Kings who

will not serve Thee, shall perish, and
those Nations will be utterly
desolate.
Thee, with the Cypress, the Pine, and
the Cedar together1, to Glorify the
place of My Holy Footstool
And
Bitter.
the people murmured against
Moses, saying: What shall we drink?
from
Thus says the Lord:

... Thy Gates shall
READER
they went three days into the

wilderness and found no water to
drink.
The Reading is
PROPHECY OF ISAIAH
READER
Tade legi Kyrios:

...Anihthisonte
e pile sou diapantos

imeras ke niktos ou klisthisonte,
isagagin pros Se Dinamin Ethnon, ke
Vasilis afton agomenous.
Let us attend!
Ke eporevonton tris imeras en ti erimon, And

ke ouh evriskon idor oste piin.
I S E O U to anagnosma.
Sofia!
Proshomen!
EXODUS 15: 22 16:1
OF
OF
Proshomen!
PROFITIAS
Thy Goodness and Mercy, O

Lord, shall follow me all the days of
my life.
BOOK
E X O D O U to anagnosma
Sofia!
THE PROPHECY OF ST ISAIAH 60 : 11 16

JERUSALEM AND THE SALVATION OF HOLY LIFE-GIVING CROSS
Green Pasterues; He leads me beside

Still Waters.
idatos anapafseos eethrepse me.
porefsonte pros Se dedikotes ii ton

tapinosanton Se, ke paroxanton Se,
ke klithisi Polis Kyriou Sion tou Agiou
Israil.
the sons of those who afflicted

and provoked Thee shall go to Thee
in fear, and Thou shalt be called the
City of the Lord, Zion the City of
the Holy One of Israel.
Dia to gegenisthe Se katalelimmenin ke Because Thou were desolate and hated,

memisimenin, ke ouk in O voithon,
ke thiso Se Agalliama Eonion,
evfosinin geneon genees.
There
God made a Statute and an

Ordinances.
And
there He proved him, and said:

If you diligently heed the Voice of
the Lord your God, and do
whatever is pleasing in His Sight,
hearken to His Comamndmtns, and
keep all His Ordinances, I Will put
none of the diseases upon you,
which
I
brought
upon
the
Epyptians! For I Am the Lord your
God Who Heals you.
Ke
thilasis gala Ethnon, ke plouton

Vasileon fagese, ke gnosi, oti Ego
Kyrios O Sozon Se, ke O exeroumenos
Se O Theos Israil.
and there was no one to help Thee, I

will make Thee an Eternal Joy the
Gladness
of
generation
to
generation.
And
Thou shalt drink the milk of the

Gentiles, and eat the wealth and
knowledge of Kings., for Thou shalt
know I Am the Lord Who Saves Thee,
and the God of Israel Who Delivers
Thee.
And
they arrived at Elim, where there

were twelve fountains of water, and
seven palm trees, and they camped
there by the waters.
They departed from Elim, and all the
congregation of the Sons of Israel
wnt into the wilderness of Sin, which
is between Elim and Sinai.
The Cross Bar of Christ is the combined wood of the three

Staffs of the Holy Trinity Who Visited Abraham at the
Oaks of Mamre cypress, pine and cedar which
grew into one Tree that was cut down when Solomon
built the first great Temle in Jerusalm, but was
rejected by the builders. Many centuries later, it was
relocated and used as Christs Cross.
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Evlogimeni O Theos imon, pantote, nin

Blessed is our God, now and

AND BOW DOWN EACH TIME TO OUR

O come let us worship and bow down

O come let us worship and bow down

O come let us worship and bow down

to our King and God.

to Christ, our King and God.

before Christ Himself, our King and

THE SUNSET PSALM - PSALM 103/104

Evlogi, I psihi mou, ton Kyrion.

Bless the Lord, O my soul:

ton Ouranon osi derrin, O

hast put on praise and beauty:

stretches out the Heaven like a

O pion tou Angelous aftou pnevmata, ke Who

makes Thy Angels spirits;:

Hope, Glory to Thee!

Kyrie eleison (3)

evhon ton Agion Pateron imon,

Christ, our True God, have Mercy

the Prayers of our

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

Anavenousin ori ke katavenousi pedia, is The

mountains ascend, and the plains

ethou, O ou parelevsonte, oude

exapostellon pigas en faragxin, ana

panta ta thiria tou agrou,

hast set a boundary which they

FESTAL VESPERS UNIVERSAL EXALTATION HOLY CROSS -14 SEPTEMBER

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Thou waters the hills from Thine Upper

ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

afta ta petina tou Ouranou

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

ori ek ton iperoon aftou. Apo

OUR LORDS PRAYER

Pater imon O en tis Ouranis, Agiasthito

Oti Sou Estin i Vasilia ke i Dynamis ke i

ALOUD AND IN UNISON:

Father, Who art in Heaven:

Thine is the Kingdom, and

FESTAL APOLYTIKION HOLY CROSS

Kyrie, ton Laon Sou ke

O Lord, Thy People, and Bless

now and always, and to the ages of

O Theos tin Agian ke

O God, the Holy and

in Honour than the

exagagin arton ek tis gis. Ke inos

Rooms - the earth shall be filled with