M E NAION A P OLYTIKION – S T EU LEF TH ERIOS - T ONE (5) P L AGAL 1

Iereon podiri katakosmoumenos, ke Thou were fully adorned with the

ematon tis rithris epistazomenos, to
Despoti Sou Hristo Makar aedrames,
Eleftherie Sofe, kathereta tou Satan.
Dio mi pafsi presvevon, iper ton Pisti
timonton, tin Makarian Sou Athlisin.
Ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
Priestly Robes. Thou were dripping
with streams of Thine own Martyric
Blood. In this state, Thou ran to
Christ Thy Master, O Blessed Saint, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa
Archdiocese of Good Hope
Eleftherios, Destroyer of Satan –
Thou art wise. Therefore, cease not
Intercedig for us who loyally honour
Thy Blessed Contest of Martyrdom.
Both now and forever, and to the Ages
of ages.
Amen

En
M E NAION - A POLY TIKION

Pisti tous Propatoras edikeosas, tin ex

– H OLY

By
F OREF ATHE RS

Faith Thou
– T ONE

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Ekklisian. Kavhonte en Doxi i Agii, oti Betrothed to Thyself the Church
ek spermatos afton, iparhi Karpos that came out of the Nations. The
evkleis, i asporos tekousa Se. Tes afton Saints are boasting in Glory, for the
ikesies, Hriste O Theos, Soson tas Glorious Fruit – the Virgin – who
25 T H
S U NDAY AFTER PENTECOST
psihas imon. without Seed gave Birth to Thee, is
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S UND AY OF THE HOLY FOREF ATHE RS
D ISM ISSAL BL E SSINGS
Entreaties, O Christ our God, Save 11 T H
S U ND AY O F ST LU KE – T HE GREAT BANQ UET
our soul.

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 ✞ Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
MENAION - FESTAL APOSTIHA – ST ELEFTHERIOS - TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Sunday Vespers Hymns – 25th After Pentecost Tis Ierarhias Sou Osie Pater, tin stolin O Devout Father, Thy Episcopal
KINDLY USE THE SERVICE BOOK UNTIL THIS POINT,
efinixas, tes roes ton ematon Sou. En vestments were dyed red in the
THEN CAREFULLY FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO THESE HYMNS meso de tou stadiou andrikos pools of Thy blood. When Thy
teliothenta idousa Se, epipesousa Mother who raised Thee well beheld
H Y MN OF THE EV ENING I NCE NSE
isazeto to gliki teknon, i kalos how bravely Thou died in the middle
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND gennisameni ke threpsameni Se. Dio of the stadium, she embraced and
P SALM 140/141 – T ONE 2 ke tmithisa to xifi, is Ouranious kissed Thee – her sweet son. For
thalamous meta Sou sinisilthen. O this she, too, was beheaded, and
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou. Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear
me, Makarias Mitros! O aston Ieron! Ous together with Thee, she entered the
Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie, O Lord! O Lord, when I cry ethilasas Makar Eleftherie, ke tis Heavenly Chambers. Such a Blessed
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou, out to Thee, hear me! Hear fiseos ton Plastin epegnos. Sin afti Mother! Truly Sacred were her
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to my voice, when I cry out to oun presveve, eleithine tas psihas breasts that had nursed Thee, O
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson Thee! Hear me, O Lord! imon. Blessed Eleftherios; and from her
mou Kyrie. Thou came to know the Fashioner of
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os Let my Prayer rise before Thee Nature. Together, now, Intercede for
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton like incense - the lifting up of us, that our souls find Mercy.
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson my hands as the Evening Sacrifice. Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
mou Kyrie! Hear me, O Lord! eonon. ages.
O KTOEH OS - S TIHERA – T ONE 1 Amin. Amen
M E NAION - A P OSTIC H A - H OLY F OREF ATHE RS – TO NE 3
Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring my soul out of prison to give
exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou. Thanks to Thy Name, O Lord. Ton Propatoron to sistima, i fileorti The Gathering of the Forefathers, come,
defte, psalmikos evfimisomen, Adam let us praise in song – Adam the
Tas Esperinas imon evhas, prosdexe Accept our Evening Prayers, O Holy
ton Propatora, Enoh, Noe, Forefather, Enoch, Noah,
Agie Kyrie ke parashou imin, afesin Lord, and grant us Remission of sins, Melhisedek, Abraam, Issak ke Iakov; Melchezedek, Abraham, Isaac and
amartion, oti monos i O dixas, en for thou alone revealed the mata Nomon – Moisin ke Aaron, Jacob; after the Law – Moses and
Kosmo tin Anastasin. Resurrection to the world. Iisoun, Samouil ke David; meth’ on Aaron, Joshua Son of Nun, Samuel
Eme ipomenousi Dikei, eos ou The Righteous shall wait for me, until ton Isaian, Ieremian, Iezekiil, ke and David; with them – Isaiah,
antapodos mi. Thou Reward me. Daniil ke tous Dodeka, ama Iliou, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel, and
Eliseou ke tous apantas, Zaharian ke the Twelve with Elias, Elisha and all
Kiklosate lai Sion, ke perilavete aftin, ke Encircle Zion, O People, and surround
tonVaptistin, ke tous kirixatas the others; Zachariah and the
dote Doxan en afti, to Anastanti ek Her. Give Glory to Him Who is Risen Hriston, tin Zoin ke Anastasin tou Baptist, and all who proclaimed
nekron, oti aftos Estin O Theos imon, from the dead, for He is our God and genous imon. Christ, the Life and Resurrection of
O Litrosamenos imas, ek ton anomion He has Delivered us from our our race.
imon. iniquities. “... N I N
A P O L I I S T O N D O U L O N S O U ...” -
Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie. Kyrie, Out of the depths I have cried to TRISAGION PRAYERS – OUR LORD’S
isakouson tis fonis ou. Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my PRAYER

voice. O KTOEH OS - R SU RREC TION A POLYTIKION – T ONE 1

Defte lai imnisomen, ke proskinisomen
Hriston, Doxazontes aftou tin ek
nekron Anastasin, oti aftos Estin O
Theos imon, O ek tis planis tou
ehthrou, ton Kosmon Litrosamenos.
Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let
fonin tis Deiseos mou.
Eufranthite Ourani, salpisate ta
Themelia tis Gis, voisate ta ori
evfrosinin. Idou gar O Emmanouil
tas amartias imon, to Stavro
Come, O People, let us praise and
worship Christ, Glorifying His
Resurrection from the dead, for He
is our God and He has Delivered the
world from the deception of the
enemy.
Thine Ears be attentive to the
voice of my Supplication.
Heavens, be glad! Foundations of the
Earth, sound the trumpets! Hills,
shout for Joy! For behold!
Emmanuel has nailed our sins to the
Tou lithou sfragisthentos ipo ton
Ioudeon, ke Stratioton filassonton to
ahranton Sou Soma, Anestis
Triimeros Sotir, doroumenos to
kosmo tin Zoin. Dia touto e Dinamis
ton Ouranon evoon Si Zoodota. ✞
Doxa ti Anastasi Sou, Hriste! ✞ Doxa
ti Vasilia Sou! ✞ Doxa ti Ikonomia
Sou, Mone Filanthrope!
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
The stone had been secured with a seal
by the Judeans, and a pair of soldier
guarded Thine Immaculate Body.
Thou Rose on the Third Day, O Lord
and Saviour, granting Life to the
world. Wherefore the Powers of
Heaven cried to Thee, O Life-giver: ✞
Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ!
✞ Glory to Thy Kingdom! ✞ Glory to
Thy Dispensation, O Only Lover of
mankind!
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit

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 P ROKE IME NON - S ATU RDAY E VE NING - P SALM 92: prosilose, ke zoin O didous, Thanaton Cross, and He, the Giver of Life, has
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepeian The Lord reigns - He vested Himself enekrose, ton Adam Anastisas, os put Death to death, by raising up
enedisato with Majesty. Filanthropos. Adam, as our Loving God.
Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke The Lord vested and girded Himself
M E NAION S TIHE RA – H OLY F ORE F ATHE RS – TO NE (8) P L AGAL 4
perizosato.✶ with Power ✶
Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it is ou And He established the world , which Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie, If Thou, O Lord, should mark
salevthisete.✶ shall not be moved.✶ tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos transgression, O Lord, who would
estin. stand? For there is Forgiveness
LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION
with Thee.

O KTOEH OS - AP OSTICHA – T ONE 1

Ton Propatoron simeron Pisi, telountes As we celebrate today the Memorial of
Mnimosina, animnisomen Hriston ton the Forefathers, let us Faithful raise
To pathi Sou Hriste, pathon By Thy Passion we were set free from Litrotin, ton Megalinanta aftous, en a Hymn to Christ our Redeemer, our
ileftherothimen, ke ti Anastasi Sou, ek our passions, O Christ, and by Thy pasi tis Ethnesi, ke Thavmaton ta Lord Who Magnifies them among all
fthoras elitrothimen. ✞ Kyrie, Doxa Resurrection, we were Redeemed Paradoxa Pistos, epitelesanta Kyrion, Nations, and faithfully performs
Si! from corruption, ✞ O Lord: Glory to os Krateon ke Dinaton. Ke ex afton Extraordinary Miracles, as He alone
Thee! anadixanta, Ravdon Dinameos imin, is Mighty and Powerful. And from
tin monin apirandron, ke Theopeda them a Rod of Power for us He
O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepian The Lord reigns; He is Vested with Marian tin Agnin, ex is to Anthos showed forth – the Only Unwed
Enediasto. Enedisato Kyrios Majesty. The Lord is Vested and proilthe Hristos, Vlastisas pasi tin Child of God, Mary All Pure – from
Dinamin ke perizosato. Girded with Power. Zoin, ke adapanon trifin, ke Sotirian whom the Flower – Christ –
Agalliastho i Ktisis, Ourani Let Creation Rejoice, the Heavens be tin Eonion. Blossomed Life for all and pleasure
evfrenesthosan, hiras krotito ta Ethni glad, the Nations clap their hands without cost, and Eternal Salvation.
met’ evfrosinis. Hristos gar O Sotir with Joy! For Christ our Saviour, in Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
imon, to Stavro prosilose tas amartias His Love for mankind, has nailed our Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
imon, ke ton Thanaton nekrosas, zoin sins to the Cross, put Death to Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
imin edorisato, peptokota ton Adam death, and granted us Life, by raising ton Kyrion.
pangeni anastisas, os Filanthropos. the fallen Adam, Father of all
mankind. O tous Agious Pedas ek piros risamenos O Master, Who Delivered the Holy
Despota, ke ek stomatos leonton Youths from the fire, and Daniel
Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i tis And He established the world, which Daniil, O Evlogisas Avraam, Isaak te from the lions’ mouths; Who
ou salevthisete. shall not be moved. ton douon Sou, ke ton toutou Iion ton Blessed Abraham and Isaac Thy
Vasilefs iparhon Ouranou ke Gis, O King of Heaven and Earth, Thou art Iakov, O evdokisas ek spermatos, servant, and his son, Jacob; Who was
akatalipte, ekon estavrose dia beyond all understanding, for due to touton genesthe kath’ imas, ina tous well-pleased to be Born from their
Filanthopian. On O Adis sinantisas Thy Love for us all, Thou were prin olisthisantas, Sosis Propatoras seed for us, that Thou might Save
katothen epikranthi, ke Dikeon psihe crucified of Thine own Will. Hades imon, Stavrouse ke Thaptese, ke the Forefathers who had fallen away
dexamene, igalliasanto. Adam de was filled with bitterness when it sintrivis tou Thanatou ta desma, ke of old, to be crucified and buried,
idon Se ton Ktistin en tis katahroniis met Thee Below, and the souls of the sintrivis tou Thanatou ta desma and Thou smashed all the bonds of
anesti. O to thavmatos! Pos Just Rejoiced at receiving Thee. What Death, and Thou raised all who from
Thanatou egefsato i ton apanton Zoi? a Miracle it was! That the Life of all every age were among the dead who
All’ i os ivoulithi, kosmon fotise, should taste Death in His Desire to worship, O Christ, Thine Eternal
kravgazonta ke legonta. O anastas grant Light to the world that cries Kingdom.
ek ton nekron, ✞ Kyrie, Doxa Si! and says: ✞ Glory to Thee, O Lord, Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo From the morning watch until night;
Risen from the dead! filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton from the morning watch until night
To Iko Sou prepi Agiasma, Kyrie, is Holiness is proper to Thy House, O Kyrion. – let Israel Hope in the Lord.
makrotita imeron. Lord, unto length of days. Os en psekadi meson tis flogos, ti droso In the midst of the flames, by the Dew
Gynekes Myrofori Myra ferouse, meta The Myrrh-bearing Women took Myrrh tou Pnevmatos, Agallomeni i Pedes of the Spirit, Rejoicing the Youths of
spoudis ke odirmou ton Tafon Sou and hastened, mourning, to Thy tou Theou, periepatoun Mystikos, en God walked mystically, typifying in
katelavon, ke mi evrouse to ahranton Tomb. And when they found that afti protiposantes, tin Triada ke tin advance the Trinity, and the
Soma Sou, para de tou Angelou Thine Immaculate Body had gone, sarkosin Hristou, ke os sofi dia Pisteos Incarnation of Christ, and being Wise
Mathouse to kenon, ke paradoxon they learnt from the Angel of the esvesan dinamin piros ke Daniil de O through Faith, they quenched the
Thavma, tis Apostolis elegon: Anesti New and Strange Miracle, who said Dikeos, leonton ofthi fimotis. On tes power of fire. And Daniel the
O Kyrios, parehon to kosmo to Mega to the Apostles: The Lord is Risen, deisesi, disopoumenos Filanthrope Righteous, appeared as a tamer of
Eleos. granting to the world His Great Sotir, ke imas tou asvestou, ke eoniou lions. Besought by their
Mercy! litrose piros ke Axioson tihin, tis Intercessions, O Saviour Who Loves

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 Ouraniou Vasilias Sou.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef’ imas, For
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Osper en droso ontes i Pisti, ke Agii
Pedes Sou, en kamino tis flogos tis tou
piros, Proezografoun Mystikos, tin ek
Parthenou Sou elefsin, tin aflektos
analampsasan imin, ke Daniil de O
Dikeos, ke en Profites Thavmastos
tranos tin Thian Defteran Sou,
epidimian prodilon. Eoron
ekravgazen, eos ou Throni etethisan
fisi, ke Kritis ekathesthi, ke tou piros
epesti potamos. Ou risthiimen Hriste,
tes ikesies afton Despota.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
M E NAION – FE STAL S TIHE RA
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleo ke polli par’ For with our Lord there is Mercy, and
afto Litrosis, ke afto Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Skevos Ierotaton, Pnevmatos Thiou
gegenise, tin psihin kathiramenos,
pathon Ierotate. Enthen hrisma
Thion, Agion edexo, Arhierefs Si
gegonos, ke podigetis laou
Theofronos, ke martys aparatrotos,
tou di’ imas pathi ferontos, ke
apathian vlisantos, athlita Eleutherie.
Enite ton Kyrion, panta ta Ethni,
epenesate afton, pantes i lai.
Somatos ilogisas, ekizomenou tes
mastixi, ke piri prosengizontos ton
noun gar prosiloss, anikasto potho, to
oreotato, kalli tou Thiou erastou. Si
to glikio etrothis eroti, Martyron
egkallopisma, Arhiereon aglaisma,
athlita Eleftherie, presvevta ton
psihon imon.
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mankind, Deliver us also from the
Unquenchable and Eternal Fire, and
make us worthy of Thy Heavenly
Kingdom.
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
As if in Dew, the Faithful and Holy
Youths in the furnace of fire,
Mystically Prefigured Thy Coming
from the Virgin, which shone forth
without burning us, and Daniel the
Righteous, and wonderful among the
Prophets, clearly foreshadowed Thy
Second Divine Appearance, when he
cried: “I see where Thrones are set,
and the Judge is seated, and a River
of Fire is present, from which – at
their Intercessions – may we be
Delivered, O Christ our Master.
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
– S T E LEF TH ERIOS - T ONE 4 Patriarhas, David ton Praotaton ke
with Him is abundant Redemption,
and He shall Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
Thou became a Sacred Vessel of the
Holy Spirit of God when Thy Soul
had been Purified of passions, O
Sacred Man; then by Ordination
Thou received the Holy, Divine
Anointing and became Bishop and
Guide of the Holy People of God, O
Martyr Eleftherios, and an unfailing
witness of Christ Who had suffered
for us and poured out dispassion for
all mankind.
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Praise Him all you people!
Thou paid no attention to Thy body
tortured by whips and barbs and
brought near to the burning flames
for Thou nailed Thy soul and mind
to the handsome beauty of Thy
Divine Lovers with ardent longing,
and were pricked by His intense,
sweet and unifying Love. Thou art
the Gem of Martyr all and the
adornment of Hierarchs, Martyr, St
Eleftherios, Intercessor on our
behalf.
Oti ekgratothi to Eleos Aftou ef’ imas, For
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Kalos ton agona Se, tetheameni
telesanta, i kalos Se kiisasa, ton ison
pothisasa, dianise dromon, Si
periplakisa, meson ton skammatos
sofe, kathaper damalis aposfattete.
Meth’ is Se iketevomen, iper imon
Eleftherie, ton Sotira ke Kyrion,
ekdisopi Panolvie.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
M E NAION – H OLY F OREFATHE RS
Tous pro tou Nomou Pateras, apantas
evfimisomen simeron Pisti, Avraam
ton Filotheon, Isaak ton ex apangelias
tehthenta, ke Iakov, ke tous dodeka
Daniil ton epithimion Profitin, ke tous
Tris Pedas Sin aftis gererontes, tous
tin kaminon is droson metavalontas,
etoumeni afesin para Hristou tou
Theou, tou Endoxazomenou en tis
Agiis Aftou.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
O KTOEH OS -THE
Tin pagkosmion Doxan, tin ex
anthropon sparisan, ke ton Despotin
tekousan, tin epouranion pilin,
imnisomen Marian tin Parthenon, ton
Asomaton to asma, ke ton Piston to
egkallopisma. Afti gar anedixhti,
Ouranos ke Naos tis Theotitos, afti to
mesotihon tis ehthras kathelousa,
Irinin antisixe, ke to vasilion ineoxe.
Taftin oun katehontes tis Pisteos tin
agkiran, Ipermahon ehomen ton ex
aftis tehthenta Kyrion. Tharsito
tinon, tharsito laos tou Theou. Ke
gar afto polemisi, tous ehthrous os
pantodinamos.
ENTRANCE – “FOS ILARON...”
enemies!
VESPERS HYMNS – TONE 1 – 25AP- 15 DECEMBER 2019
His Mercy rules over us, and the
Truth of our Lord endures forever.
When Thy Blessed Mother saw that
Thou had finished the Contest well,
she who did well in bearing Thee,
desired to run the same race as
Thou, her son, had. As she held Thy
body in the Arena where Thou lay,
she, like a heifer, was slaughtered
there as well. We fervently Entreat
Thee both to pray in earnest on our
behalf to our Lord God and Saviour,
Christ, O All Blessed Eleftherios.
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
– T ONE (6) P L AGAL 2
The Fathers before the Law, let us all
faithfully praise – Abraham the
Friend of God, Isaac, born by
Promise, Jacob and the Twelve
Patriarchs – honouring with them the
meek David, and Daniel the Prophet
of desires, and the Three Youths
who changed the furnace into Dew,
asking forgiveness of Christ our
God, Who is Glorified in His Saints.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
OTOKION – T ONE 1
Let us praise Mary the Ever Virgin,
Glory of all the world! Born of
human parents, She gave Birth to our
Lord, and is the Gateway to Heaven.
The Adornment of the Faithful, She
is hymned by the Angelic Hosts. For
She has been shown to be Heaven,
and the Temple of the Godhead. She
is the One Who, breaking down the
Wall of Enmity, ushered in peace and
threw open the Kingdom. With Her,
as the Anchor of our Faith, we have a
Defender in our Lord, to Whom She
gave Birth. Take Courage, therefore,
O People of God, take Courage! For
He, the Almighty, will defeat our
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