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1 Great Vespers on Saturday, August 28, 2021; Tone 1 Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist John Venerable Theodora of Thessalonica; Theopistis and Joseph the Sanctified of Samaka ู„ูƒุงู‡ู†: ุง ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ูˆุงู† ุฃ ู„ ูƒ ูˆ ู† ุŒ ุง ุญูŠู† ู„ ู†ุง ูƒ ุฅู„ู‡ ูƒ ุจุงุฑ ุช ุง ุฑ ู‡ ุฏ ุฑูŠู†. ุงู‡ ู„ุฏPriest: Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚: ุขู…ูŠู†.Choir: Amen. THE PSALM OF INTRODUCTIONโ€”PSALM 103 : ุฆู„ู‚ุงุฑ ุง ู… ู„ ู‡ ูˆุง ู†ุง. ู†ุง ูˆุฅู„ู‡ ูƒ ู„ ู… ู„ ุน ูƒ ุฑ ูˆู† ุฏ ุฌ ุณ ู† ู„ ู… ู„ ู‡ ูˆุง ูƒ ู„ ู… ุณูŠุญ ู… ู„ ู„ ุน ูƒ ุฑ ูˆู† ุฏ ุฌ ุณ ู† ู„ ู†ุง. ู†ุง ูˆุฅู„ู‡ ู… ู„ ู‡ ูˆุง ู†ุง. ู†ุง ูˆุฅู„ู‡ ุจ ู†ุง ูˆุฑ ูƒ ู„ ู… ุŒ ู‡ุฐุง ู‡ูˆ ุณูŠุญ ู… ู„ ู„ ุน ูƒ ุฑ ูˆู† ุฏ ุฌ ุณ ู† ู„ ู… ุฏ ุฅู„ู‡ูŠ ู„ ุจ ุงู„ุฑ ู‡ุง ุŒ ุฃู‡ ุจ ุงู„ุฑ ูŠ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู ูŠุง ู† ูƒูŠ ุจุงุฑ ุจ ุงู„ ุŒ ุฃู† ู„ ุฑุจ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุช ู„ ุงู„ุฌ ู… ูˆ ุงู ุฑ ุช . ุง ุฏุง ุฌ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠ ุง ู„ุจุงุณูŠูŠูŠ . ุง ูˆุจ ุงู„ุซ ู„ ุซ ู… ุงู„ู†ูˆุฑ ุณูŠูŠูŠ ุŒ ุงู„ู… ูƒุงู„ุฎูŠู…ุฉ ู…ุงุกูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠู„ู…ุง ุŒ ุง ู„ู‡ ุฉ ุจ ูƒ ุฑ ู… ุฑุงุจ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„ ู„ุฌุง . ุง ู‡ ู„ูŠ ูŠุงู‡ ุจุงู„ู… ู‡ ุงู… ุฏ ุŒ ูˆู… ุญุง ุฃุฑูˆุง ู‡ ุช ู‡ูƒ ู… ุน ุงู† ุญ. ุงู„ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูŠุง ุงู„ุฑ ุฉ ู†ุฑ ู„ู‰ ุฃุฌ ุŒ ู‡ูŠูŠุง ุฏ ูŠูŠ ูˆุง ู„ู‰ ุงุŒุฑ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ . ุงู„ู… ู†ูŠูŠุงุฑ ูŠูŠู† ู‡ูŠ ู„ ุงู„ ู‡ ุฏุงุค ูŠู†. ุฑ ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ ุฑ ู‡ ุงู„ู‰ ุฏ ุน ุฒ ุฒ ุช ุชู„ู‰ ุŒ ูƒุงู„ุซูˆุจ ุฉ ุฌ ู„ ูˆ ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู† ุŒ ูˆู… ุจ ุฑ ู‡ ุช ูƒ ู‡ุงุฑ ุช ุงู† ู† ูŠุงู‡. ู… ุงู„ู… ุช ุจุงู„ ุงู„ุฌ ุฅู„ู‰ ูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุน ุงู„ุจ ู ุฎ ู† ุŒ ูˆุช ุจูŠูŠูŠูŠุงู„ ุงู„ุฌ ุน ู ุช ุฑ ุน. ุช ุฒ ุฌ ุช ูƒ ุฏ ูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฑ ุง ุฏ ู‡ุง ุญ ู„ ุถูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุง. ูˆ ู‡ ู„ ู‡ ุช ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฃุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ุฐ ุน ุถูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูˆ ุงู„ู… ุงุŒุฑ ู‡ ุฌ ุทูŠ ูˆ ุบ ุช ุน ุฑุฌ ุช ุŒ ูˆ ุงู‡ ุฏ ุช ุช ู„ ุฑุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ู… . ุฃู† ูŠุงู‡. ุงู„ู… ุฑ . ุช ุจุงู„ ุงู„ุฌ ุง ูˆุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ . ูˆ ุงุจ ุงู„ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูŠูˆู† ุงู„ ู†ุฏ ุญ ุงู„ูˆ ู…ูŠุฑ ุญ ู„ . ุŒ ุช ูŠุง ุงู„ู‚ ุญูˆ ูˆ ู„ ูŠ ูƒ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุช ูŠู† ู† ุŒ ู… ู† ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุช ู…ุงุก ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูŠูˆุฑ ู‡ุง ุก ูŠ ู„ . ุง ู‡ ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุท ู… ุจุงู„ ูŠ ุงู„ุฌ ุณ ูŠ ุงู„ุฐ ู‡ุง. ุฃู† ูˆุงุช ุฃุต ุจ ุฏ ุฑ ุบ ุช ุฎูˆุฑ ุงู„ุต ู† ุงู„ุฐ . ุฃู† ุงุŒุฑ ุน ุจ ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุช ูƒ ู…ุงู„ ุฃ ุฉ ุฑ ู… ุซ ู† ุŒ ู… ู‡ ู„ูŠ ุฑ ุฎ ูŠ ุฑ. ู„ ุดูŠูŠ ุงู„ุจ ุฉ ู… ุฏ ุฎ ู„ ุฉ ุฑ ูŠูŠ ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฎ ู… ุงู‡ ู‡ . ู„ ู„ ู† ุดูŠูŠ ุงู„ . ู† ู‡ ู‡ ุช . ุงู†. ู„ูŠู†ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุง ู† ู„ ุญ ุฑ ู ุช ุฑ ู… ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฎ ุงุŒุฑ ู† ู… ุง ุฒ . ู… ู† ู„ ุฏ ุฏ ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูŠ ุฒ . ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฎ ูŠ ุจุงู„ุฒ ู‡ ุฌ ุงู„ูˆ ูˆ ุฑ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงู†. ุช ู† ุงReader: Come, let us worship and fall down before God our King. Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and our God. Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, Thou hast been magnified exceedingly. Confession and majesty hast Thou put on, Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, Who stretchest out the heaven as it were a curtain; Who supporteth His chambers in the waters, Who appointeth the clouds for His ascent, Who walketh upon the wings of the winds, Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire. Who establisheth the earth in the sureness thereof; it shall not be turned back forever and ever. The abyss like a garment is His mantle; upon the mountains shall the waters stand. At Thy rebuke they will flee, at the voice of Thy thunder shall they be afraid. The mountains rise up and the plains sink down, unto the place where Thou hast established them. Thou appointedst a bound that they shall not pass, neither return to cover the earth. He sendeth forth springs in the valleys; between the mountains will the waters run. They shall give drink to all the beasts of the field; the wild asses will wait to quench their thirst. Beside them will the birds of the heaven lodge, from the midst of the rocks will they give voice. He watereth the mountains from His chambers; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Thy works. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring forth bread out of the earth; and wine maketh glad the heart of man. To make his face cheerful with oil; and bread strengtheneth manโ€™s heart. The trees of the plain shall be satisfied, the

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Page 1: Bilingual Great Vespers

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Great Vespers on Saturday, August 28, 2021; Tone 1

Beheading of the Forerunner and Baptist John

Venerable Theodora of Thessalonica; Theopistis and Joseph the Sanctified of Samaka

ุชุจุงุฑูƒ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง ูƒู„ ุญูŠู†ุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†: ุงู‡ุฑูŠู†.ุฏู‡ุฑ ุง ู„ุฏ

Priest: Blessed is our God, always, now and ever,

and unto ages of ages.

.Choir: Amen ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚: ุขู…ูŠู†.

THE PSALM OF INTRODUCTIONโ€”PSALM 103

ู„ู†ุณุฌุฏ ูˆู†ุฑูƒุน ู„ู…ู„ูƒู†ุง ูˆุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง. ูˆุงู‡ู„ู… ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑุฆ:

ู†ุง ูˆุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง.ู„ู†ุณุฌุฏ ูˆู†ุฑูƒุน ู„ู„ู…ุณูŠุญ ู…ู„ูƒ ูˆุงู‡ู„ู…

ู„ู†ุณุฌุฏ ูˆู†ุฑูƒุน ู„ู„ู…ุณูŠุญุŒ ู‡ุฐุง ู‡ูˆ ู…ู„ูƒู†ุง ูˆุฑุจ ู†ุง ูˆุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง.ูˆุง ู‡ู„ู…

ุŒ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุฑุจ ุฅู„ู‡ูŠ ู„ ุฏ ู… ุจุงุฑูƒูŠ ูŠุง ู†ูุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ุฑุจุฑุจู„ ุŒ ุฃู† ุงู„ู„ุง ุจ ุฌุฏุง. ุงู„ุง ุชุฑุงู ูˆ ู… ุงู„ุฌู„ุงู„ ุชุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ุง ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠ ู…ุงุก ูƒุงู„ุฎูŠู…ุฉุŒ ุงู„ู…ุณูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ู†ูˆุฑ ู…ุซู„ ุงู„ุซูˆุจ. ุงู„ุจุงุณูŠูŠูŠุฑุงุจ ู…ุฑูƒุจุฉ ู„ู‡ุŒ ุงู„ู…ุง ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุจุงู„ู…ูŠุงู‡ ู„ุงู„ูŠู‡. ุงู„ุฌุง ู„ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงู…ู‡ ุงู†ุน ู…ู„ุงู‡ูƒุชู‡ ุฃุฑูˆุงุญุงุŒ ูˆู…ุฏ ูŠุงุญ. ุงู„ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„ู‰ ุฃุฌู†ุฑุฉ ุงู„ุฑ ุฏู‡ูŠูŠูŠุงุŒ ู„ุง ุงุŒุฑู„ุง ู„ู‰ ูˆุง ูŠูŠูŠ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„ู‡ูŠูŠูŠูŠู† ู†ูŠูŠูŠุงุฑ. ุงู„ู…

ู„ ุฌุฉ ูƒุงู„ุซูˆุจุŒ ู„ู‰ ุชุชุฒ ุฒุน ุงู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†. ุฑุฏุงุคู‡ ุงู„ูˆ ุงู„ุฌุจุงู„ ุช ุงู„ู…ูŠุงู‡. ู…ู† ุงู†ุชู‡ุงุฑูƒ ุชู‡ุฑุจุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ุจ ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุน ุฅู„ู‰ ุฏูƒ ุชุฌุฒุน. ุชุฑุชูุน ุงู„ุฌุจูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงู„ุŒ ูˆุชู†ุฎู ุฑ ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ู„ุง ู„ู‡ุง ุญุฏ ุชู‡ ู„ู‡ุง. ูˆุถูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุน ุงู„ุฐ ุฃุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ู…ูˆุถูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ุงู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุชุฑุฌุน ุชุบุทูŠ ูˆุฌู‡ ุงุŒุฑู„ุง ู„ ุชุช ุฏ . ุฃู† ุงู„ู…ุฑุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ุงู„ุฌุจุงู„ ุช .ุฑ ุงู„ู…ูŠุงู‡. ุงู„ ูŠูˆู† ูŠ ุงู„ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงุจ. ูˆ ูŠ ูˆุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ู‚ูŠุงู„ุงุŒ ุช .ู„ ุญู…ูŠุฑ ุงู„ูˆุญ ู†ุฏ ูŠ ูƒู„ ูˆุญูˆ ุชุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู†ุŒ ู…ู† ูŠู† ู…ุงุก ุชุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู‡ุง. ู„ูŠู‡ุง ุกูŠูˆุฑ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุทุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุฏ ุจุฃุตูˆุงุชู‡ุง. ุฃู† ุงู„ุฐ ูŠุณ ูŠ ุงู„ุฌุจุงู„ ู… ุฎูˆุฑ ุชุบุฑ ู† ุงู„ุต

ุจุน ุงุŒุฑู„ุง. ุฃู† ุงู„ุฐ ู„ุงู„ูŠ ู‡ุŒ ู…ู† ุซู…ุฑุฉ ุฃ ู…ุงู„ูƒ ุชุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุฑ. ู„ูŠุฎุฑ ุฑุฉ ู„ุฎุฏู…ุฉ ุงู„ุจุดูŠูŠูŠ ู† ู„ู„.ู‡ุงู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฎูŠูŠูŠ ู‡ู†. ุงู„ ุดูŠูŠูŠู….ุฒุง ู…ู† ุงุŒุฑู„ุงุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฎู…ุฑ ุชูุฑ ุญ ู„ู† ุงู„ุฅู†ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงู†. ู„ูŠ.ุชู‡

ุฏ ู„ู† ุฏ ุงู„ุฅู†ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงู†. ุชุฑูˆ ุงู„ูˆุฌู‡ ุจุงู„ุฒูŠ ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฎ.ุฒ ูŠุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

Reader: Come, let us worship and fall down before

God our King.

Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our

King and our God.

Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ

Himself, our King and our God.

Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, Thou hast

been magnified exceedingly. Confession and majesty

hast Thou put on, Who coverest Thyself with light as

with a garment, Who stretchest out the heaven as it

were a curtain; Who supporteth His chambers in the

waters, Who appointeth the clouds for His ascent,

Who walketh upon the wings of the winds, Who

maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of

fire. Who establisheth the earth in the sureness thereof;

it shall not be turned back forever and ever. The abyss

like a garment is His mantle; upon the mountains shall

the waters stand. At Thy rebuke they will flee, at the

voice of Thy thunder shall they be afraid. The

mountains rise up and the plains sink down, unto the

place where Thou hast established them. Thou

appointedst a bound that they shall not pass, neither

return to cover the earth. He sendeth forth springs in

the valleys; between the mountains will the waters run.

They shall give drink to all the beasts of the field; the

wild asses will wait to quench their thirst. Beside them

will the birds of the heaven lodge, from the midst of

the rocks will they give voice. He watereth the

mountains from His chambers; the earth shall be

satisfied with the fruit of Thy works. He causeth the

grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the

service of men, to bring forth bread out of the earth;

and wine maketh glad the heart of man. To make his

face cheerful with oil; and bread strengtheneth manโ€™s

heart. The trees of the plain shall be satisfied, the

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ุฃ ุฌุงุฑ ุงู„ุบุงุจุŒ ูˆุฃุฑุฒ ู„.ู†ุงู† ุงู„ุฐ ู†ุต.ุชู‡. ู‡ู†ุงูƒ ุช ุด ู…ู‡ุง. ุงู„ุฌุจุงู„ ุงู„ ุงู„ูŠุฉ ุงู„ ุตุง ูŠุฑุŒ ูˆู…ุณุงูƒู† ุงู„ู‡ูŠุฑูˆุฏ ุชุช ุฏุฎูˆุฑ ู…ู„ุฌูŠูŠูŠุฃ ู„ู„ุฃุฑุงู†ูŠูŠูŠู†. ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠู†ุน ุงู„ ู…ุฑ ุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„ู„ุฃู‡ู„ูŠูŠูŠ

ู… ุฑ ุฑุฑูˆุจู‡ุง. ุฌ ู„ ุงู„ ู„ ู…ุฉ ูƒุงู† ู„ู„ุฃูˆ ุง ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุดูŠูŠุจูŠูŠุงู„ ุชุฒุฃุฑ ุงู„ุบูŠูŠุงุจ. ุฃ ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„ุŒ ูˆู‡ูŠูŠูŠู‡ ุช .ุฑ ุฌู…ูŠุน ูˆุญูˆ ู„ูŠูŠูŠู… ู„ุชุฎุท ูˆุชุทู„ู† ู…ู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุก ุงู…ู‡ุง. ุฃ ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุฑ ุงู„ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุฑู‡ุง ุฑุจูŠูŠูŠูŠ . ูŠุฎุฑ ุงู„ุฅู†ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠุงู† ุฅู„ู‰ ุงุฌุชู… ุŒ ูˆ ูŠ ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู…ู„ู‡ ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุตู†ุง ุชู‡ ุญุชู‰ ุงู„ู…ุณุงุก. ู…ุง ุฃ ู… ุฃ ู…ุงู„ูƒ ูŠุง

ุŒ ูƒ ู„ ู‡ุง ุจุฑ ู…ุฉ ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠู† ุŒ ุฏ ุงู…ุชู„ุฃ ุงุŒุฑู„ุง ู…ู† ุฑุจ ุนุŒ ู‡ู†ุงูƒ ุฏุจ ุงุจุง ู„ุง ู…ู„ูŠ ุชูƒ. ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุจุฑุฑ ุงู„ูƒ.ูŠุฑ ุงู„ูˆุงุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุฑ ู…ุน ูƒุจูŠูŠุงุฑ. ู‡ู†ูŠูŠุงูƒ ุชุฌุฑ ุบูŠูŠ ุงุŒ ุญูŠูˆุงู†ูŠูŠุง ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฏุฏ ู„ู‡ูŠูŠ ูŠูŠูู†ุŒ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุช ู† ูŠู† ุงู„ุฐ ู…ู„ ุชู‡ ู‡ู„ ู† ู‡ูŠู‡. ูˆูƒู„ ู‡ุง ุฅูŠ ุงูƒ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ู‰ุŒ ู„ุช ุทูŠู‡ุง ุก ุงู…ู‡ุง ูŠ ุญูŠู†ู‡ุŒ ูˆุฅุฐุง ุฃู† ุฃ ุทูŠุชู‡ุง ุชุชุฑุฌ ุฑู ูˆุฌู‡ูƒ ุฌู… . ุชูุชุญ ู‡ุฏูƒ ู‡ูŠู…ุชู„ุฆ ุงู„ูƒู„ ู…ูŠุฑุงุŒ ุชุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุทุฑุจูˆู†. ุชู†ุฒุน ุฃุฑูˆุงุญู‡ู… ู‡ูŠูู†ูˆู†ุŒ ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุชุฑุง ู‡ู… ู‡ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุฏ ูˆุฌู‡ ุงุŒุฑู„ุง. ู‡ุฑุฌ ูˆู†. ุชุฑุณู„ ุฑูˆุญูƒ ู‡ูŠุฎู„ ูˆู†ุŒ ูˆุชุฌุฏ ู„ูŠูƒู† ู…ุฌุฏ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฏู‡ุฑุŒ ูŠูุฑุญ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุจุฃ ู…ุงู„ู‡. ุงู„ุฐ ุฏุŒ ูˆูŠู… ุงู„ุฌุจูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงู„ ู‡ู† ุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงุŒุฑู„ุง ู‡ูŠุฌ ู„ู‡ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ุชุฑุช ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุชู„ ู„ุฅู„ู‡ูŠ ู…ุง ุฏู… ุจ ุญ ุงู„ุฑุจ ูŠ ุญูŠุงุชูŠุŒ ูˆุฃุฑ ู†. ุฃุณูŠูŠูŠ ุชุฏู…

ุฐ ู„ู‡ ุชุฃู… ู„ูŠุŒ ูˆุฃู†ุง ุฃ ุฑุญ ุจุงู„ุฑ ู„ .ุฏ ุงู„ุฎุทุฃุฉ ู…ูˆุฌูˆุฏุง. ู‡ . ู„ุช ุจ ูŠ ุฉ. ุจูŠูŠุงุฑูƒูŠ ูŠูŠูŠุง ู†ูุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู…ู† ุงุŒุฑู„ุงุŒ ูˆู„ุง ู‡.ู‚ ูŠู‡ูŠูŠุง ุงุŒุซู…ูŠูŠู…ุฉ ูƒุงู† ู… ุฑ ุฑุฑูˆุจู‡ุงุŒ ุฌ ู„ ุงู„ ู„ . ุงู„ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุŒ ูƒู„ู‡ุง ุจุฑ ู…ุฉ ุตู† . ู„ูŠู„. ู…ุง ุฃ ู… ุฃ ู…ุงู„ูƒ ูŠุง ุฑุจ

cedars of Lebanon, which Thou hast planted. There

will the sparrows make their nests; the house of the

heron is chief among them. The high mountains are a

refuge for the harts, and so is the rock for the hares. He

hath made the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his

going down. Thou appointedst the darkness, and there

was the night, wherein all the beasts of the forest will

go abroad; young lions roaring after their prey, and

seeking their food from God. The sun ariseth, and they

are gathered together, and they lay them down in their

dens. Man shall go forth unto his work, and to his labor

until the evening. How magnified are Thy works, O

Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all. The earth

is filled with Thy creation. So is this great and spacious

sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, small

living creatures with the great. There go the ships;

there this leviathan, whom Thou hast made to play

therein. All things wait on Thee, to give them their

food in due season; when Thou givest it them, they

will gather it. When Thou openest Thy hand, all things

shall be filled with goodness; when Thou turnest away

Thy face, they shall be troubled. Thou wilt take their

spirit, and they shall cease; and unto their dust shall

they return. Thou wilt send forth Thy Spirit, and they

shall be created; and Thou shalt renew the face of the

earth. Let the glory of the Lord be unto the ages; the

Lord will rejoice in His works. Who looketh on the

earth and maketh it tremble, Who toucheth the

mountains and they smoke. I will sing unto the Lord

throughout my life, I will chant to my God for as long

as I have my being. May my words be sweet unto Him;

I will rejoice in the Lord. O that sinners would cease

from the earth, and they that work iniquity, that they

should be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. The sun

knoweth his going down. Thou appointedst the

darkness, and there was the night. How magnified are

Thy works, O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them

all.

ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ ู„ู„ุขุจุŒ ูˆุงู„ุง ู†ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†. ุขู…ูŠู†.

)ุซู„ุงุซุง( .ู‡ู„ู„ูˆูŠูŠุงุŒ ู‡ู„ู„ูˆูŠูŠุงุŒ ู‡ู„ู„ูˆูŠูŠุงุŒ ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ ู„ูƒ ูŠุง ุงู„ู„ู‡

ุฑุฌุงุกู†ุง ู„ูƒ ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ.ูŠุง ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง ูˆ

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy

Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Amen.

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God.

(thrice)

O our God and our Hope, glory to Thee!

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THE GREAT LITANY

.Deacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord ุจุณู„ุงู… ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†.ุงุณ: ุงู„ุดู…

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. : ุฉุงู„ุฌูˆู‚

ู„ุงู… ุงู„ุฐ ู…ู† ุงู„ ู„ู‰ ูˆู…ู„ุงุต ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงู„ุณ ู†ููˆุณู†ุงุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†.

Deacon: For the peace from above, and for the

salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ :

ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุณู„ุงู… ูƒู„ ุงู„ ุงู„ู… ูˆุญุณู† ุซุจุง ูƒู†ุงู‡ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†. ุณุฉุŒ ูˆุงุช ุฑุงุฏ ุงู„ูƒู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ู… ุฏ

Deacon: For the peace of the whole world; for the

good estate of the holy churches of God, and for

the union of all men, let us pray to the Lord.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ุณุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ู‡ุฏู…ู„ูˆู† ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„.ูŠ ุงู„ู… ุฏ ูˆูˆุฑุน ูˆู…ูˆู ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†. ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ุจุฅูŠู…ุงู†

Deacon: For this holy House, and for those who

with faith, reverence, and fear of God enter

therein, let us pray to the Lord.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ูˆุงู„ูƒู‡ู†ุฉ ุŒู†ุง ) ู„ุงู†(ูˆุจูˆู„ูŠุช ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุฃ ูŠู†ุง ูˆู…ุชุฑ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู†ุŒ ุงู… ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุญุŒ ูˆุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ุฅูƒู„ูŠุฑูˆุณ ูˆุงู„ุด ุงู„ู…ูƒุฑู…ูŠู† ูˆู…ุฏ

ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†.

Deacon: For our Metropolitan N., for the

venerable Priesthood, the Deaconate in Christ, for

all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the

Lord.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ุฑุงู† ุณุŒ ูˆุงู„ู…ุท ูˆู„ ุจ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงู„ู…ุชุฑูˆุจูˆู„ูŠุช ุจ ุง ูˆุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ู… ุฎุทูˆููŠู† ูˆู ูƒ ุฃุณุฑู‡ู…ุŒ ู† ูˆุญ ูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑ

ู† ุทู„ ุจ.

Deacon: For Metropolitan PAUL, Archbishop

JOHN, and for their quick release from

captivity and safe return, let us pray to the

Lord.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุญูƒ ุงู… ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„.ู„ุฏุŒ )ููŠ ุฃู…ุฑูŠูƒุง( ุงู„ุดู… ุงุณ: ุงุฒุฑุชู‡ู… ูŠ ูƒู„ ู…ู„ ุตุงู„ุญุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†. ูˆู…

(In the U.S.) Deacon: For the President of the

United Statesand all civil authorities and for our

Armed Forces everywhere, let us pray to the Lord.

ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุฌู„ุงู„ุฉ ุงู„ู…ู„ูƒุฉ ูˆุฑู‡ูŠ )ููŠ ูƒู†ุฏุง( ุงู„ุดู… ุงุณ: ูˆุฒุฑุงุก ูƒู†ุฏุง ูˆุณู„ุทุงุชู‡ุง ุงู„ู…ุฏู†ูŠุฉ ูˆ ูˆ ุงุชู‡ุง ุงู„ ุณ ุฑูŠุฉุŒ ุฅู„ู‰

ุจ ู†ุทู„ู†.ุงู„ุฑ

(In Canada) Deacon: For Her Majesty, the

Queen, for the Prime Minister of Canada, and all

civil authorities and for our Armed Forces

everywhere, let us pray to the Lord.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ู…ุฏู‡ู†ุฉุŒ ูˆุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ู…ุฏู† ูˆุงู„ ุฑ ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู…ู†ูŠู† ุงู„ุณุงูƒู†ูŠู† ูŠู‡ุงุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†. ูˆุงู„ู…

Deacon: For this city, and for every city and land,

and for the faithful, who dwell therein; let us pray

to the Lord.

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.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุง ุชุฏุงู„ ุงุŒู‡ูˆูŠุฉ ูˆู…ุตู† ุงุŒุฑู„ุง ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ุจุงู„ุซู…ุงุฑุŒ ูˆุฃูˆ ุง ุณู„ุงู…ูŠุฉุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†.

Deacon: For healthful seasons, for abundance of

the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us

pray to the Lord.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ุจ ุงุฑุญู….ูŠุง ุฑ ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ุŒ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงู„ู…ุณุง ุฑูŠู† ูŠ ุงู„ุจุฑุฑ ูˆุงู„.ุฑ ูˆุงู„ุฌูˆ ู†ูŠูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุงุŒุณุฑ ูˆู…ู„ุงุตู‡ู…ุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ูˆุงู„ู…ุฑุถู‰ ูˆุงู„ู…

ู†ุทู„ู†.

Deacon: For travelers by sea, by land, and by air;

for the sick and the suffering; for captives and their

salvation, let us pray to the Lord.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ู† ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ู†ุฌุงุชู†ุง ู…ู† ูƒู„ ุถูŠู‚ ูˆุฑ ูˆู…ุทุฑ ูˆ ุฏุฉุŒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†.

Deacon: For our deliverance from all tribulation,

wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the

Lord.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ุฏ ูˆู…ู„ ุต ูˆุงุฑุญู… ูˆุงุญู ู†ุง ูŠุง ุงู„ู„ู‡ ู† ู…ุชูƒ.ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: Deacon: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and ุฃ

keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุฉ:ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚

ุจ ุฏ ุฐูƒุฑู†ุง ุงู„ูƒู„ ูŠุฉ ุงู„ ุฏุงุณุฉ ุงู„ุทุงู‡ุฑุฉุŒ ุงู„ูุงู‡ ุฉ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ุงู„.ุฑูƒุง ุŒ ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุฏุฉุŒ ุณูŠ ุฏุชู†ุง ูˆุงู„ุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ู…ุฉ ุงู„.ุชูˆู„ูŠุฉ

ูŠุณูŠู†ุŒ ู„ู†ูˆุฏุน ุฃู†ูุณู†ุง ูˆุจ ู…ุฑูŠู…ุŒ ู… ู†ุง ุจ ุน ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ ุฏ ุง ู„ ุญูŠุงุชู†ุง ู„ู„ู…ุณูŠุญ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡.ูˆูƒ

Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy,

immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady

Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary, with all the

Saints, let us commend ourselves and each other,

and all our life unto Christ our God.

. ู‚ุฉ:ุงู„ุฌูˆ .Choir: To Thee, O Lord ู„ูƒ ูŠุง ุฑุจ

ุŒู†ู‡ ู‡ู†ุจุบูŠ ู„ูƒ ูƒู„ ุชู…ุฌูŠุฏ ูˆุฅูƒุฑุงู… ูˆุณุฌูˆุฏุŒ ุฃู‡ู‡ุง ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†:ุงู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู†ุŒ ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ

. ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†

Priest: For unto Thee are due all glory, honor, and

worship: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

.Choir: Amen ุขู…ูŠู†. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

โ€œO LORD, I HAVE CRIEDโ€ IN TONE ONE

.ุฑุจ ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ุตุฑู… ุŒ ุงุณุชู…ุน ู„ูŠุŒ ุฅุณุชู…ุน ู„ูŠ ูŠุง ุฑุจ ูŠุงุตูˆ ุฑุจ ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ุตุฑู… ุงุณุชู…ุน ู„ูŠุŒ ุฃู†ุต ุฅู„ู‰ ูŠุง

. ุฑ ูŠ ุญูŠู† ุฃุตุฑุฎ ุฅู„ูŠูƒุŒ ุฅุณุชู…ุน ู„ูŠ ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุช

O Lord, I have cried out unto Thee, hear Thou me;

hear Thou me, O Lord. O Lord, I have cried out

unto Thee, hear Thou me. Give ear to the voice of

my supplication when I cry out unto Thee: hear

Thou me, O Lord.

Let my prayer be set forth before Thee as theู„ุชุณุช ู… ุตู„ุงุชูŠ ูƒุงู„ุจุฎูˆุฑ ุฃู…ุงู…ูƒุŒ ูˆู„ูŠูƒู† ุฑ ุน ู‡ุฏ

incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the

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.evening sacrifice; hear Thou me, O Lord .ูƒุฐ ูŠุฑุฉ ู…ุณุงู‡ูŠุฉุŒ ุฅุณุชู…ุน ู„ูŠ ูŠุง ุฑุจ

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and a .ุฅุฌ ู„ ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุญุงุฑุณุง ู„ูู…ูŠ ูˆุจุงุจุง ุญุตูŠู†ุง ู„ู‰ ูุชูŠ

protecting door round about my lips.

Incline not my heart to evil words, to make excuses .ู„ุง ุชู…ู„ ู„.ูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ูƒู„ุงู… ุงู„ุดุฑ ูŠุช ู„ู„ ุจ ู„ู„ ุงู„ุฎุทุงูŠุง

in sins.

With men that work iniquity; and I will not .ู…ุน ุงู„ู†ุงุณ ุงู„ ุงู…ู„ูŠู† ุงู„ุฅุซู… ูˆู„ุง ุฃุชูู‚ ู…ุน ู…ุฎุชุงุฑูŠู‡ู…

communicate with the choicest of them.

ู‡ู‚ ุฑุญู…ุฉ ูˆูŠูˆุจ ุฎู†ูŠ ุฃู… ุง ุฒูŠ ุงู„ุฎุงุกุฆ ู†ูŠ ุงู„ุตุฏ ุฏ ุณูŠ . ู„ุง ู‡ุฏู‡ู† ุจู‡ ุฑุฃุณูŠ

The just man shall correct me in mercy and shall

reprove me; but let not the oil of the sinner anoint

my head.

ุชู‡ู…ุŒ ุฏ ุง ุชู„ ุงุชู‡ู… ุŒู† ุตู„ุงุชูŠ ุฃูŠุง ูŠ ู…ุณุฑ .ู…ู„ุชุต ูŠู† ุจุตุฎุฑุฉ

For my prayer also shall still be against the things

with which they are well pleased; their judges

falling upon the rock have been swallowed up.

ูŠุณู… ูˆู† ูƒู„ู…ุงุชูŠ ุฅู† ู‡ุง ุฏ ุงุณุชู„ุฐ ู…ุซู„ ุณู…ู† ุงุŒุฑู„ุง ุฏ ุงู…ู‡ู… ุญูˆู„ ุงู„ุฌุฑูŠู…. ุงู„ู…ู†ุดู‚ ู„ู‰ ุงุŒุฑู„ุง ุช.ุฏ

They shall hear my words, for they are sweet; as

when the thickness of the earth is broken upon the

ground, their bones are scattered by the side of

hell.

ู„ ู„ุง ุชู†ุฒุน ูŠุง ุŒุฑุจ ุŒู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ูŠู†ูŠ ูˆ ู„ูŠูƒ ุชูˆูƒ .ู†ูุณูŠ

But to Thee, O Lord, Lord, are mine eyes; in Thee

have I put my trust, take not away my soul.

ุฅุญู ู†ูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ูุฎ ุงู„ุฐ ู†ุต.ูˆู‡ ู„ูŠ ูˆู…ู† ู… ุงุซุฑ ุง ู„ูŠ .ุงู„ุฅุซู…

Keep me from the snare which they have laid for

me, and the traps of the workers of iniquity.

ูุฑุงุฏ ุฅู„ู‰ ุชุณ ุง ุงู„ุฎุทุฃุฉ ูŠ ู…ุตุงู‡ุฏู‡ู… ูˆุฃูƒูˆู† ุฃู†ุง ู„ู‰ ุงู† .ุฃู† ุฃ .ุฑ

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst I

alone escape.

ุจุตูˆุชูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุตุฑู… ุŒ ุจุตูˆุชูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุฑ .ุช

I cried unto the Lord with my voice, with my voice

unto the Lord, did I make my supplication.

ุงู…ู‡ ุฃู…. ุฑ ุฃุณ ุฑ ูŠ ูˆุฃุญุฒุงู†ูŠ ุฏ I poured out my supplication before Him; I .ู† ุฃู…ุงู…ู‡ ุช

showed before Him my trouble.

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then .ู† ูŠ ุฃู† ุช ุฑู ุณ.ู„ูŠ ู†ุฏ ู†ุงุก ุฑูˆุญูŠ ู…

Thou knewest my path.

In the way wherein I walked have they secretly .ุฃู…ููˆุง ู„ูŠ ุฎุง ุฃุณู„ูƒ ู‡ูŠู‡ ู† ูƒ ุฐุฑูŠู‚ ุงู„ ูŠ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ุท

laid a snare for me.

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there .ุชุฃู…ู„ ูŠ ุงู„ู…ูŠุงู…ู† ูˆุฃุจุตุฑ ู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู…ู† ูŠ ุฑ ู†ูŠ

was no man that would know me.

.Refuge failed me; no one cared for my soul . ุงู„ู…ู‡ุฑุจ ู…ู† ูŠ ูˆู„ู… ู‡ูˆุฌุฏ ู…ู† ูŠุทู„ู† ู†ูุณูŠุถุงุน

I cried unto Thee, O Lord; I said: Thou art my ุตุฑู… ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ูŠุง ุฑุจ ูˆ ู„ ุฃู† ู‡ูˆ ุฑุฌุงู‡ูŠ ูˆู†ุตูŠ.ูŠ

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.refuge and my portion in the land of the living . ูŠ ุฃุฑู„ุง ุงุŒุญูŠุงุก

.Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low .ุฃู†ุต ุฅู„ู‰ ุกู„.ุชูŠ ุฅู† ูŠ ุฏ ุชุฐู„ู„ ุฌุฏุง

ูˆุง ู„ูŠ ุทู‡ุฏูˆู†ู†ูŠ ุฅู†ู‡ู… ุฏ ุง ุชุฒ ู†ูŠ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ูŠ Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are .ู†ุฌ

stronger than I.

For the Resurrection in Tone One ุฃู…ุฑ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ูุณูŠุŒ ู„ูƒูŠ ุฃ ุฑ .10ุงุณุชูŠุฎู† ุงุณู…ูƒ.

ูˆุงู…ู†ุฑู†ุง ุŒุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุฑุจ ุงู„ ุฏ ูˆุณุŒ ุช .ู„ ุตู„ูˆุงุชู†ุง ุงู„ู…ุณุงู‡ูŠุฉ ุฑูุฑุงู† ุงู„ุฎุทุงูŠุงุŒ ุŒู†ูƒ ุฃู† ูˆุญุฏูƒ ุงู„ุฐ ุฃุธู‡ุฑ ุงู„ู‚ูŠุงู…ุฉ

ูŠ ุงู„ ุงู„ู….

Verse 10. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may

praise Thy Name.

Accept our evening prayers, O Holy Lord. Grant

us forgiveness of our sins; for Thou alone hast

made manifest the Resurrection unto the world.

.9ุงุณุชูŠุฎู† ู‡ู†ุช ุฑ ุงู„ุตุฏ ูŠ ูˆู† ุญุชู‰ ุชุฌุงุฒูŠู†ูŠ. ุฅูŠุงู‡ูŠูˆู† ูˆุงูƒุชู†ููˆู‡ุงุŒ ูˆุฃ ุทูˆุง ู…ุฌุฏุง ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุด ูˆุจ ุงุญุชุงุกูˆุง ุจุต

ู…ู† ูŠู† ุงุŒู…ูˆุง ุŒ ุŒู†ู‡ ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง ุงู„ุฐ ุฃู† ุฐู†ุง ูŠู‡ุง ู„ู„ู†ุงู‡ ู…ู† ุขุซุงู…ู†ุง.

Verse 9. The righteous shall wait for me until Thou

recompense me.

Encompass Zion, O ye people, and surround it;

give ye glory therein to Him Who arose from the

dead; for He is our God Who hath delivered us

from our transgressions.

ุŒ ูŠุงุฑุจ ู…ุงู‚ ุต ุงุŒ ู† ู… .8ุงุณุชูŠุฎู† ุฑู… ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ูŠุงุฑุจ ุชูŠ.ูˆ ุต ุน ู… ุช ุฅุณ

ุฏู‡ู† ู‚ูŠุงู…ุชู‡ ู‡ู„ู… ูˆุง ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุด ูˆุจ ู„ู†ุณุจ ุญ ูˆู†ุณุฌุฏ ู„ู„ู…ุณูŠุญุŒ ู…ู…ุฌ ู† ุงุŒู…ูˆุง ุŒ ุŒู†ู‡ ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง ุงู„ุฐ ุฃู† ุฐ ุงู„ ุงู„ู… ู…ู† ุถู„ุงู„ุฉ ู…ู† ูŠ . ุงู„ ุฏูˆ

Verse 8. Out of the depths have I cried to Thee, O

Lord, Lord hear my voice.

O come, ye people, let us praise Christ and bow

down before Him, glorifying His Resurrection

from the dead; for He is our God Who hath

delivered the world from the wiles of the enemy.

ุบูŠุชูŠู† ุฅู„ู‰ ุตูˆ ู„ุชูƒู† ุฃุฐู†ุงูƒ ู…ุต .7ุงุณุชูŠุฎู† ุฑ ูŠ. ุช

ู…ุงูˆุง ุŒ ูˆ ูŠ ูŠุง ุฃุณุงุณุง ุงุŒุฑู„ุงุŒ ุฅ ุชู‡ุฌูŠ ุฃู‡ุชู‡ุง ุงู„ุณุงู†ูˆู‡ูŠู„ ุฏ ูˆุงู‡ุชููŠ ุฃู‡ุชู‡ุง ุงู„ุฌุจุงู„ ุจุงู„ูุฑุญุŒ ุŒู†ู‡ ู‡ูˆุฐุง ู…

ุณู…ุฑ ู…ุทุงูŠุงู†ุง ุจุตู„ูŠุจู‡ุŒ ูˆุงู„ู…ุงู†ุญ ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุฉ ุฃู…ุง ุงู„ู…ูˆ ุŒ ู…ู†ู‡ุง ุขุฏู…ุŒ ุจู…ุง ุฃู†ู‡ ู…ุฑู† ู„ู„ุจุดุฑ.

Verse 7. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of

my supplication.

Rejoice, O ye heavens; sound the trumpets, ye

foundations of the earth; thunder forth gladness, O

ye mountains; for behold, Emmanuel hath nailed

to the Cross our sins; and the Giver of Life hath

slain death, raising up Adam; for He is the Lover

of mankind.

For the Beheading in Tone Six

ุŒ ุฅู† ูƒู† ู„ู„ุขุซุงู… .6ุงุณุชุชุชุชุชุชูŠุฎู† ุฏุง ูŠุง ุฑุจ ูŠุง ุฑุจ ู‡ ุฑุงุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู…ู† ู†ุฏูƒ ุงู„ุงุฑุชูุงุฑ. ุŒู† ู…ู† ู‡ุซ. ุŒ

ุฉ ุฑูŠูŠุงูŠูŠูŠ ุฏ ู‡ูŠุฑูˆุฏุณ ุงู„ูˆ ุญุŒ ุชู…ูŠูŠ ุง ูƒูŠูŠุงู† ูŠ ูŠูŠุงู… ูŠูŠูŠุฏ ู…ูˆู„ูŠูŠ ู„ู…ูŠูŠ

Verse 6. If Thou, O Lord, shouldest mark

iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? For with Thee

there is forgiveness.

As the birthday of the impudent Herod was being

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ุฉ ุงู„ูุงุฌุฑุฉ. ุŒู† ู‡ุงู…ุฉ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ู‚ ุฏ ุท ู… ู„ู„ุฑุง ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูŠ ุก.ู‚ ูƒุท ูŠุงู… ู„ู„ู…ุชูƒ ู…ูŠ ุฏ ุฉ ูˆ ูŠ ุฆูŠู†. ู‡ูŠูŠุง ู„ู‡ูŠุง ู…ู† ูˆู„ูŠู…ูŠ

ุง ู†ุฑู† ู„ ุงู„ูŠุฐู…ูŠู…. ุฃู…ูŠ ู„ ุงู„ุฅุซู… ูˆุงู„ ุชูŠ ุฉ ู…ู† ูŠ ู…ู… ูˆุชูŠุฉ ู…ู ู…ูŠู† ุงู„ูˆุงุฌู† ุจู…ุง ุฃู†ู‡ ู…ูŠู† ุฅูŠุงู‡ ุจุฑุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู†ู‚ุจ ุง ุงู„ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุจูƒุŒ ู…ูƒุฑ

ุฃ ู… ุงู„ู…ูˆู„ูˆุฏู‡ู† ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุงุก.

kept, the object of the termagant dancerโ€™s oath was

achieved; for the head of the Forerunner was cut

off and offered on a charger, as food for those

reclining. What a loathsome banquet, replete with

wickedness and horrible murder. As for us, we

bless the Baptizer, honoring him as is meet; for he

is the greatest born of woman.

ุŒ .5ุงุณุชุชุชุชุชุชุชูŠุฎู† .ุฑ ู„ูƒ ูŠุง ุฑุจ ู…ูƒ ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ูฑุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠู„ ู†ูุณูŠ ู„ู‰ ูŠ ุฃ ูˆุงู„ูƒ ู†ูุณูŠ ุต.ุฑ . ุŒ ุชูˆูƒ ุงู„ุฑุจ

... )ุช ุงุฏ( ู„ู…ุง ูƒุงู† ูŠ ุงู… ูŠุฏ ู…ูˆู„ุฏ ู‡ูŠุฑูˆุฏุณ

Verse 5. Because of Thy Name have I waited for

Thee, O Lord; my soul hath waited upon Thy word,

my soul hath hoped in the Lord.

As the birthday of the impudent Herod โ€ฆ (repeat

above)

ูŠู„ุŒ ู…ู† ุงู†ูุฌุงุฑ .4ุงุณุชูŠุฎู† ุจุญ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ ู…ู† ุงู†ูุฌุงุฑ ุงู„ุต . ุจุญุŒ ู„ูŠุชูƒู„ ุฅุณุฑุงู‡ูŠู„ ู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุงู„ุต

ุŒ ุงู†ุชุฒ ุฅู† ุชู„ู…ูŠุฐุฉ ุงู„ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠุทุงู† ุงู„ูƒู„ ุฑ ุฏ ุฑ ุตูŠูŠูŠ ูŠ ุงู„ุดูŠูŠูŠุฉ ุฑุฃุณูƒุŒ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุณุง ู‚ุŒ ุฃุฌุฑุฉ ู„ู‡ุง. ู‡ูŠุง ู„ู‡ุง ู…ู† ูˆู„ูŠู…ุฉ ู…ู…ู„ุฏู…ุงุŒ ูˆูŠุง ู„ูŠุชูƒ ู„ู… ุชูƒู† ุญู„ู ูŠุง ู‡ูŠุฑูˆุฏุณ ุงุŒุซูŠู…ุŒ ุญููŠุฏ ูƒ ู„ู… ุช.ุฑ ูŠ ุŒ ู‡ูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ู„ูŠุชูŠูŠูŠ ุฏ ุญู„ููŠูŠูŠ ูƒ ูŠูŠูŠ ุฐุจ. ูˆุจู…ูŠูŠูŠุง ุฃู†ูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ูƒูŠูŠูŠ

ุชู†ุงู„ ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุฉุŒ ูŠ ู„ ู„ูƒ ุฃู† ุชุฑู† ู…ูŠู†ูƒุŒ ุŒู†ู‡ ูƒุงู† ุงุŒ ูŠูŠูŠูŠุฏู‚ ุช ุทุน ู‡ุงู…ุฉ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ู‚. ุฃู…ุง ู†ุฑู† ู†ู‚ุจ ุง ูˆู„ุง ุชุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠู† ุงู„ูˆุงุฌู† ุจู…ุง ุฃู†ู‡ ุฃ ู… ู…ูŠู† ุฅูŠุงู‡ ุจุฑุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุจูƒุŒ ู…ูƒุฑ

ุงู„ู…ูˆู„ูˆุฏู‡ู† ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุงุก.

Verse 4. From the morning watch until night, from

the morning watch let Israel trust in the Lord.

Verily, the disciple of the all-evil Satan did dance

and remove thy head, O Forerunner, as a hire.

What a bloody banquet; and would that thou hadst

not made that vow, O iniquitous Herod, offspring

of a lie. And since thou didst make the vow, would

that thou hadst not carried it out; for it were better

to have foresworn thyself and receive life, then

remaining true to thine oath to have cut off the

head of the Forerunner. As for us, let us bless the

Baptizer, honoring him as is meet; for he is the

greatest born of woman.

ู‡ ุงู„ู†ุฌูŠูŠูŠูŠุง .3ุงุณุชุชุชุชุชุชุชุชุชุชูŠุฎู† ุฉ ุŒู† ู…ู† ุงู„ุฑุจ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ูŠูŠูŠูŠุฉ ูˆู…ู†ูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ูƒุซูŠุฑุฉุŒ ูˆู‡ูˆ ู‡ู†ุฌ ูŠ ุฅุณุฑุงู‡ูŠู„ ู…ู† ูƒู„ ุฃุญุฒุงู†ู‡.

... )ุช ุงุฏ(ุฅู† ุชู„ู…ูŠุฐุฉ ุงู„ุดูŠุทุงู† ุงู„ูƒู„ ูŠ ุงู„ุดุฑ

Verse 3. For with the Lord there is mercy and with

Him is abundant redemption, and He will deliver

Israel out of all his iniquities.

Verily, the disciple of the all-evil Satan โ€ฆ (repeat

above)

ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠุจ ุฑูˆุง ุงู„ุฑุจ ูŠุง ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงุŒู…ู…ุŒ ูˆุงู…ุฏุญูˆู‡ ูŠุง .2ุงุณุชุชุชุชูŠุฎู† ุณุงู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุด ูˆุจ.

ูŠ ุจุงู„ู…ูˆ ู„ู‰ ู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ุงู‡ ุง ุจูƒ ูŠุง ู‡ูŠุฑูˆุฏุณ ุฃู† ุช ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุŒ ูŠุทุงู†ูŠ ู‚ ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู‚ ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ .ู† ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ุฐ ูˆุจุฎูƒ ุจุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูƒ ุฃู† ุชุฒู„ ู„ ู„ู… ูŠูƒู† ู„ุงู‡ ูŠูŠุง ุจูŠูŠ . ูŠูŠ ูƒ ุงุŒู†ุซูˆ ุฉ ู…ูŠู„ูŠูŠ ูˆุญู…ูŠูŠุง ูŠูŠ

ูŠ ุฑูŠ ุฉ ู…ู† ุชุฏ ุน ู‡ุงู…ุชู‡ ุงู„ูƒู„ ูŠุฉ ุงู„ูƒุฑุงู…ุฉ ู„ุงู…ุฑุฃุฉ ู…ุช ุฏ ุฉ ุงู„ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

Verse 2. Praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise

Him, all ye peoples.

It was not worthy of thee, O Herod, to condemn to

death, because of a satanic passion, him who

reproached thee for thine adultery, and the folly of

thy feminine propensity. Nay, it was not worthy of

thee to err and deliver his all-honored head to a

transgressing woman for the sake of a vow made

to a dancer. Woe to thee, how didst thou dare

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ุฑ ุฃู† ุชุฌุฑ ู…ุซู„ ุฃุฌู„ ูŠู…ูŠู† ุฑ ุต. ุฃูˆ ุงู‡ุŒ ูƒูŠู ุชุฌุงุณูŠูŠูŠูŠู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ ุชู„! ูˆูƒูŠู ู„ู… ุชุฑุชุฑู‚ ุงู„ุฑุง ุตุฉ ุงู„ูุงุณุฏุฉ ูŠ ูˆุณุง ุง ู†ุฑู† ุฉ ุงู„ุฑุฃุณ ู„ู‰ ุก.ู‚ู† ุฃู…ูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฉ ูˆู‡ูŠ ุญูŠูŠูŠูŠุงู…ู„ูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ูˆู„ูŠู…ูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ู…ูŠู† ุฅูŠุงู‡ ู† ุงู„ูˆุงุฌู† ุจู…ุง ุฃู†ู‡ ู†ู‚ุจ ุง ุงู„ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุจูƒุŒ ู…ูƒุฑ ุจุฑุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฃ ู… ุงู„ู…ูˆู„ูˆุฏู‡ู† ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุงุก.

accomplish such murder! And how was it that this

adulterous dancer was not consumed by fire in the

midst of the banquet as she carried the head on a

charger? As for us, let us bless the Baptizer,

honoring him as is meet; for he is the greatest born

of woman.

ุฏู‚ ู„ูŠู†ุงุŒ ู† ุฑุญู…ุชู‡ ุฏ ู… ุŒ .1ุงุณุชุชุชูŠุฎู† ุงู„ุฑุจ ูˆุตูŠูŠูŠ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงุŒ ุฏ. ู‡ุฏูˆู…

ุทุฑุจ! ู‡ูŠุง ู„ู‡ ู…ู† ุฑ ุต ุฑุง ุฃูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ู‡ูŠุฑูˆุฏูŠุง ุชุฌู† ูˆุชูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุฑุงุจ ู…ุน ู…ุฏุงุน! ุŒู† ุงู„ุตูŠูŠูŠุงุจูƒ ุท ู‡ุงู…ุชู‡ุŒ ูˆู‡ูŠุฑูˆุฏุณ ูˆ ูŠูŠูŠ

ูุง ุง ุŒ ุจุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุทุฑุจ. ู‡ูŠุง ุฑุจ ู„ุงู…ุฉ ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุจ ูƒ ุงู…ู†ุญ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„ู†ููˆุณู†ุง.

Verse 1. For His mercy is great toward us, and the

truth of the Lord endureth forever.

Yea, again Herodias hath lost her self-control;

again she is perturbed! What deceiving dance, and

what intoxication with cunning! For the

Forerunnerโ€™s head was cut off, and Herod is

troubled. Wherefore, O Lord, by the intercession

of Thy Forerunner, grant peace to our souls.

DOXASTICON FOR THE BEHEADING IN TONE SIX

ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ ู„ู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑ ูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณ.ุง ูƒูŠูŠุงู† ูŠ ูŠูŠุงู… ูŠูŠูŠุฏ ุฉ ู„ู…ูŠูŠ ุฑูŠูŠุงูŠูŠูŠ ุฏ ู‡ูŠุฑูˆุฏุณ ุงู„ูˆ ุญุŒ ุชู…ูŠูŠ ู…ูˆู„ูŠูŠ

ุฉ ุงู„ูุงุฌุฑุฉ. ุŒู† ู‡ุงู…ุฉ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ู‚ ุฏ ุท ู… ู„ู„ุฑุง ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠุฉ ูŠ ุก.ู‚ ูƒุท ูŠุงู… ู„ู„ู…ุชูƒุฆูŠู†. ู‡ูŠูŠุง ู„ู‡ูŠุง ู…ู† ูˆู„ูŠู…ูŠ ู…ูŠ ุฏ ูˆ ูŠุง ู†ุฑู† ู„ ุงู„ูŠุฐู…ูŠู…. ุฃู…ูŠ ู„ ุงู„ุฅุซู… ูˆุงู„ ุชูŠ ุฉ ู…ู† ูŠ ู…ู… ูˆุชูŠุฉ ู…ู ู…ูŠ

ู† ุงู„ูˆุงุฌู† ุจู…ุง ุฃู†ู‡ ู† ู…ูŠู† ุฅูŠุงู‡ ุจุฑุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู‚ุจ ุง ุงู„ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุจูƒุŒ ู…ูƒุฑ ุฃ ู… ุงู„ู…ูˆู„ูˆุฏู‡ู† ู…ู† ุงู„ู†ุณุงุก.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit.

As the birthday of the impudent Herod was being

kept, the object of the termagant dancerโ€™s oath was

achieved; for the head of the Forerunner was cut

off and offered on a charger, as food for those

reclining. What a loathsome banquet, replete with

wickedness and horrible murder. As for us, we

bless the Baptizer, honoring him as is meet; for he

is the greatest born of woman.

THEOTOKION FOR THE RESURRECTION IN TONE ONE ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†. ุขู…ูŠู†.

ู„ู†ุณุจ ุญ ู…ุฑูŠู… ุงู„.ุชูˆู„ุŒ ู…ุฌุฏ ุงู„ ุงู„ู… ุจุฃุณุฑู‡ุŒ ุงู„ู…ูุฑ ุฉ ู…ู† ุฒุฑุน ุŒ ุชุณ.ูŠุญ ุฑูŠุฑ ุŒ ูˆุงู„ูˆุงู„ุฏุฉ ุงู„ุณูŠ ุฏุŒ ุงู„ุจุงุจ ุงู„ุณู…ุงูˆ ุจุดุฑ ู…ู†ูŠู†. ุŒู†ู‡ุง ุธู‡ุฑ ุณู… ู…ูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุฌู…ุงู„ ุงู„ู… ุงุก ุงู„ู…ุชุฌุณ

ุงุŒ ู‡ูˆ ุŒ ูˆู‡ุฏู… ุณูŠุง ุงู„ ุฏุงูˆุฉ ุงู„ู…ุชูˆุณ ูˆู‡ูŠูƒู„ุง ู„ู„ุง ู„ุงู…ุฉ ูˆุถู‡ุŒ ูˆ ุชุฑ ุงู„ู…ู„ูƒูˆ . ู„ู†ุชุด. ูˆุงุฌุชู„. ุงู„ุณ ู‡ุงุŒ ุฅุฐ ู‡ูŠ ู…ุฑุณุงุฉ ู„ู„ุฅูŠู…ุงู†ุŒ ูˆู„ู†ุชุฎุฐ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู…ูˆู„ูˆุฏู‡ุง

ุน ุงู„ุขู† ูˆุซู‚ ูŠุง ู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ุŒู†ู‡ ูŠ ุงุชู„ ุงุถุฏุง ุฅูŠุงู†ุง. ุชุดุฌ ุฃ ุฏุงุกู†ุงุŒ ุจู…ุง ุฃู†ู‡ ู„ู‰ ูƒู„ ูŠุก ุฏู‡ุฑ.

Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Let us sing the praises of Mary the Virgin, Door of

Heaven, glory of all the world, sprung forth from

man, who also didst bear the Lord; the song of the

bodiless powers, and the enriching of the faithful;

for she revealed herself as Heaven and the Temple

of the Godhead. She destroyed the bulwarks of

enmity and ushered in peace and did throw open

the Kingdom. Wherefore, in that we possess this

confirmation of our Faith, we have a defender,

even the Lord Who was born of her. Be bold,

therefore, be bold, ye people of God, for He, the

All-powerful, will vanquish all your enemies.

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THE HOLY ENTRANCE

(While the โ€œboth nowโ€ is chanted, the following dialogue occurs QUIETLY as the clergy make the entrance.)

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุทู„ู†. ูŠุงุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ:

mercy.

ุจุงุญุง ูˆ ู†ุฏ ุงู„ ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†: ุจ ุฑูƒ ู…ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุก ูˆุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู‡ูŠุฑุฉุŒ ู†ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฑูƒ ูˆู†ุทู„ ุŒ ุงู„ุฑุจ ูˆู†ุจุงุฑูƒูƒุŒ ูˆู†ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู† ุฅู„ูŠูƒุŒ ูŠุง ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฏ ุงู„ูƒู„

ู„ุงุชู†ุง ูƒุงู„ุจุฎูˆุฑ ุฃู…ุงู…ูƒุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุชู…ู„ ู… ุตูŠูŠ ุฑ. ูˆ ุงู„ู…ุฑู† ุงู„ุจุดูŠูŠู†ุง ู…ู† ุฌู…ูŠุน ูŠุฑุฉุŒ ู„ ู†ุฌ ุฑ ู„ูˆุจู†ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃ ูˆุงู„ ุฃูˆ ุฃ ูƒุงุฑ ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุŒ ูŠุง ู†ุงุŒ ุŒู† ูŠูˆู†ู†ุง ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ูŠุทุงุฑุฏูˆู† ู†ููˆุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ุŒ ูˆ ู„ูŠูƒ ุชูˆ ู„ู†ุง. ู„ุง ุชุฎุฐู„ู†ุง ูŠุง ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง. ุŒู†ู‡ ุจูƒ ู‡ู„ูŠู‚ ุฑุจ ูƒูˆุญ ุฌูˆุฏุŒ ุฃู‡ ุซู‡ูŠุง ุงู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุฅ ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑ ุฏ ูˆุฅูƒุฑุงู… ูˆุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„ ู…ุฌูŠ ูƒูŠ

ุขู…ูŠู†. .ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†

Priest: In the evening and in the morning and at

noonday we praise Thee, we bless Thee, we give

thanks unto Thee, and we pray unto Thee, O

Master of all, Lord Who lovest mankind: Direct

our prayer as incense before Thee, and incline not

our hearts unto words or thoughts of evil, but

deliver us from all who seek after our souls. For

unto Thee, O Lord, Lord, are our eyes, and in Thee

have we hoped. Put us not to shame, O our God.

For unto Thee are due all glory, honor, and

worship: to the Father and to the Son and to the

Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Amen.

(When the clergy reach the center of the solea, the first part of the great censing begins. After the first part of the great censing is completed,

this next dialogue occurs QUIETLY.)

.Deacon: Bless, master, the holy entrance ุจุงุฑูƒ ูŠุง ุณูŠ ุฏ ุงู„ุฏู…ูˆู„ ุงู„ู… ุฏุณ. : ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ

ูŠุณูŠูƒ ูƒู„ ุญูŠู†ุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†: ู…ุจุงุฑูƒ ู‡ูˆ ุฏู…ูˆู„ ุฏ ุฃูˆุงู†ุŒ ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†.

Priest: Blessed is the entrance to thy holy place,

always, now and ever and unto ages of ages.

.Deacon: Amen ุขู…ูŠู†. : ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ

!Deacon: Wisdom! Let us attend !ู… ุช ู„ู†ุณ !ุงู„ุฑ ู…ุฉ : ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ

O GLADSOME LIGHT

ุง ู„ ุฏุณ ู…ุฌุฏ ุงู„ุขุจ ุงู„ุฐ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูˆ ุŒ ูŠุง ู†ูˆุฑุง ู‡ูŠ ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:ุŒ ุงู„ ุฏ ูˆุณุŒ ุงู„ู…ุบ.ูˆุทุŒ ูŠุง ูŠุณูˆุน ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุญ. ุฅุฐ ุฏ ู…ุงูˆ ุงู„ุณู… ูˆู† ุฑู†ุง ู†ูˆุฑุง ู…ุณุงู‡ูŠุงุŒ ู†ุณุจ ุญ ู„ุบู†ุง ุฅู„ู‰ ุฑุฑูˆุจ ุงู„ุด

ุงู„ ุฏุณ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡. ู‡ูŠุง ุง ู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุงู„ู… ุทูŠ ุงู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุฉุŒ ุฅู†ูƒ ู„ู…ุณุชุฑู‚ ูŠ ุณุงู‡ุฑ ุงุŒูˆ ุง ุฃู† ุชุณุจุญ

ุฏ. ุจุฃุตูˆุง ุจุงุฑุฉุŒ ู„ุฐู„ูƒ ุงู„ ุงู„ู… ู„ูƒ ูŠู…ุฌ

Choir: O gladsome Light of the holy glory of the

immortal, heavenly, holy and blessed Father: O

Jesus Christ. Lo now that we have come to the

setting of the sun, as we behold the evening light,

we hymn Thee: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God.

Meet it is for Thee at all times to be magnified by

joyous voices, O Son of God and Giver of life.

Wherefore the whole world doth glorify Thee.

.Deacon: The evening prokeimenon ุชุฑู†ูŠู…ุฉ ุงู„ู…ุณุงุก.ุงู„ุดู… ุงุณ:

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SATURDAY PROKEIMENON IN TONE SIX Choir: The Lord is King, and hath clothed ุงู„ุฑุจ ุฏ ู…ู„ูƒ ูˆุงู„ุฌู„ุงู„ ู„ุจ . ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

Himself with majesty. (ONCE)

Verse 1. The Lord is robed; He is girded with )ุงู„ู„ุงุฒู…ุฉ( .ู…ู†ุทู‚ ู‡ุงู„ุจ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุงู„ ูˆุฉ ูˆุช : ุณุชูŠุฎู†

strength. (Refrain)

ุฏ ุงู„ู…ุณ ูˆู†ุฉ ู„ู† ุชุชุฒ ุฒุน :ุณุชูŠุฎู† Verse 2. For He has established the world so that )ุงู„ู„ุงุฒู…ุฉ( .ุŒู†ู‡ ูˆุก

it shall never be moved. (Refrain)

THE OLD TESTAMENT READINGS

The First Reading

ุญ ู…ุฉ! ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ:.ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑุฆ: ุฑุงุกุฉ ุฃูˆู„ู‰ ู…ู† ุฅ ุนูŠุงุก ุงู„ู†.ูŠ

ู„ู†ุตูƒ. ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ:

Deacon: Wisdom!

Reader: The Reading from the Prophecy of

Isaiah. (40:1-5, 9; 41:17-18; 45:8; 48:20-21; 54:1)

Deacon: Let us attend!

ูˆุง .ูŠุŒ ูŠ ูˆู„ ุฅู„ู‡ูƒู…. ุกูŠ .ูˆุง ู„ู† : ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑุฆ ูˆุงุŒ ุฒ ุฒ ุฃูˆุฑ ู„ูŠู… ูˆู†ุงุฏูˆู‡ุง ุจุฃู† ุฌู‡ุงุฏู‡ุง ุฏ ูƒู…ู„ุŒ ุฃู† ุฅุซู…ู‡ุง ุฏ ููŠ ู†ู‡ุŒ ุฃู†ู‡ุง ุฏ .ู„ ู…ู† ู‡ุฏ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุถ ููŠู† ู† ูƒู„

. ู…ุทุงูŠุงู‡ุง. ุตูˆ ุตุงุฑุฎ ูŠ ุงู„ ูˆุง ุกุฑูŠู‚ ุงู„ุฑุจ ูŠุฉ: ุฃ ุฏ .ุฑ ู…ูˆุง ูŠ ุงู„ ูุฑ ุณ.ูŠู„ุง ู„ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง. ูƒู„ ูˆุกุงุก ู‡ุฑุชูุนุŒ ูˆูƒู„ ูˆ ุŒ ูˆูŠุตูŠุฑ ุงู„ู… ูˆ ู…ุณุชู‚ูŠู…ุงุŒ ุฌ.ู„ ูˆุฃูƒู…ุฉ ู‡ู†ุฎูุฑ ูˆุงู„ ุฑุง ูŠู† ุณู‡ู„ุง. ู‡ูŠ ู„ู† ู…ุฌุฏ ุงู„ุฑุจ ูˆูŠุฑุงู‡ ูƒู„ ุจุด

ุงู„ุจุงู‡ุณูˆู† ูˆุงู„ู…ุณุงูƒูŠู† ุกุงู„.ูˆู† ุฌู…ูŠ ุงุŒ ุŒู† ู… ุงู„ุฑุจ ุชูƒู„ู….ู…ุงุก ูˆู„ุง ู‡ูˆุฌุฏ. ู„ุณุงู†ู‡ู… ู…ู† ุงู„ ุท ุฏ ู‡ุจ . ุฃู†ุง ุงู„ุฑุจ

ุง ุทุฑ ุฃู‡ุชู‡ุง ุฃุณุชุฌูŠู† ู„ู‡ู…. ุฃู†ุง ุฅู„ู‡ ุฅุณุฑุงู‡ูŠู„ ู„ุง ุฃุชุฑูƒู‡ู….ู…ุง ูˆุง ู…ู† ูˆู‚ุŒ ูˆู„ูŠู†ุฒู„ ุงู„ุฌูˆ ุฑ ุง. ู„ุชู†ูุชุญ ุงุŒุฑู„ุง ุงู„ุณ

ูŠุซู…ุฑ ุงู„ุฎู„ุงุตุŒ ูˆู„ุชู†. ุฑ ุง ู… ุง. ุฃู†ุง ุงู„ุฑุจ ุฏ ู…ู„ ุชู‡.ุงู…ุฑุฌูˆุง ู…ู† ุจุง ู„ุŒ ุงู‡ุฑุจูˆุง ู…ู† ุฃุฑู„ุง ุงู„ูƒู„ุฏุงู†ูŠ ูŠู†. ุจุตูˆ

ุงุฏูˆุง ู‡ุฐุง. ูŠ ูˆู‡ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฃ ุตู‰ ุงุŒุฑู„ุง. ุงู„ุชุฑู† ู… ุฃู….ุฑูˆุง. ู† ูˆู„ูˆุง: ุฏ ุฏ ุงู„ุฑุจ .ุฏู‡ ูŠ ูˆุจ. ูˆู„ู… ูŠ ุทุดูˆุง ูŠ

Reader: Thus saith the Lord: Comfort ye, comfort

ye My people, saith God. Speak, ye priests, unto

the heart of Jerusalem; comfort her, for her

humiliation is at an end, because her sin is

pardoned, for she hath received of the Lord's hand

double for her sins. The voice of one crying in the

wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make

straight the paths for our God. Every valley shall

be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be

brought low; and all the crooked ways shall

become straight, and the rough ways shall become

smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of

God. Get thee up into a high mountain, thou that

bringest good tidings to Sion; lift up thy voice with

strength, thou that bringest good tidings to

Jerusalem, lift it up, be not afraid; I am the Lord

God, I, the God of Israel, will hearken and will not

forsake them, but will open rivers on the

mountains and fountains in the midst of the plains.

I will turn the wilderness into meadow and the

thirsty land into water-courses. Let heaven above

rejoice and let the clouds sprinkle down

righteousness; let the earth shine and let mercy

sprout forth and let righteousness dawn forth

together. With a voice of gladness declare ye, and

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ุฎุฑ ู…ุงุกุŒ ุงู„ ูุงุฑ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุณูŠุฑู‡ู… ูŠู‡ุง. ุฃุฌุฑ ู„ู‡ู… ู…ู† ุงู„ุตุฎุฑ ูุงุถ ุงู„ู…ูŠุงู‡. ุง ุงู„ ุง ุฑ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุฑู†ู…ูŠ ุฃู‡ุชู‡ ุช ูˆ ู‚ ุงู„ุต

ุŒ ุŒู† ู†ูŠ ู„ู… ุชู„ุฏ. ุฃ ูŠุฏ ุจุงู„ุชุฑู† ู… ุฃู‡ุชู‡ุง ุงู„ุชูŠ ู„ู… ุชู…ุฎ. ุงู„ู…ุณุชูˆุญุดุฉ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ู…ู† ู†ูŠ ุฐุง ุงู„ุจ ู„ุŒ ุงู„ ุงู„ุฑุจ

let it be heard; declare it even to the end of the

earth, say ye: The Lord hath redeemed His servant

Jacob. And if they thirst, He shall lead them

through the wilderness, He shall bring forth water

out of the rock for them. Rejoice, O barren one,

thou that bearest not, break forth and cry aloud,

thou that travailest not; for more are the children

of the desolate than of her which hath a husband.

The Second Reading

: ุญ ู…ุฉ!ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ .ู†.ูˆุกุฉ ู…ู„ุงู…ูŠ ุฑุงุกุฉ ุซุงู†ูŠุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑุฆ:

ู„ู†ุตูƒ. ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ:

Deacon: Wisdom!

Reader: The Reading from the Prophecy of

Malachi. (3:1-3, 5-7, 12, 18; 4:4-6)

Deacon: Let us attend!

ูŠู‡ูŠ ุฆ ุงู„ุทุฑูŠู‚ ุฃู…ุงู…ูŠ. ู‡ุฃู†ุฐุง ุฃุฑุณู„ ู…ู„ุงูƒูŠ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑุฆ:ูŠ ุฏ ุงู„ุฐ ุชุทู„.ูˆู†ู‡ุŒ ูˆู…ู„ุงูƒ ูˆูŠุฃุชูŠ ุจุบุชุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ู‡ูŠูƒู„ู‡ ุงู„ุณูˆู† ุจู‡. ู‡ูˆุฐุง ูŠุฃุชูŠุŒ ุงู„ ุฑุจ ุงู„ุฌู†ูˆุฏ ุงู„ ู‡ุฏ ุงู„ุฐ ุชุณุฑ

ุŒู†ู‡ ูˆู…ู† ูŠุฑุชู…ู„ ู‡ูˆู… ู…ุฌูŠุฆู‡ู† ูˆู…ู† ู‡ุซ. ู†ุฏ ุธู‡ูˆุฑู‡ู† ุงุฑ. ู‡ูŠุฌู„ ุตุŒ ูˆู…ุซู„ ุฃ ู†ุงู† ุงู„ ุต ู…ุซู„ ู†ุงุฑ ุงู„ู…ู…ุฑ ูŠู‡ู… ุฉ. ูŠู† ูŠ ู†ูŠ ู„ุงูˆ ูˆูŠุตู ูŠุง ู„ู„ู ุตุง ูˆู…ู†ู‚ ู…ู…ุฑ . ุŒ ุช ุฏู…ุฉ ุจุงู„.ุฑ ุจูŠู† ู„ู„ุฑุจ ุฉุŒ ู„ูŠูƒูˆู†ูˆุง ู… ุฑ ูƒุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ูˆุงู„ู

ุฑุฑุฉ ูˆุฃ ุชุฑุจ ุฅู„ ูŠูƒู… ู„ู„ุฑูƒู…ุŒ ูˆุฃูƒูˆู† ุงู‡ุฏุง ุณุฑูŠ ุง ู„ู‰ ุงู„ุณุงู„.ูŠู† ุฃุฌุฑุฉ ูˆ ู„ู‰ ุงู„ูุงุณ ูŠู† ูˆ ู„ู‰ ุงู„ุฑุงู„ููŠู† ุฒูˆุฑุง ูˆ ู„ู‰ ุงู„ุณุงุŒุฌูŠุฑ: ุงุŒุฑู…ู„ุฉ ูˆุงู„ูŠุชูŠู…ุŒ ูˆู…ู† ูŠุตุฏ ุงู„ุบุฑูŠู† ูˆู„ุง

ู† ูŠ ุฃู†ุง ุงู„ุฑุจ ู„ุง ุฃุชุบูŠุฑ ุฃู†ุชู… ูŠุฎุดุงู†ูŠุŒ ุงู„ ุฑุจ ุงู„ุฌู†ูˆุฏ. ุŒ ูŠุง ู†ูŠ ูŠ ูˆุจ ู„ู… ุชูู†ูˆุง. ู…ู† ุฃูŠุงู… ุขุจุงู‡ูƒู… ุญุฏุชู… ู† ูŠ ูˆู„ู… ุชุฑู ูˆู‡ุง. ุงุฑุฌ ูˆุง ุฅู„ูŠ ุฃุฑุฌุน ุฅู„ูŠูƒู…ุŒ ุงู„ ุฑุงู‡

ุจ ูƒู… ูƒู„ ุงุŒู…ู…ุŒ ุฑุจ ุงู„ุฌู†ูˆุฏ. ู„ุชู…: ุจู…ุงุฐุง ู†ุฑุฌุนู† ูˆูŠุทูˆ ุŒู†ูƒู… ุชูƒูˆู†ูˆู† ุฃุฑู„ุง ู…ุณุฑุฉุŒ ุงู„ ุฑุจ ุงู„ุฌู†ูˆุฏ. ุช ูˆุฏูˆู† ูŠุฑุŒ ูŠู† ู…ู† ูŠ .ุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆู…ู† ุฑ ู‡ู‚ ูˆุงู„ุด ุฏ ูˆุชู…ูŠ ุฒูˆู† ูŠู† ุงู„ุต ุง ู„ุง ูŠ .ุฏู‡.ุงุฐูƒุฑูˆุง ุฑูŠ ุฉ ู…ูˆุณู‰ .ุฏ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุฃู…ุฑุชู‡ ู‡

Reader: Thus saith the Lord Almighty: Behold, I

will send My messenger before Thy face, and he

shall prepare the way before Thee. And the Lord,

Whom ye seek, shall come to His temple. And who

will abide the day of His coming, or who will stand

when He appeareth? for He shall come in like a

refiner's fire and like fuller's soap, and He shall sit

as a refiner and purifier of gold and silver. And He

shall come unto you in judgment, and will be a

swift witness against the wicked, and against

adulterers, and against them that swear falsely in

His Name, and those that fear Him not, saith the

Lord Almighty; for I am the Lord your God and I

change not. And ye the sons of Jacob are turned

away from the law and have not kept it. Wherefore

return unto Me and I will return unto you, saith the

Lord Almighty, and all nations shall call you

blessed. Learn ye that I am the Lord that doth

discern between the righteous and the iniquitous,

in that day which I shall appoint for the

preservation of those that love Me. Learn then and

remember ye the law of Moses, My servant,

accordingly as I commanded unto him in Horeb for

all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. Behold,

I will send you Elias the Thesbite before the

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ูˆุงุŒุญูƒุงู….ู‡ุฃู†ุฐุง ูŠ ุญูˆุฑูŠู† ู„ู‰ ูƒู„ ุฅุณุฑุงู‡ูŠู„. ุงู„ูุฑุงู‡ุŒ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุฃุฑุณู„ ุฅู„ูŠูƒู… ุฅู‡ู„ูŠุง ุงู„ู†.ูŠ .ู„ ู…ุฌูŠุก ู‡ูˆู… ุงู„ุฑุจ ุงู„ ูŠู… ูˆุงู„ู…ุฎูˆูุŒ ูŠุฑุฏ ู„ู† ุงู„ุขุจุงุก ู„ู‰ ุงุŒ ู†ุงุกุŒ ูˆ ู„ู†

ุขุจุงู‡ู‡ู…. ู„ุฆู„ุง ุขุชูŠ ูˆุฃุถุฑุจ ุงุŒุฑู„ุง ู„ ู†. ุงุŒ ู†ุงุก ู„ู‰

coming of the great and notable day of the Lord;

and he shall turn the heart of the father to his son

and the heart of a man unto his neighbor, lest I

come and utterly smite the earth, saith the Lord

Almighty, the Holy God of Israel.

The Third Reading

ุญ ู…ุฉ! ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ุฑุงุกุฉ ุซุงู„ุซุฉ ู…ู† ุญ ู…ุฉ ุณู„ูŠู…ุงู†.ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑุฆ:

ู„ู†ุตูƒ. ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ:

Deacon: Wisdom!

Reader: The Reading from the Wisdom of

Solomon. (4:7, 16-17, 19-20; 5:1-7)

Deacon: Let us attend!

ุฑ ุช ุณ ุŒูŠ ูˆ ุงู„ู… ู‡ ู„ ุฌ ุช ูˆุฅู† ู‡ ุฅู† ู‡ู‚ ุฏ ุง ุงู„ุต ู… ุฃ ุงู„ู‚ุงุฑุฆ: ู„ู‰ ู… ูƒ ุฑ ูŠ ุŒู…ุง ุฏ ุงู„ุฐ ู‡ู‚ ุฏ ุงู„ุต ู† ูƒ ู„ . ูŠ ุงู„ุฑุงุญุฉ

ุŒู…ุงู„ ุงู„ูƒ ุฉ ุฑูŠ ุงู„ุณ ุฉ .ูŠุจ ุงู„ุด ูˆ .ู‡ ุฏ ุจ ุงู„ุจุง ูŠู† ูŠู† ู†ุง ุงู„ู… ู… ู‡ ุฅู† ู†ูŠู†.ุงู„ุณ ุฉ ุซูŠุฑ ุงู„ูƒ ุงุŒุซูŠู… ุฉ ุฎูˆู… ูŠ ู„ู‰ ู… ูƒ ุฑ ุช ู‡ุŒ ุจ ุจ ุงู„ุฑ ุฑุงุฏ ู…ุงุฐุง ุฃ ู‡ูˆู† ู ูƒูŠู…ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูŠ ุงู„ุฑ ูˆ ู… ุฑูˆู† ุต ุจ ู‡ ูˆุกุง ุณ ุฏ ุจ ู† ู… ุทูˆู† ุณ ูŠ ู‡. ุณ ุช ู… ุต ุฅู„ู‰ ู‡ ู„ ู…ุงุฐุง ู† ูˆู„ ู‡ ู‡ูˆุฑ. ุฅู† ุฏ ุงู„ุฏ ู… ูˆุง ู… ุงุŒ ู† ูŠ ุงุฑุง ูƒูˆู†ูˆู† ุŒ ูˆูŠ ู‡ูŠู†ุง ู… ู† ู… ู… ู‡ ู„ ุช ุŒ ูˆูŠ ูˆู† ุฑ ุท ู… ุณูˆู† ู„ . ู… ู… ู‡ ูˆ ู… ู‡ ู… ุท ุฑ ูŠ ู… ู‡ ุฑ ูƒ ุฐ ูˆ ุฐุงุจ ูŠ ุงู„ ูƒูˆู†ูˆู† ูŠ ู…ุ› ู‡ ู‡ ุฑุง ู… ู… ุช ุŒ ูˆูŠ ุณ ุงุŒ ู… ู‡ ุŒ ูˆุขุซุงู… ู… ุงูŠุงู‡ ุท ู… ุฑ ูƒ ุฐ ุช ู† ู… ูŠู† ุฒ ู…ูˆู† ุฏ ุช ู‡ ูƒ.ู„ ู‡ ู‡ ุฉ ุฃ ุฑ ุฌ ุจ ู‡ู‚ ุฏ ุงู„ุต ูˆู… ูŠ ุฐ ุฆ ู…. ุญูŠู† ู‡ ุฌูˆู‡ ูŠ ูˆ ู… ู‡ . ุฌ ุฑ ุช ุฉ.ู„ ุจุงุก ู‡ ุงุจ ุช ู„ูˆุง ุฃ ูˆุฌ ูˆู‡ ุถุงูŠ ุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ูŠ ูˆุฌูˆู‡ ุฉ ูŠู…

ู† ู… ู„ูˆู† ู‡ ุฐ ู† ุŒ ูˆูŠ ุน ุฒ ุงู„ุฌ ุฉ ุฏ ู† ู… ุจูˆู† ุฑ ุท ูŠ ุฃูˆู‡ ุฅุฐุง ุฑ ู… ู‡ ุณ ู ูŠ ุฃู† ูˆู„ูˆู† ูŠ ูˆ ุŒู‡ ูˆู† ู† ูŠ ูˆู†ูˆุง ูŠ ู… ู„ ู„ุงุต ู… ุฐุง ุงู„ุฐ : ู‡ ู… ุฏูˆุฑู‡ ุต ุถูŠู‚ ู† ู… ู†ูˆุญูˆู† ู‡ ู… ู‡ ุŒ ูˆ ู…ูŠู† ู†ุงุฏ ุงู„ ู‡ ุงู„ุฌ ู† ุฑ ุง ู† ู† ูƒ ูˆ . ุงุฑ ู„ ู„ ู„ุง ุซ ูˆู… ุฉ ุฑ ุฎ ุณ ู‡ ุฐ ุฎ ุช ู† ุง ุญูŠู†ุง ู† ูƒ ุญ ุจ ุต ุฃ ู ูŠ ูƒ ูˆุงู†ุง.ู‡ ู‡ ุช ูˆ ุŒ ูˆู… ู†ูˆู†ุง ุฌ ู‡ ูŠุงุช ุญ ู† ุณ ุฑ ู† ู†ุง ู„ ู„ ุถ ุฏ ู„ ู†!ูŠุณูŠู† ุฏ ุงู„ ู† ูŠ ู‡ ุญ ู†ูŠ ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ูˆ ุฏูˆุฏุง ูŠ ู… ู‚ ุฑ ุด ุช ู… ู„ ุŒ ูˆ ุฑ ุงู„. ู†ุง ู†ูˆุฑ ู„ ุฆ ูŠ ู… ู„ ุŒ ูˆ ู‚ ุงู„ุฑ ุฑูŠู‚ ุก ู†

Reader: Though the righteous be overtaken with

death, yet shall he be at rest. The righteous that is

dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living;

for they shall see the end of the righteous, and shall

not understand what hath been determined

concerning him. For the Lord will hurl them down

speechless; and He shall shake them from their

foundations; and they shall be utterly laid waste in

anguish, and their memorial shall perish. For they

shall come in dread unto the reckoning of their

sins, and their own iniquities shall convict them to

their face. Then shall the righteous man stand in

great boldness before the face of such as have

afflicted him, and made no account of his labors.

When they see it, they shall be troubled with

terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the

strangeness of his salvation. For they repenting

and groaning for anguish of spirit shall say within

themselves, Was this he, whom we had sometimes

in derision, and a proverb of reproach? We fools

accounted his life madness, and his end to be

without honor: How then is he numbered among

the sons of God, and his lot is among the saints?

Therefore, have we erred from the way of truth,

and the light of righteousness hath not shined unto

us, and the sun of righteousness rose not upon us.

We filled ourselves with the way of iniquity and

destruction, and have walked in ways not to be

trodden: but as for the way of the Lord, we have

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ู†ุง ู… ุŒ ูˆู‡ ู„ุงูƒ ูˆุงู„ู‡ ู… ุงู„ุฅุซ ู„ . ูŠูŠู†ุง ูŠ ุณ ุฃ .ู… ู†ุง ุงู„ุด ูŠ ู„ .ุจ ุงู„ุฑ ุฑูŠู‚ ุก ู… ู„ ู† ู… ู„ ุงุŒ ูˆ ูŠู‡ ุฑูŠู‚ ู„ุง ุก ู‡ ุชุงูŠ ูŠ ู…

not known it.

THE LITANY OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION

ู†ููˆุณู†ุง ูˆู…ู† ูƒู„ ู†ูŠ ุงุชู†ุง ู„ู† ู„ ุฌู…ูŠ ู†ุง ู…ู† ูƒู„ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: .ู„ู† ู„

Deacon: Let us say with our whole soul, and with

our whole mind, let us say.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy .ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู… ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุฑุจ ุงู„ุงุจุง ุงู„ูƒู„ ุฅู„ู‡ ุขุจุงู‡ู†ุงุŒ ู†ุทู„ู† ู…ู†ูƒ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: . ุงุณุชุฌู† ูˆุงุฑุญู…

Deacon: O Lord Almighty, the God of our

Fathers, we pray thee: hearken and have mercy.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy .ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู… ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ุงุฑุญู…ู†ุง ูŠุง ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูƒ ูŠู… ุฑุญู…ุชูƒุŒ ู†ุทู„ู† ู…ู†ูƒ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ุงุณุชุฌู† ูˆุงุฑุญู….

Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to

thy great mercy, we pray thee, hearken and have

mercy.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (thrice) )ุซู„ุงุซุง( .ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู… ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ูˆุฃูŠุง ู†ุทู„ู† ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุฑูŠูŠู† ุงู„ุฑุณู†ูŠ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ุงู„ุนุจุงุฏุฉ ุงุŒุฑุซูˆุฐูƒุณูŠูŠู†.

Deacon: Again we pray for all pious and Orthodox

Christians.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (thrice) )ุซู„ุงุซุง( .ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู… ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ุง ู†ุทู„ู† ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุฃ ูŠู†ุง ูˆู…ุชุฑูˆุจูˆู„ูŠุชู†ุง ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ูˆุฃูŠ ) ู„ุงู†( .) ู„ุงู†(ุŒ ูˆุฑู‡ูŠ ูƒู‡ู†ุชู†ุง

Deacon: Again we pray for our father and

Metropolitan (Name) and our Bishop (Name).

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (thrice) )ุซู„ุงุซุง( .ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู… ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ูˆุฃูŠุง ู†ุทู„ู† ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุฅู…ูˆุชู†ุง ุงู„ูƒู‡ู†ุฉ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ูˆุงู„ุดู…ุงู…ุณุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฑ ู‡ุจุงู† ูˆุงู„ุฑุงู‡ุจุง ุŒ ูˆูƒู„ ุฅู…ูˆุชู†ุง ูŠ

ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุญ.

Deacon: Again we pray for our brethren: the

priests, hieromonks, deacons, hierodeacons and

monastics and all our brotherhood in Christ.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (thrice) )ุซู„ุงุซุง( .ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู… ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ู„ุงู… ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ : ูˆุฃูŠุง ู†ุทู„ู† ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฑูŠุงุฉ ูˆุงู„ุณ)ุฃุณู…ุงุก(ุŒ ูˆุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุฑูŠ ูŠู† ูˆุงู„ ุงู‡ูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฎู„ุงุต ู„ .ูŠุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡

ุงู„ุฑุณู†ูŠ ุงู„ุนุจุงุฏุฉ ุงุŒุฑุซูˆุฐูƒุณูŠูŠู† ุงู„ุณุงูƒู†ูŠู† ูˆุงู„ู…ูˆุฌูˆุฏู‡ู† ูŠ ุณุฉุŒ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ู…ุฏู‡ู†ุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ู…ุฌุชู… ูŠู† ูŠ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ูƒู†ูŠุณุฉ ุงู„ู… ุฏ

ูˆุง ุช ุงุฏู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆู…ุณุงู…ุฑุชู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆุฑูุฑุงู† ู…ุทุงูŠุงู‡ู….

Deacon: Again we pray for mercy, life, peace,

health, salvation and visitation and pardon and

remission of sins for the servants of God, [Names],

and) all Orthodox Christians of true worship, who

live and dwell in this community.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (thrice) )ุซู„ุงุซุง( .ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู… ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

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ุจูŠู† ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ู…ูŠ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ูˆุฃูŠุง ู†ุทู„ู† ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงู„ู…ุทูˆุงู„ุฐ ูƒุฑุŒ ุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ู…ุฑูˆุง ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ู‡ูŠ ู„ ุงู„ู… ุฏุณุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ู…ู†ุช ู„ูŠู† ู…ู† ุขุจุงู‡ู†ุง ูˆุฅู…ูˆุชู†ุง ุงุŒุฑุซูˆุฐูƒุณูŠ ูŠู† ุงู„ุฑุง ุฏู‡ู†

ู‡ู‡ู†ุง ูˆ ูŠ ูƒู„ ู…ูƒุงู†.

Deacon: Again we pray for the blessed and ever-

memorable founders of this holy church and for

(the departed servants of God, [Names], and) all

our fathers and brethren, the Orthodox departed

this life before us, who here and in all the world lie

asleep in the Lord.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (thrice) )ุซู„ุงุซุง( .ู…ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญ ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ู…ูˆู† ุงุŒุซู…ุงุฑ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ูˆุฃูŠุง ู†ุทู„ู† ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ูŠ ุฏ ุณ ุงู„ูƒู„ ูŠ ูˆุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ูŠุตู† ูˆู† ุงู„ุฅุญุณุงู† ูŠ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ู‡ูŠ ู„ ุงู„ู… ุฏุงู„ูˆ ุงุฑุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ู‡ุช .ูˆู† ูˆูŠุฑุช ู„ูˆู† ู‡ูŠู‡ุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ู‡ุฐุง

ุŒ ุงู„ู…ู†ุช ุฑ ู…ู† ู„ุฏู†ูƒ ุงู„ุฑุญู…ุฉ ุงู„ุบู†ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุด ู† ุงู„ูˆุง ุงู„ ู…ู‰.

Deacon: Again we pray for those who bear fruit

and do good works in this holy and all-venerable

temple, those who serve and those who sing, and

for all the people here present, who await Thy

great and rich mercy.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (thrice) )ุซู„ุงุซุง( .ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู… ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ุŒู†ูƒ ุฅู„ู‡ ุฑุญูŠู… ูˆู…ุฑู† ู„ู„ุจุดุฑ ูˆู„ูƒ ู†ุฑุณู„ ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู† :ูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู†ุŒ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุขุจุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฅ ู†ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุฑ

.ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†

Priest: For thou art a merciful God and lovest

mankind, and unto thee we ascribe glory: to the

Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now

and ever, and unto ages of ages.

.Choir: Amen .ุขู…ูŠู†ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

THE EVENING PRAYER

ูุธ ูŠ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ู…ุณุงุก ุจุบูŠุฑ ุฃู‡ ู„ู†ุง ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุฃู† ู†ุฑ :ุฌูˆู‚ ุงู„ุฏ ู…ุทูŠุฆุฉ. ู…ุจุงุฑูƒ ุฃู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุฅู„ู‡ ุขุจุงู‡ู†ุงุŒ ูˆู…ุณุจุญ ูˆู…ู…ุฌุงุณู…ูƒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงุŒ ุฏุŒ ุขู…ูŠู†. ู„ุชูƒู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุฑุญู…ุชูƒ ู„ูŠู†ุงุŒ ูƒู…ุซู„ ุงุช ูƒุงู„ู†ุง ู„ูŠูƒ. ู…ุจุงุฑูƒ ุฃู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ ู„ ู…ู†ูŠ

ู… ู†ูŠ ุญ ูˆ ูƒ. ู…ุจุงุฑูƒ ูˆุตุงูŠุงูƒ. ู…ุจุงุฑูƒ ุฃู† ูŠุง ุณูŠ ุฏ ู‡ ูˆุณ ุฃู†ุฑู†ูŠ ุจ ุฏู„ูƒ. ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุฑุญู…ุชูƒ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงุŒ ุฏุŒ ุฃู† ูŠุง ุฏ ูˆ ู† ุฃ ู…ุงู„ ู‡ุฏูŠูƒ ู„ุง ุช ุฑู„ุง. ู„ูƒ ู‡ู†ุจุบูŠ ุงู„ู…ุฏูŠุญุŒ ู„ูƒ ูˆุญ ู‡ู„ูŠู‚ ุงู„ุช ุณ.ูŠุญุŒ ู„ูƒ ูŠุฌู† ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏุŒ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑ

ุงู‡ุฑูŠู†ุŒ ุขู…ูŠู†.ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู†ุŒ ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ ุฑ ุงู„ุฏ

People: Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this

evening without sin. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the

God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Thy

Name forever. Amen. Let Thy mercy be upon us,

O Lord, even as we have set our hope on Thee.

Blessed art Thou, O Lord; teach me Thy statutes.

Blessed art Thou, O Master; make me to

understand Thy statutes. Blessed art Thou, O Holy

One; enlighten me with Thy statutes. Thy mercy,

O Lord, endureth forever. O despise not the works

of Thy hands. To Thee belongeth worship, to Thee

belongeth praise, to Thee belongeth glory: to the

Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now

and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

THE LITANY OF SUPPLICATION

.ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู„ ุกู„.ุชู†ุง ุงู„ู…ุณุงู‡ูŠุฉ ู„ู„ุฑุจ Deacon: Let us complete our evening prayer unto ู„ู†ูƒู…

the Lord.

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.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู…. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

ุฏ ูˆู…ู„ ุต ูˆุงุฑ ุฃ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ุญู… ูˆุงุญู ู†ุง ูŠุง ุฃู„ู„ู‡ ู† ู…ุชูƒ.

Deacon: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and

keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

.Choir: Lord, have mercy ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู….ู‚ุฉ: ุงู„ุฌูˆ

ุฃู† ูŠ ูˆู† ู…ุณุงุคู†ุง ูƒู„ ู‡ ูƒุงู…ู„ุง ู… ุฏุณุง ุณู„ุงู…ูŠ ุง ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ูˆุจู„ุง ู…ุทูŠุฆุฉุŒ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุณุฃู„.

Deacon: That the whole evening may be perfect,

holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord.

.ุงุณุชุฌ ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ: .Choir: Grant this, O Lord ู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ

ู„ุงู… ู…ุฑ ุฏุงุŒ ุฃู…ูŠู†ุงุŒ ุญุง ุง ู†ููˆุณู†ุง ู…ู„ุงูƒ ุณ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ุณุงุฏู†ุงุŒ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุณุฃู„.ูˆุฃุฌ

Deacon: An angel of peace, a faithful guide, a

guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the

Lord.

.Choir: Grant this, O Lord .ุงุณุชุฌู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

Deacon: Pardon and remission of our sins and ู…ุณุงู…ุฑุฉ ู…ุทุงูŠุงู†ุง ูˆุฑูุฑุงู† ุฒู„ุง ุชู†ุงุŒ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุณุฃู„.ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ:

transgressions, let us ask of the Lord.

.ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ: .Choir: Grant this, O Lord ุงุณุชุฌู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ

ุงู„ุฑุง ูˆุงู„ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู„ุงู… ุงู„ุต ู…ูˆุง ุง ู„ู†ููˆุณู†ุง ูˆุงู„ุณ ู„ู„ ุงู„ู…ุŒ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู†ุณุฃู„.

Deacon: All things good and profitable for our

souls and peace for the world, let us ask of the

Lord.

.ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ: .Choir: Grant this, O Lord ุงุณุชุฌู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ

ูŠุงุชู†ุง ุจุณู„ุงู… ูˆุชูˆุจุฉุŒ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุฃู† ู†ุชู…ู… ุจู‚ูŠุฉ ุฒู…ุงู† ุญ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ู†ุณุฃู„.

Deacon: That we may complete the remaining

time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask

of the Lord.

.ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ: .Choir: Grant this, O Lord ุงุณุชุฌู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ

ุณู„ุงู…ูŠุฉุŒ ุฃู† ุชูƒูˆู† ุฃูˆุงู…ุฑ ุญูŠุงุชู†ุง ู…ุณูŠุฑูŠุฉุŒ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ: ุŒ ูˆุฌูˆุงุจุง ุญุณู†ุง ู„ุฏ ู…ู†.ุฑ ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุญ ู„ุง ุญุฒู† ูˆู„ุง ู…ุฒ

ุงู„ู…ุฑู‡ูˆุจุŒ ู†ุณุฃู„.

Deacon: A Christian ending to our life, painless,

blameless, peaceful; and a good defense before the

dread Judgment Seat of Christ, let us ask of the

Lord.

.ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ: .Choir: Grant this, O Lord ุงุณุชุฌู† ูŠุง ุฑุจ

ุจ ุฏ ุฐูƒุฑู†ุง ุงู„ูƒู„ ูŠุฉ ุงู„ ุฏุงุณุฉุŒ ุงู„ุทุงู‡ุฑุฉุŒ ุงู„ูุงู‡ ุฉ ุงู„ุดู…ุงุณ:ุงู„.ุฑูƒุง ุŒ ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุฏุฉุŒ ุณูŠ ุฏุชู†ุง ูˆุงู„ุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ู…ุฉ ุงู„.ุชูˆู„ูŠุฉ ู†ุง ุจ ุง ูŠุณูŠู†ุŒ ู„ู†ูˆุฏุน ุฃู†ูุณู†ุง ูˆุจ ู…ุฑูŠู… ู…ุน ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ ุฏ

ุญูŠุงุชู†ุง ู„ู„ู…ุณูŠุญ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡.ูˆูƒู„

Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy,

immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady

Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the

Saints, let us commend ourselves and each other,

and all our life unto Christ our God.

.ู„ ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ: .Choir: To Thee, O Lord ูƒ ูŠุง ุฑุจ

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ุŒู†ูƒ ุฅู„ู‡ ุตุงู„ุญ ูˆู…ุฑู† ู„ู„ุจุดุฑุŒ ูˆู„ูƒ ู†ุฑุณู„ ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†:ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏุŒ ุฃู‡ู‡ุง ุงู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„

ุงู‡ุฑูŠู†. ุฃูˆุงู†ุŒ ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏ

Priest: For thou art a good God and lovest

mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, to the

Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now

and ever, and unto ages of ages.

.Choir: Amen ุขู…ูŠู†.ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚:

THE PEACE

ู„ุงู… ู„ุฌู…ูŠ ู….ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†: .Priest: Peace be to all ุงู„ุณ

.Choir: And to thy spirit ูˆู„ุฑูˆุญูƒ ุฃูŠุง ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

.Deacon: Let us bow our heads unto the Lord ู„ู†ุฑู† ุฑุคูˆุณู†ุง ู„ู„ุฑุจ.ุณ: ุงู„ุดู…ุง

. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ: .Choir: To Thee, O Lord ู„ูƒ ูŠุง ุฑุจ

ู…ุงูˆุง ูˆู†ุฒู„ ุฃ ุงู„ุณ ุก ุฃ ุจ ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุงุŒ ูŠุง ู…ู† ุก ู„ุฑ ุงุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†: ู„ุฎู„ุงุต ุฌู† ุงู„ุจุดุฑุŒ ุฃู† ุฑ ุฅู„ู‰ .ูŠุฏูƒ ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ู…ูŠุฑุงุซูƒุŒ

ูˆุง ุฃ ู†ุง ู‡ู… ู„ูƒุŒ ุฅู† . ูŠุฏูƒ ุฏ ุญู†ูˆุง ุฑุคูˆุณู‡ู… ูˆุฃู…ู‡ูŠู† ุงู„ู…ุฑู† ุงู„ุจุดุฑุŒ ุฑูŠุฑ ู…ู†ุช ุฑูŠู† ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ ุงุถูŠ ุงู„ู…

ุงู„ู… ูˆู†ุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุจุดุฑุŒ ู„ ู…ู†ุช ุฑูŠู† ุฑุญู…ุชูƒ ูˆู…ุชูˆ ูŠู† ู…ู„ุงุตูƒ. ุงุญู ู‡ู… ูŠ ูƒู„ ุญูŠู†ุŒ ูˆ ูŠ ู‡ุฐุง ุงู„ู…ุณุงุก

ู„ุŒ ู…ุตูˆู†ูŠู† ู…ู† ูƒู„ ู„ ู…ุงุฏ ุงู„ุฑุงุถุฑุŒ ูˆุงู„ู„ูŠู„ ุงู„ู… . ูŠุฑุฉ. ุŒ ูˆู…ู† ุงุŒ ูƒุงุฑ ุงู„ุจุงุกู„ุฉ ูˆุงู„ู‡ูˆุงุฌ ุงู„ุดุฑ ูŠุทุงู†ูŠ

Priest: O Lord our God, who didst bow the

heavens and come down for the salvation of

mankind: Look upon thy servants and thine

inheritance; for unto thee, the fearful Judge who

yet lovest mankind, have thy servants bowed their

heads and submissively inclined their necks,

awaiting not help from men but entreating thy

mercy and looking confidently for thy salvation.

Guard them at all times, both during this present

evening and in the approaching night, from every

foe, from all adverse powers of the devil and from

vain thoughts and from evil imaginations.

ุฏุงุŒ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ู„ูŠ ู† ุฒ ู…ู„ูƒูƒ ู…ุจุงุฑูƒุง ูˆู…ู…ุฌุงู‡ุฑูŠู†. ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู†ุŒ ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏ

Blessed and glorified be the might of thy kingdom

of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

.Choir: Amen ุขู…ูŠู†.ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

If your parish will offer โ€œThe Service of the Litia and Artoklasiaโ€, it is performed here.

APOSTICHA FOR THE RESURRECTION IN TONE ONE

ูƒ ูƒ ู†ุฌูˆู†ูŠูŠุง ู…ู† ุงู„ุขู„ุงู…ุŒ ูˆุจู‚ูŠูŠูŠุงู…ุชูŠูŠ ุฃู‡ ู‡ูŠูŠุง ุงู„ู…ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุญุŒ ุจูŠูŠ ู„ุงู…ูŠูŠุŒ ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ ู„ูƒ. ู…ู„ุตู†ุง ู…ู† ุงู„ูุณุงุฏุŒ ู‡ูŠุง ุฑุจ

By Thy passion, O Christ, we have been set free

from sufferings; and by Thy Resurrection we have

been delivered from corruption. O Lord, glory to

Thee.

ุงู„ุฑุจ ุฏ ู…ู„ูƒ ูˆุงู„ุฌู…ุงู„ ู„ุจ ุŒ ู„ุจ ุงู„ุฑุจ :1ุณุชุชุชุชุชุชุชุชูŠุฎ ู† ุงู„ ูˆุฉ ูˆุชู…ู†ุทู‚ ู‡ุง.

Verse 1. The Lord is King, and hath clothed

Himself with majesty. The Lord is robed; He is

girded with strength.

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ุงูˆุง ุŒ ูˆู„ุชุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠู ู‚ ุงุŒู…ู… ู…ูŠูŠ ุงุŒ ูˆุชูุฑุญ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„ุช.ุชู‡ ุงู„.ุฑุงูŠูŠูŠู…ุฑ ุจุงุŒู‡ุฏ ุจุฑ.ูˆุฑุŒ ุŒู† ุงู„ู…ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุญ ู… ู†ุง ุฏ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฎู„ ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ุจุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠู„ูŠุจู‡ ู…ุทุงูŠุงู†ุงุŒ ูˆุฅุฐ ุฃู…ุง ุงู„ู…ูˆ ุŒ ูˆู‡ู† ู„ู†ุง ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุฉุŒ ุขุฏู… ุงู„ุณุง ุงุŒ ูˆูƒู„ ุฐุฑูŠ ุชู‡ุŒ ุจู…ุง ุฃู†ู‡ ู…ุฑู† ู„ู„ุจุดุฑ. ูˆุฃู†ู‡

Let creation rejoice; let the heavens cheer; let the

nations clap their hands for joy; for Christ our

Savior to the Cross hath nailed our sins; and

having slain death and raised up Adam, the

progenitor of mankind, hath granted us life, for He

loveth mankind.

ุŒู†ู‡ ุซ. ุงู„ู…ุณ ูˆู†ุฉ ู„ู† ุชุชุฒ ุฒุน.: 2ุณุชูŠุฎ ู† ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุฎุงู„ู‚ ุงู„ ุงุฏู… ุฃู† ูŠ ูˆู† ู…ุฑุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูˆุฑุงุŒ ู…ู„ูƒ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠู…ูˆุง ู„ู† ุจุงู…ุชูŠุงุฑู‡ุŒ ุฑ ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุชู‡ ู„ู„ุจุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูˆุงุŒุฑู„ุงุŒ ูŠุง ู…ู† ุŒุฌู„ ู…ูˆุฏู„ ุชู…ุฑู…ุฑ ุŒ ูˆู†ููˆุณ ูƒ ุฃุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠููŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฅู† ุงู„ุฌุฑูŠู… ู…ู†ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุฐ ุงู„ุช ุชูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ูŠ ูŠู† ุญูŠู† .ู„ุชูƒ ุง ุชู‡ุฌ ุŒ ูˆุขุฏู… ู„ู… ุง ุงู‡ุฏูƒ ุชุฑ ุงู„ุต ุฏ ุงู„ุซุฑ ุงู… ู†ุงู‡ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุง. ู‡ูŠุง ู„ู‡ ู…ู† ุฌู†! ูƒูŠู ุฐุงู‚ ุญูŠุงุฉ ุงู„ูƒู„ ู…ูˆุชุงุŒ ูˆุฐู„ูƒ ูƒู…ุง ุงุก ู‡ูˆ ู„ุฅู†ุงุฑุฉ ุงู„ ุงู„ู… ุงู„ุตุงุฑู…ูŠู† ูˆุงู„ ูŠูŠุงู‡ู„ูŠู†: ูŠูŠูŠุง ู…ู† ูŠูŠุงู… ู…ู† ูŠู† ุงุŒู…ูˆุง ุŒ ูŠูŠูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠูŠุฏ

ู„ูƒ.

Verse 2. For He has established the world so that

it shall never be moved.

King of heaven and earth, O inscrutable Creator,

Thou Who, for love of mankind, wast of Thy free-

will crucified. Having met Thee below, Hades was

vexed while the souls of the righteous on receiving

Thee were gladdened; and Adam seeing Thee, the

Creator, in the nethermost parts rose again. O

wonder! How the Life of all hath tasted death by

His own will, to enlighten the world that crieth,

saying: O Thou Who didst rise from the dead, O

Lord, glory to Thee.

ุฏูŠ ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุฑุจ ุฅู„ู‰ :3ุณุชุชุชุชุชุชุชุชุชุชูŠุฎ ู† ูƒ ู‡ู†ุจุบูŠ ุงู„ุช ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„.ูŠุชูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ุฅู† ุงุก.

ูˆุฉ ุญูŠูŠูŠุงู…ู„ุง ุงู„ุทูŠูŠูŠูŠู†ุŒ ุญู…ู„ู† ุกูŠูˆุจูŠูŠูŠุง ูˆุจูŠูŠูŠุงุฏุฑู† ุฅู† ุงู„ู† ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุฏูƒ ุจุงุฌุชู‡ุงุฏ ุจุงูƒูŠุง ุŒ ูˆุฃุฏุฑูƒู† .ุฑูƒ. ูˆุฅุฐ ู„ู… ูŠุฌุฏู† ุฌุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ู† ู„ ุช ู„ู…ู† ู…ู† ุงู„ู…ู„ุงูƒ ุฃู…ุฑ ุงู„ ุฌูŠูŠูŠ ุฏู‡ูŠูŠูŠุฏ ุงู„ุทูŠูŠูŠุงู‡ุฑุŒ ูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ุฌูŠูŠูŠู„: ุฅู† ุงู„ุฑุจ ุฏ ุงู…ุŒ ู…ุงู†ุฑุง ุงู„ ุงู„ู… ุชุบุฑุจุŒ ู„ู† ู„ู„ุฑุณูŠูŠ ุงู„ู…ุณูŠูŠ

ุงู„ุฑุญู…ุฉ ุงู„ ู…ู‰.

Verse 3. Holiness befits Thy house, O Lord,

forevermore.

Thy myrrh-bearing women, carrying spices, with

haste and moaning reached Thy sepulcher; but not

finding Thine all-pure body, and from the angel,

having heard of the new and most glorious

miracle, said to the Apostles: Risen is the Lord

Who granteth unto the world the Great Mercy.

DOXASTICON FOR THE BEHEADING IN TONE EIGHT

ูˆุงู„ุฑ ูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณ. ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ ู„ู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ุฏ ูˆุจุฎ ู…ู„ูˆูƒุง ุฃู„ุง ูŠู ู„ูˆุง ู…ุง ูŠุง ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ู‚ ุงู„ู…ุฎู„ ุตุŒ ู„ุฏ ุฃ ู†ุน ุฉ ูŠูŠ ู† ุงู…ุฑุฃุฉ ุฃุซูŠู…ูŠูŠ ุงุฏ ุงู„ู†ูŠูŠุงู…ูˆุณุŒ ุฅู„ุง ุฃู† ู„ ูŠูŠ ูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠู…ูƒ ู…ู† ู‡ูŠุฑูˆุฏุณ ุฃู† ูŠ ุทุน ู‡ุงู…ุชูƒ. ู„ุฐู„ูƒ ูŠู…ุฏุญ ุงุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ู… ุฅู„ู‰ ู…ุบุงุฑุจู‡ุง. ู‡ุจ ู…ุง ุฃู† ู„ูƒ ุฏุงู„ุฉ ู†ุฏ ู…ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุฑู‚ ุงู„ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุŒ ุง ุชู‡ู„ ุจุบูŠุฑ ุชูˆุฑ ูŠ ู…ู„ุงุต ู†ููˆุณู†ุง. ุงู„ุฑุจ

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit.

Thou didst rebuke kings, O Forerunner of the

Savior, that they might not act contrary to the law.

But the frolicking of and iniquitous woman won

over Herod to cut off thy head. Therefore, thy

name is praised from the place of rising to the

place of setting of the sun. And since thou hast

favor with the Lord, beseech Him ceaselessly for

the salvation of our souls.

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THEOTOKION FOR THE RESURRECTION IN TONE EIGHT ุขู…ูŠู†. .ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†

ู„ ุฉ ู…ู† ูƒูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุฃู‡ุชู‡ูŠูŠูŠูŠุง ุงู„.ุชูˆู„ ุงู„ุชูŠ ู„ุง ุฑูˆุณ ู„ู‡ูŠูŠูŠูŠุงุŒ ุงู„.ุฑูŠุฆูŠูŠูŠูŠุฏ ุŒ ูŠุง ู…ู† ุญ.ู„ ุจุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ุจุงู„ุฌุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูŠู†ุŒ ุฃู… ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ุงู„ ู„ูŠ

ุฑุŒ ุฅ .ู„ูŠ ุก ู„ุจุง .ูŠุฏูƒ ูŠุง ู…ุงู†ุฑุฉ ุงู„ูƒู„ ุจุฑุงู„ ู„ุง ุชูุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠู„ุงุชู†ุงุŒ ุง ุชู‡ู„ูŠ ูŠ ุชุทู‡ูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฎุทุงูŠุงุ› ูˆุจ .ูˆู„ูƒ ุงู„ุขู† ุชูˆุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ู†ุฌุงุชู†ุง ุฃุฌู… ูŠู†.

Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

O Virgin without groom, blameless one, Mother of

the high God; O thou who didst conceive in the

flesh in an inexplicable way, receive the petitions

of thy servants, O thou who bestowest on all the

purification of sins; and in receiving our petitions

beseech thou Him for the salvation of us all.

THE HYMN OF ST. SIMEON THE GOD-RECEIVER

ู† ูŠ ุฏ ู„ู‰ ุญ ุฏูƒ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ . ุงู„ุขู† ุฃุกู„ู‚ ู‡ู†: ุงู„ูƒุง ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูƒ ุงู„ุฐ ู„ูƒ ุจุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูˆ ุฑุชุง ู…ู„ุงุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู„ุงู…ุŒ ุŒู† ูŠู†ูŠ ุฏ ุฃุจุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุช ู„ุงู† ุงุŒู…ู…ุŒ ุฃ ุฏุฏุชู‡ ุฃู…ุงู… ูƒู„ ุงู„ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูˆุจุŒ ู†ูˆุฑุง ู„ุงุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ูˆู…ุฌุฏุง ู„ุดุนุจูƒ ุฅุณุฑุงู‡ูŠู„.

Choir: Lord, now lettest thou Thy servant depart

in peace, according to Thy word; for mine eyes

have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast

prepared before the face of all people, a light to

lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people

Israel.

THE TRISAGION PRAYERS

ุŒ ุฏ ูˆุณ ุงู„ุฐ ู„ุง ุฏ ูˆุณ ุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ุฏ ูˆุณ ุงู„ุดุนุจ: ุงู„ ูˆ ูŠู…ูˆ ุŒ ุงุฑุญู…ู†ุง. )ุซู„ุงุซุง(

People: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal:

Have mercy on us. (thrice)

ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ ู„ู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†. ุขู…ูŠู†.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy

Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Amen.

ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุซุงู„ูˆุซ ุงู„ ุฏูˆุณุŒ ุงุฑุญู…ู†ุง. ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑูุฑ ู…ุทุงูŠุงู†ุง. ูŠุง ุณูŠ ุฏ ุชุฌุงูˆุฒ ู† ุณูŠ ุฆุงุชู†ุง. ูŠุง ุฏ ูˆุณ ุงุกู„ุน ูˆุง

ุฃู…ุฑุงุถู†ุงุŒ ู…ู† ุฃุฌู„ ุงุณู…ูƒ.

All Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse

us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities.

Holy God visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy

Nameโ€™s sake.

Lord, have mercy. (thrice) )ุซู„ุงุซุง( ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู….

ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒูŠูŠูŠูŠู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠูŠูŠูŠุฏ ู„ู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ ูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุขู…ูŠู†. ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy

Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Amen.

ู…ูƒุŒ ู„ูŠุฃ ุฃุจุงู†ุง ุงู„ุฐ ูŠ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุณ ุงุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ู…ุงูˆุง ุŒ ู„ูŠุช ุฏู…ุงุก ูƒุฐู„ูƒ ู„ู‰ ู…ู„ูƒูˆุชูƒุŒ ู„ุชูƒู† ู…ุดูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุฆุชูƒ ูƒู…ุง ูŠ ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ

ุง ู…ูŠูŠูŠุง ุงุŒุฑู„ุงุŒ ู….ุฒู†ูŠูŠูŠุง ุงู„ุฌูˆู‡ุฑ ุง ุงู„ูŠูˆู…ุŒ ูˆุงุชุฑูƒ ู„ู†ูŠูŠูŠ ุฃ ุทู†ูŠูŠูŠุง ูŠ ุฏู…ู„ู†ูŠูŠ ู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุชูŠูŠ ู„ูŠู†ูŠูŠุงุŒ ูƒู…ูŠูŠุง ู†ุชุฑูƒ ู†ุฑู† ู„ู…ู† ู„ู†ูŠูŠุง ู„ูŠูŠูŠ

ู†ุง ู…ู† ุงู„ุดุฑูŠุฑ. ุชุฌุฑุจุฉุŒ ู„ูƒู† ู†ุฌ

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 evil.

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ุŒู† ู„ูƒ ุงู„ู…ู„ูƒุŒ ูˆุงู„ ูˆุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ู…ุฌุฏุŒ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุขุจ ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†: ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ูˆุงู„ุฅ ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ

ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†.

Priest: For 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 unto ages of

ages.

.Choir: Amen ุขู…ูŠู†.ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE ONE

ุญูุธ ุฑ ุฏูƒ ุงู„ุทุงู‡ ู‡ูˆุฏุŒ ูˆุฌุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ุงู„ุฑุฌุฑ ู„ู…ุง ู…ุชู… ู…ู† ุงู„ูŠ ุฅู† ุŒ ู…ุงู†ุฑุง ุต ู„ ุฎ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ู… ู… ุงู„ุซุงู„ ูˆ ู… ูŠ ุงู„ูŠ ุŒู…ู† ุงู„ุฌู†ุฏ

ู…ุงูˆุง ุŒ ู‡ุชููˆุง ุฅู„ูŠูƒ ูŠุง ุง ุงู„ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠ ูˆ ูƒ ุฐู„ ุงู„ ุงู„ู… ุงู„ุฑูŠุงุฉ. ู„ ู† ุงู„ุฑูŠูŠูŠุงุฉ ูƒ ู‚ ุฏ ู„ ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠูŠ :ูˆุงู‡ูŠูŠ ุฏ ุณูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠุญุŒ ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠูŠ ุง ุงู„ู… ู‡ูŠูŠุฃู‡ ูŠูŠูŠุงู…ุชูŠูŠ ูƒ.ุฏ ุญ ุฑ ูˆ ุด ุฏ ู„ุชุฏ ูŠุฑูƒุŒ ูŠุง ู…ุฑู† ุงู„ุจ ู„ู…ู„ูƒูƒุŒ ุงู„ู…ุฌ

While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the

soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou

didst arise on the third day, O Savior, granting life

to the world. For which cause the heavenly powers

cried aloud unto Thee, O giver of life. Glory to

Thy Resurrection, O Christ, glory to Thy

kingdom, glory to Thy providence, O Thou Who

alone art the lover of mankind.

APOLYTIKION OF THE BAPTISTโ€™S BEHEADING IN TONE TWO

ู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณ.ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ ู„ุง ู‚ ุชูƒููŠูƒ ู‡ู‚ ุจุงู„ู…ุฏูŠุญุŒ ุฃู…ุง ุฃู† ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุณ ุชุฐูƒุงุฑ ุงู„ุตุฏ . ุŒู†ูƒ ุธู‡ุฑ ุจุงู„ุฑู‚ูŠ ุฉ ุฃ ุฑู ู…ู† ูƒู„ ู‡ุงุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฑุจ ู…ู† ูƒุฑุฒูˆุง ุงุŒู†.ูŠุงุกุŒ ุฅุฐ ุฏ ุงุณุชุฃู‡ู„ ุฃู† ุช ู… ุฏ ูŠ ุงู„ู…ุฌุงุฑ

ุฑ ู‡ู… ุจู‡. ูˆ ู…ู† ุซู… ุฅุฐ ุฌุงู‡ุฏ ู† ุงู„ุฑู‚ ู…ุณุฑูˆุฑุงุŒ ุจุดุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ูŠ ุงู„ุฌุฑูŠู… ุจุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ุงู„ ุงู‡ุฑ ุจุงู„ุฌุณุฏุŒ ุงู„ุฑุง ุน ู…ุทูŠุฆุฉ

ุงู„ ุงู„ู…ุŒ ูˆุงู„ู…ุงู†ุญ ุฅูŠุงู†ุง ุงู„ุฑุญู…ุฉ ุงู„ ู…ู‰.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

Holy Spirit.

The memory of the righteous is celebrated with

songs of praise, but the Lordโ€™s testimony is

sufficient for thee, O Forerunner. Thou wast

shown indeed to be the most honorable of the

prophets, for in the waters thou didst baptize Him

Whom they had proclaimed. After suffering with

joy in behalf of the truth, thou didst proclaim even

to those in Hades the God Who appeared in the

flesh, Who taketh away the sin of the world, and

granteth us Great Mercy.

RESURRECTIONAL THEOTOKION IN TONE TWO

ู…ูŠู†.ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†. ุข

ุฃุณุฑุงุฑูƒ ูƒู„ ู‡ุง ูŠุง ูˆุงู„ุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ุชููˆู‚ ูƒู„ ู„ ูˆุชุณู…ูˆ ู„ู‰ ูƒ ูˆุฃู†ูŠูŠ ู…ุฎุชูˆู…ูŠูŠุฉ ุงู„ุทู‡ูŠูŠุงุฑุฉุŒ ูˆู…ุตูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูŠูˆู†ูŠูŠุฉ ุฏ. ุŒู†ูŠูŠ ู„ ู…ุฌูŠูŠ ูƒูŠูŠ ุŒ ุง ุจุบูŠุฑ ุฑูŠู†ุŒ ูˆูˆู„ุฏ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฑู‚ูŠ ูŠ ุงู„.ุชูˆู„ูŠุฉุŒ ุฑ ุฃู…

ุฅู„ูŠู‡ ุง ุชู‡ู„ูŠ ุฃู† ูŠุฎู„ ุต ู†ููˆุณู†ุง.

Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Exceeding glorious beyond the power of thought

are thy mysteries, O Theotokos. For being sealed

in purity and preserved in virginity, thou wast

acknowledged to be in very truth the mother who

didst bring forth the true God; wherefore entreat

Him to save our souls.

THE DISMISSAL

!Deacon: Wisdom .ุญ ู…ุฉ ุงู„ุดู… ุงุณ:

!Choir: Father, bless ุจุงุฑูƒ ูŠุง ุฃุจ.ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

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ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุญ ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุงุŒ ุงู„ุฐ ู‡ูˆ ู…ุจุงุฑูƒ ูƒู„ ุญูŠู†ุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†: ูˆูƒู„ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†.

Priest: Christ our God, the Existing One, is

blessed, always, now and ever, and unto ages of

ages.

ุขู…ูŠู†. ู„ูŠูˆุก ุฏ ุงู„ุฑุจ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ุงู„ุฅูŠู…ุงู† ุงู„ู…ุณุชู‚ูŠู… ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ: ุงู„ุฑุฃุŒ ู…ุน ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุฑูŠูŠู† ุงุŒุฑุซูˆุฐูƒุณูŠูŠู†ุŒ ุขู…ูŠู†.

Choir: Amen. Preserve, O God, the holy

Orthodox faith and all Orthodox Christians, unto

ages of ages. Amen.

.Priest: Most holy Theotokos, save us ุตูŠู†ุง.ู„ ุฃู‡ ุชู‡ุง ุงู„ูุงู‡ ุฉ ุฏุณู‡ุง ูˆุงู„ุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ู… ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†:

ูŠุง ู…ู† ู‡ูŠ ุฃูƒุฑู… ู…ู† ุงู„ุดุงุฑูˆุจูŠู…ุŒ ูˆุฃุฑ ุน ู…ุฌุฏุง ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ: ูˆู„ุฏ ูƒู„ู…ุฉ ุจุบูŠุฑ ู‚ูŠุงุณ ู…ู† ุงู„ุณุงุฑุงู‡ูŠู…ุŒ ูŠุง ู…ู† ุจุบูŠุฑ ุณุงุฏ

ู….ู†ูƒ ูˆุงู„ุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ ุฅูŠ ุงูƒ ู† ุฃุงู„ู„ู‡ุŒ ุญ ุง

Choir: More honorable than the Cherubim, and

more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim,

thou who without corruption bearest God the

Word and art truly Theotokos: we magnify thee.

ุฏ ุฌ ุงู„ู…ุฌุฏ ู„ูƒ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุญ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ุŒ ูŠุง ุฑุฌุงุกู†ุงุŒ ุงู„ู… ุงู‡ู†: ุงู„ูƒ ู„ูƒ.

Priest: Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our

hope, glory to Thee.

ุฏ ู„ู„ุขุจ ูˆุงู„ุง ู† ูˆุงู„ุฑูˆุญ ุงู„ ุฏุณุŒ ุงู„ุขู† ูˆูƒู„ ุงู„ู…ุฌ : ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†ุง( )ุซู„ุงุซ ุฃูˆุงู† ูˆุฅู„ู‰ ุฏู‡ุฑ ุงู„ุฏุงู‡ุฑูŠู†. ุขู…ูŠู†. ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงุฑุญู….

ุจุงุฑูƒ ูŠุง ุฃุจ.

Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to

the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages

of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy (thrice). Father,

bless.

ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุญ ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง ุงู„ุฑู‚ูŠ ูŠุŒ ูŠุง ู…ู† ุงู… ู…ู† ูŠู† ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู†: ุง ุฃู… ูƒ ุงู„ูƒู„ ูŠุฉ ุงู„ุทู‡ุงุฑุฉ ูˆุงู„.ุฑูŠุฆุฉ ู…ู† ูƒู„ ุงุŒู…ูˆุง ุŒ ุจุดูุง

ูŠู†ุ› ูˆุจ ุฏุฑุฉ ุงู„ุตู„ูŠู† ุงู„ูƒุฑูŠู… ุงู„ู…ุฑูŠูŠุ› ูˆุจุทู„ุจุง ุงู„ ูˆ ุง ู…ุฉ ุงู„ ุงุฏู…ุฉ ุงุŒุฌุณุงุฏุ› ูˆุงู„ู†.ูŠ ุงู„ูƒุฑูŠู… ุงู„ุณู…ุงูˆูŠุฉ ุงู„ู…ูƒุฑ

ุทุน ุฑ ุงูƒ ุฐ ุช ูŠู… ู‚ ุงู„ุฐ ู† ุงู„ุณุง ู‚ ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุฏ ู‡ูˆุญู† ุง ุงู„ู… ู…ุฏุงู†ูŠู† ุงู„ู…ุดุฑ ูŠู† ุงู„ุฑ ุณู„ ุงู„ุฌุฏู‡ุฑูŠู† ุจ ู„ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ู‡ ุช ุงู… ู‡ ุ› ูˆุงู„ ุฏูŠุณ

ูŠุณูŠู† ุงู„ู…ุฌูŠุฏู‡ู† ู‡ุฏุงุก ู…ุฏูŠุญุ› ูˆุงู„ ุฏ ุงู„ู…ุชุฃู„ ูŠู† ุจุงู„ ูุฑุ› ุงู„ุด ูŠ ุฑูŠู† ุจุงู„ู„ู‡ุ› ูˆุงู„ ุฏ ( ) ู„ุงู†ุŒ )ูŠุฉ ูˆุขุจุงู‡ู†ุง ุงุŒ ุฑุงุฑ ุงู„ู…ุชูˆ

ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุฑุนูŠุฉ ุงู„ู… ุฏุณุฉุ› (ูŠุฉ ูŠ)( ูˆุญุงู… ุฉ ุดููŠ )ูŠ ู„ุงู†ุฉ( ููŠุน ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุญ ุงู„ุฅู„ู‡ุŒ ู‡ูˆุงูƒูŠู… ูˆุญู†ุฉ ูŠ ูŠู† ุฌุฏ ูŠุณูŠู† ุงู„ุตุฏ ุ› ูˆุงู„ ุฏ

ู ูˆูŠูˆุณ ุชูŠุณ ูŠูˆุจูŠุณ ุณุงู„ูˆู†ูŠูƒูŠุฉุŒ ุซ ุซูŠูˆุฏูˆุฑุง ุงู„ุช ูŠุณูŠู† ุฏ ูˆุงู„ู‚ ุงู„ุฐู‡ู† ู†ู‚ูŠู… ุชุฐูƒุงุฑู‡ู… ุงู„ูŠูˆู…ุ› ูˆุฌู…ูŠุน ุŒุณุงู…ุงูƒุง ู† ู… ู† ูŠ ุฐ ู„ ุงู„

ูŠุณูŠูƒุŒ ุงุฑุญู…ู†ุง ูˆ ู…ู„ ุตู†ุง ุจู…ุง ุฃู†ูƒ ุตุงู„ุญ ูˆู…ุฑู† ู„ู„ุจุดุฑ. ุฏ

Priest: May He Who rose from the dead, Christ

our true God, through the intercessions of His all-

immaculate and all-blameless holy Mother; by the

might of the Precious and Life-giving Cross; by

the protection of the honorable Bodiless Powers of

Heaven; at the supplication of the honorable,

glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist Johnโ€”

whose beheading we commemorate todayโ€”of

the holy, glorious and all-laudable apostles; of the

holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs; of our

venerable and God-bearing Fathers; of Saint N.,

the patron and protector of this holy community;

of the holy and righteous ancestors of God,

Joachim and Anna; of the holy and Venerable

Theodora of Thessalonica; and Theopistis and

Joseph the Sanctified of Samaka, whose

memory we celebrate today, and of all the saints:

have mercy on us and save us, forasmuch as He is

good and loveth mankind.

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ูŠุณูŠู†ุŒ ุฃู‡ ู‡ุง ุงู„ุฑุจ ูŠุณูˆุน :ุงู„ูƒุงู‡ู† ุจุตู„ูˆุง ุขุจุงู‡ู†ุง ุงู„ ุฏ .ุงู„ู…ุณูŠุญ ุฅู„ู‡ู†ุง ุงุฑุญู…ู†ุง ูˆู…ู„ ุตู†ุง

Priest: Through the prayers of our holy fathers,

Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us

and save us.

.Choir: Amen ุขู…ูŠู†. ุงู„ุฌูˆู‚ุฉ:

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