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Exaltation
o ff tth e o he

Holy Cross

14 September

Re-edited & Published - 21 August 2012

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Festal Apolytikion Holy Cross

Soson

Kyrie ton laon Sou, ke Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou, Nikas tis efsevesi kata varvaron doroumenos, ke to son Filatton, dia tou Stavrou Sou Politefma.

Lord, Save Thy People, and Bless Thine Inheritance, granting Victory over enemies unto our Rulers and through Thy Cross preserving Thine Estate.

THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM BEGINS IMMEDIATELY

Also the Feast of St John Chrysostom of Constantinople St Makarios & St Joseph, Monk-Martyrs of St Dionysiou Monastery, Mount Athos St Anthimos of Georgia the Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Sixth Ecumenical Council of Troullos

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Oti

Si i Monos Agios, Si i Monos Kyrios, Iisous Hristos, is Doxan Theou Patros

For

Thou alone art Holy, Thou alone art Lord, Jesus Christ, to the Glory of God the Father.

Trisagion Prayers

Evlogitos O Theos imon, pantote

nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

PRIEST

Amin.
Kath
ekastin imeran Evlogiso Se, ke enesio to Onoma Sou is ton eona ke is ton Eona tou Eonos. anamartitous filahthine imas.

Amen Every

Blessed is our God always now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages. Amen
to Thee, O God, Glory to

day I will Bless Thee, and praise Thy Name forever and to the Ages of Ages.

Amin Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si! Vasilei

Ouranie, Paraklite, to Pnevma tis Aklithias, O Panatahou paron ke ta panta pliron, O Thisavros ton Agathon ke Zois Korigos elthe ke skinoson en imin ke katharison imas apo pasis kilidos ke Soson, Agathe, tas psihas imon. O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios Athanatos, Eleison imas.

PEOPLE

Glory O

Thee! Heavenly King, O Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, Who art in all places and fillest all things; Treasury of Good Things and Giver of Life: come and dwell in us and cleanse us from every stain, and Save our souls, O Gracious Lord. God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy upon us.

Kataxioson, Kyrie, en ti emera tafti Grant, O Lord, this day to keep us

without sin.

Evlogitos

I, Kyrie, O Theos ton Pateron imon, ke Eneton ke Dedoxasmenon to Onoma Sou is tous Eonas.

Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God

of our Fathers, and praised and glorified is Thy Name unto the Ages.

Amin
Genito, Kyrie, to eleos Sou ef imas,
kathaper ilipisamen epi Se.

Amen May Thy

Mercy O Lord, be upon us, as we have put our hope in Thee. me Thy Statutes [3]

Agios

Holy

Evlogitos i, Kyrie, didaxon me ta Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach

Dikeomata Sou. [3]

Doxa

Kyrie,

katafigi, egenithis imin en genea ke genea. Ego ipa: Kyrie, eleison me, iase tin psihin mou oti imarton Si. Pros Se katefigon; didaxon me tou piin to Thelima Sou, oti Si I O Theos mou. opsometha Fos.

Lord,

Thou hast been our Refuge from generation to generation. I said: Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. me to do Thy Will, for Thou art my God. with Thee is the Fountain of Life; in Thy Light we shall see Light. Thy Mercy to those who know Thee.

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Glory

to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Amin Panagia

Kyrie,

O Lord, to Thee have I fled; teach

Oti para Si Pigi Zois; en to Foti Sou For Paratinon Agios Doxa
to Eleos ginoskousi Se. Sou tis

Trias Eleison imas. Kyrie, elas thiti tes amarties imon. Despota, singhorison tas anomias imin. Agie Ipiskepse, ke iase tas asthenias imon, eneken tou Onomatos Sou.

Amen All Holy

Trinity have mercy upon us. Lord, wash away our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Names sake.

Extend

Kyrie Eleison [3] Doxa Patri ke Amin

E VER YO NE PRA YS

O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios Athanatos, eleison imas.[3] Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Holy

Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Lord have mercy [3] Glory to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. [3]

Amen
Our Lords Prayer
IN UN I SON

Glory to the Father, and to the Amen Holy

us.

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages. Immortal, have mercy on

Pater

Amin Agios Athanatos, eleison imas. Agios

O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios Athanatos, Eleison imas.

Holy

God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

imon O en tis Ouranis, Agiasthito to Onoma Sou, eltheto i Vasilia Sou, genithito to Thelima Sou, os en Ourano ke epi tis gis. Ton Arton imon ton epiousion dos imin simeron. Ke afes imin ta ofelimata imon, os ke imis afiement tis ofiletes imon. Ke mi isenengis imas is

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

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from the evil one.

PRIEST

ipsountes en asmasi, Hriston ton Kyrion.

Oti

Sou Estin i Vasilia ke i Dinamis ke i Doxa tou Patros, ke tou Iou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Amin Soson
Kyrie ton laon Sou ke Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou, Nikas tis Vasilevsi kata varvaron doroumenos ke to son filatton dia tou Stavrou Sou Politevma. Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

For Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages. Amen

O Holy and Divine Ladder whereby to the Heaven we return, as we offer songs of paise exalting Christ our Lord.

Doxa Amin Simeron

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Glory to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages.
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

PEOPLE

Troparion to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ

Amen Today
the Cross of the Lord comes out, and the Faithful receive It with longing, and obtain Healings of soul and body, and of every infirmity. Let us kiss It with Joy and with Fear - with Fear for we are unworthy because of sin; and with Joy, because of the Salvation, which Christ our Lord grants us, since He was nailed to the Cross, and has Great Mercy.

Lord, Save Thy people, and Bless Thine Inheritance, granting to our God-fearing Rulers Victory over all adversaries, and by Thy Cross preserving Thine Estate. to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit

Festal Stichi Holy Cross proerhete O Stavros tou Kyriou, ke pisti isdehone afton ek pothou, ke lamvanousin iamata psihis t eke somatos, ke pasis malakias. Afton aspasometha ti Hara ke to Fovo. Fovo dia tin amartian, os anaxii ontes, hara de dia tin Sotirian, in parehehi to kosmo, O en afto prospagis Hristos O Kyrios, O ehon to Mega Eleos.

Doxa

Glory

O ipsothis en to Stavro ekousios, ti Do Thou Who, of Thine own Good

eponimo Sou keni politia tous iktirmous Sou Dorise, Hriste O Theos. Evfranon en ti Dinami Sou tous Pistous Vasilis imon, Nikas horigon aftis kata ton polemion. Tin simmakian ehien tin Sin, oplon Irinis, Aittiton Tropeon. Will, upon the Cross was lifted up, bestow Thy Bounties upon the new State, which is called by Thy Name, O Christ God; make glad with Thy Might our God-fearing Rulers granting Victory over adversaries to those who have Thine Aid, which is a Panoply of Peace, a Trophy Invincible. and ever, and the Ages of Ages.

THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND

The Great Doxology

The Bells Are Rung And All The Lights Are Switched On

Doxa Si to dixanti to Fos. Doxa

en Ipsistis Theo ke epi gis Irini, en anthropis Evdokia.

Glory

to Thee Who has shown us the Light! to God in the Highest, and on earth Peace, Goodwill among men.

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now

eonon.

Glory We

Amen Prostasia
fovera ke akateskinte, mi paridis, agathi, tas ikesias imon, panimfite Theotoke. Stirixon Orthodoxon politian. Soze nothen tin Nikin. Dioti etekes ton Theon, Moni Evlogimeni.

Amen
Theotokion

Imnoumen

Champion Dread, Who cannot be put to confusion, despise not our Petitions. O Good One, All Lauded Birth-giver of our God, establish Thou the State of those who hold the Orthodox Faith; Save our Godfearing Rulers, whom Thou has called to rule over us, and bestow upon them Victory from Heaven: for Thou gave Birth to God, O Only Blessed One.

Se, Evlogoumen Se, Proskinoumense, Doxologoumen Se, Efharistoumen Si, dia tin Megalin Sou Doxan. Vasilef, Epouranie Thee, Pater Pantokrator; Kyrie Ie Monogenes, Isou Hriste, ke Agion Pnevma.

Praise Thee, we Bless Thee, we Worship Thee, we Glorify Thee, we give Thee Thanks for Thy Great Glory. King, God of Heaven, Father Almighty: Lord, Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit.

Kyrie Kyrie

Lord, Lord

O Theos, O Amnos tou Theou, O Ios tou Patros, O eron tin amartian tou Kosmou, eleison imas, O eron tas amartias tou kosmou.

God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, Who takes away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us; O Thou Who takes away the sins of the world. at the right Hand of the Father, and have mercy on us.

Prosdexe

tin deisin imon, O kathimenos en dexia tou Patros, ke eleison imas.

Receive our Prayer, Thou Who sits

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Ekdimatounte demones apantes. O ion dorima, tis vrotis kehariste! Di ou Hriste, Soson tas psihas imon, os Monos Evsplaghnos.

of the earth Glorify, and all demons are greatly terrified. O, what a Gift this is which has been granted to mortals! Hence, O Christ, the Only Compassionate, thereby Save our souls.

Litany of Fervent Supplications

Eleison

imas O Theos, kata to Mega Eleos Sou, deometha Sou, epakouson ke Eleison.

PRIEST

Have Mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great Mercy, we pray Thee, hear us and have Mercy Lord have mercy [3] Again, let us pray
and devout Christians for all Orthodox

Enite O

Afton en iho salpingos. Enite Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.

Praise Him with the sound of the

trumpet; praise Him with lute and harp.

Kyrie Eleison [3] Eti deometha iper Kyrie Eleison [3] Eti deometha

PEOPLE PRIEST

ton eusovon ke Orthodoxon Hristianon.

tou paradoxou Thavmatos! To Zoiforon fiton, O Stavros O Panagios, is ipsos eromenos,emanizete simeron. Doxologousi panta ta perata. Ekdimatounte demones apantes. O ion dorima, tis vrotis kehariste! Di ou Hriste, Soson tas psihas imon, os Monos Evsplaghnos.

What

a paradoxical Miracle! Behold, the Life-bearing plant, the All Holy and Precious Cross, is displayed and carried aloft today. Now all the ends of the earth Glorify, and all demons are greatly terrified. O, what a Gift this is which has been granted to mortals! Hence, O Christ, the Only Compassionate, thereby Save our souls.

PEOPLE PRIEST

iper tou Arhipiskopou (SERGIOU) ke pasis tis en Hristo Adelfotitos.

our Archbishop (SERGIOS) and all our Brotherhood in Christ.

Lord have mercy [3] Again, we pray for

Kyrie Eleison [3] Oti eleimon ke Filanthropos Theos

iparhis ke Si tin doxan anapempomen to Patri ke to Io ke to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

PEOPLE PRIEST

Enite O

Afton en timpano ke horo. Enite Afton en hordes ke organo.

Praise What

Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. a paradoxical Miracle! The Cross that held the Most High like a Grape Cluster Full of Life is observed by all to be exalted from the earth today: the Cross, through which we have all been drawn to God, and by which Death was completely swallowed up. O Immaculate Tree, whereby we again enjoy the Deathless Food that was in Eden of old, and Christ we Glorify. praise Him with loud cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

and Loving God, and to Thee we give Glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Lord have mercy [3] For Thou art a Merciful

Amin En Onomati
Pater.

PEOPLE

Amen

Kyriou

Evlogison,

In the Name of the Lord, Bless us,

Father.
PRIEST

tou paradoxou Thavmatos! Os votrin pliri zois, O Vastasas ton ipsiston, apo gis ipsoumenos, Stavrosorate simeron. Diou ros Theon pantes ilkisthime, ke katepothi is telos thanatos. O xilon ahranton! If ou apolavomen tis en Edem, athanatou vroseos, Hriston doxazontes.

Doxa

ti Agia ke Omoousio ke Zoopio ke Adiereto Triadi, pantote, nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Glory to the Holy, Consubstantial, Life-giving and Undivided Trinity, always, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages. Amen

Amin
irini, en anthropis evdokia. [3]

PEOPLE

Praises to Almighty God

Doxa en ipsistis Theo ke epi gis Glory Kyrie,

ta hili mou anixis, ke to stoma mou anageli tin enesin Sou. [2]

to God in the Highest, and on earth Peace, Good Will towards mankind. [3]

Enite

Afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite Afton en kimvalis alalagmou. Pasa pnoi inesato ton Kyrion. tou paradoxou Thavmatos! Evros ke mikos Stavrou, Ouranou isostasion, oti thia hariti, agiazi ta simpanta. En touto ethni varvara ittinte. En touto skiptra ankaton idraste. O Thias Klimakos! Di is anatrehomen i Ouranous,

Praise Him with tuneful cymbals;

Lord, open Thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise [2]

MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD

What

a paradoxical Miracle! Behold the length and breadth of the Cross are the same as those of the sky. For by Divine Grace it Hallows the Universe. By It barbarian nations are subdued, by It the Sceptres of the Kings have been secured.

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The Six Psalms Psalm 3

Help For The Afflicted

Tis

Kyrie,

ti eplithinthisan i thlivontes me ?

O Lord, Many

why do those who afflict me multiply? are those who rise up against me. are those who say to my soul: There is no Salvation for him in his God. (PAUSE)

Polli epanistante ep eme.

Sotiria afto en to Theo aftou. DIPALMA).
(

Polli legovsi ti psihi mou: Ouk esti Many Si de Kyrie, Antiliptor mou, Foni Ego
i Doxa mou, ke ipon tin kefalin mou. mou pros Kyrion ekeraxa, ke epikouse mou ex Orous Agiou Aftou. ( DIPALMA).

Panagias, ahrantou, ipere vlogimenis, endoxou Despinis imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou Marias meta panton ton Agion Mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke alilous ke pasan tin zoin imon Hristo to Theo parathometha.
M
AKE

PRIEST

Remembering our Most Holy, All Pure, Most Blessed and Glorious Lady, Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and each other, and all our life to Christ our God. To Thee, O Lord! For all the Powers of Heaven

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD

PEOPLE PRIEST

But I

Thou, O Lord, art my Protector, my Glory, and the One Who lifts up my head.

Si Kyrie Oti Se Enousi pase e Dinamis ton

Ouranon, ke Si tin Doxan anapempousi, to Patri, ke to Io, ke to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

cried to the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His Holy Mountain. (PAUSE) I awoke, for the Lord helps me.

ekimithin ke ipnosa; exigerthin, oti Kyrios antilipsete mou. fovithisome apo mnriadon laou, ton kiklo epitithemenon mi.

I lay down and slept; I

Amin

praise Thee, and to Thee we ascribe Glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
PEOPLE

Amen
TONE 2

Festal Exaposteilaria Holy Cross -

Ou

will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who set themselves against me and who surround me. God, for Thou struck all those who were foolishly at enmity with me Thou broke the teeth of sinners.

Stavros, O filax pasis tis ikoumenis! O

Stavros, i oreotis tis Ekklisias! Stavros, Vasileon tokrateoma! Stavros, Piston to stirigma! Stavros, Angelon i Doxa, ke ton demonon to travma!

Anastra

Kyrie Soson me O Theos mou, oti Si epataxas pantas tous ehthrenontas mi mateos, odontas amartolon sinetripsas.

Arise, O Lord, and Save me, O my

Cross, Thou art the Guardian of the whole world! O Cross, Thou art the height of the Churchs Beauty! O Cross, Thou are what Strengthened the Emperors! O Cross, the Believers firm Support! O Cross, the Glory of Angels and defeat of demons!

Tou Ego

Kyriou i Sotiria, ke epi ton Laon Sou i Evlogia Sou. ipnosa; Kyrios

Festal Lauds: The Praises to God

ALL CREATION PRAISES THE LORD OUR GOD

- Psalm 148

Salvation I

is of the Lord, and Thy Blessing is upon Thy People.

Pasa

ekimithin ke exigerthin, oti antilipsete mou.

lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord helps me.

Psalm 37 [38]
A Psalm Of Repentance

Kyrie, mi to Thimo Sou elegxis me, O Lord, do not rebuke me in Thy

mide ti Orgi Sou pedevsis me! Wrath, nor chasten Thine Anger! me in

pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite ton Kyrion ek ton Ouranon. Enite Afton en tis Ipsistis. Si prepi imnos to Theo. Enite Afton, pantes i Angelli Aftou. Enite Afton, pase e Dinamis Aftou. Si prepi imnos to Theo.

Let

everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the Heavens; praise Him in the Highest. To Thee praise is due, O God. Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him, all His Powers. To Thee praise is due, O God.

Psalm 150 Festal Stichera Prosomia Holy Cross

LET ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD!

Oti

ta Veli Sou enepagisan mi, ke epestirixas ep eme tin Hira Sou.

For

Thine arrows pierce me deeply and Thy Hand rests upon me. is no healing in my flesh because of Thy Wrath, nor any Peace in my bones because of my sins.

Enite O

Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton. Enite Afton kata to plithos tis Megalosinis Aftou.

Praise What

Him for His Mighty Acts; praise Him according to the greatness of His Majesty. a paradoxical Miracle! Behold, the Life-bearing Plant, the All Holy and Precious Cross, is displayed and carried aloft today. Now all the ends

Ouk estin iasis en ti sarki mou apo There

prosopou tis Orgis Sou, ouk estin Irinin tis osteis mou apo prosopou ton amartion mou.

tou paradoxou Thavmatos! To Zoiforon fiton, O Stavros O Panagios, is ipsos eromenos, emfanizete simeron. Doxologousi panta ta perata.

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Magnify!

Adialiptos Vaptomenou, to zofo tou We were unceasingly immersed in

propatoros Kyrie, dia Stavrou anipsosas simeron. Os gar ti plani agan akratos, i fisis prokatinehthi, pagkliros imas palin anorthose, to Fos to tou Stavrou Sou. On i Pisti Megalinomen! the Darkness of the Forefater, O my Lord! But through the Cross today Thou exalted us. For as our nature once was, by delusion, dragge down uncontrollably, we were raised again with our entire race by the Light of Thy Cross, which we, the Faithful, ever Magnify!

Oti

e anomei mou iperiran tin kefalin mou, osi fortion vari evapinthisan ep eme.

For My I

my transgressions rise up over my head - like a heavy burden they press me down. wounds grow foul and fester because of My foolishness.

Prosoxesan Etaleporisa

ke espisan i milopes mou, apo proopou ti afrosinis mou.

Ina

ton tipon ipodixis, to kosmo proskinoumenon Kyrie, ton tou Stavrou en pasin os Endoxon en Ourano emorfosas, Foti apleto iglaismenon, Vasili panoplian aittiton. In pase e Dinamis, ton Ouranon Megalinousin!

Wishing

to show the world, O Lord, that the Figure of Thy Cross ought to be adored among all people since It is Glorious, Thou formed it therefore in the sky resplendent with Immeasurable Light, for the King, and Invincible Panoply. And this do all Powers of Heaven ever Magnify!

ke katekamfthin eos telous olin tin imeran skithropazon eporefomin, oti i psihi mou eplisthi empegmon, ke ouk estin iasis en ti sarki mou. irfomin apo kardias mou. stenagmou tis

suffer misery, and I am utterly bowed down all day long I mourn, for my loins are filled with mockeries, and there is no healing in my flesh.

Ekakothin ke etpinothin eos sfodra, I am afflicted and great humbled;

I roar because of the groaning of my heart.

Ke I

enantion sou pasa i epithimia mou, ke o stenagmos mou ouk apekrivi apo Sou.

Lord, all my desire is before Thee and My sighing is not hidden from Thee. heart is troubled my strength fails me, and even the light of my eyes has failed me. friends and neighbours who draw near stand against me, and my family stands afar off.

Festal Katavasia - 9th Ode - Holy Cross

Mystikos

is, Theotoke, Paradisos, Ageorgitos vlastisasa Hriston, if ou to tou Stavrou Zoiforon en gi pefitourgite Dendron. Di ou nin ipoumenou proskinountes afton, Se Megalinomen.

Thou art the Mystical Paradise, O

Theotokos; for, being Untilled, Thou budded forth Christ, by Whom was planted on earth the Life-giving Tree of the Cross. Wherefore, as we adore It being elevated, we Magnify Thee.

kardia mou etarahthi, egkatlipe me i ishis mou, ke to fos ton ofthalmon mou ouk esti met emou. fili mou ke i plision mou ex enantias mou ingisan ke estisan, ke i engista mou makrothen estisan. exeviazonto i psihin mou. Ke kaka mi elalisan dolistitas olin emeletisan. zitountes tin i zitountes ta mateotitas, ke tin imeran

My

My

Ke

And those who seek my soul use

violence, and those who seek evil for me speak foolishness, and they plan deception all day long.

dia vroseos tou xilou, to geni prosgenomenos Thanatos, dia Stavrou katirgite simeron. Tis gar Promitoros i Pangenis katara dialelite, to Vlasto tis Agnis Theomitoros. In pase e Dinamis ton Ouranon Megalinousin!

Unto the human race Death came

through eating from the Tree in Paradise. But through the Cross, today it is neutralised. The Primal Mothers Curse affecting the entire race has been dissolved by the Offspring of the Pure Mother of God. And Her do all Powers of Heaven ever Magnify!

Ego, de osi kofos ouk ikonon, ke osi

alalos ouk anigon to stoma aftou.

I,

like a deaf man, do not hear and I am like a mute who does not open his mouth. I am like a man who does not hear and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

Ke

egenomin osi anthropos ouk akouon, ke ouk ehon en to stomati aftou elegmou. epi Si Kyrie ilpisa, Si isakousi Kyrie O Theos mou. ipa: Mi pote epiharosi me i ehthri mou, ke en to salefthine podas mou, ep eme emegalorrimonisan. ego is mastigas etimos, ke i algidon mou enopion mou diapantos, oti tin anomian mou anangelon , merimniso iper tis

And For For

Oti Oti

The Small Litany

in Thee, O Lord, I hope Thou will hear, O Lord my God. I said: Let not my enemies rejoice over me, for when my foot slips, they boasted against me. I am ready for wounds, and my pain is continually with me, for I will declare my transgressions, by

Eti

ke eti, en Irini tou Kyriou deithomen. Eleison ke Diafilaxon imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti

PRIEST

Again, yet again, in Peace let Lord have mercy Help us, Save us, have Mercy Amen/Lord have mercy

us pray to the Lord.

PEOPLE PRIEST

Kyrie Eleison Antilavou Soson,

Oti

For

upon us, and Protect us, O God, by Thy Grace.

PEOPLE

Amin/Kyrie eleison

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amartias mou. iper eme - ke eplithinthisan i misountes me adikos; i antapodidontes kaka anti Agathon, evdievallon me, epi katediokon Dikeosinin.

remembering my sins. enemies live, and have become stronger than me and those who hate me unjustly are multiplied; those who repaid me evil for good slandered me because I pursue Righteousness.

I de ehthri mou zosi, ke kekrateonte My

Festal Ode 9 First Canon Holy Cross The Hiermos

Mystikos

Mi egkatalipis me Kyrie O Theos Do not forsake Me, O Lord!

mou!

i Theotoke Paradisos, ageorgitos vlastisasa Hriston, if ou to tou Stavrou, Zoiforon en gi pefitourgite Dendron. Di ou nin ipsoumenou, proskinountes afton Se Megalinomen.

Thou art the Mystical Paradise, O

Theotokos; for being untilled, Thou budded forth Christ, by Whom was planted on earth the Life-giving Tree of the Cross. Wherefore, as we adore it being elevated, we Magnify Thee.

Mi

apostis ap emou. Proshes is tin voithian mou Kyrie tis Sotirias mou! [2]

My God, do not depart from me heed me and help me, O Lord of my Salvation!

Festal Troparia Holy Cross

Agallestho

Psalm 62 [63]
Friendship With Almighty God

Theos O Theos mou pros Se orthrizo; edipise Se i psihi mou.

O God my

God: I rise early to be with Thee: my soul thirsts for Thee. often my flesh thirsts for Thee like a desolate, impassable and waterless land.

to drimou xila simpanta, Agiasthisis tis fiseos afton, if ou per ex arhis, efitevthi Hristou, tanithentos en zilo. Di ou nin ipsumenou, proskinoumen afton ke Megalinomen.

Exultant

Pos aplos Si i sarx mou, en gi erimo How

ke avato ke anidro.

are all the trees of the forest because their nature was Sanctified when Christ, by Whom they were orginally planted, Himself was stretched out upon a Tree. As it is now Exalted, through It we worship Him, and Thee we Magnify!

Ieron

Outos Oti

en to Agio ofthin Si, tou idin tin Dinamin Sou ke tin Doxan Sou. krisson to Eleos Sou iper zoas,ta hili mou Epenesovsi Se. to Onomati Sou aro tas hiras mou.

So

in the Holy Place I appear before Thee, to behold Thy Power and Thy Glory. Thy Mercy is better than life, my lips shall praise Thee.

Because

igerthi keras Theofrosi, tis kefalis ton apanton O Stavros, en o amartolon nooumenon, sinthlonte ta kerata panta. Di ou nin ipsoumenou, proskinoumen afton ke Megalinomen.

For

the Godly-minded, a Sacred Horn of the Head of all has been raised: the Cross; and thereby now are broken and crushed all horns of intelligible sinners. As It is now exalted, through It we worship Him and Thee we Magnify!

Outos Evlogiso Se en ti zoi mou; en Thus will I Osi

steatos ke pititos emplisthii i psihi mou, ke hili agaliaseos enesi to Onoma Sou.

Bless Thee in my life; in Thy Name I will lift up my hands. if with marrow and fatness may my soul be filled, and with rejoicing lips my mouth shall sing praises to Thy Name.

Festal Ode 9 Second Canon Holy Cross The Hiermos

As

I emnimonefon Sou epi tis stromnis If I remember Thee on my bed, at

mou, en tis orthris emeleton is Se, oti egnithis Voithos mou, ke en ti Skepi ton Pterigon Sou Agaliasome. daybreak I meditate on Thee; for Thou art my Helper, and in the Shelter of Thy Wings will I greatly rejoice.

dia vroseos tou xilou, to geni prosgenomenos Thanatos, dia Stavrou katirgite simeron. Tis gar Promitoros i Pangenis katara dialelite, to Vlasto tis Agnis Theomitoros. In pase e Dinamis ton Ouranon Megalinousin!

Unto the human race Death came

through eating from the Tree in Paradise. But through the Cross today it is neutralised. The Primal Mothers Curse affecting the entire race has been dissolved by the Offspring of the Pure Mother of God. And Her do all Powers of Heaven ever Magnify!

Ekollithi

i psihi mou opiso Sou emou antelaveto i Dexia Sou.

My

Anti de is matin exitisan tin psihin

mou, iselefsonte is ta katotata tis gis. Paradothisonte is hiras romfeas, merides alopekon esonte.

soul follows closely behind Thee Thy right Hand upholds me.

Festal Troparia - Second Canon Holy Cross

Mi

Yet

those who seek my soul in vain, shall go into the lowest parts of the earth. They shall be delivered to the sword - a portion for foxes.

tin pikrian tin tou xilou, easas aneresimon, Kyrie, dia Starou telios exiilipsas. Othen ke xilon elise pote, pikrian idaton Merras, protipoun tou Stavrou tin energian. In pase e Dinamis, ton Ouranon Megalinousin.

Thou did not let the bitter taste of

the Tree, O Lord, be fatally poisonous; but through the Cross, Thou totally wiped it out. Wherefore did Wood of old also dissolve the Marah waters bitterness, prefiguring the Crosss Activity. And this do all Powers of Heaven ever

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Theo to prospagenti sarki, to parehonti tin irinin tes psihes imon.

ODI 6

beguiled by the tree fell, having been beguiled by Thee, by the God Who was nailed upon Thee in the flesh, Who grants Salvation to our souls.
ODE 6

de Vasilefs evfranthisete epi to Theo, epenethisete pas O onmion en Afto oti enefragi stoma lalounton adika. tis orthris emeleton is Se: oti egnithis Voithos mou, ke en ti Skepi ton Pterigon Sou Agaliasome. i psihi mou opiso Sou, emou antelaveto i dexia Sou. Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

The King, however,

shall be glad in God; everyone who swears by Him shall be praised, for mouths that speak unrighteous things are stopped. dawn I meditate on Thee: for Thou art my Helper, and in the Shelter of Thy Wings will I greatly Rejoice. soul follows closely behind Thee Thy right Hand upholds me. Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to theAges of Ages.

Notiou

thiros en splaghnis palamas Ionas stavroidos diekpetasas, to sotirion pathos prodietipou safos. Othen triimeros ekdis, tin iperkosmion anastasin ipexografise tou sarki prospagentos Hristou tou Theou ke triimero egersi ton komon fotisantos.

When

ODI 7

ODE 7

Jonah in the belly of the whale stretched forth his hands in the form of a cross, he foreshadowed clearly the Passion of Salvation; and when he came out on the third day, he symbolised the worldtranscending Resurrection of Christ, nailed upon Thee in the Flesh, and Illuminating the world by His Third-day Resurrection.

En

At

Ekollithi

My

Doxa

Glory to the Father, and to the

Eknoon

prostagma tirannou dissevous laous eklonise, pneon apilis ke disfimias theostigous. Omos tris pedas ouk edimatose thimos thiriodis, ou pir vromion. All antihounti drosovolo pnevmati piri sinontes epsalon. O iperimnitos ton pateron ke imon Theos, Evlogitos I!

The mad command of the

ODI 8

ODE 8

infidel tyrant shook the Nations, breathing forth threats and blasphemies loathed of God. But the three Youths were not terrified by the bestial terror, nor the consuming fire; for being together amidst the fire blown forth by a Dewy Breeze, they sang: O Thou exceedingly praised: Blessed art Thou, God of our fathers! Praise, we Bless and we Worship the Lord!

Amin Amen Alleluia [3] Doxa Si, O Theos Alleluia[3] Glory

[3]

to Thee, O

Kyrie Eleison [3] Doxa Patri ke Amin Kyrie

God

[3]

Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Lord have mercy [3] Glory to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Amen
Psalm 87 [88]
The Darkness Of Death

Enoumen, Evlogite,

Evlogoumen Proskinoumen ton Kyrion!

ke

We

O Theos tis Sotirias mou: imeras ekeraxa ke en nikti Evantion Sou.

Lord, God of my Salvation: I cry out day and night before Thee. my Prayer come before Thee. Incline Thine Ear to my Supplication, O Lord, for my soul is filled with sorrows, and my life draws near to Hades.

Pedes tis Triados isarithmi, dimiourgon Patera Theon. Imnite ton sigkatavanta Logon ke to pir is droson metapiisanta. Ke iperipfoute to pasi Zoin parehon Pnevma Panagion is tou Eonas.

O Youths, equal in number to the

Trinity, Bless the Father, the God Creator: Praise the Word Who condescended and turned the fire to a Dewy Breeze; and exalt more and more the All Holy Spirit, Who grants Life to all for evermore!

Iseltheto

enopion Sou i prosefhi mou klinon to ous Sou is tin disin mou, Kyrie, oti eplisthi kakon i psihi mou, ke is zoi mou to Adi ingise. meta ton katavenonton is Lakkon egenithin os anthropos avoithitos, en neris eleftheros, osi trafmatie errimmeni kathendontes en tafo, on ouk emnisthis eti, ke afti ek tis Hiros Sou aposthisan. me en lakko katotato, en skotinis ke en Skia Thanatou.

Let

Proselogisthin

I am counted among those who go

down to the Pit - I am like a helpless man, free among the dead - like slain men thrown down and sleeping in a tomb, whom Thou Remembers no more, and who are removed from Thy Hand.

AGNIFICAT

Festal Magnificat Nativity

STANDING BEFORE THE HOLY ICON OF THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS, THE PRIEST DECLARES THE FOLLOWING, AFTER WHICH HE CENSES THE SANCTUARY, HOLY ICONS AND CONGREGATION.

Tin Theotokon ke Miter to

Fotos: en imnis timontes Meglinomen!

THE BELLS ARE

The

RUNG AT

Theotokos and Mother of the Light: with hymns let us Magnify!

THIS POINT

Ethento

They laid me in the lowest pit, in

dark places and in the Shadow of Death.

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ke pantas tous metorismous Sou epigages ep eme! ( DIAPALMA)

Wrath rested upon me, and Thou brought all Thy Billows over me. (PAUSE) removed my acquaintances far from me; they made me an abomination among themselves I was betrayed, and did not escape. eyes have weakened from poverty. and I cry to Thee, O Lord - all day long I stretch out my hands to Thee.

Ti Ti

afti imera, O Agios Martis Theoklis xifi telioute. afti imera, O Agios Valerianos, to nipion, xifi telioute.

On

this day the Holy Martyr, St Theokles, was Perfected in Holy Martyrdom by the sword was Perfected in Holy Martyrdom by the sword. this day the Holy New Righteous Martyr, St Makarios, Disciple of St Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople, was beheaded in Thessalonika in 1527

Emakrinas

tous gnostous mou ap emou, ethento me vdeligma eaftis; paredothin ke ouk exeporevomin. ofthalmi mou isthenisan apo ptohias, ke ekekraxa pros Se Kyrie olin tin imeran, dipestasa pros se tas hiras mou. tis nekris piisis Thavmasia? I Iatri anastisofsi ke Exomologisonte Si?

Thou

On this day St Valerian the Infant

O Agios Neos Osiomartis Makarios, On

O en Thessaloniki Martirisas kata to 1527, O ke Mathitis hrimatisas tou Patriarhou Konstantinoupoleos Nifonos, xifi telioute.

My

Mi

Will

Thou work Wonders for the dead? Or will Physicians raise them up, and acknowledge Thee?

Tes

afton Agies Presvies, O Theos, Eleison imas.

By

their Holy Intercessions, O Christ God, have Mercy on us.

Amin
ODI 1

Amen TONE 3 ODE 1

Mi diigisete tis en tafo to Eleos Sou, Shall anyone in the tomb describe
ke tin Alithian Sou en ti apolia? Thy Mercy and Thy Truth in Destruction?

Festal Katavasia of the Holy Cross

Mi

gnosthisete en to Skoti ta Thavmasia Sou, ke i Dikeosini Sou en gi eplelismeni? pros Se, Kyrie, ekeraxa, ke toproi i prosevhi mou profthasi Se.

Shall

Stavron

Thy Wonders be known in Darkness, and Thy Righteousness in a Forgotten Land? the morning my Prayer shall come near to Thee.

Kago Inati

Yet I, O Lord, cry to Thee, and in Why, O Lord, dost Thou reject me
hiding Thy Face from me?

haraxas Mosis ep evthias, ravdon tin Erthron dieteme to Israil pezefsanti. Tin de epistrepitikos Farao tis armasi krotisas inosen, ep evrous diagrapas to aittiton oplon. Dio Hristo asomen, to Theo imon, oti Dedoxaste.

Verily,

Kyrie apothis tin prosevhin mou - apostrefis to Prosopon Sou ap emou? imi ego ke en kopis ek neotitos mou; ipsothis de etapinothin ke exiporithin. eme diilthon e Orge Sou; ke i Foverismi Sou exetaraxan me ekiklosan me os idor - olin tin imeran periehon me ama. ap emou filon, ke tous gnostous mou apo taleporias.

Ptohos

Poor am I and in trouble since my

youth; yet having been exalted, I was humbled and brought into despair.

ODI 3

ODE 3

Moses having struck horizontally with his rod, cleaving the Red Sea and causing Israel to cross on foot, then having struck it transversely bringing it together over Pharaoh and his chariots, traced the Cross, thus symbolising that Invincible Weapon. Wherefore, we praise Christ our God, for He has been Glorified.'

Ravdos

Ep

Thy fierce Anger passed over me,

and Thy Terrors greatly troubled me they compass me like water all day long they surround me all at once.

is tipon tou Mystiriou paralamvanete. To vlasto gar prokrini ton ireas. Ti stirevousi de proin Ekklisia nin exinithise xilon Stavrou is kratos ke stereoma.

The

ODI 4

ODE 4

Rod is taken as a symbol of the Mystery; for by its budding, it designated the Priest. But now the Tree of the Cross has blossomed forth with Might and Steadfastness to the hitherto barren Church.

Emakrinas Kyrie

Thou

removed far from me neighbour, friend and my acquaintances because of my misery.

Isakikoa,

Kyrie, tis Ikonomias Sou to mystirion, katenoisa ta Erga Sou ke edoxasa Sou tin Theotita.

O Theos tis Sotirias mou imeras ekeraxa ke en nikti evantion Sou.

Lord, God of my Salvation: I cry out day and night before Thee.

ODI 5

ODE 5

have heard, O Lord, of the Mystery of Thy Dispensation, and have contemplated Thy Works. Wherefore, have I Glorified Thy Godhead. Thou Thrice-Blessed Tree, whereon the Lord Christ the King was stretched, and through which he who was

Trismakariston xilon! En O etathi Hristos, O Vasilefs ke Kyrios. Di ou peptoken O xilo apatisas, to en si deleasthis

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Iseltheto

Ti tou aftou minos, I PAGKOSMIOS On the 14

IPSOSIS TOU TIMIOU KE ZOOPIOU STAVROU.

day of this month we Commemorate THE UNIVERSAL EXALTATION OF THE HONOURED AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS.
th

enopion Sou i prosefhi mou klinon to ous Sou is tin disin mou, Kyrie.

Let

my Prayer come before Thee. Incline Thine Ear to my Supplication, O Lord.

Psalm 102 [ 103 ]

A Prayer Of Praise For Gods Mercy And His Angelic Hosts

Ti afti imera, i Kimisis tou en AGIIS On this day we Commemorate the

PATROS IMON IOANNOU Arhiepikopou Konstantinoupoleos tou Hrisostomou, en taftir gar enepafsato, alla dia tin Eortin tou Timiou Stavrou metetethi i toutou Eorti is ton Noemvrion mina. Falling Asleep of our Father among the Saint, ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, Archbishop of Constantinople; for it was on this day that he went to his rest, but because of the Feast of the Precious Cross, his Feast has been transferred to the month of November.

Evlogi

i psihi mou ton Kyrion, ke panta ta entos mou to Onoma to Agion Aftou. epilanthanou pasas tas Enesis Aftou: Ton evilatefonta pases tes anomies sou; ton iomenon pasas tas nosous sou; ton litroumenon ek fthoras tin Zoin sou; ton stefanounta se en Elei ke Iktirmis; ton empiplonta en Agathis tin epithimian sou; anakenisthisete os meou i neotis sou.

Bless

the Lord, O my soul; and everything within me: Bless His Holy Name! the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His Rewards: He Who is Merciful towards all your transgressions, Who heals all your diseases, Who Redeems your Life from corruption, Who crowns you with Mercy and Compassion, Who satisfies your desire with Good Things; and Renews your youth like the eagle.

Evlogi i psihi mou ton Kyrion ke mi Bless

Ke

mnimi ti evsevestatis Vasilissis PLAKILLIS, sizigou genomenis tou Megalou Vasileos Theodosiou. afti imera, Mnimi ton en Agiis Pateron imon, ton sinelthonton en ti Agia ke IKOUMENIKI EKTI SINODO, epi tis Vasilias Konstantinou tou Pogonaou, iiou Ioustinianou tou defterou, tou kaloumenou Rinotmitou, Sergiou tin Ekklisian Konstantinoupoleos ithinontos, ke Agathonos ton Romeon. I thristhi de en to Troullo tou Palatiou, to leomeno, Oato, anathemati kathipvlousa Sergion, ke Pirron, ke Petron, ke Pavlon, episkopous genomenous Konstantinoupoleos, Ma krovion te ton Antiohias, ke Kyron ton Alexandrias, ke Onorion ton Romis, Stefanon te ke Polihronion, ke tous sin atis. Itis Agia Snodos epi men tou dilothentos Konstantinou tou Pogonatou sinithristhi, i de ton Kanonon ekdosis epi Ioustinianou tou iiou aftou gegone. afti imera, Mnimi tou Agiou Martiros Papa.

On this day we Commemorate the

most Pious Queen ST PLACILLA, wife of Emperor Theodosios the Great.

Ti

On

this day we Commemorate our Fathers among the Saints who gathered in the Holy 6TH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL during the reign of Constantine IV, father of Justinian II, while Sergios presided over the Church of Constantinople and Agatho over the Church of Rome. It was gathered in Trullo of the Palace called Ovatos, to put down by anathema: Sergios, Pyrrhos and Peter and Paul, Bishops of Constantinople, Macrobios of Antioch and Cyros of Alexandria, Honourious, Pope of Rome and Stephen and Polychronios and those with them. This Holy Council was gathered dring the reign of Constantine IV, but the publication of the Canons came about during the reign of his son, Justinian.

Pion

eleimosinas O Kyrios, krima pasi tis adikoumenis.

ke

The He

Lord shows Mercies and Judgement to all who are wronged. made known His Ways to Moses His Will to the Sons of Israel. Lord - slow to anger, and abounding in Mercy.

Egnorise tas odous aftou to

.

Mosisi tis Iis Israil ta Thelimata Aftou

Iktirmon Ouk

ke Eleimon O Kyrios, makrothimos ke Polieleos. is telos orgisthisete, oude is ton eona minii.

Compassionate and Merciful is the He

will not become angry to the end, nor will He be wrathful forever. does not deal with us according to our sins, nor rewards us accoding to our transgressions, for according to the height of Heaven from earth, so the Lord reigns in Mercy over those who Fear Him as far as the East is from the West, so does He remove our transgressions from us! a father has compassion for his children, so does our Lord have Compassion on those who Fear Him, for He knows how He formed us He remembers that we are clay.

Ou kata tas amartias imon epiisen He

imin, oude kata tas anomias imon antapedoken imin, oti kata to ipso tou Ouranou apo tis gis, ekrateose Kyrios to Eleos Aftou epi tous Fovoumenous Afton - kathoson apehousin anatole apo dismon, emakrinen af imin tas anomias imon.

Kathos On this day we Commemorate the

Holy Martyr St Papas Laranda in Lyaonia. of

Ti

iktiri patir iious oktirise Kyrios tous fovoumenous afton, oti aftos egno to plasma imon Mnisthiti oti hous esmen.

As

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Anthropos

- osi hortos e imere aftou, osi anthos tou agrou outos exanthisi. Oti pnevma diilthen en afto, ke ouk iparxi, ke ouk epignosete eti ton topon aftou.

As for mankind his days are like

grass - like a flower of the field he flourishes; for the wind passes over it, and it shall not remain and it shall no longer know its place.

Panton Sou ton Agion...

memory we Commemorate today, and of all Thy Saints... beseech Thee, the Only, Most Merciful Lord: hear us sinners who pray unto Thee, and have Mercy on us. and Bounties and Compassion of Thine Only Begotten Son, with Whom Thou art Blessed, together with Thine All Holy, and Good, and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Iketevomen Se, Mone Polielee Kyrie: We

epakouson imon ton amartolon deomenon Sou ke Eleison imas.

To

de Eleos tou Kyriou apo to Eonos ke Eos tou Eonos epi tous Fovoumenous Afton. tis filassousi tin Diathikin Aftou, ke memnimenis ton Entolon Aftou tou Piise Aftas.

Yet the Mercy of the Lord is from

Age to Ages upon those who Fear Him. His Righteousness is upon childrens children to those who keep His Covenant and remember His Commandments to obey them.

Kyrie Eleison [12] Elei, ke Iktirmis,

PEOPLE PRIEST

Ke i Dikeosini Aftou epi iious iion, And

ke Filanthropia tou Monogenous Sou Iou, meth ou Evlogitos is, sin to Panagio, ke Agatho, ke Zoopio Sou Pnevmati, nin ke ai, ke is tous Eonas ton Eonon.

Lord have mercy [12] Through the Mercies

Kyrios

en to Ourano itimase ton Thronon Aftou, ke i Vasilia Aftou panton despozi. ton Kyrion pantes Angeli Aftou, dinati ishii piountes ton Logon Aftou - tou akouse tis Fonis ton Logon Aftou. ton Kyriou passe e Dinamis Aftou - Litourgi Aftou piountes ta Thelimata Aftou ton Kyrion pante ta Erga Aftou, en panti topo tis Despotias Aftou.

The

Lord prepared His Throne in Heaven and His Kingdom rules over all. Mighty in Strength who do His Word - who heed the Voice of His Words.

Amin
eponimo Sou keni politia, tous iktirmous Sou dorise, Hriste O Theos. Evfranon en ti Dinami Sou tous Pistous Vasilis imon, Nikas horigon aftis kata ton polemion. Tin simmahian ehien tin Sin, oplon irinis, AITTITON
TROPEON.

PEOPLE

Amen

Festal Kontakia Holy Cross

Evlogite

Bless the Lord, all you His Angels

O Ipsothis en to Stavro ekousios, ti Thou

Evlogite Evlogite

Bless the Lord, all you His Hosts

His Ministers who do His Will.

Bless the Lord, all His Works, in all

places of His Dominion!

Evlogi i pshihi mou ton Kyrion. Kyrie

isakouson tis Prosefhis mou; enotise tin deisin mou en ti Alithia Sou, epakouson mou en ti Dikeosini Sou. mi iselthis is krisin meta tou doulou Sou, oti ou Dikeothisete enopion Sou pas zon. Katedioxen O ehthros tin psihin mou. Etapinosen is tin gin tin zoin mou, ekathise me en skotinis os nekrous eonos.

Bless, O my soul, the Lord! O

Lord hear my Prayer; hear my Supplication in Thy Truth answer me in Thy Righteousness. with Thy servant, for in Thy Sight no-one living is Righteous.

Who were lifted upon the Cross Voluntarily, O Christ our God, bestow Thy tender Compassion upon Thy New Community to whom Thou granted Thy Name. Cause our Faithful Rulers to Rejoice in Thy Power, granting them Victory over their adversaries. And for an Ally, O Lord, may they have Thou Peace as their THE TROPHY Armour
INVINCIBLE

Psalm 142 [143]

Waiting In The [Spiritual] Darkness For The [Divine] Light

Festal Oikos Holy Cross

Ke

And do not enter into Judgement

Oti

For the enemy persecutes my soul.

He humbled my life to the ground, he caused me to dwell in dark places like one who was long dead.

meta triton Ouranon arthis en Paradiso, ke rimata ta arrita ke thia, a ouk exon gloses lalin, ti tis Galates grafi, os eraste ton Grafon, enegnote ke egnote. Emi, fisi, kavhasthe mi genitor, plin i mi en mono to Stavro to tou Kyriou, en O pathon, ektine ta pathi. Afton oun ke imi veveos kratomen tou Kyriou ton Stavron kavhima pantes. Esti gar Sotiron imin touto to xilon, oplon irinis AITTITON TROPEON.

Paul,

Ke

ikidiasen ep eme to pnevma mou - en emi etrahthi i kardia mou.

And

my spirit was in anguish within me - my heart was troubled within.

who was caught up into Paradise beyond the Third Heaven, and who heard the Unspeakable and Divine Words that are not permissible for tongue to utter, wrote to the Galatians what you, as Lovers of the Scriptures, have read and already know. God forbid, says he, that I should boast except in the Cross of our Lord, whereby He suffered and thus killed the passions. This very Cross of our Lord, then, let us all surely hold as our boast. For this Wood is our Salvation, the Shield of Peace, THE
TROPHY INVINCIBLE.

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Presvies Dinami

tis Panahrantou Despinis imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou Marias... tou Timiou ke Zoopiou Stavrou... ton Timion, Dinameon

Through Through Through Of

the Intercessions of our All Pure Lady, the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary... the Might of the Precious and Life-giving Cross... the Protection of the honourable Bodiless Powers of Heaven...

Emnisthin

imeron arheon, ke emeletisa en pasi tis Ergis Sou en piimasi ton Hiron Sou emeleton. psihi mou os gi anidros Si.

I remembered the days of old, and

I meditated on all Thy Works I meditated on the Works of Thy Hands. stretch out my hands to Thee my soul thirsts for Thee like a waterless land. (PAUSE) me speedily, O Lord my spirit faints within me. who go

Dipetasa pros se tas hiras mou - i I

Prostasies Ikesies

Epouranion Asomaton...

Tahi isakouson mou, Kyrie - exelie Hear

to pnevma mou! emou, ke omiothisome katavenonsin is Lakkon. Sou, oti epi Si ilpisa. tis

tou Timiou, ke Evdoxou Profitou, Prodromou, ke Vaptisou Ioannou; ton Agion Endoxon ke panevfimon Apostolon... en Agiis Pateron imon, Megalon Ierarhon, ke Ikoumenikon Didaskalon: Vasiliou tou Megalou, Grigoriou tou Theologon ke Ioannou tou Hrisostomou; Ananasiou ke Kirillou, Patriarhon Alexandries... tou en Myris, Nektarios Pentapolis, Spyridonos Episkopou Trymithountos, ton Thavmatourgon...

the Honourable, Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John; of the Holy, Glorious and All Laudable Apostles... our Fathers among the Saints the Great Hierarchs and Ecumenical Teachers: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom; Athanasios, Cyril [and John the Almsgiver] Patriarchs of Alexandria... our Holy Father Nicholas of Myra, Nektarios of Pentapolis, Spyridon of Trymithountos the Wonderworkers... the Holy and Glorious great Martyrs: George the Victorious, Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher, Theodore the Tyron, Theodore the General, Menas the Wonderworker, and the Hieromartyrs: Charalambos and Eleftherios... the Holy, Glorious, Great Martyrs: Thekla, Barbara, Anastasia, Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina, Paraskevi and Irene... the Holy, Glorious Victorious Martyrs... our Venerable and Ascetic Illuminators ... and Godly

Mi aspostrepsis to Prosopon Sou ap Turn not Thy Sight from me, lest I
become like those down into the Pit.

Akouston piison mi to proi to Eleos Cause me to hear Thy Mercy in the

morning, for I hope in Thee.

Ton

Of

Gnorison Exelou

mi, Kyrie, Odon en i porefsome, oti pros Se ira tin psihin mou.

Make

me know, O Lord, the Way wherein I should walk, for to Thee I lift up my soul.

me ek ton ehthron mou, Kyrie, oti pros Se katefigon. me tou piin to Thelima Sou, oti Theos mou is Si. me en ti Evthia. me.

Deliver

me from my enemies, O Lord, for to Thee I flee for Refuge.

Nikolaou

Of

Didaxon

Teach me to do Thy Will, for Thou

art my God. Uprightness. me Life.

To Pnevma Sou to Agathon Odigisi Thy Good Spirit shall Guide me in Eneka tou Onoma Sou, Kyrie, zisis For Thy Names sake O Lord, grant En
ti Dikeosini Sou exexis ek thlipseos ton psihin mou - ke en to Eleei Sou exolothrevsis tous ehthous mou - ke apolis pantas tous thlivontas tin psihin mou, oti doulos Sou imi ego.

Ton

Agion Evdoxon Megalomartyron: Georgiou tou Tropeoforou, Dimitriou tou Mirovlitou, Theodorou tou Tironos, Theodorou tou Stratilatou, Mina tou Thavmtourgou, ke Ieromartirou Haralambos ke Eleftheriou... Agion Evdoxon, Megalon Martyron: Theklas, Varvaras, Anastasias, Ekaterinis, Kyriakis, Photinis, Marinas, Paraskevis ke Irinis... Agion Evdoxon ke Kallinikon Martyron... Osion ke Theoforon Pateron imon ton en Askisei Lampsanton...

Of

In

Ton

Of

Thy Righteousness Thou shall bring my soul out of affliction and in Thy Mercy Thou shall destroy my enemies and Thou shall utterly destroy all who afflict my soul, for I am Thy servant. Lord hear my Prayer; hear my Supplication in Thy Truth answer me in Thy Righteousness. with Thy servant, for in Thy Sight no-one living is Righteous. Uprightness.

Kyrie isakouson tis prosefhis mou, O

enotise tin deisin mou en ti alithia Sou, epakouson mou en ti Dikeosini Sou.

Ton Ton

Of Of

Ke

mi iselthis is krisin meta tou doulou Sou, oti ou dikeothisete enopion Sou pas zon. [2]

And do not enter into Judgement

To Pnevma Sou to Agathon Odigisi Thy Good Spirit shall Guide me in

me en ti Evthia.

Tou (AGIOU TOU NAOU) ... Of (THE PATRON OF THE PARISH) ... Ton Agion ke Dikeon Theopatoron Of the Holy and Righteous
Ioakim ke Annis, ke ( SAINT) tin MNIMIN episteloumen, ke Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and of (SAINT) whose

Doxa

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Glory to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto Ages

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of Ages.

Amin Allelouia
Theos!

[(3)
[3]

Doxa

Si,

Amen Alleluia

[3] God. [3]

Glory

Olokaftomata - tote aniisousin epi to Thisiastirion Sou moshous. to Thee, O

TONE 2

a Sacrifice of Righteousness, with Offerings and Whole Burnt Offerings - then shall they offer young bullocks on Thine Altar.

Festal Intercessory Hymns Holy Cross

I Elpis imon, Kyrie, doxa Si! En irini tou Kyriou deithomen Kyrie Eleison Iper tis anothen Irinis ke tis Sotirias
ton psihon imon, tou Kyriou deithomen...

Our Hope, O Lord: Glory to Thee! Doxa

Peace let us pray to the
PRIEST

The Great Litany

In

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit

Lord

Si

Lord have mercy PRIEST For the Peace from Above and
PEOPLE

for the Salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord...

mou Skepi Kratea iparhis, O trimeris Stavros tou Hristou, Agison me ti Dinami Sou, ina Pisti ke Potho, proskino ke Doxazo Se!

Thou art my Shelter, O Tripartite

Cross of Christ. Sanctify me by Thy Power, so that with Faith and Love I may Adore and Glorify Thee!

Kyrie Eleison Iper tis Irinis

tou simpantos kosmou, efsthias ton Agion tou Theou Ekklision ke tis ton panton enoseaos tou Kyriou deithomen... Ikou toutou ke ton meta Pisteos, evlavias ke Fovou Theou isionton en afto, tou Kyriou deithomen...

Lord have mercy PRIEST For the Peace of

PEOPLE

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
eonon. Ages.

the whole world, for the well-being of the Holy Churches of God, and for the union of all, let us pray to the Lord....

Amin

Amen

Si

Kyrie Eleison Iper tou Agiou

Lord have mercy PRIEST For this Holy Temple, and for
PEOPLE

mou Skepi Kratea iparhis, O trimeris Stavros tou Hristou, Agison me ti Dinami Sou, ina Pisti ke Potho, proskino ke Doxazo Se!

Thou art my Shelter, O Tripartite

Cross of Christ. Sanctify me by Thy Power, so that with Faith and Love I may Adore and Glorify Thee!

those who enter with Faith, Reverence and the Fear of God, let us pray to the Lord...

Festal Idiomelon Holy Cross

TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Eleison

Kyrie Eleison Iper tou Patros

Papa ke Patriarhi (T H E O D O R O U ) ke tou Arhiepiskopou imon (SERGIOU) tou timiou Presviteriou, tis en Hristo diakonias, pantos tou Kyriou ke tou laou tou Kyriou deithomen.

imon:

Lord have mercy PRIEST For our Father:

PEOPLE

Pope & Patriarch ( T H E O D O R O S ) and for our Archbishop (SERGIOS,) for the venerable Priesthood of the Diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and the laity, let us pray to the Lord.

me, O Theos, kata to Mega Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos ton iktirmon Sou Exalipson to anomima mou.

Have

mercy on me, O God, according to Thy Great Mercy; according to the multitude of Thy Mercies take away my offences.

Stavre

Kyrie Eleison Iper tis Koinotita

ke poleos taftis, pasis poleos, horas, ke ton pisti ikounton en aftes tou Kyriou deithomen. aeron, eforias ton karpon tis gis ke keron irinikon tou Kyriou deithomen. Eleison

Lord have mercy PRIEST For this Community and city,

PEOPLE

tou Hristou, Hristianon i Elpis, eplanimenon Odige, himazomenon limin, en polemis Nikos, ikoumenis asfalia, asthenounton Iatre, nekron i Anastasis:Eleison imas.

and for every city and country, and for the faithful who dwell therein, let us pray to the Lord

Cross of Christ, the Hope of Christians, the Guide of the wayward, the Haven of the storm-tossed, the Victory in wartime, the Security of the civilized world, for the sick, a Physician, for the dead, Resurrection: Have Mercy on us!

Prayer of Salvation

Kyrie Eleison Iper efkrasias

Lord have mercy PRIEST For seasonable weather,

PEOPLE

Soson

O Theos ton Laon Sou, ke Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou. ton kosmon Sou en Elei ke Iktirmis.

PRIEST

O Lord, Save Thy People and Bless Thine Inheritance.

the Horn of Orthodox Christians, and send down upon us Thy rich Mercies.

for the abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord

Episkepse Ipsoson

Visit

Thy world with Mercies and Bounties.

Kyrie

PEOPLE

Lord have mercy

Keras Hristianon Orthodoxon ke katamempson ef imas ta Elei Sou ta Plousia.

Exalt

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Idou gar en anomies sinelifthin, ke Behold,

en amarties ekissise me i mitir mou.

I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. Thou Love Truth Thou showed me the unknown and secret things of Thy Wisdom.

Iper

Idou

gar Alithian Igapisas. Ta adila ke ta krifia tis Sofias Sou edilosas mi. ke hiona

Behold, Thou

pleonton, odiporounton, nosounton, kamnonton, ehmaloton ke tis Sotirias afton tou Kyriou deithomen.

PRIEST

For those at sea, and those who travel by land or air, for the sick and the suffering, for captives and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord
from all affliction, wrath, danger and necessity, let us pray to the Lord

Randiis Plinis

me issopo, katharisthisome. iper

shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be Cleansed. made whiter than snow.

Kyrie Eleison Iper tou Risthine

me, ke levkanthisome.

Thou shall wash me, and I will be Thou shall make me hear Joy and
Gladness my bones that were humbled shall greatly Rejoice. blot out all my transgressions.

imas apo pasis thlipseos, orgis, kindinou ke anangis, tou Kyriou deithomen

Lord have mercy PRIEST For our Deliverance

PEOPLE

Akoutiis

mi agalliasin ke evfrosinin, agaliasonte ostea tetapinomena. ton amartion mou, ke pasas tas anomias mou exalipson.

Kyrie Eleison Antilavou Soson,

Apostrepson to Prosopon Sou apo Turn Thy Sight from my sins, and Kardian katharan ktison en emi, O Create in me a clean heart, O God,
Theos, ke pnevma evthes Engenison en tis engatis mou. Sou, ke to Pnevma Sou to Agion mi antanelis ap emou. and Renew a right spirit within me. not cast me away from Thy Presence, and taken not Thy Holy Spirit from me.

Eleison ke Diafilaxon imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti. ipere vlogimenis, Endoxou Despinis imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou Marias meta panton ton Agion Mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous ke pasan tin zoin imon Hristo to Theo parathometha.

Lord have mercy PRIEST Help us, Save us, have Mercy
PEOPLE

upon us, and Preserve us, O God, by Thy Grace.

PEOPLE PRIEST

Amin/Kyrie eleison Tis Panagias, ahrantou,

Mi aporripsis me apo tou Prosopou Do Apodos

mi tin Agalliasin tou Sotiriou Sou, ke Pnevmati Igemoniko stirixon me.

Pure, Most Blessed and Glorious Lady, Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, with all Thy Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

Amen/Lord have mercy Rembering our All Holy,

Restore

to me the Joy of Thy Salvation, and uphold me with Thy Guiding Spirit.

MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN TO GOD

Didaxo anomous tas Odous Sou, ke I

asevis epi Se epistrepsousi.

will teach transgressors Thy Ways, and the ungodly shall return to Thee. blood guiltiness, O God, the God of my Salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Thy Righteousness.

Si Kyrie Oti prepi

si pasa Doxa, Timi ke

Rise

me ex ematon, O Theos, O Theos tis Sotirias mou, agalliasete i glossa mou tin Dikeosinin Sou.

Deliver me from

Proskinisis to Patri ke to Io ke to Agio Pnevmati nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

To Thee, O Lord! PRIEST For to Thee belong all Glory, Honour and Worship, to the
PEOPLE

Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Amin Theos
Kyrios ke epefanen imin. Evlogimenos O erhomenos en Onomati Kyriou!

PEOPLE

Amen

Psalm 117 /118

PRAISE TO GOD FOR HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

Kyrie

ta hili mou anixis, ke to stoma mou aanangeli tin Enesin Sou, oti i ithelisas thisian, edoka an Olokaftomata ouk evdokisis. to Theo, pnevma

Lord, Thou shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Thy Praise, for if Thou desired Sacrifice, I would give it Thou will not be pleased with Whole Burnt Offerings. Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Good, O Lord, in Thy Good Pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built, then Thou will be pleased with

The

Lord is God, and has appeared to us. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord!

STIHOS 1:

Thisia

Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti agathos, oti is ton eona to eleos aftou!

VERSE 1:

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is Good; His Mercy endures forever!

sintetrimmenon Kardian sintetrimmenin ke tetapinomenin

Theos

O Theos ouk exoudenosi.

Agathinon,

Kyrie, en ti evdokia Sou tin Sion, ke ikodomithito ta tihi Ierousalim, tote eudokisis Thisian Dikeosinis, anaforan ke

Do

Kyrios ke epefanen imin. Evlogimenos O ergomenos en Onomati Kyriou!

The

Lord is God, and has appeared to us. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord!

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STIHOS 2:

Panta ta ethni ekiklosan me, ke to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.

VERSE 2:

All the nations surrounded me, but in the Name of the Lord I drove them back.

Nin

Theos

Kyrios ke epefanen imin. Evlogimenos O ergomenos en Onomati Kyriou!

The

Lord is God, and has appeared to us. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord!

krisis esti tou kosmou toutou, nin O arhon tou kosmou toutou ekvlithisete exo.

Now

is the Judgement of the world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

Kago,

ean ipsotho ek tis gis, pantas elkiso pros emafton.

And

I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to Myself.

STIHOS 3:

Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke esti thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.

VERSE 3:

This is the Lords doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.

(Touto de elee, Simenon pio Thanato imellen apothiniskin.)

(Now this He said, signifying what Death He should die.)

Theos

Kyrios ke epefanen imin. Evlogimenos O ergomenos en Onomati Kyriou!

The

Lord is God, and has appeared to us. Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord!

Apekrithi

Festal Apolytikion Holy Cross

Afto O ohlos: Imis ikousamen ek tou Nomou oti O Hristo meni is ton eona, ke pos Si legis, di ipsothine ton Iion tou Anthropou? Tis estin outos O iios tou Anthropou?

The

multitude answered Him: We have heard out of the Law, that Christ abides forever; and how says Thou: The Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?

Soson

Kyrie ton laon Sou, ke Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou, Nikas tis efsevesi kata varvaron doroumenos, ke to son Filatton, dia tou Stavrou Sou Politefma. [3]

Lord, Save Thy People, and Bless Thine Inheritance, granting Victory over enemies unto our Rulers and through Thy Cross preserving Thine Estate [3]

Ipen oun aftis O Iisous. Eti mikron Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a
hronon to Fos meth imon esti. Perpatite eos to Fos ehete, ina mi skotia imas katalavi. Ke O peripaton en ti skotia ouk ide pou ipagi. Eos to Fos ehete, pistevete is to Fos, ina Vii Foto genisthe. little while, the Light is among you. Walk whilst you have the Light, that the darkness overtake you not. And he who walks in darkness, knows not whither he goes. Whilst you have the Light, believe in the Light, that you may be the Children of Light.
TO

Small Litany

Eti

ke eti, en Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

PRIEST

Again, yet again, in Peace let us pray to the Lord

on us, and preserve us, O God, by Thy Grace

Kyrie Eleison Antilavou Soson, Amin Tis

Eleison ke diafilaxon imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti.

Lord have mercy! PRIEST Help us, save us, have Mercy
PEOPLE PEOPLE PRIEST

MAKE

THE

SIGN

OF THE

CROSS & BOW DOWN

PEOPLE

GOD

Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Glory to Thee, O Lord: Glory to Thee!

Panagias, ahrantou, ipere flogimenis, endoxou Despinis imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou Marias meta panton ton Agion Mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous ke pasan tin zoin imon Hristo to Theo parathometha.
M
AKE

our Most Holy, All Pure, Most Blessed and Glorious Lady, Theotokos and Ever Virgin Maria, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

Amen Remembering

Psalm 50/51
The Psalm Of Repentance

Eleison me, O Theos kata to Mega Have

Eleos Sou.

Mercy on me, O God, according to Thy Great Mercy. according to the abundance of Thy Compassion, blot out my transgressions.

Ke kata to plithos ton Iktirmon Sou

exalipson to anomima mou.

And

Epi

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN

PEOPLE PRIEST

Si Kyrie Oti son

to Kratos ke sou Estin i Vasilea, ke i Dinamis ke i Doxa tou Patros, ke tou Iou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton Eonon.

To Thee, O Lord! For Thine is the Dominion,

plion plinon me apo tis anomias mou, ke apo tis amartias mou Katharison me. ke i amartia mou enopion mou esti diapantos.

Wash

me thoroughly from my lawlessness, and Cleanse me of my sin.

Oti tin anomian mou ego ginosko, For Si

mono imarton, ke to poniron enopion Sou epiisa. Opos an Dikeothis en tis Logis Sou, ke nikisis en to krinesthe Se.

Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
PEOPLE

I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. Thee only have I sinned and done evil in Thy Sight that Thou may be Justified in Thy Words, and overcome when Thou art Judged.

Against

Amin

Amen

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and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.
PEOPLE

First Festal Kathisma Holy Cross

Amin Pasa pnoi enesato ton Kyrion [3]

THE

Amen

Tou

Praises to Almighty God

The Congregation Must Stand

Let

everything that has breath praise the Lord. [3]

The Holy Gospel

P R I E S T READS THE HOLY GOSPEL FOR THE FEAST FROM THE ROYAL GATES [HOLY DOORS] FACING THE CONGREGATION.

Ke

iper tou kataxiothine imas tis akroaseos tou Agiou Evangeliou Kyriou ton Theon imon iketevsomen. Akiousomen tou Agiou Evangeliou

PRIEST

And that He will graciously grant us to hear His Holy Gospel, let us pray to the Lord.

Stavrou Sou to xilon, proskinoumen Filanthrope, oti en afto prosilothis is Zoi ton apanton. Paradison ineoxas Sotir, to Pisti proselthonti Si Listi, ke trifis katixiothi, Omologon Si, Mnisthiti mou Kyrie. Dexe os per ekinon ke imas, kravgaxontas. Imartomen, pantes ti Evsplaghnia Sou, mi iperidis imas. Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

We

adore the Tree of Thy Cross, O Lover of mankind; for Thou was nailed thereon, O Life of All, and opened Paradise, Thou Saviour of the Thief, who having Confessed Thee, became worthy of Bliss, crying: Remember me, O Lord! Receive us, therefore, as Thou received him, as we cry to Thee: we have all sinned! By Thy Compassion, turn not away from us.

Doxa Amin Tou

Glory to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages. the Tree of Thy Cross, O Lover of mankind; for Thou was nailed thereon, O Life of All, and opened Paradise, Thou Saviour of the Thief, who having Confessed Thee, became worthy of Bliss, crying: Remember me, O Lord! Receive us, therefore, as Thou received him, as we cry to Thee: we have all sinned! By Thy Compassion, turn not away from us

Kyrie Eleison [3] Sofia! Orthi! Irini pasi!

Lord have mercy [3] PRIEST Wisdom! Arise! Let us listen

PEOPLE

to the Holy Gospel.

Peace be with you all.

PEOPLE PRIEST

WE BOW OUR HEAD TO RECEIVE THE PRIESTS BLESSING

Ke to pnevmati sou Ek tou kata I O A N N I N

AGIOU E V A N G E L I O U to anagnosma...

the Holy Gospel according to S T J O H N O Lord:

And with thy spirit The Lesson is from

Proshomen Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Let us attend PEOPLE Glory to Thee,

Glory to Thee!

MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW TO GOD IN GRATITUDE AND WORSHIP BEFORE & AFTER THE HOLY GOSPEL

Stavrou Sou to xilon, proskinoumen Filanthrope, oti en afto prosilothis is Zoi ton apanton. Paradison ineoxas Sotir, to Pisti proselthonti Si Listi, ke trifis katixiothi, Omologon Si, Mnisthiti mou Kyrie. Dexe os per ekinon ke imas, kravgaxontas. Imartomen, pantes ti Evsplaghnia Sou, mi iperidis imas.

Amen We adore

H o l y G o s p e l A c c o r d i n g t o S t John 12 : 28 - 36

Ipen O Kyrios: Pater, Doxason Sou

to Onama.

The Lord said: Father glorify Thy

Name.

Second Festal Kathisma Holy Cross

TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Ilthen O

oun Foni ek tou Ouranou: Ke Edoxasa ke palin: Doxaso. oun ohlos O estos ke akousas elege vrontin gegonene.

A a Voice was heard from Heaven:

I have both Glorified it and will Glorify it again.

Monon

The

multitude therefore who stood and heard, said it thundered. said: An Angel spoke to Him.

Ali elegon: Angelos Afto lelaliken. Aekrithi

O Iisous ke ipen: Ou di eme aft ii foni gegonen, alla di imas.

Others Jesus

epagi to xilon Hriste tou Stavrou Sou, ta themelia esalevthi tou Thanatou Kyrie. On gar katepie potho O Adis, apimese tromo. Edixas imin to Sotirion Sou Agie, ke Doxologoumen Se I Theou, Eleison imas.

By

answered and said: This Voice came not because of Me but for your sakes.

the mere planting of Thy Cross, O Christ, the foundation of Death shook; for Him Whom Hades swallowed eagerly, it delivered up with trembling; for verily, Thou revealed to us Thy Salvation, O Holy One. Wherefore do we Glorify Thee, O Son of God: Have Mercy on us! Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages.

Doxa

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, ke nin ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Glory to the Father, and to the

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Amin Monon

epagi to xilon Hriste tou Stavrou Sou, ta themelia esalevthi tou Thanatou Kyrie. On gar katepie potho O Adis, apimese tromo. Edixas imin to Sotirion Sou Agie, ke doxologoumen Se I Theou, eleison imas.

Amen By the

Oti

Evlogite Sou to Onoma, ke

PRIEST

mere planting of Thy Cross, O Christ, the foundation of Death shook; for Him Whom Hades swallowed eagerly, it delivered up with trembling; for verily, Thou revealed to us Thy Salvation, O Holy One. Wherefore do we Glorify Thee, O Son of God: Have Mercy on us!

Dedoxaste Sou i Vasilia, tou Patros, ke tou Iiou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin ke ai, ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

For Blessed is Thy Name and Glorified is Thy Kingdom, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the Ages of Ages. Amen
TONE 4

Amin Ek
neotitos mou, pola polemi me pathi al aftos andilavou, ke soson, Sotir mou. [2]

PEOPLE

Festal Antiphons

From

Third Festal Kathisma Holy Cross

TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

my youth up many passions have warred against me. But do Thou succour and save me, O Saviour. [2] to confusion by the Lord; like grass in the fire shall they be withered up. [2]

Prodietipou Mystikos pale to hrono, Joshua

O Isous O tou Navi Stavrou ton tipon, os tas hiras exetine Stavrofanos Sotirmou. Ke esti O ilios eos ehthrous, anilen anthistamenou Si to Theo. Nin de outos eskotise, epi Stavrou Se oron, Thanatou kratos lionta ke ton Adin skilevonta.

the Son of Nun, O My Saviour, in ancient times foreshadowed Thy Cross Mystically as he openly stretched forth his arms in the form of a Cross, and the sun stood still until he destroyed the enemies opposed to Thee, O God. But now the sun has grown dark, since he saw Thee upon the Cross abolishing the might of Death and taking Hades captive.

misoundes Sion, eshinthite apo tou Kyriou; os hortos gar, piri esesthe apexirameni. [2] Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Pnevmati, pasa psihi zooute, ke katharsi, ipsoute, lambrinete, ti Triadiki Monadi, Ierokrifios

Those who hate Zion shall be put

Doxa Agio

Glory to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit

Through

the Holy Spirit is every soul quickened and exalted in purity, and Illumined by the Triune Unity in Mystic Holiness. Ages.

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
eonon.

Small Litany

Eti

ke eti, en Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

PRIEST

Again, yet again, in Peace let us pray to the Lord.

Amin Agio

Kyrie Eleison Antilavou Soson,

Eleison ke Diafilaxon imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti.

Lord have mercy PRIEST Help us, Save us, have Mercy
PEOPLE

Pnevmati, anavlizi ta tis Haritos reithra, arthevonda, apasan tin ktisin pros Zoogonion.

Amen From

on us, and Protect us, O God, by Thy Grace.

PEOPLE PRIEST

the Holy Spirit do the streams of Grace well forth; they irrigate everything created, so that Life can be produced.

Festal Prokeimenon Holy Cross

Amin/Kyrie eleison Tis Panagias, Ahrantou,

Ipere Vlogimenis, Endoxou Despinis imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou Marias meta panton ton Agion Mnimonefsantes, eaftous ke allilous ke pasan tin zoin imon Hristo to Theo parathometha.
M
AKE

Holy, All Pure, Most Blessed and Glorious Lady, Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, together with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another, and all our life to Christ our God.

Amen/ Lord have mercy Remembering our Most

Idosan
STIHOS:

panta ta perata tis gis, to sotirion tou Theou imon.

All

the regions of the earth have seen the Salvation of our God.

Asate to Kyrio asma kenon.

VERSE:

Sing unto the Lord a new song

Idosan

panta ta perata tis gis, to sotirion tou Theou imon.

All

the regions of the earth have seen the Salvation of our God

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THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW DOWN

PEOPLE

Si Kyrie

To Thee, O Lord!

Tou Kyriou deithomen Kyrie Eleison Oti Agios i, O Theos imon,

PRIEST PEOPLE PRIEST

ke en Agiis epanapavi, ke Si tin doxan anapempomen to Patri, ke to Io, ke to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke

our God, Who rests in the Saints, and to Thee we ascribe Glory: to the Father, and to the Son,

Let us pray to the Lord Lord have mercy For Holy art Thou, O

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