Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria

& All Africa

Festal Matins
21 November
Entry into Temple

For the Glory, Honour and Worship of God

the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
now and forever.

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damalis, is ta Agia ton Agion isagete.

Tafti ekvoisomen, os O Angelos. Here
moni en gynexin Evlogimeni.

THE D

IVINE

Holy of Holies as a Heifer three years

old. Let us cry out to Her as once
did the Angel:
Rejoice! O Only
Blessed among women!

LITURGY OF ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM BEGINS IMMEDIATELY

TRISAGION PRAYERS

Evlogitos

O Theos imon, pantote nin

ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Blessed is our God always now

and ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

PRI EST

Amin
P E O P L E Amen
Doxa Si, O Theos, Doxa Si!
Glory to Thee, O God, Glory to Thee!
Vasili Ouranie, Paraklite, to Pnevma tis O Heavenly King, O Comforter, the
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.

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.

Agios

Holy

Doxa

Glory

Amin
Panagia

Amen
All Holy Trinity have mercy upon us.

Kyrie Eleison [3]

Doxa Patri ke

Lord have mercy [3]

Glory to the Father, and to the

O Theos, Agios Ishiros, Agios

Athanatos, Eleison imas.

Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
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.

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

Amin

God,
Holy
Mighty,
Holy
Immortal, have mercy upon us.
to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Lord, wash away our sins. Master,

pardon our transgressions.
Holy
One, visit and heal our infirmities for
Thy Names sake.
Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Amen
OUR LORDS PRAYER

EVERYONE

PRAYS IN

UNISON

Pater imon O en tis Ouranis, Agiasthito Our Father Who art in Heaven: Hallowed
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 pirasmon, alla
rise imas apo tou ponirou.

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

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be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come.

Thy Will be done on earth as it is in
Heaven. Give us this day our Daily
Bread, and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the
evil one.

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.

PRI EST

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Amen

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TROPARIA

TO OUR

LORD

AND

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.

SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST

Prosdexe

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.

tin deisin imon, O kathimenos

en dexia tou Patros, ke eleison imas.

Receive

our Prayer, Thou Who sits at

the right Hand of the Father, and
have mercy on us.

Oti Si i Monos Agios, Si i Monos Kyrios, For

Iisous Hristos, is Doxan Theou Patros

Thou alone art Holy, Thou alone

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

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Amin.

ipsothis en to Stavro ekousios, ti

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.

Do Thou Who, of Thine own Good Will,

Kath

Amen
Every day I will Bless Thee, and praise

Kataxioson,

Grant,

Evlogitos

Blessed

Now and ever, and the Ages of Ages.

Amin

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Genito,

Amen
May Thy Mercy O Lord, be upon us, as

Evlogitos

Blessed

Kyrie,

Lord,

Ke

Amin

and to the Holy Spirit

upon the Cross was lifted up, bestow

Thy Bounties upon the New State,
which is called by Thy Name, O
Christ God; gladden 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.

Amen

Fovera ke akateskinte, mi
paridis, Agathi, tas ikesias imon,
Panimfite
Theotoke.
Stirixon
Orthodoxon politian. Soze nothen tin
Nikin. Dioti etekes ton Theon, Moni
Evlogimeni.

LITANY

OF

imas O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou, deometha Sou, epakouson
ke Eleison.

Kyrie Eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper

ton
Orthodoxon Hristianon.

ke
Adelfotitos.

efsovon

ke

tou Arhipiskopou
pasis tis en Hristo

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Lord have mercy [3]

Again, let us pray

for all
devout and Orthodox Christians

PRI EST

PRI EST

Lord have mercy [3]

Again, we pray

Archbishop (N A M E )
Brotherhood in Christ.
PE OPLE

Filanthropos Theos
iparhis
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen to Patri ke to Io ke

Have

Mercy on us, O God,

according to Thy great Mercy, we
pray Thee, hear us and have Mercy

PRI EST

PE OPLE

Kyrie Eleison [3]

Oti eleimon ke

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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.

PE OPLE

Kyrie Eleison [3]

Eti deometha iper
(N A M E )

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Eleison

for
and all

Lord have mercy [3]

For Thou art a Merciful

our
our

and
Loving God, and to Thee we give
Glory, to the Father, and to the

PRI EST

Kyrie, en ti emera tafti

anamartitous filahthine imas.

I, Kyrie, O Theos ton Pateron

imon, ke Eneton ke Dedoxasmenon to
Onoma Sou is tous Eonas.

Kyrie, to Eleos Sou ef imas,

kathaper ilipisamen epi Se.
i, Kyrie, didaxon me ta
Dikeomata Sou. [3]

THEOTOKION

Prostasia

ekastin imeran Evlogiso Se, ke

enesio to Onoma Sou is ton eona ke is
ton Eona tou Eonos.

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katafigi, egenithis imin en genea

ke genea. Ego ipa: Kyrie, eleison me,
iase tin psihin mou oti imarton Si.

Thy Name forever and to the Ages of

Ages.
O Lord, this day to keep us
without sin.
art Thou, O Lord, the God of
our Fathers, and praised and
glorified is Thy Name unto the Ages.

we have put our hope in Thee.

art Thou, O Lord, teach me
Thy Statutes [3]

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.

Kyrie, Pros Se katefigon; didaxon me tou O Lord, to Thee have I fled; teach me to
piin to Thelima Sou, oti Si I O Theos
mou.

do Thy Will, for Thou art my God.

Oti

For with Thee is the Fountain of Life;

Paratinon to Eleos Sou tis ginoskousi Se.

Extend

Agios

Holy

Doxa

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Amin
Agios Athanatos, eleison imas.
Agios O Theos, Agios Ishiros,

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

para Si Pigi Zois; en to Foti Sou

opsometha Fos.

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.

Agios

in

Thy Light we shall see Light.

Thy Mercy to those who know
Thee.
God, Holy Mighty, Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us. [3]

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Immortal, have mercy on us.

Athanatos, Eleison imas.

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Simeron to Nao prosagete, i panamomos Today the All Blameless Virgin is led to
Parthenos,
is
katikitirion
tou
pantanaktos Theou, ke pasis tis Zois
imon
trofou.
Simeron
to
Katharotaton Agiasma, os trietizousa
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the Temple, to become the Abode of

God the King of all and Nourisher of
our whole Life. Today the Most Pure
Sanctuary is introduced into the

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Epangelias Agias, ke O Karpos Evkleis, I The

Theotokos, Glorious Fruit of a

Sacred Promise, is truly revealed to
the world as higher than all creation.
Piously led into the House of God,
She fulfils the Vow of Her parents
and She is preserved by the Holy
Spirit.

Theotokos ontos, anedihthi to kosmo,

os panton ipertera.
I efsevos,
prosagomeni en Iko Theou, tin
prosevhin ton tekonton apopliri,
sintiroumeni Thio Pnevmati.

Enite Afton en timpano ke horo.

Enite

Afton en hordes ke organo.

Epouranio

trafisa, Parthene Arto Pistos,

en to Nao Kyriou, apekiisas kosmo,
Zois Arton ton Logon. Ouos Naos,
eklektos
ke
panamonos,
proemnistevthis
to
Pnevmati
Mystikos, nimfevthisa to Theo ke
Patri.

Enite

Afton en kimvalis evihis. Enite

Afton en kimvalis
alalagmou.
Pasa pnoi inesato ton Kyrion.

Praise

Him with timbrel and dance;

praise Him with strings and flute.

Virgin, fed in Faith by Heavenly

Bread in the Temple of the Lord,
Thou hast brought forth unto the
world the Bread of Life Who is the
Word; and as His Chosen Temple
without spot, Thou wast Betrothed
Mystically through the Spirit, to be
the Bride of God the Father.

Praise

Him with tuneful cymbals;

praise Him with loud cymbals. Let
everything that has breath praise
the Lord.

to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous

eonas ton eonon.

Amin
En Onomati Kyriou Evlogison, Pater.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

Dwells be opened; for Joachim

brings within today in Glory the
Temple and Throne of the King of
all, and he Consecrates as an
Offering to God Her whom the Lord
has chosen to be His Mother.

Glory

to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now
and forever, and to the Ages of
ages.

Amen

Amin
ARE

RUNG

AND

ALL

THE

LIGHTS ARE

Amin

PE OPLE

PRAISES
MAKE

THE

SIGN

Doxa

Glory to God in the Highest, and on

Imnoumen

We

Light!

Kyrie

Vasilef, Epouranie Thee, Pater

Pantokrator; Kyrie Ie Monogenes,
Isou Hriste, ke Agion Pnevma.

Kyrie

O Theos, O Amnos tou Theou, O

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

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Glory to the Holy,

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

earth Peace, Goodwill among men.

Praise Thee, we Bless Thee, we

Worship Thee, we Glorify Thee, we
give Thee Thanks for Thy Great
Glory.

Lord,

King, God of Heaven, Father

Almighty: Lord, Only Begotten Son,
Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit.

Lord

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.

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Amen

ALMIGHTY GOD
C

&

ROSS

BOW DOWN

Doxa

Glory

Kyrie,

en Ipsistis Theo ke epi gis Irini,

en anthropis evdokia. [3]

ta hili mou anixis, ke to stoma

mou anageli tin enesin Sou. [2]

TO

GOD:

to God in the Highest, and on

earth Peace, Good Will towards
mankind. [3]

Lord, open Thou my lips, and my

mouth shall show forth Thy praise
[2]

PSALM 3
HELP FOR THE AFFLICTED

Kyrie, ti eplithinthisan i thlivontes me ?

Polli epanistante ep eme.

Polli legovsi ti psihi mou:

Many are those who rise up against me.

Many are those who say to my soul:

Ouk esti
Sotiria afto en to Theo aftou. ( DIPALMA).

Si de Kyrie, Antiliptor mou,

i Doxa mou,

Lord, why do those who afflict me

multiply?

There is no Salvation for him in his

God. (PAUSE)

But Thou, O Lord, art my Protector, my

Glory, and the One Who lifts up my
head.

mou pros Kyrion ekeraxa, ke

epikouse mou ex Orous Agiou Aftou. (

Glory to Thee Who has shown us the

Se,
Evlogoumen
Se,
Proskinoumense, Doxologoumen Se,
Efharistoumen Si, dia tin Megalin Sou
Doxan.

TO

OF THE

Amen

the Name of the Lord, Bless us,

Father.

PRI EST

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

Foni

SWITCHED ON

Doxa Si to dixanti to Fos.

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

In

ke ipon tin kefalin mou.

THE GREAT DOXOLOGY

THE BELLS

PEO PLE

Doxa ti Agia ke

Exanigestho I pili, tou Theodohou Naou. Let the Gate of the Temple wherein God
Ton gar Naon tou panton, Vasileos ke
Thronon, simeron en doxi, endon
lavon, Ioakim anatithete, afierosas
Kyrio tin ex aftou, eklehthisan os
Mitera Aftou.

Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and

ever, and to the Ages of ages.

cried to the Lord with my voice, and

He heard me from His Holy
Mountain. (PAUSE)

lay down and slept; I awoke, for the

Lord helps me.

DIPALMA).

Ego

ekimithin ke ipnosa; exigerthin, oti

Kyrios antilipsete mou.

Ou fovithisome apo mnriadon laou, ton I will not be afraid of tens of thousands
kiklo epitithemenon mi.

of people who set themselves

against me and who surround me.

Anastra Kyrie Soson me O Theos mou, Arise, O Lord, and Save me, O my God,
oti
Si
epataxas
pantas
tous
ehthrenontas mi mateos, odontas
amartolon sinetripsas.

for Thou struck all those who were

foolishly at enmity with me Thou
broke the teeth of sinners.

Tou Kyriou i Sotiria, ke epi ton Laon Sou Salvation

is of the Lord, and Thy

Blessing is upon Thy People.

i Evlogia Sou.

Ego

ekimithin ke ipnosa; exigerthin,

oti Kyrios antilipsete mou.

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I lay down and slept;

I awoke, for the

Lord helps me.

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Thy Grace.

PSALM 37/38
A PRAYER

OF

REPENTANCE

AND

CONTRITION

Kyrie, mi to Thimo Sou elegxis me, mide O Lord, do not rebuke me in Thy Wrath,
ti Orgi Sou pedevsis me!

nor chasten me in Thine Anger!

Oti

For Thine arrows pierce me deeply and

Ouk

There is no healing in my flesh because

ta Veli Sou enepagisan mi, ke

epestirixas ep eme tin Hira Sou.
estin iasis en ti sarki mou apo
prosopou tis Orgis Sou, ouk estin
Irinin tis osteis mou apo prosopou ton
amartion mou.

Oti

e anomei mou iperiran tin kefalin

mou, osi fortion vari evapinthisan ep
eme.

Prosoxesan

ke espisan i milopes mou,

apo proopou ti afrosinis mou.

of Thy Wrath, nor any Peace in my

bones because of my sins.

For my

transgressions rise up over my

head - like a heavy burden they press
me down.

My

wounds grow foul and

because of My foolishness.

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

I am afflicted and great humbled; I roar

because of the groaning of my heart.

Ke

kardia mou etarahthi, egkatlipe me i

ishis mou, ke to fos ton ofthalmon
mou ouk esti met emou.

My heart is troubled my strength fails

fili mou ke i plision mou ex enantias

mou ingisan ke estisan, ke i engista
mou makrothen estisan.

My

enantion sou pasa i epithimia mou,

ke o stenagmos mou ouk apekrivi apo
Sou.

Ke

exeviazonto i zitountes tin psihin

mou.
Ke i zitountes ta kaka mi
elalisan mateotitas, ke dolistitas olin
tin imeran emeletisan.

Ego,

de osi kofos ouk ikonon, ke osi

alalos ouk anigon to stoma aftou.

Lord, all my desire is before Thee

and My sighing is not hidden from
Thee.
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.

And

those who seek my soul use

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

I, like a deaf man, do not hear and I

am like a mute who does not open
his mouth.

Ke egenomin osi anthropos ouk akouon, And I am like a man who does not hear
ke ouk ehon en to stomati aftou
elegmou.

and who has no reproofs in his

mouth.

Oti epi Si Kyrie ilpisa, Si isakousi Kyrie O For in Thee, O Lord, I hope Theos mou.
ipa: Mi pote epiharosi me i ehthri
mou, ke en to salefthine podas mou,
ep eme emegalorrimonisan.

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hear, O Lord my God.

Oti

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For

I said: Let not my enemies rejoice

over me, for when my foot slips, they
boasted against me.

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THE

SIGN

OF THE

PRI EST

&

Amin
pale prokatingile, ton Profiton O
silogos, stamnon ke ravdon ke plaka,
ke alatomiton oros, Marian tin
Theopeda, pistos anevfimisomen.
Simeron gar isagete, is ta Agia ton
Agion, anatrafine Kyrio. (3)

LAUDS: THE PRAISES

DOWN

TO

GOD

PRI EST

To Thee, O Lord!
For all the Powers

PE OPLE

Amen

of Heaven
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.

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In

BOW

PE OPLE

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.

Amen/Lord have mercy

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.

CROSS

Si Kyrie
Oti Se Enousi

fester

down all day long I mourn, for my

loins are filled with mockeries, and
there is no healing in my flesh.

PE OPLE

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.

Thy Hand rests upon me.

Etaleporisa ke katekamfthin eos telous - I suffer misery, and I am utterly bowed

Ekakothin

Amin/Kyrie eleison
Tis Panagias,

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Let us praise in Faith Mary the Child of

God, whom long ago the Assembly
of Prophets foretold, speaking of
Her as Jar of Manna, and Aarons
Rod, Tablet of the Law and Uncut
Mountain. For She is led today into
the Holy of Holies, there to be
brought up unto the Lord. (3)
TO

GOD -PSALM 148

ALL CREATION PRAISES THE LORD OUR GOD

Pasa

Let

Enite

Praise Him, all His Angels; praise Him,

pnoi enesato ton Kyrion. Enite

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

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.

all His Powers. To Thee praise is

due, O God.

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LET

INTO THE

Enite

Praise

Lampadifori

Lamp-bearing

Enite

Praise

Afton epi tes Dinasties Afton.

Enite Afton kata to plithos tis
Megalosinis Aftou.
Partheni, tin Aiparthenon,
fedros odopiouse, profitevousin ontos,
en Pnevmati to melon. Naos gar
Theou, I Theotokos iparhousa, pros
ton Naon meta doxis Parthenikis,
nipiothen embibazete.

Afton en iho salpingos. Enite

Afton en psaltirio ke kithara.

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ALL THINGS PRAISE THE LORD!

INTO

Him for His Mighty Acts;

praise Him according to the
greatness of His Majesty.

Virgins who with their

light accompanied the Ever Virgin,
verily prophesied the future in
Spirit. For the Temple of God, the
Theotokos, with Virginal Glory,
entered as a little child into the
Temple.
Him with the sound of the
trumpet; praise Him with lute and
harp.

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RY

- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 51.

Tin nipiazousan fisi, ke iper fisin Mitera, Let

anadihthisan tou Theou, evfimisomen
imnis. En to Nao to nomiko, Kyrio
gar simeron prosferete, is osmin
evodias, ton Dikeon, os karpos
pnevmatikos.

us praise in Hymns the child by

nature who was shown forth as
Mother beyond nature. For today
She is offered to the Lord in the
Temple of the Law as a Sweet
Smelling Savour, the Spiritual Fruit
of Her Righteous Parents.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Megalinon,

Magnify, O my soul,

psihi
Trisipostatou,
ke
Theotitos to kratos.

mou,
tis
adieretou

Tin

Trisipostaton fisin, ke adiereton

doxan,
tin
en
theotiti
mia,
imnoumenin apafstos, en Ourano ke
epi gis, Triada ahoriston doxasomen,
sin Iio ton Patera, ke to Pnevma
proskinountes efsevos.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Ipo

ton

Ano

tin
Sin
Efsplaghnian,
tous
katafevgontas Pisti, ke proskinountas
efsevos, ton Iion Sou Parthene,
Theogennitor os Theon, tou kosmou
ke Kyrion iketeve, ek fthoras ke
kindinon Litrothine, ke pantion
pirasmon.

FESTAL KATAVASIA

OF THE

Indivisible
Persons.

the Power of the

God-head in Three

Let

us glorify the one Nature in three

Persons, the one Indivisible Glory,
the Undivided Trinity in one
Godhead that is praised ceaselessly
in Heaven and on earth: in Piety let
us worship the Father, with the Son
and the Holy Spirit.

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.
O my soul, Her who is
greater in Honour and more
Glorious than the Hosts Above!

For those who with Faith seek Refuge in

Thy Compassion, O Virgin Mother of
God, and who piously worship Thy
Son as God and Lord of the World,
Intercede so that they may be
Delivered from corruption and
danger, and manifold temptations.

9TH ODE ENTRY

Megalinon,

psihi mou, tin Timioteran,

ke
Endoxoteran
ton
Ano
Stratevmaton.

Mystirion

Xenon, oro ke paradoxon,

Ouranon
to
Spileon
Thronon
Herouvikon tin Parthenon tin Fatnin
Horion, en O aneklithi O ahoritos,
Hristos O Theos: on animnountes
Megalinomen.

INTO

TEMPLE

Magnify,

O my soul, Her who is

greater in Honour and more
Glorious than the Hosts Above!

A strange and most wonderful Mystery

do I see: the Cave is Heaven the
Virgin, the Throne of the Cherubim;
the Manger, a Room in which Christ
the God Whom nothing can contain
is laid. Him do we praise and
magnify!

THE SMALL LITANY

Eti ke eti, en Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

PRI EST

Again, yet again, in Peace let us

pray to the Lord.

Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou Soson,

PE OPLE

Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti

50.

FESTAL MA

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INTO

mou enopion mou diapantos, oti tin

anomian mou anangelon , merimniso
iper tis amartias mou.

Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us,

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RY

- 21 NOVEMB

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.

eme - ke eplithinthisan i misountes

me adikos; i antapodidontes kaka
anti Agathon, evdievallon me, epi
katediokon Dikeosinin.

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

Mi apostis ap emou. Proshes is tin O My God, do not depart

from me
heed me and help me, O Lord of my
Salvation! [2]

voithian mou Kyrie tis Sotirias mou!

[2]

PSALM 62/63
FELLOWSHIP WITH ALMIGHTY GOD

Theos O Theos mou pros Se orthrizo;

edipise Se i psihi mou.

Pos aplos Si i sarx mou,

en gi erimo ke

God my God: I rise early to be with

Thee: my soul thirsts for Thee.

How often my flesh thirsts for Thee like

avato ke anidro.

a desolate, impassable and waterless

land.

Outos

en to Agio ofthin Si, tou idin tin

Dinamin Sou ke tin Doxan Sou.

So

in the Holy Place I appear before

Thee, to behold Thy Power and Thy
Glory.

Oti krisson to Eleos Sou iper zoas,ta hili Because

Thy Mercy is better than life,

my lips shall praise Thee.

mou Epenesovsi Se.

Outos

Evlogiso Se en ti zoi mou; en to

Onomati Sou aro tas hiras mou.

Osi

steatos ke pititos emplisthii i psihi

mou, ke hili agaliaseos enesi to
Onoma Sou.

Thus will I Bless Thee in my life;

As if

with marrow and fatness may my

soul be filled, and with rejoicing lips
my mouth shall sing praises to Thy
Name.

I emnimonefon Sou epi tis stromnis mou, If

en tis orthris emeleton is Se, oti
egnithis Voithos mou, ke en ti Skepi
ton Pterigon Sou Agaliasome.

I remember Thee on my bed, at

daybreak I meditate on Thee; for
Thou art my Helper, and in the
Shelter of Thy Wings will I greatly
rejoice.

Ekollithi

My

Anti de is matin exitisan tin psihin mou,

Yet

i psihi mou opiso Sou - emou

antelaveto i Dexia Sou.
iselefsonte is ta katotata tis gis.

Paradothisonte

is
hiras
merides alopekon esonte.

romfeas,

in Thy

Name I will lift up my hands.

soul follows closely behind Thee

Thy right Hand upholds me.

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.

O de Vasilefs evfranthisete epi to Theo, The

have Mercy
upon us, and Protect us, O God, by

PRI EST

is continually with Me, for I will

declare
My
transgressions,
by
remembering My sins.

I de ehthri mou zosi, ke kekrateonte iper My

and to the Holy Spirit

Amin.
Amen
Megalinon, psihi mou, tin Timioteran, Magnify,
ke
Endoxoteran
Stratevmaton.

Oti ego is mastigas etimos, ke i algidon For I Am ready for wounds, and My Pain

ER

epenethisete pas O onmion en Afto

oti enefragi stoma lalounton adika.

FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

INTO

King, however, shall be glad in

God; everyone who swears by Him
shall be praised, for mouths that
speak
unrighteous
things
are
stopped.

TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA

RY

- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 31.

En tis orthris emeleton is Se: oti egnithis At

Voithos mou, ke en ti Skepi ton
Pterigon Sou Agaliasome.

Ekollithi

i psihi mou opiso Sou, emou

antelaveto i Dexia Sou.

dawn I meditate on Thee: for Thou

art my Helper, and in the Shelter of
Thy Wings will I greatly Rejoice.

My

entered with Glory into the Holy of

Holies.

Os iperlampron Theotoke Agni, Pishis to O

katharon ehousa kallos, Haritos
Theou di empiplameni ouranothen,
Foti aidio katavgazis ai, tous en
evfrosini voontas.
Ontos anotera
panton, iparhis Parthen Agni.

soul follows closely behind Thee

Thy right Hand upholds me.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

ever, and to theAges of Ages.

Amin
Alleluia [3] Doxa Si, O Theos [3]
Kyrie Eleison [3]
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

Amen
Alleluia[3] Glory to Thee, O God [3]
Lord have mercy [3]
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

ever, and to the Ages of Ages.

Angeli

Beholding

Iperiptate

Thy

Angeli

Angels

Paradoxos

The

tin Isodon tis Parthenou,

Orontes exeplittonto, pos paradoxos
isilthen, is ta Agia ton Agion.

Theotoke Agni, To Thavma

Sou tin Dinamin ton Logon. Soma
gar en Si katanoo iper logon, Rois
amartias
anepidekton.
Othen
evharistos Voo Si.
Ontos anotera
panton, iparhis Parthene Agni.

Amen
PSALM 87/88
THE DARKNESS OF DEATH

Kyrie

Iseltheto

Let

O Theos tis Sotirias mou: imeras

ekeraxa ke en nikti Evantion Sou.

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.

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.

ke Anthropi tis Parthenou, tin

Isodon timisomen, oti en Doxi
isilthen, is ta Agia ton Agion.

prodietipou Agni, O Nomos

Se skinin ke Thian Stamnon, Xenin
kivoton, ke katapetasma ke ravdon.
Naon akataliton, ke pilin Theou.
Othen ekdidaski Si krazin.
Ontos
anotera panton, iparhis Parthen Agni

Proselogisthin meta ton katavenonton is I am counted among those who go down

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.

Ethento

me en lakko katotato,
skotinis ke en Skia Thanatou.

Ep

en

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.

They laid me in the lowest pit, in dark

Thy

Wrath rested upon me, and Thou

brought all Thy Billows over me.
(PAUSE)

Emakrinas tous gnostous mou ap emou, Thou

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.

Mi

32.

tis nekris piisis Thavmasia? I Iatri

anastisofsi ke Exomologisonte Si?

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removed my acquaintances far

from me; they made me an
abomination among themselves I
was betrayed, and did not escape.

Will

Thou work Wonders for the dead?

Or will Physicians raise them up, and
acknowledge Thee?

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RY

- 21 NOVEMB

ER

Wonders, O Pure Theotokos,

surpass the power of words. For in
Thee I see something beyond speech;
a body that was never subject to the
taint of sin.
Therefore in
Thanksgiving I cry to Thee: O Pure
Virgin, Thou art truly high above all.
and men: let us honour the
Entry of the Virgin, for in Glory She
has gone into the Holy of Holies.

Law prefigured Thee most

wonderfully as Tabernacle, Jar of
Manna, Strange Ark, Veil of the
Temple, Rod of Aaron, Temple never
to be destroyed, and Gate of God;
and so it teaches us to cry to Thee:
O Pure Virgin, Thou art truly high
above all

Ek

TONE 1

psihi
mou,
tin
prosenehthisan, en to Nao Kyriou,
ke evlogithisan, hersi ton Iereon.

Magnify, O my soul, Her who was led

ton Dikeon proilthen, Ioakim ke tis

Annis, epangelias O Karpos, I
Theopes Maria.
Ke os Thimiama
dekton, sarki nipiazousa prosferete,
Iero en Agio, os Agia, is ta Agia Ikin.

From

My

eyes have weakened from poverty.

and I cry to Thee, O Lord - all day
long I stretch out my hands to Thee.

the Entry of the All Pure,

the Angels were struck with
amazement,
seeing
how
She
entered marvellously into the Holy
of Holies.

FESTAL ODE 9 - SECOND CANON THE HIERMOS -

Megalinon

places and in the Shadow of Death.

eme epestirihthi O Thimos Sou, ke

pantas
tous
metorismous
Sou
epigages ep eme! ( DIAPALMA)

Pure Theotokos, Thou hast a clean

and shining beauty of soul, and art
filled from Heaven with the Grace of
God. Thou dost ever Enlighten with
Eternal Light those who cry aloud in
Gladness: O Pure Virgin, Thou art
truly high above all.

FESTAL ODE 9 -

the Righteous Joachim and Anna

a Fruit came forth according to the
Promise Mary the Child of God. An
young girl after the flesh, as
acceptable Incense She is offered to
the Lord in the Temple of the Law as
a Sweet Smelling Savour, the
Spiritual Fruit of Her Righteous
Parents

TROPARIA ENTRY

Megalinon

psihi
mou,
tin
prosenehthisan, en to Nao Kyriou,
ke evlogithisan, hersi ton Iereon.

FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

into the Temple of the Lord and

Blessed by the hands of the Priests.

INTO

INTO

TEMPLE

Magnify, O my soul, Her who was led

into the Temple of the Lord and
Blessed by the hands of the Priests.

TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA

RY

- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 49.

flogos, estotes epsallon.

Pateron Theos Evlogitos i!

O Ton

Enoumen,

Evlogoumen
Proskinoumen ton Kyrion!

ke

Thavmatos

iperfious i drosovolos,
exikonise kaminos tipon. Ou gar ous
edexato flegi neous, os oude pir tis
Theotitos, Parthenou in ipedi nidin.
Dio animnountes anamelpsomen.
Evlogito is ktisis pasa ton Kyrion, ke
iperpsouto, is pantas tous eonas!

THE MA

GNIFICAT

fire - while standing in the midst of

the flames, they sang O God of our
Fathers, Blessed art Thou!

We Praise, we Bless and we Worship

Mi

image and figure of a Wonder

beyond nature. For it burnt not the
Children whom it had received, even
as the Fire of the Godhead
consumed not the Virgins Womb
into which It had descended.
Therefore in praise let us sing: Let
the whole Creation Bless the Lord
and Exalt Him above all forever!

Sou, ke i Dikeosini
eplelismeni?

Sou

en

STANDING

BEFORE THE HOLY ICON OF THE EVER

FOLLOWING, AFTER WHICH HE CENSES THE
WHILE THE MAGNIFICAT HYMN IS CHANTED.

Tin

Theotokon ke Miter to Fotos: en

imnis timontes Meglinomen!

Ptohos

imi ego ke en kopis ek neotitos

mou; ipsothis de etapinothin ke
exiporithin.

Poor

Ep

eme diilthon e Orge Sou; ke i

Foverismi Sou exetaraxan me ekiklosan me os idor - olin tin imeran
periehon me ama.

Thy

tous

Os

empsiho Theou kivoto, psaveto

midamos hir amiiton. Hili de Piston,
ti Theotoko asigitos, fonin tou
Angelou anamelponta, en agalliasi
voato. Ontos anotera panton, iparhis
Parthene Agni.

Let

FESTAL ODE 9 -

Angeli

tin Isodon tis Panagnou,

Orontes exeplittonto, pos meta
Doxis isilthen, is ta Agia ton Agion.

48.

FESTAL MA

TINS

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INTO

TONE 4

the Entry of the All Pure,

the Angels were struck with
amazement, seeing how the Virgin
entered into the Holy of Holies.

no profane hand touch the Living

Ark of God, but let the lips of the
Faithful singing without ceasing
the words of the Angel to the
Theotokos cry aloud in Gladness:
O Pure Virgin, Thou art truly high
above all.

TROPARIA ENTRY

INTO

TEMPLE

Beholding

the Entry of the All Pure,

the Angels were struck with
amazement,
seeing
how
She

TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA

RY

- 21 NOVEMB

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.

Thou removed far

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

Iseltheto

Let

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.

PSALM 102/103

Theotokos and Mother of the

Light: with hymns let us Magnify!

Beholding

am I and in trouble since my

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

A PRAYER

The

tin Isodon tis Panagnou,

Orontes
exeplittonto,
pos
I
Parthenos isilthen, is ta Agia ton
Agion.

O Lord, dost Thou reject me

hiding Thy Face from me?

Kyrie

TEMPLE

BLESSED THEOTOKOS, THE PRIEST DECLARES THE

SANCTUARY, HOLY ICONS AND CONGREGATION

Angeli

I, O Lord, cry to Thee, and in the

morning my Prayer shall come near
to Thee.

Why,

Kyrie apothis tin prosevhin mou apostrefis to Prosopon Sou ap emou?

enopion Sou i prosefhi mou

klinon to ous Sou is tin disin mou,
Kyrie.

FESTAL ODE 9-FIRST CANON THE HIERMOS -

Yet

Inati

O Theos tis Sotirias mou imeras

ekeraxa ke en nikti evantion Sou.

INTO

Thy Wonders be known in

Darkness, and Thy Righteousness in
a Forgotten Land?

prosevhi mou profthasi Se.

ap emou filon, ke
gnostous mou apo taleporias.

THE FESTAL MAGNIFICAT ENTRY

anyone in the tomb describe Thy

Mercy and Thy Truth in Destruction?

gi

Kago pros Se, Kyrie, ekeraxa, ke to proi i

Emakrinas

THE BELLS ARE RUNG AT THIS POINT

Shall

Mi gnosthisete en to Skoti ta Thavmasia Shall

the Lord!

The furnace - moist with Dew - was the

diigisete tis en tafo to Eleos Sou, ke

tin Alithian Sou en ti apolia?

ER

OF

PRAISE

FOR

GODS MERCY

AND

HIS ANGELIC HOSTS

Evlogi i psihi mou ton Kyrion, ke panta Bless

the Lord, O my soul; and

everything within me: Bless His Holy
Name!

ta entos mou to Onoma to Agion

Aftou.

Evlogi

i psihi mou ton Kyrion ke mi

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 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.

Pion eleimosinas O Kyrios, ke krima pasi The Lord shows Mercies and Judgement
tis adikoumenis.

to all who are wronged.

Egnorise tas odous aftou to Mosisi tis Iis He

Israil ta Thelimata Aftou.

Iktirmon

ke
Eleimon
O
makrothimos ke Polieleos.

Kyrios,

Ouk

INTO

Compassionate and Merciful is the Lord

- slow to anger, and abounding in
Mercy.

is telos orgisthisete, oude is ton

eona minii.

FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

made known His Ways to Moses

His Will to the Sons of Israel.

He

will not become angry to the end,

nor will He be wrathful forever.

TEMPLE-VIRGIN MA

RY

- 2 1 N O V E M B E R 33.

Ou kata tas amartias imon epiisen imin, He

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

iktiri patir iious oktirise Kyrios

tous fovoumenous afton, oti aftos
egno to plasma imon -Mnisthiti oti
hous esmen.

As

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.

megalino.
epouranios.

- 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.

To de Eleos tou Kyriou apo to Eonos ke Yet the Mercy of the Lord is from Ages
Eos tou Eonos epi tous Fovoumenous
Afton.

Ke

i Dikeosini Aftou epi iious iion, tis

filassousi tin Diathikin Aftou, ke
memnimenis ton Entolon Aftou tou
Piise Aftas.

Ti

Kyrios

en to Ourano itimase ton

Thronon Aftou, ke i Vasilia Aftou
panton despozi.

ton Kyriou passe e Dinamis

Aftou - Litourgi Aftou piountes ta
Thelimata Aftou

the Lord, all you His Hosts His

Ministers who do His Will.

Amen

Gennate, Doxasate! Hristos ex

Ouranon, apantisate! Hristos epi gis,
Ipsothite! Asate to Kyrio, pas i gi, ke
en evfrosini animnisate, lai, oti
Dedoxaste!

WAITING

IN THE

arrefstos Iio, ke ep Eshaton ek

Parthenou,
Sarkothenti
asporos,
Hristo to Theo Voisomen;
O
anipsosas to keras imon! Agios i
Kyrie!

142/143
DARKNESS FOR THE

[DIVINE]

isakouson tis Prosefhis mou;

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

Ke

mi iselthis is krisin meta tou doulou

Sou, oti ou Dikeothisete enopion Sou
pas zon.

And do not enter into Judgement with

Theos

As Thou art God of Peace and Father of

Splaghnon

The sea monster spat forth Jonah as it

on Irinis, Patrir iktirmon, tis

Megalis Voulis Sou ton Angelon, Irinin
parehomenon, apestilas imin. Othen
Theognosias, pros Fos Odigithentes,
ek
niktos
orthrizontes,
Doxologoumen Se Filanthrope!

34.

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Ionan emvrion apimesen,

enalios thir, ion edexato. Ti Partheno
de, enikisas O Logos, ke Sarka lavon,
dililithe psilaxas adiafthoron. Is gar
ouhipesti
pefseos,
tin
tekousan
kateshen apimanton.

Lord hear my Prayer; hear my

Supplication in Thy Truth - answer
me in Thy Righteousness.

Thy servant, for in Thy Sight no-one

living is Righteous.

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- 21 NOVEMB

ER

the Son Who was Begotten of the

Father without change before all
ages, and in the Last Times, without
seed, became Flesh of the Virgin: to
Christ our God let us cry aloud:
Thou hast raised up our horn! Holy
art Thou, O Lord!

Rod

ek tis Rizis, Iesse, ke Anthos ex

aftis, Hriste, ek tis Parthenou
anevlostisas.
Ex Orous O enetos,
kataskiou daseos, ilthes sarkothis es
apirandrou, O ailos ke Theos. Doxa
ti Dinami Sou Kyrie!

LIGHT

Kyrie

Christ has
descended from Heaven: Receive
Him! Christ is on earth: Elevate Him!
O all the earth: sing to the Lord! Sing
praises in gladness, O ye people, for
He has been Glorified!

Ravdos

Bless, O my soul, the Lord!

PSALM
[SPIRITUAL]

Christ is Born: Glorify Him!

To pro ton eonon, ek Patros Gennithenti To

the Lord, all His Works, in all

places of His Dominion!

Evlogi i pshihi mou ton Kyrion. [2]

the Intercessions of the Theotokos,

O God, have Mercy on us.

NATIVITY KATHISMA 1 - THE ODES - TONE 1

Hristos

Evlogite ton Kyrion pante ta Erga Aftou, Bless

en panti topo tis Despotias Aftou.

the 21st day of this month, we

celebrate the Entry of the Mother of
God into the Temple.

Amin.

the Lord, all you His Angels

Mighty in Strength who do His
Word - who heed the Voice of His
Words.

Bless

On
By

Evlogite ton Kyrion pantes Angeli Aftou, Bless

Evlogite

tou aftou minos, Mnimi tis en to

is Theotokou Presvies, O Theos,

eleison imas.

Lord prepared His Throne in

Heaven and His Kingdom rules over
all.

dinati ishii piountes ton Logon Aftou tou akouse tis Fonis ton Logon Aftou.

proclaim and magnify Her: She is

indeed the Heavenly Tabernacle.

Tes

And

The

skini

Nao Isodou tis Theomitoros...

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.

iparhi

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Anthropos - osi hortos e imere aftou, osi As for mankind his days are like grass
anthos tou agrou outos exanthisi. Oti
pnevma diilthen en afto, ke ouk
iparxi, ke ouk epignosete eti ton
topon aftou.

Afti

Pedes efsevia sintrafentes, dissevous,

prostagmatos katafronisantes, piros
apilin ouk eptoithisan, all en meso tis
FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

INTO

of the Root of Jesse, and Flower

that blossomed from his stem, O
Christ, Thou hast sprung from the
Virgin.
From
the
Mountain
overshadowed by the Forest Thou
hast come, made Flesh from her that
knew not wedlock, O God Who art
not formed from matter. Glory to
Thy Power, O Lord!
Mercies, Thou hast sent to us Thine
Angel of Great Counsel, granting us
Peace. So are we guided towards the
Light of the Knowledge of God, and,
watching by night, we Glorify Thee,
O Lover of mankind!
had received him - like a babe from
the womb - while the Word, having
dwelt in the Virgin and taken Flesh,
came forth from Her yet kept Her
uncorrupted. For being Himself not
subject to decay, He preserved His
Mother free from harm.

Scorning

the impious Decree, the

Children brought up together in
Godliness feared not the threat of

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Mina
tou
Ieromartirou
Eleftheriou...

Thavmtourgou,
Haralambos

ke
ke

Wonder-worker,
and
Hieromartyrs:
Charalambos
Eleftherios...

Ton Agion Evdoxon, Megalon Martyron: Of

Theklas,
Varvaras,
Anastasias,
Ekaterinis,
Kyriakis,
Photinis,
Marinas, Paraskevis ke Irinis...

the
and

Oti

For the enemy

the Holy, Glorious, Great Martyrs:

Thekla,
Barbara,
Anastasia,
Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina,
Paraskevi and Irene...

Katedioxen O ehthros tin psihin

mou. Etapinosen is tin gin tin zoin
mou, ekathise me en skotinis os
nekrous eonos.

Ke

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

And my spirit was in anguish within me

Kallinikon

Of

the Holy, Glorious and Victorious

Martyrs...

Ton

Osion ke Theoforon Pateron imon

ton en Askisei Lampsanton...

Of

our Venerable and Godly Ascetic

Illuminators ...

Tou ( A G I O U T O U N A O U ) . . .
Ton Agion ke Dikeon

Of ( T H E P A T R O N O F T H E P A R I S H ) ...
Of the Holy and Righteous Ancestors of

Ton

Agion Evdoxon
Martyron...

ke

Theopatoron
Ioakim ke Annis,
ke ( SAINT) tin
MNIMIN episteloumen, ke Panton Sou
ton Agion...

Iketevomen

Se, Mone Polielee Kyrie:

epakouson imon ton amartolon
deomenon Sou ke Eleison imas.

Kyrie Eleison [12]

Elei, ke Iktirmis,

tou
ou
ke
nin

beseech Thee, the Only, Most

Merciful Lord: hear us sinners who
pray unto Thee, and have Mercy on
us.

Amin

PE OPLE

FESTAL KONTAKION ENTRY

Katharotatos Naos tou Sotiros, i

politimitos pastas ke Parthenos, to
Ieron Thisavrisma tis doxis tou
Theou, simeron isagete, en to oiko
Kyriou, tin Harin sinisagousa, tin en
Pnevmati thio. In animnousin Angeli
Theou. Afti iparhi skini epouranios.

INTO

Ton

aporriton tou Theou ke Thion

Mystiron, oron en ti Partheno, tin
Harin diloumenin, ke pliroumenin
emfanos, Hero, ke ton tropon ennoin
amihano ton Xenon ke aporriton, pos
eklelegmeni
i
ahrantos,
moni
anedihthi iper apasan tin ktisin, tin
oratin ke tin nooumenin.
Dio,
anevfimin
voulomenos
taftin,
kataplittome sfodros noun t eke
logon. Omos de tolmon, kiritto ke

46.

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ENTRY

INTO

Lord have mercy [12]

Through the Mercies

Tahi

isakouson mou, Kyrie - exelie to

pnevma mou!

Hear

Mi

aspostrepsis to Prosopon Sou ap

emou,
ke
omiothisome
tis
katavenonsin is Lakkon.

Turn

mi, Kyrie, Odon en i

porefsome, oti pros Se ira tin psihin
mou.

for Thou art

my God.

Pnevma Sou to Agathon Odigisi me

en ti Evthia.

Eneka tou Onoma Sou, Kyrie, Zisis me.

Thy

Good Spirit shall Guide me in

Uprightness.

For Thy Names sake O Lord, grant me

Life.

En

In

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.

Kyrie

isakouson tis prosefhis mou,

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

Lord hear my Prayer; hear my

Supplication in Thy Truth - answer
me in Thy Righteousness.

Ke

mi iselthis is krisin meta tou

doulou Sou, oti ou dikeothisete
enopion Sou pas zon. [2]

And do not enter into Judgement with

Seeing the Grace of the secret Mysteries

ER

me from my enemies, O Lord,

for to Thee I flee for Refuge.

Theos mou is Si.

To

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me know, O Lord, the Way

wherein I should walk, for to Thee I
lift up my soul.

Didaxon me tou piin to Thelima Sou, oti Teach me to do Thy Will,

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Make

pros Se katefigon.

Precious Bridal Chamber and Virgin,

the Sacred Treasure of the Glory of
God, is led today into the House of
the Lord, and with Her She brings
the Grace of the Divine Spirit. Of
Her Gods Angels sing in praise: She
is indeed the Heavenly Tabernacle.

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not Thy Sight from me, lest I

become like those who go down into
the Pit.

Exelou me ek ton ehthron mou, Kyrie, oti Deliver

TEMPLE TONE 4

of God made manifest and clearly

fulfilled in the Virgin, I rejoice; and I
know not how to understand the
strange and secret manner whereby
the Undefiled has been revealed as
alone chosen above all Creation,
visible and Spiritual.
Therefore,
wishing to praise Her, I am struck
dumb with amazement in both mind
and speech.
Yet still I dare to

me speedily, O Lord my spirit

faints within me.

me to hear Thy Mercy in the

morning, for I hope in Thee.

Gnorison

Amen

INTO

stretch out my hands to Thee my

soul thirsts for Thee like a waterless
land. (PAUSE)

oti epi Si ilpisa.

The All Pure Temple of the Saviour, the

FESTAL IKOS ENTRY

Dipetasa pros se tas hiras mou - i psihi I

Akouston piison mi to proi to Eleos Sou, Cause

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.

PRI EST

remembered the days of old, and I

meditated on all Thy Works I
meditated on the Works of Thy
Hands.

mou os gi anidros Si.

We

- my heart was troubled within.

imeron arheon, ke emeletisa

en pasi tis Ergis Sou - en piimasi ton
Hiron Sou emeleton.

God, Joachim and Anna, and of (SAINT)

whose memory we Commemorate
today, and of all Thy Saints...

PE OPLE

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

Emnisthin

1
persecutes my soul. He
humbled my life to the ground, he
caused me to dwell in dark places
like one who was long dead.

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.

Thy servant, for in Thy Sight noone living is Righteous.

O U R E N E M I E S ARE NOT ONLY OUR PHYSICAL, HUMAN ENEMIES, BUT ESPECIALLY THE INVISIBLE ENEMIES
THE EVIL ONE AND HIS DEMONS WHO OBSESSIVELY AND CEASELESSLY, SEEK OUR DESTRUCTION AND FAILURE IN
OUR EARTHLY AND ETERNAL ENDEAVOURS. BUT, NO MATTER HOW THEY TEMPT US INTO SPIRITUAL DEATH, THE
CHOICE IS OURS TO MAKE OBEY GOD AND REAP ALL THE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS SPIRITUAL LIFE
WITH GOD - OR CHOOSE THE WEAKER, DESTRUCTIVE, SELF-INDULGENT TEMPTATIONS THAT LEAD US TO SPIRITUAL
DEATH AND EVENTUALLY, ETERNAL CONDEMNATION AND ALIENATION FROM GOD AND EVERYTHING GOOD!

FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

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FESTAL IDIOMELONS ENTRY

To Pnevma Sou to Agathon Odigisi me Thy

Good Spirit shall Guide me in

Uprightness.

en ti Evthia.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati. Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.

Amin
Allelouia [(3) Doxa Si, O Theos! [3]
I Elpis imon, Kyrie, doxa Si!

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

ever, and unto Ages of Ages.

Amen
Alleluia [3] Glory to Thee, O God. [3]
Our Hope, O Lord: Glory to Thee!

THE GREAT LITANY

En Irini tou Kyriou deithomen

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Anothen Irinis ke tis Sotirias ton
psihon imon, tou Kyriou deithomen...

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Irinis

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Agiou Ikou toutou ke ton meta
Pisteos, evlavias ke Fovou Theou
isionton
en
afto,
tou
Kyriou
deithomen...

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tou Patros imon:

Kyrie Eleison
Iper tis Koinotita

Kyrie Eleison
Iper efkrasias aeron, eforias ton karpon
tis gis ke keron irinikon tou Kyriou
deithomen.

Kyrie Eleison
Iper pleonton, odiporounton,

36.

Eleison

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PRI EST

ENTRY

INTO

Lord have mercy

For our Father: Pope & Patriarch

for
our
Archbishop
(N A M E )
for
the
Venerable
Priesthood
of
the
Diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy
and the laity, let us pray to the Lord.

(THEODOROS)

and

Lord have mercy

For this Community

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

PRI EST

PE OPLE
PRI EST

Lord have mercy

For seasonable weather, for the

abundance of the fruits of the earth,

and for peaceful times, let us pray to
the Lord

PRI EST

Lord have mercy

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
PE OPLE

TINS

Lord have mercy

For this Holy Temple,

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

PRI EST

PE OPLE

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

Simeron

Today the Theotokos the Temple that

O
Theohoritos
Naos,
i
Theotokos en Nao Kyriou prosagete,
ke
Zaharias
taftin
ipodehete.
Simeron ta ton Agion Agia agalonte,
ke O Horos ton Angelon, mystikos
panigirizi.
Meth on ke imis
eortazontes simeron, sin to Gavriil
ekvoisomen. Here, Keharitomeni, O
Kyrios meta Sou, O ehon to Mega
Eleos.

Lord have mercy

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PRAYERS

Soson

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....

PRI EST

PE OPLE

ke poleos taftis, pasis

poleos, horas, ke ton pisti ikounton en
aftes tou Kyriou deithomen.

Lord have mercy

For the Peace of

ER

TEMPLE TONE 4

Have

me, O Theos, kata to Mega

Eleos Sou ke kata to plithos ton
iktirmon Sou Exalipson to anomima
mou.

for the Salvation of our souls, let us

pray to the Lord...

PE OPLE

Papa ke Patriarhi
(T H E O D O R O U ) ke tou Arhiepiskopou
imon
(N A M E )
tou
Timiou
Presviteriou, tis en Hristo Diakonias,
pantos tou Kyriou ke tou laou tou
Kyriou deithomen.

PEACE

In Peace let us pray to the Lord

P E O P L E Lord have mercy
P R I E S T For the Peace from Above and
PE OPLE

tou simpantos kosmou,

efsthias ton Agion tou Theou
Ekklision ke tis ton panton enoseaos
tou Kyriou deithomen...

Kyrie

OF

PRI EST

INTO

Eleison

O Theos ton Laon Sou,

Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou.

OF

ke

Episkepse

ton kosmon Sou en Elei ke

Iktirmis.

mercy upon me, O God,

according to Thy Great Mercy;
according to the multitude of Thy
Mercies do away mine offences.

contains God is led into the Temple

of God; and Zacharias welcomes Her.
Today the Holy of Holies is exultant,
and the Chorus of Angels Mystically
celebrates. Together with them, let
us also keep the Feast today, and
with Gabriel let us cry aloud:
Rejoice! O Maiden Full of Grace: the
Lord is with Thee, and He has Great
Mercy.

SALVATION

O Lord, Save Thy People and

Bless Thine Inheritance.

PRI EST

Visit

Thy world with Mercies and

Bounties.

Ipsoson Keras Hristianon Orthodoxon ke Exalt the Horn of Orthodox

Christians,
and send down upon us Thy rich
Mercies.

katamempson ef imas ta Elei Sou ta

Plousia.

Presvies

tis Panahrantou Despinis

imon Theotokou ke Aiparthenou
Marias...

Through

the Intercessions of our All

Pure Lady, the Theotokos and Ever
Virgin Mary...

Dinami tou Timiou ke Zoopiou Stavrou... Through the Might of the Precious and
Life-giving Cross...

Prostasies

ton Timion,
Dinameon Asomaton...

Epouranion

Through

the
Protection
of
the
honourable Bodiless Powers of
Heaven...

Ikesies tou Timiou,

Of

the honourable, glorious Prophet,

Forerunner and Baptist, John; of the
Holy, Glorious and All Laudable
Apostles...

Ton

Of

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...

Nikolaou

Of

our Holy Father Nicholas of Myra,

Nektarios of Pentapolis, Spyridon of
Trymithountos the Wonderworkers..

Ton

Of the Holy and Glorious great Martyrs:

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...

Agion Evdoxon Megalomartyron:

Georgiou tou Tropeoforou, Dimitriou
tou
Mirovlitou,
Theodorou
tou
Tironos, Theodorou tou Stratilatou,

FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

INTO

George the Victorious, Demetrios the

Myrrh-gusher, Theodore the Tyron,
Theodore the General, Menas the

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Kardian
Mi

katharan ktison en emi, O

Theos, ke pnevma evthes Engenison
en tis engatis mou.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and

aporripsis me apo tou Prosopou Sou,

ke to Pnevma Sou to Agion mi
antanelis ap emou.

not cast me away from Thy

Presence, and taken not Thy Holy
Spirit from me.

Apodos

mi tin Agalliasin tou Sotiriou

Sou, ke Pnevmati Igemoniko stirixon
me.

Didaxo

anomous tas Odous Sou, ke

asevis epi Se epistrepsousi.

Renew a right spirit within me.

Do

Restore to me the Joy of Thy Salvation,

and uphold me with Thy Guiding
Spirit.

I will teach transgressors Thy Ways, and

the ungodly shall return to Thee.

Rise me ex ematon, O Theos, O Theos tis Deliver

me from blood guiltiness, O

God, the God of my Salvation, and
my tongue shall greatly rejoice in
Thy Righteousness.

Sotirias mou, agalliasete i glossa mou

tin Dikeosinin Sou.

Kyrie

ta hili mou anixis, ke to stoma

mou aanangeli tin Enesin Sou, oti i
ithelisas
thisian,
edoka
an
Olokaftomata ouk evdokisis.

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.

Thisia to Theo, pnevma sintetrimmenon - A Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit a

Kardian

sintetrimmenin

tetapinomenin
exoudenosi.

Theos

ke

broken and humbled heart God will

not despise.

ouk

Agathinon,

Kyrie, en ti evdokia Sou tin

Sion,
ke
ikodomithito
ta
tihi
Ierousalim, tote eudokisis Thisian
Dikeosinis,
anaforan
ke
Olokaftomata - tote aniisousin epi to
Thisiastirion Sou moshous.

Eleison me, O Theos!

Do Good, O Lord, in Thy Good Pleasure

to Zion, and let the walls of
Jerusalem be built, then Thou will be
pleased
with
a
Sacrifice
of
Righteousness, with Offerings and
Whole Burnt Offerings - then shall
they offer young bullocks on Thine
Altar.

Have mercy on me, O God!

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INTO

TEMPLE TONE 2

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Simeron

O Naos O empsihos, tou

megalou Vasileos, en Nao iserhete,
afto etimasthine, is Thian katikisin,
lai agalliasthe!

Today the Animate Temple of the Great

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

Ke

and to the Holy Spirit

King come into the Temple, to

prepare Herself to become His
Divine Dwelling.
O People, be
exultant!
and ever, and to the Ages of
Ages.

Amin

Amen

Simeron

Today the Animate Temple of the Great

O Naos O empsihos, tou

megalou Vasileos, en Nao iserhete,
afto etimasthine, is Thian katikisin,
lai agalliasthe!

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INTO

King come into the Temple, to

prepare Herself to become His
Divine Dwelling.
O People, be
exultant!

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ER

Iper

tou Risthine imas apo pasis

thlipseos, orgis, kindinou ke anangis,
tou Kyriou deithomen

Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou Soson,

Amin/Kyrie eleison
Tis Panagias,

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

PRI EST

Amen/Lord have mercy

Commemorating our

PE OPLE

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.
KE

Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us,

PE OPLE

Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti.

MA

For our Deliverance from all

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

PRI EST

THE

SIGN

OF THE

Si Kyrie
Oti prepi

All
Holy, 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.

PRI EST

ROSS

&

BOW

DOWN

TO

GOD

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

PE OPLE

Si pasa Doxa, Timi ke

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

Amin

PRI EST

Father, and to the Son, and to the

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

PE OPLE

Amen

FOR THE HYMNS OF THE DAY, KINDLY FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

CAREFULLY USE THE HYMNS OF THE DAY WHERE APPLICABLE

PSALM 117 /118

PRAISE

TO

GOD

FOR

HIS EVERLASTING MERCY

Theos

Kyrios ke Epefanen imin.

Evlogimenos O erhomenos en
Onomati Kyriou!
S T I H O S 1: Exomologisthe to Kyrio, oti
Agathos, oti is ton eona to Eleos
Aftou!

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Theos

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

Panta ta Ethni ekiklosan me, ke

to Onomati Kyriou inamin aftous.

S T I H O S 2:

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

3: Para Kyriou egeneto afti, ke

esti thavmasti en ofthalmis imon.

STIH OS

Theos

Kyrios ke
Evlogimenos O
Onomati Kyriou!

Epefanen imin.
erhomenos en

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INTO

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the

Name of the Lord!
V E R S E 1:
Give thanks to the Lord, for
He is Good;
His Mercy endures
forever!
us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!

All the nations surrounded me,

but in the Name of the Lord I drove
them back.
The Lord is God, and has Appeared to
us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
V E R S E 2:

This is the Lords doing, and it

is marvellous in our eyes.

V E R S E 3:

The Lord is God, and has Appeared to

us. Blessed is He Who comes in the
Name of the Lord!

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INTO

TEMPLE

Idou

Simeron tis evdokias Theou to proimion, Today

is the Prelude of Gods Good

Pleasure, and the Proclamation of
humanitys Salvation. In the Temple
of God, the Virgin is presented
openly,
and
in
Herself
She
announces Christ to all. Let us, then,
with a Great Voice, cry aloud to Her:
Rejoice! Thou art the Fulfilment of
the Creators Dispensation. (3)

ke tis ton anthropon Sotirias i

prokirixis. En Nao tou Theou tranos i
Parthenos diknite, ke ton Hriston tis
pasi prokatangellete. Afti ke imis
megalofonos voisomen.
Here tis
ikonomias tou Ktistou i ekplirosis. (3)

SMALL LITANY

Eti ke eti, en Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

PRI EST

Again, yet again, in Peace let us

pray to the Lord

Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou Soson,

PE OPLE

Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti.

PRI EST

us, and Preserve us, O God, by Thy

Grace

Amin
Tis

PE OPLE

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.
MA

Si Kyrie
Oti son

KE

Lord have mercy!

Help us, Save us, have Mercy on
Amen
Commemorating

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW D

To Thee, O Lord!
PR IE ST
For Thine is the
PE O PLE

to Kratos ke sou Estin i

Dominion,
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.

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.

Amin

PE OPLE

FIRST FESTAL KATHISMATA ENTRY

Dikeon

O karpos, Ioakim ke tis Annis,

Prosferete Theo, Iero en Agio, sarki
nipiazousam I trofos tis Zois imon. In
iilogisen, O Ieros Zaharias. Taftin
apantes, os tou Kyriou Mitera, Pistos
Makarisomen.

INTO

Amen

The

Fruit of Righteous Joachim and

Anna is brought as an Offering to
God in the Holy Sanctuary She who
sustains our Life a young child in
the flesh; and She receives the
Blessing of Zacharias the Priest. Let
all of us in Faith call Her Blessed, for
She is the Mother of our Lord.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.

Amin
38.

FESTAL MA

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen
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Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

PE OPLE

ER

Glory to Thee, O Lord:

Glory

to Thee!

T HE P RIEST ST ANDS AT THE H OLY A LTAR WIT H THE H OLY G O SPEL UNTIL THE C HOIR , CH ANTING P SALM 50, THE P S ALM
OF R EPENTANCE , REACHE S THE VE RSE F O R BEHOLD , THOU HAST LO VED TRUTH
T HE P RIEST EX ITS THE S ANCTUARY AND STANDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE S OLEAS WHILE THE C ONGREGATION VENE RATES
THE H OLY G OSPEL .
A FTERWARDS , IN P ROCESS ION , THE H OLY G OS PEL IS CARRIED TO THE BACK OF THE CHURCH AND PLACED UPON THE
I CON S TAND SO THAT LATECOMERS M AY AL SO VENE RATE G OD S T RUTH .

PSALM 50/51
THE PSALM OF REPENTANCE

Eleison

me, O Theos kata to Mega Eleos

Have Mercy on me, O God, according to

Thy Great Mercy.

Ke

kata to plithos ton Iktirmon Sou

exalipson to anomima mou.

And

Epi

plion plinon me apo tis anomias

mou, ke apo tis amartias mou
Katharison me.

Wash

Oti

according to the abundance of

Thy Compassion, blot out my
transgressions.

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

For I know my lawlessness, and my sin

is always before me.

Si mono imarton, ke to poniron enopion Against

Sou epiisa. Opos an Dikeothis en tis
Logis Sou, ke nikisis en to krinesthe
Se.

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.

Idou

Behold,

Idou gar Alithian Igapisas.

Behold,

Randiis me issopo, ke katharisthisome.

Thou

Plinis me, ke iper hiona levkanthisome.

Thou shall wash me, and I will be made

Akoutiis

Thou

Apostrepson

Turn Thy Sight from my sins, and blot

gar en anomies sinelifthin, ke en

amarties ekissise me i mitir mou.
Ta adila ke
ta krifia tis Sofias Sou edilosas mi.

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behold henceforth all generations

will call me Blessed; for He Who is
Mighty has done great things for me,
and Holy is His Name!

Mary remained with her about

three months, and returned to her
home.

ke ipestrepsen is ton ikon aftis.

tin anomian mou ego ginosko, ke i

amartia mou enopion mou esti
diapantos.

OWN

For

Emine de Mariam sin afti osi minas tris And

Sou.

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.

PRI EST

gar apo tou nin Makariousi me

pase e genee. Oti epiise mi Megalia O
dinatoske Agionto Onoma Aftou.

I
was
conceived
transgressions, and in sins
mother bore me.

in
my

Thou Love Truth Thou

showed me the unknown and secret
things of Thy Wisdom.

shall sprinkle me with hyssop,

and I will be Cleansed.
whiter than snow.

mi agalliasin ke evfrosinin,
agaliasonte ostea tetapinomena.

to Prosopon Sou apo ton

amartion mou, ke pasas tas anomias
mou exalipson.

FESTAL MATINS ENTRY

INTO

shall make me hear Joy and

Gladness my bones that were
humbled shall greatly Rejoice.
out all my transgressions.

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THE HOLY GOSPEL

Dikeon

THE PRIEST

S T A N D S B E F O R E T H E H O L Y A L T A R I N T H E S A N C T U A R Y . O N S UNDAYS HE
READS THE H OLY R ESURRECTION G OSP E L AND THE E OTHINON AT T HE H OLY A LTAR , BUT ON
OTHER DAYS HE READS THE H OLY G OSPEL FOR T HE F EAST FROM THE R OYAL G ATES [H OLY
D OORS ] FACING THE C ONGRE GATION .

Ke

iper tou kataxiothine imas tis

akroaseos tou Agiou Evangeliou
Kyriou ton Theon imon iketevsomen.

Kyrie Eleison [3]

Sofia! Orthi! Akiousomen

And that He will graciously

grant us to hear His Holy Gospel, let
us pray to the Lord.

PRI EST

PE OPLE

tou Agiou

PRI EST

Evangeliou

the Holy Gospel.

Irini pasi!

Peace be with you all.

WE

BOW

OUR HEAD

Ke to pnevmati sou
Ek tou kata L O U K A N A G I O U

TO

RECEIVE

THE

PE OPLE

EVANGELIOU

to anagnosma...

PRI EST

PRIESTS BLESSING

And with thy spirit

The Lesson is from

THE

HOLY

GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST LUKE

Proshomen
Doxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!
MAKE

Lord have mercy [3]

Wisdom! Arise! Let us listen to

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

&

Let us attend
Glory to Thee, O Lord:

PE OPLE

O Karpos, Ioakim ke tis Annis,

prosferete Theo, Iero en Agio, sarki
nipiazousam I trofos tis Zois imon. In
iilogisen, O Ieros Zaharias. Taftin
apantes, os tou Kyriou Mitera, Pistos
Makarisomen.

The

Fruit of Righteous Joachim and

Anna is brought as an Offering to
God in the Holy Sanctuary She who
sustains our Life a young child in
the flesh; and She receives the
Blessing of Zacharias the Priest. Let
all of us in Faith call Her Blessed, for
She is the Mother of our Lord.

SECOND FESTAL KATHISMATA ENTRY

BEFORE

&

Before

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

sillipseos Agni, kathigiasthis to

Theo; ke tehthisa epi gis, doron
prosihthis nin afto, apoplirousa
patroan epangelian. To Thio de Nao,
os Thios ontos Naos, ek vrefous
kathars, meta lampadon fedron,
apodothisa
ofthis
dohion,
tou
aprositou ke Thiou Fotos.
Megali
ontos, I proodos Sou, Moni Theonimfe
ke Aiparthene.

Thy conception, O Pure Virgin,

Thou wast Consecrated unto God;
and now after Thy birth Thou art
offered as a Gift to Him, in
fulfilment of Thy Parents Promise.
To the Divine Temple Thou art
brought, Thyself a Temple truly
Divine, innocent from the time Thou
was a babe; Thou has appeared in
the Sanctuary accompanied by
brightly burning lamps, who art the
Receiver of the Divine Light that no
man can approach. Magnificent in
Truth is Thine Entry, O Only Bride of
God and Ever Virgin!

Glory

AFTER THE

HOLY GOSPEL

HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING

TO

En tes imeres anastasa de Mariam taftes

Ke
Ke

ST LUKE
PRIEST

1: 39 49 & 56

In those days Mary arose and went

eporevthi is tin orinin meta spoudis is

polin Iouda, k isilthen is ton ikon
Zahariou ke ispasato in Elisavet.

in haste to the hill country, to a city

of Judah, and she entered the house
of Zachariah and greeted Elizabeth.

egeneto os ikousen i Elisavet tou

aspasmon tis Marias, eskirtise to
vrefos enti kilia aftis.

And when Elizabeth heard the greeting

eplisthi Pnevmatos Agiou i Elisavet

ke anefonise foni megali ke ipen:
Evlogimeni
Si
en
ginexi
ke
Evlogimenos O karpos tis Kilias Sou.

And Elizabeth

Ke pothen mi touto ina elthi i Mitir tou

Kyrioumou pros me?

of Mary, the babe leaped in her

womb;
was filled with the Holy
Spirit and she exclaimed with a loud
cry: Blessed art Thou among women,
and Blessed is the Fruit of Thy Womb!

And

why is this granted to me, that

the Mother of my Lord should come
to me?

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amin
Amen
Pro sillipseos Agni, kathigiasthis to Theo; Before

Thy conception, O Pure Virgin,

Thou wast Consecrated unto God;
and now after Thy birth Thou art
offered as a Gift to Him, in
fulfilment of Thy Parents Promise.
To the Divine Temple Thou art
brought, Thyself a Temple truly
Divine, innocent from the time Thou
was a babe; Thou has appeared in
the Sanctuary accompanied by
brightly burning lamps, who art the
Receiver of the Divine Light that no
man can approach. Magnificent in
Truth is Thine Entry, O Only Bride of
God and Ever Virgin!

ke tehthisa epi gis, doron prosihthis

nin
afto,
apoplirousa
patroan
epangelian. To Thio de Nao, os Thios
ontos Naos, ek vrefous kathars, meta
lampadon fedron, apodothisa ofthis
dohion, tou aprositou ke Thiou Fotos.
Megali ontos, I proodos Sou, Moni
Theonimfe ke Aiparthene.

Idou gar os egeneto i foni tou aspasmou For

Sou is ta ota mou, eskirtisen en
agalliasi to vrefos en ti kilia mou.

Ke
Ke

42.

behold, when the voice of Thy

greeting came to my ears, the babe in
my womb leaped for Joy.

Makaris i pistevsasa oti este teliosis

tis lelalimenis afti para Kyriou.

And

ipe Mariam: Megalini i psihi mouton

Kyrion ke igaliase to pnevma mou epi
to Theo to Sotiri mou, oti epevlepsen
epi tin tapinosin tis Doulis Aftou.

And

FESTAL MA

TINS

ENTRY

INTO

Blessed is she who believed, for

there would be a fulfilment of what
was spoken to her from the Lord.
Mary said: My soul magnifies the
Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God
my Saviour, for He has regarded the
lowly estate of His handmaiden.

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TEMPLE TONE 4

Pro

to Thee!

BOW TO GOD IN GRATITUDE AND WORSHIP

INTO

THIRD FESTAL KATHISMATA ENTRY

TEMPLE TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

INTO

Agalliastho O David O Imno grafos, ke Let

horeveto Ioakim sin ti Anni.
Oti
gonos Agios ex afton proilthe, Maria i
Fotoforos Thia Lampas, ke Heri
iserhomeni en to Nao. In ke vlepon
iilogisen, O Varahiou iios, ke heron
anekravgze.
Here!
Thavma
pagkosmion!
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INTO

David the Psalmist greatly rejoice!

Let Joachim and Anna be glad! For a
Holy Child has come forth from
them Mary, the Lamp who bears
the Divine Light and She rejoices as
She enters the Temple. The son of
Barachias beholding Her gave Her
his Blessing and cried out in Joy:

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Hail! O Thou Wonder of the world!

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

Amin
Agalliastho

O David O Imno grafos, ke

horeveto Ioakim sin ti Anni.
Oti
gonos Agios ex afton proilthe, Maria i
Fotoforos Thia Lampas, ke Heri
iserhomeni en to Nao. In ke vlepon
iilogisen, O Varahiou iios, ke heron
anekravgze.
Here!
Thavma
pagkosmion!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen
Let David

the Psalmist greatly rejoice!

Let Joachim and Anna be glad! For a
Holy Child has come forth from
them Mary, the Lamp who bears
the Divine Light and She rejoices as
She enters the Temple. The son of
Barachias beholding Her gave Her
his Blessing and cried out in Joy:
Hail! O Thou Wonder of the world!

Kyrie Eleison
Antilavou Soson,

Again, yet again, in Peace let us

pray to the Lord.

PRI EST

PE OPLE

Eleison ke Diafilaxon
imas O Theos, ti Si Hariti.

Amin/Kyrie eleison
Tis Panagias,

PRI EST

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.
MA

KE

Lord have mercy

Help us, Save us, have Mercy on

us, and Protect us, O God, by Thy

Grace.
PE OPLE

Amen/ Lord have mercy

Commemorating our

Most
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.

PRI EST

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS & BOW D

Si Kyrie
Oti Evlogite Sou to Onoma, ke Dedoxaste
Sou i Vasilia, tou Patros, ke tou Iiou,
ke tou Agiou
Pnevmatos, nin ke ai,
ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Amin

PE OPLE
PRI EST

OWN

To Thee, O Lord!
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.
PE OPLE

FESTAL ANTIPHONS

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Agio

Pnevmati, pasa psihi zooute, ke

katharsi, ipsoute, lambrinete, ti
Triadiki Monadi, Ierokrifios

Through

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

Amin
Agio

Pnevmati, anavlizi ta tis Haritos

reithra, arthevonda, apasan tin ktisin
pros Zoogonion.

Akouson

Thigater, ke ide, ke klinon to

ous Sou, ke epilathou tou laou Sou, ke
tou ikou tou Patros Sou, ke epithimisi
O Vasilefs tou kallous Sou. (2)

40.

misoundes Sion, eshinthite apo tou

Kyriou; os hortos gar, piri esesthe
apexirameni. [2]

FESTAL MA

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ENTRY

INTO

the Holy Spirit is every soul

quickened and exalted in purity, and
Illumined by the Triune Unity in
Mystic Holiness.
and ever, and to the Ages of
Ages.

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

:
Exirevxato i kardia mou
Logon Agathon.

ENTRY

INTO

TEMPLE

Hearken, O Daughter, and consider, and

incline Thine ear; and forget Thy
people and Thy Fathers House; for
the King desired Thy Beauty. (2)

My heart overflows with a

Good Word.

STIHO S

VE RSE:

Akouson

Hearken, O Daughter, and consider, and

thigater, ke ide, ke klinon to

ous Sou, ke epilathou tou laou Sou, ke
tou ikou tou Patros Sou, ke epithimisi
O Vasilefs tou kallous Sou.

incline Thine ear; and forget Thy

people and Thy Fathers House; for
the King desired Thy Beauty.

SMALL LITANY

Tou Kyriou deithomen

Kyrie Eleison
Oti Agios i, O Theos imon,

PRI EST
PE OPLE

ke en Agiis
epanapavi,
ke
Si
tin
Doxan
anapempomen to Patri, ke to Io, ke
to Agio Pnevmati, nin ke ai ke is tous
eonas ton eonon.

Amin
THE C

PRI EST

ONGREGATION

MUST STA

TO

Amen

ALMIGHTY GOD

ND

Amen

Pasa pnoi enesato ton Kyrion [2]

Let

TONE 4

Enesato pnoi ... Pasa ton Kyrion

Let

my youth up many passions

have warred against me. But do
Thou succour and save me, O
Saviour. [2]

Let us pray to the Lord

Lord have mercy
For Holy art Thou, O our God,

Who rests in the Saints, 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.
PE OPLE

PRAISES

Ek neotitos mou, pola polemi me pathi From

al aftos andilavou, ke soson, Sotir
mou. [2]

and to the Holy Spirit

FESTAL PROKEIMENON PSALM 44/45-

SMALL LITANY

Eti ke eti, en Irini tou Kyriou deithomen.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati.

everything that has breath praise

the Lord. [2]
the Lord be praised
everything that has breath

...

Those

who hate Zion shall be put to

confusion by the Lord; like grass in
the fire shall they be withered up.
[2]

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INTO

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