ASCENSION APOLYTIKION TONE 4

Anelifthis en Doxi, Hriste O Theos imon, Thou
haropiisas tous Mathitas, ti epangelia
tou Agiou Pnevmatos. Veveothenton
Afton dia tis Evlogias, oti Si i O Iios
tou Theou, O litrotis tou kosmou. (3)
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with Joy, by Promising to send the
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Holy Vespers Hymns & Readings Ascension Day
HYMN OF THE EVENING INCENSE
THE CONGREGATION
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou.
Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie,
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou,
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson
mou Kyrie.
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson
mou Kyrie!
FESTAL PROSOMIA TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
O Kyrios anelifthi is Ouranous, ina
pempsi ton Parakliton to kosmo, i
Ourani itimasan ton Thronon Aftou,
Nefele tin epivasin aftou, Angeli
Thavmazousin, anthropon Orontes
iperano afton, O Patir ekdehete, on
en kolpis ehi sinaidion. To Pnevma to
Agion kelevi pasi tis Angelis Aftou.
Arate pilas i arhontes imon. Panta ta
Ethni krotisate Hiras. Oti anevi
Hristos, opou in to proteron.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
O Kyrios Anelifthi is Ouranous, ina
pempsi ton Parakliton to kosmo, i
Ourani itimasan ton Thronon Aftou,
Nefele tin epivasin aftou, Angeli
Thavmazousin, anthropon Orontes
iperano afton, O Patir ekdehete, on
en kolpis ehi sinaidion. To Pnevma to
Agion kelevi pasi tis Angelis Aftou.
Arate pilas i arhontes imon. Panta ta
Ethni krotisate Hiras. Oti anevi
2. ASCENSION VESPERS HYMNS & READINGS
MUST STAND
Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear me, O
Lord! O Lord, when I cry out to
Thee, hear me! Hear my voice, when I
cry out to Thee! Hear me, O Lord!
Let my Prayer rise before Thee like
incense - the lifting up of my hands
as the Evening Sacrifice. Hear me, O
Lord!
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
The Lord was taken up to Heaven, in
order to send the Holy Spirit to the
world. The Heavens prepared His
Throne; the Clouds were the means
of His Approach. Angels marvelled,
seeing a Human Being higher than
themselves. The Father received
Him Who He has Co-Eternal in His
Bosom. The Holy Spirit gives the
Order to all His Angels: Lift up the
Gates, O you Rulers! O, clap your
hands all you Nations! For Christ has
Ascended to where He was before!
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
The Lord was taken up to Heaven, in
order to send the Holy Spirit to the
world. The Heavens prepared His
Throne; the Clouds were the means
of His Approach. Angels marvelled,
seeing a Human Being higher than
themselves. The Father received
Him Who He has Co-Eternal in His
Bosom. The Holy Spirit gives the
Order to all His Angels: Lift up the
ASCENSION APOSTICHA TONE 2
Etehthis os Aftos Ithelisas! Efanis, os
Aftos ivoulithis! Epathes Sarki, O
Theos imon! Ek nekron anestis,
patisas ton Thanaton, Anelifthis en
Doxi, O ta simpanta pliron, ke
apestilas imin Pnevma Thion, tou
animnin ke Doxazin Sou tin Theotita!
Panta ta Ethni krotisate hiras!
Alalaate to Theo en Foni
Agalliasesos!
Analamvanomenou Sou Hriste, ek tou
Orous ton Eleon, e Dinamis orose
etera ti etera evoon. Tis Estin outos?
Ke fisi pros Aftas. Outos Estin O
krateos ke dinastis, outos Estin O
dinatos en polemo, outos Estin Alithos
O Vasilefs tis Doxis. Ke ina ti aftou
erithra ta imatia? Ek Vosor iki, oper
esti, tis sarkos. Aftos de os Theos en
dexia kathisas tis megalosinis,
apestilas imin to Pnevma to Agion
ina odigisi, ke sosit tas psihas imon.
Anevi O Theos, en alalagmo, Kyrios
en foni salpingos.
Anelifthis en Doxi, ek tou Orous ton
Eleon Hriste O Theos Enopion ton Son
Mathiton, ke ekathisas en dexia tou
Patros O ta simpanta pliron ti
Theotiti, ke apestilas aftis Pnevma to
Agion, to Fotizon, ke Sotirizon, ke
Agiazon tas psihas imon.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
ASCENSION APOSTIHA IDIOMELA TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Anevi O Theos en alalagmo, Kyrios en
foni salpingos, tou Anipsose tin
pessousan ikona tou Adam, ke
apostile Pnevma Parakliton, tou
Agiase tas psihas imon.
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ASCENSION VESPERS HYMNS & READINGS
Thou were born, as Thou Thyself so
Willed! Thou Appeared as Thou
Thyself so Wished! Thou suffered in
the Flesh, O our God! Thou Rose
from the dead, having trampled
Death! Thou Ascended in Glory!
Thou Who fill the Universe! And
Thou sent us the Divine Spirit, that
we might Extol and Glorify Thy
Divinity!
All you Nations, clap your hands!
Shout to God with the voice of
Rejoicing!
As Thou were being lifted up from the
Mount of Olives, O Christ, the
Angelic Hosts were watching, and
they said to one another: Who is
This? And the other responded:
This is He Who is Strong and Mighty!
This is He Who is Powerful in Battle!
He is Truly the King of Glory! And
why art His Garments red? He
comes from Bozrah, which is the
Flesh. As God, Thou sat at the Right
Hand of Majesty, and Thou sent us
the Holy Spirit, to Guide us and to
Save our soul!
God Ascended with a shout! The Lord
with the sound of the Trumpet!
Ascending in Glory from the Mount of
Olives in the presence of Thy
Disciples, O Christ our God, Thou sat
at the Right Hand of the Father O
Thou Who fillest the Universe with
Thy Divinity! And Thou sent the
Holy Spirit Who Illumines and
Strengthens, and Sanctifies our soul!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
God Ascended with a shout, the Lord
with the sound of the trumpet, to
exalt the fallen image of Adam, and
to send the Paraclete Spirit to
Sanctify our souls.
7.
Ou Presvis, oude Angelos, all Aftos O
Kyrios esosen aftous dia to Agapan
aftous, ke fidesthe afton.
Aftos Elitrosato aftous, ke anelaven
aftous, ke iperipsosen aftous, pasa tas
imeras tou eonos.
THE PROPHECY OF
Profitias Isaiou to anagnosma
Sofia! Proshomen!
Tade legi Kyrios: Idou Imera erhete
Kyriou!
Ke stisonte i podes aftou en ti imera
ekini epi to Oros ton Eleon, to
katenanti Ierousalim, ex Anatolon.
iliou.
Ke en ti Imera ekini exelefsete Idor Zon And in the Day shall issue forth Living
ex Ierousalim - to imisi aftou is tin
thalassan tin protin, ke to imisi aftou
is tin thalassan tin eshatin, en theri,
ke en eari este outo.
Ke este Kyrios is Vasilea epi pasan tin
Gin, en ti imera ekini este Kyrios is,
ke to Onoma Aftou en, kiklon pasan
tin Gin - ke tin erimon apo Gave eos
Remmon, kata noton Ierousalim.
Rama de epi topou meni. Rama shall remain in her place.
Apo tis Pilis Veniamin, eos tou topou tis From Benjamins Gate to the place
Pilis tis Protis; eos tis Pilis ton
Gonion, ke eos tou Pirgou Anameil,
eos ton ipolinion tou Vasileos
Katikisousin en afti, ke anathema
ouketi este eti ke katikisi Ierousalim
pepithotos.
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THE PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD : of Thy Plan for our Salvation, O Lord,
Ii to Kratos tis Vasilias Sou Evlogimenon
ke Dedoxasmenon, tou Patros, ke
tou Iiou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin
ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.
Amin
6. ASCENSION VESPERS HYMNS & READINGS
Neither an Elder nor an Angel, but the
Lord Himself, Saved them from all
their tribulation, for He Loved them
and spared them.
He Redeemed and took them up, and
lifted them up all the days of old.
ZECHARIAH 14 : 4 & 8
READER The Reading is from the
Prophecy of Isaiah
P RIE ST Wisdom! Let us attend!
RE AD ER : Thus
says the Lord: Behold!
The Days of the Lord come!
And on that Day His Feet will stand
upon the Mount of Olives, which
faces Jerusalem to the East.
Water from Jerusalem half of it
towards the former sea, and half
towards the latter sea so shall it be
in Summer and in Spring.
And the Lord shall be King of all the
Earth, and in that Day the Lord shall
be One Lord, and His Name, One
Name, encompassing all the Earth
even the Wilderness, from Gabe to
Remmon, South of Jerusalem.
of
the First Gate; to the Gate of the
Corners, and to the Tower of
Anameil as far as the Kings
Winepresses, they will dwell in the
city, and there shall no more be any
Curse - and Jerusalem shall dwell
securely.
PRIEST Blessed and Glorified is the
Power of Thy Kingdom, of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and forever, and
unto the Ages of Ages.
Amen
Hristos, opou in to proteron.
Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo
filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Kyrie, ti Si, Analipsi, exeplagisan ta
Theon, epi Herouvim, theorisanta Se
ton Nefelon anerhomenon, ton ep
afton kathezomenon, ke Doxazomen
Se, oti Hriston to Eleos Sou: Doxa Si!
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
En tis oresi tis Agiis, theorountes Sou tas
ipsosis Hriste, to apavgasma tis Doxis
tou Patros, animnoumen Sou tin
fotoidi tou Prosopou morfin,
proskinoumen Sou ta pathimata,
timomen tin Anastasin, tin Endoxon
Analipsin Doxazontes, eleison imas.
Enite ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Kyrie, i Apostoli os idon Se, en Nefeles
eperomenon, odirmis dakrion,
Zoodota Hriste, katifias pliroumeni,
thrinountes elegon: Despota, mi
easis imas Orfanous, ous di ikton
Igapisas doulous Sou, os Evsplaghnos,
all apostilon, os Ipershou imin, to
Panagion Sou Pnevma, Fotagogoun
tas psihas imon.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Kyrie, tis Ikonomias plirosas to
Mystirion, paralavon tous Sous
Mathitas, is to Oros ton Eleon
anelamvanes, ke Idou, to stereoma
tou Ouranou parilthes, O di eme
ptohefsas kat eme, ke anavas. Othen
ouk ehoristhis, to Panagion Sou
Pnevma exapostilon, Fotizon tas
psihas imon.
ASCENSION VESPERS HYMNS & READINGS
Gates, O you Rulers! O, clap your
hands all you Nations! For Christ has
Ascended to where He was before!
From the morning watch until night;
from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.
At Thine Ascension, O Lord, the
Cherubim, on whom Thou sit as God,
were amazed when they beheld Thee
Ascending on the Clouds. And we
Glorify Thee, for Thy Mercy is Good:
Glory to Thee!
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
We have seen Thine Exaltations on
those Holy Mountains, O Christ,
Thou Who art the Brightness of the
Fathers Glory; and we extol the
Resplendent Appearance of Thy
Face. We worship Thy Passion, we
honour Thy Resurrection, and Thy
Glorious Ascension we Glorify: Have
Mercy on us!
Praise the Lord, all Gentiles! Praise
Him, all you people!
Lord, when Thine Apostles beheld Thee
being lifted up upon the Clouds,
they were filled with sadness. They
grieved, and with tearful laments,
they said to Thee, O Christ, the Giver
of Life: Master, do not make
Orphans of us, Thy servants, whom
Thou Loved for pitys sake O Thou
Who art Compassionate! But as
Thou Promised, send us Thine All
Holy Spirit to Guide and Illumine our
soul!
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
When Thou had completed the Mystery
Thou took Thy Disciples with Thee,
and went up onto the Mount of
Olives. And behold! Thou passes
through the skys firmament! Thou
Who for my sake became poor like
me! And, now, having Ascended
whence Thou were never absent,
send down Thine All Holy Spirit to
Illumine our soul!
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Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
THE ASCENSION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Ton kolpon ton Patrikon mi horisthis,
glikitate Iisou, ke tis epi gis os
anthropos, sinanastrafis, simeron ap
orous ton Eleon anelifthis en Doxi, ke
tin pesousan fisin imon simpathos
anipsosas, to Patri sinekathisas.
Othen e Ouranie ton asomaton taxis,
to thavma ekplittomene, existanto
thamvi, ke tromo sinehomene, tin Sin
filanthropian emegalinon. Meth on
ke imis i epi gis, tin pros imas Sou
sigkatavasin, ke tin af imon
Analipsin Doxologountes, iketevomen
legontes. O tous Mathitas ke tin
tekousan Se Theotokon, Haras apirou
plisas en ti Si analipsi, ke imas
Axioson, ton eklekton Sou tis Haras,
evhes afton, dia to Mega Sou Eleos.
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THE PROKEIMENON OF
O Theos, en to Onomati Sou Soson me,
ke en ti Dinami Sou Krinis me.
STIHOS OTheos, isakouson tis prosevhis
mou, enotise ta rimata tou stomatos
mou.
O Theos, en to Onomati Sou Soson me,
ke en ti Dinami Sou Krinis me.
THE PROPHECY
Profitias Isaiou to anagnosma
Sofia! Proshomen!
Tade legi Kyrios: Este en tes eshates
imeres, emfanes to Oros tou Kyriou,
ke O Ikos tou Theou ep ekron ton
Oreon, ke ipsothisete iperano ton
vounon, ke ixousin ep afto panta ta
Ethni, ke porefsonte lai polli, ke
erousi. Defte anavomen is to Oros
Kyriou, ke is ton Ikon tou Theou
Iakov, ke anangeli imin tin Odon
Aftou, ke porefsometha en Afti.
4. ASCENSION VESPERS HYMNS & READINGS
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
Thou never left the Fathers Bosom, O
Sweetest Jesus, even as Thou lived
among those on Earth as Man. And,
today, Thou Ascended in Glory from
the Mount of Olives, and
sympathetically Thou also exalted
our fallen nature, which Thou seated
with the Father. Wherefore the
Celestial Orders of Bodiless Hosts
were amazed by the Wonder, and
were struck with Astonishment, and
overcome with trembling, they
extolled Thy Love of mankind. We
on Earth join them in Glorifying Thy
Condescension to us, and Thine
Ascension from us, and we Entreat
Thee, and say: Thou filled Thy
Disciples, and Thy Mother, the
Theotokos, with Infinite Joy by Thine
Ascension. By their Prayers, wilt
Thou also count us worthy of the Joy
of Thine Elect, because of Thy Great
Mercy.
WEDNESDAY PSALM 53/54
Save me, O God, for Thy Names sake,
and Judge me by Thy Might.
VERSE O God, hear my Prayer and hear
the words of my mouth.
Save me, O God, for Thy Names sake,
and Judge me by Thy Might.
OF ISAIAH 2 : 2 - 3
READER The Reading is from the
Prophecy of Isaiah
P RIE ST Wisdom! Let us attend!
RE AD ER : Thus says the Lord: It shall
come to pass in the Last Days, the
Mountain of the Lord, and the House
of the God, shall be visible on the
tops of the mountains, and exalted
above the hills. All Gentiles shall
come to It. Many Gentiles shall
travel, and say: Come! Let us go up
to the Mountain of the Lord to the
House of the God of Jacob! He will
proclaim His Way to us, and we shall
walk in It!
THE PROPHECY OF
Profitias Isaiou to anagnosma
Sofia! Proshomen!
Tade legi Kyrios: Porevesthe,
perielthete dia ton Pilon Mou,
skevasate tin Odon Mou, ke
odopiisate to Lao Mou, ke tous
lithous ek tis Odou diarripsate,
exarate sissimon is ta Ethni!
Idou! Gar O Kyriso epiisen akouston eos
eshatou tis Gis.
Ipate ti Thigatri Sion: Idou! O Sotir
Sou paragegonen, ehon ton Eaftou
Misthon meth Aftou, ke to Ergon
Aftou pro Prosopou Aftou.
Ke kalesi afton Laon Agion -
Lelitromenon ipo Kyriou - Si de
klithisi, Epizitoumeni Polis, ke ouk
egkatalelimmeni.
Tis outos O paragenomenos ex Edom
erithima imation aftou ek Vosor -
outos Oraios en Stoli Aftou - voa meta
Ishios pollis?
Ego dialegome Dikeosinin ke Krisin
Sotiriou.
Dia ti Sou Erithra ta imatia, ke ta
Endimata Sou os apo pititou linous?
Pliris katapepatimenis, linon epatisa
monotatos, ke ton Ethnon ouk estin
anir met Emou.
Ton Eleon Kyriou emnisthin, tas aretas
Kyriou anamniso, tin enesin Kyriou
epi pasin, is imin antapodidosi.
Kyrios, Kritis Agathos to Iko Israil.
Epagi imin kata Eleon Aftou, ke kata to He deals with us according to His Great
plithos tis Dikeosinis Aftou.
Ke ipen: Ouhi Laos Mou este Tekna
- ke ou Mi athetisosi?
Ke egeneto aftis is Sotirian ek pasis
thispeos Afton.
ASCENSION VESPERS HYMNS & READINGS
ISAIAH 62 : 10 63 : 1
READER The Reading is from the
Prophecy of Isaiah
P RIE ST Wisdom! Let us attend!
RE AD ER : Thus says the Lord: Go
through My Gates, make a Way for
My People, clear the stones from
the path, and lift up the Standard
for the Gentiles!
Behold! The Lord caused this to be
heard to the ends of the Earth.
Tell the Daughter of Zion: Behold!
Thy Saviour has come! And has His
Rewards, and His Work before His
Sight.
And shall call them a Holy People
the Redeemed of the Lord and you
shalt be called a City sought for and
not forsaken!
Who is this who comes from Edom
with His garments red, from Bozrah
so beautiful in His Apparel with
great Strength?
I speak of Righteousness and Saving
Judgement.
Why art Thou Garments red and Thine
Apparel as one who treads in a
winepress?
I Am full of the treading of grapes,
and there is no man with Me
among the Nations.
I remembered the Lords Mercy, the
Praises of the Lord in all things,
wherein the Lord recompenses us.
The Lord is a Good Judge for the House
of Israel.
Mercy, and according to the
multitude of His Righteousness.
And He said: Surely, My People My
Children have not also rejected
Me?
And He became their Salvation.
5.