ΠΕΡΙΟΔΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΒΑΡΕΟΣ ΗΧΟΥ

PERIOD OF GRAVE MODE

Τῼ ΣΑΒΒΑΤῼ ΕΣΠΕΡΑΣ

ON SATURDAY EVENING

ΕΝ Τῼ ΜΙΚΡῼ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝῼ

SMALL VESPERS

Εἰς τό, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, ἱστῶμεν Στίχους δʹ, καὶ ψάλλομεν Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα τῆς Ὀκτωήχου γʹ, δευτεροῦντες τὸ αʹ.

At, Lord, I have cried, we use 4 verses, and we sing the 3 Resurrectional Stichera of the Octoechos, the first one twice.

Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον, τὸ Δογματικόν.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion, so-called the Dogmatic.

Ἦχος βαρύς.

Grave Mode.

Φρικτὸν καὶ ἄῤῥητον ὄντως, τὸ ἐπὶ σοὶ πεπραγμένον, μυστήριον Ἀμίαντε! Λόγον γὰρ τῶν πάντων αἴτιον, ὑπὲρ αἰτίαν καὶ λόγον, τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι σωματωθέντα τέτοκας, ἐκ σοῦ τὴν σάρκα ἀνειληφότα, τῆς οἰκείας φύσεως, ἀμεταβλήτου μεινάσης· συνδραμόντων γὰρ ἑκατέρων, αὐθυπάρκτως καθʼ ὑπόστασιν ἑνικήν, διπλοῦς τῇ φύσει προέρχεται ὅλος Θεός, καὶ ὅλος ἄνθρωπος, τὴν ἐπʼ ἀμφοῖν ὁλότητα, ἐνεργητικοῖς ἰδιώμασιν ἐνδεικνύμενος· πεπονθὼς γὰρ ἐν Σταυρῷ σαρκικῶς, ἀπαθὴς διέμεινεν ὁ αὐτὸς θεϊκῶς, ὥσπερ βροτὸς τεθνηκώς, ἀνεβίω ὡς Θεὸς τριήμερος, τὸ κράτος τοῦ θανάτου καθελών, καὶ φθορᾶς ῥυσάμενος τὸ ἀνθρώπινον. Αὐτὸν ὡς Λυτρωτήν, καὶ Σωτῆρα τοῦ γένους ἡμῶν, Θεομῆτορ αἴτησαι, καταπέμψαι ἡμῖν, τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν αὐτοῦ, τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Μετὰ τό, Καταξίωσον κ.λ.π., ψάλλομεν τὸ Ἀναστάσιμον Στιχηρόν, Ἀνέστης ἐκ τοῦ τάφου… καὶ εἶτα τὰ παρόντα Προσόμοια.

After, "O Lord, keep us this evening…" we sing the Resurrectional Sticheron, Rising from the tomb… and then the following Prosomoia:

Στιχηρὰ τῆς Θεοτόκου.

Stichera for the Theotokos.

Ἦχος βαρύς. Καταφρονήσαντες πάντων.

Grave Mode. When you had wisely.

Στίχ. Μνησθήσομαι τοῦ ὀνόματός σου ἐν πάσῃ γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ.

Verse: I will remember your name from generation to generation. [SAAS]

Ἀνατολὴ τοῦ Ἡλίου, τοῦ νοητοῦ Παρθένε γέγονας, ἐπὶ δυσμῶν τῆς καθʼ ἡμᾶς γενομένου φύσεως, ἀλλʼ ὡς ἔχουσα παῤῥησίαν, αὐτὸν ἐκδυσώπησον Θεοτόκε πανύμνητε, ἀμετρήτων πταισμάτων ἐλευθερῶσαι, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Στίχ. Ἄκουσον, θύγατερ, καὶ ἴδε καὶ κλῖνον τὸ οὖς σου καὶ ἐπιλάθου τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός σου· καὶ ἐπιθυμήσει ὁ βασιλεὺς τοῦ κάλλους σου.

Verse: Listen, O daughter, behold and incline your ear, and forget your people and your father''s house. For the King desired your beauty. [SAAS]

Ῥάβδος ῥίζης Παρθένε, τοῦ Ἱεσσαὶ σαφῶς ἐβλάστησας, τὸν τὰ φυτὰ τῆς ἀπάτης, ἐκ ῥίζης ἀφανίσαντα, ἀλλʼ ὡς ἔχουσα παῤῥησίαν, ἀπαύστως ἱκέτευε, ἐκριζῶσαι Πανύμνητε, τὰ τῆς καρδίας μου πάθη, καὶ τὸν αὐτοῦ ἐμφυτεῦσαι φόβον, καὶ σῶσαί με.

Στίχ. Τὸ πρόσωπόν σου λιτανεύσουσιν οἱ πλούσιοι τοῦ λαοῦ.

Verse: The rich among the people shall entreat your favor. [SAAS]

Πύλη Θεοῦ Παναγία, ἐκ τῶν πυλῶν τοῦ ᾅδου ῥῦσαί με, καὶ μετανοίας τὴν ὁδόν, κᾀμοὶ καθυπόδειξον, διʼ ἧς εὑρήσω πύλην, τὴν πρὸς ζωὴν εἰσάγουσαν, ὁδηγὲ πλανωμένων, πιστῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸ γένος φρούρησον, καὶ σῶσον τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Ἐκ σοῦ παναγία Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, ἀφράστως ἐτέχθη Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἀληθῶς ὑπάρχων Θεὸς προαιώνιος, καὶ ἄνθρωπος πρόσφατος, τὸ μέν, ὢν αΐδιος, τὸ δέ, διʼ ἡμᾶς γενόμενος· σῴζει γὰρ ἐν ἑαυτῷ, ἑκατέρας φύσεως τὴν ἰδιότητα, τὴν μέν, διαλάμπων θαύμασι, τὴν δέ, πιστούμενος πάθεσιν· ὅθεν εἷς καὶ ὁ αὐτός, καὶ θνῄσκει ὡς ἄνθρωπος, καὶ ὡς Θεὸς ἀνίσταται, ὃν ἱκέτευε, σεμνὴ Ἀπειρόγαμε, σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

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ΕΝ Τῼ ΜΕΓΑΛῼ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝῼ

GREAT VESPERS

Μετὰ τὸν Προοιμιακὸν Ψαλμόν, καἰ τὸ πρῶτον Κάθισμα τοῦ Ψαλτηρίου, εἰς τό, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, ἱστῶμεν Στίχους ιʹ, καὶ ψάλλομεν Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα ζʹ ἢ Ϛʹ ἢ δʹ, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου τῆς ἡμέρας γʹ ἢ δʹ καὶ Ϛʹ, εἴπερ ἑορτάζεται ὁ Ἅγιος.

After the introductory Psalm and the first Kathisma of the Psalter, at Lord, I have cried, we use 10 verses, and we sing 7 or 6 or 4 Resurrectional Stichera, and for the Saint of the day 3 or 4 or 6 if the it is a celebrated Saint.

Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα τῆς Ὀκτωήχου. Ἦχος βαρύς.

Resurrectional Stichera from the Octoechos. Grave Mode.

Δεῦτε ἀγαλλιασώμεθα τῷ Κυρίῳ, τῷ συντρίψαντι θανάτου τὸ κράτος, καὶ φωτίσαντι ἀνθρώπων τὸ γένος, μετὰ τῶν Ἀσωμάτων κραυγάζοντες· Δημιουργὲ καὶ Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.

Come, let us rejoice in the Lord who destroyed the power of death and enlightened mankind; and let us cry along with the angels: Glory to you, our Creator and our Savior.

Σταυρὸν ὑπέμεινας Σωτήρ, καὶ ταφὴν διʼ ἡμᾶς, θανάτῳ δὲ ὡς Θεός, θάνατον ἐνέκρωσας· διὸ προσκυνοῦμεν τὴν τριήμερόν σου ἀνάστασιν, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

On our account, O Savior, you endured the cross and the tomb. As God you put death to death by death. Therefore, we worship your resurrection on the third day. Glory to you, O Lord.

Ἀπόστολοι ἰδόντες τὴν Ἔγερσιν τοῦ Δημιουργοῦ, ἐθαύμασαν βοῶντες τὴν αἴνεσιν τὴν Ἀγγελικήν. Αὕτη ἡ δόξα τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, οὗτος ὁ πλοῦτος τῆς Βασιλείας, ὁ παθὼν διʼ ἡμᾶς, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

On beholding the resurrection of the Creator, the apostles, marveling, sang an angelic song of praise: This is the glory of the Church. These are the riches of the kingdom. Glory be to you, O Lord, who suffered death for us.

Ἕτερα Στιχηρὰ Ἀνατολικά.

Additional Stichera by Anatolios.

Κἂν συνελήφθης Χριστέ, ὑπὸ ἀνόμων ἀνδρῶν, ἀλλὰ σύ μου εἶ Θεός, καὶ οὐκ αἰσχύνομαι, ἐμαστίχθης τὸν νῶτον, οὐκ ἀρνοῦμαι. Σταυρῷ προσηλώθης, καὶ οὐ κρύπτω· εἰς τὴν Ἔγερσίν σου καυχῶμαι· ὁ γὰρ θάνατος σου ζωή μου. Παντοδύναμε καὶ φιλάνθρωπε, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

Though you, O Christ, have been taken captive by evil men, you are my God and I am not ashamed. I do not deny that your back was scourged, nor will I hide that you were nailed to the cross. I boast of your resurrection, for your death is my life. Almighty and loving God, glory to you.

Δαυϊτικὴν προφητείαν ἐκπληρῶν, Χριστὸς μεγαλειότητα, ἐν Σιών, τὴν οἰκείαν Μαθηταῖς ἐξεκάλυψεν, αἰνετὸν δεικνὺς ἑαυτόν, καὶ δοξαζόμενον ἀεί, σὺν Πατρὶ τε καὶ Πνεύματι ἁγίῳ, πρότερον μὲν ἄσαρκον ὡς Λόγον, ὕστερον δὲ διʼ ἡμᾶς, σεσαρκωμένον, καὶ νεκρωθέντα ὡς ἄνθρωπον, καὶ ἀναστάντα κατʼ ἐξουσίαν ὡς φιλάνθρωπον.

Fulfilling the prophecy of David, Christ revealed to his disciples the majesty of his habitation in Zion. He showed himself praised and glorified forever with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Formerly, as the Word without flesh, and then incarnate for our sake and slain as man he rose in power as a loving God.

Κατῆλθες ἐν τῷ ᾍδῃ Χριστὲ ὡς ἠβουλήθης, ἐσκύλευσας τὸν θάνατον, ὡς Θεὸς καὶ Δεσπότης, καὶ ἀνέστης τριήμερος, συναναστήσας τὸν Ἀδάμ, ἐκ τῶν τοῦ ᾍδου δεσμῶν καὶ τῆς φθορᾶς, κραυγάζοντα καὶ λέγοντα· Δόξα τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε.

As God and Master, O Christ, by your will you descended into Hades despoiling death; and on the third day you rose, raising with you Adam, held captive by the chains of hell and of corruption, who cried and said: Glory be to your resurrection, O only loving God.

Ἐν τάφῳ κατετέθης, ὡς ὁ ὑπνῶν Κύριε, καὶ ἀνέστης τριήμερος, ὡς δυνατὸς ἐν ἰσχύϊ, συναναστήσας τὸν Ἀδάμ, ἐκ τῆς φθορᾶς τοῦ θανάτου, ὡς παντοδύναμος.

You were laid in the tomb as if asleep, O Lord, and after three days you rose in mighty strength, raising up with you, as almighty, Adam from the corruption of death.

Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Μήτηρ μὲν ἐγνώσθης, ὑπὲρ φύσιν Θεοτόκε, ἔμεινας δὲ παρθένος, ὑπὲρ λόγον καὶ ἔννοιαν, καὶ τὸ θαῦμα τοῦ τόκου σου, ἑρμηνεῦσαι γλῶσσα οὐ δύναται· παραδόξου γὰρ οὔσης τῆς συλλήψεως Ἁγνή, ἀκατάληπτός ἐστιν ὁ τρόπος τῆς κυήσεως· ὅπου γὰρ βούλεται Θεός, νικᾶται φύσεως τάξις. Διό σε πάντες Μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ γινώσκοντες, δεόμεθά σου ἐκτενῶς. Πρέσβευε τοῦ σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

You were known to be a mother passing nature, O Theotokos, and still you remained a Virgin, in a way passing speech and thought. And no language is capable of explaining the wonder of your childbirth. O pure Maid, your conception was paradoxical, hence the manner of your pregnancy is also incomprehensible. For whenever God so wills, nature''s order is overridden. Therefore, acknowledging you as the Mother of God, to you we all intently pray: Intercede for the salvation of our souls.

Εἰς τὸν Στίχον.

At the Aposticha.

Ἀπόστιχα Στιχηρά. Ἦχος βαρύς.

Aposticha. Grave Mode.

Τὸ Ἀναστάσιμον.

Resurrectional.

Ἀνέστης ἐκ τοῦ τάφου, Σωτὴρ τοῦ κόσμου, καὶ συνήγειρας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους, σὺν τῇ σαρκί σου, Κύριε δόξα σοι.

Rising from the tomb, Savior of the world, you have, together with your flesh, raised up mankind. Glory to you, O Lord.

Τὰ κατʼ Ἀλφάβητον. Ἰωάννου τοῦ Δαμασκηνοῦ.

The Aposticha, which in Greek have the Alphabet as acrostic. By St. John of Damascus.

Στίχ. Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσατο, ἐνεδύσατο Κύριος δύναμιν καὶ περιεζώσατο.

Verse: The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself with majesty; the Lord clothed and girded Himself with power. [SAAS]

Τὸν ἀναστάντα ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ φωτίσαντα τὰ πάντα, δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν· ἐκ τῆς τοῦ ᾍδου γὰρ τυραννίδος, ἡμᾶς ἠλευθέρωσε, διὰ τῆς αὐτοῦ τριημέρου Ἐγέρσεως, ζωὴν ἡμῖν δωρησάμενος, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Come, let us worship him, who rose from the dead and enlightened all. For by his resurrection on the third day he set us free from the tyranny of Hades, granting us life and great mercy.

Στίχ. Καὶ γὰρ ἐστερέωσε τὴν οἰκουμένην, ἥτις οὐ σαλευθήσεται.

Verse: And He established the world, which shall not be moved. [SAAS]

Ὑπὸ τὸν ᾍδην κατελθὼν Χριστέ, θάνατον ἐσκύλευσας, καὶ τριήμερος ἀναστάς, ἡμᾶς συνανέστησας, δοξάζοντας τὴν σὴν παντοδύναμον Ἔγερσιν, Κύριε φιλάνθρωπε.

You have descended into Hades, O Christ, despoiling death. Rising on the third day, you have also raised us up, and we glorify your almighty resurrection, O Lord and loving God.

Στίχ. Τῷ οἴκῳ σου πρέπει ἁγίασμα, Κύριε, εἰς μακρότητα ἡμερῶν.

Verse: Holiness is proper to Your house, O Lord, unto length of days. [SAAS]

Φοβερὸς ὤφθης Κύριε, ἐν τάφῳ κείμενος ὡς ὁ ὑπνῶν, ἀναστὰς δὲ τριήμερος ὡς δυνατός, τὸν Ἀδὰμ συνανέστησας κραυγάζοντα· Δόξα τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου, μόνε φιλάνθρωπε.

O Lord, what an awful sight it was to see you lying as if asleep in the tomb. Yet you rose on the third day in power also raising Adam who cried: Glory to your resurrection, O only loving God.

Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν Δέσποινα σκέπην, πάντες οἱ γηγενεῖς, προσπεφευγότες βοῶμέν σοι· Θεοτόκε ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν, ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἐξ ἀμέτρων πταισμάτων, καὶ σῶσον τὰς ψυχάς ἡμῶν.

All of us who dwell on earth, taking refuge under your protection, O Lady, cry aloud to you: O Theotokos, you are our hope. Deliver us from our countless sins and save us.

Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιμον.

Resurrectional Apolytikion.

Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ σου τὸν θάνατον, ἠνέῳξας τῷ Λῃστῇ τὸν Παράδεισον, τῶν Μυροφόρων τὸν θρῆνον μετέβαλες, καὶ τοῖς σοῖς Ἀποστόλοις κηρύττειν ἐπέταξας· ὅτι ἀνέστης Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

By means of Your Cross, O Lord, You abolished death. To the robber You opened Paradise. The lamentation of the myrrh-bearing women You transformed, and You gave Your Apostles the order to proclaim to all that You had risen, O Christ our God, and granted the world Your great mercy.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ὡς τῆς ἡμῶν Ἀναστάσεως θησαύρισμα, τοὺς ἐπὶ σοὶ πεποιθότας Πανύμνητε, ἐκ λάκκου καὶ βυθοῦ πταισμάτων ἀνάγαγε· σὺ γὰρ τοὺς ὑπευθύνους τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ, ἔσωσας τεκοῦσα τὴν σωτηρίαν, ἡ πρὸ τόκου Παρθένος, καὶ ἐν τόκῳ Παρθένος, καὶ μετὰ τόκον πάλιν οὖσα Παρθένος.

O all-praised Lady, our resurrection''s treasury, do from the pit and the deep of offences draw us up, as we have put our trust in you. For you have saved us who were liable for sin, by giving birth unto our salvation. Virgin prior to bearing; and in bearing, a Virgin; and after bearing, still a Virgin.

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Τῌ ΚΥΡΙΑΚῌ ΕΝ Τῼ ΜΕΣΟΝΥΚΤΙΚῼ

ON SUNDAY MIDNIGHT OFFICE

Κανὼν Τριαδικός, οὗ ἡ ἀκροστιχίς·

Canon for the Trinity

Αἰνῶ, Τριάς, σὲ τὴν μοναρχικὴν φύσιν.

Ἦχος βαρύς. ᾨδὴ αʹ. Νεύσει σοῦ πρὸς γεώδη.

Grave Mode. Ode i. Lord, at Your divine signal.

Ἄνοιξόν μου τὸ στόμα, τὸ νοερὸν τῆς καρδίας, καὶ χείλη τὰ ἔνυλα, πρὸς αἴνεσίν σου τρίφωτε, μία Θεότης ἁπάντων ᾄδειν σοι ᾠδήν, φωτουργὲ χαριστήριον.

O thrice-radiant single Godhead, open the spiritual mouth of my heart and also my physical lips, that I may praise You and sing You a song of gratitude, O Giver of light.

Ἵνα τὸ ὑπερβάλλον, τῆς σῆς χρηστότητος δείξῃς, διέπλασας ἄνθρωπον, Τριὰς ἀπειροδύναμε, μόνην εἰκόνα πηλίνην, σοῦ τῆς ἀρχικῆς, πλαστουργὲ κυριότητος.

O omnipotent Trinity, You fashioned humanity as the only clay image of Your sovereign lordship, O Creator, that You might demonstrate Your surpassing goodness.

Νοῦς ὁ ἄναρχος Λόγον, συναϊδίως γεννήσας, καὶ Πνεῦμα συνάναρχον, ἐκλάμψας κατηξίωσεν, ἕνα Θεὸν κατʼ οὐσίαν, σύμμορφον ἡμᾶς, προσκυνεῖν τρισυπόστατον.

The unoriginate Nous begot the Logos co-eternally and caused the Spirit, also without beginning, to shine forth. And He has counted us worthy to worship one God in three consubstantial hypostases.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ὤφθης ἐπὶ τῆς βάτου, τῷ Μωϋσῇ Θεοῦ Λόγε, ὡς πῦρ καθαρτήριον, μὴ φλέγον δὲ τὸ σύνολον, τὴν ἐκ Παρθένου προτυπῶν σου, σάρκωσιν διʼ ἧς, τοὺς βροτοὺς ἀνεμόρφωσας.

O Logos of God, You appeared to Moses in the bush as a purifying fire that did at all consume it. You thus prefigured Your incarnation from the Virgin, through which you refashioned humanity.

ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ὁ κατʼ ἀρχὰς τοὺς οὐρανούς.

Ode iii. First You established.

Τὸν ἑνικὸν καὶ τριλαμπῆ, καὶ παντουργόν σε Δεσπότην, ἀνυμνοῦντες τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν, καὶ τῶν πειρασμῶν αἰτοῦμεν λύτρωσιν, ἀπειροδύναμε Θεέ· μὴ οὖν παρίδῃς τοὺς πίστει, σοῦ τὴν ἀγαθότητα δοξάζοντας.

O omnipotent God, as we extol You, the single and thrice-radiant and omnific Master, we ask to be freed from sins and temptations. Please do not despise us who with faith glorify Your benevolence.

Ῥάδαμνος ὤφθης ἐκ Πατρός, ὡς ἀπὸ ῥίζης ἀνάρχου, Θεὸς Λόγος καὶ ἰσοσθενής, σὺν τῷ συμφυεῖ καὶ θείῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο οἱ πιστοί, τριαδικὴν τοῖς προσώποις, μίαν Κυριότητα δοξάζομεν.

O God the Logos, You appeared from the Father as an equipotent branch from an unoriginate root, along with the consubstantial and divine Spirit. And therefore we the faithful glorify one Dominion in three persons.

Ἰσοκλεῆ καὶ συμφυῆ, τὴν τρισυπόστατον φύσιν, ἀμερίστως καὶ διαιρετῶς, καὶ μοναρχικὴν Τριάδα πάντες σε, δοξολογοῦμεν οἱ πιστοί, καὶ προσκυνοῦντες αἰτοῦμεν, τῶν πλημμελημάτων τὴν συγχώρησιν.

We the faithful all glorify You, the one nature in three hypostases, equal in glory and consubstantial, distinguishing without separating, the monarchical Trinity. And as we worship You, we pray for the forgiveness of our offenses.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ἀναλλοιώτως τοῖς βροτοῖς, ὁμοιωθεὶς κατὰ πάντα, Θεοῦ Λόγε Κόρης ἐξ ἁγνῆς, προῆλθες σαφῶς, καὶ πᾶσιν ἔδειξας, τὴν θεαρχίαν τριλαμπῆ, καὶ ἑνικὴν τῇ οὐσίᾳ, τῶν ἀπαραλλάκτων ὑποστάσεων.

O Logos of God, You immutably became like mortals in all things, and You came forth from a pure Virgin. You revealed to all that the Godhead is thrice-radiant, one in essence, and three corresponding hypostases.

Κάθισμα. Ἦχος βαρύς. Ὁ διʼ ἐμὲ ἀνασχόμενος.

Kathisma. Grave Mode.

Ἡμαρτηκότας ἐλέησον, Τριὰς ἁγία τοὺς δούλους σου, οὓς δέξαι μετανοοῦντάς σοι Εὔσπλαγχνε, καὶ συγχωρήσεως ἀξίωσον.

Have mercy, O Holy Trinity, * on us Your servants, for we have sinned. * Receive us now, as we are penitent, * and forgive us our sins, O Compassionate.

Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Τὰς κακωθείσας ψυχὰς ἡμῶν, ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἀγάθυνον, πάναγνε Θεοτόκε, καὶ λύτρωσαι πταισμάτων, τοὺς σὲ ὑμνοῦντας Θεονύμφευτε.

O Theotokos, do good to us, * for our souls are afflicted with sins; * and from our offenses deliver us, * who extol you, the all-pure Bride of God.

ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ὁ Πατρικοὺς κόλπους.

Ode iv. O Christ our God, You did not depart.

Συνεκτικὴ τρίφωτε Μονάς, θεαρχικὴ καὶ σωστικὴ τῶν ὅλων τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνῳδοὺς νῦν περιφρούρησον, καὶ σῶσον ἐκ θλίψεων, καὶ παθῶν καὶ πάσης κακώσεως.

O thrice-radiant, divine Unity that maintains and saves all things, guard us who sing Your praise, and save us from afflictions and passions and every distress.

Σημαντικῶν λέξεων τῆς σῆς, ἀκαταλήπτου τριφαοῦς Θεότητος, ἀποροῦντες ἀνυμνοῦμέν σε, φιλάνθρωπε Κύριε, καὶ δοξάζομέν σου τὴν δύναμιν.

We are at a loss for words to describe Your incomprehensible, thrice-radiant Godhead. O Lord and Lover of humanity, we extol You and we glorify Your power.

Ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὡς ἐν οὐρανοῖς, σὺν Ἀσωμάτων τοῖς χοροῖς, Μονάς, Τριάς, ἀμερίστως σε μερίζομεν, καὶ πόθῳ δοξάζομεν, ὡς τῶν ὄντων πάντων δεσπόζουσαν.

We on earth join the bodiless choirs in heaven, and with longing we glorify You, O Unity and Trinity. We distinguish You without dividing You, the Master of all.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Τῆς Πατρικῆς δόξης οὐκ ἐκστάς, εἰς τὴν ἡμῶν ἐσχατιὰν κατῆλθες ἑκών, σαρκωθεὶς ὁ Ὑπερούσιος, καὶ πάντας ἀνύψωσας, πρὸς τὴν θείαν δόξαν ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος.

Without abandoning Your Father''s glory, You, O Logos, willingly came down to our extreme humility. You, the superessential One, became incarnate, and You exalted all to divine glory, as You are compassionate.

ᾨδὴ εʹ. Οἱ ὀρθρίζοντες Λόγε.

Ode v.

Ἡ ἀρχίφωτος φύσις, Τριὰς τοῖς χαρακτῆρσι, καὶ Μονὰς ἐν βουλήσει, καὶ δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ, κραταίωσον ἡμᾶς, εἰς τὴν σὴν ἀγάπησιν. (δίς)

O Trinity in persons, and Unity in will and glory and honor, nature source of light, we pray You strengthen us in our love for You. [GOASD] (2)

Νοῦν καὶ Λόγον καὶ Πνεῦμα, τὴν μίαν θεαρχίαν, καὶ τρισήλιον φύσιν, δοξάζοντες αἰτοῦμεν, ῥυσθῆναι πειρασμῶν, καὶ παντοίων θλίψεων.

We glorify the Nous and Logos and Spirit, the one Godhead and tri-solar nature, and we pray to be delivered from temptations and afflictions of every kind.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Μορφωθεὶς Θεοῦ Λόγε, τὴν φύσιν τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ἐξ ἁγίας Παρθένου, Τριάδα ἐν Μονάδι ἐδίδαξας ὑμνεῖν, σύμμορφον καὶ σύνθρονον.

O Logos of God, You conformed to our human nature and were born from a holy Virgin; and You taught us to extol a Trinity in Unity, identical in essence and majesty.

ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ναυτιῶν τῷ σάλῳ.

Ode vi. I was feeling nauseous.

Ὁμοδόξῳ κράτει, τὴν μοναρχικὴν θεαρχίαν, τρισὶν ὑποστάσεσι πεφυκυῖαν, ἀπαραλλάκτως ἀλλήλαις δοξάζομεν, τὴν διαφορὰν ἐχούσαις μόνην, τῆς ὑπαρκτικῆς ἑκάστης ἰδιότητος. (δίς)

We glorify the monarchical Godhead in three hypostases, corresponding to one another in concurring dominion, having the difference only of each subsisting property. [GOASD] (2)

Νοεραί σε τάξεις, τῶν Ἀγγελικῶν διακόσμων, αἰνοῦσι τρισήλιε Μοναρχία, μεθʼ ὧν καὶ ἡμεῖς, ἐν πηλίνοις στόμασιν, ὡς ποιητικὴν ἁπάντων μόνην, ἀνυμνολογοῦμεν καὶ πιστῶς δοξάζομεν.

The spiritual ranks of the angelic orders praise You, tri-solar Monarchy. We join them and with lips of clay we extol You, the only Maker of all things, and we faithfully glorify You.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ἀποῤῥήτῳ λόγῳ, Λόγος γεννηθεὶς ἐξ Ἡλίου Πατρός, ἄλλος Ἥλιος πρὸ αἰώνων, ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου ἐσχάτως ἀνέτειλε, καὶ μοναδικὸν τρισὶ προσώποις, τὸν ἀπερινόητον Θεὸν ἐδίδαξε.

The Logos, like another Daystar, before the ages was begotten from the Father the Daystar, and in latter times unutterably rose from the Virgin. He taught that incomprehensible God is one nature in three persons.

Κάθισμα. Ἦχος βαρύς. Πυρὸς φωτεινότερον.

Kathisma. Grave Mode. More dazzling than flame.

Τριὰς ὁμοούσιε, Μονὰς τρισυπόστατε, ἐλέησον οὓς ἔπλασας Ἀθάνατε, καταφλέγουσα κακίας τῶν πταιόντων, καὶ φωτίζουσα καρδίας τῶν ὑμνούντων, τὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν σου, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.

Consubstantial Trinity, * one in three hypostases, * have mercy on Your creatures, O immortal Lord; * burn away the wicked deeds of us transgressors * and illumine hearts and minds of those extolling * Your great and tender love. O our God, glory to You!

Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Πυρὸς φωτεινότερον, φωτὸς ἐναργέστερον, τὸ ἔλεος τῆς χάριτός σου Δέσποινα, καταφλέγον ἁμαρτίας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ δροσίζον διανοίας αἰνούντων, τὰ μεγαλεῖά σου, Θεοτόκε πανάμωμε.

More dazzling than flame of fire, * more brilliant than shining light, * O Lady, is the mercy of your gift of grace; * for it burns away the sins of all your people * and refreshes the minds of those extolling * your splendid miracles, O all-blameless Mother of God.

ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Οἱ ἐν καμίνῳ τοῦ πυρός.

Ode vii. Those godly Servants.

Ῥήσεσι θείων Προφητῶν, πειθαρχοῦντες ἕνα σε μόνον, Θεὸν τῶν ὅλων δοξάζομεν, ἐν τρισὶ χαρακτῆρσιν, οὕτω βοῶντες· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν. (δίς)

We are obedient to the sayings of the godly Prophets, and we glorify You the one and only God of all in three persons, as we cry aloud: Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers. [GOASD] (2)

Χοϊκοῖς χείλεσιν ἡμεῖς, σὺν ἀΰλοις τάξεσιν ὕμνοις, Τριὰς ἁγία σὲ μέλπομεν, ἐν μονάδι οὐσίας ἀναβοῶντες· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.

O holy Trinity, one in essence, we join the immaterial hosts and sing Your praise with earthen lips, as we cry aloud: Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our fathers.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ἵνα ὁ πλάσας τὸν Ἀδάμ, ἀναπλάσῃ Πάναγνε πάλιν, ἐκ σοῦ σαφῶς ἐνηνθρώπησε, τοὺς ἀνθρώπους θεώσας, οὕτω βοῶντας· Εὐλογημένος Πάναγνε, ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου.

O all-pure Virgin, He who fashioned Adam became human from you, that He might refashion him; and He deified the people, as they cry aloud: Blessed is the fruit of your womb, O all-pure Lady.

ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ἄφλεκτος πυρί.

Ode viii. Unconsumed by fire.

Κρατεῖς τοῦ παντός, ἡ τριττὴ καὶ ἑνιαία, Κυριαρχία ἄναρχε, καὶ διϊθύνεις οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν· διό με φίλτρῳ τῷ σῷ, καταθελγόμενον ἀεί, φύλαξον ψάλλειν σοι. Πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας. (δίς)

O unoriginate triple and single Lordship, You rule the universe, and You steer heaven and earth. I pray You preserve me, who am mesmerized by Your love, to sing to You, "All you works of the Lord, sing a hymn to the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages." (2)

Ἡλίου βολαῖς, τριλαμποῦς καταυγασθῆναι, φωτουργικαῖς ἀξίωσον, τῶν ὑμνῳδῶν σου τὰς καρδίας, καὶ νῦν ὁρᾷν τὸ κάλλος τὸ σόν, Τριὰς Μονὰς ὡς ἐφικτόν, δώρησαι πάντοτε, πᾶσι τοῖς πίστει πρεπούσῃ, τὴν σὴν μεγαλωσύνην, ἀνυμνολογοῦσιν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

O Trinity and Unity, grant that the hearts of us who sing Your praise be illumined by the light-giving beams of the thrice-radiant Sun; and grant that all who with correct faith extol Your majesty may see Your beauty now, as far as possible, unto all the ages.

Ναόν με τῆς σῆς, τριφαοῦς ποίησον αἴγλης, ἀγαθουργὲ φιλάνθρωπε, καὶ μετουσίας καὶ μεθέξεως, ἀπρόσιτον τοῖς ἐχθροῖς τοῖς ἀοράτοις, καὶ σαρκὸς πάθεσι, Δέσποτα, δεῖξον μονάρχα Θεέ μου, καὶ Κύριε τῆς δόξης, τοῦ ὑμνολογεῖν σε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

O Source of good and Lover of humanity, make me be a temple of Your thrice-radiant light, communion, and participation. O Master, make me be untouchable by unseen enemies and by the carnal passions, my only King and God, the Lord of glory, so that I may sing Your praise, unto all the ages.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Φῶς θεαρχικόν, ἐκ γαστρός σου ἀνατεῖλαν, Παρθενομῆτορ ἄχραντε, πάντα τὸν κόσμον τρισηλίῳ φωτὶ κατηύγασε, καὶ τὴν γῆν, καθάπερ ἄλλον οὐρανὸν ἔδειξε ψάλλουσαν. Πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

O immaculate Virgin and Mother, divine Light rose from your womb, and He illumined the entire world with tri-solar light. He made the earth to be like another heaven that sings, "All you works of the Lord, sing a hymn to the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages."

ᾨδὴ θʹ. Μήτηρ Θεοῦ καὶ Παρθένος.

Ode ix. You as the Mother of God.

Ὑψηγορεῖν καὶ ὑμνεῖν ἀξίως σε, ὃν ἐν ὑψίστοις ἀπαύστως, Σεραφεὶμ ἀνυμνοῦσιν, οὐκ ἐξισχύομεν οἱ πήλινοι, πλὴν ὡς Δεσπότην τῶν ὅλων τολμῶντες, καὶ φιλανθρωπότατον Θεὸν μεγαλύνομεν. (δίς)

We earthen creatures are incapable of worthily exalting and extolling You, whom the Seraphim extol unceasingly in the heights. Yet we dare to magnify You, O Master of all and God who greatly love humanity. (2)

Σωματικῆς ἀλγηδόνος λύτρωσαι, καὶ ψυχικῆς ἐμπαθείας, τοὺς πιστοὺς ὑμνῳδούς σου, μοναδικὴ Τριὰς ἀχώριστε, καὶ διαφυλάττεσθαι ἀτρώτους, ἐκ πάντων τῶν βιοτικῶν, πειρατηρίων ἀξίωσον.

O single and undivided Trinity, free from physical pain and a passionate soul the faithful who sing Your praise. Grant that they be kept unharmed by any of life''s afflictions.

Ἰσοσθενὴς θεαρχία τρίφωτε, προϊσχομένη τὸ κράτος, ἀπαράλλακτον κάλλος, τῆς οὐσιώδους ἀγαθότητος, δὸς τῶν πταισμάτων τὴν λύσιν σοῖς δούλοις, καὶ τῶν πειρασμῶν, καὶ παθῶν ἀπολύτρωσιν.

Equipotent, thrice-radiant Godhead, as You extend Your rule, the unaltered beauty of Your connatural goodness, we pray You give Your servants remission of sins and deliverance from temptations and passions.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Νοῦν καὶ ψυχὴν καὶ σαρκὸς τὸ φύραμα, προσειληφὼς Θεοτόκε, ἐκ σῆς μήτρας ἀχράντου, ὁ Θεὸς Λόγος κατʼ ἀλήθειαν, ἄνθρωπος ὤφθη, καὶ θείας οὐσίας, κοινωνόν τὸν ἄνθρωπον, σαφῶς ἐναπέφηνε.

O Theotokos, God the Logos assumed a mind and soul and the substance of our flesh, and He truly came forth from your immaculate womb and was seen as a man. He showed how humanity may indeed become a partaker of divine nature.

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ΕΝ Τῼ ΟΡΘΡῼ

MATINS

Μετὰ τὴν αʹ Στιχολογίαν, Καθίσματα. Καθίσματα Ἀναστάσιμα.

After the first Psalter reading, Kathismata. Resurrectional Kathismata.

Ἦχος βαρύς.

Grave Mode.

Ἡ Ζωὴ ἐν τῷ τάφῳ ἀνέκειτο, καὶ σφραγὶς ἐν τῷ λίθῳ ἐπέκειτο, ὡς Βασιλέα ὑπνοῦντα, στρατιῶται ἐφύλαττον Χριστόν, καὶ Ἄγγελοι ἐδόξαζον, ὡς Θεὸν ἀθάνατον. Γυναῖκες δὲ ἐκραύγαζον· Ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Life was laid in the sepulcher, and a seal was laid on the stone. And as if guarding a king in his sleep, so the soldiers guarded Christ; and Angels glorified Him as the immortal God. The women cried aloud, "The Lord has risen, and granted the world great mercy."

Δόξα.

Glory.

Τῇ τριημέρῳ ταφῇ σου σκυλεύσας τὸν θάνατον, καὶ φθαρέντα τὸν ἄνθρωπον, τῇ ζωηφόρῳ Ἐγέρσει σου, ἀναστήσας Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὡς φιλάνθρωπος δόξα σοι.

In Your three-day entombment You despoiled death. By Your life-bearing rising You have resurrected corrupted man, in Your love for humanity, O Christ God. Glory to You.

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Τὸν σταυρωθέντα ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, καὶ ἀναστάντα Χριστὸν τὸν Θεόν, καὶ καθελόντα τοῦ θανάτου τὸ κράτος, ἀπαύστως ἱκέτευε, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, ἵνα σώσῃ τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.

O Virgin Maid who gave birth to God, never cease to entreat Christ our God who was crucified for our sake and resurrected and destroyed death''s dominion, and beseech Him that He save our souls.

Μετὰ τὴν βʹ Στιχολογίαν, ἕτερα Καθίσματα. Καθίσματα Ἀναστάσιμα.

After the second Psalter reading, Kathismata. Resurrectional Kathismata.

Ἐσφραγισμένου τοῦ μνήματος, ἡ Ζωὴ ἐκ τάφου ἀνέτειλας Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, καὶ τῶν θυρῶν κεκλεισμένων, τοῖς Μαθηταῖς ἐπέστης, ἡ πάντων ἀνάστασις· Πνεῦμα εὐθὲς διʼ αὐτῶν ἐγκαινίζων ἡμῖν, κατὰ τὸ μέγα σου ἔλεος.

O Life, You rose from the sepulcher, even though the tomb was secured with a seal, O Christ God. Then, although the doors were shut, You came to Your Disciples, O Resurrection of all. Through them You renew a right spirit in us, according to Your great mercy.

Δόξα.

Glory.

Ἐπὶ τὸ μνῆμα ἔδραμον Γυναῖκες, μετὰ δακρύων μύρα φέρουσαι, καὶ στρατιωτῶν φυλασσόντων σε, τὸν τῶν ὅλων Βασιλέα, ἔλεγον πρὸς ἑαυτάς· Τίς ἀποκυλίσει ἡμῖν τὸν λίθον; ἀνέστη ὁ μεγάλης Βουλῆς Ἄγγελος, πατήσας τὸν θάνατον· Παντοδύναμε Κύριε, δόξα σοι.

In tears, the women bearing sweet spices went in haste to Your sepulcher. And they were saying to each other, "Who will roll away the stone for us?" For You, the King of all, were guarded by soldiers. The Angel of great Counsel has risen, after trampling on death. O Lord almighty, glory to You.

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, λιμὴν καὶ προστασία τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων· ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐσαρκώθη ὁ Λυτρωτὴς τοῦ κόσμου· μόνη γὰρ ὑπάρχεις Μήτηρ καὶ Παρθένος, ἀεὶ εὐλογημένη καὶ δεδοξασμένη, πρέσβευε Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ, εἰρήνην δωρήσασθαι, πάσῃ τῇ οἰκουμένῃ.

Rejoice, Maiden full of grace, O Virgin Theotokos; a haven and protection are you for all of mankind. From you did the Redeemer of the world become incarnate, only you are both a Mother and a Virgin. O Lady ever blessed and ever filled with glory, intercede with Christ God, beseeching Him to grant peace to the universe.

Μετὰ τὸν Ἄμωμον καὶ τὰ Εὐλογητάρια, ἡ

After Psalm 118 and the Evlogetaria:

Ὑπακοή.

Hypakoe.

Ὁ ἡμετέραν μορφὴν ἀναλαβών, καὶ ὑπομείνας Σταυρὸν σωματικῶς, σῶσόν με τῇ Ἀναστάσει σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.

O Christ God, who took our form and bodily endured the Cross, save me by Your resurrection, as One who loves mankind.

Οἱ Ἀναβαθμοί. Ἀντίφωνον Αʹ.

Anavathmoi. Antiphon I.

Τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν Σιών, ἐκ πλάνης ἐπιστρέψας, κᾀμὲ Σωτὴρ ζώωσον, ἐξαίρων δουλοπαθείας.

You restored from wandering the captivity of Zion. From slavery to passions seize me, and quicken me, O Savior.

Ἐν τῷ νότῳ ὁ σπείρων θλίψεις, νηστείας μετὰ δακρύων, οὗτος χαρᾶς δρέψεται, δράγματα ἀειζωοτροφίας.

In the south he who sows afflictions with tears and with fasting will reap the sheaves of joy, the staff of life everlasting.

Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν.

Glory. Both now.

Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, πηγὴ τῶν θείων θησαυρισμάτων, ἐξ οὗ σοφία, σύνεσις, φόβος, αὐτῷ αἴνεσις, δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ κράτος.

In the Holy Spirit is the source of divine treasures; from Him is fear, understanding and wisdom; to Him praise is due, glory, honor and dominion.

Ἀντίφωνον Βʹ.

Antiphon II.

Ἐὰν μὴ Κύριος οἰκοδομήσῃ οἶκον τὸν τῆς ψυχῆς, μάτην κοπιῶμεν· πλὴν γὰρ αὐτοῦ, οὐ πρᾶξις, οὐ λόγος τελεῖται.

Unless the Lord build the house of the soul, in vain do we labor; for without Him no action or word is accomplished.

Τοῦ καρποῦ τῆς γαστρός, οἱ Ἅγιοι πνευματοκινήτως, ἀναβλαστοῦσι πατρῷα δόγματα υἱοθεσίας.

As of the fruit of the womb, the Saints being moved by the Spirit, because of their adoption, produce His fatherly dogmas.

Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν.

Glory. Both now.

Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, τὰ σύμπαντα τὸ εἶναι ἔχει· πρὸ πάντων γὰρ Θεός, τῶν ὅλων κυριότης, φῶς ἀπρόσιτον, ζωὴ τῶν πάντων.

In the Holy Spirit does everything have its being; for He is God before all, and universal lordship, unapproachable light, and the life of all things.

Ἀντίφωνον Γʹ.

Antiphon III.

Οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον, ὁδοὺς ζωῆς εὑρόντες, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ μακαριοῦνται, δόξῃ ἀκηράτῳ.

They who fear the Lord and find the ways of life thereby both now and ever will be blessed with glory immortal.

Κύκλῳ τῆς τραπέζης σου, ὡς στελέχη βλέπων τὰ ἔκγονά σου, χαῖρε εὐφραίνου, προσάγων ταῦτα, τῷ Χριστῷ Ποιμενάρχα.

As you see your offspring round about your table like saplings, rejoice and be glad as you offer them to Christ, O chief shepherd.

Δόξα. Καὶ νῦν.

Glory. Both now.

Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, βυθὸς χαρισμάτων, πλοῦτος δόξης, κριμάτων βάθος μέγα, ὁμόδοξον Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῶ· λατρευτὸν γάρ.

In the Holy Spirit is an abyss of divine gifts, a wealth of glory, a great depth of judgments; He is identical in glory to the Father and the Son, for He is worshiped.

Προκείμενον.

Prokeimenon.

Ἀνάστηθι, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου, ὑψωθήτω ἡ χείρ σου, μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ τῶν πενήτων σου εἰς τέλος.

Arise, O Lord my God, let Your hand be lifted high, and do not forget Your poor to the end.

Στίχ. Ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι, Κύριε, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου.

Verse: I will give thanks to You, O Lord, with my whole heart.

Πᾶσα πνοή. Εὐαγγέλιον Ἑωθινόν, τὸ ἐνδιάτακτον. Εἶτα· Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι· τὸν Νʹ Ψαλμόν, καὶ τὰ λοιπὰ (ὅρα ὄπισθεν). Μετὰ ταῦτα ψάλλονται οἱ Κανόνες.

"Let everything that breathes…" The appointed Sunday Matins Gospel. Then, "Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ…" Psalm 50, and the rest (as laid out before). Then we sing the Canons.

Κανὼν ὁ Ἀναστάσιμος.

Canon for the Resurrection.

Ἦχος βαρύς. ᾨδὴ αʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.

Grave Mode. Ode i. Heirmos.

Νεύσει σοῦ πρὸς γεώδη, ἀντιτυπίαν μετήχθη, ἡ πρὶν εὐδιάχυτος, ὑδάτων φύσις Κύριε· ὅθεν ἁβρόχως πεζεύσας, ᾄδει Ἰσραήλ σοι, ᾠδὴν ἐπινίκιον.

Lord, at Your divine signal, the fluid streams of the Red Sea * became solid walls, as they were held back by a mighty wind. * Israel passed over dry-shod; * and they sang the victory song unto You, O God. [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Κέκριται τοῦ θανάτου, ἡ τυραννὶς διὰ ξύλου, ἀδίκῳ θανάτῳ σου, κατακριθέντος Κύριε· ὅθεν ὁ ἄρχων τοῦ σκότους, σοῦ μὴ κατισχύσας, δικαίως ἐκβέβληται.

The tyranny of death has been judged through a tree, O Savior, * for You, Lord, had been condemned to unjust death and crucified. * Therefore the ruler of darkness * justly was cast out, having no power over You.

ᾍδης σοι προσπελάσας, καὶ τοῖς ὁδοῦσι μὴ σθένων, συντρῖψαι τὸ σῶμά σου, τὰς σιαγόνας τέθλασται· ὅθεν Σωτὴρ τὰς ὀδύνας, λύσας τοῦ θανάτου, ἀνέστης τριήμερος.

Hades with death assaulted You, but its teeth had no power * to shatter Your sinless body, but instead its jaws were crushed. * When You, O Lord, loosed and ended * pangs of death, You rose within three days, O Savior Christ.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Λέλυνται αἱ ὀδύναι, αἱ τῆς προμήτορος Εὔας· ὠδῖνας λαθοῦσα γάρ, ἀπειρογάμως τέτοκας· ὅθεν σαφῶς Θεοτόκον, Πάναγνε εἰδότες, σὲ πάντες δοξάζομεν.

Loosed are the pain and sorrow of Eve our ancestral mother. * For you without seed conceived and gave birth without labor pains. * Knowing from this, O all-pure one, * that you are the Mother of God, we all glorify you.

Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.

Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.

Ποίημα Κοσμᾶ.

ᾨδὴ αʹ. Πόντῳ ἐκάλυψε.

Ode i. The Lord is a warrior.

Δύο πηγὰς ἡμῖν, ἐν Σταυρῷ ἀνέβλυσεν, ὁ Σωτὴρ ζωηφόρους, ἐκ τῆς αὐτοῦ νυγείσης πλευρᾶς, ᾄσωμεν αὐτῷ, ὅτι δεδόξασται.

When He was on the Cross, * two life-bearing springs for us * did the Savior pour out from His side that with a lance was pierced. * Let us sing to Him, for He is glorified.

Τάφον οἰκήσας, καὶ ἀναστὰς τριήμερος, ἀφθαρσίας παρέσχεν, ἀπεκδοχὴν Χριστὸς τοῖς θνητοῖς, ᾄσωμεν αὐτῷ, ὅτι δεδόξασται.

Christ, dwelling in the tomb * and in three days rising, gave * mortals the expectation of incorruptibility. * Let us sing to Him, for He is glorified.

Σταυροθεοτοκίον.

Stavrotheotokion.

Μόνη Παρθένος, καὶ μετὰ τόκον ἐδείχθης· τὸν γὰρ Κτίστην τοῦ κόσμου σεσαρκωμένον τέτοκας· Χαῖρέ σοι· διὸ πάντες κραυγάζομεν.

Only you proved to be * virgin after childbirth; * for you bore the incarnate Creator of the universe. * Therefore unto to you we all cry out: Rejoice.

Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.

Canon for the Theotokos.

Νεύσει σοῦ πρὸς γεώδη.

Lord, at Your divine signal.

Ἄβυσσον ἡ τεκοῦσα, τῆς εὐσπλαγχνίας Παρθένε, ψυχήν μου καταύγασον, τῇ φωτοφόρῳ λάμψει σου, ὅπως ἀξίως ὑμνήσω, τῶν σῶν θαυμασίων, σὺν πόθῳ τὴν ἄβυσσον.

Virgin, since you gave birth unto the abyss of compassion, * illumine my soul, I pray, with your light-bearing radiance, * that the abyss of your wondrous * marvels I may worthily praise and extol in song.

Βέλει τῆς ἁμαρτίας, κατατρωθέντας ὁ Λόγος, ἡμᾶς θεασάμενος, ὡς εὐεργέτης ᾤκτειρεν· ὅθεν ἀφράστως ἑνοῦται, Πάναγνε σαρκί, τῇ ἐκ σοῦ ὁ Ὑπέρθεος.

Seeing us whom the arrows of sin had wounded, the Logos, * divine and beyond divine, as Benefactor pitied us. * Hence to the flesh He received from you does He unite, O all pure one, ineffably.

Γέγονε τῷ θανάτῳ, κατασχεθεῖσα ἡ φύσις, φθαρτὴ καὶ ἐπίκηρος, ἡ τῶν ἀνθρώπων Πάναγνε, σὺ δὲ ζωὴν συλλαβοῦσα, ταύτην ἐκ φθορᾶς, πρὸς ζωὴν ἐπανήγαγες.

Once death had gained possession of human nature, O pure one, * it rendered it mortal and susceptible unto decay. * But now since you have conceived life, * you have raised it up from corruption to life again.

ᾨδὴ γʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.

Ode iii. Heirmos.

Ὁ κατʼ ἀρχὰς τοὺς οὐρανούς, παντοδυνάμῳ σου Λόγῳ, στερεώσας Κύριε Σωτήρ, καὶ τῷ παντουργῷ καὶ θείῳ Πνεύματι, πᾶσαν τὴν δύναμιν αὐτῶν, ἐν ἀσαλεύτῳ με πέτρᾳ, τῆς ὁμολογίας σου στερέωσον.

First You established by Your Word, by Your omnipotent Logos, * the heavens, O Savior, and You made * all their host by Your divine omnificent Spirit, as the breath of Your mouth. * I pray You, on the unshaken rock of Your confession, Lord, establish me. [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Σὺ ἀνελθὼν ἐπὶ ξύλου, ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ὀδυνᾶσαι, ἑκουσίως εὔσπλαγχνε Σωτήρ, καὶ φέρεις πληγὴν εἰρήνης πρόξενον, καὶ σωτηρίας τοῖς πιστοῖς, διʼ ἧς τῷ σῷ Ἐλεῆμον, πάντες κατηλλάγημεν Γεννήτορι.

Merciful Savior, You went up onto the Cross and You suffered * pains and sorrows willingly for us. * The wound that You bore became the cause of peace and of salvation for us all; * and by it we the believers have been reconciled to Your Father, O Christ.

Σύ με καθῇρας τῆς πληγῆς, τὸν τῇ ψυχῇ τετρωμένον, δρακοντίῳ δήγματι Χριστέ, καὶ ἔδειξας φῶς ἐν σκότει πάλαι μοι, κατῳκισμένῳ καὶ φθορᾷ· διὰ Σταυροῦ γάρ εἰς ᾅδην, καταβεβηκώς με συνανέστησας.

The dragon bit my soul of old; it caused a wound that had festered. * You have disinfected it, O Christ. * When I had been dwelling in the darkness and corruption, You showed me the light; * for You descended to Hades through the Cross, and with yourself You raised me up.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Τῆς ἀπειράνδρου σου Μητρός, ταῖς ἱκεσίαις τῷ κόσμῳ, τὴν εἰρήνην βράβευσον Σωτήρ, καὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ τὴν νίκην δώρησαι, κατὰ βαρβάρων δυσμενῶν, καὶ τῆς ἀφράστου σου δόξης, τοὺς δοξολογοῦντάς σε ἀξίωσον.

O Savior Christ, at the entreaties of Your ever-virgin Mother, * give the world the precious prize of peace; * keep our country safe from foreign enemies and from ungodliness within; * grant Your ineffable glory to us who extol You and sing glory to You.

Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.

Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.

Ὁ οὐρανοὺς τῷ λόγῳ.

Ὁ ἐν Σταυρῷ τὰ πάθη ὑπομείνας, καὶ τῷ Λῃστῇ τὸν Παράδεισον ἀνοίξας, ὡς εὐεργέτης καὶ Θεός, στερέωσόν μου τὸν νοῦν, εἰς τὸ θέλημά σου μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.

You who upon the Cross endured the Passion, * as Benefactor and as God, and opened * Paradise unto the thief, * O Lord, establish my mind * to perform Your will, O only Lover of man.

Ὁ ἀναστὰς τριήμερος ἐκ τάφου, καὶ τὴν ζωὴν τῷ κόσμῳ ἀνατείλας, ὡς ζωοδότης καὶ Θεός, στερέωσόν μου τὸν νοῦν, εἰς τὸ θέλημά σου μόνε Φιλάνθρωπε.

You resurrected from the tomb in three days, * and You made life to rise upon the whole world, * as the Life-giver and as God. * O Lord, establish my mind * to perform Your will, O only Lover of man.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ἡ τὸν Θεὸν ἀσπόρως συλλαβοῦσα, καὶ τῆς ἀρᾶς τὴν Εὔαν ῥυσαμένη, Παρθενομῆτορ Μαριάμ, δυσώπησον τὸν ἐκ σοῦ, σαρκωθέντα Θεὸν σῶσαι τὴν ποίμνην σου.

O Virgin Mother Mary, you without seed * conceived and carried God, and you have freed Eve * the primal mother from the curse. * And therefore earnestly pray * God who is incarnate from you to save your flock.

Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.

Canon for the Theotokos.

Ὁ κατʼ ἀρχὰς τοὺς οὐρανούς.

First You established.

Δράκων ἑρπύσας ἐξ Ἐδέμ, ἐμὲ θεώσεως πόθῳ, δελεάσας ἔῤῥιψεν εἰς γῆν, ἀλλʼ ὁ συμπαθὴς καὶ φύσει εὔσπλαγχνος, κατοικτειρήσας θεουργεῖ, ἐν τῇ γαστρί σου σκηνώσας, καὶ ὁμοιωθεὶς μοι Μητροπάρθενε.

The creeping serpent tempting me * to long for deification * tossed me out of Paradise to earth. * He who is by nature sympathetic and merciful pitied me and dwelt * within your womb, Virgin Mother, * and became like me and now makes me divine.

Εὐλογημένος ὁ καρπός, της σῆς κοιλίας Παρθένε, Θεοτόκε πάντων ἡ χαρά· χαρὰν γὰρ παντὶ τῷ κόσμῳ τέτοκας, καὶ εὐφροσύνην ἀληθῶς, διασκεδάζουσαν λύπην, τὴν τῆς ἁμαρτίας Θεονύμφευτε.

The fruit, O Virgin, of your womb * is blessed, O Theotokos, * you who are the universal joy. * You have given birth for the entire world truly to happiness and joy * that makes the sorrow that sin brings * dissipate, all-holy one and Bride of God.

Ζωὴν αἰώνιον καὶ φῶς, Θεογεννῆτορ Παρθένε, καὶ εἰρήνην τέτοκας ἡμῖν, τὴν τὸν παλαιὸν ἀνθρώπων πόλεμον, πρὸς τὸν Πατέρα καὶ Θεόν, καταπραΰνουσαν πίστει, καὶ ὁμολογίᾳ τῇ σῆς χάριτος.

O Virgin Mother of our God, * for us to life everlasting * you have given birth, and unto light, * and unto the peace that does by faith and by the true acknowledgement of grace * abate the war that the old man * waged against his God and Father formerly.

ᾨδὴ δʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.

Ode iv. Heirmos.

Ὁ πατρικούς, κόλπους μὴ λιπών, καὶ καταβὰς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, τὸ μυστήριον ἀκήκοα, τῆς οἰκονομίας σου, καὶ ἐδόξασά σε Φιλάνθρωπε.

O Christ our God, You did not depart * Your Father''s bosom when You descended to the earth. * I have heard about the mystery of Your plan to save us all, * and I glorify You, Lord who loves mankind. [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Τὸν ἑαυτοῦ, νῶτον δεδωκώς, ὁ ἐκ Παρθένου σαρκωθεὶς εἰς μάστιγας, δούλου πταίσαντος αἰκίζεται, Δεσπότης ἀνεύθυνος, διαλύων μου τὰ ἐγκλήματα.

Giving His back willingly to whips, * the Lord, incarnate of the Virgin, physically felt * painful torments, being innocent, * as Master dismissing all accusations of sin against me His slave.

Παρεστηκώς, βήματι κριτῶν, παρανομούντων ὡς κριτὸς εὐθύνεται, καὶ ῥαπίζεται πηλίνῃ χειρί, ὁ πλάσας τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ὡς Θεὸς καὶ κρίνων δικαίως τὴν γῆν.

The One who stood trial and was judged * guilty by judges who were not keeping their own laws, * and was also struck with a hand of clay, * is the One who fashioned man, * being God, who righteously judges the earth.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ὡς ἀληθῶς, Μήτηρ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὸν ποιητήν σου καὶ Υἱὸν ἱκέτευε, πρὸς σωτήριον ἰθῦναί με, λιμένα Πανάμωμε, τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐνδόξου θελήματος.

Being in truth Mother of our God, * implore your Maker and your Son on my behalf, * that He steer me to His glorious will, * my soul to an anchorage, * that is my salvation, O all-blameless one.

Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.

Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.

Κατανοῶν ὁ Προφήτης.

The Prophet, O Christ. (NM)

Ὁ μὴ εἰδώς, ἁμαρτίαν, καὶ διὰ ταύτην γεγονὼς Κύριε, ὃ οὐκ ᾖσθα, μορφοῦσαι λαβὼν τὸ ἀλλότριον, ἵνα σώσῃς τὸν κόσμον, καὶ κτείνῃς δελεάσας τὸν τύραννον.

O Lord, who do not know sin, because of which you became what you were not, you took a form that was another''s, that you might save the world and lure the tyrant and slay him.

Ἐπὶ Σταυροῦ ἀνηρτήθης, καὶ τοῦ προπάτορος Ἀδάμ, λύσας τὴν ἁμαρτίαν, χαρᾶς τὴν προμήτορα, Κύριε ἐνεπλήσω, ὅτι πάντας τοῦ σῶσαι, τοὺς χριστούς σου ἐλήλυθας.

You were hung upon a cross, O Lord, and, having abolished the sin of our forefather Adam, you filled our foremother with joy; because you had come to save all your anointed.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Σὺ γεννηθεὶς ἐκ Παρθένου, θνῄσκεις, ζωοῖς δὲ τὸν Ἀδάμ, γνώμῃ τὸν πλανηθέντα· καὶ γὰρ κατέπτηξε θάνατος τὴν ἰσχύν σου, ὅτε πάντας τοῦ σῶσαι, τοὺς φθαρέντας ἐλήλυθας.

Born from a Virgin, you die, but you give life to Adam, who had been led astray of his own accord; for death too quailed at your strength, when you came to save all who had been corrupted.

Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.

Canon for the Theotokos.

Ὁ Πατρικοὺς κόλπους.

Christ God, who did not leave. (NM)

Ἡ ἐκλεκτὴ ὅλη καὶ καλή, ἀναφανεῖσα τῷ Θεῷ πρὸ κτίσεως, τῇ λαμπρότητι Πανύμνητε, τῆς φωτοχυσίας σου, τοὺς ὑμνοῦντάς σε καταφαίδρυνον.

Wholly chosen and fair, you appeared to God before creation; by the splendour of the light that pours from you make radiant those who sing your praise.

Θεὸν βροτοῖς τέτοκας Ἁγνή, σεσαρκωμένον ἐξ ἁγνῶν αἱμάτων σου, τὸν λυτρούμενον πταισμάτων πολλῶν, τοὺς πόθῳ γεραίροντας, καὶ ὑμνοῦντάς σε Μητροπάρθενε.

Pure Virgin Mother, for mortals you gave birth to God, incarnate from your pure blood, who redeems from many faults those who love honour you and sing your praise.

Ἱερουργεῖ φύσις λογική, τῷ ἀνατείλαντι, ἐκ σοῦ Πανύμνητε, τὸ μυστήριον τὸ ἄφραστον, τῆς κυοφορίας σου, μυηθεῖσα νῦν παμμακάριστε.

Rational nature, now initiated into the ineffable mystery of your child-bearing, ministers as priest to the One who dawned from you, O All-praised.

ᾨδὴ εʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.

Ode v. Heirmos.

Νὺξ ἀφεγγὴς τοῖς ἀπίστοις Χριστέ, τοῖς δὲ πιστοῖς φωτισμός, ἐν τῇ τρυφῇ τῶν θείων λόγων σου· διὰ τοῦτο πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω, καὶ ἀνυμνῶ σου τὴν θεότητα.

For unbelievers, delight is dark night; * but for believers, the light is in delighting in Your words, O Christ. * And so I rise early in the morning to sing in praise of Your divinity. [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ὑπὲρ σῶν δούλων πιπράσκῃ Χριστέ, καὶ ῥαπισμὸν καρτερεῖς, ἐλευθερίας πρόξενον, τοῖς μελῳδοῦσι· Πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω, καὶ ἀνυμνῶ σου τὴν θεότητα.

For us Your slaves, You were paid for, O Christ, * and You endured to be struck, * which led to liberty for us who sing, * "I rise early in the morning to sing in praise of Your divinity."

Τῇ θεϊκῇ σου δυνάμει Χριστέ, διʼ ἀσθενείας σαρκός, τὸν ἰσχυρὸν κατέβαλες, καὶ νικητήν με θανάτου Σῶτερ, διʼ ἀναστάσεως ἀνέδειξας.

O Savior Christ, by Your power as God, * and through the weakness of flesh, You beat the strong man, namely the devil; * and You have shown that I am victorious over death, by resurrecting me.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Θεὸν ἐγέννησας Μήτηρ ἁγνή, σεσαρκωμένον ἐκ σοῦ, θεοπρεπῶς Πανύμνητε, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἔγνως ἄῤῥενος εὐνήν, ἀλλʼ ἐξ ἁγίου κύεις Πνεύματος.

O Mother pure, you gave birth to our God. * He was incarnate of you in a manner befitting God. * You knew no man, O all-lauded Virgin, yet by the Holy Spirit you conceived.

Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.

Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.

Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου.

O Lord my God. (NM)

Ὅτε ἐν τοῖς ἀνόμοις, λογισθεὶς ὑψώθης ἐν τῷ Κρανίῳ, φωστῆρες ἐκρύπτοντο, καὶ διεκλονεῖτο ἡ γῆ, καὶ ναοῦ φαιδρότης ἐῤῥάγη, Ἑβραίων δηλοῦσα τὴν ἔκπτωσιν.

When, numbered with the lawless, you were lifted up on Calvary, the great lights hid themselves and the earth was shaken, and the splendour of the Temple was rent, showing the rejection of the Hebrews.

Σὲ τὸν ἐξανελόντα, τοῦ τυράννου πᾶσαν τὴν δυναστείαν, ἰσχύϊ Θεότητος, τῆς ἀκαταλήπτου σου, καὶ νεκροὺς τῇ σῇ Ἀναστάσει, ἐγείραντα, ὕμνοις δοξάζομεν.

With hymns we glorify you that destroyed all the power of the tyrant by the incomprehensible strength of your Godhead and raised the dead by your Resurrection.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Μήτηρ τοῦ Βασιλέως, καὶ Θεοῦ πανύμνητε Θεοτόκε, τοῖς πίστει καὶ πόθῳ σε, ὕμνοις εὐφημοῦσιν ἀεί, ἱλασμὸν ταῖς σαῖς ἱκεσίαις, τῶν παραπτωμάτων κατάπεμψον.

All-praised Mother of God, Mother of the King and God, by your intercessions send down pardon of offences to those who with faith and love ever praise you in hymns.

Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.

Canon for the Theotokos.

Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου.

O Lord my God. (NM)

Κλίμακα θεωρήσας, Ἰακώβ, πρὸς ὕψος ἐστηριγμένην, εἰκόνα μεμύηται, τῆς Ἀπειρογάμου σου· διὰ σοῦ γὰρ Θεὸς ἀνθρώποις, ὡμίλησε πάναγνε Δέσποινα.

When Jacob saw a ladder stretching to the heights he learned an image of your virginity; for through you, all-pure Lady, God associated with humankind.

Λύτρωσιν αἰωνίαν, διὰ σοῦ Παρθένε νῦν εὑρηκότες, προθύμως βοῶμέν σοι, τό, Χαῖρε Θεόνυμφε, καὶ τῷ σῷ φωτὶ γεγηθότες, πανύμνητε ὕμνοις σε μέλπομεν.

O Virgin, as through you we have now found eternal redemption, with eagerness we cry to you, ''Hail, Bride of God!'' And joyful in your light with hymns we sing to you, All-praised.

Μόνην σε ὁ Νυμφίος, ἀκανθῶν ἐν μέσῳ κρίνον Παρθένε, εὑρὼν διαλάμπουσαν, ἁγνείας στιλπνότητι, καὶ φωτὶ τῷ τῆς παρθενίας, Πανάμωμε νύμφην προσήκατο.

The Bridegroom found you, O Virgin, only lily among thorns, shining with the brightness of purity and the light of virginity, he made you his Bride.

ᾨδὴ Ϛʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.

Ode vi. Heirmos.

Ναυτιῶν τῷ σάλῳ, τῶν βιοτικῶν μελημάτων, συμπλόοις ποντούμενος ἁμαρτίαις, καὶ ψυχοφθόρῳ θηρὶ προσριπτούμενος, ὡς ὁ Ἰωνᾶς Χριστὲ βοῶ σοι· Ἐκ θανατηφόρου με βυθοῦ ἀνάγαγε.

I was feeling nauseous from mundane tempestuous worries. * My sins, as if shipmates, threw me overboard into the maw of the beast that devours souls. * Now, like Prophet Jonah, I am praying, * "From this deathly Pit bring up my life, O Christ my God." [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ἐμνημόνευόν σου, αἱ κατακλεισθεῖσαι τῷ ᾅδῃ, ψυχαὶ καὶ ἐκλείπουσαι τῶν δικαίων, καὶ παρὰ σοῦ σωτηρίαν προσηύχοντο· ἣν διὰ Σταυροῦ Χριστὲ παρέσχες, τοῖς καταχθονίοις ἐπιβὰς ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος.

The souls of the righteous, shut up in the belly of Hades, * remembered You, even as they were fainting. * Like Prophet Jonah they prayed for deliverance, * which, being compassionate, You granted, * when You went yourself into the netherworld, O Christ.

Πρὸς τὸν ἔμψυχόν σου, καὶ ἀχειροποίητον δόμον, λυθέντα παθήμασιν ἐπιβλέψαι, πάλιν χορὸς Ἀποστόλων ἀπήλπισεν· ἀλλʼ ὑπὲρ ἐλπίδα προσκυνήσας, ἀνεγηγερμένον πανταχοῦ ἐκήρυξε.

Your Apostles lost hope that they would again see the living * temple of Your body not made by human hands, * which, as they thought, was destroyed by Your sufferings. * Then beyond all hope they saw You risen; * and when they had worshiped You, they preached You everywhere.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Τοῦ ἀφράστου τόκου, σοῦ τῆς παναμώμου τὸν τρόπον, Παρθένε θεόνυμφε τοῦ διʼ ἡμᾶς, τίς ἑρμηνεῦσαι ἀνθρώπων δυνήσεται; ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἀπεριγράπτως, Λόγος ἑνωθείς σοι σὰρξ ἐκ σοῦ ἐγένετο.

Bride of God and Virgin, no human is able to explain * the manner of your all blameless childbirth * for our salvation, for it is ineffable. * Uniting with you, the divine Logos * became flesh from you and yet remained uncircumscribed.

Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.

Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.

Ὁ Ἰωνᾶς ἐκ κοιλίας.

Jonas from the bowels of Hell. (NM)

Ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ ὑψωθείς, Σωτὴρ ἑκουσίως, τὸ τοῦ ἐχθροῦ ἠχμαλώτευσας κράτος, ἐν τούτῳ προσηλώσας, τῆς ἁμαρτίας Ἀγαθὲ τὸ χειρόγραφον.

Willingly lifted up on the Cross, O Saviour, you took prisoner the might of the foe. On it, loving Lord, you nailed the record of our sin.

Ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν ἀναστάς, Σωτὴρ ἐξουσία, συνήγειρας τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸ γένος, ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν, δωρησάμενος ἡμῖν ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.

When you rose from the dead, O Saviour, you raised up with you the human race, granting us life and incorruption, for you love humankind.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Ὃν ἔτεκες Θεοτόκε ἀνερμηνεύτως, Θεὸν ἡμῶν, δυσωποῦσα μὴ παύσῃ, ῥυσθῆναι ἐκ κινδύνων, τοὺς ὑμνοῦντάς σε ἁγνὴ Ἀειπάρθενε.

Mother of God, do not cease to entreat our God, to whom you gave birth beyond explanation, that those who sing your praise, ever-Virgin, may be delivered from dangers.

Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.

Canon for the Theotokos.

Ναυτιῶν τῷ σάλῳ.

Sick on the rolling swell. (NM)

Νομικοί σε τύποι, καὶ τῶν Προφητῶν αἱ προῤῥήσεις, σαφῶς προεμήνυον, τεξομένην τὸν εὐεργέτην Ἁγνὴ πάσης κτίσεως, τὸν πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως, εὐηργετηκότα τοὺς πιστῶς ὑμνοῦντάς σε.

Types in the Law and the sayings of the Prophets clearly foretold that you would give birth to the Benefactor of all creation, Pure Virgin, who in many and varied ways had bestowed benefits on those who with faith sing your praise.

Ξενωθέντα πάλαι, ἐξ ἐπιβουλῆς βροτοκτόνου, Ἀδὰμ τὸν πρωτόπλαστον, τῆς ἐνθέου τοῦ Παραδείσου τρυφῆς Ἀπειρόγαμε, αὖθις ἐπανήγαγες τεκοῦσα, τὸν ἐκ παραβάσεως ἡμᾶς ῥυσάμενον.

Adam, the first-formed, was exiled of old by the plot of the slayer of mortals, from the delight of Paradise. But you, Virgin who knew not wedlock, led him back again, by giving birth to the One who delivered us from transgression.

Ὁ βουλήσει θείᾳ, δημιουργικῇ τε δυνάμει, τὸ πᾶν συστησάμενος ἐκ μὴ ὄντων, ἐκ τῆς γαστρός σου Ἁγνὴ προελήλυθε, καὶ τοὺς ἐν τῷ σκότει τοῦ θανάτου, θεαρχικωτάταις ἀστραπαῖς κατέλαμψεν.

The One who by his divine purpose and creative power brought the universe into being from non-existence came forth from your womb, pure Virgin, and shone with the blaze of divine lightning on those in the shadow of death.

Κοντάκιον. Οὐκέτι φλογίνη ῥομφαία.

Kontakion. The fiery sword.

Οὐκέτι τὸ κράτος τοῦ θανάτου, ἰσχύσει κατέχειν τοὺς βροτούς· Χριστὸς γὰρ κατῆλθε συντρίβων, καὶ λύων τὰς δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ, δεσμεῖται ὁ ᾍδης, Προφῆται συμφώνως ἀγάλλονται. Ἐπέστη λέγοντες Σωτήρ, τοῖς ἐν πίστει, ἐξέρχεσθε οἱ πιστοὶ εἰς τὴν ἀνάστασιν.

No longer will death''s dominion have power to detain mortal men. For Christ went down and smashed and destroyed its powers. Now Hades is bound, and the Prophets in unison exult and declare: The Savior has appeared to those with faith. Come out, you faithful, to the Resurrection.

Ὁ Οἶκος.

Oikos.

Ἔτρεμε κάτωθεν τὰ καταχθόνια σήμερον ὁ ᾍδης καὶ ὁ θάνατος τὸν ἕνα τῆς Τριάδος, ἡ γῆ ἐκλονεῖτο, πυλωροὶ δὲ ᾍδου ἰδόντες σε ἔπτηξαν, ἡ κτίσις δὲ πᾶσα σύν τοῖς Προφήταις χαίρουσα ψάλλει σοι, ἐπινίκιον ᾠδὴν τῷ λυτρωτῇ ἡμῶν Θεῷ τῷ καταλύσαντι νῦν θανάτου τὴν δύναμιν. Ἀλαλάξωμεν καὶ βοήσωμεν τῷ Ἀδάμ, καὶ τοῖς ἐξ Ἀδάμ. Ξύλον τοῦτον εἰσήγαγεν· ἐξέρχεσθε οἱ πιστοὶ εἰς τὴν ἀνάστασιν.

The netherworld below was trembling today -- Hades and Death before One of the Trinity. The earth was convulsing; and the wardens of hell, seeing You, cowered in fear, yet creation all, rejoicing with the Prophets, sings an ode of triumph to You, our Redeemer and God, who now has destroyed the power of Death. To Adam and to those who were born of him let us shout in triumph and cry aloud, "A Tree has brought this man back in. Come out, you faithful, to the Resurrection."

ᾨδὴ ζʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.

Ode vii. Heirmos.

Κάμινον παῖδες, πυρίφλεκτον πάλαι, δροσοβολοῦσαν ὑπέδειξαν, ἕνα Θεὸν ἀνυμνοῦντες καὶ λέγοντες· Ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος, τῶν πατέρων Θεὸς καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.

The fiery furnace turned moist and dew-laden, when the Servants were cast therein, * and they extolled the one God, and they sang to Him, * "O highly exalted God of our fathers and exceedingly glorious." [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ξύλῳ νεκροῦται, Ἀδὰμ ἑκουσίως, παρακοὴν ἐργασάμενος, ὑπακοῇ δὲ Χριστοῦ ἀναπέπλασται· διʼ ἐμὲ σταυροῦται γάρ, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁ ὑπερένδοξος.

Adam was slain through a tree, for he acted in disobedience willfully. * He was refashioned by Christ''s full obedience; * for the highly glorified Son of God was crucified on a tree for me.

Σὲ ἀναστάντα, Χριστὲ ἐκ τοῦ τάφου, ἡ κτίσις πᾶσα ἀνύμνησε· σὺ γὰρ ζωὴν τοῖς ἐν ᾅδῃ ἐξήνθησας, τοῖς νεκροῖς ἀνάστασιν, τοῖς ἐν σκότει τὸ φῶς ὁ Ὑπερένδοξος.

When You arose from the tomb, all creation extolled You, Christ, highly glorified. * To those in Hades You brought forth eternal life, * resurrection to the dead; and on those who sat in darkness You shined the light.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Χαῖρε θυγάτηρ, Ἀδὰμ τοῦ φθαρέντος· χαῖρε ἡ μόνη θεόνυμφος· χαῖρε διʼ ἧς ἡ φθορὰ ἐξωστράκισται, ἡ Θεὸν κυήσασα· ὃν δυσώπει Ἁγνὴ σωθῆναι πάντας ἡμᾶς.

Rejoice, O daughter of Adam the mortal! Rejoice, unique virgin Bride of God! * Rejoice! Through you has corruption been ostracized. * Truly you gave birth to God. O pure Lady, implore your Son to save us all.

Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.

Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.

Οἱ ἐν καμίνῳ τοῦ πυρός.

Cast into the furnace of fire. (NM)

Ὁ ἐν τῷ ξύλῳ τοῦ Σταυροῦ, ἁμαρτίας κέντρον ἀμβλύνας, καὶ τῆς Ἀδὰμ παραβάσεως, τὸ χειρόγραφον λύσας, λόγχῃ πλευρᾷ σου, εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.

On the Tree of the Cross you blunted the goad of sin, and by the lance in your side you abolished the record of Adam''s transgression. Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our Fathers.

Ὁ τὴν πλευρὰν διανυγείς, καὶ ῥανίσιν αἵματος θείου, τὴν γῆν καθάρας τοῖς αἵμασι, τῆς εἰδωλομανίας καταχρανθεῖσαν, εὐλογητὸς εἶ Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.

You were pierced in the side and with the drops of your divine Blood you cleaned the earth that had been polluted with the bloodshed of the folly of idolatry. Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our Fathers.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Τὸν πρὸ ἡλίου φωτισμόν, ἀνατέλλεις κόσμῳ Θεοκυῆτορ, Χριστὸν τοῦ σκότους ῥυσάμενον, καὶ φωτίζοντα πάντας, Θεογνωσίᾳ, εὐλογητὸς εἶ κράζοντας· ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν.

Mother of God, you made the enlightenment that is before the sun dawn for world, Christ who delivered from darkness and enlightened all with knowledge of God, as they cried, Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our Fathers.

Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.

Canon for the Theotokos.

Κάμινον Παῖδες.

The Youths of old revealed. (NM)

Πεποικιλμένον διάχρυσον κόσμον, σὲ κεκτημένην ἠγάπησεν, ὁ πλαστουργός σου Παρθένε καὶ Κύριος, ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος, τῶν Πατέρων Θεός, καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.

Having you as his possession, O Virgin, an adornment wrought in gold, of many colours, he loved you, your Creator and Lord, the highly exalted and highly glorified God of our Fathers.

Ῥύπτεται Κόρη τὸν ἄνθρακα πάλαι, ὁ Ἠσαΐας δεξάμενος, συμβολικῶς τὸν σὸν τόκον θεώμενος, τὸν ὑπερυψούμενον, τῶν Πατέρων Θεόν, καὶ ὑπερένδοξον.

When Isaias of old received the coal and was cleansed, O Maiden, he saw in symbol your Offspring, the highly exalted and highly glorified God of our Fathers.

Σύμβολα πάλαι τοῦ θείου σου τόκου, θεῖοι Προφῆται θεώμενοι, χαρμονικῶς ἀνυμνοῦντες ἐκραύγαζον· ὁ ὑπερυψούμενος, τῶν Πατέρων Θεός, καὶ ὑπερένδοξος.

When the godly Prophets of old saw symbols of your godly child-bearing they raise in harO Virgin, clothed in a robe of many coloursmony a song of praise and cried, ''O highly exalted and highly glorified God of our Fathers''.

ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.

Ode viii. Heirmos.

Ἄφλεκτος πυρὶ ἐν Σινᾷ προσομιλοῦσα, βάτος Θεὸν ἐγνώρισε, τῷ βραδυγλώσσῳ καὶ δυσήχῳ Μωσεῖ· καὶ Παῖδας ζῆλος Θεοῦ, τρεῖς ἀναλώτους τῷ πυρὶ ὑμνῳδοὺς ἔδειξε· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

Unconsumed by fire was the burning bush on Sinai, * revealing God to Prophet Moses, who was weak in speech and slow of tongue. * And zeal for God kept the three Young Men unscathed by fire and led them to compose the hymn: * "O all you works of the Lord, sing a hymn to the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages." [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Ἄχραντος Ἀμνός, λογικὸς ὑπὲρ τοῦ κόσμου, σφαγιασθεὶς κατέπαυσε, τὰ κατὰ νόμον προσφερόμενα, καθάρας τοῦτον χωρίς, παραπτωμάτων ὡς Θεός, τὸν ἀεὶ κράζοντα· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

When the Lamb of God, who is rational and spotless, * was slaughtered for the world, He ended sacrifice according to the Law, * for He is God without sin, and thus He purified the world, which now forever sings: * "O all you works of the Lord, sing a hymn to the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages."

Ἄφθαρτος οὐκ οὖσα, πρὸ πάθους ἡ ληφθεῖσα, ὑπὸ τοῦ Κτίστου σάρξ ἡμῶν, μετὰ τὸ πάθος καὶ τὴν ἔγερσιν, ἀπρόσιτος τῇ φθορᾷ, κατεσκευάσθη καὶ θνητούς, καινουργεῖ κράζοντας· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

Prior to His Passion, our flesh that our Creator assumed was not incorruptible. * After His suffering and rising, it was rendered inaccessible to corruption; * it renews mortals who sing to Him: * "O all you works of the Lord, sing a hymn to the Lord, * and exalt Him beyond measure unto all the ages."

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Σοῦ τὸ καθαρόν, καὶ πανάμωμον Παρθένε, τὸ ῥυπαρὸν καὶ ἔμμυσον, τῆς οἰκουμένης ἀπεκάθηρε, καὶ γέγονας τῆς ἡμῶν, πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν καταλλαγῆς, αἰτία Πάναγνε· πάντες διό σε Θεοτόκε, Παρθένε εὐλογοῦμεν, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦμεν, εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

Since you were most pure and all-blameless, holy Virgin, * the Lord was born of you, and He washed away the unsightly filth of the world. * All-pure Mother, therefore we call you the cause of our reconciliation to God. * All generations now bless you, O Virgin Theotokos, * and exalt you beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.

Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.

Τὸν μόνον ἄναρχον.

The King of glory, alone without beginning. (NM)

Τὸν ὑπομείναντα ἑκουσίως τὰ πάθη, καὶ ἐν Σταυρῷ προσηλωθέντα βουλήσει, καὶ λύσαντα τὰς τοῦ ᾅδου δυνάμεις, ὑμνεῖτε Ἱερεῖς, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

The One who willingly endured the Passion and by his own design was nailed to a Cross and abolished the powers of Hades, praise him, you Priests, highly exalt him, you peoples, to all the ages.

Τὸν καταργήσαντα τοῦ θανάτου τὸ κράτος, καὶ ἀναστάντα ἐκ τοῦ τάφου ἐν δόξῃ, καὶ σώσαντα τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸ γένος, ὑμνεῖτε Ἱερεῖς, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

The One who made the might of death of no effect and who rose from the tomb in glory and saved the human race, praise him, you Priests, highly exalt him, you peoples, to all the ages.

Θεοτοκίον.

Theotokion.

Τὸν μόνον εὔσπλαγχνον καὶ προαιώνιον Λόγον, τὸν ἐπʼ ἐσχάτων ἐκ Παρθένου τεχθέντα, καὶ λύσαντα τὴν ἀρχαίαν κατάραν, ὑμνεῖτε Ἱερεῖς, λαὸς ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

The Word, alone compassionate and pre-eternal, who was born in the last times from a Virgin and abolished the ancient curse, praise him, you Priests, highly exalt him, you peoples, to all the ages.

Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.

Canon for the Theotokos.

Ἄφλεκτος πυρί.

Unconsumed by fire. (NM)

Τῷ φέγγει τοῦ σοῦ τοκετοῦ, τὴν οἰκουμένην, ξενοπρεπῶς ἐφώτισας, Θεογεννῆτορ· τὸν γὰρ ὄντως Θεόν, ἀγκάλαις φέρεις ταῖς σαῖς, καταλαμπρύνοντα πιστούς, τοὺς ἀεὶ κράζοντας· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

By the splendour of your child-bearing, Mother of God, you have marvellously enlightened the inhabited world. For you carry in your arms the true God, who makes radiant the faithful who ever cry, ''All you works of the Lord, praise the Lord, and highly exalt him to all the ages''.

Ὑμνοῦμεν Ἁγνή, εὐσεβῶς τὴν σὴν γαστέρα, τὴν τὸν Θεὸν χωρήσασαν, ἀνερμηνεύτως σωματούμενον, τὸν δόντα πᾶσι πιστοῖς, θεογνωσίας φωτισμόν, τοῖς ἀεὶ κράζουσι· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

Pure Virgin, we devoutly sing the praise of your womb which contained God, incarnate beyond explanation, who gives the enlightenment of the knowledge of God to all the faithful who ever cry, ''All you works of the Lord, praise the Lord, and highly exalt him to all the ages''.

Φωτός σου ταῖς μαρμαρυγαῖς, τοὺς σὲ ὑμνοῦντας, φωτοειδεῖς ἀπέργασαι, φωτογεννῆτορ Θεοτόκε ἁγνή· φωτὸς γὰρ ὤφθης σκηνή, καταφαιδρύνουσα φωτὶ τοὺς ἀεὶ κράζοντας· Πάντα τὰ ἔργα, τὸν Κύριον ὑμνεῖτε, καὶ ὑπερυψοῦτε εἰς πάντας τοὺς αἰῶνας.

With the bright rays of your light you make light those who sing your praise, pure Mother of God, parent of the light; for you appeared as tabernacle of light, making radiant with light those who ever cry, ''All you works of the Lord, praise the Lord, and highly exalt him to all the ages''.

ᾨδὴ θʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός.

Ode ix. Heirmos.

Μὴ τῆς φθορᾶς διαπείρᾳ κυοφορήσασα, καὶ παντεχνήμονι Λόγῳ σάρκα δανείσασα, Μῆτερ ἀπείρανδρε, Παρθένε Θεοτόκε, δοχεῖον τοῦ ἀστέκτου, χωρίον τοῦ ἀπείρου Πλαστουργοῦ σου, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.

When you conceived, you experienced no deflowerment. * You lent your flesh to the Logos, through whom all things were made. * Therefore we magnify you, Virgin Theotokos, * Mother who knew no man, space and holder of your Maker, who is uncontainable and infinite. [SD]

Τροπάρια.

Troparia.

Οἱ τῇ θεότητι πάθη προσεφαρμόζοντες, ἐπιστομίζεσθε πάντες ἀλλοτριόφρονες· Κύριον δόξης γάρ, σαρκὶ ἐσταυρωμένον, ἀσταύρωτον δὲ φύσει, τῇ θείᾳ ὡς ἐν δύο, ἕνα φύσεσι μεγαλύνομεν.

All you professors of doctrines that are not Orthodox, * who to the Godhead attribute suffering, shut your mouths! * He is the Lord of glory, crucified in body, * but not in divine nature. And so we magnify Him in natures two, the one hypostasis.

Οἱ τῶν σωμάτων τὴν ἔγερσιν ἀθετήσαντες, πρὸς τὸ Χριστοῦ πορευθέντες μνῆμα διδάχθητε, ὅτι νενέκρωται, καὶ ἐγήγερται πάλιν, ἡ σάρξ τοῦ Ζωοδότου, εἰς πίστωσιν ἐσχάτης, ἀναστάσεως ἣν ἐλπίζομεν.

Go to the tomb of the Savior, all you who would reject * the resurrection of bodies, and be instructed there. * See that the flesh of Christ the Life-giver, which truly had died, has truly risen, * confirming thus the final resurrection, for which we surely hope.

Τριαδικόν.

For the Trinity.

Οὐ θεοτήτων Τριάδα ἀλλʼ ὑποστάσεων, οὐδὲ μονάδα προσώπων ἀλλὰ θεότητος, σέβοντες τέμνομεν, τοὺς ταύτην διαιροῦντας, συγχέομεν δὲ πάλιν, τοὺς σύγχυσιν τολμῶντας, κατὰ ταύτης ἣν μεγαλύνομεν.

Not in a Triad of godheads but of hypostases, * not in a Monad of persons but of Divinity, do we believe. * We cut off those who would divide It, * and mix together all who would attribute confusion to the Trinity, which we magnify.

Κανὼν Σταυροαναστάσιμος.

Canon for the Cross and Resurrection.

Μήτηρ Θεοῦ καὶ Παρθένος.

You as the Mother of God.

Φῶς ἐκ φωτός, Πατρικῆς ἀπαύγασμα δόξης, ἀχρόνως ἐκλάμψαν, ὡς ἐν σκότει τῷ βίω, τῷ ἀνθρωπίνῳ Χριστὸς ἔλαμψε, καὶ τὸ διῶκον ἀπήλασε σκότος, ὃν ἀκαταπαύστως οἱ πιστοὶ μεγαλύνομεν.

Christ as the light that from light shone timelessly * and as the radiance of His Father’s glory, illumined * the darkness of the life of humankind. * And He dispelled the pursuing darkness. * And Him do we believers all unceasingly magnify.

Πάθη σαρκός, καὶ ἰσχὺν Θεότητος, ἐν Χριστῷ καθορῶντες, οἱ φρονοῦντες τὴν μίαν, σύνθετον φύσιν αἰσχυνέσθωσαν· ὁ γὰρ αὐτὸς ὡς μὲν ἄνθρωπος θνῄσκει, ὡς δὲ τοῦ παντὸς Δημιουργὸς ἐξανίσταται.

Seeing in Christ both the flesh’s sufferings * and the Divinity’s might, let those affirming the doctrine * of the one compound nature be ashamed. * For the same Person both died as a human being, * and as Maker of the universe rose again.

Σταυροθεοτοκίον.

Stavrotheotokion.

Πλήν σου Θεόν, οὐ γινώσκω ἕτερον, ἡ Ἐκκλησία βοᾷ σοι, ἐξ ἐθνῶν με ἀπίστων, οἰκείαν νύμφην ἐκλεξάμενον· δίδου οὖν Λόγε πιστοῖς σωτηρίαν, σὲ τῆς κυησάσης πρεσβείαις, ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος.

No other God do I know except for You * who from the unbelieving nations chose me as Your own bride. * So does the Church cry out to You, O Lord. * Give the believers salvation, O Logos, * by Your Mother’s intercessions, as One compassionate.

Κανὼν τῆς Θεοτόκου.

Canon for the Theotokos.

Μήτηρ Θεοῦ καὶ Παρθένος.

You as the Mother of God.

Χαρᾶς ἡμῖν αἰωνίου πρόξενος, καὶ εὐφροσύνης ἐδείχθης, ἀειπάρθενε Κόρη, τὸν Λυτρωτὴν κυοφορήσασα, τὸν ἀληθείᾳ καὶ Πνεύματι θείῳ, τοὺς αὐτὸν τιμῶντας, ὡς Θεὸν ἐκλυτρούμενον.

O ever-virginal Damsel, you became * for us the agent of happiness and joy everlasting, * for you gave birth to Him who ransomed us, * and who in truth and in Spirit divine re-deems all those who honor Him * as God, and who worship Him.

Ψάλλων Δαυῒδ σὸς προπάτωρ Πάναγνε, σὲ κιβωτὸν ὀνομάζει, ἁγιάσματος θείου, ὑπερφυῶς Θεὸν χωρήσασαν, τὸν ἐν πατρῴοις καθήμενον κόλποις, ὃν ἀκαταπαύστως οἱ πιστοὶ μεγαλύνομεν.

David your forefather in his psalmody * calls you the Ark of the holiness of God, O all-pure one, * wondrously capable of holding Him * who sits above in the Fatherly bosom, and whom we believers all * unceasingly magnify.

Ὡς ἀληθῶς ὑπερτέρα πέφυκας, πάσης τῆς κτίσεως Κόρη· τὸν γὰρ κτίστην τῶν ὅλων, σωματικῶς ἡμῖν ἐγέννησας· ὅθεν ὡς Μήτηρ τοῦ μόνου Δεσπότου, φέρεις κατὰ πάντων ἀρχικῶς τὸ ἐκνίκημα.

You have in truth now become superior * to all creation, O Damsel, for you physically gave birth * to the Creator of all things for us. * Thus as the Mother of the only Master you have the ascendancy * commandingly over all.

Ἐξαποστειλάριον, τὸ ἐνδιάτακτον Ἑωθινόν.

The appointed Eothinon Exaposteilarion.

Εἰς τοὺς Αἴνους.

At Lauds.

Στιχηρὰ Ἀναστάσιμα. Ἦχος βαρύς.

Resurrectional Stichera. Grave Mode.

Ἀνέστη Χριστὸς ἐκ νεκρῶν, λύσας θανάτου τὰ δεσμά, εὐαγγελίζου γῆ χαρὰν μεγάλην, αἰνεῖτε οὐρανοὶ Θεοῦ τὴν δόξαν.

Christ has risen from the dead, having loosed the bonds of death; O earth, proclaim the good tidings of great joy; O heavens, praise the glory of God.

Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν ἅγιον Κύριον, Ἰησοῦν τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον.

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless One.

Χριστοῦ τὴν Ἀνάστασιν, προσκυνοῦντες οὐ παυόμεθα· αὐτὸς γὰρ ἡμᾶς ἔσωσεν, ἐκ τῶν ἀνομιῶν ἡμῶν, ἅγιος Κύριος Ἰησοῦς, ὁ δείξας τὴν Ἀνάστασιν.

We do not cease to adore the Resurrection of Christ; for He it is who saved us from our iniquities. Holy is Lord Jesus who showed us the Resurrection.

Τί ἀνταποδώσωμεν τῷ Κυρίῳ, περὶ πάντων ὧν ἀνταπέδωκεν ἡμῖν, διʼ ἡμᾶς Θεὸς ἐν ἀνθρώποις, διὰ τὴν καταφθαρεῖσαν φύσιν, ὁ Λόγος σάρξ ἐγένετο, καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν ἡμῖν, πρὸς τοὺς ἀχαρίστους ὁ Εὐεργέτης, πρὸς τοὺς αἰχμαλώτους ὁ Ἐλευθερωτής, πρὸς τοὺς ἐν σκότει καθημένους, ὁ Ἥλιος τῆς δικαιοσύνης ἐπὶ τὸν Σταυρόν ὁ ἀπαθής, ἐπὶ τὸν ᾍδην τὸ φῶς, ἐπὶ τὸν θάνατον ἡ ζωή, ἡ Ἀνάστασις διὰ τοὺς πεσόντας, πρὸς ὃν βοήσωμεν, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.

What shall we give to the Lord in return for all that He has rendered to us? For us did God come among men. For our corrupted nature did the Logos become flesh and dwell among us. The Benefactor came to the ungrateful; the Liberator to the captives; the Sun of Righteousness to those who sit in darkness. He who is dispassionate suffered on the cross; the Light shone in Hell. He who is Life has trampled on death. For the fallen He is the resurrection. Let us cry out to Him, Glory to You our God.

Ἕτερα Στιχηρὰ Ἀνατολικά.

Additional Stichera by Anatolios.

Πύλας ᾍδου συνέτριψας Κύριε, καὶ θανάτου τὸ κράτος κατήργησας, τῇ κραταιᾷ δυνάμει σου, καὶ συνήγειρας νεκρούς, τοὺς ἀπʼ αἰῶνος ἐν σκότει καθεύδοντας, τῇ θείᾳ καὶ ἐνδόξῳ Ἀναστάσει σου, ὡς Βασιλεὺς τοῦ παντός, καὶ Θεὸς παντοδύναμος.

O Lord, You have shattered the gates of Hell, and You have put an end to death''s dominion, all by Your own mighty power. And You raised up with yourself the dead who lay in darkness from when time began, by Your divine and glorious resurrection, as the King over all and as God omnipotent.

Δεῦτε ἀγαλλιασώμεθα τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ εὐφρανθῶμεν ἐν τῇ Ἀναστάσει αὐτοῦ ὅτι συνήγειρε νεκρούς, ἐκ τῶν τοῦ ᾍδου ἀλύτων δεσμῶν, καὶ ἐδωρήσατο τῷ κόσμῳ ὡς Θεός, ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Come, let us rejoice in the Lord and be exultant in His resurrection; for with himself He raised the dead from the bonds of Hades that no one could break; and as God, He has given to the world everlasting life and His great mercy.

Ἐξαστράπτων Ἄγγελος, ἐν τῷ λίθῳ ἐκάθητο τοῦ Ζωοδόχου μνήματος, καὶ Γυναιξὶ Μυροφόροις εὐηγγελίζετο λέγων· Ἀνέστη ὁ Κύριος, καθὼς προεῖπεν ὑμῖν, ἀπαγγείλατε τοῖς Μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ, ὅτι προάγει ὑμᾶς εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, τῷ δὲ κόσμῳ παρέχει, ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

The dazzling Angel was sitting upon the stone of the life-receiving sepulcher, and to the myrrh-bearing women he proclaimed the good tidings, "The Lord has risen, as He foretold to you. Go announce it to His disciples that He is going before you into Galilee; and that to the world He is granting life eternal and His great mercy."

Τί ἀπεδοκιμάσατε τὸν λίθον τὸν ἀκρογωνιαῖον, ὦ παράνομοι Ἰουδαῖοι; Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ λίθος, ὃν ἔθετο ὁ Θεὸς ἐν Σιών, ὁ ἐκ πέτρας πηγάσας ἐν ἐρήμῳ τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ ἡμῖν ἀναβλύζων ἐκ τῆς πλευρᾶς αὐτοῦ ἀθανασίαν, οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ λίθος, ὁ ἐξ ὄρους Παρθενικοῦ ἀποτμηθείς, ἄνευ θελήματος ἀνδρός, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐπὶ τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, πρὸς τὸν Παλαιὸν τῶν ἡμερῶν, καθὼς εἶπε Δανιήλ, καὶ αἰώνιος αὐτοῦ ἡ Βασιλεία.

Why did you reject the Cornerstone, O law-breaking Judeans? This is the stone that God placed in Zion, the One who made water spring from the rock in the desert, and who now for us from His side pours out immortality. This is the stone that was cut from the Virgin Mountain without a husband''s will. He is the Son of man who is coming on the clouds of heaven to the Ancient of days, as Daniel has said, and His reign is everlasting.

Δόξα. Τὸ Ἑωθινὸν τῆς Κυριακῆς.

Glory. The Eothinon of the Sunday.

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Ὑπερευλογημένη ὑπάρχεις, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε· διὰ γὰρ τοῦ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθέντος, ὁ ᾅδης ἠχμαλώτισται, ὁ Ἀδὰμ ἀνακέκληται, ἡ κατάρα νενέκρωται, ἡ Εὔα ἠλευθέρωται, ὁ θάνατος τεθανάτωται, καὶ ἡμεις ἐζωοποιήθημεν· διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες βοῶμεν· Εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ οὕτως εὐδοκήσας δόξα σοι.

You are supremely blessed, O Virgin Theotokos. For through Him who from you became incarnate was Hades taken prisoner, and Adam has been summoned back; the curse has been neutralized, and Eve has been liberated; death has been put to death, and we have been brought to life. Therefore extolling we cry out: O Christ our God, You are blessed, for so was Your good pleasure. Glory to You!

Δοξολογία μεγάλη, καὶ μετʼ αὐτήν, τὸ τροπάριον·

The Great Doxology, followed by the Troparion:

Ἦχος δʹ.

Mode 4.

Σήμερον σωτηρία τῷ κόσμῳ γέγονεν. ᾌσωμεν τῷ ἀναστάντι ἐκ τάφου καὶ ἀρχηγῷ τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν· καθελὼν γὰρ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, τὸ νῖκος ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.

Today has salvation come to pass in the world. Let us sing to Him who resurrected from the tomb and is the Author of our life. For, destroying death by death, He gave us the victory and the great mercy.

ἀντὶ τοῦ πάλαι ψαλλομένου εἰς τὸν πλ. α, πλ. β, βαρὺν καὶ πλ. δ ἦχον, ἔχοντος οὕτως·

instead of the one that used to be sung on Sunday''s of Modes pl. 1, pl. 2, Grave, and pl. 4, which goes like this:

Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.

Mode pl. 4.

Ἀναστὰς ἐκ τοῦ μνήματος, καὶ τὰ δεσμὰ διαῤῥήξας τοῦ ᾍδου, ἔλυσας τὸ κατάκριμα, τοῦ θανάτου Κύριε, πάντας ἐκ τῶν παγίδων τοῦ ἐχθροῦ ῥυσάμενος, ἐμφανίσας σεαυτὸν τοῖς, Ἀποστόλοις σου, ἐξαπέστειλας αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τὸ κήρυγμα, καὶ διʼ αὐτῶν τὴν εἰρήνην παρέσχες τῇ οἰκουμένῃ, μόνε πολυέλεε.

When You rose from the sepulcher and broke the bonds of Hades, You repealed the sentence of death, O Lord, and delivered all from the snares of the enemy. And when You showed yourself to Your Apostles, You sent them out to preach, and through them You granted peace to the whole world, O only very merciful One.

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LITURGY

Τὰ Τυπικά, καὶ οἱ Μακαρισμοί.

The Typika and Beatitudes.

Ἦχος βαρύς.

Grave Mode.

Ὡραῖος ἦν καὶ καλὸς εἰς βρῶσιν, ὁ ἐμὲ θανατώσας καρπός· Χριστός ἐστι τὸ ξύλον τῆς ζωῆς, ἐξ οὗ φαγὼν οὐ θνῄσκω, ἀλλὰ βοῶ σὺν τῷ λῃστῇ· Μνήσθητί μου Κύριε, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.

The fruit that killed me of old was good for food and beautiful to contemplate. But Christ is the very tree of life, from which I eat and die not. And echoing the Robber''s words, I cry out, "Remember me in Your kingdom, O Lord."

Ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ ὑψωθεὶς οἰκτίρμον, τοῦ Ἀδὰμ τὸ χειρόγραφον, τῆς πάλαι ἁμαρτίας ἐξήλειψας, καὶ ἔσωσας ἐκ πλάνης, ἄπαν τὸ γένος τῶν βροτῶν· ὅθεν ἀνυμνοῦμέν σε, εὐεργέτα Κύριε.

When You, O merciful Lord, were lifted on the Cross, You cancelled and erased the bond and record of the primal sin of Adam, and You saved us, the human race, from all deceit. Therefore we extol You, our Benefactor and Lord.

Προσήλωσας ἐν Σταυρῷ Οἰκτίρμον, τὰς ἡμῶν ἁμαρτίας Χριστέ, καὶ τῷ σῷ θανάτῳ, τὸν θάνατον ἐνέκρωσας, ἐγείρας τοὺς τεθνεῶτας ἐκ νεκρῶν· ὅθεν προσκυνοῦμέν σου, τὴν σεπτὴν Ἀνάστασιν.

You nailed our sins to the Cross, O Master all-compassionate Lord Jesus Christ; and You put death to death by Your death and also resurrected from the dead those who had died. Therefore we all worship You and Your resurrection, O God.

Ἐξέχεε τὸν ἰὸν ὁ ὄφις, ἀκοαῖς ταῖς τῆς Εὔας ποτέ, Χριστὸς δὲ ἐν τῷ ξύλῳ τοῦ Σταυροῦ, ἐπήγασε τῷ κόσμῳ, τῆς ζωῆς τὸν γλυκασμόν. Μνήσθητί μου Κύριε, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.

The serpent spat out the bitter poison into the ears of Eve of old. But Christ, on the tree of the Cross, poured out onto the world sweetness of eternal life. I cry out, "Remember me in Your kingdom, O Lord."

Ἐν μνήματι ὡς θνητὸς ἐτέθης, ἡ ζωὴ τῶν ἁπάντων Χριστέ, καὶ ἔθλασας τοῦ ᾅδου τοὺς μοχλούς, καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐν δόξῃ, τριήμερος ὡς δυνατός, πάντας κατεφώτισας. Δόξα τῇ ἐγέρσει σου.

They buried You in a tomb, O Savior, as one mortal, Christ the life of all. You smashed the bars of Hades and its gates, and then on the third day You rose, as the almighty God, and illumined everyone. Glory to Your resurrection!

Ὁ Κύριος ἀναστὰς τριήμερος ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἐδωρήσατο εἰρήνην τὴν ἰδίαν τοῖς μαθηταῖς, καὶ τούτους εὐλογήσας, ἐξαπέστειλεν εἰπών· Πάντας προσαγάγετε, εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν μου.

When Christ the Savior had truly risen from the dead on the third day He gave to His disciples and His friends His peace; and He blessed them and sent them out commanding them: "Make disciples of all men, and bring them to my kingdom."

Δόξα.

Glory.

Φῶς ὁ Πατήρ, φῶς ὁ Υἱὸς καὶ Λόγος, φῶς τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, ἀλλʼ ἓν φῶς τὰ τρία· εἷς γὰρ Θεός, ἐν τρισὶ μὲν προσώποις, μιᾷ δὲ φύσει καὶ ἀρχῇ, ἄτμητος, ἀσύγχυτος, πέλων προαιώνιος.

Light is the Father; the Son and Logos is light; the Holy Spirit is light. The three are one uncreated light, one God in three persons, and one in nature, one in rule, undivided, unconfused, pre-eternal single God.

Καὶ νῦν. Θεοτοκίον.

Both now. Theotokion.

Ἐκύησας τὸν Υἱὸν καὶ Λόγον τοῦ Πατρός, ἐν σαρκὶ ἐπὶ γῆς, ὡς οἶδε Θεοτόκε ὁ αὐτός· διὸ Παρθενομῆτορ, οἱ θεωθέντες διὰ σοῦ· Χαῖρέ σοι κραυγάζομεν, τῶν Χριστιανῶν ἡ ἐλπίς.

On earth you carried and bore the Father''s Son and Logos, when He became flesh, as He knew how, all-holy Theotokos. Therefore, Virgin Mother, we who are deified through you, cry aloud, saluting you: Hope of Christians all, rejoice!