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ΦΩΤΑΓΩΓΙΚΑ |
PHOTAGOGIC HYMNS |
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ΚΑΤʼ ΗΧΟΝ |
IN EACH MODE |
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Ἐκ τρίου ψαλλόμενα |
Sung three times |
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Ἦχος αʹ. |
Mode 1. |
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Ὁ τὸ φῶς ἀνατέλλων Χριστέ, τὴν ψυχήν μου καθάρισον ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας, … |
O Christ, who make the light to rise, purify my soul of every sin, [SD] … |
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Ἦχος βʹ. |
Mode 2. |
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Τὸ φῶς σου τὸ ἀΐδιον, ἐξαπόστειλον Κύριε, καὶ φώτισον τὰ ὄμματα τὰ κρυπτὰ τῆς καρδίας μου, … |
Send out Your eternal light, O Lord, and illumine the hidden eyes of my heart, [SD] … |
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Ἦχος γʹ. |
Mode 3. |
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Ἐξαπόστειλον τὸ φῶς σου, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, καὶ φώτισον τὴν καρδίαν μου, … |
Send out Your light, O Christ God, and enlighten our hearts, [SD] … |
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Ἦχος δʹ. |
Mode 4. |
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Ὁ τὸ φῶς ἀνατέλλων τῷ κόσμῳ σου, τὴν ἐν σκότει ψυχήν μου ὑπάρχουσαν, ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας καθάρισον, … |
O Lord, who cause the light to rise on Your world, purify from every sin my soul, which is in the darkness; [SD] … |
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Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. |
Mode pl. 1. |
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Φωτοδότα Κύριε, ἐξαπόστειλον τὸ φῶς σου, καὶ φώτισον τὴν καρδίαν μου, … |
O Lord and Giver of light, send out Your light and illumine my heart, [SD] … |
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. |
Mode pl. 2. |
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… κατάπεμψον ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν, τὸ φῶς σου τὸ ἀΐδιον. |
… send down Your eternal light to souls. |
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Ἦχος βαρύς. |
Grave Mode. |
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Διέγειρόν με Κύριε, πρὸς τὴν σὴν ὑμνῳδίαν, καὶ δίδαξόν με τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου, … |
Awaken me, O Lord, that I may sing Your praises; and teach me to do Your will, [SD] … |
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Ἦχος πλ. δʹ. |
Mode pl. 4. |
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Φῶς ὑπάρχων Χριστέ, φώτισόν με ἐν σοί, … |
You are the light, O Christ. In yourself illumine me, [SD] … |
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Ἰστέον, ὅτι τὴν συμπλήρωσιν τοῦ φωταγωγικου, ψαλλομένου τρὶς (ἐξαιρέσει τοῦ φωταγωγικοῦ τοῦ πλ. βʹ ἤχου) ποιοῦμεν οὕτω· |
Note: The endings of the Photagogic Hymns that are sung three times are as follows (except that of Mode pl. 2): |
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Τοῦ αʹ. |
The first time |
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Τῇ Δευτέρᾳ |
On Monday |
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… προστασίαις τῶν Ἀσωμάτων, καὶ σῶσόν με. |
… by the protection of the Bodiless Hosts, and save me. [SD] |
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Τῇ Τρίτῃ |
On Tuesday |
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… πρεσβείαις τοῦ Προδρόμου, καὶ σῶσόν με. |
… by the intercessions of the Forerunner, and save me. [SD] |
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Τῇ Τετάρτῃ καὶ Τῇ Παρασκευῇ |
On Wednesday and On Friday |
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… δυνάμει τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου, καὶ σῶσόν με. |
… by the power of Your Cross, and save me. [SD] |
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Τῇ Πέμπτῃ |
On Thursday |
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… πρεσβείαις τῶν Ἀποστόλων, καὶ σῶσόν με. |
… by the intercessions of the Apostles, and save me. [SD] |
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Τῷ Σαββάτῳ |
On Saturday |
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… πρεσβείαις τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ σῶσόν με. |
… by the intercessions of the Saints, and save me. [SD] |
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Τοῦ βʹ. |
The second time |
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Ἐφʼ ὅσον ὁ ναὸς τιμᾶται ἐπʼ ὀνόματι Ἁγίου ἢ Ἁγίας τινός, μετὰ μνείας τῆς τάξεως εἰς ἣν ἀνήκει ὁ Ἅγιος ἢ ἡ Ἁγία, |
If the church is named after a Saint, we use the rank appropriate for the Saint,, |
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… πρεσβείαις τῶν Μαρτύρων (ἢ τῶν Ἱεραρχῶν ἢ τοῦ Ὁσίου) καὶ σῶσόν με. |
… by the intercessions of the Martyrs (or the Hierarchs, or the Saint), and save me. [SD] |
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Ἄλλως ὡς τοῦ αʹ, ἐξαιρέσει τῆς Πέμπητες, καθʼ ἣν τὴν συμπλήρωσιν ποιοῦμεν μετὰ τοῦ |
Otherwise, the same as the first time, except on Thursdays, on which we say, |
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… πρεσβείαις τοῦ Ἱεράρχου, καὶ σῶσόν με. |
… by the intercessions of the Hierarch, and save me. [SD] |
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Τοῦ γ, καὶ ἐν Σαββάτῳ τοῦ β, ὡς ψαλλομένου μόνον δίς, ἀείποτε μετὰ τοῦ |
The third time, and on Saturday the second time since it is sung only twice, in every case we say, |
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… πρεσβείαις τῆς Θεοτόκου, καὶ σῶσόν με. |
… by the intercessions of the Theotokos, and save me. [HC] |
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Ἰστέον καὶ τοῦτο, ὅτι τὴν συμπλήρωσιν τοῦ φωταγωγικοῦ τοῦ πλ. βʹ ἤχου ποιοῦμεν ἐν τῇ ἀρχῇ αὐτοῦ, προσθέτοτνες καὶ τό, "Κύριε". |
Note: For the Photagogic Hymn of Mode pl. 2, we position the supplemental words at the beginning, and we add the word "Lord." |
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Προστασίαις, Κύριε, τῶν Ἀσωμάτων, … |
By the protection of the Bodiless Hosts, O Lord, [SD] … |
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Πρεσβείαις, Κύριε, τοῦ Προδρόμου, … |
By the intercessions of the Forerunner, O Lord, [SD] … |
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Δυνάμει τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου, Κύριε, … |
By the power of Your Cross, O Lord, [SD] … |
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Πρεσβείαις, Κύριε, τῶν Ἀποστόλων, … |
By the intercessions of the Apostles, O Lord, [SD] … |
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Πρεσβείαις Κύριε τῶν Ἁγίων, … |
By the intercessions of the Saints, O Lord, [SD] … |
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Πρεσβείαις Κύριε τῆς Θεοτόκου, … |
By the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Lord, [SD] … |
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Οὑτωσὶ συμπληροῦμεν καὶ τὸ τέλος τοῦ φωταγωγικοῦ τοῦ δʹ ἤχου, ὡς στερουμένου κλητικῆς προσφωνήσεως. |
We also add the word "Lord" to the supplemental words of the Photagogic Hymn of Mode 4, if it lacks the vocative address. |