All Creation Trembled

All Creation Trembled
Orthodox Hymns of the Passion Service
Greek and English liturgical texts and other media available at
www.hchc.edu/allcreationtrembled
Ἑλληνικὰ καὶ ἀγγλικὰ λειτουργικὰ κείμενα καὶ πρόσθετο ὑλικὸ στὸν ἱστότοπο
www.hchc.edu/allcreationtrembled
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir
Recorded April 21-22, 2013 in Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Chapel
Producer: Grammenos Karanos
Musical Producer: Spyridon Antonopoulos
Technical Producer: Ross Cisneros
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by: Ross Cisneros
Executive Producer: Josh Cole
Special Thanks and Technical Considerations: Fraser Jones and Dennis Gaines of Independent
Audio, Merging Technologies of Switzerland, Pearl Microphones of Sweden
Layout and Design: Nicolaos Tzetzis
Cover Photos by Tzetzis Photography
Front Cover: Decorated Icon of Christ on the Cross from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Chapel in
Brookline, MA. Photo taken Holy Thursday, 2010.
All Creation Trembled
Orthodox Hymns of the Passion Service
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir
In memory of all victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013
Ἠχογράφηση: 21-22 Ἀπριλίου 2013, Ἱερὸν Παρεκκλήσιον Θεολογικῆς Σχολῆς Τιμίου Σταυροῦ
Παραγωγός: Γραμμένος Καράνος
Μουσικὸς Παραγωγός: Σπυρίδων Ἀντωνόπουλος
Τεχνικὸς Παραγωγός: Ῥὸς Σισνέρος
Ἠχοληψία, μίξη καὶ ἐπεξεργασία ἤχου: Ῥὸς Σισνέρος
Ἐκτελεστικὸς Παραγωγός: Τζὸς Κόουλ
Ἰδιαίτερες εὐχαριστίες: Fraser Jones and Dennis Gaines of Independent Audio, Merging
Technologies of Switzerland, Pearl Microphones of Sweden
Σχεδιασμὸς ἐξωφύλλου καὶ ἐνθέτου: Νικόλαος Τζέτζης
Φωτογραφίες ἐξωφύλλου: Tzetzis Photography
Ἐμπροσθόφυλλο: Στολισμένη εἰκόνα Ἐσταυρωμένου στὸ Παρεκκλήσιον Τιμίου Σταυροῦ, Μπρουκλάϊν
Μασαχουσέτης. Μεγάλη Πέμπτη 2010.
Εἰς μνήμην τῶν θυμάτων τῆς βομβιστικῆς ἐπίθεσης στὸν Μαραθώνιο τῆς Βοστώνης. 15 Ἀπριλίου 2013
Dedicated to All
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Alumni
ALL CREATION TREMBLED
ΠΑΣΑ Η ΚΤΙΣΙΣ ΒΛΕΠΟΥΣΑ ΕΤΡΕΜΕ
Orthodox Hymns of the Passion Service
ΥΜΝΟΙ ΤΗΣ ΑΚΟΛΟΥΘΙΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΑΓΙΩΝ ΠΑΘΩΝ
1.
Alleluiarion - When the Glorious Disciples (mode pl. IV)
2.
Antiphon I (mode pl. IV)
3.
Antiphon XI (mode pl. II)
4.
Antiphon XII (mode pl. IV)
5.
Kathisma for Antiphon XII (mode pl. IV)
6.
Antiphon XIV (mode pl. IV)
7.
Today He Who hung the Earth
8.
Antiphon XV (mode pl. II)
9.
Beatitudes – Prokeimenon (mode IV)
10.
8th Gospel Pericope
11.
Kontakion – Oikos – Synaxarion
12.
Exapostilarion (mode III)
13.
Aposticha Idiomela (modes I, II)
14.
Both Now for Aposticha (mode pl. IV)
15.
12th Gospel Pericope
16.
Dismissal Hymn (mode IV)
17.Dismissal
1.
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17.
Ἀλληλουϊάριον - Ὅτε οἱ ἔνδοξοι μαθηταί (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Ἀντίφωνον Α΄ (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Ἀντίφωνον ΙΑ΄ (ἦχος πλ. β΄)
Ἀντίφωνον ΙΒ΄ (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Κάθισμα ΙΒ΄ Ἀντιφώνου (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Ἀντίφωνον ΙΔ΄ (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Σήμερον κρεμᾶται
Ἀντίφωνον ΙΔ΄ (ἦχος πλ. β΄)
Μακαρισμοί - Προκείμενον (ἦχος δ΄)
Η΄ Εὐαγγελικὸν ἀνάγνωσμα
Κοντάκιον - Οἶκος – Συναξάριον
Ἐξαποστειλάριον (ἦχος γ΄)
Ἀπόστιχα ἰδιόμελα (ἦχος α΄· ἦχος β΄)
Καὶ νῦν ἀποστίχων (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
ΙΒ΄ Εὐαγγελικὸν ἀνάγνωσμα
Ἀπολυτίκιον (ἦχος δ΄)
Ἀπόλυσις
HOLY CROSS ROMANOS THE MELODIST BYZANTINE CHOIR
ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ ΧΟΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΙΟΥ ΣΤΑΥΡΟΥ “ΡΩΜΑΝΟΣ Ο ΜΕΛΩΔΟΣ”
DIRECTOR:
ΧΟΡΑΡΧΗΣ:
Grammenos Karanos
Γραμμένος Καράνος
MELODISTS / ISOKRATES:
ΜΕΛΩΔΟΙ / ΙΣΟΚΡΑΤΕΣ:
Majd Akkawi, John Michael Boyer, Ryan Collins, Gabriel Cremeens, Timothy
Curren, Rassem El Massih, Panagiotis Hasiakos, Andreas Houpos, Christopher Kies,
Constantine Kokanos, Dionysios Koulianos, Emmanuel Maginas, Michael Manos,
Michael Mercado, Demetre Mott, Michael Odegaard, Panteleimon Panopoulos,
Seraphim Ramos, Ephraim Roberson, Peter Romanovsky, Anastasios Theodoropoulos,
Ryan Stingle, Nicolaos Tzetzis
Μὲζντ Ἀκκάουϊ, Ῥάσσεμ Ελ Μασσίχ, Ἀναστάσιος Θεοδωρόπουλος, Κρίστοφερ Κάϊς,
Τίμοθυ Κέρρεν, Κωνσταντῖνος Κοκάνος, Ῥάϊαν Κόλλινς, Διονύσιος Κουλιάνος,
Γαβριὴλ Κρεμῆνς, Ἐμμανουὴλ Μαγγίνας, Μιχαὴλ Μάνος, Μιχαὴλ Μερκάντο,
Δημήτριος Μόττ, Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ, Μάϊκλ Ὄντεγκααρντ, Παντελεήμων
Πανόπουλος, Σεραφὶμ Ῥάμος, Πῆτερ Ῥομανόφσκυ, Ἐφραὶμ Ῥόμπερσον, Ῥάϊαν
Στινγκλ, Νικόλαος Τζέτζης, Παναγιώτης Χασιακός, Ἀνδρέας Χοῦπος
On the celebration of the 75th year of service to the Gospel by Hellenic College
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, the release of this recording of
the superb hymnology of Holy Friday Orthros Service chanted by the Holy Cross
Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir is offered as a further means for each of
us to reconnect with the sacred purpose that unites all the activities of this valued
institution of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. May we each join our
voices with theirs in prayer and praise being filled with the Spirit, addressing one
another in psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to
the Lord... (Ephesians 5:18-19).
Archbishop Demetrios of America
Chair of Hellenic College Holy Cross Board of Trustees
ABOUT THIS RECORDING
ΛΙΓΑ ΛΟΓΙΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΟΝ ΑΝΑ ΧΕΙΡΑΣ ΨΗΦΙΑΚΟ ΔΙΣΚΟ
In April 2013, the Holy Cross Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir recorded this
CD in the Holy Cross Chapel in Brookline, Massachusetts, in celebration of the 75th
Anniversary of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. The choir consists
of students at Hellenic College and Holy Cross who are preparing to become
priests, deacons or lay leaders in the Greek Orthodox Church in the United States
and abroad. Most of the choir members received their training in Byzantine Music
at Holy Cross, part of whose mission is to be a center for in-depth study of the
sacred art of chanting.
The recording is structured as a condensed version of the Good Friday Orthros
service, which in contemporary practice is usually celebrated on Holy Thursday
evening and is known as the “Passion Service” as well as the “Service of the Twelve
Gospels.” To reflect the current practice in the Holy Cross Chapel, the recording
is bilingual.
Τὸν Ἀπρίλιο τοῦ 2013 ὁ 24μελὴς Βυζαντινὸς Χορὸς τῆς Ἱερᾶς Θεολογικῆς
Σχολῆς Τιμίου Σταυροῦ Βοστώνης «Ῥωμανὸς ὁ Μελωδὸς» ἠχογράφησε τὸν ἀνὰ
χεῖρας ψηφιακὸ δίσκο στὸ Παρεκκλήσιον τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ στὸ Μπρουκλάϊν
Μασαχουσέτης στὸ πλαίσιο τοῦ ἑορτασμοῦ τῆς 75ης Ἐπετείου ἀπὸ τὴν ἵδρυση
τῆς Σχολῆς. Ὁ χορὸς ἀποτελεῖται ἀπὸ φοιτητὲς τοῦ Ἑλληνικοῦ Κολλεγίου
καὶ τῆς Θεολογικῆς Σχολῆς,
ποὺ προετοιμάζονται νὰ
ὑπηρετήσουν τὴν Ἐκκλησία
στὶς Ἠνωμένες Πολιτεῖες
καὶ τὸ ἐξωτερικὸ ὡς ἱερεῖς,
διάκονοι ἢ λαϊκοί.
Τὰ
περισσότερα μέλη τοῦ χοροῦ
ἔχουν διδαχθεῖ τὴ Βυζαντινὴ
Μουσικὴ
στὴ
Θεολογικὴ
Σχολὴ
Τιμίου
Σταυροῦ,
ποὺ
θεωρεῖ
μέρος
τῆς
ἀποστολῆς της τὴν κατάρτιση
ἱεροψαλτῶν καὶ τὴν προβολὴ
καὶ διάδοση τῆς Ψαλτικῆς
Τέχνης.
Most of the musical scores for the texts performed in Greek were composed by
Petros the Peloponnesian (c. 1735 - 1778), widely acknowledged as the greatest
post-Byzantine Greek ecclesiastical composer. There is also one composition by
Konstantinos Vyzantios (1777-1862), Protopsaltis of the Great Church of Christ. The
settings of the texts in English were composed by John Michael Boyer, Protopsaltis
of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco and Holy Cross Master of
Divinity candidate.
Στὴν ἠχογράφηση συμμετέχουν ἀκόμη ὁ Αἰδεσιμολογιώτατος π. Νικόλαος
Καστανᾶς, Ἔκτακτος Ἐπίκουρος Καθηγητὴς Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικῆς στὴ
Θεολογικὴ Σχολὴ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ καὶ Ἱερατικῶς Προϊστάμενος στὸν Ἱερὸ Ναὸ
Ἁγίου Ἀθανασίου στὸ Ἄρλινγκτον Μασαχουσέτης, καὶ ὁ Ἱερολογιώτατος π.
Παντελεήμων Παπαδόπουλος, Ἀρχιδιάκονος τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ἀμερικῆς κ.
Δημητρίου καὶ Διευθυντὴς τῆς Ἀρχιεπισκοπικῆς Σχολῆς Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικῆς
στὴ Νέα Ὑόρκη.
Besides the 24-member choir, participants in the recording include Rev. Fr.
Nicholas Kastanas, Assistant Adjunct Professor of Byzantine Music at Holy Cross
and Presiding Priest at St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Arlington, MA,
and Rev. Fr. Panteleimon Papadopoulos, Archdeacon to Archbishop Demetrios of
America and Director of the Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Music in New York
City.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In this CD the students of Hellenic College Holy Cross deliver a performance of
classical repertoire in a fashion that is faithful to the musical tradition of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople. In this way, they render the gracefilled hymnology of Great and Holy Friday accessible to American audiences, while
setting a standard for the performance of Holy Week hymnology by all cantors in
the English-speaking world. This makes a significant educational contribution to
the liturgical life of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese as well as other Orthodox
jurisdictions in America that wish to make use of Byzantine Music during the
services of Holy Week.
First and foremost, I would like to
thank His Eminence Archbishop
Demetrios of America for his
paternal love and blessing of
this project, as well as for his
tireless efforts at promoting and
disseminating the Psaltic Art
throughout the country.
I would also like to thank Rev. Fr.
Nicholas Triantafilou, President of
Hellenic College Holy Cross, Rev.
Dr. Fr. Thomas FitzGerald, former
Dean of Holy Cross, Dr. James
Skedros, Interim Dean of Holy
Cross, Dr. Demetrios Katos, Dean of
Hellenic College, Rev. Dr. Fr. James Katinas, Director of Institutional Advancement,
and the entire Holy Cross faculty for their vision and strong support.
Deep gratitude is due to Rev. Fr. Nicholas Kastanas, Archdeacon Panteleimon
Τὸ ἠχογραφημένο ὑλικὸ ἔχει τὴ μορφὴ ἑνὸς συντετμημένου Ὄρθρου τῆς
Μεγάλης Παρασκευῆς, ποὺ συνήθως τελεῖται τὸ ἑσπέρας τῆς Μεγάλης Πέμπτης
καὶ εἶναι γνωστὸς ὡς «Ἀκολουθία τῶν Ἁγίων Παθῶν» καθὼς καὶ «Ἀκολουθία
τῶν Δώδεκα Εὐαγγελίων». Ἡ ἠχογράφηση εἶναι δίγλωσση, ὥστε νὰ ἀντανακλᾶ
τὴν ἰσχύουσα πράξη στὸ Παρεκκλήσιον τοῦ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ.
Τὰ μελοποιήματα ποὺ ψάλλονται στὰ ἑλληνικὰ εἶναι συνθέσεις τοῦ Πέτρου
Λαμπαδαρίου Πελοποννησίου (π. 1735-1778), κορυφαίου μεταβυζαντινοῦ
Ἕλληνα ἐκκλησιαστικοῦ μελοποιοῦ. Περιλαμβάνεται ἐπίσης μία σύνθεση τοῦ
Κωνσταντίνου Βυζαντίου (1777-1862), Πρωτοψάλτου τῆς Μεγάλης τοῦ Χριστοῦ
Ἐκκλησίας. Τὰ μελοποιήματα ποὺ ψάλλονται στὰ ἀγγλικὰ εἶναι συνθέσεις
τοῦ Ἰωάννου Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ, Πρωτοψάλτου τῆς Ἱερᾶς Μητροπόλεως Ἁγίου
Φραγκίσκου καὶ φοιτητῆ τῆς Θεολογικῆς Σχολῆς Τιμίου Σταυροῦ.
ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΙΕΣ
Στὸν παρόντα ψηφιακὸ δίσκο οἱ φοιτητὲς τοῦ Ἑλληνικοῦ Κολλεγίου καί τῆς
Θεολογικῆς Σχολῆς παραδίδουν τὴν ἐκτέλεση κλασικοῦ ρεπερτορίου μὲ τρόπο
ἀπολύτως πιστὸ στὴ μουσικὴ παράδοση τοῦ Οἰκουμενικοῦ Πατριαρχείου.
Ἐπιπρόσθετα, καθιστοῦν τὴ χαριτόβρυτη ὑμνολογία τῆς Μεγάλης Παρασκευῆς
προσιτὴ στὸ ἀμερικανικὸ κοινό, προβάλλουν ἕνα πρότυπο ψαλμώδησης ποὺ
μποροῦν νὰ ἀκολουθήσουν ὅλοι οἱ ἱεροψάλτες στὶς Ἡνωμένες Πολιτεῖες καὶ
συμβάλλουν στὴ λατρευτικὴ ζωὴ τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς Ὀρθοδόξου Ἀρχιεπισκοπῆς,
ἀλλὰ καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν Ὀρθοδόξων δικαιοδοσιῶν τῆς Ἀμερικῆς.
Θὰ ἤθελα πρωτίστως νὰ εὐχαριστήσω τὸν Σεβασμιώτατο Ἀρχιεπίσκοπο
Ἀμερικῆς κ. Δημήτριο γιὰ τὴν πατρικὴ του ἀγάπη καὶ τὴν εὐλογία αὐτῆς τῆς
ἠχογράφησης, ἀλλὰ καὶ γιὰ τὴ διαρκῆ καὶ ἀμέριστη ὑποστήριξη στὸ ἱερὸ ἔργο
τῆς διάδοσης τῆς Βυζαντινῆς Μουσικῆς σὲ ὅλη τὴ χώρα.
Ἐπίσης, εὐχαριστῶ τὸν Αἰδεσιμολογιώτατο Πρωτοπρεσβύτερο π. Νικόλαο
Papadopoulos,
John
Michael Boyer, Ross
Cisneros,
Spyridon
Antonopoulos,
Josh
Cole, and Nicolaos
Tzetzis for all their
contributions and for
making the process as
easy and seamless as
possible. Additionally, I
thank the Very Rev.
Archimandrite
Fr.
Ephrem Lash for his
kind permission to use his translations. Special thanks to Helen A. Carlos, Chair of
the 75th Anniversary Committee, for her tireless advocacy, faithfulness, and great
generosity.
Naturally, the greatest acknowledgment belongs to the members of the choir. I
commend and thank them profoundly.
Grammenos Karanos, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Byzantine Liturgical Music
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Τριανταφύλλου, Πρόεδρο τοῦ Ἑλληνικοῦ Κολλεγίου καὶ τῆς Θεολογικῆς
Σχολῆς Τιμίου Σταυροῦ, τὸν Αἰδεσιμολογιώτατο Δρ. π. Θωμᾶ Φιτζέραλντ, τέως
Κοσμήτορα τῆς Θεολογικῆς Σχολῆς, τὸν Δρ. Δημήτριο Σκέδρο, Ἀναπληρωτὴ
Κοσμήτορα τῆς Θεολογικῆς Σχολῆς, τὸν Δρ. Δημήτριο Κατό, Κοσμήτορα
τοῦ Ἑλληνικοῦ Κολλεγίου, τὸν Αἰδεσιμολογιώτατο Δρ. π. Δημήτριο Κατίνα,
Διευθυντὴ Προώθησης του Ιδρύματος, καὶ τὸν σύλλογο τῶν καθηγητῶν τῆς
Θεολογικῆς Σχολῆς γιὰ τὴν ἔμπρακτη συμπαράσταση καὶ ὑποστήριξή τους.
Ἐκφράζω τὴ βαθύτατη εὐγνωμοσύνη μου στοὺς π. Νικόλαο Καστανᾶ,
Ἁρχιδιάκονο π. Παντελεήμονα Παπαδόπουλο, Ἰωάννη Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ, Ῥὸς
Σισνέρος, Σπυρίδωνα Ἀντωνόπουλο, Τζὸς Κόουλ, Νικόλαο Τζέτζη καὶ τοὺς
λοιποὺς συντελεστὲς γιὰ τὴν πολύτιμη καὶ πολυειδῆ προσφορά τους. Ἐπίσης,
εὐχαριστῶ τὸν Πανοσιολογιώτατο Ἀρχιμανδρίτη π. Ἐφραὶμ Λὰς γιὰ τὴν ἄδεια
χρήσης τῶν μεταφράσεων τῶν λειτουργικῶν κειμένων στὰ ἀγγλικά. Ἰδιαιτέρως
εὐχαριστῶ τὴν Ἑλένη Κάρλος, Πρόεδρο τῆς Ἐπιτροπῆς Ἑορτασμοῦ τῆς 75ης
Ἐπετείου, γιὰ τὴν ἐνεργῆ συμπαράσταση καὶ τὴ γενναιοδωρία της.
Οἱ θερμότερες εὐχαριστίες ἀνήκουν δικαιωματικῶς στὰ μέλη τοῦ χοροῦ. Τοὺς
συγχαίρω ἐκ βάθους καρδίας.
Δρ. Γραμμένος Καράνος
Ἐπίκουρος Καθηγητὴς Βυζαντινῆς Λειτουργικῆς Μουσικῆς
Ἱερὰ Θεολογικὴ Σχολὴ Τιμίου Σταυροῦ
The Texts
Translations by Archimandrite Ephrem Lash (http://www.anastasis.org.uk/HWFri-M.
htm). Used by kind permission. Metric adaptation of some texts by John Michael Boyer.
Texts for Kontakion-Oikos-Synaxarion from On the Life of Christ; Chanted Sermons by
the Great Sixth Century Poet and Singer St. Romanos the Melodist; Translated and with an
Introduction by Archimandrite Ephrem Lash, Sacred Literature Trust Series, Yale University
Press, New Haven 2010. All biblical texts from the Holy Cross Press Liturgical Gospel using
the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division
of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States
of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
ΤΑ ΚΕΙΜΕΝΑ
Τὰ ἑλληνικὰ κείμενα ἐλήφθησαν ἀπὸ τὸ Τριῴδιον Κατανυκτικόν, ἔκδοσις Ἀποστολικῆς
Διακονίας τῆς Ἐκκλησίας τῆς Ἑλλάδος, Ἀθῆναι 2001.
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Αʹ
Beginning of Service – Alleluiarion – When the Glorious Disciples
(plagal fourth mode)
Ἔναρξις ἀκολουθίας - Ἀλληλουϊάριον - Ὅτε οἱ ἔνδοξοι μαθηταί
(ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Blessed is our God, always, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.
Ἀμήν.
Musical Settings: Petros the Peloponnesian (d. 1778), John Michael Boyer
Exclamation: Fr. Nicholas Kastanas
Soloists: Grammenos Karanos, Peter Romanovsky
From nightfall my spirit is awake for you, O God, for your commands are light upon the
earth.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Learn justice, inhabitants of the earth.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
When the glorious disciples were enlightened at the washing of the feet, then Judas the
ungodly was stricken and darkened with the love of money; and to lawless judges he
delivered you, the just judge. O lover of money, look upon him who for its sake hanged
himself; flee from the insatiable soul, which dared such things against the Teacher. O
you who are good to all, Lord, glory to you.
When the glorious disciples…
Μελοποίησις: Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος (†1778), Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
Ἐκφώνησις: π. Νικόλαος Καστανᾶς
Ἀπαγγελίαι στίχων: Γραμμένος Καράνος, Πῆτερ Ῥομανόφσκυ
Ἐκ νυκτὸς ὀρθρίζει τὸ πνεῦμά μου πρὸς σέ, ὁ Θεός, διότι φῶς τὰ προστάγματά σου
ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα.
Δικαιοσύνην μάθετε, οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα.
Ὅτε οἱ ἔνδοξοι Μαθηταί, ἐν τῷ νιπτῆρι τοῦ Δείπνου ἐφωτίζοντο, τότε Ἰούδας ὁ
δυσσεβής, φιλαργυρίαν νοσήσας ἐσκοτίζετο, καὶ ἀνόμοις κριταῖς, σὲ τὸν δίκαιον
Κριτὴν παραδίδωσι. Βλέπε χρημάτων ἐραστά, τὸν διὰ ταῦτα ἀγχόνῃ χρησάμενον,
φεῦγε ἀκόρεστον ψυχήν, τὴν Διδασκάλω τοιαῦτα τολμήσασαν. Ὁ περὶ πάντας
ἀγαθός, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Ὅτε οἱ ἔνδοξοι Μαθηταί…
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First Antiphon (plagal fourth mode)
Ἀντίφωνον Α΄ (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Musical Settings: Petros the Peloponnesian, John Michael Boyer
Soloist: John Michael Boyer
Μελοποίησις: Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος, Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
Ἀπαγγελία στίχου: Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
Rulers of the peoples were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ.
Ἄρχοντες λαῶν συνήχθησαν κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ.
They laid a lawless charge against me. Lord, Lord, do not abandon me.
Λόγον παράνομον κατέθεντο κατ' ἐμοῦ, Κύριε, Κύριε, μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς με.
Let us bring our senses pure to Christ, and as his friends let us sacrifice our souls
for him, and let us not, like Judas, be suffocated by the cares of life; but in our inner
chambers let us cry, ‘Our Father in heaven, deliver us from the evil one’.
Τὰς αἰσθήσεις ἡμῶν καθαρὰς τῷ Χριστῷ παραστήσωμεν, καὶ ὡς φίλοι αὐτοῦ, τὰς
ψυχὰς ἡμῶν θύσωμεν δι' αὐτόν, καὶ μὴ ταῖς μερίμναις τοῦ βίου, συμπνιγῶμεν ὡς ὁ
Ἰούδας· ἀλλ' ἐν τοῖς ταμείοις ἡμῶν κράξωμεν· Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἀπὸ
τοῦ πονηροῦ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and for ever and to
the ages of ages. Amen.
A Virgin you gave birth, O unwedded, and a Virgin you remained, O Mother without
bridegroom, Mary Mother of God; implore Christ our God that we may be saved.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν
αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Παρθένος ἔτεκες ἀπειρόγαμε, καὶ Παρθένος ἔμεινας, Μήτηρ ἀνύμφευτε, Θεοτόκε
Μαρία. Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκέτευε, σωθῆναι ἡμᾶς.
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Eleventh Antiphon (plagal second mode)
Ἀντίφωνον ΙΑ΄ (ἦχος πλ. β΄)
Musical Settings: Petros the Peloponnesian, John Michael Boyer
Soloist: Nicolaos Tzetzis
Μελοποίησις: Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος, Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
Ἀπαγγελία στίχου: Νικόλαος Τζέτζης
In return for the good things which you had done for the Hebrew race, O Christ,
they condemned you to be crucified, giving you vinegar and gall to drink. But repay
them, Lord, in accordance with their works, because they did not understand your
Ἀντὶ ἀγαθῶν ὧν ἐποίησας, Χριστέ, τῷ γένει τῶν Ἑβραίων, σταυρωθῆναί σε
κατεδίκασαν, ὄξος καὶ χολήν σε ποτίσαντες. Ἀλλὰ δὸς αὐτοῖς, Κύριε, κατὰ τὰ ἔργα
αὐτῶν, ὅτι οὐ συνῆκαν τὴν σὴν συγκατάβασιν.
condescension.
The Hebrew race was not content with your betrayal, O Christ, but they wagged their
heads, bringing scoffing and derision. But repay them, Lord, in accordance with their
works, because they meditated vain things against you.
Neither the earth as it quaked, nor the rocks as they split, neither the veil of the Temple,
nor the raising of the dead convinced the Jews. But repay them, Lord, in accordance
with their works, because they meditated vain things against you.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and for ever and to
the ages of ages. Amen.
We know that God took flesh from you, Virgin Mother of God, alone pure, alone
blessed; and so, as we praise you without ceasing, we magnify you.
Ἐπὶ τῇ προδοσίᾳ οὐκ ἠρκέσθησαν Χριστὲ τὰ γένη τῶν Ἑβραίων, ἀλλ' ἐκίνουν τὰς
κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν, μυκτηρισμὸν καὶ χλεύην προσάγοντες. Ἀλλὰ δὸς αὐτοῖς Κύριε,
κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν, ὅτι κενὰ κατὰ σοῦ ἐμελέτησαν.
Οὔτε γῆ ὡς ἐσείσθη, οὔτε πέτραι ὡς ἐρράγησαν, Ἑβραίους ἔπεισαν, οὔτε τοῦ Ναοῦ
τὸ καταπέτασμα, οὔτε τῶν νεκρῶν ἡ ἀνάστασις. Ἀλλὰ δὸς αὐτοῖς Κύριε, κατὰ τὰ
ἔργα αὐτῶν, ὅτι κενὰ κατὰ σοῦ ἐμελέτησαν.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν
αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Θεὸν ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθέντα ἔγνωμεν, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, μόνη ἁγνή, μόνη
εὐλογημένη· διὸ ἀπαύστως, σὲ ἀνυμνοῦντες μεγαλύνομεν.
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Twelfth Antiphon (plagal fourth mode)
Ἀντίφωνον ΙΒ΄ (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Musical Settings: Petros the Peloponnesian, John Michael Boyer
Soloist: John Michael Boyer
Μελοποίησις: Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος, Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
Ἀπαγγελία στίχου: Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
Thus says the Lord to the Jews, ‘My people, what have I done to you? Or in what have I
wearied you? I gave light to your blind, I cleansed your lepers, I set upright a man lying
on a bed. My people, what have I done to you, and how have you repaid me? Instead
of the manna, gall; instead of the water, vinegar; instead of loving me, you have nailed
me to a Cross. I can endure no longer; I will call my nations, and they will glorify me,
with the Father and the Spirit; and I shall grant them eternal life’.
Τάδε λέγει Κύριος τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις· Λαός μου, τί ἐποίησά σοι, ἢ τί σοι παρηνώχλησα;
τοὺς τυφλούς σου ἐφώτισα, τοὺς λεπρούς σου ἐκαθάρισα, ἄνδρα ὄντα ἐπὶ κλίνης
ἠνωρθωσάμην. Λαός μου, τί ἐποίησά σοι, καὶ τί μοι ἀνταπέδωκας; ἀντὶ τοῦ μάννα
χολήν, ἀντὶ τοῦ ὕδατος ὄξος, ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀγαπᾶν με, Σταυρῷ με προσηλώσατε· οὐκέτι
στέγω λοιπόν, καλέσω μου τὰ ἔθνη, κᾀκεῖνα με δοξάσουσι, σὺν τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ
Πνεύματι, κᾀγὼ αὐτοῖς δωρήσομαι ζωὴν τὴν αἰώνιον.
Today the veil of the Temple is rent as a reproof to the transgressors; and the sun hides
its own rays, as it sees the Master crucified.
Σήμερον τοῦ Ναοῦ τὸ καταπέτασμα, εἰς ἔλεγχον ῥήγνυται τῶν παρανόμων· καὶ τὰς
ἰδίας ἀκτῖνας ὁ ἥλιος κρύπτει, Δεσπότην ὁρῶν σταυρούμενον.
Lawgivers of Israel, Jews and Pharisees, the choir of the Apostles cries out to you, ‘See a
Temple, which you have destroyed; see a Lamb, whom you have crucified. You handed
him over to a tomb, but by his own authority he has risen. Do not be deceived, O Jews,
for it is he who saved you in the sea, and fed you in the desert. He is the life and the
light and the peace of the world’.
Οἱ νομοθέται τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ Φαρισαῖοι, ὁ χορὸς τῶν Ἀποστόλων βοᾷ πρὸς
ὑμᾶς. Ἴδε ναός, ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐλύσατε, ἴδε ἀμνός, ὃν ὑμεῖς ἐσταυρώσατε, τάφῳ παρεδώκατε, ἀλλ' ἐξουσίᾳ ἑαυτοῦ ἀνέστη. Μὴ πλανᾶσθε Ἰουδαῖοι· αὐτὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἐν
θαλάσσῃ σώσας, καὶ ἐν ἐρήμῳ θρέψας, αὐτός ἐστιν ἡ ζωὴ καὶ τὸ φῶς, καὶ ἡ εἰρήνη
τοῦ κόσμου.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and for ever and to
the ages of ages. Amen.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν
αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Hail Gate of the King of glory, through which the Most High alone has passed, and left it
sealed again, for the salvation of our souls.
Χαῖρε ἡ πύλη τοῦ Βασιλέως τῆς δόξης, ἣν ὁ Ὕψιστος μόνος διώδευσε, καὶ πάλιν
ἐσφραγισμένην κατέλιπεν, εἰς σωτηρίαν τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.
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Kathisma for Twelfth Antiphon (plagal fourth mode)
Κάθισμα ΙΒ’ Ἀντιφώνου (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Musical Setting: John Michael Boyer
Μελοποίησις: Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
When you stood before Kaiaphas, O God, and were handed over to Pilate, O Judge,
the powers of heaven were shaken from fear; but then you were raised up on the Tree
between two thieves and were numbered with transgressors, O sinless One, to save
humankind. Long-suffering Lord, glory to you!
Ὅτε παρέστης τῷ Καϊάφᾳ ὁ Θεός, καὶ παρεδόθης τῷ Πιλάτῳ ὁ Κριτής, αἱ οὐράνιαι
δυνάμεις ἐκ τοῦ φόβου ἐσαλεύθησαν, τότε δὲ καὶ ὑψώθης ἐπὶ τοῦ ξύλου ἐν μέσῳ δύο
λῃστῶν, καὶ ἐλογίσθης μετὰ ἀνόμων ὁ ἀναμάρτητος, διὰ τὸ σῶσαι τὸν ἄνθρωπον.
Ἀνεξίκακε Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
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Fourteenth Antiphon (plagal fourth mode)
Ἀντίφωνον ΙΔ΄ (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Musical Settings: Petros the Peloponnesian, John Michael Boyer
Soloist: Andreas Houpos
Lord, you took the Thief, whose hands were defiled with blood, as a companion for the
journey. Number us too with him, as you are good and love humankind.
The Thief on the cross uttered few words, but found great faith. He was saved in one
instant, and having opened the gates of Paradise was the first to enter. Lord, who
accepted his repentance, glory to you.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and for ever and to
the ages of ages. Amen.
Hail, you who received the joy of the world through an Angel. Hail, you who gave birth
to your Maker and Lord. Hail, you who were found worthy to become the Mother of
Christ our God.
Μελοποίησις: Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ, Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος
Ἀπαγγελία στίχου: Ἀνδρέας Χοῦπος
Κύριε, ὁ τὸν Λῃστὴν συνοδοιπόρον λαβών, τὸν ἐν αἵματι χεῖρας μολύναντα, καὶ
ἡμᾶς σὺν αὐτῷ καταρίθμησον, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος.
Μικρὰν φωνὴν ἀφῆκεν ὁ Λῃστὴς ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ, μεγάλην πίστιν εὗρε, μιᾷ ῥοπῇ
ἐσώθη, καὶ πρῶτος Παραδείσου πύλας ἀνοίξας εἰσῆλθεν. Ὁ αὐτοῦ τὴν μετάνοιαν
προσδεξάμενος, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν
αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Χαῖρε ἡ δι' Ἀγγέλου τὴν χαρὰν τοῦ Κόσμου δεξαμένη, χαῖρε ἡ τεκοῦσα τὸν Ποιητήν
σου καὶ Κύριον, χαῖρε ἡ ἀξιωθεῖσα γενέσθαι Μήτηρ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.
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Today He Who Hung the Earth
Σήμερον κρεμᾶται
Intonation: Fr. Nicholas Kastanas
Today he who hung the Earth upon the waters is hung upon a Tree. (x3) He who is
King of the Angels is arrayed in a crown of thorns. He who wraps the heaven in clouds
Ἐμμελὴς ἀπαγγελία: π. Νικόλαος Καστανᾶς
Σήμερον κρεμᾶται ἐπὶ ξύλου ὁ ἐν ὕδασι τὴν γῆν κρεμάσας. (ἐκ γ') Στέφανον ἐξ
ἀκανθῶν περιτίθεται ὁ τῶν Ἀγγέλων Βασιλεύς. Ψευδῆ πορφύραν περιβάλλεται
is wrapped in mocking purple. He who freed Adam in the Jordan receives a blow on
the face. The Bridegroom of the Church is transfixed with nails. The Son of the Virgin
is pierced by a lance. We worship your Sufferings, O Christ. (x3) Show us also your
glorious Resurrection.
ὁ περιβάλλων τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐν νεφέλαις. Ῥάπισμα κατεδέξατο ὁ ἐν Ἰορδάνῃ
ἐλευθερώσας τὸν Ἀδάμ. Ἥλοις προσηλώθη ὁ Νυμφίος τῆς Ἐκκλησίας. Λόγχῃ
ἐκεντήθη ὁ Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου. Προσκυνοῦμέν σου τὰ Πάθη, Χριστέ. (ἐκ γ') Δεῖξον
ἡμῖν καὶ τὴν ἔνδοξόν σου Ἀνάστασιν.
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Fifteenth Antiphon (plagal second mode)
Ἀντίφωνον ΙΕ΄ (ἦχος πλ. β΄)
Musical Settings: Petros the Peloponnesian, John Michael Boyer
Soloist: Panagiotis Hasiakos
Μελοποίησις: Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος, Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
Ἀπαγγελία στίχου: Παναγιώτης Χασιακός
Today he who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon a Tree. He who is King
of the Angels is arrayed in a crown of thorns. He who wraps the heaven in clouds is
wrapped in mocking purple. He who freed Adam in the Jordan receives a blow on the
face. The Bridegroom of the Church is transfixed with nails. The Son of the Virgin is
pierced by a lance. We worship your Sufferings, O Christ. Show us also your glorious
Resurrection.
Σήμερον κρεμᾶται ἐπὶ ξύλου ὁ ἐν ὕδασι τὴν γῆν κρεμάσας. Στέφανον ἐξ
ἀκανθῶν περιτίθεται ὁ τῶν Ἀγγέλων Βασιλεύς. Ψευδῆ πορφύραν περιβάλλεται
ὁ περιβάλλων τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐν νεφέλαις. Ῥάπισμα κατεδέξατο ὁ ἐν Ἰορδάνῃ
ἐλευθερώσας τὸν Ἀδάμ. Ἥλοις προσηλώθη ὁ Νυμφίος τῆς Ἐκκλησίας. Λόγχῃ
ἐκεντήθη ὁ Υἱὸς τῆς Παρθένου. Προσκυνοῦμέν σου τὰ Πάθη, Χριστέ. Δεῖξον ἡμῖν
καὶ τὴν ἔνδοξόν σου Ἀνάστασιν.
Let us not feast like Jews, for our Passover too has been sacrificed for us, Christ God.
But let us purify ourselves from all defilement, and sincerely beseech him, ‘Arise, Lord,
save us, as you love humankind’.
Μὴ ὡς Ἰουδαῖοι ἑορτάσωμεν· καὶ γὰρ τὸ Πάσχα ἡμῶν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἐτύθη Χριστὸς ὁ
Θεός, ἀλλ' ἐκκαθάρωμεν ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς μολυσμοῦ, καὶ εἰλικρινῶς δεηθῶμεν
αὐτῷ. Ἀνάστα Κύριε, σῶσον ἡμᾶς ὡς φιλάνθρωπος.
Your Cross, Lord, is life and resurrection for your people; and putting our trust in it, we
praise you our crucified God. Have mercy on us.
Ὁ Σταυρός σου, Κύριε, ζωὴ καὶ ἀνάστασις ὑπάρχει τῷ λαῷ σου, καὶ ἐπ' αὐτῷ
πεποιθότες, σὲ τὸν σταυρωθέντα Θεὸν ἡμῶν ὑμνοῦμεν. Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and for ever and to
the ages of ages. Amen.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν
αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
When she who bore you saw you hanging on the Cross, O Christ, she cried out, ‘What is
this strange mystery that I see, my Son? How are you dying on a tree, nailed in the flesh,
O Giver of life?’
Ὁρῶσά σε κρεμάμενον, Χριστέ, ἡ σὲ κυήσασα, ἀνεβόα· Τί τὸ ξένον ὃ ὁρῶ μυστήριον,
Υἱέ μου; πῶς ἐπὶ ξύλου θνῄσκεις, σαρκὶ πηγνύμενος, ζωῆς χορηγέ;
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Beatitudes - Prokeimenon (fourth legetos mode)
Μακαρισμοί - Προκείμενον (ἦχος δ΄)
Musical Settings: Petros the Peloponnesian, John Michael Boyer
Soloist(s): Grammenos Karanos, Michael Mercado, Emmanuel Maginas, Majd Akkawi, Demetre Mott,
John Michael Boyer
Μελοποίησις: Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος, Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
Ἀπαγγελίαι στίχων / Μονοφωνάρηδες: Γραμμένος Καράνος, Μιχαὴλ Μερκάντο, Ἐμμανουὴλ
Μαγγίνας, Μὲζντ Ἀκκάουϊ, Δημήτριος Μόττ, Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
In your kingdom remember us, O Lord, when you come in your kingdom. Blessed are
the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου μνήσθητι ἡμῶν Κύριε, ὅταν ἔλθῃς ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου. Μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοὶ τῷ πνεύματι, ὅτι αὐτῶν ἐστιν ἡ Βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Μακάριοι οἱ πενθοῦντες, ὅτι αὐτοὶ παρακληθήσονται.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Μακάριοι οἱ πρᾳεῖς, ὅτι αὐτοὶ κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῆν.
Through a tree Adam became an exile from Paradise; but through the tree of the Cross
the Thief made Paradise his home: for the former through tasting set aside his Maker’s
commandment, while the latter, crucified with him, confessed the hidden God, as he
cried, ‘Remember me in your kingdom’.
Διὰ ξύλου ὁ Ἀδάμ, Παραδείσου γέγονεν ἄποικος, διὰ ξύλου δὲ σταυροῦ, ὁ Λῃστὴς
Παράδεισον ᾤκησεν. Ὁ μὲν γὰρ γευσάμενος ἐντολὴν ἠθέτησε τοῦ ποιήσαντος.
Ὁ δὲ συσταυρούμενος, Θεὸν ὡμολόγησε τὸν κρυπτόμενον. Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν
Σωτήρ, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Μακάριοι οἱ καθαροί τῇ καρδίᾳ, ὅτι αὐτοὶ τὸν Θεὸν ὄψονται.
Your life-bearing side, O Lord, gushing up like a spring out of Eden’s midst, gives drink
to your Church, O Christ, as to a spiritual Paradise, dividing itself from there into four
Gospels as four river heads, it irrigates all the World, making the whole creation glad
and faithfully teaching the nations to worship your Kingdom.
Τὸν τοῦ νόμου Ποιητήν, ἐκ μαθητοῦ ὠνήσαντο ἄνομοι, καὶ ὡς παράνομον αὐτόν,
τῷ Πιλάτου βήματι ἔστησαν, κραυγάζοντες· Σταύρωσον, τὸν ἐν ἐρήμῳ τούτους
μανναδοτήσαντα. Ἡμεῖς δὲ τὸν δίκαιον Λῃστὴν μιμησάμενοι, πίστει κράζομεν·
Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν Σωτήρ, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι.
Let all of us believers pray with one accord to glorify worthily the Father, the Son
and the Holy Spirit, a Unity of godhead existing in three Persons, remaining without
confusion, simple, undivided and unapproachable, through whom we are delivered
from the fire of eternal punishment.
Τὸν Πατέρα καὶ Υἱόν, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα πάντες τὸ ἅγιον, ὁμοφρόνως οἱ πιστοί,
δοξολογεῖν ἀξίως εὐξώμεθα, Μονάδα Θεότητος, ἐν τρισὶν ὑπάρχουσαν
ὑποστάσεσιν, ἀσύγχυτον μένουσαν, ἁπλῆν, ἀδιαίρετον καὶ ἀπρόσιτον, δι' ἧς
ἐκλυτρούμεθα, τοῦ πυρὸς τῆς κολάσεως.
Both now and for ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Your spotless Mother, O Christ God, who gave you birth in the flesh without human
seed, was truly Virgin and remained completely incorrupt after child-birth, and her we
now bring to you in intercession, Master most merciful, to loose, pardon and remit the
offences of those who ever cry, ‘Remember us also, O Saviour, in your kingdom’.
Τὴν Μητέρα σου Χριστέ, τὴν ἐν σαρκὶ ἀσπόρως τεκοῦσάν σε, καὶ Παρθένον ἀληθῶς,
καὶ μετὰ τόκον μείνασαν ἄφθορον, αὐτήν σοι προσάγομεν, εἰς πρεσβείαν Δέσποτα
πολυέλεε, πταισμάτων συγχώρησιν, δωρήσασθαι πάντοτε, τοῖς κραυγάζουσι·
Μνήσθητι καὶ ἡμῶν Σωτήρ, ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου.
They parted my garments among them; and cast lots for my clothing.
Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον.
They parted…
Διεμερίσαντο…
God, my God, attend to me; why have you forsaken me?
Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεός μου, πρόσχες μοι, ἵνα τί ἐγκατέλιπές με;
They parted…
Διεμερίσαντο…
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Eighth Gospel Pericope (Luke 23: 32-49)
Η΄ Εὐαγγελικὸν ἀνάγνωσμα (Λουκ. ΚΓ΄ 32–49)
Recitation: Fr. Nicholas Kastanas
Ἐμμελὴς ἀπαγγελία: π. Νικόλαος Καστανᾶς
And that he would count us worthy to listen to the holy Gospel, let us pray to the Lord
God.
Καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου, Κύριον τὸν
Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν.
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.
Κύριε ἐλέησον, Κύριε ἐλέησον, Κύριε ἐλέησον.
Wisdom. Stand upright. Let us listen to the holy Gospel.
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου.
Peace to all.
Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.
And to your spirit.
Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Λουκᾶν ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.
Glory to you, O Lord, glory to you.
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
Let us attend.
Πρόσχωμεν.
At that time, two others also, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death
with him. And when they came to the place which is called The Skull, there they
crucified him and the criminals, one on the right and one on the left. And Jesus said,
"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his
garments. And the people stood by, watching; but the rulers scoffed at him, saying,
"He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, his Chosen One!" The
soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him vinegar and saying, "If you are
the King of the Jews, save yourself!" There was also an inscription over him, "This is
the King of the Jews." One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him, saying,
"Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us! "But the other rebuked him, saying, "Do
you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And
we indeed justly; for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has
done nothing wrong." And he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when you come into
your kingdom." And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in
Paradise." It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land
until the ninth hour, while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn
in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commit my
spirit!" And having said this, he breathed his last. Now when the centurion saw what
had taken place, he praised God and said, "Certainly this man was innocent!" And all
the multitudes who assembled to see the sight, when they saw what had taken place,
returned home beating their breasts. And all his acquaintances and the women who
had followed him from Galilee stood at a distance and saw these things.
Glory to your forebearance, O Lord, glory to you.
Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκεῖνῳ, ἤγοντα σὺν τῷ Ἰησοῦ καὶ ἕτεροι δύο κακοῦργοι σὺν αὐτῷ
ἀναιρεθῆναι. Καὶ ὅτε ἀπῆλθον ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον τὸν καλούμενον Κρανίον, ἐκεῖ
ἐσταύρωσαν αὐτὸν καὶ τοὺς κακούργους, ὃν μὲν ἐκ δεξιῶν, ὃν δὲ ἐξ ἀριστερῶν. Ὁ
δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἔλεγε· Πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς· οὐ γὰρ οἴδασι τί ποιοῦσι. Διαμεριζόμενοι
δὲ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἔβαλον κλῆρον. Καὶ εἱστήκει ὁ λαὸς θεωρῶν. Ἐξεμυκτήριζον
δὲ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες σὺν αὐτοῖς λέγοντες· Ἄλλους ἔσωσε, σωσάτω ἑαυτόν, εἰ οὗτός
ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς ὁ τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁ ἐκλεκτός. Ἐνέπαιζον δὲ αὐτῷ καὶ οἱ στρατιῶται
προσερχόμενοι καὶ ὄξος προσφέροντες αὐτῷ καὶ λέγοντες· Εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν
Ἰουδαίων, σῶσον σεαυτόν. Ἦν δὲ καὶ ἐπιγραφὴ γεγραμμένη ἐπ’ αὐτῷ γράμμασιν
Ἑλληνικοῖς καὶ Ρωμαϊκοῖς καὶ Ἑβραϊκοῖς· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων. Εἷς
δὲ τῶν κρεμασθέντων κακούργων ἐβλασφήμει αὐτὸν λέγων· Εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός,
σῶσον σεαυτὸν καὶ ἡμᾶς. Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ ἕτερος ἐπετίμα αὐτῷ λέγων· Οὐδὲ
φοβῇ σὺ τὸν Θεόν, ὅτι ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ κρίματι εἶ; Καὶ ἡμεῖς μὲν δικαίως· ἄξια γὰρ ὧν
ἐπράξαμεν ἀπολαμβάνομεν· οὗτος δὲ οὐδὲν ἄτοπον ἔπραξε. Καὶ ἔλεγε τῷ Ἰησοῦ·
Μνήσθητί μου, Κύριε, ὅταν ἔλθῃς ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ σου. Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς·
Ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, σήμερον μετ’ ἐμοῦ ἔσῃ ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ. Ἦν δὲ ὡσεὶ ὥρα ἕκτη
καὶ σκότος ἐγένετο ἐφ’ ὅλην τὴν γῆν ἕως ὥρας ἐνάτης, τοῦ ἡλίου ἐκλειπόντος, καὶ
ἐσχίσθη τὸ καταπέτασμα τοῦ ναοῦ μέσον· καὶ φωνήσας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπε·
Πάτερ, εἰς χεῖράς σου παρατίθεμαι τὸ πνεῦμά μου· καὶ ταῦτα εἰπὼν ἐξέπνευσεν.
Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος τὸ γενόμενον ἐδόξασε τὸν Θεὸν λέγων· Ὄντως ὁ ἄνθρωπος
οὗτος δίκαιος ἦν. Καὶ πάντες οἱ συμπαραγενόμενοι ὄχλοι ἐπὶ τὴν θεωρίαν ταύτην,
θεωροῦντες τὰ γενόμενα, τύπτοντες ἑαυτῶν τὰ στήθη ὑπέστρεφον. Εἱστήκεισαν δὲ
πάντες οἱ γνωστοὶ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ μακρόθεν, καὶ γυναῖκες αἱ συνακολουθήσασαι αὐτῷ
ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, ὁρῶσαι ταῦτα.
Δόξα τῇ μακροθυμίᾳ σου, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
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Kontakion – Oikos – Synaxarion
Κοντάκιον - Οἶκος – Συναξάριον
Readers: Grammenos Karanos, Andreas Houpos
Ἀνάγνωσις: Γραμμένος Καράνος, Ἀνδρέας Χοῦπος
Come, let us all praise him who was crucified for us; for Mary looked upon him on the
Tree and said: ‘Though you endure the Cross, yet you are My Son and my God.’
Τὸν δι' ἡμᾶς Σταυρωθέντα, δεῦτε πάντες ὑμνήσωμεν· αὐτὸν γὰρ κατεῖδε Μαρία ἐπὶ
τοῦ ξύλου, καὶ ἔλεγεν· Εἰ καὶ Σταυρὸν ὑπομένεις, σὺ ὑπάρχεις ὁ Υἱὸς καὶ Θεός μου.
As she saw her own Lamb being dragged to the slaughter, Mary, the Ewe-lamb, worn
out with grief, followed with other women, crying out, ‘Where are you going, my child?
For whose sake are you completing the course so fast? Is there once again another
wedding in Cana? And are you hurrying there now to make wine for them from water?
Should I go with you, my child, or rather wait for you? Give me a word, O Word; do not
pass me by in silence, you who kept me pure, My Son and my God.’
Τὸν ἴδιον Ἄρνα, ἡ ἀμνὰς θεωροῦσα πρὸς σφαγὴν ἑλκόμενον, ἠκολούθει Μαρία,
τρυχομένη μεθ' ἑτέρων γυναικῶν, ταῦτα βοῶσα· Ποῦ πορεύῃ Τέκνον, τίνος χάριν
τὸν ταχὺν δρόμον τελεῖς; μὴ ἕτερος γάμος πάλιν ἐστὶν ἐν Κανᾷ; κᾀκεὶ νῦν σπεύδεις,
ἵνα ἐξ ὕδατος αὐτοῖς οἶνον ποιήσης; συνέλθω σοι Τέκνον, ἢ μείνω σοι μᾶλλον, δός
μοι λόγον Λόγε, μὴ σιγῶν παρέλθῃς με, ὁ ἁγνὴν τηρήσας με· σὺ γὰρ ὑπάρχεις ὁ
Υἱὸς καὶ Θεός μου.
You are the living God, slain on a Tree,
Τῇ ἁγίᾳ καὶ μεγάλῃ Παρασκευῇ, τὰ ἅγια καὶ σωτήρια καὶ φρικτὰ Πάθη τοῦ Κυρίου
καὶ Θεοῦ καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐπιτελοῦμεν, τοὺς ἐμπτυσμούς, τὰ
ῥαπίσματα, τὰ κολαφίσματα, τὰς ὕβρεις, τοὺς γέλωτας, τὴν πορφυρᾶν χλαίναν,
τὸν κάλαμον, τὸν σπόγγον, τὸ ὄξος, τοὺς ἥλους, τὴν λόγχην, καὶ πρὸ πάντων,
τὸν Σταυρόν, καὶ τὸν θάνατον, ἃ δι' ἡμᾶς ἑκὼν κατεδέξατο, ἔτι δὲ καὶ τὴν
τοῦ εὐγνώμονος Λῃστοῦ, τοῦ συσταυρωθέντος αὐτῷ, σωτήριον ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ
ὁμολογίαν.
O naked corpse, and Word of living God.
Ζῶν εἶ Θεὸς σύ, καὶ νεκρωθεὶς ἐν ξύλῳ,
Eden’s locked gates the Thief has opened wide,
Ὦ νεκρὲ γυμνέ, καὶ Θεοῦ ζῶντος Λόγε.
By putting in the key, ‘Remember me’.
Κεκλεισμένας ἤνοιξε τῆς Ἐδὲμ πύλας,
In your ineffable and all-unbounded compassion, Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Amen.
Βαλὼν ὁ Λῃστὴς κλεῖδα τό, Μνήσθητί μου.
On holy and great Friday we remember the holy, saving and dread Sufferings of our
Lord and God and Saviour, Jesus Christ: the spittings, the blows, the buffetings, the
outrages, the mockings, the purple cloak, the reed, the sponge, the vinegar, the nails,
the lance and, above all, the Cross and death, which he accepted willingly for our sake;
but also the saving confession on the cross of the Good Thief, crucified with him.
Τῇ ὑπερφυεῖ καὶ περὶ ἡμᾶς παναπείρῳ σου εὐσπλαγχνίᾳ, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον
ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.
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Exapostilarion (third mode)
Ἐξαποστειλάριον (ἦχος γ΄)
Musical Settings: Petros the Peloponnesian, John Michael Boyer
Μελοποίησις: Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος, Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
O Lord, who on that very day made the Thief worthy of Paradise, so by the tree of the
Cross enlighten and save me.
Τὸν Λῃστὴν αὐθημερόν, τοῦ Παραδείσου ἠξίωσας Κύριε, κᾀμὲ τῷ ξύλῳ τοῦ
Σταυροῦ, φώτισον καὶ σῶσόν με.
O Lord…
Τὸν Λῃστὴν…
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Aposticha Idiomela (first mode; second mode)
Ἀπόστιχα ἰδιόμελα (ἦχος α΄· ἦχος β΄)
Musical Settings: John Michael Boyer, Petros the Peloponnesian
Soloists: Andreas Houpos, Michael Mercado, Rassem El Massih, John Michael Boyer
Μελοποίησις: Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ, Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος
Ἀπαγγελίαι στίχων / Μονοφωνάρηδες: Ἀνδρέας Χοῦπος, Μιχαὴλ Μερκάντο, Ῥάσσεμ Ελ
Μασσίχ, Ἰωάννης Μιχαὴλ Μπόϋερ
All creation was changed by fear when it saw you hanging on the Cross, O Christ;
the sun was darkened and the foundations of the earth were shaken; all things were
suffering with you, the Creator of them all. You endured willingly for us. Lord, glory to
you.
Πᾶσα ἡ κτίσις ἠλλοιοῦτο φόβῳ, θεωροῦσά σε ἐν Σταυρῷ κρεμάμενον Χριστέ. Ὁ
ἥλιος ἐσκοτίζετο, καὶ γῆς τὰ θεμέλια συνεταράττετο, τὰ πάντα συνέπασχον τῷ τὰ
πάντα κτίσαντι. Ὁ ἑκουσίως δι' ἡμᾶς ὑπομείνας, Κύριε δόξα σοι.
They parted my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
Λαὸς δυσσεβὴς καὶ παράνομος, ἵνα τί μελετᾷ κενὰ; ἵνα τί τὴν ζωὴν τῶν ἁπάντων
θανάτῳ κατεδίκασε; Μέγα θαῦμα! ὅτι ὁ Κτίστης τοῦ κόσμου εἰς χεῖρας ἀνόμων
παραδίδοται, καὶ ἐπὶ ξύλου ἀνυψοῦται ὁ φιλάνθρωπος, ἵνα τοὺς ἐν ᾍδῃ δεσμώτας
ἐλευθερώσῃ κράζοντας· Μακρόθυμε Κύριε δόξα σοι.
Impious and lawless people, why do you meditate vain things? Why have you
condemned the life of all to death? O great marvel! That the Creator of the world, who
loves humankind, is betrayed into the hand of transgressors and lifted up on a tree, that
he may free the prisoners in Hell. Long-suffering Lord, glory to you.
Διεμερίσαντο τὰ ἱμάτιά μου ἑαυτοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν ἱματισμόν μου ἔβαλον κλῆρον.
They gave me gall for food; and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Ἔδωκαν εἰς τὸ βρῶμά μου χολήν, καὶ εἰς τὴν δίψαν μου ἐπότισάν με ὄξος.
Today the blameless Virgin, when she saw you hanging on the Cross, lamenting with a
mother’s love, bitterly wounded in her heart, groaning in lamentation from the depth
of her soul, she struck her cheeks and tore her hair; and so beating her breast she cried
out with grief, ‘Woe is me, my divine Child! Woe is me, O light of the world! Why have
you left my sight, O Lamb of God?’ Therefore the armies of the Bodiless Powers were
seized with terror, as they said, ‘Lord, beyond understanding, glory to you.
Σήμερον σὲ θεωροῦσα ἡ ἄμεμπτος Παρθένος ἐν Σταυρῷ, Λόγε, ἀναρτώμενον,
ὀδυρομένη μητρῷα σπλάγχνα, ἐτέτρωτο τὴν καρδίαν πικρῶς, καὶ στενάζουσα
ὀδυνηρῶς ἐκ βάθους ψυχῆς, παρειὰς σὺν θριξὶ καταξαίνουσα, κατετρύχετο· διὸ
καὶ τὸ στῆθος τύπτουσα, ἀνέκραγε γοερῶς· Οἴμοι θεῖον Τέκνον! οἴμοι τὸ φῶς
τοῦ κόσμου! τί ἔδυς ἐξ ὀφθαλμῶν μου, ὁ Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ; Ὅθεν αἱ στρατιαὶ τῶν
Ἀσωμάτων τρόμῳ συνείχοντο λέγουσαι· Ἀκατάληπτε Κύριε δόξα σοι.
God is our king, he has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.
Ὁ δὲ Θεὸς Βασιλεὺς ἡμῶν, πρὸ αἰώνων εἰργάσατο σωτηρίαν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς γῆς.
When she saw you, O Christ, the Creator and God of all, hanging on the Cross, she
who bore you without seed, cried bitterly: My Son, where has the beauty of your form
departed? I cannot bear to see you unjustly crucified; hasten then, arise, that I too may
see your resurrection from the dead on the third day.
Ἐπὶ ξύλου βλέπουσα, κρεμάμενον Χριστέ, σὲ τὸν πάντων Κτίστην καὶ Θεόν, ἡ σὲ
ἀσπόρως τεκοῦσα, ἐβόα πικρῶς· Υἱέ μου, ποῦ τὸ κάλλος ἔδυ τῆς μορφῆς σου; οὐ
φέρω καθορᾶν σε, ἀδίκως σταυρούμενον· σπεῦσον οὖν ἀνάστηθι, ὅπως ἴδω κᾀγώ,
σοῦ τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν, τριήμερον ἐξανάστασιν.
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Both Now for Aposticha (plagal fourth mode)
Καὶ νῦν ἀποστίχων (ἦχος πλ. δ΄)
Musical Setting: Konstantinos Vyzantios (d. 1862)
Soloist: Grammenos Karanos
Μελοποίησις: Κωνσταντῖνος Βυζάντιος (†1862)
Μονοφωνάρης: Γραμμένος Καράνος
Both now and for ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.
Already the pen of sentence is being dipped in ink by unjust judges, and Jesus is being
convicted and condemned to the Cross; and creation, seeing its Lord on the Cross, is
suffering. But loving Lord, who for me suffer in your bodily nature, glory to you.
Ἤδη βάπτεται κάλαμος ἀποφάσεως παρὰ κριτῶν ἀδίκων, καὶ Ἰησοῦς δικάζεται καὶ
κατακρίνεται Σταυρῷ, καὶ πάσχει ἡ κτίσις ἐν Σταυρῷ καθορῶσα τὸν Κύριον. Ἀλλ' ὁ
φύσει σώματος δι' ἐμὲ πάσχων, ἀγαθὲ Κύριε δόξα σοι.
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Twelfth Gospel Pericope (Matthew 27:62-66)
ΙΒ΄ Εὐαγγελικὸν ἀνάγνωσμα (Ματθ. ΚΖ΄ 62-66)
Recitation: Fr. Panteleimon Papadopoulos
Soloist: Grammenos Karanos
Ἐμμελὴς ἀπαγγελία: π. Παντελεήμων Παπαδόπουλος
Μονοφωνάρης: Γραμμένος Καράνος
And that he would count us worthy to listen to the holy Gospel, let us pray to the Lord
our God.
Καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου, Κύριον τὸν
Θεὸν ἡμῶν ἱκετεύσωμεν.
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.
Κύριε ἐλέησον, Κύριε ἐλέησον, Κύριε ἐλέησον.
Wisdom. Stand upright. Let us listen to the holy Gospel.
Σοφία. Ὀρθοί. Ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου.
Peace to all.
Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.
And to your spirit.
Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου.
The reading is from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ματθαῖον ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.
Glory to you, O Lord, glory to you.
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
Let us attend.
Πρόσχωμεν.
Next day, that is after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees
gathered before Pilate and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he
was still alive, 'After three days I will rise again.' Therefore, order the sepulcher to be
made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away, and tell the
people, 'He has risen from the dead,' and the last fraud will be worse than the first."
Pilate said to them, "You have a guard of soldiers; go, make it as secure as you can." So
they went and made the sepulcher secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.
Τῇ ἐπαύριον, ἥτις ἐστὶ μετὰ τὴν παρασκευήν, συνήχθησαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ
Φαρισαῖοι πρὸς Πιλᾶτον λέγοντες· Κύριε, ἐμνήσθημεν ὅτι ἐκεῖνος ὁ πλάνος εἶπεν
ἔτι ζῶν, μετὰ τρεῖς ἡμέρας ἐγείρομαι. Κέλευσον οὖν ἀσφαλισθῆναι τὸν τάφον ἕως
τῆς τρίτης ἡμέρας, μήποτε ἐλθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ νυκτὸς κλέψωσιν αὐτὸν
καὶ εἴπωσι τῷ λαῷ, ἠγέρθη ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν· καὶ ἔσται ἡ ἐσχάτη πλάνη χείρων
τῆς πρώτης. Ἔφη αὐτοῖς ὁ Πιλᾶτος· Ἔχετε κουστωδίαν· ὑπάγετε ἀσφαλίσασθε ὡς
οἴδατε. Οἱ δὲ πορευθέντες ἠσφαλίσαντο τὸν τάφον σφραγίσαντες τὸν λίθον μετὰ
τῆς κουστωδίας.
Glory to you, O Lord, glory to you.
Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι.
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Dismissal Hymn (soft chromatic fourth mode)
Ἀπολυτίκιον (ἦχος δ΄ μαλακὸς χρωματικός)
Musical Setting: Petros the Peloponnesian
Μελοποίησις: Πέτρος Πελοποννήσιος
By your precious Blood you have redeemed us from the curse of the law; nailed to the
Cross and pierced by the lance, you have become a source of immortality for all. Our
Saviour, glory to you.
Ἐξηγόρασας ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῆς κατάρας τοῦ νόμου τῷ τιμίῳ σου Αἵματι, τῷ Σταυρῷ
προσηλωθεὶς καὶ τῇ λόγχῃ κεντηθείς, τὴν ἀθανασίαν ἐπήγασας ἀνθρώποις·
Σωτὴρ ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.
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Dismissal
Ἀπόλυσις
Intonation: Fr. Nicholas Kastanas
Ἐκφώνησις: π. Νικόλαος Καστανᾶς
Glory to you, O God, our hope, glory to you.
Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός, ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.
May he who endured spittings, scourges, blows, the Cross and death for our salvation,
Christ our true God, through the intercessions of his all-pure and holy Mother, by the
power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable heavenly
bodiless hosts, the mediations of the honorable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and
Baptist John, of the holy, glorious and all-praised Apostles, of the holy, glorious, and
right victorious martyrs, of our holy and God-bearing fathers, of the holy and righteous
Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the Saints, have mercy on us and save
us, for he is good merciful and loves mankind.
Ὁ ἐμπτυσμοὺς καὶ μάστιγας καὶ ῥαπίσματα καὶ κολαφισμοὺς καὶ Σταυρὸν καὶ
θάνατον ὑπομείνας διὰ τὴν ἡμῶν σωτηρίαν, Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς
πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, δυνάμει τοῦ
τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων θείων Δυνάμεων
Ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου ἐνδόξου προφήτου Προδρόμου καὶ Βαπτιστοῦ
Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων Ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων
καὶ καλλινίκων Μαρτύρων, τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων Πατέρων ἡμῶν, τῶν ἁγίων
καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ
σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us
and save us.
Amen.
Δι᾿ εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡμῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον
ἡμᾶς.
Ἀμήν.

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