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Festal Vespers Hymns

25/26December
2ND DAY

OF THE

NATIVITY

OF OUR

LORD & SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST

Synaxis of
our Ever Blessed,
All Pure Lady,
Theotokos
Also the Feast of St Euthymios, Bishop of Hieromartyr of
Sardis St Constantine of Synnada St Evarestos of Studion Monastery St
Nicodemos of Tishmana, Macedonia St Constantine the Russian Hieromartyr of
Lavra, Mount Athos - St Isaac II of Optina Monastery

RE-EDITED & PUBLISHED - 30 OCTOBER 2016

Our Eternal Gratitude to Pater Seraphim Dedes & all the contributing Translators
elsewhere for the original Greek & English texts and for making our Worship a
little easier to understand, to participate and to appreciate.
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FESTAL VESPERS SYNAXIS THEOTOKOS 26 DECEMBER

PRAYER OF ST
SYMEON TRISAGION
O Lord, Glory to Thee!
PRAYERS & OUR LORDS PRAYER
FESTAL APOLYTIKION SYNAXIS - THEOTOKOS - TONE 4

Gennisis Sou Hriste O Theos imon,

anetile to kosmo, to Fos to tis
gnoseos.
En afti gar it is astris
latrevontes, ipo asteros edidaskonto.
Se proskinin, ton Ilion tis Dikeosinis,
ke Se Ginoskin ex ipsous anatolin,
Kyrie, Doxa Si!

Thy

Nativity, O Christ our God, has

caused the Light of Knowledge to
rise upon the world. For therein the
Worshippers of the Stars were by a
Star instructed to worship Thee, the
Sun of Righteousness, and to know
Thee as Orient from on High.
Lord, Glory to Thee!

DISMISSAL BLESSINGS

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FESTAL VESPERS SYNAXIS THEOTOKOS 26 DECEMBER

FESTAL VESPERS SYNAXIS THEOTOKOS 26 DECEMBER

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THE PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD:

Ii to Kratos tis Vasilias Sou Evlogimenon Blessed and Glorified is the Power of
ke Dedoxasmenon, tou Patros, ke
Thy Kingdom, of the Father, and
tou Iiou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin
ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon.

Amin

of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

now and forever, and unto the Ages
of Ages.

FESTAL VESPERS SYNAXIS OF OUR LADY THEOTOKOS

AFTERFREAST OF THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST OUR LORD

Amen

PLEASE

USE THE VESPERS SERVICE BOOK UNTIL THIS POINT THEN

CAREFULLY FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO THE
FOLLOWING HYMNS:

FESTAL APOSTIHA IDIOMELON SYNAXIS THEOTOKOS- TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Paradoxon Mystirion, ikonomite simeron!

Kenotomounte
fisis,
ke
Theos
Anthropos
gynete.
Oper
in
memenike, ke O ouk in proselaven,
ou firmon ipominas, oude dieresin.

Paradoxal Mystery has been shown

to us today. Natures become New,
as God becomes Man.
He has
remained what He always was, and
He had assumed what He previously
was not, yet nothing in Him is
confused or divided.

HYMN

Kyrie,

en Vithleem paragegonas, en to
Spyleo parokisas, O Ouranon ton
Thronon ehon, en Fatni aneklithis, on
stratie kiklousin Angelon, Pimesi
sigkatevis, ina Sosis os Evsplaghnos to

Kyrie

Lord,

Katevthinthito

Let

ekekraxa pros Se,

isakouson
mou.
Isakouson mou, Kyrie.
Kyrie, ekekraxa pros
Se, isakouson mou,
proshes ti foni tis
deiseos mou, en to
kekragene me pros Se,
isakouson mou Kyrie.

Lord said to My Lord: Sit at My

Right Hand, until I make Thine
enemies the Footstool for Thy Feet.

genos imon,

Ek

Lord, Thou went to Bethlehem.

Heaven
is Thy Throne, and yet Thou
sheltered in the Cave.
Hoses of
Angels surround thee, and yet, Thou
lay in a Manger. Thou came down to
the Shepherds, in order to Save all

Doxa Si.

mankind, O Compassionate Lord:

Glory to Thee!
gastros pro eosforou egennisa Se.
Omose
Kyrios
ke
ou
metamelithisete. Si Ierefs is ton
eona kata tin taxin Melhisedek.

Pos

exipo to Mega Mystirion? O Asarkos

Sarkoute, O Logos pahinete, O
aoratos orate ke O anafis psilafate.
Ke O anarhos arhete! O Iios tou
Theou, anthropou Iios ginete, Iisous
Hristos - hthes ke simeron O aftos, ke
is tous eonas!

shall I tell of this Great Mystery?

He Who is Without Flesh becomes
Incarnate; the Word puts on a Body;
the Invisible is seen; He Whom no
hand can touch is handled; and He
Who knows no beginning now,
begins to be!
The Son of God
beomes the Son of Man: Jesus Christ
the same yesterday, today, and
forever!

En

Bithleem sinedramon Pimenes, ton

Alithi
mniontes
Pimena,
ton
kathimenon epi ton Herouvim, ke
anakimeon en Fatni, Nipiou morphin
di imas anilifota,

6.

Kyrie, Doxa Si!

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen
The Shepherds

hasten to Bethlehem,
revealing the True Shepherd, seated
upon the Cherubim, and lying in a
Manger! For our sake He has taken
upon Himself the Form of a Child.

FESTAL VESPERS SYNAXIS THEOTOKOS 26 DECEMBER

MUST STAND

I cry out to Thee:

hear me, O Lord! O
Lord, when I cry out to
Thee, hear me! Hear my
voice, when I cry out to
Thee! Hear me, O Lord!

my Prayer rise before

Thee like incense - the
lifting up of my hands
as
the
Evening
Sacrifice. Hear me, O
Lord!

FESTAL PROSOMIA SYNAXIS

Ean

anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,

tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.

How

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

i prosevhi
mou
os
thimiama
enopion Sou. Eparsis
ton hiron mou Thisia
Esperini.
Isakouson
mou Kyrie!

have Begotten Thee from the Womb

before the Morning Star. The Lord
swore and will not Repent. Thou
art a Priest forever, according to
the Order of Melchizedek.

EVENING INCENSE

CONGREGATION

PSALM 140/141 TONE 2

Ipen O Kyrios to Kyrio mou: Kathou ek The

dexion Mou, eos an Tho tous
ehtrous Sou ipopodion ton Podon
Sou.

OF THE

THE

OF

If

THEOTOKOS -

TONE 2

Thou, O Lord, should mark

transgression, O Lord, who would
stand?
For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.

Defte Agalliasometha to Kyrio, to paron Come, let us Rejoice in the Lord, as we

Mystyrion
ekdiigoumeni,
to
mesotihon tou fragmou dialelite, i
flogini romfea ta nota didosi, ke ta
Herouvim arahori tou xilou tis zois,
kago
tou
paradisou
tis
trifis
metalamvano, ou proexelithin dia tis
parakois. I gar aparallaktos ikon tou
Patros, O haraktir tis aidiotitos Aftou,
morfin
doulou
lamvani,
ex
Apirogamou Mitros proelthos ou
tropin ipominas. O gar in diemine,
Theos on Alithinos. Ke O ouk in
proselaven, anthropos genomenos
dia Filanthropian. Afto voisomen. O
tehthis ek Parthenou Theos, Eleison
imas.

relate this Mystery. The Middle Wall

of Separation has been broken down;
the fiery sword has turned back, the
Cherubim permits access to the Tree
of Life; and I partake of the Delight
of Paradise, from which I was cast
out because of disobedience. For the
exact Image of the Father, the
express Image of His Eternity, takes
the form of a servant, coming forth
from a Virgin Mother;
and He
undergoes no change. He remained
what He was True God. And He
took up what He was not becoming
Man in His Love for mankind. Let us
cry out to Him: Thou Who were Born
from a Virgin O God have Mercy
on us.

FESTAL VESPERS SYNAXIS THEOTOKOS 26 DECEMBER

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Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because

Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.

Si Parousia. Fos ek Fotos, tou Patros

to
apavgasma,
pasan
Ktisin
efedrinas. Pasa pnoi eni Se, ton
Haraktira tis Doxis tou Patros. O on
ke proon, ke eklampsas ek Parthenou
Theos, Eleison imas.

of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited

for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.

Defte Agalliasometha to Kyrio, to paron Come, let us Rejoice in the Lord, as we

Mystyrion
ekdiigoumeni,
to
mesotihon tou fragmou dialelite, i
flogini romfea ta nota didosi, ke ta
Herouvim arahori tou xilou tis zois,
kago
tou
paradisou
tis
trifis
metalamvano, ou proexelithin dia tis
parakois. I gar aparallaktos ikon tou
Patros, O haraktir tis aidiotitos Aftou,
morfin
doulou
lamvani,
ex
Apirogamou Mitros proelthos ou
tropin ipominas. O gar in diemine,
Theos on Alithinos. Ke O ouk in
proselaven, anthropos genomenos
dia Filanthropian. Afto voisomen. O
tehthis ek Parthenou Theos, Eleison
imas.

Apo

Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo

filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.

Tou

Kyriou Iisou Gennithetos ek tis

Agias
Parthenou,
pefotiste
ta
Simpanta.
Pimenon
gar
agravlounton,
ke
Magon
prokinounton, Angelon animnounton,
Irodis etaratteto, oti Theos en Sarki
efani, Sotir ton psihon imon.

Oti

para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli

par afto litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete
ton Israil ek pason ton anomion
Aftou.

Tou

Kyriou Iisou Gennithetos ek tis

Agias
Parthenou,
pefotiste
ta
Simpanta.
Pimenon
gar
agravlounton,
ke
Magon
prokinounton, Angelon animnounton,
Irodis etaratteto, oti Theos en Sarki
efani, Sotir ton psihon imon.

relate this Mystery. The Middle Wall

of Separation has been broken down;
the fiery sword has turned back, the
Cherubim permits access to the Tree
of Life; and I partake of the Delight
of Paradise, from which I was cast
out because of disobedience. For the
exact Image of the Father, the
express Image of His Eternity, takes
the form of a servant, coming forth
from a Virgin Mother;
and He
undergoes no change. He remained
what He was True God. And He
took up what He was not becoming
Man in His Love for mankind. Let us
cry out to Him: Thou Who were Born
from a Virgin O God have Mercy
on us.

From

the morning watch until night;

from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.

Since

the Lord Jesus was Born of the

Holy Virgin, the Universe has been
Illumined. Shepherds were keeping
Watch, and Magi were adoring Him,
and Angels were singing praises, and
Herod was troubled;
for God
appeared in the Flesh, yes, our
Saviour of our souls.

Since

the Lord Jesus was Born of the

Holy Virgin, the Universe has been
Illumined. Shepherds were keeping
Watch, and Magi were adoring Him,
and Angels were singing praises, and
Herod was troubled;
for God
appeared in the Flesh, yes, our
Saviour of our souls.

Enite

Praise

Thy

ton Kyrion, panta ta Ethni,

epenesate aftn, pantes i lai.

Basilia Sou, Hriste O Theos, Vasilia

panton ton eonon, ke i Despotia Sou,
en pasi genea ke genea. O sarkothis
ek Pnevmatos Agiou, ke ek tis
Aiparthenou Marias enanthropisas,
fos imin elampsas, Hriste O Theos, ti
4.

Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For

the Lord, all you Gentiles;

praise Him, all you peoples.

Kingdom, O Christ God, is a

Kingdom of all Ages and Thy
Dominion is from Generation to
Generation.
Thou Who were
Incarnate by the Holy Spirit and
became Man y the Ever Virgin Mary,

FESTAL VESPERS SYNAXIS THEOTOKOS 26 DECEMBER

His Mercy Rules over us; and the

Truth of the Lord endures forever.

ke i alithia tou Kyriou men ii ton

eona.

Ti Si prosevekomen Hriste, oti ofthis epi What

shall we offer Thee, O Christ,

because Thou hast appeared on
Earth as a Man for our sake? For
each of the creatures made by Thee
offers Thou its gratitude: the Angels
their Hymn; the Heavens the
Star; the Shepherds their Wonder;
the Magi their Gifts; the Earth
the Cave; the Desert the Manger;
and we A Virgin Mother. God
before Ages, have Mercy on us.

Gis os anthropos di imas? Ekaton

gar
ton
ipo
Sou
genomenon
Ktismaton, tin evharistian Si prosagi.
I Angeli ton imnon, i Ourani ton
Astera, i Magi ta dora, i Pimenes to
Thavma, i Gi to splileon, i erimos tin
fatnin. Imis de Mitera Parthenon. O
pro eonon Theos eleison imas.

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Glory

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.
Amin

to the Father, and to the

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

Doxa

Glory

en Ipstistis Theo ke epi Gis

Irini. Simeron dehete i Vithleem, ton
kathimeron dia pantos Sin Patri.
Simeron Angeli to vrefos to tehthen,

to God in the Highest, and

Peace on Earth. Today Bethlehem
received Him Who is ever seated
with the Father.
Today Angels
Glorify in a manner fitting God the

Theopropos Doxologousi.
Doxa en

Ipsistis Theo, ke epi Gis Irini, en
anthropis evdokia.

For with the Lord there is Mercy, and

with Him is abundant Redemption.
And He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.

have shone on us as Light, by Thy

Advent, O Christ God. Light of Light,
the Brightness of the Father, Thou
hast
Brightened
all
Creation.
Everything that breathes praises
Thee, the express Image of the
Fathers Glory. O God, the One Who
is and Who Pre-existed, and Who
shone forth from the Virgin, have
Mercy on us.

Infant Who is Born.
Glory to God

in the Highest, and on Earth Peace,
and Good Will among men.

PRAYER OF THE ENTRANCE - ISODOS

THE ENTRANCE - THE EVENING HYMN
FOS ILARON...
FESTAL PROKEIMENON SYNAXIS

Esperas Prokimenon!
Tis Theos Megas os O Theos imon?

Si i
O Theos O Pion Thavmasias Monos!

1.

Egnorisas en tis lais tin Dinamin Sou.

2.

Ke ipa: Nin irxamin, afti i alliosis tis

Dexias tou Ipsistou.

3.

Emnisthin

ton Ergon Kyriou, oti

mnisthisome apo tis arhis ton
Thavmasion Sou.

LITANY OF
PRAYERS

SUPPLICATION

OF

THEOTOKOS TONE 7

The Evening Prokeimenon!

Who is so Great a God as our
PRIEST

God?
Thou alone art God Who does
Wonders!
1. Thou made known among the
people Thy Power
2. And said: Now is beheld this Change
by the Right Hand of the Most
High.
3. Remember our Lords Works, for of
old will be remembered Thy
Wonders.

EVENING

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