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Festal Vespers Hymns

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St Anthony the Great Holy

Hieromartyr
Founder of Monasticism

Also the Feast of St Anthony of Veiras St George the

New Martyr of Jannina St Anthony of Dymsk,
Novgorod St Anthony of Black Lake, Chernoezero
St Anthony of Krasny Kholm St Theodosios the
Great & Holy Emperor St Achilles the Confessor

Tone (5) Plagal 1

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THEOTOKION - TONE 4

To

ap eonos Apokrifon ke Angelis

Agnoston Mystirion, dia Sou Theotoke
tis epi gis pefanerote.
Theos en
asighito enosi sarkoumenos.
Ke
Stavron
ekousios
iper
imon
katadexamenos. Di ou Anastisas ton
Protoplaston, esosen ek Thanatou tas
psihas imon.

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Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnic

Quiet and Gentle Thoughts,
full of Love and Forgiveness
are the Way to Peace and Stillness.

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THE

VESPERS

SERVICE

Theotokos, through Thee was

revealed to us on earth, the Mystery,
which was hidden from Eternity, and
which the Angels themselves knew
not: that God, uniting Natures
without confusion, became Man and
accepted crucifixion voluntarily for
our Salvation; by virtue of which
Resurrecting mankind whom He had
first created, He Saved our souls
from Death.

Evagrios the Solitary

Entrust to God the needs of your body
And it will be clear the you Entrust to Him
The needs of your soul as well.

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Throne of Christ: Implore Him to

grant to our soul His Great Mercy.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

FESTAL APOSTICHA ST ANTHONY

Ton

Monaston ta plithi, ton kathigitin

Se timomen, Antonie, dia Sou gar tin
trivon, tin ontos evthian, poreesthe
egnomen.
Makarios i to Hristo
Doulefsas, ke ehthrou thriamvefsas
tin Dinamin, Angelon sinomile, tou
Pavlous simmetohe tou Thiveou.
Meth on Presveve to Kyrio, eleithine
tas psihas imon.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

THE

GREAT - TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

We,

the multitudes of Monastics,

Honour Thee, O Anthony, as our
Teacher and Guide, for through
Thee, we have learnt to walk the
Truly Straight Path.
Blessed art
Thou, for Thou became the servant
of Christ and triumphed over the
power of the enemy, O Companion
of Angels, O Colleague of the
Venerable
and
Righteousand
Comrade of Paul the Theban! With
them, Intercede with our Lord for
Mercy on our soul.

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amen
THEOTOKION TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Animfevte

Parthene, i ton Theon

afrastos sillavousa sarki, Mitir Theou
tou ipsistou, Son iketon paraklisis
dehou Panamome, i pasi horigousa
katharismon ton ptesmaton, nin tas
imon ikesias prosdehomeni, disopi
Sothine pantas imas.

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FESTAL

Unwed Virgin, who ineffably

Conceived God Incarnate, O Mother
of the Most High God:
accept
Entreaties from Thy Supplicants, O
All Blameless One. To all Thou grant
Purification of their offences. We
Pray Thee now:
accept our
Supplications and Entreat Him to
Save us all.

APOLYTIKION ST ANTHONY

THE

GREAT TONE 4

Ton

Imitating

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

Amin

Amen

Zilotin
Ilian
tis
tropis
mimoumenos, to Vaptisti evthies tes
trivois epomenos, Pater Antonie, tis
erimou gegonas ikistis, ke tin
ikoumenin estirixas evhes sou. Dio
Presveve Hristo to Theo, Sothine tas
psihas imon.

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton

eonon.

the manner of Elijah the

Zealot, and following the Straight
Paths of John the Baptist, O Father
Anthony, Thou colonised the desert,
and Thou supported the Empire by
Thy Prayers.
Therefore Intercede
with Christ our God to Save our
souls!

Kindly use the Vespers Service Book until this point,

then carefully follow instructions pertaining to the
following Hymns.

HYMN

OF THE

THE

EVENING INCENSE

CONGREGATION

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.

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

FESTAL STIHERA ST ANTHONY

THE

Ean

anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,

tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.

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!

GREAT

If

TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Thou, O Lord, should mark

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

O Fotisthis tes tou Pnevmatos aktisin, ote When

Se O entheos eros aneflexe, ke tin
psihin anepterosen, afto pothise, to tis
Agapis
ontos
akrotaton,
tote
katefronisas, sarkos ke ematos, ke
exo kosmou gegenise, polli askisi, ke
ishia
touto
enoumenos
othen
eplisthis, os ezitisas, ton ekithen kalon
ke anelampsas os Astr katavgazon,
tas psihas imon Antonie.

and to the Holy Spirit, now and

forever, and to the Ages of ages.

Eneken

tou Onomatos Sou ipemina

Se, Kyrie, ipeien i psihi ou is ton
Logon Sou. Ilpisen i psihi moue pi
ton Kyrion.

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MUST STAND

PSALM 140/141 TONE 2

the Divine Love and Eros had

inflamed Thee who had been
Illumined by the Rays of the Holy
Spirit, and had excited Thy soul to
yearn for what is truly the very
Height of ones Love, Thou disdained
flesh and blood relationships. To
Him Uniting Thyself through much
Asceticism and Sacred Stilleness,
Thou thereby left the world.
Wherefore, as Thou had sought
them, Thou were filled with other
worldly Blessings and Thou shone
like a Bright Star, lighting up our
soul, O Anthony.

Because

O Thy Law, O Lord, I waited

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

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Fotisthis tes tou Pnevmatos aktisin,

ote Se O Entheos eros aneflexe, ke tin
psihin anepterosen, afto pothise, to tis
Agapis
ontos
akrotaton,
tote
katefronisas, sarkos ke ematos, ke
exo kosmou gegenise polli askisi, ke
isihia touto enoumenos.
Othen
eplisthis, os ezitisas, ton ekithen kalon
ke anelampsas, os Astir katavgazon,
tas psihas imon Antonie.

Apo
O

When

the Divine Love and Eros had

inflamed Thee who had been
Illumined by the Rays of the Holy
Spirit, and had excited Thy soul to
yearn for what is truly the very
Height of ones Love, Thou disdained
flesh and blood relationships. To
Him Uniting Thyself through much
Asceticism and Sacred Stilleness,
Thou thereby left the world.
Wherefore, as Thou had sought
them, Thou were filled with other
worldly Blessings and Thou shone
like a Bright Star, lighting up our
soul, O Anthony.

filakis proias mehri niktos. Apo

filakis proias elposato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.

From

ton demonon ta toxa ke ta veli,

sintripsas ti Hariti, tou Thiou
Pnevmatos, ke tin kakian ke enedran,
afton tis pasi, dilopiisas Thiis
didagmasi, tes Thies lamprotisi
katastraptomenos,
ton
Monaston
diavgestatos, Fostir egenou, ke tis
erimou protos diakosmos, ke ton
nosounton empirotatos, ke septos
iatros
ke
arhetipos,
haraktir
enaretou, Agogis Pater Antonie.

By

the Morning Watch until night;

from the Morning Watch until
night, let Israel Hope in the Lord.

the Grace of Gods Spirit, Thou

smashed the arrows and darts of the
demons, and Thou unmasked their
wickedness and ambush for all by
Godlike Teachings, as Thou blazed
with Godlike Radiance, and became
the brightest Beacon of Monastics,
and the first Ornament of the desert,
most experienced and revered
Physician of the sick, and Archetypal
Model of Virtuous Life, O Father
Anthony.

Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For

wih the Lord there is Mercy, and

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

afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton

Israil ek pason ton anomion Aftou.

ton demonon ta toxa ke ta veli,

sintripsas ti Hariti, tou Thiou
Pnevmatos, ke tin kakian ke enedran,
afton tis pasi, dilopiisas Thiis
didagmasi, tes Thies lamprotisi
katastraptomenos,
ton
Monaston
diavgestatos, Fostir egenou, ke tis
erimou protos diakosmos, ke ton
nosounton empirotatos, ke septos
iatros
ke
arhetipos,
haraktir
enaretou, Agogis Pater Antonie.

Enite

ton Kyrion, panta to Ethni,

epenesate afton, pantes i lai.

Harismaton entheon peplismenos, Se

os akilidoton, esoptron Pater everon,
Hristos ton Thion emfaseon, lampras
ikiou,
marmarigas
fotos
Si
existrapsen.
Entevthen iaseon,

By

the Grace of Gods Spirit, Thou

smashed the arrows and darts of the
demons, and Thou unmasked their
wickedness and ambush for all by
Godlike Teachings, as Thou blazed
with Godlike Radiance, and became
the brightest Beacon of Monastics,
and the first Ornament of the desert,
most experienced and revered
Physician of the sick, and Archetypal
Model of Virtuous Life, O Father
Anthony.

Praise

the Lord, all You Gentiles!

Praise Him, all you peoples!

Filled with Gods Gifts of Grace, Christ,

having found Thee as an unsullied
mirror of the Manifestations of God,
made the bright lightning flashes of
his own light blaze for Thee. From

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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
FESTAL APOSTICHA ST ANTHONY

of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

now and forever, and unto the Ages
of Ages.

Amen
THE

GREAT TONE (5) PLAGAL 1

Heris ton Askiton arhigos, gegenimenos Hail,

ke aittitos promahos. Pathon gar
ektemnon rizas, ke ton demonon
ormas, ipostas andios ethriamvefsas,
afon tin asthenian, ke psiholethron
planisin, tin tou Stavrou de, tou
Sotiros
energian,
ke
anikiton,
efanerosas
dinamin.
In
ke
perizosamenos, enikisas apantas,
tous athetountas tin Thian, dia sarkos
epifanian, Hristou. On disopi, tes
psihes imon dothine, to Mega Eleos.

O Prince of Ascetics and their

Undefeated Champion, for cutting
out the roots of the passions, and
withstanding
the
assaults
of
demons, Thou triumphed over their
enfeeble,
soul-destroying
errors.
Thou displayed the Unconquerable
Power of our Saviours Cross, Vested
with which Thou conquered all who
reject Christs Divine Manifestation
through Flesh. Implore Him to grant
our soul His Great Mercy.

Timios enation Kyriou O Thanatos tou Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the
Osiou Aftou.

Stilos

fotoidis aretes, estirigmenos, ke

nefeli skiazousa, egeno tis en erimo,
pros Ouranon apo Gis, ton Theon
oronton proigoumenos.
Stavrou
vaktiria, tin ton pathon rixas
thalassan. Ton notion de, Amalik
troposamenos, anempodiston, tin
Ouranion
Anodon,
evres
Theomakariste, ke kliron akiraton,
Sin Asomatis to Throno preiharos
paristamenos, Hristou. On diopi, tes
psihes imon dothine, to Mega Eleos.

Death of His Holy One.

Hail, O Anthony, Companion of Angelic

Choirs in the Highest, for Thou truly
Lived their Way of Life on Earth,
practising
Virtue,
and
Thou
Appeared as a pure unsullied Mirror,
reflecting the dazzling lightning
flashes of the Holy Spirit, O All
Joyful Father. Wherefore Thou were
Illumined and beheld what was to
come, Foretelling all things, initiated
by the Divine Light of Christs
Manifestation. Implore Him to grant
our soul His Great Mercy.

Makarios

Blessed

Heris

Established

anir O fovoumenos ton

Kyrion, en tes Entoles Aftou thelise
sfodra.

Angelike omilon, horostasies en

Ipsistis Antonie. Ton vion gar touton
Pater epi tis Gis Alithos, aretin
askisas
pepolitefse,
fanis
katharotaton, akilidoton esoptron,
aktinovolous, astrapas isdehomenon,
tas tou Pnevmatos, tou Agiou
panolvie.
Othen katavgazomenos,
eoras ta mellonta, panta prolegon ek
Thias,
fotofanias
mvoumenos,
Hristou. On disopi, tes psihes imon
dothine, to Mega Eleos.

is the man who Fears our

Lord; he will Delight exceedingly in
His Commandments.

by Virtues, Thou became a

Pillar of Light and an overshadowing
Cloud for those in the desert,
leading those who see God from
Earth to Heaven. With the Staff of
the Cross, Thou divided the Sea of
Passions, while by routing the
Spiritual
Amalek,
Thou
found
unimpeded Ascent to Heaven, O
Blessed of God, and un unsullied lot
with the Bodiless Powers, as Thou
stand with Greatest Joy, before the

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Antistisete
Ke

aftis pnema dinameos, ke os

lelaps eklikmisi aftous.

A powerful wind will oppose them, and

erimosi pasan tin Gin anoia, ke i

kakopragia
peritrepsi
Thronous
Dinaston.

And

lawlessness will lay waste all the

Earth, and wrongdoing will overturn
the Thrones of Rulers.

Akousate oun, Vasilis, ke sinete!

Listen,

Mathete, Dikaste perto Gis!

Enotisasthe i Kratountes

Learn, O Judges of the Earth!

Give ear, Rulers of multitudes,

therefore,
understand!

plithous, ke
gegavromeni epi ohlis Ethnon.

Kings,

and

and
pride yourself over a multitude of
Nations.

Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For His Mercy

THE BOOK

Sofias Solomontos
Sofia!

OF THE

you, and your Lordship from the

Most High!
WISDOM

to anagnosma.

Proshomen!

Dikeos

ean fthasi teleftise, en anapafsi

OF

The

Reading is from the Book of the

Wisdom of Solomon.

gar Timion, ou to plihronion,

oude arithmo eton memetrite, polia
de esti fronisis anthropis, ke ilikia
gyros, ios akilidotos.

a Righteous man may die

before his time, he shall be at rest.

Old age, therefore, is not honoured for

its length of existence, nor measured
by its number of years, but
Discernment is grey hair for
mankind, and a Spotless Life is the
Maturity of Old Age.

Evarestos

There

Irapagi,

He

Theo genomenos, igapithi, ke

zon metaxi amartolon, metetethi.

mi kakia allaxi Sinesin aftou, i

dolos apatisi psihin aftou.

Let us attend!

Doxa

Dia touto espefsen ek mesou ponirias.

Therefore,

People saw this but did not undertand,

de lai idontes ke mi noisantes, mide

thentes epi diania to tiouton, oti Haris
ke Eleos en tis Osiis Aftou, ke Episkopi
en tis Eklektis Aftou.

ke

Agio

THE

GREAT

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

was made Perfect, having fulfilled

long years in a short time - for his
soul was Pleasing to our Lord.
He took him early from the
midst of evil.
nor take such a thing to heart, for
Grace and Mercy are with His Holy
Ones, and He Watches over His Elect

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Amin

Pure in soul and heart, Thou art an

Earthly Angel and Heavenly Man.
Thou art the Teacher of Virginity,
the Perfect Measure of Self-Control
in all things, O Anthony. Thou art
with Thy Master now, to Whom Thou
offer up the never silent Doxology,
with all the Anels and all the Masters
and Ascetic Saints. O Blessed Saint,
therefore always free from their
difficult perils and trespasses those
who loyally Honour Thy Holy and
Sacred Memory.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

kat Ikona tirisas aloviton, noun

igemona kata pathon olethrion,
askitikos enstisamenos, is to kath
omiosin
os
dinaton
anelilitha.
Andrikos gar tin fisin ekviasamenos,
espefsas to hiron, kathipotaxe to
krittoni, ke tin sarka doulose to
Pnevmati.
Othen monazonton,
anedihthis akrotis, polistis tis erimou,
evdromounton aliptis, kanon aretis
akrivestatos. Ke nin en Ouranis, ton
esoptron lithenton Antonie, katharos
epoptevis
tin
Agian
Triada,
entighanon amesos, iper ton Pisti ke
potho timonton Se.

envy arising from lack of

Judgement, obscures what is Good,
and a whirling of desire undermines
an innocent heart.

He

Io,

To

was caught up lest evil change his

Understanding, or deceit deceive his
soul.

Teliothis

ke

ST ANTHONY

was once a man who was

pleasing to God and Loved by Him,
and while living among sinners he
was taken up.

remasmos epithimias metalevi noun

akakon.

Patri,

Pnevmati

Vaskania gar falotitos amavri ta ala, ke For

en oligo, eplirose hronous

makrous - aresti gar in Kyrio i psihi
aftou.

Katharos tin psihin ke tin kardian,

Angelos epiios, vrotos Ouranios, tis
parthenias didaskalos, tis egkratias,
ikrivomeni stathmi Antonie. Sinon to
Despoti
Sou,
ke
tin
asigiton
Doxologian Makarie, Sin tis Angelis,
ke tis Osiis pasi ke Martysi, touto
prosagon, tous telountas Sou, tin
Ieran mnimin Pantote, halepon ek
kindinon, ke ptesmaton eleftheroson.

Although

este.

Gyras

SOLOMON 4 : 7 - 15

Wisdom!

rules over us; and the

Truth of the Lord endures forever.

ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton

eona.

Oti edothi para Kyriou i Kratisis imin, ke For Power from our Lord was granted to
Dinastia para Ipsistou.

this Thou Appeared as an unstinted

Source of Healings, Nourishment for
the starving, and quenching through
abundant rains the desire of thirsty,
while seeing the dispositions of
souls, by Thy Word Thou Wisely
made them better for God. Implore
Him to Save and Enlighten our soul.

afthonos ofthis pigi, diatrofi te

limottousi ke ton dipsonton, di
epomvrias ardon tin efesin.
Tas
psihikas de diathesis oron, Sou to
logo Sofos eveltiou Theo. On iketeve
Sose, ke Fotise tas psihas imon.

like a storm, it will winnow them.

TONE

(6) PLAGAL 2

Having

preserved unblemished that

which is according to Gods Image,
by Ascetic Endeavour, determining
the
mind
as
Leader
against
destructive passions, Thou Ascended
as far as possible to that which is
according to Gods Likeness. For
bravely overcoming nature, Thou
hastened to submit the worst to the
better, and to make the flesh submit
to the spirit. Therefore Thou were
named Summit of Monastics,
Founder of the Desert, Trainer of
those who run well, Most Accurate
Rule of Virtue, and now, in Heaven,
O Anthony where mirrors are
abolished, Thou look directly at the
Holy Trinity, appealing with no
intermediary, on behalf of those who
honour Thee with Faith and Love.

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amen

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THEOTOKION TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Tis

mi Makarisi Se, Panagia Parthene?

Tis mi animnisi Sou ton alohevton
Tokon? O gar ahronos ek Patros
eklamosas Iios Monogenis, O Aftos ek
Sou tis Agnis Proilthen afrastos
sarkothis, fisi Theos Iperhon, ke fisi
genomenos anthropos di imas, ouk is
diada prosopon temnomenos, all en
diadi fiseon, asighitos gnorizomenos.
Afton iketeve, semni Pammakariste,
eleithine tas psihas imon.

Who

will not call Thee Blessed, O

Most Holy Virgin? Who will not sing
praises
of
Thy
Wondrous
Birthgiving? For the Only Begotten
Son, timelessly having shone forth
from the Father, came forth from
Thee Who art Pure. And, having
become ineffably Incarnate, He, Who
by Nature is God, for our sake
became also by Nature Man not in
two individual Persons, but in two
Natures without confusion.
O
Honoured and All Blessed One,
Beseech him for Mercy on our souls.

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FESTAL PROKEIMENON TONE 4

Os

hrison en honevtirio edokimasen

aftous, ke os Olokarpoma Thisias
prosedexato aftous.

Like

Ke

en
kero
Episkopis
afton
analampsousi, ke os spinthires en
kalami diadramounte.

And at the time of their Visitation, they

gold in a furnace He tested them,

and received them as a Whole Burnt
Offering.
will shine forth, and run about like
sparks through straw.

Krinousin

ethni, ke kratisousi laon ke

Vasilefsi afton Kyrios is tou eonas.

They

pepithontes ep Afton, sinisousin

Alithian, ke i Pisti en Agapi
prosmenousin Afto, oti Haris ke Eleos
en tis Osiis Aftou, ke Episkopi en tis
Ekletis Aftou.

Those

THE BOOK

OF THE

WISDOM

will Judge Nations and rule over

the people, and their Lord shalt reign
forever.
who trust in Him shalt
understand Truth, and the Faithful
shalt abide with Him in Love, for
Grace and Mercy are upon His Saints,
and He cares for His Elect.

OF

SOLOMON 5 : 15 6 : 3

Kyrios

isakousete mou en to kekragene

me pros Afton. (2)

The

Sofias Solomontos to anagnosma.

The

En

to epikalisthe me isikousas mou, O

Theos tis Dikeosinis mou. En thlipsi
eplatinas me.

Thou heard me when I called, O God of

Sofia! Proshomen!

Wisdom!

Dikei

The

Dia

Therefore,

Lipsete

As

His full Armour He will take His

Zeal, and will turn His Creation into
Weapons against His enemies.

Endisete

As

a Breastplate He will wear

Righteousness, and as a Helmet,
Impartial Judgement.

Lipsete

As

an Unconquerable Shield He will

take
Holiness,
sharpening
His
Relentless Wrath as a Sword.

Kyrios

isakousete mou en to kekragene

me pros Afton.
THE READINGS
THE WISDOM

SOFIAS

OF
OF

Lord will hear me when I cry to

Him. (2)
my
Righteousness.
Thou
Strengthened my heart when I was in
distress.

The

Lord will hear me when I cry to

Him.

SOLOMON 3 : 1 9

S O L O M O N T O S to anagnosma.

The

Reading is from the W I S D O M O F

SOLOMON

Wisdom!

Dikeon de psihe en Hiri Theou, ke ou mi

The

Edoxan

en ofthalmis afronon tethnane,

ke elogisthi kakosis i exodus afton

In

the sight of the undiscerning, they

seemed to have died.

Ke i af imon poria sintrimma, i de isin And their going from

en Irini.

panoplian, ton zilon Aftou, ke

oplopiisi tin Ktisin is aminan ehthron.

Let us attend!

souls of the Righteous are in the

Hands of God, and no torment shalt
harm them.

apsite afton vasanos.

Ke

touto lipsonte to Vasilion tis

evprepias, ke to Didima tou Kallous
ek Hiros Kyriou, oti ti Dexia Aftou
Skepasi aftous, ke to Vrahioni
Iperaspii Afton.

THE DIVINE PROPHECIES

Sofia! Proshomen!

Ke

is ton eona zosi, ke en Kyrio O

misthos afton, ke i frontis afton para
Ipsisto.

us seemed to be
utter destruction, yet they are at
Peace.

gar en opsi anthropon ean

kolasthosin, i Elpis afton Athanasias
pliris.

And although, in mans view, they were

oliga
pedevthentes,
megala
evergetithisonte, oti O Theos epirasen
aftous, ke evren aftous Axious Eaftou.

And

punished, their Hope is full of

Immortality.
having been slightly chastised,
they shalt be greatly Rewarded, for
God tested

Thoraka,
Dikeosinin,
ke
perithisete
Koritha,
Krisin
Anipokriton.
aspida Akatamahiton Osiotita,
oxini de Apotomon Orgin is Romea.

Sinekpolemisi

Let us attend!

Righteous live forever, and their

Reward is with the Lord, and their
Care is by the Most High.

they shall receive a Kingly

Dwelling of Dignity and a Diadem of
Beauty from the Hand of the Lord,
for He will Shelter them with His
Right Hand, and Protect them with
His Arm.

And

the Universe will fight with Him

against the senseless.

Porefsonte

evstohi volides astrapon, ke

os apo ekiklou toxou ton nefon, epi
skopon alounte.

Well-aimed

Ke

ek petrovolou thimou pliris rifisonte

halaze.

And

Aganaktisi

kat afron idor thalassis potami de sigklisousin apotomos

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Afto O Kosmos epi tous

parafronas.

Reading is from the Book of the

Wisdom of Solomon

flashes of Lightning will

strike, and leap to their target as
from a well drawn bow of clouds.

hailstones full of anger will be

hurled as from an engine of war.

The waters of the sea will be vexed with

them - rivers will wash over them
relentlessly.

FESTAL VESPERS HYMNS ST ANTHONY THE GREAT 16 -17 JANUARY 2017

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