Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa

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Festal Vespers Hymns

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By the Grace of God 26 October

St Dimitrios
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 St Silouan of Mount Athos
The Holy Spirit acts Mystically
St Philaret of Moscow through our Spiritual Fathers,
so when we depart from our Spiritual Father,
our soul feels her Renewal.
The True Church of Christ is Holy,
But if we leave our Spiritual Father in a state of confusion,
although there are sinners within Her.
this means that we did not Confess purely
Sinners who Cleanse themselves with True Repentance
and did not forgive from our heart
do nto keep His Church from being Holy.
all of our Brethren’s sins against us.
However, unrepentant sinners
are cut off from the Body of the Churh -
either visibly by Church Authority
or invisibly by the Divine Judgement of our Lord God.
Consequently, in this regard,
the Holy Church of Christ remains Holy and Sanctified.

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 ST DIMITRIOS – TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Exi men i Thiotati Sou psihi ke amomos, Thy Most Divine and Blameless soul has
Festal Vespers Service – St Dimitrios of Thessalonika
aidime Dimitrie, tin Ouranion its Dwelling in the Heavenly
Ierousalim katikitirion, is ta tihi, en Jerusalem, whose walls have been
tes ahrantis hersi tou aoratou Theou adorned by the Immaculate Hands of
ezografinte. Exi de ke to panentimon, our Invisible God, O Honourable KINDLY USE THE SERVICE BOOK UNTIL THIS POINT, THEN CAREFULLY FOLLOW
ke athlitikotaton Sou Soma, ton Dimitrios. And on Earth, Thy INSTRUCTIONS WITH REGARD TO THESE HYMNS

perkliton touton Naon epi gis, tamion
asilon Thavmaton, nosimaton
Alexitirion, entha prostrehontes, tas
iasis ariometha. Frourison
panevfime, tin Se Megalinousan
polin, apo ton enantion prosvolon,
parrisian os ehon, pros Hriston ton Se
Doxasanta.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
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.
“NIN APOLIIS TON DOULON SOU...”
TRISAGION PRAYERS

FESTAL APOLYTIKION – ST DIMITRIOS – TONE 3
Megan evrato en tis kindinis, Se
ipermahon i ikoumeni, Athlofore ta
Ethni tropoumenon. Os oun Lieou
kathiles tin eparsin, en to stadio
Tharrinas ton Nestora, outos Agie,
megalomartys Dimitrie, Hriston ton
Theon iketeve dorisasthe imin to
Mega Eleos.
✞ 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
FESTAL APOLYTIKION -
O epivlepon epi tin Gin, ke pion afin
tremin, rise imas tis foveras tou
sismou apilis, Hrist O Theos imon, ke
katapempson imin, plousia tae lei
Sou, Previes tis Theotokou, Mone
Filanthrope.
DISMISSAL BLESSINGS

famous church hold Thine All
Honoured and Most Valiant Body – a
secure Treasure of Miracles, and
Protection against disease. When we
visit Thee, we receive the Cures. O
All Praised Saint, Guard the city that
magnifies Thee, from enemy
assaults, for Thou hast Confidence
before Christ Who Glorified Thee.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
O 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.
All the world has Thee, its Mighty
Champion, fortifying us in times
of danger, and defeating our foes,
O Victorious One. So, as Thou
humbled Lyaios’ arrogance by
granting Courage to Nestor in the
stadium, thus, O Great Holy
Martyr Dimitrios, to Christ our
God pray fervently, beseeching
Him to grant us His Great Mercy.
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
EARTHQUAKE – TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
O Thou Who look upon the Earth and
make it tremble, Deliver us from the
frightful threat of earthquake, O
Christ our God. Send down Thine
Abundant Mercies on us, at the
Intercessions of the Theotokos, O
Lord and Only Philanthropos.
HYMN OF THE EVENING INCENSE
THE CONGREGATION
PSALM 140/141 – TONE 2
Kyrie 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.
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson
mou Kyrie!
MENAION - FESTAL STICHERA – ST DIMITRIOS –
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
O tou Paradoxou Thavmatos! En
Ourano ke en gi, agalliana simeron,
en ti mnimi iigaste, Dimitriou tou
Martyros, ek ton Angelon epenis
Stefete, ke ex anthropon asmata
dehete. O iion ithlise! Pos kalos
igoniste! Di’ our ehthros, peptoken O
dolios, Hristou nikisantos.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
O tou Paradoxou Thavmatos! Tes ton
Thavmaton voles, tou iliou fanoteron,
is ai Dimitrios, dialampi tis persasin,
ex anesperou Fotos lampomenos, ke
to avito foti terpomenos. Ou tes
ellampsesi, nefi apilathisan
varvarika, nosi ediohthisan, demones
ittinte.
MUST STAND
Lord, 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!
Let my Prayer rise before Thee
like incense - the lifting up of
my hands as the Evening Sacrifice.
Hear me, O Lord!
TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
O Paradoxical Miracle! For both in
Heaven and Earth is rejoicing
perceived today clearly for the
Memory of the Martyr Dimitrios, who
by Angels is Crowned with Hymns of
Praise, while from the Faithful,
receiving Sacred Songs. Such was his
Martyrdom! Oh, how well did he
compete! Through him the foe now
hast utterly fallen, for Christ
defeated him.
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
O Paradoxical Miracle! Unto the ends of
the Earth Dimitrios ever shines,
brighter than the sun, by means of
the Rays of his Miracles. He is
Illumined by the Never Setting Light,
and he enjoys the Unsetting
Radiance. Clouds of barbarians, by
his own Illuminations, art expelled,
illnesses art warded off, and demons
art driven away.

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 Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo
filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
O tou Paradoxou Thavmatos! Iper
Hristou loghevthis, O Trismakar
Dimitrios, pros ehthrous ekastote,
romfea ofthi distomos, apotherizon
exhron gavriagmia. I ekvoisomen,
Agie Dimitrie, skepe imas, Sou tin
aisevaston, mnimin gererontas.
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Pirgos efsevias pefinas, erirismenos
sterros, epi petran tis Pisteos,
pirasmis analotos, ke kindinis
aklonitos. Meta sfodrou gar salou ke
klidonos, Si prosagenta atheon
kimata, sin ou katevalon, aklini
sterrotita. Martyriko stefi gar
epothisas, egkallopizesthe.
Enite ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Pathi to pathos mimoumenos, to oiforon
Hristou, par’ aftou tin energian, ton
Thavmaton ilifas, Athlofore Dimitrie,
ke diasozis tous Si prostrehontas,
pollon kindinon aftous riomenos,
ehon evareston, parrisian Endoxe
pros ton Hriston, O ke nin paristase,
Doxis pliroumenos.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef’ imas, For
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Emati to So Stazomenos, to zoodoti
Hristo, to to ema to timion, dia Se
kenosanti, prosinehthis Dimitrie, ke
kinonon Se Doxis irgasato, ke Vasilias
aftou simmetohon, os aristefsanta,
kata tou alastoros, ke ta dina, toutou
mihanimata, telios svesanta.
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From the morning watch until night;
from the morning watch until night
– let Israel Hope in the Lord.
O Paradoxical Miracle! Having been
pierced with spears for the sake of
the Name of Christ, O Thrice Blessed
Dimitrios, every day is a two edged
Sword, smiting the arrogance of the
enemies, and also cursing the
demons’ insolence. Let us cry out to
him: Beneath Thy Protection, keep
us who observe Thy time honoured
Memory, O St Dimitrios.
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
Thou were manifestly seen as a Tower
of Pious Belief, firmly fixed on the
Rock of Faith, resolute in temptation,
and unshakable in peril. For
although the Mighty Flood and
surging waves of the ungodly beat
heavily upon Thee, yet they did not
bring down Thine Unyielding
Perseverance. For Thou longed to be
adorned with the Crown of
Martyrdom.
Praise the Lord, all Gentiles!
Him, all you people!
O Martyr, Thou hast imitated Christ’s
Life Bearing Passions by means of
the sufferings that Thou endured.
Therefore Thou receive His Grace to
perform Miracles. And Thou
preserve those who hasten to Thee
for help – from many dangers dost
Thou Deliver them. O Noble
Dimitrios, thou hast pleasing
Freeding in speaking with Christ:
Thou art filled with Glory now, as
Thou stand close to Him.
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
Dripping with Thy blood, Thou
presented Thyself, O Martyr, to
Christ our God, the Giver of Life Who
had poured out His own Precious
Blood for Thy sake, O Dimitrios. To
Thee He granted a share of His
Majesty, and to partake in His
oti Haris ke Eleos en tis Osiis aftou, ke
Episkopi en tis Eklektis Aftou.
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FESTAL APOSTICHA- ST DIMITRIOS – TONE 2
Tis Gis sintarassomenis to tis orgis Sou
fovo, vouni ke ta ori sissionte Kyrie,
all’ Efsplahnias ommati ef’ imas
epivlepsas, mi to Thimo Sou orgisthis
imin, alla splagnhisthis epi to plasma
ton hiron Sou, tis foveras imas tou
sismou apilis eleftheroson, os Agathos
ke Filanthropos.
Sinesisas tin Gin ke sinetaraxas aftin.
Iase ta sintrimmata aftis oti
esalevthi.
Foveros i Kyrie, ke tis ipostisete tin
Dikean Sou orgin, it is Se disopisi, it is
parakalesi Agathe, iper laou
imartikotos ke apegnosmenou? Ta
Ourania tagmata Angeli, Arhe ke
Exousie Throni, Kiriotites, ta
Herouvim ke ta Serahim, iper imon Si
voosin: ✞Agios, Agios, Agios, i Kyrie,
ta Erga ton Hiron Sou mi paridis
Agathe, dia Splaghna Eleous Soze
Praise polin kindinevousan.
O Epivlepon epi tin gin ke pion aftin
tremin, O aptomenos ton oreon ke
kapnizonte.
Ninevite tis paraptomasi, tin dia tis tou
sismou apilis katahosin ikouon. En
de to mesitevonti simio tou kitous, tin
dia tou Iona anastasin, i metania
parakali, all’ os ekinous, voi laou Sou
meta nipion ke Ktinon, iktiras
prosedexo, ke imas pedevomenous,
dia tis triimerou Anastaseos, fise ke
eleison.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
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continue with Him in Love, for Grace
and Mercy art upon His Elect.
When the Earth was troubled in fear of
Thy rage, hills and mountains were
shaken, O Lord; but having looked
upon us with an Eye of Compassion,
in Thy Wrath be not enraged at us;
but with Compassion for the
Creation of Thy Hands, free us from
the dread threat of earthquake, as
Thou art Good and Lovest mankind.
Thou made the Earth quake, and Thou
troubled it. Repair its ruins, for it
was shaken.
Fearful art Thee, O Lord, and who can
stand aginst Thy Just Rage? Or who
an Entreat Thee, or who can
Supplicate Thee, O Good Lord, on
behalf of a people who have sinned
and are in despair? The Heavenly
Hosts – Pincipalities and Powers,
Thrones, Dominions, Cherubim and
Seraphim cry out to Thee on our
behalf: ✞ Holy! Holy! Holy! Art Thou
O Lord: Despise not the Works of
Thy Hands. Through Thy
Compassionate Mercy Save a city
endangered!
He looks upon the Earth, and makes it
tremble. He touches the mountains,
and they smoke!
The Ninevites by their transgressions
heard that they would be submerged
through the threat of earthquake;
but by the mediating Sign of the
whole, Repentance summoned
Resurrection through Jonas; but as
Thou took pity and accepted them,
at the cry of Thy People with the
children and all the creatures,
through Thy Resurrection on the
Third Day, spare us, too, who are
being punished, and have Mercy.
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
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 Ke i Pimenes isevoun is Eme! And the Shepherds acted profanely Uncreated Reign as a Reward, for
Thou valiantly contended with
against Me!
cursed foe, totally destroying his
Ke i Profite proefitevon ti Vaal, Ke And the Prophets prophesied by Baal, torturous instruments.
opiso anofelous eporevthisan! and followed unprofitable things! ✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the
Dia touto eti krithisome pros imas! Therefore, I will yet bring charges Son, and to the Holy Spirit
legi Kyrios. against you!’ says the Lord. MENAION - FESTAL STICHERA – ST DIMITRIOS – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Ke pros tous iious ton iion imon ‘And I will bring charges against the Simeron sigkalite imas, tou Athloforou i Today the Universal Festival of the
krthisome. sons of your sons. pagkosmios panigyris. Defte oun Champion calls us together. Come,
Dielthete is nisous Hettiim ke idete, ke Pass by the islands of Chettim and fileorti, fedros ektelesomen, tin then, all who are fond of Feasts, let
is Kidar ke apostilate! behold! And go to Kedar and mnimin aftou legontes. Heris O ton us radiantly celebrate his Memorial,
consider diligently! hitona tis asevies diarrixas, dia tis and salute him, saying: Rejoice! You
Pisteos,t in de andrian tou Pnevmatos who by Faith tore apart the tunic of
Ke noisate sfodra, ke idete, is gegone And seeing the terrible things that seafto perithemenos. Heris, O impiety, and robed Thyself in the
tiafta, is alla zonte Ethni ‘theous’ happened also behold whether katargisas tas epinias ton Courage of the Spirit. Rejoice! Thou
afton! Nations will change their ‘gods’! paranomon, ti ishii ti dothisi Si, para who destroyed the Purpose of the
Ke afti ouk isi Thei, O de laos Mou And My People changed their Glory to tou Theou. Heris, O loghevthenton iniquitous with the Strength that was
illaxato tin doxan aftou, ex is ouk a ‘glory’ whereby they will not ton melon, to makarion pathos granted to Thee by our Only God.
ofelithisonte! profit! pnevmatikos imin anazografisas tou Rejoice! For when Thy limbs were
Hristou. On kathiketeve, Athliton pierced by lances, Thou spiritual
Exesti O Ouranos epi touto ke efrixen Heaven was amazed at this and was egkallopisma Dimitrie, litrothine imas depicted for us the Blessed Passion
epi plion sfodra,’ legi Kyrios. exceedingly horror-struck!,’ said the oraton ke aoraton ehthron, ke of Christ. Implore Him, O Dimitrios,
Lord. sothine tas psihas imon. Thou Adornment of Athletes, and
THE PROPHECY OF THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON 3 : 1 - 9 pray that He Deliver us from visible
Dikeon and invisible enemies, and that He
psihe en Hiri Theou, ke ou mi RE AD ER: The soul of the Righteous Save our soul.
apsite afton vasanos. are in the Hands of God, and no
torture will ever touch them. Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
Edoxan en ofthalmis afronon ehnane, ke In the eye of the undiscerning they eonon. ages.
elogisthi kakosis i exodos afton, ke i seemed to have died, and their Amin Amen
af’ imon poria sintrimma, i de isin en departure was considered as THEOTOKION – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Irini. misfortune, and their departure
from us as being their destruction; Panagia Despina, tou kosmou Voithia, ke O All Holy Lady, the Help of the world,
yet they are at Peace. Elpis Hristianon, Se nin and the Hope of Christians, we now
ekdisopoumen, ke Se parakaloumen Beseech Thee, O Good One, and we
Ke gar en opsi anthropon ean And thus, although in mankind’s view Agathi, iper imon imartikoton ke implore Thee to Intercede with Thy
kolasthosin, i Elpis afton Athansias they were punished, their Hope is apegnosmenon, ton Iion Sou ke Son and Lord, to be Gracious to us
pliris. Immortal. Kyrion, ileon piise Theotoke. Ehis gar who have sinned, and who are in
Ke oliga pedefthentes, megala And although chastened in a few to dinasthe, ti mitriki Sou pros afton despair. For Thou, O Theotokos, art
things, Great Kindness will be hromeni parrisia. Profthason able to do this, using Thy Motherly
evergetithisonte, oti O Theos epirasen
granted to them for God tested them Ahrante, profthason mesitefson, ke influence in speaking to Him.
aftous, ke evren aftous Axious Eaftou
and found them worthy of Himself. rise ton laon Sou tis enestosis apilis. Hasten, O Immaculate, hasten and
.
Dia Splaghna Eleos, mi paridis tous intervene, and Deliver thy People
Os hrison en honevtirio edokimasen He tested them like gold in a furnace, imnountas Se. from the impending threat. In Thy
aftous, ke os Olokaroma Thisias and accepted them as a Whole Burnt Tender Mercy, despise not those who
prosedexato aftous. Offering. THE ENTRANCE – “FOS ILARON...”
extol Thee.
Ke en kero episkopis afton And, at the time of their Visitation, P R O K E I M E N O N – THURSDAY EVENING - PSALM 120:
they will shine forth, and they will (THESE VERSES CHANGE ACCORDING TO THE DAY OF THE WEEK)
analampsousi, ke os spinthires en
kalami diadramounte. run about like sparks through straw. I voithia mou para Kyriou, tou piisantos My Help comes from the Lord, Who has
Krinousin ethni, ke kratisousi laon ke They will judge Nations and rule over ton Ouranon ke tin Gin. made Heaven and Earth.
vasilefsi afton Kyrios is tous eonas. people, and the Lord shalt Reign STIHOS Ira tous opsthalmous mou is ta ori, VERSE I lifted up my eyes to the
over them unto the Ages. othen izi i Voitheia mou. mountains, from whence my Help
I pepithotes ep’ afton, sinisousin Alithian, Those who trust in Him will understand shall come.
ke i Pisti en Agapi prosmenousin afto, Truth, and the Faithfull shall

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 I voithia mou para Kyriou, tou piisantos My Help comes from the Lord, Who has Ke ouk Estin O epikaloumenos to Onoma And there is none who calls upon Thy
ton Ouranon ke tin gin. made Heaven and Earth. Sou ke O mnisthis antilavesthe Sou, Name, or who remembers to hold
oti apestepsas to Prosopon Sou af’ onto Thee, for Thou hast turned Thy
imon ke paredokas imas dia tas Sight away from us, and hast
THE PROPHECY OF ST ISAIAH 63 : 15 – 64: 4A & 7 - 8 amartias imon. Delivered us up because of our sins.
Epivlepson ek tou Ouranou Kyrie, ke ide Return from Heaven, and look from Thy Ke nin, Kyrie, Patir imon Si - imis de And now, O Lord, Thou art our Father -
ek tou Ikous tou Agiou Sou ke Doxis Holy, Glorious Dwelling Place. pilos - Erga hiron Sou pantes. we are clay – all of us are the Work
Sou. of Thine Hands.
Pou esti O Zilos Sou ke i Ishis Sou? Where isThy Zeal and Thy Strength? Mi orgizou imin, Kyrie, Eos sfodra, ke mi Be not exceedingly angry with us, and
Pou esti to plithos tou Eleous Sou ke ton Where is the abundance of Thy Mercy en kero mnisthis amartion imon. Ke do not remember our sins forever,
nin epivlepson, Kyrie, oti laos Sou but now watch over us , for we all art
Iktirmon Sou, oti ineshou imon Kyrie? and Thy Compassion, which Thou
pantes imis. Thy People.
hast withheld from us?
THE PROPHECY OF ST JEREMIAH 2 : 1 - 12
Si gar i Patir imon, oti Avraam ouk egno For Thou art our Father, although
imas, ke Israil ouk epegno imas, alla Abraham did not know us, and Israel Tade legi Kyrios: ‘...Emnisthin eleous Thus says the Lord: ‘... I remember
Si Kyrie, Patir imon, Rise imas - ap’ did not acknowledge us, yet Thou, O neotitos Sou, ke Agapis telioseos your Compassion and Youth and
arhis to Onoma Sou ef’ imas esti. Lord, our Father, Deliver us - from Sou, tou exakolouthise Se to Agio your Love and Maturity, so as to
the beginning, Thy Name was upon Israil,’ legi Kyrios. follow the Holy One of Israel,’ says
us. the Lord.
Ti eplanisas imas, Kyrie, apo tis Odou Why hast Thou caused us to stray , O ‘O Agios tou Israil. To Kyrio Arhi ‘Israel, Holy to the Lord, was the
Sou, esklirinas tas kardias imon, tou Lord, from Thy Path, hardening our gennimaton Aftou. beginning of His Harvest.
mi fovisthe Se? heart so as not to Fear Thee? Pantes is esthiontes afton ‘All who devour Him shalt transgress,
Epistrepson dia tous doulous Sou, dia tas Return for the sake of Thy Servants; plimmelisousi, kaka ixi ep’ aftou, and evils will come upon them!’
Filas tis Klironomias Sou, ina mikron for the sake of the Tribes of Thine legi Kyrios. says the Lord.
Klironomisomen tou Orous tou Agiou Inheritance, that we may inherit a Akousate Logon Kyriou, Ikos Iakov, ke Hear the Word of the Lord, O House of
Sou. small portion of Thy Holy Mountain. pasa Patria Ikou Israil. Jacob, and all the families of the
I ipenantii imon katepatisan to Agiasma For our adversaries trampled down Thy House of Israel!
Sou, Sanctuary. Tade legi Kyrios: “ Ti evrosan i ateres Thus says the Lord: ‘What
Egenometha os to aparhis, ote ouk irixas We have become as we were from the imon en emi plimmelima, oti transgressions have your Fathers
imon, oude epeklithi to Onoma Sou beginning, when Thou did not Reign apestisan makran ap’ emou, ke found in Me, so as to distance
ef’ imas. over us, neither did we call upon Thy eporevthisan opiso ton mateon, ke themselves from Me – to follow
Name. emateothisan? after vain and worthless things?
Ean anixis ton Ouranon, tromos lipsete If Thou open Heaven, trembling shalt Ke ouk ipon : ‘Pou esti Kyrios, O And they did not say : ‘Where is the
apo Sou Ori, ke takisonte, osi kiros take hold of the mountains before anagagon imas ek gis Egyptou, O Lord, Who led us out of the land of
tikete apo piros, ke katakafsi pir tous Thee, and they shalt melt as wax kathodigisas imas en ti Erimo, en gi Egypt, Who Guided us through the
ipenantious Sou, ke faneron este to melts before fire, and Fire shalt burn apiro ke avato - en gi anidro, ke Wilderness, in an unknown and
Onoma Sou tis ipenantiis Sou, apo up our adversaries, and our Lord’s akarpo, ke skia Thanatou, en Gi, en untrodden land - a land that was
Prosopou Sou Ethni tarahthisonte. Name shalt be manifested among i sou diodefsen en afti anir, oude waterless and barren, in which no
Thine adversaries, and the Nations katokisen iios anthropou eki? one traversed and where no son of
shalt be troubled by Thy Presence. mankind dwelt?’
Otan piis ta Endoxa, tromos lipeste apo When Thou dost Glorious Things, Ke isigagon imas is ton Karmilon -
tou And I brought you into Carmel - to eat
Sou ori. trembling shalt take hold of the fagin tous karpous aftou, ke ta its fruit and its Good Things - yet
mountains because of Thee. Agatha aftou - ke isilthete ke you entered and defiled My Land,
emianate tin Gin Mou, ke tin and made My Heritage an
Apo tou eonos ouk ikousamen oude i From of old we have not heard, nor hast Klironomian Mou ethesthe is abomination!
ofthalmi imon idon Theon plin Sou, our eyes seen any God except Thee, vdeligma!
ke ta Erga Sou, a piisis tis Ipomenousi and Thy Works, which Thou perform
Eleos. for those who wait Patiently for Thy I Ieris ouk ipon: “Pou esti Kyrios?” The Priests did not say: “Where is the
Mercy. Lord?”
Sinantisete gar Eleos tis piousi to Dikeon, For these Blessings shalt be upon those Ke i antehomeni tou Nomou ouk And those who are concerned with the
ke ton Odon Sou mnithisonte. who work Righteousness, and who ipistanto Me! Law did not trust Me!
remember Thy Ways.

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