Great Vespers for Feast of Saint Spyridon

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Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Churc124 Wadsworth Ave., New York, NY 10033 / 212-795-5870 / saintspy

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GREAT VESPERS of our Holy FSAINT SPYRIDON

Bishop of Trimithounda, the Wonderwor

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Page 30 Holy God. Glory. Both now. All-holy Trinity. Glory. Both

Our Father, Who art in the Heavens, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this d

bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And linto temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

The Priest: For Thine is the kingdom

Dismissal HymnThou was shown forth as a champion of the First Cou

and a wonderworker, O Spyridon, our God-bearing FaWherefore, thou didst speak unto one dead in the grave, an

change a serpent to gold. And while chanting thy holy pthou hadst Angels serving with thee, O most sacred one.

Him that hath glorified thee. Glory to Him that hath crownGlory to Him that worketh healings for all through th

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirboth now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

TheotokionWhile Gabriel was saying Rejoice to thee, O Virgin, a

voice the Master of all things took flesh within thy pure wHe dwelt in thee as Hi holy ark as spake the righteous Dathe psalms. And in bearing thy Creator, thou wast show

more spacious than all the Heavens. Glory to Him that wdwell in thee. Glory to Him that came forth from thee. G

Him that, through thy bringing forth, hath delivered u

The Priest: Let us pray to the Lord.

The blessing of the Lord and His mercy come upon you through His toward mankind, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Dismissal


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Since thou wast very gentle and meek, thou hast inherited the land ofhigh, thou glory of holy Fathers, O thou who by grace divine with thy wwords as though with cords didst strangle the enemy, mad and all-wickethe Spirit thou didst raise up the God-inspired doctrine full of truth and sSpyridon. Thou also didst enlighten all the Orthodox openly to glorify tWho is consubstantial with His divine, beginningless Father, even Chris bestow His great mercy on the world.

Verse: Thy priests O Lord, shall be clothed with righteousness, and Tshall rejoice.

Having put fleshly passioins to death, thou by the grace of God didst dead to life, O Father, and by thy prayer, thou didst change a serpent to gcurb a rivers rushing vehemence. Appearing at night unto the endangerkind, thou at thy coming by thy presence didest heal his i lls, as the Lordthee most wondrously. Wherefore, with a great goice we all now honouand we revere the all-sacred shrine of thy relics, O Spyridon, wherefromforth the divine streams of thy cures and great mercy to us all.

Glory. Second Tone. By Germanus. Through thy virtues, O righteous Father, wise Spyridon, thou wast showdivine gem of hierarchs. Wherefore, as a defender of the Church, thou dthe heresiarchs, and in council thou didst cast to the earth Arius blaspheWherefore, as a Wonderworker in both deed and word, entreat the Saviosouls be saved.

Both now. Of the Forefeast. Same Tone.Behold , the time of our salvation is at hand. Prepare, O cave; the Virgito give birth. Rejoice and be glad, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, foLord is risen up as the sun. Hearken, ye mountains and ye hills, and ye about Judea; for Christ cometh, that he Night save man whom He fashiois the Friend of man.

THE PRAYER OF SAINT SYMEON Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, O Master, according to Thmine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou has prepared before thepeople: a light of revelation for the nations, and the glory of Thy people


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The trees of the plain shall be satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which ThThere will the sparrows make their nests; the house of the heron is chief The high mountains are a refuge for the harts, and so is the rock for the hHe hath made the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.Thou appointedst the darkness, and there was the night, wherein all the b

forest will go abroad.Young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their food from God.The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together, and they lay them down

their dens.But man shall go forth unto his work, and to his labor until the

evening.How magnified are Thy works, O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made the

is filled with Thy creation.So is this great and spacious sea, therein are things creeping innumerabl

creatures with the great.There go the ships; there this dragon, whom Thou hast made to play therAll things wait on Thee, to give them their food in due season; when Th

them, they will gather it.When Thou openest Thy hand, all things shall be filled with goodness; w

turnest away Thy face, they shall be troubled.Thou wilt take their spirit, and they shall cease; and unto their dust shall

they return.Thou wilt send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and Thou sha

face of the earth.Let the glory of the Lord be unto the ages; the Lord will rejoice in

His works,Who looketh on the earth and maketh it tremble, Who toucheth the mou

they smoke.I will sing unto the Lord throughout my life, I will chant to my God for

have my being.May my words be sweet unto Him, and I will rejoice in the Lord.O that sinners would cease from the earth, and they that work iniquity, th

should be no more.Bless the Lord, O my soul.


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The senior priest now takes the censer and censes the four sidethree times on each side. While this is done, the following troparion

O Theotokos and Virgin, rejoice, O Mary, full of grace; the Lord iBlessed art thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womhas borne the Saviour of our souls.

Let us pray to the Lord.

O Lord Jesus Christ our God, Who didst bless the five loaves in the wildthe five thousand therewith, Thyself bless these loaves, this wheat, winethem in Thy Holy Church, in this city, in the houses of those who celebrThy world, and sanctify the faithful who partake of them. For it is Thousanctify all things, O Christ our God, and unto Thee do we ascribe gloryunoriginate Father and Thine all-holy and good and life-giving Spirit, noages of ages.

Rich people turned poor and have gone hungry

but they that seek the Lord shall not bedeprived of any good thing.

APOSTICHA

Plagal of First Tone. Rejoice.Rejoice, thou rule for high priests of Christ, thou art the glory and

Orthodox, the Churchs most firm foundation, a star exceedingly bright,love all- inexhaustible; thou fountain of miracles, the Divine Spirits insmind most Godlike, uncorrupted, most meek to all, and made very fair wfree of guile; man that art truly heavenly and Angel that wast of earth; laLords vineyard and true and genuine friend of Christ: Implore Him,great mercy and forgiveness be granted to our souls.

Verse: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saint.


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Page 6 And again:

The sun knoweth his going down; Thou appointedst the darkness, and thnight.

How magnified are Thy works, O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made the

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Sboth now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Am

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. (

Our Hope, O Lord, glory be to Thee.

THE GREAT LITANY The Priest: In peace let us pray to the Lord.

etc.

Lord, I have criedLord, I have cried unto Thee, hearken unto me; hearken unto me, O L

cried unto Thee, hearken unto me; attend to the voice of my supplicationThee: Hearken unto me, O Lord.

Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee, the lifting up of myevening sacrifice; hearken unto me, O Lord.

If Thou shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand? forgiveness.

First Tone. O strange wonderCome, let us the faithful dance for joy on this day, while chanting son

unto the Lord, and honouring His high priest with joy and lofty praise: tfree of guile, who hath shone forth both in wonders and piety, wise Spyrall, the Churchs glory, to whom let us cry aloud: Rejoice, adornment othe boast of righteous men, thou most venrable vessel of the Holy Spirigifts.

For thy names sake have I patiently waited for Thee, O Lord; my so for Thy word, my soul hath hoped in the Lord.


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conciliatory and turn away and dispel all the wrath stirred up against us may deliver us from His righteous chastisement which impendeth againsus.

Lord, have mercy (40 times)

Again we pray that the Lord our God may hearken unto the voice of supand have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have m

Hear us, O God our Saviour, the Hope of all the ends of the earth and ofupon the sea; and be gracious, be gracious, O Master, upon our sins, andThou art a merciful God and lovest mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe gto the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Peace be to all.

Let us bow our heads unto the Lord.

O Master, great in mercy, Lord Jesus Christ our God, through the interceimmaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary; by the might of the pcross; by the protection of the honorable bodiless powers of heaven; at thonorable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John of theancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; and of all Thy saints;

Make our prayers acceptable;

Grant us forgiveness of our trespasses;

Shelter us under the shelter of Thy wings;

Drive away from us every enemy and adversary;

Give peace to our life.

O Lord, have mercy on us and on Thy world and save our souls, for Thoand lovest mankind.


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Come, let us the faithful dance for joy on this day, while chanting sonunto the Lord, and honouring His high priest with joy and lofty praise: tfree of guile, who hath shone forth both in wonders and piety, wise Spyrall, the Churchs glory, to whom let us cry aloud: Rejoice, adornment othe boast of righteous men, thou most venrable vessel of the Holy Spirigifts.

From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israe

in the Lord.Great and awesome are thy miracles! With the dead thou spakest as t

yet alive; thou broughtest the rains from heaven down upon the earth; thprayer unto God, thou, O wise Father, didst hold ba ck the rivers cowonderously didst restore the pious ruler brought low with infirmity; antransform a serpent into gold, O Spyridon, and with one word thou spakheal the deacons speachlessness.

For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemptiIsrael out of all his iniquities.

Great and awesome are thy miracles! With the dead thou spakest as t

yet alive; thou broughtest the rains from heaven down upon the earth; thprayer unto God, thou, O wise Father, didst hold back the rivers coursewonderously didst restore the pious ruler brought low with infirmity; antransform a serpent into gold, O Spyridon, and with one word thou spakheal the deacons speachlessness.

O praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise Him, all ye peoples.

As they praise the virtues of thy life, all the pious people celebrate thyFather, and they rejoice with great exceeding joy; the hierarchs and priesto honour the riches of grace thou hast; and all of the Church of Christ dgladness while crying aloud to thee: Rejoice, thou mighty flood of won bearing Spyridon, thou most glorious Hierarch and adornment of the Or

For He hath made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the L


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Glory. Plagal of Fourth Tone.Who can tell of thine excellent deeds, or who shall count the multitud

wonders? For thou didst appear as an angel upon the earth, O wise and Father. Marvellous are thy miracles, which thou workest for all men. Fnot grievous sicknesses only, but also the sufferings of soul for them thawith longing. For Christ, the King of all, hath glorified thee wondrouslySpyridon, boast of hierarchs. Intercede with Him, we beseech thee, in bsouls.

Both now. Of the Forefeast. Same Tone.Receive, O Bethlehem, her that is the City of God; for she is come un

birth to the unwaning Light. Ye Angels, be astonished in Heaven; ye meon earth; ye Magi, bring from Persia your thrice-glorious gift; ye shephethe field, sing the thrice-holy hymn. Let every breath praise the Creator

The Priest: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, wand have mercy.


Again we pray for our Archbishop (name) and our Bishop (name), and aChrist.


Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation and visitation andof sins for the servants of God, the parishioners, members of the parish corganizations, donors and benefactors of this holy temple and those whoand for His servants

(The Priest commemorates the names of those who are offeri


Again we pray that He may keep this holy church and this city and every

from wrath, famine plague, earthquake, flood, fire, the sword, foreign insudden death; that our good God, Who loveth mankind, will be gracious


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As they praise the virtues of thy life, all the pious people celebrate thyFather, and they rejoice with great exceeding joy; the hierarchs and priesto honour the riches of grace thou hast; and all of the Church of Christ dgladness while crying aloud to thee: Rejoice, thou mighty flood of won bearing Spyridon, thou most glorious Hierarch and adornment of the Or

Glory. First Tone.O righteous Father, wise and blessed Spyridon, for the love of God th

question the dead maiden as though she were alive. Thou didst change agold, though thouthyself didst practice poverty. Out of compassion for didst check the flow of the river. Thou camest as a healer of the king byof God, and as His disciple, thou didst raise the dead again. In the midsFathers, thou madest the Faith plain unto all. Since thou art able to do aChrist which strengthened thee, entreat Him even now that our souls be

Both now. Of the Forefeast. Plagal of Second ToMake ready, O cave, for the Ewe-lamb cometh, bearing Christ in her

though, O manger, receive Him that with a word hath loosed us, the eartirrational deeds. Ye shepherds abiding in the field, be ye witnesses of thAnd ye Magi from Persia, offer gold, and frankincense, and myrrh unto tLord hath appeared from a Virgin Mother. And bowing to Him like a haMother worshipped Him, and addressed Him that was in her arms: Howsown within me? And how hast Thou grown within me, O my Redeeme

ENTRANCE

Wisdom. Upright.

O joyous Light of the holy glory of the immortal, heavenly, holy, bFather, O Jesus Christ: We that come to the setting of the sun, whebehold the evening light, praise Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God.

for Thee at all times to be praised with gladsome voices, O Son of of life. Wherefore, the world doth glorify Thee.


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THE BLESSING OF THE LOAVE

For the Entreaty. First Tone.Today we celebrate a spiritual festival, O brethren. Let nature leap fo

mankind dance; for the wondrous Spyridon hath called us together, that treasure of high priests; the river all-overflowing with miracles; the habiHoly Spirit; the strange and inexhaustible sea of healings; the steadfast aunshakeable tower of the Church; the very pinnacle of righteous men, anluminary of the whole world. By his prayers, O Christ God, save our so

Same Tone.Enlightened in heart and illumined in mind with the divine light, O S

wast revealed to all men as an angel on earth, meek and without guile, aradiant with the grace of Christ; wherefore, thou spiritually providest thesacred nourishment for the body and the salvation of our souls.

Same Tone.Who would not marvel at the unfathomable sea of thy miracles, O Hi

Spyridon? For thou broughtest down rain from Heaven by thy prayer, mparched fields drunk, and ending the famine. What a miracle! Thou diddead woman with thy life-giving word; thou didst change a serpent into Unheard-of and boundless, in truth, are thy wonders! Thus doth the Lorthat glorify Him. As we stand before thine icon and kiss it with unworthreceive health of both soul and body, while we magnify the Lord Who hthee, before Whom thou standest with boldness, interceding for our soul

Same Tone.O radiant festival! O sacred banquet! Come, ye faithful, let us parta

hath invited us as our spiritual host, whose divine table is the delightful which he worketh. Let us imitate his meekness, his guilelessness, his simlove for man, his sobriety in all things; for hereby he hath shone forth ashierarchs.


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Vespers Prokeimenon.

SundayPlagal of Fourth Tone

Behold now, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord.Verse: Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of ou

MondayFourth Tone

The Lord will hearken unto me when I cry unto Him.Verse: When I called upon Thee, O God of my righteousness, Thou didst he

unto me.

TuesdayFirst Tone

Thy mercy shall pursue me, O Lord, all the days of my life.Verse: The Lord is my shepherd and I shall not want; in a place of green pas

made me to dwell.

WednesdayPlagal of First Tone

O God, in Thy Name save me, and in Thy strength do Thou judge me.Verse: O God, hearken unto my prayer, give ear unto the words of my mouth

ThursdayPlagal of Second Tone

My help cometh from the Lord, Who hath made heaven and the earth.Verse: I have lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, from whence cometh my

FridayGrave Tone

O God, Thou art my helper; Thy mercy shall go before me.Verse: Rescue me from mine enemies, O God, and from them that rise up ag

me.

SaturdayPlagal of Second Tone

The Lord is King. He is clothed with majesty.Verse: The Lord is clothed with strength and He hath girt Himelf.Verse: For He established the world which shall not be shaken.


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Vouchsafe, O Lord to keep us this evening without sin.Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our Fathers, and praised and

is Thy Name unto the ages. Amen.Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped inBlessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes.Blessed are Thou, O Master, grant me understanding of Thy statueBlessed art Thou, O Holy One, enlighten me by Thy statutes.O Lord, Thy mercy endureth for ever; disdain not the works of ThyUnto Thee is due praise, unto Thee is due song, unto Thee glory is

the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and everthe ages of ages.

Amen.

LITANY OF SUPPLICATION The Priest: Let us complete our evening prayer unto the Lord.Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

That this whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful,and sinless, let us ask of the Lord.

etc.

A Christrian ending to our life, painless, blameless, peaceful, and a gooddefence before the dread judgment seat of Christ, let us ask of the Lord.

Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate,most blessed, gloriouTheotokos and Ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints

For a merciful and man-befriending God are Thou, and unto Thee do we glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit

Peace be unto all.

Let us bow our heads unto the Lord.Blessed and glorified be the dominion


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READINGS

The Reading is from the Book of Proverbs(10: 7, 6; 3:13-16; 8:6, 32, 35, 4, 12, 14, 17, 5, 6-9; 22:21

The memory of the righteous man calleth forth for praises, and the blessis upon his head. Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the mortaprudence. For it is better to traffic for her than for treasures of gold and more precious than costly stones; no evil thing shall resist her; she is wethat approach her, and everything that is honoured cannot be compared uout of her mouth righteousness proceedeth, and law and mercy she carritongue. Hear me, then, O children, for I will speak of honourable thingsthe man that will keep unto my ways, for my paths are the paths of l ife, fashioned of the Lord. Wherefore I entreat you and put forth my voice of men, for I, Wisdom, established counsel; and I have called forth knowunderstanding. Counsel and certainty are mine, mine is understanding amine. I love them that love me; and those that seek me shall find grace.cunning, then, O ye simple, and ye uninstructed, lay this up in your hearunto me yet again, for I will speak of honourable things, and the openingshall be of right things, for my mouth shall meditate truth, and lying lipsabomination before me. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness

nothing forward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that underight to them that find knowledge. For I will teach you the truth, that yoin the Lord and ye may be filled with the Spirit.

The Reading is from the Book of Proverbs(10:3111:12)

The mouth of the righteous distilleth wisdom, but the tongue of the unjuutterly perish. The lips of the righteous know graces; but the mouth of t be destroyed. A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just wacceptable to Him. Wherever pride cometh, there cometh disgrace also;the humble meditateth wisdom. The integrity of the upright shall guide treachery of transgressors shall lay them waste. Possessions profit not inwrath, but righteousness delivereth from death. When a righteous man d behind regret, but the ruin of the ungodly is of no account and calleth forighteousness of the blameless straighteneth the paths, but ungodliness swickedness. The righteousness of upright men shall deliver them, but th


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caught in their own ill counsel. When a righteous man dieth, hope peris boasting of the ungodly doth perish. The righteous escapeth out of the sstead the ungodly is delivered up. In the mouth of the ungodly there is acountrtymen, but the understanding of the righteous doth prosper. Whenwith the righteous, the city flourisheth, and at the ruin of the ungodly thegladness. By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is undemouth of the ungodly. He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbouunderstanding holdeth his peace.

The Reading is from the Wisdom of Solomon(4:715)

Though the righteous happen to die, yet shall he be in rest; for honourabwhich standeth in length of time, nor that which is measured by numberwisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age. He pand was beloved of Him, so that living among sinners he was translatedwas he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, o beguile his soul; for the fascination of wickedness doth obscure things thand the wandering of Desire doth undermine the simple mind. He beingin a short time, fulfilled a long time; for his soul pleased the Lord; thereftake him away from among the wicked. This the people saw, and underneither did they lay this up in their minds, that His grace and mercy is wand that He doth visit His chosen.

THE PETITIONS OF FERVENT SUPPLICATIOThe Priest: Let us all say with our whole soul and with all our mind, let

O Lord Almighty, God of our fathers, we beseech Thee,hearken and have mercy.

Have mercy upon us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thhear and have mercy.

Again, we pray for all pious and Orthodox Christians .

etc.

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