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Holy Friday Afternoon
Vespers of Holy Saturday
Vespers of the Descent from the Cross
Copyright © 2013 by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver
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Acknowledgements
The English text was compiled from various sources published for public use. These
include Learn to Chant (http://www.goarch.org/chapel/chant/), by the Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America, the Lenten Triodion by Bishop Kallistos of Diokleia and
Mother Mary, Faber & Faber, March 1984, as well as from the Menaion by Sophia Press,
Boston, Massachussetts. The text was produced using Microsoft Word for Mac 2011
version 14.1.14, and the embedded font in the Greek/English texts is Times New Roman.
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Great Vespers
of the Descent from the Cross
on Holy Friday Afternoon
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Priest Blessed is our God, always, now,and ever,and to the ages of ages.
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48:/;/.
Amen. 0µC#,D -µ./ +,A.
Come let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and God.
9,2',, 0=$>3?/;µ,/ 345 0=$>0@>;µ,/ E=C>'A, 'A B4>C#,D -µ./ +,A.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, the King and our
God.
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Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord myGod, You have been magnified
exceedingly, You have put on
confession and majesty: You Who
cover Yourself with light as with a
garment.
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The abyss like a garment is His
mantle; the waters shall stand on the
mountains
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They will flee at Your rebuke, they
shall be afraid at the voice of Your
thunder.
[0( K0C'Cµ,:) >$? M,JO$/'4C, 60( M;/\) B=$/'\) >$? N,C#C1>$?>C/.
The mountains rise up and the plains
sink down, to the place where You
have established them.
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You appointed a bound that they shall
not pass, neither return to cover the
earth.
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He sends forth springs in the valleys;
the waters will run between the
mountains.
Y KO40$>'@##;/ 0&%W) K/ M1=4%OC/,6/1µ,>$/ './ ^=@;/ NC,#,J>$/'4C VN4'4.
They shall give drink to all the beasts
of the field; the wild asses will wait toquench their thirst
d$'C$2>C 01/'4 'W L&=74 '$2 6%=$2,
0=$>N@O$/'4C _/4%=$C ,8) N7G4/ 4"'./.
The birds of the heaven will lodge
beside them, they will give voice from
the midst of the rocks.
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The trees of the plain shall be
satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon,
which You have planted.
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There the sparrows will make their
nests; the house of the heron is chief
among them.
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The high mountains are a refuge for
the harts, and so is the rock for the
hares.
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He has made the moon for seasons;
the sun knows his going down.
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Young lions roaring after their prey,
and seeking their food from God.
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The sun arises, and they gather
together, and they lay down in their
dens.
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But man shall go forth to his work,
and to his labor until the evening.
RO,#,J>,'4C i/L=;0$) K05 '( b=%$/ 4"'$2, 345 K05 'Z/ K=%4>74/ 4"'$2 t;) u>0@=4).
How magnified are Your works, OLord! In wisdom You have made
them all; the earth is filled with Your
creation.
v) Kµ,%4#J/L& 'W b=%4 >$?, IJ=C,,01/'4 K/ >$M7g K0$7&>4), K0#&=:L& - %\ '\) 3'7>,:) >$?.
So is this great and spacious sea,
therein are innumerable creeping
things, small living creatures with the
great.
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There go the ships; there this dragon
whom You have made to play therein.
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All things wait on You, to give them
their food in due season; when You
give it to them, they will gather it.
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When You open Your hand, all things
shall be filled with goodness.
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When You turn away Your face, they
shall be troubled.
[0$>'=@G4/'$) N@ >$? '( 0=F>;0$/,
'4=4HL$/'4C.You will take away their spirit, and
they shall cease; and they shall return
to their dust.
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You will send forth Your Spirit, and
they shall be created; and You shall
renew the face of the earth.
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Let the glory of the Lord be to the
ages; the Lord will rejoice in His
works.
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Who looks on the earth and makes it
tremble, Who touches the mountains
and they smoke.
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^=@;/, 345 340/7U$/'4C.I will sing to the Lord throughout my
life, I will chant to my God for as long
as I have my being; may my words be
sweet to Him, and I will rejoice in the
Lord.
|>; 'A I?=7k K/ 'f U;f µ$?, G4#. 'A +,A µ$? t;) X01=H;} ~ N?/L,7& 4"'A - NC4#$%C/ 4"'$2 bL$? >3F'$), 345 K%@/,'$ /JO.
How magnified are Your works, O
Lord, in wisdom You have made them
all.
v) Kµ,%4#J/L& 'W b=%4 >$?, IJ=C, 01/'4 K/ >$M7g K0$7&>4).
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and tothe ages of ages. Amen.
9FO4 d4'=5 345 QA 345 ‚%7k
d/,Jµ4'C, 345 /2/ 345 6,5 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4) './ 48:/;/. [µ$C * +,F).
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory toYou, O God.
0##$Jƒ4, [##$Jƒ4, [##$Jƒ4.„FO4 >$C * +,F).
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory toYou, O God. Our Hope, O Lord, glory
to You.
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NFO4 >$C.
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The Great Litany !)#;5,$(./
Deacon In peace let us pray to the Lord. .,*/ . R/ ,8=$/.
Deacon For the peace in the whole world,
for the stability of the holy churches of God,and for the union of all, let us pray to the
Lord..
.,*/ . ‡0@= '\) ,8=µ$?, ,">'4L,74) './ s%7;/ '$2 +,$2 R33#&>C./, 347 '\) './ 01/';/ u/:>,;),'$2 I?=7$? N,&L.µ,/.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon For this holy house and for those
who enter with faith, reverence, and the fearof God, let us pray to the Lord.
.,*/ . ‡0@= '$2 s%7$? $ˆ3$? '$J'$?, 347
'./ µ,'W 07>',;), ,"#4B,74), 345 MFB$? +,$2 ,8>CF/';/ K/ 4"'A, '$2 I?=7$? N,&L.µ,/.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon For pious and Orthodox Christians,let us pray to the Lord.
.,*/ . ‡0@= './ ,">,B./ 345 ^=L$NFO;/ H=C>'C4/./, '$2 I?=7$? N,&L.µ,/.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon For our Archbishop (Name), the
honorable presbytery, the diaconate in
Christ, and for all the clergy and the laity, letus pray to the Lord.
.,*/ . ‡0@= '$2 [=HC,0C>3F0$? -µ./ ( 0-1 µ' ), '$2 'Cµ7$? 0=,>B?',=7$?, '\) K/
E=C>'A NC43$/74), 04/'() '$2 I#$/.
Deacon For the president of our country,for all civil authorities, and for our armed
forces on land, at sea, and in the air, let us pray to the Lord.
.,*/ . ‡0@= '$2 0=$@N=$? '\> H:=4) -µ./ bL/$?), 01>&) 6=H\) 345 KO$?>74) K/ 4"'f, 345 '$2 34'W O&=W/ L1#4>>4/ 345 6@=4 -µ./ >'=4'$2, '$2 3?=7$? N,&L.µ,/.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon For this city, for every city andland, and for the faithful who dwell in them,
let us pray to the Lord.
.,*/ . ‡0@= '\) 0F#,;) '4J'&), 01>&) 0F#,;) 345 H:=4) 347 './ 07>',C $83$J/';/ K/ 4"'4D), '$2 I?=7$? N,&L.µ,/.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon For favorable weather, anabundance of the fruits of the earth, and for
peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
.,*/ . ‡0c= ,"3=4>74) 6@=;/, ,"M$=74) './ 34=0./ '\) %\) 345 34C=./ ,8=&/C3./,'$2 I?=7$? N,&L.µ,/.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
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Deacon For travelers by sea, land and air;the sick, the suffering, the captives and their
salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
.,*/ . ‡0c= 0#,F/';/, *N$C0$=$J/';/, /$>$J/';/, 34µ /F/';/, 48H µ4#:';/ 347 '\) >;'&=74) 4"'./, '$2 I?=7$? N,&L.µ,/.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon For our deliverance from alltribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity, letus pray to the Lord.
.,*/ . ‡0@= '$2 T?>L\/4C -µ‰) 60( 01>&) L#7G,;), ^=%\), 3C/NJ/$? 345 6/1%3&), '$2 I?=7$? N,&L.µ,/.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon Help us, save us, have mercy on us,and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
.,*/ . [/'C#4B$2, >.>$/, K#@&>$/ 345 NC4MJ#4O$/ -µ‰), * +,F), 'f >f H1=C'C.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon Commemorating our all-holy, pure,
most-blessed, and glorious Lady, theTheotokos and ever-Virgin Mary, with allthe saints, let us commit ourselves and one
another and all our life to Christ our God.
.,*/ . h\) d4/4%74), 6H=1/'$?,
X0,=,?#$%&µ@/&), K/NFO$?, „,>0$7/&) -µ./ +,$'F3$? 345 6,C04=L@/$? Š4=74),µ,'W 01/';/ './ ‚%7;/ µ /&µ$/,J>4/',),u4?'$9) 345 6##4/ 'Z/ U;Z/ -µ./, E=C>'A 'A +,A 04=4L:µ,L4.
To You, O Lord. =$5, IJ=C,.
Priest For to You belong all glory, honor,and worship: to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to
the ages of ages.
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48./4) './ 48:/;/.
Amen. 0µc ,8>13$?>F/ µ$?, IJ=C,.
Let my prayer be set forth, as incense before You, the lifting up of my hands
as an evening sacrifice, O Lord.
I4',?L?/L74 u>0,=C/Z ,8>13$?>F/ µ$?, IJ=C,.
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Psalm 140 2)3 µ45 * µ´
Intone: 45 µ'·
Set a watch before my mouth, O Lord,and a door of enclosure around my lips.
C$2, IJ=C,, M?#43Z/ 'A >'Fµ4'7 µ$?,345 LJ=4/ 0,=C$H\) 0,=5 'W H,7#& µ$?.
Do not incline my heart to evil words,to make excuse with excuses in sins.
ŠZ K33#7/†) 'Z/ 34=N74/ µ$? ,8) #F%$?) 0$/&=74), '$2 0=$M4>7U,>L4C 0=$M1>,C) K/ sµ4='74C).
With men that work iniquity; and I
will not join with their chosen.
q9/ 6/L=:0$C) K=%4U$µ@/$C) 'Z/ 6/$µ74/, 345 $" µZ >?/N?1>; µ,'W './ K3#,3'./ 4"'./.
The righteous man will chasten me
with mercy and reprove me; but do
not let the oil of the sinner anoint my
head.
d4CN,J>,C µ, N734C$) K/ K#@,C, 345 K#@%O,C µ,, b#4C$/ Nc sµ4=';#$2 µZ #C04/1'; 'Z/ 3,M4#,?H$/'4C 'W T4/ P>,5 01H$) %\) KST1%& K05 '\) %\), NC,>3$=07>L& 'W ^>'‰ 4"'./
04=W '(/ ŒN&/.For to You, Lord, Lord, are my eyes, I
have hoped in You; do not take my
soul away.
a'C 0=() >@, IJ=C,, IJ=C,, $Q ^ML4#µ$5 µ$? K05 >$5 #0C>4, µZ 6/'4/@#†) 'Z/ G?H?/,>'4/'F µ$C, 345 60( >34/N1#;/ './ K=%4U$µ@/;/ 'Z/ 6/$µ74/.
The sinners shall fall into their ownnet; I am alone until I pass by. d,>$2/'4C K/ 6µMCB#'=k 4"'./ $Q sµ4=';#$7, 34'W µF/4) ,8µ5 K%:, t;) / 04=@#L;.
Psalm 141 and Stichera 2)3 µ45 * µ)´
I have cried with my voice to the Lord,I have made supplication with my voice
to the Lord.
D;/f µ$? 0=() IJ=C$/ K3@3=4O4,M;/f µ$? 0=() IJ=C$/ KN,
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I will pour out my supplication before
Him, I will declare my affliction
before Him.
R3H,. K/:0C$/ 4"'$2 'Z/ N@&>7/ µ$?, 'Z/ L#DG7/ µ$? K/:0C$/ 4"'$2 604%%,#..
When my spirit was fainting within
me, then You knew my paths.
R/ 'A K3#,70,C/ KO Kµ$2 '( 0/,2µ1 µ$?, 345 >9 b%/;) 'W) '=7B$?) µ$?.
In that way on which I have walked
they hid a snare for me. R/ *NA '4J'†, ‘ K0$=,?Fµ&/,b3=?G4/ 04%7N4 µ$C.
I looked on my right hand, and
beheld, and there was no one who
knew me.
I4',/F$?/ ,8) 'W N,OC1, 345 K0@B#,0$/, 345 $"3 ’/ * K0C%C/:>3;/ µ,.
Flight has failed me, and there is no
one who watches out for my soul.
[0:#,'$ M?%Z 60’ Kµ$2 345 $"3 b>'C/ * K3U&'./ 'Z/ G?H@, IJ=C, ,j04} q9 ,j
- K#07) µ$?, µ,=7) µ$? ,j K/ %f U:/';/.
Attend to my supplication, for I am
brought very low.
d=F>H,) 0=() 'Z/ N@&>7/ µ$?, ‹'C K'40,C/:L&/ >MFN=4.
Deliver me from those who persecute
me, for they are stronger than I.
“2>47 µ, K3 './ 34'4NC;3F/';/ µ,,‹'C K3=4'4C:L&>4/ X0c= Kµ@.
Idiomela Stichera 6#789*: ; µD% E>3,-.
All creation was changed by fear, whenit saw You, O Christ, suspended upon
the Cross. The sun was darkened, and
the very foundations of the earth were
shaken. All things suffered with the
Creator of all. O Lord, Who willinglyendured for us, glory to You.
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u3$?>7;) NC’ -µ‰) X0$µ,7/4), IJ=C, NFO4 >$C.
Stichos 2 83971% F ́
F or Your name’s sake I have patientlywaited for You, O Lord; my soul has
waited patiently for Your word, my soul
has hoped in the Lord.
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(Repeat) All creation was changed byfear, when it saw You, O Christ,
suspended upon the Cross. The sun was
darkened, and the very foundations of
the earth were shaken. All things
suffered with the Creator of all. O Lord,Who willingly endured for us, glory to
You.
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'A 'W 01/'4 3'7>4/'C, * u3$?>7;) NC’-µ‰) X0$µ,7/4), IJ=C, NFO4 >$C.
Stichos 3 83971% N´
By Theofanes
Tone 2
Q"1R*-1H 671% F ’
F rom the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope
in the Lord.
/)M RH+'/S% )#TU'% µI7#, -H/3D% , ;)M RH+'/S% )#TU'% , E+),>*3T V>#'W+ E)( 3M- &$#,1-.
An impious and lawless people: why dothey conspire in vain? Why did they
condemn the Life of all to death? O
great wonder! The Creator of the world
is delivered into the hands of the
lawless, and the One Who loves
mankind is lifted up on the wood, so
that He might free those bound in
Hades who cry out: “O long-suffering
Lord, glory to You!”
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Stichos 4 83971% X´
By Leontos the Despot
Tone 2
YI1-31% 315 .">)D31H 671% F ’
F or with the Lord there is mercy, andwith Him is plenteous redemption; and
He shall redeem Israel out of all his
iniquities.
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Today the all-pure Virgin sees Youupon the Cross, O Word, and is pierced
bitterly in her Mother’s heart; and she
wails from the depths of her soul,
exhausted from smiting her breast,
tearing at her face and hair, and crying
out mournfully: “Woe to me, O Divine
Child! Woe to me, Light of the world!
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Why are You fading from my eyes, O
Lamb of God? Wherefore the hosts of
the bodiless ones were seized with
trembling and cried out: ‘O ineffable
Lord, glory to You!’”
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Stichos 6 83971% >3 ́
By Byzantios
Tone Plagal 2
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F or He has made His mercy to prevailover us, and the truth of the Lord
abides to the ages.
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condemned to the wood; the Despoiler
of Hades is closed up within a tomb: O
forbearing Lord, Who compassionately
bears all things and saves all from the
curse, glory to You!
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Entrance
:@'1G-% Deacon Wisdom. Rise. .,*/ . q$M74. Y=L$7.
O gladsome light • of holy glory, •the immortal Father, • heavenly • and
holy, • blessed Jesus Christ, • now
that we have come • to the setting of
the sun • and see the light of evening,
• we praise You, the Father, Son, •
and Holy Spirit, one God. • It is
worthy • at all times to praise You, •with voices of holy song, • O Son of
God • the Giver of life • (of life): ...
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Prokeimenon 6*12)Hµ),1,
Psalm 21
Tone 4
2'+ µM% /'´671% X’
Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon! .,*/ . Ÿ>0@=4). d=$3,7µ,/$/.
T hey divided my garments amongthem, and upon my vesture they cast
lots.
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They divided my garments amongthem, and upon my vesture they cast
lots.
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O God, My God, attend to me; whyhave You forsaken me?
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They divided my garments amongthem, and upon my vesture they cast
lots.
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First Prophecy 6*1I
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Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. .,*/ . q$M74. d=F>H;µ,/.
Thus the Lord spoke to Moses face toface, as a man speaks to his friend.
Then he would return to the camp, but
his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a
young man, did not depart from thetabernacle.
Then Moses said to the Lord, “Behold,
You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’
But You have not let me know whom
You will send with me. Yet You have
said, ‘I know you above all, and you
have also found grace in My sight.’
Now therefore, I pray, if I have found
grace in Your sight, reveal Yourself tome, that I may see You clearly and find
grace in Your sight, and know this great
nation is Your people.” So He said, “I
Myself will go before you and give you
rest.”
Then he said to Him, “If You Yourself
do not go up with us, do not bring us up
from here. For how then will it be
known that Your people and I foundgrace in Your sight, except You go with
us? So both I and Your people shall be
glorified beyond all the nations on the
earth.”
The Lord then said to Moses, “I will
also do this thing you have spoken; for
you have found grace in My sight, and I
know you above all.” Moses replied,
“Reveal Yourself to me.” Then Godsaid, “I will pass before you in My
glory, and I will proclaim My name, the
Lord, before you. I will have mercy on
whom I will have mercy, and I will
have compassion on whom I will have
compassion.” But He said, “You cannot
see My face; for no man can see My
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face and live.” Moreover, the Lord said,
“Here is a place by Me: you shall stand
on the rock. So it shall be, while My
glory passes by, that I will put you in
the cleft of the rock, and will cover you
with My hand while I pass by. Then I
will take away My hand, and you shall
see My back; but My face shall not be
seen.”
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eight; and Job saw his children and
grandchildren for four generations. So
Job died, old and full of days. It is
written that he will rise with those
whom the Lord resurrects.
This man is described in the Syriac
book as living in the land of Ausitis, on
the borders of Edom and Arabia.
Previously his name was Jobab. He
took an Arabian wife and begot a son
named Ennon. But he himself was the
son of his father Zare, one of the sons
of Esau, and of his mother, Bosorra.
Thus, he was the fifth son from
Abraham.
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Third Prophecy 6*1I . -F ’, 13 - -X’, 1
Tone 4 671% X’
The reading from the Prophecy ofIsaiah.
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Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. .,*/ . q$M74. d=F>H;µ,/.
Thus says the Lord: Behold, MyServant shall have wisdom, and He
shall be exalted and glorified
exceedingly. Just as many shall be
astonished at You, so Your form and
glory shall be dishonored by men. Thus
many nations shall marvel at Him, and
kings shall shut their mouth, because
they to whom no report was brought
concerning Him shall see; and they whodid not hear shall understand.
O Lord, who has believed our report,
and to whom was the arm of the Lord
revealed? We proclaimed His presence
as a Child, as a Root in a thirsty land.
He had no form or glory, and we saw
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Him; and He had no form or beauty.
But in comparison to all men, His form
was lacking in honor. He was a man in
suffering and knew how to bear
sickness. His face was turned away, and
He was dishonored and not esteemed.
He bears our sins and suffers for us, yet
we considered Him to be in pain,
suffering, and ill-treatment. But He was
wounded because of our lawlessness,
and became sick because of our sins.
The chastisement of our peace was
upon Him, and by His bruise we are
healed. All we like sheep have gone
astray. Man has gone astray in his way,and the Lord delivered Him over for our
sins. Although He was ill-treated, He
opened not His mouth. He was led as a
sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb is
silent before his shearers, so He opens
not His mouth. In His humiliation His
judgment was taken away, and who will
declare His generation? For His life is
taken from the earth, and because of the
lawlessness of My people He was led to
death. I will appoint evil men for His
burial and rich men for His death,
because He committed no lawlessness,
nor was deceit found in His mouth. The
Lord wishes to cleanse Him of His
wound.
If You give an offering for sin, Your
soul shall see a long-lived seed. TheLord wishes to take away the pain of
His soul, to show Him light, to form
Him with understanding, and to
pronounce righteous the Righteous One
who serves many well; and He shall
bear their sins. Therefore He shall
inherit many, and will divide the spoil
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with the strong, because His soul was
delivered over to death. He was
considered among the lawless, and He
bore the sins of many, and was
delivered over because of their sins.
“Be glad, O barren woman who does
not bear; break forth and cry out, you
who are not in travail, for more are the
children of the desolate than the
children of the married woman.”
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Deacon Let us be attentive. .,*/ . d=F>H;µ,/.
Lord God of my salvation, I have criedby day and by night before You.
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The reading from the Epistle of Paul tothe Romans.
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Deacon Let us be attentive. .,*/ . d=F>H;µ,/.
Brethren: The word of the Cross is follyto those who are perishing, but to us
who are being saved it is the power of
God. For it is written, “I will destroythe wisdom of the wise, and the
cleverness of the clever I will thwart.”
Where is the wise man? Where is the
scribe? Where is the debater of this
age? Has not God made foolish the
wisdom of the world? For since, in the
wisdom of God, the world did not know
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God through wisdom, it pleased God
through the folly of what we preach to
save those who believe. For Jews
demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,
but we preach Christ crucified, a
stumbling block to Jews and folly to
Gentiles, but to those who are called,
both Jews and Greeks, Christ the Power
of God and the Wisdom of God. For the
foolishness of God is wiser than men,
and the weakness of God is stronger
than men.
For consider your call, brethren; not
many of you were wise according to
worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth;
but God chose what is foolish in the
world to shame the wise, God chose
what is weak in the world to shame the
strong, God chose what is low and
despised in the world, even things that
are not, to bring to nothing things that
are, so that no human being might boast
in the presence of God. He is the source
of your life in Christ Jesus, Whom Godmade our Wisdom, our Righteousness
and Sanctification and Redemption;
therefore, as it is written, “Let him who
boasts, boast of the Lord.”
When I came to you, brethren, I did not
come proclaiming to you the testimony
of God in lofty words or wisdom. For I
decided to know nothing among you
except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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E=C>'; œ&>$2, `) K%,/$M74 60( +,$2, NC34C$>J/& ', 345 s%C4>µ() 345 60$#J'=;>C), ”/4, 34L•) %@%=40'4C. * 34?H:µ,/$), K/ I?=7k 34?H1>L;.
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,8N@/4C 'C K/ Xµ D/, ,8 µZ œ&>$2/ E=C>'F/, 345 '$2'$/ K>'4?=;µ@/$/.
Priest Peace be with you, the reader. !"#"$% !8=C.
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Alleluia and Verses 055D- µ" , B Q"D% , A3, "L>=+a1>'- uX'3' vT% KH7S% µ1H.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. 0##$Jƒ4. [##$Jƒ4. [##$Jƒ4.
M y soul has awaited reproach andmisery.
J-",X,> µM- )#1>"XD/"- J KH7= µ1H /'( 3'+',)T#9'-.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. 0##$Jƒ4. [##$Jƒ4. [##$Jƒ4.
And they gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to
drink.
G '( \XT/'- "L% 3M F#_ µ* µ1H 71+=- ,/'( "L% 3W- X9K'- µ1H E)D3,>*- µ" we1% .
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. ? 45 'A d/,Jµ4'7 >$?.
Gospel :R$##"5+1,
Matthew 27:39-54, Luke 23:39-43,
Matthew 27:39-54, John 19:31-37,
Matthew 27:55-61
x'3a . /c ́ 1-38. Y1H/ . /N´ 39-43. x'3a . /c ́ 39-54. yT*-. ,a ́ 31-37.
x'3a . /c ́ 55-61.
Deacon Wisdom! Rise! Let us hear theHoly Gospel.
.,*/ . q$M74. =L$7, 63$J>;µ,/ '$2 s%7$? !"4%%,#7$?.
Priest Peace be with all. !"#"$% !8=C.
And with your spirit. ? 45 'A d/,Jµ4'7 >$?.
Priest The reading from the Holy Gospel
according to Matthew.
!"#"$% R3 '$2 34'W Š4'L4D$/ s%7$? !"4%%,#7$? '( 6/1%/;>µ4.
Deacon Let us be attentive. .,*/ . d=F>H;µ,/.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. 9FO4 >$C, IJ=C,, NFO4 >$C.The Priest reads the Gospel. z !"#"$% ;-'N,-^>/", 3M {]'NNI+,1-.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. 9FO4 >$C, IJ=C,, NFO4 >$C.
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Great Litany of Fervent Supplication !)#;5$/. IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.
IJ=C,, K#@&>$/. Deacon O Lord almighty, God of ourfathers, we beseech You: hear us and have
mercy.
.,*/ . IJ=C, 04/'$3=1'$=, * +,F) './ 04'@=;/ -µ./, N,Fµ,L1 q$?, K013$?>$/ 345 K#@&>$/.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.
? J=C,, K#@&>$/. IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon Have mercy on us, O God,according to Your great mercy; we beseech
You, hear us and have mercy.
.,*/ . R#@&>$/ -µ‰), * +,(), 34'W '( µ@%4 ®#,F) >$?, N,Fµ,L1 >$?, K013$?>$/ 345 K#@&>$/.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.
? J=C,, K#@&>$/. IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon Again we pray for pious andOrthodox Christians.
.,*/ . p'C N,Fµ,L4 X0@= './ ,">,B./ 345 =L$NFO;/ E=C>'C4/./.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.
? J=C,, K#@&>$/. IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon Again we pray for our Archbishop(Name).
.,*/ . p'C N,Fµ,L4 X0@= '$2 [=HC,0C>3F0$? -µ./ ( 315 X"`-1% ).
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/. IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon Again we pray for our brothers,
the priests, hieromonks, hierodeacons, andmonastics, and for all our brotherhood in
Christ.
.,*/ . p'C N,Fµ,L4 X0@= './ 6N,#M./ -µ./, './ Q,=@;/, Q,=$µ$/1H;/,Q,=$NC43F/;/ 345 µ$/4H./, 345 01>&) '\) K/ E=C>'A -µ./ 6N,#MF'&'$).
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.
? J=C,, K#@&>$/. IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation,
forgiveness, and remission of sins of theservants of God, of all pious and Orthodox
Christians, of those who dwell and are inthis city, and of the members and the
council of this holy church.
.,*/ . p'C N,Fµ,L4 X0c= K#@$?), U;\),,8=;'&=74), K0C>3@G,;),>?%H;=,;) 345 6M@>,;) './ sµ4='C./ './ N$J#;/ '$2 +,$2, 01/';/ './ ,">,B./ 345 =L$NFO;/ E=C>'C4/./, './ 34'$C3$J/';/ 345 04=,0CN&µ$J/';/ K/ 'f 0F#,C '4J'†, './ K/$=C'./ 345 K0C'=F0;/ '\) s%74) K33#&>74) '4J'&).
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.
? J=C,, K#@&>$/. IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.
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Deacon Again we pray for the blessed andever-memorable builders of this holy
church, and for all our fathers and brothersgone to their rest before us, and the
Orthodox here and everywhere who piouslylie asleep.
.,*/ . p'C N,Fµ,L4 X0@= './ µ434=7;/ 345 6,Cµ /';/ 3'C'F=;/ '\) s%74) K33#&>74) '4J'&), 345 X0c= 01/';/ './ 0=$4/404?>4µ@/;/ 04'@=;/ 345 6N,#M./ -µ./, './ K/L1N, ,">,B.) 3,Cµ@/;/, 345 s04/'4H$2 =L$NFO;/.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.
? J=C,, K#@&>$/. IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon Again we pray for those who arefruitful and do good works in this holy and
all-venerable temple; for those who serveand those who sing, and for all the people
here present, who await Your great and richmercy.
.,*/ . p'C N,Fµ,L4 X0@= './ 34=0$M$=$J/';/ 345 34##C,=%$J/';/ K/ 'A s%7k 345 04/>@0'k /4A '$J'k,3$0C:/';/, G4##F/';/, 345 X0@= '$2 0,=C,>'.'$) #4$2, '$2 60,3N,H$µ@/$? '( 04=W >$2 µ@%4 345 0#$J>C$/ b#,$).
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
? J=C,, K#@&>$/. IJ=C,, K#@&>$/.
IJ=C,, K#@&>$/. Priest For You are a merciful God Who
loves mankind, and to You we send upglory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to theages of ages.
!"#"$% a'C K#,$5 'Z/ NFO4/ 6/40@µ0$µ,/, 'A d4'=5 345 'A QA 345 'A ‚%7k d/,Jµ4'C, /2/ 345 6,5 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4) './ 48:/;/.
Amen. 0µ
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Evening Prayer :RQS &'()*+µ4
Make us worthy, O Lord, to be keptthis evening without sin. Blessed are
You, O Lord, the God of our fathers,
and praised and glorified is Your name
to the ages. Amen.
? 4'4O7;>$/, IJ=C,, K/ 'f u>0@=g '4J'†, 6/4µ4='$? ,8) '$9) 48./4). [µ$? KM¯ -µ‰),34L10,= ~#07>4µ,/ K05 >@. !"#$%&'() ,j , IJ=C,. N7N4OF/ µ, 'W NC34C:µ4'1 >$?. !"#$%&'() ,j , „@>0$'4, >?/@'C>$/ µc 'W NC34C:µ4'1 >$?. !"#$%&'() ,j ,°%C,, M:'C>F/ µ, '$D) NC34C:µ4>7 >$?.
Your mercy, O Lord, endures to theages; do not disregard the works of
Your hands. To You belongs praise, to
You belongs song, to You belongs
glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to
the ages of ages. Amen.
? J=C,, '( b#,F) >$? ,8) '(/ 48./4, 'W b=%4 './ H,C=./ >$? µZ 04=7N†). q$5 0=@0,C 4j/$), >$5 0=@0,C Vµ /$), >$5 NFO4 0=@0,C, 'A d4'=5 345 'A QA 345 'A ‚%7k d/,Jµ4'C, /2/ 345 6,5 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4) ';/ 48:/;/. [µ$/.
Deacon Help us, save us, have mercy on
us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
.,*/ . [/'C#4B$2, >A>$/, K#@&>$/ 345 NC4MJ#4O$/ -µ‰), * +,F), 'f >f H1=C'C.
Lord, have mercy. ? J=C,, K#@&>$/.
Deacon That the whole evening may be
perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let usask of the Lord.
.,*/ . hZ/ u>0@=4/ 0‰>4/, ',#,74/,
s%74/, ,8=&/C3Z/ 345 6/4µ1='&'$/, 04=1 '$2 I?=7$?, 48'&>:µ,L4.
Grant this, O Lord. 64=1>H$?, IJ=C,.
Deacon An Angel of peace, a faithfulguide, a guardian of our souls and bodies,
let us ask of the Lord.
.,*/ . ]%%,#$/ ,8='(/ *N&%F/,MJ#434 './ G?H./ 345 './ >;µ1';/ -µ./,04=1 '$2 I?=7$? 48'&>:µ,L4.
Grant this, O Lord. 64=1>H$?, IJ=C,.
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Deacon Forgiveness and remission of oursins and transgressions, let us ask of the
Lord.
.,*/ . q?%%/:µ&/ 345 iM,>C/ './ sµ4='C./ 345 './ 0#&µµ,#&µ1';/ -µ./,04=1 '$2 I?=7$? 48'&>:µ,L4.
Grant this, O Lord. 64=1>H$?, IJ=C,.
Deacon Those things which are good and
beneficial to our souls, and peace in theworld, let us ask of the Lord.
.,*/ . hW 34#W 345 >?µM@=$/'4 '4D)
G?H4D) -µ./, 345 ,8=:µ,L4.
Grant this, O Lord. 64=1>H$?, IJ=C,.
Deacon A Christian end of our lives,
painless, unashamed, peaceful, and a gooddefense before the fearsome judgment seat
of Christ, let us ask.
E=C>'C4/W 'W '@#& '&) U;\) -µ./,6/:N?/4, 6/,047>H?/'4, ,8=&/C31, 345 34#Z/ 60$#$%74/ 'Z/ K07 '$2 M$B,=$2 B'$2 48'&>:µ,L4.
Grant this, O Lord. 64=1>H$?, IJ=C,.
Deacon Commemorating our all-holy,
pure, most-blessed, and glorious * Lady, the
Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary, with allthe saints, let us commit ourselves and one
another and all our life to Christ our God.
.,*/ . h\) d4/4%74), 6H=1/'$?,
X0,=,?#$%&µ@/&), K/NFO$?, * „,>0$7/&) -µ./ +,$'F3$? 345 6,C04=L@/$? Š4=74),µ,'W 01/';/ './ ‚%7;/ µ /&µ$/,J>4/',),u4?'$9) 345 6##4/ 'Z/ U;Z/ -µ./, E=C>'A 'A +,A 04=4L:µ,L4.
To You, O Lord. =$5, IJ=C,.
Priest For You are a good God Who
loves mankind, and to You we send upglory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to theages of ages.
!"#"$% a'C 6%4L() 345 MC#1/L=;0$) +,() X01=H,C), 345 >$5 'Z/ NFO4/ 6/40@µ0$µ,/, 'A d4'=5 345 'A QA 345 'A ‚%7k d/,Jµ4'C, /2/ 345 6,5 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4) './ 48:/;/.
Amen. 0µ
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salvation of the human race, look uponYour servants and upon Your inheritance.
For Your servants have bowed their heads,and they have bent their necks to You, the
fearsome Judge Who loves mankind; theydo not expect help from men, but they await
Your mercy, and look for Your expectedsalvation; protect them at all times, during
both the present evening and the comingnight, from every enemy, from every
opposing work of the devil, and from vainthoughts and evil memories.
%@/$?) './ 6/L=:0;/, b0CN, K05 '$9) N$J#$?) >$? 345 K05 'Z/ 3#&=$/$µ74/ >$?.q$5 %1= 'A M$B,=A 345 MC#4/L=:0k 3=C'f,$Q >$5 N$2#$C b3#C/4/ 'W) 3,M4#1), '$9) Nc 4"'./ X0@'4O4/ 4"H@/4)} $" 'Z/ KO 6/L=:0;/ 6/4µ@/$/',) B$C$2>4/ /J3'4, 60( 04/'F) KHL=$2, 60( 01>&) 6/'C3,Cµ@/&) K/,=%,74) NC4B$#C3\), 345 NC4#$%C>µ./ µ4'47;/ 345 K/L?µ,;/ 0$/&=./.
Blessed and glorified is the might of Your
Kingdom: of the Father, and of the Son, andof the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
ages of ages.
!ˆ& '( 3=1'$) '\) B4>C#,74) >$? ,"#$%&µ@/$/ 345 N,N$O4>µ@/$/, '$2 d4'=F) 345 '$2 Q$2 345 '$2 s%7$? d/,Jµ4'$), /2/ 345 6,7 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4)
'./ 48:/;/.Amen. 0µ
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Aposticha and Procession 0(-'.+Q$ 2$P E+.$,)H$
Tone 2
Model Stichera
671% F ́ 83,7"- , "])#I)",'-
E-"X$>'31.When You, the Redeemer of all, were placed in a new tomb for all, Hades,
which respects no one, crouched at
seeing You; the bars were broken, the
gates were shattered, the tombs were
opened, the dead arose. Then Adam,
gratefully rejoicing, cried out to You:
“Glory to Your condescension, O You
Who love mankind!”
V', K/ 'A '1Mk 'A 34C/A, X0c= '$2 04/'() 34','@L&), * l?'=;'Z) '$2 04/'F), –N&) * 04%%@#4>'$), 8N:/ >, b0'&O,/, $Q µ$H#$5 >?/,'=7B&>4/,KL#1>L&>4/ 0J#4C, µ /$C} „FO4, 'f >?%34'4B1>,C >$?
ŽC#1/L=;0,.Y es, the world is established; it shallnever be moved.
G '( N:# E>3"#IT>" 3W- }L/1H µI-'+"Ha=>"3',.
When You willingly submitted to beingenclosed in the tomb, O Christ the
King, You remained uncircumscribed
and limitless, closing the chambers of
death and emptying the palaces of
Hades. Thus You made this Sabbath
worthy of blessings and glory, and of beholding Your own splendor.
V', K/ 'A '1Mk >4=3C3.), L@#;/ >?/,3#,7>L&) * MJ>,C, 'f '\) +,F'&'$), µ@/;/ 60,=7%=40'$), 345 6NCF=C>'$), 'W L4/1'$? 60@3#,C>4),'4µ,D4 345 –N$?, ž04/'4 K3@/;>4),E=C>'c B4>7#,C4, 'F', 345 '( q1BB4'$/
'$2'$, L,74) ,"#$%74) 345 NFO&), 345 '\) >\) #4µ0=F'&'$) ~O7;>4).
H oliness befits Your house, O Lord,unto endless days.
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by the hands of those who pierced Your
sacred side, they shuddered at Your
ineffable forbearance; yet, rejoicing at
our salvation, they cried out to You:
“Glory to Your condescension, O You
Who love mankind!”
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Idiomelon ;?µ01L&'$/ L=\/$/ 6/4#4B:/, ^N?=Fµ,/$) b#,%,/} —ˆ µ$C, %#?3J'4', œ&>$2! `/ 0=( µC3=$2 * o#C$) K/ q'4?=A 3=,µ1µ,/$/ L,4>1µ,/$), UFM$/ 0,=C,B1##,'$, 345 - %\ 'A MFBk K3?µ47/,'$, 345 NC,==µ4} 6##’ 8N$9 /2/ B#@0; >,, NC’ Kµc u3$?>7;) X0,#LF/'4 L1/4'$/} 0.) >,
3&N,J>; +,@ µ$?; £ 0.) >C/NF>C/ ,Q#;; 0$74C) H,=>5 Nc 0=$>G4J>;, '( >(/ 639/ 'f [/4>'1>,C,3=4?%1U;/} IJ=C, NFO4 >$C.
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Hymn of Symeon the God-Bearer WGS, =>µ)X, .1Y C)1G-Q1>
Priest Now let Your servant depart in peace, O Lord, according to Your word; for
my eyes have seen Your salvation whichYou have prepared in the presence of all
people: a light for revelation to the nations,
and for glory to Your people Israel.
!"#"$% ¡2/ 60$#J,C) '(/ N$J#F/ >$?,„@>0$'4, 34'W '( T$?, K/ ,8=;'$?, * -'$7µ4>4) 34'W 0=F>;0$/ 01/';/ './ #4./, M.) ,8) 60$31#?GC/ KL/./, 345 NFO4/ #4$2 >$? œ>=4$/ -µ‰).
Holy God, Holy Mighty, HolyImmortal, have mercy on us.
Z%C$) * +,F), ž%C$) 8>H?=F), ž%C$) 6L1/4'$) K#@&>$/ -µ‰).
Holy God, Holy Mighty, HolyImmortal, have mercy on us.
Z%C$) * +,F), ž%C$) 8>H?=F), ž%C$) 6L1/4'$) K#@&>$/ -µ‰).
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, andto the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to
the ages of ages. Amen.
9FO4 d4'=5 345 QA 345 ‚%7k d/,Jµ4'C, 345 /2/ 345 6,5 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4) './ 48:/;/. [µ$/ -µ‰). IJ=C,,Q#1>L&'C '4D) sµ4='74C) -µ./.„@>0$'4, >?%H:=&>$/ 'W) 6/$µ74) -µ D/. °%C,, K07>3,G4C 345 ˆ4>4C 'W) 6>L,/,74) -µ./, t/,3,/ '$? ^/Fµ4'F)
>$?.Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.
? J=C, K#@&>$/. IJ=C, K#@&>$/. IJ=C, K#@&>$/.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, andto the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to
the ages of ages. Amen.
9FO4 d4'=5 345 QA 345 ‚%7k d/,Jµ4'C, 345 /2/ 345 6,5 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4) './ 48:/;/. [µ
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Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now andever, and to the ages of ages.
!"#"$% a'C >$2 K>'5/ - B4>C#,74 345 - NJ/4µC) 345 - NFO4 '$2 d4'=() 345 '$2 Q$2 347 '$2 ‚%7$? d/,Jµ4'$), /2/ 345 6,5 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4) './ 48:/;/.
Amen. [µ.H2+$ Tone 2 671% F ’
The noble Joseph, having taken downfrom the Tree Your immaculate Body,
• and having wrapped It in clean linen •
and spices, • in a new tomb he laid It
for burial mourning.
\ ,">H4) 60@L,'$.
G lory to the Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and to the ages of ages. Amen.
BDe' P'3#( /'( fCZ /'( gN9[ P-"$ µ'3, , /'( -5- /'( ;"( /'( "L% 31h% 'L_-'% 3_- 'L^-T-. i µ=-.
Coming and standing before themyrrh-bearing women by the tomb, •
the Angel cried out loudly: • Myrrh is
fitting only for the dead, • but Christ
was shown to be • alien by His nature
to corruption.
K4D) Š?=$MF=$C) ¤?/4CO7, 04=W '( µ /\µ4 K0C>'1), * ]%%,#$) KBF4} hW µ J=4 '$D) L/&'$D) X01=H,C s=µFNC4,E=C>'() Nc NC4ML$=‰) KN,7HL& 6##F'=C$).
Dismissal 0(-5>'+%
Deacon Wisdom. .,*/ . q$M74.Bless. : "#F%&>$/.
Priest Blessed is Christ our God, theexisting One, always, now, and ever, and to
the ages of ages.
!"#"$% Y ³/ ,"#$%&'() E=C>'() * +,() -µ./, 01/'$',; /2/ 345 6,5 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4) './ 48:/;/.
Amen. May the Lord God strengthenthe holy and pure faith of pious and
Orthodox Christians, together with His
holy Church and this city, to the ages of
ages. Amen.
0µ9/ 'f s%7g 4"'$2 R33#&>7g 345 'f
0F#,C '4J'† ,8) 48./4) 48:/;/. [µ?%3=7';) './ q,=4M,7µ, 'Z/ 6NC4MLF=;) +,(/ lF%$/ ',3$2>4/, 'Z/ _/';) +,$'F3$/, >c µ,%4#J/$µ,/.
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Priest Glory to You, O God, glory toYou.
!"#"$% „FO4 >$5 * +,F), NFO4 q$7.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, andto the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to
the ages of ages. Amen.
9FO4 d4'=5 345 QA 345 ‚%7k d/,Jµ4'C, 345 /2/ 345 6,5 345 ,8) '$9) 48./4) './ 48:/;/. [µ$/. IJ=C, K#@&>$/. IJ=C, K#@&>$/.
Holy father, bless. 61',= ž%C,, ,"#F%&>$/.
Priest May He Who endured spittings,
scourgings, buffetings, the Cross and deathfor the salvation of the world, Christ our
true God, through the intercessions of Hisall-pure and all-blameless holy Mother; by
the power of the precious and life-giving
Cross; through the protection of thehonorable heavenly bodiless powers;through the supplications of the honorable,
glorious, prophet, forerunner, and baptistJohn; of the holy, glorious, and all-
praiseworthy Apostles; of our father amongthe saints, Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of
Rome, whose liturgy we celebrate; of theholy, glorious and victorious martyrs; of our
venerable and God-bearing fathers; of (the patron saint); of the holy and righteous
ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; ofSaints (the saints of the day) whom we
commemorate; and of all the saints: havemercy and save us, for He is good and loves
mankind.
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