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was wrapped in swaddling clothes, O

Lord, Glory to Thee!

RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION TONE 3

Evfrenestho

Let

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

ta Ourania, Agaliastho ta
Epigia, oti epiise Kratos en Vrahioni
Aftou O Kyrios. Epatise to Thanato
ton Thanaton.Prototokos ton nekron
egeneto. Ek kilias Adou errisato imas
ke pareshe to kosmo to Mega Eleos.

F es t al V es pe rs H ymn s & Re adings

the Heavens Rejoice and let the

Earth be glad, for the Lord has
shown Strength with His Arm; He
has trampled down Death by Death;
He has become the First-born of the
dead; from the womb of Hades He
has Rescued us, and to the world He
has granted Great Mercy.
and to the Holy Spirit

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST BASIL

THE

GREAT

Is pasan tin gin exilthen O fthongos Sou, Thy

Use the Vespers Service Book until this point then

carefully follow instructions pertaining to the
following
Hymns
and
Readings
wherever
applicable.

os dexamenin ton Logon Sou, di ou

Theoprepos edogmatisas, tin fisin ton
onton etranosas, ta ton Anthropon
ithi
katekosmisas.
Basilion
ieratevma, Pater Osie, Hriston ton
Theon iketeve, dorisasthe imin to
Mega Eleos.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Amin

Proclamation went forth into all

the earth, for it accepted Thy word,
through which Thou taught the
Dogmas
befitting
God,
Thou
expounded on the nature of all that
is, and Thou arranged the morals of
society. A Royal Priesthood! Devout
Father Basil: Intercede with Christ
our God, to grant us His Great Mercy.

Now

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amen
FESTAL APOLYTIKION CIRCUMCISION

When this Great Feast falls on Sunday, the Resurrection

Hymns and Readings for our Lords Day are
chanted and read as well as the designated Festal
Hymns and Readings.

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Morfin

analliotos
anthropinin
proselaves, Theos on kat ousian
Poliefsplaghne Kyrie, ke Nomon
ekpliron peritomin, thelise katadehi
sarkikin, ina pafsis ta skiodi, ke
perielis to kalimma ton pathon
imon.
Doxa ti Agathotiti, ti Si!
Doxa ti Efsplahnia Sou! Doxa ti
anekfrasto, Loge, singatavasi Sou!

OF

CHRIST TONE 1

Thou

took on human form without

change in Thee, being God in Essence,
O Lord Most Compassionate. And
Thou accepted Circumcision in the
Flesh, in total fulfilment of the Law, to
put an end to the acts of darkness,
and roll away the veil of our
sufferings. Glory to Thy Goodness,
O Lord! Glory to thy Tenderness!
Glory to Thine inexpressible
Condescension, O Word!

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kataras tou Adam, apallagentes

voomen. Pantodiname Kyrie,
Doxa
Si!

Ke

gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i tis

ou salevthisete.

Theos iparhon analliotos, Sarki pashon

corruption.
Therefore, released
from the Curse of Adam, we cry
aloud: O Almighty Lord:
Glory to
Thee!
He established the world, which
shall not be moved.

illiose, on i Ktisis mi ferousa,

kramamenon oran, to fovo eklonito,
ke
stenousa
imni
tin
Sin
makrothimia, katelthon en Adi de,
trimeros anestis, Zoin to kosmon
doroumenos, ke to Mega Eleos.

To

Iko Sou prepi Agiasma, Kyrie, is

makrotita imeron.

Ina

to genos imon, ek tou Thanatou

Hriste Litrosis, Thanaton ipinegkas,
ke Triimeros ek nekron Anastas,
eafto Sinanestisas, tous Se Theon
epignontas ke kosmon Efotisas, Kyrie,

God Who by Nature cannot be

changed, suffering in the Flesh, hast
changed Thyself. Creation - being
prostrate with Fear - was unable to
bear the sight of Thee hanging, and
groaned as it sang the praises of Thy
Long-suffering.
Thou descended
into Hades, and Rose on the Third
Day, granting Life and Great Mercy
to the world.

Holiness

is proper to Thy House, O

Lord, unto length of days.

Thou

has suffered Death, O Christ, to

Deliver us from Death, and Thou
Arose on the Third Day from the
dead, Resurrecting with Thyself,
those who acknowledge Thee as God,
and
the
world,
Thou
hast

Doxa Si.

Enlightened, O Lord:
Thee!

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Glory to

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit

FESTAL APOSTICHA ST BASIL

THE

GREAT TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

O tin Harin ton Thavmaton Ouranothen Thou

komisamenos, ke tin planin ton
idolon stilitefsas en tis Dogmasin,
Arhiereon iparhis Doxa ke edreoma,
pammakariste Vasilie, ke panton ton
Pateron
Didaskalias
ipodigma.
Parrisian ehon pros Hristo, afton
iketeve Sothine tas psihas imon.

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.
Amin

received the Grace of Wonders

from Heaven, and held up to public
scorn the error of idols by Thy
Doctrines, and so Thou art the Glory
and Support of High Priests, O All
Blessed Basil, and the Model of the
Teachings of all our Fathers. As
Thou hast Boldness before Christ,
implore Him for the Salvation of our
soul.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.

Amen

FESTAL MENAION HYMN CIRCUMCISION

Ouk

epishinthi O Panagathos Theos, tis

sarkos tin Peritomin apotmithine, all
edoken eafton, tipon ke ipogrammon,
pasi pros Sotirian. O gar tou Nomou
piitis, ta tou Nomou ekpliri, ke ton
Profiton ta kirihthenta peri aftou. O
panta periehon drake, ke en
sparganis ilithis, Kyrie, Doxa Si.

SUNDAY FESTAL VESPERS HYMNS CIRCUMCISION

And

OF

CHRIST TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

God,

Supremely Good, was unashamed

to cut His Flesh by Circumcision, but
gave Himself as a Type and an
Example for all for our Salvation.
For the Maker of the Law fulfilled the
requirements of the Law, and the
sayings of the Prophets concerning
Him. Thou Who hold all things in
the hollow of Thy Hand and Who

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RESURRECTION STIHERA TONE 3

Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring

my soul out of prison to give

Thanks to Thy Name, O Lord.

exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou.

To

So Stavro Hriste Sotir, thanatou

Kratos lelite, ke diavolou i plani
katirgite, genos de anthropon Pisti
Sozomenon, imnon Si kath ekastin
prosferi.

Eme

ipomenousi
antapodos mi.

Dikei,

eos

ou

Cross, Christ our Saviour, has

destroyed the power of Death, and
has abolished the deception of the
devil. Therefore, mankind Saved by
Faith, offers Thee Hymns of Praise
forever.

The Righteous shall wait for me, until

Thou Reward me.

Pefotiste

ta simpanta, ti anastasi Sou

Kyrie, ke O Paradisos palin ineokte,
pasa de i Ktisis anevfimousa Se,
imnon Si kath ekastin prosferi.

Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie.

Thy

Kyrie,

All

of Creation has been Enlightened

by Thy Resurrection, O Lord, and
Paradise has once again been
opened.
Therefore, all Creation
extols Thee and offers Hymns of
Praise forever.

Out

of the depths I have cried to

Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my
voice.

isakouson tis fonis ou.

Doxazo

tou Patros, ke tou Iiou tin

Dinamin, ke Pnevmatos Agiou, imno
tin exousian, adiereton, aktiston
Theotit, Triada Omoousion, tin
Vasilefousan is eona eonos.

Glorify the Might of the Father, and

the Son, and the Power of the Holy
Spirit, the Undivided, Uncreated
Godhead, the Consubstantial Trinity
that reigns to the Ages of ages.

Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let

Thine Ears be attentive to the

voice of my Supplication.

fonin tis Deiseos mou.

Ton

Stavron
Sou
ton
Timion,
proskinoumen Hriste, ke tin anastasin
Sou imnoumen ke Doxazomen. To
gar molopi Sou, imis i pantes
iathimen.

FESTAL IDIOMELA CIRCUMCISION

We

worship Thy Precious Cross, O

Christ, and Praise and Glorify Thy
Resurrection, for by Thy Wounds we
have all been Healed.

OF

CHRIST -

TONE (8) PLAGAL 4

Ean

If

Thou, O Lord, should mark

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

Sigkatavenon

By

Condescending to the human race,

our Saviour consented to being
wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Neither did He abominate the
Circumcision of His Flesh when He
was eight days old, with regard to
His Mother, while with regard to His
Unoriginate Father.
To Him, O

anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,

tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.

O Sotir, to geni ton

Anthropon, katedexato sparganon
perivolin, ouk evdelixato sarkos tin
peritomin, O oktaimeros kata tin
Mitera, O anarhos kata ton Patera.
Afto Pisti voisomen. Si i O Theos
imon, eleison imas.

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Faithful, let us cry aloud: Thou art

our God! Have Mercy on us.

Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because

of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited

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

Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton

Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.

Sigkatavenon

O Sotir, to geni ton

Anthropon, katedexato sparganon
perivolin, ouk evdelixato sarkos tin
peritomin, O oktaimeros kata tin
Mitera, O anarhos kata ton Patera.
Afto Pisti voisomen. Si i O Theos
imon, eleison imas.

By

Condescending to the human race,

our Saviour consented to being
wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Neither did He abominate the
Circumcision of His Flesh when He
was eight days old, with regard to
His Mother, while with regard to His
Unoriginate Father.
To Him, O
Faithful, let us cry aloud: Thou art
our God! Have Mercy on us.

Apo

From

Ouk

God, Supremely Good, was unashamed

Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo

filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
epishinthi O Panagathos Theos, tis
Sarkos tin Peritomin apotmithine, all
edoken Eafton, tipon ke ipogrammon,
pasi pros Sotirian. O gar tou Nomou
Piitis, ta tou Nomou ekpliri, ke ton
Profiton ta kirihthenta peri aftou, O
panta Periehon drake, ke en
sparganis ilithis, Kyrie, Doxa Si.

FESTAL STIHERA ST BASIL

eponimos klithis tis Vasilias, ote to

Vasilion Si Ieratevma, to tou Hristou
Ethnos Agion, Philosophia, ke epistimi
Pater epimanas, tote diadimati, Se
katekosmise, tis Vasilias Vasilie,
Vasilevonton, O Vasilevon ke Pnaton
Kyrios, O to tekonti sinnooumenos
aidios Iios ke sinananarhos.
On
Iketeve Sose, ke Fotise tas psihas
imon.

to be severed by Circumcision of the

Flesh, but gave Himself as a Type
and Example to all for our Salvation.
For the Author of the Law filled the
requirements of the Law, and the
sayings of the Prophets concerning
Hm. O Thou Who hold all thins in
the hollow of Thy Hand and Who
was wrapped in swaddling clothes:
O Lord: Glory to Thee!
THE

the Lord there is Mercy, and

with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.

Called

by a Name that means Royal,

when Thou had Shepherded the
Royal Priesthood, the Holy Nation of
Christ with True Wisdom and
Knowledge, O Father, then the King
of Kings, and Lord of all, the Son
Eternally of One Mind, and without
Beginning with His Begetter, adorned
Thee, O Basil, with a Diadem of the
Kingdom. Implore him to Save and
Enlighten our soul.

Praise

Ierarhias

Dazzling

stoles iglaismenos, heron

anekirixas to Evangelion, tis Vasilias
Vaslie, Orthodoxias, ti Ekklisia vlisas
diagmata, is nin Fotizomeni, mian

periin
ziton opos lavo Aftin is emafton.

If anyone desires great Experience,

She
knows the Things of old, and
foretells correctly the Things to
come, understanding the subtlety of
words and the solution of riddles,
having foreknowledge of Signs and
Wonders, and the Events of seasons
and times.

Immortality is related to Wisdom.

In the Fellowship of Her Words, there is
Good Repute, so I sought how to
take Her to me.

Enetihon

Dos

Grant

Exapostilon

Send Her forth from Thy Holy Heavens,

to Kyrio, ke edeithin Aftou ke

ipon ex olis tis kardias mou: Thee
Pateron ke Kyrie tou Eleous O Piisas
tap anta en Logo Sou, ke ti Sofis Sou
kateskefsasas anthropon, ina despozi
ton ipo Sou genomenon Ktismaton ke
diepi ton kosmon en Osiotiti ke
Dikeosini...

mi ton Son Thronon paredron

Sofian ke mi me apodokimasis ek
pedon Sou, oti ego doulos Sos ke Iios
tis Pediskis Sou.

Aftin ex Agion Ouranon ke

apo Thonou Doxis Sou pempson
Aftin, ina simparousa mi kopiasi ke
gno ti evareston esti para Si.

prayed to the Lord, and besought Him

and said with my whole heart: O
God of my Fathers, and Lord of
Mercy, who hast made all things
and created
with Thy Word
mankind in Thy Wisdom, that by
Thee He should have dominion over
the creatures that Thou hast created,
and manage the world in Holiness
and Righteousness...
me Wisdom Who sits by Thy
Throne, and do not reject me from
among Thy servants, for I am Thy
servant, and the Son of Thy
Handmaiden.

and from the Throne of Thy Glory,

that being present She may
Labour with me, that I may know
what is pleasing to Thee.

GREAT TONE 4

Enite

ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!

Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!

Athanasia en singenia Sofias.

Evklia en Kinonia Logon Aftis,

the morning watch until night;

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

Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with

afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.

de ke polipirian pothi tis, ide ta arhea

ke ta mellonta ikazin, epistate strofas
logon ke lisis enigmaton, Symia ke
terata proginoski, ke ekvasis keron ke
hronon.

the Lord, all Gentiles!

Him, all you people!

Praise

in the Robes of High

Priesthood, Thou proclaimed with
Joy the Gospel of the Kingdom, O
Basil, pouring out for the Church,

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Ide gar ekini panta ke sinii ke odigisi me For

She knows and understands all

things, and shall lead me soberly in
by deeds, and Preserve me in Her
Power.

en tes praxesi mou Sofronos ke Filaxi

me en ti Doxi Aftis.

Logismi

gar thniton dili, ke episfalis e

epinie afton.

RETURN TO
BOOK

THE

VESPERS

For

the reasoning of mortals is

wretched, and our intentions are
uncertain.

SERVICE

RESURRECTION APOSTICHA - TONE 3

To

pathi
Sou
Hriste,
pathon
ileftherothimen, ke ti Anastasi Sou, ek
fthoras elitrothimen:
Si!

Kyrie, Doxa

By

Thy Passion, we were set free from

our passions, O Christ, and by Thy
Resurrection, we were Redeemed
from corruption. O Lord:
Thee!

Kyrios
evasilefsen,
evprepian
Enediasto.
Enedisato
Kyrios
Dinamin ke perizosato.

The

Zoodoxos Sou Egersis Kyrie, tin

Ikoumenin pasan efotise, ke to idion
plasma, ftharen anekalesato. Dio tis

Thy

Glory to

Lord reigns; He clothed Himself

with Majesty. The Lord clothed and
girded Himself with Power.

Life-giving Resurrection, O Lord,

has brought Light to the entire Earth,
and revived Thy Creation that lay in

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T H E P R O P H E C Y O F T H E P R O V E R B S O F S O L O M O N 10:32A, 33A; 11:2B, 5A, 6A, 18A;

13:2A, 9A; 15:2A; 14:34A; 22:12.
T H E P R O P H E C Y O F T H E W I S D O M O F S O L O M O N 6:12A,13, 12B, 14A, 15B, 16A;
7:30B; 8:2C, 2A-B, 3B-4,7B-D, 8, 17C, 18D, 21E; 9:1-3A, 4-5A, 10-11, 14)

P A R I M I O N to anagnosma
Sofia!

Proshomen!

Stoma Dikeou apostazi Sofian...

Hili andron epistante Haritas.
Stoma de tapinon meleta Sofian.

The Reading from

PROVERBS OF SOLOMON
P R I E S T Wisdom! Let us attend!
READER

Theotita, tin en Patri Pantokratori,

Monogeni te, tou Theou Logo ke Thio
Pnevmati,
Theologoumen
ke
Doxazomen,
en
Prosopis
trisin
adiereton, in iketeve Sose, ke Fotise
tas psihas imon.

THE

The mouth of the Righteous

distils Wisdom...

READER

The lips of Righteous men distil Grace...

The mouth of the humble meditates

Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For

ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.

Wisdom.

Dikeosini amomous orthotomi odous

Apothanon Dikeos Elipe metamelon...

Righteousness follows blameless paths.

When the Righteous die, their Hope
does not perish.

Dikeosini andron orthon Riete aftous.

Righteousness of upright men

Delivers

them.

Asevis pii erga adika...

The

Apo Karpo Dikeosinis fagete Agathos...

Of

Fos Dikeis diapantos...

Glossa Sofon Kala epistate..

Light is always with the Righteous

The tongue of the Wise knows

Dikeosini ipsi Ethnos...

Lampra

Righteousness Exalts Nations...

Radiant and unfading is Wisdom,

Those

ungodly
works...

perform

unrighteous

the Fruits of Righteous shalt the

Good eat.

Orhrisas pros Aftin ou kopiasi, ke O

agripnisas
di
Aftin
taheos
amerinmnos este, oti tous axious Aftis
Afti perierhete zitousa.

mou, ke ezitasa Nimfin Agagesthe

emafto.

O panton Despotis Igapisen Aftin, Mystis The

gar esti tis tou Theou Epistimis ke
eretis ton Ergon Aftou.

Sofrosinin

gar ke Fronisin ekdidaski,

Dikeosinin
ke
andrian,
on
hrisimoteron oueden Estin en vio
anthropis.

Master of all Loves Her for She is

privy to the Mysteries of the
Knowledge of God, and chooses His
Works.

Wisdom, thus, also teaches Self-control

and Discernment, Righteousness and
Courage, concerning which there is
nothing more profitable to the Life
of mankind.

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United and dwelling with

the Heavenly
Choirs, whose Life Thou rivalled, O
Father Basil, by the Radiant Sincerity
of Thy Way of Life, as Thou lived
among those on Earth like one
without flesh, while still in the body,
implore Christ our God to Save those
who delight in Thy Teaching,
Inspired by God, from dangers and
the Darkness of ignorance, and to
Enlighten our soul.

Glory

to the Father, and to the

Son, and to the Holy Spirit

erastis genomenos Osie, ke

panton ton onton, tin pros Theon
prokrinas
simviosin,
meletin
Thanatou, ikotos to vio katelipes Ta
gar Sarkos pathi, egkratias ponis,
seafto perielomenos, ke Thiou meleti
Nomou, adouloton tis psihis tirisas to
axioma, aretis periousia, olon tis
sarkos to fronima, kathipetaxas to
Pnevmati
Dio Sarka misisas, ke
ksmon
ke
kosmokratora,
paristamenos to Hristo, etise tes
psihes imon to Mega Eleos.

Thou

Ke

nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton

eonon.

Now

who rise early to seek Her will

not grow weary, and those who keep
watch for Her will quickly be
carefree, for She seeks those worthy
of Her.

my
youth, and desired to make Her a
Bride for myself.

His Mercy rules over us; and the

Truth of the Lord endures forever.

Sofias

and
is easily perceived by those who
Love Her, and is found by those who
seek Her, making Herself first
known to those who desire Her.

Wisdom shalt prevail against evil.

Sofias de ou katishii kakia.
I Loved Her Beauty.
Erastis egenomin tou Kallous Aftis.
Taftin efilisa ke exezitisa ek neotitos I loved Her and sought Her since

Ouranies sinon horostasies, ke

sinavlizomenos Pater Vasilie, on ke
ton vion ezilosas, ti lamprotati,
ilikrinia tis politias Sou, eti meta
Somatos anastrefomenos, tis epi gis
os tis asarkos. Tous entrifontas, tis
Theopnefstou Didaskalias Sou, ek ton
kindinon, ke ou skotous tis Agnosias,
Hriston ton Theon imon, kathiketeve
Sose, ke Fotise tas pihas imon.

Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati

Goodness.
ke amarantos esti i Sofia ke
evheros theorite ipo ton Agaponton
Aftin ke evriskete ipo ton zitounton
Aftin, fthani tous epithimountas
prognosthine.

Teachings of Orthodoxy.
Now
Enlightened by them, we Confess
One Godhead in a Father Almighty,
an Only Begotten Word of God and a
Divine Spirit, and we Glorify It,
Inseparable
in
Three
Persons.
Implore this one Godhead to Save
and to Enlighten our soul.

Amin

became a Lover of Wisdom, O

Venerable Father, and, preferring a
Life lived in Companionship with
God to all existing things, Thou
abandoned concern for Death, as
betitted Thy Life, for having
destroyed for Thyself the passions
of the flesh by Labours of Selfmastery, and by Care for the Law of
God, having kept dignity of Thy soul
unenslaved by the abundance of
Virtue, Thou subdued all fleshly
thoughts by the spirit; and so,
having hated the flesh and rejected
the world and ruler of the world, as
Thou stand before Christ, beseech
for our soul His Great Mercy.

and ever, and to the Ages of

ages.

Amen
THEOTOKION TONE 3

Pos mi Thavmasomen, ton Theandrikon How

Sou Tokon Pansevasmie? Piran gar
Andros mi dexameni Panamome,
etekes apatora Iion en Sarki, ton Pro
Eonon
ek
Patros
Gennithenta
amitora, midamos ipominanta tropin,
i firmon, i dieresin, all ekateras
ousias tin idiotita, soan filaxanta. Dio

can we not marvel at Thy

Theandric
Childbirth,
O
Most
Reverend Maid? For while having
had no spousal congress, AllBlameless One, Thou gave Birth to a
Son Unfathered in the Flesh, Who
had, unmothered, been Begotten of
the Father before all Ages. He in no

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Sothine, tas psihas ton Orthodoxos,
Theotokon Omologounton Se.
RETURN

TO

way
underwent
any
change,
intermingling or division; but He
preserved each Natures distinct
Identity in its totality. Therefore, O
Virgin Mother and Sovereign Lady,
Entreat Him for the Salvation of the
souls of those Confessing Thee, in
Orthodox manner, to be Theotokos.

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Kyrios Evasilefsen,
Enedisato

1.

Enedisato

ke

1.

The

2.

Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it is

2.

He has made the world so sure that

Kyrios
perizosato.

Evprepeian

Dinamin,

The

Lord has reigned, and is vested

with Majesty.
Lord has put on His Apparel
and has girded Himself with
Strength.

ou salevthisete.
PROPHECY

OF THE

GENESEOS
Sofia!

BOOK

it cannot be moved.
OF

GENESIS 17: 1-2;

to anagnosma

Proshomen!

Ofthi

Kyrios to Avram, ke ipen afto:

Ego Imi O Theos Sou. Evaresti
enantion Emou ke ginou amemptos.

Ke thisome tin Diathikin Mou ana

meson Emou, ke ana meson Sou, ke
plithino Se sfodra, ke esi Patir
plithous Ethnon.

READER

4B 7; 3A; 9 12A; & 14

The

OF
P RIE ST

Reading from T H E B O O K
GENESIS.
Wisdom! Let us attend!

The

Lord Appeared to
Abram, and said to him: I Am Thy
God. Be pleasing before Me and
blameless.

READER

And I will establish My Covenant

between Me and Thee, and will
multiply Thee exceedingly, and
Thou shalt be a Father of many
Nations.

Ke ou klithisete to onoma Sou,

Avram, all este to onoma Sou
Avraam, oti Patera pollon Ethnon
tethika Se.

And no longer shalt Thy name be

Abram, but shall Thy name shalt
be Abraham, for I have made
Thee Father of many Nations.

Ke avxano Se sfodra sfodra, ke thiso

Se is Ethni, ke Vasilis ek Sou
exelefsonte.

And I will make Thee exceedingly

fruitful, and I will make Nations of
Thee, and Kings shalt come from
Thee.

Ke stiso tin Diathikin Mou ana meson

Emou, ke ana meson Sou, ke ana
meson tou spermatos Sou meta Se
is tas geneas afton, is Diathikin
Eonion, ke esome aftis Theos.

And I will establish My Covenant

between me and Thee, and Thy
seed
after
Thee,
in
their
generations,
an
Everlasting
Covenant between Me, also as their
God.

Ke

epesen Avraam epi prosopon aftou,

ke prosekinise to Kyrio.

Ke ipen O Theos pros Avraam:

Si de tin
diathikin mou ditirisis, Si, ke to
sperma Sou meta Se is tas geneas
afton.

And

Abraham fell upon his face, and

worshipped the Lord.

And

God said to Abraham: As for

Thee,
Thou
shalt
keep
My
Covenant Thou and Thy seed
after
Thee,
throughout
their

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generations.
Ke afti i Diathiki, in ditirisis ana
meson Emou, ke ana meson tou
spermatos Sou meta Se is tas
geneas afton.

And this is the Covenant Thou shalt

keep between Me and Thee, and
Thy seed after Thee, throughout
their generations:

Peritimithisete imin pan arsenikon, ke

Peritmithisesthe
tin
sarka
tis
akrovistias imon.

Circumcise all your male children,

and be Circumcised in the flesh of
your foreskin.

Ke este Symion diathikis ana meson

Emou ke imon.

And it shall be a Sign of the

Covenant between Me and Thee.

Ke
pedion
Okto
Imeron,
Peritmithisete imin pan arsenikon is
tas geneas imon.

And a child of Eight Days shalt be

Circumcised all male children
throughout your generations.

aperitmiton
arsen,
O
ou
Ke
Peritmithisete
tin
sarka
tis
akrovistias aftou ti Imera ti Ogdoi,
exolothrevthisete i psihi ekini ek tou
genous aftis, oti tin Diathikin Mou
dieskedase.

And the uncircumcised male child,

who is not Circumcised in the flesh
of his foreskin on the Eighth Day,
his soul shalt be cut off from his
people, for he has broken My
Covenant.

THE PROPHECY

OF THE

PROVERBS

P A R I M I O N to anagnosma
Sofia!

Proshomen!

OF

SOLOMON 8 : 23 30

The Reading from

PROVERBS OF SOLOMON
P R I E S T Wisdom! Let us attend!
READER

THE

Kyrios

READER

Pro

Before time He established Me - before

Ke

And

ektise Me arhin Odon Aftou is

Erga Aftou.

tou Eonos ethemeliose Me, en arhi

pro tou tin Gin piise.
pro tout as avissous piise, pro tou
proelthin tas pigas ton idaton, pro tou
ori edrasthine, pro de panton ton
vounon Genna Me.

The Lord begot Me in the

beginning of His Ways for His
Works.
He created the Earth.
before He created the abyss,
before the going forth of the
fountains of waters, before the
mountains were created, before all
hills, He Begot Me.

Kyrios epiisen horas ke aikitous, ke akra The

ikoumena tis ip Ouranon.

Inika

itimaze ton Ouranon simparimin

Afto, ke ote aforize ton eaftou
Thronon ep anemone.

Lord made the fields, and

uninhabited places and uninhabited
heights under Heaven.

When

He prepared Heaven, I was with

Him, and when He set apart His
Throne upon the winds.

Inika ishira epii ta Ano Nefi, ke os asfalis When

etithi pigas tis ip Ouranon, en to
tithene ti thalassi akrivasmon aftou,
ke idata ou parelefsete stoma aftou,
ke ishira epii ta themelia tis Gis, Imin
par Afto armozousa.

Ego

Imin, i prosehere, kath imeran de

Evfrenomin en Prosopo Aftou en
panti kero.

He made strong
Above the Clouds, and
the seas under them,
strong the foundations
worked beside Him.

the Things
established
and made
of Earth, I

I Am He in Whom He Rejoices daily, and

ceaselessly I Am Gladdened by His
Presence in all Things.

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