Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa

Archdiocese of Good Hope

Festal Vespers Hymns

By the Grace of God 20 September 2018
St Eustathios the Great Holy Martyr of Rome
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MENAION – FESTAL STIHI – ST EUSTATHIOS
I Martyres Sou, Kyrie, en ti athlisi afton,
Stefanous ekomisanto tis aftharsias,
ek sou tou Theou imon. Shontes gar
tin Ishin Sou, tous tyrannous
kathilon, ethrafsan ke demonon, ta
anishira thrisi. Afton tes ikesies,
– TONE 4
Thy Martyrs, O Lord, were worthily
awarded by Thee, the Crowns of
Incorruption, for they Contested for
Thee, our Immortal God. Since they
possessed Thy Power, they defeated
the tyrants, dashing the demons’

St Silouan the Athonite

Disbelief comes from pride!
Proud people think that they always know best -
according to their mind (intellect)
and according to science.
Knowledge of God is always beyond them
because our Lord God can only be known
through the Divine Revelation of the Holy Spirit.
Our Lord God and His Divine Truth is revealed
to humble and obedient souls,
Hriste O Theos, Soson tas psihas powerless displays of defiance. O
imon. Christ our God, at their fervent
Entreaties, Save our soul.
✞ Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton and to the Holy Spirit, now and
eonon. forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amin Amen
MENAION - FESTAL APOLYTIKION – HOLY CROSS - TONE 1
✞ Soson, Kyrie, ton Laon Sou ke ✞ Save, O Lord, Thy People, and Bless
Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou, Thine Inheritance, granting
Nikas tis Vasilefsi kata varvaron Victory to the Faithful over the
doroumenos, ke to Son fillatton dia enemy, and by Thy Cross protect
ton Stavrou Sou politevma. (3) Thy Commonwealth.
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for only by Humility and Obedience can we behold,

receive and understand His Divine Works,
which are incomprehensible to our limited human mind.
With our mind we can only understand earthly,
mundane things
And even these, we can only understand
St Silouan the Athonite
no more than partially, Love for our enemies
whereas God and His Heavenly Things
is utterly impossible
can only be known by us
through the Holy Spirit. except by the Grace of God the Holy Spirit

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 Ipsoute Kyrion ton Theon imon ke Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at
proskinite to ipopodio ton Podon the Footstool of His Feet.

Festal Vespers Hymns - St Eustathios of Rome

Aftou
Timo Sou ton Stavron Agathe, tous ilous I bow before Thy Cross, O Good One. I
ke tin logihin Sotir, di’ on pantas, honour the nails and the spear, O After the Exaltation of the Life-giving Holy Cross
elitroso tis fthodras, os monos Saviour, whereby Thou hast
zoodotis, ke panton eveonetis, Mone Ransomed all from corruption, O Kindly use the Service Book until this point,
then carefully follow instructions with regard to these Hymns
Filanthrope Sotir imon. Life-giving Protector, Only Saviour
and Lover of mankind. HYMN OF THE EVENING INCENSE
O de Theos Vasilefs imon pro eonon, God is our King before all ages. He THE CONGREGATION
PSALM 140/141 – TONE 2
MUST STAND

irgasato Sotirian en meso tis Gis. worked Salvation in the midst of

Stavro prosilotis di’ eme, Sotir mou
Iperagathe, epapisthis, ke ivristhis
Litrota, ke oxos epotisthis, ke loghi
ekentithis, ke panta feris anamartite.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
MENAION – FESTAL APOSTICHA – ST EUSTATIOS – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
the Earth.
Thou were nailed to the Cross for me, O
My Good Saviour. Thou were struck
and outraged, O Redeemer. Thou
were given vinegar and gall to drink.
Thy Side was pierced with a spear,
yet Thou endured all things, O
Sinless.
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
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!
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!

Adamantive tin psihin, pos se kat’ axian How can we fittingly praise Thee, firmly
epenesomen? Tin gar fisin iperevis,
hrimaton ke pedon, ke tis simviou
steroumenos, tin Makarian ekinin, ke
aidimon fonin tou Iov exevoisas, O
Kyrios edoken, O Kyrios afileto, os to
Kyrio edoxen. Outo ke egeneto. All’
on igapisas Theon, ke on thermos
epepothisas, palin Si tous filtatous
edorisato, sinathlitas genesthe Si
promithefsamenos, meth’ on dia
pikilon vasanon, to Makarion telos
diinisas, aftous ke simpresvevtas Sou
lavomenos, karteropsihe Efstathie,
disopison litrothine imas, ton
anomion imon.
Ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
MENAION - FESTAL APOSTICHA- HOLY CROSS – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Simeron proerhete O Stavros tou
Kyriou, ke Pisti isdehonte afton ek
pothou, ke lamvanousin iamata
psihis te ke Somatos, ke pasis
malakias. Afton aspasometha ti
hara ke o fovo. Fovo dia tin
amartian, os anaxii ontes. Hara de
dia tin Sotirian, in parehi to kosmo O
en afto prospagis Hristos O Kyrios, O
ehon to Mega Eleos.
adamant in Thy soul? Deprived of
Thy wife, children and possessions,
Thou transcended nature, uttering
the Blessed and Ever Memorable cry
of Job: ‘ The Lord gives and the Lord
takes away.’ As our Lord Willed, so
has it been. God Whom Thou Loved
and Whom Thou fervently desired
again granted Thee Thy most
cherished things – Thou thoughtfully
cared for them as they suffered with
Thee. Reaching the end of manifold
torments with them, receiving them
as Thy Fellow Intercessors, O Long
Suffering Eustathios, pray that we
may be Delivered from our sins.
Now and forever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
Today, the Cross of our Lord comes
forth, and the Faithful receive It with
longing, and obtain Healings of soul
and body, and of every infirmity.
Let us kiss it with Joy and with Fear
– with Fear, for we are unworthy due
to sin, and with Joy due to Salvation,
which Christ our Lord grants us,
since He was nailed to the Cross and
has Great Mercy.
MENAION - FESTAL STIHERA – HOLY CROSS - TONE 2
Ean anomias papatirisis, Kyrie Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O Ilasmos
Estin.
Ofin, anestilose halkoun, pale Moisis O
Theoptis, pros tin aneresin, ton
daknonton ofeon, aftos de lonon
safton, epi xilu animpsosas, Sotir mou
zoosas, panta en to Thio Sou, ke
Zoiforo Stavro. Os nin
animpsoumenos flegi, falangas
demonon, ke trepi, ton varvaron fila
ke friagmata.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
Si mou, to ftharton te ke thniton, Soter
ek Parthenou foresas, ke
Theomitoros, aftharton apedixas, ke
pros Zoin ke trifin, ateleftiton ilkisas,
pros in epanagis, pantas tous
imnountas Se, Loge Hriste O Theos,
oplon krateon en polemis, Despota
ton Thion Stavron Sou, to Pisto Sou
Anakti doroumenos.
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
Of old, Moses, the Seer of God, set a
bronze serpent upon a pole to undo
the effects of the poisonous snake
bites Thou, O our Saviour, had
Thyself lifted upon the Tree, and by
Thy Divine and Life-giving Cross,
Thou brought everyone to Life. As
the Cross is now exalted, it scorches
hordes of demons, and turns to
flight tribes of arrogant barbarians.
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
O Christ our God, the Logos, Master
and Saviour, Thou put on my
corruptible and mortal nature from
the Virgin Mother of God, and Thou
made it Incorruptible, and Thou
drew it to Life and unending Delight,
to which Thou lead all who Extol
Thee. And Thou gave Thou Holy
Cross to the Faithful King as a
Mighty Shield in battle.

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 Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo
filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Lampson, Fos aprositon imin. Ergon gar
semen to Hiron Sou, pantes Hriste O
Theos, oplo de Stefanoson, tous
efsevis Vasilis, Nikas toutis
doroumenos, kata polemion, Tihos ke
ohiroma, Ishin ke Asilon, olvon, ton
Stavron Sou ploutousin, Ipsiste O
afthoron Mitran, Soter ipodis tis
Theomitoros.
MENAION - FESTAL STIHERA – ST EUSTATHIOS
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Anothen i klisis Sou, ouk ap’ anthropon Thou were Called from on High, not by
Efstathie, all’ atos Si optanete, Hristo
O Filanthropos, ke agrevi Makar,
Pisteos diktiis, ke to Vapismati Aftou,
apokatharas tas amartias Sou, pros
viou piratirion, ipomonin Si protinete,
O Depostis ke Diknisi, nikitin
diavoiton.
Enite ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Heron en Neotiti, tis aretis to gimnasion,
iperdexo Efstathie, ton pedon
steroumenos, ke tis Sis sizigou, tin
ehmalosian, ipenegkon karterikos, ke
ipominas thitian atimon. Alla Se
Panaidime, i en polemis andria Sou,
Pothiton katestisato, ke lampros
epanigage.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef’ imas, For
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Thion os thimiama, dia piros
evodestaton, ke terpnon olokavtoma,
thisia evprosdektos, prosfora te zosa,
ke teliotati, Si prosinethis to Theo,
panikesia karpoforoumenos. Dio Se i
Ouranios, nin katikia Evstathie, Sin
tis Sis isedexato ke Agion
Stratevmata.
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From the morning watch until night;
from the morning watch until night
– let Israel Hope in the Lord.
Shine Thine Unapproachable Light upon
us, for we are all the Work of Thy
Hands, O Christ our God. Crown
Pious Leaders with Thy Shield,
granting them Victories over their
enemies, Enriching them with the
secure Treasure of Thy Cross, which
is their Wall, Fortress and Might. O
Most High Saviour, Who was held in
the Incorrupted Womb of the Mother
of God.
– TONE 4
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
men, O Eustathios, for Christ, the
Lover of mankind, Himself Appeared
to thee and captured Thee, O
Blessed, in the Nets of Faith! He
washed away Thy sins with Thy
Baptism, and the Trials of Life. As
Master, He extends Patience to Thee,
showing Thee to be a Renowned
Conqueror.
Praise the Lord, all Gentiles! Praise
Him, all you people!
Rejoicing in Thy youth, O Eustathios,
Thou received Instruction in the
Virtues. Bereft of Thy children and
spouse, Thou valiantly endure
captivity, suffering humiliating
slavery. But Thy Courage in battle
made Thee Loving and Radiant, O
Ever Memorable Saint.
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
Thou offered Thyself to God as Divine
Incense, rendered Most Fragrant in
the fire – a beautiful Burnt Offering,
an Acceptable Sacrifice, a Living,
Perfect Oblation, bearing Fruit with
all Thy household. Wherefore the
Mansions of Heaven and the Saintly
Armies have now received Thee and
Thine, O Truly Wondrous Eustathios.
SEPTEMBER 2018
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
MENAION - FESTAL STIHI – ST EUSTATIOS – TONE 2
O defteros Iov Evstathios, ton vion tous
athlous ke tous stefanous, is
protropin areton, eafton imin
proethike, ke stilin karterias, ipervas
alithos ton Iov, ti areti, Sin ti sizigo ke
tis teknis, O Pistos en vio, ke
akradantos en pirasmis, ke en athlisi
Nikiforos, on prosaxomen is Presvian
Hristo, tou dorithine tes psihes imon
Fotismon, ke ilasmon ton
plimmelimaton.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
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Zoodotou O Stavros, en Ouranis
ediknito Vasili efsevi, Nikis kat’
ehtrhon ipogrammon dilon noeros,
on gegithos Pisti ke potho, Theothen
anadramon pros theorias ipsosin,
spoudi megisti, ek gis lagonon
anefinen, is kosmou litron, ke Sotrian
ton psihon imon.
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PROKEIMENON - WEDNESDAY EVENING - PSALM 53 – TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
O Theos, en to Onomati Sou Soson me,
ke en ti Dinami Sou Krinis me.
STIHOSO Theos, isakouson tis prosevhis
mou, enotise ta rimata tou stomatos
mou.
O Theos, en to Onomati Sou Soson me,
ke en ti Dinami Sou Krinis me.
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MENAION - APOSTICHA – HOLY CROSS -
Rapismata ipinegkas, ke stavrosin
makrothime, ke onidi, Thelon panta
ek hiros, litrosasthe tou planou, O
Monos Zoodotis, ke paniktirmon ke
Filanthropos.
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✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
As a second Job Eustathios sets himself
before us with his Life, His
sufferings and his Struggles. He is a
Model of Virtues and Tower of
Patience, truly surpassing Job in that
Virtue, together with his spouse and
his children – faithful in Life and
unshaken in trials, a Victor in the
midst of sufferings! He set himself
forth in supplication before Christ,
that He may grant Enlightenment to
our soul and Cleanse our sins!
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
TONE 2
Divine Treasure hidden in the Earth, the
Cross of the Giver of Life Appeared
in the Heavens to the Godly King,
and its inscription Spiritually
Signified his Victory over the enemy.
Rejoicing with Faith and Love,
Inspired by God, he hastened to raise
on high the Cross that he had beheld
in his Vision; and with Great Zeal, he
brought it forth from the bosom of
the Earth, for the Deliverance of the
world, and the Salvation of our soul.
O God, in Thy Name Save me, and by
Thy Might, Judge me.
VERSE O God, hear my Prayer and hear
the words of my mouth.
O God, in Thy Name Save me, and by
Thy Might, Judge me.
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Thou endured mockery, scourging and
crucifixion, O Long-suffering Master,
wishing to Deliver us all from the
grasp of the deceiver, O Only Life-
giving and All Compassionate Lover
of mankind.
5.