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 Thomas, to daktilo os ipsato tou Faithful to Me. Be not Faithless! As
Despotou, Mega anevoise. Si mou Thomas touched our Master with his
Theos ke Kyrios, Efsplaghne, Doxa Si! finger, he loudly exclaimed: Thou
art my Lord and my God! O
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FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST MARK THE APOSTLE & EVANGELIST TONE 3
Apostole Agie ke Evangelista Marke, O Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark,
Presveve to Eleimoni Theo, ina Intercede with our Merciful God, that
ptesmaton afesin, parashi tes psihes He may grant forgiveness of offences
imon. to 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
PENTECOSTARION - PASCHAL APOLYTIKION TONE (7)VARYS/GRAVE
Esfragismenou tou Mnimatos, i Zoi ek O Life, Thou rose from the Sepulchre,
Tafou Anetilas Hriste O Theos, ke ton even though the Tomb was secured
thiron keklismenon, tis Mathites with a seal, O Christ our God. And
epestis, i panton Anastasis. Pnevma although the doors had been bolted,
evthes di afton egkenizon imin, kata Thou went to Thy Disciples, O
to Mega Sou Eleos. Resurrection of all. Through them
Thou Renew a right spirit in us,
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 Se, ke timontas, tin endoxon mnimin
Sou.
Is pasan tin Gin exilthen O fthongos
Aftou ke is ta perata tis ikoumenis
ta rimata aftou.
O Marke Panevfime Hriston,
evangelizomenos, tin ikoumenin
diedrames, kathaper ilios afanizon
pasan, tes avges tis Pisteos, tin tis
polithias skotomenan, ke nin iketeve,
dorithine tes psihes imon, tin Irinin,
ke to Mega Eleos.
I Ourani diigounte Doxan Theou,
piisin de hiron aftou anangeli to
stereoma.
O Marke Apostole en is, to prin
epleonase, tis asevias i ania, aftos
ekirixa, Egyption Skotos Fotismo ton
logon Sou, diokon Theokirix
panolvie, ke nin iketeve, dorithine tes
psihes imon, tin Irinin, ke to Mega
Eleos.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FESTAL IDIOMELON ST MARK THE
Defte tis Ouraniou mistagogias ton
kirika, ke ipofitin tou Evangeliou,
psalmis ke imnodies, Markon pantes
evfimisomen. Outos gar potamos
anedihthi tou noitou Paradisou, tas
psihikas arouras, tis Ouraniis omvris
epardon, ke karpoforous diknion
Hristo to theo, to parehonti pasi tes
Presvies aftou, ilasmon, ke to Mega
Eleos.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
PENTECOSTARION - PASCHAL IDIOMELON ST THOMAS-
Apse Thoma tis Plevras ti Hiri, legi
Hristos, ke tous tipous ton ilon devro
psilafison, Pisti erevnison, ke ginou
mi Pistos, ke mi ginou apistos, O de
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Everlasting. May we be enrolled
therein by Thy Prayers on behalf of
all who now honour Thy Glorious
Memory.
His Proclamation went forth into all
the Earth, and his words to the
ends of the world.
O All Lauded Evangelist, Mark, in
proclaiming Christ, Thou travelled
throughout the civilized world, and
were like a brilliant sun, for with the
rays of True Faith Thou dispelled
the Darkness of polytheism. Entreat
our Lord for us, supplicating Him to
bestow upon our soul His
Surpassing Peace and Great Mercy.
The Heavens declare the Glory of Go;
the firmament shows the Creation
of His Hands.
O Apostle of Christ, All Blessed Mark,
Thou proclaimed the Gospel where
once the folly of false religion
strongly prevailed. As Thou
preached our True God, Thou
dispelled the Darkness of the
Egyptians, and Thy words shone
their Light on them. Entreat our
Lord for us, supplicating Him to
bstow His Surpassing Peace and
Great Mercy upon our soul.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
APOSTLE & EVANGELIST - TONE 8
Come all, with Psalms and Hymns let us
extol Mark, that Herald of Heavenly
Revelation, that Oracle of the Gospel.
He was like a River in the Spiritual
Garden of Eden, irrigating souls like
fields with Heavenly Showers,
making them bear Fruit for Christ
our God, Who by the Intercessions of
this Evangelist grants to all
Forgiveness and His Great Mercy.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
TONE 8
Touch My Side with Thy hand, O
Thomas, said Christ, and come,
feel the marks of the nails;
examine with Faith and become
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PRAYERS TO THE HOLY TRINITY
 THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND
Evlogimeni O Theos imon, pantote, nin PR IEST Blessed is our God, now and
ke ai, ke is tous eonas ton eonon. ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amin PEO PLE Amen
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Hristos Anesti, ek nekron, Thanato Christ is Risen from the dead; By Death
thanaton patisas, Ke tis en tis trampling upon death, And has
mnimasin, Zoin harisamenos [3] bestowed Life to those in the tombs.
[3]
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HYMN OF THE EVENING INCENSE
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou. Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear me, O
Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie, Lord! O Lord, when I cry out to
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou, Thee, hear me! Hear my voice, when I
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to cry out to Thee! Hear me, O Lord!
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson
mou Kyrie.
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os Let my Prayer rise before Thee like
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton incense - the lifting up of my hands
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson as the Evening Sacrifice. Hear me, O
mou Kyrie! Lord!
PASCHAL STIHERA ST THOMAS TONE 4
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie, If Thou, O Lord, should mark
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos transgression, O Lord, who would
estin. stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
Anastas ek tou mnimatos, keklismenon When Thou rose from the Sepulchre, O
efistase, ton thiron tis filis Sou, Lord, Thou came and stood among
pantodiname, ke to Thoma Thy Beloved Disciples, although the
apistisanti, ton ilon ipedixas, ditrisis doors were shut, and eight days
ke plevras, tin ek loghi ekkentisin, later, again displayed to Thomas,
veveon afon, ke Pistoumenos Loge, os who disbelieved, marks and prints
aftos i O di ikton ipominas Sotiriodi the nails had made, and Thy Side
pathimata. wounded by the lance, thus assuring
him that in Truth, Thou art He , O
Almighty Logos, Who endured the
Saving Passion in Thy Compassion
and Love for mankind.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
ton Kyrion.
3.
 Tin Pollin sigkatavasin, ke di ikton
ametriton, kathoron mou kenosin, mi
amfivale, alla Pistothiti Didime, O
Kyrios efisen, os Aftos Ego Imi, O
pathon ke triimeros, ek tou
Mnimatos, anastas, ke tou Edou ta
tamia, ekkenosas ke zoosas, tous ap
eonos tethnixantas.
Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo
filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Ekplagis os eoraken, O Thomas
anevoisen, spinika ide Se,
Pantodiname. Si i Theos Mou ke
Kyrios, Pistevo filanthrope, os aftos i
O pathon, ke ta pathi iomenos, ton
psihon imon. Proskino Sou to Kratos,
ke to kosmo, diangello tin friktin Sou,
ke pantodinamon Egersin.
FESTAL PROSOMIA ST MARK
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Ton theigoron logion, ton singrafea Pisti,
ke tis Egyptou megan, poliouhon
axios, imnisomen voontes. Marke
Sofe, didahes ke Presvies Sou, pros
ton akimona ion pantas imas, os
Apostolos odigison.
Enite ton Kyrion, panta ta Ethni,
epenesate afton, pantes i lai.
Synodiporos egenou, tou Skevous tis
eklogis, ke Sin afto diilthes, olin
Makedonian, en Romi de fitisas, tou
Petrou idis, erminefs anadedixe, ke
anepafso athlisas Theoprepos, en
Egypto Marke Pnasofe.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
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To the Twin our Master said: As
Thou witness My Unsurpassed
Condescension and Self-emptying
that I did out of immeasurable
tender Love, I tell Thee to rest
assured and believe that I Am He
Who suffered and rose again from
the Sepulchre on the Third Day, and
depleted Hades Treasury, by
restoring to Life all who from all the
ages had succumbed to Death.
From the morning watch until night;
from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.
When, at last, he laid eyes upon Thee, O
Almighty, Thomas was so amazed,
and he loudly exclaimed: My Lord
and my God! I truly believe that
Thou bore the Passion in Thy Love
for mankind, and now Thou cure the
passions of our soul. I adore Thy
Dominion, and Thine Awesome,
Almighty Resurrection I proclaim to
the Universe!
THE APOSTLE & EVANGELIST - TONE 1
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
Let us Faithful now extol in Hymns of
worthy Praise St Mark, the Wise
Disciple, the Great Patron of Egypt,
for he wrote down the Gospel,
Inspired by God. Let us piously say
to him: As an Apostle, by Prayers
and Teachings, Guide one and all to
truly Tranquil Life.
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Praise Him, all you people!
Thou were the travelling companion of
Chosen Vessel, Paul. Thou went
through all the land of Macedonia
with him, and when Thou arrived in
Rome, Thou indeed became Peters
sweetest interpreter. Then Thou
Contested in Egypt, being worthy of
God, and Reposed there, O Wise
Evangelist, Mark.
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
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Tas kekavmenas ke hersous, psihas
elipanas, tes faines nifasi, tes tou
Evangeliou. Dio Sou Thie Marke,
fedros sin imin, Alexandria simeron,
Panigyrizi tin mnimin ke evfimi,
proskinousa Sou ta lipsana.
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FESTAL PROSOMIA ST MARK THE
Sou exehithi Haris en hilesi, Marke
Apostole, ke gegonas Pimin tis tou
Hristou Ekklisias, didaskon ta logika
provata, Pistevin is Triada
Omoousion, en Mia Theotiti.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
PASCHAL PROSOMIA SUNDAY OF
Ton thiron keklismenon, epestis Hriste
pros tous Mathitas. Tote O Thomas,
ikonomikos ouh evrethi met afon.
Elege gar. Ou mi Pistefso, ean mi do
kago ton Despotin, ido tin plevran.
Othen exilthe to ema, to idor, to
Vaptisma, ido tin pigin, ex is iathi to
mega travma O anthropos, ido, pos
ouk in, os Pnevma, alla sarx ke ostea,
O ton thanaton patisas, ke Thomoan
pliroforisas, Kyrie, Doxa Si.
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PROKEIMENON - MONDAY EVENING PSALM 4 -TONE 4
Kyrios isakousete mou, en to
kekragene me pros afton.
STIHOSEn to epikalisthe me isikousas mou,
O Theos tis Dikeosinis mou, en thlipsi
eplatinas me.
Kyrios isakousete mou, en to
kekragene me pros afton.
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FESTAL APOSTICHA ST MARK TONE 1
O Marke Theosofe Sofou grammateos
kalamos, ke oxigrafou gegenise,
Hristou tin sarkosin, Theopnefstos
grafon, ke tranos fthengomenos,
Zois aelevtitou ta rimata, en i
disopison, engrafine tous imnountas
O Mark, Thou drenched souls that were
parched and dry, with the persuasive
words of Thine All Holy Gospel, as
with bright glowing showers.
Wherefore, Alexandria joins us today
in this Festive observance of Thy
Holy Memory, and rightly extols Thy
Holy Relics, which She venerates.
Glory to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit
APOSTLE & EVANGELIST - TONE 6
Grace was poured upon Thy lips, O
Apostle Mark, and Thou became a
Shepherd of the Church of Christ,
teaching the Reason-endowed Sheep
to believe in the Trinity, Co-Essential,
in one Divinity.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
ST THOMAS - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
The doors were shut, O Christ, when
Thou Appeared before Thy Disciples,
By Divine Pan, Thomas was not with
them. Later, he would say: I will not
believe unless I see the Master for
myself! Unless I see the Side from
which poured blood and water, that
is Baptism! Unlss I see the Wound
that Healed our great trauma that
is our human condition! Unless I see
that He is not a Spirit but Flesh and
Bone! O Lord, Who trampled Death,
and Who assured Thomas: Glory
to Thee!
The Lord hears me when I cry out to
Him.
VERSEThou hast heard me when I called,
O God of Righteousness. Thou hast
set me free when I was in trouble.
The Lord hears me when I cry out to
Him.
O Mark, Godly Wise, Thou became like
the pen of a Most Wise and ready
Scribed, for being Inspired by God
for all the world Thou wrote of the
Incarnation of Christ, and Thou
openly proclaimed the words of Life
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