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Miti waterpot at the Well and ran, saying

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Mesousis tis eortis, dipsosan mou tin O Lord, midway through the Feast,
psihin, evsevias potison namata. Oti grant drink to my thirsty soul from
pasi Sotir evoisas. O dipson, erhestho the waters of True Religion. For to

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To fedron tis Anastaseos Kirigma ek tou When the Women Disciples of the Lord
Angelou Mathouse e tou Kyriou
Mathitrie ke tin Progonikin apofasin
aporipsase, tis Apostolis kafhomene
had learnt from the Angels the Glad
Tidings of the Resurrection that had
cast away the Condemnation of their
The Samaritan Woman
(ST PHOTINI/SVETLANA)
elegon. Eskilefte O Thanatos, igerthi Forefather, they spoke exultingly to
Hristos O Theos, doroumenos to the Apostles: Death is no more! Also the Feast of St Isidore of Chios St Isidore, Fool for
kosmo to Mega Eleos. Christ-God is Risen, granting to the Christ & Wonderworker of Rostov St Nikita, Bishop of
world Great Mercy. Novgorod & Recluse of Kiev Far Caves Monastery St
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son, Maximos St Serapion the Sindonite of Egypt - St
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton and to the Holy Spirit, now and Leontios, Patriarch of Jerusalem St Tikhon of Zadonsk
eonon. forever, and to the Ages of ages. St John Raiko of Bulgaria St Therapontos,
Hieromartyr of Cyprus St Bissarion, Bishop of Larissa
Amin Amen St George the New Martyr of Ephesos
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Mesousis tis eortis, dipsosan mou tin O Lord, Midway through the Feast,
psihin, evsevias potison namata oti
pasi Sotir evoisas. O dispon, erhestho
pros me ke pineto. I Pigi tis Zois,
grant Drink to my thirsty soul from
the Waters of True faith. For to all,
Thou our Saviour, cried aloud: Let
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 O Litrotis! Pasha amomon! Pasha venerable Pasha the Redeemer,
Mega! Pasha ton Piston! Pasha to Christ, Himself! A Pascha that is
Pilas imin tou Paradisou anixan! blameless! A Pascha that is Great! A
Pasha, pantas Agiazon Pistous. Pascha of Believers! A Pascha that
has opened for us the Gates of
Paradise! A Pascha that Sanctifies all
Believers!
Os eklipi kapnos, eklipetosan, os tikete As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish,
kiros apo prosopou piros. as wax melts before the fire!
Defte apo theas ginekes evangelistrie, ke Come now from that Sight, O you
ti Sion ipate. Dehou par imon haras Women and Heralds of Good News,
evangelia tis Anastasteos Hristou. and say to Zion, Receive from us
Paschal Vespers Hymns & Readings The Samaritan Woman Erpou, horeve ke agallou, Ierousalim, the Joyful Tidings of the
ton Vasilea hriston Theasameni ek Resurrection of Christ! O Jerusalem,
PASCHAL APOLYTIKION TONE (5) PLAGAL 1 tou mnimatos, os nimfion be exultant, dance and leap for Joy,
proerhomenon. for you have witnessed Christ the
Hristos Anesti, ek nekron, Thanato Christ is Risen from the dead; By Death King coming forth as Bridegroom
thanaton patisas, Ke tis en tis trampling upon death, And has from the Tomb.
mnimasin, Zoin harisamenos [3] bestowed Life to those in the tombs.
[3] Outos apolounte i amartoli apo So let the sinners perish from the Sight
prosopou tou Theou. Ke i dikei of God, and let the Righteous be
evfranthitosa. glad.
Kindly use the Service Book until this point, then carefully follow instructions E Myrofori Ginekes orthrou vatheos, The Myrrh-bearing Women at dawn very
with regard to these Hymns epistase prs to mnima tou Zoodotou,
evron Angelon epi ton lithon
early, standing outside the Tomb of
the Giver of Life, found an Angel
kathimenon, ke aftos who was seated upon the stone.
HYMN OF THE EVENING INCENSE prosfthegxamenos aftes outos elege: And the Angel addressed them and
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND Ti zitite ton Zonta meta ton nekdron? said: Why do you seek among the
Ti thrinite ton aftharton os en fthora? dead the One Who is alive? Why do
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2 Apelthouse kirixate tis aftou Mathites. you grieve as though corruptible the
Incorrupt? So go back and proclaim
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou. Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear me, O it to His Disciples.
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 Afti i imera, in epiisen O Kyrios, This is the Day the Lord made; let us
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to cry out to Thee! Hear me, O Lord! agalliasometha ke evfranthomen greatly rejoice and be glad therein.
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson en afti.
mou Kyrie. Pasha to terpnon! Pasha Kyriou, Pasha! Pascha of Delight! Pascha, the Lords
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os Let my Prayer rise before Thee like Pasha pansevasmion imin anetile! Pascha! A Pascha All Venerable has
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton incense - the lifting up of my hands Pasha en hara allilous risen for us! With Joy, let us embrace
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson as the Evening Sacrifice. Hear me, O periptixometha! O Pasha, litron lipis! one another! Pascha, the Ransom
mou Kyrie! Lord! Ke gar ek Tafou simeron, osper ek from sorrow! Today from the
pastou eklampsas Hristos, ta ginea Sepulchre Christ emerge
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haras eplise legon. Kirixate Apostolis. resplendently as from a Brida
Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring my soul out of prison to give Chamber, and the Women He filled
exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou. Thanks to Thy Name, O Lord. with Joy, saying: Proclaim this to the
Apostles!
Ton Zoopion Sou Stavron, apafstos Ever Venerating Thy Life-giving Cross,
proskinountes Hriste O Theos, tin O Christ our Lord, we Glorify Thy Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
Triimeron Sou Anastasin Resurrection on the Third day. By it and to the Holy Spirit
Doxazomen. Di aftis gar anekenisas, Thou hast Restored corrupt human PASCHAL STIHERON SAMARITAN WOMAN TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
tin kataftharisan ton anthropon fisin nature, O Mighty One, and hast
Pantodiname, ke tin is Ouranous reopened for us the Upward Path to
Os ofthis en Sarki, Hriste O Theos, di When through Thine Inexpressible
anodon, kathipedixas imin, os monos Heaven, for Thou alone at Good and afaton Ikonomian, akousasa i Dispensation, O Christ our God,
Agathos ke Filanthropos. Loving. Samaritis tou logou Sou tou Thou Appeared on Earth, the Woman
Filanthropou, katelipe to antilima epi of Samaria, having heard Thy Word,
to frear, ke edrame legousa tis en ti full of Love for mankind, left her

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 ek Dexion Sou, Se gar Mitera
Proxenon Zois anedixen, O apator ek
Sou enanthropise Evdokisas Theos,
ina tin Eaftou anaplasi Ikona,
ftharisan tis pathesi, ke to Planithen
orialoton evron, Provaton tis omis
analavon, to Patri proagagi, ke to
idio Thelimati, tes Ouranies Sinapsi
Dinamesi, ke Sosi Theotoke ton
kosmon Hristos O ehon, to Mega ke
Plousion Eleos.
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SATURDAY NIGHT PROKEIMENON TONE (5) PLAGAL 2
Who has done Magnificent Things Eme ipomenousi Dikei, eos ou The Righteous shall wait for me, until
for Thee. The Queen stands at Thy
antapodos mi. Thou Reward me.
Right Hand, for God, Who gladly
became Man through Thee, without Tou xilou tis parakois, to epitimion elisas Having willingly been nailed to the
father, has proclaimed Thee Sotir, to xilo tou Stavrou ekousios Wood of Thy Cross, Thou abolished
Mother, and Host of Life, so that prosilothis, ke is Edou katelthon the penalty of disobedience
He might Restore in us His Image, Dinate, tou Thanatou ta desma, os committed through the Tree, and by
which was corrupted by Passion. Theos, dierrixas. Dion proskinoumen descending into Hades, Thou hast
Having found the Stray Sheep caught tin ek nekron Sou Anastasin, en broken the bonds of Death.
in the mountains, He laid It on His Agalliasi voontes, Pantodiname Kyrie: Wherefore, we worship Thy
Shoulders, and brought it to His Doxa Si. Resurrection from the dead, and,
Father, and by His own Free Will, He Rejoicing, we cry: O Almighty Lord:
placed it among the Heavenly Hosts, Glory to Thee!
and will Save, O Theotokos, the
world - Christ, Who has Great and Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie. Kyrie, Out of the depths I have cried to
Abundant Mercy. isakouson tis fonis ou. Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my
voice.

O Kyrios evasilefsen; evprepian The Lord reigns; He clothes Himself

Pilas Edou sinetripsas Kyrie, ke to So The Gates of Hades Thou shattered, O
thanato, tou Thantou to Vasilion Lord, and by Thy Death Thou
enedisato. (3) with Majesty (3)
eisas, genos de to anthropinon, ek destroyed the domininon of Death.
1. Enedisato Kyrios dinamin ke 1. The Lord clothes and girds Himself fthoras ileftherosas, Zoin ke Thou freed mankind from
periezosato. with Power Aftharsian to kosmo dorisamenos, ke corruption, and granted the world
2. Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, itis 2. And He established the world, to Mega Eleos. Life and Incorruption, and Thy Great
Mercy.
ou salefthisete which shall not be moved.
Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let Thine Ears be attentive to the
fonin tis Deiseos mou. voice of my Supplication.
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Defte animnisomen lai, tin tou Sotiros Come, all you people, let us sing the
Triimeron Egersin, di is Elitrothimen Praises of our Saviours
THE PRIEST CONTINUES ALOUD: ton tou Edou aliton desmon, ke Resurrection on the Third Day,
Aftharsian ke Zoin, pantes elavomen whereby we have been Delivered
Ii to Kratos tis Vasilias Sou Evlogimenon Blessed and Glorified is the Power of krazontes. O Stavrothis, ke tafis, ke from the unbreakable bonds of
ke Dedoxasmenon, tou Patros, ke Thy Kingdom, of the Father, and Anastas, Soson imas ti Anastasi Sou, Hades. Having received
tou Iiou, ke tou Agiou Pnevmatos, nin of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Mone Filanthrope! Incorruption and Life, we cry out: O
ke ai ke is tous eonas ton eonon. now and forever, and unto the Ages Thou Who were Crucified, Buried
of Ages. and Rose: Save us by Thy
Amin Amen Resurrection, O Only Loving!
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Kyrie, anelthon en to Stavro, tin
progonikin imon kataran exilipsas ke
katelthon en to Edi, tous ap eonos
desmious ileftherosas, aftharsias
doroumenos ton anthropon to geni.
Dia touto imnountes, Doxazomen, tin
Zoopion ke Sotirion Sou Egersin.
PASCHAL STIHERA TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Anastito O Theos, ke
diaskorpisthitosan i ehthri Aftou,
ke figetosan apo Prosopou Aftou i
misountes. Afton.
Pasha Ieron imin simeron anadedikte!
Pasha kenon, Agion! Pasha Mystikon!
Pasha pansevasmion! Pasha, Hristos
Ascending upon the Cross, O Lord,
Thou abolished our Ancestral Curse;
and descending into Hades, Thou set
free those in Eternal Bonds. And
Thou bestowed on mankind
Incorruption and Life. Wherefore we
praise and Glorify Thy Resurrection
on the Third Day.
Let God Arise, and let His enemies be
scattered, and let those who hate
Him flee from His Sight!
Today a Sacred Pascha has been
revealed to us! A Pascha new and
Holy! A Pascha Mystical! A Pascha all
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie, If
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
Parestin i mesotis imeron, ton ek sotirou Here,
arhomenon Egerseos, Pentikosti de ti
Thia sfragizomenon, ke lampi tas
lamprotitas, amfoterothen ehousa, ke
enousa tas dio, ke parine tin Doxan
profenousa, tis despotiis, Analipseos
simninete.
Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
at last, is the Midpoint of the
Days that commence with the Saving
Resurrection from the dead,
reaching their limit and ending with
Holy Pentecost. And it shines with
Radiance that it gets from both of
them, thus uniting the two Feasts. It
is dignified in that it manifests the
Glory of our Masters Ascension that
is yet to come.

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Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
Ikouse ke evfranthi i Sion,
evangelisthisis tis Hristou Anastaseos,
i de Pisti Aftis goni igalliasanto,
touton theasameni, ke eklinonta
Pnevmati ripon hristoktonias.
Evtrepizete panigirizousa, tin ton
ekateron evfrosinon mesotita.
Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo
filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Ingiken i tou Thiou dapsilis, hisis epi
pantas, osper gegrapte, Pnevmatos i
prothesmia kiritti, imievthisa, tis
meta Hristou Thanaton, ke Tafin ke
Anastasin, par aftou dedomenis,
apsevdous Mathites iposheseos, tin
tou Paraklitou dilousis epifanian.
FESTAL IDIOMELA ST PHOTINI
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
Afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Epi tin Pigin epesti, i Pigi ton
Thavmaton, en ti ekti ora, tis Evas
Zoogrise karpon. I Gar Eva en tafti
exelilithen ek tou Paradisou, apati tou
ofeos. Ingiken oun i Samaritis
antilise idor, In idon efi O Sotir: Dos
Mi idor piin, kago idatos allomenou
empliso se! ke is tin polin dramousa
i sofron, tis ohlis aninilen evhis.
Defte! Idete Hriston ton Kyrion! ton
Sotira ton psihon imon!
Enite ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Epi to frear os ilthen O Kyrios, i
Samaritis irota ton Efsplaghnon.
Parashou mi to idor tis Pisteos, ke
lipsome tis kolimvithras ta namata,
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of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
Zion heard and was jubilant with Joy
when the Resurrection of Christ was
proclaimed to her. Her Faithful
Offspring exulted, and were glad
when they saw our Lord alive again.
From the stigma of Christicide He
will Cleanse by the Holy Spirit. She
prepares for the Festive observance
of the Most Joyful Midpoint between
the two important Feasts.
From the morning watch until night;
from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.
Coming is the Abundant Pouring Forth
of the Holy Spirit upon all, as Holy
Scripture states. And the appointed
times Midpoint today proclaims the
undoubted Promise made by Christ
after His Death and Burial, and
Divine Resurrection to His Holy
Disciples, in reference to the
upcoming manifestation of the
Paraclete.
THE SAMARITAN WOMAN TONE 1
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
The Source of Wonders came to the
Source at the Sixth Hour to catch the
Fruit of Eve; for at the same Hour,
Eve had left Paradise by the
deception of the serpent. The
Woman of Samaria approached to
draw water. When our Saviour
beheld her, he said: Give Me water
to drink, and I will fill you with
Water welling up! and the Wise
Woman ran to the city, and at once
announced to the citizens: Come!
Behold Christ the Lord! The Saviour
of our soul!
Praise the Lord, all Gentiles! Praise
Him, all you people!
When our Lord went to the Well,
Woman of Samaria asked
Compassionate One: grant me
Water of Faith and I shall receive
Agaliasin ke Litrosin, Zoodota, Kyrie,
Doxa Si!
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
O sinanarhos ke sinedios Iios, ke Logos
tou Patros, epi tin Pigin epesti, i Pigi
ton iamaton, ke gini ek tis Samarias
antlise idor paragegonen, in idon efi
O Sotir: Dos Mi idor piin, ke
apelthousa fonison sou ton andra.
I de , os anthropo dialegomeni, ke ou
Theo, lathin spoudazousa elegen.
Ouk eho andra, ke O Didaskos pros
aftin. Alithos ipas, ouk eho andra.
Pente gar eshes, ke nin on ehis ouk
esti Sou anir. I de, epi to rimati
ekplagisa, ke is tin polin dramousa,
tis ohlis epevoa, legousa. Defte!
Idete Hriston, os dorite to kosmo to
Mega Eleos!
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FESTAL PROSOMIA ST PHOTINI THE SAMARITAN WOMAN
TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Para to frear tou Iakov, evron O Isous
tin Samaritida, eti idor par aftis O
nefesi kalipton tin Gin. O tou
Thavmatos! O tis Herouvim
epouhoumenos, porni gyneki
dielegeto, idor eton, O en idasi tin Gin
kremasas, idor ziton, O pigas ke
limnas idaton ekgeon, thelon elkise
ontos aftin, tin thirevomenin ipo tou
polemitoros ehthrou, ke potisasthe
idor zois, tin flegomenin en tis
atopisasi dinos, os monos Efsplaghnos
ke Filanthropos.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
THEOTOKION TONE 4
the
the O dia Se Theopator Profitis David,
the Melodios peri Sou proanefonise, to
the Megalia Si piisanti. Paresti i Vasilissa
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Streams of the Font: Joy and
Redemption. O Giver of Life, Lord:
Glory to Thee!
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
The Son and Word of the Father, like
Him, without Beginning, like Him
Eternal, the Source of Healings, went
to the Source; and a Woman from
Samaria approached to draw water.
Beholding her, our Saviour said:
Give Me water to drink, and go
call Thy husband. As though
speaking with a man and not God,
she was keen to deceive and said: I
have no husband. The Teacher
answered her: Thou says truly: I
have no husband, for Thou hast
had five, and the one Thou hast
now is not Thy husband. Smitten
by His Words, she ran to the city and
cried to the citizens, saying: Come!
Behold Christ Who grants the world
His Great Mercy!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
Finding the Woman of Samaria by the
Well of Jacob, Jesus Who covers the
Earth with Clouds, asked for water
from her. O the Wonder! He Who
rides upon the Cherubim converses
with a Woman who is a harlot. He
Who hung the Earth upon the
Waters, ask for water! He Who pours
out springs and pools of water,
seeks water, as He wishes truly to
draw her who is hunted by the
warmonger foe, and to quench with
the Water of Life the Thirst of her
who is aflame with foul desires, as
He alone is Compassionate and
Loves mankind.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
The Forefather and Prophet of God,
David, through Thee, cried out in
Song concerning Thee, to the One
5.