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Triodion Vespers Hymns – Veneration of the Holy Cross
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HYMN OF THE

THE CONGREGATION
PSALM 140/141 – TONE 2
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!
RESURRECTION STIHERA – TONE 3
Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring
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 Dikei, eos
antapodos mi.
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. Kyrie,
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.
Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let
fonin tis Deiseos mou.
Ton Stavron Sou ton Timion,
proskinoumen Hriste, ke tin anastasin
Sou imnoumen ke Doxazomen. To
EVENING INCENSE
MUST STAND
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!
my soul out of prison to give
Thanks to Thy Name, O Lord.
Thy 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.
ou The Righteous shall wait for me, until
Thou Reward me.
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.
I 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.
Thine Ears be attentive to the
voice of my Supplication.
We worship Thy Precious Cross, O
Christ, and Praise and Glorify Thy
Resurrection, for by Thy Wounds we
RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION –TONE 3
Eufrenestho ta Ourania, agalliastho ta Let the Heavens sing for Joy! Let
epigia, oti epiise Kratos, en Vrahioni everything on Earth be Glad! For
Aftou, O Kyrios, epatise to Thanato
ton Thanaton, Prototokos ton nekron
with His Arm the Lord has worked
Power. He trampled Death
egeneto, ek kilias Adou errisato underfoot by means of Death, and
imas, ke pareshe to kosmo to Mega became the Firstborn of the dead.
Eleos. From the maw of Hades He Delivered
us and granted the world His Great
Mercy.
✞ Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
FESTAL APOLYTIKION – THE LIFE-GIVING HOLY CROSS – TONE 1
✞ Soson, Kyrie, ton Laon Sou, ke ✞ Save, O Lord, Thy People, and Bless
Evlogison tin Klironomian Sou, Nikas Thine Inheritance, granting Victory
tis Vasilefsi kata varvaron to the Faithful over the enemy, and
doroumenos, ke to Son Filatton dia by Thy Cross, Protecting Thy
tou Stavrou Sou Politevma. Commonwealth.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
eonon. ages.
Amin Amen
THEOTOKION – TONE 1
Tou Gavriil fthegxamenou Si Parthene When Gabriel had uttered “Hail!” to
to ‘Here!’ Sin ti foni esarkouto O ton Thee, O Virgin, then with the Voice,
olon Despotis, en Si ti Agia Kivoto, os became the Lord of all Incarnate in
efi O Dikeos David. Edihthis Platitera thee whom the Holy Ark of old
ton Ouranon, Vastasasa ton Ktistin prefigured, as Righteous David said.
Thou carried Thy Creator and
Sou. Doxa to enikisanti en Si! 
proved to be More Spacious than the
Doxa to proelthonti ek Sou!  Doxa
to Eleftherosanti imas, dia tou Tokou
Heavens! Glory to Him Who Dwelt
within Thee!  Glory to Him Who
Sou!
came forth from Thee!  Glory to
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 O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepian
Enediasto. Enedisato Kyrios
Dinamin ke perizosato.
I Zoodoxos Sou Egersis Kyrie, tin
Ikoumenin pasan efotise, ke to idion
plasma, ftharen anekalesato. Dio tis
kataras tou Adam, apallagentes
voomen. Pantodiname Kyrie,  Doxa
Si!
Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i tis
ou salevthisete.
Theos iparhon analliotos, Sarki pashon
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,
 Doxa Si.
✞ Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
TRIODION APOSTICHA – VENERATION HOLY CROSS – TONE 4
O simmahisas Kyrie to praotato David
to Pisto imon ipotaxe ton allofilon
Vasili simpolemison, ke to oplo tou
Stavrou katavale tous ehthrous imon,
Dixon evsplaghne is imas ta arhea
elei sou ke gnotosan alithos oti Si i
Theos ke en Si pepithotes nikomen
presvevousis sinithos tis ahrantou
Sou Mitros dorithine imin to Mega
Eleos.
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The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself
with Majesty. The Lord clothed and
girded Himself with Power.
Thy Life-giving Resurrection, O Lord,
has brought Light to the entire Earth,
and revived Thy Creation that lay in
corruption. Therefore, released
from the Curse of Adam, we cry
aloud: O Almighty Lord:  Glory to
Thee!
And He established the world, which
shall not be moved.
O 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 Enlightend,
O Lord:  Glory to Thee!
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
O Lord, Thou fought as an Ally of
David, the Most Meek King, to
subdue the Philistine. Wilt Thou
now, likewise, fight for our Faithful
Leader, and subdue our enemies,
with the Weapon of the Cross?
Demonstrate to us the Mercy Thou
showed in times past, O Israil ek pason ton anomion Aftou.
Compassionate Lord, and let them
surely know that Thou art God, and
that we are Victorious because we
have trusted in Thee, and because
Thine Immaculate Mother Intercedes
that Thou grant us Thy Great Mercy.
gar molopi Sou, imis i pantes
iathimen.
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
Imnoumen ton Sotira, ton ek tis
Parthenou sarkothenta. Di’ imas, gar
estavrothi, ke ti triti imera anesti,
doroumeno imin to Mega Eleos.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie, ipeien i psihi ou is ton Logon
Sou. Ilpisen i psihi moue pi ton
Kyrion.
Tis en Adi katavas Hristos evingelisato,
tharsite legon, nin nenikisa. Ego i
Anastasis, Ego imas anaxo, lisas
Thanatou tas pilas.
TRIODION STIHERA - VENERATION OF THE
Apo filakis proias mehri niktos. Apo
filakis proias elposato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Lampson O tou Kyriou Stavros, tas
fengovolous astrapas Sou tis Haritos,
kardias ton Se timonton ke theolipto
storgi, periptissomenon kosmopothite.
Di ou ton dakrion, exifanisthi katifia,
ke tou Thanatou, ton pagidon
erristhimen, ke pros alikton,
evfrosinin metilthomen. Dixon tis
oreotitos tis Sis tin evprepian, tas
antidosis parehon tis egkratias tis
doulis Sou, Pistos etoumenis, sin
plousian prostasian, ke Mega Eleos.
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par’ For with
afto litrosis. Ke aftos litrosete ton
Heris O Zoiforos Stavros, tis Ekklisias O Rejoice!
oraios paradises, to zilon tis
aftharsias to exanthisan imin, eoniou
Doxis tin apolafsin, di’ ou ton
demonon apodiokonte falanges, ke
ton Angelon sinevfrenonte tagmata,
V ESPERS H Y MNS T ONE 3 –7 T H T RIODI ON – 3 R D L ENT - H OL Y C ROSS – 31 M ARCH 2019
have all been Healed.
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
We praise our Saviour Who took Flesh
from the Virgin, for He was Crucified
for our sake and rose on the Third
Day, bestowing on us His Great
Mercy.
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
Going down to those in Hades, Christ
gave them the Good News, saying:
Take Courage! I Am now
Triumphant! I Am the Resurrection!
I shall lead you forth, for I have
broken the Gates of Death!
HOLY CROSS - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
From the Morning Watch until night;
from the Morning Watch until
night, let Israel Hope in the Lord.
Longed for worldwide, O Cross of the
Lord, brilliantly shine the lightning
bolts of Thy Grace Divine, in hearts
of Believers who with True Faith
Honour Thee, and with God Inspired
Love, Venerate Thee. Through Thee
hast the bitter tears and the sorrow
now disappeared; we have been
Rescued from the traps and snares
of Death, and we have gone over to
unending happiness. Show us the
Splendid Majesty of Thy Holy
Comeliness, on us, Thy servants,
bestowing the right rewards of our
abstinence. With Faith we are
praying to receive Thy Rich
Protection and Great Mercy.
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is abundant Redemption.
And He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
O Life-Bearing Cross of our
Lord! Thou art the Church’s
beautiful Garden of Paradise, the
Tree of Incorruption, which has
produced Fruit for us, which is the
Eternal Glory we receive. Through
3.
 ke sistimata ton Piston eortazousin,
oplon akatagoniston, krateoma
arrikton, ton Vasileon to Nikos, ton
Iereon to kavhima, Hristou nin ta
pathi, ke imin didou profthase, ke tin
Anastasin.
Enite ton Kyrion, panta ta Ethni,
epenesate afton, pantes i lai.
Heris, O Zoiforos Stavros, tis evsevias to Rejoice,
aittiton tropeon, i Thira tou
Paradisou, O ton Piston stririgmos, to
tis Ekklisias peritihisma, di’ ou
exifaniste, i ara ke katirgite, ke
katepothi tou Thanatou i Dinamis, ke
ipsothimen apo gis pros Ourania,
oplon akatamahiton, demonon
antipale, Doxa Martyron Osion, os
Alithos egkallopisma, limin Sotiria, O
droumenos to kosmo to Mega Eleos.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas,
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Devro ton Protoplaston dias it is horias
ekpesousa tis anothen, to fthono tou
vrotoktonou dia pikras idonis, tis tou
zilou pale apogefseos. Idou to
pansevaston ontos Xilon proserhete.
O prosdramontes, en hara
periptixasthe ke voisate, pros afto
meta Pisteos. Si imon i antilipsis
Stavre pansevasmie, ou tou karpou
metashontes tis aftharsia etihomen.
Edem tin proteran komisameni
vevean ke Mega Eleos.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
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Thee the arrays and hosts of demons
are kept away. Through Thee the
Hosts of Angels Rejoice with us, as
we celebrate Believers throughout
the world. Weapon Invincible to all,
Unbreakable Battlement – Thou art
the Boast of the Clergy, Thou art the
Triumph of Emperor! We pray Thou
wilt grant us to arrive at Christ’s
Passion and Resurrection.
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Praise Him, all your people!
O Life-bearing Cross of our
Lord! Of True Religion the Invincible
Monument, the Door to the Blessed
Garden, Support for those who
believe, and the Church’s Wall of
Defence all around. Corruption has
vanished, and is abolished because
of Thee. Through Thee, the powe
that was Death, has been swallowed
up, and from Earth have we been
exalted to the Heavenly Heights!
Panoply Unassailable, Opponent of
demons all, the Martyrs’ Glory that
truly adorns devoutest Ascetic
Saints! The Port of Salvation, O All
Precious Cross, bestowing on the
world Great Mercy.
For His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
Come now, O First-formed Couple, who
by the envy of humanity’s murderer
hast fallen from Heaven’s Chorus
through having tasted of old, the
most bitter sweetness of the Fateful
Tree. Behold, as the other Tree,
which is truly All Venerable, today is
coming. Therefore, run to it, and
with Joy, cry aloud with Faith, and
embracing It say: Thou, O All
Venerable Cross art Truly our Source
of Help! We have partaken of Thy
Fruit, and Incorruption instead of
Death have we thus acquired, and
with certainty, Eden once again and
Great Mercy.
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
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TRIODION STIHERA – VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS - TONE 3
Hriste O Theos imon O tin ekousion O Christ our God, Thou accepted Thy
Stavrosin, is kinin exanastasin, tou voluntary Crucifixion for the General
genous ton anthropon Resurrection of the human race.
katadexamenos, ke to kalamo tou And, using the Cross as a pen, Thou
Stavrou vafes erithres, tous saftou dipped Thy Fingers in the red Ink of
daktilous ematosas, tes afesimis imin, Thy Blood, and Signed our Imperial
vasilikos ipograpse Pardon, as our King, and thus
filanthropefsamenos, mi paridis imas showed Great Mercy on mankind.
kindinevontas ke palin tin apo Sou Do not forsake us, who once again,
diastasin, all’ iktirison mone are in danger of being estranged
makrothime, ton en peristasi laon from Thee. Thou alone art Long-
Sou ke anastithi, polemison tous suffering. Therefore, have pity on
polemountas imas, os Pantodinamos. Thy people in dstress, and Rise up,
and fight those who battle against
us, for Thou art our Almighty Lord!
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of
eonon. ages.
Amin Amen
THEOTOKION – TONE 3
Pos mi Thavmasomen, ton Theandrikon How can we not marvel at Thy
Sou Tokon Pansevasmie? Piran gar Theandric Childbirth, O Most
Andros mi dexameni Panamome, Reverend Maid? For while having
etekes apatora Iion en Sarki, ton Pro had no spousal congress, All-
Eonon ek Patros Gennithenta Blameless One, Thou gave Birth to a
amitora, midamos ipominanta tropin, Son Unfathered in the Flesh, Who
i firmon, i dieresin, all’ ekateras had, unmothered, been Begotten of
ousias tin idiotita, soan filaxanta. Dio the Father before all Ages. He in no
Mitroparthene Despina, afton iketeve way underwent any change,
Sothine, tas psihas ton Orthodoxos, intermingling or division; but He
Theotokon Omologounton Se. preserved each Nature’s distinct
Identity in its totality. Therefore, O
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PROKEIMENON – SATURDAY EVENING – PSALM 92 – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepeian
The Lord reigns, Vested with
enedisato Glorious Apparel.
STIHOS 1 Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke VERSE 1 The Lord is Vested and Girded
perizosato. ✹ with Strength. ✹
STIHOS 2 Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, it VERSE 2 He has made the world so sure
is ou salevthisete.✹ that it cannot be moved. ✹
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RESURRECTION APOSTICHA - TONE 3
To pathi Sou Hriste, pathon By Thy Passion, we were set free from
ileftherothimen, ke ti Anastasi Sou, ek our passions, O Christ, and by Thy
fthoras elitrothimen:  Kyrie, Doxa Resurrection, we were Redeemed
Si! from corruption. O Lord:  Glory to
Thee!
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