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Μηναῖον - Τῌ Γʹ ΙΑΝΟΥΑΡΙΟΥ	Menaion - January 3
Προεόρτια τῶν Φώτων, καὶ μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Προφήτου Μαλαχίου, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Μάρτυρος Γορδίου.	Forefeast of Epiphany; and Memory of the Holy Prophet Malachi, and the Holy Martyr Gordios.
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ΟΡΘΡΟΣ	MATINS
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Ἦχος δʹ.	Mode 4.
c1012 - GTheodoridis/ c1013 - SApostolou/ c1014 - RBarrett/ c1015 - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/ c1011 - Roubanis/ c1014 - Petros-Ioannis \| RBarrett/	c1111 - SDedes/ c1112 - GTheodoridis/ c1111 - SDedes/ c1111.a1 - SDedes/
Θεὸς Κύριος καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν. Εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.	God is the Lord, and He revealed Himself to us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. [SAAS]
Στίχ. αʹ. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ.	Verse 1: Give thanks to the Lord and call upon His holy name.
Στίχ. βʹ. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με, καὶ τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου ἠμυνάμην αὐτούς.	Verse 2: All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I defended myself against them.
Στίχ. γʹ. Παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη καὶ ἔστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν.	Verse 3: And this came about from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes.
Ἀπολυτίκιον.	Apolytikion.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.	Mode 4. Joseph marveled.
	Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
	c1211 - SDedes/
Ἑτοιμάζου Ζαβουλών, καὶ εὐτρεπίζου Νεφθαλείμ. Ἰορδάνη ποταμέ, στῆθι ὑπόδεξαι σκιρτῶν, τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι ἐρχόμενον τὸν Δεσπότην. Ἀγάλλου ὁ Ἀδὰμ σὺν τῇ Προμήτορι· μὴ κρύπτετε ἑαυτούς, ὡς ἐν Παραδείσῳ τὸ πρίν· καὶ γὰρ γυμνοὺς ἰδὼν ὑμᾶς ἐπέφανεν, ἵνα ἐνδύσῃ τὴν πρώτην στολήν. Χριστὸς ἐφάνη, τὴν πᾶσαν κτίσιν, θέλων ἀνακαινίσαι.	O Zabulon, prepare, and be ready, Nephthalim. * Jordan River, hold your course, and exultantly receive * the Master who is coming to be baptized. * Adam leap for joy with Eve the Foremother. * No longer hide yourselves, as once in Paradise; * for having seen you naked He has appeared * to clothe you in your former vesture. * The Christ has appeared, wishing to renew * the entire creation. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Τὸ αὐτό.	Glory. Both now. Repeat.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.	Mode 4. Joseph marveled.
	Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
	c1211 - SDedes/
Ἑτοιμάζου Ζαβουλών, καὶ εὐτρεπίζου Νεφθαλείμ. Ἰορδάνη ποταμέ, στῆθι ὑπόδεξαι σκιρτῶν, τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι ἐρχόμενον τὸν Δεσπότην. Ἀγάλλου ὁ Ἀδὰμ σὺν τῇ Προμήτορι· μὴ κρύπτετε ἑαυτούς, ὡς ἐν Παραδείσῳ τὸ πρίν· καὶ γὰρ γυμνοὺς ἰδὼν ὑμᾶς ἐπέφανεν, ἵνα ἐνδύσῃ τὴν πρώτην στολήν. Χριστὸς ἐφάνη, τὴν πᾶσαν κτίσιν, θέλων ἀνακαινίσαι.	O Zabulon, prepare, and be ready, Nephthalim. * Jordan River, hold your course, and exultantly receive * the Master who is coming to be baptized. * Adam leap for joy with Eve the Foremother. * No longer hide yourselves, as once in Paradise; * for having seen you naked He has appeared * to clothe you in your former vesture. * The Christ has appeared, wishing to renew * the entire creation. [SD]
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	Again and again, in peace, let us pray to the Lord.
( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. )	( Lord, have mercy. )
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. )	( Lord, have mercy. )
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
( Σοί, Κύριε. )	( To You, O Lord. )
Ὅτι σὸν τὸ κράτος καὶ σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For Yours is the dominion, and Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.
( Ἀμήν. )	( Amen. )
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Κάθισμα Αʹ.	Kathisma I.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος γʹ. Τὴν ὡραιότητα.	Mode 3. N/M (You were so beautiful.)
	Τὴν ὡραιότητα.

Ὁ ἀπερίγραπτος ὢν τῇ θεότητι, περιγραφόμενος ὕλῃ τοῦ σώματος, μέλλει προέρχεσθαι ῥοαῖς, Ἰορδάνου τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι. Τοῦτον καθαρότητι, διανοίας δεξώμεθα· πάντων γὰρ ἐργάσασθαι, τὴν ἀνάπλασιν βούλεται, πρὸς ὂν νῦν ἐκβοήσωμεν φόβῳ· Δόξα Χριστὲ τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ σου.	He Whose Godhead cannot be contained ⁄ clothes Himself with the substance of our flesh. ⁄ He will draw near the streams of Jordan and demand baptism. ⁄ Let us receive from Him purity of heart, ⁄ for He wishes to accomplish the renewal of all. ⁄ Let us cry to Him in fear: ⁄⁄ Glory, O Christ, to Your Epiphany! [OCA]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν.	Glory. Both now.
Ἦχος γʹ. Τὴν ὡραιότητα.	Mode 3. N/M (You were so beautiful.)
	Τὴν ὡραιότητα.

Ἐπιφανέντος σου ἐν Ἰορδάνῃ Σωτήρ, ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι σαρκί, αἱ τῶν Ἀγγέλων στρατιαί, ἐξίσταντο καθορῶσαι, δούλῳ παριστάμενον, τὸν Δεσπότην τῆς κτίσεως, ἄνωθεν ἐκήρυττε, σὲ Πατὴρ ὁ προάναρχος· διὸ μετʼ εὐφροούνης βοῶμέν σοι. Δόξα Χριστὲ τῇ ἐπιφανείᾳ σου.	The ranks of angels are amazed, ⁄ as they gaze upon Your manifestation in the Jordan, Savior, ⁄ for You, Master of creation, ⁄ have come to be baptized in the waters by a servant, ⁄⁄ without leaving Your place with Your unoriginate Father. [OCA]
Κάθισμα Βʹ.	Kathisma II.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.	Mode pl. 1. N/M (Let us worship the Word.)
	Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.

Τὸν ὁμότιμον Λόγον Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, σαρκωθέντα διʼ οἶκτον καὶ βαπτιζόμενον, τῶν Ἀγγέλων οἱ χοροί, βλέποντες ἔτρεμον, καὶ Ἰορδάνης ποταμός, εὐλαβηθεὶς καὶ φοβηθείς, ἐστράφη εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω, ἡμᾶς ἀνάγων πρὸς ὕψος, τῆς σωτηρίας, πάθεσι ῥεύσαντας.	The choir of angels stand in awe ⁄ beholding the Word Who is equally honored with the Father and the Spirit, ⁄ taking flesh in His compassion and coming to be baptized. ⁄ The river Jordan trembles with fear and turns back ⁄ and we are raised to the heights of salvation, ⁄⁄ delivered from slavery to passions. [OCA]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ. Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.	Glory. Both now. Mode pl. 1. N/M (Let us worship the Word.)
	Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.

Ὁ συνάναρχος Λόγος Πατρὶ καὶ Πνεύματι, μορφωθεὶς διὰ σπλάγχνα νῦν τὸ ἀλλότριον, βαπτισθῆναι διʼ ἡμᾶς, ἤδη ἐπείγεται, ὑπαντήσωμεν αὐτῷ, διανοίᾳ καθαρᾷ· Εὐλογητὸς εἶ βοῶντες, Χριστὲ Σωτὴρ εὐεργέτα, ὁ ἁγιάσαι ἡμᾶς ἐρχόμενος.	Word, Who with the Father and the Spirit, have no beginning, ⁄ You fashioned us in Your tender love. ⁄ to deliver us from the oppression of the enemy, ⁄ you accepted the baptism of repentance, ⁄ by which we obtain cleansing of the heart. ⁄ Therefore we cry to You, Christ, Savior and Benefactor: ⁄⁄ You have sanctified us by Your coming! [OCA]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Ψαλμὸς Nʹ (50).	Psalm 50 (51).
Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου, καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. Ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου, καὶ απὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με. Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διὰ παντός. Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον, καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα· ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας· τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι. Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι· πλυνεῖς με καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι. Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην· ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα. Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου, καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον. Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου. Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῦ. Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με. Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι. Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου. Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις, καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις. Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον· καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει. Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιών, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἰερουσαλήμ. Τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα. Τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους.	Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged. For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built; then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings; then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. [SAAS]
Κοντάκιον. Τοῦ Προφήτου.	Kontakion. For the Prophet.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος γʹ. Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον.	Mode 3. On this day.
	Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον.
Τῆς σοφίας ἔμπλεως, τῆς ὑπερσόφου καὶ θείας, Μαλαχία μέγιστε, σὺ πεφυκὼς ὡς Προφήτης, ἄνωθεν αὐτὸν τὸν ὄντα Θεοῦ σοφίαν, ἔδειξας τοῖς πᾶσι κάτω ἀναστραφέντα· διὰ τοῦτό σε τιμῶμεν, τελοῦντες πίστει τὴν θείαν μνήμην σου.	As a Prophet naturally * filled with divine and transcendent * wisdom, O great Malachi, * throughout the ages you show all * that the One who is the wisdom of God in heaven * has come down to earth and He dwelt among us. * For this reason we the faithful * observe and honor your sacred memory. [SD]
Κοντάκιον. Τοῦ Μάρτυρος.	Kontakion. For the Martyr.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Τὴν ἐν πρεσβείαις.	Mode pl. 2. The Theotokos is undying.

Τὸν ἐν ἀθλήσει ἀήττητον στρατιώτην, καὶ ἐν βασάνοις ἀνίκητον στεφανίτην, Γόρδιον πάντες ἀνευφημήσωμεν, τὸν ἐξ Ἑῴας μέγαν, ὄντως ἀστέρα λάμψαντα, τὸ θεῖον ἀγλάϊσμα τῶν Μαρτύρων Χριστοῦ.	Let us extol the invincible soldier Martyr, * who wears a crown for not succumbing to the tortures. * Come all believers and praise St. Gordios. * Like a great luminary * from the East he as brightly shone, * the heavenly ornament of the Martyrs of Christ. [SD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.	Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.
Συναξάριον	Synaxarion
Τοῦ Μηναίου.	From the Menaion.
Τῇ Γʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνός, μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Προφήτου Μαλαχίου.	On January 3 we commemorate the holy Prophet Malachi.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Μάρτυρος Γορδίου.	On this day we also commemorate the holy martyr Gordios.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Πέτρου τοῦ Σημειοφόρου, τοῦ ἐν τῷ Ἁγίῳ Ζαχαρίᾳ τῆς Ἀτρώας κειμένου.	On this day we also commemorate our devout father Peter the worker of signs and wonders, who is buried at St. Zacharias in Atroa.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, οἱ Ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, Μήτηρ καὶ δύο τέκνα, πυρὶ τελειοῦνται.	On this day the holy martyrs, a mother and two children, died by fire.
Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.	By the intercession of Your Saints, O God, have mercy on us.
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
ᾨδὴ ηʹ. Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	Ode viii. Heirmos. Mode pl. 4.
	Οἱ θεοῤῥήμονες Παῖδες.
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον.	We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.
Οἱ θεοῤῥήμονες Παῖδες ἐν τῇ καμίνῳ, σὺν τῷ πυρὶ καὶ τὴν πλάνην, καταπατοῦντες ὑπέψαλλον· Εὐλογεῖτε τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου τὸν Κύριον.	Those Servants, speaking from God, in the furnace trampled * the fire and also the error * and the deception and they sang, “All you works of the Lord, praise and bless the Lord.” [SD]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν Θʹ Ὠδήν.	Stand for the singing of Ode ix.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Τὴν Θεοτόκον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ φωτὸς ἐν ὕμνοις τιμῶντες μεγαλύνωμεν.	Let us honor and magnify in song the Theotokos and the Mother of the light.
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
ᾨδὴ θʹ.	Ode ix.
Μεγαλυνάριον. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	The Magnificat. Mode pl. 4.
c1013 - From Ni - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/ c1015 - From Ga - Petros-Ioannis \| JM Boyer/ c1017 - GTheodoridis/ c1011 - Ni= C - Roubanis/	c1211 - SDedes/ c1212 - SDedes/ c1213 - From Ni - GTheodoridis/ c1214 - From Ga - GTheodoridis/ c1211 - Ni=C - SDedes/ c1212 - Ga=F - SDedes/ c1211.a1 - SDorrance/
Στίχ. Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ τῷ σωτῆρί μου.	Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [SD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ· ἰδού γάρ, ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν μακαριοῦσί με πᾶσαι αἱ γενεαί.	Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [SD]
Στίχ. Ὅτι ἐποίησέ μοι μεγαλεῖα ὁ Δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καί το ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεάν, καὶ γενεὰν τοῖς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν.	Verse: For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοίᾳ καρδίας αὐτῶν.	Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [SD]
Στίχ. Καθεῖλε δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων, καὶ ὕψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλε κενούς.	Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [SD]
Στίχ. Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησε πρὸς τοὺς Πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῷ Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος.	Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]
Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [SD]
Ὁ Εἱρμός. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	Heirmos. Mode pl. 4.
	Τὸν προδηλωθέντα.
Τὸν προδηλωθέντα ἐν ὄρει τῷ Νομοθέτῃ, ἐν πυρὶ καὶ βάτῳ τόκον τὸν τῆς Ἀειπαρθένου, εἰς ἡμῶν τῶν πιστῶν σωτηρίαν, ὕμνοις ἀσιγήτοις μεγαλύνωμεν.	Let us sing to Him who to Moses of old prefigured * in the burning bush the childbirth of ever-virgin Mary, * for the salvation of us the believers. * Let us magnify Him with unceasing hymns. [SD]
Ἄξιόν ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς μακαρίζειν σε τὴν Θεοτόκον, τὴν ἀειμακάριστον καὶ παναμώμητον καὶ μητέρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν. Τὴν τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν, ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως, Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν.	It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure, and Mother of our God. Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [SD]
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Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν.	Again and again, in peace, let us pray to the Lord.
( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. )	( Lord, have mercy. )
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. )	( Lord, have mercy. )
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
( Σοί, Κύριε. )	( To You, O Lord. )
Ὅτι σὲ αἰνοῦσι πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπουσι, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰωνων.	For all the powers of heaven praise You, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.
( Ἀμήν. )	( Amen. )
Ἐξαποστειλάριον. Τοῦ Μάρτυρος.	Exaposteilarion. For the Martyr.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος βʹ. Γυναῖκες ἀκουτίσθητε.	Mode 2. O Women, hearken.
	Γυναῖκες ἀκουτίσθητε.

Γορδίου τοῦ θεόφρονος, καὶ πανενδόξου Μάρτυρος, αὔτη ἐπεῖδεν ἡμέρα, τὴν ἄθλησιν, ἧς τὴν μνήμην, λαμπρῶς νῦν ἐκτελέσωμεν, Χριστοῦ γὰρ ὑπερήθλησε. Διαναστῶμεν προθύμως, ὦ φιλομάρτυρες πάντες, πρὸς ἀρετῶν εὐκαρπίαν.	This is the day that saw of old * the contest of St. Gordios, * the soldier and godly-minded, * all-glorious, holy Martyr. * He struggled for the sake of Christ. * O fans of Martyrs, let us keep * his memory now with splendor. * Let us be enthusiastic * for reproducing his virtues. [SD]
Προεόρτιον.	For the Forefeast.

Τὴν Βηθλεὲμ ἀφέμενοι, τὸ καινότατον θαῦμα, πρός, Ἰορδάνην δράμωμεν, ἐκ ψυχῆς θερμοτάτης, κἀκεῖσε κατοπτεύσωμεν τὸ φρικτὸν Μυστήριον· θεοπρεπῶς γὰρ ἐπέστη, γυμνωθεὶς ὁ Χριστός μου, ἐπενδύων με στολήν, τῆς οὐρανῶν Βασιλείας.	Having beheld a new wonder, ⁄ let us depart from Bethlehem and run to Jordan with fervent souls. ⁄ There we shall see a strange mystery: ⁄ for with divine majesty, ⁄ my Messiah, the King of heaven, ⁄⁄ will clothe my nakedness anew. [OCA]
Οἱ Αἶνοι. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Lauds. Mode pl. 2.
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Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν· αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ὑψίστοις. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ.	Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
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Αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ· αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῷ Θεῷ.	Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. It is fitting to sing a hymn to You, O God. [SAAS]
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Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν πάντα τὰ ἄστρα καὶ τὸ φῶς.	Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light.
Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν οἱ οὐρανοὶ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν. Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου.	Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name.
Ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπε, καὶ ἐγενήθησαν, αὐτὸς ἐνετείλατο, καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν.	For He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created.
Ἔστησεν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· πρόσταγμα ἔθετο, καὶ οὐ παρελεύσεται.	He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away.
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, δράκοντες καὶ πᾶσαι ἄβυσσοι.	Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps.
Πῦρ, χάλαζα, χιών, κρύσταλλος, πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, τὰ ποιοῦντα τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ.	Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word.
Τὰ ὄρη καὶ πάντες οἱ βουνοί, ξύλα καρποφόρα καὶ πᾶσαι κέδροι.	Mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars.
Τὰ θηρία καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη, ἑρπετὰ καὶ πετεινὰ πτερωτά.	Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds.
Βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ πάντες λαοί, ἄρχοντες καὶ πάντες κριταὶ γῆς.	Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth.
Νεανίσκοι καὶ παρθένοι, πρεσβύτεροι μετὰ νεωτέρων· αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι ὑψώθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μόνου.	Young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted.
Ἡ ἐξομολόγησις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ. καὶ ὑψώσει κέρας λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.	His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people.
Ὕμνος πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, λαῷ ἐγγίζοντι αὐτῷ.	A hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him.
Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν, ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὁσίων.	Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones.
Εὐφρανθήτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτόν, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Σιὼν ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν.	Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King.
Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐν χορῷ, ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ ψαλτηρίῳ ψαλάτωσαν αὐτῷ.	Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him.
Ὅτι εὐδοκεῖ Κύριος ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑψώσει πραεῖς ἐν σωτηρίᾳ.	For the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation.
Καυχήσονται ὅσιοι ἐν δόξῃ καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται ἐπὶ τῶν κοιτῶν αὐτῶν.	The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds.
Αἱ ὑψώσεις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν, καὶ ῥομφαῖαι δίστομοι ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν.	The high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand.
Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐκδίκησιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἐλεγμοὺς ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς.	To deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples.
Τοῦ δῆσαι τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πέδαις καὶ τοὺς ἐνδόξους αὐτῶν ἐν χειροπέδαις σιδηραῖς.	To shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron.
Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς κρῖμα ἔγγραπτον· δόξα αὕτη ἔσται πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ.	To fulfill among them the written judgment: this glory have all His holy ones.
Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν στερεώματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ.	Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power.
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Ἦχος πλ. βʹ. Αἱ Ἀγγελικαί.	Mode pl. 2. N/M (O angelic powers.)
	Αἱ Ἀγγελικαί.

Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ.	Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. [SAAS]
Θρόνον οὐρανόν, κεκτημένος ὁ Δεσπότης, ἦλθεν ἐπὶ γῆς, σαρκωθεὶς ἐκ τῆς Παρθένου, καὶ πρὸς τὸν Ἰορδάνην, ἐπιστὰς τὸ καθάρσιον, πάντων ἑξαιρεῖ τὸν Ἰωάννην. Αἱ πατριαὶ τῆς γῆς ἁπάσης, αὐτῷ ψάλλωμεν· Εὐλογημένος ὁ φανείς, Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.	The Master, Who reigns on the throne of heaven, ⁄ came down to earth, taking flesh from the Virgin. ⁄ The purification of all stands by the Jordan, ⁄ asking John to baptize Him. ⁄ Families of earth, sing to Him: ⁄⁄ Blessed is our God, made manifest! Glory to You! [OCA]

Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρᾳ.	Praise Him with the sound of trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre. [SAAS]
Ἔφθασε Χριστός, πρὸς τὰ ῥεῖθρα Ἰορδάνου, Βάπτισμα αἰτῶν, ὁ καθαίρων ἁμαρτίας. Πᾶσα ἡ γῆ σκιρτάτω· Οὐρανοὶ εὐφραινέσθωσαν· Χαῖρε τῶν Ἐθνῶν ἡ Ἐκκλησία, τῷ Βασιλεῖ νυμφευομένη, πιστῶς βόησον· Εὐλογημένος ὁ φανείς, Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.	Jesus drew near the river Jordan: ⁄ the Conqueror of sin demands to be baptized! ⁄ Dance, earth! Be glad, you heavens! ⁄ Rejoice, Church of the gentiles! ⁄ You are wedded to your King, crying in faith: ⁄⁄ Blessed is our God made manifest! Glory to You! [OCA]

Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ χορῷ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνῳ.	Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute. [SAAS]
Ὄρη γλυκασμόν, εὐφροσύνης σταλαξάτω, χεῖρας μυστικῶς, νῦν κροτήσατε τὰ Ἔθνη, ἡ ἔρημος ἀνθείτω Ἰορδάνη ὑπόδεξαι, δεῦρο Βαπτιστὰ τῷ μυστηρίῳ, τοῦ Λυτρωτοῦ ὑπούργει χαίρων, λαοὶ μέλψωμεν· Εὐλογημένος ὁ φανείς, Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.	Drip with sweetness, mountains! ⁄ Clap your hands, all nations! ⁄ Let the desert bloom! Let the Jordan exult! ⁄ Come to the mystery, Baptist! ⁄ Offer your service to the Redeemer with joy! ⁄ Sing, O people: ⁄⁄ Blessed is our God made manifest! Glory to You! [OCA]

Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀλαλαγμοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον.	Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. [SAAS]
Φῶς τὸ ἐκ φωτός, ὑπὲρ χρόνον προεκλάμψαν, τοῖς ἐν τῇ νυκτί, καθημένοις ἐπεφάνη, καὶ σκότος ἁμαρτίας, ἐκκαθᾶραν ἐφώτισε. Χόρευσον Ἀδάμ· εὐφραίνου Εὕα, ἡ λύτρωσις Χριστὸς ἐπέστη, Δαυῒδ βόησον· Εὐλογημένος ὁ φανείς, Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.	Light from Light, You are come in the fullness of time, ⁄ enlightening those who sat in the depths of night. ⁄ You have chased away the darkness of sin! ⁄ Dance, Adam! Rejoice, O Eve! ⁄ Christ the Redeemer is at hand! ⁄ Cry out, David: ⁄⁄ Blessed is our God made manifest! Glory to You! [OCA]
Δόξα. Αἱ Ἀγγελικαί.	Glory. N/M (O angelic powers.)
Ἄστρον Ἰακώβ, ἑξανέτειλε τῷ κόσμῳ, καὶ τὴν φλογεράν, τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἁμαρτίαν, ἀναλαβὼν ἐνθάπτει, Ἰορδάνου τοῖς νάμασι, λάμπων τῆς θεότητος τῷ φέγγει, καὶ φωτισμὸν θεογνωσίας, διδοὺς Ἔθνεσιν· Εὐλογημένος ὁ φανείς, Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.	Jacob’s star has shone to the world! ⁄ It carries the fiery sins of men to burial in Jordan’s streams! ⁄ The radiance of Divinity shines in splendor, ⁄ bestowing the light of divine knowledge to the peoples! ⁄⁄ Blessed is our God made manifest! Glory to You! [OCA]
Καὶ νῦν. Αἱ Ἀγγελικαί.	Both now. N/M (O angelic powers.)
Νόμου πληρωτής, κατὰ σάρκα χρηματίσας, ἦλθεν ὁ Χριστός, ἀπαρχὴν τῆς σωτηρίας, ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰορδάνην, ἐκτελέσαι ὡς εὔσπλαγχνος, καὶ τῷ Βαπτιστῇ καθυποκλίνει, τὴν κορυφὴν πιστῶς βοῶντι, λαοὶ κράξωμεν· Εὐλογημένος ὁ φανείς, Θεὸς ἡμῶν δόξα σοι.	Your coming in the flesh, O Christ, ⁄ fulfilled the law and accomplished the first act of salvation. ⁄ Now in Your compassion, You come to Jordan. ⁄ Your head is bowed to the Baptist, and the completion of Your work is begun. ⁄ People, cry out in faith: ⁄⁄ Blessed is our God made manifest! Glory to You! [OCA]
Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τῆς Δοξολογίας.	Stand for the reading of the Doxology.
Δοξολογία (διαβαστά)	Doxology (read)
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	HIERARCH or READER
Σοὶ δόξα πρέπει, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρί, καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ, καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	To you belongs glory, O Lord our God, and to you we send up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Ἀμήν.	Amen.
Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. Ὑμνοῦμέν σε, εὐλογοῦμέν σε, προσκυνοῦμέν σε, δοξολογοῦμέν σε, εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην σου δόξαν. Κύριε Βασιλεῦ, ἐπουράνιε Θεέ, Πάτερ παντοκράτορ· Κύριε Υἱὲ μονογενές, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, καὶ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα. Κύριε ὁ Θεός, ὁ Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Πατρός, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ αἴρων τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ κόσμου. Πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, ὁ καθήμενος ἐν δεξιᾷ τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ὅτι σὺ εἶ μόνος Ἅγιος, σὺ εἶ μόνος Κύριος, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ Πατρός. Ἀμήν. Καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. Κύριε, καταφυγὴ ἐγενήθης ἡμῖν ἐν γενεᾷ καὶ γενεᾷ. Ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με· ἴασαι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ὅτι ἥμαρτόν σοι. Κύριε, πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον· δίδαξόν με τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεός μου. Ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς· ἐν τῷ φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς. Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός σου τοῖς γινώσκουσί σε. Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν. Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε· δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Δέσποτα· συνέτισόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Εὐλογητός εἶ, Ἅγιε· φώτισόν με τοῖς δικαιώμασί σου. Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· τὰ ἔργα τῶν χειρῶν σου μὴ παρίδῃς. Σοὶ πρέπει αἶνος, σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος, σοὶ δόξα πρέπει, τῷ Πατρί, καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ, καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men. We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, and we thank you, for your great glory. Lord, King, Heavenly God, Father Almighty; only-begotten Son, Lord Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit. Lord God, the Lamb of God, the Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, you who take away the sins of the world. Accept our supplication, you who sit at the right of the Father, and have mercy on us. For you are the only Holy One, you are the only Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Every day I shall bless you, and I shall praise your name forever, and unto the ages of ages. Lord, you have become for us a refuge from generation to generation. I have said: Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against you. Lord, to you I have fled; teach me to do your will, for you are my God. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we shall see light. Extend your mercy to those who know you. Grant, O Lord, that in this day we may be kept without sin. Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our Fathers, and praised and glorified is your name unto the ages. Amen. Let your mercy, Lord, come upon us, just as we have hoped in you. Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your commandments. Blessed are you, O Master, make me understand your commandments. Blessed are you, O Holy One, enlighten me with your commandments. Lord, your mercy remains forever, do not turn away from the works of your hands. To you belongs praise, to you belongs a hymn, to you belongs glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
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Πληρώσωμεν τὴν ἑωθινὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ.	Let us complete our morning prayer to the Lord.
( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. )	( Lord, have mercy. )
Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι.	Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
( Κύριε, ἐλέησον. )	( Lord, have mercy. )
Τὴν ἡμέραν πᾶσαν τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask the Lord.
( Παράσχου, Κύριε. )	( Grant this, O Lord. )
Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord.
( Παράσχου, Κύριε. )	( Grant this, O Lord. )
Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πλημμελημάτων ἡμῶν παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord.
( Παράσχου, Κύριε. )	( Grant this, O Lord. )
Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσμῳ παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	For that which is good and beneficial for our souls, and for peace for the world, let us ask the Lord.
( Παράσχου, Κύριε. )	( Grant this, O Lord. )
Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ μετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα.	That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord.
( Παράσχου, Κύριε. )	( Grant this, O Lord. )
Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικὰ καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπὶ τοῦ φοβεροῦ βήματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ αἰτησώμεθα.	And let us ask for a Christian end to our life, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ.
( Παράσχου, Κύριε. )	( Grant this, O Lord. )
Τῆς παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, δεσποίνης ἡμῶν, Θεοτόκου καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.	Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.
( Σοί, Κύριε. )	( To You, O Lord. )
Ὅτι Θεὸς ἐλέους, οἰκτιρμῶν, καὶ φιλανθρωπίας ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For You are the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to ages of ages.
( Ἀμήν. )	( Amen. )
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Εἰρήνη πᾶσι.	Peace be with all.
( Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. )	( And with your spirit. )
Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν.	Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
( Σοί, Κύριε. )	( To You, O Lord. )
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (χαμηλοφώνως)	PRIEST (in a low voice)
Κύριε ἅγιε, ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν καὶ τῷ παντεφόρῳ σου ὄμματι ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν κτίσιν, σοὶ ἐκλίναμεν τὸν αὐχένα τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ τοῦ σώματος καὶ δεόμεθά σου, ἅγιε ἁγίων· Ἔκτεινον τὴν χεῖρά σου τὴν ἀόρατον ἐξ ἁγίου κατοικητηρίου σου καὶ εὐλόγησον πάντας ἡμᾶς· καὶ εἴ τι ἡμάρτομεν ἑκουσίως ἢ ἀκουσίως, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς συγχώρησον, δωρούμενος ἡμῖν τὰ ἐγκόσμια καὶ ὑπερκόσμια ἀγαθά σου.	Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next.
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Σὸν γάρ ἐστι τὸ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σώζειν ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to ages of ages.
( Ἀμήν. )	( Amen. )
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Ἀπόστιχα. Προεόρτια.	Aposticha. For the Forefeast.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος βʹ. Οἶκος τοῦ Ἐφραθᾶ.	Mode 2. N/M (O House of Ephratha.)
	Οἶκος τοῦ Ἐφραθᾶ.

Ἀπὸ τῆς Βηθλεέμ, ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰορδάνην, μεταβῶμεν· ἐκεῖ γάρ, τὸ φῶς τοῖς ἐν τῷ σκότει, αὐγάζειν ἤδη ἄρχεται.	Let us pass, O faithful, ⁄ from Bethlehem to Jordan, ⁄ for behold, the Light ⁄ Which came into the darkness ⁄⁄ there begins to overcome the night. [OCA]

Στίχ. Διὰ τοῦτο μνησθήσομαί σου ἐκ γῆς Ἰορδάνου καὶ Ἐρμωνιείμ.	Verse: Therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan and Hermon. [SAAS]
Γῆ ἡ τοῦ Ζαβουλών, οἱ πέραν Ἰορδάνου, ἀκούσατε· Ἐγγίζει, Χριστὸς ἡ σωτηρία, τὸ φῶς ἡ ἀπολύτρωσις.	Land of Zebulon, ⁄ land beyond Jordan! ⁄ Listen! He is come! ⁄ The Messiah, our Savior, ⁄⁄ our Light and Deliverance! [OCA]

Στίχ. Εἴδοσάν σε ὕδατα, ὁ Θεός, εἴδοσάν σε ὕδατα καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν.	Verse: The waters saw You, O God; the waters saw You and were afraid. [SAAS]
Εὐτρέπιζε καὶ σύ, Ἰορδάνη τὸ ῥεῖθρον· ὁ πυρὶ γὰρ βαπτίζων, ἐγγίζει τοῦ καινίσαι, τὸ συντριβὲν πλαστούργημα.	And you, O Jordan, ⁄ prepare yourself! ⁄ He Who baptizes with fire ⁄ comes to renew ⁄⁄ His broken creation! [OCA]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Ὅμοιον.	Glory. Both now. Same Melody.

Ὤφθη τὸ πατρικόν, ἀπαύγασμα τῆς δόξης, ἐν ῥείθροις Ἰορδάνου, Βαπτίσματι καθαῖρον, τὸν ῥύπον τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.	See the reflection ⁄ of the Father’s glory ⁄ come to Jordan’s bank ⁄ to purge by baptismal washing ⁄⁄ the filth of our souls. [OCA]
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Ἀγαθὸν τὸ ἐξομολογεῖσθαι τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ ψάλλειν τῷ ὀνόματί σου, Ύψιστε· τοῦ ἀναγγέλλειν τῷ πρωΐ τὸ ἔλεός σου καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου κατὰ νύκτα.	It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth at night. [SAAS]
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Τρισάγιον.	Trisagion Prayers.
Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (ἐκ γʹ)	Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν, ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου.	All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name’s sake.
Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Κύριε, ἐλέησον.	Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. Ἀμήν.	Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου. Ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου. Γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον. Καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν. Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ.	Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.	For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to ages of ages.
( Ἀμήν. )	( Amen. )
ΧΟΡΟΣ	CHOIR
Ἀπολυτίκιον.	Apolytikion.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.	Mode 4. Joseph marveled.
	Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
	c1211 - SDedes/
Ἑτοιμάζου Ζαβουλών, καὶ εὐτρεπίζου Νεφθαλείμ. Ἰορδάνη ποταμέ, στῆθι ὑπόδεξαι σκιρτῶν, τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι ἐρχόμενον τὸν Δεσπότην. Ἀγάλλου ὁ Ἀδὰμ σὺν τῇ Προμήτορι· μὴ κρύπτετε ἑαυτούς, ὡς ἐν Παραδείσῳ τὸ πρίν· καὶ γὰρ γυμνοὺς ἰδὼν ὑμᾶς ἐπέφανεν, ἵνα ἐνδύσῃ τὴν πρώτην στολήν. Χριστὸς ἐφάνη, τὴν πᾶσαν κτίσιν, θέλων ἀνακαινίσαι.	O Zabulon, prepare, and be ready, Nephthalim. * Jordan River, hold your course, and exultantly receive * the Master who is coming to be baptized. * Adam leap for joy with Eve the Foremother. * No longer hide yourselves, as once in Paradise; * for having seen you naked He has appeared * to clothe you in your former vesture. * The Christ has appeared, wishing to renew * the entire creation. [SD]
Δόξα· καὶ νῦν. Τὸ αὐτό.	Glory. Both now. Repeat.
Τοῦ Μηναίου - - -	From Menaion - - -
Ἦχος δʹ. Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.	Mode 4. Joseph marveled.
	Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.
	c1211 - SDedes/
Ἑτοιμάζου Ζαβουλών, καὶ εὐτρεπίζου Νεφθαλείμ. Ἰορδάνη ποταμέ, στῆθι ὑπόδεξαι σκιρτῶν, τοῦ βαπτισθῆναι ἐρχόμενον τὸν Δεσπότην. Ἀγάλλου ὁ Ἀδὰμ σὺν τῇ Προμήτορι· μὴ κρύπτετε ἑαυτούς, ὡς ἐν Παραδείσῳ τὸ πρίν· καὶ γὰρ γυμνοὺς ἰδὼν ὑμᾶς ἐπέφανεν, ἵνα ἐνδύσῃ τὴν πρώτην στολήν. Χριστὸς ἐφάνη, τὴν πᾶσαν κτίσιν, θέλων ἀνακαινίσαι.	O Zabulon, prepare, and be ready, Nephthalim. * Jordan River, hold your course, and exultantly receive * the Master who is coming to be baptized. * Adam leap for joy with Eve the Foremother. * No longer hide yourselves, as once in Paradise; * for having seen you naked He has appeared * to clothe you in your former vesture. * The Christ has appeared, wishing to renew * the entire creation. [SD]
(Παραλείπεται ἡ ἐκτενής.)	(The “ektenia” litany has been omitted.)
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ	PRIEST
Σοφία.	Wisdom.
( Εὐλόγησον. )	( Father, bless! )
Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν πάντοτε, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ( Ἀμήν. )	Blessed are You, Christ our God, always now and forever and to the ages of ages. ( Amen. )
ΠΡΟΕΣΤΩΣ ἢ ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	HIERARCH or READER
Στερεώσαι Κύριος ὁ Θεός τὴν ἁγίαν καὶ ἀμώμητον πίστιν τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων χριστιανῶν σὺν τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ Μεγάλῃ Ἐκκλησίᾳ, τῇ ἱερᾷ ἡμῶν Ἀρχιεπισκοπῇ, [τῇ ἱερᾷ Μητροπόλει ταύτῃ] καὶ τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ εἰς αἰῶνας αἰώνων.	The Lord God make firm the holy and pure faith of the pious Orthodox Christians, together with the Holy and Great Church of Christ, our Sacred Archdiocese, [this Sacred Metropolis,] and this city, to the ages of ages.
( Ἀμήν. )	( Amen. )
Εἶτα τό· «Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν…» καὶ τὴν Πρώτην Ὥραν.	Then we begin the First Hour, saying: “Come let us worship…”
ἤ·	or:
Dismissal	Dismissal
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Δόξα σοι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.	Glory to You, O Christ our God. Glory to You.
Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου καὶ παναμώμου ἁγίας αὐτοῦ Μητρός, δυνάμει τοῦ τιμίου καὶ ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ, προστασίαις τῶν τιμίων ἐπουρανίων δυνάμεων ἀσωμάτων, ἱκεσίαις τοῦ τιμίου, ἐνδόξου, προφήτου, προδρόμου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ καλλινίκων μαρτύρων· τῶν ὁσίων καὶ θεοφόρων πατέρων ἡμῶν· (τοῦ Ἁγίου τοῦ Ναοῦ)· τῶν ἁγίων καὶ δικαίων θεοπατόρων Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ Ἄννης, καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς, ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός.	May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.

Conclusion, i.e. “Through the prayers…”	Conclusion, i.e. “Through the prayers…”
Διʼ εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων πατέρων ἡμῶν, Κύριε Ἰησοῦ Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς.	Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us and save us.
( Ἀμήν. )	( Amen. )