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Τῇ Τετάρτῃ | Τῌ ΚΖʹ ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ

On Wednesday | March 27

   

   

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Η ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΙΑ

THE PROPHECY

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. αʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 1.

Ψαλμὸς ΚΘʹ (29).

Psalm 29 (30).

Πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, κεκράξομαι, ὁ Θεός μου.

I shall cry to You, O Lord my God.

Ὑψώσω σε, Κύριε, ὅτι ὑπέλαβές με.

I will exalt You, O Lord, for You lifted me up [SAAS]

Προφητείας Ἠσαΐου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the Prophecy of Isaiah.

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Ησ Εʹ, 16-25

Is 5:16-25

Ὑψωθήσεται Κύριος Σαβαὼθ ἐν κρίματι, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἅγιος δοξασθήσεται ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ. Καὶ βοσκηθήσονται οἱ διηρπασμένοι ὡς ταῦροι, καὶ τὰς ἐρήμους τῶν ἀπειλημμένων ἄρνες φάγονται, οὐαί, οἱ ἐπισπώμενοι τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν, ὡς σχοινίῳ μακρῷ, καὶ ὡς ζυγοῦ ἱμάντι δαμάλεως τὰς ἀνομίας αὐτῶν! οὐαὶ οἱ λέγοντες· Τὸ τάχος ἐγγισάτω ἃ ποιήσει, ἵνα ἴδωμεν, καὶ ἐλθέτω ἡ βουλὴ τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἰσραήλ, ἵνα γνῶμεν, οὐαί, οἱ λέγοντες τὸ πονηρόν, καλόν, καὶ τὸ καλόν, πονηρόν, οἱ τιθέντες τὸ σκότος φῶς, καὶ τὸ φῶς σκότος, οἱ τιθέντες τὸ πικρὸν γλυκύ, καὶ τὸ γλυκὺ πικρόν! Οὐαί, οἱ συνετοὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, καὶ ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ἐπιστήμονες! οὐαί, οἱ ἰσχύοντες ὑμῶν, οἱ πίνοντες τὸν οἶνον, καὶ οἱ δυνάσται, καὶ οἱ κεραννύντες τὰ σίκερα, οἱ δικαιοῦντες τὸν ἀσεβῆ ἕνεκεν δώρων, καὶ τὸ δίκαιον τοῦ δικαίου αἴροντες! Διὰ τοῦτο, ὃν τρόπον καυθήσεται καλάμη ὑπὸ ἄνθρακος πυρός, καὶ συγκαυθήσεται ὑπὸ φλογὸς ἀνημμένης, ἡ ῥίζα αὐτῶν ὡς χοῦς ἔσται, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτῶν ὡς κονιορτός ἀναβήσεται· οὐ γὰρ ἠθέλησαν τὸν νόμον Κυρίου Σαβαώθ, ἀλλὰ τὸ λόγιον τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἰσραὴλ παρώξυναν. Καὶ ἐθυμώθη ὀργῇ Κύριος Σαβαὼθ ἐπὶ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπέβαλε τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ αὐτούς, καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτούς, καὶ παρωξύνθη τὰ ὄρη, καὶ ἐγενήθη τὰ θνησιμαῖα αὐτῶν, ὡς κοπρία ἐν μέσῳ ὁδοῦ· καὶ ἐν πᾶσι τούτοις οὐκ ἀπεστράφη ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ, ἀλλʼ ἔτι ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ ὑψηλή.

The Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the Holy God shall be glorified in righteousness. Those plundered shall be fed as bulls, and lambs shall eat on the waste places of those taken away. Woe to those who draw sins to themselves as with a long rope and lawlessness as with the strap of a cow’s yoke, who say, “Let Him speedily hasten what He will do that we may see it, and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it!” Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are intelligent in their own eyes and expert in their own sight! Woe to your strong ones who drink wine and the mighty ones who mix intoxicating drink, who justify the ungodly for a bribe and take away justice from the righteous man! Therefore in the manner that stubble shall be burned by coals of fire and consumed by a violent flame, their root shall be like chaff and their flower shall go up like dust, for they did not will to do the law of the Lord of hosts, but despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. Thus the wrath of the Lord of hosts is furious against His people. He laid His hand on them and struck them. The mountains were provoked, and their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the road. For all this His anger was not turned away, but His hand is still uplifted. [SAAS]

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.

Ψαλμὸς Λʹ (30).

Psalm 30 (31).

Ἐπὶ σοί, Κύριε, ἤλπισα, μὴ καταισχυνθείην εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

In You, O Lord, I hope; may I not be ashamed forever.

Ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου ῥῦσαί με καὶ ἐξελοῦ με.

In Your righteousness deliver and rescue me. [SAAS]

Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα τοῦ Ἑσπερινοῦ

The Readings from Vespers

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.

Ψαλμὸς ΛΑʹ (31).

Psalm 31 (32).

Εὐφράνθητε ἐπὶ Κύριον καὶ ἀγαλλιᾶσθε, δίκαιοι.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice greatly, O righteous ones.

Μακάριοι ὧν ἀφέθησαν αἱ ἀνομίαι.

Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven. [SAAS]

Γενέσεως τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the book of Genesis.

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Γεν Δʹ, 16-26

Gn 4:16-26

Ἐξῆλθε Κάϊν ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐν γῇ Ναΐδ, κατέναντι Ἐδέμ. Καὶ ἔγνω Κάϊν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτεκε τὸν Ἐνώχ. Καὶ ἦν οἰκοδομῶν πόλιν, καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὴν πόλιν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, Ἐνώχ. Ἐγεννήθη δὲ τῷ Ἐνὼχ Γαϊδάδ, καὶ Γαϊδὰδ ἐγέννησε τὸν Μαλελεήλ, καὶ Μαλελεὴλ ἐγέννησε τὸν Μαθουσάλα, καὶ Μαθουσάλα ἐγέννησε τὸν Λάμεχ. Καὶ ἔλαβεν ἑαυτῷ Λάμεχ δύο γυναῖκας, ὄνομα τῇ μιᾷ, Ἀδά, καὶ ὄνομα τῇ δευτέρᾳ Σελλά. Καὶ ἔτεκεν Ἀδὰ τὸν Ἰωβήλ· οὗτος ἦν πατὴρ οἰκούντων ἐν σκηναῖς κτηνοτρόφων, καὶ ὄνομα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰουβάλ· οὗτος ἦν ὁ καταδείξας ψαλτήριον καὶ κιθάραν, Σελλὰ δὲ καὶ αὐτὴ ἔτεκε τὸν Θόβελ, καὶ ἦν σφυροκόπος χαλκεὺς χαλκοῦ, καὶ σιδήρου· ἀδελφὴ δὲ Θόβελ, Νοεμά. Εἶπε δὲ Λάμεχ ταῖς ἑαυτοῦ γυναιξίν, Ἀδὰ καὶ Σελλά· Ἀκούσατέ μου τῆς φωνῆς, γυναῖκες Λάμεχ, ἐνωτίσασθέ μου τοὺς λόγους, ὅτι ἄνδρα ἀπέκτεινα εἰς τραῦμα ἐμοί, καὶ νεανίσκον εἰς μώλωπα ἐμοί. Ὅτι ἑπτάκις ἐκδεδίκηται ἐκ Κάϊν, ἐκ δὲ Λάμεχ ἑβδομηκοντάκις ἑπτά. Ἔγνω δὲ Ἀδὰμ Εὔαν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ συλλαβοῦσα ἔτεκεν υἱόν, καὶ ἐπωνόμασε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Σήθ, λέγουσα· Ἐξανέστησε γάρ μοι ὁ Θεὸς σπέρμα ἕτερον ἀντὶ Ἄβελ, ὃν ἀπέκτεινε Κάϊν. Καὶ τῷ Σὴθ ἐγένετο υἱός, ἐπωνόμασε δὲ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ἐνώς· οὗτος ἤλπισεν ἐπικαλεῖσθαι τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ.

Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod opposite Eden. And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch. To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech. Then Lamech took two wives for himself: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. So Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. His brother’s name was Jubal. He is the one who invented the psaltery and harp. As for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, a smith and a manufacturer of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah. Then Lamech said to his wives Adah and Zillah: “Hear my voice, you wives of Lamech, and listen carefully to my words, because I killed a man for wounding me and a young man for hurting me. If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.” Again Adam knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Seth, saying, “God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.” As for Seth, to him also a son was born. He named him Enosh, and he hoped in the Lord God and called upon His name. [SAAS]

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος αʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode 1.

Ψαλμὸς ΛΒʹ (32).

Psalm 32 (33).

Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς.

Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us.

Ἀγαλλιᾶσθε δίκαιοι ἐν Κυρίῳ.

Rejoice greatly in the Lord, O righteous ones. [SAAS]

Παροιμιῶν τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon.

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Πρμ Εʹ, 15 - Ϛʹ, 3

Pr 5:15-23, 6:1-3

Υἱέ, πίνε ὕδατα ἀπὸ σῶν ἀγγείων, καὶ ἀπὸ σῶν φρεάτων πηγῆς, ὑπερεκχείσθω σοι τὰ σὰ ὕδατα ἐκ τῆς σῆς πηγῆς, εἰς δὲ σὰς πλατείας διαπορευέσθω τὰ σὰ ὕδατα. Ἔστω σοι μόνῳ ὑπάρχοντα, καὶ μηδεὶς ἀλλότριος μετασχέτω σοι. Ἡ πηγή σου τοῦ ὕδατος ἔστω σοι ἰδία, καὶ συνευφραίνου μετὰ γυναικὸς τῆς ἐκ νεότητός σου. Ἔλαφος φιλίας, καὶ πῶλος σῶν χαρίτων ὁμιλείτω σοι· ἡ δὲ ἰδία ἡγείσθω σου, καὶ συνέστω σοι ἐν παντὶ καιρῷ· ἐν γὰρ τῇ ταύτης φιλίᾳ συμπεριφερόμενος, πολλοστὸς ἔσῃ. Μὴ πολὺς ἴσθι πρὸς ἀλλοτρίαν, μηδὲ συνέχου ἀγκάλαις ταῖς μὴ ἰδίαις· ἐνώπιον γάρ εἰσι τῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ ὀφθαλμῶν ὁδοὶ ἀνδρός, εἰς δὲ πάσας τροχιὰς αὐτοῦ σκοπεύει. Παρανομίαι ἄνδρα ἀγρεύουσι, σειραῖς δὲ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ ἁμαρτιῶν ἕκαστος σφίγγεται. Οὗτος τελευτᾷ μετὰ ἀπαιδεύτων, ἐκ δὲ πλήθους τῆς ἑαυτοῦ βιότητος ἐξεῤῥίφη, καὶ ἀπώλετο διʼ ἀφροσύνην. Υἱέ, ἐὰν ἐγγυήσῃ σὸν φίλον, παραδώσεις σὴν χεῖρα ἐχθρῷ· παγὶς γὰρ ἰσχυρὰ ἀνδρὶ τὰ ἴδια χείλη, καὶ ἁλίσκεται χείλεσιν ἰδίου στόματος. Ποίει υἱέ, ἃ ἐγώ σοι ἐντέλλομαι καὶ σῴζου.

Drink waters from your vessels and from the fountains of your spring. Do not let the waters from your fountain be spilled by you, but let your waters pass through your wide places; let them be only for you, and let no stranger partake with you; let the fountain of your water be for you alone, and rejoice together with the wife of your youth. Let your loving deer and graceful colt keep company with you, and let her alone go before you and be with you at all times; for in living with her love, you will be great. Do not be intimate with a strange woman, neither cling to the embrace of a woman not your own; for the ways of man are before the eyes of God, and He keeps close watch on all his paths. Lawless women ensnare a man, but each man is bound by the chains of his own sins. Such a man dies with the uninstructed and is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance; and he is destroyed by lack of discernment. My son, if you assume the debt of your friend, you will deliver your hand to an enemy; for a man’s own lips become a strong snare to him, and he is conquered by the utterances of his own mouth. My son, do what I command you, and you will save yourself. [SAAS]

   

   

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Ὁ λαὸς ἵσταται διὰ τὴν ἀνάγνωσιν τοῦ Συναξαρίου.

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Συναξάριον

Synaxarion

Τοῦ Μηναίου.

From the Menaion.

Τῇ ΚΖʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνός, μνήμη τῆς Ἁγίας Μάρτυρος Ματρώνης, τῆς ἐν Θεσσαλονίκῃ.

On March 27 we commemorate the holy martyr Matrona of Thessaloniki.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ὅσιος Κήρυκος, ὁ ἐν τῷ Ἄπρῳ, ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται.

On this day devout St. Kerycos of Apros reposed in peace.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τῶν Ἁγίων Μαρτύρων, Φιλητοῦ τοῦ Συγκλητικοῦ, καὶ Λυδίας τῆς αὐτοῦ γυναικός, καὶ τῶν δύο τέκνων αὐτῶν, Μακεδόνος καὶ Θεοπρεπίου, Κρονίδου κομενταρησίου, καὶ Ἀμφιλοχίου δουκός.

On this day we also commemorate the holy martyrs Philetos the senator and Lydia his wife, and their two children Macedon and Theoprepios, the public official Cronides, and the duke Amphilochios.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, οἱ Ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες Ἰωάννης καὶ Βαρούχιος ξίφει τελειοῦνται.

On this day the holy martyrs John and Baruchios died by the sword.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Προφήτης Ἀνανὶ ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται.

On this day the prophet Anani reposed in peace.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Παύλου, Ἐπισκόπου Κορίνθου, ἀδελφοῦ Πέτρου τοῦ Ἁγιωτάτου Ἐπισκόπου Ἄργους, τοῦ σημειοφόρου· καὶ τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Εὐτυχίου.

On this day we also commemorate our devout father Paul, Bishop of Corinth, brother of Peter the worker of signs of the most holy diocese of Argos, and our devout father Eftychios.

Ταῖς αὐτῶν ἁγίαις πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεὸς ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.

By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

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Κανόνας Νηστείας

Fasting Rule

Νηστεία.

Strict: Refrain from meat, fish, oil, dairy, and eggs.

Εἶναι Μ. Τεσσαρακοστή.

It is a weekday in Lent.