2024

2024

Τῇ Παρασκευῇ | Τῌ ΚΘʹ ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ

On Friday | March 29

   

   

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Η ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΙΑ

THE PROPHECY

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode 4.

Ψαλμὸς ΛΖʹ (37).

Psalm 37 (38).

Κύριε, μὴ τῷ θυμῷ σου ἐλέγξῃς με, μηδὲ τῇ ὀργῇ σου παιδεύσῃς με.

O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, nor chasten me in Your anger.

Ὅτι τὰ βέλη σου ἐνεπάγησάν μοι, καὶ ἐπεστήριξας ἐπʼ ἐμὲ τὴν χεῖρά σου.

For Your arrows are fixed in me, and Your hand rests on me. [SAAS]

Προφητείας Ἠσαΐου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the Prophecy of Isaiah.

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Ησ Ζʹ, 1-14

Is 7:1-14

Ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἄχαζ τοῦ Ἰωάθαμ, τοῦ υἱοῦ Ὀζίου βασιλέως Ἰούδα, ἀνέβη Ῥασείμ, βασιλεὺς Ἀράμ, καὶ Φακκεέ, υἱὸς Ῥωμελίου, βασιλεὺς Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ, πολεμῆσαι αὐτήν, καὶ οὐκ ἡδυνήθησαν πολιορκῆσαι αὐτήν. Καὶ ἀνηγγέλη εἰς τὸν οἶκον Δαυΐδ, λέγων· Συνεφώνησεν Ἀρὰμ πρὸς τὸν Ἐφραΐμ, καὶ ἐξέστη ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ, ὃν τρόπον ἐν δρυμῷ ξύλον ὑπὸ πνεύματος σαλευθῇ. Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Ἠσαΐαν· Ἔξελθε εἰς συνάντησιν τῷ Ἄχαζ σύ, καὶ ὁ καταλειφθείς Ἰασοὺβ ὁ υἱός σου, πρὸς τὴν κολυμβήθραν τῆς ἄνω ὁδοῦ τοῦ ἀγροῦ τοῦ κναφέως, καὶ ἐρεῖς αὐτῷ· Φύλαξαι τοῦ ἡσυχάσαι, καὶ μὴ φοβοῦ, μηδὲ ἡ ψυχή σου ἀσθενείτω ἀπὸ τῶν δύο ξύλων, τῶν δαυλῶν τῶν καπνιζομένων τούτων· ὅταν γὰρ ὀργὴ τοῦ θυμοῦ μου γένηται, πάλιν ἰάσομαι. Καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀράμ, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Ῥωμελίου, ὅτι ἐβουλεύσαντο βουλὴν πονηράν, Ἐφραΐμ περὶ σοῦ, λέγοντες· Ἀναβησόμεθα εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν, καὶ συλλαλήσαντες αὐτοῖς, ἀποστρέψομεν αὐτοὺς πρὸς ἡμᾶς, καὶ βασιλεύσομεν αὐτοῖς τὸν υἱὸν Ταβεήλ, τάδε λέγει κύριος Σαβαώθ. Οὐ μὴ μείνῃ ἡ βουλὴ αὕτη, οὐδὲ ἔσται, ἀλλʼ ἡ κεφαλὴ Ἀράμ, Δαμασκός, καὶ ἡ κεφαλὴ Δαμασκοῦ, Ῥαασείμ, ἀλλ ἐφʼ ἑξήκοντα καὶ πέντε ἐτῶν ἐκλείψει ἡ βασιλεία Ἐφραῒμ ἀπὸ λαοῦ, καὶ ἡ κεφαλὴ Ἐφραῒμ Σομόρων, καὶ ἡ κεφαλὴ Σομόρων, υἱὸς τοῦ Ῥωμελίου, καὶ ἐὰν μὴ πιστεύσητε, οὐδὲ μὴ συνῆτε. Καὶ προσέθετο Κύριος λαλῆσαι τῷ Ἄχαζ, λέγων· Αἴτησον σεαυτῷ σημεῖον παρὰ Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου εἰς βάθος, ἢ εἰς ὕψος. Καὶ εἶπεν Ἄχαζ· Οὐ μὴ αἰτήσω, οὐδὲ μὴ πειράσω Κύριον. Καὶ εἶπεν· Ἀκούσατε δὴ οἶκος Δαυΐδ, μὴ μικρὸν ὑμῖν ἀγῶνα παρέχειν ἀνθρώποις, καὶ πῶς Κυρίῳ παρέχετε ἀγῶνα; Διὰ τοῦτο δώσει Κύριος αὐτὸς ὑμῖν σημεῖον.

And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, there came up Rezin king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, against Jerusalem to war against it; but they could not conquer it. Then it was reported to the house of David, saying, “Syria’s forces made an agreement with Ephraim.” So his soul and the soul of his people was confounded, as a tree of the woods is shaken by the wind. Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out now to meet Ahaz, you and Shear-Jashub your son, at the end of the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller’s Field, and say to him, ‘Guard yourself and be silent; do not fear, neither let your soul be disheartened because of these two stubs of smoking firebrands, for when My fierce anger is over, again I shall heal. The son of Syria and the son of Remaliah have plotted evil against you, saying, “Let us go up against Judah and talk with them, and let us turn them to our side, and let us make the son of Tabel king of it.” Thus says the Lord of hosts: “This counsel shall not continue, nor shall it come to pass. But the head of Syria is Damascus; nevertheless, in sixty-five years the kingdom of Ephraim will cease being a people. Also the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son, and if you do not believe this, neither will you understand it.” ’” Moreover the Lord added this to Ahaz, saying, “Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above.” But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, nor will I tempt the Lord.” Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David, is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary the Lord also? Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign.” [SAAS]

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.

Ψαλμὸς ΛΗʹ (38).

Psalm 38 (39).

Εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, Κύριε.

Hear my prayer, O Lord.

Εἶπα· φυλάξω τὰς ὁδούς μου.

I said, “I will guard my ways.” [SAAS]

Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα τοῦ Ἑσπερινοῦ

The Readings from Vespers

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode 4.

Ψαλμὸς ΛΘʹ (39).

Psalm 39 (40).

Τὸ ἔλεός σου, Κύριε, καὶ ἡ ἀλήθειά σου.

O Lord, may Your mercy and Your truth take hold of me.

Ὑπομένων ὑπέμεινα τὸν Κύριον.

I waited patiently for the Lord. [SAAS]

Γενέσεως τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the book of Genesis.

ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ

DEACON

Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Γεν Εʹ, 32 - Ϛʹ, 8

Gn 5:32, 6:1-8

Νῶε ἦν ἐτῶν πεντακοσίων, καὶ ἐγέννησε Νῶε τρεῖς υἱούς, τὸν Σήμ, τὸν Χάμ, καὶ τὸν Ἰάφεθ. Καὶ ἐγένετο, ἡνίκα ἤρξαντο οἱ ἄνθρωποι πολλοὶ γίνεσθαι ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ θυγατέρες ἐγεννήθησαν αὐτοῖς. Ἰδόντες δὲ οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ τὰς θυγατέρας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅτι καλαί εἰσιν, ἔλαβον ἑαυτοῖς γυναῖκας ἀπὸ πασῶν, ὧν ἐξελέξαντο. Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος ὁ Θεός· Οὐ μὴ καταμείνῃ τὸ πνεῦμά μου ἐν τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτοὺς σάρκας· ἔσονται δὲ αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτῶν, ἑκατὸν εἴκοσιν ἔτη. Οἱ δὲ γίγαντες ἦσαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, καὶ μετʼ ἐκεῖνο, ὡς ἂν εἰσεπορεύοντο οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ Θεοῦ πρὸς τὰς θυγατέρας τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ἐγεννῶσαν ἑαυτοῖς· ἐκεῖνοι ἦσαν οἱ γίγαντες οἱ ἀπʼ αἰῶνος, οἱ ἄνθρωποι οἱ ὀνομαστοί. Ἰδὼν δὲ Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ὅτι ἐπληθύνθησαν αἱ κακίαι τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ πᾶς τις διανοεῖται ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐπιμελῶς ἐπὶ τὰ πονηρὰ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας· καὶ ἐνεθυμήθη ὁ Θεός, ὅτι ἐποίησε τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ διενοήθη, καὶ εἶπεν· Ἀπαλείψω τὸν ἄνθρωπον, ὃν ἐποίησα, ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς, ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου ἕως κτήνους, καὶ ἀπὸ ἑρπετῶν ἕως τῶν πετεινῶν τοῦ Οὐρανοῦ, ὅτι μετεμελήθην, ὅτι ἐποίησα αὐτούς· Νῶε δὲ εὗρε χάριν ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ.

And Noah was five hundred years old, and he begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Now it came to pass that men began to exist in great numbers on the earth, and daughters were born to them. So when the sons of God saw the daughters of men were beautiful, they took wives for themselves of all they chose. Then the Lord God said, “My Spirit shall not remain with these people forever, for they are flesh. So their days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” Now there were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men of old, men of renown. Then the Lord God saw man’s wickedness, that it was great in the earth, and every intent of the thoughts within his heart was only evil continually. So God was grieved that He had made man on the earth, and He thought this over. Then God said, “I will blot out man whom I created from the face of the earth, from man to cattle, and from the creeping things to the birds of heaven, for I am grieved I made them.” But Noah found grace in the presence of the Lord God. [SAAS]

Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.

Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.

Ψαλμὸς Μʹ (40).

Psalm 40 (41).

Ἐγὼ εἶπα· Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με.

O Lord, I said, “Have mercy on me.”

Μακάριος ὁ συνιὼν ἐπὶ πτωχόν.

Blessed is he who understands the poor. [SAAS]

Παροιμιῶν τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.

The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon.

ΙΕΡΕΥΣ

PRIEST

Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.

Wisdom. Let us be attentive.

ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ

READER

Πρμ Κεφ Ϛʹ, 20 - Ζʹ, 1

Pr 6:24-35, 7:1-2

Υἱέ, φύλασσε νόμους πατρός σου, καὶ μὴ ἀπώσῃ θεσμοὺς μητρός σου, ἄφαψαι δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ σῇ ψυχῇ διαπαντός, καὶ ἐγκλοίωσαι περὶ σῷ τραχήλῳ. Ἡνίκα ἂν περιπατῇς, ἐπάγου αὐτήν, καὶ μετὰ σοῦ ἔστω, ὡς δʼ ἂν καθεύδῃς, φυλασσέτω σε, ἵνα ἐγειρομένῳ συλλαλῇ σοι. Ὅτι λύχνος ἐντολὴ νόμου καὶ φῶς, καὶ ὁδὸς ζωῆς, καὶ ἔλεγχος, καὶ παιδεία, τοῦ διαφυλάσσειν σε ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ὑπάνδρου, καὶ ἀπὸ διαβολῆς γλώσσης ἀλλοτρίας. Υἱέ, μή σε νικήσῃ κάλλους ἐπιθυμία, μηδὲ ἀγρευθῇς σοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, μηδὲ συναρπασθῇς ἀπὸ τῶν αὐτῆς βλεφάρων· τιμὴ γὰρ πόρνης, ὅση καὶ ἑνὸς ἄρτου, γυνὴ δὲ ἀνδρῶν τιμίας ψυχὰς ἀγρεύει. Ἀποδήσει τις πῦρ ἐν κόλπῳ, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια οὐ κατακαύσει; Ἢ περιπατήσει τις ἐπʼ ἀνθράκων πυρός, τοὺς δὲ πόδας οὐ κατακαύσει; Οὕτως ὁ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς γυναῖκα ὕπανδρον, οὐκ ἀθωωθήσεται, οὐδὲ πᾶς ὁ ἁπτόμενος αὐτῆς. Οὐ θαυμαστόν, ἐὰν ἁλῷ τις κλέπτων· κλέπτει γάρ, ἵνα ἐμπλήσῃ ψυχὴν πεινῶσαν, ἐὰν δὲ ἁλῷ, ἀποτίσει ἑπταπλάσια, καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ δούς, ῥύσεται ἑαυτόν. ὁ δὲ μοιχὸς διʼ ἔνδειαν φρενῶν, ἀπώλειαν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ περιποιεῖται, ὀδύνας τε καὶ ἀτιμίας ὑποφέρει, τό τε ὄνειδος αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐξαλειφθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα. Μεστὸς γὰρ ζήλου θυμὸς ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς, οὐ φείσεται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως, οὐκ ἀνταλλάξεται οὐδενὸς λύτρου τὴν ἔχθραν, οὐδὲ μὴ διαλυθῇ πολλῶν δώρων. Υἱέ, φύλασσε ἐμοὺς λόγους, τὰς δὲ ἐμὰς ἐντολὰς κρύψον παρὰ σεαυτῷ. Υἱέ, τίμα τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἰσχύσεις, πλὴν δὲ αὐτοῦ, μὴ φοβοῦ ἄλλον.

My son, guard the laws of your father, and do not depart from the rules of your mother. But fasten them to your soul continually and wear them as a collar upon your neck. When you walk about, bring along this commandment and let it be with you; and as you sleep, let it guard you, that when you arise, it may speak to you. For a commandment of law is a lamp and a light, and the way of life is reproof and instruction, that you may keep yourself from a married woman and from the slanderous tongue of a strange woman. Do not let the desire of beauty conquer you; neither be caught by her eyes, nor captivated by her eyelids; for the value of a prostitute is only one loaf, and such a woman hunts for the precious souls of men. Shall anyone bind fire to his bosom and his garments not burn? Or will anyone walk about on coals of fire and not burn his feet? Likewise is the one who goes in to a married woman; he shall not be guiltless, nor any who touch her. It is not surprising if anyone who steals is caught, for he steals that he may fill his hungry soul; but if he is caught, he will repay sevenfold, and by giving all his goods, he shall deliver himself. But the adulterer through his lack of discernment obtains the destruction of his soul; he bears both pain and dishonor, and his disgrace will not be wiped away forever. For the anger of her husband is full of jealousy; he will not spare in the day of judgment; he will not take any ransom in exchange for his hatred, nor will he be reconciled by many gifts. My son, guard my words, and hide my commandments within yourself; my son, honor the Lord, and you shall be strong, and fear none other but Him. [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 ΚΘʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνός, μνήμη τῶν Ἁγίων Μαρτύρων, Μάρκου Ἐπισκόπου Ἀρεθουσίων, Κυρίλλου Διακόνου, καὶ ἑτέρων πολλῶν.

On March 29 we commemorate the holy martyrs Mark, Bishop of Arethusa, Cyril the deacon, and many others.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τῶν Ἁγίων Μαρτύρων Ἰωνᾶ, Βαραχησίου, καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτοῖς ἐννέα Μαρτύρων.

On this day we also commemorate the holy martyrs Jonah, Barachisios, and the seven martyrs with them.

Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν καὶ Ὁμολογητοῦ Εὐσταθίου Βιθυνίας.

On this day we also commemorate our devout father and confessor Eustathios of Bithynia.

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.