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2024	2024
Τῇ Πέμπτῃ \| Τῌ ΙΗʹ ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ	On Thursday \| April 18

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Η ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΙΑ	THE PROPHECY
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.
Ψαλμὸς ϞϚʹ (96).	Psalm 96 (97).
Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, ἀγαλλιάσθω ἡ γῆ.	The Lord reigns; let the earth greatly rejoice.
Προσκυνήσατε αὐτῷ, πάντες οἱ Ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ.	Worship Him, all you His angels. [SAAS]
Προφητείας Ἠσαΐου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the Prophecy of Isaiah.
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Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Ησ ΜΒʹ, 5-16	Is 42:5-16
Οὕτω λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ὁ ποιήσας τὸν οὐρανόν, καὶ πήξας αὐτόν, ὁ στερεώσας τὴν γῆν καὶ τὰ ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ διδοὺς πνοὴν τῷ λαῷ τῷ ἐπʼ αὐτῆς, καὶ πνεῦμα τοῖς πατοῦσιν αὐτήν. Ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἐκάλεσά σε ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, καὶ κρατήσω τῆς χειρός σου, καὶ ἐνισχύσω σε, καὶ ἔδωκά σε εἰς διαθήκην γένους, εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν, ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς τυφλῶν, ἐξαγαγεῖν ἐκ δεσμῶν δεδεμένους, καὶ ἐξ οἴκου φυλακῆς καθημένους ἐν σκότει. Ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεός, τοῦτό μού ἐστι τὸ ὄνομα, τὴν δόξαν μου ἑτέρῳ οὐ δώσω, οὐδὲ τὰς ἀρετάς μου τοῖς γλυπτοῖς, τὰ ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς ἰδοὺ ἥκασι, καὶ καινά, ἃ ἐγὼ ἀναγγέλλω, καὶ πρὸ τοῦ ἀναγγεῖλαι ἐδηλώθη ἡμῖν. Ὑμνήσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ὕμνον καινόν, ἡ ἀρχὴ αὐτοῦ ἄνω, δοξάζετε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἀπʼ ἄκρου τῆς γῆς, οἱ καταβαίνοντες εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πλέοντες αὐτήν, αἱ νῆσοι, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες αὐτάς. Εὐφράνθητι ἔρημος, καὶ αἱ κῶμαι αὐτῆς, ἐπαύλεις, καὶ οἱ κατοικοῦντες Κηδάρ, εὐφρανθήσονται οἱ κατοικοῦντες πέτραν, ἀπʼ ἄκρου τῶν ὀρέων βοήσουσι, δώσουσι τῷ Θεῷ δόξαν, τὰς ἀρετὰς αὐτοῦ ἐν ταῖς νήσοις ἀναγγελοῦσι. Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων ἐξελεύσεται, καὶ βοήσεται ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς αὐτοῦ μετὰ ἰσχύος. Ἐσιώπησα ἀπʼ αἰῶνος, μὴ καὶ ἀεὶ σιωπήσομαι, καὶ ἀνέξομαι; ὡς ἡ τίκτουσα ἐκαρτέρησα, ἐκστήσω καὶ ξηρανῶ ἅμα, ἐρημώσω ὄρη καὶ βουνούς, καὶ πάντα χόρτον αὐτῶν ξηρανῶ· καὶ θήσω ποταμοὺς εἰς νήσους, καὶ ἕλη ξηρανῶ, καὶ ἄξω τυφλοὺς ἐν ὁδῷ, ᾗ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν, καὶ τρίβους, ἃς οὐκ ᾔδεισαν, πατῆσαι ποιήσω αὐτούς, ποιήσω αὐτοῖς τὸ σκότος εἰς φῶς, καὶ τὰ σκολιὰ εἰς εὐθεῖαν, ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα ποιήσω αὐτοῖς, καὶ οὐκ ἐγκαταλείψω αὐτούς.	Thus says the Lord God, who made heaven and established it, who made firm the earth and the things in it, and who gives breath to the people in it, and spirit to those who walk on it: “I, the Lord God, called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand. I will strengthen You, and give You as the covenant of a race, as the light of the Gentiles, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners who are bound, and those who sit in darkness from the prison house. I am the Lord God; this is My name. I will not give My glory to another, nor My praise to carved images. Behold, things from of old came to pass, and new things I will declare. Before they spring forth, I will tell you of them.” Sing to the Lord a new song, you His realm. Glorify His name from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea and sail on it, you coastlands and you who inhabit them. Be glad, O desert and its villages, the homesteads and those inhabiting Kedar. Those who dwell in Petra shall be glad; they shall shout from the tops of the mountains. They will give glory to God and declare His virtues in the coastlands. The Lord God of powers shall go forth and crush war. He shall stir up His zeal, and cry out against His enemies with strength. I held My peace, and I will not always be silent and restrain Myself. Now I will be steadfast, like a woman in labor. I shall amaze and dry up together. I will make the rivers into coastlands and dry up marsh-meadows. I will bring the blind by a way they did not know, and will cause them to tread paths they have not known. I will turn darkness into light for them, and make crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them. [SAAS]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.
Ψαλμὸς ϞΖʹ (97).	Psalm 97 (98).
Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν.	Sing a new song to the Lord.
Ἀλαλάξατε τῷ Θεῷ, πᾶσα ἡ γῆ.	Shout aloud to God, all the earth. [SAAS]
Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα τοῦ Ἑσπερινοῦ	The Readings from Vespers
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος βαρύς.	Prokeimenon. Grave Mode.
Ψαλμὸς ϞΗʹ (98).	Psalm 98 (99).
Ὑψοῦτε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν, καὶ προσκυνεῖτε τῷ ὑποποδίῳ τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἅγιός ἐστι.	Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at the footstool of His feet; for He is holy.
Ὁ Κύριος ἐβασίλευσεν, ὀργιζέσθωσαν λαοί.	The Lord reigns; let the peoples be angry. [SAAS]
Γενέσεως τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the book of Genesis.
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Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Γεν ΙΗʹ, 20-33	Gn 18:20-33
Εἶπε Κύριος· Κραυγὴ Σοδόμων καὶ Γομόῤῥας πεπλήθυνται πρός με· καὶ αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αὐτῶν μεγάλαι σφόδρα. Καταβὰς οὖν ὄψομαι, εἰ κατὰ τὴν κραυγὴν αὐτῶν τὴν ἐρχομένην πρός με, συντελοῦνται· εἰ δὲ μή, ἵνα γνῷ. Καὶ ἀποστρέψαντες ἐκεῖθεν οἱ ἄνδρες, ἦλθον εἰς Σόδομα· Ἀβραὰμ δὲ ἔτι ἦν ἑστηκὼς ἔναντι Κυρίου. Καὶ ἐγγίσας Ἀβραάμ, εἶπε· Μὴ συναπολέσῃς δίκαιον μετὰ ἀσεβοῦς, καὶ ἔσται ὁ δίκαιος ὡς ὁ ἀσεβής· ἐὰν ὦσι πεντήκοντα δίκαιοι ἐν τῇ πόλει, ἀπολεῖς αὐτούς; οὐκ ἀνήσεις πάντα τὸν τόπον ἕνεκεν τῶν πεντήκοντα δικαίων, ἐὰν ὦσιν ἐν αὐτῇ; Μηδαμῶς σὺ ποιήσῃς ὡς τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, τοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι δίκαιον μετὰ ἀσεβοῦς, καὶ ἔσται ὁ δίκαιος ὡς ὁ ἀσεβής, μηδαμῶς. Ὁ κρίνων πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν, οὐ ποιήσεις κρίσιν; Εἶπε δὲ Κύριος· Ἐὰν εὕρω ἐν Σοδόμοις πεντήκοντα δικαίους ἐν τῇ πόλει, ἀφήσω πάντα τὸν τόπον διʼ αὐτούς. Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς Ἀβραάμ, εἶπε· Νῦν ἠρξάμην λαλῆσαι πρὸς τὸν Κύριόν μου· ἐγὼ δέ εἰμι γῆ καὶ σποδός. Ἐὰν δὲ ἐλαττονωθῶσιν οἱ πεντήκοντα δίκαιοι εἰς τεσσαρακονταπέντε, ἀπολεῖς, ἕνεκεν τῶν πέντε, πᾶσαν τὴν πόλιν; Καὶ εἶπεν· Οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω, ἐὰν εὕρω ἐκεῖ τεσσαρακονταπέντε. Καὶ προσέθηκεν ἔτι λαλῆσαι πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ εἶπεν· Ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῶσιν ἐκεῖ τεσσαράκοντα; Καὶ εἶπεν· Οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω, ἕνεκεν τῶν τεσσαράκοντα. Καὶ εἶπε· Μήτι, Κύριε, ἐὰν λαλήσω; ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῶσιν ἐκεῖ τριάκοντα; Καὶ εἶπεν· Οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω, ἕνεκεν τῶν τριάκοντα. Καὶ εἶπεν· Ἐπειδὴ ἔχω λαλῆσαι πρὸς τὸν Κύριον· ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῶσιν ἐκεῖ εἴκοσι; Καὶ εἶπεν· Οὐ μὴ ἀπολέσω, ἕνεκεν τῶν εἴκοσι. Καὶ εἶπε· Μήτι, Κύριε, ἐὰν λαλήσω ἔτι ἅπαξ; ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῶσιν ἐκεῖ δέκα; Καὶ εἶπεν· Οὐκ ἀπολέσω, ἕνεκεν τῶν δέκα. Ἀπῆλθε δὲ ὁ Κύριος, ὡς ἐπαύσατο λαλῶν τῷ Ἀβραάμ· καὶ Ἀβραὰμ ὑπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ.	Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah has been completed, and their sins are exceedingly great. Therefore, I will go down now and see whether or not they are carrying out the outcry coming to Me concerning them.” Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained before the Lord. So Abraham drew near and said, “Would You also destroy the righteous with the ungodly? Suppose there were fifty righteous within the city; would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous in it? Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked , that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” Then the Lord said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.” So Abraham answered and said, “Indeed now, I who am but dust and ashes have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord: But suppose there were five less than the fifty righteous; would You destroy all of the city for lack of five?” He replied, “If I find there forty-five, I will not destroy it.” Again he spoke to Him and said, “But suppose there should be forty found there?” So He said, “I would not destroy it for the sake of forty.” Then he said, “Let not the Lord be offended, and I will speak: Suppose thirty should be found there?” So He said, “I would not destroy it if I should find thirty there.” Again he said, “Since I have permission to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty should be found there?” So He said, “I would not destroy it for the sake of twenty.” Then he said, “Let not the Lord be offended, and I will speak but once more, suppose ten should be found there?” So He said, “I would not destroy it for the sake of the ten.” So the Lord went His way as soon as He finished speaking with Abraham; and Abraham returned to his place. [SAAS]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 2.
Ψαλμὸς ϞΘʹ (99).	Psalm 99 (100).
Ἀλαλάξατε τῷ Θεῷ, πᾶσα ἡ γῆ.	Shout aloud to God, all the earth.
Δουλεύσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ.	Serve the Lord with gladness. [SAAS]
Παροιμιῶν τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon.
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Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Πρμ ΙϚʹ, 17 - ΙΖʹ 17	Pr 16:14-31, 17:1-19a
Ὁ δεχόμενος παιδείαν, ἐν ἀγαθοῖς ἔσται, ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων ἐλέγχους, σοφισθήσεται. Ὃς φυλάσσει τὰς ἑαυτοῦ ὁδούς, τηρεῖ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν, ἀγαπῶν δὲ ζωὴν αὐτοῦ, φείσεται στόματος αὐτοῦ. Πρὸ συντριβῆς ἠγεῖται ὕβρις, πρὸ δὲ πτώματος κακοφροσύνη. Κρείσσων πραΰθυμος μετὰ ταπεινώσεως, ἢ ὃς διαιρεῖται σκῦλα μετὰ ὑβριστῶν. Συνετὸς ἐν πράγμασιν εὑρετὴς ἀγαθῶν, πεποιθὼς δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ μακαριστός. Τοὺς σοφοὺς καὶ συνετούς, φαύλους καλοῦσιν, οἱ δὲ γλυκεῖς ἐν λόγῳ, πλείονα ἀκούσονται. Πηγὴ ζωῆς ἔννοια τοῖς κεκτημένοις, παιδεία δὲ ἀφρόνων κακή. Καρδία σοφοῦ νοήσει τὰ ἀπὸ τοῦ ἰδίου στόματος, ἐπὶ δὲ χείλεσι φορέσει ἐπιγνωμοσύνην. Κηρία μέλιτος λόγοι καλοί, γλύκασμα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἴασις ψυχῆς. Εἰσὶν ὁδοί, δοκοῦσαι ὀρθαὶ εἶναι ἀνδρί, τὰ μέντοι τελευταῖα αὐτῶν βλέπει εἰς πυθμένα ᾍδου. Ἀνὴρ ἐν πόνοις πονεῖ ἑαυτῷ, καὶ ἐκβιάζεται τὴν ἀπώλειαν ἑαυτοῦ. Ὁ μέντοι σκολιὸς ἐπὶ τῷ ἑαυτοῦ στόματι φορεῖ τὴν ἀπώλειαν. Ἀνὴρ ἄφρων ὀρύσσει ἑαυτῷ κακά, ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ χειλέων θησαυρίζει πῦρ. Ἀνὴρ σκολιὸς διαπέμπεται κακά, καὶ λαμπτῆρα δόλου πυρσεύει κακοῖς, καὶ διαχωρίζει φίλους. Ἀνὴρ παράνομος ἀποπειρᾶται φίλων, καὶ ἀπάγει αὐτούς εἰς ὁδοὺς οὐκ ἀγαθάς, στηρίζων δὲ ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, λογίζεται διεστραμμένα, ἐπιδάκνων δὲ τοῖς χείλεσιν αὐτοῦ, ὁρίζει πάντα τὰ κακά, οὗτος κάμινός ἐστι κακίας. Στέφανος καυχήσεως γῆρας, ἐν δὲ ὁδοῖς δικαιοσύνης εὑρίσκεται. Κρείσσων ἀνὴρ μακρόθυμος, ἰσχυροῦ. Ὁ δὲ κρατῶν ὀργῆς, κρείσσων τοῦ καταλαμβανομένου πόλιν. Εἰς κόλπους ἐπέρχεται πάντα τοῖς ἀδίκοις, παρὰ δὲ Κυρίου πάντα τὰ δίκαια. Κρείσσων ψωμὸς μεθʹ ἡδονῆς ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἢ οἶκος πλήρης πολλῶν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ ἀδίκων θυμάτων μετὰ μάχης. Οἰκέτης νοήμων κρατήσει δεσποτῶν ἀφρόνων, ἐν δὲ ἀδελφοῖς διελεῖται μέρη. Ὥσπερ δοκιμάζεται ἐν καμίνῳ ἄργυρος καὶ χρυσός, οὕτως ἐκλεκταὶ καρδίαι παρὰ Κυρίῳ. Κακὸς ὑπακούει γλώσσης παρανόμων, δίκαιος δὲ οὐ προσέχει χείλεσι ψευδέσιν. Ὁ καταγελῶν πτωχοῦ, παροξύνει τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτόν. Ὁ δὲ ἐπιχαίρων ἀπολλυμένῳ, οὐκ ἀθωωθήσεται. Ὁ δὲ ἐπισπλαγχνιζόμενος ἐλεηθήσεται. Στέφανος γερόντων, τέκνα τέκνων, καύχημα δὲ τέκνων, πατέρες αὐτῶν. Τοῦ πιστοῦ ὅλος ὁ κόσμος τῶν χρημάτων, τοῦ δὲ ἀπίστου οὐδὲ ὀβολός. Οὐχ ἁρμόσει ἄφρονι πιστά, οὐδὲ δικαίῳ χείλη ψευδῆ. Μισθὸς χαρίτων, ἡ παιδεία τοῖς χρωμένοις, οὗ δʹ ἂν ἐπιστρέψῃ, εὐοδωθήσεται. Ὃς κρύπτει ἀδικήματα, ζητεῖ φιλίαν· ὃς δὲ μισεῖ κρύπτειν, διΐστησι φίλους καὶ οἰκείους. Συντρίβει ἀπειλὴ καρδίαν φρονίμου, ἄφρων δὲ μαστιγωθείς, οὐκ αἰσθάνεται. Ἀντιλογίας ἐγείρει πᾶς κακός. Ὁ δὲ Κύριος ἄγγελον ἀνελεήμονα ἐκπέμψει αὐτῷ. Ἐμπεσεῖται μέριμνα ἀνδρὶ νοήμονι, οἱ δὲ ἄφρονες διαλογιοῦνται κακά. Ὃς ἀποδίδωσι κακὰ ἀντὶ ἀγαθῶν, οὐ κινηθήσεται κακὰ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ. Ἐξουσίαν δίδωσι λόγοις ἀρχὴ δικαιοσύνης, προηγεῖται δὲ τῆς ἐνδείας στάσις καὶ μάχη. Ὃς δίκαιον κρίνει τὸν ἄδικον, ἄδικον δὲ τὸν δίκαιον, ἀκάθαρτος καὶ βδελυκτὸς παρὰ Θεῷ. Ἵνα τί ὑπῆρξε χρήματα ἄφρονι; κτήσασθαι γὰρ σοφίαν ἀκάρδιος οὐ δυνήσεται. Ὃς ὑψηλὸν ποιεῖ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ οἶκον, ζητεῖ συντριβήν. Ὁ δὲ σκολιάζων τοῦ μαθεῖν, ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά. Εἰς πάντα καιρὸν φίλος ὑπαρχέτω σοι, ἀδελφοὶ δὲ ἐν ἀνάγκαις χρήσιμοι ἔστωσαν.	He who receives instruction shall be in good things, and he who heeds rebukes shall become wise; he who guards his own ways shall keep his own soul, and he who loves his life shall use his mouth sparingly. Arrogance goes before destruction and folly before a fall. A gentle mind with humility is better than he who divides spoils with the arrogant. A man wise in his deeds is a discoverer of good things, but he who trusts in God is the most blessed. Men call the wise and understanding worthless, but those pleasing in speech will increase in understanding. Understanding is a fountain of life to those who possess it, but the instruction of those without discernment is evil. The heart of a wise man shall understand the things from his own mouth, and he shall carry knowledge upon his lips. Good words are a honeycomb, and their sweetness is a healing of the soul. There are ways that seem right to a man; however, their ends look to the depths of Hades. A man labors diligently for himself and expels destruction from himself; however, a perverse man carries destruction on his lips. A man without discernment digs up evil things for himself and stores up fire on his own lips. A perverse man spreads evil things, and a torch of deceit kindles evils and separates friends. A lawless man makes a trial of friends and leads them in ways not good. A man sets his eyes to calculate perverse things and determines every evil thing with his lips; this man is a furnace of wickedness. Old age is a crown of dignity, but it is found in the ways of righteousness. A patient man is better than a strong man, and he who controls his temper is better than he who captures a city. All evil things come into the bosoms of the unrighteous, but all righteous things come from the Lord. Better is a morsel with enjoyment in peace than a house full of many good things and unrighteous sacrifices with quarreling. A servant with discernment shall rule over masters without discernment, and will divide portions among brethren. As silver and gold are tested in a furnace, so are chosen hearts before the Lord. An evil man heeds the tongue of the lawless, but a righteous man pays no attention to false lips. He who laughs at the poor provokes the One who made him, and he who rejoices in destruction will not be unpunished; but he who has compassion will be shown mercy. The crown of old men is children of children, and the boasting of children is their fathers. The entire world of goods belongs to the faithful, but to the faithless, not even a penny. Faithful lips will not adapt to a man without discernment, nor lying lips to a righteous man. Instruction awards benefits to those using it, and wherever it turns, it prospers them. He who hides wrongdoings seeks love, but he who hates to cover them will separate friends and close relatives. A threat breaks the heart of a man with discernment, but a man without discernment, though flogged, has no perception. Every evil man stirs up controversy, but the Lord will send him a merciless messenger. Care will befall a thoughtful man, but men without discernment devise evil things. He who repays evil for good, evil will not be removed from his house. The foundation of righteousness gives authority to words, but discord and quarreling precede poverty. He who judges the unrighteous as righteous, and the righteous as unrighteous, he is unclean and abominable before God. Why do goods belong to a man without discernment? For a heartless man is unable to gain wisdom. He who makes his own house lofty seeks destruction, and the one who turns away from learning will fall into evils. Let a friend be with you on every occasion. [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 ΙΗʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνός, μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰωάννου, μαθητοῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Γρηγορίου τοῦ Δεκαπολίτου.	On April 18, we commemorate our devout father John, the disciple of Saint Gregory of Decapolis.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Μάρτυρος Σάββα τοῦ Στρατηλάτου.	On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Savvas the Commander.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ ἑν Ἁγίοις Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Κοσμᾶ, Ἐπισκόπου Χαλκηδόνος.	On this day we also commemorate our father among the saints Cosmas, Bishop of Chalcedon.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τῆς Ὁσίας Μητρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀθανασίας.	On this day we also commemorate our devout mother Athanasia.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Νεομάρτυρος Ἰωάννου τοῦ ἐξ Ἰωαννίνων, μαρτυρήσαντος ἐν ἔτει ᾳφκςʹ (1526).	On this day we also commemorate the holy Neo-martyr John from Ioannina, who witnessed in the 1526.
Τοῦ Τριωδίου.	From the Triodion.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, Πέμπτῃ τῆς πέμπτης Ἑβδομάδος τῶν Νηστειῶν, κατὰ τὴν ἀρχαίαν παράδοσιν, ψάλλομεν τὴν Ἀκολουθίαν τοῦ Μεγάλου καὶ κατανυκτικοῦ Κανόνος.	On this day, Thursday of the fifth week of Lent, according to ancient tradition, we chant the service of the Great and compunctious Canon.
Στίχοι	Verses
Τρόπους, Ἰησοῦ, κατανύξεως δίδου,	Jesus, give the habit of compunction
ᾌδουσι νυνὶ Κανόνα σοι τὸν Μέγαν.	to us who now sing the Great Canon.
Ταῖς τοῦ ἁγίου Ἀνδρέου πρεσβείαις, ὁ Θεὸς ἐλέησον καὶ σῶσον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμήν.	By the intercessions of Saint Andrew, O God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
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Κανόνας Νηστείας	Fasting Rule
Κατάλυσις οἴνου καὶ ἐλαίου.	Wine: Wine and oil are allowed. Refrain from meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.
Εἶναι ἑορτάσιμος ἡμέρα.	It is a minor feast.