se.m04.d19.h91

2024	2024
Τῇ Παρασκευῇ \| Τῌ ΙΘʹ ΑΠΡΙΛΙΟΥ	On Friday \| April 19

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Η ΠΡΟΦΗΤΕΙΑ	THE PROPHECY
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. δʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 4.
Ψαλμὸς Ρʹ (100).	Psalm 100 (101).
Ἔλεος καὶ κρίσιν ᾄσομαί σοι, Κύριε.	O Lord, I will sing to You of mercy and judgment.
Ψαλῶ καὶ συνήσω ἐν ὁδῷ ἀμώμῳ.	I will sing and understand in a blameless way. [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 ΜΕʹ, 11-17	Is 45:11-17
Οὕτω λέγει Κύριος ὁ Θεός, ὁ ἅγιος Ἰσραήλ, ὁ ποιήσας τὰ ἐπερχόμενα· Ἐρωτήσατέ με περὶ τῶν υἱῶν μου, καὶ περὶ τῶν ἔργων τῶν χειρῶν μου ἐντείλασθέ μοι. Ἐγὼ ἐποίησα τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἄνθρωπον ἐπʼ αὐτῆς, ἐγὼ τῇ χειρί μου ἐστερέωσα τὸν οὐρανόν, ἐγὼ πᾶσι τοῖς ἄστροις ἐνετειλάμην, ἐγὼ ἤγειρα αὐτὸν μετὰ δικαιοσύνης βασιλέα, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτοῦ εὐθεῖαι, οὗτος οἰκοδομήσει τὴν πόλιν μου, καὶ τὴν αἰχμαλωσίαν τοῦ λαοῦ μου ἐπιστρέψει, οὐ μετὰ λύτρων, οὐδὲ μετὰ δώρων, εἶπε Κύριος Σαβαώθ. Οὕτω λέγει Κύριος· Ἐκοπίασεν Αἴγυπτος, καὶ ἐμπορεία Αἰθιόπων, καὶ οἱ Σεβωεὶμ ἄνδρες ὑψηλοὶ ἐπὶ σὲ διαβήσονται, καὶ σοὶ ἔσονται δοῦλοι, καὶ ὀπίσω σου ἀκολουθήσουσι δεδεμένοι χειροπέδαις, καὶ διαβήσονται πρὸς σέ, καὶ προσκηνήσουσί σοι, καὶ προσεύξονται ἐν σοί, ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἐν σοί ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι Θεός πλὴν σοῦ. Σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεός, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδειμεν. Ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ Σωτήρ. Αἰσχυνθήσονται καὶ ἐντραπήσονται πάντες οἱ ἀντικείμενοι αὐτῷ, καὶ πορεύσονται ἐν αἰσχύνῃ. Ἐγκαινίζεσθε πρός με, νῆσοι. Ἰσραὴλ σῴζεται ὑπὸ Κυρίου σωτηρίαν αἰώνιον, οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσονται, οὐδὲ μὴ ἐντραπῶσιν ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος ἔτι, λέγει Κύριος Παντοκράτωρ.	Thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, who made the things that are to come: “Ask Me concerning My sons and daughters; and command Me concerning the works of My hands. I made the earth and mankind upon it. With My hand I established heaven and commanded all the stars. I raised him up to be a king with righteousness, and all his ways are right. He shall build My city and return the captivity of My people, not with ransoms or gifts,” says the Lord of hosts. Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Egypt labored for you, and the merchandise of the Ethiopians and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall pass over to you. They shall be your servants and follow behind you, bound with handcuffs. They shall bow down and make supplication to you, because God is with you; and they shall say, ‘There is no God besides You. For You are God, the God of Israel, the Savior, yet we knew it not.’ All who oppose him shall be ashamed and disgraced and shall walk in shame. Be restored to Me, O coastlands. Israel is saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation. They will not be ashamed or disgraced forever.” For thus says the Lord, who made heaven. [SAAS]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode 4.
Ψαλμὸς ΡΑʹ (101).	Psalm 101 (102).
Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, καὶ ἡ κραυγή μου πρὸς σὲ ἐλθέτω.	Hear my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come to You.
Μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ.	Do not turn Your face from me. [SAAS]
Τὰ Ἀναγνώσματα τοῦ Ἑσπερινοῦ	The Readings from Vespers
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode 4.
Ψαλμὸς ΡΒʹ (102).	Psalm 102 (103).
Οἰκτίρμων καὶ ἐλεήμων ὁ Κύριος.	The Lord is compassionate and merciful.
Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον.	Bless the Lord, O my soul. [SAAS]
Γενέσεως τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the book of Genesis.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Γεν ΚΒʹ, 1-18	Gn 22:1-18
Ἐγένετο μετὰ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα, ὁ Θεὸς ἐπείραζε τὸν Ἀβραάμ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἀβραάμ, Ἀβραάμ, καὶ εἶπεν· Ἰδοὺ ἐγώ. Καὶ εἶπε· Λάβε τὸν υἱόν σου τὸν ἀγαπητόν, ὃν ἠγάπησας, τὸν Ἰσαάκ, καὶ πορεύθητι εἰς τὴν γῆν τὴν ὑψηλήν, καὶ ἀνένεγκε αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν, ἐπὶ ἓν τῶν ὀρέων, ὧν ἂν σοι εἴπω. Ἀναστὰς δὲ Ἀβραάμ τὸ πρωΐ, ἐπέσαξε τὸν ὄνον αὐτοῦ, παρέλαβε δὲ μεθʼ ἑαυτοῦ δύο παῖδας, καὶ Ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ σχίσας ξύλα εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν, ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὃν εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός, τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ. Καὶ ἀναβλέψας Ἀβραὰμ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ, εἶδε τὸν τόπον μακρόθεν, καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβραὰμ τοῖς παισίν αὐτοῦ· Καθίσατε αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῆς ὄνου, ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ τὸ παιδάριον, διελευσόμεθα ἕως ᾧδε, καὶ προσκυνήσαντες, ἀναστρέψομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς. Ἔλαβε δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τὰ ξύλα τῆς ὁλοκαρπώσεως, καὶ ἐπέθηκεν Ἰσαὰκ τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ, ἔλαβε δὲ καὶ τὸ πῦρ μετὰ χεῖρας, καὶ τὴν μάχαιραν, καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν οἱ δύο ἅμα. Εἶπε δὲ Ἰσαὰκ πρὸς Ἀβραάμ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ· Πάτερ· Ὁ δὲ εἶπε· Τί ἐστι τέκνον; Εἶπε δέ· Ἰδοὺ τὸ πῦρ καὶ τὰ ξύλα· ποῦ ἐστι τὸ πρόβατον τὸ εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν; Εἶπε δὲ Ἀβραάμ· Ὁ Θεὸς ὄψεται ἑαυτῷ πρόβατον εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν, τέκνον. Πορευθέντες δὲ ἀμφότεροι ἅμα, ἦλθον ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον, ὃν εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐκεῖ Ἀβραὰμ τὸ θυσιαστήριον, καὶ ἐπέθηκε τὰ ξύλα· καὶ συμποδίσας Ἰσαὰκ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ, ἐπέθηκεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον ἐπάνω τῶν ξύλων· καὶ ἐξέτεινεν Ἀβραὰμ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ λαβεῖν τὴν μάχαιραν, σφάξαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἐκάλεσε αὐτὸν Ἄγγελος Κυρίου ἐκ τοῦ Οὐρανοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Ἀβραάμ, Ἀβραάμ. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· Ἰδοὺ ἐγώ· καὶ εἶπε· Μὴ ἐπιβάλῃς τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ τὸ παιδάριον, μηδὲ ποιήσῃς αὐτῷ μηδέν· νῦν γὰρ ἔγνων, ὅτι φοβῇ σὺ τὸν Θεόν, καὶ οὐκ ἐφείσω τοῦ υἱοῦ σου τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ διʼ ἐμέ. Καὶ ἀναβλέψας Ἀβραὰμ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ, εἶδε· καὶ ἰδού, κριὸς κατεχόμενος ἐν φυτῷ Σαβὲκ τῶν κεράτων· καὶ ἐπορεύθη Ἀβραάμ, καὶ ἔλαβε τὸν κριόν, καὶ ἀνήνεγκεν αὐτὸν εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν, ἀντὶ Ἰσαὰκ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἀβραὰμ τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου, Κύριος εἶδεν· ἵνα εἴπωσι σήμερον, ἐν τῷ ὄρει Κύριος ὤφθη. Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἄγγελος Κυρίου τὸν Ἀβραὰμ δεύτερον ἐκ τοῦ Οὐρανοῦ, λέγων· Κατʼ ἐμαυτοῦ ὤμοσα, λέγει Κύριος· οὗ ἕνεκεν ἐποίησας τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, καὶ οὐκ ἐφείσω τοῦ υἱοῦ σου τοῦ ἀγαπητοῦ διʼ ἐμέ, ἢ μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνῶ τὸ σπέρμα σου, ὡς τοὺς ἀστέρας τοῦ Οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ὡς τὴν ἄμμον, τὴν παρὰ τὸ χεῖλος τῆς θαλάσσης· καὶ κληρονομήσει τὸ σπέρμα σου τὰς πόλεις τῶν ὑπεναντίων· καὶ ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν τῷ σπέρματί σου πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τῆς γῆς, ἀνθʼ ὧν ὑπήκουσας τῆς ἐμῆς φωνῆς.	Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham! Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Take now your beloved son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a whole burnt offering on one of the mountains I tell you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey; and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split firewood for the whole burnt offering, and arose and went to the place God told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. Thus Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.” So Abraham took the firewood of the whole burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son. Then he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. Then Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father.” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the firewood, but where is the sheep for a whole burnt offering?” And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the sheep for a whole burnt offering.” So the two of them went together. They came to the place where God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the firewood in order; and he bound Isaac his son hand and foot and laid him on the altar, upon the firewood. Then Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham! Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” He then replied, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him, for now I know you fear God, since for My sake you have not spared your beloved son.” Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him a ram was caught in a thicket by its horns. So he brought it for a whole burnt offering in the place of his son. Thus Abraham called the name of the place The-Lord-Has-Appeared; as it is said to this day, “In the mountain the Lord was seen.” Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said, “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you did this thing, and for My sake did not spare your beloved son, I will certainly bless you, and assuredly multiply your seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand on the seashore; and your seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you obeyed My voice.” [SAAS]
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος δʹ.	Prokeimenon. Mode 4.
Ψαλμὸς ΡΓʹ (103).	Psalm 103 (104).
Ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου, Κύριε!	O Lord, Your works shall be magnified greatly.
Εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον.	Bless the Lord, O my soul. [SAAS]
Παροιμιῶν τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα.	The reading is from the Proverbs of Solomon.
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ	DEACON
Σοφία. Πρόσχωμεν.	Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ	READER
Πρμ ΙΖʹ, 17 - ΙΗʹ, 5	Pr 17:19b-30, 18:1-5
Ἀδελφοὶ ἐν ἀνάγκαις χρήσιμοι ἔστωσαν· τούτου γὰρ χάριν γεννῶνται. Ἀνὴρ ἄφρων ἐπικροτεῖ καὶ ἐπιχαίρει ἑαυτῶ, ὡς καὶ ὁ ἐγγυώμενος ἐγγύῃ τὸν ἑαυτοῦ φίλον· ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν ἑαυτοῦ χειλέων πῦρ θησαυρίζει. Φιλαμαρτήμων χαίρει μάχαις, ὑψῶν δὲ θύραν αὐτοῦ, ζητεῖ συντριβήν· ὁ δὲ σκληροκάρδιος οὐ συναντᾷ ἀγαθοῖς. Ἀνὴρ εὐμετάβολος γλώσσῃ, ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς κακά· καρδία δὲ ἄφρονος, ὀδύνη τῷ κεκτημένῳ αὐτήν. Οὐκ εὐφραίνεται πατὴρ ἐφʼ υἱῷ ἀπαιδεύτῳ· υἱὸς δὲ φρόνιμος εὐφραίνει μητέρα αὐτοῦ. Καρδία εὐφραινομένη εὐεκτεῖν ποιεῖ· ἀνδρὸς δὲ λυπηροῦ ξηραίνεται ὀστᾶ. Λαμβάνοντος δῶρα ἀδίκως ἐν κόλποις, οὐ κατευοδοῦνται αἱ ὁδοί· ἀσεβὴς δὲ ἐκκλίνει ὁδοὺς δικαιοσύνης. Πρόσωπον συνετόν, ἀνδρὸς σοφοῦ· οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ ἄφρονος ἐπʼ ἄκρα γῆς. Ὀργὴ πατρὶ υἱὸς ἄφρων, καὶ ὀδύνη τῇ τεκούσῃ αὐτόν. Ζημιοῦν ἄνδρα δίκαιον οὐ καλόν, οὐδὲ ὅσιον ἐπιβουλεύειν δυνάσταις δικαίοις. Ὃς φείδεται ῥῆμα προέσθαι σκληρόν, ἐπιγνώμων· μακρόθυμος δὲ ἀνήρ, φρόνιμος. Ἀνοήτῳ ἐπερωτήσαντι σοφίαν, σοφία λογισθήσεται· ἐννεὸν δέ τις ἑαυτὸν ποιήσας, δόξει φρόνιμος εἶναι. Προφάσεις ζητεῖ ἀνὴρ βουλόμενος χωρίζεσθαι ἀπὸ φίλων, ἐν παντὶ δὲ καιρῷ ἐπονείδιστος ἔσται. Οὐ χρείαν ἔχει σοφίας ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν, μᾶλλον γὰρ ἄγεται ἀφροσύνῃ. Ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἀσεβὴς εἰς βάθος κακῶν, καταφρονεῖ· ἐπέρχεται δὲ αὐτῷ ἀτιμία καὶ ὄνειδος. Ὕδωρ βαθὺ λόγος ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός, ποταμὸς δὲ ἀναπηδῶν, καὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς. Θαυμάσαι πρόσωπον ἀσεβοῦς οὐ καλόν, οὐδὲ ὅσιον ἐκκλίνειν τὸ δίκαιον ἐν κρίσει.	Let brethren be useful in necessities, for they are begotten for this reason. A man without discernment applauds and rejoices over himself, as also the one who gives himself as surety for his friend. He who loves sin rejoices in quarrels, and the hard-hearted man does not assemble with good men. A changeable man will fall into evils with his tongue, and a heart without discernment is grief to the one possessing it. A father does not delight in an uninstructed son; but a son with discernment gladdens his mother. A cheerful heart makes a man healthy, but the bones of a sorrowful man dry him up. The ways of a man who receives gifts unrighteously do not prosper, and the ungodly man shuns the ways of righteousness. The face of a wise man shows understanding, but the eyes of the man without discernment are upon the ends of the earth. A son without discernment is wrath to a father and grief to her who bore him. It is not good to punish a righteous man, nor is it holy to plot against righteous princes. He who refrains from uttering a harsh word is intelligent, and a longsuffering man has discernment. Wisdom shall be imputed to a man without understanding who asks for wisdom, and anyone who holds his peace will seem to have discernment. A man seeks a pretext when he wishes to separate from his friends, but he shall be reproached at every opportunity. A man lacking understanding has no need of wisdom, for he is rather led by lack of discernment. When an ungodly man comes into the depth of evil things, he acts contemptuously, but dishonor and reproach come upon him. A word in the heart of a man is deep water, and a river and a fountain of life spring up from it. It is not good to admire the person of the ungodly, nor is it holy to pervert righteousness in judgment. [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 ΙΘʹ τοῦ αὐτοῦ μηνός, μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Ἱερομάρτυρος Παφνουτίου.	On April 19, we commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Pafnutius.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου Μάρτυρος Θεοδώρου τοῦ ἐν Πέργῃ τῆς Παμφυλίας.	On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Theodore, who was in Perga, Pamphylia.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ἡ Ἁγία Μάρτυς Φιλίππα, ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ Ἁγίου Θεοδώρου, ξίφει τελειοῦται.	On this day the holy woman Martyr Philippa, the mother of St. Theodore, died by the sword.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, οἱ Ἅγιοι Σωκράτης καὶ Διονύσιος, λόγχῃ τρωθέντες, τελειοῦνται.	On this day, Saints Socrates and Dionysius died when they were run through with a spear.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Γεωργίου, Ἐπισκόπου Πισσιδείας, τοῦ Ὁμολογητοῦ.	On this day we also commemorate our devout father George the Confessor, Bishop of Pissidia.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ ἐν Ἅγιοις Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Τρύφωνος, Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Κωσταντινουπόλεως. Τελεῖται δὲ ἡ αὐτοῦ σύναξις ἐν τῇ Ἁγιωτάτῃ Μέγαλῃ Ἐκκλησίᾳ.	On this day we also commemorate our father among the saints Tryphon, Archbishop of Constantinople. The Synaxis in his honor is celebrated in the Most Holy Great Church.
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, μνήμη τοῦ Ἁγίου ἐνδόξου Ὁσιομάρτυρος Ἀγαθαγγέλου τοῦ Ἐσφιγμενίτου.	On this day we also commemorate the holy and glorious monastic Martyr Agathangelos of Esphigmenou Monastery (Mt. Athos).
Τῇ αὐτῇ ἡμέρᾳ, ὁ Ὅσιος Συμεών, ἡγούμενος τῆς ἐν τῷ Ἄθῳ ἱερᾶς μονῆς τοῦ Φιλοθέου, ὁ μονοχίτων καὶ ἀνυπόδητος, ὁ καὶ κτήτωρ τῆς ἐν τῷ ὄρει τοῦ Φλαμουρίου ἱερᾶς Μονῆς τῆς Ἁγίας Τρίαδος, ἐν εἰρήνῃ τελειοῦται.	On this day, devout Saint Symeon, one time Abbot of the holy Monastery of Philotheou on Mt. Athos, and founder of Holy Trinity Monastery on Mt. Phlamurion, known for having only one garment and for going barefoot, died in peace.
Ταῖς τῶν Ἁγίων σου πρεσβείαις, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ἀμην.	By the intercessions of Your saints, O Christ 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.