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12. F E S T A L V E S P E R S S T C A T H E R I N E G R E A T M A R T Y R 2 5 N O V E M B E R
 FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST CATHERINE THE GREAT MARTYR - TONE 4
Simeron tis evdokias Theou to proimion, Today is the Prelude of Gods Good
ke tis ton anthropon Sotirias i Pleasure, and the Proclamation of
prokirixis. En Nao tou Theou tranos i mankinds Salvation. In the Temple
Parthenos diknite, ke ton Hriston tis of God, the Virgin is openly
pasi prokatangellete. Afti ke imis presented, and in Herself She
megalofonos voisomen: Here! tis announces Christ to all. Let us, then,
Ikonomias tou Ktistou i Ekplirosis! with great voice, loudly cry to Her:
Rejoice! O Thou who art the
DISMISSAL BLESSINGS Fulfilment of our Creators
Dispensation!

St Justin Popovich
Our Lord God hears and fulfils
the Prayers of those
who fulfil His Divine Commandments. St Gregory of Nyssa
St John Chrysostom told us: When we look at the Order of Creation,
Hear God in His Commandments, we form in our mind an Image
so that He might hear us not of Essence
in our Prayers. but of the Wisdom of Him
Those who keep the Divine Commandments Who created all things so wisely!
are always Wise, Patient
and Sincere in their Prayers.
The Mystery of Prayer
consists of the keeping of
Gods Divine Commandments.

2. F E S T A L V E S P E R S S T C A T H E R I N E G R E A T M A R T Y R 2 5 N O V E M B E R . FESTAL VESPERS ST CATHERINE GREAT MARTYR 25 NOVEMBER 11.

 APODOSIS OF THE ENTRY INTO THE
Simeron ta stifi ton Piston sinelthonta,
pnevmatikos Panigyrisomen, ke tin
Theopeda Parthenon ke Theotokon,
en Nao Kyriou prosagomenin, efsevos
anevfimisomen. Tin proeklehthisan
ek pason ton geneon, is katikitirion
tou Pantanaktos Hristou, ke theou ton
olon, Partheni, lampadiforouse
proporevesthe, tis Aiparthenou
timose, tin sevasion proodon, Mieres,
lipin pasan apothemene, harmonikos
sinakolouthisate, imnouse tin Mitera
tou Theou genomenin, ke tis Haras
tou kosmou tin proexenon. Apantes
oun harmonikos, to Here Sin to
Angelo ekvoisomen, ti Keharitomeni,
ti ai presvevousi, iper ton psihon
imon.
NIN APOLIIS TON DOULON SOU...
TRISAGION PRAYERS OUR LORDS
PRAYER
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST CATHERINE
Simeron tis evdokias Theou to proimion, Today
ke tis ton anthropon Sotirias i
prokirixis. En Nao tou Theou tranos i
Parthenos diknite, ke ton Hriston tis
pasi prokatangellete. Afti ke imis
megalofonos voisomen: Here! tis
Ikonomias tou Ktistou i Ekplirosis!
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FESTAL APOLYTIKION ST CATHERINE GREAT HOLY MARTYR
TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Tin Panevfimon Nimfin Hristou
imnisomen, Ekaterinan tin Thian ke
Poliouhon Sina, tin voithian imon ke
antilipsin, oti efimose lampros, tous
kompsous ton asevon, tou Pnevmatos
ti maera, ke nin os Martys stefthisa,
etite pasi to Mega Eleos.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
10. F E S T A L V E S P E R S S T C A T H E R I N E G R E A T M A R T Y R 2 5 N O V E M B E R
TEMPLE TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Today, let us, the assembled Faithful,
triumph in spirit! Let us reverently
Praise the Child of God, Virgin and
Theotokos as She is offered inthe
Temple of the Lord: She Who was
Forechosen from all generations to
be the Dwelling-place of Christ, our
Master, and God of all. Virgins
bearing lamps, go before Her,
honouring the Majestic Entrance of
the Ever Virgin! Mothers, set aside
every sorrow to follow them in
Gladness, singing the Praises of Her
who became the Mother of God, and
Mediator of Joy for the world! With
the Angel, let us all Joyfully cry to
Her: Rejoice! for She is the Joyous
One who ever Intercedes for our
soul!
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os
THE GREAT MARTYR - TONE 4
is the Prelude of Gods Good
Pleasure, and the Proclamation of
mankinds Salvation. In the Temple
of God, the Virgin is openly
presented, and in Herself She
announces Christ to all. Let us, then,
with great voice, loudly cry to Her:
Rejoice! O Thou who art the
Fulfilment of our Creators
Dispensation!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
Let us Praise and Extol the All Lauded
Bride of Christ, the Protectress of
Sinai, the Divine Catherine, as the
one who grants Aid and Assistance
to us, for she brilliantly suppressed
the impious orators, with the Sword
of the Spirit. And, being Crowned as
Martyr, she asks that all receive
Great Mercy.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
Festal Vespers Hymns St Catherine of Alexandrai
Kindly use the Service Book until this point, then carefully follow instructions
with regard to these Hymns
HYMN OF THE EVENING INCENSE
THE CONGREGATION MUST STAND
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou. Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear me,
Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie, O Lord! O Lord, when I cry
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou, out to Thee, hear me! Hear
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to my voice, when I cry out to
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson Thee! Hear me, O Lord!
mou Kyrie.
Let my Prayer rise before Thee
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton like incense - the lifting up of
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson my hands as the Evening Sacrifice.
mou Kyrie! Hear me, O Lord!
FESTAL PROSOMIA - ST CATHERINE - TONE 1
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie, If Thou, O Lord, should mark
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos transgression, O Lord, who would
estin. stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
Simeron Pisti horefsomen, en psalmis ke O Believers, let us dance today, singing
imnis, to Kyrio adontes, timontes ke to the aster in the words of Psalms
tin aftou, igiasmenin Skinin, tin and Hymns, and honour His
empsihon kivoton, tin ton ahoriton Tabernacle that He Sanctified, the
Logon horisasan. Prosferete gar Animate Ark Who hel the
Theo, iperfios ti sarki nipiazousa, ke Uncontainable Logos within Herself.
Arhierefs O Megas, Zaharias, dehete, For She is offered to God, being an
evfrenomenos taftin, os Theou Infant in the Flesh Supernaturally.
katikitiron. And the Great and Holy High Priest,
Zachariah, feeling Joy in his heart,
now receives Her Who in time would
be the Dwelling of God.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
Kyrie; Ipeminen i psihi mou is ton for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Logon Sou, ilpisen i psihi mou epi Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
ton Kyrion.
Simeron Naos O empsihos, tis Agias Today the Living Temple of the Holy
Doxis, Hristou tou Theou imon, i moni Glory of Christ our Lord and God,
en gynexin, Evlogimeni Agni, the Only Woman to be All Holy,
prosfeete to Nao, to nomiko katikin is Blessed and Pure, is brought to the
ta Agia, ke herousi Sin afti, Ioakim ke Holy Temple of the Lord to inhabit
i Anna to Pnevmati, ke Parthenike the Holy Place. Wherefore Joachim
Horie, to Kyrio adousi psalmikos along with Anna Rejoices now in the
. FESTAL VESPERS ST CATHERINE GREAT MARTYR 25 NOVEMBER 3.
 melodouse, ke timose tin Mitera
Aftou.
Apo Filaktis proias mehri niktos, apo
filakis proias, elpisato Israil epi ton
Kyrion.
Si ton Profiton to kirigma, Apostolon
Doxa, ke Martyron kavhima, ke
panton ton gigenon i anakenisis,
Parthen Mitir Theou. Dia gar Sou to
Theo katillagimen. Dio timomen tin
Sin, en to Nao tou Kyriou proelefsin,
ke Sin to Angelo pantes, psalmikos to
Here Si, ti Pansemno voomen, ti
presvia Sou Sozomeni.
FESTAL STIHI ST CATHERINE THE
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Simeron terpete polis i Alexandria, ta
spargana Sou Martys, en to Thio Nao
Sou, katehousa profronos. Dio ke
imis, efsevos Eortazomen, Ekaterina
tin mnimi Sou tin septin, iperevhon
ton timonton Se.
Enite ton Kyrion panta ta Ethni!
Epenesate Afton pantes i Lai!
Ekaterinis tin mnimin nin eortasomen.
Afti gar ontos pasa, tou ehthrou tas
dynamis, en logo te ke ergo, kathile
sterros, ke Ritoron tin enstasin. Alla
deisesi taftis rise imas, O Theos ek
ton ereseon.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef imas, For
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Heris panendoxe Martys Ekaterina
semni. En to Sina gar Ori, en O ide
tin vaton, Mosis mi flegomenin, en
touto Hristos, to Thereston skinos
Sou, nin metathis Se filatti eos kerou,
tis deferas parousias aftou.
4. F E S T A L V E S P E R S S T C A T H E R I N E G R E A T M A R T Y R 2 5 N O V E M B E R
spirit . And the Choruses of Virgins
chanting Hymns to the Lord, sing to
Him and His Mother, Whom they
honour in the words of Psalms.
From the morning watch until night;
from the morning watch until night
let Israel Hope in the Lord.
Thou art She of Whom the Prophets
preached, the Apostles Glory, and
the Martyrs Pride and Joy. Renewal
art Thou of all us who were borne on
Earth, O Virgin Mother of God, for
we have been Reconciled to God
through Thee. Wherefore, we
honour Thy Procession into the
Temple of God our Lord. And,
together with the Angel, we cry out
in Psalms: Reoice! To Thee, O All
Holy Lady, at Whose Intercessions
we art Saved.
GREAT HOLY MARTYR TONE 1
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is Abundant Redemption;
and He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
O Martyr Catherine, the City of
Alexandria today rejoices greatly, for
it proudly possesses Thy swaddling
bands in Thy Holy Temple. And we
also piously celebrate the Feast of
Thy Holy Memory, and we ask that
Thou pray for us who honour Thee.
Praise the Lord, all Gentiles!
Him, all you people!
Let us observe the All Festive Memory
of Catherine today. She roundly
devastated both in word and in
action the full array of enemy forces
indeed and their rhetorical
arguments. O God, by her
Intercessions Deliver us and Protect
us from the heresies.
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
All Wise and Glorious Martyr, All Holy
Catherine, Rejoice! Our Saviour
Christ transported Thy Most God
Pleasing body to Sinai, that Mountain
where Moses of old saw the Burnng
Bush that remained Unconsumed,
and He preserves and Protects it
Akouson, Thigate, ke ide ke klinon to
ous Sou ke epilathou tou laou Sou
ke tou Ikou tou Patros Sou. Ke
epithimisi O Vasilefs tou Kallous
Sou.
Anna Thia Haris Safos, Haritothisan tin Anna,
Agnin Aiparthenon, prosagi met
evfrosinis, is ton Naon tou Theou,
proskalesmeni proporevesthe, aftis
tas neanidas lampadiforos ke
legousa: Apithi teknon, to dotiri
genithiti, ke anathema, ke evodes
Thimiama. Iselthe is ta adita, ke
gnothi mystiria, ke etimazou
genesthe, tou Iisou ikitirion, erpnon
ke oreon, tou parehontos to kosmo, to
Mega Eleos.
To prosopon Sou litanefsousin i plousii The
tou laou.
Endon en to Nao tou Theou, O
Theohoritos Naos antithete,
Parthenos i Panagia, neanides te
aftis, nin lampadifori proporevonte.
Skirta gennitoron, i siigia i aristos,
Iokim te, ke i Anna horevontes, oti
etekon, tin ton Ktistin kiisasan. Itis
herihorevousa, is Thia skinomata, ke
trefomeni Angelou, dia hiros i
panamomos, Hristou ofthi Mitir, tou
parenhontos to kosmo, to Mega Eleos.
Praise
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FESTAL APOSTIHA ST CATHERINE, GREAT
Vion ailon exiskimeni, vima atheon
katalavousa estis tropeoforos,
Ekaterina semni, anthiforousa tou
Theou tin lamprotita, ke to Thion
Sthenos endedimeni, Dogma tirannou
katemiktirisas, ke ritoron epafsas, tas
flinarous risis Poliathle.
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin.
. FESTAL VESPERS ST CATHERINE GREAT MARTYR 25 NOVEMBER
Hearken, O Daughter: behold and
incline Thine Ear, and forget Thy
People and Thy Fathers House, for
the King desires Thy Beauty.
Truly Blessed by Divine Grace,
led with Gladness into the Temple of
the Lord the Pure, Ever Virgin Full of
Grace, and she called the young
virgins to go before Her with lamps
in hand: Go, Child, she said, to
Him Who granted Thee to me, be to
Him an Offering and sweet smelling
Incense! God into the Place that
none may enter! Learn Its Mysteries
and prepare Thyself to become the
Pleasing and Beautiful Dwelling of
Jesus, Who grants the world His
Great Mercy!
wealthy among the people shalt
Entreat Thy Favour.
The Most Holy Virgin, Temple that is to
hold God, is dedicated within the
Temple of our Lord, and young girls,
bearing lamps, now bo before Her.
Her Noble Parents, Joachim and
Anna, leap for Joy and dance, for
they have borne Her who is to Bear
our Creator. And She the All Pure
with Rejoicing, goes around the
Divine Habitations, and is fed by the
hands of an Angel She it is who will
become Christs Mother, Who grants
the world Great Mercy!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit
HOLY MARTYR- TONE 2
Thou led a Spiritual Life, and thus
Thou captivated the Godless
Tribunal, and Thou stood Victorious,
O Catherine, with dignity, decked in
Divine Brilliance as if with flowers.
And, having put on the Divine Power,
Thou ridiculed the tyrants decree,
and Thou stifled the nonsensical
chatter of the orators, O Holy Martyr
who suffered much.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
9.
Endisete thoraka, Dikeosinin,
perithisete koritha, Krisin
anipokriton.
Lipsete aspida akatamahiton, osiotita,
ozini de apotomon Orgin is romfean.
Sinekpolemisi afto O kosmos epi tous
parafronoas.
Porefsonte evstohi volides astrapon, ke
os apo evkiklou toxou ton nefon.
Epi skopon alounte, ke ek petrovolou
thimou pliris rifisonte halaze.
Aganaktisi kat afon idor thalassis,
potami de sigklisousin apotomos.
Antistisete aftis Pnevma Dinameos, ke os A Powerful Wind will oppose them, and
lailaps eklikmisi aftous, ke erimosi
pasan tin Gin anomia, ke i
kakopragia peritrepi thronous
dinaston.
Akousate oun, Vasilis, ke sinete.
Mathete, Dikaste peraton Gis.
Enotisasthe i kratountes plithous, ke
gegavromeni epi ohlis Ethnon.
Oti edothi para kYriou i kratisis imin, ke For Power was granted to you from the
i dinastia para Ipsistou.
FERVENT SUPPLICATIONS, ETC
FESTAL APOSTIHA APODOSIS ENTRY
Heri O Ouranos ke i gi, ton Ouranonton
notion porevomenon, Orontes is
Thion Ikon, anatrafine septos, tin
Parthenon monin ke amomiton, pros
in ekplitomenos, Zaharias evoise, Pili
Kyriou, tou Naou ipanigo Si, pilas
herousa, en afto perihoreve. Egnon
gar e pepistevka, os id ii litrosis,
epidimisi prodilos, tou israil ke
tehthisete, ek sou Theols Logos, O
doroumenos to kosmo, to Mega Eleos.
8. F E S T A L V E S P E R S S T C A T H E R I N E G R E A T M A R T Y R 2 5 N O V E M B E R
ke into Weapons against His enemies.
He will wear Righteousness as a
Breastplate, and put on Impartial
Judgement as a Helmet.
He will take Holiness as an
Unconquerable Shield, and sharpen
His Relentless Wrath as a Sword.
Creation will fight with Him against the
senseless.
Well aimed flashes of lightning will
strike and leap to their objective as
from a well drawn bow of clouds.
Angry hailstones will be hurled as from
an engine of ware.
The waters of the sea will be vexed with
them, and the rivers will wash
severely over them.
like a storm it will winnow them,
and Lawlessness will lay waste all
the Earth, and wrongdoing will
overturn the Thrones of Soverigns.
Listen, therefore, O Kings,
understand.
Learn, O Judges of the ends of the
Earth.
Give ear, you who Rule over multitudes,
and take pride in yourself over a
multitude of Nations.
Lord, and your Reign from the Most
High.
INTO TEMPLE - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Heaven and Earth Rejoice, beholding
the Spiritial Heaven, the All Pure
Virgin enters the House of God to be
reared in reverence. Zacharia cried
to Her in amazement: O Gate of the
Lord! To Thee I open the Gates of
the Temple! Rejoice and go around
it in Gladness, for I know and believe
that the Deliverance of Israel shat
now come to dwell openly in our
midst, and that from Thee shalt be
Born God the Word, Who grants the
world His Great Mercy!
Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati
FESTAL STIHI ST CATHERINE THE
Harmonikos ti Panigyri, tis Theosofou
Martyros Ekaterinis, sindramomen O
Filomartyres, ke taftin tis epenis, os
anthesi katastepsomen. Heris
voontes afti, i ton filinafon Ritoron,
tin thrasistomian elegxasa, os
apedefsias anapleon, ke toutous pros
Pistin Thian hiragogisasa. Heris i to
soma poliplokis vasanis ekdousa, di
Agapin tou Piitou Sou, ke mi
katavlithias, os akmon analotos.
Heris i tes Ano Moes, antaxia ton
pono isikisthisa, ke Doxis Eoniou kata
katarifisasa, is efiemeni i imnodi Sou,
tis elpidos mi ekpesimen.
and
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
FESTAL STIHI FOREFEAST ENTRY
Meta to tehthine Se, Theonimfe
Despina, paregenou en Nao Kyriou,
tou anatrafine is ta Agia ton Agion,
os igiasmeni. Tote ke Gavriil apestali
pros Se tin Panamomon, trofin
komizon Si. Ta Ourania panta
exestisan, oronta to Pnevma to Agion
en Si skinosan. Dio aspile amolinte, i
en Ourano ke epi gis Doxazomeni,
Mitir Theou, Soze to genos imon.
ENTRANCE/ISODOS FOS ILARON...

PROKEIMENON - FRIDAY
O Theos, antiliptor mou i. To Eleos Sou
propsithasi me.
STIHOS Exelou me ek ton ehthron mou,
O Theos, ke ek ton epanistmenon ep
emi Litrose me.
O Theos, antiliptor mou i. To Eleos Sou
propsithasi me.
. FESTAL VESPERS ST CATHERINE GREAT MARTYR 25 NOVEMBER
there until the time that He Returns
to Judge the world.
Glory to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit
GREAT HOLY MARTYR TONE 2
O Martyr fans, let us joyfully hasten to
the Festival of the Martyr, Catherine,
Wise in God, and let us crown her
with Praise as if with flowers. Let us
shout salutations to her: Rejoice!
For Thou refuted the insolent speech
of the babbling Orators, since it was
brimming with stupidity, and Thou
led them to the True Faith in God!
Rejoice! For Thou gave Thy body
over to elaborate tortures, for the
Love of Thy Creator, and like an
indestructible Anvil, Thou did not
break. Rejoice! For Thou were given
Entrance to the Mansions Above, a
worthy Compensation for Thy
Labours, and Thou bask in
Everlasting Glory! We also long for
this, and, as we extol Thee, we Hope
that we will not be disappointed.
Now and ever, and to the Ages of
ages.
Amen
TEMPLE
INTO
After Thou were born, O Lady, Bride of
God, Thou entered the Temple of the
Lord, being raised in the Holy of
Holies, as One Who was Sanctified.
Then Gabriel was sent to Thee, O All
Blameless, and he brought Thee
Food. All Heavenly Beings were
astounded, beholding the Holy Spirit
dwelling in Thee. Wherefore, O
Spotless and Unstained Mother of
God, Glorified in Heaven and on
Earth, ever keep us safe.
EVENING - PSALM 58:
Thou art my Defender, O Lord, and Thy
Mercy shall go before me.
VERSE Deliver me from my enemies, O
God, and Protect me from those who
rise up against me.
Thou art my Defender, O Lord, and Thy
Mercy shall go before me
5.
 PROPHECY OF THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON 4:7A, 16A, 17A, 19B-20; 5 : 1 - 7
SOFIAS S O L O M O N T O S to anagnosma READER The Reading from T H E WISDOM
OF SOLOMON
Sofia! Proshomen! P RIE ST Wisdom! Let us attend!
Dikeos ean fthasi teleftise en anapafsi READER Although a Righteous man
este. may die before his time, he shall be
at rest.
Katakrini Dikeos apothanon tous zontas A Righteous man who is dead shall
asevis. condemn the ungodly who are living.
Opsonte gar teleftin Dikeou, ke ou mi For they will see the end of the wise
sinisousi ti evoulefsanto peri aftou, oti man, but will not understand what
rixi Kyrios tous asevis afonous prinis, the Lord purposed for him, for he
ke salefsi aftous ek themelion, ke eos will dash them headlong and
eshatou hersothisonte en odini, ke i speechless to the ground, and shake
minim afton apolite. them from the foundations.
Elefsonte gar en sillogismo amartimaton They shall be left dry and barren to the
afton dili, ke elegxi aftous ex anantias very end, and they shall be in pain,
ta anomimata afton. and their memory shall perish.
Tote stisete en parrisia polli O Dikeos They will come with dread in the day of
kata prosopon ton thlispanton afton, reckoning for their sins, and to their
ke ton athetounton tous ponous aftou. face their lawless deeds will convict
them.
The Righteous man will stand with
confidence in the presence of those
who afflict him, and those who
reject his Labours.
Idontes tarahthisonte fovo dino, ke Seeing him, they will be shaken with
ekstisonte epi to paradox tis Sotirias dreadful fear, and they shall be
aftou. amazed at his unexpected Salvation.
Erousi gar en eaftis metanoountes ke dia They will speak among themselves with
stenohorian stenaxousi ke erousin: regret, and in anguish of spirit they
Outos in, on eshomen pote is gelota will groan and say: This is the man
ke is paravolin onidismou i afrontes. whom we fools once held in derision,
and made a byword of disgrace.
Ton vion aftou elogisametha manian, ke We considered his life to be madness,
and his death as without honour.
tin teleftin aftou atimon.
Pos de katelogisthi en Iis Theou? Ke en How has he been numbered among the
Agiis O kliros aftou Estin? Sons of God? And how is his
portion among the Saints?
Ara eplanithimen apo Odou Alithias, ke Therefore, we went astray from the
to tis Dikeosinis fos ouk epelampsen Way of Truth, for the Light of
imin, ke O ilios ouk anetilen imin. Righteousness did not shine on us,
and the sun did not rise upon us.
Anomias eneplisthimen trivous ke We were satisfied with the paths of
lawlessness, and we travelled
apolias, ke odefsamen trivous
avatous, tin de Odon Kyriou ouk through impassable deserts; but the
egnomen. Way of the Lord we have not known.
6. F E S T A L V E S P E R S S T C A T H E R I N E G R E A T M A R T Y R 2 5 N O V E M B E R
THE PROPHECY OF THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON 3 : 1 - 9
Sofias Solomontos to anagnosma. READER The Reading is from the Wisdom
of Solomon
Sofia! Proshomen! P R I E S T Wisdom! Let us attend!
Dikeon psihe en Hiri Theou, ke ou mi READER The soul of the Righteous
apsite afton vasanos. are in the Hands of God, and no
torture will ever touch them.
Edoxan en ofthalmis afronon ehnane, ke In the eye of the undiscerning they
elogisthi kakosis i exodos afton, ke i seemed to have died, and their
af imon poria sintrimma, i de isin en departure was considered as
Irini. misfortune, and their departure
from us as being their destruction;
yet they are at Peace.
Ke gar en opsi anthropon ean And thus, although in mankinds view
kolasthosin, i Elpis afton Athansias they were punished, their Hope is
pliris. Immortal.
And
Ke oliga pedefthentes, megala although chastened in a few
evergetithisonte, oti O Theos epirasen things, Great Kindness will be
aftous, ke evren aftous Axious Eaftou granted to them for God tested them
. and found them worthy of Himself.
Os hrison en honevtirio edokimasen He tested them like gold in a furnace,
aftous, ke os Olokaroma Thisias and accepted them as a Whole Burnt
prosedexato aftous. Offering.
Ke en kero episkopis afton And, at the time of their Visitation, they
analampsousi, ke os spinthires en will shine forth, and they will run
kalami diadramounte. about like sparks through straw.
Krinousin ethni, ke kratisousi laon ke They will judge Nations and rule over
vasilefsi afton Kyrios is tous eonas. people, and the Lord shalt Reign
over them unto the Ages.
I pepithotes ep afton, sinisousin Alithian, Those who trust in Him will understand
ke i Pisti en Agapi prosmenousin afto, Truth, and the Faithfull shall
oti Haris ke Eleos en tis Osiis aftou, ke continue with Him in Love, for Grace
Episkopi en tis Eklektis Aftou. and Mercy art upon His Elect.
THE PROPHECY OF THE WISDOM OF SOLOMON 5 : 15 6 ; 3
Sofias Solomontos to anagnosma. READER The Reading is from the Wisdom
of Solomon
Sofia! Proshomen! P R I E S T Wisdom! Let us attend!
Dikei is ton eona zosi, ke en Kyrio O READER The Righteous live forever,
misthos afton, ke i frontis afton para and their Reward is with our Lord,
Ipsisto. and their care is by the Most High.
Dia touto lipsonte to vasilion tis evrepias, Therefore, they shall receive a kingly
ke to Diadima tou kallous ek Hiros dwelling of dignity and a Diadem of
Kyriou, oti ti Dexia Aftou skepasi Beauty from the Hand of the Lord,
aftous, ke to vrahioni Iperaspii Afton. because He will shelter them with
His right Hand, and Protect them
with His Arm.
Lipsete panoplian, ton zilon aftou, ke He will take His Zeal as His full
oplopiisi tin Ktisin is aminan ehthron. Armour, and will turn His Creation
. FESTAL VESPERS ST CATHERINE GREAT MARTYR 25 NOVEMBER 7.