Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria & All Africa

Archdiocese of Good Hope

Sunday Vespers Hymns

By the Grace of God T O BE U SE D TOGETHE R WITH THE V E SPERS S E RV ICE B OOK

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3 February 2019
36th Sunday After Pentecost – Sunday After Meeting
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GREEK ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE OF ALEXANDRIA & ALL AFRICA
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8. V E S P E R S HYMNS –TONE 3- 36AP-AFTER MEETING-PRESENTATION – 3 FEBRUARY 2019

 Sunday Vespers Hymns – 36th After Pentecost
SUNDAY AFTER THE MEETING OF CHRIST
SYNAXIS - ST SYMEON THE GOD-RECEIVER & ST HANNAH THE PROPHETESS
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: hearme,
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!

Holy Elder Sophrony of Essex

mou Kyrie.
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson
mou Kyrie!
RESURRECTION STIHERA – TONE 3
Exagage ek filakis tin psihin mou, tou Bring
exomologisasthe to Onomati Sou.
To So Stavro Hriste Sotir, thanatou
Kratos lelite, ke diavolou i plani
katirgite, genos de anthropon Pisti
Sozomenon, imnon Si kath’ ekastin
prosferi.
Eme ipomenousi Dikei, eos ou
antapodos mi.
Pefotiste ta simpanta, ti anastasi Sou
Kyrie, ke O Paradisos palin ineokte,
pasa de i Ktisis anevfimousa Se,
imnon Si kath’ ekastin prosferi.
Ek vatheon ekekraxa Si, Kyrie. Kyrie,
isakouson tis fonis ou.
Doxazo tou Patros, ke tou Iiou tin
Dinamin, ke Pnevmatos Agiou, imno
tin exousian, adiereton, aktiston
Theotit, Triada Omoousion, tin
Vasilefousan is eona eonos.
Genithito ta ota Sou prosehonta is tin Let
fonin tis Deiseos mou.
Let my Prayer rise before Thee
like incense - the lifting up of
my hands as the Evening Sacrifice.
Hear me, O Lord! By the Grace of God,
When we have acquired Unconditional Love of others,
my soul out of prison to give everyone will trust us
Thanks to Thy Name, O Lord.
because they will immediately sense our Love,
Thy Cross, Christ our Saviour, has
and then we will be able to protect them
destroyed the power of Death, and
has abolished the deception of the against temptations and sin.
devil. Therefore, mankind Saved by
Faith, offers Thee Hymns of Praise
forever.
The Righteous shall wait for me, until
Thou Reward me.
All of Creation has been Enlightened
by Thy Resurrection, O Lord, and
Paradise has once again been
opened. Therefore, all Creation
extols Thee and offers Hymns of
Praise forever.
Out of the depths I have cried to
Thee, O Lord. O Lord, hear my
voice.
I Glorify the Might of the Father, and
the Son, and the Power of the Holy
Spirit, the Undivided, Uncreated
Godhead, the Consubstantial Trinity
that reigns to the Ages of ages.
Thine Ears be attentive to the
voice of my Supplication.

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Doxa Si.
✞ Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
FESTAL APOSTICHA – MEETING/PRESENTATION
O paleos imeron, nipiasas sarki, ipo
Mitros Parthenou to Iero prosagete,
tou ikiou Nomou pliron to
epangelma, on Symeon dexamenos
elege: ‘Nin apoliis en Irini kata to
rima Sou ton doulon Sou. Idon gar i
ofthalmi mou to Sotirion mou , Kyrie.’
“N I N A P O L I I S T O N D O U L O N S O U , ,
DESPOTA...” & TRISAGION
PRAYERS
RESURRECTION APOLYTIKION –TONE 3
Eufrenestho ta Ourania, agalliastho ta
epigia, oti epiise Kratos, en Vrahioni
Aftou, O Kyrios, epatise to Thanato
ton Thanaton, Prototokos ton nekron
egeneto, ek kilias Adou errisato
imas, ke pareshe to kosmo to Mega
Eleos.
✞ Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
SEASONAL APOLYTIKION – MEETING/PRESENTATION
Here, Keharitomeni Theotoke Parthene!
Ek Sou gar anetilen O Ilios tis
Dikeosinis, Hristos O Theos imon,
Fotizon tous en Skoti. Eufrenou ke Si
Presvita Dikee, dexamenos en agkales
ton Eleftherotin ton psihon imon,
Harizomenon imin ke tin Anastasin.
DISMISSAL BLESSINGS AND PRAYERS  Israil ek pason ton anomion Aftou.
Holy Elder Isaiah
Only when we realise that each day might be the last day of our current
lifespan, and we do as much as possible to obey the Will of our
Heavenly Father, will we strive to avoid sinning against God and each
other!
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and the world, Thou hast Enlightend,
O Lord:
Glory to Thee!
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
- TONE 2
The Ancient of Days became an Infant
in the Flesh, and He was brought to
the Temply by His Virgin Mother,
thus fulfilling the requirement of His
own Law. When Symeon received
Him, he said: ‘Now Thou let Thy
servant Depart in Peace, according to
Thy Word, for mine eyes have seen
Thy Salvation, O Lord.’
Let the Heavens sing for Joy! Let
everything on Earth be Glad! For
with His Arm the Lord has worked
Power. He trampled Death
underfoot by means of Death, and
became the Firstborn of the dead.
From the maw of Hades He Delivered
us and granted the world His Great
Mercy.
✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
OF CHRIST
Hail, O Full of Grace, Virgin Theotokos!
The Sun of Righteousness – Christ
our God – has risen from Thee and
Illumined those in Darkness. And
Thou, O Righteous Elder, be glad in
heart, receiving in Thine Embrace the
One Who Liberates our soul and
bestown on us Resurrection.
VESPERS HYMNS –TONE 3- 36AP-AFTER MEETING-PRESENTATION – 3 FEBRUARY 2019
Ton Stavron Sou ton Timion,
proskinoumen Hriste, ke tin anastasin
Sou imnoumen ke Doxazomen. To
gar molopi Sou, imis i pantes
iathimen.
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
Imnoumen ton Sotira, ton ek tis
Parthenou sarkothenta. Di’ imas, gar
estavrothi, ke ti triti imera anesti,
doroumeno imin to Mega Eleos.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie, ipeien i psihi ou is ton Logon
Sou. Ilpisen i psihi moue pi ton
Kyrion.
Tis en Adi katavas Hristos evingelisato,
tharsite legon, nin nenikisa. Ego i
Anastasis, Ego imas anaxo, lisas
Thanatou tas pilas.
MENAION - FESTAL STIHERA – MEETING/PRESENTATION
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie, Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
Lege Symeon, tina feron en agkales, en
to Nao Agalli? Tini krazis ke voas?
In ileftherome. Idon gar ton Sotira
mou. Outos estin, O ek Parthenou
tehthis, outos estin O ek Theou Thos
Logos, O sarkothis di’ imas, ke Sosas
ton anthropon. Afton proskinisomen.
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par’ For
afto Litrosis. Ke aftos Litrosete ton
Lege Symeon, tina feron en agkales, en
to Nao Agalli? Tini krazis ke voas?
In ileftherome. Idon gar ton Sotira
mou. Outos estin, O ek Parthenou
tehthis, outos estin O ek Theou Thos
Logos, O sarkothis di’ imas, ke Sosas
ton anthropon. Afton proskinisomen.
We worship Thy Precious Cross, O
Christ, and Praise and Glorify Thy
Resurrection, for by Thy Wounds we
have all been Healed.
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
We praise our Saviour Who took Flesh
from the Virgin, for He was Crucified
for our sake and rose on the Third
Day, bestowing on us His Great
Mercy.
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul Hopes in the Lord.
Going down to those in Hades, Christ
gave them the Good News, saying:
Take Courage! I Am now
Triumphant! I Am the Resurrection!
I shall lead you forth, for I have
broken the Gates of Death!
– TONE 1
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand? For there is Forgiveness
with Thee.
Tell us, Symeon. Who art Thou holding
in Thine embrace, rejoicing in the
Temple? To Whom art Thou
speaking, and saying: ‘Now I am set
free, for I have seen my Saviour, Who
is Born of a Virgin. He is God – the
Word of God – who became
Incarnate for us and our Salvation.
Let us worship Him.
wih the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is abundant Redemption.
And He will Redeem Israel from all
his transgressions.
Tell us, Symeon. Who art Thou holding
in Thine embrace, rejoicing in the
Temple? To Whom art Thou
speaking, and saying: ‘Now I am set
free, for I have seen my Saviour, Who
is Born of a Virgin. He is God – the
Word of God – who became
Incarnate for us and our Salvation.
Let us worship Him.
3.
 Enite ton Kyrion, panta to Ethni, Praise the Lord, all You Gentiles! Theotokon Omologounton Se. preserved each Nature’s distinct
Identity in its totality. Therefore, O
epenesate afton, pantes i lai! Praise Him, all you peoples!
THE ENTRANCE – “FOS ILARON...”  Virgin Mother and Sovereign Lady,
Dehou Symeon, on ipo ton gnofon, Mosis Receive, O Symeon, the One Whom Entreat Him for the Salvation of the
nomothetounta, proeora en Sina, Moses beheld in the Dark Cloud souls of those Confessing Thee, in
vrefos genomenon, Nomo giving the Law on Sinai, and Who Orthodox manner, to be Theotokos.
ipotattomenon. Outos estin, O dia became an Infant and submits to the PROKEIMENON - SATURDAY EVENING - PSALM 92 – TONE (6) PLAGAL 2
Nomou lalisas outos estin, O en Law. The One Who spoke through
Profites rithis, O sarkothis di’ imas, ke the Law and was spoken of by the O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepeian The Lord reigns, vested with Majesty.
Sosas ton anthropon. Afton Prophets became Incarnate for us Enedisato
proskinisomen. and our Salvation. Let us worship 1. Enedisato Kyrios Dinamin, ke 1. The Lord is Vested and Girded with
Him. Perizosato. ✶ Power. ✶
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos Aftou ef’ imas, For His Mercy rules over us; and the 2. Ke gar estereose tin Ikoumenin, itis 2. And established the world, which
ke i Alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton Truth of the Lord endures forever. ou salevthisete. ✶ shall not be moved. ✶
eona.
Defte ke imis, asmasin entheis, Hristo Let us also come – let us meet Christ NO PROPHECIES/READINGS - LITANY
OF FERVENT SUPPLICATIONS 
sinantithomen, ke dexometha afton, with Inspired Song – and let us
RESURRECTION APOSTICHA - TONE 3
ou to Sotirion O Symeon eoraken. receive Him Whose Salvation was
Outos estin, on O David katangelli seen by Symeon. He is the One O to pathi Sou Hriste, pathon By Thy Passion, we were set free from
outos estin, O en Profites lalisas, O Whom David proclaimed and Who ileftherothimen, ke ti Anastasi Sou, ek our passions, O Christ, and by Thy
sarkothis di’ imas, ke Nomo spoke through the Prophets, Resurrection, we were Redeemed
fthengomenos. Afton proskinisomen. becoming Incarnate for us, and
fthoras elitrothimen:
Kyrie, Doxa
speaking through the Law. Let us
Si! from corruption. O Lord:
Glory to
Thee!
worship Him.
✞ Doxa Patri, ke Io, ke Agio Pnevmati ✞ Glory to the Father, and to the Son, O Kyrios evasilefsen, evprepian The Lord reigns; He clothed Himself
Enediasto. Enedisato Kyrios with Majesty. The Lord clothed and
and to the Holy Spirit
Dinamin ke perizosato. girded Himself with Power.
FESTAL STIHERA – MEETING/PRESENTATION OF CHRIST – TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
I Zoodoxos Sou Egersis Kyrie, tin Thy Life-giving Resurrection, O Lord,
Erevnate tas Graphas, kathos ipen en Search the Scriptures, as Christ our God Ikoumenin pasan efotise, ke to idion has brought Light to the entire Earth,
Evangeliis Hristos O Theos imon. En said in the Gospels, for in them we plasma, ftharen anekalesato. Dio tis and revived Thy Creation that lay in
aftes gar evriskomen afton, find him brought to Birth and kataras tou Adam, apallagentes corruption. Therefore, released
tiktomenon ke sparganoumenon, wrapped in swaddling clothes, voomen. Pantodiname Kyrie,
Doxa from the Curse of Adam, we cry
tithinoumenon ke nursed and given suck, accepting Si! aloud: O Almighty Lord:
Glory to
galaktotrofoumenon, eritomin Circumcision, and carried by Thee!
dehomenon, ke ipo Symeon Symeon, not in imagination, but in
vastahthenta, ou dokisi oude Truth, Appearing to the world. To Ke gar estereose tin ikoumenin, i tis And He established the world, which
fantasia, all’ Alithia to kosmo Him let us cry: ‘God before the Ages, ou salevthisete. shall not be moved.
fanenta, pros on voisomen. Opro
Glory to Thee!’ Theos iparhon analliotos, Sarki pashon O God Who by Nature cannot be
eonon Theos,
Doxa Si. illiose, on i Ktisis mi ferousa, changed, suffering in the Flesh, hast
Ke nin ke Ai ke is tous eonas ton Now and ever, and to the Ages of kramamenon oran, to fovo eklonito, changed Thyself. Creation - being
eonon. ages. ke stenousa imni tin Sin prostrate with Fear - was unable to
makrothimia, katelthon en Adi de, bear the sight of Thee hanging, and
Amin Amen trimeros anestis, Zoin to kosmon groaned as it sang the praises of Thy
THEOTOKION – TONE 3 doroumenos, ke to Mega Eleos. Long-suffering. Thou descended
Pos mi Thavmasomen, ton Theandrikon How can we not marvel at Thy into Hades, and Rose on the Third
Day, granting Life and Great Mercy
Sou Tokon Pansevasmie? Piran gar Theandric Childbirth, O Most
to the world.
Andros mi dexameni Panamome, Reverend Maid? For while having
etekes apatora Iion en Sarki, ton Pro had no spousal congress, All- To Iko Sou prepi Agiasma, Kyrie, is Holiness is proper to Thy House, O
Eonon ek Patros Gennithenta Blameless One, Thou gave Birth to a makrotita imeron. Lord, unto length of days.
amitora, midamos ipominanta tropin, Son Unfathered in the Flesh, Who Thou has suffered Death, O Christ, to
i firmon, i dieresin, all’ ekateras had, unmothered, been Begotten of
Ina to genos imon, ek tou Thanatou
Deliver us from Death, and Thou
Hriste Litrosis, Thanaton ipinegkas,
ousias tin idiotita, soan filaxanta. Dio the Father before all Ages. He in no Arose on the Third Day from the
ke Triimeros ek nekron Anastas,
Mitroparthene Despina, afton iketeve way underwent any change, dead, Resurrecting with Thyself,
eafto Sinanestisas, tous Se Theon
Sothine, tas psihas ton Orthodoxos, intermingling or division; but He those who acknowledge Thee as God,
epignontas ke kosmon Efotisas, Kyrie,

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