Prokeimenon (Psalm 18), tone 6: Lord, You are my Helper and my Deliverer!
Verse: The heavens tell of the glory of God.
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βˊ. Ψαλμὸς ιηˊ. Κύριε, βοηθέ μου καὶ λυτρωτά μου.
Στίχ.Οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ.
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At Vespers on Friday of the first week
At Vespers on Friday of the first week of Lent
ΕΝ Τῼ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝῼ
The verse is self-consonant, voice five:
Self-vocal stichera [Triodion], tone 5.
Στιχηρὸν ἰδιόμελον Τριῳδίου. Ἦχος πλ. α´.
Come, faithful ones, let us do the works of God in the light, as we walk well in the days: let us take away every unrighteous reproach from ourselves and our neighbor, not counting this stumbling as a temptation. Let us leave voluptuousness to the flesh, let us increase the talents of our souls, give bread to those who need it, and let us approach Christ in repentance crying out: Our God, have mercy on us.
Come, faithful ones, let us do God’s works in the light, so that we may walk decently in the light of day [and not in darkness]! We will take away any dishonest receipt from our neighbor, without making it an obstacle for our neighbor to [his] temptation; let us leave voluptuousness to the flesh and cultivate spiritual gifts; Let us give bread to the needy and come to Christ in repentance, crying: “Our God, have mercy on us!”
Δεῦτε πιστοὶ ἐπεργασωμεθα, ἐν φωτὶ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ εὐσχημόνως περιπατήσωμεν, πᾶσαν ἄδικον συγγραφὴν ἀφ΄ ἑαυτῶν, τοῦ πλησίον ἀφελώμεθα, μὴ τιθέντες πρόσκομμα τούτῳ σκάνδαλον, ἀφήσωμεν τῆς σαρκὸς τὴν εὐπάθειαν, αὐξήσωμεν τῆς ψυχῆς τὰ χαρίσματα, δώσωμεν ἐνδεέσιν ἄρτον, καὶ προσέλθωμεν Χριστῷ, ἐν μετανοίᾳ βοῶντες。 ἡμᾶς.
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And the stichera of the Triodion of St. Theodore.
And stichera to Saint Theodore [Tiron].
Ἰδιόμελα, τοῦ ἁγίου Θεοδώρου.
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(The verses of St. Martyr Theodore Tiron and the prayer canon for him at the end of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts will be published in the future)
(Proverbs for Vespers on Friday of the first week, as well as on all other days of Lent, can be found below)