Theotokos: Virgin, Who gave birth to the Most Just Judge and [at the same time] One easily Forgiving Lord Christ, deliver me from condemnation, fire and punishment, to which the taste of sin has led me!
Θεοτοκίον. Κριτὴν δικαιότατον, καὶ μόνον εὐδιάλλακτον, ἡ τεκοῦσα Παρθένε, Χριστὸν τὸν Κύριον, ῥῦσαί με τῆς κρίσεως Κόρη, καὶ τοῦ πυρός, καὶ τῆς τιμωρίας, ἣν μοι προεξένησεν, ἁμαρτίας ἡ ἀπόλαυσις.
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Another three-song of Triodi:
Another three-song of Triodion
Κανών βˊ Τριῳδίου.
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O Thy compassion! For Thou hast endured the Cross, the nail and the spear, O Lord, for the sake of him who was condemned to decay: therefore I sing to Thee, O Christ.
O Thy goodness, Christ! After all, for the sake of the condemned me, You endured the Cross, the spear and the nails! Therefore I praise You forever.
Ὢ τῆς εὐσπλαγχνίας σου! ὅτι Σταυρὸν ἠνέσχου, ἥλους καὶ λόγχην Κύριε, διˊ ἐμὲ τὸν κατάκριτον φθορᾷ· διὸ ὑμνῶ σε Χριστέ.
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Cross, reed, nail and copy, with Your vital Passion, all people worshiping, with songs, Christ, we sing to You.
Every people worships Your life-giving Passion, the reed, the nails, the spear, and the Cross, O Christ—we glorify You in songs.
Τὸν Σταυρόν, τὸν κάλαμον, τοὺς ἥλους καὶ τὴν λόγχην, τὰ ζωηρά σου Πάθη, πᾶς ὁ λαὸς προσκυνοῦντες, ἐν ᾠδαῖς Χριστὲ ὑμνοῦμέν σε.
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Glory: Trinity: Trinitarian Unit, Unique Trinity. O Lord, Equally Glorious Nature, Father, Son and Divine Soul, save us all.
Trinity Three-Hypostatic Unity and One and Only Trinity, Equally Glorious, Dominant and Ruling Nature* - Father and Son and Holy Spirit - save us all!
* The literal expression - “The Lord's original (or Lord's) nature” - is very difficult to comprehend. We give our understanding.
→ ἰσοκλεής, Πάτερ Υἱέ, καὶ θεῖον Πνεῦμα, σῶσον πάντας ἡμᾶς.
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And now: Theotokos: Rejoice, purifier of the world, Mother of God, in which all sinners have taken refuge, we always find reconciliation to God.
Theotokos. Rejoice, O propitiation for the world, Mother of God! We sinners all resort to You and always find reconciliation with God.
Καὶ νῦν… Θεοτοκίον. Χαίροις ἱλαστήριον, τοῦ Κόσμου Θεοτόκε, ἐν ᾧ προσφεύγοντες πάντες ἁμαρτωλοί, πρὸς Θεὸν καταλλαγὰς ἀεὶ εὑρίσκομεν.
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Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
By Your cross, Lord, and having strengthened me, fasting and granting me the good grace to end my treatment with grace.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee!
And through Your Cross, give me strength, Lord, and strength for the good conduct of the period of Lent!
Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι.
Τῷ Σταυρῷ σου Κύριε, κᾀμὲ ἐνδυναμώσας, τῶν Νηστειῶν μοι δώρησαι Ἀγαθέ, εὐσθενῶς ἀποπληρῶσαι τὴν περίοδον.
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Irmos: Pure and Most Pure, Mother and Virgin, with songs of songs of all faiths, piously we magnify the Mother of God.
Irmos. Mother and Virgin, Pure and Immaculate, like the Mother of God, we exalt all the faithful in song with song.
Ὁ Εἱρμός. "Τὴν ἁγνὴν καὶ ἄχραντον, Μητέρα καὶ Παρθένον, ᾠδαῖς ᾀσμάτων ἅπαντες οἱ πιστοί, εὐσεβῶς ὡς Θεοτόκον μεγαλύνομεν.”
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On the verse of the stichera, wash the voice:
Stichera on verse, tone 8
Ἀπόστιχα τῶν Αἴνων. Ἦχος η´.
Come, let us enslave the thoughts of passion by fasting, having covered our wings with spiritual ones: let the enemy’s moving storm, having passed easily, let us be worthy of the veneration of the cross, for the peace of the slain by the will of the Son of God, and spiritually celebrate the Resurrection of the Savior from the dead, having ascended to the mountain, together with the disciples we will glorify the power of the Son who received all from the Father, the Lover of Mankind. (twice)
Come, let us subdue mental passions with the help of fasting, covering ourselves with spiritual wings, so that we can easily overcome the storm raised by the Enemy, be honored with the worship of the Cross by the will of our own for the world of the Savior and Son of God slain for the world, spiritually celebrate His Resurrection from the dead, being taken to the mountain, glorify with the disciples from the Father who accepted all power [over the world] - the Lover of Mankind Son. (Twice)
Νηστείᾳ, τῶν λογισμῶν τὰ πάθη, δεῦτε δουλώσωμεν, πνευματικαῖς ἑαυτοὺς πτέρυξι περιστείλαντες, ἵνα τὴν τοῦ ἐχθροῦ, κινουμένην ζάλην, κοῦφοι περάσαντες, ἄξιοι γενώμεθα, τῆς τοῦ ? Υἱοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ πνευματικῶς ἑορτάσωμεν, τὴν ἐκ νεκρῶν τοῦ Σωτῆρος Ἀνάστασιν, ἐπˊ ὄρους ἀρθέντες, Μαθηταῖς συνδοξάσωμεν, τὸν ἐξουσίαν λαβόντα πᾶσαν, Υἱὸν κ Πατρὸς τὸν φιλάνθρωπον. (Δίς)
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Verse: In the morning we were filled with Thy mercy, O Lord, and we rejoiced and rejoiced, all our days we rejoiced, for the days in this day you humbled us, in the summer in this day we saw evil. And look upon Thy servants, and Thy works, and instruct their sons.
Fasting with thoughts of passion...
Verse: Early in the morning we were filled with Your mercy, O Lord, and we rejoiced and were glad. All our days we have rejoiced: for the days in which You humbled us, for the years in which we saw evil. And look upon Thy servants and Thy works, and show the way to their sons. (Ps. 89:14–16)
And we repeat the same stichera. Come, mental passions...
Στίχ. Ἐνεπλήσθημεν τὸ πρωΐ τοῦ ἐλέους σου, Κύριε, καὶ ἠγαλλιασάμεθα, καὶ εὐφράνθημεν, ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἡμέραις ἡμῶν. ὐφρανθείημεν ἀνθ´ὧν ἡμερῶν ἐταπείνωσας ἡμᾶς, ἐτῶν, ὧν εἴδομεν κακά· καὶ ἴδε ἐπὶ τοὺς δούλους σου, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ ἔργα σου, καὶ ὁδήγησον τοὺς υἱοὺς αὐτῶν.
Νηστείᾳ, τῶν λογισμῶν τὰ πάθη…
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Verse: And bring the lordship of the Lord our God upon us, and restore the work of our hands upon us, and restore the work of our hands.
Martyred: Invincible martyrs of Christ, having conquered delusion by the power of the godmother, received the grace of eternal life, did not fear the tormentors of repression, rejoice in the torment of those who suffered: and Now your blood has been the healing of our souls, pray that our souls may be saved.
Verse: And may the light of the Lord our God be upon us, and may the works of our hands be corrected among us, and may the work of our hands be corrected. (Ps. 89:17)
Martyred. Invincible witnesses of Christ, martyrs, who conquered deception by the power of the cross! You received the grace of eternal life, you were not afraid of the threats of the rulers and rejoiced during the torment; and now your blood has become healing for our souls. Intercede for the salvation of our souls!
Στίχ. Καὶ ἔστω ἡ λαμπρότης Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐφ᾿ ἡμᾶς, καὶ τὸ ἔργον τῶν χειρῶν ἡμῶν κατεύθυνον.
Μαρτυρικόν. All rights reserved. δυνάμει τοῦ Σταυροῦ, ἀπελάβετε τὴν χάριν τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, τυράννων ἀπειλὰς οὐκ ἐπτοήθητε, βασάνοις αἰκιζόμενοι εὐφραίνεσθε, καὶ νῦν τὰ αἵματα ὑμῶν γέγονεν ἰάματα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν, πρεσβεύσατε, τοῦ σωθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν.
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Glory, even now: The Holy Cross: What is the visible vision that I can see even in my hair, O Master? support all creation, you were ascended to the tree, and put to death, granting life to everyone, Mother of God in the lamenting words, ever seen on the Cross, All-Pure, from Ney who ineffably arose God and Man.
Glory... and now... Holy Cross. “What do I see, what do my eyes look at, O Lord? You, who contain all creation, are hanged on the Tree! You are killed, the Giver of life to everything!” - this is what the All-Pure Mother of God said with tears, seeing on the Cross the One who inexpressibly shone from Her as God and Man.
Δόξα… Καὶ νῦν… Σταυροθεοτοκίον. Τί τὸ ὁρώμενον θέαμα, ὁ τοῖς ἐμοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καθορᾶται, ὦ Δέσποτα; ὁ συνέχων ἅπασαν, Κτίσιν ξύλῳ ἀνήρτησαι, καὶ θανατοῦσαι, ὁ ? ἡ πάναγνος, τὸν ἐξ αὐτῆς, ἀρρήτως ἐκλάμψαντα, Θεὸν καὶ ἄνθρωπον.
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At the 6th hour
AT THE SIXTH HOUR
ΕΙΣ ΤΗΝ ΤΡΙΘΕΚΤΗΝ
Troparion of prophecy, tone four:
Weigh our creation, weigh our weakness, Lover of mankind: we have sinned, but we have not departed from You, God, below the air is our hand to a foreign god, spare us with Your goodness, Thank you.
Glory, and now: And we repeat the same.
Troparion of prophecy, tone 4: You know how blind we are, You know our weakness, Lover of mankind: we have sinned, O God, but we have not departed from You, and we have not stretched out our hands to a foreign god. Spare us according to Your goodness, O Kindhearted One!
Glory, even now: and we repeat the same troparion.
Τροπάριον τῆς Προφητείας. Ἦχος δˊ.