Οἶδας τὸ πλάσμα ἡμῶν, οἶδας τὴν ἀσθένειαν ἡμῶν Φιλάνθρωπε, ἡμάρτομεν, ἀλλˊ οὐκ ἀπέστημέν σου ὁ Θεός, οὐδὲ διεπετάσαμεν χεῖρας ἡμῶν, πρὸς Θεὸν ἀλλότριον. Φεῖσαι ἡμῶν τῇ σῇ ἀγαθότητι, Εὔσπλαγχνε. (Δίς)
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Prokeimenon voice four: I will confess to You, O Lord, with all my heart.
Verse: I will be glad and rejoice in You.
Prokeimenon (Psalm 9), tone 4: Lord, I will glorify You with all my heart!
Verse: In You I will rejoice and be glad!
Προκείμενον Ἦχος δˊ Ψαλμὸς θˊ
Ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι, Κύριε, ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου.
Στίχ. Εὐφρανθήσομαι, καὶ ἀγαλλιάσομαι ἐν σοί.
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Reading the prophecies of Isaiah (Isa. 2: 3–11).
This is the word of the Lord: out of Zion will come the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And the tongue shall judge in the midst, and shall convict many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks, and the tongue shall not take the tongue of the sword, neither shall they make use of it. fight. And now, in the house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the Lord. For the people leave their house Jacob; Before, as from the beginning, the country was filled with their sorcerers, like foreigners, and the children of many foreigners were born to them. For their land was filled with silver and gold, and not exceeding the number of their treasures: and the land was filled with horses, and not exceeding the number of their chariots: And the land was filled with the abominations of the works of their hands, and worshiped them that they had done. their fingers. And bow the man, and humble the man, and I will not endure them. And now enter into the stones and hide yourself in the earth from the presence of the fear of the Lord and from the glory of His strength, when He rises to destroy the earth. For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is humble: and the height of man will be humbled, and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
Reading the prophecy of Isaiah [2, 3b–11]
Thus says the Lord: 3 From Zion will come the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 4 And He will judge among the nations and reprove many people; and they will beat their swords into plows and their spears into pruning hooks, and they will not raise up tribe against tribe with sword, and they will no longer learn to fight. 5 And now, O house of Jacob, come, let us walk by the light of the Lord! 6 For He left His people, the house of Jacob, because, as at the beginning, the country was filled with their prophecies like those of foreigners, and many children of foreigners were born to them. 7 For their country was filled with silver and gold, and their treasures were without number; and the land was filled with their horses, and there was no number of their chariots. 8 And the earth was filled with the abominable works of their hands, and they worshiped what their fingers had made. 9 And the man bowed down, and the man humbled himself, and I will not allow them. 10 And now go into the rocks and hide yourself in the earth from the fear of the Lord and from the glory of his power, when he rises to destroy the earth.
11 For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low, and the height of man will be made low, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
Προφητείας Ἡσαΐου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα (Κεφ Βˊ, 3–11)
Τάδε λέγει Κύριος· Ἐκ Σιὼν ἐξελεύσεται νόμος, καὶ λόγος Κυρίου ἐξ Ἱερουσαλήμ. Καὶ κρινεῖ ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ἐθνῶν, καὶ ἐλέγξει λαὸν πολύν, καὶ ????? εἰς δρέπανα, καὶ οὐ λήψεται ἔθνος ἐπὶ ἔθνος μάχαιραν, καὶ οὐ μάθωσιν ἔτι πολεμεῖν. Καὶ νῦν σύ, οἶκος τοῦ Ἰακώβ, δεῦτε, καὶ πορευθῶμεν ἐν τῷ φωτὶ Κυρίου· ἀνῆκε γὰρ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ, τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Ἰακώβ, ὅτι ἐνεπλήσθη ἡ χώρα αὐτῶν, ὡς τὸ ἀπαρχῆς, κλυδωνισμῶν, ὡς ἡ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων, καὶ τέκνα πολλὰ ἀλλόφυλα ἐγεννήθη αὐτοῖς. Ἐνεπλήσθη γὰρ ἡ χώρα αὐτῶν ἀργυρίου καὶ χρυσίου, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἀριθμὸς τῶν θησαυρῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐνεπλήσθη ἡ γῆ ἵππων, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ἀριθμὸς τῶν ἁρμάτων αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐνεπλήσθη ἡ γῆ οἷς ἐποίησαν οἱ δάκτυλοι αὐτῶν. Καὶ ἔκυψεν ἄνθρωπος, καὶ ἐταπεινώθη ἀνήρ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀνοίσω αὐτούς.
Καὶ νῦν εἰσέλθετε εἰς τὰς πέτρας, καὶ κρύπτεσθε εἰς τὴν γῆν, ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ φόβου Κυρίου, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης τῆς ἰσχύος αὐτοῦ, ὅταν ἀναστῇ θραῦσαι τὴν γῆν. Οἱ γὰρ ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου, ὑψηλοί, ὁ δὲ ἄνθρωπος ταπεινός, καὶ ταπεινωθήσεται τὸ ὕψος τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ ὑψωθήσεται Κύριος μόνος ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ.
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Prokeimenon, voice six:
The Lord is righteous, and love righteousness, righteousness is seen in His face.
Verse: I have trusted in the Lord, what do you say to my soul?
Prokeimenon (Psalm 10), tone 6: The Lord is righteous and loves righteous deeds, His eyes see righteousness!
Verse: I trust in the Lord, why do you say to my soul: “Like a bird, fly to the mountains”?*
* We complete the verse not completed in Greek. and glory text.
Προκείμενον. Ἦχος πλ. βˊ. Ψαλμὸς ιˊ. Δίκαιος Κύριος, καὶ δικαιοσύνας ἠγάπησεν.
Στίχ. Ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ πέποιθα, πῶς ἐρεῖτε τῇ ψυχῇ μου;
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At Vespers on Wednesday of the first week
At Vespers on Wednesday of the first week of Lent
ΕΝ Τῼ ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝῼ
The verses of the Triodi are self-concordant, wash the voice:
Self-vocal stichera of the Triodion, tone 8
Στιχηρὰ Τριῳδίου, Ἦχος η´.
Fasting brethren physically, let us fast spiritually, let us resolve every union of unrighteousness, let us dissolve the obstinacy of necessary changes, we will separate every unjust writing off, we will give bread to the hungry, and Let us bring bloodless beggars into our homes, so that we may receive great mercy from Christ God. (twice)
As we fast physically, brothers, let us also fast spiritually: let us unlock the shackles of injustice, let us break all the shackles of forced contracts and dishonest receipts! Let's give bread to the hungry, let the homeless beggars into our homes, so that God Christ will grant us great mercy! (Twice)
Νηστεύοντες ἀδελφοὶ σωματικῶς, νηστεύσωμεν καὶ πνευματικῶς, λύσωμεν πάντα σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας, διαρρήξωμεν στραγγαλιάς, βιαίων συναλλαγμάτων· πᾶσαν συγγραφήν ἄδικον διασπάσωμεν, δώσωμεν πεινῶσιν ἄρτον, καὶ πτωχοὺς ἀστέγους εἰσαγάγωμεν εἰς οἴκους, ἵνα λάβωμεν παρὰ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ, τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. (Δίς)
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Martyred, the same voice: What other virtue and what kind of praise is due to saints? With the sword I bowed my neck, for Your sake, I bowed the heavens and came down; having poured out your blood, for your sake, you have exhausted yourself and accepted the form of a slave; having humbled myself even to the point of death, imitating Your poverty. Through your prayers, according to the multitude of Your mercies, O God, have mercy on us.
Martyred, the same voice. Is there such praise and glory as to bring to the saints? They bowed their necks before their swords for You, Who, having bowed the heavens, came down [to earth]; They shed their blood for You, Who exhausted Himself and took on the form of a slave; They humbled themselves even to the point of death, imitating Your poverty. Through their prayers and Thy abundant mercy, have mercy on us, O God!
Μαρτυρικόν. Εἴ τις ἀρετή, καὶ εἴ τις ἔπαινος, πρέπει τοῖς Ἁγίοις· ξίφεσι γὰρ ἔκλιναν τοὺς αὐχένας, διὰ σὲ τὸν κλίναντα οὐρανούς, καὶ καταβάντα, ἐξέχεαν τὸ αἷμα αὐτῶν, διὰ σὲ τὸν κενώσαντα σαυτόν, καὶ μορφὴν δούλου λαβόντα, ἐταπεινώθησαν ἕως θανάτου, τὴν πτωχείαν σου μιμούμενοι ὧν ταῖς εὐχαῖς, κατὰ τὸ πλνθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ὁ Θεός, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
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Other stichera, creation of Mr. Joseph, second voice:
Similar to: As if he appeared:
Jesus, the truly mental Sun, sent you radiant like lightning into the whole world, driving away with the brightness of your Divine preaching, the delights of the darkness, the apostles who see God, and enlightened the darkness of ignorance held fiercely. You pray to Him to send us enlightenment and great mercy.
Also the stichera are similar to Mr. Joseph, tone 2.
Similar: How did You appear, Christ...
Jesus sent you, sparkling like lightning, into the whole world as a true intelligible Sun, dispersed the darkness of seduction with the radiance of your divinely inspired preaching, God-seers and Apostles, and enlightened those who were in the grip of the foul darkness of ignorance. Pray to Him relentlessly from above to send enlightenment with His great mercy to us too!
Εἶτα, προσόμοια τοῦ κυρίου Ἰωσὴφ. Ἦχος βˊ
Ὡς ὡράθης Χριστὲ
Φεγγοβόλους ὑμᾶς, ὡς ἀστραπὰς εἰς πάντα Κόσμον, Ἰησοῦς ὁ νοητὸς ὄντως ἥλιος ἐξαποστείλας ἀπεμείωσε ταῖς λαμπρότησι τοῦ ὑμῶν ἐνθέου κηρύγματος, πλάνης τὸ σκότος, θεόπται Ἀπόστολοι, καὶ ἐφώτισε τοὺς ἐν ζόφῳ, τῆς ἀγνωσίας κεκρατημένους πονηρῶς, ὅνπερ ἐκδυσωπήσατε, καταπέμψαι καὶ ἡμῖν τὸν φωτισμόν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος.
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