MENAION - APOSTICHA IDIOMELONS ENTRY INTO TEMPLE - TONE (6) PLAGAL 2

Simeron ta stifi ton Piston sinelthonta,
pnevmatikos panigirisomen, ke tin
Theopeda Parthenon ke Theotokon,
en NaoKyriou prosagomenin, evsevos
anevfimisomen. Tin proeklehthisan
ek pason ton geneon, is katikitirion
tou Pantanaktos Hristou, ke Theou
ton olon, Partheni, lampadiforouse
proporevesthe, tis Aiparthenou
timose, tin sevasmion proodon,
Miteres, lipin pasan apothemene,
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assembled Faithful, triumph in spirit
and reverently praise the Child of
God, Virgin and Theotokos, as She is
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She who was forechosen from all
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O Virgins bearing lamps: go before
Her, honouring the Majestic Advance
of the Ever Virgin. Mothers: setting

Festal Vespers Hymns

harmonikos sinakolouthisate, aside every sorrow, follow them in
imnouse tin Mitera tou Theou gladness, singing the praises of He
genomenin, ke tis haras tou kosmou who became the Mother of God and

tin proxenon. Apantes
harmonikos, to here Sin to Angelo
ekvoisomen, ti Keharitomeni, ti ai
presvevousi, iper ton psihon imon.
20 November
oun Mediator of Joy for the world. With
the Angel, joyfully, let us all cry:
Hail! to Her who is Full of Grace
and Who ever Intercedes for our
soul.

Entry into Temple of the Infant Virgin Mary

NIN APOLIIS TON DOULON SOU...
TRISAGION PRAYERS & OUR LORDS
PRAYER

FESTAL APOLYTIKION ENTRY INTO TEMPLE TONE 4
Simeron tis evdokias Theou to Today is the Prelude of Gods Good
prooimion, ke tis ton anthropon Pleasure, and the Proclamation of
Sotirias i prokirixis. En Nao tou humanitys Salvation. In the Temple
Theou tranos i Parthenos diknite, ke of God, the Virgin is presented
ton Hriston tis pasi prokatangellete. openly, and in Herself She
Afti ke imis megalofonos voisomen. announces Christ to all. Let us, then,
Here, tis ikonomias tou Ktistou i with a Great Voice cry aloud to Her:
ekplirosis. (3) Rejoice! Thou art the Fulfilment of
our Creators Dispensation! (3)
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8. V E S P E R S H Y M N S E N T R Y INTO TEMPLE OF THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER


Festal Vespers Hymns & Readings Entry into Temple
Kindly use the Service Book until this point, then carefully follow instructions
with regard to these Hymns
HYMN OF THE
THE CONGREGATION
PSALM 140/141 TONE 2
Kyrie ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou.
Isakouson mou, Kyrie. Kyrie,
ekekraxa pros Se, isakouson mou,
proshes ti foni tis deiseos mou, en to
kekragene me pros Se, isakouson mou
Kyrie.
Katevthinthito i prosevhi mou os
thimiama enopion Sou. Eparsis ton
hiron mou Thisia Esperini. Isakouson
mou Kyrie!
FESTAL STIHERA ENTRANCE
Ean anomias paratirisis, Kyrie Kyrie,
tis ipostisete? Oti para Si O ilasmos
estin.
Simeron Pisti horevsomen, en psalmis ke O Believers, let us dance today, singing
imnis, to Kyrio adontes, timontes ke
tin aftou, igiasmenin skinin, tin
empsihon kivoton, tin ton ahoriton
Logon horisasan. Prosferete gar
Theo, iperfios ti Sarki nipiazousa, ke
Arhierefs O Megas, Zaharias dehete,
evfrenomenos taftin, os Theou
katikitirion.
Eneken tou Onomatos Sou ipemina Se, Because
Kyrie, ipeminen i Psihi mou is ton
Logon Sou. Ilpisen i Psihi mou epi
ton Kyrion.
Simeron Naos O empsihos, tis Agias
Doxis, Hristou tou Theou imon, i moni
en gynexin, evlogimeni Agni,
prosferete to Nao, to Nomikon katikin
is ta Agia, ke Herousi Sin afti, Ioakim
ke i Anna to Pnevmati, ke parthenike
horie, to Kyrio adousi psalmikos
melodouse, ke timose tin Mitera
aftou.
2. V E S P E R S H Y M N S E N T R Y INTO TEMPLE OF THE
EVENING INCENSE
MUST STAND
Lord, I cry out to Thee: hear me,
O Lord! O Lord, when I cry
out to Thee, hear me! Hear
my voice, when I cry out to
Thee! Hear me, O Lord!
Let my Prayer rise before Thee
like incense - the lifting up of
my hands as the Evening Sacrifice.
Hear me, O Lord!
INTO TEMPLE TONE 1
If Thou, O Lord, should mark
transgression, O Lord, who would
stand?For there is Forgiveness with
Thee.
to the Master in the words of Psalms
and Hymns, and honour His
Tabernacle that He Sanctified, the
animate Ark that held the
Uncontainable Logos within Herself.
For She is offered to God, being a
Babe in the flesh supernaturally.
And the Great and Holy High Priest,
Zacharias, feeling Joy in his heart
now receives Her who in time will be
the Dwellingplace of God.
of Thy Law, O Lord, I waited
for Thee; my soul waited for Thy
Word. My soul hopes in the Lord.
On this day the Living Temple of the
Holy Glory of Christ our Lord and
God, the only Woman to be All Holy,
Blessed and Pure, is brought to the
Holy Temple of the Lord to inhabit
the Holy Place. And therefore does
Joachim, along with Anna, rejoice in
the spirit now. And the choruses of
virgins, chanting Hymns to the Lord,
sing to Him and His Mother, Whom
they honour with the words of
EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER
FESTAL APOSTICHA IDIOMELONS ENTRY
Here O Ouranos ke i Gi, ton Ouranon
ton noiton porevomenon, orontes is
Thion Ikon, anatrafine septos, tin
Parthenon monin ke amomiton, pros
in ekplittomenos, Zaharias evoise, Pili
Kyriou, tou Naou ipanigo Si, pilas
herousa, en afto perihoreve. Egnon
gar ke pepistevka, os idi i litrosis,
epidimisi prodilos, tou Israil ke
tehthisete, ek Sou Theos Logos, O
doroumenos to kosmo, to Mega Eleos.
Apenehthisonte to Vasili Partheni
opiso Aftis, e plision Aftis
apenehthrisonte Si.
Anna i Thia Haris Safos, Haritothisan
tin Agnin Aiparthenon, prosagi met
evfrosinis, is ton Naon tou Theou,
proskalesameni proporevesthe, aftis
tas neanidas lampadiforous ke
legousa. Apithi teknon, to dotiri
genithiti, ke anathima, ke evodes
Thimiama. Iselthe is ta adita, ke
gnothi mystiria, ke etimazou
genesthe, tou Iisou ikitirion, terpnon
ke oreon, tou parehontos to kosmo, to
Mega Eleos.
Apenehthisonte en evfrosini ke
Agalliasi, ahthisonte is Naon
Vasileos.
Endon en to Nao tou Theou, O
Theohoritos Naos anatithete,
Parthenos i Panagia, neanides te
aftis, nin lampadifori proporevonte.
Skirta gennitoron, i sizigia i aristos,
Ioakim te, ke i Anna horevontes, oti
etekon, tin ton Ktistin kiisasan. Itis
perihorevousa, is Thia skinomata, ke
trefomeni Angelou, dia hiros i
panamomos, Hristou ofthi Mitir, tou
parehontos to kosmo, to Mega Eleos.
Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati, Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
GREAT VESPERS ENTRY INTO TEMPLE OF THE
OF THEOTOKOS - TONE (5) PLAGAL 1
Heaven and Earth, Rejoice, beholding
the Spiritual Heaven, the only Virgin
without blemish, enter the House of
God, there to be reared in Reverence.
To Her Zacharias in amazement
cried: O Gate of the Lord! Unto
Thee I open the Gates of the Temple.
Rejoice and go round it in gladness.
For I know and believe that the
Deliverance of Israel shall now come
to dwell openly in our midst. And
that from Thee shall be born God the
Word, Who grants the world Great
Mercy.
The Virgins behind Her shalt be
brought to the King; Her
Neighbours shalt be brought to
Thee
Anna, truly Blessed by Gods Grace, led
with gladness into the Temple of the
Lord, the Pure and Ever Virgin, who
is Full of Grace, and She called the
young girls to go before Her, lamps
in hand. Go, Child, she said, ... to
Him Who gave Thee to me; be unto
Him an Offering and a Sweet
Smelling Incense. God into the place
that none may enter; learn its
Mysteries and prepare Thyself to
become the pleasing and beautiful
Dwelling Place of Jesus, Who grants
the world Great Mercy.
They shalt be brought with Gladness
and Rejoicing; they shalt be led
into the Temple of the King.
The Most Holy Virgin, Temple that is to
hold God, is dedicated within the
Temple of the Lord; and young girls,
bearing lamps, now bo before Her.
Her Noble Parents, Joachim and
Anna, leap for Joy and dance, for
they have born Her who is to bear
the Creator; and She, the All
Pure,with rejoicing goes round the
Divine Habitations and is fed by the
hands of an Angel. She it is that
shall become Mother of Christ, Who
grants the world His Great Mercy.
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 7.
Ouk in en ti Kivoto, plin dio plakes
lithine, plakes tis diathikis, as ethiken
eki Moisis en Horiv, as dietheto Kyrios
meta ton Iion Israil en to
ekporevesthe aftous ek gis Egyptou.
Ke egeneto, os exilthon i Ieris ek tou
Agiou, ke i Nefeli eplise ton Ikon.
Ke ouk idinanto i Ieris stine Litourgin
apo Prosopou tis Nefelis, oti eplise
Doxa Kyriou ton Ikon.
THE PROPHECY OF EZEKIEL
THE EAST GATE
Profitou Izekiel to anagnosma
Proshomen
Sofia! Proshomen!
...Ke este apo tis imeras tis ogdois ke
epekina, piisousin i iris epi tou
thisiastrion ta olokaftomata imon,
ke ta tou Sotiriou imon, ke
prosdexome imas, legi Kyrios.
Ke epestrepse me kata tin odon tis Pilis And He took me back to the Outer Gate
ton Agion tis exoteras tis vlepousis
kata Anatolas.
Ke afti in keklismeni.
Ke ipe Kyrios pros me: I Pili Afti
keklismeni este - ouk anihthisete -
ke oudis mi dilthi di Aftis, oti Kyrios
O Theos Israil iselefsete di Aftis, ke
este keklismeni.
Dioti O Igoumenos outos kathisete en
Afti tou fagin Arton enantion
Kyriou: kata tin odon elam tis Pilis
iselefsete, ke kata tin odon aftou
exelefsete.
Ke isigage me kata tin odon tis Pilis tis
pros Vorran, katenanti tou Ikou, ke
Idou.
Ke idon! Pliris Doxis O Ikos tou Kyriou.
Ke pipto epi Prosopon mou.
EKETENE - THE AUGMENTED LITANY
THE EVENING PRAYERS, ETC

6. V E S P E R S H Y M N S E N T R Y INTO TEMPLE OF THE
Nothing was in the Ark except the two
stone Tablets the Tablets of the
Covenant that Moses put there at
Horeb, when the Lord made a
Covenant with the Sons of Israelafter
they went out of the land of Egypt.
And when the Priests went out of the
Holy Place, the Cloud filled the
House.
And the Priests could not stand there
ministering because of the Cloud -
for the Glory of the Lord filled the
House.
THE PROPHET 43: 27 - 44:14
IS FOR THE ENTRANCE OF THE LORD
READER The Reading from The
Prophecy of Ezekiel the Prophet of
God
P R I E S T Wisdom! Let us attend!
... When these days are over,
READER
on the Eighth Day, the Priests shall
offer your Whole Burnt Offerings
and your Peace Offerings on the
Altar, and I shall accept you, says
the Lord. God.
of the Sanctuary that faces towards
the East.
And it was shut.
And the Lord said to me: This Gate
shall be shut - It shall not be opened
- and no man shall pass through It,
because the Lord the God of Israel
will enter by It. Therefore It shall
be shut.
As for the Prince, He will sit in It to
eat Bread before the Lord: He will
go in by way of the Gate Chamber
and go out the same way.
And He took me by the Way of the
North Gate to the front of the
Temple, and I looked.
And behold! The House of the Lord
was full of Glory.
And I fell on my face.
EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER
Apo filakis 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,
Parthene Mirtir 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.
MENAION - FESTAL STIHERA ENTRANCE
Oti para to Kyrio to Eleos ke polli par For with
afto litrosis, ke aftos litrosete ton
Israil ek pason ton anomion aftou.
Ton Agion is Agia, i Aga ke amomos, en Led by the Holy Spirit, the Holy Maiden
Agio Pnevmati isikizete, ke di
Angelou ektrefete, to onti iparhousa,
agiotatos Naos, tou Agiou Theou
imon, tou ta simpanta, agiasantos
taftis isikisi, ke theosantos tin fisin, tin
ton vroton olisthisasa.
Enite ton Kyrion, panta ta Ethni,
epenesate afton, pantes i lai.
E neanides herouse, ke lampadas
katehouse, tis lampados simeron
proporevonte, tis noitis ke isagousin,
aftin is ta Agia, ton Agion ieros,
prodilouse tin mellousan, eglin
arriton, ex aftis analampsin ke
fotisin, tous en skoti kathimenous, tis
agnosias en Pnevmati.
Oti ekrateothi to Eleos aftou ef imas, For
ke i alithia tou Kyriou meni is ton
eona.
Githomeni ipodexe, Zaharia evoisen,
Anna i panevfimos, in ekirixan,
Theou Profite en Pnevmati, ke taftin
isagage, is ton Agion Naon, Ieros
anatrefesthe, opos genite, tou
Despotou ton olon, Thios Thronos, ke
Palation ke Klini, ke Fotavges
endietima.
GREAT VESPERS ENTRY INTO TEMPLE OF THE E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 3.
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 us all who were born on
Earth, O Virgin Mother of God, for
we have been Reconciled to God
through Thee. And therefore we
honour Thy Procession into the
Temple of God the Lord. And
together witht he Angel, we cry out
in Psalms: Rejoice! To Thee, All Holy
Lady, at whse Intercession we are
Saved.
INTO TEMPLE TONE 4
the Lord there is Mercy, and
with Him is abundant Redemption.
And He will Redeem Israel from all
transgressions.
without spot, is taken to dwell in the
Holy of Holies. By an Angel is She
fed, who is in Truth the Most Holy
Temple of our Holy God. He has
Sanctified all things by Her Entry,
and has made Godlike the fallen
nature of mortals.
Praise the Lord all you Gentiles!
Praise Him, all you peoples!
The young girls rejoice today, and with
their lamps in hand, they go in
reverence before the Spiritual Lamp,
as She enters into the Holy of Holies.
They foreshadow the Brightness past
speech that is to shine forth from
Her and to grant Light by the Spirit
to those who sit in the darkness of
ignorance.
His Mercy rules over us; and the
Truth of the Lord endures forever.
Anna the All Blessed cried out
rejoicing: O Zacharias, take Her
whom the Prophets of God
proclaimed in the Spirit, and lead
Her into the Holy Temple, there to
be brought up in Reverence, that She
may become the Divine Throne of
the Master of all His Palace, His

Doxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,
ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas ton
eonon.
Amin
MENAION - FESTAL STIHERA ENTRANCE TONE (8) PLAGAL 4
Meta to tehthine Se, Theonimfe Despina, After
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 FOS ILARON...

PROKEIMENON - MONDAY EVENING PSALM 4
Kyrios isakousete mou,
kekragene me pros afton.
STIHO S En to epikalisthe me isikousas
mou, O Theos tis dikeosinis mou, en
thlipsi eplatinas me.
Kyrios isakousete mou,
kekragene me pros Afton.
THE PROPHECY
Tis Exodou to anagnosma Proshomen
Sofia! Proshomen!
Elalise Kyrios pros Moisin, legon: En
imera mia tou minos tou protou
noumia stisis tin Skinin tou
Martyriou.
Ke thisis tin Kivoton tou Martyriou, ke And Thou shalt place
skepasis aftin Kivoton
Katapetasmati.
Ke isisis tin Trapezan ke prothisis tin
prothesin aftis ke isis tin Lihnian ke
epithisis tou lihnous aftis.
Ke Thisis to Thisiastirion to hrisoun,
is to Thimian enantion tis Kivotou
ke epithisis kalimma
katapetasmatos epi tin Thiran tis
4. V E S P E R S H Y M N S E N T R Y
Restingplace, and His Dwelling filled
with Light.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and
forever, and to the Ages of ages.
Amen
Ke
Thy Birth, O Lady, and Bride of
God, Thou hast gone to dwell in the
Temple of the Lord, there to be
brought up in the Holy of Holies, for
Thou art Thyself Holy: and Gabriel
then was sent to Thee, O Virgin All
Undefiled, to bring Thee Food. All
the Powers of Heaven stood amazed,
seeing the Holy Spirit dwell in Thee.
Therefore, O Mother of God without
stain or blemish, Glorified in Heaven
and on Earth, Save us.
en to The Lord will hear me when I cry out
to Him.
VE RSE Thou hast heard me when I
called, O God of my Righteousness.
Thou hast set me free when I was in
trouble.
en to The Lord will hear me when I cry out
to Him.
OF EXODUS 40 : 1-5; 8-9; & 28 -29
THE HOLY TAB ERNACLE
READER The Reading is from the Book of
Exodus.
P R I E S T Wisdom! Let us attend!
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: On
the first day of the first month, the
New Moon, Thou shalt set up the
Tabernacle of Witness.
in it the Ark of
to the Witness, and cover the Ark with
the Veil.
And Thou shalt bring in the Table,
and shalt set forth that which is to
be set forth on it. And Thou shalt
bring in the Lampstand and place
its lamps on it.
And Thou shalt place the golden Altar
to burn incense before the Ark; and
Thou shalt put a covering of a Veil
at the entrance of the Tabernacle
INTO TEMPLE OF THE EVER BLESSED THEOTOKOS - 20 NOVEMBER
Skinis tou Martyriou. of Witness.
Ke hrisis to Thisiastirion ton And Thou shalt Anoint the Altar of
karpomaton ke panta ta skevi Burnt Offerings, and all its
aftou. Implements.
Ke Agiasis to Thisiastirion, ke este to And Thou shalt Consecrate the Altar,
Thisiastirion Agion ton Agion. and the Altar shall be Most Holy.
ekalipsen i Nefeli tin Skinin tou And the Cloud covered the Tabernacle
Martyriou, ke Doxis Kyriou eplisthi i of Witness, and the Tabernacle was
Skini. filled with the Glory of the Lord.
Ke ouk iidinasthi Moisis iselthin is tin And Moses was unable to enter the
Skinin tou Matyriou, oti epeskiazen Tabernacle of Witness because the
ep aftin i Nefeli, ke Doxis Kyriou Cloud overshadowed it, and the
eneplisthi i Skini. Glory of the Lord filled the
Tabernacle.
THE PROPHECY OF THE 3RD BOOK OF THE KINGDOMS (1 KINGS) 8:1 -11
THE HOLY ARK IN THE HOLY OF HOLIES
Vasilion to anagnosma Proshomen READER The Reading from The Third
Book of the Kingdoms (1 Kings)
Sofia! Proshomen! P R I E S T Wisdom! Let us attend!
Ke egeneto, os sinetelese Salomon tou READER And it came to pass, when
Ikodomise ton Ikon Kyriou ke ton ikon Solomon had finished building the
aftou meta ikosin eti, tote House of the Lord and his own
exekklisiasen O Vasilefs Salomon house, King Solomon assembled all
the Elders of Israil in Zion to bring
pantas tous Presviteros Israil en Sion
up the Ark of the Covenant of the
tou anenegkin tin Kivoton diathikis
Lord from the city of David, which is
Kyriou ek Poleos David, aft esti Sion,
en mnimi Athanin. Zion.
Ke iran i Ieris tin Kivoton, ke to And the Priests took up the Ark and the
Tabernacle of Testimony and all the
Skinoma tou Martyriou, ke ta Skevi ta
Agia ta en to Skinomati tou Holy Furnishings in the Tabernacle
Martyriou. of Testimony.
Ke O Vasilefs, ke pas Israil, emprosthen And the King and all Israel were
tis Kivotou thiontes provata ke boas occupied before the Ark, sacrificing
anarithmita. sheep and oxen without number.
And
Ke isferousin i Ieris tin Kivoton is ton the Priests brought in the Ark to
Topon Aftis, is to Davir tou Ikou, is ta Its Place - into the Inner Sanctuary of
Agia ton Agion, ipo tas pterigas ton the Temple, to the Holy of Holies,
Heroubim, oti ta Herouvim under the wings of the Cherubim,
diapepetasmena tes pterixin epi ton for the Cherubim spread their two
Topon tis Kivotou. wings over the Place of the Ark.
Ke periekalipton ta Herouvim epi tin And the Cherubim overshadowed that
Kivoton, ke epi ta Agio Aftis Ark, and the Holy Things.
epanothen.
Ke iperihon ta Igiasmena, ke And the Holy Staves extended so that
enevleponto e kefale ton Igiasmenon the end of the poles could be seen
ek ton Agion is prosopon tou Davir ke from the Holy Place, in front of the
ouk optanonta exo. Inner Sanctuary, and could not be
seen from outside.
GREAT VESPERS ENTRY INTO TEMPLE OF THE E V E R B L E S S E D T H E O T O K O S - 2 0 N O V E M B E R 5.