12 ля я л л л л. Blessed is the man. «Бл ж муж» 1-й ф.

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1 July, Ss. Peter and Paul 12 ля я л л л л. Vigil variables Sources: July, Ss. Peter and Paul Vespers ля я л л л л. НА ВЕЛИЦЕЙ ВЕЧЕРНИ Blessed is the man. «Бл ж муж» 1-й ф. At Lord, I have cried, Tone 2, on 8: Apostles 8 (With what wreaths of praise); G: Apostle Peter (By His thrice-repeated question); N: Dogmatic Theotokion, Tone 4 (The Prophet David). Reader: In the 2nd Tone: Lord, I have cried unto Thee, hearken unto me. Choir: Lord, I have cried unto Thee, hearken unto me; hearken unto me, O Lord. Lord, I have cried unto Thee, hearken unto me; attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry unto Thee. Hearken unto me, O Lord. Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee, the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. Hearken unto me, O Lord. Н Г д, зз : л, глас 2-й д жд, я д жд. «л» л, л -й: «м м», «И» д м, л ж : «Иж д». Л : Г д, зз, у л мя. / л мя, Г д. Г д, зз, у л мя: м л у м л я м, д зз м. / л мя, Г д. Д я м л м я, / я д л д, / зд я у у м / ж яя. / л мя, Г д. л, л, м д : Stichos: Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord, / O Lord, hear my voice. Tone 2: With what wreaths of praise shall we crown Peter and Paul, / who were separate in body yet united in spirit, / the foremost of the preachers of God, / the one as leader of the гл а с с сл глас й. К м л м у яз м л, зд л я л у л я ду м, Б д я л у я л д л, ж я 1

2 apostles, / and the other as the one who labored more than the rest? / For Christ our God, Who hath great mercy, // doth truly crown them with diadems of glory as is meet. Thrice Stichos: Let Thine ears be attentive, / to the voice of my supplication. With what wreaths of praise shall we crown Peter and Paul уд я. у д й з м я л Б, м яй л м л. жд а л гла с л г. К м л м / Stichos: If Thou shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand? / For with Thee there is forgiveness. с а а с с с. With what wreaths of praise shall we crown Peter and Paul Stichos: For Thy name s sake have I patiently waited for Thee, O Lord; my soul hath patiently waited for Thy word, / My soul hath hoped in the Lord. With what beauties of song shall we hymn Peter and Paul? / They are the wings of divine knowledge / who soared above the ends of the earth / and were upborne to the heavens, / the hands of the grace of the Gospel, / the rivers of wisdom, the arms of the Cross, / wherewith Christ, Who hath great mercy, // hath cast down the pride of the demons. Thrice К м л м / а г, с, а сл, / а а а с а. К м м д м м л?/ Б зу м я л, л я Н з я я, у Е л я л д, з д я, му д, я, м ж д м зл ж, м яй л м л. жд Stichos: From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch, / Let Israel hope in the Lord. с а с а. с а а а а л а With what beauties of song shall we hymn Peter and Paul?... Stichos: For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; / And He shall redeem Israel out of all his iniquities. With what beauties of song shall we hymn Peter and Paul?... Stichos: O praise the Lord, all ye nations; / Praise Him all ye peoples. With what spiritual hymns shall we praise Peter and Paul? / They have closed the ever- К м м д м / с а л с г г а л й а а л с а й eг. К м м д м / ал с а с ц, / ал г с л. К м ду м м л м л Б з ж я з л я з м я 2

3 gaping mouths of the ungodly, / they are the dreadful swords of the Spirit, / the splendid adornments of Rome, / the nurturers of the whole world, / the noetic and divinely graven tablets of the new covenant, // whom Christ, Who hath great mercy, proclaimed in Zion. Twice Stichos: For He hath made His mercy to prevail over us, / And the truth of the Lord abideth forever. With what spiritual hymns shall we praise Peter and Paul. у, я Ду м, Р м л я уд я, я л я л, Н Б я ж л м л я, я ж з л, м яй л м л. д жд с л с г а ас с а с а. К м ду м м л м л?/. Glory... tone 4: Глас 4: ла а ц. By His thrice-repeated question, / "Peter, lovest thou Me?", / did Christ set aright the three denials. / Wherefore, Simon said to the Author of mysteries: Lord, Thou knowest all things, Thou understandest all things! / Thou knowest that I love Thee! Wherefore, the Savior said unto him: / "Feed My lambs; feed My chosen ones; feed My sheep, / which I have acquired for salvation by My blood!" / Him do thou beseech, O divinely blessed apostle, // that He grant us great mercy. м м, ж :, л л я ж л. мж й д у м : Г д, я, я з,, я л л я. мж му : я, з я я, я, я ж д./ м л, Б л ж л, д м л м л. Both now... с. The Prophet David, the forefather of God, / for thy sake gaveth voice beforehand in psalmody concerning thee, / unto Him Who in thee accomplished mighty works: / the Queen stood at Thy right hand. / For God Whose good pleasure it was to become incarnate of thee without father / showed thee, His Mother, to be the mediatress of life, / that He might renew His image which had become corrupt through the passions; / and having found the sheep which had strayed among the mountains and become lost, / He taketh it upon His shoulders and bringeth it to His Father; / and Christ, Who is possessed of great and rich mercy, / in accordance with His will, uniteth it with the hosts of heaven, // and saveth the world, O Theotokos. Д м : И ж д Д д з л, л я му: д Ц д у. я, д у ж з, з з л я Бл л й Б : д й з, л й м, з лу жд, м м, у, му, Н м у л м,, Б д, м, м яй л у м л. Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Д : му д,. 3

4 Priest's prayer for the small entrance. л я м л й д. Entry; O Gladsome Light; Entrance. В д. м д я. м л 3. Entrance, the prokeimenon of the day. м д я On Wednesday evening, the 5th Tone: O God, in Thy name save me, and in Thy strength do Thou judge me. Stichos: O God, hearken unto my prayer, give ear unto the words of my mouth. В с, л 5: Б ж, мя мя, л й уд м. : Б ж, у л м л у м, у л л у м. 3 Readings. / м л 3. По традиции, новозаветные паримии читаются при открытых царских вратах. Three Readings м : Deacon: Wisdom. Reader (in the center of the church): The Reading is from the Catholic Epistle of Peter. Deacon: Let us attend. Д : му д Ч : л я. Д : В м м. Reading from the General Epistle of Peter [I Pet. 1: 3-9] 1:3 9 л я. Brethren: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: Whom having not seen, ye love; in Whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Ч : Б, л л Б Г д И у, И ж м з й й м л жд й у ж м И у м м, л д л,, у яд м, л д Н д, ж л Б ж л д, я я мя л д. мж дуй я, м л, л, зл, д у я м й зл у, м ж у, я я лу л у, И у, Е ж д, л, Н ж з я, у ж, ду я д з л л л л, мл у й, ду м. Deacon: Wisdom. Д : му д 4

5 Reader (in the center of the church): The Reading is from the Catholic Epistle of Peter. Deacon: Let us attend. Ч : л я. Д : В м м. Reading from the General Epistle of Peter [I Pet. 1: 13-19] 1:13 19 л я. Brethren: Beloved: Gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: but as He who hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye 3 holy; for I am holy. And if ye call on the Father, Who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. Deacon: Wisdom. Reader (in the center of the church): The Reading is from the Catholic Epistle of Peter. Deacon: Let us attend. Ч : В зл л, я л м л я, з я я, у й му м л д м И у м. д лу я, зу я м д я, з му я му, м я м ж у д. : я у д, я Аз я м. И з, л м удя му жд д лу, м ж я мя ж л уй, дя, я л м м л зл м з я у ж я, д,, я А,. Д : му д Ч : л я. Д : В м м. Reading from the General Epistle of Peter [I Pet. 2: 11-24] 2:11 24 л я. Reader: Beloved: I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having your conversation honest among the gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; or unto governors, as unto those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of those who do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Ч : В зл л, м л, я л, я л й, я ж ду у, ж му д яз, д мж л у, зл д, д д л д, л я Б д я. я у я му л у зд, Г д д :, я л д у, л ж яз м, я Н л м, м у зл д м, лу ж л м. ля Б ж я, л я м узд зу м л ж, я д, я му зл ду, я Б ж. В й, зл, Б й я, я. Р, у й я я м л д м, м л м м, м. 5

6 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the forward. For this is thank-worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth: Who, when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, He threatened not; but committed Himself to Him Who judgeth righteously: Who His own self bore our sins in His own body on the Tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness. у д д Б м, д Б ж я, жд з д. я л,, му м, Н, д я жду,, у д д Б м. Н з, з д, м л з, д л ду м м Е. И ж, я л у Е. И ж у я м, у у я, жд,, д я ж удя му д. И ж м з л м д, д, з, д ж м. At Litia: Л я : At the Litya : Apostles (Come, ye assemblies of the faithful); G: Apostles (As the Wisdom of God); N: Theotokion (We bless thee, O Virgin). Tone 2: Come, ye assemblies of the faithful, / and with fitting praises let us crown today Peter and Paul, / the right laudable and beautiful company, / the chosen artisans of grace, / for they have abundantly sown the word for all. / Therewith they have made rich the grace of the Spirit, / and as branches of the true Vine / they have put forth for us a ripe cluster which doth gladden our hearts. / To them do we cry aloud with open countenance and a pure conscience, saying: / Rejoice, destroyers of the irrational and servants of those endowed with reason! / Rejoice, ye beauteous chosen ones of the Creator and Fashioner of all! / Rejoice, mediators of good things and dispellers of that which is false! / Let us beseech them, that they ever entreat the Creator and Teacher // to grant sure peace unto the world and great mercy to our souls. Let us praise the preeminent Peter and Paul / as intercessors for the whole world: / the disciples of Christ and foundations of the Church, / the pillars and ramparts of truth, / the divine clarions of the teachings and sufferings of Christ. / For having Н л л, л -й л -й. «л» л, л 5-й: «муд Б ж я», «И» Б д, л ж : «Бл ж м я, Б д» м. л. -. л, м л : Гл : Г яд, д,/ л л,/ л д з я,/ л, д м л м м,/ я з м л я,/ м л д Ду,/, д у л з,/ зд з л м зд л,/ ля д./ мж м л м з м, л л : дуй я, з л з л луж л л. Р дуй я, ля з я я. Р дуй я, д л л л, ж д ум л м: м л я жд л л м я л м у д ду м м л м л. я Ц, я л у Б ж я у й д й, я л, я м д л, л м:, 6

7 traveled the breadth of the whole world, / sowing the Faith as with a plough, / they planted divine knowledge for all, / revealing the word of the Trinity. / O Peter, thou rock and foundation! / O Paul, thou chosen vessel! / Yoked together by the bonds of Christ, / they have drawn all to the knowledge of God: / gentiles and Jews, cities and islands, they have led to Christ; // and they pray that our souls be saved. O Peter, preeminent among the glorious apostles, / rock of faith! / O wondrous Paul, rhetor and luminary of the Holy Churches! / Standing before the divine throne, // pray ye to Christ for us. O blessed Paul, mouth of the Lord, / foundation of doctrines, / who wast once a persecutor of Jesus the Savior, / thou art now among the foremost enthroned among the apostles. / Wherefore, thou hast seen ineffable things, O wise one, / ascending even unto the third heaven, / and didst cry aloud: Come with me, // and we shall not be deprived of good things! Tone 3: The citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem, / the rock of faith, the rhetor of the Church of Christ, / the two servants of the Trinity, the fishers of the world: / having forsaken that which is here on earth / and departed unto God with suffering, // beseech Him with boldness that our souls be saved. у я з мл, я ж л м, я у м Б зу м д, й я ля л.,, м, л, у д з й! И ж яж л, я л Б зу м яз, д ж, ж у з д, м ля я ду м м., л л, м,/ л у д, я Ц й я л,/ Б ж му лу д я,// у м л я. л, у Г д я, у й, д у л И у, ж л л, л ж. мж з л л я д л, му д, д ж д я з д, з л : д м, л л м я. Гл : В я И у л м жд,/ м, я Ц,/ й я д, м л,/ л д я ж з мл,/ д д м Б у/ м ля я Ему д з м// я ду м м. Glory... Tone 5: Гл 5: ла а ц. As the Wisdom of God, / the consubstantial Word of the Father foretold in the Gospels, / O most lauded apostles, / ye are exceeding fruitful vines / bearing the ripe and comely Cluster upon your branches, / and we the faithful, eating thereof, delight in its taste with gladness. / O Peter, rock of faith, / and Paul, boast of the whole world, // make steadfast the flock which ye acquired by your teachings. му д Б ж я, у л, я ж Е л я д, м л д я л з, л л, ж зд з л я, ж,, яду, у л жд м у л., м, л, л л я, у д д, ж яж у м м. Both now... same tone: Гл 5: с. We bless thee, O Virgin Theotokos, / and we, the faithful, glorify thee as is meet, / thou unassailable city, impregnable rampart, // steadfast intercession and refuge of our souls. Б д : Бл ж м я Б д Д, л м я д л у, д л м й, у му, ду д л у, ж ду., Б ж, л д я 7

8 Aposticha: Apostles (Who can relate); G: Apostles (A joyous feast hath shone forth); N: Theotokion, Tone 6 (Christ the Lord). Tone 1: Who can relate the bonds and tribulations / thou didst endure in all cities, O glorious Apostle Paul, / the labors, pangs and vigils, / the oppression amid hunger and thirst, / in wintertime and nakedness, / the basket in which thou madest thine escape, / thy beating with staves and stones, / thy journeys, and the time thou wast cast into the deep? / Thou wast a spectacle for angels and men. / Wherefore, thou didst endure all things for the sake of Christ Who strengthened thee, / that thou mightest acquire the world for Jesus Christ thy Lord. / Wherefore, we who honor thy memory with faith beseech thee: // Pray thou unceasingly, that our souls be saved. Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, / and their words unto the ends of the world. Who can tell of thine imprisonment and tribulations / throughout all the cities, O glorious apostle? / Or who can imagine the struggles and exertions / wherewith thou didst labor to spread the glad tidings of Christ, / that thou mightest obtain all and lead the Church to Christ? / Yet pray thou that it preserve thy goodly confession even unto its final breath, // O Paul, apostle and teacher of the Church. The heavens declare the glory of God, / and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands. Let us praise Peter and Paul, / the luminaries of the Great Church, / for they have shone forth in the firmament of the Faith more brightly than the sun, / and with the rays of their preaching have led the nations up from ignorance./ For the one, crucified upon a cross, made his journey to heaven, / where he hath received from Christ the keys of the kingdom; / and the other, beheaded by the sword, / passed over to the Savior. / Both are Н л, л -й м м. «л» л, л -й: «зд д», «И» Б д й, л ж : «Из л». л, л, м л : ж я д у з я, ж, л л л уд, л з д я, я ж л ж жд зл я, я ж з м, у ж зл я, м м я жд я, лу л я, з л А л л. В я у л у ля м я, д м я, И у, Г д м. мж м л м я, я мя : м л я ду м м. В с л а ц с л глаг л. ж я д яз я, л л Ил я д д уд я, м ж уд л я Е л, д я я у д Ц Н д д, д ж д зд я, л л у л Ц й. са а сла г а. л л я Ц, л л м: л з я д яз з я м д я д я з д. у жд я, Н я я, д ж Ц я л я, ж м м у, у д, д я у л ж я Из л з, я м Г д д у. мж 8

9 fittingly blessed, / and both make proclamation unto Israel, / who unjustly lifted up their hands against the Lord Himself. / Wherefore, through their supplications, O Christ our God, / cast down those who rage against us, / and make steadfast the Orthodox Faith, // in that Thou lovest mankind. м л м, Б ж, я я зл ж л у у д, я Ч л л. Glory... Tone 6: Гл 6: ла а ц. A joyous feast hath shone forth today upon the ends of the earth: / the most honored commemoration / of the all-wise and preeminent apostles Peter and Paul. / Wherefore, Rome, joining chorus, rejoiceth in hymns and songs; / and we celebrate, O brethren, / observing this most honored day, crying: / Rejoice, O apostle Peter, / thou true friend of thy Teacher, Jesus Christ our God! / Rejoice, O most beloved Paul, / thou preacher of the Faith and teacher of the whole world! / As ye have boldness, O ye two holy and chosen ones, // entreat Christ our God, that our souls be saved. зд д з я м д : я мя му д л л, мж Р м ду я, л у я. зд у м м,, й й д. Р дуй я, л, й д у ж ля,, Б дуй я, л л з й й, д, у л л я я м я д з, у у ж я з й,, Б м л я ду м м. Both now... с. Tone 6: Christ the Lord, my Creator and Deliverer, / Who came forth from thy womb, O all-pure one, / and robed Himself in me, / hath freed Adam from the curse. / Wherefore, like the angel do we unceasingly cry out to thee, / O most pure one, who art truly the Mother of God and Virgin: / Rejoice! Rejoice, O Mistress, // thou intercession, protection and salvation for our souls! Б д : Из л м й, я, Г д, з л ж д, мя л й я, я ля Ад м д. мж, В я, я Б ж ж Д, у м м л : дуй я А л, дуй я, Вл д, д л ду. Then, Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart ж, Н у Trisaglon through Our Father. я. : (at Vigil). Apostles (O foremost of the Apostles) x2; O Theotokos and Virgin x1. / я м л, л -й д жд, «Б д Д» д жд. At the blessing of the loaves, Н л л л я м, л, л -й д жд, «Б д Д» д жд. Tone 4: O foremost of the Apostles / and teachers of the world, / intercede with the Master of all, / that He л, л : А л л л я у л, Вл д у м л м л й 9

10 grant peace to the world // and to our souls great mercy. (2) And O Theotokos and Virgin, rejoice, once. O Theotokos Virgin, rejoice! O Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb; for thou hast borne the Saviour of our souls. д ду м м л м л. д жд «Б д Д...» д жд, л : Л : Б д Д, дуй я, Бл д я, Г д : л л ж л л л д, я д л ду. Matins НА РЕНИ At God is the Lord, Tone 4; Troparia: Apostles x2; G/N: Resurrectional Theotokion, Tone 4 (The mystery hidden). Tone 4: O foremost of the Apostles / and teachers of the world, / intercede with the Master of all, / that He grant peace to the world // and to our souls great mercy. (2) Н Б Г д : л, л - й д жд. «л,» Б д й, л ж : «Еж». л, л : А л л л я у л, Вл д у м л м л й д ду м м л м л. д жд Glory Both now ла а ц с. E3 Theotokion, (once) same tone: The mystery hidden from before the ages / And unknown even to the Angels, / Through thee, O Theotokos, hath been revealed to those on earth: / God incarnate in unconfused union, / Who willingly accepting the Cross for our sake, / And, thereby, raising up the first-formed man,/ Hath saved our souls from death. Б д д з, л йж : Е ж у / А л м д м, /, Б д, у м з мл я я Б, л м д л м, / л д м, / мж зд, / м ду. After each Kathisma, the sessional hymns ф зм 13-я 14-я. л. д л л. sessional hymns д л л. Tone 8 [Troparion Melody]: Forsaking the fishing of the deep, having received from the Father in heaven / the Гл, д : «му д»: Глу у л л я л, Н м Б ж л 10

11 divine revelation of the incarnation of the Son, / with boldness thou didst cry out with faith to thy Creator: I know that Thou art the consubstantial Son of God! Wherefore, as is meet, thou wast truly shown to be a rock of faith and the key-bearer of grace. / O Apostle Peter, entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins // unto those who with love celebrate thy holy memory. л я, д з м я л жд л му : Б ж я я м Ед у. мж д я у з л я м л л д, л./ л Б л д зд у м л я у мя. Д жд Glory... ла а ц. Tone 1: O ye faithful, as is meet, let us praise the most lauded Peter, the ally of Paul, / the rock of the Church, in that he holdeth the keys of heaven: / for the whole world hath been enlightened by them with the Faith of the Trinity. / Glory to Him Who hath glorified you! / Glory to Him Who hath strengthened you! // Glory to Him Who because of you hath given us everlasting life! Глас 1, бен: «а мени а е а тану»: Ц м я, л, л,/ м у м жу, д й л м,, я му л Н я:/ я л я й. л л л му, л л му, л Д му д ж з у. Both now с. Stretching forth thy hands, wherewith thou didst bear the Creator / Who had become incarnate in His goodness, O all-holy Virgin, / beseech Him to deliver from temptations, passions and misfortunes / us who praise thee with love and cry aloud: / Glory to Him Who made His abode within thee! / Glory to Him Who issued forth from thee! // Glory to Him Who by thy birthgiving hath delivered us! Б д : Ру Б ж, м ж зд ля л, Д я я, л я л,, ум л Е з у й, й, д, ля я л : л В л му я я, л д му з, л Из л му жд м м. Polyeleos, and magnification: Priest: We magnify you, / O apostles of Christ, Peter and Paul, / by your teaching the whole world hath been enlightened, // and all the ends of it brought unto Christ. Choir: We magnify you, / O apostles of Christ, Peter and Paul, / by your teaching the whole world hath been enlightened, // and all the ends of it brought unto Christ. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands. л л й. В л л : Ду : В л м, л, м у м м я я у д я. Л : В л м, л, м у м м я я у д я. са а сла г а. 11

12 We magnify you, / O apostles of Christ, Peter and Paul, / by your teaching the whole world hath been enlightened, // and all the ends of it brought unto Christ. The heavens shall confess Thy wonders, O Lord. We magnify you, / O apostles of Christ, Peter and Paul, / by your teaching the whole world hath been enlightened, // and all the ends of it brought unto Christ. Glory... Both now... Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. Twice Priest: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. We magnify you, / O apostles of Christ, Peter and Paul, / by your teaching the whole world hath been enlightened, // and all the ends of it brought unto Christ. ла а В л м, л, м у м м я я у д я. с са са с. В л м,/ л, м у м м я я у д я. ц с Алл лу, лл лу, лл лу, л, Б ж. Д жд Ду : Алл лу, лл лу, лл лу, л, Б ж. Ед жд В л м, л, м у м м я я у д я. Е я м л я: After the Polyeleos, the sessional hymn of the apostles: Tone 8 [Troparion melody]: Let us praise Peter and the all-wise Paul, / who were shown to be preëminent among the disciples, / the great and radiant luminaries; / for shining forth with the fire of the divine Spirit, they burned away all the gloom of deception. / Wherefore, they have fittingly been shown to be warriors of the kingdom on high, equally enthroned in grace. / For this cause we cry aloud: O apostles of Christ God, ask remission of transgressions // for those who with love celebrate your holy memory. Glory Both now л л д л, д л л, л, д : «му д»: В я я л я я у, л я л л я, д л м му д л : м Б ж я я Ду, м лу л л, мж В я Ц я у ж д й з я л д л. д м: л Б, й л зд у м л я у мя у. (2) ла а Б д, л ж : Theotokion: As the most immaculate Bride of the Creator, as the Mother of the Deliverer, / who knewest not wedlock, as the vessel of the Б д : В я Н у, я Н у му ж я Из ля, я л я у 12

13 Comforter, / O all-hymned one, haste thou to deliver me, who am the vile abode of iniquity / and have become in mind the plaything of the demons, / from their machinations; and make me the splendid habitation of the virtues. / O radiant and incorrupt one, dispel from me the cloud of the passions, // and vouchsafe unto me communion on high and the never-waning light, through thy supplications. The Hymn of Degrees, the 1st antiphon of Tone 4. Choir: From my youth / do many passions war against me; / but do Thou Thyself defend / and save me, O my Savior. Ye haters of Zion / shall be shamed by the Lord; / for like grass, / by the fire shall ye be withered. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the Holy Spirit, / both now and ever, / and unto the ages of ages. Amen. In the Holy Spirit, / every soul is quickened, / and, through cleansing, is exalted and made radiant / by the Triple Unity in a hidden sacred manner. ля, я, зз мя у л м л зум, я зл д й мя з л ж л д д л й, я Н л я, ж л й В я я д я м л м м., -й ф - л. Л : м я м з мя, м мя з у, м й. Н дя, м я Г д, я м у д з. л у у я му Ду у. Ам. я м Ду м я ду ж я, з я, л я й м д м, я й. Prokimenon of the Apostles, Tone 4: Their sound hath gone forth. Matins Gospel: John 21:15-25 ( 67). Prokimenon in Tone 4: Their sound hath gone forth unto all the earth / and their words unto the ends of the world. Stichos: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands. м Е л я: м л, л -й: «В з мл з д л я л л» : «Н д л у Б ж, ж Е з д». Е л у у л. Д : В м м. муд м м, м, л : В з мл з д л я л л. Л : В з мл з д л я л л. Д : Н д л у Б ж, ж у у Е з д. 13

14 Л : В з мл з д л я л л. Д : В з мл з д Л : л я л л. В я д GOSPEL Е л И., 7 з., XXI, GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN, 67 [IN. 21: 15-23] Priest: At that time, Jesus showed Himself to His disciples, after He had risen from the dead, and saith to Simon Peter: Simon son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. [16] He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. [17] He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep. [18] Amen, amen I say to thee, when thou wast younger, thou didst gird thyself, and didst walk where thou wouldst. But when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou wouldst not. [19] And this he said, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had said this, he saith to him: Follow me. [20] Peter turning about, saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also leaned on his breast at supper, and said: Lord, who is he that shall betray thee? [21] Him therefore when Peter had seen, he saith to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this man do? [22] Jesus saith to him: So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? follow thou me. [23] This saying therefore went abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die. And Jesus did not say to him: He should not die; but, So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it to thee? [24] This is that disciple who giveth testimony of these things, and hath written these things; and we know that his testimony is true. [25] But there are also many other И., з. 7: И й: В мя, я я И у у м м, м. И л л м у у : м И, л л я Гл л Ему : й, Г д,, я л л я. Гл л му : я. Гл л му : м И, л л я Гл л му : й, Г д,, я л л я. Гл л му : я. Гл л му : м И, л л я ж, я му, л л я л л Ему : Г д, я,, я л л я. Гл л му И у : я. Ам, м, л л, д, я я м, жд, м ж я, д ж я зд ж у, я я, д, м ж. ж, з м уя, м л Б. И я, л л му : д. я ж, д у, ж л ля И у, л д ду, ж зл ж Е, : Г д, д я й я д, л л И у : Г д, й ж Гл л му И у : у, д й, д д ж ду, яд. Из д ж л, я у й у м му И у, я у м, у му, д д ж ду, й у д л уяй, ж я, м, я д л. у ж м, я ж И у, я ж д му, м му м му м у м м. Ам. 14

15 things which Jesus did; which, if they were written every one, the world itself, I think, would not be able to contain the books that should be written. Amen. В я. Psalm 50; G: Through the prayers of the apostles Peter and Paul; N: Through the prayers of the Theotokos; Have mercy on me, O God. Sticheron of the Apostles in the Menaion (With hymns of praise). Tone 6 Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Through the prayers of the apostles Peter and Paul,/ O merciful One// Blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Through the prayers of the Theotokos, / O Merciful One, / blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Have mercy on me, O God,/ according to Thy great mercy;/ and according to the multitude of Thy compassions// blot out my transgression. 50-м лм : «л» «л м л». л, л -й: «Бл я я д». Гл : Л : ла а ц./ л м л, л, м ж й. с./ л м Б д, л, м ж й. м луй мя, Б ж, л й м л й, м ж у д зз м. And this sticheron: Tone 6: л, л, м л : With hymns of praise / let us honor the true preachers of piety, / the all-radiant stars of the Church: / Peter, the rock of Faith, / and Paul, the teacher of the Truth / and initiate of the mysteries of Christ. / For both of them, having sown the word of truth in the hearts of the faithful, / beseech Christ God Who giveth fruitfulness unto all, // that our souls be saved. Then the Litany: Save, O God, Thy people Бл я я д Ц л я з зд м л м м,, м я, л, у ля. л я д, м л д д у, м ля Б / я ду м м., Б ж, л д я The Canon : 15

16 St. Peter 8 Holy Apostle Peter, pray to God for us. St. Paul 6 Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. Irmos: There is none like unto Thee, O allglorious Lord. (the Irmos of the first canon is sung twice, the Irmos of the second canon is omitted). Katavasia: I shall open my mouth.. м м м д жд. л. Б л й «м Г д». я «зу у м я». Ode I,. Canon of the holy Apostle Peter, in Tone IV: Irmos, Tone 4: There is none like unto Thee, O all-glorious Lord;/ for with Thy mighty hand/ Thou didst deliver the people whom Thou hadst acquired,// O Thou Who lovest mankind. й., л : Л : И м : л. с сла л й с а л с л с с л л. (2) а л With divinely inspired songs let us hymn today the preëminent of the apostles as the first called of Christ. В й л д, я з, д м м д й м. (2) Having foreknown thee, O most blessed Peter, the Preëternal One ordained thee from of old as the leader of His Church, the firstenthroned. я д й у д, ду, л ж, я д ля я Ц л. (2) Neither flesh nor blood, but the Father inspired thee to theologize Christ as the true Son of God Most High, O apostle. л, ж, д у л, Б В я, л. O most holy Theotokos, save us. с а г ц с ас ас. Theotokion: We hymn thee, the holy mountain, the most exalted chariot, the Mother of God and true Virgin. Б д : у я у, л, Б ж Д у у жд м. Canon of the holy Apostle Paul, in Tone VIII:. л, л : Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. 16

17 When Christ called things into existence out of non-existence, O most blessed Paul, He chose thee from thy mother s womb to carry before the nations His divine name, which is above every name; for gloriously hath He been glorified. ж у я я у я Б ж м зум м, л л ж, й з м я я з д яз Б ж Е И мя, ж я м : л л я. (2) Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. Declaring to thee the coming effulgence of piety and the cleansing away of falsehood, O Paul, Christ, Who showed Himself to be as bright as lightning on the mountain, dimmed thy bodily eyes while enlightening the eyes of thy soul with the understanding of the Trinity: for gloriously hath He been glorified. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Performing circumcision on the eighth day, as a zealot of the traditions of thy fathers, O Paul, and showing thyself to be a legalistic pharisee, a Jew by birth, of the tribe of Benjamin, thou didst come to consider all such things as but dung, and didst acquire Christ: for gloriously hath He been glorified. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Theotokion: O Mistress, pure Mother of almighty God, who sprang forth from royal stock and gavest birth in the flesh, in manner transcending nature, to God Who alone reigneth over all: Save me from misfortunes, who chant unto thy Son: For gloriously hast Thou been glorified! Katavasia, Tone 4: I shall open my mouth, / and it will be filled with the Spirit, / and I shall utter my words to the Queen and Mother: / I shall be seen radiantly keeping feast // and I shall joyfully sing of her wonders. Ode III Canon of the holy Apostle Peter, in Tone IV: Irmos, Tone 4: Neither in wisdom, nor in power,/ nor yet in riches do we boast,/ but у ду з я я л я, л, л, я л я м л з, у м л я, ду я ж зумля й м зум м: л л я. (2) ла а ц. з у я м д л, л, д й, м й, л В м, з у ж ф й я л я, м л я ум л : л л я. с а. Б д : я Б В д ж ля, л, Вл д, з д Б, м у, жд я л, д мя, у му : л л я. я, л : Л : с а а л с а сл г Ца ц а л с с л с с а с са.. й., л : Л : И м : л : с 17

18 in Thee, O Christ, the hypostatic Wisdom of the Father;/ for none is holy save Thee,/ O Thou Who lovest mankind. с л га с а л с с а с с с :// с с а л л. (2) The sweet mouth of Christ God showed thee to be blessed and a sure treasure of the kingdom; wherefore, we hymn thee, O Apostle Peter. я, л ж, л д я у Б д Ц я з.// мж м я, л. (2) On the rock of thy theology hath Jesus the Master established the Church unshakably, and therein we glorify thee, O Apostle Peter. м Б л я д уз Вл д И у Ц л у, йж я, л, л м. (2) How greater than the angels was Peter in the body! For Christ God said that at His radiant coming he would be a judge and would be equally enthroned. л А л л : л м уд ж д ля. Б O most holy Theotokos, save us. с а г ц с ас ас. Theotokion: O thou who knewest not wedlock, who gavest birth unto God in the flesh: render me steadfast and unshaken by the assaults of the passions, for we have none other helper than thee, O pure one. Б д : у я, Б л жд я, м л л мя у д :, Ч я, з, м. Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. Thou hast been set as a precious foundation stone for the souls of the faithful, a cornerstone of the Savior and Lord. м я м ду м л ж л я м,// у л Г д. (2) Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. O most blessed Paul, pray thou that on thy foundations the splendors of most laudable virtues may be set firmly. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Ever perfectly bearing the mortality of Jesus on thy body, O Paul, thou wast vouchsafed true life. л л ж,/ м, м л я, д д л й л зд я л. (2) ла а ц. В д м И у у м л, л, я й, д л я я ж з. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of с а. 18

19 ages. Amen. Theotokion: Thee have we all of us Christians acquired as our rampart and refuge, and we glorify thee without ceasing, O thou who knewest not wedlock. Katavasia, tone 4: O Theotokos, / thou living and plentiful fountain, / join thy singers unto thyself in a spiritual choir, / and strengthen them, and in thy divine glory / vouchsafe unto them crowns of glory. Б д : я яж м ж у у,, я л л м м л, Б з я. я, л 4: с сл ц, г ц, / й а с й с, / л с с л,, / с й й сла / ц сла с. Small Litany Е я м л я After Ode 3, Hypakoe of the Apostles (What dungeon held thee not prisoner). Tone 8 [Troparion Melody]: What dungeon held thee not prisoner? / What Church had thee not as an orator? / Damascus extolleth thee, O Paul, for it knew thee blinded by the light; / and Rome, which received thy blood, boasteth in thee; / but Tarsus rejoiceth yet more and loveth thee, honoring thine infancy. / O Peter, rock of the Faith, and Paul, boast of the whole world, // coming together from Rome make us steadfast. Ode IV Irmos, Tone 4: This is our God,/ Who became incarnate of the Virgin/ and hath deified our nature!/ And, praising Him, we cry aloud:// Glory to Thy power, O Lord! -й л, л -й: «я м м з?..» д жд. И л, лa : я м м з я ж Ц м я Д м л му д у, л, д я з я м Р м, м й, й л я, м ж ду я л, я л., м, л, л л я, Р м д я, у д.. Л : И м : л : й г а л с с с г с а сла а с л й с. (2) As He promised, Christ made thee a divine fisher of men for His Church, entrusting its helm to thee first. л м л я, я ж, д л Б ж я Ц, му у м л. (2) Entreated by thee, O Peter, may Jesus, the Bestower of life, Who gaveth thee the authority to bind and to loose, be merciful unto me. ум ля м з д И у,// яз ж д й л,, д у д м м л. (2) 19

20 Pray thou earnestly, O Peter, that the kingdom of Christ be opened unto those who honor thy divine memory with unwavering faith. Ц л ж м л я,, Б ж у мя ум у м. O most holy Theotokos, save us. с а г ц с ас ас. Theotokion: O most hymned Lady Theotokos, having cleansed away mine evil thoughts by thy supplications, show me forth as fruitful, O Mother of the God of all. Б д : ж В я, Б д л, м я м л я м м л м, ж мя л л д, Б. Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. Once Saul crouched like a lion, wrathfully destroying the Church of Christ; but he was seized by the divine voice of the Lamb of God, Whom he had persecuted, and Who entrusted His flock to him as shepherd. В д, я ж л, я д у ля я у Ц, л д, я ж Б ж м л м А Б ж я, Е ж я, д я у. (2) Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. He who would enlighten the whole world was struck blind; but Ananias was sent to him, imparting unto him enlightenment of soul and body through divine revelation, and showing him to be a chosen vessel. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As is meet, Damascus is given drink by Paul; for from him, as from the garden of paradise, a great well-spring of divine waters once issued forth and irrigated the whole earth abundantly with knowledge divine. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Theotokion: The Lord hath cast down the mighty from their thrones, as the Virgin Mother said, and with divine good things hath filled the hungry, who cry aloud with faith: Glory to Thy power, O Lord! Katavasia, tone 4: He Who sitteth upon the throne of Divinity / is come in a swift cloud, / Jesus most divine, / and with His incorrupt hand He hath saved them that cry: / Glory to Thy power, O Christ. я й л у м я, А я ж му л я, ду ж д я й л Б ж я л я, у д з з. (2) ла а ц. л м д й Д м я я:, я ж я д, д Б ж й з д л й у Б зу м м з з мл. с, а. Б д : зл ж л я л Г д, Д я ж, л у я ж Б ж л л, з у я: л л й, Г д. я, л 4: й сла / а с л с а / лац л гц, / с с с й, / л ла / C а с : / сла а, с, с л й. 20

21 Ode V Irmos, tone 4: O Lord Who acquired us,/ the chosen people, by Thy Blood,/ grant us Thy peace,// preserving Thy flock in oneness of mind. 5 Л : И м : а й а л К с й а а сл с а с а. (2) He Who through love received boldness before God hath fittingly become wondrous, though he was an ignorant fisherman, and he now worketh all-glorious wonders through grace. ж л м д з Б у, д й уд м л жд, уд д й уя л л д. (2) Thy godly apostle, O Christ, having acquired neither gold nor silver for Thy sake, but rather virtue, hath been enriched by the power of miracles. зл д,,, Б ж й й л, д д л яж, уд я л. (2) By thine effective word the feet and joints of the lame were set aright, for all-glorious things were accomplished by the divine Spirit. ля у я л з м, д й м м л л м: Б ж м Ду м у я л я. O most holy Theotokos, save us. с а г ц с ас ас. Theotokion: God became incarnate, O pure one, hypostatically united to the flesh He received from thee, yet remaining immutable, incorporeal in His divine nature. Б д : В л я Б, Ч я, з л д я м, зм, Б ж му у у з л. Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. Thou didst choose true praise, O Apostle Paul, ever bearing the Cross of Christ the King as a trophy. у з л, л, лу, Ц я я, я ж ду, л. (2) Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. For thee to live is Christ, and to die is an excellent acquisition; for through love thou wast crucified with Him Who was crucified for our sake, O all-glorious Paul. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Thou truly rejoicest in the Lord, O honorable Paul, having departed from the body and ж ж,, ж ум, з я д : л я л я Р му я д, л л. (2) ла а ц. Р ду я у Г д, л й, з д з л д 21

22 passed over to Christ God, the Bestower of life. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Theotokion: Ever beseech thy Son and our God, O pure Mary who knewest not wedlock, that He send forth His mercy upon us, the faithful. Katavasia, Tone 4: All things were filled with awe / at Thy divine glory, / for thou, O Virgin who knewest not wedlock, / didst conceive in thy womb / God Who is over all, / and thou gavest birth unto the timeless Son; / upon all who sing thy praises / He bestoweth peace. Ode VI Irmos, Tone 4: Jonah, who was three days in the sea monster,/ prefigured Thee, the Immortal One, O Christ,/ for Thou didst die of Thine own will// and wast three days in the heart of the earth. у, з д у Б у. с а. Б д : л Б, Н у я Ч я, л м, м, м л. я, л : Л : ас ас с с а / с й сла й: /, с с а а, / ла с а с га / ла с л аг а, / с с а / а а а. 6: Л : И м : л 4: В с а а са с аг а л с ц а а. (2) As of old with Thy right hand Thou didst save Peter who walked on foot upon the waters, O Christ, so do Thou save me, who am drowning amid the storm of cruel perils, in that Thou art full of lovingkindness. ж д л,, д д дя л, м, ля м у л й,, я л д. (2) Holy Apostle Peter, pray to God for us. й а с л л га ас Thou didst forsake things which were not essential, O Peter, and didst attain unto those things which are essential; and as a certain merchant thou didst manifestly search for Christ: the Pearl beyond price. л,, у я, у я д л, я ж й у, я ул л,, м й. (2) O Peter, thou didst slay those who mindlessly tried to tempt the all-holy Spirit, Whom before thou hadst theologized, openly confessing Him as God, O most blessed one. у зу м у я я Ду я,, ум л : Е ж л л, я д Б, л ж. O most holy Theotokos, save us. с а г ц с ас ас. 22

23 Theotokion: Thou gavest birth for us to the incarnate Word of God Who transcendeth all nature; wherefore, with lips and soul we profess thee to be the Theotokos. Б д : В я у л Б ж д л, л м, мж Б д у я у м ж ду д м. Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. Spurning all the beautiful things of the world, thou wast wounded by the love of the Master and by desire for the common salvation of man, wishing to bear witness unto Him, O blessed Paul. Pray thou now in behalf of the whole world. В я я м, уя з л Вл д л я ж л м, д л му з л, л л ж, л й м л я. (2) Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. As an excellent emulator of the Master, clothed in Him, O Paul, thou wast truly all things to all men, that thou mightest acquire and save all the people; and pursuing the ends of the world for Christ, thou didst truly save them. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As is meet Christ hath given thee life in the heavens, O Apostle Paul; for thou didst not desire a city which abideth here, O blessed one, but wast a faithful minister and celebrant of His mysteries. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Theotokion: The Lord looked down upon thee, restoring my nature, in that He is mighty; and doing mighty works, O most immaculate one, through thee my God hath saved me from corruption, in that He is full of lovingkindness. Katavasia, Tone 4: Celebrating this divine and most honoured festival of the Mother of God, / come, ye divinely wise, / let us clap our hands / and glorify God Who was born of her. з я д й Вл д д д я, л, у м л я, д я я л д, л я у, у ул. (2) ла а ц. й д ж, л л, Н : зд зж л л д, л ж, луж л л Е. с а. Б д : з я Г д, м ля я у, я л, л я, Б д л, я ж л, В я, мя з л Б м й, я л д. я, л : Л : с с с с с а а с г г а а с л аг с га сла. Small Litany Е я м л я 23

24 After Ode 6, Kontakion (Thou hast taken to Thyself, O Lord) and Ikos of the Apostles. Tone 2: 2-й. -й д л, л д л, л 2 Thou hast taken to Thyself, O Lord, / the firm and divine-voiced preachers, the chief Apostles, / for the enjoyment of Thy blessings and for repose; / for Thou didst accept their labors and death as above all sacrifice, // O Thou Who alone knowest the secrets of our hearts. Ikos: Fill my tongue with light, O my Savior, and having expanded my mouth and filled it, have pity on my heart, that I may speak, follow, and teach that which I first do: for Thou didst say that he who doeth and teacheth is great. For if I speak only, and do not act, I am accounted as sounding brass. Wherefore, grant that I may speak fitting things and do that which is profitable,o Thou Who alone knowest the hearts of men. Ode VII Irmos, Tone 4: O unoriginate Word, onlybegotten Son,/ Who existed in the beginning with the Father and the Spirit:// blessed and supremely exalted art Thou, O God of our fathers! д я Б я д л, л, Г д, я л л жд л й: л з м я л я л д я, Ед, д й д я. И : я м й яз, м й, з м я у л я, ум л д м, д, я ж л л, л ду, я ж у у у, : я я у,, й л. А л л,, я м д з я я м я мж м д я л з я д уй, Ед, д й д я. 7: Л : И м : л : В а а л а а л л с ц й лаг сл с с й ц а. (2) Chastised by the divine providence of Christ, thou wast permitted to emulate the Merciful One, O Peter, that thy distress over denying Him before His suffering might be assuaged. л му, Б ж м м л м м зу м, д я у л, жд,, ж я д л. (2) Having risen from the dead, Christ appeared to thee, the first-called and exceeding beloved, as the right glorious one who was first to preside over the apostles., з му з л зл л му, я д д л л л у л, му я ля я,. The Master, healing thy threefold denial before His suffering, O Peter, confirmed His love by a threefold divinely uttered question., ж жд, ля я ж, Вл д м м,, м у жд л. 24

25 Thou didst call the all-seeing God the Word as witness to thy love for Christ, O Peter; wherefore, He entrusted the beloved flock to thee. ж у,, л л я, дл л д ля В дя я Б л, мж л м у д. O most holy Theotokos, save us. с а г ц с ас ас. Theotokion: We all bless thee as the Mother of the God of all, who conceived in the flesh of thy womb the preëternal Word Who shone forth from God the Father. Б д : ж у, з я Б л л з у, у л ж м, я Б. Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. He who in latter times was called and surpassed all others in zeal became the seal and crown of Thine apostles, O Christ. With him the people of the Church chant unto thee: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou! Б,, л, ж л д з й м, м ж з д, мж л д : Б ж, л л. (2) Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. Even though Paul the prisoner first persecuted Thy Church, O Christ, yet did he later replace his former ferocity with zeal for Thee; and he hath gathered together the nations, who chant: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou! Ц л у з, м у д д з л д.,, яз, з у я: Б ж, л л. Holy Apostle Paul, pray to God for us. й а с л а л л га ас. Having from Jerusalem preached the Gospel unto all, thou didst take it round about the whole world, O Paul, and, teaching even unto the far ends of Illyricum, thou didst cry: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou! Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Caught up in awe, thou didst attain unto the third heaven, O thou who art all-rich; and hearing ineffable words, thou didst cry aloud: Glory to the transcendent Father and the Son, and to the equally-enthroned effulgence of the Spirit of God Who trieth the depths! Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. з И у л м д м Е л, я ж з мл, л, д ж д Илл, у, з л : Б ж, л л. ла а ц. В у ж зя, д л Н,,, у л з л л я л, : л му у у, я ж л я Ду Б ж я лу. с а. Theotokion: Like rain upon the fleece did Б д : ж у д жд, я 25

26 Christ God descend upon thee, O Virgin, and He issued forth from thee in the flesh, uniting those things that before were separate, and granting peace on earth and in heaven. O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou! Katavasia, Tone 4: The divinely wise youths worshipped not a creation rather than the Creator, / but manfully trampling the threat of fire underfoot, / they rejoiced, chanting: Blessed art Thou, / the all-hymned Lord and God of our fathers. Ode VIII Irmos, Tone 4: O Christ Who bearest all things by Thine unapproachable power,/ Thou didst bedew Thy venerable children who cried out amid the flame:// Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord! д, Д, Б, л з йд, д я я жд з я я, м з мл Н д уя: Б ж, л л. я, л : Л : сл а а г / а а аг, /, г с а, / а а с, : / й ц с г, лаг сл с. : Л : И м : л : Вс с а с й с с л с ла с л с лаг сл с ла с с а. (2) They shall stretch forth thine arms and bind thee to a cross, the Master foretold, commanding thee to follow Him; and thou criest aloud: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord! В зд жу у у я я у, Вл д д,, л л д з у у: л л, я д л Г д я, Г д. (2) Working wonders, by the word of grace thou didst heal Æneus who was grievously paralyzed, and didst raise up Tabitha from the dead; and they cried: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord! л д л м Е я, у з л л л, фу ж ум у, уд д й уя, л, з у я: л л, я д л Г д я, Г д. (2) O Christ Who announced unto Peter that the nations were cleansed, by spiritual radiance purify my thoughts, for I cry: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord! ж у яз д,, ду з м м л я, з у у: л л, я д л Г д я, Г д. O most holy Theotokos, save us. с а г ц с ас ас. O most holy Virgin who gavest birth to God the Word in the flesh, driving the darkness away from my soul by thy supplications, illumine me who cry: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord! Б д : В я я Д, ж Б л жд я л, ду м я м м м л м,, з : л л, я д л Г д я, Г д. 26