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The Great Fast 2013The Divine Liturgy of Saint Gregory the Dialogist

of the Presanctified Gifts

Copyright 2013 by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver

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Contents

Wednesday of the First Week of the Fast, March 20, 2013.......................................1

Friday of the First Week of the Fast, March 22, 2013...............................................9Wednesday of the Second Week of the Fast, March 27, 2013................................19

Friday of the Second Week of the Fast, March 29, 2013.........................................27

Wednesday of the Third Week of the Fast, April 3, 2013........................................35

Friday of the Third Week of the Fast, April 5, 2013................................................43

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of the Fast, April 10, 2013....................................51

Friday of the Fourth Week of the Fast, April 12, 2013............................................59

Wednesday of the Fifth Week of the Fast, April 17, 2013.......................................65

Friday of the Fifth Week of the Fast, April 19, 2013...............................................77

Wednesday of the Sixth Week of the Fast, April 24, 2013......................................87

Feast of Saint Mark, Thursday of the Sixth Week of the Fast, April 25, 2013........95

Friday of the Seventh Week of the Fast, April 26, 2013........................................103Holy Monday, April 29, 2013................................................................................113

Holy Tuesday, April 30, 2013................................................................................121

Holy Wednesday, May 11, 2013............................................................................129

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Wednesday of the First Week of the Fast, March 20, 2013

Wednesday of the First Weekof the Fast

March 20, 2013 20 2013

NINTH HOUR

Note: the Ninth Hour is read (not sung or chanted) prior to the Presanctified Liturgy.

Kontakia

After the Our Father ...: ... Kontakion of the Transfiguration

Grave Tone Upon the mountain You were transfigured,Christ God, and your disciples saw as much ofYour glory as they could hold, so that seeingYou crucified they would know that You hadwilled to suffer your passion and would

proclaim to the world that You are truly thereflection of the Father.

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Kontakion of the Holy Cross(for Wednesday and Friday)

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Kontakion of the Church The Kontakion of the Church is read. n .

Martyrikon of the Day Tone Plagal 4 .

You have steadfastly walked the narrow wayof sorrow, O martyrs, and endured thetroubled waters of temptation; now you have

received a dwelling-place among theministering angels, having proven yourselvesas a rock of patient fortitude, a firmfoundation of the faith. Intercede with ChristGod for the salvation of our souls.

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Tone Plagal 4 . Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to

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Among the saints give rest, O Christ, to thesouls of Your servants in a place where thereis no pain, sorrow, or grieving, but only lifeeverlasting.

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Kontakion of the Theotokos

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Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. . .

A protection of Christians unshamable,intercessor to our holy Maker, unwavering,reject not the prayerful cries of those who arein sin. Instead, come to us, for you are good;your loving help bring unto us, who are cryingin faith to you: hasten to intercede, and speednow to supplicate, as a protection for all time,Theotokos for those who honor you.

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DIVINE LITURGY OF THEPRESANCTIFIED GIFTS

The Proemial Psalm. Great Litany. . .

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Idiomelon from the Triodion Tone Plagal 4 .

Stichos 1

Bring my soul out of prison that I mayconfess Your name.

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While fasting with the body brethren, let usalso fast in spirit. Let us loose every bond ofiniquity; let us undo the knots of everycontract made by violence; let us tear up allunjust agreements; let us give bread to the

hungry and welcome to our house the poorwho have no roof to cover them, that we mayreceive great mercy from our God.

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The righteous shall wait patiently for me untilYou reward me.

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let us also fast in spirit. Let us loose everybond of iniquity; let us undo the knots ofevery contract made by violence; let us tear upall unjust agreements; let us give bread to thehungry and welcome to our house the poorwho have no roof to cover them, that we may

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Stichos 3

Out of the depths I have cried to You, OLord; O Lord, hear my voice.

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If there be any virtue, and if there be anypraise, these are rightly ascribed to the saints.They bowed their necks beneath the sword,for the sake of You Who have bowed theheavens and come down. They shed theirblood for You, Who emptied Yourself andhave taken on the form of a servant. Thehumbled themselves even unto death,following the example of Your poverty.Through their prayers have mercy upon us, OGod, according to the multitude of Yourtender mercies.

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Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of mysupplication.

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Jesus, the true spiritual Sun, sent you out aslightning into all the world, and by thebrightness of Your divine preaching, O youApostles and eyewitnesses of God, He hasdispersed the darkness of error and given light

to those held fast in the evil gloom ofignorance. Entreat Him to send down upon usalso His illumination and great mercy.

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If You should mark iniquities, Lord, O Lord,who shall stand? For with You there isforgiveness.

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Elijah, glorified by fasting, rode in the divinechariot of the virtues and was carried up to theheight of heaven. Eagerly follow his example,O my humble soul, and fast from every evil,from envy, strife and passing pleasure. So shallyou escape the harsh and everlasting agony of

Gehenna, crying out to Christ: Glory be toYou, O Lord.

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For Your names sake I have waited patientlyfor You, O Lord; my soul has waited patientlyfor Your word, my soul has hoped in the

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Apostles of God, fervent intercessors for theworld, defenders of the Orthodox, you havethe power to draw near with boldness untoChrist our God; we beseech you, intercede onour behalf, that we may keep the holy seasonof the fast unhindered, and receive the graceof the consubstantial Trinity. O great andglorious preachers, worthy of all reverence,pray for our souls.

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For with the Lord there is mercy, and withHim is plenteous redemption; and He shallredeem Israel from all his iniquities.

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Having fled from the cares of the world, Oblessed one, you maintained your spirit in

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Save me, O Lord, for a righteous man there isno more.

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First Reading

Genesis 1:24 - 2:3 . , 24 - , 3

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Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. . . .God said, Let the earth bring forth livingcreatures according to their kinds: cattle andcreeping things and beasts of the earthaccording to their kinds. And it was so. AndGod made the beasts of the earth according totheir kinds and the cattle according to theirkinds, and everything that creeps upon theground according to its kind. And God sawthat it was good. Then God said, Let us makeman in our image, after our likeness; and letthem have dominion over the fish of the sea,and over the birds of the air, and over thecattle, and over all the earth, and over everycreeping thing that creeps upon the earth.

So God created man in his own image, in theimage of God he created him; male and femalehe created them. And God blessed them, andGod said to them, Be fruitful and multiply,and fill the earth and subdue it; and havedominion over the fish of the sea and over the

birds of the air and over every living thing thatmoves upon the earth. And God said,Behold, I have given you every plant yieldingseed which is upon the face of all the earth,and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shallhave them for food. And to every beast of theearth, and to every bird of the air, and toeverything that creeps on the earth, everythingthat has the breath of life, I have given everygreen plant for food. And it was so. And Godsaw everything that he had made, and behold,it was very good. And there was evening and

there was morning, a sixth day. Thus theheavens and the earth were finished, and allthe host of them. And on the seventh day Godfinished his work which he had done, and herested on the seventh day from all his workwhich he had done. So God blessed theseventh day and hallowed it, because on itGod rested from all his work which he haddone in creation.

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forsake the paths of uprightness to walk in theways of darkness, who rejoice in doing eviland delight in the perverseness of evil; menwhose paths are crooked, and who aredevious in their ways.

You will be saved from the loose woman,from the adventuress with her smooth words,who forsakes the companion of her youth andforgets the covenant of her God; for her housesinks down to death, and her paths to theshades; none who go to her come back nor dothey regain the paths of life. So you will walkin the way of good men and keep to the pathsof the righteous. For the upright will inhabitthe land, and men of integrity will remain in it;but the wicked will be cut off from the land,and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.

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Friday of the First Week of the Fast, March 22, 2013

Friday of the First Weekof the Fast

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Through their self-restraint, the martyrs ofChrist put to death the fiery impulses ofpassion; they received grace to drive out

diseases from the sick, and to work miraclesboth when alive and after they ended this life.O marvelous wonder! Their bare bones are asource of healing: glory to God, the only wiseCreator.

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Come, O you faithful, let us perform theworks of God in the light; let us walk honestlyas in the day. Let us cast away every unjustaccusation against our neighbor, not placingany cause of stumbling in his path. Let us lay

aside the pleasures of the flesh, and increasethe spiritual gifts of our soul. Let us givebread to those in need, and let us draw nearunto Christ, crying in repentance: O our God,have mercy upon us.

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(Repeat) Come, O you faithful, let us performthe works of God in the light; let us walkhonestly as in the day. Let us cast away everyunjust accusation against our neighbor, notplacing any cause of stumbling in his path. Letus lay aside the pleasures of the flesh, and

increase the spiritual gifts of our soul. Let usgive bread to those in need, and let us drawnear unto Christ, crying in repentance: O ourGod, have mercy upon us.

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O Martyrs of the Lord, we beseech you, offerintercession to our God; pray for abundantmercy on our souls and for the forgiveness ofour sins.

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Stichos 5

If You should mark iniquities, Lord, O Lord,who shall stand? For with You there isforgiveness.

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Your Martyrs, O Lord, forgetting the things ofthe present life, and despising torture in theirlonging for the life to come, were granted thiseternal life as their inheritance, and now theyrejoice with the Angels. Through theirsupplications, bestow upon Your people greatmercy.

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For Your names sake I have waited patientlyfor You, O Lord; my soul has waited patientlyfor Your word, my soul has hoped in theLord.

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they bowed their necks beneath the sword, forthe sake of You Who bowed the heavens andcame down. They shed their blood for You,Who emptied Yourself and took the form of aservant. They humbled themselves even untodeath, following the example of Your poverty.

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Stichos 7 Tone 2

From the morning watch until night, from themorning watch let Israel hope in the Lord.

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Come, all you who love the martyrs, let usrejoice in spirit and keep festival. For todayTheodore the martyr has set before us a tableladen with mystical food, bringing joy to all ofus who gladly celebrate his memory. Unto himwe cry: Rejoice, victorious champion, whotrampled underfoot the tyrants threats.Rejoice, you who gave your body of clay totorture for the sake of Christ our God.Rejoice, you who did show yourself inmanifold tribulations to be a tested warrior of

the heavenly host. O glory of the martyrs, weentreat you to pray for our souls.

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You grant the God-given grace of yourmiracles to all who turn to you in faith, Omartyr Theodore. We therefore praise you,saying: You deliver prisoners and heal thesick; you give riches to the poor and guardthose who sail the seas. You restrain slavesfrom useless flight, and show robbers whattheir punishment should be. You teach soldiersto abstain from plunder. In your lovingcompassion you grant the prayers of children,and you are the fervent protector of all whokeep your holy memory. With them we alsosing the praises of your martyrdom, O saint of

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Stichos 9 Praise the Lord, all you nations; praise Him,all you peoples.

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O martyr Theodore, you are a matchless giftfrom God, for after your death as during yourlifetime you grant the petitions of those whoturn to you. Thus it once happened that theson of a poor widow was carried off bysoldiers of another faith; and she cameweeping to your shrine. Mounted upon awhite horse, in loving compassion youdefended her child with your invisibleprotection. And now, as then, never ceasefrom working wonders: pray to Christ ourGod for the salvation of our souls.

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For He has made His mercy to prevail overus, and the truth of the Lord abides to theages.

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I honor you, O thrice-blessed Theodore, youare rightly named Gift from God. For youhave shown yourself to be a never-setting starof divine light, and through your sufferingsyou shine on all the world. Proving yourself tobe stronger than fire, you quenched theflames, and you crushed the head of thedeceitful serpent. Therefore, in the midst ofyour sufferings, Christ came and set a crownupon your holy head. O Great Martyr, whohas boldness before God, offer ferventintercession for our souls.

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Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and tothe Holy Spirit.

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Using as his tool the apostate emperor Julian,the enemy devised a cruel plot: as the peopleof God purified themselves through fasting, hesought to defile them with food polluted byunclean sacrifices. But you defeated his designby a more skillful plan: in a dream to theArchbishop Eudokios of Constantinople, yourevealed the evil plot to him. Therefore weoffer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving, honoring

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you as our protector and keeping the yearlymemorial of what was done at that time.Through your intercessions, O martyrTheodore, we pray that we may be kept safefrom the enemy.

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The King of heaven, out of love for us,appeared on earth and dwelt with men. Takingflesh from a pure Virgin, He came forth fromher in the human nature that He had assumed.He is one Son, twofold in nature yet not in

person. And so we make a true confession ofour faith in Christ our God, proclaiming Himas perfect God and perfect man. Pray to Him,O Virgin Mother, that He may have mercy onour souls.

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Entrance with censer; O gladsome Light .. . .

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Readings

Prokeimenon

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Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon. . . .

Prokeimenon in the First Plagal Tone, Psalm19.

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First Reading

Genesis 2:20-25, 3:1-20 . , 20 - , 20 The reading from Genesis. .

Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. . . .

The man gave names to all cattle, and to thebirds of the air, and to every beast of the field;but for the man there was not found a helperfit for him. So the Lord God caused a deepsleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept

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took one of his ribs and closed up its placewith flesh; and the rib which the Lord God hadtaken from the man he made into a womanand brought her to the man. Then the mansaid, This at last is bone of my bones andflesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman,

because she was taken out of Man. Thereforea man leaves his father and his mother andcleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh.And the man and his wife were both naked,and were not ashamed.

Now the serpent was more subtle than anyother wild creature that the Lord God hadmade. He said to the woman, Did God say,You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?And the woman said to the serpent, We mayeat of the fruit of the trees of the garden; but

God said, You shall not eat of the fruit of thetree which is in the midst of the garden,neither shall you touch it, lest you die. Butthe serpent said to the woman, You will notdie. For God knows that when you eat of ityour eyes will be opened, and you will be likeGod, knowing good and evil. So when thewoman saw that the tree was good for food,and that it was a delight to the eyes, and thatthe tree was to be desired to make one wise,she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gavesome to her husband, and he ate. Then theeyes of both were opened, and they knew thatthey were naked; and they sewed fig leavestogether and made themselves aprons.

And they heard the sound of the Lord Godwalking in the garden in the cool of the day,and the man and his wife hid themselves fromthe presence of the Lord God among the treesof the garden. But the Lord God called to theman, and said to him, Where are you? Andhe said, I heard the sound of thee in thegarden, and I was afraid, because I was naked;and I hid myself. He said, Who told you thatyou were naked? Have you eaten of the tree ofwhich I commanded you not to eat? The mansaid, The woman whom thou gavest to bewith me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and Iate. Then the Lord God said to the woman,What is this that you have done? Thewoman said, The serpent beguiled me, and Iate. The Lord God said to the serpent,

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Because you have done this, cursed are youabove all cattle, and above all wild animals;upon your belly you shall go, and dust youshall eat all the days of your life. I will putenmity between you and the woman, andbetween your seed and her seed; he shall

bruise your head, and you shall bruise hisheel. To the woman he said, I will greatlymultiply your pain in childbearing; in pain youshall bring forth children, yet your desire shallbe for your husband, and he shall rule overyou. And to Adam he said, Because youhave listened to the voice of your wife, andhave eaten of the tree of which I commandedyou, You shall not eat of it, cursed is theground because of you; in toil you shall eat ofit all the days of your life; thorns and thistles itshall bring forth to you; and you shall eat the

plants of the field. In the sweat of your faceyou shall eat bread till you return to theground, for out of it you were taken; you aredust, and to dust you shall return. The mancalled his wifes name Eve, because she wasthe mother of all living.

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Second Reading

Proverbs 3:19-24 . , 19-24

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The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; byunderstanding he established the heavens; byhis knowledge the deeps broke forth, and theclouds drop down the dew. My son, keepsound wisdom and discretion; let them notescape from your sight, and they will be lifefor your soul and adornment for your neck.Then you will walk on your way securely andyour foot will not stumble. If you sit down,you will not be afraid; when you lie down,your sleep will be sweet. Do not be afraid ofsudden panic, or of the ruin of the wicked,

when it comes; for the Lord will be yourconfidence and will keep your foot from beingcaught. Do not withhold good from those towhom it is due, when it is in your power to doit. Do not say to your neighbor, Go, andcome again, tomorrow I will give it whenyou have it with you. Do not plan evil againstyour neighbor who dwells trustingly besideyou. Do not contend with a man for noreason, when he has done you no harm. Donot envy a man of violence and do not choose

any of his ways; for the perverse man is anabomination to the Lord, but the upright are inhis confidence. The Lords curse is on thehouse of the wicked, but he blesses the abodeof the righteous. Toward the scorners he isscornful, but to the humble he shows favor.

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Wednesday of the Second Week of the Fast, March 27, 2013

Wednesday of the Second Weekof the Fast

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NINTH HOUR


Kontakia

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Kontakion of the Transfiguration

Grave Tone

Upon the mountain You were transfigured,Christ God, and your disciples saw as much ofYour glory as they could hold, so that seeingYou crucified they would know that You hadwilled to suffer your passion and wouldproclaim to the world that You are truly thereflection of the Father.

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Accept in supplication, O Lord Who lovesmankind, the sufferings that the saints endured

for You; and, we beseech You, heal all ourdistress.

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Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

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Keeping a spiritual fast, O brethren, let usspeak no lies with our tongue, nor give ourbrother cause for scandal; but throughrepentance let us make the lamp of our soulburn brightly, and let us cry out with tears toChrist: Forgive us our trespasses in Your lovefor mankind

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Martyrikon from the Triodion

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O Martyrs worthy of all praise, your bodieswere not buried in the earth, yet heaven hasreceived you; the gates of Paradise wereopened to you, and entering within you haveeaten from the Tree of life; intercede withChrist God that He may grant peace andmercy to our souls

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Prosomoia from the Triodion by Joseph

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Through the intercessions of Your divineApostles, O merciful Lord, grant in Your lovethat we may spend the time of the Fast withtruly contrite minds; thus may we all be savedand glorify You.

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If You should mark iniquities, Lord, Lord,who shall stand? For with You there isforgiveness.

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O Apostles of Christ, shining lights to mortalmen, treasuries of the wise knowledge of ourGod, filing the world with riches: throughyour holy prayers deliver us from temptationas we sing your praises, and guide us throughthe season of the Fast, watchfully guarding

our lives in peace. Thus may our prayers beacceptable to Christ as we celebrate HisPassion, and with boldness we will offer gloryto our God.

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Tone 4You have been given a sign

Stichos 7 From the morning watch until night, from the

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Stichos 10 For He has made His mercy to prevail overus, and the truth of the Lord abides to theages.

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Your nous, radiant with the knowledge of God,was raised above bodily passions, withoutmixing in the mire here below; but, bearing theimage of God and reproducing the divinebeauty in it, you did all things in order toresemble Him completely, through the work ofthe Holy Spirit, O splendor of monastics,venerable father Hilarion.

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Theotokion

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Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and tothe Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the agesof ages. Amen.

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O spotless Virgin Mother, grant the powerand strength to my weak and lazy soul, that infear I may carry out the commandments ofChrist; that through you I may escape fromthe devouring fire and receive the inheritanceof heaven and endless life in eternal joy.

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.Entrance with censer; O gladsome Light .. . .

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Readings

Prokeimenon

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Deacon Evening. Prokeimenon. . . .

Prokeimenon in the Second Plagal Tone,

Psalm 31.

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First Reading

Genesis 1:24 - 2:3 . , 16-26

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Then Cain went away from the presence of theLord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east ofEden. Cain knew his wife, and she conceivedand bore Enoch; and he built a city, and calledthe name of the city after the name of his son,

Enoch. To Enoch was born Gadd; andGadd was the father of Maleleel, andMaleleel the father of Methsala andMethsala the father of Lmech. And Lmechtook two wives; the name of the one wasAdh, and the name of the other Sellh. Adhbore Jobel; he was the father of those whodwell in tents and have cattle. His brothersname was Jubl; he was the father of all thosewho play the lyre and pipe. Sellh boreThobl; he was the forger of all instruments of

bronze and iron. The sister of Thobl wasNomh. Lmech said to his wives: Adh andSellh, hear my voice; you wives of Lmech,hearken to what I say: I have slain a man forwounding me, a young man for striking me. IfCain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lmechseventy-sevenfold. And Adam knew his wifeagain, and she bore a son and called his nameSeth, for she said, God has appointed for meanother child instead of Abel, for Cain slewhim. To Seth also a son was born, and hecalled his name Ens. At that time men beganto call upon the name of the Lord.

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Second Reading

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Proverbs 2:1-22 . , 15 - , 3



Drink water from your own cistern, flowingwater from your own well. Should your

springs be scattered abroad, streams of waterin the streets? Let them be for yourself alone,and not for strangers with you. Let yourfountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife ofyour youth, a lovely hind, a graceful doe. Lether affection fill you at all times with delight,be infatuated always with her love. Whyshould you be infatuated, For amy son, with aloose woman and embrace the bosom of anadventuress? mans ways are before the eyesof the Lord, and He watches all his paths. The

iniquities of the wicked ensnare him, and he iscaught in the toils of his sin. He dies for lackof discipline, and because of his great folly heis lost. My son, if you have become surety foryour neighbor, have given your pledge for astranger; if you are snared in the utterance ofyour lips, caught in the words of your mouth;then do this, my son, and save yourself, foryou have come into your neighbors power:go, hasten, and importune your neighbor.

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Friday of the Second Week of the Fast, March 29, 2013

Friday of the Second Weekof the Fast

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Martyrikon of the Day Tone 1

The victorious martyrs clothed themselves inYou, O Lord; You were their glory in theirsufferings, their crown and their reward.

Steadfastly enduring torment, they overthrewthe wicked; and through the power of Godthey were granted victory from heaven.Through their intercessions, O God, grant usYour great mercy.

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Martyrika Stichera from the Triodion

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The confession of faith that you made in thearena, O you saints, filled the hosts of demonswith fear and set men free from error. As youwere beheaded you cried out, May thesacrifice of our souls be acceptable in Yoursight, O Lord, for desiring You Who lovemankind, we have despised this quicklypassing life.

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If You should mark iniquities, Lord, O Lord,who shall stand? For with You there is

forgiveness.

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eaten from the tree of life. Pray to Christ Godthat He may grant peace and great mercy toour souls.

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Prosomoia from the Menaion(March 30)

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Most glorious father John, with the fountainof your tears you have cleansed your soul, and

by keeping vigils through the night you havegained Gods mercy. You were raised onwings, O blessed one, to the love of Him andof His beauty; and as is right, you dwell nowin His unending joy, with your fellow soldiersin the spiritual fight, O holy saint of God.

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ages. .Most glorious father John, through faith youhave lifted up your mind on wings to God;hating the restless confusion of this world, youhave taken up your cross; and, following HimWho sees all things, you have subjected your

rebellious body to His guidance throughascetic discipline, by the power of the Spirit.

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change? All these are more fleeting thanshadows; more elusive than dreams. At onceall of these are followed by death. Yet, in thelight of Your countenance and in thesweetness of Your beauty, O Christ, give restto Your chosen ones, for You love mankind.

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Let us praise Mary the Virgin, glory of all theworld and gate of heaven, daughter of menand Mother of the lord, song of the angelichosts, and adornment of the faithful. For she isrevealed as heaven and the temple of theGodhead. She it is, who breaking down themiddle wall of enmity, established peace andopened the palace of the King. With her,therefore, as anchor of our faith, we have asour defender the Lord Whom she bore. Be ofgood courage, then, people of God; be of

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Readings

Prokeimenon Tone 4

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Second Reading Proverbs 6:20 - 7:1 , 20 - , 1



My son, keep your fathers command, and donot forsake the law of your mother. Bind themcontinually upon your heart; tie them aroundyour neck. When you roam, they will leadyou; when you sleep, they will keep you; andwhen you awake, they will speak with you.For the commandment is a lamp, and the law alight; reproofs of instruction are the way oflife, to keep you from the evil woman, fromthe flattering tongue of a seductress. Do notlust after her beauty in your heart, nor let herallure you with her eyelids. For by means of aharlot a man is reduced to a crust of bread;and an adulteress will prey upon his preciouslife. Can a man take fire to his bosom, and hisclothes not be burned? Can one walk on hotcoals, and his feet not be seared? So is he who

goes in to his neighbors wife; whoevertouches her shall not be innocent. People donot despise a thief if he steals to satisfy himselfwhen he is starving. Yet when he is found, hemust restore sevenfold; he may have to giveup all the substance of his house. Whoevercommits adultery with a woman lacksunderstanding; he who does so destroys hisown soul. Wounds and dishonor he will get,and his reproach will not be wiped away. Forjealousy is a husbands fury; therefore he will

not spare in the day of vengeance. He willaccept no recompense, nor will he beappeased though you give many gifts. My son,keep my words, and treasure my commandswithin you. Keep my commands and live, andmy law as the apple of your eye.

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Wednesday of the Third Week of the Fast, April 3, 2013

Wednesday of the Third Weekof the Fast

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O martyrs of the Lord, blessed is the earth onwhich your blood was shed, and holy are theshrines that have received your bodies; for you

openly triumphed over the enemy in the arena,and you preached Christ with boldness. Webeseech you, pray to Him that in His love Hemight grant salvation to our souls.

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You, the compassionate and merciful Father: Ihave sinned, receive me in repentance, O God,and have mercy upon me.

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transgression, for I have been stripped bare ofGods grace. I cry to You: I have sinned, yet Iknow Your loving kindness; accept me as oneof Your hired servants, O merciful Christ,through the intercessions of the Apostles wholoved You.

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inhabited earth, benefactors and saviors; as theheavens you declare the glory of God, and youare adorned with the stars of your miraclesand with your wonders of healing. Intercedefervently before the Lord on our behalf, thatour prayers may be accepted as a pure andsweet-smelling fragrance, and that we may allbe counted worthy to venerate the life-givingCross and to gaze on it with fear. And as wevenerate this, Your Cross, in Your love formankind, O Savior, send down Your mercy

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For with the Lord there is mercy, and withHim is plenteous redemption; and He shallredeem Israel from all his iniquities.

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gentle, pure heart adorned you with all thevirtues, O holy father, and made youresplendent with many charisms; thus, youwere a champion for Christ in keeping withyour name, O George, who wisely cultivated althe furrows of your soul.

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For He has made His mercy to prevail overus, and the truth of the Lord abides to theages.

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Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and tothe Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the agesof ages. Amen.

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The reading from Proverbs. . Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive. . . .

Son, if you are wise for yourself, you shallalso be wise for your neighbors; and if youshould prove wicked, you alone will bear theevil. He that stays himself upon falsehoods,attempts to rule the winds, and the same willpursue birds in their flight; for he has forsakenthe ways of his own vineyard, and he hascaused the axles of his own husbandry to go

astray; and he goes through a dry desert, and aland appointed to drought, and he gathersbareness with his hands. A foolish and boldwoman, who does not know modesty, comesto want a morsel. She sits at the doors of herhouse, on a seat openly in the streets, callingto passersby and to those who are going righton their ways, saying: Whosoever is the mostsenseless of you, let him turn aside to me; andI exhort those that want prudence, saying:Take and enjoy secret bread, and the sweet

water of theft. But he knows that mighty mendie by her, and he falls in with a snare ofHades. But hasten away, do not delay in thatplace, neither fix your eye upon her; for thusyou shall go through strange water; butabstain from strange water, and do not drinkof a strange fountain, that you may live long,and years of life may be added to you.

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