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... tou Agiou ... ou ke tin Mniminepiteloumen ke panton ton Agion...

….. eleise ke Sose imas, os Agathos keFilanthropos ke eleimon Theos.

A min>I Agia Trias diafilaxi pantas imas .

T on Evlogonta ke Agiazonta imas,

Kyrie, filatte is polla eti...

>D i evhon ton Agion Pateron imon,

Kyrie Isou Hriste, O Theos imon,Eleison ke Soson imas.

A min.

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...of our Saintly and God-InspiredFathers...

...of the Holy and Righteous Ancestors Joachim and Anna...

...of …………… whose memory weCommemorate today, and of all theSaints...

... and Save us, for He is Gracious andLoves mankind.

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PEOPLE O Lord, protect the one who

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PRIEST > Through the Prayers of our Holy

Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ, ourGod, have Mercy on us and Save us.

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6 January

TheophanyGreat Water Blessing




T he G r e a t B l e s s i n g o f t h e W a t e r

Holy Water is water that has been specially Blessed by an Ordained Orthodox Bishop

or Priest and Sanctified by the Holy Spirit for use in the Holy Rites of the Eastern

Orthodox Church of Christ, including the Holy Mystery of Baptism, the Blessing of

people, places and objects or as a means of repelling evil.

A quantity of Holy Water is usually kept in a font that is placed near the entrance of

the church where it is freely available for those who need it.

Holy Water is sometimes sprinkled on items or people as a Blessing or as part of the

Prayers of Blessing. (For example, fishing boats are sprinkled with Holy Water at the

start of the fishing season - and even spaceships before launching – while theCelebrant Priest prays for the safety and success of those who travel therein.)

Orthodox Christians most often Bless themselves with Holy Water by taking three sips

each morning after their Prayers, which makes a good start to each day.

Holy Water may also be used for informal Blessings when no Clergy is present. (For

example: parents may Bless their children with Holy Water before they leave the

house for school or play.)

The use of Holy Water is based on the Great Event of Holy Theophany – the Baptism

of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, by St John the Baptist and Forerunner in the

River Jordan.

According to Orthodox Christian belief, St John the Baptist’s Baptism was a Baptism of

Repentance, and the people went to him to have their sins washed away.

However, since our Saviour, Jesus Christ, was absolutely sinless, and was Himself

Divine – being One Person of the Holy Trinity - His Immersion (Baptism) Sanctified

and Blessed the water – making it useful for its original Purpose as an Instrument

of Life.

The Great Blessing of Water is held on the Eve of Theophany – 5 January - and/or on

the Feast of Theophany – 6 January – after the Divine Liturgy.

The Great Blessing of Water commemorates our Lord Jesus Christ’s Baptism, the

Revelation of the Holy Trinity and the Orthodox belief that all Creation is Sanctified

(made Holy) by Christ Himself Who is the Almighty Creator of the Universe.

Our Lord’s Baptism is commemorated in the Orthodox Church on 6 January – the

Feast of Theophay (meaning “God shining forth”)

At Vespers of Theophany, a Font of Holy Water is Blessed, which provides Holy Water

for the requirements of the Parish throughout the y ear.

The following morning – in some Parishes – the Prayers often include a trip to a nearby

river, lake or other public source of drinking water, to Bless that water as well.

This represents the Redemption of all Creation as part of humanity’s Salvation.

In the following weeks, the Priest visits the homes of the Parishioners to Bless their entire

household by sprinkling them with Holy Water while reciting particular Prayers.

This Blessing visibly represents our Lord God’s Sanctifying Work in all parts of our lives.

Holy Water can also be Blessed at any other time of the year if there is a need, andthis is usually done on the first day of the month – particularly if it falls on a

Sunday.

The Sanctified Water of the Holy Mystery of Baptism is Blessed during the Holy Service

of Baptism and is later poured upon the earth – never in the sewerage system!

On the Feast of Holy Theophany, the water is Blessed twice – at the conclusion of the

Divine Liturgy of 5 January and 6 January.

After processing to the Soleas where the vessel of water is prepared, to the singing of

appropriate Feast Troparia, several Holy Scripture passages are read, culminating

in the reading of the Gospel According to St Mark (1:9-11), which relates the

Baptism of Christ, followed by the Great Litany, which is chanted just as for the

Divine Liturgy, but with the addional Petitions that make it perfectly clear what is

G R E A T W A T E R B L E S S I N G – T H E O P H A N Y – 5 & 6 J A N U A R Y 19.

T o pliromas tis Ekklisias Sou filaxon,

Agiason tou Agapontas tinEvprepeian tou Ikou Sou.

S i aftous antidoxason ti Thiki Dinami

Sou ke mi egkatalipis imas touselpizontas epi Se.

E rinin to kosmo Sou dories, tes Ekklisies

Sou, tis Ierefsi, tis Vasilefsin imon, toStrato ke panti to lao Sou.

O ti pasa dosis agathi ke pan DorimaTelion anothen esti katavenon ek Soutou Patros ton Foton. Ke Si tin Doxanke Efharistian ke Proskinisinanapempomen, to Patri ke to Io, ke toAgio Pnevmati, nin, ke ai, ke is touseonas ton eonon.

A min

>I i to Onoma Kyriou Evlogimenon apo

tou nin ke eos tou eonos.[3]

T ou Kyriou deithomen...

K yrie eleison

Protect the whole Body of Thy Church,

and Sanctify those who Love theBeauty of Thy House.

Glorify them by Thy Divine Power and

do not forsake us who set our hopein Thee.

Grant Peace to Thy world, to Thy

Churches, to the Priesthood, to ourRulers, to the Armed Forces and toall Thy people.

For every measure of Blessing, and

every Perfect Gift is from Above, anddescends from Thee, the Father ofLight; and to Thee we ascribe Glory

and Thanksgiving and Worship: > to

the Father, and to the Son, and to theHoly Spirit, now and ever and untothe Ages of Ages.

P E O P L E A men

> Blessed be the Name of the Lord,

from this time forth, and forevermore. [3]

P R I E S T L e t us pray to the Lord.

P E O P L E L ord have mercy

THE PR I E S T B L E S S E S T H E C O N G R E G A T I O N W H O B O W T H E I R H E A D S

> E vlogia Kyriou ke Eleos

elthi ef’ imas ti Aftou Thia

Hariti ke Filanthropia,Pantote, nin ke ai ke is

tous eonas ton eonon.

A min

P R I E S T > May the Blessing of the

Lord and His Mercy come uponyou through His Divine Graceand Love for mankind always,now and ever, and unto theAges of Ages.

P E O P L E A men

F i n a l P r a y e r sTHE PR I E S T C O N C L U D E S T H E D I V I N E L I T U R G Y :

> D oxa Si O Theos, i Elpis imon, Doxa

Si!

>O Hristos O Alithinos Theos imon, tes

Presvies tis Panahrantou kePanamomoou Agias Aftou Mitros...

...Dinami tou Timiou ke ZoopiouStavrou...

...Prostasies ton Timion EpouranionDinameon Asomaton ...

...ikesies tou Timiou Endoxou Profitou keVaptistou Ioannou...

... ton Agion Endoxon ke panefimonApostolon...

PRIEST > Glory to Thee, O God our Hope,

Glory to Thee!

>May Christ, our True God, have Mercy

on us, through the Intercession of His Most Pure and Holy Mother…

...through the Power of the Precious andLife-giving Cross...

...the Protection of the sublime SpiritualPowers in Heaven...

...the Supplications of the Precious,Glorious Prophet and Forerunner John the Baptist ...

... of the Holy, Glorious andPraiseworthy Apostles...




G r e a t B l e s s i n g o f t h e W a t e r sC o m p o s e d b y S t S o p h r o n i o s , P a t r i a r c h o f J e r u s a l e m

T h e o p h a n y H y m n s - T O N E ( 8 ) P L A G A L 4

F oni Kyriou epi ton idaton voa legousa.

Defte lavete pantes, Pnevma Sofias,Pnevma Sineseos, Pnevma FovouTheou, tou Epifanentos Hristou. (3)

S imeron ton idaton, Agaizete i fisis, ke

rignite O Iordanis, ke ton idionnamaton epehi to revma, Despotinoron riptomenon. (2)

O s Anthropos en potamo, ilthes Hriste

Vasilef, ke doulikon Vaptisma lavin,spevdis Agathe, ipo ton touProdromou hiron, dia tas amartiasimon Filanthrope.

> D oxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas toneonon.

A min

P ros tin Fonin tou Voontos en ti Erimo:Etimasate tin Odon tou Kyriou, ilthesKyrie, morfin doulou lavon,Vaptisma eton, O mi gnousamartian. Idosan Se idata, keefovithisan, sintromos gegonen OProdromos, ke evoise legon. Posfotisi O lihnos to Fos? Pos hierothtisidoulos ton Despotin? Agiason emeke ta idata Sotir, O eron tou kosmoutin amartian.

The Voice of the Lord upon the waters

cries out, saying: Come all of you:recieve the Spirit of Wisdom, theSpirit of Understanding, the Spirit ofthe Fear of God, of Christ Who hasAppeared. (3)

Today the nature of the water is made

Holy, and the Jordan is parted andholds back the flow of its waters asit beholds the Master washingHimself. (2)

As Man, Christ King, Thou came to the

River, and in Thy Goodness Thouhastened to accept the Baptism of aservant at the hands of theForerunner, on account of our sins,O Lover of mankind.

> G lory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now andforever, and to the Ages of ages.

A men

At the voice of the one cring in theWilderness: “Prepare the Way of theLord !” Thou came, O Lord, havingtaken the Form of a servant, askingfor Baptism, although Thou artsinless. The waters beheld Thee andwere afraid. The Forerunnertrembled and cried out, saying: “Howwill the Lamp Enlighten the Light - the servant place his hand on theMaster? O Saviour Who takes awaythe sin of the world, make me andthe waters Holy.”

T h e H o l y P r o p h e c y o f I s a i a h ( 3 5 : 1 – 1 0 )

P rofitias Iseou to anagnosma.

S ofia! Proshomen!

T ade legi Kyrios: “ I dipsontes

porevesthe ef’ idor, ke osi mi ehteargirion, vadisantes agorasate, kefagesthe, ke piesthe anev argiriouke timis inon ke stear.

“I na ti timasthe argyriou en ouk artis,

ke O mohthos imon ouk isplisomin?

R E A D E R : The Reading is from the

Prophecy of Isaiah.P R I E S T : Wisdom! Let us be attentive!

R E A D E R : Thus said the Lord: “You who

are thirsty, to to the water, and allwho have no money, go and buywine and fat, and eat and drinkwithout money and price.

“W hy do you value at the price of

money , and give your toil for whatdoes not satisfy?


>S i Kyrie

K linon, Kyrie, to ous Sou, ke epakouson

imon.

O en Iordani Vaptisthine

katadexamenos ke Agiasas ta idata.Ke Evlogison pantas imas, tous dia tiskliseos tou eafton afhenos simenontasto tis doulias proshima.

K e kataxioson imas emplisthine tou

Agiasmou Sou, dia tis tou idatos

toutou metalipseos te ke rantismou.K e genestho imin, Kyrie, is igian psihis

te ke somatos.

S i gar is o agiasmos ton psihon ke ton

somaton imon, ke si tin doxon keevharistian, ke proskinisinanapempomen, sin to anarho souPatri, ke to Panagio ke agatho, kezoopio sou Pnevmati, nin, ke ai, ke istous eonas ton eonon.

A min

P E O P L E >To Thee, O Lord

P R I E S T Incline Thine Ear, O Lord, and

hear us.

O Thou Who Sanctified the water when

Thou consented to be Baptised in theJordan, Bless us all, who by the

bowing of our heads have signifiedour servitude

And make us worthy to be filled with

Thy Sanctification, by the receiving

of this Water and its sprinkling.

Let it be to us, O Lord, for Health of

soul and body.

For Thou art the Sanctification of our

soul and body, and to Thee weascribe Glory, Thanksgiving andWorship, with > the Father Who hathNo Beginning and the All Holy Spirit,the God and Author of Life, now andfor ever, and unto the Ages of ages.

P E O P L E Amen

F e s t a l T r o p a r i o n - T h e o p h a n y

THE PR I E S T B L E S SE S T HE W AT E R W I T H T HE S IG N O F T HE

CRO SS AND IMME RSE S T HE P RE C IO US C ROSS , HO L D ING I T

S T RA IG HT , AS HE S ING S T HE FO L L O W ING FE S T AL

A PO L YT I K IO N, W H IC H HE C HANT S O NC E AND T HE CHO IR

T W IC E:

F e s t a l A p o l y t i k i o n o f T h e o p h a n y T O N E 1

E n Iordani Vaptizomenou Sou Kyrie, i tis

Triados efanerothi proskinisis. Tougar Gennitoros i Foni prosemartiriSi, Agapiton Se Iion Onomazousa. Keto Pnevma en idi peristeras eveveoutou Logou to asfales. O epifanis,Hriste O Theos, ke ton kosmonFotisas, Doxa Si! (3)

> D oxa Patri ke Io ke Agio Pnevmati,

ke nin ke ai ke is tous Eonas toneonon.

A min

By Thy Baptism, O Lord, in the River

Jordan, Worship of the Trinity hasmade Its Appearance; for the Voiceof the Lord came forth to Thee withthe Testimony, Naming TheeBeloved Son; and the Spirit like adove, Confirming the Truth of theWord. Wherefore, O Thou Whoappeared and Enlightened the

world: O Christ, > Glory to Thee!

> G lory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now andforever, and to the Ages of ages.

A men

THE PR I E S T P L UNG E S T HE C RO SS A S E C O ND AND A T H IRD T IME IN T HE W AT E R , DO ING

AS B EF OR E: AND T HE T RO PAR IO N I S RE PE AT E D A S E C O ND AND A T H IRD T IME .

NE X T HE D I PS A BRANC H O F B AS IL I N TH E W AT ER A ND SP R IN KL ES TH E FO UR CO RN E RS

O F T HE C HURC H .




A G A I N T H E P R I E S T I N T O N E S T H R E E T I M E S A N D T H E P E O P L E R E S P O N D :

A ftos ke nin, Despota, Agiason to idor

touto, to Pnevmati Sou to Agio. [3]

> D oxa Si, Kyrie, Doxa Si!

D os pasi tis te aptomenis, tis te

hriomenis, tis te metalamvanousi, tonAgiasmon, tin Evlogian, tin katharsin,tin igian.

K e soson, Kyrie, tous doulous Sou, tous

Pistous Vasileis imon. [3]


P R I E S T D o Thou, the same Master,

Sanctify now also this water by ThyHoly Spirit . [3]

P E O P L E > Glory to Thee, O Lord, Gloryto Thee!

P R I E S T Grant to all who touch it andwho are anointed by it and whoreceive thereof, Sanctification,Blessing, cleansing, and health.

P R I E S T Save, O Lord, Thy servants, our

Faithful Rulers (3)

P E O P L E > G lory to Thee, O Lord, Glory

to Thee!

T H E P R I E S T C O N T I N U E S H I S P R A Y E R :

K e filaxon aftous ipo tin skepin Sou en

Irinin.

I potaxon ipo tous podas afton panta

ehthron ke polemion.

H arise aftis ta pros Sotirian etimata, ke

Zoin tin Eonion.

M nisthiti, Kyrie, tou Pater imon, Papa

ke Patriarchi imon T HEODOROU keArhipiskopou imon ( N AM E ), ke pantostou Presviteriou, tis en HristoDiakonias, ke pantos Iratikoutagmatos, ke tou periestotos laou,

K e ton di Evlogou etias apolifthenton

Adelphon imon, ke eleison aftous keimas, kata to Mega Sou Eleos. Ina kedia stihion, ke dia Angelon ke diaanthropon, ke dia oromenon, ke diaaoraton, doxazite Sou to PanagionOnoma, Sin to Patri, ke to AgioPnevmati, nin ke ai, ke is tous eonas

ton eonon.A min

Keep them under Thy shadow in Peace.

Subdue under their feet every enemy

and adversary.

Grant to them the means of Salvation

and Eternal Life.

Remembering, Lord, our Pope and

Patriarch, THE O DO RO S , and ourArchbishop/Bishop (N AM E ) , and allPriests, servants of God, and all thePriestly Hierarchy, and the peoplestanding about us, and our Brethrenwho absent themselves forpraiseworthy reasons.

Have mercy on them and us according

to Thy Loving-kindness, that Thy AllHoly Name may be Glorified by theelements, by the Angels, by men, and

by visible and invisible creatures,with the Father and Holy Spirit, nowand ever, and unto the Ages of Ages.

A men

D i s m i s s a l B l e s s i n g s

I rini pasi

K e pnevmati sou

T as kefalas imon to Kyriou klinomen

P R I E S T Peace be unto you all.

P E O P L E And unto thy spirit also.

P R I E S T Let us bow our heads unto the

Lord

M A K E T H E S I G N O F T H E C R O S S & B O W D O W N T O G O D


“ A kousate mou, ke fagesthe Agatha,

ke entrifisi en Agathis i psihi imon.

“ P rosehete tis osin imon, ke

epakolouthite tes odis mou,isakousate mou, ke zisete enAgathis i psihi imon, ke diathisomeimin Diathikin Eonion, ta OsiaDavid ta Pista.

“I dou Martyrion en Ethnesin edoka

afton Arhonta ke Prostassonta enEthnesin.

“I dou Ethni, a ouk idasi Se,

epikalesonte Se, ke lai, i oukepistante Se, epi se katafevxonte,eneken Kyriou tou Theou Sou - ketou Agiou Israil - oti Edoxase Se.

“Z itisate ton Kyrion, ke en to evriskin

afton, epikalesasthe, inika i anengizi imin,

“A polipeto O asevis tas odous aftou,

ke anir anomos tas voulas aftou, keepistrafite pros Kyrion, keeleithisesthe, ke kraxesthe.

“O ti epi poli afisi tas amartias imon;

ou gar isin e voule mou, osper evoule imon; oud osper e odi imon, eOdi Mou,” legi Kyrios.

“A ll’ os apehi O Ouranos apo tis gis,

outos apehi i Odox Mou apo tonodon imon, ke ta dianoimata imonapo tis Dianias Mou.

“O s gar an katavi ietos, i hion ek tou

Ouranou, ke ou mi apostrafi eos anmethisi tin gin, ke ekteki, keekvlastisi, ke do sperma to spironti,ke arton is vrosin, outos este torima mou, O ean exelthi ek tou

Stomatos Mou.

“O u mi apostrafi pros me kenon, eos

an telesthi osa an ithelisa, keevodoso tas Odous Mou, ke taentalmata Mou.

“E n gar Evfrosini exelefsesthe, ke en

Hara didahthisesthe. Ta gar ori ke ivouni exalounte, prosdehomeniimas en Hara, ke panta ta xila touAgrou epikrotisi tis kladis.

“L isten to Me and eat Good Things,

and your soul will delight in GoodThings.

“ I ncline your ear and follow My Ways,

and listen to Me, and your soulshall live in Good Things; and I willmake an Everlasting Covenant with you - the Holy and Faithful thingsof David.

“B ehold: I made him a Witness among

the Gentiles, a Ruler andCommander to the Gentiles.

“T he Gentiles, who did not know you,

shall call upon you, and the peopleswho did not understand you shalltake refuge in you, because of yourGod - the Holy One of Israel - for HeGlorified you.

“S eek God, and when you find Him,

call upon Him when He draws nearto you.

“L et the ungodly abandon their ways,

and the lawless their counsels; andlet them return to the Lord, and Hewill have Mercy on them.

“F or My Counsels are not as your

cousels; neither are your ways MyWays,” says the Lord.

“B ut as distant Heaven is from the

earth, so is My Way distant from your ways, and your thoughts fromMy Mind.

“F or as rain comes down, or snow,

from heaven, and does not returnuntil it saturates the earth, andbrings forth and produces, and giveseed to the Sower and bread forfood, so shall My Word be –

whatever proceeds from My Mouth.

“I t shall not return until it

accomplishes whatever I Willed,and I shall prosper My Ways andMy Comamndmensts.

“F or you shall go forth with Gladness

and shall be taught with Joy, forthe mountains and hills shall exultto receive you with Joy; and all thetrees of the field shall applaud withtheir branches.




“K e anti tis stivis anavisete kiparissos,

anti, de tis konizis anavisetemyrsini.

“K e este Kyrio is Onoma, ke is simion

eonion, ke ouk eklipsi.

“A nd nstead of the broom tree shall

come up the cypress; and instead ofthe nettle shall come up the myrtle.

“A nd the Lord shall be for a Name

and for an Everlasting Sign, and Heshall not fail.”

T h e S e c o n d P r o p h e c y o f I s a i a h ( 1 2 : 3 – 6 )

P rofitias Iseou to anagnosma.

S ofia! Proshomen!

T ade legi Kyrios: Antlisate idor met

evfrosinis ek ton pigon touSotiriou.

K e eris en ti imera ekini.

I mnite ton Kyrion, voate to Onoma

Aftou, anangilate en tis Ethnesi taendoxa Aftou, mimniskesthe, otiipsothi to Onoma Aftou.

I mnisate to Onoma Kyriou, oti ipsila

epiisen, anangilate tafta en pasi tigi.

A galliasthe, ke evfrenesthe i

katikountes Sion, oti ipothi O Agiostou Israil en meso aftis.

R E A D E R : The Reading is from the

Prophecy of Isaiah.

P R I E S T : Wisdom! Let us be attentive!

R E A D E R : Thus says the Lord: “ Draw

water with Gladness from the Wellsof Salvation.

“A nd you will say in that day: Sing to

the Lord and exclaim His Name!

“P roclaim among the Nations His

Glorious Deeds – remind them thatHis Name has been exalted.

“S ing to the Name of the Lord, for He

has done Great Things. Proclaimthese in all the earth.

“E xult and be glad – you who dwell in

Zion – because the Holy One ofIsrael has been exalted in the midstof Her.”

F e s t a l P r o k e i m e n o n - T h e o p h a n y – T O N E 4

K yrios Fotismos mou ke Sotir.

P roshomen

K yrios iperaspistis tis Zois mou.

S ofia!

P ros Korinthious A Epistolis Pavlou to

anagnosma.

P roshomen!

R E A D E R : The Lord is my Light and my

Saviour.

P R I E S T : Let us be attentive!

R E A D E R : The Lord is the Defender of

my Life; of whom shall be afraid?

P R I E S T : Wisdom!

R E A D E R : The Reading is from the First

Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians

P R I E S T : Let us be attentive!

T h e F i r s t E p i s t l e o f S t P a u l t o t h e C o r i n t h i a n s

A delphi : ou thelo imas agnoin, oti i

Pateres imon pantes ipo tin nefeinisan, ke pantes dia tis thalassisdiilthon.

K e pantes is ton Moisin evaptisanto, en ti

nefeli ke en ti thalassi.

K e pantes t afto vroma pnevmatikon

efagon.

Brethren: I do not want you to be

ignorant of our our Fathers were allunder the Cloud, and all passedthrough the sea.

And they were all Baptised into Moses

in the Cloud and in the sea.

And they all ate the same Spiritual

Food.


T as tis fiseos imon gonas ileftherosas.

Parthenikin igiasas mitran to tokoSou.

P asa i ktisis imnise se epifanenta. Si gar,

O Theos imon, epi tis gis ofthis, ke tisanthropis sinanestrafis. Si ke taIordania rithra igiasas, Ouranothenkatapempsas to Panagion SouPnevma, ke tas kefalas ton ekiseemfolevonton sinetripsas drakonton.

Thou has set at liberty the generations

of our race; by Thy Birth Thou hastSanctified a Virgin’s Womb.

All Creation sings praises to Thee, Who

revealed Thyself; for Thou, our God,Hallowed, also, the streams of theJordan, in that Thou sent down fromHeaven Thy Holy Spirit, and crushedthe heads of the serpents that lurkedthere.

A G A I N T H E P R I E S T I N T O N E S T H R E E T I M E S A N D T H E P E O P L E R E S P O N D :

A ftos oun, filantrope Vasilf, pareso ke

nin, dia tis epifitiseos tou Agiou SouPnematos, ke Agiason to Idor touto[3]


W herefore do Thou, O King Who Loves

mankind, come down now alsothrough the Descent of Thy HolySpirit, and Sanctify this water. [3]


to Thee!

T H E P R I E S T C O N T I N U E S H I S P R A Y E R :

K e dos afto tin Harin tis apolitroseos, tin

Evlogian tou Iordanou.

P iison afto aftharsias Pigin, Agiasmou

Doron, amartimaton litirion,vosimaton alexitirion, demosinolethrion, tes evavties dinamesin

aprositon, Angelikis Ishiospepliromenon.

I na pantes i ariomeni ke

matalamvanontes ehien afto proskatharismon psihon te ke somaton,pros iatrian pathon, pros Agiasmonikon, pros pasan ofelian epitidion.

S i gar i O Theos imon, o di idatos ke

Pnevmatos anakenisas tinpaleothisan fisin ipo tis amartias.

S i i, O Theos imon, O di idatos kataklisas

epi tou Noe tin amartian.

S i i O Theos imon, O dia thalassiseleftherosas ek tis doulias Farao, diaMoiseos, to genos ton Evreon.

S i i O Theos imon, O diarrixas petran en

erimo ke erriisan idata, ke himarrikateklisthisan, ke dipsonta ton LaonSou koresas.

S i i O Theos imon, O d’ idatos ke piros,

dia tou Iliou, apallazas ton Israil ektis planis tou Vaal.

And impart unto it the Grace of

Redemption, the Blessing of Jordan.

Make it a Fountain of Immortality, a

Gift of Sanctification, a Remission ofsins, a Healing of infirmities, aDestruction of demons;

unapproachable by hostile powers,filled with Angelic Might.

May it be unto all those who shall draw

it, and shall partake of it for thePurification of their soul and body,for the Healing of their passions, forthe Sanctification of their houses,and for every expedient Service.

For Thou art our God, Who through

Water and the Spirit Renews ournature, which had fallen into decaythrough sin.

For Thou art our God, Who with water

drowned sin in the days of Noah.

For Thou art our God, Who by the sea,through Moses, set free from slaveryto Pharaoh the Hebrew race.

For Thou art out God, Who cleaved the

Rock in the wilderness, so that watergushed forth, and Who made thefloods to well forth abundantly; andsatisfied Thy thirsty people.

For Thou art our God, Who by Fire and

Water, through Elijah, set Israel freefrom the errors of Baal.




T H E P R I E S T C O N T I N U E S T O P R A Y :

S i gar, voulisi ex ouk onton is to ine

paragagon ta simpanta, to so kratisinehis tin ktisin, ke ti si pronia diikiston kosmon.

S i ek tessaron stihion tin ktisin

sinarmosas, tettarsi keris ton kiklontou eniaftou estefanosas.

S e tremousin e noere pase Dinamis.

S e imni ilios. Se doxazi selini. Si

evtighani ta astra.

S i ipakoui to Fos.

S e fittousin avissi. Si doulefousin e pige .

S i exetinas ton Ouranon osi derrin.

S i estereosas tin gin epi ton idaton. Si

perietihisas tin thalassan psammo.

S i pros anapnoas ton aera exeheas.

Angelike Dinamis Si Litourgousin. I ton

Arhangelon hori Se proskinousi. Tapoliommata Herouvim, ke taexapteriga Serafim, kiklo istamena keperiiptamena, fovo tis aprositou SouDoxis, katakaliptete.

S i gar, Theos on aperigraptos, anarhos

te ke anekfrastos, ilthes epi tis gis,morfin doulou lavon, en omiomatianthropon genomenos.

O u gar eferes, Despota, dia splaghna

eleous Sou, theasthe ipo tou diavoloutirannoumenon to genos tonanthropon, all’ ilthes ke esosas imas.

O mologoumen tin Harin; kirittomen ton

Eleon; ou kriptomen tin Evergesian.

For Thou, by Thy Will, from

nothingness hast brought all thingsinto being; by Thy Majesty Thou dostuphold all Creation, and by ThyProvidence Thou dost direct theworld.

When Thou hadst framed the universe

out of four elements, Thou didstcrown the circle of the year with fourseasons.

All the reason-endowed Powers tremble before Thee.

The Sun singeth Thy praises, and the

Moon glorifieth Thee; the Stars, also,stand before Thy Presence.

The Light obeyeth Thee.

The deeps shudder with awe before

Thee; the water-springs do Thy bidding.

Thou hast spread out the Heavens like

a curtain.

Thou hast established the earth upon

the waters. With sand hast Thou

walled in the sea.

Thou hast shed abroad the air for

breathing.

The Angelic Powers serve Thee. The

Archangelic Hosts adore Thee. Themany-eyed Cherubim and the six-winged Seraphim, as they standround about and do fly, veil theirfaces with awe before Thineunapproachable Glory.

For Thou, the God Who cannot be

circumscribed, Who art fromEverlasting and Ineffable, came downupon earth, taking on the Form of a

servant, and being made in thelikeness of men.

For Thou could not endure, O Master,

because of Thy tender-heartedMercy, to behold the children of mentormented by the devil; but Thoucame, and Saved us.

We confess Thy Grace; we proclaim

Thy Mercy; we conceal not ThyGracious Deeds.


K e pantes to afto poma pnevmatikon

epion.

E pinon gar ek pnevmatikis akolouthousis

petras. I de petra in O Hristos.

I rini Si to anaginoskonti.

And they all drank the same Spiritual

Drink.

For they drank from the Spiritual Rock

that followed them. And the Rockwas Christ.

P R I E S T : Peace be to thee, the Reader

F e s t a l A l l e l u i a – G r e a t W a t e r B l e s s i n g – T h e o p h a n y

Allilouia! Allilouia! Al lilouia!

F oni Kyriou epi ton idaton

Allilouia! Allilouia! Al lilouia!

O Theos tis Doxis evrontisen epi ton

idaton.

Allilouia! Allilouia! Allilouia!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

T he Voice of the Lord is upon thewaters.


T he God of Glory thundered upon the

waters.


H o l y G o s p e l A c c o r d i n g t o S t M a r k 1 : 9 - 1 1

S ofia! Orthi! Akousomen tou Agiou

Evangeliou.

I rini pasi!

K e to pnevmati sou!

E k tou kata Markon Agiou Evangeliou toanagnosma.

P roshomen


T o kero ekino, ilthen O Iisous apo

Nazaret tis Galileas, ke evaptisthi ipoIoannou is ton Iordanin.

K e evtheos anavenon apo tou idatos, ide

shizomenoustous Ouranous, ke toPnevma osi peristeran katavenon epafton.

K e foni egeneto ek ton Ouranon: Si i O

Iios Mou O Agapitos,en Oiidokisa.

I rini Si to Evangelizomeno.


Wisdom! Arise! Let us hear the Holy

Gospel.

Peace be with you all.

And with thy spirit.

The Reading is from the Holy Gospelaccording to St Mark.

Let us be Attentive!

> Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!

At that time, Jesus went from Nazareth

in Galilee and was Baptised by Johnin the Jordan.

And immediately as He arose from the

water, He beheld the Heavens beingparted adn the Spirit, like a dove,came down upon Him.

And there was a Voice from Heaven:

Thou art My Beloved Son, in Whom I

Am well pleased.

Peace be to you who proclaim the

Gospel

> Glory to Thee, O Lord, Glory to Thee!

T h e G r e a t L i t a n yE n Irini tou Kyriou deithomen

K yrie Eleison

I per tis Anothen Irinis ke tis Sotirias ton

psihon imon, tou Kyriou deithomen...

P R I E S T In Peace let us pray to the Lord


P R I E S T For the Peace from Above and

for the Salvation of our souls, let us


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K yrie Eleison

I per tis Irinis tou simpantos kosmou,

efsthias ton Agion tou TheouEkklision ke tis ton panton enoseaostou Kyriou deithomen...

K yrie Eleison

I per tou Agiou Ikou toutou ke ton meta

Pisteos, evlavias ke Fovou Theouisionton en afto, tou Kyrioudeithomen...

K yrie Eleison

I per tou Patros imon: Papa ke Patriarhi

( T H E O D O R O U ) ke tou Arhiepiskopouimon N A M E tou Timiou Presviteriou,tis en Hristo Diakonias, pantos touKyriou ke tou laou tou Kyrioudeithomen.

K yrie Eleison

I per tis Koinotita ke poleos taftis, pasis

poleos, horas, ke ton pisti ikounton enaftes tou Kyriou deithomen.

K yrie Eleison

I per efkrasias aeron, eforias ton karpon

tis gis ke keron irinikon tou Kyrioudeithomen.

K yrie Eleison

I per pleonton, odiporounton, nosounton,

kamnonton, ehmaloton ke tis Sotiriasafton tou Kyriou deithomen.

K yrie Eleison

pray to the Lord...


P R I E S T For the Peace of the whole

world, for the well-being of the HolyChurches of God, and for the unionof all, let us pray to the Lord....


P R I E S T For this Holy Temple, and for

those who enter with Faith,Reverence and the Fear of God, let uspray to the Lord...


P R I E S T For our Father: Pope & Patriarch

( T H E O D O R O S ) and for ourArchbishop (N A M E ) for the VenerablePriesthood of the Diaconate inChrist, for all the clergy and thelaity, let us pray to the Lord.


P R I E S T For this Community and city,

and for every city and country, andfor the Faithful who dwell therein,let us pray to the Lord


P R I E S T For seasonable weather, for the

abundance of the fruits of the earth,and for peaceful times, let us pray tothe Lord


P R I E S T For those at sea, and those who

travel by land or air, for the sick andthe suffering, for captives and fortheir Salvation, let us pray to theLord


W a t e r B l e s s i n g P r a y e r s

I per tou Agiasthine to idor touto, ti

dinami ke energia ke epifitisi touAgiou Pnevmatos, tou Kyrioudeithomen.

K yrie Eleison

I per tou katafitise tis idasi toutis tin

kathartikin tis iperousiou Triadosenergian, tou Kyriou deithomen.

K yrie Eleison

I per tou dorithine aftis tin Harin tis

apolitroseos, tin evlogian touIordanou, tou Kyriou deithomen.

K yrie Eleison

P R I E S T That this water might be

Hallowed by the Might, andOperation, and Descentof the HolySpirit, let us pray to the Lord.


P R I E S T That there may descend upon

these waters the CleansingOperation of the Super SubstantialTrinity, let us pray to the Lord.


P R I E S T That there may be sent down

upon it the Grace of Redemption, theBlessing of the Jordan, let us pray tothe Lord.


anthropinon.

S imeron O aklinis to idio iketi ipoklinete,

ina imas ek tis doulias eleftherosi.

S imeron Vasilian Ouranon onisametha.

Tis gar Vasilias tou Kyriou ouk estetelos.

S imeron gi ke thalassa tin tou Kosmou

Haran emerisanto, ke O KosmosEvfrosinis peplirote.

I dosan Se idata, O Theos, idosan Se idatake efovithisan.

O Iordanis estrafi is ta opiso,

theasamenos to pir tis Theotitos,somatikos katerhomenon, keiserhomenon ep afton.

O Iordanis estrafi is ta opiso, theoron to

Pnevma to Agion, en idi peristeraskaterhomenon ke periiptamenon Si.

O Iodanis estrafi is to opiso, oron ton

Aoraton orathenta, ton Ktistinsarkothenta, ton Despotin en douloumorfi.

O Iordanis estrafi is ta opiso, ke ta orieskirtisan, Theon en Sarkikathoronta, ke nefele fonin edokan,Thavmazouse ton paragenomenon,Fos ek Fotos, Theon Alithinon ekTheou Alithinou, Despotikin Panigirinsimeron en to Iordani orontes, aftonde ton tis parakois Thanaton, ke to tisplanis kentron, ke ton tou, Edousindesmon en to Iordani vithisanta,ke Vaptisma Sotirias to kosmodorisamenon.

O then kago O amartolos ke anaxios

doulos Sou, ta megalia tonThavmaton Sou diigoumenos,

sinehomenos Fovo, en katanixi voo Si.

to the Heights.

Today He Who does not bow, bows

down to His own servants, that Hemay free us from servitude.

Today we have purchased the Kingdom

of Heaven, for the Kingdom of theLord will have no end.

Today earth and sea share the Joy of

the Universe, and the Universe has been filled with Gladness.

The waters beheld Thee, O God, thewaters beheld Thee and were afraid.

The Jordan turned back when it saw the

Fire of the Godhead descending inBodily Form and entering it.

The Jordan turnedback as it

contemplated the Holy Spirit – like adove – descending and hoveringabove Thee.

The Jordan turned back as it beheld the

Invisible made Visible – the Creatormade Flesh – the Master in the formof a servant.

The Jordan turned back and themountains leapt as they beheld Godin the Flesh, and the clouds utteredtheir voice, marvelling at what hadcome to pass, beholding Light ofLight, True God of True God – theMaster’s Festival today in the Jordan,

beholding Him drowning Death fromDisobedience, the goad of error andthe bond of Hell in the Jordan, andgranting the Baptism of Salvation tothe world.

Therefore, I, too, a sinner and Thine

unworthy servant, recount theGreatness of Thy Wonders and –

seized with Fear – incompunctioncry out to Thee:

T H E P R I E S T C O N T I N U E S H I S P R A Y E R A L O U D :

M egas i, Kyrie, ke Thavmasta ta Erga

Sou, ke oudis Logos exarkesi prosimnon ton Thavmasion Sou. (3)


P R I E S T Great art Thou, O Lord, and

Wondrous art Thy Works, and noword is adequate to sing the Praiseof Thy Wonders. (3)


to Thee!


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>S i Kyrie

another and our whole life to Christour God.

P E O P L E > T o Thee, O Lord!

T H E P R I E S T Q U I E T L Y C O N T I N U E S T O P R A Y :

K yrie Iisou Hriste, O Monogenis Iios, O

on is ton kolpon tou Patros, OAlithinos Theos, i Pigi tis Zois ke tisAthanasias, to Fos to ek Fotos, Oelthon is ton kosmon tou fotise afton,katavgason imon tin dianian to AgioSou Pnemati, ke prosdexe imasmegalosinin ke efharistian Siprosagontas, epi tis ap eonosthavmastis Sou Megalourgimasi, ke tiep eshaton ton eonon Sotirio SouIkonomia.

E n i to asthenes imon ke ptohon

perivalomenos firama, ke tis tisdoulias metris sigkation, O tonapanton Vasilefs, eti ke douliki hiri ento Iordani Vaptisthine katedexo, inatin ton idaton fisin Agiasas Oanamartitos, odopiisis imin tin diidatos ke Pnevmatos anagennisin, ke

pros tin protin imas apokatastisiseleftherian.

O u tinos Thiou Mystiriou tin ananmnisin

eortazontes, deometha SouFilanthrope Despota: Ranon ef imastous anaxiou doulous Sou, kata tinThian Sou epangelian, idorkatharsion, tis Sis evsplaghnias tinDorean, is to epi to idati touto tinetisin imon ton amartolonevprosdekton genesthe ti SiAgathotiti, ke tin Evlogian Sou diaftou imin te ke panti to Pisto Souharisthine lao, is Doxan tou Agiou

proskinitou Sou Onomatos.> S i gar prepi pasa Doxa, timi, ke

proskinisis, sin to anarho Sou Patri,ke to Panagio, ke Agatho, ke ZoopioSou Pnevmati, nin ke ai, ke is touseonas ton eonon.

A min.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,

Who art in the Bosom of the Father,True God, Source of Life andImmortality, Light of Light, Whocame into the world to Enlighten it,flood our mind with Light by ThyHoly Spirit, and accept us as we

bring Thee praise and Thanksgivinefor Thy Wondrous Mighty Worksfrom every age, and for Thy SavingDispensation in these last times.

By it Thou clothe Thyself in our weak

and beggared matter, and, comingdown to the measure of ourservitude, O King of all, Thouaccepted also to be Baptised in theJordan by the hand of a servant, sothat, having Sanctified the nature ofthe waters, Thou – the Sinless One –

might make a way for our Rebirththrough Water and Spirit, and re-establish us in our original Freedom.

As we celebrate the memory of this

Divine Mystery, we entreat Thee, OMaster – Lover of mankind: sprinkleon us, Thine unworthy servants,Cleansing Water,in accordance withThy Divine Promise, the Gift of ThyCompassion, that the request of ussinners over this Water may becomeacceptable by Thy Goodness andthat through it Thy Blessing to begranted to us and to all Thy Faithfulpeople, to the Glory of Thy Holy,

Venerated Name.> For To Thee belong all Glory, Honour

and Worship, with Thy Father Who iswithout beginning, with Thine AllHoly, Good and Life-giving Spirit,now and ever, and to the ages ofages.

A men.

M A K E T H E S I G N O F T H E C R O S S & B O W D O W N T O G O D


P r a y e r b y S t S o p h r o n i o s , P a t r i a r c h o f J e r u s a l e m T H E P R I E S T C O N T I N U E S T O P R A Y A L O U D :

T rias Iperousie, Iperagathe, Iperthee,

Pantodiname, Pantepiskope, Aorate,Akatalipte - Dimiourge ton noeronousion ke ton logikon fiseon, i emfitosAgathotis, to Fos to aprositon, toFotizon pantaanthropon erhomenonis ton kosmon, lampson kami to naxiodoulo Sou.

F otison mou tis dianias ta ommat, opos

animnise tolmiso tin ametronevergesian ke dinamin.

E vprosdektos genestho i par emou deisis

dia ton parestota laon, opos taplimmelimata mou mi kolisosinenthade paragenesthe to Agion SouPnevma, allasighorison miakatakritos voan Si ke legin ke nin,Iperagathe.

D oxazomen Se Despota Filanthrope,

Pantokrator, Proeonie Vasilef.

D oxazomen Se ton Ktistin, keDimiourgon tou pantos.

D oxazomen Se, Iie tou Theou

Monogenes, ton apatora ek Mitros, keamitora ek Patros.

E n gar ti prolavousi Eorti Nipion Se

idomen, en de ti parousi telion Seoromen, ton ek Teliou Telionepifanenta Theon imon.

S imeron gar O tis Eortis imin epesti

keros, ke Horos Agion ekklisiazi imin,

ke Angeli meta Anthroponsineortazousi.

S imeron i Haris tou Agiou Pnematos, en

idi perstepas, tis idasin epefitise.

S imeron O aditos Ilios anetile, ke O

kosmos to Foti Kyriou katavgazete.

S imeron i Selini lampres tes aktisi to

kosmo sineklamprinete.

S imeron i fotoidis asteres ti fedrotiti tis

lampseos tin ikoumenin kallopizousi.

Trinity beyond all being – beyond all

Goodness – beyond all Godhead – AllPowerful, All Vigilant, Invisible,invisible, incomprehensible – Creatorof Spiritual Beings and rationalnatures, innate Goodness,Unapproachable Light thatEnlightens everyone coming into theworld: shine also in me, Thine

unworthy servant.Enlighten the eyes of my mind that I

may dare to sing the Praise of Thymeasureless Benevolence and Power.

May my Supplication for the people

here present be acceptable, so thatmy offences may not prevent theHoly Spirit from being present here;

but permit me now, withoutCondemnation, to cry out to Theeand say:

We Glorify Thee, O Master, Lover of

mankind, beyond all Goodness,Almighty, Eternal King:

We Glorify Thee, the Creator andFashioner of the Universe.

We Glorify Thee, Only Begotten Son of

God, without Father from ThyMother, without Mother from ThyFather.

For in the preceding Feast we beheld

Thee as an Infant, but in the presentFeast we behold Thee as full andPerfect Man – our God mademanifest as Perfect God from PerfectGod.

Today the moment of the Feast is here

for us and the Choir of Saints

assembles with us, and Angels keepFestival with mortals.

Today the Grace of the Holy Spirit, like

a dove, dwelt upon the waters.

Today the Sun that never sets has

dawned and the world is radiantwith the Light of the Lord.

Today the Moon with its radiant beams

sheds Light on the world.

Today the stars formed of light make

the inhabited world lovely with the

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