Pentecostarion

Pentecost

Great Vespers

Lord, I Have Cried, Tone 1

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.

Bring my soul out of prison/ that I may confess Thy name.

We celebrate Pentecost/ and the coming of the Spirit,/ and the time appointed for the promise,/ and the fulfillment of hope./ How great is this mystery:/ it is both exceeding great and most venerable./ Wherefore, we cry unto Thee:// O Creator of all, Lord, glory be to Thee.

The righteous shall wait patiently for me/ until Thou shalt reward me.

We celebrate Pentecost… Repeat

Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee, O Lord;/ O Lord, hear my voice.

Thou hast renewed Thy disciples with foreign tongues, O Christ,/ that they might therewith proclaim Thee,/ the immortal Word and God,// Who granteth our souls great mercy.

Let Thine ears be attentive/ to the voice of my supplication.

The Holy Spirit provideth all things;/ He gusheth forth prophecy;/ He perfecteth the priesthood;/ He hath taught wisdom to the illiterate./ He hath shown forth the fishermen as theologians./ He holdeth together the whole institution of the Church./ Wherefore, O Comforter,/ one in essence and throne with the Father and the Son,// glory be to Thee.

In the Second Tone: If Thou shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand?/ For with Thee there is forgiveness.

We have seen the true Light;/ we have received the Heavenly Spirit;/ we have found the true Faith,/ we worship the indivisible Trinity;// for He hath saved us.

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.

We have seen the true Light… Repeat

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

In the Prophets Thou didst proclaim unto us/ the way of salvation,/ and the grace of Thy Spirit hath shone in the Apostles, O our Savior;/ Thou art God Who art from the beginning,/ and for time to come, and unto the ages,// Thou art our God.

For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption;/ and He shall redeem Israel out of all his iniquities.

In Thy courts shall I praise Thee,/ the Savior of the world,/ and bending my knee I shall worship Thine invincible might./ In the evening, in the morn, at midday,// and at all times shall I bless Thee, O Lord.

O praise the Lord, all ye nations;/ praise Him, all ye peoples.

In Thy courts, O Lord, as we the faithful/ bend the knee of the soul and the body,/ we praise Thee, the beginningless Father,/ the co-beginningless Son,/ and the co-eternal and All-holy Spirit,// Who dost enlighten and sanctify our souls.

For He hath made His mercy to prevail over us,/ and the truth of the Lord abideth forever.

Let us praise the consubstantial Trinity:/ the Father and the Son, with the Holy Spirit;/ for thus did all the Prophets and Apostles preach,// with the Martyrs.

Glory, both now, in the Eighth Tone:

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Come, O ye peoples,/ let us worship the Godhead in three Persons:/ the Son in the Father, with the Holy Spirit;/ for the Father timelessly begat the Son,/ Who is co-eternal and of one throne;/ and the Holy Spirit was in the Father, glorified with the Son;/ one Might, one essence, one Godhead,/ which we all worship, saying:/ Holy God, Who didst create all things through the Son,/ with the co-operation of the Holy Spirit./ Holy Mighty, through Whom we have known the Father,/ and through Whom the Holy Spirit came to the world./ Holy Immortal, the Comforting Spirit,/ Who proceedest from the Father and restest in the Son.// O Holy Trinity, glory be to Thee.

The Reading is from the Book of Numbers

The Reading is from the Prophecy of Joel

The Reading is from Ezekiel

Then stichera of the Litia:

Tone 2

Glory… Both now…

Tone 8

When Thou didst send down Thy Spirit, O Lord,/ while the Apostles were seated,/ the children of the Jews beheld and were astonished with amazement;/ for they heard them speaking in other, foreign tongues,/ according as the Spirit bestowed on them;/ for though they were unlearned, they were made wise;/ and in catching and bringing the nations to the Faith,/ they preached of things divine./ Wherefore, we also cry to Thee:/ O Thou Who wast seen on earth and didst save us from error,// O Lord, glory be to Thee.

Aposticha

Then the Aposticha of the Feast:

Tone 6

Being ignorant of the power of Thine All-holy Spirit,/ which was come unto Thine Apostles, O Lord,/ the heathen imagined the diversity of tongues to be drunkenness./ But we who are established by them speak thus unceasingly:/ Take not Thy Holy Spirit from us, we pray,// O Friend of man.

Stichos: Create in me a clean heart, O God,/ and renew a right spirit within me.

O Lord, the descent of the Holy Spirit,/ which enveloped Thine Apostles,/ made them to speak with other tongues./ Hence, the strange wonder was thought to be drunkenness by the unbelievers,/ but to the believers it was a cause of salvation./ Wherefore, we beseech Thee to deem us also worthy of His illumination,// O Friend of man.

Stichos: Cast me not away from Thy presence,/ and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.

O Heavenly King,/ Comforter, Spirit of Truth,/ Who art everywhere present and fillest all things,/ Treasury of good things/ and Giver of life:/ come and dwell in us,/ and cleanse us of all impurity,// and save our souls, O Good One.

Glory… Both now…

Tone 8

Of old the tongues were confounded/ because of the audacity in the building of the tower,/ but now the tongues are made wise/ because of the glory of Divine knowledge./ There God condemned the impious because of their offense,/ and here Christ hath enlightened the fishermen by the Spirit./ At that time the confusion of tongues was wrought for punishment,/ but now the concord of tongues hath been inaugurated// for the salvation of our souls.

Tone 8

Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God,/ Who hast shown forth the fishermen as supremely wise,/ by sending down upon them the Holy Spirit,/ and through them didst draw the world into Thy net.// O Lover of mankind, glory be to Thee. (Thrice)

Here endeth Great Vespers.

Matins

Then the Choir sings the Troparion of the Feast:

Tone 8

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

And again:

Tone 8

After this the Choir sings the Sessional hymns

Tone 4

Let us, O ye faithful,/ radiantly celebrate the feast which followeth upon the feast,/ and is a concluding festival;/ this is the day of Pentecost,/ the fulfillment of the promise and of the appointed time,/ for thereon the fire from the Comforter came down upon earth,/ as it were in the form of tongues,/ and enlightened the disciples,/ and made them participants in heavenly things./ The light of the Comforter// hath come and enlightened the world.

Glory… Both now…

Tone 4

The well-spring of the Spirit, coming to earth,/ noetically divided into rivers of fire,/ and bedewed the apostles, enlightening them;/ and He was to them a bedewing cloud,/ a fire enlightening them, a flame raining down./ Through them have we received grace, through fire and water.// The light of the Comforter hath come and illumined the world.

Clergy: We magnify Thee,/ O Christ the Giver of life,/ and we honor Thine All-Holy Spirit,/ Whom Thou didst send from the Father/ to Thy divine disciples.

Choir: We magnify Thee,/ O Christ the Giver of life,/ and we honor Thine All-Holy Spirit,/ Whom Thou didst send from the Father/ to Thy divine disciples.

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands.

We magnify Thee…

And all the might of them by the Spirit of His mouth.

We magnify Thee…

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. (Twice)

Clergy: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God.

We magnify Thee,/ O Christ the Giver of life,/ and we honor Thine All-Holy Spirit,/ Whom Thou didst send from the Father/ to Thy divine disciples.

Then the Sessional Hymn of the Feast:

[Troparion] Tone 8

After Thine arising from the tomb, O Christ,/ and Thy divine Ascension to the height of heaven,/ Thou didst send down Thy glory upon the God-seers, O Compassionate One,/ having renewed a right spirit in Thy disciples./ Wherefore, like a musical harp plucked with a divine plectrum,// they have mysteriously made clear Thy command, O Savior, and Thy dispensation.

Antiphon I, Tone 4

From my youth/ do many passions war against me;/ but do Thou Thyself defend/ and save me, O my Savior.

Ye haters of Sion/ 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.

Prokimenon, Tone 4

Thy good Spirit shall lead me in the land of uprightness.

Stichos: O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear unto my supplication.

The Priest reads the Gospel of John 20:19-23

Evlogitaria

Through the prayers of the apostles,/ 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 transgressions.

Sticheron Tone 6

The Canon

Ode 1

Irmos, Tone 7

He Who quencheth wars with a lofty arm/ hath covered over Pharaoh and his chariots in the sea./ Let us sing unto Him,// for He is glorified..

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

As of old Thou didst promise the disciples, O Christ Who didst send the Spirit Comforter, Thou didst indeed shine forth light upon the world, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

That which of old was preached by the Law and the prophets hath been fulfilled; for today the grace of the divine Spirit hath been poured out upon all the faithful.

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

The pure and revered mouth spake: From you there shall be no separation, O My friends! For, seated together upon the Father’s most high throne, I will pour out the Spirit, to enlighten them that desire abundant grace.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Having reached the end, the Word most true calmly perfecteth the heart; for having finished His work, Christ gladdened His friends, giving them the Spirit in a mighty wind with tongues of fire.

Katavasia, Tone 4

Covered by the divine cloud,/ he that was slow of tongue proclaimed the Law written by God;/ for having shaken off the impurity from the eye of his mind,/ He beholdeth Him That is, and he is initiated into the knowledge of the Spirit,// While giving praise with God-inspired songs.

Ode 3

Irmos, Tone 7

Thou didst say unto Thy disciples, O Christ:/ Tarry ye in Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power from on high,/ and I will send you another Comforter like unto Me,/ Who is My Spirit and the Spirit of the Father,// in Whom ye shall be established.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

The power of the Divine Spirit coming down did divinely join together into one harmony the divided tongues of old of those that were leagued for evil purpose, and doth impart unto the faithful the knowledge of the Trinity whereby we are established.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Incomprehensible is the Supreme Godhead, for it hath shown the illiterate fishermen to be wise men who with their speech stopped the mouths of the sophists, and brought out of the deepest night countless peoples, through the brilliance of the Spirit.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

From Unbegotten Light doth proceed the All-effecting, never-failing Brightness, Who now shineth forth the radiance one in nature, of the Father’s power, through the Son, unto the nations in the fiery voice on Sion.

Katavasia, Tone 4

Only the prayer of the Prophetess Anna,/ who of old brought a broken spirit/ unto the Mighty One and God of knowledge,/ loosed the fetters of a childless womb// and the unruly rebuke of her with children.

Then there is a small litany, followed by the Session Hymn:

Tone 8

The ardent followers of the Savior were filled with joy,/ and they who were fearful before obtained boldness,/ for today the Holy Spirit descended from on high upon the house of the disciples,/ and each one spake differently to the people;/ for the tongues, in likeness as of fire, were dispersed, and burned them not,// but rather bedewed them.

Ode 4

Irmos, Tone 7

When the Prophet perceived Thy coming in the last days, O Christ,/ he cried out: I have heard of Thy might, O Lord,// that Thou hast come to save all Thine anointed ones.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

He that formerly spake through the prophets, and was foretold in the law unto the imperfect, the Comforter, the true God, doth become known today unto the ministers and witnesses of the Word.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Bearing the sign of Divinity, the Spirit was distributed in fire upon the apostles, and was manifested in strange tongues, for the Divine Power coming from the Father is absolute.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Having by word thrown open the divine laver of regeneration, Thou, O Word of God, Compound Nature, dost bathe me with streams from Thine incorrupt, pierced side, sealing with the fervor of the Spirit.

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

All things bow their knees unto the Comforter, and unto the Son of the Father, and unto the Consubstantial Father, for in Three Persons they saw the true Being, inaccessible, timeless, and one; for the grace of the Spirit hath shone forth light.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Be ye perfected by the Supreme Godhead, all ye ministers of the Thrice-radiant Essence; for, beyond nature doth Christ as Benefactor work perfection and make light shine unto salvation, providing all the grace of the Spirit.

Katavasia, Tone 4

O King of kings, even Thou Who art from the Only One,/ O Word, Who comest forth from the only uncaused Father,/ Thou, as our Benefactor, didst unfailingly send/ Thy Spirit, Equal in might, unto the Apostles, who sing:// Glory to Thy power, O Lord.

Ode 5

Irmos, Tone 7

The Spirit of salvation, O Lord,/ Who was conceived in the loins of the Prophets because of their fear of Thee/ and was brought forth upon the earth,/ doth purify the hearts of the Apostles,/ and is renewed in an upright manner in the faithful;// for Thy commandments are light and peace.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

This power that came down today is the Good Spirit, the Spirit of the wisdom of God, the Spirit that proceedeth from the Father, and through the Son hath appeared unto us the faithful, presented in the holiness of His nature, unto those in whom He dwelleth, in whom He is seen.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

As He Himself was well-pleased, of His own accord the unsubordinated Spirit cometh forth from the Father, making wise with tongues the apostles, sealing with the impress of the life-bearing Word, being of One Might with the Father, and One Form, of Whom the Savior spake also.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

That He might heal the minds of sin, the All-ruling God and Word doth prepare for Himself as a spotless dwelling the apostles, in whom the light of the Spirit, One in might and essence with Him, doth now make Its abode.

Katavasia, Tone 4

O ye children of the Church,/ whose likeness is like unto light,/ receive ye the fire-breathing dew of the Spirit,/ which is a redeeming purification of offenses;/ for now hath the Law gone forth from Sion,// even the Spirit’s grace, in the form of tongues of fire.

Ode 6

Irmos, Tone 7

Tossed by the tempest of the cares of life,/ and cast into the deep by the sins that sail with me,/ and being thrown to the soul-corrupting beast,/ like Jonah I cry to Thee, O Christ:// Draw me up out of the depth that bringeth death.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Of Thy Spirit hast Thou abundantly poured out upon all flesh, according as Thou hast said, O Lord, and all things are filled with Thy knowledge, for Thou, the Son didst come forth from the Father immutably, and the Spirit indivisibly proceedeth.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Do Thou renew within us, that we may for ever possess the right Spirit that we long for, Who proceedeth from the Father always invisibly, consuming the stains of hated matter and cleansing the filth of our minds, O Ruler of all.

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

A long-desired dignity dost Thou establish for the apostles in Sion mindful of Thy coming, O Spirit: the profession of the Word Begotten of the Father, which swiftly exposed the cruel prattle of the heathens’ babbling.

Katavasia, Tone 4

Thou hast shown forth from the Virgin/ as forgiveness and salvation for us, O Christ Master;/ that, like as Jonah was reft from the belly of the sea monster,/ Thou mightest snatch from corruption// all the fallen race of Adam.

Then there is a small litany, followed by the Kontakion and Ikos of the Feast.

Tone 8

Once, when He descended and confounded the tongues,/ the Most High divided the nations;/ and when He divided the tongues of fire,/ He called all men into unity;// and with one accord we glorify the All-Holy Spirit.

Ikos: Grant speedy and steadfast consolation unto Thy servants, O Jesus, when our spirits are become despondent. Depart not from our souls when they be in afflictions, nor be Thou afar from our minds when they be in tribulations, but do Thou ever go before us. Draw nigh unto us, draw nigh, O Thou Who art everywhere present; and even as Thou wast ever with Thine apostles, so also do Thou unite Thyself to them that long for Thee, O Compassionate One, that, being one with Thee, we may praise and glorify Thine All-Holy Spirit.

Ode 7

Irmos, Tone 7

When the holy Children were cast into the furnace of fire,/ they changed the fire into dew by their hymnody,/ as they cried out thus:/ Blessed art Thou, O Lord,// the God of our Fathers.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

While the apostles proclaimed the great things divine, the unbelievers considered as drunkenness the working of the Spirit, through Whom the Trinity becometh known, the One God of our fathers.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

The indivisible Nature do we theologize in Orthodox manner: God the unoriginate Father, the Word and Spirit of the same authority, and we cry: Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Not understanding the prophetic voice, but hearing the apostles speak in strange tongues, the foolish called it drunkenness caused by wine; whereas we the pious fittingly call out to Thee: O Renewer of all things, blessed art Thou!

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

The divinely-inspired seer of visions, Joel, did thunder forth a divine saying spoken by the Word of the Supreme Godhead: They on whom I will pour out my Spirit, shall exclaim together: O Nature aflame with Triple Light, blessed art Thou!

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The third of the hours distributed the grace well, that it might indicate the worship of Three Hypostases in a simplicity of authority, but now in a single day, the Lord’s day, Son, Father and Spirit, blessed art Thou!

Katavasia, Tone 4

The unison of instrumental music declared/ that all should worship the lifeless image wrought of gold;/ but the light-bearing grace of the Comforter/ doth teach us to cry out in reverence:/ O only Trinity, Equal in power and beginningless,// blessed art Thou.

Ode 8

Irmos, Tone 7

The bush that was unconsumed by fire on Sinai/ spake unto Moses, slow of speech and stammering,/ and made God known unto him;/ and zeal for God showed forth the three Children who chanted hymns/ to be unconsumed by fire./ O all ye His works, praise ye the Lord// and supremely exalt Him unto all the ages.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

When the quickening mighty breath of the All-Holy Spirit came down from on high upon the fishermen in the form of tongues of fire, they proclaimed the greatness of God: All ye works, praise the Lord, and supremely exalt Him unto all the ages.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Without dreading the fearful fire and like those treading up the untouchable mountain, come, let us stand upon Mount Sion, in the city of the living God, singing in choir together with the Spirit-bearing apostles: All ye works, praise the Lord, and supremely exalt Him unto all the ages

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

The Spirit coming down in likeness of the tongues of fire, doth impress upon the memory of the apostles the man-saving doctrine which Christ Who heard it from the Father, declared unto them. Creation, formerly alienated and now reconciled, doth praise Thee.

We bless Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the Lord.

O Light Self-radiant and the cause of light, being alone self-mastering, unto salvation hast Thou come filling the apostles, esteemed as the summit by Thy servants. O that Thou shouldest grant the Spirit in great abundance!

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The Spirit-sated mouth of the prophets sang of Thy sojourning in the flesh, O Sovereign; and the Spirit, brought forth from the Father’s bosom, Uncreated, Co-Creator and Co-enthroned with Thee, is revered by those that believe in one incarnation.

Choir: We praise, we bless, we worship the Lord, praising and supremely exalting Him unto all ages.

Katavasia, Tone 4

The type of the Godhead prefigured in the resplendent three/ loosed the bonds and moistened the flames with dew./ The Children praise, and all creation that was made doth bless,/ the only Savior and Creator of all,// as their Benefactor.

Priest: The Theotokos and the Mother of the Light let us magnify in song.

Ode 9

The Magnificat and “More honorable than the cherubim” are not sung, but before the Irmos and the Troparia we sing the megalynarion:

Irmos, Tone 7

O Thou who without experience of corruption wast found to be with child,/ and didst lend flesh to the Word Who devised all things,/ O thou Mother who hast not known wedlock,/ O Virgin Theotokos, vessel of the Uncontainable One,/ dwelling place of the boundless Fashioner,// thee do we magnify.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Borne in gladness upon a chariot of flaming fire, the fire-breathing zealot of old hath typified that radiant breath which now shone forth from above upon the apostles, and these, illumined, made known the Trinity to all.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Strange things were heard from the disciples, not in accordance with the law of their nature, for while only one voice spake, by the grace of the Spirit various peoples, tribes, and nations heard the great things of God, learning the knowledge of the Trinity.

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

It is proper to hymn the Maiden who giveth life; for she alone carried in her womb the Word that came to heal the diseased nature of man; and Who seated now on the right hand of the father, hath sent down the grace of the Spirit.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Let all of us, on whom the divinely-poured grace hath breathed, shining, flashing, changed with a strange and most magnificent transformation, having come to know the Essence equal in might, indivisible, and wise, and thrice radiant, render glory.

Katavasia, Tone 4

Rejoice, O Queen boast of virgins and mothers;/ for every eloquent and capable mouth is unable to extol thee worthily,/ and every mind is confounded in seeking to comprehend thy childbirth.// Wherefore, with one accord do we glorify thee

Then there is a small litany, followed by the Exapostilarion:

O Thou All-holy Spirit,/ Who from the Father dost proceed,/ and through the Son hast descended/ on the unlettered disciples:/ Do Thou now sanctify and save// all that acknowledge Thee as God. (Twice)

Glory…, Both now…

The Father is Light; the Word is Light;/ and the Holy Spirit is Light,/ Who was sent to the Apostles/ in the form of fiery tongues;/ and thus through Him all creation// is illumined and guided to worship the Holy Trinity

The Lauds (the Praises)

Let every breath praise the Lord./ Praise the Lord from the heavens,/ praise Him in the highest./ To Thee is due praise, O God.

Praise Him, all ye His angels;/ praise Him, all ye His hosts./ To Thee is due praise, O God.

To do among them the judgment that is written./ This glory shall be to all His saints.

Tone 4

Today all the nations beheld strange things in the city of David,/ when the Holy Spirit descended in fiery tongues,/ as Luke, the herald of things divine, declared;/ for he said: As the disciples of Christ were gathered together,/ there came a sound as of a mighty wind,/ and it filled the house where they were sitting;/ and all began to articulate strange and foreign words,/ doctrines strange and new,// strange and new teachings of the Holy Trinity.

Praise ye God in His saints,/ praise Him in the firmament of His power.

Today all the nations beheld strange things in the city of David… Repeat

Praise Him for His mighty acts,/ praise Him according to the multitude of His greatness.

The Holy Spirit hath ever been,/ and is, and shall be,/ neither beginning nor ending;/ but He is ever ranked and numbered together with the Father and the Son./ He is Life, and life-creating;/ Light, and light-bestowing;/ by nature good, and the source of goodness;/ through Him the Father is known, and the Son is glorified;/ and thereby all men acknowledge a single sovereignty,/ single covenant,// one adoration of the Holy Trinity.

Praise Him with the sound of trumpet,/ praise Him with the psaltery and harp.

The Holy Spirit hath ever been… Repeat

Praise Him with timbrel and dance,/ praise him with strings and flute.

The Holy Spirit is Light and Life,/ and a living, noetic Fountain,/ a Spirit of wisdom, a Spirit of understanding;/ a good, an upright, a noetic Spirit,/ presiding in power and purging offenses./ Deity and deifier;/ He is Fire, issuing from Fire,/ speaking, working, distributing the gifts;/ through Whom all the Prophets, and the Apostles of God,/ and all the Martyrs received their crowns./ Strange is this report, strange and new this sight,// a Fire divided that these gifts may be apportioned.

Praise Him with tuneful cymbals, praise Him with cymbals of jubilation./ Let every breath praise the Lord.

The Holy Spirit is Light and Life… Repeat

Glory… Both now…

Tone 6

Then the Troparion of the Feast:

Tone 8

The Dismissal

May Christ our true God, Who sent down the Most Holy Spirit in the forms of tongues of fire upon His holy disciples and apostles, through the intercessions of His most pure Mother; of the holy and glorious apostles; and Saint Name (to whom the church is dedicated); and Saint Name (of the day); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loveth mankind.

Then the reader immediately begins the First Hour.