We, like the sinful woman, find forgiveness in the Lord through true repentance.
The Icon of the Nymphios (Bridegroom)
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April 30, 2013
Troparion:
Behold, the Bridegroom comes in the midst of the night,
and blessed is the servant whom He shall find vigilant;
and unworthy is he whom He shall find heedless.
Beware, therefore, O my soul,
that you will not be overcome by sleep,
lest you be given up to death,
and be shut out from the Kingdom.
Wherefore,rouse yourself, crying out:
Holy, Holy, Holy are you, our God,
through the Theotokos, have mercy on us.
Exaposteilarion:
I see Your Bridal Chamber adorned,
O my Savior,
and I have no wedding garment, that I may enter therein;
O Giver of Light, make radiant the vesture of my soul,
and save me.
The Hymn of Kassiani:
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
Now and forever and to the Ages of Ages. Amen.
The woman who had fallen into many sins,
perceiving Your Divinity, O Lord,
assumes the role of a myrrh-bearer;
and lamenting, she brings the myrrh before Your burial.
"Woe to me!" she said; "For me, night is an ecstasy of excess,
dark and moonless, and full of sinful desires.
Receive the sources of my tears,
You, Who gathers into clouds the waters of the sea.
Incline the groanings of my heart, You,
Who in Your ineffable condescension, bowed down the Heavens.
I will embrace and kiss Your sacred Feet,
and wipe them again with the tresses of the hair of my head.
Your Feet, at whose sound Eve had hid herself in fear,
when she heard Your footsteps
while You were walking in Paradise in the twilight.
O my Savior and soul Saver!
Who can ever track down the multitude of my sins,
and the depths of Your judgment?
Do not disregard me Your servant, You, Whose mercy is boundless."
What you're hearing:
The Hymn of Kassiani, in Greek, chanted by Photios Ketsetzis.
An English translation is reproduced above.
This hymn is chanted only at the Nymphios service on Holy Tuesday.
(from the Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese of America's
website)
The Nymphios (Bridegroom) Services are served only during Holy Week
on Palm Sunday evening, Holy Monday, and Holy Tuesday.
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The Third and Final Service of the
Nymphios (Bridegroom), 7:00 PM
The readings:
Psalms 3, 19 (20), 20 (21), 37 (38), 50 (51), 62 (63), 87 (88), 102 (103), 142 (143);
John 12:17-50
Observance of the strict fast continues.
