Showing posts with label St.Nicholas Archbishop of Myra in Lycia the Wonderworker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St.Nicholas Archbishop of Myra in Lycia the Wonderworker. Show all posts

Thursday, December 5, 2024

ΕΣΠΕΡΙΝΟΣ ΕΟΡΤΗΣ ΑΓΙΟΥ ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΥ - YouTube - Great Vespers of St.Nicholas,Archbishop of Myra in Lykia,the Wonderworker (3rd-4th centuries)

St.Nicholas was born in the seaport of Patara in Asia Minor,Turkey.Hence he became the patron saint of seafarers.Apolytikion:In truth,you were revealed to your flock as a rule of faith,an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence;your humility exalted you,your poverty enriched you.Hierarch Father Nicholas,entreat Christ our God that our souls may be saved.*St.Nicholas reposed at age 73.*At the readings of Great Vespers:Sofia,proskomen:Wisdom,Let us attend.Irini pasi:Peace be unto all.Klinomen:Bow your heads to the Lord.Chant at the blessing of the loaves:Rich men have gone begging,but those who trust in the Lord shall not lack any good thing.*Members of the Russian expatriot community in Cyprus attend this parish.