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Before Dawn - ¶Çß»ñ³ÛÇÝ Ä³Ù

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. Blessed be the consubstantial, united and indivisible Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, now and forever, world without end. Amen

î¿ñ« ºÃ¿ ßñÃáõÝë ÇÙ µ³Ý³ë« µ»ñ³Ý ÇÙ »ñ·»ëó¿ ½ûñÑÝáõÃÇõÝ ùᣠúñÑÝ»³É ѳٳ·áÛ »õ ÙdzëÝ³Ï³Ý ³Ýµ³Å³Ý»ÉÇ ëáõñµ ºññáñ¹áõÃÇõݪ гÛñ »õ àñ¹Ç »õ Ðá·Ç êáõñµ« ³ÛÅÙ »õ ÙÇßï »õ Û³õÇﻳÝë Û³õÇï»ÝÇó© ²Ù¿Ý£

On Beginning Work - ¶áñÍÇ êÏë»É¿ ²é³ç

Lord, may Thy loving favor rest upon us, and prosper all the work we undertake. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and forever, world without end. Amen

¼·áñÍë Ó»é³ó Ù»ñáó áõÕÇÕ ³ñ³ Ç Ù»½ î¿°ñ, »õ ½·áñÍë Ó»é³ó Ù»ñáó Û³çáÕ»³° Ù»½: ö³éù Ðûñ »õ àñ¹õáÛ »õ Ðá·õáÛÝ êñµáÛ, ³ÛÅÙ »õ ÙÇßï »õ Û³õÇﻳÝë Û³õÇï»ÝÇó. ³Ù¿Ý:

Thanksgiving Before Meals - úñÑÝáõÃÇõÝ ê»Õ³ÝáÛ

Our Father... In peace let us eat this food which the Lord hath provided for us. Blessed be the Lord in His gifts. Amen

(or)

The eyes of all wait upon Thee O Lord and Thou givest them their food in due season. Thou openest Thy hand and fillest all things living with plenteousness.Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, now and always, world without end. Amen

гÛñ Ø»ñ... ֳ߳ϻëóáõù ˳ճÕáõû³Ùµ ½Ï»ñ³Ïáõñë áñ å³ïñ³ëï»³É ¿ Ù»½ Ç î»³éÝ¿, ûñÑÝ»³É ¿ î¿ñ Ç å³ñ·»õë Çõñ. ³Ù¿Ý:

(ϳÙ)

²ãù ³Ù»Ý»óáõÝ Ç ù»½ Ûáõë³Ý, »õ ¹áõ ï³ë Ï»ñ³Ïáõñ Ýáó³ Ç Å³Ùáõ: î³ë ¹áõ Ýáó³ »õ Ï»ñ³ÏñÇÝ. µ³Ý³ë ½Ó»éÝ ùá, »õ Éóáõó³Ý»ë ½Ù»Ý»ë»³Ý ù³Õóñáõû³Ùµ ϳÙûù ùáíù: ö³éù Ðûñ »õ àñ¹õáÛ »õ Ðá·õáÛÝ ëñµáÛ ³ÛÅÙ »õ ÙÇßï »õ Û³õÇﻳÝë Û³õÇï»ÝÇó. ³Ù¿Ý:

Thanksgiving After Meals - λñ³Ïáõñ¿ Ú»ïáÛ

Let Christ our God who didst nourish and fill us, make continual and inexhaustible the fullness of this table. To Him be glory forever. Amen.

(or)

Let us give thanks and glory to the Nourishes of the Universe who didst nourish and fill us. To him be glory forever. Amen.

¼ÉÇáõÃÇõÝ Ç í»ñ³Û ë»Õ³ÝáÛë ³ÝÑ³ï »õ ³ÝÝáõ³½ ³ñ³ëó¿ øñÇëïáë ²ëïáõ³Í Ù»ñ áñ ½Ù»½ Ï»ñ³Ïñ»³ó »õ ÉdzóáÛó. ÝÙ³ ÷³éù Û³õÇﻳÝë. ³Ù¿Ý:

(ϳÙ)

¶áÑáõÃÇõÝ »õ ÷³éë ï³óáõù Ï»ñ³ÏñáÕÇÝ ïÇ»½»ñ³ó áñ ½Ù»½ Ï»ñ³Ïñ»³ó »õ ÉdzóáÛó. ÝÙ³ ÷³éù Û³õÇﻳÝë. ³Ù¿Ý:

Before Sleeping - øݳݳɿ ²é³ç

O Christ, the guardian of all, let Thy right Hand guard and shelter me by day and night, at home and abroad, in sleeping and waking, that I may never fall. Have mercy upon me, a manifold sinner. Amen 

ä³Ñ³å³Ý ³Ù»Ý³ÛÝÇ øñÇëïáë, ³ç ùá Ñáí³ÝÇ ÉÇóÇ Ç í»ñ³Û ÇÙ, Ç ïáõ¿ »õ Ç ·Çß»ñÇ, Ç ÝëïÇÉ Ç ï³Ý, Ç ·Ý³É Ç ×³Ý³å³ñÑ, Ç ÝÝç»É »õ Ç Û³éÝ»É, ½Ç ÙÇ »ñµ»ù ë³ë³Ý»ó³Ûó. »õ áÕáñÙ»³ ùá ³ñ³ñ³Íáó »õ ÇÝÓ µ³½Ù³Ù»ÕÇë:

Entering The Church - ºÏ»Õ»óÇ ØïÝ»Éáõ ²ï»Ý

O Jesus, wisdom of the Father, grant me wisdom, that I may always think, speak, and do that which is good in Thy sight: save me from evil thoughts, words, and deeds. Have mercy upon Thy creatures and upon me, a manifold sinner.

ÆÙ³ëïáõÃÇõÝ Ðûñ, ÚÇëáõë, ïáõñ ÇÝÓ ÇÙ³ëïáõÃÇõݪ ½µ³ñÇë ËáñÑ»É »õ Ëûë»É »õ ·áñÍ»É ³é³çÇ ùá ۳ٻݳÛÝ Å³Ù. Ç ã³ñ ËáñÑñ¹áó, Ç µ³ÝÇó »õ Ç ·áñÍáó ÷ñÏ»³ ½Çë »õ áÕáñÙ»³ ùá ³ñ³ñÍáó¹ »õ ÇÝÓ µ³½Ù³Ù»ÕÇë:

Leaving The Church - ºÏ»Õ»óÇ¿Ý ºÉ»Éáõ ²ï»Ý

Heavenly King, preserve Thy Church unshaken and keep the worshippers of Thy name in peace.

³·³õáñ »ñÏݳõáñ, ½»Ï»Õ»óÇ ùá ³Ýß³ñÅ å³Ñ»³. »õ ½»ñÏñå³·áõë ³Ýáõ³Ý¹ ùáõÙ å³Ñ»³ Ç Ë³Õ³Õáõû³Ý:

For Travelers -  Ö³Ùµáñ¹áõûݿ ²é³ç

Guide us, O Lord our God, and teach us to walk in Thy paths of righteousness. Keep our lives in peace, and our ways pleasing in Thy sight. Guide Thy servants on their earthly and heavenly course along Thy paths of purity unto Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who became our Prince of life and the hope of our salvation, with whom Thou art blessed, O Father Almighty, together with Thy life-giving and liberating Holy Spirit, now and forever, world without end. Amen

²é³çÝáñ¹»³ Ù»½, î¿ñ ²ëïáõ³Í Ù»ñ, »õ áõëá Ù»½ ·Ý³É Ç ×³Ý³å³ñÑë ùá ³ñ¹³ñáõû³Ùµ. å³Ñ»³ Ç Ë³Õ³Õáõû³Ý ½Ï»³Ýë Ù»ñ, »õ ½·Ý³óë Ç Ñ³×áÛë ùá: ijٳݻóá ½Ñá·»õáñ »õ ½Ù³ñÙݳõáñ ÁÝóóë ͳé³ÛÇó ùáóª ³Ý³ñ³ï ׳ݳå³ñѳñ¹ Û³õÇï»Ý³Ï³Ý Ç Ï»³Ýë¹. ßÝáñÑûù ÙdzÍÝÇ ùá éÝ Ù»ñáÛ »õ öÏñãÇÝ ÚÇëáõëÇ øñÇëïáëÇ, áñ »Õ»õ Ù»½ ³é³çÝáñ¹ ϻݳó »õ ÛáÛë ÷ñÏáõû³Ý: Àݹ áñáõÙ ûñÑÝ»³É »ë, гÛñ ³Ù»Ý³Ï³É, ѳݹ»ñÓ Ï»Ý¹³Ý³ñ³ñ »õ ³½³ïÇã ëáõñµ Ðá·õáí¹, ³ÛÅÙ »õ ÙÇßï »õ Û³õÇﻳÝë Û³õÇï»ÝÇó. ³Ù¿Ý:

²é³çÝáñ¹ ϻݳó »õ å³ñ·»õÇã ˳ճÕáõû³Ý, øñÇëïáë ²ëïáõ³Í Ù»ñ, ³é³çÝáñ¹»³ Ù»½ ·Ý³É Ç ×³Ý³å³ñÑë ùá ³ñ¹³ñáõû³Ùµ, »õ ˳ճÕáõû³Ùµ Å³Ù³Ý»É Ç Ý³õ³Ñ³Ý·ÇëïÝ Ï»Ý³ó »õ ÷ñÏáõû³Ýª ßÝáñÑûù áÕáñÙáõû³Ý ùá, ½Ç ¹áõ »ë û·Ý³Ï³Ý »õ ÷ñÏÇã Ù»ñ. »õ ù»½ í³Û»É ¿ ÷³éù Çß˳ÝáõÃÇõÝ »õ å³ïÇõ ³ÛÅÙ »õ ÙÇßï »õ Û³õÇﻳÝë Û³õÇï»ÝÇó. ³Ù¿Ý: 

Commonly used words in the Armenian Church
 

Courtesy of Fr. Daron Stepanian 
St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church 
Web site: www.krikorlousavorich.org