Table of Contents
THE GREAT LITANY; THE FIRST
ANTIPHON; THE LITTLE
LITANY; THE SECOND
ANTIPHON; THE LITTLE
LITANY; THE THIRD
ANTIPHON; THE SMALL
ENTRANCE; THE
THRICE-HOLY HYMN; THE
READING OF THE EPISTLE; THE
READING OF THE GOSPEL; THE
AUGMENTED LITANY; PRAYER FOR
THE CHURCH OF RUSSIA. ; THE LITANY
OF THE CATECHUMENS; THE FIRST
LITANY OF THE FAITHFUL; THE SECOND
LITANY OF THE FAITHFUL; THE CHERUBIC
HYMN AND THE GREAT ENTRANCE; THE LITANY
OF OBLATION; THE SYMBOL
OF FAITH; THE ANAPHORA; THE LITANY
OF SUPPLICATION; THE LORD'S
PRAYER; THE
ELEVATION; COMMUNION
VERSE; THE
COMMUNION OF THE FAITHFUL; THE LITANY
OF THANKSGIVING; THE
DISMISSAL
Deacon: Bless, master.
Priest: Blessed
is the Kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
THE GREAT LITANY
Deacon: In peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For the peace from above, and the
salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For the peace of the whole world, the
good estate of the holy churches of God, and the union of the faithful, let us
pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For this holy temple, and for them
that with faith, reverence, and fear of God enter herein, let us pray to the
Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For
our great lord and father, his holiness patriarch Cyril; for our lord the most
reverend metropolitan Hilarion; for our lord the right reverend archbishop
Cyril; for the venerable priesthood, the diaconate in Christ, for all clergy
and people, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For
the God-preserved land of Russia and its Orthodox people both in the homeland
and the diaspora, and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That
He may deliver His people from enemies both visible and invisible, and confirm
in us oneness of mind, brotherly love and piety, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For
this country, its authorities, and all who in faith and piety dwell therein and
in every country, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For this city, for every city and
countryside, and for the faithful that dwell therein, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For seasonable weather, abundance of
the fruits of the earth, and peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For them that travel by sea, land and
air, for the sick, the afflicted, for captives, and their salvation, let us
pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For our deliverance from all sorrow,
wrath and need, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us,
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy,
immaculate, most blessed, glorious Lady the Birthgiver of God and Ever-virgin
Mary, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our
life unto Christ, our God.
Choir: To
Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For unto Thee is due all glory, honor and
worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
the first antiphon
[selected verses from psalm 102]
Choir: Bless the Lord, O my soul; blessed art
Thou, O Lord. Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy Name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all that He hath done for
thee, Who is gracious unto all thine
iniquities, Who healeth all thine infirmities.
Who redeemeth thy life from corruption, Who crowneth thee with mercy and
compassion, Who fulfilleth thy desire
with good things; thy youth shall be renewed as the eagle's. The Lord performeth deeds of mercy, and
executeth judgment for all them that are wronged. He hath made His way known to
Moses, to the sons of Israel the things that He hath willed. Compassionate and merciful is the Lord, long
suffering and plenteous in mercy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, both now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all
that is within me, bless His holy Name.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
THE LITTLE LITANY
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray
to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us,
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy,
immaculate, most blessed, glorious Lady the Birthgiver of God and Ever-virgin
Mary, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our
life unto Christ, our God.
Choir: To
Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thine is the dominion, and Thine is the
kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
The second antiphon
Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit.
Psalm
145
Praise the Lord, O my soul.
I will praise the Lord all my life, I will sing unto my God for as long
as I have my being. Trust ye not in
princes, in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation. His spirit shall go forth, and he shall
return unto his earth. In that day all
his thoughts shall perish. Blessed is he
of whom the God of Jacob is his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God, Who
hath made heaven and the earth, the sea and all that is therein, Who keepeth
truth unto eternity, Who executeth judgment for the wronged, Who giveth food
unto the hungry. The Lord looseth the
fettered; the Lord maketh wise the blind; the Lord setteth aright the fallen;
the Lord loveth the righteous; the Lord preserveth the strangers; He shall
adopt for His own the orphan and widow, and the way of sinners shall He
destroy. The Lord shall be king unto
eternity; thy God, O Zion, unto generation and generation.
Both now, and ever, and unto the
ages of ages. Amen.
Song to
the Only-begotten Son of God
Only-begotten Son and Word of God, Thou Who art immortal, and didst
deign for our salvation to become incarnate of the holy Birthgiver of God and
ever-virgin Mary, without change becoming man, and Who wast crucified, O Christ
God, trampling down death by death: Thou Who art one of the Holy Trinity,
glorified together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, save us.
THE LITTLE LITANY
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray
to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us,
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy,
immaculate, most blessed, glorious Lady the Birthgiver of God and Ever-virgin
Mary, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our
life unto Christ, our God.
Choir: To
Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thou art a gracious God and lovest
mankind, and unto Thee do we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
the third antiphon
[the beatitudes]
Choir: In Thy Kingdom remember us, O Lord, when
Thou comest in Thy Kingdom.
Blessed
are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed
are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed
are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed
are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Blessed
are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed
are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed
are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed
are they that are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom
of Heaven.
Blessed
are ye when men shall revile and persecute you and say all manner of evil
against you falsely for My sake.
Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for your reward is great in the Heavens.
Glory to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
both now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
the small entrance
Deacon: Wisdom. Aright.
Choir: Come, let us worship and fall down
before Christ. O Son of God, Who didst arise from the dead, save us, who sing
to Thee: Alleluia.
SPECIAL HYMNS OF THE DAY
THE THRICE-HOLY HYMN
Priest: For
holy art Thou, O our God, and to Thee do we send up glory, to the Father, and
to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever.
Deacon: Lord,
save the pious, and hearken unto us.
Choir: Lord, save the pious, and hearken unto us.
Deacon: and
unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,
have mercy on us. (Three times)
Glory
to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now, and ever, and
unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy
God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
THE READING OF THE EPISTLE
Deacon: Let us attend.
Priest: Peace be unto all.
Reader: And
to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom.
Reader: The prokimenon in the X tone:
Deacon: Wisdom.
Reader: The reading is from the epistle of X…
Deacon: Let us attend.
The
Epistle is read…
Priest: Peace be to thee that readest.
Reader: And
to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom.
Reader: Alleluia, in the X tone:
Choir: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
The Reading Of The Gospel
Deacon: Bless, master, him that proclaimeth
the Good Tidings of the Gospel according to the holy apostle and evangelist X.
Priest: May God, through the prayers of the holy,
glorious and all-laudable apostle and evangelist X, grant to thee the word of
one who proclaims the Good Tidings with great power, unto the fulfillment of
the gospel of His beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Deacon: Amen.
Priest: Wisdom.
Stand aright. Let us hear the
holy Gospel. Peace be unto all.
Choir: And
to thy spirit.
Deacon: The reading is from the holy Gospel
according to X.
Choir: Glory
to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
Priest: Let us attend.
The
Gospel is read…
Priest: Peace be to thee that proclaimest the Gospel.
Deacon: And to thy spirit.
Choir: Glory
to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
THE AUGMENTED LITANY
Deacon: Let us say with our whole soul and
with our whole mind, let us say:
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: O Lord Almighty, the God of our
Fathers, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to
Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy:
Choir: Lord,
have mercy. (Three times)
Deacon: Furthermore
we pray for our great lord and father, his holiness patriarch Cyril; for our
lord the most reverend metropolitan Hilarion; for our lord the right reverend
archbishop Cyril; and for all our brethren in Christ.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Deacon: Furthermore
we pray for the God-preserved
land of Russia and its Orthodox people both in the homeland and the diaspora, and
for their salvation.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Deacon: Furthermore
we pray to the Lord our God that
He may deliver His people from enemies both visible and invisible, and confirm
in us oneness of mind, brotherly love and piety.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Deacon: Furthermore
we pray for this country, its
authorities, and all who in faith and piety dwell therein and in every country.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy. (Three times)
Deacon: Furthermore we pray for our brethren,
priests, monks, nuns, and all our brotherhood in Christ.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy. (Three times)
Deacon: Furthermore we pray for the blessed
and ever-memorable holy orthodox patriarchs, and for the pious kings and
faithful queens, and for the founders of this holy temple, and for all our
fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters gone to their rest before us and
for all the Orthodox here and everywhere
laid to rest.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy. (Three times)
(Here Deacon will sometimes add one or more appeals for
prayer for specific individuals of the community who may be ill or in some other difficulty,
or who may be traveling, or whose namesday may be on or about the current
date. Choir, as always, responds to each
petition with the threefold "Lord, have mercy".)
Deacon: Furthermore we pray for them that bear
fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable temple; for them that
labor and them that sing, and for all the people here present that await Thy
great and abundant mercy.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy. (Three times)
Priest: For Thou art a merciful God and lovest
mankind, and unto Thee do we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
PRAYER FOR THE Church of Russia
(Often omitted on
holidays)
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Priest: O Lord Jesus Christ our God, accept from us, Thine unworthy servants, these words of thanksgiving: for Thou hast given unity to the
Church of Russia and transformed into joy the most painful cry of Thy servants.
Hearken now to our supplication: Bring Thy laborers unto the harvest, that the Church may
not lack good pastors to enlighten so great a multitude of those who have not
been taught the Faith or have fallen away therefrom. Instill obedience to Thee in those who
govern, justice and mercy in their judgments, compassion in the rich, and
long-suffering in the weak, that in our land the kingdom of Christ may thus
grow and increase, and that Thou, O God, Who art wondrous in Thy saints, may be
glorified therein. Show Thyself as
almighty unto those who are led astray by heresies and schisms, who have fallen away from Thee or seek Thee not, that not
one of them may perish, but that all of us may be saved and come to the
knowledge of the Truth; that all, in harmonious oneness of mind and constant
love, may glorify Thy most honored name, O kind and patient-hearted Lord, unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
THE LITANY OF THE CATECHUMENS
Deacon: Pray, ye catechumens, to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Ye faithful, let us pray for the
catechumens that the Lord may have mercy on them.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: That He may catechize them with the
word of truth.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: That He may reveal unto them the Gospel
of righteousness.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: That He may unite them to His Holy,
Catholic and Apostolic Church.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Save them, have mercy on them, help
them, and keep them, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Ye catechumens, bow your heads unto
the Lord.
Choir: To
Thee, O Lord.
Priest: That they also with us may glorify Thine
all-honorable and majestic name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
THE FIRST LITANY OF THE FAITHFUL
Deacon: As many as are catechumens,
depart. Catechumens, depart. As many as are catechumens, depart. Let none of the catechumens remain.
As many as are of the faithful:
again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us,
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Wisdom.
Priest: For unto Thee is due all glory, honor and
worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
THE SECOND LITANY OF THE FAITHFUL
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray
to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For the peace from above, and the
salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For the peace of the whole world, the
good estate of the holy churches of God, and the union of the faithful, let us
pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For this holy temple, and for them
that with faith, reverence, and fear of God enter herein, let us pray to the
Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For our deliverance from all sorrow,
wrath and need, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us,
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Wisdom.
Priest: That being guarded always under Thy dominion,
we may send up glory unto Thee, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
THE CHERUBIC HYMN AND THE GREAT ENTRANCE
start of
the cherubic hymn
Choir: Let us, who mystically portray the
Cherubim and sing the thrice-holy hymn unto the life-creating Trinity, lay
aside all earthly care:
the
great entrance
Deacon: Our great lord and father Cyril, most
holy patriarch of Moscow and all Russia; and our lord the most reverend
metropolitan Hilarion, first hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad; and our
lord the right reverend Cyril, archbishop of San Francisco and Western America;
may the Lord God remember in His Kingdom always, now and ever, and unto the
ages of ages.
Priest: The God-preserved land of Russia and its
Orthodox people both in the homeland and the diaspora, this country and all who
in faith and piety dwell therein and in every country: may
the Lord God remember in His Kingdom always, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages.
The
holy Orthodox patriarchs, Orthodox metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, the
priesthood, diaconate and the monastic orders: may the Lord God remember in His
Kingdom always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
All
those who are persecuted and who suffer for the Holy Orthodox Faith: may the
Lord God remember in His Kingdom always, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages.
The
founders, benefactors and parishioners of this holy temple; the warden, the
sisterhood, the singers, the teachers and the students: may the Lord God
remember in His Kingdom always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
(Here the priest
may add other petitions, such as those for parishioners who are ill or who have recently fallen asleep, as
indicated by circumstances).
You and all Orthodox Christians: may the Lord God
remember in His Kingdom, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
the
completion of the cherubic hymn
that we may receive the King of
all, escorted invisibly by the Angelic orders.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
THE LITANY OF OBLATION
Deacon: Let us complete our prayer unto the
Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For the precious Gifts set forth, let
us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For this holy temple, and for them
that with faith, reverence, and fear of God enter herein, let us pray to the
Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For our deliverance from all sorrow,
wrath and need, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us,
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: That the whole day may be perfect,
holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: An Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a
guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: Pardon and remission of our sins and
offenses, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: Things good and profitable for our
souls, and peace for the world, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: That we may complete the remaining
time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: A Christian ending to our life,
painless, blameless, peaceful, and a good defense before the dread judgment
seat of Christ, let us ask.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy,
immaculate, most blessed, glorious Lady the Birthgiver of God and Ever-virgin
Mary, with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our
life unto Christ, our God.
Choir: To
Thee, O Lord.
Priest: Through the compassion of Thine only-begotten
Son, with Whom Thou art blessed, together with Thine all-holy and good and
life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And
to thy spirit.
Deacon: Let us love one another, that with one
mind we may confess:
Choir: Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit, the Trinity one in essence and undivided.
Deacon: The doors, the doors! In wisdom let us
attend.
THE SYMBOL OF FAITH
People: I
believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth and all
things visible and invisible; and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the
Only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, true God
of true God, begotten, not made, being of one essence with the Father, by Whom
all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from the
Heavens, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became
man; and was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried;
and arose again on the third day according to the Scriptures; and ascended into
the Heavens, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father; and shall come again,
with glory, to judge both the living and the dead, Whose Kingdom shall have no
end; and in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from
the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and
glorified, Who spake by the prophets; in one Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
Church. I confess one baptism for the
remission of sins. I look for the
resurrection of the dead; and the life of the age to come. Amen.
THE ANAPHORA
Deacon: Let us stand well. Let us stand with fear. Let us attend, that we may offer the holy
oblation in peace.
Choir: A
mercy of peace, a sacrifice of praise.
Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the
love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Choir: And
with thy spirit.
Priest: Let us lift up our hearts.
Choir: We
lift them to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks unto the Lord.
Choir: It is meet and right to worship Father,
Son , and Holy Spirit, the Trinity one in essence and undivided.
Priest: Singing the triumphal hymn, shouting, crying,
and saying:
Choir: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Sabbaoth,
heaven and earth are full of Thy glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed
is He that
cometh
in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna in the
highest.
Priest: "Take,
eat: This is My Body which is broken for you for the remission of sins."
Choir: Amen.
Priest: "Drink
ye all of it: This is My Blood of the new testament, which is shed for you and
for many, for the remission of sins."
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Thine own of Thine own do we offer unto Thee,
because of all and for all.
Choir: We hymn Thee, we bless Thee, we give
thanks to Thee, and we pray unto Thee, O our God.
Priest: Especially our all-holy, immaculate, most
blessed Lady the Birthgiver of God and Ever-virgin Mary.
Choir: It
is truly meet to call thee blest, the Birthgiver of God, the ever-blest and
all-immaculate and Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and
beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gave
birth to God the Word, the very Birthgiver of God, thee do we magnify.
Priest: Among the first, remember, O Lord, our lord
and father Cyril, most holy patriarch of Moscow and all Russia; and our lord
the most reverend metropolitan Hilarion, first hierarch of the Russian Church
Abroad; and our lord the right reverend Cyril, archbishop of San Francisco and
Western America; whom do Thou grant unto Thy holy churches in peace, safety,
honor, health and length of days, rightly administering the word of Thy truth.
Choir: And
all mankind.
Priest: And grant us with one mouth and one heart to
glorify and hymn Thine all-honorable and majestic Name, of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: And may the mercies of our great God and
Savior Jesus Christ be with you all.
Choir: And
with thy spirit.
THE LITANY OF SUPPLICATION
Deacon: Calling to remembrance all the Saints,
again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For the precious Gifts, offered and
sanctified, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: That our God Who lovest mankind, Who
hath accepted them (the Gifts) upon His holy and noetic altar above
the Heavens for an odor of spiritual fragrance, will send down upon us in
return the divine grace and the gift of the Holy Spirit, let us pray.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: For our deliverance from all sorrow,
wrath and need, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us,
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: That the whole day may be perfect,
holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: An Angel of peace, a faithful guide, a
guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: Pardon and remission of our sins and
offenses, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: Things good and profitable for our
souls, and peace for the world, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: That we may complete the remaining
time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: A Christian ending to our life,
painless, blameless, peaceful, and a good defense before the dread judgment
seat of Christ, let us ask.
Choir: Grant
this, O Lord.
Deacon: Having asked for the unity of the
faith and the communion of the Holy Spirit, let us commit ourselves and one
another and all our life unto Christ, our God.
Choir: To
Thee, O Lord.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Priest: And account us worthy, O Master, that with
boldness and without condemnation we may dare to call upon Thee, the Heavenly
God, as Father, and to say:
People: Our
Father, Which art in the Heavens, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in
Heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread. And forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors. And lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Priest: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power and
the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And
to thy spirit.
Deacon: Bow your heads unto the Lord.
Choir: To
Thee, O Lord.
Priest: By the grace and compassions and love for man
of Thine only-begotten Son, with Whom Thou art blessed, together with Thine all-holy
and good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
THE ELEVATION
Deacon: Let us attend.
Priest: Holy Things are for the holy.
Choir: One
is holy, One is Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
communion verse
Choir: Praise
the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest.
Their
voice is gone out into all the earth and their words to the ends of the world.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
(Choir may then sing some other hymns, selected ad lib.)
( Also, prayers before
communion may be said. During this time,
the clergy takes Holy Communion in the
altar and the priest prepares the Elements for the Communion of the
faithful.)
THE COMMUNION OF THE FAITHFUL
Deacon: With fear of God and faith, draw near.
Choir: Blessed
is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
God is the Lord, and hath appeared unto us.
prayer
before communion
Priest: I
believe, O Lord, and I confess that Thou art truly the Christ, the Son of the
Living God, Who camest into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the
first. Furthermore, I believe that This
is indeed Thine immaculate Body, and that This is indeed Thy precious
Blood. Wherefore, I pray Thee: have
mercy on me and forgive me my transgressions, voluntary and involuntary, in
word and in deed, in knowledge and in ignorance. And vouchsafe that, uncondemned, I may
partake of Thine immaculate Mysteries unto the remission of sins and life
everlasting. Amen. Of Thy Mystical Supper, O Son of God, receive
me today as a communicant; for I will not speak of the Mystery to Thine
enemies, nor will I give Thee a kiss as did Judas, but like the thief do I
confess: remember me, O Lord, in Thy Kingdom.
Let not this partaking of Thy Holy Mysteries be for me unto judgment or
condemnation, O Lord, but unto the healing of the soul and body.
Choir: Receive
ye the Body of Christ, taste ye the Fountain of immortality. (Sung repeatedly
while the faithful commune. Then:)
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Priest: Save, O God, Thy people, and bless Thine
inheritance.
Choir: We
have seen the true Light. We have received the Heavenly Spirit. We have found
the true faith. We bow down to the indivisible Trinity, for He hath saved us.
Priest: Always, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages.
Choir: Amen.
Let our mouths be filled with Thy praise, O Lord, that we may hymn
Thy glory, for Thou hast deemed us worthy to partake of Thy holy, divine,
immortal and life-giving Mysteries.
Preserve us in Thy holy place, that all the day long we may be instructed
in Thy righteousness. Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia.
THE LITANY OF THANKSGIVING
Deacon: Aright. Having partaken of the divine, holy,
immaculate, immortal, heavenly and life-creating, fearful Mysteries of Christ,
let us worthily give thanks unto the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us,
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon: Having asked that the whole day be
perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless, let us commit ourselves and one another
and all our life unto Christ, our God.
Choir: To
Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thou art our sanctification, and unto
Thee do we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: In peace let us depart.
Choir: In
the Name of the Lord.
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy.
Priest: O
Lord, Who blessest them that bless Thee, and sanctifiest them that put their
trust in Thee: save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance. Preserve the fullness of Thy Church, sanctify
them that love the beauty of Thy house.
Do Thou in turn glorify them by Thy divine power, and forsake us not
that hope in Thee. Give peace to Thy
world, to Thy churches, to Priests and to all Thy people. For every good giving and every perfect gift
is from above and cometh down from Thee, the Father of lights, and unto Thee do
we send up glory, thanksgiving, and worship to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Choir: Blessed be the Name of the Lord,
henceforth and forevermore. (Three times)
Priest: The blessing of the Lord come upon you, by
His grace and love for mankind, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
THE DISMISSAL
Priest: Glory to Thee, O Christ God, our hope, glory
to Thee.
Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Spirit, both now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Father, bless.
Priest: May
He Who arose from the dead, Christ our true God, through the intercession of
His all-pure Mother; of the holy glorious and all-laudable Apostles; of our
Father among the saints John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople; of our
venerable and God-bearing fathers of the holy and glorious apostle Andrew the
First-called; hierarch Frumentius, archbishop of Ethiopia: whose memories we
celebrate today; of the holy new martyrs and confessors of Russia; 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 loves mankind.
Choir: Amen.
Choir: Our lord and father Cyril, most holy
patriarch of Moscow and all Russia; and our lord the most reverend Hilarion,
first hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad; and our lord the right reverend
Cyril, archbishop of San Francisco and Western America; and our lord the right
reverend Theodosius, bishop of Seattle; the God-preserved land of Russia and its Orthodox people both in the
homeland and the diaspora; this country and all who in faith and piety dwell
therein and in every country; the rector, clergy and parishioners of
this holy temple; and all Orthodox Christians: O Lord, preserve them for many
years.
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2041
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