THE
PROEMIAL PSALM; THE
GREAT LITANY; ANTIPHON
FROM FIRST KATHISMA; THE
LITTLE LITANY; LORD,
I HAVE CRIED; THE
SMALL ENTRANCE; THE
AUGMENTED LITANY; THE
LITANY OF SUPPLICATION; SONG
OF SAINT SYMEON; THRICE-HOLY,
TO "OUR FATHER"; TROPARION
("Dismissal Hymn")
THE
SIX PSALMS; THE
GREAT LITANY; GOD
IS THE LORD; THE
KATHISMA (READINGS FROM THE PSALTER); THE
LITTLE LITANY; POLYELEOS; EVLOGITARIA
(HYMNS) OF THE RESURRECTION; THE
LITTLE LITANY; THE
READING OF THE GOSPEL; HYMN
TO THE RESURRECTION; THE
CANON; THE
GREAT DOXOLOGY; TROPARION; THE
AUGMENTED LITANY; THE
LITANY OF SUPPLICATION; THE
DISMISSAL
Priest: Glory to the Holy, Consubstantial,
Life-creating and Indivisible Trinity, always, now and ever and unto the ages
of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Clergy: O
come, let us worship our King and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down
before Christ, our King and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down
before the Very Christ, our King and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down
before Him.
THE PROEMIAL PSALM
[verses
from psalm 103, with refrains]
Choir: Bless
the Lord, O my soul.
Blessed
art Thou, O Lord.
O
Lord, my God, Thou hast been magnified exceedingly.
Blessed
art Thou, O Lord.
Confession
and majesty hast Thou put on.
Blessed
art Thou, O Lord.
Upon
the mountains shall the waters stand.
How
wondrous are Thy works, O Lord.
Between
the mountains will the waters run.
How
wondrous are Thy works, O Lord.
How
magnified are Thy works, O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Glory
to Thee, O Lord, Who hast created 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.
Glory
to Thee, O Lord, Who hast created all!
Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times)
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
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.
ANTIPHON FROM FIRST KATHISMA
[verses
from psalms 1 - 3]
Choir: Blessed is the
man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly.
Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia.
For
the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall
perish.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Serve
the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed
are they that put their trust in Him.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Arise,
O Lord; save me, O my God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Salvation
is the Lord's: Thy blessing is upon Thy people.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
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.
Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times)
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
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.
LORD, I HAVE CRIED
[verses
from psalms 140, 141, 129 and 116 with
hymns of the day]
Choir: 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.
Reader: Bring
my soul out of prison
Choir: that
I may confess Thy Name.
Accept
our evening prayers, O holy Lord, and grant us remission of our sins, for only
Thou hast revealed to the world the Resurrection.
The following verses are read with verses in between commemorating
the Resurrection (for Sunday), the feast day being celebrated, and
the Theotokos.
Reader: The righteous shall wait patiently for
me until Thou shalt reward me.
Out of the depths have I cried unto
Thee, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive to the
voice of my supplication
If Thou shouldest mark iniquities, O
Lord, O Lord, who shall stand? For with Thee there is forgiveness.
For Thy Name's sake have I patiently
waited for Thee, O Lord; my soul hath waited patiently for Thy word, my soul
hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch until night,
from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord.
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with
Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel out of all his
iniquities.
O praise the Lord, all ye nations;
praise Him all ye peoples.
For He hath made His mercy to prevail
over us, and the truth of the Lord abideth forever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
Choir: both
now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
THE SMALL ENTRANCE
Deacon: Wisdom.
Upright.
evening song to the Only-begotten Son of God
Choir: O joyous Light of the holy glory of the
immortal, heavenly, holy, blessed Father, O Jesus Christ: we that come to the
setting of the sun, when we beheld the evening light, praise Father, Son and
Holy Spirit, God. Meet it is for Thee at all times to be praised with gladsome
voices, O Son of God, Giver of life. Therefore, the world doth glorify Thee.
Deacon: Let
us attend.
Deacon: Peace
be to all.
Deacon: Wisdom.
The prokimenon is in the sixth tone:
The Lord is King, He is clothed with
majesty.
Choir: The Lord is King, He is clothed with
majesty.
Deacon: The
Lord is clothed with strength and He hath girded Himself.
Choir: The Lord is King, He is clothed with
majesty.
Deacon: For
He established the world which shall not be shaken.
Choir: The Lord is King, He is clothed with
majesty.
Deacon: Holiness
becometh Thy house, O Lord, forever.
Choir: The Lord is King, He is clothed with
majesty.
Deacon: The
Lord is King,
Choir: He is clothed with majesty.
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 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)
Deacon: Furthermore
we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, pardon and
remission of the sins for the servants of God, our brethren of this holy
Temple.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
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.
Reader: Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this
evening without sin. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and
praised and glorified is Thy Name unto the ages. Amen. Let Thy mercy, O Lord,
be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach
me Thy statutes. Blessed art Thou, O Master, grant me understanding of Thy
statutes. Blessed art Thou, O Holy One, enlighten me by Thy statutes. O Lord,
Thy mercy endureth forever; disdain not the work of Thy hands. Unto Thee is due
praise, unto Thee is due song, unto Thee glory is due, to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
THE LITANY OF SUPPLICATION
Deacon: Let
us complete our evening prayer 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 evening 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: For
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
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.
Priest: Peace be to all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Let
us bow our heads to the Lord.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: Blessed and glorified be the dominion
of Thy 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
APOSTICHA HYMNS OF THE DAY
SONG OF SAINT SYMEON
Reader: Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in
peace, O Master, according to Thy word, for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
which Thou hast prepared before the face of all the peoples: a light of
revelation for the nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.
THRICE-HOLY, TO "OUR FATHER"
Reader: 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.
Most
holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, wash away our sins. Master, pardon our
iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name's sake.
Lord,
have mercy. (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.
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.
TROPARION ("Dismissal Hymn")
Choir: O
Birthgiver of God and Virgin, rejoice,
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 SIX PSALMS
Reader: Glory
to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men. (Three times)
O Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and my
mouth shall declare Thy praise. (Twice)
psalm 3
O
Lord, why are they multiplied that afflict me? Many rise up against me, many
say to my soul: "There is no salvation for him in his God". But Thou,
O Lord, art my helper, my glory, and the lifter up of my head. I cried unto the
Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy mountain. I laid me down
and slept; I awoke, for the Lord will help me. I will not be afraid of ten
thousands of people that set themselves against me roundabout. Arise, O Lord,
save me, O my God, for Thou hast smitten all who, without cause, are mine enemies;
the teeth of the sinners hast Thou broken. Salvation is of the Lord, and Thy
blessing is upon Thy people.
I
laid me down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord will help me.
psalm 37
O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger,
nor chasten me in Thy wrath, for Thine arrows are fastened in me, and Thou hast
laid Thy hand heavily upon me. There is no healing in my flesh in the face of
Thy wrath, and there is no peace in my bones in the face of my sins. For mine
iniquities are risen up higher than my head; as a heavy burden have they
pressed heavily upon me. My wounds are become foul and rotten in the face of my
folly. I have been wretched and utterly bowed down until the end; all the day
long I went with downcast face, for my loins are filled with mockings, and
there is no healing in my flesh. I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly, I have
roared from the groaning of my heart. O Lord, before Thee is all my desire, and
my groaning is not hid from Thee. My heart is troubled, my strength hath failed
me; and the light of mine eyes, even this is not with me. My friends and my
neighbors drew nigh over against me and stood, and my nearest of kin stood afar
off. And they that sought after my soul used violence; and they that sought
evils for me spake vain things, and deceit all day long did they meditate. But
as for me, like a deaf man I heard them not, and was as a speechless man that
openeth not his mouth; and I became as a man that heareth not, and that hath in
his mouth no reproofs. For in Thee have I hoped, O Lord; Thou wilt hearken unto
me, O Lord my God. For I said: let never mine enemies rejoice over me; yea,
when my feet were shaken, those men spoke boastful words against me. For I am
ready for scourges, and my sorrow is continually before me. For I will declare mine
iniquity, and I will take heed concerning my sin. But mine enemies live, and
are made stronger than I, and they that hated me unjustly are multiplied. They,
that rendered me evil for good, slandered me, because I pursued goodness.
Forsake me not, O Lord my God, depart not from me; be attentive to my help, O
Lord of my salvation.
Forsake
me not, O Lord my God, depart not from me, be attentive to my help, O Lord of
my salvation.
psalm 62
O
God, my God, unto Thee I rise early at dawn; my soul hath thirsted for Thee;
how often hath my flesh longed after Thee in a land barren and untrodden and
unwatered. So in the sanctuary have I appeared before Thee to see Thy power and
Thy glory. For Thy mercy is better than lives; my lips shall praise Thee. So shall
I bless Thee in my life, and in Thy Name will I lift up my hands. As with
marrow and fatness let my soul be filled, and with lips of rejoicing shall my
mouth praise Thee. If I remembered Thee on my bed, at the dawn I meditated on
Thee, for Thou art become my helper; in the shelter of Thy wings will I
rejoice. My soul hath cleaved after Thee; Thy right hand hath been quick to
help me. But as for these, in vain have they sought after my soul; they shall
go into the nethermost parts of the earth, they shall be surrendered to the
edge of the sword; portions for foxes shall they be. But the king shall be glad
in God, everyone shall be praised that sweareth by Him; for the mouth of them
is stopped that speak unjust things.
At
the dawn I meditated on Thee, for Thou art become my helper; in the shelter of
Thy wings will I rejoice. My soul hath cleaved after Thee, Thy right hand hath
been quick to help me.
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. (Three times)
Lord,
have mercy. (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.
psalm 87
O
Lord
God of my salvation, by day have I cried and by night before Thee. Let my
prayer come before Thee, bow down Thine ear before my supplication, for filled
with evils is my soul, and my life to hell hath drawn nigh. I am counted with
them that go down into the pit; I am become as a man without help, free among
the dead, like the bodies of the slain that sleep in the grave, whom Thou
rememberest no more, and they are cut off from Thy hand. They laid me in the
lowest pit, in darkness and in the shadow of death. Against me is Thine anger
made strong, and all Thy billows hast Thou brought upon me. Thou hast removed
my friends afar from me; they have made me an abomination to themselves; I have
been delivered up, and have not come forth. Mine eyes are grown weak from poverty;
I have cried unto Thee, O Lord, the whole day long; I have stretched out my
hands unto Thee. Wilt Thou work wonders for the dead? or shall physicians raise
them up that they may give thanks to Thee? shall any in the grave tell of Thy
mercy, and of Thy truth in that destruction? shall Thy wonders be known in that
darkness, and Thy righteousness in that land that is forgotten? But as for me,
unto Thee O Lord, have I cried; and in the morning shall my prayer come before
Thee. Why, O Lord, dost Thou cast off my soul and turnest Thy face away from
me? A poor man am I, and in troubles from my youth; yea, having been exalted, I
was humbled and brought to distress. Thy furies have passed upon me, and Thy
terrors have sorely troubled me; they came round about me like water, all the
day long they compassed me about together. Thou hast removed afar from me
friend and neighbor, and mine acquaintances, because of my misery.
O Lord God of my salvation, by day have
I cried and by night before Thee. Let my prayer come before Thee, bow down
Thine ear before my supplication.
psalm 102
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 to 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.
Magnanimous and merciful is the Lord, long suffering and plenteous in mercy.
Not to the end will He be angered, neither to eternity will He be wroth; not
according to our iniquities hath He dealt with us, neither according to our
sins hath He rewarded us. For according to the height of heaven from the earth,
the Lord hath made His mercy to prevail over them that fear Him. As far as the
east is from the west, so far hath He removed our iniquities from us. Like a
father hath compassion upon his sons, so hath the Lord had compassion upon
those that fear Him. For He knoweth whereof we are made, He hath remembered
that we are dust. As for man, his days are as the grass; as a flower of the
field, so shall he blossom forth; for when the wind is passed over it, then it
shall be gone, and no longer will it know the place thereof. But the mercy of
the Lord is from eternity, even unto eternity, upon them that fear Him; and His
righteousness is upon the sons of sons, upon them that keep His testament and
remember His commandments to do them. The Lord in Heaven hath prepared His
throne, and His kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, all ye His angels,
mighty in strength, that perform His word, to hear the voice of His words.
Bless the Lord, all ye His hosts, His ministers that do His will. Bless the
Lord, all ye His works, in every place of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my
soul.
In
every place of His dominion, bless the Lord, O my soul.
psalm 142
O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear to my
supplication in Thy truth; hearken unto me in Thy righteousness; and enter not
into judgment with Thy servant, for in Thy sight shall no man living be
justified. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath humbled my life down
to the earth. He hath set me in darkness as those that have been long dead, and
my spirit within me is become despondent; within me my heart is troubled. I
remembered days of old, I meditated on all Thy works, I pondered on the
creations of Thy hands. I stretched forth my hands unto Thee; my soul thirsteth
after Thee like a waterless land. Quickly hear me, O Lord; my spirit hath
fainted away. Turn not Thy face away from me, lest I be like unto them that go
down into the pit. Cause me to hear Thy mercy in the morning; for in Thee have
I put my hope. Cause me to know, O Lord the way wherein I should walk, for unto
Thee have I lifted up my soul. Rescue me from mine enemies, O Lord; unto Thee
have I fled for refuge. Teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God. Thy good
Spirit shall lead me in the land of uprightness. For Thy Name's sake, O Lord,
shalt Thou quicken me, in Thy righteousness shalt Thou bring my soul out of
affliction, and in Thy mercy shalt Thou utterly destroy mine enemies; and Thou
shalt cut off all of them that afflict my soul, for I am Thy servant.
Hearken unto me in Thy righteousness;
and enter not into judgment with Thy servant.
Hearken unto me in Thy righteousness;
and enter not into judgment with Thy servant.
Thy good Spirit shall lead me in the
land of uprightness.
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. (Three
times)
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
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.
GOD IS THE LORD
Deacon: God
is the Lord, and hath appeared to us. Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of
the Lord.
O
give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endureth forever.
Choir: God is the Lord, and hath appeared to
us. Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Deacon: All
the nations compassed me round about, and by the Name of the Lord I warded them
off.
Choir: God is the Lord, and hath appeared to
us. Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Deacon: I
shall not die but live, and declare the works of the Lord.
Choir: God is the Lord, and hath appeared to
us. Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Deacon: The
stone that the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner.
This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Choir: God is the Lord, and hath appeared to
us. Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.
THE KATHISMA (READINGS FROM THE PSALTER)
Choir: Lord,
have mercy. (Three
times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit…
Reader: …both
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Reading
from Psalter
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit…
Choir: …both
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to
Thee, O God. (Three
times)
Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit…
Reader: …both
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Reading
from Psalter
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit…
Choir: both
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to
Thee, O God. (Three
times)
Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit…
Reader: ...both now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Reading
from Psalter
Reader:
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. (Three times)
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
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.
POLYELEOS [praises from psalms 134 and 135]
Choir: Praise
ye the Name of the Lord; praise Him, O ye servants of the Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed
be the Lord out of Zion, Who dwelleth in Jerusalem.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
O,
give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endureth forever.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
O,
give thanks unto the Lord of heaven: for His mercy endureth forever.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
EVLOGITARIA (HYMNS) OF THE RESURRECTION
Choir: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy
statutes.
The assembly of the Angels was amazed
to see Thee accounted among the dead, Thou Who hadst destroyed the might of
death, O Savior, and didst raise up Adam with Thyself, and Who hadst freed all
men from hell.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy
statutes.
Why do you mingle myrrh with tears of
compassion, O ye women disciples? The radiant Angel in the grave addressed the
myrrh-bearing women: "Behold the tomb and exult, for the Savior hath
arisen from the grave."
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy
statutes.
At early morn, the myrrh-bearers
hastened to Thy grave with lamentation; but the Angel came to them and said:
"The time for sorrow is ended; weep ye no longer. And tell the Apostles of
the Resurrection".
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy
statutes.
The myrrh-bearing women came with myrrh
to Thy tomb, O Savior, and they heard the Angel saying to them: "Why do ye
count the Living among the dead? For, as God, He is risen from the grave.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
Let us worship the Father, and His Son,
and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity, one in essence, crying out with the
Seraphim: "Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O Lord".
Both now, and ever, and unto the ages
of ages. Amen.
By giving birth to the Giver of life, O
Virgin, thou didst rescue Adam from sin, and thou didst grant Eve joy instead
of sorrow; for He, Who was incarnate of thee, God and Man, guided back to life
him that had fallen away therefrom.
Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times)
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
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For blessed is Thy Name, and glorified
is Thy 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 READING OF THE GOSPEL
Deacon: Let
us attend. Wisdom. Let us attend.
The
prokimenon is in the X tone:
Deacon: Let
us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: For holy art Thou, O our God, who
restest in the holies, 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.
Deacon: Let
every breath praise the Lord.
Choir: Let every breath praise the Lord.
Deacon: Praise
ye God in His saints, praise Him in the firmament of His power.
Choir: Let every breath praise the Lord.
Deacon: Let
every breath
Choir: praise the Lord.
Deacon: And
that we may be deemed worthy to hear the holy Gospel, let us beseech the
Lord God.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Deacon: Wisdom.
Upright. Let us hear the holy Gospel.
Priest: Peace be to all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Priest: The reading is from the holy Gospel
according to Luke.
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
Deacon: Let
us attend.
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
HYMN TO THE RESURRECTION
Choir: Let
us, who have beheld the Resurrection of Christ, worship our holy Lord Jesus,
Who is alone without sin. We bow down before Thy Cross, O Christ, and we praise
and glorify Thy holy Resurrection. For Thou art our God, and we know none other
beside Thee, and we call upon Thy Name. Come, all ye faithful, let us bow down
before Christ's holy Resurrection, for behold, through the Cross joy hath come
to the whole world. Forever blessing the Lord, we praise His Resurrection. He
endured the Cross for us, and by death destroyed death.
Choir: Glory to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit
By the intercessions of the Apostles, O
merciful One, blot out the multitude of my offenses.
Both
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
By the intercessions of the Birthgiver
of God, O merciful One, blot out the multitude of my offenses.
Have
mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy; and according to the
multitude of Thy bounties, blot out my transgression.
Jesus, having
risen from the grave as He had foretold, has granted us life everlasting and
great mercy.
Deacon: Save,
O God, Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; visit Thy world with mercy and
bounties; exalt the horn of Orthodox Christians, and send down upon us Thy rich
mercies: by the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady the Birthgiver of God
and Ever-virgin Mary; by the power of the honorable and life-giving Cross; by
the protection of the venerable, heavenly Bodiless Powers; by the supplications
of the venerable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; of the holy,
glorious and all-laudable Apostles; of our Fathers among the Saints, the great
Hierarchs and universal Teachers Basil the Great,
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (12 times)
Priest: By the mercy and bounties and love for
mankind 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 to the
ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
THE CANON
After Odes
3 And 6: The Little Litany
After
Canticle 9: The Song Of The Birthgiver Of God
Deacon: Let
us magnify with hymns the Birthgiver of God and Mother of the Light.
Choir: My
soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more
glorious than the Seraphim, thee, who without corruption gavest birth to God
the Word, the very Birthgiver of God, do we magnify.
For he hath looked upon the lowliness
of His handmaiden; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me
blessed.
More
honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the
Seraphim, thee, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the very
Birthgiver of God, do we magnify.
For the Mighty One hath done great things
to me, and holy is His Name; and His mercy is on them that fear Him unto
generation and generation.
More honorable than the Cherubim, and
beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thee, who without corruption
gavest birth to God the Word, the very Birthgiver of God, do we magnify.
He hath showed strength with His arm,
He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.
More honorable than the Cherubim, and
beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thee, who without corruption
gavest birth to God the Word, the very Birthgiver of God, do we magnify.
He hath put down the mighty from their
seats, and exalted them that are lowly; He hath filled the hungry with good
things, and the rich He hath sent away empty.
More
honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the
Seraphim, thee, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the very
Birthgiver of God, do we magnify.
He hath helped His servant Israel in
remembrance of His mercy, as He spake to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed
forever.
More
honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the
Seraphim, thee, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the very
Birthgiver of God, do we magnify.
After Odes
9: the little litany
Deacon: Holy is the Lord our God.
Choir: Holy is the Lord our God.
Deacon: For
holy is the Lord our God.
Choir: Holy is the Lord our God.
Deacon: Above
all people is the Lord our God.
Choir: Holy is the Lord our God.
EXAPOSTILARION
THE LAUDS [verses
from psalms 148, 149 and 150 with hymns
of the day]
THE GREAT DOXOLOGY
Priest: Glory to Thee, Who hast shown us the
light.
Choir: Glory
to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among men. We praise Thee,
we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, by
reason of Thy great glory: O Lord, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty, O
Lord, the Only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. O Lord God, Lamb
of God, Son of the Father: Thou, that takest away the sin of the world, have
mercy on us; Thou, that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou, that sittest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou
alone art holy, Thou alone art Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of the Father.
Amen. Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy Name for ever, yea,
for ever and ever. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Blessed
art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Thy Name
unto the ages. Amen. Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have
hoped in Thee. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. Blessed art
Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy
statutes. O Lord, Thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation. I
said: O Lord, have mercy on me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee.
Lord, unto Thee have I fled for refuge; teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art
my God, for in Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light shall we see light.
Continue Thy mercy unto them that know Thee.
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.
TROPARION
Today is salvation come unto the world.
Let us sing to Him, Who arose from the grave, and Who is the Author of our
life. For, destroying death by death, He granted us the victory and great
mercy.
THE AUGMENTED LITANY
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 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)
Deacon: Furthermore
we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, pardon and
remission of the sins for the servants of God, our brethren of this holy
Temple.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
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.
THE LITANY OF SUPPLICATION
Deacon: Let
us complete our morning prayer 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 evening 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
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For a God of mercies and compassions
and love for mankind art Thou, 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: Peace be to all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Let
us bow our heads to the Lord.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thine is to have mercy and to save
us, O our God, 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 DISMISSAL
Deacon: Wisdom.
Choir: Father, bless.
Priest: Blessed is He that is, even Christ our
God, always, now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
O
God, make steadfast the holy Orthodox Faith of the Orthodox Christians unto the
ages of ages.
Priest: Most holy Birthgiver of God, save us.
Choir: More honorable than the Cherubim, and
beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thee, who without corruption
gavest birth to God the Word, the very Birthgiver of God, do we magnify.
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 the saints
whose memories we celebrate today; 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.
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Argyle Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068