TRIUMPH OF ORTHODOXY: 4 MARCH 2012
Hieromartyr Konon of Isauria; Martyrs Archelaos and his 152
companions in Egypt; New-martyr John the Bulgarian; Repose of Nikolai of Zhicha
and Ochrid
SUNDAY EVENING VESPERS SERVICE
Priest: Blessed is our God, always now and ever and
unto ages of ages.
People:
Amen.
Come,
let us worship and fall down before God our King.
Come,
let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God.
Come,
let us worship and fall down before the Very Christ, our King and our God.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, Thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty, Who
coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, Who hast stretched out the
heavens like a tent, Who hast laid the beams of Thy chambers in the waters, Who
makest the clouds Thy chariot, Who ridest upon the wings of the wind, Who
makest the winds Thy messengers, fire and flame Thy ministers. Thou didst set the earth on its foundations,
so that it should not be shaken. Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a
garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
At Thy rebuke they fled; at the sound of Thy thunder they took to
flight. The mountains rose, the valleys
sank down to the place which Thou didst appoint for them. Thou didst set a
bound that they should not pass, so that they might not again cover the
earth. Thou makest springs gush forth in
the valleys; they flow between the hills.
They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their
thirst. By them the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the
branches. From Thy lofty abode Thou
waterest the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Thy work. Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the
cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the
earth, and wine to gladden the heart of man, and oil to make his face shine,
and bread which strengthens man’s heart.
The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the
cedars of Lebanon which He planted. In
them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the trees. The high mountains are a refuge for the wild
goats; the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
Thou hast appointed the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time
for setting. Thou makest darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the
forest creep forth. The young lions roar
for their prey, seeking their food from God.
When the sun rises, they get them away and lie down in their dens. Man goes forth to his work and to his labor
until the evening. O Lord, how manifold
are Thy works, in Wisdom hast Thou made them all. The earth is full of Thy creatures. Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which
teems with things innumerable, living things both small and great. There go the ships, and Leviathan, which Thou
didst form to sport in it. These all
look to Thee, to give them their food in due season. When Thou givest them, they gather it up;
when Thou openest Thy hand, they are filled with good things. When Thou hidest Thy face, they are dismayed;
when Thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust. When Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are
created: and Thou renewest the face of the ground. May the glory of the Lord endure for ever! May the Lord rejoice in His works, who looks
on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke! I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I
will sing praise to my God while I have being.
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the Lord! Let sinners be consumed from of the earth,
and let the wicked be no more. Bless the
Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
The sun knows its time for setting. Thou makest darkness, and it is night. O Lord, how manifold are Thy works! In Wisdom
hast Thou made them all.
Glory
to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
Both
now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia, glory to Thee, O God. (3 times)
O our
God and our Hope, glory to Thee.
Priest: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord,
have mercy. (Repeated after each petition)
Priest: For the peace from above, and for the
salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Priest: For the peace of the whole world, the good
estate of the holy churches of God, and for the union of all men, let us pray
to the Lord.
Priest: For
this holy house, and for those who with faith, reverence, and fear of God enter
therein, let us pray to the Lord.
Priest: For our Metropolitans (NN.) for
the venerable priesthood, the diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and the
people, let us pray to the Lord.
Priest: For the President of the United States
and all civil authorities, and for our armed forces and those in defense of
peace and freedom everywhere, let us pray to the Lord.
Priest: For this city, and for every city and land,
and for the faithful who dwell therein, let us pray to the Lord.
Priest: For healthful seasons, for the abundance of
the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
Priest: For travelers by sea, by land, and by air;
for the sick and suffering; for captives and for their salvation, let us pray
to the Lord.
Priest: For our deliverance from all tribulation,
wrath, danger and necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
Priest: Help us; save us; and have mercy upon us;
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Priest: Calling to remembrance our all-holy,
immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary; with
all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto
Christ our God.
Choir: To
Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For unto Thee are due all glory, honor and
worship: To the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever,
and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
O Lord, I have cried unto Thee, hear
me. Hear me, O Lord. Lord, I have cried out unto Thee, hear me. Give ear to the voice of my supplication,
when I cry unto Thee. Hear Me, O Lord.
Let my prayer be set forth before Thee
as the incense, and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. Hear
me, O Lord.
Ä Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth and a protecting door about my
lips.
Ä Incline not my heart to evil works, to make excuses in sins.
Ä With men that work iniquity: and I will not communicate with the
choicest of them.
Ä The just man shall correct me in mercy and shall reprove me, but let not
the oil of the sinner anoint my head.
Ä For my prayer also shall still be against the things with which they are
well pleased, their judges falling upon the rock, have been swallowed up.
Ä They shall hear my words for they are sweet, as when the thickness of
the earth is broken up upon the ground, their bones are scattered by the side
of hell.
Ä But to Thee, O Lord, Lord are mine eyes; in Thee have I put my trust,
take not away me soul.
Ä Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and the traps of the
workers of iniquity.
Ä Let the wicked fall into their own nets while I alone escape.
Ä I cried unto the Lord with my voice, with my voice unto the Lord did I
make my supplication.
Ä I poured out my supplication before Him. I showed before him my trouble.
Ä When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then Thou knewest my path.
Ä In the way wherein I walked have they secretly laid a snare for me.
Ä I looked on my right hand and beheld, but there was no one that would
know me. Refuge failed me. No one care for my soul.
Ä I cried unto Thee, O Lord, I said: “Thou art my refuge and my portion in
the land of the living.”
Ä Attend unto my cry, for I am brought very low.
Ä Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than I.
Penitential Stichera – TONE 5
Ä Bring My soul out of prison that I may praise Thy Name
Woe
to me who have angered Thee, my merciful God and Lord! How many times have I
promised to repent, O Christ, and then have been found to be a liar in my
heedlessness? I have stained my baptismal garment; I have annulled my covenants
with You. I have even disregarded my second baptismal commitment, made before
angels and men, when I put on the monastic habit of renunciation. Wherefore, O
Savior, do not let me be totally destroyed!
Ä The righteous shall wait for me until Thou recompense me
What defense will you have on the Day of
Judgment, O wretched soul? Who shall rescue thee from being condemned to the
eternal fire and all the torments? None but you yourself can be reconciled with
the Compassionate One by abandoning thy lawless deeds and acquiring a life
pleasing to God, weeping daily for the many faults into which you fall at every
hour by thought, word and deed. Ask Christ to grant thee perfect forgiveness.
Ä Out of the depths have I cried to Thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice
O Savior, do not let my habitual
sins prevail over me, nor let the demon who wars against me ever become my
lord, bringing me down to his will. Snatch me away from his dominion, tyranny
and dark torments. Rule in me, O Lover of Mankind, and make me worthy to be
totally Thine, living according to Thy will, O Word. May I rest in Thee, that I
may find forgiveness, salvation and great mercy.
Ä Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication
The evil one had thy glory, 0
supreme commanders, when he once shone forth as the Morning Star together with
you. Because of his evilness, the adversary was cast down to earth and was
darkened with deep gloom. He hastens to make me fall with him, although I have
been honored by the image of the Creator. Though I have fallen, Christ has
raised me up. Wherefore, be protectors to me in my wretchedness, 0 wise ones.
Be my providers and helpers, and pray that salvation and great mercy be granted
unto me.
For Sunday of Orthodoxy – TONE 4
Ä If Thou O Lord should mark iniquities, O Lord, who should stand? But
with Thee there is forgiveness
Grant me reverence, estrangement
from evil, and perfect discipline, who am now drowned in the passions of the
flesh, estranged from Thee, and entirely without hope, O my God, King of all.
Save me, thy prodigal son, by the bounty of thy goodness, O Jesus the Almighty,
the Savior of our souls.
Ä Because of Thy Name, have I waited for Thee, O Lord; my soul has waited
upon Thy word; my soul has hoped in the Lord
When Moses the wonderful was
purified by fasting, he beheld the beloved One. Wherefore, emulate him, my
humble soul, and hasten to be purified of evils on the day of abstinence, that
the Lord may bestow forgiveness on thee, and that thou mayest behold Him, for
He is the Almighty, the good Lord, and the Lover of mankind.
For Sunday of Orthodoxy – TONE 7
Ä From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel
trust in the Lord
Let us, O brethren, begin the
second week of the Fast, fulfilling it day by day with rejoicing, making unto
ourselves, like Elijah the Tishbite, a fiery chariot of the great cardinal
virtues, elevating our minds by subduing our passions, arming ourselves with
purity, to chase away and vanquish the enemy.
For Hieromartyr Konon – TONE 1
Ä For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is abundant
redemption, and he will deliver Israel
from all his iniquities
O illustrious martyr, through the
many afflictions and intolerable chastisements thou didst suffer, thou didst put
to flight the cunning serpent, trampling him under thy feet which had been
bearers of the Good News. In thy glory, pray to Christ to grant our souls peace
and great mercy.
Ä Praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise Him, all ye peoples
O illustrious martyr, illumined by
the Holy Spirit, thou didst scatter the shadows of the dark demons and pass on
toward the never–setting Light in the joy of God. Pray to Him now to grant our
souls peace and great mercy.
Ä For His mercy is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endures
forever
O admirable martyr, the Trinity
dwelt in thee; the holy temple where thy body did repose has become a river of
miracles through thee. O Blessed one, Konon, intercede that our souls be given
peace and great mercy.
Glory
to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit +
Both
now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen
Put an end to the instability of
my spirit and the illusions of my mind. Remove all traces of the dark passions.
Calm the turbulence in my soul, I beg thee, that I may magnify thy goodness, O
Virgin! In thee I have a protectress in my life and a help in my weakness.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Let us attend!
O
Gladsome Light, of the Holy Glory, of the Father Immortal, Heavenly, Holy,
Blessed Jesus Christ. In that we now are
come unto the setting of the sun, and behold the light of evening, we hymn
Thee: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit God.
For meet it is that at all times Thou shouldst be magnified, by voices
holy: “O Son of God, Who bestowest Life!” For which cause all the world doth
glorify Thee.
Fw~v iJlaro<n aJgi>av
do>xhv, ajqana>tou Patro>v, oujrani>ou, aJgi>ou, ma>karov, Ijhsou~
Criste>, ejlqo>ntev ejpi< th<n hjli>ou du>sin, ijdo>ntev fw~v
ejsperino>n, uJmnou~men Pate>ra, UiJo>n, kai< a[gion Pneu~ma Qeo>n, ]Axio>n se> ejn pa~si kairoi~v, uJmnei~sqai
qwnai<v aijsiai>v, UiJe< Qeou~, Zwh<n oJ didou>v, Dio< oJ ko>smov
se< doxa>zei.
PROKEIMENON: Psalm 60—TONE 8
Deacon:
The Evening Prokeimenon!
Choir: O Lord, Thou hast given an inheritance to
them that fear Thy Name.
Reader: From the ends of the earth have I cried
unto Thee!
Choir: (Repeat
the Prokeimenon)
Reader: I will take refuge under the shadow of
Thy wings!
Choir: (Repeat
the Prokeimenon)
Reader: So will I sing praises unto Thy Name
forever!
Choir: (Repeat
the Prokeimenon)
Reader: O Lord, Thou hast given an inheritance:
Choir: To
them that fear Thy Name.
PEOPLE: Vouchsafe,
O Lord, to keep us this night without sin. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of
our fathers, and praised and glorified is Thy Name forever. Amen. Let Thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, even as we
have put our hope on Thee. Blessed art
Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statues. Blessed
art Thou, O Master, make me to understand Thy commandments. Blessed art Thou, O Holy One, enlighten me
with Thy precepts. Thy mercy, O Lord,
endureth forever. Despise not the works of Thy hands: To Thee belongeth worship!
To Thee belongeth praise! To Thee belongeth glory: To the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Priest: Let us complete our evening prayer unto the
Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Repeated after
each petition)
Priest: Help us, save us, have mercy on us and
keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Priest: That the whole evening may be holy,
perfect, peaceful and sinless, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant this, O Lord. (Repeated after
each petition)
Priest: An angel of peace, a faithful guide, a
guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord.
Priest: Pardon and forgiveness of our sins and
transgressions, let us ask of the Lord.
Priest: All things good and profitable for our
souls, and peace for the world, let us ask of the Lord.
Priest: That we may complete the remaining time of
our life in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord.
Priest: A Christian ending to our life, painless,
blameless and peaceful, and a good defense before the fearful judgment seat of
Christ, let us ask.
Priest: Calling to remembrance our all-holy,
immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary; with
all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other and all our life unto
Christ our God.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thou art a Good God and lovest mankind and unto Thee do we
ascribe glory: to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Peace
be to all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Priest: Let us bow our heads unto the Lord.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: Blessed
and glorified be the might of Thy kingdom, of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
APOSTICHA: Sunday of Orthodoxy – TONE 8
Come, let us purify our souls with
alms and mercy to the poor, not blowing the trumpet, nor making public what we
accomplish in charity, lest the left hand know what the right hand doeth, and
vainglory do away with the fruits of alms. Let us, however, plead secretly with
Him Who knoweth our secrets, crying: Father, forgive us our trespasses, for
Thou art the Lover of mankind.
Ä To Thee I lift up my eyes, O Thou who art enthroned in the Heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the
hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our
eyes look to the LORD our God, till He have mercy on us!
Come, let us purify our souls with
alms and mercy to the poor, not blowing the trumpet, nor making public what we
accomplish in charity, lest the left hand know what the right hand doeth, and
vainglory do away with the fruits of alms. Let us, however, plead secretly with
Him Who knoweth our secrets, crying: Father, forgive us our trespasses, for
Thou art the Lover of mankind.
Ä Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy on us, for we have had more than
enough of contempt. Too long our soul
has been sated with the scorn of those who are at ease, the contempt of the
proud!
Every place ye sanctify, O martyrs
of the Lord, and every sickness ye heal. Wherefore, now, intercede with Christ,
asking Him to deliver our souls from the traps and snares of the enemy.
THEOTOKION For Sunday of Orthodoxy – TONE 8
Glory
to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit +
Both
now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen
The celestials do praise thee, O
full of grace, the spouseless Mother. We glorify thine inapprehensible
birth-giving. Wherefore, O Theotokos, intercede for the salvation of our souls.
PROCESSION with the ICONS
The
Procession with the Icons around the inner perimeter of the Church now takes
place, while the Troparion of the Sunday of Orthodoxy is chanted as many times
as necessary until the procession ends on the Solea.
TROPARION OF ORTHODOXY SUNDAY—TONE 2
Thy Pure Image do we venerate, O
Good One, asking forgiveness of our sins, O Christ our God; for by Thine own
will Thou didst ascend the Cross in thy body, to save Thy creatures from the
bondage of the enemy. Thou hast verily
filled all with joy, since Thou didst come, O our Savior, to save the world.
The First Station of the Procession:
At the North Side of the Church
Priest: Have mercy upon
us, O God, according to thy great goodness, we pray thee: Hearken and have
mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice (Repeated after each petition)
Priest: Again we pray
for our Metropolitans (NN.), and for all our brethren in Christ.
Priest: Again we pray for mercy, life, peace,
health, salvation and visitation, and pardon and remission of sins for the
servants of God, all Orthodox Christians of true worship, who are gathered in
this Holy Church, all members and benefactors, and for the forgiveness of their
sins.
Priest: For Thou art a
Merciful God and lovest mankind, and unto thee we ascribe glory: To the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
The Choir sings the Troparion of Orthodoxy Sunday
The Second Station of the Procession:
At the West Side
of the Church
Priest: Have mercy upon
us, O God, according to thy great goodness, we pray thee: Hearken and have
mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice (Repeated after each petition)
Priest: Again we pray
for the blessed memory and everlasting repose of the souls of Thy servants
departed this life, Kings, Patriarchs, Priests, Deacons, Monastics, and
Hiero-Monks, and for the souls of all pious and Orthodox Christians, Parents,
Brothers, Sisters, and relatives, for the forgiveness of their sins, both
voluntary and involuntary.
Priest: For Thou art the Resurrection, and the Life,
and the Repose of Thy departed servants, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we
ascribe glory, together with Thy Father Who is from Everlasting, and Thine
All-Holy, and Good, and Life-giving Spirit: Now and ever, and unto ages of
ages.
Choir: Amen.
The Choir sings the Troparion of Orthodoxy Sunday
The Third Station of the Procession:
At the South Side of the Church
Priest: Have mercy upon
us, O God, according to thy great goodness, we pray thee: Hearken and have
mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice (Repeated after each petition)
Priest: Again we pray
for this Holy Church, and this city and every city and country, that they may
be spared from famine, pestilence, earthquake, flood, fire, sword, foreign
invasion and civil war; that our loving God may be kind, Merciful and placable,
and that He may prevent from us all danger, and save us from His Just anger
that hangs over us, and have mercy on us.
Priest: Again we pray
that the Lord our God may hearken to the voice of the supplications of us
sinners, and have mercy on us.
Priest: Hear us, O God our Savior, the Hope of all
who live at the far ends of the world and far out at sea; be kind to us, O
Master, forgive us our sins and have mercy upon us, for Thou art Gracious and
lovest mankind, and unto Thee we send up glory: To the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
The Choir sings the Troparion of Orthodoxy Sunday
The Procession ends at the Solea!
THE SYNODIKON
As the prophets beheld, as the Apostles
have taught, as the Church has received, as the Teachers have dogmatized, as
the Universe has agreed, as Grace has shone forth, as Truth has revealed, as
falsehood has been dissolved, as Wisdom has presented, as Christ awarded, thus
we declare, thus we assert, thus we preach Christ our true God, and honor His
Saints in words, in writings, in thoughts, in sacrifices, in churches, in Holy
Icons; on the one hand worshipping and reverencing Christ as God and Lord; and
on the other hand honoring the Saints as true servants of the same Lord of all,
and accordingly offering them veneration.
(Louder) This is the Faith of the Apostles!
This is the Faith of the Fathers!
This is the Faith of the Orthodox!
This is the Faith which has established
the universe!
Immediately thereafter,
The Great Prokeimenon is chanted,
Followed by Everyone’s Recital of the Creed!
I
believe in One God, Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all
things visible and invisible; and in One Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the
Only-Begotten, Begotten of the Father before all worlds, Light of Light, Very
God of Very God, Begotten, not made; of One Essence with the Father, by Whom
all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation, came down from
heaven, and was Incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became
Man; And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was
buried; And the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures; And ascended
into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father; And He shall come
again with glory to judge the living and the dead, Whose Kingdom shall have no
end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, and 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. And I believe in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the
Resurrection of the dead, And the Life of the world to come! Amen
Prayer of Saint Simeon the God-receiver
Lord,
now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy Word, for mine
eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all
people: a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel.
The Clergy re-enter the Sanctuary.
THE HOMILY
The
Homily is delivered at this point of the service. After the Homily is delivered, at the recital
of the Trisagion Prayers, the Clergy exit the Sanctuary, stand at the Solea for
the conclusion of service as usual!
The
Trisagion Prayers
Holy God, Holy
Mighty, Holy Immortal: Have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy
Mighty, Holy Immortal: Have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy
Mighty, Holy Immortal: Have mercy on us.
Glory to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
Both now and ever, and unto ages of
ages. Amen.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our infirmities for
Thy Name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit:
Both now and ever, and unto ages of
ages. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
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 ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos, Mary
full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women and blessed
is the fruit of thy womb: for thou hast born the Savior of our souls.
(Prostration)
O Baptizer of Christ, remember our
congregation, that we may escape from our iniquities; for to thee was given
grace to intercede for us.
(Prostration)
Glory to the
Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
O Pure Apostles, and all ye saints, pray
for our sakes, that we escape from tribulations and sorrows; for we have taken
you as fervid intercessors with the Savior.
(Prostration)
Both now and
ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
We have taken refuge under the wing
of thy compassion, O Theotokos. Turn not
away from our beseechings in tribulation, but save us from distress, O thou who
alone art pure and blessed.
(Prostration)
Reader: Lord, have mercy (Forty
Times)
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen: More honorable than the Cherubim,
and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, thou who without stain
barest God the Word, and art truly Theotokos: we magnify thee.
Bless Father in the Name of the
Lord.
Priest: Christ our God the Existing
One is blessed always, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Reader:
Amen. O
heavenly King, uphold our rulers; strengthen the Faith; calm the nations; give
peace to the world; Protect this city:
Grant repose to our departed fathers, and brethren that they may dwell
with the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession: for Thou art Good
and lovest mankind.
THE PRAYER OF ST EPHRAIM
THE SYRIAN
O Lord and Master
of my Life, take from me the spirit of sloth, meddling, lust of power, and idle
talk!
(Prostration)
But give rather
the spirit of chastity, humility, patience, and love to thy servant!
(Prostration)
Yea, O Lord and
King, grant me to see my own sins and not to judge my brother; for thou art
blessed unto ages of ages! Amen
(Prostration)
Priest: Glory
to Thee, O Christ our God and 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
ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have
mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Father, Bless!
Priest:
May Christ our
True God, through the intercessions of His all-blameless holy Mother, by the
protection of the honorable bodiless powers of heaven, of the Glorious Prophet,
Forerunner, and Baptist John, Patron of this Holy Church, of the holy and
righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, of the Holy Hieromartyr Konon
of Isauria; the Martyrs Archelaos and his 152 companions in Egypt; the New-martyr
John the Bulgarian; and, the Repose of Nikolai of Zhicha and Ochrid, whose
memory we celebrate today, and of all the saints, have mercy upon us and save
us, for as much as He is Good and loveth mankind.
If
a BISHOP is present:
Choir: Preserve,
O Lord, our Master and Chief Priest, and grant him many years. Many years, to thee Master. Many years, to thee Master. Many years, unto thee, O Master.
Bishop: Through the prayers of our Holy
Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us and save us.
Priest: Through
the prayers of our holy master, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us
and save us.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Through
the prayers of our Holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon
us and save us.
Choir: Amen.
