Both now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Amene. Theotokion. Thou, Who for us wast born from a Virgin, and enduredst Crucifixion, O Good; Who by death hast spoiled death, and didst, as GOD, manifest the Resurrection: disregard not those whom Thou hast formed with Thy Hand; manifest Thy Love-to-men, O Merciful; receive her who bore Thee, the Theotokos, interceding for us; and save, O our Saviour, the despairing people. And straightway: O cast us not away in the end, for Thy Holy Name's sake; neither annul Thy Testament, nor remove Thy mercy from us: for Abraham's sake, Thy well-beloved, and for Isaàc Thy servant's sake, and Israel Thy Saint. The Trisagion. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy upon us. All-Holy TRINITY, have mercy upon us. O LORD, be gracious unto our sins; O MASTER, concede our transgressions; O HOLY, look down, 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 GHOST: and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Amene. Both now, Our FATHER, Who art in the Heavens: Hallowed be Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come; Thy Will be done, as in Heaven, so on the earth; Give us this day our Bread for subsistence; And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from the evil-one. Priest. For of Thee is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, of the FATHER, and of the SON, and of the Holy GHOST, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Choir. Amene. [Contakion of the Resurrection. Tone 1. * Reader. Thou hast Risen, as GOD, from the grave in Glory, and hast raised up also the world; and the nature of the mortals hymns Thee as GOD, and death hath been destroyed, and Adam rejoices O MASTER, and Eve, now being ransomed from the bonds, hails Thee, crying: Thou, O CHRIST, art He Who hath brought to all the Resurrection.] [Contakion of the Holy Apostle Thomas. † With the meddlesome right-hand Thomas searched out Thy life-producing Si te, O CHRIST the GOD for when Thou enteredst the closed doors, with the other Apostles he cried to Thee: Thou art my LORD and GOD.] LORD, have mercy. LORD, have mercy. LORD, have mercy. *For other Tones, see APPENDIX G. + On the Sunday of Anti-Pascha only. For other Festivals, see APPENDIX H. O CHRIST the GOD, Who art Worshipped and Glorified in all times and all hours, in Heaven and upon earth; Who art long-suffering, full of mercy, and plenteous in tenderness-of-heart; Who lovest the righteous, and art merciful to the sinners; Who hast called all to salvation by the promise of the Good-things to come: Thyself, O LORD, accept also these our prayers at this hour, and make straight our life by Thy commandments. Sanctify our souls, purify the bodies, correct the thoughts, cleanse the minds, and deliver us from all affliction, evil, and pain. Protect us by Thy Holy Angels, that, being safe under their guardianship and guidance, we may attain unto the unity of the faith, and to the knowledge of Thine unapproachable Glory: for Thou art Blessed, to the ages of the ages. Amene. LORD, have mercy. LORD, have mercy. LORD, have mercy. Amene. The more-honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond-compare moreglorious than the Seraphim; who didst bear without corruption God the WORD: thee, verily the Theotokos, we magnify. In the Name of the LORD, father, give a Blessing. Priest. GOD shall compassionate us, and bless us, shall cause His Face to shine upon us, and be merciful unto us. Choir. Amene. Prayer of Basil the Great, from the Mesorion. Priest. O MASTER, LORD, JESUS CHRIST Our GOD, Who art long-suffering to our errors, and hast led us until the present hour in which Thou didst hang upon the life-giving Tree, and didst make a way of entrance into Paradise for the right-judging Thief, and death by Death didst destroy: be gracious to us, the sinners, and Thine unworthy servants, for we have sinned and transgressed, and are not worthy to lift up our eyes and look unto the height of the Heaven, because we have left the way of righteousness, and have walked in the wills of our hearts. But we beseech Thine unconquerable Goodness: Spare us, O LORD, according to the fulness of Thy mercy, and save us for Thy Holy Name's sake, that our days may be cleared from folly. Take us out of the hand of the adversary, and forgive our sins, and slay our fleshly mind, that we may cast off the old man, and put on the new, and may live to Thee, our MASTER and Protector; and thus, following Thine ordinances, we may arrive at the everlasting Rest, where the habitation is all gladness. For Thou art verily the true Cheerer and Exultation of those who love Thee, O CHRIST our God: and we ascribe Glory to Thee, with Thy FATHER Unoriginate, and to Thine All-Holy, and Good, and Life-giving SPIRIT, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Priest. Glory to Thee, O CHRIST the GOD, our Hope; Glory to Thee. The Dismissal. Priest. CHRIST our True GOD, Who Arose from the dead: through the intercessions of His all-spotless Mother, and of all the Saints: have mercy, and save us, as Good, and Lover-of-men. APPENDIX A. STICHERA OF THE DAY, SAID AT SATURDAY VESPERS. After the Verse: For with the LORD is mercy, &c., at page 12, omitting from thence until Glory to the FATHER, &c., at page 13: unless otherwise directed. OF THE PUBLICAN AND THE PHARISEE. I. Let us not pray as the Pharisee, brethren, for he, exalting himself, was humbled; but let us humble before God as the Publican, through fastings crying: O GOD, be gracious to us, the sinners. Praise the LORD, all ye nations; praise Him, all ye peoples. II. Let us not pray as the Pharisee, &c. As immediately above. For His mercy hath been abundant towards us; and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. III. The Pharisee overcome with vain-glory, and the Publican bowed down with penitence, came to Thee, the Only MASTER: but the boastfulone lacked the Good-things, and he who uttered no sound was deemed worthy of the Gifts. In these sighings confirm me, O CHRIST the GOD, as Lover-of-men. OF THE PRODIGAL. I. In a sinless country, and life-bestowing tract, I have sown sin; with a sickle I have harvested ears-of-corn of idleness, and piled-up the heaps of mine actions in sheaves, and have not strawed the threshingfloor of penitence. But I beseech Thee, our GOD, the Eternal Husbandman, Winnow the chaff of my deeds with the wind of Thy loving tendernessof-heart, and, satisfying my soul with forgiveness, gather me into Thy Heavenly store-house, and save me. Praise the LORD, all ye nations; praise Him, all ye peoples. II. Let us examine, brethren, the power of the mystery: for the Prodigal Son, turning from sin, hastened to the Paternal hearth, and the All-good Father, going to meet him, kissed him, and gave him again the tokens of the glory of the house, and, bidding those on high rejoice in secret, sacrificed the fatted calf: that we might be worthy of citizenship with the Lover-of-men and Sacrificing FATHER, and with the Glorious Sacrifice, the Saviour of our souls. For His mercy hath been abundant towards us; and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. III. Let us examine, &c. As immediately above. thanksgiving, to the FATHER Unoriginate, with Thine Only-Begotten Son, and to Thine All-Holy, and Good, and Life-giving SPIRIT, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Priest. Glory to Thee, O CHRIST the GOD, our Hope; Glory to Thee. The Dismissal. Priest. CHRIST our True GOD, Who Arose from the dead: through the intercessions of His all-spotless Mother, and of all the Saints: have mercy, and save us, as Good, and Lover-of-men. Choir. Amene. NOTE. That the Divine and Sacred LITURGY may be said here, or after either of the previous HOUR Services, or after the Service of DAYDAWN, according to the time of celebration. |