_|_ | C O P | N E T THE MORNING PRAYER ------------------ INTRODUCTION OF EVERY HOUR -------------------------- In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Kiryelaycon, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord bless us. Amen. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. THE LORD'S PRAYER ----------------- Our Lord, make us worthy to pray thankfully: 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 the evil one, through Christ Jesus our Lord, for Thine is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen. THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING -------------------------- Let us give thanks to the beneficient and merciful God, the Father of our Lord, God, and Saviour, Jesus Christ, for He has covered us, supported us, preserved us, accepted us unto Him, had compassion on us, sustained us, and brought us to this hour. Let us then ask Him, the Almighty Lord our God, to keep us in all peace this holy day and all the days of our life. O Master, Lord, God Almighty, Father of our Lord, God, and Savior, Jesus Christ, we thank Thee upon every condition, for any condition, and in whatever condition, for Thou has covered us, supported us, preserved us, accepted us unto Thee, had compassion on us, sustained us, and brought us unto this hour. Therefore, we pray and entreat Thy goodness, O Lover-of-mankind. Grant us to complete this holy day and all the days of our life in all peace with Thy fear. All envy, all temptation, all the workings of Satan, the intrigue of wicked people, the rising up of enemies, hidden and manifest, do Thou cast away from us, and from Thy people, and from this, Thy holy place. Whereas of things that are good and useful do Thou grant unto us, for Thou art He who gave us the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and every power of the enemy; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Through the grace and mercies and love-of-man of Thine only begotten Son, our Lord, God, and Savior, Jesus Christ, through whom is due unto Thee glory and honor and power together with Him and the Holy Spirit, the Life-Giver, who is consubstantial with Thee now and ever, and to the ages of all ages. Amen. PSALM 50 -------- Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. PRIME ----- O come, let us worship! O come, let us ask Christ our God. O come, let us worship! O come, let us ask Christ our King. O come, let us worship! O come, let us ask Christ our Savior. O our Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, our God, through the intercession of Holy Mary and Thy saints, keep us, and let us have a good start, and have mercy on us according to Thy will forever. The night has passed away; we give thanks unto Thee O Lord, and we ask Thee to keep us in this day without sin and deliver us. THE PAULINE ----------- FROM ST. PAUL'S EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS, CHAPTER 4:1-5: -------------------------------------------------------- I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism. One is God, the Father of all. One is also his Son, Jesus Christ, the Word, who was incarnated, died, rose again from the dead on the third day, and has raised us up with Him. One is the Holy Spirit, the comforter, who is one and the same in His Hypostasis, who proceeds from the Father. He sanctifies the whole creation and teaches us to worship the Holy Trinity in one Godhead and one nature. We praise Him, we bless Him forever. Amen. The morning prayer of the blessed day we offer to Christ our King and God, beseeching Him to forgive us our sins. From the PSALM of David the Prophet may his blessings be on us all Amen PSALM 1 ------- Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. PSALM 2 ------- Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. PSALM 3 ------- Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. PSALM 4 ------- Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him. Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord. There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. PSALM 5 ------- Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. PSALM 6 ------- O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long? Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly. PSALM 8 ------- O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! PSALM 11 -------- For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. PSALM 12 -------- How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. PSALM 14 -------- Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. PSALM 15 -------- Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. PSALM 18 -------- The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. PSALM 24 -------- Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. PSALM 26 -------- The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up. Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. PSALM 62 -------- O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. PSALM 66 -------- God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. PSALM 69 -------- Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord. let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying. PSALM 112 --------- Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high, Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord. PSALM 142 --------- Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and 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 smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. THE GOSPEL ---------- THE GOSPEL FROM ST. JOHN, CHAPTER 1:1-17: ----------------------------------------- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'" From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Glory to God forever Amen. Ye the True Light that enlightens every man that comes into the world, Thou has come into the world through Thy love toward man. All the creation rejoiced at Thy coming. Thou saved Adam from the beguiling, and made Eve free of the pangs of death. Thou gave unto us the spirit of worship; we praise Thee, we bless Thee with your angels saying" ``Zoksapatri ke iyou-ke agi-you epnevmaty'' (Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.) With the outbreak of the morning, O Christ, our God, the True Light, let the senses of the light shine unto us, that the darkness of passion may not cover us,that we may praise Thee with understanding with David crying unto Thee and saying: "My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate upon all Thy words." Hear our voices according to Thy great mercy, deliver us O Lord our God according to Thy compassion. ``Kenin ke aa-ee ke-ic-touce e-on-ace ton e-onon Amen.'' (Now and unto the ages of ages, Amen) Thou, Mother of the Light, who is honored from the rising of the sun to its setting, they offer unto thee glorification, Ye Theotokos, the Second Heaven, because thou art the bright and unchangeable blossom and the Mother, who is Ever-Virgin, as the Father chose thee, and the Holy Spirit overshadowed thee, and the Son deigned to be incarnate from thee. Ask Him to grant salvation to the world, which He created, and deliver it from tribulation. Let us praise Him with a new song and bless Him now and to the ages of ages. Amen. THE GLORIA ---------- Let us sing with the angels saying: "Glory be to God in the highest, on earth peace, and goodwill to men." We praise Thee; we bless Thee; we serve Thee; we worship Thee; we confess to Thee; we proclaim Thy glory. O Lord, King of the Heavens, God, the Father Almighty, and the Lord, the Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit; O Lord God, the Lamb of God, the Son of the Father, who takes away the sins of the world have mercy on us. O Thou, bearer of the sins of the world, accept unto Thee our prayers. O Thou, who sits at the right hand of His Father, have mercy on us. Thou alone art Holy; Thou alone art the Highest, my Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Glory be to God the Father, Amen. I bless Thee every day, and I praise Thy Holy name forever and ever, Amen. From the night, my spirit seeks Thee early, O my God, for Thy commandments are light on the earth. I continually pursue Thy ways, for Thou has become a help to me. Early, my Lord, Thou shall hear my voice; tomorrow I will stand before Thee and Thou shall see me. THE TRISAGION ------------- Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, who was born of the Virgin, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, who was crucified for us, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, who arose from the dead and ascended into heaven, have mercy on us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto the ages of ages, Amen. O Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, Forgive us our sins. Lord, forgive us our iniquities. Lord, forgive us our trespasses. Lord, attend to the sick of Thy people, heal them for the sake of Thy Holy Name. Our fathers and brothers who have slept, rest their souls. O Thou who art sinless, Lord, forgive us our sins. O Thou who art sinless, Lord, help us and accept our prayers unto Thee. For Thine is the glory, dominion, and triple holiness; Lord have mercy, Lord bless us. Amen. INTERCESSION OF THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF GOD ------------------------------------------- Hail to thee! We ask thee, O saint, full of glory, the ever-virgin, the Mother of God the Christ; to lift up our prayers unto thy beloved son that He may forgive us our sins. Hail to he, the saint, the Virgin, who gave birth to the True Light, Christ our Lord; ask the Lord to have mercy on us and forgive us our sins. O Virgin Mary, Mother of God, the faithful intercessor of all mankind, intercede for us before Christ to whom thou gave birth, that He may forgive us our sins. Hail to thee, O Virgin, the true queen. Hail to her who is the pride of our race, who gave birth to Emmanuel. We ask thee to remember us, O faithful intercessor, before our Lord, Jesus Christ, that He may forgive us our sins. INTRODUCTION OF THE CREED ------------------------- We magnify thee, O mother of the True Light, ad we glorify thee, O Virgin Saint Mother of God, for thou has born unto us the Savior of the whole world; He came and saved our souls. Glory be to Thee, Christ, our Master and our King, the honor of the apostles, the crown of the martyrs, the joy of the righteous, the stability of the churches, the forgiveness of sins. We evangelize and preach the Holy Trinity, one Godhead. We worship Him and glorify Him. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord bless. Amen. THE CREED --------- Truly we believe in One God, God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of Light; true God of true God; begotten not created; Consubstantial 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 of the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. And on the third day He rose from the dead, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sat at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again in His glory to judge the living and the dead; whose Kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeded from the Father; who with the Father and the son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. In one Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. Our Lord, Listen to us, have mercy on us, and forgive us our sins. Kiryelaycon (Lord have mercy) - 41 times. HOLY HOLY HOLY -------------- Holy Holy Holy, O Lord of sabaoth, Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory and Thy dignity. Have mercy O God the Father Almighty. O Holy Trinity have mercy on us. O Lord God of powers be with us, for we have no other helper in our tribulations and adversities but Thee. O God, release, remit, and forgive us our transgressions which we have committed willingly and which we have committed unwillingly, which we have committed knowingly and which we have committed unknowingly, the hidden and the manifest. O Lord, remit them for us, for the sake of Thy Holy Name, which is called upon us according to Thy mercy, O Lord, and not according to our sins. The Lord's Prayer. ABSOLUTION ---------- Ye Lord of powers, who art before ages and who lasts forever, Thou that had created the sun for the illumination of the day, and the night for the rest of all people, we thank Thee Ye King of all ages because Thou admitted us to pass this night in peace and brought us to the daybreak. Therefore, we ask Thee our Lord, King of all ages, may the light of Thy face shine upon us, and may the light of Thy divine knowledge illuminate us. Make us Our Lord be sons of light and sons of daytime that we may pass this day in righteousness and purity and good disposition, and that we may accomplish the remainder of the days of our life without stumbling, through the grace, compassion, and love-of-mankind of Thy Only-Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and by the gift of Thy holy Spirit now and unto the ages of ages. Amen. AN ALTERNATE ABSOLUTION ----------------------- O emitter of light that is emitted, whose sun rises on the righteous and the wicked; who made light to illuminate the universe, enlighten our hearts. O Ye Master of all grant us at this present day to gratify Thee. Protect us from every bad thing, from every sin and from every adversative power, through Our Lord Jesus Christ, with Whom Thou art blessed together with the holy Spirit, the Life-Giver, and who is equal with Thee now and unto the ages of ages. Amen. PRAYER OF THE HOURS ------------------- Have mercy on us God, and have mercy on us. Thou who, at all times, and at every hour, in Heaven ad on earth art worshipped and glorified. The Christ,our God, who art long-suffering, plenteous in mercy and compassion, who loves the just and shows mercy to sinners among whom I am the first. Who dos not wish the death of the sinner, but to repent and to live. Thou who calls all men to salvation through the promise of good things to come, do Thou the same, Lord, receive also our supplications at this hour and at every hour; facilitate our present lives and direct us to act according to Thy commandments. Sanctify our souls, purify our bodies, set aright our reasoning, cleanse our thoughts, heal our sickness, remit our sins, and deliver us from all wrath and distress. Surround us with Thy holy angels; that guided and guarded by their host we may attain the unity of faith and the comprehension of Thine imperceptible and infinite glory, for blessed art Thou unto all ages. Amen.