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Μετὰ τὴν ἀπόλυσιν τοῦ Μεσονυκτικοῦ ὁ Ἱερεὺς ἐκφωνεῖ· Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, πάντοτε, νύν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἀμήν. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεός, δόξα σοί. Βασιλεῦ οὐράνιε, Παράκλητε, τὸ Πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας ὁ πανταχοῦ παρὼν καὶ τὰ πάντα πληρῶν ὁ θησαυρός τῶν ἀγαθῶν καὶ ζωῆς χορηγός, ἐλθὲ καὶ σκήνωσον ἐν ἡμῖν καὶ καθάρισον ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης κηλῖδος καὶ σῶσον ἀγαθέ, τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, ἅγιος ἰσχυρός, ἅγιος ἀθάνατος ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς (γ’). Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν, ἕνεκεν του ὀνόματός σου. Κύριε ἐλέησον (γ’) Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Πάτερ ἡμῶν, ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου, ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου, γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν, καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καί τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἀμήν. Κύριε ἐλέησον (ιβ') Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν Χριστῷ τῷ βασιλεῖ ἡμῶν Θεῷ. Δεῦτε προσκυνήσωμεν καὶ προσπέσωμεν αὐτῷ, Χριστῷ τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ Θεῷ ἡμῶν. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 19 Ἐπακούσαι σου Κύριος ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεως, ὑπερασπίσαι σου τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἰακώβ. Ἐξαποστείλαι σοι βοήθειαν ἐξ ἁγίου καὶ ἐκ Σιὼν ἀντιλάβοιτό σου. Μνησθείη πάσης θυσίας σου καὶ τὸ ὁλοκαύτωμά σου πιανάτω. Δῴη σοι Κύριος κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν σου καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν βουλήν σου πληρώσαι. Ἀγαλλιασόμεθα ἐν τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου καὶ ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου Θεοῦ ἡμῶν μεγαλυνθησόμεθα. πληρώσαι Κύριος πάντα τὰ αἰτήματά σου. Νῦν ἔγνων ὅτι ἔσωσε Κύριος τὸν χριστὸν αὐτοῦ· ἐπακούσεται αὐτοῦ ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἁγίου αὐτοῦ· ἐν δυναστείαις ἡ σωτηρία τῆς δεξιᾶς αὐτοῦ. Οὗτοι ἐν ἅρμασι καὶ οὗτοι ἐν ἵπποις, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου Θεοῦ ἡμῶν μεγαλυνθησόμεθα. Αὐτοὶ συνεποδίσθησαν καὶ ἔπεσαν, ἡμεῖς δὲ ἀνέστημεν καὶ ἀνωρθώθημεν. Κύριε, σῶσον τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ ἐπάκουσον ἡμῶν, ἐν ᾗ ἂν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπικαλεσώμεθά σε. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 20 Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου εὐφρανθήσεται ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου ἀγαλλιάσεται σφόδρα. Τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν τῆς καρδίας αὐτοῦ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν θέλησιν τῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐστέρησας αὐτόν. Ὅτι προέφθασας αὐτὸν ἐν εὐλογίαις χρηστότητος, ἔθηκας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ στέφανον ἐκ λίθου τιμίου. Ζωὴν ᾐτήσατό σε, καὶ ἔδωκας αὐτῷ, μακρότητα ἡμερῶν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος. Μεγάλη ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ σωτηρίῳ σου, δόξαν καὶ μεγαλοπρέπειαν ἐπιθήσεις ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν· ὅτι δώσεις αὐτῷ εὐλογίαν εἰς αἰῶνα αἰῶνος, εὐφρανεῖς αὐτὸν ἐν χαρᾷ μετὰ τοῦ προσώπου σου. Ὅτι ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐλπίζει ἐπὶ Κύριον καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐλέει τοῦ Ὑψίστου οὐ μὴ σαλευθῇ. Εὑρεθείη ἡ χείρ σου πᾶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς σου, ἡ δεξιά σου εὕροι πάντας τοὺς μισοῦντάς σε. Θήσεις αὐτοὺς εἰς κλίβανον πυρὸς εἰς καιρὸν τοῦ προσώπου σου· Κύριος ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ συνταράξει αὐτούς, καὶ καταφάγεται αὐτοὺς πῦρ. Τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἀπολεῖς καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτῶν ἀπὸ υἱῶν ἀνθρώπων, ὅτι ἔκλιναν εἰς σὲ κακά, διελογίσαντο βουλάς, αἷς οὐ μὴ δύνωνται στῆναι. Ὅτι θήσεις αὐτοὺς νῶτον· ἐν τοῖς περιλοίποις σου ἑτοιμάσεις τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν. Ὑψώθητι, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου· ᾄσομεν καὶ ψαλοῦμεν τὰς δυναστείας σου. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. (γ’) Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Παναγία Τριάς, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Κύριε, ἱλάσθητι ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν. Δέσποτα, συγχώρησον τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῖν. Ἅγιε, ἐπίσκεψαι καὶ ἴασαι τὰς ἀσθενείας ἡμῶν, ἕνεκεν του ὀνόματός σου. Κύριε ἐλέησον (γ’) Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Πάτερ ἡμῶν, ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς, ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου, ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου, γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπί τῆς γῆς. Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερον καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν, ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν, καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ὅτι σοῦ ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία... ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Σῶσον, Κύριε, τὸν λαόν σου, καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονομίαν σου, νίκας τοὶς βασιλεύσι, κατὰ βαρβάρων δωρούμενος, καὶ τὸ σὸν φυλάττων, διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου πολίτευμα. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῶ ἑκουσίως, τὴ ἐπωνύμω σου καινὴ πολιτεία, τοὺς οἰκτιρμούς σου δώρησαι, Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, εὔφρανον ἐν τῇ δυνάμει σου, τοὺς πιστοὺς βασιλεῖς ἡμῶν, νίκας χορηγῶν αὐτοῖς, κατὰ τῶν πολεμίων, τὴν συμμαχίαν ἔχοιεν τὴν σήν, ὅπλον εἰρήνης, ἀήττητον τρόπαιον. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Προστασία φοβερὰ καὶ ἀκαταίσχυντε, μὴ παρίδης, ἀγαθή, τὰς ἱκεσίας ἡμῶν, πανύμνητε Θεοτόκε, στήριξον ὀρθοδόξων πολιτείαν, σῶζε οὓς ἐκέλευσας βασιλεύειν, καὶ χορήγει αὐτοῖς οὐρανόθεν τὴν νίκην, διότι ἔτεκες τὸν Θεόν, μόνη εὐλογημένη. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεὸς… ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον (γ'). καί μετά ἀπό κάθε αἴτηση. Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν. Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ πατρὸς καὶ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν... Ὅτι ἐλεήμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις... ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἀμήν. Ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου, εὐλόγησον, Πάτερ. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Δόξα τῇ ἁγίᾳ καὶ ὁμοουσίῳ, καὶ ζωοποιῷ καὶ ἀδιαιρέτῳ Τριάδι, πάντοτε, νύν, καὶ ἀεί, καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἀμήν. Ὁ ἙΞΑΨΑΛΜΟΣξ Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. (ἐκ γ') Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις, καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. (δίς) ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 3 Κύριε τί ἐπληθύνθησαν οἱ θλίβοντές με; πολλοὶ ἐπανίστανται ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ· πολλοὶ λέγουσι τῇ ψυχῇ μου· οὐκ ἔστι σωτηρία αὐτῷ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ αὐτοῦ. Σὺ δέ, Κύριε, ἀντιλήπτωρ μου εἶ, δόξα μου καὶ ὑψῶν τὴν κεφαλήν μου. Φωνῇ μου πρὸς Κύριον ἐκέκραξα, καὶ ἐπήκουσέ μου ἐξ ὄρους ἁγίου αὐτοῦ. Ἐγὼ ἐκοιμήθην καὶ ὕπνωσα· ἐξηγέρθην, ὅτι Κύριος ἀντιλήψεταί μου. Οὐ φοβηθήσομαι ἀπὸ μυριάδων λαοῦ τῶν κύκλῳ συνεπιτιθεμένων μοι. Ἀνάστα, Κύριε, σῶσόν με, ὁ Θεός μου, ὅτι σὺ ἐπάταξας πάντας τοὺς ἐχθραίνοντάς μοι ματαίως, ὀδόντας ἁμαρτωλῶν συνέτριψας. Τοῦ Κυρίου ἡ σωτηρία, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν σου ἡ εὐλογία σου. Ἐγὼ ἐκοιμήθην καὶ ὕπνωσα ἐξηγέρθην ὅτι κύριος ἀντιλήμψεταί μου. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 37 Κύριε, μὴ τῷ θυμῷ σου ἐλέγξῃς με, μηδὲ τῇ ὀργῇ σου παιδεύσῃς με. Ὅτι τὰ βέλη σου ἐνεπάγησάν μοι, καὶ ἐπεστήριξας ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ τὴν χεῖρά σου· οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς ὀργῆς σου, οὐκ ἔστιν εἰρήνη ἐν τοῖς ὀστέοις μου ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου. Ὅτι αἱ ἀνομίαι μου ὑπερῇραν τὴν κεφαλήν μου, ὡσεὶ φορτίον βαρὺ ἐβαρύνθησαν ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ. Προσώζεσαν καὶ ἐσάπησαν οἱ μώλωπές μου ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς ἀφροσύνης μου· ἐταλαιπώρησα καὶ κατεκάμφθην ἕως τέλους, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν σκυθρωπάζων ἐπορευόμην. Ὅτι αἱ ψόαι μου ἐπλήσθησαν ἐμπαιγμάτων, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου· ἐκακώθην καὶ ἐταπεινώθην ἕως σφόδρα, ὠρυόμην ἀπὸ στεναγμοῦ τῆς καρδίας μου. Κύριε, ἐναντίον σου πᾶσα ἡ ἐπιθυμία μου, καὶ ὁ στεναγμός μου ἀπὸ σοῦ οὐκ ἀπεκρύβη. Ἡ καρδία μου ἐταράχθη, ἐγκατέλιπέ με ἡ ἰσχύς μου, καὶ τὸ φῶς τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν μου, καὶ αὐτὸ οὐκ ἔστι μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ. Οἱ φίλοι μου καὶ οἱ πλησίον μου ἐξ ἐναντίας μου ἤγγισαν καὶ ἔστησαν, καὶ οἱ ἔγγιστά μου ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔστησαν· καὶ ἐξεβιάζοντο οἱ ζητοῦντες τὴν ψυχήν μου, καὶ οἱ ζητοῦντες τὰ κακά μοι ἐλάλησαν ματαιότητας, καὶ δολιότητας ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐμελέτησαν. Ἐγὼ δὲ ὡσεὶ κωφὸς οὐκ ἤκουον καὶ ὡσεὶ ἄλαλος οὐκ ἀνοίγων τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐγενόμην ὡσεὶ ἄνθρωπος οὐκ ἀκούων καὶ οὐκ ἔχων ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ ἐλεγμούς. Ὅτι ἐπὶ σοί, Κύριε, ἤλπισα· σὺ εἰκακούσῃ, Κύριε ὁ Θεός μου. Ὅτι εἶπα· μήποτε ἐπιχαρῶσί μοι οἱ ἐχθροί μου· καὶ ἐν τῷ σαλευθῆναι πόδας μου ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ ἐμεγαλοῤῥημόνησαν. Ὅτι ἐγὼ εἰς μάστιγας ἕτοιμος, καὶ ἡ ἀλγηδών μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διαπαντός. Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ ἀναγγελῶ καὶ μεριμνήσω ὑπὲρ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου. Οἱ δὲ ἐχθροί μου ζῶσι καὶ κεκραταίωνται ὑπὲρ ἐμέ, καὶ ἐπληθύνθησαν οἱ μισοῦντές με ἀδίκως· οἱ ἀνταποδιδόντες μοι κακὰ ἀντὶ ἀγαθῶν ἐνδιέβαλλόν με, ἐπεὶ κατεδίωκον ἀγαθωσύνην. Μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς με, Κύριε· ὁ Θεός μου, μὴ ἀποστῇς ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ· πρόσχες εἰς τὴν βοήθειάν μου, Κύριε τῆς σωτηρίας μου. Μὴ ἐγκαταλίπης μὲ κύριε ὁ Θεός μου μὴ ἀποστὴς ἀπ' ἐμοῦ Πρόσχες εἰς τὴν βοήθειάν μου κύριε τῆς σωτηρίας μου ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 62 Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεός μου, πρὸς σὲ ὀρθρίζω· ἐδίψησέ σε ἡ ψυχή μου, ποσαπλῶς σοι ἡ σάρξ μου ἐν γῇ ἐρήμῳ καὶ ἀβάτῳ καὶ ἀνύδρῳ. Οὕτως ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ ὤφθην σοι τοῦ ἰδεῖν τὴν δύναμίν σου καὶ τὴν δόξαν σου. Ὅτι κρεῖσσον τὸ ἔλεός σου ὑπὲρ ζωάς· τὰ χείλη μου ἐπαινέσουσί σε. Οὕτως εὐλογήσω σε ἐν τῇ ζωῇ μου καὶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί σου ἀρῶ τὰς χεῖράς μου. Ὡς ἐκ στέατος καὶ πιότητος ἐμπλησθείη ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ χείλη ἀγαλλιάσεως αἰνέσει τὸ στόμα μου. Εἰ ἐμνημόνευόν σου ἐπὶ τῆς στρωμνῆς μου, ἐν τοῖς ὄρθροις ἐμελέτων εἰς σέ· ὅτι ἐγενήθης βοηθός μου, καὶ ἐν τῇ σκέπῃ τῶν πτερύγων σου ἀγαλλιάσομαι. Ἐκολλήθη ἡ ψυχή μου ὀπίσω σου, ἐμοῦ δὲ ἀντελάβετο ἡ δεξιά σου. Αὐτοὶ δὲ εἰς μάτην ἐζήτησαν τὴν ψυχήν μου, εἰσελεύσονται εἰς τὰ κατώτατα τῆς γῆς· παραδοθήσονται εἰς χεῖρας ῥομφαίας, μερίδες ἀλωπέκων ἔσονται. Ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς εὐφρανθήσεται ἐπὶ τῷ Θεῷ, ἐπαινεθήσεται πᾶς ὁ ὀμνύων ἐν αὐτῷ, ὅτι ἐνεφράγη στόμα λαλούντων ἄδικα. Ἐν τοῖς ὄρθροις ἐμελέτων εἰς σὲ ὅτι ἐγενήθης βοηθός μου καὶ ἐν τῇ σκέπη τῶν πτερύγων σου ἀγαλλιάσομαι. Ἐκολλήθη ἡ ψυχή μου ὀπίσω σου, ἐμοῦ ἀντελάβετο ἡ δεξιά σου. Δόξα... Καὶ νύν... Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεὸς. (γ’) Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (γ’) Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 87 Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου, ἡμέρας ἐκέκραξα καὶ ἐν νυκτὶ ἐναντίον σου· εἰσελθέτω ἐνώπιόν σου ἡ προσευχή μου, κλῖνον τὸ οὖς σου εἰς τὴν δέησίν μου. Ὅτι ἐπλήσθη κακῶν ἡ ψυχή μου, καὶ ἡ ζωή μου τῷ ᾅδῃ ἤγγισε· προσελογίσθην μετὰ τῶν καταβαινόντων εἰς λάκκον, ἐγενήθην ὡσεὶ ἄνθρωπος ἀβοήθητος ἐν νεκροῖς ἐλεύθερος, ὡσεὶ τραυματίαι καθεύδοντες ἐν τάφῳ, ὧν οὐκ ἐμνήσθης ἔτι καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐκ τῆς χειρός σου ἀπώσθησαν. Ἔθεντό με ἐν λάκκῳ κατωτάτῳ, ἐν σκοτεινοῖς καὶ ἐν σκιᾷ θανάτου. Ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ ἐπεστηρίχθη ὁ θυμός σου, καὶ πάντας τοὺς μετεωρισμούς σου ἐπήγαγες ἐπ᾿ ἐμέ. Ἐμάκρυνας τοὺς γνωστούς μου ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ἔθεντό με βδέλυγμα ἑαυτοῖς, παρεδόθην καὶ οὐκ ἐξεπορευόμην. Οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου ἠσθένησαν ἀπὸ πτωχείας· ἐκέκραξα πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, διεπέτασα πρὸς σὲ τὰς χεῖράς μου· μὴ τοῖς νεκροῖς ποιήσεις θαυμάσια; ἢ ἰατροὶ ἀναστήσουσι, καὶ ἐξομολογήσονταί σοι; Μὴ διηγήσεταί τις ἐν τῷ τάφῳ τὸ ἔλεός σου καὶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου ἐν τῇ ἀπωλείᾳ; Μὴ γνωσθήσεται ἐν τῷ σκότει τὰ θαυμάσιά σου καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη σου ἐν γῇ ἐπιλελησμένῃ; Κἀγὼ πρὸς σέ, Κύριε, ἐκέκραξα, καὶ τὸ πρωΐ ἡ προσευχή μου προφθάσει σε. Ἱνατί, Κύριε, ἀπωθῇ τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἀποστρέφεις τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ; Πτωχός εἰμι ἐγὼ καὶ ἐν κόποις ἐκ νεότητός μου, ὑψωθεὶς δὲ ἐταπεινώθην καὶ ἐξηπορήθην. Ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ διῆλθον αἱ ὀργαί σου, οἱ φοβερισμοί σου ἐξετάραξάν με, ἐκύκλωσάν με ὡσεὶ ὕδωρ ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν, περιέσχον με ἅμα. Ἐμάκρυνας ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ φίλον καὶ πλησίον καὶ τοὺς γνωστούς μου ἀπὸ ταλαιπωρίας. Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου ἡμέρας ἐκέκραξα καὶ ἐν νυκτὶ ἐναντίον σου Εἰσελθάτω ἐνώπιόν σου ἡ προσευχή μου κλῖνον τὸ οὖς σου εἰς τὴν δέησίν μου ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 102 Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον καί, πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου, τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ· εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον καὶ μὴ ἐπιλανθάνου πάσας τὰς ἀνταποδόσεις αὐτοῦ· τὸν εὐιλατεύοντα πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας σου, τὸν ἰώμενον πάσας τὰς νόσους σου· τὸν λυτρούμενον ἐκ φθορᾶς τὴν ζωήν σου, τὸν στεφανοῦντά σε ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς· τὸν ἐμπιπλῶντα ἐν ἀγαθοῖς τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν σου, ἀνακαινισθήσεται ὡς ἀετοῦ ἡ νεότης σου. Ποιῶν ἐλεημοσύνας ὁ Κύριος καὶ κρῖμα πᾶσι τοῖς ἀδικουμένοις. Ἐγνώρισε τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ τῷ Μωυσῇ, τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ τὰ θελήματα αὐτοῦ. Οἰκτίρμων καὶ ἐλεήμων ὁ Κύριος, μακρόθυμος καὶ πολυέλεος· οὐκ εἰς τέλος ὀργισθήσεται, οὐδὲ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μηνιεῖ· οὐ κατὰ τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῶν ἐποίησεν ἡμῖν, οὐδὲ κατὰ τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν ἀνταπέδωκεν ἡμῖν, ὅτι κατὰ τὸ ὕψος τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἐκραταίωσε Κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν· καθόσον ἀπέχουσιν ἀνατολαὶ ἀπὸ δυσμῶν, ἐμάκρυνεν ἀφ᾿ ἡμῶν τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῶν. Καθὼς οἰκτείρει πατὴρ υἱούς, ᾠκτείρησε Κύριος τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν, ὅτι αὐτὸς ἔγνω τὸ πλάσμα ἡμῶν, ἐμνήσθη ὅτι χοῦς ἐσμεν. Ἄνθρωπος, ὡσεὶ χόρτος αἱ ἡμέραι αὐτοῦ· ὡσεὶ ἄνθος τοῦ ἀγροῦ, οὕτως ἐξανθήσει· ὅτι πνεῦμα διῆλθεν ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ οὐχ ὑπάρξει καὶ οὐκ ἐπιγνώσεται ἔτι τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ. Τὸ δὲ ἔλεος τοῦ Κυρίου ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν, καὶ ἡ δικαιοσύνη αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ υἱοῖς υἱῶν τοῖς φυλάσσουσι τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ καὶ μεμνημένοις τῶν ἐντολῶν αὐτοῦ τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτάς. Κύριος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἡτοίμασε τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ πάντων δεσπόζει. Εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντες οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ, δυνατοὶ ἰσχύϊ ποιοῦντες τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι τῆς φωνῆς τῶν λόγων αὐτοῦ. Εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πᾶσαι αἱ δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ, λειτουργοὶ αὐτοῦ ποιοῦντες τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ· εὐλογεῖτε τὸν Κύριον, πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ, ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ τῆς δεσποτείας αὐτοῦ· εὐλόγει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν Κύριον. Ἐν παντὶ τόπω τῆς δεσποτείας αὐτοῦ εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 142 Κύριε, εἰσάκουσον τῆς προσευχῆς μου, ἐνώτισαι τὴν δέησίν μου ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ σου, εἰσάκουσόν μου ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου· καὶ μὴ εἰσέλθῃς εἰς κρίσιν μετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου, ὅτι οὐ δικαιωθήσεται ἐνώπιόν σου πᾶς ζῶν. Ὅτι κατεδίωξεν ὁ ἐχθρὸς τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἐταπείνωσεν εἰς γῆν τὴν ζωήν μου, ἐκάθισέ με ἐν σκοτεινοῖς ὡς νεκροὺς αἰῶνος· καὶ ἠκηδίασεν ἐπ᾿ ἐμὲ τὸ πνεῦμά μου, ἐν ἐμοὶ ἐταράχθη ἡ καρδία μου. Ἐμνήσθην ἡμερῶν ἀρχαίων, ἐμελέτησα ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἔργοις σου, ἐν ποιήμασι τῶν χειρῶν σου ἐμελέτων. Διεπέτασα πρὸς σὲ τὰς χεῖράς μου, ἡ ψυχή μου ὡς γῆ ἄνυδρός σοι. Ταχὺ εἰσάκουσόν μου, Κύριε, ἐξέλιπε τὸ πνεῦμά μου· μὴ ἀποστρέψῃς τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, καὶ ὁμοιωθήσομαι τοῖς καταβαίνουσιν εἰς λάκκον. Ἀκουστὸν ποίησόν μοι τὸ πρωΐ τὸ ἔλεός σου, ὅτι ἐπὶ σοὶ ἤλπισα· γνώρισόν μοι, Κύριε, ὁδόν, ἐν ᾗ πορεύσομαι, ὅτι πρὸς σὲ ἦρα τὴν ψυχήν μου· ἐξελοῦ με ἐκ τῶν ἐχθρῶν μου, Κύριε, ὅτι πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον. Δίδαξόν με τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεός μου· τὸ πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἀγαθὸν ὁδηγήσει με ἐν γῇ εὐθείᾳ. Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου, Κύριε, ζήσεις με, ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνῃ σου ἐξάξεις ἐκ θλίψεως τὴν ψυχήν μου· καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐλέει σου ἐξολοθρεύσεις τοὺς ἐχθρούς μου καὶ ἀπολεῖς πάντας τοὺς θλίβοντας τὴν ψυχήν μου, ὅτι ἐγὼ δοῦλός σού εἰμι. Ἐπάκουσόν μου ἐν τῇ δικαιοσύνη σου καὶ μὴ εἸσέλθης εἰς κρίσιν μετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου. (2) Τὸ πνεύμά σου τὸ ἀγαθὸν ὁδηγήσει μὲ ἐν γῆ εὐθεῖᾳ Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεός (ἐκ γ'). Ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν, Κύριε, δόξα σοί. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε ἐλέησον. [καὶ μετὰ ἀπό κάθε αἴτηση] Ὑπέρ τῆς ἄνωθεν εἰρήνης... Ὑπέρ τῆς εἰρήνης τοῦ σύμπαντος κόσμου… Ὑπέρ τοῦ ἁγίου οἴκου τούτου… Ὑπέρ τοῦ πατρός καὶ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος)… Ὑπέρ τῆς πόλεως (Μονῆς κώμης) ταύτης… Ὑπὲρ εὐκρασίας ἀέρων… Ὑπὲρ πλεόντων, ὁδοιπορούντων… Ὑπέρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι ἡμᾶς… Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον… Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου… ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοὶ Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ὅτι πρέπει σοι, πᾶσα δόξα… ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Θεὸς Κύριος, καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. Στίχ, α'. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῶ Κυρίω, καὶ ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ. Θεὸς Κύριος, καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν... Στίχ, β'. Πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ἐκύκλωσάν με, καὶ τῶ ὀνόματι Κυρίου ἤμυνάμην αὐτούς, Θεὸς Κύριος, καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν... Στίχ, γ'. Παρὰ Κυρίου ἐγένετο αὕτη, καὶ ἐστι θαυμαστὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἡμῶν. Θεὸς Κύριος, καὶ ἐπέφανεν ἡμῖν... καὶ τά Ἀπολυτίκια καὶ Θεοτοκίον τῆς ἡμέρας. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. [καί μετά ἀπό κάθε αἴτηση] Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον… Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου… ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοὶ Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὅτι σὸν τὸ κράτος... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Εἶτα ὁ χορός ψάλλει τά Καθίσματα τοῦ τυχόντος ήχου ἢ τά τῆς ἑορτῆς.. Ἐν δὲ ταῖς Κυριακαῖς ψάλλονται ἐν συνεχεία τά ἀκόλουθα Ἀναστάσιμα εὐλογητάρια. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Τῶν Ἀγγέλων ὁ δῆμος, κατεπλάγη ὁρῶν σε, ἐν νεκροῖς λογισθέντα, τοῦ θανάτου δὲ Σωτήρ, τὴν ἰσχὺν καθελόντα, καὶ σὺν ἑαυτῶ τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἐγείραντα, καὶ ἐξ Ἄδου πάντας ἐλευθερώσαντα. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Τὶ τὰ μύρα, συμπαθῶς τοὶς δάκρυσιν, ὧ Μαθήτριαι κιρνᾶτε; ὁ ἀστράπτων ἐν τῷ τάφω Ἄγγελος, προσεφθέγγετο ταὶς Μυροφόροις, Ἴδετε ὑμεῖς τὸν τάφον καὶ ἤσθητε, ὁ Σωτὴρ γὰρ ἐξανέστη τοῦ μνήματος. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου. Λίαν πρωί, Μυροφόροι ἕδραμον, πρὸς τὸ μνήμά σου θρηνολογοῦσαι, ἀλλ' ἐπέστη, πρὸς αὐτὰς ὁ Ἄγγελος, καὶ εἶπε, θρήνου ὁ καιρὸς πέπαυται, μὴ κλαίετε, τὴν Ἀνάστασιν δέ, Ἀποστόλοις εἴπατε. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου, Μυροφόροι γυναῖκες, μετὰ μύρων ἐλθοῦσαι, πρὸς τὸ μνήμά σου, Σῶτερ ἐνηχοῦντο. Ἀγγέλου τρανῶς, πρὸς αὐτὰς φθεγγομένου. Τὶ μετὰ νεκρῶν, τὸν ζώντα λογίζεσθε; ὦς Θεὸς γάρ, ἐξανέστη τοῦ μνήματος. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, Προσκυνοῦμεν Πατέρα, καὶ τὸν τούτου Υἱόν τε, καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, τὴν Ἁγίαν Τριάδα, ἐν μιὰ τῇ οὐσία, σὺν τοὶς Σεραφείμ, κράζοντες τό, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος, Ἅγιος εἶ, Κύριε. Kαὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Ζωοδότην τεκοῦσα, ἐλυτρώσω Παρθένε, τὸν Ἀδὰμ ἁμαρτίας, χαρμονὴν δὲ τὴ Εὔα, ἀντὶ λύπης παρέσχες, ῥεύσαντα ζωῆς, ἴθυνε πρὸς ταύτην δέ, ὁ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθείς Θεὸς καὶ ἄνθρωπος. Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα, Ἀλληλούϊα. Δόξα σοὶ ὁ Θεός. (ἐκ γ') ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. [καί μετά ἀπό κάθε αἴτηση] Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον... Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοὶ Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ὅτι ηὐλόγηταί σου τὸ ὄνομα... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Ἐν ταῖς Κυριακαῖς λέγεται ἡ Ὑπακοὴ, καί ψάλλονται ἐν συνεχεία οἱ ἀναβαθμοὶ τοῦ ἤχου καὶ τὸ Προκείμενον. Ἐν μνήμαις ἑορταζομένων ἁγίων ψάλλεται τό Α' Ἀντίφωνον τοῦ Δ’ ἤχου. Ἐκ νεότητός μου, πολλὰ πολεμεῖ με πάθη, ἀλλ' αὐτὸς ἀντιλαβοῦ, καὶ σῶσον, Σωτήρ μου. (δίς) Οἱ μισοῦντες Σιών, αἰσχύνθητε ἀπὸ τοῦ Κυρίου· ὡς χόρτος γάρ, πυρὶ ἔσεσθε ἀπεξηραμμένοι. (δίς) Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, πᾶσα ψυχὴ ζωοῦται, καὶ καθάρσει ὑψοῦται, λαμπρύνεται τῇ Τριαδικῇ μονάδι, ἱεροκρυφίως. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, ἀναβλύζει τὰ τῆς χάριτος ῥεῖθρα, ἀρδεύοντα ἅπασαν τὴν κτίσιν, πρὸς ζωογονίαν.
Εἶτε τὸ Προκείμενον τῆς ἑορτῆς
ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὅτι Ἅγιος εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον (ἐκ γ'). ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Καὶ ὑπέρ τοῦ καταξιωθῆναι ἡμᾶς τῆς ἀκροάσεως τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον (γ'). ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Σοφία. Ὀρθοῖ, ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῶ Πνεύματί σου. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ (.....) ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ ἀνάγνωσμα. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Πρόσχωμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Δόξα σοί, Κύριε, δόξα σοί. Καὶ ἀναγινώσκει ὁ Ἱερευς τὸ Εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Ὄρθρου. Μετὰ δὲ τὸ πέρας αὐτοῦ λέγει ὁ χορός· ΧΟΡΟΣ: Δόξα σοί, Κύριε, δόξα σοί. Καὶ ἑν Κυριακῇ ὁ Ἀναγνώστης ἀναγινώσκει το· Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, και ψάλλεται ὁ Ν’ Ψαλμός εἰ τύχη Κυριακή. Εἰ δὲ ἐστιν ἄλλη ἐορτή, ὁ Ν΄χύμα καὶ γίνεται ὁ ἀσπασμός τοῦ Εὐαγγελίου. Ἀνάστασιν Χριστοῦ θεασάμενοι, προσκυνήσωμεν Ἅγιον, Κύριον, Ἰησοῦν τὸν μόνον ἀναμάρτητον. Τὸν Σταυρόν σου, Χριστέ, προσκυνοῦμεν, καὶ τὴν ἁγίαν σου Ἀνάστασιν ὑμνοῦμεν καὶ δοξάζομεν. Σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐκτὸς σοῦ ἄλλον οὐκ οἴδαμεν, τὸ ὄνομά σου ὀνομάζομεν. Δεῦτε πάντες οἱ πιστοί, προσκυνήσωμεν τὴν τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἁγίαν Ἀνάστασιν, ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἦλθε διὰ τοῦ Σταυροῦ, χαρὰ ἐν ὅλω τῶ κόσμω. Διὰ παντὸς εὐλογοῦντες τὸν Κύριον, ὑμνοῦμεν τὴν Ἀνάστασιν αὐτοῦ. Σταυρὸν γὰρ ὑπομεῖνας δι' ἡμᾶς, θανάτω θάνατον ὤλεσεν. Ν’ ΨΑΛΜΟΣ Ἐλέησόν με, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου· ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῦνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίας μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας μου καθάρισόν με. Ὅτι τὴν ἀνομίαν μου ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ ἡ ἁμαρτία μου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστι διαπαντός. Σοὶ μόνῳ ἥμαρτον καὶ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ἐποίησα, ὅπως ἂν δικαιωθῇς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις σου, καὶ νικήσῃς ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαί σε. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν ἀνομίαις συνελήφθην, καὶ ἐν ἁμαρτίαις ἐκίσσησέ με ἡ μήτηρ μου. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγάπησας, τὰ ἄδηλα καὶ τὰ κρύφια τῆς σοφίας σου ἐδήλωσάς μοι. Ῥαντιεῖς με ὑσσώπῳ, καὶ καθαρισθήσομαι, πλυνεῖς με, καὶ ὑπὲρ χιόνα λευκανθήσομαι. Ἀκουτιεῖς μοι ἀγαλλίασιν καὶ εὐφροσύνην, ἀγαλλιάσονται ὀστέα τεταπεινωμένα. Ἀπόστρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν μου καὶ πάσας τὰς ἀνομίας μου ἐξάλειψον. Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, καὶ πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου. Μὴ ἀποῤῥίψῃς με ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου καὶ τὸ πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ. Ἀπόδος μοι τὴν ἀγαλλίασιν τοῦ σωτηρίου σου καὶ πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με. Διδάξω ἀνόμους τὰς ὁδούς σου, καὶ ἀσεβεῖς ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπιστρέψουσι. Ῥῦσαί με ἐξ αἱμάτων, ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας μου· ἀγαλλιάσεται ἡ γλῶσσά μου τὴν δικαιοσύνην σου. Κύριε, τὰ χείλη μου ἀνοίξεις, καὶ τὸ στόμα μου ἀναγγελεῖ τὴν αἴνεσίν σου. Ὅτι εἰ ἠθέλησας θυσίαν, ἔδωκα ἄν· ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐκ εὐδοκήσεις. Θυσία τῷ Θεῷ πνεῦμα συντετριμμένον, καρδίαν συντετριμμένην καὶ τεταπεινωμένην ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξουδενώσει. Ἀγάθυνον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ εὐδοκίᾳ σου τὴν Σιών, καὶ οἰκοδομηθήτω τὰ τείχη Ἱερουσαλήμ· τότε εὐδοκήσεις θυσίαν δικαιοσύνης, ἀναφορὰν καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα· τότε ἀνοίσουσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν σου μόσχους. Ἦχος β’ Δόξα... Ταὶς τῶν Ἀποστόλων, πρεσβείαις Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη, τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων. Καὶ νύν... Ἦχος ὁ αὐτὸς Ταὶς τῆς Θεοτόκου, πρεσβείαις Ἐλεῆμον, ἐξάλειψον τὰ πλήθη, τῶν ἐμῶν ἐγκλημάτων. Στίχ. Ἐλέησόν με ὁ Θεὸς κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημά μου. Ἦχος ὁ αὐτός. Ἀναστὰς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, ἀπὸ τοῦ τάφου, καθὼς προεῖπεν, ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν, τὴν αἰώνιον ζωήν, καὶ μέγα ἔλεος. Ἐν δὲ περιόδου τοῦ Τριωδίου Ἦχος πλ. δ' Δόξα... Τῆς μετανοίας ἄνοιξόν μοὶ πύλας Ζωοδότα, ὀρθρίζει γὰρ τὸ πνεύμά μου, πρὸς ναὸν τὸν ἅγιόν σου, ναὸν φέρον τοῦ σώματος, ὅλον ἐσπιλωμένον, ἀλλ' ὡς οἰκτίρμων κάθαρον, εὐσπλάγχνω σου ἐλέει. Καὶ νύν... Θεοτοκίοv. Ἦχος ὁ αὐτὸς Τῆς σωτηρίας εὔθυνόν μοὶ τρίβους, Θεοτόκε, αἰσχραῖς γὰρ κατερρύπωσα, τὴν ψυχὴν ἁμαρτίαις, ὡς ῥαθύμως τὸν βίον μου, ὅλον ἐκδαπανήσας, ταὶς σαὶς πρεσβείαις ῥύσαί με, πάσης ἀκαθαρσίας. Στίχ. Ἐλέησόν με ὁ Θεὸς κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἐλεός σου καὶ κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν σου, ἐξάλειψον τὸ ἀνόμημα μου.
Ἦχος πλ. β' Τὰ πλήθη τῶν πεπραγμένων μοὶ δεινῶν, ἐννοῶν ὁ τάλας, τρέμω τὴν φοβερὰν ἡμέραν τῆς κρίσεως, ἀλλὰ θαρρῶν εἰς τὸ ἔλεος τῆς εὐσπλαγχνίας σου, ὡς ὁ Δαυὶδ βοῶ σοί. Ἐλέησόν με ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα σου ἔλεος. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Σῶσον, ὁ Θεός, τὸν λαόν σου... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον (ιβ') ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ἐλέει, καὶ οἰκτιρμοίς, καὶ φιλανθρωπία... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Εἶτα, ἀναγινώσκεται ὁ Κανών, ψαλλομένων καὶ τῶν Καταβασιῶν. Εἰς δὲ τὴν γ’ ᾠδὴν· ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. [καί μετά ἀπό κάθε αἴτηση] Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον... Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοὶ Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. καί ὁ χορός ψάλλει τά Καθίσματα τῆς γ’ ᾠδής Εἰς δὲ τὴν στ’ ᾠδὴν· ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. [καί μετά ἀπό κάθε αἴτηση] Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον... Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοὶ Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὁ Βασιλεὺς τῆς εἰρήνης... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Καὶ ὁ Ἀναγνώστης τὸ Κοντάκιον, Οἶκον, και Συναξάριον τῆς ἡμέρας. Ἐν ταῖς μοναῖς, ἡ ζ΄ και η΄ ᾠδή τοῦ κανόνος. Ἐν ταῖς ἐνορίαις, μετὰ τὸ συναξάριον, ὁ χορός ψάλλει ταῖς Καταβασίαις. Ἐν τῇ καταβασίᾳ τῆς η΄ ᾠδής, προτάσσεται τὸ·
Αἰνοῦμεν, εὐλογοῦμεν, καὶ προσκυνοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον. Ἐν ταῖς ἐνορίαις μετὰ τὴν η΄ ᾠδήν τῶν καταβασιῶν καὶ ἐν ταῖς μοναῖς μετὰ τὴν η΄ ᾠδήν τοῦ κανόνος, ἐκφωνεὶ ὁ Διάκονος· Τὴν Θεοτόκον καὶ Μητέρα τοῦ Φωτός, ἐν ὕμνοις τιμῶντες μεγαλύνωμεν. Καὶ ψάλλεται ἡ Τιμιωτέρα. Καὶ ἡ θ' ᾠδήν τῶν καταβασιῶν ἤ τοῦ κανόνος. Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ ἠγαλλίασε τὸ πνεύμά μου ἐπὶ τῶ Θεῷ τῶ σωτήρί μου. Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ, καὶ ἐνδοξοτέραν ἀσυγκρίτως τῶν Σεραφείμ, τὴν ἀδιαφθόρως Θεὸν Λόγον τεκοῦσαν, τὴν ὄντως Θεοτόκον, σὲ μεγαλύνομεν. Ὅτι ἐπέβλεψεν ἐπὶ τὴν ταπείνωσιν τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ, ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀπὸ τοῦ νὺν μακαριούσί με πᾶσαι γενεαί. Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ... Ὅτι ἐποίησέ μοὶ μεγαλεῖα ὁ Δυνατός, καὶ ἅγιον τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεάν, καὶ γενεὰν τοὶς φοβουμένοις αὐτόν. Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ... Ἐποίησε κράτος ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, διεσκόρπισεν ὑπερηφάνους διανοία καρδίας αὐτῶν. Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ... Καθεῖλε δυνάστας ἀπὸ θρόνων, καὶ ὕψωσε ταπεινούς, πεινῶντας ἐνέπλησεν ἀγαθῶν, καὶ πλουτοῦντας ἐξαπέστειλε κενούς. Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ... Ἀντελάβετο Ἰσραὴλ παιδὸς αὐτοῦ, μνησθῆναι ἐλέους, καθὼς ἐλάλησε πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν, τῶ Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τῶ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἕως αἰῶνος. Τὴν Τιμιωτέραν τῶν Χερουβείμ... Μετὰ δὲ τὴν ἑνάτην ᾠδὴν· ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. [καί μετά ἀπό κάθε αἴτηση] Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον... Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοὶ Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὅτι σὲ αἰνοῦσι πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις τῶν οὐρανῶν... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Ἐν Κυριακῇ ψάλλεται τό· Ἅγιος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, Ἅγιος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν. Ὑψοῦτε Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ἡμῶν, καὶ προσκυνεῖτε τῶ ὑποποδίω τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ. Ὅτι Ἅγιός ἐστιν. Εἶτα ψάλλεται τὰ Ἐξαποστειλάρια, καὶ οἱ Αἶνοι Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς Ὑψίστοις. Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῶ Θεῷ,
ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 148 Αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πάντες οἱ Ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτόν, πᾶσαι αἱ Δυνάμεις αὐτοῦ, Σοὶ πρέπει ὕμνος τῶ Θεῷ. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἥλιος καὶ σελήνη, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν πάντα τὰ ἄστρα καὶ τὸ φῶς. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν οἱ οὐρανοὶ τῶν οὐρανῶν καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ ὑπεράνω τῶν οὐρανῶν. Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπε, καὶ ἐγενήθησαν, αὐτὸς ἐνετείλατο, καὶ ἐκτίσθησαν. Ἔστησεν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος· πρόσταγμα ἔθετο, καὶ οὐ παρελεύσεται. Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Κύριον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, δράκοντες καὶ πᾶσαι ἄβυσσοι· Πῦρ, χάλαζα, χιών, κρύσταλλος, πνεῦμα καταιγίδος, τὰ ποιοῦντα τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ· Τὰ ὄρη καὶ πάντες οἱ βουνοί, ξύλα καρποφόρα καὶ πᾶσαι κέδροι· Τὰ θηρία καὶ πάντα τὰ κτήνη, ἑρπετὰ καὶ πετεινὰ πτερωτά· Βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ πάντες λαοί, ἄρχοντες καὶ πάντες κριταὶ γῆς· Νεανίσκοι καὶ παρθένοι, πρεσβύτεροι μετὰ νεωτέρων· Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου, ὅτι ὑψώθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μόνου· Ἡ ἐξομολόγησις αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ οὐρανοῦ καὶ ὑψώσει κέρας λαοῦ αὐτοῦ· Ὕμνος πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ, τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραήλ, λαῷ ἐγγίζοντι αὐτῷ. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 149 Ἄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ ᾆσμα καινόν, ἡ αἴνεσις αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὁσίων. Εὐφρανθήτω Ἰσραὴλ ἐπὶ τῷ ποιήσαντι αὐτόν, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ Σιὼν ἀγαλλιάσθωσαν ἐπὶ τῷ βασιλεῖ αὐτῶν. Αἰνεσάτωσαν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐν χορῷ, ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ ψαλτηρίῳ ψαλάτωσαν αὐτῷ, Ὅτι εὐδοκεῖ Κύριος ἐν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑψώσει πραεῖς ἐν σωτηρίᾳ. Καυχήσονται ὅσιοι ἐν δόξῃ καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται ἐπὶ τῶν κοιτῶν αὐτῶν. Αἱ ὑψώσεις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν, καὶ ὔρομφαῖαι δίστομοι ἐν ταῖς χερσὶν αὐτῶν. Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐκδίκησιν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, ἐλεγμοὺς ἐν τοῖς λαοῖς, Τοῦ δῆσαι τοὺς βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν ἐν πέδαις καὶ τοὺς ἐνδόξους αὐτῶν ἐν χειροπέδαις σιδηραῖς, Εἰς στίχους 8 ἢ 6 Τοῦ ποιῆσαι ἐν αὐτοῖς κρῖμα ἔγγραπτον· δόξα αὕτη ἔσται πᾶσι τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ. ΨΑΛΜΟΣ 150 Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τοῖς Ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν στερεώματι τῆς δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ. Εἰς στίχους 6 ἢ 4 Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ταῖς δυναστείαις αὐτοῦ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν κατὰ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς μεγαλωσύνης αὐτοῦ. Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ἤχῳ, σάλπιγγος, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ καὶ κιθάρα. Εἰς στίχους 4 ἢ 2 Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν τυμπάνῳ καὶ χορῶ, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν χορδαῖς καὶ ὀργάνω, Αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις εὐήχοις, αἰνεῖτε αὐτὸν ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀλαλαγμοῦ. Πᾶσα πνοὴ αἰνεσάτω τὸν Κύριον. Ἐν Κυριακῇ ἑάν δέν υπάρχει ἑορτή, λέγομεν καὶ τοῦς ἐφεξής δύο στίχους: Ἀνάστηθι, Κύριε, ὁ Θεός μου, ὑψωθήτω ἡ χείρ σου, μὴ ἐπιλάθη τῶν πενήτων σου εἰς τέλος. Ἐξομολογήσομαί σοί, Κύριε, ἐν ὅλη καρδία μου, διηγήσομαι πάντα τὰ θαυμάσιά σου. Ἐν μνήμαις ἄλλων ἑορταζομένων ἁγίων λέγομεν τοῦς ἑπομένους:
ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος αὐτῶν καὶ εἰς τὰ πέρατα τῆς οἰκουμένης τὰ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ (αὐτῶν). Οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ, ποίησιν δὲ χειρῶν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγέλλει τὸ στερέωμα. ΙΕΡΑΡΧΩΝ Τὸ στόμα μου λαλήσει σοφίαν καὶ ἡ μελέτη τῆς καρδίας μου σύνεσιν· Οἱ ἱερεῖς σου ἐνδύσονται δικαιοσύνην, καὶ οἱ ὅσιοί σου ἀγαλλιάσονται. ΙΕΡΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΩΝ Δίκαιος ὡς φοῖνιξ ἀνθήσει, ὡσεὶ ἡ κέδρος ἡ ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ πληθυνθήσεται. Τοῖς ἁγίοις τοῖς ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ ἐθαυμάστωσεν ὁ Κύριος. ΜΕΓΑΛΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΩΝ Δίκαιος ὡς φοῖνιξ ἀνθήσει, ὡσεὶ ἡ κέδρος ἡ ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ πληθυνθήσεται. Πεφυτευμένοι ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Κυρίου, ἐν ταῖς αὐλαῖς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐξανθήσουσιν. ΜΑΡΤΥΡΩΝ Θαυμαστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τοῖς ἁγίοις αὐτοῦ. Τοῖς ἁγίοις τοῖς ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ ἐθαυμάστωσεν ὁ Κύριος. ΟΣΙΩΝ ΑΝΔΡΩΝ Μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν Κύριον. Τίμιος ἐναντίον Κυρίου ὁ θάνατος τῶν ὁσίοῦ αὐτοῦ. ΟΣΙΩΝ ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩΝ Ὑπομένων ὑπέμεινα τὸν Κύριον καὶ προσέσχε μοι. Καὶ ἔστησεν ἐπὶ πέτραν τοὺς πόδας μου καὶ κατηύθυνε τὰ διαβήματά μου. Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Και ψάλλεται το Εωθινον δοξαστικόν ή το της τυχούσης εορτής. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν.
Ἐν Κυριακῇ τὸ παρὸν Θεοτοκίον. Ὑπερευλογημένη ὑπάρχεις, Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, διὰ γὰρ τοῦ ἐκ σοῦ σαρκωθέντος, ὁ Ἅδης ἠχμαλώτισται, ὁ Ἀδὰμ ἀνακέκληται, ἡ κατάρα νενέκρωται, ἡ Εὔα ἠλευθέρωται, ὁ θάνατος τεθανάτωται, καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐζωοποιήθημεν, διὸ ἀνυμνοῦντες βοῶμεν. Εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ οὕτως εὐδοκήσας, δόξα σοί. ΜΕΓΑΛΗ ΔΟΞΟΛΟΓΙΑ Δόξα σοὶ τῶ δείξαντι τὸ φῶς, Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία. Ὑμνούμέν σε, εὐλογούμέν σε, προσκυνούμέν σε, δοξολογούμέν σε, εὐχαριστούμέν σοί, διὰ τὴν μεγάλην σου δόξαν. Κύριε βασιλεῦ, ἐπουράνιε Θεέ, Πάτερ παντοκράτορ, Κύριε Υἱὲ μονογενές, Ἰησοῦ Χριστέ, καὶ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, Κύριε ὁ Θεός, ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Πατρός, ὁ αἴρων τὴν ἁμαρτίαν τοῦ κόσμου, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ αἴρων τὰς ἁμαρτίας τοῦ κόσμου. Πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν, ὁ καθήμενος ἐν δεξιὰ τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ὅτι σὺ εἶ μόνος Ἅγιος, σὺ εἶ μόνος Κύριος, Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ Πατρός. Ἀμήν. Καθ' ἑκάστην ἡμέραν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ αἰνέσω τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. Καταξίωσον, Κύριε, ἐν τῇ ἡμέρα ταύτη, ἀναμαρτήτους φυλαχθῆναι ἡμᾶς. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν Πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ αἰνετὸν καὶ δεδοξασμένον τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Ἀμήν. Γένοιτο, Κύριε, τὸ ἔλεός σου ἐφ' ἡμᾶς, καθάπερ ἠλπίσαμεν ἐπὶ σέ. Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε. δίδαξόν με τὰ δικαιώματά σου (γ'). Κύριε, καταφυγὴ ἐγενήθης ἡμῖν, ἐν γενεᾷ καὶ γενεά, Ἐγὼ εἶπα. Κύριε, ἐλέησόν με, ἴασαι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ὅτι ἥμαρτόν σοί. Κύριε, πρὸς σὲ κατέφυγον, δίδαξόν με τοῦ ποιεῖν τὸ θέλημά σου, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεός μου. Ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς, ἐν τῷ φωτί σου ὀψόμεθα φῶς. Παράτεινον τὸ ἔλεός σου τοὶς γινώσκουσί σε. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς (ἐκ γ'). Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι. Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς. Ἅγιος ὁ Θεός, Ἅγιος Ἰσχυρός, Ἅγιος Ἀθάνατος, ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς.
Καὶ τὸ Ἀπολυτίκιον τοῦ Ἁγίου ἤ ἐν Κυριακῇ τὸ Ἀναστάσιμον Ἀπολυτίκιον Σήμερον σωτηρία τῶ κόσμω γέγονεν. Ἄσωμεν τῶ ἀναστάντι ἐκ τάφου καὶ ἀρχηγῶ τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, καθελῶν γὰρ τῶ θανάτω τὸν θάνατον, τὸ νῖκος ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν, καὶ τὸ μέγα ἔλεος. Ἐν ταῖς μοναῖς ὃπου μετά τὸν Ὄρθρον ἀναγινώσκονται αἱ ὧραι, λέγονται αἱ ἀκόλουθες αἰτήσεις ἐκφώνως. Ἐν ταῖς ἐνορίαις αἱ αἰτήσεις σύν τῇ Μεγάλη Ἀπολύσει τοῦ Ὄρθρου λέγονται μυστικῶς ἀπὸ τὸν Ἱερέαν καὶ τὸν Διάκονον ὃταν ἄρχεται ἡ Μεγάλη Δοξολογία. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Εἴπωμεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡμῶν, εἴπωμεν. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. (γ΄) [καί μετά ἀπό κάθε αἴτηση] ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Κύριε, Παντοκράτορ, ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν... Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός Σου... Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τοῦ πατρός καὶ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (δεῖνος). Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγείας... Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν μακαρίων καὶ… Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ τῶν καρποφορούντων... ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὅτι ἐλεήμων καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις... ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Πληρώσωμεν τὴν ἑωθινὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον... Τὴν ἡμέραν πᾶσαν, τελείαν, ἁγίαν... ΙΕΡΕΥΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου Κύριε. [καί μετά ἀπό κάθε αἴτηση] Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν... Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν... Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν... Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν... Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν... Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου... ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὅτι Θεὸς ἐλέους, οἰκτιρμῶν, καὶ φιλανθρωπίας ὑπάρχεις... ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοὶ Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Κύριε, Ἅγιε, ὁ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατοικῶν καὶ τὰ ταπεινὰ ἐφορῶν... Σὸν γὰρ ἐστι τὸ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σῴζειν ἡμᾶς... ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Σοφία ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὁ ὢν εὐλογητὸς Χριστὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν... ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Στερεώσαι, Κύριος ὁ Θεός, τὴν ἁγίαν ἀμώμητον πίστιν τῶν εὐσεβῶν καὶ ὀρθοδόξων Χριστιανῶν, σὺν τῇ ἁγίᾳ αὐτοῦ Ἐκκλησίᾳ καὶ τῇ πόλει (ἢ τῇ μονῇ, ἢ τῇ κώμῃ, ἢ τῇ νήσῳ) ταύτῃ εἰς αἰῶνας αἰώνων. Ἀμήν. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Δόξα σοι ὁ Θεός, ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν, Κύριε, δόξα Σοι. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Δόξα Πατρὶ καὶ Υἱῷ καὶ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, Καὶ νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων, Ἀμήν. Κύριε ἐλέησον (γ'), πάτερ ἅγιε, εὐλόγησον. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ (Ὁ ἀναστὰς ἐκ νεκρῶν) Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν… Δι᾽ εὐχῶν των ἁγίων Πατέρων ἡμῶν... ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ ἢ ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν.
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After the dismissal of the Midnight office the Priest says aloud: Blessed is our God always, now and for ever: world without end. READER: Amen. PRIEST: Glory be to Thee, O our God, glory be to Thee. O heavenly King and Comforter, Spirit of truth, which art in all places and fillest all things; Treasure of goodness and Giver of life: Come and abide in us, and cleanse us from all that defileth. And save our souls, O Thou who art good.
READER O Holy God, Holy and Strong, Holy and Immortal, have mercy upon us. (3) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever, world without end. Amen. Most Holy Trinity, have mercy upon us; O Lord, cleanse us from our sins; O Master, pardon our transgressions; O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy Name’s sake. Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. [3] Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
PRIESTFor Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. CHOIR: Amen. Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. [12] Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. Amen. O come, let us worship and bow down before our King and our God. O come, let us worship and bow down before Christ our King and our God. O come, let us worship and bow down before the very Christ our King and our God. PSALM 19 [20] The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt offerings; grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy council. We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the Lord fulfil all thy petitions. Now know I that the Lord saveth His anointed; He will hear him from His holy heaven with the saving strength of His right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. Save, Lord: let the King hear us when we call.
PSALM 20 [21] The King shall joy in Thy strength, O Lord; and in Thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. For Thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked life of Thee, and Thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. His glory is great in Thy salvation: honour and majesty hast Thou laid upon him. For Thou hast made him exceeding glad with Thy countenance. For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. Thine hand shall find out all Thine enemies: Thy right hand shall find out those that hate Thee. Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of Thine anger: the Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them. Their fruit shalt Thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. For they intended evil against Thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. Therefore shalt Thou make them turn their back, when Thou shalt make ready Thine arrows upon Thy strings against the face of them. Be Thou exalted, Lord, in Thine own strength: so will we sing and praise Thy power. O Holy God, Holy and Strong, Holy and Immortal, have mercy upon us. (3) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever, world without end. Amen. Most Holy Trinity, have mercy upon us; O Lord, cleanse us from our sins; O Master, pardon our transgressions; O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy Name’s sake. Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. [3] Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. PRIEST: For Thine is the kingdom…
READER Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, granting them victory over their enemies; And by Thy Cross, do Thou, protect Thy commonwealth. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Lifted up of Thine own will upon the Cross, do Thou bestow Thy compassions upon the new commonwealth, that bears Thy name, O Christ our God, Make glad with Thy strength, our pious rulers, granting them victory over their enemies; may they have as an alliance, that invincible trophy, Thy weapon of peace. Now and for ever: world without end. Amen. O formidable and unashamed protector, O good and all praiseworthy Mother of God, despise not our prayers: sustain the Orthodox people: save those whom thou hast charged to rule over us, granting them victory from heaven: for thou didst give birth to God, thou who alone art blessed. PRIEST: Have mercy upon us, O God… CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. [3] And after each petition. Again we pray for all pious Orthodox Christians. Again we pray for our Archbishop… For Thou art a merciful God and a lover of mankind… CHOIR: Amen. Bless, father, in the name of the Lord.
PRIEST Glory be to the Holy, Consubstantial, life-giving and undivided Trinity: always, now and for ever: world without end. CHOIR: Amen. THE SIX PSALMS Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. [3] Lord, open Thou my lips and my mouth shall show forth Thy praise. [2] 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. 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. 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. I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me.
PSALM 37 [38] O Lord, rebuke me not in Thy wrath: neither chasten me in Thy hot displeasure. For Thine arrows stick fast in me, and Thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh. I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before Thee; my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. But I as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. For in Thee, O Lord, do I hope: Thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. For I said, hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me. Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me. Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
PSALM 62 [63] 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 that life, my lips shall praise Thee. Thus will I bless 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. I 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. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory be to Thee, O God. [3] Kyrie eleison. [3] Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and for ever: world without end. Amen. PSALM 87 [88] O Lord God of my salvation, I cried day and night before Thee: let my prayer come before Thee: incline Thine ear into my cry; for my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am a man that hath no strength: free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom Thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from Thy hand. Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness in the deeps. Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and Thou hast afflicted me with all Thy waves. Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon Thee, I have stretched out my hands unto Thee. Wilt Thou shew wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise Thee? Shall Thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Thy faithfulness in destruction? Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? But unto Thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent Thee. Lord, why castest Thou off my soul? Why hidest Thou Thy face from me? I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer Thy terrors I am distracted. Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; Thy terrors have cut me off. They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. Lover and friend hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. O Lord God of my salvation, I cried day and night before Thee. Let my prayer come before Thee: incline Thine ear into my cry.
PSALM 102 [103] 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 His benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgement for all that are oppressed. He made known His ways unto Moses, His acts unto the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and glorious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will He keep His anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him. As Far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear Him. For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him. And His righteousness unto children’s children; to such as keep His covenant, and to those that remember His commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared His throne in the heavens; and His kingdom ruleth all. Bless the Lord, ye His angels, that excel in strength, that do His commandments, hearkening unto the voice of His word. Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts; ye ministers of His, that do His pleasure. Bless the Lord, all His works in all places of His dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. In all places of His dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.
PSALM 142 [143] Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness. And enter not into judgement with Thy servant: for in Thy sight shall no man 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 long been 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. Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not Thy face from me, lest I be like them that go down to 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.
Answer me, and in Thy righteousness. And enter not into judgement with Thy servant: (2) Thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory be to Thee, O God. [3] Our hope, glory be to Thee, O Lord.
PRIEST In peace let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. For the peace from on high… For our Archbishop … For this city [or monastery or village]… For them that travel by land… That we may be delivered… Succour, save, have mercy… Mindful of our Most Holy and undefiled… CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. PRIEST: For unto Thee belong all glory…. CHOIR: Amen. God is the Lord and hath appeared unto us. Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Verse 1: O give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon His holy name. God is the Lord… Verse 2: All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. God is the Lord…
Verse 3: This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. God is the Lord…
And then the Apolytikia and Theokokion of the day. PRIEST Again and again in peace let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. Succour, save, have mercy and preserve us… Mindful of our Most Holy and undefiled… CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. PRIEST: For Thine is the might… CHOIR: Amen. And the choir shall sing the Kathismata, and if it be a Sunday, the choir shall also sing the Benedictions in Tone 5. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. The company of the angels were amazed when they beheld Thee numbered among the dead, yet the power of death, O Saviour, Thou didst destroy, and didst raise up Adam with Thyself, and from Hades Thou didst set all men free. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. O women disciples, why do ye mingle sweet scented spices with your tears of pity, the radiant angel within the tomb cried unto the Myrrhbearers: Behold the sepulchre and rejoice, for the Saviour hath risen from the grave. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. Very early in the morning the Myrrhbearers hasted unto Thy sepulchre lamenting, but the angel stood before them and said, weep not for the time of lamentation is past, but tell the Apostles of the Resurrection. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. With sweet smelling ointment the myrrhbearing women came to Thy tomb, O Saviour, but they heard an angel say unto them: Why count ye the living among the dead, for as God He hath risen from the dead. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. We worship the Father together with His Son and the Holy Spirit, The Holy Trinity, One in essence, and together with the seraphim we cry: Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O Lord. Now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Thou hast delivered, O Virgin, who hast borne the Giver of Life, Adam from sin, and to Eve thou hast brought joy in place of sorrow. For He who took flesh from thee, who is both God and man, hath made life to flow in them that fell from life. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory be to Thee, O God. [3] PRIEST CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. Succour, save, have mercy and preserve us… Mindful of our Most Holy and undefiled…
CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. PRIEST: For blessed is Thy Name and glorified… CHOIR: Amen. On Sundays the reader shall recite the Hypakoe from the Octoechos and then the choir shall sing the Hymn of Degrees in the tone of the week; otherwise the first antiphon of the Hymn of Degrees in Tone 4 as follows: From my youth up many passions have warred against me, but do Thou, O my Saviour, succour and save me. [2] Ye that hate Zion, shall be put to shame by the Lord: for as grass in the fire shall ye be withered up. [2] Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. By the Holy Spirit is every soul filled with life: through purification it is raised in high and made bright, by the Threefold Unity in a holy mystery. Now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Streams of grace spring forth from the Holy Spirit, watering, the whole of creation, giving it life. Then follows the prokhimenon: on Sundays, in the tone of the week; on Feasts, as appointed. DEACON: Let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison. PRIEST: For Thou our God art holy… CHOIR: Amen. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. [3] DEACON That we may be accounted worthy to hear the Holy Gospel, let us beseech the Lord our God. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison. (3) DEACON Wisdom. Stand steadfast. Let us hear the Holy Gospel. PRIEST: Peace unto all. CHOIR: And unto thy spirit. PRIEST The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. [name]. DEACON: Let us give heed. CHOIR: Glory be to Thee, O Lord, glory be to Thee. And the Priest shall read the Mattin’s Gospel. After the reading of the Gospel, the choir shall say: Glory be to Thee, O Lord, glory be to Thee. And the reader recites Psalm 50 [51]. On Sundays, the reader first recites the Resurrection hymn “We have seen the Resurrection of Christ” and then Psalm 50 is sung.
We have seen the Resurrection of Christ; let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, who alone is without sin. We venerate Thy Cross, O Christ, and we praise and glorify Thy holy Resurrection. For Thou art our God: we know no other save Thee; upon Thy name we call. Come all ye faithful, let us venerate the holy Resurrection of Christ: for lo, through the Cross joy hath come to all the world. Ever blessing the Lord, we sing the praises of His Resurrection: for He endured the Cross on our behalf, and hath destroyed death by death. PSALM 50 [51] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. Against Thee, Thee only have I sinned: and done this evil in Thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified when Thou speakest, and 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 offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou will not despise. Do good in Thy good pleasure unto Zion: build 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.
And then the choir shall sing the following in Tone 2. Glory... At the prayers of the Apostles, O merciful Lord, cleanse me from the multitude of my transgressions. Now and for ever… At the prayers of the Mother of God, O merciful Lord, cleanse me from the multitude of my transgressions. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Jesus having risen from the tomb as He foretold, hath granted unto us, life eternal and great mercy. During the period of Great Lent Tone 8 Glory... Open unto me, O Giver of Life, the gates of repentance: for early in the morning my spirit seeks Thy holy temple, bearing a temple of the body all defiled. But in Thy compassion cleanse it by Thy loving-kindness and Thy mercy. Now and for ever… same tone Guide me in the paths of salvation, O Theotokos: for I have befouled my soul with shameful sins and have, wasted all my life in slothfulness. By thine intercessions deliver me from all uncleanness. Verse: Have mercy upon me, O God, in Thy great mercy: and according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Tone 6 As I ponder in my wretchedness the many evil things that I have done, I tremble for the fearful day of judgement. But trusting in Thy merciful compassion, like David do I cry to Thee: Have mercy upon me, O God, in Thy great mercy. DEACON Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance… CHOIR: Kyrie eleison [12] PRIEST: Through the mercies, compassions and… CHOIR: Amen. The Deacon shall now say the Short Litany, but in monasteries now follows the reading or singing of the Canon, and after the third ode the Short Litany. Again and again in peace let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. Succour, save, have mercy… Mindful of our most holy and undefiled… CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. PRIEST: For Thou art our God… CHOIR: Amen. And the choir shall sing or read the appointed Kathismata usually found after the third ode of the Canon. And in parishes the Deacon shall straightway say the short litany, but in monasteries after the sixth ode. Again and again in peace … CHOIR: Kyrie eleison. And after each petition. Succour, save, have mercy… Mindful of our most holy and undefiled… CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. PRIEST: For Thou art the King of peace… CHOIR: Amen. And the reader shall read the appointed Kontakion, Oikos and the Synaxarion [a short account of the lives of the saints being celebrated on that day]. In monasteries, the 7th and 8th ode of the Canon are read, but in parishes, after the Synaxarion the choir shall sing the appointed Katavasias. Before the eighth ode of the Katavasias the choir shall add the verse: We praise, we bless, and we worship the Lord. And after the eighth ode of the Canon or as is the usual practice in parishes, after the eighth ode of the Katavasias, the Deacon exclaims: Let us honour in hymns and magnify the Theotokos and Mother of the Light. And the choir shall sing the Magnificat.
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. More honourable than the cherubim, and past compare more glorious than the seraphim, who inviolate didst bear God the Word, Very Mother of God, thee we magnify. For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. More honourable than the cherubim… For He that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is His name: and His mercy is on them that fear Him from generation to generation. More honourable than the cherubim… He hath showed strength with His arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. More honourable than the cherubim… He hath put down the mighty from their seats and exalted them of low degree: He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich He hath sent empty away. More honourable than the cherubim… He hath holpen His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy: as He spake to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever. More honourable than the cherubim… And then the ninth ode of the Katavasias or in monasteries the completion of the Canon. After the ninth ode: DEACON Again and again in peace … CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. Succour, save, have mercy… Mindful of our most holy and undefiled… CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. PRIEST: For all the powers of heaven praise Thee… CHOIR: Amen. On Sundays: Holy is the Lord our God, Holy is the Lord our God. Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at His footstool; For He is holy. The choir shall then sing the appointed Exapostilaria [Hymns of Light], followed by the Praises. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens: praise Him in the heights. To Thee belongeth the hymn, O God. PSALM 148 Praise the Lord from the heavens: praise Him in the heights. To thee belongeth the hymn, O God. Praise ye Him, all His angels: praise ye Him all His hosts. Praise ye Him, sun and moon: praise Him, all ye stars of light. Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord: for He commanded and they were created. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deep. Fire, and hail; snow and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling His word. Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars, Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl. Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth. Both young men, and maidens; old men and children: let them praise the name of the Lord: for His name alone is excellent. His glory is above the earth and heaven, He also exalteth the horn of His people. The praise of all His saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto Him. PSALM 149 Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise in the congregations of saints
Let Israel rejoice in Him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name in the dance: let them sing praises unto Him with the timbrel and harp. For the Lord taketh pleasure in His people: He will beautify the meek with salvation. Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be on their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand. To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishment upon the people. To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron. 8 VERSES To execute upon them the judgement written: this honour have all His saints. PSALM 150 Praise God in the sanctuary: praise Him in the firmament of His power. 6 VERSES Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet: praise Him with the psaltery and harp. 4 VERSES Praise Him with the timbrel and dance: praise Him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise Him upon the loud cymbals: praise Him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. And on Sundays two verses are added: 2 VERSES Arise, O Lord my God, lift up Thine hand: forget not Thy poor for ever. I will praise Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: I will speak of all Thy marvellous works. But if on a Sunday, hymns to a celebrating saint are also appointed to be sung, then the two Sunday verses are omitted and replaced by the following verses: APOSTLE [S] His [Their] voice is gone out into all the earth, and his [their] words to the end of the world. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament sheweth His handywork. HIERARCH [S] My mouth shall speak of wisdom: and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. Let Thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let Thy saints shout for joy. HIEROMARTYR [S] The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: He/They shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. The saints that are in His land, the Lord has magnified. GREATMARTYR [S] The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: He/They shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. MARTYR [S] God is wonderful in His saints. The saints that are in His land, the Lord has magnified. ASCETIC MEN Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in His commandments. Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. ASCETIC WOMEN I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me. He set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Then on Sundays the hymn that corresponds to the Mattins Gospel, otherwise the appointed hymn. Now and for ever: world without end. Amen. On Sundays, the following hymn to the Mother of God, otherwise the appointed hymn. Most blessed art thou, O Virgin Mother of God, for through Him who took flesh from thee, Hades is held captive, Adam has been recalled, the curse has been made extinct, Eve has been set free, death has been eradicated, and we have been given life. Therefore we cry aloud in praise: Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, who hast so been pleased, glory to Thee. And then the Great Doxology: Glory to Thee, who hast shown to us the light; Glory to God in the highest, and οn earth peace, goodwill toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, for Thy great mercy.
Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty; O Lord the Only-begotten Son Jesus Christ, and Thou O Holy Spirit. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us, Thou that takest away the sins of the world. Receive our prayer, Thou that sittest on the right hand of the Father, and have mercy upon us. For Thou only art Holy, Thou only art the Lord, O Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Everyday I will bless Thee and praise Thy name for ever and ever. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is Thy name for evermore. Amen.
O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us as our trust is in Thee.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. [3] O Lord, Thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation. I said, Lord have mercy upon me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee. O Lord, unto Thee have I fled for refuge, teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God. For with Thee is the fountain of life, and in Thy light shall we see light. Continue Thy mercy upon those that know Thee. O Holy God, Holy and Strong, Holy and Immortal, have mercy upon us. (3) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Holy and Immortal, have mercy upon us. O Holy God, Holy and Strong, Holy and Immortal, have mercy upon us. And on Sundays the following hymn, otherwise the Dismissal hymn of the Feast. Today hath salvation come into the world. Let us sing praises unto Him who hath risen from the grave and is the Author of our life; for having destroyed death by death, He hath given unto us the victory and great mercy. In monasteries where the Hours are read after Mattins the following petitions are said aloud. In parishes the petitions and dismissal are said in a low voice by the Priest and Deacon during the singing of the Great Doxology.
DEACON Let us all say with our whole soul, and with our whole mind, let us say, PRIEST OR CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. DEACON O Almighty Lord, God of our fathers… Have mercy upon us, O God … Again we pray for our Archbishop… Again we pray for mercy, life, peace… Again we pray for the blessed… Again we pray for them that strive… PRIEST: For Thou art a merciful God… DEACON or CHOIR: Amen. DEACON Let us complete our supplication unto the Lord. Succour, save, have mercy... That this whole day may be perfect… DEACON or CHOIR: Grant us O Lord. And after each petition. For an angel of peace, faithful guide… For pardon and remission of our sins… For things good and profitable to our souls… That we may pass the remainder of our lives… For a Christian ending to our life… Mindful of our most holy and undefiled… PRIEST: For Thou art the God of mercies… DEACON or CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: Peace unto all. DEACON or CHOIR: And unto thy spirit. DEACON: Let us bow down our heads before the Lord. PRIEST or CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. PRIEST: O Holy Lord, who dwellest in the highest… For Thine it is to have mercy, and to save… DEACON or CHOIR: Amen. DEACON: Wisdom. PRIEST: Christ our God, the Supreme Being… DEACON or CHOIR: Amen. May the Lord God make firm the holy and undefiled faith of pious Orthodox Christians in this holy Church [monastery], this city [village] and in all Thy world, for ever and ever. Amen.
PRIEST Glory be to Thee, O Christ our God and our hope, glory be to Thee. DEACON or CHOIR: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Kyrie eleison [3], holy father give the blessing. PRIEST May [He who is risen from the dead] Christ our true God... By the prayers of our holy fathers... DEACON or CHOIR: Amen.
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