The Orthodox Pages THE CHOIR'S HANDBOOK THE DIVINE LITURGY OF OUR FATHER AMONG THE SAINTS JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
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DEACON: Bless, Master. PRIEST Blessed is the kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. CHOIR: Amen. DEACON 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 this holy temple 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.
And the choir shall sing the first Antiphon or the Psalm of the Typika. Feasts of the Lord and the Mother of God have their own special Antiphons.
PSALM 102 (103) Bless the Lord, O my soul. Blessed art Thou, O Lord. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless, 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. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy Name. Blessed art Thou, O Lord. OR THE FIRST ANTIPHONBless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy Name. By the Prayers of the Mother of God, Saviour, save us. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. By the Prayers of the Mother of God, Saviour, save us. The Lord hath prepared His throne in the heavens; and His kingdom ruleth all. By the Prayers of the Mother of God, Saviour, save us. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Now and for ever: world without end. Amen. By the Prayers of the Mother of God, Saviour, save us. 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 second Antiphon or the Psalm of the Typika.
PSALM 145 (146) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord, O my soul. While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth. In that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God. Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is. Which keepeth truth for ever: which executeth judgement for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners: the Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous: the Lord preserveth the strangers. He relieveth the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked He turneth upside down. The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Now and for ever: world without end. Amen. O Only-begotten Son and word of God, O Thou who art Immortal, yet for our salvation didst deign to be incarnate of the holy Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, and without change was made man. O Christ, our God, who was crucified for us, and by death didst overcome death. Being one of the Holy Trinity, glorified together with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, save us. OR THE SECOND ANTIPHONPraise the Lord, O my soul. While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
ON SUNDAYSSave us, O Son of God, Thou who art risen from the dead, who sing to Thee, Alleluia.
ON WEEKDAYS Save us, O Son of God, Thou who art wonderful in the saints, who sing to Thee, Alleluia.
Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God. The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Save us, O Son of God Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Now and for ever: world without end. Amen. O Only-begotten Son and word of God, O Thou who art Immortal, yet for our salvation didst deign to be incarnate of the holy Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, and without change was made man. O Christ, our God, who was crucified for us, and by death didst overcome death. Being one of the Holy Trinity, glorified together with the Father, and the Holy Ghost, save us.
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 Thou, O God, art good and lovingkind… CHOIR: Amen.
In thy kingdom remember us, Lord, when thou comest into thy kingdom. The choir shall sing the hymn of the day, the hymn to the saint to whom the Church is dedicated, the hymn to St. Barnabas, the patron saint of Cyprus, and the Kontakion of the day or feast. For the Sunday hymns and for Great Feasts see RESURRECTION HYMNS and TROPARIA AND KONTAKIA FOR THE GREAT FEASTS, For saints see APOLYTIKIA FOR SAINTS.
APOLYTIKION FOR ST. GEORGE Tone 4 As the one renowned for setting captives free, * and for defending those in poverty, * the physician of the sick and the champion of kings, * do thou, o Victory-bearer and Great Martyr George, * intercede to Christ our God * for the salvation of our souls.
APOLYTIKION FOR ST. BARNABAS Tone 1 The great glory of Cyprus, the preacher of the world, * the first amongst the Antiochians, * the architect of Christian calling, * the renowned pioneer of Rome,* and the divine hauler of the nations,* the vessel of grace, the kinsman of the Holy Spirit, * the travelling companion of the holy and great Apostle Paul, * first amongst the Seventy, equal to the Twelve. * Let us all the faithful piously come together * and crown Barnabas with hymns * for he intercedes with Christ * to have mercy upon our souls.
KONTAKION FOR MOST SUNDAYS O steadfast help and shield of Christians; * constant advocate with the creator: * despise not the prayers of sinners, who call upon thee, * but of thy goodness attend unto our aid * who in faith cry out to thee. * Make speed to make supplication; *make haste to intercede; * O Mother of God who dost *ever watch over them that honour thee.
ON SATURDAYS As first-fruits of nature the world offers to Thee, * O Lord and Husbandman of creation, * the God-bearing Martyrs. * By their intercessions * and through the Mother of God, * preserve Thy Church in profound peace, O Most Merciful.
After the Kontakion the Deacon shall say: READER: The Prokhimenon of the Apostle reading. DEACON: Let us give heed. READER: The verse to the Apostle reading. DEACON: Wisdom. READER: The reading is from the Epistle of St. [Name] to the […..] DEACON: Let us heed. READER: The Apostle reading. READER: And unto thy spirit. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. (3) And after each petition. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. DEACON: As many as are catechumens depart... As many as are faithful, Again and again in peace… Succour, save, have mercy… Wisdom. PRIEST: We give thanks unto Thee, O Lord God of hosts... Succour, save, have mercy… Wisdom. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. CHOIR: Grant us, O Lord. And after each petition. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. CHOIR: Grant us, O Lord. And after each petition. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition. CHOIR 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. Eternal be the memory of the blessed and ever-memorable founders of this holy Church [monastery] and all Orthodox Christians. PRIEST May the Holy Trinity preserve the people in peace always, now and for ever: world without end.
CHOIR Unto him who blesses and sanctifies us; do Thou, O Lord, preserve unto many years.
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