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ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Μακάριοι πάντες οἱ φοβούμενοι τὸν Κύριον. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἐν ἑκάστῳ στίχῳ λέγει· Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Οἱ πορευόμενοι ἐν ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Τοὺς πόνους τῶν καρπῶν σου φάγεσαι. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Μακάριος εἶ, καὶ καλῶς σοι ἔσται. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Ἡ γυνή σου ὡς ἄμπελος εὐθηνοῦσα ἐν τοῖς κλίτεσι τῆς οἰκίας σου. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Οἱ υἱοί σου ὡς νεόφυτα ἐλαιῶν, κύκλῳ τῆς τραπέζης σου. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Ἰδοὺ οὕτως εὐλογηθήσεται ἄνθρωπος ὁ φοβούμενος τὸν Κύριον. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Εὐλογήσαι σε Κύριος ἐκ Σιών, καὶ ἴδοις τὰ ἀγαθὰ Ἱερουσαλὴμ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς ζωῆς σου. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. Καὶ ἴδοις υἱοὺς τῶν υἱῶν σου. Εἰρήνη ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ. Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Εὐλόγησον, Δέσποτα. Ὁ Ἱερεύς, στραφεὶς κατὰ ἀνατολὰς καὶ ὑψῶν, ὡς συνήθως, τὸ ἅγιον Εὐαγγέλιον, ἐκφωνεῖ· Εὐλογημένη ἡ Βασιλεία τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Ἐν εἰρήνῃ τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Mεθ᾿ ἑκάστην Δέησιν· Ὑπὲρ τῆς ἄνωθεν εἰρήνης, καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τῆς εἰρήνης τοῦ σύμπαντος κόσμου, εὐσταθείας τῶν ἁγίων τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἐκκλησιῶν, καὶ τῆς τῶν πάντων ἑνώσεως, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἁγίου Οἴκου τούτου, καὶ τῶν μετὰ πίστεως, εὐλαβείας καὶ φόβου Θεοῦ εἰσιόντων ἐν αὐτῷ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ Ἀρχιεπισκόπου ἡμῶν (τοῦ δεῖνος), τοῦ τιμίου πρεσβυτερίου, τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ διακονίας, παντὸς τοῦ κλήρου καὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τῶν δούλων τοῦ Θεοῦ (τοῦδε) καὶ (τῆςδε), τῶν νῦν συναπτομένων ἀλλήλοις εἰς γάμου κοινωνίαν, καὶ τῆς σωτηρίας αὐτῶν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ εὐλογηθῆναι τὸν γάμον τοῦτον, ὡς τὸν ἐν Κανᾷ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ παρασχεθῆναι αὐτοῖς σωφροσύνην, καὶ καρπὸν κοιλίας πρὸς τὸ συμφέρον, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ εὐφρανθῆναι αὐτοὺς ἐν ὁράσει υἱῶν καὶ θυγατέρων, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ δωρηθῆναι αὐτοῖς εὐτεκνίας ἀπόλαυσιν, καὶ ἀκατάγνωστον διαγωγήν, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ δωρηθῆναι αὐτοῖς τε καὶ ἡμῖν πάντα τὰ πρὸς σωτηρίαν αἰτήματα, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ὑπὲρ τοῦ ῥυσθῆναι αὐτούς τε καὶ ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ πάσης θλίψεως, ὀργῆς, κινδύνου καὶ ἀνάγκης, τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον, καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. Τῆς Παναγίας, ἀχράντου, ὑπερευλογημένης, ἐνδόξου, Δεσποίνης ἡμῶν Θεοτόκου, καὶ ἀειπαρθένου Μαρίας, μετὰ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων μνημονεύσαντες, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους, καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν, Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὅτι πρέπει σοι πᾶσα δόξα, τιμὴ καὶ προσκύνησις, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἄχραντος, καὶ πάσης κτίσεως δημιουργός, ὁ τὴν πλευρὰν τοῦ προπάτορος Ἀδὰμ διὰ τὴν σὴν φιλανθρωπίαν εἰς γυναῖκα μεταμορφώσας, καὶ εὐλογήσας αὐτούς, καὶ εἰπών· «Αὐξάνεσθε καὶ πληθύνεσθε, καὶ κατακυριεύσατε τῆς γῆς», καὶ ἀμφοτέρους αὐτοὺς ἓν μέλος ἀναδείξας διὰ τῆς συζυγίας· ἕνεκεν γὰρ τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καὶ προσκολληθήσεται τῇ ἰδίᾳ γυναικί, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν· καί, οὓς ὁ Θεὸς συνέζευξεν, ἄνθρωπος μή χωριζέτω· ὁ τὸν θεράποντά σου Ἀβραὰμ εὐλογήσας, καὶ διανοίξας τὴν μήτραν Σάῤῥας, καὶ πατέρα πλήθους ἐθνῶν ποιήσας· ὁ τὸν Ἰσαὰκ τῇ Ῥεβέκκᾳ χαρισάμενος, καὶ τὸν τόκον αὐτῆς εὐλογήσας· ὁ τὸν Ἰακὼβ τῇ Ῥαχὴλ συνάψας, καὶ ἐξ αὐτοῦ τοὺς δώδεκα Πατριάρχας, ἀναδείξας· ὁ τὸν Ἰωσὴφ καὶ τὴν Ἀσυνὲθ συζεύξας, καρπὸν παιδοποιΐας αὐτοῖς τὸν Ἐφραίμ, καὶ τὸν Μανασσῆν χαρισάμενος· ὁ τὸν Ζαχαρίαν καὶ τὴν Ἐλισάβετ προσδεξάμενος, καὶ Πρόδρομον τὸν τόκον αὐτῶν ἀναδείξας· ὁ ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαὶ τὸ κατὰ σάρκα βλαστήσας τὴν ἀειπάρθενον, καὶ ἐξ αὐτῆς σαρκωθεὶς καὶ τεχθεὶς εἰς σωτηρίαν τοῦ γένους τῶν ἀνθρώπων· ὁ διὰ τὴν ἄφραστόν σου δωρεὰν καὶ πολλὴν ἀγαθότητα παραγενόμενος ἐν Κανᾷ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ τὸν ἐκεῖσε γάμον εὐλογήσας, ἵνα φανερώσῃς ὅτι σὸν θέλημά ἐστιν ἡ ἔννομος συζυγία καὶ ἡ ἐξ αὐτῆς παιδοποιΐα. Αὐτός, Δέσποτα Πανάγιε, πρόσδεξαι τὴν δέησιν ἡμῶν τῶν ἱκετῶν σου, ὡς ἐκεῖσε καὶ ἐνταῦθα παραγενόμενος τῇ ἀοράτῳ σου ἐπιστασίᾳ· εὐλόγησον τὸν γάμον τοῦτον, καὶ παράσχου τοῖς δούλοις σου τούτοις (τῷ δεῖνι) καὶ (τῇ δεῖνι) ζωὴν εἰρηνικήν, μακροημέρευσιν, σωφροσύνην, τὴν εἰς ἀλλήλους ἀγάπην ἐν τῷ συνδέσμῳ τῆς εἰρήνης, σπέρμα μακρόβιον, τὴν ἐπὶ τέκνοις χάριν, τὸν ἀμαράντινον τῆς δόξης στέφανον. Ἀξίωσον αὐτοὺς ἰδεῖν τέκνα τέκνων· τὴν κοίτην αὐτῶν ἀνεπιβούλευτον διατήρησον· καὶ δὸς αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἄνωθεν, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς πιότητος τῆς γῆς· ἔμπλησον τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν σίτου, οἴνου καὶ ἐλέου καὶ πάσης ἀγαθωσύνης, ἵνα μεταδιδῶσι καὶ τοῖς χρείαν ἔχουσι, δωρούμενος ἅμα καὶ τοῖς συμπαροῦσι πάντα τὰ πρὸς σωτηρίαν αἰτήματα. Ὅτι Θεὸς ἐλέους, οἰκτιρμῶν καὶ φιλανθρωπίας ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, σὺν τῷ ἀνάρχῳ σου Πατρί, καὶ τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον.
ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εὐλογητὸς εἶ, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ τοῦ μυστικοῦ καὶ ἀχράντου γάμου ἱερουργὸς καὶ τοῦ σωματικοῦ νομοθέτης, ὁ τῆς ἀφθαρσίας φύλαξ, καὶ τῶν βιοτικῶν ἀγαθὸς οἰκονόμος· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν, Δέσποτα, ὁ ἐν ἀρχῇ πλάσας τὸν ἄνθρωπον, καὶ θέμενος αὐτὸν ὡς βασιλέα τῆς κτίσεως, καὶ εἰπών· «Οὐ καλὸν εἶναι τὸν ἄνθρωπον μόνον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· ποιήσωμεν αὐτῷ βοηθὸν κατ᾿· αὐτόν»· καὶ λαβὼν μίαν τῶν πλευρῶν αὐτοῦ, ἔπλασας γυναῖκα, ἣν ἰδὼν Ἀδὰμ εἶπε· «Τοῦτο νῦν ὀστοῦν ἐκ τῶν ὀστῶν μου καὶ σάρξ ἐκ τῆς σαρκός μου· αὕτη κληθήσεται γυνή, ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς ἐλήφθη αὕτη· ἕνεκεν τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν»· καὶ «οὓς ὁ Θεὸς συνέζευξεν, ἄνθρωπος μὴ χωριζέτω»· Αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν, Δέσποτα Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, κατάπεμψον τὴν χάριν σου τὴν ἐπουράνιον ἐπί τούς δούλους σου τούτους (τὸν δεῖνα) καὶ (τὴν δεῖνα)· καὶ δὸς τῇ παιδίσκῃ ταύτῃ ἐν πᾶσιν ὑποταγῆναι τῷ ἀνδρί, καὶ τὸν δοῦλόν σου τοῦτον εἶναι εἰς κεφαλὴν τῆς γυναικός, ὅπως βιώσωσι κατὰ τὸ θέλημά σου. Εὐλόγησον αὐτούς, Κύριε, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς εὐλόγησας τὸν Ἀβραὰμ καὶ τὴν Σάῤῥαν. Εὐλόγησον αὐτούς, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς εὐλόγησας τὸν Ἰσαὰκ καὶ τὴν Ῥεβέκκαν. Εὐλόγησον αὐτοὺς Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς εὐλόγησας τὸν Ἰακὼβ καὶ πάντας τοὺς πατριάρχας. Εὐλόγησον αὐτούς, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς εὐλόγησας τὸν Ἰωσὴφ καὶ τὴν Ἀσυνέθ. Εὐλόγησον αὐτούς, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς εὐλόγησας Μωσέα καὶ Σεπφόραν. Εὐλόγησον αὐτούς, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς εὐλόγησας Ἰωακεὶμ καὶ τὴν Ἄνναν. Εὐλόγησον αὐτούς, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς εὐλόγησας Ζαχαρίαν καὶ τήν Ἐλισάβετ. Διαφύλαξον αὐτούς, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς διεφύλαξας τὸν Νῶε ἐν τῇ Κιβωτῷ. Διαφύλαξον αὐτούς, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς διεφύλαξας τὸν Ἰωνᾶν ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ τοῦ κήτους. Διαφύλαξον αὐτούς, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς διεφύλαξας τοὺς ἁγίους τρεῖς Παῖδας ἐκ τοῦ πυρός, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς δρόσον οὐρανόθεν· καὶ ἔλθοι ἐπ᾿ αὐτοὺς ἡ χαρὰ ἐκείνη, ἣν ἔσχεν ἡ μακαρία Ἑλένη, ὅτε εὗρε τὸν τίμιον Σταυρόν. Μνημόνευσον αὐτῶν, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς ἐμνημόνευσας τοῦ Ἐνώχ, τοῦ Σήμ, τοῦ Ἠλία. Μνημόνευσον αὐτῶν, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὡς ἐμνημόνευσας τῶν ἁγίων σου Τεσσαράκοντα Μαρτύρων, καταπέμψας αὐτοῖς οὐρανόθεν τοὺς στεφάνους. Μνημόνευσον, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, καὶ τῶν ἀναθρεψάντων αὐτοὺς γονέων· ὅτι εὐχαὶ γονέων στηρίζουσι θεμέλια οἴκων. Μνημόνευσον, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, τῶν δούλων σου τῶν Παρανύμφων, τῶν συνελθόντων εἰς τὴν χαρὰν ταύτην. Μνημόνευσον, Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, τοῦ δούλου σου (τοῦδε) καὶ τῆς δούλης σου (τῆςδε), καὶ εὐλόγησον αὐτούς. Δὸς αὐτοῖς καρπὸν κοιλίας, καλλιτεκνίαν, ὁμόνοιαν ψυχῶν καὶ σωμάτων, Ὕψωσον αὐτοὺς ὡς τὰς κέδρους τοῦ Λιβάνου, ὡς ἄμπελον εὐκληματοῦσαν. Δώρησαι αὐτοῖς σπέρμα στάχυος, ἵνα, πᾶσαν αὐτάρκειαν ἔχοντες, περισσεύσωσιν εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν καὶ σοὶ εὐάρεστον, καὶ ἴδωσιν υἱοὺς τῶν υἱῶν αὐτῶν, ὡς νεόφυτα ἐλαιῶν κύκλῳ τῆς τραπέζης αὐτῶν· καὶ, εὐαρεστήσαντες ἐνώπιόν σου, λάμψωσιν ὡς φωστῆρες ἐν οὐρανῷ, ἐν σοὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν· ᾧ πρέπει πᾶσα δόξα, κράτος, τιμή, καὶ προσκύνησις, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον· ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ἅγιος, ὁ πλάσας ἐκ χοὸς τὸν ἀνθρωπον, καὶ ἐκ τῆς πλευρᾶς αὐτοῦ ἀνοικοδομήσας γυναῖκα, καὶ συζεύξας αὐτῷ βοηθὸν κατ᾿ αὐτόν, διὰ τὸ οὕτως ἀρέσαι τῇ σῇ μεγαλειότητι, μὴ μόνον εἶναι τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν, Δέσποτα, ἐξαπόστειλον τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐξ ἁγίου κατοικητηρίου σου, καὶ ἅρμοσον (τούτου λεγομένου, ὁ Ἱερεὺς ἁρμόζει τὰς δεξιὰς τῶν νυμφευομένων) τὸν δοῦλον σου (τόν δε) καὶ τὴν δούλην σου (τήν δε), ὅτι παρὰ σοῦ ἁρμόζεται ἀνδρὶ γυνή. Σύζευξον αὐτοὺς ἐν ὁμοφροσύνῃ· στεφάνωσον αὐτοὺς εἰς σάρκα μίαν· χάρισαι αὐτοῖς καρπὸν κοιλίας, εὐτεκνίας ἀπόλαυσιν. Ὅτι σὸν τὸ κράτος, καὶ σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦκαὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀιῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Καὶ λαβὼν ὁ Ἱερεὺς τὰ Στέφανα, στέφει πρῶτον τὸν Νυμφίον, λέγων·
Στέφεται ὁ δοῦλος τοῦ Θεοῦ (ὁ δεῖνα), τὴν δούλην τοῦ Θεοῦ (τήν δε), εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος. (3)
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. (3) Εἶτα στέφει καὶ τὴν Νύμφην, λέγων·
Στέφεται ἡ δούλη τοῦ Θεοῦ (ἡ δεῖνα), τὸν δοῦλον τοῦ Θεοῦ (τόν δε), εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρός, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ, καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος. (3) ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. (3) Εἶτα τίθησι τὰ Στέφανα ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς τῶν Νυμφίων, ψάλλων ἐκ τρίτου· Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, δόξῃ καὶ τιμῇ στεφάνωσον αὐτούς. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ἔθηκας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν στεφάνους ἐκ λίθων τιμίων. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Πρόσχωμεν. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Ζωὴν ᾐτήσαντό σε, καὶ ἔδωκας αὐτοῖς μακρότητα ἡμερῶν. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Σοφία. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ: Πρὸς Ἐφεσίους Ἐπιστολῆς Παύλου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα (Κεφ. ε´ 20-33). ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Πρόσχωμεν. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Ἀδελφοί, εὐχαριστεῖτε πάντοτε ὑπὲρ πάντων, ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τῷ Θεῷ καὶ Πατρί, ὑποτασσόμενοι ἀλλήλοις ἐν φόβῳ Χριστοῦ. Αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν ὑποτάσσεσθε ὡς τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὅτι ὁ ἀνήρ ἐστι κεφαλὴ τῆς γυναικός, ὡς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς κεφαλὴ τῆς Ἐκκλησίας, καὶ αὐτός ἐστι σωτὴρ τοῦ σώματος. Ἀλλ᾿ ὥσπερ ἡ Ἐκκλησία ὑποτάσσεται τῷ Χριστῷ, οὕτω καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν ἐν παντί. Οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶτε τὰς γυναῖκας ἑαυτῶν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς ἠγάπησε τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν καὶ ἑαυτὸν παρέδωκεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς, ἵνα αὐτὴν ἁγιάσῃ, καθαρίσας τῷ λουτρῷ τοῦ ὕδατος ἐν ῥήματι, ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὴν ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ᾿ ἵνᾳ ᾗ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος. Οὕτως ὀφείλουσιν οἱ ἄνδρες ἀγαπᾶν τὰς ἑαυτῶν γυναῖκας, ὡς τὰ ἑαυτῶν σώματα· ὁ ἀγαπῶν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἑαυτὸν ἀγαπᾷ· οὐδεὶς γάρ ποτε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σάρκα ἐμίσησεν, ἀλλ᾿ ἐκτρέφει καὶ θάλπει αὐτήν, καθὼς καὶ ὁ Κύριος τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν· ὅτι μέλη ἐσμὲν τοῦ σώματος αὐτοῦ, ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκ τῶν ὀστέων αὐτοῦ· ἀντὶ τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δὺο εἰς σάρκα μίαν. Τό μυστήριον τοῦτο μέγα ἐστίν, ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω εἰς Χριστὸν καὶ εἰς τὴν Ἐκκλησίαν. Πλὴν καὶ ὑμεῖς οἱ καθ᾿ ἕνα, ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα οὕτως ἀγαπάτω ὡς ἑαυτόν, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἵνα φοβῆται τὸν ἄνδρα. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Εἰρήνη σοι τῷ ἀναγινώσκοντι. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀλληλούϊα, ἀλληλούϊα, ἀλληλούϊα. Στίχ. Σύ, Κύριε, φυλάξαις ἡμᾶς καὶ διατηρήσαις ἡμᾶς. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Σοφία· ὀρθοί· ἀκούσωμεν τοῦ ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καί τῷ πνεύματί σου. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ Ἰωάννην ἁγίου Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσμα. (Κεφ. β´ 1-11) ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Πρόσχωμεν ΧΟΡΟΣ: Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ, γάμος ἐγένετο ἐν Κανᾷ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ ἦν ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐκεῖ· ἐκλήθη δὲ καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν γάμον. Καί ὑστερήσαντος οἴνου, λέγει ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ πρὸς αὐτόν· Οἶνον οὐκ ἔχουσι. Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, γύναι; οὕπω ἥκει ἡ ὥρα μου. Λέγει ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ τοῖς διακόνοις· Ὅ,τι ἂν λέγῃ ὑμῖν, ποιήσατε. Ἦσαν δὲ ἐκεῖ ὑδρίαι λίθιναι ἓξ κείμεναι κατὰ τὸν καθαρισμὸν τῶν Ἰουδαίων, χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ μετρητὰς δύο ἢ τρεῖς. Λέγει αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· Γεμίσατε τὰς ὑδρίας ὕδατος. Καὶ ἐγέμισαν αὐτὰς ἕως ἄνω. Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Ἀντλήσατε νῦν καὶ φέρετε τῷ ἀρχιτρικλίνῳ. Καί ἤνεγκαν. Ὡς δὲ ἐγεύσατο ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος τὸ ὕδωρ οἶνον γεγενημένον (καὶ οὐκ ᾔδει πόθεν ἐστίν· οἱ δὲ διάκονοι ᾔδεισαν οἱ ἠντληκότες τὸ ὕδωρ) φωνεῖ τὸν νυμφίον ὁ ἀρχιτρίκλινος καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ· Πᾶς ἄνθρωπος πρῶτον τὸν καλὸν οἶνον τίθησι, καὶ ὅταν μεθυσθῶσι, τὸτε τὸν ἐλάσσω· σὺ δὲ τετήρηκας τὸν καλὸν οἶνον ἕως ἄρτι. Ταύτην ἐποίησε τὴν ἀρχὴν τῶν σημείων ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν Κανᾷ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ ἐφανέρωσε τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν οἱ Μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Δόξα σοι, Κύριε, δόξα σοι. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Εἴπωμεν πάντες ἐξ ὅλης τῆς ψυχῆς, καὶ ἐξ ὅλης τῆς διανοίας ἡμῶν εἴπωμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ μέγα ἔλεός σου· δεόμεθά σου ἐπάκουσον καὶ ἐλέησον. Ἔτι δεόμεθα ὑπὲρ ἐλέους, ζωῆς, εἰρήνης, ὑγίειας καὶ σωτηρίας τῶν δούλων σου (τοῦ δεῖνος) καὶ (τῆς δεῖνος) καὶ ὑπὲρ τοῦ περιεστῶτος λαοῦ, τῶν ἀπεκδεχομένων τὸ παρὰ σοῦ πλούσιον ἔλεος. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὅτι ἐλεήμων, καὶ φιλάνθρωπος Θεὸς ὑπάρχεις, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, τῷ Πατρὶ καὶ τῷ Υἱῷ καὶ τῷ Ἁγίῳ Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ ἐν τῇ σωτηριώδει σου οἰκονομίᾳ καταξιώσας ἐν Κανᾷ τῆς Γαλιλαίας τίμιον ἀναδεῖξαι τὸν γάμον, διὰ τῆς σῆς παρουσίας, αὐτὸς καὶ νῦν τοὺς δούλους σου (τὸν δεῖνα) καὶ (τὴν δεῖνα), οὕς ηὐδόκησας συναφθῆναι ἀλλήλοις, ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ ὁμονοίᾳ διαφύλαξον. Τίμιον αὐτοῖς τὸν γάμον ἀνάδειξον· ἀμίαντον αὐτῶν τὴν κοίτην διατήρησον· ἀκηλίδωτον αὐτῶν τὴν συμβίωσιν διαμεῖναι εὐδόκησον· καὶ καταξίωσον αὐτοὺς ἐν γήρει πίονι καταντῆσαι, ἐν καθαρᾷ τῇ καρδίᾳ ἐργαζομένους τὰς ἐντολάς σου. Σὺ γὰρ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, Θεὸς τοῦ ἐλεεῖν καὶ σῴζειν, καὶ σοὶ τὴν δόξαν ἀναπέμπομεν, σὺν τῷ ἀνάρχῳ σου Πατρί, καὶ τῷ παναγίῳ καὶ ἀγαθῷ καὶ ζωοποιῷ σου Πνεύματι, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Ἀντιλαβοῦ, σῶσον, ἐλέησον καὶ διαφύλαξον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεός, τῇ σῇ χάριτι. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε ἐλέησον. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Τὴν ἡμέραν πᾶσαν, τελείαν, ἁγίαν, εἰρηνικὴν καὶ ἀναμάρτητον παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Παράσχου, Κύριε. μεθ᾿ ἑκάστην Δέησιν· ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ Ἄγγελον εἰρήνης, πιστὸν ὁδηγόν, φύλακα τῶν ψυχῶν καὶ τῶν σωμάτων ἡμῶν, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Συγγνώμην καὶ ἄφεσιν τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ τῶν πλημμελημάτων ἡμῶν, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν, καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσμῳ, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Τὸν ὑπόλοιπον χρόνον τῆς ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ μετανοίᾳ ἐκτελέσαι, παρὰ τοῦ Κυρίου αἰτησώμεθα. Χριστιανὰ τὰ τέλη της ζωῆς ἡμῶν, ἀνώδυνα, ἀνεπαίσχυντα, εἰρηνικά, καὶ καλὴν ἀπολογίαν τὴν ἐπί του φοβεροῦ βήματος του Χριστοῦ αἰτησώμεθα. Τὴν ἑνότητα τῆς πίστεως, καὶ τὴν κοινωνίαν τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος αἰτησάμενοι, ἑαυτοὺς καὶ ἀλλήλους καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν ζωὴν ἡμῶν Χριστῷ τῷ Θεῷ παραθώμεθα.. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Καὶ καταξίωσον ἡμᾶς, Δέσποτα, μετὰ παῤῥησίας, ἀκατακρίτως, τολμᾶν ἐπικαλεῖσθαί σε τὸν ἐπουράνιον Θεὸν Πατέρα, καὶ λέγειν. ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΤΗΣ Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς· ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου· ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου· γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου, ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ 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 ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα, τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καί τῷ πνεύματί σου. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τὰς κεφαλὰς ἡμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνωμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. Ὁ Ἱερεὺς , εὐλογῶν τὸ ποτήριον, λέγει τὴν Εὐχὴν ταύτην· Ὁ Θεός, ὁ πάντα ποιήσας τῇ ἰσχύϊ σου, καὶ στερεώσας τὴν οἰκουμένην, καὶ κοσμήσας τὸν στέφανον πάντων τῶν πεποιημένων ὑπὸ σοῦ, καὶ τὸ ποτήριον τὸ κοινὸν τοῦτο παρεχόμενος τοῖς συναφθεῖσι πρὸς γάμου κοινωνίαν, εὐλόγησον εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ. Ὅτι ηὐλόγηταί σου τὸ ὄνομα, καὶ δεδόξασταὶ σου ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ καὶ τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος, νῦν καὶ ἀεὶ καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Εἶτα, λαβὼν ὁ Ἱερεὺς ἐπὶ χεῖρας τὸ κοινὸν ποτήριον, μεταδίδωσιν αὐτοῖς ἐκ γ´, πρῶτον τῷ ἀνδρί, καὶ αὖθις τῇ γυναικί, ψάλλων εἰς ἦχον α´.
ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ποτήριον σωτηρίου λήψομαι, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου ἐπικαλέσομαι. Καὶ εὐθέως λαβὼν αὐτοὺς ὁ Ἱερεύς, τοῦ Παρανύμφου κρατοῦντος ὄπισθεν τοὺς στεφάνους, στρέφει ὡς ἐν σχήματι κύκλου περὶ τὸ ἐν τῷ μέσῳ τραπεζίδιον ἐκ τρίτου. Ἦχος πλ. α´. Ἡσαΐα χόρευε· ἡ Παρθένος ἔσχεν ἐν γαστρί, καὶ ἔτεκεν Υἱὸν τὸν Ἐμμανουήλ, Θεόν τε καὶ ἄνθρωπον· Ἀνατολὴ ὄνομα αὐτῷ· ὃν μεγαλύνοντες, τὴν Παρθένον μακαρίζομεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἦχος βαρύς. Ἅγιοι Μάρτυρες, οἱ καλῶς ἀθλήσαντες καὶ στεφανωθέντες, πρεσβεύσατε πρὸς Κύριον, ἐλεηθῆναι τὰς ψυχὰς ἡμῶν. Δόξα σοι Χριστὲ ὁ Θεός, Ἀποστόλων καύχημα, Μαρτύρων ἀγαλλίαμα, ὧν τὸ κήρυγμα. Τριὰς ἡ ὁμοούσιος. Εἶτα ὁ Ἱερεὺς ἐπαίρει τοὺς στεφάνους· καὶ ἐπάρας τὸν στέφανον τοῦ Νυμφίου, λέγει·
Μεγαλύνθητι, Νυμφίε, ὡς ὁ Ἀβραὰμ, καὶ εὐλογήθητι ὡς ὁ Ἰσαάκ, καὶ πληθύνθητι ὡς ὁ Ἰακώβ, πορευόμενος ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ ἐργαζόμενος ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τάς ἐντολὰς τοῦ Θεοῦ. Καὶ ἐν τῷ τῆς Νύμφης λέγει· Καὶ σύ, Νύμφη, μεγαλύνθητι ὡς ἡ Σάῤῥα, καὶ εὐφράνθητι ὡς ἡ Ῥεβέκκα, καὶ πληθύνθητι ὡς ἡ Ῥαχήλ, εὐφραινομένη τῷ ἰδίῳ ἀνδρί, φυλάττουσα τοὺς ὅρους τοῦ νόμου, ὅτι οὕτως ηὐδόκησεν ὁ Θεός. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τοῦ Κυρίου δεηθῶμεν. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Κύριε, ἐλέησον. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ὁ Θεὸς, ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ὁ παραγενόμενος ἐν Κανᾷ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ τὸν ἐκεῖσε γάμον εὐλογήσας, εὐλόγησον καὶ τοὺς δούλους σου τούτους, τοὺς τῇ σῇ προνοίᾳ πρὸς γάμου κοινωνίαν συναφθέντας. Εὐλόγησον αὐτῶν εἰσόδους καὶ ἐξόδους· πλήθυνον ἐν ἀγαθοῖς τὴν ζωὴν αὐτῶν· ἀνάλαβε (ἐνταῦθα ὁ Ἱερεὺς αἴρει τοὺς στεφάνους ἀπὸ τῶν κεφαλῶν τῶν Νυμφίων, καὶ τίθησιν αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ τῆς τραπέζης) τοὺς στεφάνους αὐτῶν ἐν τῇ Βασιλείᾳ σου, ἀσπίλους καὶ ἀμώμους καὶ ἀνεπιβουλεύτους διατηρῶν εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Εἰρήνη πᾶσι. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Καὶ τῷ πνεύματί σου. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Τὰς κεφαλὰς ὑμῶν τῷ Κυρίῳ κλίνατε. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Σοί, Κύριε. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ Ὁ Πατήρ, ὁ Υἱὸς καὶ τὸ Ἅγιον Πνεῦμα, ἡ παναγία καὶ ὁμοούσιος καὶ ζωαρχικὴ Τριάς, ἡ μία Θεότης καὶ Βασιλεία, εὐλογήσαι ὑμᾶς, καὶ παράσχοι ὑμῖν μακροζωΐαν, εὐτεκνίαν, προκοπὴν βίου καὶ πίστεως, καὶ ἐμπλήσαι ὑμᾶς πάντων τῶν ἐπὶ γῆς ἀγαθῶν, ἀξιώσαι δὲ ὑμᾶς καὶ τῶν ἐπηγγελμένων ἀγαθῶν τῆς ἀπολαύσεως, πρεσβείαις τῆς ἁγίας Θεοτόκου, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων. ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. Εἶτα εἰσέρχονται καὶ εὔχονται αὐτοῖς. Καὶ ἀσπασαμένων ἀλλήλους, γίνεται παρὰ τοῦ Ἱερέως τελεία Ἀπόλυσις οὕτως· ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Δόξα σοι, ὁ Θεὸς, ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν, δόξα σοι. ΔΙΑΚΟΝΟΣ: Δόξα, Καί νῦν. Κύριε, ἐλέησον (γ´). Πάτερ ἅγιε, εὐλόγησον. ΙΕΡΕΥΣ: Ὁ διὰ τῆς ἐν Κανᾷ ἐπιδημίας τίμιον ἀναδείξας τὸν γάμον, Χριστὸς ὁ ἀληθινὸς Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ταῖς πρεσβείαις τῆς παναχράντου αὐτοῦ Μητρός, τῶν ἁγίων ἐνδόξων καὶ πανευφήμων Ἀποστόλων, τῶν ἁγίων θεοστέπτων βασιλέων καὶ ἰσαποστόλων Κωνσταντίνου καὶ Ἑλένης, τοῦ ἁγίου μεγαλομάρτυρος Προκοπίου, καὶ πάντων τῶν Ἁγίων, ἐλεήσαι καὶ σώσαι ἡμᾶς ὡς ἀγαθὸς καὶ φιλάνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεήμων Θεός. Δι᾿ εὐχῶν τῶν ἁγίων Πατέρων... ΧΟΡΟΣ: Ἀμήν. |
THE CROWNING SERVICE that is of MARRIAGE
PRIEST Blessed is everyone that fears the Lord. After each verse the choir shall sing: Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. That walks in his ways. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. Blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. Thy children like young olive plants around thy table. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. Behold! the man shall be blest that fears the Lord. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion, and thou shalt see the good things of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. Yea! thou shall see thy children’s children, and peace be upon Israel. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
DEACON: Master, give the blessing.
PRIESTBlessed 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, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray unto the Lord. For the peace and union of the whole world, and for the good estate of the holy churches of God, let us pray unto the Lord. For this holy temple and for them that enter therein with faith, reverence and fear of God, let us pray unto the Lord.
For our Archbishop (Name), for the honourable order of priesthood; and for the diaconate which is in Christ; for all the clergy and the people, let us pray unto the Lord.
For the servants of God (Name) and (Name), who are now being joined to one another in the community of marriage, and for their salvation, let us pray unto the Lord. That this marriage may be blessed, as was that of Cana of Galilee, let us pray unto the Lord. That there may be granted unto them integrity, and fruit of the womb as may be most expedient for them, let us pray unto the Lord. That they may rejoice in the beholding of sons and daughters, let us pray unto the Lord. That there may be granted unto them the joy of abundant fertility, and a course of life blameless and unashamed, let us pray unto the Lord. That there may be granted unto them and unto us, all supplications that are unto salvation, let us pray unto the Lord. That both they and we may be delivered from all tribulation, wrath, danger and necessity, let us pray unto the Lord.
Succour, save, have mercy and preserve us O God, by Thy grace.
Mindful of our Most Holy and undefiled, Most Blessed and glorious Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary; and of all the saints; let us commend ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God. CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. PRIEST For unto Thee belong all glory, honour and worship, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Spirit; now and for ever: world without end. CHOIR: Amen. DEACON: Let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison.
PRIEST O God most pure, and author of all creation, who for the love of mankind didst transform a rib of our forefather Adam into a woman, and blessing them Thou didst say, “Be fruitful and multiply, and subdue the earth;” and by this joining together didst declare them both to be one member, for because of this shall a man forsake his father and his mother, and the two shall be one flesh, and whom God hath joined together let not man put asunder: who didst also bless Thy servant Abraham and opened Sara’s womb, and made him the father of many nations: who bestowed Isaac upon Rebecca, and blessed her offspring: who joined Jacob and Rachel, and from him didst make manifest the twelve patriarchs: who didst yoke Joseph and Asenath together, and as the fruit of their procreation, didst bestow upon them Ephrem and Manasse: who accepted Zacharias and Elizabeth, and didst make manifest their offspring John the Baptist: who from the root of Jesse didst bring forth according to the flesh, the Ever-Virgin Mary, and from her wast Thou incarnate and born for the salvation of the human race: who through Thine unspeakable grace and manifold goodness wast present in Cana of Galilee, and didst bless the marriage there, that Thou might show that a lawful union and the childbearing therefrom is according to Thy will. Do Thou Most Holy Lord and Master accept the supplications from us who now beseech Thee, and as Thou wast present there, be present also here with Thine invisible protection. Bless (+) this marriage and grant unto these Thy servants (Name) and (Name) a peaceful life, length of days, integrity, love for one another in a bond of peace, offspring long-lived , grace by reason of their children, and an unfadeable crown of glory. Account them worthy to see their children’s children. Preserve their bed from every hostile scheme; give them of the dew from heaven above, and the fatness of the earth. Fill their houses with wheat, wine and oil and with every good thing that they may give to them that are in need. Bestow also on them that are here assembled with us, all their prayers that are unto salvation.
For Thou art the God of mercies, of compassions, and of loving-kindness, and to Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thine eternal Father, and Thine all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and for ever: world without end.
CHOIR: Amen. DEACON: Let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison. PRIEST Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, Thou that art the Celebrant of mystical and undefiled marriage, and the lawmaker governing our bodies: Thou that art the guardian of incorruption, and the good administrator of the means of life: Thou, O Lord and Master, who from the beginning didst create man and appointed him as the king of creation, and didst say; “It is not good for man to be alone upon the earth; let Us make a help meet for him”, thus, taking one of his ribs Thou didst make woman, whom when Adam saw didst say; “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of her Man. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and the two shall be one flesh”: and “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder”. Do Thou now, O Lord and Master, our God, send down Thy heavenly grace upon these Thy servants (Name) and (Name) and grant unto this Thy handmaiden to be in all things subject unto her husband, and unto this thy servant, to be at the head of his wife, that they may live according to thy will. Bless (+) them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst bless Abraham and Sara. Bless (+) them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst bless Isaac and Rebecca. Bless (+) them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst bless Joseph and Asenath. Bless (+) them, O Lord our God, as Thou dist bless Moses and Zipporah. Bless them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst bless Joachim and Anna. Bless (+) them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst bless Zacharias and Elizabeth. Preserve them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst preserve Noah in the Ark. Preserve them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst preserve Jonah in the whale’s belly. Preserve them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst preserve the Three Holy Children from the furnace by sending down upon them dew from heaven. And may that joy come upon them which the blessed Helen had when she found the Precious Cross. Remember them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst remember Enoch, Shem and Elias. Remember them, O Lord our God, as Thou didst remember the holy Forty Martyrs, sending down upon them crowns from heaven. Remember them, O Lord our God, and the parents who have reared them, for the prayers of parents make firm the foundations of houses. Remember, O Lord our God, the wedding company that hath gathered here to be present at this rejoicing. Remember, O Lord our God, Thy servant (Name) and Thy handmaiden (Name), and BLESS THEM (+). Give to them fruit of the womb, fair children, harmony of soul and body. Exalt them as the cedars of Lebanon, as well cultured vine. Bestow upon them a rich store of sustenance, so that having a sufficiency of all things for themselves, they may abound in every good work that is pleasing unto Thee. Let them behold their children’s children as newly planted olive trees around their table; that being pleasing in Thy sight, they may shine as stars in heaven, in Thee our Lord: unto whom belongs all glory, power, honour and worship, now and for ever: world without end.
CHOIR: Amen. DEACON: Let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison. PRIEST O Holy God, Thou who didst form man from the dust, and from his side didst fashion woman, and joining her to him as a helpmate for him, for thus was it seemly unto Thy Majesty that man should not be alone upon the earth. Do Thou also now, O Lord and Master, stretch forth Thy hand from Thy holy dwelling place, and join (the Priest joins their right hands) together this Thy servant (Name) and this Thy handmaiden (Name), for by Thee is a wife joined to her husband. Unite them together in oneness of mind; crown them together as one flesh, grant unto them the fruit of the womb and the pleasure of well-favoured children. For Thine is the might, and 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. The Priest shall now bless the crowns over the Gospel Book and then with the crowns shall touch the man’s forehead, then the woman’s, then make the sign of the Cross between them all the while saying the following: The servant of God (Name) is crowned to the handmaiden of God (Name), in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. (3) CHOIR: Amen. (3) And having done this thrice he shall do the same starting first with the woman’s forehead. The handmaiden of God (Name) is crowned to the servant of God (Name), in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. (3) CHOIR: Amen (3). And placing the crowns upon their heads the Priest shall chant O Lord our God, crown them with glory and honour. The choir also shall repeat the verse twice. READER: Thou hast set upon their heads crowns of precious stones. DEACON: Let us attend. READER: They asked life from Thee and Thou didst give them length of days. DEACON: Wisdom. READER: The reading is from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (5: 20-33) DEACON: Let us attend.
READER Brethren, give thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ; submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the Church: and he is the Saviour of the body. Therefore as the Church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the Church, and gave himself for it; that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that He might present it to Himself a glorious Church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church: for we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His bones. For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the Church. Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
PRIEST: Peace unto thee (that readest). CHOIR: Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Thou, O Lord, shall keep us and preserve us. 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. John. (2: 1-11) DEACON: Let us give heed CHOIR: Glory be to Thee, O Lord, glory be to Thee. PRIEST At that time there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: And both Jesus was called, and His disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto Him, they have no wine. Jesus saith unto her: Woman, what have I to do with thee? Mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, whatsoever He saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And He saith unto them: draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto him: every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth His glory; and His disciples believed on Him.
CHOIR: Glory be to Thee, O Lord, glory be to Thee. DEACON: Let us all say with all our soul, and with all our mind, let us say. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. And after each petition Have mercy upon us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hear us and have mercy.
We beseech Thee also for mercy, life, peace, health and salvation for Thy servants (Name) and (Name) and for all the people here present who await Thy bountiful mercy.
For Thou art a merciful God, and a lover of mankind, and to Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. CHOIR: Amen. DEACON: Let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison.
PRIEST O Lord our God, who by Thy saving dispensation didst vouchsafe to show, by Thy presence in Cana of Galilee, marriage to be honourable: do Thou also now preserve in peace and harmony these Thy servants (Name) and (Name) with whom Thou art well pleased should be joined to one another. Declare their marriage honourable: preserve their bed undefiled: grant that their life together be without spot of sin: and vouchsafe that they may attain unto a ripe old age, keeping Thy commandments with a pure heart.
For Thou art our God, the God of mercy and salvation, and to Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thine eternal Father, and Thine all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. CHOIR: Amen.
DEACON Succour, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Thy grace.
CHOIR: Kyrie eleison.
DEACON That this whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful and without sin, let us entreat the Lord. CHOIR: Grant us, O Lord. And after each petition DEACON For an angel of peace, faithful guide and guardian of our souls and bodies, let us entreat the Lord. For pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us entreat the Lord. For things good and profitable to our souls, and peace for the world, let us entreat the Lord. That we may pass the remainder of our lives in peace and repentance, let us entreat the Lord. For a Christian ending to our life, painless, without shame and peaceful, and a good defence before the dread judgement seat of Christ, let us entreat the Lord. Having besought the unity of faith and the communion of the Holy Spirit, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God. CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord.
PRIEST And vouchsafe, O Lord, that boldly and without condemnation we may dare to lift our voices unto Thee, O heavenly God and Father, and say: CHOIR 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, 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. PRIEST: Peace unto all. CHOIR: And unto thy spirit. DEACON: Let us bow our heads before the Lord. CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. DEACON: Let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison.
The Priest shall bless the cup whilst saying the following prayer: O God, who by Thy might didst create all things, making firm the universe and adorning the crown of all things created by Thee: Do Thou also bless (+) with Thy spiritual blessing this common cup given to them that are joined in the community of marriage. For blessed is Thy Name, and glorified is Thy kingdom, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. CHOIR: Amen.
The Priest shall now give them to drink of the cup three times, first to the man, and then to the woman.
CHOIR I will drink of the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the Name of the Lord. The Priest shall then take the bridal pair and lead them around the table three times chanting the following verses:
TONE 5 O Isaiah rejoice, the virgin was indeed with child, and brought forth a Son, Emmanuel, who is both God and man; Dayspring is His Name: And by magnifying Him we hail the Virgin as blest.
TONE 7 O Holy Martyrs, who fought the good fight and thus received crowns of victory, intercede unto our Lord, that He may have mercy upon our souls. Glory to Thee, O Christ our God, the prideful boast of the Apostles; the joy of the Martyrs, who preached unto all; the consubstantial Trinity.
The Priest shall then take up the crowns: And taking that of the bridegroom he shall say: Be magnified, O Bridegroom, as was Abraham, and be blest, as was Isaac, and be multiplied, as was Jacob: Go thy way in peace, performing in righteousness the commandments of God. And taking that of the bride he shall say: And thou, O Bride, be magnified as was Sarah, and be rejoiced as was Rebecca, and be multiplied as was Rachael, being glad in thine own husband, keeping the ways of the law; for thus is God well pleased.
DEACON: Let us pray unto the Lord. CHOIR: Kyrie eleison. PRIEST O God, our God, who was present in Cana of Galilee, and blessed the marriage there: Do Thou also bless (+) these Thy servants, who by Thy providence are joined in the community of marriage. Bless them when they come in and when they go out. Replenish their life with all good things. Receive their crowns in Thy kingdom, preserving them spotless, undefiled and without reproach, unto the ages of ages.
CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: Peace unto all. CHOIR: And unto Thy spirit. DEACON: Let us bow down our heads before the Lord. CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. PRIESTMay the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; the all Holy and Consubstantial and Life-giving Trinity; One Godhead and kingdom; Bless (+) you and grant unto you long life; well favoured children; progress in life and in faith; replenish you with all the good things of the earth; and account you worthy to know the joy of the promised blessings; through the prayers of the holy Mother of God and of all the saints. CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: Glory be unto Thee, O Christ our God and our hope, glory be unto Thee. DEACON Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy. Holy Father give the blessing. PRIEST May He, who by His presence in Cana of Galilee, did declare marriage to be honourable, Christ our true God, by the prayers of His Most Holy Mother; of the holy and all glorious Apostles; of the holy God-crowned Kings and equal to the Apostles Constantine and Helen; of the holy Greatmartyr Procopius and all the saints: have mercy upon us and save us; for He is good and loving-kind and a merciful God.
By the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us and save us. CHOIR: Amen.
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