Senior Reader:
Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O Lord
Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
O
Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who art
everywhere present and fillest all things, Treasury
of good things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in
us, and cleanse us of all impurity, and save our
souls, O Good One.
Holy
God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
(Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
O
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot
out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O
Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy
name's sake.
Lord
have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
Our
Father, Who art in the Heavens, hallowed be Thy
Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth
as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one.
Senior Reader: O
Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen.
Lord
have mercy. (12 times)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
O
come, let us worship God our King.
O
come, let us worship and fall down before Christ our
King and God.
O
come, let us worship and fall down before Christ
Himself, our
King and God.
Psalm 16
Hearken, O Lord, unto
my righteousness, attend unto the voice of my
supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which cometh
not from deceitful lips. From before Thy face let
my judgment come forth, let mine eyes behold
uprightness. Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast
visited it in the night, Thou hast tried me by fire,
and unrighteousness was not found in me. That my
mouth may not speak of the works of men, for the
sake of the words of Thy lips have I kept the ways
that are hard. Set my footsteps in Thy paths, that
my steps may not be shaken. I have cried for Thou
hast hearkened unto me, O God. Incline Thine ear
unto me, and hearken unto my words. Let Thy mercies
be made wonderful, O Thou that savest them that hope
in Thee. From them that have resisted Thy right
hand, keep me, O Lord, as the apple of Thine eye.
In the shelter of Thy wings wilt Thou shelter me,
from the face of the ungodly which have oppressed
me. Mine enemies have surrounded my soul, they
have enclosed themselves with their own fat, their
mouth hath spoken pride. They that have cast me out
have now encircled me, they have set their eyes to
look askance on the earth. They have taken me as
might a lion ready for his prey, and as might a
lion's whelp that dwelleth in hiding. Arise, O
Lord, overtake them and trip their heels; deliver my
soul from ungodly men, Thy sword from the enemies of
Thy hand. O Lord, from Thy few do Thou separate
them from the earth in their life; yea, with Thy
hidden treasures hath their belly been filled. They
have satisfied themselves with swine and have left
the remnants to their babes. But as for me, in
righteousness shall I appear before Thy face; I
shall be filled when Thy glory is made manifest to
me.
Psalm 24
Unto Thee, O Lord,
have I lifted up my soul. O my God, in Thee have I
trusted; let me never be put to shame, nor let mine
enemies laugh me to scorn. Yea, let none that wait
on Thee be put to shame; let them be ashamed which
are lawless without a cause. Make Thy ways, O Lord,
known unto me and teach me Thy paths. Lead me in
Thy truth and teach me, for Thou art God my Savior;
for on Thee have I waited all the day long.
Remember Thy compassions, O Lord, and Thy mercies,
for they are from everlasting. The sins of my youth
and mine ignorances remember not; according to Thy
mercy remember Thou me, for the sake of Thy
goodness, O Lord. Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore will He set a law for them that sin in the
way. He will guide the meek in judgment, He will
teach the meek His ways. All the ways of the Lord
are mercy and truth, unto them that seek after His
covenant and His testimonies. For the sake of Thy
name, O Lord, be gracious unto my sin; for it is
great. Who is the man that feareth the Lord? He
will set him a law in the way which he hath chosen.
His soul shall dwell among good things, and his seed
shall inherit the earth. The Lord is the strength
of them that fear Him, and His covenant shall be
manifested unto them. Mine eyes are ever toward the
Lord, for He it is that will draw my feet out of the
snare. Look upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am
one only-begotten and poor. The afflictions of my
heart are multiplied; bring me out from my
necessities. Behold my lowliness and my toil, and
forgive all my sins. Look upon mine enemies, for
they are multiplied, and with an unjust hatred have
they hated me. Keep my soul and rescue me; let me
not be put to shame, for I have hoped in Thee. The
innocent and the upright have cleaved unto me, for I
waited on Thee, O Lord. Redeem Israel, O God, out
of all his afflictions.
Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O
God, according to Thy great mercy; and according to
the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my
transgression. Wash me thoroughly from mine
iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know
mine iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.
Against Thee only have I sinned and done this evil
before Thee, that Thou mightest be justified in Thy
words, and prevail when Thou art judged. For
behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins
did my mother bear me. For behold, Thou hast loved
truth; the hidden and secret things of Thy wisdom
hast Thou made manifest unto me. Thou shalt
sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be made clean;
Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than
snow. Thou shalt make me to hear joy and gladness;
the bones that be humbled, they shall rejoice. Turn
Thy face away 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
with Thy governing Spirit establish me. I shall
teach transgressors Thy ways, and the ungodly shall
turn back unto Thee. Deliver me from
blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation;
my tongue shall rejoice in Thy righteousness. O
Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall
declare Thy praise. For if Thou hadst desired
sacrifice, I had given it; with whole-burnt
offerings Thou shalt not be pleased. A sacrifice
unto God is a broken spirit; a heart that is broken
and humbled God will not despise. Do good, O Lord,
in Thy good pleasure unto Zion, and let the walls of
Jerusalem be builded. Then shalt Thou be pleased
with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and
whole-burnt offerings. Then shall they offer
bullocks upon Thine altar.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. Thrice.
Lord, have mercy.
Thrice.
If there be two
troparia, we say the first one here. If not, we
continue:
Glory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit. And we say the second
troparion, if any, or the only troparion. Then:
Both now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokion: O
Theotokos; thou art the true vine that hath
blossomed forth for us the Fruit of Life. Thee do we
supplicate: Intercede, O Lady, together with the
holy apostles, that our souls find mercy.
Blessed is the Lord
God, blessed is the Lord day by day; the God of our
salvation shall prosper us along the way; our God is
the God of salvation.
Holy
God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
(Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
O
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot
out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O
Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy
name's sake.
Lord
have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
Our
Father, Who art in the Heavens, hallowed be Thy
Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth
as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our
debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one.
Senior Reader: O
Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen.
And we read the appointed Kontakion. If there be
two kontakia, we read the one that was chanted after
the 6th Ode of the canons at Matins.
Then:
Lord, have mercy.
Forty times. And the Prayer of the Hours:
Thou Who at all times
and at every hour, in heaven and on earth, art
worshipped and glorified, O Christ God, Who art
long-suffering, plenteous in mercy, most
compassionate, Who lovest the righteous and hast
mercy on sinners; Who callest all men to salvation
through the promise of good things to come: Receive,
O Lord, our prayers at this hour, and guide our life
toward Thy commandments. Sanctify our souls, make
chaste our bodies, correct our thoughts, purify our
intentions, and deliver us from every sorrow, evil,
and pain. Compass us about with Thy holy angels,
that, guarded and guided by their array, we may
attain to the unity of the faith and to the
knowledge of Thine unapproachable glory: For blessed
art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy.
Thrice.
Glory to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
More honorable than
the cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than
the seraphim; who without corruption gavest birth to
God the Word, the very Theotokos, thee do we
magnify.
Senior Reader: Through the prayers of our
holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have
mercy on us.
Reader: Amen. Then the Prayer of
St. Mardarius:
O Master God, the Father Almighty, O Lord, the
Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and O Holy Spirit,
one Godhead, one Power: Have mercy on me a sinner,
and by the judgments which Thou knowest, save me,
Thine unworthy servant; for blessed art Thou unto
the ages of ages. Amen.
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