Morning and evening prayers during Easter week. What prayers should you read for Easter?
According to a long-standing tradition, the usual morning and evening prayers are replaced by Easter hours on Bright Week. All hours: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th are exactly the same and read the same way. This sequence of the Easter Hours contains the main Easter hymns. It begins, of course, “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs,” “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ...” is sung three times, then the ipakoi, exapostilary, and so on are sung. This reading time sequence is much shorter than the usual morning and evening rule. Ordinary prayers, which contain both repentant prayers and other types, are all replaced by Easter chants, which express our joy at this great event.
How do they receive communion on Bright Week? What is the charter of the Church?
There are no regulations of the Church regarding the specifics of Communion on Bright Week. They receive communion in exactly the same order as they receive communion at other times.
But there are different traditions. There is a tradition of the synodal period of the pre-revolutionary Church. It was that people received communion quite rarely. And, mainly, they received communion by fasting. It was not customary to receive communion on Easter. Back in the 70-80s, in the Pyukhtitsa Monastery, the desire to receive communion on Easter night was perceived as a very strange movement; it seemed that it was absolutely unnecessary. Well, as a last resort, on Holy Saturday, but in general, on Holy Thursday, it was believed that one should take communion. The same thing applied to Bright Week. The logic by which this practice is justified in this case is approximately that Communion is always associated with repentance, with confession before Communion, and since we celebrate a great holiday and, in general, other great holidays, then what kind of repentance is there on a holiday? And no repentance means no Communion.
From my point of view, this does not stand up to any theological criticism. And the practice of the ancient Church of the pre-Synodal period, both in Russia and in general in the ancient Church everywhere, was that precisely on great holidays people always sought to partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ. Because to experience the fullness of the celebrated event, to truly participate in the event that the Church celebrates, is possible only in Communion. And if we experience this event only speculatively, then this is not at all what the Church wants and can give to us, believers. We must join in! To physically join the reality that is remembered on this day. And this can only be done by fully participating in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, which takes place on this day.
Therefore, modern practice in most churches is such that people are under no circumstances denied Communion on Bright Week. I think that it is reasonable for those who wish to receive communion these days to limit themselves to the confession that took place during Holy Week. If a person came on Holy Days and confessed, and he does not feel such serious internal reasons that would separate him from the opportunity to receive communion, some sins during this Easter period, then I think that it would be completely possible to receive communion without confession . However, under no circumstances do I recommend doing this without consulting with your confessor, and somehow agreeing with the priest in whose church you are receiving communion. Just so that there are no misunderstandings or differences of opinion.
Why is it that on Holy Saturday, on Easter itself and throughout Bright Week, instead of the Trisagion, “Those who were baptized into Christ, who put on Christ!”, which is sung at the baptism of people, is sung instead of the Trisagion?
This means that this period in the ancient church was a period of mass baptism. And if people were baptized on Holy Saturday, which was practiced extremely widely, so that they would already take part in the Easter service as faithful, and not as catechumens, then throughout Holy Week these people were constantly in the church. They were anointed with myrrh, and the places anointed with myrrh were tied with special bandages. In this form, people sat in the temple without leaving. It was a little like how now, when one is tonsured a monk, the newly tonsured person is constantly in the church and participates in all services. The same thing happened to the newly baptized for seven days. And, in addition, this was the time when sacramental or secret conversations were held with them (mystogogy in Greek). We can read these conversations of St. Maximus the Confessor, other famous preachers of the ancient Church, who did a lot to educate the newly baptized. These are the conversations and daily prayer and Communion in church. And on the eighth day, the very rituals that we perform immediately after Baptism were performed: cutting hair, wiping off the world, and so on. All this took place on the eighth day after the period of a person’s dedication, real churching, introduction into church life. They wiped him off, took off the bandages, and he emerged as a truly experienced spiritual Christian and began his further church life. Therefore, in the ancient church such people, and the laity along with them, received communion daily. Everyone praised God together for His great benefits.
Bright Week is continuous, what to do with fasting?
Here you can refer to the practice of priests. We all serve on these bright days, and the priests do not fast at all. This fast before Communion is associated with the tradition of relatively rare communion. If people receive communion regularly, say, once a week, come to church on Sunday, or come to receive communion on the Twelfth Feast, then I think that most priests do not require these people to fast specially before Communion, except for natural fasting days - Wednesday and Friday , which are for all people and always. And if, as we know, these days do not exist on Bright Week, it means that on these days we do not fast and receive communion without this special fast before Communion.
Is it possible to read akathists on Bright Week, at least privately? Maybe only the Lord can be glorified this week, but the Mother of God and the saints are not allowed?
Indeed, now all our spiritual experiences are directed towards this main Event. Therefore, in churches you notice that priests on vacations do not, most often, commemorate the daily saints, but pronounce the festive Easter vacation. In services, we also do not use the memory of saints, although a prayer service on Holy Easter, if performed, then the commemoration of the saints of the day is provided there, and the troparion can be sung. There is no such strict statutory rule that the commemoration of saints during this period is strictly prohibited. But such services as akathists and others, which are dedicated to events not related to the Resurrection, will somewhat unfocus our spiritual attention. And, perhaps, indeed, during this period you should not study the calendar too carefully and see what events are there, but rather immerse yourself more in the experiences of Easter events. Well, if there is such a great inspiration, then, of course, you can read the akathist privately.
Is it possible to remember the dead during Holy Week and Bright Week?
According to tradition, it is not customary in the Church to perform funeral services on Holy and Bright Weeks. If a person dies, he is buried with a special Easter rite, and the first mass commemoration of the dead, which takes place after Easter, is Radonitsa: Tuesday of the second week after Easter. Strictly speaking, it is not provided for by the charter, but, nevertheless, it is a tradition that has long been established. On these days, cemeteries are often visited and memorial services are held. But, of course, you can commemorate it privately. At the Liturgy, if we perform proskomedia, of course, we commemorate both the living and the deceased. You can also submit notes, but public commemoration in the form of a memorial service is usually not accepted at this time.
What is read in preparation for Communion on Bright Week?
There may be different options here. If usually three canons are read: the penitential canon, the Mother of God, and the Guardian Angel, then at least the penitential canon is not so obligatory in this combination. The rule for Holy Communion (and prayers) is certainly worth reading. But it makes sense to replace the canons with the reading of one Easter canon.
How to combine the Twelfth Feasts or Holy Week and worldly work?
This is a really difficult, serious, painful problem. We live in a secular state that is not at all focused on Christian holidays. True, there are some changes in this matter. Here Christmas is made a day off. Easter always falls on a Sunday for us, but they don’t give us a day off after it. Although, say, in Germany and other countries, a big holiday is always followed by a day off. They have Easter Monday, that's what it's called. The same thing on Trinity, on other holidays in Christian traditional countries where there was no revolution, there was no godless government that eradicated all this, uprooted it from the roots. In all countries, these holidays are recognized, despite the fact that the state is secular in nature.
Unfortunately, we don’t have this yet. Therefore, we have to apply it to the circumstances of life in which the Lord judges us to live. If the work is such that it does not tolerate the possibility of taking time off or rescheduling it to other days, or somehow shifting it more or less freely, then you have to choose. Either you stay at this job and sacrifice some of your need to attend church services more often, or you should try to change your job so that there is more freedom to attend church services. But still, very often, with good relations, you can agree to leave work a little earlier, or warn that you will come a little later. There are early services - Liturgy, say, at 7 o'clock in the morning. On all major holidays and on Holy Week, on Holy Thursday, two Liturgies are always served in large churches. You can go to the early Liturgy, and by 9 o’clock you will already be free, at the beginning of 10. So by 10 o'clock you can get to work, almost anywhere in the city.
Of course, it is impossible to combine work with attending all the services of Holy Week both morning and evening. And I think that there is no urgent need to break with normal, good work if it does not provide the opportunity to be in all services. At least on the main ones, say, on Great Thursdays. The removal of the Shroud is a wonderful service, but it is performed during the day, which means you will not be there, but you can come to the rite of Burial in the evening at 6 o’clock. And you can be a little late, it won’t be a big deal either. The 12th Gospel is celebrated on Thursday evening - also a service that is very good to be at. Well, if the work is daily or some kind of complex schedule, you have to work 12 hours a day, then you will inevitably miss some services, but the Lord sees your desire to be at these services, to pray, and will reward you. Even your absence will be credited to you as if you were there.
What is important is your heartfelt desire, not your personal presence. Another thing is that we ourselves want to be in these special moments of the Savior’s life in the temple and, as it were, closer to Him, closer to experience everything that He was destined to experience, but circumstances do not always allow. Therefore, if your job does not limit you so much that you cannot go to church at all, you should not change it. You must try to find such moments and negotiate with your superiors so that they give you some small concessions, but at other times you will try to work better, more, so that there are no complaints.
Our daily life always presents us with some problems of how we can combine life in the world with our spiritual life, with our church life. And here we need to show some flexibility. We cannot refuse work, we cannot go somewhere underground, or then we must choose the monastic path, then our entire life will be devoted to God and service. But if there is a family, this is impossible, and here we must apply it. Sometimes it’s not even work that can limit us, but household chores and children that require our attention. If the mother is constantly in church, and the child is always alone at home, little good will happen either. Although the mother prays in the temple, sometimes it is more important to simply be personally present and participate in the lives of her children. So, be “wise as serpents” in resolving such issues.
Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock
Hours of Holy Easter during worship in the Temple
The hours separating Easter Matins from the Liturgy pass unnoticed for many, because they are not read, as usual, but sung, and do not consist of psalms (which form their basis), but of selected Easter hymns, easily recognizable by ear.
Likewise, other services of Easter and all of Bright Week (i.e., until next Sunday) consist almost exclusively of singing (with the exception of the reading of the Apostle and the Gospel, priestly exclamations and deacon’s litanies). In general, the reading of the Psalter, a collection of Hebrew religious hymns and prayers, is abolished for the entire Bright Week because “the canopy of the Old Testament no longer has a place in the radiant radiance of New Testament grace.”
Cell prayers during the Easter period
According to a long-standing tradition, the usual morning and evening prayers are replaced on Bright Week Easter hours. All hours: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th - are exactly the same and read the same way. This sequence of the Easter Hours contains the main Easter hymns. It begins, of course, “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs,” “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ...” is sung three times, then the ipakoi, exapostilary, and so on are sung. This reading time sequence is much shorter than the usual morning and evening rule. Ordinary prayers, which contain both repentant prayers and other types, are all replaced by Easter chants, which express our joy at this great event.
Easter clock
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Three times)
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all faithful, let us worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death by death. ( Three times)
Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why do you seek like a man? You see the graveclothes, preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the one who slays death, as the Son of God, saving the human race.
Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen.
In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.
Glory: Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest of all royal palaces, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection.
And now: Highly illuminated Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.
Lord, have mercy. ( 40 times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, amen.
We magnify You, the most honorable cherub and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, who gave birth to the Word of God without corruption, the real Mother of God.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Three times)
Complete collection and description: Easter morning prayer for the spiritual life of a believer.
Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock
Hours of Holy Easter during worship in the Temple
The hours separating Easter Matins from the Liturgy pass unnoticed for many, because they are not read, as usual, but sung, and do not consist of psalms (which form their basis), but of selected Easter hymns, easily recognizable by ear.
Likewise, other services of Easter and all of Bright Week (i.e., until next Sunday) consist almost exclusively of singing (with the exception of the reading of the Apostle and the Gospel, priestly exclamations and deacon’s litanies). In general, the reading of the Psalter, a collection of Hebrew religious hymns and prayers, is abolished for the entire Bright Week because “the canopy of the Old Testament no longer has a place in the radiant radiance of New Testament grace.”
Cell prayers during the Easter period
According to a long-standing tradition, the usual morning and evening prayers are replaced on Bright Week Easter hours. All hours: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th are exactly the same and read the same way. This sequence of the Easter Hours contains the main Easter hymns. It begins, of course, “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs,” “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ...” is sung three times, then the ipakoi, exapostilary, and so on are sung. This reading time sequence is much shorter than the usual morning and evening rule. Ordinary prayers, which contain both repentant prayers and other types, are all replaced by Easter chants, which express our joy at this great event.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Three times)
During Bright Week, instead of morning and evening prayers, they read
Svetlana Berdnik Birth of a new day
Part 6 – Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock
Part 5 – Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock
Easter clock
Easter clock- part of the Easter day service (including Matins, Easter Hours, Liturgy and Vespers).
They are read on Bright Week (until Saturday morning inclusive) instead of morning and evening prayers (prayer rule).
Prayers of the Easter Hours
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, bow And We pray to the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, Christ e, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all the faithful, let us worship the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, And de Cross brings joy to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, I destroyed death through death And. (three times)
Preliminary And lice morning I same about Mary, and arr. e the stone is rolled away from the tomb, y Shah from the Angel: in the light is brought y Indeed, with the dead, why are you looking for a man? You see the graveclothes, father y those who preach to the world e child, like the east A The Lord, who puts to death death, is the Son of God, who saves the human race.
Even down to the grave e You are immortal, but you will destroy hell And You have strength and resurrect e Thou art as the Victor, O Christ God, women A m myrrh-bearing things A vyy: Rejoice!, and through Your apostle peace d A ruin those who have fallen I th resurrection.
In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in paradise with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, all complete I yay, noop And toboggan
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit:
Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the palace of every king, A Behold, most luminous Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen:
IN y This consecrated Divine village, rejoice: for by You I gave e All joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.
Lord have mercy. ( forty times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen:
The most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, the real Mother of God, we magnify You.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in their tombs. ( three times)
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen.
Is it for You - except for You?
Behold, I have come - for, behold, I have come.
Those who preceded the morning - those who came before dawn.
Even about Mary - those who were with Mary (Mary's companions).
Tetsite - run, hurry.
As there is - because He is.
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Easter morning prayer
Morning prayers
Throughout Bright Week (7 days, starting from Easter), instead of this rule, the hours of Holy Easter are read.
From Ascension to Trinity, we begin prayers with “Holy God.”, omitting all the preceding ones.
Rising from sleep, before doing anything else, stand reverently, presenting yourself before the All-Seeing God, and, making the sign of the cross, say:
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Then wait a little until all your feelings come to silence and your thoughts leave everything earthly, and then say the following prayers, without haste and with heartfelt attention:
Publican's Prayer
(Gospel of Luke, chapter 18, verse 13)
God, be merciful to me, a sinner. ( Bow).
Initial prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
(From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the Easter troparion is read. Three times.)
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. ( Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist).
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord, have mercy. ( Three times) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Troparia Trinity
Having risen from sleep, we fall down to Thee, the Good One, and cry out to Thee, the Mightier, the angelic song: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God, have mercy on us through the Mother of God.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. From bed and sleep You have raised me up, O Lord, enlighten my mind and heart, and open my lips to sing to You, Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy, O God, have mercy on us through the Mother of God.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Suddenly the Judge will come, and every deed will be exposed, but with fear we call at midnight: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God, have mercy on us by the Mother of God.
Lord, have mercy. ( 12 times).
Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity
Having risen from sleep, I thank Thee, Holy Trinity, for for the sake of Thy goodness and long-suffering, Thou hast not been angry with me, lazy and sinful, nor hast Thou destroyed me with my iniquities; but you usually loved mankind and in the despair of the lying person you raised me up to practice and glorify Your power. And now enlighten my mental eyes, open my lips to learn Thy words, and to understand Thy commandments, and to do Thy will, and to sing to Thee in heartfelt confession, and to sing Thy all-holy name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages. centuries. Amen.
Come, let us worship our King God.( Bow)
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God. ( Bow)
Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. ( Bow)
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. To You alone have I sinned and done evil before You; for you may be justified in all of Your words, and you will always triumph over Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.
Creed
1. I believe in one God, the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.
2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, to Whom all things were.
3. For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became human.
4. She was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.
5. And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.
6. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.
7. And again the coming one will be judged with glory by the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end.
8. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets.
9. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
10. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.
11. I hope for the resurrection of the dead,
12. And the life of the next century. Amen.
Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great
God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have done nothing good before You; but deliver me from the evil one, and Thy will be done in me, that I may open my unworthy lips without condemnation and praise Thy holy name. Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 2, of the same saint
Rising from sleep, I bring the midnight hymn to Ti, Savior, and falling down crying to Ti: do not let me fall asleep in a sinful death, but be gracious to me, crucified by will, and hasten me lying in laziness, and save me in standing and in prayer, and in sleep Rise up nightly for me a sinless day, O Christ God, and save me.
Prayer 3, of the same saint
To You, Lord, Lover of Mankind, having risen from sleep, I come running, and I strive for Your works with Your mercy, and I pray to You: help me at all times, in every thing, and deliver me from all worldly evil things and the devil’s haste, and save me, and bring us into Your eternal Kingdom. For You are my Creator and the Provider and Giver of every good thing, in You are all my hope, and I send up glory to You, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 4, of the same saint
Lord, Who, by Your many goodness and Your great bounties, gave me, Your servant, the passing time of this night without misfortune to pass away from all evil that is contrary to me; You Yourself, Master, the Creator of all things, grant me with Your true light and an enlightened heart to do Your will, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 5, St. Basil the Great
Lord Almighty, God of hosts and all flesh, living in the highest and looking upon the humble, testing the hearts and wombs of men and the hidden things of man, the fore-foreseen One, the Beginningless and Ever-Everlasting Light, with Him there is no change or overshadowing; Himself, Immortal King, accept our prayers, even now, boldly in response to Your multitude of bounties, we create from bad lips towards You, and forgive us our sins, whether in deed, word, and thought, knowledge, or ignorance, we have sinned; and cleanse us from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant us with a cheerful heart and a sober thought to pass through the whole night of this present life, awaiting the coming of the bright and revealed day of Your Only Begotten Son, the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, when the Judge of all will come with glory, to whom he will give according to his deeds. Let us not fall and become lazy, but be watchful and raised up for the work that is to come, prepare us for the joy and Divine palace of His glory, where those who celebrate the unceasing voice and the ineffable sweetness of those who behold Your face, the ineffable kindness. For You are the true Light, you enlighten and sanctify all things, and all creation sings to You forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 6th, of the same saint
We bless you, O highest God and Lord of mercy, who always does great and unexplored, glorious and terrible things to us, countless in number, who has given us sleep for the repose of our weakness, and the weakening of the labors of the arduous flesh. We thank Thee, for Thou didst not destroy us with our iniquities, but Thou didst usually love mankind, and in desperation, Thou didst raise us up to glorify Thy power. In the same way, we pray for Your immeasurable goodness, enlighten our thoughts, our eyes, and raise our minds from the heavy sleep of laziness: open our lips, and fulfill Your praise, so that we can unwaveringly sing and confess to You, in all, and from all, to the glorified God, To the Beginningless Father, with Your Only Begotten Son, and Your All-Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 7, to the Blessed Virgin Mary
I sing Thy grace, O Lady, I pray to Thee, my mind is filled with grace. Go right and teach me the path of Christ’s commandments. Strengthen your children to songs, driving away despondency and sleep. Bound by the captivity of the Falls, allow me through Your prayers, Bride of God. Preserve me in the night and in the day, delivering me to those who fight against the enemy. She who gave birth to God, the life-giver, was killed by my passions and revived. Who gave birth to the non-evening Light, enlighten my blind soul. O wondrous Lady of the Palace, create for me the house of the Divine Spirit. You who gave birth to a doctor, heal my soul of many years of passion. Worried by the storm of life, guide me towards the path of repentance. Deliver me from eternal fire, and from evil worms, and from tartar. Do not show me joy as a demon, who is guilty of many sins. Create me again, having promised to be insensible, Immaculate, without sin. Show me the strangeness of all kinds of torment, and implore the Lord to all. Heavenly grant me joy with all the saints. Most Holy Virgin, hear the voice of Your indecent servant. Give me tears. Most Pure One, you cleanse the filthiness of my soul. I bring lamentations from my heart to You continually, be zealous, Lady. Accept my prayer service and bring it to the blessed God. Transcending Angel, create me above the fusion of the world. Light-bearing heavenly Seine, direct spiritual grace in me. I lift up my hand and my lips to praise, defiled by filth, O All-Immaculate One. Deliver me from the dirty tricks that are strangling me, diligently begging Christ; To Him is due honor and worship, now and ever, and forever and ever, amen.
Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ
My most merciful and all-merciful God, Lord Jesus Christ, for the sake of love you came down and became incarnate for many reasons, so that you would save everyone. And again, Savior, save me by grace, I pray to You. Even if you save me from works, there is no grace and a gift, but more than a duty. Hey, abundant in generosity and ineffable in mercy! Believe in Me, you say, O my Christ, you will live and will not see death forever. Even if faith in You saves the desperate, behold, I believe, save me, for You are my God and Creator. Let faith be credited to me instead of works. My God, you will not find any works that will justify me. But may my faith prevail instead of all, may it answer, may it justify me, may it show me to be a partaker of Your eternal glory. Let Satan not kidnap me, and boast to the Word that he has torn me away from Your hand and fence; but either I want, save me, or I don’t want, Christ my Savior, foresee soon, I will soon perish: For you are my God from my mother’s womb. Grant me, O Lord, now to love Thee, as sometimes I have loved that same sin; and again work for You without laziness, just as you worked before the flattering Satan. Above all, I will serve You, my Lord and God Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and ever, and forever and ever, amen.
Prayer 9, to the Guardian Angel
Holy Angel, standing before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me, a sinner, nor depart from me for my intemperance. Do not give room to the evil demon to possess me through the violence of this mortal body. Strengthen my poor and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation. To her, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my accursed soul and body, forgive me all that I have offended you so greatly all the days of my life, and if I sinned this past night, cover me on this day, and save me from every opposite temptation, Let me not anger God in any sin, and pray for me to the Lord, that He may strengthen me in His passion, and show me worthy as a servant of His goodness. Amen.
Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos
My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and cursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my cursed heart and from my darkened mind. And extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am poor and damned. And deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. For Thou art blessed from all generations, and glorified is Thy most honorable name forever and ever. Amen.
Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear
Pray to God for me, holy servant of God ( Name), as if I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and a prayer book for my soul.
Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos
Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.
Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the fatherland
Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thy inheritance, granting victories against resistance, and preserving Thy residence through Thy Cross.
Prayer for the living
Name), my parents ( names), relatives ( names), bosses, mentors, benefactors ( their names) and all Orthodox Christians.
Prayer for the departed
Lord rest the souls of your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors ( their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.
If you can, read this memorial instead of short prayers for the living and the dead:
Remember, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Thy mercy and generosity from all eternity, for whose sake Thou didst become man, and Thou didst deign to endure crucifixion and death, for the sake of the salvation of those who believe in Thee; and rose from the dead, you ascended into heaven and sit at the right hand of God the Father, and look upon the humble prayers of those who call upon You with all their hearts: incline Your ear, and hear the humble prayer of me, Your indecent servant, in the stench of the spiritual fragrance, brought to You for all Your people . And in the first place, remember Your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, which You have provided with Your venerable Blood, and establish, and strengthen, and expand, multiply, pacify, and preserve the insurmountable gates of hell forever; Calm the tearing of the Churches, quench the pagan vacillations, and quickly destroy and eradicate the heresies of rebellion, and convert them into nothingness by the power of Your Holy Spirit.
Save, Lord, and have mercy on our God-protected country, its authorities and army, protect their power with peace, and subdue every enemy and adversary under the nose of the Orthodox, and speak peaceful and good words in their hearts about Your Holy Church, and about all Your people, yes Let us live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity.
Save, Lord, and have mercy on the Great Lord and Father of our Most Holy Patriarch, Your Eminence metropolitans, archbishops and Orthodox bishops, priests and deacons, and the entire church clergy, who You have appointed to shepherd Your verbal flock, and through their prayers have mercy and save me, a sinner.
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father ( his name), and with his holy prayers forgive my sins.
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my parents ( their names), brothers and sisters, and my relatives according to the flesh, and all the neighbors of my family, and friends, and grant them Your peaceful and most peaceful goodness.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy according to the multitude of Your bounties, all the sacred monks, monks and nuns, and all those living in virginity and reverence and fasting in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, mountains, pillars, gates, rock crevices, and sea islands, and in every place of Thy dominion, those who live faithfully and piously serve Thee, and pray to Thee: ease their burden, and comfort their sorrow, and grant them strength and strength to strive for Thee, and with their prayers grant me remission of sins. ( Bow)
Save, O Lord, and have mercy on the old and the young, the poor, and the orphans and widows, and those who are in sickness and sorrow, troubles and sorrows, conditions and captivity, prisons and imprisonments, and even more so in persecution, for Your sake and the Orthodox faith, from the tongue of the godless, from the apostate and from the heretics, Thy present servants, and remember me, visit, strengthen, comfort, and soon by Thy power I will weaken, grant them freedom and deliver.
Save, O Lord, and have mercy on those who do good to us, who are merciful and nourishing to us, who gave us alms, and who commanded us unworthy to pray for them, and who comfort us, and do Thy mercy to them, granting them all the petitions for salvation, and the perception of eternal blessings .
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those sent to the service, those traveling, our fathers and brethren, and all Orthodox Christians.
Save, Lord, and have mercy on them who I tempted with my madness, and turned away from the path of salvation, and led me to evil and inappropriate deeds; By Your Divine Providence, return again to the path of salvation.
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and offend me, and those who create misfortunes against me, and do not leave them to perish for me for the sake of a sinner.
Those who have departed from the Orthodox faith and are blinded by destructive heresies, enlighten the Catholic Church with the light of Your knowledge and honor Your Holy Apostles.
Remember, Lord, the Orthodox kings and queens, the faithful princes and princesses, the most holy patriarchs, the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops who departed from this life, who served You in the priesthood and clergy, and in the monastic rank, and rest in Your eternal settlements with the saints .
Remember, Lord, the souls of Your departed servants, my parents ( their names), and all relatives according to the flesh; and forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, giving them the Kingdom and the communion of Thy eternal good things and Thy endless and blissful life of pleasure.
Remember, O Lord, and all in the hope of resurrection and eternal life, those who have fallen asleep, our fathers and brothers and sisters, and those who lie here and everywhere, Orthodox Christians, and with Thy saints, where the light of Thy face shines, and have mercy on us, for He is Good. and Lover of Humanity. Amen.
The Easter Hours are part of the Easter Day service (including Matins, Easter Hours, Liturgy and Vespers).
They are read on Easter week (until Saturday morning inclusive) instead of morning and evening prayers (prayer rule).
Troparion:
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death through death. (three times)
Ipakoi:
Having preceded the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I heard from the Angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why do you seek as a man? You see the graveclothes, and preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the one who put death to death, as the Son of God, who saves the human race.
Kontakion:
Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as the Conqueror, Christ God, telling the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice!, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen.
In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in paradise with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit:
Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest palace of every king appears, O Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen:
Highly illuminated Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.
Lord have mercy. (forty times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen:
The most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, the real Mother of God, we magnify You.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in their tombs. (three times)
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen.
Easter clock in modern Russian language
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs.(3)
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your Holy Resurrection, for You are our God, we know no other but You, we call on Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ, for behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing of His resurrection, for He, having endured crucifixion, crushed death through death.(3)
The women, who came with Mary before dawn and found the stone rolled away from the tomb, heard from the Angel: “In the eternal light of the One who abides, what are you looking for among the dead as a person? Look at the burial shrouds, run and proclaim to the world that the Lord has risen, putting to death death, for He “The son of God, who saves the human race!”
Although You descended into the grave, O Immortal One, You destroyed the power of hell and rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, exclaiming to the myrrh-bearing women: “Rejoice!” and giving peace to Your Apostles, You who give resurrection to the fallen.
In the grave with flesh, and in hell with soul as God, in paradise with the thief and on the throne, You, Christ, were with the Father and the Spirit, filling everything, limitless.
Glory: Thy tomb, O Christ, the source of our resurrection, appeared as the bearer of life, truly the most beautiful paradise, and the brightest of every royal palace.
And now, Mother of God: Divine consecrated Tabernacle of the Most High, rejoice! For through You, Mother of God, joy is given to those who cry: “Blessed are You among women, all-immaculate Lady!”
Lord have mercy (40),
Glory, even now: With the highest honor of the Cherubim and the incomparably more glorious Seraphim, who virginally gave birth to God the Word, the true Mother of God - We magnify You.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs.(3)
Rising from sleep, before doing anything else, stand reverently, presenting yourself before the All-Seeing God, and, making the sign of the cross, say: In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Then wait a little until all your feelings come to silence and your thoughts leave everything earthly, and then perform the prescribed short prayers with bows, without haste and with heartfelt attention.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Instead of the prayer “Heavenly King...” from Easter to Ascension, the Easter troparion is read three times:
Troparion, tone 5
Christ rose from the dead, / trampling down death by death, / and giving life to those in the tombs. (3)
Trisagion
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name’s sake!
Lord, have mercy. (3)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now, and always, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who is in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Troparion to the Most Holy Trinity
Rising from sleep, we fall before You, O Good One, / and we proclaim an angelic song to You, O Mighty One: / “Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O God, / through the prayers of the Mother of God, have mercy on us!”
Glory: You raised me from bed and from sleep, Lord! / Enlighten my mind and heart, / and open my lips, / to sing to You, Holy Trinity: / “Holy, Holy, Holy You, O God, / through the prayers of the Mother of God, have mercy on us!”
And now: Suddenly the Judge will come, / and everyone’s deeds will be revealed. / But in fear let us exclaim at midnight: / “Holy, Holy, Holy are You, O God, / through the prayers of the Mother of God, have mercy on us!”
Lord, have mercy. (12)
Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Having risen from sleep, I thank You, Holy Trinity, that by Your great goodness and long-suffering, You, God, were not angry with me, lazy and sinful, and did not destroy me with my iniquities, but showed me Your usual love for mankind, and raised me up, lying unconscious, so that early in the morning I would turn to You and glorify Your power. And now enlighten the eyes of my thoughts, open my lips, so that I may learn Your word, and understand Your commandments, and do Your will, and sing, glorifying You from my heart, and glorify Your all-holy name, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit now , and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Come, let us worship our King, God!
Come, let us worship and fall before Christ, the King, our God!
Come, let us bow and fall before Christ Himself, our King and God!
Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Your mercies, blot out my iniquity; completely wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me. I have sinned against You, the One, and done evil before You, so that you may be justified in Your words and win if they enter into court with You. For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. For behold, You have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the hidden and secret things of Your wisdom. You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I will become whiter than snow; let me hear joy and gladness, and my humiliated bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew the Right Spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your ways, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, You will open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For if You had desired sacrifice, I would have given it; you will not be pleased with burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; God will not despise a contrite and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be erected; then You will graciously accept the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and burnt offerings, and then they will lay bulls on Your altar.
Creed
1. I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, of everything visible and invisible.
2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, unmade, consubstantial with the Father, through whom all things came into being.
3. For the sake of us, people, and for our salvation, who came down from heaven, and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man.
4. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried.
5. And rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures.
6. And ascended into heaven, and sat at the right hand of the Father.
7. And He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end.
8. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father, together with the Father and the Son, equally worshiped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets.
9. Into one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
10. I acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
11. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
12. and the life of the next century. Amen.
Prayer 1, St. Macarius the Great
God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have never done good before You, but deliver me from evil, and may Your will be done in me, so that I may not open my unworthy lips to condemnation and praise Your holy name, the Father, and the Son, and The Holy Spirit now, and always, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 2, his
Rising from sleep, I bring the midnight song to You, Savior, and falling at Your feet, I cry to You: do not let me fall asleep in sinful death, but have pity on me, who voluntarily endured crucifixion, and quickly raise me, lying carelessly, and save me, standing before You in prayer. And after a night’s sleep, send me a clear, sinless day, O Christ God, and save me.
Prayer 3, his
To You, Lord Lover of Mankind, having risen from sleep, I hasten, and I take up deeds pleasing to You, according to Your mercy, and I pray to You: help me at all times, in every matter, and deliver me from all evil vicissitudes in this world and from the devil. help, and save me, and bring me into Your eternal Kingdom. For You are my Creator and Provider and Giver of all good. And in You is all my hope, and I send up glory to You, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 4, his
Lord, out of Your many goodness and Your great mercy, You have given me, Your servant, the last time of this night to pass through without misfortune from any evil of the enemy. You Yourself, Master, Creator of everything, grant me Your true light and an enlightened heart to do Your will, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 5, St. Basil the Great
Lord Almighty, God of the disembodied Powers and all flesh, living on the heights of heaven and looking down upon the valleys of the earth, testing the hearts and inner feelings and secrets of people, knowing clearly, the beginningless and eternal Light, Who has no change and not a shadow of change! Himself, immortal King, accept our prayers, which we, boldly hoping for the multitude of Your mercies, presently [night] bring to You from bad lips, and forgive us our sins, in deed, and in word, and in thought, committed consciously and out of ignorance us, and cleanse us from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, [making us temples of Your Holy Spirit]. And grant us with a watchful heart and a sober mind to go through the whole night of our present life, waiting for the coming of the bright day of the appearance of Your Only Begotten Son, our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ, when He, the Judge of all, will come to earth with glory to reward everyone according to his deeds ; May He find us not fallen and lazy, but awake and risen, fulfilling His commandments, and ready to enter with Him into the joy and divine chamber of His glory, where those celebrating the unceasing voice and inexpressible pleasure of contemplating the indescribable beauty of Your face. For You are the true Light, enlightening and sanctifying everything, and all creation sings to You forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 6, his
We bless you, Almighty God and Lord of mercy, who always does with us great and incomprehensible deeds, glorious and terrible, which are innumerable, giving us sleep for the repose of our weakness and for rest from the labors of the arduous flesh. We thank You, for You did not destroy us with our iniquities, but showed Your love for mankind, as usual, and raised us, lying unconscious in sleep, to praise Your power. Therefore, we pray to Your immeasurable goodness: enlighten our mental eyes and raise our minds from the heavy sleep of carelessness. Open our lips and fill them with Your praise, so that we can unwaveringly sing, [praise] and glorify You, the glorified God in all and from all, the beginningless Father with Your only begotten Son and Your all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 7. Midnight Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos
I sing of Your grace, Lady, I pray to You, bless my mind. Teach me to walk right along the path of Christ's commandments. Strengthen me, so that I may stay awake in singing, driving away despondency and sleep. Free the one bound by the bonds of sin through Your prayers, O Bride of God. Protect me night and day, delivering me from the attacks of enemies. Who gave birth to God, the Giver of life, revive me, killed by passions. She who gave birth to the Never-Evening Light, enlighten my blind soul. O wondrous Palace of the Lord, make me the home of the Divine Spirit. Having given birth to a doctor, heal the long-term passions of my soul. Carried along by the waves of life’s storm, guide me to the path of repentance. Deliver me from the eternal fire, the evil worm and the underworld. May I not turn out to be a joy to the demons, guilty of many sins. Renew me, Most Immaculate, decrepit from inconspicuous sins. Show me not involved in any torment and implore everyone to the Lord. Honor me with all the saints to join in the heavenly joy. Most Holy Virgin, hear the voice of Your indecent servant! Grant me streams of tears, Most Pure One, that cleanse the filth of my soul. I bring you groans from my heart unceasingly - be zealous, Lady! Accept my prayer service and bring it to the merciful God. Raised above the Angels, lift me above the turmoil of this world. Light-bearing heavenly Tabernacle, direct spiritual grace within me. I lift up my hands and lips to praise, defiled by filth, the All-Immaculate One. Deliver me from soul-destroying abominations, diligently begging Christ - to Him is due honor and worship now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ
My most merciful and all-merciful God, Lord Jesus Christ, out of great love You came down and became incarnate to save everyone. And again, Savior, I pray to You: save me by grace! After all, if You could save me for my works, it would not be grace and a gift, but rather a duty. So, rich in compassion and inexpressible in mercy, - for You said, about my Christ: “He who believes in Me will live and will not see death forever.” If faith in You saves those who have lost hope, then behold, I believe, save me, for You are my God and Creator. May my faith be credited instead of my works, O my God, for You will not find any works to justify me. But instead of all of them, let this faith of mine be sufficient - let it answer, let it justify me, let it show me as a participant in Your eternal glory. May Satan not kidnap me and may he not boast that he has torn me away from Yours, Word of God, hands and fences. But whether I want or not, save me, Christ, my Savior, quickly come to my aid, hurry, I am perishing, for You are my God from my mother’s womb! Grant me, Lord, now to love You, as I once loved that same sin, and to serve You again without laziness, diligently, as I previously worked for Satan the deceiver. I will constantly serve You, my Lord and God Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and always, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer 9, to the Angel, guardian of human life
Holy Angel, appointed to watch over my poor soul and unhappy life, do not leave me, a sinner, and do not depart from me for my intemperance. Do not give the opportunity to the evil demon to rule over me through this mortal body. Take my unfortunate and drooping hand tightly and lead me to the path of salvation. O holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my poor soul and body! Forgive me for everything with which I have offended You all the days of my life, and if I have sinned in any way this past night, protect me this day and save me from every temptation of the enemy, so that I do not anger God with any sin, and pray to the Lord for me May He strengthen me in His fear and show me a slave worthy of His goodness. Amen.
Prayer 10.
Closing morning prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary
My Most Holy Lady, Mother of God, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, drive away from me, Your humble and unfortunate servant, despondency, oblivion, unreason, negligence and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my poor heart and from my darkened mind, and extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am wretched and unhappy. And deliver me from many harmful memories and intentions, and free me from all evil deeds, for all generations bless You and Your revered name is glorified forever and ever. Amen.
Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear
Pray to God for me, holy saint of God (or: holy servant of God) (name), for I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and prayer book (or: a quick helper and prayer book) for my soul.
or: holy apostle (martyr, saint - etc.) (name)
Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos
Virgin Mary, rejoice; / gracious Mary, the Lord is with you! / Blessed are you among women / and blessed is the fruit of your womb, / for you have given birth to the Savior of our souls.
Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the fatherland
Save, O Lord, Your people / and bless Your inheritance, / granting victories to the faithful over foreigners / and preserving Your people through Your Cross.
Greek: kings
Prayer for the living
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (name), my parents (names), relatives (names), bosses, mentors, benefactors (their names) and all Orthodox Christians.
About the departed
Rest, O Lord, the souls of Your departed servants: my parents (names), relatives, benefactors (their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.
If you can, read this memorial instead of short prayers for the living and the dead:
About the living
Remember, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the mercies and generosity inherent in You from eternity, for the sake of which You became man, and crucifixion and death, for the salvation of the right of those who believe in You, you were pleased to endure; and rose from the dead, ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father, and listens to the humble prayers of those who call upon You with all their hearts; incline Your ear and hear the humble prayer of me, Your indecent servant, like the aroma of a spiritual fragrance, brought to You for all Your people. And first of all, remember Your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, which You acquired with Your precious Blood, and establish, and strengthen, and expand, multiply, pacify, and preserve forever through the insurmountable gates of hell; Stop the divisions of the Churches, curb the insolence of the pagans, and quickly destroy and eradicate the uprising of heresies, and turn them into nothingness by the power of Your Holy Spirit. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on our God-protected country, its authorities and army, so that we may lead a quiet and serene life in all piety and purity. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on the Great Master and Father of our Most Holy Patriarch (name), the Right Reverend metropolitans, archbishops and Orthodox bishops, also priests and deacons, and all the church servants whom You have appointed to shepherd Your spiritual flock, and through their prayers, have mercy and save me, a sinner. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (his name), and through his holy prayers, forgive my sins. (Bow)
Save, O Lord, and have mercy on my parents (their names), brothers and sisters, and my relatives according to the flesh, and all those close to my family, and friends, and grant them Your earthly and heavenly blessings. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on the old and the young, the poor and orphans, and widows, and those who are in sickness and sorrow, in troubles and sorrows, difficult circumstances and captivity, in prisons and imprisonment, especially Your servants, for Your sake and the Orthodox faith persecuted from the pagans, the atheists, from the apostates and from heretics, and remember them, visit, strengthen, comfort, and soon by Your power give them relief, freedom and deliverance. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those sent to serve, our traveling fathers and brothers, and all Orthodox Christians. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those whom I, through my foolishness, have seduced, turned away from the path of salvation, and drawn to evil and inappropriate deeds; By Your Divine Providence, turn them back to the path of salvation. (Bow)
Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and offend me and cause me trouble, and do not allow them to perish because of me, a sinner. (Bow)
Enlighten those who have departed from the Orthodox faith and are blinded by the destructive heresies by the light of Your knowledge and bring them to Your Holy Apostolic Catholic Church. (Bow)
About the departed
Remember, Lord, the most holy patriarchs, right reverend metropolitans, archbishops and Orthodox bishops who have departed from this life, all who served You in the rank of priest, and in the clergy, and in the monastic rank, and rest in Your eternal abodes with the saints. (Bow)
Remember, Lord, the souls of Your departed servants, my parents (their names), and all relatives according to the flesh; and forgive all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, giving them the Kingdom of Heaven, and the participation of Your eternal blessings, and the pleasure of Your endless and blissful life. (Bow)
Remember, O Lord, all those who have fallen asleep with the hope of resurrection and eternal life: our fathers and brothers and sisters, both the Orthodox Christians who lie here and everywhere, and with Your saints, where the light of Your face shines, settle them, and have mercy on us, as Good and Lover of Humanity. Amen. (Bow)
Grant, Lord, remission of sins to all who have previously departed in the faith and hope of the resurrection, our fathers, brothers and sisters, and create for them eternal memory. (Thrice)
From Antipascha (Week of Thomas) until the celebration of Easter, at the end of the prayers included in the home prayer rule, instead of “It is worthy to eat...” the chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the Paschal Canon are read:
The angel proclaimed to the Blessed One: / “Pure Virgin, rejoice! / And I will say again: Rejoice! / Your Son rose on the third day from the grave, / (and raised the dead.” / People, rejoice!)
Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, / for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! / Rejoice now and show off, O Zion! / Rejoice, O Pure Mother of God, / about the resurrection of the One born of You.
Then: Glory, and now: Lord, have mercy. (3) Lord, bless.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy and save me, a sinner.