(The Priest, making three low bows before the Altar, prays quietly:) O heavenly King, O Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who art in all places and fillest all things; Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in us and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O gracious Lord. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, and good will among men (twice).(The Priest kisses the Holy Gospel, lifts it up with both hands, and lowers it, making the sign of the cross over the Antimins, and says aloud:)
PRIEST: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen (The People Sit) PRIEST: In peace let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For the peace from above , and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For peace of the whole world; for the good estate of the holy churches of God, and for the union of all men, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For this holy House, and for those who with faith, reverence, and the fear of God enter therein, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For our Metropolitan Philip, for the venerable Priesthood, the Diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and the people , let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For the President of the United States and all civil authorities, and for our Armed Forces everywhere, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: That he will aid them and grant them victory over every enemy and adversary, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For this city, and for every city and land, and for the faithful who dwell therein, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For healthful seasons, for abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For travelers by sea, by land, and by air; for the sick and the suffering; for the captives and their salvation, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and keep us, O God, by thy grace. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. CHOIR: To thee, O Lord. (The Priest Says quietly The Prayer of the First Antiphon:) O Lord our God, whose might is beyond compare, whose glory is incomprehensible, whose mercy is infinite, and whose love toward mankind is ineffable: do thou thyself, O Master, in thy tender compassion look upon us and upon this holy house, and grant to us and those who pray with us thy rich mercies and compassion's. PRIEST: (aloud) For unto thee are due all glory, honor, and worship: to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. THE REFRAINS OF THE FIRST ANTIPHON CHOIR: Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. Glory to the Father , and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, Save us. Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us. THE LITTLE EKTENIA PRIEST: Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and keep us, O God, by thy grace. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. CHOIR: To thee, O Lord.
O Lord, our God, save thy people and bless thine inheritance: preserve the fullness thy Church; sanctify those who love the beauty of thy house: do thou glorify them in recompense by thy divine power; and forsake not us who put our trust in thee. PRIEST: (aloud) For thine is the majesty, and thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. THE REFRAINS OF THE SECOND ANTIPHON
O Son of God, who art risen from the dead, save us who sing unto thee: Alleluia PRIEST: Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Help us; save us; have mercy upon us; and keep us, O God, by thy grace. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. CHOIR: To thee, O Lord. (The Priest Says quietly The Prayer of the Third Antiphon:)
O thou who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests: Fulfill now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants as may be most expedient for them, granting us in this world the knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life everlasting. PRIEST: For thou art a good and lovest mankind, and unto thee we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. (meanwhile the Choir sings the Troparion of the Tone of the Day, which is used as the Refrain of the Third Antiphon. The Priest makes three low bows before the Altar, and takes up the book of the Holy Gospel. He proceeds around the Altar and out of the sanctuary by the north door of the ikonostasis, precededby taper bearers, and comes to stand before the Holy Doors, facing the Altar. There he says quietly the Prayer of the Little Entrance). THE PRAYER OF THE LITTLE ENTRANCE PRIEST: (quietly)
O Master, Lord our God, who hast appointed in heaven orders and hosts of Angels and Archangels for the service of thy glory: cause that with our entrance there may be an entrance of holy Angels serving with us and glorifying thy goodness: for unto thee are due all glory, honor, and worship: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. (Then the Priest blesses the Entrance, saying quietly:) PRIEST: Blessed is the entrance of thy Saints: always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. (When the Choir has finished the Troparion, the Priest kisses the Gospel Book and lifts it up with both hands, saying in a load voice:) PRIEST: Wisdom: Attend! (The Priest enters the Sanctuary through the Holy Doors and places
the Gospel Book on the Altar. Meanwhile the Choir sings the entrance Hymn).
CHOIR: Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ. O Son of God who art risen from the dead, save us who sing unto thee: Alleluia. (Then the Choir sings the Troparia and the Kontakion of the day.)
PRIEST: Let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: (Aloud) For Holy art thou, O our God, and unto thee we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. (Then the Choir sings the Trisagion Hymn.) THE TRISAGION HYMN Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Holy Immortal:, have mercy on us. Dynamis! Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: Have mercy on us. (Meanwhile the Priest reads quietly The Prayer of the Trisagion:) THE PRAYER OF THE TRISAGION PRIEST: O Holy God, who restest in thy Holy Place; who art hymned by the Seraphim with thrice-holy cry, and glorified by the Cherubim, and worshiped by every heavenly power; Who out of nothing hast brought all things into being; who hast created man after thine own image and likeness and hast adorned him with thine every gift; who givest to him that askest wisdom and understanding; who despisest not the sinner, but hast appointed repentance unto salvation; even in this hour to stand before the glory of the Holy Atar and to offer the worship and praise which are due unto thee: Thyself; O Master, accept even from the mouth of us sinners the Hymn of the Trisagion, and visit us in thy goodness. Forgive us every transgression both voluntary and involuntary; sanctify our souls and bodies; and grant us to serve thee in holiness all the days of our life: through the intercessions of the holy Theotokos and of all the Saints who from the beginning of the world have been well pleasing unto thee. For holy art thou, O our God, and unto thee we ascribe glory:
to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
(Then the Priest also says the Trisagion, making at the same time three low bows before the Altar; then he goes towards the throne behind the Altar, quietly saying as he goes:) PRIEST: (quietly) Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. (Then standing before the throne he says, quietly:) PRIEST: Blessed art thou on the throne of glory of thy kingdom, who sittest upon the Cherubim: always, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. THE APOSTLE (After the Choir has finished singing the Trisagion the Priest comes before the Altar, faces the people and says aloud:) PRIEST: Let us attend! (The Reader recites the Prokeimenon of the Epistle)
PRIEST: Wisdom! READER: The reading is from(The Reader announces the title of the Epistle) PRIEST: Let us attend! (The Reader sings the Epistle for the day. When he/she finished the Priest says to the Reader:)
PRIEST: Peace be to thee that readest. CHOIR: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. (During the reading of the Epistle, the Priest censes the Altar, the Ikons, and the people, and reads quietly the Prayer before the Gospel.) THE PRAYER BEFORE THE GOSPEL PRIEST: Illumine our hearts, O Master who lovest mankind, with the pure light of thy divine knowledge, and open the eyes of our mind to the understanding of the Gospel teaching; implant in us also the fear of thy blessed commandments, that trampling down all carnal desires, we may enter upon a spiritual manner of living, both thinking and doing such things as are well-pleasing unto thee:. for thou art the illumination of our souls and bodies, O Christ our God, and unto thee we ascribe glory, together with thy Father who is from everlasting, and thine all-holy, good, and life giving Spirit: now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. THE GOSPEL (The Priest comes before the Altar, facing the people, with the Gospel Book on the Lectern before him, and says aloud:) (The people stand) PRIEST: Wisdom! Attend! Let us hear the holy Gospel. Peace be to all. CHOIR: And to thy spirit. PRIEST: The reading from the holy Gospel according to (Name). CHOIR: Glory to thee, O Lord, glory to thee. (The Priest sings the appointed passage from the Holy Gospel; when he has finished, the Choir sings:) CHOIR: Glory to thee, O Lord, glory to thee. (The people stand) PRIEST: Let us say with all our soul and with all our mind, let us say: O Lord Almighty, the God of our Fathers, we pray thee, hearken and have mercy. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice) PRIEST: Have mercy upon us, O God, according to thy great goodness, we pray thee, hearken and have mercy. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice) PRIEST: Again we pray for the pious and Orthodox Christian; for our Metropolitan Philip, for Priests, Deacons, and all other clergy; and for all our brethren in Christ. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice) PRIEST: Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, and visitation of the servants of God N. (NN.), and for the pardon and remission of their sins. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice) PRIEST: Again we pray for the blesses and ever-memorable founders of this holy temple; and for all our fathers and brethren's, the Orthodox departed this life before us, who here and in all the world lie asleep in the Lord; and for the Orthodox servents(s) of God departed this life N. (NN.), and for the pardon and remission of their sins. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice) PRIEST: Again we pray for those who bear fruit and do good in this holy and all-venerable Temple; for those who serve and those who sing; and for all the people here present, who await thy great and rich mercy. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice) (Meanwhile the Priest makes the sign of the Cross over the Antimins with the Gospel Book, and places it upright before the Altar Tabernacle; he unfolds the Antimins, makes the sign of the Cross above it with the sponge, and quietly says the following prayer:) PRIEST: (quietly): O Lord our God, accept this fervent supplication of thy servants, and have mercy upon us according to the multitude of Thy mercies; and send down thy compassion's upon us and upon all thy people, who await the rich mercy that cometh from thee.
(NOTE: In ordinary Greek usage, the Ektenias which accompany the following prayers are omitted, and only the ending of the Second Prayer of the Faithful is said aloud; the Priest says the following prayers quietly) THE PRAYER FOR THE CATECHUMENS O Lord, our God, Who dwellest on high and regardest the humble of heart; who hast sent form as the salvation of the race of men thine Only-begotten Son and God, our Lord Jesus Christ: look down upon thy servants, the atechumens, who have bowed their necks before thee; make them worthy in due season of the laver of regeneration, the remission of sins and the robe of incorruption. Unite them to thy Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, and number them with thy chosen flock: that with us they may glorify thine all-honorable and majestic name: of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. We give thanks unto thee, O Lord God of the Powers, who hast accounted us worthy to stand even now before thy holy Altar, and to fall down before thy compassion for our sins and the errors of the people. Accept our supplications, O God; make us worthy to offer unto thee prayers and supplications, and unbloody sacrifices for all thy people. And enable us, whom thou hast placed in this thy ministry, by the power of thy Holy Spirit, blamelessly and without offense, in the pure witness of our conscience, to call upon thee at all times and in every place: that hearing us, thou mayest show mercy upon us according to the plenitude of thy goodness: for unto thee are due all glory, honor, and worship: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Again and oftentimes we fall down before thee and beseech thee, O Good Lord who lovest mankind, that looking down upon our petition thou wilt cleanse our souls and bodies from all defilement of flesh or spirit, and grant us to stand blameless and without condemnatio before thy Holy Altar. Grant also, O God, to those who pray with us growth in life and faith and spiritual understanding. Grant them always blamelessly to serve thee with hear and love, and to partake without condemnation of thy Holy Mysteries, and to be counted worthy of thy heavenly kingdom:PRIEST: Help us; Save us, have mercy on us; and keep us O God, by thy grace. Wisdom: That guarded always by thy might we may ascribe glory unto thee: to the Father, and the Son and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and to the ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. (The Choir now sings the Cherubimic Hymn as far as the words "the King of all"; meanwhile, the Priest reads the Prayer of the Cherubimic Hymn, and prepares to make the Great Entrance.) THE CHERUBIMIC HYMN CHOIR: We who mystically represent the Cherubim, and sing to the life-giving Trinity the thrice-holy hymn, let us now lay aside all earthly care: that we may receive the King of all, who comes invisibly upborne by the Angelic Hosts. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia THE PRAYER OF THE CHERUBIMIC HYMN
Wherefore I implore thee who alone art good and art ready to listen: Look down upon me, a sinner, and thine unprofitable servant, and cleanse my soul and my heart from an evil conscience, and by the power of the Holy Spirit enable me, who an endued with the grace of the priesthood, to stand before this thy Holy Table, and perform the sacred Mystery of thy Holy immaculate Body and precious Blood. For I draw near unto thee, and bowing my neck I pray thee: turn not thy face from me, neither cast me out from among thy children; but vouchsafe that these gifts may be offered unto thee by me, thy sinful and unworthy servant: for thou thyself are he that offers and is offered, that accepts and is distributed, O Christ our God: and unto thee we ascribe glory, together with thy Father who is from everlasting, and thine all holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. PRIEST: (quietly): O God, be gracious unto me a sinner, and have mercy upon me. (Then he takes up the Aer and places it upon his shoulders, saying:) PRIEST: (quietly): Left up your hands to the Holy Places, and bless ye Lord. (The Priest takes up the Diskarion in his left hand, and the Holy Chalice in his right hand, and preceded by the Cross and the Taper and cneser-bearers proceeds around the Temple, saying aloud:) PRIEST: The Lord God remember us all in his kingdom always now and ever, and unto ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. (In many churches, the Priest also stands at the foot of the Altar steps and makes remembrance in the following fashions: PRIEST: (Aloud): Our Most Reverend Metropolitan Philip: the Lord God remember him in his kingdom always; now and ever, and unto ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: The President of the United States and all civil authorities, and our Armed Forces everywhere: the Lord God remember them in his Kingdom always: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: The Orthodox servant(s) of God N., (NN.): that they may have mercy, life, peace, health, salvation and visitation, and pardon and remission of sins: the Lord God remember them in his Kingdom always: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: The Lord God remember you all in his Kingdom always: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. (The Priest enters the Sanctuary while the Choir sings the remainder of the Cherubimic Hymn; he places the Holy Gifts on the Altar, saying quietly:) PRIEST: The noble Joseph, when he had taken down thy spotless body from the tree, wrapped it in fine linen and spices, and sorrowing placed it in a new tomb. In the Grave with the Body, but in Hades with the Soul, as God; in Paradise with the Thief, and on the Throne with the Father and the Spirit wast thou, O CHrist, filling all things, thyself uncircumscribed. As giving life, as more spendid than Paradise, and more radiant than any royal chamber, O Christ, is shown forth thy tomb, the fountain of our resurrection. (The Priest takes the covers from the Diskarion and Chalice and places them on the Altar, at the corners of the Antimins, he censes the Aer, places it over the Diskarion and Chalice and censes from thrice, saying quietly the last part of Psalm 50:) PRIEST: Then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar. (Thrice) (The people stand) THE EKTENIA OF THE PROTHESIS PRIEST: Let us complete our prayer unto the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For the precious Gifts now offered, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For this Holy House, and for those who with faith, reverence, and fear of God enter therein, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Help us; save us; have mercy upon us; and keep us, O God, by Thy grace. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless day, let us ask the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: An angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: Pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: All things good and profitable for our souls, and peace for the world, let us ask the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: That we may complete the remaining time of our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: A Christian ending to our lives, painless, blameless, peaceful; and a good defense before the dread judgment Seat of Christ, let us ask the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, pure, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us command ourselves and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. CHOIR: To thee, O Lord. THE PRAYER OF THE PROTHESIS
PRIEST: (Aloud): Through the mercies of Your only begotten Son with whom You are blessed, together with Your all holy, good, and life giving Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. (The people stand) THE PEACE PRIEST: Peace be to all. CHOIR: And to thy spirit. PRIEST: Let us love one another, that with one accord we may confess: CHOIR: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: the Trinity one in essence and undivided. (The Priest makes three bows before the Altar, kisses the veil covering the holy Gifts and says quietly thrice:) PRIEST: I will love thee, Lord, O Lord, my strength: the Lord is my firm foundation, my refuge, and my deliverer. THE CREED PRIEST: (Aloud) The Doors! The Doors! In Wisdom let us attend. PEOPLE:
I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, Begotten of the Father before all worlds. Light of Light, very God of very God, Begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us and for our salvation, He came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and made man.
THE ANAPHORA PRIEST: Let us stand aright; let us stand with fear; let us attend, that we may offer the Holy Oblation in peace. CHOIR: A Mercy of peace, a sacrifice of praise. PRIEST: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you. CHOIR: And with thy spirit. PRIEST: Let us lift up our hearts. CHOIR: We lift them up unto the Lord. PRIEST: Let us give thanks unto the Lord. CHOIR: It is meet and right to worship Father; Son and Holy Spirit; the Trinity, one in Essence, and undivided. (The Priest turns toward the Altar and prays quietly:) It is meet and right to hymn thee, to bless thee, to praise thee, to give thanks unto thee, and to worship thee in every place of the dominion; for thou art God ineffable, inconceivable, invisible, incomprehensible, ever existing and eternally the same, thou and thine Only-begotten Son and thy Holy Spirit. Thou it was who didst bring us from non-existence into being, and when we had fallen away didst raise us up again and didst not cease to do all things until thou hadst brought us back to heaven, and hadst endowed us with thy kingdom which is to come. For all these things we give thanks unto thee, and to thine Only-begotten Son and thy Holy Spirit; for all things which we know, and which wet know not, and for all the benefits bestowed upon us, both manifest and unseen. And we give thanks unto thee also for this ministry which thou dost vouchsafe to receive at our hands, even though there stand beside thee thousands of Archangels and ten thousands of Angels, the Cherubim and the Seraphim, six-wingd, many-eyed, soaring aloft, borne on their pinions.
CHOIR: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord Sabbath; heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna to God in the highest.
PRIEST: (quietly):
With these blessed Powers we also, O Master who lovest mankind, cry aloud and say, Holy art thou and all-holy, thou and thine Only-begotten Son, and thy Holy Spirit. Holy art thou and all-holy, and magnificent is thy glory. Who hast so love thy world as to give thine only-begotten Son, that all who believe in Him should not perish, but everlasting life; Who when he had come and had fulfilled all the dispensation for us, in the night in which he was betrayed, -- or rather, gave himself up for the life of the world, -- took bread in his holy and pure and blameless hands; and when he had given thanks and blessed it, and hallowed it and broken it, he gave it to his holy Disciples and Apostles, saying: PRIEST: (Aloud Take, eat, this is my Body which is broken for you, for the remissions of sins. CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: (quietly) And likewise, after supper, He took the cup, saying: PRIEST: (Aloud) Drink ye all of this; this is my Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins. CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: (quietly) Having in remembrance, therefore, this saving commandment and all those things which have come to pass for us; the Cross, the Graves, the Resurrection on the third day, the Ascension into heaven, the Session at the right hand, and the second, glorious Advent. (The Priest takes up the Diskarion in his right hand, and the Chalice in his left hand, with his right hand over the left in crosswise fashion, and elevates them over the Antimins; he makes the sign of the Cross with them over the Antimins as he lowers them, saying:) PRIEST: (Aloud) Thine own of thine own we offer unto thee, in behalf of all, and for all. CHOIR: We praise thee, we bless thee, we give thanks unto thee, O Lord and we pray unto thee, O our God. PRIEST: (quietly) Again we offer unto thee this reasonable and unbloody service, and beseech thee and pray thee and supplicate thee; send down the Holy Spirit upon us and upon these Gifts here spread forth. (The Priest signs the Holy Bread with the sign of the Cross, saying quietly:) PRIEST: Changing them by thy Holy Spirit; Amen, Amen, Amen. (The Priest makes a low bow before the Altar and continues the prayer quietly:)
And again we offer unto thee this reasonable service for those who in the faith have gone before us to their rest; Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Preachers, Evangelists, Martyrs, Confessors, Ascetics, and every righteous spirit made perfect in faith. (The Priest censes the Holy Gifts and continues the prayer quietly; meanwhile the Choir sings the following Hymn; the people sit.) CHOIR: It is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos, who art ever blessed and all-blameless, and the mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, thou who without stain barest God the Word, and art truly Theotokos; . we magnify thee. PRIEST: (quietly) And for all the holy prophet, forerunner, and Baptist John; the holy glorious, and all-laudable Apostles; Saint(s) N (NN.), whose memory we celebrate; and all thy saints, at whose supplications look down upon us, O God. And be mindful of all those who have fallen asleep before us in the hope of Resurrection unto life eternal, (especially N, NN), and grant them rest, O our God, where the light of thy countenance shines upon them. PRIEST: (Aloud) Among the first be mindful, O Lord, of our Metropolitan Philip, whom do thou grant unto thy holy churches in peace, safety, honor, health and length od days, and rightly dividing the word of Thy truth. CHOIR: And all Your mankind. (The Acolyte brings a tray containing the Antidoron to the Priest, who blesses it by making with it the sign of the Cross over the Holy Gifts.)
PRIEST: (quietly) PRIEST: (Aloud) And grant us with one mouth and one heart to glorify and praise thine all honorable and majestic name, of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen.
(The people stand)
(The Priest, turning towards the people, blesses them, saying:)
PRIEST: (Aloud And the mercies of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ be with you all. CHOIR: And with thy spirit. THE EKTENIA BEFORE THE LORD'S PRAYER
PRIEST: (Aloud) Calling to remembrance all the Saints, again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For the precious Gifts which have been offered and sanctified, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: That our God who loveth mankind, receiving them upon His holy, heavenly, and ideal Altar for an order of spiritual fragrance, will send down upon us in return His divine grace and the gift of the Holy Spirit, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: For our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and keep un, O God, by thy grace. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: An angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: Pardon and remission of our sins and transgression, let us ask of the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: All things good and profitable for our souls, and peace for the world, let us ask of the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: A Christian ending to our life, painless, blameless, peaceful; and a good defense before the dread judgment Seat of Christ, let us ask of the Lord. CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord. PRIEST: Asking for the unity of the Faith, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. CHOIR: To thee, O Lord. PRIEST: (quietly)
(The people stand)
Our Father, who art in heaven, 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: Peace be to all. CHOIR: And to thy spirit. PRIEST: Let us bow our heads unto the Lord. CHOIR: To thee, O Lord. PRIEST: (quietly) PRIEST: (Aloud) Through the grace and compassion and love toward man of thine only begotten-Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit: now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: O God be gracious unto me, a sinner, and have mercy upon me. (Then the Priest takes up the Holy Bread in both hands and elevates it above the Diskarion, saying aloud:) PRIEST: Let us attend! Holy Things are for the holy. (As the Priest makes lowers the Holy Bread, he makes with it the sign of the Cross thrice, above the Diskarion. Meanwhile the Choir sings the following Hymn.) (The curtain before the Holy Doors is closed.)(The people sit)
(The Choir sings the Communion Hymn of the day; on Sunday, the following Hymn:) HOLY COMMUNION HYMN HOLY COMMUNION
PRIEST: Divide and distributed is the Lamb of God, who is divided, yet not distinguished; who is ever eaten yet never consumed, but sanctifies those who partake thereof. (The priest arranges the pieces on the rim of the Diskarion in the
form of a cross, thus:
(Then he takes the portion I C and makes with it the sign of the Cross over the Chalice, and drops it in, saying quietly:) PRIEST: The fullness of the Cup, of the Faith, of the Holy Spirit. (Then the Priest takes the warm water from the Acolyte and blesses it, saying quietly:) PRIEST: Blessed is the fervor of Thy Saints, always; now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. (The Priest pours a sufficient quantity of the warm water into the Chalice crosswise, saying quietly:) PRIEST: The fervor of faith, full of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (Then the Priest says quietly the following prayers of preparation for the Holy Communion:) PEOPLE:
Of the Mystic Supper, O Son of God, accept me today communicant; for
I will not speak of Thy Mystery to thine enemies, neither will I give thee
a kiss as did Judas, but like a thief will I confess Thee: Remember me,
O Lord, in Thy kingdom. Not unto judgment nor unto condemnation be my partaking
of thy Holy Mysteries, O Lord, but unto healing of soul and body.
PRIEST: Lo, I draw near unto Christ, our immortal King and our God. (The Priest partakes of the particle of the Holy Bread X C, saying quietly:) PRIEST: The precious and all-holy Body of our Lord, and God and Savior Jesus Christ is imparted unto me, the unworthy Priest (N.), unto remission of my sins and unto everlasting life. (Then the Priest wipes his fingers with the sponge, and takes up the Chalice with its veil, and drinks from it thrice, saying quietly:) PRIEST: The precious and all-holy Blood of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ is imparted unto me, the unworthy Priest (N.), unto remission of my sins and life everlasting.
(Then the Priest divide the particles N I and K A of the Holy Bread and places them in the Chalice for the Communion of the people, and covers the Chalice with the Communion veil. He takes it into his hands, the curtain before the Holy Doors is opened, the people stand, he turns and elevates the Chalice before the people, saying aloud:)
PRIEST: With fear of God, and faith, and love, draw near. CHOIR: Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord; the Lord is God and hath revealed himself unto us.
(Meanwhile the Choir sings the Hymn, thy Mystic Supper, O Son of God ...; when all have communicated, the Priest covers the Chalice with the veil and blesses the people with it, saying aloud:) PRIEST: Save, O God, save thy people and bless thine inheritance.
CHOIR: We have seen the true light, we have received the heavenly Spirit; we have found the true faith, worshiping the undivided Trinity: for He hath saved us. (Meanwhile the Priest wipes the remaining particles on the Diskarion into the Chalice, saying quietly:) PRIEST: Wash away, O Lord, the sins of all those here commemorated, by the precious Blood: through the prayers of Thy Saints. (Then the Priest covers the Chalice, and places the folded Aer, the cover of the Diskarion, the communion veil, and the Asterisk upon the Diskarion. He Censes the Chalice thrice, saying quietly:) PRIEST: Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth. Blessed is our God. (The Priest takes the Chalice in his right hand and the Diskarion in his left and turns toward the people; he raises both slowly, with the Chalice above the Diskarion, saying aloud:) PRIEST: Always: now and ever, and unto the
ages of ages.
THE EKTENIA OF THANKSGIVING PRIEST: Attend! Having partaken of the divine, holy, immaculate, immortal, heavenly, life-giving, and terrible Mysteries of Christ, let us worthily give thanks to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and keep us, O God, by Thy grace. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. PRIEST: Asking that the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us command ourselves and each another, and our life unto Christ our God. CHOIR: To Thee, O Lord. THE EKTENIA OF THANKSGIVING For thou art our sanctification, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. PRIEST: Amen. PRIEST: Let us go forth in peace. CHOIR: In the name of the Lord. PRIEST: Let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. O Lord, who blessest those who bless Thee, and sanctify those who put their trust in Thee: Save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance; preserve the fulness Thy Church; sanctify those who love the beauty of Thy house. glorify them in recompense by Thy divine power, and forsake us not who hope on Thee. Give peace to Thy world, to Thy churches, to the Priests, to all civil authorities, to our Armed Forces, and to all Thy people: for every good and perfect gift is from above, cometh down from Thee, the Father of lights, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, thanksgiving, and worship: to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and to the ages of ages. (The Priest goes into the sanctuary through the Holy Doors and goes to the Prothesis Table, and there quietly says the following prayer:) PRIEST:
PRIEST: Let us pray to the Lord. CHOIR: Lord, have mercy. (The people rise for the Blessing, and the Dismissal which follows.)
PRIEST: The blessing of the Lord and His mercy come upon you through His grace and love toward man, always: now and ever, and to the ages of ages. CHOIR: Amen. THE DISMISSAL PRIEST: Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our hope, glory to Thee. CHOIR: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy. Master bless. PRIEST:
He who rose again from the dead, Christ our true God, --through the intercessions of his all immaculate and all-blameless Holy Mother, (by the might of the precious and life-giving Cross; by the protections of the Honorable Bodiless Powers of heaven; at the supplication of the Honorable, glorious Prophet, Fore-runner and Baptist John; of the Holy, glorious, and all-laudable Apostles; of the Holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs; of our venerable and God-fearing Fathers; the Holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim an Anna;) of Saint(s) (N. NN.), whose memory we celebrate, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us, for as much as He is good and loveth mankind. (The Priest stands on the lowest step of the stairs before the Holy Doors with the hand Cross in his left hand, and gives the people the Antidoron with his right, saying meanwhile:) PRIEST: The blessing of the Lord and His mercy come upon you; always: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. (The people reverence the Cross, receive the Antidorn, and leave the Church quietly and with due reverence, and leave the Church quietly with due reverence. The Priest returns to the Sanctuary and consumes the remainder of the Holy Gifts, Celanese the Chalice properly, and puts away the Holy Vessels. He removes his vestments and says the Post-Communion prayers and the Dismissal, and having given thanks unto God for all, he makes a low bow before the Holy Doors and leaves the Church.)
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