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THE HIERATIKON THE HIERATIKON IS THE PRIEST’S HANDBOOK FOR THE DIVINE SERVICES OF: THE NINTH HOUR VESPERS LITTLE COMPLINE THE MIDNIGHT OFFICE MATTINS THE ORDERING OF THE HOLY AND DIVINE LITURGY THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. BASIL THE GREAT THE DIVINE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED Together with THE ORDERING FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF SAINTS THE MEMORIAL SERVICE PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING THE GREAT BLESSING OF THE WATERS And other Prayers and Hymns. i THE HIERATIKON HOW TO USE THE HIERATIKON The Hieratikon, being the Priest’s book for the divine services, is to be used together in accord with the corresponding Choir’s Handbook for the Divine Services. Various colours are used for easy use. RED IN CAPITAL LETTERS are used to specify who says what e.g. PRIEST, DEACON, CHOIR, READER. Red in lower case are used for giving directions on what to do or other information that might be useful to the Priest or Deacon or where options are given e.g. city [monastery], or our Archbishop [Name] etc. The words in the services that are spoken or sung are in black print beginning with the first letter in large Blue or large Green. Those said by the Priest or the Deacon begin with Blue. Those said by the choir or the reader begin with Green. If a Priest shall minister without a Deacon he shall not say on his account the words appointed to the Deacon which are in grey print neither those words appointed to the Priest that are in grey print but begin with a Blue letter. CONTENTS PAGE ii THE HIERATIKON THE NINTH HOUR 1 GREAT VESPERS FOR SUNDAYS AND FEASTS 4 GREAT VESPERS AT A VIGIL 17 THE BREAKING OF BREAD 19 MEMORIAL AT VESPERS 25 THE DISMISSALS OF THE LORD’S FEASTS 27 VESPERS ON ORDINARY DAYS 30 SMALL VESPERS 34 SUNDAY VESPERS IN GREAT LENT 35 DAILY VESPERS IN GREAT LENT 41 LITTLE COMPLINE 46 THE MIDNIGHT OFFICE 50 MATTINS FOR SUNDAY AND FEASTS 53 MATTINS ON WEEKDAYS 69 MATTINS IN GREAT LENT 74 THE ORDERING OF THE HOLY AND DIVINE LITURGY 77 THE PREPARATION OF THE MINISTERS 77 THE VESTING 80 THE PROTHESIS 83 THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM 95 THE DIVINE LITURGY OF iii THE HIERATIKON ST. BASIL THE GREAT 130 THE DIVINE LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED 170 ORDER FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF FEASTS AFTER THE DIVINE LITURGY 202 THE MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE END OF THE LITURGY 204 PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING 208 THE GREAT BLESSING OF THE WATERS 214 SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY 229 INTROITS SUNG ON FEASTS OF THE LORD 236 THE GREAT AND HOLY SUNDAY OF EASTER 238 THE EASTER SERMON OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM 25 PRAYER FOR THE BLESSING OF PALMS 247 PRAYER FOR THE BLESSING OF GRAPES 248 PRAYER FOR THE BLESSING OF CAKE 249 IN HONOUR OF ST. PHANOURIUS RESURRECTION HYMNS 250 TROPARIA AND KONTAKIA 252 FOR THE GREAT FEASTS APOLYTIKIA FOR SAINTS 258 KONTAKIA 264 iv THE HIERATIKON THE HIERATIKON THE PRIEST’S HANDBOOK TRANSLATED AND COMPILED BY v THE HIERATIKON FATHER CHRISTOPHER KLITOU vi THE HIERATIKON THE NINTH HOUR THE NINTH HOUR PRIEST Blessed is our God always, now and for ever: world without end. READER: Amen. PRIEST: Glory be to Thee, O our God, glory be to Thee. O heavenly King and Comforter, Spirit of truth, which art in all places and fillest all things; Treasure of goodness and Giver of life: Come and abide in us, and cleanse us from all that defileth. And save our souls, O Thou who art good. READER The Trisagion. PRIEST For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. READER: Amen. Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. [12] Glory... O come, let us worship... PSALM 83 [84] How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD PSALM 84 [85] Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land PSALM 85 [86] Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: Glory ... Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory be to Thee, O God. [3] 1 THE HIERATIKON THE NINTH HOUR Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. [3] Glory ... Then the Apolytikion [Troparion] of the day Now... O Thou, O Good One... For Thy holy Name’s sake... Trisagion… PRIEST: For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory… READER: Amen. Then the Kontakion of the day. And immediately Kyrie eleison or Lord have mercy. [40] Prayer of the Hours. O Thou, who at all times and every hour ... Kyrie eleison (3) Glory… Now… More honourable than the cherubim... In the name of the Lord, Father, give the blessing. PRIEST God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us and have mercy upon us. O Lord and Master, Jesus Christ our God, who art patient with our transgressions, and hast brought us even to this present hour, in which, as Thou didst hang upon the life-giving tree, Thou didst open the way to Paradise for the grateful thief, and by death didst destroy death: Do Thou also have mercy upon us sinners, Thine unworthy servants. For we have sinned and transgressed, and are not worthy to lift up our eyes and look upon the heights of heaven: for we have abandoned the way of Thy righteousness, and have walked after the desires of our own hearts. But we 2 THE HIERATIKON THE NINTH HOUR beseech Thy boundless goodness. Spare us, O Lord, according to the multitude of Thy mercy, and save us for Thy holy Name’s sake; for our days have passed away in vanity; deliver us from the hand of the adversary, and forgive us our sins, and eradicate our carnal imagination, that putting off the old man, we may put on the new man and live unto Thee, our Master and benefactor, and following in Thy commandments we may attain unto eternal rest, where is the abode of all those that rejoice. For verily Thou art the true joy and gladness of them that love Thee, O Christ our God, and to Thee we ascribe glory, together with Thine eternal Father, and Thine all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. CHOIR: Amen. PRIEST: Glory be to Thee, O Christ our God and our hope, glory be to Thee. CHOIR: Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. Amen. Kyrie eleison [3]. Holy Father, give the blessing. PRIEST: May [He who is risen from the dead] Christ our true God… By the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us and save us. CHOIR: A men. 3 THE HIERATIKON GREAT VESPERS GREAT VESPERS FOR SATURDAY EVENING AND FEASTS After the Dismissal of the Ninth Hour, the Priest shall say: Blessed is our God always, now and for ever: world without end. And after saying Amen, the Bishop [Abbot or Reader] shall read the introductory psalm. Meanwhile, the Priest shall bless the Deacons vestments saying Blessed is our God…and then say the following prayers. THE VESPERS PRAYERS 1st PRAYER O Lord who art gracious and full of compassion; longsuffering and plenteous in mercy: give ear to our prayer, and attend to the voice of our supplications. Shew us a token for good. Teach us Thy way that we may walk in Thy truth. Rejoice our hearts to fear Thy Holy Name. For Thou art great and doest wondrous things. Thou art God alone, and there is none like unto Thee, O Lord, among the gods, mighty in mercy, gracious in strength to succour, comfort and save all who put their trust in Thy Holy Name. For unto Thee belong all glory, honour and worship, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. Amen. 2nd PRAYER O Lord, rebuke us not in Thy wrath; neither chasten us in Thy hot displeasure: But deal with us according unto Thy mercy, O Physician and Healer of our souls, who dost lead us into the haven of Thy will. Enlighten the eyes of our understanding to the knowledge of Thy truth; and grant that the remainder of this day, and our whole life, may be peaceful and without sin, by the prayers of the Holy Mother of God, and of all Thy saints. 4 THE HIERATIKON GREAT VESPERS For Thine is the might, and Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and for ever: world without end. Amen. 3rd PRAYER O Lord our God, remember us sinners and Thine unprofitable servants, when we call upon Thy Holy and honoured Name, and confound not our expectation of Thy mercy; But fulfil, O Lord, all our petitions which are unto salvation, and vouchsafe that we may love and fear Thee with our whole heart, and do Thy will in all things. For Thou, O God, art good and loving-kind, and to Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and for ever: world without end. Amen. 4th PRAYER O Thou unto whom the multitude of the heavenly host doth sing eternal glory: Let our mouths be filled with Thy praise that we may magnify Thy Holy Name. And grant unto us a portion and inheritance with all them that fear Thee in truth and keep Thy commandments; by the prayers of the Mother of God, and of all Thy saints.
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