Only-begotten Son and Immortal Word of God. Who for our The Typika salvation didst will to be incarnate of the holy Theotokos and
Ever-Virgin Mary; Who without change didst become man and Reader: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord, Jesus was crucified. O Christ our God, trampling down death by Christ our God, have mercy upon us. Amen. death; who art one of the Holy Trinity, Glorified with the Father
and the Holy Spirit: Save us! People: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
Reader: Lord have mercy. (3) The First Antiphon
Psalm 102(103) The Third Antiphon Bless the Lord, O my soul! Blessed art Thou, O Lord! The Beatitudes Bless the Lord, O my soul! And all that is within me, bless His People: In Thy Kingdom remember us, O Lord, when Thou holy Name! comest in Thy Kingdom. Bless the Lord, O my soul! And forget not all His benefits! Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases! heaven. The Lord is compassionate and merciful, long-suffering and of Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. great goodness. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Blessed art Thou, O Lord! Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for
they shall be filled. Reader: Lord, have mercy. (3x) Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. The Second Antiphon Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called the sons Psalm 145(146) of God. People: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Blessed are they that are persecuted for righteousness sake, for Spirit. theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, I will sing praises to my God while I have being. Put not your and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. trust in princes, in sons of men in whom there is no salvation. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in When his breath departs he returns to his earth: on that very day heaven! his plans perish. The Lord will reign forever; Thy God, O Zion, to The Introit all generations. Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, Who didst rise
from the dead, O Son of God, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia! Troparion
Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Sing the Resurrectional Troparion Reader: The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. in the tone of the week, or these provided: ______.
Troparion People: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee! First-enthroned of the apostles,
teachers of the universe: If you are a tonsured Sub-deacon, Reader or Cantor, chant Entreat the Master of all the Gospel. to grant peace to the world, If you are not of such rank, do not chant or intone the and to our souls great mercy! Gospel but read it in a normal speaking-voice.
Kontakion The Gospel is read, and when it is completed, exclaim again: O Lord, You have taken up to eternal rest and to the enjoyment of Your blessings People: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee! the two divinely-inspired preachers, the leaders of the Apostles, for You have accepted their labors and deaths as a sweet- The Reader then reads the following prayer: smelling sacrifice, for You alone know what lies in the hearts of Reader: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy men. Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
The Trisagion Remember us, O Lord, when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom. People: Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal, have mercy on (Reverence) us! (3X) Remember us, O Master, when Thou comest into Thy Kingdom. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. (Reverence) Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Remember us, O Holy One, when Thou into Thy Kingdom. Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us! (Reverence) Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us! The heavenly choir sings to Thee, and cries: Holy, Holy, Holy, The Readings from Holy Scripture Lord God of Hosts; heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. Come unto Him and be enlightened, and your faces shall not be The Epistle ashamed. The heavenly choir sings to Thee, and cries: Holy, Reader: The reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts; heaven and earth are full of Thy ______. glory. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. The Gospel
The choir of holy Angels and Archangels, with all the Powers of heaven, sing Thy praises and do cry: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God The Lord's Prayer of Hosts; heaven and earth are full of Thy glory. People: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not The Creed, also known as the Symbol of Faith into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Amen. People: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible. And in Sing the Resurrectional Kontakion one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, The only-begotten, in the tone of the week or the previous one given. begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of Light; true God of true God; begotten, not made; of one essence with the Then this Theotokion Father, by whom all things were made; Who for us men and for People: Steadfast Protectress of Christians, constant advocate our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the before the Creator: despise not the entreating cries of us sinners Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was but in your goodness come speedily to those who call on you in crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was faith. Hasten to hear our petition and to intercede for us, O buried. And the third day He rose again, according to the Theotokos, for you always protect those who honor you. Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He shall come again with glory to judge the Reader: Lord, have mercy. (12x) living and the dead; Whose Kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from All-holy Trinity, Mighty one in essence, Kingdom undivided, the Father; Who with the Father and the Son together is origin of all good things, be graciously inclined also to me, a worshipped and glorified; Who spoke by the prophets. In one sinner. Establish me; give understanding to my heart, and purge Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one away all my vileness. Enlighten my mind, that I may glorify, sing baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of praises, and adore Thee, and say: the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. People: One is Holy, One is the Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory The Prayer of Forgiveness of God the Father. Amen. Reader: O God, remit, pardon and forgive our sins, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether by words or deeds, whether in Blessed be the Name of the Lord, henceforth and forevermore. knowledge or ignorance, whether by day or night, whether in (3x) mind or thought; forgive us all these, for Thou art good and lovest mankind. Reader: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than Psalm 33 the Seraphim: without defilement you gave birth to God the I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in Word: true Theotokos, we magnify you. my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt The Dismissal His name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now Look to Him, and be radiant; so your faces shall not be ashamed. and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those Lord, have mercy. (3x) who fear Him, and delivers them. O taste and see that the Lord is good! Happy is the man who takes refuge in Him! O fear the Reader: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Lord, you His saints, for those who fear Him have no want. The Thy most pure mother; by the power of the honorable and life- young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the giving Cross; and by the holy bodiless powers of heaven; of our Lord lack no good thing. Holy, Venerable and Godbearing Fathers; and of all Thy saints, Come, O sons, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. have mercy on us. What man is there who desires life, and covets many days, that he may enjoy good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips People: Amen. Lord, have mercy. (3) from speaking deceit. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are toward the Everyone comes forward to venerate the Holy Cross and righteous, and his ears toward their cry. The face of the Lord is Icons. The Troparia and Kontakia may be sung again as this against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the is done. earth. When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He kept all his bones; not one of them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked; and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
Hymn to the Theotokos People: It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, ever blessed and most pure, and the Mother of our God. More honorable