The Order of Vespers on the Sixth Paschal Sunday

Blessed is our God, always, now and ever and forever.Celebrant:

Response: &b ˙ w˙ A- men. Immediately the Paschal troparion is sung three times: once by the celebrant in English, then once by the people in English, and finally by all in Church Slavonic:

Celebrant, then people:

˙ ˙ œ &b œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ 1,2. Christ˙ is____ ris - en from the dead______! By death he tram - pled death;

&b œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ and to those in the tombs he grant ed life.- All:

˙ œ œ &b œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ 3. Chris˙ - tós___ vos - kré - se iz mért - vych______, smér - ti - ju smert’ po - práv,

˙ &b ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ i sú - ščym vo____ hro - bích ži - vót da - ro - váv.

Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us. (3 times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse us of our sins; Master, forgive our transgressions; Holy One, come to us and heal our infirmities for your name’s sake.

1 Priest: &b œ W œ œ œ ˙ Lord,have œmercy. LordLordhave have mer-cy. mer- cy.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

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.

Priest: For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.

Response: &b ˙ w˙ A- men.

&b œ W œ ˙ ˙ œ œ W Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mer - cy. Lord, have mercy. Lord,

W œ œ ˙ &b œ have mercy.(sung Lord, twice) have mer - cy.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Call to Worship

&b œ W œ œ W œ Come,let us worship our King and God. Come,let us worship Christ, our King and God.

œ W œ ˙ œ w &b Come,letœ us worship and bow before the only Lord Jesus Christ, the King and our God.

2 Psalm 103 (B)

## & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 1. Bless the Lord, O my soul! Lord my God,œ how great you˙ are,˙ # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 2. clothed in maj - es - ty and glo - - - ry, wrapped in lightœ as in ˙a robe.˙ # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 3. You stretch out the heav-ens like a tent. A-bove the rains you buildœ your # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ dwell ˙- ing.˙ 4. You make the clouds your char - - - i - ot, you walk on # & # œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ the wingsœ of the˙ wind;˙ 5. you make your an - gels spir - - - - its # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ and your min - is - ters a flamœ - ing fire. ˙ ˙ 6. You found -ed the earth # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ on its base, to stand firm from ageœ to age. ˙ ˙ 7. You make the grass grow for # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ the cat - - - - tle and the plantsœ to serve man’s˙ needs,˙ 8. that he may # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ bring forth bread from the earth and wine to cheerœ man’s ˙ heart;˙

3 # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ 9. oil, to make his face shine and bread to strengthœ - en # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ man’s ˙ heart.˙ 10. I will sing to the Lord all my life, make mu - sic

## & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ to my Godœ while ˙I live.˙ 11. You made the moon to mark the months; # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ the sun knows the timeœ for its set -˙ ting.˙ 12. How man - y are your # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ works, O Lord! In wis-dom youœ have made them˙ all.˙ 13. Glo - ry to # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ the Fa - ther, and to the Son, and to the Hoœ - ly Spir ˙- it,˙ # & # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 14. now and ev - - - - er and for - evœ - er. A -˙ men.˙

Three times, each with a reverence ## & œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Al - - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Al - le - lu - ia! Gloœ - ry to you, O˙ God!w

4 Litany of Peace

Deacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord. b Response: & œ ˙ w 1. Lord,œ œ œ have mer - cy.

Deacon: For peace from on high and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: & b œ œ œ œ ˙ w 2. Lord, have mer - cy.

Deacon: For peace in the whole world, for the stability of the holy Churches of God, and for the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (1)

Deacon: For this holy church and for all who enter it with faith, reverence, and fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (2)

Deacon: For our holy father, (Name), pope of Rome, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (1)

Deacon: For our most reverend metropolitan, (Name), for our God-loving bishop, (Name), for the venerable presbyterate, the diaconate in Christ, and all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (2)

Deacon: For our government and for all in the service of our country, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (1)

5 Deacon: For this city, [or: For this holy monastery], for every city, community, and for the faithful living in them, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (2)

Deacon: For favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (1)

Deacon: For those who travel by sea, air, and land, for the sick, the suffering, the captive and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (2)

Deacon: That we be delivered from all affliction, wrath, and need, let us pray to the Lord.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (1)

Deacon: Protect us, save us, have mercy on us, and preserve us, O God, by your grace.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (2)

Deacon: Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

Response: & b œ ˙ ˙ w To you, O Lord. Priest: Evening, morning, and at noon we praise you, we bless you, we thank you, and we pray to you, Master of All, Lord and Lover of us all. Let our prayer rise like incense before you and do not let our hearts be turned to evil words or thoughts, but deliver us from all that might ensnare our souls. For to you, Lord, O Lord, our eyes are turned and in you we hope; let us not be put to shame, O our God. For to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is due all glory, honor, and worship now and ever and forever.

Response: & b ˙ ˙ w A - men.

6 The First Kathisma Cantor

& b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ 1. Bless-ed is the man, al - le - lu - - - ia, who has not walked

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ in the coun - - - sel of the wick - - - ed.

Refrain

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w Al - le - lu - - - ia, al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - - - ia. Refrain

Cantor

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 2. For the Lord knows the way of the just, but the way of the wick - ed

& b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ shall be lost. Refrain Cantor

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 3. Serve the Lord with fear, ex - ult in him with trem - bling. Refrain Cantor

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 4. Bless-ed are those who trust in him. Refrain Cantor

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 5. A - rise, O Lord! Save me, my God. Refrain

7 Cantor

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 6. Sal - va - tion is of the Lord! Up - on your peo - ple, your bles - sing! Refrain Cantor j j & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 7. Glo-ry to the Fa - ther and to the Son and to the Ho - ly Spir - it. Refrain Cantor

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ 8. Now and ev - er and for - ev - er. A - men. Refrain

All: Two times, each with a reverence: . . & b . œ W œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ . Al - leluia, alleluia, allelu -ia! Glo - ry to you, O God!

All: Last time, with a reverence:

& b œ W œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w Al - leluia, alleluia, al -le - lu - ia! Glo - ry to you, O God!

8 The Lamplighting Psalms

The first two verses of Psalm 140 are sung antiphonally to the samohlasen melody in the same tone as the first sticheron at the end of the Lamplighting Psalms.

Psalm 140 Kekragaria — Tone 5 samohlasen

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ OLord,Hear I have cried me, toO Lord! you, hearO me. Lord, I

&b œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œW œ œ ˙ ˙ have criedœ to you, hear me; œ re- ceive the voice of my pray'r when I call up - on you.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œW œ&b œ œ œ œ Hearme,w Let myœ pray'r ascend to O you Lord!

&b œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ like inand - cense the lift - ing up of my hands like an eve - ning sac - ri - fice.

œ œ &b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Hearme,w O Lord!

The remaining verses of the Lamplighting Psalms (140, 141, 129, and 116) are chanted antiphonally, until the stichoi at the last 10 verses.

O Lord, set a guard before my mouth and set a seal on the door of my lips. Let not my heart be inclined to evil, nor make excuses for sins I commit.

Let me never share in sinners’ feasting. If a just man strikes or reproves me it is kindness but let the oil of the wicked not anoint my head. Let my prayer be ever against their malice.

9 The princes were thrown down by the side of the rock; then they understood that my words were kind. As a millstone is shattered to pieces on the ground, so their bones were strewn at the mouth of the grave.

To you, Lord God, my eyes are turned; in you I take refuge; spare my soul! From the trap they have laid for me keep me safe; keep me from the snares of those who do evil.

Let the wicked fall into the traps they have set while I pursue my way unharmed. With all my voice I cry to the Lord, Psalm 141 with all my voice I entreat the Lord.

I pour out my trouble before him; I tell him all my distress while my spirit faints within me. But you, O Lord, know my path. On the way where I shall walk they have hidden a snare to entrap me.

Look on my right and see: there is no one who takes my part. I have no means of escape, not one who cares for my soul.

I cry to you, O Lord. I have said: “You are my refuge, all I have in the land of the living.” Listen, then, to my cry for I am in the depths of distress.

Rescue me from those who pursue me for they are stronger than I.

The cantor sings the remaining verses of the Lamplighting Psalms as stichoi. The congregation join him in singing the long stichera between them.

10 Cantor: (Tone 5 samohlasen) Bring my soul out of this prison (on 10) and then I shall praise your name. 10 Lamplighting Resurrectional Stichera

&b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Withyouryou have pre - cious put cross, the De O - Christ, vil to shame. With your

&b œW œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ re - surrection you have dead-ened theœ sting of sin and savedœ us from the gates

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ˙ œ œ&b œ œ œ œ ofDeath. œ œ œ œ Weglow - ri - fy you, O on - ly - be - got - ten Son.

Cantor: Around me the just will assemble (on 9) because of your goodness to me. 9

&b œ œW œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Theonewas who led gives like resurrection a lamb to the hu - man race

&b œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ to the slaugh - ter. The prin - ces of Ha-des tremœ - bled be - fore him andtheœ

&b œW œ œ ˙ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ dis- malFor doors Christ, were the lift King - ed up.of Glo - ry, has en - tered

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ˙ say - ing to those in chains:œ Go forth from here; œ andtoœ those in dark-ness:

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Showyourw - - - selves.

11 Cantor: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; Psalm 129 (on 8) Lord, hear my voice! 8

&b œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ Whatthe a great Cre - a - won tor -of der: in-vis - i - ble be - ings

&b œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ suf - fered in the flesh out of loveœ for us; œ anda - rose im - mor - tal.

&b œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œW Come, you fam - ilies of nations, let us bow be - fore him. For by his compassion

&b W œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ we have been de-liv - eredœ from de - cep - tion and have learned to praise

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ &b œ œ œ œ oneGodw in three per - - - sons.

12 Cantor: Let your ears be attentive (on 7) to the voice of my pleading. 7

&b œ œW œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œW œ WeofO - fer Light to you whom our eve the - ningdarkness wor -of ship, night can

&b œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œW œ œ œ nev - er ex - tin - guish. For in these lat - ter days your radiance has ap - pearedœ to the

&b ˙ œ œW œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ world, œ shin-Your ing in yourbril-liance flesh as light reflected from a mir - ror.

&b œW œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ has descended even to the depths of Ha-des and dis - solved its gloom. O Lord,

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œW Giv - er of Light, gloœ - ry to you; for you have shown the radiance of your

&b œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ res-w ur - rec - tion to all the na - - - tions.

13 Cantor: If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt, Lord, who would survive? (on 6) But with you is found forgiveness: for this we revere you. 6

&b œ œW œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Letusfor glo - byrify his Christ, res - urthe - rec-tionAuthor of our sal - va - tion;

&b ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ ˙ from the dead, the world has been delivered from the de-cep - tionœ of Sa - tan.

&b œ œW œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ Thechoirs of angels rejoice as the treachery of evil spir - its va - nish - es.

œW œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ &b œ œ œ œ Fall-w en Adam arises and the De - vil is van - - quished.

14 Cantor: My soul is waiting for the Lord, I count on his word. (on 5) My soul is longing for the Lord more than watchman for daybreak. 5

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ Thosewhowere guard-ed told by the tombe-vil ofmen Christ who hired them,

&b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œW œ œ ˙ "Take this sil - verœ and keep si - lent. œ Tellno one of the resurrec-tion of Christ;

œ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ &b˙ rath - er tell ev - eryone that while you were sleeping, his bo - dy was sto - len."

&b œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œW But who has ever heard of a bo - dyœ be - ing sto - len, a boœ - dy which had already

&b œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ beenWhy an-oint-ed? would an - y - one take a body from the grave na - ked,

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œW and leave the bu - rial shroudœ in the tomb? Do notœ de - ceive yourselves, O people

&b œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ofJuStu - de - dy - a. the teach-ings of the Pro - phets, and you

&b œW œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ will come to understand that Jesus Christ isœ God Al - might - y and tru - ly the

œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ &b œ œ œ œ Sav-w ior of the world.

15 Cantor: Let the watchman count on daybreak (on 4) and Israel on the Lord. 4

&b œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ OLordwho sub our - ject-ed Sav-ior, hell and con-quered death, and en-light-ened

&b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ the world through yourœ pre-cious Cross, œ œ œ œ havemer-cyw up - on us.

16 Cantor: (Tone 2 samohlasen) Because with the Lord there is mercy and fullness of redemption, (on 3) Israel indeed he will redeem from all its iniquity. 3 2 Lamplighting Stichera of the Sixth Paschal Sunday

&b œ œ œW œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ The man who was blind from birth askedœ him - self: Was I born blind

&b W œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œW œ because˙ œ of the sinof my par - ents, oramœ I a living sign of un-be - lief

&b œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ to the na - tions? I am not con - tent to ask if itœ is night or day;

œ œ ˙ œ &b œW œ œ ˙ ˙ myfeet˙ can no longer endure trip-ping up - on the stones.

&b œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œI haveœ not seen the bright-ness of the sun, nor have I seen my

œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ&b œ œ ˙ ˙ Cre - a - tor's im - ageœ and like - ness. YetI˙ be-seech you, O Christ our God,

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ tolookw up - on me and have mer - cy on me.

Cantor: Praise the Lord, all you nations, Psalm 116 (on 2) acclaim him all you peoples!

All repeat “The man who was blind from birth . . .”.

17 Cantor: Strong is the love of the Lord for us; (on 1) he is faithful forever. 1

&b œ œ œW œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ Pass - ing by the Temple, Jesus saw a man blindœ from birth. He had

&b œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ com-˙ pasHeœ - sionsaidœ onto him: him and put mud on his eyes.

œW œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙&b œ œ œ ˙ Go to the pool of Si-ló - am and wash. He washed and re - cov - eredœ his sight;

&b œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ thenhe˙ Butœ ren his - neigh dered - bors said glo - ry to him:to God.

&b œ œ œW œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ Who o - pened your eyes which no oneœ be - fore could heal?

&b œ œ ˙ œ œW œ œ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ Andhe˙ Heœ an - told swered me them, saying: A man called Je - sus.

&b œW œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ to wash in the pool of Silóam, and now I see. He is in truth Christ,

&b œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ theœ Mes - si - ah, ofwhom˙ Mo - ses wrote in the Law.

&b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ Heisw the Sav - ior of our souls.

18 Cantor: (Tone 5 samohlasen) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, (on G) and to the Holy Spirit . . . G

Lamplighting Doxasticheron of the Sixth Paschal Sunday

&b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ Asyouyou walked found a a - long, man O who Lord, had been blind from birth.

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œW In sur - prise, the disœ - ci - ples asked you: Was itœ be - cause of the sin of this man

&b œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ orhisthat par - ents he was born blind, O Mas - ter? But you,

&b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œW œ œ ˙ ˙ O Sav - ior, anœ - swered them, say - ing: œ Nei- ther has this man sinned, nor his par - ents,

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ but that the works of God would be re - vealed in him.

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ I must ac - com-plish the works ofœ him who sent me, œ whichno one else can work.

&b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ As you said that, you spat on the ground and made mud from the

&b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œW œ dust toœ a - noint his eyes. And youœ said to him: Go and wash in the pool of

&b œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ Si- lóWhen - am. he washed, he was healed and cried out to you: 19 &b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ O Lord,œ I be-lieve! œ Andhe bowed down and wor - shipped you.

&b œW œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ There-œ œ fore weœ also cry out toœ you:Havemerw - cy on us.

Cantor: . . . now and ever (on N) and forever. Amen. N Dogmatikon

&b œ œW œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ Theimwas - age traced of the in bride the Red who Sea knew long not a -man go.

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ There, Mo-ses partœ - ed the wa -ters; œ here,Ga - bri - el an-nounced the mir - a - cle.

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œW There, Is - ra - el trod the depths and kept dry; here, the Vir - gin gave birth to

&b œ œ œ ˙ œ œW œ œ ˙ ˙ Christ withœ - out seed. œ Then,the sea remained impassable after Is-ra - el's pas - sage;

&b œ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ now the most pure one remains inviolate aft - er Em - man - u - el's birth. O

&b œW œ œ œ ˙ œ œ˙ œ œ œ God, existent, pre–existent, and nowœ seen as man, have merœ -œ cyœ up -

&b œ œ œ œ onw us.

20 The Festive Entrance Deacon: Wisdom! Be attentive!

The Hymn of the Evening # & œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Oœ Joy - ful Light˙ of the ho - ly glo - ry˙ of the Fa - ther Im - mor - tal,˙ # & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ . œ ˙ ˙ œ œ the hea - ven - ly, ho - ly, bles - sed One,˙ O Je - sus Christ:w Now#œ thatœ we have # & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ reached the set - ting of the sun, and see the eve - ning light,˙ we sing to God, # & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ Fa - ther, Son, and Ho - ly Spir - it.˙ Itœ is fit - ting at all times to raise # & œ W œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ a song of praise in meas - ured mel - o - dy to you,˙ O Son of God, the # & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ Givœ - erœ ofœ Life. œ ˙ There-fore, the u - ni - verse singsœ your#œ gloœ - #ry.w

Deacon: Let us be attentive!

Priest: ✣ Peace be to all!

Deacon: Wisdom! Be attentive!

21 The Evening Prokeimenon

All sing the refrains of the Great Prokeimenon. The deacon chants the versicles:

Great Prokeimenon of Saturday Evening — Tone 6 sampodoben (Psalm 92:1;1,5) Refrain: # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙. œ ˙ ˙ Theœ Lord#˙ œ reigns, the Lord reigns; he is clothed in maj - esœ #-œ ty.w

Deacon: 1. Robed is the Lord and girt about with strength. Refrain

2. The world he made firm, not to be moved. Refrain

3. Holiness is fitting to your house, O Lord, until the end of time. Refrain

Readings: 1) Isaiah 42:5–18 2) Isaiah 29:13–19

Litany of Fervent Supplication

Deacon: Let us all say with our whole soul and with our whole mind, let us say:

Response: & b œ ˙ w 1. Lord,œ œ œ have mer - cy.

Deacon: O Lord almighty, God of our fathers, we pray you, hear and have mercy.

Response: & b œ œ œ œ ˙ w 2. Lord, have mer - cy.

22 Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to your great mercy, we pray you, hear and have mercy.

Response: & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ w 3. Lord, have mer- cy, Lord, have mer- cy, Lord, have mer - cy.

Deacon: Again we pray for our holy father, (Name), pope of Rome, and for our most reverend metropolitan, (Name), for our God-loving bishop, (Name), for those who serve and have served in this holy church, for our spiritual fathers, and for all our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Response: œ & b ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w 4. Lord, have œ mer - cy, Lord, have mer - cy, Lord, have mer - cy.

Deacon: Again we pray for our government and for all in the service of our country.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (three times, using response 4.)

Deacon: Again we pray for the people here present who await your great and abundant mercy, for those who show us mercy, and for all Christians of the true faith.

Response: Lord, have mercy. (three times, using response 3.)

Priest: For you are a merciful and loving God, and we give glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.

Response: & b ˙ ˙ w A - men.

Hymn of Glorification

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ Make us wor - thy, O Lord, to be kept sin - less this eve - ning.

23 & b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ Bless - ed are you, O Lord, the God of our fa - thers, and praise-wor - thy

& b œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ and glorious is your name for ev - er. A - men. May your mer - cy, O Lord, reverence

& b œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ be up - on us who have placed our hope in you. Bless-ed are you O reverence

& b ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Lord; teach me your com-mand - ments. Bless-ed are you, O Mas - ter; reverence

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ make me un - der-stand your com-mand - ments. Bless-ed are you, O Ho- ly One;

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ en - light -en me with your com-mand - ments. O Lord, your mer-cy is for -ev - er;

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ de - spise not the work of your hands. To you is due praise; to you

& b œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ is due a hymn; to you is glo - ry due, Father, Son, and Ho - ly Spir - it,

& b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w now and ev - er and for - ev - er. A - - men.

24 Litany of Supplication Deacon: Let us complete our evening prayer to the Lord.

Response: & b œ ˙ w 1. Lord,œ œ œ have mer - cy.

Deacon: Protect us, save us, have mercy on us, and preserve us, O God, by your grace.

Response: & b œ œ œ œ ˙ w 2. Lord, have mer - cy.

Deacon: That this whole evening be perfect, holy, peaceful, and without sin, let us beseech the Lord.

Response: & b ˙ œ ˙ 3. Grant this, Oœ Lord.

Deacon: For an angel of peace, a faithful guide and guardian of our souls and bodies, let us beseech the Lord.

Response: & b ˙ œ ˙ 4. Grant this, Oœ Lord. Deacon: For the pardon and remission of our sins and offenses, let us beseech the Lord.

Response: Grant this, O Lord. (3)

Deacon: For what is good and beneficial to our souls and for peace in the world, let us beseech the Lord.

Response: Grant this, O Lord (4)

25 Deacon: That we may spend the rest of our life in peace and repentance, let us beseech the Lord.

Response: Grant this, O Lord. (3)

Deacon: For a Christian, painless, unashamed, peaceful end of our life, and for a good account before the fearsome judgment seat of Christ, let us beseech the Lord.

Response: Grant this, O Lord. (4)

Deacon: Commemorating our most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary with all the Saints, let us commit ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God.

Response: & b œ ˙ ˙ w To you, O Lord.

Priest: Great and most high God, you alone possess immortality and dwell in unapproachable light. You made all creation with wisdom, dividing light from darkness, establishing the sun to rule the day and the moon and stars to rule the night. You have allowed us sinners to approach your presence with thanksgiving in this present hour and to offer you evening praise. O Lord, Lover of us all, make our prayer ascend to you like incense and accept it as a sweet fragrance. Grant that we may spend the present evening and the coming night in peace; clothe us with the armor of light; deliver us from the fears of the night and from everything that lurks about in darkness. Grant that the sleep you have given us to refresh our fatigue may be free from all illusions of the devil. Yes, O Master of All, Giver of good things, let us feel contrition as we lie on our beds remembering your name throughout the night. Enlightened by meditation on your commands, may we rise with gladdened soul to give glory to your goodness, offering prayers and supplications to your compassion for our sins and those of all your people. Visit us with mercy through the intercession of the holy Theotokos.

For you, O God, are good and love us all, and we glorify you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.

26 Response: & b ˙ ˙ ˙ A - men. Priest: ✣ Peace be to all!

Response: & b ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ And to your spir - - - it.

Deacon: Bow your heads to the Lord!

Response: & b œ ˙ ˙ w To you, O Lord.

Priest: Lord our God, you bowed the heavens and came down for the salvation of the human race. Look upon your servants and upon your inheritance, for they have bowed their heads and bent their necks to you, the awesome Judge who love us all. They do not expect human help, but await your mercy and long for your salvation. Protect them at all times, this evening and tonight, from every enemy, from all the devil’s assaults, from vain thoughts and evil imaginings. May the might of your kingdom be blessed and glorified, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.

Response: & b ˙ ˙ ˙ A - men.

When vespers are celebrated on the eve of a feast, the service may continue with the Hymns of the Litija and the Litany of the Litija.

On feasts that do not have their own proper Litija stichera, we instead sing the Litija stichera of the patronal feast of the parish — in our case, the Feast of Saint John Chrysostom on November 13. Unfortunately, no sheet music exists for the Litija stichera from the Feast of Saint John Chrysostom. The cantor sets the text to the melody extemporaneously, while the congregation listens.

27 Litany of the Litija

Deacon: Save your people, O God, and bless your inheritance. Watch over your world in mercy and compassion. Exalt the strength of true Christians and send down upon us your abundant mercies. Through the prayers of our all-pure Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary; through the power of the precious and life-creating Cross; through the protection of the honorable, heavenly, and angelic powers; through the prayers of the honorable and glorious prophet, forerunner, and baptist John; of the holy, glorious, and illustrious apostles; of our holy fathers, the great hierarchs and universal teachers: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; of our holy father Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia; of the holy equals to the apostles and teachers of the Slavs, Cyril and Methodius; of the holy equal to the apostles, the faithful great prince Vladimir; of the holy martyr Josaphat, bishop of Polotsk; of the blessed martyr Theodore, bishop of Mukačevo; of our blessed fathers and confessors Paul, bishop of Prešov; and Basil, bishop of Medila; of the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; of our venerable and God-bearing fathers, Anthony and Theodosius of the Monastery of the Caves, and of our other venerable and God-bearing fathers; of the holy and just ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; and of all the saints; we beseech you, all-merciful Lord, hear the prayers of us sinners and have mercy on us.

Response:

& b œ W œ ˙ ˙ œ œ W Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mer - cy. Lord, have mercy. Lord,

& b W œ œ ˙ have mercy. Lord, haveœ mer - cy. (Sung twice)

Deacon: Again we pray for our Holy Father (Name), pope of Rome, for his health and salvation, and that the Lord God may hasten and assist him in everything; O Lord, hear and have mercy.

Response: Hospodi, pomiluj. (as above)

28 Deacon: Again we pray for our most reverend metropolitan (Name), for our God-loving bishop (Name); for our spiritual fathers and for all our brothers and sisters in Christ, and for every Christian soul that is troubled and afflicted and in need of God’s mercy and help; for the protection of this city and those who dwell here; for the peace and serenity of the whole world, for the stability of the holy Churches of God; for the salvation and assistance of our fathers and brothers and sisters who labor and serve with diligence and fear of God; for those who are absent and for those who are traveling; for the healing of those who are confined by illness; for the repose, blessed memory, and remission and forgiveness of sins of all our true-believing fathers and brothers and sisters who have gone before us; and for all our brothers and sisters who are present at these services; and for all who have served and now serve in this holy church, let us say:

Response: Kyrie, eleison. (as above)

Priest: Hear us, O God our Savior, hope of the ends of the earth and of those far off at sea, and be merciful to us, O merciful Master, on account of our sins, and have mercy on us. For you are a merciful and loving God, and we give glory to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.

Response: & b ˙ ˙ ˙ A - men.

Priest: Peace ✣ be to all!

Response: & b ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ And to your spir - - - it.

Deacon: Bow your heads to the Lord!

Response: & b œ ˙ ˙ w To you, O Lord.

29 Priest: All-merciful Master, Lord Jesus Christ our God, make our prayer acceptable: through the prayers of our all-pure Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary; through the power of the precious and life-creating Cross; through the protection of the honorable, heavenly, and angelic powers; through the prayers of the honorable and glorious prophet, forerunner, and baptist John; of the holy, glorious, and illustrious apostles; of our holy fathers, the great hierarchs and universal teachers: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; of our holy father Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia; of the holy equals to the apostles and teachers of the Slavs, Cyril and Methodius; of the holy equal to the apostles, the faithful great prince Vladimir; of the holy martyr Josaphat, bishop of Polotsk; of the blessed martyr Theodore, bishop of Mukačevo; of our blessed fathers and confessors Paul, bishop of Prešov, and Basil, bishop of Medila; of the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; of our venerable and God-bearing fathers, Anthony and Theodosius of the Monastery of the Caves, and of our other venerable and God-bearing fathers; of the holy and just ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; and of all the saints; grant us remission of our faults; shelter us under the shadow of your wings; drive Priest: far from us every enemy and adversary and make our life peaceful. Lord, have mercy on us and on your world and save our souls, for you are good and you love us all.

Response: & b ˙ ˙ w A - men.

30 Aposticha

1 Aposticheron of the Resurrection — Tone 5 samohlasen

&b œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ OChristwe lift our up Sav-ior, our voices in song to glo - ri - fy you. For in your

&b œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œW œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ loveœ for man-kind, œ yoube-cameyou ac-cept-ed incarnate without leav-ing heav-en;

&b œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ the Cross and death; you cast down theœ gates of Ha - des; and onœ the third

œW œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ &bœ œ œ dayyou arose from theœ deadœ œ œ forthew sal-va-tion of our souls.

31 Tone 5 samopodoben

Celebrant: &b œ œ œ œW œ œ œ ˙LetGod a rise --œ ˙andlet his ene mies be scat tered,-

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙andlet those who hate- him œ fleefrom˙ be fore his face. All:

Paschal Stichera

&b ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Toœ -- day the sa cred Pasch is re - vealed˙ to us, - holy and new Pasch,

&b œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ theœ mys ti cal Pass o ver, theœ ven er a ble Pass o ver,------

œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ &b˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ the Pasch which is Christ the Re-- deem˙ er, - spotless Pasch, great Pasch,

&b ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ theœ Pasch of the faith ful, œ œ thePaschœ Par a which dise,--- is the key to the gates of

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ---œ œ œ ---œ thePasw cha which sanc ti fies all the faith ful.

32 Celebrant: &b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ --˙Assmoke vanœ ish - es,˙solet them van ish,

œ œ œ œ&b œ œ œ œ - œ aswax˙ melts be fore a fire. All:

&b ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Owomen,be the her alds of good news and tell what˙ you saw;--

˙ œ œW&b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ --tell of“Acœ the cept vision the and good say news to of Zi joy on:

˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ&b ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ from us, the news that Christ has ri˙ -- sen.” --Exult and cel e brate

œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ &b œ œ œ ˙ andœ reœ ----- joice, O Je ru sa lem, seeœ ingœ Christ the King,

œ œ &b œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ -œ œ œ ---œ comingw forth from the tomb like a bride groom.

33 Celebrant: &b œW œ œ œ œ - œ ˙Soletbut the wicked perish at the pres ence of God,

œ œ œ œ œ &b œ letthe˙ right eous ones re joice.-- All:

&b œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Theœ myrrh-- bear ingœ wo - men ar - rived just be - fore˙ the dawn

œ œ ˙ &bœ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ attheandœ tomb found of an the an Giv gel er seat of ed Life on the stone---

œ œ œ œ ˙ œ &b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ whoœ spoke these words to them: “Why do you seek the liv ing a mong˙ the dead?--

œ œ œ œ œ œW&b œ œ œ œ ˙ Whydo you mourn the in corruptible among those sub ject to de cay?---

œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ &b ------œ œ œ œ Goanw nounce the good news to his dis ci ples.

34 Celebrant: &b œW œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙Thisislet the us day be that glad the Lord has made;

&b œ œ œ andrewœ joice in it.- All:

&b ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ --œPaschsoPasch de of light theœ ful, Lord,œ is the Pasch –

œ œ &bœ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ mostœ hon ored Pasch now dawned on us. It is˙ the Pasch! There fore, let us--

&b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ -- - - -joyfulOœ lyPass em -- o brace ver, one save an us oth from sor er. - row;

œ &b ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ Forœ toœ -- day, Christ has shown forth from the tomb as from a bri dal

&b ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ cham˙ ---- ber andfilledAn the nounce wo men with joy by say ing:

&b œ œ œ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ - ----œ thegoodw news to the A pos tles.

35 Tone 8 samohlasen Celebrant: # & œW œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ---˙ Glory˙ be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Ho ly Spi rit.

Aposticha Doxastikon of the Sixth Paschal Sunday # & œ œW œ œ œ œ œ œW œ œ# OChrist˙ by yourour God, pure spiritual touch, Sunyou of Jus - - - tice,

# & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œW œ ˙ œ ˙ en- light-ened the eyes of him whofrom his mother's womb was with - out light. # & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œW œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ# En-˙ light - en the eyes of our hearts andmake us children of the light and of day, # & œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ that we may cry out to you in faith: œ œ# Howgreat˙ is your com-pas-sion toward us, # & ˙ œ œ# ˙ œ œ œn œ œ œ œ œ OLovw - er of Man - kind, glo - ry to you!

36 Tone 5 samopodoben

Celebrant: &b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ----œNowand ev er œ andfor˙ ev er. A men.

Paschal Doxasticheron — Tone 5 samopodoben

&b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ This is the Re--- surœ rec tion Day! Let us be en - light - ened by˙ this Feast

œ œ œ œ &b œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ---andletLetœ us usœ em call brace "Bre one - an thren" oth er!

&b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œe---- venœ those who hate us, and in the Re sur rec˙ tion,

&b œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ --forgiveChrist˙ ev 'ryis thing ris and - en let from us the sing: dead!

œ &b ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ wœ By death he tram pled death; and to those in the tombs he grant ed life.--

37 The Prayer of the Holy Prophet Simeon

# & # ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ Nowœ œ you˙ may dis-miss your ˙ serv œ- ant, O Lord,

# ˙ & # ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ in peace, ac - -œ - cord - ing to your˙ word;w forœ œ ˙

# ˙ & # œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ my eyes have ˙ seen your sal - va - tion # & # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ which youœ have pre -˙ pared˙ be - fore the face of all peo˙ - ple:w

# ˙ & # ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œa œ light forœ reœ - veœ - la - tionœ to the Gen - tiles, and the glo - ry

## & œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ of yourœ peo - ple Is - ra˙ - el.w

The Trisagion Prayers Three times: # ˙ & # ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ Hoœ - lyœ God! ˙ Ho - ly and Might - - - y! Ho - ly and Im - mor - tal, # & # œ œ ˙. œ ˙ have mer - - - cyœ onœ us.w

38 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse us of our sins; Master, forgive our transgressions, Holy One, come to us and heal our infirmities for your name’s sake.

& b œ W œ œ œ ˙ Lord, have mercy. Lord have mer -cy. Lord haveœ mer - cy.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

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.

Priest: For thine is the kingdom and the power and glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.

Response: & b ˙ ˙ w A - men.

39 Apolytikia

Troparion of the Blessing of Bread — Tone 4 (thrice) # & # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W œ œ œ Re˙ -joice,˙ O Vir-gin The - o - to - kos! Mar - y full of grace, the Lord is # & # ˙. œ ˙ œ W œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ with you! Bless - ed are you a mong wo - men, andœ bless - ed is the # & # ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ fruit of your womb. For you gave birth to Christ, the Sav-ior and Re deem-er # & # ˙ of our˙ souls.w

Blessing of Bread Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

Response: & b œ ˙ w Lord,œ œ œ have mer - cy.

Priest: Lord Jesus Christ our God, you blessed the five loaves in the wilderness and fed the five thousand. Likewise bless these loaves, wheat, wine, and oil, and multiply them in this city and through your whole world. Sanctify your faithful who will partake of them, for you yourself bless and sanctify all things, O Christ our God, and we give glory to you with your eternal Father and your all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and forever. Response: & b ˙ ˙ w A - men.

40 Priest, then All: ## & œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ Bless˙ - ed˙ be the name of the Lord, now and for - ev - ˙- - er,˙ All: # & # ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ Bless - ed be the name of the Lord, now and for - ev ˙- er.w

Psalm 33 I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise always on my lips;

in the Lord my soul shall make its boast. The humble shall hear and be glad.

Glorify the Lord with me. Together let us praise his name.

I sought the Lord and he answered me; from all my terrors he set me free.

Look towards him and be radiant; let your faces not be abashed.

This poor man called; the Lord heard him and rescued him from all his distress.

The angel of the Lord is encamped around those who revere him, to rescue them.

Taste and see that the Lord is good. He is happy who seeks refuge in him.

Revere the Lord, you his saints. They lack nothing, those who revere him.

Strong lions suffer want and go hungry but those who seek the Lord lack no blessing.

41 Priest: The blessing of the Lord be upon you through his grace and loving-kindness, always, now and ever and forever.

Response: & b ˙ ˙ w A - men.

Paschal Dismissal Deacon: Wisdom!

Response: &b œ œ ˙ œ Givethe bles-sing.

Priest: Blessed is Christ our God, the One-Who-Is, always, now and ever and forever. Response:

&b ˙ ˙ ˙ œ W ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ A- men. OGod, strengthen œthe true faith,for- ev - er and ev - er.

Priest: O most holy Theotokos, save us!

Response:

&b œ W œ ˙ œ ˙ œ W œ œ œ Shine in splendor, O new Je - ru - sa- lem; for the glory of the Lord is risen up - on

&b ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ W you. O Zi - on, now dance and be glad; and you, pure Theotokos, rejoice in the

œ œ œ œ ˙ wœ &b re - sur - rec - tion of your Son.

42 Priest: Glory to you, O Christ our God, our hope; glory to you!

Response:

&b œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ Christ is ris- en from the dead! By death he tram-pled death; and to those in the tombs

&b œ ˙ œ œw œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ he grant - ed life. Lord,haveLord, have mer-cy. mer-cy. Lord, have mer-cy.

&b œ œ w˙ Give the bless - ing.

Priest: May Christ our true God, risen from the dead, have mercy on us and save us through the prayers of his most pure Mother, through the might of the precious & life-creating Cross, through the prayers of the holy, glorious and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy ______(patron of this Church), and of the holy ______(commemorated this day), and through the prayers of all the saints; for he is gracious and loves us all.

Response: &b œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ w ˙ A-˙ ------men.

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