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Hours of Holy Easter and all Bright Week:
Easter clock
Throughout Bright (Easter) Week, instead of morning and evening prayers, Easter hours are sung (or read - but, as you can easily see, the peculiarity of this week is that, if possible, everything is sung!).
The Descent of Christ into Hell. Icon, XIII century. Monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs(Three times).
Also three times:
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the One Sinless One. We bow to Your Cross, O Christ, and holy resurrection We sing and glorify Yours: For You are our God, do we know no other to You, Your name we call it. Come, all the faithful, let us worship the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroy death by death.
Is it for you?- except for you. Se bo will come- for behold, she has come.
Do we not know otherwise to You, we call Your name...- words Holy Scripture: Lord, don’t You know anything else? We call Your name (Is. 26:13; see also the 5th hymn of the canon for Communion).
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We sing and glorify Your Resurrection: For You are our God, do we know no other to You, we call Your name...
“This expresses the feeling of complete peace in the Savior. And how natural it is, especially now!.. In the risen Jesus Christ, man - the poorest stranger on earth - is delivered from sin, hell, death, the devil, adopted by God, honored by the deification of his nature... If destroyed curse and sin, if death is trampled upon, if hell is destroyed and the head of the ancient enemy is erased, then what else is there to fear? If so much power has been revealed, will the Lord after this reduce His beneficent right hand?
Saint Theophan the Recluse
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Read also on the topic:
- Hours of Holy Easter and all Bright Week- Explanatory Orthodox prayer book
- Easter: Easter liturgical texts for general folk singing - Neskuchny Garden
- Let's sing together: Troparion of Easter in different languages- Neskuchny Garden
- Easter Gospel reading of the prologue of the Gospel of John- Archpriest Konstantin Parkhomenko reads and comments
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Ipakoi, voice 4th
Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the Angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why are you looking for a man? You see the grave clothes; preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the one who puts death to death, as he is the Son of God, saving the human race.
Preceding the morning- arrived before dawn. Even about Maria- those who were with Mary (Mary's companions). I hear you- heard. Tetsite- run, hurry. Preach- announce. Yako there is- because He.
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“In the Easter Canon we hear the voice of the Angel to the myrrh-bearing women: Preach to the world that the Lord has arisen, who put to death. The voice of the Angel in relation to us means: live so that your whole life is one word: “Christ is risen!” and so that, looking at you, the whole world, both Christian and non-Christian, will say: truly Christ is risen, because apparently he lives in one or the other, apparently powers work in Him. Is it still necessary to explain that the basis of such a life is zeal for glory. the Risen Lord through imitation of Him and assimilation of the power of His resurrection."
Saint Theophan the Recluse
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Kontakion, tone 8
Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as the Conqueror, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen.
More- Although. Thingsy- said.
In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, the Indescribable.
Do everything- fulfilling everything with Himself. Undescribed- unspeakable (indescribable).
Troparion in the most in short words gives a striking image of the fullness of the Divine - Christ, inseparably abiding with the Father and the Spirit, rests body in the tomb, descends in soul to hell and destroys the souls of the righteous, and according to His untrue words to the thief, now remains with him in paradise (Luke 23:43) - and, filling everything with Himself, brings the Universe to completeness, fulfills the work of salvation.
The Apostle Paul, citing a verse of the psalm, says: It is said: He entered on high, took captivity captive and gave gifts to men (Ps. 67:19). And what does “ascended” mean, if not that He had previously descended into the nether regions of the earth? He who was lowest was also He who ascended above all the heavens to fulfill all things (Eph. 4:8-10).
Glory:
Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest of all royal palaces, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our resurrection.
And now:
Highly sanctified Divine village, rejoice, for You have given joy to the Mother of God, calling: blessed art Thou among women, All-Immaculate Lady.
Reddest- most beautiful. Vyshnyago- The Almighty. Settlement- housing.
Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise... The Tomb of Christ appears before us as the bearer of Life (Life-Bearer), more beautiful than paradise, sparkling more than any royal palace! (Please note: the subject in this sentence - what is being spoken about - is precisely the tomb of Christ, “Christ” is an address, we are talking to Christ about His tomb)
Lord have mercy(40 times).
Glory, and now:
We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs(Three times).
During the days of Easter week and even until the celebration of Easter, before the meal, the troparion of Easter is sung (or read), and after the meal, the troparion of Easter is sung (or read).
Zadostoynik (chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the Easter Canon):
The angel cried out with grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again the river: rejoice! Your Son was risen three days from the grave, and raised up the dead; people, have fun.
Glow, glow, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion; You, Pure One, show off, O Mother of God, about the rising of Your Nativity.
Screaming- he exclaimed. Pack the river - I will repeat. Show off- rejoice, enjoy. Your Christmas- Born of You.
The new Jerusalem is shining, shining... By new Jerusalem we mean the New Testament Church of Christ. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion... Under Zion (the mountain on the southern side of Jerusalem, where the house of King David was, and subsequently the upper room of the Last Supper, and the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles) in the New Testament, according to the interpretation of Blessed Jerome, are the saints: they , standing at the pinnacle of virtues, they form Zion, about which it is said: Its foundation is on the mountains of the saints. The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the villages of Jacob (Ps. 87:2).
Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian
This prayer is read in church on Wednesday and Friday of Cheese Week and throughout Holy Pentecost, except Saturdays and Sundays (if you strictly follow the charter, it is also read on some days of other multi-day fasts). During Great Lent (during the week), it should certainly be included in your cell rule; most naturally - at the end of morning and evening prayers, and, if possible, in the middle of the day.
(first week of Easter) instead of evening and morning prayers() are sung or read. The Hours of Easter are also sung instead of Compline and Midnight Office. The Hours of Easter are read until the morning of Saturday of Bright Week inclusive.
From the day of Holy Easter to the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (40 days), all prayers (including thanksgiving prayers according to Holy Communion) are preceded by three readings of the troparion of Easter: « Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.”. Read more . From Ascension to Trinity (10 days) all prayers begin with Trisagion.
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From the day of Holy Easter to the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (40 days): prayer « »
is replaced by:
“The angel cried out with the Most Grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again the river: rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the grave and raised up the dead; people, have fun! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion. You, Pure One, show off, O Mother of God, about the rising of Your Nativity.”.
From Ascension to the Day of the Holy Trinity, both of these Mother of God prayers are not read (10 days)
On Bright Week, the canons of the Penitential, Theotokos and Guardian Angel are replaced.
The “Rule for Holy Communion” (M., 1893) says: Be aware that on Bright Week of Easter, instead of the evening and morning prayers, the hours of Easter are sung, and instead of the canon of the Lord Jesus and the Paraclesis of the Mother of God, the canon of Easter with its Mother of God is read, and the rest, on the days of the week. are going down." The approach to Holy Communion and prayers after Communion are preceded by three readings of the troparion: “Christ is risen from the dead...”; psalms and the Trisagion (with troparia during fasting) are not read.
From the day of Holy Easter to the day of the Holy Trinity, earthly days are canceled (50 days).
General notes on worshipfrom St. Thomas Week until Easter (from the Liturgical Instructions)
1) From the Week of Fomina until the celebration of Easter, everything church services and the requirements are preceded by singing three times or reading the troparion “Christ is risen from the dead...” (see also in paragraph 5).
2) At the all-night vigil, “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times) is sung, according to tradition, instead of “Come, let us worship...” and after “The blessing of the Lord is upon you...”, before the start of the six psalms (cf.: paragraph 5).
3) At the Sunday all-night vigil, at the end of the Easter stichera at the vespers stichera, the troparion “Christ is risen from the dead...” is sung (once): it is included in the last stichera, being its conclusion.
4) At the Liturgy, “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times) is sung after “Blessed is the Kingdom...”.
- Note. Usually at the beginning all-night vigil and the Liturgy, the clergy sing the troparion 2 times in its entirety, and the 3rd time - ending with the words: “... trampling down death by death,” and the singers finish: “And giving life to those in the tombs.” In some churches, the troparion “Christ is Risen...” is sung (once) by the clergy, and then (once) by both choirs. Before the Six Psalms, “Christ is Risen...” is usually sung by the choir all three times.
5) “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times) is read at the beginning of the hours, Vespers, Compline, Midnight Office and Matins: at the 3rd, 9th hours, Compline and Midnight Office - instead of “The King of Heaven...”, and at 1- m, 6 o’clock and Vespers (if the 9th hour is read immediately before its start), according to tradition, instead of “Come, let us worship...”.
6) At the Liturgy, “Christ is risen from the dead...” is sung (once) instead of “We have seen the True Light...”. Entrance: “Come, let us worship... risen from the dead...”.
7) At the end of the Liturgy, at the exclamation: “Glory to Thee, Christ our God, our Hope, glory to Thee,” the singers sing: “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times). At all other services, after the exclamation: “Glory to Thee, Christ our God, our Hope, glory to Thee,” the ending is as usual. Dismissal at all services begins with the words: “Risen from the dead...”.
8) On Sunday, after the holiday Liturgy, after ancient custom, the priest overshadows the people with the Cross three times and proclaims: “Christ is risen!”, as in the days of Bright Week. The singers sing the final “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times), “And we have been given eternal life, we worship His three-day Resurrection” (once). There is no overshadowing of the Holy Cross on weekdays.
9) The troparion “Christ is risen from the dead...” is also sung at the beginning of prayer services, memorial services, Baptism, funeral services and other services.
10) “To the Heavenly King...” is not read or sung until the day of the Holy Trinity.
11) The services of the saints who happened on all Sundays of Holy Pentecost (except for Martyr George, the Apostle John the Theologian, St. Nicholas, the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helen, temple and polyeleos holidays) are not combined with the Sunday service, but are performed at Compline along with the canon of the Theotokos from Octoechos and the three songs of the Colored Triodion (placed in the Triodion appendix).
12) “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ...” at Sunday matins is sung three times, and on other days at matins, before the 50th Psalm, once.
13) The Canon of Easter is sung at Sunday matins on the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, the paralytic, the Samaritan and the blind man, with all the troparions and the Theotokos, without the final “Christ is risen from the dead...” for each song and without choruses for the 9th song of the canon. On weekdays (at weekday services), the Easter canon is not supposed to be sung. On the Sunday of Antipascha and on holidays, with great doxology, it is necessary to sing the irmos of Easter (except for the Midsummer and its celebration).
14) In all the Weeks (i.e. Sundays) before the celebration of Easter, “The Most Honest” is not sung at Sunday Matins. Every church ceremony takes place on the 9th song of the canon.
15) Exapostilary “Having fallen asleep in the flesh...” is sung at Sunday matins in the week when the canon of Easter is due.
16) At the 1st hour on all days from the Week of St. Thomas until the Ascension, it is accepted instead of “ Chosen Voivode..." sing the Easter kontakion, tone 8: "Even to the grave...".
17) At the Liturgy, on all days before the Ascension, except for the feast of Mid-Apocalypse and its giving, the venerable hymn is sung: “The angel cried out...” and “Shine, shine...”.
18) Communicated with Easter “Receive the Body of Christ...” is sung on all days before the celebration of Easter, except for the Week of St. Thomas and Midsummer with the afterfeast.
19) Prostrations until the day of the Holy Trinity are canceled by the Charter.
In the sequence of Monday of the 2nd week, the beginning of Matins is shown as follows: “Glory to the Holy Ones and Consubstantial...”, “Christ is Risen...” (three times). And “abie” (immediately) after “Christ is risen...” - “Glory to God in the highest” and the usual six psalms. At the same time, it was noted that such a beginning of Matins should be “even before the Ascension.”
See: Valentin, Hierom. Additions and amendments to the archpriest’s book “A Guide to the Study of the Charter of Divine Services of the Orthodox Church.” 2nd ed., add. M., 1909. P. 19.
See: Rozanov V. Liturgical Charter of the Orthodox Church. P. 694.
See: Rozanov V. Liturgical Charter of the Orthodox Church. P. 676. There is an opinion that “Christ is Risen...” at the beginning of the 1st hour is read only if there was a holiday at Matins; after daily matins, the 1st hour, according to this point of view, as an attached service, begins immediately with “Come, let us worship...” (see: Michael, Hierom. Liturgics: Course of Lectures. M., 2001. P. 196).
Text of the prayer for the Easter Hours.
To help those who learn to pray.
All Divine services and church ceremonies Happy Holidays Easter is especially solemn and imbued with a great sense of joy.
The Easter service glorifies the divine victory of our Lord Jesus Christ over all the enemies of our salvation and the granting of eternal life to us.
The solemn celebration of Christian Easter continues for a whole week.
Easter week ends on Saturday.
People who read the prayer book know that on Easter week, instead of morning and evening prayers, they read the Easter hours. This is what is written in the prayer book “The Prayer Shield of an Orthodox Christian.”
The prayers of the Easter Hours consist of chants glorifying joyful event Christ's Resurrection. These prayers are included in the prayer books of the Tsvetnaya Triodion.
Those who only often seek these prayers.
Prayers of the Hours of Holy Easter
(Source: Complete Orthodox prayer book for the laity. Sretensky Monastery"New book")
Troparion:
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death through death. (three times)
Ipakoi:
Having foreseen the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I heard from the Angel: in the light of the everlasting Being with the dead, why do you seek as a man? You see the graveclothes, and preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the one who put death to death, as the Son of God, who saves the human race.
Kontakion:
Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as the Victor, Christ God, telling the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice! and by Your apostles grant peace, grant resurrection to the fallen.
In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in paradise with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit:
Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest palace of every king appears, Christ, Your tomb, the source of our Resurrection.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Highly illuminated Divine village, rejoice! For you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.
Lord have mercy. (forty times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen:
The most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, the real Mother of God, we magnify Thee.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in their tombs. (three times)
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen.
The tradition of celebrating Easter for forty days was established in memory of the stay on earth of Jesus Christ after his Resurrection . Time from light Christ's Day before the Ascension, which completes the earthly incarnation of the Savior, is a very special period in the liturgical cycle Orthodox Church and in the everyday life of Christians. Rituals, images, symbolic rites of the temple service are filled with new content, revealing to the laity the endless vistas of spiritual perfection. On these bright days, instead of a plea for forgiveness of sins, words are heard about the Savior’s triumph over death.
The entire period from the Resurrection of Christ to the Ascension of worship takes place according to special rules specified in the Triodion - the church book of three-song canons. A list of specific texts included in the prayer book, or prayer rule, V Easter week prescribes reading the hours of Easter instead of morning and evening prayers, Compline and Midnight Office.
Other features of prayer and services of the first Easter week.
- Those preparing for communion instead penitential canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos, they read the canon of Easter, the Follow-up to Holy Communion.
- Three readings of the Pascha troparion precede all prayers, including thanksgiving for communion; the psalter is not read.
- Prostrations should not be made either in church or during home prayer (this rule remains until Trinity).
Reading resumes on Monday of the second week:
- regular morning and evening prayers;
- canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, Guardian Angel;
- following to Holy Communion.
Before the Ascension, they continue to read the Paschal troparion three times instead of the prayer to the Holy Spirit, and the chorus and irmos of the ninth song of the Paschal canon (“Angel cried out”) instead of “It is worthy to eat.” According to recollections, all the weeks before the Ascension refer to the glorification of the risen Christ, who sent the Holy Spirit to the apostles and followers.
Morning prayer rule
The advent of the bright Day of Christ, changing the way of life of the Orthodox layman, also introduces differences into the usual daily cell, or home, worship. Ordinary prayers containing praise, thanksgiving, repentance and petition are modified in order to express the deepest reverence for the holy holiday and their understanding of the biblical events that followed the Resurrection of Christ.
In Orthodoxy, the prayer basis of the hours (a short service established church canons) comprise psalms, as well as troparia and kontakia corresponding to the current day (hymns that reveal the meaning of the holiday).
When are the hours traditionally performed?
The Easter morning rule (the hours separating Easter matins from the liturgy) is not read, as usual, but sung. The basis for this is not psalms, but festive chants: they sing “Christ is Risen” three times, “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ”, then ipakoi (short festive troparion), exapostilary (completion of the canon at Matins), forty times “Lord, have mercy” and again "Christ is Risen."
The morning rule from Easter to Ascension has distinctive features only during bright week. With the beginning of the second week after the Resurrection of Christ, the Orthodox return to the usual morning prayer rule, which includes three texts: they read the “Our Father” and “Rejoice to the Virgin Mary” three times, and once the Creed.
Evening prayer rule
According to Orthodox tradition You need to pray privately in the evening every day. The Holy Church recommends reading the most necessary doxologies on the coming night: “Our Father”, kontakion to the Mother of God, prayers to the Guardian Angel, St. Macarius the Great to God the Father, St. Ioannicia.
The Easter evening prayer rule has its own characteristics: it is replaced by the hours of Easter in order to mark and highlight this most important period for believers. Moreover, the text and reading sequence are completely identical to the Easter morning rule. After Bright Week, the usual prayers are resumed at the end of the day.
However, you should pay attention to this feature: in evening rule from Easter to the Ascension, an appeal to the Holy Spirit is included, while “The Heavenly King” is replaced by the troparion “Christ is Risen,” despite the fact that both prayers are addressed to the same hypostasis of God. This is explained by the fact that any prayer rule is built on the experience of the church, which must be listened to: the holy fathers believe that prayer to the Holy Spirit as a free appeal of the human soul to God has a more personal character, and “To the Heavenly King” has always been the beginning of general worship.
Celebration Happy Resurrection The Lord's service continues, albeit with less solemnity, until Easter - the service on the eve of the Ascension. On this day, Vespers and Matins are served in churches in full light, the liturgy is held with the royal doors open, stichera, hymns and greetings according to the Easter rite are heard, as well as chants dedicated to the pre-celebration of the Ascension.
Traditionally, on the eve of the Ascension, the last Easter festival in the cycle is celebrated. religious procession. Thus ends the forty-day period of the great holiday, so that a year later the symbol of eternal life will again be revealed to the world.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.
From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the troparion is read:
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs . (Thrice)
From Ascension to Trinity we begin prayers with “ Holy God...", omitting all the previous ones.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; Perplexed by any answer, we offer this prayer to You as the Master of sin: have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in You; Do not be angry with us, do not remember our iniquities, but look upon us now as if you are gracious, and deliver us from our enemies; For Thou art our God, and we are Thy people; all works are done by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who trust in You, so that we may not perish, but may we be delivered from troubles by You: for You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord, have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, St. Macarius the Great, to God the Father
Eternal God and King of every creature, who has vouchsafed me even at this hour to come, forgive me the sins I have committed this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, O Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant me, Lord, to pass through this dream in peace at night, so that, rising from my humble bed, I will please Your most holy name all the days of my life, and will trample the enemies of the flesh and the incorporeal that fight me. And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ
To the Almighty, the Word of the Father, who is perfect himself, Jesus Christ, for the sake of Thy mercy, never leave me, Thy servant, but always rest in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to the sedition of the serpent, and do not leave me to the desires of Satan, for the seed of aphids is in me. Thou, O Lord God worshiped, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me as I sleep with an unflickering light, Thy Holy Spirit, with whom Thou didst sanctify Thy disciples. Grant, O Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of reason of Thy Holy Gospel, my soul with the love of Thy Cross, my heart with the purity of Thy word, my body with Thy passionless passion, preserve my thought with Thy humility, and uplift I am in time like Your praise. For Thou art glorified with Thy Beginningless Father and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Thy sinful servant, and forgive me the unworthy, and forgive me all that I have sinned today as a man, and moreover, not as a man, but also worse than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, driven and unknown: even evil from youth and science, and even from insolence and despondency. If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or whom I will reproach; or slandered someone with my anger, or saddened someone, or became angry about something; either he lied, or he slept in vain, or he came to me as a beggar and despised him; or made my brother sad, or married, or whom I condemned; or became proud, or became proud, or became angry; or standing in prayer, my mind is moved by the wickedness of this world, or I think about corruption; either overeated, or drunk, or laughing madly; either I thought evil, or saw someone else’s kindness, and my heart was wounded by it; or dissimilar verbs, or laughed at my brother’s sin, but mine are countless sins; Either I didn’t pray for the sake of it, or I did something else that was evil, I don’t remember, because I did more and more of these things. Have mercy on me, my Creator Master, Thy sad and unworthy servant, and leave me, and let me go, and forgive me, for I am Good and Lover of Mankind, so that I may lie down in peace, sleep and rest, the prodigal, sinful and damned one, and I will bow and sing , and I will glorify Your most honorable name, with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great
What will I bring to Thee, or what will I repay to Thee, O most gifted Immortal King, generous and philanthropic Lord, since I was lazy to please You, and did nothing good, You brought to the end of this past day the conversion and salvation of my soul? Be merciful to me, a sinner and naked of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and take away from me all the evil thoughts of this visible life. Forgive my sins, the only Sinless One, even those who have sinned this day, in knowledge and ignorance, in word, and deed, and thought, and with all my feelings. You Yourself, covering me, save me from every opposing situation with Your Divine power, and ineffable love for mankind, and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Deign, Lord, to deliver me from the snare of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and overshadow me with the light of Your face, when You come in glory, and now make me sleep without condemnation, and keep the thoughts of Your servant without dreaming, and untroubled, and all the work of Satan take me away from me, and enlighten the intelligent eyes of my heart, so that I may not sleep into death. And send me an Angel of peace, guardian and mentor of my soul and body, that he may deliver me from my enemies; Yes, rising from my bed, I will bring you prayers of gratitude. Yes, Lord, hear me, your sinful and wretched servant, with your will and conscience; grant that I have risen to learn from Thy words, and the despondency of demons is driven away from me, to be made by Thy Angels; may I bless Your holy name, and glorify, and glorify the Most Pure Mother of God Mary, Who hast given us sinners intercession, and accept this one praying for us; We see that He imitates Your love for mankind, and never ceases to pray. By that intercession, and the sign of the Honest Cross, and for the sake of all Thy saints, keep my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art holy and glorified forever. Amen.
Prayer 5
Lord our God, who have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, as He is Good and Lover of Mankind, forgive me. Grant me a peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, for You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 6
Lord our God, in the worthlessness of faith, and we call upon His name above every name, grant to us, who are going to sleep, a weakening of soul and body, and keep us from all dreams and dark pleasures except; restrain the desire of passions, extinguish the kindling of bodily rebellion. Grant us to live chastely in deeds and words; Yes, virtuous living is receptive, we will not fall away from your promised good things, for blessed are you forever. Amen.
Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom
(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.
Lord, save me from eternal torment.
Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me.
Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility.
Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
Lord, enlighten my heart, darken my evil lust.
Lord, as a man who has sinned, You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name.
Lord Jesus Christ, write me Your servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end.
Lord, my God, even if I have done nothing good before You, grant me, by Your grace, to make a good beginning.
Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace in my heart.
Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
Lord, accept me in repentance.
Lord, don't leave me.
Lord, do not lead me into misfortune.
Lord, give me a good thought.
Lord, give me tears and mortal memory, and tenderness.
Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.
Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
Lord, plant in me the root of good things, Thy fear in my heart.
Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to do Your will in everything.
Lord, protect me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other inappropriate things.
Lord, consider that you do as you will, that your will be done in me, a sinner, for blessed are you forever. Amen.
Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of Your most honorable Mother, and Your disembodied Angels, Your Prophet and Forerunner and Baptist, the God-speaking Apostles, the bright and victorious martyrs, the reverend and God-bearing fathers, and all the saints through the prayers, deliver me from my present demonic situation. To her, my Lord and Creator, do not want the death of a sinner, but as if he were converted and live, grant me conversion, the accursed and unworthy; take me away from the mouth of the destructive serpent, who yawns to devour me and bring me to hell alive. To her, my Lord, is my consolation, Who for the sake of the accursed one has clothed himself in corruptible flesh, pluck me from accursedness, and grant consolation to my more accursed soul. Plant in my heart to do Thy commandments, and forsake evil deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: for in Thee, O Lord, have I trusted, save me.
Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter of Studium
To Thee, O Most Pure Mother of God, I fall down and pray: Consider, O Queen, how I continually sin and anger Thy Son and my God, and many times when I repent, I find myself lying before God, and I repent in trembling: will the Lord strike me down, and hour by hour I do the same again? ; I pray to this leader, my Lady, Lady Theotokos, to have mercy, strengthen me, and give me good works. Believe me, my Lady Theotokos, for the Imam is by no means in hatred of my evil deeds, and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; But we do not know, Most Pure Lady, from where I hate, I love, but I transgress what is good. Do not allow, O Most Pure One, my will to be fulfilled, for it is not pleasing, but let the will of Thy Son and my God be done: may He save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that I may cease from here from filthiness, and so on may I live as commanded Your Son, to Him belongs all glory, honor and power, with His Originless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos
Good Mother of the King, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Thy Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Thy prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that I may pass through the rest of my life without blemish and through Thee I will find paradise, O Virgin Mother of God, the only Pure One and Blessed One.
Prayer 11, to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me all who have sinned this day, and deliver me from every wickedness of the enemy who opposes me, so that I may not anger my God in any sin; but pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, that you may show me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
Kontakion to the Mother of God
To the chosen Voivode, victorious, as if we had been delivered from the evil, let us write thanks to Thy servants, the Mother of God, but as having an invincible power, free us from all troubles, let us call Thee; Rejoice, Unbrided Bride.
Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may You save our souls.
I place all my trust in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your roof.
Virgin Mary, do not despise me, a sinner, who requires Your help and Your intercession, for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
It is worthy to eat as you truly bless Thee, the Mother of God, the Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.
From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the Easter canon are read:
The angel cried out with grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again the river: Rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the grave and raised up the dead; people, have fun! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion. You, Pure One, show off, O Theotokos, about the rise of Your Nativity .
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Prayer of Saint John of Damascus
Master, Lover of Mankind, will this coffin really be my bed, or will you still enlighten my damned soul during the day? For seven the grave lies ahead, for seven the death awaits. I fear Your judgment, O Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil: I always anger You, the Lord my God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the Heavenly powers, and my holy Guardian Angel. We know, Lord, that I am unworthy of Your love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, whether I want it or not, save me. Even if you save a righteous man, nothing great; and even if you have mercy on a pure person, nothing is marvelous: you are worthy of the essence of Your mercy. But surprise me, a sinner, with Your mercy: for this, show Your love for mankind, so that my malice will not overcome Your unspeakable goodness and mercy: and as you wish, arrange a thing for me.
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, so that not when I fall asleep into death, and not when my enemy says: “Let us be strong against him.”
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Be the protector of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many snares; deliver me from them and save me, O Blessed One, as a Lover of Mankind.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Preslavnaya Mother of God, and the most holy Angel, let us silently sing with our hearts and lips, confessing this Mother of God as truly giving birth to God incarnate for us, and praying unceasingly for our souls.
Brand yourself sign of the cross.
Prayer to the Honest Cross
May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; just as wax melts in the face of fire, so let demons perish in the presence of those who love God and sign the sign of the cross, and say in joy: Rejoice, Most Honorable One and Life-giving Cross Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled upon the power of the devil, and gave us His Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or briefly:
Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.
Prayer
Weaken, forsake, forgive, O God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word and in deed, even in knowledge and in ignorance, even in days and nights, even in mind and in thought: forgive us everything, for it is good and Lover of Humanity.
Prayer
Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord Lover of Mankind. Do good to those who do good. Grant to our brothers and relatives the same petitions for salvation and eternal life. Visit those who are infirm and grant healing. Manage the sea as well. For travelers, travel. Orthodox Christian contribute. Grant forgiveness of sins to those who serve and forgive us. Have mercy on those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, our fathers and brothers who have fallen before us, and give them rest, where the light of Your face shines. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and give them petitions for salvation and eternal life. Remember, Lord, us, humble and sinful and unworthy Thy servants, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, through the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and all Thy saints: for blessed art thou unto the ages of ages. . Amen.
Everyday confession of sins
I confess to You, Lord my God and Creator, in Holy Trinity To the One, glorified and worshiped, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, all my sins, which I have committed all the days of my life, and for every hour, and at the present time, and in days and nights that have passed, by deed, word, thought, food, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, bickering, disobedience, slander, condemnation, negligence, pride, avarice, theft, lack of speech, foulness, money-grubbing, jealousy, envy, anger, memory malice, hatred, covetousness and all my feelings: sight, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and my other sins, both mental and physical, in the image of my God and Creator, who have angered You, and my untruthful neighbor: regretting these, I present my guilt to You to my God, and I have the will to repent: exactly, Lord God my, help me, with tears I humbly pray to Thee: forgive me my sins by Thy mercy, and forgive me from all these things that I have said before You, as You are Good and Lover of Mankind.
When you go to bed, say:
In Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commend my spirit: You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.
Notes:
- Printed in italics (explanations and names of prayers) are not readable during prayer.
- When it is written “Glory”, “And now”, it must be read in full: “Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen"
- In the Church Slavonic language there is no sound ё, and therefore it is necessary to read “we are calling”, not “we are calling”, “yours”, not “yours”, “mine”, not “mine”, etc.
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