In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to You, our God. Glory to You.
O Heavenly King, the
Comforter, the Spirit of Truth: You are everywhere filling all
things;
Treasury of blessings and Giver of Life: come and abide in
us,
and cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O
Good One!
Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us.
Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us.
Holy God! Holy Mighty! Holy Immortal! Have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever and unto ages of
ages. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us!
O Lord, cleanse us from our sins!
O Master, pardon our transgressions!
O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your Names sake.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever and unto ages of
ages. 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 the evil one.
For Thine is the
Kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father
and of the Son and
of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Come, let us worship God, our King!
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God!
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and our God!
Glory to God in the
highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men!
O Lord, open my
lips, and my mouth shall proclaim Your praise.
Morning Psalms
Monday Psalm 3
Lord, how they have
increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me.
Many
are they who say of me, There is no help for him in God.But You,
O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory and the One Who lifts up my
head.
cried to the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His holy
hill. Ilay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me. will
not be afraid of ten thousands of people
who have set themselves
against me all around. Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God!
For You have
struck all my enemies on the cheekbone;
You have broken the teeth of
the ungodly.
Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon
Your people.
Tuesday Psalm 38
O Lord, do not
rebuke me in Your wrath, nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!
For
Your arrows pierce me deeply, and Your hand presses me down.
There is
no soundness in my flesh because of Your anger,
Nor is there any
health in my bones because of my sin.
For my iniquities have gone
over my head; like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
My
wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.
I am
troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
For my loins are full of inflammation, and there is no soundness in
my flesh.
I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the
turmoil of my heart.
Lord, all my desire is before You; and my
sighing is not hidden from You.
My heart pants, my strength fails me;
as for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.
My loved ones
and my friends stand aloof from my plague, and my kinsmen stand afar
off.
Those also who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek my
hurt speak of destruction,
and plan deception all the day long. But
I, like a deaf man, do not hear; and I am like a mute
who does not
open his mouth. Thus I am like a man who does not hear,
and in whose
mouth is no response. For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear,
O
Lord my God. For I said, Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, lest,
when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me. For I am
ready to fall,
and my sorrow is continually before me. For I will
declare my iniquity;
I will be in anguish over my sin. But my enemies
are vigorous, and they are strong;
and those who hate me wrongfully
have multiplied.
Those also who render evil for good, they are my
adversaries,
because I follow what is good. Do not forsake me, O
Lord;
O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my
salvation!
Wednesday Psalm 63
O God, You are my
God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs
for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.
So I have
looked for You in the sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory.
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise
You.
Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in
Your name.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and
my mouth shall praise
You with joyful lips. When I remember You on my
bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.
Because You have been my
help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
My soul
follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.
But those who
seek my life, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the
earth.
They shall fall by the sword; they shall be a portion for
jackals.
But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by
Him shall glory;
but the mouth of those who speak lies shall be
stopped.
Thursday Psalm 88
O Lord, God of my
salvation, I have cried out day and night before You.
Let my prayer
come before You; incline Your ear to my cry. For my soul is full of
troubles,
and my life draws near to the grave. I am counted with
those who go down to the pit;
I am like a man who has no strength,
Adrift among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom You
remember no more, and who are cut off from Your hand.
You have laid
me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the depths.
Your wrath lies
heavy upon me, and You have afflicted me with all Your waves.
You
have put away my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an
abomination to them;
I am shut up, and I cannot get out; My eye
wastes away because of affliction.
Lord, I have called daily upon
You; I have stretched out my hands to You.
Will You work wonders for
the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise You?
Shall Your
lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Or Your faithfulness in the
place of destruction?
Shall Your wonders be known in the dark? And
Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
But to You I
have cried out, O Lord, and in the morning my prayer comes before
You.
Lord, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face
from me?
I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth up; I
suffer Your terrors; I am distraught.
Your fierce wrath has gone over
me; Your terrors have cut me off.
They came around me all day long
like water; they engulfed me altogether.
Loved one and friend You
have put far from me, and my acquaintances into darkness.
Friday Psalm 103
Bless the Lord, O my
soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the Lord,
O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your
iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from
destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is
renewed like the eagles.
The Lord executes righteousness and
justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
The Lord is merciful and
gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
He will not always
strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever.
He has not dealt
with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our
iniquities.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is
His mercy toward those who fear Him;
As far as the east is from the
west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
As a father
pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him.
For He
knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days
are like grass;
as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the
wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place remembers it
no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting
to everlasting
on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to childrens children,
To such as keep His covenant, and to those who remember His
commandments to do them.
The Lord has established His throne in
heaven, and His kingdom rules overall.
Bless the Lord, you His
angels, who excel in strength, who do His word,
heeding the voice of
His word. Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, you ministers of His,
who do His pleasure. Bless the Lord, all His works, in all places of
His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Saturday Psalm 143
Hear my prayer, O
Lord, give ear to my supplications! In Your faithfulness answer me,
and in Your righteousness. Do not enter into judgment with Your
servant,
for in Your sight no one living is righteous. For the enemy
has persecuted my soul;
he has crushed my life to the ground; he has
made me dwell in darkness, like those
who have long been dead.
Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me;
my heart within me is
distressed. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works;
I muse on the work of Your hands. I spread out my hands to You;
my
soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Answer me speedily, O Lord;
my spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those
who go down into the pit.
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the
morning, for in You do I trust;
cause me to know the way in which I
should walk, for I lift up my soul to You.
Deliver me, O Lord, from
my enemies; in You I take shelter.
Teach me to do Your will, for You
are my God; Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
Revive me, O Lord, for Your names sake!
For Your righteousness sake bring my soul out of trouble.
In Your mercy cut off my enemies,
and destroy all those who afflict my soul; for I am Your servant.
After The Psalm
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Glory to You, O God!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Glory to You, O God!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Glory to You, O God!
Commemoration Of The Living
O Lord Jesus Christ
our God, Who for the sake of Your eternal mercy
and lovingkindness
became man, and suffered crucifixion and death
for the salvation of
all; Who rose from the dead and ascended into heaven,
and sit on the
right hand of the Father, where You hear the prayers of all
who call
upon You humbly and with their whole heart: incline Your ear to us,
and hearken to the prayer which Your unworthy servants
offer as a
spiritual sacrifice for all Your people.
Remember first of
all Your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church,
which You have
purchased with Your precious blood. Strengthen it,
multiply it, keep
it in peace, and do not allow the gates of hell to stand against it.
Heal the schisms of the churches, stop the raging of the heathen,
root out and cleanse all heresies, destroying them by the power of
Your Holy Spirit.
Have mercy, O Lord,
upon our president, and all in civil authority,
and save them,
together with the armed forces of our country.
Give them peace and
continual victory over injustice and evil in all places.
May they
keep Your holy Church secure, that all Your people may live calm
and
ordered lives in Your sight, in true faith and prayer, with godly
deeds.
Have mercy, O Lord,
upon the Orthodox patriarchs and metropolitans,
the archbishops and
bishops, the priests and deacons,
and the whole order of Your
Churchs clergy.
Save them whom You have established to feed Your
flock,
and by their prayers have mercy on us sinners, and save us.
Have mercy, O Lord,
on our spiritual fathers, mothers, brothers,
sisters and children,
and save them, and by their holy
prayers forgive us our
transgressions.
Have mercy, O Lord,
on our parents, and save them,
together with our brothers and
sisters, our children,
our relatives and our friends. Grant them Your
blessing both here and in the life to come.
Have mercy, O Lord,
on the old and the young, the needy,
the orphans and widows, and all
who are in sickness and sorrow,
distress and affliction, oppression
and captivity, in prison and confinement.
Save them, together with
Your servants who are under persecution for
Your sake and for the
sake of the Orthodox faith.Remember them, visit them,
strengthen and
comfort them, and by Your power grant them speedy relief,
freedom and
deliverance.
Have mercy, O Lord,
on all who travel, and save all those who are sent on duty: our
fathers,
mothers, brothers, sisters and children, all our loved ones
and all Orthodox Christians.
Have mercy, O Lord,
on our enemies: save all those who envy us,
wish us evil or deal
unjustly with us. May they not perish because of us sinners.
Enlighten, O Lord, with the truth of Your holy wisdom all who have
gone astray
from the Orthodox faith, led by destructive heresies, and
unite them once more
to Your Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. (Add
Specific Prayer Requests For The Living.)
Commemoration Of The Departed
Remember, O Lord,
those who have departed this life: all Orthodox patriarchs,
metropolitans, archbishops, bishops and all who served You in the
priesthood
and ministry of the Church and in the monastic order,
and
grant them rest with Your saints in Your eternal kingdom.
Remember, O Lord,
the souls of Your servants now fallen asleep: our parents,
family and
friends. Forgive them all their sins, committed knowingly or
unknowingly;
grant them Your kingdom, a portion in Your eternal
blessing
and the enjoyment of Your unending life.
Remember, O Lord,
all who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection
and of
eternal life: our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and children,
all our loved ones and Orthodox Christians throughout the world.
Place them with Your saints before the light of Your countenance
and
have mercy on us, for You are good and love mankind.
(Add Specific
Prayer Requests For The Departed.)
God Is The Lord
Refrain: God is the
Lord and has revealed Himself to us!
Blessed is He who comes in the
Name of the Lord!
Verse: Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, and His steadfast love endures forever.
Refrain
Verse: All nations surrounded me; in the Name of the Lord, I withstood them.
Refrain
Verse: I shall not die, but live, and recount the deeds of the Lord.
Refrain
Verse: The stone
which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
This is
the Lords doing and is marvelous in our eyes.
Refrain
Troparia
Sunday
Troparion of the Resurrection (Tone of the Week)
Refer to Supplementary Prayers.
Monday
St. Michael and All Angels (Tone Four)
O Commander of the
heavenly hosts, We who are unworthy beseech you
ceaselessly That you
would encompass us with the shelter of your prayers
And cover us
beneath the wings of your immaterial glory.
We fall down before you
crying out: Protect us from all harm,
O Prince of the powers on
high!
Tuesday
Forerunner And Baptist John (Tone Two)
The memory of the
righteous is worthy of praise, But you, O Forerunner,
are well
pleased by the Lords own witness. You were revealed as greater
than
the prophets, For you baptized in the waters Him whom they foretold.
Therefore, having fought and suffered for the Truth,
You proclaimed
to those in the tombs the Gospel of the incarnate God,
Who takes away
the sins of the world and grants us great mercy.
Wednesday
Holy And Life‑Giving Cross (Tone One)
O Lord, save Your
people, And bless Your inheritance. Grant victories to the
Orthodox
Christians Over their adversaries. And by virtue of Your Cross,
Preserve Your habitation.
Thursday
Holy Apostles And St. Nicholas (Tone Three)
O holy Apostles, Intercede with our merciful God To grant our souls forgiveness of our sins!
Friday
Holy And Life‑Giving Cross (Tone One)
O Lord, save Your
people, And bless Your inheritance. Grant victories
to the Orthodox
Christians Over their adversaries. And by virtue of Your Cross,
Preserve Your habitation.
Saturday
The Theotokos, All Saints, The Faithful Departed (Tone Two)
Apostles, martyrs,
and prophets, Holy hierarchs, saints and righteous,
Having fought the
good fight and kept the Faith, You have boldness toward the Savior.
Intercede for us with Him for He is good, and pray that He may save
our souls.
Prokeimenon Of The Day
Sunday
Matins Prokeimenon (Tone Of The Week)
Refer To Supplementary Prayers.
Monday
Prokeimenon From Psalm 104 (Tone 4)
Prokeimenon: He
makes his angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire!
Verse:
Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great!
Tuesday
Prokeimenon From Psalm 64 (Tone 7)
Prokeimenon: The
righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in Him.
Verse:
Hear my voice, O God, when I pray to You.
Wednesday
Prokeimenon From The Magnificat (Tone 3)
Prokeimenon: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.
Verse: For He has
regarded the lowly state of His handmaiden;
for behold, henceforth
all generations will call me blessed.
Thursday
Prokeimenon From Psalm 19 (Tone 8)
Prokeimenon: Their proclamation has gone out into all the earth and their words to the end of the universe!
Verse: The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims His handiwork.
Friday
Prokeimenon From Psalm 99 (Tone 7)
Prokeimenon: Extol
the Lord our God; * worship at His footstool,
for it is holy! Verse:
The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble!
Saturday
Prokeimenon From Psalm 32 (Tone 8)
Prokeimenon: Be glad in the Lord * and rejoice, O you righteous!
Verse: Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Let Every Breath Praise
The Lord Let every
breath praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary!
Praise Him in
His mighty firmament! Let every breath praise the Lord!
The Daily Gospel
The reading is from
the Gospel according to
(name of Gospel lesson) Glory to You, O
Lord, glory to You!
The Gospel for the day is read.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You!
Psalm 51
Have mercy upon me,
O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the multitude
of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Wash me
thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
For I
acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
Against
You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight ‑
that You may be found just when You speak, and blameless when You
judge.
Behold, I was
brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
Behold,
You desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part
You will
make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and
gladness,
that the bones which You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your
face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a
clean heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away
from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore
to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your generous
Spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall
be converted to You.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God
of my salvation,
and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your
righteousness.
O Lord, open my
lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
For You do not
desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in
burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
a broken
and a contrite heart ‑ these, O God, You will not despise.
Do
good in Your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.
Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,
with
burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then they shall offer bulls
on Your altar.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Glory to You, O God!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Glory to You, O God!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Glory to You, O God!
