Venerable John, disciple of Gregory of Decapolis;
Venerable Euthymios and Athanasios of Aegina; Cosmas the Confessor, bishop of
Chalcedon
Priest:
Blessed is our God, always, now
and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Choir:
Amen.
Priest:
Christ
is risen from the dead, trampling down Death by death, and upon those in the
tombs bestowing life!
Choir:
Christ
is risen from the dead, trampling down Death by death, and upon those in the
tombs bestowing life! (TWICE)
THE PSALM OF INTRODUCTION—PSALM 103
Reader: Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord
my God, Thou hast been magnified exceedingly. Confession and majesty hast Thou
put on, Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, Who stretchest out
the heaven as it were a curtain; Who supporteth His chambers in the waters, Who
appointeth the clouds for His ascent, Who walketh upon the wings of the winds,
Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
Who establisheth the earth in the
sureness thereof; it shall not be turned back forever and ever. The abyss like
a garment is His mantle; upon the mountains shall the waters stand. At Thy
rebuke they will flee, at the voice of Thy thunder shall they be afraid.
The mountains rise up and the plains sink
down, unto the place where Thou hast established them. Thou appointedst a bound
that they shall not pass, neither return to cover the earth. He sendeth forth
springs in the valleys; between the mountains will the waters run. They shall
give drink to all the beasts of the field; the wild asses will wait to quench
their thirst. Beside them will the birds of the heaven lodge, from the midst of
the rocks will they give voice.
He watereth the mountains from His
chambers; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Thy works. He causeth
the grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to
bring forth bread out of the earth; and wine maketh glad the heart of man. To
make his face cheerful with oil; and bread strengtheneth man’s heart.
The trees of the plain shall be
satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which Thou hast planted. There will the
sparrows make their nests; the house of the heron is chief among them. The high
mountains are a refuge for the harts, and so is the rock for the hares.
He hath made the moon for seasons; the
sun knoweth his going down. Thou appointedst the darkness, and there was the
night, wherein all the beasts of the forest will go abroad; young lions roaring
after their prey, and seeking their food from God. The sun ariseth, and they
are gathered together, and they lay them down in their dens. Man shall go forth
unto his work, and to his labor until the evening. How magnified are Thy works,
O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
The earth is filled with Thy creation. So
is this great and spacious sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, small
living creatures with the great. There go the ships; there this leviathan, whom
Thou hast made to play therein. All things wait on Thee, to give them their
food in due season; when Thou givest it them, they will gather it. When Thou
openest Thy hand, all things shall be filled with goodness; when Thou turnest
away Thy face, they shall be troubled. Thou wilt take their spirit, and they
shall cease; and unto their dust shall they return. Thou wilt send forth Thy
Spirit, and they shall be created; and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let the glory of the Lord be unto the
ages; the Lord will rejoice in His works. Who looketh on the earth and maketh
it tremble, Who toucheth the mountains and they smoke. I will sing unto the
Lord throughout my life, I will chant to my God for as long as I have my being.
May my words be sweet unto Him; I will
rejoice in the Lord. O that sinners would cease from the earth, and they that
work iniquity, that they should be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
The sun knoweth his going down. Thou
appointedst the darkness, and there was the night. How magnified are Thy works,
O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Glory to
Thee, O God. (THRICE)
O our God and our Hope, glory to Thee!
THE GREAT EKTENIA
Deacon:
In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon:
For the peace from above, and for
the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon:
For the peace of the whole world,
for the good estate of the Holy Churches of God, and for the union of all men,
let us pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon:
For this Holy House, and for those
who with faith, reverence, and fear of God, enter therein, let us pray to the
Lord.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
For our father and Metropolitan
PAUL, for the venerable Priesthood, the Deaconate in Christ, for all the clergy
and the people, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon:
For Her Majesty, the Queen, for the
Prime Minister of Canada, for all civil authorities, and for our Armed Forces
everywhere, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
That He will
aid them and grant them victory over every enemy and adversary,
let us
pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
For this city, and for every city
and land, and for the faithful who dwell therein, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
For healthful seasons, for abundance
of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord,
have mercy.
Deacon:
For travelers by sea, by land, and
by air; for the sick and the suffering; for captives and their salvation, let
us pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
For our deliverance from all
tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
Help us; save us; have mercy on us;
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
Calling to remembrance our all-holy,
immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with
all the Saints: let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto
Christ our God.
Choir:
To Thee, O Lord.
Priest:
For
unto Thee are due all glory, honor, and worship: to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Choir:
Amen.
“O LORD, I HAVE CRIED” IN TONE TWO
Choir:
O Lord, I have cried out unto
Thee, hear Thou me; hear Thou me, O Lord. O Lord, I have cried out unto Thee,
hear Thou me. Give ear to the voice of my supplication when I cry out unto
Thee: hear Thou me, O Lord.
Choir:
Let
my prayer be set forth before Thee as the incense, and the lifting up of my
hands as
the evening sacrifice; hear Thou
me, O Lord.
+
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, and a
protecting door round about my lips.
+
Incline
not my heart to evil words, to make excuses in sins.
+
With men that work iniquity; and I will
not communicate with the choicest of them.
+
The just man shall correct me in mercy
and shall reprove me; but let not the oil of the
sinner anoint my head.
+
For my prayer also shall still be
against the things with which they are well pleased; their
judges falling upon the rock have
been swallowed up.
+
They shall hear my words, for they are
sweet; as when the thickness of the earth is broken
upon the ground, their bones are scattered by the side of
hell.
+
But to Thee, O Lord, Lord, are mine
eyes; in Thee have I put my trust, take not away my
soul.
+
Keep me from the snare which they have
laid for me, and the traps of the workers of
iniquity.
+
Let the wicked fall into their own
nets, whilst I alone escape.
+
I cried unto the Lord with my voice,
with my voice unto the Lord, did I make my
supplication.
+
I poured out my supplication before
Him; I showed before Him my trouble.
+
When my spirit was overwhelmed within
me, then Thou knewest my path.
+
In the way wherein I walked have they
secretly laid a snare for me.
+
I looked on my right hand, and beheld,
but there was no man that would know me.
+
Refuge failed me; no one cared for my
soul.
+
I cried unto Thee, O Lord; I said: Thou
art my refuge and my portion in the land of the
living.
+
Attend unto my cry, for I am brought
very low.
+
Deliver me from my persecutors, for
they are stronger than I.
For the Resurrection in Tone Two
Verse 10. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Thy Name.
Come ye,
let us worship Him Who was born of the Father before all time, the Word of God,
incarnate of the Virgin Mary; for He did submit to crucifixion by His own
choice, was delivered to burial as He Himself willed, rose from the dead, and
saved me, who was lost.
Verse 9. The righteous shall wait for me until Thou recompense me.
Verily,
Christ our Savior nailed to His Cross the handwriting of the decree, and did
expunge it. And He abolished the might of Death. Let us therefore adore His
third-day Resurrection.
Verse 8. Out of the depths have I cried to Thee, O Lord, Lord hear my
voice.
Come, let
us with the archangels praise the Resurrection of Christ; for He is the
Redeemer and Savior of our souls, and He it is Who will come with fearful
magnificence and glorious might to judge the world which He hath created.
Verse 7. Let Thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
O Thou Who
wast crucified and wast buried, the angel did proclaim Thee, that Thou art the
Master, saying to the women, Come ye and behold where the Lord was laid; for He
is risen as He said; for He is the Almighty One, and therefore, do we worship
Thee, O Thou Who alone art deathless; O Christ, Giver of life, have mercy upon
us.
Verse 6. If Thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall
stand? For with Thee there is forgiveness.
With Thy
Cross Thou didst abolish the curse of the tree; with Thy Death and Burial Thou
didst cause the might of Death to die; and with Thy Resurrection Thou didst
enlighten mankind. Wherefore, do we cry to Thee, O Christ our God, the
Benefactor, glory to Thee.
Verse 5. Because of Thy Name have I waited for Thee, O Lord; my soul hath
waited upon Thy word, my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
O Lord,
verily, the gates of Death were opened to Thee for fear of Thee. And as the
gate-keepers of Hades saw Thee they did tremble; for Thou didst break asunder
its brazen gates; didst crush its iron bars; didst bring us out from the shadow
and darkness of death; and didst break our bonds asunder.
Verse 4. From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let
Israel trust in the Lord.
Come let
us all sing with our mouths a song of salvation. Let us kneel down in the house
of the Lord saying, O Thou Who wast crucified on a Tree, Who didst rise from
the dead, and Who still remainest in the bosom of the Father, forgive us our
sins.
For the Myrrh-bearing Women in Tone Two
Verse 3.
For with the Lord there is mercy and with Him is abundant redemption, and He
will deliver Israel from all his iniquities.
Early, at dawn, the ointment-bearing women arose,
and carrying ointments, came to the Lord’s tomb. And not attaining their
desire, the pious women pondered the removal of the stone, addressing one
another and saying: Where are the seals of the grave? Where are Pilate’s
watchmen and the security of his great care? And lo, an angel, radiant as
lightning, proclaimed to them that of which they were ignorant, addressing them
and saying: Why, wailing, seek ye the Living Who produceth life for mankind?
Christ our God hath risen from the dead, since He is Almighty, bestowing on
all, life, incorruptibility, illumination and the Great Mercy.
Verse 2.
Praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise Him, all ye people.
Why mingle tears with
the ointment, O women Disciples? Behold, the stone hath been rolled away, and
the sepulcher is empty. Behold corruption trodden under of Life, the seals
bearing clear witness, the guards of the rebellious fast asleep, the dead saved
by the body of God, and Hades mourning. Hasten with joy, and tell the Disciples
that Christ, Who is First-born of the dead, Who caused death to die, shall go
before ye into Galilee.
Verse 1. For
His mercy is great toward us, and the truth of the Lord endureth forever.
The ointment-bearers, O
Christ, rose up early and hastened to Thy tomb, seeking to anoint with oils
Thine incorruptible body. But when the glad tidings were brought to them by the
words of the angel, with signs of joy they proclaimed to the Apostles that the
Element of our salvation had risen, leading death captive, and granting the
world life eternal and the Great Mercy.
DOXASTICON FOR MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN IN
TONE SIX
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit.
The ointment-bearing women, O Savior, came to Thy
tomb; and when they beheld the seals, not finding Thy body, they hurried
anxiously, wailing and saying: Who hath stolen our Hope? Who hath taken away a
naked, embalmed corpse, the only consolation to His Mother? Woe! How hath the
dead-reviving One died? And how was He buried Who spoiled Hades? But arise
Thou, by Thine own power after three days, as Thou didst say, and save our
souls.
THEOTOKION FOR THE RESURRECTION IN TONE
TWO
Both now and ever, and unto ages of
ages.
Amen.
O Virgin,
verily, the shadow of the law hath been annulled by the coming of thy grace;
for as the bush was burning but not consumed, so didst thou give birth while
yet a Virgin. And instead of the pillar of fire, the Sun of justice shone
forth; and instead of Moses, Christ the Savior of our souls.
THE HOLY ENTRANCE
(While the Doxasticon is
chanted, the following dialogue occurs QUIETLY as the clergy make the
entrance.)
Deacon:
Let
us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
Priest: In the evening
and in the morning and at noonday we praise Thee, we bless Thee, we give thanks
unto Thee, and we pray unto Thee, O Master of all, Lord Who lovest mankind:
Direct our prayer as incense before Thee, and incline not our hearts unto words
or thoughts of evil, but deliver us from all who seek after our souls. For unto
Thee, O Lord, Lord, are our eyes, and in Thee have we hoped. Put us not to
shame, O our God. For unto Thee are due all glory, honor, and worship: to the
Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of
ages.
Deacon:
Amen.
(When the clergy reach
the center of the solea, the first part of the great censing begins. After the
first part of the great censing is completed, this next dialogue occurs
QUIETLY.)
Deacon:
Bless,
father, the Holy Entrance.
Priest:
Blessed is the entrance to Thy Holy Place,
always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(After the choir has finished, the
following is said ALOUD.)
Deacon: Wisdom! Let us attend!
O GLADSOME LIGHT
Choir: O gladsome Light of the holy glory
of the immortal, heavenly, holy and blessed Father: O Jesus Christ. Lo now that
we have come to the setting of the sun, as we behold the evening light, we hymn
Thee: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, God. Meet it is for Thee at all times to be
magnified by joyous voices, O Son of God and Giver of life. Wherefore the whole
world doth glorify Thee.
SATURDAY PROKEIMENON IN TONE SIX
Deacon:
The Evening Prokeimenon!
Choir:
The Lord is King, and hath
clothed Himself with majesty. (TWICE)
Verse 1.
The Lord is
robed; He is girded with strength. (Refrain)
Verse 2.
For He has
established the world so sure that it shall never be moved. (Refrain)
Verse 3.
Holiness befits
Thy house, O Lord, forevermore. (Refrain)
THE EKTENIA OF FERVENT SUPPLICATION
Deacon:
Let us say with our whole soul, and
with our whole mind, let us say.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
O Lord Almighty, the God of our
Fathers, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
Have mercy on us, O God, according to
Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy. (THRICE)
Deacon:
Again we pray for all pious and
Orthodox Christians.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy. (THRICE)
Deacon:
Again we pray for our father and
Metropolitan PAUL.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy. (THRICE)
Deacon:
Again we pray for our brethren: the
priests, hieromonks, deacons, hierodeacons and monastics and all our
brotherhood in Christ.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy. (THRICE)
Deacon:
Again we pray for mercy, life, peace,
health, salvation and visitation and pardon and remission of sins for (the
servants of God, [Names], and) all Orthodox Christians of true worship, who
live and dwell in this community.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy. (THRICE)
Deacon:
Again we pray for the blessed and
ever-memorable founders of this holy church and (for the departed servants of
God, [Names], and) all our fathers and brethren, the Orthodox departed this
life before us, who here and in all the world lie asleep in the Lord.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy. (THRICE)
Deacon:
Again we pray for those who bear
fruit and do good works in this holy and all-venerable temple, those who serve
and those who sing, and for all the people here present, who await Thy great
and rich mercy.
Choir:
Lord,
have mercy. (THRICE)
Priest:
For Thou art a merciful God and
lovest mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Choir:
Amen.
THE EVENING PRAYER
People: Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us
this evening without sin. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and
praised and glorified is Thy Name forever. Amen.
Let Thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, even as
we have set our hope on Thee. Blessed art Thou, O Lord; teach me Thy statutes.
Blessed art Thou, O Master; make me to understand Thy statutes. Blessed art
Thou, O Holy One; enlighten me with Thy statutes.
Thy mercy, O Lord, endureth forever. O
despise not the works of Thy hands. To Thee belongeth worship, to Thee
belongeth praise, to Thee belongeth glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
THE EKTENIA OF SUPPLICATION
Deacon:
Let us complete our evening prayer
unto the Lord.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
Help us; save us; have mercy on us;
and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir:
Lord, have mercy.
Deacon:
That
the whole evening may be perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless, let us ask of the
Lord.
Choir:
Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon:
An angel of peace, a faithful guide,
a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir:
Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon:
Pardon and remission of our sins and
transgressions, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir:
Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon:
All things good and profitable for
our souls and peace for the world, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir:
Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon:
That we may complete the remaining
time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir:
Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon:
A Christian ending to our life,
painless, blameless, peaceful, and a good defense before the fearful judgment
seat of Christ, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir:
Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon:
Calling to remembrance our all-holy,
immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with
all the Saints: let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto
Christ our God.
Choir:
To
Thee, O Lord.
Priest:
For Thou art a good God and lovest
mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Choir:
Amen.
THE PEACE
Priest:
Peace be to all.
Choir:
And to thy spirit.
Deacon:
Let us bow our heads unto the Lord.
Choir:
To Thee, O Lord.
·
All
bow their heads as the priest says the following prayer:
Priest:
O Lord our God, Who didst bow the
heavens and come down for the salvation of mankind: Look upon Thy servants and
Thine inheritance; for unto Thee, the fearful Judge Who yet lovest mankind,
have Thy servants bowed their heads and submissively inclined their necks,
awaiting not help from men but entreating Thy mercy and looking confidently for
Thy salvation. Guard them at all times, both during this present evening and in
the approaching night, from every foe, from all adverse powers of the devil,
and from vain thoughts and from evil imaginations.
Blessed and glorified be the
might of Thy kingdom: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;
now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Choir:
Amen.
APOSTICHON FOR THE RESURRECTION IN TONE
TWO
Thy
Resurrection, O Christ Savior, hath illumined the whole universe. Thou hast
renewed Thy creation. O Lord Almighty, glory to Thee.
THE PASCHAL STICHERA IN TONE FIVE
Verse 1.Let God arise, and let His enemies be
scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from before His face.
Today Christ, our saving Pascha, hath been revealed
unto us a noble Pascha; the Pascha new and holy; the mystical Pascha; the
Pascha all august; the blameless Pascha; the great Pascha; the Pascha of the
faithful; the Pascha which openeth unto us the gates of paradise; the Pascha
which sanctifieth all the faithful.
Verse 2.As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish; as
wax melteth before the fire.
O come from the vision,
ye women, heralds of good tidings, and say ye unto Zion: Receive from us the
glad tidings of the joy of the Resurrection of Christ. Rejoice, O Jerusalem,
and leap for joy, in that thou beholdest Christ the King like a bridegroom come
forth from the grave.
Verse 3.So let sinners perish at the presence of God,
and let the righteous be glad.
When the
ointment-bearing women stood, very early in the morning, before the tomb of the
Life-giver, they found an angel sitting upon the stone. And he cried out unto
them, saying: Why seek ye the Living among the dead? Why mourn ye the
Incorruptible amidst corruption? Go, proclaim the glad tidings to His
Disciples.
Verse 4.This is the day which the Lord hath made; let
us rejoice and be glad therein.
The joyful Pascha, the
Pascha of the Lord, the Pascha all majestic hath shone upon us! The Pascha in
which we embrace one another with joy! O what a Pascha, delivering from sorrow!
For today from the tomb, as from a chamber Christ shone, and hath filled the
women with joy, saying: Proclaim the glad tidings to the Apostles.
DOXASTICON FOR MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN IN
TONE FIVE
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit.
O Thou Who puttest on light like a robe,
when Joseph with Nicodemus brought Thee down from the Tree and beheld Thee
dead, naked and unburied, he mourned outwardly and grievously, crying to Thee
with sighs, and saying: Woe is me, sweet Jesus, Whom but a while ago, when the
sun beheld suspended upon the Cross, it was shrouded in darkness, the earth
quaked with fear, and the veil of the Temple was rent asunder. Albeit, I see
that Thou willingly enduredst death for my sake. How then shall I array Thee,
my God? How shall I wrap Thee with linen? Or what dirges shall I chant for Thy
funeral? Wherefore, O compassionate Lord, I magnify Thy Passion, and praise Thy
Burial with Thy Resurrection, crying: O Lord, glory to Thee.
DOXASTICON FOR PASCHA IN TONE FIVE
Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
Today is the Day of Resurrection! Let us
shine with the Feast! Let us embrace one another. Let us say, Brethren! And
because of the Resurrection, let us forgive all things to those who hate us,
and in this wise, exclaim: Christ is risen from the dead; trampling Death by
death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life.
THE HYMN OF ST. SIMEON THE GOD-RECEIVER
Choir:
Lord,
now lettest thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word; for mine
eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all
people, a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel.
THE TRISAGION PRAYERS
People:
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy
Immortal: have mercy on us. (THRICE)
Glory to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse
us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our
infirmities for Thy Name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy.
(THRICE)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit; both 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
evil.
Priest:
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.
Choir:
Amen.
RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE TWO
When Thou didst submit Thyself unto
death, O Thou deathless and immortal One, then Thou didst destroy hell with Thy
Godly power. And when Thou didst raise the dead from beneath the earth, all the
powers of Heaven did cry aloud unto Thee: O Christ, Thou giver of life, glory
to Thee.
APOLYTIKION OF JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA IN
TONE TWO
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit.
The pious Joseph, having brought down Thy
pure body from the Tree, wrapped it in fine linen, embalmed it with ointment,
provided for it, and laid it in a new tomb. But Thou didst verily rise after
three days, O Lord, granting the world Great Mercy.
APOLYTIKION OF MYRRH-BEARING WOMEN IN
TONE TWO
Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
Verily, the angel came to the tomb and
said to the ointment-bearing women, the ointment is meet for the dead, but
Christ is shown to be remote from corruption. But cry ye: The Lord is risen,
granting the world the Great Mercy.
THE DISMISSAL
Deacon:
Wisdom!
Choir:
Father, bless!
Priest:
Christ our God, the Existing One,
is blessed, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Choir:
Amen. Preserve, O God, the holy
Orthodox faith and all Orthodox Christians, unto ages of ages. Amen.
Priest:
Most holy Theotokos, save us.
Choir:
More honorable than the Cherubim,
and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, thou who without corruption
bearest God the Word and art truly Theotokos: we magnify thee.
Priest:
Glory to Thee, O Christ our God
and our hope, glory to Thee.
Choir:
Glory to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy (
thrice). Father,
bless.
Priest: May He Who rose from the dead, Christ our true
God, through the intercessions of His all-immaculate and all-blameless holy
Mother; by the might of the Precious and Life-giving Cross; by the protection
of the honorable Bodiless Powers of Heaven; at the supplication of the
honorable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; of the holy, glorious
and all-laudable apostles; of the holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs;
of our venerable and God-bearing Fathers;
of
Saint N., the patron and protector of this holy community; of the holy and
righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of the Pious Joseph of Arimathea,
Righteous Nicodemus and the holy Myrrh-bearing Women; of the Venerable John,
disciple of Gregory of Decapolis; Venerable Euthymios and Athanasios of Aegina;
Cosmas the Confessor, bishop of Chalcedon; New-martyr John of Epiros; and
Venerable Euthymios, enlightener of Karelia, whose memory we celebrate today,
and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, forasmuch as He is good
and loveth mankind.
Priest:
Christ is risen! (THRICE)
People:
Truly, He is risen! (THRICE)
Priest:
Glory to His holy, third-day
Resurrection!
People:
We adore His holy, third-day
Resurrection!
Priest:
Christ
is risen from the dead, trampling down Death by death, and upon those in the
tombs…
