1st Hour – Prime
INTRODUCTION TO EVERY HOUR
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen.
Kyrie eleison. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord bless us. Amen.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and
unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Make us worthy to pray thankfully:
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, in Christ Jesus our Lord. For
Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, forever. Amen.
THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Let us give thanks to the beneficent and merciful God, the Father of our Lord,
God and Savior, Jesus Christ, for He has covered us, helped us, guarded us,
accepted us unto Him, spared us, supported us, and brought us to this hour. Let
us also ask Him, the Lord our God, the Almighty, to guard us in all peace this
holy day and all the days of our life.
O Master, Lord, God the Almighty, the Father of our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus
Christ, we thank You for every condition, concerning every condition, and in
every condition, for You have covered us, helped us, guarded us, accepted us
unto You, spared us, supported us, and brought us to this hour.
Therefore, we ask and entreat Your goodness, O Lover of mankind, to grant us to
complete this holy day, and all the days of our life, in all peace with Your
fear. All envy, all temptation, all the work of Satan, the counsel of wicked
men, and the rising up of enemies, hidden and manifest, take them away from us,
and from all Your people, and from this holy place that is Yours.
But those things which are good and profitable do provide for us; for it is You
Who have given us the authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and upon all
the power of the enemy.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, by the grace,
compassion and love of mankind, of Your Only-Begotten Son, our Lord, God and
Savior, Jesus Christ, through Whom the glory, the honor, the dominion, and the
adoration are due unto You, with Him, and the Holy Spirit, the Life-Giver, Who
is of one essence with You, now and at all times, and unto the ages of all ages.
Amen.
PSALM 50
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the
multitude of Your compassions blot out my iniquity. Wash me thoroughly from my
iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I am conscious of my iniquity; and my
sin is at all times before me.
Against You only I have sinned, and done evil before You: that You might be just
in Your sayings, and might overcome when You are judged. For, behold, I was
conceived in iniquities, and in sins my mother conceived me.
For, behold, You have loved the truth: You have manifested to me the hidden and
unrevealed things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with Your hyssop, and I
shall be purified: You shall wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. You
shall make me to hear gladness and joy: the humbled bones shall rejoice.
Turn away Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a
clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit in my inward parts. Do not cast me
away from Your face; and do not remove Your Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy
of Your salvation: and uphold me with a directing spirit. Then I shall teach the
transgressors Your ways; and the ungodly men shall turn to You.
Deliver me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation: and my tongue shall
rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, You shall open my lips; and my mouth
shall declare Your praise. For if You desired sacrifice, I would have given it:
You do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifice of God is a broken
spirit: a broken and humbled heart God shall not despise.
Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion; and let the walls of Jerusalem
be built. Then You shall be pleased with sacrifices of righteousness, offering,
and burnt sacrifices: then they shall offer calves upon Your altar. ALLELUIA.
COME LET US KNEEL DOWN
Come let us kneel down, let us ask Christ our God.
Come let us kneel down, let us beseech Christ our King.
Come let us kneel down, let us entreat Christ our Savior.
O Lord Jesus Christ, the Word of God, our God, through the intercession of Saint
Mary and all Your saints, preserve us, and bring us to a good start. Have mercy
on us according to Your will forever.
The night has passed; we thank You, O Lord, and we ask You to keep us this day
away from sin and deliver us.
THE PAULINE EPISTLE (Ephesians 4:1-5)
Paul the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, appointed to
the Gospel of God. A Chapter from his epistle to the Ephesians, may be His
blessing be with us all. Amen.
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the
calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and meekness, with
longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity
of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, just as
you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism.
THE FAITH OF THE CHURCH
One is God the Father of everyone.
One is His Son, Jesus Christ the Word, Who took flesh and died; and rose from
the dead on the third day, and raised us with Him.
One is the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, one in His Hypostasis, proceeding from
the Father, purifying the whole creation, and teaching us to worship the Holy
Trinity, one in divinity and one in essence. We praise Him and bless Him
forever. Amen.
The Morning Prayer of the blessed day, we offer to Christ our King and our God,
beseeching Him to forgive us our sins.
From the Psalms of our father David the prophet and the king, may his blessings
be upon us all. Amen.
PSALM 1
Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not
stood in the way of the sinners, and has not sat in the seat of the evil men.
But his will is in the law of the Lord; and in His law he shall meditate day and
night. He shall be like the tree which is planted by the streams of water, which
shall yield its fruit in its due season, and its leaf shall not scatter, and in
everything he does he prospers.
Not so are the ungodly, not so; but rather they are like the chaff which the
wind scatters upon the face of the earth. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand
in judgment, nor the sinners in the council of the righteous. For the Lord knows
the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 2
Why did the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on vain things? The kings of
the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and
against His Christ; saying, “Let us break through their bonds, and cast away
their yoke from us.”
He who dwells in the heavens shall laugh at them, and the Lord shall mock them.
Then He shall speak to them in His anger, and in His wrath He shall trouble
them.
“But I have been established king by Him on Zion, His holy mountain, proclaiming
the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to Me, `You are My Son, today I have
begotten You. Ask Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and
Your authority to the end of the earth. You shall shepherd them with a rod of
iron; You shall crush them as a potter's vessel.’ ”
Now, understand, O kings: be instructed, all you who judge the earth, serve the
Lord with fear, and rejoice in Him with trembling. Take hold of instruction,
lest the Lord be angry, and you perish from the way of righteousness, whenever
His wrath shall be suddenly kindled. Blessed are all who trust in Him. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 3
O Lord, why have they who afflict me multiplied? Many have risen up upon me.
Many say unto my soul, “There is no salvation for him in his God.” But You, O
Lord, are my supporter, my glory, and the elevation of my head.
With my voice I cried unto the Lord, and He heard me out of His holy mountain. I
laid down and slept; and I arose; for the Lord is He who supports me. I will not
be afraid of ten thousands of people, who surround me; who have risen upon me.
Rise, O Lord, save me, O my God: for You have smitten all who are enemies to me
without cause. The teeth of the sinners You have broken. Salvation is the
Lord's, and His blessing is upon His people. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 4
When I cried out, God of my righteousness heard me: in tribulation You have made
room for me; have compassion upon me, O Lord, and hear my prayer.
O you, sons of men, how long will your hearts be heavy? Why do you love vanity,
and seek falsehood? Know you that the Lord has made His Holy One wondrous. The
Lord hears me when I cry to Him. Be angry, and do not sin; feel sorrow upon your
beds for what you say in your hearts. Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and
trust in the Lord.
Many say, “Who can show us the good things?” The light of Your countenance, O
Lord, has been shined upon us. You have given gladness to my heart: they have
been multiplied with the fruit of their wheat and wine and oil. I shall both lie
down in peace and sleep: for You alone, O Lord, have caused me to dwell in hope.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 5
Hearken, O Lord, to my words and consider my cry. Observe the voice of my
supplication, my King, and my God: for to You, O Lord, I will pray. In the
morning You shall hear my voice: in the early morning I shall stand before You,
and You will look upon me. For You are not a God who desires iniquity; nor shall
he who works evil dwell in You; nor shall the transgressors abide before Your
eyes: You have hated, O Lord, all who work iniquity. You will destroy all who
speak falsehood. A man of blood and deceit the Lord abhors. But as for me,
according to the multitude of Your mercy I shall enter Your house: I shall
worship before Your holy temple in Your fear.
Guide me, O Lord, in Your righteousness; for the sake of my enemies, make my way
straight before You. For in their mouth there is no truth; their heart is vain;
their throat is an open tomb; with their tongues they have done deceit. Judge
them, O God; let them fall down in all their counsels: wipe them out according
to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked You, O Lord.
But let all who hope in You be glad: they shall rejoice for ever, and You shall
dwell in them; and all who love Your name shall be proud in You. For You, O
Lord, have blessed the righteous: as a shield of favor You have crowned us.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 6
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your wrath. Have mercy
on me, O Lord; for I am weak: heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled, and my
soul is grievously troubled. But You, O Lord, how long? Return, deliver my soul:
revive me for the sake of Your mercy. For in death there is no one who is
remembering You: and in Hades who is able to confess to You? I became wearied in
my groaning; I shall wash my bed every night; I shall wet my couch with my
tears. My eye is troubled because of anger; I have grown old because of all my
enemies.
Depart away from me, all who do iniquity; for the Lord has heard the voice of my
weeping. The Lord has heard my petition; the Lord has accepted my prayer. All my
enemies shall be put to shame and greatly troubled: they shall be turned back
and put to shame speedily. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 8
O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful Your name became in all the earth! For the
greatness of Your splendor has been exalted above the heavens. Out of the mouth
of babes and sucklings You have prepared praise, because of Your enemies, that
You might put down an enemy and avenger.
For I will regard the heavens, the work of Your fingers; the moon and stars You
have established. What is man, that You have been mindful of him? Or the son of
man, that You have visited him? You made him a little less than angels, You have
crowned him with glory and honor; and You have set him upon the works of Your
hands: You have put everything under his feet: all the sheep and oxen, and the
beasts of the field, and the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea that pass
through the paths of the seas. O Lord our Lord, how wonderful Your name became
in all the earth! ALLELUIA.
PSALM 11
Save me O Lord, for the godly one has ceased; and the truths have diminished
from the children of men. Every one has spoken vanities to his friend. Deceiving
lips are in their hearts, and thus they have spoken with their hearts. The Lord
shall wipe out every deceiving lip, and every tongue that speaks great words;
those who have said, “We will magnify our tongues; our lips are our own: who is
lord over us?” “Because of the misery of the poor and the sighing of the
oppressed, now I will rise,” says the Lord, “I will set them in salvation, and I
will be revealed in it.”
The words of the Lord are pure words; as silver tried in the fire, proved in the
earth, purified seven times. You, O Lord, shall keep us, and shall preserve us
from this generation, and forever. The ungodly walk around: according to Your
greatness You have prolonged the lives of the children of men. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 12
How long, O Lord, do You forget me, for ever? How long do You turn Your face
away from me? How long do I put these counsels in my soul, and these sorrows in
my heart for the whole day? How long does my enemy exalt over me?
Look, hearken to me, O Lord my God: enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep in death;
lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him”: those who distress me will
rejoice if ever I stumble. But I have hoped in Your mercy; my heart will rejoice
in Your salvation. I will praise the Lord Who has done good to me, and I will
sing to the name of the Lord Most High. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 14
O Lord, who shall abide in Your dwelling place? And who can rest upon Your holy
mountain? It is he who walks blamelessly, doing righteousness, speaking truth in
his heart, he who has not spoken deceitfully with his tongue, neither has done
evil to his friend, nor taking up a reproach against his neighbors. The evil
worker is disdained before him, but he glorifies those who fear the Lord. He
gives oath to his friend and does not turn away from him. He has not given his
money on usury, and has not received bribes against the godly. He who does these
things shall not stumble forever. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 15
Keep me, O Lord; for I have hoped in You. I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord,
and You have no need of my goodness.” He has manifested His wonders to His
saints who are in His earth, and He has wrought all His desires in them. Their
ailments have been multiplied who hastened after another God. I will not
assemble their meetings of blood, nor make mention of their names with my lips.
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup. You are He who brings my
inheritance back to me. The measuring lines have fallen to me among the best,
and my inheritance is confirmed for me.
I will bless the Lord who has given me understanding; my reins too have
instructed me even till the night. I foresaw the Lord always before me; He is on
my right hand, that I should not be moved. Therefore my heart rejoiced and my
tongue exulted; moreover also my flesh shall live in hope: because You shall not
leave my soul in Hades, neither shall You suffer Your holy One to see
corruption. You have made known to me the ways of life; You will fill me with
joy with Your face: delight is in Your right hand forever. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 18
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims the work of
His hands. Day to day utters speech, and night to night proclaims knowledge.
There are no speeches or words, in which their voice is not heard. Their sound
has gone out upon all the earth, and their words have reached to the ends of the
world. In the sun He has set His dwelling; and it comes forth as a bridegroom
out of his chamber: it shall exult as a giant running his course. Its going
forth is from the extremity of heaven, and its goal is to the other end of
heaven: and nothing will be hidden from its heat.
The law of the Lord is pure, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is
faithful, instructing the babes. The ordinances of the Lord are straight,
rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is a light, enlightening the
eyes from afar. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever and ever: the
judgements of the Lord are true, and justified altogether. The desires of His
heart are chosen more than gold and precious stone, and sweeter than honey and
the honey‑comb. For Your servant keeps them: and in keeping them there is great
reward.
Who can understand transgressions? From my secret sins cleanse me, O Lord, and
from the attack of strangers spare Your servant: if they do not have dominion
over me, then I shall be blameless, and I shall be cleansed from great sin. All
the sayings of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, shall be pleasing
continually before You. O Lord; You are my helper, and my Savior. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 24
To You, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul. O my God, I have trusted in You: let
me not be ashamed forever, nor let my enemies mock me. For all who wait for You
shall not be ashamed: let them be ashamed who wrought iniquity in vain. Show me
Your ways, O Lord; and teach me Your paths. Lead me to Your truth, and teach me:
for You are God my Savior: and for You I have waited the whole day. Remember, O
Lord, Your compassions and Your mercies, for they exist from everlasting. The
sins of my youth and those of my ignorance do not remember; and according to
Your mercy remember me, for the sake of Your goodness, O Lord.
For good and upright is the Lord: therefore He shall set a law for those who sin
in the way. He shall guide the meek in judgment. He shall teach the meek His
ways. All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth to those who keep His
covenant and His testimonies. For the sake of Your name, O Lord, You shall
forgive my sin; for it is great.
Who is the man that fears the Lord? He shall set a law for him in the way which
pleases Him. His soul shall dwell in good things; and his seed shall inherit the
earth. The Lord is the strength of those who fear Him; and the name of the Lord
is for those who revere Him, and His covenant He will manifest to them. My eyes
are ever looking towards the Lord; for He will draw my feet out of the snare.
Look upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am an only child and poor. The
afflictions of my heart have been multiplied; bring me out of my troubles.
Behold my lowliness and my toil; and forgive all my sins. Look upon my enemies;
for they have multiplied; and they have hated me with an unjust hatred. Keep my
soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame; for I have hoped in You. The
harmless and upright joined themselves to me: for I waited for You, O Lord.
Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his afflictions. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 26
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom will I fear? The Lord is the
defender of my life; of whom will I be afraid? When the wicked drew near against
me to eat up my flesh, those who distress me and my enemies, they fainted and
fell. Though an army should fight me, my heart shall not be afraid: though war
should rise up against me, in this I am confident.
One thing I have asked of the Lord, this also I will seek, that I should dwell
in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, that I should behold the fair
beauty of the Lord, and visit His holy temple. For in the day of my afflictions
He hid me in His tabernacle: He sheltered me in the secret of His tabernacle; He
set me up on a rock. And now, behold, He has lifted up my head over my enemies:
I went round and offered in His tabernacle a sacrifice of joy; I shall sing, and
sing psalms to the Lord.
Hear, O Lord, my voice which I have uttered aloud: have mercy on me, and hearken
to me. For You are He to whom my heart said, “I have sought Your face: Your
face, O Lord, I will seek.” Do not turn away Your face from me, do not reject
Your servant in anger: be a helper to me, and do not forsake me; and do not
overlook me, O God my Savior. For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but
the Lord has accepted me unto Himself. Set a law for me, O Lord, in Your ways,
and guide me in a right path, because of my enemies. Do not deliver me over to
the souls of those who afflict me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against
me, and injustice has lied to itself. I believe that I shall see the goodness of
the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord: be of good cheer and let
your heart be strengthened: and wait for the Lord. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 62
O God, my God, I will rise up early unto You; for my soul has thirsted for You:
to make my flesh blossom for You, in a barren land and a trackless and dry
place. So I have appeared before You in the Holy, to see Your power and Your
glory. For Your mercy is chosen more than life: my lips shall praise You. So I
will bless You during my life: I will lift up my hands in Your name. My soul
shall be filled as with marrow and fatness; and lips of joy shall praise Your
name.
I have remembered You on my bed: in the time of early morning I have usually
meditated on You. For You have become unto me a helper, and under the shadow of
Your wings I shall rejoice. My soul has kept very close behind You: Your right
hand has upheld me. But they vainly sought after my soul; they shall go into
the lowest parts of the earth. They shall be delivered up to the hand of the
sword; they shall be portions for foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God;
everyone who swears by him shall be proud; for the mouths of those who speak
unjust things shall be shut. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 66
God shall pity us, and bless us; and reveal His face upon us and have mercy on
us. That Your way may be known on the earth, Your salvation among all nations.
Let the peoples, O God, give praise to You; let all the peoples give praise to
You. Let the nations rejoice and exult, for You will judge peoples in equity,
and guide nations on the earth. Let the peoples, O God, give praise to You; let
all the peoples give praise to You. The earth has yielded its fruit. God, our
God, shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 69
O God, be mindful to my help; make haste, O Lord, to help me. Let them be
ashamed and be scorned, those who seek my soul: let them be turned backward and
put to shame, those who wish to do evil unto me. Let those who say to me, “Aha,
aha,” be turned back in shame immediately. Let all who seek You exult and be
glad in You: and let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let the
Lord be magnified.” But I am poor and weak; O God, help me: You are my Helper
and Savior, O Lord, do not delay. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 112
Praise the Lord, O the servants, praise the name of the Lord. Let the name of
the Lord be blessed from now and forever. From the risings of the sun to its
settings, praise the name of the Lord. The Lord is high above all the nations;
upon the heavens is His glory.
Who is like the Lord our God? Who dwells in the high places, and looks upon the
low things in heaven and on the earth: who lifts up a poor person from the
earth, and raises up a needy person from the ash heap; to seat him with the
princes, even with the princes of his people: who makes a barren woman in a
house, rejoicing as a mother of children. ALLELUIA.
PSALM 142
O Lord, hear my prayer: give ear to my supplication in Your truth; hearken to me
in Your justice. And do not enter into judgement with Your servant, for in Your
sight no one living shall be justified.
For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has humbled my life down to the ground;
he has made me to sit in darkness, as those who have been long dead. Therefore,
my spirit grieves in me; my heart is troubled within me. I remembered the days
of old; and I meditated on all Your doings: I meditated on the works of Your
hands. I spread forth my hands unto You; my soul is toward You as a dry land.
Hear me quickly, O Lord, for my spirit has failed; do not turn away Your face
from me, or I will be like those who go down to the pit. Let me hear Your mercy
in the morning, for in You do I hope; make known to me, O Lord, the way in which
I should walk, for I have lifted up my soul to You. Deliver me from my enemies,
O Lord; for I have fled to You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God;
Let Your Holy Spirit guide me in the straight way. You shall revive me, O Lord,
for Your name's sake; in Your righteousness You shall bring my soul out of
affliction. And in Your mercy You will wipe out my enemies, and destroy all who
afflict my soul; for I am Your servant. ALLELUIA.
THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT JOHN (1:1-17)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him
was not anything made that was made. In Him was life; and the life was the light
of men. And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness did not comprehend
it.
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness,
to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not
the Light, but was sent to bear witness to the Light. That was the true Light
that gives light to every man coming into the world. He was in the world, and
the world was made by Him, and the world did not know Him. He came unto His own,
and His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them He gave
power to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were
born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of
God.
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt in us, and we beheld His glory, the glory
as of the Only-Begotten of His Father, full of grace and truth. John bore
witness of Him, and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, `He who
comes after me is preferred before me: for He was before me.’ ” And of His
fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by
Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
Glory be to God forever. Amen.
Tenoo oasht emmok o piekhristos nem pekyot en aghathos nem pi epnevma ethowab je
akee ak soati emmon nai nan
We worship You O Christ with Your Good Father and the Holy Spirit, for You have
come and saved us.
1. O the true Light Who gives light to every man coming into the world, You came
into the world through Your love for mankind, and all creation rejoiced in Your
coming. You saved our father, Adam, from the seduction, and delivered our
mother, Eve, from the pangs of death, and gave us the spirit of sonship. Let us,
therefore, praise You and bless You saying :
Doxa Patri ke Eioa ke Agio Pnevmati
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2. As the daylight shines upon us, O Christ Our God, the true Light, let the
luminous senses and the bright thoughts shine within us, and do not let the
darkness of passions hover over us, that mindfully we may praise You with David
saying, “My eyes have awaken before the morning watch, that I might meditate on
Your sayings." Hear our voices according to your great mercy, and deliver us, O
Lord our God, through Your compassion.
Ke nin ke a ee ke ees toos e onas toan e oa noan ameen.
Now and forever and unto the ages of all ages, Amen.
3. You are the honored Mother of the Light; from the risings of the sun to its
settings praises are offered to you, O Theotokos, the second heaven, as you are
the bright and unchanging flower, and the ever virgin mother; for the Father
chose you, and the Holy Spirit overshadowed you, and the Son condescended and
took flesh from you. Wherefore, ask Him to give salvation to the world which He
created, and to deliver it from all tribulations. Let us praise Him a new
praise, and bless Him, now and forever and unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
THE GLORIA
Let us praise with the angels, saying, “Glory to God in the highest, peace on
earth, and good will toward men.”
We praise You. We bless You. We serve You. We worship You. We confess You. We
glorify You. We give thanks to You for Your great glory, O Lord, King of heaven,
God the Father, the Almighty; O Lord, the one and Only-Begotten Son, Jesus
Christ, and the Holy Spirit. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, Who
takes away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. You, Who takes away the sin
of the world, receive our prayers unto You. Who sits at the right hand of the
Father, have mercy on us. You only are the Holy; You only are the Most High,
Lord, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit; glory to God the Father. Amen.
Every day I will bless You, and praise Your holy name forever and unto the ages
of ages. Amen.
From the night season my soul awakes early unto You, O my God, for Your precepts
are a light upon the earth. I was meditating on Your ways, for You have become a
helper unto me. In the morning You shall hear my voice. Early I will stand
before You, and You shall see me.
THE TRISAGION
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Who was born of the Virgin, have mercy on
us.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Who was crucified for us, have mercy on
us.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, Who rose from the dead and ascended into
the heavens, have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and
unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
O Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Holy
Trinity, have mercy on us.
O Lord, forgive us our sins. O Lord, forgive us our iniquities. O Lord, forgive
us our trespasses.
O Lord, visit the sick of Your people, heal them for the sake of Your holy name.
Our fathers and brothers who have slept, O Lord, repose their souls.
O You Who are without sin, Lord have mercy on us. O You Who are without sin,
Lord help us and receive our supplications. For Yours is the glory, the
dominion, and triple holiness. Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord bless.
Amen.
Make us worthy to pray thankfully:
Our Father Who art in heaven ...
HAIL TO SAINT MARY
Hail to you. We ask you, O saint, full of glory, the ever virgin, the Mother of
God (Theotokos), the Mother of Christ, lift up our prayers unto your beloved
Son, that He may forgive us our sins.
Hail to the Holy Virgin, who bore for us the true Light, Christ our God. Ask the
Lord on our behalf, that He may have mercy on our souls, and forgive us our
sins.
O Virgin Mary, the holy Mother of God (Theotokos), the trusted advocate of the
human race, intercede on our behalf before Christ, Whom you bore, that He may
grant us the forgiveness of our sins.
Hail to you, O Virgin, the right and true queen. Hail to the pride of our race,
you bore for us Emmanuel.
We ask you, remember us, our trusted advocate, before our Lord Jesus Christ,
that He may forgive us our sins.
INTRODUCTION TO THE CREED
We exalt you, the Mother of the true Light. We glorify you, O Saint, the
Theotokos,1 for you brought forth unto us the Savior of the whole world; He came
and saved our souls.
Glory to You, our Master, our King, Christ, the pride of the apostles, the crown
of the martyrs, the joy of the righteous, the firmness of the churches, the
forgiveness of sins.
We proclaim the Holy Trinity in One Godhead. We worship Him. We glorify Him.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. Lord bless. Amen.
THE ORTHODOX CREED
We believe in one God, God the Father, the Almighty, Who created heaven and
earth, and all things, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God, begotten of
the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not
created, of one essence with the Father, by Whom all things were made; Who for
us, men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnated of the
Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was crucified for us
under Pontius Pilate, suffered and was buried. And on the third day He rose from
the dead, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into the heavens; and sat at
the right hand of His Father, and also He is coming again in His glory to judge
the living and the dead, whose kingdom has no end.
Yes, we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giver, Who proceeds from
the Father, Who, with the Father and the Son, is worshipped and glorified, Who
spoke in the prophets. And in one holy, catholic and apostolic church. We
confess one baptism for the remission of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the coming age. Amen.
Then the worshipper prays:
Lord, hear us and have mercy on us and forgive us our sins. Amen.
(Lord have mercy) 41 times
HOLY HOLY HOLY
Holy Holy Holy. Lord of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Your glory and
honor. Have mercy on us, O God the Father, the Almighty O Holy Trinity, have
mercy on us. O Lord, God of hosts, be with us. For we have no helper in our
hardships and tribulations but You. Absolve, forgive, and remit, O God, our
transgressions; those which we have committed willingly and those we have
committed unwillingly, those which we have committed knowingly and those which
we have committed unknowingly, the hidden and manifest, O Lord forgive us, for
the sake of Your Holy name which is called upon us.
Let it be according to Your mercy, O Lord, and not according to our sins.
Make us worthy to pray thankfully:
Our Father Who art in heaven ...
FIRST ABSOLUTION
O Lord, God of hosts, who exists before all ages and abides forever, who created
the sun for daylight, and the night as rest for all men; we thank You, O King of
ages, for You have let us pass through the night in peace, and brought us to the
daybreak. Therefore, we ask You, O our Master, the King of all ages, to let Your
face shine upon us, and the light of Your divine knowledge enlighten us. Grant
us, O our Master, to be sons of light and sons of day, to pass this day in
righteousness, chastity and good conduct, that we may complete all the rest of
the days of our life without offence; through the grace, the compassion and the
love of mankind of Your Only-Begotten Son Jesus Christ, and the gift of Your
Holy Spirit, now and at all times and forever. Amen.
SECOND ABSOLUTION
O God Who causes the light to burst forth, Who lets His sun shine upon the
righteous and the wicked, Who created the light which illuminates the whole
world, enlighten our minds, our hearts and our understandings, O Master of all,
and grant us to please You this present day. Guard us from every bad thing, from
every sin, and from every adversitive power; through Christ Jesus our Lord, with
whom You are blessed, with the Holy Spirit, the Life-Giver and one essence with
You, now and at all times and unto the ages of all ages. Amen.
CONCLUSION OF EVERY HOUR
Have mercy on us, O God, and have mercy on us, who, at all times and in every
hour, in heaven and on earth, is worshipped and glorified, Christ our God, the
good, the long suffering, the abundant in mercy, and the great in compassion,
who loves the righteous and has mercy on the sinners of whom I am chief; who
does not wish the death of the sinner but rather that he returns and lives, who
calls all to salvation for the promise of the blessings to come.
Lord receive from us our prayers in this hour and in every hour. Ease our life
and guide us to fulfill Your commandments. Sanctify our spirits. Cleanse our
bodies. Conduct our thoughts. Purify our intentions. Heal our diseases. Forgive
our sins. Deliver us from every evil grief and distress of heart. Surround us by
Your holy angels, that, by their camp, we may be guarded and guided, and attain
the unity of faith, and the knowledge of Your imperceptible and infinite glory.
For You are blessed forever. Amen.