PRIEST:
Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
DURING EASTERTIDE ONLY
Priest & People: Christ is risen from the dead, by death he conquered death, and to those in the graves, he granted life. (3 Times).
( CONGREGATION SITS )
LITANY OF PEACE
PRIEST: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For peace from on high, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For peace in the whole world, for the well-being of the holy Churches of Cod and for the union of all, let us pray to
the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For this holy church and for all who enter it with faith, reverence and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For our holy ecumenical Pontiff N . . ., the Pope of Rome,
let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For our most Reverend Archbishop and
Metropolitan N . . . , for our God-loving Bishop N . . .,
for the venerable priesthood, the diaconate in Christ, for all clergy and
the people, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For our civil authorities and all in the
service of our country, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For this city , for every city,
and countryside, and for those living within them in faith,
let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For seasonable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth,
and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For the safety of those who travel by sea,
air, and land, and for the salvation of the sick,
the suffering, and the captive, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
(Special intentions are added at this time.)
REQUIEM LITURGY ONLY
Priest: For the servant of God (or servants of God) N. . ., and for his (her, their) blessed memory,
and that his (her, their)
every transgression, voluntary and involuntary, be forgiven,
let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: That he (she, they) may stand uncondemned before the dread
judgment seat of Christ,
and that his (her, their) soul (s) may be
included in the realm of the living, in the place of light,
where all the saints and righteous repose, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: That we be delivered from all affliction, wrath, and need, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: Protect us, save us, have mercy on us and
preserve us, O God, by Your grace.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: Remembering our most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady,
the Mother of God and ever-Virgin Mary
with all the saints,
let us commend ourselves and one another, and our whole life, to Christ, our God.
PEOPLE: To You, O Lord.
Priest (silently): Lord our God. Whose might is beyond utterance. and glory is incomprehensible,
Whose mercy is measureless,
and love of man is ineffable:
Yourself O Master, look down with Your mercy upon us, and upon this holy house,
and grant to
us, and to those who pray with us, the riches of Your mercy, and of Your compassion.
PRIEST: For to You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, is due all glory, honor, and worship, now and ever, and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
1st Antiphon for Sundays
PEOPLE: Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the
earth,
sing praise to His name, give to Him glorious praise,
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
Now and ever, and forever. Amen
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
WEEKDAYS
PEOPLE: It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
Now and ever, and forever. Amen
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Savior, save us.
2nd Antiphon for Sundays
PEOPLE: Be gracious to us, O God, and bless
us;
let Your face shine upon us, and have mercy on us.
O Son of God, risen from the dead, save us who sing to You: Alleluia!
WEEKDAYS
PEOPLE: The Lord reigns. He is clothed
in majesty;
robed is the Lord and girt about with strength.
Through the prayers of Your Saints, O Savior, save us.
HYMN OF THE INCARNATION &
LITTLE ENTRANCE
( CONGREGATION STANDS )
PEOPLE: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.
( O Only-Begotten Son )
PEOPLE: O Only-Begotten Son and Word of God, Who, being immortal, deigned for our salvation
to become incarnate of
the Holy Mother of God and ever-Virgin Mary,
and became man without change; You were also crucified, O Christ, our God,
and by death have trampled Death, being One of the Holy Trinity,
glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit, save us.
(The priest makes three bows, then a procession is formed and the priest carries the Gospel Book around the Altar.
)
Priest (silently). O Lord, our Master and God, Who in heaven established orders and armies of angels and archangels for the
service of Your glory, make this our entrance to be an entrance of holy angels, serving together with us, and with us glorifying
Your goodness. For to You is due all glory, honor and worship, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
Amen.
Making the sign of the cross towards the Altar, he says:
Blessed is the entrance of Your saints, always, now and ever, and forever.
The priest kisses the Gospel Book, elevates it and says aloud:
PRIEST: Wisdom! Be attentive!
SUNDAYS
PEOPLE: Come, let us worship and bow before Christ.
O Son of God,
risen from the dead, save us who sing to You: Alleluia!
WEEKDAYS
PEOPLE: Come, let us worship and bow before Christ.
O Son of God,
wondrous in Your Saints, save us who sing to You: Alleluia!
TROPARIONS AND KONTAKIONS
PEOPLE: (Say the Tropars and Kondaks proper to the day.)
Priest (silently): O holy God abiding in the saints, praised by the thrice-holy hymn of the Seraphim, glorified by the Cherubim and adored by all the heavenly powers, You brought all things out of nothingness into being, and created man to Your own image and likeness, and adorned him with Your every gift; You give wisdom and under standing to him who asks, and despising not the sinner, You ordain repentance for salvation. You have allowed us, Your humble and unworthy servants, to stand at this time before the glory of Your holy altar and to offer to You due adoration and praise. Accept, O Master, from the lips of us sinners the thrice holy hymn, and visit us in Your goodness. Forgive us every offense voluntary and involuntary, sanctify our souls and bodies and grant that we may serve You in holiness all the days of our life; through the prayers of the holy Mother of God and all the saints, who have pleased You throughout the ages.
PRIEST: For You, our God are Holy, and to You we give glory, to the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and
forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRAYER OF THE THRICE HOLY GOD (TRISAGION )
DURING THE YEAR
PEOPLE: Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
DURING EASTER WEEK
PEOPLE: All you who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia.
All you who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia.
All you who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Have put on Christ, Alleluia.
All you who have been baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia.
Priest (silently): Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed are You on the throne of the glory of Your kingdom, enthroned upon the Cherubim, always, now and ever, and forever.
PRIEST: Let us
be Attentive! Peace be with all! Wisdom! Be attentive!
PEOPLE: (Sing the Prokimenon proper to the day.)
PRIEST: Wisdom!
READER: The reading of the Epistle of N . . .
PRIEST: Let us be attentive!
( CONGREGATION SITS )
READER: Brethren . . .
When the Epistle is finished the priest intones:
PRIEST: Peace be with you. Wisdom! Be attentive!
( CONGREGATION STANDS )
PEOPLE: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Priest (silently): O Gracious Master, pour forth into our hearts the spotless light of Your divine knowledge and open the eyes of our minds that we may understand the teachings of Your Gospel. Instill in us also the fear of Your blessed commandments, so that, having curbed all carnal desires, we may lead a spiritual life, both thinking and doing everything that pleases You. For You, O Christ, our God, are the enlightenment of our souls and bodies, and to You we render glory, together with Your eternal Father, and with Your all holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.
PRIEST: Wisdom, let us stand upright and listen to
the Holy Gospel according to Saint N.
PEOPLE: Glory be to You, O Lord, glory be to You.
PRIEST: Let us be attentive!
GOSPEL
(the Gospel is chanted)
After the reading of the Gospel, the priest kisses the closed Gospel Book and places it in the middle of the Altar. The people
say:
PEOPLE: Glory be to You, O Lord, glory be to You.
( CONGREGATION SITS )
SERMON
After the Sermon, the priest begins the:
LITANY OF SUPPLICATION
PRIEST: Let us all say with our whole soul, and with our whole mind, let us say:
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: O Lord Almighty, God of our fathers, we pray You, hear and have mercy.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy;
we pray You, hear and have mercy.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. (3 times).
Priest (silently): Accept, O Lord our God, this fervent prayer from Your servants and have mercy on us according to Your
great mercy, and send down Your benefits upon us and upon all Your people, who expect from You abundant mercies
PRIEST: We also pray for our holy ecumenical
Pontiff (N.), the Pope of Rome, and for our most
reverend Archbishop and Metropolitan (N.), for our God-loving Bishop (N.),
for those who serve and have served in this holy church, for our spiritual
fathers,
and for all our brethren in Christ.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. (3 times)
PRIEST: We also pray for our civil authorities and
all in the service of our country.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. (3 times)
Special intentions may be added here.
PRIEST: We also pray for the people here present who await Your great and abundant mercy,
for those who showed us
mercy, and for all Christians of the true faith.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy. (3 times)
PRIEST: For You are a merciful and gracious God, and we render glory to
You,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
REQUIEM LITURGY ONLY
Priest: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy; we pray You, hear and have mercy.
People: Lord, have mercy. (3 times)
Priest: We also pray for the repose of the souls of the departed servants of God N . . .
and that their every transgression,
voluntary and involuntary, be forgiven them.
People: Lord have mercy. (3 times)
Priest: May the Lord God commit their souls to the
place where the just repose.
People: Lord, have mercy. (3 times)
Priest: For the mercy of God, for the kingdom of heaven, and for the remission of their sins,
let us beseech Christ, the Immortal
King and our God.
People: Grant it, O Lord.
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Priest (silently): O God, of spirits and of all flesh, Who has trampled death, and vanquished the devil, and has granted life to Your world; do You, O Lord, give rest to the souls of Your departed servants N . . ., in a place of light, a place of refreshment, a place of repose, where there is no pain, sorrow or sighing. As a good and gracious God, forgive every sin committed by them, in word or deed or thought for there is no man living who does not sin. For You alone are without sin, Your righteousness is everlasting righteousness and Your word is truth.
Priest: For You are the resurrection and the life. and the repose of Your departed servants N . . . ,
O Christ our God, and to You we render glory, with your eternal Father, and Your all holy,
gracious and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
People: Amen.
MASS OF THE FAITHFUL
PRIEST: All we faithful, again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
FIRST PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Priest (silently): We thank You, O Lord God of Powers, for having deemed us worthy to stand, at this time, before Your holy
Altar, and to prostrate ourselves before Your mercy, for our sins and for the people's misgivings. Accept our prayer, O God,
and make us worthy to offer to You prayers and supplications, and unbloody sacrifices for all Your people, and enable us,
whom You have placed in this Your ministry through the power of Your Holy Spirit, to call upon You at all times and in all
places, without condemnation and offense, with a pure testimony of our conscience, that hearing us, You may be merciful to us
according to the magnitude of Your goodness.
SECOND PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
Priest (silently): Again, as so many times before, we fall down before You and entreat You, O gracious Lover of mankind, that
You may regard our supplication, cleanse our souls and bodies from every defilement of flesh and spirit, and grant that we may
stand blameless and without condemnation before Your Holy Altar. Grant also, O God, to those who are praying with us,
betterment of life, faith, and spiritual understanding. Grant that they may serve You always with fear and love, that they may
blamelessly and without condemnation partake of Your Holy Mysteries, and become worthy of Your heavenly kingdom.
PRIEST: That being ever protected by Your power, we may render glory to You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
Priest (silently): No one who is bound by carnal desires and pleasures is worthy to come to You, to approach You, or to minister to You, the King of glory, for to minister to You is great and awesome, even to the heavenly powers themselves. Yet, because of Your ineffable and boundless love for mankind, though in nature unchanged and unchangeable, You became man and were made our high priest and, as Master of all, gave Into our keeping the holy office of this liturgical and unbloody sacrifice. For You alone, O Lord our God, rule over all things in heaven and on earth, and are borne on the cherubic throne, and are the Lord of the Seraphim and King of Israel, Who alone are holy and dwell in the saints. Therefore, I beseech You, Who alone are gracious and ready to hear me; look favorably upon me, Your sinful and unprofitable servant, and cleanse my heart and soul of an evil conscience, and by power of Your Holy Spirit, enable me, clothed with the grace of the priesthood, to stand before this Your holy altar, and offer the sacrifice of Your sacred and most pure body and precious blood. With bowed head, I approach You and implore You, turn not Your face away from me, nor exclude me from among Your children, but allow these gifts to be offered to You by me, Your sinful and unworthy servant; for it is You, O Christ, our God, Who offer and are offered, who receive and are received, and to You we render glory, with Your eternal Father, and Your all holy, gracious and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and for ever. Amen.
Priest raises up his hands and silently says the Cherubic Hymn 3 times.
CHERUBIC HYMN
(CONGREGATION STANDS )
PEOPLE: Let us, who mystically represent the Cherubim, and sing the thrice- holy hymn to the life-creating Trinity, now set aside all earthly cares...
THE GREAT ENTRANCE
The priest goes to the Table of Preparation and takes the diskos and chalice and makes the Great Entrance.
PRIEST: May the Lord God remember in His kingdom, Our Holy Ecumenical Pontiff N . . ., the Pope of Rome,
our
most reverend Archbishop and Metropolitan N . . ., and our God loving Bishop N . . .,
and the entire priestly, diaconal, and
monastic order, our civil authorities, and all our armed forces,
the noble and ever memorable founders and benefactors of this
holy Church,
and all you Christians of the true faith, always, now and ever, and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen. That we may welcome the King of all, invisibly escorted by angelic hosts.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Priest (silently): The noble Joseph took down Your most pure body from the cross, wrapped it in a clean shroud, and with
fragrant spices laid it in burial in a new tomb.
Covering the holy gifts, he says:
Priest (silently): In Your goodness, show favor to Sion: rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Then You will be pleased with lawful
sacrifice, (burnt offerings wholly consumed), then You will be offered young bulls on Your Altar.
LITANY OF THE OFFERTORY
Priest (silently):
O Lord God Almighty, Who alone are Holy and receive the sacrifice of praise from those who call upon You
with their whole heart, accept the prayer also of us sinners; bring us to Your holy altar, enable us to offer to You gifts and
spiritual sacrifice for our sins, and for the people's transgressions; and deem us also worthy to find favor in Your sight, that our
sacrifice may be pleasing to You, and that the good Spirit of Your grace may rest in us and upon these gifts here present, and
upon all Your people.
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
PEOPLE: And with your Spirit.
PRIEST: Let us love one another, so that with one mind we may confess:
PEOPLE: The Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Trinity, one in substance and undivided.
The priest make s three bows, kisses the holy gifts covered with the holy veil, the diskos, the chalice, then the edge of the Altar
and prays each time:
Priest (silently): I will love You, O Lord, my strength, the Lord is my fortress and my refuge.
PRIEST: (The doors, the doors) In wisdom, let us be
attentive!
NICENE CREED
PEOPLE: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, the only-begotten, born of the Father before all ages.
Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father,
through whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came
down from heaven,
and was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and Mary the Virgin, and became man.
He was also crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried.
And He arose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures. And He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory,
to judge the living and the dead,
and of His kingdom there will be no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father.
Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets.
In one holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I profess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I expect the resurrection of the dead; and the life of the world to come. Amen.
PRIEST: Let us stand aright, let us stand in awe, let us be attentive, to offer the holy oblation in peace.
PEOPLE: The offering of peace, the sacrifice of praise.
PRIEST: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God
and Father,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with all
of you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
PRIEST: Let us lift up
our hearts!
PEOPLE: We have lifted them up to the Lord.
PRIEST: Let us give thanks to the Lord.
PEOPLE: It is proper and just to worship the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
the Trinity, one in substance and
undivided.
Priest (audible, spoken): It is proper and just to sing hymns to You, to bless You, to praise You, to thank You, to worship You in every place of Your kingdom; for You are God ineffable inconceivable, invisible, incomprehensible, ever existing, yet ever the same, You, and Your only-begotten Son, and Your Holy Spirit; You brought us forth from non-existence into being, and raised us up again when we had fallen, and left nothing undone, until You brought us to heaven and bestowed upon us Your future kingdom. For all this we give thanks to You, and to Your only-begotten Son, and to Your Holy Spirit, for all that we know and that we do not know, the manifest and the hidden benefits bestowed upon us. We thank You also for this ministry, which You have willed to accept from our hands, even though there stand before You thousands of archangels, myriads of angels, Cherubim and Seraphim, six winged, many-eyed, soaring aloft on their wings.
CONSECRATION
PRIEST: Singing shouting, crying out and saying the triumphal Hymn:
( CONGREGATION KNEELS )
PEOPLE: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of Your glory,
hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He
who comes in the name of the Lord,
hosanna in the highest.
Priest (audible, in a low voice): With these blessed powers we also, O Master, Lover of men cry and say: Holy are You and all holy, You,
and You; only-begotten Son, and Your Holy Spirit; holy are You and all holy and magnificent is Your glory, who so loved Your world that You gave Your only begotten Son, that everyone who believes in Him should not perish, but should have life everlasting; Who, having come and having fulfilled the whole Divine plan concerning us, on the night when He was betrayed, or rather, when He surrendered Himself for the life of the world, He took bread into His holy and all pure and Immaculate hands, gave thanks and blessed, (priest blesses bread) sanctified, broke and gave it to His holy disciples and apostles, saying:
PRIEST: Take, eat, THIS IS MY BODY, which is broken for you for the remission of sins.
PEOPLE: Amen.
Priest (silently): In like manner he (priest blesses chalice) took the cup, after the supper, saying:
PRIEST: Drink of this all of you, THIS IS MY BLOOD OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins.
PEOPLE: Amen.
Priest (silently): Remembering, therefore, this salutary command, and all that was done in our behalf: the cross, the tomb, the
resurrection on the third day, the ascension into heaven the sitting at the right hand, the second and glorious coming.
The priest lifts the chalice and diskos up and makes the sign of the cross with them, saying:
PRIEST: We offer to You, Yours of Your own, in behalf of all, and for all.
(CONGREGATION STANDS)
PEOPLE: We praise You, we bless You, we thank You, O Lord, and we pray to You, our God.
THE EPICLESIS (INVOCATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT)
Priest (silently): Again we offer to You this spiritual and unbloody sacrifice, and we implore and pray, and entreat You, send
down Your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these gifts here present. (Blessing the bread) And make this bread the precious body
of Your Christ. (Blessing the chalice) And that which is in this chalice, the precious blood of your Christ. (Blessing both)
Having changed them by Your Holy Spirit:
Priest (silently): So that to those who partake of them, they may be for the purification of the soul, for the remission of sins, for
the communion in Your Holy Spirit, for the fullness of the heavenly kingdom, for confidence in You, not for judgment or
condemnation.
Priest (silently): Moreover, we offer to You this spiritual sacrifice for those who departed in the faith; the forefathers, fathers,
patriarchs, prophets, apostles, preachers, evangelists, martyrs, confessors, ascetics and for every righteous spirit who has died
in the faith.
HYMN TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN
PRIEST: Especially for our most holy, most pure, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Mother of God and ever-Virgin Mary.
DURING THE YEAR
PEOPLE: It is truly proper to glorify you, who have borne God,
the ever-blessed and immaculate and the Mother of our God.
More honorable than the Cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim,
who, a Virgin, gave birth to God the Word, you, truly
the Mother of God, we magnify.
DURING EASTERTIDE
PEOPLE: The Angel greeted the Blessed Mother: "Hail, O pure Virgin." And he said again: "Hail, for after three days your
Son rose from the grave, and lifted up the dead. Wherefore, O people, rejoice.
"Shine in Splendor, O new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. O Sion, exult and rejoice today. And you, O
pure Mother of God, glory in the resurrection of Him whom you bore."
Priest (silently): For the holy prophet, precursor and Baptist John, for the holy glorious and illustrious apostles, for Saint N . . .,
whose memory we celebrate, and for all Your saints, through whose prayers, O God, visit us.
Remember also all who have departed in the hope of resurrection unto eternal life.
(Priest mentions those deceased he wishes
to remember) And grant them rest where the light of Your face shines.
Moreover, we pray you, O Lord, remember the entire episcopate of the orthodox, who faithfully dispense the word of Your
truth, the entire priesthood, the diaconate in Christ, and all others In holy orders.
We further offer You this spiritual sacrifice for the whole world, for the holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, for those who
live in chastity and venerable conduct; for our civil authorities and for all the armed forces. Grant them, O Lord, a peaceful
rule, that we also, sharing their tranquillity, may lead a tranquil and calm life in all piety and dignity.
PRIEST: Among the first, O Lord, remember our holy Ecumenical Pontiff N . . ., the Pope of Rome, our most reverend
Archbishop and Metropolitan N . . ., our God-loving Bishop N . . ., preserve them for Your holy churches, in peace, safety,
honor, and health, for many years, as they faithfully dispense the word of Your truth.
PEOPLE: And remember all Your people.
Priest (silently):
Remember, O Lord, this city in which we dwell and every city and country, and
those who live with faith therein. Remember, O Lord, those who travel by sea,
air and land, the sick, the suffering, the captive, and their safety and
salvation. Remember, O Lord, those who bear offerings and perform good deeds in
Your holy churches, and those who remember the poor, and upon all of us send
down Your mercies. (priest mentions those of the living whom he wishes to
remember).
PRIEST: And grant that we, with one voice and one heart, may glorify and praise Your most honorable and sublime name,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: And may the mercies of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, be with all of you.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
( CONGREGATION SITS )
LITANY OF INTERCESSION
PRIEST: Now that we have remembered all the Saints, again and again, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: For the precious gifts offered and consecrated. Let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord have mercy.
PRIEST: That Our God, in His love for man, may receive them on His Holy and heavenly and spiritual Altar, as an aroma of
spiritual fragrance, and send down upon us in return the divine grace and gift of the Holy Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: That we may be delivered from all affliction, wrath, and need, let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST'S PRAYER FOR A WORTHY COMMUNION
PRIEST (silently): In You, O Gracious Master, we place our whole life and hope, and we beseech, pray and implore You:
make us worthy to partake with a pure conscience of Your heavenly and awesome mysteries from this sacred and spiritual
altar, for the remission of sins, for the pardon of transgressions, for the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, for the inheritance of the
kingdom of heaven, for confidence in You, and not for judgment, nor condemnation.
PRIEST: Protect
us, save us, have mercy on us, and preserve us, O God, by Your grace.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: That this whole day may be perfect holy, peaceful, and
without sin, let us beseech the Lord.
PEOPLE: Grant it, O Lord.
PRIEST: For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us beseech the Lord.
PEOPLE: Grant it, O Lord.
PRIEST: For the pardon and remission of our sins and offenses, let us beseech the Lord.
PEOPLE: Grant it, O Lord.
PRIEST: For what is good and beneficial to our souls and for peace
of the world, let us beseech the Lord.
PEOPLE: Grant it, O Lord.
PRIEST: That we may spend the rest of our life in peace and repentance, let us beseech the Lord.
PEOPLE: Grant it, O Lord.
PRIEST: For a Christian, painless, unashamed, peaceful end of our life, and for a good account
before the fearsome judgment seat of Christ, let us beseech the Lord.
PEOPLE: Grant it, O Lord.
PRIEST: Asking for
unity in faith, and for communion in the Holy Spirit, let us commend ourselves
and one another, and our whole life to Christ, our God.
PEOPLE: To You, O Lord.
PRIEST: And grant, O
Lord, that we may with confidence and without condemnation dare call upon You, the God of heaven,
Father, and say:
(CONGREGATION STANDS )
THE OUR FATHER
PEOPLE: Our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in
heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
PRIEST: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and
forever.
PEOPLE: Amen
PRIEST: Peace be with all.
PEOPLE: And with your spirit.
PRIEST: Bow your heads to the Lord.
PEOPLE: To You, O Lord.
Priest (silently): We give You thanks, O invisible King, Who by Your immeasurable power has fashioned all things, and in the
greatness of Your mercy has brought all things out of non-existence into being. Look down from heaven, O Lord, upon those
who have bowed their heads unto You, for they do not bow to flesh and blood, but to You, the awesome God. Therefore, O
Master, grant us of these gifts present before us for our good, according to the need of each; sail with those who sail, travel
with those who travel, cure those who are sick, O Physician of souls and bodies.
PRIEST: Through the grace, the mercies and the loving kindness of Your only-begotten Son with Whom You are blessed,
together with Your all-holy, gracious, and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
Priest (silently): Look down, O Lord Jesus Christ, our God, from Your holy dwelling place and from the throne of glory of
Your kingdom, and come to sanctify us, You Who are seated on high with the Father, and dwell here invisibly among us, and
deem it proper to impart to us, with Your mighty hand, Your most pure body and precious blood, and through us, to all Your
people.
O God, be merciful to me, a sinner. (3 times).
PRIEST: Let us be attentive. Holy things
to the holy.
( CONGREGATION KNEELS )
PEOPLE: One is holy, One is Lord, Jesus Christ, for the glory of God the Father. Amen.
SUNDAY COMMUNION HYMN
Praise the Lord from the heavens, Praise Him in the highest. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
REQUIEM LITURGY ONLY
People: Blessed are they whom You have chosen and taken to Yourself, O Lord, And their memory endures throughout all
generations, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
EASTERTIDE ONLY
People: Receive the Body of Christ, taste of the Source of life (3 times) .
Priest reverently breaks the Lamb into four parts and says:
Priest (silently): Broken and distributed is the Lamb of God, broken yet not divided, ever eaten yet never consumed, but
sanctifying the communicants.
Priest takes the Holy Eucharist, saying:
Priest (silently): The precious and most holy body of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ, is given to me N . . ., a
priest, for the remission of my sins and life everlasting. Amen.
PRIEST & PEOPLE: O Lord,
I believe and profess that You are truly Christ, the Son of the living God, Who
came into the world to save sinner, of whom I am the first. Accept me as a
partaker of Your mystical supper, O Son of God; for I will not reveal Your
mysteries to Your enemies, nor will I give You a kiss as did Judas, but like the
thief I confess to You:
Remember me, O Lord, when You shall come into Your kingdom.
Remember me, O Master, when You shall come into Your kingdom.
Remember me, O Holy One, when You shall come into Your kingdom.
May the partaking of Your Holy Mysteries, O Lord, be not for my judgment or
condemnation, but for the healing of soul and body.
O Lord, I also believe and profess that this, which I am about to receive, is
truly Your most precious Body and Your life-giving Blood, which I pray, make me
worthy to receive for the remission of all my sins and for life everlasting.
Amen.
O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
O God, cleanse me of my sins and have mercy on me.
O Lord, forgive me, for I have sinned without number.
The priest partakes of the Precious Blood and says:
Priest (silently): I the servant of God, priest N . . . partake of the precious and Holy Blood of our Lord and God and Savior
Jesus Christ, for the remission of my sins and for life everlasting. Amen.
He wipes his lips, and the edge of the chalice with the towel and says:
Priest (silently): Behold, this has touched my lips, and shall take away my iniquities, and shall cleanse my sins.
Priest turns to people and says:
PRIEST: Approach with fear of God and with faith.
Those going to communion go to the altar.
PEOPLE: Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord:
God the Lord has revealed Himself to us.
Priest giving Communion to each says:
The servant of God N . . ., partakes of the precious, most holy and most pure Body and Blood of our Lord, God and Savior
Jesus Christ for the remission of his (her) sins and for life everlasting. Amen.
While the priest gives Communion to the people the congregation sings an appropriate hymn.
PRIEST: Save Your people, O God, and bless Your inheritance.
PEOPLE: We have seen the true light, we have received the heavenly Spirit, we have found the true faith, and we
worship the
undivided Trinity; for the Trinity has saved us.
Priest (silently): Be You exalted, O God, above the heavens, and Your glory all over the earth.
PRIEST: Blessed is our God always, now and ever, and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
( CONGREGATION STANDS )
PEOPLE: May our lips be filled with Your praise, O Lord, so that we may sing
of Your glory, for You have deemed us
worthy to partake of Your holy, divine, immortal and life-creating Mysteries. Keep us in Your holiness, so that all
the day long we
may live according to Your truth. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
( CONGREGATION SITS )
PRIEST: Having received the divine, holy, most pure, immortal, heavenly and life-creating, awesome mysteries of Christ,
arise, let us
worthily thank the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: Protect us, save us, have mercy on us and
preserve us, O God, by Your grace.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: Asking that the whole day be perfect, holy,
peaceful, and without sin, let us commend ourselves and one another and our
whole life to Christ, our God.
PEOPLE: To You, O Lord.
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Priest (silently): We give thanks to You, O Master, lover of
Mankind, Benefactor of our souls, that this day You have
deemed us worthy of Your heavenly and immortal mysteries. Make straight our path, confirm us in our fear of You, guard our
life, make firm our steps, through the prayers and intercessions of the glorious Mother of God and ever-Virgin Mary, and of all
Your saints.
Priest makes the sign of the cross with the Gospel Book, saying:
PRIEST: For You are our sanctification, and we render glory to You. Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
(CONGREGATION STANDS )
PRIEST: Let us go forth in peace.
PEOPLE: In the name of the Lord.
PRIEST: Let us pray to the Lord.
PEOPLE: Lord, have mercy.
PRIEST: O Lord, Who bless those who bless You, and sanctify those who trust in You, save Your people and bless Your
inheritance, preserve the fullness of Your Church, sanctify those who love the beauty of Your house; glorify them by Your
divine power, and do not forsake us who hope in You. Grant peace to Your world, to Your churches, to the priests, to our
civil authorities and to all Your people. For every good bestowal and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from You,
the Father of lights; and we render glory, thanksgiving, and adoration to You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and
forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
Blessed be the name of the Lord, now and for ever (3 times).
Priest (silently): You, O Christ, Our God, Who are the fulfillment of the law and the prophets, have fulfilled the whole plan of
the Father, fill our hearts with joy and gladness, always, now and ever and forever. Amen.
PRIEST: The blessing of the Lord be upon you, through His grace and loving
kindness, always, now and ever, and forever.
PEOPLE: Amen.
PRIEST: Glory be to You, O Christ, our God, our Hope: Glory be to You.
DURING THE YEAR
PEOPLE: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Give the blessing!
DURING: EASTERTIDE
PEOPLE: Christ is risen from the dead, by death he conquered death, and to those in the graves, he granted life.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Give the blessing!
DISMISSAL
PRIEST: May Christ our true God, (risen from
the dead), have mercy on us and save us through the prayers of His most holy
Mother, of the holy, glorious, and illustrious Apostles; through the prayers of
our holy Father, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, (of Saint N.,
patron (patroness) of this Church,) and of Saint (N . . . whose feast it is),
and of all the Saints, for He is gracious and loves mankind.
REQUIEM LITURGY ONLY
Priest: May He Who has the power over the living and the dead, Christ our true God, by the prayers of His most pure Mother,
of the holy, glorious, and all laudable apostles, of our venerable and God-fearing fathers, and of all the saints, establish in the
mansions of the righteous the soul of His servant N . . ., who has been taken from us, (or: the
soul of His servants who have
been taken from us), give him (her, them) rest in Abraham's bosom, and number him (her, them) among the just, and have
mercy upon us and save us, for He is gracious and loves mankind.
People: Amen.
Priest: O Lord grant eternal rest, In blessed
Dormition, to the ever- remembered soul of your servant N . . ., (or: to the
ever-remembered souls of Your servants, N . . . and make his, ( her, their) memory eternal.
People: Eternal Memory!(3 times).
DURING EASTERTIDE
PRIEST & PEOPLE: Christ is risen from the dead, by death he conquered death, and to those in the graves, he granted life (3
times).
And He gave us eternal life, we bow down to the third day Resurrection!
INTONATION FOR THE LIVING
Priest: Grant O Lord, to Your servant(s), NN.,
peace, health, and happiness for many years.
People: God grant him/her/them many years,
God grant (*) many years, God grant (*) many happy years. In health and
happiness, in health and happiness, God grant (*) many happy years.
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