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Mode 3. On Tuesday Morning

On Tuesday of the First Week Morning

Menaion - March 4

Memory of St. Gerasimos of Jordan

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MATINS

CHOIR

Mode 3.

Verse 1: My spirit rises early in the morning to You, O God, for Your commands are a light upon the earth. [SAAS]

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 2: Learn righteousness, you who dwell on the earth.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 3: Jealousy will seize an untaught people; and now fire will devour the adversaries.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 4: Bring more evils on them, O Lord, bring more evils on them, on the glorious of the earth.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

From Horologion - - -

Triadic Hymns

Mode 3.

O Trinity, consubstantial and undivided, O Unity, with three hypostases and co-eternal, to You as God we shout the hymn of the Angels: Holy, holy, holy are You, our God. By the intercessions of the Forerunner save us. [SD]

Glory.

Daring to glorify the unoriginate Father, the co-unoriginate Son, and the co-eternal Spirit, the one Godhead, we utter in the manner of the Cherubim: Holy, holy, holy are You, our God. By the intercessions of the Saints save us. [SD]

Both now.

The Judge will arrive suddenly, and the actions of each of us will be laid bare. So, with fear, let us cry out in middle of the night: Holy, holy, holy are You, our God. Through the Theotokos have mercy on us. [SD]

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 10. There is no litany, but immediately the following:

CHOIR

Kathisma I.

From Triodion - - -

For compunction.

Mode 3.

O my soul, repent while you still sojourn on earth, for dust in the grave does not sing praise, nor is it released from transgressions. Cry out now to Christ God, “Knower of the heart, I have sinned. Before You condemn me, spare me, O God, and have mercy on me.” [SD]

Verse: O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, nor chasten me in Your anger. [SAAS]

At the time of prayer, I am commanded to repent, and yet the enemy persists to put unseemly thoughts in me to make me sin. I pray You to deliver me from him, O God, and have mercy on me. [SD]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

O Theotokos, you are our refuge and strength, and for the world you are a mighty assistance. With your intercessions shelter your servants, from any hard necessity, O only blessed Lady. [GOASD]

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 11. Then the short litany.

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

DEACON

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

DEACON

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are good and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

CHOIR

From Triodion - - -

Kathisma II. From the Triodion.

Mode 2.

The grace of the holy fast is most blessed: ⁄ for through fasting Moses was glorified, ⁄ receiving the Law written upon tablets. ⁄ Through fasting the three Children were made stronger than the fire! ⁄ Let us, then, quench the burning passions of the flesh. ⁄ Let us cry out to Christ the Savior: ⁄⁄ grant us all conversion and deliver us from gehenna! [OCA]

Glory. Another.

Mode 2. N/M (Since you are the source.)

Εὐσπλαγχνίας ὑπάρχουσα.

The season of repentance is at hand: ⁄ show the fruits of abstinence, O my soul! ⁄ Consider those who repented in the past ⁄ and cry aloud to Christ: ⁄ I have sinned, O loving Master; save me, ⁄ as you saved the Publican who sighed with sorrow from his heart, ⁄⁄ for you alone are rich in mercy! [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 2. N/M (Since you are the source.)

Εὐσπλαγχνίας ὑπάρχουσα.

Theotokos, the fervent advocate of Christians, ⁄ ever entreat your Son, ⁄ that he may deliver us from all the malice and cunning of the enemy, ⁄ and in his tender mercy, grant us the forgiveness of our sins, ⁄⁄ at your intercessions, Mother and Virgin! [OCA]

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 12. Then the short litany.

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For blessed is Your name, and glorified is Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

CHOIR

From Triodion - - -

Kathisma III. From the Triodion.

Mode pl. 1.

As we begin the second day of saving abstinence, ⁄ we cry to you, O Lord: ⁄ Pierce our hearts with compunction, ⁄ for we are your servants, ⁄ and accept the prayers we offer you in fear. ⁄ Allow us to complete the course of the fast without stumbling, ⁄⁄ granting us cleansing and great mercy! [OCA]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode pl. 1. As the Father and Spirit.

Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον.

Holy Virgin, we call you symbolically the root * that put forth the divine flower, lampstand, golden jar, * ark, and holy table holding the bread of life. * Pray together with the holy Forerunner, and implore * your Son and God to have mercy * and to save us who confess you to be truly the Mother of God. [GOASD]

READER

Lord, have mercy. (3)

Glory. Both now.

Psalm 50 (51).

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged. For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built; then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings; then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. [SAAS]

PRIEST

O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:

through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasius, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalampus and Eleutherius, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina, Paraskevi and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and all Your saints:

We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.

CHOIR

Lord, have mercy. (12)

PRIEST

Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

From Menaion - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Saint.

Ode i. Mode 4. Heirmos.

ᾌσομαί σοι Κύριε.

Verse: Let us sing to the Lord, for He is greatly glorified.

I will sing to You, Lord my God and Savior, * for You have brought Your people out * from bondage in Egypt, * and covered Pharao’s chariots and his host * in the Sea of old. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Because we have fasting as a strong weapon against every stronghold of the outsider, let us bravely trample down his schemes. [un]

Verse: The Lord reigns forever and ever and ever. For Pharaoh’s horses went with his chariots and horsemen into the sea. [SAAS]

Because we have fasting as a strong weapon against every stronghold of the outsider, let us bravely trample down his schemes. [un]

Verse: But the children of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea. [SAAS]

Enlightened with the beauty of the Spirit, O God-bearer, through virtue you set the noetic eyes of your soul upon the never-setting light. [un]

Glory.

Throwing off the burden of earthly possessions through self-denial, you ran the entire race of the ascetic life as though you were without body, O Father Gerasimos. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

Your perfect Child has led us to a heavenly life from the earth, O pure one, guiding us to the Heavens by the wings of fasting. [un]

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READER

Ode Two

Glory to You, our God; glory to You!

Take heed, O heaven, and I will speak; and let the earth hear the words of my mouth. [SAAS]

Let my proverbial saying be awaited as the rain, and let my words come down as raindrops on the wild grass, and as snowfall on the sown grass.

For I invoke the Lord’s name: ascribe greatness to our God.

He is God, His works are true; and all His ways are judgment.

A faithful God and without injustice; righteous and holy is the Lord.

They sinned; the blameworthy children are not His, a generation twisted and perverse. Is this how you repay the Lord?

O foolish and unwise people, is He not your Father, who acquired you? Has He not made and created you?

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations.

Ask your father, and he will tell you; your elders, and they will tell you:

When the Most High divided the nations, when He scattered the sons of Adam, He set the boundaries of the nations by the number of God’s angels.

For the Lord’s portion became the people of Jacob; the allotment of His inheritance is Israel.

He provided for him in the desert, in thirst of heat in a waterless place. He encircled him; He instructed him; He guarded him carefully as the apple of His eye.

As an eagle covers its nest, yearns after its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its back.

So the Lord alone led them, and there was no foreign god with them.

He raised them on the strength of the land; He fed them on the produce of the fields.

He suckled them on honey from the rock and oil from the solid rock.

Butter of oxen and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs and goats, of sons of bulls and goats, with the choicest wheat; and you drank wine, the blood of grapes.

So Jacob ate and was filled, and the beloved kicked; he grew fat, he grew thick, he is obese. Then he forsook God who made him and stood back from God his Savior.

They provoked Me to wrath against foreign gods; with their abominations they embittered Me.

They sacrificed to demons, and not to God, to gods they did not know; new ones, recent gods arrived, which their fathers did not know.

You abandoned the God who begot you, and forgot the God who nourished you.

So the Lord saw it, and was jealous; and He was provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.

Then He said, I will turn My face from them, and I will make known what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, sons in whom is no faith.

They provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God; they moved Me to anger by their idols; but I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation; I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.

For a fire is kindled in My anger, and shall burn to the lowest Hades; it shall consume the land with its produce And set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

I will gather evils on them; I will spend My arrows on them.

They shall be wasted with hunger, devoured by birds and incurable disease; I will also send against them the teeth of wild animals With the anger of things crawling on the earth.

The sword shall make them childless outside, and fear from the inner chambers, for the young man and virgin, the nursing child with the elder of gray hairs.

I said, I will scatter them; I will make their memory cease from among men.

But for the wrath of the enemy, lest they live long, lest their adversary make a joint attack.

Lest they should say, “Our hand is high; and it is not the Lord who did all this.”

For they are a nation void of counsel, nor is there understanding in them. They were not wise to understand these things.

Let them be concerned for the coming time.

How could one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight unless God had sold them, and the Lord delivered them up?

For our God is not like their gods, but our enemies are foolish.

For their vineyard is of the vineyard of Sodom, and their vine is of Gomorrah. Their grapes are grapes of gall; their clusters are bitter.

Their wine is the wrath of serpents, and the incurable wrath of asps.

Behold, is this not laid up in store with Me, sealed up among My treasures?

I shall repay on the day of vengeance; in time, when their foot shall slip; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and is waiting, ready for them.

For the Lord will judge His people, and have compassion on His servants.

For He sees them disabled and left in distress and weakened.

The Lord said, ‘Where are their gods in which they trusted?’

Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? Let them rise and help you and be your defender.

Now see, I, even I, am He, and there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; nor is there any who can deliver from My hands.

For I raise My hand to heaven, and I swear by My right hand, and say, “As I live forever.”

For I whet My sword like lightning; and My hand takes hold on judgment. I will render vengeance on My enemies, and repay those who hate Me.

I will make My arrows drunk from blood; and My sword shall devour flesh from the blood of the slain and the captives, from the heads of the leaders of the enemy.

Rejoice, O Heavens, together with Him, and worship Him, all the sons of God.

Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people; and let all the angels of God be strong with Him; for He will avenge the blood of His sons and render vengeance to His adversaries; and the Lord will purify His people’s land. [SAAS]

(sung)

From Triodion - - -

CHOIR

Canon 1 from the Triodion.

Ode ii. Mode 2. Heirmos (not metered).

Ἴδετε, ἴδετε…ὁ ἐν θαλάσσῃ.

Behold; behold! I am he ⁄ who saved the people of Israel in the sea ⁄ and nourished them in the wilderness. ⁄ I drew water from a rock for mortal men ⁄ so that I might raise up the one who had fallen into corruption, ⁄ and draw him to me by my mercy. (2) [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Soul, be temperant; ⁄ be vigilant, sigh and weep. ⁄ Reject all the burden of sin by fasting. ⁄ Flee from the fire of passions by true and fervent repentance, ⁄ and rending the garments of mourning with tears, be clothed anew. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Let us all leave behind the base assaults of the pleasures, and let us approach the mountain of excellent actions. And as we enter the dark cloud of divine contemplation, let be mystically deified and see only Christ, that beloved beauty. [SD]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Woe is me! Who will I become? ⁄ And what shall I do? ⁄ I have committed sins without conscience, ⁄ and have not feared the Master. ⁄ Therefore, even before the Judgment, I stand condemned. ⁄ Save me and bring me back, O righteous and gracious Judge, ⁄ though I have angered You more than all other men. [OCA]

Most-holy Theotokos, save us.

Theotokion.

Unsown earth, which brought forth the Nourisher of all: ⁄ He who opened His hands, and of His own good will ⁄ satisfies every living thing by His power: ⁄ strengthen with the Living Bread ⁄ the hearts weakened by satisfaction with wicked transgression. [OCA]

From Triodion - - -

Canon 2 from the Triodion.

Ode ii. Mode pl. 1. (N/M)

Ἴδετε, ἴδετε.

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Come, let us gather in the chamber of our soul, ⁄ rendering prayers to the Lord and crying: ⁄ Our Father, in heaven, ⁄ forgive and remit our transgressions, ⁄ since You alone are compassionate! [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Showing our souls joyful in the Fast, ⁄ let us not grieve the loss of our days of pleasure, ⁄ for this loss brings instruction in virtue. [OCA]

Glory. For the Trinity.

The Unity of three Persons, ⁄ unoriginate, uncreated Lord, ⁄ King of all the ages, ⁄ A multitude of angels and all mortal nature glorify You: ⁄ Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Let us hymn the most virtuous glory of mankind, ⁄ for in her we have been deified: ⁄ You have borne, for our sake, the God and Savior, ⁄ the Christ who has released us from the curse. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Who quenched the flames? ⁄ Who closed the mouths of beasts? ⁄ The Fast, which delivered the Youths from the furnace, ⁄ and Daniel the prophet from the teeth of the lion. ⁄ So let us even now welcome it, brethren. [OCA]

Heirmos (not metered). Mode pl. 1.

Ἴδετε, ἴδετε.

Behold, behold that I am God! ⁄ By my own will I was clothed in the flesh so that I might save Adam, ⁄ who had fallen into sin by the deceit of the enemy! [OCA]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode iii. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ἐν Κυρίῳ Θεῷ μου.

Verse: Holy are You, O Lord, and my spirit praises You.

[SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Killing the feral fauna of the passions with fasting, let us come closer to Christ through dispassion and purity. [un]

Verse: The Lord went up into the heaven and thundered. The Lord judges the ends of the earth. [SAAS]

Killing the feral fauna of the passions with fasting, let us come closer to Christ through dispassion and purity. [un]

Verse: He gives strength to our leaders, and He will exalt the horn of His Christ. [SAAS]

Always looking towards the immaterial longing for the Lord, O righteous Father, you scorned the material and temporal. [un]

Glory.

With Christ always on your tongue, O Father Gerasimos, you verified the veracity of your speech by miracles. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

Enfirm the infirmity of our nature with fasting and struggles, O Virgin One, and make it firm against the passions. [un]

Heirmos.

[SD]

Ode 3: Short Litany

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

CHOIR

Kathisma.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 1. N/M (The stone.)

Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος.

You fervently climbed the ladder of godly morality and you reached the summit of divine noetic vision, receiving meditations unblemished and unmurky showing the divine mysteries of Christ. Thus we honor you with reverence, as we exclaim, God-bearer Gerasimos: Glory to Christ, who strengthened you. Glory to Him who gave you the crown. Glory to Him who heals everyone through you. [un]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 1. The stone had been secured.

Extend your holy hands, with which you held our Creator, * imploring Him who graciously for us became incarnate, * all-holy Virgin Mother, and entreat * for us who are extolling you with love, * that He free us from temptations, * from passions, and from dangers, as we sing to you: * Glory to Him who dwelt inside of you! * Glory to Him who came forth from you! * Glory be to Him who through your childbirth has set us free! [SD]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode iv. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Τῆς σῆς ἐπὶ γῆς.

Verse: Glory to Your strength, O Lord.

[SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

To prove Your love for mortals, O Christ God, You have given the season of fasting, O Savior, during which You clean and sanctify the souls and bodies of Your servants. [un]

Verse: The Lord God is my strength; He will direct my feet to the end. [SAAS]

To prove Your love for mortals, O Christ God, You have given the season of fasting, O Savior, during which You clean and sanctify the souls and bodies of Your servants. [un]

Verse: He will set me upon high places, so to conquer by His song. [SAAS]

After you climbed the entire ladder of the virtues, O wise Gerasimos, you were made worthy of mystical visions, and you received the grace to see things that had not yet come to pass. [un]

Glory.

Through the sweat of your righteous struggles, you watered the barren desert and made its fruit manifest, as it led men to Christ. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

O immaculate Virgin, Because you have been granted to the faithful as a support by Christ who has made you glorious, strengthen us with power who sing your praise in this season of temperance. [un]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode v. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ὁ ἀνατείλας τὸ φῶς.

Verse: O Lord our God, grant us peace.

You made the light to rise up * and illumined the morning * and showed the dawn and daybreak. * Jesus, glory to You, * benevolent Lord. * O Son of God, glory to You! [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O compassionate Jesus, take us away through fasting from servile attachment, and lead us to the summit of Your love. [un]

Verse: The dead shall rise up; and those in the tombs shall arise. Those in the earth shall be glad. [SAAS]

O compassionate Jesus, take us away through fasting from servile attachment, and lead us to the summit of Your love. [un]

Verse: For your dew is a healing for them, but the land of the ungodly shall come to an end. [SAAS]

O Gerasimos, through the war of your prayers, you valiantly impaled and wounded the legions of demons, and you praised Christ, the Son of God. [un]

Glory.

O God-bearer, by staying away from the murky haze of the passions, you noetically drew near to the light of self-control and purity. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

O Virgin one, wash us clean of the filth of our minds through abstinence and make us pure, so that we may give glory to the Son of God. [un]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode vi. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ὡς Ἰωνᾶν τὸν προφήτην.

Verse: Save us, O Lord, like You saved the Prophet Jonah.

[SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O Savior, grant us to be worthy who have been made radiant with the beauty of abstinence so that we may behold the divine glory and radiance of Your resurrection. [un]

Verse: Those who follow vanity and lies forsake their own mercy. [SAAS]

O Savior, grant us to be worthy who have been made radiant with the beauty of abstinence so that we may behold the divine glory and radiance of Your resurrection. [un]

Verse: As much as I vowed, I shall offer up to You, to You, the Lord of Deliverance. [SAAS]

O Gerasimos, radiating like the morning star into the darkness of life, you led men to the light of the life of the bodiless Angels. [un]

Glory.

O all-celebrated Father, you squashed the heads of the noetic predators by the rod of prayer, and you saved men from becoming their kill. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

O Mother of God, through you we have known the Master of all. We have been saved from the fallacy of the idols, and with desire we correctly glorify you as the Mother of God. [un]

Heirmos.

[SD]

Ode 6: Short Litany

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are the King of peace and the savior of our souls, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

From Triodion - - -

READER

For the Martyrs. Mode 3.

Your wholehearted endurance vanquished the machinations of the enemy and author of evil, O all-lauded medal-winners. That is why you have been counted worthy of eternal blessedness. We entreat you to intercede with the Lord, that He save the flock of Christ-loving people, for You, O Martyrs, are witnesses of the truth. [SD]

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On March 4 we commemorate our devout father Gerasimos of the Jordan.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyrs Paul and his sister Juliana.

On this day the holy Martyrs Quadratus, Akakios, and Stratonikos, former executioners who came to the Faith, died by the sword.

On this day Saint Gregory of Cyprus died in peace.

By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

From Menaion - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Saint.

Ode vii. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ὁ ἐν τῷ ὅρει τῷ Μωσεῖ.

Verse: Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.

[SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Climbing the mountain of a God-inspired way of life by abstinence and self-control, we will noetically see the Lord, the Giver of Light, as in a mirror. [un]

Verse: Blessed are You on the throne of Your kingdom, and You are praised and exalted beyond measure unto the ages. [SAAS]

Climbing the mountain of a God-inspired way of life by abstinence and self-control, we will noetically see the Lord, the Giver of Light, as in a mirror. [un]

Verse: Blessed are You in the firmament of heaven, for You are praised and glorified unto the ages. [SAAS]

O God-bearer, dancing in the uncontaminated gardens of the virtues, you harvested the flowers of wonder-working, giving the excessive grace of it to everyone. [un]

Glory.

O God-bearer, because you had guarded the honor that is after the image of God, you were fearful to savage beasts, while constantly singing songs of thanksgiving to God. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

O pure Theotokos, we who praise and hymn you, through fasting and struggles secure us with power and strength against spiritual adversaries. [un]

Ode viii.

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode viii. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Τὸν βασιλέα Χριστόν.

Verse: O you works, to the Lord sing a hymn, and exalt Him beyond measure unto the ages.

To Christ the King let us sing, * as the Servants in captivity who confessed Him * inside the furnace, crying out with voices loud and clear, * “O all you works, to the Lord sing a hymn of praise!” [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O Lord and Master, Ruler of all, because You are righteous, ensure that we may rule over the passions and desires of the flesh through fasting and works, that we may bless You for all the ages. [un]

Verse: Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

O Lord and Master, Ruler of all, because You are righteous, ensure that we may rule over the passions and desires of the flesh through fasting and works, that we may bless You for all the ages. [un]

Verse: Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, you heavens of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

O godly-minded Gerasimos, having received Christ the King into your heart as an infant, you were a wonderful abode of His gifts and divine enlightenment, giving glory to Him constantly. [un]

Verse: Bless the Lord, all you waters above the heaven, all you powers of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

O Father Gerasimos, you were not scorched in the flame of the passions, because you were thoroughly watered with the dew of the graces of Christ from Heaven, while passionately worshipping Him with love as the God of everything. [un]

Verse: Bless the Lord, you sun and moon, you stars of heaven, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Theotokion.

O pure Lady, He that took on flesh of your all-holy blood, Himself cleanses us of impurities of the flesh through fasting and works, giving us might by your unceasing prayers, O Virgin Mother of God. [un]

(read)

Intermediate Verses of Ode Eight.

Bless the Lord, every shower and dew, all you winds, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Bless the Lord, you fire and heat, you winter cold and summer heat, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you dews and snows, you frost and cold, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you hoarfrosts and snows, you lightning and clouds, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you light and darkness, you night and day, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you earth, you mountains and hills, and all you things growing on the earth, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you springs, you seas and rivers, you sea-monsters and everything that moves in the waters, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

(sung)

From Triodion - - -

Canon 1 from the Triodion.

Ode viii. Mode 2. N/M (Within the bush.)

Τὸν ἐν τῇ βάτῳ Μωσῇ.

Verse: Bless the Lord, all you birds of heaven, all you wild animals and cattle, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Soul, put aside the wicked sleep of laziness, ⁄ and persevere with sincere vigilance in the Lord’s commands. ⁄ The torch-bearing Bridegroom is drawing near; ⁄ let us hasten to greet Him! [OCA]

Verse: Bless the Lord, O children of men. Bless the Lord, O Israel, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Wounded by wicked pleasures, ⁄ heal me with the bountiful cure of Your merciful divine will, O Word, ⁄ and I will glorify You with thanksgiving forever. [OCA]

Verse: Bless the Lord, O priests of the Lord, O servants of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Restrain yourself, soul, from harmful passions, ⁄ from hate and envy and from every evil. ⁄ Be nourished in the Fast with the spiritual meat from heaven, ⁄ which is the Word of God. [OCA]

Verse: Bless the Lord, O spirits and souls of the righteous, O holy ones and humble in heart, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Theotokion.

Pure Bearer of God, ⁄ heal the inclinations of my soul, ⁄ the passions of my heart; the instability of my mind. ⁄ You are the only helper of us sinners; the invincible wall. [OCA]

Canon 2 from the Triodion.

Ode viii. Mode pl. 1. (N/M)

Τὸν Ποιητὴν τῆς κτίσεως.

Verse: Bless the Lord, O Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Having raised our souls toward heaven through abstinence, ⁄ let us offer acceptable prayers to the Lord. [OCA]

Verse: Bless the Lord, O Apostles, Prophets, and Martyrs, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Receiving the spirit of compunction, ⁄ let us weep for the salvation of our souls, ⁄ glorifying Christ throughout all ages. [OCA]

Verse: We bless the Lord: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; we sing a hymn to Him and exalt Him beyond measure unto the ages. [SAAS]

For the Trinity.

Trinity consubstantial, ⁄ Unity uncreated, God of all: ⁄ we exalt You throughout all ages. [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Pray for all those who magnify you in song, pure One. ⁄ Deliver them from all temptations and dangers. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Spitting out the food of the rich, ⁄ come, let us fast with Lazarus, ⁄ that we also may be comforted in the bosom of Abraham. [OCA]

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Heirmos (not metered). Mode pl. 1.

Τὸν Ποιητὴν τῆς κτίσεως.

The Maker of all creation ⁄ whom the angels all fear: ⁄ sing and exalt him, people, throughout all ages! [OCA]

Stand for the singing of Ode ix.

DEACON

Let us honor and magnify in song the Theotokos and the Mother of the light.

CHOIR

Ode ix.

The Magnificat. Mode 4.

Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode ix. Mode 4. Heirmos (not metered).

Τὸν ἄσπορον τόκον σου.

O immaculate Theotokos, with never silent hymns we magnify Christ our God, the Son you bore without seed. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

The richness of the grace of the Holy Spirit is offered to all who harvest it by the works of abstinence. [un]

Verse: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people. [RSV]

O righteous Father, you lived an immaterial life and conversation in a material body, giving glory to the Lord who gave you strength. [un]

Verse: And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David. [RSV]

O Gerasimos, having all the yearning of your soul only on those things that do not expire, you were considered worthy of your desire. [un]

Verse: As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old. That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us. [RSV]

O righteous one, as you stand before Christ with the saints, pray to Him for those that keep your holy memory. [un]

Verse: To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant. [RSV]

Theotokion.

O Lady Mother of God, your grace radiates from on high, enlightening those who constantly magnify you. [un]

From Triodion - - -

Canon 1 from the Triodion.

Ode ix. Mode 2. N/M (Among the earthborn.)

Τῶν γηγενῶν τίς ἤκουσε.

Verse: The oath which he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, be[ing] delivered from the hand of our enemies. [RSV]

Who among men has sinned against the Lord as much as I? ⁄ Who has remained in sin for as long as I, a wretched man? ⁄ But, O God, the Fountain of mercy, have compassion on me. [OCA]

Verse: [That we] might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. [RSV]

Angelic powers who look on God, ⁄ entreat the One who is quick to forgive, ⁄ to save the soul, lost and adrift on the sea of this life’s pleasures, ⁄ in a tempest of passions, ⁄ suffering from attacks of hostile spirits. [OCA]

Verse: And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways. [RSV]

Come, soul, take wing. ⁄ By the efforts of the fast arise from indolence. ⁄ Be filled with the vision of joy, ⁄ and behold God in faith! [OCA]

Verse: To give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God. [RSV]

Theotokion.

Who can worthily proclaim your praise, ⁄ pure Virgin who gave birth ineffably to the exalted Master and Lord, ⁄ to whom the angelic hosts sing praise. ⁄ Pray to Him for all of us who have sinned exceedingly, ⁄ unwedded Bride. [OCA]

Canon 2 from the Triodion.

Ode ix. Mode pl. 1. (N/M)

Ἠσαΐα χόρευε.

Verse: When the day shall dawn upon us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. [RSV]

This is the acceptable time. ⁄ This is the time for repentance. ⁄ Let us offer our virtues to God as gifts, ⁄ and set aside the works of darkness, ⁄ by putting on the armor of light ⁄ as the apostle Paul proclaims. [OCA]

Verse: To guide our feet into the way of peace. [RSV]

As the Lord killed the enemy by fasting, ⁄ so let us also come to destroy his arrows and spears, ⁄ saying: Get behind me, Satan! ⁄ when he comes to tempt us. [OCA]

Glory. For the Trinity.

I hymn the Trinity in Unity: ⁄ eternal, honorable, life-giving; ⁄ indivisible, consubstantial. ⁄ Unbegotten Father, begotten Word and Son, and Holy Spirit, ⁄ save us who hymn You! [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Your fruit is above all understanding, Mother of God, ⁄ for in you conception took place without man, ⁄ and your childbearing was virginal. ⁄ God was born of you, ⁄ and we magnify and bless you, Virgin. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Through fasting, let us look on God, ⁄ as we approach the mount of prayer with a pure heart, ⁄ and receive the tablet of His commandments as Moses did, ⁄ shining spiritually with them in the presence of God’s love. [OCA]

Heirmos (not metered). Mode pl. 1.

Ἠσαΐα χόρευε.

Rejoice, Isaiah, ⁄ a virgin is with child, ⁄ and shall bear a son Emmanuel: both God and man. ⁄ And Orient is his name, ⁄ whom magnifying, we call the Virgin blessed. [OCA]

It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure, and Mother of our God. Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For all the powers of heaven praise You, and to You they offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Photagogic Hymns

From Horologion - - -

Mode 3.

Send out Your light, O Christ God, and enlighten our hearts, by the intercessions of the Forerunner, and save me. [SD]

Send out Your light, O Christ God, and enlighten our hearts, by the intercessions of the Saints, and save me. [SD]

Send out Your light, O Christ God, and enlighten our hearts, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, and save me. [SD]

READER

Lauds. (read)

Psalm 148.

Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest. Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light. Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name, for He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created. He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away. Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps, Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word, mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds, kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth, young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted; His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people, a hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him. [SAAS]

Psalm 149.

Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones. Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him; for the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation. The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds; the high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand, to deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples, to shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron, to fulfill among them the written judgment: This glory have all His holy ones. [SAAS]

Psalm 150.

Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power; praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. Praise Him with the sound of a trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre; praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute; praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Alleluia. [SAAS]

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Stand for the reading of the Doxology.

Doxology (read)

HIERARCH or READER

To you belongs glory, O Lord our God, and to you we send up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.

READER: Amen.

HIERARCH or READER

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men. We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, and we thank you, for your great glory. Lord, King, Heavenly God, Father Almighty; only-begotten Son, Lord Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit. Lord God, the Lamb of God, the Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, you who take away the sins of the world. Accept our supplication, you who sit at the right of the Father, and have mercy on us. For you are the only Holy One, you are the only Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Every day I shall bless you, and I shall praise your name forever, and unto the ages of ages. Lord, you have become for us a refuge from generation to generation. I have said: Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against you. Lord, to you I have fled; teach me to do your will, for you are my God. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we shall see light. Extend your mercy to those who know you. Grant, O Lord, that in this day we may be kept without sin. Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our Fathers, and praised and glorified is your name unto the ages. Amen. Let your mercy, Lord, come upon us, just as we have hoped in you. Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your commandments. Blessed are you, O Master, make me understand your commandments. Blessed are you, O Holy One, enlighten me with your commandments. Lord, your mercy remains forever, do not turn away from the works of your hands. To you belongs praise, to you belongs a hymn, to you belongs glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

LITANY OF COMPLETION

DEACON

Let us complete our morning prayer to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

DEACON

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

DEACON

That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask the Lord.

CHOIR (after each petition)

Grant this, O Lord.

DEACON

For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord.

For pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord.

For that which is good and beneficial for our souls, and for peace for the world, let us ask the Lord.

That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord.

And let us ask for a Christian end to our life, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

PRIEST: Peace be with all.

CHOIR: And with your spirit.

DEACON

Let us bow our heads to the Lord.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST (in a low voice)

Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next.

PRIEST (aloud)

For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Aposticha. From the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Idiomelon. Mode 3.

Let us begin the pure fast, O people, ⁄ which is the salvation of our souls. ⁄ Let us serve the Lord with fear; ⁄ let us anoint our heads with the oil of good deeds. ⁄ Let us wash our faces with waters of purity. ⁄ Let us not use empty phrases in prayer, ⁄ but as we have been taught, let us cry out: ⁄ Our Father in heaven, forgive us our trespasses, ⁄⁄ for you are the Lover of mankind. [OCA]

Verse: We were filled with Your mercy in the morning, and in all our days we greatly rejoiced and were glad; gladden us in return for the days You humbled us, for the years we saw evil things. And behold Your servants and Your works, and guide their sons. [SAAS]

For the Martyrs.

Mode 3.

Verse: And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the works of our hands. [SAAS]

The warriors of Christ ⁄ have rejected fear of kings and tormentors, ⁄ and with boldness and courage they confessed him: ⁄ our King, the Lord and God of all, ⁄⁄ and now they pray for our souls. [OCA]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 3.

O Theotokos, protection of all who pray to you, ⁄ we have boldness and exult in you. ⁄ We put all our hope in you. ⁄⁄ pray for your corrupt servants, to the one whom you bore. [OCA]

PRIEST

It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth at night. [SAAS]

READER

Trisagion Prayers.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the 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 the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

READER

Standing in your glorious church, O Theotokos, we think we are standing in heaven. O heavenly Gate, open to us the door of your mercy.

Lord, have mercy. (40)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.

In the name of the Lord, Father, bless!

PRIEST

Blessed is Christ our God, the One who is, always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

PRIEST

O heavenly King, uphold our rulers, strengthen the Faith, calm the nations, give peace to the world. Protect this holy Church (or, Monastery); grant our departed fathers and brethren that they may dwell with the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession; for You are good and benevolent.

We now make three prostrations: i.e. we recite the Prayer of St. Ephrem (quietly or mentally), and with each verse we make a bow or prostration.

While it has become customary for this prayer to be recited by someone aloud, nevertheless the indicated practice is that it be recited inaudibly and mentally by everyone, clergy and congregants alike, with the accompanying bows etc.

Prayer of St. Ephrem

O Lord and Master of my life, do not permit the spirit of laziness and meddling, the lust for power and idle talk to come into me.

Instead, grant me, Your servant, the spirit of prudence, humility, patience and love.

Yes, Lord and King, give me the power to see my own faults and not to judge my brother. For You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Then we make the sign of the cross 12 times, each time saying, “God, be gracious to me a sinner and have mercy on me.” Then we repeat the third verse of the Prayer (quietly or mentally) and make a final bow or prostration.

Yes, Lord and King, give me the power to see my own faults and not to judge my brother. For You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Then we begin the First Hour, saying: “Come let us worship…”

or:

READER

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (3) Father, bless!

Dismissal

PRIEST

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.

Conclusion, i.e. “Through the prayers…”

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.

CHOIR: Amen.