What does the all-night vigil in the temple mean. All-night vigil, or all-night vigil. Traditionally, the All-night Vigil takes place before

MORNING

WITH lava is in the highest for God, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men. (3 times).

G Oppose, open my mouth, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. (2 times).

Psalm 3

Lord, what do you multiply with those who are cold? Many people rise to me, I say the word of my soul: there is no salvation for him in his Bose. But you, O Lord, art my Protector, my glory, and lift up my head. With my voice I cried out to the Lord, and hearing me from His holy mountain. I fell asleep, and spakh, vostakh, as if the Lord would intercede for me. I will not be afraid of those people who are attacking me around. Resurrect, Lord, save me, my God, for you have smitten all those who are at enmity with me in vain: you have broken the teeth of sinners. The Lord is salvation, and Thy blessing is upon Thy people.

I fell asleep, and spakh, vostakh, as if the Lord would intercede for me.

Psalm 37

Lord, do not expose me with Thy wrath, punish me lower with Thy wrath. Like Thy arrows unzosh in me, and Thou hast established Thy hand on me. There is no healing in my flesh from the presence of Thy anger, there is peace in my bones from the face of my sins. As my iniquity has surpassed my head, as a heavy burden is heavy on me. My wounds have become whitewashed and burned away from the face of my madness. Suffering and slush to the end, lamenting the walk all day. As if my love was filled with reproach, and there is no healing in my flesh. I was embittered and humbled to evil, roaring with the sigh of my heart. Lord, before Thee all my desire and my sighing are not hidden from Thee. My heart be troubled, leave me my strength, and the light of my eye, and that is with me. My friends and my sincere ones are directly approaching me and stasha, and my neighbors are far less stasha and need those who are looking for my soul, and who are looking for an evil verb for me, vain and flattering all day long. But I am as if I have not heard deaf and as if do not open my mouth with him. And it would be as if a person did not hear and did not know in the mouth of his accusations. As for Thee, Lord, hope, you hear, O Lord my God. Yako rekh: yes, not when they rejoice, fool mine: and always move my feet, talking to me. I am ready for my wounds, and my illness is before me I will take out. For I will proclaim my iniquity and take care of my sin. Oppose mine, they live and become stronger more than me, and multiply those who hate me without righteousness. Those who reward me evil, arousing slander me, pursuing benevolence. Do not leave me, Lord my God, do not leave me. Take in my help, O Lord of my salvation.

Do not leave me, Lord my God, do not leave me. Take in my help, O Lord of my salvation.

Psalm 62

My God, my God, I am matining to You, my soul thirsts for You, since my flesh is much for You, the earth is empty and impassable, and waterless. Thus, in the holy ones that appear to You, see Your strength and Your glory. As your mercy is better than your belly, praise Thee in my mouth. Thus I will bless Thee in my belly, I will lift up my hand for Thy name. As from fatness and color, may my soul be filled, and my lips will praise Thee with joy. If there are any mentions of Ty on my bed, in the morning I studied in Ty. For you were my Helper, and I will rejoice in Thy krill in the roof. My soul clings to Thee, but Thy right hand is pleasing to me. Those who are looking for my soul in vain, they will enter the underworld of the earth, surrender themselves into the hands of weapons, and there will be parts of the fox. But the king will rejoice in Boz, everyone who is courted by Him will boast, as if the lips of those who speak unrighteousness are blocked.

In the morning, study in Ty. For you were my Helper, and I will rejoice in Thy krill in the roof. My soul clings to Thee, but Thy right hand is pleasing to me.

Glory: and Now:

(3 times).

Lord have mercy (3 times).

Glory: and Now:

After reading the three psalms, the priest, leaving the altar and bowing before the closed royal gates, with his head uncovered, in the epitrachil, recalling the heavenly Intercessor for us before God, reads to himself (secretly) 12 morning prayers for himself and all those who believe in the Lord.

Morning prayers

Prayer 1

We thank Thee, our Lord our God, who lifted us up from our bed, and put the word of praise into our mouths, worship him, and call on your holy name, and pray to your bounty, which you have always used for our life. And now send Thy help to the forthcoming before the face of Thy holy glory, and the rich mercy that awaits from Thee, and grant them, who always serve You with fear and love, praise Thy inscrutable goodness.

Like all glory, honor and worship befitting You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 2

From the night our spirit is maturing to Thee, our God, the light of Thy command has come down on earth. Do justice and holiness in Thy passion, give us reason: We glorify Thee, truly our God. Incline Thy ear and hear us, and remember, O Lord, who exist and who pray with us all by name, and save me by Thy strength, bless Thy people and sanctify Thy heritage. Give peace to Thy peace, to Thy churches, to the priest and to all Thy people.

As if blessed and glorified is your honorable and glorious name, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 3

From the night our spirit is maturing to Thee, O God, the light of Thy command has passed. Teach us, O God, Thy righteousness, Thy commandments and Thy justification. Enlighten the eyes of our thoughts, but not when we fall asleep in sin in death. Take away all darkness from our hearts. Grant us the sun of righteousness, and I hate our life; observe the seal of Thy Holy Spirit. Fix our feet on the path of peace. May we see morning and day in joy, may we offer you morning prayers.

Like Thy power, and Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and glory, of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4

Vladyka God, holy and incomprehensible, a river from darkness to rise to light, having put us to rest in a night's sleep and raising us to the praise and prayer of Your goodness. We implore from Thy goodness, accept us and now worship Thee and thank Thee according to power, and grant us all, even for salvation, petitions. Show us the sons of light and the day and the heirs of Thy eternal blessings. Remember, O Lord, in the multitude of Thy compassions, all Thy people who exist and pray with us, and all our brethren, even on earth, on the sea, in every place of Thy dominion, demanding Thy humanity and help, and give Thy great mercy to all. May salvation always abide in soul and body, with boldness we glorify your wonderful and blessed name - the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

As if you are the God of mercy, bounty and love for mankind, and we glorify you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 5

Good treasure, ever-flowing source, Holy Father, miraculous, omnipotent and Almighty, we all bow to you and we pray to you for your mercy, and your bounty calling for help and intercession of our humility. Remember, Lord, Thy servants, accept all of us morning prayers, like a censer in front of You, and yes you did not create one of us, but supply us all with Thy compassions. Remember, Lord, those who watch and sing to Your glory, and Your only begotten Son and our God, and Your Holy Spirit; wake that helper and intercessor, accept their prayers into your heavenly and mental altar.

Prayer 6

We thank Thee, Lord God of our salvation, as if we did everything for the blessing of our life, so we always look to Thee to the Savior and benefactor of our souls. Yako you restrained us in the past night, and raised you up from our beds, and made you worship your honorable name. The same we pray to Thee, Lord, give us grace and strength, so that we will be worthy to Petit Thee rationally and pray ceaselessly, in passion and trembling, our salvation becomes the intercession of Thy Christ. Remember, Lord, and in the night those crying to You, hear I and have mercy, and crush their invisible and striving enemies under the nose.

Thou art the King of the world, and Savior of our souls, and we glorify Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 7

God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who raised us up from our beds and gathered us together in the hour of prayer, give us grace in opening our lips, and receive ours according to the power of thanksgiving, and teach us with Thy justification: it is not necessary to pray, as it should be, we cannot, If not You, Lord, instruct us by Your Holy Spirit. Even so, we pray to You, even if you have sinned even until the present hour, by word, or deed, or thought, willingly or unwillingly, weaken, leave, forgive; If the lawlessness is nazrishi, Lord, Lord, who will stand, as you have deliverance. You are the only holy one, the sovereign helper, the protector of our life, and our singing is always about You.

May the state of Thy Kingdom be blessed and glorified, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 8

O Lord our God, who drove away sleepy despondency from us and called us holy, raise our hands even at night and confess to Thee about the fate of Thy righteousness. Accept our prayers, prayers, confessions, night services, and grant us, O God, the faith that is not ashamed, I know hope, love is not hypocritical, bless our entrances and outcomes, deeds, deeds, words, thoughts, and let us comprehend at the beginning of the day, praising, singing, blessing Thy ineffable goodness, goodness.

For Thy all-holy name will be blessed, and Thy kingdom, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever, be glorified. Amen.

Prayer 9, [before reading the Gospel]

Shine in our hearts, human-loving Vladyka, Thy incorruptible light of God-mind, and open our minds in Thy gospel preaching understanding. Put fear in us and in your blessed commandments, so that all fleshly lusts will be better, we will go through the spiritual life, all the way to your pleasing and wise and effective.

Thou art the sanctification and enlightenment of our souls and bodies, Christ God, and we glorify Thee, with Thy beginningless Father and Thy all-holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 10, [after reading psalm 50]

O Lord our God, by repentance the gift of man was given, and in the image of us of the knowledge of sins and confession, the Prophet David, showing repentance for forgiveness, the Lord Himself, in many of us and great fallen sins, have mercy according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, cleanse our iniquity , as if You have sinned, O Lord, and the unknown and secret of the heart of the human leader, and the only one who has the power to forsake sins. But having created a pure heart in us, and having established us by the Spirit of the Lord, and having told us the joy of Thy salvation, do not cast us off from Thy face, but be pleased, as a good man and a lover of mankind, even to our last breath, offer You a sacrifice of righteousness and an exaltation in Thy saints. altar.

By the mercy, and the bounty, and the love of mankind of your only begotten Son, with him you are blessed, with the all-holy, and good, and life-giving Your Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 11, [before the Praise Psalms]

God, our God, clever and verbal composer of Your strength by your will, we pray to you and we give you miles: receive our praise according to power, with all your creatures, and reward the rich of your goodness with gifts. As if every knee of heavenly, earthly, and hells bows to Thee, and every breath and creation sings Thy incomprehensible glory: God alone is true and merciful.

For Ty is praised by all the Forces of Heaven, and we glorify Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 12, [before dismissal]

We praise, we sing, we bless and thank You, God our father, for you have overcome the shade of the night, and you have shown us the light of day. But we pray Thy goodness, cleanse our sins and accept our prayer with Thy great benevolence, as we are running to Thee to the merciful and all-powerful God. Shine in our hearts the true sun of Thy righteousness, enlighten our minds, and observe all our feelings, so that in days when we walk gracefully by the path of Thy commandments, we will reach eternal life, since You have the source of life, and in the pleasure of being we will be honored with Your unapproachable light.

For Thou art our God, and we glorify Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 87

O Lord God of my salvation, in the days of crying, and in the nights before Thee. May my prayer come before Thee: incline Your ear to my prayer, as if my soul will be filled with evil, and my belly will draw near to hell. Applied with those descending into the moat, like a man without help, freedom in the dead, like an ulcer sleeping in a coffin, you didn’t remember them either, and you were rejected from your hand. Lay me in the pit of the underworld, in the dark and shadow of mortals. Thy fury is established on me, and Thou hast brought all Thy waves on me. Thou hast removed my known ones from me, having laid me an abomination for myself: I am betrayed by them and not going out. My eyes are exhausted from poverty, I cried to You, Lord, all day, my hand lifted up to You. Did the food of the dead work miracles? Or will they resurrect the physician and confess to You? Who is Thy mercy in the grave, and Thy truth in perdition? Food will be known in darkness Thy wonders, and Thy righteousness in oblivion lands? And I have cried out to You, Lord, and my morning prayer will precede Thee. O Lord, cut off my soul, turn Thy face away from me? I am a beggar, and in labor from my youth; ascended, humbled, and faint. Thy wrath has come upon me, Thy intimidation has revolted me, bypassed me like water, all day won me together. You removed you from my friend and sincere, and my known ones from passions.

O Lord God of my salvation, in the days of crying, and in the nights before Thee. May my prayer come before Thee: incline Thy ear to my prayer.

Psalm 102

Bless, my soul, the Lord, and all my inner holy name is His. Bless, my soul, the Lord, and do not forget all His rewards, He purifies all your iniquities, heals all your ailments, delivers your belly from decay, crowns you with mercy and mercies, fulfilling your desire in goodness: like an eagle, your youth will be renewed. Do alms the Lord, and the fate of all offended. The tale of His way is Moses, and the son of Israel is His will: The Lord is generous and merciful, long-suffering and many-merciful. He is not completely angry, he is enmity lower in ages, he did not create food for us because of our iniquity, lower because of our sin he gave us food. As for the height of heaven from earth, the Lord has established His mercy on those who fear Him. Eliko distant the vostots from the west, removed our iniquity from us. As a father gives generosity to his sons, the Lord may give generosity to those who fear Him. Like Toy, our creation is known, I remember, like the dust of Esma. A person, like the grass of his days, like the color of mud, will bloom like that, like the spirit will pass through him, and he will not, and will not know where his place is. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness is on the sons of the sons who keep His covenant, and remember His commandments, I will do. The Lord in Heaven is ready for His Throne, and His Kingdom possesses all. Bless the Lord, all His angels, mighty strength, working His word, hear the voice of His words. Bless the Lord with all His powers, His servants, who do His will. Bless the Lord in all His works, in every place of His dominion, bless the Lord, my soul.

In every place of His dominion, bless the Lord, my soul.

Psalm 142

Lord, hear my prayer, inspire my prayer in Thy truth, hear me in Thy righteousness and do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, for everyone who lives will not be justified before Thee. As if the enemy chased my soul, humbled my belly to eat into the ground, planted me to eat in dark, as if dead centuries. And despondency in me is my spirit, in me my heart is perturbed. I remember the days of old, who have learned in all Your works, have learned Your hand in Your creation. My hand, my soul, as a waterless land to You, lifted up to You. Hear me soon, Lord, my spirit disappear, do not turn your face away from me, and I will become like those who descend into the pit. I hear Thy mercy do me in the morning, as in Thy hopes. Tell me, Lord, I will go a stinky way, as if I would take my soul to You. Take me away from my enemies, O Lord, I have come to You. Teach me to do Thy will, as Thou art my God. Your Good Spirit will guide me to earth right. For Thy name's sake, Lord, live me, Thy righteousness lead my soul out of sorrow. And by Thy mercy, consume my enemies and destroy all my cold soul, as I am Thy servant.

Hear me, Lord, in Thy righteousness and do not enter into judgment with Thy servant. Hear me, Lord, in Thy righteousness and do not enter into judgment with Thy servant. Your Good Spirit will guide me to earth right.

At the end of the Six Psalms and prayers, the priest and deacon bow before the holy gates and bow to each other.

Glory: and Now:

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to You God. (3 times).

Great litany

Deacon: Let us pray in peace to the Lord.

Chorus: Lord have mercy. (For every petition)

O over the world and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.

O the peace of the whole world, the welfare of the holy churches of God and the unification of all, let us pray to the Lord.

O in this holy temple, and with faith, reverence and fear of God entering them, let us pray to the Lord.

O Our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness the Patriarch (name), and about our lord, Most Reverend Metropolitan (or Archbishop, or Bishop) (name), let us honor priesthood, in Christ deaconism, for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.

O God-protected our country, its power and army, let us pray to the Lord.

O city of this (or about this place, or about this holy monastery), to every city, country, and by faith of those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.

O the goodness of the air, the abundance of the fruits of the earth, and peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.

O floating, traveling, sick, suffering, captives and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.

O rid us of all sorrow, anger and need, let us pray to the Lord.

Chorus: To you, Lord.

Priest: Like all glory, honor and worship befitting You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

"God is Lord"to the voice of the troparion of the day

Chorus: God is the Lord and appear to us, blessed is the One Coming in the name of the Lord. (And further, for each verse)

Verse 1: Confess the Lord, for it is good, for His mercy is forever.

Verse 2: You have made use of me and resisted them in the name of the Lord.

Verse 3: I will not die, but I will live and we will tell the works of the Lord.

Verse 4: The stone, which did not respect the building, was at the head of the corner, from the Lord was this and is wondrous in our heads.

Troparion of the day (twice)

Mother of God

Kathisma are recited

Lesser litany after the first kathisma

Deacon:

Chorus: Lord have mercy. (For every petition)

Z Step, save, have mercy and save us, O God, with Thy grace.

P Holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious Lady Our Lady and Ever-Virgin Mary, having remembered all the saints, ourselves and each other, and we will give our whole life to Christ God.

Chorus: To you, Lord.

Priest: For Thy power and Thy is the Kingdom, and power, and glory, of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

The lesser litany after the second kathisma is the same as after the first kathisma

Priest: For God art is good and lover of mankind, and we glorify Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

Sedal.

Polyeleos.

If Sunday, Lord's, or Mother of God feast, or the feast of a saint with great doxology:

Psalm 134

X bring down the name of the Lord, praise, servant of the Lord.

A lleluia. (3 times after each verse)

B The Lord is blessed from Zion, who lives in Jerusalem.

Psalm 135

AND Confess to the Lord, for it is Good, for His mercy is in the age.

AND confess to Heavenly God, as His mercy in the age of time.

[In the week of the Prodigal Son, or Meat, or Cheese, the third psalm is sung:

Psalm 136

N and the rivers of Babylon, there with gray hair and weeping, always remember us Zion.

A lleluia. (after each verse)

N and verbih in the midst of it, our organs are both.

I AM to the tamo questions were asked of us captive about the words of songs and leading us about the singing.

V Sing to us from the song of Zion.

TO How can we sing the song of the Lord in foreign lands?

A yet I will forget you, Jerusalem, forget my right hand.

P Slip my tongue to my throat, if I don’t remember you, if I don’t offer Jerusalem, as if at the beginning of my joy.

P Take care, O Lord, children of Edom, on the day of Jerusalem, saying: drain, drain to its foundations.

D cabbage soup Babylon cursed. Blessed are those who will reward you your reward, the hedgehog you have rewarded us.

B He has a good man of the same kind, and will break your babies on a stone. ]

If the feast of the Lord, or the Feast of the Theotokos, or the feast of a saint, magnificence is sung. It is sung many times until the censing of the entire church is completed, and is interspersed with verses from the "chosen psalm."

Sunday troparia "for the blameless", tone 5

On each tropar:

Chorus: B

A The Ngel cathedral was surprised, in vain it was imputed to you in the dead, but the mortal one, Savior, ruined the fortress, and raised Adam with Him, and all freedom from hell.

B Thou art blessed, O Lord, teach me in Thy justification.

P Why do you dissolve the world with merciful tears, O disciples? Shine in the grave Angel to the myrrh-bearers of things: you see the grave and understand that Savior is risen from the grave.

B Thou art blessed, O Lord, teach me in Thy justification.

Z Early on the myrrh-bearers were weeping to Thy tomb, but the Angel appeared to them and the speech: sobbing is a time of end, do not cry, but resurrect the apostle cry.

B Thou art blessed, O Lord, teach me in Thy justification.

M The iron-bearers of the woman from the world who came to Thy tomb, Savior, weep, the Angel speaks to them, saying: What do you think of the living with the dead? Like God is bo, is risen from the grave.

Glory:

P Let us bow to the Father and His Sons, and to the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity in one being, calling from the Seraphim: Holy, Holy, Holy Thou art, Lord.

And now:

F Having given birth to sin, Virgo, you delivered Adam, joy to Eve in sorrow gave you a place, but who fell from life to this, direct the incarnate God and Man from You.

A Lleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, glory to Thee, God. (3 times).

Deacon: Packs and packs, in peace let us pray to the Lord.

Chorus: Lord have mercy. (For every petition)

Z Step, save, have mercy and save us, O God, with Thy grace.

P Holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious Lady Our Lady and Ever-Virgin Mary, having remembered all the saints, ourselves and each other, and we will give our whole life to Christ God.

Chorus: To you, Lord.

Priest: For Thy name be blessed and Thy kingdom be glorified, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

Ipakoi and sedal.

Antiphones of the 4th voice

Chorus: From my youth, passions struggle with me, but intercede with me Himself, and save me, my Savior.

Glory:

Those who hate Zion, be ashamed of the Lord, for the grass will be dried up by fire.

And now:

By the Holy Spirit, every soul lives, and by purity it rises, shines forth with the Trinity Unity, sacredly secret.

Deacon: Let's take it.

Priest: Peace to all.

Chorus: And perfume yours.

Deacon: Wisdom! Prokimen ...

Sunday prokimny

Voice 1 Today I will rise again, saith the Lord, I will rely on Salvation, I will not bend over him.

Poem: The words of the Lord, the words are pure.

Voice 2 Get up, Lord, my God, by command, you have commanded, and a host of people will go round Thee.

Poem: Lord my God, in Thee hopes, save me.

Voice 3 Speak out the town, as if the Lord will reign, for fix the universe, it does not even move.

Poem: Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord all the earth.

Voice 4 Resurrect, Lord, help us and deliver us to Your name for your sake.

Poem: God, who is heard by our ears, and our fathers have proclaimed to us.

Voice 5 Rise, O Lord my God, that Thy hand be lifted up, as Thou art reigning forever.

Poem:

Voice 6 Lord, raise up Thy strength, and come in a hedgehog to save us.

Poem: Look out for Israel's flock, teach like Joseph's sheep.

Voice 7

Poem: Let us confess ourselves to Thee, Lord, with all my heart, let us show all Thy miracles.

Voice 8 The Lord will reign forever, your God to Zion, to generation and generation.

Poem: Praise my soul to the Lord, I will praise the Lord in my belly.

Ps 145: 10, 1B – 2A

Deacon: Let's pray to the Lord.

Chorus: Lord have mercy.

Priest: As if you are holy, our God, and rest in the saints, and we glorify you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

Deacon: second prokeimenon:

V Let such breath praise the Lord.

Poem: Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the confirmation of His power.

Deacon: And we pray to be honored to hear the holy Gospel of the Lord God.

Chorus: Lord have mercy. (3 times)

Deacon: Wisdom, forgive me, let us hear the Holy Gospel.

Priest: Peace to all.

Chorus: And perfume yours.

Priest: From (name) Holy Gospel reading.

Chorus:

Deacon: Let's take it.

Reading the Gospel

Chorus: Glory to Thee, Lord, glory to Thee.

Sunday Song after the Gospel:

Chorus: Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Thy Cross, Christ, and we sing and praise Thy Holy Resurrection: Thou art our God, do we not know otherwise, we call Thy name. Come, all faithful, let us worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ: for behold, come the cross, joy to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroy death by death.

Psalm 50 (Usually not read in parish churches)

Reader: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, cleanse my iniquity. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take out my sin before me. You who have sinned, and evil in your sight, have I done, as if you were justified in your words, and conquer always judging you. Behold, in transgressions I am conceived, and in sins bore me my mother. Behold, you loved the truth; You have revealed your unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. To my hearing dasi joy and gladness; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn away Thy face from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquity. Build a pure heart in me, O God, and renew the spirit of rights in my womb. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Thy salvation, and with the Spirit of the Lord confirm me. I will teach the wicked in Thy way, and the wicked will turn to Thee. Deliver me from the blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Thy righteousness. O Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. As if you would have wanted sacrifices, you would have given them: do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Bless, O Lord, with Thy good pleasure Zion, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; then they will lay calves on your altar.

On Sunday

Glory:

M Through the prayers of the Apostles, Merciful, cleanse the multitude of our sins.

And now:

M With the prayers of the Theotokos, Most Merciful, cleanse the multitude of our sins.

P Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, cleanse my iniquity.

V Oskres Jesus from the sepulcher, like a prophecy, give us an eternal belly and great mercy.

On the feasts of the saints

Glory:

P about prayers (Apostle, martyr, saint: his name), Merciful, blot out many of our sins.

And now:

P about the prayers of the Mother of God: and have mercy on me, God:

And the stichera of the holiday, or Sunday.

[From the week of the Publican and the Pharisee to the fifth week of Great Lent, on Sundays, instead of "By the prayers of the apostles ..." and other things, the troparia of repentance are sung:

Glory:

P Open my doors to repentance, Life-Giver, my spirit is maturing to Thy holy temple, wear bodily temple, it is all defiled: but as generous, cleanse with Thy gracious mercy.

And now:

Theotokos: Instruct me, the Mother of God, to guide me on the path to salvation, cold sins on my soul, and in laziness all my life is dependent: but with Your prayers, deliver me from all impurity.

P Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, cleanse my iniquity.

M The multitudes of the fierce ones I have done, thinking the accursed one, I tremble at the terrible bottom of the ship: but hoping for the mercy of Thy goodness, like David crying to Ty: have mercy on me, God, according to Thy great mercy. ]

After kissing the gospel

Deacon: Save, O God, Thy people and bless Thy heritage, visit the world with Thy mercy and generosity, lift up the horn of Orthodox Christians and send down Thy mercies on us, rich, with the prayers of our all-pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, by the power of the Honest and Life-giving Cross of the Heavenly Cross, the presence of the honest , honest, glorious prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, glorious and all-glorious saints Apostle, our holy father and ecumenical great teachers and saints, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostago, our holy father Nicholas, Archbishop of Myrah, miracle worker Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, teachers of Slovenia, saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Duke Vladimir and Grand Duchess Olga, others like the saints father of our wonderworkers of all Russia, Michael, Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip and Hermogen, saints, glorious and benevolent martyrs and gods the father of our, saints and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna (and holy name, it is also a temple and it is also a day), and all the saints. We pray to Thee, O Lord of many mercies, hear us, sinners, who pray to You, and have mercy on us.

Chorus: Lord have mercy. (12 times).

Priest: By the mercy and generosity and love of mankind of your only begotten Son, with Him you are blessed, with the most holy, and good, and life-giving Your Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

The canon is read.

According to the third canto - small litany, kontakion, ikos, sedalene.

According to the 6th canto of the litany. Kontakion and ikos. And reading in the Synaxaria.

According to the 8th canon of the canon, the deacon: Let us magnify the Mother of God and Mother of Light in songs.

Song of the Most Holy Theotokos

1.In My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in the Boz, My Savior.

After each verse:

2. I To the sight of humility, His servants, behold, from now on, they will bless Me all birth.

3. I to make me greatness, Mighty, and holy is His name, and His mercy for generations and generations that fear Him.

4.C open the empire with your arm, dissipate their hearts with pride.

5.H set forth a mighty one from the throne, and lift up the humble one; fill the hungry with blessings, and let the rich man go away.

6.In welcome Israel to His child, remember mercy, like a verb to our father, Abraham and his seed, even to the age.

According to the 9th canto, there is a small litany on Sunday.

Deacon: Packs and packs in peace let us pray to the Lord.

Chorus: Lord have mercy. (for each application)

Z Step, save, have mercy and save us, O God, with Thy grace.

P Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Mistress of our Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, remembering all the saints, ourselves, and each other, and we will give our whole life to Christ God.

Chorus: To you, Lord.

Priest: For Thou art our God, and we glorify Thee, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

If not resurrection, "It is worthy to eat ...".

Deacon: Holy is the Lord our God.

Chorus: Holy is the Lord our God. (For every proclamation)

I AM holy is the Lord our God.

N hell by all people is our God.

Svetilen (Exapostilarium) of the day or holiday.

WITH O disciples, let us ascend to the mountain of Galilee, by the faith of Christ we see the verb, the power of accepting those above and below, let us learn how to baptize, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all languages, and dwell with the mysteries as promised, until the end of the age.

Praising Psalms (148 - 150)

Chorus: Let every breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from heaven; praise Him in the highest. A song to God befits you.

X bring down Him, all His angels, praise Him, all His powers. A song to God befits you.

The Reader: Psalm 148: Praise Him, sun and moon, praise Him, all stars and light. Praise Him Heaven is heaven and water is even higher than heaven. May they praise the name of the Lord: as for that speech, and it was, that it commanded, and it was created. Put me in the age and in the age of the age, put the command, and it does not go by. Praise the Lord from the earth, to the serpent and all the abyss: fire, hail, snow, golot, the stormy spirit, who does His word, mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars, beasts and all cattle, creepers and birds are feathered. The king of the zemstvo and all the people, the princes and all the judges of the zemstvo, young men and virgins, elders and young men, let them praise the name of the Lord, as if exalting the name of the One, His confession on earth and in heaven. And the horn of His people will lift up, a song to all His venerable ones, the sons of Israel, the people who draw near to Him.

Reader: Psalm 149: Sing a new song to the Lord, His praise in the church of the saints. May Israel rejoice in His Creator, and the sons of Sioni rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name in the face, in the tympanum and the psalteries, let them sing to Him. For the Lord delights in His people, and He will exalt the meek for salvation. The reverend will be praised in glory and rejoice on their couches. The exaltation of God is in their throats, and swords are both sharp in their hands: create vengeance in the town, conviction of people, bind their kings with fetters, and their glorious hand iron fetters.

Reader: Make judgment in them is written.

Chorus: This glory will be to all His reverend.

1 voice

We sing Thy saving passion, Christ, and glorify Thy Resurrection.

2 voice

Every breath and all creation glorifies Thee, Lord, as you abolished death with the Cross, and show your Resurrection to a hedgehog from the dead, as the One Lover of Man.

3 voice

Come, all tongues, comprehend the terrible secrets of power: Christ for our Savior, Hedgehog in the beginning of the Word, will be crucified for our sake, and buried by will and rose from the dead, to save everyone, we will bow to Him.

4 voice

Enduring the cross and death and rise from the dead, O Lord, Omnipotent, we glorify Your Resurrection.

5 voice

Lord, I will seal the grave from the wicked, you came from the grave, as if you were born from the Mother of God. Not knowing how you were incarnate, without your flesh are Your Angels; you didn’t feel, when you were resurrected, awaiting Thy warrior. Wallpaper will be imprinted on those who are testing, while miracles appear to the sacrament bowing in faith, the hedgehog singing, give us joy and great mercy.

6 voice

Thy Cross, Lord, life and resurrection are Thy people, and hoping nan. To you, our Risen God, we sing: have mercy on us.

7 voice

Christ is risen from the dead, break the bonds of death; good news, earth, great joy, sing, heaven, God's glory.

8 voice

Lord, even if you were judged from Pilate, you did not depart from the Throne with the Father sitting here, and rose from the dead, the world you freed from the work of an alien, like Generous and Humanitarian.

Chorus: Thy Cross, O Lord, life and resurrection are Thy people, and hoping for nanny, Thou, the Risen God of ours, we sing: have mercy on us.

Reader: (psalm 150): Praise God in His saints!

Chorus: Praise Him in establishing His power!

P Thy ravine, Master, paradise has opened to the human race: and we will be delivered from corruption, to Thee, our Risen God, we sing: have mercy on us!

Reader: Praise Him on the powers of Ero!

Chorus: Praise Him for the multitude of His majesty!

WITH O Father and the Spirit of Christ let us sing of the Risen from the dead and cry to Him: Thou art our life and the resurrection: have mercy on us!

Reader: Praise Him with a trumpet voice.

Chorus: Praise Him with strings and organ!

T Thou art risen to death, Christ, from the grave, as it is written there is, co-raising our forefather. In the same way, Ty glorifies the human race and sings Your resurrection.

X bring Him down in the tympanum and face, praise Him with the strings and organ.

X bring Him down into the cymbals of the good-hearted, praise Him with the cymbals of exclamation. Let every breath praise the Lord.

Poems for Sunday stichera.

Poem: Rise, O Lord my God, that Thy hand be lifted up, do not forget Thy poor ones to the end.

Poem: Let us confess ourselves to Thee, Lord, with all my heart, let us show all Thy miracles.

Glory:

Stichera Gospel.

And now:

Theotokos, voice 2:

Chorus: Blessed art Thou, Virgin Mary, to those who incarnate fear of you, hell will be captured, Adam has cried out, the oath is consumed, Eve is free, death is dead, and we are alive. With that singing cry: blessed is Christ God, benevolent tako, glory to Thee.

Priest: Glory to Thee who showed us the light.

Great praise

Chorus: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill in men. We praise Ty, bless Ty, bow to Ty xia, praise Ty, thank Thy great for Thy glory. Lord, Heavenly King, God, Father Almighty, Lord, the Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and Holy Soul. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us. Plant the sins of the world, accept our prayer. Sit on the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou art the One Holy; You are the One Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father, amen.

All day I will bless You and praise Your name forever, and forever and ever. Grant, Lord, to us to be saved without sin on this day. Blessed are you, O Lord God our father, and your name is praised and glorified forever, amen.

Bless, Lord, Thy mercy on us, as trust in Thee.

Blessed art thou, Lord, teach me with Thy justification. (3 times)

Lord, you have been a refuge for us in generation and generation. Az rekh: Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, as if they sinned You. Lord, I have come to You, teach me to do Your will, as you are my God, as you have the source of belly, in your light we will see light. Add Thy mercy to Thy guides.

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

WITH lava to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever, amen.

WITH fifth Immortal, have mercy on us.

In the same highest voice: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

The troparion of the holiday.

Glory: and now:

Theotokos.

Sunday troparia

Voice 1, 3, 5, 7

Today the salvation of the world is fast, we sing to the Risen from the grave, and to the Ruler of our life: having destroyed death with death, you will give us victory and great mercy.

Voice 2, 4, 6, 8

Risen from the grave and tore you to pieces from hell, you destroyed the condemnation of death, Lord, delivering all from the enemy's nets; having manifested to Himself Thy apostle, I sent Thy preaching, and with those Thy peace Thou hast given Thou the universe, the Most Merciful One.

Litany augmented

Deacon: Have mercy on us, God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray to You, hear, and have mercy.

Chorus: Lord have mercy. (3 times for each application).

E we pray for our Great Lord and our father, His Holiness the Patriarch (name), and about our lord, the Most Reverend Metropolitan (or archbishop, or bishop) (name), and about all our brethren in Christ.

E We pray for our God-protected country, its power and army, and let us live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity.

E we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable creators of this holy temple , and about all the early fathers and brethren, lying here and everywhere Orthodox.

E we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness and forgiveness of the sins of God's servants, the brethren of this holy temple (if in a monastery: the holy monastery of sow).

E We pray for those who bear fruit and do good in this holy and all-honorable temple, who are toiling, singing and coming people, who expect great and rich mercy from You.

Priest: As if God is merciful and a lover of mankind, and we give glory to Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

Litany of supplication

Deacon: Let's fulfill our Lord's morning prayer.

Chorus: Lord have mercy. (For every petition)

Z Step, save, have mercy and save us, O God, with Thy grace.

D not everything is perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless, we ask the Lord.

Chorus: Come on, Lord. (For every petition)

A ngela is peaceful, faithful to the mentor, guardian of our souls and bodies, we ask the Lord.

P grove and remission of our sins and sins, we ask the Lord.

D Good and useful to our souls, and peace of the world, we ask the Lord.

P End the other time of our life in peace and repentance, we ask the Lord.

X Christian deaths of our belly, painless, shameless, peaceful and a kind answer at the terrible judgment of Christ, we ask.

P Holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious Lady Our Lady and Ever-Virgin Mary, having remembered all the saints, ourselves and each other, and we will give our whole life to Christ God.

Chorus: To you, Lord.

Priest: As if you are the God of mercy, bounty and love for mankind, and we glorify you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

Priest: Peace to all.

Chorus: And perfume yours.

Deacon: Let us bow our heads to the Lord.

Chorus: To you, Lord.

Priest: Prayer of admiration (read secretly):

Holy Lord, living in the highest, and look upon the humble, and with your all-seeing eye look upon all creation, bow your heart and body to you, and we pray to you: stretch out your invisible hand from your holy dwelling place, and bless us all. And if you have sinned, willingly or unwillingly, as God is good and lover of mankind, forgive us, granting us your peaceful and peaceful good.

Priest: Yours is the hedgehog of mercy and salvation, our God, and we give glory to Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen.

Deacon: Wisdom.

Chorus: Bless.

Priest: Blessed be Christ, our God, always, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen. Reaffirm, O God, the holy Orthodox faith, Orthodox Christians in the century of the century.

Priest: Holy Mother of God, save us.

Chorus: The most honest Cherubim and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, without corruption of God the Word gave birth to the Mother of God, we magnify Thee.

Priest: Glory to Thee, Christ God, our hope, glory to Thee.

Chorus: Glory, and now: Lord, have mercy, three times. Bless.

All-night vigil. Semantic explanation.

A person who comes to an evening service often does not understand what is happening, he hears prayers that are incomprehensible to him, sees incomprehensible actions on the part of the priest. This handout will be of great help in understanding the entire evening service.

The All-Night Vigil consists of two parts: Great Vespers and Matins.

Part I THE GREAT EVENING

The altar means paradise. At the beginning of the Great Vespers, the Royal Gates are opened, the open Royal Gates symbolize paradise.

In the Bible we read that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, but the earth was unsettled and the Life-giving Spirit of God hovered over it in silence, as if pouring living forces into it.

The beginning of the All-night Vigil - Great Vespers just meansWORLD CREATION, the beginning of Vespers - takes us to this beginning of creation: the service begins with the silent cruciform censing of the Throne. This action is an image of the flow of the Holy Spirit in the bosom of the Holy Trinity.

Initial exclamation.

After censing, the priest stands in front of the altar and makes a cross in the air in front of the altar with a censer, proclaims: "Glory to the saints, the Consubstantial, and the Life-giving, and the Inseparable Trinity, always, now and ever, and forever and ever."

The meaning of these words and actions is that the priest, with his exclamation, confesses the origin and Creator of everything - the consubstantial and life-giving Trinity. Making the sign of the cross with a censer at this time, the priest shows that through the Cross of Jesus Christ Christians were able to partially see the mystery of the Holy Trinity - God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit.

After the exclamation "Glory to the Saints ..." the clergy glorify the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity, Jesus Christ, chanting in the altar: "Come, let us worship our Tsar God ... Christ Himself, Tsar and our God."

An initiatory psalm.

The chorus then sings the 103rd, “The Primordial Psalm,” beginning with the words: “Bless the Lord, my soul,” and ending with the words: “You have created all wisdom!” This psalm is a hymn about the universe created by God - the visible and invisible world. The main feeling that permeates this psalm is the admiration of a person contemplating the beauty and harmony of the world created by God.

During the singing of this psalm, the censing of the entire church is performed with the royal gates open. This action was introduced by the Church in order to remind believers about the creation hovering over God's creation.The Holy Spirit. Censing at this moment symbolizes the Holy Spirit, which filled the whole world, the entire universe with Himself during the Creation of the World. Also, Censing, or rather censer smoke, symbolizes our prayers addressed to God.The open royal gates symbolize at this moment paradise, that is, the state of direct communication between people and God, in which the first people lived.

Immediately after the censing of the priest of the temple, the royal gates are closed, just as the original sin of Adam closed the doors of paradise and alienated him from God. Now fallen mankind, before the closed gates of paradise, is praying for a return to the path of God. At this time, portraying the repenting Adam, (the deacon in front of the royal doors) or the priest, if there is no deacon, proclaims Litany (Prayer) Peace be with the Lord let us pray. "Peace" does not mean the whole world, butV Peace with everyone!

Great litany

Litany is a collection of short prayer requests-appeals to the Lord about the earthly and spiritual needs of believers. The litany is a particularly fervent prayer that is recited on behalf of all believers. The choir, also on behalf of all those present at the service, responds to these petitions with the words “Lord, have mercy.

In the peaceful litany, the Church prays for peace in the whole world, for the unification of all Christians, for her native country, for the temple in which this service is taking place; in the litany, travelers are also remembered, the sick, captives, and a request is heard for deliverance from “sorrow, anger and need. ...

Blessed is the husband.

Blessed is the husband As if God's answer to the Great Litany sounds again the biblical psalm. This psalm - "Blessed is the man" - the first one found in the book of psalms, the Psalms, is, as it were, an indication and warning of believers against erroneous, sinful ways of life.

Psalm "Lord, I have cried" and incense.

After the singing "Blessed is the husband" and the small litany, verses from the 140th and 141st psalms are heard, beginning with the words "Lord, I have cried to You, hear me." These psalms tell about the longing of a man who has fallen into sin for God, about his striving to make his service to God true. While these verses are chanted, the censing of the entire temple is performed.

What is the meaning of this incense?

The Church gives the answer in the already mentioned words of the psalm: "May my prayer be corrected, like a censer before You ..."

The smoke of incense rising skyward symbolizes the prayers of believers rising to heaven. When a deacon or priest censing is censed in the direction of the person praying, he tilts his head in response as a sign that he accepts the incense in his direction as a reminder that the prayer of a believer should as easily ascend to heaven like incense smoke. Censing in the direction of the worshipers also reveals the deep truth that the Church sees in every person the image and likeness of God, a living icon of God.

Stichera are church songs composed in honor of a holiday or saint. Therefore, special songs are sung that reveal the essence of the holiday, the memory of which is celebrated on this day.

Small entrance

At the last stichera, the royal gates open as a sign that paradise, in the sense of communication between man and God, closed by the sin of Adam, is reopened by the coming to earth of Jesus Christ. At this time, the "small" entry is made. Through the side door of the iconostasis, the priest comes out following the deacon or sexton with candles, just as the Son of God appeared to people in the precursor of John the Baptist. This entrance denotes the quiet and humble appearance of Christ not in His Glory, but imperceptibly for the surrounding world.

Therefore, the singing of the prayer "Quiet Light" begins immediately.

"Quiet Light" is known as the "evening song", as it is sung at all evening services.

This chant denotes the quiet, imperceptible, evening appearance of Christ in this world.

According to legend, the Prayer "Quiet Light" was uttered by the martyr Athenogenes in the 3rd century during his procession to the fire. Later, this prayer became part of the evening service.

Following the chanting of "Quiet Light", the serving clergy from the altar proclaims a series of small words: "let us hear," "peace to all," "wisdom."

"Let us listen" is a form of the verb "listen." In Russian, we would say "we will be attentive", "we will be attentive."

"Peace to all" - the blessing of Christ to those who pray through the priest.

Augmented litany

With the coming into the world of Christ, represented in the actions of the small evening entrance, the intimacy between God and man increased, and their prayer communication also intensified. That is why the Church immediately invites believers to intensify their prayerful communion with God through "augmented litany."

Augmented litany is an intensified litany to which the choir sings, Lord have mercy, three times for each petition.

Prayer "Grant me, Lord"

After the augmented litany, the prayer "Grant me, Lord, this evening" is read or sung.

This prayer is for the sending of a sinless evening, a request for the grant of mercy, admonition, as well as the evening glorification of the Most Holy Trinity.

Supplicatory litany

Following the reading of the prayer "Grant me, Lord," the concluding litany of Vespers - "supplication", is offered. In the supplicatory litany, there is a prayer for prosperity in the spiritual life, i.e. about ending this day without sin, about the Guardian Angel, about forgiveness of sins, about a calm Christian end and about being able to give Christ a correct account of his life at the Last Judgment.

The choir responds to each petition with "God grant"

Adoration of chapters

After the Litany of Supplication, the Church calls on those praying to bow their heads before the Lord. At this moment, the priest turns to God with a special "secret" prayer, which he reads to himself. It contains the idea that those who bowed their heads expect help not from people, but from God, and ask Him to protect those praying from every enemy, both external and internal, i.e. from unkind thoughts and from dark temptations. "The adoration of the head" is an external symbol of the departure of believers under the protection of God.

Lithium

Following this, on major holidays and on the days of commemoration of especially revered saints, "lithia" is performed. "Lithia" means increased prayer. It begins with the singing of special stichera that glorify the holiday or the saint of the given day. At the beginning of the chanting of the stichera "on the litiya", the procession of the clergymen takes place from the altar. A candle is carried in front.

At this time, a table with a vessel with five loaves of bread, wheat, wine and oil is set up in the middle of the temple, which are then consecrated in memory of the ancient custom of distributing food to those who pray, who sometimes came from afar, so that they can refresh themselves during the lengthy Divine Services, which lasted "all-night." that is, all night. In modern liturgical practice, blessed loaves of bread, cut into small pieces, are dispensed with the anointing of the worshipers. The rite of blessing the loaves goes back to the liturgical practice of the first Christians and is a remnant of the early Christian "Vespers of Love" - "Agapa", when Christians gathered, dined and prayed, performing divine services.

Five loaves of bread are blessed in memory of the Savior's saturation with five loaves of 5000 hearers of His sermon. The priest then anoints the worshipers with the consecrated oil after applying it to the festive icon at Matins.

Prayer "Now let go"

Translation into Russian. “Now you release (me) Thy servant, O Lord, according to Thy word, in peace; for my eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all nations - the light to the illumination of the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel. "

This is the doxology uttered by St. Simeon the God-Receiver, when he received the Infant Christ Christ in his arms in the Jerusalem temple on the fortieth day after His Nativity. In this prayer, the Old Testament elder thanks God for allowing him to see Salvation (Christ) before death, which was given by God for the glory of Israel and for the enlightenment of the Gentiles and the whole world.

The first part of the Vespers, Vespers, is drawing to a close. Vespers begins with the remembrance of the creation of the world - the first page of the Old Testament history and ends with the prayer "Now let go", symbolizing the end of the Old Testament history.

Next On Sunday Vespers the troparion of the Mother of God is sung three times"Mother of God, Virgin, rejoice." This troparion is sung at the end of Sunday Vespers because the joy of the Resurrection of Christ was proclaimed after the joy of the Annunciation, when the Archangel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that She would give birth to the Son of God. The words of this troparion consist mainly of an angelic greeting to the Mother of God.

The priest ends the first part of the All-night Vigil - Vespers - from the pulpit, teaching the worshipers the ancient blessing on behalf of the incarnate Jesus Christ with the words "The blessing of the Lord on you, to Him with grace and philanthropy always, now and forever and forever and ever."

Part II. MORNING

Six Psalms

Matins, performed in the context of the Vigil, immediately begins with the reading of the Six Psalms, that is, the six selected psalms, namely 3, 37, 62, 87, 102 and 142, read in that order. The reading of the Six Psalms is preceded by two biblical texts: the Bethlehem angelic doxology - "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill in men," which is read three times.

According to the charter, during the reading of the Six Psalms, the candles in the temple are extinguished. The onset of darkness, which marks the deep night in which Christ came to earth, glorified by the angelic singing: "Glory to God in the highest." The twilight of the temple contributes to greater prayer concentration.

At this time, the worshipers stand straight to line, making the sign of the cross only to the words "Glory to the Father and the Son ...", in the middle of the Six Psalms and at the end, as a sign of concentration and depth of the content of the prayers.

The Six Psalms contains a whole range of experiences that illuminate New Testament Christian life - not only its general joyful mood, which is contained in the first three psalms, but also the mournful path to this joy contained in the last three psalms.

In the middle of the Six Psalms, during the beginning of the reading of the 4th, the most mournful psalm filled with mortal bitterness, the priest leaves the altar and in front of the royal doors silently continues to read 12 special prayers. At this moment, the priest, as it were, symbolizes Christ, Who heard the grief of fallen mankind and not only descended, but also shared his sufferings to the end, which are spoken of in Psalm 87 read at this time.

The "morning" prayers, which the priest reads to himself, contains a prayer for the Christians standing in the church, a request to forgive them their sins, to give sincere faith in unhypocritical love, to bless all their deeds and to honor the Kingdom of Heaven.

Great litany

After the end of the Six Psalms and the morning prayers, the Great Litany is recited again, as at the beginning of Vespers, at Vespers. Its meaning in this place at the beginning of Matins is that the Mediator who appeared on earth, Christ, whose birth was glorified at the beginning of the Six Psalms, will fulfill all the petitions for spiritual and bodily blessings, which are spoken of in this litany.

Sunday troparion

After the Peaceful, or as it is also called the "Great" litany, the singing from the 117th psalm sounds - "God is the Lord, and appear to us, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." The church charter appointed the singing of these words precisely in this place of Matins in order to direct our thought to the remembrance of Christ's entry into public service. This verse, as it were, continues the glorification of the Savior, begun at the beginning of Matins during the reading of the Six Psalms. Singing verses "God the Lord and appeared to us ..." gives us a joyful, solemn mood. Therefore, the candles that were extinguished during the recitation of the penitent Six Psalms are re-lit.

Immediately after the verses "God the Lord" is sung the Sunday troparion, which tells about the sufferings of Christ and His resurrection from the dead - events that will be illuminated in the future.

Kathisma

Kathisma are the expression of a repentant, contemplative spirit. They call for meditation on sins and are accepted by the Orthodox Church into its divine services so that the listeners delve into their own life, into their actions and deepen their repentance before God.

On Saturday nights, the 2nd and 3rd kathismas are usually read, they are of a prophetic nature. They describe the suffering of Christ: the mockery of Him, the perforation of His hands and feet, the stripping of His clothes with the casting of lots, His death and resurrection from the dead.

The kathismas at the Sunday Vigil lead the worshipers to the central and most solemn part of the divine service - to the “polyeleos”.

Polyeleos

“Praise the name of the Lord. Hallelujah". These and the following words, taken from the 134th and 135th Psalms, begin the most solemn moment of the Sunday All-night Vigil - "polyeleos" - dedicated to the remembrance of the Resurrection of Christ.

The word "polyeleos" comes from two Greek words that translate as "many merciful singing": polyeleos consists in singing "Praise the name of the Lord" with the refrain returning at the end of each verse of the psalms "as in the age of His mercy", where the Lord is glorified for many mercies the human race, and above all for its salvation and redemption.

At the polyeleos, the royal gates are opened, the entire temple is illuminated, and the clergy appear from the altar, censing the entire temple. In these sacred rites, worshipers really see, for example, in the opening of the royal gates, how Christ rose from the grave and reappeared among His disciples - an event depicted in the procession of the clergy from the altar to the middle of the temple. At this time, the singing of the psalm “Praise the name of the Lord” continues, with the chorus of the angelic exclamation “Hallelujah” (Praise the Lord), as if on behalf of the angels calling on those who pray to praise the risen Lord.

Sunday troparia "Blessed art thou, Lord, teach me thy justification .."

The angels were the first to know about the resurrection of Christ, and the first to announce it to the people, so the polyeleos, as if on their behalf, begins with the chant "Praise the name of the Lord." After the angels, the myrrh-bearing wives learned about the resurrection, who came to the tomb of Christ according to the ancient Jewish custom to anoint the body of Christ with fragrant oils. Therefore, after the singing of the angelic "Praise", the Sunday troparia are sung, telling about the visit of the myrrh-bearing wives to the sepulcher, the appearance of an angel with the news of the Savior's resurrection and the command to tell His apostles about it. Before each troparion the refrain is sung: "Blessed art thou, Lord, teach me in Thy justification." And, finally, the last of the followers of Jesus Christ, who learned about His resurrection from the dead, were the apostles.

This moment in the gospel story is celebrated in the culminating part of the entire All-night Vigil - in the reading of the Sunday Gospel. Which symbolizes the Good News of the Apostles about the Risen Christ.

"Forgive me wisdom, let us hear the Holy Gospel." The word "Wisdom" means with attention, the word "forgive" means directly. This word is an invitation to stand upright and reverently, with reverence and sincerity to listen to the Word of God.

Reading the Gospel.

As we have said more than once, the culmination of the All-Night Vigil is the reading of the Gospel. In this reading, one can hear the voice of the apostles - the preachers of the resurrection of Christ.

The reading of the Sunday Gospel comes from the altar, since this most important part of the Orthodox church in this case depicts the Holy Sepulcher.

After reading the Sunday Gospel, the priest brings out the Holy Book for kissing; he comes out of the altar, as from a tomb, and holds the Gospel, showing, as an angel, Christ whom he preached. The parishioners bow to the Gospel like disciples, and kiss it like the myrrh-bearing wives, and everyone sings "Seeing the Resurrection of Christ."

Canon

The miracle of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ sanctified human nature. The Church reveals this sanctification to those praying in the next part of the All-night Vigil after the Gospel reading - the “canon”. The canon in modern liturgical practice consists of 9 songs. Each canon of the canon consists of a certain number of individual troparia.

The canons cover in detail the meaning of the holiday and the life of the saint, as an example of the transformation of the world that is already taking place. In these canons, the Church, as it were, triumphs, contemplating the reflections of this transformation, the victory of Christ over sin and death.

The canons are read, but the opening verses of each of his individual songs are sung in chorus. These opening verses are called irmosi (from the Greek to bind.)

Irmos mean the representative, that is, the prophetic-symbolic meaning for the New Testament:

Irmos of the 1st Canto recalls, in the light of Christian thought, the miraculous passage of the Jews across the Red Sea; The Lord is glorified in him as the Almighty Deliverer from evil and bondage.

Irmos of the 2nd canto is built on the material of the accusatory song of Moses in the Sinai desert, which he uttered to awaken the feelings of repentance among the Jews who fled from Egypt. Canto 2 is sung only during Great Lent.

Irmos of the 3rd canto is based on the song of thanks of Anna, the mother of the prophet Samuel, for giving her a son.

In the irmos of the 4th canto, a Christian interpretation of the appearance of the prophet Habakkuk of the Lord God in the blaze of sunlight from behind a wooded mountain is given. In this appearance the Church sees the glory of the coming Savior.

In the 5th Irmos of the canon, the motive of which is taken from the book of the prophet Isaiah, Christ is glorified as a peacemaker and it also contains a prophecy about the resurrection from the dead.

The 6th Irmos is from the story of the prophet Jonah, who was thrown into the sea and swallowed by a whale. This event, according to the Church, should remind Christians of their immersion in a sinful abyss. This irmos also expresses the thought that there is no such misfortune and horror, among which the voice of the one praying from the bottom of his heart would not be heard.

The Irmos of the 7th and 8th canons of the canon are based on the songs of three Jewish youths thrown into a fiery Babylonian furnace. This event is a pre-image of Christian martyrdom.

Between the 8th and 9th canons of the canon, in honor of the Mother of God, a song is sung, beginning with the words “My soul will magnify the Lord and rejoice in my spirit about Boz, my Savior” during this singing, the censing of the entire church and the worshipers is performed, which symbolizes how we are above said our prayers offered up to God.

Irmos 9th canto always glorifies the Mother of God.

After the Canon, Stanzas are sung again, revealing the essence of the holiday that is celebrated on this day.

Great praise

The priest, standing in the altar in front of the throne, with the royal gates open, proclaims: "Glory to Thee, who showed us the light."

In ancient times, or even now, in those monasteries where Vigil is actually celebrated "all night", the sun rises in the second half of Matins. At this time, the Lord is glorified with a special, ancient Christian hymn - "Great Doxology", beginning with the words "Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth."

End of matins

Matins at the All-night Vigil ends with "augmented" and "supplicatory" litanies - the same litanies that were read at the beginning of All-night Vigil at Vespers. Then the last blessing of the priest and "dismissal" is given. The priest prayerfully addresses the Mother of God with the words "Most Holy Theotokos, save us!" The choir replies with theotokos doxology "The most honest Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim ..." Following this, the priest once again praises the Lord Jesus Christ with the exclamation "Glory to Thee, Christ God, our hope, glory to Thee." The choir answers "Glory, and now ..." showing by this that the glory of Christ is also the glory of the Most Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Thus, the Vigil ends, as it began, with the doxology of the Holy Trinity.

Clock

After the last blessing of the priest, the "First Hour" is read - the last, final part of the All-Night Vigil.

The first hour, the service of a humble, repentant striving towards God.

In addition to the First Hour, there are three more hours in the daily liturgical circle of the Orthodox Church: the Third and Sixth, which are read together before the beginning of the Divine Liturgy and the Ninth Hour, which is read before the beginning of Vespers. From a formal point of view, the content of a watch is determined by the selection of material relevant to a given hour of the day. However, the mystical, spiritual meaning of the clock is quite special, since they are dedicated to the memory of various stages of the Passion of Christ.

On the eve of Sundays and holidays, a special service is held in the church. Sometimes it starts in the evening, sometimes in the morning. She is usually called vigil or all-night vigil.

This type of service to God got its name in Orthodoxy a long time ago. Then it certainly began in the evening hours, and ended in the morning. From this it follows that all night before Sunday or a holiday, the parishioners were within the church and prayed tirelessly.

Nowadays there are separate monasteries where the all-night vigil lasts approximately six hours.

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History of origin

The custom of spending night hours in the prayers of Christians, which has come to us since ancient times, began as follows:

During his stay in the earthly world, Jesus Christ often prayed at night.
Following the example of the Savior, his disciples - - held night meetings, as they feared numerous enemies.
For fear of persecution by Jews and pagans, Christians, who were the pioneers of the faith, gathered in the catacombs (caves at some distance from the city) at night. This took place on holidays and on the days of commemoration of the holy martyrs.
The meaning of the all-night vigil consists in depicting the events that happened to Jesus Christ on earth, which led to salvation of the human race... Christ took upon himself human sins, was crucified and ascended, defeating death.

All-night vigil before Sunday or church holiday has its own sequence and is divided into three parts:

Vespers.
Matins.
First hour.

Vespers

The all-night vigil begins with Vespers. To better understand this service department, you can conditionally divide it into 5 parts.

Part I. Beginning

Vigil in the evening before a Sunday or holiday begins as follows:

The meaning of this part of the service is as follows:

The indicated actions of the priests and singers before they entered the altar represent a reminder: of the creation of the world, of the serene life of Adam and Eve in Eden.
The closed royal gates symbolize that after the expulsion of the first man and woman from the Paradise tabernacles for the sin of disobedience, the gates of Paradise closed in front of them.
The litany pronounced by the deacon speaks of the difficult life of our ancestors on earth after the expulsion of Adam and Eve and their constant need for the help of the Creator.

Part II. Psalms

After the reading of the litany, the second part of Vespers begins.

It looks like this:

Part III. Evening entrance

Evening entrance is as follows:

What is the interpretation of the evening out?

The evening exit says the following:

Carrying out a candle is the image of John the Baptist, who appeared before the coming of Jesus. The Savior himself called him a lamp.
The exit of the priest reminds of the Son of God, who came down from heaven to earth to take the blame for all human sins.
The priest's address to the parishioners symbolizes the ascension of Christ to heaven and his enthronement over the world in all glory.
The deacon's exclamation: "Forgive wisdom!" - instructs the faithful to look at the ongoing sacrament while standing, and pray to the Lord God for the forgiveness of sins.

Part IV. Lithium

Litia and the blessing of loaves are not performed on all Sundays, but only during the most solemn holidays. Lithia follows the litany.

The procedure for performing the litiya is as follows:

The priest and deacon exit the altar, heading to the west side of the church.
At this time, the singing of the stichera is heard from the kliros.
Then the deacon prays for the health of the bishop and all Orthodox Christians. And also a prayer is offered up for the emperor, empress and other persons related to the royal house. He asks the Lord to protect the flock from adversity and sorrow.

Explanation:

Litia is celebrated in the western part of the church so that the catechumens and penitents, usually standing in the narthex, can pray with everyone for the feast, and other believers pray for them. That is, the lithium is aimed at ensuring that prayer is offered up, first of all, for those who most of all need the mercy of God and are in grief and sorrow. And also lithium is a reminder of the processions of the cross performed by the first Christians during times of great calamity at night.

Part V. Blessing of the loaves

The blessing of the loaves begins after:

sticher;
the dying song of Simeon the God-Receiver;
the troparion repeated three times - a short prayer chant that reflects the essence of the holiday.

Interpretation:

The beginning of the custom of blessing loaves was laid by the early Christians, who held the all-night vigil until dawn. So that the worshipers could support their strength, they were given wine, bread and oil, previously blessed by the priest.
To remind of the events of bygone days, the priest says a prayer over the five loaves; wheat and oil. He asks for their multiplication and for God to give sanctification to the faithful who receive them. The consecrated oil is used to anoint those praying at the all-night vigil, the wine is sipped, and the wheat is eaten.
The five consecrated loaves remind of the miracle performed by the Savior during his earthly life - the feeding of 5 thousand people with five loaves.
The end of the first part of the all-night vigil - the evening vigil - is evidenced by the priest's words that the Lord will grant his blessing to everyone, since he is always philanthropic - "now and ever and forever and ever." Then the priest says:, and the bells are ringing, announcing the end of Vespers and the beginning of the second part of the All-night Vigil - Matins.

Matins

The next part of the all-night vigil is matins. It provides for its own order of worship and will also be conditionally divided into parts.

Part I. Beginning

Part II. Polyeleos

At the end of each of the kathismas, the priest pronounces a small litany. After that, the polyeleos begins - the most solemn part of the all-night vigil. Translated from the Greek word polyeleos means "much oil" or "great mercy."

The royal gates are opening. Their opening symbolizes the actions of an angel who rolled away the stone from the Holy Sepulcher, which shone as an image of a new eternal life filled with spiritual joy.
The large candles in front of them, extinguished during the reading of the six psalms and kathisma, are lit again.
A song praising the Lord is sung on the kliros. These are portions from Psalms 134 and 135. And also in the psalms there is a call to praise God and his servants, that is, believers, since the Lord is blessed from Zion (from ancient times, when there was a temple and a tabernacle in it). David also calls on Christians to go to confession, to confess their sins to God. Being merciful to his children, God will forgive them.
The priest together with the deacon carry out the censing along the entire perimeter of the temple. This walk reminds of the myrrh-bearing wives who went to the tomb of the Lord on the night of the Savior's resurrection in order to lubricate his body with peace. But the angel brought them the joyful news that Christ had ascended to heaven.
On Sunday, at the end of the singing of the 134th and 135th psalms of praise, the troparia are sung. This is done so that the thought of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is better imprinted in the minds of believers. For this, the troparia are selected, which contain the reason for the joy of the resurrection of Christ. At the beginning of each of them there are phrases praising the Lord, with a request to teach believers his commandments.
At the end of the polyeleos, a text from the Holy Gospel is read, which tells about one of the appearances of the Savior after his resurrection.
The Holy Gospel is brought to the center of the temple for kissing by believers, which is done with thoughts of the benefits of the risen Lord.
At this moment, the choir sings a song calling to worship the resurrection of Christ. This song says that the Holy Lord Jesus is the only sinless God, besides him, Christians do not know another God. They bow before the holy cross, on which Jesus was crucified, but having endured death, he destroyed death.

On a note:

On the eve of the twelve feast days and the days of the holy saints, the polyeleos is somewhat different from the Sunday polyeleos. In the pre-holiday version, after the performance of the laudatory psalms, the clergy go to the central part of the church, where an icon corresponding to the holiday is located on the analogion. Glorification is sung to her. At the same time, verses in honor of the holy women of the myrrh-bearers, as on Sunday, are not recited. The worshipers come up to the icon and kiss it, and then they are anointed with oil, which was consecrated during the litiya.
The twelve holidays are the 12 most important holidays after Easter for Orthodox Christians, which are among the great holidays. They remind of the events that took place with Jesus Christ during his life on earth, and with his mother, the Theotokos.

Part III. Canon

Nine songs

After reading the Gospel and the prayer to the Lord for mercy on sinners, the canon is sung - the rule according to which the glorification of God and the saints takes place and God's mercy is requested through the prayers of the saints.
The Canon contains 9 sacred songs, which are modeled after songs from the Old Testament. They were sung by such righteous people as the prophet Moses and the father of John the Baptist - the priest Zechariah.
At the beginning of each song irmos (connection) is performed, and at the end - katavasiya (convergence). The name katavasiya is explained by the fact that two choirs must come together to sing it.

Song 1 - I: compiled on the basis of the song sung by the prophet Moses about the miracle that occurred during the passage of the Jewish people across the Red Sea.
Song 2: the sample is taken from the song of the prophet Moses, sung by him before his death. With her help, the elder wanted to direct the Jews to repentance. In accordance with the charter of the Orthodox Church, it is performed only on the eve of Great Lent. On the other days after the first, the second is sung in the canon.
Song 3: a model is the chanting by the righteous woman Anna of the birth of her son Samuel, who later became a prophet and a wise judge of the Jewish people.
Song 4: the sample is the song of the prophet Habakkuk about the impending coming of the Messiah who will save Israel.
Song 5: based on the thoughts contained in the song of the prophet Isaiah, who praises the deliverance of the Church from her enemies.
Song 6: echoes the song of the prophet Jonah, sung in honor of the fact that he miraculously came out of the belly of the whale.
Songs 7 and 8: compiled on the basis of the song of three Jewish youths about the miraculous deliverance from the burning furnace of Babylon. *
Canto 9: filled with thoughts borrowed from the chant of the priest Zechariah, dedicated to the birth of his son - John the Forerunner of the Lord.

* Following the eighth canon of the canon, the canon of the Mother of God is performed, which is divided into verses. The verses are followed by the glorification of the Mother of God.

Reading the psalms

After the canon is sung, psalms 148, 149 and 150 are read, in which King David turns to nature, inviting her to praise the Lord God for the light given to them. The priest repeats the words of David, turning to the throne of God.

The song of the holy angels

The choir performs great praise to the Lord for his love for man, for the mercies bestowed on them. It begins and ends with the song of the angels. This hymn was formed during the time of the ancient Christians. He defended the name of the Savior from the slander of the pagans. According to legend, the first part of the prayer "Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal" was first heard by a youth who ascended to heaven as a result of an earthquake that happened in the 5th century in Constantinople.

In ancient times, matins came to an end when the day began.

First hour

The first hour is the third, final part of the all-night vigil. At this time, psalms and prayers are read. Four parts can be distinguished here.

Reading psalms and prayers

Psalms 5, 89 and 100 are recited. They contain a request to God that he hear those who are praying the next day and correct the bad deeds of human hands during the coming day. At this moment, the lights go out, and the church plunges into twilight.

Last prayer

This is the prayer "Christ, true Light", which is read by the priest in front of the icon of the Savior. It contains a request to the Lord for the enlightenment and illumination of every person who comes into the world, for the establishment of life in it according to God's laws.

Hymn dedicated to the Virgin Mary

The hymn, sung in honor of the Virgin Mary, expresses gratitude to her, composed by the inhabitants of Constantinople for saving them from the attack of the Persians and Avars, which took place in the 7th century in Greece.

Indent and festive chime

The priest pronounces the indent of the first hour, the chant "God is the Lord, and He appeared to us" sounds. It recalls the appearance of Jesus Christ on the sermon, illuminates the path of salvation he traveled - the road of love and humility. This symbolizes the Savior's entry into Jerusalem and the greeting of the Jewish people. This concludes the all-night vigil, the bells ring.

All-night vigil is a very ancient church ritual, which was officially established in the time of John Chrysostom. But today people who are not close to the church know little about this sacred rite. Read about its meaning and how the service itself proceeds in our article.

What is an all-night vigil

For the first time this custom was introduced into practice by Jesus Christ together with his disciples. Over the next centuries, the ritual was constantly replenished with new litanies and prayers, which have survived to this day.

Essentially, all-night vigils are long nightly services performed in the church. Orthodoxy calls such a prayer truly virtuous, since a short church service is not enough to gain freedom of the spirit.

All-night vigils are long night celebrations.

The meaning of worship

As a rule, an all-night vigil is held at about six o'clock in the evening before the great Orthodox celebrations:

Twelve festivities;
temple events;
special dates marked in the Typicon;
church holidays established by individual parishes.

Also, the night sacrament is performed before the Sunday service and is mandatory in preparation for the Sacrament of the Eucharist. It is considered a sin not to attend such a service, unless the reasons are compelling enough.

All-night vigil is held before the Twelve Feasts

The main idea of the evening worship is spiritual deliverance and healing. Long prayer helps to drive away extraneous thoughts, to focus on the meaning of the upcoming celebration, to prepare a Christian to receive God's grace.

The All-Night Vigil is an inseparable part of the Sunday Liturgy. At the same time, the latter reflects the coming Heavenly Kingdom, and the service preceding it reflects the past Old and New Testament times. In other words, both sacred rites complement each other, being united by a common meaning.

Video "All-Night Vigil with Explanation"

This video explains the worship service.

How is the service going

The night service begins around 16: 00-18: 00 with the Great Vespers, symbolizing the formation of the Church in the time of the Old Testament. The priests open the Royal Doors, and then fumigate the altar with incense as a sign of God's grace, which filled Eden and the ancestors who lived there. During the censing, the Holy Spirit, who created this world, is chanted, and honor is raised to all shrines. At the same time, the priest asks the Lord for blessings for the laity who have come to the temple.

Further, the Royal Doors are closed, symbolizing the expulsion from paradise of Adam and Eve, who violated the Law of God. Asking the Almighty for forgiveness, the churchmen sing the great litany. It is a request to have mercy on sinners, to help them in worldly life. Then the churchman reads lamp prayers, which contain petitions to God for spiritual illumination, the opportunity to know His love, to bestow joy.

During the prayer chants, the clergy bring out candles, signifying the light of Christian teaching, the deacon carries the icon of John the Baptist, and the priest walks with empty hands, dropping them down. After the words “Peace to all,” the parishioners bow their heads, and the priest turns to the Almighty for mercy, salvation and protection from satanic forces. Then a long prayer begins, which is called lithium.

Litia is performed in the vestibule as a sign of humility before the Lord God.

The first part of the all-night vigil ends with the litany "Now you let go," singing the vow of God about the coming of the Messiah. Then the morning service begins, dedicated to the New Testament. The churchmen sing psalms depicting the joy and at the same time the sorrow of the soul, showing the need for atonement for sins. Having pronounced the Gospel texts, the priest leaves the altar, symbolizing the Savior, and then reads 12 morning prayers.

Having reopened the Royal Doors, the clergy fumigate the entire temple. This action reflects the disciples of Christ who came after the Resurrection to His Sepulcher. Further, the Holy Scripture is taken out of the altar, and after that the prokeimenon and the Gospel itself are read. At the end, the anointing is performed with illuminated oil. First, the clergy spend it over themselves, and then over the parishioners, drawing an unctuous cross on the foreheads of each.

After completing a church ceremony, clergymen read nine canons describing the lives of the saints, in whose name the festival is coming. After the last lines spoken by the priest, the choir descends and sings katavasia. The night service ends with the blessing of the priests of their flock.

Prolonged prayer Clergymen fumigate the entire temple Anointing with illuminated oil

How long is the all-night vigil

In early Christian times, the all-night vigil lasted until the morning, and therefore it was named that way. Today, however, its duration does not exceed three hours. The church went to such indulgences for the only reason: not all parishioners can withstand such a long service. As a rule, the service begins at 17:00 and ends at about 22:00. The longest action is considered to be the Christmas night worship.

The Difference Between Vigil and Evening Vigil

People who do not go to church very often rarely think about the difference between these two sacred rites. However, there is a difference, albeit not too significant. Basically it is duration - the evening service is shorter.

Using simple explanations, we can say that the night vigil unites Vespers, Matins, and the first hour.

Both services are held on the eve of Sundays or great church festivals. Opening with the evening worship service, which begins around 16: 00-18: 00 hours, vigilance smoothly turns to morning prayers. Today the word “all-night vigil” itself does not quite correspond to its hidden meaning, since the duration of the ceremony has been significantly reduced. Previously, such wakefulness did not last until midnight, as now, but until dawn, fully justifying its name.

Evening service lasts less

Vigil at night is a very important and widespread practice that has come to us since early Christian times. Performing before church festivals, she helps believing Christians to cleanse their souls, reject worldly experiences, tune in to the upcoming celebration, fully realizing its sacred meaning.

Orthodox theology and tradition have many terms that are still pronounced in the ancient Slavic language. One of these is the all-night vigil. It is important for every believer to know their religion, and not just blindly obey the priest. Faith that has no solid foundation is not true. The apostle James wrote: “even demons believe,” but their faith is of no use.

Each person has the opportunity to contact a clergyman in order to get an answer to his questions. God created the Church so that people would come and receive knowledge and instruction in the truth.

What it is

All-night vigil or All-night vigil is a joyous holiday for all Orthodox Christians. This fellowship of believers usually lasts from dusk to dawn. That is why it is called vigil, since the parishioners and ministers of the church will stay awake all night. How long the service will last also depends on the seasons. For example, in winter from 18:00 to 6:00, and in summer from 21:00 to 5:00.

The Slavic church tradition believes that in relation to this case it will be more spiritual to use phrases like: I go to the all-night vigil; i'm returning from vigil etc. Sometimes people, in daily speech, can use the term "All-night Vigil" in the sense of the Easter service, which takes place at night and consists of Midnight Office, Matins, Easter Hours and Liturgy. The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the Vigil in a similar way (from the Latin vigilia).

An all-night vigil has the custom to be held on the eve of the following events:

Sundays.
Twelfth holidays.
Holidays marked with a special sign in the Typikon.
The days of the temple holidays.
Any other holiday according to the abbot of the temple or local tradition.

In the interval from evening to morning, after the litany, an intensified prayer is held. Christians are encouraged with one heart to get rid of all unnecessary thoughts and completely devote themselves to invoking the Almighty.

History and meaning

The interpretation of the all-night vigil is very simple - it is the night prayer performed by Christians on their knees. Many great saints believed, and still believe, that prayer is the highest of all virtues. Deeds can help a person, but when we pray, God Himself comes down and helps. Some prayer books in history said that the enemies were afraid of their prayers for more than ten thousand army.

Reading Scripture, it is easy to notice stories about such a practice already in the Old Testament church. For example, Joseph, the son of Israel, had the custom of going out at night for prayer and discourse. And also King David often did not let himself fall asleep in order to be alone and pray. The most important confirmation is the Lord Jesus Christ Himself and His apostles.

But historically, All-night vigil was defined and officially recognized Church in the time of John Chrysostom. Over time, the order of this worship was improved and enriched by other saints, such as John of Damascus and Theodore the Studite. Vigil is often associated with the calling of Christians to be always sober, praying incessantly and remembering that the Lord is coming.

Especially in times of persecution, Christians gathered for universal prayer precisely at night. They were often accused of corrupting children, atheism, cannibalism, and other terrible things. Since they had to hide from the authorities, they chose more secret places, in the catacombs and in cemeteries.

In the II-III centuries. ekah, the movement of hermits and monks was very widespread. In addition to asceticism, they often spent the entire night in prayer, singing, and praise. For the Fathers of the Church, the vigil had eschatological connotations. Vigil was considered to be the image of spiritual life. A Christian should always remember about the cross of Christ, about the Holy Gospel, about forgiven sins and about the reward in heaven for faithfulness. The Greek term "agripnia" is found in the writings of Basil the Great. He wrote that such meetings were held in many places in the East and took place on the eve of Sundays.

How is it going

Prayer nights have a deep spiritual meaning. The church proclaims that the beautiful light of the sunset depicts the spiritual image of the light of Christ. And also the gaze of the praying people is directed to the future light of the Kingdom of God. The Lord promised that he would come for those who are waiting for Him. And His coming will be in the presence of holy angels, who will bring joy to those who believe, and disappointment and judgment - to those who rejected God's Son.

You can compare the all-night vigil with the principle that is present in our culture for the New Year. People part with the bad and welcome the good. Likewise, Christians, at vigil, celebrate a new beginning; the darkness leaves, and the light triumphs. It is impossible to leave such a ministry unchanged. Therefore, the vigil serves as a preparation for the Divine Liturgy and for the Eucharist.

How long does such a service last

The canon at the all-night vigil has its own characteristics and must meet certain criteria. Such ministry has a rather long sequence, consisting of more than 20 actions.

At the moment, based on the fact that there are old and weak believers, the tradition can be more lenient towards people. Thus, it is possible to attend the service for several hours and then return home.

Confession during the All-Night Vigil

One of the most important components of the prayers of parishioners is the confession of their sins before God. In addition to confession before a priest, every Christian should come to God with prayers and confession. Confession has tremendous power in itself. The Apostle John encourages us to live in the light and not remain in the dark. Sin naturally loves darkness. But we can only defeat him if we bring him into the light. Light sanctifies people and shows them what they are. God wants for Christians to confess... The Church explains that vigilance can help a person get rid of bad and sinful habits.

Worship structure

Such an ancient rite has historical significance and is a symbol of the Old and New Testaments. The structure that is used in such services is as follows:

In this way the whole gospel is explained. People have the opportunity to understand who God is, how holy and omnipotent He is; we disobeyed Him and sinned; but He, in His great mercy, sent us a Savior. As a result, a person can believe in the most important teachings of Christianity and join the Church.

The gospel can satisfy the need of our hearts completely and exclusively. Do not think that if we belong to the Christian denomination and the church, then we no longer need anything. God is the need of the Christian heart. He created us for Himself and our souls will not have rest until they find it in Him. Apart from salvation, which is gained through faith in Jesus Christ, the Christian needs constant sanctification. Therefore, you should continue to pray and cleanse your souls every day until the Lord comes.