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MATINS

FROM lava in the highest to God, and on earth peace, good will towards men. (3 times).

G Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will proclaim your praise. (2 times).

Psalm 3

Lord, why do you multiply those who are cold? Many rise up against me, many say to my soul: there is no salvation for him in his God. You, Lord, are my intercessor, my glory and lift up my head. I called with my voice to the Lord, and heard me from my holy mountain. I fell asleep, and spah, rose, as if the Lord would intercede for me. I will not be afraid of those people around who attack me. Resurrect, O Lord, save me, my God, for you have struck down all those who are at enmity with us in vain: you have crushed the teeth of sinners. Salvation is of the Lord, and Your blessing is upon Your people.

I fell asleep, and spah, rose, as if the Lord would intercede for me.

Psalm 37

Lord, do not rebuke me with Your wrath, but punish me with Your anger. Like Your arrows unzosha in me, and Thou hast established Your hand on me. There is no healing in my flesh from the face of Your wrath; there is no peace in my bones from the face of my sins. As if my iniquity exceeded my head, as if a heavy burden was burdened on me. Resurrect and bend my wounds from the face of my madness. Suffered and slushy to the end, all day complaining about walking. As if my body was filled with reproach, and there is no healing in my flesh. I was embittered and resigned to the ground, roaring from the sighing of my heart. Lord, before You all my desire and my sighing is not hidden from You. My heart is troubled, leave me my strength, and the light of my eyes, and that one is not with me. My friends and my sincere ones are directly approaching me and stasha, and my neighbors are far away, stashing me and needy looking for my soul, and looking for an evil verb to me, vain and flattering all day long. But I am as if deaf not hearing, and as if he did not open his mouth. And like a man, do not hear and do not have reproof in your mouth. As if in You, Lord, I hope, You will hear, Lord my God. Yako rekh: yes, not when my enemies will please me: and always move my feet, yelling at me. For I am ready for wounds, and my illness is before me. As if my iniquity, I will proclaim and take care of my sin. But my enemies live and become stronger than me, and multiply those who hate me without the truth. Repaying me evil, slandering me, chasing goodness. Do not leave me, Lord my God, do not depart from me. Come to my help, O Lord of my salvation.

Do not leave me, Lord my God, do not depart from me. Come to my help, O Lord of my salvation.

Psalm 62

O God, my God, to Thee I am in the morning, my soul longs for Thee, since my flesh is a multitude of Thee, in the land empty and impassable, and waterless. So in the holy appeared to You, to see Your power and Your glory. As if Your mercy is better than the stomach, praise Thee with my lips. Thus I will bless Thee in my belly; I will lift up my hands in Thy name. As from fat and suit, my soul will be filled, and my mouth will praise Thee with joy. As soon as the remembrance of Ty on my bed, in the morning I learned in Ty. For thou wast my Helper, and in thy blood I will rejoice. My soul clings to Thee, but Thy right hand is less pleasing. These, in vain, searching for my soul, will enter the underworld of the earth, betray themselves into the hands of weapons, they will be parts of a fox. The king will rejoice in God, everyone who swears by Him will boast, as if the mouth of those who speak unrighteous is blocked.

In the morning, study in Ty. For thou wast my Helper, and in thy blood I will rejoice. My soul clings to Thee, but Thy right hand is less pleasing.

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 in front of the closed royal doors, with his head uncovered, in the stole, 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, O Lord our God, who has raised us from our lies, and put a word of praise into our mouths, to bow down and call on Your holy name, and we pray to Your bounties, which you have always used about our lives. And now send Thy help to those who stand before the face of Thy holy glory, and those who expect rich mercy from You, and grant them, who always serve You with fear and love, to praise Your inscrutable goodness.

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

Prayer 2

From the night our spirit wakes up to You, our God, for the light of Your commandment on earth. To perfect righteousness and holiness in Your fear, give us understanding: We glorify You, our truly existing God. Incline Your ear and hear us, and remember, Lord, those who exist and pray with us all by name, and I save by Your strength, bless Your people and sanctify Your property. Grant peace to Thy world, to Thy churches, to the priest and to all Thy people.

As if bless and glorify your all-honorable and magnificent name, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 3

From the night our spirit wakes up to Thee, O God, beyond the light of Thy commandment. Teach us, O God, Thy righteousness, Thy commandment and Thy justification. Enlighten the eyes of our thoughts, but not when we fall asleep in sins into death. Drive away all darkness from our hearts. Grant us the sun of righteousness, and keep our life hateful with the seal of Your Holy Spirit. Set our feet on the path of peace. Let us see the morning and the day in joy, so that we send up prayers to You in the morning.

For Your dominion, and Yours is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory, of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4

Lord God, holy and incomprehensible, who shines into the light from darkness, resting us in a night's sleep and exalting us to the glorification and prayer of Your goodness. We implore from Your good grace, accept us and now worship You and thank You according to the power, and grant us all, even to salvation, petitions. Show us the sons of the light and the day, and the heirs of Your eternal blessings. Remember, Lord, in the multitude of Thy bounties, and 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, who require Thy philanthropy and help, and grant Thy great mercy to all. Yes, save the soul and body always abiding, with boldness we glorify Your wonderful and blessed name - the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Thou art the God of mercy, generosity and philanthropy, and we send glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 5

Good treasure, ever-flowing source, Holy Father, miracle worker, omnipotent and Almighty, we all worship You and pray to You Your mercy, and Your bounty calling for help and intercession of our humility. Remember, Lord, Thy servants, accept all of us in the morning prayers, as if incense before Thee, and let not a single one of us be unskilful, but supply all of us with Thy bounties. Remember, Lord, those who watch and sing to Your glory, and Your only begotten Son and our God, and Your Holy Spirit; be that helper and intercessor, accept their prayers on your heavenly and mental altar.

Prayer 6

We thank Thee, Lord God of our salvation, as if You do everything for the good of our life, but we always look to You, the Savior and benefactor of our souls. Yako reassured us in the night that passed by and raised us up from our beds, and set you to worship your honorable name. The same we pray to Thee, Lord, give us grace and strength, that we may be able to sing to You wisely and pray unceasingly, in fear and trembling, make our salvation through the intercession of Your Christ. Remember, Lord, and in the night crying out to You, hear me and have mercy, and crush under their feet the invisible and fighting enemies.

You are the King of the world, and the Savior of our souls, and we send glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 7

God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has raised us from our beds and gathered us together in the hour of prayer, give us grace to open our mouths, and receive ours according to the power of thanksgiving, and teach us your justification: do not pray, as it is fitting, we do not know, unless Thou, O Lord, guide us by Thy Holy Spirit. The same we pray to You, if we have sinned even to this hour, in word, or deed, or thought, willingly or unwillingly, weaken, leave, forgive; if you see iniquity, Lord, Lord, who will stand, for you have deliverance. You are the only saint, sovereign helper, protector of our life, and our singing is always about You.

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

Prayer 8

Lord our God, driving away sleepy despondency from us and convoking us with a holy calling, even in the night raise our hands and confess to You about the fate of Your righteousness. Accept our prayers, prayers, confessions, night services, and grant us, God, faith that is not shameful, hope is known, love is not hypocritical, bless our entrances and exits, deeds, deeds, words, thoughts, and let us comprehend at the beginning of the day, praising, singing, bless Thy unspeakable goodness.

As if blessed be Your all-holy name, and glorified Your Kingdom, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 9, [before reading the Gospel]

Rise in our hearts, philanthropic Master, of Your God-reason incorruptible light, and open our mental eyes in Your gospel sermons understanding. Put fear in us and your blessed commandments, so that all carnal lusts will be better, we will go through spiritual life, all to your pleasing and wise and active.

You are the sanctification and enlightenment of our souls and bodies, Christ God, and we send glory to You, with Your Father without beginning and Your all-holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 10, [after reading Psalm 50]

Lord our God, granting repentance to man, and in the image of the knowledge of sins and confession, the prophet David showing repentance for forgiveness, Lord Himself, in many and great fallen sins, have mercy on us according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your bounties, cleanse our iniquities , as if I have sinned against you, Lord, and the unknown and secret of the heart of the human leader, and the only one who has the power to forgive sins. Having created a pure heart in us, and having affirmed us by the Sovereign Spirit, and telling us the joy of Your salvation, do not reject us from Your presence, but be pleased, as good and philanthropist, even until our last breath, offer You a sacrifice of righteousness and an offering in Your saints. altars.

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

Prayer 11, [before Psalms of Praise]

God, our God, intelligent and verbal compiling the Powers of Your will, We pray to You and we are dear to You: accept our praise according to the strength, with all Your creations, and reward Your rich goodness with gifts. As if every knee in heaven, and on earth, and the underworld bows to You, and every breath and creation sings of Your incomprehensible glory: Thou art one true God and many-merciful.

As if all the Powers of Heaven praise You, and we send glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 12, [before the leave]

We praise, sing, bless and give thanks to Thee, God of our fathers, as if Thou hast transcended the shadow of the night, and Thou hast shown us the light of day. But we pray for Your goodness, cleanse our sins and accept our prayer with Your great goodness, as we resort to You, 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 the days of gracefully walking the path of Thy commandments, we will reach eternal life, as You have a source of life, and in the enjoyment of being we will be worthy of Your unapproachable light.

For you are our God, and we send glory to you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Psalm 87

Lord God of my salvation, in the days I called, and in the night before You. Let my prayer enter before Thee: incline Your ear to my prayer, for my soul is filled with evil, and my belly draw near to hell. It would be used with those descending into the ditch, who would be like a man without help, free in the dead, as if sleeping in a tomb, they did not remember them to anyone, and from Your hand reject the former. Lay me in the ditch of the underworld, in the dark and shadows of death. Thy wrath is established on me, and Thou hast brought all Thy waves upon me. Thou removed those whom I knew from me, laying me an abomination to myself: I would be betrayed and not come out. My eyes are weary from poverty; Eating the dead work wonders? Or will the doctors resurrect and confess to You? Food story who is in the tomb, Your mercy, and Your truth in perdition? Your wonders will be known in the darkness, and your righteousness in the lands of oblivion? And I called to Thee, O Lord, and in the morning my prayer precedes Thee. Whoa, O Lord, cut off my soul, turn away Your face from me? I am poor, and in labor from my youth; He lifted himself up, humbled himself, and became weak. Thy wrath has passed over me, Thy fears have disturbed me, bathing me like water, having possessed me all day long. Thou removed from me a friend and a sincere one, and those who are known to me from passions.

Lord God of my salvation, in the days I called, and in the night before You. Let my prayer come before Thee: incline Thy ear to my supplication.

Psalm 102

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all my inner name is His holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, and do not forget all His rewards, Who cleanses all your iniquity, heals all your ailments, delivers your stomach from decay, crowns you with mercy and bounties, fulfills your desire in good things: your youth will be renewed like an eagle. Do alms Lord, and the fate of all offended. The tale of His path to Moses, to the sons of Israel, His desires: Generous and Merciful is the Lord, Long-suffering and Many-merciful. He is not completely angry, he is at enmity for centuries, he did not create food for us according to our iniquity, he rewarded us with food below according to our sin. Like the height of heaven from the earth, the Lord has established His mercy on those who fear Him. Eliko separates the east from the west, he removed our iniquity from us. As the father is generous to the sons, the Lord has mercy on those who fear Him. As the One knows our creation, I will remember, as the dust of Esma. A man, like the grass of his days, like a green flower, will bloom like a spirit, like a spirit will pass through him, and will not, and will not know his place. The mercy of the Lord from age to age is on those who fear Him, and His righteousness is on the sons of sons who keep His covenant and remember His commandments to do. The Lord in Heaven has prepared His Throne, and His Kingdom possesses all. Bless the Lord, all His angels, mighty in strength, who do His word, hear the voice of His words. Bless the Lord with all His powers, His servants who do His will. Bless the Lord, all His works, in every place of His dominion, bless the Lord, O my soul.

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

Psalm 142

Lord, hear my prayer, give ear to my prayer in Thy truth, hear me in Thy righteousness, and enter not into judgment with Thy servant, for no one living is justified before Thee. As if the enemy chased my soul, humbled my stomach to eat in the ground, planted me to eat in dark, like dead centuries. And my spirit is in me, my heart is troubled in me. I remember the days of old, learn from all your deeds, learn from your hand in creation. Lift up my hands to Thee, my soul, as the earth is waterless to Thee. Hear me soon, O Lord, my spirit is gone, do not turn Your face away from me, and I will be like those who go down into the pit. I hear, do me Thy mercy in the morning, as if on Thee hopes. Tell me, O Lord, I will go the way, for I have taken my soul to Thee. Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, I have resorted to You. Teach me to do Your will, as You are my God. Your Good Spirit will guide me to the land of right. For Thy name's sake, O Lord, live me, in Thy righteousness bring my soul out of sorrow. And by Thy mercy consume my enemies and destroy all the aching souls of my soul, as I am Thy servant.

Hear me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness, and enter not into judgment with Thy servant. Hear me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness, and enter not into judgment with Thy servant. Your Good Spirit will guide me to the land of 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 Thee God. (3 times).

Great Litany

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord in peace.

Choir: Lord have mercy. (For each request)

ABOUT peace from above and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.

ABOUT the peace of the whole world, the well-being of God's holy churches and the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.

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

ABOUT Our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness Patriarch (name), and about our Lord, Most Reverend Metropolitan (or Archbishop, or Bishop) (name), honorable presbytery, in Christ the diaconate, for all the parishioners and people, let us pray to the Lord.

ABOUT God protect our country, its authorities and its army, let us pray to the Lord.

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

ABOUT for the well-being of the air, for the abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.

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

ABOUT deliver us from all sorrow, anger and need, let us pray to the Lord.

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Choir: You, Lord.

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

Choir: Amen.

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

Choir: God the Lord and appear to us, blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. (And so on, for each verse)

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

Verse 2: Bypassed around me, and in the name of the Lord resisted them.

Verse 3: I will not die, but I will live and do the work of the Lord.

Verse 4: The stone, His negligent builder, This was at the head of the corner, from the Lord this was This and there is a wonder in our eyes.

Troparion of the day (twice)

Bogorodichen

Kathismas are read

Litany small after the first kathisma

Deacon:

Choir: Lord have mercy. (For each request)

W step, save, have mercy and save us, O God, by Your grace.

P re-holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious Our Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary with all the saints, remembering ourselves and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God.

Choir: You, Lord.

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

Choir: Amen.

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

Priest: For God is good and philanthropist, and we send glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever.

Choir: Amen.

Sedals.

Polyeleos.

If Sunday, the Lord's, or the 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.

BUT lleluia. (3 times after each verse)

B Blessed be the Lord from Zion, who lives in Jerusalem.

Psalm 135

AND confess to the Lord, for it is Good, for His mercy is forever.

AND confess to the God of heaven, for His mercy is forever.

[In the week of the Prodigal Son, or the Meatless, or the Cheeseless, the third psalm is sung:

Psalm 136

H and the rivers of Babylon, there with sedochs and plakahs, always remember Zion to us.

BUT lleluia. (after each verse)

H and in the midst of it were verbiy, our organs were both.

I ko tamo asked us captivating us about the words of the song and leading us about singing.

IN sing to us from the songs of Zion.

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

BUT I will forget you, Jerusalem, be forgotten my right hand.

P pierce my tongue into my larynx, if I do not remember you, if I do not offer Jerusalem, as if at the beginning of my joy.

P remember, O Lord, the sons of Edom, on the day of Jerusalem, who say, exhaust, exhaust to its foundations.

D shchi Babylon cursed. Blessed is he who will repay you your recompense, if you have repaid us.

B Blessed is he who has, and will break your babies on a stone. ]

If the feast of the Lord, or the feast of the Mother of God, or the feast of the saint, magnification is sung. It is sung many times until the incense of the entire temple is completed, and is interspersed with verses from the "chosen psalm".

Sunday troparion "for the immaculate", tone 5

On each troparion:

Chorus: B

BUT Surprised at the Angelic Cathedral, in vain imputed to You in the dead, but ruined the mortal, Savior, fortress, and raised up Adam with Himself, and all freed from hell.

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

P what of the world with merciful tears, O disciples, do you dissolve? Shine in the tomb Angel to the myrrh-bearing women: you see the tomb and understand, He has risen from the tomb.

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

W it was early for the myrrh-bearing women to flow to your sepulcher, weeping, but an angel appeared to them and said: weeping is time to rest, do not weep, but resurrect the apostle.

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

M ironic women from the world who came to your tomb, Savior, weeping, the angel spoke to them, saying: what do you think with the living dead? Like God, risen from the tomb.

Glory:

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

And now:

F Having given birth to sin, Virgo, Adam, thou hast delivered the wearer, thou hast delivered joy to Eve in sorrow, thou hast fallen from life to this, direct from Thee the incarnate God and Man.

BUT Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, glory to Thee, O God. (3 times).

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

Choir: Lord have mercy. (For each request)

W step, save, have mercy and save us, O God, by Your grace.

P re-holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious Our Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary with all the saints, remembering ourselves and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God.

Choir: You, Lord.

Priest: Yako bless your name and glorify your kingdom, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever.

Choir: Amen.

Ipakoi and sedals.

Antiphon 4th tone

Choir: From my youth, many passions have been fighting me, but Thyself intercede for me, and save me, my Savior.

Glory:

You who hate Zion, be put to shame from the Lord, for the grass will be withered by fire.

And now:

By the Holy Spirit, every soul is alive, and exalted in purity, brightened by the Trinity Unity in sacred mystery.

Deacon: Let's go.

Priest: Peace to all.

Choir: And your spirit.

Deacon: Wisdom! Prokimen…

Sunday prokimny

Tone 1 Now I will rise again, says the Lord, I will put myself in Salvation, I will not repent of it.

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

Voice 2 Arise, O Lord, my God, by command, whom thou hast commanded, and a host of people will go round Thee.

Verse: Lord my God, in Thee I hope, save me.

Voice 3 Roar in the tongue, as if the Lord reigned, for correct the universe, even if it does not move.

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

Tone 4 Resurrect, Lord, help us and deliver us for Your name's sake.

Verse: God, our ears are heard, and our fathers will tell us.

Tone 5 Arise, O Lord my God, let Thy hand be lifted up, for Thou reignest forever.

Verse:

Tone 6 Lord, raise up Your strength, and come to save us.

Verse: Shepherd Israel, look out, instruct like a sheep Joseph.

Tone 7

Verse: Let us confess to Thee, O Lord, with all my heart; let us sing all Thy miracles.

Tone 8 The Lord will reign forever, your God in Zion, throughout generation and generation.

Verse: Praise the Lord, my soul, I will praise the Lord in my life.

Ps 145:10, 1B-2A

Deacon: Let's pray to the Lord.

Choir: Lord have mercy.

Priest: For thou art holy, our God, and rest in the saints, and we send glory to Thee, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever.

Choir: Amen.

Deacon: second prokeimenon:

IN Every breath praises the Lord.

Verse: Praise God in His saints, praise Him in the affirmation of His power.

Deacon: And for us to be vouchsafed to hear the holy Gospel of the Lord God, we pray.

Choir: Lord have mercy. (3 times)

Deacon: Wisdom, forgive us, let us hear the holy Gospel.

Priest: Peace to all.

Choir: And your spirit.

Priest: From (name) holy gospel reading.

Choir:

Deacon: Let's go.

Gospel Reading

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

Sunday Hymn after the Gospel:

Choir: Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Thy Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Thy Holy Resurrection: Thou art our God, unless we know Thee otherwise, we call Thy name. Come all faithful, let us worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, the joy of the whole world has come through the cross. Always blessing the Lord, let us sing of His Resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroy death by death.

Psalm 50 (It is 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 mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Wash me most of all from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and my sin before me is taken out. I have sinned against you alone and done evil before you, as if you were justified in your words, and conquered when you judge Thee. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sins give birth to me, my mother. Behold, thou hast loved the truth; the unknown and secret wisdom of Thy revealed to me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Give joy and joy to my hearing; the bones of the humble will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create a pure heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of Your salvation and confirm me with the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked in Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue rejoices in thy righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will proclaim your praise. As if you would have desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. Sacrifice to God the spirit is broken; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Please, O Lord, with Thy favor Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, an offering and a burnt offering; then they will offer bullocks on your altar.

On Sunday

Glory:

M with the olives of the Apostles, Merciful, cleanse the multitude of our sins.

And now:

M with the olives of the Theotokos, O Merciful One, 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 mercies, cleanse my iniquity.

IN Jesus resurrected from the tomb, as if prophesying, give us eternal life and great mercy.

On the feasts of the saints

Glory:

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

And now:

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

And the stichera of the holiday, or Sunday.

[From the week of the Publican and the Pharisee and until the fifth week of Great Lent, on Sundays, instead of "The prayers of the apostles..." and other penitential troparia are sung:

Glory:

P repentance, open the door to me, Life-giver, for my spirit will morning to Your holy temple, the temple is defiled all bodily: but like a generous one, cleanse it with Your merciful mercy.

And now:

Bogorodichen: Instruct me on the path of salvation, O Mother of God, with cold stains of my soul with sins, and in laziness my whole 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 mercies, cleanse my iniquity.

M the scissors of the cruel things I have done, thinking the accursed one, I tremble at the terrible day of judgment: but hoping for the mercy of Thy mercy, like David crying out to Thee: have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy. ]

After kissing the gospel

Deacon: Save, O God, Thy people and bless Thy heritage, visit Thy world with mercy and bounty, raise up the horn of Orthodox Christians and send down on us Thy rich mercy, with the prayers of the All-Pure Lady of Our Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, by the power of the Honest and Life-Giving Cross, the intercession of the honest Heavenly Powers of the incorporeal , the honest, glorious prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, holy glorious and all-praise Apostle, even in the holy father of our and ecumenical great teachers and saints, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom, even in the saints of our father Nicholas, Archbishop of Mirlikiysky, miracle worker, Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Methodius and Cyril, teachers of Slovene, Saints Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir and Grand Duchess Olga, even in the holy father of our all Russia wonderworkers, Michael, Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip and Hermogenes, holy, glorious and victorious martyrs, reverend and God-bearing our father, the holy and righteous god-father of Joachim and Anna (and the holy name, which is the temple and which is the day), and all the saints. We pray Thee, most merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to Thee, and have mercy on us.

Choir: Lord have mercy. (12 times).

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

Choir: Amen.

The canon is read.

According to the 3rd song - a small litany, kontakion, ikos, sedal.

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

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

Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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

After each verse:

2. I to the contemplation of the humility of His servant, behold, from now on, all will give birth to Me.

3. I to do me greatness, Mighty One, and holy is His name, and His mercy from generation to generation to those who fear Him.

4. C open the state with your arm, scatter their hearts with proud thoughts.

5. H set down the strong from the throne, and exalt the humble, fill the hungry with good things, and let the rich go.

6. In accept His servant Israel, remember mercy, as if speaking to our fathers, Abraham and his seed, even to the age.

According to the 9th ode, on Sunday - a small litany.

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

Choir: Lord have mercy. (per request)

W step, save, have mercy and save us, O God, by Your grace.

P Our Most Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Lady Our Lady and Ever-Virgin Mary with all the saints remembering ourselves, and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God.

Choir: You, Lord.

Priest: For you are our God, and we send glory to you, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever.

Choir: Amen.

If not a resurrection “Worthy to eat…”.

Deacon: Holy is the Lord our God.

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

I holy is the Lord our God.

H Hell is our God by all people.

Svetilen (Exapostilary) of the day or holiday.

FROM O disciples, let us ascend the Mount of Galilee, by the faith of Christ to see the saying, the power to accept those above and below, we will learn how to teach to baptize, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all tongues, and stay with the mysteries, as if promised, until the end of the age.

Praise psalms (148 - 150)

Choir: Every breath praises the Lord. Praise the Lord from heaven, praise Him in the highest. You deserve a song to God.

X bring down him, all his angels, praise him, all his powers. You deserve a song to God.

Reader: Psalm 148: Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all the stars and light. Praise Him Heaven of heavens and water, which is above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord: as he said, and it was, he commanded, and he was created. Put me in the century and in the century of the century, put the command, and it does not go by. Praise the Lord from the earth, serpents and all the abyss: fire, hail, snow, nakedness, a stormy spirit that creates His word, mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars, beasts and all cattle, reptiles and feathered birds. The king of the land and all the people, the princes and all the judges of the land, young men and virgins, the elders with the youths, let them praise the name of the Lord, as if having exalted the name of That One, His confession on earth and in heaven. And the horn of his people will lift up, a song to all his saints, the sons of Israel, people who draw near to him.

Reader: Psalm 149: Sing a new song to the Lord, His praise in the church of the saints. Let Israel rejoice in Him who made them, and let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name in the face, in the tympanum and psalter, let them sing to Him. For the Lord is pleased with His people, and will exalt the meek to salvation. The saints will be praised in glory and rejoice in their beds. The exaltation of God is in their throats, and the swords are sharp on both sides in their hands: to create vengeance in the tongues, reproofs in people, bind the kings with their fetters, and their glorious hand-made fetters of iron.

Reader: Create judgment in them is written.

Choir: This glory shall be to all His saints.

1 voice

We sing of Your saving passion, O Christ, and glorify Your Resurrection.

2 voice

Every breath and all creation glorifies Thee, Lord, as if You abolished death with the Cross, but show the people from the dead Your Resurrection, as the One Lover of mankind.

3 voice

Come, all pagans, comprehend the terrible mysteries of power: Christ, for our Savior, Even in the beginning of the Word, will be crucified for us, and buried by will and risen from the dead, to save all, let us worship Him.

4 voice

Endure the Cross and death and rise from the dead, O Almighty Lord, we glorify Your Resurrection.

voice 5

Lord, the tomb was sealed from the wicked, you came from the tomb, as if you were born from the Mother of God. You don’t understand how you were incarnated, your angels without flesh; you did not feel when you were resurrected, warriors guarding you. Both are imprinted on those who are testing, miracles appearing to those bowing in faith to the sacrament, hedgehogs singing, reward us with joy and great mercy.

6 voice

Your cross, O Lord, is life and resurrection for your people, and hopefully nan. To you, our Risen God, we sing: have mercy on us.

7 voice

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

8 tone

Lord, if you also appeared before the judgment seat judged by Pilate, but you did not depart from the Throne with the Father sitting, and rose from the dead, the world freed you from the work of a stranger, like Generous and Humanitarian.

Choir: Your cross, O Lord, is life and resurrection for your people, and hoping for nan, to you, our Risen God, we sing: have mercy on us.

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

Choir: Praise Him in the affirmation of His power!

P Thy grave, O Lord, opened paradise to the human race: and having been delivered from corruption, to Thee, our Risen God, we sing: have mercy on us!

Reader: Praise Him on the powers of Ero!

Choir: Praise Him according to the multitude of His majesty!

FROM Let us sing of the Risen One from the dead with the Father and the Spirit of Christ and cry out to Him: You are our life and the resurrection: have mercy on us!

Reader: Praise Him with a loud trumpet.

Choir: Praise Him in strings and organ!

T Thou hast risen, O Christ, from the tomb, as it is written, having raised up our forefather. In the same way, You also glorify the human race and sing of Your resurrection.

X praise Him in timbrel and face, praise Him in strings and organ.

X bring down Him with the cymbals of good voice; praise Him with the cymbals of exclamation. Every breath praises the Lord.

Poems for Sunday stichera.

Verse: Resurrect, O Lord my God, let Thy hand be exalted, do not forget Thy poor to the end.

Verse: Let us confess to Thee, O Lord, with all my heart; let us sing all Thy miracles.

Glory:

Stichera of the Gospel.

And now:

Theotokion, tone 2:

Choir: Blessed be Thou, O Virgin Mother of God, Who incarnated hell from Thee has been captured, Adam has called, the oath is required, Eve is free, death has died, and we will burn. With that chanting cry: Blessed is Christ God, good-willed tacos, glory to Thee.

Priest: Glory to Thee, Who showed us the light.

Doxology great

Choir: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill towards men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we bow down to Thee, we glorify Thee, we thank Thee great for the sake of Thy glory. Lord, King of Heaven, God, Father Almighty, Lord, 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. Take away the sins of the world, accept our prayer. Sit at 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.

Every day I will bless Thee and praise Thy name forever and ever. Grant, O Lord, on this day, without sin, be preserved for us. Blessed are you, Lord God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is your name forever, amen.

Wake, Lord, Thy mercy on us, as if we were relying on Thee.

Blessed be Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy justification. (3 times)

Lord, Thou hast been a refuge for us forever and ever. Az reh: Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against You. Lord, I have resorted to You, teach me to do Your will, as You are my God, as You have a source of life, in Your light we will see light. Prove Your mercy to those who guide You.

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

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

FROM Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.

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

Troparion of the holiday.

Glory: and now:

Bogorodichen.

Sunday troparion

Tone 1, 3, 5, 7

Today there is salvation for the world, we sing to the Risen One from the grave, and to the Head of our life: having destroyed death by death, he will give us victory and great mercy.

Voice 2, 4, 6, 8

He rose from the grave and tore apart the bonds of hell, destroyed the condemnation of death, Lord, delivering everything from the nets of the enemy; revealing yourself to be your apostle, I sent you to preach, and by those your peace gave you to the universe, the One Many-Merciful.

Litany abyssal

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

Choir: Lord have mercy. (3 times for each petition).

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

E we also pray for our God-protected country, its authorities and army, that we live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity.

E We also pray for the blessed and ever-memorable creators of this holy temple , and about all the older fathers and brothers, lying here and Orthodox everywhere.

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

E we also pray for those who bear fruit and do good in this holy and all-honourable temple, for those who labor, sing and stand by people, who expect great and rich mercy from You.

Priest: For God is merciful and philanthropic, and we send glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever.

Choir: Amen.

Litany of supplication

Deacon: Let us fulfill our morning prayer to the Lord.

Choir: Lord have mercy. (For each request)

W step, save, have mercy and save us, O God, by Your grace.

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

Choir: Give it, Lord. (For every request)

BUT ngel is peaceful, faithful mentor, guardian of our souls and bodies, we ask the Lord.

P growth and forgiveness of our sins and transgressions, we ask the Lord.

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

P more than the time of our belly in peace and repentance, end, we ask the Lord.

X Christian death of our belly, painless, shameless, peaceful and kind answer at the terrible Judgment of Christ, we ask.

P re-holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious Our Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary with all the saints, remembering ourselves and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God.

Choir: You, Lord.

Priest: Thou art the God of mercy, generosity and philanthropy, and we send glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever.

Choir: Amen.

Priest: Peace to all.

Choir: And your spirit.

Deacon: Let us bow our heads to the Lord.

Choir: You, Lord.

Priest: Prayer of head bowing (Read secretly):

Holy Lord, living in the highest, and look down on the humble, and with Your all-seeing eye look down on all creation, We bow our hearts and bodies to You, and we pray to You: stretch out Your invisible hand from Your holy dwelling, and bless us all. And if you have sinned, willingly or unwillingly, forgive God as a good and philanthropist, granting us Thy peace and peace.

Priest: Yours is a hedgehog to have mercy and save us, our God, and we send glory to You, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever.

Choir: Amen.

Deacon: Wisdom.

Choir: bless.

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

Choir: Amen. Establish, O God, the holy Orthodox faith, Orthodox Christians forever and ever.

Priest: Holy Mother of God, save us.

Choir: The most honest Cherubim and the most glorious Seraphim without comparison, who without the corruption of God the Word gave birth to the real Mother of God, We magnify Thee.

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

Choir: Glory, and now: Lord, have mercy, three times. bless.

History

The practice of the Old Testament Church did not know regular night prayer. But already in the writings of the apostles we find frequent mention of all-night prayers: Luke 6, 12; 9, 28; Matt. 26, 36; Acts. 16:25. Paul writes about frequent vigils: 2 Cor. 6, 5; 11, 27.

Instruction to be vigilant and sober, to remember the Second Coming of Christ: 1 Pet. 5, 8; 1 Cor. 16, 13; Qty. 4, 2; 1 Thess. 5.6; open 3, 2 - 3; 16.15; pray without ceasing: 1 Thess. 5, 17; Eph. 6, 18.

In the records of the western pilgrim Egeria (Eger. Itiner.) we find detailed information about the night vigil services in Jerusalem and its environs in.

The All-Night Vigil was the main difference between the Jerusalem Typicon and the original Studite.

By-Laws and Established Practice

Composition and symbolism

It usually consists of Great Vespers with Litiya and Blessing of the Loaves, Festive Matins, and the First Hour.

The symbolism of the service is the history of the Church: both the Old Testament and the New Testament and the expectation of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

Distinctive features of Vespers as part of the vigil:

1. begins not with the usual exclamation, but with the exclamation of Matins Glory to the Saints;
2. the preliminary psalm 103 is not read, but is sung and accompanied by incense of the entire church;
3. According to the petitionary litany - litia and the blessing of bread (it is not performed on the usual Sunday vigil, with the exception of the preparatory weeks for Great Lent, the first (Triumph of Orthodoxy) and the third (Cross) weeks of Great Lent).

Matins is performed in full according to the order of the festive or Sunday; begins with the reading of the Six Psalms. At the end of the festive (but not Sunday) Matins, the charter prescribes anointing with oil "from the candil of the saint." According to the practice of the Russian Church that has developed in half, anointing with oil occurs at every all-night vigil.

The use of the term in modern speech

In accordance with the traditional literary usage, one should say: go to vespers; return from vespers etc. However, due to the loss of church language culture, in the middle of the 20th century, the use of the preposition on the And from respectively.

Also, in common parlance, the term is used in relation to the nightly Easter service, which in reality, according to the practice established in the Russian Church, consists of the midnight office, matins, Easter hours and the liturgy.

see also

Notes

Literature

1. // Theological writings. M., 1978. No. 18. 5-117.
2. Uspensky N.D., LDA professor. The rite of all-night vigil in the Orthodox East and in the Russian Church // Theological writings. M., 1978. No. 19. 3-70.

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The All-Night Vigil is a very ancient church ritual, which was officially established back 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 goes in our article.

What is an all-night vigil

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

In fact, all-night vigils are long nightly sacred rites that take place in the temple. Orthodoxy calls such a prayer truly virtuous, since a short church service is not enough to gain freedom of the spirit.

Vigils are long nightly sacred rites

The meaning of worship

As a rule, an all-night vigil is held around 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 nightly sacred rite is performed before the Sunday service and is obligatory in preparation for the Sacrament of the Eucharist. It is considered a sin not to appear at such a service, unless the reasons were quite compelling.

The main idea of ​​the evening services is spiritual liberation and healing. A long prayer helps to drive away extraneous thoughts, focus on the meaning of the upcoming feast, and 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 Kingdom of Heaven, 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 provides an explanation of worship.

How is worship

The night service begins at about 16:00-18:00 with Great Vespers, symbolizing the formation of the Church in the times of the Old Testament. The clergy open the Royal Doors, and then fumigate the altar with incense as a sign of God's grace that filled Eden and the ancestors who lived there. During the censing, the Holy Spirit, who created this world, is sung, and honor is erected to all shrines. At the same time, the priest asks the Lord for blessings for the laity who came 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 clergy sing a 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 enlightenment, the opportunity to know His love, to bestow joy.

During the prayer hymn, the clergy take out candles, meaning the light of Christian teaching, the deacon carries the icon of John the Baptist, and the clergyman goes empty-handed, lowering 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 begins a long prayer, which is called lithium.

Litiya is performed in the narthex 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", which sings of God's vow about the coming of the Messiah. Then the morning service begins, dedicated to the New Testament. The clergy sing psalms depicting the joy and sorrow of the soul at the same time, showing the need for atonement for sins. Having pronounced the gospel texts, the clergyman leaves the altar, symbolizing the Savior, and then reads 12 morning prayers.

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

Having performed a church ceremony, the clergy read nine canons describing the lives of the saints in whose name the feast is coming. After the last lines uttered by the priest, the choir descends and sings a mess. The night service ends with the blessing of the clergy of their flock.

Prolonged prayer Spiritual persons fumigate the entire temple Anointing with illuminated oil

How long is the all-night vigil?

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

Difference between vespers and evening services

People who do not attend church so often rarely think about the difference between these two sacred rites. However, there is a difference, although not very significant. Basically, it consists in duration - the evening service lasts less.

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

Both services are celebrated on the eve of Sundays or great church festivals. Opening with evening worship, which begins around 16:00-18:00, wakefulness smoothly passes to morning prayers. Today, the very word "vespers" does not quite correspond to the meaning hidden in it, since the duration of the ceremony has been significantly reduced. Previously, such wakefulness did not last until midnight, as it is now, but until dawn, fully justifying its name.

Night vigils are a very important and widespread practice that has come to us since early Christian times. Performed before church festivities, it helps believing Christians to cleanse their souls, reject worldly experiences, tune in to the upcoming festivity, fully realizing its sacred meaning.

Many of us often attend the All-Night Vigil, which is served in most churches every Saturday evening. Today I want to talk a little about what happens during this service and what each part of it symbolizes.

The all-night vigil usually begins at 5-6 pm on Great Vespers. Vespers depicts the history of the Church of God in the Old Testament and shows that the Old Testament has its logical conclusion in the New Testament.

Before Vespers begins, the royal gates are opened, and the clergy burn the altar incense, which marks the Divine grace that filled Paradise, and the blessed stay of the forefathers in it.

The entire temple is incensed as a sign of the Holy Spirit, which, as the Bible tells us, “floated over the waters” during the creation of the world. By incense, honor is given to icons and all shrines, the sanctifying grace of God is called upon the coming people.

Violation of the moral law by the forefathers deeply distorted the essence of human nature and led to the loss of grace-filled communion, connection with God - the source and foundation of truth, goodness, love and moral purity. The consequence of the fall - falling away from God - was the moral corruption of the descendants of Adam and Eve. The Holy Bible on its pages tells about this as the bitter experience of a man who lost God and rushed after the deceptive sweetness of sin.

Like heavenly doors, the royal gates close. The forefathers expelled from paradise, having lost communion with God, were subjected to illnesses, needs and sufferings, spiritual and physical. Repentance and prayer for help to the all-good God accompanied the difficulties and sorrows of their earthly life. And like the forefathers, Adam and Eve, who realized their sin, the Church prays to God for forgiveness: the great litany is pronounced.

The Great Litany is necessarily the prayer of the entire Church, asking for Divine help to sinful man in the various needs of his earthly life. "Litenia" in Greek - zeal, extended prayer.

The priest at the altar reads seven secret prayers, according to the number of days of creation. They contain petitions to the merciful and long-suffering God for our spiritual enlightenment, for granting us love for Him, the fear of God and reverence - the fear of offending His love for us, for granting us the joy of singing praises to God from a pure heart now and in Eternal Life. These prayers in the Church Rules are called luminous, since from the most ancient times Vespers was celebrated with kindled lamps, and Vespers itself was often called the luminary service.

The evening entrance symbolizes the descent of the Son of God to earth to save people. The candle-bearers come with candles that signify the light of the teachings of Christ. Deacon - the image of the Forerunner of the Lord John. The priest goes "simple", as the book of the Missal indicates, that is, with lowered hands, as if humiliated, like the Son of God during the incarnation.

The priest proclaims "Peace to all", and the deacon calls on the worshipers to bow their heads in the image of humility and contrition of spirit. In prayer over those who bowed their heads, the priest humbly implores God, who descended from Heaven for the salvation of mankind, to have mercy on those who bowed their heads to Him, for only from Him they expect mercy and salvation, and asks to keep us from the devil at all times.

Litiya - fervent prayer, outside the temple or in its vestibule. Standing at the entrance to the temple, the clergy signify our humility before God. As if depicting Adam, expelled from paradise, or the prodigal son, who left his father for a foreign land, they leave the altar and stand for prayer in the porch, in the image of publican humility, according to the Gospel parable.

The hymn “Now you let go” announces the fulfillment of God’s promise to send the Savior into the world. This prayer was sung by Simeon the God-Receiver, the last Old Testament righteous man, who at the end of his life was honored to see the Savior of Israel, the Lord Jesus Christ, who came into the world.

Matins is the second part of the All-Night Vigil. It depicts the events of the New Testament.

After the hymn “Glory to God in the highest,” the reading of the Six Psalms begins ( Ps. 3, 37, 62, 87, 102, 142). The psalms depict both the joyful state of the soul of a person with whom the mercy of the Lord, and the sorrow of the soul, which is under the weight of sins, realizing the need for redemption. Listen to the reading of the Six Psalms reverently, praying for the forgiveness of your sins.

After the reader has read the three psalms, the priest proceeds from the altar, portraying himself as a heavenly intercessor for us before God - the Lord Jesus Christ. Standing in front of the closed royal doors, he silently reads the 12 morning prayers that sanctify the hours of the all-night vigil.

"Adoration before the Gospel and the icon of the holiday, reverently kissing them - this is our worship of Christ Himself"

The royal doors open. The clergy incense the entire temple, depicting the myrrh-bearing women and the apostles, who early in the morning came to the Sepulcher of the Savior and, having learned from the angels about the Resurrection of Christ, announced this joy to all believers. The gospel, symbolizing the resurrected Lord, is worn out from the altar on the salt, and the morning prokeimenon is proclaimed. The gospel at matins is read by the priest himself, depicting the Lord Who fed His disciples with the Divine word. Adoration before the Gospel and the icon of the holiday, reverently kissing them - this is our worship of Christ Himself.

Next comes the rite of anointing. The priests themselves are anointed, after which all the rest of those present at the service, starting with the deacons, come under the anointing. According to tradition, drawing a cross with oil on the forehead of the praying, the priest repeats the refrain of the canon of the holiday: “Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee”, “Most Holy Theotokos, save us.” Vegetable oil (mainly olive - oil in the proper sense) has been used since ancient times in the Mediterranean as a medicine (which the Savior Himself mentions - OK. 10, 34), over time, it became a symbol of healing and strengthening of a person. Therefore, believers come to the anointing in the expectation of receiving mercy from God through the prayers of that saint, on whose feast they all gathered in the temple.

This is followed by the reading of the canons. "Canon" was originally called a church service, following or rule indicating the order of the number of prayers and psalms that are supposed to be sung or read during the day. A canon is a sacred poetic work that unites nine songs, in which the life and deeds of a saint or the face of saints are glorified, a festive event is glorified.

The singing of the canon ends with a chant called katavasia, from the Greek "katavasia" - "I go down": to sing katavasia, the choir descended from the salt down to the middle of the temple, where this chant was sung.

The priest blesses the flock, thanks for the joint prayer and wishes her a guardian angel. This concludes the all-night service.

The temple of God awaits each of us! Therefore, we need to find time in worldly time pressure and attend the All-Night Vigil and the Divine Liturgy!

God bless you all!

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