In
the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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"The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because
He has anointed me
to
bring glad tidings to the poor.
He
has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to
the blind,
to
let the oppressed go free,
and
to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord."
"My
soul magnifies the Lord,
And my spirit has rejoiced in God my
Savior.
For He has regarded the lowly state of
His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me
blessed.
For He who is mighty has done great
things for me, And holy is His name.
And His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
He has shown strength with His arm; He
has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He has put down the mighty from their
thrones, And exalted the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good
things, And the rich He has sent away empty.
He has helped His servant Israel, In
remembrance of His mercy,
As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham
and to his seed forever."
"Blessed is the Lord God of
Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people,
And has raised up a horn of salvation
for us In the house of His servant David,
As He spoke by the mouth of His holy
prophets, Who have been since the world began,
That we should be saved from our
enemies And from the hand of all who hate us,
To perform the mercy promised to our
fathers And to remember His holy covenant,
The oath which He swore to our father
Abraham:
To grant us that we, Being delivered
from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear,
In holiness and righteousness before
Him all the days of our life.
And you, child, will be called the
prophet of the Highest; For you will go before the face of the Lord
to prepare His ways,
To give knowledge of salvation to His
people By the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;
To give light to those who sit in
darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of
peace."
"Glory to God in the highest, And
on earth peace, goodwill toward men!"
"Lord, now You are letting Your
servant depart in peace, According to Your word;
For my eyes have seen Your salvation
Which You have prepared before the face
of all peoples,
A light to bring revelation to the
Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel."
"The voice of one crying in the
wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled And every
mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made
straight And the rough ways smooth;
And all flesh shall see the salvation
of God.' "
In the beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through Him, and
without Him nothing was made that was made.
In Him was life, and the life was the
light of men.
And the light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness did not comprehend it.
Glory.
For
the End: An Ode of David among the Psalms, 4.
When
I called upon Thee, O God of my righteousness, Thou didst hearken
unto me; in mine affliction Thou hast enlarged me. Have compassion on
me and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye be slow of
heart? Why do ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? Know also
that the Lord hath made wondrous His holy one; the Lord will hearken
unto me when I cry unto Him. Be angry, and sin not; feel compunction
upon your beds for what ye say in your hearts. Sacrifice a sacrifice
of righteousness, and hope in the Lord. Many say: Who will show unto
us good things? The light of Thy countenance, O Lord, hath been
signed upon us; Thou hast given gladness to my heart. From the fruit
of their wheat, wine, and oil are they multiplied. In peace in the
same place I shall lay me down and sleep. For Thou, O Lord, alone
hast made me to dwell in hope.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt
among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John bore witness of Him and cried out,
saying, "This was He of whom I said, 'He who comes after me is
preferred before me, for He was before me.' "
And of His fullness we have all
received, and grace for grace.
For the law was given through Moses,
but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
No one has seen God at any time. The
only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared
Him.
Glory.
For
the End: A Psalm of David concerning Help That Cometh in the Morning,
21.
O
God, my God, attend to me; why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my
salvation are the words of my transgressions. My God, I will cry by
day, and wilt Thou not hearken? and by night, and it shall not be
unto folly for me. But as for Thee, Thou dwellest in the sanctuary, O
Praise of Israel. In Thee have our fathers hoped; they hoped, and
Thou didst deliver them. Unto Thee they cried, and were saved; in
Thee they hoped, and were not brought to shame. But as for me, I am a
worm, and not a man, a reproach of men, and the outcast of the
people. All that look upon me have laughed me to scorn; they have
spoken with their lips and have wagged their heads: He hoped in the
Lord; let Him deliver him, let Him save him, for He desireth him. For
Thou art He that drewest me forth from the womb; my hope from the
breasts of my mother. On Thee was I cast from the womb; from my
mother's womb, Thou art my God. Depart not from me, for tribulation
is nigh, for there is none to help me. Many bullocks have encircled
me, fat bulls have surrounded me. They have opened their mouth
against me, as might a lion ravenous and roaring. I have been poured
out like water, and scattered are all my bones; my heart is become
like wax melting in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up
like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my throat, and into
the dust of death hast Thou brought me down. For many dogs have
encircled me, the congregation of evil doers hath surrounded me; they
have pierced my hands and my feet. They have numbered all my bones,
and they themselves have looked and stared upon me. They have parted
my garments amongst themselves, and for my vesture have they cast
lots. But Thou, O Lord, remove not Thy help far from me; attend unto
mine aid. Rescue my soul from the sword, even this only-begotten one
of mine from the hand of the dog. Save me from the mouth of the lion,
and my lowliness from the horns of the unicorns. I will declare Thy
name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I hymn Thee.
Ye that fear the Lord, praise Him; all ye that are of the seed of
Jacob, glorify Him; let all fear Him that are of the seed of Israel.
For He hath not set at naught nor abhorred the supplications of the
pauper, nor hath He turned His face from me; and when I cried unto
Him, He hearkened unto me. From Thee is my praise; in the great
church will I confess Thee; my vows will I pay before them that fear
Thee. The poor shall eat and be filled, and they that seek the Lord
shall praise Him; their hearts shall live for ever and ever. All the
ends of the earth shall remember and shall turn unto the Lord, and
all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before Him. For the
kingdom is the Lord's and He Himself is sovereign of the nations. All
they that be fat upon the earth have eaten and worshipped; all they
that go down into the earth shall fall down before Him. Yea, my soul
liveth for Him, and my seed shall serve Him. The generation that
cometh shall be told of the Lord, and they shall proclaim His
righteousness to a people that shall be born, which the Lord hath
made.
Alleluia,
118.
Blessed
are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Blessed are they that search out His testimonies; with their whole
heart shall they seek after Him. For they that work iniquity have not
walked in His ways. Thou hast enjoined Thy commandments, that we
should keep them most diligently. Would that my ways were directed to
keep Thy statutes. Then shall I not be ashamed, when I look on all
Thy commandments. I will confess Thee with uprightness of heart, when
I have learned the judgements of Thy righteousness. I will keep thy
statutes; do not utterly forsake me. Wherewithal shall a young man
correct his way? By keeping Thy words. With my whole heart have I
sought after Thee, cast me not away from Thy commandments. In my
heart have I hid Thy sayings that I might not sin against Thee.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. With my lips have I
declared all the judgements of Thy mouth. In the way of Thy
testimonies have I found delight, as much as in all riches. On Thy
commandments will I ponder, and I will understand Thy ways. On Thy
statutes will I meditate; I will not forget Thy words. Give reward
unto Thy servant, quicken me and I will keep Thy words. O unveil mine
eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things out of Thy law. I am a
sojourner on the earth, hide not from me Thy commandments. My soul
hath longed to desire Thy judgements at all times. Thou hast rebuked
the proud; cursed are they that decline from Thy commandments. Remove
from me reproach and contempt, for after Thy testimonies have I
sought. For princes sat and they spake against me, but Thy servant
pondered on Thy statutes. For Thy testimonies are my meditation, and
Thy statutes are my counselors. My soul hath cleaved unto the earth;
quicken me according to Thy word. My ways have I declared, and Thou
hast heard me; teach me Thy statutes. Make me to understand the way
of Thy statutes, and I will ponder on Thy wondrous works. My soul
hath slumbered from despondency, strengthen me with Thy words. Remove
from me the way of unrighteousness, and with Thy law have mercy on
me. I have chosen the way of truth, and Thy judgements have I not
forgotten. I have cleaved to Thy testimonies, O Lord; put me not to
shame. The way of Thy commandments have I run, when Thou didst
enlarge my heart. Set before me for a law, O Lord, the way of Thy
statutes, and I will seek after it continually. Give me
understanding, and I will search out Thy law, and I will keep it with
my whole heart. Guide me in the path of Thy commandments, for I have
desired it. Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies and not unto
covetousness. Turn away mine eyes that I may not see vanity, quicken
Thou me in Thy way. Establish for Thy servant Thine oracle unto fear
of Thee. Remove my reproach which I have feared, for Thy judgements
are good. Behold, I have longed after Thy commandments; in Thy
righteousness quicken me. Let Thy mercy come also upon me, O Lord,
even Thy salvation according to Thy word. So shall I give an answer
to them that reproach me, for I have hoped in Thy words. And take not
utterly out of my mouth the word of truth, for in Thy judgements have
I hoped. So shall I keep Thy law continually, for ever, and unto the
ages of ages. And I walked in spaciousness, for after Thy
commandments have I sought. And I spake of Thy testimonies before
kings, and I was not ashamed. And I meditated on Thy commandments
which I have greatly loved. And I lifted up my hands to Thy
commandments which I have loved, and I pondered on Thy statutes.
Remember Thy words to Thy servant, wherein Thou hast made me to hope.
This hath comforted me in my humiliation, for Thine oracle hath
quickened me. The proud have transgressed exceedingly, but from Thy
law have I not declined. I remembered Thy judgements of old, O Lord,
and was comforted. Despondency took hold upon me because of the
sinners who forsake Thy law. Thy statutes were my songs in the place
of my sojourning. I remembered Thy name in the night, O Lord, and I
kept Thy law. This hath happened unto me because I sought after Thy
statutes. Thou art my portion, O Lord; I said that I would keep Thy
law. I entreated Thy countenance with my whole heart: Have mercy on
me according to Thy word. I have thought on Thy ways, and I have
turned my feet back to Thy testimonies. I made ready, and I was not
troubled, that I might keep Thy commandments. The cords of sinners
have entangled me, but Thy law have I not forgotten. At midnight I
arose to give thanks unto Thee for the judgements of Thy
righteousness. I am a partaker with all them that fear Thee, and with
them that keep Thy commandments. The earth, O Lord, is full of Thy
mercy; teach me Thy statutes. Thou hast dealt graciously with Thy
servant, O Lord, according to Thy word. Goodness and discipline and
knowledge teach Thou me, for in Thy commandments have I believed.
Before I was humbled, I transgressed; therefore Thy saying have I
kept. Thou art good, O Lord, and in Thy goodness teach me Thy
statutes. Multiplied against me hath been the unrighteousness of the
proud; but as for me, with my whole heart will I search out Thy
commandments. Curdled like milk is their heart; but as for me, in Thy
law have I meditated. It is good for me that Thou hast humbled me,
that I might learn Thy statutes. The law of Thy mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver.
Glory.
Thy
hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding and I will
learn Thy commandments. They that fear Thee shall see me and be glad,
for on Thy words have I set my hope. I have known, O Lord, that Thy
judgements are righteousness, and with truth hast Thou humbled me.
Let now Thy mercy be my comfort, according to Thy saying unto Thy
servant. Let Thy compassions come upon me and I shall live, for Thy
law is my meditation. Let the proud be put to shame, for unjustly
have they transgressed against me; but as for me, I will ponder on
Thy commandments. Let those that fear Thee return unto me, and those
that know Thy testimonies. Let my heart be blameless in Thy statutes,
that I may not be put to shame. My soul fainteth for Thy salvation;
on Thy words have I set my hope. Mine eyes are grown dim with waiting
for Thine oracle; they say: When wilt Thou comfort me? For I am
become like a wine-skin in the frost; yet Thy statutes have I not
forgotten. How many are the days of Thy servant? When wilt Thou
execute judgement for me on them that persecute me? Transgressors
have told me fables, but they are not like Thy law, O Lord. All Thy
commandments are truth. Without a cause have men persecuted me; do
Thou help me. They well nigh made an end of me on the earth; but as
for me, I forsook not Thy commandments. According to Thy mercy
quicken me, and I will keep the testimonies of Thy mouth. For ever, O
Lord, Thy word abideth in heaven. Unto generation and generation is
Thy truth; Thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it
abideth. By Thine ordinance doth the day abide, for all things are
Thy servants. If Thy law had not been my meditation, then should I
have perished in my humiliation. I will never forget Thy statutes,
for in them hast Thou quickened me.
Middle
I
am Thine, save me; for after Thy statutes have I sought. Sinners have
waited for me to destroy me; but Thy testimonies have I understood.
Of all perfection have I seen the outcome; exceeding spacious is Thy
commandment. O how I have loved Thy law, O Lord! the whole day long
it is my meditation. Above mine enemies hast Thou made me wise in Thy
commandment, for it is mine for ever. Above all that teach me have I
gained understanding, for Thy testimonies are my meditation. Above
mine elders have I received understanding, for after Thy commandments
have I sought. From every way that is evil have I restrained my feet
that I might keep Thy words. From Thy judgements have I not declined,
for Thou hast set a law for me. How sweet to my palate are Thy
sayings! more sweet than honey to my mouth. From Thy commandments
have I gained understanding; therefore have I hated every way of
unrighteousness. Thy law is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my
paths. I have sworn and resolved that I will keep the judgements of
Thy righteousness. I was humbled exceedingly; O Lord, quicken me
according to Thy word. The free-will offerings of my mouth be Thou
now pleased to receive, O Lord, and teach me Thy judgements. My soul
is in Thy hands continually, and Thy law have I not forgotten.
Sinners have set a snare for me, yet from Thy commandment have I not
strayed. I have inherited Thy testimonies for ever, for they are the
rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined my heart to perform Thy
statutes for ever for a recompense. Transgressors have I hated, but
Thy law have I loved. My helper and my protector art Thou; on Thy
words have I set my hope. Depart from me, ye evil-doers, and I will
search out the commandments of my God. Uphold me according to Thy
saying and quicken me, and turn me not away in shame from mine
expectation. Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate on
Thy statutes continually. Thou hast set at nought all that depart
from Thy statutes, for unrighteous is their inward thought. I have
reckoned as transgressors all the sinners of the earth, therefore
have I loved Thy testimonies. Nail down my flesh with the fear of
Thee, for of Thy judgements am I afraid. I have wrought judgement and
righteousness; O give me not up to them that wrong me. Receive Thy
servant unto good, let not the proud falsely accuse me. Mine eyes
have failed with waiting for Thy salvation, and for the word of Thy
righteousness. Deal with Thy servant according to Thy mercy, and
teach me Thy statutes. I am Thy servant; give me understanding, and I
shall know Thy testimonies. It is time for the Lord to act; for they
have dispersed Thy law. Therefore have I loved Thy commandments more
than gold and topaz. Therefore I directed myself according to all Thy
commandments; every way that is unrighteous have I hated. Wonderful
are Thy testimonies; therefore hath my soul searched them out. The
unfolding of Thy words will give light and understanding unto babes.
I opened my mouth and drew in my breath, for I longed for Thy
commandments.
Glory.
Look
upon me and have mercy on me, according to the judgement of them that
love Thy name. My steps do Thou direct according to Thy saying, and
let no iniquity have dominion over me. Deliver me from the false
accusation of men, and I will keep Thy commandments. Make Thy face to
shine upon Thy servant, and teach me Thy statutes. Mine eyes have
poured forth streams of waters, because I kept not Thy law. Righteous
art Thou, O Lord, and upright are Thy judgements. Thou hast ordained
as Thy testimonies exceeding righteousness and truth. My zeal for
Thee hath made me to pine away, because mine enemies have forgotten
Thy words. Thine oracle is tried with fire to the uttermost, and Thy
servant hath loved it. I am young and accounted as nothing, yet Thy
statutes have I not forgotten. Thy righteousness is an everlasting
righteousness, and Thy law is truth. Tribulations and necessities
have found me, Thy commandments are my meditation. Thy testimonies
are righteousness for ever; give me understanding and I shall live. I
have cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord, and I will seek
after Thy statutes. I have cried unto Thee; save me, and I will keep
Thy testimonies. I arose in the dead of night and I cried; on Thy
words have I set my hope. Mine eyes woke before the morning that I
might meditate on Thy sayings. Hear my voice, O Lord, according to
Thy mercy; according to Thy judgement, quicken me. They have drawn
nigh that lawlessly persecute me, but from Thy law are they far
removed. Near art Thou, O Lord, and all Thy ways are truth. From the
beginning I have known from Thy testimonies that Thou hast founded
them for ever. Behold my humiliation and rescue me, for Thy law have
I not forgotten. Judge my cause and redeem me; for Thy word's sake
quicken me. Far from sinners is salvation, for they have not sought
after Thy statutes. Thy compassions are many, O Lord; according to
Thy judgement quicken me. Many are they that persecute me and afflict
me; from Thy testimonies have I not declined. I beheld men acting
foolishly and I pined away, because they kept not Thy sayings.
Behold, how I have loved Thy commandments; O Lord, in Thy mercy,
quicken me. The beginning of Thy words is truth, and all the
judgements of Thy righteousness endure for ever. Princes have
persecuted me without a cause, and because of Thy words my heart hath
been afraid. I will rejoice in Thy sayings as one that findeth great
spoil. Unrighteousness have I hated and abhorred, but Thy law have I
loved. Seven times a day have I praised Thee for the judgements of
Thy righteousness. Much peace have they that love Thy law, and for
them there is no stumbling-block. I awaited Thy salvation, O Lord,
and Thy commandments have I loved. My soul hath kept Thy testimonies
and hath loved them exceedingly. I have kept Thy commandments and Thy
testimonies, for all my ways are before Thee, O Lord. Let my
supplication draw nigh before Thee, O Lord; according to Thine oracle
give me understanding. Let my petition come before Thee, O Lord;
according to Thine oracle deliver me. My lips shall pour forth a hymn
when Thou hast taught me Thy statutes. My tongue shall speak of Thy
sayings, for all Thy commandments are righteousness. Let Thy hand be
for saving me, for I have chosen Thy commandments. I have longed for
Thy salvation, O Lord, and Thy law is my meditation. My soul shall
live and shall praise Thee, and Thy judgements will help me. I have
gone astray like a sheep that is lost; O seek Thy servant, for I have
not forgotten Thy commandments.
Glory.
What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
He who did not spare His own Son, but
delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely
give us all things?
Who shall bring a charge against God's
elect? It is God who justifies.
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ
who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right
hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
Who shall separate us from the love of
Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or
nakedness, or peril, or sword?
As it is written: "For Your sake
we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the
slaughter."
Yet in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him who loved us.
For I am persuaded that neither death
nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things
present nor things to come,
Nor height nor depth, nor any other
created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord
For of Him and through Him and to Him
are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
Though I speak with the tongues of men
and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a
clanging cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy,
and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all
faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am
nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to
feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not
love, it profits me nothing.
Love suffers long and is kind; love
does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
Does not behave rudely, does not seek
its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
Does not rejoice in iniquity, but
rejoices in the truth;
Bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails. But whether there are
prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will
cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
For we know in part and we prophesy in
part.
But when that which is perfect has
come, then that which is in part will be done away.
When I was a child, I spoke as a child,
I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a
man, I put away childish things.
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but
then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as
I also am known.
And now abide faith, hope, love, these
three; but the greatest of these is love.
And what agreement has the temple of
God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has
said: "I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their
God, And they shall be My people."
Therefore "Come out from among
them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you."
"I will be a Father to you, And
you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty."
Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing
in the heavenly places in Christ,
Just as He chose us in Him before the
foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame
before Him in love,
Having predestined us to adoption as
sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of
His will,
To the praise of the glory of His
grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved.
In Him we have redemption through His
blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
Which He made to abound toward us in
all wisdom and prudence,
Having made known to us the mystery of
His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in
Himself,
That in the dispensation of the
fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in
Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth--in Him.
In Him also we have obtained an
inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who
works all things according to the counsel of His will,
That we who first trusted in Christ
should be to the praise of His glory.
In Him you also trusted, after you
heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also,
having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Who is the guarantee of our inheritance
until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of
His glory.
For this reason I bow my knees to the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
From whom the whole family in heaven
and earth is named,
That He would grant you, according to
the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His
Spirit in the inner man,
That Christ may dwell in your hearts
through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
May be able to comprehend with all the
saints what is the width and length and depth and height--
To know the love of Christ which passes
knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to Him who is able to do
exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to
the power that works in us,
To Him be glory in the church by Christ
Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Therefore He says: "Awake, you who
sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light."
Who, being in the form of God, did not
consider it robbery to be equal with God,
But made Himself of no reputation,
taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.
And being found in appearance as a man,
He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even
the death of the cross.
Therefore God also has highly exalted
Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
That at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those
under the earth,
And that every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
He is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn over all creation.
For by Him all things were created that
are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether
thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were
created through Him and for Him.
And He is before all things, and in Him
all things consist.
And He is the head of the body, the
church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in
all things He may have the preeminence.
For it pleased the Father that in Him
all the fullness should dwell,
And by Him to reconcile all things to
Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having
made peace through the blood of His cross.
Now to the King eternal, immortal,
invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and
ever. Amen.
And without controversy great is the
mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in
the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on
in the world, Received up in glory.
But you, O man of God, flee these
things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience,
gentleness.
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold
on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the
good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
I urge you in the sight of God who
gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the
good confession before Pontius Pilate,
That you keep this commandment without
spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing,
Which He will manifest in His own time,
He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord
of lords,
Who alone has immortality, dwelling in
unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be
honor and everlasting power. Amen.
This is a faithful saying: For if we
died with Him, We shall also live with Him.
If we endure, We shall also reign with
Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
If we are faithless, He remains
faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
But when the kindness and the love of
God our Savior toward man appeared,
Not by works of righteousness which we
have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the
washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Whom He poured out on us abundantly
through Jesus Christ our Savior,
That having been justified by His grace
we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
God, who at various times and in
various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets,
Has in these last days spoken to us by
His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also
He made the worlds;
Who being the brightness of His glory
and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the
word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down
at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Having become so much better than the
angels, as He has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than
they.
"Be holy, for I am holy."
Knowing that you were not redeemed with
corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct
received by tradition from your fathers,
But with the precious blood of Christ,
as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.
He indeed was foreordained before the
foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you
Who through Him believe in God, who
raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and
hope are in God.
Who through Him believe in God, who
raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and
hope are in God.
Since you have purified your souls in
obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren,
love one another fervently with a pure heart,
Having been born again, not of
corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which
lives and abides forever,
Because "All flesh is as grass,
And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass
withers, And its flower falls away,
But the word of the LORD endures
forever." Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached
to you.
For Christ also suffered once for sins,
the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to
death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,
By whom also He went and preached to
the spirits in prison,
Who formerly were disobedient, when
once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the
ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were
saved through water.
There is also an antitype which now
saves us--baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the
answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of
Jesus Christ,
Who has gone into heaven and is at the
right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made
subject to Him.
The four living creatures, each having
six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest
day or night, saying: "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who
was and is and is to come!"
"You are worthy, O Lord, To
receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by
Your will they exist and were created."
And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,
And have made us kings and priests to
our God; And we shall reign on the earth."
Then I looked, and I heard the voice of
many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders;
and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and
thousands of thousands,
Saying with a loud voice: "Worthy
is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And
strength and honor and glory and blessing!"
And every creature which is in heaven
and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and
all that are in them, I heard saying: "Blessing and honor and
glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb,
forever and ever!" Amen.
And crying out with a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
All the angels stood around the throne
and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces
before the throne and worshiped God,
Saying: "Amen! Blessing and glory
and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God
forever and ever. Amen."
Then one of the elders answered, saying
to me, "Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they
come from?"
And I said to him, "Sir, you
know." So he said to me, "These are the ones who come out
of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white
in the blood of the Lamb.
Therefore they are before the throne of
God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on
the throne will dwell among them.
They shall neither hunger anymore nor
thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;
For the Lamb who is in the midst of the
throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of
waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
Then the seventh angel sounded: And there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever!"
And the twenty-four elders who sat
before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God,
Saying: "We give You thanks, O
Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come,
Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.
The nations were angry, and Your wrath
has come, And the time of the dead, that they should be judged, And
that You should reward Your servants the prophets and the saints, And
those who fear Your name, small and great, And should destroy those
who destroy the earth."
Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, "Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.
And they overcame him by the blood of
the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love
their lives to the death.
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you
who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea!
For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he
knows that he has a short time."
They sing the song of Moses, the
servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and
marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your
ways, O King of the saints!
Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and
glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come
and worship before You, For Your judgments have been manifested."
And I heard the angel of the waters
saying: "You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was
and who is to be, Because You have judged these things.
For they have shed the blood of saints
and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their
just due."
And I heard another from the altar
saying, "Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your
judgments."
And he cried mightily with a loud
voice, saying, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has
become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit,
and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!
For all the nations have drunk of the
wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have
committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have
become rich through the abundance of her luxury."
And I heard another voice from heaven
saying, "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins,
and lest you receive of her plagues.
For her sins have reached to heaven,
and God has remembered her iniquities.
Render to her just as she rendered to
you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which
she has mixed, mix double for her.
In the measure that she glorified
herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment
and sorrow; for she says in her heart, 'I sit as queen, and am no
widow, and will not see sorrow.'
Therefore her plagues will come in one
day--death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned
with fire, for strong is the Lord God who judges her.
Standing at a distance for fear of her
torment, saying, 'Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty
city! For in one hour your judgment has come.'
And the merchants of the earth will
weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore:
Merchandise of gold and silver,
precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet,
every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind
of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
And cinnamon and incense, fragrant oil
and frankincense, wine and oil, fine flour and wheat, cattle and
sheep, horses and chariots, and bodies and souls of men.
The fruit that your soul longed for has
gone from you, and all the things which are rich and splendid have
gone from you, and you shall find them no more at all.
The merchants of these things, who
became rich by her, will stand at a distance for fear of her torment,
weeping and wailing,
And saying, 'Alas, alas, that great
city that was clothed in fine linen, purple, and scarlet, and adorned
with gold and precious stones and pearls!
For in one hour such great riches came
to nothing.' Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and
as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance
And cried out when they saw the smoke
of her burning, saying, 'What is like this great city?'
They threw dust on their heads and
cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, 'Alas, alas, that great
city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her
wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.'
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you
holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!"
Then a mighty angel took up a stone
like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "Thus
with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall
not be found anymore.
The sound of harpists, musicians,
flutists, and trumpeters shall not be heard in you anymore. No
craftsman of any craft shall be found in you anymore, and the sound
of a millstone shall not be heard in you anymore.
The light of a lamp shall not shine in
you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard
in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth,
for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived.
And in her was found the blood of
prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth."
After these things I heard a loud voice
of a great multitude in heaven, saying, "Alleluia! Salvation and
glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!
For true and righteous are His
judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the
earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of
His servants shed by her."
Again they said, "Alleluia! Her
smoke rises up forever and ever!"
And the twenty-four elders and the four
living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne,
saying, "Amen! Alleluia!"
Then a voice came from the throne,
saying, "Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear
Him, both small and great!"
And I heard, as it were, the voice of a
great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of
mighty thunderings, saying, "Alleluia! For the Lord God
Omnipotent reigns!
Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him
glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made
herself ready."
And to her it was granted to be arrayed
in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous
acts of the saints.
"I, Jesus, have sent My angel to
testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the
Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star."
And the Spirit and the bride say,
"Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And
let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of
life freely.
He who testifies to these things says,
"Surely I am coming quickly." Amen. Even so, come, Lord
Jesus!
And
again it says:
"Rejoice,
ye Gentiles, with His people." And again:
"Praise
the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and
let all the peoples praise him." And again Isaiah says:
"The
Root of Jesse shall come,
raised
up to rule the Gentiles;
and
in Him shall the Gentiles hope."
Who,
though He was in the form of God,
did
not regard equality with God as something to be grasped at.
But
rather, He emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in
likeness to a Man;
and
found in appearance as a Man,
He
humbled himself,
becoming
obedient unto death, even unto the death of the Cross.
Because
of this, God greatly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name that is
above every other name,
that
at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and
on earth and under the earth,
and
that everyone will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, unto the glory
of God the Father.
Therefore
does He say:
"He
ascended on high and took prisoners captive;
and
he gave gifts unto men."
Awake,
one asleep,
and
arise from the dead,
and
the Christ will give you light.
And
he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming
forth
from
the throne of God and of the Lamb.
In
the midst of the place thereof, and on both sides of the river, was
the tree
of
life, bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit according to each
month and
the
leaves of the tree for the healing of the nations.
But
the wise shall shine like the splendour of the firmament and those
who
lead
the many to righteousness shall be like the stars in the firmament of
heaven
unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
Come Lord Jesus, the grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ
be
with all the saints. Amen
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St. Mark
We
give Thee thanks, yea, more than thanks, O Lord our God, the Father
of our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ, for all Thy goodness at
all times and in all places, because Thou hast shielded, rescued,
helped, and guided us all the days of our lives, and brought us unto
this hour, permitting us gain to stand before Thee in Thy holy place,
that we may implore forgiveness of our sins and propitiation to all
Thy people. We pray and beseech Thee, merciful God, to grant in Thy
goodness that we may spend this holy day and all the time of our
lives without sin, in fullness of joy, health, safety, holiness, and
reverence of Thee. But all envy, all fear, all temptation, all the
influence of Satan, all the snares of wicked men every spirit visible
and invisible thereof, do Thou, O Lord, drive away from us, and from
Thy Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church each of us holding Thou the
head Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour alone. Bestow upon us, O
Lord, what is good and meet. Whatever sin we commit in thought, word,
or deed, do Thou in Thy goodness and mercy be pleased to pardon.
Leave us not, O Lord, while we hope in Thee; nor lead us into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one and from all his works
and minions, through the grace, mercy, and love of Thine
only-begotten Son. O Sovereign Lord Christ Jesus, the co-eternal Word
of the eternal Father, who wast made in all things like as we are,
but without sin, for the salvation of our race; who hast sent forth
Thy holy disciples and apostles to proclaim and teach the Gospel of
Thy kingdom, and to heal all disease, all sickness among Thy people,
be pleased now, O Lord, to send forth Thy light and Thy truth.
Enlighten the eyes of our minds, that we may understand Thy divine
oracles. Fit us to become hearers, and not only hearers, but doers of
Thy word, that we, becoming fruitful, and yielding good fruit from
thirty to an hundred fold, may be deemed worthy of the kingdom of
heaven. Let Thy mercy speedily overtake us, O Lord. For Thou art the
bringer of good tidings, the Saviour and Guardian of our spirits,
souls and bodies and we offer glory, thanks, and the “Thrice Holy
Hymn” to Thee, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, now, henceforth,
and for evermore. Holy God, holy almighty, holy immortal. Holy, holy,
holy, O Lord of Sabaoth, the heaven and the earth are full of Thy
glory. Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the name
of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest, Look down in mercy and
compassion, O Lord, and heal the sick among Thy people. May we and
all our brethren who have gone or who are about to go abroad, safely
reach their destination in due season and come home again safely at
all times. Send down the gracious rain upon the thirsty lands, and
make the rivers flow in full stream, according to Thy grace. The
fruits of the land do Thou, O Lord, fill with seed and make ripe for
the harvest. In peace, courage, justice, and tranquillity preserve
the kingdom of Thy servants, all priesthood of the faithful and kings
upon the earth, whom Thou hast deemed worthy to reign over this
earth. From evil days, from famine and pestilence, from the assault
of barbarians, defend, O Lord, this Christ-loving city Thy body
Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour, lowly and worthy of Thy
compassion, as Thou didst spare Nineveh of old. For Thou
art full of mercy and compassion, and rememberest not the iniquities
of men against them. Thou hast said through Thy prophet Isaiah, I
will defend this city, to save it for mine own sake, and for my
servant David’s sake. Wherefore we pray and beseech Thee to defend
in Thy good mercy this city, for the sake of Thee confessed by
patriarchs, prophets, martyrs, disciples, apostles, evangelists and
saints from Adam on, Thou who has shown us the way of salvation
through the grace, mercy, and love of Thee only-begotten Son Jesus
Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour. Through whom and with whom be glory
and power to Thee MOST BLESSED LORD YAHWEH GOD IMMORTAL Abba Our
Father, with Thy all-holy, good, and life-giving Spirit our
Paraclete. Guide and direct in all peace from above in Thy
Righteousness the kings, armies, magistrates, councils, peoples, and
neighborhoods, and all our outgoings and incomings.
O King of Peace Baruch Adonai Yahweh Elohim Melek Olam eth, grant us Thy peace in unity and love. May we be Thine, O Lord; for we know no other God but Thee, and name no other name Baruch Adonai Yahweh Eloheinu Yahweh Echad, Thou YAHWEH, YESHUA, RUACH YAHWEH but Thine Our Father and the Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Give life unto the souls of all of us, and let no deadly sin prevail against us, or against all Thy people.
Look down in mercy and compassion, O Lord, and heal the sick among Thy people. Deliver them and us, O Lord, from sickness and disease, and drive away the spirit of weakness.
Raise up those who have been long afflicted, and heal those who are vexed with unclean spirits.
Have mercy on all who are in prison, or in mines, or on trial, or condemned, or in exile, or crushed by cruel bondage or tribute. Deliver them, O Lord, for Thou art our God, who settest the captives free; who raisest up the downtrodden; who givest hope to the hopeless, and help to the helpless; who liftest up the fallen; who givest refuge to the shipwrecked, and vengeance to the oppressed. Pity, relieve, and restore every Christian soul that is afflicted or wandering. But do Thou, O Lord, the physician of our spirits, souls and bodies, the guardian of all flesh, look down, and by Thy saving power heal all the diseases of spirit, soul and body.
Guide and prosper our brethren who have gone or who are about to go abroad. Whether they travel by land, or river, or lake, by public road, or in whatever way journeying, bring them everywhere to a safe and tranquil haven. Be pleased to be with them by land, sea and air, and restore them in health and joy to joyful and healthful homes.
Ever defend, O Lord, our journey through this life from trouble and storm.
Send down rich and copious showers on the dry and thirsty lands.
Gladden and revive the face of the earth, that it may spring forth and rejoice in the raindrops.
Make the waters of the river flow in full stream.
Gladden and revive the face of the earth with the swelling waters.
Fill all the channels of the streams, and multiply the fruits of the earth.
Bless,
O Lord, the fruits of the earth, and keep them safe and unharmed.
Fill them with seed, and make them ripe for the harvest.
Bless even now, O Lord God Our Father, Thy yearly crown of blessing for the sake of the poor of Thy people, the widow, the orphan, and the stranger, and for the sake of all of us who have our hope in Thee and call upon Thy holy name; for the eyes of all are upon Thee, and Thou givest them bread in due season.
O Thou who givest food to all flesh, fill our hearts with joy and gladness, that at all times, having all sufficiency, we may abound to every good work in Thou Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour. O Only Sovereign King of kings and Lord of lords, defend the kingdom of Thy servants, we Thine orthodox believers and who love Thee Christ Thy priesthood and kings, whom Thou hast deemed worthy to reign over these lands in peace, courage, and justice.
Subdue under us, O Lord, every enemy and adversary, whether at home or abroad. Gird on Thy shield and armour, and rise to our aid guide us in all things to do what is gracious and pleasing in Thy sight. Draw Thy sword, and help us to fight against them that persecute us. Shield us in the day of battle, and grant that the fruit of our loins one like to us in Thee may sit upon Thy throne with Thee and us.
Be kind to us, O Lord, for the sake of Thy love for Thy Holy and Apostolic Church, all Thy Christ-loving people, that we too in Thy peaceful reign may live a calm and tranquil life, in all reverence and godliness.
O Lord our God, give peace to the souls of our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep in Jesus, remembering our forefathers of old, our fathers, patriarchs, prophets, apostles, martyrs, confessors, bishops, and the souls of all the holy and just men who have died in the Lord.
Be mindful, O Lord, of the return of the back-sliding, and of every Christian soul that is afflicted and oppressed, and in need of Thy divine mercy and help.
Be mindful, O Lord, of our brethren in captivity. Grant that they may find mercy and compassion with those who have led them captive and immediate release and return home in peace and health and happiness.
Be mindful also of us, O Lord, Thy sinful and unworthy servants, and blot out our sins in Thy goodness and mercy.
Be mindful also of me, Thy lowly, sinful, and unworthy servant, and in Thy mercy blot out my sins. Be with us, O Lord, who minister unto Thy holy name.
Bless our meetings, O Lord.
Utterly uproot all idolatry all witchcraft from the world.
Crush under our feet Satan and all his minions, and all their wicked influence.
Humble now, as at all times, the enemies of Thy Church Thou and us, unto immediate absolute total complete destruction.
Lay bare their pride.
Speedily show them their weakness.
Bring to naught the wicked plots they contrive against us.
Arise, O Lord, and let Thine enemies be scattered, and let all who hate Thy holy name be put to flight. +
Do Thou bless a thousand times ten thousand Thy faithful and orthodox people while they do Thy holy will.
Deliver the captive; rescue the distressed feed the hungry; comfort the faint-hearted, convert the erring; enlighten the darkened; raise the fallen; confirm the wavering; heal the sick; and guide them all, good Lord, into the way of salvation, and into Thy sacred fold. Deliver us from our iniquities; protect and defend us at all times.
Bless those who do us good for the sake of Thy Most Holy Name Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour.
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St.
James.
In peace let us beseech the Lord.
For the peace that is from above, and for God’s love to man, and for the salvation of our spirits, souls and bodies, let us beseech the Lord. For the peace of the whole world, for the unity of all the holy churches of God, let us beseech the Lord.
In peace let us beseech the Lord.
For the peace that is from above, and for God’s love to man, and for the salvation of our spirits, souls and bodies, let us beseech the Lord. For the peace of the whole world, for the unity of all the holy churches of God, let us beseech the Lord.
For the remission of our sins, and forgiveness of our transgressions, and for our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and distress, and from the uprising of our enemies visible and invisible, let us beseech the Lord.
Holy God, holy almighty, holy immortal, have mercy upon us. O compassionate and merciful, long-suffering, and very gracious and true God,+ look from Thy prepared dwelling-place, and hear us Thy suppliants, and deliver us from every temptation of the devil and of man; withhold not Thy aid from us, nor bring on us chastisements too heavy for our strength; for we are unable to overcome what is opposed to us; but Thou art able, Lord, to save us from everything that is against us. Save us, O God, from the difficulties of this world, according to Thy goodness, in order that, having drawn nigh with a pure conscience to Thy Holy altar temple tabernacle immortal immaculate golden Ark of the covenant + Thee Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour One in the Holy Spirit with God Abba Our Father, O Holy Trinity, we may send up to Thee without condemnation the blessed hymn Thrice Holy, together with the heavenly powers, and that, having performed the service, well pleasing to Thee and divine, we may be counted worthy of eternal life.
Because
Thou art holy, Lord our God, and dwellest and abidest in holy places,
we send up the praise and the hymn Thrice Holy to Thee, the Father,
and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to all eternity.
Lord God Almighty, the God of our fathers;
We beseech Thee, hear us.
For the peace which is from above, and for the salvation of our spirits, souls and bodies;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For the peace of the whole world from above, and the unity of all the holy churches of God;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For the salvation and help of all the Christ loving obedient people;
We beseech Thee, hear us.
For our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, distress, from captivity, bitter death, and from our iniquities + ;
We beseech Thee, hear us.
For the people standing round, and waiting for the rich and plenteous mercy that is from Thee;
We beseech Thee, be merciful and gracious.
Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thine inheritance.
Visit Thy world in mercy and compassion.
Exalt the horn of Christians by the power of the Thy precious and quickening cross + O Holy only one worthy of worship in the flesh Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour.
We beseech Thee, most merciful Lord, hear us praying to Thee, and have mercy upon us.
Let us all entreat from the Lord, that we may pass the whole day, perfect, holy, peaceful, and without sin.
Let us entreat from the Lord a messenger of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our spirits, souls and bodies.
Let us entreat from the Lord forgiveness and remission of our sins and transgressions.
Let us entreat from the Lord the things which are good and proper for our spirits, souls and bodies, and peace for the world from above.
Let us entreat from the Lord, that we may spend the remaining period of our life in peace and health +.
Let us entreat that the close of our lives may be Christian, without pain and without shame, and a good plea at the dread and awful judgment-seat of Christ.
God, who hast taught us Thy divine and saving oracles, enlighten the spirits, souls and bodies of us sinners for the comprehension of the things which have been before spoken, so that we may not only be seen to be hearers of spiritual things, but also doers of good deeds, striving after guileless faith, blameless life, and pure conversation. O Sovereign giver of life, and provider of good things, who didst give to mankind the blessed and only hope of eternal life, our Only Lord and Saviour Lord Jesus Christ, count us worthy in holiness, and perfect this Thy divine service to the enjoyment of future blessedness.
So that, guarded by Thy power at all times, and led into the light of truth, we may send up the praise and the thanksgiving to Thee, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever.
Sovereign Almighty, King of Glory, who knowest all things before their creation, manifest Thyself to us calling upon Thee at this holy hour, and redeem us from the shame of our transgressions; cleanse our mind and our thoughts from impure desires, from worldly deceit, from all influence of the devil; + and accept from the hands of us sinners this incense, as Thou didst accept the offering of Abel, and Noah, and Aaron, and Samuel, and of all Thy saints, guarding us from everything evil+, and preserving us for continually pleasing, and worshipping, and glorifying Thee, the Father, and Thy only-begotten Son, and Thy all-holy Spirit, now and always, and for ever. In peace let us pray to the Lord. O Lord, have mercy. Save us, have mercy upon us, pity and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
For the peace that is from above, and the loving-kindness of God, and the salvation of our spirits, souls and bodies;
Let
us beseech the Lord.
For the peace of the whole world, and the unity of all the holy churches of God;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For those who bear fruit, and labour honourably in the holy churches of God; for those who remember the poor, the widows and the orphans, the strangers and needy ones; and for those who have requested us to mention them in our prayers;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For those who are in old age and infirmity, for the sick and suffering, and those who are troubled by unclean spirits, for their speedy cure from God and their salvation;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For those who are passing their days in virginity, and celibacy, and discipline, and for those in holy matrimony; and for the holy fathers and brethren agonizing in mountains, and dens, and caves of the earth;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For Christians sailing, traveling by land and air, living among strangers, and for our brethren in captivity, in exile, in prison, and in bitter slavery, their peaceful return;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For the remission of our sins, and forgiveness of our transgressions, and for our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and constraint, and uprising against us of enemies visible and invisible; +
Let us beseech the Lord.
For favourable weather, peaceful showers, beneficent dews, abundance of fruits, the perfect close of a good season, and for the crown of the year;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For our fathers and brethren present, and praying with us in this holy hour, and at every season, their zeal, labour, and earnestness;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For every Christian soul in tribulation and distress, and needing the mercy and succour of God; for the return of the erring, the health of the sick, the deliverance of the captives, the rest of the fathers and brethren that have fallen asleep aforetime;
Let us beseech the Lord.
For the hearing and acceptance of our prayer before God, and the sending down on us His rich mercies and compassion.
Let us beseech the Lord.
And for the offered, precious, heavenly, unutterable, pure, glorious, dread, awful, divine gifts, and the salvation by the Only Heavenly Priest Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour who alone offers them;
Let us offer supplication to God the Lord.
O Lord, have mercy. Holy, holy, holy, O Lord God of Sabaoth, the heaven and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour. Hosanna in the highest. Remember also, O Lord, our holy fathers and brethren in it, and the bishops in all the world, who rightly divide the word of Thee Christ Jesus the only truth.
Remember also, O Lord, every city and country, and those of the true faith dwelling in them, their peace and security.
Remember, O Lord, Christians sailing, traveling by land and traveling by air, sojourning in strange lands; our fathers and brethren, who are in bonds, prison, captivity, and exile; who are in mines, and under torture, and in bitter slavery.
Remember, O Lord, the sick and afflicted, and those troubled by unclean spirits, their speedy healing from Thee, O God, and their salvation.
Remember, O Lord, every Christian soul in affliction and distress, needing Thy mercy and succour, O God; and the return of the erring.
Remember, O Lord, our fathers and brethren, toiling hard, and ministering unto us, for Thy holy name’s sake.
Remember all, O Lord, for good; have mercy on all, O Lord, be reconciled to us all; give peace to the multitudes of Thy people; put away scandals; bring wars to an end; make the uprising of heresies to cease; grant Thy peace and Thy love to us, O God our Saviour, the hope of all the ends of the earth destroying the great apostasy.
Remember, O Lord, favourable weather, peaceful showers, beneficent dews, abundance of fruits, and to crown the year with Thy goodness; for the eyes of all wait on Thee, and Thou givest their food in due season; thou openest Thy hand, and fillest every living thing with gladness.
Remember, O Lord, those who bear fruit, and labour honourably in the holy of Thy Church; and those who forget not the poor, the widows, the orphans, the strangers, and the needy; and all who have desired us to remember them in our prayers.
Moreover, O Lord, be pleased to remember those who have brought these offerings this day to Thy holy altar Thou Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour, and for what each one has brought them or with what mind, and those persons who have just now been mentioned to Thee.
Remember, O Lord, according to the multitude of Thy mercy and compassion, me also, Thy humble and unprofitable servant; and those who surround Thee Thyself Thy holy altar, and graciously give us a blameless life, keep our ministries undefiled, and purchase for us a good degree, that we may find mercy and grace, with all the saints that have been well pleasing to Thee since the world began, to generation and generation-grandsires, sires, patriarchs, prophets, apostles, martyrs, confessors, teachers, saints, and every just spirit made perfect in the faith of Thee O Holy and Only Christ Jesus Our Saviour Sovereign Lord of all.
Make the end of our lives Christian, acceptable, blameless, and peaceful, O Lord, gathering us together, O Lord Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour, under the feet of Thee joining us with Thine elect, when Thou wilt, and as Thou wilt; only without shame and transgressions, through Thee only-begotten Son, our only Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ; for He is the only sinless one who hath appeared on the earth, a propitiation for our transgressions and the errors of the people; and for the rest of the souls that have fallen asleep aforetime; that we also, Thy humble, sinful, and unworthy servants, being counted worthy without guile to serve Thee Holy Altar Christ Jesus, may receive the reward of faithful and wise stewards, and may find grace and mercy in the terrible day of Thy just and good retribution. For the peace and establishing of the whole world, and of the holy churches of God, and for the purposes for which each one made his offering, or according to the desire he has; and for the people standing round, and for all men, and all women at the moment of conception and all Thy repentant +;
Forgive, remit, pardon, O God, our transgressions, voluntary and involuntary; in deed and in word; in knowledge and in ignorance; by night and by day; in thought and intent; in Thy goodness and love, forgive us them all. Through the grace and compassion and love of Thy only-begotten Son, with whom Thou art blessed and glorified, together with the all-holy, and good, and quickening Spirit, unceasingly and now and always, and unto the eternal ages to come in Thy recreated universe in the future at Thy Parousia Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour. For the remission of our sins, and the propitiation of our spirits, souls and bodies, and for every soul in tribulation and distress, needing the mercy and succour of God, and for the return of the erring, the healing of the sick, the deliverance of the captives, the rest of our fathers and brethren who have fallen asleep aforetime;
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Lord
Jesus Christ Who took upon You the curses of the peoples as related
in the
psalms to bring us back to Your true Law written in our hearts by You
and preached by the prophets, especially St. John the Baptist, Lord
Jesus Christ Who commands us to obey Your Law and nothing other, have
mercy upon us who turn to You. Grant us to always be aware of the
pitfalls related in the psalms to always avoid these ditches. All
Holy Divine Person Lord Jesus Christ Immortal Son Word Wisdom Power
of God Our Father in the Unity and Power and Bond of Love of the Holy
Spirit our Paraclete. Grant us to worthily receive this Communion
which You alone give to us. You Who with the Father and the Holy
Spirit created the world ex nihilo at the beginning of the first six
days and finished the making thereof on the rest of the first six
days and on the morn of the last of those formed Adam from the moist
earth and breathed into him and he became a living soul and cast him
into a deep sleep and made Eve from his side; the first man and woman
with none other before them of any sort and none other with them at
the beginning of any sort, from whom are descended all men here on
earth wherein all salvation is worked out from the first Adam to the
last saint, saved by You and no other, for no other could. You Who
alone proceeded from the Father's bosom and throne and came into the
world 70 generations later, conceived by the Holy Spirit and the
blessed virgin Mary and truly born of her on earth and saved us by
Your most Holy Cross and Resurrection and Ascension in the flesh and
the gift of Your Holy Spirit, by this most Holy Eucharist of Yourself
Whom we receive in faith, these gifts of bread and wine and water by
Your command and power alone, truly transubstantiated into Your
Divine Person, You, Your most Holy Body Flesh Blood Water Soul Spirit
Energy One Divine Essence Substance Nature uncreated alone having
aseity threefold light of one undivided glory with the Father and the
Holy Spirit, Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour, Whom we receive
in faith with all thanksgiving, thereby indwelling us Lord God Our
Father and the Son Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and Saviour and the
Holy Spirit our Paraclete with all Your gifts and mercies, shielding
us, delivering us in our spirits souls and bodies in everything in
all ways at all times unceasingly and now and always and unto the
endless ages of ages to come.
THE
CITY OF GOD
59
Psalm CXXIX and
Responsory for the faithful departed in the Mozarabic rite
OUT
of the depths I have cried unto thee, O Lord: Lord hear my voice.
2.
Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication.
3.
If thou, O Lord, shalt observe iniquities, Lord, who shall endure it?
4.
For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law
I have waited for thee, O Lord
5.
My soul hath relied on his word; my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
6.
From the morning watch even until night, let Israel hope
in the Lord.
7.
Because with the Lord there is mercy; and with him plentiful
redemption.
8.
And he shall redeem Israel from
all his iniquities.
V.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord.
R.
And let perpetual light shine upon them.
IN
a fertile place, O Lord, there gather them. By waters of refreshment
lead their souls to life.
V.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine
upon them. By waters of refreshment lead their souls to life.
The
spirits of just men made perfect in Thy quickening Spirit Father in
Thou Only Son Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour, their souls gathered
into Thy bosom Lord:
Bless
Thy faithful departed, especially (mention
the faithful departed who are to be remembered here) ,
O Lord God Our Father and the Son Jesus Christ Our Lord Saviour and
the Holy Spirit our Paraclete, in Thy bosom unceasingly, with and by
the prayer and company of all Thy elect angels and saints for and
with us unceasingly and thereby let perpetual Light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace unto the first resurrection of the just at Thy
Parousia, Christ Jesus Our Lord and Saviour, whence Thou shall return
in the glory of the Father in the same flesh as Thou camest first in
the unity and power and bond of love of the Holy Spirit our
Paraclete; at that time our same spirits, souls and bodies reunited
worshipping Thou face to face in Thy holiness and glory with all Thy
elect angels and saints in this Thy recreated universe in the future,
at that time known to Thou alone Thrice Holy Lord God Pantocrator,
unto the endless ages of ages to come. Save us Lord by Thy most Holy
Cross, Holy Blood, Holy Spirit, of Thee Father and the Son Jesus
Christ Our Lord and Saviour, the only first born from the dead in the
flesh, the only one Resurrected, Ascended, Assumed, Bodily in the
flesh into the third heaven and who sitteth upon the right hand of
God Our Father in the unity and power and bond of love of the Holy
Spirit our Paraclete; Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Pantocrator, with and
by the prayer and company of all Thine elect angels and saints for
and with us unceasingly and now and always and unto the endless ages
of ages to come.
Bless
and deliver all your faithful throughout the earth Jesus Christ Our
Only Lord and Saviour, Only Mediator and Priest in the Flesh between
God and man in the Unity and Power and bond of love of the Holy
Spirit our Paraclete, in Your Name Alone Baruch Adonai Yahweh El Olam
eth Abba Our Father and the Son Jesus Christ Our Only Lord and
Saviour and Good Shepherd and the Holy Spirit our Paraclete, with and
by the prayer and company of the same all Your elect Angels and
Saints for and with us unceasingly with all thanksgiving. We love You
for You first loved us, with all thanksgiving bless us, unceasingly,
especially all the innocent, all the little children, all Your
persecuted Church, all Your poor and needy and all Your lost sheep.
For Your sheep hear Your voice and confess you from the heart with
the mouth doing Your will in our word and deed in all things at all
times most swiftly and no other, deliver those in distress –
especially deliver those in the worst of distress, especially those
who have no one to pray for or with them, unto all salvation eternal
and temporal most swiftly and have us do the same for the sake of
Your Most Holy Name without fee or reward for ourselves in our word
and deed, unceasingly and now and always and unto the endless ages of
ages to come. Amen.
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Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
GLORIA
IN PATRI ET IN FILII ET IN SPIRITU SANCTE
MOST
BLESSED GLORIOUS ETERNAL HOLY TRINITY ADORABLE UNITY IN
THE
GLORY OF YOUR MAJESTY IN THE SPLENDOUR OF YOUR POWER
EXALTED
UNTO THE AGES OF AGES
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
Lord,
have mercy
GLORY
to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We praise
Thee; we bless Thee; we adore Thee; we glorify Thee. We give Thee
thanks for Thy great glory, O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father
Almighty. O Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son. O Lord God,
Lamb of God, Son of the Father, Who takest away the sins of the
world, have mercy on us. Who takest away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer. Who sittest at the right hand of the Father, have
mercy on us. For Thou alone art holy; Thou alone art The Lord; Thou
alone art most high, O Jesus Christ, together with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Against
you, you alone, Jesus Christ our Only Lord and Saviour, have we
sinned and done what is evil in your sight, forgive us our sins,
purge us with hyssop and we shall be cleansed, wash us and we shall
be made whiter than snow, make the bones you have numbered to
rejoice. Come Holy Spirit cleanse us from all stain of spirit, soul,
flesh, make us only one in You, as you are one in God Our Father, in
You, You in us, Most Holy Lord God Pantocrator, Christ Jesus our Only
Lord and Saviour Who alone bought us in the flesh by Your most Holy
Cross, Holy Blood, Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father, of You the
Immortal Son of the Father, Christ Jesus Our only Lord and Saviour,
infinitely pure and undefiled covering the whole world and cleansing
the whole universe, Jesus Christ our Only Lord and Saviour the only
first born from the dead in the flesh the only one Resurrected
Ascended Assumed Bodily in the flesh and sitteth on the right hand of
God Our Father in the third heaven in the unity and power and bond of
love of the Holy Spirit our Paraclete Holy Holy Holy Lord God
Pantocrator, with and by the prayer and company and presence of the
same all Your elect angels and saints for and with us unceasingly
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"Now, Lord, unceasingly preserving in us the spirit of your grace,
make
us worthy, so that being filled
we
may minister to you in singleness of heart,
praising
you,
through
your Son Christ Jesus,
through
whom to you be glory and might,
Father
and Son
with
the Holy Spirit,
in
your Holy Church,
now
and throughout the ages of the ages.
Amen.
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Baruch
Adonai Yahweh Eloheinu Yahweh echad El Olam Olam Immortal with and by
the prayer and company of all your elect doxas and saints, especially
St. Michael and St. Gabriel and St. Enoch in the flesh and St. Elijah
in the flesh Your holy prophets yet to return, for and with us
unceasingly:
Greet
one another with a kiss of love, peace be to all who are in Christ
Jesus Only Begotten Son Lamb of God Our Only Lord and Saviour Living
and Reigning with God Our Father in the unity and power and bond of
love of the Holy Spirit our Paraclete unto the endless ages of ages
to come.
Our Father Who are in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Your Holy Spirit come upon us and cleanse us,
Give us today our Supersubstantial bread,
and forgive us our debt,
as we also forgive our debtors,
and do not lead us into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one and all it’s minions visible and invisible;
for yours is the power and the glory unto the endless ages of ages to come.
(2) First, concerning the cup:
We give you thanks, our Father,
for the holy vine of David your servant, which you have made known to us through Jesus, your servant;
to you be the glory unto the endless ages of ages to come.
(3) And concerning the broken bread:
We give you thanks, our Father,
for the life and knowledge
which you have made known to us through Jesus; your servant;
to you be the glory unto the endless ages of ages to come.
Just as this broken bread was scattered
upon the mountains and then was
gathered together and became one,
so may your church be gathered together
from the ends of the earth into your kingdom;
for yours is the glory and the power unto the endless ages of ages to come.
Then the celebrant holds the bread in his hand, and says: Having taken the bread in His holy and pure and blameless and immortal hands, lifting up His eyes to heaven, and showing it to Thee, His God and Father, He gave thanks, and hallowed, and brake, and gave it to us, His disciples and apostles, saying:-
(here break the bread)
The Deacons say: For the remission of sins and life everlasting.
Then he says aloud: Take, eat: this is my body, broken for you, and given for remission of sins.
The People: Amen.
Then he takes the cup, and says: In like manner, after supper, He took the cup, and having mixed wine and water, lifting up His eyes to heaven, and presenting it to Thee, His God and Father, He gave thanks, and hallowed and blessed it, and filled it with the Holy Spirit, and gave it to us His disciples, saying, Drink ye all of it; this is my blood of the new testament shed for you and many, and distributed for the remission of sins.
The People: Amen.
The celebrant: This do in remembrance of me; for as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show forth the Lord’s death, and confess His resurrection, till He come.
The Deacons say: We believe and confess:
The People: We show forth Thy death, O Lord, and confess Thy resurrection.
The celebrant (Oblation): Remembering, therefore, His life-giving sufferings, His saving cross, His death and His burial, and resurrection from the dead on the third day, and His ascension into heaven, and sitting at the right hand of Thee, our God and Father, and His second glorious and awful appearing, when He shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead, and render to every one according to His works; even we, sinful men, offer unto Thee, O Lord, this dread and bloodless sacrifice, praying that Thou wilt not deal with us after our sins, nor reward us according to our iniquities;
But that Thou, according to Thy mercy and Thy unspeakable loving-kindness, passing by and blotting out the handwriting against us Thy suppliants, wilt grant to us Thy heavenly and eternal gifts (which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and which have not entered into the heart of man) that thou hast prepared, O God, for those who love Thee; and reject not, O loving Lord, the people for my sake, or for my sin’s sake:
Then he says, thrice: For Thy people and Thy Church supplicate Thee.
The People: Have mercy on us, O Lord our God, Father Almighty.
Again the celebrant says (Invocation): Have mercy upon us, O God Almighty. Have mercy upon us, O God our Saviour Jesus Christ Our Lord. Have mercy upon us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and send forth on us, and on these offered gifts, Thy all-holy Spirit.
Then, bowing his neck, he says: The sovereign and quickening Spirit, that sits upon the throne with Thee, our God and Father, and with Thy only-begotten Son, reigning with Thee; the consubstantial and co-eternal; that spoke in the law and in the prophets, and in Thy New Testament; that descended in the form of a dove on our Lord Jesus Christ at the river Jordan, and abode on Him; that descended on Thy apostles in the form of tongues of fire in the upper room of the holy and glorious Zion on the day of Pentecost: this Thine all-holy Spirit, send down, O Lord, upon us, and upon these offered holy gifts;
And rising up, he says aloud: That coming, by His holy and good and glorious appearing, He may sanctify this bread, and make it the holy body of Thy Christ.
The People: Amen.
The celebrant: And this cup the precious blood of Thy Christ.
The People: Amen.
The People: It is becoming and right.
Then the celebrant prays: Verily it is becoming and right, proper and due to praise Thee, to sing of Thee, to bless Thee, to worship Thee, to glorify Thee, to give Thee thanks, Maker of every creature visible and invisible, the treasure of eternal good things, the fountain of life and immortality, God and Lord of all:
Whom the heavens of heavens praise, and all the host of them; the sun, and the moon, and all the choir of the stars; earth, sea, and all that is in them; Jerusalem, the heavenly assembly, and church of the first-born that are written in heaven; spirits of just men and of prophets; souls of martyrs and of apostles; the six-winged seraphim, which cover their faces with two wings, their feet with two, and with two they fly, crying one to another with unresting lips and the many-eyed cherubim, kuriotetes, arches, especially St. Michael and St. Gabriel, exousias, dunameis and angelos with unceasing praises: Holy, holy, holy, O Lord God Pantocrator
(Aloud.) With loud voice singing the victorious hymn of Thy majestic glory, crying aloud, praising, shouting, and saying:-
The People: Holy, holy, holy, O Lord of Sabaoth, the heaven and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
The celebrant, making the sign of the cross on the gifts + , says: Holy art Thou, King of eternity, and Lord and giver of all holiness; holy also Thy only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom Thou hast made all things; holy also Thy Holy Spirit, which searches all things, even Thy deep things, O God: holy art Thou, almighty, all-powerful, good, dread, merciful, most compassionate to Thy creatures; who didst make man from earth after Thine own image and likeness; who didst give him the joy of paradise; and when he transgressed Thy commandment, and fell away, didst not disregard nor desert him, O Good One, but didst chasten him as a merciful father, call him by the law, instruct him by the prophets; and afterwards didst send forth Thine only-begotten Son Himself, our Lord Jesus Christ, into the world, that He by His coming might renew and restore Thy image;
Who, having descended from heaven, and become flesh of the Holy Spirit and Virgin Godmother Mary, and having sojourned among men, fulfilled the dispensation for the salvation of our race; and being about to endure His voluntary and life-giving death by the cross, He the sinless for us the sinners, in the night in which He was betrayed, nay, rather delivered Himself up for the life and salvation of the world,
Then the celebrant prays: Verily it is becoming and right, proper and due to praise Thee, to sing of Thee, to bless Thee, to worship Thee, to glorify Thee, to give Thee thanks, Maker of every creature visible and invisible, the treasure of eternal good things, the fountain of life and immortality, God and Lord of all:
Whom the heavens of heavens praise, and all the host of them; the sun, and the moon, and all the choir of the stars; earth, sea, and all that is in them; Jerusalem, the heavenly assembly, and church of the first-born that are written in heaven; spirits of just men and of prophets; souls of martyrs and of apostles; the six-winged seraphim, which cover their faces with two wings, their feet with two, and with two they fly, crying one to another with unresting lips and the many-eyed cherubim, kuriotetes, arches, especially St. Michael and St. Gabriel, exousias, dunameis and angelos with unceasing praises: Holy, holy, holy, O Lord God Pantocrator
(Aloud.) With loud voice singing the victorious hymn of Thy majestic glory, crying aloud, praising, shouting, and saying:-
The People: Holy, holy, holy, O Lord of Sabaoth, the heaven and the earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna in the highest; blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
The celebrant, making the sign of the cross on the gifts + , says: Holy art Thou, King of eternity, and Lord and giver of all holiness; holy also Thy only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom Thou hast made all things; holy also Thy Holy Spirit, which searches all things, even Thy deep things, O God: holy art Thou, almighty, all-powerful, good, dread, merciful, most compassionate to Thy creatures; who didst make man from earth after Thine own image and likeness; who didst give him the joy of paradise; and when he transgressed Thy commandment, and fell away, didst not disregard nor desert him, O Good One, but didst chasten him as a merciful father, call him by the law, instruct him by the prophets; and afterwards didst send forth Thine only-begotten Son Himself, our Lord Jesus Christ, into the world, that He by His coming might renew and restore Thy image;
Who, having descended from heaven, and become flesh of the Holy Spirit and Virgin Godmother Mary, and having sojourned among men, fulfilled the dispensation for the salvation of our race; and being about to endure His voluntary and life-giving death by the cross, He the sinless for us the sinners, in the night in which He was betrayed, nay, rather delivered Himself up for the life and salvation of the world,
Then the celebrant holds the bread in his hand, and says: Having taken the bread in His holy and pure and blameless and immortal hands, lifting up His eyes to heaven, and showing it to Thee, His God and Father, He gave thanks, and hallowed, and brake, and gave it to us, His disciples and apostles, saying:-
(here break the bread)
The Deacons say: For the remission of sins and life everlasting.
Then he says aloud: Take, eat: this is my body, broken for you, and given for remission of sins.
The People: Amen.
Then he takes the cup, and says: In like manner, after supper, He took the cup, and having mixed wine and water, lifting up His eyes to heaven, and presenting it to Thee, His God and Father, He gave thanks, and hallowed and blessed it, and filled it with the Holy Spirit, and gave it to us His disciples, saying, Drink ye all of it; this is my blood of the new testament shed for you and many, and distributed for the remission of sins.
The People: Amen.
The celebrant: This do in remembrance of me; for as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show forth the Lord’s death, and confess His resurrection, till He come.
The Deacons say: We believe and confess:
The People: We show forth Thy death, O Lord, and confess Thy resurrection.
The celebrant (Oblation): Remembering, therefore, His life-giving sufferings, His saving cross, His death and His burial, and resurrection from the dead on the third day, and His ascension into heaven, and sitting at the right hand of Thee, our God and Father, and His second glorious and awful appearing, when He shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead, and render to every one according to His works; even we, sinful men, offer unto Thee, O Lord, this dread and bloodless sacrifice, praying that Thou wilt not deal with us after our sins, nor reward us according to our iniquities;
But that Thou, according to Thy mercy and Thy unspeakable loving-kindness, passing by and blotting out the handwriting against us Thy suppliants, wilt grant to us Thy heavenly and eternal gifts (which eye hath not seen, and ear hath not heard, and which have not entered into the heart of man) that thou hast prepared, O God, for those who love Thee; and reject not, O loving Lord, the people for my sake, or for my sin’s sake:
Then he says, thrice: For Thy people and Thy Church supplicate Thee.
The People: Have mercy on us, O Lord our God, Father Almighty.
Again the celebrant says (Invocation): Have mercy upon us, O God Almighty. Have mercy upon us, O God our Saviour Jesus Christ Our Lord. Have mercy upon us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and send forth on us, and on these offered gifts, Thy all-holy Spirit.
Then, bowing his neck, he says: The sovereign and quickening Spirit, that sits upon the throne with Thee, our God and Father, and with Thy only-begotten Son, reigning with Thee; the consubstantial and co-eternal; that spoke in the law and in the prophets, and in Thy New Testament; that descended in the form of a dove on our Lord Jesus Christ at the river Jordan, and abode on Him; that descended on Thy apostles in the form of tongues of fire in the upper room of the holy and glorious Zion on the day of Pentecost: this Thine all-holy Spirit, send down, O Lord, upon us, and upon these offered holy gifts;
And rising up, he says aloud: That coming, by His holy and good and glorious appearing, He may sanctify this bread, and make it the holy body of Thy Christ.
The People: Amen.
The celebrant: And this cup the precious blood of Thy Christ.
The People: Amen.
LORD JESUS CHRIST OUR ONLY SAVIOUR, AFTER THE EATING OF SUPPER, YOU TOOK BREAD AND HAVING GIVEN THANKS YOU BROKE IT AND SAID, TAKE EAT, THIS IS MY, THE BODY, THAT WHICH IS BROKEN, ON BEHALF OF YOU; THIS DO IN THIS MY ANAMNESIN IN LIKE MANNER YOU ALSO TOOK THE CUP AFTER THE EATING OF SUPPER SAYING DRINK
FROM IT ALL OF YOU, THIS THE CUP THE NEW COVENANT IS IN THIS MY BLOOD
WHICH IS BEING SHED FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS, THIS DO AS
OFTEN AS YOU DRINK IN THIS MY ANAMNESIN
COME HOLY SPIRIT SANCTIFIER BLESS THESE GIFTS MAKE HIS REAL PRESENCE TRULY MANIFEST AGAIN IN THE BREAD, THE WINE AND THE WATER WHOM WE RECEIVE IN FAITH
[Here receive communion and say:]
THE BODY OF CHRIST THE BLOOD OF CHRIST
We give you thanks, Holy Father,
for your holy name which you
have caused to dwell in our hearts,
and for the knowledge and faith and immortality
which you have made known to us
through Jesus your servant;
to you be the glory unto the endless ages of ages to come.
You, almighty Master, created all things for your
name's sake,
and gave food and drink to men, Adam and Eve, to enjoy,
that they might give you thanks
but to us, from the first Adam to the last Saint, you have graciously given
spiritual food and drink,
and eternal life through your servant Christ Jesus Our Only Lord and Saviour.
Above all we give thanks because you are mighty
to you be the glory unto the endless ages of ages to come.
Remember your church Lord,
to deliver it from all evil
and to make it perfect in your love
and gather it, the one that has been sanctified,
from the four winds into your kingdom,
which you have prepared for it
for yours is the power and the glory unto the endless ages of ages to come.
May grace come, and may this age pass away.
Hosanna to the God of David.
If anyone is holy, let him come;
anyone is not, let him repent. Maranatha!
We
give You thanks, Father, for the fragrant ointment Your Holy Spirit our
Paraclete which You have made known to us through Jesus Your servant;
to you be the glory unto the endless ages of ages to come. Amen.
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In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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