The

Divine Liturgy
of
St John Chrysostom

St Mary of Egypt Orthodox Church

Roswell, Georgia
2023
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Originally Published
With the Blessing
of
His Eminence, Metropolitan HILARION
First Hierarch
of
The Russian Church Abroad
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The Order of the Holy and Divine
Liturgy of Our Father Among the
Saints,
John Chrysostom,
Archbishop of Constantinople

The Prayers of Entry

The priest that desires to celebrate

the Divine Mysteries must first be at peace
with all, have nothing against anyone, and
insofar as is within his power, keep his
heart from evil thoughts, be continent from
the evening before, and be vigilant until the
time of divine service. When the time is
come, he goes into the temple, in company
with the deacon, and together they make
three reverences toward the east before the
holy doors.

Then the deacon says:

Bless, Master.
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Priest: Blessed is our God, always,

now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Deacon: Amen.

O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit

of Truth, Who art everywhere present and
fillest all things, Treasury of good things and
Giver of life: Come and dwell in us, and
cleanse us of all impurity, and save our
souls, O Good One.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy

Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Most-holy Trinity, have mercy on

us. O Lord, blot out our sins. O Master,
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pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and
heal our infirmities, for Thy Name's sake.

Lord, have mercy. (3)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in the heavens,

hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom
come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

Priest: For Thine is the Kingdom,

and the power, and the glory, of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages.
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Deacon: Amen.

Then he says: Have mercy on us, O

Lord, have mercy on us; for, at a loss for any
defence, this prayer do we sinners offer unto
Thee as Master, have mercy on us.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit.

Lord, have mercy on us; for we have

hoped in Thee; be not angry with us greatly,
neither remember our iniquities; but look
upon us now as Thou art compassionate, and
deliver us from our enemies; for Thou art
our God, and we, Thy people; all are the
works of Thy hands, and we call upon Thy
name.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages

of ages. Amen.
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O blessed Theotokos, open the doors
of compassion unto us, for hoping in thee,
let us not perish; through thee may we be
delivered from adversities; for thou art the
salvation of the Christian race.

Then they approach the icon of Christ

and kiss it, saying:

We worship Thine immaculate icon,

O Good One, asking the forgiveness of our
failings, O Christ God; for of Thine own
will Thou wast well-pleased to ascend the
Cross in the flesh, that Thou mightest
deliver from slavery to the enemy those
whom Thou hadst fashioned. Wherefore,
we cry to Thee thankfully: Thou didst fill
all things with joy, O our Savior, when Thou
camest to save the world.

Then they kiss the icon of the

Theotokos, saying the troparion:
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As thou art a well-spring of
compassion, vouchsafe mercy unto us, O
Theotokos. Look upon a sinful people;
show forth, as always, thy power. For
hoping in thee we cry, “Rejoice!” to thee, as
once did Gabriel, the Supreme Commander
of the Bodiless Hosts.

Then, with bowed head, the priest

says:

O Lord, stretch forth Thy hand

from Thy holy place on high, and
strengthen me for this, Thine appointed
service; that, standing uncondemned
before Thy dread altar, I may celebrate
the bloodless ministry. For Thine is the
power and the glory unto the ages of ages.
Amen.

[Then, it is customary for the clergy

to bow and the priest says: Remit, pardon,
forgive, O God, our offences, both
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voluntary and involuntary, in word and
deed, in knowledge and ignorance, by day
and by night, in mind and thought; forgive
us all things, for Thou art good and the
Lover of mankind.]

Then they make a bow to each other,

and go into the prothesis, saying:

I shall go into Thy house; I shall

worship toward Thy holy temple in fear of
Thee. O Lord, guide me in the way of Thy
righteousness; because of mine enemies,
make straight my way before Thee. For in
their mouth there is no truth; their heart is
vain. Their throat is an open sepulchre, with
their tongues have they spoken deceitfully;
judge them, O God. Let them fall down on
account of their own devising; according to
the multitude of their ungodliness, cast them
out, for they have embittered Thee, O Lord.
And let all them be glad that hope in Thee;
they shall ever rejoice, and Thou shalt dwell
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among them. And all shall glory in Thee
that love Thy name, for Thou shalt bless the
righteous, O Lord, as with a shield of Thy
good pleasure hast Thou crowned us.

Having come into the sanctuary, they

make three bows before the Holy Table and
kiss the Holy Gospel, [the Cross], and the
Holy Table.
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The Prayers of Vesting

Then each one takes his sticharion in

his hands, and they make three reverences
toward the east, while saying to themselves
with each:

O God, cleanse me a sinner and

have mercy on me.

Then the deacon comes to the priest,

holding in his right hand the sticharion with
the orarion [and cuffs], and bowing his
head before the priest, says:

Bless, Master, the sticharion with the

orarion.

Then blessing the priest says:

Blessed is our God always, now and

ever, and unto the ages of ages.
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Then the deacon goes to one side of
the sanctuary, puts on the sticharion,
praying thus:

My soul shall rejoice in the Lord, for

He hath clothed me in the garment of
salvation, and with the vesture of gladness
hath He covered me; He hath placed a crown
upon me as on a bridegroom, and He hath
adorned me as a bride with comeliness.

And then kissing the orarion, he

places it on the left shoulder. Then putting
the epimanikia on the hands, with the right
cuff he says:

Thy right hand, O Lord, is glorified in

strength; Thy right hand, O Lord, hath
shattered enemies, and in the multitude of
Thy glory hast Thou ground down the
adversaries.

And with the left, he says:

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Thy hands have made me and

fashioned me; give me understanding and I
will learn Thy commandments.

Then, going to the prothesis, he

prepares the holy things. The holy diskos he
places on the left side; the chalice, that is,
the holy cup, on the right; and the rest [the
spoon and the spear, etc.] with them.
Then the priest vests himself thus:
taking the sticharion in the left hand, and
bowing thrice toward the east, as mentioned
before, he signs it with the sign of the Cross,
saying:

Blessed is our God, always, now

and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.

Then he vests himself, saying:

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My soul shall rejoice in the Lord,
for He hath clothed me in the garment of
salvation, and with the vesture of gladness
hath He covered me; He hath placed a
crown upon me as on a bridegroom, and
He hath adorned me as a bride with
comeliness.

Then taking the epitrachelion and

signing it, he puts in on, saying:

Blessed is God Who poureth out

His grace upon His priests, like unto the
oil of myrrh upon the head, which
runneth down upon the beard, upon the
beard of Aaron, which runneth down to
the fringe of his raiment.

Then taking the zone (belt) and

girding himself, he says:

Blessed is God, Who girded me with

power, and hath made my path blameless,
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Who maketh my feet like the feet of a
hart, and sitteth me upon high places.

Then the cuffs, in the manner

described. Then putting the epimanikia on
the hands, with the right cuff he says:

Thy right hand, O Lord, is glorified

in strength; Thy right hand, O Lord, hath
shattered enemies, and in the multitude of
Thy glory hast Thou ground down the
adversaries.

And with the left, he says:

Thy hands have made me and

fashioned me; give me understanding and
I will learn Thy commandments.

Then taking the epigonation [palitsa],

if he have it, and having blessed and kissed
it, he says:
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Gird Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O
Mighty One, in Thy comeliness and Thy
beauty, and bend Thy bow, and proceed
prosperously, and be king, because of
truth and meekness and righteousness,
and Thy right hand shall guide Thee
wondrously, always, now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Then taking the phelonion, and

having blessed and kissed it, he says thus:

Thy priests, O Lord, shall be

clothed with righteousness, and Thy
saints with rejoicing shall rejoice, always,
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.

Then, having gone to the prothesis,

they wash their hands, saying:

I will wash my hands in innocency

and I will compass Thine altar, O Lord,
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that I may hear the voice of Thy praise
and tell of all Thy wondrous works. O
Lord, I have loved the beauty of Thy
house, and the place where Thy glory
dwelleth. Destroy not my soul with the
ungodly, nor my life with men of blood, in
whose hands are iniquities; their right
hand is full of bribes. But as for me, in
mine innocence have I walked; redeem
me, O Lord, and have mercy on me. My
foot hath stood in uprightness; in the
congregations will I bless Thee, O Lord.
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The Proskomedia
Then making three reverences before
the table of oblation, each says:

O God, cleanse me a sinner and

have mercy on me. (thrice) And:

Thou hast redeemed us from the

curse of the law [priest kisses the diskos]
by Thy precious Blood [kisses the chalice].
Having been nailed to the Cross [kisses
the open star] and pierced with a spear
[kisses the spear], Thou hast gushed forth
immortality upon mankind [kisses the
spoon]. O our Savior, glory to Thee.
[They make a reverence.]

Then says the deacon: Bless, Master.

And the priest begins:

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Blessed is our God, always, now
and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Deacon: Amen.

Then the priest takes a prosphoron in

his left hand, and in his right hand the holy
spear, and making therewith the sign of the
Cross thrice over the seal of the
prosphoron, he says:

In remembrance of our Lord and

God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thrice.

And immediately he thrusts the spear

into the right side of the seal [the priest’s
left], and cutting he says, as the deacon
says: Let us pray to the Lord. [The deacon
says this at each of the incisions, gazing
reverently at this Mystery and holding his
orarion in his hand.]
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He was led as a sheep to the
slaughter.

And into the left side [the priest’s

right], as the deacon says: Let us pray to
the Lord.

And as a blameless lamb before his

shearer is dumb, so He openeth not His
mouth.

And into the upper side of the seal, as

the deacon says: Let us pray to the Lord.

In His lowliness His judgment was

taken away.

And into the lower side, as the deacon

says: Let us pray to the Lord.

And who shall declare His

generation?
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After this the deacon says:

Take away, Master.

And the priest, having thrust the holy

spear obliquely into the right side [priest’s
left] of the prosphoron, taketh away the holy
bread, saying thus:

For His life is taken away from the

earth.

And the priest having laid it inverted

on the holy diskos, the deacon says:

Sacrifice, Master.

And he sacrifices it cruciformly, while

saying thus:

Sacrificed is the Lamb of God, that

taketh away the sin of the world, for the
life and salvation of the world.
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And he turns upward the other side,

which has the sign of the Cross.

The deacon says:

Pierce, Master.

And the priest, piercing also in the

right side [the priest’s left] with the spear,
says:

One of the soldiers with a spear

pierced His side, and forthwith came
there out blood and water. And he that
saw it bare record, and his record is true.

The deacon, taking wine and water,

says to the priest:

Bless, Master, the holy union.

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And receiving the blessing upon them,
he pours wine together with water into the
holy chalice.

The priest, taking in his hand a

second prosphoron, says:

In honor and remembrance of our

most blessed Lady, the Theotokos and
Ever-virgin Mary, through whose
intercessions do Thou, O Lord, receive
this sacrifice upon Thy most heavenly
altar.

And taking out a particle, he places it

on the right side of the holy bread [priest’s
left], near its center, saying:

At Thy right hand stood the queen,

arrayed in a vesture of inwoven gold,
adorned in varied colors.
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Then taking the third prosphoron, he
says:

Of the honorable glorious Prophet,

Forerunner and Baptist John.

And taking out the first particle, he

places it on the left side of the holy bread
[priest’s right], making the beginning of the
first row.

Then he says:

Of the holy glorious prophets:

Moses and Aaron, Elijah and Elisha,
David and Jesse; of the holy Three
Children, of Daniel the Prophet, and of all
the holy prophets.

And taking a particle, he places it

below the first, in the proper order.

Then again he says:

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Of the holy glorious and all-praised

Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the
other holy apostles.

And thus he places the third particle

below the second, completing the first row.

Then he says:

Of our fathers among the saints, the

holy hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory
the Theologian, and John Chrysostom;
Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria;
Nicholas of Myra in Lycia; Michael of
Kiev; Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Philip,
Hermogenes, and Tikhon of Moscow;
Nicetas of Novgorod; Leontius of Rostov;
and of all the holy hierarchs.

And taking a fourth particle, he

places it near the first particle, making the
beginning of the second row.
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Then again he says:

Of the holy Apostle, Protomartyr

and Archdeacon Stephen; the holy Great-
martyrs Demetrius, George, Theodore the
Tyro, Theodore Stratelates, and of all
holy martyrs; and the martyred women:
Thecla, Barbara, Kyriake, Euphemia and
Parasceve, Catherine, and of all the holy
martyred women.

And taking a fifth particle, he places

it below the first which is at the beginning of
the second row.

Then he says:

Of our holy and God-bearing

fathers: Anthony, Euthymius, Sabbas,
Onuphrius, Athanasius of Athos,
Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves,
Sergius of Radonezh, Barlaam of Khutyn,
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Seraphim of Sarov, and of all the holy
fathers; and of the holy mothers: Pelagia,
Theodosia, Anastasia, Eupraxia,
Febronia, Theodulia, Euphrosyne, Mary
of Egypt, and of all the holy mothers.

And thus taking out a sixth particle,

he places it below the second particle, in
completion of the second row.

Then he says:

Of the saints and wonderworkers,

the Unmercenaries: Cosmas and Damian,
Cyrus and John, Panteleimon and
Hermolaus, and of all the holy
Unmercenaries.

And taking out a seventh particle he

places it at the top, making the beginning of
the third row.

Then again he says:

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Of the holy and righteous Ancestors

of God, Joachim and Anna; of Saint(s) N.
(N.), (of whose temple it is and whose day it
is); of the holy Equals-of-the-Apostles
Methodius and Cyril, teachers of the
Slavs; of the holy Equal-of-the-Apostles
Great Prince Vladimir and Great
Princess Olga, and of all the saints,
through whose intercessions do Thou visit
us, O God.

And he places the eighth particle

below the first, in the proper order.

After this he says:

Of our father among the saints,

John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople.
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And then taking out a ninth particle,
he places it at the end of the third row,
completing it.

Then taking a fourth prosphoron, he

says:

Remember, O Master, Lover of

mankind, the most holy Orthodox
patriarchs, and our great lord and father,
the Most Holy Patriarch N.; and our lord
the Very Most Reverend Metropolitan N.,
First Hierarch of the Russian Church
Abroad; [and our lord the Most Reverend
Archbishop (Bishop) N., (whose diocese it
is); the honorable priesthood, the
diaconate in Christ and all the priestly
order, (if in a monastery: Archimandrite
or Abbot N.) and all our brethren whom,
in Thy compassion, Thou hast called into
Thy communion, O All-good Master.
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And taking out a particle, he places it
below the holy bread.

Then he commemorates those that are

in authority, saying thus:

Remember, O Lord, the God-

preserved Russian land, and its Orthodox
people in the homeland and in the
diaspora, this land, its authorities and the
armed forces, and all who in faith and
piety dwell therein.

Then he commemorates the living, by

name, and at each name he takes out a
particle, saying:

Remember, O Lord, N.

And then taking out a particle, he

places it below the holy bread.
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Then taking a fifth prosphoron, he
says:

In commemoration and for the

remission of sins of the most holy
patriarchs; of Orthodox and pious kings
and pious queens; and of the blessed
founders of this holy temple (if it be a
monastery: this holy monastery).

Then he commemorates the departed,

by name: the bishop that ordained him (if
he be among the departed), and others,
whomsoever he will. At each name he takes
out a particle, saying:

Remember, O Lord, N.

And finally he says this:

And of all our Orthodox fathers

and brethren who have departed in the
hope of resurrection, life eternal, and
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communion with Thee, O Lord, Lover of
mankind.

And he takes out a particle.

Thereafter he says:

Remember, O Lord, also mine

unworthiness, and pardon me every
transgression, both voluntary and
involuntary.

And he takes out a particle.

And taking the sponge, he gathers the

particles together on the diskos below the
holy bread, so that they are secure and none
of them falls off.

Then the deacon, taking the censer

and having placed incense therein, says to
the priest:

Bless the censer, Master.

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And immediately the deacon himself

says:

Let us pray to the Lord.

And the priest blessing says the

Prayer of the Incense:

Incense do we offer unto Thee, O

Christ our God, as an odor of spiritual
fragrance; accepting it upon Thy most
heavenly altar, do Thou send down upon
us the grace of Thy Most Holy Spirit.

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

The priest, having censed the asterisk,

places it over the holy bread saying:

And the star came and stood over

where the young Child was.
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Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

The priest, having censed the first

veil, covers the holy bread and the diskos,
saying:

The Lord is King, He is clothed

with majesty; the Lord is clothed with
strength and He hath gift Himself. For
He established the world which shall not
be shaken. Thy throne is prepared of old;
Thou art from everlasting. The rivers
have lifted up, O Lord, the rivers have
lifted up their voices. The rivers will lift
up their waves, at the voices of many
waters. Wonderful are the surgings of the
sea, wonderful on high is the Lord. Thy
testimonies are made very sure. Holiness
becometh Thy house, O Lord, unto length
of days.

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

Cover, Master.
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And the priest, having censed the

second veil, covers the holy chalice, saying:

Thy virtue hath covered the

heavens, O Christ, and the earth is full of
Thy praise.

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

Cover, Master.

Then the priest, having censed the

veil, i.e., the aer, covers both the holy diskos
and the holy chalice, saying:

Shelter us with the shelter of Thy

wings, and drive away from us every
enemy and adversary. Make our life
peaceful, O Lord, have mercy on us, and
on Thy world, and save our souls, for
Thou art good and the Lover of mankind.
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The, taking the censer, the priest
censes the offering, saying thrice:

Blessed is our God Who is thus well

pleased, glory to Thee. (thrice)

And the deacon says each time:

Always, now and ever, and unto the

ages of ages. Amen. (thrice)

And both bow reverently thrice.

Then, taking the censer, the deacon

says:

For the precious gifts offered, let us

pray to the Lord.

And the priest says the Prayer of

Oblation:
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O God, our God, Who didst send
forth the Heavenly Bread, the food of the
whole world, our Lord and God, Jesus
Christ, the Savior and Redeemer and
Benefactor Who blesseth and sanctifieth
us: Do Thou Thyself bless this offering,
and accept it upon Thy most heavenly
altar. As Thou art good and the Lover of
mankind, remember those that offer it,
and those for whose sake it was offered;
and keep us uncondemned in the ministry
of Thy Divine Mysteries. For hallowed
and glorified is Thy most honorable and
majestic name: of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

And after this he pronounces the

dismissal there, saying:

Glory to Thee, O Christ God our

hope, glory to Thee.
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Deacon: Glory to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now
and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Bless.

The priest says the dismissal:

If it be Sunday: May Christ our

True God, Who rose from the dead, ….
If not: May Christ our true God,
through the intercessions of His most
pure Mother; of our father among the
saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople, and of all the saints, have
mercy on us and save us, for He is good
and the Lover of mankind.

Deacon: Amen.

After the dismissal, the deacon censes

the holy offerings. Then he goeth and
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censes the Holy Table round about
cruciformly, saying secretly:

In the grave bodily, but in hades with

Thy soul as God; in paradise with the thief,
and on the throne with the Father and the
Spirit wast Thou Who fillest all things, O
Christ the Inexpressible.

Then the 50th Psalm: Have mercy on

me, O God, … during which, having censed
the sanctuary and the whole temple, he
enters again into the holy altar, and having
again censed the Holy Table, and the priest,
he puts aside the censer in its place, and
approaches the priest. And standing
together before the Holy Table, they bow
down thrice, while praying secretly and
saying:

O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit

of Truth, Who art everywhere present
and fillest all things, Treasury of good
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things and Giver of life: Come and dwell
in us, and cleanse us of all impurity, and
save our souls, O Good One.

But from Pascha to the Ascension of

the Lord, instead of “O Heavenly King” he
says:

Christ is risen from the dead,

trampling down death by death, and on
those in the tombs bestowing life. Thrice.

And from Ascension until its leave-

taking he says:

Thou hast ascended in glory, O

Christ our God, having gladdened Thy
disciples with the promise of the Holy
Spirit, and they were assured by the
blessing that Thou art the Son of God, the
Redeemer of the world.
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And on the Memorial Saturday, the
day before Holy Pentecost, he says:

O Thou Who by the depth of Thy

wisdom dost provide all things out of love
for man, and grantest unto all that which
is profitable, O only Creator; grant rest,
O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants; for
in Thee have they placed their hope, O
our Creator and Fashioner and God.

Then, in any case, he continues:

Glory to God in the highest, and on

earth peace, good will among men. Twice.

O Lord, Thou shalt open my lips,

and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.

Then the priest kisses the Holy

Gospel, and the deacon the Holy Table.
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After this, the deacon, bowing his
head to the priest, and holding his orarion
with three fingers of his right hand, says:

It is time for the Lord to act. Master,

bless.

The priest signing him with the sign

of the Cross, says:

Blessed is our God, always, now

and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Then the deacon: Amen. Pray for

me, master.

Priest: May the Lord direct thy

steps.

And again the deacon: Remember

me, holy master.
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Priest: May the Lord God
remember thee in His kingdom, always,
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Deacon: Amen.

And having bowed, he goes out by the

north door, because the royal doors are not
opened until the Entry. And standing in the
usual place, directly before the holy doors,
he bows reverently, thrice, saying secretly:

O Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and

my mouth shall declare Thy praise. Thrice.

And after the deacon has said, Bless,

master, the priest begins:

Blessed is the Kingdom ….

Be it known: If a priest serve without

a deacon, the words of the deacon in the
Proskomedia, and during the Liturgy before
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the Gospel, and his response: Bless, master,
and Pierce, master, and It is time to act, …
are not said, but only the Ekteniae and the
Order of the Prothesis.

If many priests concelebrate, in the

performance of the Proskomedia only one
priest may serve and say what is set forth;
but of the rest of the celebrants, none shall
say the Proskomedia separately.
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
Entrance Prayers
during
Bright Week of Holy Pascha

The clergy come before the Royal Gates and

bow three times, then:

Deacon: Master, bless.

Priest: Blessed is our God always,

now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Then the deacon continues:

Amen.

Christ is risen from the dead,

trampling down death by death and on those
in the tombs bestowing life. (3)
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The Hypakoe

Forestalling the dawn, the women

came with Mary, and found the stone rolled
away from the sepulchre, and heard from the
angel: Why seek ye among the dead, as
though He were mortal, Him Who liveth in
everlasting light? Behold the grave-clothes.
Go quickly and proclaim to the world that
the Lord is risen and hath slain death. For
He is the Son of God Who saveth mankind.

The Kontakion

Though Thou didst descend into the

grave, O immortal One, yet didst Thou
destroy the power of hades and didst arise as
victor, O Christ God, calling to the myrrh-
bearing women: Rejoice! and giving peace
unto Thine apostles: Thou Who dost grant
resurrection to the fallen.

And these Troparia:

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In the grave bodily, but in hades with

Thy soul as God; in Paradise with the thief,
and on the throne with the Father and the
Spirit wast Thou Who fillest all things, O
Christ the Inexpressible.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit.

How life-giving, how much more

beautiful than Paradise, and truly more
resplendent than any royal palace was Thy
tomb shown to be, O Christ, the Source of
our resurrection.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages

of ages. Amen.

O sanctified and divine tabernacle of

the Most High, Rejoice! For through thee,
O Theotokos, joy is given to them that cry:
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Blessed art thou among women, O all-
spotless Lady.

Then they approach the icon of Christ

and kiss it, saying:

We worship Thine immaculate icon,

O Good One, asking the forgiveness of our
failings, O Christ God; for of Thine own
will Thou wast well-pleased to ascend the
Cross in the flesh, that Thou mightest
deliver from slavery to the enemy those
whom Thou hadst fashioned. Wherefore,
we cry to Thee thankfully: Thou didst fill
all things with joy, O our Savior, when Thou
camest to save the world.

Then they kiss the icon of the

Theotokos, saying the troparion:

As thou art a well-spring of

compassion, vouchsafe mercy unto us, O
Theotokos. Look upon a sinful people;
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show forth, as always, thy power. For,
hoping in thee, we cry, Rejoice! to thee, as
once did Gabriel, the Supreme Commander
of the Bodiless Hosts.

Then, with bowed head, the priest

says:

O Lord, stretch forth Thy hand from

Thy holy place on high, and strengthen me
for this, Thine appointed service; that,
standing uncondemned before Thy dread
altar, I may celebrate the bloodless ministry.
For Thine is the power and the glory unto
the ages of ages. Amen.

Then they make a bow to each choir

and to each other and go into the prothesis,
saying:

I shall go into Thy house; I shall

worship toward Thy holy temple in fear of
Thee. O Lord, guide me in the way of Thy
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righteousness; because of mine enemies,
make straight my way before Thee, for in
their mouth there is no truth; their heart is
vain. Their throat is an open sepulchre, with
their tongues have they spoken deceitfully;
judge them, O God. Let them fall down on
account of their own devisings; according to
the multitude of their ungodliness, cast them
out, for they have embittered Thee, O Lord.
And let all them be glad that hope in Thee;
they shall ever rejoice, and Thou shalt dwell
among them. And all shall glory in Thee
that love Thy name, for Thou shalt bless the
righteous. O Lord, as with a shield of Thy
good pleasure hast Thou crowned us.

Having come into the sanctuary, they

make three bows before the Holy Table and
kiss the Holy Gospel and the Holy Table.
 The Divine Liturgy of
Our Father among the Saints
John Chrysostom
Archbishop of Constantinople

After the usual preparation the deacon goes

out before the royal gates and says:

Deacon:

Bless, master.

Priest:

Blessed is the Kingdom of the

Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
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Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages.

Chanters: Amen.

The Great Litany

Deacon:

In peace let us pray to the Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy. (After

each petition)

For the peace from above and the

salvation of our souls, let us pray to the
Lord.

For the peace of the whole world,

the good estate of the holy churches of
God, and the union of all, let us pray to
the Lord.
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For this holy temple, and for them
that with faith, reverence, and the fear of
God enter herein, let us pray to the Lord.

For our great lord and father, the

most holy Patriarch N.; for our lord the
very most reverend Metropolitan, N.,
First Hierarch of the Russian Church
Abroad; (for our lord the most reverend,
N., Bishop [Archbishop] of N.); for the
venerable priesthood, the diaconate in
Christ, for all the clergy and people, let us
pray to the Lord.

For this land, its authorities and

armed forces, and for all who in faith and
piety dwell therein, let us pray to the
Lord.

(For the God-preserved Russian

[and Ukrainian] land[s] and its [their]
Orthodox people both in the homeland[s]
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and in the diaspora, and for their
salvation, let us pray to the Lord.)

(That He may deliver His people

from their enemies visible and invisible,
and confirm in us oneness of mind,
brotherly love, and piety, let us pray to
the Lord.)

For this city (or town or holy

monastery), for every city and country,
and the faithful that dwell therein, let us
pray to the Lord.

For seasonable weather, abundance

of the fruits of the earth, and peaceful
times, let us pray to the Lord.

For travelers by sea, land, and air;

for the sick, the suffering, the imprisoned,
and for their salvation, let us pray to the
Lord.
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That we may be delivered from all
tribulation, wrath, and necessity, let us
pray to the Lord.

Help us, save us, have mercy on us,

and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

Calling to remembrance our most

holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious
Lady Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary
with all the saints, let us commit ourselves
and one another and all our life unto
Christ our God.

Chanters: To Thee, O Lord.

Exclamation

For unto Thee is due all glory,

honor and worship: to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages.
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Chanters: Amen.

And the First Antiphon is sung by the

chanters. And the priest says the Prayer of
the Antiphon. But the deacon, bowing,
leaves his place and goes to stand before the
icon of Christ, holding his orarion with
three fingers of his right hand.

Prayer of the First Antiphon

Priest:

O Lord our God, Whose dominion is

indescribable, and Whose glory is
incomprehensible, Whose mercy is infinite,
and Whose love for mankind is ineffable:
Do Thou Thyself, O Master, according to
Thy tender compassion, look upon us, and
upon this holy temple, and deal with us,
and them that pray with us, according to
Thine abundant mercies and compassions.
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At the conclusion of the Antiphon, the
deacon, standing in the usual place, and
bowing, says:

The Little Litany

Deacon:

Again and again, in peace let us

pray to the Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Help us, save us, have mercy on us,

and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Calling to remembrance our most

holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious
Lady Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary
with all the saints, let us commit ourselves
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and one another and all our life unto
Christ our God.

Chanters: To Thee, O Lord.

Exclamation:

For Thine is the dominion, and

Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory: of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

And the Second Antiphon is sung in

like manner by the chanters; the deacon
does in like manner as during the first
prayer, and the priest reads the prayer:

The Prayer of the Second Antiphon

Priest:
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O Lord our God, save Thy people

and bless Thine inheritance, preserve the
fullness of Thy Church, sanctify them that
love the beauty of Thy house; do Thou
glorify them by Thy divine power, and
forsake not us that hope in Thee.

Then, the deacon again at the

conclusion of the singing of the Second
Antiphon, says:

The Little Litany

Deacon:

Again and again, in peace let us

pray to the Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Help us, save us, have mercy on us,

and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
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Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Calling to remembrance our most

holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious
Lady Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary
with all the saints, let us commit ourselves
and one another and all our life unto
Christ our God.

Chanters: To Thee, O Lord.

Exclamation:

For a good God art Thou, and the

Lover of mankind, and unto Thee do we
send up glory: to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.
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During the exclamation the deacon
enters the holy altar through the south door,
and the priest says this prayer:

The Prayer of the Third Antiphon

Priest:

O Thou Who hast bestowed upon us

these common and concordant prayers,
and Who hast promised that when two or
three are agreed in Thy Name, Thou
wouldst grant their requests: Do Thou
Thyself now fulfill the requests of Thy
servants to their profit, granting us in this
present age the knowledge of Thy truth,
and in that to come, life everlasting.

Here the gates are opened for the

Small Entry. Then the Third Antiphon is
chanted by the singers; or the Beatitudes, if
it be Saturday, Sunday, or a feast. When
they come to the Glory, the priest and the
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deacon, standing before the Holy Table,
make three reverences. Then the priest,
taking the Holy Gospel, gives it to the
deacon, and they go, by way of the High
Place, behind the Holy Table. And thus
coming out by the north side, with candle(s)
going before them, they make the Small
Entry; and standing in the usual place, both
of them bow their heads, and the deacon
having said:

Let us pray to the Lord,

the priest says the Prayer of the Entry

secretly.

The Prayer of the Entry

Priest:

O Master Lord our God, Who hast

appointed in the heavens the ranks and
hosts of angels and archangels unto the
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service of Thy glory: With our entry do
Thou cause the entry of the holy angels,
serving and glorifying Thy goodness with
us. For unto Thee is due all glory, honor
and worship: to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.

The Entrance

When the prayer is ended, the deacon

says to the priest, pointing toward the east
with his right hand, holding therein his
orarion with three fingers:

Bless, Master, the holy entry.

Blessing, the priest says:

Blessed is the entry of Thy holy ones,

always, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages.
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Then the deacon gives the Book of the
Holy Gospels to the priest to kiss.

When the last troparion is concluded,

the deacon coming to stand in the center in
front of the priest, elevates his hands a little,
and showing the Book of the Holy Gospels,
he says in a loud voice:

Wisdom, Aright!

Then, having made a reverence, the

deacon enters the sanctuary, followed by the
priest, and he lays the Book of the Holy
Gospels on the Holy Table, while the
singers sing:

O come, let us worship and fall down

before Christ; O Son of God, Who didst
rise from the dead (or Who art wondrous in
the Saints; or through the prayers of the
Theotokos), save us who chant unto Thee:
Alleluia! once.
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At feasts of the Lord (and the

Meeting) the deacon (or priest) intones the
Entry Hymn (pages 210ff.), in place of O
come, let us worship ….

The Troparia and Kontakia

Then the proper troparia are sung.

And the priest says the Prayer of the
Trisagion:

The Prayer of the Trisagion Hymn

Priest:

O Holy God, Who restest in the

saints, Who art praised with the thrice-holy
hymn by the Seraphim, and art glorified by
the Cherubim, and art worshiped by all the
heavenly hosts, Who from nonbeing hast
brought all things into being, Who hast
created man according to Thine image and
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likeness, and hast adorned him with Thine
every gift; Who givest wisdom and
understanding to him that asketh, and
Who disdainest not him that sinneth, but
hast appointed repentance unto salvation;
Who hast vouchsafed us, Thy lowly and
unworthy servants, to stand even in this
hour before the glory of Thy holy altar,
and to offer the worship and glory due
unto Thee: Do Thou Thyself, O Master,
accept even from the lips of us sinners the
thrice-holy hymn, and visit us in Thy
goodness. Pardon us every sin, voluntary
and involuntary; sanctify our souls and
bodies, and grant us to serve Thee in
holiness all the days of our life, through
the intercessions of the holy Theotokos,
and of all the saints, who from ages past
have been pleasing unto Thee. For holy
art Thou, O our God, and unto Thee do we
send up glory: to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.
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The Trisagion Hymn

When the singers come to the last

kontakion, the deacon says to the priest,
bowing his head and holding his orarion
with three fingers of his right hand:

Bless, Master, the time of the Thrice-holy.

The priest, signing him, exclaims:

For holy art Thou, O our God, and

unto Thee do we send up glory, to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, now and ever.

The troparia having been finished, the

deacon comes near the royal gates, and
pointing with his orarion, first to the icon of
Christ, says:

O Lord, save the pious and hearken unto us.

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And the chanters sing the same:

O Lord, save the pious and hearken unto us.

Then pointing, he says to those who

stand without, in a loud voice:

And unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

And we sing the Trisagion, the priest

and the deacon saying the same, making
three reverences before the Holy Table.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy

Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
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Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy
Immortal, have mercy on us.

After the priest and deacon have

reverenced the Holy Table, the deacon says
to the priest:

Command, O Master.

And they go forth to the cathedra, and

the priest says as he goes:

Blessed is He that cometh in the

Name of the Lord.

Deacon:

Bless, Master, the High Throne.

Then the priest:

Blessed art Thou on the throne of

the glory of Thy Kingdom, Thou that sittest
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on the cherubim, always, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.

It is to be noted that the priest is not

to ascend to the cathedra nor to sit on it, but
to sit to the side of the cathedra, to the south
side.

The Apostle

At the conclusion of the Trisagion, the

deacon, having come before the royal gates,
says:

Let us attend.

The priest then exclaims:

Peace be unto all.

And the reader says: And to thy spirit.

And again the deacon: Wisdom!

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And the reader and the choir sing the

prokeimenon, from the Psalms of David.

Then the deacon says:

Wisdom!

And the reader reads the title of the lesson:

A Reading from the Acts of the Holy

Apostles or from the Catholic Epistle of the
Holy Apostle James or from the Epistle of
the Holy Apostle Paul to the Romans or to
the Corinthians or to the Galatians, etc., etc.

And again the deacon: Let us attend.

The reader reads the Apostle Lesson,

and when he has finished the reading, the
priest says:

Peace be unto thee.

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Reader: And to thy spirit.

Deacon: Wisdom!

Reader: In the _____ tone: Alleluia!

Chanters: Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia!
The reader reads the first verse.
Chanters: Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia!
The reader reads the second verse.
Chanters: Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia!

During the singing of the Alleluia [or

the reading of the Apostle] the deacon takes
the censer and incense and approaches the
priest, and, receiving the blessing from him,
censes the Holy Table roundabout and the
whole sanctuary, the iconostas, the priest,
the reader and the people.
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The priest, standing before the Holy
Table, says this prayer:

The Prayer Before the Gospel

Shine forth within our hearts the

incorruptible light of Thy knowledge, O
Master, Lover of mankind, and open the
eyes of our mind to the understanding of
the preaching of Thy Gospel; instill in us
also the fear of Thy blessed command-
ments, that, trampling down all lusts of the
flesh, we may pursue a spiritual way of life,
being mindful of and doing all that is well-
pleasing unto Thee.
For Thou art the enlightenment of
our souls and bodies, O Christ God, and
unto Thee do we send up glory, together
with Thine unoriginate Father, and Thy
most holy and good and life-creating
Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
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The deacon, having put the censer
away in its customary place, approaches the
priest and bows his head before him,
holding his orarion with the tips of his
fingers and pointing to the Book of the Holy
Gospels. Then he says:

Bless, Master, the bringer of the good

tidings of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist
N.

The priest then signing him, says:

May God, through the intercessions

of the holy, glorious, and all-praised
Apostle and Evangelist N., give speech
with great power unto thee that bringest
good tidings, unto the fulfillment of the
Gospel of His Beloved Son, our Lord
Jesus Christ.

And he gives him the Book of the Holy

Gospels. [In current practice, this dialogue
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is said aloud after the priest gives the
Gospel to the deacon.]

The deacon then says, Amen, and

having reverenced the Book of the Holy
Gospels, receives it, and, coming out of the
royal gates, preceded by candles, coming
forth and standing on the amvon or the
place prepared. The priest then, standing
behind the Holy Table and turning toward
the west, says:

Wisdom, Aright! Let us hear the

Holy Gospel.

Then: Peace be unto all.

Chanters: And to thy spirit.

Deacon:

The Reading is from the Holy

Gospel according to N.
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Chanters: Glory to Thee, O Lord,

glory to Thee.

Priest: Let us attend.

(If two deacons serve, one says:

Wisdom, Aright, ... and then: Let us
attend.)

The Holy Gospel

When the Gospel reading is

concluded, the priest says:

Peace be to thee that bringest good

tidings.

Chanters: Glory to Thee, O Lord,

glory to Thee.

The deacon, coming then up to the

royal gates, gives the Book of the Holy
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Gospels to the priest [who blesses the
people with it] and places it on the Holy
Table in the center or to the right. The holy
doors are closed again.

The deacon standing in the

accustomed place, begins thus:

The Augmented Litany

Let us all say with our whole soul

and with our whole mind, let us say.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

O Lord Almighty, the God of our

Fathers, we pray Thee, hearken and have
mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

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Have mercy on us, O God,
according to Thy great mercy, we pray
Thee, hearken and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice, after each petition)

Again we pray for our great lord

and father, the most holy Patriarch N.;
for our lord the very most reverend
Metropolitan N., First Hierarch of the
Russian Church Abroad; (for our lord the
most reverend [Archbishop or Bishop] N.,
Bishop [Archbishop] of N.), and all our
brethren in Christ.

Here we unfold the iliton and the

lower part of the antimension and at the
mention of the hierarch, the priest kisses his
name on the antimension, and he says this
prayer:

Priest:
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O Lord our God, accept this fervent

supplication from Thy servants, and have
mercy on us according to the multitude of
Thy mercies, and send down Thy
compassions upon us, and upon all Thy
people that await of Thee abundant mercy.

Again we pray for this land, its

authorities, and armed forces, and for all
who with faith and piety dwell therein.

(Again we pray for the God-

preserved Russian [and Ukrainian]
land[s] and its [their] Orthodox people
both in the homeland[s] and in the
diaspora, and for their salvation.)

(Again we pray to the Lord our

God that He may deliver His people from
their enemies visible and invisible, and
confirm in us the oneness of mind,
brotherly love, and piety.)
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Again we pray for our brethren, the

priests, the priest-monks, and all our
brethren in Christ.

Again we pray for the blessed and

ever-memorable holy Orthodox Patri-
archs, and pious kings and right-believing
queens, and the founders of this holy
temple (or Monastery) and for all our
fathers and brethren, gone to their rest
before us, and the Orthodox here and
everywhere laid to rest.

[Here may be inserted various

petitions as desired, from page 180 and
following.]

Again we pray for mercy, life,

peace, health, salvation, visitation, pardon
and forgiveness of the sins of the
servant(s) of God N. (N.), and of our
brethren of this holy temple.
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Again we pray for them that bring

offerings and do good works in this holy
and all-venerable temple; for them that
minister and them that chant, and for all
the people here present who await of Thee
great and abundant mercy.

Exclamation

For a merciful God art Thou, and

the Lover of mankind, and unto Thee do
we send up glory: to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

The Litany for the Departed

If there are offerings for those who

have fallen asleep, the deacon or the priest
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says this litany [not said on Sundays or
feasts]:

Have mercy on us, O God,

according to Thy great mercy, we pray
Thee, hearken and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice, after each petition)

Again we pray for the repose of the

souls of the servants of the departed
servants of God, N. (N.), and that they
may be forgiven every transgression, both
voluntary and involuntary.

That the Lord God will commit

their souls to where the righteous repose.

The mercy of God, the kingdom of

heaven, and the remission of their sins, let
us ask of Christ, the immortal King and
our God.
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Chanters: Grant this, O Lord.

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Priest:

O God of spirits and of all flesh,

Who hast trampled down death, and
overthrown the Devil, and given life to Thy
world: Do Thou Thyself, O Lord, give rest
to the souls of Thy departed servant(s) N.
(N.), in a place of light, a place of green
pasture, a place of repose, whence all
sickness, sorrow, and sighing are fled
away. Pardon every sin committed by them
in word, deed, or thought, in that Thou art
a good God, the Lover of mankind; for
there is no man that liveth and sinneth not,
for Thou alone art without sin, Thy
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righteousness is an everlasting
righteousness, and Thy word is truth.

Exclamation

For Thou art the Resurrection, and

the Life, and the Repose of Thy
servant(s), N. (N.), O Christ our God, and
unto Thee do we send up glory together
with Thine unoriginate Father, and Thy
most holy and good and life-creating
Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages.

Chanters: Amen.

At this point the royal gates are closed.

The Litany of the Catechumens

Then the deacon:

Pray, ye catechumens, to the Lord.

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Chanters Lord, have mercy. (After

each petition)

Ye faithful, let us pray for the

catechumens, that the Lord will have
mercy on them.

That He will catechize them with

the word of truth.

That He will reveal unto them the

Gospel of righteousness.

(Here the antimension is completely

unfolded.)

That He will unite them to His

Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

Save them, have mercy on them,

help them, and keep them, O God, by Thy
grace.
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Ye catechumens, bow your heads

unto the Lord.

Chanters: To Thee, O Lord.

Prayer for the Catechumens

Priest:

O Lord our God, Who dwellest on

high and lookest down on things that are
lowly, Who unto the human race hast sent
forth salvation, Thine Only-begotten Son
and God, our Lord Jesus Christ: Look
upon Thy servants, the catechumens, who
have bowed their necks before Thee, and
vouchsafe unto them at a seasonable time
the laver of regeneration, the remission of
sins, and the garment of incorruption;
unite them to Thy Holy, Catholic, and
Apostolic Church, and number them
among Thy chosen flock.
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Exclamation

That with us they also may glorify

Thy most honorable and majestic Name,
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the
ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

And the priest spreads out the

antimension and makes the sign of the Cross
over it with the sponge, and kissing it lays it
on the upper right side. [In current
practice, this is done as indicated above.]

Then the deacon says, or, if the priest

serve without a deacon, then he says:

As many as are catechumens,

depart; catechumens, depart; as many as
are catechumens, depart; let none of the
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catechumens remain; as many as are of
the faithful, again and again, in peace let
us pray to the Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

The First Litany of the Faithful

First Prayer of the Faithful

Priest:

We thank Thee, O Lord God of

hosts, Who hast vouchsafed us to stand
even now before Thy Holy Altar, and to
fall down before Thy compassion for our
sins and for the errors of the people.
Receive, O God, our supplication; make us
to be worthy to offer unto Thee
supplications and entreaties and bloodless
sacrifices for all Thy people. And enable
us whom Thou hast placed in this Thy
ministry, by the power of Thy Holy Spirit,
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without condemnation or faltering, with
the clear witness of our conscience, to call
upon Thee at all times and in every place,
that, hearkening unto us, Thou mayest be
gracious unto us in the multitude of Thy
goodness.

Help us, save us, have mercy on us,

and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: Wisdom!

Exclamation:

For unto Thee is due all glory,

honor and worship: to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.
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The Second Litany of the Faithful

Deacon:

Again and again in peace let us

pray to the Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

When the priest serves alone, the

following petitions are not said, up to Help
us, save us ….

For the peace from above and the

salvation of our souls, let us pray to the
Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy. (After

each petition)

For the peace of the whole world,

the good estate of the holy churches of
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God, and for the union of all, let us pray
to the Lord.

For this holy temple, and for them

that with faith, reverence, and the fear of
God enter herein, let us pray to the Lord.

That we may be delivered from all

tribulation, wrath, and necessity, let us
pray to the Lord.

Second Prayer of the Faithful

Priest:

Again and ofttimes we fall down

before Thee, and we pray Thee, O Good
One and Lover of mankind, that, regarding
our supplication, Thou wilt cleanse our
souls and bodies of all defilement of flesh
and spirit, and grant us to stand guiltless
and uncondemned before Thy Holy Altar.
Grant also, O God, to them that pray with
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us, advancement in life and faith and
spiritual understanding. Grant them ever
to serve Thee with fear and love, and to
partake, guiltless and uncondemned, of
Thy Holy Mysteries, and to be vouchsafed
Thy heavenly kingdom.

Then, in any case, we say:

Help us, save us, have mercy on us,

and keep us, O God by Thy grace.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: Wisdom!

The deacon goes in through the north door.

Exclamation

That being always guarded under

Thy dominion, we may send up glory
unto Thee: to the Father, and to the Son,
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and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

The Great Entrance/The Cherubic Hymn

The royal gates are opened.

The chanters then sing the first half of

the Cherubic Hymn.

While the Cherubic Hymn is being

sung, the deacon, taking the censer and
putting incense therein, goes to the priest,
and, having received his blessing, censes the
Holy Table round about, the whole
sanctuary, and the iconostasis, then the
priest, the chanters and the people, saying
Psalm 50 and penitential troparia, as he
may see fit.
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The priest then says this prayer
secretly:

Priest:

None is worthy among them that are

bound with carnal lusts and pleasures, to
approach or to draw nigh or to minister
unto Thee, O King of glory, for to serve
Thee is a great and fearful thing even unto
the heavenly hosts themselves. Yet because
of Thine ineffable and immeasurable love
for mankind, without change or alteration
Thou didst become man, and didst become
our High Priest, and didst deliver unto us
the ministry of this liturgical and bloodless
sacrifice, for Thou art the Master of all.
Thou alone, O Lord our God, dost rule
over those in heaven and those on earth,
art borne upon the throne of the
Cherubim, art Lord of the Seraphim and
King of Israel; Thou alone art holy and
restest in the saints. I implore Thee,
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therefore, Who alone art good and inclined
to listen: Look upon me Thy sinful and
unprofitable servant, and purge my soul
and heart of a wicked conscience, and, by
the power of Thy Holy Spirit, enable me,
who am clothed with the grace of the
priesthood, to stand before this Thy Holy
Table, and to perform the sacred Mystery
of Thy holy and immaculate Body and
precious Blood. For unto Thee do I draw
nigh, bowing my neck, and I pray Thee:
Turn not Thy countenance away from me,
neither cast me out from among Thy
children, but vouchsafe that these gifts be
offered by me, Thy sinful and unworthy
servant: for Thou art He that offereth and
is offered, accepteth and is distributed, O
Christ our God, and unto Thee do we send
up glory, together with Thine unoriginate
Father, and Thy most-holy and good and
life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.
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When the prayer and the censing are
completed, the priest and the deacon,
standing before the Holy Table, say the
Cherubic Hymn thrice. At the end of each
they make a reverence.

Priest:

Let us who mystically represent the

Cherubim, and chant the thrice-holy hymn
unto the life-creating Trinity, now lay aside
all earthly care. (Thrice)

Deacon:

That we may receive the King of all,

Who cometh invisibly upborne in triumph by
the ranks of angels: Alleluia. Alleluia.
Alleluia. (Thrice)

Then, having bowed to each other

and the people, they go forth to the
Prothesis Table, the deacon going first, and
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the priest censes the Holy Things, praying
thus:

O God, cleanse Thou me a sinner.

The deacon says to the priest:

Lift up, Master.

And the priest lifting the aer, lays it

on the deacon's left shoulder, saying:

Lift up your hands unto the holies,

and bless the Lord.

Then, taking the holy diskos, he sets it

on the deacon's head with all heed and
reverence, the deacon meanwhile holding
the censer with one finger of his right hand.
The priest himself takes the chalice in his
hands, and they both go forth on the north
side, praying, and preceded by candle-
bearers with candles.
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The deacon (or the priest, if there be no

deacon) says:

Our great lord and father, N., the

most holy Patriarch of Moscow and All
Russia; and our lord the very most
reverend N., Metropolitan of Eastern
America and New York, First Hierarch of
the Russian Church Abroad; (and our
lord the most reverend N., Bishop
[Archbishop] of __________), may the
Lord God remember in His kingdom,
always, now and ever, and unto the ages
of ages.

Then the priest:

This land, its authorities and armed

forces, and those who in faith and piety
dwell therein, may the Lord God
remember in His kingdom, always, now
and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
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(The God-preserved Russian [and

Ukrainian] land[s] and her [their]
Orthodox people both in the homeland[s]
and in the diaspora, may the Lord God
remember in His Kingdom, always, now
and ever, and unto the ages of ages.)

The clergy, the monastics, all that

are persecuted and suffer for the
Orthodox Faith, the founders, the
benefactors, and the brotherhood of this
holy temple (or holy monastery), and all
of you Orthodox Christians, may the
Lord God remember in His kingdom,
always, now and ever, and unto the ages
of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

The chanters then sing the second

half of the Cherubic Hymn.
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Having passed through the royal
gates, the deacon kneels to the right of the
Holy Table; and as the priest enters, the
deacon says to Him:

May the Lord God remember thy

priesthood in His kingdom.

And the priest says to him:

May the Lord God remember thy

sacred diaconate in His kingdom, always,
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

And the priest then places the Holy

Chalice on the Holy Table; and taking the
Holy Diskos from the head of the deacon,
places it on the Holy Table, saying:

The noble Joseph, having taken Thy

most pure Body down from the Tree and
wrapped It is pure linen and covered It
with spices, laid It in a new tomb.
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In the grave bodily, but in hades

with Thy soul as God; in Paradise with the
thief, and on the throne with the Father
and the Spirit wast Thou Who fillest all
things, O Christ the Inexpressible.

How life-giving, how much more

beautiful than Paradise and truly more
resplendent than any royal palace hath
Thy tomb appeared, O Christ, the source of
our resurrection.

Then taking the veils from the Holy

Diskos and from the Holy Chalice, he lays
them to one side on the Holy Table; then
taking the aer from the deacon's shoulder,
and having censed it, he covers the Holy
Things with it, saying:

The noble Joseph, having taken Thy

most pure Body down from the Tree and
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wrapped It is pure linen and covered It
with spices, laid It in a new tomb.

[The deacon then censes the servers

through the Royal Gates, and they re-enter
the holy altar.]

And taking the censer from the

deacon's hands, he censes the Holy Things
thrice, saying:

Do good, O Lord, in Thy good

pleasure unto Sion, and let the walls of
Jerusalem be builded. Then shalt Thou be
pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness,
with oblation and whole-burnt offerings.
Then shall they offer bullocks upon Thine
altar.

The royal gates are closed and the

curtain is drawn.
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And giving up the censer, and bowing
his head, he says to the deacon:

Pray for me, brother and concele-

brant.

And the deacon says:

The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee,

and the power of the Most High shall
overshadow thee.

And the priest answers:

The same Spirit shall minister with

us all the days of our life.

And the deacon says:

Remember me, holy master.

The priest, blessing him says:

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The Lord God remember thee in His
Kingdom, always, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.

Deacon: Amen.

The Litany of Oblation

And having received the priest’s

blessing and kissed his right hand, he goes
out the north door, and standing in the
customary place, says:

Let us complete our prayer unto the

Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy. (After

each petition)

For the precious Gifts set forth, let

us pray to the Lord.
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For this holy temple, and for them
that with faith, reverence, and the fear of
God enter herein, let us pray to the Lord.

That we may be delivered from all

tribulation, wrath, and necessity, let us
pray to the Lord.

Prayer of the Oblation after placing the

Divine Gifts on the Holy Table

Priest:

O Lord God Almighty, Who alone

art holy, Who dost accept a sacrifice of
praise from them that call upon Thee with
their whole heart: Accept also the
supplication of us sinners, and bring it to
Thy Holy Altar, and enable us to offer unto
Thee both gifts and spiritual sacrifices for
our sins and for the errors of the people,
and vouchsafe us to find grace before
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Thee, that our sacrifice may be acceptable
unto Thee, and that the good Spirit of Thy
grace may rest upon us and upon these
Gifts set forth, and upon all Thy people.

Deacon:

Help us, save us, have mercy on us,

and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

That the whole day may be perfect,

holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of
the Lord.

Chanters: Grant this, O Lord.

(After each petition)

An angel of peace, a faithful guide,

a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us
ask of the Lord.
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Pardon and remission of our sins
and offences, let us ask of the Lord.

Things good and profitable for our

souls, and peace for the world, let us ask
of the Lord.

That we may complete the

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

A Christian ending to our life,

painless, blameless, peaceful, and a good
defense before the dread judgment seat of
Christ, let us ask.

Calling to remembrance our most

holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious
Lady Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary
with all the saints, let us commit ourselves
and one another and all our life unto
Christ our God.
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Chanters: To Thee, O Lord.

The priest exclaims:

Through the compassions of Thine

Only-begotten Son, with Whom Thou art
blessed, together with Thy most holy and
good and life-creating Spirit, now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

Priest: Peace be unto all.

Chanters: And to thy spirit.

Deacon:

Let us love one another that with

one mind we may confess:

Chanters:
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The Father, and the Son, and the Holy
Spirit: the Trinity, one in essence and
indivisible.

And the priest makes three

reverences, saying secretly:

I will love Thee, O Lord, my

strength; the Lord is my foundation, and
my refuge. (Thrice)

And he kisses the Holy Things, which

remain covered, thus: first the top of the
Holy Diskos, then the top of the Holy
Chalice, and the edge of the Holy Table in
front of him. If there are two or more
priests, they all kiss the Holy Things and
each other on the shoulder.

The celebrant says:

Christ is in our midst.

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And the one he kisses answers:

He is, and shall be.

And then the deacons, if there are two

or three, kiss their oraria where the cross is
depicted, and each other, saying just what
the priests have said. The deacon, if there is
but one, similarly, makes reverences,
standing in his place, kisses his orarion
where the cross is depicted, and then
exclaims:

The doors, the doors! In wisdom let us

attend.

The curtain is opened.

The priest lifts the aer and holds it

over the Holy Gifts. If several priests are
serving, then they lift the holy aer and hold
it over the Holy Gifts and wave it saying to
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themselves the Confession of the Faith, as
do the people.

The Symbol of Faith

I believe in one God the Father

Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and
of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son
of God, the Only-begotten, begotten of the
Father before all ages, Light of Light, true
God of true God; begotten, not made; of one
Essence with the Father; by Whom all things
were made; Who for us men, and for our
salvation, came down from the heavens, and
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the
Virgin Mary, and became man; And was
crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and
suffered, and was buried; and arose again on
the third day according to the Scriptures;
And ascended into the heavens, and sitteth at
the right hand of the Father; And shall come
again, with glory, to judge both the living
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and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no
end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the
Giver of life; Who proceedeth from the
Father; Who with the Father and the Son
together is worshiped and glorified; Who
spake by the prophets. In One, Holy,
Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I confess
one baptism for the remission of sins. I look
for the resurrection of the dead; And the life
of the age to come. Amen.

Deacon:

Let us stand well, let us stand with

fear, let us attend, that we may offer the
Holy Oblation in peace.

Chanters:

A mercy of peace, a sacrifice of praise.

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The priest, having taken the aer from
the Holy Things, kissed it, and laid it to one
side, says, blessing the people:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God the Father, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be with you
all.

Chanters: And with thy spirit.

Meanwhile, the deacon, having made

a reverence, goes into the sanctuary, (and
taking a fan, devoutly fans the Holy Things.
If there are no fans, he does this with one of
the veils.)

The priest, facing east, says:

Let us lift up our hearts.

Chanters:
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We lift them up unto the Lord.

Priest:

Let us give thanks unto the Lord.

Chanters:

It is meet and right to worship the

Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit: the
Trinity one in essence and indivisible.

The priest prays:

It is meet and right to hymn Thee, to

bless Thee, to praise Thee, to give thanks
unto Thee, and to worship Thee in every
place of Thy dominion, for Thou art God
inexpressible, incomprehensible, invisible,
unattainable, ever-existing, eternally the
same, Thou and Thine Only-begotten Son
and Thy Holy Spirit. Thou didst call us
from non-being into being, and when we
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had fallen away, Thou didst raise us up
again, and didst not cease to do all things
until Thou hadst brought us up to heaven,
and hadst bestowed upon us Thy kingdom
which is to come. For all these things we
give thanks unto Thee, to Thine Only-
begotten Son, and to Thy Holy Spirit, for
all the things whereof we know, and
whereof we know not; for the benefits both
manifest and hidden which have come
upon us. We give thanks unto Thee also
for this service which Thou hast been
pleased to accept from our hands, though
there stand before Thee thousands of
archangels and ten thousands of angels,
the cherubim and seraphim, six-winged,
many-eyed, borne aloft on their wings.

And the deacon, taking the Holy Star

from the Holy Diskos, makes the Sign of the
Cross above it, and having kissed it, he lays
it aside, as the priest exclaims:
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Priest:

Singing the triumphal hymn,

shouting, crying aloud, and saying:

Chanters:

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Sabaoth;

heaven and 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!

Then the deacon comes and stands on

the right side, (and taking a fan in his hand,
waves it quietly with all heed and fear over
the Holy Gifts, so that flies or other insects
may not settle on them. If there be no fan,
he does this with one of the veils.)

The priest prays:

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With these blessed hosts, O Master,
Lover of mankind, we also cry aloud and
say: Holy art Thou and most holy, Thou
and Thine Only-begotten Son and Thy
Holy Spirit; holy art Thou and most holy,
and majestic is Thy glory, O Thou Who
hast so loved Thy world that Thou gavest
Thine Only-begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life; Who, when He had
come and fulfilled all the dispensation for
us, on the night in which He was betrayed,
or rather gave Himself up for the life of the
world, took bread in His holy and most
pure and unblemished hands, and when
He had given thanks, and had blessed it,
and hallowed it, and broken it, He gave It
to His holy disciples and apostles, saying:

Exclamation

Take, eat, this is My Body, Which is

broken for you, for the remission of sins.
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Chanters: Amen.

While this is being said, the deacon

shows the priest the Holy Diskos, holding
his orarion with three fingers of his right
hand, and in like manner when the priest
says: Drink of it, all of you ..., he shows
him the Holy Chalice.

The priest, secretly:

And likewise the cup after supper,

saying:
Exclamation

Drink of it, all of you: This is My

Blood of the New Testament, which is
shed for you and for many, for the
remission of sins.

Chanters: Amen.
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The priest prays:

Having called to remembrance,

therefore, this saving commandment and
all those things which came to pass for us:
the Cross, the grave, the resurrection on
the third day, the ascension into the
heavens, the sitting at the right hand, the
second and glorious coming again:

Exclamation

Thine own of Thine own we offer

unto Thee, in behalf of all and for all.

While this is being said, the deacon

puts aside the fan, and crossing his arms,
elevates the Holy Diskos and the Holy
Chalice, and makes a devout reverence.

Chanters:
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We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we
give thanks unto Thee, O Lord; and we pray
unto Thee, O our God.

The priest prays:

Again we offer unto Thee this

rational and bloodless service, and we ask
of Thee, and we pray Thee, and we entreat
Thee: Send down Thy Holy Spirit upon us
and upon these Gifts set forth.

And the deacon sets aside the fan and

draws near to the priest, and they both make
three reverences before the Holy Table,
praying within themselves and saying:

[O God, cleanse me a sinner, and

have mercy on me. (three times, with
reverences) Then:]

Priest:
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O Lord, Who didst send down Thy
most Holy Spirit at the third hour upon
Thine apostles: Take Him not from us, O
Good One, but rather renew Him in us
who pray unto Thee.

Deacon, the verse:

Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.

Again the priest:

O Lord, Who didst send down Thy

most Holy Spirit at the third hour upon
Thine apostles: Take Him not from us, O
Good One, but rather renew Him in us
who pray unto Thee.

Deacon, the verse:

Cast me not away from Thy presence,

and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
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And again the priest:

O Lord, Who didst send down Thy

most Holy Spirit at the third hour upon
Thine apostles: Take Him not from us, O
Good One, but rather renew Him in us
who pray unto Thee.

Then bowing his head and pointing to

the Holy Bread with his orarion, the deacon
says:

Bless, master, the Holy Bread.

And the priest, rising, signs the Holy Bread

saying:

And make this Bread the precious

Body of Thy Christ.

Deacon: Amen.
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And again the deacon:

Bless, master, the Holy Cup.

And the priest blessing, says:

And that which is in this Cup the

precious Blood of Thy Christ.

Deacon: Amen.

And again the deacon, showing both the

Holy Things, says:

Bless them both, master.

The priest, blessing both the Holy Things,

says:

Changing them by Thy Holy Spirit.

Deacon: Amen. Amen. Amen.

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And bowing his head to the priest, the
deacon says:

Remember me a sinner, holy master.

And the priest says:

May the Lord God remember thee in

His kingdom always, now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages.

The deacon says, Amen, (and goes

forth to where he was before, and taking a
fan, waves it over the Holy Things as
before.)

The priest prays:

That to them that shall partake

thereof, They may be unto sobriety of soul,
unto the remission of sins, unto the
communion of Thy Holy Spirit, unto the
fullness of the kingdom of heaven, unto
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boldness toward Thee; not unto judgment
or condemnation.

Again we offer unto Thee this

rational service for them that in faith have
gone to their rest before us: the
forefathers, fathers, patriarchs, prophets,
apostles, preachers, evangelists, martyrs,
confessors, ascetics, and for every
righteous spirit in faith made perfect.

And taking the censer, the priest

exclaims:

Especially for our most holy, most

pure, most blessed glorious Lady
Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary.

And he censes before the Holy Table

thrice.
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Then the deacon censes the Holy
Table round about, and he remembers
whom he will of the living and the dead.

The Megalynarion

The chanters sing:

It is truly meet to bless thee, O

Theotokos, / ever-blessed and most
blameless, and Mother of our God. / More
honorable than the Cherubim, / and beyond
compare more glorious than the Seraphim, /
who without corruption gavest birth to God
the Word, // the very Theotokos, thee do
we magnify.

Or instead of It is truly meet, the

Irmos of the Feast that is being celebrated.

The priest prays:

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For the holy Prophet, Forerunner,
and Baptist John, the holy and all-praised
apostles; for Saint(s) N(N.), whose memory
we also celebrate; and for all Thy saints,
through whose intercessions do Thou visit
us, O God; and remember all that have
departed in the hope of the resurrection
unto life everlasting, and grant them rest
where the light of Thy countenance shall
visit them.

The deacon commemorates the names

of the departed.

And the priest prays:

Again we pray Thee: Remember, O

Lord, all the Orthodox episcopate that
rightly divide the word of Thy truth, all the
priesthood, the diaconate in Christ, and
every sacred rank.
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Again we offer unto Thee this
spiritual service for the whole world; for
the Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church;
for them that abide in purity and an
honorable life; [for the God-preserved
Orthodox Russian land;] for this land, its
rulers and armed forces. Grant them, O
Lord, peaceful life in all godliness and
honesty.

And after the singing of the

megalynarion, the priest exclaims:

Among the first, remember, O

Lord, our great lord and father, the most
holy N., Patriarch of Moscow and All
Russia; and our lord the very most
reverend N., Metropolitan of Eastern
America and New York, First Hierarch of
the Russian Church Abroad; (and our
lord the most reverend N., Bishop
[Archbishop] of N)., whom do Thou grant
unto Thy holy church, in peace, safety,
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honor, health, and length of days, rightly
dividing the word of Thy truth.

Chanters: And each and every one

(i.e., and all men and women) or And all
mankind.

The priest prays:

Remember, O Lord, this city (or

town, or monastery) wherein we dwell, and
every city and country and the faithful that
dwell therein. Remember, O Lord, them
that travel by sea, land, and air; the sick,
the suffering, the imprisoned, and their
salvation. Remember, O Lord, them that
bear fruit and do good works in Thy holy
churches, and them that are mindful of the
poor; and upon us all send down Thy
mercy.

And also the deacon commemorates

the living, whomsoever he wishes, by name.
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And the priest exclaims:

And grant unto us that with one

mouth and one heart we may glorify and
hymn Thy most honorable and majestic
Name: of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

The priest, turning toward the doors and

blessing, says:

And may the mercies of our great

God and Savior Jesus Christ be with you
all.

Chanters: And with thy spirit.

The Litany of Supplication

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The deacon, having received a
blessing from the priest, goes forth and,
standing in the usual place, says:

Having called to remembrance all

the saints, again and again in peace let us
pray to the Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy. (After

each petition)

For the precious Gifts offered and

sanctified, let us pray to the Lord.

That our God, the Lover of

mankind, Who hath accepted them upon
His holy and most heavenly and noetic
altar as an odor of spiritual fragrance,
will send down upon us divine grace and
the gift of the Holy Spirit, let us pray.
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That we may be delivered from all
tribulation, wrath, and necessity, let us
pray to the Lord.

The priest prays:

Unto Thee we offer our whole life

and hope, O Master, Lover of mankind,
and we ask Thee, and pray Thee, and
supplicate Thee: Vouchsafe us to partake
of Thy heavenly and dread Mysteries of
this holy and spiritual Table, with a pure
conscience, unto remission of sins, unto
pardon of offences, unto communion of
Thy Holy Spirit, unto inheritance of the
kingdom of heaven, unto boldness towards
Thee; not unto judgment nor unto
condemnation.

The deacon:
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Help us, save us, have mercy on us,
and keep us, O God by Thy grace.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

That the whole day may be perfect,

holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of
the Lord.

Chanters: Grant this, O Lord.

(After each petition)

An angel of peace, a faithful guide,

a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us
ask of the Lord.

Pardon and remission of our sins

and offenses, let us ask of the Lord.

Things good and profitable for our

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

A Christian ending to our life,

painless, blameless, peaceful, and a good
defense before the dread judgment seat of
Christ, let us ask.

Having asked for the unity of the

faith and the communion of the Holy
Spirit, let us commit ourselves and one
another and all our life unto Christ our
God.

Chanters: To Thee, O Lord.

The principal priest exclaims:

And vouchsafe us, O Master, with

boldness and without condemnation to
dare to call upon Thee the heavenly God
and Father, and to say:
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The people:

Our Father, Who art in the heavens,

hallowed be Thy name, Thy Kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven;
give us this day our daily bread, and forgive
us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from the Evil One.

The Priest:

For Thine is the Kingdom, and the

power, and the glory, of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now
and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

Priest: Peace be unto all.

Chanters: And to thy spirit.

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Deacon:

Bow your heads unto the Lord.

Chanters: To Thee, O Lord.

The priest prays:

We give thanks unto Thee, O King

invisible, Who by Thine immeasurable
might hast created all things, and in the
multitude of Thy mercies hast brought all
things from non-being into being; do Thou
Thyself, O Master, look from heaven upon
them that have bowed their heads unto
Thee, for they have not bowed down unto
flesh and blood, but unto Thee, the
awesome God. Do Thou, therefore, O
Master, distribute these Things here set
forth unto us all for good, according to the
need of each; sail with them that voyage,
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travel with them that journey, heal the sick,
O Thou Physician of our souls and bodies.

Exclamation:

Through the grace and compassions

and love for mankind of Thine Only-
begotten Son, with Who Thou art blessed,
together with Thy most holy and good
and life-creating Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

The priest prays secretly:

Attend, O Lord Jesus Christ our

God, out of Thy holy dwelling place and
from the glorious throne of Thy kingdom,
and come and sanctify us, O Thou that
sittest with the Father on high, and that
invisibly abidest here with us: and
vouchsafe by Thy strong right hand to
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impart unto us Thy most pure Body and
precious Blood, and through us to all the
people.

While this prayer is being said, the

deacon, standing before the royal gates,
binds the orarion about him cross-wise.

Then the priest, and likewise the

deacon in the place where he stands, bows
and says silently thrice:

O God, cleanse me a sinner, and have

mercy on me.

When the deacon sees the priest

stretch out his hands and touch the Holy
Bread in order to make the elevation, he
exclaims:

Let us attend!

The curtain is drawn.

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The priest then, elevating the Holy

Bread, exclaims:

Holy Things are for the Holy.

Chanters:

One is holy, One is Lord: Jesus

Christ, to the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

And the chanters sing the koinonikon

(Communion Hymn) of the day or of the
Saint.

The deacon then enters the sanctuary

and, standing at the right of the priest, says:

Break the Holy Bread, master.

The priest, breaking It into four parts

with heed and reverence, says:
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Broken and distributed is the Lamb

of God: broken, yet not divided; ever
eaten, though never consumed, but
sanctifying them that partake thereof.

The priest should know that, on

breaking the Holy Lamb, he is to place the
side with the Sign of the Cross downward to
the holy diskos, the cut side upward as
before, when it was sacrificed. The portion
IC, then, he places toward the upper part of
the Holy Diskos, that is to the East; XC,
then, toward the lower part, which is to the
West, and the NI to the north side, and KA
to the south side, as shown here:

IC

NI KA

XC
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Taking the portion IC, he fills the
Holy Cup, XC is divided among the priests
and deacons, and those two remaining
portions, NI and KA, are divided into small
portions, so many as he shall consider to be
sufficient for the communicants.

But of the portion of the most holy

Theotokos, or of the nine orders of saints, or
any others which are upon the Holy Diskos,
you shall in no wise commune anyone; only
of the two portions which remain of the
Holy Lamb shall you give in Communion.

Furthermore, be it known unto you

concerning this: that when you do dilute
with the holy hot water the Divine Blood of
the Master, then you shall pour with
discretion so that there be enough for all
that desire to partake. So also the wine and
water, when you do pierce the Holy Lamb
(at the Proskomedia), then you are to pour
at that time an amount sufficient for all;
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after this, you shall pour no more, but only
that which is necessary for the dilution at
Holy Things are for the holy, and thus
commune all therefrom.

The deacon, then, showing the Holy

Chalice with the orarion, says:

Fill the Holy Chalice, master.

The priest, then, taking the portion

that is on the upper side of the diskos, that
is, IC, makes the Sign of the Cross with it
above the Holy Chalice, saying:

The fullness of the Holy Spirit.

Deacon: Amen.

And then he puts It into the Holy Cup.

And taking the warm water, the

deacon says to the priest:
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Bless the warm water, master.

The priest blesses, saying:

Blessed is the fervor of Thy saints,

always, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.

And the deacon pours a sufficient

amount into the Chalice cross-wise, saying:

The fervor of faith, full of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

And setting aside the warm water, he

stands a little way off.

The Communion of the Clergy

[It is customary for the clergy to bow

three times, saying each time: O God,
cleanse me a sinner and have mercy on
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me. (3) Then the priest (or presiding priest
in the case of concelebration) says, raising
his arms: Remit, pardon, forgive, O God,
our offences, both voluntary and
involuntary, in word and deed, in
knowledge and ignorance, by day and by
night, in mind and thought; forgive us all
things, for Thou art good and the Lover of
mankind. They then bow to each other and
to others in the Altar and then toward the
people, saying each time: Forgive me,
fathers and brethren.]

The priest then says:

Deacon, draw nigh.

And the deacon, having approached,

makes a reverence, asking forgiveness.

The priest then, taking the Holy

Bread, gives It to the deacon. And the
deacon, having kissed the hand with which
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he gives him the Holy Bread, receives It,
saying:

Impart unto me, master, the precious

and holy Body of our Lord and God and
Savior Jesus Christ.

The priest then says:

To the sacred deacon N. is imparted

the precious, and holy, and most pure Body
of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus
Christ, unto the remission of his sins, and
life everlasting.

[The deacon kisses the priest’s hand

and shoulder, and the priest says to the
deacon: Christ is in our midst, and the
deacon responds: He is, and shall be.]

And the deacon withdraws behind the

Holy Table, and bowing his head, he prays,
as does also the priest saying:
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I believe, O Lord ... and the rest (see

below).

Similarly the priest also, taking one

portion of the Holy Bread, says:

The precious and most holy Body of

our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ
is imparted unto me, the Priest N., unto the
remission of my sins, and life everlasting.

And bowing his head, he prays,

saying:

I believe, O Lord, and I confess, that

Thou art truly the Christ, the Son of the
Living God, Who didst come into the world
to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Moreover, I believe that this is truly Thy
most pure Body, and this is truly Thine
Own precious Blood. Wherefore, I pray
Thee: Have mercy on me and forgive me
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my transgressions, voluntary and
involuntary, in word and deed, in
knowledge and in ignorance. And
vouchsafe me to partake without
condemnation of Thy most pure Mysteries,
unto the remission of sins and life
everlasting. Amen.

Then:

Of Thy Mystical Supper, O Son of

God, receive me today as a communicant;
for I will not speak of the Mystery to Thine
enemies, nor will I give Thee a kiss as did
Judas; but like the thief do I confess Thee:
Remember me, O Lord, in Thy kingdom.

Let not the Communion of Thy Holy

Mysteries be unto me for judgment or
condemnation, O Lord, but for healing of
soul and body.
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Thus they partake of That Which they
hold in their hands with fear and all
wariness.

Then the priest, rising, takes the Holy

Chalice in both hands with the veil and
partakes of it thrice, saying:

Of the precious and holy Blood of

our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ
do I, the servant of God, the Priest N.,
partake unto the remission of my sins and
life everlasting. Amen.

Then, wiping his lips and the edge of

the Chalice with the cloth that he holds in
his hand, he says:

Behold, this hath touched my lips,

and taketh away mine iniquities, and
purgeth away my sins.

Then he calls the deacon, saying:

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Deacon, draw nigh.

And the deacon approaches and

makes a reverence, saying:

Behold, I approach unto the Immortal

King and our God.

And: Impart unto me, Master, the

precious and holy Blood of our Lord and
God and Savior Jesus Christ.

And the priest says:

The servant of God, the Deacon N.,

partaketh of the precious and holy Blood
of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus
Christ unto the remission of his sins and
life everlasting.

[And he gives him three sips, saying:

In the name of the Father. Amen. And of
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the Son. Amen. And of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.]

When the deacon has partaken, the

priest says:

Behold, this hath touched thy lips,

and taketh away thine iniquities, and
purgeth away thy sins.

It should be noted that, if there are

those who wish to partake of the Holy
Mysteries, the priest divides the two
remaining portions, that is NI and KA, into
small pieces, so that there will be enough
for all the communicants. And then he
places them in the Holy Chalice, and he
covers the Holy Chalice with the veil.

And he says the prayer:

We give thanks unto Thee, O Master,

Lover of mankind, Benefactor of our souls,
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that on this very day Thou hast vouchsafed
unto us Thy heavenly and immortal
Mysteries. Direct our way, establish us all
in Thy fear, preserve our life, make
steadfast our steps, through the
intercessions and supplications of the
glorious Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary
and of all Thy saints.

[Then in current practice the deacon

(or the priest himself if he serve without a
deacon) reads the following prayers while
the priest prepares the Holy Gifts for
communion of the people:]

Having beheld the Resurrection of

Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus,
the Only Sinless One. We worship Thy
Cross, O Christ, and Thy holy Resurrection
we hymn and glorify, for Thou art our
God, and we know none other beside Thee;
we call upon Thy Name. O come, all ye
faithful, let us worship Christ's holy
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Resurrection, for, behold, through the
Cross joy hath come to all the world. Ever
blessing the Lord, we hymn His
Resurrection, for having endured
crucifixion, He hath destroyed death by
death.

Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem, for

the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee;
dance now, and be glad, O Sion; and do
thou exult, O pure Theotokos, in the rising
of Him Whom thou didst bear.

O great and most sacred Pascha, O

Christ! O Wisdom, and Word of God, and
Power! Grant us more perfectly to partake
of Thee, in the unwaning day of Thy
Kingdom.

They then open the doors of the

sanctuary, and the deacon, making a
reverence, takes the Chalice from the priest
with devotion, approaches the doors, and
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elevating the Holy Chalice, shows it to the
people, saying:

With fear of God and with faith, draw

near.

Chanters:

Blessed is He that cometh in the

Name of the Lord. God is the Lord that hath
appeared unto us.

Those who desire to partake shall

then approach. They come one by one and
they make a reverence with all contrition
and fear, holding their hands folded on their
breast. Thus each receives the Divine
Mysteries.

The priest says on communing each

one:
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The servant of God, N., partaketh
of the precious and holy Body and Blood
of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus
Christ unto the remission of sins and life
everlasting.

And the deacon wipes the lips of each

with the cloth.

The communicant, having partaken,

shall kiss the Holy Chalice, make a
reverence, and withdraw.

And thus all communicate.

After Communion, the priest enters

the holy altar and places the Holy Things
down on the Holy Table.

The deacon then, holding the Holy

Diskos over the Holy Chalice [while placing
the holy particles into the chalice] says
these hymns of the Resurrection: Having
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beheld the resurrection …, Shine, shine …,
and O great …. [In current practice these
are said as indicated above.]

He wipes the holy discos with the holy

sponge exceedingly well, with attentiveness
and reverence, saying these words:

Wash away by Thy precious Blood,

O Lord, the sins of those here commemor-
ated, through the prayers of Thy saints.

The star, spear, spoon and veils, are

put on the Holy Diskos.

The priest blesses the people,

exclaiming:

Save, O God, Thy people and bless

Thine inheritance.

And turning to the Holy Table, the

priest censes it thrice, saying:
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Be Thou exalted above the heavens,

O God, and Thy glory above all the earth.

The chanters sing:

We have seen the True Light. / We

have received the Heavenly Spirit. / We
have found the True Faith, / we worship
the indivisible Trinity; // for He hath saved
us.

The priest then, taking the Holy

Diskos, sets it on the deacon's head. And
the deacon, taking it reverently, looks
toward the holy door, saying nothing, and
goes forth to the prothesis table and sets it
down. And the priest, having made a
reverence, takes the Holy Chalice [in
current practice, blesses the Holy Table
with it and says: Blessed is our God ...]
turning to the doors, looking toward the
people, he says secretly:
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Blessed is our God,

And aloud:

Always, now and ever, and unto the ages

of ages.

And he goes to the holy table of

oblation, and places the Holy Things on it.

Chanters: Amen.

Let our mouth be filled with Thy

praise, O Lord, / that we may hymn Thy
glory, / for Thou hast vouchsafed us / to
partake of Thy Holy, Divine, Immortal, and
Life-creating Mysteries. / Keep us in Thy
holiness, / that we may meditate on Thy
righteousness all the day long. // Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia!

The Litany of Thanksgiving

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And the deacon, unbinding his

orarion, comes forth by the north door, and
standing in his usual place, says:

Aright! Having partaken of the

divine, holy, most pure, immortal,
heavenly, and life-creating, fearful
Mysteries of Christ, let us worthily give
thanks unto the Lord.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Help us, save us, have mercy on us,

and keep us, O God by Thy grace.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Having asked that the whole day be

perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us
commit ourselves and one another and all
our life unto Christ our God.
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Chanters: To Thee, O Lord.

The priest, having folded the

antimension, and holding upright the Holy
Gospel Book, makes the Sign of the Cross
with it over the antimension and exclaims:

Exclamation (by principal priest):

For Thou art our sanctification and

unto Thee do we send up glory, to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages.

Chanters: Amen.

Priest: Let us depart in peace.

Chanters: In the Name of the Lord.

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

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Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

Prayer behind the Amvon

Junior Priest:

O Lord, Who dost bless them that

bless Thee and sanctify them that put
their trust in Thee: Save Thy people and
bless Thine inheritance; preserve the
fullness of Thy Church, sanctify them
that love the beauty of Thy house; do
Thou glorify them by Thy divine power,
and forsake us not that hope in Thee.
Give peace to Thy world, to Thy
churches, to the priests, and to all Thy
people. For every good gift and every
perfect gift is from above, and cometh
down from Thee, the Father of lights, and
unto Thee do we send up glory and
thanksgiving and worship: to the Father,
and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
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Chanters: Amen.

Then:

Blessed be the Name of the Lord,

henceforth and forevermore. (three times)

While the prayer is being said, the

deacon stands to the right before the icon of
Christ the Master, holding his orarion, and
with his head bowed until the end of the
prayer. Having finished the prayer, the
priest enters through the royal gates and
goes forth to the prothesis table and says the
following prayer, [or, if a deacon serves, in
current practice, the priest blesses the
deacon, having come into the Altar through
the north door, at the side of the Holy Table,
while saying the following prayer]:

Prayer at the Consuming of the Holy Things

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Priest:

Thou Who Thyself art the fulfillment

of the Law and the Prophets, O Christ our
God, Who didst fulfill all the Father’s
dispensation: Fill our hearts with joy and
gladness, always, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.

The deacon then consumes the Holy

Things with fear and all wariness. The
priest, having come forth, gives the people
the antidoron, if there is time. [In current
practice this is usually done after the
dismissal.]

After the conclusion of the Psalm and

the distribution of the antidoron [but in
current usage after “Blessed be the Name of
the Lord … (3)], he says:

The blessing of the Lord be upon

you, through His grace and love for
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mankind, always, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.

Priest:

Glory to Thee, O Christ God, our Hope,

glory to Thee.

Chanters: Glory to the Father, and

to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (three times)
Father, bless.

Priest:

(See Dismissals on page 145ff.)

May Christ our true God, through

the intercessions of His most pure Mother
(and the rest), of our Father among the
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Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople, and of (name of the Saint
of the temple and of the day), of the holy
and righteous ancestors of God Joachim
and Anna and of all the Saints, have
mercy on us and save us, for He is good
and the Lover of mankind.

Chanters: Amen.

The chanters sing the Many Years.

Then in current usage the chanters

chant Psalm 33.

The priest, having entered the

sanctuary, says the Prayers of
Thanksgiving. [In current practice, the
priest says: Glory to Thee, O God! three
times and the reader reads aloud the
Prayers of Thanksgiving as the priest offers
the Cross for veneration and distributes the
antidoron.]
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The deacon, having consumed the

Holy Things with all diligence, so that no
smallest particle fall or remain, pours into
the holy cup wine and water, and consumes
it, and wipes away all moisture with the
sponge. Then he puts the holy vessels
together, and wrapping them, sets them in
their usual place, saying:

Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart

in peace, O Master, according to Thy word,
for mines eyes have seen Thy salvation
which Thou hast prepared before the face
of all peoples, a light to enlighten the
gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel.

And the rest, as did the priest, and

washes his hands in the usual place, and
bowing together with the priest, they make
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the dismissal, and giving thanks unto God
for all things, they depart.

The End of the Divine Liturgy of Saint

John Chrysostom
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Prayers of Thanksgiving after Holy

Communion

Priest:

Glory to Thee, O God! (three times)

Reader:

I thank Thee, O Lord my God, that

Thou hast not rejected me, a sinner, but hast
vouchsafed me to be a communicant of Thy
Holy Things. I thank Thee that Thou hast
vouchsafed me, the unworthy, to partake of
Thy most pure and heavenly Gifts. But, O
Master, Lover of mankind, Who for our sake
didst die and didst rise again, and didst
bestow upon us these dread and life-giving
Mysteries for the well-being and
sanctification of our souls and bodies, grant
that these may be even unto me for the
healing of both soul and body, for the
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averting of everything hostile, for the
enlightenment of the eyes of my heart, for
the peace of the powers of my soul, for faith
unashamed, for love unfeigned, for the
fullness of wisdom, for the keeping of Thy
commandments, for an increase of Thy
divine grace, and for the attainment of Thy
kingdom; that being preserved by them in
Thy holiness, I may always remember Thy
grace, and no longer live for myself, but for
Thee our Master and Benefactor; and thus
when I shall have departed this life in hope
of life eternal, I may attain unto everlasting
rest, where the sound of them that keep
festival is unceasing, and the delight is
endless of them that behold the ineffable
beauty of Thy countenance. For Thou art
the true desire and the unutterable gladness
of them that love Thee, O Christ our God,
and all creation doth hymn Thee unto the
ages. Amen.

Of Basil the Great, 2:

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O Master Christ God, King of the

ages, and Creator of all things, I thank Thee
for all the good things which Thou hast
bestowed upon me, and for the Communion
of Thy most pure and life-giving Mysteries.
I pray Thee, therefore, O Good One and
Lover of Mankind: Keep me under Thy
protection and in the shadow of Thy wings
and grant me, even until my last breath, to
partake worthily, with a pure conscience, of
Thy Holy Things, unto the remission of sins
and life eternal. For Thou art the Bread of
Life, the Source of holiness, the Giver of
good things; and unto Thee do we send up
glory, together with the Father and the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.

Verses of Metaphrastes, 3:

O Thou Who givest me willingly Thy

Flesh as food, Thou Who art fire that doth
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consume the unworthy, burn me not, O my
Creator; but, rather, enter Thou into my
members, into all my joints, my reins, my
heart. Burn up the thorns of all my sins.
Purify my soul, sanctify my thoughts.
Strengthen my substance together with my
bones. Enlighten my simple five senses.
Nail down the whole of me with Thy fear.
Ever protect, preserve, and keep me from
every soul-corrupting deed and word.
Purify and cleanse, and adorn me; make me
comely, give me understanding, and
enlighten me. Show me to be the dwelling-
place of Thy Spirit alone, and no longer the
habitation of sin; that from me as Thine
abode through the entry of Communion,
every evildoer, every passion, may flee as
from fire. As intercessors I offer unto Thee
all the saints, the commanders of the
bodiless hosts, Thy Forerunner, the wise
apostles, and further, Thine undefiled pure
Mother, whose entreaties do Thou accept, O
my compassionate Christ, and make Thy
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servant a child of light. For Thou alone art
our sanctification, O Good One, and the
radiance of our souls, and unto Thee as God
and Master, we all send up glory, as is meet,
every day.

Another Prayer:

O Lord Jesus Christ our God, may

Thy holy Body be unto me for life eternal,
and Thy precious Blood for the remission of
sins; and may this Eucharist be unto me for
joy, health, and gladness. And at Thy dread
Second Coming vouchsafe me, a sinner, to
stand at the right hand of Thy glory, through
the intercessions of Thy most pure Mother
and of all the saints.

Another Prayer,
To the Most Holy Theotokos:

O most holy Lady Theotokos, light of

my darkened soul, my hope, protection,
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refuge, consolation, my joy: I thank thee
that thou hast vouchsafed me, who am
unworthy, to be a partaker of the most pure
Body and precious Blood of thy Son. O
thou who gavest birth to the True Light, do
thou enlighten the spiritual eyes of my heart;
thou who gavest birth to the Source of
immortality, revive me who am dead in sin;
thou who art the lovingly-compassionate
Mother of the merciful God, have mercy on
me, and grant me compunction, and
contrition in my heart, and humility in my
thoughts, and the recall of my thoughts from
captivity. And vouchsafe me until my last
breath to receive without condemnation the
sanctification of the most pure Mysteries,
for the healing of both soul and body; and
grant me tears of repentance and confession,
that I may hymn and glorify thee all the days
of my life, for blessed and most glorious art
thou unto the ages. Amen.

Then:
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Now lettest Thou Thy servant depart

in peace, O Master, according to Thy word;
for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation
which Thou hast prepared before the face of
all peoples, a light of revelation for the
Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy

Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

O Most-holy Trinity, have mercy on

us. O Lord, blot out our sins. O Master,
pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and
heal our infirmities, for Thy Name's sake.

Lord, have mercy. (3)

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Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, Who art in the heavens,

hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom
come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts as we forgive our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

Priest: For Thine is the Kingdom,

and the power, and the glory, of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages.
Reader: Amen.

For the Divine Liturgy of St. John

Chrysostom:

Troparion, tone 8
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Grace shining forth from thy mouth

like a beacon hath illumined the universe,
and disclosed to the world treasures of
uncovetousness, and shown us the heights of
humility; but while instructing by thy words,
O Father John Chrysostom, intercede with
the Word, Christ our God, to save our souls.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit.

Kontakion, tone 6

From the heavens hast thou received

divine grace and by thy lips thou dost teach
all to worship the One God in Trinity, O
John Chrysostom, all-blessed righteous one.
Rightly do we acclaim thee for thou art a
teacher revealing things divine.

Both now and ever, and unto the ages

of ages. Amen.
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Theotokion, tone 6

O protection of Christians that cannot

be put to shame, O mediation unto the
Creator unfailing, disdain not the suppliant
voices of sinners; but be thou quick, O good
one, to help us who in faith cry unto thee;
hasten to intercession and speed thou to
make supplication, thou who dost ever
protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.

Then the reader continues:

Lord, have mercy. (12 times)

Priest:

Wisdom!
O Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

Reader:
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More honorable than the Cherubim,
and beyond compare more glorious than the
Seraphim, who without corruption gavest
birth to God the Word, the very Theotokos,
thee do we magnify.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (3 times)

Father, bless.

Priest:

May Christ our true God [Who

rose from the dead], through the
intercessions of His most pure Mother, of
our holy and God-bearing Fathers, and
all the saints, have mercy on us and save
us, for He is good and the Lover of
mankind.
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Choir (or reader):

Amen. Lord, have mercy. (3)

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Special Petitions

Petitions for Various Needs:

Again we pray Thee, O Lord our

God, that Thou wouldst hearken unto the
voice of supplication and prayer, and
have mercy on Thy servant(s) N. (N.),
through Thy grace and compassions, and
fulfill all his (her, their) petitions, and
pardon him (her, them) all transgressions
voluntary and involuntary, let his (her,
their) prayers and alms be acceptable
before the throne of Thy dominion, and
protect him (her, them) from enemies
visible and invisible, from every
temptation, harm and sorrow, and deliver
him (her, them) from diseases, and grant
him (her, them) health and length of days:
let us all say, O Lord, hearken and have
mercy.
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Chanters: Lord, have mercy.
(Thrice)

Look down, O Master, Lover of

mankind, with Thy merciful eye, upon
Thy servant(s) N. (N.), and hearken unto
our supplication which is offered with
faith, for Thou Thyself hast said: All
things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,
believe that ye shall receive, and it shall
be done unto you; and again: Ask, and it
shall be given you. Therefore we, though
we be unworthy, yet hoping in Thy
mercy, ask: Bestow Thy kindness upon
Thy servant(s) N. (N.), and fulfill his
(her, their) good desires, preserve him
(her, them), all his (her, their) days
peacefully and calmly in health and
length of days: let us all say, quickly
hearken and graciously have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)
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Again we pray for the people here

present that await of Thee great and
abundant mercy, for all the brethren and
for all Christians.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

Petitions for the Ailing:

O Physician of souls and bodies,

with compunction and broken hearts we
fall down before Thee, and groaning we
cry unto Thee: Heal the sicknesses, heal
the passions of the soul and body of Thy
servant(s) N. (N.), and pardon him (her,
them), for Thou art kindhearted, all
transgressions, voluntary and
involuntary, and quickly raise him (her,
them) up from the bed of sickness, we
pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.
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Chanters: Lord, have mercy.
(Thrice)

O Thou Who desirest not the death

of sinners, but rather that they should
return to Thee, and live: Spare and have
mercy on Thy servant(s) N. (N.), O
Merciful One, banish sickness, drive away
all passion, and all ailments, assuage chill
and fever, and stretch forth Thy mighty
arm, and as Thou didst raise up Jairus’
daughter from the bed of sickness, restore
him (her, them) to health, we pray Thee,
hearken and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

O Thou Who by Thy touch didst

heal Peter’s mother-in-law who was sick
with fever: Do Thou now, in Thy loving-
kindness, heal Thy terribly-suffering
servant(s) of his (her, their) malady,
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quickly granting him (her, them) health,
we diligently pray Thee, O Fount of
healing, hearken and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

Again we pray to the Lord our God,

that He may hearken unto the voice of the
supplication of us sinners, and have
mercy on His servant(s), and protect him
(her, them) from all tribulations, harm,
wrath, and necessity, and from every
sickness of soul and body, granting him
(her, them) health with length of days, let
us all say, quickly hearken and graciously
have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)
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For Those Who Journey:

O Lord, Who dost guide the

footsteps of mankind, graciously look
upon Thy servant(s) N. (N.), and
pardoning him (her, them) every
transgression, both voluntary and
involuntary, bless the good intention of
his (her, their) counsel, and guide his (her,
their) goings out and comings in on the
journey, we earnestly pray Thee, hearken
and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy. (three

times)

O Lord, Who didst most gloriously

deliver Joseph from the animosity of his
brethren, and didst lead him to Egypt,
and through the blessing of Thy goodness
didst make him to prosper in all things:
Bless also this (these) Thy servant(s) who
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desireth (desire) to travel, and cause his
(her, their) journey to be safe and
tranquil, we pray Thee, hearken and have
mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

Thanksgiving for Petitions Granted:

Giving thanks with fear and

trembling, as unprofitable servants, unto
Thy loving-kindness, O Lord our Savior
and Master, for Thy benefits which Thou
hast poured out abundantly on Thy
servants, we fall down in worship and
offer a doxology unto Thee as God, and
fervently cry aloud to Thee: Deliver
Thou Thy servants from all misfortune,
and, as Thou art merciful, always fulfill
the desire of us all unto good, we
diligently pray Thee, hearken and have
mercy.
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Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

In that Thou now hast mercifully

hearkened unto the prayers of Thy
servants, O Lord, and hast manifested
upon us the tender compassions of Thy
love for mankind, so also, in time to come,
disdaining us not, do Thou fulfill, unto
Thy glory, all good desires of Thy faithful,
and show unto all of us Thine abundant
mercy, disregarding all our iniquities, we
pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)
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Prayer for the Prosperity of the Russian
Orthodox Church

O Lord Jesus Christ our God,

accept from us, Thine unworthy servants,
these words of thanksgiving, for Thou
hast given unity to the Church of Russia
and transformed into joy the greatly
painful cry of Thy servants. Hearken
now to our supplication: Bring Thine
own laborers unto the harvest, that the
Church may not lack good pastors to
enlighten so great a multitude of those
who have not been taught the Faith or
have fallen away therefrom. Instill
obedience to Thee in those who govern,
and justice and mercy in their judgments,
compassion in the rich, and long-suffering
in the weak, that in our land the kingdom
of Christ may thus grow and increase,
and that Thou, O God Who art wondrous
in Thy saints, may be glorified therein.
Unto those who are led astray by heresies
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and schisms, who have fallen away from
Thee or seek Thee not, show Thyself forth
as almighty, that not one of them may
perish, but that all of us may be saved
and come to the knowledge of the Truth,
that all, in harmonious oneness of mink
and constant love, may glorify Thy most
honored name, O kind and patient-
hearted Lord, unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.
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For the Ukrainian Land

That Thou mightest look down with

a merciful eye upon the people of the
Ukrainian land, and make her
unconquerable by those who work strife,
we pray Thee, O kindhearted Lord,
hearken and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

That Thou mightest enlighten with

the light of Thy Divine Wisdom the minds
of those darkened with hardness of heart,
and fortify Thy faithful in the Ukrainian
land, keeping them unharmed, we pray
Thee, O All-merciful Creator, hearken
and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)
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Thou Who hast given us Thy
commandment to love Thee, our God, and
our neighbor, make to cease all hatred,
hostility, offense, graft, and the spilling of
blood, that charity might reign in the
hearts of the people of the Ukrainian
land, we pray Thee, O our Savior,
hearken and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)
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Prayer for the Restoration of Peace
For the Ukraine

O Master, greatly merciful Lord Jesus

Christ, our God, through the prayers of our
All-immaculate Lady Theotokos and Ever-
virgin Mary; the Holy Equals-of-the-
Apostles Great Prince Vladimir and Great
Princess Olga; the Holy New Martyrs and
Confessors of our Church; our Holy and
God-bearing Fathers Anthony and
Theodosius, Wonderworkers of the Kiev
Caves; Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh; Job of
Pochaev, Seraphim of Sarov, and all the
saints, make acceptable our prayer for the
Church and for all Thy people.
From the single baptismal font under the
Holy Prince Vladimir, we, Thy children,
received grace; confirm also in our hearts a
spirit of brotherly love and peace unto the
ages!
By Thy grace, direct the governing
authorities toward the doing of everything
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good, lead unto sanctuary those bereft of
shelter, feed the hungry, strengthen and heal
the ailing and suffering, grant good hope and
consolation unto those in troubles and
sorrows, and unto those deprived of life
bestow forgiveness of sins and blessed
repose.
Fill us with the faith, hope, and love
which are in Thee, that in all our lands we
might with one mouth and one heart confess
Thee, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
together with Thine Unoriginate Father, and
Thy Most-holy and Good and Life-creating
Spirit, unto the ages of ages.

Chanters: Amen.
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For the Unity of the Church

Again we pray to our Lord and

Savior, that He might preserve the
Orthodox Church throughout the world
in unity and piety, and grant unto her
peace and tranquility, love and accord, let
us all say, O Lord, hearken and have
mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

Again we pray that He might look

down upon the Holy Orthodox Church
with kindheartedness and mercy, and
preserve her from divisions and schisms,
from enmity and strife, that her unity
might be neither diminished nor shaken,
but that in her Thy Thrice-holy Name
might be glorified, let us all say, O Lord,
hearken and have mercy.
Chanters: Lord, have mercy
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In Time of Pestilence

Again we pray Thee, O Lord our

God, that Thou mightest mercifully
protect us from the devastating pestilence
stirred up against us, and deliver Thy
faithful people from spiritual and
physical death; grant unto the sick
healing and health, and unto all of us Thy
divine protection and help, we pray Thee,
O kind-hearted Lord, quickly hearken
and have mercy.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

Again we pray that Thou mightest

pacify the troubles of men and every
fearful thing, compass Thy faithful about
with firm hope and instill in our hearts
quietude, we pray Thee, O Lord, hearken
and have mercy.

Chanter: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)

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For Rain

Ample rain and gentle showers

grant Thou to the earth, and save all
things, even as we pray unto Thee, O
Thou Who lovest mankind.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

Send down Thy rains upon those

places which have need thereof and ask
for it, O Thou Who lovest mankind, for
we beseech Thee.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)

O Compassionate and Merciful

One, Who lovest mankind, take pity and
gladden us who pray to Thee.

Chanters: Lord, have mercy.

(Thrice)
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Dismissals

Days of the Week

Sunday

May Christ our true God, Who rose

from the dead, through the intercessions of
His most pure Mother, of the holy, glorious
and all-praised Apostles; of our Father
among the Saints, John Chrysostom,
Archbishop of Constantinople; of Saint (N.)
(of the temple); of Saint(s) (N., N.) (of the
day) whose memory we celebrate; of the
holy and righteous Ancestors of God,
Joachim and Anna; and of all the Saints:
have mercy on us and save us, for He is
good and the Lover of mankind.

Monday

May Christ our true God, through the

intercessions of His most pure Mother, the
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mediation of the honorable heavenly
bodiless hosts, the intercessions of the holy,
glorious and all-praised Apostles; of our
Father among the Saints, John Chrysostom,
Archbishop of Constantinople; of Saint (N.)
(of the temple); of Saint(s) (N., N.) (of the
day) whose memory we celebrate; of the
holy and righteous Ancestors of God,
Joachim and Anna; and of all the Saints:
have mercy on us and save us, for He is
good and the Lover of mankind.

Tuesday

May Christ our true God, through the

intercessions of His most pure Mother, of
the honorable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner
and Baptist, John; of the holy, glorious and
all-praised Apostles; of our Father among
the Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople; of Saint (N.) (of the temple);
of Saint(s) (N., N.) (of the day) whose
memory we celebrate; of the holy and
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righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and
Anna; and of all the Saints: have mercy on
us and save us, for He is good and the Lover
of mankind.

Wednesday

May Christ our true God, through the

intercessions of His most pure Mother, the
power of the precious and life-creating
Cross, the intercessions of the holy, glorious
and all-praised Apostles, of our Father
among the Saints, John Chrysostom,
Archbishop of Constantinople; of Saint (N.)
(of the temple); of Saint(s) (N., N.) (of the
day) whose memory we celebrate; of the
holy and righteous Ancestors of God,
Joachim and Anna; and of all the Saints:
have mercy on us and save us, for He is
good and the Lover of mankind.
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Thursday

May Christ our true God, through the

intercessions of His most pure Mother, of
the holy, glorious and all-praised Apostles;
of our father among the saints, Nicholas the
Wonderworker, archbishop of Myra in
Lycia, of our father among the Saints, John
Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople,
of Saint (N.) (of the temple); of Saint(s) (N.,
N.) (of the day) whose memory we
celebrate; of the holy and righteous
Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; and
of all the Saints: have mercy on us and save
us, for He is good and the Lover of
mankind.

Friday

May Christ our true God, through the

intercessions of His most pure Mother, the
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power of the precious and life-creating
Cross, the intercessions of the holy, glorious
and all-praised Apostles, of our Father
among the Saints, John Chrysostom,
Archbishop of Constantinople; of Saint (N.)
(of the temple); of Saint(s) (N., N.) (of the
day) whose memory we celebrate; of the
holy and righteous Ancestors of God,
Joachim and Anna; and of all the Saints:
have mercy on us and save us, for He is
good and the Lover of mankind.

Saturday

May Christ our true God, through the

intercessions of His most pure Mother, of
the holy, glorious and all-praised Apostles,
of the holy, glorious and victorious martyrs;
of our holy and God-bearing fathers; of our
Father among the Saints, John Chrysostom,
Archbishop of Constantinople; of Saint (N.)
(of the temple); of Saint(s) (N., N.) (of the
day) whose memory we celebrate; of the
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holy and righteous Ancestors of God,
Joachim and Anna; and of all the Saints:
have mercy on us and save us, for He is
good and the Lover of mankind.
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Festal Dismissals

The Nativity of Christ

May Christ our true God, Who was

born in a cave, and lay in a manger for our
salvation, through the intercessions of His
most pure Mother, of the holy, glorious and
all-praised Apostles, of our Father among
the Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople; of the holy and righteous
Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and
of all the saints, have mercy on us and save
us, for He is good and the Lover of
mankind.

The Theophany of Christ

May Christ our true God, Who for our

salvation deigned to be baptized by John in
the Jordan, through the intercessions of His
most pure Mother, of the holy, glorious and
all-praised Apostles, of our Father among
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the Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople; of the holy and righteous
Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and
of all the saints, have mercy on us and save
us, for He is good and the Lover of
mankind.

The Meeting of the Lord

May Christ our true God, Who for our

salvation deigned to be carried in the arms
of the Righteous Simeon, through the
intercessions of His most pure Mother, of
the holy, glorious, and all-praised Apostles,
of our Father among the Saints, John
Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople;
of the holy and righteous Ancestors of God,
Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints,
have mercy on us and save us, for He is
good and the Lover of mankind.
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The Transfiguration of the Lord

May Christ our true God, Who on

Mount Tabor was transfigured in glory
before His holy disciples and apostles,
through the intercessions of His most pure
Mother, of the holy, glorious, and all-praised
Apostles, of our Father among the Saints,
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople, of the holy and righteous
Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and
of all the saints, have mercy on us and save
us, for He is good and the Lover of
mankind.
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Dismissals of the Paschal Cycle

Palm Sunday

May Christ our true God, Who for our

salvation deigned to ride the colt of an ass,
through the intercessions of His Most Pure
Mother of the holy, glorious, and all-praised
Apostles, of our Father among the Saints,
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople, of the holy and righteous
Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and
of all the saints, have mercy on us and save
us, for He is good and the Lover of
mankind.

Holy Pascha and Bright Week

May He Who rose from the dead,

trampling down death by death and on those
in the tombs bestowing life, Christ our true
God, through the intercessions of His Most
Pure Mother, of the holy, glorious, and all-
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praised Apostles, of our Father among the
Saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople, of the holy and righteous
Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and
of all the saints, have mercy on us and save
us, for He is good and the Lover of
mankind.

The Ascension of Christ

May Christ our true God, Who in

glory did ascend from us into heaven and sit
at the right hand of God the Father, through
the intercessions of His Most Pure Mother,
of the holy, glorious, and all-praised
Apostles, of our Father among the Saints,
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople, of the holy and righteous
Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and
of all the saints, have mercy on us and save
us, for He is good and the Lover of
mankind.
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Holy Pentecost

May Christ our true God, Who sent

down from heaven the Most-holy Spirit in
the form of tongues of fire upon His holy
disciples and apostles, through the
intercessions of His Most Pure Mother, of
the holy, glorious, and all-praised Apostles,
of our Father among the Saints, John
Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople,
of the holy and righteous Ancestors of God,
Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints,
have mercy on us and save us, for He is
good and the Lover of mankind.
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Entry Hymns for the Feasts
(Said by the deacon or priest)

From the Menaion

Elevation of the Precious Cross (9/14-9/27)

Exalt ye the Lord our God and

worship the footstool of His feet; for it is
holy.

Nativity of the Lord (12/25-1/7)

From the womb before the morning

star have I begotten Thee. The Lord hath
sworn and will not repent: Thou art a
priest forever after the order of
Melchizedek.
Theophany of the Lord (1/6-1/19)
Blessed is He that cometh in the
name of the Lord. We have blessed you
out of the house of the Lord. God is the
Lord, and hath appeared unto us.
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Meeting of the Lord (2/2-2/15)
The Lord hath made known His
salvation, in the sight of the nations hath
He revealed His righteousness.
Transfiguration of the Lord (8/6-8/19)
O Lord, send out Thy light and Thy
truth; they have guided me along the way,
and have brought me unto Thy holy
mountain.
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From the Triodion and the Pentecostarion
Palm Sunday
Blessed is He that cometh in the
name of the Lord. We have blessed you
out of the house of the Lord. God is the
Lord, and hath appeared unto us.
Holy Pascha and All of Bright Week
In congregations bless ye God, the
Lord from the well-springs of Israel.
Ascension of the Lord
God is gone up in jubilation, the
Lord with the voice of the trumpet.
Holy Pentecost and Monday of the Holy
Spirit
Be Thou exalted, O Lord, in Thy
strength; we will sing and chant of Thy
mighty acts.
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Beginning/Ending of the Divine Liturgy
on Holy Pascha

Immediately after the priest has said

the prayers of preparation, Christ is risen
… (3), Glory to God in the highest … (2)
and O Lord, Thou shalt open my lips …,
then the deacon goes out through the royal
gates and says, Master, bless! And the
priest gives the blessing: Blessed is the
Kingdom … the clergy sing Christ is risen
… three times, then the choir sings it three
times, and as the senior priest, holding the
paschal trikiri and censer, censes the holy
altar, the iconostas and the people, he says
the paschal verses:

Let God arise, and let His enemies

be scattered, and let them that hate Him
flee from before His face.

And the choir sings: Christ is risen …

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Then the priest:

As smoke vanisheth, so let them

vanish; as wax melteth before the fire.

And the choir sings: Christ is risen …

Then the priest:

So let sinners perish at the presence

of God, and let the righteous be glad.

And the choir sings: Christ is risen …

Then the priest:

This is the day which the Lord hath

made; let us rejoice and be glad therein.

And the choir sings: Christ is risen …

Then the priest:

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Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,

And the choir sings: Christ is risen …

Then the priest:

Both now and ever, and unto the

ages of ages. Amen.

And the choir sings: Christ is risen …

Then the priest:

Christ is risen from the dead,

trampling down death by death,

And the choir:

And on those in the tombs bestowing

life.
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Then the deacon says the Great
Litany, and we continue as usual through
the Divine Liturgy.

The Hymn of Entry said by the

deacon is:
In congregations bless ye God, the
Lord from the wellsprings of Israel.
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The Blessing of the Artos

At the end of the Divine Liturgy,

immediately after the Prayer before the
Amvon, the Artos is brought to the priest in
the holy altar along with holy water and a
blessing brush and the deacon says:

Let us pray to the Lord.

Choir: Lord, have mercy.

And the priest says this prayer:

O God Omnipotent and Lord

Almighty, Who by Thy servant Moses, at
the exodus of Israel from Egypt, and the
liberation of Thy people from the bitter
bondage of Pharaoh, didst command that
a lamb be slain, foreshadowing the Lamb
Which, because of our deeds, of His own
good will was slain on the Cross, and
taketh away the sins of the whole world,
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Thy beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ:
Do Thou now also, we humbly entreat
Thee, look upon this bread, and bless and
sanctify it. For we, Thy servants, in
honor, and glory, and commemoration of
the glorious Resurrection of the same,
Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, through
Whom, also we have received freedom
and release from the eternal works of the
enemy and the indissoluble bonds of hell,
now before Thy majesty on this exceeding
bright and all-glorious and saving day of
Pascha, do offer this. Vouchsafe that we
who offer it, and those who shall kiss it
and shall taste of it, may be partakers of
Thy heavenly benediction, and by Thy
might root out from us all sickness and
infirmity, granting health unto all.
For Thou art the Source of blessing,
and the Bestower of health, and unto
Thee do we send up glory: to the Father
Who is without beginning, together with
Thine Only-begotten Son, and Thine all-
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holy, and good, and life-creating Spirit,
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.

Then, sprinkling it with holy water

three times, the priest says each time:

This Artos is blessed and sanctified

by the sprinkling of this holy water: in
the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. (Thrice)

Then the choir sings, Christ is risen

… 3 times, and the priest gives the blessing:

The blessing of the Lord be upon

you through His grace and love for
mankind, always, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen. Establish, O God ….

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Then the priest:

Christ is risen from the dead,

trampling down death by death,

Choir: And on those in the tombs

bestowing life.

Then the dismissal:

May Christ our true God, Who rose

from the dead trampling down death by
death and on those in the tombs
bestowing life, through the intercession of
His most pure Mother, of our father
among the saints John Chrysostom,
Archbishop of Constantinople, and of all
the Saints, have mercy on us and save us,
for He is the Lover of mankind.

Then the priest, holding high the

cross, says three times: Christ is risen! (3)
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And the people respond each time: Truly
He is risen! (3).

The choir sings: Christ is risen …

three times, and in conclusion sings: And
unto us hath He granted life eternal; we
worship His resurrection of the third day.
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The Blessing of the Eggs
Immediately after the dismissal at the
Divine Liturgy of Pascha, before the people
come to venerate the Cross, Gospel, and
Icon of the Resurrection, the priest blesses
the red eggs in the church. The holy water
and brush are brought to him, and the
deacon says:

Let us pray to the Lord.

Choir: Lord, have mercy.

Priest:

O Master, Lord our God, the

Creator and Maker of all things, bless
Thou these eggs, and preserve us in Thy
loving-kindness, that as we partake of
then, even so also we may be filled with
Thy gifts, which Thou ungrudgingly
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bestowest, together with Thine ineffable
goodness.
For Thine is the dominion, and
Thine are the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory: of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.

The priest then blesses the eggs with

the holy water and brush three times, saying
each time:

These eggs are blessed and

sanctified by the sprinkling of this holy
water: in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

The priest then gives the blessing for

the Paschal Hours, which may be sung
instead of the prayers of thanksgiving, or he
may say: Glory to Thee, O God three
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times, and we may read the Prayers of
Thanksgiving as usual.

Blessed is our God always, now and

ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen. Christ is risen …

three times and the rest.

The people then come to venerate the

Cross, the Gospel, and the Icon of the
Resurrection. They exchange the paschal
kiss with the clergy and those holding the
holy items and with each other. The priests
gives each one antidoron and a red egg.
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The Blessing of Paschal Baskets

After all the faithful have venerated

the holy things and exchanged the paschal
kiss, we all go to where the paschal baskets
are placed. A lighted candle should be
placed in each beforehand. Holy water and
the brush are brought. The priest begins:

Blessed is our God always, now and

ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen. Christ is risen … three

times.

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

Choir: Lord, have mercy.

Priest says prayer for blessing of flesh-

meats:
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Look down, O Lord Jesus Christ
our God, upon these flesh-meats, and
sanctify them, as Thou didst sanctify the
ram which faithful Abraham offered unto
Thee, and the lamb which Abel brought
unto Thee as a burnt-offering; likewise
the fatted calf which Thou didst
command to be slain for Thy son who had
gone astray, and had returned again to
Thee; that even as he was accounted
worthy to enjoy Thy good things, so may
we, also, enjoy these things which are
sanctified and blessed by Thee, to the
nourishment of us all.
For Thou art our true
Nourishment, and the Giver of all good
things, and unto Thee do we send up
glory, together with Thine eternal Father,
and Thine all-holy, and good, and life-
creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.
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Then immediately the priest says the prayer

for the blessing of cheese and eggs:

O Master, Lord our God, the

Creator and Maker of all things, bless
Thou this curdled milk, and likewise these
eggs, and preserve us in Thy loving-
kindness, that as we partake of them,
even so also we may be filled with Thy
gifts, which ungrudgingly Thou
bestowest, together with Thine
unspeakable goodness.
For Thine are the kingdom, and the
power, and the glory: of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now
and ever, and unto the ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.

Then the priest sprinkles the baskets

and the food with holy water, saying all the
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while, Christ is risen! And we answer,
Truly He is risen!

The people then begin feasting on the

food, and the clergy retire to the holy altar
to remove their vestments and breathe.
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Calendar of Saints and Feasts

September

14/1. Ecclesiastical New Year

(Indiction). (Polyeleos) Our Ven. Father.
Simeon Stylites and his mother, Our Ven.
Mother Martha. Forty Holy Women-
martyrs and Holy Martyr Ammon the
Deacon. "Chernigov-Gethsemane" Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
15/2. Holy Martyr Mamas and his
parents, the Holy Martyrs Theodotus and
Rufina. Our Father among the Saints, John
the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople. Our
Venerable Fathers Anthony and Theodosius
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of the Kievan Caves. "Kaluga" Icon of the
All-holy Theotokos.
16/3. Holy Hieromartyr Anthimus,
Bishop of Nicomedia, and those with him.
Our Ven. Father Theoctistus.
17/4. Holy Hieromartyr Babylas,
Bishop of Antioch, and those with him.
Holy Prophet and God-seer Moses. Finding
of the relics of Our Father among the Saints
Joasaph, Bishop of Belgorod. (Polyeleos)
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos of "The
Unburnt Bush."
18/5. Holy Prophet Zacharias and
Righteous Elizabeth, parents of St. John the
Forerunner. (Feast) Holy Martyr and
Passion-bearer Gleb. (Wine and oil)
19/6. Holy Archangel Michael
(commemoration of miracle at Colossae).
(Feast) Holy Martyrs Eudoxius, Zeno and
Macarius. Our Ven. Father Archippus.
(Wine and oil)
20/7. Forefeast of the Nativity of
the Theotokos. (Feast) Holy Martyr
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Sozon. (Doxology) Our Father among the
Saints, John, Archbishop and Wonderworker
of Novgorod. (Doxology) (Wine and oil)
21/8. THE NATIVITY OF OUR
ALL-IMMACULATE LADY THE
THEOTOKOS AND EVER-VIRGIN
MARY. (VIGIL) Icons of the All-holy
Theotokos of "Kursk-Root," "Pochaev" and
"Kholmsk" and others. (Fish, wine and oil)
22/9. Afterfeast of the Nativity of
the Theotokos. Holy and righteous
Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna.
(Feast) Holy Martyr Severian. Our Ven.
Father Joseph, Abbot of Volokolamsk.
(Doxology) Our Father among the Saints,
Theodosius, Archbishop of Novgorod
(finding of his relics). (Doxology) Holy
Fathers of the Third Ecumenical Council
(Ephesus, 431). (Wine and oil)
23/10. Afterfeast of the Nativity of
the Theotokos. Holy Martyrs Menodora,
Metrodora and Nymphodora.
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24/11. Afterfeast of the Nativity of
the Theotokos. Our Ven. Mother Theodora
of Alexandria. Our Ven. Fathers Sergius
and Herman, Wonderworkers of Valaam
(translation of their relics). (Polyeleos)
Our Ven. Father Euphrosinus the Cook.
Weeping Kazan Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos of "Kaplunovka." (Wine and oil)
25/12. Leavetaking of the Nativity
of the Theotokos. (Doxology) Holy
Hieromartyr Automomus, Bishop of Italy.
(Wine and oil)
26/13. Forefeast of the Exaltation
of the Cross. Commemoration of the
Founding of the Church of the Resurrection
(Holy Sepulchre) at Jerusalem. (Doxology)
Holy Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion.
(Wine and oil)
27/14. THE UNIVERSAL
EXALTATION OF THE PRECIOUS
AND LIFEGIVING CROSS. (VIGIL)
Our Father among the Saints, John
Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
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(his repose). “Sesna Monastery” Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos. (Feast and fast)
(Strict fast, wine and oil allowed)
28/15. Afterfeast of the Exaltation
of the Cross. Holy Greatmartyr Nicetas the
Goth. (Feast)
29/16. Afterfeast of the Exaltation
of the Cross. Holy Greatmartyr Euphemia
the All-praised. Holy Martyr Ludmilla
(grandmother of St. Wenceslaus). (Feast)
30/17. Afterfeast of the Exaltation
of the Cross. Holy Martyr Sophia and her
three daughters: Faith (Vera), Hope
(Nadezhda) and Love (Lyubov).
“Constantinople” Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos.

[October, New Style, begins]

1/18. Afterfeast of the Exaltation of

the Cross. Our Father among the Saints,
Eumenes, Bishop of Gortyna. “The
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Healer” and “Molchensk Monastery” Icons
of the All-holy Theotokos.
2/19. Afterfeast of the Exaltation of
the Cross. Holy Martyrs Trophimus,
Sabbatius and Dorymedon. Blessed Prince
Theodore of Smolensk, and his children,
Princes David and Constantine,
Wonderworkers of Yaroslav. Our Father
among the Saints, Theodore of Tarsus,
Archbishop of Canterbury. (Wine and oil)
3/20. Afterfeast of the Exaltation of
the Cross. Holy Greatmartyr Eustathius
Placidas, his wife, Theopistes, and their
children, Agapius and Theodore. (Feast)
Holy Martyr Michael, Prince of Chernigov
and His counselor Theodore. (Doxology)
(Wine and oil)
4/21. Leavetaking of the Exaltation
of the Cross. (Doxology) Holy Apostle of
the Seventy, Quadratus. Our Father among
the Saints, Dmitri, Metropolitan of Rostov
(uncovering of his relics). (Polyeleos)
(Wine and oil)
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5/22. Holy Hieromartyr Phocas,
Bishop of Sinope. Prophet Jonah. Our Ven.
Father Jonah the Presbyter.
6/23. The Conception of the Holy
Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the
Lord, John. (Doxology) (Wine and oil)
7/24. Holy Protomartyr and Equal-to-
the-Apostles Thecla. (Feast) Our Ven.
Father Nicander, Hermit of Pskov. Holy
New-martyrs of Alaska: the Holy
Hieromartyr Juvenaly, the Protomartyr
of America, and Peter the Aleut.
(Polyeleos) Our Ven. Mother Dorothy of
Kashin (her repose). Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos of "Mirozh" and "Of the Myrtle
Tree." (Wine and oil)
8/25. Our Ven. Mother Euphrosyne
of Alexandria. Our Ven. Father Sergius,
Igumen and Wonderworker of Radonezh
(his repose). (Polyeleos) Our Father among
the Saints, Herman, Archbishop of Kazan
(translation of his relics). (Wine and oil)
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9/26. The Holy Apostle and
Evangelist John the Theologian (his
repose). (Vigil) Righteous Gideon, Judge
of Israel. (Fish, wine and oil)
10/27. Holy Martyr Callistratus and
his company. Our Ven. Father Sabbatius,
Wonderworker of Solovki (his repose).
(Doxology) Holy New Hieromartyr Peter,
Metropolitan of Krutitsa. (Doxology)
(Wine and oil)
11/28. Our Ven. Father Chariton the
Confessor, Igumen, of Palestine.
(Polyeleos) Blessed Viatcheslav
(Wenceslaus), Prince of the Czechs (his
martyrdom). Venerable Cyril and Maria,
parents of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
(Polyeleos) Synaxis of the Saints of the
Kiev Near Caves. (Wine and oil)
12/29. Our Ven. Father Cyriacus the
Hermit, of Palestine. (Feast) (Wine and
oil) Finding of the relics of Our Father
among the Saints John, Archbishop of
Shanghai and San Francisco. (Wine and oil)
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13/30. Holy Hieromartyr Gregory the
Illuminator, Bishop of Greater Armenia.
(Feast) Our Ven. Father Gregory, Igumen
of Pelshme, Wonderworker of Vologda.
Our Father among the Saints, Michael, first
Metropolitan of Kiev. (Polyeleos) Holy
Martyrs Rhipsime, Gaiana and 35 Holy
Virgins with them, of Armenia. (Wine and
oil)
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October

14/1. THE PROTECTION OF

OUR MOST HOLY LADY THE
THEOTOKOS AND EVER-VIRGIN
MARY. (VIGIL) Holy Apostle of the
Seventy, Ananias. Our Ven. Father Roman
the Melodist. Our Ven. Father Sabbas,
Igumen of Vishera in Novgorod.
(Doxology) "Pskov-Protection,"
“Kukuzel,” and “Kasperov” Icons of the
All-holy Theotokos. (Fish, wine and oil)
15/2. Holy Hieromartyr Cyprian,
Holy Virgin-martyr Justina, and Holy
Martyr Theoctistus. (Feast) Blessed
Andrew, Fool-for-Christ, at Constantinople.
Blessed Great Princess Anna of Kashin (her
repose). Holy Martyrs David and
Constantine, Princes of Argveti in Georgia.
(Wine and oil)
16/3. Holy Hieromartyr Dionysius
the Areopagite, Bishop of Athens. (Feast)
(Wine and oil)
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17/4. Holy Hieromartyr Hierotheus,
Bishop of Athens. Our Fathers among the
Saints, Gurias, first Archbishop of Kazan,
and Barsanuphius, Bishop of Tver
(uncovering of their relics). (Doxology)
(Wine and oil)
18/5. Holy Martyr Charitina. Our
Fathers among the Saints, Peter, Alexis,
Jonah, Macarius, Philip, Job, Hermogenes,
Philaret, Innocent, Macarius, Tikhon, and
Peter Wonderworkers of Moscow and All
Russia. (Doxology) (Wine and oil)
19/6. Holy and Glorious Apostle
Thomas. (Polyeleos) (Polyeleos) Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos "O All-hymned
Mother." (Wine and oil)
20/7. Holy Martyrs Sergius and
Bacchus in Syria. Our Ven. Father Sergius,
Igumen of Nurma. (Feast) Holy Martyrs
Julian the Priest and Caesarius the Deacon.
Our Father among the Saints, Jonah, Bishop
of Hankou in Manchuria. (Polyeleos)
(Wine and oil)
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21/ 8. Our Ven. Mother Pelagia the
Penitent.
22/9. Holy Apostle James Alphaeus.
(Polyeleos) Our Ven. Father Andronicus
and his wife, Athanasia, of Egypt.
Righteous Forefather Abraham and his
nephew, the Righteous Lot. Our Father
among the Saints Dionysius of Paris,
Bishop. Icons of the All-holy Theotokos of
"Korsun" and Assuage My Sorrow." (Wine
and oil)
23/10. Holy Martyrs Eulampius and
Eulampia, and 200 Martyrs with them. Our
Venerable Father Ambrose, Elder of Optina.
(Polyeleos) Synaxis of the Venerable Elders
of Optina: Leo, Macarius, Ambrose, Moses,
Anthony, Hilarion, Isaac (the first), Anatoly
(the elder), Joseph, Barsanuphius, Anatoly
(the younger), Nectarius, Isaac (the second),
and Nikos. (Polyeleos) Zographou Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos "Of the Akathist."
(Wine and oil)
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24/11. Holy Apostle Philip, one of the
Seven Deacons. Our Ven. Father
Theophanes the Confessor, Bishop of Nicea.
Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical
Council (Nicea, 787).
[On the following Sunday we
celebrate the memory of the Fathers of
the Seventh Ecumenical Council]
25/12. Holy Martyrs Probus, Tarachus
and Andronicus. Our Father among the
Saints Cosmas the Hymnographer, Bishop
of Majuma. On this day occurs the
Celebration for the Holy Prophet,
Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John, in
memory of the transfer from Malta to the
city of Gatchina of a Cross from a part of
the Wood of the Life-creating Cross of the
Lord; the wonderworking Icon of the
Mother of God written by the Holy
Evangelist Luke; and the relic of the right
hand of St. John, Forerunner and Baptist.
(Polyeleos) "Jerusalem" Icon of the All-
holy Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
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26/13. Holy Martyrs Carpus, Papylus,
Agathadorus and Agathonica. Holy Martyr
Chryse (Zlata) of Bulgaria. IVERON Icon
of the All-holy Theotokos (translation to
Moscow in 1648). (Polyeleos) Icon of the
All-holy Theotokos "Of the Seven Lakes."
(Wine and oil)
27/14. Holy Martyrs Nazarius,
Gervasius, Protasius and Celsus. Our Ven.
Mother Parasceva of Epivat, Protectress
of Moldavia. (Feast) Our Ven. Father
Nicholas Sviatosha, Prince of Chernigov and
Wonderworker of the Kievan Caves.
“Yakhroma” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos.
(Wine and oil)
28/15. Our Ven. Father Euthymius
the New, of Thessalonica. Holy Martyr
Lucian, Presbyter of Antioch.
2916. Holy Martyr Longinus the
Centurion, who stood at the Cross of the
Lord. Our Venerable Father Gall the hermit,
Enlightener of Switzerland.
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30/17. Holy Prophet Hosea. Holy
Monk-martyr Andrew of Crete.
31/18. Holy Apostle and Evangelist
Luke. (Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)

(November, New Style, begins)

1/19. Holy Prophet Joel. Holy

Martyr Varus, and with him six Monk-
martyrs. Our Ven. Father John of Rila, in
Bulgaria (translation of his relics). (Feast)
Righteous John, wonderworker of
Kronstadt. (Vigil) (Fish, wine and oil)
2/20. Holy Greatmartyr Artemius.
(Feast) Our Ven. Father Gerasimos the
New Ascetic, of Cephalonia. Our Venerable
Mother Matrona of Chios. Righteous Child
Artemius of Verkholsk. (Wine and oil)
3/21. Our Ven. Father Hilarion the
Great. (Feast) [Metropolitan Hilarion’s
Name Day] Our Father among the Saints
Hilarion, Bishop of Meglin in Bulgaria.
(Feast) Our Ven. Father Visarion Sarai and
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Sophronie, of Ciorara, Confessors, and Holy
Martyr Oprea of Salistie, in Romania.
(Wine and oil)
4/22. Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles
Abercius, Bishop and Wonderworker of
Hieropolis. The Seven Youths of Ephesus:
Maximilian, Jamblicus, Martinian, John,
Dionysius, Exacustodian and Antonius. The
KAZAN Icon of the All-holy Theotokos
(commemorating the deliverance from the
Poles in 1612). (Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
5/23. Holy Apostle James, the
Brother of God. (Doxology) Blessed James
of Borovichi, Wonderworker of Novgorod
(translation of his relics). (Feast (Wine
and oil)
6/24. Holy Martyr Arethas and 4299
Martyrs with him. Blessed Elesbaan, King
of Ethiopia. Icon of the All-holy Theotokos
"The Joy of All Who Sorrow." (Polyeleos)
(Wine and oil)
7/25. Holy Martyrs Marcian and
Martyrius. Blessed Tabitha, the widow
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raised from the dead by the Holy Apostle
Peter.
8/26. Holy and Glorious Greatmartyr
Demetrius the Myrrhgusher of Thessalonica.
(Polyeleos) Commemoration of the Great
Earthquake at Constantinople in 740 A.D.
(Wine and oil)
9/27. Holy Martyr Nestor of
Thessalonica. Our Ven. Father Nestor the
Chronicler, of the Kievan Caves. Our
Father among the Saints, Demetrius the
New, Metropolitan of Bucharest.
10/28. Holy Martyrs Terence and
Neonila, and their children: Sarbelus,
Photus, Theodulus, Hierax, Nitus and
Eunice. Our Ven. Father Stephen the
Sabbaite. Our Father among the Saints
Arsenius, Archbishop of Serbia (his repose).
(Doxology) Holy Greatmartyr Parasceva of
Iconium. (Doxology) Our Ven. Father Job,
Igumen and Wonderworker of Pochaev (his
repose). (Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
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11/29. Holy Martyr Anastasia the
Roman. Our Ven. Father Abramius the
Recluse and Blessed Mary, his niece. Of
Mesopotamia. (Doxology) Our Ven.
Father Abramius, Archimandrite of Rostov.
(Wine and oil)
12/30. Holy Hieromartyr Zenobius,
Bishop of Aegae, and his sister, Zenobia.
13/31. Holy Apostles of the Seventy:
Stachys, Amplias, Urban, Narcissus, Apelles
and Aristobulus. Holy Martyr Epimachus.
Holy New Hieromartyr Priest John
Kochurov. Holy Martyr Nicholas of Chios.
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November

14/1. Holy Wonderworkers and

Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of
Mesopotamia, and their mother, our Ven.
Mother Theodota. (Feast) (Wine and oil)
15/2. Holy Martyrs Acindynus,
Pegasius, Aphthonius, Elpidephorus and
Anempodistus, of Persia.
16/3. Holy Martyrs Acepsimas the
Bishop, Joseph the Presbyter and Aithalas
the Deacon, of Persia. Dedication of the
Church of the Holy Greatmartyr George in
Lydia, where his honorable body is laid.
Icon “Of the Sign” of the All-holy
Theotokos at Tsarskoe Selo.
17/4. Our Ven. Father Ioannicius the
Great. Holy Hieromartyrs Nicander, Bishop
of Myra, and Hermas the Presbyter.
18/5. Holy Martyrs Galacteon and his
wife, Epistemis. Our Father among the
Saints Jonah, Archbishop of Novgorod (his
repose). (Doxology) (Wine and oil)
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19/6. Our Father among the Saints,
Paul the Confessor, Archbishop of
Constantinople. (Feast) Our Ven. Father
Barlaam, Igumen of Khutyn, wonderworker
of Novgorod. (Doxology) Our Father
among the Saints, Herman, Archbishop of
Kazan (his repose). (Wine and oil)
20/7. Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene.
Our Ven. Father Lazarus the Wonderworker
of Mt. Galesius. Our Ven. Father Cyril,
Igumen of Novoezersk (finding of his
relics).
21/8. Synaxis of the Holy Archangel
Michael and the other Bodiless Powers:
the Archangels Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel,
Salaphiel, Jegudiel, Barachiel, and
Jeremiel.. (Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
22/9. Holy Martyrs Onesiphorus and
Porphyrius of Ephesus. Our Ven. Mother
Matrona, Igumena, of Constantinople. Our
Ven. Mother Theoctiste. Our Father among
the Saints Nektarios Kephalas, Metropolitan
of Pentapolis. Icon of the All-holy
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Theotokos "She Who Is Quick to Hear" (Mt.
Athos). (Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
23/10. Holy Apostles of the Seventy:
Erastus, Olympas, Herodion, Sosipater,
Quartus and Tertius. In the Georgian
Church, a major celebration of the Holy
Greatmartyr George, his being freed from
the wheel of torture.
24/11. Holy Martyrs Mennas, Victor
and Vincent. Holy Martyr Stephanida. Our
Ven. Father Theodore the Confessor,
Igumen of the Studion. Blessed Maxim of
Moscow, Fool-for-Christ (his repose).
(Feast) Our Father among the Saints
Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours.
Righteous Stephen-Urosh of Decani, Serbia.
“Iveron” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos of
Montreal
25/12. Our Father among the Saints,
John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria.
(Feast) Our Ven. Father Nilus the Faster of
Sinai. Our Ven. Father Nilus the
Myrrhgusher of Mt. Athos. (Wine and oil)
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26/13. Our Father among the Saints
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople. (Vigil) (Wine and oil)
27/14. Holy and All-laudable
Apostle Philip. (Polyeleos) Our Father
among the Saints, Gregory Palamas,
Archbishop of Thessalonica. (Fish, wine
and oil)
28/15. Holy Martyrs and Confessors
Gurias, Samonas and Abibus. Our
Venerable Father Paisius Velichkovsky.
(The Fast of the Nativity of Christ begins on
this day, and is kept until the day of the
Nativity.) “Kupiatich,” “Ipatmensk,” and
“Blessed-scented Flower” Icons of the All-
holy Theotokos.
29/16. Holy Apostle and Evangelist
Matthew. (Polyeleos) Righteous
Fulvianus, Prince of Ethiopia. (Wine and
oil, and fish if it falls on Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday or Sunday)
30/17. Our Father among the Saints,
Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop of Neo-
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Caesarea. (Feast) Our Ven. Father Nikon,
Igumen of Radonezh (disciple of our
Venerable Father Sergius of Radonezh).
(Doxology) Holy Martyr Gobron and 133
soldiers, of Georgia. (Wine and oil)

(December, New Style, begins)

1/18. Holy Martyr Plato and Holy

Hieromartyr Roman, deacon of Caesarea,
and the youth Barulas.
2/19. Holy Prophet Obadiah
(Abdias). Holy Martyr Barlaam of Caesarea
Cappadocia. Our Ven. Fathers Barlaam and
Joasaph (Prince of India), and Holy King
Abennar (father of our Venerable Father
Joasaph). (Doxology) Our Father among
the Saints Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow
and Kolomna. (Polyeleos) Our Ven. Father
Barlaam, Igumen of the Kievan Caves.
(Feast) (Fish, wine and oil)
3/20. Forefeast of the Entry into
the Temple of the All-holy Theotokos. Our
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Ven. Father Gregory Decapolites. Our
Father among the Saints, Proclus,
Archbishop of Constantinople. “Olonets,
Karelia” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos.
4/21. THE ENTRY INTO THE
TEMPLE OF THE ALL-HOLY
THEOTOKOS. (VIGIL) Our Venerable
Father Colombanus, Abbot of Luzuil Abbey,
Gaul. (Fish, wine and oil)
5/22. Afterfeast of the Entry of the
Theotokos. Holy Apostles of the Seventy:
Philemon and Archippus, and the Holy
Martyr Apphia (wife of Philemon), Equal-to-
the-Apostles. Blessed Michael, Prince of
Tver (his martyrdom). (Feast) (Wine and
oil)
6/23. Afterfeast of the Entry of the
Theotokos. Our Father among the Saints,
Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium. Our
Father among the Saints, Gregory, Bishop of
Agrigentum. Holy Orthodox Great Prince
Alexander Nevsky (Alexis in schema) (his
repose). (Doxology) Our Father among the
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Saints, Metrophanes (Macarius in schema),
First Bishop of Voronezh. (Polyeleos)
(Wine and oil and fish, if it falls on Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday or Sunday)
7/24. Afterfeast of the Entry of the
Theotokos. Holy Greatmartyr Katherine of
Alexandria. (Feast) Holy Greatmartyr
Mercurius of Caesarea in Cappadocia. Holy
Martyr Mercurius of Smolensk. (Feast)
(Wine and oil)
8/25. Leavetaking of the Entry of
the Theotokos. (Doxology) Holy
Hieromartyr Clement, Pope of Rome. Holy
Hieromartyr Peter, Archbishop of
Alexandria. Our Father among the Saints,
Clement, Bishop of Ochrid and
Enlightener of the Bulgarians. (Wine and
oil, and fish if it falls on Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday or Sunday)
9/26. Our Ven. Father Alypius the
Stylite of Adrianopolis. Dedication of the
Church of the Greatmartyr George at Kiev.
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Our Father among the Saints, Innocent, First
Bishop of Irkutsk (his repose).
10/27. Holy Greatmartyr James the
Persian. (Feast) Our Ven. Father Palladius
of Thessalonica. Our Father among the
Saints, James, Bishop and Wonderworker of
Rostov. Commemoration of the miracle of
the weeping icon of the All-holy Theotokos
"Of the Sign" at Novgorod in 1170.
(Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
11/28. Holy Monk-martyr and
Confessor Stephen the New of Mt. St.
Auxentius. (Feast) Holy Martyr Irenarchus
and seven women martyrs at Sebaste.
12/29. Holy Martyr Paramon and 370
Holy Martyrs in Bithynia. Holy
Hieromartyr Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth
Holy Martyr Philumenus of Ancyra. Holy
Hieromartyr Abibus, Bishop of Nekressi in
Georgia. Our Ven. Father Acacius of Sinai.
13/30. Holy and All-laudable
Apostle Andrew the First-called.
(Polyeleos) Our Father among the Saints
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Frumentius, Archbishop of Abyssinia.
Right-believing King Vakhtang Gorgasali of
Georgia. (Wine and oil, and fish if it falls
on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or Sunday)
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December

14/1. Holy Prophet Nahum. Holy

Martyr Ananias of Persia. Righteous
Philaret the Merciful.
15/2. Holy Prophet Habakkuk
(Abbacum, Avakkum). Our Father among
the Saints, Jesse, Bishop of Tsilkansk in
Georgia. Blessed Stephen-Urosh, King of
Serbia.
16/3. Holy Prophet Zephaniah
(Sophonias). Our Ven. Father Sabbas,
Igumen of Zvenigorod (disciple of Our Ven.
Father Sergius of Radonezh). (Doxology)
“Pokhromskaya” Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
17/4. Holy Greatmartyr Barbara and
Holy Martyr Juliana. (Feast) Our Ven.
Father John of Damascus. (Feast) (Wine
and oil, and fish if it falls on Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday or Sunday)
18/5. Our Ven. Father Sabbas the
Sanctified. (Vigil) (Wine and oil, and fish
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if it falls on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or
Sunday)
19/6. Our Father among the Saints,
Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop
of Myra in Lycia. (Vigil) (Wine and oil,
and fish if it falls on Tuesday, Thursday,
Saturday or Sunday)
20/7. Our Father among the Saints,
Ambrose, Bishop of Milan. (Feast) Our
Ven. Father Anthony, Igumen of Siya
Monastery. (Feast) Our Ven. Father Nilus
of Stolbensk Lake. (Feast) Our Ven.
Mother Philoftheia of Thrace, Protectress of
Romania. “Seliger-Vladimir” Icon of the
All-holy Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
21/8. Our Ven. Father Patapius of
Thebes.
22/9. The Conception by Righteous
Anna of the All-holy Theotokos.
(Doxology) Holy Prophetess Hannah,
mother of Holy Prophet Samuel. Icon of the
All-holy Theotokos "Unexpected Joy."
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(Wine and oil, and fish if it falls on Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday or Sunday)
23/10. Holy Martyrs Mennas,
Hermogenes and Eugraphus. Righteous
John, King of Serbia, and his parents:
Stephen and Angelina Brankovic.
[The Sunday that falls between the
10th of December and the 18th of
December is the Sunday of the Holy
Forefathers]
24/11. Our Ven. Father Daniel the
Stylite. Synaxis of All the Saints of Georgia.
“Port Arthur” Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos.
25/12. Our Father among the Saints,
Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of
Tremithus. (Feast) Our Ven. Father
Herman of Alaska, Wonderworker of
America (his repose). (Polyeleos) Holy
Hieromartyr Juvenal. Holy Martyr Peter the
Aleut. (Fish, wine and oil)
26/13. Holy Martyrs Eustratius,
Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and Orestes
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at Sebaste. (Doxology) Holy Virgin-martyr
Lucy of Syracuse. (Wine and oil)
27/14. Holy Martyrs Thyrsus, Leucis
and Callinicus.
28/15. Holy Hieromartyr Eleutherius,
Bishop of Illyria, and his mother, the Holy
Martyr Anthia. Our Ven. Father Paul of
Latros. Our Father among the Saints
Stephen the Confessor, Archbishop of
Surozha in the Crimea. (Feast) Holy
Virgin-martyr Susanna the deaconess. Our
Ven. Father Tryphon, Igumen of Pechenga.
29/16. Holy Prophet Haggai
(Aggaeus). Righteous Empress Theophania.
30/17. Holy Prophet Daniel and the
Three Holy Youths: Ananias, Azarias and
Misael. (Feast) (Wine and oil)
[The Sunday that falls between the
17th of December and the 25th of
December is the Sunday of the Holy
Fathers.]
31/18. Holy Martyr Sebastian at
Rome and his companions: Nicostratus, the
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imperial treasurer and Zoe, his wife,
Castorius, Tranquillinus, the priest, and his
sons, the deacons Marcellinus and Mark,
Claudius, the prison warden, his son,
Symphorian, his brother, Victorinus,
Tiburtius and Castulus.

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1/19. Holy Martyr Boniface at Tarsus

in Cilicia, and Righteous Aglae (Aglaida) of
Rome.
2/20. Forefeast of the Nativity of
Christ. (Feast) Holy Hieromartyr Ignatius
the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch. (Feast)
Our Righteous Father John of Kronstadt
(his repose). (Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
3/21. Forefeast of the Nativity of
Christ. Holy Virgin-martyr Juliana of
Nicomedia, and with her 500 men and 130
women. (Polyeleos) Our Father among the
Saints, Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow and
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Wonderworker of All Russia (his repose).
(Polyeleos)
4/22. Forefeast of the Nativity of
Christ. Holy Greatmartyr Anastasia, "the
Deliverer from Bonds" and Holy Martyrs
Chryogonus, her teacher, Theodota,
Evodias, Eutychianus, and others.
5/23. Forefeast of the Nativity of
Christ. Ten Holy Martyrs of Crete:
Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius,
Eunician, Zoticus, Pompeius, Agathopus,
Basilides and Evaristus.
6/24. Eve of the Nativity of Christ.
Venerable martyr Eugenia of Rome, and
with her, the Holy Martyrs Philip, Claudia
Protus, Hyacinth and Basilla. Holy Martyr
Achmed the calligrapher of Constantinople.
7/25. THE NATIVITY ACCORD-
ING TO THE FLESH OF OUR LORD
GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
(VIGIL) (Fast free)
8/26. Second Day of the Feast of
the Nativity of Christ. Synaxis of the All-
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holy Theotokos. (Doxology) Holy
Hieromartyr Euthymius, Bishop of Sardis.
“Mt. Kykkos, Cyprus” and “Help in Giving
Birth” Icons of the All-holy Theotokos.
(Fast free)
[The Sunday after the Nativity
(Dec. 26-31) we commemorate The
Righteous Joseph the Betrothed, David
the King and James, the Brother of God.]
9/27. Third Day of the Feast of the
Nativity of Christ. Holy Protomartyr and
Archdeacon Stephen. (Feast) Our Ven.
Father Theodore Graptus, Confessor. (Fast
free)
10/28. Afterfeast of the Nativity of
Christ. The 20,000 Holy Martyrs of
Nicomedia. Our Ven. Father Simeon the
Myrrhgusher, of Mt. Athos. (Fast free)
11/29. Afterfeast of the Nativity of
Christ. The 14,000 Infants slain by Herod
at Bethlehem. Our Ven. Father Marcellus,
Igumen of the Monastery of the "Unsleeping
Ones." (Fast free)
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12/30. Afterfeast of the Nativity of
Christ. Holy Virgin-martyr Anysia at
Thessalonica. The Service for Our
Venerable Mother Melania is also sung on
this day since the Leavetaking of the
Nativity falls on the 31st.) (Fast free)
13/31. Leavetaking of the Feast of
the Nativity of Christ. (Doxology) Our
Ven. Mother Melania (the Younger) of
Rome (commemorated on December 30th
because of the Leavetaking of Nativity). Our
Father among the Saints Peter Mogila,
Metropolitan of Kiev. (Fast free)
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January

14/1. THE CIRCUMCISION OF

OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS
CHRIST. Our Father among the Saints,
Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea
in Cappadocia. (VIGIL) (Fast free)
15/2. Forefeast of the Theophany
of Christ. (Feast) Our Father among the
Saints Sylvester, Pope of Rome. Our Ven.
Father Seraphim, Wonderworker of
Sarov (his repose). (Vigil may be
celebrated) Righteous Juliana of Lazarevsk.
(Fast free)
16/3. Forefeast of the Theophany
of Christ. Holy Prophet Malachi. Holy
Martyr Gordius, at Caesarea in Cappadocia.
Our Ven. Mother Genevieve of Paris. (Fast
free)
17/4. Forefeast of the Theophany
of Christ. Holy Seventy Apostles (synaxis).
Our Ven. Father Theoctistus, Igumen of
Cucomo in Sicily. (Fast free)
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18/5. Eve of the Theophany of
Christ. Holy Hieromartyr Theopemptus,
Bishop of Nicomedia, and Holy Martyr
Theonas. Our Ven. Mother Syncletica of
Alexandria. (Fast day, wine and oil
allowed)
19/6. THE HOLY THEOPHANY
OF OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR
JESUS CHRIST. (VIGIL) (Fast free)
20/7. Afterfeast of the Theophany
of Christ. Holy Glorious Prophet,
Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John
(synaxis). (Doxology) (Fish, wine and oil)
21/8. Afterfeast of the Theophany
of Christ. Our Ven. Father George the
Chozebite, Igumen. Our Ven. Mother
Domnica of Constantinople. Our Father
among the Saints, Emilian the Confessor,
Bishop of Cyzicus. Our Ven. Father
Gregory, Wonderworker of the Kievan
Caves. (Wine and oil)
22/9. Afterfeast of the Theophany
of Christ. Holy Martyr Polyeuctus of
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Melitene in Armenia. Holy Hieromartyr
Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and
Wonderworker of All Russia. (Polyeleos)
(Wine and oil)
23/10. Afterfeast of the Theophany
of Christ. Our Father among the Saints,
Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa. Our Father
among the Saints, Dometian, Bishop of
Militene. Our Venerable Father Marcian,
Presbyter and Economos of the Great
Church. Our Venerable Father Paul, Abbot
of Obnoro. (Feast) Our Father among the
Saints, Theophan the Recluse. (Doxology)
(Wine and oil)
24/11. Afterfeast of the Theophany
of Christ. Our Ven. Father Theodosius the
Great, the Cenobiarch. (Polyeleos) Our
Ven. Father Michael of Klops, Fool-for-
Christ. (Feast) (Wine and oil)
25/12. Afterfeast of the Theophany
of Christ. Holy Martyr Tatiana of Rome,
and those who suffered with her. Our
Father among the Saints Sava, First
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Archbishop of Serbia. (Doxology) “Milk-
giver” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos.
(Wine and oil)
26/13. Afterfeast of the Theophany
of Christ. Holy Martyrs Hermylus and
Stratonicus, at Belgrade. Our Ven. Father
Eleazar of Anzersk Island. (The Service for
our Venerable Fathers slain at Sinai and
Raithu: Isaiah, Sabbas, Moses and his
disciple Moses, Jeremiah, Paul, Adam,
Sergius, Comnus, Proclus, Hypatius, Isaac,
Marcarius, Mark, Benjamin, Elias and others
is also served today because of the
Leavetaking of the Theophany on the 14th.)
(Wine and oil)
27/14. Leavetaking of the
Theophany of Christ. (Doxology) Our
Ven. Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu:
Isaiah, Sabbas, Moses and his disciple,
Moses, Jeremiah, Paul, Adam, Sergius,
Comnus, Proclus, Hypatius, Isaac,
Macarius, mark, Benjamin, Elias and others
(celebrated on the 13th because of the
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Leavetaking of the Theophany today). The
Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Nino,
Enlightener of the Georgians. (Polyeleos)
(Wine and oil)
28/15. Our Ven. Fathers Paul of
Thebes and John Calabytes. (Feast) (Wine
and oil)
29/16. Holy, glorious and all-laudable
Apostle Peter (veneration of his precious
chains). (Doxology) (Wine and oil)
30/17. Our Ven. and God-bearing
Father, Anthony the Great, the Founder
of monasticism. (Vigil) (Wine and oil)
31/18. Our Fathers among the Saints,
Athanasius the Great and Cyril, Archbishops
of Alexandria. (Feast) (Wine and oil)

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1/19. Our Ven. Father Macarius the

Great of Egypt. (Feast) Our Ven. Father
Macarius of Alexandria. Our Father among
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the Saints Mark, Archbishop of Ephesus.
(Wine and oil)
2/20. Our Ven. Father Euthymius the
Great. (Vigil) Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and
Rimma, Disciples of the Holy Apostle
Andrew, in Scythia. (Fish, wine and oil)
3/21. Our Ven. Father Maximus the
Confessor. Holy Martyr Neophytus of
Nicea. Holy Martyrs Eugene, Candidus,
Valerian and Aquila, at Trebizond. Holy
Virgin-martyr Agnes of Rome. Our Ven.
Father Maximus the Greek, Confessor.
4/22. Holy Apostle Timothy, of the
Seventy. Holy Monk-martyr Anastasius the
Persian. (Wine and oil)
5/23. Holy Hieromartyr Clement,
Bishop of Ancyra, and Holy Martyr
Agathangelus. Our Father among the Saints
Paulinus the Merciful, Bishop of Nola.
Holy Fathers of the Sixth Ecumenical
Council (Constantinople, 680-681).
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6/24. Our Ven. Mother Xenia of
Rome. Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg.
(Vigil) (Fish, wine and oil)
7/25. Our Father among the Saints,
Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of
Constantinople. (Polyeleos) Icons of the
All-holy Theotokos "Assuage My Sorrow,"
(translation to Moscow in 1640) and "The
Unexpected Joy." (Wine and oil)
8/26. Our Ven. Father Xenophon,
His wife, Mary, and their two sons, Arcadius
and John, of Constantinople. Our Ven.
Father Theodore, Igumen of the Studion
(translation of his relics). Blessed David
III, King of Georgia.
9/27. Our Father among the Saints,
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of
Constantinople (translation of his relics,
438). (Vigil) (Fish, wine and oil)
10/28. Our Ven. Father Ephraim the
Syrian. (Feast) Our Ven. Father
Theodosius, Igumen, of Totma. Our Father
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among the Saints, Isaac the Syrian, Bishop
of Nineveh. (Wine and oil)
11/29. Holy Hieromartyr Ignatius the
God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch (translation
of his relics). (Feast) (Wine and oil)
12/30. Holy Hieromartyr Hippolytus,
Pope of Rome, and those with him. Our
Fathers among the Saints, Ecumenical
Teachers and Hierarchs, Basil the Great,
Gregory the Theologian and John
Chrysostom (synaxis). (Vigil) "Tinos"
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos. (Fish, wine
and oil)
13/31. Holy Wonderworkers and
Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, and with
them, the Holy Martyrs Athanasia and her
daughters: Theoctiste, Theodotia and
Exdoxia, at Canopus in Egypt. (Feast) Our
Ven. Father among the Saints Nikita of
Kievan Caves, Bishop of Novgorod. Our
Father among the Saints, Arsenios of
Pharos. Holy New Martyr Eugene
Poselyanin, youth of Russia. (Wine and oil)
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February

14/1. Forefeast of the Meeting of

the Lord. (Feast) Holy Martyr Tryphon.
Our Ven. Mother Brigid of Ireland. (Wine
and oil)
15/2. THE MEETING OF OUR
LORD GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS
CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE. (VIGIL)
Holy New Martyr Jordan of Trebizond.
“Softening of Evil Hearts” Icon of the All-
holy Theotokos. (Fish [if not during the
Great Fast], wine and oil)
16/3. Afterfeast of the Meeting of
the Lord. Holy and Righteous Simeon the
God-receiver and Anna the Prophetess.
(Feast) Holy Equals-to-the-Apostles
Nicholas, Archbishop of Japan and
Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow. (Feast)
(Wine and oil, if not in the Great Fast)
17/4. Afterfeast of the Meeting of
the Lord. Our Ven. Father Isidore of
Pelusium. Blessed George, Great Prince of
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Vladimir. Our Ven. Father Cyril, Igumen
and Wonderworker of Novoezersk.
18/5. Afterfeast of the Meeting of
the Lord. Holy Martyr Agatha of Palermo
in Sicily. Our Father among the Saints
Theodosius, Archbishop of Chernigov (his
repose). (Doxology) Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos "Search for the Lost." “Eletsk”
or “Fig Tree” Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos in Chernigov. (Wine and oil, if
not in the Great Fast)
19/6. Afterfeast of the Meeting of
the Lord. Our Father among the Saints,
Bucolus, Bishop of Smyrna. Our Father
among the Saints, Photius, Patriarch of
Constantinople, Confessor.
20/7. Afterfeast of the Meeting of
the Lord. Our Father among the Saints,
Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus. Our Ven.
Father Luke of Hellas. Holy 1003 Martyrs
of Nicomedia.
21/8. Afterfeast of the Meeting of
the Lord. Holy Greatmartyr Theodore
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Stratelates. (Feast) Holy Prophet Zechariah.
(Feast) (Wine and oil, if not in the Great
Fast)
22/9. Leavetaking of the Meeting
of the Lord. (Doxology) Holy Martyr
Nicephorus of Antioch in Syria. Our Father
among the Saints Innocent, Bishop of
Irkutsk (uncovering of his relics). Holy
Hieromartyrs and Confessors: Metropolitan
Vladimir of Kiev (1918); Metropolitan
Benjamin of St. Petersburg, and those with
them (1922). (Doxology) Finding of the
relics of Our Father among the Saints,
Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow. (Wine and
oil, if not in the Great Fast)
23/10. Holy Hieromartyr Haralambos,
Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly, and the
Holy Martyrs Porphyrius and Baptus, and
three women Martyrs. Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos "Areovindus" or “Fiery Vision.”
24/11. Holy Hieromartyr Blaise,
Bishop of Sebaste. Our Ven. Father
Demetrius, Wonderworker of Priluk and
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Vologda. (Doxology) Blessed Prince
Vsevelod, Wonderworker of Pskov. (Feast)
Righteous Theodora. (Wine and oil, if not
in the Great Fast)
25/12. Our Father among the Saints,
Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch. Our
Father among the Saints Alexis,
Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker
of All Russia. (Polyeleos) "Iveron" Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos. (Fish, wine and oil,
if not in the Great Fast)
26/13. Our Ven. Father Martinian of
Caesarea in Palestine. Our Ven. Father
Stephen the Myrrhgusher, Prince of Serbia.
27/14. Our Ven. Father Auxentius of
Bithynia. Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Cyril,
Teacher of the Slavs (his repose).
(Polyeleos) Our Ven. Father Isaac, Recluse
of the Kievan Caves. Our Ven. Father
Maron, Hermit, of Syria. (Wine and oil, if
not in the Great Fast)
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28/15. Holy Apostle of the Seventy,
Onesimus. Our Ven. Father Dalmatus of
Siberia.
29/6. Holy Martyrs Pamphilius,
Porphyrius and those with them. Our Father
among the Saints Nicholas, Equal-to-the-
Apostles, Evangelizer of Japan.

(March, New Style, begins)

1/17. Holy Greatmartyr Theodore the

Recruit. (Feast) Holy Hieromartyr
Hermogenes, Patriarch and Wonderworker
of All Russia. Weeping "Tikhvin" Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos on Mt. Athos. (Wine
and oil, if not in the Great Fast)
2/18. Our Father among the Saints,
Leo the Great, Pope of Rome.
3/19. Holy Apostle of the Seventy,
Archippus.
4/20. Our Father among the Saints,
Leo, Bishop of Catania in Sicily.
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5/21. Our Ven. Father Timothy of
Symbola. Our Father among the Saints,
Eustathius, Archbishop of Antioch.
"Kozelshchanskaya" Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos.
6/22. Holy Martyrs at the Gate of
Eugenius at Constantinople (uncovering of
their relics).
7/23. Holy Hieromartyr Polycarp,
Bishop of Smyrna.
8/24. Holy Glorious Prophet,
Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John
(First and Second Finding of his
Honorable Head). (Polyeleos) (Wine and
oil, if not in the Great Fast)
9/25. Our Father among the Saints,
Tarasius, Archbishop of Constantinople.
10/26. Our Father among the Saints,
Porphyrius, Bishop of Gaza.
11/27. Our Ven. Father Procopius the
Confessor, of Decapolis.
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12/28. Our Ven. Father Basil the
Confessor (companion of our Ven. Father
Procopius of Decapolis).
13/29.[Commemorated on February
28 in non-leap years] Our Ven. Father
John Cassian the Roman.
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March

14/1. Venerable Martyr Eudoxia of

Heliopolis.
15/2 Holy Hieromartyr Theodotus,
Bishop of Cyrenia. Our Father among the
Saints Arsenius, Bishop of Tver. Holy 400
Martyrs slain by the Lombards in Sicily.
16/3. Holy Martyrs Eutropius of
Amasea, and with him, the Holy Martyrs
Cleonicus and Basiliscus. “Volokolamsk”
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos.
17/4. Our Ven. Father Gerasimus of
the Jordan. Blessed Prince Daniel of
Moscow.
18/5. Holy Martyr Conon. Our
Father among the Saints Nikolai
(Velimirovic), Bishop of Ochrid and Zica.
“Vospitanie” Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos.
19/6. Holy 42 Martyrs of Ammoria
in Phrygia, including the Holy Martyrs
Constantine, Aetius, Theophilus, Theodore,
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Melissenus, Callistus, Basoes and others.
“Chenstokhov Monastery” Icon of the All-
holy Theotokos in Poland.
20/7. Holy Hieromartyrs of Cherson:
Basil, Ephraim, Capito, Eugene, Aetherius,
Elpidius and Agathodorus. Our Ven. Father
Paul the Simple (disciple of our Ven. Father
Anthony the Great). Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos, "Surety of Sinners" in Odrina
and Moscow.
21/8. Our Father among the Saints,
Theophylactus, Bishop of Nicomedia.
22/9. Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
23/10. Holy Martyr Quadratus and
those with him.
24/11. Our Father among the Saints,
Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem. Our
Father among the Saints Euthymius, Bishop
of Novgorod.
25/12. Our Ven. Father Theophanes
the Confessor, of Sigriane. Our Father
among the Saints, Gregory Dialogus, Pope
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of Rome. Our Ven. Father Simeon, the New
Theologian.
26/13. Our Father among the Saints,
Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople
(translation of his relics).
27/14. Our Ven. Father Benedict of
Nursia. Icon of the All-holy Theotokos of St.
Theodore (Feodorovskaya) of Kostroma.
28/15. Holy Martyr Agapius and the
Six Holy Martyrs with him.
29/16. Holy Martyr Sabinas of Egypt.
Holy Martyr Papas of Lyconia. Our Father
among the Saints Ambrose the Confessor,
Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia.
30/17. Our Ven. Father Alexis the
Man of God. Our Ven. Father Macarius,
Igumen and Wonderworker of Kalyazin.
Our Father among the Saints, Patrick,
Bishop of Armagh, Enlightener of Ireland.
31/18. Our Father among the Saints,
Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem.

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1/19. Holy Martyrs Chrysanthus and

Daria, and those with them, at Rome. Our
Venerable. Father Innocent of Komel
(disciple of our Ven. Father Nilus of Sora).
2/20. Our Venerable Fathers who
were slain by the Saracens at the Monastery
of St. Sabbas: John, Sergius, Patrick and
others.
3/21. Our Father among the Saints
James the Confessor, Bishop of Catania.
4/22. Holy Hieromartyr Basil of
Ancyra.
5/23. Venerable Martyr Nikon and
with him 199 disciples in Sicily.
6/24. Forefeast of the Annunciation
to the Theotokos. (Feast) Our Ven. Father
Zachariah the Recluse. Our Father among
the Saints, Artemius, Bishop of Seleucia.
7/25. THE ANNUNCIATION TO
THE ALL-HOLY THEOTOKOS.
(VIGIL) Our Father among the Saints
Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow and
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Enlightener of North America, the New
Confessor (his repose in 1925). (Fish [if
not in Passion Week], wine and oil)
8/26. Leavetaking of the
Annunciation. Holy Archangel Gabriel
(synaxis). (Doxology) Holy Hieromartyr
Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmium in Hungary.
(Wine and oil)
9/27. Holy Martyr Matrona of
Thessalonica. Icons of the All-holy
Theotokos on Mt. Athos, "Sweet-kissing"
and "Of the Akathist."
10/28. Our Ven. Father Hilarion the
New, Igumen of Pelecte. Our Ven. Father
Stephen the Wonderworker, Igumen of
Tryglia.
11/29. Holy Hieromartyr Mark,
Bishop of Arethusa, and those with him.
12/30. Our Ven. Father John
Climacus of Sinai (author of THE
LADDER).
13/31. Our Father among the Saints,
Hypatius the Wonderworker, Bishop of
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Gangra. Our Father among the Saints,
Innocent, Metropolitan of Moscow,
Enlightener of the Aleuts and Apostle to
the Americas (his repose). (Polyeleos)
Our Father among the Saints, Jonah,
Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker
of All Russia (his repose). Appearance of
the "Iveron" Icon of the All-holy Theotokos.
(Wine and oil)
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April

14/1. Our Venerable Mother Mary of

Egypt. Our Ven. Father Euthymius of
Suzdal. (Doxology)
15/2. Our Ven. Father Titus the
Wonderworker.
16/3. Our Ven. Father Nicetas the
Confessor, Igumen of Medikion. “The
Unfading Bloom” Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos.
17/4. Our Ven. Father Joseph the
Hymnographer. Our Ven. Father George of
Mt. Maleon in the Peloponnesus. Our
Father among the Saints, Isidore, Bishop of
Seville. Icon of the All-holy Theotokos "The
Lifegiving Spring" or “Gerondissa.”
18/5. Holy Martyrs Agathopodes the
Deacon, Theodulus the Reader and those
with them at Thessalonica. Our Father
among the Saints, Job, First Patriarch of
Moscow and All Rus (translation of his
relics).
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19/6. Our Father among the Saints,
Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Our
Father among the Saints, Methodius, Equal-
to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Moravia and
Enlightener of the Slavs. (Polyeleos) (Wine
and oil, if not in the Great Fast)
20/7. Our Father among the Saints,
George, Bishop of Mitylene.
21/8. Holy Apostles of the Seventy:
Herodion, Agabus, Asyncritus, Rufus,
Phlegon, Hermes and those with them. Our
Father among the Saints, Celestine, Pope of
Rome. "Spanish" Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos.
22/9. Holy Martyr Eupsychius of
Caesarea in Cappadocia. Holy Martyrs
Raphael the Archimandrite, Nicholas the
Deacon, and the Virgin Irene, of Mytilene.
23/10. Holy Martyrs Terence,
Pompeius and those with them, at Carthage.
24/11. Holy Hieromartyr Antipas,
Bishop of Pergamum. Our Father among
the Saints, Callinicus of Cernica, Bishop of
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Rimnicului in Romania. Appearance of the
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos of Pochaev.
25/12. Our Father among the Saints,
Basil the Confessor, Bishop of Parium.
26/13. Holy Hieromartyr Artemon,
Presbyter of Laodicea in Syria.
27/14. Our Father among the Saints,
Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome. Holy
Martyr Azades the Eunuch and 1000 Holy
Martyrs of Persia.
28/15. Holy Apostles of the Seventy:
Aristarchus, Pudens and Trophimus.
29/16. Holy Virgin-martyrs Agape,
Irene and Chionia, in Illyria. Weeping Icon
of the All-holy Theotokos "Ilyin Chernigov."
30/17. Holy Hieromartyr Simeon,
Bishop in Persia, and those with him. Our
Father among the Saints, Acacius, Bishop of
Melitene. Our Ven. Father Zosimas,
Igumen of Solovki. (Doxology) Our Ven.
Father Alexander, Igumen of Svir (finding
of his relics). Our Ven. Father Macarius of
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Corinth (his repose). (Wine and oil, if not in
the Great Fast)

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1/18. Our Ven. Father John (disciple

of our Ven. Father Gregory of Decapolis).
Our Ven. Fathers Anthony, Euthymius, and
Maximus of Karelia. “Maximov” Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos.
2/19. Our Ven. Father John of the
Ancient Caves in Palestine. St. Matrona the
Blind of Moscow. (Polyeleos) “Mozdok”
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos. (Wine and
oil, if not in the Great Fast)
3/20. Our Ven. Father Theodore
Trichinas. “Kipiazhsk” and “Cyprus”
Icons of the All-holy Theotokos.
4/21. Holy Hieromartyr Januarius,
Bishop of Benevento, and those with him.
Holy Hieromartyr Theodore of Perge in
Pamphylia, and those with him.
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5/22. Our Father among the Saints
Theodore the Sykeote, Bishop of
Anastasiopolis. Blessed Vsevolod, Prince of
Pskov (translation of his relics).
6/23. Holy Glorious Greatmartyr,
Victory-bearer and Wonderworker
George. (Vigil) Holy Martyr Alexandra
the Empress (wife of Diocletian). (Fish,
wine and oil, if not in the Great Fast)
7/24. Holy Martyr Sabbas Stratelates
and 70 soldiers with him. “Molchensk
Monastery” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos.
8/25. Holy Apostle and Evangelist
Mark. (Doxology) (Wine and oil, if not in
the Great Fast)
9/26. Holy Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop
of Amasea. Our Father among the Saints
Stephen, Bishop of Perm. (Doxology)
(Wine and oil, if not in the Great Fast)
10/27. Holy Hieromartyr Simeon, the
kinsman of the Lord. Our Ven. Father
among the Saints, Stephen, Igumen of the
Kievan Caves, and Bishop of Vladimir in
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Volhynia. Translation of the relics of the
Holy New Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky),
Bishop of Verey. “Kazan” Icon of the All-
holy Theotokos in Alexandrov.
11/28. Holy Apostles of the Seventy,
Jason and Sosipater, the Holy Virgin-martyr
Cercyra and those with them. Holy Martyrs
Dada, Maximus and Quinctilian, at
Dorostolum.
12/29. Nine Holy Martyrs at Cyzicus:
Theogenes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus,
Artemas, Magnus, Theodotus, Thaumasius
and Philemon. Our Ven. Father Memnon
the Wonderworker.
13/30. Holy Apostle James (brother
of St. John the Theologian). (Polyeleos)
Our Father among the Saints, Ignatius
(Brianchaninov) (1867). (Polyeleos) Icon
of the All-holy Theotokos "Of the Passion"
(“Strastnaya”) (Fish, wine and oil, if not in
the Great Fast)
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May

14/1. Holy Prophet Jeremiah. Our

Ven. Father Paphnutius, Igumen of Borovsk.
(Doxology) Righteous Tamara, King of
Georgia. Icons of the All-holy Theotokos
"Unexpected Joy," “Byzantine,” “Myrrh-
bearing” and “Andronicus.” (Wine and
oil)
15/2. Our Father among the Saints
Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of
Alexandria. (Feast) Holy Passion-bearers
Boris and Gleb (translation of their relics).
(Wine and oil)
16/3. Holy Martyrs Timothy the
Reader and his wife, Maura, of Antinoe in
Egypt. Our Ven. Father Theodore, Igumen
of the Kievan Caves (his repose).
(Polyeleos) "Svenskaya," “Yaskinsk,” and
“Blachernae” Icons of the All-holy
Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
17/4. Holy Virgin-martyr Pelagia of
Tarsus in Asia Minor. Our Ven. Father
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Nicephorus of Mt. Athos. “Staraia Russa”
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos. Re-
establishment of the fullness of brotherly
communion within the Russian Orthodox
Church (2007).
18/5. Holy Greatmartyr Irene of
Thessalonica. “Maxdok” and “Dubensko-
Krasnohorsk” Icons of the All-holy
Theotokos.
19/6. Righteous Job the Long-
suffering.
20/7. Commemoration of the
Appearing of the Sign of the Precious and
Lifegiving Cross over Jerusalem in 351
A.D. (Feast) Holy Martyr Acacius the
Centurion, at Byzantium. Our Ven. Father
Nilus, Igumen of Sora (his repose).
"Zhirovits" and “Liubech” Icons of the All-
holy Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
21/8. Holy Apostle and Evangelist
John the Theologian. (Vigil) Our Ven.
Father Arsenius the Great. (Fish, wine and
oil)
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22/9. Holy Prophet Isaiah. Holy
Martyr Christopher of Lycia and with him
Martyrs Callinica and Aquilina. Our Father
among the Saints Nicholas the
Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in
Lycia (translation of his relics). (Polyeleos)
Our Ven. Father Shio of Mgvime in
Georgia. “Perekop” Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
23/10. Holy Apostle Simon Zealotes.
(Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
24/11. Commemoration of the
Founding of Constantinople. Holy
Hieromartyr Mocius, Presbyter of
Amphipolis in Macedonia. Holy Equals-to-
the-Apostles Cyril and Methodius, First
Teachers of the Slavs. (Vigil)
“Constantinople” Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos. (Fish, wine and oil)
25/12. Our Father among the Saint,
Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus. Our Father
among the Saints Germanus, Patriarch of
Constantinople. Holy Martyr John the
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Wallachian. “Cypriate” Icon of the All-
holy Theotokos in Nizhni-Novgorod.
26/13. Holy Virgin-martyr Glyceria
at Heraclea and with her, the Holy Martyr
Laodicius, keeper of the prison.
27/14. Holy Martyr Isidore of Chios.
Our Ven. Father Isidore, Fool-for-Christ,
Wonderworker of Rostov. (Feast) Our
Father among the Saints, Tikhon of Zadonsk
(first opening of his relics). “Yaroslaavl,”
“Terebinsk Hermitage” and “Serafimo-
Ponetaevsk” Icons of the All-holy
Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
28/15. Our Ven. Father Pachomius
the Great, Founder of Cenobitic
Monasticism. (Feast) Our Father among
the Saints Isaiah, Bishop and Wonderworker
of Rostov. (Doxology) Blessed Crown
Prince Dimitry of Moscow (his repose).
(Doxology) (Wine and oil)
29/16. Our Ven. Father Theodore the
Sanctified (disciple of Our Ven. Father
Pachomius the Great). Our Ven. Father
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Ephraim, Igumen of Perekop, wonderworker
of Novgorod (translation of his relics).
(Doxology) (Wine and oil)
30/17. Holy Apostle Andronicus of
the Seventy, and his fellow worker, the Holy
Martyr Junia. “Surety of Sinners” and
“Shuisk” Icons of the All-holy Theotokos.
31/18. Holy Martyr Theodotus of
Ancyra. Holy Martyrs Peter, Dionysius,
Andrew, Paul and Christina. The Seven
Holy Virgin-martyrs: Alexandra, Tecusa,
Claudia, Phaine, Euphraisa, Matrona and
Julia, who suffered under Decius. Holy
Martyrs David and Tarechan of Georgia.
“Pskov Caves Monastery” Icon of the All-
holy Theotokos.

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1/19. Holy Hieromartyr Patrick,

Bishop of Prussa and his companions. Our
Ven. Father Cornelius, Igumen of Komel.
(Doxology) Blessed Dmitry Donskoy,
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Grand Prince of Moscow. (Polyeleos)
(Wine and oil)
2/20. Holy Martyr Thalelaus at
Aegae in Cilicia and his companions, the
Holy Martyrs Alexander and Asterius. Our
Father among the Saints Alexis,
Metropolitan of Moscow and Wonderworker
of All Russia (uncovering of his relics).
(Doxology) (Wine and oil)
3/21. Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles
Emperor Constantine and his mother, Helen.
(Polyeleos) Blessed Prince Constantine and
his children, Michael and Theodore,
Wonderworkers of Murom. (Doxology)
The Meeting of the “Vladimir” icon of the
All-holy Theotokos. (Polyeleos) “Oraansk-
Vladimir” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos.
(Fish, wine and oil)
4/22. Holy Hieromartyr Basiliscus,
Bishop of Comana. Blessed John-Vladimir,
Ruler of Serbia. Commemoration of the
Holy Fathers of the Second Ecumenical
Council (Constantinople, 381).
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5/23. Our Father among the Saints,
Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada.
Our Father among the Saints, Leontius,
Bishop and Wonderworker of Rostov
(uncovering of his relics). (Doxology) Our
Venerable Father David of Gareji in
Georgia. (Wine and oil)
6/24. Our Ven. Father Simeon
Stylites (the Younger) of Wonderful
Mountain. (Feast) Our Ven. Father Nikita
Stylites, Wonderworker of Pereyaslavl-
Zalesski. (Doxology) Our Father among the
Saints Vincent of Lerins. (Wine and oil)
7/25. Holy Glorious Prophet,
Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John
(Third Finding of His Honorable Head).
(Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
8/26. Holy Apostle Carpus of the
Seventy. Holy Greatmartyr George the New
at Sophia. (Feast) Our Father among the
Saints Augustine of Canterbury, Evangelizer
of England. (Wine and oil)
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9/27. Holy Hieromartyr Therapontes,
Bishop of Sardis. Our Ven. Father Nilus of
Stolbensk (finding of his relics).
(Doxology) (Wine and oil)
10/28. Our Father among the Saints,
Nicetas, Bishop of Chalcedon. Our Father
among the Saints Ignatius, Bishop and
Wonderworker of Rostov. (Feast) Our
Father among the Saints, Germanus, Bishop
of Paris. (Wine and oil)
11/29. Holy Virgin-martyr Theodosia
of Tyre. Blessed John of Ustiug, Fool-for-
Christ (his repose). (Feast)
Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the
First Ecumenical Council (Nicea, 325).
Icons of the All-holy Theotokos "Surety of
Sinners," “Unsleeping Eye,” and
“Matelikisk.” (Wine and oil)
12/30. Our Ven. Father Isaac,
Founder of the Dalmatian Monastery at
Constantinople.
13/31. Holy Apostle Hermes of the
Seventy. Holy Martyr Hermias at Comana.
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“Unbreakable Wall” icon of the All-holy
Theotokos.
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June

14/1. Holy Martyr Justin the

Philosopher. Holy Martyr Justin (another)
and those with him. Our Ven. Father
Dionysius, Igumen of Glushetsk. (Feast)
Holy Martyrs Shio, David, Gabriel and Paul
of Gareji in Georgia.
15/2. Our Father among the Saints
Nicephorus the Confessor, Patriarch of
Constantinople. Holy Greatmartyr John the
New, of Sochi, who suffered at Belgrade.
(Feast) (Wine and oil)
16/3. Holy Martyr Lucillian and
those with him at Byzantium: Claudius,
Hypatius, Paul, Dionysius and the Holy
Virgin, Paula. Our Venerable Father Kevin,
abbot of Gendalough.
17/4. Our Father among the Saints,
Metrophanes, First Patriarch of
Constantinople. Our Father among the
Saints the Holy New Martyr Peter,
Archbishop of Voronezh.
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18/5. Holy Hieromartyr Dorotheus,
Bishop of Tyre. Blessed Theodore
Yaroslavich (brother of St. Alexander
Nevsky)--his repose. Our Ven. Father Abba
Dorotheus of Palestine. “Svyato-
Krestovskya” icon of the All-holy
Theotokos.
19/6. Our Ven. Father Bessarion the
Wonderworker, of Egypt. Our Ven. Father
Hilarion the New, Igumen of the Dalmatian
Monastery. Icon of the All-holy Theotokos
of Pimen.
20/7. Holy Hieromartyr Theodotus,
Bishop of Ancyra.
21/8. Holy Greatmartyr Theodore
Stratelates (translation of his relics).
(Feast) Translation of the relics of Our
Father among the Saints, the Holy
Hieromartyr Alphage, Archbishop of
Cantebury. (Wine and oil)
22/9. Our Father among the Saints,
Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria. (Feast)
Our Ven. Father Cyril, Igumen of White
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Lake (Byelozersk). (Doxology) Our Father
among the Saints, Columba, Enlightener of
Scotland. (Wine and oil)
23/10. Holy Hieromartyr Timothy,
Bishop of Prussa. Our Father among the
Saints, John (Maximovich), Metropolitan of
Tobolsk. Synaxis of all the Saints of Siberia
and all the Saints of Ryazan.
24/11. Holy Apostles Bartholomew
and Barnabas. (Polyeleos) Holy New
Martyrs of China (Boxer Rebellion). Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos "It is Truly Meet”
(Axion Estin). (Fish, wine and oil)
25/12. Our Ven. Father Onuphrius the
Great. (Feast) Our Ven. Father Peter of Mt.
Athos. Our Ven. Father Arsenius, Igumen
of Konevits. (Wine and oil)
26/13. Holy Martyr Aquilina of
Byblos in Syria. Our Father among the
Saints, Triphyllius, Bishop of Leucosia
(Nicosia) in Cyprus.
27/14. Holy Prophet Elisha. Our
Father among the Saints, Methodius,
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Patriarch of Constantinople. Finding of the
relics of our Father among the Saints, the
Holy New Hieromartyr Vladimir,
Metropolitan of Kiev.
28/15. Holy Prophet Amos.
(Polyeleos) Our Father among the Saints
Jonah, Metropolitan of Moscow and
Wonderworker of All Russia. (Polyeleos)
Blessed Jerome of Stridonium. Blessed
Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. Icon of the
All-holy Theotokos "Marianica." (Fish,
wine and oil)
29/16. Our Father among the Saints,
Tikhon, Bishop of Amathus in Cyprus. Our
Ven. Father Tikhon of Kaluga.
30/17. Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel
and Ismael of Persia. Holy New
Hieromartyr Milan Popovich from Rmansk
Monastery.

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1/18. Holy Martyr Leontius.
"Bogoliubsk" Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos.
2/19. Holy Apostle Jude, the
Brother of the Lord. (Doxology) Our Ven.
Father Paisius the Great of Egypt. Our
Father among the Saints, Job, Patriarch of
Moscow. (Polyeleos) Our Father among
the Saints, John, Archbishop of Shanghai
and San Francisco (transferred to the closest
Saturday). (Vigil) (Wine and oil, and fish
if it falls on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday or
Sunday)
3/20. Holy Hieromartyr Methodius,
Bishop of Patar. Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos "Hodigitria."
4/21. Holy Martyr Julian of Tarsus in
Cilicia.
5/22. Holy Hieromartyr Eusebius,
Bishop of Samosata. Our Father among the
Saints, Alban, Protomartyr of Britain.
6/23. Holy Martyr Agrippina of
Rome. Our Father among the Saints,
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Herman, Archbishop of Kazan (translation
of his relics). The Meeting of the
“Vladimir” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos
(in memory of the saving of Moscow from
the invasion of Khan Achmed – 1480).
(Polyeleos) (Fish, wine and oil)
7/24. NATIVITY OF THE HOLY
GLORIOUS PROPHET, FORE-
RUNNER BAPTIST OF THE LORD,
JOHN. (VIGIL) Holy Martyrs Orentius,
Pharmacius, Eros, Firmus, Firminus,
Cyriacus and Longinus. (Fish, wine and
oil)
8/25. Holy Virgin-martyr Febronia of
Nisibis. Our Venerable Father Peter and our
Venerable Mother Febronia,
Wonderworkers of Murom. (Doxology)
(Wine and oil)
9/26. Our Ven. Father David of
Thessalonica. Appearance of the "Tikhvin"
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos in 1388.
(Polyeleos) “Lidda” Icon and "Kazan"
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Icon of the All-holy Theotokos "Of the Seven
Lakes." (Fish, wine and oil)
10/27. Our Ven. Father Sampson the
Hospitable of Constantinople. Our Father
among the Saints, the Holy Hieromartyr
Kirion, Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia.
11/28. Holy and Wonderworking
Unmercenaries Cyrus and John (translation
of their relics). (Feast) Our Venerable
Fathers Sergius and Herman,
Wonderworkers of Valaam. (Polyeleos)
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos "Of the Three
Hands." (Polyeleos) (Fish, wine and oil)
12/29. THE HOLY, GLORIOUS
AND ALL-LAUDABLE LEADERS OF
THE APOSTLES, PETER AND PAUL.
(VIGIL) Our Venerable Father Peter of the
Tatar Horde. (Fish, wine and oil)
13/30. Synaxis of the Holy, Glorious
and All-laudable Twelve Apostles: Peter,
Andrew, James and John, the sons of
Zebedee, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas,
Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus,
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Jude the brother of James, Simon
Zealotes and Matthias. (Polyeleos) Right-
believing Queen Dinara of Georgia. (Wine
and oil)
July

14/1. Holy and Wonderworking

Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian,
Martyrs at Rome. (Feast) Our Ven. Father
John of Rila (translation of his relics from
Trnovo to Rila). (Wine and oil)
15/2. The Placing of the Honorable
Robe of Our All-holy Lady the Theotokos
and Ever-virgin Mary at Blachernae.
(Doxology) Holy Protomartyr of America
the Holy Hieromonk Juvenal. “Akhyrka,”
“Turkovichi,” and “Theodotevo” Icons of
the All-holy Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
16/3. Holy Martyr Hyacinth of
Caesarea in Cappadocia. Holy Hieromartyr
Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow and
Wonderworker of All Russia (translation of
his relics). (Polyeleos) (Fish, wine and oil)
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17/4. Our Father among the Saints,
Andrew, Archbishop of Crete, the
Jerusalemite. Our Ven. Mother Martha
(mother of Our Ven. Father Simeon Stylites
the Younger). Our Ven. Father Andrew
Rublev. Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia:
Tsar Nicholas II, Tsaritsa Alexandra, Crown
Prince Alexy, Grand Duchesses Olga,
Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia, and those
killed with them, Martyrs Eugene, Anna,
John, Clement, John, Anastasia, Ekaterina,
Alexander, Elijah and Alexy. (Polyeleos)
(Wine and oil)
18/5. Our Ven. Father Athanasius of
Mt. Athos and his six disciples. (Polyeleos)
Our Ven. Father Sergius, Igumen and
Wonderworker of Radonezh (uncovering of
his relics). (Doxology) Holy New Martyrs
Grand Duchess Elizabeth and Barbara, and
with them: Princes John, Igor, Constantine,
Sergius, Vladimir and Martyr Theodore.
(Doxology) (Wine and oil)
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19/6. Our Ven. Father Sisoes the
Great. (Feast) Opening of the relics of the
Right-believing Princess Juliana
Olshanskaya. (Polyeleos) Synaxis of the
Saints of Radonezh. (Wine and oil)
20/7. Our Ven. Father Thomas of Mt.
Maleon. Our Ven. Father Acacius of Sinai
(mentioned in THE LADDER). Holy
Hieromartyr Evangelus, Bishop of Tomi
(Constanta) in Romania.
21/8. Holy Greatmartyr Procopius of
Caesarea in Palestine. (Feast) Righteous
Procopius, Fool-for-Christ, Wonderworker
of Ustiug. Appearance of the “Kazan” Icon
of the All-holy Theotokos in 1579.
(Polyeleos) Weeping Novgorod Icon of the
All-holy Theotokos "Of Tender Feeling."
(Wine and oil)
22/9. Holy Hieromartyr Pancratius,
Bishop of Taormina in Sicily.
23/10. Holy 45 Martyrs at Nicopolis
in Armenia. The Placing of the Honorable
Robe of the Lord at Moscow. (Polyeleos)
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Our Ven. Father Anthony of the Kievan
Caves, Founder of Monasticism in Russia.
(Polyeleos) Holy Martyr Nicodemus the
Albanian of Elbassan. Our Ven. Father
Ambrose, Elder of Optina. “Konovits” Icon
of the All-holy Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
24/11. Holy Greatmartyr Euphemia
the All-praised. (Feast) Blessed Olga,
Princess of Russia. (Feast) (Wine and oil)
25/12. Holy Martyrs Proclus and
Hilary (Hilarion) of Ancyra. Our Ven.
Father Michael of Maleinus. Icon of the
All-holy Theotokos "Of the Three Hands."
26/13. Synaxis of the Holy Archangel
Gabriel. (Feast) Our Ven. Father Stephen
the Sabbaite. Icon of the All-holy Theotokos
“It Is Truly Meet” ("Axion Estin"). (Wine
and oil)
27/14. Holy Apostle of the Seventy,
Aquila. (Feast) Our Ven. Father
Nicodemus the Hagiorite (his repose).
(Wine and oil)
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28/15. Holy Martyrs Cyricus and his
mother, Julitta, of Tarsus. (Feast) Holy
Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince
Vladimir, Enlightener of the Russian
Land. (VIGIL) (Fish, wine and oil)
29/16.Holy Hieromartyr Athenoge-
nes, Bishop of Heracleopolis and his ten
disciples. Holy Fathers of the Fourth
Ecumenical Council (Chalcedon, 451).
[The Memory of the Holy Fathers
of the First Six Ecumenical Councils: If
July 16 be Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday,
we celebrate the Memory on the preceding
Sunday. If July 16 be Thursday, Friday or
Saturday, we celebrate the Memory on the
following Sunday.]
30/17. Holy Greatmartyr Marina
(Margaret) of Antioch in Pisidia. (Feast)
Our Ven. Father Irenarchus, Igumen of
Solovki. “Sviatogorsk Monastery” Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos (Pskov). (Wine and
oil)
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31/18. Holy Hieromartyr Hyacinth of
Amastris. Holy Martyr Emilian of Silistria
in Bulgaria.

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1/19. Our Ven. Mother Macrina

(sister of St. Basil the Great). Our Ven.
Father Dius, Igumen, of Antioch. Our Ven.
Father Seraphim, Wonderworker of
Sarov (uncovering of his relics). (Vigil)
(Fish, wine and oil)
2/20. Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah
(Elias). (Polyeleos) “Abalak Monastery”
and “Valaam” Icons of the All-holy
Theotokos. (Wine and oil)
3/21. Our Ven. Fathers Simeon of
Emessa, Fool-for-Christ, and John, his
fellow-faster. Holy Prophet Ezekiel. Icon
of the All-holy Theotokos "Armatia."
4/22. Holy Myrrhbearer and Equal-
to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene. (Feast)
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Holy Hieromartyr Phocas, Bishop of Sinope
(translation of his relics). (Wine and oil)
5/23. Holy Martyrs Trophimus,
Theophilus and 13 others in Lycia.
Commemoration of the Miraculous
Appearance of the Mother of God at
Pochaev, which saved the monastery from
the assault of the Tartars and Turks in 1675.
(Polyeleos) “Pochaev” Icon of the All-holy
Theotokos. Icon of the All-holy Theotokos,
"The Joy of All Who Sorrow." (Wine and
oil)
6/24. Holy Martyr Christina of Tyre.
(Feast) Holy Martyrs and Passion-bearers
Boris and Gleb. (Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
7/25. The Dormition of the Righteous
Anna, Mother of the All-holy Theotokos.
(Doxology) Holy Women: Olympias
(Olympiada) the Deaconess, of
Constantinople, and the Virgin, Eupraxia, of
Tabenna. Our Ven. Father Macarius,
Igumen of Zheltovod and Unzha.
(Doxology) Holy Fathers of the Fifth
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Ecumenical Council (Constantinople, 553).
(Wine and oil)
8/26. Holy Hieromartyr Hermolaus
and Holy Martyrs Hermippus and
Hermocrates at Nicomedia. Holy Virgin-
martyr Parasceva of Rome. Icon of the All-
holy Theotokos "Emvolon." (Wine and oil)
9/27. Holy Greatmartyr and Healer
Panteleimon. (Feast) Holy Equal-to-the-
Apostles Clement of Ochrid, Bishop of
Greater Macedonia, and Angelar, Horasdus
(Gorazd), Nahum and Sabbas (disciples of
Sts. Cyril and Methodius). Glorification of
Our Venerable Father Herman,
Wonderworker of Alaska. (Wine and oil)
10/28. Holy Apostles of the Seventy
and Deacons: Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon
and Parmenas. Synaxis of the Saints of
Tambov. Appearance of the Smolensk
“Hodigitria” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos
(brought from Constantinople in 1046).
(Polyeleos) Icon of the All-holy Theotokos
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“Of Tender Feeling” at Diveyevo. (Wine
and oil)
11/29. Holy Martyr Callinicus of
Gangra in Asia Minor. Holy Virgin-martyr
Seraphima, of Antioch. Holy Martyr
Eustace, of Mtskheta in Georgia.
12/30. Holy Apostles of the Seventy:
Silas and Silvanus and those with them. Our
Ven. Father Herman of Solovki (uncovering
of his relics). Icon of the All-holy Theotokos
“Okonskaya.”
13/31. Forefeast of the procession of
the Honorable and Life-giving Cross of
the Lord. (Feast) Holy and Righteous
Eudocimus of Cappadocia. Righteous
Joseph of Arimathea. Our Father among
the Saints, Germanus, Bishop of Auxerre.
(Wine and oil)
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August

14/1. Procession of the Honorable

Wood of the Life-giving Cross of the Lord
(first of the three "Feasts of the Savior" in
August). (Doxology) Holy Seven
Maccabean Martyrs: Abimus, Antoninus,
Gurias, Eleazar, Eusabonus, Alimus and
Marcellus, their mother, Solomonia, and
their teacher, Eleazar. (On this day we
begin the Fast of the Theotokos, and we
keep it until the 15th of this month, the Feast
of the Dormition of the All-holy Theotokos.)
15/2. Holy Protomartyr and
Archdeacon Stephen (translation of his
relics from Jerusalem to Constantinople).
(Feast) Righteous Nicodemus, Gamaliel
and Abibas (finding of their relics). Blessed
Basil, Fool-for-Christ, Wonderworker of
Moscow. (Doxology) Holy Hieromartyr
Stephen, Pope of Rome and those with him.
16/3. Our Ven. Fathers Isaac,
Dalmatus and Faustus, Ascetics of the
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Dalmatian Monastery at Constantinople.
Our Ven. Father Anthony the Roman,
Igumen, Wonderworker of Novgorod (his
repose). (Doxology)
17/4. Holy Seven Youths (the
"Seven Sleepers") of Ephesus: Maximilian,
Jamblicus, Martinian, John, Dionysius,
Exacustodion (Constantine) and Antoninus.
Holy Virgin-martyr Eudoxia of Persia.
18/5. Forefeast of the
Transfiguration. (Feast) Holy Martyr
Eusignius of Antioch.
19/6. THE TRANSFIGURATION
OF OUR LORD GOD AND SAVIOR
JESUS CHRIST (second "Feast of the
Savior" in August). (VIGIL) (Fish, wine
and oil)
20/7. Afterfeast of the
Transfiguration. Holy Martyr Dometius of
Persia and his two disciples. Our Father
among the Saints Metrophanes, First Bishop
of Voronezh (finding of his relics).
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21/8. Afterfeast of the
Transfiguration. Our Father among the
Saints Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of
Cyzicus. Our Ven. Fathers Zosimas and
Sabbatius of Solovki (translation of their
relics). (Polyeleos) "Tolga" Icon of the All-
holy Theotokos.
22/9. Afterfeast of the
Transfiguration. Holy Apostle Matthias.
(Polyeleos) Our Venerable Father Psoes of
Egypt. (Wine and oil)
23/10. Afterfeast of the
Transfiguration. Holy Martyr and
Archdeacon Lawrence of Rome. Holy
Hieromartyr Sixtus, Bishop of Rome, and
Holy Martyrs Felicissimus and Agapitus,
Deacons. Synaxis of the New Martyrs and
Confessors of Solovki.
24/11. Afterfeast of the
Transfiguration. Holy Martyr and
Archdeacon Euplus of Catania.
25/12. Afterfeast of the
Transfiguration. Holy Martyrs Anicletus
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and Photius (Photinus) of Nicomedia and
many with them. Our Ven. Father Maximus
the Confessor. (Polyeleos) (The Service for
St. Maximus is celebrated on the 12th
because of the Leavetaking of
Transfiguration on the 13th.)
26/13. Leavetaking of the
Transfiguration. (Doxology) Our Ven.
Father Maximus the Confessor (translation
of his relics) (celebrated on the 12th
because of the Leavetaking of the
Transfiguration today). Blessed Maxim of
Moscow, Fool-for-Christ (uncovering of his
relics). Our Father among the Saints,
Tikhon, Bishop of Voronezh,
Wonderworker of Zadonsk and All Russia
(his repose). (Polyeleos) Icons of the All-
holy Theotokos "Of the Passion" and “The
Seven Arrows.” (Wine and oil)
27/14. Forefeast of the Dormition.
(Feast) Holy Prophet Micah. (Feast) Our
Venerable Father Theodosius, Igumen of the
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Kievan Caves (translation of his relics).
(Doxology)
28/15. THE DORMITION OF OUR
ALL-HOLY LADY THE THEOTOKOS
AND EVER-VIRGIN MARY. (VIGIL)
(Fish, wine and oil)
29/16. Afterfeast of the Dormition.
Translation of the Image-not-made-by-
hands of our Lord Jesus Christ from
Edessa to Constantinople (third "Feast of
the Savior" in August). (Doxology) Holy
Martyr Diomedes the Physician of Tarsus in
Cilicia. Icon of the All-holy Theotokos of St.
Theodore. (Wine and oil)
30/17. Afterfeast of the Dormition.
Holy Martyr Myron, Presbyter, of Cyzicus.
Blessed Theodoretus, Enlightener of the
Laps. Our Ven. Father Alypius,
Iconographer of the Kievan Caves.
31/18. Afterfeast of the Dormition.
Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus of Illyria.
Our Ven. Father John, Igumen of Rila.
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1/19. Afterfeast of the Dormition.

Holy Martyr Andrew Stratelates and the
2593 soldiers with him, in Cilicia. Icon of
the All-holy Theotokos "Of the Don."
2/20. Afterfeast of the Dormition.
Holy Prophet Samuel.
3/21. Afterfeast of the Dormition.
Holy Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy.
Holy Martyr Bassa of Edessa and her sons,
Theogonius, Agapius and Pistus. Our Ven.
Father Abramius, Archimandrite and
Wonderworker of Smolensk and his
disciple, our Ven. Father Ephraim.
(Doxology) Translation of the relics of Our
Father among the Saints Nectarius, Bishop
of Pentapolis. (Wine and oil)
4/22. Afterfeast of the Dormition.
Holy Martyr Agathonicus of Nicomedia and
his companions: Holy Martyrs Zoticus,
Theoprepius, Acindynus, Severian, Zeno
and others who suffered under Maximian.
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Holy Martyr Lupus (celebrated today
because of the Leavetaking of the Dormition
of the All-holy Theotokos on the 23rd).
“Georgian” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos.
5/23. Leavetaking of the
Dormition. Holy Martyr Lupus, slave of St.
Demetrius of Thessalonica (celebrated on
the 22nd because of the Leavetaking of the
Dormition today). Holy Hieromartyr
Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons. (Wine and oil)
6/24. Holy Hieromartyr Eutychius,
disciple of St. John the Theologian. Our
Father among the Saints Peter, Metropolitan
of Moscow and Wonderworker of All
Russia (translation of his relics).
(Doxology) Our Father among the Saints
Kozma of Berat, Evangelizer of Southern
Albania. Holy New Hieromartyr Cosmas of
Aetolas, Equal-to-the-Apostles (his repose).
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos "Of St. Peter
of Moscow." (Wine and oil)
7/25. Holy Apostle Bartholomew
(return of his relics from Anastasiopolis to
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Lipari). (Feast) Holy Apostle Titus of the
Seventy, Bishop of Crete. (Wine and oil)
8/26. Holy Martyrs Adrian and
Natalia and 33 companions, of Nicomedia.
Our Ven. Father Adrian, Igumen of
Ondrusov. The Meeting of the “Vladimir”
Icon of the All-holy Theotokos (in memory
of the deliverance of Moscow from the
invasion of Tamerlane in 1395).
(Polyeleos) (Wine and oil)
9/27. Our Ven. Father Poemen the
Great. Our Father among the Saints,
Caesarius, Bishop of Arles. Our Father
among the Saints Hosius, Bishop of
Cordoba.
10/28. Our Ven. Father Moses the
Black of Scete. Our Ven. Father Job,
Igumen and Wonderworker of Pochaev
(uncovering of his relics) (Polyeleos)
Synaxis of the Holy Fathers who rest in the
Far Cave of the Kiev Caves Monastery.
“Azov” Icon of the All-holy Theotokos.
(Wine and oil)
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11/29. THE BEHEADING OF THE
HOLY GLORIOUS PROPHET,
FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST, JOHN.
(VIGIL) (Feast and fast) Commemoration
of all Orthodox soldiers killed on the field of
battle. (Strict fast, wine and oil allowed)
12/30. Our Fathers among the Saints,
Alexander, John and Paul the New,
Patriarchs of Constantinople. Right-
believing Great Prince Alexander Nevsky
(translation of his relics). (Polyeleos)
Finding of the relics of the Right-believing
Great Prince Daniel of Moscow.
(Polyeleos) Our Ven. Father Alexander,
Igumen of Svir (his repose). (Doxology)
(Wine and oil and fish, if vigil is celebrated)
13/31. The Placing of the Precious
Belt of Our All-holy Lady, the Theotokos
and Ever-virgin Mary. (Doxology) Holy
Hieromartyr Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage.
(Wine and oil)
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THROUGH THE PRAYERS OF ALL
THY SAINTS, O LORD JESUS CHRIST
OUR GOD, HAVE MERCY ON US.

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The Order of Feasts
Indicated in This Calendar

VIGIL - These are the Great

Feasts, with Vigils, the whole Service being
from the Menaion (except when they fall on
Sundays, when only the Great Feasts of our
Savior completely replace the material in the
Octoechos).

Vigil - The vigil is celebrated,

the whole Service usually being from the
Menaion (with the exception of Sundays,
when some of the Octoechos material is
used). A canon of the Theotokos is sung
before the canon of the Feast at Matins. At
the Beatitudes 4 troparia from Ode III of the
Matins canon and 4 from Ode VI. (If two
canons, then 4 from Ode III of first and 4
from Ode VI of the second.) Prokeimenon,
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epistle, gospel and communion hymn from
the Menaion.

Polyeleos - Vigil is not celebrated

unless the Rector decides to do so. At Great
Vespers "Blessed is the man ...," the first
antiphon, is sung, and at "Lord, I Have
Cried," we sing 6 (or, if the superior wishes,
8) stichera. There is an entrance and three
readings. The feast has its own aposticha.
At Matins Polyeleos is sung, a Gospel is
read, a canon of the Theotokos is read on 6
before the canon for the feast on 8, and the
Great Doxology is sung. At the Beatitudes 4
troparia from Ode III and 4 from Ode VI of
the Menaion canon. (If two canons, then 4
from Ode III of the first and 4 from Ode VI
of the second.) Troparia and kontakia of the
temple and the feast. Prokeimenon and
alleluia from the Menaion alone (except on
Saturday). Epistle and gospel for day and
Menaion. Communion hymn from the
Menaion alone. On Saturday:
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prokeimenon, epistle, alleluia, gospel and
communion hymn from Menaion and then
for the day.

Doxology - At Vespers the

usual kathisma is read. At "Lord, I Have
Cried," we sing 6 stichera for the feast.
There is no entrance. At Matins there is a
canon for the feast on 6 in addition to
canon(s) from the Octoechos on 8. Special
stichera are sung at the Praises and we sing
the Great Doxology. At the Beatitudes 4
troparia from Ode III and 4 from Ode VI of
the Menaion canon. Troparia and kontakia
of the temple and the feast. Prokeimenon,
epistle, alleluia, gospel and communion
hymn for the day and from the Menaion. On
Saturday, from the Menaion and then for the
day.

Feast (six-stichera) - At Vespers

the usual kathisma is read. At "Lord, I Have
Cried," we sing 6 stichera for the feast.
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There is no entrance. At Matins there is a
canon for the feast on 6 in addition to
canon(s) from the Octoechos on 8.
Aposticha are sung at Matins from the
Octoechos and sometimes there is a special
sticheron (doxasticon) for the feast on
“Glory.” We do not sing the Great
Doxology. At the Beatitudes 4 troparia from
the Octoechos canon and 4 from Ode III in
the Menaion. Troparia and kontakia of the
day, the temple and the feast are sung.
Prokeimenon, epistle, alleluia, gospel and
communion hymn for the day and from the
Menaion. On Saturday: the prokeimenon,
epistle, alleluia, gospel, and communion
hymn from the Menaion and then for the
day.

No sign - At Vespers the usual

kathisma is read. At "Lord, I Have Cried,"
we sing 3 stichera from the Octoechos and 3
for the feast from the Menaion, with a
special sticheron (doxasticon) sometimes
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sung on the "Glory" from the Menaion.
There is no entrance. The Aposticha are
from the Octoechos, with a special sticheron
(doxasticon) sometimes sung on the
"Glory." At Matins there is a canon for the
feast on 4 in addition to canon(s) from the
Octoechos. We do not sing the Great
Doxology. Aposticha are sung at Matins
from the Octoechos, and sometimes there is
a special sticheron (doxasticon) sung on the
“Glory” from the Menaion. At the Divine
Liturgy the daily antiphons may be used if
no troparia are prescribed from the Menaion
on the Beatitudes and if the service is on a
weekday, not on Saturday or Sunday. If
troparia are prescribed from the Menaion on
the Beatitudes, then the Typical Antiphons
are used and we sing the prescribed troparia
from the Octoechos and the Menaion for the
Beatitudes. Troparia and kontakia of the
day, the temple and the feast are sung.
Prokeimenon, epistle, alleluia, gospel and
communion hymn for the day and from the
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Menaion (if there are any). On Saturday, the
prokeimenon, epistle, alleluia, gospel, and
communion hymn from the Menaion (if
there are any) and then for the day.

The End
Glory to God!
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