An official of the bishop's clergy. Official (liturgical book) to instruct others

In addition to the texts contained in the Service Book, Official also contains texts and instructions relating exclusively to the bishop's worship: the rites of ordination (ordination to the degree of reader, subdeacon, ordination to the deacon, priest and bishop, consecration of antimensions and churches, cooking of the world, meeting the bishop and his vestments.

If the Greek Euchologium is intended for use both during the bishop's service and when performing the service by the presbyter, then in the Russian Church a special book is assigned for the bishop's service, which is called the Official. The name of the book is explained by the fact that it contains the “rites” of various services performed only by the bishop. The Modern Official is published in two parts. The first part of the book contains the sequences of Vespers, Matins and the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Particular attention here (in contrast to the Service Book) is paid to the peculiarities of the bishop's performance of these services. Then follow special “rites” performed only by the bishop. These are the ranks of all consecrations (deacon, presbyter and bishop) and consecrations (reader and subdeacon), as well as the ranks of promotion to a higher rank (protodeacon, archdeacon, archpriest, abbot, archimandrite). There is also a sequence for the bishop’s consecration of the antimension and some rites and prayers that are in the Service Book, but can be performed by the bishop (for example, the rite of blessing the koliva). It should also be noted that the texts of the bishop’s prayers and exclamations are typed in Church Slavonic font, and relatively large for ease of reading by the bishop. All other remarks and prayers that priests and deacons say are in much smaller civil font. In conclusion, we note that the most widespread and used in the Russian Church remains the 1982 edition, which was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of His Holiness Patriarch Pimen. In 2009, a new edition of the Bishop's Official was published, which became the first book published by the Publishing Council of the Russian Orthodox Church with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'. In comparison with the 1982 edition, some changes have been made to the text of the new edition, reflecting the modern practice of bishops and the peculiarities of the Patriarchal ministry. In particular, the texts of the litanies used in the rites of ordinations of deacon and priest are placed both in the text of the corresponding rite, and (for the first time) on a special insert that can be temporarily given to the concelebrating archdeacon or priest. At the end of the volume an opening psalm (103) is added.

Kashkin Alexey Sergeevich. CHARTER OF ORTHODOX WORSHIP Publishing House of the Saratov Diocese, Saratov 2010.

Notes

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Deacon Mikhail Zheltov New source on the history of Russian worship: quotation copy of “The Official of the Bishop’s Ministry” of 1677 // Bulletin of Church History. 2006. No. 2. pp. 235–239.

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, deacon, priest and bishop, consecration of antimensions and churches, cooking of the world, meeting the bishop and his vestments.

History of the modern edition of the text

Currently used in the Russian Orthodox Church Official- edition of 1675 (published under Patriarch Joachim); was compiled by Euthymius Chudovsky and other references based on the “Rite of the Bishop’s Celebration of the Liturgy,” written in 1653 at the request of Patriarch Nikon by Patriarch Athanasius III of Constantinople; moreover, the word “Patriarch” is everywhere replaced by “bishop”, and the concelebrating “bishops” are replaced by “archimandrites”.

Description of modern editions of the Official

The Modern Official is published in two books. IN first book(one of the most widespread and commonly used publications of the Moscow Patriarchate, M., 1982, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of Patriarch Pimen. Number of pages - 252.) contains the following:

For Vespers (prayers typed in large print from the sequence of Vespers, set out in the missal),
Rite of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom,
Divine Liturgy of Basil the Great,
Rite of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts,
The rank of ordination to reader and singer (first to priest),
The rank of ordination to subdeacon,
Order of ordination to the rank of deacon,
The rank of elevation to archdeacon and protodeacon,
The rite of consecration of a presbyter,
The rite of elevation to protopresbyter,
The rank of elevation to abbot,
The rank of elevation to archimandrite,
Vacations of the Master's holidays,
Prayers of thanksgiving for Holy Communion (stated in the same sequence as in the service book. The prayer book is more complete),
Months (on some days the memory of only one saint is indicated).

In second book(Publication of the Moscow Patriarchate, M., 1983, p. 175) contains the following:

The rite of naming, confession and ordination of bishops,
Consequence of consecration of antimensions,
The rite of the great consecration of water on the feast of Epiphany,
Prayers at the beginning of the Lent of the Holy Pentecost,
The rite of blessing koliva,
Following the Week of Orthodoxy (without anathematisms),
Prayer for the consecration of willows (according to Russian tradition - the consecration of willows on the feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem),
The rite of washing the feet on Maundy Thursday,
Catechetical Sermon on the Holy and Great Sunday of Easter by St. John Chrysostom (From the Colored Triodion),
Prayer for the blessing of artos,
Prayer for the fragmentation of artos (on Saturday of Bright Week),
Vespers prayers of Holy Pentecost on kneeling,
Prayers for the blessing of grapes (for the Transfiguration),
Prayers for the blessing of fruits (The same prayer is written in the service book and in the missal Prayer for those who bear the first fruits of vegetables, and the Menaion contains two other prayers: Prayer for the blessing of the bunch And Prayer over every fruit),

The given rites are performed either only by the bishop, or (unlike the Service Book) with the peculiarities of performing them by the bishop's rite.

This edition does not include some rites:

The rite of consecration of the world,
The rank of elevation to archbishop,
The rank of elevation to metropolitan,
The rite of enthronement (ascension to the throne of the patriarch),
The rite of coronation of the august imperial persons,
Anathematisms were removed from the Observance of the Week of Orthodoxy.

In 2009, a new edition of the Bishop's Official was published, which became the first book published by the Publishing Council with the blessing of Patriarch Kirill. In comparison with the 1982 edition, some changes have been made to the text of the new edition, reflecting the modern practice of bishops and the peculiarities of the Patriarchal ministry. In particular, the texts of the litanies used in the rites of ordinations of deacon and priest are placed both in the text of the corresponding rite, and (for the first time) on a special insert that can be temporarily given to the concelebrating archdeacon or priest. At the end of the volume the opening Psalm 103 is added. As in the 1982 edition, the texts of the bishop’s prayers and exclamations are typed in Church Slavonic font, and relatively large for ease of reading by the bishop; the rest of the prayers, as well as instructions and comments, are typed in a much smaller civilian font in Russian post-reform orthography.

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Deacon Mikhail Zheltov. A new source on the history of Russian worship: a quotation copy of “The Official of the Bishop’s Service” of 1677 // Bulletin of Church History. 2006. No. 2. pp. 235–239.

An excerpt characterizing an official of the episcopal clergy

Sometimes, looking at the strange but funny steps performed by the dancers, who had decided once and for all that they were dressed up, that no one would recognize them and therefore were not embarrassed, Pelageya Danilovna covered herself with a scarf, and her entire corpulent body shook from the uncontrollable, kind, old lady’s laughter . - Sashinet is mine, Sashinet is that! - she said.
After Russian dances and round dances, Pelageya Danilovna united all the servants and gentlemen together, in one large circle; They brought a ring, a string and a ruble, and general games were arranged.
An hour later, all the suits were wrinkled and upset. Cork mustaches and eyebrows were smeared across sweaty, flushed and cheerful faces. Pelageya Danilovna began to recognize the mummers, admired how well the costumes were made, how they suited especially the young ladies, and thanked everyone for making her so happy. The guests were invited to dine in the living room, and the courtyard was served in the hall.
- No, guessing in the bathhouse, that’s scary! - said the old girl who lived with the Melyukovs at dinner.
- From what? – asked the eldest daughter of the Melyukovs.
- Don’t go, you need courage...
“I’ll go,” said Sonya.
- Tell me, how was it with the young lady? - said the second Melyukova.
“Yes, just like that, one young lady went,” said the old girl, “she took a rooster, two utensils, and sat down properly.” She sat there, just heard, suddenly she was driving... with bells, with bells, a sleigh drove up; hears, comes. He comes in completely in human form, like an officer, he came and sat down with her at the device.
- A! Ah!...” Natasha screamed, rolling her eyes in horror.
- How can he say that?
- Yes, as a person, everything is as it should be, and he began and began to persuade, and she should have occupied him with conversation until the roosters; and she became shy; – she just became shy and covered herself with her hands. He picked it up. It's good that the girls came running...
- Well, why scare them! - said Pelageya Danilovna.
“Mother, you yourself were guessing...” said the daughter.
- How do they tell fortunes in the barn? – asked Sonya.
- Well, at least now, they’ll go to the barn and listen. What will you hear: hammering, knocking - bad, but pouring bread - this is good; and then it happens...
- Mom, tell me what happened to you in the barn?
Pelageya Danilovna smiled.
“Oh, well, I forgot…” she said. - You won’t go, will you?
- No, I'll go; Pepageya Danilovna, let me in, I’ll go,” said Sonya.
- Well, if you're not afraid.
- Luiza Ivanovna, may I? – asked Sonya.
Whether they were playing ring, string or ruble, or talking, as now, Nikolai did not leave Sonya and looked at her with completely new eyes. It seemed to him that today, only for the first time, thanks to that corky mustache, he fully recognized her. Sonya really was cheerful, lively and beautiful that evening, like Nikolai had never seen her before.
“So that’s what she is, and I’m a fool!” he thought, looking at her sparkling eyes and her happy, enthusiastic smile, making dimples on her cheeks from under her mustache, a smile that he had never seen before.
“I’m not afraid of anything,” said Sonya. - Can I do it now? - She stood up. They told Sonya where the barn was, how she could stand silently and listen, and they gave her a fur coat. She threw it over her head and looked at Nikolai.
“What a beauty this girl is!” he thought. “And what have I been thinking about so far!”
Sonya went out into the corridor to go to the barn. Nikolai hurriedly went to the front porch, saying that he was hot. Indeed, the house was stuffy from the crowded people.
It was the same motionless cold outside, the same month, only it was even lighter. The light was so strong and there were so many stars on the snow that I didn’t want to look at the sky, and the real stars were invisible. In the sky it was black and boring, on earth it was fun.
“I’m a fool, a fool! What have you been waiting for so far? thought Nikolai and, running onto the porch, he walked around the corner of the house along the path that led to the back porch. He knew that Sonya would come here. Halfway along the road there were stacked fathoms of firewood, there was snow on them, and a shadow fell from them; through them and from their sides, intertwining, the shadows of old bare linden trees fell onto the snow and the path. The path led to the barn. The chopped wall of the barn and the roof, covered with snow, as if carved from some kind of precious stone, glittered in the monthly light. A tree cracked in the garden, and again everything was completely silent. The chest seemed to breathe not air, but some kind of eternally youthful strength and joy.
Feet clattered on the steps from the maiden porch, there was a loud creaking sound on the last one, which was covered with snow, and the voice of an old girl said:
- Straight, straight, along the path, young lady. Just don't look back.
“I’m not afraid,” answered Sonya’s voice, and Sonya’s legs squealed and whistled in her thin shoes along the path towards Nikolai.
Sonya walked wrapped in a fur coat. She was already two steps away when she saw him; She also saw him not as she knew him and as she had always been a little afraid. He was in a woman's dress with tangled hair and a happy and new smile for Sonya. Sonya quickly ran up to him.
“Completely different, and still the same,” thought Nikolai, looking at her face, all illuminated by moonlight. He put his hands under the fur coat that covered her head, hugged her, pressed her to him and kissed her on the lips, above which there was a mustache and from which there was a smell of burnt cork. Sonya kissed him in the very center of his lips and, extending her small hands, took his cheeks on both sides.
“Sonya!... Nicolas!...” they just said. They ran to the barn and returned each from their own porch.

When everyone drove back from Pelageya Danilovna, Natasha, who always saw and noticed everything, arranged the accommodation in such a way that Luiza Ivanovna and she sat in the sleigh with Dimmler, and Sonya sat with Nikolai and the girls.
Nikolai, no longer overtaking, rode smoothly on the way back, and still peering at Sonya in this strange moonlight, looking for in this ever-changing light, from under his eyebrows and mustache, that former and present Sonya, with whom he had decided never again to be separated. He peered, and when he recognized the same and the other and remembered, hearing that smell of cork, mixed with the feeling of a kiss, he deeply inhaled the frosty air and, looking at the receding earth and the brilliant sky, he felt himself again in a magical kingdom.
- Sonya, are you okay? – he asked occasionally.
“Yes,” answered Sonya. - And you?
In the middle of the road, Nikolai let the coachman hold the horses, ran up to Natasha’s sleigh for a moment and stood on the lead.
“Natasha,” he told her in a whisper in French, “you know, I’ve made up my mind about Sonya.”
-Did you tell her? – Natasha asked, suddenly beaming with joy.
- Oh, how strange you are with those mustaches and eyebrows, Natasha! Are you glad?

Liturgical books in Ancient Rus' were often the only source for reading; some of them were used to learn to read and write. The texts contained in them were constantly heard during church services. Then other times came... Now these books are again publicly available, but many people, with the exception of clergy and some scientists, have not even heard of their existence. Let's try to fill this gap a little.

Liturgical Gospel has its own differences in the organization of the text from the Gospel that we read at home. In the liturgical Gospel, the text is divided into “conceptions,” that is, passages that are read at the service. In addition, it indicates the beginnings of phrases that we hear during worship, but never find in the text of the Gospel: “At the time it was...” or “The Lord spoke...”, etc. At the end of the liturgical Gospel there is an index of readings for each day of the year (each liturgical book has its own “core”, the basis of its content, and more or less numerous appendices that are included in it for ease of use; sometimes the appendices can be the same for different books).

Apostle contains the Acts of the Apostles and Epistles. This book also contains prokeimenons and alleluiaries, since this is very convenient: the reader or deacon comes out, proclaims the prokeimenon, reads the Apostle, and then recites verses called alleluiaries. The Apostle contains holiday and daily antiphons, as well as an index of readings by day of the year.

Book of Hours - a liturgical book containing the texts of the unchangeable prayer books of the daily liturgical circle (including hours), as well as the texts of some of the most commonly used changeable prayer books.

Typicon this is a liturgical book containing a liturgical charter, a month book with Mark chapters connecting the movable and fixed annual liturgical circles, rules on fasting, rules of monastic community life and instructions on the celebration of temple holidays

Octoechos contains hymns (troparia, kontakion, canons, etc.), divided into eight tunes or “voices.” Each voice, in turn, contains hymns for the entire week, so that the services of the Octoechos are repeated once every eight weeks. The division of church singing into voices was accomplished by the famous hymnist of the Greek Church, St. John of Damascus (VIII century). The compilation of the Octoechos is also attributed to him, although it should be noted that St. took part in the compilation of the Octoechos. Mitrofan, Bishop of Smyrna, St. Joseph the hymnist and others
volume I
volume II

Minea General contains hymns common to a whole group of saints, for example, in honor of prophets, apostles, martyrs, saints, etc. It is used during Divine services in the event that a separate service has not been compiled for any saint in the Menaion of the Month.

Minea Festive contains the services of the Great Holidays, extracted from the Menaion of the Month.

Breviary this is a liturgical book containing the rites of the Sacraments and other sacred rites performed by the church on special occasions and not included in the temple (public) worship of the daily, weekly and annual cycle.

APOSTOLIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

OFFICIAL

BISHOP'S

PRIEST MINISTRY

MOSCOW

To the glory of the Holy Consubstantial, Life-Giving

and the indivisible Trinity,

Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit:

blessing of the Holy Synod

this book is printed,

OFFICIAL OF THE BISHOP

PRIEST MINISTRY

in the city of Moscow,

Synodal Publishing Department

under the Business Manager

Apostolic Orthodox Church

in the summer from Christmas according to the flesh of God the Word

2002

But I want to do better in church

say five words with my mind,

to instruct others,

than a thousand words in an unknown language.

(1 Cor.14:19)

INSTEAD OF AN INTRODUCTION

TO THE HOLY CATHEDRAL

ORTHODOX RUSSIAN CHURCH

Report of the Department on Worship, Preaching and the Temple

“On church liturgical language”

1. The Slavic language in worship is the great sacred heritage of our native church antiquity and therefore it must be preserved and supported as the main language of our worship.

2. In order to bring our church services closer to the understanding of the common people, the rights of the All-Russian and Little Russian languages for liturgical use are recognized.

3. The immediate and widespread replacement of the Church Slavonic language in worship with the all-Russian or Little Russian language is undesirable and impracticable.

4. Partial use of the all-Russian or Little Russian language in worship (reading the word of God, individual chants, prayers, replacement of individual words and sayings, etc.) in order to achieve a more intelligible understanding of worship with the approval of this by the church authorities is desirable at the present time.

5. The application of any parish about the desire to listen to divine services in the All-Russian or Little Russian languages, to the extent possible, is subject to satisfaction upon approval of the translation by the church authorities.

6. The Holy Gospel in such cases is read in two languages, Slavic and Russian or Little Russian.

7. It is necessary to immediately form a special commission under the Higher Church Administration both to simplify and correct the Church Slavonic text of liturgical books, and to translate divine services into All-Russian or Little Russian and other languages used in the Russian Church, and the commission should take into account both existing experiences of such translations , and appearing again.

8. The Higher Church Administration must immediately take care of the publication of liturgical books in parallel Slavic, All-Russian or Little Russian languages used in the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as the publication of the same separate books with selected Church Slavonic liturgical prayers and chants.

9. It is necessary to take measures to widely familiarize ourselves with the Church Slavonic language of worship, both through studying it in schools and by learning church hymns by parishioners for general church singing.

10. The use of church folk poems, hymns in Russian and other languages in non-liturgical interviews based on collections approved by church authorities is recognized as useful and desirable.

Substitute Chairman Bishop Simon

1918.

ORDER OF ALL-NIGHT SERVICE

VESPERS

The divine service, which takes place at the end of the day and is the beginning of the daily cycle of church services, is called Vespers. Vespers contains prayers, chants and sacred rites in which the Holy Church glorifies God the Creator for His Providence for the world and man. It takes believers to Old Testament times, recalling the blissful stay of our first parents in paradise, their needs and sorrows after the Fall, the promise given to them and all people about the Savior of the world; about the faith of Old Testament man in the redemption of the human race by the death on the cross of the Only Begotten Son of God. In the service of Vespers, we thank God for all His blessings shown to us, and especially on the elapsed day, we repent of the sins committed during the day; We ask the Lord for peace and sinlessness for the rest of the day and night, a peaceful life and a blessed death, similar to the one that the righteous Simeon the God-Receiver was awarded. Following Vespers, every day, in accordance with the Monthly Word, one or another sacred event is remembered or the memory of revered saints is performed and a service is performed in honor of miraculous icons (according to the Menaion, Triodion). In addition, on Sunday the service is dedicated to the Resurrection of Christ, on Monday - to the Ethereal Powers, on Tuesday - to the Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, on Wednesday - to the Life-giving Cross of Christ, on Thursday - to the holy apostles and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker; on Friday we remember the suffering of the Lord and His death on the Cross; on Saturday the service is dedicated to the saints and all saints; the dead are commemorated. Prayers and chants in honor of the Mother of God are heard in the church every day, but She is especially glorified on Sundays (Servant. Teaching News

Prayer at the entrance to the Temple

Bishop: I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” And I, according to the abundance of Your mercy, will enter Your house, I will worship Your holy temple in Your fear. Lord, guide me in Thy righteousness, for the sake of my enemies; level your path before me, so that without stumbling I may glorify the one Divinity of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer upon entering the Temple

Bishop: I worship You, my Lord God, who by Your grace abides in this holy temple, especially in the Most Pure and Life-Giving Mysteries; I bow the knees of my heart before You, the true Christ my Savior. I also adore Your Immaculate Mother, the Most Pure Lady Virgin Mary, Theotokos, Helper, Intercessor, Intercessor, the only Hope and Trust in my salvation. I honor the holy Angel, Your servant, who always guards Your Divine Altar. With love I kiss all Your saints depicted on icons and reposed in their relics. And I pray to You, my good Lord: may Your ears always be attentive to the prayerful voice of the people praying to You in this holy temple; Remember his deceased parishioners in Your heavenly Kingdom, forgiving all their sins, as the eternally Good and Merciful One. Amen.

At the appointed hour, having made three bows from the waist, the concelebrants enter the altar. Having bowed to the holy throne three times, they put on their clothes. Having received a blessing from the bishop, the Protodeacon puts on the surplice, orarion and bristles, and removes the shroud from the holy altar. The priests put on the stole, brim and phelonion, blessing them and kissing the cross on them. Standing together in front of the holy throne, they pray and kiss the edge of the holy throne. The bishop is given a censer, into which he places incense and secretly says the prayer “We bring the censer to you...”. The protodeacon opens the curtain and the royal doors; The sexton hands him a lighted candle.

The priest, together with the deacon, first censes the holy altar, then the high place, the altar, the holy icons in the southern and northern parts of the altar and stands at the holy altar facing the east.

Bishop: Blessed be our God always, now and continually, and unto ages of ages.

Reader. Amen. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, omnipresent and filling the whole world, Source of blessings and Giver of life, come and dwell in us; cleanse us from all filth and save, O Good One, our souls.

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

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.

Lord have mercy (three times).

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

Our Father who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil (Matt. 6:9-13).

Bishop: For Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages.

Reader: Amen. Lord have mercy. (12 times). Slava: And now:

Come, let us worship our King God. Come, let us worship and fall before Christ, our King God. Come, let us bow and fall before Christ Himself, our King and God.

And the 9th hour is read.

The royal doors open, remaining open until the end of the service. The Protodeacon, wearing a surplice, orar and cords, took a lighted candle and a censer and handed the latter to the Bishop, saying:

Bless, Lord, the censer.

Bishop (blessing, says a prayer): We offer the censer to You, Christ our God, as an aroma of spiritual fragrance; accept him onto Your altar above heaven and send down upon us the grace of Your Most Holy Spirit, that we may glorify You with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Protodeacon: Rise up . (Then, turning his face to the east, he says): God bless.

Bishop (giving on behalf of himself and those praying Glory to the Most Holy Trinity, he makes the sign of the Cross with a censer in front of the Holy Altar and proclaims): Glory to the Holy, Consubstantial, Life-Giving and Indivisible Trinity always, now and unceasingly and forever and ever.

This exclamation is pronounced at the all-night vigil. At Vespers, performed before the liturgy, the initial exclamation is"Blessed is the Kingdom...", actually vespers -"Blessed be our God..."

The people sing: Amen. Come, let us worship the King, our God. Come, let us worship and fall before Christ, the King, our God. Come, let us bow and fall before Christ Himself, our King and God. Come, let us worship and fall before Him.

And the 103rd Psalm: all or marked verses, and all the rest are read. On Easter week, instead of Psalm 103, the clergy sing the verses “May God rise again...” and the troparion choir “Christ is risen...”.

At the beginning of the singing of the 103rd Psalm, the bishop, preceded by a deacon with a candle, censes the entire church. Having censed the right and left doors of the royal doors, they go out through them from the altar to the solea and cense in front of the royal doors, then cense the local icons of the Savior, the temple one and those following it; then the icon of the Mother of God and the icons adjacent to it, the right and left choirs and all the people (at each censing the deacon bows). Having left the solea, the bishop burns incense from the right choir to the left icon along the walls of the temple and the people ahead. The ritual ends in front of the royal doors and the icons of the Savior and the Mother of God; then they enter the altar through the royal doors. The bishop censes the holy altar and passes the censer to the deacon, who, “three times three times,” turns to the bishop, bows to the high place and gives the censer and candle to the sexton and, according to custom, leaves the altar by the northern door to recite the great litany.

Bless the Lord, my soul. Blessed are You, Lord. Lord my God, You are wonderfully great. Blessed are You, Lord. You are clothed with glory and greatness. Blessed are You, Lord. You dress yourself in light like a robe, you stretch out the heavens like a tent; You build Your high palaces over the waters, You make the clouds Your chariot, You walk on the wings of the wind. You create Your angels as spirits, Your servants as blazing fire. You have set the earth on solid foundations; it will not be shaken forever and ever. You covered it with the abyss like a garment; there are waters on the mountains. Wonderful are Your works, Lord! They flee from Your thunder, they quickly leave from the voice of Your thunder, they ascend the mountains, they descend into the valleys, to the place that You have appointed for them. You have set a limit that they will not cross and will not return to cover the earth. You sent springs to the valleys: Water flows between the mountains. Wonderful are Your works, O Lord! They give water to all the beasts of the field; wild donkeys quench their thirst. Birds of the air live with them, and they make their voices from among the branches. You water the mountains from Your heights; the earth is satisfied with the fruits of Your deeds. You grow grass for livestock and herbs for the benefit of man, to produce from the earth food and wine that gladdens the heart of man, and oil that makes his face shine, and bread that strengthens the heart of man. The trees of the Lord are fed, the cedars of Lebanon which He planted. Birds nest on them: spruce trees are the home of the stork, high mountains are the chamois; stone cliffs are a refuge for hares. He created the moon to indicate the times, the sun knows its west. You spread darkness and there is night; and at this time all the forest animals roam; lions roar for prey and ask God for food for themselves. The sun rises, and they gather and lie down in their lairs; a man goes out to his business and to his work until evening. How numerous are Your works, O Lord, You have done them all wisely; the earth is full of Your works. This sea is great and spacious; There are reptiles there, of which there is no number, animals small and large; there are ships sailing, there is this leviathan, whom You created to play in it. They all expect You to give them their food in due time. You give it to them, they accept it; You open Your hand - they are satisfied with good; if you hide your face, they are troubled; if you take away their spirit, they die and return to their dust; If you send forth Your spirit, they will be created, and You will renew the face of the earth. May the Lord be glory forever, may the Lord rejoice in His works. He looks at the ground, and it shakes; touches the mountains - and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord all my life, I will sing to my God as long as I exist. May my song be pleasing to Him; I will rejoice in the Lord. Let sinners disappear from the earth, and let there be no more lawless people. Bless the Lord, my soul! The sun knows its west; You spread the darkness and it is night. How many are Your works, O Lord? ! You have done everything wisely. Glory YouLord, who created everything. Glory to this day:

Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, glory to You, O God. (Three times).

Protodeacon(Great Litany): Let us pray to the Lord in peace.

People (for each request of the Protodeacon): Lord have mercy.

Let us pray to the Lord for the sending of peace from above, the forgiveness of sins and the salvation of our souls.

Let us pray to the Lord for the peace of the whole world, the unshakable standing of God’s holy churches and the unity of all.

Let us pray to the Lord for this holy temple and those who enter it with faith, reverence and fear of God.

For the most holy ecumenical patriarchs, the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, priests serving in purity and holiness, reverent deacons, for all church and monastic ranks and people, let us pray to the Lord.

So that the Lord God will soon lead the irreconcilable hearts of His servants, the shepherds of all churches and all Christians to unity, brotherly love and church peace, and thereby preserve His Holy Church from heresies, schisms and superstitions, let us pray to the Lord.

In order to stop church strife and divisions, and by the power of His Holy Spirit, He converted all those who had apostatized to the knowledge of the truth and added them to His chosen flock. Let's pray to the Lord.

To enlighten with the light of His knowledge of God the thoughts of those darkened by unbelief; He strengthened His faithful and kept them steadfast in the Truth, let us pray to the Lord.

Let us pray to the Lord for our God-protected country, for the establishment of peace, serenity and piety in it.

Let us pray to the Lord for the spiritual prosperity of our city, all cities and the universe, and the Christians living in it.

Let us pray to the Lord for more favorable weather, an abundance of earthly fruits and times of peace.

Let us pray to the Lord for those who are sailing, traveling, sick, suffering, captives, prisoners, and for their salvation.

Let us pray to the Lord for those who strive in virginity and purity, for widows and orphans, for those living in marriage and childbearing, raising children in the fear of God.

To free us from all sorrow, anger and need, let us pray to the Lord.

People: To you, Lord.

Bishop (1 lamp prayer): Lord, Generous and Merciful, Long-suffering and Much-merciful, hear our prayer and heed the voice of our prayer; work with us a sign for good; guide us on Your path to walk in Your truth; make our hearts glad to fear Your holy name; for You are great and do wonders; You are One God and there is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, good in mercy and strong in strength, to help and comfort and save all who trust in Your holy name, For all glory, honor and worship is due to You. To the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages.

People: Amen.

The first kathisma is read (Psalm I to Psalm 8), divided into three parts (antiphon), from which the following verses are usually sung with the refrain “Alleluia” (three times).

1. Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked. 2. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. 3. Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice before Him with trembling. 4. Blessed are all who trust in Him. 5. Arise, Lord save me, my God. 6. Salvation comes from the Lord. Your blessing is upon your people (Isa. 1; 1, 6. 2; 11-12. 3; 8-9). 7. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, glory to You, O God. (Three times).

Protodeacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

People: Lord have mercy.

Bishop (Prayer 2) : Lord, do not rebuke us in Your wrath, and do not punish us in Your anger; but do everything with us according to Thy mercy, Doctor and Healer of our souls, directing us to the throne of Thy Glory; enlighten the eyes of our hearts to the knowledge of Your truth and grant us the rest of the present day and all the time of our life peaceful and sinless, through the prayers of the Holy Mother of God and all Your saints, For Your Power and Your Kingdom and the power and glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit now and always and forever and ever.

People: Amen.

Protodeacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

People: Lord have mercy.

Bishop (Prayer 4) : Incessantly Sung and incessantly praised by the holy Angels, fill our lips with Thy praise in order to magnify Thy holy name and honor us to participate in the inheritance with all those who truly fear Thee and fulfill Thy commandments, through the prayers of the Holy Mother of God and all Thy saints. For to You is due all glory, honor and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages.

People: Amen.

Protodeacon: Let us pray to the Lord in peace.

People: Lord have mercy.

Bishop (Prayer 5) : Lord, Lord, holding everything with Your most pure hand, long-suffering towards us all and regretting our sins. We know Your generosity and Your mercy, visit us with Your goodness and grant us, by Your mercy, and for the rest of the present day to avoid the various snares of the devil and preserve our lives by the immaculate grace of Your All-Holy Spirit, the Mercy and generosity and love of Your Only Begotten Son, with Him Blessed are You, with Your All-Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and always to the ages of ages.

People: Amen.

Protodeacon: Let us pray to the Lord in peace.

People: Lord have mercy.

Bishop (Prayer 6) : God, Great and Wonderful, by inscrutable providence, by rich mercy, ruling over everything, You have given us the blessings of the world and through these gifts, You are leading us to Your promised Kingdom. Delivered us from all evil in the past time of the day, and grant us to spend the rest of the time blamelessly, praising You, our only Good and Humane God, For You are our God and we send glory to You, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages centuries.

People: Amen.

While singing “Lord, I cry to You” and the stichera, the deacon censes the altar, the entire temple and the worshipers. Having accepted the censer, the deacon puts incense into it with the blessing of the bishop, “We offer the censer to you...” and makes a cross-shaped censing of the throne, then the high place, the altar and icons on the southern, northern and western sides, and also censes the brethren in the altar on the southern and northern sides . Then it goes out onto the soleya by the northern door and censes local icons, choirs, worshipers and the entire temple, starting with the icons on the southern side of the soleya. The deacon finishes censing in front of the royal doors and local icons, enters the altar by the southern door, again censes the altar and the bishop and, having prayed to the high place, gives the censer to the sexton.

Afterwards, the people sing Psalms 140 and 141 to the voice of the prescribed service, or the first two verses of Psalm 140. to the indicated voice, and the rest to the third voice. The bishop (or deacon) censes throughout the entire church.

Lord, I appeal to You, hear me. Hear me, Lord. Lord, I cry to You, hear me. Hear the voice of my prayer, when I cry to You, hear me, O Lord. Let my prayer be directed like incense before Your face, the lifting of my hands, the evening sacrifice, hear me, O Lord. Set, O Lord, a guard over my lips and guard the doors of my mouth; Do not let my heart turn aside to evil words, for the excuse of sinful deeds, together with people who do iniquity, and may I not eat from their authorities. Let the righteous punish me: this is mercy; let him reprove me: this is the best oil, which will not hurt my head; but my prayers are against their atrocities. Their leaders are scattered along the cliffs and hear my words that they are meek. It’s as if the earth is being cut and crushed; our bones are falling into the jaws of hell. But to You, Lord, Lord, my eyes are; I trust in You, do not throw away my soul. Save me from the snares set for me, from the snares of the wicked. The wicked will fall in their snares, but I will cross over. (Ps. 140).

With my voice I cried to the Lord, with my voice I prayed to the Lord; I poured out my prayer before Him: I revealed my sorrow to Him. When my spirit fainted within me, You knew my path. On the path that I walked, they secretly laid nets for me. I look to the right side and see that no one recognizes me; there is no refuge for me, no one cares about my soul. I cried to You, Lord, I said: You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. Listen to my cry, for I am very weak; deliver me from my persecutors, for they are stronger than me. Bring my soul out of prison, so that I may glorify Your name. The righteous will gather around me when You show me a benefit. (Ps. 141).

Stichera with verses are sung. Poetryby 1: Bring my soul out of prison, so that I may glorify Your name. The righteous will gather around me when You show me a benefit. (Ps. 141; 7). At 8: From the depths I cry to you, Lord, Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my prayers. At 6: If You are the Lord, you will notice iniquities, Lord, who can stand? But You have forgiveness. I hope in the Lord, my soul trusts; I trust in His word. On 4: My soul waits for the Lord more than the watchmen of the morning. Let Israel trust in the Lord. For the Lord has mercy, and He has great deliverance, and He will deliver Israel from all His iniquities. (Ps. 129:1-9). Praise the Lord, all nations, glorify Him, all nations. For great is His mercy toward us, and the truth of the Lord endures forever. (Ps. 116; 1-2). Glory to this day:

Dogmatist or Mother of God, during the singing of which an entrance is made with a censer.

Protodeacon(having surrounded the local icons and the bishop on the pulpit, he proclaims): Let's pray to the Lord.

People: Lord have mercy.

Bishop (Entry Prayer): In the evening and in the morning and at noon we praise, bless, thank and pray to You, Lord of all, direct our prayer like incense before You, and do not let our hearts stray to evil words or thoughts, but deliver us from everyone who ensnares our souls, for to You, Lord, Lord, our eyes, and in You we trust, do not disgrace us, our God, For to You belongs all glory, honor and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

At the end of the prayer, the Protodeacon, holding the orarion up with three fingers of his right hand and pointing to the east, exclaims: Bless, lord, the holy entrance.

Bishop (blessing to the east): Blessed is the entrance of Your saints, O Lord.

Protodeacon (having drawn a Cross in the Royal Doors with a censer): Wisdom. Stand in awe.

People: Quiet light of the holy glory of the Immortal Heavenly Father, Holy, Blessed, Jesus Christ. We, having lived until sunset, seeing the evening light, sing praises to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit of God. You are worthy to sing of You at all times with reverent voices, Son of God, giver of life, and the world glorifies You.

The Bishop and Protodeacon, having entered the Altar, stand in a high place.

Protodeacon: Let's be careful.

Bishop: Peace to all!

People: And with your spirit.

Protodeacon: Wisdom, let's be careful. Prokeimenon: ... (the daily prokeimenon is pronounced, and the people sing it).

Prokimny

Sunday, chapter 8: Bless the Lord now, all you servants of the Lord Poem: Standing in the temple of the Lord, in the courts of our God. (Ps. 133:1).

Monday, Ch.4: The Lord hears me when I call on Him. Poem: When I cry, hear me, O God of my righteousness. (Ps. 4; 4, 2).

Tuesday, Ch.I: May Thy goodness and mercy, O Lord, accompany me all the days of my life. Poem: The Lord is my shepherd, I will not need anything. (Ps. 22; 6, 1).

Wednesday, Ch. 5: God, save me in Your name and judge me by Your power. Poem: God, hear my prayer, listen to the words of my mouth. (Ps. 53; 3, 4).

Thursday, Ch. 6: My help comes from the Lord, who created heaven and earth. Poem: I lift my eyes to the mountains from where my help will come. (Ps. 120; 2-1).

Friday, Ch. 7: God, my intercessor, and Your mercy will precede me. Poem: Deliver me from my enemies, my God, protect me from those who rise up against me. (Ps. 58; 10-11, 2).

Saturday, Ch. 6: The Lord reigns; He is clothed with greatness. Poetry: The Lord is clothed with power and girded. Therefore the universe is solid and will not move forever. To your house, O Lord, belongs holiness for many days to come. (Ps. 92; 1, 5).

On the eve of the holiday, after the prokemna, the Protodeacon, going out to the pulpit, pronounces a special litany:

Protodeacon: Let us all cry out with all our souls and with all our thoughts.

People: Lord have mercy.

Protodeacon: Lord, Almighty, God of our Fathers, we pray to You, hear and have mercy.

People: Lord have mercy.

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

People: Lord have mercy (three times after each petition of the Protodeacon).

Protodeacon: We also pray for the most holy ecumenical patriarchs, for the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, for our brothers - priests, holy monks and for all our brotherhood in Christ.

Master, King of ages, Giver of blessings, who destroyed hostility and gave peace to the human race and now, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, reconcile and unite Your servants - the shepherds of all churches and all Christians; Root Your fear in them, extinguish all discord and church differences and grant them love for each other for the glory and unity of Your Holy Church, we pray to You, Almighty God, hear and have mercy.

We also pray for our God-protected country, for the establishment of peace, serenity and piety in it.

Lord our God, who does not desire the death of sinners, but awaits their conversion and repentance, turn all who have departed from the faith to Your Holy Church, we pray to You, hear and have mercy.

Having created the whole world for Your glory, make it so that those who oppose Your word turn to You and, with all the faithful, glorify You, our God, with true faith and piety, we pray to You, Omnipotent Creator, hear and have mercy.

Who gave Your commandment to us to love You, our God, and our neighbor, help, Lord, so that hatred, enmity, resentment, greed, perjury, heresies, schisms, temptations and other iniquities cease, and true love reigns in our hearts, we pray to You , Our Savior, hear and, as a Lover of mankind, have mercy.

We also pray for the repose of all our previously deceased forefathers, fathers, and brothers.

We also pray for the manifestation of God’s help, mercy, peace, life, health, salvation, forgiveness and forgiveness of sins to God’s blessed servants, the creators and brethren of this holy temple.

We also pray for those who make offerings, do good in this holy temple, for those who work, sing and stand before us, expecting great and rich mercy from God.

Bishop (3rd lamp prayer): Lord our God, when we call on Your holy and worshiped name, in anticipation of Your mercy, grant us, O God, to love You with all our hearts and revere You, doing Your will in everything.

For You are a merciful and loving God, and to You we send up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages.

People: Amen. Grant, Lord, that this evening we may be preserved without sin. Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, highly praised and glorified is Your name forever. Amen. May Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, for we trust in You. Blessed be the Lord, teach me Your commandments. Blessed be the Lord, enlighten me with Your commandments. Blessed Holy One, enlighten me with Your commandments. Lord, Your mercy endures forever. Do not despise the creation of Your hands. Praise is due to You, singing is due to You, glory is due to You, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Protodeacon: Let us offer our evening prayer to the Lord.

People: Lord have mercy.

Protodeacon: Protect, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Your grace.

People: Lord have mercy.

Protodeacon: We ask the Lord for everything perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless evening.

People (after each request): Give it, Lord.

Protodeacon: We ask the Lord for an angel of peace, a faithful mentor, and guardian of our souls and bodies.

We ask the Lord for forgiveness and forgiveness of our sins and transgressions.

We ask the Lord for what is good and beneficial to our souls and peace to the world.

We ask the Lord to end the rest of our life in peace and repentance.

We ask for a Christian, painless, shameless, peaceful end to our life and a good answer at the Last Judgment of Christ.

Invoking our Most Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, we commend ourselves and each other and our whole lives to Christ our God.

People: To you, Lord.

Bishop (7th prayer): God, the Great and Most High, the One who has immortality, lives in the unapproachable light, who created all creation wisely, separated light from darkness and set the sun to rule the day, the moon and stars to rule the night, deigning us sinners to appear before Your face at this hour with praise and bring You the evening praise. Yourself, O Lover of Mankind, direct our prayer to You like incense, and receive it like the aroma of a spiritual fragrance; give us peaceful ones: the present evening and the coming night; clothe us with the weapons of light, deliver us from the terror of the night and every evil force that takes hold in the darkness; and make the sleep that You have given to strengthen our weakness alien to any devilish suggestion. O Lord, Giver of blessings, may we, even at night on our beds, remember Your name with tenderness and, enlightened by the instruction of Your commandments, may we rise in spiritual joy to glorify Your goodness, bringing to You the Merciful supplications and supplications for our sins and for the sins of all people Yours, whom You visit through the prayers of the Holy Mother of God, For You are the Good and Humane-loving God and we send glory to You, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and unto the ages of ages.

People: Amen.

Bishop: Peace to all!

People: And may there be peace in your soul.

Protodeacon: Let us bow our heads before the Lord.

People: To you, Lord.

Bishop (prayer of adoration): Lord our God, who bowed the heavens and came down to save the human race, look upon Thy heritage and Thy servants, who bowed their heads to Thee, the terrible and man-loving Judge, and subdued their pride, not hoping for human help, but expecting Thy mercy and salvation, and save them this evening, in the coming night and at all times from every enemy, nasty devilish actions, vain thoughts and sinful memories, may the power of Your Kingdom be blessed and glorified, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and to the ages of ages.

People: Amen.

Litiya is being celebrated

(Kneeling fervent, public prayer)

The people sing stichera. The bishop, the Protodeacon with the censer, and all the concelebrants go out into the vestibule. The protodeacon, having covered the icons, the bishop and the people, at the end of the stichera, exclaims:

Save, O God, Thy people and bless Thy inheritance, visit the world with Thy mercy and bounty, strengthen the power of Christians and send down upon us Thy rich mercies, through the prayers of our All-Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, by the power of the Most Revered and Life-giving Cross, through the intercession of the honest heavenly Powers disembodied, the great glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John, the holy glorious and all-praised Apostles, our holy fathers and great ecumenical teachers and saints: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom, our holy father Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia the Wonderworker, holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Slavic teachers Cyril and Methodius, the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir, our holy fathers of all Russia, wonderworkers: Michael, Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip, Pitirim, Hermogenes, Joasaph, Macarius, Tikhon, Theodosius, Demetrius, Mitrofan, John, the holy glorious and victorious martyrs , our venerable and God-bearing fathers, the holy and righteous Godfathers Joachim and Anna, the Holy New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, the Holy New Martyr and Enlightener Alexander, our holy fathers Daniel of Pereyaslavl and Anthony of Padua, (saints of the day) and all the saints, we pray to You, Most Merciful Lord, Hear us sinners praying to You, and have mercy on us.

People: Lord have mercy. (40 times).

Protodeacon: Let us pray for the most holy ecumenical patriarchs, right reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, our brothers priests and holy monks, for our God-protected country, for all our brotherhood in Christ, and for every grieving, fallen and embittered soul in need of God’s mercy and help; about the protection of our city (village, holy monastery) and those living in it; about the peace of the whole world, about the unshakable presence of God’s holy churches; about the salvation and help with zeal and fear of God of our working and serving fathers and brothers; about those who are here and those who are absent; about healing the sick; about repose, relief, blessed memory and forgiveness of the sins of all our previously deceased fathers, brothers and sisters, lying here and everywhere; about the release of prisoners and prisoners; about our brothers who are at services, and all those who serve and have served in this holy temple (monasteries), let's call.

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