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The Order of Preparation
For the Divine Liturgy
+ The Kairon – The Orthros +
(If the Celebrant is a Bishop then the Priest takes the parts of the Deacon. If the Celebrant is a Priest, and there is no Deacon, a Sub-deacon or Reader takes his parts.)
(When the time for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy is come, the Clergy come to stand before the Holy Doors, facing the Iconostasis, Deacon to right hand of the Priest, making three low bows saying:)
DEACON: Bless, Master.
PRIEST: Blessed + is our God always: now and ever and unto ages of ages.
DEACON: Amen.
TOGETHER: Glory to Thee, O our God, Glory to Thee.
O Heavenly King, O Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who art in all places and fillest all things; Treasury of good things and Giver of Life: Come and dwell in us and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O gracious Lord.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. (thrice)
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: always now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
All Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name's sake.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: always now and ever 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
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 ages of ages.
DEACON: Amen.
PRIEST: O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, granting to Thy People victory over all adversaries, and by Thy Cross preserving Thine Estate.
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Do Thou, Who of Thine own good will wast lifted upon the Cross, O Christ our God, bestow Thy bounties upon the new Nation which is called by Thy Name; make glad in Thy might those who lawfully govern, that with them we may be led to victory over our adversaries, having in Thine aid a weapon of peace and a trophy invincible.
Always now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
O Champion dread, who canst not be put to confusion, despise not our petitions, O Good and All-praised Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary the Mother of God; establish the way of the Orthodox; save those who have been called upon to govern us, leading us all to that victory which is from Heaven, for Thou art She who gavest birth to God, and alone art Blessed.
Have mercy upon us, O God, according to Thy great goodness, we pray Thee; harken and have mercy.
DEACON: Lord, have mercy. (thrice)
PRIEST: For Thou art a merciful God and lovest mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
DEACON: Amen.
Bless, Father, in the Name of the Lord
(The Matin Gospel may be read at this time)
PRIEST: Glory to the Holy +, Consubstantial, Life-giving and Undivided Trinity, always: now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
DEACON: Amen.
The Gloria
PRIEST: Glory to God in the Highest.
And on earth peace to men of good will. We praise Thee. We bless Thee. We worship Thee. We glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory.
Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Thou, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Thou, Who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou, Who sitest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For Thou alone art Holy. Thou alone art Lord. Thou alone, O Jesus Christ, art Most High. + With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
DEACON: Amen.
PRIEST: Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy Name forever; yea, forever and ever. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Blessed art Thou +, O Lord God of our Fathers, and praised and glorified be Thy Name forever.
DEACON: Amen
PRIEST: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we do put our hope in Thee: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. (thrice)
Lord, Thou hast been our refuge in all generations. I said: Be merciful unto me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee.
Lord, I have fled unto Thee: teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God. For with Thee is the fountain of life: in Thy light shall we see light. O continue Thy loving-kindness unto them that know Thee.
Holy God +, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. (thrice)
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: always now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. Holy God +, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us.
TOGETHER: Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for laying aside all defense we sinners offer unto Thee, as Master, this supplication: have mercy upon us.
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
O Lord, have mercy upon us, for in Thee have we put our trust; be not exceedingly wroth with us, nor remember our iniquities, but look down upon us even now, as Thou art compassionate, and deliver us from our enemies: for Thou art our God, and we are Thy people: we are all the work of Thy hands, and we call upon Thy Name.
Always now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Open unto us the door of Thy compassion, O Blessed Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary the Mother of God. As we set our hope in Thee, may we not be confounded: through Thee may we be delivered from all adversities, for Thou art the salvation of the race of Christians.
(The Clergy approach the Icon of Christ, kiss it and say together:)
We reverence Thy spotless icon, O gracious Lord, and ask forgiveness of our transgressions, O Christ our God: for of Thine own good will Thou wast pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that Thou mightest deliver from bondage to the enemy those whom Thou hadst fashioned. Wherefore, we cry aloud unto Thee: Thou hast filled all things with joy, O our Saviour, for Thou didst come to save the world.
(In like manner, the Clergy approach the Icon of the Theotokos, kiss it and say together:)
Foreasmuch as Thou art a well-spring of tenderness, O Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary the Mother of God, make us worthy of compassion; Look upon a sinful people; manifest Thy power as ever, for hoping on Thee we cry aloud unto Thee: Hail! As once did Gabriel, Chief Captain of the Bodiless Powers.
(Returning to their places before the Holy Doors, the Priest alone, says, with arms uplifted:)
PRIEST: Stretch forth Thy hands, O Lord, from Thy holy dwelling-place on high, and strengthen me for this Thine appointed service, that standing without condemnation in Thy dread Sanctuary I may offer the unbloody sacrifice: for Thine is the power and the glory, unto ages of ages. Amen.
(The Clergy bow to the choirs and to the people, and enter the Sanctuary, saying together:)
TOGETHER: I will enter into Thy house: I will worship towards Thy Holy Temple in fear.
Guide me, O Lord, with Thy righteousness, make straight my path before Thee, because of mine enemies. There is no truth in their mouth; their heart is filled with evil; their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongue they bring destruction. Destroy them, O Lord, let them fall by their own counsels; according to the multitude of their transgressions, cast them out, for they have gone against Thee. But, let all those that trust in Thee be joyful, and so shall they rejoice evermore, and Thou shalt protect them. And those that love Thy Name shall make their boast of Thee. For Thou, O Lord, wilt bless the upright man, as with the panoply of Thine approval hast Thou crowned us.
(Approaching the Holy Altar, the Deacon at the right hand of the Priest, they make three low reverences. The Priest kisses the Holy Gospel. The Deacon kisses the corner of the Altar.)
TOGETHER: O God, be gracious unto me, a sinner +, and have mercy upon me. (thrice)
(When the time for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy is come, the Clergy come to stand before the Holy Doors, facing the Iconostasis, Deacon to right hand of the Priest, making three low bows saying:)
DEACON: Bless, Master.
PRIEST: Blessed + is our God always: now and ever and unto ages of ages.
DEACON: Amen.
TOGETHER: Glory to Thee, O our God, Glory to Thee.
O Heavenly King, O Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who art in all places and fillest all things; Treasury of good things and Giver of Life: Come and dwell in us and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O gracious Lord.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. (thrice)
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: always now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
All Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name's sake.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: always now and ever 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
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 ages of ages.
DEACON: Amen.
PRIEST: O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance, granting to Thy People victory over all adversaries, and by Thy Cross preserving Thine Estate.
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Do Thou, Who of Thine own good will wast lifted upon the Cross, O Christ our God, bestow Thy bounties upon the new Nation which is called by Thy Name; make glad in Thy might those who lawfully govern, that with them we may be led to victory over our adversaries, having in Thine aid a weapon of peace and a trophy invincible.
Always now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
O Champion dread, who canst not be put to confusion, despise not our petitions, O Good and All-praised Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary the Mother of God; establish the way of the Orthodox; save those who have been called upon to govern us, leading us all to that victory which is from Heaven, for Thou art She who gavest birth to God, and alone art Blessed.
Have mercy upon us, O God, according to Thy great goodness, we pray Thee; harken and have mercy.
DEACON: Lord, have mercy. (thrice)
PRIEST: For Thou art a merciful God and lovest mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory: to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
DEACON: Amen.
Bless, Father, in the Name of the Lord
(The Matin Gospel may be read at this time)
PRIEST: Glory to the Holy +, Consubstantial, Life-giving and Undivided Trinity, always: now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
DEACON: Amen.
The Gloria
PRIEST: Glory to God in the Highest.
And on earth peace to men of good will. We praise Thee. We bless Thee. We worship Thee. We glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory.
Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
Thou, Who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Thou, Who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou, Who sitest at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For Thou alone art Holy. Thou alone art Lord. Thou alone, O Jesus Christ, art Most High. + With the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
DEACON: Amen.
PRIEST: Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy Name forever; yea, forever and ever. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Blessed art Thou +, O Lord God of our Fathers, and praised and glorified be Thy Name forever.
DEACON: Amen
PRIEST: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we do put our hope in Thee: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes. (thrice)
Lord, Thou hast been our refuge in all generations. I said: Be merciful unto me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee.
Lord, I have fled unto Thee: teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God. For with Thee is the fountain of life: in Thy light shall we see light. O continue Thy loving-kindness unto them that know Thee.
Holy God +, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. (thrice)
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: always now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. Holy God +, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us.
TOGETHER: Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us: for laying aside all defense we sinners offer unto Thee, as Master, this supplication: have mercy upon us.
Glory to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
O Lord, have mercy upon us, for in Thee have we put our trust; be not exceedingly wroth with us, nor remember our iniquities, but look down upon us even now, as Thou art compassionate, and deliver us from our enemies: for Thou art our God, and we are Thy people: we are all the work of Thy hands, and we call upon Thy Name.
Always now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Open unto us the door of Thy compassion, O Blessed Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary the Mother of God. As we set our hope in Thee, may we not be confounded: through Thee may we be delivered from all adversities, for Thou art the salvation of the race of Christians.
(The Clergy approach the Icon of Christ, kiss it and say together:)
We reverence Thy spotless icon, O gracious Lord, and ask forgiveness of our transgressions, O Christ our God: for of Thine own good will Thou wast pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that Thou mightest deliver from bondage to the enemy those whom Thou hadst fashioned. Wherefore, we cry aloud unto Thee: Thou hast filled all things with joy, O our Saviour, for Thou didst come to save the world.
(In like manner, the Clergy approach the Icon of the Theotokos, kiss it and say together:)
Foreasmuch as Thou art a well-spring of tenderness, O Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary the Mother of God, make us worthy of compassion; Look upon a sinful people; manifest Thy power as ever, for hoping on Thee we cry aloud unto Thee: Hail! As once did Gabriel, Chief Captain of the Bodiless Powers.
(Returning to their places before the Holy Doors, the Priest alone, says, with arms uplifted:)
PRIEST: Stretch forth Thy hands, O Lord, from Thy holy dwelling-place on high, and strengthen me for this Thine appointed service, that standing without condemnation in Thy dread Sanctuary I may offer the unbloody sacrifice: for Thine is the power and the glory, unto ages of ages. Amen.
(The Clergy bow to the choirs and to the people, and enter the Sanctuary, saying together:)
TOGETHER: I will enter into Thy house: I will worship towards Thy Holy Temple in fear.
Guide me, O Lord, with Thy righteousness, make straight my path before Thee, because of mine enemies. There is no truth in their mouth; their heart is filled with evil; their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongue they bring destruction. Destroy them, O Lord, let them fall by their own counsels; according to the multitude of their transgressions, cast them out, for they have gone against Thee. But, let all those that trust in Thee be joyful, and so shall they rejoice evermore, and Thou shalt protect them. And those that love Thy Name shall make their boast of Thee. For Thou, O Lord, wilt bless the upright man, as with the panoply of Thine approval hast Thou crowned us.
(Approaching the Holy Altar, the Deacon at the right hand of the Priest, they make three low reverences. The Priest kisses the Holy Gospel. The Deacon kisses the corner of the Altar.)
TOGETHER: O God, be gracious unto me, a sinner +, and have mercy upon me. (thrice)
