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Paschal Matins
At the stroke
of midnight, the clergy, assembled in the altar, begin to chant the following,
at first quietly and then more loudly with each of the two repetitions:
Clergy: Thy Resurrection, O Christ Savior, /
the angels in the heavens sing; /
vouchsafe also us on earth //
with pure hearts to glorify Thee. (Thrice)
As this is
chanted the third time, the clergy go out of the church in procession, followed
by all the faithful.
Choir: Thy Resurrection, O Christ Savior, /
the angels in the heavens sing; /
vouchsafe also us on earth //
with pure hearts to glorify Thee. (Repeatedly)
After going
around the church, the clergy stop at the closed doors.
Senior Clergyman: Glory to the holy, and consubstantial, and
life-creating, and indivisible Trinity, always, now and ever, and unto the ages
of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Clergy: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death
by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! (Thrice)
Choir: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death
by death, and on those in the tombs bestowing life! (Thrice)
The Priest reads the
stichoi, and the choir sings the troparion after each
stichos:
Stichos
1: Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered,
and let them that hate Him flee from before His face.
Choir: Christ is risen from the dead,
trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life.
Stichos
2: As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish, as wax
melteth before the fire.
Choir: Repeat Troparion
Stichos 3: So let the sinners
perish at the presence of God, and let the righteous be glad.
Choir: Repeat Troparion
Stichos 4: This is the day which the Lord
hath made; let us rejoice and be glad therein.
Choir:
Repeat Troparion
Priest: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Choir:
Repeat Troparion
Priest: Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Choir:
Repeat Troparion
Priest: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling
down death by death.
Choir:
And upon those in the tombs bestowing life.
And all enter the church. The Priest (or
clergy) stand before the icon of the Resurrection in the center of the church.
And the Great Litany is said.
Deacon: In peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For the peace from above, and the salvation of our
souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For this holy temple, and for them that with faith,
reverence, and the fear of God enter herein, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness
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.); for the venerable priesthood, the diaconate
in Christ, for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For the God-preserved
Land
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For this land, its authorities and armed forces, let
us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That He may deliver His people from enemies both
visible and invisible, and confirm in us oneness of mind, brotherly love and
piety, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For this city (or this town, or this holy
monastery), for every city and country, and the faithful that dwell therein,
let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For seasonable weather, abundance of the fruits of
the earth, and peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For travelers by sea, land and air; for the sick,
the suffering, the imprisoned, and for their salvation, let us pray to the
Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That we may be delivered from all tribulation,
wrath, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O
God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: 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.
Choir: Amen.
ODE I
Irmos, Tone 1: It is the Day of Resurrection, /
let us be radiant,
O ye people; /
Pascha, the Lord's
Pascha: /
for from death to
life, /
and from earth to
heaven, /
Christ God hath
brought us, //
as we sing the
song of victory.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Let us purify our
senses, /
and we shall
behold Christ, /
radiant with the
unapproachable light of the Resurrection, /
and we shall
clearly hear Him say, Rejoice! //
as we sing the
hymn of victory.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Let the heavens be
glad as is meet, /
and let the earth
rejoice, /
and let the whole
world, both visible and invisible, /
keep festival: /
for Christ is
risen, //
O gladness
eternal.
Christ is risen from the
dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing
life. (Thrice)
Small Litany
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O
God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: 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.
Choir: Amen.
ODE III
Irmos, Tone
1: Come, let us drink a new drink, /
not one
miraculously brought forth from a barren rock /
but the Fountain
of Incorruption, /
springing forth
from the tomb of Christ, //
in Whom we are
strengthened.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Now all things are
filled with light; /
heaven and earth, /
and the nethermost
parts of the earth; /
let all creation,
therefore, celebrate the arising of Christ //
whereby it is
strengthened.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Yesterday I was
buried with Thee, O Christ; /
today I rise with
Thine arising. /
Yesterday I was
crucified with Thee; /
do Thou Thyself
glorify me with Thee, O Savior, //
in Thy kingdom.
Christ is risen from the
dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing
life. (Thrice)
Small Litany
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O
God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thou art 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.
Choir: Amen.
Hypakoe, Eighth Tone
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.
ODE IV
Irmos, Tone
1:
On divine watch
let the God-inspired Habakkuk stand with us, /
and show forth the
light-bearing angel clearly saying: /
Today salvation is
come to the world, /
for Christ is risen
//
as Almighty.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
As a man-child did
Christ appear /
when He came forth
from the Virgin's womb, /
and as a mortal
was He called the Lamb. /
Without blemish
also, is our Pascha /
for He tasted no
defilement; //
and as true God,
perfect was He proclaimed.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Like unto a
yearling lamb, /
Christ, our
blessed Crown, /
of His own will
was sacrificed for all, /
a Pascha of
purification; /
and from the tomb
the beautiful Sun of Righteousness //
shone forth again
upon us.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
David, the
ancestor of God, /
danced with
leaping before the symbolical Ark
let us also, the
holy people of God, /
beholding the
fulfillment of the symbols, /
be divinely glad; //
for Christ is
risen as Almighty.
Christ is risen from the
dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing
life. (Thrice)
Small Litany
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O
God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thou art
a good God, 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.
Choir: Amen.
ODE V
Irmos, Tone
1: Let us awake in the deep dawn, /
and instead of
myrrh, offer a hymn to the Master, /
and we shall see
Christ, /
the Sun of
Righteousness, //
Who causeth life
to dawn for all.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Seeing Thy
boundless compassion /
they who were held
in the bonds of hades /
hastened to the
light, O Christ, /
with gladsome
feet, //
praising the
Pascha eternal.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Bearing lights,
let us approach Christ, /
Who cometh forth
from the tomb like a bridegroom, /
and with the
feast-loving ranks of angels /
let us celebrate //
the saving Pascha
of God.
Christ is risen from the
dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing
life. (Thrice)
Small Litany
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O
God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For sanctified 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.
Choir: Amen.
ODE VI
Irmos, Tone
1: Thou didst descend
into the nethermost parts of the earth, /
and didst shatter
the eternal bars that held the fettered, O Christ, /
and on the third
day, /
like Jonah from
the whale, //
Thou didst arise
from the tomb.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Having kept the
seals intact, O Christ, /
Thou didst rise
from the tomb, /
O Thou Who didst
not break the seal of the Virgin by Thy birth, /
and Thou hast
opened for us //
the doors of Paradise .
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
O my Savior, the
living and unslain Sacrifice, /
when, as God,
Thou, of Thine Own will, /
hadst offered up
Thyself unto the Father, /
Thou didst raise
up with Thyself the whole race of Adam, //
when Thou didst
rise from the tomb.
Christ is risen from the
dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing
life. (Thrice)
Small Litany
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O
God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thou art
the King of peace, and the Savior of our souls, 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.
Choir: Amen.
Kontakion:
Tone 8:
Thou didst descend
into the tomb, O Immortal, /
Thou didst destroy
the power of hell. /
In victory didst
Thou arise, O Christ God, /
proclaiming
“Rejoice!” to the myrrh-bearing women; /
granting peace to
Thine apostles, //
and bestowing
resurrection on the fallen.
Ikos: The myrrh-bearing
women forestalled the dawn, seeking, as it were day, the Sun that was before
the sun and Who had once set in the tomb, and they cried out one to another: O
friends! come, let us anoint with spices the life-bringing and buried Body, the
Flesh that raised up fallen Adam, that now lieth in the tomb. Let us go, let us
hasten, like the Magi, and let us worship and offer myrrh as a gift to Him Who
is wrapped now not in swaddling clothes but in a shroud. And let us weep and
cry aloud: O Master, arise, Thou Who dost grant resurrection to the fallen.
Hymn of the
Resurrection
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 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. (Thrice)
ODE VII
Irmos, Tone
1: He Who delivered the Children from the
furnace, /
became man,
suffereth as a mortal, /
and through His
Passion /
doth clothe
mortality with the beauty of incorruption, /
He is the only blessed
and most glorious //
God of our
fathers.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
The godly-wise
women with myrrh /
followed after
Thee in haste; /
but Him Whom they
sought with tears as dead, /
they worshipped
joyfully as the living God, /
and they brought
unto Thy disciples, O Christ, //
the good tidings
of the mystical Pascha.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
We celebrate the
death of death, /
the destruction of
hades, /
the beginning of
another life eternal, /
and leaping for
joy, /
we hymn the Cause,
//
the only blessed
and most glorious God of our fathers.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
For truly sacred
and all-festive is this saving night, /
and this shining,
light-bearing day, /
the harbinger of
the Resurrection, /
whereon the
Timeless Light bodily //
from the tomb upon
all hath shined.
Christ is risen from the
dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing
life. (Thrice)
Small Litany
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O
God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: Blessed and most glorified be the dominion of Thy
kingdom: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
ODE VIII
Irmos, Tone
1: This chosen and
holy day /
is the first of
the sabbaths, /
the queen and
lady, /
the feast of
feasts, /
and the festival
of festivals, //
wherein we bless
Christ unto the ages.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Come, on this
auspicious day of the Resurrection, /
let us partake of
the fruit of the new vine /
of divine gladness
of the kingdom of
Christ
praising Him as
God //
unto the ages.
Refrain: Christ is risen from the dead.
Lift up thine eyes
about thee, O Zion, /
and see, for
behold, there cometh unto thee /
like God-illumined
beacons, /
from the west, and
from the north, /
and from the sea,
and from the east, //
thy children, in
thee blessing Christ unto the ages.
Refrain: O Most Holy Trinity, our God, glory be to Thee.
O Father Almighty,
and Word, and Spirit, /
one Nature united
in three Persons, /
transcendent and
most divine! /
Into Thee have we
been baptized, //
and Thee will we
bless unto all ages.
Choir: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death
by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. (Thrice)
Small Litany
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O
God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For blessed is Thy name, and glorified is Thy
kingdom: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
ODE IX
Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, Him Who willingly suffered, and
was buried, and rose from the grave on the third day.
Tone 1: Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem, /
for the glory of
the Lord is risen upon thee; /
dance now and be
glad, O Zion
and do thou exult,
O pure Theotokos, //
in the arising of
Him Whom thou didst bear.
Refrain: Magnify, O
my soul, Christ the Giver of life, Who arose from the grave on the third day.
Shine, shine, O
new Jerusalem, /
for the glory of
the Lord is risen upon thee; /
dance now and be
glad, O Zion
and do thou exult,
O pure Theotokos, //
in the arising of
Him Whom thou didst bear.
Refrain: Christ is
the new Pascha, the living-sacrifice, the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin
of the world.
O how divine, how
loving, /
how sweet is Thy
voice! /
For Thou hast
truly promised /
to be with us unto
the end of the age, O Christ; /
having this
foundation of hope, //
we the faithful
rejoice.
Refrain: Today all creation is glad and rejoiceth, for
Christ is risen, and hades is led in captivity.
O how divine, how
loving, /
how sweet is Thy
voice! /
For Thou hast
truly promised /
to be with us unto
the end of the age, O Christ; /
having this
foundation of hope, //
we the faithful
rejoice.
Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, the dominion of the
Tri-hypostatic and Indivisible Godhead.
O Christ, Thou
great and most sacred Pascha! /
O Wisdom, Word and
power of God! /
Grant us to
partake of Thee more fully /
in the unwaning
day //
of Thy kingdom.
Refrain: Rejoice, O
Virgin, rejoice; rejoice O blessed one; rejoice, O most glorified one: for thy
Son is risen on the third day from the grave.
O Christ, Thou
great and most sacred Pascha! /
O Wisdom, Word and
power of God! /
Grant us to
partake of Thee more fully /
in the unwaning
day //
of Thy kingdom.
Choir: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death
by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. (Thrice)
Small Litany:
Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O
God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For all the
hosts of heaven praise Thee, 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.
Choir: Amen.
Exapostilarion
Tone 3: Having fallen asleep in the flesh, * as a mortal, * O King and Lord, *
on the third day Thou didst rise again, * raising up Adam from corruption, *
and abolishing death: * O Pascha of incorruption, * Salvation of the world! (Thrice)
The Lauds (the
Praises) in 1st tone:
Choir: Let every breath praise the
Lord. * Praise the Lord from the heavens, * praise Him in the highest. * To
Thee is due praise, O God.
Praise Him, all ye His angels; *
praise Him, all ye His hosts. * To Thee is due praise, O God.
Then, straight chant on one
note, as on “do,” going up one step on the next-to-the-last word(s) or
syllable(s) and back down again on the last stressed word(s) or
syllable(s). The word(s) or syllable(s)
which should be raised one note are in boldface type. Also, the verses may be read down to the last
verse before the first sticheron is sung.
Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise
Him all ye stars and light.
Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens,
and thou water that art above the heav-ens.
Let them praise the name of the
Lord; for He spake, and they came to be; He commanded, and they were cre-at-ed.
He established them for ever, yea,
for ever and ever; He hath set an ordinance, and it shall not pass a-way.
Praise the Lord from the earth, ye
dragons, and all ye a-byss-es.
Fire, hail, snow, ice, blast of
tempest, which per-form His word.
The mountains and all the hills,
fruitful trees, and all ce-dars.
The beasts and all the cattle,
creeping things and wing-ed birds.
Kings of the earth, and all peoples,
princes and all the judges of the earth.
Young men and virgins, elders with
the younger; let them praise the name of the Lord, for exalted is the name of Him
a-lone.
His praise is above the earth and
heaven, and He shall exalt the horn of His peo-ple.
This is the hymn for all His saints,
for the sons of Israel
Sing unto the Lord a new song; His
praise is in the church of the saints.
Let Israel
be glad in Him that made him, let the sons of Zion
Let them praise His name in the
dance; with the timbrel and the psaltery let them chant unto Him.
For the Lord taketh pleasure in His
people, and He shall exalt the meek with sal-va-tion.
The saints shall boast in glory, and
they shall re-joice upon their beds.
The high praise of God shall be in
their throat, and two-edged swords shall be in their hands.
To do vengeance among the heathen,
punishments among the peo-ples.
To bind their kings with fetters,
and their nobles with manacles of i-ron.
To do among them the judgment that
is written. This glory shall be to all His saints.
Praise ye God in His saints,
praise Him in the firmament of His power.
Stichos: Praise Him for His mighty acts, * praise Him
according to the multitude of His greatness.
Tone 1: We hymn, O
Christ, Thy saving Passion, //
and glorify Thy
Resurrection.
Stichos: Praise Him with the sound of trumpet, * praise
Him with the psaltery and harp.
O Thou Who didst endure the Cross, /
and didst abolish death, /
and didst rise again from the dead: /
Make our life peaceful, O Lord, //
for Thou alone art almighty.
Stichos: Praise Him with timbrel and dance, * praise
him with strings and flute.
O Thou Who didst lead hades captive, /
and didst raise up man by Thy Resurrection, / deem us worthy, with pure
hearts, // to hymn and glorify Thee.
Stichos: Praise Him with tuneful cymbals, praise Him
with cymbals of jubilation. * Let every breath praise the Lord.
Glorifying Thy Godly-majestic condescension, /
we hymn Thee, O Christ; /
for Thou wast born of a Virgin, /
yet Thou didst remain inseparable from the Father; /
Thou didst suffer as a man, and willingly didst endure the Cross; /
Thou didst rise from the tomb, /
coming forth as from a bridal chamber, /
that Thou mightest save the world: //
O Lord, glory be to Thee.
THE PASCHAL STICHERA
Fifth Tone:
Stichos: Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered.
A Pascha sacred today hath
been shown unto us; * Pascha new and holy, * a Pascha mystical, * a Pascha
all-venerable! * A Pascha that is Christ the Redeemer; * a Pascha immaculate, *
a great Pascha; * a Pascha of the faithful; * a Pascha that hath opened the
gates of Paradise to us; * a Pascha that doth
sanctify all the faithful.
Stichos: As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish.
Come from the vision, O ye
women, bearers of good tidings, * and say ye unto Zion
Stichos: So let sinners perish at the presence of God, and
let the righteous be glad.
The myrrh-bearing women * in
the deep dawn * stood before the tomb of the Giver of life; * they found an
angel sitting upon the stone, * and he, speaking to them, said thus: * Why seek
ye the Living among the dead? *Why mourn ye the Incorruptible amid corruption?
*Go, proclaim unto His disciples.
Stichos: This is the day which the Lord hath made, let us
rejoice and be glad therein.
Pascha the beautiful, *
Pascha, the Lord's Pascha, * the Pascha all-venerable hath dawned upon us. *
Pascha, with joy let us embrace one another. * O Pascha! * Ransom from sorrow,
* for from the tomb today, * as from a bridal chamber, * hath Christ shone
forth, * and hath filled the women with joy, saying: * Proclaim unto the
apostles.
Glory to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
It is the Day of
Resurrection, * let us be radiant for the feast, * and let us embrace one
another. * Let us say, Brethren, even to them that hate us, * let us forgive
all things on the Resurrection, * and thus let us cry out: *Christ is risen
from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs
bestowing life.
Christ is risen from the
dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing
life! (Thrice)
Catechetical Homily of St.
John
The senior priest readeth the Catechetical Homily of St. John
Troparion to the Saint, Eighth Tone:
Choir: 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.
After this, the deacon
saith the Ektenia:
Deacon: Have mercy
on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hearken and have
mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Deacon: Again we
pray for our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness 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., whose
diocese it is) and all our brethren in Christ.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Deacon: Again we
pray for the God-preserved land and its Orthodox people both in the homeland
and in the diaspora and for their salvation.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Deacon: Again we
pray for this land, its authorities and armed forces.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Deacon: Again we
pray to the Lord our God that He may deliver His people from enemies visible
and invisible, and confirm in us oneness of mind, brotherly love and piety.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Deacon: Again we
pray for our brethren, the priests, priestmonks, and all our brethren in Christ.
Choir: Lord have mercy. Thrice.
Deacon: Again we
pray for the blessed and ever-memorable, holy Orthodox patriarchs; for pious
kings and right-believing queens; and for the founders of this holy temple (if
it be a monastery: this holy monastery): and for all our fathers and
brethren gone to their rest before us, and the Orthodox here and everywhere
laid to rest.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Deacon: 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, that await of Thee great and abundant mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Priest: 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.
Choir: Amen.
Deacon: Let us complete our morning prayer unto the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us,
save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That the
whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: An angel of
peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the
Lord.
Choir: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: Pardon and
remission of our sins and offences, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: Things good
and profitable for our souls, and peace for the world, let us ask of the Lord.
Choir: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: That we may
complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask of
the Lord.
Choir: Grant this. O Lord.
Deacon: A Christian
ending to our life, painless, blameless, peaceful, and a good defense before
the dread judgment seat of Christ, let us ask.
Choir: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: 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.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: 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.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Peace be unto All.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Let us bow our heads unto the Lord.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thine it is to show mercy and to save us, 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.
Choir: Amen.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Choir: Father (Master), bless.
Priest: He that is, is blessed, Christ our God, always, now
and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen. Establish, O God, the holy Orthodox Faith and
Orthodox Christians, unto the ages of ages.
Clergy: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death
by death:
Choir: And upon those in the tombs bestowing life!
THE DISMISSAL:
Priest: May Christ our true God, Who rose from the dead,
and trampled down death by death and upon those in the tombs bestowed life,
through the intercessions of His most pure Mother, and of all the saints, have
mercy on us and save us, for He is good and the Lover of mankind.
Priest: CHRIST IS RISEN! (Thrice)
People: INDEED HE IS RISEN! (After each)
Choir: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death
by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life! (Thrice)
And unto us hath He granted
life eternal; we worship His Resurrection on the third day.
Then the Paschal Hours are done.
Revised 5/7/2013
