Matins are printed consecutively. The movable portions and specially

Choir. Amen. 7&7# fhc DEGREESOF THE ANTIPHON(SfqhhflyAntz@ti)are M g , accwding to Me Torre of fhc week. Anf@hon. Tom I V: From my youth up many passions have warred against me. But do thou succour and save me, 0 my Saviour. Ye who hate Zion shall be put to confusion of the Lord ; like grass in the fire shall ye be withered up. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Through the Holy Spirit is every soul quickened and exalted in purity, and illumined by the Triune Unity in mystic holiness. Deacon. Let us attend. Prirst. Peace be with you all. Deacon. Wisdom ! The Gradual (Proktmen) of the . . . Tone. GradrraLF (Prokimmd)in fk EIGHTTONES.

appointed Hymns are inserted according to the rubrics, at the proper points, from various other volumes. I have combined the fixed parts and have arranged them in such way as to show what takes place simultaneously within the Sanctuary and outside. I have also indicated the usual variations during pontifical Services, Feasts, Fasts, and so forth, selecting these and the most important representative Hymns for various occasions from the numerous volumes in which they are dispersed. For the sake of convenience, I have combined the Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom, St. Basil the Great, and the Pontifical Liturgy, thus avoiding repetition, but keeping them as distinct, otherwise, as in the original.

cried, 0 Lord ; and early shall my prayer

Then the Deacon, or tjcthere be none, t k Pt-iest, standakg in t k customary placc, inftont of the Holy Door, shall recite

I have been obliged to leave the service for Vespers almost in a skeleton state, as it appears in the original service books (instead of filling it out, as in the case of the other services), because of its very great flexibility, which causes immensely wide variations dependent upon the seasons - the proximity of Fasts, Feasts, and so forth. If in actual practice it shall prove desirable to have the more infrequent services (or others, which are abbreviated here) in fuller form, I shall endeavour to complete thzm, either in a new edition of the present work, should there be a demand for it, or in special volumes. In that case I shall hope to take advantage of all competent and unprejudiced criticism for the perfecting of a book which has long-been

Hear my prayer, 0 Lord, and consider my desire ; hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness' sake. And enter not into judgment with thyservant; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For

Sekcfwn shall be said

so near my heart; also of any new translation into the Old ChurchSlavonic, or revised edition of the Russian Service Books. In several cases I have preferred for this volume the older, rather than the more recent, editions. It has seemed practical and advisable t e retain the Slavonic nomenclature for the parts of the service, in addition to the corresponding English terms. Had I introduced the original Greek terms also, great confusion would have ensued. But the omission of the Greek is unimportant. Most of the Slavonic terms are sufficiently near those from which they were borrowed to make comprehension perfectly easy. In the exceptional cases there is no difficulty in determining the correspondence. Thus the book will be as useful for a comprehension of the

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Then shaZl be read thc second porith ofthe Sclcctwn of Psalms. And w k n i f isjnishe4 t h e shall bc said .

Greek services as of those in the Slavonic countries.

Choir. Amen. After the Sixfh Theme-Song of the Canon also the LITTLE LITANY (seepage 29) followeth, with the Edatqation at the end:

Then the Holy Door rj. opened, and the Priest, accom$anied by th Deaton ( 5 ) bearing a lzghted t a w , censeth t k Sanctuary, t k Holy Images, and the People, and all the Temjle (Policliy).(6) And the POLIEL~Y is sa4ng:

There have been two or three previous translations, from the Greek or Slavonic, of portions of these services, by other persons than myself. But in practice they have proved unsatisfactory, either in language or arrangement or both, or because neither singly nor combined do they furnish the services in that completeness which is imperatively necessary. My aim has been to remedy these defects. A list of the service books which have entered into the composition of my volume will afford some idea of the difficulties of the problem. ( I ) The Sl~~ahPbnik, or Service Book, which contains most of the fixed portions of the Liturgies of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil

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Then shall be sung tk Hymns (Trojarf), with the Refrain ;but on& on tlht Lord's Day.

the Great, and of the Presanctified Gifts ; also the Litanies and Prayers

Choir. Amen. Deacon. Let us complete our morning prayer unto the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Ckoir. Lord, have mercy. A day all-perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless, let us beseech of 2 5

Then the Pnbst readeth the Holy Go@el.

of Vespers and Matins, together with the Graduals and Benedictions appropriate to all occasions. This is used by the Priest and the Choir. (2) 'The Tc~soslov,or Book of the Hours (Horologion), which contains, in addition to the Hours and the Typical Psalms, those fixed portions of Vespers, Compline, Matins, Midnight Service, and so forth, which are used by the singers and the readers; also a selection of Hymns for various occasions.

(12) The Litiyd (from the Greek, Liti, liiomai, -a fervent prayer).

Then the Deacon exclaimeth :

(3) The Pontifical Service Book (Tchinovnfk), which contains the

The fervent prayer is expressed in the 'I Lord, have mercy " many

Wisdom ! Choir. Bless ! Priest. Blessed is Christ our God always, OW, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Preserve, 0 Lord, our most God-fearing . . . (Seepage 37.) Then the Pn'est, holding the cross, chanteth :

fixed portions of the Liturgies above mentioned, as celebrated by a Bishop ; together with all the Offices of Ordination, ecclesiastical promotion, the blessing of an antimins (corporal), and so forth.

(4) The ORtdi&h,-orRook of the Eight Tones, which contains the

Canons and certain of the Hymns used during Little and Great Vespers,

15 in Vigil Service .

. t8 Explanation (Appendix) . 594 Matrimony : Betrothal . 292 Crowning (Marriage) . . . 294 Removal of Crowns . 302 SecondMarriage 303 Explanation (Appendix)

. . . . 604 198 Meeting of the Lord (Purification of the Virgin), Special Service MoliCben (see Prayer Service) Naming of a Child 268 Nativity of the Birthgiver of God. Special Senrice 164 of Christ (Christmas). Special Services :

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THE GOSPEL : (Saturday Evening.)

For the John xx. 19-31

First Week after Easter Matt. xxviii. 1 6 2 0 Acts v. 12-20

Mark xv. 43-xvi. 8 Second Mark xvi. 9-20 Acts vi. 1-7 Acts ix. 32-42 Third Luke xxiv. 1-1 2 John v. 1-15 Acts xi. 19-26; John iv. 5-42 Fourth John xx. 1-10 29-30. John ix. 1-38 Fifth Acts XVl. 16-34 John xx. I 1-18 John xxi. 1-14 Acts xx. 16-18; John xvii. 1-13 Sixth 28-36 John vii. 37-52; Acts ii. 1-1 I

Seventh John xx. 19-23. First Week of All Saints Matt. xxviii. 16-20 Heb. xi. 33-xii. 2 Matt. x. 32-33; 3738; xix. 27-30 Matt. iv. 18-23 Second Rom. ii. 1-16 Mark xvi. 1-8 Third Kom. v. 1-10 Matt. vi. 22-33 Mark xvi. 9-20 Fourth Matt. viii. 5-13 Luke xxiv. 1-12 Rorn. vi. 18-23 Fihh Matt. viii. s i x . I Luke xxiv. 12-35 Rom x. 1-10 Sixth Luke xxiv. 36-53 Rom. xii. 6-14 Matt. ix. 1-8 Seventh Kom. xiii. 1-7 Matt. ix. 27-35 John xx. 1-10 Eighth Matt. xiv. 14-22 John xx. I 1-18 I Cor. i. 10-18 Ninth Matt. xiv. 22-34 I Cor. iii. 9-17 Tenth Matt. xviii. 14-23 I Cor. iv. 9-16 ohn xxi. 1-14 Eleventh Matt. xviii. 23-35 I Cor. ix. 2-12 ohn xxi. 15-25 Twelfth Matt. xix. 16-26 Matt. xxviii. 16-20 I Cor. xv. 1-11

Thirteenth Mark xvi. 1-8 Matt. xxi. 33-42 I Cor. xvi. 13-24 Fourteenth z Cor. i. 21-ii. 4 Matt. xxii. 1-14 Mark xvi. 9-20 Fifteenth Matt. xxii. 35-46 Luke xxiv. 1-12 2 Cor. iv. 6-15 Sixteenth Matt. xxv. 14-30 Luke xxiv. 12-35 2 Cor. vi. 1-10 Seventeenth Luke xxiv. 36-53 2 Cor. vi. 16vii. I Matt. xv. 21-28 John xx. 1-10 2 Cor. ix. 6-1 I Luke v. 1-1 I Eighteenth Nineteenth John xx. I 1-18 2 Cor. xi. 31-xii. g Luke vi. 31-36 Luke vii. I 1-16 Twentieth John xx. 19-31 Gal. i. I 1-19 Twenty-first John xxi. 1-14 Gal. ii. 16-20 Luke viii. 5-1 5 Twenty-second Luke xvi. 19-31 Gal. vi. I 1-18 John xxi. 15-25 Twenty-third Matt. xxviii. 16-20 Eph. ii. 4-10 Luke viii. 26-39 Twenty-fourth Luke viii. 41-56 Eph. ii. 14-22

Mark xvi. 1-8 Twenty-fifth Luke x. 25-37 Mark xvi. 9-20 Eph. iv. 1-6 Twenty-sixth Luke xii. 16-21 Luke xxiv. 1-12 Eph. v. 9-19 Twenty-seventh Eph. vi. 1-1 7 Luke xxiv. 12-35 Luke xiii. 10-17 Twenty-eighth Luke xiv. 16-zq Luke xxiv. 36-53 Col. i. 12-18 Twenty-ninth Luke xvii. 12-19 John xx. 1-10 Col. iii. 4-1 I Luke xviii. 18-27 Thirtieth John xx. I 1-18 Col. iii. 12-16 Luke xviii. 35-43 Thirty-first John xx. 19-31 I Tim. i. 12-17 Thirty-second John xxi. 1-14 I Tim. iv. 9-15 . Luke xix. 1-10

E P I S T L E S AND GOSPELS F O R REQUIEM SERVICES

CHRISTUS : THE NATMTY OF JESUS CHRIST.

Gospel. Matt. iii. 13-1 7.

OF CHRISTIN THE TEMPLE(PURIFICATION

OF THE VIRGIN).

PRESENTATION

THE TRANSFIGURATION

(PALMSUXDAY).

ENTRANCEOF THE LORDINTO JERUSALEM

THE ASCENSIONOF THE LORD.

Gospel. John x. 19.

And fk Prirst, hrrning from the Holy Door towara5 t k $cojlc, #ronormceth

the BENEDICTION

May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his most-holy Mother ; of Saint N. (the saint of the day) ; and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us, in that he is gracious and loveth mankind.

T H E ORDER F O R MATINS*

Whcrr the ALLNIGHT VIGIL is celebrated consecutivc(y, as L :kc cneral cnstom, on the Eve of the h # s n a y or # a east, all t h t fo~twet~ h ,w n to Glory to God in the highest (see$a c 18), shull be omitted. When, Aou,cvcr, fro~nrec~ssifyor or convenirme, k t i m are celebratedscparate~,the P&sf shull begin (the ofy Door is being closul):

Blessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Reader. Amen. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. (Thricc.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 all-holy Trinity, have mercy upon us. 0 Lord, wash away our sins. 0 Master, pardon our transgressions. 0 Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. ( Thrice.) 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 the Evil One : Priest. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of

the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and

unto ages of ages. Amen. Reader. Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 come, let us worship God our King. 0 come let, us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before the Very Christ, our King and our God. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before him. Wkile the following Psalms arc beirrg read, the Pt-icst cmseth the Hol Altar, ( I ) arrd coming orth through fhe North Door, he c-eth tk HoJ Images and t k Ye@ c.

The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the Name of the God

of Jacob defend thee : send thee help from the sanctuary, and For m explanation of the Symbolism, see Appendix B, IL

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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. Amen. A n d the follwuing Hymns ( T r e a d ):

0 Lord, save thy people, and bless thine inheritance, granting to the most God-fearing (Emperor, King, o r Pres,ident), N., 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, upon the Cross wast lifted up, bestow thy bounties upon the new State which is called by thy Name, 0 Christ, our God; make glad with thy might our most Godfearing (Emperor, King, or President), N., granting victory over his adversaries unto him who hath thine aid, which is a panoply of peace, a trophy invincible. Now. and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

HYMNTO THE BIRTH-GIVER

OF GOD(Bogorbditchen). 0 Champion dread, who cannot be put to confusion, despise not our petitions. 0 Good One, all-lauded Birth-giver of our God, stablish thou the State of those who hold the Orthodox faith: save

the (Emperor), N., whom thou hast called to ~ l over

e us ; bestow upon him victory from heaven : for thou didst give birth unto God, 0 only-blessed One. ZZen skall the Pricst say :

Have m'ercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we beseech thee : hearken, and have mercy. Chir. Lord, have mercy. Hcrc follow #ctitims for the Ruler of the Land and or all the Authorities (Emperor, or King, and Reigning House, or Presi ent, according to the clcmmts and nationalilics of which the Parirh is constitufcd).

Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Furthermore we pray for our Holy Synod ( o r Patriarch) ; and for our Btshop ( mArchbishop, or Metropolitan), N. Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Furthermore we pray for all our brethren, and for all Christians. Ckoir. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Exclamation. Pt-iest. For thou art a merciful God, who 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.

Ckoir. Amen. Bless, Father, in the name of the Lord. Priest. Glory to the Holy, Consubstantial, Life-giving and Undivided Trinity, always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

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doth not open his mouth. I became even as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. For in thee, 0 Lord, have I put my trust ; thou shalt answer for me, 0 Lord my God. I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph over me ; for when my foot slipt, they rejoiced greatly against me. And I truly am set in

the plague, and my heaviness is ever in my sight. For I will confess

my wickedness, and be sorry for my sin. But mine enemies live, and are mighty; and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number. They also that reward evil for good are against me ; because I follow

the thing that good is. Forsake me not, 0 Lord my God ; be not thou

far from me. Haste thee to help me, 0 Lord God of my salvation.

0 God, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee ; my flesh also longeth after thee, in a barren and dry land where no water is. Thus have I looked for thee in holiness, that I might behold thy power and glory. For thy loving-kindness is better than the life itself: my lips shall praise thee. As long as I live will I magnify thee in this manner, and lift up my hands in thy Name. My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips. Have I not remembered thee in my bed, and thought upon thee when I was waking? Because thou hast been my helper ; therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul hangeth upon thee; thy right hand hath upholden me. These also that seek the hurt of my soul, they shall go

under the earth. Let them fall upon the edge of the sword, that they may be a portion for foxes. But the King shall rejoice in God ; all they also that swear by him shall be commended ; for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. In the night watches have I trusted in thee: For thou hast been my helper, and under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul cleaveth unto thee: and thy right hand shall uphold me. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia Glory to thee, 0 God. (Thrice, without reverences.) Lord, have mercy. ( Thn'cc.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now,

and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

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0 Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee : 0 let my prayer enter into thy presence, incline thine ear unto my calling ; for my soul is full of trouble, and my life draweth nigh unto hell. Iamcountedas one of them that go down into the pit, and I have been even as a man that hath no strength. Free among the dead, like unto them that are wounded, and lie in

the grave, who are

out d remembrance, and are cut away from thy hand. Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in a place of darkness,and in the deep. Thine indignation lieth hard upon me, and thou hast vexed me with all thy storms. Thou bast put away mine acquaintance far from me, and made me to be abhorred of them. I am so fast in prison that I cannot get forth. My sight faileth for very trouble; Lord, I have calleddailyupon thee, I have stretchedforth my hands unto thee. Dost thou show wonders among the dead? or shall the dead rise

The Priest now saifh, secret1 the MORNING

PRAYERS ; tkfirst three in

We give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord our God, who hast raised us up from our beds, and hast put into our mouths the word of praise, that we may adore and call upon thy holy Name. And we entreat thee, by thy mercies which thou hast exercised always in our life, send down now also thine aid upon those who stand before the presence of thy holy glory, and await the rich mercy which is from thee. And grant that they may always with fear and love worship thee, praise thee, hymn thee, and adore thine inexpressible goodness. For unto thee is due all honour, glory and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

From the night season our soul awaketh 2 early unto thee, 0 our God ; for thy precepts 3 are a light upon the earth. Teach us to per- 9 fect righteousness and holiness in thy fear ; for we glorify thee, our God, who existest in verity. Incline thine ear and hear us; and call to remembrance by their names all those who are with us and pray with us ; and save them by thy might. Bless thy people and sanctify thine inheritance. Grant peace to thy world, to thy Churches, to the priests, to

the AUTHORITIES,

and to all thy people. For blessed and glorified is thine all-honourable and majestic Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen 111.

In the night season our soul awaketh early unto thee, 0 God, for thy precepts are light. Teach us thy righteousness, thy commandGents and thy statutes, 0 God. Enlighten

the eyes of our understanding, lest at an

time we sleep unto death in sins. Dispel

up again, and praise darkness from our hearts. Graciously give thee? Shallthyloving- unto us the Sun of Righteousness, and prekindness be showed serve our life unassailed, by the seal of thy in the grave? or thy Holy Spirit. Guide our steps into the way faithfulness in de- of peace. Grant us to behold the dawn and struction ? Shall thy the day with joy, that we may raise our wondrous works be morning prayers unto thee. known in the dark? For thine is the dominion, and thine are and thy righteousness the majesty and the power and the glory, of in the land where all the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy things are forgotten ? Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Unto thee have I Amen.

The Priest now cometh forth, and standing with

uncovered head before tke Holy Door, he saith come before thee.

the remaining Prayers.

Lord, why abhorrest thou my soul, and

hidest thou thy face 0 Lord God, holy and unsearchable, who from m e ? I am in misery, and like unto didst command the light to shine forth from him that is at the the darkness ; who hast refreshed us by the point to die ; even slumber of the night, and hast raised us up from my youth up thy to glorify and supplicate thy goodness, being terrors have I suf- implored of thine own tender loving-kindness : fered with a troubled Accept us also now who bow down in adoramind. Thy wrathful tion before thee, and render thanks unto thee d i s p l e a s u r e goeth according to the measure of our strength; and over me, and the fear grant us all our petitions which are unto salof thee hath undone vation. Make us children of the light, and of

me. They came round the day, and heirs of thine everlasting good about me daily like things. Call to remembrance, 0 Lord, in the water, and compassed multitude of thy bounties, all thy people here me together on every present with us who make their supplications side. My lovers and unto thee, and all our brethren on land, on friends hast thou put the sea, and in every place of thy dominion, away from me, and who are in need of thy loving-kindness and hid mine acquaint- of thy succour, and vouchsafe unto them ance out of my sight. all thy great mercy, that being always pre' 0 Lord God of my served in safety of soul and body, we may salvation I have cried with boldness magnify thy wondrous and

day and night be- blessed Name, of the Father, and of the Son, fore thee: 0 let my and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and prayer enter into unto ages of ages. Amen. thy presence, incline For thou art the God of bounties and of lovthine ear unto my ing-kindness, and unto thee we ascribe glory, calling. to the Father, and to the Son, and to the

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Praise the Lord, 0 my soul; and all that is within me, praise his holy Name. Praise the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thy sin, and healeth all thine infirmities ; who saveth thy life from destruction, and crowneth thee with mercy and lovingkindness ; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, making thee young and lusty as an eagle. T h e Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all them that are oppressed with wrong. H e showed his ways unto Moses, his works unto the childrenof Israel. T h e Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, and of great goodness. H e will not alway be chiding; neitherkeep eth he his anger forever. H e hath not dealt whh us after our

sins ; nor rewarded us according to our wickednesses. For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth ; so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him. Look how

Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

v. 0 Treasury of good things, Fountain eternal, 0 Father all-holy who workest wonders,

all-powerful and almighty: W e all adore thee and entreat thee, calling thy mercies and thy compassion t o the aid and defence of our lowliness. Call to remembrance thy suppliants, 0 Lord ; accept the morning prayers of us all as incense before thee ; and let none of us be found reprobate, but encompass us with thy bounties. Call to remembrance, 0 Lord, those who watch and sing praises to thy glory, and t o the glory of thine Only-begotten Son who is our God, and of thy Holy Spirit. Be thou their helper and their s u p port. Receive thou their supplications upon thy most heavenly and spiritually discerning altar. For thou art our God, and unto thee we ascribe glory, t o the Father, and to the Son,

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

W e give thanks unto thee, 0 Lord God of our salvation ; for thou doest all things which are for the welfare of our life, that we may ever look upward unto thee, our Saviour and

the Benefactor of our souls. For thou hast

refreshed us in that part of the night which is past, and hast raised us up from our beds, and hast led us t o stand here in adoration of thy precious Name. Wherefore we entreat thee, 0 Lord, vouchsafe unto us grace and power, that we may be enabled with understanding to sing praises unto thee, and to pray without ceasing, in fear and trembling working out our own salvation, through the succour of thy Christ. Call to remembrance, 0 Lord, those who cry aloud unto thee in

the night season ; hearken unto them and

have mercy, and crush under their feet invisible and warring enemies. For thou art the King of Peace and the

. wide also the east is

Saviour of our souls,and unto thee we ascribe from the west : so far glory, t o the Father, and to the Son, and t o hath he set our sins the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto from us. Yea, like as ages of ages. Amen. a father pitieth his

own children ; even 0 God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, so is the Lord merciful unto them that who hast raised us up from our beds, and hast fear him. For h e gathered us together a t this hour of prayer: knoweth whereof we Grant us grace in the opening of our lips, and are made; he remem- accept our thanksgivings as we have power t o bereth that we are make them; and instruct us in thy statutes. but dust. T h e days of For we know not how to pray as we ought man are but as grass ; unless thou, 0 Lord, by thy Holy Spirit, dost for he flourisheth as guide us: Wherefore we beseech thee : Para flower of the field. don, remit, forgive whatsoever sins we may For as soon as the have committed unto this present hour,

wind goeth over it, whether by word, or deed, or thought, whether it is gone; and the voluntarily or involuntarily ; for if thou wilt place thereof shall be extreme to mark iniquity, 0 Lord, Lord, know it no more. But who shall stand ? For with thee is redemp

the merciful goodness tion. For thou only art holy, a mighty helper

of the Lord endureth and t h e defender of our life; and our song for ever and ever shall be ever of thee. upon them that fear Blessed and glorified be the might of thy him ; and his right- kingdom, of the Father, and of the Son, and eousness upon chil- of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto dren's children; even ages of ages. Amen.

upon such as keep his

covenant, and think 0 Lord our God, who hast banished from upon his commandments t o do them. us the sluggishness of sleep, and hast asThe Lord hath pre- sembled us together by a holy bidding, that pared his seat in hea- in the night-season also we may lift up our ven, and his kingdom hands, and make unto thee thankful acknowmleth over all. 0 ledgment of thy righteous judgments : Accept praise the Lord, ye our prayers, petitions, confessions of thanks angels of his, ye that and nocturnal worship; and grant unto us, excel in strength ; ye 0 God,faith invincible,love unwavering, hope that fulfil his com- unfeigned. Bless our goings out and our mandment and heark- comings in ; our deeds and works, and words

en unto the voice of and thoughts. And grant that we may come his word, 0 praise to the beginning of this day praising, singing t h e Lord, all ye his and blessing the goodness of thine ineffable hosts ; y e servants of beneficence. his that do his pleaFor blessed is thine all-holy Name, and all-

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sure. 0 speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion: praise thou the Lord, 0 my SOUL In all places of his dominion, praise thou

the Lord, 0 my soul.

magnified is the kingdom of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Illumine our hearts, 0 Sovereign Master. who lovest man, with the pure light of thy wisdom, and open the eyes of our understanding to the comprehension of the proclamation of thy Gospel. Implant in us, also, the fear of thy blessed commandments; that trampling down all carnal appetites, we may lead a godly life, both thinking and doing always such things as are well pleasing in thy sight. For thou art the sanctification and the illumination both of our souls and bodies, 0 Christ our God, and unto thee we ascribe glory, together with thy Father, who hath no beginning, and thine all-holy and blessed and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, andunto ages of ages. Amen.

PSALMCXLIII.

the enemy hath per0 Lord our God, who hast granted unto

secuted my soul ; he hath smitten my life men pardon through repentance, and hast down to the ground ; set us, as an example of the acknowledgment he hath laid me in the of sin and of the confession which is unto darkness, as the men forgiveness, the repentance of the Prophet that have been long David : Do thou, the same Lord, have mercy dead. Therefore is my upon us according to thy great mercy, notspirit vexed within withstanding the manifold and great iniquime, and my heart ties into which we have fallen ; and through within me is desolate. the multitude of thy bounties, blot out our Yet do I remember transgressions. For unto thee have we

the time past : I muse sinned, 0 Lord, who knowest the secret and

upon all thy works; hidden things of the heart of man, and who yea, I exercise m self alone hast power to remit sins ; and as thou in the works o thy hast created a clean heart within us, and hands. I stretch forth established us with thy guiding Spirit, and my hands unto thee ; made known unto us the joy of salvation, cast my soul gaspeth unto thou us not away from thy presence. But thee as a thirsty land. inasmuch as thou art good and lovest man, Hear me, 0 Lord. graciously vouchsafe unto us that even until and that soon ; for my our uttermost breath, we may offer unto spirit waxeth faint : thee the sacrifice of righteousness, and an hide not thyface from offering upon thy holy altars.

me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 0 let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning ; for in thee ismytrust: show thou me the way that I should walk in ; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Deliver me, 0 Lord, from mine enemies; for I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee ; for thou art my God : let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness. Quicken me, 0 Lord, for thy Name's sake : and for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. And of thy goodness slay mine enemies, and destroyall them that vex my soul ; for I am thy servant. Hearken unto me in thy righteousness, 0 Lord,and enter not into judgment with

thy servant (twice). Thy gracious spirit shall direct my paths upon earth. Glory to the Father, and t o the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Through the mercies and bounties and love toward mankind of thine Only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

0 God, our God, who hast brought into subjection to thy will all the powers endowed with speech and reason, we beseech thee and supplicate thee : Accept our praises, which together with all thy creatures we offer according to our strength ; and reward us with

the rich gifts of thy goodness. For unto thee

every knee doth bow, whether in heaven or on the earth, or in the regions under the earth, and every breath and created being doth sing thine ineffable glory. For thou only art the true and most merciful God. For all the powers of heaven maghify thee, 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. Amen.

W e praise thee, we hymn thee, we bless thee, we give thanks unto thee, 0 God of our fathers, that thou hast brought us in safety through the shades of night, and hast shown unto us once again th'e light of day. And we entreat of thy goodness : Be gracious unto our sins, and accept our prayer in thy great tenderness of heart. For we flee unto thee,

the merciful and almighty God. Shine in our

hearts with the true Sun of thy Righteousness ; enlighten our mind and guard all our senses ; that walking uprightly as in the day, in the way of thy statutes, we may attain unto life eternal (forwith thee is the sourceof life); and graciously be permitted to come unto

the fruition of the light unapproachable.

For thou art our God, 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. Amen.

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(Vc(fkya EKIhiya). In peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. For the peace that is from above, and for the salvation of our -2 souls: l$ For the peace of the whole world ; for the welfare of God's holy churches, and for the union of them all :

For this holy Temple, and for those who with faith, devoutness, 4 .-? and in the fear of God have entered therein : l$

For our Holy Synod (or Patriarch) ; for our Bishop (or Arch- .-? bishop, or Metropolitan), N. ; for the honourable Presbytery, the Diaconate in Christ ; for all the clergy and the laity : l$ t'

Here f o l l m petitionsfor t k Ruler qf tk b n d a n d f o r all the Authorities (Emperor, or King, and Reigning House, or President, according to the elements and nationalities of whkh t k Parish is constituted).

That he will aid them and subdue under their feet every foe $ and adversary : l$ For this city, for this holy Temple, and for every city and land, and for those who with faith dwell therein : I$ it For healthful seasons ; for abundance of the fruits of the earth, -=

and for peaceful times : l$

For those who travel by sea or by land ; for the sick and the suffering ; for those who are in captivity, and for their salvation : That he will deliver us from all tribulation, wrath, peril and 2

necessity: I$ Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace : I$ Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. >a

Exclamation.

Priest. For unto thee are due all glory, honour and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Then immediately the Deacon cxclaimeth, and the Choir singeth :(3)

God is the Lord, and hath revealed himself unto us. .that cometh in the,Narne of the Lord. (Four timss.)

Blessed is he

A d the Deacon, mccmwhilc, i n ~ o s c t the h follolving V i s e s (StiRhi): (4) Vme I : 0 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious ; because

his mercy endureth forever. Vsrss 2 : All the nations compassed me about, but in the Name of

the Lord have I driven them back.

Verse 3 : I shall not die but live, and declare the works of the Lord. Vme 4 : The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become

the head of the comer. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous

in our eyes. T h skall bc $ung the Hymn (T?dr) of the Feast, or of fhc Saint, w of t k

$r+ Tone or the Sundby (twzce); and the HYMNTO T H E BIRTHGIVER Goo ( B o g o r L k k n ) qf the sane T a r ( A H c W A )

. shaN be d the Sclectth of Psalms aHoirrfed (Sfikhoslbvir KafFrrnt>

Again, yet again, in peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Succour us, save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God.

Choir. T o thee, 0 Lord.

Pricst. For thine is the majest , and thine are the kingdom and

the power and the glory, of the ather, and of the Son, and of the

Hol Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. d o i ~Amen.

Again, yet again : . . . Succour us, save us : . . . Calling to remembrance : . . . ~krmation.

Priest. For thou art a good God, who lovest mankind, and unto thee we ascribe glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Hol Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen

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I. Praise ye the Name of the Lord, 0 ye servan;s of the Lord Alleluia (Thrice.)

2. Praised be the Lord out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem.

Alleluia (Thrice.)

3. 0 give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, for his mercy

endureth forever. Alleluia. (Thrice.)

4. 0 give thanks unto the God of heaven ; for his mercy endureth

forever. Alleluia. (Thrice.) enat

And if it be a Great Feast, or other a##ointed Saint's Day, the $ro#er

* shall be chanted,Jrst by the Priest and the Deacon, and then by the Choir,before the Holy Image of the Day, UJ the Prirst censPth it where it l e t h on thefolding-sfand.

Refrain. Blessed art thou, 0 Lord : teach me thy statutes.

The company of the Angels was amazed, when they beheld

thee numbered among the dead, yet thyself, 0 Saviour, destroying the power of death, and with thee raising up Adam and releasing all men from Hell. & Wherefore, 0 Women Disciples, do ye mingle sweet-smelling spices with your tears of ,pity? the radiant Angel within the sepulchre cried unto the Myrrh-bearing Women : Behold the grave, and understand ; for the Saviour is risen from the tomb. & Very early in the morning did the Myrrh-bearing Women run lamenting unto thy tomb; but an Angel came toward them, saying : The time for lamentation is passed ; weep not; but announce unto the Apostles the Resurrection. I$

The Myrrh-bearing Women mourned as, bearing unguents,

they drew near thy tomb, 0 Saviour. But the Angel spake unto them, saying : Why number ye the living among the dead? In that he is God he is risen from the grave. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

TO THE TRINITY

(TrbitrAny). We adore the Father, as also his Son, and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity in One Essence, crying with the Seraphim: Holy, holy, holy art tho,u, 0 Lord. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

* For Exaltations (or Magnifyingo), see the Special Setvices of the Gnat Feasts.

H m TO THE BIRTH-GIVER OF G ~ (Bogo7bdikAm).

In that thou didst bear the Giver of Life, 0 Virgin, thou didst redeem Adam from sin, and didst give to Eve joy in place of sadness ; and He who was incarnate of thee, both God and man, hath restored to life those who had fallen therefrom. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to thee, 0 God. (Thrice.) . Then thc LITTLE LITANY. Deacon. Again, yet again, in peace let us pray to the Lord. C h i r . Lord, have mercy.

US,save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God. Choir. To thee, 0 Lord. Bxdamation.

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 ages of ages.

Tone I. :Now will I arise, saith the Lord : I will set myself for salvation, I will make no tarrying therein. Verse: The wordsbf the Lord are pure words. Tone 17.: Rise up for me, 0 Lord, in the judgment that thou hast commanded. And so shall the congregation of the people come about thee. Verse: 0 Lord my God, I have put my trust in thee : save me. Tone I n : Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King, and

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that it is he that hath made the round world' so fast that it cannot be moved. Verse: 0 sing unto the Lord a new song. Tone / E : Arise, 0 Lord, and help us, and deliver us, for thy Name's sake. Verse: 0 God, we have heard with our ears. Tone E : Arise, 0 Lord my God, and let thy hand be lifted up, for thou reignest forever. V e r . : I will confess unto thee, 0 Lord: with my whole heart, I will proclaim all thy wondrous works. T o m VL : 0 Lord, stir up thy might, and come and save us. Veue: Hear, 0 thou Shepherd of Israel, who leadeth Joseph like a sheep. Tone VII. : Arise, 0 Lord, my God, and let thy hand be lifted up : forget not thy poor forever. Verse: I will confess unto thee, 0 Lord: with my whole heart, I will

proclaim all thy wondrous works. Tone V77.l: The Lord shall reign forever ; thy God, 0 Zion, from generation to generation. Verse: Praise the Lord, 0 my soul: while I live will I praise the Lord. Deacon. Let us pray to the Lord. Ckoir. Lord, have mercy. Tkc P k t exclainret.4 :

For holy art thou, 0 our God, who restest in the Saints, 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. Choir. Amen. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. T h the Deaon and the Choir sing: Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. (Fwrtimes.) Verse: Praise ye God in his Saints. Praise him in the firm foundation of his power. TAcn tke Deacon ~roclaimcth:

And that he will graciously vouchsafe unto us to hear his Holy Gospel, let us pray to the Lord God. Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Deacon. Wisdom, 0 believers. Let us listen tb the Holy Gospel. Priest. Peace be with you all.

The People. And with thy spirit.

Zmmediafely he &tA

Priest. The Lesson from the Holy Gospel according to N.* (7) See Table of the Gospel Lessons. page xix.

Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord; glory to thee. Deacon. Let us attend.

Chir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee. TAc Choir then sin eth, while the book of the Holy Gosflels is laid tlpotr the tnble at the centre cf t%e Temflle :

In that we have beheld the Resurrection of Christ, let us bow down before the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless One. Thy Cross do we adore, 0 Christ, and thy holy Resurrection we laud and glorify : for thou art our God, and we know none other beside thee ; we call upon thy Name. 0 come, all ye faithful, let us adore Christ's holy Resurrection. For lo, through the Cross is joy come into all the world. Ever blessing the Lord, let us sing his Resurrection : for in that he endured

the Cross he hath destroyed Death by death.

This Hymn is always sung at tbe tord's Day Matins, with rare excefltions. Zf is sun on Lnaanrs's Saturday, and on all week-daysfrom Easfcr until Ascmsion-&. And ryit be the Eve of Palm Sunday, Psalm li. is read, and the Pricst censctk the P a l m . A n d w&en it isjnisbed, he blesseth the Palms.. by. Buf i f i t be the ordinav VIGILOFFICE:

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Through the prayers of the Apostles, 0 Merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Through the prayers of the Birth-giver of God, 0 Merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions. Have mercy upon me, 0 God, according to thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences On the Lorcfs Day:

risen from the grave as he foretold, hath given unto us life eternal and great mercy. On Fcizst Days, instead of this, the Canticles (Stikhiry)ofthe F e e t .

Deacon. 0 Lord, save thy people, and bless thine heritake. Visit

thy world with mercies and bounties. Exalt the horn of Orthodox Christians, and send down upon us thy rich mercies. Through the intercessions of our all-undefiled Lady, the Birth-giver of God and evervirgin Mary ; through the might of the precious and lifegiving Cross ; through the protection of the honourable Bodiless Powers of Heaven ; See the Service for Blessing the Palms,at end of Service for Palm Sunday (Special Services).

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of the honourable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John ; of

the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles; of our Holy Fathers,

great Hierarchs and CEcumenical Teachers, Basil the Great, Gregory

the Theologian and John Chrysostom ; of our Holy Father Nicholas,

Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the Wonder-worker ; of our Holy Fathers of All-Russia, Wonder-workers, Peter, Alexis, Jonah and Philip ; of

the holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs; of our reverend and

God-fearing Fathers, the holy and righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna ; of Saint N. (the holy patron of the Temple) ; and of all thy Saints, we beseech thee, 0 most merciful Lord, give ear unto the petitions of us sinners who make our supplications unto thee, and have mercy upon us. Choir. Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times.) Priest. Through the mercies and bounties of thine Only-begotten Son, with whom thou art blessed, together with thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen.

The Pt-iest, the Deacon and tk Peele now sabte tk Holy Gospels and tke Holy

Image of tke Feast. And if the bread and wine and oil &vc been blessed &rin Ye ers, drfre the Matins, the Pnirt now anointeth the f a i t k t wit? t b oil, and the bread is distributed. (9)

The CANONof the#r@er Tone,*or ofthe Feast, is t k n sung. (10)

After the Third Theme-Song(lrmds)trb LITTLELITANY(seepage zg)fol~owetk.

Exckzmation. Ptiest. For thou art' our God, 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.

For thou art the King of the world, and the Saviour of our souls, 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. Amen. Before the Ninth O& the Magn$icat (or the Refrain appointed for Matins on certaita of t k Great Feasts) is sung.

The Deacon cometh and standcth before the NO&Inuage of t k Birth-giver of God,

and censing it, he saitk :

T h e Birth-giver of God and Mother of the Light let us honour and extol in song. Choir. My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

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Refain. More honourable than the Cherubim, and be ond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defi ement barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. For he hath regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. More honourable than the Cherubim, . . . For he that is mighty hath magnified me, and holy is his Name; and his mercy is on them that fear him, throughout all generations. I$ H e hath showed strength with hie arm ; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. I) H e hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the humble and meek. H e hath filled the empty with good things, and the

rich hath he sent empty away. & H e remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel, as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed forever. I$ ALo the SONG OF ZACHARIAS(Luke i. 68-79). Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people ; and hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, in the house of his servant David ; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began ; that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us. To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, and to remember his holy covenant ; to perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham that he would give us ; that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies,

might serve him without fear; in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of

the Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his

ways ! To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, for the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us : to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.

The Ninth O&followcth, and then :

Deacon. Again, yet again, in peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir. Lord, have mercy.

US,save us, have mercy upon us, and keep us, 0 God, by thy grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and. glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all t h e Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God. Choir. T o thee, 0 Lord.

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ExcZamalion.

Pricst. For all the powers of heaven praise thee, 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. Choir. Amen.

of the Lord's Day. (I I ) V m c I : Holy is the Lord our God. (Thrice.) V e m 2 : Over all men is our God. Let everything which hath breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord of heaven : praise Him in the height. Refrain. To thee, 0 God, is due our song. Praise him all ye Angels of his : praise him all his host. Refrain. T o thee, 0 God, is due our song. And here begin the Verses (Stikkfry)of t h T m ,or of th Fcast. And t h : Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. HYMNTO THE BIRTHGIVERO F GOD (Bogorddifche11). (011 the fir8.s Day Evening):

Most blessed art thou, 0 Virgin Birth-giver of God : For through him who became incarnate of thee Hell is led captive, Adam is recalled from the dead, the curse is made void, Eve is set free, Death is slain, and we have been endowed with life. Wherefore we cry aloud, extolling in song : Blessed art thou, 0 Christ our God, in whose sight it is thus well-pleasing. Glory to thee. Pn'cst. Glory to thee, who hast shown us the light. (12) Choir. Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, 0 Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 0 Lord, the only-begotten Son Jesus Christ,

and the Holy Spirit; 0 Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord, thou only, 0 Jesus Christ, with

the Holy Spirit, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Every day will I give thanks unto thee, and praise thy Name forever and ever. Vouchsafe, 0 Lord, to keep us this day without sin. Blessed art thou, 0 Lord God of our fathers, and praised and glorified be thy holy Name forever. Amen. Let thy merciful kindness, 0 Lord, be upon us, as we do put our trust in thee. Blessed art thou, 0 Lord : 0 teach me thy statutes. (Thrice.) Lord, thou hast been our refuge from one generation to another. I said : Lord, be merciful unto me; heal my soul, for I have sinned

against thee. Lord, I flee unto thee. Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee ; for thou art my God. For with thee is the well of life, and in thy light shall we see light. 0 continue forth thyloving-kindness unto those who know thee. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. (Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. Then in a lord voicc:

0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy upon us. Then shall be snng the appointed Hymn of Dhmirsal. 22e Saturday Evrnrirg (Srndny)Hymns : In Tones I., ID., K, VIf.:

Today is salvatidn come into the world. Let us, sing praises unto him who rose again from the grave, the Author of our life : For in that by death he hath destroyed Death, he hath given unto us the victory and great mercy. In T o w s II., IK, VI., VI/I. : When thou hadst risen again from the tomb, and hadst burst the bonds of Hell, thou didst loose the condemnation of death, 0 Lord, redeeming all men from the snares of the enemy. When thou hadst revealed thyself to thine Apostles, thou didst send them forth to proclaim thee. And through them thou hast granted thy peace unto

the universe, 0 only All-merciful One.

T k n the AUGMENTEDLITANY(SUglSbaya EktLniya). Deacon. Have mercy upon us, 0 God, according to thy great mercy, we beseech thee: hearken, and have mercy.

Choir. Lord, have mercy. $Here follnu #etitions f m the Rrlcr ofthe Land and for all the Autkdcics, -?' (Emperor, m King, and Reigning House, m President, according to thu r element3 and nationalities of whW the Parisk rj constituted).

Again we pray for our Holy Synod (or Patriarch) ; for our Bishop -iL

(or Archbishop, or Metropolitan), N. ; and for all our brethren in Christ.

-4 Furthermore we pray for all their Christ-loving Army and Navy. F) g Furthermore we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable found- 7 ers of this holy Temple ; and for all our devout fathers and brethren, 9 Orthodox believers, departed this life before us, who here and in all

the world lie asleep in the Lord. I$

Furthermore we pray for those who bear fruit and do good works 2in this holy and all-honourable Temple ; for those who labour in its 2 service ; for the singers ; and for the people here present, who await in firm hope thy great and rich mercies. I$

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Priest. For thou art a good and merciful God, who 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.

the Lord : I$

An Angel of Peace, the faithful guide and guardian of our s'; souls : I$

The pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions: ljt OH

All things which are profitable to our souls and bodies, and peace =;.Om to the world : I$ That we may pass the residue of our life in peace and penitence: I$ A Christian ending to our life, painless, blameless, peaceful ; ,, and a good defence before the dread Judgment Seat of Christ. I$ * * Calling to remembrance our most holy, undefiled, most blessed and glorious Lady, the Birth-giver of God and ever-virgin Mary, with all

the Saints, let us commend ourselves, and each other, and all our life

unto Christ our God. Ckoir. To thee, 0 Lord.

Exclamalion.

Priest. For thou art the God of mercies and of bounties, and of love toward 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

Choir. Amen. , Priest. Peace be with you all. People. And with thy spirit. Deacon. Let us bow our heads unto the Lord. Choir. Unto thee, 0 Lord. And the Pricst saith this Prayer, secretly :

0 holy Lord, who dwellest on high, and regardest the humble of heart, and with thine all-seeing eye dost behold all creation, unto Thee have we bowed the neck of our soul and body, and we entreat h thee : Stretch forth thine invisible hand from thy holy dwelling- 8 place and bless us all. And if in aught we have sinned, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, forgive, inasmuch as thou art a good God, and lovest mankind; vouchsafing unto us thy earthly and heavenly good things.

ExcZamaCion.

For thine it is to show mercy and to save us, O o u r God, 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. Chir. Amen. Deacon. Wisdom! Ckoir. Bless. Pn'cst. H e who in verity existeth, even Christ our God, is blessed

always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir. Amen. Establish, 0 Lord, most God-fearing (Emperor, King, or President), N., and the Holy Orthodox faith, and Orthodox Christians, unto ages of ages. Ptiest. Save us, 0 most holy Birth-giver of God. Chir. More hpnourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God the Word, in very truth the Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. PrieJt. Glory to thee, 0 Christ our God, our sure hope; glory to thee. Choir. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages Amen. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Bless. TAcn fire Pricsf besfowcfhthe BENEDICTION.

On Safw&y Evening: May he who rose again from the dead, Christ our true God ; through the prayers of his most holy Mother, of the holy, glorious and allpraiseworthy Apostles, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us ; inasmuch as he is good and loveth mankind. Tkm the Choir nngefh f& MANYYEARS: Preserve, 0 Lord, our (Emperor, o r King, and Reigning House, or President) ; our (Patriarch, or Holy Synod) ; our (Metropolitan, Archbishop, or Bishop), N. ; and all Orthodox Christians, for many years. Tk Hob D m s or curfain skall be closed, and THEFIRSTHOURak f

0 come, let us worship God our King. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. 0 come, let us worship and fall down before t h e Very Christ, our King and our God. (Thretreverences. )

Ponder my words, 0 Lord, consider my meditation. 0 hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, and my God : for unto thee will I make my prayer. My voice shalt thou hear betimes, 0 Lord; early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness ; neither shall any evil dwell with thee. Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight ; for thou hatest all them that work vanity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak lies : the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty and deceitful man. But as for me, I will come into thine house, even upon

the multitude of thy mercy; and in thy fear will I worship toward thy

holy temple. Lead me, 0 Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies ; make thy way plain before my face. For there is no faithfulness in his mouth ; their inward parts are very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulchre ; they flatter with their tongue. Destroy thou them, 0 God ; let them perish through their own imaginations ; cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness ; for they have rebelled against thee. And let all them that put their trust in thee rejoice : they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them ; they that love thy Name shall be joyful in t h e e ; for thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous, and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou

defend him, as with a shield. Lord, thou hast been our refuge, from one generation to another. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, thou art God from everlasting, and world without end. Thou turnest man to destruction ; again thou sayest, Come again, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday; seeing that is past as a watch in the night. As soon as thou scatterest them they are even as a sleep ; and fade away suddenly like

the grass. I n the morning it is green, and groweth u p ; but in the

evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered. For we consume away in thy displeasure, and are afraid a t thy wrathful indignation. Thou hast set our misdeeds before thee ; and our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. For when thou art angry all our days are gone : we bring See Appendix B, 111.

Pn'esi. Blessed is our God always, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. 7X.m ar w a l (see MATINS) until: God is.the Lord : in #lace of whzkh Alleluia, i n t h Fzyth TOM, is smg.

T k Deacon readlrth the V i s e s (Stikhi).

I. With my soul have I desired thee in the night, 0 God ;before the

dawn : thy judgments are in the earth. Choir. Alleluia. ( Thrice.)

11. The inhabitants of the earth will learn righteousness. I$

111. Envy shall seize the people who have not been chastised. I$

IV. Thou hast increased evil, 0 Lord, thou hast increased evil t o

the high ones of the earth. l$

Hymn When the glorious disciples were illumined by the Washing at the Supper, then was the impious Judas, ailing with covetousness, darkened. And to the unjust judges doth he betray thee, the just Judge. Behold his money beloved, for the sake of which he hanged himself. Flee the insatiate soul which dared such things against the Master. 0 Lord who art good above all men, glory to thee. (Tonc VIII.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. When the glorious disciples . . . Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. When the glorious disciples . .

And that he will vouchsafe us grace to hear the Holy Gospel, let us pra to the Lord. b i r . Lord, have mercy.

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Deacon. Wisdom, 0 believers ! Let us listen to the Holy GospeL Priest. Peace be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Pricst. The Lesson from the holy Gospel of Luke. Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee. Demon. Let us attend ! 7 %Priest ~ readcth t k Goq5el: Luke xx. 1-39

Choir. Glory to thee, 0 Lord ; glory to thee. T k n Psdm li. L read: Have mercy upon me, 0 God, according to thy great mercy. . . (Seepage 45.) 2% P r a y : 0 Cod, save thy people : is not read but t k Singers immrdMzc&

When glorious disciples . . . (see GREAT THURSDAY) are beingsung, tlt Clergy come mth front the Sanctuaty wifh the book of t b Gospels to tkt centre of the ernple,place the book on the lectern, Czght tapers (ado the Peo$lt also), andcense the Temple and tkose present. Then the little Litany : Again, yet again, . . . with the Exclamation : For thine are the kingdom and the power . . .

That he will graciously vouchsafe unto us : a n d t h e rest. ( S e e p a g e 30.) Glory to thy Passion, 0 Lord. (Before eack Gospel.) Then the Gospels. ( I ) John xiii. 31-xviii. I. (2) John xviii. 1-28. (3) Matt. xxvi. 57-75. (4) John xviii. 28-xix. 16. (5) Matt. xxvii. 3-32. (6) Mark xv. 16-32.

(7) Matt. x w i i . 33-54. (8) Luke xxiii. 32-49. (9) John xix. 25-37. (10) Mark xv.

43-47. (I I) John xix. 38-42. (I a) Matt xxvii. 62-66. Glory to thy long-suffering, 0 Lord. (After eack Gospel.) A f W thefirst Gospel, the Antz$hon, in Tone VII/.

T h e Princes of the people are assembled against t h e Lord, and against his Christ. Thou hast laid upon me the word of transgression, 0 Lord : Lord, forsake me not. Let us offer unto Christ our pure affections, and as his friends let us sacrifice our souls for his sake ; and let us not be oppressed, like unto Judas, with t h e cares of life, but in our closets let us cry aloud : Our Father, who art in heaven, from the Evil One deliver thou us. After the second Gospel, the Ant@hon, in Tone K T o d a y doth Judas abandon the Master, and accept the devil : he is blinded by the passion of cupidity; being darkened, he falleth away from the light. For how can h e see who, for thirty pieces of silver,

hath sold the L i g h t ? But he who hath suffered for :he world hath shone upon us. Unto him let us cry aloud : 0 Lord, who hast suffered, and who hast compassion upon men, glory t o thee. After the fkird Gospel, the Antr$korr, in Tone VZTZ. Unto those who unlawfully did seize thee, having suffered much, thus didst thou cry, 0 Lord : If ye smite the Shepherd, and scatter

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abroad the twelve sheep, my disciples, I might present more than twelve legions of Angels. But I will forbear, that the obscure and secret things, which I have revealed unto you through my prophets, may be fulfilled. Glory, 0 Lord, to thee. After thefourth Gospel, the Antz;bhon, i n Tone W. H e who decketh himself with light as it were with a garment, stood naked at the judgment seat, and received buffetings upon the cheek from the hands of those whom he had created. The iniquitous people, also, did nail to the Cross the Lord of glory. Then was the veil of the Temple rent in twain, and the sun was darkened, for it could not endure to behold God dronted, before whom all things do quake. Unto him let us bow down.

After thefifth Gospel, the Ant$hon, in Tone V... T h e assembly of the Jews besought Pilate to crucify thee, 0 Lord. For though they found no fault in thee, they liberated the guilty Barabbas, and condemned thee, the Just One, and became guilty of the sin of foul murder. But grant, 0 Lord, their reward unto those who vainly wrought evil against thee.

But bcsirlcs the above Antl;bhons, between the reading of tAc second, third,fourth, j f t h and sixth Goeels, are sungthree more Anf+hmu. The Little Litany and a Sitting-Hymn (Syeddlen)are saidand sung; and the customary casing of the Temple is$erformed. A f t c ~ t h esixth Go el, the B e a f i t ~ ~wifh ~ s , their Hymns ( T e a + arc chanted, and the Cradwa (Proktmen):

They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. . After the seventh GoJpcZ, Psalm I t . ;r read.

Lord. . . . (See Matins, page 36.) A d a f l r the Exclamation, the Deacon saith :

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down Death b death. ThePea*. And upon those in the tomb bestowing lze. A d strazghtway the Pn'est @onmmceth the BENEDICTION. May Christ who is risen from the dead, trampling down Death by death, and upon those in the tomb bestowing life, our true God, through

the prayers of his most pure Mother, and of all the Saints, have mercy

upon us and bless us, forasmuch as he is good and loveth mankind.

TAm elcvnting the cross, he sni/A : Christ is risen ! (Thricr.) And the P e l t r& :He is risen indeed ! (ZXnke.) Then the closing Hymn is sung.

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down Death b death, and upon those in the tomb bestowing life. And unto us hath e given life eternal Wherefore, let us adore his Resurrection on the third day. And tke M M ~ Ym.

name, the " All-Night Vigil Service," denotes ; and at the present day, in the monasteries of the East, where the service is read and chanted slowly, and in its completeness, it so lasts. In the monasteries, also, are used the Great and Lesser Later Evensong (Compline), and the ~ r i o u midnight

services. A t the Saturday evening Vigil Service, the Resurrection of our Lord is more particularly commemorated and exalted. On Christmas Eve, and on the Eves of the Epiphany and sometimes of the Annunciation, the All-Night Vigil Office consists of Great Later Evensong (Grand Compline) and Matins.

T H E SYMBOLISM OF GREAT VESPERS.

(2) This Exclamation the Priest utters after the Deacon has said to

the brethren who have assembled for Divine Service, and are seated:

"Stand," and asks from him a blessing on the service : "Bless, Master." (3) By these acts of devotion the thoughts of the Christian are carried back to the epoch of the Creation of the world, to the blissful state of our first parents. The censing typifies the saying of Genesis, that at

the Creation the Spirit of God, the true Light and Incense unto the

elect, moved over the face of the waters. The opening of the Holy Doors signifies that, from the creation of the world, man was appointed to dwell in Paradise. But the blissful condition of mankind was of brief duration. As a token of the fact that men were banished from Paradise after the Fall, the Holy Doors are closed after the Temple has been censed.

(4) The Priest stands before the Holy Doors, which a r e closed, and

reads secretly the Prayers of Light, thereby typifying Adam sorrowing in repentance before the gates of Paradise. The Priest reads these prayers with uncovered head, in token of penitence and humility. In

the Service Books of the Church these prayers are called "The Prayers

of Light" because in them the Priest glorifies the Lord, who dwelleth in Light ineffable, for the gift of material light, and prays for illumination of soul.

(5) All the Exclamations pronounced by the Priest after the Litanies

bear a close relation either to the preceding litanies, to the prayers read secretly by the Priest, or to the chants of the singers.

(6) " Kafisma" signifies "sitting." The term may have had its rise

in the fact that sitting was appointed while certain parts of the Kafisma were being read, verse by verse ; but at some points standing was enjoined. I n ancient times these verses were chanted.

(7) These verses express two thoughts : Adam's repentance for his

sins, with his regret for the Paradise which he has lost ; and the exhortation from the mouth of Adam to his posterity that they shall utterly obey the will of God.

(8) The Bogordditckny (Hymns to the Birth-giver of God) are called

" Dogmitiki," from the Greek word dogma, or doctrine ; so that, together with the praise of the All-holy Birth-giver of God, they contain dogmatic teaching concerning the person of Jesus Christ, and in particular concerning the incarnation of the Lord and the union in his person of two natures -the divine and the human. The Hymn to the Birth-giver of God is sung at this point to remind us that she was the Mediatrix through whom, by the birth of her Holy Son, the life of those who were under the dispensation of the law was assuaged. (9)The Entrance typifies in action that which is expressed by the chant: "0 gladsome radiance ;" that is to say, that the Gladsome Radiance has shone for men in the person of the Saviour, who, for the

sake of men's infirmities, humbled the immortal glory of the heavenly Father, and came down from heaven.

The Holy Doors are opened, in token that with the coming of the

Lord the Paradise of God was opened to men. The Priest comes forth from the Sanctuary standing erect, with his chasuble hanging straight, to typify humility and majesty. The Deacon precedes the Priest, as if he were the Forerunner, holding the censer in his hand. The censer with its incense signifies that, through the mediation of the Lord, our prayers are borne upward to the Lord like incense, and that the Holy Spirit is present in the Temple. The Deacon is preceded by a taper, which denotes the spiritual light brought by the Lord to earth.

(10) The Gradual (Proklmen) (from the Greek, signifying that which

precedes), is the verse which precedes the Lessons from Holy Scripture, namely, the Parables (Paremii), the Epistle and the Gospel, and serves as a preface to the Lesson. The Gradual, generally in the words of Holy Writ, expresses either the contents and application of the Lesson

which follows it, or the significance of the day; that is, of the prayers and hymns which relate to the day. ( I I ) The Lessons from Holy Scripture of the Old Testament (and also sometimes from the New Testament) are called Parables (Paremif), and contain the prophecies of the event commemorated on the day; or explain the force of the Feast, and the intent with which it was established ; or set forth the praise of the Saint whose festival it is. .

times repeated. The Litiyd is sometimes performed in the porch of the Temple, or on the steps ; sometimes inside the Temple. It reminds us of the ancient Processions of the Cross in the streets, more especially by night ; and of the fervent petitions which the early Christians offered up during those processions, on the occasion of divers public calamities This going forth into the porch for the Litiycf, at the All-Night Vigil, after the Entrance and the Evening Litany (Exthiya), on the one hand, typifies for those who stand in the porch (the penitents) the same thing as is typified for those who stand in the Temple by the Entrance

( I ) Thereby expressing that those present in their prayers have sincere faith and love towards the Lord Jesus Christ ; like the Wise

Men, who brought unto him offerings of frankincense and myrrh, and so honoured God in the flesh.

(2) The Six Psalms represent the wretched condition of the human

race in the Old Testament days, which the Offices preceding the Divine