THE NINTH HOUR

In fke Great F a t , after the NINTHHOUR, and fke Prayer, 0 Master, Lord Jesus Christ our God (page 57), we sing, in Tone VfII..:

Then the INTERHOUR.

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

prayer, 0 Birth-giver of God, who ever protectest them that do thee honour. And if it be the Great Fast : Lord, have mercy. (Eight times.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of age< Amen. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God

shall be said thus.

And We. Amen. Glory to thee, 0 our God ; glory to thee. 0 heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art in all places, and fillest all things ; Treasury of good things and Giver of life : Come, and take up thine abode in us, and cleanse us from every stain ; and save our souls, 0 Good One. 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 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.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son,and to the Holy Spirit, now, and

The Choir of holy Angels and Archangels, with all the Powers of

ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from 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.

Reader. Amen. 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. ( Three reverences.) 0 how amiable are thy dwellings, thou Lord of hosts I My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she may lay her young ; even thy altars, 0 Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they that

Sot Appendix B, IIL

dwell in thy house ; they will be alway praising thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are thy ways. Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well ; and the pools are filled with water. They will go from strength to strength, and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. 0 Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer ; hearken, 0 God of Jacob. Behold, 0 God our defender, and look upon the face of thine Anointed For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in

the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. For

the Lord God is a light and defence; the Lord will give grace and

worship; and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life. 0 Lord God of. hosts, blessed is the man that .putteth his trust in thee. Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land ; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their sins. Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. Turn us then, 0 God our Saviour, and let thine anger cease from us. Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever? and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another ? Wilt thou not turn again and quicken . us, that thy people may rejoice in thee ? Show us thy mercy, 0 Lord, and grant us thy salvation. I will hearken what the Lord God will say

concerning me; for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not again. For his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and righteousness hath looked down from heaven. Yea, the Lord shall show loving-kindness ; and our land shall give her increase. Righteousness shall go before him ; and he shall direct his going in the way. Bow down thine ear, 0 Lord, and hear me ; for I am poor, and in misery. Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy: my God, save thy servant that putteth his trust in thee. Be merciful unto me, 0 Lord ; for

I will call daily upon thee. Comfort the soul of thy servant ; for unto thee, 0 Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer, and ponder the voice of my humble desires. In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee; for thou hearest me. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, 0 Lord ; there is not one that can do as thou doest. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship thee, 0 Lord ; and shall glorify thy Name. For thou art great and doest wondrous things ; thou art God alone. Teach me

thy way, 0 Lord, and I will walk in thy truth : 0 knit my heart unto thee, that I may fear thy Name. I will thank thee, 0 Lord my God, with all my heart ; and will praise thy Name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me ; and thou hast delivered my soul from the nethermost hell. 0 God, the proud are risen against me: and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes. But thou, 0 Lord God, art full of compassion and mercy, long-suffering, plenteous in goodness and truth. 0 turn thee then unto me, and have mercy upon me : give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the son of thine handmaid. Show some token upon me for good ; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. And again:

Show some token upon me for good ; that they who hate me may see it, and be ashamed, because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted 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.) Lord, have mercy. ( Thrice. ) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit And we read the Hymn fw

Day (Tr+dr).* it be the Great FaJi (Lcnf),this Hymn, in Tone VTZL, is used:

0 thou who, at the Ninth Hour, for our sake didst taste of death

in the flesh : Mortify thou the presun~ptionof our flesh, and save us, 0 Christ our God. Vme (Stikh) I : Let my complaint come before thee, 0 Lord : give me understanding, according to thy word. Verse 2 : Let my supplication come before thee, 0 Lord : deliver me according to thy word. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages Amen. Thou who for our sake wast born of a Virgin, and didst suffer crucifixion, 0 Good One, and didst despoil Death through death, and as God didst reveal Resurrection : Despise not those whom thou hast created with thine own hand; show forth thy love for mankind, 0 Merciful O n e ; accept the Birth-giver of God who bare thee, and who entreateth thee for us ; and save thy despairing people, 0 our Saviour.

Forsake us not utterly, for thy holy Name's sake, and destroy not thy covenant ; and take not thy mercies from us, for the sake of Abraham whom thou lovedst, and for the sake of Isaac thy servant, and of Israel, t h y Holy One. 0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, . . . (ar at the beginning of t h Hour)

* For H p n a in the Eight Tones, see Appendix A ; for the Great Feasts, see the Special

T H E NINTH HOUR

. . . Glory . . . now, and ever . . . 0 all-holy Trinity, . . . Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) . . . Glory . . . now, and ever . . . Our Father, who art in heaven, . . . And fz; it be a Feast, we say the CoC&ct-Hymn(KondriR)thereof.* But if not, this Hymn, in Tone YffL :

When the thief beheld the Author of life hanging upon the Cross, he said : If thou wert not God incarnate, who art here crucified with us, then had the Sun not veiled its rays, neither would the earth have shaken with trembling. But do thou, who sufferest for all men, remember me, 0 Lord, when thou comest into thy kingdom. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. In the midst, between two thieves, was thy Cross found the balancebeam of righteousness ; for while the one was led down to hell by the burden of his blaspheming, the other was lightened of his sins, unto the knowledge of things divine. 0 Christ our God, glory to thee. . Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Whenshe who bare thee beheld upon the Cross thee, the Lamb, and Shepherd, and Saviour of the world, she weeping said : The world rejoiceth, in that it hath received redemption, but my heart kindleth with yearning as I look upon thy crucifixion, which thou sufferest for all men, 0 my Son and my God. Lord, have mercy. (Forty times.) Thou who, at all times and at every hour, both in heaven and on earth, art worshipped and glorified, 0 Christ our God, long-suffering, plenteous in mercy and compassion ; who lovest the just and showest mercy to those who are hardened in sin ; who callest all men to repentance through the promise of good things to come : Do thou, the same Lord, receive also our supplications at this present time, and direct our

lives according fo thy commandments. Sanctify our souls ; purify our bodies ; set aright our minds ; and deliver us from all calamity, wrath and distress. Compass us round about with thy holy Angels; that, guided and guarded by their host, we may attain unto the unity of the faith, and unto the comprehension of thine ineffable glory. For blessed art thou unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice.) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without defilement barest God

the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee.

Priest. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us. For Collect-Hymns in the Eight Tones, see Appendix A ; for the Great Feasts, see the Special Semim.

In the ho(Y Great Fast (Lcnt), three great reverences shall be m&,

and fhc Pruycr of St. E#hraim shall be recifed once. B s f otherwise, after t h Exclamation, God be merciful unto us, t h e shall be said this

0 Master, Lord Jesus Christ our God, who art long-suffering toward our sins, and who hast led us even to the present hour, in the which, as thou didst hang upon the life-giving Tree thou didst make a way into Paradise for the penitent thief, and by death didst destroy Death: Cleanse us sinners and thine unworthy servants ; for we have sinned and have dealt iniquitously, and we are not worthy to lift up our eyes and look upon the heights of heaven, inasmuch as we have departed from the path of thy righteousness, and have walked after the desires of our own hearts. But we implore of thy boundless goodness : Spare us, 0 Lord, according to the multitude of thy mercies, and save us, for thy holy Name's sake ; for our days have passed away in vanity.

Wrest us out of the hand of the adversary, and forgive our sins, and mortify in us carnal imagination ; that putting off the old man we may be clothed upon with the new man, and may live unto thee, our Master and our Benefactor; and that so following after thy commandments, we may attain unto rest eternal, where is the abode of all those who rejoice. For thou art, in verity, the true joy and exultation of those who love thee, 0 Christ our God, and unto thee we ascribe glory, together with the Father, who is without beginning, and thine all-holy, and good, and life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen W k the NINTH HOURis read se$arate& from the TYPICAL

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 the BENEDICTION.

Prisst. May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his most holy Mother (of the holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostles) ; of Saint N. (the Saint of the &y) ; of Saint N. (the Saint of the church) ; and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us: for he is gracious and loveth mankind. But zjc it be the Great Fast (Lent), then the TYPICAL

immediate& follow, and Psalms ciii. and cxvi. are omitted.

THE TYPICAL PSALMSr

The beginning offhe TYPICAL

Bless the Lord, 0 my soul : blessed art thou, 0 Lord. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget not all his benefits : who forgiveth all thine iniquities, and healeth all thy diseases ; who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies ; who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. H e made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. H e will not always chide ; neither will he keep his anger forever. H e hath not

d'ealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord -pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass ; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children ; to such

as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye ministers of his that do his pleasure. Bless the Lord all works of his, in all places of his dominion : bless the Lord, 0 my soul. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit : The $rst Choir, with heightened voices. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages : The second Choir.

The First CAoir.

Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Blessed art thou, 0 Lord. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. See Appendix B, 111.

THE TYPICAL PSALMS

Praise the Lord, 0 my soul. While I live will I praise the Lord : I will sing prdses unto my God while I have any being. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day bis thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God : which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is; which keepeth truth forever: which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry.

The Lord looseth the prisoners : the Lord openeth the eyes of the blind :

the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : the Lord loveth the righteous : the Lord preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth the fatherless and widow : but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. The Lord shall reign forever, even thy God, 0 Zion, unto all generations. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 Only-begotten Son, and Word of God! Thou who art immortal yet didst deign for our salvation to become incarnate of the Holy Birthgiver of God and ever-virgin Mary ; and without change of essence wast made man ; who also wast crucified for us, 0 Christ our God, trampling down Death by death ; who art one of the Holy Trinity and art glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit : Save us.

In thy kingdom remember us, 0 Lord, when thou comest into thy kingdom. Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. And z y it be tke Great Fast, to every verse &d as, 0 Lord, when thou comest into thy kingdom.

fke Repain :Remember

Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. I$ * Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. I$ Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. I$ Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. I$ a o

Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. I$ Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called the chil- z-g

dren of God. I$ Blessed are theywhich are persecuted for righteousness' sake : - 0 cg for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. I$ Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. I$ Rejoice, and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in

THE TYPICAL PSALMS

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Remember us, 0 Lord, when thou conlest into thy kingdom. Remember us, 0 Master, when thou comest into thy kingdom. Remember us, 0 Holy One, when thou comest into thy kingdom. (And one reverence at each.)

The heavenly choir doth hymn thee, and doth cry, Holy, holy, holy,

Lord God of Hosts : heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Verse: Come unto him and be enlightened, and your faces shall not be ashamed.

The heavenly choir doth hymn thee, and doth cry : Holy, holy, holy,

Lord God of Hosts : heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

heaven, sing thy praises and do cry, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts : heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. I believe in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, Begotten of his Father before all worlds ; Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made; Being of one Essence with the Father; By whom all things were made; Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man. And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried. And the third day

he rose again, according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to 'judge both the quick and the dead ; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets. In one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the Life of the world to come. Amen. Loose, remit, pardon, 0 God, our transgressions, voluntary and involuntary ; whether of word or of deed ; whether of knowledge or of

ignorance ; whether of the day or of the night ; whether of the mind, or of the intention : Forgive us all, for thou art' good and lovest mankind. 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 :

T H E TYPICAL PSALMS

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. If it be Saturday :

Unto thee, 0 Lord, the Author of Creation, the universe doth offe;

the God-bearing Martyrs as the first-fruits of nature : By whose

prayers, through the Birth-giver of God, do thou preserve in peace profound thy Church, which is thine estate, 0 most merciful One. Thou wast transfigured on the Mount, and in so far as they were able to receive it, thy disciples, with wonder, beheld thy glory, 0 Christ our God. And when they beheld thee crucified, they understood thy voluntary Passion, and proclaimed unto the world that thou art, of a truth,

the Radiance of the Father.

COLLECT-HWNS

Mon&y :Hymn &f the Bodiless Powers, Tom II. :

0 ye Chieftains of God, servitors of the divine glory, Guides of men and Captains of the Bodiless Powers : Enmeat that which is profitable for us, and great mercy ; in that ye are the Chieftains of the Bodiless Powers.

Tuesday :Hymn of the Fwcnmrrcr, Tone I/. :

0 Prophet of God, and Forerunner of Grace, in that we have found thy holy head as a most sacred rose budding forth from the earth, we receive always thy healing. For still, as aforetime in the world, thou dost preach repentance.

Wednesday and Frtiiiry : Tone IIL :

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 God-fearing (Emperor, King, o r President), N., granting victory over his adversaries unto him who hath thine aid, which is a panoply of peace, a trophy invincible.

Thursday :the Holy A#ostles, TOM/I. :

Thou hast received thy steadfast Preachers, God-inspired in speech,

the Crown of thy Disciples, 0 Lord, into the delights and the repose

of thy blessed ones ; for thou hast accepted their labours and their death as greater than any whole burnt-offerings, 0 thou who alone knowest the secrets of the heart. Tkc same &y :the Collect-Hymn (KonaXk) of St. Nicholas,Tone I . :

In Myra, 0 Saint, wast thou shown forth a sacrificing priest ; for fulfilling the Gospel of Christ, 0 Holy One, thou didst lay down thy life

THE TYPICAL PSALMS

for thy people, and didst save the innocent from death. For which cause thou wert proclaimed a Saint, as one deeply initiated into the mysteries of the goodness of God. Tkcn, on evny day : Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. T o the souls of thy servants, 0 Lord, give rest with thy Saints, where there is neither sickness nor sighing, but life everlasting. Tkcta immediately, on every day excejt Saturday, is said: Now, and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. 0 Protection of Christians that maketh not ashamed, 0 Mediitrix never-failing with the Creator : Despise not the sinners' voice of s u p plication ; but in that thou art good, come speedily to the aid of us who faithfully call upon thee ; make haste to our petition and further our

the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee.

In the Name of the Lord, bless, Father. Pnest. God be merciful to us, and bless us, and show us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us. /hC PRAYER

OF ST. EPHRAIM

0 Lord and Master of my life, grant not unto me a spirit of slothfulness, of discouragement, of lust of power, of vain babbling. (Agrcat reverence to the eadh.) But vouchsafe unto thy servant the spirit of continence, of meekness, of patience, and of love. (Reverence.) Yea, 0 Lord and King, grant that I may perceive my dwn transgressions, and judge not my brother. For blessed art thou unto ages of agea Amen (Reverence. T h twelve Zesser reverences, saying a2 each reverence: 0 God, cleanse thou me, a sinner. Then tkc whole Prayer is repented, wi'ih ons great reverence in concltc~wn.) Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times.) And tkc Prayer :

0 all-holy Trinity, Might one in Essence, Kingdom undivided, Origin of all good things, be graciously inclined also unto me, a sinner. Establish thou me ; give understanding unto my heart, and purge away all my vileness. Enlighten my mind, that I may glorify, sing praises, and

T H E TYPICAL PSALMS

adore thee, and say : Thou only art holy, thou only art the Lord, 0 Jesus Christ, in the glory of the Father. Amen. Meet is it in very truth to bless thee, 0 Birth-giver of God, everblessed and all-undefiled One, and the Mother of our God. PricJi. Wisdom ! 0 most holy Birth-giver of God, save us. Choir. More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thou who without corruption barest God the Word, true Birth-giver of God, we magnify thee. Priest. Glary to thee, 0 Christ God our 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. Thn the BWBDICTION.

Prirst. May Christ, our true God, through the prayers of his most holy Mother, and of all the Saints, have mercy upon us and save us ; for he is gracious and loveth mankind.

T H E DIVINE LITURGY

PREFATORY NOTE AND DIRECTIONS

The word LITURGY,

which in the Greek means " A public work " or " Ministry," is particularly applied (heightened by the adjective " Divine ") to the chief service of the day, in which the Holy Eucharist, or Service of Thanksgiving, is celebrated. Three Liturgies are used in the Holy Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Church of the East : That of St. John Chrysostom ; that of St. Basil the Great ; and that of the Presanctified Gifts.