AT MATINS

The Anavathmi - 1st Antiphon

After the 1st reading from the Psalter, Resurrection Kathismata. Mode 2 Plagal.

Prokeimenon.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

2nd Antiphon

With the tomb opened and Hades lamenting, Mary cried to the Apostles in hiding, ‘Come out, you workers of the vineyard, proclaim the word of the Resurrection, “The Lord has risen, granting the world his great mercy!”’

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

3rd Antiphon

Verse: Arise, O Lord my God, lift up your hand: forget not your poor for ever.

Glory. Both now.

Mary Magdalen stood by your tomb, Lord, and she wept and cried aloud, and taking you for the gardener, she said, ‘Where have you hidden eternal Life? Where have you placed the One who rides on the Cherubim? Those who were guarding him have died through fear. Either give me my Lord, or with me cry out, “O you who were among the dead and raised the dead, glory to you!”’

Glory. Both now.

Gideon foretells your conceiving, and David reveals your child-bearing, O Mother of God; for the Word descended like rain upon a fleece into your womb, and you, the holy earth, without seed budded forth salvation, Christ God, O Virgin full of grace.

Glory. Both now.

After the 2nd reading from the Psalter, others.

Life was laid in the tomb and a seal was laid on the stone; soldiers were guarding Christ like a sleeping King; and having invisibly struck his foes the Lord arose.

Verse: I will praise you, Lord, with my whole heart: I will tell of all your marvellous works.

Jonas foretells your tomb, and Symeon reveals your divine Rising, immortal Lord; for you descended as a corpse into the tomb, and destroyed the gates of Hades; but you arose without corruption as Master, for the salvation of the world, Christ our God, and enlightened those in darkness.

Virgin Mother of God, implore your Son, Christ our God, who was willingly nailed to a Cross and who raised the dead, Christ our God, that our souls may be saved.

By your voluntary and life-giving death, O Christ, you smashed the gates of Hades, as God, and opened to us the Paradise of old; and by rising from the dead you delivered our life from corruption.

To heaven I raise my eyes, to you, O Word; have pity on me, that I may live for you.

Have mercy on us who are filled with contempt, repairing your vessels to be useful, O Word.

In the Holy Spirit is the cause of all salvation, if he see fit to breathe on one of these, he swiftly raises him from things of earth, gives him wings, makes him grow and ranges him on high.

If the Lord had not been among us, none of us could have withstood in the contest with the foe; for those who are victorious are exalted from here.

Let not my soul be taken like a sparrow by their teeth, O Word; alas! How shall I, lover of sin, be delivered from the foe?

In the Holy Spirit is divinisation for all, good-will, understanding, peace and blessing; for he is equal in action to the Father and the Word.

Those who trust in the Lord are fearful to their foes and wondrous to all; for they look on high.

The inheritance of the just, having you, O Saviour, as helper will not stretch out their hands in iniquities.

In the Holy Spirit is might over all things; him the armies above worship with everything that has breath below.

O Lord, raise up your power: \* and come to save us.

Verse: Shepherd of Israel, give ear: you that lead Jacob like a flock.

Let everything that has breath. The dawn Gospel. We have seen the Resurrection etc., as usual.