, and stop facing east. The priest takes the censer and censes the cross, all the holy items and the people, saying, Christ is risen! And the people respond, Truly He is risen!
Deacon: And that He will vouchsafe unto us the hearing of the Holy Gospel, let us pray unto the Lord God.
The priest reads the Gospel: Luke § 112 (24:1-12):
Choir: Lord, have mercy. T hrice .
, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the
Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
. And they entered in, and found not the Body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: and as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them,
Priest: Peace be unto all.
seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen: remember how He spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. And they remembered His words, and returned from the
Choir: And to thy spirit.
, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with then, which told these things unto the apostles. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. Then arose Peter, and ran unto the
Priest: The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.
; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
we pray for our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness Patriarch N .; for our lord the very most reverend Metropolitan N., First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad; for our lord the Most reverend [Archbishop or Bishop] N. , and all our brethren in Christ.
Deacon: Let us attend.
we pray for our God-preserved land, its authorities and armed forces, and for every Christian land.
Priest: AT THAT TIME, UPON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK, VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING, THE WOMEN CAME unto the
we pray for this city, for mercy, life, peace health, salvation, and visitation for the builders and benefactors of this holy temple, and for all the inhabitants of this city.
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
we pray for all the brethren and for all Christians.
Then the litany:
in his left hand and the brush in his right, [if a priest holds the icon of the resurrection, he also blesses with it in the four directions at the same time] and blessing with the holy water, he says:
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.
people, and bless Thine inheritance.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
And turning to the west and blessing he says:
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
people, and bless thine inheritance.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
And turning to the south and blessing he says:
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Then, processing in the same order as before, we go to the south wall, as the choir sings Ode 6 of the paschal canon, and stop facing east. The priest takes the censer and censes the cross, all the holy items and the people, saying, Christ is risen! And the people respond, Truly He is risen!
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
The priest reads the Gospel: John § 63 (20:1-10)
Priest: For a merciful God art Thou, and the Lover of mankind, and unto Thee do we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
the stone taken away from the
Choir: Amen.
and cometh to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved and saith unto them,
Then the priest dips the brush into the holy water, and he turns to the east, holding the cross and paschal
have taken away the Lord out of the
Priest: Save, O God,
, and we know not where they have laid Him. Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the
Choir: Amen.
they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the
Priest: Save, O God, this holy temple, and visit it with Thy mercy.
. And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the
Choir: Amen.
the linen clothes lie, and the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also that
Then turning to the north and blessing he says:
disciple, which came first to the
Priest: Save, O God,
, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away again unto their own home.
Choir: Amen.
we pray for our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness Patriarch N .; for our lord the very most reverend Metropolitan N., First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad; for our lord the Most reverend [Archbishop or Bishop] N. , and all our brethren in Christ.
Priest: Save, O God, this city and all Thy people living in it, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
we pray for our God-preserved land, its authorities and armed forces, and for every Christian land.
Choir: Amen.
we pray for all the brethren and for all Christians.
Deacon: And that He will vouchsafe unto us the hearing of the Holy Gospel, let us pray unto the Lord God.
in his left hand and the brush in his right, [if a priest holds the icon of the resurrection, he also blesses with it in the four directions at the same time] and blessing with the holy water, he says:
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
people, and bless Thine inheritance.
Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
And turning to the west and blessing he says:
Priest: Peace be unto all.
people, and bless thine inheritance.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
And turning to the south and blessing he says:
Priest: The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to John.
Then, processing in the same order as before, we go all the way around the church one more time, as the choir sings Odes 7, 8, and 9 of the paschal
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
. When we come to the doors of the church, we enter, and the clergy go directly into the holy altar take all the holy objects from the laity and put them in their place. Meanwhile, the choir completes the singing of the paschal canon, then sings Christ is risen from the dead … three times and we complete the Divine Liturgy as usual according to the paschal order:
Deacon: Let us attend.
After the choir sings: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death , a nd on those in the tombs bestowing life. Thrice.
Priest: AT THAT TIME, the first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the
And unto us hath He granted life eternal; we worship His resurrection of the third day.
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
The priest gives the blessing for the Paschal Hours and gives the cross for veneration and distributes the antidoron. On Bright Monday it is also customary to anoint the people with blessed oil.
Then the litany:
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Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.
Priest: For a merciful God art Thou, and the Lover of mankind, and unto Thee do we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Then the priest dips the brush into the holy water, and he turns to the east, holding the cross and paschal
Priest: Save, O God,
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Save, O God, this holy temple, and visit it with Thy mercy.
Choir: Amen.
Then turning to the north and blessing he says:
Priest: Save, O God,
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Save, O God, this city and all Thy people living in it, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir : Amen.
Psalm 33. Priest: The blessing of the Lord be upon you through His grace and love for mankind, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest : Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death .
Choir: And on those in the tombs bestowing life.
Then the dismissal:
Priest: May Christ our true God, Who rose from the dead trampling down death by death and on those in the tombs bestowing life, through the intercession of His most pure Mother, of the holy glorious, and all-praised apostles, of our father among the saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, for He is the Lover of mankind.
Then the priest, holding high the cross, says three times: Christ is risen! (3) And the people respond each time: Truly He is risen! (3).
The choir sings: Christ is risen … three times, and in conclusion sings:
Translated by Jordanville / saintjonah.org. Edition trebnik.en.saintjonah.