Exapostilarion: Spec. Mel.: With the eye of Thy mercy, O Good One, / regard the entreaty of us who have assembled together / in Thy holy temple today, // to anoint Thine ailing servants with divine oil.
Irmos, Tone 4: Christ, the Chief Cornerstone /
After this, the Deacon, or the senior Priest, intoneth this litany:
Choir: It is truly meet to bless thee, the Theotokos, /
Tone 4 [Spec. Mel.: ]: By the apostles and through Thy holy oil / Thou hast given Thy grace to heal the diseases and infirmities of all, / O Thou Who art readily placated and lovest mankind; / wherefore, those who approach Thine oil with faith do now sanctify, / treat with mercy, cleanse of every ailment, / and vouchsafe Thine incorrupt food, O Lord, // in that Thou art compassionate.
Theotokion, in the same tone:
uncut by human hands, / Who united the two disparate natures, / was cut from thee, the unquarried mountain, O Virgin. // Wherefore, in gladness we magnify thee, O Theotokos.
The Bishop then saith the Prayer of the Oil over the lamp. Be it known that in the Great Church [Haghia Sophia, in Constantinople], they pour wine instead of water into the lamp of the unction service.
Then these stichera are chanted:
Look down from heaven, in that Thou art compassionate, / O Unapproachable One, / and having signed our senses with Thy divine oil by Thine invisible hand, / O Thou Who lovest mankind, / grant remission of transgressions and healing of soul and body / unto those who flee to Thee with faith, / that they may glorify Thee with love, // magnifying Thy might. With the anointing of Thine oil and the touch of Thy priests, / O Thou Who lovest mankind, / sanctify Thy servants from on high, / free them from infirmities of soul, / cleanse and purify them of defilement, / and deliver them from greatly tangled temptations, / put down their sicknesses, dispel evil circumstances, / and do away with tribulations, //
O merciful Lord, hearken to the supplication of Thy servants, who pray unto Thee.
The rest of the Priests read the same prayer along with him, though silently.
Reader: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Thrice.
in that Thou art compassionate and full of lovingkindness.
Look down from heaven, O Compassionate One; show forth Thy mercy unto all; and by the divine anointing of Thy priests grant now Thine aid and Thy strength unto those who approach Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
And while this prayer is being said by the Priests, the following troparia are chanted: Tone 4 [Troparion Melody]: O Christ Who alone art quick to help, / from on high show forth speedy visitation for thy suffering servants, / and deliver them from infirmities and bitter pangs. / Raise them up, that they may hymn and glorify Thee unceasingly, // through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Thou Who alone lovest mankind.
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 the ages of ages.
Glory Thee do I entreat, the most pure palace of the King, / O greatly hymned one: / Purify my mind, which hath been defiled by all manner of sins, / and make of it a beauteous dwelling-place of the all-divine Trinity, / that, saved, I, thine unprofitable servant, // may glorify thy power and boundless mercy.
O merciful Lord, hearken to the supplication of Thy servants, who pray unto Thee.
The Deacon then intoneth this litany:
Reader: Amen.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Rejoicing, O all-good Savior, we have seen the divine oil, which Thou hast received by Thy divine inclination, beyond the merits of those who partake of it; and Thou hast granted it as an image unto those who share in the divine laver.
And the Bishop readeth the first prayer:
And this troparion is chanted:
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name's sake.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Be it known that there are those who read this prayer only to this point, straightway saying the Exclamation: For Thine it is to have mercy and to save But others continue the prayer as followeth:
Deacon: In peace let us pray to the Lord.
Lord have mercy. Thrice.
Take pity, have mercy, and deliver us, O Savior, from evils and pain. And as Thou art the merciful Lord, deliver the souls and bodies of Thy servants from the shafts of the evil one, healing them with divine anointing.
The Deacon then intoneth this litany:
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Both now and ever, and unto the unto the ages of ages. Amen.
And the Priest readeth the second prayer:
Deacon: For the peace from above, and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Our Father, Who art in the Heavens, 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Accept the hymns and entreaties of thy servants, O all-pure Virgin, and by thy supplications deliver from cruel sufferings and pangs those who through us have recourse unto thy divine shelter.
The Deacon then intoneth this litany:
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Tone 4: O Christ, Who alone art quick to help, / show from on high a speedy visitation to Thy suffering servants, / and deliver them from illness and bitter pain, / and raise them up to praise and glorify Thee unceasingly, // through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O only Lover of mankind.
ever blessed and most blameless, and Mother of our God. / More honorable than the Cherubim, / and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, / who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, //
And the third Priest readeth this prayer:
Deacon: For the peace of the whole world, the good estate of the holy churches of God, and the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.
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the very Theotokos, thee do we magnify.
The Deacon then intoneth this litany:
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
may be glorified, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
And the Priest readeth the fourth prayer:
Deacon: For this holy temple, and for them that with faith, reverence, and the fear of God enter herein, let us pray to the Lord.
Blinded in the eyes of my soul, / I come to Thee, O Christ, like the man who was blind from birth; / and in repentance I cry out to Thee: Be merciful to us, // O Thou Who alone art readily placated.
The Deacon then intoneth this litany:
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Tone 3: As of old Thou didst raise up the paralytic, O Lord, / by Thy divine intercession raise up my soul, / which is cruelly paralyzed in all manner of sins and unseemly acts, / that, saved, I may cry out to Thee: // O Compassionate Christ, grant me healing!
And the Priest readeth the fifth prayer:
Deacon: That He will bless the Oil by the power, and operation, and descent of the Holy Spirit, let us pray to the Lord.
Tone 2: As a disciple of the Lord thou didst receive the Gospel, O just one; / as a martyr thou dost possess what is infinite; / as the brother of God, thou hast boldness before Him; / and as a hierarch, thou canst make entreaty. // Beseech Christ God, that our souls be saved.
The Deacon then intoneth this litany:
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Tone 4: The Word of God, the Only-begotten of the Father, / Who came unto us in latter times, / showed thee to be the first pastor and teacher of the people of Jerusalem, / and a faithful minister of the mysteries of the Spirit, O godly James. // Wherefore, we all honor thee, O apostle.
And the Priest readeth the sixth prayer:
Deacon: For the servants of God, for their visitation in God; and that the grace of the Holy Spirit may come upon them, let us pray to the Lord.
Tone 3: In Myra thou wast shown to be a performer of the sacred mysteries, O holy one; / for, fulfilling the Gospel of Christ, / thou didst lay down thy life for thy people, O venerable one, / and didst save the innocent from death. / Wherefore, thou hast been sanctified // as a great initiate of the grace of God.
The Deacon then intoneth this litany:
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
The world hath found thee to be a great champion amid misfortunes, /
And the Priest readeth the seventh prayer:
Deacon: That He may deliver them from all tribulation, wrath, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
who conquereth the heathen, O passion-bearer. / Wherefore, as thou didst cast down the pride of Lyeus / and didst embolden Nestor for the struggle, / so, O holy Demetrius, do thou entreat Christ God, // that He grant us great mercy.
And the Bishop saith this prayer aloud:
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
O holy passion-bearer and healer Panteleimon, / entreat the merciful God, // that He grant our souls remission of transgressions.
And when the prayer is completed, the priests give the Gospel Book to the Bishop to kiss. Tone 4 [Sticheron Melody]: Possessed of a well-spring of healings, O holy unmercenaries, / ye impart healings unto all in need, / in that ye have been vouchsafed great gifts by our Savior, /
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Tone 8: O holy unmercenaries and wonder-workers, visit our infirmities. // Freely have ye received, freely give unto us.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Tone 2: Who can recount thy mighty works, O virgin apostle? / For thou pourest out miracles and makest healings to flow forth; / and thou prayest for our souls, // in that thou art a theologian and the friend of Christ.
Deacon: Calling to remembrance our most holy, most pure, most blessed, glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary with all the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and all our life unto Christ our God.
Glory O Mistress Theotokos, we earnestly cry unto thee, / our fervent entreaty and unassailable rampart, / well-spring of mercy and refuge of the world: / Go thou before us, and deliver us from misfortunes, // O thou who alone art quick to intercede.
Choir: To Thee O Lord.
57 (Jas. 5: 10-16)]
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
53 (Lk. 10: 25-37)]
Choir: Lord, have mercy!
Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? What is written in the law? how readest thou? Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus: A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him:
And the Bishop readeth this prayer:
Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him who fell among the thieves?
Bishop: O Lord, Who by Thy mercy and compassions healest the afflictions of our souls and bodies, sanctify this oil, that for those who are anointed therewith it may be for healing, for the removal of all suffering and defilement of flesh and spirit, and of every evil; that therein the holy name of Thee
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Deacon: Let us attend!
For Thou art God, great and wondrous, Who observest Thy covenant and Thy mercy for those who love Thee, granting deliverance from sins through Thy holy Son, Jesus Christ. Give us rebirth out of sin, O Thou Who givest light to the blind, Who settest aright those who have been cast down, Who lovest the righteous and hast mercy on sinners. Lead us up again out of darkness and the shadow of death, O Thou Who sayest to those in bonds: Come forth; and to those in darkness, Be ye uncovered! For the light of His countenance hath shone forth in our hearts, since it is for this that He appeared on earth and dwelt with men. Unto those who accepted Thee He gave the power to become children of God, and hath given us adoption through the laver of regeneration, and made us to have no part of the tyranny of the devil; for Thou Who hast cleansed us with water and sanctified us with Thy Holy Spirit wast not pleased to work purification by blood, but rather by holy oil hast provided an image of His Cross, that we may become the flock of Christ, the royal priesthood, the holy nation. Do Thou Thyself, O Master and Lord, grant us the grace for this holy ministry, as Thou gavest it to Moses Thy favored one, to Samuel Thy beloved, to John Thy chosen one, and to all who have been well pleasing unto Thee in every generation and generation. Cause us also to be ministers of Thy new covenant over this oil which Thou hast acquired for Thyself through the precious blood of Thy Christ: that having cast off the lusts of the world, we may die unto sin and live unto righteousness, having put it on through the anointing of the sanctification of oil which is to be invoked. O Lord, may this oil be the oil of joy, the oil of sanctification, royal vesture, a breastplate of power, the dispelling of all the activity of the devil, an inviolate seal, joy of heart, everlasting gladness. And may those who are anointed therewith unto regeneration be terrible to the adversary and shine among the splendors of Thy saints, having neither spot nor wrinkle; and may they be received into Thine eternal places of rest and receive the honor of the heavenly calling.
Bishop: Peace be unto all!
For Thine it is to have mercy and to save us, O our God, and we send up glory unto Thee, and Thine only-begotten Son and Thine all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
116 (Rom. 15: 1-7)]
Deacon: Wisdom!
94 (Lk. 19: 1-11)]
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 1st Tone: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee.
us, who was the chief among the publicans; and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus, Who He was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him: for He was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up, and saw him, and said unto him: us, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. And he made haste, and came down, and received Him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, that He was gone to be guest with a man who is a sinner. And Zacch Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Choir: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee.
This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Reader: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright.
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Choir: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee.
ternal and wondrous things, Whom no man is able to comprehend in thought: Do Thou Thyself look down, and hearken unto us, Thine unworthy servants; and where we offer this oil up in Thy holy name, send down Thy gift of healing and the remission of sins., and heal him [her] in the magnitude of Thy mercy. Yea, O Lord Who art easily placated, O only Merciful One Who lovest mankind and regrettest our evils, Who knowest that the mind of man is inclined toward wickedness from his youth, Who desirest not the death of the sinner, but that he turn and live, Who being God didst become man for us sinners salvation, and conformed Thyself to Thy creation; Who didst say: I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance: Thou art He Who sought out the lost sheep; Thou art He Who earnestly searched for the lost coin and found it; Thou art He Who said, He who cometh unto me I will in nowise reject; Thou art He Who did not hinder the harlot from washing Thy precious feet with her tears; Thou art He Who said, As many times as thou fallest, arise, and thou shalt be saved; Thou art He Who said that there is joy in heaven over one repentant sinner. Look down Thyself, O compassionate Master, from Thy holy height; and overshadowing us, Thy sinful and unworthy servants, with the grace of the Holy Spirit at this time, cause it to dwell in thy servants, who hath recognized their offenses and approached Thee with faith; and accepting and forgiving them in Thy love for mankind, even though they have sinned in word, and deed, and thought, cleanse and make them pure of all sin; and ever abiding in them, keep them walking in Thy precepts for the remaining time of their lives, that they may no longer be objects of mockery for the devil, and that Thine all-holy name may be glorified in them.
Reader: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
For Thine it is to have mercy and to save us, O our God, and we send up glory unto Thee, and Thine only-begotten Son and Thine all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Choir: According as we have hoped in Thee.
153 (I Cor. 12: 27-13: 8)]
Deacon: Wisdom!
34 (Mt. 10: 1, 5-8)]
Reader: The reading is from the Catholic Epistle of the Holy Apostle James. [
Go not into the way of the gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying: Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.
Deacon: Let us attend.
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Reader: Brethren: Take the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. Behold, we count them happy who endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
For Thine it is to have mercy and to save us, O our God, and we send up glory unto Thee, and Thine only-begotten Son and Thine all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Bishop: Peace be to thee.
182 (II Cor. 6: 16-7: 1)]
Reader: And to thy spirit.
26 (Mt. 8: 14-24)]
Deacon: Wisdom!
Master, I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou goest. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay His head And another of His disciples said unto Him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Follow Me; and let the dead bury their dead. And when He was entered into a ship, His disciples followed him.
Reader: Alleluia, in the 8th Tone. Of mercy and judgment will I sing unto Thee, O Lord.
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Choir: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
For Thine it is to have mercy and to save us, O our God, and we send up glory unto Thee, and Thine only-begotten Son and Thine all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
168 (II Cor. 1: 8-12)]
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
104 (Mt. 25: 1-14)]
Choir: And to thy spirit.
The kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They who were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made: Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise: Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying:
Bishop: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke. [
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
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Deacon: Let us attend!
s wife and removed her fever, so that she arose and ministered unto Thee. Do Thou Thyself, O Master, impart healing unto Thy servants, and grant them healing and the removal of every corrupting illness. Remember Thy rich compassions and Thy mercy. Remember that the mind of man ardently inclineth to evils from his youth, and there is no one on earth who is sinless. For Thou alone art without sin, Who camest and saved the human race, and hast freed us from slavery to the enemy. For if Thou wilt enter into judgment with Thy servants, no one will be found pure of defilement; but every mouth will be stopped, lacking any answer: for like a castaway rag is our every righteousness in Thine eyes. Wherefore, be Thou not mindful of the sins of our youth, O Lord, for Thou art the hope of the hopeless, the rest of those who labor and are heavy laden with iniquities, and we send up glory unto Thee, and Thine unoriginate Father, and Thine all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen
Bishop: At that time, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying:
213 (Gal. 5:2-6: 1-2)]
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
62 (Mt. 15: 21-28)]
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy. We pray Thee: Hearken, and have mercy!
Have mercy on me, O Lord, Thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and besought Him, saying: I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped Him, saying: It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
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Deacon: Again we pray that mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation and the remission of sins be granted Thy servants.
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Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
30 (Mt. 9: 9-14)]
Deacon: That they may be forgiven every offense, voluntary or involuntary.
And he arose, and followed Him. And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto His disciples: Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? But when Jesus heard that, He said unto them: Those who be whole need not a physician, but those who are sick.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
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Bishop: For a merciful God art Thou, Who lovest mankind, and we send up glory unto Thee
for David, and the Ninevites, and for those before them and in the advent of Thy fleshly dispensation Thou didst not call the righteous, but didst call to repentance sinners, and didst receive the thief and the blasphemous persecutor, the great Paul, like the publican and the harlot, through repentance. And Thou didst likewise receive through repentance Thy pre minent Apostle Peter, who had denied Thee thrice, and didst promise him, saying: Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it; and I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Wherefore, O Good One Who lovest mankind, we also, relying on Thy true promises, entreat and beseech Thee at this hour: Hearken unto our supplication, and accept it as incense offered to Thee; and forgive Thy servants; and if they have in anywise sinned in word, or deed, or thought, either at night, or during the day; or have fallen under the ban of a priest, or have incurred their own anathema; or have embittered themselves by an oath and cursed themselves: We beseech Thee and pray unto Thee: Absolve, remit and forgive them, O God, overlooking their iniquities and sins, and the things they have done in knowledge and in ignorance; and if they have broken any of Thy commandments, or committed some offense, either because they are fleshly beings, or live in the world, or were prompted to do so by the activity of the devil, forgive them, in that Thou art the good God Who loveth mankind. For there is no man who liveth and sinneth not. For Thou alone are without sin, and Thy righteousness is righteousness forever, and Thy word is truth. For Thou didst not create man for destruction, but for the keeping of Thy commandments and the inheritance of life everlasting. And we send up glory to Thee, and the Father, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
O holy Father, Physician of souls and bodies, Who didst send Thine only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who healeth every infirmity and delivereth from death: Heal also Thy servants, of the bodily and spiritual afflictions which beset them; and grant them life through the grace of Thy Christ, through the supplications of our all-holy Mistress, the Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary, through the intercession of the honorable and incorporeal hosts of heaven, by the power of the precious and life-creating Cross, by the prayers of the honorable and glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious and most lauded apostles, of the holy, glorious and right victorious martyrs, of our venerable and God-bearing fathers, of the holy unmercenary healers Cosmas and Damian, Cyrus and John, Panteleimon and Hermolaus, Samson and Diomedes, Photius and Anicetus, of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints.
Choir: Amen.
For Thou art the well-spring of healings, O our God, and we send up glory unto Thee, and Thine only-begotten Son, and Thy consubstantial Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
And the Bishop, taking the Holy Gospel, openeth it so that the words thereof are towards the heads of the faithful, and he handeth it to the priests, that they may hold it while he saith the prayer aloud:
Choir: Lord, have mercy!
O holy King, compassionate Lord Jesus Christ Who art great in mercy, Son and Word of the living God, Who desirest not the death of the sinner, but that he turn and live: It is not my sinful hand which I lay upon the heads of those who have come to Thee in sins and through us ask of Thee the remission of their sins, but rather Thy mighty and powerful hand, which is in this Holy Gospel which my fellow ministers hold over the heads of Thy servants. And I pray with them, and ask Thy merciful love for mankind, which is not mindful of evils, O God our Savior, Who through Thy Prophet Nathan gavest the remission of offenses unto the penitent David, and didst accept the entreaty of Manasseh unto repentance. In Thy wonted love for mankind do Thou Thyself also accept Thy servants, who repent of their offenses, overlooking all their transgressions. For Thou art our God, Who hast commanded us to forgive seventy times seven times those who have fallen into sins. For as great as Thou art, so great also is Thy mercy; and unto Thee is due all glory, honor and worship, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Bishop: O unoriginate, eternal, Holy of holies, Who hast sent Thine only-begotten Son, Who healeth every infirmity and every ailment of our souls and bodies: Send down Thy Holy Spirit, and sanctify this oil, and for Thy servant [handmaid] N. who is being anointed make it for utter deliverance from his [her] sins, and for the inheritance of the heavenly kingdom.
the ever-flowing Well-spring. /
Deacon: Let us attend!
For the Lord saith unto you, as to ones rivaling the apostles in zeal: / Behold, I have given you power over unclean spirits, to drive them out, / and to heal every disease and every ailment. / Wherefore, living well in His precepts, freely ye received, and freely do ye give, // healing the sufferings of our souls and bodies.
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Both now Look upon the entreaties of thy servants, O most immaculate one, / putting down the grievous uprisings against us, and taking away our sorrows. / For thee alone do we have as a firm and certain confirmation, / and thine intercession have we acquired. / Let not us who call upon thee be put to shame, O Mistress, / but haste thou to make supplication for those who with faith cry unto thee: // Rejoice, O Mistress, thou help, joy and protection of all, and salvation of our souls.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Lord have mercy. Thrice.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Master, bless.
Reader: The prokimenon in 2nd Tone: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He is become my salvation.
And all those about to receive this mystery make a prostration, each saying:
Choir: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He is become my salvation.
Bless me, holy Master and holy fathers, and forgive me, a sinner. Thrice And when this hath all been concluded, those who are to receive Unction approach the bishop and each priest in turn. Then the Bishop and each priest taketh up a wand, and dipping it also into the holy oil, anointeth each person on brow, nostrils, cheeks, mouth, shoulders, and on both sides of the hands.
Reader: With chastisement hath the Lord chastened me, but He hath not given me over unto death.
As they anoint the people, they say:
Choir: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He is become my salvation.
The servant of God N., is anointed with the oil of gladness, unto the healing of soul and body, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Reader: The Lord is my strength and my song.
And the people chant: Hear us, O God! Hear us, O Lord! Hear us, O Holy One!
Choir: And He is become my salvation.
And having received the blessing and forgiveness from the Bishop and priests, they all depart, giving thanks to God.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Revised 4/6/2024 A small table is set forth, whereon is a surface of the wheat is an empty lamp; and around in the wheat are thrust seven wands wrapped with paper, for the anointing. The Holy Gospel is also placed on
Reader: The reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Romans [
the table. All the priests then vest in phelonia, and stand round about the table, and
Deacon: Let us attend.
taketh up a censer and incense, and censeth around the table on which
Reader: Brethren: We who are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbor for his good to edification. For even Christ pleased not Himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of those who reproached Thee fell on Me. For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.
the oil is set; and he censeth the whole church, and the people.
Bishop: Peace be to thee.
taketh his place before the table again, facing the east, he beginneth, saying: Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all things, Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in us, and cleanse us of all impurity, and save our souls, O Good One. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name's
Reader: And to thy spirit.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, Our Father, Who art in the Heavens, 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: Alleluia, in 5th Tone: Of Thy mercies, O Lord, will I sing forever.
Choir: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Priest: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Luke. [
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Deacon: Let us attend.
Priest: At that time, Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacch
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy. We pray Thee: Hearken, and have mercy!
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: Again we pray that mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation and the remission of sins be granted Thy servants.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: That they may be forgiven every offense, voluntary or involuntary.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Bishop: For a merciful God art Thou, Who lovest mankind, and we send up glory unto Thee
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy!
Priest: O great and Most High God, Who art worshipped by all creation, Well-spring of wisdom, truly unfathomable Abyss of goodness and infinite Depth of compassion, O Master Who lovest mankind, God of pre
Deacon: Let us attend!
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The Prokimenon, in 3rd Tone: The Lord is my light and my savior; whom then shall I fear?
Choir: The Lord is my light and my savior; whom then shall I fear?
Reader: The Lord is the defender of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
Choir: The Lord is my light and my savior; whom then shall I fear?
Reader: The Lord is my light and my savior.
Choir: Whom then shall I fear?
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [
Deacon: Let us attend.
Reader: Brethren: Ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. And God hath set some in the Church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet show I unto you a more excellent way. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing. Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Love never faileth.
Bishop: Peace be to thee.
Reader: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: Alleluia, in 2nd Tone: Of Thy mercies, O Lord, will I sing forever.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Priest: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. [
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Deacon: Let us attend!
Priest: At that time, Jesus called unto Him His twelve disciples, and He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying:
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy. We pray Thee: Hearken, and have mercy!
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: Again we pray that mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation and the remission of sins be granted Thy servants.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: That they may be forgiven every offense, voluntary or involuntary.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Bishop: For a merciful God art Thou, Who lovest mankind, and we send up glory unto Thee
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy!
Priest: O omnipotent Master, holy King, Who punisheth but dost not kill, Who maketh steadfast those who fall down and liftest up those who have fallen, Who settest aright the bodily tribulations of men: We pray to Thee, O our God, that Thou instill Thy mercy in this oil and those who are anointed therewith in Thy name, that it may be unto them for the healing of soul and body, and for the cleansing and removal of every passion and affliction and disease, and of all defilement of flesh and spirit. Yea, O Lord, send down Thy healing power from heaven, touch the body, quench the fever, subdue the passions and every hidden infirmity. Be Thou a physician for Thy servants, raise them up, whole and perfect, from the bed of sickness and the bier of affliction, and give them to Thy Church as ones well-pleasing, who doeth Thy will.
Deacon: Let us attend!
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The Prokimenon, in 4th Tone: In the day when I call upon Thee, quickly hearken unto me.
Choir: In the day when I call upon Thee, quickly hearken unto me.
Reader: O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come unto Thee.
Choir: In the day when I call upon Thee, quickly hearken unto me.
Reader: In the day when I call upon Thee.
Choir: Quickly hearken unto me.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [
Deacon: Let us attend.
Reader: Brethren: Ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said: I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. And I will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be My sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Bishop: Peace be to thee.
Reader: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: Alleluia, in 2nd Tone: With patience I waited patiently for the Lord, and He was attentive unto me.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Priest: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. [
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Priest: At that time, when Jesus came into Peter's house, He saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. And He touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. When the even was come, they brought unto Him many who were possessed with devils: and He cast out the spirits with His word, and healed all who were sick: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses. Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto Him:
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy. We pray Thee: Hearken, and have mercy!
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: Again we pray that mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation and the remission of sins be granted Thy servants.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: That they may be forgiven every offense, voluntary or involuntary.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Bishop: For a merciful God art Thou, Who lovest mankind, and we send up glory unto Thee
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy!
Priest: O Lord Who lovest mankind, Who art good, compassionate and of merciful, Who art great in mercy and rich in lovingkindness, O Father of compassions and God of all consolation, Who by Thy holy apostles hast given us the strength to heal the infirmities of men with oil and prayer: Do Thou Thyself render this oil healing for those who are anointed therewith, unto the removal of every affliction and every disease, for the deliverance from evils of those who await salvation from thee. Yea, O Master, omnipotent Lord our God: We beseech Thee to save us all. O only Physician of souls and bodies, sanctify us all; O Thou Who healest every infirmity, heal also Thy servants, raise them up from the bed of pain in the mercy of Thy goodness; visit them with Thy mercy and compassions; drive from them every sickness and disease, that, having been raised up by Thy mighty right hand, they may labor for Thee with all thanksgiving, that we who now share in Thine ineffable love for mankind may hymn and glorify Thee Who workest things great and wondrous, glorious and excellent.
Deacon: Let us attend!
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The Prokimenon in 5th Tone: Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and shalt preserve us from this generation and forevermore.
Choir: Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and shalt preserve us from this generation and forevermore.
Reader: Save me, O Lord, for a righteous man there is no more.
Choir: Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and shalt preserve us from this generation and forevermore.
Reader: Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and shalt preserve us.
Choir: From this generation and forevermore.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians [
Deacon: Let us attend.
Reader: Brethren: We would not have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: but we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God Who raiseth the dead: Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in Whom we trust that He will yet deliver us; ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on your behalf.
Bishop: Peace be to thee.
Reader: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: Alleluia, in 5th Tone: Of Thy mercies, O Lord, will I sing forever.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Priest: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. [
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Priest: The Lord spake this parable:
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy. We pray Thee: Hearken, and have mercy!
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: Again we pray that mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation and the remission of sins be granted Thy servants.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: That they may be forgiven every offense, voluntary or involuntary.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Bishop: For a merciful God art Thou, Who lovest mankind, and we send up glory unto Thee
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy!
Priest: O Lord our God, Who chastisest and healest again, who raisest the poor man from the earth and liftest up the pauper from the dung-heap, O Father of orphans, haven of the tempest-tossed and physician of the infirm, Who with pain bearest our infirmities and acceptest our afflictions, Who showest mercy in gentleness, Who overcomest our iniquities, Who doest away with our injustices, Who art quick to help and slow to anger, Who breathed upon Thy disciples and said: Receive ye the Holy Spirit; if ye remit anyone his sins, they are remitted; Who acceptest the repentance of sinners and hast the power to forgive many and grievous sins; Who givest healing unto all who are in affliction and long illness; Who hast called me, Thy lowly, sinful and unworthy servant, who am entangled in many sins and wallow in passionate pleasures, to the holy and most majestic rank of priest, and to enter behind the inner veil, into the Holy of holies where the holy angels desire to go and hear the voice of the Lord God in the Gospel, and to behold with their own eyes the sight of the holy Offering, and to delight in the divine and sacred Liturgy; Who hast vouchsafed me to serve Thy supercelestial mysteries, to offer Thee gifts and sacrifices for our sins and the ignorances of the people, and to mediate for Thy reason-endowed sheep, that with Thy great and ineffable love for mankind Thou mayest cleanse them of their transgressions: Do Thou Thyself, O all-good King, hearken unto my prayer at this hour and in this day, and at every time and place; and attend unto the voice of my supplication; and grant healing to Thy servants, who are afflicted in soul and body, granting them remission of sins and forgiveness of offenses, voluntary and involuntary. Cure their incurable wounds, and every illness and every disease; grant them healing of soul, O Thou Who touched the mother of Peter
Deacon: Let us attend!
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The Prokimenon, in 6th Tone: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
Choir: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
Reader: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Choir: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy.
Reader: Have mercy on me, O God.
Choir: According to Thy great mercy.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Galatians [
Deacon: Let us attend.
Reader: Brethren: The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Bishop: Peace be to thee.
Reader: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: Alleluia, in 6th Tone: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Priest: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. [
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Priest: At that time, Jesus departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto Him, saying:
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy. We pray Thee: Hearken, and have mercy!
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: Again we pray that mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation and the remission of sins be granted Thy servants.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Deacon: That they may be forgiven every offense, voluntary or involuntary.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! thrice
Bishop: For a merciful God art Thou, Who lovest mankind, and we send up glory unto Thee
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy!
Priest: We thank Thee, O Lord our God, O Good One Who lovest mankind, Physician of our souls and bodies, Who bearest our infirmities without pain, by Whose wounds we have all been healed; O good Shepherd Who hast come to search for the lost sheep, Who givest consolation to the fainthearted and life to the contrite; Who healed the woman with the issue of blood which had flowed for twelve years; Who freed the daughter of the Canaanite woman from the cruel demon; Who forgave the debts of the two debtors, and gavest remission to the sinful woman; Who cured the paralytic and forgave him his sins; Who justified the publican by a word, and accepted the thief at the time of his ultimate confession; Who hast taken away the sins of the world and nailed them to Thy Cross: Thee do we pray, and Thee do we entreat in Thy goodness: Do Thou Thyself absolve, remit and forgive the iniquities, sins and offenses of Thy servants, voluntary and involuntary, in knowledge and in ignorance, whether committed at night or during the day; whether they have been placed under ban by a priest, or have been cursed by their fathers or mothers; whether by the sight of their eyes, or the allurement of knowledge; whether by the empressment of adultery or the taste of fornication; whether by any movement of the flesh or spirit, they have alienated themselves from Thy will and Thy holiness. And even though they have sinned, as we have also, forgive them, in that Thou art a good God Who art not mindful of evils and lovest mankind, and leave not them and us to fall into a vile way of life, nor to tread the ways of destruction. Yea, O Master and Lord, hearken unto me, a sinner, at this hour, as I pray for Thy servants; and as Thou art God Who art not mindful of evils, overlook all their offenses; free them from everlasting torments; fill their mouths with Thy praise; open their lips to the glorification of Thy name; extend their hands to the doing of Thy commandments; and direct their feet to the course of Thy glad tidings, strengthening all their members and thoughts with Thy grace. For Thou art our God Who through Thy holy apostles hast commanded us, saying: Whatsoever ye bind on earth, shall be bound in the heavens; and whatsoever ye loose on earth, shall be loosed in the heavens. And again: Whosever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whosever sins ye retain, they are retained. And as Thou didst hearken unto Ezekiel amid his anguish of soul, at the hour of his death, and didst not disdain his entreaty, so hearken also unto me, Thy lowly, sinful and unworthy servant, at this time. For in Thy goodness and love for mankind Thou, O Lord Jesus Christ, didst command the seventy apostles to forgive seventy times seven those who fall into sins; and Thou regrettest our evils and rejoicest over the conversion of those in error: for as great as Thou art, so great also is Thy mercy. And we send up glory unto Thee, and Thine unoriginate Father, and Thine all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Deacon: Let us attend!
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The Prokimenon, in 7th Tone: O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, nor chasten me in Thy wrath.
Choir: O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, nor chasten me in Thy wrath.
Reader: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak.
Choir: O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, nor chasten me in Thy wrath.
Reader: O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger.
Choir: Nor chasten me in Thy wrath.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the First Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians [
Deacon: Let us attend.
Reader: Brethren: We exhort you: warn those who are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Bishop: Peace be to thee.
Reader: And to thy spirit.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: Alleluia, in 7th Tone: The Lord hear thee in the day of affliction; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
Bishop: Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Priest: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew. [
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord! Glory to Thee!
Deacon: Let us attend!
Priest: At that time, as Jesus passed forth from thence, He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and He saith unto him:
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy. We pray Thee: Hearken, and have mercy!
Choir: Lord, have mercy! Thrice.
Deacon: Again we pray that mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation and the remission of sins be granted Thy servants.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! Thrice.
Deacon: That they may be forgiven every offense, voluntary or involuntary.
Choir: Lord, have mercy! Thrice.
Bishop: For a merciful God art Thou, Who lovest mankind, and we send up glory unto Thee
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy!
Priest: O Master, Lord our God, Physician of souls and bodies, Who curest our temporal sufferings, Who healest every disease and every sickness among men, Who desirest that all men be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth, Who desirest not the death of the sinner, but that he turn and live: Thou, O Lord, didst in the old covenant appoint repentance for sinners
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Glory to Thee, O Christ God, our hope, glory to Thee.
Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Bishop: May Christ our true God, through the supplications of His all-pure Mother, by the power of the precious and life-creating Cross, and through the prayers of the holy, glorious and most lauded Apostle James, first Bishop of Jerusalem, the Brother of God, and of all the saints, save and have mercy upon us, in that He is good and loveth mankind.
Translated by Jordanville / saintjonah.org. Edition trebnik.en.saintjonah.