[left]Morning Prayers
(After rising from sleep, stand with reverence and fear of God, make the sign of the cross, and say
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to you, our God, glory to you.
Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who are present everywhere filling all things, Treasury of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us. Cleanse us of every stain, and save our souls, gracious Lord.
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Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (3).
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
All holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name's sake. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who are in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your 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 evil. Amen.
(Then the following prayers to the Holy Trinity
Having risen from sleep, we fall before you, O good One, and sing to you, mighty One, the angelic hymn: Holy, holy, holy are you, O God. Through the prayers of the Theotokos, have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Having aroused me from sleep and bed, O Lord, enlighten my mind and open my heart and lips that I may sing to you, Holy Trinity: Holy, holy, holy are you, O God. Through the Theotokos, have mercy on us.
Now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Suddenly the Judge will come and everyone's deeds will be revealed. But with awe we cry out in the middle of the night: Holy, holy, holy are you, O God. Through the prayers of the Theotokos, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy (12).
A Prayer Of Thanksgiving
As I rise from sleep, I thank you, Holy Trinity, for because of your great goodness and patience, you were not angry with me, an idler and sinner, nor have you destroyed me in my sins, but have shown your usual love for me. And when I was prostrate in despair, you raised me to glorify with your power. Enlighten now my mind's eye, open my mouth to study your words and understand your commandments, to do your will and sing to you in heartfelt adoration, and praise your most holy name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Another Prayer
Glory to you, King, God almighty, who through your divine and loving providence have consented that I, an unworthy sinner, should rise from sleep and obtain entrance into your holy house. Accept, Lord, the voice of my prayer as you accept those of your holy and spiritual powers; and that not through my defiled lips, but from a pure heart and humble spirit, praise may be offered to you so that I also, with the bright lamp of my soul, may become a companion of the wise virgins and glorify you, God the Word, who is glorified in the Father and the Spirit. Amen.
Small Compline Before Sleeping
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Glory to you, our God, glory to you.
Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of truth who are present everywhere filling all things, Treasury of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us. Cleanse us of every stain, and save our souls, gracious Lord.
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Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (3).
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
All holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for your name's sake.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who are in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your 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 evil. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (12)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Come, let us worship and bow down to God, our king.
Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ, our king and God.
Come, let us worship and bow down to Christ himself, our king and God.
Psalm 50 (51)
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your great mercy;
and according to the multitude of your compassion, blot out my transgression.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledge my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.
Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done evil in your sight,
that you may be found just when you speak, and victorious when you are judged.
For behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and in sin my mother bore me.
For behold, you have loved truth;
you have made known to me the secret and hidden things of your wisdom.
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be made clean;
you shall wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the afflicted bones may rejoice.
Turn your face away from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and establish me with your governing Spirit.
I shall teach transgressors your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to you.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation,
my tongue shall joyfully declare your righteousness.
Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
For if you had desired sacrifice, I would give it; you do not delight in burnt offerings.
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and a humbled heart.
Do good in your good pleasure to Sion; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Then you shall be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole burnt offerings.
Then they shall offer bulls on your altar.
Psalm 69 (70)
O God, be attentive to help me. Lord, make haste to help me.
Let them be ashamed and confounded who seek my life.
Let them be turned back and be ashamed who desire evil against me.
Let them be turned back because of their shame, who say to me, Well done! Well done!
Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you;
and let those who love your salvation say continually, Let God be magnified!
But as for me, I am poor and needy; O God, help me!
You are my help and my deliverer; Lord, do not delay.
Psalm 142 (143)
Lord, hear my prayer. In your truth, give ear to my supplications;
in your righteousness, hear me.
And enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living
is justified in your sight.
For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me dwell in darkness, like those who have long been dead,
and my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed.
I remembered the days of old; I meditated on all your works;
I pondered on the work of your hands.
I spread out my hands to you; my soul longs for you like a thirsty land.
Lord, hear me quickly; my spirit fails.
Turn not your face away from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
Let me to hear your mercy in the morning, for in you I have put my trust.
Lord, teach me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
Rescue me, Lord, from my enemies; to you have I fled for refuge.
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God.
Your good Spirit shall lead me on a level path;
Lord, for your name’s sake, you shall preserve my life.
In your righteousness, you shall bring my soul out of trouble,
and in your mercy, you shall utterly destroy my enemies.
And you shall destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.
Doxology
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will to all people.
We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you for your great glory.
Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father, almighty Lord,
the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit.
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father who take away the sin of the world,
have mercy upon us, you who take away the sins of the world.
Receive our prayer, you who sit at the right hand of the Father, and have mercy upon us.
For you only are holy, only you are Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Each evening we bless you, and we praise your name forever and to the ages of ages.
Lord, you have been our refuge from generation to generation.
I said: Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.
Lord, to you have I fled; teach me to do your will, for you are my God.
For you are the source of life, and in your light we shall see light.
Conti nue your mercy to those who know you.
Lord, grant to keep us this night without sin. Blessed are you, Lord, God of our fathers.
Your name is praised and glorified from all ages. Amen.
Let your mercy, Lord, lighten upon us, as our trust is in you.
Blessed are you, Lord, teach me your commandments.
Blessed are you, Master, teach me your com mandments.
Blessed are you, Holy One, enlighten me in your commandments.
Yourmercy, Lord, endures forever; turn not away from the works of your own hands.
To you belongs praise, to you belongs worship, to you belongs glory, to the Father
and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The Symbol Of Faith
I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Creator 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 the Father before all ages.
Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten not created, of one essence with the Father through whom all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and he suffered and was buried.
On the third day he rose according to the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and dead. His kingdom will have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father, who together with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets.
In one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
I expect the resurrection of the dead.
And the life of the ages to come. Amen.
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It is truly right to bless you, the Theotokos, ever blessed and most pure and mother of our God. More honorable than the Cheru bim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, incorruptibly you gave birth to God the Word. We magnify you, the true Theotokos.
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Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (3).
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
All holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our trans gressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name's sake.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who are in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your 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 evil. Amen.
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• God of our fathers, you always treat us with leniency. Do not withdraw your mercy from us, but by the intercessions of our fathers, guide our life in peace.
• With the blood of your martyrs throughout the world, as if with purple and fine linen having been adorned, your Church through them cries out to you, Christ our God. Send down your mercies upon your people. Grant peace to your commonwealth, and to our souls your great compassion.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• With your saints, O Christ, give rest to the souls of your servants where there is no pain nor sorrow, nor suffering, but life ever lasting.
Now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
• Through the intercessions of all your saints and the Theotokos, O Lord, grant us your peace and have mercy upon us, only merci ful One.
Lord, have mercy (40).
At all times and in every hour, you are worshiped and glorified in heaven and on earth, Christ our God. Long in patience, great in mercy and compassion, you love the righteous and show mercy to sinners. You call all to salvation through the promise of good things to come. Lord, receive our prayers at the present time. Direct our lives according to your commandments. Sanctify our souls. Purify our bodies. Set our minds aright. Cleanse our thoughts and deliver us from all sorrow, evil, and distress. Surround us with your holy angels that, guarded and guided by them, we may arrive at the unity of faith and the understanding of your in effable glory. For you are blessed to the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Word. We magnify you, the true Theotokos.
Lord, have mercy (12)
All holy Theotokos, save us.
Prayer To The All Holy Theotokos
Paul the Monk of the Monastery of Evergetis
Spotless, undefiled, immaculate, unstained, pure Virgin, Lady, and Bride of God, by your wondrous conceiving you united God the Word with human beings and joined the fallen nature of our race to heavenly things. You are the only hope of the hopeless, and the help of those oppressed. You are the ready protection of those who flee to you and the refuge of all Christians. Do not spurn me an accused sinner, though I have made myself completely useless by my shameful thoughts, words, and deeds and through indolence have become a slave to the pleasures of life. But as the Mother of God who loves all people, mercifully have compassion upon me a sinner and a prodigal and receive my prayer though it be offered to you by unclean lips. Entreat your Son and our Lord and Master, using your boldness as a mother, so that he may open to me the loving mercy of his goodness, overlook my numberless transgressions, turn me to repentance, and make me an acceptable doer of his commandments. Always be near me, for you are merciful, compassionate, and loving. Be my ardent help and protection in this present life, defending me from the assaults of adversaries, and lead me to salvation. At the hour of my death, care for my miserable soul and drive the dark visions of evil spirits far from it. On the awesome day of judgment, save me from eternal punishment and make me an inheritor of the ineffable glory of your Son, our God. May this be my lot, my Lady, all holy Theotokos, through your intercession and help, by the grace and love of your only begotten Son, our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ; to whom belong all glory, honor, and worship, with his eternal Father, and his all holy, righteous, and life giving Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer To Our Lord
Jesus Christ
By the Monk Antiochos of Pandektes
Grant us, Master, as we depart for sleep, rest for body and soul. Protect us from the gloom of sinful sleep and from all dark pleasures of the night. Calm the impulses of passion, and quench the fiery darts of evil which are treacherously cast against us. Check the turbulence of our flesh and lull all our earthly and mundane thoughts. Grant us, O God, a watchful mind, prudent reason, a vigilant heart, and tranquil sleep, free from all evil dreams. Raise us up at the hour of prayer, strengthen us in your commandments, and keep unshaken within us the remembrance of your judgments. Grant us to glorify you all night long that we may praise and bless and glorify your all honorable and magnificent name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
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• Most glorious, ever virgin, blessed Theotokos, present our prayers to your Son and our God, and plead with him, that through you he may save our souls.
• My hope is the Father; my refuge, the Son; my protection, the Holy Spirit. Holy Trinity, glory to you.
• My every hope I place in you, Mother of God, keep me under your protection.
Dismissal
May Christ our true God have mercy upon us and save us through the intercessions of his most pure and holy Mother, and of all your Saints, for he is a good and loving God.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us, and save us. Amen.
(If there is a Mass Devine in the next Morning we pray the ****lepsis after the Symbol of Faith)
First Ode Second Tone
• May your sacred body and your precious blood, compassionate Lord, become for me the bread of eternal life and the guardian from manifold afflictions.
• Defiled as I am by disgusting deeds, O Christ, I am unworthy to receive your pure body and your divine blood. But make me worthy of this communion.
Theotokion
• Blessed Theotokos, the good earth that grew the unsown wheat that saved the world, make me worthy to eat of it and be saved.
Third Ode
• Grant me, O Christ, the tears to cleanse the uncleanliness of my heart, that I may in good conscience, faith, and fear approach, O Master, the communion of your divine gifts.
• May your pure body and sacred blood become for me, loving God, forgiveness of sins, communion with the Holy Spirit, eternal life, and estrangement from passion and affliction.
Theotokion
• All holy one, you are the table of the bread of life, who out of mercy came down from above giving new life to the world. Make me also worthy, who am now unwor thy, to eat from it with fear and live.
Fourth Ode
• Most merciful One, you put on flesh for our sake and as a lamb you were willing to be slain for our sins. Therefore, I beseech you: also wipe out my sins.
• Heal the wounds of my soul, O Lord, wretched as I am; and Master, make me worthy, totally, to receive your mystical Supper.
Theotokion
• Lady, propitiate on my behalf him who was born of you, and preserve me; your sup plicant, pure and undefiled, so that by re ceiving the intelligible pearl I may be sanc tified.
Fifth Ode
• As you foretold, O Christ, let it be to your un worthy servant as you promised, and abide in me. For behold, I eat your divine body and drink your blood.
• God and Word of God, may the ember of your body light up my darkness, and may your blood cleanse my defiled soul.
Theotokion
• Mary, Mother of God, honorable tabernacle of sweet ointments, make me through your prayers a chosen vessel that I may receive the sanctification of your son.
Sixth Ode
• Savior, sanctify my mind, soul, heart, and body, and deem me worthy, Master, to approach your fearful Mysteries without condemnation.
• O Christ, grant, that I may be rid of my pas sions, increase in your grace, and be con firmed in my life by the communion of your holy Mysteries.
Theotokion
• Holy, divine Word of God, sanctify me wholly as I now approach your holy Mysteries through the prayers of your holy Mother.
Kontakion. Second Tone
As I now receive your awesome Mysteries, your pure body and your precious blood, O Christ, do not turn away from me, wretched as I am. Let my communion not be a judgment upon me but lead to ever lasting and immortal life.
Seventh Ode
• May the communion of your immortal Mysteries be for me light and life, freedom from passion, progress, and an increase in more spiritual virtues that I may glorify you, O Christ, for you alone are good.
• Approaching now your immortal and divine mysteries, trembling and longing for piety, grant, loving God, that I may be delivered from passions and enemies and every afflic tion. Grant that I may sing to you: Blessed are you, O God of our fathers.
Theotokion
• I pray that you, the pure one, who are favored by God and who incomprehensively gave birth to Christ the Savior, cleanse me, your impure servant, from all defilement of flesh and spirit as I desire now to approach the most pure Mysteries.
Eighth Ode
• O God my Savior, grant that I, your despair ing servant, may now become a partaker of your heavenly, awesome and holy Mysteries, and of your divine and mystical Supper.
• Seeking refuge in your loving kindness, good Savior, I cry to you with fear; abide in me and, as you promised, let me also abide in you. For behold, trusting in your mercy, I eat your body and drink your blood.
• I tremble as I take this fire lest I be con sumed as wax and grass. O fearful mystery! O divine love! How is it that I, an earthly creature, partake of the divine body and blood and am made incorruptible?
Ninth Ode
• Taste and see that the Lord is good. For our sake he became like us and offered himself once for all to his Father to be forever slain, sanctifying those who par take.
• Master, let me be sanctified in body and soul. Let me be enlightened and saved, and let me become your dwelling place through the communion of your holy Mysteries by having you, most merciful Benefactor, live in me with the Father and the Spirit.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• May your body and your precious blood, Savior, be like fire and light to me, consuming the substance of sins, burning the tares of my passions, and wholly enlightening me to worship your divinity.
Now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokion
• God took flesh from your pure blood. Therefore, all generations praise you, Lady, while the hosts of incorporal powers glorify you. For they clearly behold him who rules all things to be endowed with human nature through you.
(It is truly right to bless you…… Holy God…… and the rest of the small sleeping prayer as usual
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