What is polyeleos in the Orthodox Church?

The literal translation of the word “polyeleos” from Greek is “many mercy.” Due to the same sound, it is sometimes translated as “butter”. This is truly appropriate, since at the polyeleos service the bishop or cleric of the temple anoints the forehead of everyone who venerates the holiday icon.

At this time, the choir sings Psalms 134 and 135, repeatedly repeating the words “for His mercy endures forever.” Polyeleos is a solemn part of the divine service, therefore it occurs several times a year, always on Sundays or holidays. What is polyeleos in Orthodoxy? There are several answers to this question.

What is polyeleos in the Church

The answer to this question will help you better understand the intricacies of worship. Firstly, polyeleos is a remembrance of the myrrh-bearing women. After the crucifixion, the Savior was placed in a tomb, his body wrapped in shrouds. On Sunday morning, the women came to the tomb with vessels containing myrrh, a special fragrant oil. There they were met by an angel who announced the Resurrection of Christ. The most significant event in the history of mankind is marked by a solemn part of the service.

Secondly, answering the question of what polyeleos is, one cannot fail to mention God’s special grace poured out on Christians. During the earthly life of Jesus Christ, oil and ointment were of great value. As a sign of gratitude, honored guests were anointed with fragrant oil. The Gospel speaks of a woman who anointed the Savior’s feet with oil and wiped them with her hair, which speaks of her high virtue - humility. Today, it is also difficult to imagine your life without butter, not church butter, but regular butter - vegetable and butter.

In Orthodoxy there is a custom of thanking the Lord for his generosity. What is polyeleos? Roughly speaking, this is thanking God for the oil. Water-blessing prayers are a salute to the main liquid for everything that exists on earth. It is not for nothing that everything that has special value for a person is used in church sacraments. Bread and wine, products from which Holy Communion is prepared, prosphora and Easter bread - artos. All this is of great importance for Orthodox Christians and is especially revered. All these products are sacred.

All-night vigil

It consists of combining Vespers with Matins and the first hour, and both Vespers and Matins are celebrated more solemnly and with greater illumination of the temple than on other days.

This service is called all-night vigil because in ancient times it began late in the evening and continued all night until dawn.

Then, out of condescension for the infirmities of the believers, they began to begin this service a little earlier and make cuts in reading and singing, and therefore it now ends not so late. The former name of its all-night vigil has been preserved.

Oil healing

Holy oil is sold in every church shop. In small containers, most often with an icon glued to the bottle. This oil is poured after a prayer service to one or another saint. It must be used with prayer, anointing the forehead or sore spot on the body in a cross shape. Small children are often smeared this way.

For example, Orthodox mothers noticed that if, during epidemics of colds, they anoint their child with oil consecrated on the relics of the Matrona of Moscow, the risk of catching an infection is significantly reduced. We must not forget about prayer to the one whose oil is being anointed with.

Matins

The second part of the all-night vigil - Matins - reminds us of the times of the New Testament: the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ into the world for our salvation, and His glorious Resurrection.

The beginning of Matins directly points us to the Nativity of Christ. It begins with a doxology of the angels who appeared to the Bethlehem shepherds: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

Then the sixth psalm is read, that is, six selected psalms of King David (3, 37, 62, 87, 102 and 142), which depict the sinful state of people, filled with troubles and misfortunes, and fervently express the only hope people expect for God’s mercy. Worshipers listen to the Six Psalms with special concentrated reverence.

After the Six Psalms, the deacon pronounces the Great Litany

Then a short song with verses is sung loudly and joyfully about the appearance of Jesus Christ in the world to people: “God is the Lord and has appeared to us, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” i.e. God is Lord, and has appeared to us, and is worthy of glorification, going to the glory of the Lord.

After this, a troparion , i.e., a song in honor of a holiday or a celebrated saint, and kathismas , i.e., individual parts of the Psalter, consisting of several consecutive psalms. The reading of kathismas, as well as the reading of the Six Psalms, calls us to think about our disastrous sinful state and place all hope in the mercy and help of God. Kathisma means sitting, since one can sit while reading kathisma.

At the end of the kathisma, the deacon pronounces the small litany , and then the polyeleos . Polyeleos is a Greek word that means “much mercy” or “much illumination.”

Prayer to Matrona of Moscow for healing

Unfortunately, not everyone knows a sufficient number of prayer requests to one or another saint. Since the example was given of the use of oil consecrated on the relics of Matrona of Moscow, the prayer will be directed specifically to her.

O blessed mother Matrono, hear and accept us now, sinners, praying to you, who throughout your entire life has learned to receive and listen to all those who suffer and mourn, with faith and hope who resort to your intercession and help, giving quick help and miraculous healing to everyone. May your mercy not fail now for us, unworthy, restless in this busy world and nowhere finding consolation and compassion in spiritual sorrows and help in bodily illnesses: heal our illnesses, deliver us from the temptations and torment of the devil, who passionately fights, help us convey our everyday Cross, to bear all the hardships of life and not lose the image of God in it, to preserve the Orthodox faith until the end of our days, to have strong trust and hope in God and unfeigned love for others; help us, after departing from this life, to achieve the Kingdom of Heaven with all those who please God, glorifying the mercy and goodness of the Heavenly Father, glorified in the Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, forever and ever. Amen.

B.16. IN 1. POLYELINE SERVICE IN GREAT LENT

Finding the head of St. John the Baptist (February 24), 40 martyrs (March 9) and temple ones.

What if a polyeleos service is celebrated on the weekdays of Lent? For example, on the Annunciation, or the temple holiday, or the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste, there is a polyeleos service; if it falls on weekdays of fasting, then chaos - “Open my mouth” always.

Separately, we should consider the features of worship in the case of the polyeleos saint on the weekday of Lent. By “weekly days of Great Lent” in this paragraph we mean the days from Monday to Friday 2 - 6 weeks of the Holy Pentecost, because During the first week of Lent, no feasts are celebrated for saints. Of course, this option happens quite rarely: there are only 2 holidays with polyeleos in the Typikon, the memory of which may fall on the weekdays of fasting - February 24 and March 9. In addition, in the case of a very early Easter (if Easter is March 22-24), the memory of St. Alexia, Metropolitan Moskovsky (February 12), also falls under this category. Finally, in some dioceses services may be held on the feast days of locally revered saints, the commemoration of which in Mesyatseslov falls on the period from February to mid-April (for example, on April 3 in the St. Petersburg metropolis a feast is celebrated in honor of St. Seraphim of Vyritsky). On the other hand, there are years when not a single polyeleos holiday occurs during the weekdays of Lent!

Despite the rarity of the “Lenten polyeleos,” this version of the service deserves special attention for two reasons. Firstly, in this case we have quite a large number of interesting liturgical features, and not all of them are spelled out in detail in the Typikon. Secondly, and this is an equally important aspect, Lenten services in relation to the Charter are of the same type. If we do not take into account the peculiarities of performing the canon on different days of the week (after all, the principles of performing the canon are always the same, the differences between days from each other are limited to the hymn in which the initial hymn of the Trisong is inserted), then all services are repeated in one the other is like a carbon copy. And among such almost identical weekly services, the polyeleos holiday appears to be a service of a completely different type. This holiday (though to a lesser extent than the Annunciation) breaks the everyday monotony of Lenten and allows us to taste joy and rejoicing in the days of repentant crying and sadness. It is for this reason that even in those small churches where services are performed only on Sundays and holidays and where many polyeleos are missed during the normal period of the year, Lenten polyeleos are celebrated without fail.

The charter for such a service in the Typikon is in Mark’s chapters on February 24 (“If the Finding of the honest head of the Forerunner happens on Monday of the 2nd, or 3rd, or 4th week of fasting” and “If the Finding of the honest head of the Forerunner happens in one fast days") and in the main section on March 9.

All services of the Polyeleos holiday, starting from Vespers the day before and until LPD on the day of the holiday itself, are performed in purple vestments. The choir sings all the hymns in the usual chant (not Lenten chant), prayer to St. Ephraim the Syrian (in all places where it is supposed) is performed with only 3 bows. All other bows (which are not accompanied by the prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian) characteristic of the Lenten service are cancelled.

24. +The first and second finding of the honest head of the forerunner: If there is no fasting, we sing in the evening, blessed is the man: 1st antiphon: I cried to the Lord, stichera on 6, tone 5. Similar to: Rejoice: Glory, tone 6: Treasure of divine gifts: And now : Who won't please you: Login. Prokeimenon of the day, and readings 3: 1st, prophecies of Isaiah: Thus saith the Lord: 2nd, prophecies of Malachi: Thus saith the Lord Almighty: 3rd, Wisdom of Solomon: the righteous shall comprehend: litany. On the poem there are stichera, tone 2. Similar: always from the tree: with their refrains. Glory, voice 2: like the divine: And now, the Mother of God is risen. According to the Trisagion verb,

Troparion, tone 4: the forerunner's head has risen from the earth, emitting rays of incorruption, healing the faithful, gathering a multitude of angels from above, and then convening the human race, unanimously sending glory to Christ God.

Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: from everlasting: and dismissal. At Matins , for God the Lord, the troparion twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: and the usual kathismas. According to the 1st kathisma sedalene, tone 4. twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: and reading. According to the 2nd kathisma, sedalene, tone 4, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: and the reading of the forerunner. According to the polyeleos sedalene, tone 8, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: and reading. Degree, 1st antiphon of the 4th tone. Prokeimenon, voice 4: There I will raise up the horn of David. Verse: Lord remember David: Every breath: gospel bows, conceived 31. According to the 50th psalm stichera, tone 6: even first on the platter: Canon of the Virgin Mary with the Irmos at 6: and the forerunners at 8, tone 6. Katavasia: I will open my mouth : According to the 3rd song, sedalene, voice 8, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God. According to the 6th song,

Kontakion, tone 2. Similar to: Seeking the Highest: the prophet of God and the forerunner of grace, having found your head like the most sacred thorn from the earth, healing is always acceptable: for again, as before, you preach repentance in the world.

And Ikos, and we honor the prologue. According to the 9th song, it is luminous, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God. On praise the stichera in 4, tone. 4. Similar: You gave a sign: Glory, voice 6: The all-honorable chapter: And now, the Mother of God: gracious God and savior: Great doxology. According to the Trisagion troparion. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God. Litany, and dismissal. and oil was given to the brethren from the holy chandelier, and the 1st hour. At the 1st hour, troparion of the forerunner. According to his trisagion kontakion. At the Liturgy , blessed from the canon, hymns 3 and 6. Prokeimenon, tone 6: The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord: Verse: God hear my voice: Apostle to the Corinthians, conception 176: River God: Alleluia, tone 4: The righteous shall flourish like a phoenix: Verse: Truth has risen from the earth. Gospel of Matthew, conception 40: Hearing John in prison of the work of Christ: Participated: In eternal memory: MRK It is appropriate to know if the discovery of the honest head of John the Baptist happens on the meat-free week, or cheese-free week.

It begins on Wednesday of Meat Week and goes back to Tuesday of the 4th week of Lent. At small vespers, on Saturday, Sunday stichera 4: and the voices of the Theotokos. On the verse, the stichera is resurrected, and the forerunners are verse. Now you let go, the troparion is resurrected. Glory, forerunners: And now, the Theotokos is risen. Litany small, and dismissal. At Great Vespers , I cried to the Lord, the stichera are resurrected 3: and the triodion 4, and the forerunners 3. Glory, triodion. And now, the Mother of God 1st voice.

[Look] Or is it a raw week: And we sing the Stichera of the Resurrection 3, and the Anatolians 1: and the Triodion 3, and the Forerunners 3. Glory, the Triodion: And now, the 1st voice of the Theotokos. At the litia there are stichera of the temple, and a triodion of praise, two verses.

[See] If it is a meat-free week: 1st verse, tone 6: I think about the day: 2nd, the same voice: oh what hour and day: [Look] If it is a cheese-free week: With the verb of the triodion, there are also two verses of praise in the litia, 1st verse, voice 5: alas for me, Adam cried out with weeping: 2nd, the same voice: The field of virtues was opened: Glory, forerunners, voice 6: Treasure of divine gifts: And now, triodion, a glory book was written on the lithium. On the poem, the stichera are resurrected. Glory, forerunners, voice 2: like divine intentions: And now, triodion. At the blessing of the loaves, the troparion: To the Virgin Mary, three times: and reading in the epistles of the apostles. At Matins , on God the Lord, the troparion is risen, twice. Glory, forerunners: And now, the 1st Mother of God, in the same voice. According to the kathismas, the sedals are resurrected from the Mother of God: and reading in the gospel. Also, Praise the name of the Lord: and Confess the Lord: let us also say the 3rd Psalm: On the rivers of Babylon: with alleluia. We also sing the psalm chosen by the forerunner: and the troparia: Council of Angels: and both are sedal once. Glory, according to the polyeleos sedalen: And now, the Mother of God, and the reading of the forerunner. Sedate, and prokeimenon voice. Every breath: the gospel is risen. resurrection of Christ: Canon is resurrected, with irmos at 4: and triodion at 6: and forerunners at 4. Katavasia triodion.

[Look] Another week is raw: The Canon is resurrected, with the Irmos at 4: and the Mother of God at 2: and the triodion at 4: and the forerunners at 4. Katavasia triodion. According to the 3rd canto, kontakion and ikos of the forerunner, and its sedalene, twice. Glory, and now, triodion. and reading the forerunner. According to the 6th canto, kontakion and ikos triodion, and synaxarion. On the 9th song, we sing the most honest: The Lord is risen. Glory, forerunners: And now, triodion. On the praises, the stichera are resurrected 4: and the holy with the glorious 4: with his refrains. and according to the stichera of the saint, we say: rise again, Lord my God: and we sing the stichera of the self-concordant triodion, tone 8: Daniel the prophet: Glory, tone 1: Let us purify ourselves, brethren: And now: Blessed art thou: [Look] Even if the week is raw: With the same verb, chorus: rise again, Lord my God: and we sing the stichera of the self-concordant triode, voice 6: Adam from paradise: Glory, the same voice: The time has come: And now: Blessed art thou: Great doxology. After the Trisagion Troparion of Sunday. Litany, and dismissal, and the usual procession into the vestibule. Glory, and now, the Gospel stichera: and the 1st hour. During the hours, troparion of Sunday. Glory, forerunners: And now, the Theotokos of the hour. According to Our Father: kontakion triodion and forerunner, changing verb. At the Liturgy , blessed voice, at 4: and the 3rd triodic hymn, at 4: and the forerunners 6, at 4. At the entrance, the troparion is resurrected, and the forerunners. Glory, his kontakion: And now, triodion. The Prokeimenon, the Apostle, the Gospel and was involved before the day, and the forerunner.

MRK If the discovery of the venerable head of John the Baptist happens on Fatal Saturday: The entire feast of the Baptist is sung, first on Fatal Saturday, without fail.

MRK Should the discovery of the honest head of John the Baptist happen on Monday, or on Tuesday of cheese week: On the week of the evening we sing, blessed is the man, 1st antiphon. [On the other days of Cheese Week, the ordinary kathisma is spoken.] I cried to the Lord, stichera of the forerunners on 6. Glory, forerunners. And now, the Mother of God is risen, in the same voice. Prokeimenon of the day, and paremias of the forerunner. On the verse of the triodion he is self-aggrandizing, twice: and martyr. Glory, forerunners. And now, the Mother of God. Troparion of the Forerunner. Glory, even now, the Mother of God is risen. And the litany. At Matins , on God the Lord, troparion of the forerunner, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: and the usual kathismas. According to the 1st kathisma, the sedal triodion, and reading during the day. According to the 2nd kathisma, both forerunners are sedal, and the reading of the forerunner. Polyeleos and sedalae, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: and the reading of the forerunner. Degree, 1st antiphon of the 4th tone. Prokeimenon of the Forerunner. Every breath: the gospel of the forerunner, also Psalm 50. stichera of the forerunner. Canon of the Theotokos, with the Irmos at 6, and the Forerunner at 8. Katavasia: I will open my mouth: And where is the three-song, and we sing the canon of the Forerunner, with the Irmos at 6: and the triodion at 8. According to the 3rd song, the sedalen of the Forerunner, twice. Glory, and now, to the Mother of God, and the reading of the forerunner. According to the 6th canto, kontakion and ikos of the forerunner, and prologue. According to the 9th canto, the luminary of the forerunner, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God. On praising those stichera of the forerunners, on 4. Glory, forerunners: And now, theotokos. On the poem he is self-aggrandizing, twice and martyred. Glory, the forerunners: as before on the platter: And now, the Mother of God, and other ordinary things, and dismissal, and the 1st hour. the troparion of the forerunner, and according to his trisagion kontakion. The same goes for other hours. At the Liturgy , blessed are the forerunners, hymns 3 and 6. Prokeimenon, Apostle, Alleluia, Gospel, and involved, the day, and the forerunner.

MRK Should the discovery of the venerable head of John the Baptist happen on Wednesday of Cheese Week, and we sing his service, evening and morning, on Tuesday of Cheese Week. If it is on Friday, then we will sing his service on Thursday.

MRK If the acquisition of an honest chapter happens on Cheese Thursday.

And on Wednesday at the hour, when you are weak, leave, and after bowing there is a ringing according to custom and abiy with the verb: Come, let us bow: three times. and the usual psalm, and the litany, and the stichera as prescribed. At the entrance of the prokeimenon, the proverbs of the day, and after these prokeimenons: Let Israel trust in the Lord: The same proverbs of the saint, three. Therefore, O Lord, vouchsafe: On the verse, the triodion is self-according to the day, twice. and martyr. Glory, forerunners: And now, theotokos: But now you forgive, the Trisagion. According to Our Father, troparion of the forerunner. Glory, and now, the Mother of God is risen, and the litany: God have mercy on us: and 3 great bows. therefore the prayer: All-Holy Trinity: and Be the name of the Lord: three times, with bows: and Psalm 33. The same, It is worthy to eat: and dismissal. And we go into the meal and allow cheese and eggs.

MRK If the venerable head of John the Baptist is found on Saturday: On Friday evening we sing, blessed is the man, 1st antiphon. I cried to the Lord, the stichera of the forerunner, similar to 3: and the fathers, 3. Glory, the forerunner: And now, the 1st voice of the Theotokos. Entrance. Prokeimenon in the day, and paremia. and according to it the prokeimenon, voice 6: Let Israel trust in the Lord: the same proverbs of the forerunner. Lord, vouchsafe this evening: and the litany: Let us perform the evening prayer: On the verse of the triodion, he self-aggrandizes twice, and is martyred. The same chorus: The righteous one will rejoice: and we sing the stichera of the forerunner, voice 6: as before on the platter: Glory, fathers, voice 8: Many monks: And now, the Mother of God in the same voice. Troparion of the Forerunner. Glory, fathers: And now, the Mother of God: hedgehog hidden from the ages: Therefore the litany: God have mercy on us: and 3 great bows. The same, All-Holy Trinity: and Be the name of the Lord: three times, and Psalm 33: I will bless the Lord: and let me go. In the meal we allow cheese and eggs. [Look] At Compline, we sing the canon of the departed in the narthex, octoechus, voice, or theotokos. According to the dignity and according to the trisagion kontakion of the forerunner. Glory, even now, to the triodion of the fathers. At Matins , on God the Lord, the troparion of the forerunner twice. Glory, fathers: And now, the 1st Mother of God. According to the kathismas, the sedals of the fathers, and their Theotokos, and the reading of the fathers. Polyeleos, and the sedal forerunners all once. Glory, like the sedal polyeleos: And now, the Mother of God, and the reading of the forerunner. Degree 1st antiphon of the 4th tone. Prokeimenon: Every breath: and the gospel of the forerunner. Psalm 50. Stichera of the Forerunner. Canon of the Forerunner, with irmos at 6: and fathers at 8. Katavasia, irmos triodion. Let us also verse the 2nd hymn, the triodion: [In the psalter we do not say that song.] According to the 3rd hymn, the kontakion and ikos are the forerunners, and its sedalene. Glory, fathers: And now, the Mother of God: and the reading of the forerunner. According to the 6th song, kontakion and ikos of the fathers: and synaxarion. According to the 9th canto, the luminary of the forerunner. Glory, fathers: And now, theotokos. On praising the stichera of the forerunners 3: and the fathers 3. Glory, fathers: And now, theotokos. The doxology is great. Troparion of the Forerunner, Glory of the Fathers: And now, theotokos. and the procession into the vestibule, and hour 1. At the hour, the troparion of the forerunner. Glory, fathers: And now, the Theotokos hours. According to Our Father, the kontakion of the forerunner and the fathers, we change the verb. At the Liturgy , blessed are the forerunners, hymn 3, at 4: and the 6th fathers, at 4. At the entrance of the temple, the troparion, and the forerunners, and the fathers. Also, the kontakion of the temple, and the forerunners. Glory, fathers: And now, the temple of the Mother of God, or the Intercession of Christians: Prokeimenon, apostle, Alleluia, gospel, and communion, first the forerunner, and then the fathers: row, apostle, and the gospel we honor at the beginning.

MRK Will the discovery of the honest head of the Forerunner happen on Monday of the 1st week of fasting: The entire service of the Forerunner is sung on Cheese Week.

MRK Should the discovery of the honest head of the Forerunner happen on any day of the 1st week of fasting: And his service is sung on the week of raw food, or on Saturday of the 1st week of fasting.

MRK Will the discovery of the honest head of the forerunner happen on Saturday of the 1st week of fasting: On Friday evening, ordinary kathisma. I cried out to the Lord, stichera on 10: the triodion is self-according to the day twice: and the forerunners on 4: and Theodora on 4. Glory, Theodora: And now, the 1st voice of the Theotokos. The entrance, the prokeimenon, and the readings of the day, and the three forerunners. And may my prayer be corrected, 3 great bows: and other presanctified ones. According to the prayer behind the pulpit, we sing the canon of St. Theodore over the koliv, as indicated in the line of Pentecost: and dismissal. [Look] And where there are no presanctified ones, I cried out to the Lord, the stichera of the forerunner 3: and Theodora 3. Glory, Theodora: And now, the 1st Mother of God, the voice came without entering. Prokeimenon, reading for the day, and forerunners. On the verse, the triodion is self-aggrandizing, twice: and martyr. Same, chorus: The righteous will rejoice: and we sing the stichera of the martyr, tone 2: divine gifts: written in stichera. Glory, forerunners, voice 6: Treasure of the divine: And now, Mother of God, you are the vine: After Now you let go, troparion of the forerunners. Glory, martyr: And now, the Mother of God: Everything is more than meaning: litany, and 3 great bows. and we sing the canon of St. Theodore over the koliv, and dismiss us according to custom. We sing Great Compline, and on it we sing the Canon of the Dead: and the Ordinary Menaion. The troparia according to the 1st trisagion, with the verb of both saints: and on the last trisagion, the kontakion of the forerunner. At Matins , on God the Lord, troparion of the forerunner, twice. Glory, Theodora: And now, the Mother of God: Everything is more than meaning: According to the 1st kathisma, both forerunners are sedal. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God. and reading the forerunner. According to the 2nd kathisma, sedalion of theodore. Glory, and now, the Mother of God, and the reading of the forerunner, or Theodore. Polyeleos and sedala precursors, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: and the reading of the forerunner. Degree, 1st antiphon of the 4th tone. Prokeimenon: Every Breath: Gospel of the Forerunner: Psalm 50: Stichera of the Forerunner. Canon of the Forerunner with Irmos on 6: and Theodora both canons on 8. Katavasia: I will open my mouth: And I will say the seventh song and the osmosis in advance on Heel. 3 songs each, kontakion and ikos, and sedalion of the forerunner. Glory, Theodora: And now, the Mother of God: and reading about Saint Theodore. According to the 6th canto, kontakion and ikos of Theodora: and we honor the prologue and synaxarium. According to the 9th canto, the luminary of the forerunner. Glory, Theodora: And now, theotokos. On the praises of the stichera of the forerunner, similar to 3: and Theodora, similar to 3. The same chorus: The righteous will rejoice: and we sing the self-concordant stichera of the forerunner, tone 6: The all-honorable chapter: Glory, Theodora: And now, Mother of God, you are the vine: A great doxology. troparion of the forerunner. Glory, Theodora: And now, theotokos. Litany, and dismissal. and the usual descent into the porch, and the 1st hour. At the hour, the troparion of the forerunner. Glory, Theodora: And now, the Theotokos hours. Kontakia is a changing verb. At the Liturgy , blessed is the Forerunner, hymn 3, on 4: and Theodora 6, on 4. At the entrance, the troparion of the Forerunner, and Theodora, and his kontakion. Glory, forerunners: And now, the Mother of God of the temple, or, Intercession of Christians: Prokeimenon, Alleluia, and the forerunner is involved, and Theodora is one. The Apostle and the Gospel before the Sabbath: and Theodore under conception: the same, the forerunner.

MRK Should the discovery of the honorable head of John the Baptist happen in the 1st week of fasting: And his service is sung, as indicated in the 3rd week of fasting, except for the veneration of the cross, precisely at the litany, Glory to the forerunner: written on the Lord I cried: And now, triode. On the poem, Glory, the forerunners: And now, triodion. On God the Lord, the troparion is risen, twice. Glory, forerunners: And now, to your most pure image: Katavasia triodion.

MRK Should the discovery of the honest head of the Forerunner happen on Monday of the 2nd, or 3rd, or 4th week of fasting: On the week of the evening we sing, blessed is the man, 1st antiphon. I cried to the Lord, stichera on 10: triodion on 4, repeating the 1st: and forerunners on 6. Glory, forerunners: And now, the 1st Mother of God. Entrance, prokeimenon of the great triodion, and readings of the forerunner 3. The same, Lord vouchsafe this evening: and Let us perform the vespers: On the verse, the triodion is self-according to the day, twice, and martyred. Glory, forerunners. And now, the Mother of God in the voice of the resurrection. According to Our Father: Troparion of the Forerunner. Glory, even now, the Mother of God is risen. Litany: God have mercy on us: and 3 great bows: and dismissal. We sing the Midnight Office according to custom with the kathisma, and the usual troparia. To be honest, 3 great bows. At Matins , on God the Lord, troparion of the forerunner, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God. According to the 1st and 2nd kathisma, the verb is sedal triodion, but the litanies are not verb. and reading in Ephraim. According to the 3rd kathisma, the priest says the small litany: both the forerunners are sedal, and the reading of the forerunner. Polyeleos, and sedala the forerunner, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: and the reading of the forerunner. Degree, 1st antiphon of the 4th tone. Prokeimenon and the Gospel of the Forerunner. same, psalm 50, stichera of the forerunner. Canon of the Forerunner, with Irmos at 8. Katavasia: I will open my mouth: And where is the three-song: and we sing the canon of the Forerunner, with Irmos at 6: and the three-song at 8. Katavasia triodion. According to the 3rd song, the sedal of the forerunner, twice. Glory, and now, to the Mother of God, and the reading of the forerunner. According to the 6th canto, kontakion and ikos, and prologue. The luminary of the forerunner, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God. On praising the stichera of the forerunners, on 4. Glory, forerunners. And now, the Mother of God is his. The abbot or reader also says: Glory to you who showed us the light. Therefore, the litany: Let us fulfill the morning litany: the same, on the verse, the triodion is self-vocalized in the day, twice, and martyred. Glory, forerunners. And now, the Mother of God. Therefore: there is good: the verb is once. According to Our Father: Troparion of the Forerunner. Glory, even now, the Mother of God is risen. litany: God have mercy on us: and 3 great bows, without absolution, and hour 1. At the hour, the troparion we say to the forerunner: and according to the trisagion, kontakion, and finally 3 great bows, and after the trisagion we do not say, but say: Christ is the light : and leave. At the 3rd, 6th and 9th hour we sing with the kathismas, at their similar times, with reading. At the 6th hour, the paremia of the day is read, according to its order. [Look] we say the prayers of the great Basil for the hours without fail, who is the Lord God the Father: and the God and Lord of hosts: and the Lord Lord Jesus Christ: when we eat polyeleos, we do not strike the kampan during the hours. According to the kathisma, Alleluia, three times: the same, Lord have mercy, three times. and the reader says: Glory, troparion of the forerunner. And now, the Theotokos hours. According to Our Father: kontakion of the forerunner: most honest, 3 great bows. At the 9th hour, blessed are the words quickly without singing. When you are weak, leave it: the kontakion of the temple: Glory, forerunners. And now, the Church of the Mother of God. [See] Is there not a temple of the Mother of God: And now, Intercession of Christians: Therefore, Lord have mercy, 40. Glory, and now, to the most honorable cherub: and 3 great bows: Also, prayer: The All-Holy Trinity: and we begin Vespers according to custom: Abbot, or the reader says: Come, let us worship three times. and we eat Vespers, with bows, according to the rite of fasting. According to the usual kathisma, I cried out to the Lord, stichera on 10: the triodion is self-according to the day, twice, and martyred, and similar to the triodion 3: and the forerunners 4. Glory, the forerunners. And now, the Mother of God in voice, ordinary. [Look] Whether to Wednesday, or the heel, with the verb Holy Cross, according to the voice of the Slavic. Entrance with the gospel. Quiet light: prokeimenon, and daytime reading: May my prayer be corrected: and 3 great bows. We do not use the small litany. Prokeimenon, Apostle, Alleluia, Gospel of the Forerunner: Participated in: Taste: and the Forerunners. Liturgy presanctified according to custom. On dismissal, the priest first remembers the saint being celebrated, then the one who has come. [Look] we sing the canon of the saint who came in the row at Matins according to the order: his stichera, which were written for Vespers, we cried to the Lord, and we speak them for those who praise. [Look] If for the sake of some great need in memory of the great saints of the possessing polyeleos, it will not happen to be more sacred than the liturgy, we sing the hours as above the speech. According to the 9th hour, and according to the prayer: Master Lord Jesus Christ: verb and psalm: bless my soul the Lord, and everything within: Glory: Praise my soul the Lord: And now: only begotten son: And in your kingdom: quickly without singing. On the blessed we say the forerunners, cantos 3 and 6. Also, the apostle and the forerunner's gospel. Therefore: Remember us, Lord: leave us when we are weak: and according to Our Father: kontakion of the temple. Glory, forerunners. And now, the Mother of God of the temple. If there is no temple of the Mother of God: Intercession of Christians: the same, Lord have mercy, 40. and 3 great bows, and at that time the paraecclesiarch marks two campania. And after three great bows, we say: Come, let us bow: And we sing vespers, with bows, and the usual kathisma. I cried out to the Lord, the stichera of the triodion are similar to 3: and St. Tarasius 3. Glory, and now, to the Mother of God. Whether on Wednesday or on the heel, we say: Glory, even now, to the Mother of the Cross. the same, Quiet Light: Prokeimenon, and readings of the triodion during the day. On the poem, the day of the triodion. According to Now you let go: and according to Our Father: troparion: Rejoice, Virgin Mary: and the rest of the fast. Most honestly, and after bowing, we say the Trisagion. Lord have mercy, 12. All-Holy Trinity: the same, Be the name of the Lord: and 3 bows, and I will bless the Lord: It is worthy to eat: and let go. On vacation he remembers the saint who has come. After dismissal, we enter into a meal, and eat two stews with oil, and drink wine. On Wednesday and Friday, we eat two stews without oil and drink wine.

MRK Should the discovery of the honest head of the Forerunner happen in one of the days of fasting: And we sing the service to his mother: Leave for hours, when you are weak: and according to the Our Father: kontakion according to the charter. the same, Lord have mercy, 40. Glory, and now: the most honorable cherub: and after we bow we say the trisagion. Lord have mercy, 12: All-Holy Trinity: and abiye we begin Vespers. and the usual kathisma. The small litanies are spoken according to each antiphon. I cried out to the Lord, stichera on 10: the triodion is self-according to the day, twice: and martyr: and like the triodion, 3: and the forerunners, 4. Glory to the forerunner. And now: Whoever does not please you: Entrance. Also, prokeimenon, and reading during the day. and the forerunners of reading 3. we also sing: Let my prayer be corrected: and 3 bows, and in order the pre-sacred liturgy. And where there is no pre-sacred: leave for weakness: and after great bows, the reader says: Come, let us bow: three times: and bows 3, the same psalm: bless my soul the Lord: and we sing vespers without bowing. According to the usual kathisma, stichera on 6: triodions are similar to 3: and forerunners 3. Glory, forerunners. And now, the Mother of God: Who will not please you: The entrance, and the quiet light: the prokeimenon, and the reading of the day, and the forerunners, and the abiy: Lord grant: the same, Let us perform the evening prayer: On the verse of the triodion. Glory, forerunners. And now, the Mother of God in voice. Now you let go: according to the Trisagion, troparion of the forerunner. Glory, and now: hedgehog hidden from the ages: litany: God have mercy on us: therefore 3 great bows, and prayer: the All-Holy Trinity: and I will bless the Lord: It is worthy to eat: and let go. Compline, we sing great without bowing. According to the 1st Trisagion Troparion of the Forerunner. Glory, even now, the Mother of God is risen, according to the voice. According to the 2nd trisagion, the usual troparia: Lord have mercy on us: According to the worthy and trisagion, kontakion of the forerunner: and the Lord of strength be with us: we do not eat. To be honest, 3 great bows: but we do not say the Trisagion: and a small dismissal. We sing the Midnight Office according to custom with the kathisma, as prescribed on Monday of the 2nd week of fasting, and similarly I will do Matins and the entire service of the forerunner.

MRK If the acquisition of the honest head of the forerunner happens on Saturday of the 2nd or 3rd fast: On Friday evening, ordinary kathisma. I cried out to the Lord, stichera on 10: The triodion is self-according, twice: and the octoechus is martyred 4: and the forerunners 4. Glory, the forerunners. And now, the Mother of God, 1st tone. The entrance, the prokeimenon, and the reading of the day, and the forerunners 3. Let my prayer be corrected: and the rest of the pre-sacred. [Look] If there are no pre-sacred ones: I cried to the Lord, the stichera of the forerunners on 6. Glory, forerunners. And now, the Mother of God, 1st tone. Entrance, prokeimenon, and reading of the day, and the saint. The same, Lord Vouchsafe: On the verse, the triodion is self-according twice, and the octoeche is martyred, according to the voice. Glory to the forerunner: And now, theotokos. Let us go now, troparion of the forerunner. Glory, and now, the Mother of God is resurrected in this voice, litany, and prostrations 3: the same prayer, the All-Holy Trinity: Be the name of the Lord: and Psalm 33, I will bless the Lord: It is worthy to eat: and let go. [Look] We sing Great Compline, and on it we sing the Four Songs of the Sabbath. At Matins and during the hours we sing from the same precursor, as prescribed. At the Liturgy , service of the day, and forerunners.

MRK Will the discovery of the head of John the Baptist happen in the 2nd week of fasting?

At Great Vespers , I cried to the Lord, the stichera are resurrected, 3, and Anatolian 1, and the forerunners at 6. Glory, the forerunners: And now, the Theotokos, 1st tone. Login, and reading the forerunner. At the litany of the stichera of the temple, and the forerunners of the verses. On the poem, the stichera are resurrected in alphabetical order. Glory, forerunners: And now, theotokos. At the blessing of the loaves, the Virgin Mary, three times. and reading in the apostolic epistles. On God the Lord, the troparion is risen, twice. Glory, forerunners: And now, theotokos, according to the voice of the troparion. According to the kathismas, the sedals are resurrected, and their Theotokos, and the reading in the Gospel. According to polyeleos, sedal precursors, both. Glory, according to the polyeleos sedalen: And now, the Mother of God, and the reading of the forerunner. Degree, and prokeimenon voice: and the gospel is resurrected: Psalm 50. Glory, stichera, voice 8: Open the doors of repentance: and so on. The canon is resurrected with the irmos at 4: and the triodion at 4: and the forerunners at 6. Katavasia, I will open my mouth: According to the 3rd song, the kontakion of the triodion: the same kontakion and ikos of the forerunner, and its sedalene twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God: and the reading of the forerunner. According to the 6th song, Kontakion and Ikos Resurrection. According to the 9th canto, the luminary is resurrected. Glory, forerunners: And now, the Theotokos is risen. On the praises the stichera are resurrected, 4: and the forerunners with the glorious 4: from his refrains. The same chorus: rise again, Lord my God: and we sing the self-according stichera of the triodion. Glory, here: And now, Most blessed art thou: Great doxology. The troparion is resurrected, the litanies, and the dismissal, and the procession into the vestibule. Glory, and now, the stichera of the Gospel, and the 1st hour: Troparion of the Resurrection. Glory, forerunners: And now, the Theotokos of the hour. According to Our Father, kontakion triodion, and perfect dismissal. On the other hours, the kontakion of the triodion, and the forerunners are alternating verbs. At the Liturgy , blessed voice at 6: and the forerunners, hymn 3, at 4: and other services of the day, and the forerunners. [Look] we sing the service of St. Gregory, when the ecclesiarch judges, in the previous weeks, the 4th or 5th: or we sing the service of the forerunner on the 2nd Saturday.

MRK Should the discovery of the venerable head of John the Baptist happen in the 3rd week of Lent, the veneration of the cross?

At Great Vespers , according to the kathisma, I cried out to the Lord, the stichera of the resurrection 3: and the cross 4: and the forerunners 3. Glory, the cross 4: and the forerunners 3. Glory, the cross: And now, the Theotokos, 1st tone. Prokeimenon of the day: and the paremias of the forerunner. At the litiya of the stichera of the temple, and the forerunners, who are in the stichera, are praised. Glory, forerunners: And now, the cross. On the poem, the stichera are resurrected. Glory, forerunners: And now, the cross. At the blessing of the loaves, the Virgin Mary: twice: the cross once: Lord save your people: At Matins , for God the Lord, the troparion is risen twice. Glory, forerunners: And now, the cross. According to the kathismas, sedalny are resurrected and theotokos, and reading in the gospel. Polyeleos is the forerunner: and both are sedal. Glory, seated in polyeleos: And now, the Mother of God, and the reading of the forerunner. Powerful voice. Prokeimenon and Sunday Gospel. resurrection of Christ: psalm 50: and open the doors of repentance to me: The canon is resurrected with the irmos at 4: and the forerunners at 4: and the cross at 6. Katavasia of the cross: the most divine prototype: According to the 3rd song, kontakion and ikos the forerunners, and its sedalene twice . Glory, even now, of the cross: and the reading of the forerunner. According to the 6th song, kontakion and ikos of the cross. On the 9th song we sing, the most honest: The luminary is risen, Glory, the forerunners: And now, the cross. In praise of those stichera are resurrected 4: and like the cross 3: 1st twice, with their refrains: Remember your host: 2nd, God is our king before the age: the same refrain, rise again, Lord my God: And we sing the self-harmonized stichera of the day, in triode. Glory, here: And now, blessed art thou: Great doxology, trisagion singing. Therefore, entrance: we say the troparion: Lord, save your people: three times. And the veneration of the honorable cross takes place according to custom, as indicated in the triodion. the same litany and dismissal, and procession. Glory, and now, the stichera of the Gospel: and the teaching of the Studites and the 1st hour in the vestibule. During the hours, troparion of Sunday. Glory, cross: And now, the Theotokos hours. According to Our Father, Kontakion is Sunday. At the 3rd hour, the troparion of Sunday. Glory, forerunners: And now, the Theotokos of the hour. According to Our Father: kontakia is a changing verb. At the Liturgy , blessed voice, at 4: and the 3rd hymn of the cross, at 4: and the 6th forerunner, at 4. At the entrance, the troparion is resurrected, and the cross, and the forerunner. Same kontakion Sunday. Glory, forerunners: And now, the cross. Prokeimenon, apostle, Alleluia, gospel, and communion, before the cross, and then the forerunner.

9. + 40 holy martyrs who were martyred in Lake Sevastia.

The evening, on the Lord, I cried out, precedes the triodion of the self-concordant day twice: both martyr, and similar 3. Therefore, the stichera of the martyrs are self-concordant in 4, tone 2. Glory, the same voice: Patiently present: 1st stichera. And now, the Mother of God: Pass the canopy: Entrance. readings of the day, and saints 3: Thus saith the Lord, all the nations: And other presuppositions of the most sacred. [Look] If the most sacred thing is not accomplished, I cry out to the Lord, we sing stichera on 6, triodions similar to 3, and martyrs 3. Glory to the saints: And now, the Theotokos: and after the reading: Vouchsafe, Lord: and the litany: Let us perform the vespers: On the verse , triodion is self-aggrandizing, twice: and martyr. Glory to the saints, tone 6: In hymns we will praise: And now, O Mother of God, you are the vine: After Now you forgive: Troparion, tone 1: Through the illnesses of the saints, in whose image you suffered, beg the Lord, and heal all our illnesses, loving people, we pray.

Glory, and now: to Gabriel who spoke: litany, and 3 great bows, and dismissal. At Matins , for God the Lord, the troparion twice. Glory, and now, the Mother of God, and the usual kathismas. According to the 1st and 2nd kathisma, sedal triodions. we do not use litanies. According to the 3rd kathisma the priest reads a small litany. Also sedalen, voice 4. Glory, in: And now, theotokos: and reading. According to polyeleos sedalene, voice 5, twice. Glory, even now, to the Mother of God. Degree, 1st antiphon of the 4th tone. Prokeimenon, voice 4: I pass through fire and water: Verse: You have kindled us, as silver is liquefied. Every breath: the gospel of the bows, conceived 106. According to the 50th psalm of the stichera, tone 2: David cried out prophetically: Two canons of saints with Irmos on 8, tone 2. Katavasia, I will open my mouth: And where is the three song, and we sing the canons of saints with irmos by 6: and triodi according to their order, by 8. Last irmos triodi. According to the 3rd song, sedalene, voice 8, twice. Glory, even now: theotokos. According to the 6th song,

Kontakion voice 6. It is like: the hedgehog about us: All the army of the world is left, in heaven, cleave to the ruler, the fourty passion-bearers of the Lord: through fire and water they passed through bliss, worthily receiving glory from heaven, and many crowns.

And ikos. According to the 9th song, the luminaries of the martyrs: Glory, in: And now, theotokos. On the praises of the stichera, voice 5. Similar to: Rejoice: Glory, the same voice: the passion-bearers of Christ: And now, blessed are you, the Virgin Mary: On the stichera of the triodion, the day is self-according, twice: and martyr. Glory, voice 2: The cup of truth: And now, the Impassable door: The same good thing is: once. Trisagion. Troparion of Saints. Litany and 3 great prostrations: hour 1, with kathisma, and dismissal. At their own time there are the 3rd, 6th, and 9th hours according to their order, with kathismas: and blessed are they, and so on. At every hour there are 3 great bows. On the same day in the evening, according to the usual kathisma, I cried out to the Lord, set verses 10. and sing the triodion of the self-according day twice, and martyr, and like 3: and saints 4, tone 1: The face of the fourtieth: twice: tone 2: The lake is like paradise: Glory, the same voice: prophetically crying out: And now theotokos: All hope: If to Wednesday or heel, theotokos: entrance with the gospel. Prokeimenon in the afternoon, and reading the triodion. And may my prayer be corrected: the small litany. Therefore, the prokeimenon, the voice of You, Lord, has preserved us, and kept us from this generation and forever. Verse: Lord save me, for I am in poverty. Apostle to the Jews, conception 331. Alleluia, tone 4: Shout to the Lord, all the earth, sing to his name. Verse: As you have tempted us, God, you have kindled us, as silver is liquified. Gospel of Matthew, conceived 80. and other divine liturgy of the pre-sacred. Involved, Rejoice:

MRK If 40 martyrs will happen on Saturday of the 1st week of fasting, and the 2nd, and the 3rd, and the 4th.

Their service is sung without fail, as a sign of the discovery of the honest head of the forerunner.

MRK If 40 torments happen in the week of the 1st post, or the 2nd, and the 3rd, and the 4th, and the 5th.

And we sing their service according to the forerunner chapter without fail.

MRK If 40 torments happen on Monday of the 2nd week of fasting, or the 3rd, or the 4th, or the 5th, or the 6th.

They sing according to the same chapter of the forerunner.

MRK If 40 holy martyrs will happen on Wednesday, the 4th of Lent.

We will sing their service first on Tuesday of this week. Just on Tuesday evening, I cried out to the Lord, the stichera of the triode, the self-according day twice, and 4 crosses, and 4 martyrs. Glory, martyrs: And now, the cross. We sing another stichera of the cross on Wednesday for praise. Same entrance: prokeimenon and readings during the day. and may my prayer be corrected.

Unless there is a pre-sacred one. And on Tuesday evening, I cried out to the Lord, the stichera of the cross for 6: the holy martyrs are 40, the feast is given for hours, as indicated by the forerunners, on Monday of the 2nd week of fasting.

MRK What if 40 martyrs happen on Thursday of the Great Canon?

And their entire service is sung on Tuesday in advance of the week.

MRK Is it possible that 40 martyrs will happen on Akathist Saturday?

And we will sing their service on the 5th week of Lent.

Language of worship

Initially, even under the Apostles, Christians performed prayers, obviously, in Aramaic - which was also the language of Christ’s preaching. Later, as the faith spread throughout the vast empire of Rome, these were added:

Greek is the language of many inhabitants of the empire, in addition, educated people of that time;
Latin is the actual language of the “Romans”, the creators of this then most powerful state;

The first translation of the Bible into Latin, made by Blessed. Jerome of Stridontus, received the name “Vulgate”, since it was created not in “high” Latin, the language of the educated elite of Rome, but in “vulgar”, the language of ordinary believers to whom God’s Word is addressed.

finally, the national languages of the peoples who adopted Christianity from the outskirts of the empire.

At the same time, in the Christian West and East, historically different situations have developed with the language of the service:

The Roman Church, which had the highest authority among the “barbarian” peoples, also early instilled in them reverence for Latin, its liturgical language;
in the East they proceeded from the fact that services should be understandable to people; This is where the tradition of translating services into national languages originates.

This is exactly what the saints did . Cyril and Methodius , laboring in the Slavic lands, many of their predecessors, as well as countless followers, worked in the same way.

M.V. Nesterov. Equal to the Apostles Cyril. Icon of the iconostasis of the side chapel of the Vladimir Cathedral in Kyiv

Missionary translators were not stopped even by the fact that the languages of the “barbarians” often did not have a sufficient vocabulary to express the truths of Christianity . This is how so-called neologisms appeared, new words, but created on the basis of existing ones: for example, “mercy”, “philanthropy”, “compassion”, others.

Subsequently, they acted in the same way, for example:

creator of the Perm alphabet, St. Stefan Permsky;
St. Macarius (Glukharev), St. Macarius (Nevsky), called the “Apostles of Altai”; they say that they had to travel around the camps for weeks to find an analogue of this or that word in the languages of the Altai tribes.

Many believe that the Altai language itself and its writing are the creation of missionaries who translated liturgical texts. Thanks to a single language, disparate tribes were able to create an ethnic Altai community.

What is church worship?

Already from the etymology of the word itself, which includes two others, “God” and “service,” it is clear that it is legitimate to call any service to the Creator this way. This could be prayer, preaching, serving others, or other works in His Name. However, it is church worship that refers to the form of serving the Lord, which includes:

the conciliar prayer of the Church, performed according to a certain order that has developed since the first centuries;
reading the Holy Scriptures ;
the performance of the Sacraments by which believers communicate with Jesus Christ and unite with Him.

Divine Liturgy

Since ancient times, only those who had received Baptism, as well as those preparing for it—the catechumens—had the right to participate in this service. The latter, however, were allowed to be with the rest of the believers only until the deacon said:

“Catechumens, come forth!”

After this, the “Liturgy of the Faithful” began, which was attended only by the baptized.

Kinds

To date, the Russian Church most often celebrates three liturgies, the creation of which is attributed to:

St. Basil the Great;
St. John Chrysostom;
Pope Gregory Dvoeslov.

In some dioceses, in memory of St. Mark also serves a special liturgy, the appearance of which is traced back to this Apostle of Christ.

Time: when does it start and how long does it last?

The usual start of the liturgy is around 8 a.m. or 9 a.m., however, it is better to check the service time in a specific church. It lasts about one and a half hours.

Meaning

All liturgies, except those created by Pope Gregory, are so-called “complete”. This means that during them the Sacrament of the Eucharist , the transformation of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. They are taught to believers who have prepared for this by fasting, intense prayer, and Confession.

Lebedev K.V. Communion of the people

A slightly different rite is the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts of St. Gregory. Here the faithful are given the previously consecrated Holy Gifts. Since ancient times, the custom has been established to perform such a service only during Great Lent, on Wednesdays and Fridays, since the full liturgy at this time is served only on Saturdays and Sundays, and believers may also require Communion on other days of the week. Many theologians believe that the rite of the service is closer to Vespers. This is no coincidence, because according to the Charter it is performed in the evening (in practice, most often in the morning).

In what order is it usually performed in the temple?

Since ancient times, the service has been preceded by 3 and 6 hours. This is followed by the “liturgy of the catechumens,” which ends after the reading of the Gospel. The last, most important part of the service is the Sacrament of the Eucharist itself.

History, origin of worship

According to the “Acts of the Apostles”, the first Christians, including the Lord’s disciples themselves, visited the Jerusalem Temple unacceptably. For example, it is known that St. It was at his door that Peter and John healed a man who had suffered from lameness since childhood (Acts 3:6-7). However, already at the time of the same Apostles, Christians also had their own liturgical meetings.

Small Catacomb Church of the 4th century. The oldest throne preserved in Bethlehem, the remains of the Bethlehem babies are buried in it

According to surviving documents, as well as some liturgical texts, these were night prayers that lasted until dawn. Most of the chants were Psalms, which were also used during the temple worship of the Jews. The “core” of the service, according to Christ’s commandment “do this in My remembrance,” was the sacrament of the Eucharist, the communion of His Body and Blood.

Subsequently, after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple, Christian services were completely separated from Jewish ones, and their order and order were formed.

Nowadays, the well-known Orthodox worship took shape in the 4th-6th centuries, when persecution of the Church ceased. It was then that the Church, where many newly converted laity came, needed a coherent liturgical order.

To date, there are services of Western (Catholic, Protestant) and Eastern (Orthodox) traditions. Each of them has its own characteristic features.

Features of Orthodox worship

These include:

integrity, continuity of service - in contrast to Protestant prayer meetings, consisting of loosely connected parts, reading Scripture, prayer, sermons;
its deep symbolism: the service connects the worshiper with the events of the Old and New Testaments, first of all - the life of the Lord Himself;
since worship is not so much an edification for Christians as a direct communion with God, another of its features follows from this: it is impossible to “stand” before the Creator of the Universe while sitting on a bench, just as is customary among Catholics or Protestants; Orthodox churches have a small number of seats, but they are intended for the infirm;
Another expression of intense presence before God is that the Bible is always read facing the most sacred place of the temple, the throne (hence, with its back to the people ahead), while among Catholics and Protestants the reader addresses the Christians present.

Lutheran churches in the Republic of Slovakia. Zilina region (Slovak Žilinský kraj) Evangelical church in the city of Zilina (Evanjelický kostol v Žiline) 1934-1936, architect Milan Michal Harminc