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Easter hours are part of the Easter day service (including Matins, Easter hours, liturgy and vespers). Located in the liturgical book Triodion colored.

Read on Bright Week as a morning and evening prayer rule (until Saturday morning inclusive).

Text of the Easter Hours

Through the prayers of the saints, our father, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen.

Translation: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen.

Troparion of Easter:

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)

Translation: Christ rose from the dead, conquered death through death, and gave life to those in the tombs.

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, I have destroyed death through death. (Thrice)

Translation: Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your Holy Resurrection, because You are our God, we know no other but You, we call on Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ, because behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we glorify His resurrection, because He, having endured crucifixion, crushed death through death.

Ipakoi (chorus):

Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I heard from the Angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why are you looking for a man? You see the graveclothes, and preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the one who put death to death, as the Son of God, saving the human race.

Translation: The women who came with Mary before dawn and found the stone rolled away from the tomb heard from the Angel: “In the light of the Eternal One, what do you seek among the dead as a man? Look at the burial shrouds, run and tell the world that the Lord has risen, putting to death death, because He is the Son of God, saving the human race!”

Kontakion of Easter:

Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as the Conqueror, Christ God, telling the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice!, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen.

Translation: Although You descended into the grave, O Immortal One, You destroyed the power of hell and rose again as a conqueror, O Christ God, exclaiming to the myrrh-bearing women: “Rejoice!” and giving peace to Your Apostles, You who give resurrection to the fallen.

In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in paradise with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.

Translation: In the grave with flesh, and in hell with soul as God, in paradise with the thief and on the throne, you were, O Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, filling everything, indescribable.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit:

Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest palace of every king appears, Christ, Your tomb, the source of our Resurrection.

Translation: Thy tomb, O Christ, the source of our resurrection, appeared as the bearer of life, truly the most beautiful of paradise, and the brightest of every royal palace.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen:

Highly sanctified Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.

Translation: And now and always and unto ages of ages. Amen: Divine consecrated Tabernacle of the Most High, rejoice! Because through You, Mother of God, joy is given to those who cry: “Blessed are You among women, all-immaculate Lady!”

Lord, have mercy (40 times).

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen:

The most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, the real Mother of God, we magnify Thee.

Translation: With the highest honor of the Cherubim and the incomparably more glorious Seraphim, who virginally gave birth to God the Word, the true Mother of God - We magnify You.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs (Thrice).

Translation: Christ rose from the dead, and through death he conquered death and those who gave life in the tombs.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our holy and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Translation: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Morning prayer rule

The advent of the bright Day of Christ, changing the way of life of the Orthodox layman, also introduces differences into the usual daily cell or home worship. Ordinary prayers containing praise, thanksgiving, repentance and petition are modified in order to express the deepest reverence for the holy holiday and their understanding of the biblical events that followed the Resurrection of Christ.

In Orthodoxy, the prayer basis of the hours (a short service established by church canons) is made up of psalms, as well as troparia and kontakia corresponding to the current day (hymns that reveal the meaning of the holiday).

When are the hours traditionally performed?

(the hours separating from the liturgy) is not read, as usual, but sung. The basis for this is not psalms, but festive chants: they sing “Christ is Risen” three times, “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ”, then ipakoi (short festive troparion), exapostilary (completion of the canon at Matins), forty times “Lord, have mercy” and again "Christ is Risen".

The morning rule from Easter to Ascension has distinctive features only during Bright Week. With the beginning of the second week after the Resurrection of Christ, the Orthodox return to the usual morning prayer rule, which includes three texts: they read the “Our Father” and “Rejoice to the Virgin Mary” three times, and once the Creed.

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This observance occurs throughout Bright Week instead of Compline and Midnight Office, as well as instead of morning and evening prayers.

If the priest: Blessed is our God:

The worldly one says: Through the prayers of the saints our fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Thy Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Thy holy resurrection: for Thou art our God, do we know no other to Thee, we call Thy name. Come, all faithful, let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ: behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing of His resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death by death. (Thrice)

Ipakoi, voice 8th

Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why do you seek as a man? You see the graveclothes, preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the slayer of death, as the Son of God, saving the human race.

Kontakion, tone 8

Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen.

Troparion, tone 8

In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, the Indescribable.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Like the life-bearer, like the reddest of paradise, truly the brightest of all royal palaces, Christ, your tomb, the source of our resurrection.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Highly sanctified Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, all-immaculate Lady.

Lord have mercy. (40 times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, amen.

We magnify You, the most honorable cherub and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.

Bless in the name of the Lord, father.

Priest: Through the prayers of the saints, our fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

And we say the troparion: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, amen.

Lord have mercy. (Thrice)

Bless. And release from the priest.

The worldly one says: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

About the prayer rule during the celebration of Holy Easter

• From the day of Holy Easter on all days of Bright Week (the first week of Easter), instead of evening and morning prayers (prayer rule), the Hours of Easter are sung or read. The Hours of Easter are also sung instead of Compline and Midnight Office. The Hours of Easter are read until the morning of Saturday of Bright Week inclusive.

• From the day of Holy Easter until the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (40 days), all prayers (including prayers of thanks for Holy Communion) are preceded by three readings of the Easter troparion: “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.” Next the Trisagion is read. From Ascension to Trinity (10 days), all prayers begin with the Trisagion.

• From the day of Holy Easter to the Day of the Holy Trinity (50 days), the prayer “To the Heavenly King, the Comforter” is not read.

• From the day of Holy Pascha to the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (40 days): the prayer “It is worthy to eat” is replaced by: “An angel crying with grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again the river: Rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the grave and raised up the dead; people, have fun! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion. You, Pure One, show off, O Mother of God, about the rising of Your Nativity.” From Ascension to the Day of the Holy Trinity, both of these Mother of God prayers are not read (10 days)

• During Bright Week, the canons of Repentance, the Mother of God and the Guardian Angel are replaced by the canon of Easter.

The “Rule for Holy Communion” (M., 1893) says: Be aware that on Bright Week of Easter, instead of the evening and morning prayers, the hours of Easter are sung, and instead of the canon of the Lord Jesus and the Paraclesis of the Mother of God, the canon of Easter with the Mother of God is read, and the rest , by day of the week. are going down." The approach to Holy Communion and prayers after Communion are preceded by three readings of the troparion: “Christ is risen from the dead...”; the psalms and the Trisagion (with troparia during fasting) are not read.

• From the day of Holy Easter to the day of the Holy Trinity, prostrations to the ground are canceled (50 days).

Read the Easter Akathist to the Resurrection of Christ.

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Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all faithful, let us worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroy death by death. (Thrice)

Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why do you seek like a man? You see the graveclothes, preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the slayer of death, as the Son of God, saving the human race.

In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.

Glory: Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest palace of every king has appeared, Christ, Your tomb, the source of our Resurrection.

And now: Highly illuminated Divine village, rejoice: for You have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: Blessed are You among women, All-Immaculate Lady.

Lord have mercy. (40 times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, amen.

We magnify You, the most honorable cherub and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, who gave birth to the Word of God without corruption, the real Mother of God.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)

What prayer to read on Easter for marriage - texts of conspiracies

On Easter, unmarried women can read prayers for marriage. It is believed that on such a bright day, higher powers will help everyone who asks. You can ask for personal happiness with one of the prayers we have selected.

Texts of powerful prayers read on Easter for marriage

It is recommended to read the prayers we have selected for marriage at home. This can be done before the feast or in the morning hours of the holiday. But reading must be done with pure thoughts and sincere requests.

Holy Great Martyr Catherine

Prayer:

O Saint Catherine, virgin and martyr, true bride of Christ! We pray to you, for you have received the special grace that your Bridegroom, Sweet Jesus, has preceded you to: just as you have put to shame the temptations of the tormentor with your wisdom, you have overcome fifty revolutions, and having fed them with heavenly teaching, you have guided them to the light of the true faith, so ask us for this Godly wisdom, Yes, and we, having thwarted all the machinations of the hellish tormentor, having despised the temptations of the world and the flesh, will be worthy to appear of Divine glory, and for the expansion of our holy Orthodox faith we will become worthy vessels, and with you in the heavenly tabernacle of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ with the Father and the Holy Spirit Let us praise and glorify to all ages of ages. Amen.

A girl's prayer for marriage

Oh, All-Good Lord, I know that my great happiness depends on the fact that I love You with all my soul and with all my heart, and that I fulfill Your holy will in everything. Rule Yourself, O my God, over my soul and fill my heart: I want to please You Alone, for You are the Creator and my God. Save me from pride and self-love: let reason, modesty and chastity adorn me. Idleness is disgusting to You and gives rise to vices, give me the desire to work hard and bless my labors. Since Your Law commands people to live in an honest marriage, then lead me, Holy Father, to this title, sanctified by You, not to please my lust, but to fulfill Your destiny, for You Yourself said: it is not good for man to be alone and, having created He gave him a wife to help him, blessed them to grow, multiply and populate the earth. Hear my humble prayer, sent to You from the depths of a girl’s heart; give me an honest and pious spouse, so that in love with him and in harmony we glorify You, the merciful God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

To the Righteous Philaret the Merciful

Troparion, tone 4: Imitating Abraham in faith, but following Job in patience, Father Philaret, you shared the good things of the earth with the poor and you endured their deprivation courageously. For this reason, the Hero of God, Christ our God, has crowned you with a bright crown, and pray to Him for the salvation of our souls. Kontakion, voice 3: Truly, your all-inclusive purchase is seen and by the wisdom of being judged by all those who are wise: for you have given what is long and short-lived, seeking the things above and the eternal. Thus and worthily have you gained eternal glory, merciful Philaret. Stichera, voice 2: You are from God, says the Theologian, and you are from God, merciful Philaret. Just as there is God, so is your work, the hedgehog of good deeds, His by nature, and yours by communion.

By studying the texts of prayers for Easter that we have selected, you will be able to celebrate this holiday correctly. We selected morning and evening prayers, and also found the text of the most important prayer, “Christ is Risen.” Separately, we indicated effective conspiracies for good luck and marriage, against illnesses. A strong prayer for Easter can be read both in church and at home. The main thing is to believe in the spoken words and sincerely ask for help from the Almighty.

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Morning prayer for Easter for good luck - texts of the most powerful prayers

At Easter, you can ask Christ not only for deliverance from illnesses, but also for happiness and good luck. The texts we have selected will help you do this. We have found all the prayers that can be read on Easter to attract good luck.

Texts of the most powerful morning prayers that are read on Easter for good luck

To attract good luck into your life, we recommend that you read one of the prayers we have selected for Easter. You can read such texts both in the morning and in the evening.

The Lord is my shepherd. I will lack for nothing: He makes me lie down in green pastures and leads me beside still waters, He strengthens my soul, He guides me in the paths of righteousness. Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me. You have prepared a table before me in view of my enemies, you have anointed my head with oil, my cup is overflowing. Thus, may Thy goodness and mercy accompany me all the days of my life, and I will abide in the house of the Lord many days. Amen.

Holy Martyr Tryphon, our quick helper. Be my helper and protector from evil demons and leader to the Kingdom of Heaven. Pray to the Almighty, may he give me the joy of work, may he always be next to me and fulfill my plans.

This observance occurs throughout Bright Week instead of Compline and Midnight Office, as well as instead of morning and evening prayers.

Even a priest

: Blessed be our God...

The worldly one says

: Through the prayers of the saints, our fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Thrice

)

We also use the verb (three times):

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one, we worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy resurrection: for You are our God, do we know no other to You, we call Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ: behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world; always blessing the Lord, we sing of His resurrection, having endured the crucifixion, destroy death through death.

Ipakoi

(once

)

Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the Angel: in the ever-present light of Him who exists with the dead, why do you seek like a man? see the graveclothes, tetsite, and preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the slayer of death, as the Son of God, saving the human race.

Kontakion

(once

)

Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as the Victor, Christ God, telling the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice! and by Thy apostle grant peace, grant resurrection to the fallen.

And this troparion

(once

)

In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Like the life-bearer, like the reddest of paradise, truly the brightest of all royal palaces, Christ, your tomb, the source of our resurrection.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Highly sanctified Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.

Lord have mercy (40

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption. Bless in the name of the Lord, father.

Priest:

Through the prayers of the saints our fathers...

And we say the troparion three times

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord have mercy ( three times

). Bless.

And release from the priest.

The worldly one says:

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

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Evening prayer rule

According to the Orthodox tradition, it is necessary to pray privately in the evening every day. The Holy Church recommends reading the most necessary hymns for the coming night: “Our Father”, kontakion to the Mother of God, prayers to the Guardian Angel, St. Macarius the Great to God the Father, St. Ioannicia.

The Easter evening prayer rule has its own characteristics: it is replaced by the hours of Easter in order to mark and highlight this most important period for believers. Moreover, the text and reading sequence are completely identical to the Easter morning rule. After Bright Week, the usual prayers are resumed at the end of the day.

However, attention should be paid to this feature: the evening rule from Easter to Ascension includes an appeal to the Holy Spirit, while “Heavenly King” is replaced by the troparion “Christ is risen”, despite the fact that both prayers are addressed to the same hypostasis God. This is explained by the fact that any prayer rule is built on the experience of the church, which must be listened to: the holy fathers believe that prayer to the Most Holy Spirit as a free appeal of the human soul to God has a more personal character, and “To the Heavenly King” has always been the beginning of general worship.

The celebration of the Bright Resurrection of the Lord continues, albeit with less solemnity, until Easter - the service on the eve of the Ascension. On this day, Vespers and Matins are served in churches in full light, the liturgy is held with the royal doors open, stichera, hymns and greetings according to the Easter rite are heard, as well as chants dedicated to the pre-celebration of the Ascension.

Traditionally, on the eve of the Ascension, the last Easter procession in the cycle is held. Thus ends the forty-day period of the great holiday, so that a year later the symbol of eternal life will again be revealed to the world.

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Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all faithful, let us worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroy death by death. ( Thrice

)

Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why do you seek like a man? You see the graveclothes, preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the slayer of death, as the Son of God, saving the human race.

In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.

Glory

: Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest of every royal palace, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection.

And now

: Highly illuminated Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.

Lord have mercy. ( 40 times

)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, amen.

We magnify You, the most honorable cherub and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, who gave birth to the Word of God without corruption, the real Mother of God.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Thrice

)

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Forty days after Easter, the twelfth Orthodox holiday is celebrated - the Ascension of the Lord. Believers remember that after His resurrection, Jesus appeared to the disciples for forty days. He instructed them to preach His teaching to all nations, and after that He ascended into heaven.

The order of church services during the period from the Resurrection of Christ to the Ascension is described in the Triodion - the church book of three-song canons. The rituals of the temple service are filled with new content at this time; Instead of a plea for the forgiveness of sins, words are heard about the triumph of the Savior over death...

Many Orthodox believers are interested in what prayers should be read from Easter to Ascension in 2022. During these 40 days, in 2020 – April 19 to May 28 – the prayer book provides the following rules.

On Bright Week - the first week after Easter - the Easter Hours are read until Saturday morning. This is a repeatedly sung part of the Easter Orthodox service, which includes the troparion and kontakion (short chants that reveal the essence of the holiday).

What prayers to read after Easter until Ascension in the morning and evening?

The Easter Hours at this time replace the First Hour, Third Hour, Sixth Hour, Ninth Hour, Compline, Midnight Office, morning and evening prayers.

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The Easter Hours begin with the priest’s call to glorify God: “Blessed is our God always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.” Then the choir answers: “Amen,” and the Easter troparion follows three times.

Troparion
“Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs.” (Three times) “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death by death.” (three times)
Ipakoi
“When the morning came for Mary, and the stone was rolled away from the tomb, I heard from the Angel: In the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why do you seek as a man? You see the grave linens, and preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the one who put death to death, as he is the Son of God, saving the human race.”
Kontakion
“Although you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as the Victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice!, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen. In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in paradise with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit: Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest palace of every king has appeared, O Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection. And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen: Most sanctified Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady. Lord have mercy". (40 times) “Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen: Most honorable Cherub and most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, the real Mother of God, we magnify You. Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in their tombs.” (three times) “Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen".

How to read morning and evening prayers from Easter to Ascension?

All prayers, including thanksgiving for communion, must be preceded by reading the Easter troparion three times: “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.” Psalms and prayers, starting with the Trisagion (“Holy God…”) through “Our Father…”, as well as troparia after it, are not read at this time.

What prayers should you read from Easter to Ascension in 2022? Starting from Monday of the first week of Easter until the Ascension of the Lord, instead of praying to the Holy Spirit (“Heavenly King…”), you need to read the Easter troparion three times (“Christ is risen from the dead…”).

Instead of the prayer “It is worthy to eat,” the Easter kontakion is read: “An angel crying with the Most Grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again the river: Rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the grave and raised up the dead; people, have fun! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion. You, Pure One, show off, O Mother of God, about the rising of Your Nativity.” And then, from Ascension to Trinity, prayers begin with the Trisagion (“Holy God ...”).

At the end of all the prayers, instead of “It is worthy to eat,” the deserving man is read or sung, which on Easter is the irmos of the ninth song of the Easter canon: “Shine, shine, new Jerusalem...”.

Believers who are preparing for communion from Easter to Ascension, instead of the penitential canon to the Lord Jesus Christ and the canon to the Most Holy Theotokos, should read the canon of Easter and the Follow-up to Holy Communion.

Before the Feast of the Ascension, the usual prayers before and after eating food are replaced by the threefold “Christ is risen from the dead...” and the worthy of Easter, respectively. After eating, instead of “We thank You,” the kontakion “Angel is crying” is read.

Let's continue our story about prayers from Easter to Ascension. From the second week after the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, believers again read the usual morning and evening prayers.

They return to observing the morning prayer rule, which includes three texts: they read the “Our Father” and “Rejoice to the Virgin Mary” three times, and the Creed once.

The Evening Rule from Easter to Ascension includes an appeal to the Holy Spirit, while “Heavenly King” is replaced by the troparion “Christ is Risen.”

When after Easter do they start reading “The King of Heaven”?

The prayer to the Holy Spirit (“Heavenly King…”) is not read or sung until the holiday of Trinity. According to the Gospel, the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles only 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ - on Trinity. Until this time, according to church regulations, one should also not bow to the ground - neither during services in church, nor during prayer at home.

The following prayers are read on the Ascension of the Lord:

Troparion to the Ascension of the Lord, tone 4
“Thou art exalted in glory, O Christ our God, having brought joy to the disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit, informed by the former blessing, for Thou art the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world.” Translation: “You ascended in glory, O Christ our God, making your disciples glad with the promise of the Holy Spirit, after Your blessing confirmed them in the belief that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world.”
Kontakion, tone 6
“Having fulfilled your concern for us, and having united us on earth with the heavenly, you ascended in glory, Christ our God, never departing, but remaining persistent, and crying out to those who love You: I am with you, and no one is against you.” Translation: “Having fulfilled the whole plan for our salvation, and having united the earth-born with the inhabitants of heaven, You ascended in glory, Christ our God, not leaving the earth, but remaining inseparably with it and calling out to those who love You: “I am with you, and no one will prevail against you.” !

Further, from the Ascension to Trinity, all prayers begin with the Trisagion: “Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.” This prayer is always said three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist.

We hope that our article will help you properly observe all the rules from the Holy Feast of Easter to the Ascension of the Lord, and you will spend these days as Orthodox Christians should.

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Without faith in the Risen Christ there is no Christianity. That is why all opponents of our faith persistently try to shake the truth of the Resurrection.

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Easter is celebrated on April 19, 2022 - the main holiday of the Orthodox calendar, personifying the salvation of the soul and renewal. The prayers that are read in churches these days, including the Easter prayer “Christ is risen from the dead,” have a special energy.

It is believed that these days the higher powers are especially favorable to believers. Prayers for Easter help to attract good luck, protect loved ones from misfortune, recover from illnesses, successfully start a new business, and even improve your financial situation.

Throughout Holy (Easter) Week in Orthodox churches, instead of the traditional morning and evening prayers, the Easter Hours (Prayers of the Easter Hours, filled with joy and thanksgiving to Christ) are read. Before all prayers, including thanksgiving after communion, the troparion of Easter is read three times.

Canon of Easter

As usual, we begin with the verb: For the prayers of the saints, our father, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. A min. The headman proclaims in the 5th tone: Christ is risen from the dead, tread death upon death and freely give life to the grave (three times); We are at the last cry: and the life of the grave is free. Also: Christ is risen (we sing three times, according to the wings). Therefore he says the verses: Let God rise again and His enemies be scattered. When the smoke disappears, let it disappear. So let sinners perish from the face of God, and righteous women rejoice. From this day which the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad on it. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. And now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen. We sing for every verse: Christ is risen from the dead, tread death upon death, and give life to the grave (once). Instead of Alleluia he sings: Christ is risen from the dead, come upon death by death; and we: and the tomb is given freely. Also: Glory, and now, sedal, voice 4. Having prepared the morning, even with Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I heard from the Angel, Who in the ever-present light do not seek Him who is with the dead, like a man; see the graveclothes, preach and preach to the world: for the Lord has risen, he who put to death death; for He is the Son of God, saving the human race. Lord have mercy (12). Glory, even now. Same: the canon of Pasce with the Irmos at 6. And on Wednesday and the heels of Bright Week we sing the canon of Pasce at 8, with the Mother of God of the same canon.

Canon, voice 1.

Song 1, Irmos. On the day of resurrection, people will be enlightened, Easter of the Lord, Easter; from death to life and from earth to heaven, Christ God brought us, singing in victory (twice). Chorus: Christ is risen from the dead (bow). Let us purify our feelings and see, with the unapproachable light of the Resurrection of Christ, shining and rejoicing, let us clearly hear, singing victoriously (twice). Glory. And now. Let the heavens rejoice with dignity, let the earth rejoice, let the world celebrate, all visible and invisible; Christ God has risen to eat, eternal joy (twice). Confusion. On the day of resurrection...

Song 3, Irmos. Come , we drink new beer, not from a barren stone that works miracles, but from an incorruptible source that brought forth Christ from the tomb; We affirm Him (twice). Solo. Now everything is filled with light, the heavens and the earth and the underworld; Let all creation celebrate the rise of Christ, and in Him we affirm (twice). Glory. And now. Yesterday Christ was crucified, yesterday I was buried, and today I will rise again with You, Who glorified me as the Savior Himself in His kingdom (twice). Confusion. Come on, let’s drink beer...

Glory, and now, sedal, voice 4. Preceding the morning.

Song 4, Irmos. On God's guards, the God-speaking Habakkuk, may he stand with us and reveal a luminous Angel, saying with a great voice: today is salvation for the world, for Christ has risen, for he is omnipotent (twice). Solo. The male sex, as if He had opened the virgin womb, Christ became like a man; The Lamb is called blameless, because he did not taste filth; Ours is Easter, for God is true and perfect, having appeared (twice). Glory. I am the one-year-old Lamb, blessed is the crown of Christ, who willedly was slain for all, Easter is the purification, and the red and righteous Sun rose from the tomb for us. And now. God's father Davyd, galloping in front of the ark of hay; The people of God are holy, seeing the event, we rejoice divinely: for Christ is risen, for he is omnipotent. Confusion. God 's guardians...

Song 5, Irmos. We practice the morning deeply, and instead of peace, we will bring a song to the Lady, and we will see Christ the righteous Sun, life shining for everyone (twice). Solo. innumerable mercy, who seeth the bonds of hell, walk towards the light, O Christ, with cheerful feet; Easter is praised eternally (twice). Glory. And now. Let us approach the light-bearing light that comes to Christ from the tomb, like the Bridegroom; and let us celebrate idly with kindly chinmi, God's saving Easter (twice). Confusion. We train the morning deep...

Song 6, Irmos. From below to the underworld of the earth, and crushed the faiths of the eternal underworld bound by Christ, and for three days, like Jonah from the whale, he rose from the grave (twice) Chorus. Having preserved the sign of Christ intact, He rose from the grave, Who did not harm the Virgin Key in His birth, and You opened for us the doors of Paradise (twice). Glory. And now. With my shepherd is life alive, and not a deathly slaughter, as God, by His own will, brought to the Father, co-resurrected all of Adam, resurrected from the grave (twice). Confusion. From below to hell... Lord have mercy (three times). Glory, even now.

Kontakion, tone 8. And He also descended into the grave Immortal, but having destroyed the power of hell and rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, proclaiming joy to the myrrh-bearing women, and by His apostle He bestowed peace, giving resurrection to those who fell.. Ikos. And before the sun, sometimes the sun went into the grave; anticipating the morning, demandingly, like in the days of the Myrrh-Bearing Virgin, and others crying out to friends: 0! friend, come, let us anoint the life-giving and buried body with stinks, the flesh of the resurrected fallen Adam, lying in the tomb; let us go and sweat, like wolves, and let us worship and bring the world, like gifts, not in swaddling clothes, but in a shroud, to Him entwined, and with weeping we cry out: 0! Master, arise, giving resurrection to those who have fallen.

Song 7, Irmos. O troki, having delivered from the cave, having become Man, he suffers as if he were mortal, and with the passion of death he clothes himself in incorruptibility with splendor; God alone is blessed by the Father and glorified (twice). Solo. Wives with the world of God-wise, following You; I seek Him as if dead, with tears, bowing down and rejoicing in the living God, and Thy secret Passover, O Christ, disciple of the gospel (twice). Glory. I am truly sacred and all-celebratory, this saving night and luminous, luminous day, the herald of the rising of existence; in it is the flightless Light, shining from the grave carnally to all. And now. From death we celebrate mortification, hellish destruction, the beginning of another eternal life; and playfully sing the Guilty One, who is blessed by the Father of God and glorified. Confusion. O troki, having delivered from the cave...

Song 8, Irmos. With her we have named a holy day, one Saturday is King and Lord, a holiday is a holiday and a triumph is a triumph, but let us bless Christ forever (twice). 3rd chorus Come , children of the new grape, divine joy, in the deliberate days of the resurrection, let us partake of the kingdom of Christ, singing to Him as God forever (twice). Glory. Turn your eyes around Zion, and see, behold, your children have come to you like a God-bright luminary, from the west and the north and the sea and the east, blessing Christ in you forever. (Trinity: To the Most Holy Trinity, our God, glory to Thee.) And now. O Father Almighty and the Word and Soul, the three united nature, the pre-essential and the pre-divine, in You we are baptized and we bless You forever. Confusion. Those who are already betrothed to her...

Song 9, Irmos. Shine , shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you; rejoice now and be glad, O Zion; You, the Pure One, are beautiful to the Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity (twice). Chorus (bow). 0 ! divine, 0! dear, 0! sweet voice of Ti, for you have falsely promised to be with us, until the end of the age, Christ; We rejoice at his return to power and hope (twice). Glory. And now. 0 ! Easter is great and sacred, O Christ; 0! Wisdom, the Word of God and power, grant us the opportunity to partake of You, in the unfading days of Your kingdom (twice). Confusion. Glow , glow...

Zadostoynik: With vetisya, shine (bow to the ground). X Christ is Risen (completely, three times); sedalen: Predvarisha morning. Glory, and now, kontakion: And also to the grave. Lord have mercy (40). Glory, even now. X Christ is risen (completely, three times). Headmaster: Christ is risen from the dead, come upon death by death; and we: and the tomb is given freely. Let go: In the resurrection from the dead, Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, prayers for the sake of the Most Pure Ti Mater, by the power of the honorable and life-giving Cross, and the glorious and all-praised apostle saints, and all for the sake of the saints, have mercy and save us, for He is Good and Lover of Mankind. A min. The rector proclaims: Christ is risen! (three times), the worshipers answer: He is truly risen! (three times), making the sign of the cross, without bowing.

Rule for Holy Communion on Bright Week

On Bright Week, instead of morning and evening prayers, the Hours of Easter are sung. Before Communion on these days, the Follow-up to Holy Communion (without psalms) and the Easter canon are read instead of all other canons.

All prayers (including thanksgiving for Holy Communion) are preceded by three readings of the Easter troparion: “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.” Psalms and prayers from the Trisagion (“Holy God…”) through “Our Father” are not read.

From the second week after Easter the rule becomes the same, but before the Feast of the Ascension some features appear in it:

instead of the prayer “To the Heavenly King,” the troparion of Easter is read three times,
instead of the prayer “It is worthy to eat,” the refrain of the Easter canon “The angel crying with grace” is read with the irmos “Shine, shine, new Jerusalem.”

The document “On the Participation of the Faithful in the Eucharist,” approved in February 2016 by the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church, reminds that laypeople who wish to receive communion at the liturgies of Bright Week can limit fasting to not eating food after midnight and keeping themselves from excessive consumption of food and drink.

Rule for Holy Communion on Bright Week

Through the prayers of the saints, our fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Holy Easter Clock

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)

Ipakoi, voice 8th

Kontakion, tone 8

Troparion, tone 8

In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, the Indescribable.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Like the life-bearer, like the reddest of paradise, truly the brightest of all royal palaces, Christ, your tomb, the source of our resurrection.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Highly sanctified Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, all-immaculate Lady.

Lord have mercy. (40 times)

Easter Canon, Tone 1

Song 1
Irmos
: Resurrection day, let us enlighten people: Easter, the Lord's Easter! From death to life, and from earth to Heaven, Christ God has led us, singing in victory.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Let us purify our senses, and let us see the impregnable light of Christ’s resurrection shining, and rejoice, speaking clearly, and let us hear, singing victoriously.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Let the heavens rejoice with dignity, let the earth rejoice, let the world celebrate, all visible and invisible: Christ has risen, eternal joy.

Theotokos [∗]:
(Singed from the second day of Easter then giving) Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
You have broken the limit of mortification, having given birth to eternal life Christ, who has risen from the tomb today, the All-Immaculate Virgin, and who has enlightened the world.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Having seen your resurrected Son and God, rejoice with the apostles, God-gracious pure one: and rejoice first, for you have received all the joys of wine, the All-immaculate Mother of God.

Song 3
Irmos:
Come, we drink new beer, it is not from the barren stone that miracles work, but from the incorruptible source that from the tomb rained Christ, we are established in Nemzhe.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Now everything is filled with light, Heaven and earth and the underworld: let all creation celebrate the rise of Christ, established in Him.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Yesterday I was buried with You, Christ, today I stand with You in resurrection, I was crucified with You yesterday, glorify me Yourself, O Savior, in Your Kingdom.

Theotokos:

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

I come today to imperishable life, born of the goodness of You, Pure One, and illuminated with all the light.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

God, Whom you gave birth to in the flesh, from the dead, as you said, having risen and seen, Pure One, rejoice, and exalt Him as God, Most Pure One.

Ipakoi, voice 4:

Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the Angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, what are you looking for with the dead, like a man? You see the graveclothes, tetsite, and preach to the world that the Lord has arisen, the one who put to death death, as he is the Son of God, saving the human race.

Song 4
Irmos:
On divine watch, may the God-speaking Habakkuk stand with us and show us a luminous angel, clearly saying: today is salvation for the world, for Christ has risen, for he is omnipotent. Christ is risen from the dead.

The male sex, as if Christ had opened the virgin womb, was called: like a man, He was called Lamb: and blameless, for the taste of filth is our Passover, and for the true God is perfect in His words.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Like the one-year-old lamb, Christ, the blessed crown for us, was slain for all, the cleansing Passover, and again from the tomb the red sun of righteousness rose for us.

Christ is risen from the dead.

God-father David, galloping before the hay ark, but the holy people of God, seeing the images of the event, rejoice divinely, as Christ is risen, as omnipotent.

Theotokos:

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Having created Adam, Your forefather, the Pure One is built from You, and destroy the mortal dwelling with Your death today, and illuminate everything with the divine sparkles of the resurrection.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Whom you gave birth to Christ, who rose beautifully from the dead, Pure, seeing, kind and blameless in women and red, today for the salvation of all, with the apostles rejoicing, glorify Him.

Song 5
Irmos:
Let us morning deep, and instead of peace we will bring a song to the Lady, and we will see Christ, the Sun of Truth, life shining for all.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Thy immeasurable compassion is visible through the bonds of hell, Christ walks toward the light with merry feet, praising the eternal Easter.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Let us come, O luminaries, to Christ proceeding from the tomb as a bridegroom, and let us celebrate God’s saving Pascha with lustful rites.

Theotokos

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

The divine rays and life-giving rays of the resurrection of Your Son, Most Pure Mother of God, are enlightened, and the pious assembly is filled with joy.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

You did not open the gates of virginity in the incarnation, you did not destroy the seals of the coffin, the King of creation: from where you saw the resurrected, Mother rejoiced.

Song 6

Irmos: Thou hast descended into the underworld of the earth and shattered the eternal faiths that contain those bound to Christ, and thou hast risen from the grave for three days, like Jonah from the whale.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Having preserved the signs intact, Christ, you rose from the grave, the keys of the Virgin unharmed at your birth, and you opened the doors of heaven to us.

Christ is risen from the dead.

My Savior, the living and non-sacrificial slaughter, as God Himself brought to the Father by His own will, You resurrected the all-begotten Adam, rose from the grave.

Theotokos:

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Elevated from ancient times by death and corruption, Incarnate from Your most pure womb, to the incorruptible and everlasting life, Virgin Mary.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Descended into the underworld of the earth, into Your lie, the Pure One, descended, and was infused and incarnated more than the mind, and raised Adam with Him, rose from the grave.

Kontakion, tone 8

Ikos

Even before the sun, the Sun sometimes set in the tomb, leading to the morning, looking for the Myrrh-Bearing Virgin like the day, and crying out to friends to friends: O friends! Come, let us anoint the life-giving and buried body with stinks, the flesh of the Resurrected fallen Adam, lying in the tomb. We come, sweating like wolves, and let us worship, and bring peace like gifts, not in swaddling clothes, but in a shroud, to Him entwined, and we weep and cry out: O Master, arise, grant resurrection to the fallen.

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless One, we worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy resurrection: for You are our God, do we know no other to You, we call Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ: behold, for through the Cross joy has come to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing of His resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death by death. (Thrice)

Jesus rose from the grave, as He prophesied, to give us eternal life and great mercy. (Thrice)

Song 7
Irmos
: He who delivered the youths from the furnace, having become a man, suffers as if he were mortal, and through the passion of death he clothes the mortal in incorruptibility with splendor, God alone is blessed and glorified.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Wives from the world of God-wise follow in your footsteps: Whom, as if dead, I seek with tears, bowing down, rejoicing in the Living God, and Your secret Pascha, O Christ, the disciple of the gospel.

Christ is risen from the dead.

In death we celebrate the mortification, the destruction of hell, the beginning of another eternal life, and playfully we sing of the Guilty One, the only one blessed by the fathers of God and the most glorified.

Christ is risen from the dead.

As truly sacred and all-celebratory, this saving night, and the luminous, light-bearing day, is the herald of the rising of beings: in it, the flightless Light from the grave rose carnally to all.

Mother of God:
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Having put to death Your Son, the All-Immaculate Death, today, the life of all mortals remains free for all eternity, One blessed and glorified God of the Fathers.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Reign over all creation, having been a man, you entered into Your, God-gracious, womb, and having endured crucifixion and death, you rose again divinely, making us like omnipotent.

Song 8
Irmos
: This is the appointed and holy day, one is the Sabbath King and Lord, the feast of feasts, and the triumph of triumphs: in this we bless Christ forever.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Come, new vine birth, divine joy, in the deliberate days of resurrection, let us partake of the Kingdom of Christ, singing Him as God forever.

Christ is risen from the dead.

Lift your eyes around, O Zion, and see: behold, your children have come to you like a divinely bright light, from the west, and the north, and the sea, and the east, blessing Christ in you forever.

Trinity: Most Holy Trinity our God, glory to Thee.

Father Almighty, and Word, and Soul, the three Nature united in hypostases, the Most Essential and the Most Divine, we are baptized in Thee, and we bless Thee forever.

Mother of God:
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
By You the Lord, Virgin Mary, came into the world and dissolved the womb of hell, granting us mortals the resurrection: with the same let us bless Him forever.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Thy Son, the Virgin, has overthrown all the power of death by His resurrection, as the mighty God has exalted us and deified us: in the same way we glorify Him forever.

Song 9

Chorus:
My soul magnifies Christ, the Giver of Life, who rose three days from the grave.
Irmos:

Shine, shine, new Jerusalem: for the glory of the Lord is upon you, rejoice now, and rejoice, O Zion! You, Pure One, show off, O Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity.

Chorus: Christ is the new Easter, living sacrifice, Lamb of God, take away the sins of the world.

Oh, divine! Oh dear! O Thy sweetest voice! You have truly promised to be with us until the end of the age; Christ, Who is faithful, the affirmation of hope, we rejoice.

Chorus: The angel cried out with more grace: pure Virgin, rejoice, and again the river, rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the grave, and raised the dead, O people, rejoice.

Oh, great and sacred Easter, Christ! About wisdom, and the Word of God, and Power! Grant us more time to partake of You, in the unfading days of Your Kingdom.

Theotokos:

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

According to You, Virgin, we are blessed to be faithful: Rejoice, O door of the Lord, Rejoice, animated city; Rejoice, for for our sake the light has now arisen from You, Who was born from the dead of the resurrection.

Most Holy Theotokos, save us.

Rejoice and rejoice, divine door of Light: for Jesus entered the tomb, ascended, shining brighter than the sun, and illuminated all the faithful, joyful to the Lady.

Exapostilarius is self-agreed

Having fallen asleep in the flesh as if dead, Thou art the King and Lord, who rose for three days, raised Adam from aphids, and abolished death: Easter is incorruptible, the salvation of the world.
(Three times)
Stichera of Easter, tone 5:

Poem

: Let God rise again, and let His enemies be scattered.

The sacred Easter has appeared to us today: the new holy Easter, the mysterious Easter, the all-honorable Easter, the Easter of Christ the Redeemer: the immaculate Easter, the great Easter, the Easter of the faithful, the Easter that opens the doors of heaven to us, the Easter that sanctifies all the faithful.

Poem

: As smoke disappears, let them disappear.

Come from the vision of the wife of the gospel, and cry to Zion: receive from us the joy of the annunciation of the Resurrection of Christ; Show off, rejoice and rejoice, O Jerusalem, seeing the King Christ from the tomb, like a bridegroom.

Poem

: So let sinners perish from the presence of God, and let righteous women rejoice.

The myrrh-bearing woman, in the deep morning, appeared at the tomb of the Life-Giver, found an Angel, sat on a stone, and having preached to them, said to her: Why are you looking for the living with the dead? Why are you crying into the aphids? Go and preach as His disciples.

Poem

: This day which the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad on it.

Red Easter, Easter, Lord's Easter! Easter is an all-honorable blessing for us. Easter! Let us embrace each other with joy. Oh Easter! Deliverance of sorrow, for from the grave today, as Christ has risen from the palace, fill the women with joy, saying: preach as an apostle.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Resurrection day, and let us be enlightened by triumph, and embrace each other. With our voices, brothers, and those who hate us, let us forgive all by the resurrection, and let us cry out thus: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.

Notes

[*]Chorus to them: “Most Holy Theotokos, save us,” or “Glory...”, “And now...”

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Thrice

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Lord have mercy. (40 times)

Prayers for Holy Communion

And poems:

Although eat, O man, the Master’s Body, approach with fear, lest you be scorched: for there is fire. Drinking the Divine Blood for communion, first reconciling those who have grieved you. Also daring, the mysterious food is delicious.

Other verses:

Before the communion of the terrible sacrifice, the Life-giving Body, the Lady, prayed with trembling in this image:

Prayer 1, Basil the Great

Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, the Source of life and immortality, of all creation, visible and invisible, and the Creator, of the beginningless Father, co-eternal with the Son and co-originating, much for the sake of goodness in the last days, he clothed himself in flesh, and was crucified, and was buried for us, ungrateful and malicious, and Yours. Renewing with blood our nature, corrupted by sin, Himself, Immortal King, accept my sinful repentance, and incline Your ear to me, and hear my words. For I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned in heaven and before You, and I am not worthy to look upon the height of Your glory: I have angered Your goodness, having transgressed Your commandments, and not listened to Your commands. But You, Lord, are kind, long-suffering and abundantly merciful, and did not give me up to perish with my iniquities, waiting for my conversion in every possible way. Thou art, O Lover of mankind, Thy prophet: for by will I do not want the death of a sinner, but the hedgehog will turn and live to be him. You do not want, Master, to destroy your creation by hand, and you are less than pleased with the destruction of mankind, but you want to save everyone and come into the mind of truth. Likewise, I, even though I am unworthy of heaven and earth, and sow temporary life, having subjected myself to sin, and enslaved myself with pleasure, and desecrated Your image; but having become Thy creation and creature, I do not despair of my salvation, the accursed one, but daring to receive Thy immeasurable compassion, I come. Accept me, O Lord, who loves mankind, as a harlot, as a thief, as a publican, and as a prodigal, and take away my heavy burden of sins, take away the sin of the world, and heal the infirmities of man, call those who labor and are burdened to Yourself and give rest to those who did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. And cleanse me from all defilement of the flesh and spirit, and teach me to perform holiness in Thy Passion: for by the pure knowledge of my conscience, having received part of Thy holy things, I may unite with Thy holy Body and Blood, and have You living and abiding in me, with the Father, and Your Holy Spirit. To her, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, may the communion of Thy most pure and life-giving Mysteries not be in judgment for me, nor may I be weak in soul and body, so that I am not worthy to receive communion, but grant me, even until my final breath, to accept without condemnation part of Thy holy things, in communion with the Holy Spirit, in the path of eternal life, and in a favorable answer at Thy Last Judgment: for I, too, with all Thy chosen ones, will be a partaker of Thy incorruptible blessings, which Thou hast prepared for those who love Thee, O Lord, in which Thou art glorified in eyelids. Amen.

Prayer 2, St. John Chrysostom

Lord my God, in knowing that I am not worthy, I am below satisfied, and you have brought the temple of my soul under the roof, all empty and fallen, and there is no place in me worthy to bow your head: but as from on high you humbled us for your sake, humble yourself and now to my humility; and as you received it in the den and in the wordless manger, reclining, take it in the wordless manger of my soul, and bring it into my defiled body. And just as you did not fail to bring in and shine a light on the sinners in the house of Simon the leper, so deign to bring into the house of my humble soul, lepers and sinners; and even though You did not reject a harlot and a sinner like me, who came and touched You, have mercy on me, a sinner, who comes and touches You; and just as you did not abhor her foul and unclean lips kissing Thee, below mine, abhor those defiled and unclean lips, below my vile and unclean lips, and my foul and unclean tongue. But may the coal of Your most holy Body, and Your honorable Blood, be for me, for the sanctification and enlightenment and health of my humble soul and body, for the relief of the burdens of many of my sins, for the protection from every devilish action, for the driving away and prohibition of my evil and evil customs, for the mortification of passions, for the supply of Thy commandments, for the application of Thy Divine grace, and the appropriation of Thy Kingdom. It is not because I come to You, O Christ our God, that I despise You, but because I dare you in Your ineffable goodness, and let me not withdraw from Your fellowship in the depths, I will be hunted down by the mental wolf. In the same way I pray to You: as the only One who is Holy, Master, sanctify my soul and body, mind and heart, womb and womb, and renew all of me, and root Your fear in my hearts, and create Your sanctification inseparably from me; and be my helper and intercessor, feeding my belly in the world, making me worthy to stand at Your right hand with Your saints, the prayers and supplications of Your Most Pure Mother, Your immaterial servants and the Most Pure Powers, and all the saints who have pleased You from the ages. Amen.

Prayer 3, Simeon Metaphrastus

One pure and incorruptible Lord, for the ineffable mercy of our love for mankind, we have received all the mixture, from pure and virgin blood, more than the nature, who gave birth to Thee, the Divine Spirit by invasion, and by the good will of the ever-present Father, Christ Jesus, the wisdom of God, and peace, and power; By your perception of the life-giving and saving suffering perceived, cross, nails, spear, death, mortify my soul-smothering bodily passions. By Your burial of the hellish kingdoms, bury my good thoughts, evil advice, and destroy the spirits of wickedness. By Thy three-day and life-giving resurrection of the fallen forefather, raise me up in the sin that crawled, offering me images of repentance. By Thy glorious ascension, the carnal perception of God, and honor this on the right hand of the Father, grant me the gift of receiving the communion of Thy holy Mysteries on the right hand of those who are being saved. By bringing forth the Comforter of Thy Spirit, Thy disciples have made honorable sacred vessels, friend and show me That coming. Although you would like to come again to judge the universe with righteousness, deign to seat You on the clouds, my Judge and Creator, with all Your saints: may I endlessly glorify and sing Your praises, with Your beginningless Father, and Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4, his

For in Thy Terrible One, who is unaccepting of persons, I stand before the Judgment Seat, O Christ God, and raise condemnation, and create a word about the evil things I have done; This day, before the day of my condemnation has even come, standing at Your holy Altar before You and before Your terrible and holy Angels, I bow down from my conscience, I offer my wicked and lawless deeds, reveal this and reprove. See, Lord, my humility, and forgive all my sins; see how my iniquity has multiplied more than the hair of my head. Why haven't you done evil? What sin have I not committed? What evil have I not imagined in my soul? I have already committed deeds: fornication, adultery, pride, arrogance, reproach, blasphemy, idle talk, inappropriate laughter, drunkenness, guttural rage, gluttony, hatred, envy, love of money, covetousness, covetousness, selfishness, love of glory, theft, untruth, ill-gaining, jealousy , slander, lawlessness; I have created every feeling and every evil that is defiled, corrupted, and indecent, and has become a work of the devil in every way. And I know, Lord, that my iniquities have surpassed my head; but the multitude of Thy bounties is immeasurable, and the mercy of Thy kindness is inexpressible, and there is no sin, conquering Thy love for mankind. Moreover, wonderful King, kindly Lord, surprise me, a sinner, with Thy mercy, show Thy goodness the power and show the strength of Thy gracious mercy, and when you turn, accept me, a sinner. Receive me as you received the prodigal, the robber, the harlot. Receive me, having sinned You beyond measure in word and deed, with placeless lust and wordless thought. And just as at the one and tenth hour you accepted those who came, having done nothing worthy, so also accept me, a sinner: for many have sinned and become defiled, and have grieved Thy Holy Spirit, and grieved Thy humane womb in deed, and in word, and in thought, in the night and in the days, both manifest and unmanifest, willingly and unwillingly. And we know that you have presented my sins before me as such as I have committed, and have spoken with me about those who have sinned unforgivenly in their minds. But Lord, Lord, do not reprove me with Thy righteous judgment, nor with Thy wrath, nor punish me with Thy wrath; have mercy on me, Lord, for I am not only weak, but also Your creation. For Thou, O Lord, hast Thou established Thy fear upon me, and I have done evil before Thee. For You alone have sinned, but I pray to You, do not enter into judgment with Your servant. If you see iniquity, Lord, Lord, who will stand? For I am the abyss of sin, and I am not worthy, below I am content to look up and see the heights of heaven, from the multitude of my sins, which are innumerable: every atrocity and deceit, and the cunning of Satan, and corruption, resentment, advice to sin and other countless passions are not destitute of me. Why haven't my sins been corrupted? Are Kiimi not kept evil? Every sin I have committed, every uncleanness I have put into my soul, would be undesirable for You, my God, and man. Who will raise me up, in the face of evil and a bit of fallen sin? Lord my God, I have trusted in You; If I have hope of salvation, if Thy love for mankind overcomes the multitude of my iniquities, be my savior, and according to Thy bounties and Thy mercy, weaken, forgive, forgive me all that I have sinned, for my soul is filled with many evils and is not in me. saving hope. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy and do not reward me according to my deeds, and do not judge me according to my deeds, but convert me, intercede, and deliver my soul from the evils and cruel perceptions that co-increase with it. Save me for the sake of Thy mercy, that where sin increases, Thy grace abounds; and I will praise and glorify You always, all the days of my life. For You are the God of those who repent and the Savior of those who sin; and we send glory to You with Your Beginning Father and Your Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 5, St. John of Damascus

Master Lord Jesus Christ, our God, who alone have the power to forgive man’s sins, for as he is good and a lover of mankind, I have despised all sins in knowledge and not in knowledge, and grant me without condemnation to partake of Thy Divine, and glorious, and most pure, and life-giving Mysteries, not in heaviness, neither torment, nor to the addition of sins, but to cleansing, and sanctification, and the betrothal of the future Life and kingdom, to the wall and help, and to the objection of those who resist, to the destruction of many of my sins. For You are the God of mercy, and generosity, and love for mankind, and we send up glory to You, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 6, St. Basil the Great

We know, Lord, that I unworthily partake of Thy most pure Body and Thy honorable Blood, and I am guilty, and I condemn myself to pit and drink, not judging the Body and Blood of You of Christ and my God, but in Thy bounty I boldly come to You who said: You eat My flesh and drink My blood, he abides in Me, and I in him. Have mercy, O Lord, and do not expose me, a sinner, but do with me according to Your mercy; and may this saint be mine for healing, and purification, and enlightenment, and preservation, and salvation, and for the sanctification of soul and body; to drive away every dream, and evil deed, and the action of the devil, acting mentally in my lands, into boldness and love, even towards You; for the correction of life and affirmation, for the return of virtue and perfection; in fulfillment of the commandments, in communion with the Holy Spirit, in the guidance of the eternal life, in response to a favorable response at Thy Last Judgment: not in judgment or condemnation.

Prayer 7, Saint Simeon the New Theologian

From unclean lips, from a vile heart, from an unclean tongue, from a soul defiled, accept this prayer, my Christ, and do not despise my words, below images, below lack of study. Grant me to boldly say what I want, my Christ, and even more so, teach me what I should do and say. Having sinned more than the harlot, even though I knew where you were, having bought myrrh, I came boldly to anoint Your nose, my God, my Lord and Christ. Just as you did not reject the one that came from your heart, abhor me below, the Word: Give yours to my nose, and hold and kiss, and boldly anoint this with streams of tears, like a valuable ointment. Wash me with my tears, cleanse me with them, O Word. Forgive my sins and grant me forgiveness. Weigh a multitude of evils, weigh my scabs, and see my ulcers, but also weigh my faith, and see my will, and hear my sighing. There is no hidden part of you, my God, my Creator, my Savior, below a drop of tears, below a drop of a certain part. Thy eyes have seen what I have not done, and in Thy book the essence of what has not yet been done is written to You. See my humility, see my great labor, and forgive me all my sins, O God of all: so that with a pure heart, a trembling thought, and a contrite soul, I may partake of Your undefiled and most holy Mysteries, by which everyone who eats poison and drinks with a pure heart is revived and adored; For you have said, my Lord: everyone who eats My Flesh and drinks My Blood, he abides in Me, and in Him I Am. The word of all my Lord and God is true: for you partake of the divine and adoring graces, for I am not alone, but with You, my Christ, the Trisunlar Light, enlightening the world. May I not be alone besides You, the Life-Giver, my breath, my life, my joy, the salvation of the world. For this reason, I come to You, as if I saw you, with tears, and with a contrite soul, I ask you to accept the deliverance of my sins, and to partake of Your life-giving and immaculate Mysteries without condemnation, so that You may remain, as You have promised, with me, the repentant one: may I not find Your grace except, the deceiver will delight me with the flatterer, and deceiving will lead away those who idolize Your words. For this reason I fall down to You, and cry out to You warmly: as You received the prodigal, and the harlot who came, so receive me, the prodigal and the defiled, Generously. With a contrite soul, now coming to You, we know, Savior, as another, like I, did not sin against You, lower than the deeds I did. But we know this again, because not the greatness of sins, nor the multitude of sins exceeds my God’s great patience and extreme love for mankind; but by the grace of compassion, warmly repentant, and purifying, and brightening, and creating light, you are partakers, associates of Your Divinity, doing unenviably, and strange things with both the Angel and human thought, conversing with them many times, as if with Your true friend. This is the bold thing they do to me, this is what they force me to do, O my Christ. And daring to show us Your rich kindness, rejoicing and trembling together, the grass partakes of the fire, and a strange miracle, we water it without burning, just as the bush of old burned without burning. Now with a grateful thought, with a grateful heart, with grateful hands, my soul and my body, I worship and magnify and glorify Thee, my God, for being blessed, now and forever.

Prayer 8, St. John Chrysostom

God, weaken, forgive, forgive me my sins, those who have sinned, whether in word, whether in deed, whether in thought, will or involuntarily, by reason or foolishness, forgive me all, as you are good and a lover of mankind, and through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother, your intelligent servants and Holy powers, and all the saints from the ages who have pleased You, without condemnation, deign to accept Your holy and most pure Body and venerable Blood, for the healing of soul and body, and for the cleansing of my evil thoughts. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

His same, 9th

I am not pleased, Master Lord, that you may come under the roof of my soul; but since You, as a Lover of Mankind, want to live in me, I boldly approach; You command that I open the doors that You alone created, and with love for mankind, like You, you will see and enlighten my darkened thoughts. I believe that You have done this: You did not drive away the harlot who came to You with tears; You have rejected below the publican, having repented; below the thief, having come to know Your kingdom, You drove away; Thou hast left the repentant lower than the persecutor; but from repentance Thou hast brought all who have come to Thee, in the person of Thy friends Thou hast made the One blessed, always, now and unto endless ages. Amen.

His same, 10th

Lord Jesus Christ my God, weaken, forgive, cleanse and forgive my sinful, and indecent, and unworthy servant, my sins, and transgressions, and my fall from grace, from my youth, even to this day and hour, those who have sinned: if in mind and in foolishness, or in words or deeds, or thoughts and thoughts, and undertakings, and all my feelings. And through the prayers of the Most Pure and Ever-Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, who without seed gave birth to Thy one unashamed hope and intercession and salvation, grant me to uncondemnedly partake of Thy most pure, immortal, life-giving and terrible Mysteries, for the remission of sins and for eternal life: for sanctification and enlightenment, strength, healing, and health of soul and body, and in the consumption and complete destruction of my evil thoughts, and thoughts, and enterprises, and nightly dreams, dark and crafty spirits; For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, and the honor, and the worship, with the Father and Thy Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 11, St. John of Damascus

I stand before the doors of Your temple, and I do not retreat from fierce thoughts; but You, Christ God, have justified the publican, and had mercy on the Canaanites, and opened the doors of paradise to the thief, open to me the womb of Your love for mankind, and accept me, coming and touching You, like a harlot who is bleeding: and having touched the hem of Your robe, make it easy to receive healing, Thy most pure ones restrained their noses and bore the remission of sins. But I, the accursed one, dare to perceive Your whole Body, so that I will not be scorched; but accept me as you do, and enlighten my spiritual feelings, burning away my sinful guilt, with the prayers of You who gave birth without seed, and the Heavenly powers; for blessed art thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer of Saint John Chrysostom

I believe, Lord, and confess that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, who came into the world to save sinners, from whom I am the first. I also believe that this is Your most pure Body, and this is Your most pure Blood. I pray to You: have mercy on me, and forgive me my sins, voluntary and involuntary, in word, in deed, in knowledge and ignorance, and grant me, without condemnation, to partake of Your most pure Sacraments, for the remission of sins and eternal life. Amen.

When you come to receive communion, mentally recite these verses of Metaphrast:

Here I begin to receive Divine Communion. To the creator, do not scorch me with communion: For thou art a fire, unworthy of scorching. But cleanse me from all filth.

Then:

Thy secret supper this day, O Son of God, accept me as a partaker; I will not tell your enemies the secret, nor give you a kiss like Judas, but like a thief I will confess to you: remember me, O Lord, in your kingdom.

And poems:

O man, it is in vain to be horrified at the Blood that idolizes: For there is Fire, the unworthy are scorched. The Divine Body both adores and nourishes me: It adores the spirit, but it strangely nourishes the mind.

Then the troparia:

You have sweetened me with love, O Christ, and you have changed me with Your Divine care; but my sins fell into immaterial fire, and I am vouchsafed to be filled with pleasure in You: let me rejoice, O Blessed One, magnify Your two comings. In the light of Thy Saints, what is there who is unworthy? Even if I dare to go into the palace, my clothes will expose me as not being for marriage, and I will be cast out from the Angels, bound and bound. Cleanse, Lord, the filth of my soul, and save me, as a Lover of Mankind.

Also prayer:

O Master, Lover of Mankind, Lord Jesus Christ my God, let this Holy One not be brought into judgment against me, because I am unworthy of being: but for the purification and sanctification of soul and body, and for the betrothal of the future life and kingdom. It is good for me, if I cleave to God, to place the hope of my salvation in the Lord.

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