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I. AT THE ALL-NIGHT VIgil
AT VESPERS: Grant, O Lord, that this evening we may be preserved without sin. Blessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is thy name forever, amen. May Thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, as we trust in Thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me by thy justification. Blessed art thou, O Lord, enlighten me with thy justification. Blessed are You, Holy One, enlighten me with Your justifications. Lord, Your mercy endures forever: do not despise the works of Your Hand. Praise is due to You, singing is due to You, glory is due to You, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with Thee; Blessed are You among women and blessed is the Fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls. Psalm 33 I will bless the Lord at all times, / I will make His praise in my mouth. My soul will glory in the Lord,/ let the meek hear and rejoice. Magnify the Lord with me, / and let us exalt His name together. Seek the Lord and hear me, / and deliver me from all my sorrows. Come to Him and be enlightened,/ and your faces will not be ashamed. This beggar cried out, and the Lord heard and,/ and saved him from all his sorrows. The Angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear Him,/ and will deliver them. Taste and see that the Lord is good;/ blessed is the man who trusts in Nan. Fear the Lord, all His holy ones, for there is no hardship for those who fear Him. We are poor and hungry with riches; but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good. Come, children, listen to me, / I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is a man, even if he loves his life, / loves the days and sees good things? Keep your tongue from evil, / and keep your lips from speaking flattery. Turn away from evil, and do good, / seek peace, and marry, and. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are upon their prayer. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, / to consume their memory from the earth. The righteous cried out, and the Lord heard them, and delivered them from all their sorrows. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and will save the humble in spirit. Many are the sorrows of the righteous, / and the Lord will deliver me from all of them. The Lord protects all their bones, / not one of them will be broken. The death of sinners is cruel, and those who hate the righteous will sin. The Lord will deliver the souls of His servant, and all who trust in Him will not sin. AT MORNING:
Sunday hymn after the Gospel 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 than Thee,/ name We call yours./ 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 by death. Song of the Most Holy Theotokos My soul magnifies the Lord,/ and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. As if you look upon the humility of Your Servant, / behold, from now on all your kindred will please Me. For the Mighty One has done greatness to Me,/ and holy is His name, and His mercy throughout all generations of those who fear Him. Create power with Your arm, / squander the proud thoughts of their hearts. Destroy the mighty from their thrones,/ and lift up the humble; Fill those who hunger with good things, / and those who are rich, let go of their vanities. Israel will receive His servant, / remember his mercies, / as he said to our fathers, Abraham and his seed, even unto the ages. For each verse there is a refrain: 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. AFTER THE 1ST HOUR: To the chosen Voivode, victorious,/ as having been delivered from the evil ones,/ let us write thanks to Thy servant, the Mother of God;/ but as having an invincible power,/ free us from all troubles, let us call Thee:/ Rejoice, Unmarried Bride. AT THE END OF THE ALL-NIGHT VIgil in some churches they sing: We take refuge under Your mercy, O Virgin Mother of God: do not despise our prayers in sorrows, but deliver us from troubles, O One Pure and Blessed One. My most blessed queen, my hope to the Mother of God, friend of the orphans and strange intercessors, those who grieve with joy, those who are offended by the patroness! See my misfortune, see my sorrow, help me as I am weak, feed me as I am strange. Weigh my offense, resolve it as you will: for I have no other help, except for You, no other intercessor, no good comforter, except You, O Mother of God, for you will preserve me and cover me forever and ever. Amen. P. AT THE DIVINE LITURGY Symbol of Faith I believe in One God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, to Whom all things were. For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Spirit of Light and the Virgin Mary, and became human. She was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried. And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father. And again the one who is coming with glory will judge the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father, who is worshiped and glorified with the Father and the Son, who spoke the prophets. Into the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I hope for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the next century. Amen. The Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. During the communion of believers of the Holy Mysteries of Christ, it is sung: Receive the Body of Christ, taste the immortal source. III. CHANTS SINGED AT PRAYERS Prayer to the Holy Spirit, Heavenly King,/ Comforter, Soul of Truth,/ Who is everywhere/ and fulfills everything,/ Treasure of good things/ and Giver of life,/ come and dwell in us,/ and cleanse us from all filth,/ and save, O Lord, our souls. Grateful to the Savior, voice 4 Give thanks to Thy unworthy servants, O Lord,/ for Thy great blessings upon us that have been,/ we glorify Thee, bless, thank You, sing and magnify Thy compassion,/ and slavishly cry out to Thee in love // to the Benefactor, our Savior, glory to You. Troparion, tone 4 We are now diligent to the Mother of God, / sinners and humility, and let us fall, / calling in repentance from the depths of the soul: / Lady, help, having mercy on us, / struggling, we are perishing from many sins, / do not turn away your servant’s vainness, // You and the One Hope Imams. Let us never be silent, O Mother of God,/ to speak of Your strength, unworthy:/ If You had not stood before us, praying,/ Who would have delivered us from so many troubles,/ Who would have kept us free until now?/ We will not retreat, O Lady, from You:/ Your servants always save you from all kinds of evil ones. Kontakion, tone 6 The intercession of Christians is not shameful, / intercession to the Creator is immutable, / do not despise the voices of sinful prayers, / but advance, as the Good One, to the aid of us, / who faithfully call You; / hasten to prayer, and strive to entreaty, / interceding ever , Mother of God, who honor Thee. There are no other imams of help, / no other imams of hope, / except You, Most Pure Virgin. / Help us, / we hope in You, / and we boast in You, / For we are Your servants, / Let us not be ashamed.
Lord grant
After the prayer for the believers, which is a special litany, at Vespers there follows a prayer for needs, and first for the immediate ones, which arise in the coming evening. A prayer of this kind is divided into two prayers: simple and priestly - Lord grant and the petitionary litany.
“Vouched by the Lord” (Καταξίωσον Κύριε) is more of a song than a prayer; In terms of its prayerful and laudatory content, “Grant the Lord” cannot be called either a prayer or a song, which is why it is always called only by its first words. In its content and place at Vespers, this song prayer resembles the great doxology at Matins, with which it literally coincides with most individual expressions. At weekday matins it is added in the same form as at vespers to the correspondingly modified and shortened great doxology. Like the latter, it is compiled from biblical expressions verbatim or with slight necessary modifications. Compared to doxology, it is more prayerful and not so joyful in nature.
In “Lord, grant” a prayer for a sinless evening, which we ask for because of the blessed Name, so glorified by the ancient righteous (“Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers” - from the song of the 3 youths: Dan. 3:26), so as not to violate the eternal harmony of this praise, this prayer, naturally, the first for a Christian at the onset of evening, turns into a more general prayer for God’s mercy in accordance with our hope (“Be merciful, O Lord...” - Ps. 32:22). Let this mercy, first of all, be expressed in such a difficult teaching of what can justify a person before God. Saying Ps. 118.12: “Blessed art thou, Lord...”, as containing this basic request, is repeated three times, but not literally, as in the great doxology, but with changes in the text adapted to the Persons of the Holy Trinity, which fills in what is missing in “Lord vouchsafed” according to compared to the morning doxology, a name-calling to the Persons of the Holy Trinity and glorification of them. Private prayer for teaching the will of God again returns to the general prayer for God’s mercy, a prayer already expressed in a stronger form, with even greater confidence: “Lord, Thy mercy endures forever...” (Ps. 137:8), an expression like The following is the final doxology, which has no commonality in the great doxology. The conclusion of the prayer “Lord grant” (“Praise befits you...”) resembles the exclamation of the great litany and represents, like the beginning of the prayer, not borrowed from Holy Scripture, but a short hymn of praise to the Holy Trinity, independently composed by Christians, in three parts in honor of Her.
History of prayer In the “Apostolic Constitutions,” next to the morning doxology, which is almost literally identical with the first part of the current great doxology, it is given with the inscription (in later editions): “evening prayer,” the following prayer-song: “Praise, lads, the Lord, praise the name The Lord's. We praise Thee, we sing to Thee, we bless Thee great for the sake of Thy glory, O Lord the King, Father of Christ, the spotless Lamb, who takes away the sin of the world. Praise is due to you, singing is due to you, glory is due to you to God and the Father through the Son in the All-Holy Spirit, forever and ever, amen.” This song, therefore, constitutes the basis and original form of “Lord Grant.” Its strict analogy with the morning doxology is remarkable: only the angelic New Testament praise at the beginning is replaced by psalm praise (Ps. 113:1). Following this prayer, the Apostolic Constitutions cite the song of Simeon the God-Receiver. However, in the very rite of Vespers, given by the Apostolic Constitutions, this prayer, like “Now you let us go,” is not indicated, besides other reasons (see Introductory chapter, p. 137), perhaps because this prayer is still was not widespread. The charter of the Great Church of Constantinople did not know it, not only in its ancient editions, but also in the hymnals of the 15th-16th centuries. (see Introductory chapter, pp. 339, 342). But the eastern type of daily services, having obviously borrowed it from the Syrian Church (the birthplace of the Apostolic Constitutions), knows it already in the 6th century: in the story about the visit of the Nile of Sinai by Sophronius and John Moss, “Grant the Lord” at Vespers takes its current place , as in the St. Tomb Typikon of 1112, and in the most ancient lists of the Studite Charter (ibid., pp. 295,355).
In the Coptic Book of Hours, where this prayer is placed not in the rite of Vespers, but in addition to the Book of Hours among 7 night and day prayers, and in the Ethiopian Book of Hours for the Coptic Church of the 14th century, where it constitutes only the 2nd part of the morning doxology, it has a larger volume than ours, and the following difference from our edition: after “Lord be…” - “For the eyes of all trust in Thee... in good time. Hear us, God... of the earth. And You, Lord, have preserved us and kept us from this evil generation forever and ever, amen. Blessed art thou, Lord, teach me by thy justification. (Ethiop.: + Blessed art thou, Lord, teach me Thy destinies). Blessed are you, Lord, enlighten me with Your righteousness. Lord, Thy mercy... do not despise... Lord, for Thou hast been a refuge for us throughout all generations... (and further as we have in the great festive doxology before:) leading Thee and Thy righteousness with a right heart (Ethiop.: + Lord, Thy mercy - secondary). Shrine (Ethiopian: praise) is due to You, singing is due to You, glory (Ethiopian: Holy) is due to You...”
Method of execution Occupying a position at Vespers similar to the great doxology at Matins, “Lord grant” would require the same manner of execution, i.e. singing.
But due to the less solemnity of Vespers compared to Matins, this prayer song is not sung here, but read; in view of its importance, the Typikon entrusts its reading to the abbot, classifying it as one of the 10 most important prayers read by the abbot (see Chapter 7 of the Typikon, “see”), although it also allows the reader to read it (in this <2nd> chapter, in Chapter 7 such permission is not given). The recitation of “Lord Vouchsafed,” despite its song-praise-like character and analogy with the great doxology, is an echo of the fact that for this last doxology, the Studio Rule stipulated singing, close to reading (see Introductory chapter, p. 368 ; see below, “Great Doxology”). - RKP. Jerus. Typicon on the manner of execution, Lord grant this: load. XIII century - “people: Lord grant”; ancient Greek (Moscow. Roman. music. Northern collection No. 491/35 of the 13th century) - “we: Lord grant”; late Greek (Moscow Sin. b. No. 381 of the 14th century): “ordained monk”; glory (for example, Kiev. Muz. No. Aa 194 XVI century) - “verb”. The page was generated in 0.06 seconds!
Prayers for financial difficulties and any difficulties in life to the Lord Jesus Christ
Even if you do not have the holy image of the Savior before your eyes, read these prayers, turning your soul to the Almighty. Resort to these prayers in any difficult situation, and your request will be heard. However, keep in mind that the answer to your prayer may not be exactly what you expect. And this is a reason to think - do you really need what you pray to the Lord for? And look into your soul - is it full of love and kindness towards other people, are you ready to help your neighbor at any moment?
Whatever answer you receive to your prayer request, accept it with gratitude and trust in the will of God.
Prayer four
To You, Lord my God, I bow my head, and in heartfelt confession I cry: I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned in heaven and before You, and I am not worthy to ask Your forgiveness; but You, like the prodigal son, have mercy on me, Your servant (name), just like a publican, justify me, and like a thief, grant me Your Kingdom. God! Grant me to see my sins, so that I do not despise sinners like me, and do not harbor evil in my heart for their sins, and I would despise myself according to my dignity, as the first sinner, for myself - for my carnal man - always harbored irreconcilable anger.
About everything
Do not forget me, Lord, who forgets You. (And sigh about the insufficiency of your faith and love for God)
Lord Jesus Christ! Cover me from my tongue.
Lord, we are greedy from youth. You sanctify our souls, You sanctify our thoughts, our words, our bodies.
God! Make me worthy to love You with all my soul and thoughts, and to do Your will in everything! God! Give me unfeigned love.
God! Let me make a good start. Jesus Son of God, have mercy on me. My intercessor, Lady, Most Holy Theotokos, save me, a sinner.
All saints, pray to God for me, a sinner!
Holy Angels of God, pray to God for me, a sinner!
Lord, my God, my Creator, my Benefactor, do not forsake me, help me to do Your will, enlighten my mental eyes of the heart, enlighten my darkness, for through You I will be delivered from temptation.
Grant me, Lord, to love You with all my soul and thoughts, and to do Your will in everything!
Lord, give me humility, patience, kindness, unfeigned love. Lord, be the Protector of my soul and body.
Lord, as the Merciful and Good Lover of Mankind, grant me forgiveness of sins.
Lord Jesus Christ, on the day of judgment have mercy on me and bless me all the days of my life.
Lord, vouchsafe me to die a Christian death: do not forsake me, Lord, at Thy Last Judgment, do not deprive me of the Kingdom of Heaven, do not forsake the Queen of Heaven.
Grant me, Lord, to see my sins and mourn them.
God! Forgive me my sins and do not deprive me of Your mercy, grant me victory over the enemy and over all passions.
Lord, give us help to correct our lives.
Reverend Father Ambrose, pray to God to give rest to the souls of God’s servants (names).
Mistress, accept the prayers of Your servants for those who are indignant at unbelief (names) and deliver them from spiritual blindness, so that they may see the light of the Divine Faith, so that they may turn into the bowels of the Matsri Church and be freed from all needs and sorrows.
Lord, whether I have sinned in word, or in deed, or in thought, forgive me.
Grant me, Lord, to see my sins and mourn them.
Holy Lady Theotokos! Vouchsafe me, with my last breath, to partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ.
Holy Lady Theotokos! Save me from all evil and cover me with Your honest omophorion.
Do not entrust me to human intercession, Most Holy Lady, but intercede and have mercy on me Yourself!
Lord, whether in word, or in deed, or in thought, I have sinned throughout my life, have mercy on me for Thy mercy’s sake.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, bless, sanctify and preserve me by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross and deliver me from all evil.
Mother of God, strengthen the right faith in us, put into our hearts the spirit of the fear of God, the spirit of piety, the spirit of humility, patience and love and success in good deeds.
Most Holy Lady, Virgin Mother of God, accept our unworthy prayer and save us from the insolence of death and grant us repentance before the end.
Holy Lady Theotokos! Help me in all matters and deliver me from all need and sorrow.
Mother of God, do not leave me, a sinner, to wallow in insensibility. Lord, strengthen my weakness and turn my eyes away from vanity and everything unprofitable.
Lord, do not let me dream of myself as being the best of any of the people, but think of myself as the worst of all and not condemn anyone, but judge myself strictly.
Thy fear, Lord, plant in my heart.
Grant, Lord, that on this day we may be preserved without sin. Grant to me, Lord, that I may not anger You, My Creator, with any word, deed, or thought, but may all my deeds, advice and thoughts be for the glory of Your Most Holy Name.
Our Heavenly Father! Have pity on us sinners and give us the strength to correct ourselves and truly become Your children!
Sweetest Jesus, delight my heart with Thy love and save me, in the image of fate: but do not let me be a traitor to Thy holy calling.
Lord, deliver from all unbelief and suspicion and cover with Your Divine grace.
Save us, Lord, from the participation of sinners and give us patience in temptation.
Grant to me, Lord, that the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart may be acceptable before You.
Save and have mercy on Your servants (names) and enlighten their minds with the light of the mind of Your Gospel, and guide them on the path of Your commandments, and teach them, O Savior, to do Your will, for You are our God, for You said: let your good ones see deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Jesus Christ, attend to our prayers.
Christ, hear our prayers.
VARIOUS PRAYERS
First prayer
O Most Holy Lady Lady Theotokos!
Raise us, servant of God ( names
), from the depths of sin and deliver us from sudden death and from all evil. Grant us, O Lady, peace and health and enlighten our minds and the eyes of our hearts to salvation, and grant us, Thy sinful servants, the Kingdom of Thy Son, Christ our God: for His power is blessed with the Father and His Most Holy Spirit.
Second prayer
Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord, show me, the poor, and the servants of God (
names
) Your ancient mercy: send down the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth. Hey, Most Pure Lady! Be merciful to me here and at the Last Judgment. For you are, O Lady, the glory of heaven and the hope of earth. Amen.
Prayer three
Undefiled, Unblessed, Imperishable, Most Pure, Unbridled Bride of God, Mother of God Mary, Lady of Peace and My Hope! Look upon me, a sinner, at this hour, and from Thy pure blood Thou hast unknowingly given birth to the Lord Jesus Christ, make me merciful through Thy motherly prayers; The one who was ripeningly condemned and wounded in the heart with the weapon of sadness, wound my soul with Divine love! The mountaineer who mourned him in chains and abuse, grant me tears of contrition; With His free conduct to death, my soul was seriously ill, free me from illness, so that I may glorify You, worthily glorified forever. Amen.
Prayer four
O zealous, compassionate intercessor of the Lord Mother! I come running to You, a cursed man and a sinner above all others: listen to the voice of my prayer, and hear my cry and groaning. For my iniquities have exceeded my head, and I, like a ship in the abyss, am plunging into the sea of my sins. But You, All-Good and Merciful Lady, do not despise me, desperate and perishing in sins; have mercy on me, who repent of my evil deeds, and turn my lost, accursed soul to the right path. On You, my Lady Theotokos, I place all my hope. Thou, Mother of God, preserve and keep me under Thy roof, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Fifth prayer
Most Holy Lady Theotokos, the only one most pure in soul and body, the only one who surpasses all purity, chastity and virginity, the only one who has completely become the abode of the complete grace of the all-holy Spirit, the most immaterial power here has incomparably surpassed the purity and holiness of the soul and body, look upon me, vile, unclean, soul and the body that has been denigrated by the filth of the passions of my life, cleanse my passionate mind, make immaculate and order my wandering and blind thoughts, put my feelings in order and guide them, free me from the evil and vile habit of unclean prejudices and passions that torment me, stop all sin acting in me, grant to my darkened and damned mind sobriety and prudence to correct my inclinations and falls, so that, freed from sinful darkness, I will be vouchsafed with boldness to glorify and sing songs of You, the only Mother of the true Light - Christ, our God; because you, alone with Him and in Him, are blessed and glorified by every invisible and visible creation, now, and always, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer six
O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord Most High, Intercessor and Protector of all who resort to You! Look down from Thy holy height upon me, a sinner (name), who falls before Thy most pure image; hear my warm prayer and offer it before Your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; beg Him to illuminate my gloomy soul with the light of His Divine grace, to deliver me from all need, sorrow and illness, to grant me a quiet and peaceful life, physical and mental health, to pacify my suffering heart and heal its wounds, to guide me for good deeds, may my mind be cleansed from vain thoughts, and having taught me to fulfill His commandments, may He deliver me from eternal torment and may He not deprive me of His Heavenly Kingdom. O Most Holy Theotokos! You, “Joy of all who mourn,” hear me, the sorrowful one; You, called “Quenching of Sorrow”, quench my sorrow; You, “Burning Kupino”, save the world and all of us from the harmful fiery arrows of the enemy; You, “Seeker of the Lost,” do not allow me to perish in the abyss of my sins. According to Bose, all my hope and hope is in Tyabo. Be a temporary Intercessor for me in life, and an Intercessor for eternal life before Your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Teach me to serve this with faith and love, and to reverently honor You, Most Holy Mother of God, Most Blessed Mary, until the end of my days. Amen.
