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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).
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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Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, we worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the One Sinless One, we worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection: For You are our God, and are You We know no other, 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).
Jesus rose from the grave, as He prophesied, to give us eternal life and great mercy. (Three times).
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
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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.
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.
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
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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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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.
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My soul magnifies the One who was resurrected three days from the grave of Christ the Giver of Life.
Irmos : Shine, shine, new Jerusalem: for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion, but You, Pure One, rejoice, O Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity.
Chorus : Christ the new Easter, living Sacrifice, Lamb of God, take away the sins of the world.
O Divine, O dear, O Thy sweetest voice! For you have truly promised to be with us until the end of the age, O Christ. We rejoice in His faithfulness, the confirmation of hope.
Chorus : Magdalene Mary came to the tomb, and saw Christ, asking a heli-master.
O great and most holy Easter, Christ! About Wisdom, and the Word of God, and Power! Give us the opportunity to partake of You, in the uneven days of Your Kingdom.
Glory : I agree, Virgin, we bless you faithfully: Rejoice, door of the Lord, rejoice, animated city; Rejoice, even for our sake the light has now arisen from You, born from the dead of the resurrection.
And now : Rejoice and rejoice, Divine Door of Light: Jesus entered into the tomb and ascended, shining brighter than the sun and illuminating all the faithful, God-happy Lady.
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The angel cried out with more grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice, and again I cried: rejoice! Your Son has risen three days from the grave and raised the dead, people, rejoice.
Shine, shine, new Jerusalem: the glory of the Lord shines upon you, rejoice now and rejoice, O Zion, but You, Pure One, rejoice, O Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity.
Exapostilary : Having fallen asleep in the flesh, as if dead, Thou art the King and Lord of three days, raised up Adam from aphids, and abolished death: Passover of incorruption, salvation of the world. (Thrice)
