Matins of Holy Monday: Palm Sunday Evening Bridegroom Matins

Matins of the Bridegroom on Palm Sunday Evening
Palm Sunday Evening

Matins of Holy Monday
Bridegroom Matins
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Matins of the Bridegroom

for Holy and Great Monday
on Palm Sunday Evening
Priest Blessed is our God, always, now,

and ever, and to the ages of ages.
Amen.
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Priest Glory to You, O God, glory to

You.
Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of
truth, present everywhere and filling all
things, Treasury of good things and Giver of
life: come and dwell in us, cleanse us of
every impurity; and save our souls, O good
One.
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Trisagion
Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy , ,
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Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

Holy , ,
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Holy
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God, Holy Mighty,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to ,
the ages of ages. Amen.
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All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. , . ,

Lord, cleanse us of our sins. Master,
pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit
and heal our infirmities for Your
names sake.
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Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. . .

Lord, have mercy.

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Our Father, Who art in the heavens, , ,

hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom ,
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come, Thy will be done on earth as it is

in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread and forgive us our trespasses as
we forgive those who trespass against
us. And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one.
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Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the

power and the glory, of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and to the ages of ages.

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Amen. Lord, have mercy. (12)
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Imperial Psalms
Psalm 19
The Priest censes with the Katzion.
The Lord hear you in the day of

affliction; the name of the God of Jacob ,
defend you.
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Let Him send forth help to you from
His sanctuary, and let Him help you
out of Sion.
Let Him remember every sacrifice of

yours, and let Him fatten your wholeburnt offering.
The Lord grant you according to your

heart, and fulfill your purposes.
We will rejoice in Your salvation, and

we shall be magnified in the name of
the Lord our God.
The Lord fulfill all your requests.
Now I have known that

saved His anointed one:
him out of His holy
salvation of His right
mighty deeds.
the Lord has

He will hear
heaven; the
hand is in
Some trust in chariots, and some in

horses, but we will call on the name of
the Lord our God.
They have been fettered and have
fallen, but we are risen and are set
upright.
Lord, save the king, and hear us in the
day when we call on You.
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Psalm 20
O Lord, the king shall be glad in Your ,

strength, and he shall rejoice
exceedingly in Your salvation.
You have granted him the desire of
his heart, and have not denied him the
requests of his lips.
You went before him with the
blessings of goodness, You have set
upon his head a crown of precious
stone.

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He asked life of You, and You gave

him length of days to ages of ages.
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Great is his glory in Your salvation;

You shall lay glory and majesty on
him.
For You shall give him blessing to
ages of ages, You shall gladden him
in joy with Your countenance.
For the king hopes in the Lord, and
through the mercy of the Most High
he shall not be shaken.
Let Your hand be found on all Your
enemies; let Your right hand find all
that hate You.
For You will make them as an oven of
fire in the time of Your presence; the
Lord in His wrath will sorely trouble
them and fire shall devour them.

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You will destroy their fruit from the

earth, and their seed from the sons of
men, for they have intended evil
against You, they have devised
counsels which they shall not be able
to establish.
For You shall make them turn their
backs; You shall make ready their
countenance among those who are
Your remnant.
Be exalted, Lord, in Your strength; we
will sing and chant of Your mighty
acts.

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Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

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God, Holy Mighty,

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All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. , . ,

names sake.
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Lord, have mercy.

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hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom
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Imperial Troparia
O Lord, save Your people, and bless , , ,

Your inheritance; grant victory to the
rulers against the adversaries of the
faith, and protect Your commonwealth
through Your holy Cross.
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Glory to the Father, and to the Son, .

and to the Holy Spirit
You, O Christ our God, Who chose of ,

Your own will to be lifted up on the
Cross, grant Your mercies to Your new
commonwealth which is called by Your
name. In Your power, gladden the
hearts of our faithful rulers against
those who war against them, having
Your alliance as their weapon of peace,
an invincible standard.
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Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amen.
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Awesome and blameless protection, do ,

not overlook our petitions, O pure and , , ,
praiseworthy Theotokos; make firm the
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community of the Orthodox; save those ,

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whom you have called to rule; and grant ,

them victory from heaven, for you bore
God, only blessed one.
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Litany
Priest Have mercy on us, O God,

according to Your great mercy; we beseech
You, hear us and have mercy.
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Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. ,
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Lord, have mercy.

Priest Again we pray for pious and
Orthodox Christians.
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Priest Again we pray for our Archbishop

(Name), and for all our brotherhood in
Christ.
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Priest Truly You are a merciful God Who

loves mankind, and to You we send up
glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
ages of ages.
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Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

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Amen. In the name of the Lord, Father, . , ,

bless.
Priest Glory to the holy, consubstantial,

life-creating and undivided Trinity, always;
now and ever, and to the ages of ages.
Amen.

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Hexapsalm
Glory to God in the highest, and peace ,

on earth, good will to men.
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Glory to God in the highest, and
peace on earth, good will to men.
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Glory to God in the highest, and
peace on earth, good will to men.
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O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth , ,

shall show forth Your praise.
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth
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shall show forth Your praise.

Psalm 3
O Lord, why are those who afflict me

multiplied?
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Many rise up against me. Many say to
my soul: there is no salvation for him .
in his God.
But You, O Lord, are my Helper, my
Glory, and the One who lifts up my .
head.
I cried to the Lord with my voice, and
He heard me out of His holy .
mountain.
I laid down and slept; I awoke, for the
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Lord will help me.

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I will not be afraid of ten thousands of
people that set themselves round .
about against me.
Rise, O Lord; save me, my God; for
You have struck down all who
without cause are my enemies; You ,
have broken the teeth of sinners.
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Salvation is of the Lord, and Your
blessing is on Your people.
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(And Again) I laid down and slept; I ( )
awoke, for the Lord will help me.

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Psalm 37
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your ,

anger, nor chasten me in Your wrath!
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For Your arrows are fastened in me,
and You have laid Your hand heavily .
upon me
There is no healing in my flesh in the
face of Your wrath; and there is no ,
peace in my bones in the face of my
sins.
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For my iniquities have risen higher
than my head; they have pressed ,
heavily on me as a heavy burden.
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My wounds have become foul and
festering in the face of my
foolishness.
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I have been wretched and utterly
bowed down until the end; I went all ,
the day long with downcast face.

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For my loins are filled with
inflammation, and there is no healing
in my flesh.
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I am afflicted and exceedingly
humbled, I have groaned from the
turmoil of my heart.
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O Lord, all my desire is before You,
and my groaning is not hidden from
You.
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My heart is troubled, my strength has ,
failed me; and the light of my eyes,
even this is not with me.

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My friends and my neighbors drew
near over against me and stood, and
my nearest of kin stood afar off.

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And those who sought after my soul
used violence; and those who sought
evils for me spoke vain things, and ,
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they meditated deception all the day

long.
But as for me, like a deaf man I did

not hear them, and I was as a
speechless man who does not open his
mouth.
And I became as a man that does not

hear, and that has no reproofs in his
mouth.
For I have hoped in You, O Lord; You

will hear me, Lord my God.
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For I said: Let my enemies never

rejoice over me; indeed, when my feet
were shaken, those men spoke
boastful words against me.
For I am ready for scourges, and my

sorrow is continually before me.
For I will declare my iniquity, and I

will anguish concerning my sin.
But my enemies live and are made

stronger than I, and those who hated
me unjustly are multiplied.
Those who render me evil for good

slandered me, because I pursued
goodness.
Do not forsake me, O Lord my God,

do not depart from me.

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Be attentive to my help, O Lord of my

salvation.
(And Again) Do not forsake me, O

Lord my God, do not depart from me.
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Be attentive to my help, O Lord of my

salvation.
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Psalm 62
O God, my God, to You I rise early at .

dawn.
My soul has thirsted for You; how
often has my flesh longed after You in
a land barren and untrodden and
unwatered.
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So I have appeared before You in the

sanctuary to see Your power and Your
glory.
For Your mercy is better than lives;

my lips shall praise You.
So shall I bless You in my life, and I

will lift up my hands in Your name.
Let my soul be filled as with marrow

and fatness, and my mouth shall
praise You with lips of rejoicing.
If I remembered You on my bed, I

meditated on You at the dawn.
For You have become my Helper; I

will rejoice in the shelter of Your
wings.
My soul has cleaved after You, Your

right hand has been quick to help me.
But as for those who in vain have

sought after my soul, they shall go
into the lowest parts of the earth, they
shall be surrendered to the edge of the
sword, they shall be portions for
foxes.
But the king shall be glad in God;

everyone shall be praised that swears
by Him; for the mouth of those who
speak unjust things is stopped.

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(And Again) At the dawn I meditated

on You; For You have become my
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Helper; in the shelter of Your wings I

will rejoice.
My soul has cleaved after You, Your

right hand has been quick to help me.
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Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to , , ,

You, O God.
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Lord, have mercy.

Psalm 87

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O Lord, God of my salvation, I have
cried by day and by night before You.
Let my prayer come before You, bow

down Your ear to my supplication.

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For my soul is filled with evils, and

my life has drawn near to Hades.
I am counted with those who go down

into the pit; I have become as a man
without help, free among the dead.
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I am like the bodies of the slain that

sleep in the grave, Whom You
remember no more, and who are cut
off from Your hand.
They laid me in the lowest pit, in

darkness and the shadow of death.
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Your anger lies heavily on me, and

You have afflicted me with all Your
waves.
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You have removed my friends far

from me; they have made me an
abomination to themselves.

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I have been delivered up, and have not

come forth; my eyes have grown
weak from poverty.
I have cried to You, O Lord, the

whole day long; I have stretched out
my hands to You.
No, will You work wonders for the

dead? Or shall physicians raise them
up that they may give thanks to You?
No, shall any in the grave tell of Your

mercy, and of Your truth in that
destruction?
No, shall Your wonders be known in

that darkness, and Your righteousness
in that land that is forgotten?
But as for me, I have cried to You, O

Lord; and in the morning my prayer
shall come before You.
O Lord, why do You therefore cast off

my soul and turn Your face away
from me?
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I am as a poor man, and in troubles

from my youth; indeed, having been
exalted, I was humbled and brought to
distress.
Your fierce wrath has gone over me,

and Your terrors have sorely troubled
me.
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They came around me all day long

like water, they engulfed me
altogether.
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Because of my misery You have

removed friend and neighbor and my
acquaintances far from me.
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(And Again) O Lord God of my

salvation, I have cried by day and by
night before You.
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Let my prayer come before You, bow

down Your ear to my supplication!
Psalm 102
Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that , , ,

is within me, bless His holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not

forget all that He has done for you.
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Who is gracious to all your iniquities,

Who heals all your infirmities.

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Who redeems your life from

corruption, Who crowns you with
mercy and compassion.

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Who fulfills your desire with good

things; your youth shall be renewed as
the eagles.

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The Lord does deeds of mercy, and

executes judgment for all those who
are wronged.
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He has made His ways known to

Moses, the things that He has willed
to the sons of Israel.

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The Lord is compassionate and

merciful, long suffering and plenteous
in mercy; He will not be angered to
the end, neither will He be angry to
eternity.
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He has not dealt with us according to

our iniquities, neither has He
rewarded us according to our sins.

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For according to the height of heaven

from the earth, so has the Lord made
His mercy to prevail over those who
fear Him.
As far as the east is from the west, so
far has He removed our iniquities
from us.
Like a father has compassion on his
sons, so has the Lord had compassion
on those who fear Him; for He knows
of what we are made, He has
remembered that we are dust.
As for man, his days are as the grass;
as a flower of the field, so shall he
blossom forth.
For when the wind passes over it, then
it shall be gone, and its place will no
longer remember it.
But the mercy of the Lord is from
eternity, even to eternity, on those
who fear Him.
And His righteousness is on sons of
sons, on those who keep His testament
and
remember
to
do
His
commandments.

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The Lord in heaven has prepared His

throne, and His kingdom rules over
all.
Bless the Lord, O all you His Angels,
mighty in strength, that perform His
word, to hear the voice of His words.

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Bless the Lord, O all you His hosts,

His ministers that do His will.
Bless the Lord, O all you His works,
in every place of His dominion; bless
the Lord, my soul.

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(And Again) Bless the Lord, O all you

His works, in every place of His
dominion; bless the Lord, my soul.
Psalm 142
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O Lord, hear my prayer, in Your truth ,

give ear to my supplications; hear me in
Your righteousness.

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And do not enter into judgment with
Your servant, for in Your sight no
man living shall be justified.
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For the enemy has persecuted my
soul; he has humbled my life down to ,
the earth.
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He has sat me in darkness as those
who have been long dead, and my
spirit within me has become
despondent; my heart within me is
troubled.
I remembered days of old, I meditated
on all Your works, I pondered on the
creations of Your hands.
I stretched forth my hands to You; my

soul thirsts after You like a waterless
land.
Quickly hear me, O Lord; my spirit
has fainted away.
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Do not turn Your face from me, lest I

be like those who go down into the
pit.
Cause me to hear Your mercy in the
morning; for I have put my hope in
You.
Cause me to know, O Lord, the way
in which I should walk; for I have
lifted up my soul to You.
Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord;

I have fled to You for refuge.
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Teach me to do Your will, for You are

my God.
Your good Spirit shall lead me in the

land of uprightness; You shall quicken
me for Your names sake, O Lord.
In Your righteousness You shall bring

my soul out of affliction, and in Your
mercy You shall utterly destroy my
enemies.
And You shall cut off all those who

afflict my soul, for I am Your servant.
(Repeat)
Hear
me
in
Your
righteousness, O Lord, and do not
enter into judgment with Your
servant.
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(And Again) Hear me in Your

righteousness, O Lord, and do not
enter into judgment with Your
servant.
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(And Again) Let Your good spirit lead

me on a level path!
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Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia; Glory to , , .

You, O God.

You, O God.

You, O God. Lord, my Hope, glory to . , ,
You.
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The Great Litany

Priest
In peace let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Priest For the peace from above and for

the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the
Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Priest For the peace in the whole world,

for the stability of the holy churches of God,
and for the union of all, let us pray to the
Lord..
Lord, have mercy.

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Priest For this holy house and for those

who enter with faith, reverence, and the fear
of God, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Priest For pious and Orthodox Christians,

let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.

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Priest For our Archbishop (Name), the

honorable presbytery, the diaconate in
Christ, and for all the clergy and the laity, let
us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.

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Priest For the president of our country,

for all civil authorities, and for our armed
forces on land, at sea, and in the air, let us
pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.

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Priest For this city, for every city and

land, and for the faithful who dwell in them,
let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Priest For
favorable
weather,
an
abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for
peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Priest For travelers by sea, land and air;
the sick, the suffering, the captives and their
salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Priest For our deliverance from all

tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity, let
us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.

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Priest Help us, save us, have mercy on us,

and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Lord, have mercy.
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Priest Commemorating our all-holy, pure,

most-blessed, and glorious Lady, the
Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary, with all
the saints, let us commit ourselves and one
another and all our life to Christ our God.
To You, O Lord.

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Priest For to You belong all glory, honor,

and worship: to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to
the ages of ages.
Amen.
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Alleluia
My spirit seeks You early in the night

watches for Your commandments are a , ,
light upon the earth.
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Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

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Learn righteousness, you who dwell
upon the earth.

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Zeal shall seize an untaught people, ,
and now fire shall devour adversaries.

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Bring more evils upon them, O Lord, , ,
bring more evils upon those who are .
glorious upon the earth.
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Troparion of the Bridegroom

and Procession
Tone Plagal 4
Behold, the Bridegroom comes in the

midst of the night; and blessed is the
servant, whom He shall find vigilant.
And again unworthy is he, whom He
shall find heedless. Beware, therefore,
O my soul, that sleep not overcome
you; lest you be given up to death;
and be shut out from the Kingdom.
Wherefore rouse yourself, crying out:
Holy, Holy, Holy are You, our God;
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Monday: ... through the protection of
the bodiless ones, save us.
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(Repeat) Behold, the Bridegroom

comes in the midst of the night; and
blessed is the servant, whom He shall
find vigilant. And again unworthy is
he, whom He shall find heedless.
Beware, therefore, O my soul, that
sleep not overcome you; lest you be
given up to death; and be shut out
from the Kingdom. Wherefore rouse
yourself, crying out: Holy, Holy,
Holy are You, our God; ...
Of the Temple:
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through
the
intercessions of the Hierarch, save us.
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(Repeat) Behold, the Bridegroom

comes in the midst of the night; and
blessed is the servant, whom He shall
find vigilant. And again unworthy is
he, whom He shall find heedless.
Beware, therefore, O my soul, that
sleep not overcome you; lest you be
given up to death; and be shut out
from the Kingdom. Wherefore rouse
yourself, crying out: Holy, Holy,
Holy are You, our God; ...
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... through the Theotokos, have mercy

on us.
Small Litany
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Priest Again and again, in peace let us

pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Priest Help us, save us, have mercy on

us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.
Lord, have mercy.
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Deacon Commemorating our all-holy,

pure, most-blessed, and glorious Lady, the
To You, O Lord.
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Priest For Yours is the dominion, and

Yours is the kingdom, and the power, and
the glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
ages of ages.
Amen.

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Sessional Hymns (Kathismata)
After the First Stichologia
Tone 1
Your tomb, Savior
The sublime Holy Passion on this day, , ,

dawns on the world as a light of
salvation; for Christ, of His goodness,
draws near to His sufferings; He
Who holds all things in His hand,
condescends to be raised up on the
Cross, that He may save mankind.
After the Second Stichologia
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Tone 1
Your tomb, Savior
How is it invisible Judge, that You , ,

are made visible in the flesh, and how ,
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have You now come to be slain by

lawless men? By Your Passion You
condemned our own condemnation;
therefore, with one voice, O Word, we
offer praise, majesty, and glory to Your
power.
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After the Third Stichologia
Tone Plagal 4
The Wisdom and Word
The first fruits of the Passion of the ,

Lord, fill this present day with light.
Therefore come, you who love the
feast, and let us welcome it with
hymns; for the Creator draws near,
to undergo the Cross, to questioning
and beatings, and to the judgment of
Pilate; a servant strikes Him upon
the face, and he endures all this to
save mankind. Therefore let us cry
out to Him, Christ God Who loves
mankind, grant remission of sins to
those who venerate in faith, Your
holy passion.
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Glory to the Father, and to the Son,

and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, ,
and to the ages of ages. Amen.
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(Repeat) The first fruits of the Passion
of the Lord, fill this present day with
light. Therefore come, you who
love the feast, and let us welcome it
with hymns; for the Creator draws
near, to undergo the Cross, to
questioning and beatings, and the
judgment of Pilate; a servant strikes
Him upon the face, and he endures all
this to save mankind. Therefore let
us cry out to Him, Christ God Who
loves mankind, grant remission of
sins to those who venerate in faith,
Your holy passion.
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Matins Gospel
Matthew 21:18-43
18-43
Deacon And that we may be made worthy

to hear the Holy Gospel, let us pray to the
Lord our God.
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Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. , . , .

Lord, have mercy.
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Deacon Wisdom. Rise. Let us hear the

Holy Gospel.
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Priest
Peace be with all.
And with your spirit.
Priest The reading from the Holy Gospel

according to Matthew.
Deacon Let us be attentive.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
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The Priest reads the Gospel.
Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
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Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according , ,

to Your great mercy, and according to
the multitude of Your compassions blot
out my transgression.
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Wash me thoroughly from my
iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my iniquity, and my sin is

ever before me.
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Against You only have I sinned, and I

have done evil in Your sight, that
You may be justified in Your words,
and be victorious when You are
judged.

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For behold, I was conceived in

iniquities, and in sins did my mother
bear me.
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For behold, You have loved the truth;

the hidden and secret things of Your
wisdom You have made manifest to
me.
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Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall

be clean; wash me, and I shall be
made whiter than snow.
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Make me to hear joy and gladness;

the bones that are humbled shall
rejoice.

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Turn Your face away from my sins,

and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a right spirit within me.
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Do not cast me away from Your

presence, and do not take Your Holy
Spirit from me.
Restore the joy of Your salvation to

me, and establish me with Your
governing Spirit.
I shall teach transgressors Your ways,

and the impious shall turn back to
You.
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Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God,

the God of my salvation; my tongue
shall rejoice in Your righteousness.
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O Lord, You shall open my lips, and

my mouth shall declare Your praise.
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For if You had desired sacrifice, I

would have given it; with wholeburnt offerings You shall not be
pleased.
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A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; a

heart that is broken and humbled God
will not reject.
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Do good, O Lord, in Your good

pleasure to Sion, and let the walls of
Jerusalem be built.
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Then You shall be pleased with a

sacrifice of righteousness, with
oblation and whole-burnt offerings.
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Then they shall offer young bulls

upon Your altar.
Kanon
By Kosmas the Monastic

Tone 2
Ode 1
Eirmos
Let us sing to the Lord, Who by His

divine command dried up the
impassable and raging sea, and led
the people of Israel to pass through
on foot; for gloriously has He been
glorified.
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Troparia

and to the Holy Spirit.
The ineffable condescension of the , ,

Word of God, is Christ Himself both
God and Man; counting not His
Godhead a thing to be seized, He
showed this to His disciples; for
gloriously has He been glorified.
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Amen.
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I have come to minister to the , ,

impoverished Adam, whose form I
fashioned, and now willingly have
assumed the same. I, the passionless
Godhead, lay down My life for his
ransom.
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Katavasia
(Repeat) Let us sing to the Lord,

Who by His divine command dried up
the impassable and raging sea, and
led the people of Israel to pass
through on foot; for gloriously has He
been glorified.
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Small Litany

pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Lord, have mercy.
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To You, O Lord.
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Priest For You are the King of peace,

and the Savior of our souls, and to You we
send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to
the ages of ages.
Amen.

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Kontakion
Read (Tone Plagal 4

The Author of all creation)
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Jacob lamented the loss of Joseph, but ,

his noble son was seated in a chariot
and honored as a king; for when he
refused to be enslaved by the
enticements of the Egyptian woman, he
was in turn glorified by Him, Who
beholds the hearts of men, and bestows
an incorruptible crown.
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Oikos
Read (Tone Plagal 4

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Let us now add our lamentations to

him who laments, and let our tears be
mingled with those of Jacob, bewailing
Joseph, his glorious and wise son. For
Joseph, though enslaved in body,
preserved his soul in freedom,
becoming lord over all Egypt. For God
grants His servants an incorruptible
crown.
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Synaxarion
Of the Day from the Menaion, and the ,

commemoration from the Triodion:

On Holy and Great Monday, we ,

commemorate the blessed and noble
Joseph the son of Jacob, and we also ,
remember the fig tree which was .
cursed and withered by the Lord.
Verses of the Noble Joseph
The wise Joseph showed himself to be , ,

a just ruler,
And he gave grain to his brothers, in , !

good measure!
Other Verses of the Fig Tree
Christ considered the synagogue of as

the fig tree;
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Destitute of spiritual fruit;
Lest we be likewise cursed; let us flee a , .

similar fate.
Through the intercessions of the noble ,

Joseph, O Christ God, have mercy on , .
us. Amen.
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Kanon
By Kosmas the Monastic

Tone 2
Ode 8
Eirmos
The relentless fire fed with endless

fuel, drew back in fear before the
spotless souls and bodies of the Holy
Children; and as the ceaseless flame
diminished, the singing of an
everlasting hymn was chanted: All
the works of the Lord, praise the
Lord, and exalt Him, unto all the
ages!
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Troparia
We glorify Father, Son, and Holy

Spirit, the Lord.
All men shall know that you are My

disciples, if you keep My
commandments, said the Savior to
His friends, as He went to His
passion; Be at peace with one
another, and with all men; thinking
humbly of yourselves, you will be
exalted; acknowledge Me as Lord,
and exalt Me unto all the ages!
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Amen.
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Let your power over your fellow men, ,

be altogether different from the
dominion of the Gentiles; their selfwilled pride is not the order that I
appointed, but a tyranny; he then,
who would be first among you, let
him be the last of all; acknowledge
Me as Lord, and exalt Me unto all the
ages!
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Katavasia
We praise, we bless, and we worship ,
the Lord.
(Repeat) The relentless fire fed with

endless fuel, drew back in fear
before the spotless souls and bodies
of the Holy Children; and as the
ceaseless flame diminished, the
singing of an everlasting hymn was
chanted: All the works of the Lord,
praise the Lord, and exalt Him, unto
all the ages!
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Ode 9
Deacon The Theotokos and Mother of the

Light, in hymns of honor and let us
magnify.
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Eirmos
You have magnified, O Christ, the

Theotokos who bore You, and from
whom You, our Creator, did fashion a
body with passions like our own,
thus setting us free from our
ignorances; therefore with all
generations, we call her blessed
magnifying You.
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Troparia

and to the Holy Spirit.
Cast away all the impurity of

passions, and obtain a wise
understanding, worthy of the Divine
Kingdom, You, the Wisdom of all,
declared to Your Apostles, and you
shall be glorified, and shine more
brightly than the sun.
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Amen.
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Looking unto Me, said the Lord to

His disciples, be not high-minded,
but condescend to men of humility;
My cup which I drink, drink of it,
that you may be glorified with Me in
the kingdom of the Father.
Katavasia
(Repeat) You have magnified, Christ,

the Theotokos who bore You, and
from whom You, our Creator, did
fashion a body with passions like our
own, thus setting us free from our
ignorances; therefore with all
generations, we call her blessed
magnifying You.
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Small Litany

pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Lord, have mercy.
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To You, O Lord.
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Priest For all the powers of the heavens

praise You, and to You they send up glory:
to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages
of ages.
Amen.
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Exaposteilarion
Tone 1
Visited us
I see Your bridal chamber adorned, O ,

my Savior, and I have no wedding
garment, that I may enter therein.
make radiant the vesture of my soul O
Giver of Light, and save me.
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(Repeat) I see Your bridal chamber

adorned, O my Savior, and I have
no wedding garment, that I may enter
therein. make radiant the vesture of
my soul O Giver of Light, and save
me.
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(Repeat) I see Your bridal chamber

adorned, O my Savior, and I have
no wedding garment, that I may enter
therein. make radiant the vesture of
my soul O Giver of Light, and save
me.
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Praises
Let every breath praise the Lord. .

Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise Him in the highest. To You is
due praise, O God.
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Praise Him all you His Angels; praise

Him all you His hosts. To You is due ,
praise, O God.

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Idiomela Stichera
Kosmas the Monastic

Tone 1
Praise Him for His mighty acts, praise

Him according to the multitude of His ,
greatness.
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As the Lord was going to His

voluntary Passion, He was saying to
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His Apostles on the way: Behold we

are going up to Jerusalem, and the
Son of Man shall be delivered up, as
it is written of Him. Come therefore,
and let us accompany Him, with
minds purified from the pleasures of
this life, and let us be crucified with
Him, and for His sake mortify the
pleasures of this life; that we may
also live with Him, and hear Him
declaring: No longer do I go to the
earthly Jerusalem to suffer, but I go
up to My Father, and your Father; to
My God and your God; and I will
raise you up with Me to the upper
Jerusalem, in the Kingdom of
heaven.
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Praise Him with the sound of trumpet, , ,

praise Him with the psaltery and harp.
(Repeat) As the Lord was going to

His voluntary Passion, He was saying
to His Apostles on the way: Behold
we are going up to Jerusalem, and the
Son of Man shall be delivered up, as
it is written of Him. Come therefore,
and let us accompany Him, with
minds purified from the pleasures of
this life, and let us be crucified with
Him, and for His sake mortify the
pleasures of this life; that we may
also live with Him, and hear Him
declaring: No longer do I go to the
earthly Jerusalem to suffer, but I go
up to My Father, and your Father; to
My God and your God; and I will
raise you up with Me to the upper
Jerusalem, in the Kingdom of
heaven.
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Kosmas the Monastic

Tone Plagal 1

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Praise Him with timbrel and dance, ,

praise Him with strings and flute.
We have come, faithful, to the saving ,

Passion of Christ God, let us glorify
His ineffable forbearance; that
through His compassion He may also
raise us up, who were dead in sin,
for He is good and loves mankind.
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Praise Him with tuneful cymbals, ,

praise Him with cymbals of jubilation. .
Let every breath praise the Lord.
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(Repeat) We have come, faithful, to
the saving Passion of Christ God, let
us glorify His ineffable forbearance;
that through His compassion He may
also raise us up, who were dead in
sin, for He is good and loves
mankind.
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Idiomelon
Kosmas the Monastic

Tone Plagal 1

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When You, Lord, were going to Your , ,

Passion, You gave courage to Your
own disciples, taking them aside and
saying: How have you forgotten My
words which I spoke to you of old,
as it is written, that no Prophet will be
put to death, except in Jerusalem?
Now, therefore, the time has come of
which I told you; for behold, I am
betrayed to be mocked at the hands of
sinners, and they will fix Me to the
Cross, deliver Me up for burial, and
account Me as one dead; but, take
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courage, for on the third day, I shall

rise, bringing joy to the faithful and .
life eternal.
Small Doxology
For to You belongs glory, O Lord our , , ,

God, and to You we send up glory, to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
ages of ages. Amen.
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Glory to God in the highest, and on

earth peace, good will to men.
We praise You, we bless You, we

worship You, we glorify You, we
give thanks to You for Your great
glory.
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O Lord King, heavenly God, Father

almighty; Lord, the only-begotten
Son, Jesus Christ; and Holy Spirit.
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O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of

the Father Who takes away the sin of
the world: have mercy on us, O You
Who take away the sins of the world.
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Receive our prayer, O You Who sit at

the right hand of the Father, and have
mercy on us.
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For You only are holy; You only are

the Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of
God the Father. Amen.
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Each day I will bless You and praise

Your name to the ages of ages.
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O Lord, You have been our refuge

from generation to generation. I have
said: O Lord have mercy upon me;
heal my soul, for I have sinned
against You.
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O Lord, I have taken refuge in You;

teach me to do Your will for You are
my God.
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For in You is the fountain of life, in

Your light we shall see light.
Continue Your mercy to those who

know You.
Make us worthy, O Lord, to be

protected from sin this day.
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Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of

our fathers, and praised and glorified
is Your name to the ages. Amen.
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O Lord, let Your mercy be upon us,

as we have placed our hope in You.
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Blessed are You, O Lord: teach me

Your commandments.
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Blessed are You, O Master: make me

understand Your commandments.
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Blessed are You, O Holy One:

enlighten
me
with
Your
commandments.
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O Lord, Your mercy is to the ages; do

not disdain the works of Your hands.
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To You is due praise, to You is due

song, to You glory is due, to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the
ages of ages. Amen.
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Completed Litany
Deacon: Let us complete our morning

prayer to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on

Lord, have mercy.
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Deacon: That the whole day may be

perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us
ask of the Lord.
Grant this, O Lord.
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Deacon: An Angel of peace, a faithful

guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies,
let us ask of the Lord.
Grant this, O Lord.
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Deacon: Forgiveness and remission of our

sins and transgressions, let us ask of the
Lord.
Grant this, O Lord.

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Deacon: Those things which are good and

beneficial to our souls, and peace in the
world, let us ask of the Lord.
Grant this, O Lord.

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Deacon: To complete the remaining time of

our lives in peace and repentance, let us ask
of the Lord.
Grant this, O Lord.

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Deacon: A Christian end of our lives,

painless, unashamed, peaceful, and a good
defense before the fearsome judgment seat
of Christ, let us ask.
Grant this, O Lord.

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To You, O Lord.
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Priest: For You are a God of mercy,
compassion, and love for mankind, and to
You we send up glory: to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and
Amen.
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Prayer at the Bowing of Heads

Priest:
Peace be with all.
And with your spirit.
Deacon: Let us bow our heads to the

Lord.
To You, O Lord.
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Priest: O holy Lord, dwelling on high and

watching over the humble, looking upon all
creation with Your all-encompassing eye:
we have bowed the neck of our soul and
body to You and we beseech You. O Holy
of Holies, extend Your invisible hand from
Your holy dwelling place, and bless us all;
and whether we have sinned knowingly or
unknowingly, forgive us as the good God
Who loves mankind, granting us Your
earthly and heavenly benefits.
For it is Yours to show mercy and to save
us, our God, and to You we send up glory:
to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages
of ages.
Amen.
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Aposticha
Idiomela Stichera
Kosmas the Monastic

Tone Plagal 1
O Lord, the ineffable mystery of ,

Your
economy,
was
incomprehensible to the mother of the
children of Zebedee, asking of You,
that the honor of a temporal kingdom
be granted to her sons; but instead of
this, You promised to Your friends,

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that they would drink the cup of death;

You also said that You, Yourself
would drink this cup before them, as
expiation for sins. Wherefore we cry
to You: The Salvation of our souls,
glory to You.
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We were filled in the morning with ,

Your mercy, O Lord, and we rejoiced,
and were glad. In all our days, let us be
glad for the days when You humbled
us, for the years wherein we saw evils.
Look upon Your servants and upon
Your works, and guide their sons.
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O Lord, when You were instructing , ,

Your own disciples to think perfect
thoughts, You told them not to be like
the Gentiles, exercising authority over
the weakest; You said: It shall not be
so with you, My disciples, for I am
of My own will, poor; therefore he,
who would be first among you, let
him be the servant of all; the one who
rules, as the one being ruled; and the
one who is preferred, as the least of
all; for I have come to serve the
impoverished Adam, and to give My
soul as a ransom for the many, who
cry out to Me: Glory to You.
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Kosmas the Monastic

Tone Plagal 4
And let the brightness of the Lord our

God be upon us; guide the works of our ,
hands, guide aright the work of our
hands.
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Fearing a similar sentence to that of

the fruitless fig tree, let us bring forth
brethren, fruits worthy of repentance
to Christ, Who bestows on us the
great mercy.
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Another Idiomelon

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The serpent finding the Egyptian ,

woman as a second Eve, hastened
through words of flattery to cause the
downfall of Joseph; but he, leaving
his garment, fled from sin; and
being naked, felt unashamed, even as
the
first-created
before
the
disobedience. By his intercessions,
Christ, have mercy on us.
Trisagion
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Priest It is good to confess to the Lord,

and to chant to Your name, O Most-High, to
proclaim in the morning Your mercy, and
Your truth at night.

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Amen. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy . , ,

Immortal have mercy on us.
Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

Holy , ,
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Holy
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God, Holy Mighty,


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All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O , . ,

names sake.
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Lord, have mercy.

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hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom
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Kontakion
Read (Tone Plagal 4

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Jacob lamented the loss of Joseph, but ,

his noble son was seated in a chariot
and honored as a king; for when he
refused to be enslaved by the
enticements of the Egyptian woman, he
was in turn glorified by Him, Who
beholds the hearts of men, and bestows
an incorruptible crown.
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Lord, have mercy. (40)
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More honorable than the Cherubim,

and incomparably more glorious than
the
Seraphim,
the
one
who
incorruptibly gave birth to God the
Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify
you.
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In the name of the Lord, father, bless.
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Priest
Blessed is Christ our God the
existing One, always, now, and ever, and to
the ages of ages.

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Amen. O heavenly King, protect our .

faithful rulers, strengthen the faith,
calm the nations, give peace to the
world, preserve this church and this
city, grant repose to our departed
fathers and brothers among the
righteous, and accept us in repentance
and confession, for You are good and
love mankind. Amen
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Prayer of Saint Ephrem the Syrian
Priest
O Lord and Master of my life,
deliver me from the spirit of laziness and
meddling, the lust for power and gossip.

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Rather, grant the spirit of wisdom, humility,

patience, and love to me Your servant.
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Yes, O Lord and King, grant that I may see

my own faults and not judge my brother; for
You are blessed to the ages of ages. Amen.
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Dismissal
Priest
You.
Glory to You, O God, glory to
, .

. .

Lord, have mercy.
Holy Father, bless.
, .
Priest
May the Lord Who comes to His
voluntary passion for our salvation, Christ
our true God, through the intercessions of
His all-pure and all-blameless holy Mother;
[by the power of the precious and lifegiving Cross; through the protection of the
honorable heavenly bodiless powers;

, ,
,
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through the supplications of the honorable,
,
glorious, prophet, forerunner, and baptist
, ,
John;] of the holy, glorious, and all ] ,
praiseworthy Apostles; [of the holy,
[
glorious and triumphant martyrs;] of our
]
venerable and God-bearing fathers; of (the
, (
patron saint); [of the holy and righteous
) [
ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna;] of
, ] (
(the saints of the day) whom we
)
commemorate; and of all the saints: have
, ,
mercy on us and save us, for He is good and
,
loves mankind.
.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O
Lord Jesus Christ our God have mercy on
us and save us.
Amen.
,
,
.
The faithful come forward to the solea, to venerate the Bridegroom Icon.
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.
To God be the glory.

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Matins of the Bridegroom on Palm Sunday Evening

Palm Sunday Evening

Matins of the Bridegroom on Palm Sunday Evening

Matins of the Bridegroom

Priest Blessed is our God, always, now,

Priest Glory to You, O God, glory to

God, Holy Mighty,

God, Holy Mighty,

God, Holy Mighty,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. , . ,

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. . .

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

Our Father, Who art in the heavens, , ,

Matins of the Bridegroom on Palm Sunday Evening

come, Thy will be done on earth as it is

Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the

Amen. Lord, have mercy. (12)

The Priest censes with the Katzion.

The Lord hear you in the day of

Let Him remember every sacrifice of

The Lord grant you according to your

We will rejoice in Your salvation, and

The Lord fulfill all your requests.

Now I have known that

the Lord has

Matins of the Bridegroom on Palm Sunday Evening

Some trust in chariots, and some in

O Lord, the king shall be glad in Your ,

He asked life of You, and You gave

Great is his glory in Your salvation;

Matins of the Bridegroom on Palm Sunday Evening

You will destroy their fruit from the

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

God, Holy Mighty,

God, Holy Mighty,

God, Holy Mighty,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. , . ,

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. . .

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

Matins of the Bridegroom on Palm Sunday Evening

Our Father, Who art in the heavens, , ,

Priest For Thine is the kingdom and the

O Lord, save Your people, and bless , , ,

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, .

You, O Christ our God, Who chose of ,

Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Awesome and blameless protection, do ,

community of the Orthodox; save those ,

Matins of the Bridegroom on Palm Sunday Evening

whom you have called to rule; and grant ,

Priest Have mercy on us, O God,

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. ,

Lord, have mercy.

Priest Again we pray for our Archbishop

Priest Truly You are a merciful God Who

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. ,

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. ,

Amen. In the name of the Lord, Father, . , ,

Priest Glory to the holy, consubstantial,

Matins of the Bridegroom on Palm Sunday Evening

Glory to God in the highest, and peace ,