Imperial Hours

The Great, or Imperial, Hours on Holy and Great Friday Morning
Holy Friday Morning

The Imperial (Royal) Hours of Holy Friday
Hours of the Crucifixion
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The Great (Imperial) Hours

for Holy and Great Friday
on Holy Friday Morning

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Note:
This entire Service is read (not sung or chanted),
except for the Idiomela preceding the Readings which are chanted in the tone as indicated.
The First Hour
Priest Blessed is our God, always, now,

and ever, and to the ages of ages.
Amen.
Priest
You.
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Glory to You, O God, glory to
Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of

truth, Who are everywhere present and Who
fill all things, Treasury of good things and
Giver of life: come and dwell in us and
cleanse us of all impurity; and save our
souls, O good One.
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Trisagion Prayers
Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

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

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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
come, Thy will be done on earth as it is
in heaven. Give us this day our daily
bread and forgive 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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Come, let us worship and fall down ,
before God, our King.
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before Christ God, our King.
before Christ Himself, our King and ,

God.
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Psalm 5
Give ear to my words, O Lord; hear my ,

cry; Attend to the voice of my ,
supplication, O my King and God; for I
will pray to You, Lord.

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In the morning You shall hear my
voice.
In the morning I shall stand before

You, and You shall look upon me; for
You are not a God that wills iniquity.
He who works evil shall not dwell

near You, nor shall transgressors
abide before Your eyes.
You have hated all those who work

iniquity; You shall destroy all those
who speak a lie.

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The Lord shall abhor a man that is

bloody and deceitful.
But as for me I shall go into Your

house in the multitude of Your mercy;
I shall worship toward Your holy
temple in fear of You.
O Lord, guide me in the way of Your

righteousness; make my way straight
before You because of my enemies.

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For in their mouth there is no truth;

their heart is vain.

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Their throat is an open sepulcher, they

have spoken deceitfully with their
tongues; judge them, O God.
Let them fall down on account of their

own devisings; cast them out
according to the multitude of their
ungodliness,; for they have embittered
You, O Lord.
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And let all those who hope in You be

glad; they shall ever rejoice, and You
shall dwell among them, and all who
love Your name shall glory in You.
For You shall bless the righteous; O

Lord, You have crowned us as with a
shield of Your good pleasure.
Psalm 2
Why have the heathen raged, and why ,

have peoples meditated empty things? ;
The kings of the earth were aroused, ,
and the rulers were assembled ,
together against the Lord, and against ,
His Christ.
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Let us break their bonds asunder, and
let us cast away their yoke from us;
He Who dwells in the heavens shall
laugh them to scorn, and the Lord
shall deride them.
Then He shall speak to them in His
wrath, and He shall trouble them in
His anger.
But as for me, I was established as
king by Him, upon Sion His holy
mountain,
proclaiming
the
commandment of the Lord.
The Lord said to Me: You are My
son; this day I have begotten You.
Ask of Me, and I will give You the
nations for Your inheritance, and the
uttermost parts of the earth for Your
possession.
You shall herd them with a rod of
iron, You shall shatter them like a
potters vessels.
And now, understand, you kings; be
instructed, all you that judge the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice
in Him with trembling.
Lay hold of instruction, lest at any
time the Lord be angry, and you
perish from the righteous way.
When His wrath is quickly kindled,
blessed are all those who have put
their trust in Him.
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Psalm 21
Attend to me, O God, My God; why , ,

have You forsaken me? Far from my
salvation are the words of my
transgressions; I will cry by day, my
God, and will You not hear? I will cry
by night, and shall it be to foolishness
for me?
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But You dwell in the sanctuary, O

Praise of Israel,.
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Our fathers have hoped in You; they

hoped and You believed in them.
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They cried to You, and were saved;

they hoped in You, and were not
brought to shame.
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But as for me, I am a worm, and not a

man, a reproach of men and the
outcast of people.
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All who look on me have laughed me

to scorn; they have spoken with their
lips and have wagged their heads.
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He hoped in the Lord; let Him deliver

him, let Him save him, for He desires
him, for You are He Who drew me
forth from the womb; You are my
hope from the breasts of my mother.
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On You I was cast from the womb;

from my mothers womb, do not
depart from me, for tribulation is near,
for there is no one to help me.

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Many young bullsz have encircled

me, fat bulls have surrounded me.
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They have opened their mouth against

me, as might a lion ravenous and
roaring.
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I have been poured out like water, and

all my bones are scattered.
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My heart has become like wax

melting in the midst of my bowels.
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My strength is dried up like a

potsherd, and my tongue has cleaved
to my throat, and You have brought
me down to the dust of death; f or
many dogs have encircled me, the
congregation of evil doers has
surrounded me.
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They have pierced my hands and my

feet; they have numbered all my
bones; and they themselves have
looked and stared upon me.
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They have parted my garments among

themselves, and for my vesture they
have cast lots.
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But You, Lord, do not remove Your

help far from me; attend to my aid.
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Rescue my soul from the sword, even

this only-begotten one of mine from
the hand of the dog.
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Save me from the mouth of the lion,

and my lowliness from the horns of
the unicorns.
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I will declare Your Name to my

brethren, I will hymn You in the midst
of the church; you who fear the Lord,
praise Him; all you who are of the
seed of Jacob, glorify Him.

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Let all who are of the seed of Israel

fear Him, for He has not disregarded
nor abhorred the supplications of the
poor man, nor has He turned His face
from me; and when I cried to Him, He
heard me.
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From You is my praise; in the great

church I will confess You; I will pay
my vows before those who fear You.
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The poor shall eat and be filled, and

those who seek the Lord shall praise
Him; their hearts shall live to the ages
of ages.
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All the ends of the earth shall

remember and shall turn to the Lord,
and all the families of the nations shall
worship before Him.

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For the kingdom is the Lords and He

Himself is sovereign of the nations.
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All those who are fat upon the earth

have eaten and worshipped; all those
who go down into the earth shall fall
down before Him.
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And my soul lives for Him, and my

seed shall serve Him.
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The generation that comes shall be

told of the Lord, and they shall
proclaim His righteousness to a
people that shall be born, which the
Lord has made.
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Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia; glory to You, , , .

O God.

O God.

O God.
Lord have mercy. Lord have mercy. . .

Lord have mercy.
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Troparion
Tone 1
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, .

and to the Holy Spirit.
By Your crucifixion, O Christ, tyranny ,

was abolished and the power of the
enemy was trampled upon; for it was
neither an angel nor a man but the Lord
Himself Who saved us.
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Theotokion
Now and ever, and to the ages of ages.

Amen.
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What shall we call you, O you who are , ;

full of grace? Heaven? for you have
dawned forth the Sun of justice.
Paradise? for you have blossomed forth
the flower of immortality. Virgin? for
you have remained incorrupt. Pure
Mother? for you have held in your holy
embrace the Son Who is God of all:
entreat Him to save our souls.

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Idiomela
The Reader chants the Idiomela, and the ,

Deacon censes the faithful with the katzion.
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Tone 1
Today the veil of the Temple is torn in ,

two, as a reproof to the lawless; and the
sun hides its own rays, beholding the , ,
Master on the Cross.
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Why have the heathen raged, and the ,

peoples meditated empty things?
You have been led to the slaughter like ,

a sheep, O Christ King, and like a
blameless lamb You were nailed to the
Cross for our sins by the lawless men,
O You Who love mankind.
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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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While permitting the lawless men to

seize You, O Lord, You thus declare:
Though you strike down the Shepherd,
and scatter the twelve sheep, O My
disciples, yet I could summon more
than twelve legions of angels by My
side; but I forebear, so that the
unknown and secret things, which I
reveal to you through My prophets, may
be fulfilled. O Lord, glory to You.
Prokeimenon of the Prophecies
Tone 4
He went forth and spoke the same.
Blessed
is the man that has

understanding for the poor man and the
pauper
Prophecy
Zachariah 11:10-13
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The reading from the Prophecy of .

Zachariah.
Deacon Wisdom. Let us be attentive.
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Thus says the Lord: I took my staff

Grace, and I broke it, annulling the
covenant which I had made with all the
peoples. So it was annulled on that day,
and the traffickers in the sheep, who
were watching me, knew that it was the
word of the Lord. Then I said to them,
If it seems right to you, give me my
wages; but if not, keep them. And they
weighed out as my wages thirty shekels
of silver. Then the Lord said to me,
Cast it into the treasury the lordly
price at which I was paid off by them.
So I took the thirty shekels of silver and
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cast them into the treasury in the house .

of the Lord.
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Epistle
Galatians 6:14-18
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The reading from the Epistle of Paul to

the Galatians.
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Brethren, far be it from me to glory , ,

except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, by which the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world. For
neither circumcision counts for
anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new
creation. Peace and mercy be upon all
who walk by this rule, upon the Israel
of God. Henceforth let no man trouble
me; for I bear on my body the marks of
Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ be with your spirit, brethren.
Amen.

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Gospel
Matthew 27:1-56
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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 Your forbearance, O Lord, , ,

glory to You.
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Psalm Verses
After the Gospel, the Reader reads:
Direct my steps according to Your

saying, and let no iniquity have ,
dominion over me.
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Deliver me from the false accusation of

men, and I
commandments.
will
keep

Your ,
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Make Your face shine upon Your

servant,
and
commandments.
teach
me
Your ,
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Let my mouth be filled with praise, that

all the day long I may hymn Your glory , ,
and Your majesty.
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Trisagion Prayers
Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

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Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

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God, Holy Mighty,


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names sake.
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Lord, have mercy.

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Kontakion
The Reader chants the Kontakion:
Tone Plagal 4
Come, let us all praise Him Who was ,

crucified for our sake; for Mary beheld
Him upon the wood, and said: Even
though You endure the Cross, You are
my Son and my God.
Prayer of the Hours

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Lord, have mercy. (40)

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O You Who at all times and at every
hour are worshipped and glorified both
in heaven and on earth, O Christ God;
Who are long suffering and generous in
mercy and compassion; Who love the
just and show mercy to those hardened
in sin; Who call all people to salvation
through the promise of good things to
come:
receive,
O
Lord,
our
supplications at this time, and direct our
lives
according
to
Your
commandments. Sanctify our souls;
purify our bodies; set our minds aright;
cleanse our thoughts; and deliver us

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from all calamity, wrath and distress.

Surround us with Your holy Angels, so
that guided and guarded by them we
may attain the unity of the faith, and the
comprehension of Your ineffable glory;
for You are blessed to the ages of ages.
Amen.
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Lord, have mercy.

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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 May God be gracious to us and

bless us. May He make His face to shine
upon us, and be merciful unto us.
Amen.
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Prayer at the First Hour
O Christ the true Light Who enlightens , ,

and sanctifies every man that comes
into the world: let the light of Your
countenance be signed upon us, that in
it we may see the unapproachable
Light; and guide our steps in the way of
Your commandments, through the
intercessions of Your most pure Mother
and of all Your saints. Amen.

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The Third Hour
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Psalm 34
Judge those, Lord, who do me , ,

injustice; war against those who war .
against me.
Take hold of weapon and shield, and
rise to my help.
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Draw out a sword, and shut the way

against those who persecute me.
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Say to my soul: I am your salvation.
Let those who seek my soul be

shamed and confounded.; let those
who devise evils against me be turned
back, and be utterly put to shame.
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Let them become as dust before the

face of the wind, and may an angel of
the Lord also afflict them.

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Let their way become darkness and a

sliding, and may an angel of the Lord
also pursue them.

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For without cause they have secretly

prepared destruction for me in their
snare, without reason they have cast
reproach on my soul.
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Let a snare come upon him who does

not know; and let the trap, which he
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has hidden, catch him, and let him fall

into that same snare; But my soul
shall rejoice in the Lord, it shall
delight in His salvation.
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All my bones say: Lord, Lord, who is

like You?
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You deliver the beggar from the hand

of those who are stronger than he, and
the poor man and the pauper from
those who despoil him.
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Unjust witnesses rose up against me;

they asked me things I did not know.
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They repaid me with evil things for

good, and barrenness for my soul.

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But as for me, when they troubled me,

I put on sackcloth, and I humbled my
soul with fasting, and my prayer shall
return to my bosom.
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I sought to please, as though it had

been a neighbor, as though it had been
our brother; I humbled myself as one
mourning and of sad countenance.
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Yet they rejoiced against me and

gathered together; scourges were
gathered together upon me, and I did
not know.
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They were rent asunder, yet not

pricked at heart; they tempted me,
they mocked me with mockery, they
gnashed me with their teeth.
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O Lord, when will You look on me?

deliver my soul from their evil doing,
even this only-begotten one of mine
from the lions.
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I will confess You in the great

congregation; among a mighty people
I will praise You.

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Do not let those who are unjustly my

enemies rejoice against me, those who
hate me without a cause, and wink
with their eyes.

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For indeed they spoke peacefully to

me, but in their wrath they were
devising deceits.
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And they opened their mouth against

me; they said: Well done, well done,
our eyes have seen it!
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You have seen it, O Lord, do not keep

silence; O Lord, do not depart from
me.
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Arise, O Lord, and be attentive unto

my judgment, my God and my Lord,
unto my cause.
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Judge me, O Lord, according to Your

righteousness, O Lord, my God, do
not let them rejoice against me.
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Do not let them say in their hearts:

Well done, well done, our soul; do not
let them say: We have swallowed him
up.

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Let those who rejoice at my woes be

shamed and confounded together.
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Let those who speak boastful words

against me be clothed with shame and
confusion.
Let those who desire the righteousness

of my cause rejoice and be glad, and
let those who desire the peace of Your
servant say continually: The Lord be
magnified.
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And my tongue shall treat of Your

righteousness, and of Your praise, all
the day long.

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Psalm 108
O God, do not pass over my praise in
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silence; for the mouth of the sinner and , ,
the mouth of the deceitful man are .
opened against me.
They have spoken against me with a
deceitful tongue, and they have
encompassed me with words of
hatred, and they have warred against
me without a cause.
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In return for my love they have falsely

accused me; but as for me, I gave
myself to prayer.
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And they repaid me evil for good, and

hatred for my love.

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Set a sinner over him, and let the devil

stand at his right hand.
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When he is judged, let him go forth

condemned, and let his prayer become
sin.

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Let his days be few, and let another

take his bishopric.
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Let his children be orphans, and his

wife a widow.
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Let his children be vagabonds without

a dwelling-place, and let them beg; let
them be cast out from their ruined
dwellings.
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Let his creditor search out all his

substance, and let strangers plunder
all his labors.

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Let there be no helper for him, nor

anyone to pity his orphaned children.
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Let his children be given over to utter

destruction; in a single generation let
his name be blotted out.
Let the iniquity of his fathers be

remembered before the Lord, and do
not let the sin of his mother be blotted
out.

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Let them be before the Lord

continually, and let the memory of
them perish from off the earth, b
ecause he did not remember to show
mercy; and persecuted a man that was
poor and a beggar, and one broken in
heart, that he might slay him.
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And he loved cursing, and it shall

come upon him; and he did not delight
in blessing, and it shall be far from
him.
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And he put on cursing like a garment,

and it went in like water into his
bowels, and like oil into his bones.
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Let it be for him like a garment with

which he is clothed, and like a belt
with which he is continually girded.
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This is the dealing of the Lord with

those who slander me, and with those
who speak evil things against my soul.

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But You, Lord, Lord, deal with me for

Your Names sake; for Your mercy is
good; deliver me, for I am a poor man
and a pauper, and my heart is troubled
within me.
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I am taken away like a shadow when

it declines, I am shaken like the
locusts.
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My knees have grown weak through

fasting, and my flesh is changed for
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lack of oil, and I have become a

reproach to them; they saw me and
wagged their heads.
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Help me, Lord my God, and save me

according to Your mercy.
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And let them know that this is Your

hand and that You, Lord, have done
these things.
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They will curse, and You will bless;

let those who rise up against me be
put to shame, but Your servant shall
be glad.
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Let those who slander me be clothed

with confusion, and let them be
covered with shame as with a mantle.

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I will greatly confess the Lord with

my mouth, and in the midst of many I
will praise Him.

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For He has stood at the right hand of

the poor, to save my soul from those
who persecute me.
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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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,
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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 whole-burnt
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.
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.

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O God.

O God.

O God.

Lord have mercy.
Troparion
Tone Plagal 2

O Lord, You Who are the Life of all ,

were condemned to death by the
Judeans; the ones who crossed the Red
Sea by the power of the staff, nailed
You to a Cross; and those whom You
suckled with honey from the rock,
brought You gall. But You willingly
endured this to free us from bondage to
the enemy: O Christ God, glory to You.
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Theotokion

Amen.
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Theotokos, you are the true vine that , ,

has blossomed forth the Fruit of life.
We beseech you: intercede, Lady,
together with the holy Apostles, that our
souls find mercy.
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Idiomela

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Tone Plagal 4
Afraid of the Jews, Your friend and ,

companion Peter denied You, O Lord;
and he cried out, lamenting: Do not let
my tears pass by in silence; for I said
that I would keep the faith, but did not,
O compassionate One. Wherefore,
receive our repentance in like manner,
and have mercy on us.
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Unto my words give ear, O Lord; hear , ,

my cry.
At the foot of Your precious Cross, O

Lord, when the soldiers were mocking
You, the hosts of Angels were struck
with wonder; for You, Who adorned the
earth with flowers, wore the crown of
insults, and You Who clothed the
firmament in clouds, wore the robe of
mocking. For through this dispensation
Your compassion was made known; O
Christ, the Great Mercy, glory to You.
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Tone Plagal 1

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When You were drawn to the Cross, ,

Lord, You cried out: For which of My
works are you crucifying Me, O
Judeans? For healing the paralytics? For
raising your dead from sleep? I healed
the woman with the issue of blood, and
showed mercy to the Canaanite woman.
For which act are you slaying Me, O
Judeans? But you shall behold Him,
the Christ, Whom you pierce, O
transgressors of the law.
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Tone 4
For I am ready for scourges.
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your , .

anger.
Prophecy
Isaiah 50:4-11
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Isaiah.
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The Lord God has given me the tongue ,

of those who are taught, that I may
know how to sustain with a word him
that is weary. Morning by morning He
wakens, He wakens my ear to hear as
those who are taught. The Lord God has
opened my ear, and I was not
rebellious, I turned not backward. I
gave my back to the smiters, and my
cheeks to those who pulled out the
beard; I hid not my face from shame
and spitting. For the Lord God helps
me; therefore I have not been
confounded; therefore I have set my
face like a flint, and I know that I shall
not be put to shame; He Who vindicates
me is near. Who will contend with me?
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Let us stand up together. Who is my

adversary? Let him come near to me.
Behold, the Lord God helps me; who
will declare me guilty? Behold, all of
them will wear out like a garment; the
moth will eat them up. Who among you
fears the Lord and obeys the voice of
His servant, who walks in darkness and
has no light, yet trusts in the name of
the Lord and relies upon his God?
Behold, all you who kindle a fire, who
set brands alight! Walk by the light of
your fire, and by the brands which you
have kindled! This you shall have from
my hand: you shall lie down in torment.
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Epistle
Romans 5:6-10
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the Romans.
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Brethren, While we were still weak, at , ,

the right time Christ died for the
ungodly. Why, one will hardly die for a
righteous man though perhaps for a
good man one will dare even to die. But
God shows His love for us in that while
we were yet sinners Christ died for us.
Since, therefore, we are now justified
by His blood, much more shall we be
saved by Him from the wrath of God.
For if while we were enemies we were
reconciled to God by the death of His
Son, much more, now that we are
reconciled, shall we be saved by His
life.
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Gospel
Mark 15:16-41
. 16-41

Holy Gospel.
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Priest
Peace be with all.

according to Mark.
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glory to You.
Psalm Verses
Blessed is the Lord God, blessed is the ,

Lord day by day; the God of our
salvation shall prosper us along the

way. Our God is the God of salvation. , ,
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Trisagion Prayers
Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

Holy , ,
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Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

Holy , ,
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Holy
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God, Holy Mighty,


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names sake.
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Lord, have mercy.

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Kontakion
Tone Plagal 4

my Son and my God.
Prayer of the Hours

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come:
receive,
O
Lord,
our
lives
according
to
Your
Amen.
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Lord, have mercy.

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the
Seraphim,
the
one
who
you.
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Amen.
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Prayer of Saint Mardarios
O sovereign God, Father almighty; , ,

Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus
Christ; and Holy Spirit, one God-head,
one Power: have mercy on me a sinner;
and save me, Your unworthy servant,
according to Your judgments; for
blessed are You to the ages of ages.
Amen.
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The Sixth Hour
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God.
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Psalm 53
In Your name save me, O God, and in , ,

Your strength judge me.
O God, hear my prayer, give ear to the

words of my mouth.
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For strangers have risen up against

me, and mighty men have sought after
my soul and have not set God before
themselves.
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For behold, God helps me, and the

Lord is the Protector of my soul.
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He will bring evils upon my enemies;

in Your truth utterly destroy.

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Willingly shall I sacrifice to You; I

will confess Your Name, Lord, for it
is good.
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For out of every affliction You have

delivered me, and my eye has looked
down on my enemies.
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Psalm 139
Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; , ,

deliver me from the unjust man.
, .
They have devised injustice in their
heart; all the day long they have ,
arrayed themselves for wars.

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They have whetted their tongue like

that of a serpent; the venom of asps is
under their lips.
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Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of

the sinner; rescue me from unjust men
who have devised to undermine my
steps.
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The proud have hidden a snare for me,

and they have spread a snare for my
feet with cords; they have set
stumbling-blocks near the paths for
me.
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I said to the Lord: You are my God;

give ear, Lord, to the voice of my
supplication.
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Lord, O Lord, You the strength of my

salvation; You have overshadowed
my head in the day of battle.
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Because of my desire, O Lord, do not

give me up to the sinner; they have
taken counsel against me, do not
forsake me, lest they should be
exalted.
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As for the heads of those who encircle

me, the mischief of their lips shall
cover them.
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Coals shall fall upon them; You shall

cast them down in fire, and they shall
not stand in afflictions.
A babbling man shall not prosper on

the earth; evils shall hunt an unjust
man to his destruction.
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I know the Lord will maintain the

cause of the poor and the justice of the
paupers.

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Surely the righteous shall confess

Your Name, and the upright shall
dwell in Your presence.

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Psalm 90
90
He who dwells in the help of the Most

High shall abide in the shelter of the
God of heaven.
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He shall say to the Lord: You are my
Helper and my Refuge, He is my God,
and I will hope in Him.
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For He shall deliver you from the

snare of the hunters and from every
troubling word.
He will overshadow you with His

shoulders, and you shall have hope
under His wings; His truth will
encompass You with a shield.
You shall not be afraid of the terror by

night, nor of the arrow that flies by
day.
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Nor of the thing that walks in

darkness, nor of the mishap and
demon of noonday.
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A thousand may fall at your side, and

ten thousand at your right hand, but it
shall not come near to you.

,
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You shall behold only with your eyes,

and you shall see the reward of
sinners.
For You, O Lord, are my Hope; You

made the Most High your refuge.
No evils shall come near you, and no

scourge shall draw near to your
dwelling.
For He shall give His angels charge

over you, to keep you in all your
ways.
They shall bear you up on their hands,

lest you dash your foot at any time
against a stone.
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You shall tread upon the asp and

basilisk, and you shall trample upon
the lion and the dragon.
For he has set his hope on Me, and I

will deliver him; I will shelter him
because he has known My name.
He shall cry to Me, and I will hear

him; I am with him in affliction, and I
will rescue him and glorify him.
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I will satisfy him with length of days,

and I will show him My salvation.
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O God.

O God.

O God.

Lord have mercy.
Troparion
Tone 2

You have wrought salvation in the ,

midst of the earth, Christ God; on the
Cross You stretched out Your
immaculate hands, gathering together
all the nations as they cry aloud: O
Lord, glory to You.
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Theotokion

Amen.
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Seeing that we have no boldness on

account of our many sins, beseech Him
Who was born of you, O Virgin
Theotokos; for the supplications of a
Mother avail much to win the Masters
favor. Do not disregard the prayers of
sinners, O all-pure one, for merciful and
mighty to save is He Who deigned also
to suffer for our sake.
Idiomela
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Tone Plagal 4
Thus says the Lord to the Jews: O My

people, what have I done to you, or
wherein have I wearied you? I give
light to your blind; I cleanse your
lepers; I raise up your paralytics. O My
people, what have I done to you, and
how have you recompensed Me? In
place of the manna, you give Me gall;
in place of water from the rock, you
give Me vinegar; in place of loving Me,
you nail Me to the Cross. No longer do
I endure; I call the nations unto Me, and
they glorify Me with the Father and the
Spirit; and I grant them eternal life.
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And they give me gall for my food; and ,

for my thirst they give me vinegar to .
drink.
The company of the Apostles calls out ,

to you, O law-givers of Israel, Jews and
Pharisees: Behold the Temple, which
you destroy; behold the Lamb which
you crucify. You deliver Him to the
tomb, but by His own power He is
risen. Do not deceive yourselves, O
Jews, for in the sea He saves, and in the
desert He feeds. He is the Life and the
Light and the Peace of the world.
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Tone Plagal 1

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Come, O Christ-bearing people, let us ,

see what Judas the traitor has plotted
with the lawless priests against our
Savior: today they have condemned to
death the immortal Word, and they
delivered Him to Pilate to be crucified
at the Place of the Skull; and suffering
these things our Savior has cried out,
saying: Grant remission to them,
Father, for this sin, that the nations
might know of My resurrection from
the dead.
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Tone 4
O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is ,

Your Name in all the earth!
For Your magnificence is lifted high

above the heavens.
Prophecy
Isaiah 52:13 - 54:1
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Isaiah.
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Thus says the Lord: Behold, My

Servant shall prosper, He shall be
exalted and lifted up, and shall be very
high. As many were astonished at Him
His appearance was so marred,
beyond human semblance, and His
form beyond that of the sons of men
so shall He startle many nations; kings
shall shut their mouths because of Him;
for that which has not been told them
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they shall see, and that which they have ,

not heard they shall understand.
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O Lord, who has believed what we

have heard? And to whom has the arm
of the Lord been revealed? For He grew
up before him like a young plant, and
like a root out of dry ground; He had no
form or comeliness that we should look
at Him, and no beauty that we should
desire Him. He was despised and
rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and
acquainted with grief; and as one from
whom men hide their faces He was
despised, and we esteemed Him not.
Surely He has borne our grief and
carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed
him stricken, smitten by God, and
afflicted. But He was wounded for our
transgressions, He was bruised for our
iniquities; upon Him was the
chastisement that made us whole, and
with His stripes we are healed.
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All we like sheep have gone astray; we

have turned every one to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on Him the
iniquity of us all. He was oppressed,
and He was afflicted, yet He opened not
His mouth; like a lamb that is led to the
slaughter, and like a sheep that before
its shearers is dumb, so He opened not
His mouth. By oppression and
judgment he was taken away; and as for
His generation, who considered that He
was cut off out of the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of My
people? And they made His grave with
the wicked and with a rich man in His
death, although He had done no
violence, and there was no deceit in His
mouth. Yet it was the will of the Lord
to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief.
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When He makes Himself an offering

for sin, He shall see His offspring, He
shall prolong His days; the will of the
Lord shall prosper in His hand; He shall
see the fruit of the travail of His soul
and be satisfied; by His knowledge
shall the righteous one, My Servant,
make many to be accounted righteous;
and He shall bear their iniquities.

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Therefore I will divide Him a portion

with the great, and He shall divide the
spoil with the strong; because He
poured out His soul to death, and was
numbered with the transgressors; yet He
bore the sin of many, and made
intercession for the transgressors.
Sing, O barren one, who did not bear;
break forth into singing and cry aloud,
you who have not been in travail! For
the children of the desolate one will be
more than the children of her that is
married, says the Lord.

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Epistle
Hebrews 2:11-18
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the Hebrews.
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Brethren, He Who sanctifies and those , ,

who are sanctified have all one origin.
That is why He is not ashamed to call
them brethren, saying, I will proclaim
Your name to My brethren, in the midst
of the congregation I will praise You.
And again, I will put my trust in Him.
And again, Here am I, and the children
God has given Me. Since therefore the
children share in flesh and blood, He
Himself likewise partook of the same
nature, that through death He might
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destroy him who has the power of

death, that is, the devil, and deliver all
those who through fear of death were
subject to lifelong bondage. For surely
it is not with angels that He is
concerned but with the descendants of
Abraham. Therefore He had to be made
like His brethren in every respect, so
that He might become a merciful and
faithful High Priest in the service of
God, to make expiation for the sins of
the people. For because He Himself has
suffered and been tempted, He is able to
help those who are tempted.
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Gospel
Luke 23:32-49
. 32-49

Holy Gospel.
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Priest
Peace be with all.

according to Luke.
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glory to You.
Psalm Verses
Let Your compassions quickly go

before us, Lord, for we have become
exceedingly poor. Help us, God our
Savior, for the sake of the glory of Your
name; Lord deliver us and be gracious
to our sins for Your names sake.
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Trisagion Prayers
Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

Holy , ,
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Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

Holy , ,
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Holy
Holy , ,
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God, Holy Mighty,


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names sake.
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Lord, have mercy.

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38
Kontakion
Tone Plagal 4

my Son and my God.

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,
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Prayer of the Hours
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come:
receive,
O
Lord,
our
lives
according
to
Your
Amen.

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Lord, have mercy.

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the
Seraphim,
the
one
who
you.
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, .

Amen.
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Prayer of Basil the Great
O God and Lord of hosts, O Maker of ,

all creation, Who by the tender
compassion of Your mercy which
transcends comprehension, did send
down Your only-begotten Son, our
Lord Jesus Christ, for the salvation of
our race, and by His precious Cross did
tear asunder the handwriting of our sins,
and thereby did triumph over the
principalities and powers of darkness:
You Yourself, O Master Who loves
mankind, accept also from us sinners
these prayers of thanksgiving and
entreaty, and deliver us from every
destructive and dark transgression, and
from all enemies, both visible and
invisible, that seek to do us evil. Nail
down our flesh with the fear of You,
and do not incline our hearts to words
or thoughts of evil, but pierce our souls
with longing for You, so that being
guided by Your light as we behold You,
the unapproachable and everlasting
Light, we may send up increasing praise
and thanksgiving to You: the
unoriginate Father, with Your onlybegotten Son, and Your all-holy and
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good and life-creating Spirit, now and ,

ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
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The Ninth Hour
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God.
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Psalm 68
Save me, O God, for the waters have , ,

come in unto my soul.
I am stuck fast in the mire of the deep,

and there is no sure standing; I have
come into the deeps of the sea, and a
tempest has overwhelmed me.
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,
I have grown weary with crying, my

throat has become hoarse; my eyes
have failed me from hoping in my
God.
,
,

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Those who hate me without a cause

are multiplied more than the hairs of
my head.
My enemies, those who persecute me

unjustly, have grown strong; then I
restored that which I did not take
away.
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O God, You know my foolishness,

and my transgressions are not hidden
from You.
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Let those who wait on You not be

ashamed for my sake, Lord: You, the
Lord of hosts; nor let those who seek
after You be confounded for my sake,
O God of Israel.

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Shame has covered my face, because I

have borne reproach for Your sake.
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I have become a stranger to my

brothers, and an alien to the sons of
my mother.

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For the zeal of Your house has eaten

me up, and the reproaches of those
who reproach You have fallen on me.
Yes, I covered my soul with fasting,

and it turned into a reproach for me.

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And I made sackcloth my clothing,

and I became a proverb to them.
,
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And those who sit in the gates talked

against me; and those who drink wine
made a song about me.

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But as for me, I cry unto You, Lord,

with my prayer; it is time for Your
good pleasure.
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O God, hear me in the multitude of

Your mercy, in the truth of Your
salvation.
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Save me from the mire, that I may not

be stuck therein; let me be delivered
from those who hate me and from the
deeps of the waters.
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Let not the tempest of water

overwhelm me, nor let the deep
swallow me up, nor let the pit shut its
mouth upon me.

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Hear me, Lord, for Your mercy is

good; look upon me according to the
multitude of Your compassions.
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Do not turn Your face away from

Your servant, for I am afflicted;
quickly hear me.

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Attend to my soul and deliver it;

because of my enemies, rescue me.
,
,
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For You know my reproach, my

shame and my humiliation; before
You are all those who afflict me.

,
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My soul has awaited reproach and

misery, and I waited for one who
would grieve with me.
,

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But there was no one, and for those

who would comfort me, but I found
none.
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And they gave me gall for my food,

and they gave me vinegar to drink for
my thirst.
,

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Let their table before them be for a

snare, for a recompense and for a
stumbling-block.
, .
Let their eyes be darkened that they

may not see, and may You continually
bow down their back.

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Pour out Your wrath upon them, and

let the fury of Your wrath take hold
upon them.
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Let their habitation be made desolate,

and let there be no one to dwell in
their tents.
,
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For they persecuted him whom You

have smitten, and they have added to
the pain of my wounds.
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Add iniquity to their iniquity, and do

not let them enter into Your
righteousness.

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Let them be blotted out of the book of

the living, and do not let them be
written with the righteous.
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I am poor and in sorrow; may Your

salvation, O God, be quick to help me.
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I will praise the name of my God with

an ode, I will magnify Him with
praise.

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And this shall please God more than a

young calf that has horns and hooves.

, .
Let beggars behold it and be glad;

seek after God, and your soul shall
live.
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,
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For the Lord has heard the poor and

has not despised those who are
fettered for His sake.

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Let the heavens and the earth praise

Him, the sea and all the creeping
things therein.

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For God will save Sion, and the cities

of Judea shall be built; and they shall
dwell therein and inherit it.
,

,
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And the seed of Your servants shall

possess it, and those who love Your
Name shall dwell therein.

,

.
Psalm 69
God, be attentive unto helping me.
, .
Lord, make haste to help me.
, .
Let them be shamed and confounded

that seek after my soul.
,
.
Let those who desire evils against me

be turned back and brought to shame.
,

.
Let them be turned back straight-away

in shame that say to me: Well done!
Well done!
,
.
45
Let all who seek after You be glad

and rejoice in You, O God.l
,
,
, .
Let those who love Your salvation say

continually: The Lord be magnified.
,
.
But as for me, I am poor and needy.
O God, come to my aid.
, .
You are my Helper and my Deliverer.
O Lord; make no long tarrying.
, .
Psalm 85
Bow down Your ear, O Lord, and hear

me, for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my soul, for I am holy; save

Your servant, who hopes in You, my
God.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I will

cry to You all the day long; make the
soul of Your servant glad, for I have
lifted up my soul to You.
,

.
For You, O Lord, are good and gentle,

and plenteous in mercy to all who call
upon You.
, ,
Give ear to my prayer, O Lord, and

attend to the voice of my supplication.
I have cried to You in the day of my

affliction, for You have heard me.

, .
There is none like You among the

gods, O Lord, nor are there any works
like Your works.
, ,
.
All the nations whom You have made

shall come and shall worship before
You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your
name.

, ,
.
46
For You are great and work wonders;

You alone are God.
Guide me, O Lord, in Your way, and I
will walk in Your truth; let my heart
rejoice that I may fear Your name.
I will confess You, O Lord my God,
with all my heart, and I will glorify
Your name to the ages.
For Your mercy is great upon me, and
You have delivered my soul from the
depths of Hades.
Transgressors have risen up against
me, O God, and the assembly of the
mighty has sought after my soul, and
they have not set You before them.
But You, O Lord my God, are
compassionate and merciful, longsuffering and plenteous in mercy, and
true.
Look on me, and have mercy on me;
give Your strength to Your servant,
and save the son of Your handmaiden.
Work in me a sign to good; and let
those who hate me behold, and be put
to shame, for You, O Lord, have
helped me and comforted me.
,
.
, ,

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,
,
.
,

.
,

.
, , ,
,
.

.

.

. .

O God.

O God.

O God.

Lord have mercy.
.
47
Troparion
Tone Plagal 4

Seeing the Author of Life hanging on a

Cross, the thief said: If He Who is
crucified with us is not God incarnate,
the sun would not have hidden its rays,
nor would the earth quake with
trembling. But, O all-forbearing One,
remember me, Lord, in Your Kingdom.
, ,
,
,
,
.
,
.
Theotokion

Amen.
. .
You were born of a Virgin and endured ,

crucifixion, O good One; You crushed
death by Your death, and being God
brought forth the resurrection. Do not
turn away from those whom You have
created; instead reveal unto them Your
love for mankind, and accept as an
intercessor the Virgin Theotokos who
gave You birth, and save, O our Savior,
a desperate people.
,
,
,

,
, , ,
.
Idiomela

.
Grave Tone
It was astonishing to see the Maker of ,

heaven and earth hanging on a Cross; to
see the sun darkened, the day changing
again to night, and the earth giving up
the bodies of the dead from the graves;
with them we venerate You: Save us, O
Lord.
, ,
,
,
,
, ,
.
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Tone 2
They have parted my garments among ,

themselves, and for my vesture they .
have cast lots.
When the lawless ones nailed the Lord

of Glory to the Cross, You cried out to
them: How have I grieved you? Or in
what have I angered you? Before Me,
who delivered you from affliction? And
now, how do you repay Me? Instead of
evil, good; instead of the pillar of fire,
you nail Me to a Cross; instead of a
cloud, you dug for Me a grave; instead
of manna, you give Me gall; instead of
water, you give Me vinegar. Henceforth
I will call the nations, and they will
glorify Me with the Father and the Holy
Spirit.
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; ,
; ,

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, ,
, ,
. ,
,
.
Idiomelon
The Kanonarch sings the following Idiomelon ,

in a melodious voice from the center of the ,
solea, facing the Beautiful Gate.

Tone Plagal 2

. .
Today is hung upon the Tree, He ,

Who suspends the earth in the midst of .
the waters.
(Repeat) Today is hung upon the Tree, () ,
He Who suspends the earth in the .
midst of the waters.
(Repeat) Today is hung upon the Tree, () ,
He Who suspends the earth in the .
waters.
A crown of thorns surrounds Him, ,

Who is King of the angels.
.
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The purple of mockery is wrapped ,

about Him, Who wraps the heavens in .
clouds.
Buffetings fell upon Him, Who frees ,

Adam in the Jordan.
Nails transfixed Him, the Bridegroom ,

of the Church.
A spear pierces Him, the Son of the ,

Virgin.
We venerate Your Passion, O Christ.
(Repeat) We venerate Your Passion, O ()

Christ.
.
(Repeat) We venerate Your Passion, O ()
Christ.
.
Show
us also
Resurrection.
Your
glorious ,
.
Tone Plagal 2
The fool has said in his heart, there is ,

no God.
There is none that does good; no, not ,

one.
.
Prophecy
Jeremiah 11:18-23, 12:1-4,

12:9-11, 12:14-15
. , 18-23, 1-5,
9-11, 14-15

Jeremiah.
. .
The Lord made it known to me and I , , .

knew; then You showed me their evil
deeds. But I was like a gentle lamb led
to the slaughter. I did not know it was
against Me they devised schemes,
saying, Let us destroy the Tree with
,
,
, .
,
,
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its fruit, let us cut Him off from the ,

land of the living, that His name be ,
remembered no more.
.
, ,
, ,

,
.
,
,

, ,
.
,
,

,

,
Righteous are You, O Lord, when I
.
complain to You; yet I would plead my
case before You. Why does the way of , ,
the wicked prosper? Why do all who ,
are treacherous thrive? You plant them, . ;
and they take root; they grow and bring
forth fruit; You are near in their mouth , ,
and far from their heart. But You, O , ,
Lord, know me; You see me, and try ,
my mind toward You. Pull them out ,
like sheep for the slaughter, and set . , ,
them apart for the day of slaughter.

How long will the land mourn, and the ,
grass of every field wither? For the
,
wickedness of those who dwell in it the
.
beasts and the birds are swept away,
because men said, He will not see our ,
latter end. Is my heritage to me like a , ,
speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of ;
prey against her round about? Go, ,
assemble all the wild beasts; bring ,
them to devour. Many shepherds have ,
But, O Lord of hosts, Who judges
righteously, Who tries the heart and the
mind, let me see Your vengeance upon
them, for I have committed my cause to
You. Therefore thus says the Lord
concerning the men of Anathth, who
seek your life, and say, Do not
prophesy in the name of the Lord, or
you will die by our hand therefore
thus says the Lord of hosts: Behold, I
will punish them; the young men shall
die by the sword; their sons and their
daughters shall die by famine; and none
of them shall be left. For I will bring
evil upon the men of Anathth, the year
of their punishment.
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destroyed My vineyard, they have

trampled down My portion, they have
made My pleasant portion a desolate
wilderness. They have made it a
desolation; desolate, it mourns to Me.
The whole land is made desolate, but
no man lays it to heart.
.
,
.
,
,
,
.
Thus says the Lord concerning all my

evil neighbors who touch the heritage
which I have given my people Israel to
inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up
from their land, and I will pluck up the
house of Judah from among them. And
after I have plucked them up, I will
again have compassion on them, and I
will bring them again each to his
heritage and each to his land.

,
,
.

,
,
,
, ,
,
.
Epistle
Hebrews 10:19-31
. , 19-31

the Hebrews.
. .
Brethren, since we have confidence to ,

enter the sanctuary by the Blood of
Jesus, by the new and living way which
He opened for us through the curtain,
that is, through His flesh, and since we
have a great Priest over the house of
God, let us draw near with a true heart
in full assurance of faith, with our
hearts sprinkled clean from an evil
conscience and our bodies washed with
pure water.
Let us hold fast the confession of our
hope without wavering, for he who
promised is faithful; and let us consider
how to stir up one another to love and
good works, not neglecting to meet
,
,
,
(,
)
,

,
,

( ),
, ,

, ,
52
together, as is the habit of some, but , ,

encouraging one another, and all the .
more as you see the Day drawing near.
For if we sin deliberately after receiving
the knowledge of the truth, there no
longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a ,
fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury ,
of fire which will consume the , ,
adversaries. A man who has violated .
the law of Moses dies without mercy at ,
the testimony of two or three witnesses.
How much worse punishment do you , ()
think will be deserved by the man who
has spurned the Son of God, and ,
profaned the Blood of the covenant by ,
which he was sanctified, and outraged ,
the Spirit of grace? For we know Him ; .
who said, Vengeance is mine, I will , ,
repay. And again, The Lord will . ,
judge His people. It is a fearful thing .
to fall into the hands of the living God. .
Gospel
John 19:23-37
. 23-37

Holy Gospel.
.
. ,
.
Priest
Peace be with all.

according to John.
, , .

glory to You.
53
Psalm Verses
For the sake of Your holy name, do not ,

deliver us up utterly, neither disannul
Your covenant, and do not cause Your
mercy to depart from us, for the sake of
Abraham Your beloved, and for the
sake of Isaac Your servant, and and for
the sake of Israel Your holy one.

,
,
,

.
Trisagion Prayers
Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

Holy , ,
.
Holy
God, Holy Mighty,

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


. .

names sake.
.
,
. ,
,
.

Lord, have mercy.

. .

,
,
.

54
And lead us not into temptation, but ,

,
,
.

,
.
. . ()
Kontakion
Tone Plagal 4

my Son and my God.

,
,
.
Prayer of the Hours
. ()

come:
receive,
O
Lord,
our
lives
according
to
Your

,
,
,
,

,
,

.
,
, ,

, .
,

55
for You are blessed to the ages of ages. ,

Amen.

. .

Lord, have mercy.

. .

the
Seraphim,
the
one
who
you.
,
, ,
.
, .

Amen.
,
,
, .
Prayer of Basil the Great
O Master, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, ,

Who are long-suffering in the face of
our transgressions, and Who has
brought us even to this present hour,
wherein You hung upon the life-giving
tree, and did make a way into paradise
for the wise thief, and by death did
destroy death: be gracious to us sinners
and Your unworthy servants; for we
have sinned and committed iniquity,
and are not worthy to lift up our eyes
and behold the height of heaven, for we
have abandoned the way of Your
righteousness, and have walked in the
desires of our hearts. But we beseech
Your boundless goodness: spare us, O
Lord, according to the multitude of
Your mercy and save us for Your holy
names sake; for our days are consumed
,
,
,
,

,
,
,
.
,
,
,

.

,
,
56
in vanity. Rescue us from the hand of

the adversary, and forgive us our sins,
and mortify our carnal mind; that,
putting aside the old man, we may be
clad with the new, and live for You, O
our Master and Benefactor; and that
thus
by
following
in
Your
commandments, we may attain to rest
everlasting, wherein is the dwellingplace of all those who rejoice. For You
are indeed the true Joy and Gladness of
those who love You, Christ our God,
and to You we send up glory, with Your
unoriginate Father, and Your all-holy
and good and life-creating Spirit, now
and ever, and to the ages of ages.
Amen.
,
.
,
,

,
,
.
,
.

,

,
, , ,
, ,
. .
Dismissal
Priest
You.
Glory to You, O God, glory to
, .

. .

Lord, have mercy.
Holy father, bless.
, .
Priest May He Who endured spittings,

scourgings, buffetings, the Cross and death
for the salvation of the world, Christ our true
God, through the intercessions of His allpure and all-blameless holy Mother; by the
power of the precious and life-giving Cross;
through the protection of the honorable
heavenly bodiless powers; through the
supplications of the honorable, glorious,
prophet, forerunner, and baptist John; of the
holy,
glorious,
and
all-praiseworthy
Apostles; of our father among the saints,
Gregory the Dialogist, Pope of Rome, whose
liturgy we celebrate; of the holy, glorious

, ,
,

, , ,
,

, ,

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and victorious martyrs; of our venerable and
God-bearing fathers; of (the patron saint); of (
the holy and righteous ancestors of God, )
Joachim and Anna; of Saints (the saints of , (
the day) whom we commemorate; and of all ) ,
the saints: have mercy 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.
,
,
.
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To God be the glory.

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The Great, or Imperial, Hours on Holy and Great Friday Morning

Holy Friday Morning

The Great, or Imperial, Hours on Holy and Great Friday Morning

The Great (Imperial) Hours

The First Hour

Priest Blessed is our God, always, now,

Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of

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. . .

The Great, or Imperial, Hours on Holy and Great Friday Morning

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

Our Father, Who art in the heavens, , ,

Priest For Thine is the kingdom, and the

Amen. Lord, have mercy. (12)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and

Come, let us worship and fall down ,

before God, our King.

Come, let us worship and fall down ,

before Christ God, our King.

Come, let us worship and fall down ,

before Christ Himself, our King and ,

Give ear to my words, O Lord; hear my ,

The Great, or Imperial, Hours on Holy and Great Friday Morning

In the morning I shall stand before

He who works evil shall not dwell

You have hated all those who work

The Lord shall abhor a man that is

But as for me I shall go into Your

O Lord, guide me in the way of Your

For in their mouth there is no truth;

Their throat is an open sepulcher, they

Let them fall down on account of their

And let all those who hope in You be

For You shall bless the righteous; O

The Great, or Imperial, Hours on Holy and Great Friday Morning

Why have the heathen raged, and why ,

The Great, or Imperial, Hours on Holy and Great Friday Morning

Attend to me, O God, My God; why , ,

But You dwell in the sanctuary, O

Our fathers have hoped in You; they

They cried to You, and were saved;

But as for me, I am a worm, and not a

All who look on me have laughed me

He hoped in the Lord; let Him deliver

On You I was cast from the womb;

Many young bullsz have encircled

They have opened their mouth against

I have been poured out like water, and

The Great, or Imperial, Hours on Holy and Great Friday Morning

My heart has become like wax

My strength is dried up like a

They have pierced my hands and my

They have parted my garments among

But You, Lord, do not remove Your

Rescue my soul from the sword, even

Save me from the mouth of the lion,

I will declare Your Name to my

Let all who are of the seed of Israel

The Great, or Imperial, Hours on Holy and Great Friday Morning

From You is my praise; in the great