Actions of the altar server at the liturgy. A practical guide for altar servers. All-Night Vigil and Liturgy
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1 Practical guide for altar servers All-Night Vigil and Liturgy
3 ALL-NIGHT VIgil GREAT VESPERS (although there is a deacon in the text, the service of the altar boy in this manual is described for a church without a deacon) An icon of the holiday is placed on the lectern in the church, a censer and a candle are prepared. The lights in the temple turn on. Just before the start, serve the censer according to custom (that is, standing to the right of the priest who is in front of the Throne) and do not leave. The priest opens the altar and goes to burn incense in the temple. Accept the censer from the priest who entered at that time and take it away. Deacon: Arise! God bless! Priest: Glory to the Holy, Consubstantial, Life-Giving, and Indivisible Trinity always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Choir: Amen. Priests at the altar: Come, let us worship our God the King. Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God. Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. Come, let us worship and fall before Him. Psalm 103, opening (The verses of the psalm are read by the canonarch and repeated by the choir (they are placed in square brackets). In parish churches, only some verses of the psalm are usually sung (they are printed in italics).) Bless the Lord, my soul, [Blessed art thou, O Lord.] Lord my God, thou art greatly magnified [Blessed art thou, O Lord], thou art clothed with confession and greatness. Dress yourself in light like a robe, stretch out the sky like skin. Cover Thy most exalted waters, base the clouds on Thy ascent, walk on the wing of the wind. Create your angels, your spirits, and your servants, your fiery flame. Found the earth on its firmament, it will not bow forever. The abyss is like a robe, its robe; there will be water on the mountains. [Wonderful are Your works, O Lord]. They will flee from Your rebuke; they will fear the voice of Your thunder. Mountains rise and fields descend to the place you founded for them. You have set a limit; they will not pass it; they will return to cover the earth. Send 1
4 springs in the wilds, waters will flow through the mountains. All the animals of the village are drinking, waiting for the onagers to satisfy their thirst. On these, the birds of the sky will take root, from the midst of the stones they will give a voice. Solder the mountains from Your exalted ones; From the fruit of Your works the earth will be satisfied. Vegetate the grass for cattle and grain for the service of man, to bring bread from the earth. And wine gladdens a man’s heart, anointing the face with oil, and bread strengthens a man’s heart. The trees of Poland and the cedars of Lebanon, which you planted, will be satisfied. There the birds will nest; Erodian’s dwelling will lead them. The mountains are high with trees, the stone is a refuge for the hare. You created the moon in time, the sun knew its west. Thou hast laid down darkness, and the night has come, in which all the beasts of the oak forest will pass; bring down the roaring ones, take them away and seek food for yourself from God. The sun has risen, and they have gathered together and lie down in their beds. A man will go out to his work and his work until the evening. Because Thy works are magnified, O Lord, Thou hast done all things with wisdom: the earth is filled with Thy creation. This sea is great and spacious, there are reptiles there, there are countless of them, small animals with great ones. There ships sail, this serpent, whom you created, curse him. Everyone is looking to You, to give them food at a good time. If I give you to them, they will collect it; I will open Your hand, and all things will be filled with goodness. I will turn away Your face, and they will rebel; take away their spirit and they will disappear and return to their dust. Follow Thy Spirit, and they will be created, and renew the face of the earth. Be the glory of the Lord forever: the Lord will rejoice in His works. Look at the earth and make it shake, touch the mountains and make them smoke. I will sing to the Lord in my belly, I will sing to my God until I am. May my conversation delight Him; I will rejoice in the Lord. Let sinners disappear from the earth, and lawless women, as if they did not exist. Bless the Lord, my soul. [Glory to You, Lord, who created everything.] Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to You, O God. (Three times) Great Litany Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord in peace. Choir: Lord have mercy. (For every petition.) Let us pray to the Lord for the peace from above and the salvation of our souls. Let us pray to the Lord for the peace of the whole world, the prosperity of the Holy Churches of God and the unity of all. For this holy temple and for those who enter it with faith, reverence and fear of God, let us pray to the Lord. About our great Lord and Father, His Holiness Patriarch (name), and about our Lord, His Eminence Metropolitan 2
5 (or: archbishop, or: bishop) (name), honorable presbytery, deaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord. For our God-protected country, its authorities and army, let us pray to the Lord. About this city [or: about this weight; if in a monastery, then: for this holy monastery], every city, country and by faith living in them, let us pray to the Lord. Let us pray to the Lord for the goodness of the air, for the abundance of earthly fruits and times of peace. About those floating, traveling, the sick, the suffering, the captives and about their salvation. Let's pray to the Lord. Let us pray to the Lord for deliverance from all sorrow, anger and need. Intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Your grace. Having commemorated our Most Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God. Choir: To you, Lord. Priest: For all glory, honor and worship is due to You, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Choir: Amen. Blessed is the man (First Antiphon of the 1st Kathisma) Choir: Blessed is the man who does not follow the counsel of the wicked. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked will perish. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Work for the Lord with fear and rejoice in Him with trembling. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are all the hopeful Nan. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Arise, Lord, save me, my God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Salvation is the Lord's, and Your blessing is upon Your people. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times) 3
6 The censer is being prepared. Small Litany Deacon: Let us pray again and again in peace to the Lord. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. Intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Your grace. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. Let us commemorate our Most Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, for ourselves, and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God. Choir: To you, Lord. Priest: For Thine is the dominion, and Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, Chorus: Amen To “Lord I have cried” the censer at the southern gates of the Holy See. The priest opens the altar and goes to burn incense in the temple. Accept the censer from the priest who entered and take it away. Lord, I cried 1st person: Lord, I called to You, hear me; / hear me, Lord. / Lord, I have called to You, hear me; / Hear the voice of my prayer. / Always call me to You; / hear me, Lord. 2nd face: Let my prayer be corrected, / like incense before You, / the lifting of my hand, / the evening sacrifice. / Hear me, Lord. Lay down, Lord... (Ps. 140,141). For 10 verses (stichera) (At the all-night vigil there are 8 or 10 stichera. If according to the rules of this service there are 8 stichera, then the 10th and 9th verses are omitted. Bring my soul out of prison, (This first part of the verse is read by the canonarch ( director of church singing); the second part of the verse is sung by the singers and immediately begin to sing the stichera.) confess to Your Name. The righteous are waiting for me, / until now reward me. On 8: From the depths I have cried to You, O Lord, / Lord, hear my voice. Yes Your ears will be attentive to the voice of my prayer. On 6: If you see iniquity, O Lord, O Lord, who will stand?/ For You have purification. 4
7 For Thy name's sake I have endured Thee, O Lord; my soul has endured in Thy word; my soul trusteth in the Lord. On 4: From the morning watch until the night, from the morning watch, / let Israel trust in the Lord. For with the Lord is mercy, and with him is much deliverance: / And he will deliver Israel from all their iniquities. Praise the Lord, all nations, / Praise Him, all people. For His mercy is established upon us, / and the truth of the Lord endures forever. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Dogmatist or stichera. (It is sung: on Sunday the dogmatic voice, on the twelfth feast of the stichera of the feast, on the feast of the saint placed on the row of the Theotokos. On the dogmatics the entrance is made with a censer.) If the altar boy is alone, light a candle in advance and then serve the censer. Place the candle in the High Place. If there are two: one serves the censer, and the second with a candle stands in the High Place. Who, with a candle, synchronously with the priest, crosses himself and bows to the High Place and the priest and in front of the priest goes out through the northern gate, along the pulpit through the center goes to the lectern, before reaching it he turns 180 0, puts the candle in front of himself (now standing with his back to the lectern) and retreats slightly to the right so as not to stand in the center and not block the candle from people. He stands in front of the lectern, and after the priest comes out to the pulpit and bless the people, he also enters through the center, already through the southern gate into the altar, passes through the High Place with a bow, extinguishes and puts the candle in its place. 5
8 Entrance with censer Deacon: Wisdom, forgive. Light the Quiet Choir: Light the Quiet Glory of the Immortal Heavenly Father, /Holy, Blessed, Jesus Christ! / Having come to the west of the sun, having seen the evening light, / we sing of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, God. / You are worthy at all times to be reverent, / Give life to the Son of God; / the world also glorifies you. Deacon: Let's take a look. Priest: Peace to all. Deacon: Wisdom. Prokeimenon, voice... Daytime prokeimenon (vespers) with verses On Saturday, tone 6: The Lord reigned, / clothed with beauty. The choir repeats: The Lord reigns, clothed with beauty. Verse 1. The Lord clothed himself with strength, and girded himself. Chorus: The Lord reigns, clothed with beauty. (For each verse). Verse 2. For establish the world, which cannot move. Verse 3. To Thy house holiness is due, O Lord, throughout the length of days. Deacon: The Lord reigns. Chorus: Clothed in beauty. On Sunday, tone 8: Behold, now bless the Lord/all servants of the Lord. Verse: Those standing in the temple of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. 6 On Monday, tone 4: The Lord will hear me, / when I cry to Him. Verse: Always call me, the God of my righteousness will hear me. On Tuesday, tone 1: Your mercy, O Lord, will marry me all the days of my life. Verse: The Lord shepherds me and deprives me of nothing; in the place of hell, there they installed me. Wednesday, tone 5: God, in Your name save me, /and in Your power judge me. Verse: God, hear my prayer, inspire the words of my mouth. Thursday, tone 6 My help comes from the Lord, / who created heaven and earth. Verse: I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from there my help will come. On Friday, tone 7: O God, You are my Protector, / and Your mercy will precede me. Verse: Deliver me from my enemies, O God, and deliver me from those who rise up against me.
9 PAROMIAS (occur on holidays, read according to “Menaea Menstruation”) If there are paremias, the altar boy takes the Menaion from the choir and stands in front of (!) the lectern. Reading order: SV: Wisdom! Reader: Genesis reading. SV: Let's go! And the first proverb is read. It ends and the same thing happens again: SV: Wisdom! Reader: Exodus reading. SV: Let's go! And the second proverb is read, etc. Litany of the Deacon: We recite everything with all our souls, and with all our thoughts we recite. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. Lord Almighty, God of our fathers, we pray to You, hear and have mercy. Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray to You, hear and have mercy. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. (Three times, for each petition) We also pray for our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness the Patriarch (name), and for our Lord, His Eminence, Metropolitan (or: Archbishop, or: Bishop) (name), and all our brethren in Christ. We also pray for our God-protected country, its authorities and army, so that we may live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity. We also pray for the blessed and ever-memorable creators of this holy temple (if in a monastery: this holy monastery), and for all our departed fathers and brothers. lying here and everywhere, Orthodox. We also pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness and forgiveness of sins of God's servants. brethren of this holy temple (if in a monastery: this holy monastery). We also pray for those who are fruitful and virtuous in this holy and all-honorable temple, for those who work, sing and stand before us, expecting great and rich mercy from You. Priest: For You are a Merciful and Lover of Mankind, and to You we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. 7
10 Choir: Amen. Grant, O Lord, Grant, O Lord, that we may be preserved without sin this evening. Blessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is thy name forever. Amen. May Thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, as we trust in Thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me by thy justification. Blessed art thou, O Lord, enlighten me with thy justification. Blessed are You, Holy One, enlighten me with Your justifications. Lord, Your mercy endures forever, do not despise the work of Your hand. Praise is due to you, singing is due to you, glory is due. To the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. (if lithium) The tetrapod is placed in front of the lectern. Move the lectern a little so that there is a passage between the lectern and the pulpit for incense. One rug is laid in front of the tetrapod, the other in the vestibule. A cover spreads over the tetrapods. Litany of Petition Deacon: Let us fulfill it evening prayer our Lord. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. Intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Your grace. We ask the Lord for a perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless evening. Choir: Grant it, Lord. (For every request.) We ask the Lord for a peaceful, faithful mentor, guardian of our souls and bodies. We ask the Lord for forgiveness and forgiveness of our sins and transgressions. We ask the Lord for kindness and benefit to our souls and for peace. We ask the Lord to end the rest of our life in peace and repentance. The Christian death of our belly is painless, shameless, peaceful and we ask for a good answer at the Last Judgment of Christ. Let us commemorate our Most Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, for ourselves, and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God. 8
11 Choir: To you, Lord. Priest: For You are a Good and Lover of Mankind, and to You we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Chorus: Amen. Priest: Peace to all. Chorus: And to your spirit. Deacon: Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Choir: To you, Lord. May the power of Your Kingdom be blessed and glorified. Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Choir: Amen. (if litia) If litia, stichera are sung at litia. They show the descent into the porch. To do this, a large candle and censer are lit. Altar servers in front of the priest carry a candle into the vestibule, place it in front of the priest, and the censer is given at the sign. When the censer is finished, take it away and one altar boy leaves and takes the censer. LITIA Deacon: Save, O God, Thy people and bless Thy inheritance, visit Thy world with mercy and bounties, raise up the horn of Orthodox Christians and send down upon us Thy rich mercies; the prayers of our All-Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary; by the power of the Honest and Life-Giving Cross; intercession of the Honest Heavenly Forces of the Bodiless; Honest Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; saints, glorious and all-praised Apostle; like our holy fathers and the great universal teachers and saints, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom; like our holy father Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, the Wonderworker; Saints Equal to the Apostles Methodius and Cyril, Slovenian teachers, Saints Equal to the Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir and Grand Duchess Olga, like the holy father of our All Rus' miracle workers, Michael, Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip and Hermogenes; the holy glorious and victorious martyrs, our reverend and God-bearing fathers, the holy and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna [and the saint (name), whose temple is and whose day is] and all the saints; We pray to Thee, O most merciful Lord, hear us sinners praying to Thee, and have mercy on us. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. (40 times) 9
12 (if lithium) Place the casting device (vessel) with candles lit in advance on it on the tetrapod in front of the lectern. Do not remove the lids. Deacon: We also pray for our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness Patriarch (name), and for our Lord, His Eminence, Metropolitan (or: archbishop, or: bishop; if in the monastery: and about the archimandrite, or: our abbot) (name) and about everything in Christ our brotherhood, and about every soul of Christians who is grieving and embittered by the mercy of God and demanding help; about the protection of this city and those living in it (or: this holy monastery and those living in it; or: this holy monastery and those living in it); about the world and the state of the whole world; about the welfare of the Holy Churches of God; about the salvation and help with care and fear of God of our fathers and brothers who work and serve; about those who are left behind and those who are gone; about the healing of those lying in weakness, about the dormition, weakness, blessed memory and forgiveness of sins of all our fathers and brothers who have gone before, who lie here and everywhere, Orthodox; about the deliverance of the captives, and about our brothers who are present in the services, and about all those who serve and have served in this holy temple (even in the monastery: in this holy monastery) with their words. Chorus: Lord, have mercy (50 times) Deacon: We also pray that this city (or: weigh this), and this holy temple (even in the monastery: this holy monastery), and every city and country, will be preserved from famine and destruction , coward, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare; May our Good and Humane-loving God be merciful and merciful, turn away all anger directed at us, and deliver us from His due and righteous rebuke, and have mercy on us. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. (Three times) Deacon: We still pray that the Lord God may hear the voice of the prayer of us sinners and have mercy on us. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. (Three times) Priest: Hear us, O God, our Savior, the Hope of all the ends of the earth and those who are in the sea far away; and be merciful, be merciful, O Master, about our sins and have mercy on us. For You are a merciful and Lover of mankind, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Chorus: Amen. Priest: Peace to all. Deacon: Let us bow our heads to the Lord. 10
13 And the priest is vigilantly prayed to all the tagging of the chapter: Vladyko Mollynostiv, Lord Jesus Christ, our God of God, by the prayers of the all -terrible mistress of our Virgin and the Big Mary, the strength of the honest and lifeless cross, the ideas of the honest heavenly forces of the frosty, honest glorious prophet, the Baptist and the Baptist of John, the holy glorious and the all-praised Apostle, the holy glorious and victorious martyrs, our reverend and God-bearing fathers, like our holy fathers and the ecumenical great teachers and saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom, like our holy father Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra the Wonderworker; Saints Methodius and Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Slovenian teachers; the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir and Grand Duchess Olga, like the holy father of all Rus', the wonderworkers Michael, Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip and Hermogenes, and the holy righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna [and the saint (name), whose name is the temple, and His is the day), and of all Thy saints; Make our prayer favorable, grant us forgiveness of our sins, cover us with shelter for Your wing, drive away from us every enemy and adversary; pacify our life, Lord; have mercy on us and Your world, and save our souls, for You are Good and Lover of mankind. (if lithium): You need to go in front of the priest - move the candle, place it behind the lithium vessel. The distant rug is carried away, the altar boys leave. Chorus: Amen. Stichera on the stichera (The first stichera is sung without a verse. Then the reader reads the first half of the verse, the choir sings the second half and stichera) Sunday verses (choruses) for the stichera, on the stichera: Verse 1: The Lord reigns, / clothed with beauty. Verse 2: For establish the world, / which cannot move. Verse 3: Holiness becomes your house, O Lord, / for the length of days. Glory, even now: Theotokos. Prayer of St. Simeon the God-Receiver Now release Thy servant, O Master, according to Thy word, in peace; For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared before 11
14 the face of all people, a light for the revelation of tongues, and the glory of your people Israel. Reader: Trisagion. Holy Trinity... Our Father... (if litia): on the Our Father for the priest to bring out the censer, the 2nd altar boy opens the CV, turns on the light. When the 1st altar boy is on the OUR FATHER, open the royal doors, turn on the light and immediately go to him with the censer (there will be censing of the lithium table at the troparia). (no litia): turn on the light on the Our Father Priest: For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Chorus: Amen. Troparion of the holiday (Thrice). If the vigil is on Sunday: Virgin Mother of God, Hail, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with Thee: blessed art Thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of Thy womb, for Thou hast given birth to the Savior of our souls (Thrice). If there is a saint celebrated on Sunday, then: Theotokos, Virgin... (twice) and the troparion to the saint. [ (if lithium): The priest leaves, the altar servers take the lithium table, candle, censer, cover, tetrapods to their place. Leave by the southern gate. Prayer for the blessing of the loaves Priest: Lord Jesus Christ our God, who blessed the five loaves and filled the five thousand, bless yourself these loaves, the wheat, the wine and the oil; and multiply this in this city (or: in this village, or: in this holy monastery) and throughout Your whole world; and sanctify the faithful who eat of them. For You are the One who blesses and sanctifies all things, O Christ our God, and to You we send up glory, with Your Originless Father, and Your All-Holy, and Good, and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. ] Choir: Amen. Blessed be the Name of the Lord from now to eternity (Thrice). 12
15 Psalm 33 I will bless the Lord at all times; I will make His praise in my mouth. My soul will glory in the Lord, that the meek may hear and rejoice. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His Name together. Seek the Lord, and hear me, and deliver me from all my sorrows. Come to Him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be ashamed. This beggar cried out, and the Lord heard and saved him from all his sorrows. The angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear Him and deliver them. Taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man who trusts in Nan. Fear the Lord, all your saints, for there is no hardship for those who fear Him. Riches make you poor and hungry: but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good. Priest: The blessing of the Lord is upon you, through His grace and love for mankind, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Chorus: Amen. Before the Six Psalms, serve the censer (if the service begins with Matins). The royal doors are closed, the lights in the temple are turned off, the reader or altar server reads the Six Psalms. On holidays: during the sixth psalm, the loaves of bread already cut (for distribution at the anointing) by this time are poured with wine. MINTS Six Psalms Reader: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (Three times) Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. (Twice.) Psalm 3 Lord, why have you multiplied those who are cold? Many people rise up against me, many people say to my soul: there is no salvation for him in his God. But you, Lord, are my Protector, my glory, and lift up my head. With my voice I cried to the Lord, and He heard me from His holy mountain. I fell asleep and fell asleep; I awoke, for the Lord will intercede for me. I will not be afraid of the people around me who attack me. Arise, O Lord, save me, O my God, for Thou hast struck down all those who are at enmity with me in vain: teeth 13
You crushed 16 sinners. Salvation is the Lord's, and Your blessing is upon Your people. I fell asleep and fell asleep; I awoke, for the Lord will intercede for me. Psalm 37 Lord, do not rebuke me with Your wrath; do not punish me with Your wrath. As Thy arrows have struck me, and Thou hast strengthened Thy hand upon me. There is no healing in my flesh from the face of Your wrath, there is no peace in my bones from the face of my sin. For my iniquities have exceeded my head, for a heavy burden is heavy upon me. My wounds have grown stale and rotten because of my madness. I suffered and sloshed to the end, walking around complaining all day. For my body is filled with reproach, and there is no healing in my flesh. I would become embittered and humbled to death, roaring from the sighing of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before You, and my sighing is not hidden from You. My heart is confused, my strength has left me, and the light of my eyes has left me, and that one is not with me. My friends and my sincere ones are directly approaching me and stasha, and my neighbors are far away from me, stasha and needy, seeking my soul; and those who seek evil speak to me in vain words, and I will learn from the flatterers all day long. As if I were deaf and did not hear, and because I was dumb and did not open my mouth. And it was as if man were not heard, and had no reproof in his mouth. For in You, O Lord, I have trusted; You will hear, O Lord my God. As if I said: let my enemies never make me happy, and never let my feet move, but you speak against me. As if I am ready for wounds, and my illness is before me. For I will proclaim my iniquity and take care of my sin. My enemies live and have become stronger than me, and those who hate me without truth have multiplied. Repaying me with evil, I slandered me, and persecuted my goodness. Do not forsake me, O Lord my God, do not depart from me. Come to my help, O Lord of my salvation. Do not forsake me, O Lord my God, do not depart from me: attend to my help, O Lord of my salvation. Psalm 62 O God, my God, I come to You in the morning: my soul thirsts for You, since my flesh multiplies for You in a land that is empty, and impenetrable, and without water. Thus I appeared to You in the Holy One, to see Your power and Your glory. For Thy mercy is better than belly, praise Thee with my lips. Thus I will bless You in my belly, I will lift up my hands in Your name. For my soul may be filled with fatness and ointment, and my lips will praise You with joy. When I remembered Ty on my bed, I learned from Ty in the morning. For Thou art my Helper, and in the shelter of Thy wing I will rejoice. My soul clings to You, but I am accepted by Your right hand. They, having sought my soul in vain, will go into the depths of the earth, and will be delivered into the hands of 14
17 weapons, fox parts will be. The king will rejoice in God, everyone who swears by Him will boast, for the mouths of those who speak unrighteously have been stopped. In the morning I learned from You, as You were my Helper, and in the shelter of Your wing I will rejoice. My soul clings to You, but I am accepted by Your right hand. Glory, even now: Alleluia (three times). Lord have mercy (three times). Glory, even now: Psalm 87 O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried before You in the days and in the nights. Let my prayer come before You: incline Your ear to my prayer, for my soul is filled with evil, and my belly is drawing near to hell. He was used with those who descended into the pit, like a man without help, in the dead there was freedom, like ulcers sleeping in the tomb, whom You did not remember, and they were rejected from Your hand. Placing me in the pit of hell, in the dark and shadow of death. Thy wrath was established upon me, and all Thy waves were brought upon me. You removed those who knew me from me, making me an abomination to yourself, and you were betrayed and never left. My eyes are weary with poverty; I cried to You, O Lord; all day long, I have lifted up my hands to You. Eating dead people work wonders? Or will the doctors resurrect and confess to You? Who is the story of Thy mercy in the grave, and Thy truth in destruction? Will Thy wonders be known in darkness, and Thy righteousness in forgotten lands? And I cried to You, Lord, and my morning prayer will precede You. Why, O Lord, dost Thou take away my soul, and turn Thy face away from me? I am poor and in labor from my youth; He ascended, became humble and faint. Thy wrath came upon me, Thy intimidation troubled me, washed over me like water, and overpowered me all day long. You removed from me a friend and a sincere one, and those who knew me from passions. O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried in the days and in the nights before You. Let my prayer come before You: incline Your ear to my prayer. Psalm 102 Bless the Lord, my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, and do not forget all His rewards, who cleanses all your iniquities, heals all your ailments, delivers your belly from corruption, crowns you with mercy and bounties, fulfills you in good things. your wish: Your youth will be renewed like an eagle. The Lord grant alms and destiny to all those who are offended. Moses told His ways to the sons of Israel His desires. The Lord is generous and merciful, long-suffering and abundantly merciful. 15
18 He is not completely angry, he is at enmity forever, he did not give us food because of our iniquities, he repaid us because of our sins. As the height of heaven from the earth, the Lord established His mercy on those who fear Him. The sunrises are far from the west; they have removed our iniquities from us. As a father gives generously to his sons, the Lord will provide for those who fear Him. As we know our creation, I will remember, as the dust of Esma. Man, like the grass of his days, like the flower of the field, will bloom like the spirit that has passed through him, and he will not be, and no one will know his place. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness is on the sons of sons, who keep His covenant and remember His commandments to do. The Lord has prepared His Throne in heaven, and His Kingdom possesses all. Bless the Lord, all His angels, mighty in strength, who do His word, to hear the voice of His words. Bless the Lord, all His might, His servants who do His will. Bless the Lord, all His works, in every place of His dominion, bless the Lord, my soul. In every place of His dominion, bless the Lord, my soul. Psalm 142 Lord, hear my prayer, inspire my supplication in Thy truth, hear me in Thy righteousness: and do not enter into judgment with Thy servant, for no one living will be justified before You. As the enemy drove my soul, he humbled my belly to eat in the ground: he planted me to eat in dark, like dead centuries. And my spirit is depressed within me, my heart is troubled within me. I have remembered the days of old, I have learned in all Your works, I have learned Your hand in all creation. My hands have lifted up to You, my soul, like a waterless land to You. Hear me soon, Lord, my spirit has disappeared, do not turn Your face away from me, and I will become like those who go down into the pit. I heard Thy mercy on me in the morning, because I trusted in You: tell me, Lord, I will go the other way, because I have taken my soul to You. Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, I have fled to You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. Your Good Spirit will guide me to the right land. For Thy name's sake, Lord, live me by Thy righteousness: remove my soul from sorrow. And by Thy mercy consume my enemies and destroy all my cold souls, for I am Thy servant. Hear me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness, and do not enter into judgment with Thy servant. Hear me, O Lord, in Thy righteousness, and do not enter into judgment with Thy servant. Your Good Spirit will guide me to the right land. Glory, even now: Alleluia (three times). Lord have mercy (three times). Glory, and now: 16
19 Great Litany Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord in peace... God the Lord (Sung in the voice of the troparion of the day) Deacon: God the Lord, and having appeared to us, blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord. Chorus: God is the Lord, and having appeared to us, blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord (And further for each verse). Verse I: Confess to the Lord that His mercy endures forever. Verse 2: They used me, and in the name of the Lord I resisted them. Verse 3: I will not die, but I will live and tell the works of the Lord. Verse 4: The stone that was built carelessly, This was at the head of the corner, This was from the Lord, and is wondrous in our minds. Troparion, Theotokos Kathisma (small litany, sedalen) Towards the end of the reading of the kathisma, a carpet is spread in front of the lectern (if litia, then it is already lying). POLIELUS Take out the censer and small candle, stand by the rug on the right, slightly behind the priest. The priest goes to burn incense in the temple, when the altar boy comes and takes the censer and the altar boys go to the altar. (The priest himself will carry a small candle and give it at the altar after reading the Gospel). Chorus: Praise the Name of the Lord, praise, servants of the Lord. Alleluia (Alleluia after each verse is fasted either once or three times.). Blessed be the Lord of Zion, who dwelleth in Jerusalem. Alleluia. Confess to the Lord that He is Good, that His mercy endures forever. Alleluia. 17
20 Confess to the God of heaven, for His mercy endures forever. Alleluia. [Before Great Lent, in the week of the Prodigal Son, the meat-free and cheese-free week, we sing Psalm 136 On the Rivers of Babylon with the chorus of Alleluia for each verse] We sing Greatness, if there is one. // It can be prepared in advance (written on a piece of paper). Sunday troparia, tone 5 (These troparia, sung according to the immaculates, that is, after kathisma 17 (according to the Rule, it is supposed to be sung instead of polyeleos at certain periods), are not sung on the Sunday of Thomas and on the Lord's holidays, which occur on Easter Sunday, Pentecost, the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem.) Blessed art thou, O Lord, / teach me by thy justification. The council of angels was surprised, / in vain it was imputed to You as the dead, / but the mortal fortress, O Savior, was destroyed, / and raised Adam with Himself, / and freed all from hell. Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me by thy justification. Why do you dissolve the world with merciful tears, O disciples? / The angel shining in the tomb / spoke to the myrrh-bearing women: / you see the tomb and understand, / For the Savior is risen from the tomb. Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach by thy justification. Very early the myrrh-bearing women came / weeping to Thy tomb, / but an angel appeared to them, and said: / sobbing is the time of the end, do not weep, / but cry out the resurrection of the apostle. Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me by thy justification. The myrrh-bearing women, who came from the world / to Your tomb, O Savior, wept, / and the angel spoke to them, saying: / What do you think of the living dead? / For God has risen from the grave. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit Let us worship the Father, / and His Sons, and the Holy Spirit, / Holy Trinity in a single being, / calling from Seraphim: / Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, Lord. And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Having given birth to the life-giver, / sin, the Virgin, you delivered Adam, / but you gave joy to Eve in sorrow; / fallen from life to this direction, / from You God and Man became incarnate. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to You, O God. (Thrice) Small Litany. Ipakoi and sedalny are sung 18
21 The sexton’s candle is lit, and the altar boy stands with it in the High Place. Powerful antiphons (here there is one - the 4th voice) Choir: From my youth many passions have fought me, but intercede and save me, my Savior. Glory: You who hate Zion, be put to shame by the Lord, for you will be cut off by fire. And now: every soul is alive by the Holy Spirit, and is elevated by purity, illuminated by Trinity unity, sacred mystery. Prokeimenon When the priest enters the Central Church during the singing of “Every Breath”, the altar boy comes out from the northern gate and places a candle behind the lectern, next to him - with his back to the lectern, facing the altar (he stands slightly to the right of the candle so as not to block it from people). Sunday Prokemna at Matins Voice 1: Today I will rise, says the Lord, / I will rely on salvation, I will not complain about it. Voice 2: Arise, O Lord my God, by the commandment which Thou hast commanded, / and a multitude of people will surround Thee. Voice 3: Shout loudly, for the Lord reigns, / for correct the world, which does not move. Voice 4: Arise, O Lord, help us, / and deliver us for Thy Name's sake. Voice 5: Arise, O Lord my God, that Thy hand may be exalted, / for Thou reignest forever. Voice 6: Lord, raise up Your power and come to save us. Voice 7: Arise, O Lord my God, may Thy hand be exalted, / do not forget Thy poor ones to the end. Voice 8: The Lord will reign forever, / Your God will reign in Zion forever and ever. Reading the Gospel (the priest reads it in the altar with a candle in his hand, after reading you need to take the candle from him and put it out) 19
22 Sunday hymn according to the Gospel, tone 6 Choir and/or people: Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, / let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, / the only Sinless One. / We worship Your Cross, O Christ, / and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection: / For You are our God, / Do we know no other to You, / We call Your name. / Come, all you faithful, / let us worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ: / behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. / Always blessing the Lord, / we sing His Resurrection: / having endured crucifixion, / destroy death through death. After reading the Gospel and singing “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ,” the Priest descends with the Gospel from the pulpit, the altar boy returns, extinguishes and puts out the candle. Psalm 50: Have mercy on me, O God: Glory: Through the prayers of the apostles, / Mercifully, cleanse / the multitude of our sins. And now: Through the prayers of the Mother of God, / Most merciful, cleanse / our many sins. Have mercy on me, O God, / according to Your great mercy, / and according to the multitude of Your compassions / cleanse my iniquity. Stichera (of the holiday or) Sunday Jesus has risen from the grave, / as he prophesied, / to give us Eternal Life, / and great mercy. (From the Week of the Publican and the Pharisee on the Sundays of Great Lent, instead of the Prayers of the Apostles... and other things, we sing Repentance, open the doors for me, O Life-Giver, for my spirit is drawn to Thy holy temple, the temple of the body is completely desecrated: but for Thou hast generously cleansed it with Thy gracious mercy ) Deacon: Save, O God, Thy people... Chorus: Lord, have mercy. (12 times) The altar boy with the fir tree already open (leave the lid in the altar) goes out to the soleya from the northern gate, stands facing the icon of the Mother of God, crosses himself, bows and waits. 20
23 Priest: By the mercy and generosity and love of Thy Only Begotten Son, with Him art thou blessed, with Thy Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. As the canon begins to be sung, the altar boy from the pulpit descends to the lectern and stands next to the priest, who anoints the parishioners (and the altar boy counts them). When he leaves, he takes the rug with him. Chorus: Amen. CANON The canon is read, the irmos of which are sung in the appropriate voice. According to the third song, the small litany and kontakion, ikos, sedayen, Theotokos, ipakoi according to the Rule. According to the sixth song, small ektencha, kondik and ikos. After each song of the canon (or only after 3, 6, 8 and 9) a katavasiya is sung. At Sunday Matins they mostly sing the katavissho “I will open my mouth,” irmos from the canon of the Theotokos, tone 4. Song 1: I will open my mouth, / and be filled with the spirit, / and I will burp the word to the Queen Mother, / and I will appear brightly triumphant, / and I will sing, rejoicing, of Her miracles Song 3: Thy hymns, O Mother of God, / living and unenvious source, / spiritually establish the face of yourself united / in Your Divine glory, / grant crowns of glory. Song 4: Sit in glory / on the Throne of the Divine, / in a light cloud, / come Jesus the Divine, / with an imperishable hand and calling for salvation: / glory, O Christ, to Thy power. Song 5: Every one was terrified / about Thy Divine glory: / For Thou, Unartificed Virgin, / Thou didst have in the womb above all God, / and Thou didst give birth to the Timeless One Son, / giving peace to all who sing Your praises. Song 6: This divine and all-honorable / celebrating the divine wisdom / Mother of God, / come with your hands and hands, / from Her we glorify the God who was born. Song 7: Having not served the creation of Godly wisdom / more than the Creator, / but the fiery rebuke stood up manfully, / rejoicing and singing: / revered Lord and God of the fathers, blessed art thou. 21
24 After reading the troparia of the eighth song of the canon, before the catavasia, it is sung: We praise, we bless, we worship the Lord, singing and exalting ourselves to all ages. Song 8: The pious youths in the cave / saved the Nativity of the Theotokos: / then what was formed, / now in action, / the whole universe lifts up the praises of You: / sing to the Lord’s deeds, / and exalt Him to all ages. Immediately at the southern gate, a censer is placed, the priest censes the altar, then the entire temple. Accept the censer from the priest and take it away. Clean the censer. Deacon: Let us magnify the Theotokos and Mother of Light in song. Song of the Most Holy Theotokos (This song of the Most Holy Theotokos (Luke I, 46-55) is called the Most Honest in the Rule. It is sung before the 9th song of the canon, except in those cases when on great holidays special choruses are placed for the 9th song.) 1 My soul magnifies the Lord, / and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Chorus: The most honorable Cherub / and the Most Glorious without comparison Seraphim, / who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, / the real Mother of God, we magnify You. 2. As you have looked upon the humility of Your servant, / behold, from now on all your generations will bless Me. 3. For the Mighty One has done greatness to Me, / and holy is His Name, and His mercy throughout all generations of those who fear Him. 4. Create power with Your arm, / squander the proud thoughts of their hearts. The most honorable One, bring down the mighty from the throne, / and lift up the humble; Fill those who hunger with good things, / and those who are rich, let go of their wealth. 6. Israel will receive His servant, / remember the mercies, / as the verb to our fathers, / Abraham and his seed, even for ever. Song 9: Let every earth-born / leap forth, enlightened by the spirit, / let the nature of disembodied minds triumph, / honoring the sacred triumph of the Mother of God, / and let him cry out: / Rejoice, O All-Blessed One, / to the Pure Ever-Virgin Mother of God. Litany small 22
25 Deacon: Holy is the Lord our God. Choir: Holy is the Lord our God*. (* It is sung for the voice of the week, on ordinary Sunday dins. If the feast of the Lord happens on Sunday, then instead of Holy is the Lord God, the luminaries of the holiday are sung.) Deacon: For Holy is the Lord our God. Chorus: Holy is the Lord our God. Deacon: Our God is above all people. Chorus: Holy is the Lord our God Exapostilary (Luminary) - sung Psalms of Praise 1: Let every breath praise the Lord. / Praise the Lord from heaven, / praise Him in the highest. / A song to God is fitting for you. 2: Praise Him, all His angels, / Praise Him, all His might. / A song to God is fitting for you. On 6 1: To create judgment in them is written; /This glory will be to all His reverends. 2: Praise God in His saints, / Praise Him in establishing His power. On 4 1: Praise Him according to His strength, / Praise Him according to the abundance of His majesty. 2: Praise Him with the voice of the trumpet, / Praise Him with the psaltery and the harp. 1: Praise Him in the tympanum and face, / Praise Him in the strings and organ. 2: Praise Him with the cymbal of good will, praise Him with the cymbal of shouting. / Let every breath praise the Lord. Poems for Sunday stichera: 1: Resurrect. Lord my God, may Thy hand be exalted, / do not forget Thy poor ones to the end. 2: Let me confess to You, O Lord, with all my heart, / I will tell of all Your wonders. Glory: Gospel stichera. On “And now:” turn on the light and open the royal doors. And now: Theotokos, tone 2: 23
26 Blessed are you, O Virgin Mother of God, / Who incarnated from You, for fear that hell was captivated, / Adam cried out, took an oath, Eve was freed, / death was slain, and we come to life. / Thus we cry hymnically: / Blessed is Christ God, who has been so pleased, glory to Thee. Priest: Glory to You, who showed us the light. Great Doxology Choir: Glory to God in the highest, / and on earth peace, / good will toward men. / We praise Thee, we bless Thee, / we bow to Thee, we praise Thee, we thank Thee, / for the great sake of Thy glory. / Lord the Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty, / Lord the Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ,_ and Holy Soul. / Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, / take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us; / take away the sins of the world, accept our prayer; / sit at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. / For You are the only Holy One, / You are the only Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. I will bless You every day, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Grant, Lord, that on this day we may be preserved without sin. / Blessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, / and praised and glorified is Thy name forever. Amen, O Lord, may Thy mercy be upon us, as we trust in Thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me by thy justification. (Three times) Lord, you have been our refuge forever and ever. / Az said: Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against You. Lord, I have come to You, teach me to do Your will, for You are my God: / for You are the source of life, / in Your light we will see light. / Add Your mercy to those who lead You. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice) Glory, even now. Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Sunday troparions (according to the Great Doxology) If tone 1, 3, 5, 7: Today salvation has come to the world, / we sing to Him who rose from the grave, / and to the Author of our life: / having destroyed death through death, / you have given us victory and great mercy. If tone 2, 4, 6, 8: 24
27 You rose from the grave and you tore apart the bonds of hell, / you destroyed the condemnation of death, O Lord, / you delivered everything from the snares of the enemy; / having revealed yourself to be Your apostle, / I sent you to preach, / and with those You gave Your peace to the universe, / You alone are Most merciful. Litany of aggravation: Have mercy on us. God... Litany of Petition: Let us fulfill it morning prayer our Lord... (Similar to the litanies at Vespers: Let us fulfill the evening prayer... All petitions are repeated, except for the third, where we ask: The Day of all things is perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless...) Priest: For you are the God of mercy and generosity and love for mankind , and we send glory to You, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Chorus: Amen. Priest: Peace to all. Chorus: And to your spirit. Deacon: Let us bow our heads to the Lord. Choir: To you, Lord. Priest: For it is Yours to have mercy and save us, O our God, and to You we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Chorus: Amen. Deacon: Wisdom. Chorus: Bless. Priest: Blessed be Christ our God, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Chorus: Amen. Establish, O God, the holy Orthodox faith, Orthodox Christians in the century of the century. Priest: Most Holy Theotokos, save us. Chorus: The most honorable Cherub and the Most Glorious without comparison Seraphim, who without corruption gave birth to God the Word, the real Mother of God, we magnify Thee. Priest: Glory to Thee, Christ our God, our Hope, glory to Thee. Choir: Glory, even now. Lord, have mercy, (thrice) bless. The priest pronounces his dismissal. The many years of our Great Lord and Father (name), His Holiness the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus', and our Lord the Most Reverend (name) Metropolitan (or: Archbishop, 25
28 or: bishop) (his diocesan title), the brethren of this holy temple and all Orthodox Christians, Lord, save them for many years. The chandelier and the light in the altar are turned off. The first hour is read. (if there was a lithium): Time for the distribution of bread. 26
29 DIVINE LITURGY It is customary to prepare wine and water in advance in the evening. In the morning before the Liturgy, water is boiled (in advance, so that it warms up faster). The censer is prepared 5-10 minutes before the Liturgy, the lamps are lit minutes before. APOSTLE: Readings are being prepared (bookmarks, prokeimnas) Reading at 3 and 6 o'clock. Proskomedia (if you take the notes from the priest now, do not throw them away - leave them for the litany) Before the end of the hours, place a censer at the altar for censing the cover. The altar boy stands between the high place and the altar next to the altar - facing the Priest, with his right hand he takes the censer from below and holds out the covered censer to the Priest, and takes his left hand back so that the chain and the raised cover of the censer do not interfere with the censing of the star, 2 covers, air (wound around the outstretched closed censer). After this, usually serve the censer. The priest leaves to incense the temple - wait at the southern gate to take the censer. Deacon: Bless, master. Priest: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages! Chorus: Amen. Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord in peace. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. Great Litany Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord in peace. Choir: Lord have mercy. (For each petition.) 27
30 Let us pray to the Lord for peace from above and the salvation of our souls. Let us pray to the Lord for the peace of the whole world, the prosperity of the Holy Churches of God and the unity of all. For this holy temple and for those who enter it with faith, reverence and fear of God, let us pray to the Lord. For our great Lord and Father, His Holiness the Patriarch (name), and for our Lord, His Eminence the Metropolitan (or: Archbishop, or: Bishop) (name), the honorable presbytery, the diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord. For our God-protected country, its authorities and army, let us pray to the Lord. About this city [or: about this weight; if in a monastery, then: for this holy monastery], every city, country and by faith living in them, let us pray to the Lord. Let us pray to the Lord for the goodness of the air, for the abundance of earthly fruits and times of peace. About those floating, traveling, the sick, the suffering, the captives and about their salvation. Let's pray to the Lord. Let us pray to the Lord for deliverance from all sorrow, anger and need. Intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Your grace. Having commemorated our Most Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God. Choir: To you, Lord. Priest: For all glory, honor and worship is due to You, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Chorus: Amen. Fine antiphons Antiphons are sung alternately by the right (I) and left (3) choirs Antiphons in the liturgy are of three types: festive, figurative and daily (everyday) Holiday antiphons are sung on holidays: Transfiguration, Exaltation, Nativity of Christ, Vaiy Week, Easter and throughout Easter week, on Ascension and on the Day of Pentecost (Holy Trinity). They are verses from psalms and prophecies with refrains and are printed in the services of the indicated holidays. Fine antiphons (psalms 103, 145 and Blessed Matthew 5:3-12) are sung most often, namely: on Sundays, at 28
31 days of holidays with great doxology, polyeleos and vigils, for forefeasts, afterfeasts and the celebration of great holidays, on the days of all Pentecost and on weekdays, when in the service of a given day or in the Typikon it is indicated to read on the beatitudes from the canon of a saint or holiday (for example: At the liturgy, blessed apostle, cantos 3 and 6). Daily antiphons (they are printed after the figurative ones) are supposed to be sung on weekdays if there is no instruction similar to the one given above in the service of a given day. First antiphon. 1. Bless the Lord, my soul./ Blessed art thou, O Lord. / Bless the Lord, my soul, / and all that is within me, His holy Name. 2. Bless the Lord, my soul, / and do not forget all His rewards. Who cleanses all your iniquities, / who heals all your illnesses. Who delivers your belly from decay, / who crowns you with mercy and bounties. 1. Who fulfills your desires for good: / your youth will be renewed like an eagle. 2. The Lord give alms, / and destiny to all those who are offended. 1. Moses told His ways, / His desires to the sons of Israel. 2. The Lord is generous and merciful, long-suffering and abounding in mercy. 1. He is not completely angry, / he is at enmity for centuries. 2. He did not cause us to eat because of our iniquities, / nor did He reward us to eat because of our sins. As the height of heaven from the earth, / the Lord established His mercy on those who fear Him. 2. The east is far removed from the west, / our iniquities have been removed from us. 1. As a father gives generously to his sons, / the Lord will provide for those who fear Him. 2. As He is known to our creation, / I will remember Him as the dust of Esma. 1. Man, like the grass of his days, / like the flower of the field, will bloom. 2. For the spirit has passed through him, / and will not be, / and no one will know his place. 1. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting / on those who fear Him. 2. And His righteousness is upon the sons of sons, / who keep His covenant, / and remember His commandments / to do. 1. The Lord has prepared His Throne in heaven, / and His Kingdom possesses everyone. 2. Bless the Lord, O His angels, / who are mighty in strength, who do His word, / to hear the voice of His words. 29
32 1. Bless the Lord, all His might, / His servants who do His will. 2. Bless the Lord, all His works, in every place of His dominion. 1. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 2. And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Bless, my soul, the Lord, / and all that is within me, His holy name. / Blessed are you, Lord. Small Litany Deacon: Let us pray again and again in peace to the Lord. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. Intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Your grace. Chorus: Lord, have mercy. Let us commemorate our Most Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, for ourselves, and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God. Choir: To you, Lord. Priest: For Thine is the dominion, and Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Chorus: Amen. Priest: For Thine is the dominion, and Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Chorus: Amen. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Second antiphon. 1. Praise, my soul, the Lord. / I will praise the Lord in my belly, / I will sing to my God as long as I am. 2. Do not trust in princes, in the sons of men, / in them there is no salvation. 1. His spirit will depart, / and return to his land: / in that day all his thoughts will perish. 2. Blessed is the God of Jacob who is his helper, / his trust is in the Lord his God. 1. Who created heaven and earth, / the sea and everything in them. Keeping the truth forever, / bringing justice to the offended, / giving food to the hungry. The Lord decides the chained, / The Lord makes wise the blind. 2. The Lord raises up the downtrodden, / The Lord loves the righteous. thirty
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1) Light the lamps. Prepare the wine. Before pouring wine into a jug, you should definitely taste it to see if it has turned sour or if there are any foreign flavors; it is ideal to pour the wine in the evening. Prepare water for the proskomedia, a small amount, so that only the bottom of the pot is covered; the water should be ordinary, not consecrated, not remnants of warmth from the last liturgy. Bring the notes to the altar. Read the memorials with the blessing of the priest during the proskomedia and at free intervals before the Cherubim.
2) Place the censer at the end of the proskomedia as directed by the priest (First, raise it with your right hand, left hand holds the bottom cup so that top part did not interfere with holding the cover over the censer. Then release the lower cup to burn the large cover). Cut the antidor.
3) When the incense begins, open the curtain. (It will close it after the Great Entrance of St.). Before the start of the liturgy, turn on the chandelier.
4) Small entrance. During the exclamation of the priest “For God is good and a lover of mankind, and to You we send glory...” before the start of the singing of the 3rd antiphon (usually “Blessed”), a sexton candle is lit in a high place. The altar boy stands next to it. The beginning of the Small Entrance usually occurs while singing “Blesseds of Mercy” (if the troparia are sung on “blessed”, then on “Glory”) the altar server synchronously crosses himself with the priest, bows to him, after the saint goes from the throne to the high place, approach with a candle to doors, when the priest passes the high place, open the northern gate and go out.After the blessing of the priest at the entrance, the altar boy enters the southern gate, puts the candle back on the high place, crosses himself and bows to the priest, puts out the candle.
5) Reading the Apostle. During the singing of the Trisagion, holding the Apostle vertically in front of you, take the blessing with the words: “Read the Lord, Holy Apostle” and leave.
6) During the reading of the Apostle (if there is only one altar boy, then before) bring the censer.
7) While singing the Alleluaria, bring the candle to the pulpit.
If there is one altar boy, then after the Small Entrance he does not bring the candle into the altar, but leaves it burning in front of the icon of the Savior. After reading the Alleluary, a candle is placed in front of the pulpit.
After reading the Holy Gospel, the candle is brought into the altar and extinguished.
8) During the pronunciation of the funeral and funeral litanies, distribute the ordered commemorations among the serving clergy.
8a) Serve the censer if there is a funeral litany. The priest, reading the litany, censes the throne, standing with his back to the open royal doors.
9) Great entrance.
9a) After the priest reads the secret prayer “No one is worthy..”, provide a censer for censing the altar and iconostasis.
While the saint censes the iconostasis on the salt, light a candle. At the end of the censing, pick up the censer.
9b) After the third reading by the priest “Like the Cherubim”, approach the altar with a censer. Give it to the priest. If there is only one altar boy, then take the censer in your right hand, take a candle in your left hand - go out to the solea, stand in front of the pulpit. As soon as the saint places the Gifts on the throne, enter the altar.
9c) Immediately put and extinguish the candle, and place the censer high for censing the cover.
10) Exclamation “Let us love one another” - approach the curtain to open it. At the cry of “Doors, doors...” open the curtain.
11) While singing the Creed, the kettle is boiling.
12) While singing: “We sing to you...” (after the consecration of the Holy Gifts), after bowing to the ground, give the saint a censer to burn the Holy Gifts.
13) At the cry of “Let’s get out there!” Holy of holies" close the veil
14) Immediately bring a kettle of boiling water to the saint on a tray (pre-rinse the kettle with boiling water).
14b) Immediately place a candle in front of the Royal Doors.
15) At the end of the singing, read the prayers for Holy Communion.
16) Open the veil as directed by the priest.
17) Move the candle to the icon of the Savior.
19) Hold the cloth and wipe the mouths of the communicants. If the Holy Gifts get on the cards, do not allow them to fall to the floor.
20) After communion for the laity, provide a censer to burn the throne, and then the altar.
21) Light a candle on the altar.
22) Take the censer and present it again to the priest in front of the altar.
23) Take the candle from the pulpit to the altar after the exclamation: “Always, now and ever...” before transferring the Holy Gifts.
23) Distribute antidor.
24) Read thanksgiving prayers.
25) Serve a teapot with warm water to wash the Bowl.
The order of reading the Apostle.
Priest: Let's take a look. Peace to all. Reader: And to your spirit. Priest: Wisdom.
Reader: Prokeimenon, voice (.).
The entire prokeimenon. Chorus: prokeimenon.
Poem. The choir is a prokeimenon.
Prokeimenon (1st part – up to the decimal point). Chorus: 2nd part of the prokeemna. (If there is a second prokeimenon, then instead the prokeimenon, voice (.). The entire prokeimenon. Chorus: prokeimenon).
Priest: Wisdom.
Reader: ……….. *reading.
Priest: Let's take a look.
The reader reads the Apostle... (Starts in a slow low voice, raising the tone, if there are two readings, then the first reading ends with a lowering of the tone and then the tone rises again)
Priest: Peace be upon him who honors. Reader: And to your spirit. Priest: Wisdom.
If one reading, then
Reader: Hallelujah (3 times),
The choir sings “Hallelujah” three times in the indicated voice.
Reader: 1st verse of the alleluia; Choir: “Hallelujah”
If there are two readings, then
Reader: Hallelujah (3 times) and immediately the 1st verse of the alleluia; Choir: “Hallelujah”
Reader: - 2nd verse of the alleluia, Chorus: “Hallelujah.”
Reader: 1st verse of the second alleluia; Choir: “Hallelujah”
In churches where they sing the znamenny chant instead of Hallelujah (3 times), they often pronounce the Hallelujah voice (.)
* Acts of the Saints Apostle reading (Or: the Catholic Epistle of Peter [or: John, and it is not customary to say which epistle this is - the first, or second, or third] reading. Or: To the Romans [To the Corinthians; To the Galatians; To Timothy, etc. .p.] reading of the epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul.)
It is unacceptable to make mistakes when reading prayers; the emphasis in words must be placed correctly. Also, the reader must understand well the meaning of what is being read, correctly make logical stresses, stop at punctuation marks, etc. Reading should be recitative, without shouting, monotonous, without jumps that hurt the ear. If there is a lack of experience, it is necessary to review the text of the prayers in advance, and the text of the Apostolic Readings, Prokeemna, and Alleluia must be viewed in advance in any case.
The candle is lit with the stub of another candle. When they light or take away a candle from a high place, they first cross themselves and bow to the high place and bow to the throne.
How to serve a holy censer. Hold the ring with your right hand, pull out the chain of the lid with your left hand and grab all the chains.
DEFINITION OF THE APOSTLES CONCERNED AND
READING PROKYMNAS, ALLILUARIES, TROPARIA, KONDACICS
If there are 2 troparions on the clock, then: troparion 1 - Glory.. - troparion 2 - And now.
The kontakion is always read alone. At the 3rd hour the first, at the 6th the second.
If there are 2 prokeimenons, then: prokeimenon, voice... (1st prokeimenon) - verse - prokeimenon voice... (2nd prokeimenon).
Definition of the conception of the Apostolic Reading, Prokeemnon and Alleluary.
1) Open the chapter “Collection of 12 months” (non-permanent calendar). Conceived in the Apostle through (from beginning to end). If there is no holiday with reading on this day, then step 2.
1) Chapter “Prokimny... daytime” (by days of the week). Select the appropriate day.
2) On Sunday. Chapter “Prokeemny... liturgical eight voices.”
3) If we want to remember a locally revered saint, then the chapter “Prokeemny... common to the saints.”
4) During the Easter cycle we use the “Tale of Antiphons and Prokeimenon” (rotating calendar).
While reading the Apostle, we gradually raise our voice and end on 3 notes.
If there are 2 apostolic readings (a holiday and a saint), then at the end of the first the voice is lowered. Without announcement, we immediately read the second reading from the same low note. Further, as one reading.
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General instructions
Upon entering the Holy Altar, the sexton must reverently do three prostrations in front of St. Altar, cross yourself towards the High Place and bow to the serving clergy and all those present in the Altar. After bowing to St. The Throne and the High Place should approach the serving priest for a blessing, as well as the senior clergy: the Bishop (if present), Father Inspector, etc.
On Saturday, Sunday and holidays, according to the prescription of the Typikon, it is necessary to make only bows from the waist.
Before putting on the surplice, it is necessary to make two waist bows towards the Altar, ask for a blessing to put on the surplice from the serving priest or from the bishop (if he is present in the Altar), and then make a third bow to St. To the Throne and then to the person from whom the blessing was sought.
The responsibilities of the sexton include monitoring the seven-branched candlestick, lamps and altar candlesticks, except those that stand on the Throne. The latter are watched by the clergy. Persons who do not have holy orders are not allowed to place or remove lamps and candlesticks from the Throne. In addition, the sexton must carefully monitor the censer so that the coal burns in it at the right time.
The sexton must hand the censer to the serving deacon on the right side of St. Throne. When passing through the Mountain Place, it is necessary to make the sign of the cross. Before serving the censer to the deacon, the sexton must cross himself with him towards the icon of the High Place and bow to the serving priest. It is recommended to take the censer from the deacon in the same place and with the same actions that should be done before serving the censer.
2. Responsibilities of sextons for evening worship:
1. serve a censer and a candle at the very beginning of the service, before the singing of the 103rd Psalm,
2. serve the censer before singing “The Lord has cried”;
3. serve the censer and leave with candles at the small entrance;
4. before singing “Praise the name of the Lord...” serve candles and censer (in the middle of the temple);
5. when bringing out the Gospel, take out candles;
6. when anointing with blessed oil, hold a vessel with oil;
7. apply the censer to the 8th song of the canon.
3. Responsibilities of sextons during the Liturgy:
2. serve the censer at the end of the proskomedia;
3. bring out candles during the entrance with the Gospel;
4, during the reading of the Apostle, apply the censer;
5. while singing the Alleluaria, take out the candles;
6. during the deacon’s pronunciation of the funeral and funeral litanies, distribute the ordered commemorations among the serving clergy;
7. at the Cherubic Song, bring out the censer and take out the candles at the Great Entrance;
8. after singing: “We will sing for you...” bring the censer;
9. before singing: “Our Father...” prepare the heat and cut the antidor,
10. after the exclamation “Holy of Holies,” place the candlestick in front of the Royal Doors and take it back after the exclamation: “Always, now and ever...”
11. After communion for the laity, serve the censer.
4. Responsibilities of sextons during the prayer service:
1. reveal the memorials and help the clergy read them;
2. When bringing out the Gospel, take out candles.
5. Responsibilities of sextons during a funeral service:
1. give the censer to the deacon;
2. reveal the memorials and help the clergy read them.
Before leaving the Altar, you must make three prostrations to St. To the Throne, bow from the waist with the sign of the cross towards the High Place and bow to all those present.
Behavior in the Altar must be decorous and reverent, for this is required by the Christian duty of treating the holy temple, and even more so the holy Altar, as the “HOLY OF HOLIES” of the Orthodox church.
With questions that arise during the performance of sexton duties, contact the Liturgics teacher on duty at the church, the dean, the sacristan, your elder comrades and other competent persons.
Responsibilities of sextons at the all-night vigil (Sunday)
| I | II |
| Vespers. | |
| “Glory to the Saints” - “Bless the Lord my soul” | Before opening the curtain and the Royal candles, prepare the deacon's candles (if there are two deacons - 2, if one deacon - 1) and censer. The Altar and the Temple are censed. Upon returning to the Altar, when the deacon censes the priest, one of the sextons stands on the High Place, next to the deacon, prays with him at the same time, bows to the priest and accepts a candle and censer from the deacon. |
| Great Litany - "Peace be with the Lord..." singing "Blessed is the man" | |
| Small Litany - Lord I cried..." | During the Little Litany, prepare a censer and, while singing “The Lord has cried,” serve it to the deacon (if there are two deacons, then two censers). When the deacon leaves the Altar to burn incense in the church, the sextons need to light the outer candles and stand away from the candles, opposite each other. |
| When the dogmatist sings, the Royal Doors open | and the sextons, one after another, go out to the pulpit, light candles at the icons of the Savior and the Mother of God (followed by the deacon and priest). |
| Deacon: "Forgive Wisdom" Singing "Quiet Light" | The clergy enters the Altar and stands in the High Place, and the priests place candles nearby, in front of the Royal Doors. |
| The deacon says: “Let us attend.” Priest. "Peace to all" | At these words, the sextons bow to the priest, to each other, and each, for his part, brings a candle into the Altar, put the candles in place and wait for the end of the spoken prokeme: “The Lord reigns...”, standing opposite each other. At the end of the prokeme, the deacon and the priest, and with them the sextons, having crossed themselves, bow to the icon of the Resurrection of Christ, let the priest take his place, extinguish the candles and, having bowed to the priest, leave. |
| Litany: “Let us all recite” Reading “Lord grant” Litany: “Let us perform the evening prayer”, Singing the stichera. “Now you let go” End of Vespers. | Troparion and the Royal Doors open. The Royal Doors are closing. |
| Matins. | |
| Reading the Six Psalms, Great Litany. "God the Lord", Troparion, Kathisma, | While reading the kathisma, prepare a censer and deacon’s candles, which should be served at “Praise the name of the Lord.” |
| “Praise the name of the Lord” Small Litany Reading the Gospel | The Altar and the Temple are censed. At the end of the incense and reception of the deacon’s candle and censer, just as at Vespers, in the High Place with the deacon, after praying and bowing to the priest, take the censer and candle and immediately light the candles taken out and place candles on both sides of the Throne before reading the Gospel. When the Gospel is brought out, the sextons go ahead of the Gospel and place candles in front of the lectern on which the Gospel rests. At the end of the Gospel, the candles, each on its own side, are taken out and placed in front of the Royal Doors. |
| "God bless your people." Canon. | During the singing of the canon, the clergy and people attach themselves to the Gospel. At the end of the application, candles are carried in front of the priest carrying the Gospel, a priest is passed at the pulpit, who overshadows the people with the Gospel, the sextons, each from his side, bring the candle to its original place at the Throne. They put out the candles and bow to the priest. |
| According to the 8th song "My soul magnifies the Lord" | According to the 8th song of the canon, the censer is prepared for the last time; After the 8th song, the Altar is censed; on the pulpit the deacon says: “Theotokos and Mother of Light” and continues the censing of the entire temple. After censing, he bows (as required) to the priest, and the deacon gives the censer to the sexton. |
| “Holy is the Lord our God” Great Doxology, Sunday Troparion, two litanies and dismissal. | At the words “Lord, preserve them for many years,” the Royal Doors close and the curtain draws. |
| 1st hour reading. | The lamps are going out. |
The role and duties of the altar server in the liturgy possibly go back to the third century: the Pope spoke of the Holy Tarcisium as "presumably an assistant, that is, an altar boy." Although this function is usually associated with children, it can be performed by people of any age or background. Many do not understand who an altar boy is, his functions remain unclear, and the origin of this rank is completely shrouded in the darkness of history.
In Catholicism
The practice, confirmed by Pope Benedict XIV in 1775, of excluding women from serving as priests at the celebration of Mass, is not currently observed. In 1994, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments clarified that, in accordance with the revision of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, the service of the altar should be considered one of the liturgical functions (lector and cantor), which, according to canon 230 § 2 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law, may performed by people of both sexes.
At the same time, the Congregation indicated that this canon of the Code of Canon Law is only permissive and does not oblige the admission of female altar servers, whose official duties, in essence, are no different from the functions of boy altar servers. In 2006, the only American diocese that excluded women from altar services was in Lincoln, Nebraska. Even where the bishop does not restrict the permission granted by general canon law, the priest in charge of the church is not obliged to comply with it. Traditionalist Catholic groups such as the FSSP and the Institute of Christ the King and some individual priests, for example, do not do this.
The point is this
The term "altar boy" is sometimes applied to altar servers, but more precisely it means "installed assistant." IN " General instructions Roman Missal" the term "altar server" is interpreted as different from the term "servant", the duties of the altar server are also different.
If a priest celebrates a Mass in which the congregation does not assist him, he should not do so without an altar boy unless absolutely necessary.
In the absence of established assistants, some of their functions at Mass may be performed by altar servers.
The altar server's duties include keeping liturgical books for the priest when he is not at the altar and reading the main prayers. They bring and store items such as books, vessels, water and lavab towels, vessels for storing blessed bread and microphones.
Responsibilities during processions
The entrance procession is led by a thurifer with burning incense (if incense is used at the mass) and a crucifixion with a cross, who is flanked on both sides by other ministers with lighted candles. All this is included in the duties of the altar server at the liturgy.
Reading the Gospel
As the incense is sprayed, the altar server sings along with the priest during the chant. Altar servers carrying lighted candles accompany the pulpit, deacon or priest who reads the Gospel.
Preparing gifts
One or more altar servers whose duties include any work in the church that contributes to assisting in the organization of the priest's altar (in the celebration of Mass without the participation of a deacon, the priest performs the functions assigned to the deacon). If, as appropriate, the bread and wine for the Mass are presented by the faithful, the altar servers assist the priest or deacon who receives these and perhaps other gifts to carry them and place them in the appropriate places, such as the altar. They present mugs of wine and water to the priest or deacon to pour into the cup.
If incense is used, the altar boy gives it to the priest, who blesses the gifts, cross and altar, after which the deacon or altar boy bless the priest and people. When the priest washes his hands after this procession, standing at the side of the altar, the altar boy pours water for him.
Consecration
The altar server rings the bell shortly before the consecration, usually at the epiclesis (when the priest extends his hands over the gifts). In accordance with local custom, he also rings a bell when, after the blessing of the bread and wine, the priest reveals the flesh of Christ and then the cup of wine.
Peace sign
In addition to the duties of an altar boy at the all-night vigil, his duties also include keeping a special “sign of peace.” The priest or deacon may give a sign of peace to the altar servers while remaining in the sanctuary.
Distribution of Holy Communion
In some churches, altar servers help distribute Holy Communion. They treat the people gathered in the church with bread and wine, symbolizing the flesh and blood of Christ, respectively.
Responsibilities of an altar server in the Orthodox Church
The altar servers accompany the priest or any other member of the clergy in the entrance procession, with the exception of the altar server who works as a terrifier at the entrance, and in this procession follows the crusader. If an Orthodox bishop solemnly celebrates Mass, two altar servers dressed in pennants hold the miter and crosspiece and present them at the appropriate time.
vestment
In addition to the duties of an altar boy Orthodox Church they are also entitled to special vestments. This rule applies to all other churches. The vestment common to all ordained and ordained ministers of any rank is a robe, which must be tied around the waist with a belt, unless it is so made as to dispense with one. Altar servers, readers, sextons and other lower ecclesiastical ranks may wear either an alb or other suitable clothing as determined by the local bishops' conference.
Altar servers often wear cassocks, with black and red being the most common colors.
Byzantine Orthodoxy
In the Byzantine (Greek) rite, altar servers assist the higher clergy during the service. They may carry a cross, candles or liturgical paraphernalia in the procession and during the exit to the altar, support the censer so that it contains enough living things charcoal, fill it with incense and pass it on to the priest or deacon when required. They are also involved in preparing hot water (zeon) to add to the chalice during the Divine Liturgy, and preparing antidoron for people who will receive it after Holy Communion. They perform any other necessary tasks to ensure that the priest can avoid distractions during the service.
In addition, the duties of an altar server at an all-night vigil include maintaining order in the church and lighting the candles, as well as regular prayers.
Early Christianity
In the early Church, before someone could become an altar server, they had to be tonsured. Nowadays, in many places it is not necessary to be tonsured before one is allowed to serve, since the tonsure must be performed by a bishop or priest of higher rank. The altar server and its functions described above have actually changed little over the 2000 years of Christianity and vary little between different churches. In some traditions, such as Greek Orthodoxy or Melnik Catholicism, customs allow for tonsured altar servers to also live in the ararion, wearing symbols of a cross on the back, like the subpolyacon, but with the ends hanging parallel in front. In Russian Orthodoxy, however, the orarion is not usually worn by altar servers, but only by duly ordained subdeacons and deacons.
Canonical subtleties
Before beginning his duties, the altar server must lay down his sticharion and bring it to the priest so that he can bless it. The priest blesses and places his hand on the folded sticharion. The altar boy kisses the priest's hand and the cross on his vestment. Any altar server who has not been tonsured must remove the sticharion when he receives Holy Communion, because all clergy, regardless of rank, receive Communion in accordance with their order in the Church. Before leaving the service, he must receive the blessing of the priest, because following all the formalities is also the responsibility of the altar boy.
Altar boy's age
The minimum age depends on local circumstances, but boys must be mature enough to perform their duties without violating the sanctity of the altar. Although in North America It is customary for boys to act as altar servers in church, a practice virtually unknown in some places, and these duties are performed by adult men. In other monasteries, where altar servers are traditionally boys, adult men are not allowed to take on this role.
Some shrines provide for the fact that boys are not allowed to serve on the altar upon reaching adolescence on the grounds that the young man is no longer young enough to serve at the altar.
Subordination and prohibitions
Altar servers, regardless of age and gender, obey everyone normal limits, imposed on low-ranking clergy. Anyone who is bleeding or has an open wound cannot approach the altar. They cannot touch the altar table or anything on it under any circumstances without a blessing. They cannot touch the sacred vessels, the cup and everything else. They cannot stand directly in front of the altar table or pass between it and the iconostasis, but must cross the altar if they need to move to the opposite side. Control of discipline among the “altar boys” is the responsibility of the senior altar boy.
Women's question
In general, women do not serve at the altar except convents. In this case, they do not receive clerical tonsure (although they must be tonsured nuns) and do not put on the sticharion, but continue to attend services and serve at some distance from the actual altar table. Usually only senior nuns can serve at the altar.
Reforms of the 70s in the Catholic Church
Until 1972, altar servers were considered to have the highest of the four minor orders. By the decree of Pope Paul VI Automation quaedam of August 15, 1972, the term "minor orders" was replaced by the term "ministries". These two "ministries", such as readers and altar servers, should be present throughout the Latin Church throughout the world. The prescribed interval, as decided by the Holy See and the national bishops' conference, must be observed between people receiving these orders. Candidates for the diaconate and priesthood must first serve in these ministries and perform all the duties of an altar server before being eligible for higher orders. These two ministries are not reserved exclusively for clergy candidates, but may be a good start to a career in the church. In the Orthodox Church the situation is not too different from the Catholic one. Ministries are appointed either by the bishop or, in the case of religious institutions, by the head of the church.
Responsibilities of an altar server catholic church are described in the decree motu proprio and are also indicated in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal No. 98, which states: “The altar server is needed to serve on the altar and to assist the priest and deacon. In particular, he is responsible for preparing the altar and sacred vessels and, if necessary, can assist the faithful parishioners in celebrating the Eucharist. In serving the altar, the altar server has his own functions, which he must perform personally.”
In Anglicanism
In such as the Anglican Church of Great Britain, the Episcopal Church of the United States, the Church of Wales, and the Scottish Episcopal Church, altar servers are often called assistants and can be either gender or any age (though usually no younger than ten years of age).
The altar boy, his duties, form and status vary in different churches. However, among Anglicans (as among Catholics and Orthodox), he may assist in worship by carrying a cross during a procession, lighting candles, holding a book of the Gospel, holding candles or "torches", assisting a deacon or priest, waving a censer or spraying incense, giving plates for receiving communion and performing many other tasks that the priest or assistant thinks needs to be done.
In Anglo-Catholic churches, assistants usually wear a cassock and a kota. The belt can be a twisted rope with knots at the ends, fastened around the waist. The belt can be white or black. The wearing of crosses or other special pins or symbols is the prerogative of each individual church.
In some more "traditional" parishes, altar servers are evaluated as they develop their ability to serve: trainees, junior assistants, senior assistants, and emeritus assistants. In other cases, the functions of assistants are performed without vestments by persons from the ward who have no formal education, experience, or training.
Acolytes
In some churches, altar servers are called acolytes. In the Methodist and Lutheran traditions, acolytes participate in worship by carrying crosses or crucifixes (these altar servers and acolytes are called crusaders), lighting and extinguishing altar candles, and ringing the church bell to call the congregation to worship. In these traditions, the lighting of altar candles in worship is a symbol of the coming of Jesus in the presence of the worshiping community of believers.
Before lighting the candles, the acolyte may bow to the altar as a sign of respect. Before extinguishing the last altar candles, the assistants will light their "candle lighter" and then move to the narthex. This symbolizes the presence of Jesus Christ for all people and in all parts of the world. It also marks the light of Jesus Christ coming into the world in which believers are called to serve.
In the Anglican tradition, robes called albs are worn in Assyrian churches, sometimes in varying shades. It is also customary for Methodist acolytes to wear a traditional cassock, but the duties of altar servers are the same everywhere, despite differences in uniform.
ALL-NIGHT VIgil
GREAT VESPERS
(although there is a deacon in the text, the ministry of the altar boy in this manual is described for a church without a deacon)
An icon of the holiday is placed on the lectern in the temple, a censer and a candle are prepared. The lights in the temple turn on.
Just before the startsubmit the censer according to custom (i.e. standing to the right of the priest who is in front of the Throne) and do not leave.The priest opens the altar and goes to burn incense in the temple. Accept the censer from the priest who entered at that time and take it away.
Deacon: Arise! God bless!
Priest: Glory to the Holy, Consubstantial, Life-Giving, and Indivisible Trinity always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priests at the altar: Come, let us worship our King God.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God.
Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God.
Come, let us worship and fall before Him .
Psalm 103, opening
(The verses of the psalm are read by the canonarch and repeated in chorus (they are placed in square brackets).
In parish churches, only some verses of the psalm are usually sung (they are printed in italics).)
Bless, soulmy, Gentlemen, [Blessed art thou, O Lord.] O Lord my God, thou art greatly magnified [Blessed art thou, O Lord], you have clothed yourself with confession and greatness. Dress yourself in light like a robe, stretch out the sky like skin. Cover Thy most exalted waters, base the clouds on Thy ascent, walk on the wing of the wind. Create your angels, your spirits, and your servants, your fiery flame. Found the earth on its firmament, it will not bow forever. The abyss is like a robe, its robe; there will be water on the mountains. [Wonderful thingsThowl, Lord]. They will flee from Your rebuke; they will fear the voice of Your thunder. Mountains rise and fields descend to the place you founded for them. You have set a limit; they will not pass it; they will return to cover the earth. Send springs into the wilds, waters will pass through the mountains. All the animals of the village are drinking, waiting for the onagers to satisfy their thirst. On these, the birds of the sky will take root, from the midst of the stones they will give a voice. Solder the mountains from Your exalted ones; From the fruit of Your works the earth will be satisfied. Vegetate the grass for cattle and grain for the service of man, to bring bread from the earth. And wine gladdens a man’s heart, anointing the face with oil, and bread strengthens a man’s heart. The trees of Poland and the cedars of Lebanon, which you planted, will be satisfied. There the birds will nest; Erodian’s dwelling will lead them. The mountains are high with trees, the stone is a refuge for the hare. You created the moon in time, the sun knew its west. Thou hast laid down darkness, and the night has come, in which all the beasts of the oak forest will pass; bring down the roaring ones, take them away and seek food for yourself from God. The sun has risen, and they have gathered together and lie down in their beds. A man will go out to his work and his work until the evening. How great are Your works, O Lord, You created all things with wisdom: The earth is filled with Thy creation. This sea is great and spacious, there are reptiles there, there are countless of them, small animals with great ones. There ships sail, this serpent, whom you created, curse him. Everyone is looking to You, to give them food at a good time. If I give you to them, they will collect it; I will open Your hand, and all things will be filled with goodness. I will turn away Your face, and they will rebel; take away their spirit and they will disappear and return to their dust. Follow Thy Spirit, and they will be created, and renew the face of the earth. Be the glory of the Lord forever: the Lord will rejoice in His works. Look at the earth and make it shake, touch the mountains and make them smoke. I will sing to the Lord in my belly, I will sing to my God until I am. May my conversation delight Him; I will rejoice in the Lord. Let sinners disappear from the earth, and lawless women, as if they did not exist. Bless the Lord, my soul. [ Glory to You, Lord,who createdall.] Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to You, O God. (Thrice)
Great Litany
Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord in peace.
Choir: Lord have mercy. (For every request.)
Let us pray to the Lord for the peace from above and the salvation of our souls.
Let us pray to the Lord for the peace of the whole world, the prosperity of the Holy Churches of God and the unity of all.
For this holy temple and for those who enter it with faith, reverence and fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.
About our great Lord and Father, His Holiness Patriarch (name), and about our Lord, His Eminence Metropolitan (or: archbishop, or: bishop) (name), honorable presbytery, deaconship in Christ, for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.
For our God-protected country, its authorities and army, let us pray to the Lord.
About this city [or: about this weight; if inmonacmеpe, then: for this holy monastery], every city, country and those who live in them by faith, let us pray to the Lord.
Let us pray to the Lord for the goodness of the air, for the abundance of earthly fruits and times of peace.
About those floating, traveling, the sick, the suffering, the captives and about their salvation. Let's pray to the Lord.
Let us pray to the Lord for deliverance from all sorrow, anger and need.
Having commemorated our Most Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God.
Chorus:To you, Lord.
Priest: For due to You is all glory, honor and worship, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Chorus:Amen.
Blessed is the husband
(First Antiphon of the 1st Kathisma)
Chorus:Blessed is the man who does not follow the counsel of the wicked. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
For the Lord knows the wayrighteousand the way of the wicked will perish. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Work for the Lord with fear and rejoice in Him with trembling. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are all the hopeful Nan. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Arise, Lord, save me, my God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
The Lord's salvation is for menTThy blessing upon them. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Glory to Thee, O God. (Thrice)
The censer is being prepared.
Litany small
Deacon: Let us pray again and again in peace to the Lord.
Choir: Lord have mercy.
Intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Your grace.
Chorus:Lord have mercy.
Chorus:To you, Lord.
Priest: For Thine is the power, and Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages,
X op:Amen
On " Lord I cried » Place the censer at the southern gate of the Holy See. The priest opens the altar and goes to burn incense in the temple. Accept the censer from the priest who entered and take it away.
Lord, I cried
1st face: Lord, I have called to You, hear me; / hear me, Lord. / Lord, I have called to You, hear me; / Hear the voice of my prayer. / Always call me to You; / hear me, Lord.
2nd face: May my prayer be corrected, / like incense before You, / the lifting of my hand, / the evening sacrifice. / Hear me, Lord.
Put it down, Lord...(Ps. 140,141).
For 10 verses (stichera)(At the all-night vigil there are 8 or 10 stichera. If according to the rules of this service there are 8 stichera, then the 10th and 9th verses are omitted.
Bring my soul out of prison,(This first part of the verse is read by the canonarch (the director of church singing); the second part of the verse is sung by the singers and immediately begin to sing the stichera.) confess to the NameThow.
The righteous are waiting for me, / until now reward me.
At 8:From the depths I have cried to You, O Lord, / Lord, hear my voice. Let there be earsThowl / heed the voice of my prayer.
At 6:If you see iniquity, Lord, Lord, who will stand?/ ForatYou have cleansing.
For the sake of the nameTYou have suffered, O Lord, my soul has endured in Your word, / my soul has trusted in the Lord.
On 4:From the morning watch until the night, from the morning watch, / let Israel trust in the Lord.
For with the Lord is mercy, and with him is great deliverance: / andTHe will deliver Israel from all their iniquities.
Praise the Lord, all nations, / Praise Him, all people.
For His mercy is established upon us, / and the truth of the Lord endures forever.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Dogmatist or stichera.
(It is sung: on Sunday - the dogmatic voice, on the twelfth holiday - the stichera of the holiday,
on the feast of the saint - placed on the row of the Theotokos.On dogmatics, an entrance is made with a censer.)
If there is only one altar server, light the candle in advance and then serve the censer. Place the candle in the High Place.
If there are two: one serves the censer, and the second with a candle stands in the High Place.
Who with a candle, synchronously with the priest, is baptized and bows to the High Place and the priest and in front of the priest goes out through the northern gate, along the pulpit through the center goes to the lectern, not reachinghim turns 180 0 , puts the candle in front of him (now standing with his back to the lectern) and steps back a little to the right so as not to stand in the center and not block the candle from people. He stands in front of the lectern, and after the priest comes out to the pulpit and bless the people, he also enters through the center,already by the southern gateto the altar, through the High Place, bows, extinguishes and puts the candle in its place.
Entrance with censer
Deacon: Wisdom, forgive me.
SvetaQuiet
Chorus:SvetaQuiet holy glory of the Immortal Heavenly Father, /Holy, Blessed Jesus Christ! / Having come to the west of the sun, having seen the evening light, / we sing of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, God. /You are worthy at all times to be reverends, / Give life to the Son of God; / the world also glorifies you.
Deacon: Let's remember.
Priest: Peace to all.
Deacon: Wisdom. Prokeimenon, voice...
Daytime prokimny(vespers) with verses
On Saturday, tone 6: The chorus repeats:The Lord reigned, clothed with beauty. Verse 1. The Lord clothed himself with strength and girded himself. Chorus:The Lord reigns, clothed in beauty. (For each verse). Verse 2. For establish the universe, even if it does not move. Verse 3. Holiness befits Thy house, O Lord, for the length of days. Deacon: The Lord reigns. Chorus:I have clothed myself with beauty. On Sunday, tone 8: Behold, now bless the Lord / all you servants of the Lord. Poem: Standing in the temple of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. | On Monday, tone 4: The Lord will hear me, / whenever I cry to Him. Poem: The God of my righteousness will always call upon me and hear me. On Tuesday, tone 1: MercyThowl, O Lord, / he will marry me all the days of my life. Poem: The Lord shepherds me and deprives me of nothing; in the place of hell, there they installed me. On Wednesday, tone 5: God, in the nameTSave me in every way, / and judge me in Your power. Poem: God, hear my prayer, inspire the words of my mouth. Thursday, tone 6 My help comes from the Lord, / who created heaven and earth. Poem: I lift up my eyes to the mountains, and from here my help will come. On Friday, tone 7: God, You are my Protector, / and You are mercyTthe howl will precede me. Poem: Deliver me from my enemies, O God, and deliver me from those who rise up against me. |
PARIMIA
(occurs on holidays, reads according to “Less Menstruation”)
If there are proverbs, the altar boy takes the Menaion from the choir and becomes before(! ) analogue.
Reading order: SV: Wisdom! Reader: Genesis reading. SV: Let's hear it!... And the first proverb is read. It ends and the same thing happens again: SV: Wisdom! Reader: Exodus reading. SV: Let's hear it!... And the second proverb is read, etc.
Litany
Deacon: We say everything with all our hearts, and we say everything with all our thoughts.
Chorus:Lord have mercy.
Lord Almighty, God of our fathers, we pray to You, hear and have mercy.
Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray to You, hear and have mercy.
Chorus:Lord have mercy. (Three times, for each request)
We also pray for our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness the Patriarch (name), (or: archbishop, or: bishop) (name), and all our brethren in Christ.
We also pray for our God-protected country, its authorities and army, so that we may live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity.
We also pray for the blessed and ever-memorable creators of this holy temple (if in a monastery: this holy monastery), and about all the departed fathers and brothers. lying here and everywhere, Orthodox.
We also pray for mercy, life, peace, health, salvation, visitation, forgiveness and forgiveness of sins of God's servants. brethren of this holy temple (if in a monastery: this holy monastery).
We also pray for those who are fruitful and virtuous in this holy and all-honorable temple, for those who work, sing and stand before us, expecting great and rich mercy from You.
Priest: For You are a Merciful and Lover of Mankind, and we send glory to You, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Chorus:Amen.
Vouchsafe, Lord
Grant, Lord, that this evening we may be preserved without sin. Blessed art thou, O Lord, God of our fathers, and praised and glorified is thy name forever. Amen. May Thy mercy be upon us, O Lord, as we trust in Thee. Blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me by thy justification. Blessed art thou, O Lord, enlighten me with thy justification. Blessed are You, Holy One, enlighten me with Your justifications. Lord, Your mercy endures forever, do not despise the work of Your hand. Praise is due to you, singing is due to you, glory is due. To the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(if lithium) The tetrapod is placed in front of the lectern. Move the lectern a little so that there is a passage between the lectern and the pulpit for incense. Rugs are laid out - one in front of the tetrapod, the second in the vestibule. A cover spreads over the tetrapods.
Litany of petition
Deacon: Let us fulfill our evening prayer to the Lord.
Choir: Lord have mercy.
Intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Your grace.
We ask the Lord for a perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless evening.
Chorus:Give it, Lord. (For every request.)
Angela is a peaceful, faithful mentor, guardian of our souls and bodies, we ask the Lord.
We ask the Lord for forgiveness and forgiveness of our sins and transgressions.
We ask the Lord for kindness and benefit to our souls and for peace.
We ask the Lord to end the rest of our life in peace and repentance.
The Christian death of our belly is painless, shameless, peaceful and we ask for a good answer at the Last Judgment of Christ.
Let us commemorate our Most Holy, Most Pure, Most Blessed, Glorious Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, for ourselves, and each other, and our whole life to Christ our God.
Chorus:To you, Lord.
Priest: For You are a Good and Lover of Mankind, and we send glory to You, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Chorus:Amen.
Priest: Peace to all.
Chorus:And to your spirit.
Deacon:
Chorus:To you, Lord.
May the power of Your Kingdom be blessed and glorified. Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
(if lithium) If lithium, stichera are sung on lithium. They show the descent into the porch. To do this, a large candle and censer are lit. Altar servers in front of the priest carry a candle into the vestibule, place it in front of the priest, and the censer is given at the sign. Bycensing pick it up and one altar boy leaves and carries the censer.
LITHIA
Deacon: Save, O God, Thy people and bless Thy inheritance, visit Thy world with Thy mercy and bounty, lift up the horn of Orthodox Christians and send Thy rich mercies upon us; the prayers of our All-Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary; by the power of the Honest and Life-Giving Cross; intercession of the Honest Heavenly Forces of the Bodiless; Honest Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; saints, glorious and all-praised Apostle; like our holy fathers and the great universal teachers and saints, Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom; like our holy father Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, the Wonderworker; Saints Equal to the Apostles Methodius and Cyril, Slovenian teachers, Saints Equal to the Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir and Grand Duchess Olga, like the holy father of our All Rus' miracle workers, Michael, Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip and Hermogenes; holy glorious and victorious martyrs, venerable and God-bearing fathers of ours, holy and righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna [and St. (name), whose temple is and whose day is] and all saints; We pray to Thee, O most merciful Lord, hear us sinners praying to Thee, and have mercy on us.
Chorus:Lord have mercy. (40 times)
(if lithium) Place the casting device (vessel) with candles lit in advance on it on a tetrapod in front of the lectern.TO do not remove the lids.
Deacon: We also pray for our Great Lord and Father, His Holiness the Patriarch (name), and about our Lord, His Eminence Metropolitan (or: archbishop, or: bishop; moreoverinmonasteries: and about the archimandrite, or: our abbot) (name) and about all our brotherhood in Christ, and about every Christian soul that is grieving and embittered by the mercy of God and demanding help; about the protection of this city and those living in it (or: weigh the seed and those who live in it; or: this holy monastery and those living in it); about the world and the state of the whole world; about the welfare of the Holy Churches of God; about the salvation and help with care and fear of God of our fathers and brothers who work and serve; about those who are left behind and those who are gone; about the healing of those lying in weakness, about the dormition, weakness, blessed memory and forgiveness of sins of all our fathers and brothers who have gone before, who lie here and everywhere, Orthodox; about the deliverance of the captives, and about our brothers serving in the services, and about all those who serve and have served in this holy temple (also in the monastery: in this holy monastery) by heart.
Chorus:Lord have mercy (50 times)
Deacon: We also pray that this city may be preserved (or: weigh this), and to this holy temple (alsoinmonasteries: this holy monastery), and to every city and country, from famine, destruction, cowardice, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare; May our Good and Humane-loving God be merciful and merciful, turn away all anger directed at us, and deliver us from His due and righteous rebuke, and have mercy on us.
Chorus:Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Deacon: We also pray that the Lord God will hear the voice of the prayer of us sinners and have mercy on us.
Chorus:Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Priest: Hear us, O God, our Savior, the Hope of all the ends of the earth and those who are in the sea far away; and be merciful, be merciful, O Master, about our sins and have mercy on us. For You are a merciful and Lover of mankind, and we send glory to You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Chorus:Amen.
Priest: Peace to all.
Deacon: Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
And to all who bow their heads the priest prays loudly:
Most merciful Master, Lord Jesus Christ our God, through the prayers of our All-Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, by the power of the Honest and Life-Giving Cross, the intercession of the Honest Heavenly Powers of the Bodiless, the Honest Glorious Prophet, the Forerunner and Baptist John, the glorious and all-praised Apostle saints, the glorious and good-victorious saints martyrs , our venerable and God-bearing fathers, like our holy father and the ecumenical great teachers and saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom, like our holy father Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra the Wonderworker; Saints Methodius and Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Slovenian teachers; Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir and Grand Duchess Olga, like our holy father of all Rus' wonderworkers Michael, Peter, Alexy, Jonah, Philip and Hermogen, and the holy righteous Godfather Joachim and Anna [and the saint (name), his is the temple, and his is the day), and all Thy saints; Make our prayer favorable, grant us forgiveness of our sins, cover us with shelter for Your wing, drive away from us every enemy and adversary; pacify our life, Lord; have mercy on us and Your world, and save our souls, for You are Good and Lover of mankind.
(if lithium): You need to go in front of the priest - move the candle, place it behind the lithium vessel. The distant rug is carried away, the altar boys leave.
Choir : Amen.
Stichera on verse
(The first stichera is sung without verse. Next, the reader reads the first half of the verse, the choir sings the second half and stichera)
Sunday verses (choruses) for the stichera, on the verse:
Verse 1:The Lord reigned, / clothed with beauty.
Verse 2: For establish the universe, / which does not move.
Verse 3: HomeTTo whom is due holiness, O Lord, / for the length of days.
Glory, and now: Theotokos.
Prayer of St. Simeon the God-Receiver
Now you are releasing the slaveTto you, Master, according to Your word, in peace; for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared beforeface of all people, a light for the revelation of tongues, and the glory of Your people Israel.
Reader: Trisagion. Holy Trinity... Our Father…
(if lithium): on Father our for the priest to take out the censer... The 2nd altar boy opens the central chamber and turns on the light. When 1 altar boy -on FATHER OUR open the royal doors, turn on the light and immediately go with the censer to it (there will be censing of the lithium table at the troparia).
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