Home prayers during the first week of Easter. Morning rule from Easter to Ascension: temple and cell prayers
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.
From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the troparion is read:
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs . (Thrice)
From Ascension to Trinity, we begin prayers with “Holy God...”, omitting all the preceding ones.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be it your name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Tropari
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; Perplexed by any answer, we offer this prayer to You as the Master of sin: have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in You; Do not be angry with us, do not remember our iniquities, but look upon us now as if you are gracious, and deliver us from our enemies; For Thou art our God, and we are Thy people; all works are done by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who trust in You, so that we may not perish, but may we be delivered from troubles by You: for You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Prayer 1, St. Macarius the Great, to God the Father
Eternal God and King of every creature, who has vouchsafed me even at this hour to come, forgive me the sins I have committed this day in deed, word and thought, and cleanse, O Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant me, Lord, to pass through this dream in peace at night, so that, rising from my humble bed, I will please Your most holy name all the days of my life, and will trample the fleshly and incorporeal enemies that fight me. And deliver me, Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Yours 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. Amen.
Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ
To the Almighty, the Word of the Father, who is perfect himself, Jesus Christ, for the sake of Thy mercy, never leave me, Thy servant, but always rest in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to the sedition of the serpent, and do not leave me to the desires of Satan, for the seed of aphids is in me. Thou, O Lord God worshiped, the Holy King, Jesus Christ, preserve me as I sleep with an unflickering light, by Thy Holy Spirit, with whom Thou hast sanctified Thy disciples. Grant, O Lord, to me, Thy unworthy servant, Thy salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of reason of Thy Holy Gospel, my soul with the love of Thy Cross, my heart with the purity of Thy word, my body with Thy passionless passion, preserve my thought with Thy humility, and uplift I am in time like Your praise. For Thou art glorified with Thy Beginningless Father and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit
Lord, Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Thy sinful servant, and forgive me the unworthy, and forgive me all that I have sinned today like a man, and moreover, not like a man, but also worse than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, driven and unknown: those who are evil from youth and science, and those who are evil from impudence and despondency. If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or whom I will reproach; or slandered someone with my anger, or saddened someone, or became angry about something; either he lied, or he slept in vain, or he came to me as a beggar and despised him; or made my brother sad, or married, or whom I condemned; or became proud, or became proud, or became angry; or standing in prayer, my mind is moved by the wickedness of this world, or I think about corruption; either overeated, or drunk, or laughing madly; either I thought evil, or saw someone else’s kindness, and my heart was wounded by it; or dissimilar verbs, or laughed at my brother’s sin, but mine are countless sins; Either I didn’t pray for the sake of it, or I didn’t remember what other evil things I did, because I did more and more of these things. Have mercy on me, my Creator Master, Thy sad and unworthy servant, and leave me, and let me go, and forgive me, for I am Good and Lover of Mankind, so that I may lie down in peace, sleep and rest, the prodigal, sinful and damned one, and I will bow and sing , and I will glorify Your most honorable name, with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and ever and forever. Amen.
Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great
What will I bring to You, or what will I reward to You, O most gifted Immortal King, generous and philanthropic Lord, since you were lazy in pleasing me, and did nothing good, you brought the conversion and salvation of my soul to the end of this day? Be merciful to me, a sinner and naked of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and take away from me all the evil thoughts of this visible life. Forgive my sins, O One Sinless One, even those who have sinned this day, in knowledge and ignorance, in word, and deed, and thought, and with all my feelings. You Yourself, covering me, save me from every opposing situation with Your Divine power, and ineffable love for mankind, and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Deign, O Lord, to deliver me from the snare of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and overshadow me with the light of Your face, when You come in glory, and make me sleep without condemnation now, and keep the thoughts of Your servant without dreaming, and untroubled, and all the work of Satan take me away from me, and enlighten the intelligent eyes of my heart, so that I may not sleep into death. And send me an Angel of peace, guardian and mentor of my soul and body, that he may deliver me from my enemies; Yes, rising from my bed, I will bring you prayers of gratitude. Yes, Lord, hear me, your sinful and wretched servant, with your will and conscience; Grant that I have risen to learn from Thy words, and the despondency of demons is driven away from me, to be made by Thy Angels; may I bless Your holy name, and glorify, and glorify the Most Pure Mother of God Mary, Who hast given us sinners intercession, and accept this one praying for us; We see that He imitates Your love for mankind, and never ceases to pray. By that intercession, and the sign of the Honest Cross, and for the sake of all Thy saints, keep my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art holy and glorified forever. Amen.
Prayer 5
Lord our God, who have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, as He is Good and Lover of Mankind, forgive me. Grant me a peaceful and serene sleep. Send Your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, for You are the guardian of our souls and bodies, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 6
Lord our God, in the worthlessness of faith, and we call upon His name above every name, grant us, who are going to sleep, a weakening of soul and body, and keep us from all dreams and dark pleasures except; restrain the desire of passions, extinguish the kindling of bodily rebellion. Grant us to live chastely in deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous life is receptive, Your promised good things will not fall away, for Blessed are You forever. Amen.
Prayer 7, St. John Chrysostom
(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)
Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.
Lord, save me from eternal torment.
Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me.
Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility.
Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
Lord, enlighten my heart, darken my evil lust.
Lord, as a man who has sinned, You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
Lord, send Your grace to help me, that I may glorify Your holy name.
Lord Jesus Christ, write me Your servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end.
Lord, my God, even if I have done nothing good before You, grant me, by Your grace, to make a good beginning.
Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace in my heart.
Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
Lord, accept me in repentance.
Lord, don't leave me.
Lord, do not lead me into misfortune.
Lord, give me a good thought.
Lord, give me tears and mortal memory, and tenderness.
Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.
Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
Lord, plant in me the root of good things, Thy fear in my heart.
Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to do Your will in everything.
Lord, protect me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other inappropriate things.
Lord, consider that you do as you will, that your will be done in me, a sinner, for blessed are you forever. Amen.
Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of Your most honorable Mother, and Your disembodied Angels, Your Prophet and Forerunner and Baptist, the God-speaking Apostles, the bright and victorious martyrs, the reverend and God-bearing fathers, and all the saints through the prayers, deliver me from my present demonic situation. To her, my Lord and Creator, do not want the death of a sinner, but as if he were converted and live, grant me conversion, the accursed and unworthy; take me away from the mouth of the destructive serpent, who yawns to devour me and bring me to hell alive. To her, my Lord, is my consolation, Who for the sake of the accursed one has clothed himself in corruptible flesh, pluck me from accursedness, and grant consolation to my more accursed soul. Plant in my heart to do Thy commandments, and forsake evil deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: for in Thee, O Lord, have I trusted, save me.
Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter of Studium
To Thee, Most Pure Mother of God, I fall down and pray: Consider, O Queen, how I continually sin and anger Thy Son and my God, and many times when I repent, I find myself lying before God, and I repent in trembling: will the Lord strike me down, and hour by hour I do the same again? ; I pray to this leader, my Lady, Lady Theotokos, to have mercy, strengthen me, and grant me good works. Weigh, my Lady Theotokos, for the Imam is by no means in hatred of my evil deeds, and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; But we do not know, Most Pure Lady, from where I hate, I love, but I transgress what is good. Do not allow, O Most Pure One, my will to be fulfilled, for it is not pleasing, but may the will of Thy Son and my God be done: may He save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that I may cease from here from filthiness, and so on may I live as commanded Your Son, to Him belongs all glory, honor and power, with His Originless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos
Good Mother of the King, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Thy Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Thy prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that I may pass through the rest of my life without blemish and through Thee I will find paradise, O Virgin Mother of God, the only Pure One and Blessed One.
Prayer 11, to the Holy Guardian Angel
Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me all who have sinned this day, and deliver me from every wickedness of the enemy who opposes me, so that in no sin I will anger my God; but pray for me, a sinful and unworthy servant, that you may show me worthy of the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.
Kontakion to the Mother of God
Chosen Voivode victorious, as if we had got rid of the evil, let us write thanksgiving to Thy servants, the Mother of God, but as having an invincible power, free us from all troubles, let us call Ti; Rejoice, Unbrided Bride.
Glorious Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may You save our souls.
I place all my trust in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your roof.
Virgin Mary, do not despise me, a sinner, who requires Your help and Your intercession, for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
It is worthy to eat as you truly bless Thee, the Mother of God, the Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and the Mother of our God. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.
From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the Easter canon are read:
The angel cried out with grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again the river: Rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the grave and raised up the dead; people, have fun! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion. You, Pure One, show off, O Theotokos, about the rise of Your Nativity .
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Prayer of Saint John of Damascus
Master, Lover of Mankind, will this coffin really be my bed, or will you still enlighten my damned soul during the day? For seven the grave lies ahead, for seven the death awaits. I fear Your judgment, O Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil: I always anger You, the Lord my God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the Heavenly powers, and my holy Guardian Angel. We know, Lord, that I am unworthy of Your love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, whether I want it or not, save me. Even if you save a righteous man, nothing great; and even if you have mercy on a pure person, nothing is marvelous: you are worthy of the essence of Your mercy. But surprise Thy mercy on me, a sinner: for this show Thy love for mankind, so that my malice may not overcome Thy unspeakable goodness and mercy: and as you wish, arrange a thing for me.
Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, so that not when I fall asleep into death, and not when my enemy says: “Let us be strong against him.”
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Be the protector of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many snares; deliver me from them and save me, O Blessed One, as a Lover of Mankind.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Preslavnaya Mother of God, and the most holy Angel, let us silently sing with our hearts and lips, confessing this Mother of God as truly giving birth to God incarnate for us, and praying unceasingly for our souls.
Brand yourself sign of the cross.
Prayer to the Honest Cross
May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear; as wax melts in the face of fire, so let demons perish in the face lovers of God and signifying the sign of the cross, and saying in joy: Rejoice, Most Honest and Life-giving Cross Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, who descended into hell and trampled upon the power of the devil, and gave us His Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honest and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever. Amen.
Or briefly:
Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.
Prayer
Weaken, forsake, forgive, O God, our sins, voluntary and involuntary, even in word and in deed, even in knowledge and in ignorance, even in days and in nights, even in mind and in thought: forgive us everything, for it is good and Lover of Humanity.
Prayer
Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord Lover of Mankind. Do good to those who do good. Grant to our brothers and relatives the same petitions for salvation and eternal life. Visit those who are infirm and grant healing. Manage the sea as well. For travelers, travel. Orthodox Christian contribute. Grant forgiveness of sins to those who serve and forgive us. Have mercy on those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, our fathers and brothers who have fallen before us, and give them rest, where the light of Your face shines. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and give them petitions for salvation and eternal life. Remember, Lord, us, humble and sinful and unworthy Thy servants, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, through the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and all Thy saints: for blessed art thou unto the ages of ages. . Amen.
Everyday confession of sins
I confess to You, Lord my God and Creator, in Holy Trinity To the One, glorified and worshiped, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, all my sins, which I have committed all the days of my life, and for every hour, and at the present time, and in days and nights that have passed, by deed, word, thought, food, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, bickering, disobedience, slander, condemnation, negligence, pride, avarice, theft, lack of speech, foulness, money-grubbing, jealousy, envy, anger, memory malice, hatred, covetousness and all my feelings: sight, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and my other sins, both mental and physical, in the image of my God and Creator, who have angered You, and my untruthful neighbor: regretting these, I present my guilt to You to my God, and I have the will to repent: exactly, Lord God my, help me, with tears I humbly pray to Thee: forgive me my sins by Thy mercy, and forgive me from all these things that I have said before You, as You are Good and Lover of Mankind.
When you go to bed, say:
In Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commend my spirit: You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.
Notes:
- Printed in italics (explanations and names of prayers) are not readable during prayer.
- When it is written “Glory”, “And now”, it must be read in full: “Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen"
- IN Church Slavonic language there is no sound е, and therefore it is necessary to read “we are calling”, not “we are calling”, “yours”, not “yours”, “mine”, not “mine”, etc.
(first week of Easter) instead of evening and morning prayers() are sung or read. The Hours of Easter are also sung instead of Compline and Midnight Office. The Hours of Easter are read until the morning of Saturday of Bright Week inclusive.
From the day of Holy Easter to the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (40 days), all prayers (including thanksgiving prayers according to Holy Communion) are preceded by three readings of the troparion of Easter: « Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.”. Read more . From Ascension to Trinity (10 days) all prayers begin with Trisagion.
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is replaced by:
“The angel cried out with grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again the river: Rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the grave and raised up the dead; people, have fun! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion. You, Pure One, show off, O Mother of God, about the rising of Your Nativity.”.
From Ascension to the Day of the Holy Trinity, both of these Mother of God prayers are not read (10 days)
On Bright Week, the canons of the Penitential, Theotokos and Guardian Angel are replaced.
The “Rule for Holy Communion” (M., 1893) says: Be aware that on Bright Week of Easter, instead of the evening and morning prayers, the hours of Easter are sung, and instead of the canon of the Lord Jesus and the Paraclesis of the Mother of God, the canon of Easter with its Mother of God is read, and the rest, on the days of the week. are going down." The approach to Holy Communion and prayers after Communion are preceded by three readings of the troparion: “Christ is risen from the dead...”; psalms and the Trisagion (with troparia during fasting) are not read.
From the day of Holy Easter to the day of the Holy Trinity, earthly days are canceled (50 days).
General notes on worshipfrom St. Thomas Week until Easter (from the Liturgical Instructions)
1) From the Week of Fomina until the celebration of Easter, everything church services and the requirements are preceded by singing three times or reading the troparion “Christ is risen from the dead...” (see also in paragraph 5).
2) At the all-night vigil, “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times) is sung, according to tradition, instead of “Come, let us worship...” and after “The blessing of the Lord is upon you...”, before the start of the six psalms (cf.: paragraph 5).
3) At the Sunday all-night vigil, at the end of the Easter stichera at the vespers stichera, the troparion “Christ is risen from the dead...” is sung (once): it is included in the last stichera, being its conclusion.
4) At the Liturgy, “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times) is sung after “Blessed is the Kingdom...”.
- Note. Usually at the beginning all-night vigil and the Liturgy, the clergy sing the troparion 2 times in its entirety, and the 3rd time - ending with the words: “... trampling down death by death,” and the singers finish: “And giving life to those in the tombs.” In some churches, the troparion “Christ is Risen...” is sung (once) by the clergy, and then (once) by both choirs. Before the Six Psalms, “Christ is Risen...” is usually sung by the choir all three times.
5) “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times) is read at the beginning of the hours, Vespers, Compline, Midnight Office and Matins: at the 3rd, 9th hours, Compline and Midnight Office - instead of “Heavenly King...”, and at 1- m, 6 o’clock and Vespers (if the 9th hour is read immediately before its start), according to tradition, instead of “Come, let us worship...”.
6) At the Liturgy, “Christ is risen from the dead...” is sung (once) instead of “We have seen the True Light...”. Entrance: “Come, let us worship... risen from the dead...”.
7) At the end of the Liturgy, at the exclamation: “Glory to Thee, Christ our God, our Hope, glory to Thee,” the singers sing: “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times). At all other services, after the exclamation: “Glory to Thee, Christ our God, our Hope, glory to Thee,” the ending is as usual. Dismissal at all services begins with the words: “Risen from the dead...”.
8) On Sunday, after the dismissal of the Liturgy, according to ancient custom, the priest overshadows the people with the Cross three times and proclaims: “Christ is risen!”, as in the days of Bright Week. The singers sing the final “Christ is risen from the dead...” (three times), “And we have been given eternal life, we worship His three-day Resurrection” (once). On weekdays there is no overshadowing of the Holy Cross.
9) The troparion “Christ is risen from the dead...” is also sung at the beginning of prayers, memorial services, Baptism, funeral services and other services.
10) “To the Heavenly King...” is not read or sung until the day of the Holy Trinity.
11) Services of happened saints in all Sundays Holy Pentecost (except for Martyr George, Apostle John the Theologian, St. Nicholas, Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helena, temple and polyeleos holidays) are not combined with Sunday service, and are performed at Compline along with the canon of the Theotokos from Octoechos and the three songs of the Colored Triodion (placed in the Triodion appendix).
12) “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ...” on Sunday morning it is sung three times, and on other days at Matins, before the 50th Psalm, once.
13) The Canon of Easter is sung at Sunday matins on the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, the paralytic, the Samaritan and the blind man, with all the troparions and the Theotokos, without the final “Christ is risen from the dead...” for each song and without choruses for the 9th song of the canon. On weekdays (at weekday services), the Easter canon is not supposed to be sung. On the Sunday of Antipascha and on holidays, with great doxology, it is necessary to sing the irmos of Easter (except for Midnight and its celebration).
14) In all the Weeks (i.e. Sundays) before the celebration of Easter, “The Most Honest” is not sung at Sunday Matins. Every church ceremony takes place on the 9th song of the canon.
15) Exapostilary “Having fallen asleep in the flesh...” is sung at Sunday matins in the week when the canon of Easter is due.
16) At the 1st hour on all days from the Week of St. Thomas until the Ascension, it is customary to sing instead of “The Chosen Voivode...” the kontakion of Easter, tone 8: “Even to the grave...”.
17) At the Liturgy, on all days before the Ascension, except for the feast of Mid-Apocalypse and its giving, the venerable hymn is sung: “The angel cried out...” and “Shine, shine...”.
18) Communicated with Easter “Receive the Body of Christ...” is sung on all days before the celebration of Easter, except for the Week of St. Thomas and Midsummer with the afterfeast.
19) Prostrations until the day of the Holy Trinity are canceled by the Charter.
In the sequence of Monday of the 2nd week, the beginning of Matins is shown as follows: “Glory to the Holy Ones and Consubstantial...”, “Christ is risen...” (three times). And “abie” (immediately) after “Christ is risen...” - “Glory to God in the highest” and the usual six psalms. At the same time, it was noted that such a beginning of Matins should be “even before the Ascension.”
See: Valentin, Hierom. Additions and amendments to the archpriest’s book “A Guide to the Study of the Charter of Divine Services of the Orthodox Church.” 2nd ed., add. M., 1909. P. 19.
See: Rozanov V. Liturgical Charter of the Orthodox Church. P. 694.
See: Rozanov V. Liturgical Charter of the Orthodox Church. P. 676. There is an opinion that “Christ is Risen...” at the beginning of the 1st hour is read only if there was a holiday at Matins; after daily matins, the 1st hour, according to this point of view, as an attached service, begins immediately with “Come, let us worship...” (see: Michael, Hierom. Liturgics: Course of Lectures. M., 2001. P. 196).
Orthodox prayers from Easter to Ascension allow Christians to remain in a joyful state for another 40 days after the Holy Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Left behind is not easy, but filled with special cleansing power. Lent. All restrictions on food intake have been lifted on all days except Wednesday and Friday.
Spiritual life becomes even more intense, it is filled with special solemnity and grandeur. Another 40 days are heard in the greetings of believers, “Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!”, and morning and evening prayers are read according to special rules described in the Triodion, the book of canons.
Easter is the greatest holiday in the life of any Christian
Features of reading prayers from Easter to Ascension
The main feature of reading prayer rules is a change to the canon. During this period, the penitential canons to the Savior Christ, the Most Pure Mother of God are not read; the Easter troparion and canon are sounded.
- Easter troparion: “Christ rose from the dead, having overcome death by death, and gave life to all who were in the tombs.”
- Easter kontakion: “He also descended to the tomb as an Immortal, destroyed the power of hell, and rose again as a Victor, Christ God, who proclaimed to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice! And give peace to Your Apostles, resurrection to fallen people.”
- Before prayers, the texts of the Psalter are not read; the troparion is said three times.
- Before the holiday of Trinity or Pentecost, prostrations are not made.
- From Monday of the second week reading returns:
- morning and evening rules;
- canons to the Savior Christ, the Most Pure Mother of God, and the saints.
Morning and evening prayer rules
Morning rule after Easter, only one week is not read, but sung, for this time is set aside before the Liturgy, before the start, “Christ is Risen!” is sung 3 times, then the troparion and canon, 40 times “Lord, have mercy!” and again it repeats “Christ is Risen!”
Readings of prayers from Easter to Ascension
From the second week after the Holy Resurrection, the usual reading of the morning prayer rule returns.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; Not understanding any answer, we offer this prayer to You as the Master of sinners: have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Lord, have mercy on us, for we trust in You; Do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities, but look upon us now as if you are kind, and deliver us from our enemies; You are our God, and we are Your people; all works are by Your hand, and we call on Your name.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who trust in You, may we not perish, but may we be delivered from troubles by You: for You are the salvation of the Christian race.
Lord have mercy. (12 times)
Coming to Communion during Bright Week, Christians do not take food or water from midnight until they receive the Holy Gifts, but at this time they are freed from fasting during the previous day. This does not mean permissiveness in overeating and entertainment. Before communion, Orthodox believers are filled with reverence and the fear of God, limiting themselves to worldly consolations.
Christians who have made confession before Happy Easter, and those who have not committed grave sins, are allowed to receive communion before the Ascension without church confession, having repented of their sins during home prayer. For complete peace of mind, the issue of taking the sacrament without confession is first discussed with the spiritual mentor.
The most important sacrament Orthodox Church is a participle
Daily cell evening prayer is Orthodox tradition, after the Resurrection of the Lord, the Easter hours are read, identical to the morning readings with one difference: instead of “Heavenly King” it is said “Christ is Risen!”
For 40 days, the Orthodox people celebrate Easter; before the Ascension of the Lord, the Liturgy of Matins and Vespers is served, while the royal doors are open. Before the Feast of the Ascension, the last religious processions, concluding the Easter celebrations.
Important! Staying in a state of prayer from Easter to Ascension is like sowing. During Easter Matins and Vespers, Christians sow into the future the joy, peace, peace and prosperity given to us by God the Father, the Holy Spirit through the sacrifice and Blood of Jesus Christ.
Christ is risen! Truly Risen!
Morning prayers from Easter to Ascension
About the prayer rule during the celebration of Holy Easter
On all days of Easter week - the first week after the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ - instead of evening and morning prayers, prayers are sung or read. They are included in most prayer books.
Those preparing for Communion instead penitential canon to the Lord Jesus Christ, the canons to the Most Holy Theotokos and the Guardian Angel must be read, as well as Follow-up to Holy Communion.
All prayers(including prayers of thanksgiving for Holy Communion) preceded by three times reading the troparion of Easter: “ Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs" Psalms and prayers from the Trisagion (“Holy God…”) through “Our Father…” (with troparia after it) are not read.
The Hours of Easter are also sung instead of Compline and Midnight Office.
From the second week of Easter the reading of the usual morning and evening prayers, as well as the Rules for Holy Communion, including the canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos, the Guardian Angel and the Follow-up to Holy Communion.
However, you need to pay attention to the following features.
Before the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, on the eve of which the celebration of Easter is celebrated, instead of praying to the Holy Spirit(“To the Heavenly King…”) the Easter troparion (“Christ is risen from the dead…”) is read three times.
Also from Monday of the First Week of Easter until Ascension: instead of the prayer “It is worthy to eat”, reads:
« The angel cries out for grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again the river: Rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the grave and raised up the dead; people, have fun!
Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion. You, Pure One, show off, O Mother of God, about the rising of Your Nativity.”
From the Ascension to the Day of the Holy Trinity prayers begin with the Trisagion(“Holy God…”) - a prayer to the Holy Spirit (“Heavenly King…”) is not read or sung until the Feast of the Holy Trinity. Until the day of the Holy Trinity, prostrations to the ground are also cancelled.
Easter is the most important holiday V Christian religion, which represents salvation, renewal and rebirth. There are many different traditions and signs associated with this day. The energy of this day is enormous, so Easter is believed to have special power. They replace the traditional morning and evening addresses, which during the period Holy Week are called Easter hours.
What prayers should you read on Easter week?
In that great holiday can be read different prayers, for example, about healing, health, money, luck, etc. It is believed that all sincere appeals will certainly be heard by the Higher Powers. You can pray both in church and at home. Great importance has privacy during the pronunciation of addresses, since nothing should interfere. Place an icon in front of you, as well as a container with holy water. It is also recommended to light three candles nearby. While looking at the flame, free yourself from extraneous thoughts and concentrate only on prayer.
Easter prayer for health
If someone in the family is often sick, it is recommended to perform a simple ritual and seek help from To higher powers. Take a small bottle and fill it with holy water, which you need to bring from the church. Pectoral cross Place the sick person in the bottle, and then read the following prayer three times:
“In the kingdom of heaven there is a wonderful spring. Whoever touches the water, whoever washes his face with water, his illnesses will be washed away. I collected that water and gave it to God’s servant (name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
After this, the cross must be taken out and put on the owner. Charged water should be sprinkled three times on the forehead of a sick person. It is recommended to carry out the irrigation process three times a day throughout the week. A container with holy water should always be near the icon.
Easter prayer-amulet against quarrels
If conflicts often arise in the family or relationships have changed for the worse, then you can use the prayer, which should be read on the third day after Easter. The proposed prayer is said exactly 12 times, but it sounds like this:
“Lord, help, Lord, bless with a happy Easter,
Clean days, joyful tears.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
John the Apostle, John the Theologian, John the Baptist,
John the long-suffering, John the headless,
Archangel Michael, Archangel Gabriel, St. George the Victorious,
Nicholas the Wonderworker, Barbara the Great Martyr,
Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia,
Pray for common path servants of God (names of the warring parties).
Calm their anger, tame their anger, quench their rage.
His holy army,
With invincible, indomitable force, lead them to agreement.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".
Prayer during Easter week at home from troubles
Eat powerful prayer, which creates a kind of shield and it will repel all problems and various negativity from a person throughout the year. As a result, it turns out that you can create a strong amulet with your own words. To do this, read the following prayer throughout the week:
“In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Mother Mary carried Christ, gave birth, baptized, fed, gave water, taught prayers, saved, protected, and then at the Cross she sobbed, shed tears, lamented, and suffered together with her dear Son. Jesus Christ rose on Sunday, From now on His glory is from earth to heaven. Now he himself, his slaves, takes care of us, graciously accepts our prayers. Lord, hear me, save me, protect me from all troubles now and forever. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".
It will be interesting to know not only what prayers to read at home during Easter week, but also what beliefs are associated with this time:
