The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
The Prothesis (Preparation)
(The Priest and Deacon stand before the Table of Preparation. They make three bows.)
Priest: Blessed is our God, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Deacon: Amen.
(The Priest takes the Prosphora bread in his left hand and the Holy Spear in his right. Making the sign of the Cross over the seal with the Spear, he says:)
Priest: In remembrance of our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ. (3x)
(He cuts the seal of the Lamb on the four sides, saying:)
Priest: As a sheep He was led to the slaughter. And as a blameless lamb before his shearer is dumb, so He opens not His mouth. In His humiliation His judgment was taken away. And who shall declare His generation?
(He lifts the Lamb from the loaf:)
Priest: For His life is taken from the earth.
(He places it on the Diskos (Paten) face down and cuts it crosswise:)
Priest: Sacrificed is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world, for the life and salvation of the world.
(He turns the Lamb face up and pierces the right side with the Spear:)
Priest: One of the soldiers pierced His side with a Spear, and at once there came out blood and water.
(The Deacon pours wine and water into the Holy Chalice:)
Deacon: Bless the Holy Union, Master.
Priest: Blessed is the union of Your Holy Things, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(The Priest then prepares the portions for the Nine Ranks of Saints, placing them on the Diskos to the right of the Lamb:)
Priest (1st Rank): In honor and memory of our most blessed and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, through whose intercessions accept, O Lord, this sacrifice upon Your heavenly altar.
(2nd Rank): In honor and memory of the holy Prophets: Moses and Aaron, Elijah and Elisha, David and Jesse; of the holy Three Holy Children, and Daniel the Prophet, and of all the holy Prophets.
(3rd Rank): In honor and memory of the holy and all-laudable Apostles: Peter and Paul, and the Twelve and the Seventy, and of all the holy Apostles.
(4th Rank): In honor and memory of our holy fathers among the saints, the great Hierarchs and ecumenical teachers: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasios and Cyril, Nicholas of Myra, and all holy Hierarchs.
(5th Rank): In honor and memory of the holy Martyrs: Stephen the Archdeacon and First Martyr; George the Victory-bearer, Demetrios the Myrrh-streamer, Theodore the Recruit, and Theodore the General, and all holy Martyrs.
(6th Rank): In honor and memory of our righteous and God-bearing Ascetics: Anthony the Great, Euthymios, Sava the Sanctified, Onuphrios, Athanasios of Athos, and all holy Ascetics.
(7th Rank): In honor and memory of the holy and wonder-working Unmercenaries: Cosmas and Damian, Cyrus and John, Panteleimon and Hermolaos, and all holy Unmercenaries.
(8th Rank): In honor and memory of the holy and righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; of Saint (Name of the patron saint of the church), and of all the saints, through whose prayers look down upon us, O God.
(9th Rank): In honor and memory of our father among the saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, whose Liturgy we now celebrate.
(He then commemorates the Living and the Dead, placing small portions below the Lamb.)
(He blesses the Incense:)
Priest: We offer incense to You, O Christ our God, as a sweet spiritual fragrance.
(He places the Asterisk (Star) over the Diskos:)
Priest: And the Star came and stood over the place where the young Child was.
(He covers the Diskos and Chalice with the Veils, saying:)
Priest: The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty... Cover us with the shelter of Your wings.
(He censes the Offering and says the Prayer of the Prothesis:)
Priest: O God, our God, who sent the Heavenly Bread, the food of the whole world, our Lord and God Jesus Christ... Bless this Offering, and accept it at Your heavenly Altar.
(The Dismissal of the Prothesis.)
The Enarxis
Deacon: Master, bless!
(The Priest, raising the Gospel Book and tracing the sign of the Cross over the Altar, exclaims: library)
Priest: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
Deacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For the peace from above and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For the peace of the whole world, for the stability of the holy churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For our Archbishop (Name), for the honorable priesthood, the diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For our country, for those in civil authority, and for our armed forces, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For this city, for every city and land, and for the faithful who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For seasonable weather, for abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For those who travel by land, sea, and air; for the sick, the suffering, the captives and for their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Your grace.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Commemorating our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another, and our whole life unto Christ our God.
People: To You, O Lord.
(The Priest prays the Prayer of the First Antiphon:)
Priest (Silent): Lord our God, whose power is incomparable and glory incomprehensible; whose mercy is immeasurable and loving-kindness inexpressible: Look down on us and on this holy house with compassion, and grant us and those who pray with us Your abundant mercies and compassions.
Priest (Exclamation): For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
(The First Antiphon - Psalm 102:)
People: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.
The Lord in heaven has prepared His throne, and His kingdom rules over all.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, Savior, save us.
Deacon: Again and again, in peace, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy. Same as before.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Your grace.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Commemorating our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another, and our whole life unto Christ our God.
People: To You, O Lord.
(The Priest prays the Prayer of the Second Antiphon:)
Priest (Silent): Lord our God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance; protect the whole body of Your Church; sanctify those who love the beauty of Your house; glorify them in return by Your divine power, and forsake us not who hope in You.
Priest (Exclamation): For Thine is the dominion, and Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
(The Second Antiphon - Psalm 145:)
People: Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
The Lord shall reign forever; Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Save us, O Son of God, who rose from the dead, who sing to You: Alleluia.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
People: Only-Begotten Son and Immortal Word of God, Who for our salvation willed to be incarnate of the holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, and became man without change; Who was crucified, O Christ our God, and by death has trampled upon death; Who are one of the Holy Trinity, glorified together with the Father and the Holy Spirit: save us!
Deacon: Again and again, in peace, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Your grace.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Commemorating our most holy... to You, O Lord.
People: To You, O Lord.
(The Priest prays the Prayer of the Third Antiphon:)
Priest (Silent): You who have granted us these common and unified prayers, and promised that when two or three are gathered in Your name You will grant their requests: fulfill now, O Lord, the petitions of Your servants as may be of benefit to them; granting us in the present age the knowledge of Your truth, and in the age to come, life eternal.
Priest (Exclamation): For You are a good God and love mankind, and to You we offer up glory...
People: Amen.
(The Third Antiphon is sung, usually the Beatitudes:)
People: In Your Kingdom, remember us, O Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven.
The Liturgy of the Word
(The Priest and Deacon, carrying the Holy Gospel, make the Small Entrance.)
Deacon (Low voice): Let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.
(The Priest prays the Prayer of the Little Entrance:)
Priest (Silent): Master and Lord our God, who have established in heaven the ranks and hosts of angels and archangels for the ministry of Your glory: make with our entrance an entrance of holy angels, serving with us and glorifying Your goodness. For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Deacon (Pointing to the East): Bless, Master, the holy entrance.
Priest: Blessed is the entrance of Your holy ones, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(The Deacon, standing in the center, raises the Gospel and exclaims:)
Deacon: Wisdom! Stand upright!
People (Hymn of the Entrance): Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ. Save us, O Son of God, who rose from the dead, who sing to You: Alleluia!
(The Clergy enter the Altar. The Priest prays the Prayer of the Trisagion:)
Priest (Silent): Holy God, who dwell among the saints; who are praised by the Seraphim with the thrice-holy cry and glorified by the Cherubim, and worshipped by all the heavenly powers; You who brought all things out of nothing into being; You who made man according to Your image and likeness and adorned him with every gift of Yours; You who give wisdom and understanding to him who asks, and do not overlook the sinner, but have appointed repentance unto salvation; You who have made us, Your humble and unworthy servants, worthy even in this hour to stand before the glory of Your holy Altar and to offer You due worship and praise: Accept, Master, even from the mouth of us sinners, the thrice-holy hymn, and visit us in Your goodness. Forgive us every transgression, voluntary and involuntary; sanctify our souls and bodies, and grant that we may worship You in holiness all the days of our life, through the intercessions of the holy Theotokos and of all the saints who have been well-pleasing to You from the beginning of time.
Priest (Exclamation): For You, our God, are holy, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
(The Trisagion Hymn is then sung:)
People: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3x)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.
Deacon: Let us be attentive!
Reader: (The Prokeimenon is read)
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading from the Epistle of (Name).
Deacon: Let us be attentive!
(The Epistle is read)
Priest: Peace be to you, the reader.
People: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
(The Priest prays the Prayer of the Holy Gospel:)
Priest (Silent): Shine within our hearts, loving Master, the pure light of Your divine knowledge, and open the eyes of our minds that we may comprehend the message of Your Gospel. Instill in us also the fear of Your blessed commandments, so that, having trampled down all carnal desires, we may pursue a spiritual way of life, both thinking and doing such things as are well-pleasing to You. For You are the illumination of our souls and bodies, O Christ our God, and to You we offer up glory, together with Your Father, who is without beginning, and Your all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Deacon: Wisdom! Stand upright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel.
Priest: Peace be to all.
People: And with your spirit.
Deacon: The reading from the Holy Gospel according to (Name).
People: Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You. Same as before.
Priest: Let us be attentive!
(The Gospel is read. Afterward, the Priest or Bishop delivers the Homily.)
(The Litany of Fervent Supplication:)
Deacon: Let us say with all our soul and with all our mind, let us say:
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Lord Almighty, God of our fathers, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Your great mercy, we pray You, hear us and have mercy.
People: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
Deacon: Again we pray for our Archbishop (Name)...
People: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
Priest (Exclamation): For You are a merciful God and love mankind, and to You we offer up glory...
People: Amen.
(The Litany for the Departed:)
Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God... Again we pray for the repose of the souls of the departed servants of God (Names)...
People: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
Deacon: That the Lord God will settle their souls where the righteous dwell.
People: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
(The Priest prays the Prayer for the Departed:)
Priest (Silent): O God of spirits and of all flesh, who have trampled down death and overthrown the devil and given life to Your world: repose the soul of Your departed servants (Names) in a place of light, a place of green pasture, a place of refreshment, from which all pain, sorrow, and sighing have fled. As a good God and Lover of Mankind, forgive every sin committed by them in word, deed, or thought, for there is no man who lives and does not sin; You alone are without sin, Your righteousness is an eternal righteousness, and Your word is truth.
Priest (Exclamation): For You are the resurrection, the life, and the repose of Your departed servants, O Christ our God...
People: Amen.
The Liturgy of the Faithful
Deacon: Pray to the Lord, you catechumens.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Let us, the faithful, pray for the catechumens.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That the Lord will have mercy on them.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That He will teach them the word of truth.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That He will reveal to them the gospel of righteousness.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That He will unite them to His holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help them, save them, have mercy on them, and keep them, O God, by Your grace.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Bow your heads to the Lord, you catechumens.
People: To You, O Lord. Same as before.
(The Priest prays the Prayer for the Catechumens:)
Priest (Silent): Lord our God, who dwell in the heavens and look down on all Your works, look down on Your servants the catechumens, who have bowed their necks to You. Grant them Your light yoke; make them honorable members of Your holy Church, and make them worthy of the washing of regeneration, the forgiveness of sins, and the garment of incorruption; unite them to Your holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, and number them with Your chosen flock.
Priest (Exclamation): That they also with us may glorify Your most honorable and majestic name, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
Deacon: As many as are catechumens, depart! Catechumens, depart! As many as are of the faithful, again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
(The Priest prays the First Prayer of the Faithful:)
Priest (Silent): We give thanks to You, Lord God of powers, who have made us worthy to stand even now before Your holy Altar, and to fall down before Your compassion for our sins and for the ignorances of the people. Accept, O God, our prayer; make us worthy to offer You prayers and supplications and bloodless sacrifices for all Your people. And enable us, whom You have appointed to this Your ministry by the power of Your Holy Spirit, without condemnation or offense, and in the pure testimony of our conscience, to call upon You at all times and in every place, that hearing us You may be merciful to us according to the abundance of Your goodness.
Priest (Exclamation): For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
Deacon: Again and again, in peace, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
(The Priest prays the Second Prayer of the Faithful:)
Priest (Silent): Again and many times we fall down before You and pray to You, O Good One and Lover of Mankind, that You would look down upon our prayer and purify our souls and bodies from all defilement of flesh and spirit; and grant us to stand blameless and without condemnation before Your holy Altar. Grant also, O God, to those who pray with us, progress in life, in faith, and in spiritual understanding. Grant that they, ever worshipping You with fear and love, may partake of Your holy Mysteries without condemnation, and be made worthy of Your heavenly Kingdom.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Priest (Exclamation): That being ever guarded by Your power, we may offer up glory to You, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
(The Cherubic Hymn begins. The Priest prays the Prayer of the Cherubic Hymn:)
Priest (Silent): No one who is bound by carnal desires and pleasures is worthy to approach or draw near or to minister to You, the King of Glory; for to serve You is great and awesome even for the heavenly powers. Nevertheless, because of Your inexpressible and immeasurable love for mankind, You became man without change or alteration, and as Master of all, You became our High Priest and delivered to us the ministry of this liturgical and bloodless sacrifice. For You alone, O Lord our God, rule over those in heaven and on earth; You are borne upon the throne of the Cherubim; You are Lord of the Seraphim and King of Israel; You alone are holy and rest among the holy. Therefore, I entreat You, who alone are good and ready to listen: Look down on me, Your sinful and unprofitable servant, and cleanse my soul and my heart from an evil conscience; and by the power of Your Holy Spirit enable me, who am endowed with the grace of the priesthood, to stand before this Your holy Table, and to offer the sacrifice of Your holy and pure Body and precious Blood. For I draw near to You, and bowing my neck I implore You: Do not turn Your face away from me, nor reject me from among Your children; but make me, Your sinful and unworthy servant, worthy to offer these Gifts to You. For You are the Offerer and the Offered, the Receiver and the Received, O Christ our God, and to You we offer up glory, together with Your Father, who is without beginning, and Your all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
People: Let us who mystically represent the Cherubim, and who sing the thrice-holy hymn to the life-creating Trinity, now lay aside all earthly care.
(The Great Entrance: The Clergy carry the Holy Gifts to the Altar.)
Deacon: May the Lord God remember us all in His Kingdom, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Priest: May the Lord God remember you all in His Kingdom...
People: That we may receive the King of all, who comes invisibly upborne by the angelic hosts. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
(The Litany of Completion:)
Deacon: Let us complete our prayer to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For the precious Gifts here offered, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
(The Priest prays the Prayer of the Proskomide:)
Priest (Silent): Lord God Almighty, who alone are holy... accept also the prayer of us sinners and bring it to Your holy Altar...
Priest (Exclamation): Through the compassions of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed...
People: Amen. Same as before.
Priest: Peace be to all.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: Let us love one another, that with one mind we may confess:
People: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: the Trinity, one in essence and undivided.
(The Kiss of Peace is exchanged. The Deacon exclaims:)
Deacon: The doors! The doors! In wisdom, let us be attentive!
People: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of Light; true God of true God; begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. And the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; whose Kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. In one Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Deacon: Let us stand well; let us stand with fear; let us be attentive, that we may offer the holy oblation in peace.
People: A mercy of peace, a sacrifice of praise.
Priest: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
People: And with your spirit.
The Anaphora
Priest: Let us lift up our hearts.
People: We lift them up to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord.
People: It is proper and right.
(The Anaphora: The Great Eucharistic Prayer begins. The Priest prays the First Prayer of the Anaphora:)
Priest (Silent): It is proper and right to sing to You, to bless You, to praise You, to give thanks to You, to worship You in every place of Your dominion; for You are God inexpressible, inconceivable, invisible, incomprehensible, ever-existing and eternally the same, You and Your only-begotten Son and Your Holy Spirit. You brought us out of nothing into being, and when we had fallen away, You raised us up again, and did not cease to do all things until You had brought us to heaven and granted us Your Kingdom which is to come. For all these things we give thanks to You and to Your only-begotten Son and to Your Holy Spirit; for all things that we know and do not know, for blessings manifest and hidden that have been bestowed upon us. We thank You also for this Liturgy, which You have deigned to receive from our hands, even though thousands of archangels and tens of thousands of angels stand around You, the Cherubim and Seraphim, six-winged, many-eyed, soaring aloft upon their wings...
Priest (Exclamation): Singing, crying, shouting, and saying the triumphal hymn:
People: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Sabaoth, heaven and earth are full of Your glory! Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
(The Words of Institution are pronounced:)
Priest: Take, eat; this is My Body, which is broken for you for the remission of sins.
People: Amen.
Priest: Drink of this, all of you; this is My Blood of the New Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins.
People: Amen.
(The Priest prays the Prayer of the Anamnesis:)
Priest (Silent): Remembering, therefore, this saving commandment and all that has come to pass for our sake: the Cross, the Tomb, the Resurrection on the third day, the Ascension into heaven, the Enthronement at the right hand, and the second and glorious Coming:
Priest: Thine own of Thine own we offer unto Thee, on behalf of all and for all.
People: We praise You, we bless You, we give thanks to You, O Lord, and we pray to You, O our God.
(The Epiklesis: The Invocation of the Holy Spirit. The Priest prays:)
Priest (Silent): Again we offer to You this spiritual and bloodless worship, and we ask and pray and entreat You: Send down Your Holy Spirit upon us and upon these Gifts here offered. And make this bread the precious Body of Your Christ. Amen. And that which is in this cup, the precious Blood of Your Christ. Amen. Changing them by Your Holy Spirit. Amen. Amen. Amen. So that they may be for those who partake of them for vigilance of soul, for remission of sins, for the communion of Your Holy Spirit, for the fullness of the Kingdom of Heaven, for boldness before You, and not for judgment or condemnation.
Priest: And make this bread the precious Body of Your Christ. Amen. And that which is in this cup, the precious Blood of Your Christ. Amen. Changing them by Your Holy Spirit. Amen. Amen. Amen.
(The Priest continues with the Intercessions:)
Priest (Silent): Again we offer You this spiritual worship for those who have gone to their rest in faith: forefathers, fathers, patriarchs, prophets, apostles, preachers, evangelists, martyrs, confessors, ascetics, and for every righteous spirit made perfect in faith.
Priest (Exclamation): Especially for our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary.
People (Axion Estin): It is truly meet to bless you, O Theotokos, ever blessed and most pure and the Mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim, you who without corruption gave birth to God the Word, truly the Theotokos, we magnify you.
Priest (Silent): For the holy Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John; for the holy, glorious, and all-laudable Apostles; for Saint (Name) whose memory we keep this day; and for all Your saints, through whose prayers visit us, O God. And remember all those who have fallen asleep in the hope of resurrection to life eternal, and grant them rest where the light of Your countenance shines. Again we entreat You: Remember, Lord, all the Orthodox Episcopate who rightly teach the word of Your truth; all the priesthood, the diaconate in Christ, and every clerical and monastic order. Again we offer You this spiritual worship for the whole world, for the holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, for those who live in chastity and holiness of life. For our civil authorities, grant them, Lord, peaceful times, that we also, in their tranquility, may lead a calm and peaceful life in all godliness and holiness.
Priest (Exclamation): Among the first, remember, O Lord, our Archbishop (Name); grant him for Your holy churches in peace, safety, honor, health, and length of days, rightly teaching the word of Your truth.
People: And all mankind.
Priest (Exclamation): And grant that with one voice and one heart we may glorify and praise Your most honorable and majestic name, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
Priest: And the mercies of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ be with you all.
People: And with your spirit.
Holy Communion
Deacon: Having commemorated all the saints, again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For the precious Gifts offered and sanctified, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That our God, who loves mankind, receiving them upon His holy, heavenly and noetic altar as a sweet spiritual fragrance, will send down upon us in return His divine grace and the gift of the Holy Spirit, let us pray.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Your grace.
People: Lord, have mercy.
Deacon: That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask of the Lord.
People: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: An angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask of the Lord.
People: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: Pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask of the Lord.
People: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: Things good and profitable for our souls and peace for the world, let us ask of the Lord.
People: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask of the Lord.
People: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: A Christian ending to our life, painless, blameless, and peaceful, and a good defense before the dread judgment seat of Christ, let us ask.
People: Grant this, O Lord.
Deacon: Having asked for the unity of the faith and for the communion of the Holy Spirit, let us commend ourselves and one another, and our whole life unto Christ our God.
People: To You, O Lord.
(The Priest prays the Prayer Before the Lord's Prayer:)
Priest (Silent): To You, loving Master, we entrust our whole life and hope, and we ask and pray and entreat You: make us worthy to partake of Your heavenly and awesome Mysteries from this holy and spiritual Table with a pure conscience; for the remission of sins, for the forgiveness of transgressions, for the communion of the Holy Spirit, for the inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven, for boldness before You, and not for judgment or condemnation.
Priest: And make us worthy, Master, with boldness and without condemnation, to dare call You, the heavenly God, Father, and to say:
(The Lord's Prayer is recited:)
People: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest: For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
Priest: Peace be to all.
People: And with your spirit.
Deacon: Let us bow our heads to the Lord.
People: To You, O Lord.
(The Priest prays the Prayer of Inclination:)
Priest (Silent): We give thanks to You, invisible King, who by Your infinite power created all things, and in the abundance of Your mercy brought all things from nothing into being. Look down from heaven, Master, upon those who have bowed their heads to You; for they have not bowed them to flesh and blood, but to You, the awesome God. Therefore, O Master, distribute these Gifts here offered to all of us for our good, according to the individual need of each: sail with those who sail, travel with those who travel, and heal the sick, You who are the Physician of our souls and bodies.
Priest (Exclamation): Through the grace and compassion and love for mankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, together with Your all-holy, good, and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
(The Priest prays the Prayer of Elevation:)
Priest (Silent): Hear us, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, from Your holy dwelling place and from the throne of glory of Your Kingdom; and come to sanctify us, You who sit on high with the Father and are invisibly present here with us. And by Your mighty hand, deign to impart to us Your pure Body and precious Blood, and through us to all the people.
Deacon: Let us be attentive!
Priest: The holy things are for the holy.
People: One is Holy, One is Lord: Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
(The Fraction: The Priest breaks the Holy Lamb into four parts, saying:)
Priest: Broken and distributed is the Lamb of God; broken yet not divided; forever eaten yet never consumed, but sanctifying those who partake thereof.
(The Priest places a portion into the Chalice, saying:)
Priest: The fullness of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(The Priest blesses the Warmth/Zeon and pours it into the Chalice:)
Priest: Blessed is the warmth of Your holy things, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
(The Communion Prayer: The Priest and People say together:)
I believe, Lord, and I confess that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, who came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am first. I also believe that this is truly Your pure Body and that this is truly Your precious Blood. Therefore, I pray to You: Have mercy upon me and forgive my transgressions, voluntary and involuntary, in word and in deed, known and unknown. And make me worthy to partake without condemnation of Your pure Mysteries, for the remission of sins and for life eternal. Amen.
Of Your mystical supper, O Son of God, accept me today as a communicant. For I will not speak of Your Mystery to Your enemies, nor like Judas will I give You a kiss; but like the thief will I confess You: Remember me, Lord, in Your Kingdom.
May the communion of Your holy Mysteries be neither to my judgment nor to my condemnation, O Lord, but to the healing of soul and body. Amen.
(The Communion of the Clergy and the People:)
Priest: With fear of God, faith, and love, draw near.
People: Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. The Lord is God and has revealed Himself to us.
(The People receive Holy Communion.)
People (Communion Hymn): Receive the Body of Christ; taste of the fountain of immortality. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
(The Communion is complete. The Priest blesses the people:)
Priest: Save, O God, Your people and bless Your inheritance.
People: We have seen the true Light; we have received the heavenly Spirit; we have found the true faith, worshipping the undivided Trinity, for the Trinity has saved us.
The Dismissal
(The Post-Communion Thanksgiving. The Priest prays:)
Priest (Silent): We give thanks to You, loving Master, benefactor of our souls, that on this day You have made us worthy of Your heavenly and immortal Mysteries. Make straight our path; establish us all in Your fear; guard our life; make firm our steps; through the prayers and intercessions of the glorious Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary and of all Your saints.
People: Let our mouths be filled with Your praise, O Lord, that we may sing of Your glory. For You have made us worthy to partake of Your holy, divine, immortal, and life-creating Mysteries. Keep us in Your holiness that all the day we may meditate upon Your righteousness. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Deacon: Let us depart in peace.
People: In the name of the Lord.
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord, have mercy.
(The Priest reads the Prayer Behind the Ambo:)
Priest: O Lord, who bless those who bless You and sanctify those who trust in You: Save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Protect the whole body of Your Church; sanctify those who love the beauty of Your house; glorify them in return by Your divine power, and forsake us not who hope in You. Grant peace to Your world, to Your churches, to the clergy, to our civil authorities, to the armed forces, and to all Your people. For every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from You, the Father of Lights; and to You we offer up glory, thanksgiving, and worship, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen. Blessed be the name of the Lord, from this time forth and for evermore. (3x)
Priest: The blessing of the Lord and His mercy come upon you, through His grace and love for mankind, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
People: Amen.
Priest: Glory to You, O Christ, our God and our hope, glory to You.
People: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Lord, have mercy. (3x) Father, bless.
Priest: May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and holy Mother; by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross; through the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven; through the prayers of the honorable, glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John; of the holy, glorious, and all-laudable Apostles; of our father among the saints, John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople; of Saint (Name), whose memory we keep this day; of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; and of all the saints: have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loves mankind.
People: Amen.
(The Dismissal is complete.)
(The Priest distributes the Antidoro (Blessed Bread) to the faithful as they depart the Church.)
Priest: The blessing of the Lord and His mercy be upon you through His divine grace and love for mankind, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.