Complete collection and description: Easter morning prayer for the spiritual life of a believer.

Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock

Hours of Holy Pascha during worship in the Temple

The hours separating Easter Matins from the Liturgy pass unnoticed for many, because they are not read, as usual, but sung, and do not consist of psalms (which form their basis), but of selected Easter hymns, easily recognizable by ear.

Likewise, other services of Easter and the entire Bright Week (i.e., until next Sunday) consist almost exclusively of singing (with the exception of the reading of the Apostle and the Gospel, priestly exclamations and deaconal litanies). In general, the reading of the Psalter, a collection of Hebrew religious hymns and prayers, is abolished for the entire Bright Week because “the canopy of the Old Testament no longer has a place in the radiant radiance of New Testament grace.”

Cell prayers during the Easter period

According to a long-standing tradition, the usual morning and evening prayers are replaced on Bright Week Easter hours. All hours: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th are exactly the same and read the same way. This sequence of the Easter Hours contains the main Easter hymns. It begins, of course, “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs,” “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ...” is sung three times, then the ipakoi, exapostilary, and so on are sung. This reading time sequence is much shorter than the usual morning and evening rule. Ordinary prayers, which contain both repentant prayers and other types, are all replaced by Easter chants, which express our joy at this great event.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Three times)

During Bright Week, instead of morning and evening prayers, they read

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Part 6 – Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock

Part 5 – Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock

Easter clock

Easter clock- part of the Easter day service (including Matins, Easter Hours, Liturgy and Vespers).

They are read on Bright Week (until Saturday morning inclusive) instead of morning and evening prayers (prayer rule).

Prayers of the Easter Hours

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, bow And We pray to the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, Christ e, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all the faithful, let us worship the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, And de Cross brings joy to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, I destroyed death through death And. (three times)

Preliminary And lice morning I same about Mary, and arr. e the stone has been rolled away from the tomb, y Shah from the Angel: in the light is brought y Indeed, with the dead, what are you looking for as a man? You see the graveclothes, father y those who preach to the world e child, like the east A The Lord, who puts to death death, is the Son of God, who saves the human race.

Even down to the grave e You are immortal, but you will destroy hell And You have strength and resurrect e Thou art as the Victor, O Christ God, women A m myrrh-bearing things A vyy: Rejoice!, and through Your apostle peace d A ruin those who have fallen I th resurrection.

In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in paradise with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, all complete I yay, noop And toboggan

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit:

Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the palace of every king, A Behold, most luminous Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen:

IN y This consecrated Divine village, rejoice: for by You I gave e All joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.

Lord have mercy. ( forty times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen:

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 Thee.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in their tombs. ( three times)

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen.

Is it for You - except for You?

Behold, I have come - for, behold, I have come.

Those who preceded the morning - those who came before dawn.

Even about Mary - those who were with Mary (Mary's companions).

Tetsite - run, hurry.

As there is - because He is.

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Easter morning prayer

Morning prayers

Throughout Bright Week (7 days, starting from Easter), instead of this rule, the hours of Holy Easter are read.

From Ascension to Trinity, we begin prayers with “Holy God.”, omitting all the preceding ones.

Rising from sleep, before doing anything else, stand reverently, presenting yourself before the All-Seeing God, and, making the sign of the cross, say:

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Then wait a little until all your feelings come to silence and your thoughts leave everything earthly, and then say the following prayers, without haste and with heartfelt attention:

Publican's Prayer

(Gospel of Luke, chapter 18, verse 13)

God, be merciful to me, a sinner. ( Bow).

Initial prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit

(From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the Easter troparion is read. Three times.)

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.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. ( Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist).

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

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. ( Three times) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord's Prayer

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 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.

Troparia Trinity

Having risen from sleep, we fall down to Thee, the Good One, and cry out to Thee, the Mightier, the angelic song: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God, have mercy on us through the Mother of God.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. From bed and sleep You have raised me up, O Lord, enlighten my mind and heart, and open my lips to sing to You, Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy, O God, have mercy on us through the Mother of God.

And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Suddenly the Judge will come, and every deed will be exposed, but with fear we call at midnight: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, O God, have mercy on us by the Mother of God.

Lord have mercy. ( 12 times).

Prayer to the Most Holy Trinity

Having risen from sleep, I thank Thee, Holy Trinity, for for the sake of Thy goodness and long-suffering, Thou hast not been angry with me, lazy and sinful, nor hast Thou destroyed me with my iniquities; but you usually loved mankind and in the despair of the one who lay down, you raised me up to practice and glorify Your power. And now enlighten my mental eyes, open my lips to learn Thy words, and to understand Thy commandments, and to do Thy will, and to sing to Thee in heartfelt confession, and to sing Thy all-holy name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages. centuries. Amen.

Come, let us worship our King God.( Bow)

Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God. ( Bow)

Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. ( Bow)

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. To You alone have I sinned and done evil before You; for you may be justified in all of Your words, and you will always triumph over Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.

Symbol of faith

1. I believe in one God, the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.

2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, to Whom all things were.

3. For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became human.

4. She was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.

5. And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.

6. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.

7. And again the coming one will be judged with glory by the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end.

8. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father, who is with the Father and the Son, is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets.

9. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.

10. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.

11. I hope for the resurrection of the dead,

12. And the life of the next century. Amen.

Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great

God, cleanse me, a sinner, for I have done nothing good before You; but deliver me from the evil one, and Thy will be done in me, that I may open my unworthy lips without condemnation and praise Thy holy name. Father and Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 2, of the same saint

Rising from sleep, I bring the midnight hymn to Ti, Savior, and falling down crying to Ti: do not let me fall asleep in a sinful death, but be gracious to me, crucified by will, and hasten me lying in laziness, and save me in standing and in prayer, and in sleep Rise up nightly for me a sinless day, O Christ God, and save me.

Prayer 3, of the same saint

To You, Lord, Lover of Mankind, having risen from sleep, I come running, and I strive for Your works with Your mercy, and I pray to You: help me at all times, in every thing, and deliver me from all worldly evil things and the devil’s haste, and save me, and bring us into Your eternal Kingdom. For You are my Creator and the Provider and Giver of all good, in You are all my hope, and I send up glory to You, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 4, of the same saint

Lord, Who through Your many goodness and Your great bounty has given me, Your servant, the passing time of this night without misfortune to pass away from all evil that is contrary to me; You Yourself, Master, the Creator of all things, grant me with Your true light and an enlightened heart to do Your will, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 5, St. Basil the Great

Lord Almighty, God of hosts and all flesh, living in the highest and looking down on the humble, testing the hearts and wombs and innermost parts of men, the fore-foreseen One, the Beginningless and Ever-Everlasting Light, with Him there is no change or overshadowing; Himself, Immortal King, accept our prayers, even now, boldly in response to Your multitude of bounties, we create from bad lips towards You, and forgive us our sins, whether in deed, word, and thought, knowledge, or ignorance, we have sinned; and cleanse us from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And grant us with a cheerful heart and a sober thought to pass through the whole night of this present life, awaiting the coming of the bright and revealed day of Your Only Begotten Son, the Lord and God and our Savior Jesus Christ, when the Judge of all will come with glory, to whom he will give to each according to his deeds. Let us not fall and become lazy, but be watchful and lifted up into the work that is to be found, and prepare for the joy and Divine palace of His glory, where those who celebrate the unceasing voice and the ineffable sweetness of those who behold Your face, the ineffable kindness. For You are the true Light, you enlighten and sanctify all things, and all creation sings to You forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 6th, of the same saint

Let us bless you, O highest God and Lord of mercy, who always does great and unexplored, glorious and terrible things to us, countless in number, who has given us sleep for the repose of our weakness, and the weakening of the labors of the arduous flesh. We thank Thee, for Thou didst not destroy us with our iniquities, but Thou didst usually love mankind, and in desperation, Thou didst raise us up to glorify Thy power. In the same way, we pray for Your immeasurable goodness, enlighten our thoughts, our eyes, and raise our minds from the heavy sleep of laziness: open our lips, and fulfill Your praise, so that we can unwaveringly sing and confess to You, in all, and from all, to the glorified God, To the Beginningless Father, with Your Only Begotten Son, and Your All-Holy and Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer 7, to the Blessed Virgin Mary

I sing Thy grace, O Lady, I pray to Thee, my mind is filled with grace. Go right and teach me the path of Christ’s commandments. Strengthen your children to songs, driving away despondency and sleep. Bound by the captivity of the Falls, allow me through Your prayers, Bride of God. Preserve me in the night and in the day, delivering me to those who fight against the enemy. She who gave birth to God, the life-giver, was killed by my passions and revived. Who gave birth to the non-evening Light, enlighten my blind soul. O wondrous Lady of the Palace, create for me the house of the Divine Spirit. You who gave birth to a doctor, heal my soul of many years of passion. Worried by the storm of life, guide me towards the path of repentance. Deliver me from eternal fire, and from evil worms, and from tartar. Do not show me joy as a demon, who is guilty of many sins. Create me again, having promised to be insensible, Immaculate, without sin. Show me the strangeness of all kinds of torment, and implore the Lord to all. Heavenly grant me joy with all the saints. Most Holy Virgin, hear the voice of Your indecent servant. Give me tears. Most Pure One, you cleanse the filthiness of my soul. I bring lamentations from my heart to You continually, be zealous, Lady. Accept my prayer service and bring it to the blessed God. Transcending Angel, create me above the fusion of the world. Light-bearing heavenly Seine, direct spiritual grace in me. I lift up my hand and my lips to praise, defiled by filth, O All-Immaculate One. Deliver me from the dirty tricks that are strangling me, diligently begging Christ; To Him is due honor and worship, now and ever, and forever and ever, amen.

Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ

My most merciful and all-merciful God, Lord Jesus Christ, for the sake of love you came down and became incarnate for many reasons, so that you would save everyone. And again, Savior, save me by grace, I pray to You. Even if you save me from works, there is no grace and a gift, but more than a duty. Hey, abundant in generosity and ineffable in mercy! Believe in Me, you say, O my Christ, you will live and will not see death forever. Even if faith in You saves the desperate, behold, I believe, save me, for You are my God and Creator. Let faith be credited to me instead of works. My God, you will not find any works that will justify me. But may my faith prevail instead of all, may it answer, may it justify me, may it show me to be a partaker of Your eternal glory. Let Satan not kidnap me, and boast to the Word that he has torn me from Your hand and fence; But either I want, save me, or I don’t want, Christ my Savior, I will soon foresee, I will soon perish: For you are my God from my mother’s womb. Grant me, O Lord, now to love Thee, as sometimes I have loved that same sin; and again work for You without laziness, just as you worked before the flattering Satan. Above all, I will serve You, my Lord and God Jesus Christ, all the days of my life, now and ever, and forever and ever, amen.

Prayer 9, to the Guardian Angel

Holy Angel, standing before my accursed soul and my passionate life, do not leave me, a sinner, nor depart from me for my intemperance. Do not give room to the evil demon to possess me through the violence of this mortal body. Strengthen my poor and thin hand and guide me on the path of salvation. To her, holy Angel of God, guardian and patron of my accursed soul and body, forgive me all that I have offended you so greatly all the days of my life, and if I sinned this past night, cover me on this day, and save me from every opposite temptation, Let me not anger God in any sin, and pray for me to the Lord, that He may strengthen me in His passion, and show me worthy as a servant of His goodness. Amen.

Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos

My Most Holy Lady Theotokos, with Your saints and all-powerful prayers, take away from me, Your humble and cursed servant, despondency, oblivion, foolishness, negligence, and all the nasty, evil and blasphemous thoughts from my cursed heart and from my darkened mind. And extinguish the flame of my passions, for I am poor and damned. And deliver me from many and cruel memories and enterprises, and free me from all evil actions. For Thou art blessed from all generations, and glorified is Thy most honorable name forever and ever. Amen.

Prayerful invocation of the saint whose name you bear

Pray to God for me, holy servant of God ( Name), as if I diligently resort to you, a quick helper and a prayer book for my soul.

Hymn to the Most Holy Theotokos

Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.

Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the fatherland

Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thy inheritance, granting victories against resistance, and preserving Thy residence through Thy Cross.

Prayer for the living

Name), my parents ( names), relatives ( names), bosses, mentors, benefactors ( their names) and all Orthodox Christians.

Prayer for the departed

Lord rest, the souls of your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors ( their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.

If you can, read this memorial instead of short prayers for the living and the dead:

Remember, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, Thy mercy and generosity from all eternity, for whose sake Thou didst become man, and Thou didst deign to endure crucifixion and death, for the sake of the salvation of those who believe in Thee; and rose from the dead, you ascended into heaven and sit at the right hand of God the Father, and look upon the humble prayers of those who call upon You with all their hearts: incline Your ear, and hear the humble prayer of me, Your indecent servant, in the stench of the spiritual fragrance, brought to You for all Your people . And in the first place, remember Your Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, which You have provided with Your venerable Blood, and establish, and strengthen, and expand, multiply, pacify, and preserve the insurmountable gates of hell forever; Calm the tearing of the Churches, quench the pagan vacillations, and quickly destroy and eradicate the heresies of rebellion, and convert them into nothingness by the power of Your Holy Spirit.

Save, Lord, and have mercy on our God-protected country, its authorities and army, protect their power with peace, and subdue every enemy and adversary under the nose of the Orthodox, and speak peaceful and good words in their hearts about Your Holy Church, and about all Your people, yes Let us live a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity.

Save, Lord, and have mercy on the Great Lord and Father of our Most Holy Patriarch, Your Eminence metropolitans, archbishops and Orthodox bishops, priests and deacons, and the entire church clergy, who You have appointed to shepherd Your verbal flock, and through their prayers have mercy and save me, a sinner.

Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father ( his name), and with his holy prayers forgive my sins.

Save, Lord, and have mercy on my parents ( their names), brothers and sisters, and my relatives according to the flesh, and all the neighbors of my family, and friends, and grant them Your peaceful and most peaceful goodness.

Save, O Lord, and have mercy, according to the multitude of Your bounties, all the sacred monks, monks and nuns, and all those living in virginity and reverence and fasting in monasteries, in deserts, in caves, mountains, pillars, gates, rock crevices, and sea islands, and in every place of Thy dominion, those who live faithfully and piously serve Thee, and pray to Thee: ease their burden, and comfort their sorrow, and grant them strength and strength to strive for Thee, and with their prayers grant me remission of sins. ( Bow)

Save, O Lord, and have mercy on the old and the young, the poor, and the orphans and widows, and those who are in sickness and sorrow, troubles and sorrows, conditions and captivity, prisons and imprisonments, and even more so in persecution, for You for the sake of the Orthodox faith, from the tongue of the godless, from the apostate and from the heretics, Thy present servants, and remember me, visit, strengthen, comfort, and soon by Thy power I will weaken, grant them freedom and deliver.

Save, O Lord, and have mercy on those who do good to us, who are merciful and nourishing to us, who gave us alms, and who commanded us to the unworthy to pray for them, and who comfort us, and do Thy mercy to them, granting them all the petitions for salvation, and the perception of eternal blessings .

Save, Lord, and have mercy on those sent to the service, those traveling, our fathers and brethren, and all Orthodox Christians.

Save, Lord, and have mercy on them who I tempted with my madness, and turned away from the path of salvation, and led me to evil and inappropriate deeds; By Your Divine Providence, return again to the path of salvation.

Save, Lord, and have mercy on those who hate and offend me, and those who create misfortunes against me, and do not leave them to perish for me, a sinner.

Those who have departed from the Orthodox faith and are blinded by destructive heresies, enlighten with the light of Your knowledge and bring Your Holy Apostles to the Catholic Church.

Remember, Lord, the Orthodox kings and queens, the faithful princes and princesses, the most holy patriarchs, the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops who departed from this life, who served You in the priesthood and clergy, and in the monastic rank, and rest in Your eternal settlements with the saints .

Remember, Lord, the souls of Your departed servants, my parents ( their names), and all relatives according to the flesh; and forgive them all their sins, voluntary and involuntary, giving them the Kingdom and the communion of Thy eternal good things and Thy endless and blissful life of pleasure.

Remember, O Lord, and all in the hope of resurrection and eternal life, those who have fallen asleep, our fathers and brothers and sisters, and those who lie here and everywhere, Orthodox Christians, and with Thy saints, where the light of Thy face shines, and have mercy on us, for He is Good and Lover of Humanity. Amen.

Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock

Hours of Holy Pascha during worship in the Temple

The hours separating Easter Matins from the Liturgy pass unnoticed for many, because they are not read, as usual, but sung, and do not consist of psalms (which form their basis), but of selected Easter hymns, easily recognizable by ear.
Likewise, other services of Easter and the entire Bright Week (i.e., until next Sunday) consist almost exclusively of singing (with the exception of the reading of the Apostle and the Gospel, priestly exclamations and deaconal litanies). In general, the reading of the Psalter, a collection of Hebrew religious hymns and prayers, is abolished for the entire Bright Week because “the canopy of the Old Testament no longer has a place in the radiant radiance of New Testament grace.”

Cell prayers during the Easter period

According to a long-standing tradition, the usual morning and evening prayers are replaced on Bright Week Easter hours. All hours: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th - are exactly the same and read the same way. This sequence of the Easter Hours contains the main Easter hymns. It begins, of course, “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs,” “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ...” is sung three times, then the ipakoi, exapostilary, and so on are sung. This reading time sequence is much shorter than the usual morning and evening rule. Ordinary prayers, which contain both repentant prayers and other types, are all replaced by Easter chants, which express our joy at this great event.

Easter clock

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Three times)

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, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all 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 the crucifixion, destroy death by death. ( Three times)

Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why do you seek like a man? You see the graveclothes, preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the slayer of death, as the Son of God, saving the human race.

Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen.

In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.

Glory: Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest of every royal palace, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection.

And now: Highly illuminated Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.

Lord have mercy. ( 40 times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, amen.

We magnify You, the most honorable cherub and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, who gave birth to the Word of God without corruption, the real Mother of God.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Three times)

ABOUT PRAYER IN GREAT LENT AND ON HOLY EASTER

During Great Lent, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the prayer “To the King of Heaven” in the evening and morning prayers, a great bow to the earth is required. And all bows must be to the ground. Before dismissal, the prayer “The most honorable cherub...” is read all the way to the end, and a great bow to the ground is made. And further: Bless in the name of the Lord, father. For the prayers of the saints, our father, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. Amen (always bow from the waist). And the prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian is read with reverence: Lord and Master of my life, drive away the spirit of despondency, neglect, love of money and idle talk from me (great bow to the earth). Grant the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to me, Thy servant (great bow to the earth). To her, Lord, King, grant me to see my sins and not to condemn my brother, for blessed are you forever, amen (great bow to the earth). After this, 12 more prostrations with prayers are required: 1 2. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner (twice, with bows). 3. God, be merciful to me, a sinner (bow). 4. God, cleanse my sins and have mercy on me (bow). 5. Lord, created me, and have mercy on me (bow). 6. Without number of sinners, Lord, forgive me (bow). Repeat them. Then read the entire prayer of St. again. Ephraim the Syrian (great bow to the ground; 16 bows in total). Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, amen. Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord bless. Vacation. Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of... (see above). Forgiveness. Loosen up, leave... (see above). ABOUT PRAYER ON HOLY EASTER In the arrival and departure prostrations, instead of “It is worthy to eat” (before the celebration of Easter), the irmos of the ninth song of the Easter canon is read: Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad in Zion, You are pure, rejoice, O Mother of God, at the rise of Your Nativity (bow to the ground). On Bright Week, instead of the morning and evening prayers outlined above, you can pray the Midnight Office and the Easter Night Office. From the week of St. Thomas until the celebration of Easter, instead of “To the King of Heaven,” we read “Christ is Risen” (three times). In morning prayers (and at the Midnight Office) after parish bows and “For prayers...” - “Christ is risen” (three times). Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee, for everyone’s sake” (three times). Further, as usual. From Easter to the Feast of the Holy Trinity, “The King of Heaven” is not read and is not replaced by anything.

In arrival and departure bows instead "Worthy to eat"(before Easter is celebrated) the irmos of the ninth song of the Easter canon is read:

Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad in Zion, You are pure, rejoice, O Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity (bow to the ground).

On Bright Week, instead of the morning and evening prayers outlined above, you can pray the Midnight Office (and the Night Office) with the Easter rite.

From the week of St. Thomas until the celebration of Easter, instead of “To the King of Heaven,” we read “Christ is Risen” (three times).

In morning prayers (and at the Midnight Office) after parish bows and “ For prayers...” - “Christ is Risen” (three times). Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee, for everyone's sake” (three times). Further, as usual.

From the celebration of Easter to the feast of the Holy Trinity “ To the King of Heaven” is not readable and cannot be replaced with anything.

PRAYERS BEFORE AND AFTER DINNER, BEFORE DINNER AND AFTER ON HOLY EASTER

On Bright Week, from the Resurrection of Christ until Friday inclusive, according to the instructions of the Great Charter, before lunch instead of "Our Father", after lunch instead "Worthy to eat", before dinner instead "Beggars eat" and after dinner instead "Glory, and now", "Be Thy womb" And "You have made me glad, Lord" read (three times). Further: Glory, and now(with bows), and everything in order, as indicated above.

From Saturday of Bright Week until Tuesday of the 6th week (the eve of Easter), inclusive, in prayers before and after meals (lunch and dinner), after "For the prayers of our holy fathers..." we read: "Christ is risen from the dead"(three times), then - the same prayers as during the rest of the year, only after lunch instead "It's worthy to eat" - "Glow, glow".

Explanation: although the celebration of the Easter holiday falls on Wednesday, we already begin the meal after the service: we said the release - the release took place; That’s why, on Wednesday of Easter, before and after lunch, we say prayers as on ordinary days. This is the meaning of the instructions of the Great Charter regarding prayer at meals these days. A similar interpretation also applies to Saturday of Bright Week.

Morning and evening prayers

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In the morning, while still in bed, cross yourself with prayer:

God(on the head), Jesus Christ(on the stomach), Son of God(on the right shoulder), have mercy on me, a sinner(on the left shoulder).

Females should pronounce “sinful” instead of “sinful”; Likewise, in all prayers one should make a declination according to its type.

If several people are praying and the prayers are read by the eldest, then in most prayers (with the exception of the publican’s prayer, psalms and other prayers with a set text) “me”, “mine”, “me”, etc. is replaced by “us”, “ours”, “us”, respectively, the word “sinner” is not read (for example, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us”, “Saints, glorious and great martyr and victorious George, pray to God for us” and etc.).

Getting out of bed and washing your face, and in the evening, going to bed, stand with reverence before the holy icons and, looking at them, directing your thoughts to the invisible God and His saints. Sincerely, slowly, making the sign of the cross and bowing, say with tenderness the prayer of the publican:

Services for Holy Easter

CHARTER OF THE HOURS, EVEN VESHERS AND MIDNIGHT OFFICE THROUGH ALL BRIGHT WEEK

Midnight Office

Semipoklonny began (instead of "Worthy to eat » « Glow, glow »).

Z A Min.

Cross yourself and say:

X Christ is risen from the dead, tread death upon death, and give life to the grave (three times, singing, on tone 5).

IN Having seen the resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One (bow). We worship Your Cross, Christ (bow), 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 the faithful, let us worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ (bow), behold, the Cross has come for joy to the whole world; Let us always bless the Lord and sing His Resurrection: for He endured crucifixion, and destroyed death by death (three times).

P When the morning dawned with Mary, and the stone was rolled away from the tomb, I heard from the Angel, Who in the ever-present light shall not look for Him with the dead, as for a man. You see the grave linens, preach to you and to the world: for the Lord has risen, you who have put to death; for He is the Son of God, saving the human race.

A He also descended into the grave, Immortal, but having destroyed the power of hell and rose again as a victor, Christ God. He proclaimed joy to the myrrh-bearing women and gave peace to His apostle; Giving resurrection to those who have fallen.

IN about the tomb with the flesh, in hell with the soul, like God, in paradise with the thief, and on the throne of Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling all things indescribable.

Glory. I Who is the life-bearer, who is truly the reddest of paradise, and who appears brightest in every palace of the king, Christ Thy sepulchre, the source of our resurrection.

And now. IN I rejoice in God’s most sanctified universe, for You have given joy to the Mother of God, crying to You: Blessed are You among women, Most Immaculate Lady.

Also, G Lord have mercy (40). Glory, even now. H the most natural cherub... Bless you in the name of the Lord, father.

Z and the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us (bow). A Min.

X Christ is risen.. (completely, three times).

And let go: IN resurrected from the dead, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, by the power of the honorable and life-giving Cross, and the glorious and all-praised apostles, and all saints, have mercy and save me, a sinner, for you are Good and Lover of Mankind, amen.

Without crossing yourself, bow to the ground and read forgiveness: ABOUT weaken, leave, let go, God...

When you get up, read: N those who hate and offend us, forgive us, Lord...

G Lord have mercy (three times), and the usual initial bows.

Holy Easter of Christ is the greatest holiday in the life of any Christian. It is not surprising that, for some time, it changes our entire way of life. In particular, the home prayers of Bright Week differ from the usual ones. The order of preparation of a layman for Communion is changing. From the evening of the first Saturday after Easter until the feast of Trinity, some of the usual elements of morning and evening prayers also change.

So, let's look at how the home prayers of Bright Week are changing and how they differ from those we are used to. I admit that my page can be read by people who are just joining the church, and I will start with a small introduction.

One of the important moments of a Christian’s church life is the daily home (so-called “cell”) reading of morning and evening prayers. This can be compared to the “good morning” and “good night” that loving children say to their parents in the morning and when going to bed. Morning and evening prayers are a set of prayers composed by various saints, which the Church recommends as containing the most necessary for every Orthodox doxology and petition to God, the Mother of God and the saints for the day and the coming night.

From the Feast of Easter to the Feast of Trinity, home prayers are modified in order to express respect for the holy holiday during Bright Week and then to show the believer's understanding of the main biblical events that followed it.

The most important change that a believer needs to know about: on all days of Easter Week (Bright Week) - the first week after the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, until Saturday morning inclusive - evening and morning prayers are not read at home. Instead, the Easter Hours are sung or read. They can be found in large prayer books and canonical prayer books.

Also, any other home prayers of Bright Week - canons, akathists, etc. must be preceded by three readings of the Easter troparion:

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.”

Preparation for Communion on Bright Week

If a Christian spent Great Lent in abstinence and prayer, then on Bright Week he can begin Communion on an empty stomach (that is, without taking food or water since midnight), but without fasting the day before. Of course, a reservation should be made that before Communion and break the fast Breaking the fast- permission, at the end of fasting, to eat fasting food that is prohibited during fasting It is necessary in moderation, without overeating and without indulging in drunkenness or smoking tobacco.

The home prayers of Bright Week, which make up the rule for Holy Communion, are changed in this way: instead of the three canons (Repentant, Theotokos and Guardian Angel), the Canon of Easter is read, then the Easter Hours, the Canon for Communion with prayers.

As mentioned above, all prayers, including prayers of thanks for Holy Communion, are preceded by three readings of the Easter troparion, and psalms and prayers from the Trisagion to “Our Father...” (with troparions after it) are not read.

As for confession before Communion: if you confessed during Holy Week and did not commit serious sins, then the need for confession immediately before Communion is best determined with the priest of the church where you want to receive communion or with your confessor.

Home prayers for the second week of Easter and until Trinity

From the second week after Easter (the evening of the first Saturday), the reading of the usual morning and evening prayers is resumed, 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, it is necessary to pay attention to the following features: before the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (40th day after Easter), on the eve of which the Easter holiday is celebrated, instead of praying to the Holy Spirit “Heavenly King...” the Easter troparion “Christ is risen from the dead...” is read three times.

From the Ascension to the Feast of the Holy Trinity (50th day), prayers begin with the Trisagion “Holy God...”, the prayer to the Holy Spirit “Heavenly King...” is not read or sung until the Feast of the Holy Trinity.

I remind you once again that before the day of the Holy Trinity, prostrations to the ground are canceled not only at home, but also in the Temple, in particular - to the exclamation “Holy to the Saints” and when taking out the Holy Chalice.

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From Monday of Bright Week until Ascension, instead of the usual ending of the prayers, “It is worthy to eat...”, the worthy saint is sung.

Many Orthodox believers are interested in what prayers should be read from Easter to Ascension. During these 40 days, which in 2019 will last from April 28 to June 6, the prayer book provides the following rules.

On Bright Week - the first week after Easter, instead of evening and morning prayers, the Hours of Easter are read, which are given in most prayer books.

People who are preparing for communion, instead of the penitential canon to the Lord Jesus Christ and the canon to the Most Holy Theotokos, should read the canon of Easter and the Follow-up to Holy Communion.

How are prayers read from Easter to Ascension?

All prayers, including thanksgiving for communion, must be preceded by reading the Easter troparion three times: “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.”

Psalms and prayers, starting with the Trisagion (“Holy God…”) through “Our Father…”, as well as troparia after it, are not read at this time.

The Hours of Easter are also sung instead of Compline and Midnight Office.

From the second week after the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, believers again read the usual morning and evening prayers.

Starting from Monday of the first week of Easter until the Orthodox holiday of the Ascension of the Lord, instead of praying to the Holy Spirit (“Heavenly King…”), you need to read the Easter troparion three times (“Christ is risen from the dead…”).

Also at this time, instead of the prayer “It is worthy to eat,” the following is 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 Mother of God, about the rising of Your Nativity.”

And then, from Ascension to Trinity, prayers begin with the Trisagion (“Holy God ...”). The prayer to the Holy Spirit (“Heavenly King...”) is not read or sung before the Feast of Trinity. Until this time, according to the church charter, one should also not bow to the ground.

We hope that our article will tell you what prayers to read from the Holy Feast of Easter to the Ascension of the Lord, and you will spend these days as an Orthodox Christian should.