At Start of Vespers
Clergy: Христос воскрес із мертвих, смертю смерть подолав і тим, що в гробах, життя дарував.
All Respond once
Clergy: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death,...
All Respond
Go straight to "Holy God...." Do not chant ""O Heavenly King...""
Lord I Call
V. (10) Bring my soul out of prison that I may praise Your Name.
V. (9) The righteous shall wait for me, until You recompense me.
V. (8) Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice.
V. (7) Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
V. (6) If You should mark iniquities, O Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You is forgiveness.
V. (5) Because of Your Name I have waited for You, O Lord; my soul has waited for Your word, my soul has hoped in the Lord.
V. (4) From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch, let Israel hope in the Lord.
Tone 2 (Pentecostarion)
V. (3) For with the Lord there is mercy and with Him is abundant redemption, and He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Ear-ly in the morn-ing,
the myrrhbearing women brought spices to the tomb of the Lord.
They found the stone unexpectedly rolled away,
and they asked among- themselves:
"Where are the seals of the tomb?
Where are Pi-late's guards?"
The radiant An-gel came to the wondering women and pro-claimed to them:
"Why do you seek with tears the Life Who gives life to the hu-man race?
Christ our God has risen from the dead as al-migh-ty,//
granting us incorruption, life, enlightenment, and great mercy!"
V. (2) Praise the Lord, all nations! Praise Him, all peoples!
O wo-men dis-ci-ples,
why do you mingle myrrh with your tears?
The stone is gone; the tomb is emp-ty.
Behold, corruption des-troyed by life!
The seals witness that the guards of the godless have watched in vain.
Mortal na-ture has been saved by the flesh of God.
Hades is wail-ing.
Go with joy, and proclaim to the A-pos-tles:
"Christ has slain death as the first-born of the dead.//
He a-waits you in Ga-lilee!"
V. (1) For His mercy has prevailed over us, and the truth of the Lord abides forever.
The Myrrh-bearers came early to Your tomb, O Christ,
seeking You to anoint Your most pure Bo-dy.
En-light-ened by the An-gel's words,
they proclaimed joyous tidings to the Apos-tles:
"The Leader of our sal-va-tion has been raised;
He has cap-tured death,//
granting the world eternal life and great mer-cy!"
Tone 6 (Pentecostarion)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit;
The myrrhbearing women reached Your tomb
and saw the seals of the tomb broken.
Not finding Your most pure Body, they lamented, saying:
"Who has stolen our hope?
Who has taken the dead One, naked and anointed,
the sole consolation of His Mother?
How can the Life of the dead have died?
How can the Capturer of hell have been buried?//
But arise in three days as You said, O Savior, and save our souls!"
Tone 2 (Dogmatikon)
now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Joyous Light
EveningProkeimenon
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
Priest: +Peace be to you all.
Deacon: Wisdom.
Readings
No parameia
Apostikha
Tone 2 (for the Resurrection)
Tone 5 (Pentecostarion)
Glory to the Father and to the Sun and to the Holy Spirit.
Joseph, together with Nicodemus,
took You down from the Tree,
Who clothe Yourself with light as with a garment.
He gazed on Your body – dead, naked, and unburied,
and, in grief and tender compassion, he lamented:
"Woe is me, my sweetest Jesus!
A short while ago, the sun beheld You hanging on the Cross,
and it hid itself in darkness.
The earth quaked in fear at the sight.
The veil of the Temple was torn in two.
Lo, now I see You willingly submit to death for our sake.
How shall I bury You, O my God?
How can I wrap You in a shroud?
How can I touch Your most pure Body with my hands?
What songs can I sing for Your exodus, O compassionate One?
I magnify Your Passion.
I glorify Your burial,
and Your holy Resurrection,//
crying, 'O Lord, glory to You!'"
Tone 5
Troparia at Vespers
Tone 2 Troparion (Resurrection)
Troparion Tone 2
See Pg. 48 of OCA Vespers of Holy Friday Booklet. Glory is sung from top of pg 50.
The noble Joseph,
when he had taken down Your most pure Body from the Tree,
wrapped it in fine linen and anointed it with spices,
and placed it in a new tomb.
But You rose on the third day, O Lord,//
granting the world great mercy.
Troparion Tone 2
Glory is skipped on top of pg 50-go straight to Now and ever.
The Angel came to the myrrhbearing women at the tomb and said:
"Myrrh is fitting for the dead;
but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption!
So proclaim: 'The Lord is risen,//
granting the world great mercy.'"
Liturgy Propers
Liturgy Troparia and Kontakia
Tone 2 Troparion (Resurrection)
Troparion Tone 2
Troparion Tone 2
Tone 2 Kontakion (Resurrection)
Tone 8 Kontakion (Pentecostarion)
Prokeimena
Epistle
Alleluia
Gospel
Hymn to the Birthgiver of God
Communion Psalm Verses
Index