+Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.
Psalm 103
Bless the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, You are very great; * You are clothed with honor and ma-jesty.
You cover Yourself with light as with a garment. You stretch out the heavens like a curtain and lay the beams of Your chambers in the waters. * You make the clouds for your ascent and You walk on the wings of the wind.
You make Your angels spirits, * Your ministers a bla-zing fire.
You laid the foundation of the earth * that it should ne-ver be moved.
You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the moun-tains. * At Your rebuke they fled; at the voice of Your thunder they hur-ried away.
They go up by the moun-tains; * they go down by the valleys to the place that You e-stab-lished for them.
You have set a boundary that they may not pass, * that they never a-gain flood the earth.
He sends the springs into valleys * that run a-mong the hills.
They give drink to every beast of the field; * the wild donkeys quench their thirst;
By them live the birds of the air; * from among the rocks they pipe their calls.
He waters the hills from His chambers; * the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His labor.
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle and green plants for our nourish-ment, * that we may grow food from the earth.
Wine that gladdens our hearts, oil to make our faces shine * and bread that strength-ens our bodies.
The trees of the plain are full of sap; * the cedars of Lebanon, which He planted;
There the sparrows make their nests; * there the heron has made its abode.
The high mountains are a refuge for the deer and the rocks for the badgers. * You made the moon to mark the seasons: the sun knows its time for setting.
You make darkness and it is night, * in which all the beasts of the for-est creep forth.
The young lions roar after their prey * and seek their food from God.
The sun rises; they gather themselves to-gether * and lay down in their dens.
Mankind goes off to work * and to labor un-til the evening.
O Lord, how great are Your works. In wisdom, You have made them all: * the earth is full of Your creatures.
So is this great and wide sea, in which there are creeping things without number, * creatures, both small and great.
There go the ships; * there is that sea beast, which You made to sport therein.
All these wait upon You, * that You may give them their food in due season.
They gather what You give them; * when You open Your Hand, they are filled with good.
When You turn away Your Face, they are troubled. * You take away their breath and they shall cease and to their dust, shall they return.
You send out Your Spirit and they shall be created * and You shall renew the * of the earth.
May the glory of the Lord, endure through the ages; * the Lord shall re-joice in His works.
He looks on the earth and it trembles; * He touches the mountains and they smoke.
I will sing to the Lord throughout my life; * I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
My meditation of Him shall be sweet; * I will be glad in the Lord.
Let the sinners be consumed from the earth and let the wicked be no more. * Bless the Lord, O my soul.
The sun knows its time for setting. * You make darkness and it is night.
O Lord, how manifold are your works. * In wisdom, You have made them all.
Great Litany
Deacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: For the peace from above and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: For the peace of the whole world, for the welfare of the holy churches of God and for the union of all, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: For this holy temple and for those who enter here with faith, reverence and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: For our Metropolitan, His Eminence Antony; for our Archbishop, His Eminence Daniel, for the reverend presbyters, for the deacons in Christ and for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: For our God-Loving and God-Protected country the United States of America, for the government and armed forces, and for all the people; for our God-Loving and God-Protected ancestral homeland Ukraine, and for all her people let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: For this city, (village or holy monastery) and for every city and community and for the faithful who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: For seasonable weather, an abundance of the fruits of the earth and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: For those who travel by land, sea and air, for the sick, the suffering, for captives and for the salvation of them all, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger and distress, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us and preserve us, God, by Your grace.
Deacon: Remembering our Most-Holy, Most-Pure, Most-Blessed and Glorious Lady, the Birth-Giver of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, together with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and all our life, to Christ our God.
Priest: O Lord, compassionate and merciful, long-suffering and of great mercy, give heed to our prayers, and attend to the voice of our supplications. Work upon us a sign for good. Guide us in Your way that we may walk in Your truth. Gladden our hearts that we may fear Your holy name, for You are great and You work wonders. You alone are God, and among the gods there is none like You, O Lord, powerful in mercy and good in might, to help and to comfort and to save all those who hope in Your holy name,
Priest: For to You are due all glory, honor and worship: to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages.
No kathisma
Lord I Call
Tone 2
V. (10) Bring my soul out of prison that I may praise Your Name.
The assembly of the Jews gathers together
to deliver to Pilate the Maker and Creator of all.
What lawlessness! What faithlessness!
The Judge of the living and the dead they prepare for judgment.
The Healer of suffering they prepare for sufferings.
How great is Your mercy!//
O long-suffering Lord, glory to You!V. (9) The righteous shall wait for me, until You recompense me.
The assembly of the Jews gathers together
to deliver to Pilate the Maker and Creator of all.
What lawlessness! What faithlessness!
The Judge of the living and the dead they prepare for judgment.
The Healer of suffering they prepare for sufferings.
How great is Your mercy!//
O long-suffering Lord, glory to You!V. (8) Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice.
The transgressor Judas, O Lord,
dipped his hand in the plate with You at supper.
But now, he unlawfully stretches forth his hand for silver.
He calculated the price of the woman’s myrrh,
yet he does not shudder in selling You, the Priceless One.
He let the Master wash his feet,
yet he deceitfully kisses Him in betrayal to lawless men.
Cast out from the ranks of the Apostles,
he casts away the thirty pieces of silver,
not seeing the Resurrection on the third day.//
By it, have mercy on us!
V. (7) Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
The transgressor Judas, O Lord,
dipped his hand in the plate with You at supper.
But now, he unlawfully stretches forth his hand for silver.
He calculated the price of the woman’s myrrh,
yet he does not shudder in selling You, the Priceless One.
He let the Master wash his feet,
yet he deceitfully kisses Him in betrayal to lawless men.
Cast out from the ranks of the Apostles,
he casts away the thirty pieces of silver,
not seeing the Resurrection on the third day.//
By it, have mercy on us!
V. (6) If You should mark iniquities, O Lord, Lord, who shall stand? For with You is forgiveness.
Judas, the treacherous deceiver,
with a deceitful kiss betrayed the Lord and Savior.
He sold the Master as a slave to lawless men,
and the Lamb of God, the Son of the Father,
the only greatly merciful One,//
was led as a sheep to the slaughter.
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.
Judas, the treacherous deceiver,
with a deceitful kiss betrayed the Lord and Savior.
He sold the Master as a slave to lawless men,
and the Lamb of God, the Son of the Father,
the only greatly merciful One,//
was led as a sheep to the slaughter.
V. (4) From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch, let Israel hope in the Lord.
Servant and deceiver,
disciple and betrayer, friend and devil,
Judas has been revealed by his deeds.
While following the Master, he plotted His betrayal.
He said to himself: “I shall betray Him and gain the purse.”
He sought to have the myrrh sold
and, by deceit, to have Jesus seized.
He gave the kiss and gave up the Christ.
But like a sheep led to the slaughter,//
so went the only compassionate Lover of mankind.
V. (3) For with the Lord there is mercy and with Him is abundant redemption, and He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Servant and deceiver,
disciple and betrayer, friend and devil,
Judas has been revealed by his deeds.
While following the Master, he plotted His betrayal.
He said to himself: “I shall betray Him and gain the purse.”
He sought to have the myrrh sold
and, by deceit, to have Jesus seized.
He gave the kiss and gave up the Christ.
But like a sheep led to the slaughter,//
so went the only compassionate Lover of mankind.
V. (2) Praise the Lord, all nations! Praise Him, all peoples!
The Lamb, Whom Isaiah proclaimed,
goes willingly to the slaughter;
He gives His back to scourging, His cheeks to buffeting.
He does not turn His face from the shame of spitting.
He is condemned to a shameful death.
He, Who is sinless, willingly submits to all//
to grant to all resurrection from the dead.
V. (1) For His mercy has prevailed over us, and the truth of the Lord abides forever.
The Lamb, Whom Isaiah proclaimed,
goes willingly to the slaughter;
He gives His back to scourging, His cheeks to buffeting.
He does not turn His face from the shame of spitting.
He is condemned to a shameful death.
He, Who is sinless, willingly submits to all//
to grant to all resurrection from the dead.
Tone 6
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Truly Judas is descended from those vipers,
who ate manna in the wilderness,
yet murmured against Him Who nourished them.
For, while the food was still in their mouths,
those ungrateful men reviled God.
So, too, this godless man,
while still bearing in his mouth the Heavenly Bread,
contrived the betrayal of the Savior.
What greedy purpose!
What inhuman insolence!
He sells the One Who nourished him.
He delivers to death the Master Whom he loved.
Truly this lawless man is their son.
With them he will inherit perdition.
Spare our souls of such inhumanity,//
O only Lord of boundless mercy!
Joyous Light
Readings
Deacon: Wisdom.
Cantor: The prokeimenon in the first tone: Deliver me, O Lord, from violent men.
Cantor: Who have schemed unrighteousness in their hearts all the day long!
Cantor: Deliver me, O Lord, ...
Deacon: Wisdom.
Cantor: The Reading is from Exodus.
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
Cantor: The Lord said to Moses, "Go down and solemnly charge the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. Let them be ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will descend upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely die. Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with an arrow; whether man or beast, he shall not live.' When the thunders, the trumpets, and the cloud depart from the mountain, they shall ascend the mountain." So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified them, and they washed their clothes. Then he said to the people, "Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives." So it was on the third day in the morning, there were thunderings and lightnings, and a dark cloud on Mount Sinai; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, and all the people in the camp trembled. And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Now Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because God descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the people were exceedingly amazed. And when the blast of the trumpet sounded long and became louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by voice.
Deacon: Wisdom.
Cantor: The prokeimenon in the seventh tone: Deliver me from my enemies, O God, and rescue me from those who rise up against me!
Cantor: Deliver me from those who work evil!
Cantor: Deliver me from my enemies, O God, ...
Deacon: Wisdom.
Cantor: The Reading is from Job.
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
Cantor: The Lord spoke to Job out of the whirlwind and clouds, saying: "Who is this who hides counsel from Me, and holds words in his heart and thinks to conceal them from Me? Gird your waist like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me. "Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? To what were its foundations fastened? Or who laid its cornerstone, when the stars were made, and all My angels praised me in a loud voice? "I shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth and issued from the womb. I made the clouds its garment, and wrapped it in mist. I fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors. I said, 'This far you may come, but no further, and here your waves must stop.' "Did I order the morning light in your time, and did the morning star see its appointed place, to lay hold of the ends of the earth, and to shake the ungodly out of it? Or did you take clay of the ground and form a living creature, and set it with the power of speech upon the earth? Have you removed light from the ungodly and crushed the arm of the arrogant? Have you come upon the fountain of the sea and walked in the tracks of the deep? Do the gates of death open to you for fear, and did the doorkeepers of Hades quake when they saw you? Have you been instructed in the breadth of the earth under heaven? Tell Me now, what is the extent of it? In what kind of land does the light dwell, and what kind is the place of darkness? If you would bring Me to their boundaries, and also if you understand their paths, then I know you were born at that time, and the number of your years is great. Then Job answered the Lord and said: "I know You can do all things, and nothing is impossible for You. For who is he who hides counsel from You? Who keeps back his words and thinks to hide them from You? Who will tell me what I knew not, things too great and wonderful, which I did not know? But hear me, O Lord, that I also may speak. I will ask you, and please teach me. I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You."
Deacon: Wisdom.
Cantor: The Reading is from the prophesy of Isaiah.
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
Cantor: "The Lord gives Me the tongue of the learned, so as to know when to speak a word at a fitting time; and He causes My ear to listen each morning. The Lord's instruction opens My ears, and I am not disobedient, nor do I contradict Him. I gave My back to whips, and My cheeks to blows; and I turned not away My face from the shame of spitting. The Lord became My helper; therefore I was not disgraced. But I made My face like a solid rock and knew I would not be ashamed. For He who pronounces Me righteous draws near. Who is he who judges Me? Let him oppose Me at the same time. Who is he who judges Me? Let him come near Me. Behold, the Lord will help Me. Who will harm Me? Behold, all of you will grow old like a garment, and old age will devour you, as a moth does a garment. "Who among you fears the Lord? Let him listen to the voice of His Servant. You who walk in darkness and have no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon God. Behold, all of you kindle a fire and feed a flame. Walk in the light of your fire and the flame you kindled. This happened to you for My sake, and you shall lie down in sorrow."
Thrice-Holy
Deacon: Again and again, in peace, let us pray to the Lord.
Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us and preserve us, God, by Your grace.
Deacon: Remembering our Most-Holy, Most-Pure, Most-Blessed and Glorious Lady, the Birth-Giver of God and Ever-Virgin Mary, together with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and all our life, to Christ our God.
Priest: Holy God, dwelling in Your heavenly sanctuary, praised by the Seraphim with the Thrice-Holy hymn, glorified by the Cherubim, and adored by all the Heavenly Powers: You have brought all things into being out of nothing. You created us in Your image and likeness, and adorned us with all Your gifts. To those who seek, You grant wisdom and understanding. You do not despise the sinner, but have set repentance as the way of salvation. You have deemed us worthy, Your lowly and undeserving servants, to stand at this very hour before the Glory of Your holy altar, and to offer You due worship and praise, Master, accept even from the lips of us sinners the Thrice-Holy Hymn, and graciously visit us in Your Goodness. Forgive us our every offense whether voluntary or involuntary. Sanctify us, soul and body, and grant that we may worship You in holiness all the days of our life: through the intercessions of the Holy Birth-Giver of God and of all the saints who have well pleased You throughout the ages.
Deacon: Bless, Master, the time of the Thrice-holy.
Priest: For You are Holy, our God, and to You we give glory: to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever...
Deacon: ...and to the ages of ages.
Holy God is now sung and we proceed to the rest of the liturgy of St. Basil the Great
Prokeimena
Epistle
Alleluia
Gospel
Instead of "Let Us Who Mystically Represent..." - Tone 6
Of Your Mystical Supper, O Son of God, *
receive me today as a com-mun-icant. *
I will not speak of your mysteries to Your e-nemies, *
neither like Judas will I give You a kiss; *
but like the Thief will I con-fess You: *
Remember me, O Lord, in Your King-dom.
Hymn to the Birthgiver of God - Tone 6 Lesser Znamenny
Come, O Faithful, let us raise our minds on high *
and enjoy the Master's hospi-tal-ity *
and the Tab-le of Immortal Life in the up-per room; //
and let us hear the sublime teaching of the Word whom we glor-ify.
Communion Psalm Verses
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