Prayers of the Easter hours. What prayers should be read for Easter

The tradition of celebrating Easter for forty days is established in memory of the stay on earth of Jesus Christ after his Resurrection. . Time from light Christ Day until the Ascension, which completes the earthly incarnation of the Savior, is a very special period in the liturgical cycle Orthodox Church and in the everyday life of Christians. The rituals, images, symbolic rites of the temple service are filled with new content, revealing to the laity the endless possibilities of spiritual perfection. In these bright days, instead of a plea for the forgiveness of sins, words about the triumph of the Savior over death are heard.

The entire period from the Resurrection of Christ to the Ascension of the Divine Liturgy takes place according to the special rules specified in the Triodion - the church book of three-song canons. A list of certain texts included in the prayer book, or prayer rule, in the Paschal week prescribes to read the hours of Pascha instead of morning, evening prayers, Compline and Midnight Office.

Other Features of Prayer and Services of the First Paschal Week.

1. Preparing for communion instead penitential canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos, they read the canon of Pascha, the Follow-up to Holy Communion.
2. Three readings of the Pascha troparion precede all prayers, including those of thanksgiving for communion; the psalter is not read at the same time.
3. Bowing to the ground should not be done either in the temple or when praying at home (this rule is preserved until the Trinity).

Reading resumes from Monday of the second week:

• ordinary morning and evening prayers;
• canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, Mother of God, Guardian Angel;
• attendance at Holy Communion.

Until the Ascension, they continue to read the Paschal troparion three times instead of praying to the Holy Spirit, the refrain and irmos of the ninth song of the Paschal canon (“Angel crying out”) - instead of “It is worthy to eat”. According to the memoirs, all the weeks before the Ascension relate to the glorification of the risen Christ, who sent down the Holy Spirit to the apostles and followers.

morning prayer rule

The advent of the bright Day of Christ, changing the way of life of the Orthodox layman, introduces differences into the usual daily cell, or home, worship. Ordinary prayers containing doxology, thanksgiving, repentance and petitions are changed in order to express the deepest reverence for the holy holiday and their understanding of the biblical events that followed the Resurrection of Christ.

In Orthodoxy, the prayer basis of the hours (a short service established by church canons) is made up of psalms, as well as the corresponding current day troparia and kontakia (hymns that reveal the meaning of the holiday).

When are the hours traditionally made

Easter morning rule(the hours separating Easter matins from the liturgy) are not read as usual, but are sung. The basis for this is not psalms, but festive hymns: they sing “Christ is Risen”, “Seeing the Resurrection of Christ” three times, then ipakoi (a short festive troparion), exapostilary (completion of the canon at matins), forty times “Lord, have mercy” and again "Christ is Risen".

The morning rule from Easter to Ascension has distinctive features only during Bright Week. With the beginning of the second week after the Resurrection of Christ, the Orthodox return to the fulfillment of the usual morning prayer rule, which includes three texts: they read “Our Father” and “Our Lady Virgin, rejoice” three times, once - the Creed.

Evening prayer rule

According to Orthodox tradition you need to pray in private in the evening every day. The Holy Church recommends reading the most necessary doxology for the coming night: “Our Father”, kontakion to the Mother of God, prayers to the Guardian Angel, St. Macarius the Great to God the Father, St. Ioannikia.

The Easter evening prayer rule has its own characteristics: it is replaced by the hours of Easter in order to mark and highlight this most important period for believers. At the same time, the text and the sequence of reading are completely identical to the Easter morning rule. After the bright week, the usual prayers are resumed at the end of the day.

However, one should pay attention to such a feature: the evening rule from Easter to Ascension includes an appeal to the Holy Spirit, while “King of Heaven” is replaced by the troparion “Christ is Risen”, despite the fact that both prayers are addressed to the same hypostasis God. This is explained by the fact that any prayer rule is built on the experience of the church, which must be heeded: the holy fathers believe that prayer to the Most Holy Spirit as a free appeal of a person’s soul to God has a more personal character, and “King of Heaven” has always been the beginning of a common worship.

The celebration of the Holy Resurrection of the Lord continues, albeit with less solemnity, until the celebration of Easter - the service on the eve of the Ascension. On this day, Vespers and Matins are served in churches with full illumination, a liturgy is held with the royal doors open, stichera, doxologies and greetings according to the Paschal rite, as well as hymns dedicated to the pre-celebration of the Ascension, are heard.

Traditionally, on the eve of the Ascension, the last Easter in the cycle is held. procession. Thus ends the forty-day period of the great holiday, so that a year later the symbol of eternal life will again be revealed to the world.

Since ancient times, it has been known that Easter prayers have incredible power and energy, help to find a soul mate, find happiness, success, and normalize health. Moreover, for healing from a serious illness, prayers can be read by the relatives of the patient.

The sacred text can be read not only in church, but also at home.

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It is considered that strong prayer on Easter helps the believer find happiness, peace, achieve what he wants.

The Easter prayer "Christ is Risen" is as follows:

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and bestowing life on those in the tombs. (Thrice) Seeing the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Thy Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Thy Holy Resurrection: Thou art our God, unless we know Thee otherwise, we call Thy name. Come, all faithful, let us bow down to the holy resurrection of Christ: behold, the joy of the whole world has come by the Cross. Always blessing the Lord, let us sing of His resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroy death by death. (Thrice) Having anticipated the morning even about Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from an angel: in the light of the ever-present Existing, with the dead, what are you looking for like a man? See the linen of the tomb, and preach to the world, as the Lord has arisen, killing death, as the Son of God, who saves the human race. Even if you descended into the grave, Immortal, but you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, prophesying to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice, and grant peace to your apostle, give resurrection to the fallen. In the tomb of the flesh, in hell with a soul like God, in paradise with a thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, Indescribable. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit Like a life-bearer, like the reddest paradise,
verily, the brightest of all royal chambers, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our resurrection. And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Highly consecrated Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed are you in women, O all-blameless Lady. Lord have mercy. (40 times) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever, Amen. The most honest cherubim and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, without the corruption of God the Word, who gave birth to the real Mother of God, we magnify Thee. Bless in the name of the Lord, father. Priest: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen. Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs (Thrice) Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever, Amen. Lord have mercy. (Thrice)".

Prayer means what Jesus showed by his own example - death is not the end. After all, after the resurrection from the dead, he confirmed that the soul is eternal, it cannot die.

This is the main idea that the clergy are trying to convey to the parishioners. Believers repeat the sacred text. Such prayers for Easter help to realize
that after the death of the physical shell of a praying person, prosperity and grace await.

Healing from ailments

Often people use the Easter prayer for health. Moreover, you can pronounce the sacred text not only for yourself, but also for a child, a person close to you. Salvation from all diseases is considered the church prayer "From three deaths."

Such a prayer is read at home during the Easter hours until the bells ring. Their ringing symbolizes the arrival of the holiday.

Before eating, you must say a prayer, then break an egg without salt. An important condition is not to drink anything with food. Until the evening you will feel an unprecedented tide
vital energy, the body will be filled with strength, health.

For parents, life and well-being, the condition of the child is the main thing. If your little one is sick, it's best to use the Easter Ritual for a speedy recovery.

Collect some holy water on the eve of the ritual. Need to dip into it pectoral cross a person in need of healing from illnesses. Then say
prayer for three times.

After the end of the ritual, it is necessary to take out the cross, put it on its owner. The forehead of the patient should be lubricated with holy water, then sprinkled with it all over the body.
Repeat the procedure 3 times during the seven-day period of Holy Week.

Place a bottle of holy water near the icon. Such a rite helps not only to cure a person of an illness, but also to save a family from permanent diseases.

Marriage

Lonely girls dream of finding their soul mate, true love, creating a strong family with their companion. Some representatives of beauty
sexes sometimes do not openly talk about the desire to get married, but sincerely hope so.

The Church supports such aspirations for a family devout lifestyle. The Bible says that a person should not be alone, he needs a partner.
The Orthodox Church associates the family with a small church where peace, mutual respect and sincere love rule. In such a family, there will definitely be a place for faith.
into God.

During the Easter holidays, you can ask Higher Forces help. Can be distinguished whole line icons, to whom you can contact with these requests:

• to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker;
• to get married, they turn to the face of the Holy Great Martyr Catherine;
• you can use a prayer to the Holy Apostle Andrew the Primordial;
• often ask for marriage from the Holy Great Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa.

The main thing is your sincerity, faith in the spoken prayer lines.

Known icons of the Virgin for unmarried girls. These are "Fadeless Color" and "Kozelshchanskaya".

The Easter prayer for marriage sounds like this:

“Oh, all-good Lord, I know that my great happiness depends on me loving You with all my soul and with all my heart, and on fulfilling Your holy will in everything. Govern yourself, O my God, my soul and fill my heart: I want to please You alone, for You are the Creator and my God. Save me from pride and pride: let reason, modesty and chastity adorn me. Idleness is contrary to You and gives rise to vices, give me a desire for industriousness and bless my labors. Since Your Law commands people to live in an honest marriage, then bring me, Holy Father, to this title sanctified by You, not to please my desire, but to fulfill Your destiny, for You Yourself said: it is not good for a man to be alone and, having created his wife as a helper, blessed them to grow, multiply and inhabit the earth. Hear my humble prayer, from the depths of a girl's heart sent to you; give me an honest and pious spouse, so that in love with him and in harmony we glorify you, the merciful God: the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever.
Amen".

In addition to prayer, you can visit the relics of the Saints, see miraculous icons.

Easter is considered a great holiday. At this time, it is worth asking for a meeting with your soulmate. You should go to the service, confess, take communion. After the completed ritual, you will open your heart, become ready to meet your betrothed. Many girls after that entered into a happy marriage.

Prosperity

On Easter night, in addition to praising the Resurrection of Christ, he is asked for help. In addition to health, sincere love, people turn to him with a prayer for financial
well-being.

Moreover, you can turn to Jesus Christ not only with the help of evening prayers, but also in my own words. The main thing in this case is the sincerity of a person, faith in the Lord.

You should be in silence, focus on the request. It is best to visualize it in the smallest detail, then pronounce the sacred text.

In order for wealth to be in your family, it is necessary on the third day of Easter to repeat aloud a prayer addressed to all the Saints.

After such an appeal family relationships are restored, good luck comes to the house. While it goes great post, you should set aside a small amount daily
money. morning hours you need to go to church on Easter with these savings and donate them.

After such a ritual, prosperity will surely come to your family, and troubles and problems will bypass your home.

For greater effect, read a prayer every day before going to bed. In order for peace and harmony to reign in your family, you need to read the prayer for 12 times
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Basic Reading Rules

1. You should be alone. The place where you will communicate spiritually should be quiet, calm. Make sure no one disturbs you during this time.
2. Before starting the prayer, it is necessary to put an icon on the table, a cup with sacred water.
3. It is worth lighting three candles.
4. After that, you can start reading the sacred text. During this, you need to look at the lit candles.

Often, people use individual products to get what they want. This applies to the conspiracy on the Easter egg.

To use this method of solving a problem, you need to take a painted egg, quietly pronounce the text, asking for good luck, prosperity and health.

Then compete with another person, break his egg. If you win, luck will be on your side.

conclusions

With the help of prayer, you can protect yourself and your loved ones. A sincere prayer for Easter can heal a person, find love, and normalize financial condition.

The main thing is to have pure intentions during the conversion, to believe in the Lord and his power.

The temple is alreadyRussian and ready for service,but everyone needs to get out of it. And the doors must be closed. Now in our minds the temple is the Life-Giving Sepulcher of the Savior. And we ourselves go to him, as once myrrh-bearing women.

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From the day of Holy Pascha to the Feast of the Ascension (the 40th day), the Orthodox greet each other with the words: "Christ is Risen!" and answer "Truly Risen!"

EASTER HOURS

ABOUT PARTICIPATION

BRIGHT WEEK

The entire Bright Week is the brightest days of the church year, when the Divine Liturgy is served every day with open royal doors. And only this week (week) after each after each Divine Liturgy a procession with the icon, Banners, Artos is performed.

One-day fasts are canceled on Wednesdays and Fridays.

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

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of Truth, Who is everywhere and fills everything, Treasury of the good and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Blessed, our souls.

From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the troparion is read:

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and bestowing life on those in the tombs . (Three times)

From the Ascension to the Trinity, we begin prayers with "Holy God ...", omitting all the previous ones.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Lord, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your name's sake.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

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

Our Father, Who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as in heaven and on earth. Give us our daily bread today; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Tropari

Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us; bewildering any answer, we offer this prayer as the Lord of sin: have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us, we put our trust in Thee; do not be angry with us, remember our iniquities below, but look now as if you are merciful, and deliver us from our enemies; Thou art our God, and we are Thy people, all works by Thy hand, and we call on Thy name.

And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Open the doors of mercy to us, blessed Mother of God, who hope in Thee, let us not perish, but let us be delivered from troubles by Thee: Thou art the salvation of the Christian race.

Lord have mercy. (12 times)

Prayer 1, Saint Macarius the Great, to God the Father

Eternal God and the King of every creature, having vouchsafed me to sing even at this hour, forgive me the sins that I have done in this day by deed, word and thought, and cleanse, Lord, my humble soul from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And give me, Lord, in this night's sleep to pass away in peace, but having risen from my humble bed, I will please your most holy name, all the days of my stomach, and I will stop the enemies of the flesh and fleshless who fight me. And deliver me, O Lord, from vain thoughts that defile me, and from evil lusts. For Yours is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 2, Saint Antiochus, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Almighty, Word of the Father, He is perfect Himself, Jesus Christ, for the sake of Your mercy, never leave me, Your servant, but always rest in me. Jesus, good Shepherd of Your sheep, do not betray me to sedition of the serpent, and do not leave me the desire of Satan, for there is a seed of aphids in me. You are, O Lord, worshiped God, Holy King, Jesus Christ, while sleeping, save me with a flickering light, by Your Holy Spirit, Who sanctified Your disciples. Give, Lord, to me, Your unworthy servant, Your salvation on my bed: enlighten my mind with the light of the mind of Your holy Gospel, soul with the love of Your Cross, heart with the purity of Your word, my body with Your impassive passion, save my thought with Your humility, and raise up me in time like Your praise. As if you were glorified with Your Father without beginning and with the Most Holy Spirit forever. Amen.

Prayer 3, to the Holy Spirit

Lord, the King of Heaven, the Comforter, the Soul of truth, have mercy and have mercy on me, Your sinful servant, and let me go unworthy, and forgive all, the fir tree has sinned today like a man, moreover, not like a man, but more woeful than cattle, my free sins and involuntary, led and unknown: even from youth and science are evil, and even from impudence and despondency. If I swear by Your name, or blaspheme in my thoughts; or whom I reproach; or I slandered whom with my anger, or grieved, or about what I became angry; or lied, or was worthless, or came to me poor, and despised him; or my brother grieved, or married, or whom I condemned; or you become proud, or you become proud, or you become angry; or standing by me in prayer, my mind moving about the wickedness of this world, or the corruption of thoughts; or overeat, or drunk, or laughing madly; or a crafty thought, or seeing a strange kindness, and by that wounded by the heart; or unlike the verbs, or the sin of my brother laughed, but my essence is countless sins; or about prayer, not radih, or otherwise that crafty deeds, I don’t remember, that’s all and more than these deeds. Have mercy on me, my Creator, my Lord, a sad and unworthy servant of Yours, and leave me, and let go, and forgive me, as a Good and Humanitarian, but I will lie down in peace, sleep and rest, prodigal, sinful and accursed az, and I will worship and sing And I will glorify Your honorable name, with the Father and His Only Begotten Son, now and forever and forever. Amen.

Prayer 4, Saint Macarius the Great

What will I bring to Thee, or what will I repay Thee, the most gifted Immortal King, the generous and philanthropic Lord, as if lazy to me for Your pleasure, and did nothing good, did You bring to the end of this past day, the conversion and salvation of my soul building? Be merciful to me, be a sinner and naked of every good deed, raise up my fallen soul, defiled in immeasurable sins, and take away from me all the evil thought of this visible life. Forgive my sins, O only Sinless One, even though I have sinned on this day, in knowledge and ignorance, in word and deed, and thought, and all my feelings. You yourself, covering, save me from every opposing situation with your divine power, and indescribable philanthropy, and strength. Cleanse, O God, cleanse the multitude of my sins. Delight, Lord, deliver me from the net of the evil one, and save my passionate soul, and fall on me with the light of Your face, when you come in glory, and now sleep uncondemned, create sleep, and without dreaming, and undisturbed, keep the thought of Your servant, and all Satan's work reject me, and enlighten with me the reasonable eyes of the heart, so that I will not fall asleep in death. And send me an angel of peace, a guardian and mentor of my soul and body, may he deliver me from my enemies; so that, having risen from my bed, I will bring you prayers of thanksgiving. Hey, Lord, hear me, a sinful and wretched servant of Yours, with pleasure and conscience; grant me that I have risen to learn your words, and demonic despondency is far from me driven away to be created by your angels; May I bless Your holy name, and glorify and glorify the Most Pure Theotokos Mary, You have given us sinners intercession, and accept this one who prays for us; we know, as if imitating Your philanthropy, and praying does not stop. Toya intercession, and the sign of the Holy Cross, and for the sake of all Your saints, keep my poor soul, Jesus Christ our God, for Thou art Holy, and glorified forever. Amen.

Prayer 5th

Lord our God, if I have sinned in these days in word, deed and thought, forgive me as Good and Lover of mankind. Peaceful sleep and serene grant me. Send your guardian angel, covering and keeping me from all evil, as if you are the guardian of our souls and our bodies, and we send glory to you, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 6th

Lord our God, in Worthless faith, and His name more than any name we call, give us, departing to sleep, weaken the soul and body, and keep us from every dream, except for dark sweetness; set the striving of passions, quench the kindling of the uprising of the body. Give us a chaste life of deeds and words; Yes, a virtuous residence is receptive, the promised ones will not fall away from Your good ones, for blessed are You forever. Amen.

Prayer 7, Saint John Chrysostom

(24 prayers, according to the number of hours of the day and night)

Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.

Lord, deliver me eternal torment.

Lord, whether in mind or thought, in word or deed, I have sinned, forgive me.

Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensitivity.

Lord, deliver me from every temptation.

Lord, enlighten my heart, darken the evil lust.

Lord, if a man has sinned, You, like God, are generous, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.

Lord, send Thy grace to help me, may I glorify Thy holy name.

Lord Jesus Christ, write me Thy servant in the book of animals and grant me a good end.

Lord, my God, if I have done nothing good before You, but grant me, by Your grace, to lay a good beginning.

Lord, sprinkle in my heart the dew of Thy grace.

Lord of heaven and earth, remember me Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.

Lord, receive me in repentance.

Lord, don't leave me.

Lord, do not lead me into misfortune.

Lord, give me a good thought.

Lord, give me tears and the memory of death, and tenderness.

Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.

Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.

Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.

Lord, instill in me the root of the good, your fear in my heart.

Lord, grant me to love Thee with all my soul and thoughts, and to do Thy will in everything.

Lord, cover me from certain people, and demons, and passions, and from all other unsimilar things.

Lord, weigh, as you do, as you will, may your will be done in me a sinner, as if you are blessed forever. Amen.

Prayer 8, to our Lord Jesus Christ

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, for the sake of Your most honest Mother, and Your bodiless Angels, Your Prophet and Forerunner and Your Baptist, Your God-speaking apostles, bright and victorious martyrs, reverend and God-bearing fathers, and all the saints with prayers, deliver me from the present demonic condition. Hey, my Lord and Creator, do not want the death of a sinner, but as if to turn and live to be him, give me the conversion of the accursed and unworthy; deliver me from the mouth of the destructive serpent that gapes, devour me and bring me down to hell alive. Hey, my Lord, my consolation, Even for the sake of the accursed in corruptible flesh, throw me out of wretchedness, and give consolation to my wretched soul. Plant in my heart to do Thy commandments, and leave evil deeds, and receive Thy blessedness: in Thee, O Lord, trust, save me.

Prayer 9, to the Most Holy Theotokos, Peter the Studio

To Thee, the Most Pure Mother of God, as a cursed one, I pray: weigh, Queen, as if I sin without ceasing and anger Your Son and my God, and many times I repent, I find lies before God, and I repent trembling: will the Lord really strike me, and by the hour I will create ; lead this, my mistress, the Lady Theotokos, I pray, have mercy, yes strengthen, and do good work and grant me. Vesi bo, my Lady Mother of God, as if by no means an imam in hatred of my evil deeds, and with all my thought I love the law of my God; but we do not know, the Most Pure Lady, from where I hate it, I love it, but I transgress the good. Do not allow, Most Pure One, my will to be done, it is not pleasing, but may the will of Your Son and my God be done: may it save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that from now on I would stop foul deeds, and the rest would live in command Your Son, to Him befits all glory, honor and power, with His Beginningless Father, and His Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Prayer 10, to the Most Holy Theotokos

Good Tsar, good Mother, Most Pure and Blessed Mother of God Mary, pour out the mercy of Your Son and our God on my passionate soul and with Your prayers instruct me in good deeds, so that the rest of my life will pass without a blemish and I will find paradise with You, Virgin Mary, one Pure and Blessed.

Prayer 11, to the holy guardian angel

Angel of Christ, my holy guardian and protector of my soul and body, forgive me all, the fir-tree of sinning in this day, and deliver me from every wickedness of the enemy, but in no sin will I anger my God; but pray for me a sinful and unworthy slave, as if I were worthy, show the goodness and mercy of the All-Holy Trinity and the Mother of my Lord Jesus Christ and all the saints. Amen.

Kontakion to the Theotokos

The chosen Voivode is victorious, as if having got rid of the evil ones, gratefully we will write down Ti Thy servants, the Mother of God, but as if having an invincible power, from all troubles of freedom, let us call Ty; Rejoice, Unbrided Bride.

Glorious Ever-Virgin Mother of Christ God, bring our prayer to Your Son and our God, may our souls be saved by You.

I place all my hope in You, Mother of God, keep me under Your shelter.

Virgin Mother of God, do not despise me, a sinner, requiring Your help and Your intercession, my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.

Prayer of St. Joannicius

My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my protection is the Holy Spirit: Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.

It is worthy to eat as truly blessed Thee, the Mother of God, the Blessed and Immaculate and Mother of our God. The most honest Cherubim and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, without the corruption of God the Word, who gave birth to the real Mother of God, we magnify Thee.

From Pascha to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the refrain and irmos of the 9th ode of the Paschal canon are read:

An angel crying out of grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And pack the river: rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the tomb and raised up the dead; folks, have fun! Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and rejoice, Sione. You, Pure One, show off, Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity .

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

Lord have mercy. (Three times)

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

Prayer of Saint John of Damascus

Lover of mankind, will this coffin be for me, or will you enlighten my wretched soul in the daytime? Seven coffin is before me, seven death is coming. I am afraid of Your judgment, Lord, and endless torment, but I do not stop doing evil: I will always anger the Lord my God, and Your Most Pure Mother, and all the heavenly powers, and my holy guardian angel. We know, O Lord, that I am not worthy of Thy love for mankind, but I am worthy of all condemnation and torment. But, Lord, either I want it or I don't want it, save me. If you save the righteous, you are nothing great; and if you have mercy on the pure, it is nothing marvelous: for the essence of Thy mercy is worthy. But on me, a sinner, surprise Thy mercy: in this, show Thy philanthropy, so that my malice will not overcome Thy inexpressible goodness and mercy: and if you wish, arrange a thing for me.

Enlighten my eyes, O Christ God, lest I fall asleep into death, lest my enemy say: Be strong against him.

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

Be the intercessor of my soul, O God, as I walk in the midst of many nets; Deliver me from them and save me, Blessed One, like a Lover of mankind.

And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen.

glorious Mother of God, and the holy Angel of the Most Holy, silently sing with heart and mouth, confessing this Mother of God, as if she truly gave birth to God incarnate to us, and praying unceasingly for our souls.

Mark yourself with the sign of the cross.

Prayer to the Holy Cross

Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Him flee from His face. As the smoke disappears, let them disappear; as wax melts from the face of fire, so let the demons perish from the face of those who love God and are marked by the sign of the cross, and in joy they say: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, crucified on you, who descended into hell and corrected the strength of the devil, and gave us His Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. O Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Lady Virgin Mother of God and with all the saints forever. Amen.

Or briefly:

Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honorable and Life-Giving Cross, and save me from all evil.

Prayer

Weaken, leave, forgive, God, our sins, free and involuntary, even in word and in deed, even in knowledge and not in knowledge, even in days and nights, even in mind and in thought: forgive us all, as Good and Humanitarian.

Prayer

Forgive those who hate and offend us, Lord, Lover of mankind. Bless those who do good. Grant to our brethren and relatives even for the salvation of petitions and eternal life. In the infirmities of the being, visit and grant healing. Izhe govern the sea. Travel travel. Orthodox Christian fight. Grant forgiveness to those who serve and pardon us of sins. Those who have commanded us unworthy to pray for them, have mercy according to Your great mercy. Remember, Lord, before our departed father and brothers, and give them rest, where the light of Thy face dwells. Remember, Lord, our captive brothers and deliver me from every situation. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good in Your holy churches, and grant them even salvation, petitions and eternal life. Remember, Lord, also us, the humble and sinful and unworthy servants of Thy, and enlighten our minds with the light of Thy mind, and guide us on the path of Thy commandments, with the prayers of our Most Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary and all Thy saints: blessed be Thou forever and ever . Amen.

Confession of sins daily

I confess to you the Lord my God and Creator, in Holy Trinity To the one, glorified and worshiped, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, all my sins, even if I have done all the days of my stomach, and for every hour, and now, and in the past days and nights, deed, word, thought, overeating, drunkenness, secret eating, idle talk, despondency, laziness, slander, disobedience, slander, condemnation, negligence, self-love, acquisitiveness, theft, ill-spokenness, foul profit, mischief, jealousy, envy, anger, memory-malice, hatred, covetousness and all my feelings: sight, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and my other sins, spiritual and bodily together, in the image of you my God and the Creator of anger, and my neighbor untrue: regretting these, I am guilty of myself to you, my God, and I have the will to repent: just, Lord God my, help me, with tears I humbly pray to Thee: forgive me, who has passed my sins by Thy mercy, and resolve from all these, even I have spoken before Thee, as Good and Humanitarian.

When you go to sleep, say:

In Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, I commit my spirit: You bless me, You have mercy on me and grant me eternal life. Amen.

Notes:

- Printed in italics (explanations and names of prayers) are not read during prayer.

- When it is written “Glory”, “And now”, it is necessary to read in full: “Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen"

- V Church Slavonic there is no sound e, and therefore it is necessary to read “we are calling”, and not “we are calling”, “your”, and not “your”, “mine”, and not “mine”, etc.

Prayers during the Easter period. Easter clock

Hours of Holy Easter during worship in the Temple

The hours separating the Paschal Matins from the Liturgy go unnoticed by many, because they are not read as usual, but are sung, and do not consist of psalms (which form their basis), but of selected Paschal hymns, easily recognizable by ear.
In the same way, other services of Pascha and the entire Bright Week (that is, until next Sunday) consist almost exclusively of singing (with the exception of the reading of the Apostle and the Gospel, priestly exclamations and deacon 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 Old Testament canopy no longer has a place in the radiant radiance of the New Testament grace."

Cell prayers during the Easter period

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

Easter clock

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and bestowing life on those in the tombs. ( thrice)

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the Only Sinless One. We worship Thy Cross, O Christ, and holy resurrection We sing and praise yours. Thou art our God, do we not know Thee otherwise, we call Thy name. Come all faithful, let us worship the saint Christ's Resurrection: Behold, the joy of the whole world has come by the Cross. Always blessing the Lord, let us sing of His Resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroy death by death. ( thrice)

Having preceded the morning even about Mary, and the found stone was rolled away from the tomb, I hear from an angel: in the light of the ever-present Existing, with the dead, what are you looking for like a man? See the linen of the tomb, and preach to the world, as the Lord has arisen, killing death, as the Son of God, who saves the human race.

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

In the tomb of the flesh, 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, fulfilling everything, indescribable.

Glory: As the Life-bearer, as the most beautiful of paradise, truly, the brightest of the halls of every royal seemed, Christ, Your tomb, the source of our Resurrection.

And now: Highly illuminated Divine village, rejoice: You have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed are you in women, O All-blameless Lady.

Lord have mercy. ( 40 times)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and forever and ever, amen.

The most honest cherubim and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, without the corruption of God's word, who gave birth to the real Mother of God, we magnify You.

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and bestowing life on those in the tombs. ( thrice)