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Lord, have mercy. Forty times.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages. Amen.
More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than
the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the very
Theotokos, thee do we magnify.
If a Priest Serve: In the name of the Lord, Father bless.
PRIEST: O Lord Jesus Christ our God, for the sake of the prayers of Thy most
pure Mother, of our holy and God-bearing fathers, and of all the saints, have
mercy on us.
If a Reader's service: O Lord bless.
Amen.
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and on those in the
tombs bestowing life. (thrice)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages. Amen.
If a Priest Serve: Father bless.
PRIEST: May Christ our true God, Who rose from the dead, and trampled
down death by death and on those in the tombs bestowed life, through the
intercession of His most Pure Mother, and of all the saints have mercy on us and
save us, for He is good and the Lover of mankind.
If a Reader's service: O Lord bless!
In this manner, the Third and Sixth Hours are chanted before Liturgy. Likewise also
before Vespers, for the Ninth Hour; and once for Compline. Likewise for the Midnight
Office. It is a pious tradition to substitute the Paschal Hours for morning and evening
prayers during all of Bright week. In this way, we take a little rest from long prayers, but
do not neglect to give joyous thanks to God, so as not to fall into despondency and
gluttony, as we partake of festive foods.
This service is also on-line at http://www.orthodox.net/pascha. Other Prayers, services and rubrics,
sermons, topical questions and answers, articles, calendars, parish and clergy directories and more
are also available on the St Nicholas Orthodox Church site:
http://www.orthodox.net
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Lord, have mercy. Forty times.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages. Amen.
More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than
the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the very
Theotokos, thee do we magnify.
If a Priest Serve: In the name of the Lord, Father bless.
PRIEST: O Lord Jesus Christ our God, for the sake of the prayers of Thy most
pure Mother, of our holy and God-bearing fathers, and of all the saints, have
mercy on us.
If a Reader's service: O Lord bless.
Amen.
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and on those in the
tombs bestowing life. (thrice)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages. Amen.
If a Priest Serve: Father bless.
PRIEST: May Christ our true God, Who rose from the dead, and trampled
down death by death and on those in the tombs bestowed life, through the
intercession of His most Pure Mother, and of all the saints have mercy on us and
save us, for He is good and the Lover of mankind.
If a Reader's service: O Lord bless!
In this manner, the Third and Sixth Hours are chanted before Liturgy. Likewise also
before Vespers, for the Ninth Hour; and once for Compline. Likewise for the Midnight
Office. It is a pious tradition to substitute the Paschal Hours for morning and evening
prayers during all of Bright week. In this way, we take a little rest from long prayers, but
do not neglect to give joyous thanks to God, so as not to fall into despondency and
gluttony, as we partake of festive foods.
This service is also on-line at http://www.orthodox.net/pascha. Other Prayers, services and rubrics,
sermons, topical questions and answers, articles, calendars, parish and clergy directories and more
are also available on the St Nicholas Orthodox Church site:
http://www.orthodox.net
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