+ And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages.

+ Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made.

+ Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man;

+ He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, suffered, and was buried;

+ He rose on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, ascended into heaven, and is enthroned at the right hand of the Father;

+ He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; and of his Kingdom there shall be no end.

+ And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father,

+ Who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets.

+ And in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.

+ I profess one baptism for the remission of sins.

+ I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

THE HOLY ANAPHORA or CANON

Deacon: + Let us stand well. Let us stand in awe. Let us be attentive, that we may present the holy offering in peace.

People: + A begging of peace, a sacrifice of praise.

Priest: + The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you.

People: + And with your spirit.

Priest: + Let us lift up our hearts.

People: + We lift them up to the Lord.

Priest: + Let us give thanks to the Lord.

People: + It is proper and right.

Priest: + Master, Lord, God, worshipful Father almighty, it is truly just and right to the majesty of Your holiness to praise You, to hymn You, to bless You, to worship You, to give thanks to You, to glorify You, the only true God, and to offer to You this our spiritual worship with a contrite heart and a humble spirit. For You have given us to know Your truth. Who is worthy to praise Your mighty acts? Or to make known all Your praises? Or tell of all Your wonderful deeds at all times? Master of all things, Lord of heaven and earth, and of every creature visible and invisible, You are seated upon the throne of glory and behold the depths. You are without beginning, invisible, incomprehensible, beyond words, unchangeable. You are the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the great God and Savior of our hope, the image of Your goodness, the true seal of revealing in Himself You, the Father. He is the living Word, the true God, eternal wisdom, life, sanctification, power, and the true light. Through Him the Holy Spirit was manifested, the spirit of truth the gift of Sonship, the pledge of our future inheritance, the first fruits of eternal blessings, the life giving power, the source of sanctification through whom every rational and spiritual creature is made capable of worshiping You and giving You eternal glorification, for all things are subject to You. For You are praised by the angels, archangels, thrones, dominions, principalities, authorities, powers, and the many eyed Cherubim. Round about You stand the Seraphim, one with six wings and the other with six wings; with two they cover their faces: with two they cover their feet; with two they fly, crying out to one another with unceasing voices and everresounding praises:

Priest: +Singing the victory hymn, proclaiming, crying out, and saying:

People: Holy, holy, holy, Lord Sabaoth, heaven and earth are filled with Your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.




Priest: +Together with these blessed powers, loving Master we sinners also cry out and say: Truly You are holy and mostholy, and there are no bounds to the majesty of Your holiness. You are holy in all Your works, for with righteousness and true judgment You have ordered all things for us. For having made man by taking dust from the earth, and having honored him with Your own image, 0 God, You placed him in a garden of delight, promising him eternal life and the enjoyment of everlasting blessings in the observance of Your commandments. But when he disobeyed You, the true God who had created him, and was led astray by the deception of the serpent becoming subject to death through his own transgressions, You, 0 God, in Your righteous judgment, expelled him from paradise into this world, returning him to the earth from which he was taken, yet providing for him the salvation of regeneration in Your Christ. For You did not forever reject Your creature whom You made, 0 Good One, nor did You forget the work of Your hands, but because of Your tender compassion, You visited him in various ways: You sent forth prophets; You performed mighty works by Your saints who in every generation have pleased You. You spoke to us by the mouth of Your servants the prophets, announcing to us the salvation which was to come; You gave us the law to help us; You appointed angels as guardians. And when the fullness of time had come, You spoke to us through Your Son Himself, through whom You created the ages. He, being the splendor of Your glory and the image of Your being, upholding all things by the word of His power, thought it not robbery to be equal with You, God and Father. But, being God before all ages, He appeared on earth and lived with humankind. Becoming incarnate from a holy Virgin, He emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, conforming to the body of our lowliness, that He might change us in the likeness of the image of His glory. For, since through man sin came into the world and through sin death, it pleased Your onlybegotten Son, who is in Your bosom, God and Father, born of a woman, the holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary; born under the law, to condemn sin in His flesh, so that those who died in Adam may be brought to life in Him, Your Christ. He lived in this world, and gave us precepts of salvation. Releasing us from the delusions of idolatry, He guided us to the sure knowledge of You, the true God and Father. He acquired us for Himself, as His chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation. Having cleansed us by water and sanctified us with the Holy Spirit, He gave Himself as ransom to death in which we were held captive, sold under sin. Descending into Hades through the cross, that He might fill all things with Himself, He loosed the bonds of death. He rose on the third day, having opened a path for all flesh to the resurrection from the dead, since it was not possible that the Author of life would be dominated by corruption. So He became the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep, the first born of the dead, that He might be Himself the first in all things. Ascending into heaven, He sat at the right hand of Your majesty on high and He will come to render to each according to His works. As memorials of His saving passion, He has left us these gifts which we have set forth before You according to His commands. For when He was about to go forth to His voluntary, ever memorable, and life-giving death, on the night on which He was delivered up for the life of the world, He took bread in His holy and pure hands, and presenting it to You, God and Father, and offering thanks, blessing, sanctifying, and breaking it:


Priest: +He gave it to His holy disciples and apostles saying: + TAKE, EAT, THIS IS MY BODY WHICH IS BROKEN FOR YOU AND FOR THE REMISSIONS OF SINS.

People: Amen..


Priest: + Likewise, He took the cup of the fruit of vine, and having mingled it, offering thanks, blessing, and sanctifying it.

Priest: + He gave it to His holy disciples and apostles saying: + DRINK ALL OF THIS, ALL OF YOU : THIS MY BLOOD OF THE NEW TESTEMENT, WHICH IS SHEED FOR YOU AND FOR MANY FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS.

People: Amen..


Priest: + Do this in remembrance of me. For as often as you eat this Bread and drink this Cup, you proclaim my death, and you confess my resurrection. Therefore, Master, we also, remembering His saving passion and life-giving cross, His three; day burial and resurrection from the dead, His ascension into heaven, and enthronement at Your right hand, God and Father, and His glorious and awesome second coming.


Priest: + We offer to You these gifts from Your own gifts in all and for all.


People: We praise You, we bless You, we give thanks to You, and we pray to You, our God.


Priest: + Therefore, most holy Master, we also, Your sinful and unworthy servants, whom You have made worthy to serve at Your holy altar, not because of our own righteousness (for we have not done anything good upon the earth), but because of Your mercy and compassion, which You have so richly poured upon us, we dare to approach Your holy altar, and bring forth the symbols of the holy Body and Blood of Your Christ. We pray to You and call upon You, 0 Holy of Holies, that by the favor of Your goodness, Your Holy Spirit may come upon us and upon the gifts here presented, to bless, sanctify, and make.


Priest: + This bread to be the precious Body of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Deacon: + Amen.


Priest: + And this cup to be the precious Blood of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Deacon: + Amen


Priest: + Shed for the life and salvation of the world.


Deacon: Amen. Amen. Amen.


Priest: + And unite us all to one another who become partakers of the one Bread and the Cup in the communion of the one Holy Spirit. Grant that none of us may partake of the holy Body and Blood of Your Christ to judgment or condemnation; but, that we may find mercy and grace with all the saints who through the ages have pleased You: forefathers, fathers, patriarchs, prophets, apostles, preachers, evangelists, martyrs, confessors, teachers, and every righteous spirit made perfect in faith.


Priest: + Especially for our most holy, pure, blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary.


HIRMOS
HYMN TO THE THEOTOKOS,
TONE (1)

People: In you, O full of grace, all creation rejoices. The Orders of angels and the human race as well. O sanctified Temple, spiritual Paradise, and glory of Virgins, from whom our God who exists before all eternity took flesh and became a little child. He has taken your womb as his Throne making it more spacious than heavens! Therefore, O Full of grace, in you all creation rejoices! Glory to you.


Priest: + For Saint John the prophet, forerunner, and baptist; for the holy, glorious, and most; honorable; apostles; for the Feast of the Annunciation, and Saint Mary of Egypt, whose memory we commemorate today; and for all Your saints, through whose supplications, 0 God, visit us. Remember also all who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection to eternal life (here the priest commemorates the names of the deceased). And grant them rest, our God, where the light of Your countenance shines. Again, we pray to You, be mindful of Your Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, which is from one end of the inhabited earth to the other. Grant peace to her which You have obtained with the precious blood of Your Christ. Strengthen also this holy house to the end of the ages. Remember, Lord, those who have brought You these gifts, and for whom and through whom and the intentions for which they were offered. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do good works in Your holy churches, and those who remember the poor. Reward them with Your rich and heavenly gifts. Grant them in return for earthly things, heavenly gifts; for temporal, eternal; for corruptible, incorruptible. Remember, Lord, those who are in the deserts, on mountains, in caverns, and in the chambers of the earth. Remember, Lord, those living in chastity and godliness, in asceticism and holiness of life. Remember, Lord, this country and all those in public service whom you have allowed to govern on earth. Grant them profound and lasting peace. Speak to their hearts good things concerning your Church and all your people that through the faithful conduct of their duties we may live peaceful and serene lives in all piety and holiness. Sustain the good in their goodness; make the wicked good through Your goodness. Remember, Lord, the people here presented and those who are absent with good cause. Have mercy on them and on us according to the multitude of Your mercy. Fill their treasuries with every good thing; preserve their marriages in peace and harmony; nurture the infants; instruct the youth; strengthen the aged; give courage to the faint hearted; reunite those separated; bring back those in error and unite them to Your holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. Free those who are held captive by unclean spirits; sail with those who sail; travel with those who travel; defend the widows; protect the orphans; liberate the captives; heal the sick. Remember, Lord, those who are in mines, in exile, in harsh labor, and those in every kind of affliction, necessity, or distress; those who entreat your loving kindness; those who love us and those who hate us; those who have asked us to pray for them, unworthy though we may be. Remember, Lord our God, all Your people, and pour out Your rich mercy upon them, granting them their petitions for salvation. Remember, 0 God, all those whom we have not remembered through ignorance, forgetfulness or because of their multitude since You know the name and age of each, even from their mother's womb. For You, Lord, are the helper of the helpless, the hope of the hopeless, the savior of the afflicted, the haven of the voyager, and the physician of the sick. Be all things to all, You who know each person, his requests, his household, and his need. Deliver this community and city, 0 Lord, and every city and town, from famine, plague, earthquake, flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreign enemies, and civil war.


Priest: + Above all, remember, Lord remember His Holiness Benedict, Pope of Rome, our Holy Patriarch Gregory, our Father and Archbishop Cyril, and preserve them as a blessing over your Holy Churches in peace, safety, honor, health, long life, rightly dispensing the word of your truth.


Deacon: + Remember also, Lord, those whom each of us calls to mind and all your people.


People: And all Your people.


Priest: + Remember, Lord, all orthodox bishops who rightly teach the word of Your truth. Remember Lord, my unworthiness according to the multitude of Your mercies; forgive my every transgression, both voluntary and involuntary. Do not take away the grace of Your Holy Spirit from these gifts presented because of my sins. Remember, Lord, the presbyters, the diaconate in Christ, and every order of the clergy, and do not confound any of us who stand about Your holy altar. Visit us with Your goodness, Lord; manifest Yourself to us through Your rich compassion. Grant us seasonable weather and fruitful seasons; send gentle showers upon the earth so that it may bear fruit; bless the crown of the year of Your goodness. Prevent schism in the Church; pacify the raging of the heathen. Quickly stop the uprisings of heresies by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Receive us all into Your kingdom. Declare us to be sons and daughters of the light and of the day. Grant us Your peace and love, Lord our God, for You have given all things to us.


Priest: + And grant that with one voice and one heart we may glorify and praise Your most honored and majestic name, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever.

People: : Amen.


LITANY OF INTERCESSION

Deacon: + Having remembered all the saints, let us again in peace pray to the Lord.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: + For the precious Gifts offered and consecrated, let us pray to the Lord.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: + That our loving God who has received them at His holy, heavenly, and spiritual altar as an offering of spiritual fragrance, may in return send upon us divine grace and the gift of the Holy Spirit, let us pray.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: + Having prayed for the unity of the faith and for the communion of the Holy Spirit, let us commit ourselves, and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God.

People: To You, 0 Lord.


Priest: + Our God, the God who saves, You teach us justly to thank You for the good things which You have done and still do for us. You are our God who has accepted these Gifts. Cleanse us from every defilement of flesh and spirit, and teach us how to live in holiness by Your fear, so that receiving the portion of Your holy Gifts with a clear conscience we may be united with the holy Body and Blood of Your Christ. Having received them worthily, may we have Christ dwelling in our hearts, and may we become the temple of Your Holy Spirit. Yes, our God, let none of us be guilty before these, Your awesome and heavenly Mysteries, nor be infirm in body and soul by partaking of them unworthily. But enable us, even up to our last breath, to receive a portion of Your holy Gifts worthily, as provision for eternal life and as an acceptable defense at the awesome judgment seat of Your Christ. So that we also, together with all the saints who through the ages have pleased You, may become partakers of Your eternal good things, which You, Lord, have prepared for those who love You.


Priest: + And make us worthy, Master, with confidence and without fear of condemnation, to dare call You, the heavenly God, FATHER, and to say:


THE LORD'S PRAYER



People: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Priest: + 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 to the ages of ages.

Priest: + 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 to the ages of ages.

People: Amen


Priest: + Peace be with all.

People: And with your spirit.


Deacon: + Let us bow our heads to the Lord.


People: To You, 0 Lord.


Priest: + Lord Master, the Father of mercies and God of every consolation, bless sanctify, guard, fortify, and strengthen those who have bowed their heads to You. Distance them from every evil deed. Lead them to every good work and make them worthy to partake without condemnation of these, Your most pure and life-giving Mysteries, for the forgiveness of sins and for the communion of the Holy Spirit.


Priest: + By the grace, mercy, and love for us of Your only; begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, together with Your all; holy, good, and life-giving Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.


Priest: + Amen.


Priest: + Lord Jesus Christ, our God, hear us from Your holy dwelling place and from the glorious throne of Your kingdom. You are enthroned on high with the Father and are also invisibly present among us. Come and sanctify us, and let Your pure Body and precious Blood be given to us by Your mighty hand and through us to all Your people.


Deacon: + Let us be attentive.


Priest: + The holy Gifts for the holy people of God.


People: One is Holy, one is Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.


COMMUNION HYMN
KINONIKON

People: “O Christ, You brought about salvation in the midst of the earth”, Alleluia.




Priest: + The Lamb of God is broken and distributed; broken but not divided. He is forever eaten yet is never consumed, but He sanctifies those who partake of Him : The fullness of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Priest: + Blessed is the fervor of Your saints, now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen: The warmth of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

People I believe and confess, Lord, that You are truly the Christ, the Son of the living God, who came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the first. I also believe that this is truly Your pure Body and that this is truly Your precious Blood. Therefore, I pray to You, have mercy upon me, and forgive my transgressions, voluntary and involuntary, in word and deed, known and unknown. And make me worthy without condemnation to partake of Your pure Mysteries for the forgiveness of sins and for life eternal. Amen.

How shall I, who am unworthy, enter into the splendor of Your saints? If I dare to enter into the bridal chamber, my clothing will accuse me, since it is not a wedding garment; and being bound up, I shall be cast out by the angels. In Your love, Lord, cleanse my soul and save me.

Loving Master, Lord Jesus Christ, my God, let not these holy Gifts be to my condemnation because of my unworthiness, but for the cleansing and sanctification of soul and body and the pledge of the future life and kingdom. It is good for me to cling to God and to place in Him the hope of my salvation.


Receive me today, Son of God, as a partaker of Your mystical Supper. I will not reveal Your mystery to Your adversaries. Nor will I give You a kiss as did Judas. But as the thief I confess You: Lord, remember me in Your kingdom; the Priest receives holy Communion.

Priest: + Behold, I approach Christ, our immortal King and God.
The precious and most holy Body of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ is given to me (Name) the priest, for the forgiveness of my sins and for eternal life.

Priest: + The precious and most holy Blood of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ is given to me (Name) the priest, for the forgiveness of my sins and for eternal life,
This has touched my lips, taking away my transgressions and cleansing my sins.

Priest: + Having beheld the resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We venerate Your cross, 0 Christ, and we praise and glorify Your holy resurrection. You are our God. We know no other than You, and we call upon Your name. Come, all faithful, let us venerate the holy resurrection of Christ. For behold, through the cross joy has come to all the world. Blessing the Lord always, let us praise His resurrection. For enduring the cross for us, He destroyed death by death.



Deacon: +Approach with the fear of God, faith, and love.

Priest: + Save, 0 God, Your people and bless Your inheritance.


POST COMMUNION TROPARION

People: O Lord save your people and bless your inheritance, granting peace to the world; and protect your nation by the power of your Cross.

Priest: + Wash away, Lord, by Your holy Blood, the sins of all those commemorated, through the intercessions of the Theotokos and all Your saints. Amen.


Priest: + Be exalted, 0 God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth.

Priest: + Be exalted, 0 God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth.

Priest: Be exalted, 0 God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth.


Priest: + Blessed is our God.


Priest: + Always, now and forever and ever..


People: + Amen.


PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Deacon: + Let us be attentive. Having partaken of the divine, holy, pure, immortal, heavenly, lifegiving, and awesome Mysteries of Christ, let us worthily give thanks to the Lord.

People: Lord have mercy

Deacon: + Help us, save us, have mercy upon us, and protect us, 0 God, by Your grace.

People: Lord, have mercy.

Deacon: + Having prayed for a perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless day, let us commit ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God.

People: To You, 0 Lord.

Priest: + We thank You, Lord, our God, for the communion of Your holy, most pure, immortal, and heavenly Mysteries which You have granted us for the benefit, sanctification, and healing of our souls and bodies. Grant, Master of all, that the communion of the holy Body and Blood of Your Christ may become for us faith unashamed, love unfeigned, fulness of wisdom, healing of soul and body, repelling of every hostile adversary, observance of Your commandments, and an acceptable defense at the dread judgment seat of Your Christ.

Priest: + For You are our sanctification and to You we give glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever.

People: Amen.


THE DISMISSAL

Priest: + Let us depart in peace.

Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord.

People: + Lord, have mercy.


Priest: + Lord, bless those who praise You and sanctify those who trust in You. Save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Protect the whole body of Your Church. Sanctify those who love the beauty of Your house. Glorify them in return by Your divine power, and do not forsake us who hope in You. Grant peace to Your world, to Your churches, to the clergy, to those in public service, to the armed forces, and to all Your people. For every good and perfect gift is from above, coming from You, the Father of lights. To You we give glory, thanksgiving, and worship, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.

People: Amen.

People: Blessed is the name of the Lord, now and forever.

People: Blessed is the name of the Lord, now and forever.

People: Blessed is the name of the Lord, now and forever.


Priest: + The mystery of Your dispensation, 0 Christ our God, has been accomplished and perfected as far as it is in our power. We have had Vie memorial of Your death. We hove seen the typos of Your resurrection. We have been filled with Your unending life. We have enjoyed Your inexhaustible delight which in the world to come be well pleased to give to us all, through the grace of Your holy and good and life-giving creating Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.


Deacon: + Let us pray to the Lord.


People: Lord, have mercy.

People: Lord, have mercy.

People: Lord, have mercy. Father, give the blessing.

Priest: + May the blessing of the Lord and His mercy come upon you through His divine grace and love always, now and forever and to the ages of ages.

People: Amen.


Priest: + Glory to You, 0 God, our hope, glory to You.





























APOLYSIS

Priest: + May He + Who rose from the dead, gloriously ascended into heaven and was enthroned at the right hand of God the Father for our salvation, through the prayers of + His all-pure Mother, and through the intercession of the glorious + Apostles who are worthy of all praise, our Father among the saints, + John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople and + Saint Joseph, Patron of this holy church, and the holy and just Ancestors of Christ God, + Joachim and Anne, and + All the Saints, of the Holy Fathers of Nicea and, of the Holy Woman Martyr Pelagia whose memory we celebrate today, may this same + Christ have mercy on us and save us, +for He is good and loves mankind.





Glorious Apostles worthy of all praise,


our Father among the saints, Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia,



St. Joseph the Patron of this church,



The holy and just Ancestors of Christ-God Joachim and Anna,



All the Saints,

may this same Christ have mercy on us and save us,+ for He is good and loves mankind.

People: Amen.


People: Lord, grant long life to him who blesses and sanctifies us.


Priest: + Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us and save us.


People: Amen.
+ + +





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