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Hours of Holy Easter and the whole Bright Week:

Easter clock

Throughout the Bright (Easter) week instead of morning and evening prayers sung (or read - but, as you can easily see, the peculiarity of this week is that, if possible, everything is sung!) Easter hours.

The descent of Christ into hell. Icon, XIII century. Monastery of St. Catherine in Sinai

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

Also three times:

Having seen 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 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.

Do you- except you. See you come- because here she comes.

Don’t we know anything else for You, we call Your name…- words Holy Scripture: Lord, do you not know anything else; We call Your name (Is. 26:13; see also Ode 5 of the canon for Communion).

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We sing and glorify Your Resurrection: You are our God, do we not know You otherwise, we call Your name ...

“This expresses the feeling of perfect repose in the Savior. And how natural it is, especially now! .. In the resurrected Jesus Christ, a person - the poorest wanderer on earth - is delivered from sin, hell, death, the devil, adopted by God, honored by the deification of his nature ... If the curse and sin are destroyed, if death is trampled, if hell is destroyed and the head of the primordial enemy is erased, then what else to fear? then will the Lord shorten His blessed right hand after this?"

Saint Theophan the Recluse

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Ipakoy, voice 4

Having anticipated the morning even about Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the Angel: in the light of the everlasting Existing One, with the dead, what are you looking for like a man? See the grave sheets; and preach to the world, as the Lord has risen, who kills death, as he is the Son of God, who saves the human race.

anticipating the morning- arrived before dawn. More about Mary- those who were with Mary (Mary's companions). I hear- heard. Tetsyte- run, hurry. Preach- announce. Yako is- because He.

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“We hear in the Paschal canon the voice of the Angel to the myrrh-bearing women: Tetsyte and preach to the world, as the Lord has risen, who kills death. The voice of the Angel in relation to us means: live so that your whole life is a single word: “Christ is Risen!” and so that, looking at you, the whole world, both Christian and non-Christian, would say: Truly Christ is risen, because visibly he lives in one or the other, visibly forces work about him.

Saint Theophan the Recluse

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Kontakion, tone 8

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

Asche- Although. Prophetic- said.

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.

Do everything- fulfilling everything by Himself. undescribed- ineffable (indescribable).

Troparion in the briefest words gives a striking image of the fullness of the Godhead - Christ, inseparably abiding with the Father and the Spirit, rests with his body in the tomb, descends in soul into hell and brings out the souls of the righteous, and according to His true words to the thief, now abides with him in paradise (Luke 23:43) - and, filling everything with Himself, brings the Universe to fullness, fulfills the work of salvation.

The Apostle Paul, citing a psalm verse, says: It is said: having entered on high, he took captive captives and gave gifts to men (Ps. 67:19). And "ascended," what does it mean, if not that He also descended before into the lower parts of the earth? Descending, He is also ascended above all heavens, in order to fulfill everything (Eph. 4: 8-10).

Glory:

Like the Life-bearer, like the most beautiful of paradise, truly, the brightest of all royal chambers, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our resurrection.

And now:

Highly consecrated Divine village, rejoice, for you have given joy, Mother of God, to those who call: blessed are you in women, O All-blameless Lady.

reddest- the most beautiful. Vyshnyago- the Almighty. village- housing.

Like the Life-bearer, like the reddest of paradise ... The tomb of Christ appears before us as the bearer of Life (the Life-bearer), more beautiful than paradise, sparkling more than any royal palace! (Please note: the subject in this sentence - what is being said - is precisely the tomb of Christ, "Christ" is an appeal, we are talking to Christ about His tomb)

Lord have mercy(40 times).

Glory, and now:

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.

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

On the days of the Paschal week, and even up to the giving of Pascha, the troparion of Pascha is sung (or read) before the meal, and after the meal, the merit of Pascha.

Zadostoynik (refrain and irmos of the 9th song of the Paschal canon):

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 uprising of Your Nativity.

Vopiyashe- proclaimed. Pack the river - I repeat. show off- rejoice, enjoy. Thy Christmas- Born by you.

Shine, shine, the new Jerusalem... By the new Jerusalem is meant the New Testament Church of Christ. Rejoice now and rejoice, Zion ... Under Zion (the mountain on the south side of Jerusalem, where the house of King David was, and later the chamber of the Last Supper, and the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles) in the New Testament, according to the interpretation of the blessed Jerome, the saints are understood: they, standing on the pinnacle of virtues, form Zion, about which it is said: Its foundation is on the mountains of saints. The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the villages of Jacob (Ps. 87:2).

Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian

This prayer is read in the temple on Wednesday and Friday of the Cheese Week and throughout the Holy Forty Day, except for Saturdays and Sundays (if you follow the charter exactly, it is also read on some days and other multi-day fasts). During Great Lent (in the weeks) it should certainly be included in your cell rule; most naturally - at the end of morning and evening prayers, and, if possible, in the middle of the day.

April 19, 2020 Easter is celebrated - main holiday Orthodox calendar, personifying the salvation of the soul and renewal. Prayers that are read these days in churches, including the Easter prayer "Christ is risen from the dead", have a special energy.

It is believed that these days the higher powers especially favor the believers. Prayers for Easter help to attract good luck, protect loved ones from misfortunes, recover from ailments, successfully start a new business, and even improve their financial situation.

Throughout Holy (Easter) Week in Orthodox churches instead of traditional morning and evening prayers, Easter hours are read (Prayers of the Easter Hours, filled with joy and thanksgiving to Christ). Before all prayers, including those of thanksgiving after communion, the troparion of Pascha is read three times.

Prayer for Easter "Christ is risen from the dead"

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and bestowing life on those in the tombs.” (Three times)
“Having seen 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 you faithful, let us worship the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, the joy of the whole world has come through the Cross. Always blessing the Lord, let us sing of His resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroy death by death. (Read three times)

The prayer "Christ is risen from the dead", like other Easter prayers, has deep meaning. Having resurrected, Jesus showed people that the soul is eternal and does not die even when the physical body comprehends the end. Through Christ, believers realize that they will eventually be resurrected from the dead and have a beautiful and bright eternal life.

These days, the Paschal canon of John of Damascus is also read in churches - it replaces the canons of the Penitent One, the Mother of God and the guardian angel. At the same time, psalms and prayers from the Trisagion ("Holy God ..") to "Our Father" with troparia after it are not performed. Easter prayers The Easter Hours are sung instead of Compline and Midnight Occupancy.

In addition to the prayer “Christ is risen from the dead”, the following prayer is traditionally read or sung on Easter, which is performed at the end of the Easter akathist.

“Oh, Most Holy and Greatest Light of Christ, Resplendent throughout the world more than the sun in Your Resurrection! On this bright and glorious and saving day of Holy Pascha, all the angels in heaven rejoice, and every creature rejoices and rejoices on earth, and every breath glorifies Thee, its Creator. Today, the gates of paradise are opened, and the dead are freed into hell by Your descent. Now all is filled with light, heaven is earth and the underworld. May Your light also come into our gloomy souls and hearts, and may it enlighten our existing night of sin there, and may we also shine with the light of truth and purity in the bright days of Your Resurrection, like a new creature about You. And thus, enlightened by Thee, we will come forth enlightened in meeting Thy, who proceeds to Thee from the tomb, like the Bridegroom. And as thou didst rejoice on this most bright day with the appearance of Your holy virgins in the morning from the world to Your tomb who came, so now enlighten the deep night of our passions and shine upon us the morning of dispassion and purity, so that we may see Thee with the hearts of the Bridegroom, redder than the sun, and may we hear Your longed-for voice: Rejoice! And having tasted the Divine joys of Holy Pascha while still here on earth, may we be partakers of Thy eternal and great Pascha in heaven in the non-evening days of Thy Kingdom, where there will be unspeakable joy and unspeakable voice of celebrating and unspeakable sweetness of those who see Thy Face inexpressible kindness. Thou art the true light, enlightening and illuminating every one, Christ our God, and glory befits you forever and ever. Amen".

During Easter, believers ask higher powers health and well-being for yourself and your loved ones. Easter prayers are read not only in church, repeating their words aloud or to oneself after the priest, but also at home before Orthodox icons– in complete solitude, turning your thoughts and words to God. At Easter, you can read the Easter Hours, "Christ is risen from the dead" and others that are given in most prayer books.

A prayer for healing from three deaths is read on your knees when the bells ring in the church.

“In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Now and forever and forever. Amen. Under Tsar Manuel Komnenos, at his golden laurel, the holy Luke Christoverg served the Lord God. On the eve of Easter, the saint, in a golden laurel, Hodegetria, the Mother of God, appeared to two blind men. She brought them to Blachernae Church. Angels, cherubim, seraphim sang, the blind saw their sight before mother Hodegetria. The holy Ruts wrote this prayer. All forty saints blessed her. Truly! The Lord Himself said: “Whoever reads this prayer before Easter, with the help of it, will leave three deaths.” In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".

They also read the Easter prayer, which protects believers from troubles and misfortunes:

“In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Mother Mary carried Christ, gave birth, baptized, fed, watered, taught prayers, saved, protected. And then she sobbed at the cross, shed tears, lamented, and suffered along with her dear son. Jesus Christ rose on Sunday, henceforth His glory from earth to heaven. Now he himself takes care of us, his slaves, graciously accepts our prayers. Lord, hear me, save me, protect me from all troubles now and forever. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".

You can also read a conspiracy for health, which will help you forget about ailments and restore strength to you and your loved ones:

“In the kingdom of heaven there is a wonderful spring. Whoever touches the water, whoever washes with water, ailments will be washed away from him. I collected that water, I gave it to the servant of God (name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".

At the same time, the pectoral cross of a person who needs healing is lowered into the water consecrated in the church. Then the cross is put on the sick person. It is necessary to anoint the patient's forehead with holy water three times, then sprinkle his body 3 times a day for 7 days - and he will recover.

In order for peace and harmony to reign in the family, you need to read the following Easter prayer 12 times on the third day after Easter:

“Lord, help, Lord, bless with a bright Easter,
Pure days, joyful tears.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
John the Faster, John the Evangelist, John the Baptist,
John the long-suffering, John the headless,
Archangel Michael, Archangel Gabriel, George the Victorious,
Nicholas the Wonderworker, Barbara the Great Martyr,
Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia,
Pray for the common path of God's servants (names of the warring).
Calm their anger, tame their anger, appease their rage.
Ratyu his saint,
By invincible, indomitable force, lead them to agreement.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and forever and ever. Amen".

2019-07-03

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. The list of certain texts included in the prayer book, or prayer rule, in the Paschal week is prescribed to be read instead of morning, evening prayers, Compline and Midnight Office.

Other features of prayer and.

Preparing for communion instead penitential canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos are read, Follow-up to Holy Communion.
Three readings of the Pascha troparion precede all prayers, including those of thanksgiving for communion; the psalter is not read at the same time.
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.

Before the Ascension, they continue to read the Paschal troparion three times instead of praying to the Holy Spirit, the refrain and ("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 one's understanding of the biblical events that followed the Resurrection of Christ.

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

When are the hours traditionally made

(hours separating from the liturgy) is not read, as usual, but sung. The basis for this is not psalms, but festive hymns: they sing “Christ is Risen” three times, “Seeing the Resurrection of Christ”, 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 usual morning prayer rule, which includes three texts: they read “Our Father” and “Our Mother of God, 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 Most 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 of 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 the “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.

Christ is Risen!

How to pray on Bright Week?

Throughout Holy Week Holy Easter Clock sung instead of morning and evening prayers. The canons of the Penitent One, the Mother of God and the Guardian Angel are replaced by the canon of Pascha. All prayers are preceded by the triple "Christ is risen from the dead." Psalms and prayers from the Trisagion to "Our Father" are not read at the same time.

Holy Easter Hours

thrice)

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, / let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, / the only sinless one. / We worship Your Cross, Christ, / and we sing and glorify Your Holy Resurrection: / You are our God, / unless we know You otherwise, / We call Your name. / Come, all you faithful, / let us bow to the holy resurrection of Christ: / behold, the joy of the whole world has come by the Cross. / Always blessing the Lord, / we sing of His resurrection: / having endured the crucifixion, / destroy death with death. ( thrice)

Ipakoi, tone 8:

Having anticipated the morning even about Mary, / and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, / I hear from the Angel: / in the light of the ever-present Existing One, / with the dead, what are you looking for, like a person; / see the graven sheets, roll, and preach the world, / as the Lord has risen, killing death, / as the Son of God, who saves the human race.

Kontakion, same voice:

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 the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, / fulfill everything indescribable.

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

Like a life-bearer, like the reddest of paradise, / truly, the brightest hall of every king appeared, 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; and 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 gave birth, / we magnify thee the Mother of God.

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen.

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

Features of morning and evening prayers before Easter

Prayer to the Holy Spirit ("King of Heaven") is not read until the Holy Trinity. Before the Ascension of the Lord, instead of “King of Heaven”, the Easter troparion “Christ is risen from the dead” is read three times, and from the Ascension to the day of the Holy Trinity, prayers begin with the Trisagion (“Holy God”).

Before the Ascension, instead of “It is worthy to eat,” it reads: “An angel crying out for the Gracious: Pure Virgin, rejoice, and again the river: Rejoice! Your Son is risen three days from the tomb and raised up the dead: people rejoice. Glow, 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 uprising of Your Nativity.

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen.

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

Seeing the Resurrection of Christ, bow And pray to the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Your cross, Christ e and we sing and glorify Thy holy Resurrection. Thou art our God, do we not know Thee otherwise, we call Thy name. Come, all faithful, let us bow down to the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, And de Cross joy to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, let us sing His Resurrection: having endured the crucifixion, destroyed death by death And. (thrice)

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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, all filled I yay, neop And toboggan.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit:
Like the Life-bearer, like the reddest of paradise, truly and the hall of every royal show A most bright, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection.

And now and forever and forever and ever. Amen:
IN y blessed divine village, rejoice: by you, I gave e All joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: Blessed are You among women, O All-blameless Lady.

Lord have mercy ( forty 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, who without the corruption of God the Word gave birth to the present Mother of God, We magnify Thee.

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

Lord Jesus Christ, s not God's prayers A di Prech And yours I M A tere, teacher O bnykh and bogon O our sleeping father and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.

Do you - except you.
Behold come - for behold, come.
Anticipating the morning - arriving before dawn.
More about Mary - those who were with Mary (Mary's companions).
I hear - heard.
Tetsyte - run, hurry.
Preach - announce.
Like there is - for He.
Asche - Although.
Prophetic - who said.
The reddest - most beautiful.
Vyshnyago - Almighty.
Village - dwelling.