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Do not deface books by marks and writing. Cornell university Ubrary "''"°' murgies o, our Jathaan,ou 3 olin.anx 1924 031 380 227 Cornell University Library The original of tliis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924031380227 THE DIVINE LITURGIES OF OUR FATHERS AMONG THE SAINTS, JOHN THE GOLDENMOUTHED, ( ST. CHEYSOSTOM, ) AECHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE, AND BASIL THE GREAT, OF C«SAREA, IN (^APPADOCIA. Sold for the benefit of the Greek Seamen's Church, 3S R I S T O X^. (JAEDIFF : JAMES WOOD, BUTE DOCKS. PREFATORY NOTE. In the following arrangement of THE DIVINE LITURGIES, aU portions of St. Chrtsostom that are synchronous are printed in parallel columns, the audible portion being always on the left hand. Alternative readings of St. Basil are placed below the horizontal line. It will be evident from the numbering of the pages, that the present is a fragment only of a much larger Work. That Work is published with the Sanction and Blessing of His All-HoUness Joachim II., Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome, and CEcumenical Patriarch, under the title : THE OFMCE FOR THE LORD'S DAY, as prescbibed by the orthodox greek church, And Adopted By All Churches In Communion Therewith : and contains the Order of Vespers, Apodeipnon, Mesonyctikon, Orthros, the Divine Liturgies of John the Goldenmouthed and Basil the Great, and the First, Third, Sixth, and Ninth Hour Services ; with copious Tables comprising the moveable Apolytikia, Contakia, Hypakoine, Prokeimena, Stichera, Exaposteilaria, Heothina, Theotokia, and other Troparia for Sundays and the principal Festivals, translated into English. The Price of the Work is Si.x Shillings : but Subscribers vnW be supplied with IVo copies for £0 11 Three . .. £0 Four . .. £1 Five .. £1 Ten .. .. £2 Fifteen .. £3 Twenty . .. £4 Twenty-five . .. £5 S. G. BATHERLY, Arckpriest of tlie Patriarchal (Ecumenical Throne of Constantinople. Greek Church, Cardifj?. Februaiy, 1877. 16 1 5 5 5 5 5 THE DIVINE LITURGIES OF OUE FATHER8 AMONG THE SAINTS JOHN THE GOLDENMOUTHED, (St. Chrtsostom,) AND BASIL THE GREAT. Tf The Deacnn standing before the Holy Doors, saith with a loud voice : MASTER, give a Blessing. Priest. Blessed is the Kingdom of the Fatheh, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Ch)ir. Ameue. [T[ Then in the forty days of Pascha : Troparion. Christ is Risen^from the, dead ; death by Death down doth He tread ; and on those within the tombs. He bestoweth Life.] rA« Great Synapte. Deacon. In peace, of the Lord let ua pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deaoon. For the peace from above, and the salvation of our souls, of the Lord let «s pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. For the peace of the whole world, stability of the Holy Churches of God, and the union of all, of the Lord let us pray. Chuir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. For this Holy House, and them that with faith, reverence, and the fear of God enter into it, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. For our Archbishop , the honourable Presbytery, the Diaconate in Christ, all the clergy and the laity, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. * For the pious and Orthodox Christians, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. That He would fight ou their side, and subdue under their feet every enemy and adversary, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. For this city, every city and country, and them that in faith dwell in them, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. For healthfulness of air, plentifulness of the fruits of the earth, and peaceful times, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. * In non-ohristian states, this petition is here said in place of that, coming down from Byzantine times, fonnd in the ordinary Venice editions : " For our most'pious and Divine- ly-preserred Kings," In those states, the Synapte at Yespeus (page 5) is assimilated to that at Batdawn, (page 44,) by the omission, both of that petition, and of the one which follows it ; " That He would fight on their side." h 98 THE DIVINE LITUKGIES Deacon. For them that voyage, that journey, that are sick, that labour, that are in bonds, and their salvation, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. LoKD, have mercy. Deacon. For our deliverance from all affliction, passion, danger, and necessity, of the Lord let us pray. „ . ^, r^- . , ^. , Choir. Lord, have mercy. ^™2'^ "/ *^ ^'"' Antiphon. Deacon. Help, save, have mercy. Priest, silently. Lord our God, and guard us, God, by Thy Grace. Whose Strength is incomparable, and Chrdr. Lord, have mercy. Glory incomprehensible. Whose Deacon. Commemoratiug our mercy is immeasurable, and love- Mistress, the all-Holy, spotless, to-men unutterable : look-down, most-blessed, and glorious Theoto- Thyself, O Master, according to kos and ever-Virgin Mary, with all Thy tendemess-of -heart, on us, and the" Saint.s : oursehcs, and each on this Holy House, and make with other, and all our life, to Christ us, an. X St. Basil. The First Prayer of the Faithful. 108 THE DtvmE LiTUBGiES >tepart ; as many of you as are Catechumens, de- part; let there be none of the Catechumens. As many of you as are Faithful, Again and a- gain in peace, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. Help, save, have mercy, and guard us, God, by Thy Grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. Wisdom. We thank Thee, O Lord the God of the Powers, Who hast deemed us worthy to stand, also now, at Thy Holy Altar, and to bow- down to Thy compassions for our own sins, and the ignorances of the people : receive, O God, our prayers ; make us to be worthy of the offering to Thee, prayers, and suppli- cations, and unbloody sacrifices, for all Thy people ; and qualify us for the usage of this Thy Service, in the power of Thy Holy Spirit, that we may blamelessly, and stain- lessly, in a pure witness of our conscience, call upon Thee in every time and place, that when Thou hearest us. Thou mayest be merciful unto us in the fulness of Thy Goodness.] Priest. For to Thee befitteth all Glory, Honour, and Worship, to the Father, and to the Sox, and to the Holy Ghost, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Lord, Choir. Amene. Deacon. Again and again in peace, of the Lord let us 1 rav. Choir. have mercy. Deacon. Help, save, have mercy, and guard us, O God, by Thy Grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. Wisdom. [The Second Prayer of the Faithful. * Priest, tilently. Again and oft-times we fall-dowa to Thee, and pray of Thee, O Good, and Lover-of- men, that Thou wouldest look upon our prayers : cleanse our souls and bodies from every defilement of flesh and spirit ; and giani that our standing at Thy Holy Altar may be irreprehensible and uncon- demnable. But vouchsafe, God, to them that pray with us, an advance of life, and faith, and spi- ritual understanding ; give to them always with fear and love to adore Thee irreprehensibly, and without condemnation to partake of Thy Holy Mysteries ; and make them worthy of Thy Heavenly Kingdom.] Priest. That being ever guarded by Tby Strength, we may ascribe Glory to Thee, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost, Priest, silently. Thou, Lord, hast shewed us this great Mystery of salvation ; Thou hast deemed us worthy. Thy humble and unworthy ser- vants, to be ministers of Thy Holy Altar : qualify Thou us by the power of the Holy Spirit in this Service, that standing, without condemnation, before Thy Holy Glory, we may offer to Thee a ^^acrifice of praise : for Thou art the Worker of all in all. Grant also, O Lord, that om- .■Sacrifice may be acceptable for our sins and the ignorances of the people, and be well-pleasing before Thee. *St. Basil. The Second Prayer of the Faithful. Priest, silently. O God, Who hast visited our humility with mercies and compassions ; Who hast placed us. Thy humble, and sinful, and un- worthy servants, before Thy Holy Glory, to minister at Thy Holy Altar : .strengthen 'lliou us with the power of Thy Holy .Spirit in this Service, ind give us a word in opening our mouth, to call-down the Grace of Thy Holy Spirit upon the Gifts about to be set-forth. OF SS. CHRYSOSTOM AND BASIL. 109 now, and over, and to the ages of the ages. Prayer of the Cherubic Hymn. Priest., silently. No-one Is worthy, among them that are bound with fleshly desires and pleasures, to approach, or to draw near, or to minister unto Thee, O Kino of Glory : for to serve Thee is great and fearful, even for the Heavenly Powers themselves. But yet, through Thine unspeakable and immeasurable love-to-men. Thou becamest, unchangeably and immutably, Man ; and hast assumed the title of our High-Piicst ; and hast given to us the sacred-administration of this liturgical and unbloody Sacrifice, as Master of all things : for Thou Alone, O Lord our God, rulest over the things in Heaven and on earth ; Who art borne upon a Che- rubic Throne, the Lord of Seraphim, and King of Israel : Who Alone art Holy, and Restest in Holy-places. Thee, then, 1 importune, Who Alone art Good and ready to hear : Look- down on me, the sinner, and Thine unprofitable servant, and cleanse my soul and heart from an e%'il conscience ; and qua- lify me by the power of Thy Holy SriKiT, being girt with the grace of the Priesthood, to stand at this Thy Holy Table, and administer Thy Holy and Spotless Body, and Precious Blood For bowing my neck I approach Thee, and pray of Thee . 'i'lirn not away Thy Face from me, neither reject me from among Thy children : but deem me worthy, the sinner and 'J'hine unworthy servant, to offer unto Thee these Gifts. For Thou art He Who offerest, and art offered, and received, and distributed, O Christ our God : and we ascribe Glory to Thee, with Thy Father Unoriginate, and to Thine All-Holy, and Good, and Life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Amene. ^ The Priest and Deacon also say., three times, the whole of The Cherubic Hymn. The Priest then censes the Holy-place, ana the people, saying meanwhile Psalm 50, and sueh Troparia kata nyktika as he pleases, or time prrmits. The Deacon then saith; God, be gracious to me, the sinner. O God, be gracious to me, the sinner. O God, be gracious to me, the sinner. ^r Then to the Priest : Master, Lift up. Priest. Lift up your hands in the Holy-places, and bless the Lord. ^ The Great Entrance js thm made, the Priest and Deacon, preceded by lamps, bearing in procession tlie Holy Gifts. Choir. Amene. ^Then: The Cherubic Hymn. Part the first. Before the Great Entrance. We, . . who repre sent the Cherubim in myste- ry, and to the Life- giving . . Trinity offer in song the Thrice Ho ly Hymn, should . now put- away all cares of life, to receive . . the KiNQ. Deacon. The Lord God remember our Archbishop- _ -in His King- dom, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Choir. Amene. Priest. The Lord God remember all of us in His Kingdom, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Choir. Deacon to Priest, silently. The Lord God remember thy Amene. Priesthood in His Kingdom, always, now, and ever, and to If Then : -the ages of the ages. Amene. 110 THE DIVINE LITURGIES Priest to Deacon. The Lord God remember thy sacreQ- Diaconate in His Kingdom, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Ameue. If The Priest, placing the Holy Gifts on. the Holy Table, saith : The honourable Joseph took-down Thy Spotless Body from the Tree, wrapped It in clean linen, and with sweet sceath placed It in a new unused Tomb. In a Grave Bodily, but with Soul in Hades, as God ; in Paradise with a Thief, and in a Throne with Father and Spirit, wert Thou, O Christ, filling aU-things, Thyself uncircumscript. How life-giving, how more-beautiful than Pai-adise, how truly more-splendid in appearance than any Royal chamber, is, O Christ, Thy Tomb, the fountain of our Resurrection. The honourable Joseph took-down Thy Spotless Body from the Tree, wrapped It in clean linen, and with sweet scents placed It in a new unused Tomb. Deacon. Master, Do Good. If The Priest censes the Holy Gifts, sayiny : Do Good, Lord, in Thy good-pleasure unto Sion ; and let the walls of Jerusalem be bmlt. Then shalt Thou be well- pleased with a Sacrifice of Righteousness, with oblations and burnt-offerings ; then shall they offer calves upon Thine Altai'. Tf Then to the Deacon : Remember me, brother and fellow- minister. Deacon. The Lord God remember thy Priesthood in His Kingdom. Holy Master, pray for me. Priest. The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee. Deacon. The same Spirit shall be Fellow-Minister with us all the days of our life. Holy Master, remember me. Priest. The Lord God remember thee in His Kingdom, always, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Amene. Deacon. Let us fulfil our prayers to the Lord. Oioir. Lord, have mercy. Deaccn. For the precious Gifts that have been set-forth, of the Lord t us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. For this Holy House, and them that with faith, rf\erenoe. and the fear of Gon enter into it, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. For our deliverance from all affliction, jmssiou, danger, and nccesFity, of the Lord let us pray. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. Help, save, have mercy, and guard us. O God, by Thy Grace. Choir. Lord, have mercy. Deacon. That the whole day may be perfect. Holy, peaceful, and sinles.'^, from the Lord let u.-. ask. Choir. Grant, O Lord. Deacon. An Angel of peace, faithful guide, guardian of our souls and bodies, from the Lord let us ask. The Cherubic Hymn. Part the second. After the Great Entrance. To . . receive . . the King of all, by the Angelic Orders . . invisibly . borne- . . aloft. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. OP SS. CHRYSOSTOM AND BASIL. Ill ChoiT. Grant, O Lord. Deacon. Pardon and forgiveness of our sins and errors, from the Lord let us ask. Choir. Grant, O Lord. Deacon. Things that are good and profitable to our souls, and peace to the world, from the Lord let us ask. Choir. Grant, O Lord. Deacon. That we may accom- _ r, ^ i „ ■ ■, n. plish the remaining time of our iPrayer of the Proskomide. * life in peace and penitence, from Priest, silently. O Lord God, the the Lord let us ask. Almighty, the Alone Holy, Who re- Choir. Grant, O Lord. ceivest a Sacrifice of praise from Deacon. .V Christian end of oiu' them that call upon Thee with the life, without torment, without whole heart : receive also the prayer shame, peaceful, and a good de- of us, the sinners, and bring it to fence at the fearful tribunal of Thy Holy Altar ; and qualify us to Christ, let us ask. present to Thee both Gifts and spi- Choir. Grant, Lord. ritual Sacrifices, for our own sins. Deacon. Commemorating our and the ignorances of the people ; Mistress, the all- Holy, spotles.s, deem us worthy to find grace before most-ble.ssed, and glorious Theoto- Thee, and that our Sacrifice may be kos and ever-Vii'gin Mary, with all acceptable unto Thee ; and that the the Saints : ourselves, and each Good Spirit of Thy Grace may ta- other, and all our life, to Christ bernacle upon us, and upon these the God let us commend. the laid-out Gifts, and upon all Thy dhoir. To Thee, Lori>. people.] Priest. Thi-ough the compassions of Thine Only-Begotten Son, with Whom Thou art Blessed, with Thine All-Holy, and Good, and Life-giving Spirit, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Choir. Amene. *St. Basil. Prayer of the Proskomide. Priest, siUntly. O Lord oiu- God, Who didst create and bring us into this life ; Who didst shew to us the way of salvation ; Who didst give to us a revelation of Heavenly My.steries ; it is Thou 'Who hast placed us in this service liy the power of Thy Holy Spirit. Be well-pleased then, O IjOrd, that we "have beeome servants of Thy New Testament, ministers of Thy Holy Jlysteries ; accept us. who are approaching Thy Holy Altar, accorcbng to the fulness of Thy mercy, that we may become worthy to oifcr unto Thee this reasonable and unbloody Sacrifice, for our own sins, and the ignorances of the people : which having received into Thy Holy and Intellectual Altar for savour of a sweet scent, send-down-in-returu on us the Grace of Thy Holy Spirit. Look down on us, God, and on this our Service, and receive it as Thou didst receive the Gifts of Abel, the Sacrifires of Noah, the Holocausts of Abraham, the Sacred-Offices of Moses and Aaron, the Peace-offerings of Samuel : as Thou didst receive from Thy Holy Ajiostles this True Service, so also from the hands of us, the sinners, receive these Gifts in Thy Goodness, Lord : that being deemed worthy to minister irreproachably at Thy Holy Altar, we may find the reward of the faithful and wise stewards, in the fearful day of Thy Righteous Becompense. 112 THE DIVINE LITURGIES Friett. Peace to afl. Choir. And Priest,, silerUli/. 1 will love Thee, O Loed my Might : to thy spirit. the Lord is my firm- Support, and my Eefuge, and my Deacon. Let Deliverer, us love each I will love Thee, O Lord my Might : the Lord is ray other, that we firm-Support, and my Kefuge, and my Deliverer, may with one I wiU love Thee, O Lord my Might : the Lord is my mind confess : firm-Support, and my Refuge, and my Deliverer. Choir. Fa- yj ly t^g „ more Priests, or two or mare Deacons are THER, Son, and serving, they give each other Holy Ghost, a „ „ „ Trinity Con- The Kiss of Peace, substantial and One saying'j Christ is among us. Undivided. The others replying : He is, and will be. Deacon. The doors ! the doors ! In wisdom let us attend. Holy Symbol of the Blameless Faith. Reader. I Believe in One God, Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth, and of all-things visible and invisible. And in One Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God, Begotten from the Father before all the ages ; Light, from Light ; True God, from True God ; Be- gotten, not made ; Consubstantial to the Father ; by Whom all-things were made. Who, for us men, and for our salvation. Game-down from the Heavens, and was Incarnate from the Holy Ghost and Mary the Virgin, and became Man. And was Crucified for us under Pontius Pi- late, and Suffered, and was Buried. And Rose-again the third day, according to the Scriptures. And Ascended into the Heavens, and Sitteth at the Right-Hand of the Father. And He shall Come again with Glory, to Judge living and dead ; Whose Kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the Life-giver, Who proceedeth from the Father ; Who with Father and Son is together- Worshipped, and together-Glorified ; Who spake by the Prophets. In One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge One Baptism for remission of sins. I look for a Resurrection of the dead. And a Life in the age to come. Amene. Deacon. Let us stand well ; let us stand with fear ; let us attend to offer in peace the Holy Oblation. Choir. A Mercy of peace, a Sacrifice of praise. Priest. The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of the God and Father, and the Communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Choir. And with thy spirit. Priest. Let us lift up our hearts. Choir. We have them towards the Lord. Priest. Let us give Thanks unto the Lord. Choir. [* Priest, silently. It is worthy and just to Hymn Thee, to It is Bless Thee, to Praise Thee, to give Thanks to Thee, to Wor- worthy . ship Thee, in every place of Thy dominion. For Thou art and just God, unutterable, inconceivable, invisible, incomprehensible, *St. Basil. Priest, silently. I AM, Master, Lord, God, Father Almighty, Adora- ble: it is truly worthy and becoming the fitting-Greatness of Thy Holiness, Praise Thee, to Hymn Thee,' to Bless Thee, to Worship Thee, to give OF SS. CHRVSOSTOM AND I'.ASIL. 113 to . . . ever I AM, still I AM : Thou, and Thine Only-Begotteu Son, worship and Thy Holy Spirit. Thou it waa Who broughtest us forth Fathee from nothing into being ; and when we were fallen-aside, rai- SoN and sedst us again, and didst not give over working all, till Thou Holy . broughtest us to Heaven, and didst bestow on us Thy Kingdom Ghost, . '° come. For all these things we give Thanks to Thee, and a Trin'i- ^"^"^ Only-Begotten Son, and Thy Holy Spirit, for all that we TT Con- '^°°^' *°'^ *^^' ^^ know not, of the seen and the unseen bene- , . ' fits that^are come upon us. We give Thanks to Thee also for suDsian jjjjg Liturgy^ which Thou hast deemed worthy to receive at tial and our hands, although there stand by Thee thousands of Arch- Undivi- angels, and myriads of Angels, the Cherubim, and the six- ded. winged, many-eyed, soaring, winged Seraphim :] Priest. Singing, crying-aloud, shouting, and saying, the Triumphal Hymn. Choix. Holy, [* Priest, silently. With these, the blessed Powers, Holy, Holy, O Master, Lover-of-men, we also cry-aloud, and say : Lord Savaoth, Holy art Thou, and All-Holy, Thou, and Thine Only- full are the Begotten Son, and Thy Holy Spirit. Holy art Thou, Heaven and the and All-Holy, and Thy iitting-Great Glory : Who didst earth of Thy so love Thy world, as to give Thine Only-Begotten Son, Thanks to Thee, to Glorify Thee, the Alone Truly Existing God, and to offer to Thee with a broken heart, and the spirit of humility, this our reasonable Service ; for Thou art He Who gavest us the knowledge of Thy Truth ; and who is able to declare Thy Powerful-acts ? or to make sound- forth all Thy Praises ? or to tell all Thy Wonders in all time ? Master of all-things. Lord of Heaven and earth, and of all Creation, visible and invisible ; Who sittest upon a Throne of Glory, and lookest upon abysses; Who axt Unoriginate, invisible, incomprehensible, mcircumscript, immu - table, the Father of our Lord Jesds Christ, the Great God and Saviour of our hope : Who is the Image of Thy Goodness, an Isotypal Seal, shew- ing in Himself, Thee, the Father, Living Word, True God, the Wisdom before ages. Life, Sanclification, the True Light, by "Whom the Holy Ghost was manifested : Who is the Spirit of the Truth, the Gift of the adoption-of-sonp, the Earnest of the future inheritance, the First-fruits of the eternal Good-things, the Life-giving Power, the Fountain of sanctiJi cation, by Whom every creature, reasonable and intelligent, is enabled to do Thee service, and ascribe to Thee the everlasting Doxology, for all-things are Thy servants. For Angels, Archangels, Thrones, Lord- ships, Principalities, Dominions, Powers, and many-eyed Cherubim praise Thee ; round about Thee stand the Seraphim, one with six wings, another with six wings, and covering with twain their faces, with twain their feet, and with twain flying, shouting one to 'he other vrith ceaseless mouth, never-silent Doxologies : * St. Basil. Priest, silently. With these, the blessed Powers, Master, Lover-of- men, we, the sinners, also cry-aloud and say : Truly Holy art Thou, and All-Holy, and there is no measure of the fitting-Greatness of Thy Holi- ness ; and Religious in all Thy Works, for in Righteousness and true Judgment hast Thou brought all-things to pass for us : for having formed man, taking clay from the earth, and honoured him, God, with Thine lU THE DIVINE LITtJKGIES Glory: Hosauua that every-one who belieyeth in Him should not perish, in the Highest, but have everlasting life : Who, having come and ful- Blessed is He filled for us all the dispensation, in the night wherein that Cometh in He was betrayed, or rather, surrendered Himself for the Image, Thou didst place him in a Paradise of pleasure, promising him an immortality of life, and enjoyment of eternal Good-things, in the obser- ving of Thy Commandments. But heeding Thee not, the True God, his Creator, and being oppressed through the guile of the serpent, and sub- jected to death through his falling-aside. Thou didst cast him forth iu Thy righteous judgment, O God, from that Paradise into this world, and ilidst turn him again to the earth whence he was taken, devising for him the Salvation of Regeneration in Him, Thy Christ. For Thou didst not turn-away, unto the end, from Thy form which Thou madest. Good, neither didet Thou forget the work of Thy Hands, but didst \-i.sit him in divers manners through bowels of Thy mercies : Thou didst send-forth Prophets ; Thou didst do powerful-things through Thy Saints who were well-pleasing to Thee in each generation : Thou didst speak to us by the mouth of Thy servants the Prophets, promising us beforehand the Salva- tion which should afterwards come ; Thou gavest a Law for help ; Thou didst appoint Angels as guardians. But when the fulness of the times had come. Thou spakest to us iu Him, Thy Son, through Whom, also, Thou didst make the ages : Who being the Keflex of Thy Glory, and the Impress of Thy Person, and upholding all-things by the Word of His Power, thought it no robbery to be equal to Thee, the God and Patber ; but being God before the ages, appeared upon the earth, and lived-toge- ther with men, and being Incarnate from a Holy Virgin, emptied Him- self, taking the form of a servant, being conformable to the body of om- humiliation, that He might make us conformable to the Image of His Glory. For since through man ein had entered into the world, and death through sin. Thine Only-Begotteu Sox, \\'ho was in the Bosoms of Thee the God and Fathke, was well-pleased to be Born from a Woman, the Holy Theotokos and ever- Virgin Mary, born under law, to condemn sin in His Flesh, that they who die in Adam, may be quickened in Him, Thy Christ. And, haring had citizenship in this world, given precepts of salvation, and turned us away from the wandering of the idols. He brought us to the knowledge of Thee, the True God and Father, having purchased us to Himself for a Peculiar people, a Koyal priesthood, a Holy nation ; and having cleansed us with Water, and sanctified us with the Holy Spirit, He gave Himself a ransom to death, in which we were held, having been sold under sin ; and descending through the Cross into Hades, that He might fulfil all-things in Himself, loosed the pangs of death ; and Rising-again the third day, and making a way for the Resurrection of all llesh from the dead, (beeaube it was impossible that the Author of life should be ho.lden of corruption,) He became the First-fruit of them that sleep, the F'rst-begotten from the dead, that of all-tliings in all. He might have the pre-eminence : and Ascending into the Heavens, He Sat- down at the Right-Hand of Thy Jlajcsty on high, from whence also He shall come to render to evcry-one according to his works. And He left us Memorials of His salutary Passion : these, which we have now set- forth according to His command. For being about to go forth to His voluntary, and laudable, and life-giving Death, in the night wherein He surrendered Himself for the hie of the world. He took Bread on His Holy OF SS. THRYSOSTOM ANH BASIL. 116 the Name of life of the world, took Bread in His Holy, and Spotless, the LOED : Ho- and Blameless Hands, and having given-Thanks, and sanna in the Blessed, and Hallowed, and Broken it. He gave it to Highest. His Holy Disciples and Apostles, saying :] Priest. Take, eat. This is My Body Which is broken for you, for the forgiveness of sins. Choir. [* Prieet, silently. Likewise also the Cup, after the Supper, Amene. saying :] Priest. Drink ye all from it : This is My Blood of the New Testament, Which is shed for you, and for many, for the forgiveness of sins. Choir. If Priest, silently. Eemembering, therefore, this salutary command, and all that happened for us : the Cross, the Grave, A- the Resurrection on the third day, the Mounting-up into the Heavens, the Seat at the Right-Hand, the second and Glorious "•^"S- Coming again :] Priest. Thy Gifts, from Thy gifts, we offer to Thee, in relation to all, and because of all. Choir. [tPriest, silently. Again, we offer to Thee This reasonable and unbloody Service, and beseech, and pray, and supplicate : Send Thee . down Thy Holy Spirit upon us, and upon These laid-out Gifts.] Priest and Deacon. God, be gracious to me, the sinner. we . . Lord, Who didst send-down Thine All-Holy Spirit in the third horn- upon Thine Apostles : take Him not from us, Good, Hymn, . but renew Him in us who pray of Thee. and Spotless Hands, and having shewed it to Thee, the God and Father, given-Thanks, Hallowed, and Broken it, (Aloud.) He gave it to His Holy Disciples and Apostles, saying ; *St. Basil. Priest, silently. Likewise also, He took the Cup from the Fruit of the Vine, and having mingled, given-Thanks, Blessed, and Hallowed it, (Aloud.) He gave it to His Holy Disciples and Apostles, saying : t St. Basil. Priest, silently. This do for the remembrance of Me : for as often as ye eat This Bread, and drink This Cup, ye proclaim My Death, and confess My Resurrection. We, therefore also, Master, remembering His salutary Passion, the Life-giving Cross, the three day's Grave, the Re- surrection from the dead, the Going-up into the Heavens, the Seat at the Right Hand of Thee, the God and Father, and His Glorious and fearful second Coming : X St. Basil. Priest, silently. Wherefore, All-Holy Master, we also, the.sinners and Thine unworthy servants, who are deemed worthy to minister at Thy Holy Altar, not according to our righteousness, (for we haveidone nothing good upon the earth,) but through Thy mercies and Thy compassions which Thou hast richly poured-out upon us, take courage to approach Thy Holy Altar ; and offering the Antitypes of the Holy Body and Blood of Thy Christ, pray of Thee, and implore Thee, Holy of Holies, in the good-pleasure of Thy Goodness, that Thy Holy Spirit may come upon us, and upon These laid-out Gifts, and Bless, and Hallow, and Shew Them forth. I 2 116 THE DIVINE LU'UUGIE.S Thee we Create in me a clean heart, God ; and renew an upright spirit within me. Lord, Who didst send-down Thine All-Holy Spirit in the Bless, to third hour upon Thine Apostles : take Him not from us, Good, but renew Him in us who pray of Thee. Cast me not away from Thy Presence; and take not Thy Thee wc Holy Spirit from me. Lord, Who didst send-down Thine All-Holy Spirit in the third hour upon Thine Apostles ; take Him not from us, Good, give . . but renew Him in us who pray of Thee. [ * Deacon. Master, bless the Holy Bread. Frieat. And make, on the one hand, This Bread the Precious Thanks, Body of Thy Christ. Deacon. Amene. Master, bless the Holy Cup. Priest. On the other hand. That Which is in this Cup, the Lord, Precious Blood of Thy Christ. Deacon. Amene. Master, bless Both the Holy-Gifts. Priest. Changing them by Thy Holy Spirit. and . Deacon. Amene. Amene. Amene. Holy Master, remem- ber me, the sinner. Priest. So that They may be to those who participate, for pray of piu'ification of soul, for forgiveness of sins, for Communion of Thy Holy Spirit, for fulfilment of the Kingdom of the Heavens, for boldness towards Thee, not for judgment, nor for condem- Thee, . nation. Again, we offer to Thee This reasonable Service for those who have departed in faith : Forefathers, Fathers, Patrf- onr . . . archs. Prophets, Apostles, Preachers, Evangelists, Martyrs, Confessors, Continent-ones, and every Just spirit made perfect God. in faith.] Tf The Priest censeth the front of the Holy Table, sai/tng: E.specially om- Mi.stress. the all-Holy, spotless, most-blessed, and glorious Theotokos and ever- Virgin. Mary. * St. Basil. Deacon. Master, bless the Holy Bread. Priest. This Bread, Itself the Precious Body of our Lord, and God, and Saviom- Jescs Christ. ^ Deacon. Amene. Master, bless the Holy Cup. Priest. That AVhich is in this Cup, Itself the Precious Blood of our Lord, and God, and Saviour Jesus Christ. Deacon. Amene. JIa- hath been accomplished and perfected, as far as is in oui' power : for we have had the Memory of Thy Death ; we have seen the Type of Thy Re- surrection; we have been filled with Thine endless Life; we have enjoyed Thy delights which cannot be made empty, of which, also in the age to come, in good-pleasure deem us all worthy. Through the Grace of Thy Father Unoriginate, and of Thy Holy, and Good, and Life-giving Hpirit, now, and ever, and to the ages of the n^e^. Amene. OF SS. CHRYSOSTOM AND BASIL. 125 Bishop of Trimythus, the Wonderworker ; of the Holy, glorious, great- Martyrs, George the Trophy-bearer, Demetrius the Myroblete, Theodores, the Guard, and the General ; of the Holy, glorious, and victorious Martyrs ; of our Father among the Saints, [John the Goldeumouthed, Archbishop of Constantinople ; *] of the Holy , (of the House ;) of our religious and God-bearing Fathers ; of the Holy and j ust Parents-of -God, Joakim and Anna; of the Holy [Apostle Thomas, f] of whom also we celebrate the memory ; and of all Thy Saints : have mercy, and save us, as Good, and Lover-of-men, and God of mercies. Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy upon us. Cltoir. Amene. ^ Thr Priest then distributes The Amtidoron, and the people depart. ^ When all is finished, the Priest divests himself of t)ie sacred vestments, saying : Ode of Symeon, the Receiver-of-God. Luke 2/29. Now dismiss Thy servant in peace, Master, according to Thy Word : for mine eyes have seen Thy Salvation, Which Thou hast prepared before the face of all the peoples : a Light to enlighten nations, and the Glory of Thy people Israel. The Trisagion. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immorta,l have mercy upon us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy upon us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy upon us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : Both now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Amene. All-Holy Trinity, have mercy upon u.s. O Lord, be gracious unto our sins ; O Master, concede our transgressions ; O Holy, look down, and heal our infirmities, for Thy Name's sake. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : Both now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Amene. Our Father, Who art in the Heavens : Hallowed be Thy Name ; Thy Kingdom come ; Thy Will be done, as in Heaven, so on the earth ; Give us this day our Bread for subsistence ; And forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors ; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from the evil-one. For of Thee is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Amene. [Apolytikion of St. Chrysostom. J The grace which proceedeth from thy mouth, like the brightness of fire illuminateth the universe, enricheth the world with the treasures of lib- erality, and sheweth to us the height of humility. But instructed by thy * Or, Basil the Great, of Csesarea, in Cappadocia. J Apolytikion of St. Basil. Their sound is gone forth into all the eaith, which is now filled with thy words, whereby thou didst dogmatize, and make plain the nature of all- ^ The Saint of the Day is here named. 12fi THE DIVINE LITURGIES. words, O Father John the Goldenmouthed, intercede with the Word, Christ the God, that our souls may be saved. Glory to the Father, and to the Sox, and to the Holy Ghost. Contakion of St. Ghrysostom. most-blessed Religious, John the Goldenmouthed, who didst receive Divine Grace from Heaven, and with thy lips didst teach us always to worship in T'rinity the One God : we yield thee worthy praise, for thou art our guide, as manifester of the Divine-things.] T[ And, if he pleases, he can add the Apolytikion and Contakion of the Day. Both now, and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Amene. Theotokion. most-Blessed, who dost intercede with the Creator for all Christians : despise not the prayers of us, the sinners, but go before us in our doings, thou most-excellent, that helpest those who faithfully call upon thee : hasten to grant our petitions, thou that favourest those who honour thee. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. The more-honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond-compare niore- glorious than the Seraphim ; who didst bear without corruption God the WORD : thee, verily the Theotokos, we magnify. Glory to Thee, O Christ the God, our Hope ; Glory to Thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost : Both now. and ever, and to the ages of the ages. Amene. The Dismissal. Christ our True God, Who Arose from the dead : through the inter- cessions of His all-spotless Mother ; of our Father among the Saints, [John the Goldenmouthed, Archbishop of Constantinople ; *] and of all the Saints : have mercy, and save us, as Good, and Lover-of-men. Amene. ^ He then worships, and gives thanks to God for all-things, and departs. things, and set in order the customs of men. But, O sacred Basil, religious Father, intercede ^^'ith Christ the God, that our souls may be saved. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. Contakion of St. Basil. Thou art beheld as an unshaken basis of the Church, preserving invio- late all her dominion to mortals, upon whom thou hast sealed thy dogmas, O Heaven-manifesting, religious Basil. * Or, Basil the Great, of Cassarea, in (Jappadocia.