The
Midnight Office
(For
Saturdays)
As a
Reader Service
See also the Midnight Office for Weekdays and
for Sunday
Note: The translation used is primarily that of
Fr. Lawrence of Jordanville. The order
of service is based primarily on the Reader Service Typikon by Bishop Daniel
(the Old Rite Bishop of the
Senior
Reader: Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, O
Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen. Glory to Thee, our God,
glory to Thee.
O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit
of Truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all
things, Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in us, and
cleanse us of all impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on
us. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the unto the ages
of ages. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot
out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and heal our
infirmities for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (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.
Our Father, Who art in the Heavens, 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Senior
Reader: O Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy
on us.
Reader:
Amen. Lord, Have mercy. (Twelve
times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the unto the ages
of ages. Amen.
O come, let us worship God our King.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ
our King and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ
Himself, our King and God.
Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great
mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my
transgression. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my
sin. For I know mine iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.
Against Thee only have I sinned and done this evil before Thee, that Thou
mightest be justified in Thy words, and prevail when Thou art judged. For
behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother bear me. For
behold, Thou hast loved truth; the hidden and secret things of Thy wisdom hast
Thou made manifest unto me. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be
made clean; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Thou
shalt make me to hear joy and gladness; the bones that be humbled, they shall
rejoice. Turn Thy face away from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me
not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto
me the joy of Thy salvation, and with Thy governing Spirit establish me. I
shall teach transgressors Thy ways, and the ungodly shall turn back unto Thee.
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation; my tongue
shall rejoice in Thy righteousness. O Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and my
mouth shall declare Thy praise. For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I had
given it; with whole-burnt offerings Thou shalt not be pleased. A sacrifice
unto God is a broken spirit; a heart that is broken and humbled God will not
despise. Do good, O Lord, in Thy good pleasure unto
Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be builded. Then
shalt Thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and
whole-burnt offerings. Then shall they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.
The Ninth Kathisma
Psalm 64
To Thee is due praise, O God, in Zion; and unto Thee
shall a vow be rendered in Jerusalem.
Hearken unto my prayer, for unto Thee shall all flesh come. The words of lawless men have overpowered us,
but to our ungodliness shalt Thou be merciful.
Blessed is he whom Thou hast chosen and hast taken to Thyself;
he shall dwell in Thy courts. We shall
be filled with the good things of Thy house; holy is Thy temple, wonderful in
righteousness. Hearken unto us, O God
our Savior, Thou hope of all the ends of the earth and of them that be far off
at sea, Who settest fast the mountains by Thy
strength, Who art girded round about with power, Who troublest the hollow of the sea; as for the roar of its
waves, who shall withstand them? The
heathen shall be troubled, and the dwellers of the farthest regions shall be
afraid at Thy signs; Thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and the
evening to delight. Thou hast visited
the earth and abundantly watered her; Thou hast multiplied the means of
enriching her. The river of God is
filled with waters; Thou hast prepared their food, for thus is the preparation
thereof. Do Thou make her furrows drunk
with water, multiply her fruits; in her showers will she be glad when she sprouteth forth.
Thou shalt bless the crown of the year with Thy goodness, and Thy plains
shall be filled with fatness. Enriched
shall be the mountains of the wilderness, and the hills shall be girded with
rejoicing. The rams of the flock have
clothed themselves with fleece, and the valleys shall abound with wheat; they
shall cry aloud, yea, they shall chant hymns unto Thee.
Psalm 65
Shout with jubilation unto the Lord all the earth;
chant ye unto His name, give glory in praise of
Him. Say unto God: How awesome are Thy
works! In the multitude of Thy power shall Thine enemies be proved false unto Thee. Let all the
earth worship Thee and chant unto Thee; let them chant unto Thy name, O Most
High. Come and see the works of the
Lord, how awesome He is in His counsels, more than the sons of men. He turneth the sea
into dry land; in the river shall they pass through on foot. There shall we rejoice in Him, in Him that is
ruler in His sovereignty for ever. His eyes look upon the nations; let not them
that embitter Him be exalted in themselves.
O bless our God, ye nations, and make the voice
of His praise to be heard, Who hath established my soul in life, and permitteth not my feet to be shaken. For Thou hast proved us, O
God, and by fire hast Thou tried us even as silver is tried by fire. Thou hast brought us into the snare, Thou
hast laid afflictions upon our back, Thou madest men to mount upon our
heads. We went through fire and water,
and Thou didst bring us out into refreshment.
I will go into Thy house with a whole-burnt offering; to Thee will I pay
my vows which my lips pronounced and which my mouth had spoken in mine
affliction. Whole-burnt offerings full
of marrow will I offer unto Thee, with incense and rams; oxen and goats will I
offer unto Thee. Come and hear, and I
will declare unto you, all ye that fear God, what things He hath done for my
soul. Unto Him with my mouth have I
cried, and I exalted Him with my tongue.
If in my heart I regarded unrighteousness, let the Lord not hear me. Wherefore God hath hearkened unto me, He hath
been attentive to the voice of my supplication.
Blessed is God Who hath not turned away my
prayer, nor His mercy away from me.
Psalm 66
God be gracious unto us and bless us, and cause His
face to shine upon us and have mercy on us, That we
may know upon the earth Thy way, among all the nations Thy salvation. Let the peoples give Thee praise, O God, let
all the peoples praise Thee. Let the
nations be glad and rejoice, for Thou shalt judge peoples with uprightness; and
nations shalt Thou guide upon the earth.
Let the peoples give Thee praise, O God, let all the peoples praise
Thee; the earth hath yielded her fruit.
Let God, our God, bless us; let God bless us, and let all the ends of
the earth fear Him.
Glory to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory
to Thee, O God. (Thrice)
Lord have mercy. (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.
Second Stasis
Psalm 67
Let God arise and let His enemies be scattered, and
let them that hate Him flee from before His face. As smoke vanisheth,
so let them vanish; as wax melteth before the fire,
so let sinners perish at the presence of God.
And let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice in the presence of God,
let them delight in gladness. Sing unto
God, chant unto His name; prepare ye the way for Him
that rideth upon the setting of the sun. Lord is His
name; yea, rejoice before Him. Let them
be troubled at His presence, Who is a father of
orphans and a judge to the widows. God
is in His holy place, God settleth the solitary in a
house, Mightily leading forth them that were shackled,
and likewise them that embitter Him, them that dwell in tombs. O God, when Thou wentest
forth before Thy people, when Thou didst traverse the wilderness, The earth was
shaken and the heavens dropped dew, at the presence of the God of Sinai, at the
presence of the God of Israel. A rain
freely given shalt Thou ordain, O God, for Thine inheritance; yea, it became
weak, but Thou shalt restore it. Thy
living creatures shall dwell therein; Thou hast prepared it in Thy goodness for
the poor man, O God. The Lord shall give
speech with great power to them that bring good tidings. He that is the King of the hosts of His
beloved one shall divide the spoils for the beauty of the house. Even if ye sleep among the lots, ye shall
have the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her pinions of sparkling
gold. When He that is in the heavens ordaineth kings over her, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon. The mountain
of God is a butter mountain, a curdled mountain, a butter mountain. Why suppose ye that
there be other curdled mountains? This is the mountain wherein God is pleased
to dwell, yea, for the Lord will dwell therein to the end. The chariot host of God is ten thousandfold, yea, thousands of them that abound in number;
the Lord is among them at Sinai, in His holy place. Thou hast ascended on high, Thou leddest captivity captive, Thou didst receive gifts among
men (yea, for they were disobedient) that Thou mightest dwell there. Blessed is the Lord God,
blessed is the Lord day by day; the God of our salvation shall prosper us along
the way. Our God is the God of
salvation, and the pathways leading forth from death are those of the Lord's
Lord. But God shall crush the heads of
His enemies, the hairy crown of them that continue in their trespasses. The Lord said: I will return from Basan. I will return in the deeps of the sea, That thy foot may be dipped in blood, yea, the tongue of thy
dogs in that of thine enemies. Thy
processionals have been seen, O God, the processionals of my God, of my King
Who is in His sanctuary. Princes went
before, and after them the chanters, in the midst of timbrel-playing
maidens. In congregations bless ye God,
the Lord from the well-springs of Israel.
Yonder is Benjamin the younger in rapture, the princes of Judah their
rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthalim. Give
Thou command, O God, unto Thy hosts; strengthen, O God, this which Thou hast
wrought in us. Because of Thy temple in
Jerusalem, kings shall bring gifts unto Thee.
Rebuke the wild beasts of the reed, that congregation of bulls among the
heifers of the peoples, lest they exclude them that have been proved like
silver. Scatter the nations that desire
wars; ambassadors shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out
her hand unto God. Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God; chant ye unto the Lord, unto Him that rideth the heaven of heaven towards the dayspring. Lo, He
will utter with His voice a voice of power.
Give ye glory unto God; His magnificence is over Israel and His power is
in the clouds. Wondrous is God in His
saints; the God of Israel, He will give power and strength unto His people.
Blessed is God.
Glory to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory
to Thee, O God. (Thrice)
Lord have mercy. (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.
Third Stasis
Psalm 68
Save me, O God, for the waters are come in unto my
soul. I am stuck fast in the mire of the
deep, and there is no sure standing. I
am come into the deeps of the sea, and a tempest hath overwhelmed me. I am grown weary with crying, my throat is
become hoarse; from my hoping in my God, mine eyes have failed me. They that hate me without a cause are
multiplied more than the hairs of my head.
Mine enemies are grown strong, they that
persecute me unjustly; then did I restore that which I took not away. O God, Thou knowest
my foolishness, and my transgressions are not hid from Thee. Let not them that wait on Thee be ashamed for my sake, O Lord, Thou Lord of hosts. Nor let them that seek after Thee be
confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.
Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach, shame hath covered my
face. I am become a stranger unto my
brethren, and an alien unto the sons of my mother. For the zeal of Thy house
hath eaten me up, and the reproaches of them that reproach Thee are fallen on
me. Yea, with fasting I covered
my soul, and it was turned into a reproach for me. And I made sackcloth my clothing, and I
became a proverb to them. And they prated against me, they that sit in the gates; and they
made a song about me, they that drink wine.
But as for me, with my prayer I cry unto Thee, O Lord; it is time for
Thy good pleasure. O God, in the
multitude of Thy mercy hearken unto me, in the truth
of Thy salvation. Save me from the mire,
that I be not stuck therein; let me be delivered from them that hate me and
from the deeps of the waters. Let not
the tempest of water overwhelm me, nor let the deep swallow me up, nor let the
pit shut its mouth upon me. Hearken unto
me, O Lord, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy
compassions, look upon me. Turn not Thy
countenance away from Thy servant, for I am afflicted; quickly hearken unto
me. Attend unto my soul and deliver it;
because of mine enemies, rescue me. For Thou knowest my reproach, my shame
and my humiliation. Before Thee
are all that afflict me; my soul hath awaited reproach and misery. And I waited for one that would grieve with
me, but there was no one; and for them that would comfort me, but I found
none. And they gave me gall for my food,
and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Let their table before them be for a snare, for a recompense and for a
stumbling-block. Let their eyes be darkened
that they may not see, and their back do Thou continually bow down. Pour out upon them Thy wrath, and let the
fury of Thy wrath take hold upon them.
Let their habitation be made desolate, and in their tents let there be
none to dwell. For
they persecuted him whom Thou hast smitten, and to the pain of my wounds have
they added. Add iniquity to their
iniquity, and let them not enter into Thy righteousness. Let them be blotted out of the book of the
living, and with the righteous let them not be written. Poor and in sorrow am I; may Thy salvation, O
God, be quick to help me. I will praise
the name of my God with an ode, I will magnify Him
with praise. And this shall please God
more than a young calf that hath horns and hooves. Let beggars behold it and be glad; seek after
God, and your soul shall live. For the
Lord hath hearkened unto the poor and hath not despised them that are fettered
for His sake. Let the heavens and the
earth praise Him, the sea and all the creeping things therein. For God will save Zion, and the cities of
Judea shall be builded; and they shall dwell therein
and inherit it. And the seed of Thy
servants shall possess it, and they that love Thy name shall dwell
therein.
Psalm 69
O God, be attentive unto helping me; O Lord, make
haste to help me. Let them be shamed and
confounded that seek after my soul. Let
them be turned back and brought to shame that desire evils against me. Let them be turned back straightway in shame
that say unto me: Well done! Well done!
Let them be glad and rejoice in Thee all that seek after Thee, O God,
and let them that love Thy salvation say continually: The Lord be
magnified. But as for me, I am poor and
needy; O God, come unto mine aid. My
helper and my deliverer art Thou, O Lord; make no long tarrying.
Glory to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The Symbol of Faith
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of
heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all
ages; Light of Light, true God of true God; begotten, not made; of one essence
with the Father, by Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our
salvation came down from the heavens, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and
the Virgin Mary, and became man; And was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate,
and suffered and was buried; And arose again on the third day according to the
Scriptures; And ascended into the heavens, and sitteth at the right hand of the
Father; And shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the
dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the
Giver of life; Who proceedeth from the Father; Who
with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spake by
the prophets. In One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of
the dead, And the life of the age to come. Amen.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on
us. (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.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot
out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and heal our
infirmities for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (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.
Our Father, Who art in the Heavens, 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Senior
Reader: O Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy
on us.
Reader: Amen.
Tone
2: O Thou Who art by nature Uncreated, the
Fashioner of all, do Thou open our lips that we may proclaim Thy praise while
we cry: Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, O
God; through the Theotokos, have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Imitating on earth the Hosts on high,
we offer Thee, O Good One, the triumphant song:
Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, O God; through the Theotokos, have mercy on
us.
Both now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
From bed and sleep hast Thou raised me up, O Lord;
enlighten my mind and heart, and open my lips that I may hymn Thee, O Holy
Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, O God; through the Theotokos, have mercy
on us.
Lord, have mercy. Forty
times.
And the Prayer of the Hours:
Thou Who at all times and at every hour, in heaven
and on earth, art worshipped and glorified, O Christ God, Who art
long-suffering, plenteous in mercy, most compassionate, Who lovest the
righteous and hast mercy on sinners; Who callest all
men to salvation through the promise of good things to come: Receive, O Lord,
our prayers at this hour, and guide our life toward Thy commandments. Sanctify
our souls, make chaste our bodies, correct our thoughts, purify our intentions,
and deliver us from every sorrow, evil, and pain. Compass us about with Thy holy angels, that,
guarded and guided by their array, we may attain to the unity of the faith and
to the knowledge of Thine unapproachable glory: For blessed art Thou unto the
ages of ages. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (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.
More honorable 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.
Senior
Reader:
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Reader: Amen. Then this prayer:
O Master God, the Father Almighty, O Lord, the
Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and O Holy Spirit, one
Godhead, one Power: Have mercy on me a sinner, and by the judgments
which Thou knowest, save me, Thine unworthy servant;
for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
And this Prayer of St. Eustratius:
Most highly do I magnify Thee, O Lord,
for Thou didst take notice of my lowliness and hast not delivered me into the
hands of mine enemies, but relieved my soul from wants. And now, O Master, let Thy hand shelter me
and let Thy mercy descend upon me, for my soul is distracted and pained at its
departure from this my wretched and filthy body, lest the evil design of the
adversary overtake it and make it stumble into the darkness for the unknown and
known sins amassed by me in this life.
Be merciful unto me, O Master, and let not my soul see the dark
countenances of the evil spirits, but let it be received by Thine Angels bright
and shining. Glorify Thy holy name and
by Thy might set me before Thy divine judgment seat. When I am being judged, suffer not that the
hand of the prince of this world should take hold of me to throw me, a sinner,
into the depths of hades, but stand by me and be unto me a savior and mediator,
for these bodily torments gladden Thy servants.
Have mercy, O Lord, on my soul defiled through the passions of this life
and receive it cleansed by penitence and confession, for blessed art Thou unto
the ages of ages. Amen.
O come, let us worship God our King.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ
our King and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ
Himself, our King and God.
Psalm 120
I have lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, from
whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, Who hath made heaven and the earth. Give not thy foot unto moving, and may He not
slumber that keepeth thee. Behold, He shall not slumber nor shall He
sleep, He that keepeth Israel. The Lord shall keep thee; the Lord is thy
shelter at thy right hand. The sun shall
not burn thee by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall keep thee from all evil, the Lord shall guard thy soul. The Lord shall keep thy coming in and thy
going out, from henceforth and for evermore.
Psalm 133
Behold now, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of
the Lord. Ye that stand in the house of
the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God, in the nights lift up your
hands unto the holies, and bless the Lord.
The Lord bless thee out of Zion, He that made
heaven and the earth.
Glory to the Father, and to
the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on
us. (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.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot
out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and heal our
infirmities for Thy name's sake.
Lord
have mercy. (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.
Our
Father, Who art in the Heavens, 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Senior
Reader: O Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy
on us.
Reader:
Amen. And these troparia:
Tone 2: Remember, O Lord, for Thou art good, Thy
servants and forgive them whatsoever sins they have committed in life; for none
is sinless but Thee Who art able to give repose unto them that are departed.
O Thou Who by the depth of Thy
wisdom dost provide all things out of love for mankind, and grantest unto all
that which is profitable, O only Creator: Grant rest, O Lord, to the souls of
Thy servants; for in Thee have they placed their hope, O our Creator and
Fashioner and God.
Glory to the Father and to
the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Kontakion: With the
saints give rest, O Christ, to the souls of Thy servants, where there is
neither sickness, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting.
Both now and
ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokion: In all generations we call thee
blessed, O Virgin Theotokos, for in thee the uncontainable Christ our God was
pleased to be contained. Blessed are we
also, having thee as mediatress; for day and night pleadest
thou for us, and the scepters of kingdoms are strengthened by thine
intercessions. Wherefore in hymns we cry
unto thee: Rejoice! O thou who art full
of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Lord, have mercy. Twelve times. And this Prayer:
Remember, O Lord, our fathers and
brethren who fell asleep in the hope of resurrection unto life eternal, and all
those who ended this life in piety and faith, and pardon them every
transgression which they have willingly or unwillingly, in word or deed or
thought committed, and settle them in a place of light, a place of refreshment,
a place of repose, wherefrom every sickness, sorrow and sighing are banished,
and wherein from eternity the light of Thy countenance shineth
and gladdeneth all Thy saints. Grant unto them and
unto us Thy kingdom, and participation in Thine ineffable blessings, and the
enjoyment of Thine endless and blessed life. For Thou art the life, and the
resurrection, and the repose of Thy departed servants, O Christ our God, and to
Thee we send up glory, with Thine unoriginate Father, and Thy most holy and
good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Most glorious, Ever-Virgin, Mother of Christ God,
present our prayer to thy Son and our God, that through thee, He may save our
souls.
My
hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son, my
protection is the Holy Spirit: O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord,
have mercy. (Thrice)
O
Lord, bless.
Senior Reader (Facing the
East, rather than facing the people): O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of
God, for the sake of the prayers of Thy most pure Mother, our holy and
God-bearing fathers, and all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, for Thou
art good and the Lover of mankind.
Choir: Amen.
Senior
Reader: Remit, pardon, forgive, O God, our offenses,
both voluntary and involuntary, in deed and word, in knowledge and ignorance,
by day and by night, in mind and thought; forgive us all things, for Thou art
good and the Lover of mankind.
Choir: Amen.
Senior
Reader: O Lord, Lover of mankind, forgive them that
hate and wrong us. Do good to them that
do good. Grant
our brethren and kindred their saving petitions and life eternal; visit the
infirm and grant them healing. Guide
those at sea. Journey
with them that travel. Help
Orthodox Christians to struggle. To them
that serve and are kind to us grant remissions of sins. On them that have charged us, the unworthy,
to pray for them, have mercy according to Thy great mercy. Remember, O Lord, our fathers and brethren
departed before us, and grant them rest where the light of Thy countenance
shall visit them. Remember, O Lord, our
brethren in captivity, and deliver them from every misfortune. Remember, O Lord, those that bear fruit and
do good works in Thy holy churches, and grant them their saving petitions and
life eternal. Remember also, O Lord, us
Thy lowly and sinful and unworthy servants, and enlighten our minds with the
light of Thy knowledge, and guide us in the way of Thy commandments; through
the intercessions of our most pure Lady, the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary,
and of all Thy saints, for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen. Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Senior
Reader:
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
Choir: Amen.
THE END
OF THE MIDNIGHT OFFICE