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Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock

The Easter service is filled with joy and rejoicing over the risen Savior. And its most striking part is, perhaps, the Easter hours, but their meaning may not always be clear to each of us.

“Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, my friends! You, of course, have noticed yourself that among many of our great and joyful Christian holidays The holiday of the Holy Resurrection of Christ stands out with special solemnity, special joy - a holiday of holidays and a triumph of celebrations!”

Archimandrite John (Peasant)

IN Easter night The most joyful holiday service is performed. On this day we do not hear psalms, almost nothing is read, but more is sung, joyfully, jubilantly, glorifying the Risen Savior.

More than once on the days of Holy Easter we hear Easter Clock, but it happens that we don’t even notice them, because they are not read, as usual, but are sung, and consist of selected Easter chants, easily recognizable by ear. These are not the usual hours that are read on other days of the year and put worshipers in a repentant mood. They don't have prayers of repentance(except Lord have mercy), they are filled with joy and gratitude to Christ God.

The Easter Hours begin with the priest's usual call to glorify God - an exclamation that is pronounced before the start of most services: “Blessed be our God always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.”

Word corrected- short participle, formed from the verb trample, the meaning of which remains in modern Russian, although it belongs to outdated and high vocabulary - “to trample underfoot, reject, humiliate.” The highlighted word is the participle схй (“located, abiding”), formed from the verb bhtn and acquiring a suffix -ush- in all forms except Him. singular case masculine.

Thus, Christ rose from the dead, conquering death by death and giving life to those in the tombs.

After the troparion of Easter, the Resurrection Hymn in the 6th tone follows three times: “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one, we worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection: for You are our God, do we know no other to You, Your name we call it. Come, all faithful, let us worship the Holy One Christ's Resurrection: Behold the Cross brought joy to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death by death.”

Here our call is expressed to worship the one sinless Lord, having seen His resurrection. We exclaim to Christ: “We sing and glorify Your holy resurrection, for (“for”) You are our God, besides You we know no other.” Does the Church Slavonic word correspond to the Greek πλήν and is translated into Russian as "except". It is also found, for example, in the Gospel of Mark: “And His disciples forgot to take the loaves, and did they not take one loaf of bread with them into the ships?”-His disciples forgot to take the loaves and had nothing but one loaf with them in the boat (Mark 8:14).

Again and again we hear the appeal to believers to worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ, “behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world”, that is “because behold (“behold”) joy has come through the Cross to the whole world.”

Here is the translation of this song: Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your Holy Resurrection, for You are our God, we know no other but You, we call on Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ, for behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing of His resurrection, for He, having endured crucifixion, crushed death through death.

After the Sunday Song the choir sings ipakoi, which tells about the meeting of the holy myrrh-bearing women with the Angel at the tomb of the Risen Christ: “Having foreshadowed the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the Angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why are you looking for a man? You see the graveclothes, and preach to the world that the Lord has arisen, the one who put death to death, as he is the Son of God, who saves the human race.”

Word ipakoi- of Greek origin, associated with the verb ύπακούω, which means “listen, respond, respond, be obedient.” This word in ancient Church called a way of singing psalms, in which one deacon began to sing a verse of the psalm, and the people present either finished the verse or sang along with the chorus. Most often, as in our case, the ipakoi tells how the Angel announced to the myrrh-bearing women, the myrrh-bearing women to the apostles, and both to the whole world about the Resurrection of Christ.

The combination of the highlighted preposition and noun - about Mary - corresponds to the Greek περί Μαρίάμ. The Church Slavonic preposition o has several meanings, each of which goes back to the Greek version. We are dealing with the Greek preposition περί, meaning “around, around, on, about, regarding what”, that is even about Maria- these are those who were with Maria, while relative pronoun Even indicating that these were women, this is also indicated by the communion that preceded and received. The meaning of the phrase "preceding the morning" is revealed through a search for cognate words in the Russian language, for example, preliminary, that is preceding something. Preceding the morning- this is about the holy Myrrh-Bearing Women, who, together with Mary Magdalene, came to the tomb of the Savior long before the morning and found, found (having found) a stone rolled away from the tomb in the rock where Jesus Christ was buried.

The angel who sat on this stone said to the myrrh-bearing women: “What are you looking for, as a person, among the dead (with the dead) of Him who abides in the eternal, ever-existing light? Look at the funeral (grave) shrouds, veils, go quickly, run (tetsite) and preach, tell the world that the Lord has risen..." Verb Tetsite- this is the form imperative mood Church Slavonic verb mother-in-law, going back to the Proto-Slavic *tekti, from which came: Old Russian verb flow "flow, move, run", Old Church Slavonic - teshti, Russian - flow etc.

So, the Angel informs the holy myrrh-bearing women that the Lord has risen, putting to death (mortifying) death, that is, putting it to death, because He is the Son of God, who saves the human race.

The Russian version of the text of the ipakoi is as follows: The women, who came with Mary before dawn and found the stone rolled away from the tomb, heard from the Angel: “In the eternal light of the One, what are you looking for among the dead as a person? Look at the burial shrouds, run and proclaim to the world that the Lord has risen, putting to death death, for He is the Son of God, saving the human race!”

After the ipakoi, the choir performs the Easter kontakion: “Although you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as the Victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice! and by Thy apostle grant peace, grant resurrection to the fallen.”

Word moreover V Church Slavonic language has several meanings: 1) if, if; 2) when; 3) since; 4) what not; 5) although; 6) whether; 7) maybe. However, in combination with the union And (also) only the meaning “although” appears, so the translation of the beginning of the kontakion will be as follows: “Although You descended into the grave, O Immortal One, You destroyed the power of hell.” The masculine participle prophetic is formed from the verb broadcast, i.e. "to speak, to preach, to pronounce", not “to predict, to speak in a solemn, indisputable tone” what meaning does the verb have? broadcast in Russian.

Although You descended into the grave, O Immortal One, You destroyed the power of hell and rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, exclaiming to the myrrh-bearing women: “Rejoice!” and giving peace to Your Apostles, You who give resurrection to the fallen.

The kontakion is followed by three troparions: “In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in paradise with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.”

Christ as God was flesh in the tomb, soul in hell, and with the thief in heaven(Luke 23:39–43) and on the throne - with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Communion perform derived from the verb fulfill, which semantically does not correspond to Russian and is translated as “fill, saturate, fatten”: Christ, "indefinable, unlimited"- this is the meaning of the highlighted word, it fills everything with Itself.

Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest palace of every king, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection.

life-bearer- this is the one who bears the Life of Christ, that is, the Savior’s tomb truly appeared (“appeared”) more beautiful than paradise and brighter than any royal palace. Church Slavonic adjectives reddest And most illustrious appear in the form of superlatives, as in Russian, but in comparative.

Highly sanctified Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.

The third troparion is dedicated Mother of God: “Rejoice, because through You, Mother of God, joy has been given to those who cry: Blessed are You among women (“in wives”), All-Immaculate Lady.” Word village in Church Slavonic it means "house, dwelling, temple" therefore, the Mother of God is called the sanctified divine dwelling of the Most High.

Let us indicate the translation of all three troparia:

Christ, You, as God, were in the tomb - in the flesh, in hell - with the soul, in heaven - with the thief and on the throne - with the Father and the Holy Spirit, filling everything, Infinite.

Thy tomb, O Christ, the source of our resurrection, appeared as the bearer of life, truly more beautiful than paradise and brighter than any royal palace.

Divine consecrated Habitation of the Most High, rejoice! For through You, Mother of God, joy is given to those who cry: “Blessed are You among women, All-Immaculate Lady!”

The following are the final prayers and dismissal of the priest: "Christ risen from the dead, true God ours, through the prayers of His Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, will have mercy and save us, as He is Good and Lover of Mankind.”

This is how they are done Hours on the holy days of Easter. Moreover, throughout Holy Week Until Saturday morning inclusive, this order of chants is supposed to be performed instead of morning and evening prayers.

“By His Resurrection, Christ conquered sin and death, crushed the dark kingdom of Satan, freed the enslaved human race and removed the seal from greatest secrets God and man. Honor and glory are due to Him, with the Father and the Holy Spirit - the Trinity, Consubstantial and Indivisible, now and ever, at all times and unto ages of ages. Amen"(St. Nicholas of Serbia).

Holy Easter of Christ is the greatest holiday in the life of any Christian. It is not surprising that, for some time, it changes our entire way of life. In particular, the home prayers of Bright Week differ from the usual ones. The order of preparation of a layman for Communion is changing. From the evening of the first Saturday after Easter until the feast of Trinity, some of the usual elements of morning and evening prayers also change.

So, let's look at how the home prayers of Bright Week are changing and how they differ from those we are used to. I admit that my page can be read by people who are just joining the church, and I will start with a small introduction.

One of important points church life A Christian is the daily home (so-called “cell”) reading of morning and evening prayers. This can be compared to " good morning" And " Good night”, which loving children say to their parents in the morning and when going to bed. Morning and evening prayers are a set of prayers composed by various saints, which the Church recommends as containing the most necessary for every Orthodox doxology and petition to God, the Mother of God and the saints for the day and the coming night.

From the Feast of Easter to the Feast of the Trinity, home prayers are modified in order to express respect for the holy holiday during Bright Week and then to show the believers' understanding of the main biblical events that followed it.

The most important change that a believer needs to know about: on all days of Easter Week (Bright Week) - the first week after the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, until Saturday morning inclusive - evening and morning prayers can't read at home. Instead, the Easter Hours are sung or read. They can be found in large prayer books and canonical prayer books.

Also, any other home prayers of Bright Week - canons, akathists, etc. must be preceded by three readings of the Easter troparion:

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs”

Preparation for Communion on Bright Week

If a Christian spent in abstinence and prayer Lent, then on Bright Week he can begin Communion on an empty stomach (that is, without taking food or water since midnight), but without fasting the day before. Of course, a reservation should be made that before Communion and break the fast Breaking the fast- permission, at the end of fasting, to eat fasting food that is prohibited during fasting it is necessary in moderation, without overeating and without indulging in drunkenness or smoking tobacco.

The home prayers of Bright Week, which make up the rule for Holy Communion, are changed in this way: instead of the three canons (Repentant, Theotokos and Guardian Angel), the Canon of Easter is read, then the Easter Hours, the Canon for Communion with prayers.

As mentioned above, all prayers, including prayers of thanks for Holy Communion, are preceded by three readings of the Easter troparion, and psalms and prayers from the Trisagion to “Our Father...” (with troparions after it) are not read.

Regarding confession before Communion: if you confessed at Holy Week and didn't commit grave sins, then the need for confession immediately before Communion is best determined with the priest of the church where you want to receive communion or with your confessor.

Home prayers for the second week of Easter and until Trinity

From the second week after Easter (the evening of the first Saturday), the reading of the usual morning and evening prayers is resumed, as well as the Rules for Holy Communion, including the canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos, the Guardian Angel and the Follow-up to Holy Communion.

However, it is necessary to pay attention to the following features: before the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (40th day after Easter), on the eve of which the Easter holiday is celebrated, instead of praying to the Holy Spirit “Heavenly King...” the Easter troparion “Christ is risen from the dead...” is read three times.

From the Ascension to the Feast of the Holy Trinity (50th day), prayers begin with the Trisagion “Holy God...”, the prayer to the Holy Spirit “Heavenly King...” is not read or sung until the Feast of the Holy Trinity.

I remind you once again that before the day of the Holy Trinity, prostrations to the ground are canceled not only at home, but also in the Temple, in particular - to the exclamation “Holy to the Saints” and when taking out the Holy Chalice.

Zadostoynik

From Monday of Bright Week until Ascension, instead of the usual ending of the prayers, “It is worthy to eat...”, the worthy saint is sung.

The tradition of celebrating Easter for forty days was established in memory of the stay on earth of Jesus Christ after his Resurrection . The time from the bright Day of Christ to the Ascension, which completes the earthly incarnation of the Savior, is completely special period in the liturgical cycle of the Orthodox Church and in the everyday life of Christians. Rituals, images, symbolic rites of the temple service are filled with new content, revealing to the laity the endless vistas of spiritual perfection. On these bright days, instead of a plea for forgiveness of sins, words are heard about the Savior’s triumph over death.

The entire period from the Resurrection of Christ to the Ascension of worship takes place according to special rules specified in the Triodion - the church book of three-song canons. A list of specific texts included in the prayer book, or prayer rule, on Easter week prescribes reading the hours of Easter instead of morning and evening prayers, Compline and Midnight Office.

Other features of prayer and services of the first Easter week.

Those preparing for communion instead penitential canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos, they read the canon of Easter, the Follow-up to Holy Communion.
Three readings of the Pascha troparion precede all prayers, including thanksgiving for communion; the psalter is not read.
Prostrations should not be made either in the temple or while performing home prayer(this rule remains until Trinity).

Reading resumes on Monday of the second week:

regular morning and evening prayers;
canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, Guardian Angel;
following to Holy Communion.

Before the Ascension, they continue to read the Paschal troparion three times instead of the prayer to the Holy Spirit, and the chorus and irmos of the ninth song of the Paschal canon (“Angel cried out”) instead of “It is worthy to eat.” According to recollections, all the weeks before the Ascension refer to the glorification of the risen Christ, who sent the Holy Spirit to the apostles and followers.

Morning prayer rule

Offensive have a bright day Christ, changing the way of life Orthodox layman, introduces differences into the usual daily cell, or home, worship. Ordinary prayers containing praise, thanksgiving, repentance and petition are modified in order to express the deepest reverence for the holy holiday and their understanding of the biblical events that followed the Resurrection of Christ.

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

When are the hours traditionally performed?

The Easter morning rule (the hours separating Easter matins from the liturgy) is not read, as usual, but sung. The basis for this is not psalms, but festive chants: they sing “Christ is Risen” three times, “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ”, then ipakoi (short festive troparion), exapostilary (completion of the canon at Matins), forty times “Lord, have mercy” and again "Christ is Risen."

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 the “Our Father” and “Rejoice to the Virgin Mary” three times, and once the Creed.

Evening prayer rule

According to Orthodox tradition privately pray in evening time needed daily. The Holy Church recommends reading the most necessary hymns 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. Ioannicia.

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. Moreover, the text and reading sequence are completely identical to the Easter morning rule. After Bright Week, the usual prayers are resumed at the end of the day.

However, you should pay attention to this feature: in evening rule from Easter to the Ascension, an appeal to the Holy Spirit is included, while “The Heavenly King” 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 listened to: the holy fathers believe that prayer to the Most Holy Spirit as a free appeal of the human soul to God has a more personal character, and “To the Heavenly King” has always been the beginning of general worship.

The celebration of the Bright Resurrection of the Lord continues, albeit with less solemnity, until Easter - the service on the eve of the Ascension. On this day, Vespers and Matins are served in churches in full light, the liturgy is held with the royal doors open, stichera, hymns and greetings according to the Easter rite are heard, as well as chants dedicated to the pre-celebration of the Ascension.

Traditionally, on the eve of the Ascension, the last Easter festival in the cycle is celebrated. religious 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.

Easter clock

Easter clock- part of the Easter day service (including Matins, Easter clock, Liturgy and Vespers).

They are read on Easter week (until Saturday morning inclusive) instead of morning and evening prayers (prayer rule).

From this day of the holy and great week of Easter until Saturday, the hours, midnight and compline are sung as follows:

The priest proclaims:

Blessed be our God now, and always, and unto ages of ages.

The layman begins:

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

We answer: Amen.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Three times)

Sunday Carol

Having seen the resurrection of Christ,

Let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus,

the only sinless one.

We worship Your Cross, O Christ,

and we sing and glorify Your Holy Resurrection,

for You are our God,

We don’t know anyone else but You,

We call on Your name.

Come, all you faithful,

let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ,

for behold, I came through the Cross

joy to the whole world.

Always blessing the Lord,

we sing of His resurrection,

for He, having endured crucifixion,

by death he crushed death. ( Three times)

Ipakoi, voice 4

The wives who came with Mary before dawn

and they found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

heard from the Angel: “In the eternal light of the Abiding

What are you looking for among the dead as a person?

Look at the grave clothes

run and tell the world,

that the Lord has risen, having put death to death,

for He is the Son of God, who saves the human race!”

Kontakion, tone 8

Although You have descended into the grave, Immortal,

but destroyed the power of hell

and rose again as a conqueror, O Christ God,

shouting to the myrrh-bearing women: “Rejoice!”

and giving peace to Your Apostles,

You who give resurrection to the fallen.

Troparion

In the grave with flesh, and in hell with soul like God,

in heaven with the robber

and on the throne were You, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit,

filling everything, boundless.

Glory: Thy tomb, O Christ, the source of our resurrection, appeared as the bearer of life, truly the most beautiful paradise, and every royal palace the brightest.

And now, Theotokos:

Divine consecrated Tabernacle of the Most High, rejoice!

For through You, Mother of God, joy is given to those who cry:

“Blessed are You among women, all-immaculate Lady!”

Lord have mercy ( 40 times),

Glory, And now:

Honor the highest Cherubim

and the incomparably most glorious Seraphim,

the virgin who gave birth to God the Word,

true Mother of God - We magnify You.

Bless in the name of the Lord, father.

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

We are: Amen.

And we sing again:

Christ rose from the dead,

death trampled on by death

and those who are in the tombs,

giving life. ( Three times)

Glory, And now: Lord have mercy ( Three times), Bless. And let go.

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Easter prayers Stichera, tone 6 Thy Resurrection, O Christ the Savior, Angels sing in heaven, and grant us on earth with a pure heart to glorify Thee. Troparion, tone 5 Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs. Ipakoi, tone 4 Preceding the morning

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Hours of Holy Easter and all Bright Week:

Easter clock

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

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 giving life to those in the tombs(Three times).

Also three times:

Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the One Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection: for You are our God, do we know no other to You, we call Your name. Come, all the faithful, let us worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death by death.

Is it for you?- except for you. Sebo will come- for behold, she has come.

Do we not know otherwise to You, we call Your name...- words Holy Scripture: Lord, don’t You know anything else? We call Your name (Is. 26:13; see also the 5th hymn of the canon for Communion).

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We sing and glorify Your Resurrection: For You are our God, do we know no other to You, we call Your name...

“This expresses the feeling of complete peace in the Savior. And how natural it is, especially now!.. In the risen Jesus Christ, man - the poorest stranger on earth - is delivered from sin, hell, death, the devil, adopted by God, honored by the deification of his nature... If destroyed curse and sin, if death is trampled upon, if hell is destroyed and the head of the ancient enemy is erased, then what else is there to fear? If so much power has been revealed, will the Lord after this reduce His beneficent right hand?

Saint Theophan the Recluse

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Ipakoi, voice 4th

Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the Angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why are you looking for a man? You see the grave clothes; preach to the world that the Lord has arisen, the one who puts death to death, as he is the Son of God, saving the human race.

Preceding the morning- arrived before dawn. Even about Maria- those who were with Mary (Mary's companions). I hear you- heard. Tetsite- run, hurry. Preach- announce. Yako there is- because He.

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“In the Easter Canon we hear the voice of the Angel to the myrrh-bearing women: Preach to the world that the Lord has arisen, who put to death. The voice of the Angel in relation to us means: live so that your whole life is one word: “Christ is risen!” and so that, looking at you, the whole world, both Christian and non-Christian, will say: truly Christ is risen, because apparently he lives in one or the other, apparently powers work in Him. Is it still necessary to explain that the basis of such a life is zeal for glory. the Risen Lord through imitation of Him and assimilation of the power of His resurrection."

Saint Theophan the Recluse

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Kontakion, tone 8

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

More- Although. Thingsy- said.

In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, the Indescribable.

Do everything- fulfilling everything with Himself. Undescribed- unspeakable (indescribable).

Troparion in the most in short words gives a striking image of the fullness of the Divine - Christ, inseparably abiding with the Father and the Spirit, rests body in the tomb, descends in soul to hell and destroys the souls of the righteous, and according to His untrue words to the thief, now remains with him in paradise (Luke 23:43) - and, filling everything with Himself, brings the Universe to completeness, fulfills the work of salvation.

The Apostle Paul, citing a verse of the psalm, says: It is said: He entered on high, took captivity captive and gave gifts to men (Ps. 67:19). And what does “ascended” mean, if not that He had previously descended into the nether regions of the earth? He who was lowest was also He who ascended above all the heavens to fulfill all things (Eph. 4:8-10).

Glory:

Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest of all royal palaces, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our resurrection.

And now:

Highly sanctified Divine village, rejoice, for You have given joy to the Mother of God, calling: blessed art Thou among women, All-Immaculate Lady.

Reddest- most beautiful. Vyshnyago- The Almighty. Settlement- housing.

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

Lord have mercy(40 times).

Glory, and now:

We magnify Thee, the most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison, the Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.

Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs(Three times).

In days Easter week and even right up to the celebration of Easter, before the meal, the troparion of Easter is sung (or read), and after the meal, the troparion of Easter is sung (or read).

Zadostoynik (chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the Easter Canon):

The angel cried out with grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again the river: rejoice! Your Son was risen three days from the grave, and raised up the dead; people, have fun.

Glow, glow, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion; You, Pure One, show off, O Mother of God, about the rising of Your Nativity.

Screaming- he exclaimed. Pack the river - I will repeat. Show off- rejoice, enjoy. Your Christmas- Born of You.

The new Jerusalem is shining, shining... The new Jerusalem means the New Testament Church of Christ. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion... Under Zion (the mountain on the southern side of Jerusalem, where the house of King David was, and subsequently the upper room of the Last Supper, and the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles) in the New Testament, according to the interpretation of Blessed Jerome, are the saints: they , standing at the pinnacle of virtues, they form Zion, about which it is said: Its foundation is on the mountains of the 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 church on Wednesday and Friday of Cheese Week and throughout Holy Pentecost, except Saturdays and Sundays (if you strictly follow the charter, it is also read on some days of other multi-day fasts). During Great Lent (during the week), 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.