First Hour
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God,(cross) have mercy on us and save us amen.
Glory to Thee our God, glory to Thee.
O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth who is everywhere present and fills all things, treasury of good things and giver of life, come and dwell in us, cleanse us of all impurities and save our souls O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us.(3x)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit both now and ever unto ages of ages amen.
O Most Holy Trinity have mercy on us. O Lord blot out our sins, O Master pardon our transgressions, O Holy One visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.
Lord have mercy (3x)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit both now and ever unto 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. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one. Amen.
O Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (x12)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit both now and ever unto ages of ages amen (reverence).
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 5
Give ear to my words, O Lord, Hear my cry.
Give heed to the voice of my supplication, My King and my God, For to You will I pray, O Lord.
In the morning You shall hear my voice; In the morning I will stand before You, And I will watch.
For You are not a God who wills lawlessness, Nor shall the evildoer dwell with You.
The lawless shall not stand before Your eyes; You hate all the workers of lawlessness;
You shall destroy all who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the man of violence and deceit.
But as for me, in the fullness of Your mercy I will come into Your house; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.
Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make straight Your way before me.
For there is no truth in their mouth; Their heart is vain; Their throat is an open grave; The deal deceptively with their tongues.
Judge them, O God. Let them fall by their false accusations; Cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; For they provoked You, O Lord.
But let all who hope in You be glad; They will greatly rejoice forever, For You will dwell in them; And all who love Your name will boast in You.
For You will bless the righteous; O Lord You crowned us with the shield of Your goodwill.
Psalm 89
O Lord, You became a refuge to us in generation and generation;
Before the mountains were made, And before the earth and the world were formed, And from everlasting to everlasting, You are.
Do not let man be turned back to humiliation, And You said, “Return, you sons of men.”
For a thousand years in Your sight Are like yesterday, which passed, And like a watch in the night.
Years shall be objects of contempt to them; In the morning let man pass by like grass;
In the morning let him blossom, and pass by; In the evening let him fall off, be dried up and withered.
For we fainted in Your wrath, And in Your wrath we were troubled.
You set our transgressions before You, Our time in the light of Your face.
For all our days failed, And in Your wrath we fainted; Our years were spent in thought like a spider.
As for the days of our years, their span is seventy years, But if we stay strong, perhaps eighty; And most of them are labor and pain; For meekness came upon us, and we shall be chastened.
Who knows the power of Your wrath, And who knows Your anger because of Your fear?
So make known Your right hand to us, that we may number our days, And our heart may be bound with wisdom.
Return, O Lord, how long? And be entreated concerning Your servants.
We were filled with Your mercy in the morning, And in all our days we greatly rejoiced and were glad;
Gladden us in return for the days You humbled us, For the years we saw evil things.
And behold Your servants and Your works, And guide their sons;
And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, And proper for us the works of our hands
Psalm 100
O Lord, I will sing to You of mercy and judgment;
I will sing and understand in a blameless way; When will You come to me? I walked in the innocence of my heart in the midst of my house.
I have not set any lawless thing before my eyes; I hated those who commit transgressions;
A crooked heart shall not cleave to me; As for the evil man who turned away from me, I did not know him.
He who secretly slanders his neighbor, This one I chased away; The one with an arrogant eye and insatiable heart, With this one I did not eat.
My eyes were on the faithful of the earth, so they might dwell with me;
He who walks in a blameless way, this one ministered to me.
He who acts arrogantly did not dwell in the midst of my house; He who speaks unjustly did not prosper before my eyes.
In the morning I slew all the sinners of the earth, So as to destroy from the city of the Lord all the workers of lawlessness.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to Thee, O God. (x3)
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokion:
What shall we call thee, O full of grace? Heaven? for you have made the Sun of Righteousness to dawn forth. Paradise? for you have brought forth the flower of immortality. Virgin? for you have remained incorrupt. Pure Mother? for you have held in your holy embrace a Son, Who is the God of all. Do thou entreat Him to save our souls.
My steps do Thou direct according to Thy saying, and let no iniquity have dominion over me. Deliver me from the false accusation of men, and I will keep Your commandments. Make Your face to shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes. Let my mouth be filled with Your praise, that I may hymn Your glory and Your majesty all the day long.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal have mercy on us.(3x)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit both now and ever unto ages of ages amen.
O Most Holy Trinity have mercy on us. O Lord blot out our sins, O Master pardon our transgressions, O Holy One visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.
Lord have mercy (3x)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit both now and ever unto ages of ages amen (reverence).
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. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one. Amen.
O Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us. Amen.
With heart and mouth let us continually praise the supremely glorious Mother of God, who is holier than the holy Angels, as we confess her to be the Theotokos; for she verily gave birth unto God in the flesh, and she intercedes continually in behalf of our souls.
Lord, have mercy. (x40)
The Prayer of the Hours:
You Who at all times and at every hour, in heaven and on earth, are worshipped and glorified, O Christ God, Who is long-suffering, plenteous in mercy, most compassionate, Who loves the righteous and hast mercy on sinners; Who calls 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 Your 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 Your holy angels, that, guarded and guided by their array, we may attain to the unity of the faith and to the knowledge of Your unapproachable glory: For blessed art You unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
More honorable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thee who without corruption gave birth to God the Word, the very Theotokos, thee do we magnify.
In the Name of the Lord, bless. Amen
The Prayer of the First Hour:
O Christ, the True Light, Who enlightens and sanctifies every man that comes into the world: Let the Light of Your countenance be signed upon us, that in it we may see the Unapproachable Light, and guide our steps in the doing of Your commandments, through the intercessions of Your most pure Mother, and of all Your saints. Amen
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. (x3).
O Lord, bless.
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. Amen.