International

Vespers

Orthodox Christian
Vespers Service Abbreviated
for Youth & Families
++ The Trisagion Prayers++
People: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal,
have mercy on us. (3)
+Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen
All Holy Trinity have mercy upon us, Lord cleanse us from
our sins, Master pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit
and heal our infirmities, for the glory of Your name.
Lord, have mercy (3)
+Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
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 trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
Priest: For Yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the
glory of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, both
now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. +
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Priest: For this parish and city, for every city and town, and
for the faithful who live in them, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Bwana Hurumia (3x) (Swahili)
Priest: For favorable weather, an abundance of the fruits of
the earth, and temperate seasons, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Meshiro o Zot (3x) (Albanian)
Priest: For travelers by land, sea and air, for the sick, the
suffering, for captives, and for their salvation, let us pray to
the Lord.
People: Mwanthani Igua Tha (3x) (Kenyan)
Priest: For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath,
danger, and distress, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Κυριε Ελεησον (3x) (Greek)
Priest: Help us, save us, have mercy upon us and protect us,
O God, by your grace.
People: Lord, Have Mercy (3x) (English)
Priest: Remembering our most holy, pure, blessed, and
glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all
the saints, let us commit ourselves and one another and our
whole life to Christ our God.
People: To You, O Lord.
Priest: For to You belong all glory, honor, and worship, of
the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever
and to the ages of ages. +
People: Amen.
Priest: Blessed is our God always, now and forever
and to the ages of ages.
People: Amen
++The Great Litany++
Priest: In peace let us pray to the Lord.
People: Κυριε Ελεησον (3x) (Greek)
Priest: For the peace of God and the salvation of our souls,
let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord Have Mercy (3x) (English)
Priest: For peace in the whole world, for the stability of the
holy churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to
the Lord.
People: Yarrub Burham (3x) (Arabic)
Priest: For this holy house and for those who enter it with
faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Ghospodi Pomiliu (3x) (Slavonic)
Priest: For our Archbishop (Name), and our Bishop (Name),
the honorable presbyters, the deacons in the service of Christ,
and all the clergy and laity, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Senor Ten Piedad (3x) (Spanish)
Priest: For our country, the president, and all those in civil
authority and public service, let us pray to the Lord.
People: Doam Neme Lueshte (3x) (Romanian)
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++ Dismissal++
Priest: Wisdom.
People: Father, bless.
Priest: Blessed are you, Christ our God, always now and
forever and to the ages of ages.
People: Lord our God, preserve the holy and pure faith of
devout Orthodox Christians, together with this Church and
its’ children and families, to the ages of ages. Amen.
Priest: May Christ our true God, as a good, loving, and
merciful God, have mercy on us and save us, through the
intercessions of His most pure and holy Mother’ the power
of the precious and life-giving Cross; the protection of the
honorable, bodiless powers of heaven; the supplications of
the honorable, glorious and praiseworthy apostles; the holy,
glorious, and triumphant martyts; the holy and righteous
ancestors Joachim and Anna; our holy and God-bearing
Fathers; Saint ____(of the day) whose memory we
commemorate today, and all the saints.
+Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus
Christ, our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.
++Psalm 140 (141)++
People: Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Hear me,
O Lord. Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Attend the
voice of my prayer when I cry out to you. Hear me, O Lord.
Let my prayer be set forth as incense before you, the lifting
up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. Hear me, O Lord.
[Greek] Κυριε εκεκραξα προς σε, εισακουσον µου,
εισακουσον µου Κυριε. Κυριε, εκεκραξα προς σε,
εισακουσον µου, προσχες τη φωνη µου της δεησεως
µου, εν τω κεκραγεναι µε προς σε. εισακουσον µου,
Κυριε.Κατευθυνθητω η προσευχη µου, ως θυµιαµα
ενωπιον σου, επαρσις των χειρων µου θυσια
εσπερινη, εισακουσον µου, Κυριε.
++ The Evening Thanksgiving++
People: O gladsome light of the holy glory of the immortal
Father, heavenly, holy, blessed One, Jesus Christ. Now that
we have come, to the setting of the sun and behold the
evening light, we praise Thee: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
God. It is worthy at all times to praise you with joyful voices,
O Son of God, the Giver of life. Therefore the whole world,
glorifies You.
[Greek] Φως ιλαρον αγιας δοξης, αθανατου Πατρος,
ουρανιου, αγιου, µακαρος, Ιησου Χριστε, ελθοντες επι
την ηλιου δυσιν, ιδοντες φως εσπερινον, υµνουµεν
Πατερα, Υιον, και αγιον Πνευµα Θεον. Αξιον σε εν
πασι καιροις, υµνεισθαι φωναις αισιαις, Υιε Θεου,
ζωην ο διδους, ∆ιο ο κοσµος σε δοξαζει.
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++ The Evening Prokeimenon.++
Priest: The evening prokeimenon
People: The Lord reigns, He is robbed in majesty.
[Greek] Ο Κυριος εβασιλευσεν, ευπρεπειαν ενεδυσατο.
(Verse) The Lord is robed; He is girded with strength.
The Lord reigns, He is robbed in majesty.
++The Evening Prayer++
People: Grant, Lord, to keep us this evening without sin.
+Blessed are you, O Lord, God of our fathers, and praised
and glorified is your name to the ages. Amen. O Lord, let
your mercy be upon us for we have set our hope in you.
+Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your commandments.
+Blessed are you, Master, grant me understanding of your
commandments. +Blessed are you, Holy One, enlighten me
with your commandments. Lord, your love endures forever.
Do not despise the works of your hands. To you is due
praise, to you is due song, to you is due glory, to the +
Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and
to the ages of ages. Amen.
++Prayer of St. Symeon++ St. Luke 2:29 – 32
Priest: Lord, now let us Your servants depart in peace,
according to Your word: For our eyes have seen Your
salvation, Which You have prepared in the presence of all
people; A light for the revelation the Gentiles, and for glory
of Your people Israel.