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The Paschal Midnight Office THE RUSH SERVICE

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Priest: Glory to Thee, O God, glory to Thee. O heavenly King, the Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who

art in all places, and fillest all things, Treasury of good things, and Giver of life, come, and dwell in us, and cleanse us from every stain; and save our souls, O gracious Lord.

People: 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 ages of ages. Amen. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, 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 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 evil.

Priest: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

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Choir:

Lord, have mercy. (12 Times) Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. O, Come let us worship and fall down before God, our King. O Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and our God. O, Come, let us worship and fall down before Chrsti, our Ing and our God.

PSALM 50 Reader: 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 built up. Then shalt Thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt offerings. Then shall they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.

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Choir: Glory to thee, our God, glory to Thee!


Reader: O Lord my God, I shall praise thy burial with funeral dirges, and indite unto Thee paeans, O thou through whose Burial the entrance of life hath opened for me; and who by death caused death and hades to die.

Choir: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit:

Reader: Verily, the super-terrestrial, and those below the earth, beholding thee on thy throne on high and in the grave below, were amazed, trembling at thy death; for thou, O element of life wast seen to be dead in a manner transcending the mind.

Choir: Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Reader: To the depths of the earth thou descendest to fill all with thy glory; for my person that is in Adam was not hidden from thee; and when thou wast buried thou didst renew me, who was corrupt, O Lover of mankind.


Choir: Glory to thee, our God, glory to thee!

Reader: Thou hast revealed, O Master, numerous sights as signs of thy burial. But now thou hast revealed thy hidden things as God and Man to those whoa re in hades also, who shouted, saying, “There is none holy save thee, O Lord.”


Reader: Thou hast stretched forth thy hands, O Savior, and gathered the things dispersed of old; and by thy burial in the linen and the grave thou hast loosed the captives, who shout, “There is non holy save thee, O Lord.”


Reader: A grave and seals contained thee by thy will, O Uncontainable; for by deeds, O lover of mankind, thou hast made thy power known by a divine act to those who sing, “There is none holy save thee, O Lord.”



Reader: Thou hast blessed, O Savior, this seventh day, which thou had blessed at the beginning with rest from work: for thou hast brought out everything, renewing it and restoring it to its former state, thus keeping the sabbath.


Reader: Thy soul, by the power of the best, hath vanquished the body, O Word, breaking the bonds of hades and death together by thy might.


Reader: Hades in welcoming thee, O Word, murmured at beholding a deified man marked with wounds, who is yet Almighty. Wherefore, at that terrible sight it shouted in fear.



Reader: When thou becamest earthly, O Creator, thou didst renew those who are earthly. And the linen and the grave explained thy hidden mystery, O Word; for the honorable Joseph, of sound believe, fulfilled thy Father’s plan, through whom thou hast renewed me by the might of his greatness.


Reader: Thou hast transported the dead by death, and the corrupt by burial; for as becometh God thou hast made the body which thou didst create incorrupt and deathless; for thy body, O Master, did not see corruption, and thy soul in a strange manner was not left in hades.


Reader: Thou didst come from a Virgin who knew no travail. Thy side, O my Creator, was pierced with a spear, by which thou didst accomplish the re-creation of Eve, having thyself become Adam. Supernaturally thou didst fall into a sleep that renewed nature, raising life from sleep and corruption; for thou art Almighty.



Reader: Thou wast killed, O Word, but wast not separated from the body which thou didst share with us; for even though thy temple was dissolved at the time of the Passion, the Person of thy Divinity and Humanity is one only; and in both thou art still a single Son, the Word of God, God and Man.



Reader: The fall of Adam resulted in the death of a man, not God; for though the substance of thine earthly body suffered, thy Divinity hath remained passionless, transforming the corrupt to incorruptibility. And by thy resurrection thou hast uncovered the incorrupt fountain of life.


Reader: Verily, Hades ruled the race of man, but not forever; for thou, O mighty One, when thou wast placed in the grave didst demolish the locks of death with the palm of thy hand, O Element of Life, proclaiming to those sitting yonder from the ages a true salvation, having become, O Savior, the First-born of the dead.


The Little Litany

Reader: Verily, hades was pierced and destroyed by the divine fire when it received in its heart him who was pierced in his side with a spear for our salvation, who sing, “Blessed art thou, O delivering God.”


Reader: The tomb is happy, having become divine when it received within it the Treasure of life, the Creator, as one who slumbereth for our salvation, who sing, “Blessed art thou, O delivering God.”


Reader: The Life of all was willing to lie in a grave, in accordance with the law of the dead, making it appear as the fountain of the Resurrection of our salvation, who sing, “Blessed art thou, O delivering God.”


Reader: The Godhead of Christ was one without separation in Hades, in the tomb, in Eden, and with the Father and the Spirit, for our salvation, who sing, “Blessed art thou, O delivering God.”



Reader: The pure Temple hath been destroyed, then rising, he raised with him the fallen tabernacle; for the second Adam who dwelleth in the highest hath descended unto the first Adam in the uttermost chambers of Hades. Wherefore, ye youths, bless him; praise him, ye priests; and ye nations exalt him more and more unto all ages.


Reader: The courage of the Disciples hath come to its end. But Joseph of Ramah hath shown great valor; for beholding the God of all dead and naked, he sought him and arrayed him, shouting, “O ye youths, bless him; praise him ye priests; and ye nations, exalt him more and more unto the end of ages.”


Reader: O what dazzling wonders! O what endless goodness! O what ineffable endurance! For he that dwelleth in the highest is sealed up under the earth by his own will, God is slandered as a misleader. Wherefore, O ye youths,








Reader: bless him; praise him, ye priests; and ye nations, exalt him yet more and more unto the end of ages.


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Ode 9 Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee. My eternal Son, I escaped suffering at Thy strange birth and was supernaturally blessed. And now, beholding Thee, O my Son, dead and breathless, I am pierced with the spear of bitter sorrow. But arise Thou, that I may be magnified by Thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: The earth, O my mother, hath hidden me by mine own will. And the gate-keepers of Hades trembled at beholding me clothed with a robe spattered with revenge; for I being God, have vanquished mine enemies with the Cross, and I will rise again and magnify Thee. Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Let all creation rejoice, and all the earth be glad; for hades and the enemy have been spoiled. Let the women meet me with spices; for I redeem Adam and all their descendants, and will rise on the third day.

The Kanon - Ode 9


(The readers and chanters enter the sanctuary. All the lights are extinquished) Clergy: 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 ages of ages. Amen. All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God, 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 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 evil.

Priest: For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

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Priest: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great goodness, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.

Choir:

Priest: Again we pray that He will keep this holy church and this city and every city and countryside from wrath, famine plague, earthquake, flood, fire, the sword, foreign invasion, civil war and sudden death; that our good God, who loveth mankind, will be gracious, favorable and conciliatory and turn away and dispel all the wrath stirred up against us and all sickness and may deliver us from His righteous chastisement which impendeth against us, and have mercy on us.

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Priest: Hear us, O God our Savior, the Hope of all the ends of the earth and of those who are far off upon the sea; and be gracious, be gracious, O Master, upon our sins, and have mercy on us. For Thou art a merciful God and lovest mankind, and unto Thee we ascribe glory, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Choir:

Priest: Glory to Thee, O Christ our God and our Hope, glory to Thee.

Choir: Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Father, bless. Priest: May He who rose again from the dead, Christ our true

God, through the intercessions of His all-immaculate and all blameless holy Mother; of the holy, glorious, and all laudable apostle James, brother of God and first hierarch of Jerusalem and the patron and protector of this holy church, of the holy and righteous ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna and of all the Saints; have mercy on us and save us, forasmuch as He is good and loveth mankind.

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THE GOSPEL Deacon: And that we may be accounted worthy to hear the Holy

Gospel, let us pray to the Lord God. Choir: Deacon: Wisdom! Attend! Let us hear the Holy Gospel. Priest: Peace be to all. Choir: . Priest: The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint

Mark (16:1-8) Choir: Deacon: Let us attend! Priest: And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early on the first day of the week they went to the tomb when the sun had risen. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back; it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified. He is risen, He is not here; see the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His Disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see Him, as He told you.” And they went out and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them; and they said nothing to any one, for they were afraid. Choir:


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Choir: Thy Resurrection, O Christ, our Saviour, the angels in heaven sing. Enable us on earth to glorify Thee in purity of heart.

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Priest: And that we may be accounted worthy to hear the Holy Gos-pel, let us pray to the Lord.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Priest: Wisdom! Attend! Let us hear the Holy Gospel. Peace be to all.

Choir: And to thy Spirit!

Priest: The reading is from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark.

Choir: Glory to Thee O Lord, Glory to Thee!

Priest: Let us attend! When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint Jesus. And very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb at the rising of the sun. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the door of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone was rolled back — it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a long white robe; and they were amazed. And he said to them, “Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen, He is not here; see the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see Him, as He told you.” And they went out quickly and fled from the tomb; for trembling and astonishment had come upon them. And they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.

Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.

(The Priest takes the censer and the Paschal candle in his right hand and makes the sign of the Cross over the Holy Gospel Book saying.)

Priest: Glory to the Holy, Consubstantial, Life-giving and Undivided Trinity, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages!

Choir: Amen.

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Priest: As smoke vanishes, so let them vanish; as wax melts before the fire.

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Priest: So the sinners will perish before the face of God; but let the righteous be glad.


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Choir: Lord, have mercy.

Priest: For the peace from above, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.


Priest: For the peace of the whole world; for the good estate of the holy churches of God, and the union of all men, let us pray to the Lord.


Priest: For this holy house, and for those who with faith, reverence, and fear of God enter therein, let us pray to the Lord.


Priest: For our Metropolitan (Archbishop, or Bishop), N., for the venerable Priesthood, the Diaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.


Priest: For the president of the United States, (or appropriate head of state), and all civil authorities, and for our Armed Forces, let us pray to the Lord.


Priest: For this city, and for every city and land, and for the faithful who dwell therein, let us pray to the Lord.


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Deacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For the peace from above, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For the peace of the whole world, for the good estate of the Holy Churches of God, and for the union of all men, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For this Holy House, and for those who with faith, rev-erence, and fear of God, enter therein, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For our father and Metropolitan JOSEPH, for the vener-able Priesthood, the Deaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For the President of the United States, for all civil author-ities, and for our Armed Forces everywhere, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For this city, and for every city and land, and for the faith-ful who dwell therein, let us pray to the Lord.


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THE GREAT EKTENIA

Deacon: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For the peace from above, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For the peace of the whole world, for the good estate of the Holy Churches of God, and for the union of all men, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For this Holy House, and for those who with faith, rev-erence, and fear of God, enter therein, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For our father and Metropolitan JOSEPH, for the vener-able Priesthood, the Deaconate in Christ, for all the clergy and the people, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For the President of the United States, for all civil author-ities, and for our Armed Forces everywhere, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For this city, and for every city and land, and for the faith-ful who dwell therein, let us pray to the Lord.



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Deacon: For healthful seasons, for abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For travelers by sea, by land, and by air; for the sick and the suffering; for captives and their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.


Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints let us commend ourselves and each another, and all our life unto Christ our God.

Choir: To Thee, O Lord.

Priest: For unto Thee are due glory, honor, and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever and unto ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.

Deacon: For healthful seasons, for abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For travelers by sea, by land, and by air; for the sick and the suffering; for captives and their salvation, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: For our deliverance from all tribulation, wrath, danger, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord.


Deacon: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.


Deacon: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the Saints let us commend ourselves and each another, and all our life unto Christ our God.


Priest: For unto Thee are due glory, honor, and worship, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever and unto ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.


Priest: For our deliverance from tribulation, wrath, danger, and neces-sity, let us pray to the Lord.


Priest: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.


Priest: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God.


Priest: For unto Thee are due glory, honor, and worship: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.

(At this time, the Priest taking the cross in his right hand, turns to the closed doors of the Church, and knocking on the doors three times, says:)

Priest: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be lifted up, O ye everlasting doors, for the King of Glory shall come in.”

(The person who stayed inside the darkened Church shall answer:)

From inside: Who is the King of Glory?

Priest: The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle.

(The Priest knocks again and says:)

Priest: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be lifted up, O ye everlasting doors, for the King of Glory may come in.”




Priest: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be lifted up, O ye everlasting doors, that the King of Glory may come in.”


Priest: The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle, the Lord of Hosts! He is the King of Glory!

(The doors are now opened, the lights are lit in the Church and the bells are rung, as everyone enters singing the following Canon.)


Priest: For our deliverance from tribulation, wrath, danger, and neces-sity, let us pray to the Lord.


Priest: Help us; save us; have mercy on us; and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.


Priest: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever virgin Mary, with all the Saints, let us commend ourselves and each other, and all our life unto Christ our God.


Priest: For unto Thee are due glory, honor, and worship: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Now and ever, and unto ages of ages.

Choir: Amen.

(At this time, the Priest taking the cross in his right hand, turns to the closed doors of the Church, and knocking on the doors three times, says:)

Priest: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be lifted up, O ye everlasting doors, for the King of Glory shall come in.”

(The person who stayed inside the darkened Church shall answer:)




Priest: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be lifted up, O ye everlasting doors, for the King of Glory may come in.”




Priest: “Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be lifted up, O ye everlasting doors, that the King of Glory may come in.”


Priest: The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle, the Lord of Hosts! He is the King of Glory!

(The doors are now opened, the lights are lit in the Church and the bells are rung, as everyone enters singing the following Canon.)


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