Lenten Prayers VESPERS (EVENINGPRAYERS)

(Moranisho + Kurishum Nin)

LEADER      : By Thy Cross, + O Jesus Lord,

RESPONSE : By Thy Mother’s prayingword,

Take from us and from our path Punishments and rods of wrath.

LEADER      : In the + Name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one true God:

RESPONSE : Glory be to Him and may His Graceand mercy be upon us forever.

‐Amen

LEADER      : Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, by whose glory, the heaven and the earthare filled; Hosanna in the highest.

RESPONSE: Blessed is He, who has come, and is to come, in the name of the Lord; Glory be to Him in the highest.

Trisagion

LEADER      : Holy art Thou, O God!

RESPONSE : Holy art Thou, Almighty,

Holy art Thou, Immortal,

+ Crucified for us, have mercy on us. (Repeat thrice)

LEADER      : Lord, have mercyupon us,

RESPONSE : Lord, be kind and have mercy,

Lord, accept Thou our office, and our entreaties; Have mercy on us.

LEADER      : Glory be to Thee, O God!

RESPONSE : Glory be to Thee, O Creator,

Glory be to Thee, O King, Christ, who dost pity sinners, Thy servants.

+ Barekmor.

Lord’s Prayer LEADER              : Our Father, who art in Heaven:

RESPONSE : 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 forgiveus our trespasses and sins, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from the evil one. For Thine is theKingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. ‐ Amen

Hail Mary

LEADER      : Hail, Mary, full of Grace:

RESPONSE : Our Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, our Lord Jesus Christ. O Virgin Saint Mary, O Motherof God, pray for us sinners, now and at all times, and at the hour of our death.            ‐ Amen

Karthaave ninne snehichavaraaya

LEADER : O Lord grant good remembrance and comfort to our departed ones, and make them worthy to stand at Thy right hand, among the blessed martyrs who loved Thee and theholy saints who pleased Thee by theirdeeds.

RESPONSE : O Lord, Thy holy church cries aloud to Thee for her children and beseech Thee. O Lord, may Thy people who have borne Thee by Holy Baptism attain Thy salvation and not be condemned to the hell fire. Amen.

Anugrahangal Niranjirikkunnavane

LEADER      : O Thou, full of mercy, renew Thy creation at the resurrection:

RESPONSE : O Lord, comfort and absolve our departed ones, who died with hope in Thee, and await Thy coming. O Lord, make them dwell in the bosom of Abraham, and of Isaac and of Jacob. May the living and the departed together cry out, ‘Blessed is He, who has come, and is to come, and give life to the dead’. Amen.

Prayer

LEADER : O Lord may our fasting and prayers become fragrance, acceptable before you, as sweet smelling incense. Holy lent is the symbol of victory and a weaponundefeatable before the enemy.

RESPONSE: O Lord, may our prayers be pleasing to you. May our requests enter before you as sweet smelling incense. O Lord we call upon thee, come for our help, hear our prayer and have mercy upon our souls. O Lord Jesus Christ, who received the fasting of the righteousand the saintly, accept our fasting and prayers and have mercy upon us

Moran YeshuMeshiha

LEADER      : O Jesus Christ, our Lord, close not the door of Thy mercy upon our faces.

We confess,we are sinners; have mercy upon us:

RESPONSE: O Lord, Thy love for us didst make Thee to come down to us from Thy place, that by Thy death, our death be abolished. Have mercy upon us.

Amen

PSLAMS 4 (Ente neethi yaya daivama…)

LEADER      : Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! Thou hast given me room when I was in distress. Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.

RESPONSE: O men, how long shall my honor suffer shame? How long will you love vain words,and seek after lies?

LEADER      : But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself;the LORD hearswhen I call to him.

RESPONSE: Be angry, but sin not; commune with your own hearts on your beds, and be silent.

LEADER      : Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the LORD.

RESPONSE: There are many who say, "Othat we might see some good! Lift up the light of thycountenance upon us, O LORD!"

LEADER      : Thou hast put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.

RESPONSE: In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Karthu karthave

We call upon Thee, Lord our master, come to our help; Hear our petition and have mercyon our souls.

Lord of angels and watchers, Lord our Master, Hear our petitionand have mercy on our souls.

Father, Son and Holy Spirit, enlightenour mind. In faith I knock at thy door, answer me in Thy mercy

Open my eyes to behold Thy truth and worship Thy holy name. Protect my youth, as I have trusted in thy mercy.

Give us life through your blessings. Your mercy and refuge is our fortress

Give to me, Lord, a pure heart. Grant to my intellectthe wisdom of salvation now Thy absoluteperfection

Vest me with spiritual weapon, against the evil one. Seal me withThy holy name and delivermy life from destruction.

I have followed Thee with love for Thy goodness,

May I not be ashamed Hover Thy right hand over me, Lord.

My Master and merciful FatherI intend to belong entirelyto Thee, and I adore Thee.

I have obtained the mercy and grace that I prayedfor.

Like a merchant let my intellect collect the good from Thy treasures.

Give me the true book for me to read I am Thy servant,Lord, and the son of Thy handmaid. Give me life becauseof Thy Holy name.

I receivedThy sacred body and drunk Thy preciousblood; let me live by Thee.

Let Thy holy cross (+) be a fortress protecting me from deception. I have called upon Thee and prayed to Thee, Lord.

Hover Thy right hand over me. O Good Shepherd! Make me a lamb of Thy flock.

Glory to Thy name, Father of the world and king of life; Like oblation let my Prayersenter before Thy majesty.

Thou who hear all and acceptthe petitions, listento our prayers and have mercy on us.

—PSLAMS 91—

(Uyarapettavante Rehasya —sthalathirickunnavan)

LEADER: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, abides under the shadow of the Almighty, he shall say tothe LORD,

RESPONSE: “You are my refugeand my strong hold, my God in whom I put my trust.”

LEADER:He shall deliveryou from the snares of the hunter and from the deadlypestilence.

RESPONSE:He shall cover you with His pinions,and you shall find refugeunder His wings;His faithfulness shall be a shield and buckler.

LEADER: You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day.

RESPONSE:Of the plaguethat stalks in the darkness, nor of the sickness that lays wasteat mid‐day.

LEADER: A thousandshall fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shallnot come near you.

RESPONSE: Your eyes have only to beholdto see the reward of the wicked.

LEADER: Because you have made the LORD your refuge, and the Most High your habitation.

RESPONSE:There shall no evil happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

LEADER: For He shall give His angels chargeover you, to keep you in all your ways.

RESPONSE:They shall bear you in their hands,lest you dash your foot against a stone.

LEADER: You shall tread upon the lion and adder; you shall trample the young lion and the serpentunder your feet.

RESPONSE:Because he is bound to Me in love. I will deliver him; I will protect him, becausehe knows My name.

LEADER : He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I am with him in trouble; I will rescue him andbring him to honor.

RESPONSE: With long life will I satisfyhim and show him My salvation.

— PSLAMS121—

LEADER      : Ilift up my eyes to the hills;from where is my help to come.

RESPONSE : Myhelp comes from the LORD, the makerof heaven and earth.

LEADER    : He will not let your foot be moved and He who watches over you will not fall asleep.

RESPONSE: Behold, He who keepswatch over Israel shall neitherslumber nor sleep.

LEADER : The LORD Himself watches over you; the LORD is your shade at your right hand.

RESPONSE: So that the sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

LEADER: The LORD shall preserveyou from all evil; it is He Who shall keep you safe.

RESPONSE: The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth and forevermore.

ALL (TOGETHER): Praise is due to Thee, O God, Barekmor.

Prayer of Mor Severus

LEADER : O Lord who sittest in the secret place of the Most High. Shelter us under the shadow of thewings of Thy mercyand have compassion upon us.

RESPONSE: Thou, who hearestall things in Thy loving kindness, hearkento the supplication of Thy servants.

LEADER : Grant us O Messiah. Our Saviour, a peaceful evening and a sinless night; for Thou art a glorious King and unto Thee, are our eyes lifted up.

RESPONSE: Forgive our debts and our sins: have mercy upon us both in this world and in that to come.

LEADER : May Thy loving kindness shelter us O Lord, and Thy grace be upon our faces.

MayThy + cross protect us from the evil one and his hosts.

RESPONSE: Let Thy right hand overshadow us all the days of our lives, and Thy peace eign among us. Do Thou give hope and salvation to the souls that pray to Thee.

ALL (TOGETHER): By the prayers of St. Mary, Thy Mother, and of all Thy Saints, O God forgiveus our debts, and have mercy upon us.

Amen

Praise of the Cherubim(Ezekiel 3:12) (Ennekkum ThanteIdathil Ninnum)

LEADER      : + Blessedis the glory of the Lord, from His place forever;

RESPONSE: + Blessed is the Glory of the Lord, from His place forever,

+ Blessedis the glory of the Lord, from His place forever and ever.

LEADER      : Holy and glorious Trinity,have mercy upon us;

RESPONSE: Holy and glorious Trinityhave mercy upon us,

Holy and glorious Trinity,have compassion and mercy upon us.

LEADER      : Holy art Thou, and glorious forever;

RESPONSE : Holy art Thou,and glorious forever,

Holy art Thou and blessed is Thy Name, forever and ever.

LEADER      : Glory be to Thee, O Lord,

RESPONSE : Glory be to Thee,O Lord,

Glory be to Thee, ever our hope, Barekmor.

LEADER      : Our Father who art in Heaven…

LEADER      : Hail Mary, full of grace…

The Nicene Creed LEADER: We believe in one true God:

RESPONSE: The Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things, visible and invisible

And in One Lord Jesus Christ, the only begottenSon of God; begotten of the Father before all worlds, light of light, very God of very God; begotten, not made; being of the same substance with the Father, and by whom all things were made,

+ WHO FOR US MEN, AND FOR OUR SALVATION, CAME DOWN, FROM HEAVEN,

+ AND WAS INCARNATE OF THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, BY THE HOLY GHOST AND BECAME MAN,

+ AND WAS CRUCIFIEDFOR US IN THE DAYS OF PONTIUSPILATE AND SUFFERED,AND DIED, AND WAS BURIED.

And the third day rose again, according to His will; and ascended into heaven, and sat on the right hand of the Father, and shall come again in His great glory, to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom shall have noend,

And in the one living Holy Spirit, the life‐ giving Lord of all, who proceedsfrom the Father and who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified: who spoke by the prophets and Apostles, And in One, Holy Catholic (Orthodox) and Apostolic Church:and we acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins and look for the resurrection of the dead: and the new life in the world to come. Amen, Barekmor, + Stoumenkalos, Kurielaison, Kurielaison, Kurielaison.

Compline (Shayana Namaskaram) Prayer before retiringto sleep

Kauma LEADER: Our Father who art in Heaven…

LEADER: Hail Mary, full of grace…

Karunayulla Deyvame...

LEADER   : O merciful God, the voice of our prayer knocks at Thy door; prevent not from Thy devotees the petitions of their needs:

RESPONSE: We call upon Thee, O God, to assist us in our infirmities O Good one, hearken to the voice of our supplication, and grant our petitions in Thy mercy.                           Amen

Mor Ephrem’s Boovooso(Njangalkulla Karthave)

1. Lord, Thy mercy on us cast, Use our service,ev’ry piece,

Grant us from Thy treasure vast Mercy, blessingand release,

1. Let me, Lord, before Thee stand, Wakefully my watch I’d keep, Should I fall to slumber’s hand, Guard Thou me from sinful sleep
2. Waking, if to wrong I take, Mercifully absolve Thou me; Sleeping, if a sin I make, Pardon grant in clemency.
3. By the + cross of Thy disgrace Grant me, Lord, a restful sleep, Evil dreamsdo Thou efface,

Wicked thoughts far from me keep.

1. Through the night conduct me, Lord, Peaceful sleep give Thou to me

Lest foul thoughts in me find hoard,Phantoms lest a terror be.

1. Grant Thy angel’s watchful view, Guard my limbs without abate, Hateful lusts in me subdue,

By Thy living flesh I ate.

1. While I lie and sleep in calm, May Thy blood my keeperbe.

Let my soul dwell free from qualm In Thine image mad’stThou me.

1. Overshadow with Thy hand, Me, a handicraft of Thine, Let me in Thy fortress stand,

Mercy shielding round be mine.

1. While my body silent lies, May Thy pow’r its vigil keep,

Let my breath like incense rise, T’ward Thy greatness in my sleep.

10               Let not evil touch mybed,

By Thy mother’s pleas for me, By Thy blood atoning shed, Satan’s harm remov—ed be.

1. Since Thy word abides the same, Guarded by Thy cross I’d be; Waking, I shall praise Thy Name, Who didst love e’en feeble me.
2. Grant O Lord, a list’ning ear, With desire to do Thy will; Let Thy peace at eve be near,

Night Thy righteousness fulfill.

1. Saviour Christ, our hearts inspire, Thee to see effulgent bright— Thee whose honour shines as fire, Worshipped by all sons of light.
2. Jesus, Saviour of the World, Thou who dwellest in the light,

Praise we Thee for love unfurled— Mercy, now with future bright.

1. Lord, our God, we give Thee praise. Praise a thousand thousand fold Tens of thousands praises raise, Mercy now, till time untold.
2. Praise to thee, to thee be praise, angels serve Thee and adore Lord of Angels, we too raise.Prayers and worshipall the more
3. Praise to thee who art our boast, One true God and one alone;

Father, Son and Holy Ghost, One in three, and three in one.

1. Praise the Lord, who always hears,prayers of feeblefold like us,

Who regards repentant tears, as first‐fruits, gifts offered thus.

1. Earthly ones do give thee praise, Countless as the leaves of trees. Thee, whose glory angels raise, servingthee as thou dost please.
2. Setting minds above the sod, Thank we God and exalt Him; Who exists as one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
3. So that you may praise the Lord, True precepts you strive after; Flee from mortal poisons,

Such as silver,gold and wealth.

1. Do fasting for forty days, Caring and feeding the hungry:

Like David, son of Jesse pray you seven times a day

1. Prophets Moses, Elijah, Fasted they for forty days; Overcame the Lord his foe, By his forty days offast
2. Open door of grace for us,

Nowaccept our humble prayers;

Like those offered long ago from deep sea and cave and fire

1. Thou who hearest pray’rs to Thee, Supplications who dost heed, Hear us reconcil—ed be,

Mercy show, and grant our need.

Kurielaison, Kurielaison, Kurielaison.

ShudhamullaBava

LEADER:O Holy Father,guard us by Thy SacredName. O Son of God, our Saviour,protect us with Thy victorious + cross:

RESPONSE:O Holy Spirit, make us worthy temples of Thy holy habitation. O Lord, our God forevershelter us under Thy divine wings, at all times,forever.

Amen.