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Al le lu i a. Al le lu i a. Al le lu i a.

Dn. John El Massih

Tone 6Plagal Second Mode

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Have mer cy on us, O Lord, have mer cy on us; for we

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sin ners, void of all de fense, of fer un to Thee, as- - - -

Mas ter, this sup pli ca tion, have mer cy on us.- - - - -

Glo ry to the Fa ther and to the Son and to the Ho ly Spir it.- - - -

Lord, have mer cy on us, for in Thee have we put our trust;

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be not ver y wroth a gainst us, nei ther re mem ber our in iq ui ties;- - - - - - - -

but look down up on us e ven now, since Thou art com pas sion ate,- - - - -

and de liv er us from our en e mies. For Thou art our God,- - - -

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Rev. 4, 7/1/19, CAH

The Office of Holy UnctionAlleluia

The Penitential Troparia

(Version 4, June, 2019)

Verse 1: O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, nor chasten me in Thy wrath.Verse 2: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak.

and we are Thy peo ple; we are all the work of Thy hands,-

and we call up on Thy Name.-

Both now and ev er, and un to ag es of ag es. A men.- - - - -

O pen the doors of mer cy un to us, O Bless ed The o to kos;

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in that we have set our hope in thee, may we not per ish, but through-

thee be de liv ered from per il; for thou art the sal va tion- - - - -

of the Chris tian race.-

O mer ci ful Lord, heark en to the prayer of thy ser vants

Stichos, Tone 4 Dn. John El Massih

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18 sup pli cat ing thee.- - -


Holy Unction Service - 2

The CanonOde 1

19 O Mas ter, who with the oil of com pass ion dost

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20 ev er cheer both the souls and bod ies of mor tals,- - -

21 and dost guard the faith ful with oil; be thou

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The whole earth is full of thy mer cy, O Mas ter; where fore,

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26 we who to day are mys ti c'ly a noint ed with thine oil di vine,

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27 ask in faith that thine in es ti ma ble mer cy may be grant ed us.

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Glo ry to the Fa ther and to the Son and to the Ho ly Spir it.

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29 O Lov er of man kind, who in pit y for thine

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30 ail ing ser vants, didst com mand thine A pos tles- - - - -

31 to per form thy sac red unc tion, do thou, through their en

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32 treat ies, have mer cy on all by thy seal.

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33 Both now and ev er, and un to a ges of a ges. A men.

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34 Thou on ly Chaste one, who didst bear the boun ti ful

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sea of Peace; by thy con stant in ter ces sion with God

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36 de liv er thy ser vants from in fir mi ties and griefs,- - - - - -

37 that they may mag ni fy thee cease less ly.- - - -





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40 Thou who a lone art mar vel ous and mer ci ful to

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41 faith ful men;

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51 O Lord, who of yore for thy di vine to ken that the

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52 flood had ceased, didst show forth an ol ive branch, by thy mer cy

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53 save those who suf fer.-



Ode 3

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With a lamp of light di vine, in thy mer cy, O Christ, il lu mine with a

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56 noint ing those who now with faith has ten to thy mer cy.-- - -


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Gra cious ly look down from a bove, O Moth er of

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59 the Cre a tor of all, and through thine- -

60 in ter ces sions loose the bit ter pangs of

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61 those who are ill.



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Since Thou art a di vine riv er flow ing with mer cy, an

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show the streams of Thy mer cy and heal all men, O di

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vine ly mer ci ful; boun ti f'lly make the

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foun tains of Thy great won ders to pour forth,

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wash ing all. For ev er flee ing fer vent ly to

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Thee, we ask Thy grace, O Sav ior.

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Kathisma

Used with permission. Music copyright, 2000. St. Gregory Palamas Monastery, Perrysville-Hayesville, OH.Text copyright, 2005, Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA.

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O Thou Phy si cian and quick help of the suf f'ring,

Byzantine Chant Tone 4Special melody: Thou Who wast raised up Adapted by Dn. John El Massih

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O Thou De liv er er and Sav ior of thē ail ing,- - - - -

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grant Thy gift of heal ing grace to Thy ser vant in sick ness;- - -

to(him/her)him that hath great ly sinned show com pas sion and mer cy,

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and from his(him/her)

faults de liv er him, O Christ, that he may

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Kathisma

(By the law of attraction, the F in these places is only slightly sharped.)

Text & music used with permission. Copyright, 2005. Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA.



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Thou, O Sav iour, art as in cor rupt i ble myrrh, emp tied of thy

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79 grace and cleans ing the world: di vine ly show pit y and

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80 mer cy to those who with faith a noint their bod i ly wounds.

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Now that the sen ses of thy ser vants are signed with the seal of the

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Ode 4

84 joy of thy mer cy, O Mas ter, make in ac ces si ble and im

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85 pen e tra ble thē en try of all ad verse pow ers.

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Thou who lov est man didst bid thē ail ing to sum mon thy

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88 god ly priests, and by their prayers and a noint ing with

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thine own oil to be saved; of thy mer cy,

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92 O all ho ly The o to kos ev er vir gin,

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93 strong shel ter and de fense, thou ha ven and wall, both- - -

94 lad der and par ti tion, have mer cy and pit y on the

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95 sick; for they have fled to thee a lone.

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98 Thou who art Good, an a byss of mer cy; of thy com

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pas sion, O Mer ci ful One, show mer cy through thy

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100 mer cy di vine, on those who suf fer.

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103 O Christ, who hast in ef fa bly sanc ti fied our souls and

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bod ies by thy di vine im press of seal ing from a bove,- - - - -

105 with thine own hand heal us all.

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107 O Lord ex ceed ing good, who through thine in ex press i ble ten der

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108 ness didst ac cept myrrh a noint ing from the har

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110 have pit y on thy ser vants.- -




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112 All laud ed pure, most gra cious Sov 'reign

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113 La dy, have mer cy on those a noint ed with thē

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oil di vine, and save thy ser vants.- -



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117 O Lov er of man kind, who by thy

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118 word didst show a noint ing is for kings, and the- -

119 same through High Priests didst per form: save al so those who suf

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Let no in ter po si tion of ma lig nant de mons, O Sav iour,

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124 touch the sen ses of those signed with di vine a noint ing;- - - -

125 but hedge them a bout with the shel ter of thy glo ry.

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127 Stretch forth from on high thy hand, O thou who lov est

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128 man, and hav ing sanc ti fied thine oil, O Sav ior,

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129 im part it to thy ser vants un to heal ing and de liv er ance from- - - - - - -

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all ills.




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132 O Moth er of thy Cre a tor, in thy di vine tem

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133 ple thou hast re vealed thy self a fruit ful o live tree, where by the

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134 world is found filled with mer cy. There fore by the touch ing of thine

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135 in ter ces sions save those who suf fer.- - - -

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Since Thou art the fount of mer cy, O Su preme ly Good,

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137 de liv er from all mis for tune and ad ver si ty those who

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138 fall down be fore Thine in ef fa ble mer cy in their fer vent

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139 faith, take a way all their mal a dies, and grant them di

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140 vine grace from on high, O com pas sion ate Lord.

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143 Thou who in thy mer cies and boun ties, O Sav ior, on ly

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144 God, dost heal the pas sions of soul and con tri tions of

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145 bod y of all men, be thou phy si cian for those who

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146 suf fer from in fir mi ties, and re store them.

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149 When the heads of all are a noint ed with thē oil of

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150 unc tion, grant those who seek the mer cy of thy de

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151 liv er ance, O Christ, the de light of joy, be stow ing on

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152 them thy rich mer cies, O Lord.-

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154 Thy seal, O Sav iour, a gainst the de mons is a sword;

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155 thē en treat ies of priests are a fire con

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156 sum ing the pas sions of the soul; where fore, we who re

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159 Moth er of God, who with in thy womb in god like

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160 man ner didst hold, and in ef fa bly didst in car nate,

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him who hold eth all things in his grasp;-

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pro pi ti ate him for those who suf fer, we be seech thee.

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165 Thou show est mer cy on all men, O Sav iour,

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ac cord ing to mer cy might y and di vine: for which- - - - -

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cause we all are gath ered here, O Mas ter, mys ti c'ly

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168 rep re sent ing the con de scen sion of thy mer cies, and have brought in

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169 faith thē unc tion with oil un to the ser vants,

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170 whom al so do thou vis it.- -

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By the streams of thy mer cy, O Christ, and through a

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174 noint ing by thy priests, wash a way, in that thou art com

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175 pas sion ate, O Lord, the ills and af flic tions, and the as saults of

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176 mal a dies of those tor ment ed by the stress of suf fer ings,

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177 that saved, they may glo ri fy thee with thanks giv ing.

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For as much as thy mer cy di vine hath been de creed to us

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from a bove, O Mas ter, as a sym bol of con de scen sion

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181 and of joy; with draw not thy mer cy, nei ther de spise those who

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182 ev er cry faith ful ly: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord.

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184 Na ture re ceived thy di vine child bear ing, O Pure One,

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185 as a crown most glo ri ous which crushed the hosts of foes, and van quished

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186 their do min ion. Where fore, crowned with the fes tal bright ness

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187 of thy grace, we ex tol thee, O most laud ed Sov 'reign La dy.- - - -

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190 Look down from heav ven, O Boun ti ful One, and show thy

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191 mer cy un to all. Thine as sis tance and thy strength be stow on those

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Ode 9

192 who draw near to thee, through the di vine unc tion

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193 of thy priests, O thou who lov est man kind.

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196 O Sav iour most good, re joic ing have we

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197 seen thē oil di vine, which through thy god like con de scen sion- - - - -

198 thou hast re ceived, and, a bove the mer its of the re cip i

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199 ents, hast sym bol i c'ly im part ed to those who have

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200 shared in the la ver di vine.- -



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202 Be clem ent, have mer cy, O Sav iour, de liv er from

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203 ter rors and pains, de liv er from the darts of thē- --

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e vil one the souls and bod ies of thy ser vants; since

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205 thou art a mer ci ful Lord, who heal est by grace di vine.

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207 As thou re ceiv est the hymns and sup pli ca tions of thy ser vants, O

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208 Vir gin, so do thou al so de liv er through thine in ter

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209 ces sions, from harsh suf fer ing and pain, those who, through us,

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210 O all im mac u late one, flee to thy sa cred shel ter.

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211 It is tru ly meet to bless thee, O The o to kos,

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who art ev er bless ed and all blame less, and the Moth er of our- - - - - -

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God.

More hon' ra ble than the Cher u bim,

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and more glo ri ous be yond com pare than the Ser a phim,- - - - - -

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thou who with out cor rup tion bar est God the Word, and art

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217 tru ly The o to kos, we mag ni fy thee.

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Lord, have mer cy.

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220 To Thee, O Lord.

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The Little Litany

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In Thy mer cy, let Thine eye look down up on our

Byzantine Tone 3Special Melody: From the heights our Savior, Christ

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prayer to Thee, who in Thy ho ly house, O Christ,

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are come to geth er on this day, with the di vine Oil

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225 to a noint Thy ser vants who are ail ing,

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226 1, 2.

O Lord, Who art more than good.

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O Lord, Who art more than good.

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228 Let ev 'ry thing that hath breath praise the

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Lord, praise ye the Lord from the heav ens,

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praise ye Him in the heights, to Thee, O

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231 God, is due our song.

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232 Praise ye Him all His an gels,

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234 to Thee, O God, is due our song.

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The Praises

235 This glo ry shall be to all His saints.

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1) Thou didst give Thy grace through Thine A pos tles un to Thy

Byzantine Chant Tone/Mode 4Special Melody: Unto them that fear thee Adapted by Dn. John El Massih

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ho ly oil to heal ev 'ry dis ease and wound of- - -

all men, O Friend of man. Hence, through Thy di vine oil,

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hal low and have mer cy on them that draw eth nigh with faith- - -

and ful ly cleanse(him/her)

them from all dis ease and pain, vouch- - -

saf ing un to

(him/her)them Thy joy and great de light in cor- - - - - -

rupt i ble, Thou Who art eas y to en treat,

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Text & music of stichera used with permission. Copyright, 2005. Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Brookline, MA.

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Praise ye God in His saints, praise Him in the

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Friend of man, and since Thou art com pas sion ate, stretch- - -

forth Thine in vis i ble hand to seal the sens es

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with Thine Oil di vine, of

(him/her)them that doth run to Thee with faith,-

ask ing for give ness of ev 'ry fault and sin. And- - - -

grant

(him/her)them heal ing both of soul and bod y that

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glo ri fy Thee with long ing and fer vent love,

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mag ni fy ing Thy sov 'reign pow'r.- - - -




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Praise Him with the sound of trum pet,

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255 praise Him with the psal ter y and harp.

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priests, O Christ, do Thou sanc ti fy from on high Thy- -

ser vants, O Friend of man; res cue them from sick ness;

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wash and make them clean from all mired de file ment of the soul;- -

free them from stum bling blocks full of treach er y; con- - - - -

sole them in their pains, O Sav ior; drive a way all ad- - - -

ver si ties; make their trou bles to dis ap pear,

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Glo ry to the Fa ther and to the Son and to the Ho ly Spir it,

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265 both now and ev er, and un to ag es of ag es. A men.- - - - -

4) Thee, the pur est Pal ace of the King, do I im plore

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fer vent ly: O all praised Maid en, cleanse my mind, pol- - - - -

lut ed with ev 'ry sin, filled with all de file ment.

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But, O La dy, make of it a de light ful dwell ing place- - - - -

for the di vine ly tran scen dent Trin i ty; that- - - - - - -

I, thy use less ser vant, be ing saved, may hon or and- - - -

mag ni fy thine im meas 'ra ble mer cy and

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thy do min ion and sov 'reign ty.- - - -




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O Christ, Who a lone art quick to grant Thy

Byzantine Tone 4Special Melody: Be quick to anticipate

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help un to us, be quick now to show un

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to Thy suf f'ring ser vants Thy vis i ta tion from- - - - - -

Heav en's heights. Free them from dis eas es, bit ter

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pains, and all suf f'rings; raise them up to praise and glo ri- - -

fy Thee for ev er, through Thy pure Moth er's

E Un.

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prayers for us all, O on ly

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Friend of man.

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Then, Holy God. Glory/Both now. All-holy Trinity. Glory/Both now. Our Father.After "For thine is the Kingdom . . ." sing the following Troparion.


282

Lord, have mer cy.

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284 To Thee, O Lord.

A men.-

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O Christ, Who a lone art quick to grant Thy

Byzantine Tone 4Special Melody: Be quick to anticipate HTM

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help un to us, be quick now to show un

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to Thy suf f'ring ser vants Thy vis i ta tion from- - - - - -

Heav en's heights. Free them from dis eas es, bit ter

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pains, and all suf f'rings; raise them up to praise and glo ri- - -

fy Thee for ev er, through Thy pure Moth er's

E Un.

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prayers for us all, O on ly Friend of man.

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(After the Prayer of Oil is read by the priest, the following troparia are sung.* Please note: According to the Arabic, Greek, and Slavonic texts, the first troparion to be sung after

the Prayer of Oil is the following, without the final ending.)

293

Be ing blind ed in thē eyes of my soul, O

Byzantine Chant Tone 4Special melody: On this day thou hast appeared HTM

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Sav ior, I come un to Thee, O

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Christ, as did the man who was born blind.

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And in re pen tance I cry to Thee: Of those in

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dark ness art Thou the most ra diant Light.

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As of old Thou didst raise up the par a lyt ic, O

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299 Lord God, by Thy God like care and might,

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raise up my soul which is pal sied by di verse

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301 sins and trans gres sions and by un seem ly

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302 deeds and acts, that, be ing saved, I may al so cry out:

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303 O Com pas sion ate Re deem er, O Christ God,

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304 glo ry to Thy do min ion and might.- - -

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As a dis ci ple of the Lord, O right eous one, thou hast re ceived the

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Gos pel. As a Mar tyr thou art nev er turned a way.

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307 As the Broth er of God thou hast bold ness. As a hier arch thou canst

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308 in ter cede. Do thou in ter cede with Christ God that He save our souls.

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309

The Word of God, the Fa ther's On ly be got ten,

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came down and dwelt here in our midst in these last times.

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To St. James, the Brother of God

* (By the law of attraction, the F in these places is only slightly sharped.)

all ho ly Je ru sa lem, and He made thee her teach er- - - - - -

and a faith ful stew ard of loft y spir i tual mys t'ries.

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For this cause, as is meet, O won drous James, O blest A

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pos tle, we all praise and hon or thee.

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Thou, O right eous Nich o las, in My ra tru ly wast

Byzantine Chant Tone 3Special Melody: On this day the Virgin

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317 shown forth as a sa cred min is ter

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ful fill ing Christ's ho ly Gos pel; for thou didst

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319 lay down thy life for thy flock and peo ple

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320 and, O Saint, didst save thē in no cent from un just death.

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To St. Nicholas, the Wonderworker

321 Where fore, thou wast sanc ti fied as a great in

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322 i ti ate of the di vine grace of God.- - - -

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A great cham pi on hath the whole world found thee to be

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when in grave per ils; for thou dost put to flight the hea then,

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O vic to ri ous one. As thou didst hum ble Ly ae us 's

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326 ar ro gance and gav est bold ness to Nes tor in the sta di um,

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327 thus, O ho ly Great Mar tyr De me tri us, do thou en treat

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To St. Demetrius

329 O ho ly prize win ner and heal er Pan te lei mon,

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330 in ter cede with the mer ci ful God that He grant un to our

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331 souls for give ness of of fenc es.- - - -

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O Ho ly Un mer ce nar ies and won der work ers,

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333 vis it our in fir mi ties; free ly ye re ceived,

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free ly give to us.

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To St. Panteleimon

To the Unmercenary Healers

335 Who can tell thy might y works, O vir gin Saint? For thou pour est forth

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336 mir a cles, and art a source of heal ings, and thou dost in ter cede for our

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337 souls, as the The o lo gian and the friend of Christ.

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To St. John the Theologian

Theotokion

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Al le lu i a, Al le lu i a, Al le lu i a.

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348 Al le lu i a, Al le lu i a, Al le lu i a

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Alleluaria for the Epistle Readings

Verse: Of mercy and judgment will I sing unto Thee, O Lord.

Verse: Of Thy mercies, O Lord, will I sing for ever.

Verse: In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me not be put to shame in the age to come.


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Verse: With patience I waited patiently for the Lord, and he was attentive unto me.

Verse: Of Thy mercies, O Lord, will I sing for ever. Unto generation and generation will I declare Thy truth with my mouth.

Verse: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.


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And to thy spir it.

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Lord, have mer cy.

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Verse: The Lord hear thee in the day of affliction; the Name of the God of Jacob defend Thee.

Before and After the Gospel

The Litany After Each Gospel

Before and After Each Prayer

363 Glo ry to the Fa ther and to the Son and to the

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365 Since we have a foun tain of heal ing, O ho ly un

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366 mer ce nar ies, give heal ing to

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all who are in need of it, for ye have

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368 been vouch safed the great est gifts from thē ev er flow ing

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369 source, our Sav ior. For the

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During the Anointing

372 pow'r o ver un clean spir its, to cast them

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373 out and to heal ev 'ry in fir mi ty, and ev 'ry

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mal a dy. There fore as good ad min is

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375 tra tors of his com mands, free ly ye- - - -

376 have re ceived, free ly give, heal ing the suf fer

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377 ings of our souls and bod ies.

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378 Both now and ev er, and un to a ges of

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379 ag es. A men.

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380 At tend un to thē en treat ies of thy sup pli

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381 ants, O all blame less One, quell ing the

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382 fierce at tacks on us, and re leas ing

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383 us from all af flic tion; for in

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384 thee a lone have we a firm and cer tain con fir ma

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385 tion, and we have gained thy pro tec tion.

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Let us not be put to shame, O Sov 'reign La dy, when we

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387 call up on thee; has ten to the sup pli

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388 ca tion of those who cry to thee in faith: Hail, Sov 'reign

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389 La dy, thou help of all, the joy and ref uge,

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Glo ry to the Father and to the Son and to the Ho ly Spir it.- - -

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Both now and ever, and unto ag es of ag es. A men.- - -

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Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mer cy. Fa

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bless.bless.

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A men.-



The Dismissal

Glory be to Jesus Christ!

Glory forever!

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