Typika

The order of Typika for lay prayer when attendance at the Divine Liturgy is not possible.

Bless the Lord, my soul! Blessed are You, Lord.

Psalm 102

Bless the Lord, my soul, and my whole being is His holy name. Bless the Lord, my soul, and do not forget all His rewards: He forgives all your iniquities, heals all your ailments, delivers your life from destruction, crowns you with mercy and bounty, fulfills your desires with good things - your youth will be renewed like an eagle’s. The Lord shows mercy and judgment to all those who are offended. He revealed His ways to Moses, and His desires to the children of Israel. The Lord is generous and merciful, long-suffering and abundantly merciful, he is not completely angry and is not forever indignant. He did not deal with us according to our iniquities, nor did He reward us according to our sins, for, according to the height of heaven from the earth, the Lord established His mercy towards those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, He removed our iniquities from us. Just as the father has mercy on his sons, the Lord has mercy on those who fear Him, for He knows our composition, He remembers that we are dust. Man is like the grass of his days, like the flower of the field, so he will fade, for the breath has ceased in him - and he will no longer be, and he will no longer recognize his place. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness is on the sons of sons, who keep His covenant and remember His commandments to do them. The Lord has prepared His throne in heaven, and His Kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord, all His angels, mighty in might, doing His word, as soon as they hear the voice of His words. Bless the Lord, all His armies, all His servants, you who do His will. Bless the Lord, all His creatures, in every place of His dominion.

Bless the Lord, my soul, and my whole being is His holy name. Blessed are You, Lord.

Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit!

Psalm 145

Praise the Lord, my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life, sing to my God as long as I exist. Do not trust in princes, in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation: his spirit will depart, and he will return to his land; on that day all his thoughts will perish. Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob as his helper; his hope is in the Lord his God, who created heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them, who preserves the truth forever, who brings judgment to the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry; The Lord sets free the prisoners, the Lord makes the blind wise, the Lord raises up the downtrodden, the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord protects strangers, He will accept the orphan and the widow, and He will turn the path of sinners into nothing. The Lord will reign forever, Your God, O Zion, forever and ever.

And now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

The Only Begotten Son and the Word of God! / Immortal and destined for our salvation / to be incarnate from the Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, / invariably made man and crucified, Christ God, / trampling death by death, / One of the Holy Trinity, / glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit, save us!

On Great Lent, the psalms are not read, but after the prayer of the 9th hour the Blessed Ones are sung in tone 8, with the refrain: Remember us, Lord, when You come in Your Kingdom after each verse.

Outside the Great Lent, the Blessed are read with troparia from the Octoechos or Menaion according to the charter:

In Your Kingdom, remember us, O Lord, when You come in Your Kingdom.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

On 10: Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

Troparion

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

Troparion

On 8: Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

Troparion

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Troparion

On 6: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

Troparion

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Troparion

On 4: Blessed are you when they revile you and persecute you and slander you in every way unjustly because of Me.

Troparion

Rejoice and be glad, for great is your reward in heaven. (Matthew 5:3–12A)

Troparion

Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit!

Troparion

And now, and always, and forever and ever. Amen.

Troparion

Further, if the Liturgy is not served, the prokeimenon is proclaimed and readings from the Holy Scripture follow.

Daily Prokeimena

Monday, tone 4

You create Your angels with spirits, / and Your servants with a flame of fire. Verse: Bless the Lord, my soul! Lord my God, You are greatly exalted. (Ps 103:4, 1)

On Tuesday, tone 7

The righteous will rejoice in the Lord, / and trust in Him. Verse: Hear, O God, my voice when I pray to You. (Ps 63:11, 2)

On Wednesday, tone 3, hymn of the Virgin Mary

My soul magnifies the Lord, / and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior. Verse: That He looked upon the humility of His Servant, for from now on all generations will call Me blessed. (Luke 1:46–48)

Thursday, tone 8

Their voice went out into the whole earth, / and their speech to the ends of the world. Verse: The heavens proclaim the glory of God, but the firmament proclaims the work of His hands. (Psalm 18:5, 2)

On Friday, tone 7

Lift up the Lord our God, / and worship His footstool, for it is holy. Verse: The Lord reigns: let the nations be angry! (Ps 98:5, 1)

On Saturday, tone 8

Rejoice in the Lord, / and rejoice, ye righteous. Verse: Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered. (Ps 31:11A, 1)

Remember us, Lord, when You come in Your Kingdom.

Remember us, Master, when you come in Your Kingdom.

Remember us, Holy One, when You come in Your Kingdom.

The heavenly choir sings Your praises and cries out: “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of Your glory!”

Verse: Come to Him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be ashamed.

The heavenly choir sings Your praises and cries out: “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of Your glory!”

Glory: The choir of holy Angels and Archangels with all the heavenly Powers sings to You and calls out: “Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Hosts, heaven and earth are full of Your glory!”

And now:

Creed

  1. I believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
  2. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, unmade, of one essence with the Father, through whom all things were made.
  3. For our sake, people, and for our salvation, who came down from heaven, and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man.
  4. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried.
  5. And rose again on the third day, according to the Scriptures.
  6. And ascended into heaven, and sat at the right hand of the Father.
  7. And He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end.
  8. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father, together with the Father and the Son, alike worshiped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets.
  9. Into one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
  10. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.
  11. I look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
  12. and to the life of the age to come. Amen.

Pardon, remit, forgive, O God, our offenses, voluntary and involuntary, committed in deed and word, in knowledge and in ignorance, by night and by day, in mind and thought— forgive us all, for You are good and love humankind.

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Priest: For Thine is the Kingdom:

Reader: Amen.

Kontakia

Then on feasts the kontakion of the feast is read; if the memory of a saint is also celebrated, then first the kontakion is read to him, then Glory, and now: the feast. On non-feast days and during fasting, when “Alleluia” is sung, first the kontakion of the Transfiguration or the Church of Christ is read (on Wednesday and Friday - to the Holy Cross), then the day of the week, the holy temple, the holy day, and then:

Glory: Rest in peace with the saints:

And now: The protection of Christians is reliable: or kontakion of the Church of the Mother of God.

Transfiguration, tone 7

You were transfigured on the mountain, / and as far as your disciples could comprehend, / they contemplated your glory, O Christ God, / so that when they saw you crucified, / they would understand that your suffering was voluntary / and they would proclaim to the world, / that you are truly the Father’s Radiance.

On Monday — to the Ethereal Forces, tone 2

Archangels of God, servants of the Divine Glory, / leaders of angels and mentors of people, / ask for what is useful to us and great mercy, / like the disembodied archangels.

On Tuesday — St. John the Baptist, tone 2

Prophet of God and Forerunner of grace, / having found your head like the most sacred rose in the earth, / we always receive healing, / for again, as before, / you proclaim repentance to the world.

On Wednesday and Friday — Holy Cross, tone 4

Ascended to the Cross voluntarily, / to the new people named after You, / grant Your mercies, O Christ God; / make your faithful people glad with your power, / giving them victories over their enemies, / - may they have help from you, / a weapon of peace, an invincible sign of victory.

On Thursday — St. To the Apostles, tone 2

The unshakable and God-honored preachers, / the highest of Your disciples, O Lord, / You accepted into the enjoyment of Your blessings and peace; / for You have recognized their labors and death as greater than any sacrifice, / You alone know what is in the hearts.

On the same day — St. Nicholas, tone 3

In the Worlds, you, saint, appeared as the performer of sacred rites, / for having fulfilled the Gospel of Christ, / you, reverend, laid down your soul for your people / and saved the innocent from death; / therefore you were sanctified, / as a great minister of the mysteries of God’s grace.

On Saturday — Glory, tone 8

With the saints, / Christ, rest the souls of Your servants, / where there is no pain, no sorrow, no groaning, / but endless life.

And now, tone 8

As the first fruits of nature, to the Planter of all creation, / the universe brings, to You, Lord, God-bearing martyrs. / Through their prayers and the intercession of the Mother of God, / Preserve Your Church - Your people / in deep peace, O Most Merciful One.

All days except Saturday.

Glory, tone 8: Rest with the saints, / Christ, the souls of Your servants, / where there is no pain, no sorrow, no groaning, / but endless life.

And now, tone 6: The protection of Christians is reliable, / The intercession to the Creator is unchangeable! / Do not despise the prayerful voices of sinners, / but come quickly, as the Good One, to help us, / who call upon You with faith: / “Hasten with your intercession and hasten your prayer, Mother of God, / always protecting those who honor You!”

Or kontakion of the Church of the Virgin Mary.

If the Great Lent:

Lord, have mercy. (40 times)

Glory, and now:

It is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos, ever-blessed and most pure, and the Mother of our God. / More honorable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: / without defilement thou gavest birth to God the Word: / true Theotokos, we magnify thee.

Bless in the name of the Lord, father.

Priest: God, have mercy on us and bless us; Show us the light of Your face and have mercy on us.

Reader: Amen.

And the prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian with 16 bows:

Lord and Master of my life! Do not betray me to the spirit of idleness, vanity, lust for power and idle talk. (Bow)

Grant the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to me, your servant. (Bow)

Yes, Lord the King, let me see my sins and not condemn my brother, for You are blessed forever and ever. Amen. (Bow)

Also 12 small bows with prayer: God, cleanse me, a sinner.

And again the whole prayer: Lord and Master of my life: and one great bow.

If there is no Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, then we begin Vespers: Come, let us worship. (three times) And Psalm 103.

If we celebrate the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, then after bowing: Trisagion. Glory, and now: Most Holy Trinity: Lord, have mercy. (three times) Glory, and now: Our Father: Priest: For Thine is the kingdom: Reader: Amen. Lord, have mercy. (12 times) And the prayer: All-Holy Trinity: (see below).

Priest: Wisdom.

Chorus: It is truly worthy to glorify You, the Mother of God, / eternally blessed and most immaculate / and the Mother of our God.

Priest: Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

Chorus: It is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos, ever-blessed and most pure, and the Mother of our God. / More honorable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: / without defilement thou gavest birth to God the Word: / true Theotokos, we magnify thee.

Priest: Glory to Thee, Christ our God, our hope, glory to Thee.

Chorus: Glory, and now, Lord, have mercy. (three times) Bless.

The priest pronounces the dismissal, during which he commemorates the saints of the day, and we begin the Liturgy.

If it is not Great Lent, then after the kontakia:

Lord, have mercy. (12 times)

And prayer: All-Holy Trinity, consubstantial Dominion, indivisible Kingdom, Author of all good things! Be kind to me, a sinner: strengthen, enlighten my heart and remove all filth from me, enlighten my thoughts, so that I can always glorify, sing, worship and exclaim: “One is Holy, one is Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father.” Amen.

Blessed be the name of the Lord from now on and forever. (three times)

Glory, and now:

Psalm 33

I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise will always be on my lips. Let my soul glory in the Lord, that the meek may hear and be glad. Magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together. I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my sorrows. Come to Him and be enlightened, and your faces will not be ashamed. This beggar cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him from all his sorrows. The Angel of the Lord will encamp around those who fear Him and deliver them. Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him. Fear the Lord, all you His saints, for there is no shortage of those who fear Him. The rich became poor and began to starve, but those who seek the Lord will not tolerate the need for any good. Come, children, listen to me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is the person who wants to live, who wants to see good days? Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and strive towards it: the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are on their prayer; but the face of the Lord is upon those who do evil, to destroy the memory of them from the earth. The righteous cried out - and the Lord heard them, and delivered them from all their sorrows. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and humble in spirit and will save. The righteous have many sorrows - and the Lord will deliver them from all of them. The Lord protects all their bones; not one of them will be broken. The death of sinners is evil, and those who hate the righteous will sin. The Lord will deliver the souls of His servants, and all who trust in Him will not sin.

After this the priest: Wisdom.

Chorus: It is truly worthy to glorify You, the Mother of God, / eternally blessed and most immaculate / and the Mother of our God.

Priest: Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

Chorus: It is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos, ever-blessed and most pure, and the Mother of our God. / More honorable than the Cherubim, and more glorious beyond compare than the Seraphim: / without defilement thou gavest birth to God the Word: / true Theotokos, we magnify thee.

Priest: Glory to Thee, Christ our God, our hope, glory to Thee.

Chorus: Glory, and now, Lord, have mercy. (three times) Bless.

The priest pronounces the dismissal, during which he commemorates the saints of the day.