Book of Needs of the Holy Orthodox Church

by Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov

Both now. Theotokion.

Through her entreaties who to thee gave birth, O Christ, and those of thy Forerunner, and of apostles, prophets, hierarchs, venerables, and just, and of all Saints, unto thy sleeping servant give thou rest.

Then, It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord.... The whole. Trisagion. After Our Father....

Our Saviour, rest thy servant with the just, and place him in thy courts, as it is written, as being good despising his iniquities, both willing ones and those unwilling, and all those done in knowledge and in ignorance, O lover of mankind.

In thy resting-place, O Lord, where all thy Saints repose, O rest thy servant’s soul; for thou alone art lover of mankind.

O holy Mother of describeless Light, revering thee with angels’ songs, we magnify thee piously.

The deacon saith,

Have mercy upon us, O God, according to thy great mercy, we pray thee, hear and have mercy. Vide page [139].

After the exclamation of the prayer the kiss is given, while the choir singeth the stichera, tone ii.