Holy Easter of Christ is the greatest holiday in the life of any Christian. It is not surprising that, for some time, it changes our entire way of life. In particular, the home prayers of Bright Week differ from the usual ones. The order of preparation of a layman for Communion is changing. From the evening of the first Saturday after Easter until the feast of Trinity, some of the usual elements of morning and evening prayers also change.
So, let's look at how the home prayers of Bright Week are changing and how they differ from those we are used to. I admit that my page can be read by people who are just joining the church, and I will start with a small introduction.
One of important points The church life of a Christian is the daily home (so-called “cell”) reading of morning and evening prayers. This can be compared to " good morning" And " Good night”, which loving children say to their parents in the morning and when going to bed. Morning and evening prayers are a set of prayers composed by various saints, which the Church recommends as containing the most necessary for every Orthodox doxology and petition to God, the Mother of God and the saints for the day and the coming night.
From the Feast of Easter to the Feast of Trinity, home prayers are modified in order to express respect for the holy holiday during Bright Week and then to show the believer's understanding of the main biblical events that followed it.
The most important change that a believer needs to know about: on all days of Easter Week (Bright Week) - the first week after the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, until Saturday morning inclusive - evening and morning prayers are not read at home. Instead, the Easter Hours are sung or read. They can be found in large prayer books and canonical prayer books.
Also, any other home prayers of Bright Week - canons, akathists, etc. must be preceded by three readings of the Easter troparion:
“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.”
Preparation for Communion on Bright Week
If a Christian spent in abstinence and prayer Lent, then on Bright Week he can begin Communion on an empty stomach (that is, without taking food or water since midnight), but without fasting the day before. Of course, a reservation should be made that before Communion and break the fast Breaking the fast- permission, at the end of fasting, to eat fasting food that is prohibited during fasting It is necessary in moderation, without overeating and without indulging in drunkenness or smoking tobacco.
The home prayers of Bright Week, which make up the rule for Holy Communion, are changed in this way: instead of the three canons (Repentant, Theotokos and Guardian Angel), the Canon of Easter is read, then the Easter Hours, the Canon for Communion with prayers.
As mentioned above, all prayers, including prayers of thanks for Holy Communion, are preceded by three readings of the Easter troparion, and psalms and prayers from the Trisagion to “Our Father...” (with troparions after it) are not read.
As for confession before Communion: if you confessed during Holy Week and did not commit serious sins, then the need for confession immediately before Communion is best determined with the priest of the church where you want to receive communion or with your confessor.
Home prayers for the second week of Easter and until Trinity
From the second week after Easter (the evening of the first Saturday), the reading of the usual morning and evening prayers is resumed, as well as the Rules for Holy Communion, including the canons to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Theotokos, the Guardian Angel and the Follow-up to Holy Communion.
However, it is necessary to pay attention to the following features: before the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord (40th day after Easter), on the eve of which the Easter holiday is celebrated, instead of praying to the Holy Spirit “Heavenly King...” the Easter troparion “Christ is risen from the dead...” is read three times.
From the Ascension to the Feast of the Holy Trinity (50th day), prayers begin with the Trisagion “Holy God...”, the prayer to the Holy Spirit “Heavenly King...” is not read or sung until the Feast of the Holy Trinity.
I remind you once again that before the day of the Holy Trinity, prostrations to the ground are canceled not only at home, but also in the Temple, in particular - to the exclamation “Holy to the Saints” and when taking out the Holy Chalice.
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From Monday of Bright Week until Ascension, instead of the usual ending of the prayers, “It is worthy to eat...”, the worthy saint is sung.
Easter hours are part of the Easter day service (including Matins, Easter clock, Liturgy and Vespers).
They are read on Easter week (until Saturday morning inclusive) instead of morning and evening prayers (prayer rule).
Troparion:
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice)
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know otherwise to You, Your name we call it. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death through death. (three times)
Ipakoi:
Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I heard from the Angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why are you looking for a man? You see the graveclothes, and preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the one who put death to death, as the Son of God, who saves the human race.
Kontakion:
Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as the Conqueror, Christ God, telling the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice!, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen.
In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in paradise with the thief, and on the Throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit:
Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest palace of every king appears, Christ, Your tomb, the source of our Resurrection.
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen:
Highly illuminated Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.
Lord have mercy. (forty times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen:
The most honorable Cherub and the most glorious without comparison Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption, the real Mother of God, we magnify You.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in their tombs. (three times)
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Amen.
Easter clock in modern Russian language
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death and giving life to those in the tombs.(3)
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the Holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your Holy Resurrection, for You are our God, we know no other but You, we call on Your name. Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ, for behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing of His resurrection, for He, having endured crucifixion, crushed death through death.(3)
The women, who came with Mary before dawn and found the stone rolled away from the tomb, heard from the Angel: “In the eternal light of the One who abides, what are you looking for among the dead as a person? Look at the burial shrouds, run and proclaim to the world that the Lord has risen, putting to death death, for He “The son of God, who saves the human race!”
Although you descended into the grave, O Immortal One, you destroyed the power of hell and rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, exclaiming to the myrrh-bearing women: “Rejoice!” and giving peace to Your Apostles, You who give resurrection to the fallen.
In the grave with flesh, and in hell with soul as God, in paradise with the thief and on the throne, You, Christ, were with the Father and the Spirit, filling everything, limitless.
Glory: Thy tomb, O Christ, the source of our resurrection, appeared as the bearer of life, truly the most beautiful paradise, and the brightest of every royal palace.
And now, Mother of God: Divine consecrated Tabernacle of the Most High, rejoice! For through You, Mother of God, joy is given to those who cry: “Blessed are You among women, all-immaculate Lady!”
Lord have mercy (40),
Glory, even now: With the highest honor of the Cherubim and the incomparably more glorious Seraphim, who virginally gave birth to God the Word, the true Mother of God - We magnify You.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs.(3)
Prayers during the Easter period. Easter Clock
Hours of Holy Easter during worship in the Temple
The hours separating Easter Matins from the Liturgy pass unnoticed for many, because they are not read, as usual, but sung, and do not consist of psalms (which form their basis), but of selected Easter hymns, easily recognizable by ear.
Likewise, other services of Easter and all of Bright Week (i.e., until next Sunday) consist almost exclusively of singing (with the exception of the reading of the Apostle and the Gospel, priestly exclamations and deacon’s litanies). In general, the reading of the Psalter, a collection of Hebrew religious hymns and prayers, is abolished for the entire Bright Week because “the canopy of the Old Testament no longer has a place in the radiant radiance of New Testament grace.”
Cell prayers during the Easter period
According to a long-standing tradition, the usual morning and evening prayers are replaced on Bright Week Easter hours. All hours: 1st, 3rd, 6th, 9th - are exactly the same and read the same way. This sequence of the Easter Hours contains the main Easter hymns. It begins, of course, “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs,” “Having seen the Resurrection of Christ...” is sung three times, then the ipakoi, exapostilary, and so on are sung. This sequence of reading times is much shorter than the usual morning and evening rule. Ordinary prayers, which contain both repentant prayers and other types, are all replaced by Easter chants, which express our joy at this great event.
Easter clock
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Three times)
Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only Sinless One. We worship Your Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Your holy Resurrection. For You are our God, don’t we know anything else; We call Your name. Come, all faithful, let us worship the Holy Resurrection of Christ: behold, joy has come through the Cross to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death by death. ( Three times)
Having anticipated the morning of Mary, and having found the stone rolled away from the tomb, I hear from the angel: in the light of the ever-present Being, with the dead, why do you seek like a man? You see the graveclothes, preach to the world that the Lord has risen, the one who slays death, as the Son of God, saving the human race.
Even though you descended into the grave, Immortal, you destroyed the power of hell, and you rose again as a conqueror, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice, and grant peace to your apostles, grant resurrection to the fallen.
In the tomb carnally, in hell with the soul like God, in heaven with the thief, and on the throne you were, Christ, with the Father and the Spirit, fulfilling everything, indescribable.
Glory: Like the Life-Bearer, like the reddest of Paradise, truly the brightest of all royal palaces, Christ, Thy tomb, the source of our Resurrection.
And now: Highly illuminated Divine village, rejoice: for you have given joy, O Theotokos, to those who call: blessed art thou among women, O All-Immaculate Lady.
Lord, have mercy. ( 40 times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, amen.
We magnify You, the most honorable cherub and the most glorious seraphim without comparison, who gave birth to the Word of God without corruption, the real Mother of God.
Christ rose from the dead, trampling down death by death and giving life to those in the tombs. ( Three times)
Easter is celebrated on April 19, 2020 - main holiday Orthodox calendar, personifying the salvation of the soul and renewal. The prayers that are read in churches these days, including the Easter prayer “Christ is risen from the dead,” have a special energy.
It is believed that these days the higher powers are especially favorable to believers. Prayers for Easter help to attract good luck, protect loved ones from misfortune, recover from illnesses, successfully start a new business, and even improve your financial situation.
Throughout Holy (Easter) Week in Orthodox churches instead of the traditional morning and evening prayers, the Easter Hours are read (Prayers of the Easter Hours, filled with joy and thanksgiving to Christ). Before all prayers, including thanksgiving after communion, the troparion of Easter is read three times.
Prayer for Easter “Christ is Risen from the Dead”
“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and giving life to those in the tombs.” (Thrice)
“Having seen the Resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one.
We worship Thy Cross, O Christ, and we sing and glorify Thy holy resurrection: for Thou art our God, do we know no other to Thee, we call Thy name.”“Come, all you faithful, let us worship the holy resurrection of Christ: behold, through the Cross joy has come to the whole world. Always blessing the Lord, we sing of His resurrection: having endured crucifixion, destroy death by death.” (Read three times)
The prayer “Christ is Risen from the Dead,” like other Easter prayers, has a deep meaning. By resurrecting, Jesus showed people that the soul is eternal and does not die even when the physical body reaches its end. Thanks to Christ, believers realize that they will eventually rise from the dead and gain a beautiful and bright eternal life.
These days, the Easter canon of John of Damascus is also read in churches - it replaces the canons of the Penitential, Theotokos and Guardian Angel. At the same time, psalms and prayers from the Trisagion (“Holy God..”) through “Our Father” with troparia after it are not performed. Easter Prayers The Hours of Easter are sung instead of Compline and Midnight.
In addition to the prayer “Christ is risen from the dead,” the following prayer is traditionally read or sung on Easter, which is performed at the end of the Easter akathist.
“Oh, Most Sacred and Greatest Light of Christ, Who shone forth more than the sun throughout the whole world in Your Resurrection! On this bright and glorious and saving day of Holy Pascha, all the angels in heaven rejoice and every creature rejoices and rejoices on earth and every breath glorifies Thee, its Creator. Today the gates of heaven have been opened, and the dead have been freed into hell by Your descent. Now everything is filled with light, the heavens are the earth and the underworld. May Your light come into our dark souls and hearts and may it enlighten our present night of sin, and may we also shine with the light of truth and purity in the bright days of Your Resurrection, like a new creation about You. And thus, enlightened by You, we will go out with luminosity at the meeting of You, who comes to You from the tomb, like the Bridegroom. And as Thou didst rejoice on this bright day by Thy appearance of the holy virgins who came from the world to Thy grave in the morning, so now enlighten the deep night of our passions and dawn upon us the morning of passionlessness and purity, so that we may see Thee with our hearts, redder than the sun of our Bridegroom, and may we hear once again Your longed-for voice: Rejoice! And having thus tasted the Divine joys of the Holy Pascha while still here on earth, may we be partakers of Your eternal and great Pascha in heaven in the unevening days of Your Kingdom, where there will be unspeakable joy and those celebrating the unceasing voice and ineffable sweetness of those who behold Your ineffable kindness. For You are the True Light, enlightening and illuminating all things, Christ our God, and glory befits You forever and ever. Amen".
During Easter, believers ask higher powers health and well-being for yourself and your loved ones. Easter prayers are read not only in church, repeating their words out loud or silently behind the priest, but also at home in front of Orthodox icons- in complete solitude, turning your thoughts and words to God. On Easter, you can read the Easter Hours, “Christ is Risen from the Dead” and others, which are given in most prayer books.
The prayer for healing from three deaths is read on one's knees while the church bells ring.
“In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Now and forever and endlessly. Amen. Under Tsar Manuel Komnenos, at his golden monastery, Saint Luke of Christ served the Lord God. On the eve of Easter, the saint, in the golden laurel, Hodegetria, the Mother of God, appeared to two blind men. She led them to the Blachernae Temple. Angels, cherubim, seraphim sang, the blind before Mother Hodegetria received their sight. The holy Ruts wrote this prayer. All forty saints blessed her. Truly! The Lord himself said: “Whoever reads this prayer before Easter will, with its help, escape from three deaths.” In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".
They also read the Easter prayer, which protects believers from troubles and misfortunes:
“In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Mother Mary carried Christ, gave birth, baptized, fed, gave water, taught prayers, saved, protected. And then at the cross she sobbed, shed tears, wailed, and suffered together with her dear son. Jesus Christ rose on Sunday, and from now on His glory is from earth to heaven. Now he himself, his slaves, takes care of us and graciously accepts our prayers. Lord, hear me, save me, protect me from all troubles now and forever. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".
You can also read a health conspiracy that will help you forget about ailments and restore strength to you and your loved ones:
“In the kingdom of heaven there is a wonderful spring. Whoever touches the water, whoever washes his face with water, his illnesses will be washed away. I collected that water and gave it to God’s servant (name). In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen".
At the same time, the pectoral cross of a person who needs healing is dipped into water blessed in the church. Then the cross is put on the sick person. You need to anoint the patient’s forehead with holy water three times, then sprinkle his body 3 times a day for 7 days - and he will recover.
In order for peace and harmony to reign in the family, you need to read the following Easter prayer 12 times on the third day after Easter:
2019-07-03“Lord, help, Lord, bless with a happy Easter,
Clean days, joyful tears.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
John the Apostle, John the Theologian, John the Baptist,
John the long-suffering, John the headless,
Archangel Michael, Archangel Gabriel, St. George the Victorious,
Nicholas the Wonderworker, Barbara the Great Martyr,
Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia,
Pray for the common path of the servants of God (names of the warring parties).
Calm their anger, tame their anger, quench their rage.
His holy army,
With invincible, indomitable force, lead them to agreement.
In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen".
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