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FRIDAY

Ramsho

INTRODUCTION

DOXOLOGY

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

as we begin and until we conclude.

May mercy and compassion be poured forth upon us

in this world and the next.

O Lord, our God, to you be glory for ever.

Amen.

OPENING PRAYER

O just One,

who never committed a fault and whose mouth never uttered

deceit,

you willingly allowed yourself to be crucified between two

wrongdoers.

May your cross purify us from our sins,

deliver us from evil,

and protect us from the evil,

and protect us from the devil and his ways.

To you we shall give glory,

now and for ever.

Amen.

GREETING

Peace be with the Church and her children.

PRAISE OF THE ANGELS

Glory to God in the highest,

and peace on earth and good will to all.

Praise the Lord all you nations,

glorify him all you peoples,

for steadfast is his mercy toward us,

and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.

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

now and for ever.

and peace on earth and good will to all.

FIRST PRAYER

Lord, have mercy on us and save us.

O Lord,

put your holy fear within our hearts.

May your holy commandments be rooted deep within our hearts,

and help us to dwell, pure and holy, in your presence.

And we shall glorify you, your Father and you Holy Spirit,

now and for ever.

Amen.

Antiphon: O Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name over all the earth.

Psalm 8

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings

you have fashioned praise because of your foes,

to silence the hostile and the vengeful.

When I behold the heavens, the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars which you set in place—

What is man that you should be mindful of him,

or the son of man that you should care for him:

You made him little less than the angels,

and crowned him with glory and honor.

You have given him rule over the works of your hands,

putting all things under his feet:

All sheep and oxen,

yes, and the beasts of the field,

The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,

and whatever swims the paths of the seas.

O Lord, our Lord,

how glorious is your name over all the earth!

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Antiphon: O Lord, our Lord, how glorious is your name over all the earth.

SECOND PRAYER

Lord, have mercy on us and save us.

Lord,

through hope in your generous promises,

console us in the temptations and difficulties that

surround us here on earth.

By your power, keep the vanities of the world away from us,

and grant us to walk in the straight path of your

commandments, that lead us from earth to heaven.

Thus we shall weave crowns of victory

and our joy will be one with that of the saints, in

the life of spirit.

We shall unceasingly give you glory,

now and for ever.

Amen.

EVENING PSALMS

Psalm :1-4

O Lord, to you I call; hasten to me;

harken to my voice when I call upon you.

Let my prayer come like incense before you;

the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.

O Lord, set a watch before my mouth,

a guard at the door of my lips.

Let not my heart incline to the evil

of engaging in deeds of wickedness

With men who are evildoers;

and let me not partake of their dainties.

With aloud voice I cry out to the Lord;

with a loud voice I beseech the Lord.

My complaint I pour out before him;

before him I lay bare my distress.

When my spirit is faint within me,

you know my path.

In the way along which I walk

they have hid a trap for me.

I look to the right to see,

but there is no one who pays me heed.

I have lost all means of escape;

there is no one who cares for my life.

I cry out to you, O Lord:

I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land

of the living.”

Attend to my cry,

for I am brought low indeed.

Rescue me from my persecutors,

for they are too strong for me.

Lead me forth from prison,

that I may give thanks to your name.

The just shall gather around me

when you have been good to me.

Psalm :-

A lamp to my feet is your word,

a light to my path.

I resolve and swear

to keep your just ordinances.

I am very much afflicted;

O Lord, give me life according to your word.

Accept, O Lord, the free homage of my mouth,

and teach me your decrees.

Though constantly I take my life in my hands,

yet I forget not your law.

The wicked have laid a snare for me,

but from your precepts I have not strayed.

Your decrees are my inheritance forever;

the joy of my heart they are.

I intend in my heart to fulfill you statutes

always to the letter.

Psalm

Praise the Lord, all you nations;

glorify him, all you peoples!

For steadfast is his mercy toward us,

and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.

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

now and for ever. Amen.

Alleluia.

HOOSOYO

PROEMION

Praise, glory an honor to the Light, whose radiance has revealed the Father of lights;

to the Brightness whose splendor has drawn us to the threshold of light;

to the wise One, who, in divine generosity, has offered us the treasures of wisdom;

to the living and life-giving One who, in his kindness, has led us to the source of life.

To him, the Lord of goodness, is due glory and honor this night, and all the days of our lives,

now and for ever.

Amen.

SEDRO

Lord God,

we adore you as we beg your mercy and compassion;

in your kindness, hear our plea.

Accept this incense (these prayers) which we offer you in our

weakness, as you heard the prayer of Abel and accepted

his sacrifice because of the simplicity of his heart.

O God, deliver your people from the evil one,

as you saved the just man Noah from the torrents of the

deluge in the days of destruction.

The holy patriarchs implored you, and you granted their

petitions:

when Abraham called upon you, you delivered his

imprisoned people from the hands of kings;

when Isaac called upon you, you loosened his bonds,

saved him from his father’s knife, and accepted

the sacrifice of a ram;

when Jacob called upon you, you delivered him from the

sword of his brother, Esau;

when Moses called upon you, you opened the Red Sea

before the people of Israel;

when Aaron called upon you, you accepted the incense he

offered you in the Ark of the Covenant;

when Phinehas called upon you, the scourge was averted

from the rebellious people;

when Joshua, son of Nun, called upon you, the sun and the

moon halted in their course;

when Daniel called upon you in the den, he escaped the

mouth of the hungry lions;

when the young men of the house of Ananias called on you

in the fiery furnace,

the flames did not touch them, but instead devoured

their enemies.

O God, hear our prayer at this time,

as you heard the prayer of king Hezekiah while the forces

of Sennecharib fled before him.

Grant our petitions, O Lord, as you answered the prayer of

Elijah when fire came down and consumed his sacrifice.

And as you heard the prayer of Anna in the temple,

Mary and Martha at the tomb of their brother Lazarus,

that of the holy apostles in the Upper Room,

and the martyrs at the judgment seat.

O Lord, hear the prayers of your servants who stand in your

presence.

Draw from your heavenly treasure and grant their petitions.

Give hope and joy to all who turn to you and await your grace.

Then we shall unceasingly glorify you, your Father and your

Holy Spirit,

now and for ever.

Amen.

QOLO

You accepted the sacrifice David offered you with a sincere

heart and death was turned away from Israel.

Calm the anger heaped up against the flock which you have

redeemed by your blood. Through the prayers of your Church,

your people implore your majesty to turn away your anger from

them.

ETRO

O Lord,

accept this incense (prayer) offered by your Church.

Through it, bring healing to our souls and bodies,

and peace to the faithful departed who rest in your hope.

To you be glory and thanksgiving,

now and for ever.

Amen.

READINGS

MAZMOORO

Lord, on Friday you formed me and clothed me in glory. Satan

was jealous and seduced me; Lord, have mercy on us.

You formed me; you laid your hand upon me and clothed me in

glory. Satan was jealous and seduced me; Lord, have mercy

on us.

Lord, do not deprive us from hearing your words, “Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom.”

SCRIPTURE READINGS

A Reading from the Letter to the Ephesians

Ephesians 3:1-12

I am sure you have heard of the ministry which God in his goodness gave me in your regard.

That is why to me, Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles, God’s secret plan as I have briefly described it was revealed. When you read what I have said, you will realize that I know what I am talking about in speaking of the mystery of Christ, unknown to men in former ages but now revealed by the Spirit to the holy apostles and prophets. It is no less than this: in Christ Jesus the Gentiles are now co-heirs with the Jews, members of the same body and sharers of the promise through the preaching of the gospel.

Through the gift God in his goodness bestowed on me by the exercise of his power, I became a minister of the gospel. To me, the least of all believers, was given the grace to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ and to enlighten all men on the mysterious design which for ages was hidden in God, the Creator of all. Now, therefore, through the church, God’s manifold wisdom is made known to the principalities and powers of heaven, in accord with his age-old purpose, carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord. In Christ and through faith in him we can speak freely to God, drawing near him with confidence.

SUPPLICATION

O Lord of night and Master of all time, hear our supplications and have mercy on us.

You have reconciled heaven and earth, grant peace to your

Church, and keep her children in the light of the cross.

The Son of God comes for trial and judgment. Who would not

fear the awesome Judge, who holds in his hands the burning

torch? By fire he will judge, and with flames he will

separate the good from the evil.

The Second Coming will not be like the first. The first time, he came as victim for sinners, but at the Second Coming

he will come as righteous Judge.

He will test all people in the crucible; all imperfection will be put to consuming fire. Let us then fear the coming of the Son

of God and hasten to repentance.

Glory to the Father, who has entrusted all judgment to the Son; adoration to the Son, who will judge with equity; thanks-

giving to the Spirit, who knows no partiality. Glory to the

three Persons, in one Godhead.

The Virgin Mary, your Mother, and the apostles. prophets and

martyrs intercede for us; O God, through their prayers,

strengthen the weak, comfort the sick, grant pardon to the

deceased and forgive the faults of us poor sinners.

Exalt, O Lord, the memory of your Mother and your saints:

through the prayers of your Mother, the prophets, apostles

and martyrs, watch over the living, and in your mercy,

forgive those who have died.

HOOTOMO

Let us confess, adore, and praise the holy and glorious Trinity: Father, Son ✛ and Holy Spirit.

Amen.

TRISAGION

Lord, have mercy

Holy are you, O God;

Holy are you, O Strong One;

Holy are you, O Immortal One;

have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.

Lord, forgive us and have mercy on us.

Lord, hear us and have mercy on us.

Lord, accept our worship and our prayers.

Lord, come to our assistance and have mercy on us.

LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father, who are in heaven;

hallowed be your name;

your kingdom come;

your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;

and forgive us our trespasses

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil,

For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours,

now and for ever.

Amen.

O Lord, the night and the day are yours;

you uphold the light and the sun.

Through your power you direct the sequence of the seasons.

O Lord,

you have brought the day to its close and called forth the night; be for us that great Day that never ends.

In the evening let your light shine in our hearts,

and in the darkness of the night

enlighten us with the knowledge of your truth.

And so, through all the days of our lives,

we shall praise you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

To you be glory and may your mercy rest upon us,

now and for ever.

Amen.

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE

Let us thank God for all the graces he has bestowed on us

this day which has passed in calm and peace.

Let us recall our failings against the commandments of God

and the Church in thought, word, deed and omission

We ask for God’s pardon as we pray:

Forgive us, Jesus!

Lord, have mercy.

Glory be to you, O Lord.

God,

Father in heaven,

by your living and holy name,

keep us from evil an lead us not into temptation;

for we call upon you, O Lord, our God, our constant hope,

glory to you for ever.

O Lord, our Lord,

may our humble worship be pleasing to you;

may our prayers come before you and our actions give

you honor.

Let you mercy, kindness, help, graces and divine love

be poured abundantly upon us poor sinners,

both in heaven and on the earth

which you have created in your goodness.

O Lord, our God, to you be glory for ever.

Amen.

DISMISSAL

Peace be with you.

And also with you.

O God,

through the prayers of your Mother and the saints who have

believed in you;

the prayers of the prophets, apostles, martyrs and confessors; through the prayers of the just, the priests, the holy fathers, pastors and teachers of the truth faith;

and through the prayers of N., Pope of Rome, N., our Patriarch, and N., our Bishop,

forgive your people and have mercy on your flock.

May God bless, forgive, sanctify, purify, and keep each of the faithful united with us in this spiritual office.

May mercy and compassion be upon us and all the faithful who

dwell here.

May peaceful rest be granted to those who have died in the faith.

May the faithful who live here experience the protection of

Christ’s victorious cross.

May we and all his servants, who adore him with bowed heads,

receive the mercy of the holy and glorious Trinity

Father, Son, ✛ Holy Spirit, to whom be glory now and for ever.

Amen.

May God forgive your sins,

pardon your failings,

and deliver you from the power of the enemy.

May he grant you the remission of your offenses.

Go in peace, and pray to Christ for me.

Thursday Evening Consecration of the Church