Saturday Evening Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
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 God,
give us knowledge of all good things
that we may worthily celebrate this great and holy day,
this glorious Sunday, through right conduct and virtuous works.
And we will glorify, adore and praise you,
your Father and your Holy Spirit,
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 Most High,
by humbling yourself, you raised us from our lowliness;
O free One, you delivered yourself to death
to free us from the bondage of sin.
As you have saved us by handing yourself over to death
and have given us cause to rejoice,
so renew us by the light of your face.
Praise be to you, now and for ever. Amen.

PSALM OF THE DAY
RAMSHO
Antiphon:
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his mercy endures for ever.

Psalm 136
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his mercy endures forever;

Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his mercy endures forever;

Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his mercy endures forever

Who alone does great wonders,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who made the heavens in wisdom,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who spread out the earth upon the waters,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who made the great lights,
for his mercy endures forever;

The sun to rule over the day,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who wrote the Egyptians in their firstborn,
for his mercy endures forever;

And brought out Israel from their midst,
for his mercy endures forever;

With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who split the Red Sea in twain;
for his mercy endures forever;

And led Israel through its midst;
for his mercy endures forever;

But swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who led his people through the wilderness,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who smote great kings,
for his mercy endures forever;

And slew powerful kings,
for his mercy endures forever;

Sihon, king of the Amorites,
for his mercy endures forever;

And Og, King of Bashan,
for his mercy endures forever;

And made their land a heritage,
for his mercy endures forever;

The heritage of Israel his servant,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who remembered us in our abjection,
for his mercy endures forever;

Who give food to all flesh,
for his mercy endures forever;

Give thanks to the God of heaven,
for his mercy endures forever;

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

Antiphon:
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his mercy endures for ever.

SECOND PRAYER
Lord, have mercy on us and save us.
O Lord,
we praise you, the Light who dispels the darkness of sin from
this world.
You enlightened the sorrowful creatures who awaited
your teaching;
the people who dwelt in darkness have seen a great light.
To you, the salvation of the living and the dead, be praise
and glory,
now and for ever. Amen.
EVENING PSALMS
Psalm 141:1-4
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.

Psalm 142
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 119: 105-112
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 117
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.
[HYMN]
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The Hymn, “The Resurrection of Christ” (page 165) may
be sung following the Evening Psalms.
HOOSOYO
PROEMION
Praise, glory and honor to the living One who does not die;
by his death has given life to his creatures
by his resurrection he has saved his Church
and by his transfiguration he has given joy to his flock.
To the Good One is due glory and honor this evening,
and all the days of our lives,
now and for ever. Amen.

SEDRO
Lord God, our Creator,
all living things adore you,
and every creature exalt your only Son.
Through you all thins came into being.
On the first day, by your command, you separated light
from darkness;
the resplendent day appeared in the world,
which you had made out of love for Adam,
image of your majesty and sign of your eternal love.
When you became flesh on earth,
you dwelt among us;
then you entered the tomb and were counted among the dead.
But from within the tomb your light shone
and the dead gave witness to your goodness when you came to them; to them you accorded hope.
You adorned the angels with the radiance of your light,
and like lightening, they shone around your tomb.
On this Sunday,
we ask you to remember the dead who sleep in your hope.
When a sign from you will make the dead rise from the tomb,
let them take a place at your right hand an rest in the blessed dwelling of your Father.
With them we will give thanks to you, O Good One,
your Father and your Holy Spirit,
now and for ever. Amen.
QOLO
Holy are you, O God, angels and men proclaim you holy in
heaven and on earth.
Holy are you, O Strong One, in your love you have called all
sinners to return to you.
Holy are you, O Immortal One, at your door sinners knock and
ask pardon.
Lord of mercy and God of all consolation, grant us guidance
pardon and remission of faults.
Lord, may we return to you and come to the paradise of
happiness filled with delight.
And we will give you glory and thanksgiving, now and for ever.

ETRO
Lord God,
grant that by our good works we may be a sweet fragrance
before you,
by our holy lives a pleasing perfume,
by our faith a pure incense,
and by our perfect witness resplendent temples.
Receive our prayers and grant our petitions;
in your love hear our requests and help us;
give rest to the souls of our departed in the dwelling of joy.
O Lord, our God, to you be glory for ever. Amen.
READINGS
MAZMOORO
Come glorious feast of Sunday, happiness and joy for
angels and men.
From the highest hills come, glorious feast; angels and
men sing and praise.
Blessed be the One who has made Sunday great among all days by praise, psalms, and by the proclamation of the gospel.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
A Reading from the Book of Exodus
Exodus 20: 1-17
Then God delivered all these commandments: “I, the LORD, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not have other gods besides me. You shall not carve idols for yourselves in the shape of anything in the sky above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth; you shall not bow down before them or worship them.
For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, inflicting punishment for their fathers’
wickedness on the children of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth generation; but bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generation, on the children of those who love me and keep my commandments. “You shall not take the name of the LORD, your God, in vain. For the LORD will not leave unpunished him who takes his name in vain. “Remember to keep holy the sabbath day. Six days you may labor and do all your work,but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD, your God. No work may be done then either by you, or your son or daughter, or your male or female slave, or your beast, or by the alien who lives with you. In six days the LORD
made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested.
That is why the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. “Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long life in the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you.
“You shall not kill. “You shall not commit adultery. “You shall not steal. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male or female slave, nor his ox or ass, nor anything else that belongs to him.”
A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles
Acts 28: 1-10
Once we had reached safety we learned that the island was called Malta. The natives showed us extraordinary hospitality; they lit a fire and welcomed all of us because it had begun to rain and was cold. Paul had gathered a bundle of brushwood and was putting it on the fire when a viper, escaping from the heat, fastened on his hand. When the natives saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “This man must certainly be a murderer; though he escaped the sea, Justice has not let him remain alive.” But he shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm. They were expecting him to swell up or suddenly to fall down dead but, after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began to say that he was a god. In the vicinity of that place were lands belonging to a man named Publius, the chief of the island. He welcomed us and received us cordially as his guests for three days. It so happened that the father of Publius was sick with a fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and, after praying, laid his hands on him and healed him. After this had taken place, the rest of the sick on the island came to Paul and were cured. They paid us great honor and when we eventually set sail they brought us the provisions we needed.

SUPPLICATION
O Son, by your resurrection you have saved your Church from
error; hear our supplication and have mercy on us.
You reconciled heaven and earth, grant peace to your Church and keep her children in the light of the cross.
Make your Church rejoice on this great day, O Son of God, and
confirm your children by the cross of light with which they
are marked. Let your peace reign among her choirs and
your feasts increase in the shadow of your peace.

May she be kept from false teachings; may she work each day
with the builders of faith, may your day be a feast which
dispels all anxiety and may your peace always reign in her
gatherings.
May rebels who seek to corrupt her be put on the right path;
Lord, may your cross be a sheepfold for her shepherds
where they gather all the sheep to your Father.
Son of God, your Church praises you on the day of your feast
and her children raise songs of glory at your manifestation.
Lord, keep your Church and her children from all evil so
that they may praise you on the day of your feast. Praise
be to you, for ever.
Let us remember the prophets, apostles and martyrs, and all those who have labored and suffered in the vineyard of the Lord:
Saint James, Saint Maron and his companions and Saint
Ephrem, harp of the Holy Spirit. 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 their prayers grant pardon to us and our deceased.
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 thank, adore, and praise the holy and glorious Trinity: Father, Son, ✛Holy Spirit. Amen.
TRISAGION
Lord, have mercy
Lord, have mercy
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.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Glory be to you, O Lord.
Glory be to you, O Lord.
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;
through 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.