Having awakened, arise from your bed and go to your icon corner without laziness. Silently light your candles (if you wish, light charcoal in your incense burner and place incense in it), and reverence the icons. Afterwards, stand in silence for a few moments until all your senses are calmed. At that point, make three prostrations, saying:
O Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Then make the Sign of the Cross, saying:
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Glory to thee, our God, glory to thee.
O heavenly King, O Comforter, the Spirit of truth, who art in all places and fillest all things: Treasury of good things and Giver of life: Come and dwell in us and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O gracious Lord.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal: have mercy on us. (3x)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy God visit and heal our infirmities for thy Name's sake.
Lord, have mercy. (3x)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
If there is a priest, he adds the usual exclamation. Otherwise continue as follows:
Having arisen from sleep, we fall down before thee, O Blessed One, and sing to thee, O Mighty One, the Angelic Hymn: Holy, holy, holy art thou, O God. Through the Theotokos have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
From my bed and sleep thou hast raised me: O Lord, enlighten my mind and my heart, and open my lips that I may praise thee, O Holy Trinity: Holy, holy, holy art thou, O God. Through the Theotokos have mercy on us.
Both now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Suddenly the Judge shall come, and the deeds of each shall be revealed: but with fear we cry out in the middle of the night: Holy, holy, holy art thou, O God. Through the Theotokos have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy. (12x)
A rising from sleep I thank thee, O holy Trinity, because of the abundance of thy goodness and long-suffering thou wast not wroth with me, slothful and sinful as I am; neither hast thou destroyed me in my transgressions: but in thy compassion raised me up as I lay in despair; that at dawn I might sing the glories of thy Majesty. Do thou now enlighten the eyes of my understanding, open my mouth to receive thy words, teach me thy commandments, help me to do thy will, and confessing thee from my heart, singing and praising thine All-holy Name: of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible;
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, Begotten of the Father before all worlds, Light of Light, Very God of Very God, Begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made:
Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man;
And was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; And the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures;
And ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father;
And He shall come again with glory to judge the quick and the dead, Whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, and Giver of Life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the Prophets;
And I believe in One, Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins.
I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the Life of the world to come. Amen.
We bless thee, most high God and Lord of mercies, who ever dost great and unfathomable things for us, glorious and awesome things without number. Thou givest sleep for the repose of our frailty, relieving the labors of our over-burdened flesh. We thank thee for not destroying us in our lawlessness. Instead, thou hast shown thy usual love for mankind and raised us, as we lay in despair, to glorify thy power. Therefore we implore thy boundless goodness: enlighten our thoughts and eyes and awaken our minds from the heavy sleep of laziness. Open our lips and fill them with thy praise, that we may unwaveringly hymn and confess thee, the God glorified in all and by all, the Father without beginning, with thine only-begotten Son and thine all-holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Here may be added your own private devotions and intercessions, using your own words or the General Intercession. When you have finished, conclude with this prayer:
Through the prayers of our Holy Fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ out God, have mercy upon us and save us. Amen.
Originally taken from the Fellowship of St. Philip prayer book of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
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