The Great Christmas Sleep Prayer

Priest: Blessed be God our God, for all time, now and ever, and forever and ever.

Chorus: Amen

Priest: * Glory be to you our Lord, Glory be to you *

O heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of truth, present everywhere and filling all, treasurer of good deeds and giver of life, come and dwell in us, purify us from every defilement, and save our souls, O good one.

the reader: Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us (Three)

Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages. Amen.

O Holy Trinity, have mercy on us, O Lord, forgive our sins, O Lord, overlook our bad deeds, O Holy One, come and heal our diseases, for your name’s sake.

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy.

Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us today our essential bread, and leave us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Priest: For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages.

the reader: Amen. O Lord, have mercy 12 times. Glory. Now. ..

Come, let us prostrate and kneel before our King and our God.

Come, let us prostrate and kneel before Christ, our King and God.

Come, let us prostrate and kneel before Christ, this is our King and our God.

Psalm 44

My heart overflowed with good words. I tell my deeds to the king. My tongue is the pen of a skilled writer

You are more beautiful than human beings. Grace has been poured out on your lips, so may God bless you forever

Strap your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, your majesty and splendor

And with your majesty, I storm. ride. For the sake of truth, meekness, and righteousness, let your right hand show you fears

Your arrows are sharpened into the heart of the king's enemies. Peoples under you fall

Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever. The staff of your king is a staff of integrity

You loved righteousness and hated iniquity. For this reason, God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness more than your companions

All your clothes are myrrh, aloes, and frankincense. From the palaces of ivory, your secret is the tendons

Daughters of kings among your concubines. I placed the queen at your right hand, in gold or verit

Listen, girl, and see, incline your ear, and forget your people and your father's house

The king desires your beauty, because he is your master, so prostrate to him

And the daughter of Tire, the richest of nations, accepts your face with a gift

All the glory of the king's daughter in her boudoir. Woven with the gold of her clothes

In embroidered clothes, she is brought to the king. Following her are the virgins of her companions. Introductions to you

They come with joy and joy. They enter the king's temple

In place of your fathers there will be sons; you will appoint them as rulers throughout the earth

I will mention your name every generation. For this reason, the peoples will praise you forever and ever

Psalm 71

Oh God, give your judgments to the king, and your blessings to the king’s son

He will judge your people with justice, and your poor with justice

The mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness

He judges the poor people. He saves the children of the miserable, and crushes the oppressor

They will fear you as long as the sun and before the moon to all generations

It falls like rain on the mowers, and like rain showers pouring onto the earth

In his days, righteousness will shine, and peace will abound until the moon disappears

He will rule from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth

Before him the people of the wilderness kneel, and his enemies lick the dust

The kings of Tarshish and Algiers send an offering. The kings of Arabia and Sheba give a gift

And all kings bow down to him. All nations worship him

Because it saves the poor who calls for help, and the needy because he has no helper

He pities the poor and the miserable, and saves the souls of the poor

From oppression and kidnapping he redeems their souls, and their blood is precious in his eyes

And he lives and gives him the gold of Sheba. And always pray for him. The whole day is blessed

There will be a handful of wheat in the earth at the tops of the mountains. Their fruit sways like Lebanon, and they blossom from the city like the grass of the earth

May his name endure forever. Before the sun his name is extended, and they are blessed by it. All the nations of the earth will call him blessed

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does wonders

And blessed be the name of his glory forever

And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Let it be, then let it lie

Psalm 109

The Lord said to my Lord: Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool

The Lord will send your scepter of strength from Zion. Dominate in the midst of your enemies

Your people are willing in the day of your strength, in a sacred adornment from the womb of dawn, to you is the dawn of your youth

The Lord has sworn and will not repent: You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek

The Lord at your right hand will destroy kings on the day of his wrath

He judges among the nations. Corpses filled the vast land. Crush their heads

From the river he drinks on the way, so he raises his head

Glory be to the Father...

I believe In one God, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth and all that is seen and unseen, and in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father in the essence by which he was made. Everything that for us human beings and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnated by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man and was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate and suffered and was buried and rose on the third day according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father and will also come in glory to judge the living and the dead. Whose kingdom has no end, and in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father, who is with the Father and the Son, worshiped and glorified, who spoke through the prophets, and in one holy, universal Church, his apostles. I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins, and I hope for the resurrection of the dead and life in the age to come. Amen

God is with us, so know, O nations, and be defeated. Because God is with us*

Listen to the ends of the earth. Because God is with us*

O strong ones, you have been defeated. Because God is with us*

Because even if you are strong, you will also be defeated. Because God is with us*

And whatever thoughts you have, the Lord will destroy them. Because God is with us*

And whatever word you have said does not abide in you. Because God is with us*

As for your fear, we do not fear it, nor are we shaken by it. Because God is with us*

The Lord is our God, whom we sanctify and fear. Because God is with us*

And if I trust in Him, He is my sanctification. Because God is with us*

I will be dependent on him and be saved by him. Because God is with us*

Here I am and the children that God has given me. Because God is with us*

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. Because God is with us*

O inhabitants of the land of death and its darkness, a light shines upon you. Because God is with us*

For a child has been born to us, and a son has been given to us. Because God is with us*

He is the one whose leadership rests on his shoulders. Because God is with us*

And His peace knows no bounds. Because God is with us*

His name will be called the Messenger of Great Opinion. Because God is with us*

A strange counselor. Because God is with us*

A powerful and sovereign God, the Prince of Peace. Because God is with us*

Father of the age to come. Because God is with us*

Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Because God is with us*

Now and ever and forever and ever, Amen. Because God is with us*

God is with us, so know, O nations, and be defeated. Because God is with us*

Then this troparion read:

Through your incarnation, O Lord, you imprint divinity itself on humanity, so that humanity may be adorned with the character of divinity, as you took on what is not of your nature to make clear to me that it is not impossible for me to change my bad will. O you who opened the heavens and descended to us, teach us to open the doors of our hearts, so we forgive those who wrong us, and give to our brothers. With compassion similar to your love

Then on the second tune: the meter of the Holy Week canon

O house of Ephratha, for Jerusalem, you are a house of glory for the prophets. Prepare a place for God to be born in you.

** God is from the south - He comes from a misleading, slurred mountain

Great is the secret of piety. God, who is the most powerful, became a person like me to bear my sins, who is innocent of complaint

** Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord God. The Lord has appeared to us

In his body, the Lord summarized all human beings, and the prophets had previously said about him that he is the awaited Messiah

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

He broke the veils of the sky and came to the land of annihilation, the great messenger of opinion to save the wretched race of humans from death

** Now and at all times and forever and ever, Amen

Being born to a virgin is an astonishing matter, how the one who gave the law came under the law when he is the unreasonable Lord

the reader: The first reading from the book of Daniel the Prophet

Priest: Wisdom: Let us listen

the reader: You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a great statue. This great, very splendid statue stood before you, and its appearance was enormous. The head of this statue was made of fine gold. His chest and arms are silver. His stomach and thighs are made of copper, his legs are made of iron. You were looking at his feet, part of iron and part of clay, until a stone was cut out without hands, and he struck the statue on his feet, which were of iron and clay, and crushed them. Then the iron, the clay, the copper, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff on a summer threshing floor. The wind carried them away, and no place was found for them. As for the stone that struck the statue, it became a huge mountain and filled the entire earth. This is the dream. So we will tell his interpretation before the king.

The God of heaven will establish a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and its kingdom will not be left to other people. It will crush and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever because you saw that a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it crushed the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold. Almighty God has known to the king what will come after this. The dream is real and its interpretation is certain

the reader : The second reading from the prophecy of the Prophet Isaiah

Priest: Wisdom: Let us listen

the reader : No darkness will overwhelm the one who suffers from distress. Just as God in ancient times humbled the land of scavengers and naphthalites, so in recent times he will honor the road to the sea and across the Jordan, the Galilee of the nations. The people walking in darkness have seen a great light, and a light has shined on those living in the land of the shadow of death... You have multiplied the nation and increased its joy. They rejoiced in your presence as they rejoice in the times of harvest and as those who share the spoils rejoice. For you have broken, as in the day of Midian, the yoke of his burden, the staff of his shoulder, and the rod of his mockery. Every weapon of the armed man in the battle, and every garment stained with blood, is cast as fuel for the fire and burned. For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us. He will bear the government on his shoulder, and his name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the growth of his government and the peace that prevails over the throne of David and his kingdom, to establish it and uphold it with justice and righteousness, from now on and forevermore. The zeal of the Almighty God will accomplish this.

the reader : The third reading from the prophecy of the Prophet Isaiah

Priest: Wisdom to listen

the reader : Then the Lord spoke to Ahaz again, saying: Ask for a sign from the Lord your God, whether in the depths of the abyss or in the height of the highest heaven. Ahaz replied: “I will not ask, nor will I tempt the Lord.” Then Isaiah said: “Listen, O house of David: Is it not enough for you that you have weary men to the point of wearying my God?” also? But the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and she will call his name Emmanuel. He is God with us. Know therefore, you nations, and be defeated. Listen to the ends of the earth. You who are strong, overcome. For if you are strong, you will also be overcome. And whatever idea you have, it will perish. Lord, whatever word you have said shall not abide in you. Because God is with us

Chant to the tune of O Lord of Hosts in the sixth tune

O our Lord who comes, O Emmanuel, enlighten us with your radiance, dispelling our sorrows, and strengthen us with your love, confirming us in hope. O our Lord, who comes, O Emmanuel.

** God will come openly and our God will not be silent **

O our Lord who comes, O Emmanuel, enlighten us with your radiance, dispelling our sorrows, and strengthen us with your love, confirming us in hope. O our Lord, who comes, O Emmanuel.

** My heart overflows with good words, I say my deeds to the king **

O our Lord who comes, O Emmanuel, enlighten us with your radiance, dispelling our sorrows, and strengthen us with your love, confirming us in hope. O our Lord, who comes, O Emmanuel.

** From the womb before the morning star I gave birth to you **

O our Lord who comes, O Emmanuel, enlighten us with your radiance, dispelling our sorrows, and strengthen us with your love, confirming us in hope. O our Lord, who comes, O Emmanuel.

** The Lord has sworn and will not regret that you are the priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek **

O our Lord who comes, O Emmanuel, enlighten us with your radiance, dispelling our sorrows, and strengthen us with your love, confirming us in hope. O our Lord, who comes, O Emmanuel.

** He sent His word, healed them, saved them, and delivered them from their corruption **

O our Lord who comes, O Emmanuel, enlighten us with your radiance, dispelling our sorrows, and strengthen us with your love, confirming us in hope. O our Lord, who comes, O Emmanuel.

** The light has shone in the darkness for the upright, the Lord is gracious, merciful and a friend **

O our Lord who comes, O Emmanuel, enlighten us with your radiance, dispelling our sorrows, and strengthen us with your love, confirming us in hope. O our Lord, who comes, O Emmanuel.

Singing to the sixth tune and the angelic forces: Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

O Lord, the prophets rejoiced because they witnessed the fulfillment of the promises of your incarnation, as your lights shone in the darkness of the universe, inaugurating the kingdom. Who can realize the wonder of your birth, O He who has no beginning, or who can praise your condescension?

Now and at all times and forever and ever, Amen

We look to you with reverence, O Mother of God, the new Eve, and we ask you about the wondrous secret. How did you embrace the one who cannot fit in a place? How did you give him a body for the one who replaced the leaves of our nakedness and clothed us with the glory that he took off?

The beginning of the message with the first tune

Prokimnen

...From the womb before the morning star I gave birth to you...

Chorus: From the womb before the morning star I gave birth to you. The Lord has sworn and will not regret it (2)

.... God sent redemption for his people. His name is holy and awesome....

Chorus: From the womb before the morning star I gave birth to you. The Lord has sworn and will not regret it

Priest: wisdom

the reader : A chapter from the Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Philippians

Priest: Let's listen

the reader : Brethren, let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made himself of no reputation, and took the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God also exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Priest: Peace be upon you, reader, and all people

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

** The heavens announce the glory of God, and the astronomy declares the works of His hands **

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

** Day broadcasts news to day and night reveals knowledge to night **

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

Priest: Wisdom: Let us be upright and listen to the reading of the Holy Bible. Peace be upon you all

Chorus: And for your soul too

Priest: An honorable chapter from the Gospel of Saint Matthew, the Evangelist and pure disciple

Chorus: Glory to you, Lord, glory to you

Priest: Let us listen, as for the birth of Jesus Christ, it was as follows: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Spirit. Holy. Her husband Joseph, who was righteous and did not want to make her public, wanted to leave her secretly. But while he was thinking about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying: “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your husband.” Tak. Because what was conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son and call his name Jesus. Because he saves his people from their sins. And all this happened so that what was spoken by the Lord by the prophet might be fulfilled, saying: Behold, the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call his name Immanuel, which is interpreted: May God be with us. When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took his wife. He did not know her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. And he called his name Jesus.

Chorus: Glory to you, Lord, glory to you

Troparions on the original fast sixth tune

Come, O angelic hosts of the Lord, to Bethlehem, the Jewish village, and prepare a place for the one who does not have a place, the Creator of the universes, who was born before the ages of the Father, and is now born as a human being, to receive the salvation of humanity.

** The people walking in darkness have seen a great light, and on those sitting in the country of death a light has shone **

The rich man accepted poverty in order to enrich us. The Most High came down to us to exalt us. Let us renounce desires, riches, and lowly glory. The door of heaven was opened for us. Let us forsake the faults of all of us. The light has shone. Let us rejoice and give to the poor.

** And you, Bethlehem, while you are young, a ruler will emerge from you who will take care of the people of Israel **

Come, O shepherds, from the darkness of the night, the lights of the divine Christ have shone, and offer praises to the Lord like angels. Shine for those who are in the shadow of death, chained and voiceless. O Magi, come, prostrate to the glorious birth of Christ, the Lord.

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

By being separate from you, we have excluded you, by your humility, from you. O God, whose name is unapproachable. You have assumed the nature of humanity and will not participate in sin. With love, you have drawn us to your brother. We will give of what enriches us.

**Now and at all times and forever and ever, Amen**

Give her good news, Joseph, with clear words: King David found Christ through the miracle of the Virgin who will give birth to the Paschal Lamb of God, who will erase the sins of Eve and Adam, and sing to him: Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth.

the reader: God bless. (40 times)

O you who, at all times and at every hour in heaven and on earth, are worshiped and glorified, Christ God, long-suffering, abundant in mercy, abundant in compassion, who loves the righteous and has mercy on sinners, who calls all to salvation through the promise of the good things awaited, you, O Lord, accept from us in this The hour is our requests, and facilitate our lives to implement Your commandments. Sanctify our souls, purify our bodies, straighten our thoughts, purify our intentions, deliver us from all sorrow, evil and pain. Surround us with your holy angels, so that if we are protected and guided in their camp, we may attain unity of faith and knowledge of your unapproachable glory. From Him, you are blessed forever and ever. Amen.

the reader : God bless. (Three)

. Glory... now... O you who are more honorable... in the name of the Lord, bless, Father.

Priest: May God have mercy on us and bless us, and let His face shine upon us and have mercy on us.

the reader: God bless (12)

O Most High, sanctified by the Mother of God, save us

** Mrs. Afshin **

O pure Lady, pure virgin, spotless Bride of God, innocent of defilement, O you who through your miraculous birth united the Word of God with humanity, and coupled the excluded nature of our race with the heavenly ones. O, the hope of those who have no hope other than You alone, O who is a help to the warriors, and a ready help for those who rush to it, O the refuge of all Christians, do not despise me, the sinner, the sinner, who is defiled by the ugly thoughts, words, and deeds of my entire self, and who through inactive resolve becomes an idle slave and a servant of the self for a lifetime, but since You Mother of the God who loves mankind, have compassion on me, who is excessive and sinful, and accept from my filthy lips the supplication that I offer you, and with the maternal help you have toward your Son, our Lord and Master, pray to Him, so that He may open to me the wings of His love for mankind, His compassion, and His goodness, and to overlook my shortcomings that It exceeds statistics, and it brings me back To repentance, and make me an experienced doer of His commandments. And always be with me, O Most Merciful, Compassionate, Loving, and Righteous. As for this present age, with the fervor of intercession and aid, protect me from the evil attacks of the stubborn ones, and guide me to salvation. As for the time of my wretched soul’s departure, those around me will overtake me, and for the gloom of the sights of the evil jinn, be far from me. As for the terrible Day of Judgment, So save me from eternal punishments, and make me an heir to the honor and glory of your Son and our mysterious God, which I will gain through you and your support, O Most Holy Mother of God, my Lady. By the grace of your only Son, our Lord, God, and Savior, Jesus Christ, and His love for mankind, to whom all glory, honor, and prostration are due, with His beginningless Father and His all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages, Amen.

**Afshin for Mr**

And grant us, O Master, as we go to sleep, rest of soul and body, and stimulate us from the dull slumber of sin, and from all the pleasures of nightly desires of darkness. Calm the wing of passions, quench the fiery arrows of the evil one that rage against us deceitfully. Nullify the riot of our bodies, and rest all our earthly, earthly minds. Grant us, O God, a watchful mind, pure thought, an awake heart, and a light sleep freed from every satanic imagination. And arise us in the time of prayer, steadfast in Your commandments, and always keeping within ourselves the remembrance of Your judgments. Grant us your words of praise throughout the night, so that we may praise, bless, and glorify your all-honored, great, majestic name, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages, Amen.

* O glorious and blessed Mother of God, ever-virgin, present our prayers to your Son and our God, imploring Him to save our souls through you.

* The Father is my hope, the Son is my refuge, and the Holy Spirit is my protector. O Holy Trinity, glory be to you.

* I put all my hope in you, O Mother of God, so protect me under your protection.

Priest: Glory be to you our Lord, Glory be to you

the reader : Glory be to the Father... O Lord, have mercy (3) In the name of the Lord, bless, Father

Priest: O Most Merciful Master, Lord Jesus Christ our God, through the intercessions of our all-pure Lady, the Mother of God, the ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the noble and life-giving Cross, by the requests of the heavenly powers of the honorable incorporeal ones, and by the supplications of the noble and glorious forerunner of the Prophet, John the Baptist, and Saint The honorable apostles whose praise is all-pervading, and the glorious saints and martyrs of great triumph. And our righteous fathers who are clothed with God, and the righteous saints, grandfathers of Christ God Joachim and Anna, and all your saints, make our requests acceptable, grant us forgiveness of our transgressions, cover us with the covering of your wings, and expel from us every enemy and warrior, and spare our lives, O Lord. Have mercy on us and have mercy on your world and save our souls, since you are good and loving. For humans.

The priest makes a stretch to the ground, saying to the brothers:

*Forgive me, my brothers, I am a sinner*

The brothers answer him, saying:

*May God forgive you, holy father*

Then the priest says the following requests, and the choir answers him after each one: “Lord, have mercy”:

* Let us pray for world peace.

*For Orthodox Christians to worship well.

* In order to reconcile and support the Christ-loving soldier.

* For the sake of our high priest (so-and-so) and all our brothers in Christ.

* For those of our fathers and brothers who are absent.

* For those who hate us and those who love us.

* For the sake of those who have mercy on us and those who serve us.

* For the sake of those who commanded us, the undeserving ones, to pray for them.

* For the sake of the rescue of the prisoners.

* For those who travel well on sea, land and air.

* For the sake of those cast down in diseases.

* Let us also pray for the earth to be fruitful.

* And for the sake of all the Orthodox who have passed on from our fathers and brothers who are placed here and everywhere.

* Let us say for their sake

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy

** The priest: And we also betray. Have mercy on us and save us, since You are good and loving toward mankind

Chorus: Amen

On the eighth tune

Praise the Lord Most High, O my soul, and prepare for the birthday celebration

He is great, has apparent kindness, is rich, and dwells among people, and he is eternal

How did I become a child and a virgin? I was only amazed by my chastity

How can you be nourished by me, O you who surrounds every creature with love and affection?

So accept my prayers today and the praises of my aching heart

My Lord, I am your mother, and my hope is that you spread peace on earth

Priest: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen

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