After the time of lamp-lighting, Christ is risen…, and the rest, we chant Lord, I have cried…, in Tone III, with 6 stichera: 3 of the resurrection—

Stichos: If Thou shouldst mark iniquities, O Lord, O Lord, who shall stand? For with Thee there is forgiveness.

By Thy Cross hast Thou destroyed the might of death, O Christ our Savior, and hast set at naught the deception of the devil. And the human race, saved by faith, ever offereth a hymn unto Thee.

Stichos: For Thy name’s sake have I patiently waited for Thee, O Lord, my soul hath waited patiently for Thy word, my soul hath hoped in the Lord.

All things have been illumined by Thy resurrection, O Lord; paradise hath again been opened, and all creation, praising thee, ever offereth a hymn unto Thee.

Stichos: From the morning watch until night, from the morning watch let Israel hope in the Lord.

I glorify the power of the Father and the Son, and I hymn the authority of the Spirit: the indivisible and uncreated Godhead, the consubstantial Trinity, Who reigneth unto the ages of ages.

And three stichera of Anatolius, in the same tone—

Stichos: For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption; and He shall redeem Israel out of all his iniquities.

We worship Thy precious Cross, O Christ, and we hymn and glorify Thy resurrection; for by Thy stripes have we all been healed.

Stichos: O praise the Lord, all ye nations; praise Him all ye peoples.

We hymn the Savior incarnate of the Virgin; for, crucified for our sake, He arose on the third day, granting us great mercy.

Stichos: For He hath made His mercy to prevail over us, and the truth of the Lord abideth forever.

Descending, Christ proclaimed the glad tidings to those in hades, saying: “Be of good cheer! Now have I triumphed! I am the resurrection! And, breaking down the gates of death, I will lead you up!”

Glory…: Standing unworthily in Thine all-pure house, O Christ God, we send up our evening hymnody, crying out from the depths of our souls: O Thou Who lovest mankind, Who didst illumine the world with Thy resurrection on the third day, rescue Thy people from the hands of Thine enemies.

Now & ever…, Dogmatic theotokion: How can we not marvel at thy giving birth to the God-man, O all-honored one. For without having accepted the temptation of a man, O all-immaculate one, without a father thou gavest birth in the flesh to a Son Who was begotten without a mother before the ages, without His undergoing change, confusion or division, and yet preserved intact the character of both essences. Wherefore, O Virgin Mother and Mistress, entreat Him, that the souls be saved of those who in Orthodox manner confess thee to be the Theotokos.

Entrance with the censer. O gladsome Light…

Great prokimenon, in Tone VII—

Our God is in heaven and on earth; all things soever He hath willed, He hath done.

Stichos: When Israel went out of Egypt, and the house of Jacob from among a barbarous people, Judæa became His sanctuary.

Stichos: The sea beheld and fled, Jordan turned back.

Stichos: What aileth thee, O sea, that thou fleddest? And thou, Jordan, that thou didst turn back?

And again: Our God is in heaven and on earth; all things soever He hath willed, He hath done.

Priest: Let us all say…, and the rest of the litany. Vouchsafe, O Lord…; Then, the litany: Let us complete our evening prayer…

And after the exclamation, we chant the resurrectional sticheron, in Tone III—

O Christ Who by Thy suffering didst darken the sun, and with the light of Thy resurrection hast illumined all things: Accept Thou our evening hymnody, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

Then follow the Paschal stichera, with their stichoi, in Tone V. Christ is risen…, thrice; and the dismissal.

The order of service is the same as indicated for Monday.

On the Praises, we chant 4 stichera, in Tone III—

Stichos: Praise Him for His mighty acts, praise Him according to the multitude of His greatness.

Come, all ye nations, and understand the power of the dread mystery; for Christ the Savior, Who in the beginning was the Word, was crucified for our sake and buried, and rose from the dead, that He might save all. Let us worship Him.

Stichos: Praise Him with the sound of trumpet, praise Him with the psaltery and harp.

Those who guarded Thee declared all Thy wonders, O Lord; but the council of vainglory filled their hands with a reward, intending thus to conceal Thy resurrection, which the world doth glorify. Have mercy upon us!

Stichos: Praise Him with timbrel and dance, praise Him with strings and flute.

All were filled with joy, experiencing the resurrection; for Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and found an angel seated upon the stone, clad in shining raiment, who said: “Why seek ye the Living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen as He said, going before you to Galilee!”

Stichos: Praise Him with tuneful cymbals, praise Him with cymbals of jubilation. Let every breath praise the Lord.

In Thy light do we behold light, O Master Who lovest mankind; for Thou didst rise from the dead, granting salvation to the human race. Let all creation glorify Thee Who alone art sinless. Have mercy upon us!

Then follow the Paschal stichera with their stichoi. Then, Christ is risen…, thrice. Litanies and dismissal. First Hour.

The Paschal antiphons.

Prokimenon, in Tone III: The Song of the Theotokos—

My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.

Stichos: For He hath looked upon the lowliness of His handmaiden; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Reading from the Acts of the Apostles, §4 [2:14-21]

In those days, Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them: “Ye men of Judæa, and all ye who dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: for these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: and on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy: and I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: and it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

Alleluia, in Tone VIII—

Stichos: Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy holiness.

Stichos: The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David, and He will not annul it.

Gospel According to Luke, §113 [24:12-35]

At that time, Peter arose, and ran unto the sepulcher; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know Him. And He said unto them: “What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?” And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto Him: “Art Thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?” And He said unto them: “What things?” And they said unto him: “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, Who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and have crucified Him. But we trusted that it had been He Who should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, today is the third day since these things were done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, who were early at the sepulcher; and when they found not His body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even so as the women had said: but Him they saw not.” Then He said unto them: “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory?” And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself. And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and He made as though He would have gone further. But they constrained Him, saying: “Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” And He went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as He sat at meat with them, He took bread, and blessed it, and broke, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him; and He vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another: “Did not our heart burn within us, while He talked with us by the way, and while He opened to us the Scriptures?” And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them, saying: “The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.” And they told what things were done in the way, and how He was known of them in breaking of bread.

Communion verse—

Receive ye the Body of Christ. Taste ye of the fountain of immortality.