On Lord, I have cried…, 6 stichera: 3 of the resurrection, in Tone IV—

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

Bowing down unceasingly before Thy life-creating Cross, O Christ God, we glorify Thy resurrection on the third day; for thereby Thou hast restored corrupted human nature, O Almighty, and hast renewed for us the ascent of the heavens, in that Thou alone art good and lovest mankind.

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.

Thou hast loosed the penalty for the disobedience committed through the tree, O Savior, having been nailed of Thine own will to the Tree of the Cross; and having descended into hades, O Mighty One, as God Thou didst break asunder the bonds of death. Wherefore, we worship Thy resurrection from the dead, crying out with joy: O Lord Almighty, glory be to Thee!

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

Thou didst break down the gates of hades, O Lord, and didst destroy the kingdom of death; and Thou didst free the human race from corruption, granting life, incorruption and great mercy to the world.

And 3 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.

Come, O ye people, let us hymn the Savior’s rising on the third day, whereby we have been delivered from the unbreakable bonds of hades, and have all received incorruption and life, crying out: O Thou Who alone lovest mankind, Who wast crucified, buried and hast risen, save us by Thy resurrection!

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

Angels and men hymn Thy rising on the third day, O Savior, whereby the ends of the whole world have been illumined, and we have all been delivered from enslavement to the enemy, crying out: O Savior, almighty Creator of life, Who alone lovest mankind, save us by Thy resurrection!

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

Thou didst crush the gates of bronze, didst break their chains, O Christ God, and didst raise up the fallen human race. Wherefore, we cry out together: O Lord Who hast risen from the dead, glory be to Thee!

Glory…: Thy begetting by the Father is everlasting and outside of time, O Lord; Thine incarnation from the Virgin is ineffable and indescribable for men; and Thy descent into hades is fearsome for the devil and his angels. For, having trampled down death, Thou didst arise on the third day, granting to men incorruption and great mercy.

Now & ever…, Dogmatic theotokion: The Prophet David, the forefather of God, for thy sake gave voice beforehand in psalmody concerning thee, unto Him Who in thee accomplished mighty works: the Queen stood at Thy right hand. For God Whose good pleasure it was to become incarnate of thee without father showed thee, His Mother, to be the Mediatress of life, that He might renew His image which had become corrupt through the passions; and having found the sheep which had strayed among the mountains and become lost, He taketh it upon His shoulders and bringeth it to His Father; and Christ, Who is possessed of great and rich mercy, in accordance with His will, uniteth it with the hosts of heaven, and saveth the world, O Theotokos.

Entrance with the censer. O gladsome Light…

Great prokimenon, in Tone VIII—

With my voice unto the Lord have I cried with my voice unto God, and He was attentive unto me.

Stichos: In the day of mine affliction I sought our God.

Stichos: My soul refused to be comforted.

Stichos: O God, in the sanctuary is Thy way.

And again: With my voice unto the Lord have I cried with my voice unto God, and He was attentive unto me.

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 IV—

Having ascended the Cross, O Lord, Thou didst destroy the ancestral curse; and descending into hades, Thou didst free the prisoners of ages past, granting incorruption to the human race. Wherefore, chanting, we glorify Thy life-creating and saving resurrection.

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 above.

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

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

O Almighty Lord, Who didst endure the Cross and death, and didst rise from the dead, we glorify Thy resurrection!

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

By Thy Cross, O Christ, hast Thou freed us from the ancient curse; by Thy death hast Thou set at naught the devil who tormenteth our nature; and by Thy rising hast Thou filled all with joy. Wherefore, we cry aloud to Thee: O Lord Who hast risen from the dead, glory be to Thee!

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

By Thy Cross, O Christ our Savior, guide us to Thy truth, and deliver us from the snares of the enemy. O Thou Who hast risen from the dead, through the supplications of Thy saints do Thou raise us up who have fallen through sin, stretching forth Thy hand to us, O Lord Who lovest mankind.

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

Without separating Thyself from the bosom of the Father, O only begotten Son of God, Thou didst come to earth in Thy love for mankind, becoming a man immutable; and Thou didst endure death in the flesh, O Thou Who in Thy divinity art a stranger to suffering. And having risen from the dead, Thou hast given immortality to the human race, in that Thou alone art Almighty.

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

Litia for the departed outside the monastery.

The Paschal antiphons. 

Prokimenon, in Tone VI—

I shall commemorate Thy name in every generation and generation.

Stichos: Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thine ear.

Reading from the Acts of the Apostles, §5 [2:22-36A]

In those days, Peter said unto the people: “Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by Him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that He should be holden of it. For David speaketh concerning Him: ‘I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for He is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: because Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; Thou shalt make me full of joy with Thy countenance.’ Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; he seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in hades, neither His flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself: ‘The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand, until I make Thy foes Thy footstool.’ Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, Whom ye have crucified.

Alleluia, in Tone II—

Stichos: 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.

Gospel According to John, §4 [1:35-52]

At that time, John stood, and two of his disciples; and looking upon Jesus as He walked, he saith: “Behold the Lamb of God!” And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said unto them: “What seek ye?” They said unto Him: “Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest Thou?” He said unto them: “Come and see.” They came and saw where He dwelt, and abode with Him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two who heard John speak, and followed Him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first found his own brother Simon, and said unto him: “We have found the Messiah,” which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, He said: “Thou art Simon the son of Jonah. Thou shalt be called Cephas,” which is by interpretation, a stone. The day following, Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and found Philip, and said unto him: “Follow Me.” Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael, and said unto him: “We have found Him, of Whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” And Nathanael said unto him: “Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?” Philip said unto him: “Come and see.” Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him: “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” Nathanael said unto Him: “Whence knowest Thou me?” Jesus answered and said unto him: “Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.” Nathanael answered and said unto Him: “Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God; Thou art the King of Israel.” Jesus answered and said unto him: “Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these.” And He said unto him: “Verily, verily, I say unto you: hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”

Communion verse—

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