The Typica Prayers for Home Use
Stand before your icons [Slava icon], make the sign of the Cross and begin:
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us, and save us. Amen.
TRISAGION AND LORD’S PRAYER
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us! Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us! Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and forever, and to ages of ages. Amen.
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Your Name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (three times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: now and forever, and to 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 the evil one.
VERSES FROM PSALM 103
Bless the Lord , O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord , O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The Lord executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed. He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all.Bless the Lord , you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word. Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, you ministers of His, who do His pleasure. Bless the Lord , all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord , O my soul!
PSALM 145
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord in my life, I will chant unto my God for as long as I have my being. Trust ye not in princes, in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation. His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return unto his earth. In that day all his thoughts shall perish. Blessed is he of whom the God of Jacob is his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God, Who hath made heaven and the earth, the sea and all that is therein, Who keepeth truth unto eternity, Who executes judgement for the wronged, Who giveth food unto the hungry. The Lord looseth the fettered; the Lord maketh wise the blind; the Lord setteth aright the fallen; + The Lord loveth the righteous; the Lord preserveth the proselytes. +He shall adopt for His own the orphan and widow, and the way of sinners shall He destroy. The Lord shall be king unto eternity; thy God, O Zion, unto generation and generation.
“ONLY-BEGOTTEN SON” HYMN
Now and forever, and unto ages of ages., Amen! Only begotten Son and Immortal Word of God, Who for our salvation, willed to be incarnate of the Holy Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary; Who without change, didst become man; and was crucified, O Christ, our God, trampling down death by death; Who art one of the Holy Trinity, glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit – save us!
THE BEATITUDES
Remember us, O Lord, when You come in Your Kingdom.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for My sake.
Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in Heaven.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; now and forever, Amen!
SCRIPTURAL READINGS FOR DAY
Friday-April 3: Isaiah 45:11-17; Genesis 22:1-18; Proverbs 17:17-18:5
Saturday-April 4: Hebrews 9:24-28; Hebrews 9:1-7; St. Mark 8:27-31; St. Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28.
Sunday-April 5: St. John 20:19-31; Hebrews 9:11-14; Galatians 3:23-29: St. Mark 10:32-45; St. Luke 7:36-50
THE NICENE-CONSTANTINOPOLITAN CREED
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, Son of God, the only begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one essence with the Father, by Whom all things were made. Who for us and for our salvation, came down from heaven and was incarnate 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 the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. He shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead. His Kingdom shall have no end; and in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, Who spoke through the prophets; in one, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church; I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. I await the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the age to come. Amen.
THE HYMNS FOR EACH DAY
Monday
Troparion – Tone 4
Supreme leaders of the heavenly Hosts, we implore you ceaselessly, to encircle us unworthy as we are with the shelter of your prayers and to cover us beneath the wings of your immaterial glory. We fall down before you crying aloud: Protect us from all danger, O Princes of the Powers on high!
Tuesday
Troparion Tone 2
The memory of the just is celebrated with hymns of praise, but the Lord’s testimony is enough for you, O Forerunner, for you were shown to be more wonderful than the prophets
Since you were granted to baptize in running waters Him whom you proclaimed.
Then having endured great suffering for the truth, You rejoiced to bring even to those in Hades, The glad tidings that God who appeared in the flesh Takes away the sin of the world
and grants us great mercy!
Wednesday
Troparion Tone 1
O Lord, save Your people, and bless Your inheritance. Grant victory to the Orthodox Christians, over their adversaries, and by virtue of Your Cross, preserve Your habitation.
Thursday
Troparion Tone 3
O holy Apostles, pray to our merciful God, that He may grant to our souls, the forgiveness of our sins!
Troparion Tone 4
You appeared to your flock as a rule of faith an image of humility and a teacher of abstinence. Because of your lowliness heaven was opened to you, because of your poverty riches were granted to you. O holy Bishop Nicholas, pray to Christ our God that our souls may be saved.
Friday
Troparion Tone 1
O Lord, save Your people, and bless Your inheritance. Grant victory to the Orthodox Christians, Over their adversaries, and by virtue of Your Cross, preserve Your habitation.
Saturday
Troparion Tone 2
Apostles, martyrs, and prophets,
Holy hierarchs, saints, and righteous ones, having fought the good fight and kept the faith, you have boldness towards the Savior. Intercede for us with Him, for He is good. We pray that He may save our souls.
Troparion Tone 8
O only Creator, Who with profound wisdom mercifully order all things, and give unto all that which is useful, give rest, O Lord, to the souls of Your servants who have fallen asleep, for they have placed their trust in You, our Maker and Fashioner and our God.
Sunday – Resurrection Troparia in the 8 Tones from the Octoechos
Troparion of the Resurrection. First Tone.
When the stone had been sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers where guarding Thine immaculate Body, Thou didst rise on the third day, O Savior, granting life unto the world. Wherefore, the Hosts of the Heavens cried out to Thee, O Life-giver: Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ. Glory to Thy kingdom. Glory to Thy dispensation, O only Lover of mankind.
Troparion of the Resurrection. Second Tone.
When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity. And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, all the Hosts of Heavens cried out: O Lifegiver, Christ our God, glory be to Thee.
Troparion of the Resurrection. Third Tone.
Let the heavens be glad; let earthly things rejoice; for the Lord hath wrought might with His arm. He hath trampled down death by death; the first-born of the dead hath He become. From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us and hath granted to the world great mercy.
Troparion of the Resurrection. Fourth Tone.
Having learned the joyful proclamation of the Resurrection from the angel, and having cast off the ancestral condemnation, the women disciples of the Lord spake to the apostles exultantly: Death is despoiled and Christ God is risen, granting to the world great mercy.
Troparion of the Resurrection. Fifth Tone.
Let us, O faithful, praise and worship the Word Who is co-unorignate with the Father and the Spirit, and Who was born of the Virgin for our salvation; for He was pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh and to endure death, and to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection
Troparion of the Resurrection. Sixth Tone.
Angelic Hosts were above Thy tomb, and they that guarded Thee became as dead. And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate Body. Thou didst despoil Hades and wast not tempted by it. Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. O Thou Who didst rise from the dead, O Lord, glory be to Thee.
Troparion of the Resurrection. Seventh Tone.
Thou didst destroy death by Thy Cross, Thou didst open Paradise to the thief. Thou didst change the lamentation of the Myrrh-bearers, and Thou didst command Thine Apostles to proclaim that Thou didst arise, O Christ God, and grantest to the world great mercy.
Troparion of the Resurrection. Eighth Tone .
From on high didst Thou descend, O Compassionate One; to burial of three days hast Thou submitted that Thou mightest free us from our passions. O our Life and Resurrection, O Lord, glory be to Thee.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us, and save us. Amen.