Sunday Evening Bartimeus

MONDAY Ramsho
INTRODUCTION
DOXOLOGY

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as we begin and until we conclude.
May mercy and compassion be poured forth upon us
in this world and the next.
O Lord, our God, to you be glory for ever. Amen.

OPENING PRAYER
O God,
purify our souls by a chaste fast,
control our bodies by just mortifications,
awaken our consciences by our work and vigils,
and sanctify our lips by a splendid praise.
In our combat may we triumph over the evil one
and by our confidence in you escape his power.
We will glorify you, your Son and your Holy Spirit,
now and for ever. Amen.

GREETING
Peace be with the Church and her children.
PRAISE OF THE ANGELS

Glory to God in the highest,
and peace on earth and good will to all.

Praise the Lord all you nations,
glorify him all you peoples!

For steadfast is his mercy towards us,
and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.
and peace on earth and good will to all.

PSALMODY
FIRST PRAYER
Lord, have mercy on us and save us.
O Lord,
save us from the temptations and wiles of the evil one, and grant us throughout this Lent, to be strong in combat.
By your power may we conquer the inclinations and passions of the body,
and with the help of your grace, live according to your gospel.
We will glorify you, your Father and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

PSALM 51
Psalm 51: 3-19
Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness;
in the greatness of your compassion
wipe out my offense.

Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me.

For I acknowledge my offense,
and my sin is before me always:

“Against you only have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight”

That you may be justified in your sentence,
vindicated when you condemn.

Indeed, in guilt was I born,
and in sin my mother conceived me;

Behold, you are pleased with sincerity of heart,
and in my inmost being you teach me wisdom.

Cleanse me of sin with hyssop, that I may be purified;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Let me hear the sound of joy and gladness;
the bones you have crushed shall rejoice.

Turn away your face from my sins,
and blot out all my guilt.

A clean heart create for me, O God,
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.

Cast me not out from your presence,
and your holy spirit take not from me.

Give me back the joy of your salvation,
and a willing spirit sustain in me.

I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners shall return to you.

Free me from blood guilt, O God, my saving God;
then my tongue shall revel in your justice.

O LORD, open my lips,
and my mouth shall proclaim your praise.

For you are not pleased with sacrifices;
should I offer a holocaust, you would not
accept it.

My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humbled, O God,
you will not spurn.

To you returns the praise, O God.

PSALM OF THE DAY
Antiphon:
I lift up my eyes toward the mountains:
whence shall help come to me?

Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes toward the mountains;
whence shall help come to me?

My help is from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.

May he not suffer your foot to slip;
may he slumber not who guards you:

Indeed he neither slumbers nor sleeps,
the guardian of Israel.

The Lord is your guardian; the Lord is your shade;
he is beside you at your right hand.

The sun shall not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

The Lord will guard you from all evil;
he will guard your life.

The Lord will guard your coming and your going,
both now and for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

Antiphon:
I lift up my eyes toward the mountains:
whence shall help come to me?

SECOND PRAYER
Lord have mercy on us and help us! This evening we offer our fasting our prayer and our mortifications asking you to kindly accept and bless this time of penitence; accept it as you accepted the fastings and prayers of the ancient fathers, and we thank you and praise you , now and for ever and ever. Amen

EVENING PSALMS
Psalm 141: 1-4
O LORD, to you I call; hasten to me;
hearken to my voice when I call upon you;

Let my prayer come like incense before you;
the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.

O LORD, set a watch before my mouth,
a guard at the door of my lips.

Let not my heart incline to the evil
of engaging in deeds of wickedness

With men who are evildoers;
and let me not partake of their dainties.

Psalm 142
With a loud voice I cry out to the LORD;
with a loud voice I beseech the LORD.

My complaint I pour out before him;
before him I lay bare my distress.

When my spirit is faint within me,
you know my path.

In the way along which I walk
they have hid a trap for me.

I look to the right to see,
but there is no one who pays me heed.

I have lost all means of escape;
there is no one who cares for my life.

I cry out to you, O LORD:
I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

Attend to my cry,
for I am brought low indeed.

Rescue me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me.

Lead me forth from prison,
that I may give thanks to your name.

The just shall gather around me
when you have been good to me.

Psalm 119: 105-112
A lamp to my feet is your word,
a light to my path.

I resolve and swear
to keep your just ordinances.

I am very much afflicted;
O LORD, give me life according to your word.

Accept, O LORD, the free homage of my mouth,
and teach me your decrees.

Though constantly I take my life in my hands,
yet I forget not your law.

The wicked have laid a snare for me,
but from your precepts I have not strayed.

Your decrees are my inheritance forever;
the joy of my heart they are.

I intend in my heart to fulfill your statutes
always to the letter.

Psalm 117

Praise the LORD, all you nations;
glorify him, all you peoples!

For steadfast is his mercy towards us,
and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.

[SOOGHITO/HYMN]
In expectation and trials, our souls praise you.
Like the five virgins, behold our lamps.
Our faith, our hope and our love are wounded;
the wind lashes at our burning lamps.
O desire of my soul, it is to you that I cry:
When will the bridal party come?
Already my spirit is weakening.

HOOSOYO
PROEMION
Praise, glory and honor to the merciful One
who awaits the return of sinners and welcomes the contrite of heart.
He is the clement One who rejoices when the lost sheep returns, the loving Father who reaches towards the repentant son and embraces him.

To the Good One is due glory and honor this evening,
and all the day of our lives,
now and for ever. Amen.

SEDRO
O God, full of tenderness,
you have given your Church this season of Lent, this time of blessing, healing and reconciliation.
O Christ, our friend,
by your own fasting and self denial you taught us to fast; you wished us to understand the essential purpose of life, the meaning of the world and its existence,
and the greatness of your love and goodness.
Pour forth your mighty repent;
soften the hearts of sinners, your children,
and they will return to you, weeping with sorrow and
broken in heart;
then they will know and love you.
Let us meditate on this Lent and its fruits:
fasting and prayer purify the soul and make the body chaste; fasting and prayer spread a marvelous light, the light of Christ, on those who fast and pray;
fasting and prayer raise the spirit, restrain the passions and the mercy from on high pours forth;
fasting and prayer dispel evil spirits
and the Holy Spirit dwells in the soul created to be the temple of God.
O God,
may we praise you with pure lips
and with angelic hymns that come from chaste hearts.
May we meditate upon your fasting,
and follow your path that we may attain you and praise you, for ever. Amen.

QOLO
In your fast, O Lord, you gather your entire
flock that we may adore you and receive your forgiveness.

Hear us, Lord, and by fasting and prayer, deliver us from evil.

Brothers and sisters, let us work and strive with love; thus we will cultivate the fruits of penance and pardon.

Holy are you, O God, you have given your flock this Lent during which we proceed to your kingdom.

Holy are you, O Strong One, by your fast you conquered the evil one, our enemy.

Holy are you, O Immortal One, by your death you gave life to the world and saved us from defeat.

You were crucified for us and saved us from death; by your cross your freed us.

Behold, by prayer and fasting the children of the Church beg you: forgive their sins, O Holy One. To you be glory for ever.

ETRO
Lord God,
we ask you to accept the incense (prayer) and requests of your sinful servants;
forgive the sins of our past and keep us from falling into temptation in the days to come.
May your cross keep your Church from evil and its power, now and for ever. Amen.

READINGS
MAZMOORO
Behold, the merciful Doctor comes; you who are fasting, come, let him heal you; in his loving kindness he pardons sins.

Let it be proclaimed from mountain tops: Behold, the merciful Doctor comes; you who are fasting, covered with wounds and sins, offer him praise.

Be opened, O holy books; you who are fasting, listen! Hear the words of the prophets who speak by the Holy Spirit.

SYNAXARION

SCRIPTURE READINGS
A Reading from the Book of Genesis
Genesis 27: 1-19
When Isaac was so old that his eyesight had failed him, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “Son!” “Yes, father!” he replied. Isaac then said, “As you can see, I am so old that I may now die at any time. Take your gear, therefore — your quiver and bow —and go out into the country to hunt some game for me. With your catch prepare an appetizing dish for me, such as I like, and bring it to me to eat, so that I may give you my special blessing before I die.” Rebekah had been listening while Isaac was speaking to his son Esau. So when Esau went out into the country to hunt some game for his father, Rebekah said to her son Jacob, “Listen! I overheard your father tell your brother Esau,
‘Bring me some game and with it prepare an appetizing dish for me to eat, that I may give you my blessing with the LORD’s approval before I die.’ Now, son, listen carefully to what I tell you. Go to the flock and get me two choice kids. With these I will prepare an appetizing dish for your father, such as he likes Then bring it to your father to eat, that he may bless you before he dies.” “But my brother Esau is a hairy man,” said Jacob to his mother Rebekah, “and I am smooth-skinned! Suppose my father feels me? He will think I am making sport of him, and I shall bring on myself a curse instead of a blessing.”
His mother, however, replied: “Let any curse against you, son, fall on me! Just do as I say. Go and get me the kids.” So Jacob went and got them and brought them to his mother; and with them she prepared an appetizing dish, such as his father liked.
Rebekah then took the best clothes of her older son Esau that she had in the house, and gave them to her younger son Jacob to wear; and with the skins of the kids she covered up his hands and the hairless parts of his neck. Then she handed her son Jacob the appetizing dish and the bread she had prepared. Bringing them to his father, Jacob said,
“Father!” “Yes?” replied Isaac. “Which of my sons are you?” Jacob answered his father:
“I am Esau, your first-born. I did as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of my game, so that you may give me your special blessing.”

SUPPLICATION
O Son, by your fast you saved the Church from error; hear supplications and have mercy on us.

You reconciled heaven and earth, grant peace to your Church and keep her children in the light of the cross.

How beautiful the fast and how quickly justice joins it; let us not leave your company. Share your food with the hungry; in Lent do not refuse to do good.

Deprive yourself and give to those who are hungry and are in need; obtain for yourself two treasures for the rest of Lent and sanctify two mouths: the mouth that fasts and the one you nourish from your table.

Fast in the presence of the Lord, in justice and holiness; do not be stingy with anyone in need; to your treasure add a treasure which never passes away; in this Lent do not allow yourself to be greedy in eating, but do good, and practice alms-giving in view of the kingdom of God.

Glory to the Father, who accepts our good works; adoration to the Son, who has taught us to love him; thanksgiving to the Holy Spirit, who rewards those who fast and give alms.

May Christ, who accepted the fasting of our ancestors, accept our fasting and our prayer and have mercy on us.

Exalt, O Lord, the memory of your Mother and of your saints; through their prayers grant pardon to us and our deceased.
Through the prayers of your Mother, the prophets, apostles and martyrs, watch over the living, and in your mercy forgive those who have died.

HOOTOMO
Let us confess, adore, and praise the holy and glorious Trinity: Father, Son, + and Holy Spirit.

TRISAGION

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

Holy are you, O God;
Holy are you, O Strong One;
Holy are you, O Immortal One;
have mercy on us.

Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, forgive us and have mercy on us.
Lord, hear us and have mercy on us.
Lord, accept our worship and our prayers.
Lord, come to our assistance and have mercy on us.

LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father, who are in heaven,
hallowed be your name;
your kingdom come;
your 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.
For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours,
now and for ever. Amen.

O Lord
the night and the day are yours;
you uphold the light and the sun.
Through your power you direct the sequence of the seasons.
O Lord,
you have brought the day to its close and called forth the night.
Be for us that great Day that never ends.
In the evening let your light shine in our hearts,
and in the darkness of the night,
enlighten us with the knowledge of your truth.
And so, through all the days of our lives,
we shall praise you, Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Amen.

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE
Let us thank God for all the graces he has bestowed on us this day which has passed in calm and peace.
Let us recall our failings against the commandments of God an the Church in thought, word, deed, or omission.
We ask for God’s pardon as we pray.

“Forgive us, Jesus!”

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

Glory be to you, O Lord.
Glory be to you, O Lord.
Glory be to you, O Lord.

God,
Father in heaven,
by your living and holy name,
keep us from evil and lead us not into temptation:
for we call upon you, O Lord, our God, our constant hope, glory to you for ever.
O Lord, our Lord,
may our humble worship be pleasing to you;
may our prayers come before you and our actions give
you honor.
Let your mercy, kindness, help, grace and divine love be poured abundantly upon us poor sinners,
both in heaven and on the earth
which you have created in your goodness.
O Lord, our God, to you be glory for ever.
Amen.

DISMISSAL
Peace be with you.
And also with you.

O God,
through the prayers of your Mother and the saints who have believed in you;
through the prayers of the prophets, apostles, martyrs and confessors;
through the prayers of the just, the priests, the holy fathers, the pastors and doctors of true faith;
through the prayers of N., Pope of Rome, N., our Patriarch, and N., our Bishop,
forgive your people and have mercy on your flock.
May God bless, forgive, sanctify, purify, and keep each of the faithful united with us in this spiritual office.
May mercy and compassion be upon us and all the faithful who dwell here.
May peaceful rest be granted to those who have died in the faith.
May the faithful who live here experience the protection of his victorious cross.
May we and all his servants who adore him with bowed head, receive the mercy of the holy and glorious Trinity:
Father, Son, + and Holy Spirit,
to whom be glory now and for ever.
Amen.

May God forgive your sins,
pardon your failings,
and deliver you from the power of the enemy.
May he grant you the remission of your offenses.
Go in peace, and pray to Christ for me.