St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church 
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EVENING PRAYERS
(Moranisho + Kurishum Nin)
LEADER: By Thy Cross, + O Jesus Lord,
RESPONSE:By Thy Mother's praying word,
Take from us and from our path
Punishments and rods of wrath.
LEADER: In the + Name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one true God:
RESPONSE: Glory be to Him and may His Grace and mercy be upon us for ever.
Amen.
LEADER: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, by whose glory, the heaven and the earth are filled; Hosanna in the highest.
RESPONSE: Blessed is He, who has come, and is to come, in the name of the Lord; Glory be to Him in the highest.
KAUMA
  • Trisagion

  • LEADER: Holy art Thou, O God!
    RESPONSE:Holy art Thou, Almighty
    Holy art Thou, Immortal,
    + Crucifed for us, Have mercy on us.
    (Repeat thrice)
    LEADER: Lord, have mercy upon us,
    RESPONSE:Lord, be kind and have mercy,
    Lord, accept Thou our offices, and our entreaties; Have mercy on us.
    LEADER: Glory be to Thee, O God!
    RESPONSE:Glory be to Thee, O Creator,
    Glory be to Thee, O King, Christ, who dost pity sinners, Thy servants.
    + Barekmor.
    Lord's Prayer
    LEADER: Our Father, who art in Heaven:
    RESPONSE: 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 and sins, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from the evil one. For Thine is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
    Amen.
    Hail Mary
    LEADER: Hail, Mary, full of Grace:
    RESPONSE: Our Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, our Lord Jesus Christ. O Virgin Saint Mary, O Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at all times, and at the hour of our death.
    Amen.
    Anugrahangal Niranjirikkunnavane
    LEADER: O Thou, full of mercy, renew Thy creation at the resurrection:
    RESPONSE: O Lord, comfort and absolve our departed ones, who died with hope in Thee, and await Thy coming. O Lord, make them dwell in the bosom of Abraham, and of Issac and of Jacob. May the living and the departed together cry out, 'Blessed is He, who has come, and is to come, and give life to the dead'.
    Amen.
    Moran Yeshu Meshiha
    LEADER: O Jesus Christ, our Lord, close not the door of Thy mercy upon our faces. We confess, we are sinners; have mercy upon us:
    RESPONSE: O Lord, Thy love for us didst make Thee come down to us from Thy place. That by Thy death, our death be abolished: Have mercy upon us.
    Amen.
    Uyarapettavante Rehasya Sthalathirickunnavan
  • PSLAMS 91

  • LEADER: He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, abides under the shadow of the Almighty, he shall say to the LORD,
    RESPONSE: "You are my refuge and my strong hold, my God in whom I put my trust."
    LEADER: He shall deliver you from the snares of the hunter and from the deadly pestilence.
    RESPONSE: He shall cover you with His pinions, and you shall find refuge under His wings; His faithfulness shall be a shield and buckler.
    LEADER: You shall not be afraid of any terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day;
    RESPONSE: Of the plague that stalks in the darkness, nor of the sickness that lays waste at mid-day.
    LEADER: A thousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you.
    RESPONSE: Your eyes have only to behold to see the reward of the wicked.
    LEADER: Because you have made the LORD your refuge, and the Most High your habitation.
    RESPONSE: There shall no evil happen to you, Neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
    LEADER: For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.
    RESPONSE: They shall bear you in their hands, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
    LEADER: You shall tread upon the lion and ladder; you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your feet.
    RESPONSE: Because he is bound to Me in love. I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows My name.
    LEADER: He shall call upon Me , and I will answer him; I am with him in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him to honor.
    RESPONSE: With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation.
  • PSLAMS 121

  • LEADER: I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come:
    RESPONSE: My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.
    LEADER: He will not let your foot be moved and He who watches over you will not fall asleep.
    RESPONSE: Behold, He Who keeps watch over Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
    LEADER: The LORD Himself watches over you; the LORD is your shade at your right hand.
    RESPONSE: So that the sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
    LEADER: The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; it is He Who shall keep you safe.
    RESPONSE: The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in. from this time forth for evermore.
    ALL (TOGETHER): Praise is due to Thee, O God, Barekmor.
    Prayer Of St. Severus
    LEADER: O Lord who sittest in the secret place of the Most High. shelter under the shadow of the wings of Thy mercy. and
    have compassion upon us
    RESPONSE: Thou, who hearest all things in Thy loving kindness, hearken to the supplication of Thy servants
    LEADER: Grant us O Messiah. Our Saviour, a peaceful evening and a sinless night; for Thou art a glorious King and unto Thee, are our eyes lifted up.
    RESPONSE: Forgive our debts and our sins: have mercy upon us both in this world and in that to come.
    LEADER: May Thy loving kindness shelter us O Lord, and Thy grace be upon our faces. May Thy +cross protect us from the evil one and his hosts.
    RESPONSE: Let Thy right hand overshadow us all the days of our lives, and Thy peace reign among us. Do Thou give hope and salvation to the souls that pray to Thee.
    ALL(TOGETHER): By the prayers of St. Mary, Thy Mother, and of all Thy Saints, O God forgive us our debts, and have mercy upon us.
    Amen.
    Praise of the Cherubim (Ezekiel 3:12)
    (Ennekkum Thante Idathil Ninnum)
    LEADER: +Blessed is the glory of the Lord, from
    His place forever;
    RESPONSE: +Blessed is the Glory of the Lord, from His placefor ever;
    +Blessed is the glory of the Lord; from His place for ever and ever,
    LEADER: Holy and glorious Trinity, have mercy upon us;
    RESPONSE: Holy and glorious Trinity have mercy upon us;
    Holy and glorious Trinity, have compassion and mercy upon us.
    LEADER: Holy art Thou, and glorious for ever.
    RESPONSE: Holy art Thou, and glorious for ever.
    Holy art Thou and blessed is Thy Name, for ever and ever,
    LEADER: Glory be to Thee, O Lord,
    RESPONSE:Glory be to Thee, O Lord,
    Glory be to Thee, ever our hope,
    Barekmor.
    LEADER: Our Father who art in Heaven
    LEADER: Hail Mary, full of grace
    The Nicene Creed
    LEADER: We believe in one true God:
    RESPONSE: The Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things, visible and invisible and in One Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God; begotten bf the Father before all worlds, light of light, very God of very God; begotten, not made; being of the same substance with the Father, and by whom all things were made,
    + WHO FOR US MEN, AND FOR OUR SALVATION, CAME DOWN, FROM HEAVEN,
    + AND WAS INCARNATE OF THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD, BY THE HOLY GHOSTAND BECAME MAN,
    + AND WAS CRUCIFIED FOR US IN THE DAYS OF PONTIUS PILATE AND SUFFERED, AND DIED, AND WAS BURIED.
    And the third day rose again, according to His will; and ascended into heaven, and sat on the right hand of the Father, and shall come again in His great glory, to judge both the living and the dead' whose kingdom shall have no end,
    And in the one living Holy Spirit, the life- giving Lord of all, who proceeds from the Father and who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified: who spoke by the prophets and Apostles,
    And in One, Holy Catholic (Orthodox) and Appostolic Church: and we acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins and look for the resurrection of the dead: and the new life in the world to come.
    Amen. Barekmor,+ Stoumenkalos
    Kurielaison, Kurielaison, Kurielaison.
    Pattangapetta Deyvam Thampurane
    LEADER: O Thou, who art the one true God, save us from all evils and all wickedness:
    RESPONSE: Deliver us, O merciful Lord.
    LEADER: From all malice, and from evil thoughts, from all enemies from deceitful companions:
    RESPONSE: Deliver us, O merciful Lord.
    LEADER: From temptations of the devil, and from the wickedness of men; from unclean passions, from unseemly lusts, from devilish thoughts:
    RESPONSE: Deliver us, O merciful Lord.
    LEADER: From evil dreams from all hidden snares, from idle words from great treacheries, from revengeful utterances, and from all temptations of the world:
    RESPONSE: Deliver us, O merciful Lord.
    LEADER: From rods of rage, from sudden death, from anger, from hatred, from lightnings and thunder-bolts:
    RESPONSE: Deliver us, O merciful Lord.
    LEADER: From plagues, and from hellfire; from hard-hearted and wicked deeds, from undying worms, from unquenchable fire:
    RESPONSE: Deliver us, O merciful Lord.
    LEADER: From the gnashing of teeth, from lamentations, from bitter occurrences, from evil hours, and from tormenting powers:
    RESPONSE: Deliver us, O merciful Lord.
    LEADER: From famine, from fears, from sudden shocks, from all unbearable punishments; from Thy words saying 'Depart from me, I know you not', and from all that shall separate us from Thee.
    RESPONSE: Deliver us, O merciful Lord.
    Amen.
    Compline (Prayer before retiring to sleep - Shayana Namaskaram)
    Kauma
    LEADER: Our Father who art in Heaven
    LEADER: Hail Mary, full of grace
    Karunaulla Deyvame...
    LEADER: O merciful God, the voice of our prayer knocks at Thy door; prevent not from Thy devotees the petitions of their needs:
    RESPONSE: We call uponThee, O God, to assist us in our infirmities O Good one, hearken to the voice of our supplication, and grant our petitions in Thy mercy.
    Amen
    Mor Ephrem's Boovooso (Nangalkulla Karthave)
    Lord, Thy mercy on us cast,
    Use our service, ev'ry piece,
    Grant us from Thy treasure vast
    Mercy, blessing and release,
    Let me, Lord, before Thee stand,
    Wakefully my watch I'd keep,
    Should I fall to slumber's hand,
    Guard Thou me from sinful sleep
    Waking, if to wrong I take,
    Mercifly absolve Thou me;
    Sleeping, if a sin I make,
    Pardon grant in clemency.
    By the cross of Thy disgrace
    Grant me, Lord, a restful sleep,
    Evil dreams do Thou efface,
    Wicked thoughts far from me keep.
    Through the night conduct me, Lord,
    Peaceful sleep give Thou to me
    Lest foul thoughts in me find hord,
    Phantoms lest a terror be.
    Grant Thy angel's watchful view,
    Guard my limbs without abate,
    Hateful lusts in me subdue,
    By Thy living flesh I ate.
    While I lie and sleep in calm,
    May Thy blood my keeper be.
    Let my soul dwell free from qualm
    In Thine image mad'st Thou me.
    Overshadow with Thy hand,
    Me a handicraft of Thine,
    Let me in Thy fortress stand,
    Mercy shielding round be mine.
    While my body silent lies,
    May Thy pow'r its vigil keep,
    Let my breath like incense rise,
    T'ward Thy greatness in my sleep.
    Let not evil touch my bed,
    By Thy mother's pleas for me,
    By Thy blood atoning shed,
    Satan's harm remov-ed be.
    Since Thy word abides the same,
    Guarded by Thy cross I'd be;
    Waking, I shall praise Thy Name,
    Who didst love e'en feeble me.
    Grant O Lord, a list'ning ear,
    With desire to do Thy will;
    Let Thy peace at eve be near,
    Night Thy righteousness fulfil.
    Saviour Christ, our hearts inspire,
    Thee to see effulgent bright-
    Thee whose honour shines as fire,
    Worshipped by all sons of light.
    Jesus, Saviour of the World,
    Thou who dwellest in the light,
    Praise we Thee for love unfuried-
    Mercy, now with future bright.
    Lord, our God, we give Thee praise.
    Praise a thousand thousand fold
    Tens of Thousands praises raise,
    Mercy now, till time untold.
    Thou who hearest pray'rs to Thee,
    Supplications who dost heed,
    Hear us reconcil-ed be,
    Mercy show, and grant our need.
    Kurielaison, Kurielaison, Kurielaison
    Shudhamulla Bava
    LEADER: O holy Father, guard us by Thy Sacred Name. O Son of God, our Saviour, protect us with Thy victorious +cross:
    RESPONSE: O Holy Spirit, make us worthy temples of Thy holy habitation. O Lord, our God for ever shelter us under Thy divine wings, at all times, for ever.
    Amen.