The Holy Qurbana
THE PROTHESIS
The Sacrifice of Melchizadek
†IN
THE NAME of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One
God, to whom be glory and upon us, weak and sinful, be mercy and
compassion in both worlds unto the Aeon of aeons.
Amen.
I WILL go into the altar of God, the God of my gladness and joy. Into
Thine house, O God, have I entered and before Thy sanctuary have I
worshipped. O Heavenly King, forgive me all wherein I have offended
Thee.
IN REMEMBRANCE of our † Lord
and † God and † Savior, Jesus Christ. The
Lamb of God is immolated for the life and salvation of the world. One
of the soldiers pierced His side, and blood and water came forth to
wash away the sins of the world. O Lord God, as Thy divinity is united
with Thy humanity, so unite this
water with this wine.
Stomen kalos!
Kyrie eleison!
O CHRIST, who didst accept the sacrifice of Melchizadek the priest,
accept the prayers of Thy servants and forgive the sins of Thy flock.
The Sacrifice of Aaron
Stomen kalos! Let us all implore the
Lord for grace and mercy!
Kyrie eleison!
WE OFFER this incense unto Thee as did Aaron the priest, who burned
incense before Thee in the tabernacle and thus withheld the plague from
Thy people, Israel. Thus do we commemorate Mary, the Holy Mother of
God, the prophets and apostles, the righteous and just, the martyrs and
confessors and all the Orthodox fathers and mothers of the Faith, the
orphans and widows, the distressed and afflicted, the sick and
oppressed and all who have asked for our prayers unto Thee, O Lord, and
to † Thy Father and Thy Living
Holy Spirit in both worlds unto the Aeon
of aeons.
Amen.
O, THOU Absolver and Purifier and Giver of pardon, Who wipest away
misdeeds and rememberest them not, blot out by Thy great and tender
mercies my sins and the sins of Thy faithful people. O good and
gracious Lord, have mercy on us and in Thy mercy remember us and the
souls of Thy faithful departed, the children of Thy holy Church. O
Lord, grant rest to their souls and sprinkle the dew of Thy grace and
mercy on their bones. O Christ our King, be Thou for them and for us
the Absolution and the Absolver. O God, hear us and help us and save
us. By Thy mercy save us from bitter chastisement and wrath but grant
us peace and fullness of life and a good and holy death, for we offer
up to Thee praise and thanksgiving unto the Aeon of aeons.
Amen.
PEACE be with you all. † May
almighty God grant us all pardon,
absolution and remission of sins in both worlds unto the Aeon of aeons.
Amen.
The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ
Barekhmar! For the living, for the
sick and for travelers away from
home let us pray to the Lord!
Kyrie eleison!
For seasonable weather and the fruit of the earth, for good rains and
for the harvest of the land let us pray to the Lord!
Kyrie eleison!
For the safety of humanity and nature let us pray to the Lord!
Kyrie eleison!
For all in captivity, for those in the grave, for all in affliction let
us pray to the Lord!
Kyrie eleison!
Help us, save us, have mercy and compassion upon us and keep us, O God,
by thy grace!
Kyrie eleison!
Commemorating our all holy, pure, most glorious, and blessed Lady, the
Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, together with all the saints let us
commend ourselves and one another and our whole life unto Christ our
God.
To Thee, O Lord.
ACCOUNT us worthy, O Lord, that we may with pure minds and hearts enter
into the Holy of Holies, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
THE MEMORIAL of our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ and of His
journey among us to save us, His birth, death and resurrection and His
ascension to the right hand of the Father.
Let all mortal flesh keep silence
And with fear and trembling stand.
Ponder nothing earthly-minded
For, with blessing in His hand,
Christ Our God to earth descendeth
Our full homage to command.
THUS do we commemorate our father Adam, our mother Eve and Mary the
Virgin Mother of God; the prophets, apostles and martyrs; St _______,
whose memory we celebrate this day; those who pray with us in this
world and those who pray with us in the world to come.
Amen.
Rank on rank the six-winged seraphs,
Cherubim with sleepless eye
Veil their faces to the Presence
As with ceaseless voice they cry:
"Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Lord Most High!"
THE SYNAXIS
The Trisagion
HOLY art Thou, O God!
† Holy and mighty, holy and immortal, who
was crucified for us: have mercy on us!
HOLY art Thou, O God!
† Holy and mighty, holy and immortal, who
was crucified for us: have mercy on us!
HOLY art Thou, O God!
† Holy and mighty, holy and immortal, who
was crucified for us: have mercy on us!
Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Kyrie
eleison!
The Epistle
ACCEPT, O Lord, the prayer and
supplication we set before Thee at this
time, and make us truly worthy that with purity of heart and holiness
we may keep Thy precepts and those of Thy holy prophets and apostles,
the architects and fashioners of Thy holy Church, our Lord and God
forever.
Amen.
The Lesson is taken from ...
Barekhmar!
Beloved...
Here ends the Lesson.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
The Turgama Psalm
The Gospel
GRANT US, O Lord, knowledge of Thy
divine word and the understanding of
Thy holy gospel, the riches of Thy divine gifts and the grace of Thy
Holy Spirit. Grant that we may keep Thy commandments with joy and
accomplish Thine whole will and be worthy of Thy blessings and mercies
in both worlds.
Amen.
Stomen kalos! The holy gospel
according to St ___ Barekhmar!
At that time...
These are the true words of Jesus Christ.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
The Sermon
The Creed
Stomen kalos! Let us all respond and
say the Creed!
WE BELIEVE in One God,
the Father Almighty, maker of heaven
and earth, of all that is seen and
unseen. We believe in One Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only-begotten Son of
God, eternally born of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true
God from true God, begotten not made, One in being with the Father,
through Whom all things were made. For us men and for our salvation He
came down from heaven. By the power of the Holy Spirit He was born of
the Virgin Mary and became Man. For our sake He was crucified
under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, died and was buried. And on the
third day He arose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures. And He
ascended into heaven and was seated at the right hand of the Father.
And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead. Of
His kingdom there shall be no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lordly
giver of life, who proceeds from the Father. With the Father and the
Son She is worshipped and glorified. She spoke through the prophets. We
believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. We confess one
baptism for the remission of sins. We look for the resurrection of the
dead † and the life in the World to Come. Amen.
WASH away the filth from my
soul and cleanse me by the
sprinkling of the water of life, Lord God, that I may be able to enter
the Holy of Holies in purity and handle Thy divine Mysteries without
blemish; that I may offer the living Sacrifice unto Thee our Lord and
God unto the Aeon of aeons.
Amen.
BELOVED, pray for me that the
Lord may accept our oblation.
May the Lord receive our oblation and
help us by thy prayers.
HOLY and glorious Trinity,
have mercy on me! Holy and glorious
Trinity, have mercy on me, a sinner! Holy and glorious Trinity, receive
this offering from my weak and sinful hands.
IN THY mercy, O God, grant rest and good remembrance on Thy holy and
heavenly altar to Thy Mother, the saints and all the faithful departed.
Grant me this hour pardon and remission of sins and help my weakness,
for I call on Thee at all times together with Thy Mother and all Thy
saints. Remember also... and lastly we pray also as Thou hast commanded
us for the peace of Jerusalem.
Amen.
O GOD the Father, Thine unquenchable love did send Thy Son into
the world to save the sheep that had gone astray. Reject Thou not, my
Lord, this bloodless sacrifice, for we rely not on our own
righteousness but on Thy mercy. And may these Mysteries, instituted for
our salvation, be not our condemnation but the remission of our sins
and the praise and thanksgiving which are
† Thy due and Thy Son's and Thy
Living Holy Spirit's, one in essence with Thee, in both worlds unto the
Aeon of aeons.
Amen.
Stomen kalos! Stand with the fear of God that we may offer the
holy Eucharist in peace!
A mercy of peace, a sacrifice of
praise.
THOU art the flint rock, the rock of the twelve streams of water
for the twelve tribes of Israel. Thou art the hard rock set against the
tomb of our Redeemer.
Proceed to the
Anaphora. From Pascha until the First
Sunday of Advent, with the exception of the three Sundays at the end of
the Season of Pentecost, that of St James is used. From The First
Sunday of Advent until Forgiveness Sunday, that of St Basil is used.
That of SS Addai and Mari is used throughout Great Lent and Passion
Week. On the last three Sundays before the end of the Season of
Pentecost, the Sundays of the Greek, the Syrian, and the Latin Doctors,
are used the Anaphora of St John Chrysostom, the Anaphora of St
Severius and the Anaphora of St Xystus, respectively.