St.Mary S Knanaya Jacobite Church Chicago LENTEN Evening Prayer

St.Mary’s Knanaya Jacobite Church Chicago LENTEN Evening Prayer

Moranisho + Kurishum Nin

LEADER : By Thy Cross, † O Jesus Lord,

PEOPLE : By Thy Mother’s praying word,

Take from us and from our path

Punishments and rods of wrath.

Kaumo(Prayer in STANDING Position)

Leader: †In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one true God.
People: Glory be to Him; and may His grace and mercy be upon us for ever. Amen.

L: Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, by whose glory, the Heaven and the earth are filled; Hosanna in the highest.
P:Blessed is He who has come, and is to come, in the name of the Lord; Glory be to Him inthe highest.

L: Holy art Thou, O God;
P:Holy art Thou, Almighty,
Holy art Thou, Immortal,
+ Crucified for us, have mercy on us.(repeat 3 times)

L:Lord, have mercy upon us,
P:Lord, be kind and have mercy.Lord, accept our prayers and worship, and have mercy upon us.

L:Glory be to Thee, O God,
P:Glory be to Thee, O creator, glory be to Thee, O Christ,the king, who dost pity sinners, thy servants. BAREKMORE

L:Our Father, who art in Heaven,
P:Hallowed be Thy name: Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give usthis day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive whothosetrespassagainst us. Andlead us not into temptation, but deliver us fromevil; for Thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

L: Hail, Mary, full of grace,
P: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.

Petition (Karthaave ninne snehichavaraaya)

L: O Lord grant good remembrance and comfort to our departed ones, and make them worthy to stand at Thy right hand, among the blessed martyrs who loved Thee and the holy saints who pleased Thee by their deeds.

P : O Lord, Thy holy church cries aloud to Thee for her children and beseech Thee. O Lord, may Thy people who have borne Thee by Holy Baptism attain Thy salvation and not be condemned to the hell fire. Amen.

Anugragangal Niranjirikkunna

L: O Thou, full of mercy, renew Thy creation at the resurrection,

P: O Lord, comfort andabsolve 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.

Petition

L: O Lord may our fasting and prayers become fragrance, acceptable before you, as sweet smelling incense. Holy lent is the symbol of victory and a weapon undefeatable before the enemy.

P: O Lord, may our prayers be pleasing to you. May our requests enter before you as sweet smelling incense. O Lord we call upon thee, come for our help, hear our prayer and have mercy upon our souls. O Lord Jesus Christ, who received the fasting of the righteous and the saintly, accept our fasting and prayers and have mercy upon us

Moran Yesu Mesiho

L: O Jesus Christ, our Lord, close not the door of Thy mercy upon our faces.

P: We confess, we are sinners, have mercy upon us.O Lord, Thy love for us didst make Thee tocome down to us from Thy place that by Thy death, our death might be abolished: Have mercy upon us. Amen.

PSLAMS 4 (Ente neethi yaya daivama…)

BAREKMORE,

L: Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! Thou hast given me room when I was in distress. Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.

P: O men, how long shall my honor suffer shame? How long will you love vain words, and seek after lies?

L: But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD hears when I call to him.

P: Be angry, but sin not; commune with your own hearts on your beds, and be silent.

L: Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the LORD.

P : There are many who say, "O that we might see some good! Lift

up the light of thy countenance upon us, O LORD!"

L: Thou hast put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.

P: In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

Bovooso of Mor Jacob

L: We call upon Thee, Lord our master, come to our help; Hear our petition and have mercy on our souls.

P: Lord of angels and watchers, Lord our Master, Hear our petition and have mercy on our souls.

L: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, enlighten our mind. In faith I knock at thy door, answer me in Thy mercy

P: Open my eyes to behold Thy truth and worship Thy holy name. Protect my youth, as I have trusted in thy mercy.

L: Give us life through your blessings. Your mercy and refuge is our fortress

P: Give to me, Lord, a pure heart. Grant to my intellect the wisdom of salvation now Thy absolute perfection

L: Vest me with spiritual weapon, against the evil one. Seal me with Thy holy name and deliver my life from destruction.

P: I have followed Thee with love for Thy goodness, May I not be ashamed Hover Thy right hand over me, Lord.

L: My Master and merciful Father I intend to belong entirely to Thee, and I adore Thee.

P: I have obtained the mercy and grace that I prayed for. Like a merchant let my intellect collect the good from Thy treasures.

L: Give me the true book for me to read I am Thy servant, Lord, and the son of Thy handmaid. Give me life because of Thy Holy name.

P: I received Thy sacred body and drunk Thy precious blood; let me live by Thee.

L: Let Thy holy cross (†) be a fortress protecting me from deception. I have called upon Thee and prayed to Thee, Lord.

P: Hover Thy right hand over me. O Good Shepherd! Make me a lamb of Thy flock.

L: Glory to Thy name, Father of the world and king of life; Like oblation let my Prayers enter before Thy majesty.

P: Thou who hear all and accept the petitions, listen to our prayers and have mercy on us.

Psalm 91

BAREKMORE,

L: You,that sit in the shelter of the Most High, and abide in glory, in the shadow of God,

P: Say to the Lord; 'My trust and my refuge; the God in whom I confide';

L: For He shalldeliver you from the snare of stumbling and from idle talk;

P: He will keep you under His feathers, and by His wings, you shall be covered; and His truth shall compass you like an armor.

L: You shall not fear from the terror by night, and from the arrow that flies by the day; And from the voice that travels in the darkness, and from the devastating wind in the noon.

P: Thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right side.

L: They shall not come near to you, but with your eyes you shall see only; you shall see the revenge of the wicked.

P: (Since you have said), Thou art the Lord, my trust, who hastplaced thy abode in the heights'.

L: There shall no evil come near to you; neither shall any plague draw near to your dwelling place,

P: For He shall give His angels command concerning you, who shall protect you in all your ways.

L: And they shall bear you up in their hands, lest your foot stumble.

P: You shall tread upon the adder and the basilisk; and you shall trample down the lion and the dragon.

L: (For the Lord has said): 'since he has sought me, I will deliverhim and strengthen him'.

P: Since he has known my name, he will call upon me, and I will answer him and be with him in affliction'.

L: I will strengthen him and honor him.With long life, will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.

Psalm 121

L: I will lift up my eyes to the mountain, from whence comes my helper.

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

L: He will not suffer your foot to tremble; Your keeper shall not slumber.

P: For neither slumbers nor sleeps the keeper of Israel:

L: The Lord is your keeper.The Lord shall overshadow you with His right hand.

P: The sun shall not smite you by day; nor the moon by night.

L: The Lord shall take care of you from all evil; The Lord shall take care of your life.

P: He will watch over your exit and your entrance, henceforth for ever.

Meet unto the, O God, is glory BAREKMORE

Prayer of St. Sevorius

L: O Lord, who sittest in the secret place of the Most High, shelter us beneath the shadow of the wings of Thy Mercy, and have compassion upon us.

P: Thou, who hearest all things, in Thy loving kindness, Hearken to the supplication of Thy servants.

L: Grant us, O Messiah, our Saviour, a peaceful evening and a sinless night: for Thou art a glorious King, and unto Thee, our eyes lifted up.

P: Forgive our debts and our sins; have mercy upon us both in this world and in that to come.

L: 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.

P: Let Thy right hand overshadow us all the days of our lives, and Thy peace reign among us and Thou give hope and salvation to the souls that pray to Thee.

L: By the prayers of Saint 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)

L:+Blessed is the glory of the Lord for His place ever.
P:+Blessed is the glory of the Lord for His place ever.

P:+Blessed is the glory of the Lord for His place ever and ever.

L:Holy and glorious Trinity, have mercy upon us

P:Holy and glorious Trinity, have mercy upon us

P:Holy and glorious Trinity, have compassion and mercy upon us

L:Holy art Thou, gloriousfor ever.

P:Holy art Thou, gloriousfor ever.

P:Holy art Thou and blessed is Thy Name for ever and ever.

L:Glory be to Thee, O Lord

P: Glory be to Thee, O Lord
P: Glory be to Thee, O Lord for ever our hopeBAREKMOR.

L: Our Father who artin heaven
P: Hallowed be Thy name......

L: Hail Mary full of grace

P: Our Lord is with you......

The Nicene Creed

L: We believe in one true God

P:The Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.

P: And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,begotten of the Fatherbefore allworlds; Light of Light,very God ofvery God; begotten, not made;being of the same substance withthe father; and by whom all things were made:

+ WHO FOR US MEN, AND FOR OUR SALVATION, CAME DOWNFROMHEAVEN

+ AND WAS INCARNATED OF THE HOLY VIRGIN MARY, MOTHEROF GOD,BYTHE HOLY GHOST, AND BECAME MAN

+ AND WASCRUCIFIEDFOR US IN THE DAYS OF PONTIUS PILATE, AND HE SUFFERED, DIED AND WAS BURIED

P: And the third dayrose again, according to His will and ascended to Heaven and sits at the right hand of His Father; andshall come again in His great glory to judge both the living and the dead;whose Kingdom shall have no end.

P:And in the living Holy Spirit, The life giving Lord of all, Who proceeds from theFather;and whowith the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified, who spoke through the Prophets and Apostles.

P: And in One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, and weacknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins; Andlook for the resurrection of the dead in the new lifein the world to come.

L: Amen. Barekmore, Stoumen Kolos

P: Kurielaison