The prayer of St. St. Basil the Great: "O God and Lord of bodiless hosts, and Creator of all creation, Who hast sent down Thy Only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for the salvation of our race, Who by His much-revered Cross hast torn the record of our sins, and by Him hast conquered the rulers and rulers of darkness! Thou Thyself, O Lord Lover of mankind, accept from us, ^sinners, these prayers of thanksgiving and supplication, and deliver us from every pernicious and gloomy sin, as well as from all visible and invisible enemies who seek to do us harm. Nail our flesh to fear Thee, and do not allow our hearts to deviate to evil speech or thoughts. But kindle in our souls love for Thee, so that, constantly directing our eyes to Thee and guided by the light emanating from Thee, striving to know Thee, the eternal Light is more inaccessible than ever, they may unceasingly send glory and thanksgiving to Thee, the Eternal Father, with Thy Only-begotten Son and Thy All-Holy, Good and Life-Giving Spirit, now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen."

NINTH HOUR.

"Come, let us worship our King God. Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God. Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and God."

Psalm 83: "How desirable are Thy dwellings, O Lord of hosts! My soul is weary, longing for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh delight in the Living God. And the bird finds for itself a dwelling, and a swallow a nest for itself, where to lay its young, at Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God! Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will praise Thee continually. Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee, and whose paths are directed to Thee in his heart. Passing through the valley of weeping, they open springs in it, and the rain covers it with blessing; they come from strength to strength, they appear before God in Zion. O Lord, God of hosts! Hear my prayer; hearken, O God of Jacob! O God, our defender, bow down and look upon the face of Thy anointed. For one day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be at the threshold in the house of God than live in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is the sun and the shield, the Lord gives grace and glory; He does not deprive those who walk in chastity of blessings. Lord of hosts! Blessed is the man who trusts in You."

Psalm 84: "Lord, Thou hast had compassion on Thy land, Thou hast restored the captivity of Jacob; I have forgiven the iniquity of Thy people, I have covered all their sins, I have restrained all Thy wrath, I have turned away the fierceness of Thy wrath. Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cease Thy indignation against us. Wilt Thou be angry with us forever, Thou wilt extend Thy wrath from generation to generation? Wilt thou not revive us again, that thy people may rejoice in thee? Show us, O Lord, Thy mercy and grant us Thy salvation. I will listen to what the Lord God says. He will say peace to His people and to His elect, but let them not fall into folly again. His salvation is so close to those who fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth will meet, truth and peace will kiss each other; truth will spring up from the earth, and righteousness will come down from heaven, and the Lord will give good, and our land will give its fruit; righteousness shall go before Him, and shall set his feet in the way."

Psalm 85: "Incline Thy ear, O Lord, and hear me, for I am poor and needy. Save my soul, for I revere Thee; save, O my God, Thy servant who trusts in Thee. Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call upon Thee every day. Rejoice the soul of Thy servant, for to Thee, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For Thou, O Lord, art good and merciful, and abundant in mercy unto all that call upon Thee. Hear, O Lord, my prayer, and hearken unto the voice of my supplication. In the day of my trouble I call upon Thee, for Thou shalt hear me. There is none among the gods like Thee, O Lord, and there are no works like Thine. All the nations that Thou hast created shall come and worship Thee, O Lord, and glorify Thy name, for Thou art great and doest wonders. You, God, are the only one. Guide me, O Lord, in Thy way, and I will walk in Thy truth; strengthen my heart in the fear of Thy name. I will praise Thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and praise Thy name for ever. For great is Thy mercy to me; Thou hast delivered my soul from the hell of hell. O God, the proud have risen up against me, and a crowd of rebels seek my soul; they do not present Thee before them. But Thou, O Lord, God Generous and Merciful, Long-suffering, Most Merciful and True, look upon me and have mercy on me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thy servant; show me a sign for good, that they that hate me may see and be ashamed, for thou, O Lord, hast helped me and comforted me." Show me a sign for good, that they that hate me may see and be ashamed, for thou, O Lord, hast helped me and comforted me

Glory even now, "Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, glory to Thee, O God" (three times). "Lord, have mercy" (three times). Glory: Troparion of the day. On the Forty Days, and when "Hallelujah" is sung, troparion with verses, ch. 8: "At the ninth hour, Who experienced death in the flesh for our sake, put to death our carnal thoughts, O Christ God, and save us." Verse: 1. "Let my cry come nigh before Thy face, O Lord, according to Thy word give me understanding." 2. "Let my supplication come before Thy face, deliver me according to Thy word" (Psalm 118; 169-170).

Glory even now: (Theotokos). "For our sake, Who was born of a Virgin, Who endured crucifixion, Who conquered death by death, and, like God, Who manifested the resurrection! Do not despise, O Good One, those created by Thy hand; Show Thy love for mankind, O Most Merciful, accept the Mother of God who prays for us, Who gave birth to Thee, and save, O our Saviour, the people of the outcasts."

"Deliver us not forever for Thy name's sake, and break not Thy covenant. Do not take away Thy mercy from us for the sake of Abraham whom Thou loved, for the sake of Isaac Thy servant, and of Thy Holy Israel" (Dan. 3:34-35).

"Holy God" according to the "Our Father...". Kontakion of the feast. If there is no feast, as well as in the Forty Decades of the Forty Days, ch. 8: "The thief, seeing the Author of life, nailed to the cross, exclaimed: "If God in the flesh had not been crucified with us, the sun would not have hidden its rays, and the earth would not have trembled. O Lord, Who endureth all things, remember me in Thy kingdom." Glory: "In the midst of two thieves, Thy cross served as a measure of justice, bringing one down to hell for cruel blasphemy; and the other, through the knowledge of theology, alleviating from sins, O Christ God, glory to Thee"And now: "Seeing Thee, Lamb and Shepherd and Saviour of the world, seeing Thee on the Cross, Who gave birth to Thee cried out with tears: The world rejoices, receiving deliverance; but my heart burns when I see Thy crucifixion, which Thou sufferest for the whole world, my Son and God." Page. 388.

"Lord, have mercy" (40 times). "At all times." p. 387. "Lord, have mercy" (three times). Glory even now. "More honorable than the cherubim." Bless in the name of the Lord, father." Priest: "O God, have mercy on us and bless us, illumine us with Thy face and have mercy on us" (Psalm 66:2).

On the fast of the Nativity of Christ or the Holy Apostles, the prayer of Ephraim the Syrian with 16 prostrations, and on the Holy and Great Thursdays. three large bows, p. 388.