The Augmented Ectenia

Deacon: Let us all say with our whole soul and with our whole mind, let us say. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: O Lord Almighty, the God of our fathers, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Deacon: Again we pray for the Orthodox episcopate of the Church of Russia; for our lord the Very Most Reverend Metropolitan N., First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad; for our lord the Most Reverend (Archbishop or Bishop N., whose diocese it is); and all our brethren in Christ.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Deacon: Again we pray for the suffering Russian land and its Orthodox people both in the homeland and in the diaspora and for their salvation.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Deacon: Again we pray for this land, its authorities and armed forces.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Deacon: Again we pray to the Lord our God that He may deliver His people from enemies visible and invisible, and confirm in us oneness of mind, brotherly love, and piety.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Deacon: Again we pray for our brethren, the priests, priest-monks, and all our brethren in Christ.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Deacon: Again we pray for the blessed and ever-memorable, holy Orthodox patriarchs; for pious kings and right-believing queens; and for the founders of this holy temple ( or monastery), and for our fathers and brethren gone to their rest before us, and the Orthodox here and everywhere laid to rest.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Here may be inserted other petitions. Deacon: Again we pray for them that bring offerings and do good works in this holy and all-venerable temple; for them that minister and them that chant, and for all the people here present that await of Thee great and abundant mercy.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Priest: For a merciful God art Thou, and the Lover of mankind, and unto Thee do we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Choir: Amen.

(Here should be inserted the Prayer for the Salvation of Russia.) The Ectenia for the Departed (Omitted on Sundays and feasts) Deacon: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Deacon: Again we pray for the repose of the souls of the departed servants of God, N., N., and that they may be forgiven every transgression, both voluntary and involuntary.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Deacon: That the Lord God commit their souls to where the righteous repose.

Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3×)

Deacon: The mercy of God, the kingdom of heaven, and the remission of their sins, let us ask of Christ the immortal King and our God. Choir: Grant this, O Lord. Deacon: Let us pray to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Priest: For Thou art the resurrection, and the life, and the repose of Thy departed servants, N, N, O Christ our God, and unto Thee do we send up glory, together with Thine unoriginate Father, and Thy Most-holy and good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Choir: Amen.

The Ectenia for the Catechumens Deacon: Pray, ye catechumens, to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Ye faithful, for the catechumens let us pray, that the Lord will have mercy on them. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: That He will catechize them with the word of Truth. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: That He will reveal unto them the Gospel of righteousness. Choir: Lord, have mercy Deacon: That He will unite them to His Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Save them, have mercy on them, help them, and keep them, O God, by Thy grace. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Ye catechumens, bow your heads to the Lord. Choir: To Thee, O Lord. Priest: That they also with us may glorify Thy most honourable and majestic name: of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Choir: Amen.

The Ectenia of the Faithful Deacon: As many as are catechumens, depart; catechumens, depart; as many as are catechumens, depart; let none of the catechumens remain; as many as are of the faithful, again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy grace. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Wisdom! Priest: For unto Thee is due all glory, honour, and worship: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Choir: Amen.

Deacon: Again and again, in peace let us pray to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. If a priest serve without a deacon, the following four petitions are omitted. Deacon: For the peace from above, and the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For the peace of the whole world, the good estate of the holy churches of God, and the union of all, let us pray to the Lord Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: For this holy temple, and for them that with faith, reverence, and the fear of God enter herein, let us pray to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: That we may be delivered from all tribulation, wrath, and necessity, let us pray to the Lord. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and keep us, O God, by Thy grace. Choir: Lord, have mercy. Deacon: Wisdom! Priest: That always being guarded under Thy dominion, we may send up glory unto Thee: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Choir: Amen.