The Small Entry

Deacon: Wisdom! Aright! Choir: O come let us worship and fall down before Christ; O Son of God (Sundays: Who didst rise from the dead) (on feasts of the Theotokos: through the prayers of the Theotokos) (On weekdays: Who art wondrous in the saints), save us who chant unto Thee: Alleluia. Here are chanted the appointed troparia and kontakia. Priest: For holy art Thou, O our God, and unto Thee do we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever: (and if there be no deacon, at once: and unto the ages of ages). Deacon: O Lord, save the pious, and hearken unto us. Choir: O Lord, save the pious, and hearken unto us. Deacon: And unto the ages of ages. Choir: Amen.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3×)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. Deacon: Let us attend. Priest: Peace be unto all. Reader: And to thy spirit. Deacon: Wisdom! Reader: The Prokeimenon in the Tone. The choir chanteth the prokeimenon. Deacon: Wisdom! Reader: The Reading is from (the Acts of the Holy Apostles) or: (the Catholic Epistle of ) or (the Epistle of the holy Apostle Paul to the, or to Timothy, etc.). Deacon: Let us attend. The reader readeth the Epistle. At the conclusion: Priest: Peace be unto thee. Reader: And to thy spirit. Deacon: Wisdom! Reader: Alleluia in the Tone. The choir chanteth the Alleluia. Deacon: Bless, master, the bringer of the Good Tidings of the holy Apostle and Evangelist N. Priest: May God, through the intercessions of the holy glorious, all-praised Apostle and Evangelist N., give speech with great power unto thee that bringest good tidings, unto the fulfillment of the Gospel of His beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Deacon: Amen.

Priest: Wisdom! Aright! Let us hear the Holy Gospel. Peace be unto all. Choir: And to thy spirit. Deacon: The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to N. Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee. Deacon: Let us attend.