READINGS OF THE UNCTION PRAYER

READINGS OF THE UNCTION PRAYER
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+ FIRST PRAYER +


(James 5:10-20)

My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an
example of suffering and patience. Indeed we count them blessed who endure.
You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the
Lord-- that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. But above all, my
brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other
oath. But let your Yes, be Yes, and your No, No, lest you fall into judgment.
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him
sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the
church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the
Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him
up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your
trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a
man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain;
and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed
again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. Brethren,
if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns back, let him
know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul
from death and cover a multitude of sins. Do not love the world, nor the
things which are in the world. The world shall pass away and all its desires;
but he who does the will of God shall abide forever. Amen.


PSALM

Stand with the fear of God, Listen to the Holy Gospel. From the psalms of our
father David the prophet and the king, may his blessing, be with us
all. Amen.

(Psalm 6:1-2) O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your
hot displeasure. Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for
my bones are troubled. Alleluia.


GOSPEL (John 5:1-17)

Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Our Lord, God, Savior, and
King of us all, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, to Whom is glory,
forever.

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now
there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew,
Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people,
blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel
went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then
whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of
whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity
thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already
had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, Do you want to be made
well? The sick man answered Him, Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool
when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before
me. Jesus said to him, Rise, take up your bed and walk. And immediately the
man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath.
The Jews therefore said to him who was cured, It is the Sabbath; it is not
lawful for you to carry your bed. He answered them, He who made me well said
to me, Take up your bed and walk. Then they asked him, Who is the Man who said
to you, Take up your bed and walk? And he who was healed knew not who it was;
for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. 14
Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, See, you have been
made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you. The man departed
and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well. For this reason
the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these
things on the Sabbath. But Jesus answered them, My Father has been working
until now, and I have been working. Glory is due to our God to the age of all
ages. Amen.

(Zoxa si kerie)


+ SECOND PRAYER +

PAULINE (Romans 15:1-7)

Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed
to the Gospel of God. A chapter from the Epistle of our teacher St. Paul to
the (Romans), His blessings be upon us, Amen.

We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to
please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to
edification. For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written,
""The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.'' For whatever
things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the
patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Now may the God of
patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according
to Christ Jesus, that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore receive one another, just as
Christ also received us, to the glory of God. The grace of God the Father be
with you all. Amen.


PSALM

Stand with the fear of God, Listen to the Holy Gospel. From the psalms of our
father David the prophet and the king, may his blessing, be with us
all. Amen.

(Psalm 102:1) Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to You. Incline
Your ear to me; in the day that I call, answer me speedily. Alleluia.


GOSPEL (Luke 19:1-10)

Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Our Lord, God, Savior, and
King of us all, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, to Whom is glory,
forever.

Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. Now behold, there was a man
named Zacchaeus who was a chief tax collector, and he was rich. And he sought
to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short
stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for
He was going to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up
and saw him, and said to him, ""Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today
I must stay at your house.'' So he made haste and came down, and received Him
joyfully. But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, ""He has gone to
be a guest with a man who is a sinner.'' Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the
Lord, ""Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken
anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold.'' And Jesus
said to him, ""Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a
son of Abraham; ""for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which
was lost.'' Glory is due to our God to the age of all ages. Amen.

(Zoxa si kerie)


+ THIRD PRAYER +


PAULINE (1-Corinthians 12:28 - 13:8)

Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed
to the Gospel of God. A chapter from the Epistle of our teacher St. Paul to
the (Corinthians), His blessings be upon us, Amen.

And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets,
third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps,
administrations, varieties of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets?
Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Do all have gifts of healings?
Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? But earnestly desire the best
gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way. Though I speak with the
tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass
or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand
all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could
remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my
goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not
love, it profits me nothing. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not
envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely,
does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in
iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. But whether there are
prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease;
whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. The grace of God the Father
be with you all. Amen.


PSALM

Stand with the fear of God, Listen to the Holy Gospel. From the psalms of our
father David the prophet and the king, may his blessing, be with us
all. Amen.

(Psalms 38:1-2) O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, nor chasten me in Your
hot displeasure! For Your arrows pierce me deeply, and Your hand presses me
down. Alleluia.

GOSPEL (Matthew 10:1-8)

Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Our Lord, God,
Savior, and King of us all, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, to
Whom is glory, forever.

And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over
unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all
kinds of disease. Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: first,
Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee,
and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax
collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was
Thaddaeus; Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.
These twelve Jesus sent out and commanded them, saying: Do not go into the way
of the Gentiles, and do not enter a city of the Samaritans. But go rather to
the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as you go, preach, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. Glory is due to
our God to the age of all ages. Amen.

(Zoxa si kerie)


+ FOURTH PRAYER +

PAULINE (Romans 8:14-28)

Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed
to the Gospel of God. A chapter from the Epistle of our teacher St. Paul to
the (Romans), His blessings be upon us, Amen.

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you
did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the
Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ""Abba, Father.'' The Spirit Himself
bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children,
then heirs-- heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer
with Him, that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the
sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory
which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creation
eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was
subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in
hope; because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that
the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now. Not
only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we
ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the
redemption of our body. For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen
is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for
what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Likewise the
Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray
for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with
groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what
the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints
according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for
good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His
purpose. The grace of God the Father be with you all. Amen.


PSALM

Stand with the fear of God, Listen to the Holy Gospel. From the psalms of our
father David the prophet and the king, may his blessing, be with us
all. Amen.

(Psalms 51:1-2) Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my
transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my
sin. Alleluia.

GOSPEL (Luke 10:1-9)

Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Our Lord, God, Savior, and
King of us all, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, to Whom is glory,
forever.

After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two
by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to
go. Then He said to them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are
few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His
harvest. Go your way; behold, I send you out as lambs among wolves. Carry
neither money bag, knapsack, nor sandals; and greet no one along the road.
But whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house. And if a son of
peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you.
And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give,
for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set
before you. And heal the sick there, and say to them, The kingdom of God has
come near to you. Glory is due to our God to the age of all ages. Amen.

(Zoxa si kerie)


+ FIFTH PRAYER +

PAULINE (Galathians 2:16-20)

Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed
to the Gospel of God. A chapter from the Epistle of our teacher St. Paul to
the (Galatians), His blessings be upon us, Amen.

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in
Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be
justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works
of the law no flesh shall be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified
by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister
of sin? Certainly not! For if I build again those things which I destroyed,
I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law that I
might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who
live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I
live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. The
grace of God the Father be with you all. Amen.


PSALM

Stand with the fear of God, Listen to the Holy Gospel. From the psalms of our
father David the prophet and the king, may his blessing, be with us
all. Amen.

(Psalms 142:7) Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Your name; the
righteous shall surround me, for You shall deal bountifully with me.''
Alleluia.


GOSPEL (John 14:1-19)

Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Our Lord, God, Savior, and
King of us all, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, to Whom is glory,
forever.

Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My
Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I
go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I
will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be
also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.'' Thomas said to Him,
Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way? Jesus
said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father
except through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also;
and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.'' Philip said to Him, Lord,
show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us. Jesus said to him, Have I
been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen
Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, Show us the Father'? Do you not
believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak
to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me
does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or
else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. Most assuredly, I say
to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and
greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. And whatever
you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the
Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. If you love Me, keep My
commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another
Helper, that He may abide with you forever-- the Spirit of truth, whom the
world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know
Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans;
I will come to you. A little while longer and the world will see Me no more,
but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. Glory is due to our
God to the age of all ages. Amen.

(Zoxa si kerie)


+ SIXTH PRAYER +

PAULINE (Colossians 3:12-17)

Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed
to the Gospel of God. A chapter from the Epistle of our teacher St. Paul to
the (Colossians), His blessings be upon us, Amen.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies,
kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and
forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as
Christ forgave you, so you also must do. But above all these things put on
love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your
hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the
word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one
another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. The grace of
God the Father be with you all. Amen.


PSALM

Stand with the fear of God, Listen to the Holy Gospel. From the psalms of our
father David the prophet and the king, may his blessing, be with us
all. Amen.

(Psalms 4:1) Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved
me in my distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. Alleluia.


GOSPEL (Luke 7:36-50)

Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Our Lord, God, Savior, and
King of us all, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, to Whom is glory,
forever.

Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the
Pharisee's house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who
was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee's
house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet
behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped
them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with
the fragrant oil. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he
spoke to himself, saying, This man, if He were a prophet, would know who and
what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner. And
Jesus answered and said to him, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he
said, Teacher, say it. There was a certain creditor who had two debtors. One
owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing
with which to repay, he freely forgave them both. Tell Me, therefore, which of
them will love him more? Simon answered and said, I suppose the one whom he
forgave more. And He said to him, You have rightly judged. Then He turned to
the woman and said to Simon, Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you
gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and
wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has
not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint My
head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.
Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved
much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. And He said to
her, Your sins are forgiven. And those who sat at the table with Him began to
say to themselves, Who is this who even forgives sins? Then He said to the
woman, ""Your faith has saved you. Go in peace. Glory is due to our God to
the age of all ages. Amen.

(Zoxa si kerie)


+ SEVENTH PRAYER +

PAULINE (Ephesians 6:10-18)

Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed
to the Gospel of God. A chapter from the Epistle of our teacher St. Paul to
the (Ephesians), His blessings be upon us, Amen.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles
of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore
take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil
day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist
with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod
your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the
shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of
the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the
Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and
supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance
and supplication for all the saints. The grace of God the Father be with you
all. Amen.


PSALM

Stand with the fear of God, Listen to the Holy Gospel. From the
psalms of our father David the prophet and the king, may his
blessing, be with us all. Amen.

(Psalms 25:18) Look on my affliction and my pain, and forgive all my sins.
(Psalms 25:20) Keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I put
my trust in You. Alleluia.

GOSPEL (Matthew 6:14-18)

Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord, Our Lord, God, Savior, and
King of us all, Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, to Whom is glory,
forever.

For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will
your Father forgive your trespasses. Moreover, when you fast, do not be like
the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that
they may appear to men to be fasting. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their
reward. But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that
you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the
secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Glory
is due to our God to the age of all ages. Amen.