Let us fulfill our evening prayer to the Lord. - Intercede, save, have mercy and preserve us, O God, by Your grace. “The evening of everything is perfect, holy, peaceful and sinless—we ask the Lord.” - Angela is a peaceful, faithful mentor, guardian of our souls and bodies... - Forgiveness and forgiveness of our sins and transgressions... - Good and beneficial to our souls and peace in the world... - The rest of our life in peace and repentance will end... - The Christian death of our life, painless, shameless, peaceful, and a good answer at the terrible judgment of Christ - please
The choir responds to all these petitions:
Give it, Lord.
On the eve of major holidays, after a petitionary litany, the clergy go out to the vestibule of the church and perform a litia, that is, intense popular prayer: for the salvation of people, for the Sovereign, for the sacred rite and for every Christian soul - grieving, embittered and demanding the mercy of God; about the city, the country and all the Christians living in it; about dead fathers and brothers; about deliverance from hunger, destruction (infection), cowardice (earthquake), flood (flood), fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare. Then the consecration of the loaves, wheat, wine and oil takes place, in the image and memory of the five loaves with which the Lord fed five thousand people.
Then follows the reading or singing of the touching song of St. Simeon the God-Receiver, which seems to tell everyone that the fulfillment of the promise to the forefathers and forefathers about the coming of the Redeemer into the world is near:
Now do You let Your servant go, O Master, according to Your word, in peace: for mine eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared before the face of all people, a light for the revelation of nations, and the glory of Your people Israel. Now do You let Your servant (me) go, O Lord, according to Your word, in peace; For mine eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared before the face of all nations—a light to enlighten the Gentiles and the glory of Your people Israel.
Following this, the worshipers hear the singing of the angelic gospel to the Blessed Virgin Mary:
Virgin Mary, rejoice... (See above)
The priest, sharing the spiritual joy of those praying, makes the sign of the cross over them, saying:
The blessing of the Lord is upon you, through His grace and love for mankind, always, now and ever, and unto ages of ages.