Scripture In The Divine Liturgy

• Opening Doxology ["Blessed is the Kingdom..."]
  • Mark 11:10
  • Luke 22:29-30
  • Matthew 28:19
  • Revelation 7:12

• The Great Litany ["In peace let us pray to the Lord..."] -- Philippians 4:6-7; Psalm 51:1; Luke 18:13; John 14:27; 1 Timothy 2:1-2; Hebrews 13:7; Psalm 109:26; Luke 1:42

• The First Antiphon ["Bless the Lord, O my soul..."] -- Selected verses from Psalm 103

• The Second Antiphon ["Praise the Lord, O my soul..."] -- Psalm 103

• The Hymn to Christ Incarnate ["Only- begotten Son...,"] -- John 1:1, 3:16, 17:5, 19:18; Luke 1:35; Hebrews 2:14; Matthew 8:25

• The Third Antiphon [The Beatitudes] -- Matthew 5:3-12

• The Little Entrance ["Come let us worship..."] -- Psalm 95:1-6; Revelation 7:11-12

• The Trisagion ["Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal..."] -- Isaiah 6:1-5; Revelation 8:8

• Prokeimenon
  • Psalm 12:7
  • Ps 28 9:1
  • Ps 29:11
  • Ps 33:22
  • Ps 47:6
  • Ps 76:11
  • Ps 104:24
  • Ps 118:14

• The Epistle ["Wisdom. Let us be attentive..."] -- Daily reading from the Epistles or Acts of the Apostles

• The Allelulia -- Psalm 113:1; Ps 135:1; Ps 146:1; Revelation 19:1

• The Gospel ["Wisdom. Rise. Let us hear the Holy Gospel..."] -- Daily reading from Matthew, Mark, Luke or John

• The Sermon -- 1 Timothy 4:13

• The Cherubic Hymn ["Let us who mystically..."] -- Colossians 3:12; Psalm 24; Revelation 19:1-6

• The Great Entrance -- Psalm 43:4; Matthew 5:23-24; Hebrews 5:1

• The Peace ["Peace be unto all..."] -- John 20:9,21,26; 1 John 4:7; 1 Peter 3:8; Philippians 2:2

• The Eucharistic Canon ["Let us stand aright..."] -- Leviticus 3:1; Hebrews 13:14-15; Hosea 6:6; Psalm 49:19; Matthew 9:13; 1 Corinthians 13:14; 2 Timothy 4:22; Lamentations 3:41

• The Eucharistic Prayer ["Holy, Holy, Holy..." ...through the Consecration...] -- Isaiah 6:3; Mark 11:10; Matthew 21:9; 1 Corinthians 11:23-24; Matthew 26:26-28; John 6:51; Luke 22:20; Mark 14:23-24; 1 Corinthians 29:14,16; Romans 21:1

• Hymn to the Theotokos ["It is truly right..."] -- Luke 1:28,42,48

• The Concluding Eucharistic Prayers -- 2 Maccabees 12:44-45; 1 Timothy 2:2; 2 Timothy 2:15; Romans 15:6; Titus 2:13; Revelations 22:21

• The Litany before the Lord's Prayer ["Having commemorated all the saints, again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord..."] -- Ephesians 5:2; Philippians 4:18; 1 Peter 3:15; 1 Corinthians 5:10; Ephesians 4:13; Philippians 2:1

• The Lord’s Prayer -- Matthew 6:9-13; 1 Corinthians 29:11.

• The Elevation of the Holy Gifts ["Holy things are for the Holy..."] -- Leviticus 11:44; Philippians 2:10-11

• The Communion Hymn ["Praise the Lord..."] Psalm 148 1

• The Eucharist -- 1 Corinthians 11:27-29; Matthew 16:16; 1 Timothy 1:15; Mark 14:45; Luke 23:42-43; Isaiah 6:7; 1 Timothy 1:14; James 4:8; Psalm 118 26-27; Psalm 34 8; 1 Peter 1:19; John 6:32-35, 48-58; Psalm 116 13; Psalm 28

• Hymns after Holy Communion ["We have received the true Light..."] -- John 1:9; Revelation 3:14; Psalm 71:8; Chronicles 16:9; Ephesians 3:9

• Litany after Communion ["Let us be attentive..."] -- Judges 18:6; Colossians 3:17; Mark 11:9

• The prayer opposite the Ambon ["You, who bless those who bless You..."] -- Genesis 12:3; Psalm 28:9, Psalm 26.8; Psalm 138:81, 1 Timothy 2:2; James 1:17; Psalm 113:2

• Prayer at the Prothesis ["Christ our God, Who are the fulfillment..."] --

• The Dismissal ["The blessing of the Lord..."] -- Psalm 129:8; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Timothy 1:1*