First Antiphon:

My God, my God, look upon me, why have You forsaken me? Why can’t my sinful words reach You, my salvation.

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour save us.

When I cry to You during the day, O my God, You do not listen, and there is no rest for me at night.

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour save us.

Nonetheless You are there in the holy place, O Israel’s boast.

Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour save us.

Glory be . . . now and forever . . . : Only Begotten Son

Third Antiphon:

Verse: The Lord is king; the peoples tremble; he is throned upon the cherubim; the earth quakes.

Tropar of the Exaltation, tone 1:
Save Your people, O Lord, and bless Your inheritance.*
Grant victory to Your faithful people against enemies,*
and protect Your community by Your cross.

Verse: The Lord in Zion is great, he is high above all the peoples.

Tropar of the Exaltation, tone 1:
Save Your people, O Lord, and bless Your inheritance.*
Grant victory to Your faithful people against enemies,*
and protect Your community by Your cross.

Verse: Let them praise your great and awesome name; holy is he!

Tropar of the Exaltation, tone 1:
Save Your people, O Lord, and bless Your inheritance.*
Grant victory to Your faithful people against enemies,*
and protect Your community by Your cross.

At the small entrance:

Verse: Extol the Lord, our God, and worship at his footstool; holy is he!

Tropar of the Exaltation, tone 1:
Save Your people, O Lord, and bless Your inheritance.*
Grant victory to Your faithful people against enemies,*
and protect Your community by Your cross.

Glory be to the Father . . ., tone 4:

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; now and for ever and ever. Amen!

Kondak of the Exaltation, tone 4:

By your own choice, O Christ our God,*
you were lifted on the cross.*
Grant your mercies to your new community*
that bears your name.*
By your power gladden the faithful people*
and grant them victory against enemies.*
May they have the help of your instrument of peace,*
the invincible sign of victory.

Instead of “Holy God… “

To Your cross, O Master, we bow in veneration, and we glorify Your holy Resurrection. (3x)

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,* now and for ever and ever. Amen.

…  and we glorify Your holy Resurrection.

To Your cross, O Master, we bow in veneration, and we glorify Your holy Resurrection.

Prokimen of the Exaltation, tone 7:

Exalt the Lord our God, and bow in worship at the footstool of His feet for it is holy.

Verse:  The Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble.

Exalt the Lord our God, and bow in worship at the footstool of His feet for it is holy.

Alleluia Verses, of the Exaltation:

Remember your congregation which you acquired from the beginning.

But God is our king before all ages; He has wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.

Instead of ‘It is truly right…’:

My soul, extol the venerable cross of the Lord.*
O Mother of God, you are a hidden paradise*
which mysteriously brought forth Christ*
by whom a life-giving tree of the cross has been planted on earth.*
Today this cross is being exalted,*
and we, adoring it, glorify You.

Communion Hymn (Verse):
The Light of Your face, O Lord, is raised over us.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!