Come, let us be gathered in meditation.
Draw near to the One Eternal God - All Mighty One, Holy Spirit, Father of our spirits; All Knowing One, Holy Wisdom Mother of our souls; One God who creates and upholds all things and all universes seen and unseen – who for our sakes remain ever present. Light of all lights, Love of all loves, the Beginning and the End of all forces, and by whom we were loaned these bodies, which are changing, and will soon be returned.
+ Amen
We read from Holy Scripture:
“There was never a time when I, you, or these kings did not exist: nor shall we ever cease to exist in the future.
As spirit, the indweller in the body, experiences childhood, youth and an old age in the body during this life, similarly does it pass on to another body. The serene ones are not affected by this.” (BG 2.13)
Let us listen to the Voice in Heaven
Be still and know that I am God (x3)
You are my God that healeth me (x3)
God, Father and Mother of All, in Your illimitable love for Your children You sent the Prince of Your throne, our brother and Your son Yesu, to wake us from our dreams, and to show us the Way back to Paradise.
God the Mother found in Her son Yesu a pure heart and She anointed it to Herself as a place of presence; and God the Father found in his son Yesu a spirit perfected by humility and love, and He anointed it to Himself as Holy Spirit. By the purity and humility of Yesu the Energies of God are ministered to us as an undeserved blessing.
The anointed one of God, Yesu our Saviour, Yesu our brother, remain with us unto our perfection. Let us praise him as Lord of our souls:
Let us pray
Yesu our Lord, you offered to God our Father and Mother your spotless heart, and your holy mind, as an acceptable sacrifice for salvation of the whole world - guide us to be worthy to also offer ourselves as a living sacrifice for humanity.
Yesu our Lord, for
ever. We recall the memory of our Lord and Saviour Yesu Christ, and of all his
saving actions for our sake. We recall his announcement by an angel, his
reception by the sages, his incarnation in the person of Yesu, his mastery of
the mysteries, his baptism in the Jordan, his
saving passion, his obedience and humility of the cross, his life-giving
teaching, his glorious unifying mission after the cross, his ascension into
heaven and his sitting at the right hand of God the Father.
We recall then at
this holy gathering, first of all our first
brother Adam and our first sister Eve, and Yusaf and Mari the chosen ones who
raised the Lord as a child, the prophets and apostles, the martyrs and
confessors, and blessed Mari from Maghdal - beloved companion of the Lord.
We recall the just
and true pastors, the doctors of the faith, all true devotees departed or
present who stand to pray with us; and all those who have been pleasing
to God from the beginning until the present day.
We remember also our
friends, naming particularly the benefactors of this church, both past and
present, and all who have assisted us in word or deed, much or little, and
especially Saint Thomas the twin brother of Lord Yesu the Saviour - at whose
instruction this gathering is made today.
We remember, St N, whose memory we celebrate today, that all may take refuge in the help of their prayers.
Merciful God, have compassion on N, and grant him\her health of soul and body by the prayers of all your saints.
O God, grant N, rest and renewal in Your places of Light with all those who have done Your will. May our prayers and healing thoughts be to them a soothing balm in this time.
+ Amen
Lord God, strengthen
us by Your grace, that we may partake in the Holy Mysteries which were given for
the renewal and restoration of our nature, through the mercies of Your Beloved
Son. O Creator of all, God our Mother and Father.
May the name of God be worshipped, glorified, honoured, exalted, confessed and
blessed in heaven and on earth.
O Ruler over all, Omniscient God, forever.
Amen, glory be to God!
Glory be to God!
Peace and goodwill
to all creation.
God the Father Almighty, we worship You, we give thanks to You for Your great
glory.
God the Mother All Knowing, we worship You, we give thanks to You for Your great
glory.
O Yesu Christ, son of God, perfect spirit
that takes away the darkness of the world, receive our prayer and have mercy on
us. (+)
O God, when the
sweet fragrance of Your love penetrates us, and our souls
are enlightened by knowledge of Your truth, may we be made worthy to receive the
revelation of Your Beloved from heaven.
May we contemplate and glorify You without ceasing,
putting away all desires, knowing You fill us with everything we need for the
healing of our souls.
For You are God and Creator of all, forever. Amen.
(+) Glory to God: the Mother, the Father, spirit within - from everlasting and forever. Amen.
Let us raise our souls to God in song.
Yesu, in truth you give bread to our bodies; you are the good saviour of our souls and the constant preserver of our life.
Listen now to the Holy Scripture and let the Spirit communicate with you through the word.
Glory to the
everlasting mercies which sent you to us, O Saviour, light of the world and
light of all forever. Amen.
Make us wise to your Way and the Law, O Yesu, our Lord and Saviour.
As it is written: If you want to be reborn, let yourself die. If you want to be
given everything, give everything up.
Enlighten our minds by your knowledge, O Lord,
and sanctify our souls by your truth. Grant
that we may be obedient to your words, and fulfill your commandments at all
times.
By the mercy of God. Amen.
Open our eyes Lord, we want to see Jesus,
To reach out and touch him,
To say that we love him.
Open our ears Lord, and teach us to listen,
Open our eyes Lord, we want to see Jesus (x2)
May the Saviour make
you wise by his holy teaching, and may you be
as a beautiful mirror to those who hear you speak of his message.
Peace be with you.
And with your soul and your spirit.
‘Our
Father, which are in heaven, praised be Your name, so Your kingdom come as Your
will be done, as in heaven so it is on earth.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us into
temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
My Lord and God, hope and confidence and teacher, you have taught us to pray
thus, behold, we pray this prayer and fulfil your commandment.’
In petition and in supplication we ask for an angel of peace and mercy, and for empowerment to walk the Way.
From You, O God.
Night and day, throughout our life, we ask for continual peace for Your Church, and a life without offense.
From You, O God.
We ask for the mercy and compassion of God, for inner conviction to change at all times.
From You, O God.
Let us commit ourselves and one another to God - and the teaching of the Saviour.
To You, Oh God, and you, Yesu our Lord, we commit ourselves.
Father and Mother
our God, fill us with Your grace and pour Your gift into us.
May Your energies and laws be for the mercy and compassion of Your children, and
the pardon of the offenses of Your children, O God, Holy Spirit,
Holy Wisdom, forever. Amen.
How am I to tell about your beauty, Yesu?
I am not able, for I have no power to declare it.
O Saviour, who alone knows what is in our heart and thought,
O Glorious, merciful and tranquil one; to you be glory, wise word of God.
Glory to your compassion, that was poured out upon us;
Glory to your pity, that was spread out over us;
Glory to your majesty, which for our sakes was made small;
Glory to your most exalted kinship, which for our sakes was humbled;
Glory to your strength, which for our sakes was made weak;
Glory to your divinity, which for our sakes was seen in the likeness of men;
Glory to your humanity, which for our sakes died that it might make us live;
Glory to your resurrection from the dead, for through it rising and rest come to our souls;
Glory and honour to your ascent into the heavens,
For through it you showed us the Way, to ascend to the heights of heaven.
You are the heavenly word of the Father.
You are the hidden light of Wisdom,
He who shows the Way of truth.
+ Amen.
Let us stand and sing to God
Peace be with you!
And with your soul and your spirit!
Give the peace to one another in the love of Christ.
Glory to You, O
finder of the lost. Glory to You, O gatherer of the dispersed. Glory to You, who
brings near those off which are far. Glory to You, who turns the erring to the
knowledge of truth. Glory to You, our God, who has called us, even us frail
ones, in Your grace, and have drawn us near to You in Your compassion.
You have set us as appointed members in the great body of Your Church, that we
may offer before You our selves as a living sacrifice, which is the memorial of
the obedient life of our Lord and Saviour, Yesu Christ in whom You reconciled
with us of little faith.
May God bless our
congregation, guard our company and make our people glorious, which came and
rejoiced in the power of His glorious, holy,
life-giving and divine mysteries.
With the living sign of the cross and the indwelling spirit
of our Lord – be sealed and guarded from all harm, hidden and open, now, always
and forever (+).
Go in peace to love and serve God and all neighbours in need.
The measure by which
we love our fellow beings, is the measure of our love or God.
May all go in peace.
The Divine Liturgy of the Mystery of Mysteries
The Mystery Meal is on the holy table. We come to God in awe and love, crying aloud with the angels, Holy, Holy, Holy God.
Let us pray.
Peace be with us.
Let us lift up praise and meditation to the Spirit.
Yesu our Saviour, Lord over our souls – you are a priest according to the Order of Melchizedek, you taught us the mystery of ages, Mystery of Mysteries. In ancient times offered by blessed Mithra; of which father Abraham also took part by the hands of holy Melchizedek; administered by holy Zoroaster of the Persians; and was delivered over to us by you, Yesu our Lord, Christ of God. Through your chosen one, twin brother Thomas; you handed down through the ages this Great Mystery to serve for all initiates unto remission of sins, wisdom on the Way, humility and strength to labour in service of God.
Bread, water and
wine; body, soul and spirit
– upon the banquet table of life.
In the Way of Christ
– the Spirit is present here.
We beg to be made worthy of the mystery.
By your command, Yesu our Lord, these glorious, holy, life-giving and divine mysteries are set and ordered on the holy table – unto the indwelling of our Lord, the second time from heaven, the coming of Christ, to whom be glory at every season forever. Amen.
Amen. Amen. Let us lift up our spirits to the Mercy of God.
Meditation:
God have mercy (x4)
Christ have mercy (x4)
Lord have mercy (x4)
Hallelujah (x4)
For N,
our Bishop (Archbishop), all leaders of the church, all the clergy, and all the
faithful of the priesthood in Christ, help us in our weakness by Your mercy, and
make us worthy of Your mysteries.
The lives to offer before You, by this congregation, is Yours for the peace of
the world; as a living and holy sacrifice, and
for the prosperity, and for the aid of the whole of all lands - that we within
the Mystic Body of Christ may be blessed, and filled by Your grace, our God, and
Yesu our Lord forever. Amen.
O Lord, make us worthy of the precious Body and precious Blood – your precious teaching and your mystical Way. Also, make this sacrifice of ourselves worthy of acceptance on our day of judgment. Amen.
Amen.
May the grace of our Lord Yesu the Saviour, the power of God the Father, the wisdom of God the Mother, be in communion with our spirits, here, now and forever.
Amen.
Unto You, Father of all, God above all gods, Spirit
of all spirit, we offer ourselves.
God, give us great humility - impress love, peace and unity upon our hearts.
O God, Your Energies are worthy to be praised and professed, adored and glorified by all creatures. For You have created the universes and all that it contains.
You fill every
creature with Your grace, and save humanity by Your compassionate laws.
O God, numberless holy angels cast themselves
down adoring Your majesty; ministers of fire and spirit
bless Your name, and together with hosts of deities and divine Energies offer
adoration to Your supreme power. Proclaiming and glorifying, they call to each
other without ceasing, singing:
Holy, Holy, Holy - O God Almighty
Lift up your thoughts.
Unto You, Creator of all: Father of all spirit, Mother of all soul.
‘Bread of life, of which whoever eats remains incorruptible. Bread that fills the hungry souls with the blessing thereof, you are he that concede to receive a gift, that you may become to us remission of sins, and that they who eat you may become immortal. We invoke upon you the name of the Mother, of the unspeakable Mystery of the hidden powers and authorities of the Father; we invoke upon you the name of your Lord Yesu.’
‘Let the powers of blessing come, and be established in this bread, that all the souls which partake of it may be washed from their sins.’
Our Lord Yesu said: ‘No person drinks aged wine and immediately wants to drink new wine. New wine is not poured into aged wineskins, for the skins may break, and aged wine is not poured into new wineskins, for the wine may spoil. An old patch is not sewn onto a new piece of clothing, for it would rip apart.’
The mystery of this wine and water is an unspeakable and ever new delight to the spirit. You who are about to partake of this mystery, by the acceptance in heaven of your initiation, are neither new wineskins nor old wineskins but are changing according to the grace of God and your dedication on the Way. This wine is neither new wine or old wine to you but is changed by the unspeakable power of God according to your need.
Approach not the holy table with a deceitful mind, holding any matter in your heart of which you are blinded. As the Donkey witnessed, the demons delight in sacrifices made by deceitful minds. As it was said:
‘And they do what they want, sacrificing to demons and bringing them food, by oils and by wine and water and offering with praises’
And the devil itself witnessed as such when it said: (Acts 7:22)
‘I am refreshed by murders and adulteries and sacrifices made with wine upon altars; and like you convert human beings to eternal life, so I also pervert them that obey me to eternal destruction and torment - and you receive your own and I mine.’
Let us thus duly prepare ourselves to come forward and partake of this mystery with renewed hearts and minds, resolving to commitment on the Way and to approach the Holy Spirit with a good and humble heart, our souls open to listen to the voice in Heaven.
Before we partake of the Holy Mystery given to us as a free undeserved gift, now being on the holy table for our sake, let us in silence acknowledge our sins, and grievances to Almighty God and ask for the grace of correction, and discipline unto repentance.
God have mercy (x4)
Christ have mercy (x4)
Lord have mercy (x4)
Hallelujah (x4)
Upon our true
repentance - the Spirit, our true God, absolve
and remit us of our sins, and preserve us
worthy of these Holy Mysteries, to stand blameless before our Heavenly Parent at
our day of judgment.
And may the grace of the Lord Yesu, Christ and Saviour, and the fellowship of
the Holy Spirit,
be with us now, and ever unto the ages of ages. Amen (+)
‘Come, O perfect compassion; come, O communion of the Male; come, She that knows the mysteries of him that is chosen; come, She that have part in all the combats of the noble athlete; come, the silence that reveals the great things of the whole greatness; come, She that manifests the hidden things and makes the unspeakable things plain, the holy dove that bears the twin young; come, the hidden Mother; come, She that is manifest in her deeds and gives joy and rest to them that are joined to her - come and communicate with us in this mystery which we celebrate in Your name and in the love-feast wherein we are gathered together at Your calling.’
+ Amen.
Draw near and receive the Mystery of Mysteries.
Be still and know that I am God (x3)
You are the Lord that healeth me (x3)
In You O Lord, do I put my trust (x3)
You are the Lord that saves my soul (x3)
Rise and praise God
Our God, we thank
you for this great and wondrous allowance towards us.
We glorify You without ceasing, with unveiled
faces within Your Church, which has been redeemed by the mystical
life revealed by Your son, our Lord Yesu Christ.
We give You glory, honour, thanksgiving and adoration - now and forever.(+)
O God, transform our
corruption into the sweet aroma of Your love. May Your sweet love purify us from
the stain of forgetfulness of our true home: O Good Shepherd, You went out in
search of us and found us when we were lost, and You were delighted when we were
found.
In Your mercy cleanse us of our trespasses and sins,
both those which we know, and those which we do not know, our God and Father,
Holy Spirit,
Mother Wisdom - forever.(+)
God has blessed us,
with all spiritual blessings
in heaven through Yesu our Lord, - He has called us to the Heavenly Kingdom, and
has taught us and brought wondrous blessings to
us, blessings which never pass away, cease or
vanish.
Yesu our Lord, has promised and assured us in his life-giving Sayings (106),
“Whoever drinks from my mouth will be like me and I myself shall be that person,
and what is hidden will be revealed to that one.”
May God bless our congregation, guard our company and make our people glorious, which came and rejoiced in the power of these glorious, holy, life-giving and divine mysteries.
With the living sign of the cross and the indwelling spirit of our Lord be sealed and guarded from all harm, hidden and open, now, always and forever (+).
Go in peace to love and serve God and all neighbours in need.
The measure by which we love our fellow beings, is the measure of our love or God.
May all go in peace.
Go in peace, show holy love for one another, and serve the Lord. Minister to all in need. In the Name of God: the Father, the Mother, the spirit within. + Amen.
Liturgy Option
As the apostle Thomas prayed, all the prisoners looked on him, and begged him to pray for them, and when he had prayed and sat down, he began to sing this mystical song:
‘When I was a little child, I played in the kingdom of my Father, and enjoyed the wealth and luxuries, of those who raised me up.
From our homeland, in the East, my Parents prepared me and sent me.
And from the riches of our treasury, they gave me a load, Great the treasure was, but so light I could carry it alone.
They girded me with determination, which crushes iron.
They took off from me the splendid robe, which in their love they had made for me, and the purple toga, which was woven to the measure of my eminence.
They made with me an oath, and wrote it in my heart, that I might not forget:
“If you go down to Egypt and bring the one pearl, which is in the middle of the
sea, in the place where the loud-breathing serpent lives, then you will again
put on your splendid robe, and the toga which lies over it.
And with your Brother, our next in rank, you shall inherit our kingdom."
I quitted the East and went down, led by two companions, for the way was dangerous and difficult, and I was very young to travel it.
I went down into Egypt, and my companions left me to go alone.
I went straight to the serpent, and close to the place where he lives I stayed.
Since I was all alone, I was a stranger to those who lived there with me.
But I dressed in clothes like theirs, so they would not suspect I came from outside to take the pearl, and so may wake the serpent up against me.
But for some reason or other they saw that I was not from their country, so they treated me treacherously, and gave me to eat of their food.
Very soon I forgot that I was a king’s child, and I served their king.
And soon I forgot about the pearl, for which my Parents had sent me.
Because of the heaviness of their food, I fell into a deep dream.
All that happened to me, my Parents observed and were sad for me.
They decided that I must not be left in Egypt, and they wrote me a letter, and every family member signed it:
“From your Father,
the King of kings, and your Mother, the mistress of the East, and from your
Brother, our other child, to you, our child in Egypt, greetings!
Awake and rise up from your sleep, and listen to the words of our letter.
Remember that you are a child of a king. See the slavery of those serving the
one you also serve!
Remember the pearl, for which you went into Egypt.
Remember the beautiful robe, and think of your glorious toga, that you may put
them on again, that your name may be read in the book of the heroes, and that
with your Brother, our crown prince, you inherit our kingdom."
The letter was a reminder of the oath they made with me, that they wrote in my heart, so that I might not forget.
Then I remembered I am a child of a king, and my noble birth asserted itself.
I remembered the pearl for which I was sent to Egypt, and I began to cast a spell on the terrible loud-breathing serpent.
I brought him to dream and sleep, by naming my Father’s name over him, and of my mother, the queen of the East, and the name of our next in rank, my Brother.
I snatched away the pearl, and turned about, to go to my Father’s house.
The dirty clothes of that land, I took off and left it there.
Then I changed my way, to face the light of our homeland, the East.
My beautiful robe that I had taken off, and my toga with which it was wrapped about, from the heights of our kingdom, my Parents sent it to me.
Amazed, I forgot how dignified it was, for I had left it in my childhood in my Father’s house, but suddenly, when I put it on, it became like me, as my reflection in a mirror; I saw it in me, and in it I saw myself, apart from myself, so that we were two in distinction, and again one in a single form.
The likeness of the king of kings, was embroidered all over it.
Again I saw that all over it, the movements of knowledge were stirring.
I hear the sounds of its songs, which it whispered as it came down:
“I belong to the brave servant, who was reared for me by my Father, and I saw in myself how I grew, as the servant laboured."
With royal movements, it poured itself toward me, and my love made me run to meet it, and receive it, I stretched out and took it. With the beauty of its colours I dressed myself.
And my toga of brilliant colours, I put on completely over myself. I clothed myself with it, and went up to the gate of greeting and adoration.
I bowed my head and worshipped the splendour of the Father who sent the robe, whose commands I had accomplished, as he also had done what he promised.
For he rejoiced over me and received me, and I was with him in his kingdom.
And he promised that I will again walk with the crown prince, to the gate of the king of kings, and with my pearl, with him, we will appear before our King.”
Father, we thank You for Your promise: If we remember that we are children form heaven and are not from this world, that we can conquer the serpent and find the pearl, and return home to You and our Glorious Mother Holy Wisdom, and to our brother the Crown Prince. O God, who makes everything holy.
Let us remember who we are, and not think this world is our home, and not think the rule of this world is the rule of our King.
Let us give thanks to our Parents the rulers of heaven. They sent us a message so that we may wake up from the sleep of fools. So we stop believing the dream that this world of many gods is our home - so that we turn our faces to the Light and go home as heroes who conquered the serpent.
+ Amen