Service for the Blessing of Homes

On the Feast of Theophany
 
Priest:  Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee, O Heavenly King, Trisagion, Our Father… “For Thine is the kingdom…” 
 
Reader: Amen.  Bless the home with Holy Water while singing the troparion as many times as needed:
 
Tone 1:  When Thou, wast baptized in the Jordan, O Lord,/ the worship of the Trinity was made manifest; /
for the voice of the Father bare witness to Thee,  /
calling Thee His beloved Son. /
And the Spirit in the form of a dove /
confirmed the certainty of the word. /
O Christ our God, Who hast appeared //
and hast enlightened the world, glory be to Thee.
 
Then the Litany:
 
Priest:  Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy. 
 
Ch: Lord, have mercy. Thrice. 
 
Again we pray Thee, O Lord our God, that Thou wouldst hearken unto the voice of our supplication and prayer, and have mercy on They servant(s) (Names) through Thy grace & compassions, and fulfill all his (her) (their) petitions, and pardon him (her) (them) all transgressions voluntary and involuntary; let his (her) (their) prayers and alms be acceptable before the throne of Thy dominion, and protect him (her) (them) from enemies visible & invisible, from every temptation, harm and sorrow, and deliver him (her) (them) from ailments, and grant him (her) (them) health and length of days: let us all say, O Lord, hearken and have mercy.
 
Ch: Lord, have mercy. Thrice.  
 
Look down, O Master, Lover of mankind, with Thy merciful eye, upon Thy servant(s)__and hearken unto our supplication which is offered with faith, for Thou Thyself has said: “All things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believe that ye shall receive, and it shall be done unto you;” and again: “Ask and it shall be given you.” Therefore we, though we be unworthy, yet hoping in Thy mercy, ask: Bestow Thy kindness upon Thy servant(s)__ and fulfill his (her) (their) good desires, preserve him (her) them) all his (her) (their) days peacefully and calmly in health & length of days: let us all say, quickly hearken and have mercy.

Ch: Lord, have mercy. Thrice. 

(if any are ailing) O Physician of souls and bodies, with compunction we fall down before Thee, and groaning we cry unto Thee: heal the sicknesses, heal the passions of the soul & body of Thy servant(s)__ and pardon him (her) (them) for Thou art kind-hearted, all transgressions voluntary and involuntary, and quickly raise him (her) (them) up from his (her) (their) bed of sickness, we pray Thee, hearken and have mercy.

Ch: Lord, have mercy. Thrice. 

Priest: For a merciful God art Thou, and the Lover of mankind, and unto Thee do we send up glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. 

Priest:  Let us pray to the Lord.
 
Family: Lord, have mercy. 
 
Priest:  O God our Savior, the true Light, who was baptized in the Jordan by John to renew all men by the laver of regeneration, and who didst deign to enter under the roof of Zacchaeus, and brought salvation unto all his house: do Thou, the same Lord, keep safe also from all harm those who dwell here (names): grant them by Thy blessing purification and bodily health, and all their petitions which are unto salvation and life everlasting: for blessed art Thou, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
 
Family: Amen.

Ambvon Prayer on the Feast Holy Theophany

Ineffable is Thy love towards us, and boundless is the sea of Thy good will, O Lord our God; for it was pleasing unto Thee for Thine Only-begotten Son to be born of a chaste woman, and to become man; and to be like unto us in all things, save sin: and to be baptized as a man for our sake by John, though needing no baptism: so that, in sanctifying the element of water, He might grant us rebirth by water and the Spirit. And in these things discerning Thee to be God eternal, we worship Thee, Who hast from the heavens proclaimed Him that was baptized to be Thy Son. We glorify Thy Holy Spirit, Who descended upon Him and revealed Him to John: for Thou hast sealed us, and endowed us with the grace of Baptism; Thou hast made us communicants of Thy Christ: of Whom deprive not us sinners, but by His Grace support us against every force of evil; and strengthen the Orthodox Christians against every assault, and lead us all into Thy Kingdom: that in us may be glorified Thine all-holy Name, and that of Thine Only-begotten Son, together with the most Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

From an ancient Amvbon Prayer.Orlov, no. 52, p. 326 Provided by Fr John Shaw, via email

Priest:  Glory to Thee, O Christ God, our hope, glory to Thee.
 
Family:  Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. 
 
Lord have mercy. (Thrice)
 
Father, bless.

Priest or Bishop: May Christ our true God, who for our salvation deigned to be baptized by John in the Jordan , through the intercessions of His most pure Mother; of our holy and God-bearing fathers, and  all the saint: have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loveth mankind.
 
Family: Amen. 
 
Priest:  A Prosperous and peaceful life, health, salvation, and good success in all things, grant O Lord to Thy servants (names) and preserve them for many years!
 
Family:  God grant you many years. Thrice. 

(if any among the departed are to be commemorated)
 
In a blessed falling asleep, grant O Lord, eternal rest unto Thy departed servant(s)__ and make his (her) (their) memory to be eternal.

Ch: Memory eternal. (3x)

Then the family venerates the cross and is blessed with the Holy Water.