Prayers for a reader or acolyte?

[Rdr Matthew M.]

I was wondering if anyone knows of specific prayers or an order of prayers that a Reader is supposed to say pre-service, be it Liturgy, Orthros, Hours etc? Likewise, for the young acolytes, is there a prayer or series of prayers that they can say before they put their robes on? One other counter-part question; are their prayers that should be said after the acolytes take their robes off, and are their any prayers for a Reader after the service?

Thank you, God bless.

[Paul Cowan]

I seem to have deleted it from my computer, but with the help of another online source, I wrote a prayer for Alcolytes before putting on their robes. The boys are in such a hurry to take them off and get to coffee hour, it is pointless for me to try to get them to say a closing prayer. I will get this from church after nativity and post it here.

For older alcolytes and I suppose readers also (Rdr. Michael?) Psalm 50/51 is always appropriate.

[Father David Moser]

The boys are in such a hurry to take them off and get to coffee hour, it is pointless for me to try to get them to say a closing prayer. .

In the Russian Church an acolyte may not don a robe at the beginning of the service without a blessing and must receive a blessing again to take it off at the end. Thus such "enthusiasm" is curbed by the necessity of receiving a blessing from the priest - and if that priest is me, then I make sure that they are truly finished with their tasks (which would include a prayer if such was prescribed, although there is nothing for this in the typicon)

Fr David Moser

[Rdr Matthew M.]

If by any chance you are able to get that prayer it would be much appreciated.

[Michael Astley]

If by any chance you are able to get that prayer it would be much appreciated.

Seconded.

And while we're on the subject, how does a subdeacon arrange his orar when approaching the priest/bishop to seek a blessing to vest? Is it just folded over the stikhar or is there some special way?

In Christ,
Michael

[Eric Peterson]

"Bless, Father!"

To that, I add a silent prayer based on how a chanter should chant--in a manner that is Edifying, Graceful, and Orderly, but without EGO.

And, when a service is exceedingly complicated, or when there are two different isons, one in each ear and both of them wrong, "Help me, Lord!"

[Dr Owen]

And if, by chance, you are a victim of creeping amusia, as I am, keep silent where you think you may be going off-key, and concentrate on the words.

I no longer serve as a cantor because my amusia has got so bad that on octave's difference can mean a jump of one or two half-tones up; every service has now become for me a Charles Ives-like experience in clashing tonalities.

[Eric Peterson]

Creeping amusia? That doesn't sound like it's very amusing.