Trisagion Prayers

[Chesterton]

I just got an Orthodox pocket prayer book, and I want to start praying with it daily. I want to do it as prescribed, but the way it’s printed, I’m unsure of something - is the “Our Father” prayer the last part of the Trisagion Prayers, or is that the start of a new section?

 

[Lukaris]

I understand the "Our Father" to be the last of the Trisagion prayers & the Trisagion prayer itself (Holy God, Holy Mighty..) to be one of the three. If it is the Antiochian red prayer book you have, I just pray them as the Trisagion prayers (1st: O Heavenly King...2nd: All Holy Trinity,3rd: "Our Father"...).

 

[jckstraw72]

yes, the Our Father is the end of the Trisagion prayers

 

[Chesterton]

Ya’ll answered the question, thanks. And yes it’s the little, red Antiochian pocket prayer book, and I have another question about it: The morning, midday and evening prayers each end with “Through the prayers of our holy Fathers…”. Who are our holy Fathers? All Orthodox priests? Or early church Fathers and Saints?

 

[Lukaris]

Ya’ll answered the question, thanks. And yes it’s the little, red Antiochian pocket prayer book, and I have another question about it: The morning, midday and evening prayers each end with “Through the prayers of our holy Fathers…”. Who are our holy Fathers? All Orthodox priests? Or early church Fathers and Saints?

This is also said at the end of the dismissal prayer at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy in which Christ our intercessor and all the prayerful intercessions of the blessed saints ("fathers" etc.) pray to the Father for us (the "cloud of witnesses", Hebrews 12:1). See also http://www.orthodoxyork.org/liturgy.html (scroll to near bottom of pg) & or (also) the conclusion of the dismissal prayer in the Divine Liturgy in your red Antiochian prayer book. God bless.