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Introduction ...... xi Ninth Hour ...... 111 Acknowledgments . . . . xii Vespers 116 Little Compline . . . . . 125 INSTRUCTIONS Prayers Before Sleep . . . 134 Introduction to Liturgy . . xv Little Paraklesis . . . . . 136 Detailed Guides . . . . . xxiv Akathist Hymn . . . . . 150 Calendar of Fixed Feasts . xli Priest’s Prayers 157 Seasonal Katavasias . . . . li Paschal Tables ...... liii LENTEN OFFICES Reading the Psalter lviii Weekday Matins 173 Lectionary lxi First Hour ...... 194 Third Hour 201 REGULAR OFFICES Sixth Hour ...... 208 Prayers at Waking 1 Ninth Hour and Typica 215 Midnight Office Weekday Vespers . . . . 225 Weekdays 3 Great Compline . . . . . 235 Saturdays 19 Sundays ...... 32 SERVICE VARIABLES Matins Octoechos Common Beginning . . . 36 Tone 1 ...... 256 Sundays ...... 44 Tone 2 ...... 286 Feast Days ...... 53 Tone 3 ...... 317 Weekdays 62 Tone 4 ...... 346 Saturdays of the Dead 73 Tone 5 ...... 376 First Hour ...... 87 Tone 6 ...... 411 Third Hour 92 Tone 7 ...... 441 Sixth Hour ...... 98 Tone 8 ...... 466 Typica ...... 104 Sunday Eothina 498

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Common Hymns Holy Week Sundays ...... 513 Palm Sunday . . . . 720 Weekdays 517 Holy Monday . . . . 729 Festal Hymns . . . . . 522 Holy Tuesday . . . . 735 Seasonal Katavasias 531 Holy Wednesday 740 General Menaion Holy Thursday . . . 747 Lord Jesus Christ . . . 544 Holy Friday . . . . . 759 Mother of God 551 Holy Saturday . . . 790 INTRODUCTION Holy Cross ...... 559 Paschal Offices Angels ...... 564 Paschal Matins . . . . 822 “A time could come when, whether we want it or not, we’ll Forerunner ...... 571 Paschal Office . . . . . 831 have to live without churches, just as Christians lived without Holy Fathers (Councils) 578 Paschal Typica 833 them in the first three centuries. May God preserve us from liv- Prophet ...... 584 Paschal Vespers ...... 837 ing to that time! But our task right now, for modern Orthodox Apostle ...... 590 Pentecostarion Christians, is to think through and work out a form of life in the Several Apostles . . . 597 Bright Week . . . . . 843 Church under any conditions, even when they take our churches Hierarch 603 Second Week . . . . . 848 away from us. After all, this could happen, sooner or later.” Several Hierarchs 611 Third Week ...... 851 Male Ascetic . . . . . 617 Fourth Week 854 —Archbishop Theodosius (Snigirev) of Boyarka Several Male Ascetics . 622 Fifth Week ...... 864 Female Ascetic . . . . 627 Sixth Week 867 Several Female Ascetics 631 Seventh Week 867 here is a common miscon- the sick and homebound, and Male Martyr . . . . . 636 Pentecost ...... 868 ception that the services of for groups and individual pious Several Male Martyrs . 642 All Saints ...... 877 T the Orthodox Church cannot laymen who desire to partake Female Martyr 648 be offered without the pres- of the Church’s worship daily. Several Female Martyrs . 654 PERSONAL PRAYERS ence of a priest. While this is As noted by Fr. Sergei Shukin, Hieromartyr . . . . . 658 Occasional Prayers certainly true for the Divine reading the daily office at home Confessor 664 Morning Prayers 881 Liturgy and other sacramental accomplishes five things: It Unmercenary Healers . 668 Prayers at the Table . . 886 services, the daily office (the teaches us to honor the Feasts Fools for Christ . . . . 673 Evening Prayers 888 Hours, with Matins and Ves- and Saints, it acquaints us with Lenten Triodion Prayers for Various Needs 892 pers) can be offered by the laity, the Church’s services and their Pre-Lent 679 Prayers for Holy Communion with minor adjustments. profound words, it safeguards Great Lent Preparation 907 This practice has been known us against heterodox influence, First Week 694 Thanksgiving 921 and encouraged throughout it helps children and youth to Second Week 699 Prayers for Holy Confession history for Orthodox who live acquire an Orthodox mindset, Third Week . . . . . 700 Preparation 924 in non-Orthodox countries, in and it unites the Orthodox dis- Fourth Week . . . . 704 Thanksgiving 938 places where no parish church persed throughout the world in Fifth Week . . . . . 705 Fasting Discipline 939 is available; for travelers, for our common worship. Sixth Week . . . . . 713 ix x Foreword Introduction xi

For the first time in English, tal effort. When we saw the The enemy of our salvation, laity fulfills, namely, Matins this Anthologion brings to- churches closing to the faith- the devil, does not only use and the four Hours, and also gether the Orthodox daily of- ful, we were shaken with the earth-shattering catastrophes Vespers and Compline. For fice with a significant selection realization that life can quickly to draw us away, but also—and these serve to sustain our life. of fundamental hymns and change in drastic ways. Many of much more often—the most By these acts of worship we prayers from the Church’s cy- our hierarchs and clergy have mundane aspects of life. are identified as true servants cles of worship. Our goal was to worked to bring the services The daily cycle of worship is of God. And if you can, pray provide the ordinary Christian to us during this time, wheth- designed to give order to our the Midnight Office as well, at home with a form of the rich er through Internet broad- lives, framing every hour of the even if you can only say a sin- prayers of the Church in a sin- casts—or, more preferably, by day with spiritual significance. gle Psalm; and when you have gle pocket-sized book (much as providing resources for prayer The commendable desire to un- prayed, you can take your rest. the Breviary does for Western at home. This has sustained dertake this at home might be For this is not labor, but rath- Christians), so the daily cycle of us during our long separation dismissed as not suitable for er pleasure, to converse pri- prayers can be maintained with from the Lord’s holy temple. people living in the world— vately with God. . . . As I urge only a single book. But as Archbishop Theodosy “Join a monastery if you want you to be zealous in worldly Few parish churches today notes above, in these unthink- to pray so much!” But to bor- matters, so too be zealous in offer anything close to a daily able times, we must dare to row an idea from Saint John spiritual ones. Be most excel- cycle of services, and few lay- imagine even more unthink- Chrysostom, it is the laity who lent in all your duties.” men can afford the full set of able scenarios. What if a worse must struggle harder to order books required to follow the pandemic were to occur? What their lives around a disciplined Kekaumenos wrote these Typicon perfectly; but with if we could no longer access In- cycle of prayer, more so than things not to monks or clergy, this Anthologion, the pious ternet-based worship resourc- ascetics, who have entered into but to the laity, who led busy layman could take up the com- es? What if civil unrest or con- the rigid monastic life for that lives as we do today; yet, he mendable effort of making the flict forced us to remain in our very purpose. frames the daily office of prayer Church’s cycle of prayers a part homes, or even flee from them? Indeed, the idea of the laity as a duty, equal to one’s duties of daily life, as pious laymen Perhaps these things are not observing the Church’s daily to the family, household, and have throughout history. We happening where we live, but cycle of prayer was so conven- soldiers under charge. And it is have strived to present the ser- they are happening, and even- tional in previous times, that not merely a duty or obligation, vices in an accessible and flexi- tually such things may take in the eleventh century, the but a “pleasure, to converse pri- ble manner, so the Church’s li- place in our land as well. In- Byzantine author Kekaumenos vately with God.” turgical riches can shine, while deed, nothing can be dismissed warned in his Strategicon, a How far we have fallen from maintaining the firm structures as “unimaginable” or “impossi- handbook for the proper man- such heights, filling our lives so that the common prayer of ble” anymore. agement of household and mil- with trivial activities that keep the Church is not fractured And while we may imagine itary affairs popular in contem- us from such life-sustaining into a multitude of self-guided and prepare for such events, in porary Constantinople: pleasures as these. May God paths. truth, we ought to be planning have mercy on us and give us Thecovid- 19 pandemic led us and fighting for our spiritual “ Do not neglect the office of strength! Certainly any effort to undertake this monumen- survival every day of our lives. the Psalms that the Orthodox towards that end, gradually xii Acknowledgments Acknowledgments xiii entered upon with realistic prayers. Refer to the compre- Metropolitan Amvrosij Reader Samuel Howard expectations but a consistent hensive guides beginning on Fr. Benedict Andersen Justin Hutchison gentle drive, is worthy and will page xv for more detailed infor- Nathan Anderson Harold Ingels be blessed. mation about each service. Andrew T. Angyal L. Dawson Jackson, Jr. Before you begin using this It will require a concerted ef- Seraphim Baulcombe Peter Johnson book in earnest, we recom- fort to learn how the services Michael P. Beck Isabella M. Jones mend that you become familiar come together, but it is a wor- Ian R. Bennett Jay Jung with the structures of the offic- thy and worthwhile endeavor. Peter Berthelsen Cornelius Keith es and identify how and where Understanding the structure Paul Chrysanthus Blair Nicholas J. Kelly variables are inserted. Study and patterns of the divine Justin Bosl William M. Klimon the variable sections and in- services brings a deep appre- David & Martha Bushhouse Adam Krakowski structions, learning how things ciation for the prayers of the Gabriel Campos Allen Lawrence fit together. Everything is ar- Church and adds a tremendous Shea P. K. Catanzaro Shea Thaddeus Patrick Layton ranged as reader’s services for depth to one’s private prayers, Melissa Cedrone Michael Lee lay use, but the priestly prayers as well as to one’s participation Reader Antony Chirovsky Daniel Timothy Loeschke are also given in their own sec- in public worship. Colin Chung Arnis Ludboržs tion, if they are needed. Our basic desire was to enable Alexander Constantine Nathan J. Magnuson The “Little Hours” (First,the ordinary Christian to carry Christopher Dancy Paul E. Manning Third, Sixth, Ninth, and Com- on the Church’s prayers with Timothy M. Danford Aaron Mansfield pline) are simpler than Matins only a single small book. We Ullman Joseph Day, Jr. Joseph & Catherine Mantheiy and Vespers. These are a good think we have accomplished Alexander & Clara De Ridder Marsh Family place to begin, as they are brief this, with God’s help. We pray Blake Devereux Brady Mason services, about ten minutes this Anthologion proves to be Seraphim & Anastasia Denno Emilio Alfonso Molina Mayorga each, with few variables. As a blessing to those who use it. John Mark Dutt Ryan McMullen you learn to navigate the dif- Please forgive us for any errors Micaiah Dutt Olga Miftajova ferent sections of this book, which we in our human frailty Larry Wayne Dye Dejan Mihajlovic add Vespers and Matins to your have failed to correct. Aaron Fekaris Ryan M. Miller Sean & Joylissa Finegan Robertson L. Moreland Fr. John Flora Jeremy Morgan ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Tikhon Fortenberry Ryan & Olha Mulvey Joseph Friesenhahn Stefan Hugh Nichol e sincerely thank the was an inspiration to us, and Anna Gage Paul Nichols Wmore than 130 backers we cannot adequately express Subdeacon Joseph K. Gallanosa Deacon Nicholas & Agnieszka from around the world who our heartfelt gratitude to each Andrew Gaskin Nunis shared our vision for this proj- of you: Christian Anthony Gonzalez Justin Olmstead Family ect, far exceeded our expecta- Joshua Gray Duen Yoan Oosthuizen tions and enabled us to bring Emmanuel Antoine Adam John Damascene Hampton Eustace Owens it to print. Your enthusiasm Leon Antoine Adam Archimandrite Nektarios Harding Jacob E. Owens Detailed Guide for Vespers xxv

DETAILED GUIDE FOR VESPERS† espers in the evening begins the new liturgical day; the vari- Vables for the “following” day, not the current day (i.e., on a Saturday evening of Tone 2, advance to Sunday of Tone 3; on the evening before a feast, use the variables for the feast).

DETAILED GUIDES Table 1: Vespers on Weekdays with Great Feasts class class i weekdays weekdays in he following pages contain For beginners and those want- part → all days ← class ii afterfeast Tdetailed liturgical guides, ing a simple system, the Simple Lord, I Have In the Tone In the Tone In the Tone adapted from the Parish Typicon options can be used on any day. Cried of the Stichera of the Stichera of the Week published by Bishop Basil of 6, 8, or 10 6, 8, or 10 3 for the Feast; Stichera Wichita, giving instructions for Tone of the Week ↳ for the Feast for the Feast 3 for the Day the various classes, or ranks, of See the Liturgical Cycles sec- Glory, Both now; Glory, Both now; Glory, Both now; Doxasticon feast days and how the services tion (page xx) for information ↳ for the Feast for the Feast for the Feast are to be assembled properly. about calculating the tone of To begin with, it is necessary the week, if it is not known. (or Both Now; (or Both Now; to determine the following: ↳ Theotokion 2nd Doxasticon 2nd Doxasticon — for the Feast) for the Feast) Liturgical Seasons • Day of the week The days of Festal seasons O Joyful Light Sung Sung Read • Festal class of the day (Afterfeasts) for the fixed cal- • Tone of the week endar or annual sequence can Evening For the Day, as For the Day, as For the Day, as • If it is a liturgical season be found beginning on page xli. Prokeimenon given in the office given in the office given in the office The important dates of Great Vespers Yes Yes — Festal Class of the Day Lent and the Paschal season can Readings There are five basic classes be found on page lv. These are or ranks. Each local Orthodox based on the date of Pascha. Aposticha For the Feast For the Feast For the Day Church maintains its own cal- Glory, Both now; Glory, Both now; Glory, Both now; endar of feasts, so classes will Guidance Charts ↳ Doxasticon vary, but a basic and fairly uni- When the basic information for the Feast for the Feast for the Feast versal table of commemora- listed above is known, the (or Both Now; (or Both Now; tions can be found on page xli. charts on the pages below can ↳ Theotokion 2nd Doxasticon 2nd Doxasticon — The festal class, with the day be used to assemble the ser- for the Feast) for the Feast) of the week, determines which vices properly. With dedicated † Throughout the charts in this chapter,For the Day is the service from the form of Vespers and Matins is practice, these processes can Octoechos (page 256) in the tone of the week. For the Feast or Commemora- used and which variables are be learned and eventually done tion is the appointed service from the General Menaion (page 544), Lenten Tri- inserted. even without reference. odion (page 679), or Pentecostarion (page 843). xxiv xxvi Detailed Guide for Vespers Detailed Guide for Vespers xxvii

class class i weekdays weekdays in class weekdays weekdays weekdays part → all days ← class ii afterfeast part class iii class iv class v

Song of Symeon Sung Sung Read Both now; for the Both now; for the Glory, Both now; Resurrection in Day from in the For the Day Theotokion ↳ the same Tone as same Tone as the in the Tone For the Day; the Doxasticon Doxasticon of the week Apolytikia For the Feast (3) For the Feast (3) Glory, Both now; For the Feast Song of Symeon Sung Sung Read

Table 2: Vespers on Weekdays with Commemorations ¶ If it is for the Master, Mother Commemoration; class Commemoration; weekdays weekdays weekdays of God, or Cross: Glory; class iii class iv class v Glory, Both now; part For the Feast (3) for the Day; Apolytikia Resurrection Both now; Lord, I Have In the Tone In the Tone In the Tone ¶ If it is for a Theotokion in Theotokion Cried of the Stichera of the Stichera of the Stichera Saint: as for a the same tone Class IV for the Day 3 for the 6 or 8 for the 6 for the Weekday. Stichera Commemoration; ↳ Commemoration Commemoration 3 for the Day Table 3: Vespers on Simple Weekdays Glory; for the Glory; for the Doxasticon — ↳ Commemoration Commemoration class weekdays lent wkdays sat (fri p.m.) part simple sun – thu p.m. simple/dead Both now; Glory, Both now; Both Now; For the Day in For the Day in Lord, I Have In the Tone In the Tone In the Tone Dogmaticon in the same Tone as the tone of the Cried of the Week of the Week of the Week the same Tone as the Doxasticon; week; but on Theotokion the Doxasticon; ↳ but on Friday Friday evening, † but on Friday ↳ Stichera 6 for the Day 6 for the Day 6 for the Day evening, the Dog- the Dogmaticon evening, in the maticon in Tone in the Tone Tone of the Week of the Week of the Week ↳ Doxasticon — — —

Glory, Both now; O Joyful Light Sung Sung Read Glory, Both now; Glory, Both now; Theotokion Dogmaticon ↳ for the Day for the Day Evening For the Day, as For the Day, as For the Day, as in Tone of Week Prokeimenon given in the office given in the office given in the office O Joyful Light Read Read Sung Vespers Yes — — Readings Evening For the Day, as Friday Evening, as For the Day† For the For the For the Day from Prokeimenon given in the office given in the office Aposticha Commemoration Commemoration the Octoechos Vespers — Yes† — Glory; for the Glory; for the Readings Doxasticon — ↳ Commemoration Commemoration † From from the Lenten Triodion, if available. lx Reading the Psalter

Week 5 of Great Lent, on account of the Great Canon day matins 1st 3rd 6th 9th vespers 4th Sun. 2, 3 — — — — — 5th Mon. 4, 5, 6 — 7 8 9 10 5th Tue. 11, 12, 13 14 15 16 18 19 SCRIPTURE LECTIONARY 5th Wed. 20, 1, 2 3 4 5 6 7

5th Thu. 8 — 9 10 11 12 hat follows are the Scripture readings assigned to the Di- 5th Fri. 13, 14, 15 — 19 20 — 18 Wvine Liturgy each day, which may be read instead at the of- fice of Typica. 5th Sat. 16, 17 — — — — 1 WEEKS AFTER PASCHA Refer to the Lenten Triodion for instructions regarding the week day apostle gospel Great Canon. (But if, for simplicity in personal reading, the Tri- odion is not used, follow the Kathisma order of the other weeks Holy Pascha Sun. Acts 1:1-8 John 1:1-17 of Great Lent.) 1st after Pascha Mon. Acts 1:12-17, 21-26 John 1:18-28 Holy Week Tue. Acts 2:14-21 Luke 24:12-35 Wed. Acts 2:22-38 John 1:35-51 day matins 1st 3rd 6th 9th vespers Thu. Acts 2:38-43 John 3:1-15 Palm Sun. 2, 3 — — — — — Fri. Acts 3:1-8 John 2:12-22 Sat. Acts 3:11-16 John 3:22-33 Holy Mon. 4, 5, 6 — 7 8 — 18 Antipascha Sun. Acts 5:12-20 John 20:19-31 Holy Tue. 9, 10,11 — 12 13 — 18 2nd after Pascha Mon. Acts 3:19-26 John 2:1-11 Tue. Acts 4:1-10 John 3:16-21 Holy Wed. 14, 15, 16 — 19 20 — 18 Wed. Acts 4:13-22 John 5:17-24 Thu. Acts 4:23-31 John 5:24-30 Holy Thu. — — — — — — Fri. Acts 5:1-11 John 5:30-6:2 Holy Fri. — — — — — — Sat. Acts 5:21-33 John 6:14-27 Myrrh-bearers Sun. Acts 6:1-7 Mark 15:43-16:8 17, with Holy Sat. — — — — — sung verses 3rd after Pascha Mon. Acts 6:8-7:5, 47-60 John 4:46-54 Tue. Acts 8:5-17 John 6:27-33 Wed. Acts 8:18-25 John 6:35-39 Bright Week Thu. Acts 8:26-39 John 6:40-44 The Psalter Kathismas are not read during Bright Week, the Fri. Acts 8:40-9:19 John 6:48-54 week of Pascha. The readings resume with Kathisma 1 at Vespers Sat. Acts 9:19-31 John 6:14-27 on the Saturday evening after Pascha, the eve of Antipascha. Paralyzed Man Sun. Acts 9:32-42 John 5:1-15

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week day apostle gospel WEEKS AFTER PENTECOST WEEKS OF MATTHEW 4th after Pascha Mon. Acts 10:1-16 John 6:56-69 a. p. d. apostle matt. d. gospel Tue. Acts 10:21-33 John 7:1-13 1st M. Eph. 5:8-19 1st M. Mt. 18:10-20 Mid-Pentecost Wed. Acts 14:6-18 John 7:14-30 T. Rom. 1:1-7, 13-17 T. Mt. 4:25-5:13 Thu. Acts 10:34-43 John 8:12-20 W. Acts 2:22-38 W. Mt. 5:20-26 Fri. Acts 10:44-11:10 John 8:21-30 Th. Acts 2:38-43 Th. Mt. 5:27-32 Sat. Acts 12:1-11 John 8:31-42a F. Acts 3:1-8 F. Mt. 5:33-41 Samaritan Wom. Sun. Acts 11:19-30 John 4:5-42 Sa. Acts 3:11-16 Sa. Mt. 5:42-48 5th after Pascha Mon. Acts 12:12-17 John 8:42-51 All Ss. Su. Acts 5:12-20 All Ss. Su. Mt. 10:32-33, 37-38; Tue. Acts 12:25-13:2 John 8:51-59 19:27-30 Wed. Acts 13:13-24 John 6:5-14 2nd M. Rom. 2:28-3:18 2nd M. Mt. 6:31-34; 7:9-11 Thu. Acts 14:20-15:4 John 9:39-10:9 T. Rom. 4:4-12 T. Mt. 7:15-21 Fri. Acts 15:5-34 John 10:17-28 W. Rom. 4:13-25 W. Mt. 7:21-23 Sat. Acts 15:35-41 John 10:27-38 Th. Rom. 5:10-16 Th. Mt. 8:23-27 Blind Man Sun. Acts 16:16-34 John 9:1-38 F. Rom. 5:17-6:2 F. Mt. 9:14-17 6th after Pascha Mon. Acts 17:1-15 John 11:47-57 Sa. Rom. 3:19-26 Sa. Mt. 7:1-8 Tue. Acts 17:19-28 John 12:19-36 Su. Rom. 2:10-16 Su. Mt. 4:18-23 Wed. Acts 18:22-28 John 12:36-47 3rd M. Rom. 7:1-13 3rd M. Mt. 9:36-10:8 Ascension Thu. Acts 1:1-12 Luke 24:36-53 T. Rom. 7:14-8:2 T. Mt. 10:9-15 Fri. Acts 19:1-8 John 14:1-11 W. Rom. 8:2-13 W. Mt. 10:16-22 Sat. Acts 20:7-12 John 14:10-21 Th. Rom. 8:22-27 Th. Mt. 10:23-31 1st Ecu. Council Sun. Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 John 17:1-13 F. Rom. 9:6-19 F. Mt. 10:32-11:1 7th after Pascha Mon. Acts 21:8-14 John 14:27-15:7 Sa. Rom. 3:28-4:3 Sa. Mt. 7:24-8:4 Tue. Acts 21:26-32 John 16:2-13 Su. Rom. 5:1-10 Su. Mt. 6:22-33 Wed. Acts 23:1-11 John 16:15-23 4th M. Rom. 9:18-33 4th M. Mt. 11:2-15 Thu. Acts 25:13-19 John 16:23-33 T. Rom. 10:11-11:2 T. Mt. 11:16-20 Fri. Acts 27:1-28:1 John 17:18-26 W. Rom. 11:2-12 W. Mt. 11:20-26 Soul Saturday Sat. Acts 18:22-28 John 21:15-25 and Th. Rom. 11:13-24 Th. Mt. 11:27-30 5:24-30 F. Rom. 11:25-36 F. Mt. 12:1-8 Pentecost Sun. Acts 2:1-11 John 7:37-52; 8:12 Sa. Rom. 6:11-17 Sa. Mt. 8:14-23 Su. Rom. 6:18-23 Su. Mt. 8:5-13 5th M. Rom. 12:4-5, 15-21 5th M. Mt. 12:9-13 T. Rom. 14:9-18 T. Mt. 12:14-16, 22-30 W. Rom. 15:7-16 W. Mt. 12:38-45 Th. Rom. 15:17-29 Th. Mt. 12:46-13:3 F. Rom. 16:1-16 F. Mt. 13:3-9 Sa. Rom. 8:14-21 Sa. Mt. 9:9-13 Su. Rom. 10:1-10 Su. Mt. 8:28-9:1 PRAYERS AT WAKING

¶ Rising from sleep and getting out And forgive us our debts, as we of bed, stand with devotion and fear forgive our debtors. And do not of God and say: lead us into temptation, but de- n the Name of the Father and liver us from the evil one. Iof the Son and of the Holy Through the prayers of our Spirit. Amen. holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us. The Trisagion Prayers Amen. Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) Hymns to the Trinity Glory to the Father and to the On rising from sleep, we fall Son and to the Holy Spirit, both down before you, O Good One, now and forever, and to the and we cry to you with the ages of ages. Amen. Angels’ hymn, O Mighty One: All-holy Trinity, have mercy Holy, holy, holy are you, O God; on us. Lord, forgive our sins. through the Mother of God, Master, pardon our iniquities. have mercy on us. Holy One, visit and heal our in- Glory to the Father and to firmities for your Name’s sake. the Son and to the Holy Spirit. Lord, have mercy. (3) You have roused me, Lord, Glory to the Father and to the from my bed and from sleep, Son and to the Holy Spirit, both enlighten my mind and open now and forever, and to the my heart and my lips, to sing ages of ages. Amen. your praise, O Holy Trinity: Our Father in heaven, may Holy, holy, holy are you, O God; your Name be hallowed, your through the Mother of God, Kingdom come, your will be have mercy on us. done on earth as in heaven. Both now and forever, and Give us today our daily bread. to the ages of ages. Amen. 1 2 Prayers at Waking

The Judge will come sudden- heart and to hymn your all-holy ly, and the deeds of each will be Name, of Father, Son and Holy laid bare; but with fear, let us Spirit, now and forever, and to cry to you in the middle of the the ages of ages. Amen. night: Holy, holy, holy are you, O God; through the Mother of Another Prayer God, have mercy on us. lory to you, O King, Al- Lord, have mercy. (12) Gmighty God, because in THE MIDNIGHT OFFICE your divine providence and love Prayer of Thanksgiving for mankind, you have permit- with Intercession ted me, sinner and unworthy, ON WEEKDAYS aving risen from sleep, I to rise from sleep and to gain Hthank you, O Holy Trinity; entrance to your holy house. hrough the prayers of our All-holy Trinity, have mercy because through your great Accept, too, Lord, the voice of Tholy fathers, Lord Jesus on us. Lord, forgive our sins. goodness and patience you my supplication, as you do that Christ, our God, have mercy on Master, pardon our iniquities. have not been angry with me, of your holy and spiritual Pow- us. Amen. Holy One, visit and heal our in- an idler and a sinner, nor have ers; and be well-pleased for Glory to you, our God, glory firmities for your Name’s sake. you destroyed me in my in- praise to be offered you with a to you. Lord, have mercy. (3) iquities, but you have shown pure heart and a spirit of humil- Heavenly King, Paraclete, Glory to the Father and to the your customary love for man- ity from my sordid lips, that I, Spirit of Truth, present every- Son and to the Holy Spirit, both kind and roused me, as I lay in too, may become a companion where, filling all things, Trea- now and forever, and to the despair, to rise before dawn of the wise virgins with the sury of blessings and Giver ages of ages. Amen. and to glorify your might. And shining lamp of my soul and of life, come and dwell in us, Our Father in heaven, may now, enlighten the eyes of my may glorify you, God the Word, cleanse us from every stain, and, your Name be hallowed, your mind and open my mouth to glorified with the Father and O Good One, save our souls.† Kingdom come, your will be meditate on your words, to un- the Spirit. Amen. done on earth as in heaven. derstand your commandments The Trisagion Prayers Give us today our daily bread. ¶ Now begin the Midnight Office and to do your will, and to proper to the day of the week. Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy And forgive us our debts, as we sing to you with confession of Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) forgive our debtors. And do not Glory to the Father and to the lead us into temptation, but de- Son and to the Holy Spirit, both liver us from the evil one. now and forever, and to the Through the prayers of our holy ages of ages. Amen. fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us. Amen. † The prayerHeavenly King is not Lord, have mercy. (12) said from Pascha until Pentecost. Glory to the Father and to the From Pascha through its Leavetaking, Son and to the Holy Spirit, both say Christ is risen from the dead… three times. now and forever, and to the 3 4 Midnight Office Weekdays 5

ages of ages. Amen. You will make me hear of joy Then they will offer calves With my lips, I have declared Come, let us worship and fall and gladness; the bones which upon your altar. all the judgments of your down before the King, our God. have been humbled will rejoice. mouth. Come, let us worship and fall Turn away your face from my Psalm 118 I have been delighted by the down before Christ, the King, sins, and blot out all my iniqui- lessed are the blameless way of your testimonies, as by our God. ties. Bin the way, who walk in the all wealth. Come, let us worship and fall Create a clean heart in me, O law of the Lord. I shall reflect on your com- down before Christ himself, God, and renew a right Spirit Blessed are those who search mandments and consider your the King, our God. within me. out his testimonies, they will ways. Do not cast me out from your seek for him with their whole I shall meditate on your stat- Psalm 50 presence, and do not take your heart. utes, I shall not forget your ave mercy on me, O God, in Holy Spirit from me. For the workers of iniquity words. Hyour great mercy; accord- Give me back the joy of your have not walked in his ways. A recompense for your ser- ing to the fullness of your com- salvation, and establish me You have commanded that vant: make me live, and I shall passion, blot out my offense. with a sovereign Spirit. your commandments be strict- keep your ways. Wash me thoroughly from I will teach transgressors ly kept. Unveil my eyes, and I shall my wickedness, and cleanse your ways, and sinners will Would that my ways might be consider the wonders of your me from my sin. turn to you again. directed to keep your statutes. law. For I acknowledge my wick- O God, the God of my salva- Then I should not be ashamed I am a pilgrim on the earth; edness, and my sin is ever be- tion, deliver me from blood- when I look on all your com- do not hide your command- fore me. shed, and my tongue will re- mandments. ments from me. Against you only I have joice at your justice. I shall confess you in up- My soul has longed to desire sinned and done what is evil in Lord, you will open my lips, rightness of heart, when I have your judgments at all times. your sight, and my mouth will declare learned the judgments of your You have rebuked the proud; That you may be justified in your praise. justice. those who turn aside from your your words, and win when you For if you had wanted a sacri- I shall keep your statutes, do law are cursed. are judged. fice, I would have given it; you not utterly forsake me. Take reproach and contempt For see, in wickedness I was will not take pleasure in burnt How will a young man cor- from me, for I have sought your conceived, and in sin my moth- offerings. rect his way? By keeping your testimonies. er bore me. A sacrifice to God is a broken words. For rulers sat and spoke For see, you have loved truth: spirit; a broken and a humbled I have sought you with my against me, but your servant you have shown me the hidden heart God will not despise. whole heart, do not drive me reflected on your statutes. and secret things of your wis- Do good to Zion, Lord, in your from your commandments. For your testimonies are my dom. good pleasure, and let the walls I have hidden your words in meditation, and your statutes You will sprinkle me with of Jerusalem be rebuilt. my heart, that I may not sin my counsels. hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; Then you will be well-pleased against you. My soul has been stuck to the you will wash me, and I shall be with a sacrifice of justice, obla- Blessed are you, O Lord, teach ground; make me live accord- made whiter than snow. tion and whole burnt offerings. me your statutes. ing to your word. 6 Midnight Office Weekdays 7

I declared my ways, and you Take away my reproach, gressed; but I have not swerved The earth is full of your mercy, heard me: teach me your stat- which I dreaded; for your judg- from your law. O Lord; teach me your statutes. utes. ments are good. I remembered your judg- You have shown goodness to Make me understand the way See, I have longed for your ments of old, Lord, and I was your servant, O Lord, according of your statutes, and I shall re- commandments; in your jus- comforted. to your word. flect on your wonders. tice make me live. Dejection has taken hold of Teach me goodness, disci- My soul slumbered from list- Let your mercy come upon me because of sinners, who pline and knowledge, because lessness, strengthen me by me, O Lord, your salvation ac- abandon your law. I have believed your command- your words. cording to your word. Your statutes have been my ments. Remove the way of injustice And I shall answer those who songs in the place of my pil- Before I was disciplined, I of- from me, and by your law have reproach me, that I have hoped grimage. fended; for this reason, I have mercy on me. in your words. I remembered your Name in kept your word. I have chosen the way of Do not take the word of the night, Lord, and I kept your You are good, O Lord, and in truth, and have not forgotten truth utterly from my mouth, law. your goodness teach me your your judgments. because I have hoped in your This happened to me, because statutes. I have clung to your testimo- judgments. I sought your statutes. The injustice of the proud has nies, O Lord; do not put me to And I shall keep your law al- You, Lord, are my portion; been heaped upon me, but with shame. ways, forever and forever. I have said that I would keep my whole heart I shall search I ran in the way of your testi- And I walked in freedom, be- your law. out your commandments. monies, when you set my heart cause I sought your command- I have begged for your pres- Their heart has curdled like at large. ments. ence with my whole heart; milk; but I have meditated on Lay down for me, O Lord, the And I spoke of your testimo- have mercy on me, according to your law. way of your statutes, and I shall nies before kings and was not your word. It is good that you disciplined always seek it. ashamed. I have thought over your me, that I might learn your stat- Make me understand, and I And I meditated on your ways and turned back my feet utes. shall search out your law and commandments, which I loved to your testimonies. The law of your mouth is keep it with my whole heart. greatly. I was prepared, and not trou- good to me, beyond thousands Guide me in the path of your And I lifted up my hands to bled, to keep your command- of gold and silver. commandments, for that is your commandments, which ments. what I have wanted. I loved, and reflected on your The cords of sinners entan- Glory to the Father and to the Incline my heart to your tes- statutes. gled me, and I did not forget on and to the Holy Spirit, both timonies and not to covetous- Remember your words to your law. now and forever, and to the ness. your servant, by which you At midnight I rose to confess ages of ages. Amen. Turn my eyes from seeing gave me hope. you, for the judgments of your Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glo- vanities; give me life in your This comforted me in my hu- justice. ry to you, O God. (3) way. miliation, that your word had I am a companion of all who Lord, have mercy. (3) Establish your word for your given me life. fear you and keep your com- Glory to the Father and to the servant, for him to fear you. The proud have utterly trans- mandments. Son and to the Holy Spirit, both 220 Lenten Ninth Hour and Typica Lenten Ninth Hour and Typica 221

heaven. Glory to the Father and to Kingdom will have no end. LENTEN TYPICA Remember us, O Lord… the Son and to the Holy Spirit. And in the Holy Spirit, the Blessed are you when men The choir of holy Angels and Lord, the Giver of life, who pro- The Beatitudes. Tone 8 shall revile you and persecute Archangels, with all the heav- ceeds from the Father, who, Remember us, O Lord, when you and say all manner of evil enly Powers, hymns you and together with Father and Son you come in your Kingdom. against you falsely for my sake. says: Holy, holy, holy, Lord of is worshiped and together glo- In your Kingdom remem- Remember us, O Lord… Powers, heaven and earth are rified; who spoke through the ber us, O Lord, when you come Rejoice and be glad, for full of your glory. Prophets. In one, Holy, Catholic in your Kingdom. great is your reward in heaven. Both now and forever, and and Apostolic Church; I confess Remember us, O Lord… Remember us, O Lord… to the ages of ages. Amen. one Baptism for the forgiveness Blessed are the poor in Glory to the Father and to of sins. I await the Resurrection spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom the Son and to the Holy Spirit. The Symbol of Faith of the dead and the life of the of heaven. Remember us, O Lord… believe in one God, Father age to come. Amen. Remember us, O Lord… Both now and forever, and I Almighty, Maker of heaven Blessed are those who to the ages of ages. Amen. and earth, of all things visible Prayer of Repentance mourn, for they shall be com- and invisible. emit, forgive, pardon, O ¶ And singing more slowly: forted. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, RGod, our offenses, willing Remember us, O Lord… Remember us, O Lord, when the only-begotten Son of God, and unwilling, in deed and in Blessed are the meek, for you come in your Kingdom. begotten from the Father be- word, in knowledge and in ig- they shall inherit the earth. Remember us, O Master, fore all ages. Light from Light, norance, of the day and of the Remember us, O Lord… when you come in your King- true God from true God, begot- night, in mind and in thought; Blessed are they who hun- dom. ten, not made, consubstantial pardon them all, as you are ger and thirst after justice, for Remember us, O Holy One, with the Father; through him good and love mankind. they shall be filled. when you come in your King- all things were made; for our Remember us, O Lord… dom. sake and for our salvation he The Lord’s Prayer Blessed are the merciful, came down from heaven, and ur Father in heaven, may ¶ And these troparia: for they shall obtain mercy. was incarnate from the Holy Oyour Name be hallowed, Remember us, O Lord… The heavenly Choir hymns Spirit and the Virgin Mary and your Kingdom come, your will Blessed are the pure in you and says: Holy, holy, holy, became man; he was cruci- be done on earth as in heaven. heart, for they shall see God. Lord of Powers, heaven and fied also for us under Pontius Give us today our daily bread. Remember us, O Lord… earth are full of your glory. Pilate, and suffered and was And forgive us our debts, as we Blessed are the peacemak- Come to him and be en- buried; he rose again on the forgive our debtors. And do not ers, for they shall be called the lightened, and your faces shall third day, in accordance with lead us into temptation, but de- children of God. not be ashamed. the Scriptures, and ascended liver us from the evil one. Remember us, O Lord… The heavenly Choir hymns into heaven and is seated at the Through the prayers of our Blessed are those who are you and says: Holy, holy, holy, right hand of the Father; he is holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, persecuted for justice’s sake, Lord of Powers, heaven and coming again in glory to judge our God, have mercy on us. for theirs is the Kingdom of earth are full of your glory. the living and the dead; and his Amen. 222 Lenten Ninth Hour and Typica Lenten Ninth Hour and Typica 223

Apolytikia. Tone 7 The Prayer of the Hours Through the prayers of our holy now and forever, and to the You were transfigured on the t every time and at every fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our ages of ages. Amen. mountain, Christ God, and your Ahour, in heaven and on God, have mercy on us. Amen. Our Father in heaven, may Disciples saw your glory, as far earth worshiped and glorified, your Name be hallowed, your as they were able; so that when Christ God, long-suffering, The Prayer of Saint Kingdom come, your will be they saw you crucified, they great in mercy, great in com- Ephrem the Syrian done on earth as in heaven. might understand that your passion, loving the just and ord and Master of my life, do Give us today our daily bread. Passion was voluntary, and merciful to sinners, calling all Lnot give me a spirit of sloth, And forgive us our debts, as we proclaim to the world that you to salvation by the promise of idle curiosity, love of power and forgive our debtors. And do not are truly the brightness of the the blessings to come; do you, useless chatter. (Prostration) lead us into temptation, but de- Father. Lord, yourself accept our en- Rather accord to me, your liver us from the evil one. treaties at this hour, and direct servant, a spirit of sobriety, hu- Through the prayers of our ¶ Insert the Kontakion of the day. Then: our lives to your command- mility, patience and love. (Pros- holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, ments. Sanctify our souls, tration) our God, have mercy on us. Tone 8 purify our bodies, correct our Yes, Lord and King, grant me Amen. Glory to the Father… thoughts, cleanse our ideas and to see my own faults and not to Lord, have mercy. (12) With the Saints give rest, O deliver us from every distress, condemn my brother; for you Christ, to your servants, where evil, and pain. Wall us about are blessed to the ages of ages. Prayer of Saint Basil the Great there is no toil, nor grief, nor with your holy Angels, that Amen. (Prostration) aster, Lord Jesus Christ, sighing, but life everlasting. protected and guided by their our God, who have long ¶ Then 12 bows, and the whole M host, we may reach the unity of endured our transgressions, Tone 2 prayer of Saint Ephrem again, with a the Faith and the knowledge of fourth prostration at the end. Then: and brought us to this hour in Both now and forever… your unapproachable glory; for which hanging on the life-giv- Protection of Christians that you are blessed to the ages of The Trisagion Prayers ing tree you showed the good cannot be put to shame, unfail- ages. Amen. Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Thief the way into Paradise and ing mediation with the Maker, Lord, have mercy. (3) Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) destroyed death by death, have do not despise the voices of us Glory to the Father and to the Glory to the Father and to the mercy also on us sinners and sinners as we pray; but, in your Son and to the Holy Spirit, both Son and to the Holy Spirit, both your unworthy servants. For love, be quick to help us who now and forever, and to the now and forever, and to the we have sinned and trespassed cry to you with faith: Hasten ages of ages. Amen. ages of ages. Amen. and are not worthy to raise our to intercede, make speed to en- Greater in honor than the All-holy Trinity, have mercy eyes and look on the height of treat, O Mother of God, for you Cherubim, and beyond com- on us. Lord, forgive our sins. heaven; because we have aban- ever protect those who honor pare more glorious than the Master, pardon our iniquities. doned the way of your justice you. Seraphim, without corruption Holy One, visit and heal our in- and walked in the will of our Lord, have mercy. (40) you gave birth to God the Word, firmities for your Name’s sake. hearts. But we implore your un- truly the Mother of God, we Lord, have mercy. (3) bounded goodness: Spare us, magnify you. Glory to the Father and to the O Lord, according to the mul- Son and to the Holy Spirit, both titude of your mercy, and save 224 Lenten Ninth Hour and Typica us, for your holy Name’s sake, good and life-giving Spirit, now for our days have been wasted and always and to ages of ages. in vanity. Rescue us from the Amen. hand of our opponent, forgive ¶ Immediately begin Lenten Week- us our sins, slay our carnal will, day Vespers with Come, let us wor- that we, having put off theship and Psalm 103. But if not, say the old man, may put on the new, Dismissal: and live for you, our Master LENTEN WEEKDAY VESPERS and benefactor; and that, thus Dismissal following your precepts, we Glory to the Father and to the ¶ If preceded immediately by the Master, pardon our iniquities. may reach eternal rest, where Son and to the Holy Spirit, both Ninth Hour and Typica, begin with Holy One, visit and heal our in- those who rejoice have their now and forever, and to the Come, let us worship, on the next page. firmities for your Name’s sake. dwelling. For you are the true ages of ages. Amen. But if not, say the usual beginning Lord, have mercy. (3) joy and gladness of those who Lord, have mercy. (3) and the Trisagion Prayers: Glory to the Father and to the love you, Christ our God, and Through the prayers of our Son and to the Holy Spirit, both to you we give glory, together holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, hrough the prayers of our now and forever, and to the with your Father who has no our God, have mercy on us. Tholy fathers, Lord Jesus ages of ages. Amen. beginning, and your All-holy, Amen. ✝ Christ, our God, have mercy on us. Amen. Our Father in heaven, may Glory to you, our God, glory your Name be hallowed, your to you. Kingdom come, your will be Heavenly King, Paraclete, Spir- done on earth as in heaven. it of Truth, present everywhere, Give us today our daily bread. filling all things, Treasury of And forgive us our debts, as we blessings and Giver of life, come forgive our debtors. And do not and dwell in us, cleanse us from lead us into temptation, but de- every stain, and, O Good One, liver us from the evil one. save our souls. Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our The Trisagion Prayers God, have mercy on us. Amen. Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Lord, have mercy. (12) Immortal, have mercy on us. (3) Glory to the Father and to the Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and forever, and to the now and forever, and to the ages of ages. Amen. ages of ages. Amen. All-holy Trinity, have mercy Come, let us worship and fall on us. Lord, forgive our sins. down before the King, our God. 225 424 Octoechos Tone 6 425

well-pleased. Deliver my soul from the bit- words: I do not know you; for MONDAY EVENING When you wish to separate ter death of sin and faults, O we have put our hope in you, AT VESPERS me from the bonds of the flesh Forerunner, and make me live the Savior, even though we by your command, then spare by the godly works of Christ’s have not done your commands Stichera at Lord, I Have Cried my soul, O Immortal, sending commandments by the power through our indifference: but out a gentle Angel, looking of your intercessions. Put an spare our souls, we beg. to the lord From my youth, I have been like one bringing gladness, to end to wars that are invisibly Have mercy on us… wholly enslaved to the plea- take me up and save me from waged against me, and guide The Martyrs, who bore wit- sures of the flesh, and have the rulers of darkness, easily me by the straight paths of sav- ness for your sake, O Christ, become a lodging of passions empowering me to take a fair ing and eternal rest by your en- endured many torments and of the soul that tyrannize over ascent in the air and to reach treaties to God. received the perfect crown in the worship of your dread heaven, that they may inter- me; while, with total lack of theotokion reason, Savior, I have despised throne uncondemned, O God Remembrance of wrongs cede for our souls. your commandments. But, supremely good. is a sign of anger, and temper Glory … Both now … For the afflicted, transforma- my Fashioner, who knows to the forerunner is a manifestation of anger. our weakness, who alone are Condemned by my prodigal Through them, absurdities of tion and liberation for the ail- without sin, give me pardon, life, I fall down before you, who insults shamelessly leap up ing are you, O Virgin Mother of O Compassionate, for the sins are glorified beyond all account- from the wretched mouth, our God; save your City, save us I have committed in ignorance ing, and I implore you from the making the one who is activat- all. To those embattled, you are and knowledge, in body and in depth of my heart: See the af- ed by them liable to Gehenna’s peace; you are calm to those mind from my youth, O only fliction of my soul, in that you fire, as it written. Therefore, my tossed by the tempest, the one loving and most merciful. outshone joy. See the sores of soul, keep watch; flee bitter Protection of the faithful. Who will deliver me from the my heart, Herald of repentance, temper, anger, wrath and inso- death of my miserable flesh and and grant me salvation through lence, and every foul-smelling TUESDAY MORNING keep my soul from hurt and your godly intercession, O Fore- excess, as you cry out to the AT MATINS from temptation? For, living runner, as you entreat the Lord. Mother of God: My Lady, save in enjoyment, the flesh holds Wholly condemned by me! First Poetic Kathisma sway with tyrannical force and wickedness, wholly drowned Aposticha I think of the fearful day, and rises in rebellion against the by despair, I am utterly evil I have not acquired repen- weep over my filthy deeds. soul, and it afflicts it again and and dark. I am wholly and ut- tance, nor, yet again, tears, What answer shall I give to the grows weak. Ah, wretch that I terly marked by unseemly therefore, O Savior, I implore immortal King? And how shall am! Therefore, my Savior, I am pleasures; wholly and terribly you: Before the end, turn and I, the prodigal, have boldness unable to hold out against its ruined and ill-treated. I fall at grant me repentance, that I may to look upon the Judge? Have weakness. But, my Maker, do your footprints, blessed John. be delivered from damnation. mercy upon me, O compassion- not let my spirit be conquered Do not cast me away, but save I have lifted my eyes… ate Father, only-begotten Son, by dust, that spirit which you me, friend and Forerunner of At your dread coming, O and Holy Spirit. breathed into me as you were the Lord. Christ, do not let us hear the Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or chastise me in 426 Octoechos Tone 6 427 your wrath. Glory … Both now … transgressions. I have fled unto When you shall sit in just Gentle Mother of God and Vir- you, the pure one, entreating TUESDAY EVENING judgment, O Merciful, in the gin, hope of the world, we ask salvation. Visit my feeble soul AT VESPERS valley of tears, in the place you for your fearful and mighty in- and pray to your Son, our God, devised, do not make public my tercession. Have compassion for that he will pardon my terrible Stichera at Lord, I Have Cried secret acts. Do not put me to the defenseless people. As the deeds, O only blessed one. to the lord shame before the Angels, but only blessed one, entreat the God, who wish that should spare me and have mercy on merciful God to save our souls Aposticha be saved, look upon and see me, O God. from all that threatens them. Heal, O Savior, the sores of my prayer, and do no reject my Glory … Both now … my heart that arise from my tears as vain. For, who has ever The Son and Word of God, Third Poetic Kathisma many sins. O Physician of souls approached you, falling down begotten of the Father before You have guided the people and bodies, who pardon the before you, and was not imme- the ages without a mother, in the ways of life, O John, cry- faults of those who ask, grant diately saved? Who has ever came forth from you in the ing: Direct your hearts unto the me tears of repentance and cried out fervently to you, and latter times, incarnate of your Lord. Likewise, preserve my give me remission of my debts, was not immediately heard? For pure blood, O Mother of God. soul, which is abounding in sin. O Lord, and have mercy on me. you, Master and Lord, are found Entreat him to grant us, before Smite with contrition our blind We have been filled … swift to save all those who ask the end, remission of our sins. and hardened thoughts, and The enemy, who found me you, through your great mercy. by your prayers, O Forerunner, stripped of virtues, wounded In your love for mankind, O Second Poetic Kathisma deliver us from the Gehenna to me with the arrow of sin. But, Compassionate, raise me up, Why do you despair? Why come. O Physician of souls and bod- who have been swallowed do you enslave yourself to sin? God is wonderful in his ies, heal the sores of my soul down by sins and torn in pieces Being sick, why do you not go Saints, the God of Israel. and have mercy on me, O God. by love of pleasures. Do not let to the Physician? From now on, Theirs were contests of resis- And may the splendor … me become an object of malig- turn away from the evil you tance to suffering at the time of If we did not have your Saints nant joy to demons. Do not dis- have done and cry to the Lord: trial, and wounds at the hands to pray for us, O Lord, and your miss me as unworthy of your O Savior, Hope of the hopeless, of the torturers during their goodness that empathizes with dread Mysteries. But accept Life of those in despair, raise martyrdom; and the choirs of us, how could we dare to praise me, as you are merciful, before me up and save me. Angels stood by, holding the you, O Savior, whom the An- the groans and tears of my de- Lord, do not rebuke me in prizes of victory. Confounding gels praise without ceasing? parture, and free me from the your anger, or chastise me in tyrants and kings, the Martyrs, Spare our souls, as you know passions. your wrath. by their open confession of the hearts of all. Lament, my soul, before your Give me, O Lord, the watch- Christ, brought low the devil. Glory … Both now … departure; fall down before the fulness of the wise virgins, and Glory to you, O Lord, who have No one who flees to you re- Creator in repentance; offer light the lamp of my soul with made them strong. turns in shame, O pure Virgin tears from your whole heart; cry the oil of your compassion, that Glory … Both now … Mother of God, but all receive out to Christ in compunction: I may sing to you the angelic Exceedingly great, O Mother what they ask, insofar as it is I have sinned against you, O song: Alleluia! of God, is the multitude of my suitable for them. 428 Octoechos Tone 6 429

Word, do not despise me, do not Master, was freed of all that Your Cross, Lord, opened Par- crossed the Red Sea by the rod reject me, just Judge, nor send she had done. The Thief was adise to the human race, and of Moses, nailed you to the me away to fire, O Long-suffer- no sooner seen to remember freed from corruption, we sing Cross. And those who sucked ing, through your great mercy. you, than you led him at once your praise, our God, who was honey from the rock, gave you into Paradise. But what shall I crucified in the flesh. Have mer- gall to drink. But you endured to the mother of god The marriage feast of the do, wretch that I am? I have no cy on us. this by your own will, to free us heavenly Bridegroom has been sweet myrrh, no compunction. Have mercy on us… from the bondage of the ene- prepared! cry the heralds. Why Have mercy on me freely, show The Martyrs, Champions and my. Glory to you, O Lord! do you willingly delay, my black compassion for me, O Word, citizens of heaven, having strug- Glory … Both now … soul? Truly everything about your immaculate Mother en- gled on earth, endured many When the Ever-virgin Moth- you is filthy, your garmentstreats, whom you have given to torments. At their intercessions er, who bore you, saw you are those of sensuality, and so, your world as a mighty refuge. and prayers, Lord, keep us all. raised upon the Cross, a sword Glory … Both now … of grief pierced her soul, and how, O wretch, are you going theotokion to enter? Come, fall down, cry- The judges of Israel con- When she saw you crucified, she wept as a mother. By her ing out before the end to her demned you to a judgment O Christ, she who bore you intercessions, O merciful Lord, who did not know wedlock: that carried death with it, my cried out: What is the strange have mercy on us. Sprinkle me with the hyssop of Son, standing you, Savior, who mystery I see, my Son? How are your intercessions, pure Virgin, judge the dead and the living, you, the Giver of life, hanged in Second Poetic Kathisma cleanse me and make me wor- before a tribunal as one to be the flesh, dying on a Tree? Your Cross is hallowed, O thy of the bridal chamber, that judged; and they set you before Lord, for those who lay sick I may magnify you. Pilate and condemned you at WEDNESDAY MORNING with sin are cured by it. Ven- With purity of mind, O holy, trial. Ah, the lawless ones! And AT MATINS erating it, we fall down before all-pure Virgin, Isaiah foretold as I see it, I am wounded and you; have mercy on us. that you would give birth to condemned with you, O Lord. First Poetic Kathisma God is our king from of old; the Maker of all creation. For Therefore, I judge that to die As soon as the Wood of your he has worked salvation in the you appeared from eternity as is better than to live, cried the Cross was set up, O Lord Christ, midst of the earth. alone all-blameless. Therefore, Mother of God with groans, O death was shaken to its foun- Today the saying of the I beg you, purify my defiled only Merciful. dations. For the One whom Ha- prophets has been fulfilled. heart, and make me a partaker des swallowed greedily, it then For, behold, we worship at the in the divine radiance of your Aposticha spat out with trembling. You place upon which you feet have Son, O Maiden, and of a place Your Cross, Lord, is life and have shown us your salvation, O stood, O Lord; and having eat- at his right hand, when, as it is resurrection for your people, holy One, and we glorify you, O en of the Tree of salvation, we written, he takes his throne to and trusting in it, we sing your Son of God. Have mercy on us. have obtained freedom from judge the whole world. praise, our God, who was cruci- Exalt the Lord our God, and sinful passions at the prayers The Harlot, when of old she fied in the flesh. Have mercy on fall down before his footstool, of the Mother of God, O only emptied out the alabaster jar us. for he is holy. Lover of mankind. of sweet myrrh upon your feet, I have lifted my eyes… The Jews condemned to Glory … Both now … death the Life of all. Those who As the Virgin saw you hanging 430 Octoechos Tone 6 431 dead upon the Cross, the God Aposticha Apostles routed the regiments tercede with her who bore you. whom she bore in the flesh, she In the Cross, I have obtained of the foe. They rebuked kings, to saint nicholas cried out with lamentation: I my hope, and exulting in it, I put the wise to shame; simple Blessed Nicholas, help me as am struck with wonder at your cry: O Lord, Lover of mankind, and unlettered, naked and un- I fall before you, and enlighten forbearance, my Son! How have overthrow the arrogance of armed, they were drawn up in the eyes of my soul, wise Saint, they sentenced you and nailed those who do not confess you accordance with the Gospel, that I may see clearly the Giv- you to the Cross, the just Judge as God and man. while they worked deeds of er of light, the Compassionate and only Master? We have been filled … wonder by the word of grace. Lord. Protected by your Cross as by And so, making the nations Enemies are seeking me out Third Poetic Kathisma a rampart, we withstand the en- obedient to Christ, they inter- to do me evil, holy Hierarch. In Eden, the tree bore corrup- emy, unafraid of his wiles and cede with boldness on behalf Rescue me, as you have free- tion for the ancestor of man- ambushes. For his pride has been of our souls. dom of approach to God, save kind; while in the Place of the brought down and trampled un- Your glorious Disciples, me from harm and deliver me Skull, the Tree of the Cross put derfoot by the power of Christ, yearning after you and denying from men of bloodshed. forth the flower of life. For by crucified upon the Wood. themselves, fervently followed With faith, we have now the crucifixion of Christ, the And may the splendor … you. Taking up the Cross be- gained you, O Hierarch, as a wickedness of the enemy has The memory of the Martyrs hind you, in obedience to your haven without storms, an un- been trampled underfoot, and is a great joy for those who command, they left the earth breachable wall, a tower of safe- Adam, crying: O blessed Cross! fear the Lord; for in suffering behind and obtained heaven ty, a door of repentance and a has found Paradise. for Christ’s sake, they received as their portion, turning the faithful guide and champion. God is wonderful in his the reward of crowns from him, nations to the true knowledge Saints, the God of Israel. and now intercede with bold- of you. And now, having be- theotokion Having fought with endur- ness for our souls to be saved. come your subjects through all The Virgin’s giving birth with- ance the contest of suffering Glory … Both now … things, they ever intercede with out travail has clearly become and obtained in exchange the As the All-pure saw you hang- boldness on behalf of our souls. for us the greatest of gifts, for prize of victory from you, the ing upon the Cross, she raised I pass my whole in indiffer- God makes new again our na- Saints made the plans of the ty- this cry: O my Son and my God, ence, Lord, supremely good, ture that was corrupted and re- rants of no effect and received how do you endure shameful and have arrived fruitless be- fashions what is human. crowns of incorruption. Grant suffering, my sweetest Child? fore the end, wretch that I am, us, O Lord, through them, your carrying only the burdens of Aposticha great mercy. WEDNESDAY EVENING evil deeds that are now hard When your Disciples were Glory … Both now … AT VESPERS to carry. Scatter them, Lover of storm-tossed in the boat, O Pray to your Son, Christ our mankind, with the weight of Christ, they shouted out: God, who willingly was cruci- Stichera at Lord, I Have Cried your mercy, and give me com- Teacher, save us, we are per- fied and set the world free from punction and saving conver- ishing! And now, we cry aloud: to the apostles error; and entreat him, O Virgin sion, O God, at the acceptable Savior, Lover of mankind, deliv- Having received the heavenly er us from our constraints, we Mother of God, to have mercy power of the Paraclete, Christ’s and godly intercessions of your on our souls. Apostles, whom I bring to in- beg! 432 Octoechos Tone 6 433

I have lifted my eyes… ior, and gave them peace; so, Through them, you shine upon it in tranquility, O Apostles of Lord, the Apostles once also, come to us and save us. the souls of your servants; Christ, you have guided the grasped the depth of the sea Their sound has gone out through them, O compassion- whole world unto the Ortho- through nets, later, the height into all the earth; and their ate Lord, we ask you to save us. dox Faith. Pray now in behalf of of the Kingdom through words to the ends of the world. Glory … Both now … our souls. teachings. By their skill, they Shedding the divine light Holy Lady and pure Mother of We have been filled … searched the depth that cannot upon earth by your wise teach- our God, who gave birth ineffa- Let us the faithful rightly hon- be grasped, while by their faith, ings, O Apostles of the Sav- bly to the world’s Creator, to- or in song the memory of the they reached your bosom that ior, you have enlightened the gether with the holy Apostles, most wise Apostles of Christ cannot be circumscribed, and world. And by the knowledge pray to him daily to deliver us, our God, for they preached faith they proclaimed to the world of God you have dispersed the of his goodness, from passions, in the Trinity to the world. your Son who is beyond time. dark belief of polytheism, caus- and to grant us the remission of And may the splendor … At their intercessions, and those ing the light of the Trinity to our sins. In his chosen Saints, our God all the Saints, have mercy on us. shine, and saving many peoples has done wondrous things. All Have mercy on us… from the darkness of error. Third Poetic Kathisma you servants of his, be glad Your Cross, Lord, became Glory … Both now … Filling their boats, using the and rejoice with exceeding joy, for your Martyrs an invincible Open the gate of compassion net of the Faith, the Fishers of for he has prepared for you his weapon. For they saw the death to us, blessed Mother of God; men drew up from the abyss of crowns and his Kingdom; and that lay before them, and look- hoping in you, may we not fail. error all those whom they of- we entreat you not to forget us. ing forward to the life to come, Through you, may we be deliv- fered to God as worshipers, to Glory … Both now … they were given power by their ered from adversities, for you magnify him forever. Pure Virgin, Mother of God, hope in you. At their entreaties, are the salvation of the Chris- God is wonderful in his you have been deemed worthy have mercy on us. tian race. Saints, the God of Israel. of great gifts of grace, for you Glory … Both now … The memorial of your Mar- have given birth in the flesh to Mother of God, you are the Second Poetic Kathisma tyrs, O Lord, is like the Paradise Christ, the Giver of life, the Sal- true vine who gave bud to the The memorial of your Apos- in Eden; for it brings joy to all vation of our souls, and one of Fruit of life. We implore you: tles, O Lord, is like the Paradise creation. At their prayers, grant the Trinity. Intercede, Sovereign Lady, with in Eden; for it brings joy to all us peace and your great mercy. the Apostles and all the Saints, creation. At their prayers, grant Glory … Both now … THURSDAY EVENING that he have mercy on our us peace and your great mercy. Standing in the temple of AT VESPERS souls. The heavens confess your your glory, we think ourselves wonders, Lord; and your truth in heaven, O Mother of God. You Stichera at Lord, I Have Cried THURSDAY MORNING in the Church of the Saints. are the gate of heaven; so open to the cross AT MATINS The twelve Apostles, O Lord, unto us the door of your mercy. My God, long-suffering, lov- appeared on earth like a sun ing mankind, merciful and First Poetic Kathisma with twelve rays; for, through Aposticha compassionate, how did you As you were present in the them, you have made the Wisely calming the storm endure slaughter and death on midst of your Disciples, O Sav- mischief of error to wither. of demonic error and ending 434 Octoechos Tone 6 435 a Tree for the sake of the hu- through your great mercy. Glory … Both now … O only pure Mother of God and man race? We glorify your com- Open to me the door of re- The Virgin once stood with Virgin, you cried out in bitter passion. pentance, all-holy Virgin. Give the virgin Disciple by the Tree tears to him as he hung by his You endured blows, crucifix- me a fount of tears, grant me at the time of the crucifixion, own will upon the Cross: My ion and abuse, O long-suffering compunction and a temperate and, weeping, she cried out: long-suffering Son, I praise your and only Giver of life, wishing heart, for I name you my only Alas, how you suffer all things, work of salvation. to redeem all from the hand of sure defense. I place on you all O Christ who are dispassion! the deceiver, and you bear all my expectation. Do not reject Second Poetic Kathisma things, O supremely Good. me in my shame, but accept me FRIDAY MORNING Your Cross is hallowed, O As Shepherd, you ascended and save me, Sovereign Lady, AT MATINS Lord, for those who lay sick the Cross and stretched out through your great mercy. with sin are cured by it. Ven- your hands, crying out: Come First Poetic Kathisma erating it, we fall down before theotokion to me and be enlightened, mor- The all-pure Virgin, seeing you Today the saying of the you: have mercy on us. tals darkened by deception, for nailed to the Tree, cried aloud: prophets has been fulfilled. God is our king from of old; I am Light. Glory to you, only My Son and God, what is this For, behold, we worship at the he has worked salvation in the Giver of light. strange and marvelous report place upon which you feet have midst of the earth. stood, O Lord; and having eat- The Jews condemned to to the mother of god of you, that you endure through O Virgin, set upright my soul, your great compassion? en of the Tree of salvation, we death the Life of all. Those who bowed down and bent double have obtained freedom from crossed the Red Sea by the rod by the heavy and unbearable Aposticha sinful passions at the prayers of Moses, nailed you to the weight of offenses. For, with Your Cross, O Lord, is life of the Mother of God, O only Cross. And those who sucked your motherly boldness, you and assistance for your people. Lover of mankind. honey from the rock, gave you can easily persuade the Savior, And trusting in it, we sing your Exalt the Lord our God, and gall to drink. But you endured who sets upright those who praise, our God crucified in the fall down before his footstool, this by your own will, to free us are broken down. And by your flesh. Have mercy on us. for he is holy. from the bondage of the ene- mediation, tear up the record I have lifted my eyes… As soon as the Wood of your my. Glory to you, O Lord! of my sins through your great Your Cross, O Lord, has Cross was set up, O Lord Christ, Glory … Both now … mercy. opened Paradise to the human death was shaken to its foun- Standing beside the Cross, Behold the one who is con- race. And, saved from corrup- dations. For the One whom Ha- the Virgin Mother of the ineffa- demned by sins, ruined by in- tion, we sing your praise, our des swallowed greedily, it then ble One, who gave birth to him iquities, who has despised the God crucified in the flesh. Have spat out with trembling. You painlessly in the flesh, cried commands of God, and do not mercy on us. have shown us your salvation, aloud, suffering as a mother: I cast me from your presence. Have mercy on us… O holy One, and we glorify you, cannot bear to see you put to For you, Mother of God, are my Your Martyrs, O Lord, did not O Son of God. Have mercy on death, hanging upon the Cross, hope and defense. Therefore, by deny you, they did not desert us. the Giver of breath to all those your intercessions, attend to your commandments. At their Glory … Both now … who live upon the earth, O my me, cleanse me of every stain prayers, have mercy on us. Beholding the Lamb who was Son and my God. made flesh of your pure blood, 436 Octoechos Tone 6 437

Third Poetic Kathisma ambushes. For his pride has been ter’s commandment through that awaited them, and look- You are the destroyer of de- brought down and trampled un- lack of self-mastery; who dwell ing to the life to come, they mons, the healer of the sick, the derfoot by the power of Christ, in Hades instead of Paradise? were empowered by their hope strength and guardian of the crucified upon the Wood. Food that seemed to me sweet in you. At their intercessions, faithful, the victory of kings, And may the splendor … was turned to gall. I have been have mercy on us. the true pride of the Orthodox, Today the whole creation shown to be a stranger to your the support of the Church of keeps festival, O Lord; men on glory, O Compassionate, and Dogmaticon Christ: O Cross, be our assur- earth rejoice with the Angels to the Angels. But make me re- Who will not call you blessed, ance, our safeguard, and our in heaven in memory of your pentant, as you are a Lord who all-holy Virgin? Who will not rampart, O blessed Wood. Martyrs. By their intercessions, is merciful and compassionate, sing the praise of your child- God is wonderful in his have mercy on us. because of your great mercy. birth without labor? For the Saints, the God of Israel. Glory … Both now … Giver of life, set all those who only-begotten Son, who shone At all times, you are Light In my humanity, I have been have fallen asleep in faith in from the Father beyond time, for the righteous; for, being nailed to the Cross, put to the land of the living, in places came forth from you, pure enlightened in you, the Saints death and laid lifeless in the of repose, in eternal dwellings, Maiden, ineffably incarnate. By ever shine as lights, quench- tomb; but as God, I will rise where the light of your face nature he is God, by nature he ing the lamp of the godless. By again in glory on the third day, shines out ungrudgingly, where became man for our sakes, not their prayers, O Lord, make my O my pure Mother and Virgin. the delight and joy and peace divided in a duality of persons, lamp shine and save me. of the Just are found, overlook- but known without confusion Glory … Both now … FRIDAY EVENING ing all their faults in deed, word in a duality of natures. O hon- Most holy Mother of God, AT VESPERS and thought, Master, through ored and all-blessed, implore during the whole of my life, your great goodness. him to have mercy on our souls. never forsake me, nor abandon Stichera at Lord, I Have Cried to the martyrs me to human protection; but Aposticha to the lord Those who bore witness to be yourself my Protectress, and Deliver me from Gehenna you, O Christ, endured many Your Martyrs, Lord, did not save me. that awaits me, Judge most torments, and received the deny you, they did not abandon just; take me, who am con- crown of perfection in heaven, your commandments. At their Aposticha demned, from the everlasting that they might intercede on prayers, have mercy on us. In the Cross I have obtained fire; show me, O Word, to be behalf of our souls. Blessed are those whom you my hope, and exulting in it I impregnable to the hostile tem- The Martyrs, champions and have chosen and taken, O Lord. cry: O Lord, Lover of mankind, pest. Wretch that I am, I trem- citizens of heaven, endured Your command, which fash- overthrow the arrogance of ble when I consider the mul- many torments as they struggled ioned me, was my beginning those who do not confess you titude of my faults, and I fall on earth. At their prayers and and my substance; for wishing as God and man. before you with tears and a bro- entreaties, Lord, protect us all. to compose me as a living crea- We have been filled … ken heart as I ask your mercy. Your Cross, Lord, became an ture from visible and invisible Protected by your Cross as by Who would not weep for me, invincible weapon for the Mar- natures, you molded my body a rampart, we withstand the en- who have transgressed my Mas- tyrs. For they saw the death from the earth, but gave me a emy, unafraid of his wiles and soul by your divine and life-giv- 438 Octoechos Tone 6 439 ing breath. Therefore, O Christ, One who strengthened them, O whole world, then we shall de- ones. Make glad and rejoice give rest to your servants in the Lord, glory to you. part to the tomb, where kings with exceeding joy, all you ser- land of the living, in the tents Many are the afflictions of and beggars dwell together. vants of his, for he has prepared of the Just. the just; but the Lord will deliv- Therefore, Christ our God, give crowns for you in reward, and Their souls shall dweller them from them all. rest to your departed servants now they intercede boldly for among good things. Having fought the good fight, in your love for mankind. our souls. Tasting of the tree in Eden the Saints received from you Glory … Both now … Glory to the Father… of old decreed pain for Adam, the prize of victory for endur- Powerful Protectress and Ref- Your command which fash- when a serpent vomited poison, ance in the contest, and de- uge of mortals, Mother of God ioned me was my beginning for, through it, death entered spising the sentence of the un- and Virgin Mary, who gave birth and my substance; for, wishing and devoured the whole human godly, they received crowns of in time to the timeless Son and to compose me as a living crea- race. But the Master came, de- immortality. By their prayers, O Word of God; as a Mother, pray ture from visible and invisible stroyed the dragon and granted God, grant us your salvation. him ceaselessly, with the Proph- nature, you molded my body us resurrection. To him, let us Glory … Both now … ets, Martyrs, and holy Monastics, from the earth, but gave me a cry: Savior, spare, too, those You, who called your Mother to save the faithful departed. soul by your divine and life-giv- whom you have taken, and give blessed, came to the Passion ing breath. Therefore, O Christ, them rest with the Just. by your own will; shining by Stichera at Lauds give rest to your servants in the Glory … Both now … the Cross, wishing to seek out All creation keeps festival: land of the living, in the tents At the prayers of her who gave Adam, saying to the Angels: Re- heaven with her Angels greatly of the just. you birth, O Christ, those of joice with me, for the drachma rejoices; the earth with man- Both now and forever… your Martyrs, Apostles, Proph- that was lost is found. You, the kind makes glad in the memory You are our God, who creates ets, Hierarchs, Venerable and wise disposer of all things, glo- of your saints, O Lord. By their and fills all things with wisdom. Just ones, and all your Saints, ry to you! prayers, have mercy on us. O Christ, you have sent Proph- give rest to your servants who If we did not have your Saints ets to prophesy your coming, have fallen asleep. Second Poetic Kathisma as intercessors, O Lord, and and Apostles to proclaim your The memorial of your Martyrs, your goodness that seeks af- goodness. The former foretold SATURDAY MORNING O Lord, recalls the Paradise that ter us, how should we dare to your advent, while the lat- AT MATINS was in Eden, for in it, the whole praise you, O Savior, whom An- ter enlightened the nations creation rejoices. Therefore, O gels hymn ceaselessly? by baptism, and the Martyrs First Poetic Kathisma Lord, by their intercessions, The memorial of the Martyrs found that which they desired. The tyrants furiously attacked grant us peace and salvation. is an exceeding joy to those Together with your Birth-giver, the Martyrs as so many athletes God is wonderful in his who fear the Lord. Having suf- their choirs pray to you: Give exercising in the stadium. The Saints, the God of Israel. fered for the sake of Christ, rest, O Lord, to the souls you angelic Choirs prepared crowns Truly everything is vanity, and they received from him crowns have taken unto yourself, and of victory for them; their wis- life is but a shadow and a dream. in reward, and they now inter- make us worthy of your King- dom astonished the tyrants and Every earth-born mortal trou- cede boldly for our souls. dom, who have endured for us kings, and confessing Christ, bles himself in vain, as Scripture Our God has done wondrous the condemnation of the Cross, they overcame the devil. As the says. 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Tone 6 Katavasias by word and deed on earth, and of Christ the Master, pray for The voice of your efforts have have proclaimed salvation to us, O holy Hierarchs. ¶ Sing the Seasonal Katavasias as gone out into all the world, directed on pages li–lii. all. O holy Fathers. For this, you Doxasticon. Tone 6 Theotokion. Tone 6 have found the reward for your Good and faithful servants, Mother of God, you are the labors in heaven; you have Exapostilarion. Tone 3 tireless workers in the vineyard true vine who gave bud to the destroyed the armies of the Let us praise the God-bearing of Christ who have endured Fruit of life. We implore you: demons and have reached the Fathers as radiant beyond sun- the day’s burden, you have in- Intercede, Sovereign Lady, ranks of angels, whose lives beams, lamps of the Trinity, the creased the talent given you with the Hierarchs and all the you have blamelessly imitated. Origin of light and triple-rayed without begrudging those who Saints, that he have mercy on Having boldness with the Lord, Unity supernaturally co-min- followed you. Therefore, heav- our souls. obtain peace for our souls. gled. en’s gate was opened to you, ¶ The Great Doxology. and having entered into the joy Kontakion. Tone 8 Theotokion. Tone 3 As Teachers of virtues and We bless you with ceaseless the greatest of Hierarchs, the hymns, O Virgin Mother of our TO A MALE ASCETIC Church glorifies you, singing: God, for having conceived in Through your invincible inter- your womb one of the Trinity, AT VESPERS kind and Savior of our souls, cessions, grant us who honor you have carried in your divine adorned you with heavenly you growth in virtue and deliv- arms the changeless, pre-eter- Lord, I Have Cried. Tone 4 gifts of grace. erance from temptations. nal Word. Bridling every pleasure, you You finished the course of denied the body, O wise in your ascetic life without swerv- Ikos Lauds. Tone 6 God. By deeds of self-mastery ing and you kept the faith, O holy Hierarchs, you have Through the Apostles and and harshness and endurance therefore, you were adorned appeared as rivers of piety Hierarchs, grace has overcome, of trials, you embittered your with a crown of justice, which which have filled the earththe Faith is strengthened, senses. In exchange for all Christ, who apportions prizes with the streams of your dog- everything is filled with the these, you receive unending as is right and gives awards, mas; with clouds of miracles, knowledge of God, and we are delight, perpetual pleasure and had prepared for you, and the you have washed away the filth enriched with salvation. (2) unspeakable joy. reward of your toils. Beseech and have worthily inherited the You have made your Hier- Through self-mastery and him to furnish us now also nourishing stream. As we gath- archs wonderful through the brief supplication, you made with these, God-bearing Father. er to honor your holy memory heavenly mysteries and human the passions of the body with- today with hymns, we cry out teaching, O Lord, combining er, and you suffocated the Doxasticon. Tone 6 in faith: Through your invinci- graces with corrections that crafty serpent with showers of Having preserved the im- ble intercessions, grant us who must overcome every heresy. tears, blessed and inspired Fa- age of God, and set your mind honor you growth in virtue and Let the most wise Teachers of ther, and you were exceedingly as master over the passions deliverance from temptations. the universe be magnified to- well-pleasing to God. There- through fasting, you have as- day, for they have glorified God fore, Jesus, the Lover of man- cended to that which is in the 618 General Menaion Service to a Male Ascetic 619 likeness of God. Having man- Aposticha. Tone 1 ion of the holy and righteous, God who bore you as she inter- fully constrained your nature, Your festival, O God-bearer, together with them, pray to cedes for us, and save, our Sav- you have striven to subdue has become brighter than the the Lord that he may save our ior, a people in despair. the lower to the higher, and to sun, enlightening those who souls. make your flesh a slave to the come to you in faith, pouring AT MATINS spirit. Thus you have become out healings with the sweet Theotokion. Tone 8 an instructor of ascetics, a aroma of immortality, O holy Virgin without bridegroom, First Poetic Kathisma. Tone 4 teacher of good living, a most Father, intercessor for our souls. who ineffably conceived God, As you followed the Mas- certain rule of virtue. And now Precious in the sight of the accept the supplications of your ter’s call, blessed Father, you in the heavens, no longer see- Lord is the death of his Saint. servants, all-spotless Mother of forsook the world and all its ing through a dark glass, you Through the furrows of ab- God most high, who grant to allure, and chose instead the behold the Trinity clearly, O Fa- stinence you have triumphed all cleansing from faults, now hardships of the monastic life, ther, and you pray for those who over the sensual passions of receive our entreaties and beg manfully driving off the armies honor you in faith and love. the flesh, and having shown an- that we may all be saved. of the demons; in faith we glo- gelic zeal you have subdued all rify your memory. Dogmaticon. Tone 6 bodily desires to the spirit, O Apolytikion. Tone 8 Glory … Both now … Who will not call you bless- wonder-working Father. Now In you, Father, was preserved O Pure One, by your child- ed, all-holy Virgin? Who will in the heavenly mansions, pray unimpaired that which is ac- birth you have renewed the not hymn your childbirth with- for our souls. cording to the image, for you mortal nature of mankind, out labor? For the only-begot- Blessed is the man who took up the Cross, and you ruined by passions, and have ten Son, who shone from the fears the Lord. followed Christ; and by your raised all from death to incor- Father beyond time, came forth Having laid the foundation deeds you have taught us to ruptible life; thus we bless you, from you, pure Maiden, inef- of virtue, O Father, you put off despise the flesh, for it passes most glorious Virgin, as you fably incarnate. By nature he the old man with his armies away; but to care for the soul, foretold. is God, by nature he became and have put on Christ. By this which is a thing immortal; and man for our sakes, not divid- you put to shame the demonic therefore your spirit rejoices Second Poetic Kathisma. Tone 5 ed in a duality of persons, but ranks and became an instructor with the Angels. Let us praise in song the As- known without confusion in a of ascetics. Pray that our souls cetic of the Lord, for by ab- duality of natures. O honored may be saved. Theotokion. Tone 8 stinence and patience, he ex- and all-blessed, implore him to You were born for us from a tinguished all the assaults of have mercy on our souls. Doxasticon. Tone 8 Virgin, and endured crucifix- passions, putting to shame the We honor you, Father, as a ion, loving Lord; by your death prideful adversary. O Father, Readings teacher of ascetics, for we have you despoiled Death, and re- pray to the Lord that our souls truly learned to walk straight in vealed resurrection as God; do may be saved. ¶ The same readings as for a Proph- et, pages 585-587. your path. You are blessed, hav- not despise those whom you Glory … Both now … ing labored for Christ and laid fashioned with your own hand; The awesome wonder of bare the might of the enemy. show us your compassion, O conception and indescribable Friend of Angels and compan- Merciful; accept the Mother of childbirth that came through 620 General Menaion Service to a Male Ascetic 621 you, O Ever-virgin, frighten my Through the prayers of the mandments of Christ, and a Lauds. Tone 6 spirit and excite my mind with Saint, O Merciful One, blot out hatred for the delights of this God-bearing Father most wonder. Your glory, O Mother of the multitude of my transgres- world, you have achieved your blessed, you have subjected your God, has reached everywhere sion. end, becoming a lamp enlight- flesh to your spirit, strengthened to the salvation of our souls. Both now and forever… ening the ends with the noetic with the pains of fasting; puri- Through the prayers of the luster. Falling down before you, fied as gold in the furnace, you Third Poetic Kathisma. Tone 1 Mother of God, O Merciful One, I implore you: Enlighten my no- have become a brightly-shining By mortifying your flesh, O blot out the multitude of my etic eyes to praise your deeds vessel of the Most Holy Spirit. sacred Father, you have buried transgression. of fasting, watchfulness, shed- Having instructed multitudes the risings of passions, and af- Have mercy on me, O God, ding of tears, labors and dis- of monks, you became a ladder ter your departure you have according to your great mer- regard for the body, all for the to heaven, raising them to the gained eternal life. Therefore, cy. According to the fullness of sake of the blissful future life, height of virtues. Remember us the Church of Christ celebrates your compassion, blot out my which you now enjoy. O Father, who honor your sacred memo- your wondrous memory, the offenses. never cease to pray for us all! ry, and intercede that our souls jewel of ascetics. Tone 6 may be saved. (2) Glory … Both now … Holy Father, the word of Katavasias Your celebrated memorial Lead us in the way of repen- your labors has gone into all shines for us today, O most glo- ¶ Sing the Seasonal Katavasias as tance, for we constantly wan- the earth, and you have found directed on pages li–lii. rious Father; the festival calls der into hedonism and promis- your reward in heaven. You de- together the multitudes of as- cuity, angering the most-kind stroyed the armies of demons cetics and choirs of monastics, Lord. O most blessed Mary, who and reached the rank of Angels, Exapostilarion. Tone 3 the angelic Ranks and all man- has not tried marriage, you are whom you imitated perfectly You have flourished as Da- kind, to praise Christ God, wor- our refuge in despair as the in your life. Having boldness vid’s palm and appeared as the shiped in the Trinity. Approach- dwelling place of God. with Christ God, obtain peace Spirit’s abode, for he made you ing the shrine of your relics, we for our souls, we pray. known in all the world. O holy receive abundant gifts of heal- Prokeimenon Before Father, pray for us who honor ing and glorify Christ, the Savior the Gospel. Tone 4 Kontakion. Tone 2 in faith your memory. of our souls, who crowned you. Precious in the sight of the Having divinely armed As the Prophet of old, you Lord is the death of his Saint. yourself with the purity of Theotokion. Tone 3 flooded the earth with your What shall I give in return to your soul; grasping ceaseless We praise you unceasingly tears, never giving sleep to the Lord for all his gifts to me? prayers firmly like a spear, you in songs and hymns, O Virgin, your eyes, nor rest to your eye- have pierced the armies of the for you bore One of the Trinity, lids; for your heart yearned Gospel demons. O Father, never cease in your arms cradling God the after Christ, your only love, O The Holy Gospel according to to pray for us all. Word, who is changeless and God-bearing, most blessed Fa- Matthew. (11:27-30; §43) immutable, O holy Mother of ther! You are a model for ascet- Ikos God. ics, having gained every virtue, After Psalm 50. Tone 2 Having formed a loving at- and we bless you, magnifying Glory to the Father… tachment to the divine com- him who glorified you. 622 General Menaion Service to Several Male Ascetics 623

Doxasticon. Tone 2 Light, enlighten also our minds, not hymn your childbirth with- God, you have boldness with From youth you diligently O Father. out labor? For the only-begot- him, and you show love truly studied virtue, becoming an ten Son, who shone from the like unto that of Christ himself. instrument of the Holy Spirit; Theotokion. Tone 2 Father beyond time, came forth Blessed is the man who and having obtained from him All my hope I place in you, O from you, pure Maiden, inef- fears the Lord. the power to work miracles, Mother of God, guard me under fably incarnate. By nature he All-wondrous God-bearers, you taught the people to shun your protection. is God, by nature he became champions of the Trinity! Hav- the sweet things of life. As man for our sakes, not divid- ing equipped yourselves for ¶ The Great Doxology. you now shine with the divine ed in a duality of persons, but the struggle against the prince known without confusion in a of this world with manly wis- duality of natures. O honored dom, you have put him down TO SEVERAL MALE ASCETICS and all-blessed, implore him to with a firmly united front and have mercy on our souls. obtained the crowns of victory. AT VESPERS ing. Now, O blessed ones, you And we, enlightened by grace, joyfully dwell in the heavenly Readings celebrate your divine and illus- Lord, I Have Cried. Tone 8 mansions where Angels rejoice, trious memory. ¶ The same readings as for a Proph- Holy Fathers, wise in God! and you are truly deified with et, pages 585-587. You give light to the blind, heal- the divine light. Remember us Doxasticon. Tone 8 ing to the sick, and health to who bless you with love and Holy Fathers, you hated the the lame. In mercy you draw celebrate your holy festival. Aposticha. Tone 4 dainties and food of this world, near to those who approach Having put on Christ, as men conceiving a greater love for the you in faith and implore your Doxasticon. Tone 6 wise in God, you have put off monastic life. By this, you be- help. We have found you to be Holy Fathers, the word of the corruption of the old man. came associates of the Angels, sure protectors and interces- your struggles has spread Being ever enlightened with and as radiant lamps you shine sors, and for this we praise you. throughout all the inhabit- spiritual grace, you have shone in the universe as a second sun. Holy Fathers, most honor- ed world. In heaven you have in the world as luminous stars, But do not forget us who cele- able! You have entered the found the reward of your and you pray for the deliver- brate your sacred memory, for chariot with your virtues, as- labors; you destroyed the ance from corruption and dan- we are your children and the cending to God to receive the armies of the demons and have gers of all those who celebrate sheep of your pastoral teach- honors of your victory. But you reached the orders of the An- you honorable memory in faith. ing. We call on you for help, have left us your relics, placed gels, whom you have perfectly Precious in the sight of the imploring, that, through you, in the graves, as a favor, to pour emulated in your life. Having Lord is the death of his Saints. we may obtain peace and great out healings and to drive out boldness with Christ God, ob- You now enjoy the banquet, mercy. demons. For this we bless you, tain peace for our souls. enrobed in light in the inheri- O most-praised ones. tance of eternal life. Deliver us Theotokion. Tone 8 You were united to the Dogmaticon. Tone 6 who run to you from dangers, Virgin without bridegroom, choirs of Ascetics, having been Who will not call you bless- various temptations and every who ineffably conceived God, adorned with the life of fast- ed, all-holy Virgin? Who will affliction, for as wise ones in accept the supplications of your 624 General Menaion Service to Several Male Ascetics 625 servants, all-spotless Mother of Glory … Both now … the burdensome sophistries. After Psalm 50. Tone 2 God most high, who grant to All-pure Virgin who gave When you made your home in Glory to the Father… all cleansing from faults, now birth to the pre-eternal God, the wilderness, you flourished Through the prayers of the receive our entreaties and beg together with the holy Fathers, with good deeds as beautiful Saints, O Merciful One, blot out that we may all be saved. unceasingly pray to him that he lilies, rooting out the thorns the multitude of my transgres- might grant forgiveness of sins and planting the fruits of your sion. Apolytikion. Tone 4 and improvement of life before labors. Having therefore reaped Both now and forever… God of our Fathers, ever deal- we reach our end, as we dutiful- a rich harvest in heaven that Through the prayers of the ing with us according to your ly praise you in faith and with can never be taken away, pray Mother of God, O Merciful One, kindness, do not take your mer- love, O only all-praised one. to Christ God, O holy Fathers, blot out the multitude of my cy from us, but by their interces- to grant forgiveness of sins to transgression. sions guide our lives in peace. Second Poetic Kathisma. Tone 8 those who honor your holy Have mercy on me, O God, For the sake of Christ, you re- memory in faith. according to your great mer- Theotokion. Tone 4 nounced the flesh and have ap- Glory … Both now … cy. According to the fullness of The mystery hidden from all peared as spiritual leaders, for Because of you, O Full of your compassion, blot out my eternity and unknown to An- you have heeded the words of grace, all creation rejoices, the offenses. gels, has been revealed to those the mystical teaching. To ascetics, ranks of Angels and the human Tone 6 on earth through you, O Mother you are the rule of righteousness, race; hallowed Temple and spir- Let us honor the great Fathers of God: God being made flesh in having subdued all the passions itual Paradise, pride of Virgins; who are Angels on earth and a union without confusion, and by force. Having also destroyed from you God was incarnate, men of God in heaven, beautiful willingly accepting the Cross to the end the schemes of the and he who is our God before ornaments of the world, adorn- for us, through which he raised demons, O God-bearing Fathers, the ages became a little Child. ment of shepherds and praise the first-formed man and saved we beg you to pray to God for the For he made your womb a of monks. Planted in the house our souls from death. remission of our sins as we hon- throne and caused it to become of the Lord, they flourished in or your holy memory with love. wider than the heavens. Be- virtue, and as cedars have mul- AT MATINS Glory … Both now … cause of you, O Full of grace, all tiplied in the wilderness the Behold, all generations glori- creation rejoices; glory to you. flock of Christ’s rational sheep First Poetic Kathisma. Tone 4 fy you as you foretold, O Maid- in holiness and righteousness. As the brightest lamps of the en, for you were the palace of Prokeimenon Before truth of Christ, O God-spoken the Maker of all and a divine the Gospel. Tone 4 Kontakion. Tone 2 Fathers, you have enlightened temple in which the Most High Precious in the sight of the Passing through a multi- the world with your teaching. has dwelt and put on flesh, that Lord is the death of his Saints. tude of waves with dry feet, in Having destroyed the heresies he might save us. What shall I give in return to the streams of your tears you of the wicked blasphemers, the Lord for all his gifts to me? drowned your bodiless ene- you have extinguished the Third Poetic Kathisma. Tone 8 mies, O Saints, wise in God, flames of false teaching. There- O blessed ones, when you Gospel and have received the gift of fore, you enlighten all as the focused your minds on the de- The Holy Gospel according to miracles. Never cease to pray chosen ones of Christ. sire of God, you discarded all Matthew. (11:27-30; §43) for us all! Palm Sunday 721

Six days before the Passover, to you in the last days. Assem- Jesus came to Bethany and his ble together and hear me, sons Disciples approached him, say- of Jacob; hear Israel, hear your ing: Lord, where do you wish father. us to prepare for you to eat the “Judah, your brothers will Passover? But he sent them, praise you, and your hands will saying: Go to the village oppo- be on the backs of your ene- HOLY WEEK site and you will find a man car- mies; your father’s sons will rying a pitcher of water. Follow bow down before you. him and say to the master of the “Judah is a lion’s cub. From a PALM SUNDAY come today, and let us cry out: household: The Teacher says: I tender shoot, my son, you have Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion. am celebrating Passover with gone up. He crouches down, he SATURDAY EVENING Proclaim it, daughter of Jerusa- you along with my Disciples. (2) stretches out like a lion, like a AT VESPERS lem. For see, your King is coming cub. Who will wake him? to you, meek and bringing sal- Doxastica. Tone 6 “A ruler will not be lacking Lord, I Have Cried. Tone 6 vation, and mounted on the colt Glory to the Father… from Judah, nor a leader from of an ass, offspring of a beast of ¶ Sing to ten verses. Today the grace of the Holy his thighs, until the things pre- burden. Celebrate with the chil- Spirit has gathered us together, pared for him have come. He is Today the grace of the Holy dren. Holding branches in your and taking up the Cross, we all the expectation of the nations. Spirit has gathered us together, hands, shout his praise: Hosanna say: Blessed is he who comes in “Binding his foal to the vine, and taking up the Cross, we all in the highest! Blessed is he who the Name of the Lord. Hosanna and his donkey’s colt to the say: Blessed is he who comes in comes, the King of Israel. (2) in the highest! branch, he will wash his robe in the Name of the Lord. Hosanna Prefiguring for us your holy Both now and forever… wine, and his cloak in the blood in the highest! (2) Resurrection, loving Lord, Today the grace of the Holy of the grape. His eyes are more He who has heaven as his you raised a dead man from Spirit has gathered us together, cheering than wine, and his throne and earth his footstool, the grave by your command: and taking up the Cross, we all teeth are whiter than milk.” the Word and co-eternal Son of Lazarus, your lifeless friend, say: Blessed is he who comes in God the Father, having come to who by the fourth day had be- the Name of the Lord. Hosanna Zephaniah 3:14-19 Bethany, showed his humility gun to stink. So, too, as a sym- in the highest! The Lord says: Rejoice, O today on the colt of a dumb an- bol, you mounted the colt, O daughter of Zion! Proclaim, O imal. Therefore, the children of Savior, borne as on a chariot ¶ The usual Saturday Evening Pro- daughter of Jerusalem! Be glad, the Hebrews, holding branches and giving a sign to the nations. keimenon. Then: and exult with your whole in their hands, sang his praise So, too, Israel, your beloved, of- heart, O daughter of Jerusa- and cried: Hosanna in the high- fers you praise from mouths of Readings lem! The Lord has taken away est! Blessed is he who comes, sucklings and innocent babes, Genesis 49:1-2, 8-12 your sins; he has ransomed you the King of Israel. (2) as they see you coming to the Jacob called his sons and said from the hand of your enemies. Let us, too, all the new Israel, Holy City, O Christ, six days be- to them, “Gather around, that I The Lord, the King of Israel, is the Church from the nations, fore the Passover. (2) may tell you what will happen among you. You will not see evil 720 722 Holy Week Palm Sunday 723 anymore. Then the Lord will say waterless pit. You will dwell in ed are you, who have great tion, you raised Lazarus from to Jerusalem: Be of good cour- fortresses, you prisoners of the compassion. Have mercy on us. the dead, O Christ God. There- age, O Zion! Do not let your congregation. For each day of Lord, our Lord, how won- fore, like the children, we also hands grow weak. The Lordyour exile, I will repay you dou- derful is your Name in all the carry tokens of victory, and we your God is among you; the ble. I have bent you, O Judah, as earth! cry to you, the Conqueror of Mighty One will save you. He a bow for myself. I have filled You, who ride on the Cher- death: Hosanna in the highest! will bring you joy, and will re- Ephrem, and I will raise up ubim and are praised by the Blessed is he who comes in the fresh you with his love. He will your children, O Zion, against Seraphim, mounted like David Name of the Lord. rejoice over you with delight as the children of the Greeks; I on a colt, O loving Lord. And on a feast day. And I will gather will handle you like a warrior’s children sang your praise in a Another Apolytikion. Tone 4 your afflicted ones. Alas! Who sword. Then the Lord will ap- manner fitting God. Jews un- Buried with you through Bap- has taken up a reproach against pear over them, and his arrow lawfully blasphemed you. Your tism, Christ our God, we have you? Behold, I will work in you will fly as lightning. The Lord Al- sitting on a colt prefigured how been granted immortal life by for your sake at that time, and mighty will blow the trumpet, the untamed nations were be- your Resurrection, and we sing I will save the oppressed, and and will proceed with the roar ing changed from unbelief to your praises, crying: Hosanna receive the rejected. I will make of his threatening. The Lord Al- faith. Glory to you, O Christ, in the highest! Blessed is he them praised and honored in all mighty will protect them. who alone are merciful and who comes in the Name of the the earth. love mankind. Lord. Aposticha. Tone 8 Zechariah 9:9-15 Rejoice and be glad, city of Doxastica. Tone 6 SUNDAY MORNING Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion, exult and be joyful, Church Glory to the Father… AT FESTAL MATINS of Zion! Shout aloud, O daugh- of God. For see, your King has Today the grace of the Holy ter of Jerusalem! Behold, your come with justice, seated upon Spirit has gathered us together, ¶ Use the order of Festal Matins. At The Lord is God, sing the first Apoly- king is coming to you in justice, a colt, praised by children: Ho- and taking up the Cross, we all tikion, Assuring us before your Pas- bringing salvation. He is meek sanna in the highest! Blessed say: Blessed is he who comes in sion, twice; and the second, Buried and riding on a donkey, on a are you, who have great com- the Name of the Lord. Hosanna with you, once. young foal. He will destroy the passion. Have mercy on us. in the highest! chariots out of Ephrem, and From the mouth of babes Both now and forever… First Poetic Kathisma. Tone 4 the war horse out of Jerusa- and sucklings you have made Today the grace of the Holy Cleansed in soul, let us, like lem, and the bow of war will sure of praise. Spirit has gathered us together, the children, with branches be utterly destroyed. Peace will Today the Savior came to the and taking up the Cross, we all spiritually praise Christ with abound among the nations. He city of Jerusalem to fulfill the say: Blessed is he who comes in faith, as we cry with a loud will rule over the waters as far Scripture. And all took palms the Name of the Lord. Hosanna voice to the Master: Blessed are as the sea, and the rivers to the in their hands, spread their in the highest! you, O Savior, who came into ends of the earth. garments before him, knowing the world to save Adam from And as for you, by the blood that he is our God, to whom the Apolytikion. Tone 1 the ancient curse, becoming of my covenant with you, I will Cherubim cry without ceasing: Assuring us before your Pas- spiritually a new Adam, O Lov- free your prisoners from the Hosanna in the highest! Bless- sion of the general Resurrec- er of mankind, as you were well 724 Holy Week Palm Sunday 725 pleased. O Word, who have dis- Third Poetic Kathisma. Tone 8 ishing the wicked folly of the us, for your side is pierced by posed all things for our good, He who sits on the throne of nations, that had been left dry a spear. Therefore, we cry out glory to you! the Cherubim and on the colt and barren of old. with joy: Blessed are you who Glory … Both now … for our sake, and has come to Have mercy on me, O God, come to call back Adam! By raising Lazarus, dead for his voluntary Passion, hears according to your great mer- four days, from the grave, Lord, today the children crying out: cy. According to the fullness of Katavasias. Tone 4 you taught all to cry out to Hosanna! and the crowds re- your compassion, blot out my 1. The springs of the abyss ap- you with palms and branches: plying: Son of David, hasten offenses. peared bereft of liquid, and the Blessed are you who come! to save those whom you fash- Tone 6 foundations of the stormy sea ioned, blessed Jesus. For this Today the grace of the Holy were revealed, for by your com- Second Poetic Kathisma. Tone 4 you have come, that we may Spirit has gathered us together, mand, you rebuked its fury, but Over your friend, O Christ, know your glory. and taking up the Cross, we all saved your chosen people as you mystically shed tears and Glory … Both now … say: Blessed is he who comes in they sang a song of victory to raise from the dead Lazarus He who sits on the throne of the Name of the Lord. Hosanna you, O Lord. who had died. By this, you the Cherubim… in the highest! 3. The Israelite people drew showed your compassion in water from solid rock, at your your love for mankind. When Prokeimenon Before Kontakion. Tone 6 command becoming a flowing they learned of your coming, the Gospel. Tone 4 Mounted on the throne in stream. You are the Rock and the multitudes of infants went From the mouth of babes heaven, Christ God, and on the Life, O Christ, on which the out today, holding palms in and sucklings you have made colt on earth, you accepted the Church has been established as their hands, crying out to you: sure of praise. praise of the Angels and the she cries: Hosanna! Blessed are Hosanna! Blessed are you, for Lord, our Lord, how wonder- hymn of the children who cried you who come. you have come to save the world. ful is your Name in all the earth! to you: Blessed are you who 4. Christ, who comes mani- come to call back Adam! festly as our God, will come and Tone 1 Gospel will not delay from a moun- Glory … Both now … The Holy Gospel according to Ikos tain overshadowed by forest, a Peoples and nations, give Matthew. (21:1-11, 15-17; §83) You chained Hades and killed Maiden who gives birth with- praise with one accord. For the death, O Immortal One, and out knowledge of man, said the King of the Angels has now After Psalm 50. Tone 2 now the little children with Prophet of old. Therefore, let us mounted the colt and is com- Glory to the Father… palm branches loudly praise all cry out: Glory to your power, ing willingly to smite his foes Today Christ enters the you as the Victor, O Christ, cry- O Lord! by the Cross as All-powerful. Holy City seated on a colt, abol- ing out to you: Hosanna to the 5. You that bring good tidings Therefore, the children, too,ishing the wicked folly of the Son of David! No longer will to Zion, go up onto a mountain, with palms, shout the hymn: nations, that had been left dry infants be killed because of the and you that preach to Jeru- Glory to you, the Conqueror and barren of old. Child of Mary; but for the sake salem, lift up your voice with who has come! Glory to you, Both now and forever… of all, infants and elders, you strength. Glorious things have Christ Savior! Glory to you, our Today Christ enters the alone are crucified. No longer been said of you, City of God. God, alone blessed! Holy City seated on a colt, abol- will be sword be turned against Peace upon Israel and salvation 726 Holy Week Palm Sunday 727 to the nations. Nations, why did you rage? Lauds. Tone 4 gogue that is condemned. As at 6. The spirits of the Just Scribes and priests, why did a marriage that is incorrupt and ¶ Sing to six verses. cried out in joy: Now the new you meditate vain things, say- undefiled, the undefiled and in- covenant is being granted to ing: Who is this, to whom chil- A very great crowd, Lord, nocent children run together as the world. And let a people be dren, with palms and branch- spread their garments in the they sing his praise. As we raise made new through sprinkling es, shout aloud with hymns: way, while others cut down the song with them, let us cry with divine Blood. Blessed is he who comes in the branches from the trees and aloud the Angels’ song: Hosan- 7. You saved the children of Name of the Lord, our Savior? carried them. Those who went na in the highest to him who Abraham in the fire and slew Glory to you, our God. Glo- ahead and those who followed has great mercy! the Chaldeans who had plot- ry to you. cried out, saying: Hosanna to Before your voluntary Pas- ted unjustly against the just, O This is our God, and there is the Son of David! Blessed are sion, Christ God, foreshadow- Lord, highly exalted and God of none like him. He has found you who came, and who are ing the general Resurrection for our Fathers, blessed are you. out every just way, and given coming again, in the Name of the assurance of all, in Bethany, We praise, bless and wor- it to Israel his beloved. But af- the Lord. (2) you raised Lazarus, dead for ship the Lord... ter this, he appeared and lived As you were about to enter four days, by your mighty pow- 8. Rejoice, Jerusalem, and among mankind. Blessed is he the Holy City, Lord, the peo- er, and as Giver of light, gave keep festival, all who love Zion. who comes in the Name of the ples were carrying branches of sight to the blind, O Savior. And For the Lord of Powers, who Lord, our Savior. trees as they hymned you, the with your Disciples, you en- reigns over the ages, has come. Glory ... Both now ... Master of all things, seeing you tered the Holy City, seated, as Let the whole earth stand in Disobedient people, why do seated on the colt, as though though riding on the Cherubim, reverence before his face, and you put stumbling blocks for they beheld you on the Cheru- on the colt of an ass, so fulfill- let it cry aloud: All you his us on the path? Your feet are bim. And, therefore, they cried ing the preaching of the Proph- works, praise the Lord. swift to shed the blood of the out: Hosanna in the highest! ets. And the children of the Master. But he will arise to save Blessed are you who came, and Hebrews, with branches and ¶ In place of the Song of the Mother of God, the Ninth Ode: all those who cry: Blessed is he who are coming again, in the palms, went out to meet you. who comes in the Name of the Name of the Lord. (2) Therefore, we also, carrying Lord, our Savior. Come forth, you nations, and branches of olive and palms, Ninth Ode come forth, you peoples, and cry out to you with thanksgiv- ¶ And again: The Lord is God and has ap- look today on the King of Heav- ing: Hosanna in the highest! peared to us. Together cele- The Lord is God and has ap- en on a humble colt as on a Blessed is he who comes in the brate a feast, and rejoicing, peared to us... lofty throne, treading the path Name of the Lord! come, let us magnify Christ to Jerusalem. Faithless and with palms and branches as we ¶ There is no Exapostilarion. Only Holy is the Lord our God is sung, three adulterous generation of the Doxasticon. Tone 6 cry out in hymns: Blessed is he times. Jews, look on the one whom Glory … Both now … who comes in the Name of the Isaiah saw, who has come for Six days before the Passover, Lord, our Savior. our sake in flesh. See how he Jesus came to Bethany and his Glory to you, our God. Glo- weds the new Zion, for she is Disciples approached him, say- ry to you. chaste, and rejects the syna- ing: Lord, where do you wish 728 Holy Week Holy Monday 729 us to prepare for you to eat the the Cherubim and are praised is the Judge of the thoughts Passover? But he sent them, by the Seraphim, you mount- and meditations of the heart. HOLY MONDAY saying: Go to the village oppo- ed, like David, on a colt. And Let no one enter, putting the site, and you will find a man children sang your praise in a unblemished Faith on trial. But AT MATINS carrying a pitcher of water. Fol- manner fitting God. Jews un- with meekness and fear, let us ¶ Lenten Weekday Matins is used, low him and say to the master lawfully blasphemed you. Your draw near to Christ, that we but with sung Lauds. of the household: The Teacher sitting on a colt prefigured how make receive mercy and find says: I am celebrating Passover the untamed nations were be- grace for timely help. Apolytikion. Tone 8 with you along with my Disci- ing changed from unbelief to Behold, the Bridegroom comes ples. faith. Glory to you, O Christ, Tone 7 in the middle of the night, and who alone are merciful and All the ends of the earth have blessed is that servant whom he ¶ The Great Doxology. love mankind. (2) seen the salvation of our God. finds watching; but unworthy AT VESPERS Glory to the Father… Evil and adulterous Syna- is the one whom he finds sloth- Rejoice and be glad… gogue, who did not keep faith ful. Take care then, my soul, not ¶ Follow the order of Lenten Week- Both now and forever… with your own husband, why to be overcome with sleep, lest day Vespers. Loving Lord… do you hold fast to the cove- you be given up to death, and nant to which you were not be shut out of the kingdom; Lord, I Have Cried. Tone 8 Aposticha. Tone 2 heir? Why do you make the but rouse yourself and cry: Rejoice and be glad, city From palms and branches, Father your boast, since you Holy, holy, holy are you, O God; of Zion, exult and be joyful, as we pass from divine Feast have rejected the Son? You did through the Mother of God, Church of God. For see, your to divine Feast, let us believ- not accept the Prophets when have mercy on us. (3)† King has come with justice, ers make haste together to the they proclaimed the Son. Be seated upon a colt, praised by solemn and saving celebration ashamed in front of your own First Poetic Kathisma. Tone 1 children: Hosanna in the high- of the Sufferings of Christ. Let children as they shout: Hosan- The present day makes the est! Blessed are you, who have us look upon him as he under- na to the Son of David. Blessed holy Sufferings dawn for the great compassion. Have mercy goes voluntary suffering for is he who comes in the Name of world like saving lights; for on us. (2) our sake, and let us raise a fit- the Lord. Christ, in his goodness, is has- Today, the Savior came to the ting hymn of thanksgiving to tening to suffer; he who holds city of Jerusalem to fulfill the him, as we cry out: Source of Doxasticon. Tone 2 the universe in the hollow of Scripture. And all took palms compassion and Harbor of sal- Glory to the Father… his hand accepts to be hung in their hands, spread their vation, Lord, glory to you! From palms and branches… upon a Tree to save mankind. garments before him, knowing that he is our God, to whom the Tone 3 Another Doxasticon. Tone 3 Second Poetic Kathisma. Tone 1 Cherubim cry without ceasing: Sing to the Lord a new Both now and forever… Invisible Judge, how have Hosanna in the highest! Blessed song, for he has done marvel- It is a fearful thing… you been made visible in flesh are you, who have great com- ous things. ¶ And the rest of Lenten Weekday † Or three times with the daily end- passion. Have mercy on us. (2) It is a fearful thing to fall into Vespers as on the previous Sunday ings as given at Lenten Weekday Mat- Loving Lord, who ride on the hands of the living God. He evenings. ins, page 193. 882 Occasional Prayers Morning Prayers 883

Fifth Prayer of Saint Macarius Christ, when the Judge of all er-present passions of my soul. Prayer to Our Lord Jesus Christ ord God of Powers, you re- will come with glory to reward Guide me to the path of repen- y most-merciful, all-merci- Lceive from the Powers of each according to his deeds. tance, for I am tossed in the Mful God, Lord Jesus Christ, heaven the thrice-holy hymn. May we not be found fallen and storm of life. Deliver me from in your great love you came Now receive also from me, your lazy, but awake and alert, ready eternal fire, from wicked war, down to take on our flesh and unworthy servant, this mid- to join him in the joy of his di- and from Gehenna. Expose me, save all. Again, O Savior, save night song, and grant that I may vine glory, where there is the as I am guilty of many sins; and me by your grace, I pray; for if glorify you every year and hour unending sound of celebration renew me, Most-pure one, as I you saved me for my works, of my life: the Father, Son and and the unspeakable delight have grown old in my senseless this would not be grace or a Holy Spirit, now and forever, of those who behold the inde- sins. Present me unscathed by gift, but rather a duty. Indeed, and to the ages of ages. Amen. scribable beauty of your face. all torments, and pray for me to my Christ, in your infinite For you are the true Light that the Lord of all. Grant that I may compassion and unspeakable Prayer of Saint Basil the Great enlightens and sanctifies all receive the joys of heaven with mercy, you have said: Whoev- ord of Powers, the God of things, and all creation sings to all the Saints. Most-holy Virgin, er believes in me will live and Lthe bodiless Powers and you for all ages. Amen. hear the voice of your worth- never see death. If faith in you of all flesh, you dwell in the less slave. Grant me floods of saves those who are desperate, highest and care for the hum- Prayer to the Mother of God tears, Most-pure one, to wash save me, my Lord and Maker! ble, searching our hearts and overeign Lady, I sing your away the impurity of my soul. I O God, you will not find any knowing their affections, clear- Sgrace and pray that you offer you the unceasing groans deeds which could justify me, ly foreknowing our secrets. You will grace my mind. Teach me of my heart. Strive for me, sov- so accept my faith instead. Let are the eternal and everlasting to walk in the way of Christ’s ereign Lady; accept my prayer my faith be enough for all my Light, and there is no change commandments. Strengthen and offer it to Compassionate deeds; may it answer for me, or shadow of moving with me to stay awake in song, and God. As you are higher than may it acquit me, and may it you. Immortal King, receive banish the dream of despair. By the Angels, raise me above this enable me to partake of your our prayers which we now of- your prayers, O Bride of God, world’s confusion. As you are eternal glory. Do not let Satan fer with unclean lips, trusting release me from the chains of the heavenly Tabernacle that seize me, O Word, and boast in your great mercy. Forgive all sin. Guard me by night and by bears the Light, guide the Spir- that he has torn me out of your our sinful thoughts, words, and day, and drive away all my en- it’s grace within me. I raise my hand and sheepfold. O Christ deeds, whether done intention- emies who defeat me. As you defiled, filthy hands to you, the my Savior, whether I desire it ally or thoughtlessly. Cleanse gave birth to God, the Giver of All-pure one. Deliver me from or not, save me. Hurry, come our flesh and our spirit from all life, invigorate me with life as the evils which corrupt my quickly, quickly, for I am per- impurity. Grant us to pass the I am dead in my passions. As soul, and intercede fervently ishing! You are my God from night of this lifetime with our you gave birth to the unfading with Christ, to whom is due all my mother’s womb. Grant that hearts awake and our minds Light, give light to my blind honor and worship, both now I may love you, O Lord, now as sober, as we keep watch for the soul. As you are the marvelous and forever, and to the ages of much as I once loved sin, and to radiant day of the Appearance Palace of the Master, make me ages. Amen. work for diligently for you, as of your Only-begotten Son, our a dwelling of the Holy Spirit. much as I once worked for that Lord and God and Savior Jesus Mother of God, heal the ev- deceiver, Satan. Above all, I will 884 Occasional Prayers Morning Prayers 885

work for you, my Lord and God, pitiful servant, all despair, for- predictions of the Prophets, in ceits of idolatry, against the Jesus Christ, all the days of my getfulness, foolishness, care- the preaching of the Apostles, spells of witches, and smiths, life, both now and forever, and lessness, and all impure and in the faith of the Confessors, and druids, against every to the ages of ages. Amen. evil and blasphemous thoughts in the purity of the holy Vir- knowledge that blinds the soul from my miserable heart and gins, in the deeds of righteous of man. O Christ, protect me Prayer to the Guardian Angel darkened mind. And quench men. today against poison, against oly Angel, overseer of my the flame of my passions, for I I bind unto myself today the burning, against drowning, Hwretched soul and miser- am poor and downtrodden, and power of Heaven, the bright- against wounding, that I may able life, do not abandon me deliver me from my many cruel ness of the sun, the whiteness receive abundant reward. a sinner, do not desert me be- memories and deeds, and set of snow, the splendor of fire, Christ with me, Christ before cause of my inconstancy; leave me free from all their ill effects. the speed of lightening, the me, Christ behind me, Christ no place for the evil demon to For you are blessed by all gen- swiftness of wind, the depth within me, Christ below me, obtain dominion over me by erations, and your honorable of the sea, the stability of the Christ above me, Christ at my gaining control of this mortal name is glorified to the ages of earth, the firmness of rocks. right, Christ at my left, Christ body; strengthen my wretched ages. Amen. I bind unto myself today God’s in lying down, Christ in sitting, and feeble hand, and guide me power to steer me, God’s might Christ in rising up. Christ in the into the way of salvation. Yes, Prayer of Saint Patrick to uphold me, God’s wisdom to heart of everyone who thinks Holy Angel of God, guardian bind unto myself today teach me, God’s eye to watch of me, Christ in the mouth of and protector of my wretched I the mighty power in calling over me, God’s ear to hear me, everyone who speaks to me, soul and body, pardon me all upon the Trinity, the Faith of God’s word to give me speech, Christ in every eye that sees the things by which I have dis- the Trinity in Unity, the Maker God’s hand to guide me, God’s me, Christ in every ear that tressed you all the days of my of the Universe. way to lie before me, God’s hears me. life, and whatever sins I have I bind unto myself today shield to shelter me, God’s host I bind unto myself today the committed during the past the might of the Incarnation to secure me; against the snares mighty power in calling upon night; shelter me in the coming of Christ with that of his Bap- of demons, against the attrac- the Trinity, the Faith of the day and protect me from every tism, the might of his Cruci- tion of sin, against the lusts of Trinity in Unity, the Maker of abuse of the adversary, that I fixion with that of his Burial, nature, against everyone who the Universe. may not anger my God by any the might of his Resurrection plots harm against me, wheth- Salvation is of the Lord, salva- sin; and intercede for me to the with that of his Ascension, the er far or near, whether few or tion is of the Lord, salvation is Lord, to strengthen me in his might of his Coming on the day with many. of Christ. May your salvation, O fear, and show me to be a worthy of judgment. I call today upon all these vir- Lord, be with us forever. Amen. servant of his goodness. Amen. I bind unto myself today the tues against every hostile, mer- power in the love of the Sera- ciless power which may attack Hymn of Saint Ambrose Prayer to the Mother of God phim, in the obedience of the my body and my soul, against e praise you, O God; we y most holy Lady, Mother Angels, in the ministry of the the incantations of false proph- Wacknowledge you to be Mof God, by your holy and Archangels, in the hope of res- ets, against the black laws of the Lord. all-powerful prayers, banish urrection unto reward, in the heathenism, against the false All the earth magnifies you, from me, your humble and prayers of the Patriarchs, in the laws of heresy, against the de- the eternal Father.