ON SUNDAY EVENING
At, Lord, I have cried, Prosomia.
Stichera for the Master.
Mode pl. 2. When the saints deposited.
You, O Word of God, do not desire the death but repentance * of all those who, like myself, * have committed sins against You, O Christ and Lord. * Being most compassionate, * You extend Your mercy * unto me Your servant constantly. * Hence show me sympathy * as I now repent and presume to seek * forgiveness for my wicked deeds, * by which I have often embittered You. * For if You should save me, * unworthy though I be, You shall disclose * in me the vastness of Your divine * mercies and benevolence. [SD]
Your will is that all be saved, O most benevolent Master. * Being most compassionate, * You call to repentance those who offended You. * Hence I pray You, O Lord, * by no means remember * the disgrace of the indecent deeds, * which I the wretched one * woefully committed before Your eyes, * not shuddering with horror that nobody escapes Your almighty hands. * Therefore on my knees now, * I fall down and I sigh and I lament, * mentally clasping Your holy feet * to receive forgiveness from You. [SD]
Additional Stichera. For the Angels. Same Melody.
The angelic choirs sing to You with unceasing voices * festal hymns eternally * glorifying You, O Lord most benevolent. * Lucidly they can see Your most handsome beauty. * Permeated with Your radiance, * they never vacillate, never tend toward things inferior, * but rather looking up they move steadily towards what is higher yet. * As they are receiving with gratitude the blessed rays of light, * they intercede with great confidence, praying on behalf of our souls. [GOASD]
Dominions, Authorities, * the Seraphim and Archangels, * Angels and immaculate * Cherubim as well as Thrones * overcome with awe * all attend Your sublime * and most venerated * throne and holy glory with respect. * And all the Powers too, * with the Principalities, glorify * Your wonderful magnificence * and Your inexpressible providence, * and they are amazed by * Your wisdom in the things that are, O Christ. * And on behalf of our souls do they * intercede with confidence. [SD]
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. Same Melody.
Knowingly I slipped and fell, * and the deceiver enslaved me * by his tricks, O Bride of God. * I the wholly wretched one * run for refuge now * to your most wonderful mercy and compassion, and your fervent prayer, all-holy Maid, * release me from the bonds and from my temptations and troubles all, * and save me, O all-blameless one, * from every demonic assault on me, * and I shall with longing revere you, glorify you, and extol * and magnify you, whom all now call * blessed Lady evermore. [SD]
Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 4.
Behold now, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord.
Verse: Who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. [SAAS]
At the Aposticha.
Aposticha. Mode pl. 2. For compunction.
O Master, I have not attained * repentance nor a faucet of tears. * O my Savior, I implore You and I pray: * Before the end convert me, * and grant to me repentance, * that I be freed from the future punishment. [GOASD]
Verse: I lift my eyes to You, who dwell in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the maidservant look to the hands of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God until He shall have compassion on us. [SAAS]
At Your frightful second coming, O Christ, may we not hear You say: I know you not. For on You we set our hope, even if because of our negligence we do not perform Your commandments. O spare our souls, we fervently appeal to You. [SD]
Verse: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are greatly filled with contempt; our soul is greatly filled with it. We are a disgrace to those who prosper, and a contempt to the arrogant. [SAAS]
For the Martyrs.
Your Martyrs did not renounce You, O Lord, nor did they deviate from Your commandments. By their intercessions, have mercy on us. [SD]
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
O believers, let us extol archangelically the heavenly bridal chamber and the gate that was truly sealed: Rejoice, O Maiden, through whom to us sprouted forth the Savior of one and all, Christ the Giver of life and God. Strike down our enemies, the godless tyrants, with your hand, O immaculate Lady, the Christians’ hope. [SD]
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ON MONDAY MORNING
MATINS
After the first Psalter reading, Kathismata.
For compunction. Mode pl. 2.
I think about that fearful day, and I lament my filthy deeds. How shall I argue in my own defense before the immortal King? How can I face the Judge with confidence, the prodigal that I am? O compassionate Father, only-begotten Son, and Holy Spirit, I implore, have mercy on me! [GOASD]
When You sit to pass righteous judgment, in the valley of weeping, in the place You appointed, O merciful Master, please do not make public the sins I committed in private, please do not embarrass me in the presence of the Angels. I beg You, spare me, O God, and have mercy on me! [GOASD]
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. You are the good hope.
We run to you, who are our hope * and protection and haven, * and the defender of the world, * good Lady Theotokos. * Together with bodiless hosts earnestly pray * to the Son you bore, who is our God most humane, * to save our souls from every threat of danger and from harm, * only all-blessed Virgin. [SD]
After the second Psalter reading, Kathismata.
Have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us. For with nothing to say in our own defense, we sinners offer this supplication to you our Master. Have mercy on us. [SD]
Lord have mercy on us, for in You we trust. Be not enraged with us greatly, nor remember our iniquities. But look upon us now, being compassionate, and deliver us from our enemies. For You are our God, and we Your people, all of us the work of Your hands, and now we have invoked Your name. [SD]
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Gabriel’s salutation of the Virgin was the beginning of our salvation. For she heard him say, Rejoice, and did not reject the greeting. * She did not hesitate, like Sarah in the tent, but rather this is what she said, * “Behold the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” [SD]
After the third Psalter reading, Kathismata.
For compunction.
You are the good hope.
You are indifferent, my soul, * as you live out your whole life, * and you have never brought to mind * the frightful day of judgment. * Now get a grip of yourself and decide * to repent and return and pray to Christ, * “O compassionate Lord, remember not our many sins * in the hour of judgment.” [SD]
For the Martyrs.
Light always dawns for the righteous. The saints were illumined in You, and they shine like stars forever, and they extinguish the lamp of the impious. By their prayers, You will light my lamp, O Lord, and save me. [SD]
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
Let us extol the Mother of God, with never silent heart and mouth, for she is most glorious and holier than the holy Angels. And let us confess her to be Theotokos, for she literally gave birth to God incarnate. She unceasingly intercedes for our souls. [SD]
Canon of Compunction.
Mode pl. 2. Ode i. Heirmos.
Troparia.
For the Martyrs.
Theotokion.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts.
When they had walked.
Theotokion.
Ode iii. Heirmos.
Troparia.
For the Martyrs.
Theotokion.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. No one is holy.
Theotokion.
Ode iv. Heirmos.
Troparia.
For the Martyrs.
Theotokion.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. The holy Church of God.
Theotokion.
Ode v. Heirmos.
Troparia.
For the Martyrs.
Theotokion.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. With Your divine light.
Theotokion.
Ode vi. Heirmos.
Troparia.
For the Martyrs.
Theotokion.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. I see when my life.
Theotokion.
Ode vii. Heirmos.
Troparia.
For the Martyrs.
Theotokion.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. In the furnace the Lord’s Angel.
Theotokion.
Ode viii. Heirmos.
Troparia.
For the Martyrs.
Theotokion.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. From the flame.
Theotokion.
Ode ix. Heirmos.
You received the joyful message through an Angel, * and to your own Creator did you give birth. * All-holy Virgin, save us all who magnify you. [SD]
Troparia.
For the Martyrs.
Theotokion.
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. It is impossible.
Theotokion.
At the Aposticha of Lauds.
Aposticha. Mode pl. 2. For compunction.
O Savior, heal the wounds of my heart, which have grown in me because of many sins, O physician of souls and bodies. As You ever grant forgiveness of offenses to those who ask, grant me tears of repentance, and give me the remission of my debts, O Lord, and have mercy on me. [SD]
Verse: We were filled with Your mercy in the morning, and in all our days we greatly rejoiced and were glad; gladden us in return for the days You humbled us, for the years we saw evil things. And behold Your servants and Your works, and guide their sons. [SAAS]
The enemy found me naked of any virtues, so he shot me with the arrow of sin. But I pray You, the physician of souls and bodies, heal the wounds of my soul, and have mercy on me, O God. [SD]
Verse: And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the works of our hands. [SAAS]
For the Martyrs.
O Lord, all creation celebrates at the memory of Your Saints: the heavens and the Angels are exultant, and the earth rejoices with its people. By their supplications, have mercy on us. [SD]
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
You accepted the word of the Archangel, and you became a cherubic throne. O Theotokos, you held in your arms the hope of our souls. [SD]
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LITURGY
The Beatitudes. Mode pl. 2.
Like the robber I entreat You, O my Savior, * when You come in Your kingdom, remember me, * O Lord, and save me, O only benevolent God. [SD]
Overlooking * all the sins I did in knowledge * and in ignorance, Jesus my loving Lord, * I pray You, grant me a place with the saved on high. [SD]
You make brilliant * all the orders of the Angels. * At their earnest entreaties on my behalf, * also enlighten the eyes of my heart, O Christ. [SD]
For the Martyrs.
For enduring * the excruciating torments, * you, O Martyrs, were given the grace from God * to heal our every trauma and tormenting pain. [SD]
Glory.
The angelic * hosts on high ever extol You. * We on earth sing Your glory and worship You, * and pray: O Holy Trinity, save our souls. [SD]
Both now. Theotokion.
I implore you, * rescue me from the eternal * fire and well-deserved torments in store for me. * And I will call you blessed, O Mother of God. [SD]