ON SUNDAY EVENING
At, Lord, I have cried, Prosomia.
Stichera for the Master.
Mode pl. 4. What a paradoxal.
I carry on so indifferently! Alas! I squander the time * of my life in uncertainty, * for I have not taken stock * of my sins, which are numerous, * nor have I pondered terrifying threat * of death and judgment impartial in the end. * Who will deliver me * from the condemnation to eternal fire, * unless You, O God supremely good, take pity on me. [GOASD]
Woe be to you, sorry soul of mine, for you will surely lament * at the judgment, when you recall * all your deeds, when righteous souls * are invited to enter God’s * eternal Kingdom, and you have been condemned * to endless fire on account of your misdeeds! * Sigh, weep, and run to Christ * the Redeemer, being on this side of death. * Wash away the multitude of your iniquities. [GOASD]
While the time is yet available * to you in this present life, * O my soul, fervently repent, * and as long as you are here, * come and grieve for your sins with pain, * that you might find repose on the other side, * and be redeemed from eternal punishment. * Lord, Lord compassionate, * being good, account me worthy to become * a partaker in the lot * of the elect, I pray. [SD]
Additional Stichera. For the Angels. Lord, even though.
Lord our God, hosts of incorporeals praise You and glorify You unceasingly, * as they are enjoying the beauty of Your ineffable loveliness, * and as Your tri-solar light abundantly illumines them. * Now through their guardianship, O Savior, * and their intercessions, save our souls. [GOASD]
Lord our God, all the Seraphim and Dominions, * as well as Thrones and Authorities, * and the Principalities extol You * with the Powers and Archangels too; * Angels and awesome Cherubim * present to You their hymns of praise. * And through their guardianship, O Savior, * and their intercessions, save our souls. [SD]
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. What a paradoxal.
Prokimeno.
Prokeimenon. Mode pl. 4.
Behold now, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord.
Mstari
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. 4. For compunction.
Angels unceasingly extol You the King and Lord and Master. But I, like the Publican, am bowed as I implore You: O God, be gracious to me and save me. [SD]
Mstari
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]
O soul of mine, since you are immortal, let not mundane concerns inundate you. Come to your senses, and pray to your Benefactor: “O God, be gracious to me and save me.” [SD]
Mstari
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.
Martyrs of the Lord, you sanctify every locality, and you heal every infirmity. And now we pray you to intercede that our souls be delivered from the snares of the enemy. [SD]
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. What a paradoxal.
Animate palace of God, rejoice. * Rejoice, O rational dove. * O rejoice, holy city of * your Creator. Battlement * of the faithful and refuge, rejoice; * and the protection of those who hope on you, * and their salvation, and their deliverance. * Ladder and bridge, rejoice, * that conveys to heaven the believers all. * Ever-blessed one, rejoice. * all-holy Lady, rejoice. [SD]
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ON MONDAY MORNING
MATINS
After the first Psalter reading, Kathismata.
For compunction. Mode pl. 4.
O Lord, I beg You look at my low condition with a compassionate expression. For my life is passing little by little, and I have not done anything to merit salvation. Therefore I implore You: O Lord, look at my low condition with a compassionate expression, and save me. [GOASD]
By conceiving the wisdom.
O my soul, keep the thought of that fearful day * in the front of your mind, and be vigilant; * and trimming your oil lamp, keep it lit with the virtues. * For you know not the day nor the hour the cry will come * to you specifically, saying, “Behold, your Bridegroom is here!” * Therefore, O my soul, always watch lest you slumber * and be left outside knocking like those five foolish maidens. * But continue in vigilance, * so that you may meet Christ God with abundant oil, and He give to you * the heavenly bridal room of His glory divine. [GOASD]
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. Same Melody.
The Creator and Master of all the world, * who took flesh from your all-pure and holy womb, * made you, the all-blameless Maid, * the protectress of humanity. * For this reason all we faithful now have recourse to you, * and we ask you, O Lady, to be forgiven our offenses, * and to be delivered from eternal perdition * We pray you to rescue us from all punishments that are there. * And with faith we cry out to you: * Intercede with Christ our God * that He grant forgiveness of offenses * to those who faithfully run to you for shelter, O Bride of God [GOASD]
After the second Psalter reading, Kathismata.
As if the Judge were present, be anxious, O my soul, and keep in mind the thought of the hour of that fearful day. For the judgment is merciless to those who showed no mercy. So before the end cry aloud, “Spare me, O my Savior, for You are supremely benevolent.” [GOASD]
Like the sinful woman, I come to You to be forgiven, and instead of perfume, I offer You my heartfelt tears, O Christ God, so that You will pity me, as You did her, O Savior, and grant to me forgiveness of sins. For like her, I cry to You, “Free me from the mud of my sinful deeds!” [GOASD]
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. When he perceived.
O Lady, pure, graced by God, and ever-blessed, * join with the Powers in the heavens, the Archangels, * all the Bodiless Hosts and ceaselessly petition * the Lord, who in His compassion was born from you, * entreating on our behalf that before the end * He will grant us correction and the expiation of our sins, * amendment of our way of life, * so that mercy await us all. [SD]
After the third Psalter reading, Kathismata.
For compunction. By conceiving the wisdom.
For how long will you rashly insist to live * with indifference and laziness, O my soul? * Wake up from your apathy as from sleep, O pathetic fool. * Recollect your sinful deeds and moan with anxiety, * and shudder at the thought of the verdict the Judge will pronounce. * What kind of defense will you have in that hour? * And how do you expect to be saved from the future fire, if you refuse to correct yourself? * Before the end, cry out to the Judge, * “O Savior, forgive my offenses, * for You are supremely long-suffering.” [GOASD]
For the Martyrs.
This tabernacle is splendidly illumined today with heavenly light. For herein do the armies of Angels greatly rejoice, and with them the hosts of the Righteous are cheerful, as the victorious Martyrs are commemorated. O Christ, by their supplications, send down peace and great mercy to Your world. [SD]
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Glory. Both now. Theotokion. Automelon.
When he perceived what had secretly been ordered, * to the abode of Joseph urgently reported * the unbodied one saying unto the Unwedded: * “The Lord who has bowed the heavens in His descent, * in you is contained completely and without change; * and beholding Him in your womb * taking the form of a slave, * astounded I cry out to you: * Rejoice, O unwedded Bride.” [SD]
Canon of Compunction.
Irmosi.
Mode pl. 4. Ode i. Heirmos.
Of old when the Israelite had crossed * the watery passage as if over a tract of land, * fleeing from the misery of Egypt, * he cried: “To God our Redeemer, O let us sing.” [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Rescue me from hell fire, which I have earned * through the foul and sinful things I did, O Redeemer Christ, * and ignite instead the blessed fire * of that divine love for You in my mind and heart. [SD]
Eclipsed by the passions, I have succumbed. * I am like a dumb brute, though endowed with reason, O Lord. * Grant my soul to come back to its senses, * and by the judgments which You know, deliver me. [SD]
For the Martyrs.
Submitting to torments, the all-extolled * Martyrs showed that they had an unflinching correct intent * and love for their Savior and Creator; * and as their bodies were tortured, they won the crowns. [SD]
Compassionate Lord, rivers of the blood * from the holy bodies of Your glorious martyr saints * flowed into one stream, and by Your power * they swept away all the thorns of idolatry. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Undefiled Virgin, as I am now * suffering from ailments of the body and of the soul, * seriously ill, I pray you cure me, * who shall with faith call you blessed forevermore. [SD]
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Of old when the Israelite.
As chiefs of the holy angelic hosts, * and as ones who clearly are enjoying the sight of God, * earnestly entreat the Lord and Savior, * who is the Giver of good things, on our behalf. [SD]
By violent temptations are we controlled. * To you, our protectors, we the faithful now turn for help. * O godly Archangels, we entreat you, * implore the Master in earnest on our behalf. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Come be my protectress, O Virgin pure, * my refuge and harbor, and a mighty defensive wall, * as the one who in the flesh have mothered * our all-compassionate God who delivered us. [SD]
Irmosi.
Ode iii. Heirmos.
O divine Master Builder of the celestial vault, * Founder of the Church and the ultimate object of desire, * only benevolent support of every believer, * in the love for You, O Lord, firmly establish me. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Each and every commandment of Yours have I disobeyed. * With what eyes will I look at You on that day, O Savior Christ? * How will I stand before * Your unbearable tribunal, * when I give account for all the evils I have done? [SD]
Most benevolent Jesus, with tender love’s open arms * receive me, who much like that famous prodigal son of old, * have also been enslaved * to the dishonorable passions, * going far away from You, Lord most beneficent. [SD]
For the Martyrs.
Ever praising the Martyrs, we say, “You were firmly fixed * on the rock of knowledge of God and eradicated thorns * of ignorance of God, * using the sword of the true faith, * and you harvested the fruits of martyrdom for Christ.” [SD]
Famous jewels adorning the holy Church are the Saints, * the true Faith’s unshakable towers, the Martyrs of the Lord, * who voluntarily * were sacrificed as the finest * lambs of Christ; and therefore they are worthily extolled. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Ready help and assistance in all the trials of life, * I have you, all-holy, pure Virgin, watching and guarding me. * And after God you are * my never-sleeping protection. * From all condemnation rescue me on Judgment Day. [SD]
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Demonstrating that you are adorned with many diverse * gifts of grace as Leaders of ranks of angelic hosts on high, * O Chief Commanders, guard * the holy churches of Christ God * under your protection and preserve them free of harm. [SD]
Ever-wakeful Archangels, famously standing near God, * Chief Commanders, now with the beauty of orthodoxy crowned, * deliver from all harm * the complement of believers, * since you have divine good pleasure as armor and shield. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
For the Life undefiled did you become the divine * dwelling, as you only, O Virgin Mother, were truly chaste. * I pray you lead me now to life, by your intercessions, * for I sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. [SD]
Irmosi.
Ode iv. Heirmos.
The Prophet understood that You would be incarnate * from the Theotokos when he had considered * with divine vision, O Logos, the shaded mountain. * Afraid, he glorified Your power, O Lord. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Oh, the agony when a soul is departing! * Dreadful is the trembling when the Judge is seated * and when the people are judged for the sins committed! * What shall I do, alas, for I am condemned! [SD]
Master, I have run to Your divine compassion, * for I have a heart infected and polluted, * and the unbearable burdens of my transgressions. * Do not ignore me but take pity on me. [SD]
For the Martyrs.
Though you were beset by countless painful torments, * you did not renounce your faith in Christ the Savior, * O valiant Athletes and Martyrs; and for this reason * your death was precious in the sight of God. [SD]
Hurt was the foe by the torment of the Martyrs, * for his high conceit was humbled and has fallen, * whereas their Lord who rewards them is now exalted * and in their holy bodies glorified. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Earnestly I pray in faith to you, O Virgin, * who gave birth to God, pure vessel of the Master, * to purify me from all stain and thus to show me * to be the pure and Holy Spirit’s house. [SD]
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. I have heard the report.
Greatest duo and foremost pair * of the class and order of holy Archangels, * we entreat you to deliver us * from all danger when to your protection we run. [SD]
Holy glorious Archangels, * you are the beholders of divine radiance * and the light that gives good things to all. * Now preserve your flock from any injury. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
In the heavens, the godly hosts * of bodiless armies devoutly glorify * you, O Theotokos, all-revered, * for to their Creator you have given birth. [SD]
Irmosi.
Ode v. Heirmos.
Sovereign Lord our God, * as the One who is benevolent, * with your commandments enlighten us, we pray; * and also grant us * Your peace with Your own uplifted arm. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
From a bad intent * I have done unseemly acts, O Lord, * and by these I have embittered You. * But show me mercy * and save me who am repentant now. [SD]
I possess a mind * that does not recoil from wicked thoughts, * and without conscience I am insensible. * Save me, O Jesus, and release me from indifference. [SD]
For the Martyrs.
Radiating light * of divine knowledge, you are the lamps * that the Giver of Light placed in the world, * ending the darkness * of delusion, holy Martyr Saints. [SD]
Eager to be killed for the love of God, O Martyr Saints, * preaching the true God, you set His holy laws * in opposition * to the wicked laws and died for Him. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
O pure virgin Maid, * by your childbirth you put to death * the living sin of our Foremother Eve. * Now put to death all impassioned movements in me, I pray. [SD]
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Keep your flock from harm, * Chief Commanders of angelic hosts, * who near God stand round about His throne, * and are illumined * by the rays of light that shine from it. [SD]
Listen to our prayer, * and entreat our Lord and God to give * His salvation and redemption to us, * for you have access * to the Savior who redeemed us all. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Mystically are you * named Perfume, all-holy Virgin pure, * for in the flesh you have given birth * to God who pours forth * the most fragrant gifts of grace divine. [SD]
Irmosi.
Ode vi. Heirmos.
O Lord, you made Prophet Jonah settle as a solitary in the whale. * You led him out then from corruption; * do likewise now rescue me, * for I am held in bondage in nets of the foe. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
From heaven shine sunlight of repentance in my soul, for I am languishing * in darkness of my sinful actions, O Christ the giver of light, * and I will sing and praise Your benevolence. [SD]
Having Your dread judgment seat in mind I shudder, yet cease not from wicked deeds, * being a slave to sinful habits. * Grant me correction, O Christ, * and I will sing and praise Your benevolence. [SD]
For the Martyrs.
Eminent hosts of Martyrs competed, and they put to flight a multitude * of demons; and they have united * in joy with angelic hosts. * Deliver us, O Lord, as they pray for us. [SD]
Lord, You have shown how Your holy Martyrs are empowered by Your mighty strength, * for they dismantled all the power * of him who tripped us of old. * Deliver us, O Lord, as they pray for us. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Lady, dispel darkness from my soul, and shine in me the light of penitence, * by which release me from my dark sins; * and I will glorify you, * all-blameless Virgin, and sing my gratitude. [SD]
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. I pour out my supplication.
Now granted a place in perpetuity * near the fearsome throne, and filled with the rays of * the Holy Trinity, as you behold God, * holy Archangels, we pray you to intercede * on our behalf that we be freed * from temptations and passions and suffering. [SD]
O god-like Archangels, pray to God for us * who melodiously praise and extol you, * that we be blest to be guests of the Master, * and that He grant us to have everlasting joy * and divine splendor, by your prayers, * O all-glorious Michael and Gabriel. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Pure Virgin is the august immaculate * Theotokos, whom we glorify, singing. * She is the Lord’s metaphorical chamber, * aglow with luminous rays of virginity. * Amid confusion she is light, * like a radiant lily amid the thorns. [SD]
Irmosi.
Ode vii. Heirmos.
Those Servants from Judea, * who of old were deported and sent to Babylon, * once treaded on the fire * of the furnace by holding * to the faith in the Trinity * and chanted: Blessed are You the God of our fathers. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
O my Christ, grant me deep sighs * like the Publican; and like the harlot who was cleansed * with tears, so wash away now * the sores of my transgressions, * and have mercy on me who sing * and cry out: Blessed are You, the God of our fathers. [SD]
Come and find me, O Savior, * for I fell among robbers, the kind that harm the soul; * and heal my wounds with oil * of genuine repentance. * Grant compunction to me who sing * and cry out: Blessed are You, the God of our fathers. [SD]
For the Martyrs.
Holy champions and Martyrs, * you were dead to the world, and without renouncing Christ, * our life-bearing Redeemer * who died and resurrected, * you competed courageous * and chanted: “Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.” [SD]
Rightly claiming that God is * in hypostases three and in nature singular, * the Trinity, O Martyrs, * you ended the delusion * of idolatry’s many gods, and chanted: “Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.” [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
In your all-holy body, * Lady full of divine grace, did God the Word of God * abide, O Theotokos. * He made you the protectress * of all people who are in pain * and who sing: “Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.” [SD]
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. Same Heirmos.
Quell the scandals and schisms, * O divine Chief Commanders of the angelic hosts, * for God our Benefactor * has given you diverse gifts * of His grace to protect His Church, which cries out: “Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.” [SD]
Round about the four corners * of the earth you patrol, O Archangels of the Lord, * our God who is omniscient, * by whom you are empowered * to deliver the faithful all * who cry out: “Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.” [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Storms of daily existence * agitate us, but we have a safe haven in you, * O Virgin Theotokos, * where we escape all danger, * as we sing to your Son and God, * and cry out: “Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.” [SD]
Irmosi.
Ode viii. Heirmos.
O extol Him, who on the holy mountain * showed His glory, as Lord, * and in the bush with fire * revealed to Moses knowledge of the mystery * of the Ever-Virgin, supremely exalting Him unto all the ages. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
Since submitting myself to carnal pleasures, * I have gone far away from You, O Logos. * I have become like all the other animals. * Please do not despise me, but convert and save me before the end, O Savior. [SD]
Though I cry out that I have sinned, O Master, * I do not cease committing my offenses, * for I have not repented, wretched that I am. * Lord of tender mercies, touch my hardened soul and imbue it with compunction. [SD]
For the Martyrs.
Since the brave medaled Athletes of the Master * were in streams of their blood as Martyrs baptized, * they were untouched by subsequent defilement. * Therefore, wearing halos, they are celebrating unceasingly with Angels. [SD]
Energized by their hopes of future blessings, * valiant Martyrs for true religion bravely * endured the massive tortures to the very end. * Now they occupy a permanent position near the throne of the Master. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Raise me up, who have fallen down, O Virgin. * You are she who assures those who are standing, * and you restore those who like me have fallen down. * Raise me up, O Lady full of grace, and I will forever glorify you. [SD]
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. O praise and bless Him.
The hosts of Angels * now stand about You extolling * Your sublime and ineffable glory, * O Christ, to the ages. Accept their supplications. [SD]
Unto the ages, * O Christ our God, do the armies * of the Angels extol You. Accept them * as they now implore You on our behalf, O Good One. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Virgin and Mother, * O Theotokos, we pray you * with your most splendid rays to illumine * all of us who praise you in song throughout the ages. [SD]
Irmosi.
Ode ix. Heirmos.
All hearers shuddered when they heard * the unheard-of condescension of God to us: * that voluntarily * the Most High came down, and even bodily, * and from a Virgin’s womb was born, * becoming a man from her. * Hence, the immaculate * Theotokos we believers now magnify. [SD]
Troparia
Troparia.
As it is written, You, O Christ, * cleansed the harlot who approached You with ardent tears; * You also justified * the Tax Collector who merely sighed, O Word; * and You had mercy and received * both David and Manasseh the kings * when they repented of old. * So receive me now and save me, benevolent Lord. [SD]
Pitiful soul of mine, desist * from your former sins, and weep ardent tears and sigh, * and to the One who knows * all of your secrets confess and openly * fall down and fervently cry out: * “I have sinned against You, O Lord. * Save me, have mercy on me, * in Your tender-love, O God very merciful.” [SD]
For the Martyrs.
Having competed well on earth * with amazing perseverance, the deified * Martyrs received the prize, * namely the kingdom which cannot be moved. * They now experience delight in Paradise and celebrate. * They intercede for us, * that You grant us to partake in Your glory, O Christ. [SD]
Illumine all of us who keep * your illustrious and luminous memory, * O medaled Athletes of Christ. * You are like stars in the Church’s firmament * that light the dawn that has no eve, * diminishing the evening of godless idolatry. * As we celebrate, you shine sacred light on us. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
Mother of God, you are the gate * of the Light. So I implore you to shine on me * the light of penitence, * and make the eyes of my heart to see again; * for they were weakened and made blind * by sin which is extremely dark; * and intercede for me * with your Son, that He free me from eternal fire. [SD]
Canon for the Bodiless Hosts. You are the Theotokos.
We pray You to surround us * with a wall of Angels, * so that the Church and Your whole flock might imitate * the hosts of bodiless powers in godly virtue, O Christ. [SD]
Expecting your protection, * all-glorious Angels, * we turn to you as our guardians and we pray * that by your earnest entreaties our souls be saved by God. [SD]
Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Theotokion.
You held in your embraces * Christ, and thus, O Virgin, * like dawn, gave rise to the true Sun of Righteous * for us, deluded in darkness; and thus you dazzled us. [SD]
At the Aposticha of Lauds.
Aposticha. Mode pl. 4. For compunction.
When I bring to mind the many terrible things I have done, and when I think about that terrifying judgment, I am overcome by trembling, and I turn to You, my benevolent God. So I pray to You, the only sinless One, do not despise me; but before the end, give compunction to my humble soul and save me. [SD]
Mstari Asubuhi tumejazwa na huruma yako, Ee Bwana; [[SWA]]
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]
Give me tears, O Lord, as once You did to the sinful woman, and grant that I may wet Your feet, which freed me from the way of error, and like her to offer You, as fragrant ointment, a pure life that is built on repentance; so that I, too, may hear those cherished words of Yours: “Your faith has saved you, go in peace.” [SD]
Mstari Ubora wa Bwana Mungu wetu uwe juu yetu; atuongoze kwa kazi ya mikono yetu; hata kazi ya mikono yetu Aiongoze. [[SWA]]
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. Automelon.
What are we to call you, O holy ones? * Cherubim, inasmuch as Christ has found repose in you. * Seraphim, for without ceasing you were glorifying Him. * Or Angels, from the body you had turned away. * Or Powers, you are active doing miracles. * Your names are many, and greater are * the spiritual gifts that you received. * So intercede, we entreat you, that our souls be saved. [SD]
Utukufu. Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Glory. Both now. Theotokion.
All in heaven sing your praises, O unwedded Mother who are full of grace. And we also glorify you and your incomprehensible childbirth. O Theotokos, intercede for the salvation of our souls. [SD]
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LITURGY
Sifa za heri.
The Beatitudes. Mode pl. 4.
Savior of the world, remember us Your servants * as upon the Cross You remembered the Robber, * only compassionate Christ, and account us worthy * of inheriting Your heavenly Rule. [SD]
Compassionate Christ, the only true physician * of our souls and bodies, I pray You cure the passions * of my soul, and in rivers of my compunction * wash them away and purify me, O Lord. [SD]
Orbiting the throne of the all-holy Godhead, * Thrones and Cherubim, Principalities, Dominions * and all the rest of the heavenly hierarchies * are glowing brightly and most sacredly. [SD]
For the Martyrs.
On fire with the ardor of love for Christ the Savior, * the Martyrs were not burned when thrown into the fire, * but rather they by divine grace consumed with fire * the thorny brambles of impiety. [SD]
Utukufu.
Glory.
Simple Trinity, and Unity, we pray You, * Ruler most-supreme, deliver us Your servants * from the unquenchable fire; and grant us Your kingdom, * by the entreaties of Your bodiless hosts. [SD]
Sasa. Wimbo wa Mzazi-Mungu
Both now. Theotokion.
Isaiah foresaw you of old to be a volume, * in which inexplicably the finger of the Father * wrote the Logos, O Virgin filled with divine grace; * and He enrolled us in the book of life. [SD]