Akathist Project--Week 1-4_7 - St. George Greek Orthodox Church

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The Service of
The Akathist Hymn
The Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos
As Chanted on the Friday Evenings
of the First Four Weeks of the Great Fast
St. George Greek Orthodox Church
Bakersfield, CA
661-325-8694
Instructions
Everyone:
Everyone is encouraged to participate by reading aloud
the parts marked by “People”, and following the other
parts with the reader and choir.
When should we stand—when can we sit?
This service is called the Akathist service which literally
means “the service where we do not sit”. However this is
not possible for many. As a simple rule of thumb, we
should stand any time we are reciting something together
(like the Trisagion, Doxology etc.), or when the Priest is
blessing us or reading a Stasis of the Akathist. The rubrics
clarify when we may sit and when we should stand.
Readers:
For the beginning of service: place the Icon of Virgin
Mary on Icon stand in middle of Church with a dark cover
and the two candle stands on each side. At the “Prayer
of the Hours” (pg 42) place the candle stands from the
icon stand in front of the icons of Christ and Virgin Mary.
Bring the censor to the Priest for the Ninth Ode. He’ll
need it at “Both now and forever” at the bottom of pg. 20.
First Week only
Altar boys should proceed out with candles for the
Gospel at “Theotokos and Virgin” (bottom of page 46).
+In Loving Memory of+
Hieromonk Stephanos and Evanthia Presbytera
Psaropoulos. May their memory be eternal!
Akathist for the First Four Weeks
Priest: Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages.
People: Amen.
Priest: Glory to You, our God, glory to You.
Priest: O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, Who
are present everywhere and fills all things, Treasury of
blessings and Bountiful Giver of life: Come and dwell in
us, and cleanse us of every stain, Good One, and save our
souls.
The Trisagion Prayers are said by everyone
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.(3x)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O All Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us
from our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy
One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your Name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (3x)
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
Our Father, Who are in Heaven, hallowed be Your Name.
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in
Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against
us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest: For Yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the
glory; of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
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Reader: Amen.
Lord have mercy. (12 x)
O come, let us worship God our King.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ our
King and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ
Himself, our King and God.
(The people may sit).
PSALM 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great
mercy; and according to the multitude of Your tender
mercies blot out my iniquities.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me
from my sin.
For I perceive my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.
Against You only have I sinned and done this evil in Your
sight, that You will be justified in Your words, and prevail
when You are judged.
Behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sin did my
mother bear me.
Behold, You have loved truth; the hidden and secret things
of Your wisdom have You revealed unto me.
You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be made
clean; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than
snow.
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You shall make me to hear joy and gladness; the bones
that are humbled will rejoice.
Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my
iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right
spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Your presence, and take not
Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Your salvation, and establish
me with Your guiding Spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners
will turn back unto You.
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, The God of my
salvation; and my tongue will sing forth of Your
righteousness.
O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will
declare Your praise.
For if You had desired sacrifice, then would I have given
it; You will not delight in whole-burnt offerings.
A sacrifice unto God is a broken spirit; a broken and
humbled heart God will not despise.
Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure unto Sion, and
let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
Then shall You be pleased with a sacrifice of
righteousness, with oblations and whole-burnt offerings.
Then shall they offer bullocks upon Your altar.
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PSALM 69
Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste
to help me!
Let them be put to shame and confusion who seek my life!
Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor who
desire my hurt!
Let them turn back because of their shame who say, "Aha!"
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You!
May those who love Your salvation say evermore, "God is
great!"
But I am poor and needy; hasten to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay!
PSALM 142
O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear unto my supplication in
Your truth; hear me in Your righteousness.
Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your
sight no one living is justified.
For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has crushed
my life to the ground.
He has sat me in darkness like those who have been
long dead, and my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my
heart within me is distressed.
I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all Your
works, I pondered on the work of Your hands.
I spread out my hands to You; my soul longs for You, like
a thirsty land.
Hear me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails.
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Do not turn Your face away from me, lest I be like those
who go down into the pit.
Cause me to hear Your mercy in the morning; for in You
have I put my trust.
Cause me to know, O Lord, the way in which I should
walk; for I lift up my soul to You.
Rescue me, O Lord, from my enemies; to You have I fled
for refuge. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God.
Your good Spirit shall lead me in the land of uprightness;
for Your Name's sake, O Lord, You shall quicken me.
In Your righteousness You shall bring my soul out of trouble,
and in Your mercy, You shall utterly destroy my enemies.
And You shall destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I
am Your servant.
We all stand while we read, not sing, the Doxology.
THE DOXOLOGY
People: Glory to God in the highest, with peace on earth,
good will to men.
We praise You, we bless You, we worship You, we glorify
You, we give thanks to You for Your magnificent glory.
O Lord, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty; O Lord,
the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; and O Holy Spirit.
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takes
away the sin of the world; have mercy on us; You Who take
away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
You Who are seated at the right hand of the Father, have
mercy on us.
For You alone are the Holy One; You alone are the Lord,
Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
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Every night will I bless You, and praise Your Name forever,
and unto the ages of ages Amen.
Lord, you have been our refuge from generation to
generation.
I said: O Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have
sinned against You.
O Lord, unto You have I fled for refuge, teach me to do
Your will, for You are my God.
For in You is the fountain of life, in Your light shall we see
light.
O continue Your mercy unto them that know You.
Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this night without sin.
Blessed are You, O Lord, the God of our Fathers, and
praised and glorified is Your Name unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in
You.
Blessed are You, O Lord, teach me Your statutes. (bow)
Blessed are You, O Master, give me understanding of Your
statutes. (bow)
Blessed are You, O Holy One, enlighten me by Your
statutes. (bow)
O Lord, Your mercy endures forever; disdain not the works
of Your hands.
To You is due praise, to You is due a song, to You glory is
due, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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And then everyone recites the Creed:
I believe in one God, Father Almighty, Creator of
heaven and earth, and of all things visible and
invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son
of God, begotten of the Father before all ages;
Light of Light, true God of true God; begotten, not
created; of one essence with the Father, through
Whom all things were made.
Who for us men and for our salvation came down
from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit
and the Virgin Mary, and became man;
And was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and
suffered and was buried;
And He rose on the third day according to the
Scriptures;
He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right
hand of the Father;
And He will come again with glory to judge the living
and the dead. His kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Creator of life,
Who proceeds from the Father; Who together with
the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified;
Who spoke through the prophets.
In One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the foregiveness of sins.
I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of
the age to come. Amen.
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Then we chant the Theotokion
Truly you are worthy to be blessed, Mother of our
God, the Theotokos. You the ever-blessed one, and
all-blameless one, and the Mother of our God.
You are honored more than the Cherubim, and you
have more glory, when compared to the Seraphim;
you without corruption did bear God the Logos; you
are the Theotokos; you do we magnify.
People may sit while the Readers/Choir chant the Canon.
THE CANON OF THE AKATHIST HYMN
A composition of Saint Joseph the Hymnographer (+883)
Fourth Tone
ODE ONE
Ωδή α' Ήχος δ'
Aνοίξω τό στόμα μου, καί πληρωθήσεται Πνεύματος,
καί λόγον ερεύξομαι, τή Βασιλίδι Μητρί,
καί οφθήσομαι, φαιδρώς πανηγυρίζων,
καί άσω γηθόμενος, ταύτης τά θαύματα.
Heirmos
I SHALL open my mouth to chant
And with the Spirit shall I be filled,
And words shall I now pour forth unto the Mother and
Queen;
And I shall be seen
In joyous jubilation,
Acclaiming exultantly all of her wondrous deeds. (Twice)
All: Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
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O CHRIST’S book endowed with life
And clearly sealed with the Spirit’s grace,
On seeing you, O pure one, the great Archangel cried out
And exclaimed: Rejoice,
O vessel of rejoicing,
Through whom our first mother’s curse utterly is dispelled.
REJOICE, Virgin Bride of God,
For you are Adam’s recovery;
Rejoice, Ο all-blameless one, you are the death-knell of
Hades,
And the only King’s
Pure dwelling place and palace;
Rejoice, fiery throne of the only Omnipotent.
All: Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Rejoice, O you only one
Who blossomed forth the unfading Rose;
Rejoice, for to you was born the Apple fragrant and sweet,
For you are, O Maid,
The only King’s pure fragrance;
Rejoice, O unwedded one, ransom of all the world.
All: Both now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
O TREASURE of purity,
Rejoice, for from our most grievous fall
We rose once again through you; rejoice, O lily most sweet,
Filling faithful men
With fragrance, O pure Lady:
O incense of peerless scent, priceless and precious myrrh.
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ODE THREE
Ωδή γ'
Tούς σούς υμνολόγους Θεοτόκε, ως ζώσα καί
άφθονος
πηγή,
θίασον
συγκροτήσαντας,
πνευματικόν στερέωσον, καί εν τή θεία δόξη σου,
στεφάνων δόξης αξίωσον.
Heirmos
Make steadfast, O holy Theotokos,
You living and never-failing spring,
All them that form a company
And gather all to praise your name;
And by your grace divine, O Maid, deem them all worthy
of glory’s crowns. (Twice)
Rejoice, O you untilled land that blossomed
The Ear of Wheat sacred and divine;
A living table are you, Maid,
That held the very Bread of Life;
Rejoice, unfailing well-spring of the living Water,
O Queen of all.
O HEIFER that bare the blameless Calf for
The faithful, to you we cry: Rejoice!
Rejoice, most gracious mercy-seat
And throne of Christ, the King of all;
Rejoice, you ewe that bare the Lamb of God that takes
away men’s sins.
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REJOICE, radiant morn that has dawned,
Bringing forth Christ God, the spiritual Sun;
Rejoice, O dwelling of the Light;
You dispelled the gloom of night,
And did wholly annihilate the darksome ranks of the
demons’ hosts.
REJOICE, for you are alone the gateway
And portal which God the Word traversed.
O Lady, you did crush the bars
And gates of Hades by your childbirth;
Rejoice, O holy entry of the saved, O praised and alllauded one.
ODE FOUR
Ωδή δ'
O καθήμενος εν δόξη, επί θρόνου θεότητος,
εν νεφέλη κούφη, ήλθεν Ιησούς ο υπέρθεος τη
ακηράτω παλάμη, και διέσωσε, τους κραυγάζοντας:
∆όξα, Χριστέ, τη δυνάμει σου.
Heirmos
SEATED in His holy glory on the Throne of Divinity,
Jesus, God transcendent, comes on a light cloud as King of
all;
And He has saved by His pure and undefiled hand
Them that cry to Him:
Glory, O Christ, to Your sovereign might.
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With the voice of song we cry out, O all-praised one, to
you with faith:
Rejoice, O butter mountain, curdled in the Spirit by grace
divine;
Rejoice, O lampstand and urn of Manna from on high,
Which sweetens all
Pious men’s senses in godly wise.
You, O undefiled Lady, are the mercy-seat of the world,
And the ladder raising all men from the earth to the
heights by grace.
Rejoice, O bridge that truly leads us from death to Life
All that praise your name,
And cry, Rejoice, unto you, O Maid.
BEING higher than the heavens, in your womb you held
the earth’s
Pillar and Foundation, and you did not suffer travail, O Maid.
Rejoice, O sea-shell that dips in your own pure blood
The blessed purple robe,
Dyed for the King of all Heaven’s hosts.
To the Lawgiver, O Lady, did you give birth in very truth;
Freely, O pure Virgin, He has blotted out our iniquities.
O depth unknown to our minds and height ineffable,
O unwedded Maid,
We all, through you, have been deified.
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For the world, O Maid, you plaited a pure Crown
fashioned not by man;
Hence, with hymns we praise you, crying out: Rejoice, O
blest Virgin Maid!
You are all mankind’s sure rampart and firm citadel,
And our battlement,
And sacred shelter and safe retreat.
ODE FIVE
Ωδή ε'
Eξέστη τά σύμπαντα, επί τή θεία δόξη σου,
σύ γάρ απειρόγαμε Παρθένε, έσχες εν μήτρα,
τόν επί πάντων Θεόν, καί τέτοκας άχρονον Υιόν,
πάσι τοίς υμνούσί σε, σωτηρίαν βραβεύοντα.
Heirmos
ALL creatures were sore amazed at your divine and great
glory, Maid,
O pure Virgin, who has not known wedlock;
For you held in your womb the God of all,
And gave birth to the timeless Son,
Who grants salvation unto all them that acclaim your name.
REJOICE, O all-blameless one, for you did bring forth the
Way of Life,
Saving all of mankind from the flood of
Sin and transgression; rejoice, O Bride of God,
Your fame and report inspire awe;
For in you creation’s Lord made His dwelling and place of
rest.
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REJOICE, O most spotless Maid; you are our might and
our battlement,
And blest sanctuary of God’s glory.
The death of Hades, and bridal chamber of light;
Rejoice, joy of all angelic hosts,
And the speedy help of them that entreat you with faithful
hearts.
REJOICE, fiery chariot of God the Word, O you Queen of
all;
For in you the Tree of Life was planted,
Even the Lord God, O living paradise;
His sweetness grants life to all men
Who partake of Him with faith, though corruption once
ruled o’er them.
MADE strong by your might, O Maid, to you we cry out
most faithfully:
Rejoice, O depth unmeasured and unfathomed;
Rejoice, O mountain whole and unhewn by man;
Rejoice, O you city of the King;
Glorious and laudable things are most clearly told of you.
MOST spacious tabernacle of the Word, O all-spotless one,
You, Maid, are the shell with the divine Pearl;
Rejoice, O true reconciliation to God For all them that
ever call you blest,
Praising your all-wondrous name, O Theotokos and Bride
of God.
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ODE SIX
Ωδή ς'
Tήν θείαν ταύτην καί πάντιμον, τελούντες εορτήν οι
θεόφρονες, τής Θεομήτορος, δεύτε τάς χείρας
κροτήσωμεν, τόν εξ αυτής τεχθέντα Θεόν
δoξάζοντες.
Heirmos
ON this divine and most honored feast
Of God’s all-holy Mother,
Let all of godly mind now celebrate;
Come, let us faithful now clap our hands,
And send up glory unto the God Whom she has borne. (2x)
O UNSTAINED chamber of God the Word,
You are the cause of deification
Of all men, O spotless one;
O echoing of the Prophets’ words,
Rejoice, O blest adornment of the Apostles’ choir.
FROM you there came down the holy Dew
That quenched the burning flame of idolatry;
For this, we cry to you:
Rejoice, bedewed fleece foreseen of old
In God’s most awesome wonder revealed to Gideon.
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BEHOLD, we cry out, Rejoice, to you;
Be you the port and haven for all that sail
Upon the stormy sea
Of grievous sorrows and stumbling-blocks,
And of deceits unnumbered
Laid by the enemy.
O CAUSE of gladness, come fill our thoughts
With gladness, that we all may cry out to you:
Rejoice, unburning bush!
Rejoice, O cloud wholly filled with light,
Ever protecting all them that keep the holy Faith.
ODE SEVEN
Ωδή ζ'
Ουκ ελάτρευσαν τή κτίσει οι θεόφρονες,
παρά τόν Κτίσαντα, αλλά πυρός απειλήν; ανδρείως
πατήσαντες, χαίροντες έψαλλον. Υπερύμνητε, ο τών
Πατέρων Κύριος, καί Θεός ευλογητός εί.
Heirmos
No created thing,
But only the Creator would
The godly-minded Youths
Adore and worship as God;
But manfully trampling down threats of fire, they cried out:
O supremely-praised
And all-acclaimed One, You are Blest,
O Lord and God of our Fathers.
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IN acclaiming you,
We cry: Rejoice, O chariot
Of the noetic Sun!
Rejoice, true vine that did bear
The truly ripe Cluster of grapes dripping with the Wine
That gladdens all
The souls of them that glorify
You most faithfully, O Virgin.
To the Healer of
All mankind have you given birth;
Rejoice, O Bride of God;
You are the mystical rod
From whom the unfading Rose blossomed and budded
forth;
And through you we men
Inherit life and, filled with joy,
Cry, Rejoice, to you, O Lady.
RHETORICIANS’ tongues
Cannot acclaim you worthily;
Above the Seraphim
Are you exalted, O Maid;
For you, Lady, did bring forth Christ, the one King of all;
Him do you entreat
That we who ven’rate you with faith
Be now rescued from all evil.
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To the ends of earth
Your name is ever praised and blest,
And all men cry to you:
Rejoice, O volume wherein
The Word was inscribed by the Father’s hand, O pure one.
O Theotokos, pray
Him that your servants be inscribed
In the Book of Life, O famed one.
We, your slaves, O Maid,
Entreat you, and do bow the knee
Of our hearts to you;
Incline your ear, O pure one,
And save us who sink in affliction and suffering;
And preserve your flock
From every evil and assault
Of the foe, O Theotokos.
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ODE EIGHT
Ωδή η'
Παίδας ευαγείς εν τή καμίνω, ο τόκος τής Θεοτόκου
διεσώσατο, τότε μέν τυπούμενος, νύν δέ
ενεργούμενος, τήν οικουμένην άπασαν, αγείρει
ψάλλουσαν. Τόν Κύριον υμνείτε τά έργα, καί
υπερυψούτε, εις πάντας τούς αιώνας.
Heirmos
THREE guiltless Youths cast in the furnace
Were saved by the Offspring which the Theotokos bore,
Then in figure and in type,
Now in very truth and deed;
And He has gathered all the world,
Which cries out in chant:
You works of His,
O sing the Lord’s praises,
And exalt Him greatly for ages and all ages.
Your womb has received the Word and Master;
You held within you Him Who sustains all things.
With your milk, O most pure Maid,
You did feed and nourish Him Who, by a nod, nourishes
all
The world; to Him we chant:
You works of His,
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BLEST Moses the prophet perceived in the bush
Your most wondrous childbirth’s awesome mystery;
This too did the godly Youths
Once clearly depict of old,
As they stood in the flaming fire and were not burned
thereby,
O undefiled
And most holy Virgin;
Hence, we all exalt you to ages and all ages.
WE that by deceit were once stripped naked
Are clothed with blest incorruption by your bringing forth;
Though we sat in sin’s dark night,
Through you we have seen the light;
For you, O Maiden full of grace, are an abode of the Light.
For this, we chant and cry out your praises,
And exalt you greatly for ages and all ages.
THE dead are, through you, O Virgin, quickened,
For you did give birth to Christ, the hypostatic Life;
They that were bereft of speech,
Through you, are made eloquent;
Lepers are cleansed, all maladies are cast away from us;
The multitude
Of aerial spirits
Suffers defeat, O salvation of all mortals.
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O YOU who did bear the world’s Salvation,
Through you are we raised from earth unto the Heavens’
heights.
Rejoice, O all-blest Maid, for you
Are the shelter and defense,
The wall and rampart, O pure one, of them that cry in
chant: You works of His,
The People stand while the Priest censes the church during
the Ninth Ode.
ODE NINE
Ωδή θ' Ήχος δ'
Άπας
γηγενής,
σκιρτάτω
τώ
πνεύματι
λαμπαδουχούμενος, πανηγυριζέτω δέ, αύλων Nόων
φύσις γεραίρουσα, τα ιερά θαυμάσια τής
Θεομήτορος, καί βοάτω. Χαίροις παμμακάριστε,
Θεοτόκε Αγνή αειπάρθενε.
Heirmos
LET every earthborn man
Leap up in the spirit, and now hold his torch on high;
And let all the bodiless,
Noetic hosts now celebrate joyously
The Theotokos’s sublime and sacred festival,
As they cry out:
Rejoice, O you all-blessed one,
Ever-virgin and pure Mother of our God.
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RESCUE US, O Maid,
From heathen assaults, temptations, and from every ill
That, for the great multitude
Of sins, have come upon sinful mortal men;
That, thus delivered, we your flock may cry, Rejoice, to
you;
For the faithful
All become partakers of
Joy unending through you, O all-blameless one.
YOU have proved to be
Our light and our steadfastness; wherefore, we cry to you:
Rejoice, O ever-shining star,
You who brought forth the great Sun into the world.
Rejoice, for you reopened Eden, which was closed to us,
O pure Maiden.
Rejoice, O fiery pillar that
Does lead all mortal men to the life on high.
IN the House of God,
Let all stand with reverence, and let us all cry out:
Rejoice, august Queen of the world!
Rejoice, O Mary, sovereign Lady of us all!
Rejoice, for you alone, O Maid, are good and free of stain
Among women.
Rejoice, O vessel that received
The unfailing, pure Myrrh that was poured on you.
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O EVER-VIRGIN Maid,
Rejoice, dove that brought forth Him Who is merciful.
Rejoice, O boast of all the Saints,
And crown of all them that strove in martyrdom.
Rejoice, most sacred ornament of all the righteous ones,
And adornment
Of all them that cry: Rejoice,
The salvation of all us, your faithful flock.
SPARE, O mighty God;
Forgive Your inheritance, and overlook our sins.
To this end, You have, O Lord,
The one that bore You seedlessly here on earth,
And now entreats You, Who have, for Your great mercy’s
sake And compassion,
Willed now to become a man
And be clothed with a form that was not Your own.
Then we all chant the Kontakion of the Akathist Hymn
Plagal of Fourth Tone
To You, the Champion Leader, we your flock dedicate *
a feast of victory and of thanksgiving, * as ones rescued
out of sufferings, O Theotokos. * But as you are one with
might which is invincible, * from all dangers that can be
do you deliver us, * that we may cry to You: * Rejoice, O
Bride unwedded.
We now continue to: page 25 if it is the First Week of Lent
page 29 if it is the Second Week
page 33 if it is the Third Week
page 37 if it is the Fourth Week
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Τη υπερμάχω στρατηγώ τα νικητήρια,
ως λυτρωθείσα των δεινών, ευχαριστήρια
αναγράφω σοι η Πόλις σου, Θεοτόκε·
αλλ’ ως έχουσα το κράτος απροσμάχητον,
εκ παντοίων με κινδύνων ελευθέρωσον,
ίνα κράζω σοι·
Χαίρε, νύμφη ανύμφευτε
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A
Priest: An Angel, and the chiefest among them, was sent
from heaven to cry: Rejoice! To the Mother of God.
Reader: Most holy Theotokos, save us.
from heaven to cry: Rejoice! To the Mother of God.
Reader: Most holy Theotokos, save us.
from heaven to cry:
Rejoice! To the Mother of God. And beholding You, O
Lord, taking bodily form, he stood in awe, and with his
bodiless voice he cried aloud to her such things as these:
Rejoice, you through whom joy shall shine forth.
Rejoice, you through whom the curse shall be blotted out.
Rejoice, you the Restoration of fallen
Rejoice, you the redemption of the tears of Eve.
Adam.
Rejoice, Height hard to climb for human thought.
Rejoice, Depth hard to explore, even for the eyes of Angels.
Rejoice, for you are the Throne of
Rejoice, for you sustain the Sustainer of all.
Rejoice, Star that causes the Sun
Rejoice, womb of the divine Incarnation.
the
to
King.
appear.
Rejoice, you through whom creation is renewed.
Rejoice, you through whom the Creator becomes a babe.
Rejoice, O Bride unwedded.
Reader: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded.
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B
Priest: Beholding herself in chastity, the holy one spoke
boldly unto Gabriel: The strangeness of your words seem
hard to my soul to receive, for how do you speak of a
seedless conception? Crying aloud: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
Γ
Priest: Seeking to know knowledge unknown, the Virgin
cried to him who ministered unto her: From a chaste
womb how can a Son be born? Please tell me! Then he
spoke unto her in fear, yet crying aloud thus:
Rejoice, O Initiate of the ineffable
Rejoice, O Faith in that which demands silence.
Rejoice, Prelude of the miracles
Rejoice, Pinnacle of His doctrines.
of
counsel.
Christ.
Rejoice, heavenly Ladder whereby God came down.
Rejoice, Bridge leading those of earth to Heaven.
Rejoice,
Marvel
far-famed
of
Rejoice, Wounding much-bewailed of demons.
Angels.
Rejoice, you who ineffably gave birth to the Light.
Rejoice, you who revealed the mystery to none.
Rejoice, you who oversoar the knowledge of the wise.
Rejoice, you who enlighten the minds of the faithful.
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D
Priest: The power of the Most High then overshadowed
her who knew not wedlock, that she might conceive, and
showed forth her fruitful womb as a sweet meadow to all
who desire to reap salvation, whilst chanting: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
E
Priest: Carrying God in her womb, the Virgin hastened to
Elizabeth, whose unborn babe straightway perceiving her
salutation rejoiced, and with leaps as it were with songs,
he cried out to the Theotokos:
Rejoice,
vine
bearing
the
unfading
Rejoice, land yielding the untainted Fruit.
bloom.
Rejoice, you who tend the caring Husbandman.
Rejoice, you who blossom forth the Sower of our life.
Rejoice, Field bearing a bounty of compassions.
Rejoice, Table laden with an abundance of mercies.
Rejoice, for you revive the meadow of delight.
Rejoice, for you prepare a haven for souls.
Rejoice,
acceptable
Incense
Rejoice, Oblation for all the world.
of
Rejoice,
Favor
of
God
Rejoice, Access of mortals to God.
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intercession.
to
mortals.
Z
Priest: Having a tempest of doubting thoughts within, the
chaste Joseph was troubled, for he suspected a secret
union as he beheld you unwed, O blameless one, but when
he learned of your conception through the Holy Spirit, he
cried: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
Bride unwedded.
Now go to the “SERVICE CONCLUSION” on page 41
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The Second Stasis
Chanted on the Second Friday of Great Lent
H
Priest: On hearing the Angels praising the incarnate
presence of Christ, the shepherds hastened as to a
Shepherd, and beholding Him as a spotless lamb, pastured
in Mary’s womb, her they hymned, and said:
Rejoice, Mother of the Lamb and Shepherd.
Rejoice, Fold of the rational sheep.
Rejoice,
Protector
against
invisible
foes.
Rejoice, Opener of the gates of Paradise.
Rejoice, for the things of Heaven rejoice with the earth.
Rejoice for the things of earth join chorus with the Heavens.
Rejoice, never silent Voice of the Apostles.
Rejoice, never-conquered Courage of the Martyrs.
Rejoice,
firm
Support
of
the
Faith.
Rejoice, shinning Token of grace.
Rejoice, you through whom Hades was laid bare.
Rejoice, you through whom we are clothed with glory.
Θ
Priest: Beholding the Godward-pointing star, the Wise
Men followed in its splendor, and holding it as a lantern,
they sought thereby the mighty King. And as they
approached the unapproachable, they rejoiced and cried to
Him: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
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I
Priest: The sons of the Chaldees beheld in the hands of
the Virgin him who by His hands fashioned man, and
perceiving Him as Master, though He had taken the form
of a servant, they hastened with gifts to do homage, and
they cried out to her who is blessed:
Rejoice,
Mother
of
the
Rejoice, Dawn of the mystic Day.
never-setting
Star.
Rejoice, you who quench the fiery furnace of error.
Rejoice you who enlighten the initiates of the Trinity.
Rejoice, you who cast down from power the inhuman
tyrant.
Rejoice you who show forth Christ, the man-befriending
Lord.
Rejoice, you who redeem from the creeds of barbarism.
Rejoice, you who rescue from the works of mire.
Rejoice, you who make the worship of fire to cease.
Rejoice, you who make the flame of the passions to be
allayed.
Rejoice, Guide of the faithful to chastity. Rejoice,
Rejoicing of every generation.
Rejoice you Bride unwedded.
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K
Priest: God-Bearing heralds did the Wise Men become,
when they returned to Babylon, and fulfilling Your
prophecy, they preached You to all as the Christ, and they
left Herod as a trifler, who knew not how to chant:
Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
Λ
Priest: Shining in Egypt the illumination of truth, You
dispelled the darkness of falsehood, and unable to bear
Your strength, O Savior, her idols fell, and they that were
set free there from, cried to the Theotokos:
Rejoice, Uplifting of men. Rejoice, Downfall of demons.
Rejoice, you who have trampled upon the delusions of error.
Rejoice, you who have censured the deceit of the idols.
Rejoice, Sea which drowned the noetic Pharaoh.
Rejoice, Rock which refreshed those athirst for Life.
Rejoice, Pillar of fire, guiding those in darkness.
Rejoice, Protection of the world, more spacious than a
cloud.
Rejoice,
Sustenance,
successor
Rejoice, Minister of holy joy.
to
manna.
Rejoice,
Land
of
promise.
Rejoice, you from whence flow milk and honey.
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M
Priest: When Symeon was near unto departing from this
age of deception, You were presented to him as a newborn
Babe, but You were recognized by him as perfect God.
Wherefore, he marveled at Your ineffable wisdom, and
cried out: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
Bride unwedded.
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The Third Stasis
N
Priest: New was the Creation which the Creator showed
to us His creatures, when He sprang forth from the seedless womb, and He preserved it incorrupt, even as it was,
that we, seeing this marvel, may praise her as we cry out:
Rejoice,
Flower
of
incorruption.
Rejoice, Crown of continence.
Rejoice, you who flash forth the type of the Resurrection.
Rejoice, you who show forth the life of the Angels.
Rejoice, Tree of goodly Fruit whereby the faithful are
nourished.
Rejoice, Wood of leafy branches whereby many are
sheltered.
Rejoice, you who bear the Guide of those astray.
Rejoice, you who engender the Redeemer of captives.
Rejoice, Supplication before the righteous Judge.
Rejoice, Forgiveness for many transgressors.
Rejoice, Robe of confidence for the naked.
Rejoice, Tenderness vanquishing all desire.
Ξ
Priest: Seeing a strange childbirth, let us estrange
ourselves from the world by transporting our minds to
Heaven: to this end the Most High God appeared on earth
a lowly man, that He might draw to the heights those who
cry to Him: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
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O
Priest: Wholly present with those below was the
Uncircumscribed Word, yet in no way absent from those
above, for this was a divine condescension and not a mere
change of place, and His birth was from a Virgin chosen
of God, who heard such words as these:
Rejoice,
Closure
of
the
Uncontained
God.
Rejoice, Portal of the solemn mystery.
Rejoice,
doubtful
Rumor
of
the
faithless.
Rejoice, undoubted Boast of the faithful.
Rejoice, all holy Chariot of Him who rides upon the
Cherubim.
Rejoice, choicest Dwelling-place of Him who sits upon the
Seraphim.
Rejoice, you who make things that differ to agree.
Rejoice, you who yoke together motherhood and virginity.
Rejoice, you through whom transgression is annulled.
Rejoice, you through whom Paradise is opened.
Rejoice,
Key
of
the
Kingdom
of
Christ.
Rejoice, Hope of eternal blessings.
Π
Priest: All Angel-kind was amazed by the great deed of
Your Incarnation, for they saw the inaccessible God
accessible to all, dwelling among us and hearing from us
all: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
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P
Priest: Orators most eloquent do we behold as fish before
you, O Theotokos, for they are at a loss to explain how
you could remain a virgin and yet give birth. But as for us,
marveling at this mystery, we cry with faith:
Rejoice,
Vessel
of
the
Wisdom
Rejoice, Treasury of His providence.
of
God.
Rejoice, you who show forth philosophers fools.
Rejoice, you who prove logicians illogical.
Rejoice, for the subtle disputants are confounded.
Rejoice, For the inventors of myths are faded away.
Rejoice, you who draw us from the depths of ignorance.
Rejoice, you who enlighten many with knowledge.
Rejoice, Raft for those who desire to be saved.
Rejoice, Haven for those who fare on the sea of life.
Σ
Priest: Wishing to save the world, to this end did the
Ruler of all come of His own will, and, though as God He
is the Shepherd, for by this likeness He called those of like
kind, yet as God He does hear: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
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Bride unwedded.
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The Fourth Stasis
Chanted on the Fourth Friday of Great Lent
T
Priest: A Rampart are you for virgins and all that have
recourse to you, O Theotokos and Virgin, for the Maker of
heaven and earth prepared you, O Immaculate One, and
dwelt in your womb, and taught all to cry out to you:
Rejoice, Pillar of virginity. Rejoice, gate of salvation.
Rejoice,
Leader
of
spiritual
restoration.
Rejoice, Bestower of divine goodness.
Rejoice, for you regenerated those conceived in shame.
Rejoice, for you admonished those despoiled in mind.
Rejoice, you who brought to naught the corrupter of hearts.
Rejoice, you who give birth to the Sower of chastity.
Rejoice, bridal Chamber of a seedless marriage.
Rejoice, you who join the faithful to the Lord.
Rejoice,
fair
Nursing-Mother
of
virgins.
Rejoice, bridal Escort of holy souls.
Y
Priest: Defeated is every hymn that strives to pay homage
to the multitude of Your many compassions, for even
should we offer You, O holy King, odes of praise numberless as the sands, we should still have done nothing worthy
of what You have given unto us who cry to You: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
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Φ
Priest: As a brilliant beacon-light shining to those in
darkness do we behold the holy Virgin, for she kindles the
supernal Light and leads all to divine knowledge, she
illumines our minds with radiance and is honored by these
our cries:
Rejoice,
Ray
of
the
spiritual
Sun.
Rejoice, Beam of the innermost Splendor.
Rejoice,
Lightning,
enlightening
our
souls.
Rejoice, Thunder, striking down the enemy.
Rejoice, for you cause the many starred Light to dawn.
Rejoice, for you cause the ever-flowing River to gush forth.
Rejoice, you who depict the image of the font.
Rejoice, you who wash away the stain of sin.
Rejoice,
Laver
purifying
conscience.
Rejoice, Wine-bowl pouring forth joy.
Rejoice,
sweet-scented
Fragrance
of
Christ.
Rejoice, Life of mystic festival.
X
Priest: Wishing to bestow His grace, He that forgives the
ancient debts of all men came of His own will to dwell
among those who had departed from His favor, and having
rent asunder the handwriting against them, He hears from
all: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia.
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Ψ
Priest: Whilst hymning your Offspring, we all praise you,
O Theotokos as a living temple, for the Lord, who holds
all things in His hand, dwelt in your womb, and He
hallowed and glorified you, and taught all to cry to you:
Rejoice,
Tabernacle
of
God
Rejoice, Holy one, holier than the Holies.
the
Rejoice,
Ark
made
golden
by
Rejoice, inexhaustible Treasury of Life.
Word.
the
Spirit.
Rejoice,
precious
Diadem
of
godly
Rejoice, venerable Boast of faithful priests.
kings.
Rejoice,
unshakable
Tower
of
the
Rejoice, impregnable Bulwark of the Kingdom.
Church.
Rejoice, you through whom trophies are raised up.
Rejoice, you through whom enemies are cast down.
Rejoice,
Healing
Rejoice, salvation of my soul.
of
my
flesh.
Ω
The following Kontakion and the Alleluia are said 3 times:
Priest: O All-Hymned Mother, who bore the Word. Who
are the most holy of all the Saints, as you receive this our
offering, rescue us all from every calamity, and deliver
from future torment those who cry with one voice: Alleluia.
Reader: Alleluia (3x).
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Then the first Oikos is recited one again:
A
from heaven to cry: Rejoice! To the Mother of God. And
beholding You, O Lord, taking bodily form, he stood in
awe, and with his bodiless voice he cried aloud to her such
things as these:
Rejoice, you through whom joy shall shine forth.
Rejoice, you through whom the curse shall be blotted out.
Rejoice, you the Restoration of fallen Adam.
Rejoice, you the redemption of the tears of Eve.
Rejoice, Height hard to climb for human thought.
Rejoice, Depth hard to explore, even for the eyes of Angels.
Rejoice, for you are the Throne of the King.
Rejoice, for you sustain the Sustainer of all.
Rejoice, Star that causes the Sun to appear.
Rejoice, womb of the divine Incarnation.
Rejoice, you through whom creation is renewed.
Rejoice, you through whom the Creator becomes a babe.
Bride unwedded.
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SERVICE CONCLUSION
The Trisagion Prayers are said by everyone
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us.(3x)
O All Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, cleanse us
from our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy
One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your Name's sake.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Your Name.
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in
Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us
our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against
us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest: For Yours is the Kingdom, and the power, and the
glory; of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
In the first week, we the Kontakion of St. Theodore the Tyro.
Having received the Faith of Christ in your heart as a
breastplate, you trampled upon the enemy hosts, O
much-suffering champion; and you have been crowned
eternally with a heavenly crown, since you are invincible.
For the other weeks we read the Kontakion of All Saints below,
or if there is a feast, we read the Kontakion of the feast.
To You, the Planter of creation, does the world offer the
God-bearing Martyrs as the first-fruits of nature. By their
supplications, preserve Your Church in deep peace,
through the Theotokos, O Greatly Merciful One.
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PRAYER OF THE HOURS
Reader: You Who at all times and every hour, in
heaven and on earth, are worshipped and glorified, O
Christ God, Who are long-suffering, plenteous in mercy,
most compassionate, Who loves the righteous and has
mercy on sinners, Who call all to salvation through the
promise of good things to come: Receive, O Lord, our
prayers at this hour, and guide our life toward Your
commandments. Sanctify our souls, make chaste our
bodies, correct our thoughts, purify our intentions, and
deliver us from every sorrow, evil and pain. Compass
us about with Your holy angels, that, guarded and
guided by their array, we may attain to the unity of the
faith and the knowledge of Your unapproachable glory;
for blessed are You unto the ages of ages. Amen.
People: Lord have mercy. (3x)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.
You are honored more than the Cherubim, and you
have more glory when compared to the Seraphim;
you without corruption did bear God the Logos; you
are the Theotokos; you do we magnify.
In the Name of the Lord, father bless.
Priest: God be gracious unto us and bless us, and cause
His face to shine upon us and have mercy on us.
People: Amen.
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Then the first reader standing before the Icon of the Virgin
Mary recites the following out loud and with compunction:
Reader 1: Lord, have mercy. (12x)
Save, help, and protect us, O Virgin Theotokos.
To the Most Holy Theotokos, by Paul the monk
O undefiled, untainted, incorrupt,
most pure, chaste Virgin, O
Bride of God and Sovereign
Lady, who united the Word of
God to mankind through Your
most glorious birth giving, and
has linked the apostate nature of
our race with the heavenly; who
are the only hope of the
hopeless, and the helper of the
struggling, the ever-ready protection of them that
hasten unto You, and the refuge of all Christians:
Do not shrink with loathing from me a sinner who
am defiled, who with polluted thoughts, words, and
deeds have made myself utterly unprofitable, and
through slothfulness of mind have become a slave
to the pleasures of life. But as the Mother of God
Who loves mankind, show Your love for mankind
and mercifully have compassion upon me a sinner
and prodigal, and accept my supplication, which is
offered to you out of my defiled mouth; and making
use of Your motherly boldness, entreat Your Son
and our Master and Lord that He may be pleased to
open for me the depths of His loving kindness and
graciousness to mankind, and, disregarding my
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numberless offenses, will turn me back to
repentance, and show me to be a faithful worker of
His precepts. And be ever present with me as one
merciful, compassionate and well disposed; in the
present life be a fervent intercessor and helper,
repelling the assaults of adversaries and guiding
me to salvation, and at the time of my departure
taking care of my miserable soul, and driving far
away from it the dark countenances of the evil
demons; delivering me from eternal torment at the
dreadful day of judgment, and showing me to be an
heir of the ineffable glory of Your Son and our God;
all of which may I attain, O my Sovereign Lady,
most holy Theotokos, in virtue of your intercession
and protection, through the grace and love to
mankind of Your Only-begotten Son, our Lord and
God and Savior, Jesus Christ, to Whom is due all
glory, honor and worship, together with His
beginningless Father, and His All Holy and good
and life creating Spirit, now and ever, and to the
ages of ages. Amen.
Then the second reader before the Icon of Jesus Christ:
To our Lord Jesus Christ, by Antiochus the monk
And grant unto us, O Master, in
the coming sleep, rest for body
and soul, and preserve us from
the gloomy slumber of sin, and
from every dark and nocturnal
sensuality. Subdue the impulses
of passions, extinguish the fiery
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darts of the evil one that are cunningly hurled
against us, assuage the rebellions of our flesh, and
every earthly and fleshly subtlety of ours lull to
sleep. And grant unto us, O God, a watchful mind,
chaste thought, a sober heart, and a sleep gentle
and free from every satanic illusion. Raise us up at
the time of prayer firmly grounded in Your
judgments. All the night long grant us a doxology,
that we may hymn and bless and glorify Your All
honorable and majestic Name: of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and
unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Then the first reader:
Most blessed glorious Ever-Virgin Theotokos,
present our prayer to Your Son and our God,
that through you, our souls may be saved.
Then the second reader: Prayer of St. Joannicius:
My hope is the Father, my refuge is the Son,
my protection is the Holy Spirit: O Holy Trinity,
glory to You.
Then the first reader:
All my hope I place in You, O Mother of God:
keep me under Your protection.
Then both readers venerate the icons before them:
and bring the candle stands back to the icon stand.
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People: In you, O Full of Grace, all creation—both
the company of Angels and the race of men—
rejoices. O hallowed temple and spiritual paradise,
a boast of virgins: from you God was incarnate, and
became a child, He, our God Who existed before
the ages; for He made your womb a throne, and He
made you more spacious than the heavens. In you,
O Full of Grace, all creation rejoices. Glory to you.
O Holy Angel, attendant of my wretched soul and of
my afflicted life, so not forsake me, a sinner, neither
depart from me my lack of self-control. Do not
allow the evil demon to subject me with the
oppression of this mortal body; but take me by my
wretched and outstretched hand, and lead me in
the way of salvation. Yes, O Holy Angel of God,
the guardian and protector of my hapless soul and
body, forgive me all the things wherewith I have
troubled you with, all the days of my life, and if I
have sinned in anything this day. Shelter me in this
present night, and keep me from every attack of the
enemy, so that I do not anger God by any sin; and
intercede with the Lord on my behalf, that He might
strengthen me in the fear of Him, and make me a
worthy servant of His goodness. Amen.
O Theotokos and Virgin, rejoice, O Mary, full of
grace; the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among
women, and blessed is the Fruit of your womb; for
you have borne the Savior of our souls. (3x)
:
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Gospel Reading (Only on the First Friday of Lent)
Deacon: That we may be counted worthy to hear the
Holy Gospel, let us entreat the Lord our God.
People: Lord have mercy.
Priest: Wisdom. Rise. Let us hear the Holy
Gospel: Peace be with you all.
People: And with your spirit.
Priest: The reading is from the Holy
Gospel according to St. John.
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
People: Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
The Priest, reads the Gospel.
The Lord said unto His disciples: I am the true vine, and
My Father is the husbandman. Every branch in Me that
does not bear fruit, He takes away: and every branch that
bears fruit, He prunes it, so that it may bring forth more
fruit. You are already clean through the word which I
have spoken unto you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the
branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the
vine; so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the
vine, you are the branches. He that abides in Me, and I in
him, the same brings forth much fruit; for without Me you
can do nothing. If a man does not abide in Me, he is cast
forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them,
and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If you
abide in Me, and my words abide in you, as whatsoever
you will, and it shall be done for you.
People: Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You.
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DISMISSAL
Priest: Peace be with you all.
People: And to your spirit..
Priest: Let us bow our heads unto the Lord.
People: To You, O Lord.
As we bow our heads, the priest says the following.
Priest: O Master plenteous in mercy, O Lord Jesus Christ
our God: Through the intercessions of our immaculate Lady
Theotokos and Ever-virgin Mary; through the power of the
precious and life-giving Cross; through the intercessions of
the honorable, heavenly Bodiless Hosts, of the honorable,
glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John; of the holy
glorious, and all-praised Apostles; of the holy, glorious, and
victorious martyrs especially Saint George the
Trophybearer; of our holy and God-bearing fathers, of the
holy and Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna;
of (the Saints of the day) and of all the saints: …
Priest: …make (O Lord) our prayer acceptable;
People: Amen.
Priest: …grant us the remission of our sins;
People: Amen.
Priest: …shelter us with the shelter of Your wings;
People: Amen.
Priest: …drive away from us every enemy and adversary;
People: Amen.
Priest: …make our life peaceful,
People: Amen.
Priest: O Lord; have mercy on us and on Your world, and
save our souls, for You are good and the Lover of mankind.
People: Amen.
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The Rite of Forgiveness
The priest bows asking forgiveness from the flock:
Priest: Bless me, sisters and brothers, and forgive me a
sinner, all wherein I have sinned this day in deed, word,
and through all my senses.
And the congregation replies in unison:
People: May God forgive and have mercy on You, Father.
And they make a prostration, asking this forgiveness:
People: Bless me, Father, and forgive all wherein I have
sinned this day in deed, word, and thought, and in all my
senses, and pray for me a sinner.
Priest: Through His grace may God forgive and have
mercy on us all.
While the Priest recites the Litany below, the people
chant: “Lord have mercy” continuously after each petition.
Priest: Let us pray for the peace of the world.
Priest: For pious and Orthodox Christians.
Priest: Let us pray for our Archbishop (N.) and all our
brotherhood in Christ.
Priest: For our absent fathers and brethren.
Priest: For those that minister and have ministered unto us.
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Priest: For those that hate us and those that love us.
Priest: For those that have asked us, unworthy as we are,
to pray for them.
Priest: For the release of captives.
Priest: For those traveling by land, sea and air.
Priest: For those bedridden in infirmities.
Priest: Let us pray for the abundance of the fruits of the
earth, and for soul of every Orthodox Christian.
Priest: Let us bless pious rulers,
Orthodox
bishops,
the
founders of this holy house,
our parents, teachers, and all
our fathers and brethren that
are gone to their rest before
us, the Orthodox here and
everywhere piously laid to
sleep.
People: Eternal be their memory.
Priest: Let us also say for ourselves.
People: Lord have mercy. (3x).
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And the choir chants the following Theotokion:
Third Tone. Awed by the Beauty
Awed by the beauty * of your virginity,
And the exceeding radiance of your purity,
Gabriel called out unto you, O Theotokos:
What worthy hymn of praise can I offer unto you?
And what shall I name you?
I am in doubt and stand in awe.
Wherefore, as commanded, I cry to you:
Rejoice, O Full of Grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (3x)
Priest: Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord
Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
People: Amen.
While we venerate the holy icons and receive a blessing
from the priest.
ΤΕΛΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΟΞΑ ΤΟ ΘΕΟ
THE END AND GLORY TO GOD
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The following prayer of forgiveness may be read either in
the Church or at home:
Lord, forgive those who hate and persecute us, be
generous to those who do good to us and grant them
every means of salvation and eternal life. Visit the sick
and grant them health and strength. Guide those who
are at sea, be the companion of those who travel upon
the earth. Be the strength of our rulers. Grant remission
of the sins to those who serve us and show us mercy.
Remember Lord our fathers and brothers who have fallen
asleep before us, and grant them a place of repose
where the light of Your countenance shines. Remember,
Lord, our brothers in prison, and preserve them from
harm. Remember, Lord, those who bear fruit and do
good deeds in Your holy churches, granting them
salvation and eternal life. Remember, Lord, us who are
humble sinners and unworthy servants: enlighten us with
Your commandments. Through the prayers of Your all
pure Mother, our Lady, Theotokos, and ever-virgin Mary,
for You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Please leave this booklet
in the Pews
Copies can be purchased in our
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Thank you
Version 7. 3/24/2015

Akathist Project--Week 1-4_7 - St. George Greek Orthodox Church

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