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Mode 3. On Wednesday Morning

On Wednesday of the First Week Morning

Menaion - March 5

Memory of the Holy Monastic Martyr Conon

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MATINS

CHOIR

Mode 3.

Verse 1: My spirit rises early in the morning to You, O God, for Your commands are a light upon the earth. [SAAS]

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 2: Learn righteousness, you who dwell on the earth.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 3: Jealousy will seize an untaught people; and now fire will devour the adversaries.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

Verse 4: Bring more evils on them, O Lord, bring more evils on them, on the glorious of the earth.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

From Horologion - - -

Triadic Hymns

Mode 3.

O Trinity, consubstantial and undivided, O Unity, with three hypostases and co-eternal, to You as God we shout the hymn of the Angels: Holy, holy, holy are You, our God. By the power of Your Cross save us. [SD]

Glory.

Daring to glorify the unoriginate Father, the co-unoriginate Son, and the co-eternal Spirit, the one Godhead, we utter in the manner of the Cherubim: Holy, holy, holy are You, our God. By the intercessions of the Saints save us. [SD]

Both now.

The Judge will arrive suddenly, and the actions of each of us will be laid bare. So, with fear, let us cry out in middle of the night: Holy, holy, holy are You, our God. Through the Theotokos have mercy on us. [SD]

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 19. There is no litany, but immediately the following:

CHOIR

Kathisma I.

From Triodion - - -

For the Cross.

Mode 3. You were so beautiful.

Τὴν ὡραιότητα.

Amazed were regiments of Angels seeing You * who have immeasurable divine authority * now voluntarily submit to torture and crucifixion. * “Look how He be scourged and flogged, who as God is invisible, * in His wish to free mankind from destruction and death’s decay!” * And so to You, the Giver of life, we sing, * “Glory to Your tender mercies, O Christ!” [GOASD]

Verse: Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at the footstool of His feet; for He is holy. [SAAS]

The Cross was set up on the earth, and it touched the heavens; not that the tree reached that height, but that You who were on it fill all things. Glory to You, O Lord. [SD]

Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion.

We have obtained the Cross of your Son, O Theotokos, as a rod of power. By it we subdue the insolence of the enemies. And with love we magnify you unceasingly. [SD]

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 20. Then the short litany.

DEACON

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

DEACON

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

DEACON

Remembering our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed, and glorious Lady, the Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are good and benevolent God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

CHOIR

From Triodion - - -

Kathisma II. From the Triodion.

Mode 2. (not metered)

Through your Passion, loving Lord, ⁄ you have given all men freedom from passions, ⁄ putting to death the passions of my flesh by your Cross. ⁄ Count me worthy, then, to see your divine Passion: ⁄ that having been well-pleasing to your glory in the fast, ⁄⁄ I may receive your great and abundant mercy! [OCA]

Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion.

Mode 2. (not metered)

Beholding you, O Christ, stretched dead upon the tree, ⁄ your virgin Mother cried out with bitter tears: ⁄ My Son, what is this fearful mystery? ⁄ How do you give eternal life to all, ⁄⁄ and yet suffer willingly a shameful death upon the Cross? [OCA]

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 1. Then the short litany.

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For blessed is Your name, and glorified is Your kingdom, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

CHOIR

From Triodion - - -

Kathisma III. From the Triodion.

Mode 2. (not metered)

Lord, you have consecrated and given us this light-giving season of abstinence, ⁄ enable us all to pass through it in compunction and sincerity, ⁄ living in peace by the power of the Cross, ⁄⁄ only Lover of mankind! [OCA]

Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion.

Mode 2. (not metered)

Guarded by the precious Cross of your Son, ⁄ pure Lady and Theotokos, ⁄ we easily turn away all the assaults of the enemy! ⁄ Therefore we rightly call you blessed, ⁄⁄ for you are the Mother of Light and the only hope of our souls! [OCA]

READER

Lord, have mercy. (3)

Glory. Both now.

Psalm 50 (51).

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged. For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built; then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings; then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. [SAAS]

PRIEST

O God, save Your people and bless Your inheritance. Look upon Your world with mercy and compassion. Raise the Orthodox Christians in glory, and send down upon us Your rich mercies:

through the intercessions of our all-immaculate Lady Theotokos and ever-virgin Mary, by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, heavenly, bodiless powers, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, our fathers among the saints, the great hierarchs and ecumenical teachers Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom; Athanasius, Cyril, and John the Merciful, patriarchs of Alexandria, Nicholas, bishop of Myra, Spyridon, bishop of Trimythous, Nektarios of Pentapolis, the wonderworkers; the holy, glorious, great martyrs George the triumphant, Demetrios the myrrh-streamer, Theodore the soldier, and Theodore the general; Menas the wonderworker; Charalampus and Eleutherius, the hieromartyrs; the holy, glorious, and victorious martyrs; the glorious great Martyr and all-laudable Euphemia; the holy and glorious Martyrs Thecla, Barbara, Anastasia, Catherine, Kyriaki, Photini, Marina, Paraskevi and Irene; our venerable and God-bearing fathers; (local patron saint); the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; and all Your saints:

We beseech you, only merciful Lord, hear us sinners who pray to you and have mercy on us.

CHOIR

Lord, have mercy. (12)

PRIEST

Through the mercy, compassion, and love for humankind of Your only-begotten Son, with whom You are blessed, and Your all-holy, good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

From Menaion - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Saint.

Ode i. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Τῷ Σωτῆρι Θεῷ.

Verse: Let us sing to the Lord, for He is greatly glorified.

To our Savior and God, who led His people of old * across the Red Sea, and they walked on dry ground, * and under water covered Pharaoh and his forces all, * to Him only let us sing, for He is glorified. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

May Conon the righteous and victorious Martyr be now honored; for being enlisted for Christ, the King over all, he battled bravely against falsehood, and has put on the undefiled crown. [un]

Verse: The Lord reigns forever and ever and ever. For Pharaoh’s horses went with his chariots and horsemen into the sea. [SAAS]

Yearning for the secret life and glory that never ages, the glorious Martyr Conon traded earthly luxury for them. Let us commemorate him in hymns, for he is glorified. [un]

Verse: But the children of Israel walked on dry ground in the midst of the sea. [SAAS]

Now clothed with a raiment of incorruption, O glorious Conon, you have been transplanted from the root of a wild olive tree to a good olive tree, bearing those whom you planted as fruit to Christ. [un]

Glory.

Freed from our ancestor’s curse of defilement, the thoroughly famous Martyr unshouldered the yoke of falsehood and made purity his partner and companion. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

O pure Mother of God, always ask the God that was incarnate of you without leaving the Father, that our souls may be saved. [un]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode iii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Δυνάμει τοῦ Σταυροῦ σου.

Verse: Holy are You, O Lord, and my spirit praises You.

O Christ, I pray You strengthen my mind * and heart, O Savior, by Your Cross’s might, * that I may praise You and glorify * Your Ascension that has saved us all. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You decided to worship God, yearning for the light, O glorious Conon; but you hated the murky godlessness of the idols. [un]

Verse: My heart is strengthened in the Lord; my horn is exalted in my God. I smile at my enemies; I rejoice in Your salvation. [SAAS]

You decided to worship God, yearning for the light, O glorious Conon; but you hated the murky godlessness of the idols. [un]

Verse: Because no one is holy like the Lord, no one is righteous like our God, no one is holy but You. [SAAS]

Gladly sacrificing soul and body to Christ, and being graciously received, you talked with the Master as though the two of you were alone, O all-blessed one. [un]

Verse: Do not boast nor speak of high things; let no arrogance come from your mouth. [SAAS]

You prudently freed countless people from the laws of their fathers, acquiring the victory over Apollo, the namesake of destruction, O glorious Conon. [un]

Verse: For the Lord is the God of knowledge; and God is preparing His actions. [SAAS]

Theotokion.

Constantly ask Him who came forth from your womb, O pure one, that whose who commemorate you as the Mother of God may be delivered from the lies of Satan. [un]

(read)

Intermediate Verses of Ode Three.

He weakened the bow of mighty men, and those who are weak are girded with strength. [SAAS]

Those who were full of bread were made empty, and the hungry have forsaken the land. The barren woman has borne seven, and she who has many children has become feeble.

The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to Hades and raises up.

The Lord makes poor and rich; He brings low and lifts up.

He raises the poor from the earth. He lifts the needy from the dung heap, to set them among princely people and make them inherit a throne of glory. [SAAS]

(sung)

From Triodion - - -

Canon 1 from the Triodion.

Ode iii. Mode 2. N/M (The gentile church.)

Ἐξήνθησεν ἡ ἔρημος.

Verse: The One who gives a prayer to the one praying, He blesses with righteous years. [SAAS]

Let us crucify our members through abstinence; ⁄ and as it is written, let us be vigilant in prayer, ⁄ living after the example of him who suffered; ⁄ by his Passion, putting to death the passions. [OCA]

Verse: The Lord makes His adversaries weak; the Lord is holy. [SAAS]

Rejecting the bitter food of sin, ⁄ let us seek to please Christ, ⁄ who of his own will tasted gall ⁄ and by the Cross cast down the author of evil. [OCA]

Verse: Let not the man of learning boast in his understanding, nor let the man of might boast in his might, nor let the man of riches boast in his riches. [SAAS]

Sin has become a habit for me, ⁄ and it drags me down to complete perdition. ⁄ But by your Cross deliver me from my sinfulness, ⁄ compassionate Lord of many mercies! [OCA]

Verse: Only let the one who boasts boast in this: to understand and to know the Lord and to do justice and righteousness in the midst of the earth. [SAAS]

Theotokion.

Lady who bore the Master, ⁄ Queen of all creation, ⁄ set me free from bondage to the deceitful enemy! [OCA]

Canon 2 from the Triodion.

Ode iii. Mode 2. N/M (Establish us in You.)

Στερέωσον ἡμᾶς ἐν σοὶ Κύριε.

Verse: The Lord went up into the heaven and thundered. The Lord judges the ends of the earth. [SAAS]

From the tree of the Cross ⁄ the flower of abstinence grows for all the world. ⁄ Then let us accept the fast with love, ⁄ and take pleasure in the fruit of Christ’s divine commandments. [OCA]

Verse: He gives strength to our leaders, and He will exalt the horn of His Christ. [SAAS]

Abstaining from the passions, ⁄ let us crucify our flesh for the sake of the Lord: ⁄ by our life in Christ, ⁄ let us all show that the pride of the flesh is dead. [OCA]

Glory. For the Trinity.

I glorify three persons in one nature, ⁄ Father, Son and Spirit, ⁄ the one power of the Godhead, ⁄ one kingdom over all and one brightness! [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Your childbearing, pure Lady, fills our hearts with fear, ⁄ for it is God who has become man, ⁄ beyond time, begotten from the Father, ⁄ and in the last days brought forth by you through a virgin birth. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

I praise your crucifixion, O Christ, ⁄ and the piercing of your divine side, ⁄ from which each day I draw an immortal drink ⁄ and am sanctified. [OCA]

Heirmos (not metered). Mode 2.

Στερέωσον ἡμᾶς ἐν σοὶ Κύριε.

Establish us in Yourself, O Lord; ⁄ the wood of the Cross put sin to death, ⁄ and implanted the fear of You in our hearts ⁄ as we sing praises to You. [OCA]

Ode 3: Short Litany

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

CHOIR

Kathisma.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 1. N/M (The soldiers.)

Τὸν τάφον σου Σωτήρ.

From the time of your infancy you clung to God, O Godbearer, becoming the Good Spirit’s vessel of greatest honor; and you subdued the most vile spirits to your rule. Correctly you are magnified, since you have fought. Thus we all faithfully keep the feast, on your holy memory. [un]

Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion.

Mode 1. N/M (The soldiers.)

O immaculate and blameless Virgin, O Panagia, in all veracity a sword also passed through your pure heart, when you looked upon your Son being raised up on the Cross, O all-blameless Maiden, O divine Theotokos, O most blessed Mary, true shelter for sinners, and might of all the faithful. [un]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode iv. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Ἀκήκοα Κύριε τὴν ἐκ τοῦ τάφου.

Verse: Glory to Your strength, O Lord.

I heard of Your resurrection from the sepulcher, O Lord, * and I glorified You power which is invincible. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You threw down the one who deceives the masses, O blessed Conon, and displayed the Divinity of Jesus. [un]

Verse: The Lord God is my strength; He will direct my feet to the end. [SAAS]

The false god carved of stone, quaking at your chastisement, confessed that Jesus alone is God. [un]

Verse: He will set me upon high places, so to conquer by His song. [SAAS]

The stupid became prudent, accepting the completely verified retraction supernaturally emanating from lips of stone. [un]

Glory.

Beyond understanding is the mystery announced by you; for you bring back those that were astray to the Lord, O Martyr. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

We who are faithful glorify you as truly the Mother of God, O unwedded Virgin, and we run to your shelter. [un]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode v. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Ὀρθρίζοντες βοῶμέν σοιε.

Verse: O Lord our God, grant us peace.

Arising very early, we cry aloud to You, O Lord. * Save us, for You are our God. * We know no other, except for You. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Grace made you to be a carrier of the pure and perfect light, O glory and boast of Martyrs. [un]

Verse: The dead shall rise up; and those in the tombs shall arise. Those in the earth shall be glad. [SAAS]

Grace made you to be a carrier of the pure and perfect light, O glory and boast of Martyrs. [un]

Verse: For your dew is a healing for them, but the land of the ungodly shall come to an end. [SAAS]

You overflowed with the godly knowledge of words beyond human speech and taught countless people through them, O most honorable Conon. [un]

Glory.

Looking upon the grace of your wonders, the disobedient exclaimed: The God of Conon has defeated falsehood. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

We laud you as a virgin after childbirth, O Mother of God; for you carried God the Word in the flesh for the benefit of the world. [un]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode vi. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Ἐκύκλωσέ με ἄβυσσος.

Verse: Save us, O Lord, like You saved the Prophet Jonah.

The deep abyss encompassed me; the great fish became like a tomb for me. * But I cried aloud to You, benevolent Lord my God. * Then with Your right hand, You raised me and delivered me. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

By your prayers, grace augmented the riches for them that held faith; but for the lawless, immediate perdition, O all-blessed Conon. [un]

Verse: Those who follow vanity and lies forsake their own mercy. [SAAS]

By your prayers, grace augmented the riches for them that held faith; but for the lawless, immediate perdition, O all-blessed Conon. [un]

Verse: As much as I vowed, I shall offer up to You, to You, the Lord of Deliverance. [SAAS]

The legions of demons truly yielded to you that had yielded yourself to God, who created you by His own authority, O blessed and glorious Martyr Conon. [un]

Glory.

Through you the masses were reproved, taught by action and sermon to choose mercy and through God to hate the ways of greed, O all-blessed Conon [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

O glorious Mary, boast of the Orthodox, as is appropriate, we honor you as the bush that was not consumed, and as a mountain and a living stairway and a door of heaven. [un]

Heirmos.

The deep abyss encompassed me; the great fish became like a tomb for me. * But I cried aloud to You, benevolent Lord my God. * Then with Your right hand, You raised me and delivered me. [SD]

Ode 6: Short Litany

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are the King of peace and the savior of our souls, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

From Triodion - - -

READER

For the Martyrs. Mode 3.

Almighty God and Lord, You made the memory * of Your victorious Martyrs so radiant; * for You equipped them with the strength to imitate Your Passion and death. * They also bravely overcame * all the forces of Belial. * Therefore they received the grace * to perform cures and miracles. * We pray You, by their earnest entreaties, * to grant Your people peace, O Compassionate One. [SD]

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On March 5, we commemorate the holy monastic martyr Conon of Isauria.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Conon the gardener.

On this day we also commemorate our devout father Mark the Monk and Wonder-worker.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Evlogios of Palestine.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Martyr Evlampios.

On this day the holy Martyr Archelaos and the 142 Martyrs with him died by the sword.

By their holy intercessions, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

From Menaion - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Saint.

Ode vii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Ὁ ἐν καμίνῳ πυρός.

Verse: Blessed are You, the God of our fathers.

Inside the furnace You saved the three young men who sang Your praises. * You are the God of our fathers, Lord, and blessed are You. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O athlete, battling in martyrdom, you exclaimed: Blessed is the God of our Fathers. [un]

Verse: Blessed are You on the throne of Your kingdom, and You are praised and exalted beyond measure unto the ages. [SAAS]

Defeating the opposition, you were manifested to be a champion, exclaiming: Blessed is the God of our Fathers. [un]

Verse: Blessed are You in the firmament of heaven, for You are praised and glorified unto the ages. [SAAS]

You have been given the title of champion upon the earth and crown-bearer in the Heavens, O unconquerable Martyr of Christ. [un]

Glory.

Giving to God the salvation of those in falsehood, you exclaim: Blessed is the God of our Fathers. [un]

Both now. Theotokion.

You that was Virgin-born, who made her the Mother of God, blessed are You, the God of our Fathers. [un]

Ode viii.

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode viii. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Τὸν ἐκ Πατρὸς πρὸ αἰώνων.

Verse: O you works, to the Lord sing a hymn, and exalt Him beyond measure unto the ages.

Before the ages begotten from the Father, He is Son and God. * He was incarnate and born of a Virgin Mother in latter times. * Praise Him, priests and people, exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Beholding the world’s prince of darkness ruined of superstitious falsehood through the Saint’s intercessions, praise Christ, O you priests, and maximally glorify Him, O you people, for all eternity. [un]

Verse: Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

In a manner worthy of God, the congregation of the unrighteous, tortured by the spirits of perdition, exclaimed to you, O all-blessed Conon: Praise Christ, O you priests, and maximally glorify Him, O you people, for all eternity. [un]

Verse: Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord, you heavens of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

By your efficient decree, you kept the infant from harm while in the jaws of the feral animal as though in the arms of a mother, as you exclaimed constantly: Praise Christ, O you priests, and maximally glorify Him, O you people, for all eternity. [un]

Verse: Bless the Lord, all you waters above the heaven, all you powers of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

You were excessively enlightened with the Light of Three Suns, O athlete; for declaring the Nature of Three Hypostases, you did exclaim: Praise Christ, O you priests, and maximally glorify Him, O you people, for all eternity. [un]

Verse: Bless the Lord, you sun and moon, you stars of heaven, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Theotokion.

You have been manifested as higher than the Cherubim, O Mary exceedingly glorious, and who gave birth to God; for in your womb lived He whom we mortals, together with the bodiless spirits, glorify for all eternity. [un]

(read)

Intermediate Verses of Ode Eight.

Bless the Lord, every shower and dew, all you winds, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Bless the Lord, you fire and heat, you winter cold and summer heat, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you dews and snows, you frost and cold, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you hoarfrosts and snows, you lightning and clouds, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you light and darkness, you night and day, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you earth, you mountains and hills, and all you things growing on the earth, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages.

Bless the Lord, you springs, you seas and rivers, you sea-monsters and everything that moves in the waters, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

(sung)

From Triodion - - -

Canon 1 from the Triodion.

Ode viii. Mode 2. (N/M)

Κάμινός ποτε.

Verse: Bless the Lord, all you birds of heaven, all you wild animals and cattle, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

The furnace of the passions consumes my soul; ⁄ but quench its flames with the dew of your mercy. ⁄ For in your loving self-abasement, Benefactor, ⁄ at your crucifixion, ⁄ you made a fountain of dispassion to flow from your pure side. [OCA]

Verse: Bless the Lord, O children of men. Bless the Lord, O Israel, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Lifted upon your Cross, O Christ, ⁄ you have raised up us who were fallen into evil. ⁄ I have slipped into the pit of sin: ⁄ bring me out and set me firmly on the rock of salvation, ⁄ that I may glorify your power! [OCA]

Verse: Bless the Lord, O priests of the Lord, O servants of the Lord, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Through the lance that pierced your side, O Christ, ⁄ you have cleansed my heart from the corruption of the passions. ⁄ I have been wounded by the poisonous bite of the serpent. ⁄ Heal me in every part, ⁄ and make me walk unwavering upon the paths of God. [OCA]

Verse: Bless the Lord, O spirits and souls of the righteous, O holy ones and humble in heart, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Theotokion.

We all honor you, undefiled Virgin, ⁄ as the shining lamp and candlestick ⁄ in which the fire of the Godhead came to dwell, ⁄ bringing light to those held fast in the dark night of corruption, ⁄ and we bless your childbearing, blessed among women! [OCA]

Canon 2 from the Triodion.

Ode viii. Mode 2. N/M (Within the bush.)

Τὸν ἐν τῇ βάτῳ Μωσῇ.

Verse: Bless the Lord, O Hananiah, Azariah, and Mishael, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

Let us praise him who was crucified upon the tree between two thieves, ⁄ and whose life-giving side was pierced by a lance: ⁄ let us bless and exalt him above all forever! [OCA]

Verse: Bless the Lord, O Apostles, Prophets, and Martyrs, and exalt Him beyond measure, unto all the ages. [SAAS]

You judge all the earth ⁄ yet you stood before the judgment seat of Pilate! ⁄ You were struck on the cheek, mocked, and hung upon the Cross, ⁄ delivering me forever from the corruption of the ancient sin. [OCA]

Verse: We bless the Lord: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; we sing a hymn to Him and exalt Him beyond measure unto the ages. [SAAS]

For the Trinity.

One Godhead, one in Trinity, ⁄ undivided in nature yet divided in persons, ⁄ power that shall never be destroyed, ⁄ Father, Son and Spirit, ⁄ we sing your praises forever! [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Pure Mother of God, ⁄ gate of heaven and door of salvation, ⁄ accept the prayer of all Christians who call you blessed forever! [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Cross of Christ, you brought the thief to faith, ⁄ and me to the season of the fast: ⁄ count me worthy to venerate you at the feast that is to come, ⁄ and to be filled with life. [OCA]

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Heirmos (not metered). Mode 2.

Τὸν ἐν τῇ βάτῳ Μωσῇ.

Let us praise him, who of old in the burning bush ⁄ prefigured the miracle of the Virgin to Moses on Sinai: ⁄ let us bless and exalt him above all forever! [OCA]

Stand for the singing of Ode ix.

DEACON

Let us honor and magnify in song the Theotokos and the Mother of the light.

CHOIR

Ode ix.

The Magnificat. Mode pl. 1.

Verse: My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

Verse: He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever. [NKJV]

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode ix. Mode pl. 1. Heirmos.

Σὲ τὴν ὑπὲρ νοῦν.

You, transcending mind and reason are Mother of God; * you gave birth to the timeless One in time inexpressibly. * We the faithful with one accord magnify you. [SD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Completely consumed with immaterial yearning, you desired to drink the cup of Christ. Because of this, all of us call you blessed, O blessed Conon. [un]

Verse: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people. [RSV]

Not yielding to flattery, but with the law of God in a manner commendable to God, you gladly drank the cup of Christ, O blessed Conon. [un]

Verse: And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David. [RSV]

You are the beauty of the Martyrs, O glorious Conon, made beautiful with the most honorable wounds of Christ; for this reason, we all honor you. [un]

Verse: As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old. That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us. [RSV]

Because you have now received the inheritance in Heaven, save me from the woeful dangers of life, O Conon, glorious athlete of the Lord. [un]

Verse: To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant. [RSV]

Theotokion.

Rejoice, O Theotokos, Mother of Christ God; rejoice, O divine mountain; rejoice, spring of honorable virginity; rejoice, O Lady. [un]

From Triodion - - -

Canon 1 from the Triodion.

Ode ix. Mode 2. N/M (To us was revealed.)

Ἀνάρχου Γεννήτορος.

Verse: The oath which he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us that we, be[ing] delivered from the hand of our enemies. [RSV]

The fast shines upon us all more brightly than the sun, ⁄ bringing us the light of grace, ⁄ proclaiming the good news of the Cross, ⁄ of the precious Passion, and the saving day of resurrection. [OCA]

Verse: [That we] might serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life. [RSV]

Let us love chastity and flee from fornication! ⁄ Let us gird our loins with temperance ⁄ that we may appear in purity before the Savior of our souls, ⁄ who alone is pure and desires the purification of us all. [OCA]

Verse: And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways. [RSV]

Nail my flesh with the fear of you, O Christ, ⁄ who nailed the sin of adam to the Cross. ⁄ Loose me from the bonds of wickedness, ⁄ shatter the arrows of the evil one with your lance, Master, ⁄ and deliver me from all his mischief. [OCA]

Verse: To give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God. [RSV]

Theotokion.

Virgin Maiden who bore Christ the Lord, ⁄ the just Judge who alone is ever ready to forgive, ⁄ deliver me from the condemnation, ⁄ from the fire and torment that I deserve to suffer ⁄ because of my delight in sin. [OCA]

Canon 2 from the Triodion.

Ode ix. Mode 2. (N/M)

Τὴν ἁγνὴν καὶ ἄχραντον.

Verse: When the day shall dawn upon us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. [RSV]

How great is your compassion! ⁄ For you endured the Cross, the nails and the lance, O Lord, ⁄ for my sake, who am condemned to corruption. ⁄ Therefore I sing your praises, O Christ. [OCA]

Verse: To guide our feet into the way of peace. [RSV]

With all your people we worship your life-giving Passion, ⁄ the Cross, the reed, the nails and the lance, ⁄ praising you in our songs, O Christ. [OCA]

Glory. For the Trinity.

Unity in three coequal persons, ⁄ undivided Trinity, sovereign nature: ⁄ Father, Son and divine Spirit, save us all. [OCA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Rejoice, Theotokos, ⁄ mercy-seat of the world! ⁄ As we ever run to you for refuge, ⁄ we sinners gain reconciliation with God. [OCA]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Through your Cross, loving Lord, you gave me strength: ⁄ grant that I may complete the time of the fast with good courage! [OCA]

Heirmos (not metered). Mode 2.

Τὴν ἁγνὴν καὶ ἄχραντον.

Pure and undefiled Virgin Mother, ⁄ in faith and true devotion ⁄ we magnify you in song as the Theotokos! [OCA]

It is truly right to bless you, Theotokos, ever blessed, most pure, and Mother of our God. Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify. [GOASD]

PRIEST

Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For all the powers of heaven praise You, and to You they offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Photagogic Hymns

From Horologion - - -

Mode 3.

Send out Your light, O Christ God, and enlighten our hearts, by the power of Your Cross, and save me. [SD]

Send out Your light, O Christ God, and enlighten our hearts, by the intercessions of the Saints, and save me. [SD]

Send out Your light, O Christ God, and enlighten our hearts, by the intercessions of the Theotokos, and save me. [SD]

READER

Lauds. (read)

Psalm 148.

Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest. Praise Him, all you His angels; praise Him, all you His hosts. Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you stars and light. Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, and you waters above the heavens. Let them praise the Lord’s name, for He spoke, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created. He established them forever and unto ages of ages; He set forth His ordinance, and it shall not pass away. Praise the Lord from the earth, you dragons and all the deeps, Fire and hail, snow and ice, stormy wind, which perform His word, mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds, kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all judges of the earth, young men and maidens, elders with younger, let them praise the Lord’s name, for His name alone is exalted; His thanksgiving is in earth and heaven. And He shall exalt the horn of His people, a hymn for all His saints, for the children of Israel, a people who draw near to Him. [SAAS]

Psalm 149.

Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the assembly of His holy ones. Let Israel be glad in Him who made him, and let the children of Zion greatly rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dance; with tambourine and harp let them sing to Him; for the Lord is pleased with His people, and He shall exalt the gentle with salvation. The holy ones shall boast in glory, and they shall greatly rejoice on their beds; the high praise of God shall be in their mouth and a two-edged sword in their hand, to deal retribution to the nations, reproving among the peoples, to shackle their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron, to fulfill among them the written judgment: This glory have all His holy ones. [SAAS]

Psalm 150.

Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power; praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness. Praise Him with the sound of a trumpet; praise Him with the harp and lyre; praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with strings and flute; praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with triumphant cymbals; let everything that breathes praise the Lord. Alleluia. [SAAS]

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Stand for the reading of the Doxology.

Doxology (read)

HIERARCH or READER

To you belongs glory, O Lord our God, and to you we send up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.

READER: Amen.

HIERARCH or READER

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men. We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, and we thank you, for your great glory. Lord, King, Heavenly God, Father Almighty; only-begotten Son, Lord Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit. Lord God, the Lamb of God, the Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us, you who take away the sins of the world. Accept our supplication, you who sit at the right of the Father, and have mercy on us. For you are the only Holy One, you are the only Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Every day I shall bless you, and I shall praise your name forever, and unto the ages of ages. Lord, you have become for us a refuge from generation to generation. I have said: Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against you. Lord, to you I have fled; teach me to do your will, for you are my God. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we shall see light. Extend your mercy to those who know you. Grant, O Lord, that in this day we may be kept without sin. Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our Fathers, and praised and glorified is your name unto the ages. Amen. Let your mercy, Lord, come upon us, just as we have hoped in you. Blessed are you, O Lord, teach me your commandments. Blessed are you, O Master, make me understand your commandments. Blessed are you, O Holy One, enlighten me with your commandments. Lord, your mercy remains forever, do not turn away from the works of your hands. To you belongs praise, to you belongs a hymn, to you belongs glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

LITANY OF COMPLETION

DEACON

Let us complete our morning prayer to the Lord.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

DEACON

Help us, save us, have mercy on us, and protect us, O God, by Your grace.

CHOIR: Lord, have mercy.

DEACON

That the whole day may be perfect, holy, peaceful, and sinless, let us ask the Lord.

CHOIR (after each petition)

Grant this, O Lord.

DEACON

For an angel of peace, a faithful guide, a guardian of our souls and bodies, let us ask the Lord.

For pardon and remission of our sins and transgressions, let us ask the Lord.

For that which is good and beneficial for our souls, and for peace for the world, let us ask the Lord.

That we may complete the remaining time of our life in peace and repentance, let us ask the Lord.

And let us ask for a Christian end to our life, peaceful, without shame and suffering, and for a good defense before the awesome judgment seat of Christ.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST

For You are the God of mercy and compassion and love for humankind, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

PRIEST: Peace be with all.

CHOIR: And with your spirit.

DEACON

Let us bow our heads to the Lord.

CHOIR: To You, O Lord.

PRIEST (in a low voice)

Holy Lord, who dwell in the highest and look upon the humble and observe all creation with Your all-seeing eye, to You we bow the neck of soul and body, and we pray You, Holy of holies: Extend Your invisible hand from Your holy heavens and bless us all. And as good and benevolent God, forgive us any misdeeds we committed voluntarily or involuntarily, and grant us Your blessings in this world and in the next.

PRIEST (aloud)

For Yours it is to show mercy and to save us, O our God, and to You we offer up glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

Aposticha. From the Triodion.

From Triodion - - -

Idiomelon. Mode pl. 4.

Come, let us battle thoughts of passion through fasting, ⁄ shielding ourselves with spiritual wings ⁄ so that we may endure the enemy’s storm with ease! ⁄ That we may be worthy of adoring the Cross ⁄ of the Son of God who was voluntarily slain for the world, ⁄ that we may spiritually celebrate the Savior’s resurrection from the dead! ⁄ Ascending the mountain with the disciples, ⁄ we will glorify the one who received all authority from the Father, ⁄⁄ the Son and Lover of mankind! [OCA]

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]

For the Martyrs.

Mode pl. 4.

Verse: And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us, and prosper for us the works of our hands. [SAAS]

Invincible martyrs of Christ, ⁄ you defeated deceit with the power of the Cross ⁄ and received the grace of eternal life! ⁄ The threats of your torturers, you did not fear! ⁄ You were glad of being wounded by them, ⁄ and now your blood is the healing of our souls! ⁄⁄ pray that our souls may be saved! [OCA]

Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion.

Mode pl. 4. What a paradoxal.

Ὢ τοῦ παραδόξου.

“What is this spectacle that I see with my own eyes, O my Son * who created the universe? * You who hold creation all * in Your hand have been crucified! * You who give life to all living things have died!” * So did the Mother of God cry out and say, * as she was watching You * being lifted on the Cross, who had shone forth * from her womb ineffably, being both God and man. [SD]

PRIEST

It is good to give thanks to the Lord and to sing to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth at night. [SAAS]

READER

Trisagion Prayers.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy 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 Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

READER

Standing in your glorious church, O Theotokos, we think we are standing in heaven. O heavenly Gate, open to us the door of your mercy.

Lord, have mercy. (40)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.

In the name of the Lord, Father, bless!

PRIEST

Blessed is Christ our God, the One who is, always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

CHOIR: Amen.

PRIEST

O heavenly King, uphold our rulers, strengthen the Faith, calm the nations, give peace to the world. Protect this holy Church (or, Monastery); grant our departed fathers and brethren that they may dwell with the righteous, and accept us in repentance and confession; for You are good and benevolent.

We now make three prostrations: i.e. we recite the Prayer of St. Ephrem (quietly or mentally), and with each verse we make a bow or prostration.

While it has become customary for this prayer to be recited by someone aloud, nevertheless the indicated practice is that it be recited inaudibly and mentally by everyone, clergy and congregants alike, with the accompanying bows etc.

Prayer of St. Ephrem

O Lord and Master of my life, do not permit the spirit of laziness and meddling, the lust for power and idle talk to come into me.

Instead, grant me, Your servant, the spirit of prudence, humility, patience and love.

Yes, Lord and King, give me the power to see my own faults and not to judge my brother. For You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Then we make the sign of the cross 12 times, each time saying, “God, be gracious to me a sinner and have mercy on me.” Then we repeat the third verse of the Prayer (quietly or mentally) and make a final bow or prostration.

Yes, Lord and King, give me the power to see my own faults and not to judge my brother. For You are blessed unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Then we begin the First Hour, saying: “Come let us worship…”

or:

READER

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (3) Father, bless!

Dismissal

PRIEST

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, the protection of the honorable, bodiless powers of heaven, the supplications of the honorable, glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, of the holy, glorious, and praiseworthy apostles, of the holy, glorious, and triumphant martyrs, of our righteous and God-bearing fathers, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.

Conclusion, i.e. “Through the prayers…”

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.

CHOIR: Amen.