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Mode 4. On Monday Morning

On Monday of the Second Week Morning

Menaion - March 10

Memory of the Holy Martyr Quadratus of Corinth

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MATINS

CHOIR

Mode 4.

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 4.

We mortals dare to offer You the hymn of Your noetic ministers, and we say: Holy, holy, holy are You our God. By the protection of the Bodiless Hosts have mercy on us. [SD]

Glory.

Now like the orders of Angels in heaven, and the ranks of people on earth, with fear we offer You a hymn of victory, O good One. Holy, holy, holy are You our God. By the intercessions of the Saints save us. [SD]

Both now.

Like the Cherubim we dare to glorify the unoriginate Father, and You, O Christ God, and Your all-holy Spirit, and we say: 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 4. There is no litany, but immediately the following:

CHOIR

Kathisma I.

From Triodion - - -

For compunction.

Mode 4.

O Lord, visit my humble soul, which as spent the entire time of this life in sins. Accept me and save me, as You once did the harlot. [SD]

Verse: O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, nor chasten me in Your anger. [SAAS]

As I sail across the ocean of the present life, I remember the abyss of my many vices. Since I have no good thought to pilot me, I shout to you the words of Peter: Save me, O Christ my God. Save me, O benevolent Lord. [SD]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

To you who were raised in the Temple, in the Holy of Holies, and who were clothed in faith and wisdom and measureless virginity, the Supreme Commander Gabriel from heaven brought the salutation, “Rejoice”; “Rejoice, O blessed Maiden! Rejoice, O glorified one! The Lord is with you.” [SD]

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 5. 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 4. N/M (Joseph marveled.)

Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.

I entreat you in your compassion, O Christ, ⁄ restore to life through true fasting and repentance ⁄ my soul slain by the fruit of disobedience. ⁄ Grant that I may ever walk the straight path of your holy commandments, ⁄ that in the company of all who love you, ⁄ I may share in your divine glory, O Jesus, ⁄⁄ and praise your goodness towards all! [OCA]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 4. N/M (Joseph marveled.)

Κατεπλάγη Ἰωσήφ.

Tossed in the storm of the passions, ⁄ deaf to the voice of my conscience, ⁄ I call on you with fervor, pure Virgin! ⁄ Do not let me perish in my wretchedness, ⁄ for you have borne the Lord of unending mercy: ⁄ I have no other hope but you; ⁄ I put my trust in you! ⁄ Do not let my enemies triumph over me and mock me. ⁄ All that you desire you have the power to do, ⁄⁄ for you are Mother of the God of all! [OCA]

The appointed Kathisma of the Psalter may be read, i.e. Kathisma 6. 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 pl. 2.

Direct our steps, O Lord, ⁄ as we set out on the second week of the fast. ⁄ Shine the sanctifying light of your commandments on us ⁄ and make us worthy to offer you an acceptable prayer on bended knees: ⁄ for you are our Father and we are the work of your hands: ⁄⁄ we sing your praise with fear and call on your name! [OCA]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

The message of Gabriel to the Virgin ⁄ was the beginning of salvation. ⁄ For she heard his greeting: rejoice! ⁄ And did not reject his salutation. ⁄ She did not doubt like Sarah in the tent, but replied: ⁄ Behold the handmaid of the Lord, ⁄⁄ be it done to me according to your word! [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 Saints.

Ode i. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Τριστάτας κραταιούς.

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

I pray You to submerge * in the sea of dispassion * the three powers of my soul, * like those powerful hosts. * And then using the deadening * of my body for a timbrel, * I may sing a triumphal hymn * unto You who born of the Virgin pure. [SD]

Troparia.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

The sacred and wondrous feast of the sacred martyrs who contested sacredly has arrived, illumining everyone by the brightness of the Spirit. As we gather together, lovers of feasts, let us bless them as is proper. [VPA]

Verse: Let us sing to the Lord, for He is greatly glorified. Horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. [SAAS]

Verse: The Lord became my helper and the shield of my salvation; He is my God, and I will glorify Him; my father’s God, and I will exalt Him. [SAAS]

By the light of the virtues you have risen for us as a shining sun, O athlete Quadratus, driving out the darkness of polytheism by your brilliant rays, and illumining the companies of the faithful. [VPA]

Verse: The Lord brings wars to nothing; the Lord is His name. Pharaoh’s chariots and army He cast into the sea. [SAAS]

Proclaiming Jesus the Savior, the rock of life, as God, you contented steadfastly and made the rock which received the streams of your blood to be a shining spring of sanctification, O Martyrs. [VPA]

Verse: The sea covered them; they sank to the bottom like a stone. [SAAS]

Theotokion.

From the slime of the passions and the surging waves of sinful thoughts, from the arrows of the evil one and every adverse assault, preserve the souls of those who hymn your indescribable childbirth, O Spotless Mother of God. [VPA]

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Intermediate Verses of Ode One.

Your right hand, O God, is glorified in strength; Your right hand, O God, dashed the enemy in pieces. In the greatness of Your glory You broke the adversaries to pieces. [SAAS]

You sent forth Your wrath; it consumed them like stubble.

By the Spirit of Your anger the waters were gathered together; the waves stood upright in the midst of the sea; the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I will satisfy my soul; I will destroy with my sword; my hand shall have dominion.’

You sent forth Your Spirit; the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorified in holiness, marvelous in praises, doing wonders?

You stretched out Your right hand; the earth swallowed them up.

In righteousness You guided Your people whom You redeemed; in strength You called them to Your holy resting place.

The nations heard and were angry; pangs seized the inhabitants of Philistia. [SAAS]

(sung)

From Triodion - - -

Canon 1 from the Triodion.

Ode i. Mode 4. (NM) Drown the three chief commanders.

Τριστάτας κραταιούς.

Verse: The princes of Edom and the chiefs of the Moabites were dismayed; trembling took hold of them; all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. [SAAS]

O Thou who alone art full of love, fountain of mercy, Lamb of God, who in Thy divine power takest away the transgressions of the world, save me, for I am sinking in the waves of sin, and guide me to the haven of repentance. [KW]

Verse: Fear and dread fell upon them; by the greatness of Your arm, let them become as stone. [SAAS]

As Christ has taught us in the Scriptures, a pure fast means the putting away of sin, the rejection of the passions, love for God, attentiveness in prayer, tears of compunction, and acts of mercy to the poor. [KW]

Verse: Till Your people pass over, O Lord, till Your people pass over, whom You purchased. [SAAS]

My soul has been wounded by the sword of sin and disfigured by the stain of many evils. O Physician of our souls, heal it in Thy mercy and apply the remedy of Thy wise commandments, for Thou lovest mankind. [KW]

Verse: The sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands established. [SAAS]

Theotokion.

O most holy Virgin, Tabernacle undefiled, with the fountain of thy mercy wash me clean from the defilement of evil passions: destroy the sin that lies deep within me, O Lady, and grant me many tears of compunction. [KW]

Canon 2 from the Triodion.

Ode i. Mode pl. 2. (NM) He is for me unto salvation

Βοηθὸς καὶ σκεπαστής.

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

Brethren, let us enter with eagerness upon the second week of the light-giving Fast; and rejoicing in the feast which we kept yesterday, with holy gladness let us sing in praise of Christ. [KW]

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

Having come to the season of fasting and compunction, let us weep bitterly and groan aloud. Let us stretch out our hands to the only Redeemer, that He may save our souls. [KW]

Glory. For the Trinity.

Unity in three Persons, sovereign Lord of all, Source of perfection, God without beginning, Father, Son and All-Holy Spirit, do Thou Thyself save us. [KW]

Both now. Theotokion.

Who has ever begotten a son not sown by a father according to the law of nature? Yet such a Son the Father begets without a mother. Most strange and marvellous wonder! For thou, pure Virgin, hast at the same time borne both God and man. [KW]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

O my Christ, how shall I bear Thine anger when Thou comest as Judge? And what shall I say then, for I have not obeyed Thy will, O Christ? But before the end forgive me. [KW]

Heirmos. Mode pl. 2.

Βοηθὸς καὶ σκεπαστής.

He became for me a helper and a shelterer for salvation. * He is my God, and I will glorify Him, * the God of my father, and Him will I exalt, * for He is greatly glorified. [SD]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saints.

Ode iii. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ὅτι στεῖρα ἔτεκεν.

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

Since the barren woman, yes, the Gentile Church, has borne many, * and she with many children, the Synagogue, is now forlorn, * we cry out to our God who is so marvelous, “Holy are You, O Lord.” [SD]

Troparia.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

When they were beaten with the sword and patiently endured many kinds of torture, the steadfast, unconquerable ones cried out to our wondrous God: Holy are you, O Lord. [VPA]

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

When they were beaten with the sword and patiently endured many kinds of torture, the steadfast, unconquerable ones cried out to our wondrous God: Holy are you, O Lord. [VPA]

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

With God-given wisdom, Quadratus, striving in contest, put an end to the quarrels of Greek wisdom and through the dutiful shedding of his blood, was made beautiful by the Divine Spirit. [VPA]

Glory.

With pious minds let us celebrate in song Quadratus and Anektos, Crescens with Paul, Cyprian the divine, and Dionysios, who have contended by faith. [VPA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Not even a heavenly mind is able to tell of your birth which is beyond all mind, O Maiden. For you conceived in your womb the Word of the first mind, who formed all things by a word. [VPA]

Heirmos.

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 4. N/M (You who were lifted.)

Ὁ ὑψωθεὶς ἐν τῷ Σταυρῷ.

By the patient endurance of afflictions you put to death the arrogant enemy, O prize-winner; you suffered death by the sword, together with the all-wise ones who contested with you, O Quadratus. Therefore we celebrate your august memory, crying out: Remember us to the Master, O invincible martyrs. [VPA]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode 4. You who were lifted.

We the unworthy shall not ever be silent, * O Theotokos, from proclaiming your powers. * For were you not concerned to intercede for us, * who would have delivered us * from such manifold dangers, * and who else would up to now * have preserved us in freedom? * O Lady, we shall not depart from you, * for you ever save your servants * from evils of every kind. [SD]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saints.

Ode iv. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ὁ καθήμενος ἐν δόξῃ.

Verse: Glory to Your strength, O Lord.

He who sits in holy glory * on the throne of divinity, * Jesus our most high God, * on a swift and light cloud has come to us, * and by the might of His undefiled hand has saved * those who cry to Him: Glory to Your strength, O Christ. [SD]

Troparia.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

By the word of your wisdom you put to shame the unwise and through the exhortations of your divinely persuasive teachings, you captured the divine Anektos, O martyr Quadratus, and you bring him to your Master as a steadfast martyr. [VPA]

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

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

From when you were in swaddling clothes you were made a friend of the one who created all things. From childhood you exhibited the mind of a perfect man and, thirsting for wisdom, you became a most pure dwelling place of Christ, O Martyr. [VPA]

Glory.

The six-lighted lamp of your martyrs, O Lord, nourished by mystical oil, diminished the night of polytheism and illumined those who cry: Glory to Your strength, O Christ. [VPA]

Both now. Theotokion.

The holy Theotokos, in whom the consubstantial Word of the Father was well-pleased to dwell as in a fragrant chamber, did not travail, nor was her womb consumed and she gave birth to Emmanuel, the God-man. [VPA]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saints.

Ode v. Mode 4. Heirmos (not metered).

Τὸν φωτισμόν σου Κύριε.

Verse: O Lord our God, grant us peace.

Send us your illumination, O Lord, and disperse the mist of our transgressions, O good one, granting us your heavenly peace. [VPA]

Troparia.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

By the light of knowledge driving away the darkness of ignorance, you offer to the Lord a company of athletes, wise Quadratus, being crowned with them. [VPA]

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

By the light of knowledge driving away the darkness of ignorance, you offer to the Lord a company of athletes, wise Quadratus, being crowned with them. [VPA]

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

Having first conquered the passions through asceticism, you then rose up and took away the power of the impious and most steadfastly contended, O martyr Quadratos. [VPA]

Glory.

The dry rock was opened up and pours forth august blood and grants a radiant river which ever sanctifes the faithful by divine encouragement. [VPA]

Both now. Theotokion.

O spotless one, the one who fashioned Eve out of Adam’s side is fashioned out of your womb, pure one, wishing to save Adam out of compassion as the lover of man. [VPA]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saints.

Ode vi. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ἐβόησε προτυπῶν.

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

Prefiguring * in the whale the divine three-day burial, * Prophet Jonah cried aloud, * in affliction beseeching God: * From corruption save me, * O Lord Jesus the King of angelic hosts. [SD]

Troparia.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

Six in number, the choir of prizewinners has shone for us like stars of the Church’s august firmament, illumining the faithful and scattering the moonless night of deceit. [VPA]

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

Six in number, the choir of prizewinners has shone for us like stars of the Church’s august firmament, illumining the faithful and scattering the moonless night of deceit. [VPA]

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

You went through the sea of torments unshaken, O Martyrs, and attained the peace on high; and you became harbors and most fervent intercessors for the faithful. [VPA]

Glory.

Let us praise Quadratus the glorious with Aniketos, Paul, Cyprian, Dionysios, and Crescens, the good and fruitful branches of the vine of Christ. [VPA]

Both now. Theotokion.

You made heavenly the nature of humanity which had become earthly, all-pure one, and having become corrupt, you deified it. Therefore we all glorify you with unceasing voices. [VPA]

Heirmos.

Prefiguring * in the whale the divine three-day burial, * Prophet Jonah cried aloud, * in affliction beseeching God: * From corruption save me, * O Lord Jesus the King of angelic hosts. [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 4.

The hosts of the Angels are in attendance today, for the observance of the memory of the prize-winning martyrs, to illumine the minds of the faithful, and to brighten the civilized world with grace. O God, be importuned by them, and grant us Your great mercy. [SD]

Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On March 10, we commemorate the holy Martyr Quadratus of Corinth, and those with him, Anektos, Paul, Dionysius, Cyprian, and Crescens.

On this day we also commemorate our devout mother Anastasia the Patrician.

On this day Saint Marcian was bludgeoned to death.

The holy Neomartyr Michael Mavroudis, who witnessed in Thessaloniki in the year 1544, died by fire.

By the intercessions of Your Saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

From Menaion - - -

CHOIR

Canon for the Saints.

Ode vii. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ὁ διασώσας ἐν πυρί.

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

You saved Your Servants in the fire, * Abraham’s three youthful descendants; * and the Chaldeans You destroyed, * for they plotted unjustly against the just. * O supremely extolled and praised * Lord, the God of our fathers, You are blessed. [SD]

Troparia.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

In the fire of tortures receiving from above the dew of patience, the brave martyrs cried out with the children: most hymned Lord, the God of our Fathers, you are blessed. [VPA]

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

In the fire of tortures receiving from above the dew of patience, the brave martyrs cried out with the children: most hymned Lord, the God of our Fathers, you are blessed. [VPA]

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

Through the rain of your august blood, O prizewinners, the rock which had been dry was opened up, pouring forth streams of healings to those who sing: O God of our fathers, you are blessed. [VPA]

Glory.

Like a noetic myrrh-vessel, O Quadratus, the vessel of your relics gushes forth the myrrh of healings, driving away the foul smell of the passions and burning the troops of demons by divine providence. [VPA]

Both now. Theotokion.

Blessed is the fruit of your blessed womb, whom the heavenly powers and the ranks of mortals bless. You, who have redeemed us from the ancient curse, are blessed. [VPA]

Ode viii.

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saints.

Ode viii. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Λυτρωτὰ τοῦ παντός.

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

O almighty Redeemer of all the world, * You came down in the midst of the furnace fire, * and You bedewed those pious men, * and You taught them to sing praise, * “O all you works, to the Lord sing * a hymn as you bless the Lord.” [SD]

Troparia.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

Shining with the brilliance of the contests, you stand before the Lord bearing a crown with your fellow athletes, glorious one, lifting up a melody, O Quadratus: All the works, bless and hymn the Lord. [VPA]

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

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]

Made beautiful by the light of the virtues, at the end, you inherited the splendor of the martyrs, all-wise Quadratus, lifting up a melody: All the works bless and hymn the Lord. [VPA]

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]

Corinth acquired the precious relics of the saints as fortifications and their temple as a place of free healing where everyone who runs there with faith is freed from pains and passions. [VPA]

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

Theotokion.

Having been redeemed from the curse of the Fore-mother through you the pure Mother of God, we bless you, blessed Lady, with faith and we sing: O works, bless the Lord. [VPA]

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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 pl. 2. (NM) O all-powerful Deliverer of all.

Λυτρωτὰ τοῦ παντός.

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]

Journeying upon the uncertain path of life, I have fallen among thieves, and am despoiled by my own thoughts; my wounds stink and are corrupt. O Physician of the sick, at the prayers of all Thy saints give me Thine hand. [KW]

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

The waves of grievous sin confuse my understanding; save me, O Jesus, as once Thou hast saved Peter, for I sing to Thee: O all ye works, bless ye and praise ye the Lord. [KW]

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

Let us kill the passions by abstinence, and through fasting let us make our spirit mount on wings to heaven; and let us cry with contrite hearts: We have sinned against Thee, O God; in Thy compassion forgive us. [KW]

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.

Coming to dwell within thy womb, the Most High made thee more spacious than the heavens. He has appointed thee, O Virgin, as an invincible protection unto those that cry: O all ye works, bless ye and praise ye the Lord. [KW]

Canon 2 from the Triodion.

Ode viii. Mode pl. 2. (NM) The hosts of heaven

Ὃν Στρατιαὶ οὐρανῶν.

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

Deliver my soul from enslavement to the tyranny of the passions, O Lord, that I may freely do Thy will and with rejoicing glorify Thy power for ever. [KW]

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

O my soul, hate the incontinence of Esau and emulate the virtues of Jacob; catch Beelzebub by the heel and throw him down; through abstinence grow rich in things divine and sing praises unto God for ever. [KW]

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.

I honour God one in Essence; I sing the praises of the three Persons, distinct from one another yet not differing in Nature, for there is one Godhead and one Power in the three, Father, Son and Spirit. [KW]

Both now. Theotokion.

From thy womb filled with radiance, Christ has come forth as a bridegroom from his chamber, and as a great light He has illumined those in darkness. As lightning has the Sun of righteousness shone out, O pure Virgin, and given light to the world. [KW]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

No man became foolish through drinking water, but thou, O Noah, hast exposed thy nakedness after tasting wine; and because of drunkenness Lot sowed seeds of evil. Flee, O my soul, from their example and sing in praise of Christ. [KW]

We praise and we bless and we worship the Lord.

Heirmos. Mode pl. 2.

Ὃν Στρατιαὶ οὐρανῶν.

Him whom the hosts of the heavens glorify, * at whom quake the Cherubim and the Seraphim, * every breath and creation, * extol Him now and bless Him, * and exalt supremely, unto all the ages. [SD]

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 4.

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 Saints.

Ode ix. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Εὕα μὲν τῷ τῆς παρακοῆς.

Because of the malady of disobedience, Eve received the curse within herself. * But you, O Virgin Theotokos, have blossomed forth the blessing to all the world, * by means of the One who sprang from your pregnancy. * And therefore you do we all magnify. [SD]

Troparia.

Saints of God, intercede for us.

The serum of the martyrs sends us a fragrance full of grace; their blood pours out springs of healings by the Holy Spirit, and heals the passions of the souls. Let us bless them as is proper. [VPA]

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

Having been beautified by the beauty of your wounds, you were like the angels; O Quadratus, and mouting upon your spilled blood as on a chariot, you flew up to the kingdom on high, receiving the rewards for your pains. [VPA]

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

With the divine sweetness dripping from your mouth, you persuaded a company of prizewinners, martyr Quadratus to contest with you: Anektos, Paul, and Crescens, with Cyprian and the wise Dionysios, with whom you dance, admirable one. [VPA]

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]

We all celebrate the festal day of your contest, O prizewinners; for in it, having taken up a crown of incorruption, you have become sons of light and of the day, dancing around the throne of the king of all. [VPA]

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

Theotokion.

Having been revealed to be the birth-giver of the Creator of all beyond all understanding, all blameless one, you were shown to be higher than the heavens and the Sovereign Lady of all, all-hymned virgin Theotokos. Therefore we all magnify you. [VPA]

From Triodion - - -

Canon 1 from the Triodion.

Ode ix. Mode 4. (NM) Eve through the sickness.

Εὕα μὲν τῷ τῆς παρακοῆς.

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]

Let us fast from the rage of the passions, let us delight in unfeigned love, let us feed the poor with bread; and, nourished by the grace of God, with weeping let us quench the tears of future punishment. [KW]

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

O miserable soul, groan aloud, be of sad countenance, and give proof of thy repentance, for the day is now at hand. With all severity the Judge will sit upon His throne and assign to each the due reward of all his actions, as it is written. [KW]

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]

I have acquired no good deeds, but have stained the robe with which I was clothed in Holy Baptism. I walk in the darkness of ignorance: raise me up from my despair, O Lord, and guide me on my way by the light of Thy countenance. [KW]

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

Theotokion.

O Virgin Mary, Queen of all, I am enslaved by every kind of sin: set me free, for in ways beyond our understanding thou hast given birth to the Lord who saves our souls, the true and living Goodness. [KW]

Canon 2 from the Triodion.

Ode ix. Mode pl. 2. (NM) Conception without seed

Ἀσπόρου συλλήψεως.

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]

As soldiers of Christ let us now suffer hardship: for quickly will the time pass by, and on those who have fought bravely Christ will bestow crowns of victory, when He comes in glory upon the earth to judge all the world. [KW]

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

I am all wounded, O my Christ, I am all covered with sores: heal the wounds inflicted on me by the passions, heal the sores and gangrene of my sins, and like the leper may I hear Thee say: ‘I will do so, be thou clean.’ [KW]

Glory. For the Trinity.

O Father, single only-Begetter of the only-Begotten Son;O only Light and Brightness from the one and only Light; and Thou, one and only Holy Spirit from the one God, true Lord from the Lord: O holy Three in One, save me as I tell of Thy divinity. [KW]

Both now. Theotokion.

The marvel of thy childbearing fills me with wonder, O all-blameless Lady. How hast thou conceived without seed Him whom none can comprehend? How hast thou remained a Virgin and yet become a Mother? ‘Accept the miracle with faith, and worship the Child that is born: for all that He wills, He has the power to do.’ [KW]

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

O my soul, because of fasting Moses beheld God; because of fasting Elijah rode in the chariot of fire, and Paul was taken up to heaven. Therefore let us fast from evil and we also shall be taken up on high, gaining freedom from the passions. [KW]

Heirmos. Mode pl. 2.

Ἀσπόρου συλλήψεως.

The birth is ineffable, conceived without the seed of man; the unwed Mother’s * childbirth was free of all corruption. The birth of God * makes new again the natures. * And thus, in Orthodox manner all * generations magnify you as the Mother and the Bride of God. [SD]

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 4.

O Lord, who cause the light to rise on Your world, purify from every sin my soul, which is in the darkness; by the protection of the Bodiless Hosts, and save me. [SD]

O Lord, who cause the light to rise on Your world, purify from every sin my soul, which is in the darkness; by the intercessions of the Saints, and save me. [SD]

O Lord, who cause the light to rise on Your world, purify from every sin my soul, which is in the darkness; 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. 1.

Prayer and fasting are a marvelous weapon ⁄ which showed Moses a writer of the Law, ⁄ Elijah, a zealot in sacrifice. ⁄ Abiding in them, faithful, let us cry to the Savior: ⁄⁄ Against you only have we sinned! Have mercy on us! [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. 1.

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

Blessed is the army of the heavenly King! ⁄ Born on earth and enduring sufferings ⁄ they hastened to achieve the rank of angels. ⁄ Not caring for the flesh, through suffering, ⁄ they were accounted worthy of bodiless nobility! ⁄⁄ By their prayers, Lord, save our souls! [OCA]

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mode pl. 1.

We entreat you as the Mother of God: ⁄⁄ Pray for our souls, blessed one! [OCA]

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.