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Mode 4. On Wednesday Morning

On Wednesday of the First Week Morning

Menaion - February 25

Memory of St. Tarasius of Constantinople

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MATINS

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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 power of Your Cross save 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 19. There is no litany, but immediately the following:

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CHOIR

Kathisma I.

From Triodion - - -

For the Cross.

Mode 4.

You ransomed us from the curse of the Law by Your precious Blood. You were nailed to the Cross, and You were pierced with a spear, and You gushed forth immortality for humanity. Our Savior, glory to You! [SD]

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

Mode 4. Automelon.

Come quickly, O Lord, and keep us from becoming enslaved * to foes who speak blasphemies against You, Christ our God, * and boastfully threaten us. * Annihilate by the power of Your Cross those who fight us. * Let them know how the faith of the Orthodox has power. * Only benevolent God, accept Your Mother’s prayers for us. [SD]

Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion.

Mode 4. Come quickly.

Ταχὺ προκατάλαβε.

O Mother of Christ our God, all-blameless Virgin most pure, * as Symeon told, a sword pierced through your all-holy soul * when you saw your Son and God * crucified by transgressors of His own will, O Lady. * Cease not to importune Him, * that He grant the forgiveness * of failings to us your servants, * O only most-blessed one. [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]

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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 4. Heirmos.

Ἀνοίξω τὸ στόμα μου.

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

I open my mouth and pray the Spirit fill it, like David said, * to pour out a good word to the Queen and Mother of God. * I will celebrate * her feast with joy and gladness * and sing to her merrily, lauding her miracles. [GOASD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

Rivers of the Spirit's graces flow today, as we celebrate the memory of the hierarch of Christ. They water the believers' minds, and they cleanse their souls of passion and pollution. [GOASD]

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

Rivers of the Spirit's graces flow today, as we celebrate the memory of the hierarch of Christ. They water the believers' minds, and they cleanse their souls of passion and pollution. [GOASD]

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

From heaven you were vested with priesthood, O Tarasius, and you trimmed your vestments with virtue. You were an illustrious luminary among the clergy, as a liturgist of Christ in the Spirit. [GOASD]

Glory.

O Tarasius, you confirmed the people's unsteady the mind on the unshakable rock of Orthodoxy, and you shook the foundations of deceptive error and demolished the piers of heresies. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O Bride of God, Christ who was ineffably born of you in the flesh has filled the world with spiritual calm. His light provides visibility in the storm caused by heresy, guiding us to the harbor in heaven. [GOASD]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode iii. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Τοὺς σοὺς ὑμνολόγους.

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

Establish your servants who extol you, * O Mother of God, for they have formed * a spiritual choir for you * the living and abundant fount; * and graciously in your divine glory give glorious crowns to them. [GOASD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O wise Tarasius, you delved into the depths of the God-inspired Scriptures, and from there you extracted the pearl of great price. You bequeathed it to your flock, which you divinely enriched. [GOASD]

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]

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

O devout Saint, you extinguished the fire of carnal pleasures with the deluge of your tears; and with the oil of purity you lit the lamp of your soul, which was resplendently trimmed with good deeds. [GOASD]

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

O wise and blessed Tarasius, with the staff of your inspired doctrines you drove away savage beasts from the flock of Christ, which you preserved unharmed, and it glorified the Chief Shepherd. [GOASD]

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

Theotokion.

O Virgin, the Creator gave you to mortals as a staircase leading up from earth; and hearing your entreaties, He raises us who extol you from the worst tribulations and destruction to immortal life. [GOASD]

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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]

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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 pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.

Τὴν Σοφίαν καὶ Λόγον.

Dominating the base passions of the flesh, * you were anointed by God as a hierarch. * You shepherded the Capital as an Orthodox Patriarch. * Inspired by God, your drove away the wolves of the heresies. * You defended holy icons and taught all to honor them. * Then, after your death, you were bequeathed the unending * divine grace most worthily, O Hierarch Tarasius. * And therefore we pray to you: * Intercede with Christ our God * that He grant forgiveness of offenses * to those who with longing observe your holy memory. [GOASD]

Glory. Both now. Stavrotheotokion.

Mode pl. 4. By conceiving the Wisdom.

When the Ewe-lamb beheld hanging on the Cross * the Redeemer and Shepherd and Lamb of God, * she wept and she wailed with grief, * and she bitterly cried aloud, * “Now the world is receiving its redemption, and it leaps for joy; * whereas I see You crucified, and my heart burns inside of me. * In your tender mercy You endure crucifixion, * O Master, longsuffering, as the ocean of mercy and the well of benevolence, * I pray You show compassion and grant * to Your servants the forgiveness of their sins, * as they with faith are extolling Your divine Passion, O Lord.” [SD]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode iv. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Τὴν ἀνεξιχνίαστον.

Verse: Glory to Your strength, O Lord.

When the Prophet Habakkuk heard the divine * and incomprehensible counsel of Your Incarnation * from the Virgin, O Most High, * considering, he cried aloud: * Glory to Your strength, O Lord my God. [GOASD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

You were like a dining table generously laden with food for those in need. You fed the hungry with spiritual bread, your God-inspired words. [GOASD]

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

You were like a dining table generously laden with food for those in need. You fed the hungry with spiritual bread, your God-inspired words. [GOASD]

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

Wise Father Tarasius, by vigilance and prayer you removed the debris covering the eyes of the mind, and you attain noetic contemplation of God. [GOASD]

Glory.

O wise Father, mountains of heresy were shaken, hills of ungodliness were cast down, and the foundations of the Church were immovably established, on the strength of your doctrines. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

Human nature became weak because of transgression. It is now enveloped in strength because of your childbirth, O pure Virgin, and the enemy's tyrannical strength has become completely weak. [GOASD]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode v. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ἐξέστη τὰ σύμπαντα.

Verse: O Lord our God, grant us peace.

Amazed was the universe by your divine magnificence. * You who were perpetually virgin * carried the heavenly God of all in your womb * and gave birth to the eternal Son, * who awards salvation to all who sing hymns of praise to you. [GOASD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

St. Tarasius, using the whistle of the words, you guided your flock to the pastures of Orthodoxy, to the water of the knowledge of God, and into the fold of Christ. And now, by your intercessions, you preserve it unharmed. [GOASD]

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

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

O Tarasius, you ascended on the chariot of virtue to the height of divine vision; and with your mind's eye you saw your Master's invisible beauty, which intelligibly delighted you. [GOASD]

Glory.

O Hierarch, having the reputation of being an inexhaustible river of mercy, you poured out ever-flowing streams of charity to those in need. Therefore Christ has resettled you in a place of delight near the ever-living water. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O pure Virgin, because of sin the human race was stripped of its original beauty and majesty in the image of God. Now because you conceived God, it is more divinely clothed again. [GOASD]

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode vi. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ἦλθον εἰς τὰ βάθη.

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

The storm of my many sins has plunged me * into a deep depression, which encompasses me like the deep sea. * O my benevolent God, I cry to You: From corruption let my life ascend. [GOASD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O devout and godly-minded St. Tarasius, you removed the veil of ignorance from the hearts of heretics, and to all you revealed the knowledge of true doctrines. [GOASD]

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

O devout and godly-minded St. Tarasius, you removed the veil of ignorance from the hearts of heretics, and to all you revealed the knowledge of true doctrines. [GOASD]

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

O Hierarch, you incinerated the thorny prevarications of the heretics, and you spread the light of your correct doctrines to the ends of the earth. [GOASD]

Glory.

As an initiate of sacred mysteries, you were girded with the strength that comes of God. You proclaimed the truth, and using the spiritual sword of your doctrines, you cut off the heads of falsehood. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

O Mother of God, grant that we who venerate the sacred symbols of your virginal conception of God may see your intelligible glory with our mind's eye. [GOASD]

Heirmos.

The storm of my many sins has plunged me * into a deep depression, which encompasses me like the deep sea. * O my benevolent God, I cry to You: From corruption let my life ascend. [GOASD]

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.

Your Martyrs, O Lord, were worthily awarded by You * the crowns of incorruption, in that they contested for You our immortal God. * Since they possessed Your power, they defeated the tyrants, * dashing the demons’ powerless displays of defiance. * O Christ God, at their fervent entreaties, save our souls. [SD]

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Stand for the reading of the Synaxarion.

Synaxarion

From the Menaion.

On February 25 we commemorate our father among the saints Tarasius the Confessor, Archbishop of Constantinople.

On this day Saint Alexander died by the sword.

On this day we also commemorate the holy Hieromartyr Reginus, Bishop of Scopelus.

On this day Saint Anthony died by fire.

On this day Saint Theodore, the Fool for Christ, reposed in peace.

On this day the holy hieromartyr Markellos of Cyprus, Bishop of Apamea in Syria, died by the sword.

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

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CHOIR

Canon for the Saint.

Ode vii. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Οὐκ ἐλάτρευσαν.

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

Godly-minded three * did not adore created things in the Creator’s stead; * rather, disdaining the threat * of fire, they trampled it, and joyfully they sang: * “O supremely praised * and most exalted Lord and God * of the fathers, You are blessed.” [GOASD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O Father, your doctrines are like mixing-bowls, filled with the wine of grace. They serve a spiritual drink of knowledge to all of us who sing, “O most exalted Lord and God of the fathers, You are blessed.” [GOASD]

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

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

O St. Tarasius, using the breath of your doctrines, you blew the clouds of the heresy far from the Church of Christ, which you illuminated with the light of Orthodoxy, as she sings to the Giver of Light, ”O God of the fathers, You are blessed.” [GOASD]

Glory.

O wise Tarasius, you received inexhaustible grace from God, and you richly provided food for soul and body to those in need. Therefore we the faithful extol you as a magnanimous provider. [GOASD]

Both now. Theotokion.

All-pure and all-blameless Virgin, the Logos of God, who in His divine nature is uncontainable and uncircumscribable, was physically born from you, and He is now accessible. Since He truly became human, He may be depicted in icons. [GOASD]

Ode viii.

From Menaion - - -

Canon for the Saint.

Ode viii. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Παῖδας εὐαγεῖς.

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

Guiltless were those Servants in the furnace. * The Son of the Theotokos went and rescued them. * He who was prefigured then, * having been incarnate now, * is gathering the whole wide world into His Church to sing: * “O all you works of the Lord, to all ages * sing praises to the Lord and exalt Him beyond measure.” [GOASD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O Tarasius, you discarded all the earthen heaviness of the flesh, and on earth you lived an angelic life. Therefore the bodiless hosts received you, and you unceasingly sing to the Creator, “We exalt You beyond measure, unto all the ages.” [GOASD]

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]

O Hierarch, you irrigated the entire Church of Christ with the waters of doctrines, and you cultivated and increased therein the divine seeds of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, as she bears fruit, she sings, “We exalt You beyond measure, O Christ, unto the ages.” [GOASD]

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]

O Father Tarasius, you were anointed a priest with the noetic oil of the Holy Spirit. You embellished your vestments with virtue, as with colors and shiny gems. As you liturgized, you sang, “We exalt You beyond measure, O Christ, unto the ages.” [GOASD]

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

Theotokion.

The Logos, who shares the throne with the Father, importuned by His benevolence and singular compassion and goodness, was physically born from you, O Lady full of divine grace, so that as our only Benefactor, He might make heavenly our earthbound human nature. [GOASD]

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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]

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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]

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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 Saint.

Ode ix. Mode 4. Heirmos.

Ἅπας γηγενής.

All you born on earth, * with festival lamps in hand, in spirit leap for joy; * and all you the heavenly angelic orders, join in and celebrate; * and honoring the sacred wonders of the Mother of God, * sing the joyful salutation, “O rejoice, * Theotokos, all-blest, ever-virgin pure!” [GOASD]

Troparia.

Saint of God, intercede for us.

O wise Tarasius, you stand as a breathing icon and a living monument of virtue and faith. You unceasingly call out by your words and deeds, urging all the faithful to imitate you. That is why we who honor you have immortalized your memory. [GOASD]

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

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

O devout father Tarasius, you enriched your flock with true knowledge, and you stripped the obstinate of their counterfeit knowledge, exposing them as bankrupt and bewildered. That is why we the faithful fittingly glorify you as a herald of the truth. [GOASD]

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]

O father Tarasius, lifting your hands and your eyes to God, you brought down noetic, invisible, and militant enemies, you repelled the forces of the heretics, and you led the flock of Christ unharmed into the land of Orthodoxy. [GOASD]

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

Theotokion.

O pure Virgin, disperse the clouds of sinful passions and troubles. Shine on us the light of your joy and gladness. Pray to Christ the Giver of Light to shine His peace in all of us who extol you. And keep us safe under your holy protection. [GOASD]

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.

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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 power of Your Cross, 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]

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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.

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Stand for the reading of the Doxology.

HIERARCH or READER

Doxology (read)

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: 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.

CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.

DEACON

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

CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.

DEACON

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

CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.

DEACON

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

CHOIR: Grant this, O Lord.

DEACON

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: Grant this, O Lord.

DEACON

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.