As You walked in the flesh, O Jesus, in the land beyond the Jordan, You said to those with You: Lazarus, our friend, is already dead and has been laid in the tomb. but I rejoice for you, friends, for you will learn that I know all things and am inseparable from God, even though by nature I appear as a man. Therefore, let us go and give life to Lazarus, so that Death may recognize this victory and the perfect consummation I shall bring about by granting to the world great mercy.
From O Lord, to You I call, Vespers, Thursday, Sixth Week of Lent
In your unshakable resolve, you never denied Christ, O holy martyrs, as you endured the most terrible torments. You triumphed over the arroagance of the tyrants and kept the faith, whole and entire, as you passed from earth to Heaven. By the confidence you have in the presence of God, pray that He grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls.
Hail, O Full of Grace, Mother of Christ our God: the King of Glory revealed Himself to you and the Holy Spirit overshadowed you. By the confidence which you have before Him, intercede on our behalf for the salvation of our souls
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Thursday, Sixth Week of Lent
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
From the Triodion, From the Menaion
The Fifth Sunday of Great Lent commemorates St Mary of Egypt. The first stichera will relate to her memory. The rest will refer to the Virgin Mary.
As you dwelt in the wilderness, you erased from your soul the fantasies of the passions in order to inscribe thereon the image of God by the light of the virtues. You shone with such radiance that you lightly walked upon the waters and were lifted up from the earth in your prayer toGod. Standing now with confidence before Christ, O blessed Mary, interced with Him for the salvation of our souls.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Great Vespers, Sunday, Fifth Week of Lent
Gabriel came to yoiu, O Maiden, and disclosed God's plan which was from all eternity. He joyfully offered you his greetings and cried out: Hail, O land without human seed! Hail, O bush untouched by fire! Hail, O depth no human eye can fathom! Hail, O bridge that leads up to heaven! Hail, O fleece receiving the heavenly manna! Hail, O dissolution of the curse! Hail, O Maiden who returned Adam to grace! the Lord is with you.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Great Vespers, 25 March, Menaion
In the sixth month, the chief ofthe angelic hosts was sent to you, pure Virgin, to declare unto you the word of salvation and to gret you, saying: Hail, O Full of Grace! The Lord is with you. You shall bring forth a Son, begotten before the ages from the Father; and he shall save His people from their sins!
From the Lete, 25 March, Menaion
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice! The Son who is co-eternal with the Fahter, sharing Histhrone and like Him without beginning, in His compassion and merciful love for mankind has submitted Himself to self-emptying, according to the good pleasure and counsel of the Father. And He has gone to dwell in the virgin's womb that was sanctified beforehand by the Spirit. O maervel! God has come among men; He who cannot be contained is contained within a womb; the Timeless enters time; and -- strange wonder -- His conception is without seed, His emptying is past tellingt; so great is this mystery! For God empties Himself, takes flesh, and is fashioned as a creature, when the angel tells the pure Virgin of her coneption: Hail, O Full of Grace! the Lord, who has great mercy, is with you!
The Doxastikon of the Lete for Saturday or Sunday, 25 March, Menaion
In the sixth month after Elizabeth had conceived John the Forerunner, the Archangel Gabriel was sent to the pure Virgin. He greeted her with awe, and announced that the Redeemer would come forth from her. She accepted the greeting with faith and conceived You, O God who existed before eternity, who were pleased to be incarnate in a manner beyond all understanding, for the salvation of our souls
From the Aposticha, Great Vespers, 25 March, Menaion
As you dwelt in the wilderness, you erased from your soul the fantasies of the passions in order to inscribe thereon the image of God by the light of the virtues. You shone with such radiance that you lightly walked upon the waters and were lifted up from the earth in your prayer toGod. Standing now with confidence before Christ, O blessed Mary, interced with Him for the salvation of our souls.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Great Vespers, Sunday, Fifth Week of Lent
Gabriel came to yoiu, O Maiden, and disclosed God's plan which was from all eternity. He joyfully offered you his greetings and cried out: Hail, O land without human seed! Hail, O bush untouched by fire! Hail, O depth no human eye can fathom! Hail, O bridge that leads up to heaven! Hail, O fleece receiving the heavenly manna! Hail, O dissolution of the curse! Hail, O Maiden who returned Adam to grace! the Lord is with you.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Great Vespers, 25 March, Menaion
In the sixth month, the chief ofthe angelic hosts was sent to you, pure Virgin, to declare unto you the word of salvation and to gret you, saying: Hail, O Full of Grace! The Lord is with you. You shall bring forth a Son, begotten before the ages from the Father; and he shall save His people from their sins!
From the Lete, 25 March, Menaion
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice! The Son who is co-eternal with the Fahter, sharing Histhrone and like Him without beginning, in His compassion and merciful love for mankind has submitted Himself to self-emptying, according to the good pleasure and counsel of the Father. And He has gone to dwell in the virgin's womb that was sanctified beforehand by the Spirit. O maervel! God has come among men; He who cannot be contained is contained within a womb; the Timeless enters time; and -- strange wonder -- His conception is without seed, His emptying is past tellingt; so great is this mystery! For God empties Himself, takes flesh, and is fashioned as a creature, when the angel tells the pure Virgin of her coneption: Hail, O Full of Grace! the Lord, who has great mercy, is with you!
The Doxastikon of the Lete for Saturday or Sunday, 25 March, Menaion
In the sixth month after Elizabeth had conceived John the Forerunner, the Archangel Gabriel was sent to the pure Virgin. He greeted her with awe, and announced that the Redeemer would come forth from her. She accepted the greeting with faith and conceived You, O God who existed before eternity, who were pleased to be incarnate in a manner beyond all understanding, for the salvation of our souls
From the Aposticha, Great Vespers, 25 March, Menaion
Friday, March 23, 2007
From the Triodion - Akathist Saturday
Gabriel came to you, O Maiden, and disclosed God's plan which was from all eternity. He joyfully offered you his greetings and cried out: Hail, O land without human seed! Hail, O bush untouched by fire! Hail, O depth no human eyes can fathom! Hail, O fleece receiving the dew of the heavenly manna! Hail, O dissolution of the curse! Hail, O Maiden who returned Adam to grace! The Lord is with you!
The eternal mystery is revealed today. The son of God becomes the Son of Man: by sharing in what is imperfect, He makes me share in what is perfect. Of old, Adam disobeyed: He wished to become God, but failed. Now God becomes man that He might make Adam god. Let the creation rejoice, let nature sing with joy: for the Archangel stands before the Virgin with great respect and greets her with good news that takes away our sorrow. O our God, who took flesh in Your merciful compassion, glory to You!
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Saturday, Fifth Week of Lent
I left behind Your sacred precepts as if I were leaving Jerusalem. I took part in the life of Jericho, and I was dragged down by the false glory of the cares of this life. I fell among the thieves of my own thoughts, and I was stripped by them of my robe of sonship by grace. I lay, as if it were, bereft of breath by their violence. A priest passed by; he saw me lying there and paid no attention. A Levite passed me by as well, for I was something hateful to him. But You, O Lord, ineffably incarnate of the Virgin, anointed me with oil, with the blood and water of salvation freely gushing from your side. In Your tenderness, O Christ our God, bind up my wounds as with linen, and bring me to dwell in Your heavenly kingdom.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Saturday, Fifth Week of lent
The eternal mystery is revealed today. The son of God becomes the Son of Man: by sharing in what is imperfect, He makes me share in what is perfect. Of old, Adam disobeyed: He wished to become God, but failed. Now God becomes man that He might make Adam god. Let the creation rejoice, let nature sing with joy: for the Archangel stands before the Virgin with great respect and greets her with good news that takes away our sorrow. O our God, who took flesh in Your merciful compassion, glory to You!
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Saturday, Fifth Week of Lent
I left behind Your sacred precepts as if I were leaving Jerusalem. I took part in the life of Jericho, and I was dragged down by the false glory of the cares of this life. I fell among the thieves of my own thoughts, and I was stripped by them of my robe of sonship by grace. I lay, as if it were, bereft of breath by their violence. A priest passed by; he saw me lying there and paid no attention. A Levite passed me by as well, for I was something hateful to him. But You, O Lord, ineffably incarnate of the Virgin, anointed me with oil, with the blood and water of salvation freely gushing from your side. In Your tenderness, O Christ our God, bind up my wounds as with linen, and bring me to dwell in Your heavenly kingdom.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Saturday, Fifth Week of lent
Thursday, March 22, 2007
From the Triodion
Nailed to the Cross, O Lord, You destroyed the curse of Adam with the divine spear. Destroy my bonds, O Word, that I may offer You a sacrifice of joy and praise in faith during this acceptable time of the Fast which You have appointed for the salvation of all.
Once in the ecstasy of fasting, the face of Moses shone as he beheld the glory of God. O my humble soul, follow his example. By works of abstinence and prayer, serve Him who stretched out His hands upon the Cross, that He may grant you a share in His divine joy.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Friday, Fifth Week of Lent
By my own free will, through my first transgression, I have forsaekn the beauty of the virtues; but through Your loving condescension, O Word of God, I am clothed with that beauty once again. Though I was defiled by grievous passions and thieves had left me wounded on the road, yet You have not despised me; but You kept me safe by Your almight power, granting me Your aid, O merciful Lord!
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Friday, Fifth Week of Lent
Once in the ecstasy of fasting, the face of Moses shone as he beheld the glory of God. O my humble soul, follow his example. By works of abstinence and prayer, serve Him who stretched out His hands upon the Cross, that He may grant you a share in His divine joy.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Friday, Fifth Week of Lent
By my own free will, through my first transgression, I have forsaekn the beauty of the virtues; but through Your loving condescension, O Word of God, I am clothed with that beauty once again. Though I was defiled by grievous passions and thieves had left me wounded on the road, yet You have not despised me; but You kept me safe by Your almight power, granting me Your aid, O merciful Lord!
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Friday, Fifth Week of Lent
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
From the Triodion
Making love our food, let us, O faithful, subdue our desires by means of abstinence. Let us strive to live in a manner pleasing to God who was lifted up on the Cross for us and pierced with a spear, so that we may better enjoy the everlasting bliss, glorifying the Savior of our souls.
Of old we received death from a tree; but now we find life again through the Tree of the Cross. So let us put to death the movements of the passions. Let us, O faithful, entreat our Benefactor, that shining with the radiance of divine works, adorned with virtues, we may attain the saving Resurrection, glorifying the Savior of our souls.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Wednesday, Fifth Week of Lent
Banished from Your straight path through the passions, in my wretchedness I have fallen headlong into the pit. The Levite and the Priest, passing by together, turned from me with disdain. But You, O Christ, have taken pity on me. Tearing up the record of my sins with the weapon of the Cross, You have freed me from the passions and glorified me, enthroning me beside the Father. And so I cry aloud: O Lord, beyond my understanding, glory to You!
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Wednesday, Fifth Week of Lent
Of old we received death from a tree; but now we find life again through the Tree of the Cross. So let us put to death the movements of the passions. Let us, O faithful, entreat our Benefactor, that shining with the radiance of divine works, adorned with virtues, we may attain the saving Resurrection, glorifying the Savior of our souls.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Wednesday, Fifth Week of Lent
Banished from Your straight path through the passions, in my wretchedness I have fallen headlong into the pit. The Levite and the Priest, passing by together, turned from me with disdain. But You, O Christ, have taken pity on me. Tearing up the record of my sins with the weapon of the Cross, You have freed me from the passions and glorified me, enthroning me beside the Father. And so I cry aloud: O Lord, beyond my understanding, glory to You!
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Wednesday, Fifth Week of Lent
Monday, March 19, 2007
From the Triodion
O Word of God, You have given us this season of the Fast that we may be converted and live, and may not perish. Grant that all of us may be pleasing to You, O Christ, serving You with ardent repentance like the wise and praiseworthy adulterous woman. She once receive forgiveness of her sins by the sweet-smelling ointment and the outpouring of her tears.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Tuesday, Fifth Week of Lent
Through the sin of long ago, we have lost the joys of Paradise and are brought to a life of shame. Stripped of holiness and virtue, sunk in sin, we have fallen among thieves. Straying from Your saving teachings, we have become half-dead. But we entreat You, O Master, born of Mary, who with dispassion have shared in our passions: bind up our wounds that come from sin, and pour upon us in Your love Your boundless mercy and Your healing care.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Tuesday, Fifth Week of Lent
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Tuesday, Fifth Week of Lent
Through the sin of long ago, we have lost the joys of Paradise and are brought to a life of shame. Stripped of holiness and virtue, sunk in sin, we have fallen among thieves. Straying from Your saving teachings, we have become half-dead. But we entreat You, O Master, born of Mary, who with dispassion have shared in our passions: bind up our wounds that come from sin, and pour upon us in Your love Your boundless mercy and Your healing care.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Tuesday, Fifth Week of Lent
Sunday, March 18, 2007
From the Triodion
O faithful, let us make great efforts at fasting, so that we may attain great glory, delivered from the flames of Hades by the mercy of our great God and King.
Now that the time of fasting is half ended, let us clearly manifest in ourselves the beginnings of the divine life of glory, and let us hasten eagerly toward our journey's end, the life of holiness, that we may receive the joy that never grows old.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Monday, Fifth Week of Lent
The Savior who planted the vineyard and hired the workers is now at hand. Come, all you who have tried to keep the Fast, and let us enjoy our reward, for the Giver is rich and full of compassion. Though we have done so little we shall receive his mercy for our souls.
Adam fell among thieving thoughts: his mind was robbed, his spirit wounded, and he lay naked with none to help. The priest, who came before the Law, did not help him; nor did the Levite, who came after the Law, even look at him. You alone have helped him, O God, who came not from Samaria, but from the Theotokos: glory to You!
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Monday, Fifth Week of Lent
Now that the time of fasting is half ended, let us clearly manifest in ourselves the beginnings of the divine life of glory, and let us hasten eagerly toward our journey's end, the life of holiness, that we may receive the joy that never grows old.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Monday, Fifth Week of Lent
The Savior who planted the vineyard and hired the workers is now at hand. Come, all you who have tried to keep the Fast, and let us enjoy our reward, for the Giver is rich and full of compassion. Though we have done so little we shall receive his mercy for our souls.
Adam fell among thieving thoughts: his mind was robbed, his spirit wounded, and he lay naked with none to help. The priest, who came before the Law, did not help him; nor did the Levite, who came after the Law, even look at him. You alone have helped him, O God, who came not from Samaria, but from the Theotokos: glory to You!
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Monday, Fifth Week of Lent
Saturday, March 17, 2007
From the Triodion
O venerable and holy father John, with full voice, you have unceasingly sung the praises of God. You have meditated upon His inspired words in the Scriptures that teach us how to make them wisely bear much fruit in the spiritual life. Having become rich in heavenly grace, you have deserved unending happiness and have overcome the plots of the ungodly.
By the streams of your tears, O glorious father John, your soul has been purified. By your vigils throughout the night, you have found favor with God. You were lifted up on the wings of prayer to His love and beauty, O blessed father; and now you rejoice in unending happiness with your fellow spiritual soldiers who fought the good fight, O holy saint of God.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Great Vespers, Fourth Sunday of Lent
Let us honor John, the pride of ascetics, an angel on earth, the man of God in Heaven, the adornment of the world, the flower of virtue and good deeds. Planted in the house of God, he blossomed forth with justice, like a cedar tree in the wilderness. He helped the flock of Christ to grow in holiness and justice.
O wondrous event exceeding every miracle that ever happened! Who ever heard that a mother could conceive without a man, and that she would hold in her arms the One who contains the whole universe? This was the will of the One who was born of you. O Woman most pure, never cease to intercede for us who honor you, together with the One you carried in your arms as a Child. You have the power of a Mother: therefore intercede with Him that He may have mercy on us and save our souls.
From the Aposticha, Great Vespers, Fourth Sunday of Lent
You are a true teacher for those in the monastic life, O holy John, setting out the steps of your lessons as a divine ladder leading us up through the purification of asceticism to the light of contemplation. O venerable father, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Troparion of John Climacos in the Eighth Tone (Alternate)
By the streams of your tears, O glorious father John, your soul has been purified. By your vigils throughout the night, you have found favor with God. You were lifted up on the wings of prayer to His love and beauty, O blessed father; and now you rejoice in unending happiness with your fellow spiritual soldiers who fought the good fight, O holy saint of God.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Great Vespers, Fourth Sunday of Lent
Let us honor John, the pride of ascetics, an angel on earth, the man of God in Heaven, the adornment of the world, the flower of virtue and good deeds. Planted in the house of God, he blossomed forth with justice, like a cedar tree in the wilderness. He helped the flock of Christ to grow in holiness and justice.
O wondrous event exceeding every miracle that ever happened! Who ever heard that a mother could conceive without a man, and that she would hold in her arms the One who contains the whole universe? This was the will of the One who was born of you. O Woman most pure, never cease to intercede for us who honor you, together with the One you carried in your arms as a Child. You have the power of a Mother: therefore intercede with Him that He may have mercy on us and save our souls.
From the Aposticha, Great Vespers, Fourth Sunday of Lent
You are a true teacher for those in the monastic life, O holy John, setting out the steps of your lessons as a divine ladder leading us up through the purification of asceticism to the light of contemplation. O venerable father, entreat Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.
Troparion of John Climacos in the Eighth Tone (Alternate)
Thursday, March 15, 2007
From the Triodion
You have counted us worthy of beholding and embracing Your Holy Cross with joy. Now we entreat You, O God our Savior, to enable us also to attain Your most pure sufferings. By being strengthened through fasting, may we bow down and sing of Your Crucifixion: the spear, the reed, the sponge, by which You have taken us from death, returning us to the joyous life of Paradise. O Lover of Mankind, we now glorify You with thanksgiving.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Friday, Fourth Week of Lent
O my soul, learn from the Lord: for your sake He humbled Himself even to death on a Cross; exaltation humiliates, but humility exalts. Do not become arrogant because of your good deeds; do not justify yourself by judging your neighbor, as did the self-praising Pharisee. Instead, strive in your broken reasoning to always remember the great number of your transgressions. Cry out with the Publican: Have mercy on me, a sinner, O God, have mercy on me.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Friday, Fourth Week of Lent
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Friday, Fourth Week of Lent
O my soul, learn from the Lord: for your sake He humbled Himself even to death on a Cross; exaltation humiliates, but humility exalts. Do not become arrogant because of your good deeds; do not justify yourself by judging your neighbor, as did the self-praising Pharisee. Instead, strive in your broken reasoning to always remember the great number of your transgressions. Cry out with the Publican: Have mercy on me, a sinner, O God, have mercy on me.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Friday, Fourth Week of Lent
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
From the Triodion
Let us all wash our souls in the waters of the Fast; and approaching the precious and honored Cross of the Lord, let us venerate it with love. Let us draw from it divine enlightenment, reaping the fruit of eternal salvation, peace and great mercy.
O Cross, glory of the Apostles, attend by principalities, powers and archangels, keep safe from all harm those who venerate you. Grant that we may pass through the course of the Fast in a holy way, and reach the day of salvation when we, too, shall be saved.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Thursday, Fourth Week of Lent
Those who do the works of righteousness in secret and receive a spiritual return do not proclaim these deeds in the middle of the street, but rather keep them in their hearts, He who sees the secret deeds of all will grant us the reward of our self-control. Let us complete the Fast without putting on a gloomy face, but praying in the inner chamber of our souls. let us say: Our Father, who art in Heaven, lead us not into temptation, but delver us from the Evil One, we pray.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Thursday, Fourth Week of Lent
The Fast that brings us blessings has now run half its course. It has helped us to receive God's grace in the days that are past, and it will bring us further benefit in the days still to come. For by continuing in what is right, we attain yet greater gifts. We therefore cry to Christ the Giver of all Good: O You who, for our sake fasted and endured the Cross, make us worthy to share without condemnation in Your divine Passover. May we spend our lives in peace and rightly glorify You with the Father and Spirit!
From O Lord, to You I Call, Liturgy of the PreSanctified Gifts, Thursday, Fourth Week of Lent
O Cross, glory of the Apostles, attend by principalities, powers and archangels, keep safe from all harm those who venerate you. Grant that we may pass through the course of the Fast in a holy way, and reach the day of salvation when we, too, shall be saved.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Thursday, Fourth Week of Lent
Those who do the works of righteousness in secret and receive a spiritual return do not proclaim these deeds in the middle of the street, but rather keep them in their hearts, He who sees the secret deeds of all will grant us the reward of our self-control. Let us complete the Fast without putting on a gloomy face, but praying in the inner chamber of our souls. let us say: Our Father, who art in Heaven, lead us not into temptation, but delver us from the Evil One, we pray.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Thursday, Fourth Week of Lent
The Fast that brings us blessings has now run half its course. It has helped us to receive God's grace in the days that are past, and it will bring us further benefit in the days still to come. For by continuing in what is right, we attain yet greater gifts. We therefore cry to Christ the Giver of all Good: O You who, for our sake fasted and endured the Cross, make us worthy to share without condemnation in Your divine Passover. May we spend our lives in peace and rightly glorify You with the Father and Spirit!
From O Lord, to You I Call, Liturgy of the PreSanctified Gifts, Thursday, Fourth Week of Lent
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
From the Triodion -- Mid-Lent
O merciful Lord, You endured the Passion of the Cross in the midst of the earth, granting redemption and freedom from the passions to all. Therefore, in the midst of the Fast, we have set Your Cross before us and venerate it with great joy. Glorious with the light of the virtues, may we all be counted worthy to see Your Passion and life-giving Resurrection, O Word of God, who alone are rich in mercy.
O Savior, Your Cross has given to us Christians a power that never can be defeated. Through it, the alien hosts of the Enemy are put to flight, O Christ; and Your Church, professing the true Faith, is overshadowed with peace. Venerating it, we raise our fervent cry to You: Make us worthy of the inheritance of Your saints!
Glory ... Now and always...
Today the Master of creation and the Lord of Glory is nailed to the Cross and His side is pierced. He who is the sweetness of the Church tastes gall and vinegar. A crown of thorns is placed upon Him who covers the heavens with clouds. He is clothed in a cloak of mockery, and He who formed man with His own hands is struck by a hand of clay. He who wraps the heavens in clouds is scourged upon His back. He accepts spitting and scourging, insults and slaps. All these things my Deliverer and God endures for me whom am condemned, that in His compassion He may save the world from death.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
I have surpassed the Publican in my transgressions, but I do not match his repentance. I have not accomplished the good deeds of the Pharisee, yet I boldly outdo his boasting. By Your infinite humility, O Christ God, by which You laid low the arrogance of the demon on the Cross, establish me in the good deeds of the one and the humility of the other. Confirm me in the good intentions of both, and save me, O Savior!
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
The Divine Cross lies before us for our veneration, and it sanctifies the time of the Fast. Let us approach with a pure conscience to draw from it sanctification and enlightenment, and let us cry aloud with awe: Glory to Your compassion, O our Savior, who loves mankind!
From the Kathismata (Sessional Hymns), Orthros, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
The Angel's fiery sword will no longer guard the gate of Paradise, for the Cross of the Lord has put out wondrously. The power of Death has been broken, the victory of Hades wiped out, and you, my Savior, have stood up and called out to all those bound in Hell: Come now; enter again into Paradise!
Kontakion, Orthros, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
We have completed half of the Fast, which has led us to Your Holy Cross. Enable also to behold the day which Abraham saw and rejoiced, when he took his son Isaac back alive from the mountain, as from a tomb. Deliver us from the Enemy by faith; may we share in Your Mystical Supper, calling upon You in peace: Our Light and our Savior, glory to You!
From the Aposticha, Orthros, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
O Savior, Your Cross has given to us Christians a power that never can be defeated. Through it, the alien hosts of the Enemy are put to flight, O Christ; and Your Church, professing the true Faith, is overshadowed with peace. Venerating it, we raise our fervent cry to You: Make us worthy of the inheritance of Your saints!
Glory ... Now and always...
Today the Master of creation and the Lord of Glory is nailed to the Cross and His side is pierced. He who is the sweetness of the Church tastes gall and vinegar. A crown of thorns is placed upon Him who covers the heavens with clouds. He is clothed in a cloak of mockery, and He who formed man with His own hands is struck by a hand of clay. He who wraps the heavens in clouds is scourged upon His back. He accepts spitting and scourging, insults and slaps. All these things my Deliverer and God endures for me whom am condemned, that in His compassion He may save the world from death.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
I have surpassed the Publican in my transgressions, but I do not match his repentance. I have not accomplished the good deeds of the Pharisee, yet I boldly outdo his boasting. By Your infinite humility, O Christ God, by which You laid low the arrogance of the demon on the Cross, establish me in the good deeds of the one and the humility of the other. Confirm me in the good intentions of both, and save me, O Savior!
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
The Divine Cross lies before us for our veneration, and it sanctifies the time of the Fast. Let us approach with a pure conscience to draw from it sanctification and enlightenment, and let us cry aloud with awe: Glory to Your compassion, O our Savior, who loves mankind!
From the Kathismata (Sessional Hymns), Orthros, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
The Angel's fiery sword will no longer guard the gate of Paradise, for the Cross of the Lord has put out wondrously. The power of Death has been broken, the victory of Hades wiped out, and you, my Savior, have stood up and called out to all those bound in Hell: Come now; enter again into Paradise!
Kontakion, Orthros, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
We have completed half of the Fast, which has led us to Your Holy Cross. Enable also to behold the day which Abraham saw and rejoiced, when he took his son Isaac back alive from the mountain, as from a tomb. Deliver us from the Enemy by faith; may we share in Your Mystical Supper, calling upon You in peace: Our Light and our Savior, glory to You!
From the Aposticha, Orthros, Wednesday, Fourth Week of Lent
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
From the Triodion
Though honored as Your son, O Loving Father, in my foolishness, I did not understand. I have deprived myself of Your glory, sinfully wasting the wealth of Your Grace. I have forsaken the divine Food, eating in servile bondage at the table of an unclean citizen. he has sent me into his soul-corrupting field; and living like the prodigal, I have fed with the swine. I was enslaved to pleasures and could not eat my fill. But now I have turned back, and I shall cry to You, compassionate and merciful Father: I have sinned against Heaven and before You: have mercy on me!
From the Aposticha, Orthros, Wednesday, Third Week of Lent
r. Offer to God the sacrifice of praise, and fulfill your vows to the Most High
v. The God of gods, the Lord has spoken,
and has summoned the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
First Prokimeon of the Prophecy, Wednesday, Third Week of Lent
Like the Prodigal Son, I have wandered into a distant evil land. I have wasted the wealth which You gave me, O Compassionate Father, in an evil life. I hunger now for the good that I have lost. I am clothed in the shame of my transgressions, for I have been stripped of the grace of God. I cry aloud to You: I have sinned, yet I know of Your loving kindness. O Christ, in Your mercy accept me as one of Your hired servants, through the prayers of Your beloved Apostles.
From O Lord, to You I call, Thursday, Vespers, Third Week of Lent
Like the Prodigal, I squandered the riches which the Father gave me. Now I am destitute and dwell in the land of the wicked. In my folly, I have bvecome like the senseless beasts, stripped of all the grace of God. but turning back, I cry aloud to you, the compassionate and merciful Father: I have sinned, O God! receive me as a penitent and have mercy on me.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Thursday, Third Week of Lent
From the Aposticha, Orthros, Wednesday, Third Week of Lent
r. Offer to God the sacrifice of praise, and fulfill your vows to the Most High
v. The God of gods, the Lord has spoken,
and has summoned the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
First Prokimeon of the Prophecy, Wednesday, Third Week of Lent
Like the Prodigal Son, I have wandered into a distant evil land. I have wasted the wealth which You gave me, O Compassionate Father, in an evil life. I hunger now for the good that I have lost. I am clothed in the shame of my transgressions, for I have been stripped of the grace of God. I cry aloud to You: I have sinned, yet I know of Your loving kindness. O Christ, in Your mercy accept me as one of Your hired servants, through the prayers of Your beloved Apostles.
From O Lord, to You I call, Thursday, Vespers, Third Week of Lent
Like the Prodigal, I squandered the riches which the Father gave me. Now I am destitute and dwell in the land of the wicked. In my folly, I have bvecome like the senseless beasts, stripped of all the grace of God. but turning back, I cry aloud to you, the compassionate and merciful Father: I have sinned, O God! receive me as a penitent and have mercy on me.
From the Aposticha, Vespers, Thursday, Third Week of Lent
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
From the Triodion
You stretched out Your most pure hand on the Cross, O Christ, and thus united the ends of the earth. Therefore I cry out to You: Gather my scattered senses, dispersed by the passions; completely purify me through abstinence, and make me a sharer in you suffering.
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Wednesday, Second Week of Lent
When You were crucified in the flesh, O Lord, You crucified our fallen nature with Yourself. When Your side was pierced by the spear, You pierced the serpent that destroyed mankind. Nail my flesh with fear of You and wound my soul with Your love, that gazing on Your passion, in abstinence I may pass through the appointed time of the Fast, governing not only my mouth to the entrance of food, but also the doors of all sin. For my past transgressions, I will offer You a contrite spirit and a broken heart. Deliver me from my offences in your love for mankind!
From the Aposticha, Wednesday Vespers, Second Week of Lent
From O Lord, to You I Call, Vespers, Wednesday, Second Week of Lent
When You were crucified in the flesh, O Lord, You crucified our fallen nature with Yourself. When Your side was pierced by the spear, You pierced the serpent that destroyed mankind. Nail my flesh with fear of You and wound my soul with Your love, that gazing on Your passion, in abstinence I may pass through the appointed time of the Fast, governing not only my mouth to the entrance of food, but also the doors of all sin. For my past transgressions, I will offer You a contrite spirit and a broken heart. Deliver me from my offences in your love for mankind!
From the Aposticha, Wednesday Vespers, Second Week of Lent
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