Akathist to Archangel Gabriel
Akathist to Archangel Gabriel
Kontakion 1
Chosen from all the ranks of Angels, the only one worthy of the revelation of the Divine mystery about the incarnation of the Son of God from the Blessed Virgin, flew from the heavenly circles to Nazareth, proclaiming great things to Her:
Rejoice, and do not forsake us earth-born by Your intercession at the Throne of the Holy Trinity, who proclaim to You:
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Ikos 1
To the fiery First Angel Gabriel, the Most Joyful Messenger, we pray: You yourself instruct and instruct us to glorify and sing praises to you:
Rejoice, standing before the Throne of the trisolar light of the Divine.
Rejoice, richly radiant with divine lordships.
Rejoice, in the Christian race - the banner of the cathedral, for you now we compose a song.
Rejoice, those who exist on earth praising you, joyfully rejoice with you.
Rejoice, Archangel Gabriel, rejoicing with all the heavenly powers.
Rejoice, assist us all in the pious conduct of our temporary life.
Rejoice, you who establish the steps of the path of salvation.
Rejoice, as Voevodo holds the bright scepter with his hands.
Rejoice, always do the will of the Lord.
Rejoice, having become one of three men who visited our forefather, Patriarch Abraham, in the form of three pilgrims.
Rejoice, who foretelled to Him the birth of His son Isaac from his barren and decrepit wife Sarah, under the canopy of the Maurian oak.
Rejoice, for the sky is adorned with stars by Divine lordships.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 2
Seeing with the combs of faith the spiritual beauty, power and greatness of your lightning-fast appearance, First Angel of God Gabriel, we, earth-born people, are filled with great joy, surprise and great gratitude to the Holy Trinity, calling with all the Holy Angels: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
Give us a bright mind to understand the divine will, wonderful Gabriel, so that we can always walk according to the commandments of the Lord and unceasingly sing praises to You:
Rejoice, you taught the Prophet Moses, who escaped from Pharaoh, to write books in the desert.
Rejoice, having told him the world of being, I am the beginning and creation of the first man Adam and the life of him and those who followed him.
Rejoice, having told Him and all the previous generations and years about the flood and the division of languages.
Rejoice, having taught him to understand the arrangement of the celestial planets and elements and all the wisdom of God.
Rejoice, the prophet Daniel understood wondrous knowledge about kings and kingdoms, who later were transformed into various beasts.
Rejoice, you who showed Him the time of Christ’s first coming into the world by incarnation from the Most Pure Virgin.
Rejoice, for you flow to the whole earth, saving us from troubles and praying for our souls.
Rejoice, vigilant guardian of God’s Church and end the strife of the Church.
Rejoice, having calmed the fierce barbaric storm that is always raised against your servants.
Rejoice, thou who freest the faithful from fierce misfortunes and evils.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 3
Strong in Divine strength, Great Archangel of God Gabriel, do not abandon us who pray to You with faith, omnipotent help in the fight against sin and temptations, crying out to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 3
Having a great helper and a strong champion of resistance, we pray to you, be our patron in all the paths of our lives, and with gratitude we cry out to you:
Rejoice! When you conceive and give birth to a most blessed daughter, all the tribes of the earth will be blessed for her, and through her the salvation of the world will be given; her name will be called Mary.
Rejoice, the holy righteous Joachim, who fasted in the desert, also announced the birth of a daughter, chosen from centuries to be the Mother of the Messiah, who wants to come to the salvation of the human race.
Rejoice, for you were appointed guardian by God for the barrenness of the Virgin Mary.
Rejoice, brought into the temple of the Lord, brought food to Her every day.
Rejoice, you stand before the throne of Divine glory with all the heavenly powers.
Rejoice, thou who reigned with the Archangels for seven weeks over all the heavenly hosts.
Rejoice, great-glorious Gabriel, one of the seven Archangels: Michael, Raphael, Uriel, Selafail, Jehudiel, Barahiel, who constantly glorify the Holy Trinity.
Rejoice, great and glorious Maiden, together with Michael the Archangel.
Rejoice, for those who come running under your roof are a good and kind protector.
Rejoice, ask forgiveness of all sins and repentance of evil.
Rejoice, Great representative of the goodness of the Lord, who has become like us in everything.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 4
The storm of evil misfortunes, through Your strong intercession, our merciful intercessor, do not leave us helpless in the sorrowful days of everyday trials, singing to all the Creator and God: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Seeing Your greatness before the throne of the Most High, all the dark power is terrified of you, the light-bearing Gabriel, not daring to do dirty tricks to all who honor Thee:
Rejoice, thou who calmest the storm of immeasurable temptations.
Rejoice, bringing faithful souls into the Kingdom of Heaven, who heartily honor Thee with love.
Rejoice, appear to Saint Zechariah, standing at the right hand of the altar of incense.
Rejoice, for bringing His good news the solution to the infertility of Elizabeth, his wife, who had become immature in her days.
Rejoice, for the birth of John the Baptist, the tongue of the unbeliever is bound with muteness until the time of the fulfillment of his words.
Rejoice, O Divine One, for when you are seen standing incense in ancient times, Zechariah is mute.
Rejoice, having enlightened Him, who did not believe Your terrible announcement, which You spoke to Gabriel the Archangel.
Rejoice, you gloriously proclaimed the Nativity of John to Zechariah inside the divine temple.
Rejoice, having held back the hand of Saint Simeon the God-Receiver, who labored in rewriting the Holy Books and wanted to correct the word “Virgin,” conceive in the womb and write “Woman.”
Rejoice, you who enlightened the doubting old man and assured Him of the truth of the words written.
Rejoice, you who proclaimed to Him: you will not see death until you meet Christ the Lord.
Rejoice, you who have been revealing to us the great divine secret since the beginning of time.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 5
Guiding stars By the all-blessed and most holy souls of the Archangel Gabriel of God and all the other Holy Guardian Angels with him and all the Angels and all heavenly ones, the most honorable rank of those who stand before the Most Holy Trinity and are illuminated by the light of the ever-present glory, constantly glorifying Her name, we resort to you with faith and hope. Intercede for us at the Throne of the Lord Almighty with your chief, the first angel Gabriel, singing to the eternal King of glory: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Seeing You, shining among the nine ranks of Angels, like the great light of the Archangel Gabriel, we pray to You: illuminate us with the light of the radiance of Your glory, singing to You like this:
Rejoice, having been sent from God to Nazareth and presented before the Most Pure Virgin, who was betrothed to the righteous Joseph to announce to Her the conception of the Son of God through the overshadowing and action of the Holy Spirit taking place in her.
Rejoice, you appeared to the holy elder Joseph in a dream, assuring Him about the marriage-skilled girl, as if there was something conceived in Her from the Holy Spirit.
Rejoice, shepherds who keep watch at night over your flock: I bring you good news of great joy, for today the Savior was born.
Rejoice, with the multitude of heavenly armies you sing: Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Rejoice, those who accompanied the holy flight into Egypt from the murder of Herod.
Rejoice as you guard the holy and upon your return to the city of Nazareth.
Rejoice, you who accompanied the Holy Family to the Temple of Jerusalem on the feast of Easter.
Rejoice, you who served the twelve-year-old boy Jesus with fear and trembling.
Rejoice, you who stood before Him invisibly with the heavenly powers at the Baptism of the Lord.
Rejoice, you who served the Lord in the desert in the temptation of the enemy with the angelic armies.
Rejoice, sent from heaven to the Garden of Gethsemane to Christ the Savior before His free suffering.
Rejoice, thou who prayest in Vertograd, for Thy name, Gabriel, is interpreted as “the strength of God,” and thou hast strengthened Him, as thou didst have in other ministries to strengthen these things in His labors.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 6
The whole Christian world preaches your great glory and service, all the holy Archangels and Angels and all the heavenly powers standing at the terrible Throne of the Holy Trinity, constantly singing, calling and saying: Holy, Holy, Holy! We, sinners on earth, cry out with mortal lips: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
Lift up the whole earth with Your heavenly Light, ever since you flew from the heavenly circles to blessed Nazareth to the most joyful Archangel Gabriel, and you appeared more ingeniously with the Archangel’s greeting:
Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you, and we sinners, rejoicing at this heavenly news, cry out with joy and joy:
Rejoice, calling with the countless angelic ranks: Holy Father Almighty, Son without beginning and Spirit co-existent.
Rejoice, through the communion of the first light we enlighten; the second light was visible.
Rejoice, having a fiery appearance and wonderful kindness, every thought is terrifying.
Rejoice, great Glory - Gabriel, the greatest of the Divine Bodiless Chief.
Rejoice, fertilizer for all who faithfully praise Thee.
Rejoice, placing quiet joy in the hearts of all who love the Lord and their Creator.
Rejoice, the pagans of earth will not be able to honor the luminous and heavenly mind.
Rejoice, enlightening with faith those who honor you.
Rejoice, kind and faithful mentor and leader in our earthly journey.
Rejoice, Great Protector and Patron of all who honor the mistress of the world and fervently pray to her.
Rejoice, we brightly enlighten the mind with the ineffable Divine Lordships.
Rejoice, with Thy luminous prayers to the Lady, singing Thy darkness of passions.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 7
Although the merciful Lord will save all people from the attack of the enemy, the ambassador of the holy Angels to serve man, you are the first intercessor and representative for us, the chief of the Angels, the Divine Gabriel. For this reason, we call more gratefully to the Lord Almighty: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
Although the salvation of all, our good intercessor, you grieve and lament for those who do not fulfill the commandments of God and thereby deprive themselves of eternal joy with all the saints in the Kingdom of Heaven. Help us, O our Great Intercessor on our life’s path and save all those who cry out to you:
Rejoice, thou who accompany the Lord and sympathize with Him in all the paths of His passions.
Rejoice, looking with fear and trembling at the cross of your crucified Lord Jesus.
Rejoice, you appeared to the holy myrrh-bearing women, sitting on the tomb stone, proclaiming Christ’s rising from the tomb.
Rejoice, be the first to proclaim this Great joy to the Holy Virgin Mary.
Rejoice, crying out to Her, Pure Virgin, Rejoice, Your Son has risen three days from the grave.
Rejoice, who was the evangelist of the birth of the Lord before the conception of the Lord.
Rejoice, you appeared to be the herald of His Resurrection.
Rejoice, sacredly praised and visible to the light.
Rejoice, most joyful of all the angels of God.
Rejoice, you who brought the joy of all joys into the world.
Rejoice, sacred hymns the sacred people sing with joy.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 8
A strange and terrible miracle is happening today in the voice of the Archangel. God descended to earth and became incarnate from the Virgin for the salvation of all people, and to Him we all call: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
Your whole appearance is kind and fiery, and Your singing is terrible, Holy Archangel Gabriel, the closest servant of the Holy Trinity, You alone accept Her mystery, having been the guardian of the Holy Virgin of the Eternal Council, having served Her in awe and the first to worship the Savior God, visible to you in Her womb, for this reason is commendable We bring singing to Tisitsa:
Rejoice, the glorious splendor of Your temple brightly illuminates the souls of the faithful.
Rejoice, you warm the hearts of all those who strive to pray in the temple of God for fiery and fervent prayer to the Lord.
Rejoice, we enlighten with the communion of the Archangel of the First Light.
Rejoice, the second light was truly visible.
Rejoice, always enlighten those who sing to You.
Rejoice, advice is the most ruinous.
Rejoice, you who have established the Orthodox faith.
Rejoice, you who have put an end to church strife.
Rejoice, having brought the vacillations of the Hagarites upon Your flock and save all Your faithful people.
Rejoice, O sanctified Gabriel, in the flesh according to the hypostasis you foretold the word to men in Your name, forerunner and in advance of the sacred payment.
Rejoice, you foretold Great joy to us, Archangel.
Rejoice, you who exist from us invite the Virgin, above all mind and words, to sing strangely.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 9
All monks and Orthodox Christians, having been honored to bear Your Holy and Glorious name, tremble and revere the joy of having such a great prayer book and representative at the Throne of the Most High, to whom You, O Archangel of God, unceasingly sing the Trisagion hymn: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
The waving tongue is not satisfied with uttering all Your glory in heaven, the holy Archangel of God Gabriel, who surpasses in glory and honor all the ranks of heaven, standing before the throne of all, begging His goodness of mercy for the people who honor You, crying out to You:
Rejoice, fiery servants of the Archangel.
Rejoice, standing before the terrible throne, servant of grace.
Rejoice, Gabriel, commander of angels and teacher and intercessor of men.
Rejoice, beauty of those who always praise You through faith.
Rejoice, filled with divine blessings.
Rejoice, enlightening my mind with Your prayers.
Rejoice, you who announced the indescribable joy that came to the world for goodness.
Rejoice, those who love and praise Thee are delivered from the troubles and harm of the serpent.
Rejoice, we enlighten the immaterial Light, the second one was visible.
Rejoice, material people who always sing and enlighten you.
Rejoice, we honor You with the same throughout all ages.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 10
To save the human race, the Eternal Council of the Holy Trinity chose You, Archangel Gabriel, to serve this most terrible mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God, but you, as a faithful servant of the will of God, always sing to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
The wall is strong for all who resort to Your intercession and help, Archangel of God, our constant guardian from enemies visible and invisible, who contrive at every step to destroy us and always seek our eternal destruction, but protected by the roof of the wings of the immaterial Thy Glory and by Your intercession before the Lord, we cry out with thanksgiving To you:
Rejoice, you have been granted the greatest blessing.
Rejoice, resting quiet joy in your heart, fiery heavenly messenger to all who love the Lord and Creator.
Rejoice, by the illumination of light that exists more than the mind.
Rejoice, beauty of those who always sing and praise you.
Rejoice, having revealed to us a great mystery, greatest of angels.
Rejoice, who promised His second coming to the world after the Ascension of the Lord.
Rejoice, who were taken by the image from the earth to the Greatest height, the great ones who honor Thee.
Rejoice, having cast a storm upon us driven by misfortunes and sorrows.
Rejoice, first of all, the ineffable Nativity of the Holy Virgin was entrusted to you alone, the most glorious Gabriel.
Rejoice, let us also please you with joy.
Rejoice, in the Old and New Testaments the Holy Church remembers numerous appearances and Your unceasing intercession to God.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 11
Constantly lifting up divine singing to the Most Holy Trinity, the Holy Archangel Gabriel, with all the heavenly powers, encouraged to glorify Thee for the multitude of Thy mercies to the Christian race with a song of praise: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
Enlightened by the Light of the Holy Trinity, like the unsetting sun, you shine in the glory of the unapproachable light and enlighten us with the light of Your Divine Glory, so that we may sing to You like this:
Rejoice, more than the sun we put on the Divine robe of unapproachable glory, shining.
Rejoice, mortal lips, you are a joyfully fiery being, we praise you.
Rejoice, who takes us away from the fire that always scorches us with the Divine Gabriel of Your intercessions.
Rejoice, O Archangel of the servants of the Heavenly King, you stand rejoicing.
Rejoice, on the Mount of Olives, the most pure Virgin Mary prayed warmly, appearing to announce the honest migration that has approached Her and from earthly to heavenly.
Rejoice, that you may give Her heavenly, Luminous, fragrant health, and the Holy Apostle John carried the tomb of the Mother of God in front of her.
Rejoice, after Her Honorable Dormition she was carried by the holy Apostles for burial throughout Gethsemane, punish by beheading the hands of the Jew Athos, for his daring trick.
Rejoice, during the meal of the holy Apostles, you surrounded the Mother of God who appeared to them after Her Assumption with all the heavenly powers.
Rejoice, you who freed the Holy Apostle Peter from prison bonds and iron chains.
Rejoice, the guards who brought Him out from prison, and came with him for one stage and became invisible.
Rejoice, quick help and intercession to all faithful Christians.
Rejoice, who delivers from troubles and circumstances the love of those who honor Thee.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 12
Having great grace from the Lord, ask us for this grace too and accept our prayers as a tribute offered to You and drive away from our souls all evil thoughts and all slander, its avenger, and make us with a pure heart worthy to sing a song of praise to the Lord: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Chanting Your Divine service of the Holy Trinity, we praise You, all Your faithful servants, Holy patron and our warm intercessor, do not leave us here in our earthly journey and there be our strong and mighty intercessor on the day of the Last Judgment of God, who cry out to You like this:
Rejoice, through Your prayers the remission of sins is accepted by the love of those who honor You.
Rejoice, the people of God are awakened to zeal and always flow more warmly to the intercession and help of such an intercessor and benefactor for the human race.
Rejoice, invisibly protecting the sick and helpless.
Rejoice, O good comforter of the orphans and the oppressed.
Rejoice, luminous Gabriel, with Your warm intercession intercede for us a blessed death, appearing to us all from heaven as a warm intercessor.
Rejoice, at the hour of our departure, appear to us bright and joyful, and deliver our souls from evil demons and protect us.
Rejoice, igniting the lack of our good deeds through Your Almighty intercession before the Lord.
Rejoice, on the day of the Last Judgment, you beg the righteous judge for mercy and the salvation of our souls.
Rejoice, our Great Intercessor for our establishment in the Kingdom of Heaven in the endless blissful joy of eternal peace.
Rejoice, great Archangel Gabriel, who brought us Great Joy from heaven.
Kontakion 13
Oh, Light-Bearing, All-Joyful Archangel Gabriel, accept this song of thanksgiving from us and do not leave us falling to Your mercy. Be our helper and great intercessor throughout our entire life and at the end of our death, save us from eternal torment who sing forever: Alleluia.
This kontakion is read three times, then ikos 1 and kontakion 1.
Protective prayer
A short prayer to the Archangel Gabriel for protection will help ward off envious people, ill-wishers and rivals, and deliver you from unclean thoughts. Gabriel helps in maintaining family happiness and protects the family from troubles and illnesses.
Archangel Gabriel is often depicted with the Virgin Mary, as he informed her about upcoming events, watched over her and protected her throughout her pregnancy and subsequent years. A prayer to the archangel provides very strong protection if you read it with a pure heart and an open soul. Gabriel will not leave a sincere believer in trouble and will always inform about dangers.
When reading a prayer, you need to put meaning into the words and focus on your request. You cannot ask saints to send misfortune to your enemies, since they all teach forgiveness and compassion. Prayer is an appeal to a saint, a sacrament in which there should be no extraneous thoughts or people. Archangel Gabriel will help all those who sincerely pray in any trouble; prayer to him is considered one of the strongest.
