Three canons combined
Through the prayers of the saints, our fathers, Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us. Amen. (1)
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, souls ours. (2)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice.)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord have mercy. (Thrice.)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who art in Heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in Heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Lord have mercy. (12 times.)
Come, let us worship the King our God. (Bow)
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God. (Bow)
Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God. (Bow)
Voice 6th
Song 1
Irmos: As Israel walked on the dry land, with footsteps in the abyss, seeing the persecutor Pharaoh drowned, let us sing a song of victory to God, crying out.
Chorus: Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Now I, a sinner and burdened, have come to You, my Master and God; I don’t dare look at heaven, I just pray with the verb: give me, Lord, understanding, so that I may weep bitterly for my deeds.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Oh, woe to me, a sinner! I am more damned than all other people; there is no repentance in me; Give me, Lord, tears, so that I may weep bitterly for my deeds.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Madly wretched man, in laziness you waste time; think about your life, and turn to the Lord God, and weep bitterly for your deeds.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Theotokos: Most Pure Mother of God, look upon me, a sinner, and deliver me from the snare of the devil, and guide me on the path of repentance, so that I may weep bitterly for my deeds.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
I have suffered from many misfortunes, I resort to You, seeking salvation: O Mother of the Word and the Virgin, save me from difficult and cruel things.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Passions confuse me; many despondencies fill my soul; die, O Young Lady, with the silence of the Son and Thy God, O All-Immaculate One.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Who gave birth to Thee and God as the Savior, I pray, O Virgin, to deliver me from the cruel; Now, running to You, I stretch out both my soul and my thoughts.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Sick in body and soul, visits from the Divine and provision from You, the only Mother of God, as the good Mother of the Good.
Lord Jesus Christ, my God, have mercy on me.
To Jesus: Sing a song and praise, O Savior, Your servant is worthy of the likeness of the disembodied Angel, my mentor and guardian. (3)
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
I am alone in foolishness and laziness now, my mentor and guardian, do not leave me perishing.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Direct my mind with your prayer, do God’s commandments, so that I may receive remission of sins from God, and teach me to hate the evil ones, I pray to you.
And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Pray, O Maiden, for me, Thy servant, to the Benefactor, with my guardian Angel, and instruct me to do the commandments of Thy Son and my Creator.
Song 3
Irmos: There is no one holy like You, O Lord my God, Who has lifted up the horn of Your faithful, O Great One, and established us on the rock of Your confession.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Someday thrones will be set at the Last Judgment, then the deeds of all people will be exposed; woe will be the sinner who is sent to torment; and then you know, my soul, repent of your evil deeds.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
The righteous will rejoice, and the sinners will weep, then no one will be able to help us, but our deeds will condemn us; Moreover, before the end, repent of your evil deeds.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Woe to me, the great sinner, who have been defiled by deeds and thoughts, and have not a drop of tears from hard-heartedness; now arise from the earth, my soul, and repent from your evil deeds.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Theotokos: Behold, O Lord, Thy Son calls us, and teaches us to do good, but I am a sinner who always runs for good; but You, O Merciful One, have mercy on me, so that I may repent of my evil deeds.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
I place the intercession and cover of my life in Thee, Virgin Mother of God: You feed me to Thy refuge, the good one, the faithful Affirmation, the One All-Singing One.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
I pray, Virgin, to destroy the storm of my spiritual confusion and sorrow: for you, O Blessed One of God, gave birth to Christ, the Chief of Silence, the only Most Pure One.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Having given birth to the good of the guilty, the benefactor has given birth to wealth to all: for you can do all things, as you have given birth to the mighty one in the fortress of Christ, O blessed One.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Help me with fierce ailments and painful passions, O Virgin, for I know You’s inexhaustible Treasure, Most Immaculate, Inexhaustible.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
I place all my thoughts and my soul on you, my guardian: deliver me from every misfortune of the enemy.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
The enemy tramples me, and embitters me, and teaches me to always do my own desires; but you, my mentor, do not leave me perishing.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Let me sing a song with gratitude and zeal to the Creator and God, and to you, my good guardian angel: my deliverer, rescue me from the enemies who embitter me.
And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Heal, Most Pure One, my many painful scabs, even in my soul, the enemies who constantly fight with me.
Kontakion to the Most Holy Theotokos, tone 6
There is no other help for the imams, there is no other hope for the imams, unless You, Most Pure Virgin, help us, we rely on You, and we boast in You, for we are Your servants, let us not be ashamed.
Kontakion to the Guardian Angel, tone 4
Appear to me, merciful, holy Angel of the Lord, my guardian, and do not separate from me, who is unclean, but enlighten me with untouchable light, and make me worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Ikos to the Guardian Angel
My humiliated soul is tempted by many, you, holy representative of the ineffable glory of the Heavenly Grace, and singer from the face of the bodiless Powers of God, have mercy on me and keep me with good thoughts. Enlighten my soul, so that with your glory, my angel, I may be enriched, and overthrow the enemies who are malicious to me , and make me worthy of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Sedalen to the Lord Jesus Christ, tone 6
I think about the terrible day, and I weep for the deeds of my evil ones: how will I answer the Immortal King, or with what boldness will I look at the Judge, you prodigal one? Compassionate Father, Only Begotten Son, and Holy Soul, have mercy on me.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Sedalen to the Guardian Angel, voice 2
From the love of my soul I cry out to you, the guardian of my soul, my all-holy Angel: cover me and keep me from the evil trap always, and guide me to life from Heaven, admonishing, enlightening, and strengthening me.
And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Theotokos: To the Brideless Most Pure Mother of God, Who without seed gave birth to all the Lord, Who with my guardian angel pray, free me from all bewilderment, and give tenderness and light to my soul, and from sinning By means of purification, even the one who will soon intercede.
Song 4
Irmos: Christ is my strength, God and Lord, the honest Church sings divinely, crying out from a pure meaning, celebrating the Lord.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
The path here is wide and pleasing to create sweets, but it will be bitter on the last day, when the soul will be separated from the body: beware of these, men, of the Kingdom for the sake of God.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Why do you offend the poor, withhold bribes from a mercenary, dislike your brother, persecute fornication and pride? Forsake this, my soul, and repent for the sake of the Kingdom of God.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
O foolish man, how long will you scrabble like a bee, collecting your wealth? Soon he will perish like dust and ashes; but seek more the Kingdom of God.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Theotokos: Lady Theotokos, have mercy on me, a sinner, and strengthen me in virtue, and keep me, so that insolent death does not snatch me away unprepared, and bring me, O Virgin, to the Kingdom of God.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Confusion of my passions, O Helmswoman who gave birth to the Lord, and calmed the storm of my sins, O Bride of God.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
I call upon the abyss of Thy mercy to grant me, Who gave birth to the Blessed One, and the Savior of all who sing Thee.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Enjoying, O Most Pure One, Your gifts, we sing songs of thanksgiving, leading You to the Mother of God.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
On the bed of my illness and infirmity, help those who lie down, like the God-loving Mother of God, the only Ever-Virgin.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
We give hope and confirmation and salvation to the immovable wall of You, the All-Singing One, from all inconveniences.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Pray to God, the Lover of Mankind, my guardian, and do not forsake me, but keep my life everlasting in the world, and grant me irresistible salvation.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
As an intercessor and guardian of my life, you are received from God, Angel, I pray to you, holy one: free me from all troubles.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Cleanse my filthiness with your holiness, my guardian, and may I be excommunicated from a part of Shuiya by your prayers, and may I appear as a partaker of glory.
And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
I am bewildered by the evils that have befallen me, O Most Pure One, but deliver me from them quickly: for I alone have come to You.
Song 5
Irmos: By Thy God's light, O Blessed One, illumine the souls of Thy morning with love, I pray, Lead Thee, O Word of God, the true God, from the darkness of sin, crying out.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Remember, O accursed man, how you were enslaved by lies, slander, robbery, infirmity, by a fierce beast, for the sake of sins; My sinful soul, is this what you desired?
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
They tremble with me, for I have caused guilt to all: I have seen with my eyes, I have heard with my ears, I have spoken with an evil tongue, I have betrayed everything to hell; My sinful soul, is this what you desire?
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Thou hast received the fornicator and the repentant thief, O Saviour, but I alone am aggravated by sinful laziness, and have enslaved myself to evil deeds; My sinful soul, is this what you desire?
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Theotokos: Wonderful and quick Helper to all people, Mother of God, help me, unworthy, for my sinful soul desires it.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Fill, O Pure One, my heart with joy, Your incorruptible joy that gives birth to the joy of the Guilty One.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Deliver us from troubles, O Pure Mother of God, having eternally given birth to Deliverance and Peace, which prevails over all minds.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Resolve the darkness of my sins, Bride of God, with the enlightenment of Your Lordship, Who gave birth to the Divine and Eternal Light.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Heal, O Pure One, the infirmity of my soul, make Thy visits worthy, and grant me health with Thy prayers.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
As if I had boldness towards God, my holy guardian, I begged Him to deliver me from the evils that offend me.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
O bright light, enlighten my soul with light, my mentor and guardian, given to me by God to Angela.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Sleeping with the evil burden of sin, keep me vigilant, Angel of God, and raise me up to be praised by your prayer.
And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Mary, Lady of the Brideless Mother of God, The hope of the faithful, lay down the offerings of the enemy, and those who sing rejoice in Thee.
Song 6
Irmos: The Sea of Life, raised up in vain by the misfortunes of the storm, has flowed to Your quiet refuge, crying out to You: lift up my life from aphids, O Many-Merciful One.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Having lived fornication on earth, and given my soul into darkness, now I pray to Thee, Merciful Master: free me from the work of sowing the enemy, and give my mind to do Thy will.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Who creates things like I do? Just as a pig lies in the dung, so I serve sin. But Thou, Lord, pluck me from this vileness, and grant my heart to do Thy commandments.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Arise, damned man, to God, remembering your sins, falling to the Creator, crying and groaning; Just as He is merciful, He will give you the mind to know His will.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Theotokos: Virgin Mary, protect me from visible and invisible evil, Most Pure One, and accept my prayers, and convey them to Your Son, that He may give me the mind to do His will.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
As He saved death and aphids, He Himself gave away death, corruption and death my former nature, Virgin, pray to the Lord and Thy Son, to deliver me from the enemies of crime.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
I live as Your representative, and I am your steadfast Guardian, O Virgin, and I solve rumors of misfortunes, and drive away taxes from demons; and I always pray to deliver me from the corruption of my passions.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Like a wall of refuge for money-grubbers, and all-perfect salvation for souls, and space in sorrow, O Lady, and through Thy enlightenment we always rejoice: O Lady, save us even now from passions and troubles.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
On my bed now I lie weak, and there is no healing for my flesh; but you who gave birth to the God and Savior of the world, and the Savior of illnesses, I pray to You, the Good One: raise me from aphids and illnesses.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Free me from all misfortunes, and save me from sorrows, I pray to you, holy Angel, given to me by God, my good guardian.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Illuminate my mind, O blessed one, and enlighten me, I pray to you, Holy Angel, and always instruct me to think usefully.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Tire my heart from this real rebellion, and be vigilant, strengthen me in good things, my guardian, and guide me wonderfully towards the silence of animals.
And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
The Word of God dwells in Thee, Mother of God, and man shows Thee the heavenly ladder: For through Thee the Most High has come down to us to eat.
Kontakion to the Lord Jesus Christ, tone 6
My soul, why are you rich in sins, why do you do the will of the devil, why do you place hope in? Stop from these things and turn to God weeping, calling: Merciful Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Ikos to the Lord Jesus Christ
Thoughts, my soul, the bitter hour of death and the terrible judgment of your Creator and God: For the angels of danger will understand you, my soul, and will lead you into eternal fire; Therefore, before you die, repent, crying: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Song 7
Irmos: The angel made the furnace like a venerable youth, and the Chaldeans the scorching command of God admonished the tormentors to cry out: Blessed are you, God our father.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Do not trust, my soul, in perishable wealth and in unrighteous gatherings, for you will not leave all this to anyone, but cry out: have mercy on me, O Christ God, who is unworthy.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Do not trust, my soul, in bodily health and fleeting beauty: you see how the strong and the young die; but cry: have mercy on me, O Christ God, who is unworthy.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Remember, my soul, eternal life, the Kingdom of Heaven, prepared for the saints, and the outer darkness, and the wrath of God for the evil, and cry: have mercy on me, O Christ God, the unworthy.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Theotokos: Fall, my soul, to the Mother of God, and pray to her: for there is a speedy Helper to the penitent, she will pray to the Son of Christ God, and will have mercy on me, the unworthy.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Our salvation, as you desired, O Savior, you established, you entered into the womb of the Virgin, and you showed the world your representative: our father, God, blessed are you.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
The Commander of mercy, Whom You gave birth to, Pure Mother, beg to be delivered from sins and spiritual defilements by faith, calling: Our Father, God, blessed are You.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
The treasure of salvation and the source of incorruptibility, who gave birth to You, and the pillar of affirmation, and the door of repentance, You showed to those calling: Our father, God, blessed are You.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Bodily weaknesses and mental ailments, O Mother of God, through the love of those who come to Thy blood, O Virgin, the grace to heal, Who gave birth to us the Savior Christ.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Be merciful to me and beg God, O Lord Angel: for I have you as an intercessor in my whole life, a mentor and guardian, given to me by God forever.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Do not leave my accursed soul on the journey to be killed by a robber, holy Angel, who was betrayed by God to be immaculate, but guide her on the path of repentance.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
I bring all my confounded soul from my evil thoughts and deeds; But beforehand, my mentor, give me good thoughts for my healing, and always lead me to the right path.
And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Fill everyone with wisdom and Divine strength, Hypostatic Wisdom of the Most High, for the sake of the Mother of God, with faith crying out: Our Father God, blessed art thou.
Song 8
Irmos: From the flames of the saints you poured out dew, and you burned the righteous sacrifice with water: do everything, O Christ, only as you will. We exalt you to all ages.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Why shouldn’t I cry when I think about death? I saw my brother lying in the grave, inglorious and ugly. What am I hoping for, and what am I hoping for? Just grant me, Lord, before the end, repentance. (Twice.)
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
I believe that you will come to judge the living and the dead, and all will stand in their rank, old and young, rulers and princes, virgins and priestesses; where will I find myself? For this reason I cry: grant me, Lord, before the end, repentance.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Theotokos: Most Pure Mother of God, accept my unworthy prayer, and save me from insolent death, and grant me repentance before the end.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Do not despise those who demand help from You, O Virgin, who sing and extol You forever.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
You heal the infirmity of my soul and the illnesses of my body, O Virgin, that I may glorify You, O Pure One, forever.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
You pour out a wealth of healings to those who faithfully sing to Thee, O Virgin, and to those who extol Your ineffable Christmas.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
You drive away adversity, and find passions, O Virgin: therefore we sing of You forever and ever.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Sent from God, strengthen the life of my servant, O most good Angel, and do not leave me forever.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
You are a good angel, my soul’s mentor and guardian, most blessed, I sing unto the ages.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
May I protect and take away all men on the day of testing, since they will be tempted by fire to do good and evil.
And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Be my helper and silence, O Ever-Virgin Mother of God, to Your servant, and do not leave me deprived of Your dominion.
Song 9
Irmos: It is impossible for man to see God; the officials of the Angels do not dare to look at Worthiness; By you, O All-Pure One, the Word became incarnate as a man; It is majestic, and with the Heavenly Ones we please Thee.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Now I come running to you, Angels, Archangels, and all the Heavenly Powers standing at the Throne of God, pray to your Creator, that He may deliver my soul from eternal torment.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Now I cry to you, holy patriarchs, kings and prophets, apostles and saints, and all the chosen ones of Christ: help me at the Judgment, may He save my soul from the power of the enemy.
Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me.
Now I will lift up my hand to you, holy martyrs, hermits, virgins, righteous women, and all the saints who pray to the Lord for the whole world, may he have mercy on me at the hour of my death.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Theotokos: Mother of God, help the one who trusts most strongly in You, beg Your Son to place me unworthy at His right hand, when the judge of the living and the dead sits. Amen.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
You will not turn away my tears, Even though you have taken away every tear from every face, O Virgin who gave birth to Christ.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Fill my heart with joy, O Virgin, who accepts fulfillment and consumes sinful sadness.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Be a refuge and representation for those who come running to You, O Virgin, and an unbreakable wall, refuge and cover and joy.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Illuminate the dawnings of Your light, O Virgin, driving away the darkness of ignorance, faithfully confessing Theotokos to You.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
In the place of embitterment, infirmity, humbled, Heal the Virgin, transforming from ill health into health.
Lord Jesus Christ, my God, have mercy on me.
To Jesus: Have mercy on me, my only Savior, for you are merciful and merciful, and make me a partaker of righteous faces.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
May you always think and create, O Lord Angel, who is good and useful, as she is strong in weakness and immaculate.
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
As if you had boldness towards the Heavenly King, pray to Him, along with other incorporeal ones, to have mercy on me, the accursed one.
And now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Having much boldness, O Virgin, to Him who became incarnate from You, turn me from my bonds, and grant me permission and salvation through Your prayers.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Prayer to the Lord
Master Christ God, Who healed my passions with His passions, and healed my wounds with His wounds, grant me, who have sinned much against You, tears of compunction; dissolve my body from the smell of Your Life-Giving Body, and delight my soul with Your Honest Blood, from sorrow, which the enemy gave me to drink; lift up my mind to You, which has fallen to the ground, and lift me up from the abyss of destruction, as I am not the imam of repentance, not the imam of tenderness, not the imam of consoling tears, leading children to their inheritance. My mind has been darkened by worldly passions, I cannot look to You in illness, I cannot warm myself with tears of love for You. But, Lord Jesus Christ, Treasure of good things, grant me complete repentance and a laborious heart to seek Yours, grant me Your grace, and renew in me the eyes of Your image . Leave Thee, do not leave me; come to seek me, lead me to Your pasture, and number me among the sheep of Your chosen flock, educate me with them from the grain of Your Divine Sacraments, through the prayers of Your Most Pure Mother e, and all Your saints. Amen.
Most Holy Theotokos, save us.
Prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Blessings to my Queen, My Hope to the Mother of God, Friend of the orphans and the strange to the Representative, the grieving to Joy, the offended to the Patroness! See my misfortune, see my sorrow, help me as I am weak, feed me as I am strange. Resolve my grievance, as if I were wrong: for I have no other help except You, no other Representative, no good Comforter, except You, O Mother of God; May you protect me and protect me forever and ever. Amen.
To whom shall I cry, Lady? To whom shall I turn in my grief, if not to You, Queen of Heaven? Who will accept my cry and my sighing, if not You, Most Immaculate, the Hope of Christians and the Refuge for us sinners? Who will protect you more in adversity? Hear now my groaning, and incline Your ear to me, the Lady of the Mother of my God, and do not despise me, who requires Your help, and do not reject me, a sinner. Give understanding and teach me, O Queen of Heaven; do not depart from me, Thy servant, O Lady, for my murmuring, but be my Mother and Intercessor. I entrust myself to Your merciful protection: lead me, a sinner, to a quiet and serene life, so that I may weep for my sins. To whom shall I turn when I am guilty, if not to You, the hope and refuge of sinners, with the hope of Your ineffable mercy and Your bounty? About the Lady Queen of Heaven! You are my hope and refuge, protection and intercession and help. Best regards to my queen and speedy intercessor! Cover my sins with Your intercession, protect me from enemies visible and invisible, soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against me. O Mother of the Lord my Creator! You are the root of virginity and the unfading color of purity. O Mother of God! Give me help to those who are weak with carnal passions and those who are sick at heart: for one thing is Yours and with You Your Son and our God is our intercession, and by Your wonderful intercession may I be delivered from all misfortune and adversity, O most immaculate and glorious Mother of God, Mary. Moreover, with hope I say and cry: Rejoice, O Blessed One, Rejoice, O O Joyful One, Rejoice, O Most Blessed One, the Lord is with Thee.
Holy Angel of God, my guardian, pray to God for me.
Prayer to the Guardian Angel
Holy Angel of Christ, falling to you I pray, my holy guardian, given to me for the preservation of my sinful soul and body from holy baptism. I, with my laziness and my evil custom, angered your most pure lordship, and drove you away from me with all the evil things: lies, slander, envy, condemnation, contempt, disobedience, brotherly hatred hatred and resentment, love of money, adultery, rage, stinginess, gluttony without satiety and through drunkenness, long-winded speech, evil and crafty thoughts, proud customs and fornication, having self-lust for all carnal lust. About my evil will, even the beasts do not create speechlessness! How can you look at me, or approach me like a stinking dog? Whose eyes, Angel of Christ, look upon me, entangled in evil in vile affairs? How can I ask for forgiveness for my bitter and evil and crafty deeds, where I fall into misery all day and night, and for every hour? But I pray to you, falling down, my holy guardian, have mercy on me, a sinner and unworthy of your servant (name), be my helper and intercessor against the evil of my opponent, with your holy prayers, and Make me a partaker of the Kingdom of God, with all the saints, always, and now and forever and ever. Amen.
Ending
It is worthy to eat as you truly bless Theotokos, Ever-Blessed, and Most Immaculate, and Mother of our God. We magnify Thee, the most honorable Cherub, and the most glorious without comparison, the Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption. (4)
Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord have mercy. (Thrice.)
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers, and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Notes
(1) On Easter week, instead of the canons of penitence, the canon of Easter is read to the Mother of God and the Guardian Angel.
(2) From the 2nd week of Easter until the Ascension, instead of this prayer, the troparion is read: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death upon death, and giving life to those in the tombs. (Thrice.)
From the Ascension to Trinity, instead of “Heavenly King...” nothing is read.
(3) Troparion to Jesus Christ only in the first and ninth canons of the canon.
(4) From Easter to Ascension, instead of this prayer, the chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the Easter canon are read:
“The angel cried with the Most Grace: Pure Virgin, rejoice! And again I say: Rejoice! Your Son has risen three days from the grave and raised up the dead; people, have fun!
Shine, shine, new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Rejoice now and be glad, O Zion. You, Pure One, rejoice, O Mother of God, about the rise of Your Nativity.”
Canon of repentance to the Lord Jesus Christ
Song 1.
Irmos:
As Israel walked on dry land, with footsteps in the abyss, seeing the persecutor Pharaoh drowned, we sing a song of victory to God, crying out.
Now I, a sinner and burdened, have come to You, my Master and God; I don’t dare look at the sky, I just pray with the verb: give me, Lord, my mind, so that I may weep bitterly for my deeds.
Oh, woe to me, a sinner! I am more damned than all men; there is no repentance in me; Give me, Lord, tears, let me cry bitterly for my deeds.
Glory:
Foolishly, wretched man, you waste time in laziness; think about your life, and turn to the Lord God, and weep bitterly for your deeds.
And now:
Most Pure Mother of God, look at me, a sinner, and deliver me from the snare of the devil, and guide me on the path of repentance, so that I may weep bitterly for my deeds.
Song 3.
Irmos:
There is no one holy like You, O Lord my God, Who has lifted up the horn of Your faithful, O Good One, and established us on the rock of Your confession.
Sometimes thrones will be set for a more terrible judgment, then the deeds of all men will be exposed; woe will be the sinner who is sent to torment; And then you know, my soul, repent from your evil deeds.
The righteous will rejoice, and the sinners will cry, then no one will be able to help us, but our deeds will condemn us, and before the end, repent of your evil deeds.
Glory:
Woe to me, a great sinner, who have been defiled by deeds and thoughts, and have not a drop of tears from hard-heartedness; now arise from the earth, my soul, and repent from your evil deeds.
And now:
Behold, O Lady, Your Son calls, and teaches us to do good, but the sinner always flees from good; but You, O Merciful One, have mercy on me, so that I may repent of my evil deeds.
Sedalen, voice 6th.
I think about the terrible day and weep for my evil deeds: how will I answer the Immortal King, or with what boldness will I look at the Judge, you prodigal one? Gracious Father, Only Begotten Son and Holy Soul, have mercy on me.
Glory even now: Theotokos
Bound now by many captives of sins and held by fierce passions and troubles, I resort to You, my salvation, and cry out: help me, O Virgin, Mother of God.
Song 4.
Irmos:
Christ is my strength, God and Lord, the honest Church sings divinely, crying out from a pure meaning, celebrating in the Lord.
The path here is wide and pleasing to create sweets, but it will be bitter on the last day, when the soul will be separated from the body: beware of this, O man, of the Kingdom for the sake of God.
Why did you offend the poor, withhold bribes from a mercenary, dislike your brother, persecute fornication and pride? Forsake this, my soul, and repent for the sake of the Kingdom of God.
Glory:
O foolish man, how long will you scrabble like a bee, collecting your wealth? Soon he will perish like dust and ashes: but seek more the Kingdom of God.
And now:
Lady Theotokos, have mercy on me, a sinner, and strengthen me in virtue, and keep me, so that insolent death does not snatch me away, unprepared, and bring me, O Virgin, to the Kingdom of God.
Song 5.
Irmos:
With Thy God's light, O Blessed One, illumine the souls of thee who are in the morning with love, I pray, lead Thee, the Word of God, the true God, from the darkness of sin, crying out.
Remember, O accursed man, how you were enslaved by lies, slander, robbery, infirmity, by a fierce beast, for the sake of sins; My sinful soul, is this what you desired?
They tremble, for I have brought guilt to all: with eyes behold, ears heard, with an evil tongue spoken, betraying all to hell; My sinful soul, is this what you desire?
Glory:
Thou hast received the fornicator and the repentant thief, O Saviour, but I am the only one burdened with sinful laziness and enslaved to evil deeds, my sinful soul, is this what you desire?
And now:
Wonderful and quick helper to all people, Mother of God, help me, unworthy, for my sinful soul desires it.
Song 6.
Irmos:
The sea of life, raised in vain by the adversity of the storm, has flowed to Your quiet refuge, crying out to You: lift up my life from aphids, O Most Merciful One.
Having lived on earth fornication and given my soul into darkness, now I pray to Thee, Merciful Master: free me from the work of sowing hostility, and let my mind do the will Yours.
Who creates things like I do? Just as a pig lies in a dung, so I serve sin. But You, Lord, pluck me from this vileness and give my heart to do Your commandments.
Glory:
Arise, damned man, to God, remembering your sins, falling to the Creator, crying and groaning; The same, like a merciful one, will give you the mind to know His will.
And now:
Mother of God Virgin, save me from visible and invisible evil, Most Pure One, and accept my prayers, and convey them to Your Son, that He may give me the mind to do His will.
Kontakion.
My soul, why are you rich in sins, why do you do the will of the devil, why do you place hope in? Stop from these things and turn to God weeping, calling: Merciful Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Ikos.
Thoughts, my soul, the bitter hour of death and the terrible judgment of your Creator and God: For the angels of menace will understand you, my soul, and will lead you into eternal fire: for before you die, repent, cry cabbage soup: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Song 7.
Irmos:
The germinating furnace made the angel like a venerable youth, and the Chaldeans, the scorching command of God, admonished the tormentor to cry out: Blessed are you, God our father.
Do not trust, my soul, in corruptible wealth and in unrighteous gatherings, for you will not leave all this to anyone, but cry: have mercy on me, O Christ God, who is unworthy.
Do not trust, my soul, in bodily health and fleeting beauty, for you see how the strong and the young die; but cry: have mercy on me, O Christ God, who is unworthy.
Glory:
Remember, my soul, eternal life, the Kingdom of Heaven, prepared for the saints, and the pitch darkness and the wrath of God, and cry: have mercy on me, O Christ God, unworthy.
And now:
Come, my soul, to the Mother of God and pray to her, for she is a quick helper to those who repent, she will pray to the Son of Christ God, and she will have mercy on me, the unworthy.
Song 8.
Irmos:
From the flame like the venerable one you poured out dew and you burned the righteous sacrifice with water: do everything, O Christ, only as you will. We exalt you to all ages.
Why should I not cry when I always think about death, when I see my brother lying in the grave, inglorious and ugly? What am I drinking and what am I hoping for? Just grant me, Lord, before the end, repentance. (Twice)
Glory:
I believe that you will come to judge the living and the dead, and all will stand in their rank, old and young, rulers and princes, virgins and priests; where will I find myself? For this reason I cry: grant me, Lord, before the end, repentance.
And now:
Most Pure Mother of God, accept my unworthy prayer and save me from impudent death, and grant me repentance before the end.
Song 9.
Irmos:
It is impossible for man to see God; the officials of the Angels do not dare to look at God; By You, O All-Pure One, the Word Incarnate, Who magnifies Him as a man, we please You with the heavenly howls.
Now I come running to you, Angels, Archangels and all the heavenly powers standing at the Throne of God, pray to your Creator that He may deliver my soul from eternal torment.
Now I cry to you, holy patriarchs, kings and prophets, apostles and saints and all the chosen ones of Christ: help me in judgment, that He may save my soul from the power of the enemy.
Glory:
Now I will lift up my hand to you, holy martyrs, desert women, virgins, righteous women and all the saints who pray to the Lord for the whole world, that He may have mercy on me at the hour of my death.
And now:
Mother of God, help me, who trusts most strongly in You, beg Your Son to place me, unworthy, at His right hand, when the judge of the living and the dead sits, amen.
Prayer.
Master Christ God, who healed my passions with His passions and healed my ulcers with His wounds, grant me, who have sinned much against You, tears of compunction; dissolve my body from the smell of Your Life-giving Body, and delight my soul with Your Honest Blood from sorrow, from which the enemy gave me a drink; lift up my mind to You, which has fallen to the ground, and lift me up from the abyss of destruction: for I am not the imam of repentance, I am not the imam of compunction, I am not the imam of consoling tears that lead children to their inheritance. My mind has been darkened by worldly passions, I cannot look to You in illness, I cannot warm myself with tears, even love for You. But, Lord Jesus Christ, treasury of good things, grant me complete repentance and a laborious heart to seek Yours, grant me Your grace and renew the eyes of Yours in me image. Leave you, don’t leave me; come to seek me, lead me to Thy pasture and number me among the sheep of Thy chosen flock, educate me with them from the grain of Thy Divine Sacraments, through the prayers of Thy Most Pure Mother Tere and all Your saints. Amen.
