ON FRIDAY EVENING

At, Lord, I have cried, Prosomoia.

Stichera for the Master.

Mode 3. N/M (The power of Your holy Cross.)

Make me a temple of your holy Spirit, O my Christ, cleansing the impurities of my faults, for now I am a lodging place of demons. Cast them out, as of old you cast out those who defiled your temple.

O Lord, who wish to save all, sinners and just, as you are compassionate, and that none should perish, make me too one of the saved, though I have lived heedlessly and disregarded your commands, O Word.

You slept in the tomb as human, O Christ, but with invincible power you arose and raised up with you all those who dwelt in the graves since time began; and so, to those who have fallen asleep in faith give rest in everlasting tabernacles.

Additional for the Theotokos. Same Melody.

I am blown about incessantly like a reed by the gusts of the foe, O Virgin; but take pity on your servant and do not let me be buffeted to the end by his squalls, but establish me in the faith of the Lord.

The tempest of the passions that incessantly seizes and suffocates me troubles my humble soul and pushes me into the deep of despair; but do you, Pure Lady, transform this storm to deep calm.

O Virgin, implore the One born of you to guard your flock unharmed from every assault of the hostile devil; and empower us all to fulfil his will, O Maiden.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

How should we not marvel at your Offspring, who is both God and man, all-honoured one? For without knowing man, O all-blameless, you gave birth in the flesh to a Son without father, begotten from the Father before the ages without mother, in no way undergoing change, or mixture or separation, but preserving intact the identity of either nature. Therefore, Sovereign Lady, Virgin Mother, implore him that the souls may be saved of those who with right belief acknowledge you as Mother of God.

At the Aposticha.

Aposticha. Mode 3. For the Martyrs.

Great is the power of your Martyrs, O Christ; for they lie in their graves and they drive out spirits, and they destroyed the authority of the foe when they struggled by the faith of the Trinity for the sake of true religion.

Verse: God is wondrous in His saints. [SAAS]

Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs of Christ taught that a consubstantial Trinity should be praised and they enlightened the nations that had gone astray and made the children of men fellows of the Angels.

Verse: To the saints on His earth, in them the Lord magnified all His will. [SAAS]

Your Martyrs, Lord, strengthened by faith, confirmed by hope, united in soul by love of your Cross, destroyed the tyranny of the foe, and having gained their crowns they intercede with the Bodiless Powers on behalf of our souls.

Verse: Blessed are they whom You have chosen and received, O Lord. And their memorial abides from generation to generation. [SAAS]

For the Dead.

All things human which do not survive after death are vanity; wealth does not endure, glory does journey with us; for when death arrives all these things vanish. And so let us cry out to Christ the immortal King, ''Give rest to those who have passed from us to the place where all who rejoice in you have their dwelling''.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Mother of God, holy among women, Mother without bridegroom, intercede with the King and God to whom you gave birth to save us as he loves humankind.

__________

ON SATURDAY MORNING

MATINS

After the first Psalter reading. Kathismata for the Martyrs.

Mode 3. N/M (Seeing how beautiful.)

As All-powerful you have made the memory of your Champions radiantly bright, Lord, for you gave them strength to imitate your sufferings; bravely they conquered the power of Beliar; therefore they have received gifts of healings. At their supplications, O Merciful, grant peace to your people.

Same Melody.

Armoured with the panoply of Christ and clothed with the weapons of the Faith you stoutly cast down the battle lines of the foe; for eagerly, in hope of life, you endured all the threats and scourges of the tyrants; and so you have received the crowns, valiant Martyrs of Christ.

Holy, all-praised Champions, through the faith you shone out as radiant beacons, physicians of the weak; for you were not cowed by the torments of tyrants but cast down the blasphemies of idols, having as an invincible trophy the Cross of the truth.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Virgin Mother of God, we praise you as the means of the salvation of our race; for your Son and our God, who through the Cross accepted suffering in the flesh he had taken from you, has redeemed us from corruption, for he loves mankind.

After the second Psalter reading. Kathisma for the Martyrs.

Your wholehearted endurance vanquished the machinations of the enemy and author of evil, O all-lauded medal-winners. That is why you have been counted worthy of eternal blessedness. We entreat you to intercede with the Lord, that He save the flock of Christ-loving people, for You, O Martyrs, are witnesses of the truth.

For the Dead. N/M (Seeing how beautiful.)

When, at your command, O Lord and Savior, ⁄ we stand before your impartial judgment seat, ⁄ do not condemn us who have believed in you. ⁄ We have all sinned, yet we have not turned away from you. ⁄ We entreat you, O Christ: ⁄ Give rest in the dwellings of the righteous, ⁄ to those whom you have taken to yourself, ⁄⁄ for you alone are rich in mercy.

Glory. Same Melody.

Through the tree we have fallen into bitter death, ⁄ but, by the precious tree we rise again, ⁄ for, through your cross, you have put death to death, O Savior, ⁄ and given all men unending life. ⁄ O merciful Lord: Make the members of your household, who have departed to you, ⁄⁄ worthy of that life, and give them your kingdom.

Both now. Theotokion.

Receive your servants, who have left the stormy seas of this life in faith, ⁄ O all-undefiled Virgin, ⁄ and lead them to our Judge and God, ⁄ praying him to grant them redemption. ⁄ For, as the Mother of him who does all things, ⁄⁄ you have both the power and the will.

Canon for all Saints.

Mode 3. Ode i. Heirmos.

You are God, wonderful in working marvels, who turned the deep into land, drowned chariots and saved a people who sang to you as God our Redeemer. [EL]

Troparia.

For the Dead.

Theotokion.

Canon for the Deceased.

Theotokion.

Ode iii. Heirmos.

Sterile and barren soul, procure fair fruit and blessed with children cry out: I have been established through you, O God; none is holy, none is just but you, O Lord. [EL]

Troparia.

For the Dead.

Theotokion.

Canon for the Deceased. Almighty and Most High. (NM)

Theotokion.

Ode iv. Heirmos.

The shaded mountain Avvakoum foresaw as your immaculate womb, O Pure one; and so too he cried out: God will come from Theman, and the Holy One from a shaded, wooded mountain. [EL]

Troparia.

For the Dead.

Theotokion.

Canon for the Deceased. You displayed. (NM)

Theotokion.

Ode v. Heirmos.

O Christ God, make your light that knows no evening shine on my lowly soul, and guide me to fear of you; because your commands are light. [EL]

Troparia.

For the Dead.

Theotokion.

Canon for the Deceased. I rise to you at dawn. (NM)

Theotokion.

Ode vi. Heirmos.

The deep of the passions has risen up against me, and a tempest of contrary winds; but come quickly, my Saviour, save me and deliver me from corruption, as you saved the Prophet from the beast. [EL]

Troparia.

For the Dead.

Theotokion.

Canon for the Deceased.

Theotokion.

Ode vii. Heirmos.

Three Youths in a furnace typified the Trinity, trampled down the threat of the fire and cried out in praise: Blessed are you, the God of our fathers. [EL]

Troparia.

For the Dead.

Theotokion.

Canon for the Deceased. As of old you refreshed. (NM)

Theotokion.

Ode viii. Heirmos.

The God who is glorified unceasingly by Angels in the highest, you heaven of heavens, earth and mountains, hills and deep, and all the human race bless him with hymns as Creator and Redeemer. [EL]

Troparia.

For the Dead.

Theotokion.

Canon for the Deceased.

Theotokion.

Ode ix. Heirmos.

On mount Sinai Moses saw you in the bush, who conceived unburned the fire of the Godhead in your womb; while Daniel saw you, an unhewn mountain, Isaias cried out that you budded forth the rod from David''s root. [EL]

Troparia.

For the Dead.

Theotokion.

Canon for the Deceased. The one who was prefigured. (NM)

Theotokion.

Aposticha of Lauds.

For the Martyrs. Mode 3.

The Soldiers of Christ rejected the fear of kings and tyrants and bravely and courageously they confessed him, the Lord and God and King of all, and they intercede for our souls.

Having fought the good fight, holy Martyrs, after death also you shine out like beacons in the world; and so, as you have boldness, implore Christ to have mercy on our souls.

The powers of the holy Angels marvelled at the contests of the Martyrs; for clothed in a mortal body they despised tortures and became imitators of the passion of our Saviour, and they intercede for our souls.

For the Dead.

Why do we bustle about in vanity? ⁄ For the way in which we walk is short. ⁄ Life is smoke, mist, dust and ashes; ⁄ it comes quickly and vanishes away. ⁄ Therefore, let us sing to Christ, the immortal King: ⁄ Give rest to those who have departed from us, ⁄⁄ for you are the abode of all those who rejoice in you.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

Honoured first of Saints, praise of the heavenly hosts, hymn of Apostles, whole contents of the Prophets, Sovereign Lady, accept our supplications also.

When Alleluia is sung at Matins, we sing the foregoing hymns for the Martyrs as Lauds, and the following Aposticha.

Mode 3. N/M ()

O Lord, alone rich in mercy: ⁄ I glorify your precious Cross, ⁄ for, through it life and blessedness ⁄ are given to those who sing your praises with faith and love. ⁄ Therefore, we cry out to you, O Christ our God: ⁄ Give rest to our departed brethren, ⁄⁄ calling them to be with you in the dwelling of those who rejoice.

Verse: Blessed are they whom You have chosen and received, O Lord. [SAAS]

We entreat You, O Christ God, the only merciful and compassionate Lord: As You have an incomprehensible ocean of goodness, and you know the nature of humanity, which You created, give rest to those whom You have taken from us, where all those who rejoice in You are dwelling, to glorify Your divinity.

Verse: Their souls shall dwell among good things. [SAAS]

You slept in the tomb as man; ⁄ as God, you raised up all those in the tomb by your ⁄ unconquerable might. ⁄ With never-silent voices, they offer you a hymn of praise. ⁄ Therefore, we cry to you, O Christ our God: ⁄ Give rest to our departed brethren, ⁄⁄ calling them to be with you in the dwelling of those who rejoice.

Glory. Both now. Theotokion.

We all acknowledge you, O Theotokos, to be the spiritual lamp, ⁄ that bore the fire of divinity joined to mankind’s material flesh. ⁄ Pray, then, to your Son and God: ⁄ May he give rest to our departed brethren, ⁄⁄ calling them to be with him in the dwelling of those who rejoice.

__________

LITURGY

The Beatitudes. Mode 3.

When our primal father Adam disobeyed Your divine command, O Christ, You expelled him from Paradise. But when the faithful Robber while on the cross confessed You to be Lord, You restored him there, as he cried to You: "O Savior, when You come in Your kingdom, remember me."

You were tortured and were thrown into the fire, * O Martyr Athletes of Christ, * and there instead found a heavenly dew, * refreshing and enabling * you to endure excruciating pain * in your bodies. Therefore you now relieve * every pain in our souls, when we pray to you with faith.

Holy Priests and Bishops and glorious Prophets, * the devout monastic Saints, * the godly Women who kept the faith, * the Martyrs who competed * and thus brought down the enemy''s deceit, * all received heavenly glory from You. * As they pray for us, Your servants, Savior pity us.

For the Martyrs.

Master, pardon the transgressions of the faithful * who have passed away from us, * O God, and grant them a place of rest * with Your elect, O Jesus, * wherein is the perpetual delight * and Your light is shining forevermore, * so that we may with joy glorify You earnestly.

Glory.

O believers, glorify the divine Monad, * unoriginate and one * and worshiped in three hypostases, * so that we may be granted * forgiveness of our sins and may receive * the kingdom of the Holy Trinity, * as we praise and extol Its infinite mercy on us.

Both now. Theotokion.

Lady full of grace divine, from you has shone forth * the Redeemer of all, * illumination and forgiveness of sins. * We pray you to implore Him, * that we who ever faithfully extol * you, all-holy Virgin, be not condemned * but acquitted of all, on that fearful Judgment Day.

END OF TONE 3

Though third, yet to express brave manly toils,

Close neighbour of the first are you, O Third.

Plain, simple, wholly masculine, O Third,

You are, and so we honour you, O Third.

Source of a multitude of equal count, O Third,

You to a well-tuned multitude belong. [EL]