Weekday Theotokia

THEOTOKIA

IN EACH MODE

Sung throughout the year, after the Apolytikia of non-celebrated Saints

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In Mode 1

On Sunday evening and Monday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Creation rejoices in you, O Lady full of grace, beholding the miracle of miracles. For you conceived without seed, and ineffably gave birth to the One whom the orders of the angels cannot see. Entreat Him earnestly on behalf of our souls.

At the end of Matins.

Immaculate Mother of God, blessed in heaven and glorified on earth, hail, Bride without bridegroom.

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Unburned you conceived the fire of the Godhead, and without seed you bore the Lord, source of life, O Mother of God full of grace; save those who magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

Transcending thought and utterance, you gave birth to the One who in heaven is motherless and fatherless on earth. O Theotokos, entreat Him earnestly on behalf of our souls.

On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

We have gained you as our protection, O Immaculate, and by your intercessions we are freed from dread troubles; by the Cross of your Son we are guarded at all times and as is fitting we all devoutly magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

Immaculate Mother of God, blessed in heaven and glorified on earth, hail, Bride without bridegroom.

On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Unburned you conceived the fire of the Godhead, and without seed you bore the Lord, source of life, O Mother of God full of grace; save those who magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

Transcending thought and utterance, you gave birth to the One who in heaven is motherless and fatherless on earth. O Theotokos, entreat Him earnestly on behalf of our souls.

On Thursday evening and Friday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

At the end of Matins.

Immaculate Mother of God, blessed in heaven and glorified on earth, hail, Bride without bridegroom.

On Friday evening and Saturday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

When Gabriel addressed you, O Virgin, with his ''Hail'', as he spoke the Master of all things became incarnate in you the holy Ark, as righteous David sang. You were proclaimed wider than the heavens, for you carried your Creator. Glory to him who dwelt in you, glory to him who came forth from you, glory to him who has set us free through your bearing child.

At the end of Matins.

Transcending thought and utterance, you gave birth to the One who in heaven is motherless and fatherless on earth. O Theotokos, entreat Him earnestly on behalf of our souls.

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In Mode 2

On Sunday evening and Monday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

As you are source of compassion, grant us pity, Mother of God. Look on a people who have sinned, and show your power as always; for hoping in you we cry: Hail, as once Gabriel did, the chief Captain of the Bodiless Powers.

At the end of Matins.

Holy Mother of the immaculate Light, we honor you with angelic hymns, and magnify you piously.

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

We have become partakers in divine nature through you, Ever-virgin; for your gave birth to God incarnate for our sake; and so, as is fitting, we all devoutly magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

We magnify you, Mother of God, as we cry: Hail, closed gate, through which the Paradise of old has been opened for mankind.

On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

You are highly glorified, Virgin Mother of God, and we sing your praise, for through the Cross of your Son Hell has been overthrown, Death has died, we who were dead have risen and been granted life. We have received Paradise, our ancient delight, therefore with thanksgiving we glorify Christ our God as mighty and alone full of mercy.

At the end of Matins.

We magnify you, Mother of God, as we cry: Hail, closed gate, through which the Paradise of old has been opened for mankind.

On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

We have become partakers in divine nature through you, Ever-virgin; for your gave birth to God incarnate for our sake; and so, as is fitting, we all devoutly magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

We magnify you, Mother of God, as we cry: Hail, closed gate, through which the Paradise of old has been opened for mankind.

On Thursday evening and Friday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

At the end of Matins.

We magnify you, Mother of God, as we cry: Hail, closed gate, through which the Paradise of old has been opened for mankind.

On Friday evening and Saturday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

All your mysteries are beyond understanding, all beyond glory, Mother of God; sealed in purity and guarded in virginity you were known without deception to be a Mother, in giving birth to the true God: implore him that our souls may be saved.

At the end of Matins.

Holy Mother of the immaculate Light, we honor you with angelic hymns, and magnify you piously.

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In Mode 3

On Sunday evening and Monday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Awed by the beauty of your virginity and by the splendour of your purity, Gabriel cried aloud to you, O Mother of God, ''How can I praise you as I should? With what name shall I invoke you? I am troubled and amazed; therefore as I was commanded I cry to you: Hail, full of grace!''

At the end of Matins.

Wherever each is saved, there rightly too he runs; and what other such refuge have we as you, O Mother of God, who protect our souls?

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Mother of God, our refuge and power, the mighty help of the world, by your intercessions protect your servants from every constraint, O only blessed one.

At the end of Matins.

Wherever each is saved, there rightly too he runs; and what other such refuge have we as you, O Mother of God, who protect our souls?

On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Having gained the Cross of your Son, O Mother of God, as a rod of power, with it we shall cast down the ramparts of the foes as with love we ceaselessly magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

Mother of God, our refuge and power, the mighty help of the world, by your intercessions protect your servants from every constraint, O only blessed one.

On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

The Prophets proclaimed it beforehand, and the Apostles taught it; the Martyrs confessed it, and we have believed it: that you gave birth to God indeed, O Theotokos. And therefore we magnify your childbirth, which is ineffable.

At the end of Matins.

Wherever each is saved, there rightly too he runs; and what other such refuge have we as you, O Mother of God, who protect our souls?

On Thursday evening and Friday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Having gained the Cross of your Son, O Mother of God, as a rod of power, with it we shall cast down the ramparts of the foes as with love we ceaselessly magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

Mother of God, our refuge and power, the mighty help of the world, by your intercessions protect your servants from every constraint, O only blessed one.

On Friday evening and Saturday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

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.

At the end of Matins.

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In Mode 4

On Sunday evening and Monday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

To the one who was brought up in the Temple, in the Holy of Holies, to the one who was clothed in faith and wisdom and measureless virginity, Gabriel the Chief Captain offered the greeting from heaven and his Hail: Hail, blessed one! Hail, glorified one! The Lord is with you.

At the end of Matins.

Unable to praise you worthily because you are higher than every creature we beg you, Mother of God, freely have mercy on us.

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Now to God''s Mother let us humble sinners run in haste * and in repentance let us fall down before her feet, * crying aloud with fervour from the depths of our souls, * ''Sovereign Lady, help us now, * have compassion upon us, * hasten, for we perish * from our many offences. * Let not your servants go empty away; * we have you as our only hope''.

At the end of Matins.

We magnify you, Mother of God, as we cry aloud: Hail Cloud of the never setting light, who carried in your bosom the Lord of glory!

On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Virgin most pure, Mother of Christ God, a sword passed through your all-holy soul when you saw your Son and God willingly crucified. Do not cease, O blessed one, to implore him to grant us pardon of offences.

At the end of Matins.

We magnify you, Mother of God, as we cry aloud: Hail Cloud of the never setting light, who carried in your bosom the Lord of glory!

On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

We have acknowledged that the Word of the Father, Christ our God, became incarnate of you, Virgin Mother of God, alone pure, alone blessed; therefore as we hymn you without ceasing we magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

Unable to praise you worthily because you are higher than every creature we beg you, Mother of God, freely have mercy on us.

On Thursday evening and Friday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

At the end of Matins.

We magnify you, Mother of God, as we cry aloud: Hail Cloud of the never setting light, who carried in your bosom the Lord of glory!

On Friday evening and Saturday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

The mystery hidden from all eternity and unknown to Angels has been revealed to those on earth through you, O Mother of God: God being made flesh in a union without confusion, and willingly accepting the Cross for us, through which he raised the first-formed man and saved our souls from death.

At the end of Matins.

We magnify you, Mother of God, as we cry aloud: Hail Cloud of the never setting light, who carried in your bosom the Lord of glory!

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In Mode pl. 1

On Sunday evening and Monday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

The heavens with the Angels, and the earth with humanity, shout to you, O Theotokos, with a voice of exultation. Rejoice, O Gate, wider than the heavens; rejoice, the only salvation for us born on earth. Rejoice, O Maiden full of grace, and Mother of incarnate God.

At the end of Matins.

O Christ our God, who from a Virgin rose upon the world, and through her made us sons of light, have mercy on us.

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Show your servant your swift protection and assistance and your mercy, and calm the waves of vain thoughts, and raise up my fallen soul, pure Mother of God. For I know, I know that all that you wish you can also perform.

At the end of Matins.

All-holy Mother of God, the wall of Christians, hasten to deliver your people, who as always cry to you insistently: Be arrayed in battle against base and boastful thoughts, that we may cry to you: Hail Ever-Virgin!

On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

By the Cross of your Son, all the error of the idols came to an end, and the might of the demons was trampled down, O Lady full of grace. Therefore we the faithful dutifully ever extol you and bless you, and we confess you to be Theotokos, literally the Mother of God, and we magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

O Christ our God, who from a Virgin rose upon the world, and through her made us sons of light, have mercy on us.

On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

The marvelous mystery involving the Virgin proved to be the means of universal salvation. You were born of her without being sown, and You suffered no decay in the flesh. You are the Joy of all. Glory to You, O Lord.

At the end of Matins.

On Thursday evening and Friday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

At the end of Matins.

O Christ our God, who from a Virgin rose upon the world, and through her made us sons of light, have mercy on us.

On Friday evening and Saturday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Hail gate of the Lord, though which none may pass; hail wall and protection of those who flee to you; hail haven without storms, and who did not know wedlock, who bore in the flesh your Maker and God, do not cease to intercede for those who praise and worship your Offspring.

At the end of Matins.

O Christ our God, who from a Virgin rose upon the world, and through her made us sons of light, have mercy on us.

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In Mode pl. 2

On Sunday evening and Monday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Gabriel''s salutation of the Virgin was the beginning of our salvation. For she heard him say, Rejoice, and did not reject the greeting. * She did not hesitate, like Sarah in the tent, but rather this is what she said, * "Behold the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word."

At the end of Matins.

You accepted the word of the Archangel, and you became a cherubic throne. O Theotokos, you held in your arms the hope of our souls.

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

You are the good hope of the world, O Virgin Theotokos. * Therefore we beg for only your awe-inspiring protection. * Take pity on a people left with no defense. * Insistently supplicate our merciful God, * O only blessed Lady, to deliver our souls * from all impending danger.

At the end of Matins.

No one who has recourse to you goes from your presence put to shame and rejected, O Mother of God, pure Virgin, but asking for grace they receive gifts and benefits most advantageous to the plea they make.

On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

O Virgin Theotokos, entreat your Son, Christ our God, who voluntarily was nailed to the Cross, and freed the world from deception; and pray Him to have mercy on our souls.

At the end of Matins.

The Son and Logos of God was begotten of the Father without a Mother before the ages. In the latter times you bore Him, incarnate from your pure blood, without a man, O Mother of God. Entreat Him to grant us forgiveness of sins before the end.

On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

O Lady holy and pure, as our God''s blessed Mother, * you ineffably gave birth to the Creator of all. * We beseech you to join the sacred Apostles in imploring His goodness every day, * to deliver us from passions and grant us forgiveness of sins.

At the end of Matins.

Mother of God, you are the true vine who gave bud to the fruit of life; we implore you, Sovereign Lady, intercede, together with the Unmercenary ones and all the saints that he have mercy on our souls.

On Thursday evening and Friday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

O Virgin Theotokos, entreat your Son, Christ our God, who voluntarily was nailed to the Cross, and freed the world from deception; and pray Him to have mercy on our souls.

At the end of Matins.

On Friday evening and Saturday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

You who called your Mother blessed, came to the Passion by your own will; shining by the Cross, wishing to seek out Adam, saying to the Angels: Rejoice with me, for the drachma that was lost is found. You who disposed all things wisely: Glory to you!

At the end of Matins.

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In Grave Mode

On Sunday evening and Monday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

O Virgin Theotokos, join the Powers on high, importuning your Son to grant forgiveness of offences, before the end, to us who faithfully glorify you.

At the end of Matins.

You have surpassed the Powers of heaven, for you have become the Temple of God, O blessed Theotokos, by giving birth to Christ, the Savior of our souls.

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

We say to you, Rejoice, Virgin Theotokos. * You were shown to be superior to Angels * for you gave birth to God.

At the end of Matins.

At the prayers of the Mother of God, make peaceful the lives of us who cry to you: Merciful Lord, glory to you!

On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Christ our God was crucified for us, and He brought down the dominion of death. O Virgin Theotokos, unceasingly entreat Him to save our souls.

At the end of Matins.

Mother of God, rescue us from the sins that hold us fast; because we faithful have no other hope but you, and God who was born from you.

On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

The fruit of your womb, Immaculate, is the fulfilment of the Prophets and the Law; and so as we glorify you with knowledge as Mother of God we devoutly magnify you.

At the end of Matins.

The fruit of your womb, O Bride of God, was shown to be the cause of salvation for humans; and so, glorifying you as Mother of God with mind and tongue, we faithful magnify you.

On Thursday evening and Friday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Christ our God was crucified for us, and He brought down the dominion of death. O Virgin Theotokos, unceasingly entreat Him to save our souls.

At the end of Matins.

Mother of God, rescue us from the sins that hold us fast; because we faithful have no other hope but you, and God who was born from you.

On Friday evening and Saturday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

As the treasure-house of our Resurrection, All-praised Lady, bring up from the pit and from the deep of offences those who have put their trust in you; for you saved those who were subject to sin by giving birth to Salvation. You were Virgin before bearing child, Virgin in bearing child and after bearing child you are still Virgin.

At the end of Matins.

Rejoice, O Maiden who contained within your womb the One whom heaven cannot contain. Rejoice, O Virgin, the Prophets'' proclamation; through you Emmanuel has shone forth. Rejoice, O Mother of Christ our God.

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In Mode pl. 4

On Sunday evening and Monday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

Rejoice, O Maiden, who through an Angel received the Joy of the world! Rejoice, O Virgin who gave birth to your Creator and Lord! Rejoice! for you were counted worthy to become the Mother of God.

At the end of Matins.

Rejoice, O Gate of the King of glory! Only the Most High passed through you, and you alone He preserved sealed, for the salvation of our souls.

On Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

O Believers, let us magnify the Theotokos in hymns. She is the unshakable support of the Faith, and the venerable gift to our souls. "Rejoice! for in your womb you contained the Rock of life. Rejoice! as the hope of all the earth, and the help of those in trouble! Rejoice, O unwedded Bride!"

At the end of Matins.

By your prayers save us, O Virgin immaculate, stirring your maternal affections for your Son and our God.

On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

When the Mother of the Lamb and Shepherd and Savior of the world saw Him on the Cross, she uttered tearfully, "The world rejoices at receiving redemption, but my insides are burning as I see Your crucifixion, which You endure for all, O my Son and my God."

At the end of Matins.

The fruit of your womb, Immaculate, is the fulfilment of the Prophets and the Law; and so as we glorify you with knowledge as Mother of God we devoutly magnify you.

On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

O immaculate Theotokos, as the intelligible Gate of life, rescue from peril those who run to you with faith, so that we may glorify your all-holy childbirth, for the salvation of our souls.

At the end of Matins.

By your prayers save us, O Virgin immaculate, stirring your maternal affections for your Son and our God.

On Thursday evening and Friday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

At the end of Matins.

The fruit of your womb, Immaculate, is the fulfilment of the Prophets and the Law; and so as we glorify you with knowledge as Mother of God we devoutly magnify you.

On Friday evening and Saturday morning.

At, God is the Lord.

You were born for us from a Virgin, and endured crucifixion, loving Lord; by your death you despoiled Death, and revealed resurrection as God; do not despise those whom you fashioned with your own hand; show us your compassion, O Merciful; accept the Mother of God who bore you as she intercedes for us, and save, our Saviour, a people in despair.

At the end of Matins.

By your prayers save us, O Virgin immaculate, stirring your maternal affections for your Son and our God.