Paraklesis to the Holy Hundred Thousand Martyrs Slain in Tbilisi by the Khwarezmians
Priest: Blessed is our God…
And if a layman, he says: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
O Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, who art everywhere present and fillest all things with Thy grace, Treasury of good things and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Good One.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, deliver us and release us from our sins; O Master, pardon our iniquities; O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to 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, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest: For Thine is the kingdom…
Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O come, let us worship God our King. O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and God. O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and our God.
O Lord, attend to my prayer: hearken to my supplication in thy truth; hear me in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has brought my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in a dark place, as those that have been long dead. Therefore my spirit was grieved in me; my heart was troubled within me. I remembered the days of old; and I meditated on all thy doings: yea, I meditated on the works of thine hands. I spread forth my hands to thee; my soul thirsts for thee, as a dry land. Pause. Hear me speedily, O Lord; my spirit has failed; turn not away thy face from me, else I shall be like to them that go down to the pit. Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for I have hoped in thee; make known to me, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; for I have lifted up my soul to thee. Deliver me from mine enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to thee for refuge. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; thy good Spirit shall guide me in the straight way. Thou shalt quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake; in thy righteousness thou shalt bring my soul out of affliction. And in thy mercy thou wilt destroy mine enemies, and wilt destroy all those that afflict my soul; for I am thy servant.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, O God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
God is the Lord and hath appeared unto us; blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Verse 1: O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy endureth for ever. Verse 2: All the nations compassed me about, and in the name of the Lord I withstood them. Verse 3: I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. Verse 4: The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner; this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.
ღუაწლით შემოსილნო მოწამენო ათნო ბევრნო, ევედრენით ყოვლად სახიერსა ღმერთსა, რაითა მოჰმადლოს ქართველთა სარწმუნოებაი თქუენებრი, და დაიფაროს ქუეყანაი ივერიისა წვალებისაგან და სჯულისაგან უცხოისა, ხოლო მკვიდრნი ტფილისისანი ყოვლისაგან ძვირისხილვისა.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Who could tell the temptations that came upon you, O company of martyrs numbered in ten thousands? For all was shaken by cries and by terrible voices of lamentation; but ye did not obey the command of the lawless and did not trample the precious icons, but laid down your heads for Christ. This sacrifice was pleasing to God, and He crowned you with light; therefore your memory is celebrated with praises.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
We will never cease, O Theotokos, we the unworthy, from speaking of thy mighty acts; for hadst thou not stood before us to intercede, who would have kept us free until now? We will not depart from thee, O Lady, for thou ever savest thy servants from all misfortunes.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I am conscious of mine iniquity; and my sin is continually before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil before thee: that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me. For, behold, thou lovest truth: thou hast manifested to me the secret and hidden things of thy wisdom. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Thou shalt cause me to hear gladness and joy: the afflicted bones shall rejoice. Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit in my inward parts. Cast me not away from thy presence; and remove not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation: establish me with thy directing Spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and ungodly men shall turn to thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: and my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness. O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise. For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given it: thou wilt not take pleasure in whole-burnt-offerings. Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then shalt thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, offering, and whole-burnt-sacrifices: then shall they offer calves upon thine altar.
Irmos: The multitude of chariots with their horsemen was cast into the depth of the Red Sea by the strength of His arm; the Israelites were saved by Christ and sang anew the song of victory.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
The divine martyrs, lovers of the Trinity, a hundred thousand in number, we the faithful adorn with praises, and we commit ourselves wholly to your divine protection.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
O great martyrs clothed with struggle, deliver them that sing to you with longing from grievous sins, infirmities and temptations, that we may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of heaven.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O intercessors for them that entreat and magnify you, who suffered for faith in Christ, honoured hundred thousand martyrs, shelter us, the faithful, by your intercession.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The choir of the prophets foreshadowed thee as a divine mountain and an impassable gate; therefore we entreat thee: open unto us the divine doors of repentance, O Virgin.
Irmos: O Thou who didst found the earth upon the waters and didst give it abundant fruitfulness, establish Thy Church, O Christ, upon the unshaken rock of Thy commandments, O Thou who alone art good and lovest mankind.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
By the rending of your bodies ye shared in the bodily wounds of our Saviour, O valiant ones, soldiers of Christ armed with the Cross, and ye received from the righteous Judge the radiance of goodness and the crown of righteousness.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
Ye counted as nothing the wrath of Jalal ad-Din, who sought to force you to dishonour the holy icons, but with reverence, O martyrs, ye bowed down before the radiant icons of Christ the King and of His all-holy Mother.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
When your severed heads rolled along that bridge where your all-holy blood was shed, then your cleansed souls ascended together into the hands of the heavenly Patriarch.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Thou who standest at the right hand of Christ as a Queen clothed in golden raiment, O thou in whom God rejoiceth, ask for us the Kingdom of heaven by thine intercession, O all-holy Virgin.
Deliver thy servants from dangers, O most holy Virgin Theotokos, for after God we all flee unto thee, as to an unbreakable wall and protection.
Look upon us, O all-praised Theotokos, and heal the grievous wounds of our bodies and the sicknesses of our souls.
Priest: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, O Lover of mankind, hearken and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Priest: Again we pray for our God-protected people and its sovereignty (for its Christ-loving authorities and armed forces).
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Priest: Again we pray for the Most Holy and Most Blessed Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi, the great lord, our father (name), and for the most reverend (the local bishop is commemorated), and for all our brethren in Christ.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Priest: Again let us pray to the Lord our God that He may have mercy on the servant or handmaid (here name those for whom you are praying). Multiply, O Lord, the days and years of their life, and deliver them, O Lord, from every affliction, wrath and distress, and from every wound of soul and body, and forgive them every transgression, voluntary and involuntary.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Priest: Again we pray for all Orthodox Christians.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Priest: For Thou art a merciful God who lovest mankind, and unto Thee we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Ye fought the good fight by faith, O honoured martyrs gathered from many ten thousands, and exposed the godlessness of the tyrants, O valiant ones; wherefore ye worthily received the crown of righteousness and were offered to God as an acceptable sacrifice; by your holy intercession ye grant to all the forgiveness of sins.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O unshaken towers of the Church and divine pillars of Orthodoxy, who suffered for faith in Christ, all-invincible hundred thousand martyrs, entreat Jesus who crowned you to grant peace to them that sing to you and great mercy to them that honour you.
Irmos: Habakkuk heard of Thy glorious coming, O Christ, and marvelled, and with fear he cried: Thou hast come forth for the salvation of Thy people, to save Thine anointed.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
Ye who received a second baptism in your blood and cleansed your souls, remember them that honour your all-glorious passion.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
მარადის უფლისა მვედრებელნო, აწ მომწყდართა თქუენთა თანა ევედრენით ქრისტესა ღმერთსა, რაითა განაბნიოს მტერნი ჩუენნი ურიცხვი და შეგვკრიბოს განბნეული ერი ქართველთა.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Ye armed yourselves with the weapon of the Cross, put on the mail of faith and overthrew the ranks of the enemy by your struggle; so also overthrow the audacity of the demons against us.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Help me, O holy Theotokos, who am ever drowned in the pleasures of the flesh and groan every day as I lie upon the bed of despondency.
Irmos: O Thou who clothest Thyself with light as with a garment, to Thee I flee and to Thee I cry: Enlighten my darkened soul, for Thou alone art plenteous in mercy.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
Like all-radiant stars ye dawned, O all-praised ones, and ye drive the darkness of godlessness from the faithful and scatter the heat of the passions by grace.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
As the lightning of the sun and the radiance of the moon enlighten the world, so ye enlightened the Church of Christ God with the blood of your struggles as with purple.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O radiant stars of the Sun of righteousness, all-praised and valiant martyrs, loose the darkness of the gloom and brightly enlighten our minds and hearts, O worthy ones.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
He whom the mind cannot grasp clothed Himself in flesh, O thou full of grace, and took thee for His own dwelling and saved mankind.
Irmos: The waves have compassed me about, and the belly of the whale hath become my tomb, and I cry to Thee: Deliver me, O Lover of mankind, and save me, O most merciful Lord.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
Ye bravely put on the shield of faith and took up the sign of the Cross, and valiantly set yourselves in array against the torments, and overthrew the deception and the roaring of the devil, O martyrs.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
By a right confession ye received Christ into your midst, O wise ones, and joined your blood to the blood of the martyrs, and with them received the crown of glory.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Now look down from heaven in mercy, O ye of many struggles, upon them that entreat you, and deliver us from sicknesses and pains, from passions, afflictions and temptations.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
A sword pierced thy heart when thou didst behold thy Son upon the Cross, O spotless Virgin, and His divine side wounded by the spear, and thou didst lament bitterly.
Deliver thy servants from dangers, O most holy Virgin Theotokos, for after God we all flee unto thee, as to an unbreakable wall and protection.
Look upon us, O all-praised Theotokos, and heal the grievous wounds of our bodies and the sicknesses of our souls.
Priest: Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord…
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Help us, save us, have mercy on us and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and all our life unto Christ our God.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thou art the King of peace and the Saviour of our souls, and unto Thee we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Choir: Amen.
O glorious hundred thousand martyrs, blessed is the earth that was enriched by your blood, and holy is the water of the great river Mtkvari, which became your garment and your tomb; wherefore ye overthrew the arrogance of Jalal ad-Din and offered yourselves to Christ God: entreat Him, as He is good, to have mercy on our souls.
Priest: Let us attend. Wisdom. Prokeimenon before the Gospel, Tone 4
God is wonderful in His saints, the God of Israel.
Verse: The saints shall boast in glory and shall rejoice upon their beds.
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: For holy art Thou, O our God, who restest in the saints, and unto Thee we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Priest: Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.
Verse: Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power.
Priest: And that He may make us worthy to hear the holy Gospel, let us pray to the Lord our God.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Priest: Wisdom. Aright! Let us hear the holy Gospel. Peace be unto all.
Choir: And to thy spirit.
Priest: The reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
Priest: Let us attend.
The Lord said to His disciples, Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for My sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for My name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Choir: Glory to Thee, O Lord, glory to Thee.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Through the intercessions of the holy and blessed hundred thousand martyrs, O Merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Through the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgression, and have mercy on me, O God.
Now exult, O Church of the Georgians, for thou hast blossomed like lilies with the blood of the martyrs numbered in many ten thousands: weave praise for them that are worthy of praise.
გერი: აწ განათლდების ქართველთა ეკლესიაი დიდებითა თქუენითა და იხარებს კრებული მორწმუნეთა მომხსენებელი ღუაწლისა თქუენისაი და ითხოვს წყალობასა, ათბევრობაო გუნდო მარტვილთაო, სასოებისა თქუენისა მოქენეთა ნუ განგვწირავთ, არამედ ითხოვეთ ყოვლისა სოფლისათვის მშვიდობით დაცვაი, ხოლო ერსა ჩუენსა ძლევაი მტერთა და მაჭირვებელთა ზედა მოანიჭეთ და მგალობელთა თქუენთა უხუად დიდი წყალობაი.
Priest: O God, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance; visit Thy world with mercy and compassion; exalt the horn of Orthodox Christians and send down upon us Thy rich mercies, through the intercessions of our all-holy Lady Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary; by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross, by the power of the Cross of the vine; through the protection of the honourable bodiless Powers of heaven; of the honourable and glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John; of the holy prophet Elijah the Tishbite and righteous Enoch; of the holy, glorious and all-praised foremost apostles Peter and Paul; of the holy apostle Thomas and the apostles who enlightened Georgia, Andrew the First-called, Simon the Canaanite and Matthias; of our holy mother, the virgin Nino, equal to the apostles; of the holy King Mirian and Queen Nana, equal to the apostles; of our fathers among the saints, the great ecumenical teachers and hierarchs Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom; of our father among the saints Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, the wonderworker; of the holy, glorious and victorious martyrs: the holy great-martyr George the Trophy-bearer and the holy great virgin-martyr Barbara; of our holy and venerable father John of Zedazeni and his twelve disciples; of the holy priest-martyr Neophytus of Urbnisi; of the holy, glorious and victorious martyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe; of the holy martyrs, the six thousand monks of Gareja; of the God-wise and blessed fathers Hilarion the Georgian, Serapion of Zarzma and Gregory of Khandzta; of the holy glorious martyrs David and Constantine, princes of Argveti; of the holy victorious kings and queens Archil, Demetrius, Luarsab, Shushanik and Ketevan; of our holy, pious and great kings Vakhtang Gorgasali, Ashot the Kuropalates, David the Builder and Solomon; of the holy and right-believing Queen Tamar; of our venerable and God-bearing fathers Gabriel, John, Euthymius and George of the Holy Mountain; of holy Ilia the Righteous; of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna; of the holy hundred thousand martyrs slain in Tbilisi by the Khwarezmians for the veneration of the icons, and of all Thy saints, we entreat Thee, O most merciful God: hearken to the supplication of us sinners, and have mercy on us.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (12 times)
Priest: Through the mercies and compassions and love for mankind of Thine Only-begotten Son, with whom Thou art blessed, together with Thine all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
Irmos: The most exalted God of our fathers quenched the blazing furnace for the youths, and they cried aloud: O God, blessed art Thou.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
Ye did not deny the Creator nor were ye ungrateful for His benefaction, but ye set your hope on God and cried: “O God, blessed art Thou.”
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
The steadfast and all-radiant companies of the hundred thousand martyrs cried out at the tribunal of the godless: “O God, blessed art Thou.”
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
The choir of martyrs, hierarchs and priests, of holy fathers and mothers, a radiant assembly, cried out with thanksgiving: “O God, blessed art Thou.”
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Through thee, O radiant cloud, there dawned upon us the unwaning Sun, Christ our God, who enlighteneth them that are in the darkness of ignorance, O Theotokos.
Irmos: To Thee, the only Creator of all, the youths cried aloud a spiritual hymn: All ye works, sing to the Lord and exalt Him unto the ages.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
Be intercessors for us ever with the Lord, O martyrs, for ye are the helpers of all the faithful who bless Christ and exalt Him unto the ages.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
Ye who overcame the demons and put the tyrant to shame, grant us now also contrition of heart, that we may ever sing to the Lord: “We exalt Thee, O God, unto the ages.”
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Now ask of the Saviour with compunction, by your entreaties, deliverance for our people from every affliction, and offer our hymn to the Lord: “We exalt Thee, O God, unto the ages.”
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
God, who took flesh of thee for our sake, showed thee, the holy and all-spotless one, to be the divine intercessor for all our race, O Virgin; therefore we the faithful sing to thee with a loud voice.
Irmos: Rejoice, O Isaiah! The Virgin hath conceived and borne a Son without beginning, Emmanuel, both God and man; the Orient is His name; Him let us magnify, and her that bore Him let us call blessed.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
Our royal city keepeth festival on your light-clad memorial, the Church exulteth with gladness and biddeth all the faithful to sing and praise you.
Holy hundred thousand martyrs, pray to God for us.
Now loose the bonds of sin of these that sing to you, O martyrs clothed with struggle, and still the billows of the passions and the heat of torment by your intercession.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
The spotless company, the divine host, the chosen choir, the holy camp, the mighty shield-bearers, the thrice-blessed multitude entreateth Thee for us, O Christ God: through them grant us the forgiveness of sins.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The prophet saw thee of old as a radiant lampstand, O all-spotless one, bearing Christ, the spiritual candle, by whom we were enlightened who lay in the darkness of the passions; therefore we call thee blessed, O Theotokos, ever-Virgin.
It is truly meet to bless thee, O Theotokos, ever-blessed and all-spotless, and the Mother of our God. More honourable than the Cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the very Theotokos, thee do we magnify.
The priest censes.
Behold, ye have made your dwelling in the glory of heaven, and the everlasting Kingdom hath been given you, and by divine communion ye are deified, O hundred thousand martyrs: remember now them that sing to you and magnify your memory.
O kinsmen of Kartlos, who shine upon the earth with the blood of martyrdom, help us; for at the place of your martyrdom we entreat you in the blessed Georgian tongue, and year by year we celebrate your memory.
O flock of rational rams, when fierce wolves surrounded you and tore you mercilessly, as Herod did the innocent infants and as Zacharias was slain without guilt, then ye found that which ye longed to reach, where there is no sorrow but joy.
ვითარცა მრავალ-გზის ურიცხუთა ჭირთა ტფილისელთასა დამხსნელ იქმე-ნით, ეგრეთვე გარე წარაქციეთ ყოველნი მტერნი და მაჭირვებელნი ჩუენნი, რომელთა განიგდეს წილი სამკვიდრებელსა ჩუენსა ზედა და აღგვიდგინეთ მამული ჩუენი პირველსავე დიდებასა.
O most blessed Mary, more honourable than the Cherubim and more glorious than the Seraphim, through the prayers of the martyrs gathered from many ten thousands make us worthy to glorify God in the Kingdom unto the ages:
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, deliver us and release us from our sins; O Master, pardon our iniquities; O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Priest: For Thine is the kingdom…
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for, at a loss for any defence, we sinners offer to Thee, our good Master, this supplication: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O Lord, have mercy on us, for we have put our trust in Thee; be not exceeding wroth with us, nor remember our iniquities; but look upon us now, as Thou art compassionate, and deliver us from Thy just wrath; for Thou art our God, and we are Thy people; we are all the work of Thy hands, and Thy name is called upon us; and have mercy on us.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Open unto us the doors of compassion, O blessed Theotokos, that hoping in thee we may not perish, but through thee be delivered from our adversaries, for thou art the salvation of the Christian race.
Priest: Have mercy on us, O God, according to Thy great mercy, we pray Thee, O Lover of mankind, hearken and have mercy.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
Priest: Again we pray for mercy, life, peace, health, long life, salvation, enlightenment, forgiveness, prosperity and quiet for the servant (or handmaid) of God, that the Lord our God may preserve this our royal city and this holy monastery (or church) and all the cities and villages of Iberia from famine, pestilence, earthquake, flood, fire, the sword, the invasion of foreigners, civil war and deadly plague; that God, in His goodness and love for mankind, may be merciful to us so that we may stand well, and may turn away from us the wrath that daily cometh upon us, and deliver us from His righteous judgement that is laid upon us, and have mercy on us.
Choir: Lord, have mercy. (40 times)
Priest: Hear us, O God our Saviour, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of them that are far off upon the sea; and be gracious, be merciful unto our sins, and have mercy on us; for Thou art a merciful God who lovest mankind, and unto Thee we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
O priceless perfumes and ointments, fragrances of Christ, guardians and protectors of our city, intercessors and mediators for the Georgian race, swift helpers of them that entreat you and bestowers of mercy, O martyrs, a hundred thousand in number!
ჰოი, ვარსკულავნო მრავალ-ბევრნო განათლებულნო, ნათლითა მზისა სიმართლისაითა განმაბრწყინვებელნო ქუეყანისა თქუენისანო! მოგვიხსენეთ წინაშე ღმრთისა და განსაცდელთაგან და ჭირთაგან შეცული ერი ჩუენი იხსენით ოხითა თქუენითა, რაითა წყალობისა წილ არა მოვიღოთ საშჯელი კადნიერებისაი, რამეთუ აღვირიენით ერთა უცხოთა რჯულთა, განდგომილთა ქრისტეისგან, რომელთაგან ვისწავეთ საქმენი მათნი და ვჰმონებთ გულის თქუმასა გულთა ჩუენთასა მიბაძვითა მათითა, ვითარცა უსასოონი ქრისტეისგან და დამვიწყებელნი საუკუნოისა ცხორებისანი. კუალად განგვიახლეთ თქუენებრ მხურვალებაი სარწმუნოებისაი, სიყუარული კეთილმსახურისა მეფისაი და ერთგულებაი ღმრთისაგან ბოძებულისა მამულისაი, რომელიცა განიპოხა სისხლითა თქუენითა, და დაშრიტეთ საზეპუროსა ერსა ჩუენსა ზედა აღძრული საიდუმლოი იგი უშჯულოებისაი, რომელ არს წმიდისა იგი შემბილწველი „საძაგელი მოოხრებისაი“. მრავალშემძლებელითა ძალითა თქუენითა დაიფარეთ მამული ჩუენი - საქართველო - ყოვლისაგან ჭირისა და თანამბრძოლ გუეყვენით ჩუენ მარადის წინააღმდგომად მბრძოლისა, ჩუენ ზედა აღბორგებულისა და დაიცევით დედაქალაქი ჩუენი უცხო თესლთა ზედა მოსლვისაგან. განაძლიერეთ უწმიდესი და უნეტარესი, სრულიად საქართველოს კათოლიკოს-პატრიარქი, მცხეთა-თბილისის მთავარეპისკოპოსი და ბიჭვინთისა და ცხუმ-აფხაზეთის მიტროპოლიტი მამაი ჩვენი ილია, ყოვლადსამღდელონი მიტროპოლიტნი, მთავარეპისკოპოსნი და ეპისკოპოსნი და ყოველნი სამღდელონი და სამონოზნო წესნი, მხედართმთავარნი და ქალაქმთავარნი, ქრისტეისმოყუარე მხედრობანი, და კეთილისმყოფელნი ჩუენნი, და ყოველნი მართლმადიდებელნი ქრისტეანენი. ევედრენით, ყოვლადბრწყინვალენო მარტვილნო, თქუენგან შეყუარებულსა ტკბილსა იესუს, რაითა შეგვინდოს განდგომილებანი, ეკლესიათა ნგრევანი, ღმრთისმსახურთა მკვლელობანი, ღალატი, შური, და უწესობანი, საშოსა შინა ჩვილთა ჩუენთა კვლანი და სხვანიცა შეცოდებათა ჩუენთა სიმრავლენი.
O divine assembly, gathered by one holy resolve, O company of the hundred thousand martyrs! Intercede before God, that He may grant glory to the churches, honour to the clergy, good shepherding of the people to those in authority, courage to soldiers, sinlessness to the laity and modesty to women; that He may restore to us godliness, love of righteousness, many children and mercy to widows and orphans; that He may grant us love of a holy life, hatred of unseemly deeds and contrition of heart, crowning with the saints and a dwelling in the Kingdom of Heaven; that we too with you may glorify the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Priest: Wisdom!
O most holy Theotokos, save us.
Choir: More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the true Theotokos, we magnify thee.
Priest: Glory to Thee, O our God, glory to Thee.
Choir: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (3 times) Bless.
Priest: The dismissal. Choir: Amen.
A layman: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Thine all-holy Mother, of the holy hundred thousand martyrs and of all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
While the icon is kissed we sing thus, Tone 4:
O helpers in every good thing and guides of all that entreat you, O martyrs, a hundred thousand in number! With reverence we fall down before your glorious icon, which ungrudgingly poureth forth steadfastness, grace and mercy, and we ever ask your help, O blessed ones. Since ye shed your blood for love of Christ, ye have boldness before Him: ask for us that we may be kept unharmed from all temptations of soul and body and be counted worthy of the Kingdom of heaven, and with you glorify the all-holy Trinity unto the ages.
O Lady, all-radiant Mary, through the prayers of the martyrs gathered from many ten thousands, direct the days of our life to the glory of thy Son and our God. Amen.
Author and compiler: Tinatin Mchedlishvili
