Paraklesis to the Holy Great-martyr George, the Trophy-bearer and Wonderworker
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.
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, 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.
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.
Liberator of captives, helper of the poor, physician of the sick, invincible champion of kings, O victorious great-martyr George, entreat Christ God to have mercy on our souls.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou didst struggle mightily for Christ and for His faith, and didst endure harsh sufferings and rebuke the ungodliness of the tyrants, and didst offer thyself to God as a well-pleasing sacrifice; therefore thou didst receive the crown of victory, and now by thine intercession, O holy martyr George, thou grantest all men forgiveness of sins.
Both now…
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 delivered us from so many dangers? And 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 Thou didst cast into the depths of the Red Sea by the strength of Thine arm, O Christ, and Thou didst save the Israelites, and they sang a new song of victory.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Grant me grace from the treasuries of the Holy Spirit, O Christ God; open my mouth and tongue to weave a crown of praises, to sing of George the martyr, radiant in beauty.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
With courage, endurance and strength thou didst struggle in the flesh and shine forth in spirit, and by perfect faith thou wast counted worthy of those promised good things, O God-bearing George.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Accept the prayer of the Orthodox, O Christ, who glory in Thy two natures, and save those who confess Thee in two wills and energies, through the prayers of the valiant George.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The choir of the prophets foretold thee of old as the divine mountain and the impassable gate; therefore we pray thee: open to 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.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Thou didst acquire mercy and cast away the riches of this passing world, O thou who art worthy of praise; and for the love of God thou didst give thy possessions to the poor and thyself as a sacrifice to Christ, O valiant George. Now also cease not to intercede for them that entreat thee.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Thou didst hasten, O valiant one, to the judgement seat of the idolatrous king and of the crafty assembly, O holy George, and didst proclaim Christ, with the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
With firm faith in Christ, with a perfect mind and with hope thou didst stand before that terrible wheel, O valiant George blessed of God, and didst wash thy body and thy garment in the shedding of thy blood.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Standing at the right hand of Christ as a queen arrayed, O thou who rejoicest in God, in a vesture of gold, ask the Kingdom of heaven for us, O all-holy Virgin.
Deliver from dangers those who ever hope in thy holiness, O passion-bearer and great-martyr George, for we all flee to 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 Ilia, 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.
Thou didst fight the good fight by faith, O passion-bearer of Christ, and rebuke the ungodliness of the tyrants, O valiant George; therefore thou didst worthily receive the crown of righteousness and offer thyself as a sacrifice well-pleasing to God. By thy holy intercession thou grantest all men forgiveness of sins. Glory… Both now…
O intercessor for them that entreat and glorify thee, honourable martyr who didst suffer for the faith of Christ, holy George, entreat Jesus who crowned thee to look upon His people, who have no defence before Him, and to keep them from every affliction and from the snares of the devil, and to save our souls, for He is merciful.
Irmos: Hearing of Thy glorious coming, O Christ, Habakkuk marvelled and cried out with fear: Thou wentest forth for the salvation of Thy people, to save Thine anointed.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Thou didst appear before the lawless tyrants armed with the Cross and didst conquer by the power of Christ, and thou didst wondrously turn the deluded peoples to the worship of God by working great signs.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Thou didst boldly rebuke those feeble and vain idols and didst shatter them with divine zeal; now look upon us, and by thine intercession drive away from us temptations and the assaults of demons.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thine incomprehensible condescension, O Christ the Deliverer, our salvation through Thy taking flesh of the Virgin, the holy great-martyr George proclaimed before the lawless tyrants.
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 art clothed with light as with a garment, to Thee I flee and to Thee I cry: enlighten my darkened soul, for Thou alone art most merciful.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Thou didst bravely scorn the sharpness of iron and the heat of fire, and didst say to the tyrants: Know your Creator; but they stopped their ears like deaf asps.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Thou wast moved with compunction at the sufferings of Christ and, like Him, didst give thyself up to torments and to death; now grant us also strength, courage and wisdom to trample down the wiles of the enemy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
With boldness the holy great-martyr George confessed Thee, O Christ, before the tyrants, in two natures and in the perfect authority of Thy Godhead.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
He whom the mind cannot comprehend put on flesh, O thou who art full of grace, and received thee as 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.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
With a pure mind and firm faith, O valiant George, thou didst stand before the lawless tyrants and didst cry out to God Most High: O Lord, deliver Thy servant from the godless.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Divine help came to thee and healed thee of all thy torments; now deliver us also, O victorious passion-bearer, valiant George, from bodily pains and sorrows.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Like a shining star thou didst rise out of many torments, O George unconquered in spirit, and didst adorn the Church of Christ God with the blood of thy struggles as with purple.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
A sword pierced thy heart when thou sawest thy Son upon the cross, O immaculate Virgin, and His divine side wounded by the spear, and thou didst lament bitterly.
Deliver from dangers those who ever hope in thy holiness, O passion-bearer and great-martyr George, for we all flee to 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.
Cultivated by God, thou wast shown forth as a most honourable husbandman of piety, O George, gathering for thyself the sheaves of the virtues; for having sown in tears, thou reapest in joy; having shed thy blood, thou didst gain Christ by thy struggle; and now by thine intercession thou deliverest our souls from death.
Priest: Let us attend. Wisdom.
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 great-martyr George, 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.
Choir: Disdain not our earnest supplication, O Master, as we entreat Thee through the intercession of the holy great-martyr George; for he endured torments to the end for the sake of Thy holy name. But through his intercession have mercy on us and save us, O most merciful God.
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-immaculate 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 and of the Iveron icon of the Theotokos, the Portaitissa; 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, and of our holy and venerable father John of Zedazeni and his twelve disciples, the second enlighteners of the Church of Georgia and her ever-protectors; of the holy, glorious and victorious martyrs: David and Constantine, princes of Argveti, and the holy great-martyr Shalva of Akhaltsikhe; the holy great-martyr Bidzina and the holy glorious martyrs Shalva and Elizbar, eristavis of Ksani; the holy priest-martyr Neophytus of Urbnisi and the holy great-martyr Abo of Tbilisi; the holy great virgin-martyrs Barbara and Marina; of the God-wise and blessed fathers Hilarion the Georgian, Serapion of Zarzma and Gregory of Khandzta; of our venerable Athonite fathers John and Gabriel the Georgians, John who was once Tornike, and Euthymius and George of the Holy Mountain; of our holy, pious and great kings Vakhtang Gorgasali, Ashot the Kuropalates, David the Builder and Solomon; of the holy and pious King Tamar; of the holy victorious kings and queens Archil, Demetrius, Shushanik, Ketevan and Luarsab; of the holy hundred thousand martyrs slain in Tbilisi by the Khwarezmians; of the holy six thousand martyred monks of Gareja; of holy Ilia the Righteous; of the holy and righteous parents of the Theotokos, Joachim and Anna (and of the saint to whom the church is dedicated); of the holy, glorious and victorious martyr George the Trophy-bearer, and of all Thy saints: we entreat Thee, O most merciful Lord, 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.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
As a sacrifice thou didst offer thy soul and body to Christ, O blessed George, through a multitude of torments, and thus didst thou cry: O God, blessed art Thou.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Thou wast shown forth as a preacher of the persecuted faith and an exposer of the darkness of delusion, O holy George, and didst say: O God, blessed art Thou.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thee, O ineffable Light, invisible Father, with Thy Word and Spirit, O consubstantial Trinity, did holy George hymn: O God, blessed art Thou.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Through thee, O radiant cloud, the never-setting Sun hath shone forth upon us, Christ our God, who enlightens 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.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Thou didst say to the tyrant, the lawless king: I serve not thy soulless idols; but thou didst exalt Christ God, O blessed George, unto the ages.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
With divers cruel torments they crushed thy body, O valiant George, but the Lord renewed thee, and thou didst cry: I will exalt Thee, O God, unto the ages.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou didst count temporal beauty as nothing, and didst not shrink from that terrible crushing, and didst say with a steadfast spirit: I will exalt Thee, O God, unto the ages.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
God, who through thee became incarnate for our sake, showed thee, the holy and all-immaculate, to be the divine intercessor for all our race, O Virgin; therefore we the faithful sing thy praise with a loud voice.
Irmos: Dance for joy, O Isaiah: the Virgin hath conceived and borne a Son without beginning, Emmanuel, God and man; the Dayspring is His name. Him do we magnify, and her who bore Him we call blessed.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
Thou shinest with the light of martyrdom, O valiant George, and, adorned with the crowns of the martyrs, thou standest radiantly before God with the saints; cease not to intercede for them that entreat thee.
O holy great-martyr George, pray to God for us.
The city of Lydda shares its joy with the whole world, for there thy healing relics are now treasured in a shrine and ungrudgingly pour forth mercy and true grace.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
By the boldness of thy martyrdom, O all-praised George, be a fervent intercessor for us with our God, that He may scatter our countless enemies and gather together the scattered Georgian people.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The prophet beheld thee of old as a radiant lampstand, O all-immaculate one, bearing Christ, the spiritual candle, by whom we who lay in the darkness of the passions have been enlightened; 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.
Come, ye Orthodox people, heirs of the faith, let us rejoice and daily sing the praises of the wondrous and truly valiant martyr, the passion-bearer George, for he ungrudgingly grants grace to them that fervently entreat him.
O valiant warrior of Christ God, holy martyr George! As thou art the intercessor and swift helper of them that call upon thee in temptations, set me also free from grievous pains and sins, and fill me with divine love.
O passion-bearer, great-martyr George, who didst many times allay the fury of the afflictions that came upon our nation, now also bring to nothing the craftiness of our countless enemies, who have cast lots for our inheritance, and preserve those who dwell in it from the invasion of foreigners and from temptations.
O all-praised valiant martyr! As of old thou didst show thy wondrous protection to our people, who rose early to the faith, so now also, O holy one, ask for the unshaken preservation of the churches, for victory to be given to our people through the Cross, for the steadfastness of the faithful and the exaltation of their horn over the heretics, for peace to the world and mercy to them that sing thy praise.
O passion-bearer, holy martyr George, commend us who ever fall down before thy mighty help to the protectress of our people, the Virgin Mary, that we may not become a reproach and a laughing-stock to the heathen and the heretics, but, after the custom of the men of our fatherland, may adorn the undivided and unconfused Trinity with “Holy” and with “Alleluia”:
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.
Priest: For Thine is the kingdom…
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for, at a loss for any defence, this supplication do we sinners offer unto Thee as Master: 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 great-martyr George, radiant in comeliness, luminary of all the world and valiant soldier of Christ God, invincible champion of the Georgian people and protector of our Church, helper of the faithful, joy and gladness of the sorrowful, deliverer of captives and intercessor before God for all who entreat and glorify thee.
O God-crowned great-martyr George! Remember us before God, and with the brightness of thy holiness look upon the inheritance of the Georgians and upon our Orthodox people dwelling in it, many times distressed by the assaults of tyrants, and strengthen it. Subdue beneath the feet of Christians the hostile enemies, visible and invisible; and as thou wast a fellow-warrior at Didgori with the God-loving King David and didst grant him a “wondrous victory” over the foreigners, so now intercede for us with Christ and ask for us that He turn away the wrath risen against us for the multitude of our sins, and like Lazarus raise our fatherland – Georgia – to its former glory, that we be not trampled by plundering foreign tribes and peoples, and that the heathen may not say: Where is their God, in whom they hope? Strengthen in their ministry the Most Holy and Most Blessed Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazeti, our father Ilia, the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, and all the priestly and monastic orders, the commanders and governors of cities; with thy mighty power strengthen the Christ-loving armies, and our benefactors, and all Orthodox Christians.
O valiant martyr, glorious in struggle, holy George! By thy God-glorified wonders and signs free the captives, heal the weak, deliver those in trials, save those who sail upon the sea, turn sinners and bring them to Christ God, who receiveth all. Glorify and exalt in soul and body all who love the martyrs and glorify thy holy name, that we may all be made worthy of the glory of the kingdom and the magnificent radiance of God, may sing with the angels, glorify with the saints, and, saved with thee, bless the Father who crowned thee, the Son who strengthened thee and the Holy Spirit who spoke in thee, to whom befitteth all glory, honour and worship, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O beauty of martyrs and ascetics, my schooling and my radiance, sweet in name and in deed, most fruitful labour of the King, adornment of all the righteous, great and victorious soldier of Christ God against the unbelieving enemies, holy great-martyr George, who didst preach His holy and glorious name before lawless kings and princes and didst not tremble at their threats and torments, but didst receive with eagerness through manifold torments the cup of martyrdom and didst set upon thyself the crown of incorruption from the life-giving right hand of the Most High: now in heaven thou standest with the angels before His throne by His grace, and on earth thou workest signs, wonders and glorious marvels without number. Come now and stand in our midst, and bountifully share with those who praise and sing to thee grace, mercy and forgiveness of sins, and direct us on the path of peace to the longed-for dwellings, to the kingdom of heaven, in Christ Jesus our Lord, to whom befitteth all glory, honour and worship, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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 only Theotokos, we magnify in song.
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. (Thrice) Bless.
Priest: May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-incorrupt Mother, of the holy, glorious and all-praised apostles, of the holy great-martyr George, of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, for He is good and loveth mankind.
Choir: Amen.
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 great-martyr George the Trophy-bearer and of all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
While his icon is kissed we sing thus:
Beholding thy holy icon with love, O valiant warrior of Christ, we kiss it with longing and, falling down, entreat thee: O holy great-martyr George, though we are unworthy because of our sins, help us, for thou hast boldness, and deliver from grievous sins, from infirmities and from the many snares of the enemy us who ask thee with hope and sing thy praise.
O all-radiant Lady Mary, through the prayers of the great-martyr George the Trophy-bearer direct the days of our life to the glory of thy Son and our God. Amen.
Collected and compiled by Tinatin Mchedlishvili
