Supplicatory Paraklesis to the Venerable and God-bearing Fathers
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.
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. Amen.
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, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Troparion, Tone 4.
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.
A citizen of the wilderness and an angel in the body, thou wast shown forth as a wonderworker, O our God-bearing father (name): by fasting, vigil and prayer thou didst receive heavenly gifts, and thou healest the sick and the souls of those who flee to thee with faith. Glory to Him who gave thee strength; glory to Him who crowned thee; glory to Him who worketh through thee healings for all.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
The same troparion.
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. Ode 1, irmos. Ode 3, irmos.
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: We sing to Thee, O Lord our God, who didst lead Thy people through the sea and didst drown in the deep the chariots of Pharaoh and his host.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
Thou didst gain an angelic life, O God-bearing father (name), and with the angels thou singest to the King of all; entreat Him to have mercy on us.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
Thou sendest up to the Lord the fruit of thy lips and the confession of thy soul, crying out with psalms and praises; intercede for us also, that we may be set free from our faults.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou wast purified, O father of fathers (name), and by purity of heart didst behold God dwelling in thee; entreat Him to make us pure.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Lady of creation, entreat the Creator of all to make partakers of the glory of the fathers those who glorify thee with praises and sing to thee with longing.
Irmos: O Christ our God, the strength of those who trust in Thee, establish upon the rock of faith us who trust in Thee.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
By the brightness of thy holiness, O venerable one, thou art made like the radiance of the sun; entreat that Sun of righteousness to enlighten our souls.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
O radiant star, all-honourable father (name), cease not to entreat for us who keep the feast of the memory of thy holiness.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou wast lifted up to the vaults of heaven, O venerable one; fall down before the King of heaven for us, that with thee we may share in that spiritual festival.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Virgin Mary, more radiant than the ether, who ineffably and in virginity gavest birth to God, the Master of all that is, entreat Him to have mercy on our souls.
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… with the exclamation.
Sessional hymn. Tone 4. Ode 4, irmos. Ode 5, irmos. Ode 6, irmos.
Let us all honour him who was well-pleasing to the Trinity, the imitator of the angels, the companion of the saints, the crown of the venerable, the thrice-blessed father (name); let us sing to him with psalms and hymns, we who glorify his memory, for he is the guardian and protector of those who keep the feast of his holiness.
Irmos: For the love of mercy towards the sons of men Thou wast lifted up on the Cross, and the Jews were blinded, not knowing that Thou art Christ, the Wisdom of God and His Power.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
Thou didst go up to the summit of the virtues, O God-bearing father (name); entreat Jesus, the Head of the churches, to make us companions of the righteous.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
Hear our prayer, O all-blessed father, and intercede for thy spiritual children, that our soul may rejoice in the company of the fathers.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou hast boldness towards God, O venerable one, whom thou didst strive to please; open to us the doors of mercy by thy holy prayer.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
With compunction we entreat thee, O holy Virgin Mary: through the prayers of the father (name) grant consolation to our souls, that we may magnify thee, O Lady.
Irmos: Pour out Thy light upon us, O Lord, and deliver us sinners from darkness, and send down upon us from heaven Thy mercy, O Good One.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
O father of fathers (name), enlightened by the grace of the Holy Spirit, pour out the grace of thy prayer upon those who entreat thee.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
O father, made radiant by the grace of the Godhead, entreat Him who is truly true to make those who trust in thy holiness worthy of the portion at His right hand.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou becamest the conqueror of the dark demons by the radiance of thy prayer, O saint of God; shelter us too from their fiery darts, O blessed father.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
We cry Hosanna to Thee, O Lord of Sabaoth: through the intercession of the Virgin Mary unite with the bodiless powers us who sing to Thee, O Lord.
A cloud gathered the theologians in an instant from the ends of the world into Zion, to minister on this day to the body that received God.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
With lips and heart we entreat thee, O all-honourable father, we who honour thy holiness: deliver us from the torments of hades by thy prayer.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
At the Second Coming of Christ intercede for us before Jesus the righteous Judge, that, delivered from torments, we may be made worthy of the heavenly kingdom.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Hear the fervent prayer of us who thus entreat thee, O thou who didst receive grace from God on high, and fulfil the petition of our heart, O blessed one.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O hope of all Christians, hymned by all in heaven, with the choir of the saints be our intercessor, O Lady, that we may ever magnify thee.
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 down upon us, O all-praised Theotokos, and heal the evil wounds of our bodies and the sicknesses of our soul. Tone 2. Prokeimenon before the Gospel… The Gospel according to Luke. Ode 7, irmos. Ode 8, irmos. Ode 9, irmos.
And the kontakion of the saint, or this common kontakion:
Armed divinely with the holiness of the Spirit, and taking unceasing prayer in thy hand as a spear, thou didst boldly pierce the camp of the demons, O wonderworking father (name); entreat God unceasingly for us all.
Priest: Let us attend. Wisdom.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.
Verse: Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of His.
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord. For holy art Thou, O our God… Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord… And that He may make us worthy… Wisdom! Aright!
The Lord said to His disciples: Blessed are ye poor in spirit: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Through the intercessions of our venerable father (name), 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 holy 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.
Sticheron: Despise not the supplication offered to thy holiness, O God-bearing and thrice-blessed father (name), but lift up thy holy hands to the King of heaven, before whom thou art glorified with a God-radiant crown, O venerable one, and ask for us that He may grant peace to our people, safety to Christians and great mercy to those who sing to thee.
Priest: O God, save… with the exclamation.
Irmos: The Abrahamic youths in the furnace, bound by the magi, were cast in for the sake of the divine laws, and in the flame they cried out: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, in this temple of Thy holiness.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
The Holy Spirit, who came down in the form of a dove, guided thee to fulfil all His commandments, and sanctified thee as His temple and dwelling; entreat Him, O venerable one, to sanctify our souls.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
Thou didst sing unceasingly to the Lord God of our fathers, O blessed father; therefore thy soul rejoiceth among the bodiless angels; pray now for Christians, that He may be gracious to those who keep thy feast.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Fasting and prayer became thy wings, O saint of God (name), whereby thou didst fly up to the height of heaven and delightest among the saints; intercede for us also, that the Lord may receive these great sinners.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Virgin Mary Theotokos, stretch out the hand of mercy to widows and orphans, have mercy on the poor, and make us all together worthy of the unfading glory of heaven.
Irmos: Christ God, who appeared to those who sang in the furnace in the form of an angel, praise, ye children; sing, ye priests; ye people, supremely exalt Him unto the ages.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
O venerable and all-honourable father (name), entreat the all-good God, whom thou didst love, that through thy sweetness He may make us worthy to be caught up in the clouds.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
O all-blessed father (name), give ear to our prayers and remember us before the All-Holy Trinity, that we too may be made worthy of Her glory.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
By toil and struggle, by prayer and fasting thou hast found rest in that beauty of heaven; be a mediator for us also, that we may find mercy, O holy father.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
After the manner of thy sweetness make thy Son merciful towards us, O Mother of God, that we too may be made worthy to reign through thine intercession, O immaculate one.
Irmos: Thy birthgiving is incorrupt, O Virgin: God came forth from thy womb incarnate and dwelt among men; therefore we all rightly magnify thee, O Theotokos.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
Thou wast exalted higher than the heavens by thy holiness, O holy father (name), and with the nine ranks of angels thou glorifiest the Holy Trinity; entreat Her for the salvation of our souls.
O venerable father (name), pray to God for us.
With the powers of heaven thou singest Alleluia to God, O blessed father, and thou art able to help us; in prayer we entreat thee: show us forth as conquerors of the passions.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou dwellest in the Holy of Holies, in the kingdom of heaven, O venerable one, and with the Seraphim thou hymnest thrice-holy the All-Holy Trinity; entreat Her to make us holy.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
We confess thee truly as Theotokos, O Virgin Mary, and with the choir of the angels we magnify thee; make those who entreat thee worthy of the holy host, O Lady.
It is truly meet that we should magnify thee, O Theotokos, who art ever-blessed and all-immaculate and the Mother of our God. Thee, 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.
The priest censes.
Like the many-eyed Cherubim thou beholdest the glory of God, O blessed father, which thou hast inherited, prepared from the beginning for the venerable like thee; ask for us also a dwelling with the righteous.
With the voice of song and the longing of the soul we entreat thee, O God-blessed father (name): ask of the heavenly Father for us that He may stretch out to us the hand of mercy and deliver us from the hands of the spirits of the air.
Entreat Christ God as is fitting, that He may shelter us with His life-giving Cross, and, having delivered us from hades, make us worthy of His kingdom, through thy prayer, O God-blessed father.
With longing entreat the Holy Spirit by thy prayer, O honourable father (name), that He, the sovereign Spirit, may lead us into the land of uprightness, and that we may be made worthy to inherit the eternal kingdom.
O all-holy Virgin Mary, together with all the angels and the God-bearing fathers entreat Christ God that we may attain to those beauties of heaven, and, clothed with crowns, may sing 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.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for, being without any defence, this supplication do we sinners offer to Thee, the good Master: 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 in Thee have we put our trust; be not exceedingly angry with us, neither remember our iniquities; but look upon us in mercy, as Thou art good, 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: 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. A prayer to be said kneeling
Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)
Priest: Have mercy on us and hear us, O God.
O all-venerable, God-bearing father (name), who singest like the angels and art honoured like the Baptist, crown among the venerable, guide of monks, honour of the fathers, protector of Christians, helper of those who trust in thee, and hope and refuge of all who entreat thy holiness!
O all-blessed and God-inspired father (name), all-radiant star, pour out upon us like rays the grace of thy holy prayer and enlighten our pious people; make radiant the Most Holy and Most Blessed Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazeti, the great lord, our father Ilia, and the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, and all the priestly and monastic orders. Strengthen the servants of God and all Orthodox Christians. Entreat, O father, God whom thou didst love, that He may have mercy on us all with His great mercy.
O all-honourable holy father (name), like the rays of the sun shelter by thy holy prayer those who venerate thy divinely beautiful holiness, and deliver us from famine and pestilence, from barrenness of the earth, from hail and every harmful air, and from every sorrow. But entreat the All-Holy Trinity to grant us peace and health, a life well-pleasing to Him, radiance in Orthodoxy, enlightenment through good works, a dwelling in the kingdom of heaven, reigning with the righteous, crowning with the venerable, and eternal glory and joy; for to the Father befitteth glory, to the Son thanksgiving and to the Holy Spirit worship, from everlasting, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
It is truly meet that we should magnify thee, O Theotokos, who art ever-blessed and all-immaculate and the Mother of our God. Thee, 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.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both 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 Thy most pure Mother, of our venerable and God-bearing fathers and of all Thy saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
And at the kissing of his icon we sing this:
Thou didst forsake every fleshly will and follow the will of God, O all-blessed father (name); thou didst receive from heaven the grace of virtue, and like an angel among men thou didst shine by thy divine conduct and please the King of heaven, O venerable one; wherefore thou hast boldness towards the Father. Entreat the all-good God to deliver all thy children from trials and sufferings of soul and body.
O Lady Mary, look upon those who venerate with faith and kiss with longing the precious icons of the saints, and may their grace and thy mercy be with us all the days of our life.
