Paraklesis to the Holy Great-martyr Marina
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.
Thou didst brightly adorn thy lamp with the oil of thy blood, together with the wise virgins who await the Bridegroom; O Marina, glorious martyr among virgins, intercede for us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thy lamb, O Jesus, Marina, cries out with a loud voice: I love Thee, O my Bridegroom, and seeking Thee I shed my blood; I am crucified with Thee and buried with Thee in Thy baptism, and I suffer for Thy sake that I may reign with Thee, and I die for Thy name that I may also be glorified with Thee; but accept me as a spotless sacrifice, who flee to Thee with longing. Through her intercessions, O Christ God, save our souls.
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: Christ God, who crushes battles, drowned Pharaoh with his chariots in the depths of the sea; to Him let us sing, for He hath been glorified.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Thou wast shown forth as a virgin among the martyrs and a great martyr among the virgins, O Marina of many struggles, and at the royal wedding thou becamest the holy bride of Christ.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Thou didst run the martyrs’ course with courage, for longing for Christ God gave thee wings and showed thee more valiant than womanly nature.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Thou didst leave the turmoil of thy fathers’ stubbornness and follow Christ, O blessed one; thou didst seal His commandment upon thy heart and by power from on high overcame the array of the enemy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Like a rose thou didst spring up from the thorns of demonic error; and when thy heart was enlightened with wisdom and grace, O venerable one, the terror of the tyrants could not terrify the courage of thy soul.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Thou art the hope and boast of the faithful, O Virgin Theotokos; cease not to entreat for us, that He may deliver us from temptations.
Irmos: O Christ, power of God, deliver me from the hands of the enemies who shoot at me with the arrows of the passions, for I am grown very weak; but strengthen me unchangeably, that I may praise Thee, O Merciful One.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Neither fire nor scourges nor the sword, nor the terror of the tyrants, nor the roaring of beasts, nor the fear of death could separate thee, O glorious one, from divine love.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Thou didst confess the Cross of Christ the Saviour as a firm weapon, O wondrous Marina, and didst count as nothing the sword and the fury of the tyrants, and thus didst cry to Christ God: Remember me in Thy Kingdom.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
The stream of thy holy blood, O wise virgin, shed for Christ, quenched and swept away all the error of the soulless idols; it offered to God an assembly of witnesses and choked the evil spirits.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As one chosen of God, holy and beloved, thou didst exchange earthly beauty for unfading radiance and union with the multitude of the martyrs. Now deliver them that praise thee, O valiant Marina, from grievous sins and manifold temptations.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
All we the faithful confess thee with faith as Theotokos, O Virgin, who beyond nature didst carry thy Creator, God; and we send thee as intercessor to thy Son: be not silent in helping us.
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, 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… 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.
The radiant feast has come, O lovers of the feast, the glorious memory of Marina, the passion-bearer of Christ; it gladdens all, shines in the world with the light of wonders and spreads unfailing graces upon men. Through her intercessions save us, O Lord, and grant great mercy to our souls.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
By power from on high thou didst overcome the array of the enemy, O glorious Marina; thou didst trample down the error of the vain idols and give their servants over to perdition. Entreat Christ for us who today magnify thy memory.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Irmos: When the prophet heard of Thy coming, O Christ, he cried out in amazement: I have heard Thy report, O Lord, for Thou hast come to earth to save today Thine anointed.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Thou didst hear of the endurance of torments and sufferings by the passion-bearing martyrs of Christ, and becamest like them in courage, and didst cry: O Lord, Lover of mankind, grant me strength to conquer the enemies.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
As thou wast tending the flocks like Rachel, O blessed one, the lawless tyrant saw thee and marvelled at thy beauty, and he commanded that thou be seized, O wise one, bride of Christ, venerable Marina.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
The eparch Olybrius, persecutor of Christians, thought to lead thee astray with the promise of royal honours; but through thee the folly of that senseless man was exposed, and thou becamest an heir of the royal bridal chamber of Christ.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Womanly weakness had no mastery over thee at all, O blessed one; but thou didst stand fearlessly before the tyrants, boldly confess Christ God and expose the folly of those foul idolaters by divine power.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Thou art wider than the heavens and higher than the Cherubim, O Mother of the Word, immaculate Virgin Mary, boast of all us Christians: intercede for us.
Irmos: The Spirit of salvation, O Lord, which the prophets of old conceived in their heart and brought forth upon the earth, announced to us Thy coming to earth for the salvation of the faithful; and now, enlightened, we magnify Thee in song.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
The drops of blood flowing from thee wove for thee, O glorious one, a priceless purple robe and the porphyry of an undefiled life; adorned with them thou now standest in heaven before Christ the King.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
By thy wondrous prayers, O virgin, thou didst bind the proud and boastful dragon, wound it and trample it with thy holy foot; for the Almighty knows how to fulfil in His goodness the will of them that fear Him.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Christ God adorned thee with a crown of surpassing glory, O Marina, for He saw that for His sake thou didst eagerly endure the flame of fire and the bitterness of torments, O glorious one; and He numbered thee with the bodiless ones of heaven.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Loose the bonds of my transgressions, O chosen bride Marina, by thine intercession; tear up the handwriting of my sins and scatter the gloom of my passions, for thou standest before God.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Heaven and earth were enlightened through thee, O unwedded Mother of Jesus; for thou didst make the unquenchable Light shine forth for us, the God of all, who delivered us who were shut up in darkness and made us heirs of the Kingdom of heaven.
Irmos: Drowned in the waves of the temptations of this world, sunk with the ship of sin and cast to the beast that destroys souls, I cry to Thee: As Jonah, deliver me from corruption and death, O Christ.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Thou wast shown to be all-desirable and holy, a radiant fountain and a fruitful garden, O glorious Marina, a paradise full of gladness and a beautiful bride for the Bridegroom of souls.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Thou didst take up the Cross of Christ as a weapon and fight mightily against the adversary, and thou didst cast down his insolence, O all-blessed Marina; so also cast down the boldness of the demons against us.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Thou didst bravely take upon thyself the contests, O martyr of many struggles; and him who once boasted in his madness thou didst destroy, armed with the power of the Cross, O glorious Marina, valiant and all-hymned.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Through prayer and supplication to Christ power from on high was given thee over the enemies; thou didst cast down the adversaries and despise the torments. Now keep from the snare of the enemy us who praise thy contest, O all-praised Marina.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Thy mystery, O Virgin, was foreshadowed of old by the ark of the Law that held the divine writings, by the golden jar that held the manna, and by the rod.
Deliver from dangers them that praise thee, O great-martyr Marina, for we all flee to thee as to an unbreakable wall and protection.
Look upon us, O passion-bearing martyr Marina, 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.
Adorned with the beauty of virginity, O virgin, crowned through the contest of martyrdom, O Marina, sprinkled with the blood of thy struggles and shining with wonders of healing, receive with godliness, O martyr, the gifts of victory for thy contests.
Priest: Let us attend. Wisdom. Prokeimenon, Tone 4.
God is wonderful in His saints, the God of Israel.
Verse: Bless ye God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel.
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.
At that time Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and besought Him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, help me. But He answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
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 all-praised great-martyr Marina, 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.
Sticheron: Thou didst shine forth with the divine light of the virtues and wast adorned in godly beauty with the crown of the martyrs, O honourable one, and wast arrayed incorruptibly in goodness; therefore thou wast counted worthy of the heavenly tabernacles through thy good struggle and courageous martyrdom, by which thou didst slay the crafty enemy, O God-wise Marina. Entreat Christ God to grant forgiveness of sins to us who with longing celebrate thy memory.
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; 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 blessed fathers Lucian, Dodo, Damian, Onuphrius and Simeon of Gareja; 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, and among the disciples our venerable father David of Gareja; of the holy priest-martyr Neophytus of Urbnisi; of the holy great-martyr Abo of Tbilisi; 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 and pious King Tamar; of our venerable and God-bearing fathers of the Holy Mountain Gabriel, George, John and Euthymius; of our holy, pious and great kings Vakhtang Gorgasali, Ashot the Kuropalates, David the Builder and Solomon; 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 great-martyr Bidzina and the martyrs Shalva and Elizbar, eristavis of Ksani; 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 holy great virgin-martyr Marina, 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: For the youths in the furnace in Babylon dew was sprinkled from God on high, and they cried out, saying: Blessed art Thou, O Lord of our fathers, O God, unto the ages.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
The unapproachable Light enlightened thy mind, O all-praised Marina, and illumined thy soul, and thou didst cry: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Thou didst give thy youth over to manifold torments for the sake of Christ the Saviour, O blessed martyr, all-venerable Marina, and didst glorify Him, saying: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
With the craftiness of the devil the tyrant said to thee: Deny Christ, and I will make thee great; but thou didst bravely rebuke his folly, saying: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Hung upon the tree, thou didst endure the scraping of thy flesh and the burning of thy limbs for the sake of the unfading hope and the light which thou hadst found, and didst cry: O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Rejoice, daughter of Adam; rejoice, Bride of God; rejoice, Mother of the Saviour, who didst contain thy Creator: intercede for us always.
Irmos: The bush on Sinai that burned yet was not consumed revealed God to Moses, slow of speech and heavy of tongue; and divine zeal delivered the youths from the furnace, and they cried out in song: All ye works, bless today God and the Lord; hymn and exalt Him unto the ages.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
Adorned with divers virtues, thou wast counted worthy, O valiant one, of very many gifts and rewards, and thou beholdest the Summit of all desire in godly radiance, O Marina, and criest: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
The deceiving dragon came against thee in battle in a dreadful apparition; but thou, O holy martyr, all-venerable Marina, swallowed into its belly, didst cry: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
By stretching out thy hands in the form of the Cross, O renowned and valiant martyr Marina, thou didst rend the deceiver asunder and come forth unharmed, and thus didst cry: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Through the vision of the Holy Spirit in the likeness of a dove and the appearing of the Cross thou didst bind the deceiver, O passion-bearer, valiant Marina, and sink it in the deep, and didst cry: Bless the Lord, all ye works of the Lord.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The ark of the Law prefigured thee, O Theotokos: yet thou didst hold not tablets but Christ God the Lawgiver, whom the lawless people crucified for the salvation of us who say: Hymn God and the Lord and exalt Him unto the ages.
Irmos: O thou who knewest not wedlock, keeper of incorruption, thou didst clothe the Creator Word with our nature. Come, O immaculate Virgin Theotokos, and with Him who was born of thee teach the faithful, that we may be counted worthy to glorify thee.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
In the torment of drowning in a vat of water thou didst receive baptism; and the Holy Spirit, coming down upon thee in the likeness of a dove, touched thy head and set upon it a crown of gold. Entreat Him for us, O Marina, that we may come to dwell in the heavenly Zion.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
The tyrant’s devices of torture were exhausted, and like a sacrificial calf he condemned thee to be slain; but thou didst bow thy neck to the sword with prayer, and as a lamb made pure thou wast offered upon the heavenly altar.
O holy great-martyr Marina, pray to God for us.
The monastery of Vatopedi is now filled with joy, and Odishi glories, for they possess a most precious treasure, thine incorrupt hands; for thy holy relics heal a multitude of sicknesses, drive away demons and gladden the whole world.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As thou didst pass through the depths of torment with the rudder of the Cross and enter the quiet haven of heaven, so now also shelter the land of Iberia from the snares of Satan and from an alien faith, and those who dwell in it from every misfortune.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The Old Law foreshadows thee, O holy Virgin, and the New confesses thee Theotokos, O unwedded one; we the faithful say with faith: O Mother of the Word, cease not to entreat God for thy servants.
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.
As one betrothed to the heavenly Bridegroom, O blessed virgin, thou dwellest radiantly in the heavenly mansions with the five wise virgins and the host of martyrs; with them we honour thee, O all-praised Marina, and entreat thee: by thine intercession save them that keep thy memory and extol thy courage, grant forgiveness of sins and preserve the holy Church unshaken.
O passion-bearing virgin-martyr, entreat Christ God to look upon His people, who have no defence before Him, to keep them from every affliction and from the snares of the devil, and to save our souls, for He is merciful.
ჰოი, ქალწულთა თუალო, მოწამეო მარინე, ოხაი ჩუენი შესწირე მხსნელისა მიმართ და გვითხოვე, განაბნიოს მტერნი ჩუენნი ურიცხვი და დაამხოს ზაკუვით მოსრულნი ბოროტნი თანამზრახველნი მათნი, აღსპობისა ჩუენისა მსურველნი და კუალად შეგვკრიბოს განბნეული ერი ქართველთა.
As thou didst reject the flattery of that wicked and lawless tyrant, O God-bearing Marina, so now quench the counsels of the wicked raised against our people, and deliver our maidens and youths from all-destroying passions and shelter them from shamelessness.
O great martyr Marina, intercessor for the world, entreat for us also the heavenly Virgin, that, as she is merciful, she may fulfil what she has spoken and not withdraw her intercession from the people of her portion; for we have sinned, yet daily we commit our hopes to her.
Truly and worthily hast thou been glorified in the Kingdom of heaven, O Marina, who didst hate thy fathers’ ungodliness and love the true faith, and thou rejoicest with the wise virgins. Be an intercessor for us also; accept our hymn and offer it to God:
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. (3 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.
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, 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, 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 servants (or handmaids) of God and all the children of our Church, that the Lord our God may preserve this our royal city and this holy 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 Marina, valiant virgin and martyr among the saints, radiant lamp of the Church of Christ, fervent intercessor before God and swift helper of all who flee to thee with faith!
ჰოი, წმიდაო ქალწულო და დიდო მოწამეო მარინე, ევედრე მადიდებელსა შენსა ქრისტესა ღმერთსა, რაითა დაიცვას მამული ჩუენი მტერისა საფრხისაგან და ძმათა მტერობისაგან, და წყალობითა მოხედოს დედისა თვისისა წილხდომილსა ერსა ჩუენსა, მართლმადიდებელსა და მართლაღმსაარებელსა. განჰკურნენ მრავალწყლულებანი ჩუენნი ღმრთივმისათუალველითა ლოცვითა შენითა და მოგუეც საღმრთოი მოშურნეობაი მამულისაი, სიმართლისა სიყუა-რული და მხნეობაი სულისაი. აღგვავსენ საღმრთოითა მღვიძარებითა და მოგუა-ნიჭე ჩუენ სარწმუნოებაი შეურყეველი, ცხორებისა სიწმიდეი და შიში ღმრთისაი, რაითა ყოველნი მკვიდრნი საქართველოისანი მართლმადიდებლობასა და ერთსა ზრახვასა შინა განვმტკიცდეთ და ერთითა პირითა და ერთითა გულითა ქრისტესა, ჭეშმარიტსა ღმერთსა ვუგალობდეთ. მსახურებასა შინა განაძლიერე უწმიდესი და უნეტარესი, სრულიად საქართველოის კათალიკოს-პატრიარქი, მცხეთა-თბილისის მთავარეპისკოპოსი და ბიჭვინთისა და ცხუმ-აფხაზეთის მიტროპოლიტი, დიდი მეუფეი, მამაი ჩუენი ილია, ყოვლად-სამღდელონი მიტროპოლიტნი, მთავარეპისკოპოსნი და ეპისკოპოსნი, პატიოსანნი მღდელნი, ქრისტეს მიერ დიაკონნი და ყოველნი სამონაზვნო წესნი, ზიარნი მართლმადიდებელისა ეკლესიისანი და ყოველნი მართლმორწმუნენი ქრისტეანენი. მოსახელენი და მვედრებელნი შენნი ადიდე. ევედრე, ყოვლადბრწყინვალეო მარტვილო, შენგან შეყუარებულსა ტკბილსა იესუს, რაითა შეგვინდოს განდგომი-ლებანი, ეკლესიათა ნგრევა-შეგინებანი, ღმრთისმსახურთა მკვლელობანი, ღალა-ტი, შური და უწესობანი, საშოსა შინა ჩვილთა ჩუენთა კვლანი და სხვანიცა შეცოდებათა ჩუენთა სიმრავლენი.
O crowned Marina, martyr and bride of Christ God! Intercede before Him, that He may grant glory to the churches, honour to the clergy, good shepherding of the people to those who govern, courage to soldiers, blamelessness to the laity and modesty to women; and to us a life of good conduct, adornment with good works, enlightenment through holy prayer, cleansing through confession, radiance through communion, an honourable departure, a dwelling in the Kingdom, singing with the angels, reigning with the saints, and glory and thanksgiving with thee; for to Him belongeth 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 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.
The priest gives 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 great-martyr Marina and of all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
While his icon is kissed we sing thus:
O helper in every good and guide of all who entreat thee, virgin-martyr Marina, we flee to thee with all our hope. Since thou didst shed thy blood for love of Christ, thou hast boldness before Him; entreat Him, O blessed one, that we may be kept unharmed from all temptations of soul and body, be counted worthy of the Kingdom of heaven, and glorify the All-holy Trinity with thee unto the ages.
Collected and compiled by Tinatin Mchedlishvili
