Supplicatory Paraklesis to the Holy Apostles
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.
O holy apostles, entreat the merciful God to grant forgiveness of sins and great mercy to our souls.
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: Let us sing to Christ, who hath delivered us from the gates of death, for He hath been glorified.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
O holy apostles of Christ, adorned with gifts of every kind, open our speechless tongue to sing worthily of you.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
O rich preachers, kindled with longing for Christ, pour out upon us your grace, that we may glorify God as is meet.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O ye who enlightened the ends of the world with the brightness of your holiness, enlighten us also, who are darkened, we entreat you.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O radiant Lady Mary, through the intercession of the holy apostles make radiant in spirit those who worship thy Son.
Irmos: O Lord, who hast shown us that holy tabernacle, Thy Mother, through her intercession strengthen those who trust in Thee.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
O holy apostles, radiant in spirit, ask for us of the sovereign Spirit fruitfulness for our souls.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
The good Spirit guided you into the land of uprightness; entreat Him to save the souls of us who are poor.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Brighter than the sun and fairer than the moon you appeared, O holy apostles; enlighten us also, the unworthy.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O all-radiant lamp, Mary of divine beauty, through the prayers of the apostles make bright the lamps of our souls, we entreat 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 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.
Your intercession is of great power, O apostles, for the Word of truth said unto you: Whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, it shall be done for you; behold, we entreat you, O holy ones: ask that Christ may grant peace to those who entreat you and great mercy to our souls.
Irmos: I have heard the report of Thy coming, O Lord, how Thou, the Creator of heaven, didst come to earth in humility.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
Entreat the sweetest Jesus, O holy apostles, that the King who loveth mankind may make us partakers of His sweetness.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
O illustrious and all-praised apostles, ask of Christ, who was crucified for our sake, mercy for us, the lowly.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O glorious apostles, faithful servants of Emmanuel, entreat Him alone to have mercy on us.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Virgin Mary, greeted with joy by the archangel and honoured by the apostles, pour out thy grace upon us, we entreat thee.
Irmos: O Thou who enlightenest us who are in darkness, enlighten us, and we shall say in glorification: Glory to Thee, O Jesus, Son of God.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
O Jesus our Saviour, radiant crown of the apostles, hear our supplication and make us radiant, crowned in Thy glory.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
O holy apostles, dwellers in the Holy of Holies, entreat your Sanctifier to sanctify us from our faults.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O ye who are enlightened by the grace of the Holy Spirit and radiant with His gifts, entreat Him to pour His grace upon us.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Thy soul rejoiceth with thy Son, O Virgin; ask endless joy for us also, that we may magnify thee, O Lady.
Irmos: 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 holy apostles, pray to God for us.
You dwell in the great glory and all-beauty of God, O apostles; falling down we entreat you: make us, who trust in you, partakers of that glory.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
You were exalted to the highest rank and glorify Christ who glorified you; raise us up also, who are fallen through sin, we entreat you.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
You shine with unapproachable light, O holy apostles; entreat Jesus Himself to raise up us who have bowed down our heads.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O beauty of the angels and glory of the apostles, Mary, lift up thine all-pure hands and raise up us who are fallen, we entreat 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 upon us, O all-praised Theotokos, and heal the grievous wounds of our bodies and the sicknesses of our souls.
Kontakion, Tone 2. Prokeimenon before the Gospel… The Gospel according to Matthew. Ode 7, irmos. Ode 8, irmos. Ode 9, irmos.
O Lord, Thou hast taken up to the enjoyment of Thy good things and to rest the steadfast and divinely speaking preachers, the chief of Thy disciples, for Thou hast accepted their labours and their death above every sacrifice and offering, O Thou who alone knowest the secrets of the heart.
Priest: Let us attend. Wisdom.
Their sound is gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
Verse: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands.
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: If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Then answered Peter and said unto Him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed Thee; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Through the supplication of the apostles, 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: Let not the grace of Thine apostles pass us by, O Lord, to whom Thou didst grant to move mountains by prayer, but move us to that mountain of heaven, that with them we may sing to Thee with a radiant voice: Alleluia.
Priest: O God, save… with the exclamation.
Irmos: O Thou who didst converse with Moses on the mountain and didst give from the bush a figure of the Virgin, blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
O holy apostles, crowned by God, entreat the Saviour of all to grant us divine graces and to crown us.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
You sing Hosanna with the angels to the kingdom of Jesus; cease not to intercede before Him, that He may have mercy on us twofold, in soul and body.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
You enlightened the ends of heaven with divinely beautiful preaching, O heralds of peace; pour out upon us also peace on earth and joy in heaven.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The assemblies of heaven and earth rejoice through thee, O Theotokos Mary; with the choir of the apostles we entreat thee: make us worthy of unfading joy, O all-immaculate one.
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 holy apostles, pray to God for us.
O fragrances of Christ, who adorned the earth with preaching like thunder, behold, we Christians entreat you: show us worthy of those beauties of heaven, to sing unto the ages.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
United with the bodiless angels, you sing to the Lord God of our fathers; entreat Him that we too may be made worthy to glorify Him and sing to Him unto the ages.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
The reliquary of your relics raiseth the dead, O apostles; and we, who are dead through sin, entreat you with compunction: make bright the lamps of our souls to meet the Bridegroom and to sing unto the ages.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
We venerate thee and entreat thee, O jewel of virginity, Mary: together with the chief apostles intercede before thy Son for our deliverance from the debt of our faults, that we may sing to Him unto the ages.
Irmos: Rejoice, O all-holy Virgin Theotokos, boast of women, helper of the fathers, Bride, Handmaid and Mother of the Saviour.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
You lived like the angels on earth, O apostles; therefore you shine among the angels in the heavens; remember us also before Christ, we entreat you.
O holy apostles, pray to God for us.
With the assembly of the bodiless you sparkle with God-radiant crowns, O holy ones; with reverence we entreat you: make us also worthy of the assembly of the righteous.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
When the Son of God sitteth upon the thrones of glory, and you with Him, then intercede for us, O apostles, that we too may be caught up in the clouds.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O radiance of the Church and glory of the apostles, Mary Theotokos, have mercy on the children of the Church, that we may be assembled in the heavenly Jerusalem.
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.
You were enlightened with a radiance beyond nature, O holy apostles; entreat Jesus, the Physician of our nature, to set us free from our countless faults.
O ye who are higher than the firmament of heaven, enlightened by the brightness of that spotless Light, entreat His boundless love for mankind to have mercy on us, His unworthy servants.
By your all-spotless prayer show mercy to us, O apostles, that we may have boldness before God, and that our prayer may be offered to the Lord and our supplication fulfilled.
This is our supplication, O holy apostles: that we may be made worthy of the glory of the kingdom in soul and body, and, being saved, may glorify with you the goodness of God without end.
Fulfil our supplication, O God-radiant Lady Mary, and with the apostles make us worthy to sing, bless and worship thy Son and our God 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-glorious holy apostles, beloved of Christ, honoured by the angels, venerated by men, firm foundations of the churches, guides of all the faithful, who like the sun enlightened the world with your rays, who make radiant the souls of Christians and offer them to God!
O all-praised holy apostles, heralds of peace, by your almighty prayer pour out peace upon the earth, exaltation upon our pious people, radiance upon 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 adornment upon the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops and all the priestly and monastic orders; we entreat you, disciples of Christ: entreat the sweetest Jesus, whom you loved, to grant peace to the fullness of the world and great mercy to our souls.
O holy apostles, preachers of the All-Holy Trinity and divinely enlightened by Her, entreat Her who is good to grant all the Orthodox ever to be well-pleasing, to progress in good living, to be shown forth as citizens of heaven and partakers with you, companions of the saints, dwellers with the righteous and singers with the angels; for to Him befitteth all glory, honour and worship, to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, 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 their icon we sing this:
Your sound hath gone out into all the earth, O sons of thunder, and you enlighten all who entreat you with your brightness and with the radiance of the Sun of righteousness; wherefore you have boldness towards Christ, and whatsoever you ask He heareth you. Behold, we entreat you, disciples of the good Teacher: ask of Him that we may be made worthy of the glory of the kingdom and rejoice with you for ever.
O Virgin Theotokos, thou art the true vine that brought forth the cluster of life; we entreat thee, O full of grace: together with the apostles intercede for the salvation of our souls.
