Supplicatory Paraklesis to the Holy Archangel Michael
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, 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.
O Michael, commander of the heavenly hosts, we the unworthy entreat thee, that by thine intercession thou encompass us with the shelter of thy wings; and, guarded by thine immaterial glory, we fall down and cry out with uplifted hands: Deliver us from storms and trials, O great commander of the powers on high.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O Michael, commander of the heavenly hosts, we the unworthy entreat thee, that by thine intercession thou encompass us with the shelter of thy wings; and, guarded by thine immaterial glory, we fall down and cry out with uplifted hands: Deliver us from storms and trials, O great commander of the powers on high.
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: Let us sing to the Lord, who led His people through the Red Sea; to Him alone let us sing, for He hath been glorified.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
Thou standest now in the light before God, O Michael, chief of the angels, and ever beholdest His sweet face: entreat Him to magnify the faith of the Orthodox.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
O leader of the ranks of the angelic choirs, who standest in the heavens before the thrice-radiant Godhead, O Michael, commander of the hosts, entreat Christ to grant me forgiveness of my transgressions.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O commander of the powers of heaven, entreat unceasingly the King on high to overthrow the tyranny of the proud on earth, for thou hast boldness before the fiery throne.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Lady Mary, adorned with a great crown and a robe woven with gold, cover us as with purple through the intercession of the holy angels.
Irmos: Thou art the strength of those who entreat Thee, O Christ; Thou art the light of the darkened, and my soul magnifieth Thee.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
In thy bodiless nature thou shinest to all the ends of heaven, and in fulfilling the commands of God thou art made known, O archangel Michael, and workest the healing of sicknesses.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
O thou who wast shown forth as chief among the ordered ranks of heaven and fulfillest in an instant the words of the Lord, entreat Him to deliver us who are in sorrows and trials.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou shinest with that divine light, O Michael, and by it enlightenest those who praise thee with joy, and deliverest them from sicknesses and pains.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Lady Mary, greeted with joy by the angels, entreat thy Son together with them, that we may sing to His kingdom together.
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 and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazeti, 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.
Rejoice, Michael, first to stand among the bodiless; rejoice, all-blessed archangel of the immaterial choir; rejoice, servant of the ineffable God and eyewitness of the things on high; we entreat thee, deliver from all afflictions and trials us who flee to thee, for all we the faithful have gained thee as a mediator before God.
Irmos: I have heard, O Lord, of the dispensation of Thine ineffable mysteries; I have considered Thy works and confessed Thy Godhead.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
Thou art the chief of the bodiless angels and a servant of that divine Light; now by thine ineffable power help me and fill me with divine watchfulness.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
We all honour thy synaxis, O divine archangel Michael, for thou standest before God and singest unceasingly the thrice-holy hymn.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O commander of the powers of heaven, by the outpouring of thy grace purify and enlighten me, and grant me fervency of faith.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The angels make litany before thy face, O most glorious Mary; make bright the lamp of our souls by their intercession, O Virgin.
Irmos: Rising early we cry to Thee, O Lord: save us, for Thou art good; for Thou art our God, and we know none other beside Thee.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
As leader of the ranks, forerunner and chief of the angels, set me free from every affliction and sorrow.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
Thou rulest over the noetic ranks of the bodiless powers, O archangel Michael, and, all-radiant with the radiance of the thrice-shining Trinity, thou enlightenest the world.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O all-radiant chief of the bodiless and commander who standest over the powers of heaven, with thy great boldness quicken my soul, which is dead through sins.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The holy angels praise thee with the hymn of Hosanna, O Virgin Mary; through their intercession have mercy on us, O Lady.
Irmos: Give me a radiant robe, O God, who clothest Thyself with light as with a garment, through the intercession of the angels.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
Hearing of thy manifold miracles, we entreat thee: look down upon us from on high and still the stirrings of the passions, invisible and visible.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
O Michael, leader of the ranks of the powers on high and guide of the divine ranks, shelter us now from every siege of the demons and from the violence of men.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Shelter us who flee to thee with joy under that all-holy shelter of thy wings, O chief of the angels, radiant Michael.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Mary, holier than the Seraphim, have mercy on our souls when the holy angels sound the trumpet dreadfully.
Deliver thy servants from dangers, O most holy Virgin Theotokos, for after God we all flee unto thee, as to an unbreakable wall and protection.
Look upon us, O all-praised Theotokos, and heal the grievous wounds of our bodies and the sicknesses of our souls.
Priest: Again and again in peace let us pray to the Lord.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Help us, save us, have mercy on us and keep us, O God, by Thy grace.
Choir: Lord, have mercy.
Priest: Calling to remembrance our all-holy, immaculate, most blessed and glorious Lady Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary, with all the saints, let us commend ourselves and one another and all our life unto Christ our God.
Choir: To Thee, O Lord.
Priest: For Thou art the King of peace and the Saviour of our souls, and unto Thee we send up glory, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
Choir: Amen.
O Michael, who art the servant of the unapproachable Light and wast appointed commander over the bodiless choir, standing before God, thou didst appear as a champion of life for the infirm, for those at sea and for those in afflictions; therefore be our fellow-traveller every day with thine ineffable power, and shelter us from every affliction and pain.
Priest: Let us attend. Wisdom. Prokeimenon, Tone 4
Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
Verse: Praise ye the Lord, all ye His angels.
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: Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven. For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels; and then He shall reward every man according to his works.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Through the intercessions of the holy archangel Michael, 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: O all-merciful Lord, despise not the intercession of the commander Michael, who fulfilleth Thy command more swiftly than lightning, but through his mediation deliver me, our people, the Church and all Georgia from famine, pestilence, earthquake, fire and the sword, hunger and sudden death, the crafty enemy and every evil.
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, Keeper of the Gate; 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 holy wonderworking fathers Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia, and Spyridon of Trimythous; 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: the holy great-martyr George the Trophy-bearer and the holy great virgin-martyrs Barbara and Marina; the holy glorious 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 God-wise and blessed fathers Hilarion the Georgian, Serapion of Zarzma and Gregory of Khandzta; our venerable Athonite fathers John and Gabriel the Georgians, John who was Tornike, and Euthymius and George of the Holy Mountain; our holy, pious and great kings Vakhtang Gorgasali, Ashot the Kuropalates, David the Builder and Solomon; the holy and pious King Tamar; the holy victorious kings and queens Archil, Demetrius, Shushanik, Ketevan and Luarsab; the holy hundred thousand martyrs slain in Tbilisi by the Khwarezmians; the holy six thousand martyred monks of Gareja; holy Ilia the Righteous; the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna (and of the saint to whom the church is dedicated), and of the archangel Michael 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 Hebrew youths walked in the furnace upon the fire with boldness, and, bedewed, they cried out thus and said: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
Thou who didst gather the bodiless into that radiant assembly, arise now as our helper, O archangel of God; judge those who oppress us, and fight against those who fight against us.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
Bodiless, thou art seen in a bodiless manner, O chief of the bodiless, and thou makest the glory of the untouchable Light shine forth; now rescue us from ruinous ways and guide us on the way of righteousness.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O thou who makest the divine thrice-shining Light shine forth, quicken now my soul, which is dead through sins, and enlighten the senses of those who keep the feast of thy synaxis.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
To thee, O Bride, the choir of the bodiless of heaven singeth; every tongue of men praiseth thee, for their Creator was born of thee beyond understanding; be an intercessor with Him.
Irmos: The King of men, whom the choirs of angels serve, praise ye and supremely exalt Him unto the ages.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
O Michael, leader of the ranks of heaven, bring now to nothing the terrible devices of those who wickedly strive to harm us, and keep us from the ranks and the assault of the enemies.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
Thou who didst turn aside the course of the raging water and save thy church from destruction, drive away now the stirrings of the crafty ones, which ever come upon us, and deliver us from evils.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
When thou didst appear to Joshua the son of Nun, who was warring against Jericho, O Michael, victor and great fighter, chief of the angels, he received strength from thee, and with the spear he despoiled the adversaries and subdued them.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
We, unworthy servants, praise thee together with the angels and entreat thee, O Mary: after the manner of thy sweetness have mercy on us.
Irmos: We confess thee as Theotokos, we who have been saved through thee, O immaculate Virgin, and with the choirs of the bodiless we magnify thee unceasingly.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
O Michael, who wast shown forth as the first to stand before all, turn away from us now the terror of the divine judgement for our iniquity, and grant mercy to us who sing to thee.
O holy archangel Michael, pray to God for us.
Thou art the deliverer and mediator of Christians and the overseer of those on earth by thy bodiless glory; make the Lord, the righteous Judge, merciful towards me, that He may guide me to the saving way of repentance.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
By thy mediation shelter us from all heresies, O archangel Michael, that until our last breath we may stand firm and unshaken on the way of truth.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Do thou, O immaculate and holy Lady, Theotokos Mary, send us our guardian angel, to guide us to the true light; and we magnify thee, O Mother of the Light.
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.
Reader: Thou didst appear as the foremost among the choirs of angels, O Michael, commander of the hosts; entreat unceasingly now the King on high to grant us venerable fathers and wise guides and to shelter this land, the lot of the Theotokos.
O Michael, leader of the ranks of heaven, who wast made worthy of the command of thy Life-giver, we move thee now to intercede with Him, that we may not incline to lawlessness according to the will of the godless, and may praise God in spirit and in truth.
Thou becamest chief of the angels, O Michael, servant of the divine glory; yet with thee is glorified most radiantly the initiate of grace, he who betrothed the Virgin, the commander of the bodiless, Gabriel, the herald of joy beforehand.
As the first of the ranks of the bodiless we fervently entreat you: by your intercession with God loose the troubles and heresies of the Church and every stumbling-block, O Michael the commander and Gabriel the archangel, and keep us in peace.
O Michael, commander of the angels, who standest before the lofty and awesome thrones of the divine glory, with all the bodiless be an intercessor for our soul before the King whom thou servest, that He may not requite us justly for our evil deeds and may grant long-suffering to our faint-heartedness.
O glorious and incorrupt Mother of God, when thy Son cometh to judge all the world, be our intercessor before Him, that with the bodiless powers of heaven and all the saints we may rise early with unashamed face to sing 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. (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, 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 for 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 archangel Michael, who standest before the all-holy throne of God, clothed with light from Him and pouring forth with glory the everlasting light, who by the lightning of holiness drivest away and bringest to nothing the princes of darkness!
O Michael, commander of the hosts, protector of those who entreat thee, who enlightenest our souls with the light of thy radiance, help us who dwell on the earth, that we may be delivered from our iniquities, for to thee hath been given the grace to intercede for us; and keep our people untouched by the ranks and the invasion of enemies, that we may not be trampled down by plundering foreign tribes and nations; entreat Christ our King, who alone is most merciful, to look upon His people, who have no answer before Him, and to deliver us from all the nations gathered together to fight against us, and to shelter us from all sorrows, sicknesses and pains, from the wounds of the passions and from sudden death; strengthen 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, the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, all the priestly and monastic orders and all Orthodox Christians. With the shelter of thy wings cover us all in soul and body from our enemies visible and invisible.
O commander of the hosts, divine Michael, all-glorious, shelter us with thy protection and guide us to fulfil all the commandments of God; on the last day receive our souls in peace and sweetness, and at the Second Coming intercede for us before Jesus the righteous Judge, that we may be made worthy of the kingdom of heaven and with thee sing, praise and glorify the All-Holy Trinity, to whom befitteth all glory, honour and worship, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
Priest: Wisdom!
O most holy Theotokos, save us.
Choir: More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the 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.
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 Thy most pure Mother, of the archangel Michael and of all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
At the kissing of the icon of the holy archangel Michael we sing this:
We have gained thee as the guardian and protector of all our life, O holy archangel Michael, and thou hast authority to set us free from all the passions and treacheries of the enemy. Wherefore we entreat thee: shelter us from the snares of the devil and guide us to eternal life, that we may ever glorify the all-good God who loveth mankind.
Author and compiler: Tinatin Mchedlishvili
