Paraklesis to the Holy and Glorious Martyr Panteleimon, the Unmercenary Healer
Priest: Blessed is our God…
And we: 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.
Priest: For Thine is the kingdom…
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.
After this, the troparion:
O holy passion-bearer, great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, entreat the merciful God to grant us forgiveness of sins and great mercy to our souls.
Glory… The same. Both now…
We will never cease, O Theotokos, we the unworthy, from speaking of thy mighty acts; for hadst thou not stood before us to intercede, who would have delivered us from so many dangers? And who would have kept us free until now? We will not depart from thee, O Lady, for thou ever savest thy servants from all misfortunes.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I am conscious of mine iniquity; and my sin is continually before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil before thee: that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me. For, behold, thou lovest truth: thou hast manifested to me the secret and hidden things of thy wisdom. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Thou shalt cause me to hear gladness and joy: the afflicted bones shall rejoice. Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit in my inward parts. Cast me not away from thy presence; and remove not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation: establish me with thy directing Spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and ungodly men shall turn to thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: and my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness. O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise. For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given it: thou wilt not take pleasure in whole-burnt-offerings. Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then shalt thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, offering, and whole-burnt-sacrifices: then shall they offer calves upon thine altar.
Irmos: The wonder-working rod of Moses of old, striking in the form of the Cross and dividing the Red Sea, drowned Pharaoh the charioteer and saved Israel, who fled across on foot singing a song to the Lord, for He hath been gloriously glorified.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Sweetness and the mercy of all mercy thou didst receive from on high, according to thy name, O valiant Panteleimon; therefore we entreat thee: look upon me with sweetness and strengthen me to thy glory, and make me worthy to sing thy great wonders.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Thou hadst a good nature and a wise understanding from thy childhood, O thrice-blessed one, and senses of the soul trained to judge and to understand and to discern well between good and evil; wherefore thou didst love the good and hate the evil.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
With wisdom thou didst love glorious godliness, O God-bearing one, and by thy godly-wise teaching thou didst cleanse away thy father’s ungodliness and draw him to the faith of Christ by working wondrous signs, O gloriously glorified one.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
From barren parents without child the Husbandman of souls made thee spring forth as a beautiful fruit, O all-glorious Virgin, the throne of His royal radiance and a dwelling higher than the heavens; and from thee came forth perfect God and perfect man.
Irmos: Be my strength, O Creator of heaven and of earth upon the waters; establish me, O Christ, upon the rock of the Church, for none is holy as Thou, O Lover of mankind.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Through the beauty of thy body, the goodness of thy virtues and the radiance of divine graces thou didst show forth a holiness of soul more beautiful still, and thou didst shine in both, beyond understanding and speech.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
With wise discernment thou didst judge and understand both error and the knowledge of God; thou didst join thyself to the light and cast away the gloomy darkness, for instead of the worse thou didst choose the better.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
By wisely found examples and persuading words thou didst put to shame the father of lies, and didst render due honour to the holy font, to thy teacher and to thy father, O blessed one.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
From my countless evils, which I commit day by day, deliver me by thine intercession, O Virgin; for thou art the hope of the guilty and the despairing and their advocate before Christ the Deliverer.
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 with favour 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…
Exclamation: For Thou art a merciful God who lovest mankind…
Thou didst bravely bear witness to Christ and proclaim His faith, and didst draw up thy father from the depths of ungodliness; thou didst not tremble at the threats of the godless tyrant, and didst put to shame the deception of the demons, O blessed one. Therefore thou didst receive grace from the Lord to heal the pains of our souls and bodies. O all-praised Panteleimon, entreat Christ God to grant us forgiveness of sins and great mercy to our souls.
Irmos: Thou art my strength, O Lord, Thou art my power, Thou art my God, Thou art my joy, who didst not leave the bosom of the Father and didst visit our poverty; therefore with the prophet Habakkuk I cry to Thee: Glory to Thy power, O Lover of mankind.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
The grace of the almighty Holy Spirit came to dwell in thee; it strengthened thy weakness and made thee renowned in deed and word, O God-bearing one, so that thou didst astonish every mind and understanding; for by working signs and wonders thou didst convert many.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Thou didst find the venerable Hermolaus as thy Paul, O blessed martyr of Christ; through him the lofty and ineffable mysteries were made known to thee, and by them thou didst learn the radiant rule of godliness; and thenceforth thou becamest a God-taught teacher and didst add a chosen people to the King, O Panteleimon.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou didst bravely engage in the contests of martyrdom, O venerable Panteleimon, fenced about by divine power, and didst endure bitter torments, O glorious one, with unconquerable patience and firmness of mind, eagerly crying: Glory to Thy power, O Lover of mankind.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Truly blessed is the people that knoweth thee and confesseth thee Mother of God, O truly immaculate one, and, fenced about by thine intercession, is preserved; for after God it hath set the hope of its life on thee, O Virgin, and it is saved and prospers in its ways.
Irmos: Cast me not away from Thy face, O never-setting Light, and let not the unlit darkness cover me; but look upon me and direct my paths in the light of Thy commandments, I pray.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Thou becamest a lover of divine Wisdom, O thrice-blessed Panteleimon; thou didst love her and gain her as the companion of thy life; therefore thou wast justly honoured by her and crowned with crowns from on high.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
The comeliness of thy body thou didst adorn with the beauty of thy soul, and again the brightness of thy soul thou didst adorn brilliantly with the light of great virtues and struggles, O glorious one, and thou becamest a temple of the Holy Spirit.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
By grace and the brilliance of thy signs thou didst dazzle the eyes of the godless, cast down the threats of the tyrants by thy courage, destroy the deception of the idols by thy struggle and enlighten the hearts of the faithful.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
By the net of negligence and the bonds of our stubbornness I am dragged down into the depths of sin, most wretched as I am; but as the Mother of the Saviour of all, guide me to repentance and to life.
Irmos: I will pour out my prayer unto the Lord and ever confess my sins, for my soul is filled with evils and my strength hath drawn near to hell; and like Jonah I cry: Bring me up, O my God.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
The Lord rejoiced over thee for the love thou hadst for Him and for thy boundless hope and faith, and He magnified thee in heaven and on earth beyond words through signs and wonders, O Panteleimon.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Filled with God-befitting wisdom, thou didst drive away the darkness of ungodliness and the gloom of error by thy word as thou didst contend with the lawless, and thou didst undo their disorderly disputing by the witness of deeds, O Panteleimon.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thy holy soul received the seed of the word as fruitful ground and brought forth fruit that nourishes souls, O wise one, confounding the evil tares; and it offered to Christ the hundredfold fruit of immortality, the crown of the virtues.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
When the Word of the Lord became man and was born in the flesh of the Virgin, all things were made new; the earthborn truly became gods, the curse was changed into blessing, the serpent that deceived was slain, and the tyranny of death was brought to nothing.
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 with favour upon us, O all-praised Theotokos, and heal the grievous wounds of our bodies and the sicknesses of our souls.
Priest: Again and again…
Exclamation: For Thou art the King of peace and the Saviour of our souls, O Christ our God, and unto Thee we send up glory…
Having become an imitator of the Merciful One, thou didst receive from Him the grace of healings, O passion-bearer and martyr of Christ God; by thy prayers heal the sicknesses of our souls, ever driving away the temptations of the adversary from us who cry with faith: Save us, O Lord.
Let us attend. Wisdom.
The righteous shall be glad in the Lord and shall hope in Him, and all the upright in heart shall be praised. Verse: Hear my voice, O God, when I pray unto Thee; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.
Let us pray to the Lord. For holy art Thou, O our God… Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Verse: Praise God in His saints; praise Him in the firmament of His power. And that He may make us worthy… Wisdom! Aright!…
The Lord said to His disciples: There is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you My friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear Him, which after He hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear Him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess Me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: but he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven. And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Through the intercessions of the glorious martyr Panteleimon, 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.
Thou didst receive from on high, from Christ God, gifts of healing and wonders, O venerable Panteleimon; therefore we ask of thee, O glorious one: heal the wounds of our souls, O wise one, and the incurable pains of our bodies also, for thou art an imitator of the mercies of God; that we may sing thy praise with faith.
Priest: O Lord, save Thy people…
Exclamation: Through the mercies and compassions…
Irmos: The furnace kindled by the Chaldeans, all-consuming in its might, was quenched for the youths by the vision of the angel; and to Him who came down they cried aloud, saying: Blessed and most glorified art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Armed with the power of the Spirit, thou didst bravely engage the adversary foes, O blessed Panteleimon; thou wast clothed in victory and, enlightened, didst cry aloud, saying: Blessed and most glorified art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Thy tomb, O valiant one, pours forth the grace of healings and an unfailing abyss of wonders; and they that draw from it receive healing of soul and body and bless God who glorified thee, O Panteleimon: Blessed and most glorified art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thy martyr, O Lord, passed along the way of his martyrdom with joy and walked in the broad places of Thy commandments and grace; and Thou, O Good One, didst make him wondrous by signs and didst glorify him in heaven and on earth, O Most High: Blessed and most glorified art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
All that was foretold and taught concerning thee has now been fulfilled, O Virgin, for thou didst bear for us in the flesh Him whom they proclaimed, in two natures and energies, as perfect God and perfect man; therefore we confess thee Theotokos.
Irmos: The Chaldean tyrant in wrath and fury heated the furnace sevenfold for the youths; but seeing them kept unharmed from the fire by the power of the Most High, he cried aloud to the Creator and Deliverer: Ye youths, bless; ye priests, sing; ye people, supremely exalt Him unto the ages.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Burned with fire and cut by the sword, stretched upon the wheel, O martyr, given to the beasts, cast into the waters of the sea and tormented with divers torments, thou didst not grow faint; and at the last, O venerable one, by the cutting off of thy head thou didst come to stand before Christ.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Thy fair feast shines brighter than the orb of the sun; with the light of graces and the brilliance of signs it gladdens the ends of heaven and enlightens the souls of the faithful; for thou hast mercy on all and savest them by the riches of thy kindness, O victor for God: thou healest sicknesses and drivest away unclean spirits.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou art a wondrous physician and a bringer of immortality; together with the healing art of the body thou didst acquire spiritual labour and the healing of souls, and doubly thou curest the body and the blindness of the soul and grantest brightness to both, O glorious one, through the invocation and power of Christ the Deliverer.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
God Almighty, begotten of God without change, became man of thee without alteration, O Mother of God, all-incorrupt Bride, and He renewed corrupted Adam and raised him to his former glory. Therefore we magnify thee with praises as the cause of life, and we venerate thee with faith.
Irmos: Heaven was amazed at this, and the ends of the earth marvelled, that God appeared bodily to men, and thy womb became more spacious than the heavens; therefore, O Theotokos, the ranks of angels and of men magnify thee, as is meet.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Thou didst wisely refute the fables of the rhetors and cast down the feebleness of the vain gods; thou didst make void the art of Asclepius and of Galen, destroy the threats of the tyrants and exalt the horn of the Church, O venerable Panteleimon, martyr of Christ, and thou didst glorify the people of the faithful.
O holy great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us.
Thou makest fountains of healing and depths of life spring forth from thy divine tomb, O venerable one; thou waterest the faithful, healest the sicknesses of all, grantest remission of sins and deliverance from temptations, and gladdenest the souls of them that extol thee, O Panteleimon.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
By prayer thou didst slay the venomous viper and stop the mouths of lions, and eagerly didst pass through fire and water, O invincible martyr; and, being perfected by the sword, thou didst come to stand before Christ, and thou reignest for ever with the assembly of the bodiless.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
The horn of fallen Adam was exalted through thy giving birth to God the Word, who disdained not our lowliness and restored our first nobility to us who were brought low to the earth; therefore we call thee blessed as the cause of our life, O Mother of God.
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.
Censing.
Among the martyrs thou wast shown forth as a wondrous physician, O wise Panteleimon; by prayer thou didst slay the serpent and raise the child, and didst show to all the power of Christ granted thee by God. Entreat Him for our salvation.
Thou didst take up that all-victorious weapon upon which Christ was willingly nailed, and by it thou didst cast down the lawless power, O praised Panteleimon; therefore entreat the Saviour for them that sing thy praise, O venerable one.
From a faithful teacher thou didst receive instruction, and thou didst make thine unbelieving father a believer, O venerable one, when the power of healing was given thee by God. Remember them that sing thy praise, O glorious Panteleimon.
Thou didst eagerly dedicate thyself to God, O venerable Panteleimon, and before thy end thou didst raise the dead by His power, O all-glorious one; quicken me also by thine intercession, for my soul is dead through sins.
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.
Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)
Priest: Have mercy on us, O God… Hear us, O God…
Let us pray to the Lord.
O all-glorious, God-crowned great-martyr and healer Panteleimon, united with the angels, honoured with the apostles, perfection of the martyrs, glory of the fathers, beauty of virgins, swift helper of them that entreat thee, fulfiller of petitions and bestower of mercy!
O all-radiant great-martyr of Christ, unmercenary healer Panteleimon! With the brilliance of thy holiness illumine our God-protected people; by thine all-luminous prayer enlighten the Most Holy and Most Blessed Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta and Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, our great lord and father Ilia, and the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops, all the priestly and monastic orders, the commanders and the governors of cities; by thy mighty power strengthen the Christ-loving host and our benefactors, and glorify all Orthodox Christians, those who bear thy name and those who entreat thee. Entreat, O holy great-martyr of Christ, Jesus whom thou lovest, to grant us His grace and countless mercy.
O all-praised and honoured holy great-martyr, unmercenary healer Panteleimon! By thy God-glorified wonders and signs set free the captives, heal the infirm, deliver those in temptations, strengthen those who sail the seas, convert sinners and commend them to Christ God who receiveth all, and glorify and exalt in soul and body all who glorify thy holy name; that we may all be counted worthy of the glory of the Kingdom and the most wondrous radiance of God, that with the angels we may sing, with the saints we may glorify, and with thee, the crowned one, we may bless the Father who crowned thee, the Son who strengthened thee and the Holy Spirit who spoke in thee, to whom belongeth all glory, honour and worship, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
Priest: The prayer of dismissal.
The all-glorious memory of the martyr of Christ hath dawned today, O ye people, and calleth the assembly of the faithful to a mystical supper; it prepareth a radiant gathering and entertaineth it. By his contest the great unmercenary physician hath shone forth, the valiant and divine champion Panteleimon, who richly healeth the pains and sicknesses of all. Come, let us hasten and sing of his invincible struggles, for he laboureth fervently for us before God and entreateth Him to grant great mercy to our souls.
