Supplicatory Paraklesis to the Holy Prophets
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.
We keep the memory of Thy prophet (name), O Lord; through his intercession, O Christ God, save 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: To God, who of old saved His people from the sea and drowned Pharaoh the adversary, to Him alone let us sing, for He hath been glorified.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
Thou wast enlightened by the Holy Spirit, O glorious prophet (name), and thy soul rejoiceth in glory; we entreat thee, intercede for us also before God.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
O herald of truth, Christ, the true God, confirmed thy prophecy and glorified thee; entreat Him, O blessed one, to have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O glorious prophet (name), made radiant with the brightness of the Holy Spirit, entreat Him, the Good One, to enlighten us also.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O wise Virgin and all-radiant Mary, foretold by the prophets and venerated by us, we entreat thee: have mercy on us.
Irmos: Establish our mind, O Lord, by that unwaning light, that I may magnify Thee, our God, unto the ages.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
Thou singest Hosanna and Alleluia to the Lord of Sabaoth, O holy prophet (name), to the glory of God; intercede that we may find mercy.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
O glorious prophet (name), beholder of the glory of God, by thy prayer make us also worthy to behold His glory.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O radiant and shining one, who didst behold in spirit the things to come, entreat God to make our souls radiant.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O hope of the patriarchs, boast of the prophets and joy of Christians, O Mary, we entreat thee: be gracious to us who are poor.
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.
Intercede for us, O glorious prophet (name), who art enlightened before the All-Holy Trinity, and, united with the angels, singest the thrice-holy hymn to God and criest out with the powers: Alleluia.
Irmos: I have heard the report of Thee and was afraid; I have considered Thy works and marvelled, and I have magnified Thee, O Christ.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
Thy glorification is accepted before God as incense; offer holy prayer for us also, we entreat thee, O blessed one.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
Thy soul rejoiceth before the Holy Trinity, O prophet (name); ask for us also that we may be made worthy of endless joy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou becamest a beholder of the great glory and majesty of God, O blessed one; falling down we entreat thee: remember us also before Him.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Mary, Mother of Emmanuel, proclaimed by the prophets, entreat Christ God, born of thee, to have mercy on us.
Irmos: I rise early to Thee, the true Dayspring, who didst shine forth from the Father to enlighten the ends of the world with radiance.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
O prophet (name), enlightened by the radiance of the All-Holy Trinity, enlighten the darkness of our sins by thy holiness, we entreat thee.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
Thou singest with the angels to the Lord of Sabaoth and offerest the fruit of thy lips; make our barren soul fruitful by thy holy prayers.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thy prayer, O prophet (name), is accepted before God as a rich sacrifice; by thy prayer show mercy to us also, we entreat thee.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Virgin Mary, who gavest birth to sweet Jesus, pray thou also for us poor ones together with the prophets, that we may be made worthy of the sweetness of thy Son.
Irmos: The dwelling of Jonah in the deep foreshadowed our nature in hades; from it deliver us, O Most Merciful.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
The Holy Spirit made thee wise beforehand by dwelling in thee, O prophet (name); pour out upon us the mercy of God, we entreat thee with longing.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
Thou didst shine with virtue among the people of Israel, O blessed one; strive also for the new Israel, that it may enter the heavenly Jerusalem.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Thou wast a pillar of light, O prophet (name), among the race of Israel; be a radiant light to our soul also, we entreat thee.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Mary, greeted with joy by the angels and glorified by the prophets, grant thy servants to hear the singing of the angels, O Lady.
Deliver thy servants from dangers, O most holy Virgin Theotokos, for after God we all flee unto thee, as to an unbreakable wall and protection.
Look down upon us, O all-praised Theotokos, and heal the evil wounds of our bodies and the sicknesses of our soul. Tone 4. Prokeimenon before the Gospel… The Gospel according to Matthew. Ode 7, irmos. Ode 8, irmos. Ode 9, irmos.
And the kontakion of that prophet, or this common kontakion:
Thy heart was enlightened by the Holy Spirit, and thou becamest a radiant receptacle of prophecy, for thou didst behold things to come as though present; therefore we honour thee, O glorious prophet (name).
Priest: Let us attend. Wisdom.
Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
Verse: Moses and Aaron among His priests.
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord. For holy art Thou, O our God… Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord… And that He may make us worthy… Wisdom! Aright!
The Lord said to His disciples: He that receiveth you receiveth Me, and he that receiveth Me receiveth Him that sent Me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Through the intercessions of the holy prophet (name), O Merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Through the intercessions of the holy Theotokos, O Merciful One, blot out the multitude of our transgressions.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy, and according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgression, and have mercy on me, O God.
Sticheron: Despise not the supplication of any of us, O good Lord, who entreat the prophet (name), but through his prayer accept our zealous hymn and grant us the reward of the prophets, that we may be made worthy to behold Thy glory and to sing with them: Alleluia.
Priest: O God, save… with the exclamation.
Irmos: The three youths in Babylon were likened to the Trinity, and they quenched the fury of that furnace and said in song: Blessed art Thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
Like the Seraphim thou singest thrice-holy to the All-Holy Trinity, O prophet (name), and sayest: Blessed art Thou, O Lord God of our fathers.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
Thou rejoicest in the Holy of Holies, in the kingdom of heaven, O prophet (name), and singest to the God of our fathers; we entreat thee: remember us also, O saint of God.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Enlightened among the angels, thou glorifiest the Lord of Sabaoth; grant us an angelic life, that we may glorify the Lord God of our fathers.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O Virgin Mary, whom the choirs of the prophets praise, we the races of Christians entreat thee: have mercy on us, O Lady, blessed among women.
Irmos: Him who, appearing in the fire in the likeness of an angel, delivered the youths from the furnace, bless ye the Lord, all ye works of the Lord.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
O prophet (name), enlightened by the power of the Holy Spirit, pour upon us the grace of thy prayer, that, clothed with grace, we may praise the Lord.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
O glorious prophet (name), more radiant in spirit than the ether, entreat God for us all, that, being saved, we may sing together to the Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
O sweet and desirable one, radiant in spirit with divine beauty, sweetly make God merciful towards us, that we may all exalt the Lord.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
O all-holy Theotokos, the choir of the prophets entreateth thee with litanies for us the faithful, that we may all be saved and glorify the Lord.
Let us magnify the Theotokos, who remained a virgin, the Mother of the Light.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
We magnify thy memory, O prophet, and entreat thy holiness: intercede for us.
O holy prophet (name), pray to God for us.
With one voice we cry to thee, (name), and all together we entreat thee: remember us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
With prayer and song we sing to thee, O prophet, and with compunction we entreat thee: pray for us.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Hear our fervent prayer, O Virgin, and through the prayers of the prophets have mercy on us, O Lady.
It is truly meet that we should magnify thee, O Theotokos, who art ever-blessed and all-immaculate and the Mother of our God. Thee, more honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the only Theotokos, we magnify in song.
The priest censes.
O glorious prophet (name), higher than the vaults of heaven, entreat the Lord Almighty for us, His unworthy servants, that we too with thee may sing to the sweetest King.
We who are poor in spirit and darkened in mind entreat thee: enlighten us, O prophet, with the radiance of thy holiness, and we shall bless the good God.
O glorious (name), who didst foresee the coming dispensation of God, we entreat thee: before the Lord who cometh to judge, intercede for us, that we may escape the everlasting torments.
When the judgement seat of God is set and fire floweth before Him, then make the Lord, the righteous Judge, merciful towards us, that we may be made worthy of eternal glory.
O Lady Mary, when thy Son cometh to judge all the world, then intercede for us sinners, that with the prophets and all the saints we may glorify God for ever.
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 prophet (name), enlightened by God, praised by the angels, honoured by the Church, venerated by the faithful, called blessed with hope by Christians, who by thy prayer workest many wonders and shinest with signs and miracles!
O all-praised and glorious prophet (name), by thy holy prayer glorify our people, who glorify God, and its sovereignty, the Most Holy and Most Blessed Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazeti, our father Ilia, the most holy Orthodox patriarchs of the world, the most reverend metropolitans, archbishops and bishops and all the priestly and monastic orders.
Enlighten the God-loving rulers and the Christ-loving armed forces and all Orthodox Christians. Entreat God, whom thou didst proclaim, to grant peace to the land, glory to the churches and great mercy to our souls.
O all-honourable prophet (name), preacher of the truth, ask for us of the true and all-merciful God that He may grant the land peace, fair weather, an abundance of fruits, plenty of food at low cost, nourishment for the hungry, consolation for the needy and the fulfilment of all things; and for our souls may He grant the kingdom of heaven, rest in the bosom of Abraham, a dwelling with the patriarchs, union with the prophets, and the angelic hymn, thanksgiving and blessing ever offered to God; for to Him befitteth all glory, honour and worship from everlasting, now and ever and unto the ages of ages.
It is truly meet that we should magnify thee, O Theotokos, who art ever-blessed and all-immaculate and the Mother of our God. Thee, more honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the only Theotokos, we magnify in song.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (Thrice)
O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Thy most pure Mother, of our venerable and God-bearing fathers and of all Thy saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
And at the kissing of his icon we sing this:
All thy words are true, O prophet (name), for thou didst see the hidden mystery as though manifest and didst know surely the things to come; therefore, having boldness before God, entreat Him, O blessed one, to fulfil our petition, that we may be made worthy of eternal blessedness and glorify the Lord for ever.
O Lady, look upon the supplication of thy servants, and through the prayers of the prophets make us worthy of the endless glory of heaven.
