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A post in the Canon Project.

Canon of supplication to the most holy Theotokos, in Tone I

ODE I

Let us all chant a triumphant hymn unto God Who wrought wondrous miracles with His upraised arm, and saved Israel, for He hath been glorified.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You are a haven of salvation and protection for those who call upon you, О most pure Theotokos. Wherefore, I fervently cry out to you from the depths of my soul: О Lady, save me!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

O most pure Mary, Mother of the Creator, in that you are good and easy to reconcile, heal my lowly soul which hath been corrupted by the passions and transgressions.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

О Lady unwedded, never cease to entreat my Creator and God on behalf of one who ever flees to your protection, that I may receive mercy.

Both now and forever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

О animate palace and fiery throne of the King, together with the holy martyrs and apostles ever entreat Christ, that He deliver us from perils.

ODE III

The stone which the builders have rejected, the same has become the cornerstone: this is the rock upon which Christ has established the Church, which He has redeemed from among the nations.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

The darkness of transgressions surrounds my heart, О Lady, and I dare not lift up mine eyes to heaven. Wherefore, I cry: Enlighten my mind, soul and heart with the precepts of Christ!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

I gaze upon your divine image, and I honor you, the seal of the Master, the most pure Mother, as the prototype. And I kiss it, and bow down, and praise it, knowing your honor and His alone.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

Halt the cruel assaults of the body, and quench the flame of the passions, О Virgin, wherewith the cruel serpent weaves greatly tangled bonds of offenses around about me, desiring to drag me down to destruction.

Both now and forever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Issuing forth bodily, the Logos clothed Himself wholly in Adam through you. Therefore beseech Him to deliver us from the passions, from divers perils and everlasting fire.

ODE IV

Foreseeing in the Spirit O Prophet Habbakuk, the incarnation of the Logos, you proclaimed, crying aloud: When the years draw nigh, You will be known; when the season comes, You shall be shown forth! Glory to Your power, O Lord!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Having given birth to the Creator and Fashioner of all, О Virgin, you have ineffable power and invincible might, and save those who approach you with faith. Wherefore, I cry to you: О Sovereign Lady of the world, help me!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Set at naught the battles of the invisible and noetic foe who assail in vain my wretched heart, О Lady, and grant me divine serenity and peace, that I may hymn you in gladness.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

You are the hope of the hopeless, helper of the poor, consolation of those who weep, cleansing of the sinful, guide of the lost, healer of the sick and righting of the fallen.

Both now and forever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

О pure and blessed Virgin Mary, who alone has done away with the curse of all; with the apostles, martyrs and prophets entreat Him Who issued forth from your womb, that He save the souls of those who hymn you.

ODE V

Grant us Your peace, O Son of God, for we know no other God than You, and we call upon Your Name, for You are the God of the living and the dead.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Save me from the abyss of perils, tribulations, griefs and bodily passions, О Lady, and preserve my soul in divine tranquility.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You are my fervent and steadfast preservation all throughout my life, О most immaculate one. Wherefore, I beseech you; even after my death, extend unto me your rich loving-kindness.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

О lady who has given birth to the Creator and Redeemer of all, deliver me from the bodily passions which consume my heart and drag me into unseemly deeds.

Both now and forever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

In that you have been revealed to be a place of noetic sanctity, О Virgin Lady, wholly sanctify me, and with the holy and wise apostles pray that I be saved.

ODE VI

Emulating the Prophet Jonah, I cry aloud: Free my life from corruption, O Good One; and save me who cries out: O Savior of the world, Glory be to You!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You preserve me alive, delivering me from dangers. In your loving-kindness, also stand before me when I depart this earth for life everlasting, О Virgin Mother.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You are an indestructible rampart, you are a firm wall of protection, you are a mighty intercessor for your servant, О good Theotokos; wherefore, I ever call upon you.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

Having acquired powerful supplications before God, О good Theotokos, disdain not me who fervently flee to your protection and cry aloud: Have mercy on me, О Mother of the God of all!

Both now and forever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Reject me not, neither spurn me, О Savior, for the ewe-lamb who gave You birth in the flesh entreats You with Your apostles, prophets and passion-bearers.

Lord, have mercy, (3x).
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Both now and forever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Sessional Hymn, in Tone I:

О most pure Maiden, the prophets foretold you as the cloud of the eternal light of God, the ark, the candlestand and jar, and the unquarried mountain; for in the latter times Christ our God came forth from you without seed, as was the Father’s good pleasure.

ODE VII

Your children who were in the furnace O Savior, were neither touched nor troubled by the fire. Whereupon the three sang, as with a single mouth, Your praises and blessed You, saying: ‘O God of our fathers, Blessed art You.’

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Hastening in your loving-kindness, О most pure Lady, deliver me, who am brought to despondency by transgressions and the pleasures of the flesh and who am thrust into the abyss of destruction, О pure one.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

О Theotokos, you are the refuge and mighty protection of all the faithful. Be for me a guide to the Creator, granting me deliverance from transgressions in your compassion.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

You have destroyed the curse, О pure one who has given birth to Christ our joy. By your power, О most immaculate one, break also the curse which I have incurred through sin, and grant me joy.

Both now and forever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

О most holy and pure one, your servants ever entreat you day and night, praying with contrite thoughts. Grant us deliverance from our offenses by your supplications.

ODE VIII

Him of whom the angels and all the hosts of heaven are in awe as their Lord and Creator, you priests hymn, you children praise, you peoples bless and supremely exalt throughout all ages.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Arise, go forth and do battle against the enemies who trouble and oppress us in vain, delivering us by your power, О holy Virgin, helper of the world!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You have saved the world from death and corruption by your divine birthgiving, О good Virgin; and now, by your supplications, rescue from the passions and save us who praise you.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

Great and ineffable is your might, О Virgin, and many and invincible are your divine compassions and loving-kindness. Wherefore, save us who call upon you in truth.

Both now and forever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

As an animate vine, О Virgin, you put forth for us the ripe Cluster, Who has poured forth the wine of remission and dried up the drunkenness of sin.

ODE IX

The light-bearing cloud upon whom the beginningless Master of all descended from heaven, like the dew upon the fleece, and of whom He was incarnate, becoming a man for our sake, let us all magnify as the pure Mother of God.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Greatly tempest-tossed upon the sea of life by carnal pleasures, I fall down before you and cry aloud: Have mercy on me, who flee unto you, О Lady, and extend to me a hand of salvation, delivering me from the abyss of destruction!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

To you do I confess my sins, О Virgin; before your face do I disclose my shame; and I cry to you from the depths of my soul “Have mercy and take pity, О most pure one, for on you and God have I set my firm hope”!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

With all my soul I call upon you who has given birth without seed to the Creator and Master, and I cry out earnestly: Save me from the corruption of manifold transgressions, and deliver me from the unquenchable fire, О most holy and good Theotokos!

Both now and forever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

О pure one, impassable door, gate of paradise, path of the saved, way of salvation: with the martyrs and prophets, the righteous and venerable, and the divine apostles, pray that our souls be saved.

Then, “It is truly meet …,” and a prostration.
Trisagion, and the rest, as usual. Dismissal.

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