Thursday Night, T2

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A post in the Canon Project.

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

ODE I

In the deep of old the infinite Power overwhelmed Pharaoh’s whole army. But the Incarnate Logos annihilated pernicious sin. Exceedingly glorious is the Lord, for gloriously has He been glorified.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

God chose you as beauteous, all-comely, immaculate among women, and made His abode within your immaculate womb. Beseech Him, О all-immaculate one, that He deliver from the disgrace of sins all who hymn you.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

According to the psalm, you stand as Queen at the right hand of the King Who shone forth from your womb, О pure one. Beseech Him, О all-immaculate one, that on the day of retribution He stands me on the right side.

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

О you who birth to the Rain of heaven, you have renewed the nature of man which became dry because of unseemly deeds; wherefore, I pray: Show forth the dry furrows of my soul to be fertile, О Bride of God.

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

We who were slain by the tree of knowledge have been called to life everlasting by Christ God, the Tree of life, Who blossomed forth from you, О pure one, in a manner transcending understanding. Entreat Him with boldness, that our souls be saved.

ODE III

The desert of the barren Church of the nations blossomed like lily at Your coming, O Lord, therein my heart has been established.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Issuing from you womb, О most pure one, the Creator clothed Himself in me, a man, granting the raiment of incorruption to me, for I had been stripped naked by my manifold evil deeds.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You have given birth to the supremely honored Logos of God, О Lady. Earnestly beseech Him to have pity on my lowly soul, which is beset by the indignity of pleasures.

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

Heal the wounds of my soul, О most pure one, and with your effective therapy cure my lowly heart, which hath been afflicted by the venom of the serpent.

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

As you have boldness before your Son, О Lady and Mother, beg help for your oppressed people and cast down the arrogance of the iniquitous.

ODE IV

From a Virgin You came forth, not as an ambassador, nor as an Angel, but the very Lord himself incarnate, and saved me, the whole man; wherefore I cry unto You: Glory to your power, O Lord!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Let fall upon me a drop of compunction, О Lady, easing all the burning heat of my heart and dispelling my grief and the buffeting assaults.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Disdain me not, who has been pierced by the sword of pleasure and lie in my wounds, О most pure one, but heal me with the spear and blood of your crucified Son and our God.

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

О Lady who has been enriched by all the edification of the Master, grant divine grace unto me who am grievously impoverished, that I may magnify you as my good helper, О all-immaculate one.

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

Christ, the Effulgence of the Father, shone from your womb, О Maiden who knew not wedlock, and, crucified, He has enlightened the whole world, destroying the darkness of the demons.

ODE V

O Christ God You are a mediator between God and man; for by You, O Master, we have been led from the night of ignorance, to Your Father, the Source of light.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

О most pure one who has given birth to the Way of Life, direct me not to the narrow path, for unknowingly I have stumbled headlong into a trackless waste and the brink of grievous falls.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Having mindlessly estranged myself from the understanding of God, I have lived prodigally, lost in the far country of the passions; yet, having brought me back, О pure Virgin, save me by your consolation.

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

With your living waters give drink to your servant who burns with the flame of sin and is consumed by the assaults of the demons, О most pure Virgin Mother.

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

Lo! You held Christ God in your womb in a manner past all telling, О most pure Theotokos, as Isaiah proclaimed, and you gave birth to Him supra-naturally, О Birthgiver of God.

ODE VI

Whirled about in the abyss of sin, I appeal to the unfathomable abyss of Your compassion: Raise me up from corruption, O God.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Let me not be a delight for the demons at the judgment which is to come, О Lady, but directing upon me a gaze of reconciliation, entreat the Judge, your Son.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Having driven You away with my wicked thoughts and impure acts, О Lord, I bring Your Mother to make supplication before You. Have pity and save me!

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

From condemnation, О Lady, deliver me who have condemned myself through my transgressions, for you have given birth to the Judge and God of all, О all-hymned one.

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

Beseech Jesus the Savior to Whom you gave birth supra-naturally in the flesh, О most pure Virgin Mother, that your servants be delivered from misfortunes.

Lord, have mercy, (3x).

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Both now and forever and to ages of ages. Amen.

Sessional Hymn, in Tone II:

Your Virgin Mother, beholding You, О Christ, stretched out dead upon the Tree, said, weeping bitterly: “O my Son, what is this strange mystery? How is it that You Who grant life everlasting to all, of Your own will, have died a shameful death upon the Cross?”

ODE VII

The godless order of the lawless tyrant fanned the roaring flame; but Christ bedewed the God-fearing children with the Spirit, therefore He is blessed and supremely exalted.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

As you are my strength and song, my salvation, firm help and invincible bulwark, О Lady, vanquish the demons which war against me, ever seeking to slay me.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Giving flesh to God from your virginal blood, О Virgin, you have deified mankind; wherefore, I pray: by your prayers deliver me, now defiled by the passions and corrupted by the wiles of the enemy.

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

The furnace prefigured your birthgiving, О all-immaculate one, for it did not consume the children, just as the unbearable Fire did not consume your womb. Wherefore, we entreat you: Deliver your servants from eternal fire.

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

Remaining a virgin, you alone showes forth a most pure conception and an incorrupt birthgiving, for you conceived Christ, Who is God over all and Who became a man, О pure one, for the salvation and deliverance of the faithful.

ODE VIII

In Babylon, the activity of the fire was once divided, for, by the command of God it consumed the Chaldeans, but bedewed the faithful, who chant: Bless the Lord, all you works of the Lord!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Be zealous for good works, О my soul, withdrawing from evils with care for godly acts, having the Theotokos praying for you, the unashamed helper of all, in that she is merciful and loving.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You have broken the bonds of men’s ancient condemnation; wherefore, I beseech you, O Birthgiver of God: Loose all the evil bonds of my heart, binding me with the divine love of the Creator, О most pure one.

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

Having given birth to the Effulgence of the Father’s glory, О Theotokos, illumine my heart, which has become downcast because of the infamy of my transgressions, and show me to share in everlasting glory, that I may glorify you with faith.

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

Through you, О Birthgiver of God, the true Sun of righteousness has been revealed to us, illumining all things with rays of divinity. Him, the Most High incarnate, do we hymn.

ODE IX

The Son of the Beginningless Father, God and Lord, has appeared to us incarnate of a Virgin, to enlighten those in darkness, and to gather the dispersed; therefore we magnify the all-hymned Theotokos.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Having tasted of the food mingled with death, Adam was seized by bitterness through the tree; but your Son Who was nailed to the Tree, О most pure one, has poured forth the sweetness of immortality. Wherefore, we praise you.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You are the Queen, having in a manner past all telling given birth to Christ, the King and Lord, Who has destroyed the realm of death. Earnestly entreat Him, О Maiden, that He grant the kingdom on high unto all who honor you.

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

As you are the Mother of the Good One and are wholly good, bless my lowly heart, which is oppressed by attacks of pleasure, and lead me through the portals of good unto repentance.

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

You were suspended aloft, dead, upon the Cross and thus have slain the serpent. Wherefore, I cry out to You: Have mercy, О Logos, upon my soul which is slain by my wicked deeds, and give life to it by the prayers of her who gave birth to You.

Then, “It is truly meet …,” and a prostration.
Trisagion through Our Father… Troparion.
The rest as usual, and the dismissal.

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