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A post in the Canon Project.

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

ODE I

Come, O people, let us sing a song to Christ our God, Who divided the sea, and made a way for the nation which He had brought up out of the bondage of Egypt; for He has been glorified.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You are the well-spring of Life, О pure Virgin Mother, having given birth to the Source, Lord and Life of all, bedewing those who glorify you with faith.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

We who confess you to be the Theotokos, О most pure one, have you as an intercessor and a firm foundation which enriches us, and we are saved from the threefold billows of life, О all-immaculate Virgin.

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

As you gave birth to the Wellspring of life, О Maiden, heal me, wounded by the passions, and rescue me from the eternal fire, О Lady who alone are full of the grace of God.

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

As the refuge of the faithful and the mighty help of those who have recourse to you, О Ever-virgin, save us from all want, and the harm of the adversary.

ODE III

O Lord, who slew sin upon the tree, firmly establish us in You, and plant Your fear in the hearts of those who hymn You.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

О Virgin, we truly call you the golden censer, the jar of the Manna, the divine mountain, the all-comely palace.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

As you are the temple and sacred dwelling-place of the Logos, О Theotokos, be the perpetual cleansing of my transgressions, О most holy Virgin.

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

Neither the tongue of mortal man nor the mind of the incorporeal beings can describe your birthgiving; for in a manner transcending nature and understanding, О Theotokos, you gave birth to the Creator.

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

О Virgin Theotokos, be the confirmation, refuge and protection of those who have recourse to you with faith, confessing you to be the Mother of God.

ODE IV

I have heard report, O Lord, of Your glorious dispensation, and I have glorified, Your unapproachable power, O Lover of mankind.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

We Christians acquired you as our great help, О Theotokos. Rescue us from cruel misfortunes.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

О Lady who knew not wedlock, having conceived God in your womb, deliver us all from perils and grief.

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

We, the faithful, have acquired you as an invincible rampart and a mighty hope amid dangers, О pure one.

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

Having your supplication as a firm foundation, О Lady, we are delivered from divers sorrows.

ODE V

O Lord, Bestower of light and Creator of the ages: guide us in the light of Your commandments, for we know none other God than You.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

О Birthgiver of God, we, the faithful, know the Son Who was incarnate and born from you without seed to be truly God and man by nature. Wherefore, we glorify you.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Ever fleeing with faith beneath your protection and help, О most pure Theotokos, we, the faithful, are delivered by you from every grievous invasion.

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

О most pure Virgin, deliver us from perils, the tempest of evil thoughts, from all wrath and every sin, from famine and plague, and from everlasting torment.

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

As you are our helper and salvation, the hope of Christians, О Lady, save those who ever hymn you with love and faith, О all-hymned Virgin.

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!

He Who made all things by His will, having willingly made His abode within the womb of her who knew not wedlock, has enriched with incorruption those afflicted by corruption, in that He is full of tender compassion.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

You are more exalted and holy than the hosts on high, О all-immaculate one, having supra-naturally contained the infinite Logos within your womb.

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

О Lady guide me to the paths of repentance for I am lost on the path of life and have often wandered into sins as into trackless wastes.

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

Disdain not the entreaties of your servants who place their hope in you, О pure one, for you are the refuge and cleansing of our souls, О Lady.

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:

You conceived the Logos without seed, and gave birth to the one Christ; for you bore a new Child, your Creator. Wherefore, we magnify you, О Theotokos.

ODE VII

When the golden image was worshipped on the plain of Dura, Your three children spurned the impious command, and, cast into the midst of the flame, they were bedewed, and sang: O God of our fathers, Blessed are You!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

By the power of the Most Holy Spirit you gave flesh to the noetic Son Who is of the same nature as the Father, О Lady full of the grace of God. Wherefore, unceasingly entreat Him to have pity on those who chant: Blessed are you who who gave birth to God in the flesh!

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

О pure Virgin who knew not wedlock, О holy and blessed one, you are the setting aright of the fallen and deliverance of sinners: Save me, О save me, prodigal though I am, for I cry out to your Son: Blessed are you who gave birth to God in the flesh!

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

As you are a sure haven, an awesome intercessor, and an impregnable bulwark for those who languish in want and are tempest-tossed in grief, О Theotokos, by your supplications to your Son save your servants from the many and varied temptations.

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

О Birthgiver of God, the sole hope and help of the faithful, come quickly to help your servants who are overwhelmed by sorrows, and are at a loss amid their pain. We flee to you with love.

ODE VIII

Let all His works praise God Who descended into the fiery furnace with the Hebrew children, and transformed the flame into dew. Supremely exalt Him as Lord throughout all ages.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

As you gave birth to the Wellspring of life, the Water of life, О Virgin Theotokos, bedew my soul, which is being laid waste by the flame of sin, that I may glorify you throughout all ages.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Having given birth to Christ our God, the Author of life, О pure and blessed Virgin Lady, you alone raised up those slain and cast down into the dust of death and corruption.

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

О pure Lady, deliver me from everlasting fire and condemnation, and rescue me from corrupt men who seek to trip my heels, that I may ever praise you in a divine manner, whom all creation calls blessed.

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

Through you, О pure Virgin, did the Supremely divine One become visible in the likeness of the flesh. Unceasingly beseech Him to have mercy upon us who live in evil and tremble in the expectation of ever-lasting torment.

ODE IX

God the Logos, God of God, by ineffable wisdom came to create Adam anew after his grievous fall to corruption through eating. He took flesh beyond all telling from the Holy Virgin for our sake. In unity we, the faithful, magnify Him in song.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Grant unto me God’s love for mankind, О Maiden who alone ineffably gave birth to God the Lover of mankind, Who borrowed flesh from you, and deliver me from the coming flame and all torment, for I glorify you with love.

Most holy Theotokos, save us!

Having acquired you as a mighty helper, our hope and bulwark, our foundation and steadfast protection, an invincible confirmation, a harbor unbeset by storms and a refuge of strength, О all-hymned one, we are all saved.

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

О all-hymned Virgin, Mother of the Light, drive away the clouds from my soul, and grant that I may gaze in purity upon the saving beauty which shone forth ineffably from your most holy womb to enlighten the nations.

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

О Virgin Maiden Who gave birth to the divine Light, illumine my heart, which is darkened by many passions and the assaults of alien thoughts. Grant me teardrops which cleanse away the defilement of sin.

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

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