Paraklesis

Glory to you, our God, glory to you.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, everywhere present and filling all things, Treasury of Blessings and Giver of Life, come and dwell within us, cleanse us of all stain, and save our souls, O gracious One.

Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.

(Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse us of our sins; Master, forgive our transgressions; Holy One, come to us and heal our infirmities for your name's sake.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Come, let us worship our King and God.

Come, let us worship Christ, our King and God.

Come, let us worship and bow before the only Lord Jesus Christ, the King and our God.

Hear, O Lord, my prayer: give ear to my supplication in thy truth: hear me in thy justice.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight no man living shall be justified.

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul: he hath brought down my life to the earth. He hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been dead of old:

And my spirit is in anguish within me: my heart within me is troubled.

I remembered the days of old, I meditated on all thy works: I meditated upon the works of thy hands.

I stretched forth my hands to thee: my soul is as earth without water unto thee.

Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not away thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted up my soul to thee.

Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord, to thee have I fled:

Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land:

for thy name's sake, O Lord, thou wilt quicken me in thy justice. Thou wilt bring my soul out of trouble:

And in thy mercy thou wilt destroy my enemies. And thou wilt cut off all them 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 forever. Amen.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory to you, O God!

(Three times)

Now to God's Mother let us humble sinners run in haste and in repentance let us fall down before her feet, crying aloud with fervor from the depths of our souls: Sovereign Lady, help us now, have compassion upon us, hasten, for we perish from our many offences. Let not your servants go empty away; we have you as our only hope.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Though most unworthy, may we never by silence fail to proclaim your mighty deeds and accomplishments, for if you do not stand to intercede for us all, O Theotokos, who then will preserve us in freedom? Who would have delivered us from such terrible dangers? O Sovereign Lady, from all kinds of threats you save your servants, may we not abandon you.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me. Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight, that You may be justified in Your words and prevail when You are judged.

For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother bear me. For behold, You have loved truth: You have made known to me the secret and hidden things of Your wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; the bones that are humbled shall rejoice.

Turn Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence, and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Your salvation, and with a governing spirit establish me. I shall teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Your praise. For if You had desired sacrifice, I would have given it; with whole-burnt offerings You shall not be pleased. A sacrifice unto God is a broken spirit; a heart that is broken and humbled God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure unto Sion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then shall You be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt offerings; then shall they offer bullocks upon Your altar.

When Israel passed through the waters as upon dry land, and escaped the malice of the Egyptians, they cried out: Let us sing to our Redeemer and our God.

Many temptations have surrounded me, O Virgin. To you I come for shelter and salvation. O Theotokos, deliver me from all trouble and affliction!

The assaults of my passions disturb me; they fill my soul with great discouragement. O Maiden, preserved from all stain, restore the balance of my soul through the peace of your Son and your God!

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

O Virgin, I beseech you who have given birth to God the Savior, deliver me from my afflictions. It is to you I now come for shelter, to you I lift up my heart and thoughts.

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

You alone are the Theotokos; you are good and the Mother of Goodness. Take away the disease of my body and soul; make me worthy of your good care and of the coming of God.

O Lord, who covered the dome of the heavens and who built up your Church in three days, make me firm in the love of you, for you love us all. You are the summit of our desires and the fortress of believers.

O Virgin Theotokos, I choose you to be my protection and the shelter of my life. Direct me towards your haven, for you are the channel of all good things and the support of the faithful, and you alone are worthy of every praise.

I beseech you, O Virgin, dispel the troubles of my soul, quiet the surge of my despair; for you, O Bride of God, have carried the Prince of Peace, and you alone are perfectly pure.

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

You gave birth to the Doer of Good, to the Cause of All Delight. Let the wealth of his generosity abound within all souls; for since you have borne the Almighty Christ, you have power to act as you please, O you who are blessed of God.

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

O Virgin, help me, who am pressed by incurable ills and distressing passions; for I know that you, All-blameless Lady, are a perfect and abundant treasury of healing.

Save your servants from every danger, O Theotokos, for after God, we all fly for refuge to you as an unbreachable wall and protection.

With kindness, all-praised Theotokos, look on the dire affliction of my body and heal the pain of my soul.

O fervent intercessor and unassailable rampart, O fountain of mercy and refuge of the world, we eagerly cry out to you: O Lady, Theotokos, hurry and deliver us from tribulations, for you alone are a swift intercessor.

O Lord, I have heard of the mystery of your work of salvation. I have meditated on your deeds. I have exalted and glorified your divinity.

Quiet the seething of my passions and calm the storm of my sins, for you are the Bride of God who gave birth to the good Lord.

O Virgin who gave birth to the compassionate Lord, the Savior of those who praise you, grant that I who cling to you may enjoy the depth of your compassion.

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

We who rejoice on account of your gifts are aware that you are the Theotokos, and so we sing a hymn of gratitude to you who are perfectly pure.

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

You whom we possess as our hope, our supporting strength, our indestructible wall of salvation, are worthy of all praise. Grant that we may be worthy to be delivered from all affliction.

Enlighten us with your precepts, O Lord, and by the strength of your almighty arm, grant peace to the world, for you alone love us all.

O Immaculate Lady, give me your pure happiness. You gave birth to the Cause of Joy; fill my heart with joy!

Deliver us from dangers, O Immaculate Theotokos, for you gave birth to Eternal Salvation and to Peace beyond our understanding.

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

With the brightness of your light, dispel the darkness of my sins, O Bride of God who gave birth to the Divine and Eternal Light.

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

Heal the misery of my passions, make me worthy of your assistance, and through your intercession, grant me health.

I pour out my supplication to God; before the Lord I lay bare my grief; for my soul is filled with evil, and my life is close to Hades so that I cry out as Jonah: Deliver me from the pit, O Lord.

O Virgin, beseech your Lord and your Son who delivered himself to death and saved my nature from death and corruption to which it had been bound, that he may deliver me from the hands of the enemy.

I believe, O Virgin, that through your intercession you save and protect my life, dispelling many temptations and casting out the cunning snares of the devil. Now I implore you without ceasing: Deliver me from my corrupting passions.

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

O Maiden, you have been given to us as a wall behind which we may seek refuge, as a perfect means of salvation for our souls, as a joy in our tribulations; for we always find delight in your light. O Lady, save us always from every danger and evil desire.

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

Behold how sick I am; I lie upon my bed, and there is no healing for me. I come to you in your goodness, for you have given birth to the Savior of the World. Deliver me from my disease and raise me from the pain of my affliction.

Save your servants from every danger, O Theotokos, for after God, we all fly for refuge to you as an unbreachable wall and protection.

With kindness, all-praised Theotokos, look on the dire affliction of my body and heal the pain of my soul.

Steadfast Protectress of Christians, unshakable Mediatrix before the Creator, do not despise the prayerful voices of sinners; but in your goodness hurry to assist those who faithfully cry out to you. Hasten to intercede and heed our supplication, interceding always, Theotokos, in behalf of those who honor you.

Let everything that lives and that breathes give praise to the Lord.

And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda. And she entered into the house of Zachary and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to pass that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. And she cried out with a loud voice and said: Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord. And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid: for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is his name. And Mary abode with her about three months. And she returned to her own house.

Glory to you, O Lord, glory to you.

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

O Father, Word, and Spirit, Holy Trinity, cleanse us of our many sins.

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

Through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Merciful One, cleanse us of our many sins.

O most holy Lady, do not entrust me to any human help, but receive the prayer of your servant. Distress is all around me, no longer can I bear the darts of the demons. I have no shelter and no place to hide. My foes are on all sides, I have no relief but in you alone! O Queen of the whole world, the hope and support of all the faithful, turn not away from my prayer, but do for me whatever is the best.

The three Youths who came from Judea to Babylon attained faith in the Holy Trinity. They trampled on the flames in the furnace and they sang: Blessed are you, O God of our fathers.

In your desire to save our souls, you dwelt in the womb of the Virgin, and established her as the intercessor of creation. Blessed are you, O God of our Fathers!

O most pure Mother, may your prayer go up to the Source of Mercy to whom you have given birth, so that we may be preserved from weakness and impurity, who cry out with faith: Blessed are you, O God of our Fathers!

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

You have taken the one who gave you birth, establishing her as a Treasury of Salvation, a Source of Immortality, an Indestructible Fortress, a Door Open for Repentance to those who cry out: Blessed are you, O God of our Fathers!

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

O Mother of God who gave us Christ, grant to those who anxiously seek your divine shelter, that they deserve to be healed of the illness of body and soul.

He is the King of heaven whom the heavenly hosts praise: exalt him for all ages.

O Virgin, do not turn away from those who seek your help, who praise and exalt your maidenhood forever.

O Virgin, abundant healing flows from you upon all those who sing your wondrous birth with faith and praise.

Let us bless the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Lord.

O Virgin, you shall heal the sorrows of my soul, you shall cure the illness of my body, and I shall sing your praise, O Woman Full of Grace!

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

O Virgin, you drive away the dangers of temptation, you restrain the fire of passion, and so we sing your praise forevermore.

We indeed acknowledge you as the Mother of God; through you we have found salvation. O most pure Virgin, with the choirs of angels, we extol you.

O Virgin, despise not the flowing of my tears, for you have given birth to the Lord, who wipes away all tears.

O Virgin, be a haven and a help, an indestructible fortress and a harbor, a shelter and a joy to those who come to you.

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

O Virgin, cast away the darkness of unknowing; enlighten with your rays of light those who proclaim that you are truly the Theotokos.

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

O Virgin, come to me in this time of pain; raise me from my sickness and restore my health.

It is truly proper to glorify you, O Theotokos, the ever-blessed, immaculate, and the mother of our God. More honorable than the Cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who, a Virgin, gave birth to God the Word; you, truly the Theotokos, we magnify.

O Gracious Lady, you pray for all who with faith take refuge in your powerful protection, for we sinners, ever in affliction and misery, have no other recourse to God; we are burdened with many sins, Mother of God on high. Therefore, we prostrate ourselves before you: save your servants from all calamities.

O joy of all who are troubled, patroness of the persecuted and sustainer of the hungry, consoler of wanderers, harbor of the storm-tossed, visitor of all the sick, protectress and patroness of the weak, staff of the aged, O Mother of God on high, you are most pure, hasten, we pray, that your servants may be saved.

Rejoice, Virgin most pure, honored scepter of Christ the king. Rejoice, from you the mystical Vine sprouted; Rejoice, gate of heaven and unburnt bush; Rejoice, light of the world; Rejoice, joy of all; Rejoice, salvation of the faithful; Rejoice, Protectress and refuge of all Christians; Rejoice, O Lady.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Rejoice, glory of the whole world; Rejoice, Temple of the Lord; Rejoice, overshadowed mountain; rejoice, refuge of all; rejoice, golden candelabra; Rejoice, precious glory of true believers; Rejoice, Mary, Mother of Christ our God; Rejoice, paradise; Rejoice, divine altar; Rejoice, entryway; Rejoice, all-golden hand; Rejoice, Hope of all.

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: since we have no defense, we sinners offer this supplication to you, our Master; have mercy on us.

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

Lord, have mercy on us, for in you we place our hope. Be not exceedingly angry with us, nor mindful of our transgressions, but look upon us even now with mercy, and deliver us from our enemies. For you are our God and we are your people: we all are the work of your hands, and we call upon your name.

Now and ever and forever. Amen.

Open unto us the doors of mercy, O blessed Theotokos. Let us not perish who place our trust in you, but rather through you be delivered from misfortune. For you are the salvation of all Christians.

Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)

O our most gracious Lady, O Theotokos, our hope, friend of orphans, defender of strangers, joy of those in sorrow, protection of those treated unjustly, look upon our troubles, look upon our grief, help us in our weakness, guide us who are strangers, you know our offenses, free us from them as you wish, for we have no other help but you, no other defender, no good consoler except you, O Mother of God, for you guard and protect us forever. Amen.

More honorable than the cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim, who, a virgin, gave birth to God the Word, you, truly the Theotokos, we magnify.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, through the prayers of Your most pure Mother and of all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.