Glory to You‚ our God‚ glory to You.
Heavenly King‚ Comforter‚ the Spirit of truth everywhere present and filling all things‚ Treasury of good things and Giver of life‚ come and abide in us‚ cleanse us of every stain‚ and save our souls‚ o Good One.
Holy God‚ Holy Mighty‚ Holy Immortal‚ have mercy on us (3).
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
All Holy Trinity‚ have mercy on us. Lord‚ forgive our sins. Master‚ pardon our transgressions. Holy One‚ visit and heal our infirmities‚ for Your name’s sake.
Lord‚ have mercy. Lord‚ have mercy. Lord‚ have mercy.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit‚ now and forever and to 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 trespasses‚ as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation‚ but deliver us from the evil one. Amen
Lord‚ have mercy (3)
Come‚ let us worship and bow down to God‚ our King.
Come‚ let us worship and bow down to Christ‚ our King and God.
Come‚ let us worship and bow down to Christ himself‚ our King and our God.
Psalm 50
Have mercy upon me‚ O God‚ according to Your great mercy; and according to the multitude of Your compassion‚ 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‚ You only‚ have I sinned‚ and done evil in Your sight‚ that You May be found just when You speak‚ and victorious when You are judged. For behold‚ I was born guilty‚ a sinner when my mother conceived me. For behold‚ You have loved truth; You have made known to me the secret and hidden things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop‚ and I shall be made clean; You shall wash me‚ and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness‚ that the afflicted bones May rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins‚ and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart‚ O God‚ and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence‚ and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation‚ and establish me with Your governing Spirit. I shall teach transgressors Your ways‚ and the ungodly shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness‚ O God‚ the God of my salvation‚ my tongue shall joyfully declare Your righteousness. Lord‚ open my lips‚ and my mouth shall declare Your praise. For if You had desired sacrifice‚ I would give it; you do not delight in burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and a humbled heart. Do good in Your good pleasure to Sion; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then You shall be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness‚ with oblation and whole burnt offerings. Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.
Psalm 142
Lord‚ hear my prayer. In Your truth‚ give ear to my supplications; in Your righteousness‚ hear me. Enter not into judgment with Your servant‚ for no one living is justified in Your sight. For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me dwell in darkness‚ like those who have long been dead‚ and my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed. I remembered the days of old; I meditated on all Your works; I pondered on the work of Your hands. I spread out my hands to You; my soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Lord‚ hear me quickly; my spirit fails. Turn not Your face away from me‚ lest I be like those who go down into the pit. Let me hear Your mercy in the morning‚ for in You I have put my trust. Lord‚ teach me to know the way in which ?1 should walk‚ for I lift up my soul to You. Rescue me‚ Lord‚ from my enemies; to You have I fled for refuge. Teach me to do Your will‚ for you are my God. Your good Spirit shall lead me on a level path; Lord‚ for your name’s sake You shall preserve my life. In your righteousness‚ You shall bring my soul out of trouble‚ and in Your mercy‚ You shall utterly destroy my enemies. And You shall destroy all those who afflict my soul‚ for I am Your servant.
Doxology
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace‚ good will to all people. We praise You‚ we bless You‚ we worship You‚ we glorify You‚ we give thanks to you for Your great glory. Lord God‚ heavenly King‚ God the Father‚ almighty Lord‚ the only begotten Son‚ Jesus Christ‚ and Holy Spirit. Lord God‚ Lamb of God‚ Son of the Father who take away the sin of the world‚ have mercy upon us‚ You who take away the sins of the world. Receive our prayer‚ You who sit at the right hand of the Father‚ and have mercy upon us. For You only are holy‚ only You are Lord‚ Jesus Christ‚ to the glory of God the Father. Amen. Each evening we bless You‚ and we praise Your name forever and to the ages of ages. Lord‚ You have been our refuge from generation to generation. I said: Lord‚ have mercy upon me; heal my soul‚ for I have sinned against You . Lord‚ to You have I fled; teach me to do Your will‚ for You are my God. For You are the source of life‚ and in Your light we shall see light. Continue Your mercy to those who know You. Lord‚ grant to keep us this night without sin. Blessed are You‚ Lord‚ God of our fathers. Your name is praised and glorified from all ages. Amen. Let Your mercy‚ Lord‚ lighten upon us‚ as our trust is in You. Blessed are You‚ Lord‚ teach me Your commandments. Blessed are You‚ Master‚ teach me Your commandments. Blessed are You‚ Holy One‚ enlighten me in Your commandments. Your mercy‚ Lord‚ endures forever; turn not away from the works of Your hands. To you belongs praise‚ to You belongs worship‚ to you belongs glory‚ to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit‚ now and forever and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The Creed
I believe in one God‚ the Father‚ the Almighty‚ Creator of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ‚ the only begotten Son of God‚ begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of Light‚ true God of true God‚ begotten not created‚ of one essence with the Father through whom all things were made. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became man. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate‚ and He suffered and was buried. On the third day He rose according to the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit‚ the Lord‚ the Giver of life‚ who proceeds from the Father‚ who together with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified‚ who spoke through the prophets. In one‚ holy‚ catholic‚ and apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I expect the resurrection of the dead. And the life of the ages to come. Amen.
Kontakion 1
Chosen captain of the heavenly hosts and defender of mankind, we – delivered by you from afflictions -offer this hymn of thanksgiving, and do you standing before the throne of the King of Glory set us free from all distress that we may cry to you with faith and love:
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Ikos 1
As leader of the fiery choirs of angels, it is right to praise you with angelic tongue, O Michael, but until -taught by you – we have become used to the speech of the bodiless powers, hear the praises from thankful lips though they be those of mortal beings:
Rejoice, first-formed star of the world!
Rejoice, candle of truth and justice, shining like gold!
Rejoice, first receiver, in the choir of angels of the rays of the uncreated light!
Rejoice, head of angels and archangels!
Rejoice, you in whom the creative glory of the Right Hand shines!
Rejoice, you by whom the assembly of all bodiless creatures is made beautiful!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 2
Beholding the splendor of your spiritual beauty and the strength of your right hand that is like a flash of lightning, we – wrapped as we are in the mortal flesh of this earth – but, filled with joy and thankfulness toward the Creator, cry aloud: O Archangel of God, with all the hosts of heaven:
Alleluia!
Ikos 3
O most wonderful Michael, leader of the heavenly hosts, ask for us a clear understanding, free from passions, that, lifted in thought from earthly to heavenly things, we may sing a hymn of praise to you:
Rejoice, nearest beholder of the ineffable beauty and goodness of God!
Rejoice, close participator in the mysteries of the all-good counsels of the most Holy Trinity!
Rejoice, faithful fulfiller of the pre-eternal judgments of the Trinity!
Rejoice, you at whom the heavenly hosts, with love, stand amazed!
Rejoice, you to whom those born on earth give glory!
Rejoice, you before whom the hosts of heaven tremble!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 3
Archangel Michael, you show in yourself the strength of an unconquerable zeal for the glory of God. At the head of the choirs of angels, you have withstood the arrogant daystar Satan, exceedingly proud and breathing out evil when he and his dark fellow-servants had been cast down into the nethermost parts of the world, while the heavenly hosts led by you in your glory shouted as with one voice for joy before the throne of God:
Alleluia!
Ikos 3
All Christian people have you, O Archangel Michael, as a mighty defender and helper in battle against the adversary. Therefore, we, wishing to be granted your marvelous protection, call upon you on the day of your solemn feast in this way:
Rejoice, you by whom Satan was cast down like lightning from heaven!
Rejoice, you by whom humanity preserved goes up to heaven!
Rejoice, splendid adornment of the most radiant world on high!
Rejoice, most glorious defender of the fallen world here below!
Rejoice, never-defeated by the forces of evil!
Rejoice, you, established forever by divine grace in truth and righteousness with all God’s angels!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 4
O chief ruler of the angels, deliver us who keep your radiant feast with joy from the storm of temptations and troubles, for you are a mighty helper in afflictions and the preserver and defender in the hour of death of all those crying aloud to Our Lord and Our Lady:
Alleluia!
Ikos 4
Seeing your boldness against the regiments of Satan, all the ranks of angels followed after you with joy into the fight for the name and the glory of their Master, crying aloud: “Who is like unto God!” And we, seeing Satan cast down beneath your feet cry to you as victor:
Rejoice, you by whom peace and quiet returned to heaven!
Rejoice, you by whom the spirit of evil was laid low even unto hell!
Rejoice, you who direct the angelic armies and the hosts of the invisible world to the destruction of evil!
Rejoice, you who, unseen, calm the agitation and fighting of the elements of the unseen world!
Rejoice, wonderful defender of those waging war with the spirits of evil!
Rejoice, strong helper of those on earth grown weak through the temptations and assaults of the world!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 5
You have appeared in the Church of Khony as a divinely flowing fountain of great miracles. For, not only was a large and fearful serpent dwelling there destroyed by your strength, but a stream of water was revealed there healing all bodily ailments, that all might glorify you, O Lord God of the angels, and all might cry out to You with Faith:
Alleluia!
Ikos 5
Hearing you and knowing you as a great light shining among the choirs of angels, after God and His Holy Mother, we run to you, wonderful Michael. With the rays of your light illuminate all of us who sing to you in the following manner:
Rejoice, mediator of the law given by the hand of Moses on Mount Sinai!
Rejoice, you by whom the judges and leaders of Israel found strength and protection!
Rejoice, you, through whom the prophets and high priests of the Jews received the gift of knowledge from the all-knowing God!
Rejoice, you who provide with secret wisdom the God-fearing givers of the law!
Rejoice, you who put kindness and mercy into the hearts of those who administer justice and truth!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 6
You have announced beforehand the judgments of God when, in former times – at the sight of you -Mannah was filled with fear and perplexity, thinking that he would no longer live, but taught by his wife of the goodness of the vision, and the gentleness of your words, from joy at having a son, Samson, who was about to be born, he cried out to God in thanksgiving:
Alleluia!
Ikos 6
You have shone forth wonderfully, O Michael, when in the form of a man you have stood before Joshua, son of Nun, saying: “Take off your shoes, for I am the chief captain of the hosts of the Lord.” And we, marveling, sing to you:
Rejoice, untiring guardian of leaders, rulers, and governments!
Rejoice, you, swift to overthrow those withstanding authority as they oppose the command of God!
Rejoice, you who appease the mighty wave of popular tumult!
Rejoice, invisible destroyer of vile customs!
Rejoice, you who enlighten those in doubt in the hour of great perplexity!
Rejoice, you who save all those tried by soul-destroying and false attacks!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 7
Wanting to show that the fortunes of men are not dependent on themselves, but are always held in His Divine Hand, the Maker of all has given you to the kingdoms of the earth as a defender and keeper, that you may prepare all the tribes and peoples for the Kingdom of God that is eternal. Therefore, all of us knowing your great service for the salvation of mankind, cry to God in thanksgiving:
Alleluia!
Ikos 7
The Creator and Master of all miracles has shown us a new miracle on earth through you, chief angel, when you miraculously saved the church built in honor of your name from being flooded with the waters of the river. You commanded the rising stream to turn back into the bosom of the earth, at the sight of which the blessed Archipus together with his spiritual children cried to you in thanksgiving:
Rejoice, indestructible rampart of the holy Church of God!
Rejoice, you at whose behest the elements are subdued!
Rejoice, you by whom all evil intents are brought to naught!
Rejoice, you who bring joy to all the faithful from the throne of the Almighty God!
Rejoice, you who lead unbelievers on the path of justice and truth!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 8
Habakkuk, the prophet, saw in his very self a strange wonder of your power, O chief captain of God’s armies, when carried off at the Divine Command, he was quickly taken from Judah to Babylon to give food to Daniel, a prisoner in the den of the lions. Therefore, amazed at the mighty effect of your strength, he cried out with faith:
Alleluia!
Ikos 8
Standing before the throne of God, Michael, you are entirely in the heights yet you are not far from men and women below upon the earth. You ever fight against the enemies of mankind’s salvation. Therefore, all who wish to reach the long-desired homeland of heaven call to you with one accord:
Rejoice, leader of the thrice-holy hymn of the angels!
Rejoice, ever-ready advocate and guardian of those on earth!
Rejoice, you who, in strange fashion, struck down Pharaoh with his faithless Egyptians in their ponderous pride!
Rejoice, you who gloriously led the Jews in their wandering through the wilderness!
Rejoice, you who quenched the flame of the fiery furnace of Babylon for the three youths!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 9
Joyful trembling seized the monks of the Holy Mount of Athos when they saw how you saved the Godfearing child who was thrown into the depths of the sea with a stone around his neck by money-grubbing men. The monastery that received him was adorned by your name, O Michael, and cries to God in thanksgiving:
Alleluia!
Ikos 9
Speakers, eloquent in words and who love clever thoughts, have not sufficient strength to declare your might, O Michael, and how in one night you destroyed the one hundred and eighty-five thousand warriors of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, as a warning to him not to blaspheme the Name of the Lord in the future. We, honoring your zeal for the glory of the truth of God, cry out to you with gladness:
Rejoice, unconquerable leader of the armies of Orthodoxy!
Rejoice, very fear and defeat of armies whose beliefs are evil!
Rejoice, planter of the Orthodox faith and worship!
Rejoice, uprooter of heresies and schisms that harm the soul!
Rejoice, you who strengthened the pious Maccabees on the field of battle!
Rejoice, you who struck down in the temple itself Heliodorus, the captain of the evil king, Antiochus!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 10
O chief captain of God, be for us who wish to be saved, a firm helper, to deliver and preserve us from distress and mishap, and even more so from our own evil habits and sins so that, progressing in faith, hope and love of Christ, we may thankfully cry out with joy to the Master of angels and mankind for your strong defense:
Alleluia!
Ikos 10
O chief captain of God, you are a wall for all who believe and a strong pillar in the struggles with visible and invisible enemies. With thankful hearts and voices we cry:
Rejoice, unconquerable opponent of the enemies of the Faith and the adversaries of the Holy Church!
Rejoice, untiring helper of those who humbly announce the Good News!
Rejoice, you who enlighten with the light of faith those sitting in the land of darkness!
Rejoice, you who direct along the path of truth and repentance those made foolish through false wisdom!
Rejoice, terrible avenger of those who call in vain upon the Name of the Lord!
Rejoice, chastiser-bearing lightning for those who foolishly mock the Mysteries of the Holy Faith!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 11
O angel of God, every song of praise falls short because of the multitude of miracles performed by you not only in heaven and on earth, but also in the dark shades of the depths of the netherworld, where you have chained the serpent with the bonds of power of the Lord, that those delivered from the evil one’s wickedness might bless the Master of heaven and earth, crying:
Alleluia!
Ikos 11
O chief captain, you appeared as a light-bearing servant of truth and the purity of divine worship when, foreseeing the snares of the spirit of darkness, you had forbidden him in the Name of the Lord, that he dare not show the hidden body of the prophet Moses, leader of the Jews, to the sensual children of Israel lest they deify him. Therefore, while we now honor your divinely bright feast, we cry to you:
Rejoice, you who kept the purity of knowledge of God among the Jews in the days of the Old Testament!
Rejoice, who by grace have many times uprooted the weeds of error in the days of the New Testament!
Rejoice, destroyer of heathen prophets and idols!
Rejoice, fortifier of Christians who struggle and suffer!
Rejoice, you who fill the weak in spirit with the strength of the grace of God!
Rejoice, you who clothe in the armor of faith those who fail in the flesh!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 12
Beg grace for us from God in heaven as we sing to the glory of your honorable name, O Michael, that in the shadow of your protection we may live in all piety and purity until, set loose from the bonds of flesh and death, we may be granted to stand before the flaming throne of the King of Glory and sing with all the choirs of angels:
Alleluia!
Ikos 12
Singing the praises of your many different miracles performed for our salvation, we pray the Lord and Master of all, O Michael, that the spirit of zeal for the glory of God that is within you fail not in us who sing to you with these hymns of praise:
Rejoice, you who divinely set up in the heights of power the servants of God in time of need!
Rejoice, you who invisibly bring down from the heights of strength and glory those who are unworthy and insolent!
Rejoice, you, who on the last day, shall gather the chosen from the four ends of the earth!
Rejoice, you by whom at the voice of God sinners shall be committed like bales to the eternal fire!
Rejoice, you by whom Satan and his angels shall be cast into the lake of fire!
Rejoice, you by whom the righteous shall gloriously be made to settle in the mansion of our heavenly Father!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 13 [3 times]
O most wonderful leader of archangels and angels, because of your most marvelous service for the salvation of mankind, accept from us the sound of praise and thanksgiving now offered to you, and as you are filled with the strength of God, protect us with your immaterial wings from all visible and invisible enemies, that we may cry without ceasing to the Lord glorified by you and who glorified you:
Alleluia!
Ikos 1 Repeated
As leader of the fiery choirs of angels, it is right to praise you with angelic tongue, O Michael, but until -taught by you – we have become used to the speech of the bodiless powers, hear the praises from thankful lips though they be those of mortal beings:
Rejoice, first-formed star of the world!
Rejoice, candle of truth and justice, shining like gold!
Rejoice, first receiver, in the choir of angels of the rays of the uncreated light!
Rejoice, head of angels and archangels!
Rejoice, you in whom the creative glory of the Right Hand shines!
Rejoice, you by whom the assembly of all bodiless creatures is made beautiful!
Rejoice, Michael, great chief captain with all the hosts of heaven!
Kontakion 1 Repeated
Chosen captain of the heavenly hosts and defender of mankind, we – delivered by you from afflictions -offer this hymn of thanksgiving, and do you standing before the throne of the King of Glory set us free from all distress that we may cry to you with faith and love:
Rejoice, Michael great captain, with the hosts of heaven!
Prayer to Saint Michael
O great and holy Michael, Archangel of God, standing at the head of the angels before the everlasting Trinity, O advocate and preserver of mankind, who – with your hosts – has broken in heaven the head of the daystar, Satan, the exceedingly proud one, and who always puts to shame his evil and cunning servants on earth, we run to you with faith and pray to you with love: be an unbreakable shield and firm bastion for the Holy Church and for our nation, protecting them with your lightning sword. Be for us a guardian angel, a wise counselor and helper of our land bringing to it from the throne of the Eternal Ruling King and Lord our God enlightenment and strength, joy, peace and comfort. Be for us the chief captain and fellow-fighter of our honorable country, crowning it with glory and victory over unjust adversaries, that all who oppose us may know that God and His holy angels stand ready to defend us. Be the physician and healer of those wounded. Be the pillar and defender of those children of the Church of God that are in captivity. And forsake not, O Archangel of God, with your help and protection, those of us who today glorify your holy name. For, behold, though we are great sinners, yet we desire not to perish in our iniquities but to turn to the Lord and be made by Him to live for good works. Illuminate our minds with the light of the Countenance of God that shines without ceasing on the lightning-like forehead, that we may understand that the will of God concerning us is good and perfect and knows all that is right for us to do, and even that which is right to omit and overlook. Strengthen by the grace of the Lord, our weak and feeble purpose, that made firm in the commandments of the Lord we may cease to wallow in earthly thoughts drawn by the lusts of the flesh as senseless children through the perishable beauties of the world. Above all these things, ask from on high for us the true spirit of repentance, true sorrow and contrition for our sins before God, that we may spend the remaining number of our days in this temporal life, not in the satisfying of our feelings and in the bondage to our passions, but in the blotting out of the evil we have done by tears of faith and heartfelt compunction, by works of charity, chastity, and holy acts of loving mercy. When the hour of our end and of our liberation from the earthly bonds of our own bodies draws near, O Archangel of God, leave us not without defense against the earthly spirits of evil who try to hinder the entry of man into the heavenly places. Preserved by you, may we, without hindrance, reach those all-glorious dwelling-places of Paradise where there is neither sorrow nor sighing but only life without end. May we be made worthy to behold the Face of our all-gracious Lord and Master, and falling at His feet with tears may we cry out in joy and tender feeling: Glory to You, our most tender, dear Redeemer, who, because of Your great love for us, your unworthy servants and handmaidens, have been pleased to send Your angels in the service of our salvation! For all the powers of heaven praise You, and we give glory, honor and thanksgiving to You, Father , Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
