ODE 5

Irmos: Out of the night watching early for Thee, enlighten me I pray, O Lover of

Theotokion: From thee, O Virgin undefiled and maiden Mother, has God the Creator of the ages, become vested in my human flesh, uniting to Himself the nature of man.

man, and guide me in Thy commandments and teach me O Savior, to do Thy will. Refrain: Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.

Irmos: Out of the night watching early for Thee, enlighten me I pray, O Lover of

The whole of my life has passed by in the night, for the darkness of sin has

Irmos: Out of the night watching early for Thee, enlighten me I pray, O Lover of

covered me like a thick fog in the middle of the night. But make me a son of the day, O Savior. Imitating Rueben, I have devised a wicked and lawless act against God Most High, having defiled my bed as he defiled the bed of his father. I confess to Thee, O Christ my King, that I have sinned. I have sinned like

Irmos: Out of the night watching early for Thee, enlighten me I pray, O Lover of

the brothers of Joseph of old, who sold the fruit of purity and chastity.

Irmos: Out of the night watching early for Thee, enlighten me I pray, O Lover of

His righteous and gentle soul was bound by his kinsmen and he was sold into slavery as a foretelling of the Lord. But thou, O my soul, hast sold thyself entirely to thy sins. O my miserable and wretched soul, imitate the righteous and chaste mind of Joseph; and do not defile thyself by continuing to indulge thy wanton and irrational desires. When Joseph was cast down into the pit, O Lord and Master, it was to prefigure Thy Burial and Resurrection. But what offering such as this shall I ever make to Thee? Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

To the Trinity: We glorify Thee, O Trinity, as One God! Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; simple Essence and Unity worshipped for ever. Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Theotokion: From thee, O Virgin undefiled and maiden Mother, has God the Creator of the ages, become vested in my human flesh, uniting to Himself the nature of man.

man, and guide me in Thy commandments and teach me O Savior, to do Thy will. Refrain: Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.

Thou hast heard, O my soul, of the basket of Moses and how he was carried on the waves of the river as if in an ark; and so he avoided the execution of Pharaoh’s bitter decree. Thou hast heard, O wretched soul, of the midwives who were ordered to put to death in infancy the fruit of manly chastity. Be then like Moses who survived, and ponder wisdom. Thou, O wretched soul, hast not struck and killed the lustful mind of the Egyptian, as did Moses. How then, shalt thou dwell in that desert where all passions are slain through repentance? Moses the great went to dwell in the desert; Come then, O my soul, and emulate his life that thou mayest also behold through contemplation, the vision of God in the bush not consumed by the fire.

Imagine, O my soul, the rod of Moses, which divided the sea and dried up

the abyss as an image of the Divine and Holy Cross. Through the Cross thou

canst also accomplish great things. While Aaron offered to God a fire that was pure and undefiled, Hophni and Phineas brought to Him, as didst thou, O my soul, a strange sacrifice and a polluted life. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. To the Trinity: We glorify Thee, O Trinity, as One God! Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; simple Essence and Unity worshipped for ever. Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Theotokion: From thee, O Virgin undefiled and maiden Mother, has God the Creator of the ages, become vested in my human flesh, uniting to Himself the nature of man.

man, and guide me in Thy commandments and teach me O Savior, to do Thy will. Refrain: Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me. 25

In both soul and body, O Lord, I have become like Jannes and Jambres, the magicians of cruel Pharaoh, for my will is heavy and my mind is drowned beneath the waters: but do Thou come and help me. Wretch that I am, I have soiled my mind with filth; but cleanse me, O Master, I pray Thee, in the waters of my tears and make the garment of my flesh as white as snow. When I examine my deeds, O Savior, I see that I have surpassed all men in sin for; I have sinned not in ignorance, but consciously, and with understanding. Spare, O spare the work of Thine hands, O Savior. I have sinned, forgive me; for Thou alone art pure by Nature, and none save Thee is free from defilement. As Thou art God, Thou didst take on my form for my sake, O Savior, and

didst accomplish miracles; healing the lepers and the paralytics, and stopping the issue of blood when the woman touched the hem of Thy garment. Venerable Mother Mary, pray to God for us. To St Mary of Egypt: Having crossed the stream of the Jordan, thou didst find peace by escaping the temptations of the flesh. Deliver us from them also, O Venerable Mother Mary, through thine intercessions. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. To the Trinity: We glorify Thee, O Trinity, as One God! Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; simple Essence and Unity worshipped for ever. Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Theotokion: From thee, O Virgin undefiled and maiden Mother, has God the

Creator of the ages, become vested in my human flesh, uniting to Himself the nature of man.

man, and guide me in Thy commandments and teach me O Savior, to do Thy will. Refrain: Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.

Imitate the woman who was bowed to the ground, O my soul, and fall at

the feet of Jesus, that He strengthen thy back to walk upright in the steps of the

Lord. As Thou art a deep well, O Master, pour out the streams from Thine immaculate Wound, that like the woman of Samaria, I may drink of Thy streams of life and thirst no more. O my Master and my Lord, may my tears be like the Pool of Siloam that I may wash the eyes of my heart, and with my mind I may behold Thee, the preeternal Light. Venerable Mother Mary, pray to God for us. To St Mary of Egypt: With incomparable love, O Most-blessèd Saint, thou didst yearn to venerate the Tree of Life, and thou wast counted worthy of thy desire. Make me also worthy to obtain that glory from on high. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

To the Trinity: We glorify Thee, O Trinity, as One God! Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; simple Essence and Unity worshipped for ever. Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen. Theotokion: From thee, O Virgin undefiled and maiden Mother, has God the Creator of the ages, become vested in my human flesh, uniting to Himself the nature of man.

man, and guide me in Thy commandments and teach me O Savior, to do Thy will. Refrain: Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.

The whole of my life has passed by in the night, for the darkness of

sin has covered me like a thick fog in the middle of the night. But make me a son of the day, O Savior. 2. Imitating Rueben, I have devised a wicked and lawless act against God Most High, having defiled my bed as he defiled the bed of his father. 3. I confess to Thee, O Christ my King, that I have sinned. I have sinned like the brothers of Joseph of old, who sold the fruit of purity and chastity. 4. His righteous and gentle soul was bound by his kinsmen and he was sold into slavery as a foretelling of the Lord. But thou, O my soul, hast sold thyself entirely to thy sins. 5. O my miserable and wretched soul, imitate the righteous and chaste mind of Joseph; and do not defile thyself by continuing to indulge thy

wanton and irrational desires. 6. When Joseph was cast down into the pit, O Lord and Master, it was to prefigure Thy Burial and Resurrection. But what offering such as this shall I ever make to Thee? 7. Thou hast heard, O my soul, of the basket of Moses and how he was carried on the waves of the river as if in an ark; and so he avoided the execution of Pharaoh’s bitter decree. 8. Thou hast heard, O wretched soul, of the midwives who were ordered to put to death in infancy the fruit of manly chastity. Be then like Moses who survived, and ponder wisdom. 9. Thou, O wretched soul, hast not struck and killed the lustful mind of the Egyptian, as did Moses. How then, shalt thou dwell in that desert where

all passions are slain through repentance? 10. Moses the great went to dwell in the desert; Come then, O my soul, and emulate his life that thou mayest also behold through contemplation, the vision of God in the bush not consumed by the fire.

11. Imagine, O my soul, the rod of Moses, which divided the sea and dried up the abyss as an image of the Divine and Holy Cross. Through the Cross thou canst also accomplish great things. 12. While Aaron offered to God a fire that was pure and undefiled, Hophni and Phineas brought to Him, as didst thou, O my soul, a strange sacrifice and a polluted life. 13. In both soul and body, O Lord, I have become like Jannes and Jambres, the magicians of cruel Pharaoh, for my will is heavy and my mind is drowned beneath the waters: but do Thou come and help me. 14. Wretch that I am, I have soiled my mind with filth; but cleanse me, O Master, I pray Thee, in the waters of my tears and make the garment of my

flesh as white as snow. 15. When I examine my deeds, O Savior, I see that I have surpassed all men in sin for; I have sinned not in ignorance, but consciously, and with understanding. 16. Spare, O spare the work of Thine hands, O Savior. I have sinned, forgive me; for Thou alone art pure by Nature, and none save Thee is free from defilement. 17. As Thou art God, Thou didst take on my form for my sake, O Savior, and didst accomplish miracles; healing the lepers and the paralytics, and stopping the issue of blood when the woman touched the hem of Thy garment. 18. Imitate, O wretched soul, the woman with the issue of blood: run quickly to Christ and grasp the hem of His garment so that thou mayest be

delivered from all thine afflictions and hear Him say, ‘Thy faith has saved thee.’ 19. Imitate the woman who was bowed to the ground, O my soul, and fall at the feet of Jesus, that He strengthen thy back to walk upright in the steps of

20. As Thou art a deep well, O Master, pour out the streams from Thine immaculate Wound, that like the woman of Samaria, I may drink of Thy streams of life and thirst no more. 21. O my Master and my Lord, may my tears be like the Pool of Siloam that I may wash the eyes of my heart, and with my mind I may behold Thee, the pre-eternal Light. Venerable Mother Mary, pray to God for us. To St Mary of Egypt: With incomparable love, O Most-blessèd Saint, thou didst yearn to venerate the Tree of Life, and thou wast counted worthy of thy desire. Make me also worthy to obtain that glory from on high.

Venerable Mother Mary, pray to God for us. To St Mary of Egypt: Having crossed the stream of the Jordan, thou didst find peace by escaping the temptations of the flesh. Deliver us from them also, O Venerable Mother Mary, through thine intercessions. Venerable Father Andrew, pray to God for us. To Saint Andrew: As pre-eminent among pastors, O wise Andrew, with great love and fear I implore thee, that through thine intercessions I may attain salvation and eternal life. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. To the Trinity: We glorify Thee, O Trinity, as One God! Holy, Holy, Holy, art Thou, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; simple Essence and Unity worshipped for ever. Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.