Song of Ascents, the first antiphon of Tone IV.
Glory..., Now and ever...: Theotokion —
After the first chanting of the Psalter, this Sessional hymn, in Tone I —
Thou didst cleave unto the piety of thy mother, O blessed one, and didst piously correct the ungodliness of thy father; wherefore, thou didst receive from God the grace to heal the infirmities of all the afflicted, who with faith and love have recourse unto thee, O glorious martyr Panteleimon. Twice
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
At “God is the Lord...,” the troparion of the saint, twice; Glory..., Now and ever...: Theotokion.
Song of Ascents, the first antiphon of Tone IV.
Glory..., and another Sessional hymn —
After the second chanting of the Psalter, this Sessional hymn, in Tone IV —
O most holy Virgin, thou hope of Christians, who in manner passing understanding and recounting gavest birth unto God: With the hosts of heaven pray thou unceasingly that all of us who glorify thee with faith and love be granted remission of our offenses and correction of life.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
On “God is the Lord…”, the troparion of the saints, twice; Glory…, Now & ever…: the resurrectional theotokion in the same tone.
Now and ever...: Theotokion —
After the Polyeleos, this Sessional hymn, in Tone IV —
All of us, the faithful, praise thee as an invincible warrior of Christ and a most valiant champion, O beauteous adornment of the martyrs, celebrating thy holy memory with faith, O all-praised martyr. And together we glorify thine honored struggles, O wise one, and magnify Christ our Savior.
Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —
Glory..., Now and ever...: Theotokion —
After the first chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone I: Spec. Mel.: “Thy tomb, O Savior…” —
Thou didst suffer manfully for Christ; and, having preached the Faith to thy father, thou didst draw him forth from the pit of ungodliness, O all-praised one. Undaunted by the impious reasoning of the tormentors, thou didst put to shame the impotent audacity of the demons. Wherefore, thou didst obtain from Christ the grace to heal infirmities and to expel evil spirits, O all-praised Panteleimon. Pray thou to Christ God, that He grant remission of transgressions unto those who celebrate thy holy memory with love.
After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone IV: Spec. Mel.: “Go thou quickly before…” —
Ineffably didst thou give birth unto God Who shone forth from before the ages from the Father and hath in these latter days revealed Himself through thy womb, O Theotokos. He is the Light of revelation to the gentiles and the salvation of all the world, and enlightenment and consolation for those who sit in darkness and hymn thee with faith. Wherefore, O Mistress, pray thou that He illumine me with the light of knowledge and grant my heart compunction, that I may wash away my sins with tears.
After the Polyeleos, this sessional hymn, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Of the Wisdom…” —
The Polyeleos, and this magnification —
We magnify thee, O holy passion-bearer, great martyr and healer Panteleimon, and we honor thy precious sufferings, which thou didst endure for Christ.
Selected Psalms —
A Our God is refuge and strength. [Ps. 45: 2]
B A helper in afflictions which mightily befall us. [Ps. 45: 2]
A Therefore shall we not fear when the earth be shaken. [Ps. 45: 3]
B O God, who shall be likened unto Thee? Be Thou not silent, neither be still, O God. [Ps. 82: 2]
A For behold, Thine enemies have made a noise, and they that hate Thee have lifted up their heads. [Ps. 82: 3]
B Against Thy people have they taken wicked counsel, and have conspired against Thy saints. [Ps. 82: 4]
A They have made the dead bodies of Thy servants to be food for the birds of heaven. [Ps. 78: 2]
B The flesh of Thy saints for the beasts of the earth. [Ps. 78: 2]
A They have poured out their blood like water. [Ps. 78: 3]
B For Thy sake we are slain all the day long. [Ps. 43: 23]
A We are counted as sheep for the slaughter. [Ps. 43: 23]
B Thou hast made us a byword among the nations. [Ps. 43: 15]
A And I became a man scourged all the day long. [Ps. 72: 14]
B By fire hast Thou tried us even as silver is tried by fire. [Ps. 65: 11]
A We went through fire and water, and Thou didst bring us out into refreshment. [Ps. 65: 12]
B Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous. [Ps. 31: 11]
A For the Lord is in the generation of the righteous. [Ps. 13: 5]
B And their inheritance shall be for ever. [Ps. 36: 18]
A The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them. [Ps. 33: 18]
B A light hath dawned forth for the righteous man, and gladness for the upright of heart. [Ps. 96: 11]
A In everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be. [Ps. 111: 6]
B In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been wondrous; He hath wrought all His desires in them. [Ps. 15: 3]
A Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel. [Ps. 67: 36]
B The righteous man shall flourish like a palm tree, and like a cedar in Lebanon shall he be multiplied. [Ps. 91: 13]
A The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord, and shall hope in Him. [Ps. 63: 11]
B And all the upright in heart shall be praised. [Ps. 63: 11]
Glory…, Now & ever…
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, glory to Thee, O God. Thrice
Today the assemblies of the faithful celebrate thine honored struggles, O passion-bearer Panteleimon, glorifying the Bestower of life, Who hath revealed thee to us as a mighty intercessor. Twice
All of us who in love have recourse to thy goodness know thee to be the Mother of God who wast truly shown forth as a virgin even after giving birth. We sinners have thee as an intercessor and have acquired thee as our salvation amid misfortunes, O thou who alone art all-immaculate.
The Prokimenon, in Tone IV —
The righteous man shall flourish like a palm tree, and like a cedar in Lebanon shall he be multiplied.
Stichos: They that are planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God they shall blossom forth.
Let every breath praise the Lord.
Gospel according to Luke, §106
[Lk. 21:12-19]
The Lord said to His disciples: “Beware of men. They shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for My name’s sake. But there shall not a hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls.”
After Psalm 50, this sticheron, in Tone II —
O Panteleimon, physician of God: Entreat the merciful Christ, that He deliver me from the passions and have mercy upon me.
Or, this sticheron, in Tone III —
Today hath thy glorious memory shone forth, O much-suffering Panteleimon, summoning us who love the feasts of the Church to praise and glorify Christ our God, Who in thee hath revealed to us a source of miracles. Wherefore, having recourse to the shrine of thy relics, we receive gifts of healing, unceasingly glorifying Christ the Savior Who hath crowned thee, and lauding Him unto the ages.
Canon of Supplication to the Theotokos (the Paraclysis), with 6 troparia, including its irmos; and that of the great martyr, the acrostic whereof is: “I hymn Panteleimon, the most eminent martyr,” the composition of Theophanes, in Tone II —
O all ye faithful, let us honor today the clarions of Christ, the seven glorious ones, who have proclaimed to us God the Trinity, the begetting [of the Son] and the procession [of the Spirit] from the Father, and who by the grace of the Spirit have drawn us out of the abyss of unbelief to the Orthodox Faith.
O Mary, honored receptacle of the Master, raise us up who have fallen into the chasm of cruel despair, transgressions and tribulations; for thou art salvation, help and mighty intercession for sinners, and thou savest thy servants.
O ye glorious seven, wellsprings of miracles, by the power of Christ the Master deliver from misfortunes and tribulations those who honor you with faith, in that ye have boldness and ever stand before Him with the heavenly hosts.
O Christ our God, act Thou quickly before we are enslaved by the enemy who blasphemeth Thee and oppresseth us. By Thy Cross destroy those who wage war against us, that they may understand what power the Orthodox Faith doth have, through the supplications of the Theotokos, O Thou Who alone lovest mankind.
Polyeleos, and this Magnification —
We magnify you, O ye seven holy equals of the apostles, who by your teachings enlightened all the lands of the Slavs and brought them to Christ.
Selected Psalm verses —
A The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands. [Ps. 18: 2]
B The heavens shall confess Thy wonders, O Lord. [Ps. 88: 6]
A In the stead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee. [Ps. 44: 17]
B The God of gods, the Lord, hath spoken, and He hath called the earth. [Ps. 49: 1]
A From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, the name of the Lord is to be praised. [Ps. 112: 3]
B Thy lightnings have shone forth throughout the world. [Ps. 96: 4]
A The heavens declared His righteousness. [Ps. 96: 6]
B And all the peoples saw His glory. [Ps. 96: 6]
A The princes of Judah are their rulers. [Ps. 67: 28]
B God is King over the nations. [Ps. 46: 9]
A God is glorified in the council of the saints. [Ps. 88: 8]
B Great and terrible is He toward all who are round about Him. [Ps. 88: 8]
A Say among the nations that the Lord is King. [Ps. 95: 10]
B Declare among the heathen His glory, and among all peoples His wonders. [Ps. 95: 3]
A Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth. [Ps. 18: 5]
B Their words unto the ends of the world. [Ps. 18: 5]
A He hath subdued peoples under us, and nations under our feet. [Ps. 46: 4]
B Great is our God, and great is His strength, and of His understanding there is no measure. [Ps. 146: 5]
A He will give power and strength unto His people. Blessed be God. [Ps. 67: 36]
Glory…, Now & ever…
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Glory to Thee, O God! Thrice
Teaching the Bulgarian race piety and preaching the true Faith, ye led them to God through divine baptism, O most blessed ones. Most wisely did ye vanquish the trilingual heresy, and ye heal the sufferings of the infirm and by your word drive away evil spirits, O venerable champions of the Trinity. Pray ye to the Lord, that He grant remission of transgressions unto those who celebrate your honored memory.
Let us hymn the portal of heaven and the ark, the most holy mountain, the radiant cloud, the heavenly ladder, the reason-endowed paradise, the deliverance of Eve, the great treasure of the whole world, for the salvation of the world and the remission of the ancient offenses was wrought within her. Wherefore, let us cry out to her: Entreat Thy Son and God, that He grant remission of transgressions unto those who worship thine all-holy birthgiving.
Prokimenon, in Tone IV —
Thy priests shall be clothed with righteousness, and Thy righteous shall rejoice.
Stichos: Hear this, all ye nations; give ear, all ye that inhabit the world.
Let every breath praise the Lord.
Gospel according to Luke, § 51
(Lk. 10: 16-21)
The Lord said to His disciples: “He that heareth you heareth Me; and he that despiseth you despiseth Me; and he that despiseth Me despiseth Him Who sent Me.” And the seventy returned again with joy, saying: “Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through Thy name.” And He said unto them: “I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.” In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said: “I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in Thy sight.”
After Psalm 50, this sticheron, in Tone VI —
Grace was poured forth in your lips, O venerable fathers, and ye became shepherds of the Church of Christ, teaching the reason-endowed sheep to believe in the consubstantial Trinity in a single Godhead.
Canon of Supplication to the Theotokos [the Paraclysis], with 6 troparia, including the irmos; and that of the saints, the acrostic whereof is “I, Gregory, hymn the seven”, in Tone IV —
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.