Ode III

Irmos: My heart is established in the Lord; my horn is exalted in my God; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies. I am glad in Thy salvation.

Confirmed by the blessing, instruction and prayer of Metropolitan Moses of Serbia, O father, thou wast shown to be a second Moses, saving thy people, whom thou didst love exceedingly.

Sessional hymn, in Tone III —

Theotokion: O Theotokos, we know thee to be a firm and steadfast hope, to which we hold; and trusting in thee, we pray: Preserve thou our people, this city, and all cities and lands where Christians dwell, from all the misfortunes which befall sinful men; and by thy supplications may we straightway receive remission of offenses.

Thou didst establish thy heart upon the rock of the commandments of Christ, O holy hierarch Peter, and didst tread the narrow path of sorrows, toiling for the salvation and good estate of thy homeland; wherefore, thou hast received blessed repose, making thine abode with the saints who have been pleasing to God.

Irmos: None is as holy as the Lord, and none is as righteous as our God, Whom all creation doth hymn, singing: None is righteous save Thee, O Lord!

Sessional hymn, in Tone VIII: Spec. Mel.: “Of the Wisdom…” —

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

O God-bearing hierarch Peter, who endured many tribulations, afflictions and perils, and overcame them all: thou didst save thy flock from enslavement to the Moslems.

Theotokion: There is none as blameless as thee, O Mistress, and none more pure than thee, O most immaculate one; for thou didst hold God the Word, Who alone is greatly merciful, in thy womb.

Such a high priest was fitting for us: one holy, innocent, meek, separate from sinners, who before Christ Jesus, the eternal High Priest, prayeth continually for the salvation of his flock; for the supplication of a righteous man is able to accomplish much good.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion —

Thy speedy help, protection and mercy do thou show unto thy servants, O pure one, and still thou the waves of vain thoughts. Yea, raise up my fallen soul, O Theotokos, for I know that thou art able to do whatsoever thou desirest, O all-holy Virgin.

Shining forth like the sun in thy preaching, O most blessed Luke, thou didst adorn the foundation of the Church, causing the gloom of delusion to vanish with the fervor of faith.

Possessing a mason’s hammer in thy godly tongue and divinely inspired mouth, thou didst cut divinely beauteous tablets from the stone of the incarnation of God, O thou who art most rich.

Entering into the most luminous cloud, and being covered thereby, O all-wise one, thou didst receive the new law inscribed upon thy heart by the finger of the Spirit.

As the companion of Paul thou didst patiently endure divers misfortunes, O most lauded apostle of the Lord, and didst finish the course of faith in martyrdom. And thou dwellest with him in the highest, O blessed one. Wherefore, having preached the Gospel of Christ to the world, thou hast illumined the whole earth, O most honored Luke. Entreat Christ God, that He grant remission of sins unto those who celebrate thy holy memory with love. Twice

O cloud of the noetic Sun, golden candlestick of the divine Light, unblemished, unsullied, most immaculate Mistress: With the radiance of dispassion illumine my soul which hath become dark through the blindness of the passions, I pray; wash my defiled heart with torrents of compunction and tears of repentance; and cleanse me of the filth of my deeds, that I may cry out to thee with love: O Ever-virgin Theotokos, entreat Christ God, that He grant me forgiveness of my transgressions; for thee do I, thy servant, have as my hope.