Polyeleos Feast. Resurrection Gospel 7.

GREAT VESPERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT

Kathisma Reading

Blessed is the man… is sung.

At Psalm 140

Tone 6

Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.

O Christ, You won the victory over Hades,* You ascended the cross so that You might raise up with Yourself* all those who dwelt in the darkness of death.* Almighty Saviour, You are free from death* and bestow life by Your divine light.* We, therefore, beseech You to have mercy on us.

The just shall gather around me* when You have been good to me.

Today Christ has conquered Death.* He has risen from the grave as He had foretold,* bestowing great joy upon the world.* Therefore, let us all lift up our voices and sing:* O Fount of Life, O Light whom no one can approach,* Almighty Saviour, have mercy on us.

Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice!

O Lord, where can we sinners flee from You,* for You are present in all creation?* You are present in heaven, for it is Your dwelling place.* Your power prevails in Hades where You conquered Death.* O Master, Your sustaining hand touches even the depths of the sea.* Where, then, can we take refuge except in You?* We, therefore, prostrate ourselves before You and pray:* O Lord, risen from the dead, have mercy on us.

Let Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.

We exult in Your cross, O Christ,* and we sing the glory of Your resurrection.* For You are our God, and we have no other Lord but You.

Tone 4

If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.

Because of your spiritual inheritance you were named Panteleimon.* By lovingly caring for the souls of all men and healing their bodies,* you were shown to be worthy of the wealth of your name.* By acquiring the reward of virtue and retribution of piety, O martyr,* you were revealed as a crown-bearing and invincible warrior of Christ our God.* Implore Him to save and enlighten our souls.

I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.

Because of your spiritual inheritance you were named Panteleimon.* By lovingly caring for the souls of all men and healing their bodies,* you were shown to be worthy of the wealth of your name.* By acquiring the reward of virtue and retribution of piety, O martyr,* you were revealed as a crown-bearing and invincible warrior of Christ our God.* Implore Him to save and enlighten our souls.

From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.

You unceasingly drew the grace of divine healing* from the spiritual fountains of the Saviour,* abundantly pouring them out upon those who came to you, blessed one!* Illumine by your divine grace* those who in faith keep your glorious, all-holy and light-bearing feast.

Tone 2

For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

You freely dispense grace to men glorious martyr Panteleimon.* You drive away evil spirits* and grant sight to the blind by your intercession to Christ.* Implore the Physician, holy one, since truly you are pleasing to Him,* to grant lasting peace to the world and great mercy to those who love you.

Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.

Desiring the faith of your pious mother,* reproving the impiety of your father,* you were confirmed in the faith and baptized by Hermolaus,* glorious Panteleimon, martyr of the merciful God.* Physician of the sick and dispeller of passions,* pray for deliverance from dangers for those* who keep your most honourable memory in faith.

Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.

You rejected the temptation of your father, all-glorious one,* and earnestly accepted the words of your mother.* According to the instructions of the Lord* you bore fruits greater than gold.* You revealed yourself as a worthy physician glorious martyr Panteleimon.* Walking on the way of grace* you found an infant lying poisoned beneath a venomous serpent.* By your fervent prayer to God you resurrected him,* tearing the serpent in sunder!* Therefore, remember us who keep your memorial in faith,* that we may obtain mercy on the day of judgment.

Tone 6, Glory…

The honourable memorial of the unmercenary has dawned on us today,* calling the faithful to a mystical feast,* leading the company of feast-lovers to a celebration of triumph!* For the wonderworking physician Panteleimon, the great passion-bearer,* now comes to us, healing the infirmities of all,* and praying fervently to the Lord to save our souls!

Tone 6, Now…

Who would not call you blessed, O Virgin most holy?* Who would not sing a hymn of praise* to the glory of your giving birth without pain or travail?* The Only-begotten Son Himself,* begotten of the Father before all ages,* was made flesh out of you in a manner* that cannot be explained, O Woman most pure!* And for our sake, He who is God by nature* assumed the nature of a man.* He is not divided into two persons;* He is understood to have two natures* without commixion or confusion.* O noble and blessed Woman,* intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our souls.

Prokeimenon, Tone 6

The Lord reigns,* He is clothed in majesty.

verse: Robed is the Lord and girt about with strength.

verse: For He has made the world firm, which shall not be moved.

verse: Holiness befits Your house, O Lord, for length of days.

Readings

(1) Isaiah 49:9-13; (2) Wisdom 3:1-9; (3) Wisdom 5:15-6:3

Aposticha

Tone 6

O Christ our Saviour,* the angels in heaven sing the praises of Your resurrection;* make us on earth also worthy* to extol and glorify You with a pure heart.

The Lord reigns, He is clothed in majesty. Robed is the Lord, and girt about with strength.

Almighty God, You destroyed the brazen gates and bars of Hades,* and raised up fallen mankind.* Therefore, with one accord, we cry out:* O Lord, risen from the dead, glory to You!

For He has made the world firm, which shall not be moved.

Christ willed to renew us from our corruption of old* by being nailed to a cross and placed in a tomb.* When the women came to anoint His body they tearfully cried out:* O, what sorrow afflicts us!* O Saviour of All, how could You consent to occupy a grave?* If you truly willed this, then why did You allow Your body to be stolen?* How were You removed?* What place now conceals Your life-bearing body?* O Lord, appear to us as You promised* and put an end to our tears.* As they were lamenting, an angel appeared and cried out to them:* Do not weep, but tell the apostles that the Lord is risen,* granting sanctification and great mercy to the world.

Holiness befits Your house, O Lord, for length of days.

O Christ, You were crucified of Your own free will,* and by Your burial You imprisoned Death.* As God, You rose in glory on the third day,* granting life and great mercy to the world.

Tone 8, Glory…

You came to love the piety of your mother,* and reject the godlessness of your father.* You became a warrior; a true physician of souls!* You instructed yourself in the healing arts.* You were well skilled in matters of both soul and body:* a true physician and destroyer of sufferings.* As you acquired steadfastness in suffering* and perseverance in prayer, Panteleimon, martyr of Christ,* pray fervently that our souls may be saved!

Now…

O Virgin, You have never known wedlock,* Yet You conceived God in the flesh* in a manner which words can never describe.* You thus became the Mother of God on high.* O Immaculate Lady, receive the supplication of your servants* and grant us the cleansing of our sins.* Accept now our prayers and beseech God to save all of us.

Troparia

Tone 6

Angelic powers were upon Your tomb* and the guards became like dead men;* Mary stood before Your tomb* seeking Your most pure body.* You captured Hades without being overcome by it.* You met the Virgin and granted life.* O Lord, risen from the dead,* glory be to You!

Tone 8, Glory…

Taught by the priest Hermolaus* you received your vocation to heal from heaven.* You embraced the faith of your Mother* and suffered valiantly for it rejoicing.* You obtained the grace to heal ailments, and so we turn to you:* Heal our infirmities, O glorious Great-Martyr Panteleimon,* that we might honour your memory with praises.

Now…

O gracious Lord, for the sake of mankind You were born of a virgin;* through Your death on the cross You conquered death;* and through Your resurrection You revealed yourself as God.* O merciful Lord, do not disdain those whom You have created with Your own hands,* but show forth Your love for mankind.* Accept the intercession which the Mother, who bore You, makes in our behalf.* O Saviour, save Your despairing people!

GREAT MATINS ON SUNDAY MORNING

Usual Beginning

Hexapsalm

Great Litany

God the Lord, Tone 6

Troparia, Tone 6

Angelic powers were upon Your tomb* and the guards became like dead men;* Mary stood before Your tomb* seeking Your most pure body.* You captured Hades without being overcome by it.* You met the Virgin and granted life.* O Lord, risen from the dead,* glory be to You! (2)

Tone 8, Glory…

Taught by the priest Hermolaus* you received your vocation to heal from heaven.* You embraced the faith of your Mother* and suffered valiantly for it rejoicing.* You obtained the grace to heal ailments, and so we turn to you:* Heal our infirmities, O glorious Great-Martyr Panteleimon,* that we might honour your memory with praises.

Now…

O gracious Lord, for the sake of mankind You were born of a virgin;* through Your death on the cross You conquered death;* and through Your resurrection You revealed yourself as God.* O merciful Lord, do not disdain those whom You have created with Your own hands,* but show forth Your love for mankind.* Accept the intercession which the Mother, who bore You, makes in our behalf.* O Saviour, save Your despairing people!

Psalter Reading

Stasis I: Psalms 9, 10
Stasis II: Psalms 11, 12, 13
Stasis III: Psalms 14, 15, 16

Small Litany

Sessional Hymn I, Tone 6

While the tomb lay open and Hades lamented,* Mary, cried to the Apostles who were in hiding saying:* “Come forth, you workers of the vineyard,* proclaim to the world the word of the Resurrection,* for the Lord is risen,* granting the world His great mercy!”

Arise, O Lord my God, let Your hands be lifted on high;* forget not Your poor to the end.

Mary Magdalene stood by Your tomb O Lord,* and mistaking You for the gardener,* weeping she cried aloud to You:* “Where have You hidden the Life eternal?* Where have You placed He who sits on the Cherubic Throne?* For those who were guarding Him have become as dead-men through fear.* Either give me my Lord or cry out with me:* O You who were numbered among the dead and have raised the dead,* glory be to You!”

Glory… Now…

Gideon foretold of your conception,* and David revealed your ineffable child-bearing, O Theotokos;* for the Word descended like a dew upon the fleece of your womb,* and you O Virgin full of grace,* like unto a holy and fertile earth,* budded forth without seed our salvation, Christ God.

Psalter Reading

Stasis I: Psalm 17
Stasis II: Psalms 18, 19, 20
Stasis III: Psalms 21, 22, 23

Small Litany

Sessional Hymn II, Tone 6

Life was laid in the tomb* and a seal was set upon the stone;* the soldiers stood guarding Christ like a sleeping King;* and having invisibly struck His foes the Lord arose.

I will confess You, O Lord, with my whole heart,* I will tell of all Your wonders.

Jonah foretold of Your tomb,* and Symeon revealed Your divine Arising, O immortal Lord;* for You descended as One dead into the tomb,* and having smashed the gates of Hades,* You arose without corruption as Master, for the salvation of all the world,* O Christ our God,* enlightening those lying in darkness.

Glory… Now…

O Virgin Theotokos, entreat your Son Christ our God,* who was willingly nailed upon the Cross,* and freed the world from deception,* that He have mercy upon our souls!

Polyeleos

Magnification

We extol you,* O holy passion-bearer, great martyr and healer Panteleimon,* and we honour your precious sufferings,* which you have endured for Christ.

verse: God is our defence, our strength, and our help in all our frequent misfortunes.

verse: Like water they poured out their blood.

verse: The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance; an evil report he shall not fear.

Glory… Now…

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Glory be to you, O God! (3)

Evoglitaria

Small Litany

Hypakoe, Tone 6

By Your voluntary and life-giving death, O Christ,* You shattered the gates of Hades,* and as God You opened to us the Paradise of old;* and by arising from the dead,* You delivered our lives from corruption.

Sessional Hymns

Tone 1

You cleaved to the piety of your mother, O blessed one,* and piously corrected the ungodliness of your father;* therefore, you received from God the grace to heal the infirmities of all the afflicted,* who with faith and love have recourse to you,* O glorious martyr Panteleimon.

Tone 4

All of us, the faithful, praise you as an invincible warrior of Christ* and a most valiant champion, O beautiful adornment of the martyrs,* celebrating your holy memory with faith, O all-praised martyr.* And together we glorify your honoured struggles, O wise one,* and magnify Christ our Saviour.

Glory…

Today the assemblies of the faithful celebrate your honoured struggles, O passion-bearer Panteleimon,* glorifying the Bestower of life, who has revealed your to us* as a mighty intercessor.

Now…

All of us who in love have recourse to your goodness* know you to be the Mother of God who was truly shown forth as a virgin even after giving birth.* We sinners have you as an intercessor* and have acquired you as our salvation amid misfortunes,* O you who alone are all-immaculate.

Gradual Hymns, Tone 6

Antiphon 1

Unto heaven I raise my eyes, even unto You, O Word;* have pity on me,* that I may live for You.

Have mercy upon us who are filled with contempt O Word,* repairing Your broken vessels* that we may be found useful.

Glory… Now…

In the Holy Spirit is the cause of all salvation,* if He sees fit to breathe on one of His creatures,* He swiftly raises him from the things of this earth, and having given him wings,* makes him to flourish and raises him on high.

Antiphon 2

If the Lord had not dwelt among us,* none could have withstood the attacks of the enemy,* for those who are victorious* are exalted by Him.

Let not my soul be taken like a sparrow by their teeth, O Word;* Woe unto me!* How shall I, the lover of sin, be delivered from the power of the enemy?

Glory… Now…

In the Holy Spirit all find divine inspiration,* goodness, understanding, peace, and blessing;* for He is equal in activity* to the Father and the Word.

Antiphon 3

They that put their trust in the Lord look upon high* and are thus fearful to their foes* and wondrous to all mankind.

Unto the pursuit of iniquities* the righteous stretch not the hands,* having You, O Saviour, as their helper.

Glory… Now…

In the Holy Spirit is sovereignty over all creation;* Him the armies of hosts above worship* and by everything that has breath below* is He worshiped.

Prokeimenon, Tone 6

O Lord, stir up Your might* and come to save us.

verse: O Shepherd of Israel, attend, You that lead Joseph like a sheep.

Let everything that lives, Tone 6

Gospel

John 20:1-10

Hymn of Resurrection

Psalm 50

Verses at Psalm 50

Canon, Tone 6

Ode 1

Irmos: Israel, marching on foot in the sea as on the dry land,* saw Pharaoh the pursuer overthrown in the deep,* and raised a triumphant shout:* Let us sing to God a hymn of victory.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

O Good Jesus, with your arms stretched wide upon the cross, you have fulfilled in all things the Father’s good pleasure; therefore let us all sing to you a hymn of victory.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Death, the end of life, as a slave under orders, in fear approaches you, the Lord of life, whereby you award to us life without end and resurrection.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

Pure one, who beyond understanding received your Creator, of his own will made flesh in your seedless womb, you are declared to be in truth creation’s sovereign Lady.

Irmos: Overwhelming power once laid low the whole army of Pharaoh in the deep,* and the incarnate Word has destroyed pernicious sin.* All-glorious is the Lord,* for gloriously has He been glorified.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Having earnestly drawn close to Christ before your repose in Christ, you first raised up a dead man. And now by your prayers you enliven me who have been slain by the sting of sin, O most bountiful Panteleimon.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Like a star you shone forth, having in your youth a mature and divinely wise mind. And having acquired beauty of soul with comeliness of body, you appeared before the all-glorious Word as most splendid.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Having died to the world, O blessed one, and put on Christ through the font of baptism, you became a God-bearing instrument and a receptacle of the activity of the Spirit, pleasing to all and healing the afflictions of all.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Having made wisdom your sister, and become known as a partaker of life, you were honoured by her, and was adorned with a crown of gifts, shining with the radiance of divine splendour, O blessed one.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

O all-holy and pure one, who gave birth to Christ, with blessings have you crowned our nature which was expelled by the Creator for disobedience; and you have freed it from corruption. Therefore, rejoicing, all of us, the faithful, bless you.

Katavasia: I shall open my mouth, and the Spirit will inspire it,* and I shall utter the words of my song to the Queen and Mother:* I shall be seen radiantly keeping feast* and joyfully praising her wonders.

Ode 3

Irmos: None is holy but you, O Lord my God,* the one who is the Good;* you have exalted the horn of your faithful people,* and founded them on the rock of their confession of you.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Creation, seeing God crucified in the flesh, was dissolving in fear, but by the strong hand of the Crucified it was firmly held together.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Sorry death, destroyed by death, lies lifeless; unable to withstand the God-filled assault of Life, the strong one dies. And so to all is given resurrection.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

O pure one, the wonder of your divine child-bearing surpasses the laws of nature: marvellous was your conceiving of God in your womb, and marvellous the birth and your abiding virginity.

Irmos: The desert, the barren Church of the nations, blossomed like a lily at Your advent, O Lord;* and therein has my heart been established.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Hearkening to the words of the Spirit, you became like good and fertile land, receiving the precious Seed and giving rise to salvation of souls, O thrice-blessed one.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Having been reborn in manner divinely inspired, you slew the arrogance of the serpent’s sting and restored a soul to life; and you stand before the King of all.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

You put to shame the godless edict of the tormentors, and hastened to Christ. Having purchased Him with all you had, you became a great merchant, O divinely wise one.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Loving the piety of your mother, O glorious one, you despised the greatly vexatious godlessness of your father; for, possessed of reason, you chose that which is better.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

The Lord, who holds all creation in His divine hand, is borne on your arm, O Virgin. Entreat Him now that He deliver from misfortunes those who hymn you.

Katavasia: O Mother of God, living and plentiful fount,* give strength to those united in spiritual fellowship,* who sing hymns of praise to you:* and in your divine glory vouchsafe unto them crowns of glory.

Kontakion, Tone 5

Emulating Him who is all-merciful,* martyr for Christ God, O Panteleimon,* you received the grace to heal diseases.* Cure our inner ailments by your prayers to Christ* ever driving out the foe’s temptations* from those who in faith cry out: Lord, save us.

Ikos

O you who love Christ, let us piously hymn the memory of the unmercenary one, the valiant athlete, the faithful healer, that we may receive mercy though, like me, we have defiled our bodily temples; for He grants healing to soul and body, O beloved. Therefore, let us strive, O faithful, to have in our hearts the strength of Him who delivers from deceit those who cry: Save us, O Lord!

Sessional Hymn, Tone 4 Podoben “Joseph was amazed…”

O faithful, with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs* let us render brilliant praise to Panteleimon, the valiant contender for Christian piety;* for through him has the tyranny of the invisible foe* been trampled down by divine might,* and healing of infirmities has been richly bestowed by the Lord* upon those who faithfully celebrate his divine and honoured festival.

Glory…

You obeyed the words of the wise Hermolaus, O martyr,* and straightway forsook earthly activities as abominable, impotent and pernicious,* having in your heart the sufferings of Christ as the teachings of life,* and granting health to the incurably ill, O Panteleimon.* Therefore, pray in behalf of those who celebrate your memory with love.

Now…

Tempest-tossed by the threefold waves of the passions, O pure one,* I, who am without conscience, cry to you with fervour:* Disdain me not, wretch that I am,* for I perish, O you who gave birth to the Abyss of loving-kindness:* and besides you I have no hope.* And trusting in you, may I not therefore be an object of joy and mockery for my enemies;* for whatsoever you desire you can do,* in that you are the Mother of the God of all.

Ode 4

Irmos: Christ, my strength, my God, my Lord,* most fittingly your holy Church keeps festival,* singing, dancing, crying out with pure minds,* feasting in the Lord.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Truly, O Christ, the tree of life has blossomed for the cross, planted in the earth, fed with blood and water from your pure side, has put forth life for us.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

No more the serpent’s lying whisper: You shall be like God; for Christ, divine Creator of man’s nature, now has opened out before me, with none to hinder, the pathway of life.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

Ever-virgin Mother of God, truly beyond speech and incomprehensible to heaven and to earth are the mysteries of your God-befitting child bearing.

Irmos: You came forth from the Virgin,* neither a mediator nor an angel, but Yourself incarnate, O Lord,* and have saved me, the whole man;* therefore, I cry to you: glory to Your power, O Lord!

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Following the Master in love, you distributed your wealth among the destitute, laying yourself bare to suffering, through which you passed, foreseeing hope eternal.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

You offered a sacrifice of praise to God, openly reviling the worship of idols; and all the insolence of the ungodly you tread underfoot, O passion-bearer.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

You set invincible might against those who were devoured by jealousy and assailed by wrath, O martyr; and having armed yourself, you overcame ungodly despondency.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

He who was held in the arms of the Elder Simeon by the words of an elder lured you to divine knowledge, O Panteleimon, to the salvation and deliverance of many.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

Young men and virgins make haste to follow in your steps, seeing you to be virgin and maiden as well as mother; for you alone have ineffably combined both into one, O Bride of God.

Katavasia: He who sits in glory upon the throne of the Godhead,* Jesus the true God, is come in a swift cloud* and with His sinless hands he has saved those who cry:* Glory to Your power, O Christ.

Ode 5

Irmos: Shine with your divine splendour, I pray you, O you who are good,* on the souls of those who rise early to you* and long to know you, O Word of God,* as in truth the God who calls them back from sin’s deep darkness.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Now the Cherubim withdraw from me, and the flaming sword is turned back at sight of you, O Word of God, in truth the God who makes for the Thief the path to Paradise.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

I fear no longer the return to the dust, Lord Christ, for in your great mercy through your resurrection you have led me, forgotten, from the dust to the heights of incorruption.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

O good Lady of the world, keep safe those who from the heart confess you God-bearer, for we have gained you, true Mother of God, for our invincible protection.

Irmos: O Christ my Saviour, enlightenment of those who lie in darkness* and salvation of the despairing:* rising early to You, O King of the world, may I be enlightened by Your radiance,* for I know none other God than You.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Joyously you took up the struggles of torture, protected by power divine; and steadfastly receiving torments with patience, you cried out, rejoicing: We know none other God than You!

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Possessed of the mettle of youth and having acquired uprightness through steadfastness of soul, you courageously endured every wound with manly intent, O blessed one, strengthened by the grace of the divine Cross.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

With heavenly teaching the athlete thrust aside the contrary preaching of those who were in error and, strengthened by Your activity, O Christ, he became for many the cause of most glorious salvation.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

All the sayings of the most wise, the most glorious images, and prophecies of the prophets, in latter times clearly prefigured you, the Theotokos; for we know no other who is pure save you.

Katavasia: The whole world was amazed* at your divine glory:* for you, O Virgin who have not known wedlock,* have held in your womb the God of all* and have given birth to an eternal Son,* who rewards with salvation all who sing your praises.

Ode 6

Irmos: Watching life’s sea rising in the surging waves of temptations,* fast making for your calm harbour, I cry out to you:* Lead my life up from corruption,* O you of many mercies .

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Crucified, O Lord, by the nails which fastened you, you annulled the curse upon us; pierced in the side by the spear, you tore up the written scroll against Adam, and set the whole world free.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Deception tripped up Adam and brought him to the depth of Hell. But you, God and compassion by nature, came down to seek him and, lifting him up on your shoulders, raised him up with yourself.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

All-holy Lady, who bore to mortal man his Lord and pilot, quieten the fearful and unresting tumult of my passions, and grant to my heart tranquillity.

Irmos: Whirled about in the abyss of sin, I call upon the unfathomable abyss of Your loving-kindness:* Lead me up from corruption, O God!

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

False idols you spit upon, and you cast down vaunted falsehood, working wonders and effecting cures, O divinely wise one.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

You were shown to be a crown bearer, O most eminent one, for you passed through fire and water. And, bound to the wheel, you most gloriously destroyed the mindless.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Having set at naught the arrogance of the tormentors, you with effort endured the beating of your body, O divinely wise one, bearing the blows with spiritual strength and grace.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

He who as God holds the ends of the earth together is held in your arms, O pure one; He that is infinite in His divine form is contained in a body.

Katavasia: As we celebrate* this sacred and solemn feast of the Mother of God,* let us come, clapping our hands, O people of the Lord,* and give glory to God who was born of her.

Kontakion, Tone 6

With His life-giving hand* Christ our God, the Giver of life,* raised all the dead from the murky abyss* and bestowed resurrection upon humanity.* He is for all the Saviour,* the resurrection and the life, and the God of all.

Ikos

O Giver of life, we sing and we worship your cross and your burial, for you entered Hell, O deathless one, as God of all power, and raising the dead with yourself and shattering the gates of Hell, as God you demolished the might of death. Therefore with love and with longing we who are born of the earth praise you as risen from the dead, overthrowing the might of the all-destroying foe, raising up all who believe in you, delivering the world from the stings of the serpent and us from the wiles of the enemy, as the one who alone possesses the power. Devoutly we sing, therefore, the praises of your resurrection, for by this, as God of all, you have saved us.

Ode 7

Irmos: As falling dew the angel made the furnace to the holy children,* and the command of God burned the Chaldeans;* and the tyrant was convinced, crying aloud:* Blessed are you, the God of our fathers.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

The sun lamenting your Passion, O Lord, drew darkness around him and the light of the day was darkened over the whole of the earth, which cried aloud: Blessed are you, the God of our fathers.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

At your descent, O Christ, the underworld was clothed in splendour; our first father, filled with gladness of heart, sprang up, dancing and crying out: Blessed are you, the God of our fathers.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

Through you, O Virgin Mother, light has risen and joy to all the inhabited earth, for you gave birth to God the Creator of all; ask him for us, All-pure, to send down to your faithful people great mercy.

Irmos: The all-wise children did not worship the golden body,* but entered into the flame themselves and mocked the gods of the heathen.* They cried aloud in the midst of the flame, and the Angel bedewed them, saying:* The prayer of your mouths has already been heard.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

You suffered lawfully, and, having conquered the foe, have become a calm haven for those who are tempest-tossed upon the sea, O glorious one; and, being a light to those who are in the darkness of this life, you have taught us to sing: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Blessed are you, and well is it now with you, O most blessed one, who has received your most rich and blessed hope, that which has been prepared for those who cry out to the Lord in faith: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

The souls of the saints, the choirs of the righteous and the angelic ranks of the bodiless hosts have received you into their number, O blessed one. For, having been beheaded with a sword, you sing, rejoicing: Blessed is the God of our fathers!

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

The weapon which beforehand protected us away from the Tree of Life is now withdrawn, marked with the Blood which flowed from the side of your Son, O all-immaculate one. Blessed are you who gave birth to God in the flesh!

Katavasia: The holy children bravely trampled upon the threatening fire,* refusing to worship created things in place of the Creator,* and they sang in joy:* Blessed are You and praised above all, O Lord God of our Fathers.

Ode 8

Irmos: Dew from the flames you shed on the holy ones,* burning thus with water the sacrifice of the righteous.* All things, O Christ, you bring about according to your holy will;* we highly exalt you throughout the ages.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Envy has finished its work on the people of the Jews: of old the slayers of the prophets now they are slayers of God; they set you upon the cross, O Word of God, you whom we highly exalt throughout the ages.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

O Christ, without leaving the courts of Heaven you came to Hell. Together with yourself you awakened the whole man, lying m corruption, and he highly exalts you now throughout the ages.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

From light you conceived the light-giving Word, ineffably you gave him birth, and are glorified. For the Holy Spirit dwelt in you, O Maid, and therefore we praise you throughout the ages.

Irmos: God, who descended into the fiery furnace for the Hebrew children* and transformed the flame into dew,* hymn You as Lord, O you works,* and exalt Him supremely for all ages!

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

The skill of your talents healed the spiritual blindness of your father, and it grants light through faith to those who have recourse, O most blessed one, guiding all to Christ the Saviour.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Slain for Christ, you passed over to eternal life, and were shown to be divinely named with the name of God, O divinely wise one. Therefore, we honour you and exalt Christ supremely forever.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Having dispelled the skilful prating of the learned rhetors by the invocation of Christ, you cut short the assaults of painful sufferings, healing those who exalt Christ supremely forever.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

We know you to be a ray of the Source of immortality, O Theotokos, for you gave birth to the immortal Word of the Father, who delivers from death all that exalt Him supremely forever.

We praise, we bless, we worship the Lord. We extol and exalt Him above all for ever.

Katavasia: The Offspring of the Theotokos saved the holy children in the furnace.* He who was then prefigured has since been born on earth,* and He gathers all the creation to sing:* O all you works of the Lord, bless the Lord and exalt Him above all for ever.

Magnificat

Ode 9

Irmos: No man can see God, on whom the ranks of angels dare not gaze;* but, through you, All-holy One, the Word made flesh is seen of mortal men.* Magnifying him with all the heavenly hosts,* we call you blessed.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Free from passions you remained, O Word of God, when you held converse with passions in the flesh. But having dealt to passion a Passion, you loosed man from his passions. For you alone are impassible and almighty, our Saviour.

Glory to your holy Resurrection, O Lord.

Accepting the corruption of death, O Lord, you kept your body from tasting corruption, and your soul, life-giving, divine, was not left in Hell. But, as from sleep arising, you raised us up with yourself.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

With pure lips we mortal men give glory to God the Father, to the Son with him without beginning, and we worship the inexpressible power, most glorious, of the All-holy Spirit; for you alone subsist almighty, undivided Trinity.

Irmos: God the Lord, the Son of the unoriginate Father,* has revealed Himself to us incarnate of the Virgin,* to enlighten those in darkness and to gather the dispersed.* Therefore, we magnify the all-hymned Theotokos.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Rejoicing, you passed on to your ultimate desire, where, having made your abode, O most blessed one, you were truly vouchsafed to receive a blessed end, being with your Master for endless ages.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

You received your desire and the fulfilment of your love which yet sheds drops of your warm blood which was shed for Christ. And rejoicing, you ahve received crowns from Him for your struggles.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Like Daniel of old, you shut the mouths of the lions and the jaws of wild beasts; for even irrational nature knows enough to stand in awe of virtue, O martyr. Therefore, assembling, we bless you, O most glorious one.

O holy Great-Martyr and Healer Panteleimon, pray to God for us!

Christ grants abundant goodness, bestowing upon us a treasury of healing in you and giving you, who are most merciful of intent, to all that sorrow as a calm haven, and intercessor and protector.

O most holy Theotokos, save us!

Like the fleece, O all-immaculate one, you bore the Rain of heaven, having conceived in your womb Him who grants peace to those who chant to Him as God and proclaim you to be the all-hymned Theotokos.

Katavasia: Let every mortal born on earth,* radiant with light, in spirit leap for joy;* and let the host of the angelic powers* celebrate and honour the holy feast of the Mother of God,* and let them cry:* Rejoice! Pure and blessed Ever-Virgin, who gave birth to God.

Small Litany

Holy is the Lord

Hymn of Light

When Mary Magdalene said they have carried away my Lord,* Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved hastened to the grave.* They both came and found the wrappings inside the tomb,* and the cloth, which was on His head, lying aside.* The disciples remained silent until they truly beheld Christ.

God foresaw your merciful soul and proclaimed you to be Panteleimon, which signifies full of mercy, for you poured forth healing upon those who are in need, O holy one, having overcome the audacity of the tormentors by your patience.

Glory… Now…

With unceasing hymns we piously hymn the Theotokos, crying out: Rejoice, O holy mountain! Rejoice, fiery throne of the King of all! Rejoice, boast of angels and glory of the saints!

Praises

Stichera of the Praises, Tone 6

Your Cross, O Lord, is the life and resurrection of Your people,* and trusting in it we sing Your praises:* O our risen God, have mercy upon us.

Your burial, O Master, opened Paradise to mankind,* and thus delivered from corruption we sing Your praises:* O our risen God, have mercy upon us.

With the Father and the Spirit* let us hymn Christ risen from the dead,* and let us cry out to Him:* You are our life and resurrection, have mercy upon us.

On the third day You arose from the tomb, O Christ, as it was written,* raising together with Yourself our Forefather;* therefore the race of mankind glorifies You, and hymns Your Resurrection.

Tone 8, Podoben “O all-glorious wonder…”

The working of the providence of the Most High was radiantly shown forth upon you;* for, manifestly taught to heal bodily sufferings, O Panteleimon,* you have been found to be an exemplary physician of souls,* healing all with the word of grace, and delivering from dark deceit* those who have recourse to you.

Emulating the mercy of God, you were rightly called Panteleimon,* receiving a second name and a like activity.* For as you are sympathetic you take pity on all,* granting them twofold healing, nourishing and curing,* and guiding them to divine knowledge, O glorious one,* and to the all-radiant Christ, O you who are most rich.

Bodily comeliness you courageously exchange for spiritual beauty, O divinely wise one,* and the beauty of the flesh for mental prowess;* and radiating signs and wonders, you amazed those who beheld you, O martyr,* having received in the bloom of your youth the mind of those who are of advanced age,* enlightened with faith and grace.

Tone 5

Like the sun, the most radiant memory of the martyr enlightens the ends of the earth,* and unceasingly bestows healings upon the faithful,* driving away infirmities and healing the passions;* for Panteleimon ever prays to Christ,* that He grant our souls great mercy.

Tone 7, Glory…

Behold the end of night and dawn of day.* Why have you stood at the grave, O Mary?* Great darkness covered your mind, so you asked the angel:* Where has Jesus been placed?* Behold, the disciples who hastened to the tomb* saw a sign of His resurrection in the burial wrappings and the cloth* and remembered what was said about Him in the Scriptures.* Therefore, we who believe through them* praise You, O Christ, the Giver of life.

Tone 2, Now…

You are truly most blessed, O virgin Mother of God.* Through the One who was incarnate of you,* Hades was chained, Adam revived, the curse wiped out,* Eve set free, Death put to death,* and we ourselves were brought back to life.* That is why we cry out in praise;* Blessed are You, O Christ our God,* who finds in this your good pleasure. Glory to You!

Great Doxology

Trisagion Prayers

Troparion, Tone 2

You came forth from death, destroying the eternal bonds of Hades, O Lord.* You broke the curse of Death* and thus delivered us from the snares of the Evil One.* Then You appeared to your apostles and sent them forth to preach,* and through them You have bestowed your peace upon all the world,* for You alone are rich in mercy.

Insistent Litany

Litany of Supplication

Great Dismissal

DIVINE LITURGY ON SUNDAY MORNING

Troparia and Kontakia

Troparion, Tone 6: Angelic powers were upon Your tomb* and the guards became like dead men;* Mary stood before Your tomb* seeking Your most pure body.* You captured Hades without being overcome by it.* You met the Virgin and granted life.* O Lord, risen from the dead,* glory be to You!

Troparion, Tone 8: Taught by the priest Hermolaus* you received your vocation to heal from heaven.* You embraced the faith of your Mother* and suffered valiantly for it rejoicing.* You obtained the grace to heal ailments, and so we turn to you:* Heal our infirmities, O glorious Great-Martyr Panteleimon,* that we might honour your memory with praises.

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

Kontakion, Tone 6: With His life-giving hand* Christ our God, the Giver of life,* raised all the dead from the murky abyss* and bestowed resurrection upon humanity.* He is for all the Saviour,* the resurrection and the life, and the God of all.

Now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion, Tone 5: Emulating Him who is all-merciful,* martyr for Christ God, O Panteleimon,* you received the grace to heal diseases.* Cure our inner ailments by your prayers to Christ* ever driving out the foe’s temptations* from those who in faith cry out: Lord, save us.

Prokeimenon, Tone 6

Save Your people, O Lord, * and bless Your inheritance.

verse: Unto You I will cry, O Lord, my God, lest You turn from me in silence. (Psalm 27:9,1)

Prokeimenon, Tone 4

God is wonderful in His saints,* the God of Israel.

Epistle

Romans 15:1-7; 2 Timothy 2:1-10

Alleluia, Tone 6

verse: He who lives in the aid of the Most High, shall dwell under the protection of the God of heaven.

verse: He says to the Lord: You are my protector and my refuge, my God, in Whom I hope. (Psalm 90:1,2)

verse: The just man shall flourish like the palm tree; and he shall grow like the cedar in Lebanon. (Psalm 91:13)

Gospel

Matthew 9:27-35; John 15:17-16:2

Communion Hymn

Praise the Lord from the heavens;* praise Him in the highest.* The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear*. Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia.