Polyeleos Feast
Kathisma Reading
“Blessed is the man…” is sung.
At Psalm 140
Tone 4
Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice!
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.
Let Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.
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.
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.
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
From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
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.
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!
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 mercy on our souls.
Readings
(1) Isaiah 43:9-13; (2) Wisdom 3:1-9; (3) Wisdom 4:7-15
Aposticha
Tone 1
Come, people, let us hymn the valiant athlete Panteleimon* for he struggled for the faith!* Let us say: rejoice, steadfast champion of the faith,* equal to the apostles and prophets!* Rejoice, bearer of Christ, imitating Paul in your deeds!* Calm haven for those bestormed at sea!* Rejoice, our boast and the joy of the faithful!
The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon!
You found the good path in your childhood,* anointing your heart with Christ’s mercy.* Now you in turn heal the infirmities of those who earnestly entreat you;* you raised the dead by your prayers,* and have received the kingdom of heaven,* O most blessed Panteleimon!
They are planted in the house of the Lord, and flourish in the courts of our God!
Let us praise the athlete of Christ, the wise Panteleimon!* He slew the serpent with the power of the Cross,* and through the prayers of the martyr Hermolaus,* he raised a young man from the dead,* putting to shame words of ungodly wisdom.* He prays unceasingly that we may be granted forgiveness of our sins!
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 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… 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!
FESTAL MATINS
Usual Beginning
Hexapsalm
Great Litany
God the Lord, Tone 8
Troparia, 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. (2)
Glory… 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
The appointed psalms are chanted.
Small Litany
Sessional Hymn, 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.
Glory… Now…
O most holy Virgin, hope of Christians,* who in manner passing understanding and recounting gave birth to God:* with the hosts of heaven pray unceasingly* that all of us who glorify you with faith and love* be granted remission of our offenses and correction of life.
Psalter Reading
The appointed psalms are chanted.
Small Litany
Sessional Hymn, 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… Now…
You suffered manfully for Christ;* and, having preached the Faith to your father, you drew him forth from the pit of ungodliness, O all-praised one.* Undaunted by the impious reasoning of the tormentors,* you put to shame the impotent audacity of the demons.* Therefore, you obtained from Christ the grace to heal infirmities* and to expel evil spirits, O all-praised Panteleimon.* Pray to Christ God, that He grant remission of transgressions* to those who celebrate your holy memory with love.
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)
Small Litany
Sessional Hymn, Tone 4
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.
Glory… 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 4
Antiphon 1
From my youth do many passions war against me;* but do You Yourself defend* and save me, O my Saviour.
You haters of Sion shall be shamed by the Lord;* for like grass, by the fire* shall you be withered.
Glory… Now…
In the Holy Spirit, every soul is quickened,* and, through cleansing, is exalted* and made radiant* by the Triple Unity in a hidden sacred manner.
Prokeimenon, Tone 4
The righteous man shall flourish like a palm tree, and like a cedar in Lebanon shall he be multiplied.
verse: They that are planted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God they shall blossom forth.
Let everything that lives
Gospel
Luke 21:12-19
Psalm 50
Verses at Psalm 50
Tone 6, Glory…
Through the intercession of the holy apostles,* O Merciful One,* remit our many sins.
Now…
Through the intercession of the Mother of God,* O Merciful One,* remit our many sins.
Tone 2
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your kindness. In Your compassion blot out my offense.
O Panteleimon, physician of God:* Entreat the merciful Christ,* that He deliver me from the passions* and have mercy upon me.
Canon, Tone 2
Ode 1
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: 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.
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: 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: 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: 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 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!
Ode 7
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: 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.
Ode 9
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
Hymn of Light
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 8, Podoben “O all-glorious wonder…”
Praise Him for His powerful deeds,* praise His surpassing greatness.
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.
O praise Him with sound of trumpet,* praise Him with lute and harp;
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.
Praise Him with timbrel and dance,* praise Him with strings and pipes.
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
O praise Him with resounding cymbals, praise Him with clashing of cymbals.* Let everything that lives and that breathes give praise to the Lord.
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 4, Glory…
Today has the memory of the passion-bearer shone forth.* Come, O faithful, let us be glad in spirit, and let us crown him with hymns,* for with the power of the Cross has he manfully conquered the invisible foe;* and fearing not the boundless torments of the torturers,* he has rightly received the honour of an exalted name.* And he now abides eternally with the angels.* O Panteleimon, martyr of Christ, physician of the afflicted and haven of the tempest-tossed:* Cease not to entreat the merciful God, that our souls be saved!
Now…
With unceasing hymns let us piously hymn the Theotokos,* crying aloud: Rejoice, O holy mountain!* Rejoice, fiery throne of the King of all!* Rejoice, boast of angels and glory of the saints!
Great Doxology
Trisagion Prayers
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.
Insistent Litany
Litany of Supplication
Great Dismissal
AT DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORNING
Troparia and Kontakia
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, 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 4
God is wonderful in His saints,* the God of Israel.
verse: In the churches bless God, the Lord from the fountains of Israel. (Psalm 67:36,27)
Epistle
2 Timothy 2:1-10
Alleluia, Tone 4
verse: The just man shall flourish like the palm tree; and he shall grow like the cedar in Lebanon.
verse: They who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish the courts of our God. (Psalm 91:13,14)
Gospel
John 15:17-16:2
Communion Hymn
The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance;* of evil hearsay, he shall have no fear.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 111:6)