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The Small Paraclean Litany
It is recited in times of distress
Priest: Blessed be God our God at all times, now and at all times, and forever and ever
The choir: Amen!
The applicant recites (Psalm 142)
O Lord, listen to my prayer and give ear to my request with your truth. Answer me with your justice and do not enter into judgment with your servant, for not every living person will be pure before you. For the enemy has persecuted my soul, and has afflicted my life on earth, and has made me sit in darkness as one that has been dead for ages, and has afflicted my spirit, and my heart is troubled within me. I have remembered the days of old, and have rejoiced in all your works, and meditated on the works of your hands. I extended my hands to you and my soul to you like a land that does not rain. Hurry and answer me, O Lord, for my spirit is exhausted. Do not turn your face from me, so that I become like those falling into the pit. Make me listen to your mercy in the morning, for I have put my trust in you. Show me, O Lord, the way in which I should walk, for to you I have lifted up my soul. Save me from my enemies, O Lord, for I have taken refuge in you. Teach me. To do your will, for you are my God. Your good Spirit guides me in a right land. For the sake of your name, O Lord, you revive me. With your justice, you bring my soul out of sorrow, and with your mercy, you uproot my enemies and destroy all those who grieve my soul, because I am your servant.
Then the choir sings the fourth tune
God the Lord has appeared to us. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
He repeats it after each of the following verses:
1. Confess to the Lord and call on His holy name.
2. All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I defeated them.
3. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Then these troparions are on the fourth tone.
To the Mother of God, let us, wretched and miserable sinners, run with care and diligence, and kneel before her in repentance, crying out from the depths of our souls: O Lady, support us and have mercy on us. Hasten, for we have perished from the multitude of sins. Do not send your servants away disappointed, for you alone are our hope.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
(The troparion is repeated for the saint of the church)
Now and forever and forever, Amen.
O Mother of God, we who are unworthy are not silent about speaking of your great works, for if you had not stood up to intercede for us, who would have saved us from such hardships and distresses, or who would have kept us free until now? We would not have departed from you, O Lady, for you always save your servants from all kinds of hardships.
Psalm 50
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy, and according to the multitude of your compassions, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done evil in your sight. That you may be justified when you say, and prevail when you judge. Behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother bear me. For you have loved the truth, and have made clear to me the hidden and hidden things of your wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear gladness and joy, and my humble bones shall rejoice. Turn away your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a pure spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Grant me joy. Uphold me with your salvation and your governing spirit; I will teach the transgressors your ways, and the ungodly shall return to you. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue shall rejoice in your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare your praise. For if you desired sacrifice, now I would have given it. You do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifice of God is a broken spirit; a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Promote, O Lord, by your journey Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then you will take pleasure in the sacrifice of righteousness, offering and burnt offerings. Then they will offer bullocks upon your altar.
The first valleys (rosary) in the eighth tone
O most holy Mother of God, save us!
Many trials have befallen us, O Virgin, so we resort to you seeking salvation. O Mother of the Word, save us now from difficulties and hardships.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O girl, the shocks of passions disturb us greatly and fill our souls with abundant depression. So deliver us to the tranquility of your Son and your God, O innocent of all faults.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
O Virgin, since you gave birth to the Savior, we beseech you to save us from all difficulties, for we have recourse to you and we extend our soul and mind to you.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
O only good Mother of God, since you gave birth to the One of goodness and virtue, make us worthy of the divine care and care from you, we who are divided in soul and body together.
The third valleys
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O Virgin Mother of God, we have made you the intercessor and protector of our lives, so guide us and lead us to your haven, O you who are the cause of good deeds and the steadfastness of the faithful, O you who alone are worthy of all praise.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O Virgin, we beseech you to dispel from us the mental turmoil and the storm of depression, because you, O Bride of God, have given birth to Christ, the element of tranquility, O you who are all pure.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
O you who gave birth to the Benefactor, the cause of good deeds, pour out for us all the wealth of goodness and benevolence, for you are able to do all that you will, since you gave birth to Christ, the Mighty in power, O blessed one of God.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
O Virgin, we are tested by difficult diseases and mental pains, so help us, for we know, O Immaculate One, that you are a treasure of healing, undiminished and imperishable.
Save your servants from their troubles, O Mother of God, for after God we all resort to you as to a fortress that cannot be split or cracked, and as an intercessor.
Look with compassion, O all-praised Mother of God, upon the grievous suffering of our bodies and heal the pains of our souls.
Then the priest mentions the owner of the paraklesis and says:
Have mercy on us, O God. According to your great mercy, we ask you, so answer and have mercy.
Psalmist: Oh Lord have mercythree times)
Priest: We also ask for mercy, life, safety, health, and salvation for God’s servants...and for their visitation, forgiveness, and the pardon of their sins.
Psalmist: Oh Lord have mercythree times)
Priest: Because you are a merciful God who loves mankind, and to you we send glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and forever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
After announcing this cathedral
(sitting piece) In the second tune
O fervent intercessor and impregnable wall, fountain of mercy and refuge of the world, to you we cry out always, O Mother of God, Lady, help us and save us from troubles, O quick intercessor alone.
The Fourth Valleys
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
Calm the rage of my passions, and calm the storm of my faults, O you who gave birth to the Lord, the Ruler, O Bride of God.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O You who gave birth to the Compassionate One and Savior of all who praise You, grant us who call upon You the abyss of Your compassion.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
As we enjoy your gifts, O all-pure one, we sing to you a hymn of thanksgiving, knowing that you are the Mother of God.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
Since we have made you, O All-praised One, our hope, our stability, and our unshakable wall of salvation, we are saved from all difficulties.
The fifth valleys
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
Fill our hearts, O pure one, with joy, giving us the uncorrupted joy that is in you, who gave birth to the cause of joy and gladness.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O pure Mother of God, save us from tribulations, O you who gave birth to the redemption that surpasses all reason.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
O Bride of God, dispel the darkness of our faults with the light of your splendor, O you who gave birth to the divine light that existed before the ages.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
O pure one, heal the ailments of our souls, making us worthy of your visitation, and grant us health through your intercession.
The Sixth Valleys
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O Virgin, entreat your Lord and your Son, who by giving Himself up to death saved our nature, which is seized by corruption, from death and corruption, to deliver me from the evil harms of enemies.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O Virgin, we know you as the intercessor of our lives and a strong protector, removing the reins of temptations and refuting the wiles of the devil. We implore you always to save us from the corruption of our sufferings.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We have found you, O girl, as a wall of refuge, a complete salvation for souls, and a spaciousness in distress. In your light we always rejoice. O Lady, save us now from hardships and distress.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
We are now lying on a bed of illness, and there is no cure for our bodies. O you who gave birth to God, the Savior of the world and the Remover of diseases, we implore you, O righteous one, to raise us up from the corruption of diseases.
Save your servants from their distress, O Mother of God, for after God we all resort to you, as to a fortress that cannot be split or cracked, and as an intercessor.
O pure one, who by a word gave birth to the Word in the last days in an inexplicable manner, entreat Him since you have the maternal power.
The priest mentions the owner of the Paraklesis
After announcing this Qandaq (shortcut) In the second tune
O unashamed intercessor of Christians, unanswered mediator with the Creator, do not despise the voices of our supplications, we sinners, but come to our aid, as you are good, we who cry out to you with faith. Hasten to intercede and be quick to entreat, O Mother of God, who always intercede for those who honor you.
Then the first antiphon In the fourth tune
- Since my youth many pains have been fighting me, but you, my Savior, support me and deliver me. Replay )
- You who hate Zion, be ashamed before the Lord, for you will be dried up like grass that is withered by fire. Replay )
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
- By the Holy Spirit every soul lives and is purified, elevated and shining, in the one Trinity, in a noble and secret state.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
Through the Holy Spirit, the streams and channels of grace overflow, watering all creation with life-giving life.
Psalmist: I will remember your name in every generation. Replay )
Steikhon (number or verse):
Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget your own people and your father's house, and the king will desire your beauty.
I will remember your name in every generation and generation.
The priestIn order to be worthy to hear the Holy Gospel, we pray to the Lord our God.
Wisdom, let us stand upright and listen to the Holy Bible... Peace be upon you all.
A noble chapter from the Gospel of Saint Luke the Evangelist, the Evangelist and the Pure Disciple (1:39-46)
In those days Mary arose and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zechariah, and greeted Elizabeth. And it came to pass, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, that the babe leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and cried out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For as soon as the voice of your greeting reached mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord. Then Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaid. For, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed, for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And Mary remained with her about three months, and then returned to her own home.
In the second tune
The PsalmistGlory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
O Father, Word, and Spirit, Trinity in unity, blot out the multitude of our sins and transgressions.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
Through the intercessions and prayers of the Mother of God, O Merciful One, blot out the multitude of our sins and transgressions.
Then: Have mercy on me, O God, according to the greatness of Your mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions, blot out my transgression.
In the sixth tune
(Weight of the first two Abu Thamini)
O most holy Lady, do not entrust us to human intercession, but accept the supplications of us, your servants, for we are in distress and sorrow. We cannot bear the bows of the devils, and we have no shelter, nor do we know where to turn, we wretched ones, attacked from every side, and we have no consolation but you. O Lady of the world, hope and intercessor of the faithful, do not turn away from our supplications, but do what suits us.
No one hastens to you and goes away disgraced before you, O pure Virgin, Mother of God, but he asks for grace and receives the gift according to what suits his request.
O Virgin Mother of God, you are the comfort of the afflicted and the healer of the sick. Save your people and your city, O peace of the warriors, security and tranquility for those upon whom rain falls, and you alone are the supporter of the faithful.
Then the priest announces:
O God, save your people and bless your inheritance, visit your world with mercy and compassion, raise up the status of the pious Orthodox Christians and send down upon us your rich mercies, through the intercessions of our all-pure Lady, the Mother of God and ever-virgin Mary, and by the power of the precious and life-giving Cross. And by the requests of the honorable and bodiless heavenly powers, and the supplications of the noble and glorious prophet and forerunner John the Baptist, and the honorable and all-praised holy apostles, and our holy fathers, teachers of the world, the venerable archpriests Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom, Athanasius and Cyril, archbishops of Alexandria, and our holy father Spyridon the wonderworker, and our holy father Nicholas, archbishop of Myra, the wonderworker, and the righteous saints, the forefathers of Christ Joachim and Anna, and Saint (the owner of the day), and all your saints, we beseech you, O Lord of all mercy, so hear us sinners who implore you and have mercy on us.
Oh God, have mercy12 times) That is, both choirs respond: O Lord, have mercy (3 times).
Then the priest announces, saying:
By the mercy and compassion of your only Son and His love for mankind, with whom you are blessed, and with your all-holy, good and life-giving Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The seventh valleys
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
When you chose, O Savior, to arrange our salvation, you dwelt in the womb of the Virgin, whom you revealed as an intercessor for the world. Blessed are you, O God of our fathers.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O pure mother, entreat the One who desires mercy whom you bore to deliver from sins and defilements the souls of those who cry out in faith: Blessed are you, O God of our fathers.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
A treasure of salvation, a fountain of incorruption, a strong tower and a gate of repentance, your mother made clear to those who cry out: Blessed are you, O God of our fathers.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
O Mother of God, who gave birth to Christ the Savior for us, make us worthy of healing from bodily ailments and soul ailments, we who have eagerly sought refuge under your divine protection.
The eighth valleys
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O virgin girl, do not turn away from those who seek your help, who praise you and exalt you forever.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O Virgin, you pour out healings abundantly on those who praise you with faith, and you exalt your indescribable birth.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
O Virgin, you heal the diseases of our souls and the pains of our bodies, so we glorify you, O full of grace.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
O Virgin, you drive away from us the shocks of trials and the calamities of pain, so we praise you throughout all ages.
The ninth valleys
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O pure Virgin, we who are saved by you confess that you are the true Mother of God, and we magnify you with the ranks of the bodiless.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O Virgin, do not reject the streams of our tears, O you who gave birth to Christ who took away every tear from every face.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O Virgin, fill our hearts with joy, you who accepted the fullness of joy and remove from us the sorrow of sin.
O most holy Mother of God, save us.
O Virgin, be a haven, a protection, an unshakable wall, a refuge, a cover, and a joy for those who seek refuge in you.
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
O Virgin, enlighten with the ray of your light those who proclaim the good faith that you are the Mother of God, and drive away from them the darkness of ignorance.
Now and always and forever and ever, Amen
O Virgin, since we have been humbled in the place of misery and disease, heal us, transferring us from illness to health.
Immediately:
By right merit we are blessed, O ever-blessed Theotokos, the blameless Mother of our God. O thou who art more honorable than the Cherubim, and incomparably more glorious than the Seraphim, who without corruption gave birth to the Word of God, thou art truly the Mother of God, we magnify thee.
Then the priest incenses the altar, the people, or the place where the Paraclesis is held.
While we chant these praises
O thou who art higher than the heavens, and more splendid than the sun-lamps, who savest us from damnation, and Lady of the world, we honour with hymns to thee.
O full of grace, because of our many sins our bodies have become sick and our souls have become weak. To you we flee, O hope of the afflicted, you are our eyes.
O Lady, Mother of the Savior, accept the supplication of your unworthy servants, that you may intercede for him who is born of you. O Lady of the world, be an intercessor for us.
O Mother of God, full of all praise, we sing your praise with fervor and joy. Pray with the Forerunner and all the saints to have mercy on us.
Then the celebrant comes before the image of the Mother of God, and chants this final hymn in a loud voice, bowing down to the icon with the people:
May the lips of the unbelievers who do not worship your venerable icon, the guide of the blind, depicted by the all-pure evangelist Luke, be silenced.
O host of angels, the forerunners of the Lord, the twelve apostles, and all the saints with the Mother of God, make supplications for our salvation and deliverance.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (He hesitated three times)
Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages, Amen
O Holy Trinity, have mercy on us, O Lord, forgive our sins. O Lord, overlook our sins, O Holy One, come and heal our diseases, for your name’s sake, O Lord, have mercy, O Lord, have mercy, O Lord, have mercy.
Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages, Amen
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Thy will be done, as it is in heaven as it is on earth. Give us our essential bread today, and leave us what we owe as we leave to those who owe us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Priest: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, O Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
In the sixth tune
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are at a loss for any answer. This supplication we sinners offer to You, O Lord, have mercy on us.
Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Have mercy on us, O Lord, for we trust in you. Be not very angry with us, nor remember our iniquities. But look now, since you are merciful, and deliver us from our enemies. For you are our God, and we are your people, and all the work of your hands, and we will be called by your name.
Now and forever and forever and ever, Amen.
Open for us the doors of compassion, O blessed Mother of God, for if we trust in you we will not be disappointed, and through you we will be saved from all hardships and sorrows, for you are the salvation of the Christian race.
Final students
Here he says The priest aloud:
Have mercy on us, O God. According to your great mercy, we ask you, so answer and have mercy.
The choirEach student should chant alternately, right and left.
O Lord, have mercy (three times)
We also ask for the sake of the Orthodox Christians and all those present with us.
- We also pray for our Father and High Priest (…..) and all our brothers in Christ.
- We also ask for mercy, life, peace, health and salvation for the servants of God, all the pious, upright Orthodox Christians, and all those present here, and the servants of God who built and constructed this holy church, and those who pray in it, and its stewards and benefactors, and for their visitation, forgiveness and pardon of their sins.
- We also ask for the preservation of this holy church, this city, and all other cities and villages from hunger, pestilence, earthquakes, drowning, fire, and sword, from raids by foreign tribes, civil wars, and sudden deaths, and for our good God, who loves mankind, to be compassionate, merciful, and sympathetic, to turn away and remove from us every affliction that rises up against us, and to save us from His just threat that threatens us, and to have mercy on us.
The chantersO Lord, have mercy (forty times as in the Agrabnia Prayer)
Each choir chants “Lord, have mercy” ten times (in turns), then the priest says:
We also ask that the Lord God hear the voice of our supplications, we sinners, and have mercy on us.
The choirO Lord, have mercy (three times)
The priestAnswer us, O God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and those far away in the sea, and be forgiving to us, O Lord. Be forgiving to us, O Lord, be forgiving of our sins and have mercy on us. Because you are a merciful God who loves mankind, and to you we send glory, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages.
The choir: Amen .
The priestGlory be to you, O Christ God, our hope. Glory be to you.
The choirGlory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and at all times and to the ages of ages, Amen.
God bless (three times) In the name of the Lord, bless, Father !
The priestO Christ our true God, who rose from the dead for our salvation, through the intercession of your holy, all-pure and blameless mother, and our righteous fathers who were clothed in God, and the righteous saints, my grandfathers in Christ God, Joachim and Anna, and all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, for you are good and love mankind.
Here the last troparia and exapstralia are chanted.
In the second tune
O righteous one, protector of all who take refuge in faith in your dear shelter, for we sinners, bent over by the multitude of sins, have no permanent mediator with God in times of adversity and sorrow except you, O Mother of the Most High God. Therefore, we bow down to you in worship, so save your servants from every adversity.
You are the joy of all who are grieved, the support of the oppressed, the strength of the afflicted, the comfort of the strangers, the crutch of the blind, the visitation of the sick, the protection and support of the oppressed, and the help of the orphans. O Mother of the Most High God, we beseech you, O pure one, hasten the salvation of your servants.
In the eighth tune
O Lady, accept the supplications of your servants, and save us from all distress and sorrow.
In the second tune
I have placed all my hope in you, O Mother of God. Keep me under the protection of your shelter.
Or chant these exapstral hymns instead of the troparion mentioned, especially in the Great Paraklesis (during which the icons are kissed).
In the second tune
O apostles, gather from all over the world to this place in the village of Gethsemane, and lay down my body, and receive my spirit, O my Son and my God.
O Virgin Mother of the Lord, since you are the sweetness of angels, the comfort of the afflicted, and the intercessor of Christians, support us and save us from eternal torments, us and all who have recourse to you.
O Virgin, we find you as an intercessor with the God who loves mankind. Do not rebuke our actions before the angels, and we cry out to you asking you to help us quickly.
O tower paved with gold, and city with twelve walls, and sun-dotted throne, and royal seat, wonder beyond comprehension, how you nurse the Lord.
The priest concludes by saying: Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and save us.
Believers: Amen
