to the holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul
Icon and life of St. Peter the Apostle
Icon and life of the Holy Apostle Paul
Troparion, tone 4
The first throne of the apostles, and the universal teacher, pray to the Lord of all, to grant greater peace to the universe, and great mercy to our souls.
AKATHIST
Kontakion 1
The election of the preacher of the Immaculate Lamb, slain for us, Christ God, glorification of the apostles Peter and Paul! For having illuminated the ends of the world with the knowledge of God and abundantly watered them with streams of grace, look with love now upon those who diligently honor your memory. Fill us with the spirit of wisdom, strengthen our hearts with faith, so that we may continually sing thanks to you, calling with tenderness: Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Ikos 1
The angels of the gospel appeared on earth, the apostles Peter and Paul, blessed, before the very author of our salvation to do your calling, the breadth of the whole earth flowed around, Christ crucified by Jews and Greeks, preaching God's Power and God's Wisdom. In the same way, we, illuminated by the light of your teachings, cry out to you with our hearts and lips:
Rejoice, bright stars, who shone forth from the east and showed all people the way to Christ;
Rejoice, affirmation and pillars of steadfastness in the Church of Christ.
Rejoice, having received the power to bind and solve our sins from Christ;
Rejoice, in your holy scriptures you all call us to faith and trust in God.
Rejoice, for in your life you have revealed images of conversion to those who sin;
Rejoice, you who have shown us the height of true love in word and deed.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 2
Seeing you, Apostle Peter, on the sea of Galilee, together with your brother Andrew, sweeping away the deep waters, the Lord said to you: come after Me, and I will make you a fisher of man. And Abiye, leaving the wilderness behind, followed Him. Moreover, beauty of the universal Church, make us, by your intercession, quick to be able to do the commandments of God, but we are indifferent to sin, and, through childish malice, we will achieve everything to the measure of the age of a man perfect, singing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 2
The Divine mind illuminated you, Paul, the chosen vessel of God, when, zealous for the traditions of your fathers, you marched to Damascus to persecute the Church of Christ. Then suddenly the radiance of the Glory of the Lord shone upon you and a voice came from Heaven: Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? But you, even if your carnal vision was darkened, yet in your spirit you saw the Power and Glory of Christ crucified, enlightening the darkness and creating His Church with love, and for this reason you were captivated by the spirit, bearing repentance and obedience and saying: “Lord, what will I do?” Therefore, let us accept the lot of apostleship from the hand of the Lord and the baptism of water and the Spirit from the blessed Ananias, who appeared marvelously as a chosen vessel of grace and a silent witness of our Savior, from the Unfit and we, who are enlightened, sing to you with our Sitse hands:
Rejoice, ecclesiastical lordship, most miraculously kindled by the Ineffable Light on the path through the revelation of tongues;
Rejoice, you have miraculously revealed the signs of the Power of God in your life and blocked the lips of the disobedient forever.
Rejoice, chosen vessel, less than the apostle and first from the sinner, calling yourself contritely;
Rejoice, like the Cherub the seer of the secrets, ascended even to the third Heaven by faith and love.
Rejoice, like the fiery Seraphim, constantly consumed and melted away by zeal for God;
Rejoice, Paul and Peter, for the sound of a loud trumpet of good news, the foundation of the old world, like Jericho the Second, crushed.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 3
The power of the Most High, known in weaknesses, was poured out on you, Paul, adamantine of faith, grace upon grace, you immediately confessed: I can do all things through Jesus who strengthens me. And truly you preached the Gospel in the manifestation of the Spirit and power, doing great and indescribable, glorious and terrible, as those who do not know God learned the knowledge of God, hardened hearts were drunk with the oil of mercy, and all the sheep scattered into the fence of the One Shepherd flocked from everywhere, and having learned to sing in accordance with Him: Alleluia .
Ikos 3
Having bold love for the Lord, you walked, O Peter, on the raised waters, as if on dry land. But even though you were terrified by drowning and overwhelmed by doubt, you were not drowned in the abyss, but you stretched out your hand and eyes to the Savior, crying out to Him from the depths of your heart: Lord, save me. And at that hour you received a helping hand from Christ, our Savior. So we too, in this vale of earth, frightened by troubles and drowned by waves of passions, looking at your current, guiding us to a quiet haven of goodness, we sing gratefully to you:
Rejoice, much-valued stone of faith, chosen and established from the Cornerstone;
Rejoice, temple of the Holy Spirit, abundantly adorned with manifold gifts from Him.
Rejoice, simple fisherman, filled with the wisdom of God, which no one can resist;
Rejoice, self-witness of the greatness of God, more than the kings and glorious ones of the earth, glorified by the Lord for all eternity.
Rejoice, inspired charter, the word of God was inscribed in fiery writings,
Rejoice, with Paul the Apostle there shone an equal and unfathomable light.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 4
A storm of fierce temptations was raised by the ancient murderer, who from time immemorial sought to consume the Church of God and scatter the disciples of the Savior like wheat: but the Lord prayed for you, Peter, that your faith may not fail. And so, from the Savior we enlighten and from Him we strengthen in weakness, truly you have broken the jaws of the enemy and, having turned, you have strengthened your brethren, singing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 4
Hearing, O wise Paul, about your wondrous election, to proclaim the name of the Lord Jesus to the people and king and son of Israel, and seeing you in word, in life, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity, like a light tongue for their salvation established, the unfaithful is enlightened by faith, but the faithful, jubilant, glorify the Lord. In the same way, we, having received the commandment to rejoice, bring the following to you with a voice of joy:
Rejoice, faithful servant of Christ, counting all the glorious things of the world as rubbish and dust and having enslaved everyone to yourself for the sake of Christ and the Gospel;
Rejoice, good warrior of Christ, clothed in all the armor of God and subduing all languages in the obedience of Christ.
Rejoice, most pleasant sacrifice, crucified with Christ, accustomed to die for Christ’s sake all the days;
Rejoice, sower of many tears, glorious prisoner and confessor, joyfully bearing the wounds of the Lord Jesus Christ on your body.
Rejoice, glory and praise to the Ecumenical Church, who was the disgrace of the world, famine, thirst, nakedness, beating and reproach for Christ, who endured many times;
Rejoice, Paul and Peter, adornment of the apostles, evangelist to the world, affirmation of the Church.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 5
Thou didst appear, O Paul, the God-bearing star, when thy course began, most luminously, from Damascus, even to Rome, thou didst stretch, and as before the star from the east, taught the Magi to bow to the Sun of Truth, thou also, O God-Wise One, showed the way to Christ to all who want to achieve salvation, calling with boldness to many: be imitators of me, as you were of Christ. You taught us to sing with one mouth: Alleluia.
Ikos 5
Seeing on Mount Tavorstei the Glory of the Only Begotten from the Father, clothed in Light, like a robe, wanting for us to be clothed in the robe of reproach, you said, O Peter, Jesus, seeing the unspeakable Glory of those redeemed by the Blood of the Immaculate Lamb of Christ: Lord, it is good for us to be here. For this reason, we, the distant ones, deprived of the purity of the luminous, even though we are unworthy of existence, even though by your angelic voice we are called to an incorruptible, pure, unfading inheritance, observed in Heaven, as a community that wants to open itself to Glory, we sing to you:
Rejoice, blessed one, who has been called worthily “blessed” by the Everlasting Truth;
Rejoice, kind bead, found from the Lord at the lake and illuminated with light from the Light.
Rejoice, sent by the Redeemer of the human race to preach the Gospel;
Rejoice, you who have truly appeared as a fisher of men, for you, as before, by grace draw darkened souls into the wonderful Light of Christ God.
Rejoice, life-giving fountain, flowing from the Source of eternal life and watering thirsty souls from the wealth of gifts of the Holy Spirit;
Rejoice, Peter and Paul, like the Seraphim of the six-crest, hovering at the Throne of the King of Glory and perceiving the light of the Mysteries of God.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 6
The preacher is silent and after your death, Peter the God-bearing, you appeared from the mental sky, like mysterious thunder, reminding us of the title of Christians in many different ways. We, knowing that your love is no longer falling away and praying for us unceasingly at the Throne of God, sing with a tender heart: Alleluia.
Ikos 6
You shone forth, O great Paul, with signs and miracles, and soon the Holy Spirit in Antioch commanded him to begin the great ministry of the apostle of tongues: even when he reached Cyprus, you darkened the sight of Elymas the sorcerer, and you illuminated Sergius the proconsul with the light of truth. Grant us also, who have partaken of this light, to glorify your wondrous deeds in spiritual songs and songs and sing to you like this:
Rejoice, in the light of meek and reasonable hearts, who, like a milkmaid, sin and nurture with your God-inspired writings;
Rejoice, you crush the rod of punishment, the vessels of lies and flattery to the end, and lift up the broken hearts onto the immovable Stone of Faith.
Rejoice, you who embodied the Gospel of Christ within yourself and for this reason were exalted and glorified above all visible things;
Rejoice, honey-melting lips, who proclaimed much joy to the apostle and to the faithful, for through you the Lord has opened the door of salvation with all His tongue.
Rejoice, zealot for God, new Elijah, do not build on an alien foundation and flow around distant countries with your zeal;
Rejoice, Paul and Peter, who have divided the whole world between you, in one way to be an apostle of the tongues, and to preach another to a chosen people.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 7
Although to establish the truth and protect the peace of the Church, you came, Paul, champion of truth, to the holy city, where at the meeting of the saints the apostle and the faithful testified, together with Peter and Barnabas, that the Holy Spirit breathes wherever He wants, bestowing His grace on the unenvied Jews and to the Greeks of the circumcision, and by faith saving all things, and not the dead works of the old law. And so, truly, all the faithful, having received freedom and peace, bound by the union of love, sing gratefully to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 7
The new Archangel, the herald of the secret hidden from time immemorial, was chosen by the Apostle Peter, the Lord, when His disciples asked: Who do you say Me to be? But you, who enlighten us from the Heavenly Father, declared that you are the undoubted foundation of our faith, saying to the Savior: you are the Christ, the Son of the Living God. For this reason, we, honoring you, who have openly confessed the Hope of our salvation, cry out to you like this:
Rejoice, new Sinai, clearly showing the tablet of salvation to people and proclaiming freedom in Christ;
Rejoice, first laid by the Heavenly Architect the stone of faith and confession, on which the Church of Christ is irresistibly based.
Rejoice, first placed as the gatekeeper of the entrance to paradise, to whom the Lord first promised to give the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven;
Rejoice, righteous judge, who judged with the rest of the apostles of the deceived tenth tribe of Israel.
Rejoice, for thy blessed one has combed and scoured Christ our Savior, Whom the prophets fervently desired to see, having seen and heard in the flesh on earth;
Rejoice, Peter and Paul, who have the most beautiful feet of the gospel and sanctified hearts, for you will serve the Gospel and live the Gospel.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 8
A strange miracle and inconvenience of understanding, you appeared, Peter, to the wise of the earth, as the Lord has chosen you unknown and humiliated, and you confounded the wise, you overcame kingdoms, you brought hosts of the darkened to the Light of Truth, and to this day, like a pillar of fire, you have illuminated all earthly beings, indicating the undoubted path to the blessed fatherland. For this reason, marveling at the wealth of grace in you, we sing to God: Alleluia.
Ikos 8
You were everything to everyone, Paul, embracing everyone with love, achieving the salvation of those far and near with the word, overcoming everything by faith: before and in Philippe, you preached peace, even if you were beaten with clubs and thrown into prison in chains, but you sang there together with With the power of a wondrous song of praise and thanksgiving to God, Who also roared with His great cowardly servant, as the foundations of the prison were shaken and the doors were opened. We, seeing you, the wise one, illuminating the darkness of the prison with the light of the knowledge of God and giving freedom in Christ to the prisoner, sing to you, titanic:
Rejoice, prisoner of Christ, who transformed the prison into a temple and with your bonds of demons loosed the chains of people;
Rejoice, O mighty one, having borne the infirmities of the weak, seeking not to please yourselves, but your neighbors.
Rejoice, most wonderful, who boasted in bonds and sorrows, who taught you to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep;
Rejoice, dead to sin, but ever alive to God, for to you is life Christ and death gain.
Rejoice, in the image of unceasing activity, forgetting what is behind, reaching out to what is before and flowing with all your thoughts to the honor of the highest calling;
Rejoice, Paul and Peter, who served the Lord as martyrs even to death and crowned your feat as a crown.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 9
Bringing everyone to Christ, you proclaimed, O Paul, in Athens, to those who think they are wise, the Wisdom that comes from above, so that, knowing vain things, they will lead from here to God, invisible to them, and will grasp Him, for in Him we live and move and we are. In the same way, we, by ineffable grace, have received the truth in our minds and have not lied in our hearts, for having comprehended the good Lord, we sing to Him with firm faith, like the finger of Thomas, to the tangible: Alleluia.
Ikos 9
It is not possible for a human tongue to veto, when the Lord of Powers has washed His servant with His lips and wiped them with laziness. But you, Peter, are conquered by fear, even if you cried out: “Thou shalt not wash my foot forever, but thou didst bow down entirely in obedience, when thou heardest the word spoken from the Lord: Unless I wash thee, thou shalt have no part with me.” And so you cried out with all your heart: Lord, not only my nose, but also my hand and head. We, leading you in these, like gold into the fires of temptation, purified and recognizing your ascent from humility to obedience, worshiping the mystery of God's Providence, sing to you with a humble heart:
Rejoice, Peter, eagle's eye, in whose image you saw the Sun of Truth - Christ God, who washed Judas' nose and was betrayed from him with the kiss of the evil one;
Rejoice, forever ignorant of Christ, for you, following the Immaculate Lamb, like a lamb, have remained faithful to your slaughter.
Rejoice, unquenchable coal, constantly embraced by the fire of Divine love from the Heavenly altar;
Rejoice, lamp that burns and shines, illuminating childbirth with the light of truth.
Rejoice, abundant grapes of Christ, brought back to the joy of a much-sad world;
Rejoice, Peter and Paul, who have truly imagined Christ God within themselves.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 10
You showed salvation in Christ, the unsearchable abyss and great power of repentance in yourself, Peter, when three times, according to what was foretold, you rejected the Lord: we do not know this Man! When you swore and tossed around in the courtyard of the bishop, but abiye, remembering the verb of Jesus, you flowed outside, crying bitterly. We, looking with tenderness at this most radiant image of contrition, given for the teaching and reproof of our stiff-necked hearts, sing to the Lord, who has wonderfully magnified you: Alleluia.
Ikos 10
You were a wall and an invincible weapon, Paul, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, as you destroyed their kingdom in Corinth, Ephesus and other cities of the universe, dispelling the darkness of polytheism and establishing the mind of truth. You have unfailingly shown yourself to be God’s servant in many patience, in sorrows, troubles, in cramped conditions, in wounds, in prisons, in disorder, in labor, in vigils, in fasting, as our mind is perplexed to express the wealth of your kindness, day-night exploits with many tears . For this reason, seeing the sea of your love, we boldly pray: hear us, poor sinners with mouths that say:
Rejoice, invincible evangelist who died to sin, for in you, having conquered the old man first, you were crucified with Christ;
Rejoice, full-fruited teacher and denouncer of ravenous wolves, for by you you showed an image to the faithful, being ever vigilant and teaching everything strictly: by word and by living according to the word.
Rejoice, O enricher of all, for, having previously become poor and insignificant, you supported everything;
Rejoice, ardent zealot of Christians, betrothed to Christ like a pure, immaculate bride.
Rejoice, who was in the womb of much pain for your children in the pangs of birth, until Christ is imagined in them;
Rejoice, Paul and Peter, in Dus, the one united in one city who sealed fidelity to Christ with their blood.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 11
Sing and bless your bonds and sufferings, Paul, long-suffering, it is worthy to eat, as only in the patience of many, but with joy you received the bonds foretold by Agabus the prophet, and you testified to the Church of Caesarea: not just bound to be ready for the name of the Lord Jesus . To Him also, who is wondrous in His saints, we sing a song: Alleluia.
Ikos 11
The light of unspeakable joy and Divine love shone upon you, Peter, when the Lord, after the resurrection, was the first to appear to you, the apostle, who grieved. Yet again the Lord of Life appeared and asked you three times: Simone Ionin, do you love Me? You, who are scorched by the fire of Divine love, answered warmly: Lord, You weigh as much as I love You. For this reason, we, impoverished in spirit, remembering the abundant currents of tears and your love, for whose sake the Lord called you to the previous degree of apostleship, reverently cry out to you:
Rejoice, teacher of repentance, who through bitter tears acquired the heights of humility and who rose from the grave to the joy unspeakable forever;
Rejoice, depth of wisdom, height of humility, flame of love, revealed to all who are true to themselves a way of life.
Rejoice, friend of the Lord Jesus, who zealously bore the yoke of the gospel, who did not desire to dominate the inheritance of God, but who taught obedience to authority;
Rejoice, Apostle of Christ, who combined the wisdom of the serpent and the purity of the dove in yourself and showed extreme humility in the image of your death on the cross.
Rejoice, faithful servant of the Lord, having multiplied the talent given to you and entered into the joy of the Lord;
Rejoice, Peter and Paul, who did not cramp your hearts, who embraced the whole world with love and enlightened the ends of the universe.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 12
The grace of the Comforter Spirit, poured out on the heads of the faithful in the form of tongues of fire, is soon poured out from your mouth, Peter, with a word of fire, in order to preach with much power Christ was crucified, not just to the lost sheep of the house of Israel, but also to the pagans of the barren church, so that this God-given one may also bear fruit. imperishable crystal of purity and repentance. Ask us too, most blessed apostle, for the mercy of the Lord, who through you does great and wonderful things, by your hand raising the dead and by your death on the cross igniting our deathly love, so that we may unceasingly sing to Him: Alleluia.
Ikos 12
Singing your blessed memory, Paul, we worthily honor the unspeakable deeds, illnesses and labors that you endured in vigils, in hunger and thirst, in fasting, in winter and nakedness. Who can count your wounds, sorrows and troubles in cities, in the desert, in the sea, troubles from robbers, troubles from relatives, troubles from tongues and false brothers? Who is like you? Thou hast labored more than all others. We also pray: do not disdain us, sinners, who pray to you, but as you were all, and now hear in a weak voice the face offered to you:
Rejoice, prisoner of Christ, who spread the light from prison, who labored much in word and message in chains, but truly the word of God does not fit;
Rejoice, unsearchable abyss of love, who, according to your brethren, was excommunicated from Christ with sincere desire.
Rejoice, wonderful ascetic, who fought a good fight, who completed his course and adorned the Church with your blood;
Rejoice, you who exude a sea of miracles, for I have healed your ailments and driven away your chieftains and Ubrists.
Rejoice, inseparable participant in the love of God, who has thought above and not earthly, who has already been separated from the flesh and has desired to be with Christ;
Rejoice, Paul and Peter, planters of the Christian faith, drinkers of piety with waters and guides to the haven of eternal faithfulness.
Rejoice, holy supreme apostles Peter and Paul.
Kontakion 13
O all praise of the evangelist Peter and Paul! Listen to the sighing of our hearts, praying for us, for the prayer of the righteous before God can do much: strive now to remember for us the heavenly calling and the end of our life as Christians, draw us to the sweetness of the Gospel truth, bind us with the bonds of the love of Christ, so that we may all reject ungodliness and worldly lusts, let us enter into the joy of our Lord, singing to Him from the Angels and from the faces of the saints: Alleluia.
This Kontakion is read three times. Then Ikos 1 and Kontakion 1 are read.
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The veneration of Emperor Paul I is increasing. Miracles through his prayers confirm his intercession before God for his suffering people, who tolerated both his martyrdom and the 70-year martyrdom of Holy Rus' itself. She is long-suffering, because she is a follower of Christ Himself, who died for us, but also rose again “on the third day according to the Scriptures.” This Day of Resurrection from the death of the sin of fratricide, the accursed and pernicious corruption of Russia, is coming for Rus' too. Therefore, we appeal to the Holy Emperor Paul I to save his beloved Holy Russia, enlightened by Christ, but seduced by the spirit of apostasy, in order to enlighten her anew:
“Rejoice, holy Tsar-Martyr Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!”
Below we place a recent case of the revealed help of the Holy Emperor Paul I on the day of the restoration of Holy Rus':
I don’t remember the exact year, probably 1996 -1995. In Koltushi, Vsevolozhsk district, St. Petersburg region, about 15 kilometers from the city, in a former kindergarten, a church was opened in the name of St. O. John of Kronstadt. It was necessary to pay a huge tax for the building, but the parish did not have such funds. Parishioners tried to raise funds, but this could only cover a small part of the debt. In case of non-payment, the church was to be closed and the building transferred to another organization. One old woman came and said that it was necessary to serve a memorial service for Emperor Paul, and he would send funds to pay. A drowning man clutches at a straw, and immediately everyone prayed very much, everyone asked Emperor Paul. A memorial service was celebrated. And within about an hour a luxurious car arrived. People came out from there and asked the priest, O. Sergius Tarasov, to bless the car, asking how much it would cost. Father agreed, saying that as much as they wanted to donate, they could put it on the lectern. Having blessed the car, these people placed the envelope on the lectern and, without giving their names, left for the city. The envelope contained the amount that was due to be paid. That is, the prayer was heard immediately. And then we prayed to the Holy Martyr all the time. Emperor Paul was always remembered, and he never abandoned us with his intercession. Amen.
Tatyana Pavlovna Dyakova Lavlovsk, March 4, 2005
We joyfully respond to the popular call of admirers of our martyred Royal Righteous Emperor Paul I, we have an akathist to him, we share a pious attempt composed by a young church writer from the family of Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky), an admirer of Paul I.
Akathist to the Martyr King Paul I
Chosen, more passion-bearing than Christ and wonderfully miraculous, in your suffering you received the crown from the hand of the Almighty, and with the angels you stand before His throne, with songs we praise you with love and pray: with your prayers from all troubles and sorrows, free us who call you: “ Rejoice, Holy King! Martyr Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
You truly appeared as an angelic cohabitant and human intercessor, you who were faithful to Tsar Paul, with the favor of all the Creator Christ our God, You loved Him from your youth and for Him you endured the slander of the enemy and the death of martyrdom. Now you stand before the throne of the Almighty with all the saints, giving joy and help to all who with faith and love cry out to You: Rejoice, glorification of Christ in exploits! Rejoice, confirmation of God's Truth! Rejoice, disgrace of wickedness and evil! Rejoice, decoration of the Russian throne! Rejoice, help to those who suffer and mourn! Rejoice, all-joyful consolation for those who are discouraged! Rejoice, healing of bodily and mental ailments! Rejoice, grace-filled calm of public storms! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
Seeing the good providence of your soul, the Lord of your soul, direct your providence to the search for the only thing needed. You, having desired this, even from your youth have learned to sing to the Lord: “Hallelujah!”
You acquired a divinely enlightened mind, servant of Christ, by reading the Divine Scriptures; from your youth you nourished your soul with the sweet food of the words of God and you became a faithful fulfiller of the commandments of Christ. With this we honor you and say: Rejoice, beautiful branch of the royal family! Rejoice, thou who childishly adhered to the guidance of the Holy Spirit! Rejoice, you who imitated the virtues of your great ancestors! Rejoice, for your faith was jealous of your forefather Patriarch Philaret! Rejoice, who followed the piety and humility of Tsar Alexis! Rejoice, you who have become like Peter the Great by your strength of will! Rejoice, you who have received the good character of Queen Elizabeth! Rejoice, having inherited the wisdom of your state mother! Rejoice, holy believer of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
The strength of Christ’s autumn upon you, blessed Paul, has given you the strength to courageously endure the temptations of the invisible enemy, whose kindled arrows you have extinguished with your tearful prayers to God. For this reason, like a winner, you sing with incorporeal forces the song of victory: “Hallelujah!” Ikos 3 Having a mind and heart illuminated by the Holy Spirit, you lived holy and righteously in the devilish kingdoms, you meekly endured the insults your mother’s wicked courtiers caused you, you diligently diligently applied to prayer and reading the writings of the patristic fathers. We, now remembering this, pray to you, Saint Paul, illuminate with the rays of your virtues and us, many sinners, who magnify you: Rejoice, who warms our souls with the warmth of Divine love! Rejoice, you who help us in sorrowful circumstances! Rejoice, you who illuminate our souls with the light of Christ! Rejoice, you who teach us to trust in the Creator! Rejoice, give thanks to the Lord for everything you strive! Rejoice, you who teach us to live in piety! Rejoice, freer from demonic violence! Rejoice, O God who delivers temptations and temptations! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
The storm of evil thoughts did not disturb you, blessed Paul, the waves of worldly temptations did not shake the temple of your spirit, you resisted the wiles of demons, placing your trust in our Lord, singing to Him: “Hallelujah!”
Having heard the many praises of your great one for the suffering and destitute of mercy, I flock to you many times in the troubles and sufferings of the present and all that I need to obtain. Now we, remembering your wondrous blessings, humbly pray to you, do not forsake us with your mercy, ask us from Christ the King for everything we need for the living, temporary and eternal, and accept this greatness: Rejoice, you who showed love for people in many good deeds! Rejoice, having quenched the sorrow of the needy with compassion! Rejoice, you who nourished the poor and who despised the wretched! Rejoice, you who stood up for the orphans and widows and helped everyone who asked for help! Rejoice, for you wisely squandered the perishable wealth that flows to you! Rejoice, you who used it for imperishable, eternal blessings! Rejoice, enjoy the bliss of the righteous! Rejoice, rejoice in the villages of the righteous! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
You were honored to receive divine grace when you crowned the kingdom of Russia at the council of archpastors in the Assumption Cathedral of the city of Moscow. With the same grace we enlighten and strengthen, you wisely ruled your people, giving thanks to our Creator and Savior for everything, you sang to Him in your heart; "Hallelujah!"
The people of Russia, having ascended the divinely crowned monarch to the ancestral throne of the future, rejoiced greatly. But you, holy King, have devoted many of your labors for the good of your people and your power, you have appeared as an eradicator of harmful morals and customs, and with your contrite heart you have become like David and you are jealous of the wisdom of Solomon. For this reason, the Lord has made you one of His saints. We, this leader, offer you such praise: Rejoice, thou who bearest the royal scepter worthily! Rejoice, thou who performed the royal service with fear! Rejoice, strengthener of the power and glory of the Russian state! Rejoice, the planter of true enlightenment and piety in her! Rejoice, the priesthood is honored by the bearing of the cross! Rejoice, great care for the Church of Christ has been revealed! Rejoice, great zealot of the Orthodox faith! Rejoice, steadfast guardian of law and truth! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
You showed yourself to be a preacher of good deeds, O blessed King Paul; you, zealous for piety, adorned churches and monasteries; you were a patron of suffering Christians, a nourisher for the hungry, and a protector for the oppressed. For this reason, trusting in your merciful care for us, we diligently resort to your intercession, crying out with gratitude to the wondrous God in His saints: “Hallelujah!”
You have risen with your sovereign wisdom, faithful to the Tsar, when the anti-god rebellion of the wicked in the land of falsehoods was erected, you appeared as an opponent. In the same way, you proclaimed to your faithful commander, Prince Alexander: “Come save the thrones of the kingdom.” We, in this remembrance, magnify you as a zealot and patron of the Christian state, and we offer you the following praise: Rejoice, transforming hard hearts with grace! Rejoice, kindling the fire of true faith and unfeigned love! Rejoice, you who cleanse our country from pernicious godlessness! Rejoice, don’t teach your heart to cling to earthly riches! Rejoice, you who compel those who hold the power to serve the people! Rejoice, who turns us away from the lust of selfishness! Rejoice, praise and affirmation of your country! Rejoice, her strength and strengthening for the Orthodox army! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
Although it is not forbidden for you to ascend in spirit to the mountain villages, you have been faithful to the Tsar, but in a stormy world you have lived haughtily in your soul, fighting a good deed to the end, applying labor to labor tirelessly and righteously singing to God: “Hallelujah!”
A new seer, like the ancient prophet and great elder, the prophetic monk Abel received him, the God-wise King, in your chambers. So you prophesied about the end of the martyrdom and the future destinies of our Fatherland. You, servant of Christ, asking for his prayer, have given your life into the hand of God. We, remembering all this now, bring you such praise: Rejoice, you have a heart entirely directed towards God! Rejoice, unshakable faith, a many-wonderful manifestation! Rejoice, gold purified in the crucible of temptation! Rejoice, tree planted by springs of water! Rejoice, converting sorrows and trials into riches of the spirit! Rejoice, thou who renewest the inner man by doing the commandments of the Gospel! Rejoice, you bear the image of Christ in your heart! Rejoice, having received much reward in heaven by suffering for Him! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
It is strange for the people of little faith in Russia to see your wonderful life, God-crowned Tsar Paul, as if you were not thinking about glory, but about God and the blessing of your power, and you did the commandments of God with love, for this reason the enemy of the human race took up arms against you with by their hasters, I maliciously slandered you and slandered your honest name, but according to the commandment of Christ, you prayed to the Lord for your slanderers, singing to Him: “Hallelujah!”
You were completely filled with love for God and your neighbors, blessed Tsar Paul, with your godly rule, works of mercy, prayer and death as a martyr, you pleased Christ our Savior. For this reason, have great boldness towards the Lord, pray for Christians living all over the world and grant help, joy and consolation to everyone who calls on you with faith and love. At the same time, we pray to you, do not leave us without your gracious intercession, but we call to you in gratitude: Rejoice, descending from the heavenly abodes into the vale of tears! Rejoice, our prayers are raised at the feet of the Almighty and the Mother of God! Rejoice, you who give joy and help to the poor! Rejoice, you who strive rich in mercy and goodness! Rejoice, for through you we invoke the abyss of God’s mercy! Rejoice, for through you you have gained eternal salvation through tea! Rejoice, thou who deliverest repentant sinners from the snares of the devil! Rejoice, you who show mercy and consolation to all the faithful! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
Every age and every class, seeing your zeal and labors, blessed Tsar Paul, pray to you from all troubles, sorrows and misfortunes to deliver us in this age. And in the future, by your love, we will be conquered by tea in the villages of the righteous, together with you we will sing to God: “Hallelujah!”
Our song oratory does not suffice for the worthy glorification of your many miracles, blessed Tsar-Martyr Paul, but you, as you are good and merciful, do not disdain our inadequate praises, but graciously hear everyone who calls you with love: Rejoice, comforter of the sad and despairing! Rejoice, awakener of lulled consciences! Rejoice, wise teller of the paths of repentance and salvation! Rejoice, calmer of troubled hearts! Rejoice, destroyer of evil undertakings! Rejoice, planter of good thoughts! Rejoice, inspirer of holy wishes! Rejoice, protector from the devil’s excuses! Rejoice, holy believer of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
You have inherited eternal salvation, Passion-Bearing Saint King Paul, who died in suffering. For this reason, you have been sanctified and honored with unspeakable mercy, with the angels and all the saints in the kingdom of heaven to sing to God: “Hallelujah!”
A strong wall, not overcome by the machinations of the enemy, you remained to the end, faithful to the Martyr Tsar Paul, when you suffered a heavy beating and a fierce death from your maddened subjects. We honor your martyrdom and honor you as a prayer book and patron not only of the Russian country, but also of the entire Christian world, and we strive with love for you, we bring you such praise: Rejoice, the crown of the kingdom is replaced by thorns! Rejoice, you have laid down your life for the faith and the Fatherland! Rejoice, thou who remain faithful to the Lord unto death! Rejoice, thou stained with the royal purple with thy blood! Rejoice, you who now reside in the heavenly Fatherland! Rejoice, thou who hast not forsaken thy earthly kingdom! Rejoice, you who affirm us in humility and patience! Rejoice, who inclines the mercy of our Creator to us! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
Do not despise this prayer song and this humble praise, Holy King, for we strive for you with faith and love, we please you, our intercessor, and we pray; Pray for us eternally to the Lord, for we know your unbridled boldness towards Him and the gracious action of your prayers, and having such a representative, we gratefully call to the wondrous God in our saints: “Hallelujah!”
Thou hast appeared to us as the light-giver of the light, O holy faithful Tsar-Martyr Paul, dispelling the night of wickedness and illuminating the way in the darkness of the sins and errors of those who walk. Now, therefore, do not cease to beg Christ our Savior and Master, that He may not allow us to deviate from the leading path to salvation, and may now grant us with a pure heart to bring this praise: Rejoice, lamp of the Lord, illuminating your power! Rejoice, enlightener of our darkened minds! Rejoice, you who now call us all to repentance! Rejoice, we who strive to turn away from the customs that have been stifled! Rejoice, thou who plantest good morals in us! Rejoice, teaching us to bear each other’s burdens! Rejoice, you who revive our stony hearts! Rejoice, you who confirm us in faith and piety! Rejoice, holy believer of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
The grace given to you from God leads, holy Passion-Bearing King Paul, to you, as a zealous prayer book and intercessor for our salvation, we flow now and pray to you; ask our All-Merciful God to grant us forgiveness of sins, confirmation of the Orthodox faith, help in every good deed, blessing on our country, its city and its villages, and in joy we sing to the glorified Lord and our God: “Hallelujah!”
Singing your all-honorable life, blessed one of Tsar Paul, we praise your honorable name, we honor your sufferings for Christ, we marvel at your spiritual strength, we celebrate the many miracles you created for the glory of God, and lovingly remembering your labors, we sing to your face: Rejoice, crowned shine more victorious than the stars in the sky! Rejoice, sweet-sounding tambourine, tinkling the glory of God! Rejoice, indestructible shield, protector of piety! Rejoice, victorious sword, slaying evil! Rejoice, inexhaustible source of mercy! Rejoice, inexhaustible storehouse of the grace of the Holy Spirit! Rejoice, you who honor your memory before God! Rejoice, O you who glorify the Lord and pray to you! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
O blessed Tsar-Martyr Paul, heavenly patron and intercessor of the Russian country, accept this small prayer and look upon us, who diligently ask for your prayerful intercession with God, ask us from Christ our God for bodily and spiritual purity, and in peace and repentance for the rest of the life. We will live ours, reach the heavenly abodes, where with you and all the saints we will be worthy to sing to the glorified God in the Trinity: “Hallelujah!”
The cohabitant of angels and the intercessor of men, you truly appeared, faithful to Tsar Paul, with the favor of all the Creator Christ our God, You loved Him from your youth and for Him you endured the slander of the enemy and the death of martyrdom. Now you stand before the throne of the Almighty with all the saints, giving joy and help to all who with faith and love cry out to You: Rejoice, glorification of Christ in exploits! Rejoice, confirmation of God's Truth! Rejoice, disgrace of wickedness and evil! Rejoice, decoration of the Russian throne! Rejoice, help to those who suffer and mourn! Rejoice, all-joyful consolation for those who are discouraged! Rejoice, healing of bodily and mental ailments! Rejoice, grace-filled calm of public storms! Rejoice, holy saint of the Martyr Tsar Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
Chosen, more passion-bearing than Christ and wonderfully miraculous, in your suffering you received the crown from the hand of the Almighty, and with the angels you stand before His throne, with songs we praise you with love and pray: with your prayers from all troubles and sorrows, free us who call you: “ Rejoice, Holy King! Martyr Paul, quick helper and glorious Wonderworker!
Prayers to the Holy Chief Apostles Peter and Paul
First prayer
O glorification of the apostles Peter and Paul, who gave up their souls for Christ and fertilized His pasture with your blood! Hear your children's prayers and sighs, now offered by your brokenhearted hearts. Because we are darkened by lawlessness and for this reason we are covered with troubles, like clouds, but with the oil of a good life we are greatly impoverished and we are not able to resist the predatory wolf who is boldly trying to plunder the heritage of God. O strength! Bear our infirmities, do not separate from us in spirit, so that we may not be separated in the end from the love of God, but protect us with your strong intercession, may the Lord have mercy on us all, for your prayers for the sake of your prayers, may He destroy the handwriting of our immeasurable sins and may He be honored with all the saints of the blessed The Kingdom and Marriage of His Lamb, to Him be honor and glory, and thanksgiving and worship, forever and ever. Amen.
Second prayer
O holy apostles Peter and Paul, do not be separated in spirit from us, sinful servants of God (names), so that we may not be completely separated from the love of God, but protect us with your strong intercession, may the Lord have mercy on all of us for your prayers for the sake of, and may He destroy the handwriting of immeasurable sins ours, and may he, together with all the saints, be worthy of the blessed Kingdom and marriage of His Lamb, to whom be honor and glory, and thanksgiving and worship forever and ever.
Prayer three
About the supreme Apostle: Peter, the steadfast exponent of the faith of Christ, and Paul, the sweet-talking gusset of the teachings of the Lord! We see you, like a multi-flowing river of the legends of Christ’s words, flowing from the true bowels of God and revealing the entire depth of the well of God-revealed truths to us, who thirst for them. We see you, like luminaries, from the sky currents of warmth of divine love making clear to us: we please you, who have accepted labors and sweats, in the hedgehog of all the divine teachings of the seeds: we kiss your feet, flowing around the ends of the earth, and in the trembling of sin we see your heads, humbly bowing to to the most pure feet of the Lord: one by the way of the cross (by hanging) and the other by beheading with a sword. We tenderly ask you, holy Apostles, to make us more sinful before our Teacher, the Lord, to cut off the pride of our head with the revealed teaching: may the Lord satisfy our spiritual hunger with food, indicated from heaven itself, like Peter: - but you, Paul, are saturated with God Christ’s words, strive to raise us to the third heaven with your unceasing prayers for us to the Lord, so that we there too may glorify from the faces of the angels and apostles the wondrous Father of all in our saints, and He who was sent into the world to save and guide us to eternal life, the Lord Jesus Christ , and the Holy Spirit consubstantial with Him. Amen.
Prayer four
Holy Supreme Apostle Peter, the rock of faith, on Christ, the cornerstone, established in the Church by confession! Pray, and I, always shaken by intelligent thoughts and carnal lusts, on that same Christ, the living, chosen, honest Stone, ordained by faith, I am always fulfilled by love in a spiritual temple, in a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices to God to Jesus Christ. Holy Supreme Apostle Paul, chosen vessel of Christ, full of the grace and glory of God! Pray to the Creator who has power over creation, that I, now a destroyed vessel, will create for Himself a vessel in honor, sanctified and useful, prepared for every good thing. Amen.
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