Topic: “Dogmatists of 8 voices (Virgin Sunday on “The Lord cried out”)” - a series of conversations touching on the traditions of church singing. But the main thing is that on the basis of liturgical texts, difficult to understand, but very important dogmas of the Orthodox Church are examined, the incorrect understanding of which at all times has become the cause of the emergence of heresies. Comparing texts with Greek and explaining some of the features of the grammar of the Church Slavonic language opens up the opportunity to perceive what is already familiar both deeper and wider.
...at the all-night vigil on the eve of the resurrection, Sunday hymns are sung... The Church, thanks to St. John of Damascus, has an ordered Octoechos (in other words, an octophonic system). Saint John collected ancient hymns, wrote new ones, and added great dogmatic meaning... In particular, at the end of the singing of the stichera on “I cried to the Lord,” the Royal Doors are opened and the entrance with the censer is made. And during this entrance, the Dogmatist is sung with a censer - this means the stichera of the Theotokos from these eight voices of Sunday...
Topic: “Dogmatists of 8 voices - 1st and 2nd voice ”
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VOICE 1 Theotokos Dogmatist: World glory / from man, / and the Lord who gave birth, / The heavenly door, / Let us sing, Mary the Virgin, / The song of the bodiless and the fertilization of the faithful: / For this the heavens and the temple of the Divine have appeared; / Having destroyed this barrier of enmity, / introduced peace and opened the Kingdom. / This is the affirmation of faith, / The champion of the imam of the Lord born from Her. / Dare, dare, people of God, / for He will conquer the enemies, / for He is Omnipotent. Text in Russian World-glorious, / who came from people and gave birth to the Lord, / we will sing, - Mary the Virgin, / the heavenly door, Ethereal song and adornment of the faithful. / For She appeared as heaven and as the temple of the Divine. / She, having destroyed the hostile barrier, / established peace and opened up the Kingdom. / Therefore, holding on to Her, the support of our faith, / we have the Lord born from Her as our Protector. / Be bold, be bold, people of God, / for He will conquer the enemies like the Almighty. On the verse of the Theotokos: Behold, Isaiah’s prophecy was fulfilled: / For thou didst give birth to a virgin, / and after the Nativity, as before the Nativity, thou art abided, / For God was born, and thus also the new nature was cut off. / But, O Mother of God, / the prayers of Your servants, / offered to You in Your temple, do not despise, / but as the hands of Your Blessed One, / have mercy on Your servants, / and pray for the salvation of our souls. Text in Russian Behold, the prophecy of Isaiah has been fulfilled, / for You, the Virgin, gave birth and after giving birth remained as before giving birth: / after all, you were born of God, / therefore He changed the laws of nature. / But, O Mother of God, / do not despise the prayers of Your servants offered to You in Your sanctuary, / but, as you bore the Merciful One in Your arms, / have mercy on Your servants / and intercede for the salvation of our souls. VOICE 2 Theotokos Dogmatist: The canopy of the law has passed away, / grace has come: / just as the bush was not scorched, / so the Virgin gave birth / and the Virgin remained. / Instead of a pillar of fire / the righteous Sun rose, / instead of Moses, / Christ, the salvation of our souls. Text in Russian The shadow of the law passed, / when grace appeared; / for just as the thorn bush, engulfed in flames, did not burn, / so You, Virgin, gave birth and remained a virgin. / Instead of a pillar of fire / the Sun of righteousness shone, / instead of Moses - Christ, / the salvation of our souls. On the poem of the Theotokos: About the miracle of the new of all ancient miracles! / Who knows the Mother who gave birth without a husband / and who carries all creation in her hand; / God's will is born. / Who, like the Most Pure Child, / bore Your hands, / and has motherly boldness towards Him, / do not cease praying for those who honor You, / to spare and save our souls. Text in Russian Oh, a new miracle, the highest of all ancient miracles! / For who knew the mother who gave birth without a husband, / and who carried in her arms the entire creation of the Encompassing One? / God's plan is conception. / But You, Most Pure One, who held Him like a baby in Your hands, / and acquired maternal boldness towards Him, / do not cease to pray for those who honor You, / that He may have mercy and save our souls.
Topic: “Dogmatists of 8 voices - 3rd voice ”
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VOICE 3 Theotokos Dogmatist: Why do we not marvel at Your Divine Nativity, Most Honest One, for you did not accept the temptations of man, the All-Immaculate One, for you gave birth without a father to a Son in the flesh, / born before the age of the Father without a mother, / who underwent no change or confusion, or separation, / but both beings retain their properties intact. / Likewise, Mother of the Virgin Lady, / Pray for the salvation of the souls / who confess Thee to the Orthodox Mother of God. Text in Russian How can we not be surprised at the birth of the God-man from You, All-Holy One! / For having not experienced communion with a husband, O Most Immaculate One, / you gave birth to a Son in the flesh without a father, / before the ages, born of the Father without a mother, / and in no way did you experience any change, / or confusion, or division, / but the properties of each nature / preserved intact. / Therefore, Virgin Mother, Lady, / pray to Him for the salvation of the souls / of those who confess You Orthodoxy through the Theotokos. On the verse of the Theotokos: Without seed from the Divine Spirit, / by the will of the Father you conceived the Son of God, / from the Father without a mother before the age of existence, / for our sake, from You without a father, you gave birth to the flesh, / and you nourished the Child with milk. / Also, do not stop praying, / that our souls may be delivered from troubles. Text in Russian Without seed from the Divine Spirit / and by the will of the Father you conceived the Son of God. / From the Father without a mother before the ages Who had a beginning, / but for our sake from You without a father Who came into existence / You carried in your womb according to the flesh / and nourished him like a baby with milk. / Therefore, do not cease to intercede / for deliverance from the troubles of our souls.
Topic: “About two wills in Christ - continuation and deepening of the conversation on the dogmatics of the 3rd tone «
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...There is natural and unnatural fear. Natural fear is a force that, experiencing oppression, strives to preserve being, as we have already said, desired by God. And unnatural fear is when she falls into this tightness due to unreason. The question arises: Could Christ have been unreasonable? The Lord did not accept the unnatural fear that arises due to unreliability of thoughts - i.e. from thoughts of hopelessness. And even this question: Can we attribute faith to Christ? Did God believe in God? Did Christ believe in God? We know that in general everyone somehow believes, but Christ did not have to believe in God. He was Him. Someone will say: “He was 'faithful even to death,' which means He believed and we can learn real faith from Him,” and does not notice that he has already destroyed his own faith - there is no one else to believe in. Or he divided Christ: one who is God in whom they believe, and the other is a person who believed in this God. So there are two of them - Nestorianism? No! We often do not know or do not delve into it - I understand that this is difficult - but if we do not know along which mountain ridge the Fathers paved the way, then we will find ourselves either in the right abyss or in the left abyss. At least you need to know that there is such a way. Do not despair - these would be unreliable thoughts and would express your sinfulness, but you need to grow to dispassion, fearlessness in these matters. So, Christ - being good - accepted freely (voluntarily) for our sake natural fear, which indicates the power innately inherent in nature, striving to maintain being, because in the Lord natural passions, natural passions do not come into conflict, as in us and will. And in us: the point is that our will does not live according to nature, but unnaturally...
“ Dogmatics of 8 voices - 4th and 5th voice ”
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VOICE 4 Theotokos Dogmatist: For Your sake, the Godfather Prophet David / proclaimed in song about You, / greatness to You who created, / the Queen appeared at Your right hand, / You are the Mother, the Intercessor of the Life of the show, / without a father, from You the benevolent God became human, / and His He will renew the image that was decayed by passions, / and he will find the sheep that had gone astray, / we will take it to the frame, bring it to the Father, / and unite His will / with the Heavenly Powers, / and save, O Mother of God, the world / Christ, having great and rich mercy. Text in Russian Through You, Mother of God, / the prophet David, who became the ancestor of God, / euphoniously proclaimed about You / before the One who created greatness for You: / “The Queen appeared on Your right.” / For God made You the Mother, the bearer of life, / without a father, He deigned to be incarnate from You, / in order to renew His image in us, destroyed by passions, / and, having found a sheep lost in the mountains, / taking it on your shoulders to bring it to the Father, / and in His own way the will to unite with the heavenly Powers and save the world - / Christ, who has great and rich mercy. On the verse of the Theotokos: Look upon the prayers of Thy servant, All-Immaculate One, / quenching the fierce uprising that comes upon us, / changing all our sorrows. / You, the One, are the firm and well-known affirmation of the imams, / and Your intercession by the acquisitive. / Let us not be ashamed, O Lady, of those who call upon Thee, / striving to entreat Thee faithfully crying out: / Rejoice, O Lady, / help, joy and protection of all, / and the salvation of our souls. Text in Russian Bow down to the prayers of Your servants, O All-Immaculate One, / stopping the troubles that rise against us, / delivering us from all sorrow: / for we have You alone as a firm and reliable support, / and in You we have found protection. / Let us not be ashamed, Lady, in calling upon You! / Hasten to fulfill the prayer of those who cry to You with faith: / “Rejoice, Lady, help to all, / joy and protection and salvation of our souls!” VOICE 5 The Mother of God Dogmatist: In the Black Sea, / the image of the unclothed Bride was sometimes painted: / there is Moses, the divider of water, / there is Gabriel, the minister of miracles. / Then the depth of Israel's procession is waterless; / Now the Virgin gave birth to Christ without seed. / After the passage of Israel the sea remained impassable; / Immaculate after Emmanuel’s birth remains incorruptible. / He who was before him, / appeared as a Man, / God, have mercy on us. Text in Russian In the Red Sea / the image of the Bride, who has not known marriage, / was once drawn. / There is Moses, the water divider, / here is Gabriel, the servant of the miracle. / Then Israel passed through the depths of the sea without getting their feet wet, / but now the Virgin gave birth to Christ without a seed. / The sea remained impassable after the passage of Israel, / Immaculate after the birth of Emmanuel remained intact. / Jehovah God, / who pre-existed and appeared as man, / have mercy on us! On the verse of the Theotokos: Thou art the Temple and the door, / the chamber and throne of the Kings, / the Most Honorable Virgin, / Who art my Savior, Christ the Lord, / appearing in darkness to those sleeping, / the Sun of righteousness, though illuminating, / even though He created in His image with His own hand. / Moreover, O All-Singing One, / like the mother who has acquired boldness towards Him, / constantly pray for the salvation of our souls. Text in Russian Temple and door, palace and throne of the Tsar, - / You, venerable Virgin; / through You, my Redeemer, Christ the Lord, / appeared to those sleeping in darkness, like the Sun of righteousness, / wanting to enlighten those whom He created / with His hand in His image. / Therefore, O All-Glorified One, / who acquired maternal boldness towards Him, / constantly intercede / for the salvation of our souls.
Topic: “Dogmatists of 8 voices - 6th tone ”
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VOICE 6 Theotokos Dogmatist: Who will not please You, Most Holy Virgin; / who will not sing of Your Most Pure Nativity; / the only-begotten Son, who rose from the Father without flight, / also from You, the Pure One, passed, / indescribably incarnated, / by nature this God, / and by nature he became Man for our sake; / not divided into two persons, / but into two natures / inseparably cognizable. / Pray to him, O Pure All-Blessed One, / to have mercy on our souls. Text in Russian Who will not glorify You, All-Holy Virgin? / Who will not sing of the virgin birth from You? / For beyond time, the Only Begotten Son, who shone forth from the Father, / He Himself came from You, the Pure One, inexplicably incarnate. / He is God by nature, / and for our sake, having become man by nature, / is not divided into two persons, / but is recognized in two unfused natures. / Pray to Him, Holy One, All-Blessed One, / for mercy on our souls. On the verse of the Theotokos: My Creator and Savior, Most Pure One, / Christ the Lord, came from Your lies, / clothed himself in me, freeing the first vows of Adam. / Likewise, Ti, All-Pure, / like the Mother of God and the Virgin, / truly cry out silently: / Rejoice, Angelic, Rejoice, Lady, / intercession and protection, / and the salvation of our souls. Text in Russian My Creator and Redeemer, O All-Pure One, / Christ the Lord, / came from Thy womb, / into me, a man, clothed / and freed Adam from the ancient curse. / Therefore, to You, All-Pure One, / as the Mother of God and the true Virgin / “Rejoice” we proclaim with the Angel without stopping: / “Rejoice, Lady, protection, and protection, / and salvation of our souls!”
Topic: “Dogmatists of 8 voices - 7th and 8th voice ”
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VOICE 7 Theotokos Dogmatist: You were known to the Mother, / more than nature, to the Mother of God, / but the Virgin remained, / more than words and reason, / and the tongue cannot tell the miracle of Your Nativity. / I am glorified because I am born pure, / the image of birth is incomprehensible: / where God wills, the order of nature is overcome. / Moreover, You know everything, Mother of God, / We pray to You diligently, / Pray for the salvation of our souls. Text in Russian You, Mother of God, supernaturally appeared as a mother, / but remained a virgin - which is beyond thought and reason, / and language cannot explain the miracle of Your birth. / For how marvelous was the conception, O Pure One, / the image of birth is incomprehensible - / because where God wants, / the law of nature recedes. / Therefore, we all, honoring You as the Mother of God, / pray to You earnestly: / “Intercede for the salvation of our souls!” On the verse of the Theotokos: Under Your roof, O Lady, / all earthly creatures come running, crying out to You: / Mother of God, our hope, / deliver us from immeasurable sins, / and save our souls. Text in Russian Having resorted to Your protection, Lady, / all of us born on earth cry out to You: / “Mother of God, our hope, / deliver us from countless sins / and save our souls!”
VOICE 8 Theotokos Dogmatist: The King of Heaven appeared on earth for his love for mankind, / and lived with men, / for he received pure flesh from the Virgin, / and passed from Her with perception. / There is one Son, purely by nature, / but not Hypostasis. / Therefore, the perfection of That God / and the perfection of Man, truly preaching, / we confess Christ our God: / Pray to Him, Mother of the Unknown, / to have mercy on our souls. Text in Russian The King of Heaven / out of love for mankind appeared on earth / and dwelt among people; / for, having received flesh from the pure Virgin / and from Her having come into being with this flesh, / He remains one Son, / dual in nature, but not in Hypostasis. / Therefore, proclaiming Him truly / perfect God and perfect man, / we confess Christ as our God. / Pray to Him, Mother, who has not known marriage, / for mercy on our souls. On the verse of the Theotokos: Blessed Virgin, / who is indescribably conceived in the flesh, / Mother of the Most High God, / Accept the prayers of your servants, O All-Immaculate One, / granting cleansing of sins to all, / now our prayers are accepted, / pray for us all to be saved. Text in Russian The Virgin who did not know marriage, / who inexpressibly conceived God in the flesh, / is the Mother of the Most High God! / Hear the prayers of Your servants, O All-Immaculate One, / granting cleansing from sins to everyone; / now, having accepted our prayers, / pray for the salvation of us all.
Topic: “Dogmatists of 8 voices - exculpatory from the 1st to the 8th voice ”
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Theotokos of Abandonment - 1st voice: To Gabriel I spoke to You, O Virgin, rejoice, / with a voice the Lord of all was incarnated, / in You, the holy ark, / as the righteous David spoke; / You appeared, the broadest of Heavens, / reviling Your Creator. / Glory to Him who dwells in You, / glory to Him Who passed from You, / glory to Him Who freed us through Your Nativity. Text in Russian Gabriel cried out to You, Virgin, “Rejoice,” / and with that cry the Lord of all was embodied / in You, the holy Ark, / as the righteous David said. / You appeared more spacious than the heavens, / carrying Your Creator. / Glory to Him who dwells in You; / glory to Him who came from You; / glory to Him who freed us by birth from You. Theotokos of Dismissal - 2nd voice: All, more than meaning, / all your glorious sacraments, O Theotokos, / sealed in purity and preserved in virginity, / the Mother knew that you are not false, / having given birth to the True God; / Pray for the salvation of our souls. Text in Russian All are above the mind, all are glorious / Yours, Mother of God, are the sacraments: / sealed with purity and preserving virginity, / You appeared as the true Mother, who gave birth to the true God. / Pray to Him for the salvation of our souls. Theotokos of absolution - 3rd voice: We sing to You, who interceded for the salvation of our race, O Virgin Mother of God: / for in the flesh received from You, Thy Son and our God, / By the Cross we receive passion, / deliver us from aphids, as the Lover of Mankind. Text in Russian We sing You, as the Mediator of the salvation of our race, O Virgin Mother of God, / for in the flesh received from You, Your Son and our God, / having endured suffering on the Cross, / delivered us from corruption, as a Lover of mankind. Theotokos of Dismissal - 4th tone: Even the mystery hidden from time immemorial / and unknown to the Angel, / through You, the Mother of God, who is on earth, God appeared, / in an unfused union we embody / and, by the will of our will, we accept the Cross, / with it, having resurrected the first-born, / saving from death our souls. Text in Russian From the ages, hidden / and unknown to the Angels, / through You, Mother of God, revealed to those living on earth, / - God, embodied in the unfused unity of two natures, / and for our sake, voluntarily accepted the Cross - / with him He resurrected the primordial Adam / and saved our souls from death. Theotokos of dismissal - 5th tone: Rejoice, impenetrable door of the Lord; / Rejoice, wall and cover of those who flow to You; / Rejoice, unstormed haven and Unartificed One, / who gave birth in the flesh to Thy Creator and God, / praying not to be impoverished for those who sing / and bow to Thy Nativity. Text in Russian Rejoice, impenetrable door of the Lord! / Rejoice, wall and cover of those who resort to You! / Rejoice, quiet haven and Virgin who has not known marriage, / who gave birth to Your Creator and God according to the flesh! / Do not cease to intercede for those who sing / and honor Him who was born of You. Theotokos of Dismissal - Tone 6: You called Your Mother Blessed, / You came to the passion of your free will, / Having risen on the Cross, you sought Adam, / The Angel said: / Rejoice in Me, for the lost drachma has been found. / Having arranged everything wisely, / Our God, glory to Thee. Text in Russian Having called the Blessed One Your Mother, / You came to suffer of your own free will, / shining on the Cross, wanting to find Adam, / and proclaiming to the Angels: “Rejoice with Me, / for the lost drachma was found!” / Thou who has wisely arranged everything, (Our God) glory to Thee! Theotokos of Abandonment - Tone 7: For the treasure of our resurrection, / raise those who trust in You, O All-Singing One, / from the pit and depths of sins; / You have saved those guilty of sin, / having given birth to our Salvation. / Even before the Nativity the Virgin, and in the Nativity the Virgin, / and after the Nativity again remains the Virgin. Text in Russian As a treasury of our resurrection, / raise those who hope in You, O All-Glorified One, / from the pit and depths of sins. / For You saved those guilty of sin, giving birth to Salvation: / before His birth - a Virgin, and at His birth - a Virgin, / and after His birth / You also remain a Virgin. Theotokos of Abandonment - 8th voice: Who for our sake was born of the Virgin / and, having endured crucifixion, the Good One, / overthrew death with death / and the Resurrection was revealed as God, / do not despise what You created with Your hand; / Show Thy love for mankind, O Most Merciful One. / Accept the Mother of God who gave birth to You, praying for us, / and save, O our Savior, desperate people. Text in Russian For our sake, born of the Virgin / and endured crucifixion, / overthrew death with death / and revealed the resurrection as God, / do not despise, O Good One, those created by Thy hand; / Show Your love for mankind, O Merciful One, / Accept the Mother of God who gave birth to You, who intercedes for us, / And save, O our Savior, despairing people.
Dogmatists of Eight Voices
Dogmatist is a chant dedicated to the Mother of God, which we hear every time at the All-Night Vigil on Saturday and Sunday. It is sung as the last stichera (on “And now...”) on “Lord, I have cried” at Great Vespers, when the royal doors are already open, and the priest, with or without a deacon, makes the entrance with the censer.
Voice 1
Let us sing to the Virgin Mary the universal glory, / from man, / and the Lord who gave birth, / to the heavenly door, / the song of the bodiless and the fertilization of the faithful. / This is the heaven and the temple of the Divine; / This is the barrier having destroyed the enmity,/ brought peace and opened the Kingdom: / This is the affirmation of faith, / the champion of the imam of the Ney-born Lord. / Dare, dare, people of God; / for He will conquer the enemies, / as He is the All-Powerful.
Voice 2
The canopy of the law has passed away,/ the grace has come:/ just as the bush was not scorched,/ so the Virgin gave birth and the Virgin remained;/ instead of a pillar of fire, the righteous Sun rose;/ in One hundred Moses is Christ, //the salvation of our souls.
Voice 3
How can we not marvel/ at Your divine Nativity, Most Honest?/ For you did not accept the temptations of men, O All-Immaculate One,/ for you gave birth without a father to a Son of the flesh,/ before the age of the Father born without a mother,/ a nickname the skin that has undergone changes,/ or confusion, or separation,/ but both exist and preserve their properties intact./ Moreover, Mother of God the Lady,/ Pray for the salvation of the souls // Orthodox Mother of God of those who confess Thee.
Voice 4
And for Your sake, the Godfather, the prophet David/ proclaimed songs about You/ the greatness of You who created:/ the Queen appeared at Your right hand, / You are the Mother of the intercessor of the Life of the Lord, / Without a father, You are loved Honor the benevolent God, / that He may renew His image, which has been corrupted by passions, / and the lost pea will find the sheep,/ we will take it to the frame, bring it to the Father,/ and unite His will,/ with heavenly powers,/ and save, O Mother of God, the world, Christ,// have great things and rich mercy.
Voice 5
In the Black Sea/ the image of the unartificial Bride is sometimes painted. /There Moses is the divider of the waters:/ here is Gabriel, the minister of miracles./ Then the depth of the procession was waterless for Israel; / now the Virgin gave birth to Christ without seed. /The sea, after the passing of Israel, remains impassable;/ Immaculate after the birth of Immanuel remains imperishable./ This and the first,/ appeared as a man,// God, have mercy on us.
Voice 6
Who will not please You, O Most Holy Virgin?/ Who will not sing of Your Most Pure Nativity?/ For from the Father the only-begotten Son has risen without flight,/ And also from You the pure One has passed/, indescribably incarnated,/ by nature He is / and was by nature a Man for our sake, / not divided into two persons, / but into two natures / unconfusedly cognizable./ Pray to him, O Pure, All-Blessed One, // to have mercy on our souls.
Voice 7
Mother knew you/ more than nature, O Mother of God,/ you were the Virgin/ more than words and reason,/ and the miracle of your birth the tongue cannot tell, / for I glorify the essence of conception , Pure,/ the image of birth is incomprehensible;/ where God wills , the order of nature is defeated. /Also, the Mother of God knows all things, /we pray to You diligently, / pray for our souls to be saved.
Voice 8
The King of Heaven/ appeared on earth for his love of mankind,/ and lived with men: / received pure flesh from the Virgin/ and passed from Her with perception; / there is only one Son, by nature, / but not a Hypostasis. / Moreover, that God is perfect / and Man is perfect, truly preaching, / we confess Christ our God: / Pray to Him, Mother Bezneve Dearest, // have mercy on our souls.
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Theotokos
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Theotokos are special hymns in honor of the Most Holy Theotokos, which often conclude the reading of troparions or stichera. They are divided into the following groups:
Theotokos, sung after stichera on some holidays and all Sundays;
Theotokos, sung after stichera on weekdays;
The Theotokos of Dismissal, sung after the troparions on some holidays and all Sundays;
Theotokos of absolution, sung after troparions on weekdays;
Theotokos are included in all church services and are placed in most liturgical books, except the Gospel. For example, according to the rules, it is customary to read the Mother of God's absolution at Vespers and after “God is Lord” at Matins, as well as at the end of Matins: these Theotokos are placed in the Typikon, in the Followed Psalter, in the Octoechos, in the Menaion at the end of each of the 12 months and there are eight voices The Mother of God, sung after the stichera, according to the rules, it is customary to sing only “when there is “Glory” to the saint in the Menaion,” as well as in the stichera.
Below you can see all the Mother of God sung at church services.
Theotokos of dismissal, which are sung after the troparions of the saints:
Voice 1
On Sunday evening and Monday after “God is Lord”
Seeing the miracle of miracles in You, O Blessed One, creation rejoices. / For to whom the armies of angels cannot look, / You conceived without seed, / and gave birth beyond words; / Pray to Him for our souls.
At the end of Matins
Most Pure Mother of God, / blessed in heaven and glorified on earth, / Rejoice, Bride, who has not known marriage.
Monday evening and Tuesday after "God is Lord"
Who conceived the Divine Fire / and was not scorched by It, / and who gave birth without a seed / The source of life is the Lord, / gracious Mother of God, / save those who magnify You.
At the end of Matins
Born without a mother in Heaven / above thought and hearing, / You gave birth on earth without a father; / Pray to Him, Mother of God, for our souls.
Tuesday evening and Wednesday after "God is Lord"
Having protection in You, Most Pure One, / and being delivered from disasters by Your prayers, / Always preserved by the Cross of Your Son, / we all magnify You as we should / with reverence.
At the end of Matins
Most Pure Mother of God, / blessed in heaven and glorified on earth, / Rejoice, Bride, who has not known marriage.
Wednesday evening and Thursday after “God is Lord”
Who conceived the Divine Fire / and was not scorched by It, / and who gave birth without a seed / The source of life is the Lord, / gracious Mother of God, / save those who magnify You.
At the end of Matins
Born without a mother in Heaven / above thought and hearing, / You gave birth on earth without a father; / Pray to Him, Mother of God, for our souls.
Thursday evening and Friday after “God is Lord”
Having protection in You, Most Pure One, / and being delivered from disasters by Your prayers, / Always preserved by the Cross of Your Son, / we all magnify You as we should / with reverence.
At the end of Matins
Most Pure Mother of God, / blessed in heaven and glorified on earth, / Rejoice, Bride, who has not known marriage.
Friday evening and Saturday after "God is Lord"
Gabriel cried out to You, Virgin, “Rejoice,” / and with that cry the Lord of all was embodied / in You, the holy Ark, / as the righteous David said. / You appeared more spacious than the heavens, / carrying Your Creator. / Glory to Him who dwells in You; / glory to Him who came from You; / glory to Him who freed us by birth from You.
At the end of Matins
Born without a mother in Heaven / above thought and hearing, / You gave birth on earth without a father; / Pray to Him, Mother of God, for our souls.
Voice 2
On Sunday evening and Monday after “God is Lord”
Source of mercy, / grant us compassion, O Mother of God; / look at the people who have sinned, / show Your power as always, / for, trusting in You, we cry to You: “Rejoice,” / as Gabriel once did, the commander of the Ethereal Armies.
At the end of Matins
Holy Mother of ineffable Light, / we, reverently honoring You, / magnify You with angelic hymns.
Monday evening and Tuesday after "God is Lord"
We have become partakers of the Divine nature, / through You, Ever-Virgin Mother of God, / for You gave birth to us the Incarnate God. / Therefore we all magnify You as we should / with reverence.
At the end of Matins
We magnify you, Mother of God, calling: / “Rejoice, Cloud of Unfading Light, / who bore Him in Her bosom - the Glory of the Lord!”
Tuesday evening and Wednesday after "God is Lord"
You are glorified, O Virgin Mother of God, / we glorify You; / for by the Cross of Your Son hell was cast down and death perished, / we, the slain, were resurrected and were worthy of life, / received paradise, eternal pleasure. / Therefore, we gratefully glorify Christ, our God, / the mighty and only most merciful.
At the end of Matins
We magnify you, Mother of God, calling: / “Rejoice, Rod, from which God came without seed / and destroyed death on the Tree!”
Wednesday evening and Thursday after “God is Lord”
We have become partakers of the Divine nature, / through You, Ever-Virgin Mother of God, / for You gave birth to us the Incarnate God. / Therefore we all magnify You as we should / with reverence.
At the end of Matins
We magnify you, Mother of God, calling: / “Rejoice, Rod, from which God came without seed / and destroyed death on the Tree!”
Thursday evening and Friday after “God is Lord”
You are glorified, O Virgin Mother of God, / we glorify You; / for by the Cross of Your Son hell was cast down and death perished, / we, the slain, were resurrected and were worthy of life, / received paradise, eternal pleasure. / Therefore, we gratefully glorify Christ, our God, / the mighty and only most merciful.
At the end of Matins
We magnify you, Mother of God, calling: / “Rejoice, Rod, from which God came without seed / and destroyed death on the Tree!”
Friday evening and Saturday after "God is Lord"
All are above the mind, all are glorious / Your, Mother of God, sacraments: / sealed with purity and preserving virginity, / You appeared as the true Mother, who gave birth to the true God. / Pray to Him for the salvation of our souls.
At the end of Matins
Holy Mother of ineffable Light, / we, reverently honoring You, / magnify You with angelic hymns.
Voice 3
On Sunday evening and Monday after “God is Lord”
Amazed by the beauty of Your virginity / and Your radiant purity, / Gabriel cried out to You, Mother of God: / “What praise can I bring to You that is worthy? / What shall I call you? / I am perplexed and horrified; / Therefore, as I was commanded, I cry to You: / “Rejoice, O full of grace!”
At the end of Matins
Everyone, where he is saved, / goes there in justice; / and what other similar refuge, like You, Mother of God, / covering our souls.
Monday evening and Tuesday after "God is Lord"
Our refuge and strength, Mother of God, / strong help to the world, / through Thy intercessions protect Thy servants from all misfortune, / the only Blessed One.
At the end of Matins
Everyone, where he is saved, / goes there in justice; / and what other similar refuge, like You, Mother of God, / covering our souls.
Tuesday evening and Wednesday after "God is Lord"
Having the rod of power - / the Cross of Your Son, Mother of God, / with it we cast down the arrogance of our enemies, / constantly magnifying You with love.
At the end of Matins
Our refuge and strength, Mother of God, / strong help to the world, / through Thy intercessions protect Thy servants from all misfortune, / the only Blessed One.
Wednesday evening and Thursday after “God is Lord”
The prophets preached, / the Apostles taught, / the martyrs confessed, / and we believed that You are the true Mother of God: / therefore we magnify / the inexplicable birth of Christ from You.
At the end of Matins
Everyone, where he is saved, / goes there in justice; / and what other similar refuge, like You, Mother of God, / covering our souls.
Thursday evening and Friday after “God is Lord”
Having the rod of power - / the Cross of Your Son, Mother of God, / with it we cast down the arrogance of our enemies, / constantly magnifying You with love.
At the end of Matins
Our refuge and strength, Mother of God, / strong help to the world, / through Thy intercessions protect Thy servants from all misfortune, / the only Blessed One.
Friday evening and Saturday after "God is Lord"
We glorify You, as the Mediatrix of the salvation of our race, Virgin Mother of God, / for in the flesh received from You, Your Son and our God, / having endured suffering on the Cross, / delivered us from corruption, as a Lover of mankind.
At the end of Matins
The prophets preached, / the Apostles taught, / the martyrs confessed, / and we believed that You are the true Mother of God: / therefore we magnify / the inexplicable birth of Christ from You.
Voice 4
On Sunday evening and Monday after “God is Lord”
Raised in the temple in the Holy of Holies, / adorned with faith, and wisdom, and immaculate virginity / Archangel Gabriel brought greetings from heaven and “Rejoice” exclaimed - / “Rejoice, O Blessed One, Rejoice, O Glorified One, the Lord is with Thee!”
At the end of Matins
Most High of all creations, / not knowing how to praise You worthily, Mother of God, / we ask You: “Freely have mercy on us!”
Monday evening and Tuesday after "God is Lord"
Let us now diligently resort to the Mother of God / we, sinners and humble ones, and fall to Her, / crying out in repentance from the depths of our souls: / “Mistress, help, take pity on us, / hasten, we are perishing from many sins! / Do not let Your servants go empty-handed: / for in You we have our only hope!”
At the end of Matins
We magnify you, Mother of God, calling out: / “You are the Thorn Bush, in which Moses saw, / like a non-scorching flame, the Fire of the Divine!”
Tuesday evening and Wednesday after "God is Lord"
Virgin Immaculate, Mother of Christ God, / the weapon pierced Your most holy soul, / when You saw Your Son and Your God voluntarily crucified; / Do not stop praying to Him, O Blessed One, / that He may grant us forgiveness of sins.
At the end of Matins
We magnify you, Mother of God, crying out: / “You are the Mountain from Which the Stone was inexplicably cut off / and crushed the gates of hell!”
Wednesday evening and Thursday after “God is Lord”
We have come to know the Word of the Father – Christ, our God, / from You who became incarnate, O Virgin Mother of God, / the only Pure One, the only Blessed One: / therefore we continually magnify You in songs.
At the end of Matins
Most High of all creations, / not knowing how to praise You worthily, Mother of God, / we ask You: “Freely have mercy on us!”
Thursday evening and Friday after “God is Lord”
Virgin Immaculate, Mother of Christ God, / the weapon pierced Your most holy soul, / when You saw Your Son and Your God voluntarily crucified; / Do not stop praying to Him, O Blessed One, / that He may grant us forgiveness of sins.
At the end of Matins
We magnify you, Mother of God, crying out: / “You are the Mountain from Which the Stone was inexplicably cut off / and crushed the gates of hell!”
Friday evening and Saturday after "God is Lord"
From the ages, hidden / and unknown to the Angels, / through You, Mother of God, revealed to those living on earth, / - God, embodied in the unfused unity of two natures, / and for our sake, voluntarily accepted the Cross - / with it He resurrected the primordial Adam / and saved from the death of our souls.
At the end of Matins
We magnify you, Mother of God, calling out: / “You are the Thorn Bush, in which Moses saw, / like a non-scorching flame, the Fire of the Divine!”
Voice 5
On Sunday evening and Monday after “God is Lord”
With heavenly songs of angels, with earthly people, / with a joyful voice, Mother of God, we cry to you: / “Rejoice, the most expansive Gate of heaven, / Rejoice, the only salvation for those born on earth, / Rejoice, Pure, Graceful One, / Who gave birth to the Incarnate God!”
At the end of Matins
You who shone forth from the Virgin to the world, O Christ God, / and through Her revealed us as sons of Light, have mercy on us.
On Monday evening and Tuesday after “God is Lord,” Thy speedy protection, and help, / and show mercy on Thy servants, / and tame, O Pure One, the waves of vain thoughts, / and raise up my fallen soul, Mother of God: / for, I know , Virgo, I know / that you can do what you want.
At the end of Matins
Most Holy Mother of God, Wall of Christians, / deliver Your people, who, as always, earnestly cry out to You: / “Hinder shameful and proud thoughts, / so that we exclaim to You: “Rejoice, Ever-Virgin!”
Tuesday evening and Wednesday after "God is Lord"
By the Cross of Your Son, blessed by God, / all idolatry has been abolished, / and the power of demons has been trampled upon; / therefore we, the faithful, as we should / always praise and bless you, / and, confessing you as the true Mother of God, we magnify you.
At the end of Matins
You who shone forth from the Virgin to the world, O Christ God, / and through Her revealed us as sons of Light, have mercy on us.
Wednesday evening and Thursday after “God is Lord”
The extraordinary sacrament of the Virgin / appeared to be saving for the world: / for from Her You were born without a seed, / and appeared in the flesh without participation in corruption, / Joy of all, O Lord, glory to You.
At the end of Matins
Most Holy Mother of God, Wall of Christians, / deliver Your people, who, as always, earnestly cry out to You: / “Hinder shameful and proud thoughts, / so that we exclaim to You: “Rejoice, Ever-Virgin!”
Thursday evening and Friday after “God is Lord”
By the Cross of Your Son, blessed by God, / all idolatry has been abolished, / and the power of demons has been trampled upon; / therefore we, the faithful, as we should / always praise and bless you, / and, confessing you as the true Mother of God, we magnify you.
At the end of Matins
You who shone forth from the Virgin to the world, O Christ God, / and through Her revealed us as sons of Light, have mercy on us.
Friday evening and Saturday after "God is Lord"
Rejoice, impenetrable door of the Lord! / Rejoice, wall and cover of those who resort to You! / Rejoice, quiet haven and Virgin who has not known marriage, / who gave birth to Your Creator and God according to the flesh! / Do not cease to intercede for those who sing / and honor Him who was born of You.
At the end of Matins
You who shone forth from the Virgin to the world, O Christ God, / and through Her revealed us as sons of Light, have mercy on us.
Voice 6
On Sunday evening and Monday after “God is Lord”
The beginning of salvation / was the word of Gabriel to the Virgin: / for She heard: “Rejoice!” / and did not shy away from this greeting, / did not doubt, like Sarah in the tent, / but answered like this: / “Behold, the Servant of the Lord, / let it be done to me according to your word!”
At the end of Matins
You accepted the Archangel’s word, / and appeared on the Cherubic throne, / and in Your arms, O Mother of God, bore / the Hope of our souls.
Monday evening and Tuesday after "God is Lord"
Hope of the world, / Good Virgin Mary, / we ask for only Your powerful protection: / “Have mercy on defenseless people, / pray to the Merciful God, / for the deliverance of our souls from all danger, / O Blessed One!”
At the end of Matins
None of those who come running to You / leaves You in shame, / Most Pure Virgin Mary: / but asks for grace and accepts the gift for the benefit / at his own request.
Tuesday evening and Wednesday after "God is Lord"
Virgin Mary, / pray to Your Son, / who was voluntarily nailed to the Cross, / and who freed the world from deception, Christ our God, / to have mercy on our souls.
At the end of Matins
Before the ages, from the Father without a mother, / the Son and the Word of God / in recent times You gave birth, / incarnate without a husband from Your pure blood, Mother of God. / Pray to Him to grant us / forgiveness of sins before the end.
Wednesday evening and Thursday after “God is Lord”
Holy Lady, / Pure Mother of our God, / Who inexpressibly gave birth to the Creator of everything, / always pray with the holy Apostles for His goodness, / that He may deliver us from passions, / and give us forgiveness of sins.
At the end of Matins
You have been rewarded with great gifts, / Pure Virgin Mother of God, / for you have given birth to the One of the Trinity in the flesh - / Christ, the Giver of Life, / for the salvation of our souls.
Thursday evening and Friday after “God is Lord”
Virgin Mary, / pray to Your Son, / who was voluntarily nailed to the Cross, / and who freed the world from deception, Christ our God, / to have mercy on our souls.
At the end of Matins
Before the ages, from the Father without a mother, / the Son and the Word of God / in recent times You gave birth, / incarnate without a husband from Your pure blood, Mother of God. / Pray to Him to grant us / forgiveness of sins before the end.
Friday evening and Saturday after "God is Lord"
Gideon foretells your conception. / and David tells of the birth from You, Mother of God: / for the Word fell like rain on the fleece into Your womb, / and without seed You brought forth, the Holy Land, / the salvation of the world, Christ our God, the Gracious One.
At the end of Matins
Before the ages, from the Father without a mother, / the Son and the Word of God / in recent times You gave birth, / incarnate without a husband from Your pure blood, Mother of God. / Pray to Him to grant us / forgiveness of sins before the end.
Voice 7
On Sunday evening and Monday after “God is Lord”
Mother of God, Virgin free from filth, / pray to Your Son with the highest Powers, / to grant before the end the forgiveness of sins / to us, who glorify You with faith.
At the end of Matins
You have surpassed the Heavenly Powers, / for you appeared as the Divine Temple, / Blessed Mother of God, / giving birth to Christ, the Savior of our souls.
Monday evening and Tuesday after "God is Lord"
Song "Rejoice!" We offer it to you, Mother of God, / for You appeared higher than the Angels, / Who gave birth to God.
At the end of Matins
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, pacify / the lives of us who cry out to You: / “Merciful Lord, glory to You!”
Tuesday evening and Wednesday after "God is Lord"
Christ God crucified for us, / and who destroyed the power of death, / constantly pray, Virgin Mary, / that he may save our souls.
At the end of Matins
Deliver us, Mother of God, / from the sins that have captivated us, / for we, the faithful, have no other hope, / except You and the God born of You.
Wednesday evening and Thursday after “God is Lord”
The fruit of Your womb, O Most Pure One, / is the fulfillment of the prophets and the law: / therefore we, O Mother of God, / glorify You with knowledge, / reverently magnify You.
At the end of Matins
The fruit of Your womb, God's Bride, / appeared for people as the Mediator of salvation. / Therefore, Thee, Mother of God, / glorifying You with mind and tongue, / we, the faithful, magnify.
Thursday evening and Friday after “God is Lord”
Christ God crucified for us, / and who destroyed the power of death, / constantly pray, Virgin Mary, / that he may save our souls.
At the end of Matins
Deliver us, Mother of God, / from the sins that have captivated us, / for we, the faithful, have no other hope, / except You and the God born of You.
Friday evening and Saturday after "God is Lord"
As a treasury of our resurrection, / raise those who hope in You, O All-Glorified One, / from the pit and depths of sins. / For You saved those guilty of sin, giving birth to Salvation: / before His birth - a Virgin, and at His birth a Virgin, / and after His birth / You also remain a Virgin.
At the end of Matins
Rejoice, Thou who was not contained by the heavens / Who didst contain in Thy womb; / Rejoice, O Virgin, the Prophets’ Sermon, / She from Whom Emmanuel shone forth; / Rejoice, Mother of Christ God.
Voice 8
On Sunday evening and Monday after “God is Lord”
Rejoice, who through the Angel received joy to the world; / Rejoice, O Thou Who gave birth to Thy Creator and Lord; / Rejoice, thou honored to become / the Mother of God.
At the end of Matins
Rejoice, Door of the King of Glory, / Through which the Almighty One passed, / and Her alone he kept sealed / for the salvation of our souls.
Monday evening and Tuesday after "God is Lord"
The unshakable Stronghold of faith / and the Sacred Gift to our souls, / Let us exalt the Mother of God with hymns, faithful: / “Rejoice, Thou Who didst contain the Stone of life in Thy womb; / Rejoice, hope of the ends of the earth, help to those who mourn; / Rejoice, Bride, who has never known marriage!”
At the end of Matins
Most Pure Virgin, save us through Your prayers, / directing the mother’s heart / to Your Son and our God.
Tuesday evening and Wednesday after "God is Lord"
Contemplating the Lamb and Shepherd and Savior of the world on the Cross, / She who gave birth to Him said with tears: / “The world rejoices, accepting redemption, / but my insides burn when I see Your crucifixion, / which You endure for everyone, / My Son and God!”
At the end of Matins
The fruit of Your womb, O Most Pure One, / is the fulfillment of the prophets and the law: / therefore we, O Mother of God, / glorify You with knowledge, / reverently magnify You.
Wednesday evening and Thursday after “God is Lord”
Immaterial Gate of life, Most Pure [Theotokos], / deliver those who come running to You with faith from troubles: / let us glorify the most holy birth of Christ from You / for the salvation of our souls.
At the end of Matins
Most Pure Virgin, save us through Your prayers, / directing the mother’s heart / to Your Son and our God.
Thursday evening and Friday after “God is Lord”
Contemplating the Lamb and Shepherd and Savior of the world on the Cross, / She who gave birth to Him said with tears: / “The world rejoices, accepting redemption, / but my insides burn when I see Your crucifixion, / which You endure for everyone, / My Son and God!”
At the end of Matins
The fruit of Your womb, O Most Pure One, / is the fulfillment of the prophets and the law: / therefore we, O Mother of God, / glorify You with knowledge, / reverently magnify You.
Friday evening and Saturday after "God is Lord"
For our sake, born of the Virgin / and endured crucifixion, / overthrew death with death / and revealed the resurrection as God, / do not despise, O Good One, those created by Your hand; / Show Your love for mankind, O Merciful One, / Accept the Mother of God who gave birth to You, who intercedes for us, / And save, O our Savior, despairing people.
At the end of Matins
Most Pure Virgin, save us through Your prayers, / directing the mother’s heart / to Your Son and our God.
The Theotokos eight voices, which are sung when there is stichera to the saint:
Voice 1
On Sunday evening
Joy of the heavenly regiments, / strong protection for people on earth, / Most Pure Virgin, / save us who come running to You: / for we have placed our hope in You, Mother of God, / after God.
Monday morning
Most Holy of all holy Powers, / revered above all creation, / Mother of God, Lady of the world, / save us, who gave birth to the Savior, / from countless sins and troubles, / as good, through Your prayers.
On Monday night
All-glorified Virgin, / Moses saw the mystery accomplished in You with prophetic eyes, / a burning bush of thorns and not being scorched: / for the fire of the Divinity did not scorch Your womb, O Pure One. / Therefore we pray to You, as the Mother of our God, / to ask the world for peace and great mercy.
Tuesday morning
I have overcome the harlot, and the prodigal son, and the robber in iniquities, and I have overcome the publican in sins, and the Ninevites. / Woe is me, what will happen to me? / How can I, unfortunate one, avoid torment? / I fall to You, Pure One, / have pity on me according to Your mercy, / as Your Son saved all those.
Wednesday evening
Rejoice, Virgin, joy of the forefathers, / joy of the apostles and martyrs, / and protection for us, Your servants.
Thursday morning
Rejoice, Virgin Mary, / Rejoice, Praise of the whole universe, / Rejoice, Most Pure Mother of God, Blessed One.
Friday night
Truly beyond the mind / are the wonders of Your greatness / revealed to those born of You, God’s Bride, all-glorified, / about which all the prophets preached: / both the conception and the Nativity - all glorious, unknowable and inexpressible; / with them He saved the world, as the Merciful.
Saturday morning
Receive “Rejoice” from us, / Holy Virgin Mother of God, / The purest vessel in the entire universe, / An unquenchable candle, The container of the Incontainable, The impregnable Temple; / Rejoice, She from Whom was born the Lamb of God, / who takes away the sins of the whole world.
Voice 2
On Sunday evening
Rejoice, Mary Mother of God, / indestructible Temple, and most importantly, holy, / as the prophet cries: / “Holy is Your Temple, wondrous in righteousness.”
Monday morning
We have placed our trust in You, Mother of God: / let us not be deceived in our hope! / Helper to the perplexed, save us from troubles, / and thwart the plans of our opponents: / for You are our salvation, O Blessed One.
On Monday night
Impenetrable Gates, mysteriously sealed, / Blessed Virgin Mary! / Accept our prayers and bring them to Your Son and God, / may He save our souls through Your prayers.
Tuesday morning
Rejoice, Mary Mother of God, / indestructible Temple, and most importantly, holy, / as the prophet cries: / “Holy is Your Temple, wondrous in righteousness.”
Wednesday evening
Like a fruitful olive tree, / the Virgin brought forth You, the Fruit of Life, / to bring / great and rich mercy to the world.
Thursday morning
I place all my hope / in You, Mother of God, / keep me under Your protection.
Friday night
Save Your servants from troubles, Virgin Mary, / for we all, after God, resort to You, / as to an indestructible Wall and Intercessor.
Saturday morning
Come, let us glorify the Mother of Light, / calling out with songs that never cease, / for She gave birth to our Salvation, / and we bring “Rejoice,” as the One who gave birth to everything, the Beginning - / before all ages of the Existing God. / “Rejoice, you who recreated the fallen Eve again. / Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin, who has not known marriage!”
Voice 3
On Sunday evening
Mother of God, Protector of all those who pray to You, / with You we dare, and in You we boast, / and in You is all our hope; / pray to Him who was born of You / for Your profane servants.
Monday morning
You, Holy One, pure from the beginning / are truly the praise of the heavenly regiments, / the singing of the Apostles and the fulfillment of the prophets; / Lady, accept our prayers.
On Monday night
Holy Mother of God among wives, / Mother of marriage who has not known! / Pray to the King and God born by You, / may He save us, as a Lover of mankind.
Tuesday morning
Without seed You conceived from the Holy Spirit, / and we, praising You, sing of You: / “Rejoice, Most Holy Virgin!”
Wednesday evening
Me, who is grievously sinning, O Young Lady, / pluck me with Thy strong prayer from the inevitable flame / and strengthen me, O Pure One, with Thy prayers, / guiding me to the paths of salvation / with Thy maternal prayers.
Thursday morning
Without seed You conceived from the Holy Spirit, / and we, praising You, sing of You: / “Rejoice, Most Holy Virgin!”
Friday night
Holy Mother of God among wives, / Mother of marriage who has not known! / Pray to the King and God born by You, / may He save us, as a Lover of mankind.
Saturday morning
Without seed You conceived from the Holy Spirit, / and we, praising You, sing of You: / “Rejoice, Most Holy Virgin!”
Voice 4
On Sunday evening
Rejoice, Cloud of Light; / Rejoice, shining Lamp; / Rejoice, Vessel of Manna; / Rejoice, Rod of Aaron; / Rejoice, unburnt Thorn Bush; / Rejoice, O Palace; Rejoice, Throne; / Rejoice, Holy Mountain; Rejoice, Refuge; / Rejoice, Divine Table; / Rejoice, Mysterious Door; / Rejoice, Joy to all!
Monday morning
Mother of God, Queen of all, / praise to the Orthodox! / Suppress the insolence of those who are heretical / and cover their faces with shame, / those who do not honor Your sacred image, O Most Pure One, / and those who do not worship it.
On Monday night
Deliver us from our misfortunes, / Mother of Christ God, / who gave birth to the Creator of all, / so that we all cry to You: / “Rejoice, the only Protection of our souls!”
Tuesday morning
Save Thy servants from all troubles, / blessed Mother of God, / so that we may glorify You, / the hope of our souls.
Wednesday evening
Having You, Mother of God, we have hope and protection, / we will not be afraid of the enemy’s slander, / for You save our souls.
Thursday morning
In You we have found a wall, Most Pure Mother of God, / and a quiet haven and affirmation. / Therefore I pray, carried by the storm of life: / “Guide me like a helmsman and save me!”
Friday night
Unquenchable candle, Throne of Truth, / Most Pure Lady, / pray for the salvation of our souls.
Saturday morning
The only pure and immaculate Virgin, / who gave birth to God without seed, / pray for the salvation of our souls.
Voice 5
On Sunday evening
Terrible and glorious and great is the mystery: / The uncontainable was contained in the womb, / and the Mother at Christmas remained a Virgin, / for She gave birth to God, who became incarnate from Her. / Let us cry out to Him, let us sing a song to Him, / singing with the Angels: / “Holy are You, Christ God, / for our sake, Who became man, glory to You!”
Monday morning
O full of grace, intercede with Your prayers, / and obtain for our souls many bounties / and cleansing from many sins, we pray.
On Monday night
Ease the illness / of my much sighing soul, / removing every tear from the face of the earth: / for you drive away illnesses from people, / and you stop the despondency of sinners. / For in You we all have found hope and confirmation, / Most Holy Virgin Mother.
Tuesday morning
O blessed one, intercede with Your prayers / and obtain for our souls many bounties / and cleansing from many sins, we pray.
Wednesday evening
We call You blessed, Virgin Mother of God, / and we, the faithful, glorify You, as befits - / an unshakable city, an insurmountable wall, / a firm Protector, / and the refuge of our souls.
Thursday morning
We call You blessed, Virgin Mary, / for from You has arisen the Sun of righteousness - Christ, / Who has great mercy.
Friday night
We pray to you as the Mother of God: / “Blessed One, pray / for the salvation of our souls!”
Saturday morning
O unhappy soul! / What answer can you give to the Judge at that hour, / when the thrones will be set up in judgment, / and the Judge will come from heaven, / descending with myriads of Angels? / When He sits in the judgment seat, / to carry out litigation with indecent slaves like me, / what can you say in response then? / and what is the justification? / Truly nothing, for she has defiled your mind and body. / Therefore, fall to the Virgin and call unceasingly, / so that she may generously grant you forgiveness of sins.
Voice 6
On Sunday evening
Let us sing, like the Archangel, faithful, / the Heavenly Palace and the truly sealed Door: / “Rejoice, for through You the Savior of all Christ, / the Giver of life and God, has arisen for us. / By Thy hand put down the tormentors, / our godless enemies, / Most Pure Lady, / the hope of Christians.
Monday morning
You accepted the Archangel's word, / and appeared on the cherubim throne, Mother of God, / and carried in Your arms / the Hope of our souls.
On Monday night
None of those who come running to You / leaves You in shame, / Most Pure Virgin Mary: / but asks for grace and accepts the gift for the benefit / at his own request.
Tuesday morning
You have been worthy of great gifts, / Pure Virgin Mother of God, / for you have given birth in the flesh to the One of the Trinity, / the Giver of life Christ, / for the salvation of our souls.
Wednesday evening
/ I lift the eye of my heart to You, Lady: / do not despise my little sighing; / at the hour when Your Son will judge the world, / become for me a Cover and Helper.
Thursday morning
Comfort to the sorrowing, healing to the sick, Thou, All-Glorified Mother of God; / save the city and the people, / peace for those under attack, / silence for those torn by the storm, / the only Intercessor of the faithful.
Friday night
Through the prayers of She who gave birth to You, O Christ, / Your martyrs, and the Apostles, and the prophets, / and the saints, the venerable and righteous, and all the saints, / Your departed servants, give rest.
Saturday morning
We have come to know God, who became incarnate from You, O Virgin Mary: / Pray to Him for the salvation of our souls.
Voice 7
On Sunday evening
“Rejoice” we cry to You with the Angel, God’s Bride, / Calling You the Chamber, and the Door, and the Throne of Fire, / and the uncut Mountain, / and the unburnt Bush of Thorns.
Monday morning
Peace our lives / through the intercessions of the Mother of God, / when we cry to You: / “Merciful Lord, glory to You!”
On Monday night
Hail, Lady, / Cloud of the immaterial and indescribable Sun; / Rejoice, brightest Candle; / Rejoice, Lamp, all of gold! / By you, Most Holy One, Eve was delivered from the curse. / But, as one who has boldness / towards Your unforgiving Son and God, / do not stop praying to Him / with Your maternal prayer, Most Pure One.
Tuesday morning
You, as Light, Christ, came from the Virgin / and enlightened the human race; / Lord, glory to You.
Wednesday evening
Let us sing the only virgin after childbirth / as the Mother of God the Word, / exclaiming: “Glory to Thee!”
Thursday morning
You were born of a Virgin inexplicably, O Christ, / and you enlightened those in darkness who cried out: / “Lord, glory to You!”
Friday night
One who contained the Inconceivable, / and gave birth to God - the Word incarnate, / pray for the salvation of our souls.
Saturday morning
Pray, Virgin, with the Apostles and martyrs, / that those who died will find great mercy at the trial.
Voice 8
On Sunday evening
Taking up the cry of the Archangel Gabriel, / let us exclaim: “Rejoice, Mother of God, / who gave birth to the life of the Giver of Christ to the world!”
Monday morning
The heavenly powers glorify You, O gracious Mother, who has not known marriage, / and we glorify Your inexplicable birth of Christ, Mother of God; / pray for the salvation of our souls.
On Monday night
Rejoice, Praise of the Universe; / Rejoice, Temple of the Lord; / rejoice, Shady Mountain; / Rejoice, Refuge of all; / Rejoice, Golden Lamp; / Rejoice, Holy Glory of the Orthodox; / Hail Mary, Mother of Christ God; / Rejoice, Paradise; Rejoice, Divine Table; / Rejoice, Tabernacle; Rejoice, Vessel, all of gold; / Rejoice, Hope of all!
Tuesday morning
Your protection, Virgin Mary, / is the source of spiritual healing: / for by resorting to it, / we get rid of mental illnesses.
Wednesday evening
I resort to Your protection, / Holy Virgin Mother of God: / I know that through Your prayers I will find salvation, / for You, O Pure One, can help me.
Thursday morning
Pluck me, O Lady, / from the hand of the murderous serpent, / who wants to consume me completely with cunning; / crush his jaws, I pray You, and destroy his intrigues, / so that, having gotten rid of his claws, / I may magnify Your intercession.
Friday night
Pure Virgin, Word Gate, / Mother of our God, / pray for our salvation.
Saturday morning
Lady, accept the prayers of Your servants, / and deliver us from all misfortune and sorrow.
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Elena Nikulina - Liturgical charter and hymnography. Page 48
Voice 1.
Let us sing to the Virgin Mary the universal glory, which vegetated from man and gave birth to the Lord, the heavenly door, the song of the bodiless and the fertilizer of the faithful. This is why heaven and the temple of the Divine have appeared; This, having destroyed the barrier of enmity, brought peace and opened the Kingdom: This is the affirmation of the one who has faith, the Champion of the Imam of the Lord born from Her. Take heart, take heart, people of God; for He will defeat his enemies, for He is Omnipotent.
Voice 2.
The canopy of the law has passed away, and grace has come: just as a bush was never burned, so the Virgin gave birth and the Virgin remained; instead of a pillar of fire, the righteous Sun rose; instead of Moses, Christ is the salvation of our souls.
Voice 3.
Why don’t we marvel at Your Divine Nativity, Most Honorable One? For you did not accept the temptation of a man, O All-Immaculate One, without a father, you gave birth to a Son in the flesh, who was previously born from the Father without a mother, who did not undergo any change, or confusion, or separation, but retained the properties of both beings intact. In the same way, Mother of the Virgin Lady, pray to Him for the salvation of the souls of the Orthodox Mother of God who confess Thee.
Voice 4.
For Your sake, the Godfather, the prophet David, sung about You, proclaim the greatness of You who created: the Queen appears at Your right hand, for You are the Mother of the intercessor of the life of the show, without a father, from You the benevolent God may become human, so that His image, decayed by passions, may be renewed, and the sheep that has gone astray may be found on Let us accept it ramo, bring it to the Father, and unite His will with heavenly forces, and save, O Theotokos, the world, Christ, having great and rich mercy.
Voice 5.
In the Black Sea, the image of the unartificed Bride was sometimes painted. There Moses is the divider of water: here Gabriel is the servant of miracles. Then the depth of the procession is waterless Israel; Now the Virgin has given birth to Christ without seed. The sea, after the passage of Israel, remained impassable; Immaculate after the birth of Immanuel, his life is incorruptible. This one and this one before, appear as a man, O God, have mercy on us.
Voice 6.
Who will not please You, Most Holy Virgin? Who will not sing of Your Most Pure Nativity? Flightless, for from the Father the Only Begotten Son rose up, He also passed from You, Pure, indescribably incarnated, by nature God and by nature being Man for our sake, not divided into two persons, but unmergedly cognizable into two natures. Pray to him, O Pure One, All-Blessed One, to have mercy on our souls.
Voice 7.
You were known to the Mother more than nature, the Mother of God, but you were a Virgin more than words and reason, and the tongue cannot express the miracle of Your birth, for I am glorified by the essence of conception, Pure, the image of birth is incomprehensible; Wherever God wants, the order of nature is overcome. Moreover, the Mother of God knows all things, we pray to You diligently, pray for our souls to be saved.
Voice 8.
The Heavenly King, for his love for mankind, appeared on earth, living with men: for he received pure flesh from the Virgin and passed from Her with perception; There is one Son, purely by nature, but not by Hypostasis. In the same way, the perfection of That God and the perfection of Man, truly preaching, we confess Christ our God: Pray to Him, O Blessed Mother, to have mercy on our souls.
From the dictionary of liturgical terms.
Archim. John (Maslov). Lectures on liturgics for the 1st grade of seminary.
DOGMATS - Theotokos hymns, so called by Saint John of Damascus († 745) who composed them, because they combine with the praise of the Mother of God the dogmatic teaching about the Person of Jesus Christ, mainly about His incarnation and the union of two natures in Him. Dogmatists are distributed according to voices. They are sung at the end of the stichera on “I cried to the Lord” (on “... and now”):
a) on Sundays;
b) at services with great doxology and above;
c) on Fridays on voting days.
Dogmatist of the 1st tone “Worldwide glory...” It reveals the truth about the incarnation of the Son of God with an indication of the worldwide glory of the Blessed Virgin, in connection with the promise of the seed of the Woman.
Dogmatist of the 2nd tone “Pass away the lawful shadow...” This shows the relationship of the Old Testament prototypes to the New Testament events.
Dogmatist of the 3rd tone “How we do not marvel...” An image of the birth of the Lord is shown.
Dogmatist of the 4th Tone “For Your sake, the Godfather Prophet David...” The soteriological significance of the birth of the Lord is revealed.
Dogmatist of the 5th tone “In the Black Sea...” The ever-virginity of the Mother of God is shown through Old Testament prototypes.
Dogmatist of the 6th Tone “Who will not please You, O Most Holy Virgin...” The unfused and indivisible union of natures in the Person of the Lord is revealed.
Dogmatist of the 7th Tone “Thou hast been known to the Mother...” The doctrine of the supernaturality and mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God is revealed.
Dogmatist of the 8th tone “The King of Heaven...” This dogma gives a positive and brief summary of the Incarnation, the most important dogma of Christianity.
Dogmatists are magnificent both in their content and in their poetic form. They serve as the best confirmation that, in its internal content, our hymnography is a temple confession of our dogmas, our doctrine and moral teaching. Thus, by attentively listening to these instructive chants, the Christian during worship is initiated into the mysterious depths of our faith.
About dogmatists.
Archbishop Averky Taushev. Liturgics 2.1.
The first part of the All-Night Vigil. Evening entrance.
The stichera on the Lord, I cried, conclude with the singing Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and now, and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen, after which on Sundays and on the days of remembrance of saints the stichera, called “Theotokos”, or “dogmatic”, is sung ", since it is dedicated to the glorification of the Mother of God, and it reveals the dogma of the incarnation of the Son of God from Her. There are only 8 such dogmatists according to the number of 8 voices and they are printed in the Octoechos along with each other, and, in addition, at the end of the Menaion and in the Book of Hours. These Theotokos belong to St. John of Damascus.
Prof. M. Skaballanovich sees a connection between all 8 dogmatists in their content. “In the dogma of the 1st tone, the revelation of the dogma of the incarnation begins with an indication of the universal glory of the Blessed Virgin; this, as it were, recalls the promise of the seed of the woman, given to the first parents in paradise and fulfilled on the Blessed Virgin.
The dogma of the 2nd tone shows the relationship of Old Testament transformations to New Testament events.
In the dogma of the 3rd tone, the very birth according to the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, the image of this birth, is shown.
Since it is necessary to know the purpose of the incarnation of the Son of God, this is revealed in the dogma of the 4th tone.
Further, it is incomprehensible to us how the Mother of God, being a Virgin, gave birth to Christ and how after the Nativity she remained a Virgin: this somewhat approaches our understanding through the content of the dogmatics of the 5th tone (through some Old Testament prototypes).
Since we do not yet know how in the person of Jesus Christ the two natures Divine and human are united, this is spoken of in the dogma of the 6th tone, i.e., that the two natures are unfused and inseparably united in one person of the God-man.
However, with all the explanations, the incarnation of God the Word is a mystery, understood more by faith than by the testing mind; therefore, in the dogma of the 7th tone it is said that it was accomplished supernaturally.
In the dogma of the 8th tone, the dogma of the incarnation of God the Word is presented in a positive and brief manner" (See "Explanatory Typikon", p. 121, Issue 2, 1913 M. Skaballanovich).
Appendix 12. From the Lenten Triodion
Preparatory period for Lent.
Week of the Publican and the Pharisee.
The first stichera on “I cried to the Lord.”
Let us not pray like a Pharisee, brother: for he who exalts himself will humble himself. Let us humble ourselves before God, calling with a toll-house fast: cleanse us, O God, sinners.
On the polyeleos after “Seeing the Resurrection of Christ” and Psalm 50.
Glory, voice 8 . Open the doors of repentance, O Life-Giver, for my spirit will awaken to Your holy temple, the temple I wear is completely defiled: but as you are generous, cleanse me with Your gracious mercy.
And now, the Mother of God . Instruct me in the path of salvation, O Mother of God, because my soul has been frozen with sins, and my entire life has been spent in laziness: but through Your prayers, deliver me from all uncleanness.
Have mercy on me, God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity.
I tremble at the terrible day of judgment, thinking of the many evil things I have done, thinking about the damned thing; but trusting in the mercy of Your mercy, like David, I cry out to You: have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy.
Canon. Song 5.
We strive to imitate the virtues of the Pharisees, and are jealous of the publican’s humility, and both hate the placeless opinion and the destruction of falls.
