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+Blessed is our God always, now and ever, and forever. Amen

Glory to You, our God, glory to You.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, present in all places and filling all things, the Treasury of blessings and the Giver of life, come and dwell in us, cleanse us of all stain, and save our souls, O Good One.

+Holy God! Holy Mighty One! Holy Immortal One! Have mercy on us. (three times)

+Glory be the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

All-Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, look upon us and heal our infirmities for your name's sake."

"Lord, have mercy." (three times)

+Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and always and forever and ever. Amen.

"Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."

+For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always and for ever and ever."

Troparion (Tone 4)

Let us sinners humbly and diligently have recourse to the Theotokos. Prostrate in repentance, let us cry out from the depths of our soul: O Queen, in your compassion, come to our aid! Hasten, for we are perishing from the multitude of our sins. Do not turn away your servants empty-handed, for we have no protection besides you.

--Glory be to the Father + and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.

--Unworthy as we are, we shall never cease to proclaim your power, O Theotokos. If you no longer intercede for us, who will deliver us from so many misfortunes? Who will keep us free? We shall never leave you, O Queen: O blessed Lady, you always save your servants from every calamity.


-- Let us be attentive. Peace + be with all. Wisdom! Be attentive.
R. I shall remember your Name from one generation to the next.

-- Let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord have mercy.

-- For you are holy our God, and You dwell in the holy place, and we glorify You. Father + Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever.
R. Amen

-- Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
R. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

-- That we may be deemed worthy of hearing the Holy Gospel, in peace let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord have mercy! (Three Times)

-- Peace + be with all.
R. And with your spirit.

-- Wisdom! Let us stand and listen to a reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke.
R. Glory be to You, O Lord, glory be to You!

--(Luke 1:39-46)
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During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah,
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where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
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When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the holy Spirit,
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cried out in a loud voice and said, "Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
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And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord 14 should come to me?
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For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
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Blessed are you who believed 15 that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled."
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And Mary said: 16 "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
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my spirit rejoices in God my savior.
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For he has looked upon his handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed.
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The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
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His mercy is from age to age to those who fear him.
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He has shown might with his arm, dispersed the arrogant of mind and heart.
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He has thrown down the rulers from their thrones but lifted up the lowly.
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The hungry he has filled with good things; the rich he has sent away empty.
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He has helped Israel his servant, remembering his mercy,
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according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."
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Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.

R. Glory be to you, O Lord, glory be to You!

HYMN TO THE VIRGIN MARY

V. 1. Rejoice, O most Holy Theotokos, ever-merciful Mother of God, and save all those who place their trust in you.

R. O Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!
(or O Most Holy Mother of God save us!
or O Most Holy Theotokos save us!)
The same response is given after each verse.

V. 2. Rejoice, O Mother of Christ our God, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 3. Rejoice, O Mother of Eternal Love, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 4. Rejoice, O Mother of God’s grace, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 5. Rejoice, O Virgin Immaculately conceived, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 6. Rejoice, O Virgin more honorable than the Cherubim, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 7. Rejoice, O Virgin more glorious than the Seraphim, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 8. Rejoice, O Mary, untainted Dove, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 9. Rejoice, O Mary, fragrant Flower of incorruption, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V.10. Rejoice, O Mary, gracious Example of virgins, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V.11. Rejoice, O Mary, Canopy more boundless than the heavens, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 12. Rejoice, O Mary, our Intercessor before the just Judge, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 13. Rejoice, O Mary, our Comfort to those in sorrow, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 14. Rejoice, O Mary, Refuge of sinners, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 15. Rejoice, O Mary, Advocate who did not abandon us after your Dormition, and save all those who place their trust in you.

V. 16. Rejoice, O Mary, the only chaste and most-blessed one, and save all those who place their trust in you.

HYMNS (Tone 2)

O gracious Lady, your pray for all those who with faith take refuge in your powerful intercession.

We sinners ever in misery and affliction have no other recourse to God than you.

We are burdened by many sins, O Mother of God!

We bow down before you: save your servants from every calamity.

V. I shall remember your Name from one generation to the next.

- O Joy of all the afflicted, patroness of the persecuted;
- Sustainer of the hungry, consolation of those in exile;
- Haven to the storm-tossed, comfort to the sick;
- Protectress and Patroness of the weak;
- Staff of the aged;
- O Mother of God, you are most pure.
- Hasten to us, we pray, that your servants may be saved.

V. O Daughter, hear and see and incline you ear to us.

- Hail, O Virgin most pure!
- Hail, honorable Scepter of Christ the King!
- Hail, you who sprouted the Mystical Vine!
- Hail, Gate of Heaven and Bush unconsumed!
- Hail, Light of the World!
- Hail, Salvation of the faithful!
- Hail, O Queen, Protectress and Refuge of all Christians!

(Tone 8)
--Glory be to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and
ever, and forever. Amen.

- Hail, Glory of the universe.
- Hail, Temple of the Lord!
- Hail, overshadowing Mountain!
- Hail, Refuge of all!
- Hail, golden Candelabrum!
- Hail, precious Glory of true Christians!
- Hail, Mother of Christ our God!
- Hail, O Paradise!
- Hail, holy Altar!
- Hail, holy Sanctuary!
- Hail, golden Hand!
- Hail, Hope of all!

Litany

--Have mercy on us, O God, according to your great mercy: we pray You, hear
us and have mercy.

R. Lord, have mercy! (Three times)

--Let us pray to the Lord our God that He may hear the supplication of us sinners and have mercy on his servants N. and N., and protect them against every misfortune, affliction, anger, and need and against every spiritual and bodily illness; that He may grant them health and long life. Let us all say: Hear us, O Lord, and have mercy.

R. Lord, have mercy! (Three times)

--Again, let us pray that He may preserve this city and this holy church and every city, town, and countryside from famine, plague, earthquake, flood, fire, civil war, riot, and foreign invasion; and that our God who is kind and the Lover of Mankind may forgive our sins and hold back his just wrath, and that He may have mercy on us.

R. Lord, have mercy! (Three times)

--Hear us, O God our Savior, Hope of all those who live at the far ends of the earth, and to those traveling by sea, air and land; be kind to us, O Master, forgive us our sins and have mercy on us, for You are a gracious Lord who loves mankind, and we glorify You, Father +, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever.

R. Amen.

--Bowing our heads (or Bending our knees) in all humility, let us pray to the Lord.

R. Lord, have mercy!

Prayers to Our Lady

My ever-gracious Queen, OF Mother of God, you are the Comfort of orphans, the Harbor of the storm tossed, the Joy of the suffering, the Refuge of the despised. Behold my trials and tribulations: help me since I am without help: behold my destitution, loosen my bonds, if you will, for I have no help but you, no other refuge or comfort besides you, O Mother of God. Protect me, and preserve me forever.

R. Amen

O my most blessed Queen, Defender of the human race, Refuge and Salvation of all those who hasten to you: I know that I have sinned many times and angered the most Good God who was born of you. But I have many examples of those who abused this loving kindness before I did; all were sinners who received forgiveness of their sins after confession and penance. Having
before my sinful eyes the example of those pardoned, and beholding the great mercy of God in receiving them anew, I too, a repentant sinner, dare to have recourse to your compassion, O my gracious Queen. Give me your helping hand, and obtain from your Son and our God the forgiveness of my grievous sins.

R. Amen

I believe and profess that the One you have borne, your Son, is truly Christ, the Son of the living God, the Judge of the living and the dead who will deal with each one according to his deeds. I further believe and profess that you are truly the Theotokos, and that in your deep love for the Christian people, you are a fountain of mercy, the consolation of the afflicted, a haven for the lost, a powerful and constant advocate before
Christ, and the guarantee of my repentance.

Truly, there is no help or refuge for humanity besides you, O merciful Lady: no one who hopes in you is ever disappointed, no one who implores God through you is ever forsaken.

For this reason, I beseech your inexhaustible goodness: open the gates of your mercy to me who have sinned and fallen into darkness. Sinful as I am, do not despise me nor reject my appeal; in my wretchedness, do not forsake me whom the enemy has seized for destruction. Beseech the merciful God, born
of you, that He may forgive my grievous sins and deliver me from ruin, so that I too, with all those who have been forgiven before, may praise and glorify God's boundless mercy and your unfailing intercession for me, both in this life and in the age to come. Amen.

R. Amen

Dismissal

Glory be to You, O Christ, our God and our hope: glory be to You!

R. Glory be to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.

Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Give the blessing.

May Christ our true God (if it is a Sunday, who is risen from the dead) have mercy on us and save us, through the prayers of his most pure Mother and of the holy, glorious, and illustrious Apostles, through the prayers of St. N., whose memory we celebrate today, and of all the saints, for He is gracious
and loves mankind.

R. Amen.

Dear Pani Rose,

Thank you. This is a nice version. I will make it sticky to keep it around for the benefit of our readers.

In Christ,
Alice, Moderator

Thanks Alice,

Someone was looking for it online and couldn't find it. I had been meaning to type it in since I did the Moleben to Jesus some years back. So here that is also.

Moleben to Jesus:
A SERVICE OF PRAYER TO JESUS, THE LOVER OF MANKIND
https://www.byzcath.org/forums/ubbthreads...ESUS#Post214886

That link doesn't seem to work, so I found it and will just paste it here

A SERVICE OF PRAYER TO JESUS, THE LOVER OF MANKIND

Blessed is our God, always, now and ever, and forever. Amen.

Glory be to You our God, glory be to You.
- Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, you are everywhere present and filling all things. Treasury of Blessings, and the Giver of Life, come and dwell within us, cleanse us of all stain and save our souls, O Gracious One!
-Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us!(three times)
-Glory be to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.
-O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us! O Lord, cleanse us of our sins! O Master, forgive our transgressions! O Holy One look upon us and heal our infirmities for you Name's sake!
-Lord have mercy!(three times)
Glory be to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
-For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory. Father +, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

TROPARION (Tone 6)

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us! Since we have no defense, we your sinners offer this supplication to You, our Master: have mercy on us!

(Tone 8)

Unconquered Kind and Lord, we your creatures and servants sing your praise for having delivered us from eternal death.
-Since your mercy is boundless, free us from every danger as we sing: O Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on us.
-We extol You, O life-giving Christ, for You have deigned us to be partakers of the bounties of your love for mankind.

V. 1: What shall I return to the Lord for all he has given me?
V. 2: My heart hoped in Him, and He has helped me.
V. 3: A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
V. 4: Glory be to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.

-Let us be attentive. Peace + be with all. Wisdom! Be attentive!
R. Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth, sing praise to his Name! Give to Him glorious praise!

-Let us pray to the Lord.
R. Lord have mercy!

-For You are holy, our God, and You dwell in the holy place, and we glorify You, Father +, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
R. Amen!

-Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
R.Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

-That we may be deemed worthy of hearing the Holy Gospel, in peace let us pray to the Lord our God.
R.Lord have mercy!(three times)

-Peace + be with all.
R.And with your spirit.

-Wisdom! Let us stand and listen to a reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. N.
R. Glory to You, O Lord, glory to You!

GOSPEL READINGS

Matthew 11:
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All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.
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15 "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
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17 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for your selves.
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For my yoke is easy, and my burden light."

John 3:
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No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
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And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
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6 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life."
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For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.
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For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.

John 10:
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I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.
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A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.
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I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them.
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This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep.
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I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me,
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just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep.
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I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.

PETITIONS

1. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, You have revealed the bounties of your love for mankind: have mercy and save all who glorify you.
R. O Jesus, Lover of Mankind, have mercy on us.

(The same response is given after each verse.)

2. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, Redeemer of our forefathers and Joy of
all the saints: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

3. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, most powerful King and ever-merciful Savior: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

4. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, invincible Strength and boundless Mercy: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

5. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, forgive our sins and deliver us from our iniquities: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

6. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, Comfort of our souls, and Light of our minds: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

7. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, Delight of our hearts and Strength of our bodies: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

8. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, our Hope at the hour of our death and Security at the final judgment: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

9. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, who surpasses all in power and answer every prayer: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

10. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, do not judge us according to our deeds:
have mercy and save all who glorify you.

11. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, guard our hearts against evil passions
and vain thoughts: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

12. O Jesus, Son of the Living God, Eternal King, Son of Justice, Tranquil
Light: have mercy and save all who glorify you.

In all humility let us pray to the Lord.
R.Lord have mercy! (three times)

O God and Lord Jesus Christ: lead us in your way that we may walk in your truth. Gladden our hearts that we may fear your holy Name. O Lord, so mighty in your mercy, so gracious in your might: assist and comfort us; save us for we put our trust in your holy Name. In your wrath, do not let us parish, O Lord and Lover of Mankind, but show us your great mercy and compassion. O Physician and Healer of souls, most merciful Savior: forgive all our transgressions, for the depth of our hearts, we are sorry for having offended You. Grant us grace, that we may avoid our earlier sinful ways. Give us your grace, that we may avoid our earlier sinful ways. Give us strength, O mighty Lord, to withstand the temptations before which we are weak. Keep us under your protection and under the shadow of your wings, that we may serve You faithfully, praise You, and glorify your Name all the days of our life. Amen.

LITANY

-Have mercy on us, O God, according to your great mercy; we pray You: hear and have mercy!
R.Lord have mercy! (three times)

-Again, we pray for our holy ecumenical Pontiff N., Pope of Rome, four our most Reverend Archbishop and Metropolitan N., our God-loving Bishop N., for those who serve and have served in this holy church, for our spiritual fathers and all our brothers in Christ.
R.Lord have mercy! (three times)

-Again, we pray to the Lord our God that He hear the voice of our supplication and prayer, and forgive his servants who have come today to this holy church, that their prayers be acceptable before the throne of his majesty. Let us all say: O Lord, hear us and have mercy!
R.Lord have mercy! (three times)

Other petitions may be added here. (three times)

-For You are merciful and gracious God, and we glorify You, Father +, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever.
R.Amen.

-Wisdom!

More honorable than the Cherubim and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, who, a Virgin, gave birth to God the Word: you, truly the Mother of God, we magnify!

-Glory be to You, O Christ our God, our hope: glory be to You!
R. Glory be to the Father +, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and forever. Amen.

Lord have mercy! (three times)

Give the blessing.

-May Christ, our true God, who on the cross deigned to have his side pierced by a lance, showing his love for us until the end, have mercy on us and save us, through the prayers of his most holy Mother, and all the saints, for He is gracious and loves mankind.
R.Amen.