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I just love this Akathist - except for the original title - "to the Sweetest Lord, Jesus Christ" Does anyone know of another title? How about - "Lover of Mankind"?) I slightly modified it, replacing the first sentence of the Kontakion of this translation with another that I found that is far more expressive, and hearkens back to wonderful OT imagery. (It had originally read: "To You, the Champion Leader and Lord, the Vanquisher of Hades") Akathist Hymn to Our Lord Jesus Christ
Complete Text with Prayer
Kontakion 1
Plagal of Fourth Tone
To You, the Warrior-Chieftain and Lord, Vanquisher of hell, I, Your creature and servant, offer a song of praise, for You have delivered me from eternal death. But as You have ineffable loving-kindness, deliver me from all dangers, that I may cry to You:
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Eikos 1
Creator of Angels and Lord of Hosts, as of old You opened the ear and tongue of him that was deaf and dumb, so now open my perplexed mind and tongue to praise Your most holy Name, that I may cry to You:
Jesus, most wonderful, Astonishment of Angels.
Jesus, most powerful, Deliverance of Forefathers.
Jesus, most sweet, Exultation of Patriarchs.
Jesus, most glorious, Dominion of kings.
Jesus, most desired, Fulfillment of Prophets.
Jesus, most praised, Steadfastness of Martyrs.
Jesus, most gladsome, Comfort of monastics.
Jesus, most compassionate, Sweetness of presbyters.
Jesus, most merciful, Abstinence of fasters.
Jesus, most tender, joy of the righteous.
Jesus, most pure, Sobriety of virgins.
Jesus, pre-eternal, Salvation of sinners.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 2
Seeing the widow weeping bitterly, O Lord, You were moved with compassion, and raised up her son as he was being carried to burial; likewise have compassion on me, O Friend of man, and raise up my soul which has been slain by sins, as I cry aloud:
Alleluia.
Eikos 2
Seeking to know knowledge unknown Philip asked: Lord, show us the Father; and You answered him: Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? Therefore, O Unsearchable One, with fear I cry to You:
Jesus, God before the ages.
Jesus, King almighty.
Jesus, Master long-suffering.
Jesus, Saviour most merciful.
Jesus, my Guardian most kind.
Jesus, be gracious unto my sins.
Jesus, take away my iniquities.
Jesus, pardon my unrighteousness.
Jesus, my Hope, forsake me not.
Jesus, my Helper, reject me not.
Jesus, my Creator, forget me not.
Jesus, my Shepherd, lose me not.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 3
You endued with power from on high Your Apostles who tarried in Jerusalem, O Jesus. Clothe also me also, who am stripped bare of every good work, with the warmth of Your Holy Spirit, and grant that with love I may chant to You:
Alleluia.
Eikos 3
In the abundance of Your mercy, O compassionate Jesus, You have called publicans and sinners and unbelievers. Now despise not me who am like them, but accept this hymn as precious myrrh:
Jesus, invincible Power.
Jesus, unending Mercy.
Jesus, radiant Beauty.
Jesus, unspeakable Love.
Jesus, Son of the living God.
Jesus, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Jesus, hear me who was conceived in iniquity.
Jesus, cleanse me who was born in sin.
Jesus, teach me who am foolish.
Jesus, enlighten me who am darkened.
Jesus, purify me who am defiled.
Jesus, restore me, the prodigal.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 4
Having a tempest of doubting thoughts within, Peter was sinking. But beholding You, O Jesus, bearing flesh and walking on the waters, he knew You to be the true God; and receiving the hand of salvation, he cried:
Alleluia.
Eikos 4
When the blind man heard You, O Lord, passing by, he cried: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! And You called him and open his eyes. Therefore, by Your mercy enlighten the spiritual eyes of my heart as I cry to You and say:
Jesus, Creator of those on high.
Jesus, Redeemer of those below.
Jesus, Vanquisher of the nethermost powers.
Jesus, Adorner of every creature.
Jesus, Comforter of my soul.
Jesus, Enlightener of my mind.
Jesus, Gladness of my heart.
Jesus, Health of my body.
Jesus, my Saviour, save me.
Jesus, my Light, enlighten me.
Jesus, from all torment deliver me.
Jesus, save me who am unworthy.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 5
As of old You redeemed us from the curse of the law by Your divinely shed blood, O Jesus, likewise rescue us from the snares that the serpent has entangled us through the passions of the flesh, through lustful incitement and perilous lethargy, as we cry to You:
Alleluia.
Eikos 5
Beholding in human form Him Who by His hand fashioned man, yet understanding Him to be their Master, the children of the Hebrews hurried with boughs to do homage, crying: Hosanna! But we offer You a hymn of praise, saying:
Jesus, true God.
Jesus, Son of David.
Jesus, glorious King.
Jesus, innocent Lamb.
Jesus, Good Shepherd.
Jesus, Protector of mine infancy.
Jesus, Guide of my youth.
Jesus, Boast of mine old age.
Jesus, my Hope at death.
Jesus, my Life after death.
Jesus, my Comfort at Your judgment.
Jesus, my Desire, let me not then be ashamed.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 6
Fulfilling the words and proclamations of the God-bearing Prophets, O Jesus, You appeared on earth, and You Who are uncontainable dwelled among men. Therefore, being healed by Your wounds, we learned to chant:
Alleluia.
Eikos 6
When the light of Your truth shone in the world, devilish delusion was driven away; for the idols, O our Saviour, have fallen, unable to endure Your power. But we who have received salvation cry to You:
Jesus, Truth dispelling falsehood.
Jesus, Light transcending every light.
Jesus, King surpassing all in strength.
Jesus, God constant in mercy.
Jesus, Bread of life, fill me who am hungry.
Jesus, Well-spring of knowledge, refresh me who am thirsty.
Jesus, Garment of gladness, clothe me who am naked.
Jesus, Haven of joy, shelter me who am unworthy.
Jesus, Giver to those who ask, grant me mourning for my sins.
Jesus, Finder of those who seek, find my soul.
Jesus, Opener to those who knock, open my hardened heart.
Jesus, Redeemer of sinners, wash away my sins.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 7
Desiring to unveil the mystery hidden from all ages, You were led as a sheep to the slaughter, O Jesus, as a voiceless lamb before its shearer. But as God, You rose from the dead and ascended with glory to Heaven, and together with Yourself, raise us up who cry:
Alleluia.
Eikos 7
New was the creation which the Creator revealed to us when He appeared, for without seed He took flesh of a Virgin and rose from the tomb without breaking the seal of either, and bodily entered to the Apostles whilst the doors were shut. Therefore, marveling at this we chant:
Jesus, Word uncontainable.
Jesus, Intelligence unfathomed.
Jesus, Power incomprehensible.
Jesus, Wisdom immeasurable.
Jesus, Divinity undepictable.
Jesus, Dominion unbounded.
Jesus, Kingdom invincible.
Jesus, Sovereignty unending.
Jesus, Strength sublime.
Jesus, Authority everlasting.
Jesus, my Creator, fashion me anew.
Jesus, my Saviour, save me.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 8
Seeing the strange Incarnation of God, let us alienate ourselves from this vain world and raise our mind to things divine. To this end God descended to earth, that He might raise to Heaven us who cry to Him:
Alleluia.
Eikos 8
Wholly present with those below, yet in no way separated from those above, was the Uncircumscribed One, when of His own will He suffered for us; by His death, our death He put to death, and by His Resurrection, He granted life to us who chant to Him such words as these:
Jesus, Sweetness of my heart.
Jesus, Strength of my body.
Jesus, Light of my soul.
Jesus, Liveliness of my mind.
Jesus, Gladness of my conscience.
Jesus, Hope unexcelled.
Jesus, Remembrance everlasting.
Jesus, Praise most exalted.
Jesus, my Glory most sublime.
Jesus, my Desire, reject me not.
Jesus, my Shepherd, seek me out.
Jesus, my Saviour, save me.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 9
All the orders of Angels in Heaven unceasingly glorify Your most holy Name, O Jesus, crying: Holy, Holy, Holy! But we sinners on earth, with our tongues of clay, chant:
Alleluia.
Eikos 9
We behold the most eloquent orators mute as fish before You, O Jesus our Saviour, for they are at a loss to explain how You are both perfect man and immutable God. But as for us, marveling at this mystery, we cry with faith:
Jesus, God of gods.
Jesus, King of kings.
Jesus, Lord of lords.
Jesus, judge of the living and the dead.
Jesus, Hope of the despairing.
Jesus, Comfort of the mourning.
Jesus, Provision of the poor.
Jesus, condemn me not according to my deeds.
Jesus, cleanse me according to Your mercy.
Jesus, dispel my despondency.
Jesus, enlighten the thoughts of my heart.
Jesus, make me ever mindful of death.
Jesus. Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 10
Wishing to save the world, O Dayspring of the Orient, You came to the dark Occident of our nature and humbled Yourself even to death. Therefore, Your Name is exalted above every name, and from all created beings of Heaven and earth, You hear:
Alleluia.
Eikos 10
Make Your holy Angels a rampart for us, O Christ, Father of the age to come, and cleanse us from every stain, as You cleansed the ten lepers; and heal us, as Your healed the covetous soul of Zacchaeus the publican, that we may cry to You with compunction and say:
Jesus, Treasure unfailing.
Jesus, Wealth inexpendable.
Jesus, Food most substantial.
Jesus, Drink inexhaustible.
Jesus, Raiment of the poor.
Jesus, Defender of widows.
Jesus, Protector of orphans.
Jesus, Champion of those in hardships.
Jesus, Companion of those who journey.
Jesus, Pilot of voyagers.
Jesus, Calm Haven of the tempest-tossed.
Jesus, raise me who am fallen.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 11
A most contrite hymn do I, the unworthy one, offer You, and like the Canaanite woman, I cry to You: O Jesus, have mercy on me! For not a daughter, but a flesh have I which is violently possessed by the passions and troubled with anger. Grant healing to me, who cries aloud to You:
Alleluia.
Eikos 11
You, the brilliant Beacon-light shining to those in the darkness of ignorance, did Paul once persecute; but, illumined by Your light and perceiving the power of Your divinely wise voice, the fury of his soul was eased. In like manner, enlighten the eyes of my darkened soul as I cry such things as these:
Jesus, my King supremely powerful.
Jesus, my God omnipotent.
Jesus, my Lord immortal.
Jesus, my Creator most glorious.
Jesus, my Guide supreme in goodness.
Jesus, my Good Shepherd most compassionate.
Jesus, my Master rich in mercy.
Jesus, my Saviour, Friend of man.
Jesus, enlighten my senses, darkened by passions.
Jesus, heal my body, wounded by sins.
Jesus, cleanse my mind from vain thoughts.
Jesus, preserve my heart from evil desires.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 12
Grant me Your grace, O Jesus, Forgiver of every debt, and receive me who repents, as You received Peter who denied You; and call me who am downcast, as of old You called Paul who persecuted You; and hear me as I cry to You:
Alleluia.
Eikos 12
Whilst hymning Your Incarnation, we all praise You, and with Thomas we believe that You are our Lord and God, Who sits with the Father, and shall come to judge the living and the dead. Grant that I may then stand at Your right hand, who now cry:
Jesus, King of peace, bestow Your peace upon me.
Jesus, sweet-scented Flower, make me fragrant.
Jesus, longed for Warmth, warm me.
Jesus, eternal Temple, shelter me.
Jesus, splendid Garment, adorn me.
Jesus, Pearl of great price, enrich me.
Jesus, precious Stone, illumine me.
Jesus, Sun of Righteousness, shine on me.
Jesus, holy Light, make me radiant.
Jesus, deliver me from infirmity of soul and body.
Jesus, rescue me from the hands of the adversary.
Jesus, save me from the everlasting torments.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Kontakion 13
O most sweet and tender-loving Jesus, receive this our small supplication, as You received the widow's mite; and preserve Your inheritance from all enemies, visible and invisible, from invasion of aliens, from disease and famine, from all tribulations and mortal wounds, and deliver from future torments all who cry to You:
Alleluia.
Kontakion 1 Repeated (3 times)
To You, the Champion Leader and Lord, the Conqueror of Hades, I, Your creature and servant, offer a song of praise, for You have delivered me from eternal death. But as You have ineffable loving-kindness, deliver me from all dangers that can be, that I may cry to You:
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me.
Eikos 1 Repeated
Creator of Angels and Lord of Hosts, as of old You opened the ear and tongue of him that was deaf and dumb, so now open my perplexed mind and tongue to praise Your most holy Name, that I may cry to You:
Jesus, most wonderful, Astonishment of Angels.
Jesus, most powerful, Deliverance of Forefathers.
Jesus, most sweet, Exultation of Patriarchs.
Jesus, most glorious, Dominion of kings.
Jesus, most desired, Fulfillment of Prophets.
Jesus, most praised, Steadfastness of Martyrs.
Jesus, most gladsome, Comfort of monastics.
Jesus, most compassionate, Sweetness of presbyters.
Jesus, most merciful, Abstinence of fasters.
Jesus, most tender, joy of the righteous.
Jesus, most pure, Sobriety of virgins.
Jesus, pre-eternal, Salvation of sinners.
Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me!
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That's pretty much the literal translation of the title (i.e. "Sweetest"). When considered in an English of longer ago, that title evokes something much different than today. I like it for that reason.
The two prayers to the Savior at the conclusion of the Akathist are below.
Prayers to Our Lord Jesus Christ:
First: O All-wise and All-gracious Lord, Our Saviour, Who didst enlighten all the ends of the world by the radiance of Thy Coming, and Who didst call us into Thy Holy Church through the promise of the inheritance of incorruptible and eternal good! Graciously look down on us, Thy worthless servants, and remember not our iniquities, but according to Thy infinite mercies forgive all our sins. For though we transgress Thy holy will, we do not deny Thee, Our God and Saviour. Against Thee alone do we sin, yet Thee alone do we serve, in Thee alone do we believe, to Thee alone do we come, and Thy servants only do we wish to be. Remember the infirmity of our nature and the temptations of the adversary and the worldly enticements and seducements which surround us on all sides, and against which, according to Thy word, we can do nothing without Thy help. Cleanse us and save us! Enlighten our minds that we may firmly believe in Thee, our only Saviour and Redeemer! Inspire our hearts that we may wholly love Thee, our only God and Creator! Direct our steps that we may unstumblingly walk in the light of Thy commandments! Yea, our Lord and Creator, show us Thy great and abundant kindness, and make us live all the days of our life in holiness and truth, that at the time of Thy glorious Second Coming, we may be worthy to hear Thy gracious call into Thy Heavenly Kingdom. Grant us, Thy sinful and unprofitable servants, to receive Thy Kingdom, and that in the enjoyment of its ineffable beauty, we may ever glorify Thee, together with Thy Eternal Father and Thy Ever-living Divine Spirit to the ages of ages. Amen.
Second: Sweetest Lord Jesus, strong Son of God, Who didst shed Thy precious Blood and die for love of my love, I am ready to die for love of Thy love. Sweetest Jesus, my Life and my All, I love and adore Thee. Thee only do I wish for my Spouse, as Thou dost wish me for Thy bride. I give myself to Thee. I surrender myself to Thee. O Jesus, Thou Whose heart is ever turned to me, heal my heart, that I may feel the sweetness of Thy love, that I may taste no sweetness but Thee, seek no love but Thee, love no beauty but Thee. I have no desire but to please Thee and to do Thy will. Teach me to repent, and to take up the Cross daily and follow Thee with joy. Teach me to pray with faith and love. Thyself pray in me, that with Thee I may love my enemies and pray for them. Jesus, Thou art life in my death, strength in my weakness, light in my darkness, joy in my sorrow, courage in my faint heartedness, peace in my agitation, obedience in my prayer, glory in my dishonour, and deliverance from my dishonour. Glory and thanks to Thee Jesus my Saviour and Healer. Amen.
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Dear Gordo,
There actually IS an Akathist to Christ the Lover of Mankind, written by Fr Isidore Dolnitsky way back when (and in the "Akathistnyk" published at Lviv in 1893).
It is an akathist to the Sacred Heart, a devotion that was particularly popular at that time, and also in Eastern Europe among our people today and in North America.
This Akathist to the Sweetest Lord Jesus was written by a Studion monastic and was originally the only one, with the famous one to the Theotokos, approved by the Church.
When the Russian Catholics came into communion with Rome, the question became whether they should be obliged to celebrate the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (as this was already celebrated by most other EC Churches).
Rome considered it and replied in the negative, saying that the above Akathist can be sung on the "Feast of Christ the Lover of Mankind" and no liturgical innovations need be created.
So, in fact, the above Akathist was designated by Rome to be served in place of the modern EC liturgical creations in honour of the Sacred Heart.
This point also refers to the issue raised earlier by some others here regarding the Feast of the Divine Mercy.
Rome's decision with respect to the Sacred Heart devotion above applies equally to that Feast as well.
And, in fact, Rome later withdrew ANY requirement of ANY EC Church to celebrate the feasts of the Sacred Heart, Corpus Christi and Christ the King.
In the UGCC, there are parishes who still do celebrate them, while others, like my own, that do not and have rejected them as foreign to Eastern spirituality.
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Some say the Akathist to the Sweetest Lord Jesus is attributable to Theophan of the Studion, who is variously called Theoktistos or Theosterictus in the transliteration of the Greek. He lived in the 9th century and was also author of the Canon of Supplication to the Theotokos. Others say it is attributable to John of Euchaita (11th century).
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n.b. To clarify the above post - the statement of Rome came over a decade after the establishment of the Russian Catholics with Rome, and was not at all an issue at the beginning when all of the initial priests were "fresh" from Orthodoxy and had none of these inclinations.
One particular priest and another he was influencing were later leaning towards some of the "latinized" devotions the Galicians were using, although they were not particularly popular with the Russian Catholic faithful. Exarch Leonid was reinforced from Rome with what he already knew, and what was earlier told to Mdme. Ushakov - nec plus, nec minus, nec aliter Exarch Leonid himself was a great fan of both the Canon and Akathist to the Sweetest Jesus received from antiquity.
The Moleben with the Canon to the Sweetest Jesus or the Akathist to the Sweetest Jesus remain popular amongst both Catholic and Orthodox. The Old Rite often uses the Canon to the Sweetest Jesus in its Molebens, along with the Canon of Supplication to the Theotokos (or that of other saints).
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Gordo,
I would leave the title as it makes it recognizable from others. As for Champion and Hades I would leave them there as well. Champion Leader is a very acurate translation and is used in other prayers as well. Hades has a specific meaning and represents the place that held mankind in bondage prior to the Resurrection. Hell in this place is out of context.
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Yes, Fr. Deacon - Hades is one of those specific liturgical terms that is directly correlative and quite symbolic of our Greek liturgical, philosophical, and literary heritage that should indeed be preferable in any translation, in my opinion.
As Soloviev said, one cannot get to the Cappadocians without Plato and Homer. Even this one word evokes a fulfillment, cultural, historical, of a greater thing entirely and adds the dimension of the poetic as well.
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Christ is Risen!
Could we keep this as a prayer thread and not one that discusses other things. That should be started on a new thread in Faith & Worship.
In the Risen Christ,
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Everyone baptized into Christ should pass progressively through all the stages of Christ's own life, for in baptism he receives the power so to progress, and through the commandments he can discover and learn how to accomplish such progression. - Saint Gregory of Sinai
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Christos Anesti!
Father, please close this thread and bounce it over to F&W. Evlogite.
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Father Deacon, Christ is Risen!
Bouncing it over to Faith & Worship. I will leave the original closed in Prayer for those that may want to use it in their prayer life.
In the Risen Christ,
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It appears I can never find the right place for my posts!  Gordo
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Can someone please clarify for me which Acathist to Jesus Christ Simeon Polotsky wrote. (Born Samuel Pyatrusky-Sitniyanovich (1629-1680) and educated at the Mohyla Academy in Kyiv, the famous tutor to the tsar�s sons after his move to Moscow, canonized by the Orthodox Church of Belarus)
My wife�s grandfather thought it was �The Acathist to the Most Sweet Lord Jesus�
in Church Slavonic. The Serbian Orthodox website claims that it was written by St. John, Bishop of Euchaita who also wrote the Canon to the Guardian Angel.
I know that there are a number of different Acathists to Jesus Christ. I am wondering if Simeon Polotsky translated �The Acathist to the Most Sweet Lord Jesus� into Church Slavonic from Greek, and that he himself wrote another Acathist.
My wife�s grandfather stated that in the inter-war period in Volyn, it was common to chant �The Acathist to the Most Sweet Lord Jesus� on Sundays during Lent in the late afternoon or after Vespers.
Thanks.
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I didn't know he actually composed one, but rather translated several from Greek to Slavonic. His Psaltyr and Minea were quite famous.
Whether it was John of Euchaita or Theophan, we may know. I think perhaps Theophan because he was present in a place and time known for a profusion of composed poetic liturgical texts, and he himself a likely prolific writer.
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Thanks. Your info is much appreciated.
Do you know if he (Simeon Polotsky) was canonized only for nationalistic reasons as an early Belarus literary figure?
Can he be compared to Petro Mohyla, canonized for nationalistic reasons and because of his liturgical/opranizatioinal/ translation skills?
We do not seem to have a string of miracles attributed to either of them.
As for the Acathist, my wife's grandfather says it was very popular and many people knew the service by heart, especially the last prayer. The laity sang the responses, together which was very moving.
Unfortunately, in my parish here in Canada, the priests (we have 3) sing the whole service while the choir only sings the "Alleluias" of the the Kontakions. I think something is mission without the congregational singing.
Also, after the Liturgy today, some elderly parishioners from Eastern Ukraine, said they had a custom of also singing this Acathist at home on Sunday afternoons and that the Acathists can be sung without a priest. They would have a leader or diak sing the Kontakions and everyone singing the Ikos together plus the last prayer together.
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I don't know specifically about his canonization, but certainly like Mohyla he seems to have led a virtuous life, and like Mohyla was sincerely interested in the education and welfare of his people - in his case his Belarusian brethren.
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