Blessed is our God
always, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages.
Amen.
Holy God, Holy
Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)
Glory to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and to the ages of ages. Amen.
All‑Holy Trinity,
have mercy on us. Lord, be gracious unto our sins.
Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy
One, visit and heal
our infirmities; for Your Name's sake, and have
mercy on us.
Lord have mercy; Lord
have mercy; Lord have mercy.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever,
and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, Who are
in Heaven,
Hallowed be Your
Name; Your Kingdom come.
Your 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 Yours is the
Kingdom and the Power and the Glory, of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit; both now and
ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Let us pray to the
Lord. Lord have mercy.
O Sovereign Master
and Lord Almighty, Who heals every sickness and
every weakness: do You Yourself heal this Your
servant (Name) who this day has borne a child, and
raise her up from the bed on which she lies. For
according to the words of Your Prophet David, in sin
were we conceived and all are defiled before You;
protect her, and this child which she has borne;
shelter her under the covering of Your wings from
this day to her last; through the intercessions of
the all‑pure Theotokos and of all the Saints, for
blessed are You to ages of ages. Amen.
Let us pray to the
Lord. Lord have mercy.
Sovereign Master and
Lord our God, Who was born of our all‑pure Lady
Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary, Who as a Babe was
laid in a manger, and as a Child was held up to be
seen, do You Yourself have mercy on this Your
servant (Name) who this day has borne this child,
and be gracious unto her voluntary and involuntary
offenses, protecting her from every diabolical
cruelty; preserve the child she has borne from every
bane, from every harm, from every hostile rage, from
evil spirits of the day and night; keep this woman
safe under Your mighty hand. Grant to her a speedy
recovery. Cleanse her of every sin; bring healing
from suffering, and vouchsafe unto her health, and
strength of both soul and body; and with bright,
shining Angels enfold and cherish her, guarding her
round about against every attack of invisible
spirits‑yea, Lord, from sickness and infirmity, from
jealousy and envy, and from the evil eye. Have mercy
on her and the newborn child according to the
greatness of Your mercy. Forgive her all voluntary
and involuntary sin; remove from her any travail
befalling her, and through Your speedy mercy lead
her to recovery in her bodily affliction; and of the
infant which has been born of her do You account
worthy to worship in the earthly Temple which You
have prepared for the glorification of Your Holy
Name. For to You are due all glory, honor, and
adoration, to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of
ages. Amen.
Let us pray to the
Lord. Lord have mercy.
O Lord our God, Who
was well pleased to come down from the Heavens, and
to be born of the holy Theotokos and Ever Virgin
Mary for the salvation of us sinners, Who knows the
frailty of human nature: according to the multitude
of Your compassions forgive the sins of Your servant
(Name), who this day has borne a child, for You have
said, O Lord, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth, and have dominion over it."
Therefore, we, Your servants, beseech You, and
trusting in Your ever patient and manbefriending
love, with fear invoke the holy Name of Your
Kingdom; look down from Heaven and behold the
feebleness of us who are condemned, and be gracious
to Your Servant (Name) and to all the house in which
the child has been born, and to them that have
touched her and to all here present, granting
forgiveness as our Good and Loving God; for You
alone have the power to forgive sins, through the
intercessions of the holy Theotokos, and of all Your
Saints. Amen.
The
Apolysis
Glory to You, O Christ our God and our Hope,
glory to You.
Christ our true God, Who was born in a cave and
laid in a manger for our salvation, through the
intercessions of His pure and spotless Mother,
through the power of the precious and life‑giving
Cross, through the protection of the venerable and
bodiless heavenly powers, through the prayers of the
venerable and glorious prophet Forerunner John the
Baptist, of the holy, glorious, all-praiseworthy
Apostles, of the holy, glorious and‑ victorious
Martyrs, of our venerable Godbearing Fathers, of the
holy, righteous ancestors of the Lord, Joachim and
Anna, and of all the Saints, have mercy on us and
save us as our Good and Loving God.
Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord
Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy and save us. Amen.
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