The Great Canon Á-? On Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent - Page 16 of 59
To St. Mary of Egypt:
I am hard pressed by the waves and billows of
my sins, mother. But now bring me safely through, and lead
me to the haven of divine repentance.
Refrain:
Holy mother Mary, pray for us.
To St. Mary of Egypt:
In offering a fervent prayer at this time to the
compassionate Mother of God, O Saint, by thy intercession
open to me the divine right of entry.
Refrain:
Holy father Andrew, pray for us.
To St. Andrew of Crete:
By thy prayers grant me release from my
debts, O Andrew, prelate of Crete, for thou art an
unsurpassed guide to the mysteries of repentance.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit:
To The Trinity:
Simple, uncreated Unity, unoriginate Nature
praised in a Trinity of Persons, save us who with faith
worship Thy power.
Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokion:
O Mother of God, unwedded thou gavest birth in
time to the timeless Son of the Father, And - O strange
wonder! - thou remainest a Virgin while suckling Him.
And again the Eirmos
Establish, O Lord, my unstable heart on The rock of
Thy commandments, for Thou only art Holy and Lord.