The Great Canon Á-? On Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent - Page 29 of 59
16.
Spare, spare, O Lord, Thy works. I have sinned; forgive
me, for Thou alone art pure by nature, and apart from Thee
there is none without defilement.
(I Peter 3:21)
17.
Being God, for my sake Thou didst take my form, and didst
work miracles, healing lepers and bracing paralytics; and
Thou didst stop the flow of blood of the woman with
hemorrhage, O Savior, through the touch of Thy hem.
(Philemon
2:6; Matthew 4:24; Luke 8:43-48)
18.
Imitate, wretched soul, the woman with hemorrhage. Run
to Christ and hold His hem, that you may be healed of your
maladies and hear from Him, "Your faith has saved you."
(Matthew 9:22)
19.
Imitate, my soul, the woman bent earthward; come and fall
down at the feet of Jesus, that He may straighten you to
walk upright in the footsteps of the Lord.
(Luke 13. :11)
20.
Though Thou art a deep well, O Lord, pour on me streams
from Thy immaculate wounds, that like the Samaritan
woman I may drink and thirst no more; for from Thee gush
rivers of life
. (John 4:13. -15)
21.
May my tears be for me a Siloam, O Sovereign Lord, that I
may wash the eyes of my soul and mentally see Thee Who
art that light which was before creation.
(John 9:7; Genesis 1:2-19)
Refrain:
Holy mother Mary, pray for us.
To St. Mary of Egypt:
Thou, all-blessed one, didst yearn with
matchless love and longing to worship the Tree of Life, and
thy desire was granted; make us also worthy to attain to the
glory on high.
Refrain:
Holy mother Mary, pray for us.