The Great Canon Á-? On Monday of the First Week - Page 4 of 20
I have put on a torn coat, which the serpent wove for me by
argument, and I am ashamed.
(Genesis 3:4-5)
The tears of the harlot, O merciful Lord, I too offer to Thee.
Be merciful to me, O Savior, in Thy compassion.
(Luke 7:38; 18:13)
I looked at the beauty of the tree, and my mind was
seduced; and now I lie naked, and I am ashamed.
(Genesis 3:7)
All the demon-chiefs of the passions have plowed on my
back, and long has their tyranny over me lasted.
(Psalm 128:3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit:
To The Trinity:
I sing of Thee as one in three Persons, O God of
all, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Theotokion:
Spotless Mother of God, only all-hymned Virgin, pray
intensely that we may be saved.