The Great Canon Á-? On Thursday of the First Week - Page 12 of 20
Song 6.
Eirmos
: I cried with my whole heart to the merciful God,
and He heard me from the lowest hell and raised my
life out of corruption.
Refrain:
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me.
Troparia:
I am the coin with the royal image which was lost of old, O
Savior. But light the lamp, Thy Forerunner, O Word; seek
and find Thy image.
(Luke 15:8)
Rise and make war against the passions of the flesh, as
Joshua did against Amalek, and ever conquer the
Gibeonites - illusive thoughts.
(Exodus 17:8; Joshua 8:21)
Refrain:
Holy mother Mary, pray for us.
To St. Mary of Egypt:
To extinguish the flame of the passions, O
Mary, thou didst ever shed rivers of tears and fire thy soul
with divine love. Grant also to me, thy servant, the grace of
tears.
Refrain:
Holy mother Mary, pray for us.
To St. Mary of Egypt:
Thou didst acquire heavenly dispassion by thy
sublime life on earth, O mother. Therefore pray that those
who sing of thee may be delivered from the grip of passions.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Spirit: