The Midnight Office for Weekdays and Saturday
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And these Troparia:
If it Be a Weekday
If it be Saturday
T O N E E I G H T
Behold, the Bridegroom cometh at mid-
night, and blessed is that servant whom
He shall find watching, but unworthy is
he whom He shall find heedless. Beware,
therefore, O my soul, lest thou be
weighed down with sleep; lest thou be
given up to death, and be shut out from
the kingdom. But rouse thyself and cry:
Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O God;
through the Theotokos have mercy on
us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit.
Meditating on that terrible day, O my
soul, watch, keeping thy lamp alight and
filled with oil; for thou knowest not
when unto thee shall come the voice,
saying: Behold the Bridegroom! Beware,
therefore, my soul, lest thou fall into
slumber and be left outside, knocking, as
were the five virgins; but wakefully
watch, that thou mayest come to meet
Chris with good oil, and He shall bestow
upon thee the divine chamber of His
glory.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
Theotokion.
Thee, the unassailable wall, confirma-
tion of salvation, O Virgin Theotokos do
we supplicate, to destroy the counsels of
the enemies, to change the sorrows of
thy people into joy, to protect thy city, to
ensure victory for pious, and to pray for
the peace of the world; for thou, O The-
otokos, art our hope.
T
O N E
T
W O
O Thou Who art by nature uncreated,
the Fashioner of all, do Thou open our
lips that we may proclaim Thy praise
while we cry: Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou,
O God; through the Theotokos, have
mercy on us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and
to the Holy Spirit.
Imitating on earth the Hosts on high, we
offer Thee, O Good One, the triumphant
song: Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O God;
through the Theotokos, have mercy on
us.
Both now and ever, and unto the ages of
ages. Amen.
From bed and sleep hast Thou raised me
up, O Lord; enlighten my mind and
heart, and open my lips that I may hymn
Thee, O Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy
art Thou, O God; through the Theotokos,
have mercy on us.