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Horologion - Midnight Office

For Saturday

Menaion - July 27

Memory of the Holy Great-martyr Panteleimon

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MIDNIGHT OFFICE

PRIEST

Blessed is our God always, now and ever and to the ages of ages.

( Amen. )

Glory to You, O God, glory to You.

Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, present in all places and filling all things, treasury of good things and giver of life: come; take Your abode in us; cleanse us of every stain, and save our souls, O Good one. [GOA]

READER

Trisagion Prayers.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [GOA]

PRIEST

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.

READER

Amen. Lord, have mercy. (12)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Come, let us worship and bow down before God our King.

Come, let us worship and bow down before Christ God our King.

Come, let us worship and bow down before Him, Christ our King and God.

Psalm 50 (51).

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy; and according to the abundance of Your compassion, blot out my transgression. Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is always before me. Against You only have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be justified in Your words, and overcome when You are judged. For behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins my mother bore me. Behold, You love truth; You showed me the unknown and secret things of Your wisdom. You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; You shall wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow. You shall make me hear joy and gladness; my bones that were humbled shall greatly rejoice. Turn Your face from my sins, and blot out all my transgressions. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your guiding Spirit. I will teach transgressors Your ways, and the ungodly shall turn back to You. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall greatly rejoice in Your righteousness. O Lord, You shall open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For if You desired sacrifice, I would give it; You will not be pleased with whole burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a broken and humbled heart God will not despise. Do good, O Lord, in Your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built; then You will be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with offerings and whole burnt offerings; then shall they offer young bulls on Your altar. [SAAS]

If the Lity was not sung at Vespers, sing the following:

CHOIR

Idiomela of the Lity.

Idiomelon 1.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 1.

O Martyr Panteleimon, you fought the good fight, and you finished the race of your martyrdom. Therefore you received the royal courts on high, as a worthy reward for your labors, and you dance with the Angels in heaven. We entreat you, O all-blessed Physician, entreat that we may be given the great mercy. [SD]

Idiomelon 2.

Mode 2.

You freely dispense grace to men ⁄ glorious martyr Panteleimon. ⁄ You drive away evil spirits and grant sight to the blind ⁄ by your intercession to Christ. ⁄ Implore the Physician, holy one, ⁄ since truly you are pleasing to Him, ⁄⁄ to grant lasting peace to the world and great mercy to those who love you. [OCA]

Idiomelon 3.

Mode 2.

You rejected the temptation of your father, all-glorious one, ⁄ and earnestly accepted the words of your mother. ⁄ According to the instructions of the Lord ⁄ you bore fruits greater than gold. ⁄ You revealed yourself as a worthy physician ⁄ glorious martyr Panteleimon. ⁄ Walking on the way of grace ⁄ you found an infant lying poisoned beneath a venomous serpent. ⁄ By your fervent prayer to God you resurrected him, ⁄ tearing the serpent in sunder! ⁄ Therefore, remember us who keep your memorial in faith, ⁄⁄ that we may obtain mercy on the day of judgment. [OCA]

Idiomelon 4.

Mode 2.

Desiring the faith of your pious mother, ⁄ reproving the impiety of your father, ⁄ you were confirmed in the faith and baptized by Hermolaus, ⁄ glorious Panteleimon, martyr of the merciful God. ⁄ Physician of the sick and dispeller of passions, ⁄⁄ pray for deliverance from dangers for those who keep your most honorable memory in faith. [OCA]

Idiomelon 5.

Mode pl. 1.

The most radiant memory of the martyr ⁄ enlightens the ends of the earth like the sun, ⁄ ever giving healings to the faithful, ⁄ driving away infirmities and healing the passions, ⁄ for Panteleimon ever prays to Christ ⁄⁄ that He may grant our souls great mercy! [OCA]

Glory.

From Menaion - - -

Mode pl. 1.

Martyr fans all, come and let us unanimously extol the medal-winner of Christ. He fought well, and he was awarded the prize for his victory. He is the luminary of the whole world, and the ever-shining star of the Church. So, let us shout to him and say, “O Panteleimon, glorious Martyr, be the salvation of our souls and bodies, and our unshakable protection, as you unceasingly intercede with the Lord to save us.” [SD]

Both now. Theotokion.

From Octoechos - - -

Mode pl. 1.

Now we call you blessed, O Virgin Theotokos, and we glorify you, duty-bound as believers; the city unshakable, the wall indestructible, the firm and steadfast protection, and the place of refuge for our souls. [SD]

READER

Trisagion Prayers.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, forgive our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Your name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

PRIEST

For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and to ages of ages.

READER

Amen.

Apolytikion.

From Menaion - - -

Mode 3.

Holy medaled Martyr and healer St. Panteleimon, make intercession to our merciful God, that He grant our souls remission of offenses. [SD]

Lord, have mercy. (40)

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Greater in honor than the Cherubim, and in glory greater beyond compare than the Seraphim; you without corruption gave birth to God the Word, and are truly Theotokos. You do we magnify.

In the name of the Lord, Father, bless!

PRIEST

May God have compassion on us and bless us; may his face shine upon us and have mercy on us.

READER

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Holy father, give the blessing!

PRIEST

May Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-pure and all-immaculate holy Mother, (local patron saint); of the holy and righteous ancestors of God Joachim and Anna, and of all the saints, have mercy on us and save us, as He is good, benevolent, and merciful God.

Let us pray for the peace of the world.

CHOIR (intoned after each petition)

Lord, have mercy.

PRIEST

For the pious and Orthodox Christians.

For our our Archbishop (name).

For our nation.

For the armed forces.

For our absent fathers, brothers and sisters.

For those who help us and those who serve us.

For those who hate us and those who love us.

For those who have asked us, the unworthy, to pray for them.

For the release of the captives.

For those sailing the seas.

For those laid up with illnesses.

Let us also pray for the abundance of the fruits of the earth.

And for all our fathers and brethren departed this life, those who lie here in peace, and the Orthodox everywhere.

Let us say for ourselves, also: Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us.

CHOIR

Amen.