ODE IX

Eirmos: The Son of the unoriginate Father, God, and Lord, hath appeared unto us incarnate of the Virgin, to enlighten those in darkness and to gather the dispersed. Wherefore, the all-hymned Theotokos do we magnify. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Christ It is, O taste and see! The Lord for our sake made like unto us of old, once offered Himself as an offering to His Father, and is ever slain, sanctifying them that partake. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. May I be sanctified in soul and body, O Master, may I be enlightened, may I be saved, may I become Thy dwelling through the communion of Thy holy Mysteries, having Thee with the Father and the Spirit living in me, O Benefactor plenteous in mercy. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. May Thy Body and Thy most precious Blood, O my Saviour, be unto me as fire and light, consuming the substance of sin, and burning the thorns of passions, and enlightening all of me to worship Thy Divinity. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

God took flesh of thy pure blood; wherefore, all generations do hymn thee, O Lady, and throngs of heavenly minds glorify thee, for through thee they have clearly seen Him Who ruleth all things endued with human nature. And immediately: It is truly meet Trisagion. O Most Holy Trinity Our Father And the troparion of the day, if it be the feast of the Lord's Nativity. If it be Sunday, the Sunday troparion of the tone. If not, these: Sixth Tone: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for at a loss for any defence, this prayer do we sinners offer unto Thee as Master: have mercy on us. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Lord, have mercy on us, for we have hoped in Thee, be not angry with us greatly, neither remember our iniquities; but look upon us now as Thou art compassionate, and deliver us from our enemies; for Thou art our God, and we, Thy people; all are the works of Thy hands, and we call upon Thy name. Both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

The door of compassion open unto us, O blessed Theotokos, for, hoping in thee, let us not perish; through thee may we be delivered from adversities, for thou art the salvation of the Christian race.

Then: Lord, have mercy. (40×)

And reverences [bows, prostrations], as many as thou desirest. And thereafter these lines: If thou desirest, O man, to eat the Body of the Master, Approach with fear, lest thou be burnt:

for It is fire. And when thou drinkest the Divine Blood unto communion, First be reconciled to them that have grieved thee, Then dare to eat the Mystical Food.