Service to St. Seraphim of Sarov (translation from Greek)

Creation of Gerasim the monk Mikragiannite Stichera of the Venerable One, tone 4. Similar to: I am like unto you: In the footsteps of the venerables / you have inexorably followed, O blessed Seraphim, from youth, / and having lived like an angel, like an incorporeal one, / you have appeared as a vessel of heavenly gifts, / having purified your soul and body together: / for this sake, we celebrate your memory // of the light-guided one. Obeying the Divine Law, / the most Divine monk, / the Blessed Seraphim, you were, / and fixed on the Divine desire, / you deigned to live in the impenetrable desert, / and with extended abstinence / you killed the flesh’s desires / life-giving action, shining with talent // and graces. By the grace of the Spirit, / with saving teachings / you healed spiritual ailments, / and the coming reality of the pre-verb most clearly, / to the miraculous Seraphim, / you guided the pious in wisdom, / and the bear, like a tame lamb, / feeding with your hand, / you appeared to everyone. Glory, the same voice: Having chosen to live a life of ostracism, / from your youth you have offered all that you have to the Savior, / Seraphim the Accepting of God, / and you have taken up your cross, you have crucified yourself to the world and passion, / living more than the visible. / In the same way, you richly received the grace of the Spirit, / and the Divine action / a God-moved organ appeared, / in the same way, your virtue was proclaimed everywhere, / and you offered a word of salvation to those who come, / and now from the ages you have remained venerable, / and enjoying the Divine glory, // pray for those who honor you. And now, the same voice: And for Your sake, the Godfather Prophet David / proclaimed in song about You, / Greatness to You Who created, / the Queen appeared at Your right hand, / You are the Mother, the Intercessor of the Life of the show, / without a father, from You the benevolent God will become man, / so that His image, decayed by passions, will again be renewed, / and the erring pea may be found the sheep, / on the frame we will take it, bring it to the Father / and unite His will / with the Heavenly Powers, / and save, O Mother of God, the world // Christ, having great and rich mercy. Prokeimenon in the afternoon. With Veta Quiet: Wisdom of Solomon reading [Chapter 3]: But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will touch them. They were not expected to die in the sight of the foolish, and their exodus was imputed to their bitterness, and their departure from us was counted as contrition: they are in the world. For even in the presence of men, even if they suffer torment, the hope of their immortality is fulfilled: even though they were punished in the slightest, they will be great benefactors, for God has tempted them and found them worthy of Himself: as gold in the furnace has tempted them, and as for the fruitfulness of the sacrificial I have received. And during their visitation they will shine, and like sparks will flow along the stem: they judge with their tongue and possess people, and the Lord will reign in them forever. Those who hope in Nan will understand the truth, and faithfulness in love will remain to Him, like grace and mercy in His saints and visitation in His chosen ones. Wisdom of Solomon reading [chapters 5 and 6]: The righteous women live forever, and their reward is in the Lord: and their care is with the Most High. For this reason, they will receive the Kingdom of splendor and the crown of kindness from the hand of the Lord: I will cover them with my right hand, and protect them with my arm. He will take full advantage of his zeal and arm the creature for revenge against the enemy. If he puts on the breastplate of righteousness and puts on a helmet, the judgment is without hypocrisy. The invincible reverence will receive the shield. He will sharpen vain anger into weapons: the world will fight with him against the foolish. The right-handed arrows of lightning will shoot out, and as if from the well-rounded bow of the clouds, they will fly towards the intention. And the hail will fall from the stone-throwing fury. The water of the sea will be angry with them, and I will drown the rivers insolently. The spirit of power will resist them, and like a cowlick it will scatter them, and lawlessness will devastate the whole earth, and villainy will transform the thrones of the mighty. O kings, hear, and understand; become accustomed to judge the ends of the earth. Instill in those who hold multitudes, and those who are proud of the nations of tongues, that there is power given to you from the Lord, and strength from the Most High. Wisdom of Solomon reading [chapters 4 and 5]: But if a righteous man dies, he will be in rest: for old age is not honest for many years, it is counted below in the number of years: gray hair is the wisdom of man, and the life of old age is undefiled. Having been well-pleasing to God, he was loved, and the living one was placed in the midst of sinners: he was caught up, lest malice change his mind, or flattery deceive his soul. The zeal of evil is darkened by a good one, and the soaring of lust changes the mind of a gentle one. Having died a little while ago, he fulfilled his duty: for his soul was pleasing to the Lord, for this reason he was drawn away from the midst of wickedness: but people who saw and did not understand, lowered their thoughts on such things as grace and mercy in His saints and visitation among His elect. At the litia of the stichera, voice 1: O from your youth, Father, having entrusted yourself to Christ, / His instructing paths / you walked inexorably, / for you had abandoned everything, you clothed yourself with fasting deeds, / and the most divine imitator of the ancient saints / you appeared in everything, / and you have received the grace of the Holy Spirit, / the delight of future glory, / as in you appear in the mirror, / even now communing with your frank face, / to the most wonderful Seraphim, // praying for our souls. Voice 2: In fasting, your labors and abstinence / a strong, wandering mind / and silent silence, / like the fragrance of myrrh / God accepts everyone, Reverend Father Seraphim, / also showing you the treasure of Divine gifts, / to the virtue of a wise mentor / and a true leader, / the Lord provides for all, / for he guided the dispensation of hearts in vain with Divine fear thou / in the word of grace faithfully flowing to thee: // therefore we all honor thy holy memory. Voice 3: I am a new-lighted lamp, / who in Russia has you, Father, the Church of God, / is illuminated by the rays of virtues / and rejoices in your glory, / for having put to death the wisdom of the flesh, / you have appeared in dispassionate fragrant pasture, / and you have cultivated the fruits of eternal life, / in the image of the faithful, souls are nourished in the Holy Spirit, / and in God they bear fruit multiplication / drives away the evil ones. / But, most wonderful Seraphim, pray to the Lord, // that we too may be enlightened by the light of grace. Voice 4: And having shown the life of an angel, / and having ascended to the virtues of virtue, / darkness entered into mysterious visions, / and my mind accepted unspeakable mysteries, / also as a king, and a prince, and every soul / who desires God, / you appeared as a governor, O blessed Seraphim, / for you taught everyone not to philosophize anymore, / the hedgehog It is proper to be wise: / but to be wise in chastity. / For Christ has glorified you, / glorified by your life, / and through you he grants us // forgiveness of sins. Glory, the same voice: Let us praise the reverend God-like / and the Russian Church of the punisher, / and the lamp, the God-pleasing Seraphim, / with songs and hymns, / for fastingly pleasing Christ, / and the ancient saints of equal honor, / and having been enriched by the prophetic gift, / rich in miracles of action, / like the Holy Spirit home, / heals both bodies and souls of passion, // praying for our souls. The poem contains stichera, tone 8. Similar to: Oh, most glorious miracle: O blessed Father Seraphim, / from your youth you loved Christ with all your soul, / and you, reverend, / gave up control of everything in the world, / and having lived like an angel, / you were honored with equal glory, / by which you beat your battles, / in the image of whom you overthrew the enemy, // and rich grace You received from God. Verse: Honorable before the Lord / is the death of his saints. O Father Seraphim, the most pleasing to God, / with supernatural gifts / you enriched the Divine communion / abundantly, / having been purified by reason, / by abstinence and prayer / you shone forth in the desert of Sarov, / in the same way you exuded to simple people and princes / God-befitting teachings, // the future pretext for all. Verse: Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, / who delights greatly in his commandments. O blessed Father Seraphim, / glorified by your immaculate fasting, / you healed souls and bodies of passion, / and now sharpens to those approaching your relics of cancer, holy, / grace and mercy, / and the Divine Spirit, / so we celebrate your memory // with joy. Glory, the same voice: With the name of virtues / fasting illnesses, / you ascended to the heights of dispassion, O Reverend, / having looked down upon those who were drawn to the bottom by intelligent God-wisdom, / you created the rise of perfection in all life, / jealous of the best talents, / and now enjoying the tree of life abyus / and adoring your position, Seraphim most wonderfully, // continually pray for mercy on our souls. Troparion, tone 4: Having followed Christ from his youth with warmth, / with prayers and petitions, / in the desert of Sarov, as if you were incorporeal, you labored, / and you also received the grace of the Comforter, / you appeared to the Mother of God, a God-bearing saint, / with this we please you, // Father Reverend Seraphim. Glory, voice 1: Russia's vegetation and Sarov's honor, / and the Orthodox for all the bright fertilizer / let us sing to the Divine Seraphim, following his teachings, / for the acquisition of the Spirit by spirit-bearing life is proclaimed. / Glory to the One who dwells in you, / glory to the Enlightened One, // glory to the One who gave you many gifts, most reverend. And now, the same voice: Gabriel spoke to You, O Virgin, rejoice, / with a voice, the Lord of all became incarnate, / in You, the holy ark, / as the righteous David spoke; / You appeared, the broadest of Heavens, / reviling Your Creator. / Glory to Him who dwells in You, / glory to Him Who passed from You, // glory to Him Who freed us through Your Nativity. According to the 1st verse of the sedal, voice 1. It is like: Thy Sepulcher, Savior: I am an Angel, wise, living in the flesh, / you have been richly honored with the Divine gifts, / and you have exuded saving teachings to everyone, / and today we celebrate your luminous memory, / we praise you, Seraphim, / as a Divine saint. [Twice]. Glory even now, O Mother of God, the same voice: I hid secretly to the venerable Seraphim, / shining, Pure, in the indescribable light, / thus magnifying your radiance, the venerable One, crying out to You: / Rejoice, Thou who has given birth to the world the most luminous light / in the human form of Christ, our God. According to the 2nd verse of the sedal, tone 4. Like: I shone this day: In fasting you shone like an angel, / and you enlightened the faithful with words and divine teachings, and shining miracles, / about Seraphim, the adornment of Russia. [Twice]. Glory even now, O Mother of God, the same voice: Having seen Thee in Thy light, / the venerable Seraphim cried out in the desert of Sarov: / Rejoice, Pure Ever-Virgin, Who gave birth to the Everlasting Light for us. According to the polyeleos sedalene, voice 4. It’s like: I walked this day: And in the desert of Sarov you labored, / and were filled with heavenly gifts, / May the blessed Seraphim sing: / for this, like an Angel who has lived in the world, / has joined the angels standing on high, / and now he always prays to Christ to grant forgiveness of sins to all. [Twice]. Glory and now, the Mother of God, the same voice: And in the bosom of the Father sits, / like the Only Begotten Son and the Word, / in Thy womb all dwelt, without departing, the Bride of God, / from the abode of the Father, / and the flesh was made from Thy pure blood, / and from corruption to the incorruptible Life, / He lifted up thee singing, Lady. Degree, 1st antiphon of the 4th tone: About my youth: Prokeimenon, tone 4: Honorable before the Lord / the death of His saints. Verse: What will I repay to the Lord for all who have repaid me? Gospel of Matthew, conception 43. According to the 50th psalm of the stichera, tone 6: For those who have vindicated the path of travel, / the various gifts of the Holy Spirit, / thou hast appeared a treasure of great value, / to Seraphim the Wise God, / for thou hast offered all of thyself to Christ, / having rejected the world, and having turned the desire of the soul to the highest, / and as having boldness, / pray that we may be delivered from all sorrow // and our souls will be saved. Canon, tone 8, its edge: From eraphim I sing to the God-bearing. Song 1 Irmos: Load / sometimes work miracles into the chariot of Pharaoh’s persecutor / the rod of Moses, striking crosswise / and dividing the sea, / save Israel the fugitive, the pedestrian, // singing the song of God. With your interlocutor in the Divine Heavens, the Most Blessed Seraphim, unceasingly pray for everyone on earth who commemorates your memory. We have taken up the Cross of Christ with all our souls from our youth, Seraphim, You followed Him with a warm, fasting thought, O Reverend. Having looked upon those who are present, you became accustomed to Christ through spiritual warfare, and you became a vessel of heavenly light, having purified your mind, Father. Theotokos: By your adoration, shining with God, you were honored to see, Seraphim, the One Virgin Mother of God, and from Her you drew near to Divine grace. Song 3 Irmos: In the circle of heaven, the Supreme Creator, O Lord, / and the Creator of the Church, / You confirm me in Your love, / the desires of the land, the true affirmation, / The only one who loves mankind. We are enlightened, Father, by the Divine illuminations that with a pure heart you foresaw this reality, and that you foresaw the future present, reverend, by the Holy Spirit. Having settled in the desert of Sarov, reverend, you were an earthly angel through the diseases of abstinence, and you were the glorious property of rich gifts in every way, holy. We are guided, Father, by the grace of God, by God’s word you direct everything to the best and correct the minds of the monks, Blessed Seraphim, to perfection. Theotokos: Mother of the Virgin, affirmation of the pious, Seraphim, Thy servant, granted divine insights, with this warm prayers from darkness free me from all malice. Sedalen, voice 4: Having been richly enriched by the grace of the Spirit, you have purified your mind through many abstinences, and you have appeared as a Divine lamp. In the same way, you clearly foreshadow the knowledge of the future, establishing the customs of souls, and directing those who approach God by faith, blessed Seraphim. Glory even now, the Mother of God: With the light of giving birth to life in the flesh, Christ, enlightening pure souls, the All-Singing Virgin, you appeared to the God-bearing Seraphim, shining, the Lady Theotokos, in an indescribable light, illuminate me also with Your light, All-Immaculate. Song 4 Irmos: I have heard, O Lord, / the sight of Your mystery, / I have understood Your works / and glorified Your Divinity. The image of the monks appeared in Russia, imitating the life of the venerable saints of the struggle, Seraphim. In fasting and tears, and in prayers with zeal, you purified your heart, you were the light of heaven, father, village. Having enlightened the souls of your soul with the deeds of Divine fasting, you were honored to see the future reality, Seraphim the God-Wise. Theotokos: Most Holy All-Immaculate, Who gave birth to the Word of God, freeing me without place in my thoughts and morals by Your grace. Song 5 Irmos: Enlighten us with Your commandments, O Lord, / and with Your high arm // Grant us Your peace, Lover of mankind. I am the newly appeared, Father, the sun shone in Russia in the last times, giving off radiance to all virtues. By unceasing and extended ascents to God, O God-Bearer, in prayers you were raised to the immaterial vision of God. In this God-feared vision, blessed one, you showed the secret of your soul, Seraphim, the Divine radiance. Theotokos: From the dead, Pure, my flesh gave birth to the wisdom of the Eternal Belly, and guide me to the path of the Belly. Song 6 Irmos: I will pour out a prayer to the Lord / and to Him I will proclaim my sorrows, / for my soul is filled with evil, / and my belly is drawing near to hell, / and I pray, like Jonah: // from aphids, O God, lift me up. Having a wonderful gift, Seraphim, with Divine alms, heal them in their bitter infirmities, and drive away wickedness and charms, and give everyone truly quick help, O God-Bearer. I lived in the last days, great, Father, in venerable fasting, and you were honored with great gifts from God, and you fulfilled everything, O Seraphim, wonderworker, Russia of miracles, honoring you. Your life is equal to the angels, father, wonderful, truly appearing to all: the simpleton and the king, and the prince of the Govein, you appeared, the Lord of all, for Christ, Seraphim, glorified you everywhere. Theotokos: I fell in love with Heaven, the vastness of the Inconceivable One in all creation, in Thy womb Thou didst contain, O Maiden, and with Thy flesh Thou didst give birth. Oppression of me, Pure passions for the sake of various freedoms. Kontakion, tone 4: In Sarov, like an Angel, having lived, you appeared to the blessed Seraphim, the chosen friend of the gifts of the Spirit, // in a word richly showing the best. Ikos: Into all the love of your soul from adolescence, O blessed God, having placed your desires on Christ, and wearing the Cross on your shoulder, you walked steadily with His feet, you denied the world and yourself, Father, and settled in the Sarov desert, with extreme fasting you entered the stage of the gifts and graces of the Comforter, an honest vessel and a God-inspired organ. You appeared, and you became a saint of the Pure Mother of God, you shone with miracles, and you directed many to salvation, richly showing the best in words. Song 7 Irmos: The youths came from Judea, / sometimes in Babylon, / by the faith of the Trinity, asking the flames of the cave, singing: // God of the fathers, blessed art thou. Those who flow by faith with your honest power, Reverend Seraphim, accept health and all healing together and beauty, glorifying Christ, honoring you. By your divinely inspired words, flowing in, Father, in your struggle the Divine One is learning, and heading towards the right path, crying out: Our Father, O God, blessed art thou. Uniting yourself with the immaterial Light, the Reverend Seraphim, you announced the departure of your Savior, God-Bearer, by teaching, and with much glory you ascended to the highest. Theotokos: O Most Pure Virgin, who gave birth to the Lawgiver, quickly free me from the law of malice by Thy warm intercession, and guide my mind by the law of repentance. Song 8 Irmos: The Heavenly King, / whom all the angels sing, // praise and extol forever. Your prophecy went out to the whole earth, and the whole Orthodox Church honors you, O God-Bearer. And from Russia, the universe, Reverend Father, in the Holy Spirit, you emit the mysterious rays of your life. You ended your journey to Rome of Divine fasting, and you reposed in the heavenly monastery with joy, Father. Theotokos: Pure Virgin, cleanse my unclean heart from placeless thoughts, and enlighten me with the light of repentance. Song 9 Irmos: In the true Mother of God / We confess You, / saved by You, Pure Virgin, // with disembodied faces magnifying You. Your holy cancer, with the Divine showering, pours out waters of healing to all who come. Having seen the Mother of God, you were filled with joy, but now Her radiance is in vain, pray for us, Seraphim, always. Do not cease, God-Bearer, to pray to Christ for us, Seraphim, who honor you and fulfill your Divine memory with love. New in the saints, the all-blessed Seraphim, who was worn out by passions, renew me, and my true song, as a gift, accept. Theotokos: In the smallpox, Mother of God, Your radiance, and from the soul we cry out to You, All-Pure: deliver us from the darkening of passions. Luminary: With the Divine Eraphim, who is wonderful among the saints and bestows abundant grace, blessing him, with hymns, let us honor them with divinely inspired songs, like a prayer book to our Christ. Theotokos: To the Mother of God, Mother of God, Queen of Angels, and salvation of men, implore us for purification and permission for sins, as we reverently sing to You. On the praises of the stichera, tone 1. Similar to: Heavenly ranks: In your flesh, you were surprised by the regiments of angels, / and the faces of men, / as if you were incorporeal, father, on earth, having truly lived, / rich gifts from God, Seraphim, // you were blessed with light. From your youth, father, you loved Christ, / and you settled in Sarov, / you lived like the angels through prayers, vigils and prayers, / you accomplished it with a divine desire, / and you worthy of rewards in Heaven, Seraphim, // you received light. While still in your body, Reverend Seraphim, / saw you following the Pure Mother of God, / now looking up to Heaven at Her indescribable radiance, / do not cease praying this ever // for all who honor you. O God has bestowed an honest vessel, / the glory of the fasters, the praise of Russia, / the kindness of all Orthodox, / the God-pleasing Seraphim, / let us praise with sacred songs, // as Christ’s saint to God. Glory, voice 5: In the moderation of the light of passions, having destroyed the darkness, / like a new-bright star, / you shone on the firmament of the Church, / like the son of light, you followed Christ, / having put to death carnal wisdom, / and in the likeness of God you were imagined, / you appeared to everyone, / and you subdued the dumb beasts of nature with a word you are. / For Christ glorified you, / glorified by your life, / pray to him, Seraphim the God-Bearer, // to have mercy on our souls. And now, O Mother of God, the same voice: We love Thee, Virgin Mother of God, / and glorify Thee, faithfully, according to duty, / the unshakable city, the invincible wall, / the firm Representative // ​​and the refuge of our souls.