Кафисма 16

The Lord said to our Lady: stand, My beloved Mother, at My right hand, Thy holiness and goodness are pleasing to Me, and reign with Me forever, let there be a crown of immortality on the head of Thy saints, whose brilliance and lightness will not be darkened. O Mother of Light, illuminate us in the darkness of sin with Your holiness and pour out upon us the wisdom and intelligence of the teachings of Christ. Let me confess to You, O Lady, with all my heart and I will glorify You with my lips, for the memory of Your miracles You have done in every generation and generation, and Your mercies are in truth and righteousness; The heavenly Father sent us His eternally peaceful covenant through His beloved Son, and You, Lady, served this great and holy sacrament. How blessed is our lot, how delightful is our hope in Thee! Glorious and wondrous is Your name in us: those who hold it in their hearts will not be horrified at the hour of death. Blessed is the man who reverently venerates the Ever-Virgin Mary; Blessed is his heart, which passionately loves Yu; Blessed is his soul, even if he cannot be satisfied with Her praise; through Her prayers the light of God will shine in his soul and the Holy Spirit will sanctify his mind; He will be an eternal memory; his heart will not fear from hearing evil; The Queen of Heaven will confirm Her grace on him and Her intercession will remain with him forever and ever. Rejoice, heavenly ark, chamber of the living God, ineffable composition of the flesh of Christ, cup of the Heavenly King, in which the wine of inexhaustible grace was dissolved from the Holy Spirit; with what thanksgiving shall we please Thee, luminous Lady? We rejoice and rejoice, for the glorious destinies of God have been accomplished in You. Praise, fathers, the Mother of the Lord; praise, elders, Her holy name; from the east of the sun to the west, Her name is praised, Her image is meek and humble, Her mercy and Her bounty are upon all flesh, even to the end of the earth: glory to Thee, Lady, Christian glory and praise. At the exodus of my soul from the Egypt of this world, appear to her, O heavenly Comforter, illuminate me with Your holy face, and the ghosts of demons will not frighten me; give her a ladder to heaven and step, unanswered, at the terrible judgment of Christ. I loved the Mother of the Lord my God and the light of Her grace illuminated me, having overcome mortal illnesses and the troubles of hell surrounding me, but I called on the name of Mary and my soul was comforted; May Your memory, O Lady, be in the midst of my heart and the actions of the evil one not harm me; turn, my soul, to Her praise and find blessed peace in the future life, when the Righteous Judge comes to reward each according to his deeds. Rejoice, most merciful Mother, most blessed Ever-Virgin Mary! Look from above at the unworthy sinner and quench the passions of my evil will, rejoicing for my conversion to the right path; I pray to You, may you rule me, may you observe me, may you protect me from all the enemy’s slander. Believed, and also proclaimed Thy glory and praise, O Queen of Heaven; You are the Cup of salvation and from the gracious dissolution in it, as from the fatness of heaven, my soul is satisfied; With the blessing of Your womb, break the bonds of my sins and grant, O Lady, help and strength until my last breath to keep me intact and inviolable the covenant of love and peace with God. Praise our Lady Theotokos, all nations, magnify You, all people, for Her mercy is established upon us and we are always covered with Her protection; those who reverence Yu will not perish reverently and those who pray to Her from the depths of their souls will not be deprived of Her motherly intercession, but those who are negligent about the holy veneration of Her will die in their sins. Confess to the Lord that He is good; confess to His beloved Mother that Her mercy is upon us forever; Her generosity will purge sin from the heart and Her grace will cleanse the defiled conscience; the repentant soul draws closer to Christ, but the soul that withdraws through unrepentance will not find eternal peace with God. Oh, all-merciful Lady, we confess to You with all our hearts and exalt You, as You were our salvation and now You hear us calling on You. Rejoice, Queen of Heaven, holy friend of the inconceivable Divinity: You are the heavenly adornment, You are the mental sun illuminating the earth; Illuminate and cleanse, I pray to You, my sin-loving heart and, if there is anything that is displeasing to You in my life, remove from me, and ignite love for the heavenly promise, for the glory of God and for Your joy about the salvation of my sinful soul. According to the 16th kathisma troparia, ch. 8 Come faithfully, Mother of all, Let us magnify our voices, and let us cry out in song: like the joy of wine, O All-Singing Virgin, save those who honor Thee with Thy prayers: for Thou hast the boldness to show mercy, and to grant healing to illness. I fell into severe infirmity, and was overcome by severe illnesses, I do not tolerate the rage of my fierce despondency, but knowing every one, Savior, infirmity, and like a father who punishes those who have sinned with Your disposition, You raise me up, so that I always cry to You: great are Your works, O Lord, miracles are truly terrible, for You save the faithful through the prayers of the One born Cha. My soul, Virgin, humbled from youth, having been defiled by vile words and deeds, I have become angry with myself, and I do not know what I will do or where I will resort? But what hope can we give to You? For this reason, indecent servant, I run to You and pray, confessing to You: those who have sinned, pray to Your Son and God, to grant me forgiveness of sins, for I have placed my hope in You, the All-Good One. My most blessed queen, my most holy hope, friend to the orphans and strange intercessors, help to the needy and protection to the embittered! See my misfortune, see my sorrow, I am obsessed with temptation everywhere, but there is no intercessor. You Yourself, Lady, help me as I am weak; feed me, for I am strange; guide me as I am lost; heal and save, as it is hopeless. There is no other help, no other intercession, no consolation except You, O God-loving Mother of all those who mourn and are burdened! Look now upon me, a sinner and in bitterness, and cover me with Thy most holy omophorion, that I may be delivered from all the evils that have befallen me, and I will praise Thy revered name. Amen.