Кафисма 7

All the nations clasp their hands, and in exaltation sing to the ever-Virgin Mary most gloriously, for She is the gate of eternal life, the door of salvation and reconciliation with God, for She is the hope of the repentant, the consolation of those who cry, reverence, peace and salvation of the souls of all God’s chosen believers; Sing to Her, all who love Her name, sing, for She is the Queen of heaven and earth. Great and praiseworthy art thou, O Lady, in the city of the heavenly God and in the whole church of God’s elect; You are the most honest and glorious of the angelic and archangel ranks, crowned with heavenly flowers. Exclaim to Her with the sweetest songs of the Beginning and Power, behold You of Strength and Dominion, Magnify the Cherubim, Thrones and Seraphs, who stand at the right hand of Your beloved Son. Oh, since with a radiant face the Lord perceived the Angels and all the Saints, and gave Her, above all the powers of heaven, an eternally blissful place! Hear this, all the pagans, inspire those who want to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, pray earnestly to the Ever-Virgin Mary, always carry Her most holy name in your heart and you will find life and endless joy, for She brings our prayers to Her beloved Son and God and She herself at His throne prays for all of us; She is the intercessor bestowed upon the Christian race, She is the one true Mother of us all, and helps us in everything. Glory to Thee, most merciful Mother of God, revered and worshiped from all Christian generations. Rejoice, purest companion of the Holy Spirit and immaculate sanctuary of the Word of God; Rejoice, Most Holy Mother and Ever-Virgin Mary, for the joy of Angels and men, the sweetest Jesus Christ, from the Holy Spirit you gave birth to flesh and you wrapped His Child in swaddling clothes, you carried Him in your womb, as you nourished your beloved Son with milk, hugging Him with your kiss. I pray to Thee, great Lady, intercede for me, a sinner, from Thy Son and God for forgiveness of sins, so that I may not be deprived of the Kingdom of Heaven. The God of gods spoke to Mary through Gabriel, proclaiming: Rejoice, full of grace, the Lord is with you! By You, joyful, salvation is proclaimed to the world and fallen man is restored; The Most High desired Your beauty and kindness, Your inner palace was adorned, O Daughter of Zion, and You were honored to prepare Yourself for the meeting of Your God, reigning gloriously with Him in heaven; help us to achieve the eternal promise. Have mercy on me, O Lady, as you are called the Mother of mercies, and through the multitude of Your bounty, help me to be cleansed by repentance from my iniquities, pour out Your grace on me and do not take Your goodness away from me, for I confess my iniquities to You and commit my guilt before You. Oh, Lady! Reconcile me to the Blessed Fruit of Your womb and reward my soul with the joy of its salvation. Rejoice, for all the angelic nature brings praise to You, the true Mother of God and intercessor of all who flow to You, knowing that with Your indestructible protection you rejoice the righteous, intercede for sinners, deliver the needy and pray for all the faithful. Why do you boast in malice, oh, wicked serpent, hellish adder? Bow down your proud head to the blessed and meek Woman, by Her power you will be polluted in the depths, like a mental Pharaoh, by Her foot your power will be crushed, by Her right hand your malice will be squandered, by Her shrine all your poison will turn into nothing; and we, believers, rejoice in Her name and sing of all Her glorious deeds and the greatness of God. The foolish enemy speaks in his heart: I will destroy a man from the village of Eden; a lying spirit will arise and be in the mouth of the serpent, and I will destroy his husband as a wife; but just as heaven is distant from earth, so are God’s destinies distant from your thoughts, you damned flatterer; do not be proud of your wife’s fall, your wife will crush your head, you, with your malice, have dug a destructive pit for her, but you yourself, with all your dark army, have fallen into the net of her humility. Mistress, in Your name save me and deliver me from my iniquities through Your prayers. You help me and intercede for my soul, I willingly offer You a sacrifice of praise and confess to Your name, for it is good: by Your intercession to God, by your motherly love for the Christian race, You deliver me from all sorrow. Hear, O Lady, my prayer and do not despise my prayer, in sorrow I am in my thoughts, as the right hand of God for my sins has burdened me, the darkness of eternal death has come upon me and the horror of hells has attacked me. You, Lady, are a reliable consolation for all those who grieve, take in my sad soul, comfort and deliver me, for Your motherly prayer can do much for the mercy of the Lord. Rejoice, most beautiful Ever-Virgin Mary, show to my soul Your meek visage and Your sweet voice, may the ears of my heart hear, and through its hearing my fallen spirit will be revived and my fallen spirit will rise. Remember me, Lady, in the Kingdom of Your beloved Son, Christ my God, I remember and remember Your most holy name in every generation and generation. According to the 7th kathisma troparia, ch. 7 You are the Representative of Christians and the Deliverer of those who flow to You from temptations, Mary. For this reason I cry to You: do not despise Your servant, asking for Your help. How long, O soul, have you been wasting time in vain, how long have you been enmeshed in the cares of life? Cast your sorrow upon the Lord and cry out lamentably: Lord, Lover of Mankind, through the prayers of the Mother of God, save me We hope to find salvation nowhere, but from You, Most Pure One, through God we will receive quick help. Moreover, we always magnify You All-merciful Lady Virgin Mary! Listen to my humble prayer and hear the voice of the contrite voice now standing before Your most pure image. Vem bo, oh, Creator of my Mother! For You are a shameless intercession of Christians and an immutable intercession to the Creator. We know this too, as my iniquities have surpassed my head and as a heavy burden has weighed down on me, and I am no longer worthy to see the heights of heaven, to look below the throne of the glory of Your Son and our God, but worthy of torment and eternal condemnation. For this reason, I fall down to You, I ask You with emotion, I cry out to You with tears: make your motherly prayer to Him, so that He will not reject us sinners from His presence, but, as He is merciful, may He forgive us our sins, voluntary and involuntary, instructing us on the path of salvation and strengthening us with power from above to keep the commandments of His saints. May he protect us from the temptations of the world, from sinful lusts, from the snares of the devil and from the attacks of visible enemies. May he bless the works of our hands: giving to every city and country an abundance of earthly blessings and preserving health, may he create good and serene days for us, may he protect his holy and distant Church with peace and unite her, as the good Lord, long-suffering and abundantly merciful, from all creation, glorified by the Father and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.