(January 8, April 27)
Oh, Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the highest powers, Heaven and earth to the Queen and our city of Kiev, omnipotent Intercessor!
Receive this song of praise from us unworthy Thy servants, and lift up our prayers to the throne of Thy Son and our God, may He be merciful to us sinners, and may He increase His goodness to those who honor You and with faith and love worship Your miraculous image.
To whom shall we cry out to the Lady? To whom shall we turn in our sorrows, if not to You, Queen of Heaven? Who will accept our cries and our sighs, if not You, Most Immaculate, the Hope of Christians and the refuge for us sinners? Who will protect you more in adversity? At the same time, we earnestly pray to You: cover our sins with Your intercession, protect us from enemies visible and invisible, soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against us.
O Mother of the Lord our Creator! You are the root of virginity and the unfading flower of purity. Accept our unworthy prayer and keep us in spiritual purity, save us from the slander of evil people and from sudden death, and grant us repentance before the end. Have mercy on us in the hours of the day and in the morning and in the evening, and at all times preserve us: you have kept us standing and sitting, and in every way you have walked, and in the hours of the night you have provided for those who sleep, cover and step in. In every place and at every time, be for us, Mother of God, an insurmountable wall and a strong intercession. You have appeared to us, the guardian of all life, Most Pure One; Deliver us from demons at the hour of death; Even after death, ask Your Son and our God to find peace.
We, sinners, lift up prayers to You with hope and tenderly cry out: Rejoice, O Blessed One; Rejoice, Delighted One; Rejoice, Most Blessed One; The Lord is with You, with You and with us. We resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor, and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole life according to Christ God, to Him All glory, honor and worship are due to His beginningless Father, to His Most Holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.