Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women
Oh, Saints Martha and Mary and other holy myrrh-bearing women! Pray to the Sweetest Jesus, whom you have loved and who has loved you, Whom you have confessed by nature, Christ, the Son of God, that He may also grant us, the sinful servants of God (names), remission of sins, in unfeigned and firm standing in the right faith. Instill in our hearts the spirit of the fear of God, humble trust in God, patience and mercy towards our neighbors. Deliver us with your prayers from the temptations of life, troubles and misfortunes, so that having lived here in a quiet and peaceful life, with immaculate thoughts and a pure heart, we will appear at that Last Judgment, and Having given him a good answer, we will be rewarded with unspeakable joy in the Kingdom of Heaven forever and ever.
1 Canon. Canon of the Most Holy Theotokos before the Icon of Her “Tenderness” of Seraphim-Diveyevo
2 Canon. Canon to St. Seraphim, Wonderworker of Sarov.