We venerate Your Cross, O Master, and we glorify Your Holy Resurrection.

[This is sung instead of "Holy God".]

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 Save, O Lord, Your people and bless Your inheritance, granting victory to the faithful over the enemy, and by Your Cross protecting Your commonwealth.

O Champion General, I your City now inscribe to you

[This kontakion is sung at the Salutations services ("Compline with Akathist") on Friday evenings during Lent.]

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 Today is the summary of our salvation, and the revelation of the age-old mystery. For the Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin, and Gabriel announces the good news of grace. Therefore, let us join him, and cry aloud to the Theotokos: "Rejoice, Maiden full of grace! The Lord is with you."

Beacon of Orthodox belief, the strong support of the Church and her teacher inspired by God, you are the ornament of monks, the unassailable champion of theologians, O Gregory the Wonder-worker and the boast of Thessalonica, the messenger of grace. Forever earnestly entreat for the salvation of our souls.

Today is the prelude of the joy of the universe, and it incites us to sing the forefestal hymns. For behold, Gabriel is coming, and he will say to the Virgin: Rejoice, Maiden full of grace; the Lord is with you.

[ This is the canon of the Akathist sung at the Compline with Salutation services on Friday evenings of Lent. ]

Text can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NLzK6Kthfi0_fK0AcjZK4TPNw4eK42jv/view

 Translation and setting by Fr Seraphim Dedes, used with his generous permission. His work can be found at agesinitiatives.com/dcs/public/dcs/ . If you find this podcast helpful, please consider donating to AGES Initiatives. 

O God of our Fathers, since You always deal with us in accordance with Your gentleness, do not withdraw Your mercy from us, but at their fervent entreaties, pilot our life in peace.

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[These are general Lenten Apolytikia.]

O Virgin Theotokos, rejoice, Mary full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb; for you have borne the Savior of our souls.

O Baptist of Christ, be mindful of us all, that we may be delivered from our iniquities; for unto you was given the grace to intercede for us.[SD]

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Entreat earnestly for us, O holy Apostles and all Saints, that we be delivered from peril and affliction; for you are our fervent advocates before the Savior.

Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Beneath your tender compassion we take refuge, O Theotokos. Despise not our supplications in distress, but deliver us from all peril. You alone are pure; you alone are blessed.

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Your Martyrs, O Lord, were worthily awarded by You * the crowns of incorruption, in that they contested for You our immortal God. * Since they possessed Your power, they defeated the tyrants, * dashing the demons' powerless displays of defiance. * O Christ God, at their fervent entreaties, save our souls.

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