The Prologue, Kauma, and Introductory Prayer
Eqbo
haw da-t'een kul beryotho
qayso da-sleebo taneh
haw hayo w-ma-bed haye
mawto tem wo b-sebyoneh
haw d-lo ohdeen len sawfe
wlo msaykon leh beryotho
b-qabro gne wo haw ganbor 'olme
w beyth 'aneede magas wo
He who bears the whole creation was borne by the wood of the cross; the living one and the giver of life tasted death of his own will; he, whom the boundaries of the world cannot hold and the creation cannot contain rested in the tomb; the hero of the world reclined among the dead.
Proemion and Sedro (common)
Let us all pray and beg for mercy and compassion.
Merciful Lord, have mercy on us and help us.
Praise, thanksgiving, glory, honor and exaltation, continually and without ceasing at all times, may we be worthy to offer to him, who has magnified the memory of his mother and his saints; and saves and delivers the living, who pray to him, from the evil one and keeps them by his cross; and who raises up the dead who sleep and wait for the day of his manifestation; the good one, to whom belongs glory and honor and worship at this time of Evening and at all times and seasons and hours and moments of the days of our life for ever, Amin.
We beseech you, Christ our God, by the prayer of your mother and your saints, to draw our thoughts towards the height of your heaven above, and clothe us in the joy which comes from you; take away from us gloom and sorrow and fill our hearts with your fear; cleanse our thoughts by holiness and do not let us become strangers to your holy mysteries, but perfect us by works of justice; give rest to the faithful departed in your dwelling which is prepared for them by your grace and deliver them from the threat of Gehenna, because you are holy, Lord , and dwell with the holy, and to you we offer praise and thanksgiving now and always and for ever, Amin.
Qolo
May your prayer be a stronghold to us.
Virgin Mary who were chosen from among all generations to be the mother of God, pray and beseech your Son, that he may have mercy upon us all by your prayer.
You are blessed and blessed is your soul.
You are blessed Mary, because God chose you from your childhood and magnified the day of your memory; and behold the churches and the monasteries sing praise, to the Lord who came forth from your womb.
Glory to the Father....
Glory be to the Father, worship to the Son and thanksgiving to the Spirit, glorious Trinity, three Persons, three names, one true God , to him be praise.
From ages to ages..
All creation shall declare your glory, Christ the king; behold, angels and men, whom you have created for your praise, give glory to you by night and by day.
Of the Mother of God
Mary said; blessed am I who brought forth the king of kings to the earth worship him; and I have been mad the nurse of him, who by his gesture rules the ends and quarters of the world.
Like the sun which descends and rests within the grape and mixes sweetness in it, so the Word descended from the heights and rested in the virgin and came forth from her and redeemed us.
On the day of the remembrance of the blessed virgin Mary all creatures rejoice and sing praise to the Lord, who chose her and honored and magnified the glorious day of her remembrance.
Give us a share, Lord, in the day of the remembrance of the virgin mother who bore you and by her prayers remove from us evil days and the scourge and rod of wrath.
Of the saints.
Blessed are the prophets, blessed are the apostles, blessed are the martyrs, on the great day of the resurrection; they shall hear the Father and shall see the Son and Holy Spirit, who weaves crowns for their heads.
You are physicians, chosen apostles , and disciples of the great Physician, and he, who approaches your bones in faith, received help from you.
The martyrs say to their persecutors: we do not fear the fire or the sharpened sword and, if the body perishes, the soul shall live sing praise and thanksgiving.
The martyrs were slain for their Lord and their Lord was slain for the salvation of Adam; blessed is he, who by his death and the death of the martyrs redeemed the Church, and behold she sings praise to him.
On Penitence
Blessed is he who loves you, Lord, more than gold or precious stones; in this world great will be his honor and in that which is to come he shall inherit life for ever.
If anyone gains all this world and loses his soul, his gain is nothing, grant us, Lord, to hate the world and to gain our souls and to inherit life for ever.
Our Lord said to the sinful woman: Go woman your offenses and sins are forgiven, amen, amen, I say to you, that among those who proclaim my name in the gospel I will write of you.
The watcher said to the lions: behold, Daniel descends into the pit beside you; bend your necks and do reverence to him, that the king may say: great is your God, O Daniel.
Of the departed
Give rest, Lord , to your servants in that kingdom, which does not pass away or come to an end; and write their names in the book of life in that Jerusalem, which is in heaven.
Do not grow weary, you departed, who age the flesh of Christ, for by it you shall be given rest from this world in that new world, which does not pass and he will make you take your pleasure in the marriage chamber of light.
At the time of our decease neither father nor mother nor brother nor kinsmen can save us; Christ will never leave the departed, who dwell in the grave, in Sheol, nor fail to raise them up.
Let remembrance be made of all the departed, who died in your hope, at the great altar above; in the church of the first born may they be raised by you from the dust and with you rejoice in your marriage-chamber.
Etro (from the common)
Accept, Lord in your compassion the incense of your servants and be appeased by the smoke offered by your priests and be pleased with the service of your worshippers make there by a good memory of your mother and your saints; give rest to all th faithful departed. Christ the Son, who are worshipped and glorified with your Father and your Holy Spirit, now and always and for ever. Amen.
You created me and placed your hands upon me.
On Friday, in the beginning God created Adam from the dust and breathed on him the spirit and gave him speech that he might sing praise to him, halleluiah, and give thanks to his creator.
On Friday God created Adam and placed him in Paradise and commanded him and said to him: All the trees shall be for your pleasure, halleluia, but from one keep your soul, because death is hidden with it.
Shubho..
Glory to the strong one, who descended from the heights and redeemed us by his cross and delivered us from the curse and taught us to worship his exalted cross, halleluia and halleluia, to bless and worship it.
men o'lom..
Praise, thanksgiving, honor and worship we offer, Lord, to you, who redeemed us by your blood and signed us with your cross; in your mercy have pity on us, halleluia and halleluia, and have mercy upon us.
Of the Mother of God
Blessed are you, daughter of the just, mother of God, because mercy was shown to you and you found favor and you bore God; and he has magnified your memory, halleluiah and halleluiah, in heaven and on earth.
All generations shall call me blessed, Mary answered and said, because I gave birth to the Son; he betrothed the Church to himself and, behold, she sings praise, halleluia and halleluia, to the bridegroom who betrothed her.
Mary and Elizabeth were wondrous ships, who sailed into harbor; Elizabeth brought forth the preacher and Mary the Savior of the world, halleluia and halleluia, may their prayers assist us.
Not among virgins of among maidens, or among the generations of old, not in pure gold or in any form of beauty is there any beauty like that of Mary, halleluia and halleluia , the daughter of Joachim.
Of the Saints
Blessed are the prophets, blessed are the apostles, blessed are the martyrs, and blessed are they who are without stain in the way of the Lord, halleluiah and halleluiah, and who keep his commandments.
Like shining stars in the creation are the prophets and apostles; our Lord in his gospel called them the light, for they enlighten the world, halleluia and halleluia, by their pure doctrine.
Martyrs, beg for mercy for our generation which has sinned, that by your prayers we may be protected and Satan may be put to shame and his army be overthrown by the power of your prayers, halleluia and halleluia, may your prayer assist us.
The martyrs were strengthened and descended into the arena to conquer Satan, and a holy voice called to them from on high, saying: you shall conquer, halleluia and halleluia, and they conquered and trimphed.
Of a Saint
Joshua, the son of Nun, stopped the sun in the firmament and the moon did not move; keep, Lord from your Church all scourges by the prayer of Mar (X), halleluiah and halleluiah, and of the apostles who are his fellows.
On the day when there is remembrance of you, our father the chosen Mor (x), the creation rejoices and sings praise to Christ who magnified you, halleluia and halleluia, may your prayer assist us.
On Friday the Lord of creation stretched out his hands on the cross and instead of the fruit, which Adam ate, tasted death of his own will, halleluiah and halleluiah, and restored him to his inheritance.
On Friday the Church saw Christ on the height of Golgotha and bowed down and worshiped him, and she answered and said to him: glory to you Lord, halleluia and halleluia, who came and saved me.
Of Repentance
From day to day I promise, Lord, that tomorrow I will repent; my days have passed and gone and my sins remain; may your mercy be poured out upon me, halleluiah and halleluiah, and I will live by your grace.
From the sea of fire and from the dreadful crossing deliver us, Lord, as the young men were delivered in the furnace in the land of Babylon, halleluia and halleluia, and put the Chaldeans to shame.
Extent, Lord, your grace and let your bounty flow over the whole world; grant reconciliation to kings, peace to the churches, and concord to the priests, halleluia and halleluia, and to us forgiveness of sins.
May the grace of the Father, the compassion of the Son and the presence of the Spirit, threefold mystery, dwell among us until the end, halleluia and halleluia, from henceforth and for ever.
Those who died in the Son, who kept his commandments and confessed and believed in him, at his second coming shall inherit the kingdom and life which does not pass away, halleluiah and halleluiah, and there they shall take their pleasure.
The dead, who received your flesh, O our Savior, and drank your living blood, shall hear that voice: come , enter , you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom, halleluia and halleluia , and life which does not pass away.
By the smoke of incense, which Aaron offered, he stayed the plague ; and may the smoke of incense , which the priests offer to you, be a propitiation to you, halleluia and halleluia, and give rest to our departed.
I passed by the door of a tomb and I considered and saw the way of the world; the slave and his Lord are equal and the disciple and his master, and kings and who have gone to their rest, halleluia and halleluia, have lost their power.
Quqlion
For your sake we are slain every day, halleluiah and halleluiah, we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Awake and do not sleep, Lord, halleluia and halleluia, help us and do not forget us.
Do not turn your face from us, halleluiah and halleluiah, do not forget our humiliation and our affliction.
Because our soul has slept in the dust, halleluia and halleluia, and our body is pressed to the earth.
O holy martyrs, who endured torments and afflictions from impious judges, behold, your reward is kept for you in the marriage-chamber of light, which does not pass away; may your prayer be a high wall and a house of refuge for us. Stomen Kalos, Kurielaison.
Proemion and Sedro (of the Martyrs)
Let us all pray and beg for mercy and compassion.
Merciful Lord, have mercy on us and help us.
Praise, thanksgiving, glory, honor and exaltation, continually and without ceasing at all times, may we be worthy to offer to him, who gives strength to the noble and crowns the athletes, the champion of the valiant, who takes pleasure in the sweet savour of their deaths and rejoices in their commemorations; the good one, to whom belongs glory and honor and worship at this time of Evening and at all times and seasons and hours and moments of the days of our life for ever, Amin.
We beseech your mercy, Lord , by the prayers and petitions of your holy martyrs , to accept from us the smoke of incense which we offer for the satisfaction of your godhead and for the honor of your blessed mother, and all your saints; that as their death was a propitiatory sacrifice to your lordship, their bones may be a protection wall to your church; and as their blood was a sweet odor to your majesty, their commemoration may be a stronghold for your people; and that by a blessed tradition of seasons of joy their festivals may be handed down in your holy Church; make us worthy, Lord; by the mercy of your grace of the lot, which has fallen to them, in your marriage feast which does not pass away of come to an end; with them may we go forth to meet you with perfect confidence on the day of your glorious manifestation for the second time from heaven, and with one accord we will offer praise and thanksgiving to you and your Father and your Holy Spirit, now and always and for ever, Amen.
Martyrs of the only Son, you are the beloved of the first born of the most High, who for his sake were slain and for his love endured sufferings and for him were offered in sacrifice; blessed is he who has magnified your memory.
Blessed are the prophets, blessed are the apostles, blessed are the martyrs on the day of the resurrection; they will hear the Father and see the Son and the Holy Spirit, who weaves crowns for them, and they will enter and inherit that blessedness, which eye has not seen and ear of flesh has not heard.
Glory be to the Father...
Glory to you, Lord, because in all generations there are just men who appease your name; in the first ages Noah, Abraham, Issac and Jacob and Moses and Elijah; and in this age the blessed martyrs will intercede with you by the blood which flowed from their necks.
From ages of ages...
There are four quarters in the world and in all four of them we have helpers; in the east is Thomas the apostle, and in the west Simeon the Stylite, in the north the forty holy martyrs and in the south Mar John.
Moriyo rahem melain oo aa darein
Make us share, Lord, in the remembrance of your mother and your saints; by their prayers have pity on us, Lord, and on our departed.
By the prayers of your mother with those of the prophets, apostles and martyrs keep the living and have pity on the departed in your mercy.
How fair and lovely is the day of the remembrance of the blessed virgin Mary, who became the mother of the Son of God; by her prayers may the Lord remove the rod of wrath from every place which keeps her festival in faith.
How fair and lovely is the day of the remembrance of the blessed martyrs, who have been made like watchers at every hour over the world; by their prayer may the Lord make his peace and tranquility rest on the holy Church, which honors the day of their remembrance.
How fair and lovely is the good hope, which our Lord gave to the dead in Sheol, when he lay down like them beside them; behold, death is slain, rise and come forth, you dead, from within the grave, and sing praise to him who has raise you up from destruction.
Glory to you, Lord, who in your mercy became a son of man from a daughter of man and who have honored the memory of the martyrs whom you chose: worship to your Father and to your Holy Spirit all exaltation, and to the departed remembrance and on us your mercy.
Above in heaven and here in the Church on earth may there be a remembrance of the blessed one and of he saints of all the faithful departed.