Troparion \u2014 Tone 1<\/h2>\n
By raising Lazarus from the dead before Your passion, \/ You did confirm the universal Resurrection, O Christ God! \/ Like the children with the palms of victory, \/ we cry out to You, O Vanquisher of death: \/ Hosanna in the Highest! \/ Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n When we were buried with You in Baptism, O Christ God, \/ we were made worthy of eternal life by Your Resurrection! \/ Now we praise You and sing: \/ Hosanna in the highest! \/ Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Sitting on Your throne in heaven, \/ carried on a foal on earth, O Christ God! \/ Accept the praise of angels and the songs of children who sing: \/ Blessed is He that comes to recall Adam!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Prayer:\u00a0 We adore Thee O Christ and we bless Thee, for by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Monday<\/p>\n Behold the Bridegroom comes at midnight, \/ and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching, \/ and again unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless. \/ Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, \/ lest you be given up to death and lest you be shut out of the Kingdom. \/ But rouse yourself crying: Holy, Holy, Holy, are You, O our God! \/ Through the Theotokos have mercy on us!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Jacob lamented the loss of Joseph, \/ but his noble son was seated on a chariot \/ and honored as a king. \/ For when he refused to be enslaved \/ by the pleasures of the Egyptian woman, \/ he was glorified by the Lord who beholds the hearts of men, \/ and bestows upon them an incorruptible crown.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Prayer:<\/p>\n O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness, despondency, ambition, and idle talking give me not.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday<\/p>\n You know that this is the last hour, O wretched soul, \/ and fear the cutting of the fig tree. \/ Work diligently therefore at the talent given to you \/ keep watch and pray: \/ Let us not remain outside the bridal chamber of Christ.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Prayer:<\/p>\n But rather a spirit of chastity, humble-mindedness, patience, and love bestow upon me Thy servant.<\/p>\n Yea, O Lord King, grant me to see my failings and not condemn my brother; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.<\/p>\n Wednesday<\/p>\n Though I have transgressed more than the harlot, O Good One, \/ I have not offered You a flood of tears, but in silence I fall down before You. \/ With love I embrace Your most Pure feet. \/ As Master, grant me remission of sins, when I cry to You, O Savior: \/ \u201cDeliver me from the filth of my evil deeds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n <\/p>\n Prayer:<\/p>\n Yea, O Lord King, grant me to see my failings and not condemn my brother; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday<\/p>\n When the glorious disciples were enlightened \/ at the washing of their feet before the supper, \/ then the impious Judas was darkened, ailing with avarice \/ and to the lawless judges he betrays You, the righteous Judge. \/ Behold, O lover of money, this man who because of money hanged himself. \/ Flee from the greedy soul which dared such things against the Master. \/ O Lord, who is good towards all men, glory to You!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n With his hands the betrayer receives the Bread. \/ With his hands he secretly receives the silver, \/ the price of Him who fashioned man with His hands; \/ so the servant and deceiver Judas remains depraved.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n <\/p>\n Prayer:\u00a0 O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.<\/p>\n Friday<\/p>\n By Your precious blood, \/ You have redeemed us from the curse of the law. \/ By being nailed to the cross and pierced by a spear, \/ You have poured forth immortality upon men. \/ O our Savior, glory to You!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Come, let us all sing the praises of Him who was crucified for us, \/ for Mary said when she beheld Him upon the tree: \/ Though You endure the cross, You are my Son and my God!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n Prayer:\u00a0 Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (3X)<\/p>\n Saturday<\/p>\n The Noble Joseph, \/ when he had taken down Your most pure Body from the tree, \/ wrapped it in fine linen, \/ and anointed it with spices, \/ and placed it in a new tomb.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n When You descended to death, O Life Immortal, \/ You slayed hell with the splendor of Your Godhead, \/ and when from the depths You raised the dead, \/ all the Powers of Heaven cried out, \/ O Giver of Life, Christ our God, glory to You!<\/p>\n<\/article>\n He who shut in the depths is beheld dead, \/ wrapped in fine linen and spices. \/ The Immortal One is laid in a tomb as a mortal man. \/ The women have come to anoint Him with myrrh, \/ weeping bitterly and crying: \/ \u201cThis is the most blessed Sabbath \/ on which Christ has fallen asleep to rise on the third day!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n <\/p>\n Jesus Prayer:\u00a0 Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have Mercy on me a sinner.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunday **This week we will do the Troparia\/Kontakia (anthems) for Holy Week Troparion \u2014 Tone 1 By raising Lazarus from the dead before Your passion, \/ You did confirm the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-orthodox-daily-devotional","has_no_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15172,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15171\/revisions\/15172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orthodoxinsight.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Troparion \u2014 Tone 4<\/h2>\n
Kontakion \u2014 Tone 6<\/h2>\n
Troparion \u2014 Tone 8<\/h2>\n
Kontakion \u2014 Tone 8<\/h2>\n
Kontakion \u2014 Tone 2<\/h2>\n
Kontakion \u2014 Tone 4<\/h2>\n
Troparion \u2014 Tone 8<\/h2>\n
Kontakion \u2014 Tone 2<\/h2>\n
Troparion \u2014 Tone 4<\/h2>\n
Kontakion \u2014 Tone 8<\/h2>\n
Troparion \u2014 Tone 2<\/h2>\n
Troparion \u2014 Tone 2<\/h2>\n
Kontakion \u2014 Tone 6<\/h2>\n