P 5: O Christ, Who didst illumine with the light of Thy coming and enlightened the ends of the world with Thy Cross!

Enlighten with the light of Thy knowledge of God the hearts of those who glorify Thee in an Orthodox way."

Clause 6: "A terrible abyss has surrounded us; there is no one who redeems us; we are like sheep destined to be slaughtered. Save Thy people, O our God, for Thou art the strength and the restoration of the weak."

Kontakion: "Thou, O Lord, as God, hast risen from the grave so gloriously and resurrected:! peace with Him; the human race has glorified Thee as God; death has disappeared; Adam triumphs; Eve, now freed from her bonds, rejoices, exclaiming: You are the Christ who gives resurrection to all."

Clause 7: "We, the faithful, understand Thee, O Theotokos, by the oven, for as the exalted Lord slept the three young men in the furnace, so in Thy womb hath the Most Praised and Most Glorified God of the Fathers renewed the whole world" (Dan. 3:24-26).

Item 8: "The Israelite youths in the furnace, as in a furnace, shone with the beauty of piety, purer than gold, exclaiming: All the creatures of the Lord, bless the Lord, sing praises and exalt Him to all the ages." (Dan. 3:41-87).

Clause 9: "The thorn bush that burned but did not burn foreshadowed Thy immaculate birth; and now we beseech Thee to quench the night of temptations that has hardened against us, so that we may unceasingly magnify Thee, O Theotokos."

Stichera on Praise. 1. "We sing of Thy salvific sufferings, O Christ, and glorify Thy resurrection." 2. "Christ, Who conquered hell and by His resurrection raised man! Grant us with a pure heart to sing and glorify Thee."

TONE TWO.

Stichera on "Lord, I have cried". 1. "Come, let us worship God the Word, who was born of the Father before the ages and was incarnate of the Virgin Mary; for He, having voluntarily endured the cross, gave Himself over to burial, as He Himself willed, and, having risen from the dead, He saved me, a man who had gone astray." 2. "Christ our Saviour destroyed the handwriting against us, nailing Him to the Cross, and destroyed the power of death. We worship His three-day resurrection." (Col. 2:14). 3. "Together with the Archangels, let us glorify the resurrection of Christ, for He is the Deliverer and Savior of our souls, and in majestic glory with a mighty host He will come again to judge the world which He created." 4. "Of Thee, the crucified and buried Lord, the Angel announced to the women, and said: 'Come, see the place where the Lord lay, for Op, according to His Word, was resurrected as the Almighty. Therefore, we worship Thee, the One Immortal: Christ the Giver of Life, have mercy on us." Glory even now: by the Theotokos-dogmatist: "The shadow of the law vanished when grace appeared, for as a thorn bush enveloped in flames did not burn up, so Thou, O Virgin, gave birth and remained a Virgin; instead of a pillar of fire shone the Sun of righteousness, instead of Moses – Christ, the Savior of souls. ours."

Sticheron on the verse: "Thy Resurrection, Christ the Saviour, enlightened the whole world, and Thou didst call Thy creation to Thee; Almighty Lord, glory to You." Glory even now: "O new miracle, the highest of all ancient miracles! Who knew the Mother who gave birth without a husband and carried in Her arms Him who contains all creation? This Christmas is by the counsel of God; And Thou, the Most-Pure One, Who bore Him as a child in Thy arms and hast motherly boldness towards Him, do not cease to pray for those who revere Thee, that He may have compassion and save our souls."

Troparion: "When Thou, the Immortal Life, accepted death, then by the radiance of Thy Divinity Thou didst slay hell: when Thou didst bring also the dead out of hell, all the heavenly ones. The powers exclaimed: Life-giver – Christ our God, glory to Thee."

Theotokos: "Surpass all Thy mysteries of mind and glory, O Theotokos, sealed with purity and preserved virginity, Thou didst appear as the True Matter, Who gave birth to the True God. Pray to Him for the salvation of our souls."

Ipakoi: "After Thy death, wives, having come to the tomb to anoint Thy Body with myrrh, O Christ. O God, they saw angels in the tomb and were amazed, for they heard from them the news that the Lord had risen, bestowing great mercy on the world."