Prokeimena for various occasions
To the Saviour
To the Saviour
, 4th Tone:
O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear unto my supplication in Thy truth.
Stichos: Praise ye the Lord, for the Lord is good.
To the Theotokos, 4th Tone:
I shall commemorate thy name in every generation and generation.
Stichos: My heart hath poured forth a good word.
For the Ailing, 4th Tone:
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; heal me, for my bones are troubled.
Stichos: For in death there is none that is mindful of thee.
To the Angels
, 4th Tone:
who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
Stichos: Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, Thou hast been magnified exceedingly.
To the Prophets, 4th Tone:
Thou art a priest forever, after the order of Melchisedek.
Stichos: The Lord said unto my Lord: Sit Thou at My right hand, until I make Thine enemies the footstool of Thy feet.
To the Apostles
, 4th Tone:
Their sound hath gone forth into all the
earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Stichos: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His hands.
To a Hierarch, 1st Tone:
My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Stichos: Hear this, all ye nations; give ear, all ye that inhabit the world.
To several Hierarchs, Monk-saints, Hieromartyrs, and Fools for the sake of Christ
, 4th Tone:
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.
Stichos: What shall I render unto the Lord for all that He hath rendered unto me?
To a Martyr
, 4thTone:
The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord, and shall hope in Him.
Stichos: Hearken, O God, unto my prayer, when I make supplication unto Thee.
To several Martyrs, and to Unmercenaries
, 4th Tone:
In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been wondrous; He hath wrought all His desires in them.
Stichos: I beheld the Lord ever before me, for He is at my right hand, that I might not be shaken.
To a Hieromartyr, or to several Confessors, or to Monk-martyrs
, 8th tone
Tone:
The saints shall boast in glory, and they shall rejoice upon their beds.
Stichos: Sing unto the Lord a new song; his praise is in the church of the saints.
To Women-martyrs, and to Nun-saints
, 4th Tone:
Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel.
Stichos: In congregations bless ye God, the Lord from the wellsprings of Israel.
To the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
, 4th Tone:
For Thy sake, O Lord, we are slain all the day long.
Stichos: We are counted as sheep for the slaughter