Ode I.
Irmos. After crossing the
sea as if it were dry ground and escaping the wickedness of Egypt, the
Israelite cried out: Let us sing to our redeemer and God.
O fountain of divine compassion and
consolation—O Virgin full of grace! Receive our cries and entreaties and
rescue us from manifold afflictions.
O Queen of all angels and men—our salvation and refuge and consolation—O Mother of God! Console us in every affliction.
Having been rescued long ago from
invasion, pure Mother of God, we cry out to you with all our
heart: from every looming threat, our Consolation, rescue us.
Having incorruptly borne the Creator,
O Virgin full of grace and ever-virgin Mary, keep this monastery of yours
unharmed by dangers without and the corruption of passions
within.
Irmos. You covered the vault of the sky with
a roof, O Lord, and built the church; confirm me in your love, O summit of
desires, support of the faithful and only clement Lord.
O Virgin, by your attentive care
always guide to the path of repentance and to the divine life those who
faithfully take refuge in your venerable icon and glorify you, for you are our
consolation.
Overwhelmed by a multitude of sins, I
have fallen, and though I am despondent I faithfully cry to
you: Lead me up from the abyss of deception, as you are our help,
pure Virgin.
Your cheerful countenance is full of
divine sympathy and looks down on us in your icon, wherefore we cry to
you: grant consolation to us, your servants,
and rescue us from dangers.
From a violent attack of pirates you
long ago saved your monastery of Vatopaidi; but also preserve, our Consolation,
this holy flock of yours from every anxiety.
O our Consolation and Mother of God,
preserve those who faithfully have recourse to your icon from every
painful, difficult situation.
Tone
2. Fervent protection.
Your exceedingly precious
icon, our fountain of blessings, has been dedicated to your help, O
Virgin, and it pours forth consolation and salvation of souls and mercy for
those who run to it in fervent faith and offer you divine praise.
Ode IV
Irmos. I have heard, O
Lord, the mystery of your dispensation; I have meditated on your works and
glorified your divinity.
Be the sacred solace of your
monastery, which is dedicated to you, as you are the consolation of the
faithful and their support, O Virgin who is hymned by all.
Your all-honorable icon, in which your
sweet countenance is seen, has become a mystical sanctuary for this monastery
of yours, our Lady.
We magnify, immaculate Virgin, your
great providence concerning us; for you give your abundant consolation to your
suppliants.
From all anguish and attack of dangers
and afflictions, guard us and keep us above them, highly favored Virgin and
Mother of God.
Ode V
Irmos. Illumine us with
your commandments, O Lord, and by your lofty arm grant us your peace, O
merciful God.
O Mother of God, you are truly the
safe shelter of your divine monastery in Rhodes; therefore everyone runs to
you.
Your holy icon like a brilliant light
spreads out the glories of the wealth of your kindness in Rhodes, Mother of
God.
Ever fulfil sympathetically our
requests as our true consolation, defender and protection, O Mother of God.
O pure Virgin, sympathetically look
from above on the Rhodians who reverently fall before you and honor your icon,
O Mother of God.
Ode VI
Irmos. I will pour out my
supplication to the Lord and to him will I declare my afflictions, for my soul
has been filled with troubles and my life has approached Hades, so like Jonah I
pray: Raise me up from death, O God.
The abbot of the monastery fulfilled
the instruction of your words, Maiden, and averted its looming
destruction. Wherefore also now remove far from us, our Consolation,
every deceptive attack of our terrible enemy.
Your divine icon pours forth streams
of miracles, consoling Virgin, and pours water on the hearts of the reverent
Rhodians unto salvific fruitfulness; wherefore we take refuge faithfully in
your divine monastery, Mother of God.
The monastery of Vatopaidi has been
wonderfully protected by your voice, O Virgin from the destructive attack of
pirates; but even now deliver from every misfortune your monastery in Rhodes,
whose boast is the invocation of your name in faith.
The faithful approaching with
affection your holy temple, O Mother of God, receive consolation and divine
mercy and healing of passions and they sing a hymn of thanksgiving to your
great kindness.
O Consolation, Virgin, Mother of
God! Preserve those who faithfully take refuge in your icon from every
painful misfortune.
Tone
2. By the streams of your blood.
O refuge and warm consolation,
possessing your wondrous providence, we call you our consolation, O Lady, for
you console us in our afflictions; wherefore we proclaim your glory.
Prosomoion. Tone
6. Having placed all hope.
Ever-virgin Mother of the Creator of
all—all-holy and pure Lady—great consolation—preservation of
mortals! Cause the commotion of temptations and misfortunes and of every
affliction to abate. Provide consolation and healing to all our souls in
your inexhaustible kindness. For because of your acts, pure Virgin, the
faithful reverently call you our consolation, singing hymns to you.
Ode VII
Having heard your divine voice,
Maiden, the abbot was amazed; having seen your form, which was full of pity, he
reverently called to you: Our Consolation, you are the virgin Mother
of God.
By the spiritual cultivation of your
fervent providence for your flock, we gather the fruits of your divine
consolation and compassion, crying, Rejoice, pure Virgin, our protection.
By your attentive care, our pure
consolation and Virgin Mother of God, guide to the path of the commandments of
the Savior those who cry to you in faith: O God of our fathers,
blessed are you.
With a sprinkling of divine dew of
your fervent mediations, our pure Consolation, quench the coals of the unclean
passions of those who faithfully cry to you: Hail, pure Virgin,
blessed above all.
Irmos. The king
of Heaven whom the hosts of angels hymn, hymn and exalt him above all forever.
Glory of the angels and consoling
Virgin, console the hearts of those who exalt exceedingly your unutterable
Son.
O Maiden and Consolation, ever be the
shelter, fortress and waveless haven of this monastery, which honors you with
affection.
Our Consolation, heal all who fall
before your divine icon of the passions, diseases of body and sicknesses of
heart.
We draw the greatest grace from your
immaculate image, O Maiden and Consolation, when we fall before your venerable
icon.
Irmos. O Mother
of God, we who have been saved through you fittingly confess you, and with the
incorporeal choirs magnify you, O pure Virgin.O fiery throne of the king of all and inexhaustible well of
compassion, O Virgin and Consolation, you preserve us.
We importune you to crush the very
crafty serpent who creeps treacherously towards your flock, O Virgin and Consolation.
Be the champion and shelter for your
monastery which looks to you unceasingly for your mediation, for you, O Virgin,
are our consolation and our guardian.
We praise in song your power and
protection, our Consolation and all-hymned Virgin, because you attend to us
affectionately and ever save us.
