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Beatitudes

1 Mode

In Your Kingdom, remember us, O Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the earth.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

Through the forbidden food, the enemy led Adam out of Paradise; but through the Cross, Christ led the Thief back into it when he cried aloud, “Remember me, O Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

I bow in worship before Your Passion and glorify Your holy Resurrection. With Adam and the Good Thief, I cry aloud, “Remember me, O Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

O sinless Lord, You willingly suffered crucifixion and burial; but You rose as God, raising up Adam with You, as he cried aloud, “Remember me, O Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

On the third day, You raised up the Temple of Your Body from the tomb; together with Adam, O Christ our God, You raised up the whole human race which cries aloud, “Remember me, O Lord, when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are You when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you for My sake.

Early in the morning, the ointment-‐‑bearing women came lamenting to Your tomb, O Christ our God. They found an angel robed in white sitting on the stone, and crying out, “Whom do you seek? Christ is risen! Weep no more!”

Rejoice and exult because your reward is great in Heaven.

Your Apostles arrived at the mountain to which You had directed them, O Lord. When they saw You, O Savior, they worshipped You. You sent them out to the nations to teach and baptize them.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

Let us worship the Father and glorify the Son and Holy Spirit; let us sing together with one voice, “O Holy Trinity, save us!”

Now, and always and for ever and ever. Amen.

O Christ, Your people present Your Mother as our intercessor before You. By her prayers, show us Your compassion, O God of all goodness; thus we shall be able to glorify Your holy Resurrection, O Lord!

2 Mode

Making use of the words of the Good Thief, O Christ, we cry out to You: “Remember us, O Lord, when You comeinto Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

We offer You Your Cross: in Your love for mankind, O Lord, You accepted it for the remission of our sins.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

We bow in worship before Your Burial and Resurrection, O Master; through them You delivered the whole world from corruption, O Lover of Mankind!

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

By Your death, O Lord, the reign of death was destroyed; and by Your holy Resurrection, O God our Savior, You saved the world!

Blessed are You when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you for My sake.

When those who had been sleeping in darkness in the depths of Hades saw Your Light, O Christ, they awoke to the Resurrection.

Rejoice and exult because your reward is great in Heaven.

Risen from the tomb, You met the ointment-‐‑bearing women; and told them to proclaim Your Resurrection to Your Disciples!

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

Let us glorify the eternal Father! Let us bow down before the Son! With faith, let us all sing the praises of the Holy Spirit!

Now, and always and for ever and ever. Amen.

Hail, fiery Throne! Hail, unwedded Bride! Hail, O Virgin who gave birth to our God for mankind!

3 Mode

Adam, our first father, transgressed Your commandment, O Christ, and You banished him from Paradise. But You granted entrance to it, O compassionate One, to the Good Thief who confessed You on the Cross as he cried aloud, “Remember me, O Savior, when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

Through our fault, O Lord and Giver of Life, You condemned us to the curse of death. But suffering in Your Body, O sinless Master, You brought us back to life, and we cry aloud, “Remember us also when You come into Your Kingdom.”

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

Risen from among the dead, O Lord, You raised us up from our passions by Your holy Resurrection; and You destroyed all the power of death, O Savior. Thus, we the faithful cry aloud, “Remember us also when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

By Your three day burial, O Lord, You awakened the dead in Hades, granting them life; in Your goodness, You are the Giver of immortal life for all the faithful, who ceaselessly cry aloud, “Remember us also when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are You when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you for My sake.

You first appeared to the ointment-‐‑bearing women, O Savior, risen from the dead, crying out, “Rejoice!” And through them, You revealed Your rising to Your friends. We cry aloud to You: “Remember us also when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Rejoice and exult because your reward is great in Heaven.

On the mountain, Moses stretched out his arms, prefiguring the Cross, and he triumphed over Amalek. Having Your Cross as an aid in our struggle with the demons, we all cry out to You in faith, “Remember us also when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

O faithful, let us sing to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the one God, the one Lord: for the Trinity, one Sun with a triple radiance, enlightens all those who cry aloud, “Remember us also when You come into Your Kingdom!”

Now, and always and for ever and ever. Amen.

Hail, divine Gate through which the Creator passed, without breaking the seals, when He took flesh from you! Hail, light Cloud, bearing Christ, the divine Rain! Hail, heavenly Ladder and Throne! Hail, holy Mountain, fertile and unquarried by man!

4 Mode

Because of the forbidden Tree, Adam was exiled from Paradise; but because of the Tree of the Cross, the Thief entered therein. The one, by tasting the fruit, disregarded the commandment of the Creator. The other, sharing Your Crucifixion, confessed Your Divinity, saying: “Remember me in Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

Lifted up on the Cross, O Lord, You broke down the power of Death, erasing the sentence written against us; grant us the repentance of the Thief, O Christ our God, that, we Your faithful servants, may cry out to You like him: “Remember us also in Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

With the blow of the lance on the Cross, You tore up the sentence written against us. Counted among the dead, You imprisoned the prince of Hades, delivering all mankind from the prison of death by Your Resurrection which enlightens us all. Lord, Lover of Mankind, we cry aloud to You: “Remember us also in Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Crucified and risen from the tomb on the third day, O all-powerful God, You raised up Adam, the first-formed man, along with You, O only Immortal One! Lord, make me worthy also to walk the way of repentance, that with my whole heart in the fervor of faith, I may ceaselessly cry out to You: “Remember me, O Savior, in Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are You when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you for My sake.

For our sake, the Impassible One became a man acquainted with suffering and was nailed to the Cross in order to raise us up with Himself; thus, together with the Cross, we glorify Your Sufferings and holy Resurrection by which we have been renewed and saved, as we cry aloud: “Remember us also in Your Kingdom!”

Rejoice and exult because your reward is great in Heaven.

Risen from the dead and despoiling the kingdom of Death, He appeared to the ointment-‐‑bearing women, greeting them with joy. Let us the faithful entreat Him to deliver us from corruption, crying out to Him ceaselessly the words of the Good Thief: “Remember us also in Your Kingdom!”

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

O faithful, with one heart, let us glorify the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; let us call upon the One God in Three Persons, undivided, inaccessible, without confusion, for He has saved us from the fires of punishment!

Now, and always and for ever and ever. Amen.

Your Mother, O Lord, bore You in a virginal manner and remained a virgin after childbirth; we offer her as our intercessor before You. At her prayers, grant remission of sins to those who never cease to cry out: “Remember us also in Your Kingdom!”

5 Mode

The Thief on the cross, believing you to be God, O Christ, confessed you sincerely from his heart, crying, ‘Remember me, Lord, in your kingdom!’

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

Let us in harmony praise as Saviour and Master him who flowered with life for our race on the tree of the Cross, and withered up the curse that came from the tree.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

By your death, O Christ, you destroyed the power of death, and raised up those who were dead from every age, who praise you as the true God and our Saviour.

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

The holy women, as they came to your grave, were seeking to anoint you, the Giver of life, and an Angel appeared to them crying, ‘The Lord has risen!’

Blessed are You when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you for My sake.

When you were crucified, O Christ, between two condemned thieves, the one blaspheming you was justly condemned, but the other, confessing you, dwelt in Paradise.

Rejoice and exult because your reward is great in Heaven.

The holy women as they came to the choir of Apostles cried out, ‘Christ has risen! Let us worship him as Master and Creator’.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

O Trinity, undivided Unity, creator of all and all-powerful, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we hymn you as the true God and our Saviour.

Now, and always and for ever and ever. Amen.

Hail, living Temple of God, Gate through which none may pass! Hail, Throne unburned and formed of fire! Hail Mother of Emmanuel, Christ our God!

6 Mode

Remember me, O God my Savior, when You come into Your Kingdom; save me, O only Lover of Mankind!

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

Adam was ensnared by the forbidden tree; but by the tree of the Cross You saved the Good Thief who cried out to You: “In Your Kingdom, Lord, remember me!”

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

Having broken the gates and bars of Hades, O Giver of Life, You raised up all those who cried out to You, O Savior: “Glory to Your holy Resurrection!”

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Remember me, O Lord: by Your burial, You triumphed over Death, O God of compassion; and by Your Resurrection, You filled all things with joy!

Blessed are You when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you for My sake.

The ointment-‐‑bearing women who came to the tomb heard an Angel announce: “Christ is truly risen, enlightening the whole world!”

Rejoice and exult because your reward is great in Heaven.

With one voice, let us all sing to Christ who was nailed to the wood of the Cross and saved the world from error!

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

Let us glorify the Father, the Son and the Spirit of holiness, saying to the undivided Trinity: “Save our souls, we entreat You!”

Now, and always and for ever and ever. Amen.

In a wondrous manner, O Virgin, you conceived and gave birth in these latter days to your own Creator; save the faithful who magnify you!

7 Mode

Pleasing to the eyes and good for food was the fruit which caused my fall; but Christ is the Tree of Life from which I can eat without dying. I cry aloud with the Good Thief: “Remember me, O Lord, in Your Kingdom!”

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

Placed on the Cross, O God of compassion, You erased the sentence of the ancient sin of Adam, and You saved all mankind from error; thus we sing to You, O Benefactor and Lord!

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

You nailed our sins to the Cross, O God of compassion, trampling upon Death by Your death. You awakened all who had fallen asleep in death; thus we prostrate ourselves before Your holy Resurrection.

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

The serpent emptied his bitter venom into the ears of Eve; but on the Tree of the Cross, Christ poured forth the sweetness of life upon the world. Remember me, O Lord, in Your Kingdom!

Blessed are You when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you for My sake.

You were laid in the tomb as a mortal, O Christ, the Life of All; but, shattering the bars of Hades, You rose on the third
day in glory and power, granting light to the whole world. Glory to Your holy Resurrection, O Lord!

Rejoice and exult because your reward is great in Heaven.

Risen from the dead on the third day, the Lord bestowed His peace upon His disciples; blessing them, He sent them out and said: “Lead all mankind into the Kingdom of God!”

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

The Father is Light. The Son is Light, and also the Holy Spirit is Light; but the Three are only one Light: for in the Three Persons there is but one God, consubstantial and coeternal, without division or confusion, now and always.

Now, and always and for ever and ever. Amen.

You brought the Son and Word of the eternal Father into the world in the flesh in a manner known only to you; thus, we who have been divinized through you, O Virgin Theotokos, cry aloud to you: “Hail, O Hope of Christians!”

8 Mode

Remember us, O Christ, Thou Savior of the world, as Thou didst remember the thief upon the Cross; and account us all worthy of Thy heavenly kingdom, O Thou Who alone art compassionate.

Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.

Hearken, O Adam, and rejoice with Eve; for He who of old stripped you both naked, and by deception hath taken all of us captive, hath been set at nought by the Cross of Christ.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.

Nailed of Thine own will to the Tree, O our Savior, Thou didst deliver Adam from the curse which came through the tree, and hast rewarded that which is in Thine image with a dwelling in paradise, in that Thou art compassionate.

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for justice’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Today is Christ risen from the tomb, granting incorruption unto all the faithful; and He reneweth the joy of the myrrh-bearing women after His suffering and resurrection.

Blessed are You when men reproach you, and persecute you, and speaking falsely, say all manner of evil against you for My sake.

Girded with power Thou didst ascend the Cross and wrestled with the tyrant, and as God hurled him from on high; but Adam hast Thou raised up with Thy invincible hand.

Rejoice and exult because your reward is great in Heaven.

Rejoice, O wise myrrh-bearing women, who were first to behold the resurrection of Christ, and who proclaimed to the apostles the glad tidings of the restoration of the whole world!

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

O ye apostles, who are manifestly the friends of Christ and are to be enthroned with Him in glory: entreat Him with boldness, that He intercede for us, for ye are His disciples.

Now, and always and for ever and ever. Amen.

Thy pure womb, O Theotokos, hath been declared the place of the unendurable Godhead; upon which without fear the Hosts of heaven dare not gaze, wherefore we cry unto thee; Rejoice thou who barest Him who gives life unto all.

Source:
Modes 1-4, 6-7 The Divine And Holy Liturgy Of Our Father Among The Saints John Chrysostom Archbishop Of Constantinople, Appendix 4 https://melkite.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/LITURGY2009.pdf
Modes 5 http://www.anastasis.org.uk See Paraklitiki, Tone N, Sunday morning, At the liturgy
Mode 8 http://www.st-sergius.org/services/services2.html