On Lord, I have cried…, 6 stichera: 3 of the Blind Man, in Tone V: Special Melody: Rejoice…—

O God and Word, Who art the Light of all human nature and the Eye of the body of this world, Who art known as the Creator and Fashioner of all eyes: with Thy fingers, which created clay and sight, Thou didst then ineffably fashion eyes for the blind man out of a mixture of clay and spittle; and when he, who was known among men as never having seen the sun, received them, he beheld Thee, the sweet Sun, perceiving Thee Who in Thine ineffable compassion didst take form for our sake.

Afflicted with the absence of the organs of sight and with the inability to use the useful parts of man’s flesh, he who before issued forth, blind, from his mother’s womb thought that he lacked eyes because they had not been created, so that he injured his feet and many parts of his body by stumbling over stones. But having through Thee also gained this rich sightedness, he beheld the light of the world, and proclaimed Thee, Who arrangest the lights, to be God and Master, the Fashioner of the universe.

With mouth, soul and mind he who before was blind confessed the Governor of the whole world and Author of creation, Who in His lovingkindness had become man, a mere creature, and Who in an act of creation gave him orbs of sight made of dust and spittle; and he proclaimed Him to be the God Almighty, upon Whom the Scribes in their zeal, being greatly blinded, could in nowise bear to look when He conversed with them, and with abuse they drove from the synagogue Him Who had given sight of soul and body to the blind man.

And 3 stichera from the Menaion.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone II—

In his mind the man born blind said: “Can I have been born blind because of the sins of my parents? Or have I been born blind as a reproach to the unbelief of the gentiles? I cannot tell when I should ask, Is it day, is it night? I can no longer bear to stumble over stones, for I have not beheld the sun shining, nor Him Who created me in His image. Yet do I beseech Thee, O Christ God: Look down upon me and have mercy on me!”

Aposticha stichera, in Tone V—

Of the resurrection: By Thy precious Cross didst Thou put the devil to shame, O Christ, and by Thy resurrection didst Thou break the sting of sin, and hast saved us from the gates of death. We glorify Thee, O Only-begotten One!

Stichos: Unto Thee have I lifted up mine eyes, unto Thee that dwellest in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hands of their masters, as the eyes of the handmaid look unto the hands of her mistress, so do our eyes look unto the Lord our God, until He take pity on us.

Of compunction: I cease not to commit sins, O Lord, and I heed not that I have been vouchsafed Thy love for mankind. Overcome my perplexity, O only Good One, and have mercy upon me.

Stichos: Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for greatly are we filled with abasement. Greatly hath our soul been filled therewith; let reproach come upon them that prosper, and abasement on the proud.

Martyricon: Not caring for all the things of earth, and manfully braving tortures, ye were not disappointed in your goodly hopes, but became inheritors of the kingdom of heaven, O all-lauded martyrs. Having boldness before God Who loveth mankind, ask peace for the world and great mercy for our souls.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone VIII—

Walking past from the Temple, Jesus came upon a man blind from birth, and taking pity, applied clay to his eyes, and said to him: “Go and wash in Siloam.” And when he had washed, he gained his sight, rendering glory unto God. And his neighbors said unto him: “Who hath opened thine eyes, which none of the sighted hath been able to heal?” And he, crying out, said: “A man named Jesus said to me: ‘Wash thou in Siloam’, and I was given sight. He is truly the One of Whom Moses spake in the Law: the Messiah and the Christ. He is the Savior of our souls!”

At God is the Lord…, the resurrectional troparion, twice; Glory…, Now & ever…, the resurrectional theotokion.

After the first chanting of the Psalter, these sessional hymns, in Tone V: Special Melody: O Word Who with the Father and the Spirit art equally without beginning…

We praise the Cross of the Lord, we honor His holy burial with hymns, and we greatly glorify His resurrection, for as God with Himself He raised the dead up from the graves, having captured the dominion of death and the might of the devil; and He shone light upon those in hades.

Stichos: O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, nor chasten me in Thy wrath.

Let us all keep vigil and greet Christ with ample oil and radiant lamps, that we may be vouchsafed to enter the bridal-chamber; for he who findeth himself outside the gates crieth unto God in vain: Have mercy on me!

Stichos: Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel.

Martyricon: Zealous for the cup of Thy sufferings, O Lord, the passion-bearers forsook the beauties of life and became companions of the angels. Through their entreaties, O Christ, grant peace and great mercy to our souls.

Glory…, Now & ever…: Theotokion—

The angels of heaven, and with them we men on earth, cry out to thee with a voice of rejoicing, O Theotokos: Rejoice, most spacious portal of the heavens! Rejoice, only salvation of mortals! Rejoice, O pure and joyous one who gavest birth to God incarnate!

After the second chanting of the Psalter, this sessional hymn, in Tone V: Special Melody: O Word Who with the Father and the Spirit art equally without beginning…—

Before Thy Cross and arising, O Compassion-ate One, while Thou wast walking, a man blind from birth cried out with fervor: “Have mercy, O Son of David, and give light to mine eyes, that I also may behold Thee!” And having anointed his eyes with clay mixed with spittle, O Word, Thou didst radiantly bestow light upon him.

Glory…, Now & ever…: The foregoing is repeated.

Then, Having beheld the resurrection of Christ…; and Psalm 50.

Canon of the Blind Man, with 8 troparia, including the irmos; and that from the Menaion, with 4 troparia. Kontakion and exapostilarion of the Blind Man.

On the Praises, 4 stichera, in Tone V—

Of the resurrection: O Lord, when the sepulcher had been sealed by the iniquitous, Thou didst issue forth from the tomb, as Thou hadst been born of the Theotokos. Thine incorporeal angels did not understand how Thou hadst become incarnate, and the soldiers who guarded Thee did not sense when Thou didst arise. For both things were sealed for those who would examine them; but the wonders were revealed to those who worshipped the mystery with faith. Grant Thou joy and great mercy unto us who hymn it! Twice

Of compunction: Woe is me! To whom have I likened myself? To the barren fig-tree! And I fear lest I be cursed and cut down. But do Thou, O Christ God, heavenly Husbandman, show my hardened soul to be fruitful, accept me as Thou didst the prodigal son, and have mercy on me.

Martyricon: Blessed is the army of the King of heaven, for though the passion-bearers were mortals, yet did they strive to attain the dignity of the angels; and they spurned the pangs of their bodies, and by their sufferings were vouchsafed the honor of the incorporeal ones. Wherefore, by their supplications, O Lord, send down upon us great mercy.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone II—

Considering his whole life to be night, the blind man cried out to Thee: “O Lord our Savior, Son of David, open Thou mine eyes, that with all others I also may hymn Thy power!”

Aposticha stichera of the Blind Man, in Tone V: Special Melody: O venerable father…—

The blind man was to the sighted as blindness itself, darkening the reason, soul and mind of those who saw his new sightedness as untimely; and, summoning him, they asked him sternly: “How is it that thou seest as one of those who behold the light, since thou hast been blind from birth and hast sat by the waysides, begging?” Wherefore, he pointed to Him Who bestoweth the light and created the luminaries in the heavens, whereby the all-beginningless Son of God is proclaimed, Who in His lovingkindness hath appeared as man from the Virgin, through the divine Spirit.

Stichos: Look upon me and have mercy on me.

Walking in the midst of the world, the blind man was seen as a burden and an imposition, bruising his feet in the streets while availing himself of a staff instead of sight. Wherefore, he hastened to the Bestower of light, from Whom he received the ability to see the light and with his own eyes to behold the Creator, Who of old fashioned human nature out of the earth, according to His own likeness and image, hath now enlightened his eyes with dust and spittle, and in His love for mankind hath enabled him to see the sun.

Stichos: My steps do Thou direct according to Thy saying.

Seeing the light, the blind man beheld the Word of the Father Who had taken on human form, through Whom he saw the radiant sun, the fount of the day, as do other men; and he rejoiced at the most novel sight wherewith he who walked aright was adorned, so that he easily trod the paths. And he acknowledged the enlightening Son of God, Who in His extreme compassion became man, yet still remained God, Who, becoming man, took upon Himself that which He was not, and preserved the union thereof without commingling.

Glory…, Now & ever…, in Tone V—

Walking past on the way, O Lord, Thou didst come upon a man blind from birth, and the disciples, amazed, asked Thee, saying: “O Teacher, who sinned: this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?” And Thou, O my Savior, didst cry out to them: “Neither did this man sin, nor did his parents, but this happened that the works of God might be revealed in him. I must needs do the works of Him Who sent me, which no one else can do.” And having thus said, Thou didst spit upon the ground, and making clay, didst anoint his eyes therewith, saying to him: “Go and wash in the Pool of Siloam.” And when he had washed, he became whole, and cried out to Thee: “I believe, O Lord, and I worship Thee!” Wherefore, we also cry out: Have mercy on us!