Akathist to All Saints

The Akathist to All Saints is a prayer that addresses all saints who have pleased God from the ages. Reading this akathist helps to pray for all saints who help us in our life and to ask for their intercession in difficult situations.


Condak 1

Unto the elect of God, to all the saints, who have shone forth from the beginning of the world and in every place, and who have received crowns of glory in heaven, we offer this hymn of praise. You, who have great boldness towards the Lord, free us from all our troubles, that we may call upon you with thanksgiving:

Rejoice, all you saints, who are warm towards God, the Comforter of all the world.

Icos 1

The angelic host, diminished by the fall of the proud angels, is replenished by you, all the saints, and on this day of your commemoration, it triumphantly celebrates and summons the whole universe to spiritual joy. We, imitating you, call upon you with joy:

Rejoice, holy ones, who from eternity have been foreordained by God and appointed to heavenly glory;

Rejoice, who from all tribes, places, and times have been chosen for the service of the Lord;

Rejoice, whose election has been justified by the labors of your piety;

Rejoice, who have shown the right path to heaven by your good deeds;

Rejoice, who have lived righteously according to the law of conscience, before the written law of God;

Rejoice, who have completed your life in the law of righteousness;

Rejoice, who have shone brightly in the new grace by your virtues;

Rejoice, who have been pleasing to God in the latest times and have received the reward with the first;

Rejoice, who have passed from earthly sorrows to heavenly rest;

Rejoice, who have been privileged to see the unfathomable glory of God;

Rejoice, who continually praise the Holy Trinity with the ranks of the bodiless;

Rejoice, who are always praying to Her for all who honor you;

Rejoice, all you saints, who are warm towards God, the Comforter of all the world.

Condak 2

Beholding the Orthodox Church of Christ, adorned with many ranks of saints, like beautiful flowers of the paradise, we glorify their memory and venerate the All-Pure Mother of God with the One Born of Her, Christ God, crying out to Him a hymn of praise:

Alleluia

Icos 2

Grant us, holy intercessors of God, enlightenment from the Lord, that we may shake off earthly attachment, ascend in heart and mind to the heavenly inheritance, and cry out to you with joy:

Rejoice, patriarchs and prophets of the Old Testament, ancestors of the flesh of Christ, the Son of God;

Rejoice, for your descendants have multiplied by the blessing of God, like the stars of heaven;

Rejoice, who in the midst of ancient unbelief preserved your right faith in the true God;

Rejoice, who hoped for the promised Redeemer;

Rejoice, for from your tribe shone the bright light of the All-Pure Mary;

Rejoice, for from Her was born the Conqueror of death and hell;

Rejoice, who by faith in the coming Christ have obtained salvation;

Rejoice, who have received the blessing instead of the ancient curse;

Rejoice, who awaited the coming of Christ in hell;

Rejoice, who were delivered from the torments of hell by Him;

Rejoice, who have been exalted to the heavens with glory;

Rejoice, who with angelic ranks dwell in the eternal habitations of the Father of the heavens;

Rejoice, all you saints, who are warm towards God, the Comforter of all the world.

Condak 3

By the power of the Most High, you have been made holy, and with boldness, you have stood against the beginnings and powers of the heavenly wickedness, and having overcome their cunning, you have accomplished all your good endeavors, hymning the all-powerful and benevolent God:

Alleluia

Icos 3

Having dwelt in the holy settlements of the Father’s house, and being enlightened by the uncreated light of God’s face, you truly enjoy the bliss with all the saints, which we, as earthlings, desire to partake of, and thus we hymn you:

Rejoice, holy prophets, chosen by God before your birth;

Rejoice, having faithfully worked for Him before the Incarnation of Christ;

Rejoice, having been sanctified from childhood by the grace of the Holy Spirit;

Rejoice, having been sent by the Lord to instruct the erring sons of Israel;

Rejoice, having foretold the glorious birth of Christ from the Virgin;

Rejoice, having preceded the true Sun’s arrival like stars;

Rejoice, having boldly rebuked the lawless kings of Israel;

Rejoice, having mercilessly cut off with the sword of God’s word all human wickedness;

Rejoice, having faithfully served the Lord, fulfilling all His will;

Rejoice, having proclaimed the truth fearlessly to the powers;

Rejoice, having endured many sorrows in the world;

Rejoice, triumphing with all the elect in eternal glory in heaven;

Rejoice, all holy ones, fervent intercessors for the whole world.

Condak 4

Having escaped the storms of life, all holy ones, you have entered into the heavenly rest, to places of beauty and refreshment, where the streams of unspeakable sweetness flow, and the food of God’s glory is imperishable, and the hymns and voices of those celebrating; there, you rejoice with all the angelic powers, hymning God:

Alleluia

Icos 4

No eye has seen, and no ear has heard, and the heart of the earthly man has not conceived the joy and sweetness which you now enjoy, holy apostles. For this reason, we humbly entreat you:

Rejoice, holy apostles, closest friends of Christ with the Forerunner John;

Rejoice, being the first to sit at the Throne of the Holy Trinity, through the Most Holy Virgin Mary;

Rejoice, having proclaimed to the world the mystery of our salvation;

Rejoice, having enlightened people with the light of Christ’s faith;

Rejoice, having sown the seed of God’s word in human hearts;

Rejoice, having harvested the fruits of your labors in the heavenly vineyard;

Rejoice, holy fathers, having confirmed the Orthodox confession of faith at the Seven Ecumenical Councils;

Rejoice, having calmed the storm of heretical impiety;

Rejoice, having explained to us the dogmas of Orthodox faith;

Rejoice, and even now, protecting the Church of Christ from heresies and schisms through your teaching;

Rejoice, holy hierarchs, shining brightly with your word and life;

Rejoice, dwelling in the light of the never-ending day with your spiritual children;

Rejoice, all holy ones, fervent intercessors for the whole world.

Kontakion 5

Redeemed by Thy God-given Blood, O Savior, and all the saints who served You faithfully on earth, now shine upon the firmament of the Church like radiant stars; and they guide all of us, who sail upon the sea of this passionful life, unto the right path, toward the Heavenly Fatherland; for this therefore, with joy and thanksgiving, we sing to God:

Alleluia

Ikonos 5

Having seen, O holy martyrs, that all things in this world are vanity and subject to corruption, you sought to please the eternal God and through the endurance of fierce sufferings transformed the corruptible into the incorruptible, that you became worthy to stand before the awesome Throne of the Lord in eternal glory, in which you do not forget us, who perform your memory and cry out to you thus:

Rejoice, O passion-martyrs, who with your own blood sealed your righteous faith in Christ;

Rejoice, who did not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul;

Rejoice, you who endured terrible sufferings;

Rejoice, who manifested upon yourselves the images of Christ’s passions;

Rejoice, you who conquered the ferocity of cruel tormentors;

Rejoice, who passed through fire and water and entered into eternal rest;

Rejoice, O confessor and martyr, who suffered for piety and the veneration of holy icons;

Rejoice, O venerable-martyr, who who conversed with God in prayer and overcame the devil through suffering;

Rejoice, you who fought courageously for the glory and honor of the King of Heaven;

Rejoice, you who received the victorious honor from Christ in Heaven;

Rejoice, you who received great grace from the Lord;

Rejoice, you who perform many and diverse wonders for the glory of God in the world under heaven;

Rejoice, all holy saints, fervent intercessors to God throughout the whole world.

Kontakion 6

All holy saints proclaim the glory of your race to Christianity; for you appeared as a planted garden in the midst of the Church, possessing the Tree of Life Himself, and having tasted from Him the sweetness of paradise, you despised all that perishes quickly in this world, and joyfully entered the heavenly orchard, singing:

Alleluia

Ikonos 6

The right belief and virtues of the venerable fathers shine like the sun to the whole world and illuminate our dark path of life, lest we should go astray in the desert of sin and soul-destroying heresies. For this reason, we sing them in praise:

Rejoice, O venerable fathers, who left the world and that in the world for the sake of God’s will;

Rejoice, O venerable mothers, who completed the earthly course in labors of day and night;

Rejoice, O desert dwellers, who lived in caves and mountains with beasts;

Rejoice, O fastiers, who spent their temporary life in hunger and thirst;

Rejoice, O pillar-s, who endured frost and heat for the sake of the Heavenly Kingdom;

Rejoice, O recluses, who sought God in the deepest silence of the heart;

Rejoice, O virgins, who preserved chastity and followed the blamless Lamb Christ;

Rejoice, O obedient monastics, who acquired the humility of Christ;

Rejoice, you who lived angelically in cenobiums in mutual brotherly love;

Rejoice, you who were teachers of the wise and gentle monks;

Rejoice, all labor-loving ones, who have acquired the perfection of virtues;

Rejoice, you who entered into the rest of your Lord;

Rejoice, all holy saints, fervent intercessors to God throughout the whole world.

Kontakion 7

Though the Blessed Lord desired to manifest to the world that all who labor to please Him do not labor in vain, but that a great reward is prepared for them in the Kingdom of Heaven; for this reason the wonder-workers of God glorified the multitudes of His saints, being a distinction to those who served Him on earth; that we too might envy the life of those people, and desiring the same eternal glory, we sing to Him:

Alleluia

Ikos 7

“He who believes in Me, though he should die, shall come alive,” said the Lord. To you, therefore, all saints, these words of the Master are most fitting; for you, though you died on earth in the flesh, in spirit always live as beings in the heavenly dwelling; you perform many and unspeakable wonders in the world, and through your warm intercession to God you assist us, thus crying out to you:

Rejoice, O wise ones, having known the true God through your heavenly wisdom;

Rejoice, having immaculately preserved your right faith in the Holy Trinity;

Rejoice, having confessed Christ, the Son of God, the true God and perfect man;

Rejoice, having believed without doubt in His saving passions;

Rejoice, shining in Orthodoxy like stars;

Rejoice, flourishing in righteousness like a palm-tree;

Rejoice, having lived on the flesh on the earth, but in the mind in the Heavens;

Rejoice, having passed from temporal death into life without end;

Rejoice, having walked the narrow path of the Gospel;

Rejoice, having reached the narrow gates of the Kingdom of Heaven;

Rejoice, heiresses of eternal blessings;

Rejoice, warm intercessors to God for our salvation;

Rejoice, all saints, warm prayers to God for the whole world.

Kontakion 8

That heavenly land, where all saints rest through their earthly labors, presenting themselves before the eyes of their minds—though we, earthly and clothed in flesh, cannot comprehend the essential bliss of that place—yet, discerning this by faith and anticipating it with the heart, we sing to the wondrous God among His saints:

Alleluia

Ikos 8

You who count the multitude of stars and call each one by name, O Pantocrator Lord, You alone know by name all who have pleased You. We, however, being the work of Your hand, which vanishes like the sands of the sea, likewise are unable to number all the saints by name; but only Your most excellent servants, who have pleased You from the beginning of the world, we name, saying:

Rejoice, O Adam and Eve, ancestors of the whole human race;

Rejoice, O Abel and Seth, the first dearing seekers of godliness in the world;

Rejoice, Noah, the second progenitor of our race, and Abraham, the receiver of God’s covenant;

Rejoice, Moses the God-seer and Aaron, the first Old Testament priest;

Rejoice, Enoch and Elijah, who did not taste death in flesh but were taken up to heaven;

Rejoice, Isaiah, David, and Daniel, seers of the mysteries of God the Pantocrator;

Rejoice, Joachim and Anna, who gave birth to the Virgin Mary, the Mother of Christ our God;

Rejoice, Peter, Paul, James, and John, the most excellent apostles of Christ;

Rejoice, Nicholas, Basil, Gregory, John, and Athanasius, the unshakable pillars of the Church of Christ;

Rejoice, Anthony, Pachomomius, Euthymius, Ilarion, and,, great teachers of monks;

Rejoice, George, Demetrius, Eustratius, and Panteleon, the great martyrs of Christ;

Rejoice, Barvara, Irene,

Кондак 9

O saints who have stood firm in the hope of salvation, and by your fruits of righteousness were multiplied, we cry out to you: through your intercessions, deliver us from the wrath of God.

АллилуаИкос 9

O saints, who have walked in the path of righteousness, and by your deeds you have shown us the beauty of heavenly bliss. We, your children, who hope for our salvation, joyfully cry out to you:

Rejoice, great decoration of the human race;

Rejoice, our constant joy and comfort in this earthly pilgrimage.

Rejoice, mighty allies in the struggle against the enemies of our salvation;

Rejoice, protecting us from the sword of divine wrath through your prayers.

Rejoice, having been tempted yourselves, helping us in our own trials;

Rejoice, rejoicing greatly over the repentance of us sinners.

Rejoice, having lived righte in various places throughout all times;

Rejoice, even those who sinned, but having washed the stain of guilt with true repentance and tears.

Rejoice, having concluded your days from Adam until this day in the hope of eternal life;

Rejoice, having come from the east and the west and resting upon the bosom of Abraham.

Rejoice, as your number is always multiplied by new ones coming from the earth;

Rejoice, as the place of fallen spirits in the angelic assembly is filled by you.

Rejoice, O all saints, fervent intercessors to God for the whole world.

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Кондак 9

O saints who have stood firm in the hope of salvation, and by your fruits of righteousness you were multiplied, we cry out to you: through your intercessions, deliver us from the wrath of God.

Икос 9

O saints, who have walked in the path of righteousness, and by your deeds you have shown us the beauty of heavenly bliss. We, your children, who hope for our salvation, joyfully cry out to you:

Rejoice, great decoration of the human race;

Rejoice, our constant joy and comfort in this earthly pilgrimage.

Rejoice, mighty allies in the struggle against the enemies of our salvation;

Rejoice, protecting us from the sword of divine wrath through your prayers.

Rejoice, having been tempted yourselves, helping us in our own trials;

Rejoice, rejoicing greatly over the repentance of us sinners.

Rejoice, having lived righteously in various places throughout all times;

Rejoice, even those who sinned, but having washed the stain of guilt with true repentance and tears.

Rejoice, having concluded your days from Adam until this day in the hope of eternal life;

Rejoice, having come from the east and the west and resting upon the bosom of Abraham.

Rejoice, as your number is always multiplied by new ones coming from the earth;

Rejoice, as the place of fallen spirits in the angelic assembly is filled by you.

Rejoice, O all saints, fervent intercessors to God for the whole world.

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Condak 11

We sing hymns of praise to you, O holy ones, even if we are but humble and weak, for it is more fitting for us to remain silent; yet, we must not be idle or ungrateful for the mercies and blessings of God that have been bestowed upon us through you. Let us therefore joyfully celebrate your glorious feast, and invoke the Lord, who works in you:

Alleluia

Icos 11

You are the beacons of the unending light, O holy ones, standing before the throne of the Most Holy Trinity with the angelic choirs, praying for us, and guiding those who cry out to you on the radiant path of salvation:

Rejoice, beacons of the fire that is beyond the material realm;

Rejoice, inhabitants of the heavenly abode of the Father;

Rejoice, cluster of the vine of Christ;

Rejoice, fragrant flowers of the heavenly garden;

Rejoice, living waters that quench our spiritual thirst;

Rejoice, clouds that bring us shade from the heat of temptations;

Rejoice, spiritual winds that drive away the winter of despair from our hearts;

Rejoice, sweet-voiced hymnographers, proclaiming to us the spiritual spring of eternal bliss;

Rejoice, mountains of thought, elevating us to heaven;

Rejoice, rays of the wise Sun, pouring out His mercy upon us;

Rejoice, good pilots, saving us from the shipwreck of sin;

Rejoice, faithful guides, leading us to the Heavenly Fatherland;

Rejoice, all holy ones, fervent intercessors for the whole world to God.

Condak 12

The grace that has been given to you by God as a reward for your many virtues, O holy ones, is beyond measure, just as the drops of the sea cannot be exhausted. Therefore, we joyfully celebrate your glorious feast, and invoke the Lord, who works in you:

Alleluia

Icos 12

Singing to you, O Lord, Ruler of all, we praise Your holy name, for You have revealed the holy ones of old in various times, pleasing You alone, who are worshiped in the Trinity. Through their prayers, You deliver us from all evils, those who cry out to them:

Rejoice, holy intercessors of God, with the Most Holy Theotokos;

Rejoice, and you, bodiless angels, guardians of the human race;

Rejoice, holy kings and princes, who have ruled justly on earth and have inherited the Heavenly Kingdom;

Rejoice, good city governors, who have been deemed worthy to dwell in the Heavenly City;

Rejoice, impartial earthly judges, who have received justification and mercy from the Heavenly Judge;

Rejoice, zealous shepherds of the word, who have been praised and glorified by the Chief Shepherd Christ;

Rejoice, righteous tillers of the earth, who have served God in simplicity of heart and without malice;

Rejoice, patient pilgrims, who have reached the Heavenly Fatherland;

Rejoice, fools for Christ, who have endured insults and reproaches for Christ’s sake;

Rejoice, uncorrupted ones, who have healed the suffering and received their reward in heaven;

Rejoice, men and women of all ages and stations, who have pleased God, for you are one in the Lord, and your souls are in the hands of God;

Rejoice, for in the future, you will be partakers of eternal glory, both in body and soul;

Rejoice, all holy ones, fervent intercessors for the whole world to God.

Kondak 13

Oh, most blessed intercessor of God, all holy ones, who have received the inheritance of eternal blessings! Accept this our hymn of praise, and through your benevolent prayers to God, obtain for us the forgiveness of sins and deliverance from eternal torments, that we may sing to God with you in our Heavenly Fatherland:

Alleluia

This kondak is read three times, followed by ikos 1 and kondak 1.

Molitva 1

O, Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God! Your many mercies, for our sake, and for our salvation, You took on human flesh, were crucified, and buried, and by Your Precious Blood, You renewed our fallen nature. Receive my repentance for sins and hear my words: I have sinned, Lord, both in heaven and before You, by word, deed, soul, and body, and by the thoughts of my mind, I have transgressed Your commandments and not listened to Your precepts, I have provoked Your goodness, O my God, but as Your creation, I do not despair of salvation, but, daring to approach Your boundless mercy, I come and pray to You: Lord! Give me a contrite heart in repentance, and receive me, a supplicant, and give me a good thought, give me the thought of confession of my sins, give me tears of contrition. Lord, give me, by Your grace, a good beginning. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, a fallen one, and remember me, a sinful servant of Yours, in Your Kingdom, now and forever, and for all the ages. Amen.

Molitva 2

O, God, Most Merciful Jesus Christ, Redeemer of sinners, for the salvation of the human race, You, in Your infinite mercy, left the heavenly realms and dwelt in this wretched and sinful world, You took upon Your divine shoulders our weakness, and bore our infirmities; You, O Holy Sufferer, were wounded for our sins and suffered for our transgressions, and therefore, we, O Merciful One, offer our humble prayers to You: receive them, O Merciful Lord, and condescend to our weakness, and do not remember our sins, and turn away from us the intention of revenge for our sins. By Your Precious and Holy Blood, You renewed our fallen nature, renew us, O Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, and us, who are existing in the mire of sin, and comfort our hearts with the joy of Your all-forgiving mercy. With a cry and with boundless tears of repentance, we fall at the feet of Your divine mercy: cleanse us all, O our God, by Your divine grace, from all unrighteousness, and transgressions of our life. May we, in the holiness of Your mercy, praise Your holy name, with the Father, and the Good, and the Life-giving Spirit, now and forever, and for all the ages. Amen.

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