Troparion – Tone 8
Behold the Bridegroom comes at midnight,
And blessed is the servant whom
He shall find watching,
And again unworthy is the servant whom
He shall find heedless.
Beware, therefore, O my soul,
do not be weighed down with sleep,
Lest you be given up to death and lest you
be shut out of the Kingdom.
But rouse yourself crying: Holy, Holy, Holy,
are You, O our God!
Through the Theotokos have mercy on us!
Kontakion – Tone 2
You know that this is the last hour, O wretched soul,
And fear the cutting of the fig tree.
Work diligently therefore at the talent given to you
Keep watch and pray:
Let us not remain outside
the bridal chamber of Christ.
Behold the Bridegroom comes at midnight,
And blessed is the servant whom
He shall find watching,
And again unworthy is the servant whom
He shall find heedless.
Beware, therefore, O my soul,
do not be weighed down with sleep,
Lest you be given up to death and lest you
be shut out of the Kingdom.
But rouse yourself crying: Holy, Holy, Holy,
are You, O our God!
Through the Theotokos have mercy on us!
Kontakion – Tone 2
You know that this is the last hour, O wretched soul,
And fear the cutting of the fig tree.
Work diligently therefore at the talent given to you
Keep watch and pray:
Let us not remain outside
the bridal chamber of Christ.
