"The Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil"

Great and Holy Wednesday.

The harlot anoints Christ's feet to prepare Him for His burial.

Troparion at Matins:

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! art Thou, O our God. Through the Theotokos, have mercy on us!"

Exaposteilarion:
Thy Bridal Chamber I see adorned, O my Savior, but I have no wedding garment that I may enter. O Giver of Light, enlighten the vesture of my soul, and save me.