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Sun09Aug2020
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 1; Post-feast of the Transfiguration; Holy Apostle Matthias
GREAT VESPERS
Kathisma Reading
“Blessed is the man...” is sung.
At Psalm 140
In Tone 1
- Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.
Accept our evening prayer, O holy Lord,* and grant us forgiveness of sins,* for You alone manifested the resurrection* to the world.
- The just shall gather around me* when You have been good to me.
O you people, walk around Sion and encompass her.* And there give glory to Him who is risen from the dead.* For He is our God* who delivers us from our sins.
- Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice!
Come you people, praise and worship Christ.* Glorify His resurrection from the dead;* for He is our God who delivered the world* from the deceit of the enemy.
In Tone 2
- Let Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.
Come, let us faithfully celebrate the brilliant, divine Transfiguration.* Having been renewed in spirit,* we shall climb to the summit of virtue;* and having learned with the apostles* the revelation of the strange mysteries,* we shall glorify the Lord and Saviour.
- If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
Rejoice and be happy, O faithful!* The Church now celebrates this precious and bright feast.* The Master of all is transfigured.* He is resplendent in the dawn of ineffable splendour,* shining more brightly than the sun.
- I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
This is the God and the Creator of all.* Through his great mercy He took on the appearance of a slave.* He now heals the wounds of ancient times.* By his gleaming countenance* He revealed the glow of divinity in his body.* The terrified apostles fell to the ground;* they bowed before the Master of all.
In Tone 1
- From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
O holy apostle Matthias,* you filled the choir from which Judas fell away.* You cast out the darkness of idol-worship* with the splendour of your wise words.* Now pray that Christ may grant peace and great mercy to our souls.
- For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
O holy apostle Matthias,* you filled the choir from which Judas fell away.* You cast out the darkness of idol-worship* with the splendour of your wise words.* Now pray that Christ may grant peace and great mercy to our souls.
- Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
O blessed Matthias,* you flowed like a river filled with divine water* and watered the earth with your mystical streams,* thus causing it to bear much fruit.* Pray that Christ may grant peace and great mercy to our souls.
- Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
O God-inspired Matthias,* the universe shines in the brightness of your inspired teaching;* for your instructions have illumined and enlightened all.* They have guided all to an understanding of God;* they have transformed into dwellings of brightness* those who had lived in the darkness of vain illusions* and in the darkness of life without God.
In Tone 6
Glory...
Grace was poured out through your lips, O glorious apostle Matthias.* You were a luminary in the Church of Christ.* You taught the disciples to believe in the consubstantial Trinity,* in the one divinity.
In Tone 1
Now...
Let us sing a hymn of praise to the Virgin Mary,* glory of the whole world!* She was herself formed by human seed,* yet she became the Mother of the Master, the Gate of heaven,* the theme of the angels’ hymn and beauty of the faithful.* She was seen as being heavenly* and the Tabernacle of the Godhead.* She indeed tore down the wall of enmity between God and man,* and brought peace in its place, she opened up the kingdom of heaven.* Let us therefore cling fast to her for she is the anchor of faith,* and let us receive as our stronghold the Lord Who was born of her.* Be of good cheer, then, and have confidence, O people of God,* for He will fight our enemies for us,* He is all-powerful!
Readings
(1) Acts 1:15-26; (2) 1 John 3: 21 through 4: 6; (3) 1 John 4: 11 -16
Aposticha
In Tone 1
O Christ, by Your Passion we have been freed from suffering;* and by Your resurrection we have been delivered from corruption.* O Lord, glory to You!
The Lord reigns, He is clothed in majesty. Robed is the Lord, and girt about with strength.
Let all creation rejoice, let the heavens be glad,* let the nations clap their hands with joy.* For Christ our Saviour, in His love for mankind,* has nailed our sins to the Cross;* He has put Death to death,* and by raising our fallen forefather, Adam,* He has given life to all mankind.
For He has made the world firm, which shall not be moved.
O God, You are above all understanding;* You are King and Lord of heaven and earth.* Yet of Your own free will,* You allowed Yourself to be crucified because of Your love for mankind.* When You descended below,* Hades was filled with bitterness as You confronted it;* but the souls of the just received You with great joy.* Adam arose when he saw You, his Creator, down in the depths.* What a wonder this is!* You are the life of all and have tasted death* in order to dispel the darkness of the world with Your light.* O Lord, risen from the dead, glory to You!
Holiness befits Your house, O Lord, for length of days.
The myrrh-bearing women were filled with grief* as they hastened with spices to Your tomb;* but they did not find Your most pure body.* Instead, they found an angel* who proclaimed Your unique and glorious resurrection,* and commanded them to announce to Your apostles:* The Lord is risen, granting great mercy to the world.
In Tone 2
Glory…
Filled with divine ambition, O apostle Matthias,* you laboured zealously for God the almighty* who revealed you worthy of divine miracles.* Now you abide with the heavenly hosts and behold our God.* Pray to the Word, Christ our God,* to grant his great mercy to us.
Now…
You were transfigured in glory on Mount Tabor, O Christ our God,* and You showed your disciples the glory of your divinity.* Now also pour out the light of your knowledge upon us* and, in your goodness and your love for all of us,* guide us in the way of your divine commandments.
Troparia
In Tone 1
Though the stone was sealed by the Judeans* and soldiers guarded Your most pure body,* You arose, O Saviour, on the third day* and gave life to the world.* And so the heavenly powers cried out to You, O Giver of Life:* Glory to Your Resurrection, O Christ!* Glory to Your Kingdom!* Glory to Your saving plan!* O only Lover of mankind.
In Tone 3
Glory…
O holy apostle Matthias, intercede with the all-merciful God* that He may grant us forgiveness of our sins.
In Tone 7
Now…
You were transfigured on the mount, O Christ God,* showing Your glory to Your disciples as much as they could bear.* Make Your eternal light shine* also on us who are sinners,* through the prayers of the Mother of God* O Giver of Light, glory to You!
DIVINE LITURGY
Antiphon 1
Shout to the Lord, all the earth, sing now to His name, give glory to His praise.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us.
The voice of Your thunder was in the whirlwind; Your lightning lit up the world.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us.
You have clothed Yourself in praise and splendour; You robe Yourself in light as with a cloak.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God, O Saviour, save us.
Glory… Now… Only-begotten Son…
Antiphon 3
Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord, let us acclaim God, our Saviour.
Son of God, transfigured on the mountain, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Let us come before His face with praise, and acclaim Him in psalms.
Son of God, transfigured on the mountain, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
For God is the great Lord, and the great king over all the earth.
Son of God, transfigured on the mountain, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Entrance
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ.
Son of God, transfigured on the mountain, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 1: Though the stone was sealed by the Judeans,* and soldiers guarded Your most pure body,* You arose, O Saviour, on the third day,* and gave life to the world.* And so the heavenly powers cried out to You, O Giver of Life:* Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ!* Glory to Your kingdom!* Glory to Your saving plan,* O only Lover of mankind.
Troparion, Tone 7: You were transfigured on the mount, O Christ God,* showing Your glory to Your disciples as much as they could bear.* Make Your eternal light shine* also on us who are sinners,* through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Giver of Light, glory to You!
Troparion, Tone 3: O holy apostle Matthias, intercede with the all-merciful God* that He may grant us forgiveness of our sins.
Kontakion, Tone 1: You arose in glory from the tomb* and with Yourself You raise the world.* All humanity acclaims You as God.* and death has vanished.* Adam exults, O Master,* and Eve, redeemed from bondage now, cries out for joy:* “You are the One, O Christ, Who offer resurrection to all.”
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Kontakion, Tone 4: Your radiant message,* O wondrous apostle Matthias,* has shone like the sun throughout the world* enlightening the Church of the nations with grace.
Now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 7: You were transfigured on the mount, O Christ God,* and Your disciples saw Your glory as much as they could;* that when they saw You crucified* they might know that You suffered willingly*, and might proclaim to the world* that You are truly the brightness of the Father.
Prokeimenon, Tone 1
Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You.
verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O you just; praise befits the righteous. (Psalm 32:22,1)
Prokeimenon, Tone 4
verse: How great are Your works, O Lord, You have made all things in wisdom.
Epistle
1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Acts 1:12-17, 21-26
Alleluia, Tone 1
verse: God gives me vindication, and has subdued people under me.
verse: Making great the salvation of the king, and showing mercy to His anointed, to David, and to His posterity forever. (Psalm 17:48,51)
verse: Yours are the heavens, and Yours the earth. (Psalm 88:12)
Gospel
Matthew 17:14-23; Luke 9:1-6
Hymn to the Mother of God
O my soul, magnify the Lord transfigured on the mountain.
And the Irmos, Tone 4: Your giving birth was revealed as incorrupt; for it was God who came forth from your womb; He appeared on earth in the flesh, and made His dwelling among us. Thus, O Mother of God, all of us magnify you.
Communion Hymn
Praise the Lord from the heavens;* praise Him in the highest. (Psalm 148:1)* Their utterance has gone forth into all the earth,* and their word unto the ends of the world.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 18:5)