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• Sun

  02

  Dec

  2018

  Twenty-eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 3; the Holy Prophet Habakkuk (Avvakum); Athansius the Recluse (1176)

  GREAT VESPERS

  Kathisma reading
  “Blessed is the man...” is sung.

  At Psalm 140

  In Tone 3

  10. Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.

  By Your Cross, O Christ our Saviour,
  the power of Death has been vanquished
  and the deceit of the devil has been destroyed.
  Therefore, mankind, saved by faith,
  offers You hymns of praise forever.

  9. The just shall gather around me* when You have been good to me.

  O Lord, all creation has been enlightened by Your resurrection,
  and Paradise has been reopened;
  therefore, all creation extols You
  and offers You hymns of praise forever.

  8. Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice!

  I glorify the powers of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
  and I praise the dominion of the undivided Divinity,
  the consubstantial Trinity,
  Who reigns forever and ever.

  7. Let Yours ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.

  We adore Your precious Cross, O Christ,
  and with hymns of praise we glorify Your Resurrection;
  for by Your wounds we have all been healed.

  6. If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.

  Let us sing the praises of the Saviour,
  Who was incarnate of the Virgin;
  for He was crucified for our sake,
  and on the third day He arose from the dead,
  granting us His great mercy.

  5. I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.

  Christ descended into Hades and announced to those confined there:
  Take courage, for today I have conquered death.
  I am the Resurrection, the One Who will set you free.
  I shattered the gates of the realm of death.

  4. From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.

  O Christ our God, we unworthily stand in Your most pure temple,
  and offer to You our evening hymns.
  From the depths of our souls we cry out to You:
  O Lover of Mankind, Who has enlightened the world
  by Your Resurrection on the third day,
  deliver Your people from the hands of Your enemies.

  In Tone 4

  3. For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

  The wondrous Habakkuk became wholly divine,
  receiving the outpouring of the Spirit!
  Seeing the dishonesty of the judges and their unjust judgment
  he was displeased,
  exhibiting the rightness of the justice of Christ the Master,
  with divine love and burning thoughts,
  enflamed with righteous anger!

  2. Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.

  The honoured Habakkuk, standing on divine watch,
  heard the ineffable mystery of your coming to us, O Christ!
  He manifestly prophesied the preaching to come about You,
  foreseeing the all-wise apostles as horses trampling the sea
  of the many nations of the gentiles.

  1. Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.

  Rejoicing in the Lord God, your Saviour,
  divinely eloquent and glorious one,
  you were filled with gladness, receiving the outpouring of heavenly radiance;
  spiritually illumined with deifying light!
  By your prayers deliver from perils and misfortunes
  those who celebrate your most glorious memory with faith!

  In Tone 3, Glory… Now…

  O Lady most honourable,
  how can we but be rapt in wonder
  at you giving birth to the Incarnate God
  who, without a mother, was born of the Father before all ages?
  You gave Him birth in the flesh without a father,
  without a man instrumentality.
  He is God and man whose two natures are intact,
  neither one losing any of its properties.
  Therefore, O Virgin Mother,
  intercede with Him to save the souls
  of those who believe and confess in true faith
  that you are the Mother of God.

  Aposticha

  In Tone 3

  O Christ, Who darkened the sun by Your passion
  and enlightened all creation by Your resurrection,
  accept our evening prayer; for You love mankind.

  The Lord reigns, He is clothed in majesty. Robed is the Lord, and girt about with strength.

  O Lord, Your life-giving Resurrection has enlightened the entire universe
  and has revived Your creation which lay in corruption.
  Therefore, we, who have been released from the curse of Adam, cry out to You:
  Almighty Lord, glory to You!

  For He has made the world firm, which shall not be moved.

  O God, although in Your divine nature You are unchangeable,
  yet in Your human nature You underwent change by suffering in the flesh.
  All creation was prostrate with fear
  when it saw You hanging on the Cross,
  and it groaned in sorrow as it sang the praises of Your long-suffering.
  But You descended into Hades and arose on the third day,
  granting life and great mercy to the world.

  Holiness befits Your house, O Lord, for length of days.

  You suffered death, O Christ, to deliver mankind from death.
  And when You arose from the dead on the third day,
  You enlightened the world
  and resurrected all who acknowledge You as God.

  Glory… Now…

  O Virgin Mother, you conceived the Son of God without seed
  by the will of the Father and the power of the Holy Spirit.
  He was begotten by the Father, without a mother, from all eternity.
  Yet for our sake, He was born of you in the flesh without a human father,
  and you nursed Him as an infant with your milk.
  Therefore, never cease to entreat Him to deliver our souls from affliction.

  Troparia

  In Tone 3
  Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice,* for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm.* He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead;* He saved us from the abyss of Hades* and granted great mercy to the world.

  In Tone 2, Glory…
  The memory of Your prophet Habakkuk* we celebrate today, O Lord.* By his prayers, we beseech You,* Christ God, save our souls!

  Now…
  O Mother of God, the mysteries which surround you are exceedingly glorious,* and beyond the power of understanding.* For you retained the seal of purity,* and your virginity remained inviolate;* yet you are acknowledged, without doubt,* to be the Mother who gave birth to the true God.* We beg you, therefore, to entreat Him to save our souls.

   

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  DIVINE LITURGY

  Troparia and Kontakia
  Troparion, Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice,* for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm.* He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead;* He saved us from the abyss of Hades* and granted great mercy to the world.

  Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

  Kontakion, Tone 3: You rose from the tomb, O compassionate Lord,* and led us out from the gates of death.* Today Adam exults and Eve rejoices,* and the prophets together with the patriarchs* unceasingly acclaim the divine might of Your power.

  Now and for ever and ever. Amen.

  Theotokion, Tone 3: Today the Virgin stands before us in the church* and together with the choirs of saints invisibly prays to God for us.* Angels are worshipping with hierarchs,* Apostles exult with prophets,* for the Mother of God prays in our behalf to the eternal God.

  Prokeimenon, Tone 3
  Sing to our God, sing; sing to our King, sing.
  verse: Clap your hands, all you nations; shout unto God with the voice of joy. (Psalm 46:7,2)

  Epistle
  Colossians 3:12-16

  Alleluia, Tone 3
  verse: In You, O Lord, have I hoped that I may not be put to shame for ever.
  verse: Be a protector unto me, O God, and a house of refuge to save me. (Psalm 30:2,3)

  Gospel
  Luke 18:18-27

  Communion Hymn
  Praise the Lord from the heavens;* praise Him in the highest.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 148:1)