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• Sun

  18

  Aug

  2019

  Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 1; Post-feast of the Dormition; Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus (313-24)

  GREAT VESPERS

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

  At Psalm 140

  In Tone 1

  10. 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.

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

  O you people, walk around Zion 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.

  8. 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.

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

  Rejoice, O you heavens;* sound the trumpets, you foundations of the earth;* cry out with joy, O you mountains.* For behold, Emmanuel has nailed our sins to the Cross;* the Giver of Life has put Death to death;* and the Lover of Mankind* has raised up Adam.

  In Tone 4

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

  You were not taken from the earth in a chariot of fire* as was the righteous Elijah,* but He Who is truly the Sun of righteousness* received your most holy soul in His hands.* You have come to final rest in His abode, most pure one,* assumed in honor and grace in an ineffably wondrous manner!

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

  Come, lovers of feasts,* celebrate today the holy passage of the Mother of God,* for in joy she has commended her most pure and godly soul* into the hands of her Son* Who shone from the unoriginate Father before all ages* and in the last days came forth from her womb, Jesus our God,* Whom she ceaselessly begs to save us.

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

  Most awesome wonder!* She who carried the King in her most pure womb,* now is laid to rest in the tomb* and the assembly of angels with the apostles* bury her honorable body in fear.* But she has been taken up into heaven* by Jesus, her Son, the Savior of our souls!

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

  Revealed as perfect stones cut by martyrdom* and quarried by torments, holy ones,* you fashioned yourselves into a church of the Lord,* casting the temples and worship of the idols down to the ground!* Therefore, we call them blest as inhabitants of Paradise;* offerings of the temple of heaven.

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

  Touching the relics of the holy martyrs Florus and Laurus,* you draw grace and receive enlightenment, gladness and mercy,* for the divine work of healing richly flows from them!* Let us bless them as favorites of the Lord,* earnestly cry out: Glory to You, our God!

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

  You were imprisoned in a pit and buried in the earth* at the command of the tyrant.* By divine speech and the revelation of the Holy Spirit* you have been revealed to us* as stars shining with portents, wonders and gifts of healing,* brother athletes and fellow citizens with the angels!

  In Tone 4, Glory…

  Come, people, let us sing the praises of the pure and most holy Virgin* from whom the Word of the Father ineffably came forth in the flesh!* Let us cry aloud and say:* Blessed are you among women* and blessed is the womb that held Christ!* Having delivered your soul into His holy hands* most pure one, entreat Him to save our souls.

  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!

  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.

  Glory… Now…

  O Mother of God, the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled,* since you remained a virgin both before and after giving birth.* For it was God Who was born of you to restore our human nature.* Therefore, do not overlook your servants who supplicate you in your temple.* Since you have held the merciful Lord in your arms,* be compassionate toward your servants,* and beseech Him to save our souls.

  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 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.

  Glory… Now…
  In giving birth you retained your virginity,* in falling asleep you did not abandon the world, O Mother of God.* You passed into life, for you are the Mother of Life,* and by your prayers* you deliver our souls from death.

   

  DIVINE LITURGY

  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 1: In giving birth you retained your virginity,* in falling asleep you did not abandon the world, O Mother of God.* You passed into life, for you are the Mother of Life,* and by your prayers* you deliver our souls from death.

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

  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.”

  Now and for ever and ever. Amen.

  Kontakion, Tone 2: The tomb and death could not hold the Mother of God,* unceasing in her intercession and unfailing hope of patronage,* for, as the Mother of Life, she was transferred to life* by Him Who had dwelt in her ever-virgin womb.

  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)

  Epistle
  1 Corinthians 4:9-16

  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)

  Gospel
  Matthew 17:14-23

  Hymn to the Mother of God
  Seeing the pure one’s falling asleep, angels marvelled in wonder how the Virgin could ascend from earth to heaven.
  And the Irmos: O pure Virgin, in you are conquered the bounds of nature,* for childbirth remains virginal and death is betrothed to life.* Virgin after childbearing and alive and death, O Mother of God,* never cease to save your inheritance.

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