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  27

  Oct

  2019

  Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 3; The Holy Martyr Nestor (305); Nestor, writer of the first Chronicle of Rus’ (1114); the Holy Martyr Capitolina and Her Slave Erotheides

  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 8

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

  Glorious sufferer Nestor,
  you girded yourself in all the armour of Christ!
  Locked in mortal combat, you destroyed Lyaeus.
  With invisible arrows you brought down and killed the invisible enemy!
  Therefore the bountiful One has crowned you with a wreath of victory!

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

  Strengthened with divine words, wise Nestor,
  with true courage you killed the proud tormentor of the martyr Demetrius.
  Confessing the immortal God
  Who died and harrowed hell,
  you received an unjust death, glorious one.
  Therefore, rejoicing, you have inherited everlasting life!

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

  You were a godly youth, radiant in physical beauty and power.
  therefore you threw down the might of Lyaeus by the power of the Almighty!
  You suffered, rejoicing,
  and have been numbered with the choirs of those who struggled.
  As you rejoice with them, ever remember us!

  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 4, Glory…
  Your martyr, Nestor, O Lord,* by his passion acquired the crown of incorruptibility from You, our God.* For possessing Your power he overcame the torturers* and shattered the feeble insolence of demons.* By his supplications, save our souls.

  Now…
  O Mother of God, the mystery hidden from all eternity* and unknown even to the angels,* was revealed through you to those on earth:* God took on our human nature* and united it to His divine nature in a perfect but unconfused union.* Then, He willingly accepted the cross for our sake* and thereby raised again the first created man,*and saved our souls from death.

   

  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
  Galatians 1:11-19

  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 7:11-16

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