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• Fri

  13

  Mar

  2020

  Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for Friday of the Third Week of the Great Fast

  At Psalm 140

  In Tone 7

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

  Like the prodigal, I have turned away from Your grace;* I have wasted the riches of Your goodness, O Lord.* I now run to You and cry out:** I have sinned , O Lord, have mercy on me.

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

  Like the prodigal, I have turned away from Your grace;* I have wasted the riches of Your goodness, O Lord.* I now run to You and cry out:** I have sinned , O Lord, have mercy on me.

  In Tone 6

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

  Your martyrs did not reject You,* nor did they renounce Your commandments.** Through their prayers, have mercy on us!

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

  Your martyrs, O Christ,* have endured many sufferings for Your sake,* and have received their heavenly crowns.** Now they intercede for our souls.

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

  The suffering martyrs, citizens of heaven,* when taking part in the contest upon earth,* endured manifold torments.** By their intercessions and prayers, preserve us, O Lord.

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

  Your Cross, O Christ, has been an invincible weapon for the martyrs;* for beholding the approach of death* and foreseeing the future life,* they were made strong by the hope that lies in You.** By their intercession, have mercy on us!

  In Tone 2

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

  Father, you denied the world from your youth.* You were joyful with true faith and love* as you followed the crucified Christ!* You mortified your flesh through many tasks of obedience* and received richly the gift of healing:* You alleviated various illnesses and drove out evil spirits** to their great astonishment!

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

  Father, you denied the world from your youth.* You were joyful with true faith and love* as you followed the crucified Christ!* You mortified your flesh through many tasks of obedience* and received richly the gift of healing:* You alleviated various illnesses and drove out evil spirits** to their great astonishment!

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

  You were the adornment of monastics, Benedict,* assembling a countless multitude to hymn the Lord.* You guided the steps of all to heaven* who rightly followed your divine teachings* and imitated your virtuous life, Father!* With them, we fittingly honour you,** rejoicing in your dormition.

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

  You called down rain from the skies, Father, by your divine prayers,* like Elijah of old!* You caused a vessel to pour forth with oil, venerable one;* you raised the dead and worked many other miracles* to the glory of the God and Saviour of all!** Therefore with love we celebrate your glorious memory, Benedict!

  In Tone 6, Glory…

  Your creating command was my origin and formation,* for You willed to fashion me, a living creature,* out of visible and invisible nature.* From the earth You formed my body* and gave me a soul by Your divine and life-creating breath.* Therefore, O Christ, give rest to Your servant in the place of the living,** in the abodes of the just.

  Now…

  Who would not call you blessed, O Virgin most holy?* Who would not sing a hymn of praise to the glory of your giving birth without pain or travail?* The only-begotten Son Himself,* begotten of the Father before all ages,* was made flesh out of you in a manner that cannot be explained, O Woman most pure!* And for our sake He who is God by nature assumed the nature of man.* He is not divided into two persons;* He is understood to have two natures without commixion or confusion.* O noble and blessed Woman,** intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our souls.

  Prokeimenon I, Tone 4
  Give us Your help against the foe,* for human help is vain.
  verse: O God, You have rejected us and broken us. You have been angry; come back to us.

  Reading I
  Genesis 8:4-21

  Prokeimenon II, Tone 6
  O God, hear my cry!* Listen to my prayer!
  verse: So I will always praise Your name; day after day I will fulfil my vows.

  Reading II
  Proverbs 10:31-11:12