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Mon19Jun2023
Holy Apostle Jude, Brother of the Lord According to the Flesh
GREAT VESPERS
Kathisma Reading
“Blessed is the man…” is sung.
At Psalm 140
In Tone 1
Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice!
Most wise and praised Apostle Jude,* your sound has gone out into all the earth,* guiding as lightning to the never-fading Light* those darkened by the delusion of ungodliness.* Since now you are radiant with this Light,* beseech great mercy for our souls!
Let Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.
Most wise and praised Apostle Jude,* your sound has gone out into all the earth,* guiding as lightning to the never-fading Light* those darkened by the delusion of ungodliness.* Since now you are radiant with this Light,* beseech great mercy for our souls!
If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
Most wise and praised Apostle Jude,* your sound has gone out into all the earth,* guiding as lightning to the never-fading Light* those darkened by the delusion of ungodliness.* Since now you are radiant with this Light,* beseech great mercy for our souls!
I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
As if you were a war-chariot of Christ, O wondrous Jude,* you put down the pride of idols.* By the Word of God, you mystically made captivity captive,* and gained life incorruptible, O glorious Apostle.* Since now you delight in this life,* beseech great mercy for our souls!
From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
As if you were a war-chariot of Christ, O wondrous Jude,* you put down the pride of idols.* By the Word of God, you mystically made captivity captive,* and gained life incorruptible, O glorious Apostle.* Since now you delight in this life,* beseech great mercy for 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.
As if you were a war-chariot of Christ, O wondrous Jude,* you put down the pride of idols.* By the Word of God, you mystically made captivity captive,* and gained life incorruptible, O glorious Apostle.* Since now you delight in this life,* beseech great mercy for our souls!
Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
You were a disciple of our incarnate God,* O Jude, Apostle of Christ.* You were sent by Him truly as a sheep among wolves,* by your speech turning them away from impiety,* bringing them to piety and a godly understanding of the holy Trinity.* Therefore we praise you.
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
You were a disciple of our incarnate God,* O Jude, Apostle of Christ.* You were sent by Him truly as a sheep among wolves,* by your speech turning them away from impiety,* bringing them to piety and a godly understanding of the holy Trinity.* Therefore we praise you.
In Tone 8, Glory…
You received openly the grace of the divine Spirit, O Apostle Jude,* as a participant in the sacred choir of the Apostles.* When the fiery breath came down from heaven,* breathing forth with a tongue of fire,* you utterly consumed the thorns of idolatry.* O Preacher, entreat Christ God that our souls may be saved!
Now…
Out of his love for mankind* the King of heaven appeared on earth and dwelt with men,* for He assumed a human body from the pure Virgin* and was seen in the flesh He received from her.* He is the One and only God having two natures but not two persons.* Wherefore we profess and declare the truth* that Christ our God is perfect God and perfect Man.* O Mother, who knew not carnal union,* intercede with Him that He may have mercy on our souls.
Readings
Jude 1-10; Jude 11-16; Jude 17-25
Aposticha
In Tone 4
You have obtained invincible authority over demons, O Apostle,* and in the name of Christ, power to drive away the princes of darkness.* You have passed through the earth giving light as the sun,* and have taught all nations, O glorious one,* preaching Christ's first and saving coming.
Their proclamation has gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the universe.
You were a man true in action, O Jude:* you are called the brother of the Lord,* reflecting the first grace of divine, natural life!* Because of your goodness and the purity of your mind,* you were manifest as a faithful disciple of Christ.
The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims His handiwork.
As an instrument well-tuned by the hand of God, O Apostle Jude,* you were given the task of calling the Gentiles,* guiding them to the true knowledge of Christ by your words and deeds.* You enlightened all to confess the true divinity of Jesus,* the Saviour of our souls.
In Tone 2, Glory…
You are wondrous indeed, O Apostle Jude!* You were filled with divine zeal,* burning with ardour for the almighty God,* Who revealed you to be filled with divine miracles.* You possessed a wondrous passion,* and obtained a reverent manner through God-like action.* Therefore you are exalted and dwell with the Angels on high.* Since you behold God, pray to the Word, Christ our God,* that He may grant us great mercy!
Now…
We now behold a new wonder,* greater than the wonders of old.* For who has ever known a mother to bear a child without the help of man?* Who has known a mother to hold in her arms the Source of all Creation?* It was God’s own will to be born in this manner;* and you, O most pure Virgin, carried Him as an infant in your arms.* Because of this, you can approach God with the boldness of a mother.* Therefore, we venerate you, and ask you to always beseech Him* to have mercy on us and save our souls.
Troparia
In Tone 1
As we know you to be Christ’s relative* and a steadfast martyr,* O Jude, we praise you with sacred hymns.* You trampled on error and kept the faith.* And so on this day as we feast your memory* through your prayers, O apostle,* we receive release from our sins.
Glory… Now…
O Holy Tabernacle, when Gabriel called out to you:* Rejoice, O Virgin, full of grace,* the Lord of All became incarnate of you,* as the righteous David had foretold.* In bearing your Creator, you have shown yourself to surpass the vastness of the heavens.* We, therefore, cry out: Glory to Him Who dwelt in you!* Glory to Him Who came forth from you!* Glory to Him Who has set us free* through your life-giving birth!
DIVINE LITURGY
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 1: As we know you to be Christ’s relative* and a steadfast martyr,* O Jude, we praise you with sacred hymns.* You trampled on error and kept the faith.* And so on this day as we feast your memory* through your prayers, O apostle,* we receive release from our sins.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 2: O Jude, because of your solid mind* you were shown to be a chosen disciple and firm pillar of the Church of Christ.* You proclaimed to the nations His holy word* teaching them to believe in the one God* from Whom you received glory and the gift of healing* to cure the ills of those who flee to you,* O apostle, worthy of all praise.
Prokeimenon, Tone 8
Their utterance has gone forth into all the earth, and their word unto the ends of the world.
verse: The heavens tell the glory of God, and the firmament declares the work of His hands. (Psalm 18:5,2)
Epistle
Jude 1:1-10
Alleluia, Tone 1
verse: The heavens shall confess our wonders, O Lord, and Your truth in the church of the saints.
verse: God is glorified in the assembly of the saints. (Psalm 88:6,8)
Gospel
John 14:21-24
Communion Hymn
Their utterance has gone forth into all the earth,* and their word unto the ends of the world.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 18:5)