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Post-feast of Theophany. Our Venerable Father George the Chosebite (610-41). Our Venerable Mother Dominica (474-91). Emilian the Confessor.
VESPERS
At Psalm 140
In Tone 4
If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
O blessed one, the citadel of your soul* was never stormed by the assaults of temptation.* As a rampart before them, you placed your ascetic perseverance,* to keep you unwounded and untouched by the devil who wars against us.* Thus you are now present before the Master of all,* crowned as a conqueror.
I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
Neither the length of the journey nor the difficulties encountered in its course* could dampen the ardour of your pilgrimage toward God.* For, once arrived, you had the joy of living in those places* where our God had walked.* With no other concern than progressing toward the heavenly Sion,* you persevered in the labors of asceticism.
From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
Revealing the depth of your love,* you poured forth tears of compunction to the point of bathing the earth.* With your hair, you wiped dry the place where the feet of Christ had stood.* Thinking of Him whom you loved, seeing Him as though present,* and following His footsteps in spirit,* you made your soul radiant with the purest contemplation.
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
Rising in the West, O blessed one,* you went to the East as a brilliant star,* radiant in your works inspired by virtue,* to enlighten the soul and spirit of believers* by your resplendent miracles.* We call you blessed and celebrate your memory,* magnifying Christ who glorified you in holiness.
Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
Pierced by the arrows of love for Christ, O illustrious Dominica,* you followed Him, refusing passing glory* and renouncing the pleasures of the flesh and all other joys of this life.* Thus, Jesus, the Lover of mankind and Savior of our souls,* made you dwell in the radiant bridal chamber.
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
Reproducing in yourself the Passion of your Lord and Creator,* as a creature of the Word, endowed with reason,* you overcame the unreasonable wanderings of the passions.* Thus, O praiseworthy virgin, you restored the likeness to Him in yourself,* appearing in truth as a pure image of God.
In Tone 1, Glory… Now…
He who covers the heavens with clouds* is Himself today covered by the streams of the Jordan.* He who takes away the sins of the world* is cleansed that I may be made clean.* The Only-begotten Son of the Most High Father* receives from above the testimony of the consubstantial Spirit.* Let us cry aloud to Him: “O Christ our God, who have been made manifest,* glory to You!”
Aposticha
In Tone 6
Light shone forth from You, O Jesus,* and You enlightened all mankind in your radiance* when You were baptized in the streams of the Jordan.* Being of the same Essence as the Father,* you were resplendent with all the divine brightness.* Illumined by it, the whole creation sings to You, O Christ:* “Blessed is Your Theophany; O our God, glory to You!”
The sea fled at the sight; the Jordan turned back on its course.
Come, let us purify our hearts in spirit,* in order that we may be filled with divine glory.* Seeing Christ baptized in the flesh in order to crush the head of the Tempter,* let us sing to Him with all our skill:* “Blessed is Your Theophany; O our God, glory to You!”
Why was it, O sea, that you fled? That you turned back, Jordan, on your course?
We are all consumed by thirst for You.* You let us drink from the fountain of life, O Jesus,* in the streams of the Jordan,* because of Your compassion, O Lover of mankind.* Thus refreshed at Your immortal fountain of light, O Christ, we sing to You:* “Blessed is Your Theophany: O our God, glory to You!”
In Tone 2, Glory… Now…
O Lord, when John saw You coming to him at the Jordan River, he cried out:* “How do You, O Lord, who have no stain, come to me Your Servant?* In whose name shall I baptize You?* In the name of the Father You possess in Yourself?* In the name of the Son, while You are the very Son in the flesh?* In the name of the Holy Spirit whom you grant to the faithful with the breath of Your mouth?”* O God made manifest, have mercy on us.
DIVINE LITURGY
Antiphon 1
When Israel came forth from Egypt, the house of Jacob from an alien people.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.
Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.
The sea beheld this and fled,* the Jordan turned back on its course.
Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.
Why was it, O sea, that you fled,* that you, O Jordan, turned back on your course?
Through the prayers of the Mother of God,* O Saviour, save us.
Glory… Now… Only-Begotten Son…
Antiphon 3
Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord, let us acclaim God, our Saviour.
Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Let us come before His face with praise, and acclaim Him in psalms.
Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
For God is the great Lord, and the great king over all the earth.
Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Entrance
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ.
Son of God, baptized by John in the Jordan, save us who sing to You: Alleluia.
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 1: When You, O Lord, were baptized in the Jordan,* worship of the Trinity was revealed;* the voice of the Father bore witness to You,* naming You the beloved Son,* and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed the word’s certainty.* Glory to You, O Christ God,* who appeared and enlightened the world.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 4: Today, You have appeared to the world* and Your light, O Lord, has been signed on us,* who with knowledge sing Your praises.* You have come, You have appeared, O unapproachable Light.
Prokeimenon, Tone 4
Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord; God the Lord has appeared to us.
verse: Give thanks to the Lord for He is good for His mercy endures forever. (Psalm 117:26-27,1)
Prokeimenon, Tone
Epistle
James 2:14-26
Alleluia, Tone 4
verse: Bring to the Lord, you sons of God; bring to the Lord young rams.
verse: The voice of the Lord is over the waters, the God of glory has thundered, the Lord reigns over vast waters. (Psalm 28:1,3)
Gospel
Mark 10:46-52
Hymn to the Mother of God
O my soul, magnify Christ the King, baptized in the Jordan.
and the Irmos: Every tongue is at a loss to praise you as is your due, O Mother of God. Even a spirit from above is filled with dizziness when seeking to sing your praises. But since you are good accept our faith, for you know well our love inspired by God. For it is you who protect all Christians; therefore, we magnify you.
Communion Hymn
The grace of God has appeared* bringing salvation to all.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Titus 2:11)
Instead of We have seen the true light… we sing:
All creation is filled with rejoicing today, for Christ is baptized in the Jordan.
Instead of May our mouths… and Blessed be the Name… we sing:
All creation is filled with rejoicing today, for Christ is baptized in the Jordan. (3)