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  17

  Feb

  2024

  Repose of Our Venerable Father Constantine the Philosopher, in the Monastic Life, Cyril, Teacher of the Slavs (869). First Saturday of the Great Fast: Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit. Holy and Great-Martyr Theodore the Recruit (286-305).

  Great Fast Day 6. Feast of St. Cyril transferred from February 14. Polyeleos Feast.

  DIVINE LITURGY

  Troparia and Kontakia

  Troparion, Tone 4: From your childhood you befriended wisdom,* O God-inspired Cyril.* Behold her as a pure virgin all radiant* you took her as a brie for yourself,* and as with beads of gold* she adorned your mind and soul.* O blessed Cyril,* like your namesake of Alexandria* we have found you wise in name and truth.

  Troparion, Tone 2: Great are the achievements of faith!* In the fountain of flames, the holy martyr Theodore rejoiced as by the water of rest* for having been baked as a whole-burnt offering* he was brought to the Trinity as a sweet bread.* By his prayers, O Christ God, save our souls.

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

  Kontakion, Tone 2: With teaching that was sound and divinely inspired* you enlightened the world as with luminous rays.* Flashing like lightning and surrounding the world* you scattered the radiant word of God* in the west, the north, and the southern lands,* bringing light to the world with your wonders, O blessed Cyril.

  Now and for ever and ever. Amen.

  Kontakion, Tone 8: You accepted the faith of Christ in your heart as a breastplate* and trampled the enemy’s power, O long-suffering martyr Theodore.* You were crowned for all eternity with a wreath from heaven* as the invincible one.

  Prokeimenon, Tone 7

  Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His venerable ones.

  verse: What shall I render to the Lord for all the things He has rendered to me? (Psalm 115:15,12)

  Prokeimenon, Tone 7

  The just man shall be glad in the Lord and shall hope in Him. (Psalm 63:2)

  Epistle

  Hebrews 1:1-12; 7:26-8:2

  Alleluia, Tone 6

  verse: Blessed is the man who fears the Lord; he shall delight exceedingly in His commandments. (Psalm 111:1)

  verse: His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth. (Psalm 111:2)

  verse: The just man shall flourish like the palm tree; and he shall grow like the cedar in Lebanon. (Psalm 91:13)

  Gospel

  Mark 2:23-3:5; John 10:9-16

  Communion Hymn

  The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 111:6)