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Event Information:
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Sat09Mar2024
Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (321-23).
Great Fast Day 27. Polyeleos Feast. All Souls Saturday is omitted this year. The Pastor may choose to have the usual memorial service for the deceased of the parish.
DIVINE LITURGY
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 1: Be swayed by the pains that the saints have suffered, for You, O Lord,*, and heal all our pains,* O Lover of mankind, for this we pray.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 6: Leaving behind every army on earth,* you cleaved to the Master in heave,* O Forty passion-bearers of the Lord.* For passing through fire and water* you rightly received glory from heaven* and a myriad of crowns, O blessed saints.
Prokeimenon, Tone 5
You, O Lord, will guard and will keep us, from this generation and for ever.
verse: Save me, O Lord, for there is no longer left a just man. (Psalm 11:8,2)
Epistle
Hebrews 12:1-10
Alleluia, Tone 4
verse: Shout to the Lord, all the earth, sing now to His name, give glory to His praise.
verse: For You, O God, have tested us, You have tried us by fire as silver is tried. (Psalm 65:2,10)
Gospel
Matthew 20:1-16
Communion Hymn
Rejoice in the Lord, O you just;* praise befits the righteous.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 32:1)