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🕃 The Holy Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian.
VESPERS
Kathisma Reading
The appointed psalms are chanted.
At Psalm 140
Tone 1
With rays of miracles dispel every infirmity of our sicknesses,* freely extending grace to us,* and enrich us with the gifts of the Master* who has taken on His shoulders* the afflictions of mortals on earth.
Having first been trained well as physicians,* you cleansed away the illnesses of all with faith;* and in later times, having armed yourselves spiritually,* you divinely dispel the symptoms* of spiritual sickness.
Having received grace freely from Christ God,* you heal the ailments of all without fee, O unmercenary ones,* and cleanse not only our infirmities,* but even reasonably treat cattle,* in that you are merciful.
Tone 4
Like rivers in full flood* and manifestly overflowing with spiritual waters,* you irrigate creation with divine signs and the all-glorious gifts of healing,* dry up soul-corrupting passions,* heal infirmities, and expel evil spirits,* O God-bearing unmercenaries,* intercessors for our souls.
Having subdued the irrational passions, O holy ones,* with spiritual powers, you impart well-being to men and cattle,* having been enriched by Christ with the gift of healings.* Wherefore, celebrating your sacred and radiant solemnity,* we ask cleansing for our souls.
Your divine temple has been shown to be like a splendid heaven of salvation,* which now displays salvific miracles like stars,* and the divine working of healings like a radiant sun,* O all-blessed Cosmas and all-glorious Damian, servants of the Lord* and intercessors for our souls.
Tone 6, Glory…
Boundless is the grace of the saints, which they have received from Christ.* Wherefore, their relics continually work miracles by the power of God,* and their names, when invoked with faith, heal incurable sicknesses.* Through them, O Lord, free us also from the passions of soul and body,* in that You love mankind.
Now…
О Theotokos, who at the sound of the archangel’s voice* conceived in your womb the Word,* who with the Father and the Spirit is equally beginningless,* you have been revealed to be more exalted than the cherubim, seraphim, and thrones.
Prokeimenon, Tone 8
And now bless the Lord,* all you servants of the Lord.
verse: Who stand in the temple of the Lord, in the courtyards of the house of our God.
Aposticha
Tone 5
O Lord, I cease not to sin,* nor do I perceive Your love for mankind which You have granted me.* Vanquish my lack of discernment, O You who alone are good,* and have mercy upon me.
I have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters, as the eyes of a maid are on the hands of her mistress, so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has mercy on us.
O Lord, from reverent fear of You I tremble,* yet I cease not from committing sins.* Who, when called to trial, does not fear the judge?* Or who, desiring to be healed, angers the physician, as I do?* O longsuffering Lord, have compassion upon my weakness,* and have mercy upon me.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for we have been filled with shame; our soul is all too full of the mockery of the rich, of the contempt of the proud.
Not caring for all earthly things, and manfully braving tortures,* you were not disappointed in your goodly hopes,* but became inheritors of the kingdom, of heaven, О all-praised martyrs.* Having boldness before God the Lover of mankind,* ask peace for the world and great mercy for our souls.
Tone 6, Glory…
Ever having Christ working within you, O holy unmercenaries,* you work wonders in the world and heal the sick.* For your healing is an inexhaustible wellspring:* drawn from, it flows in abundance; and poured forth, it gushes forth,* flowing every day in great quantity, granting healing to all, yet remains undrained.* And those who draw forth from it are filled with healing, yet it remains full.* What, therefore, shall we call you?* Healing physicians of souls and bodies?* Healers of incurable sufferings who heal all* and have received this gift from Christ the Saviour,* who grants great mercy to us.
Now…
Like the Archangel, let us the faithful hymn the bridal-chamber of heaven,* the portal truly sealed:* Rejoice, for whose sake has budded forth to us Christ the Saviour of all,* the Bestower of life and God!* With your arm, O Lady, cast down the tyrants, our godless foes,* O most pure one,* O hope of Christians!
Troparion
Tone 8
Holy selfless physicians and wonderworkers, Cosmas and Damian, visit our infirmities.* Freely you have received, freely give to us.
DIVINE LITURGY
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 8: Holy selfless physicians and wonderworkers, Cosmas and Damian, visit our infirmities.* Freely you have received, freely give to us.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 2: Having received the grace of cures, you are granting health to those in need,* O glorious wonder-working physicians.* Through your visitation cast down the boldness of the enemy,* healing people by your miracles.
Prokeimenon, Tone 4
To the saints who are in His land,* the Lord has made wonderful all His desires in them.
verse: I foresaw the Lord always in my sight, for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken. (Psalm 15:3,8)
Epistle
1 Corinthians 5:9-6:11
Alleluia, Tone 2
verse: Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together.
verse: For the Lord confers His blessing and life for ever. (Psalm 132:1,3)
Gospel
Matthew 13:54-58
Communion Hymn
Rejoice in the Lord, O you just;* praise befits the righteous.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia.