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Thu18Jul2024
The Holy Martyr Hyacinth of Amastris; The Holy Martyr Emilian; Blessed Venerable Woman-Martyr Tarsykiya Matskiv.
VESPERS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING
Kathisma Reading
The appointed psalms are chanted.
At Psalm 140
Tone 1
If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
O most blessed one, comprehending with an upright and honourable heart the uncircumscribable God,* and undeniably believing in Him;* you have faithfully followed His ineffable and saving commandments, O most wise one,* and patiently enduring sufferings,* attained to the eternal Kingdom.
I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
With your honoured blood consecrating the earth* and abolishing the defiled blood-sacrifice offered lawlessly to demons, O all-honoured one,* you received an incorruptible crown upon your brow.* Wherefore intercede for us that our souls* be granted peace and great mercy.
From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
O all-honoured Martyr Hyacinth,* glorifying your sacred struggles and exploits we are also consecrated,* for by them you have become an associate of angels* and a companion of all the martyrs;* wherefore we beseech you to pray, together with them,* that our souls be granted peace and great mercy.
Tone 4
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
The religion of the Greeks you ground fine as dust,* and through the grace of Christ our God, O martyr Emilian,* you erected an animate tower of divine knowledge,* a temple of sanctity, and an immovable foundation of piety* for those who with godly wisdom honour your valiant feats,* O you who are most rich.
Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
Though devoured by the fire, afflicted with wounds, imprisoned in dungeons,* and subjected to manifold tribulations, O glorious one,* you did not sacrifice to the idols, nor did you deny Christ, but remained invincible.* Wherefore, the Master, as the good Judge of the contest, the immutable King,* has bestowed upon you the crown of victory.
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
With your blood you dyed your robe, and, arrayed therewith,* you have entered the kingdom on high, rejoicing, O glorious one;* and you stand forever before God, the King of all,* asking for peace, health, and speedy deliverance from evils* for those who honour you with faith.
Tone 1, Glory… Now…
Woe to me the sinful one!* What shall become of me whose mind, soul, and body are defiled by transgressions?* What must I do to escape the insufferable flames, the unbreakable and eternal chains?* O all-immaculate one, entreat your Son before my end* to grant me the remission of sins.
Prokeimenon, Tone 5
O Lord, save me by Your name,* and in Your power be a judge for me.
verse: O God, hear my prayer; listen to the words of my mouth.
Aposticha
Tone 7
О glorious apostles, pillars of the Church, preachers of the Truth, radiant beacons:* With the fire of the Spirit you consumed all delusion* and illumined the race of mankind with faith.* Wherefore, we beseech you: Entreat our Saviour and God,* that He grant peace to the world and save our souls.
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.
О apostles of Christ, husbandmen of the Saviour,* bearing the Cross upon your shoulders as a plough,* and having cleared the earth made hard by the delusion of idolatry,* you sowed the word of faith*. And you are fittingly honoured, О holy apostles of Christ.
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.
О most praised martyrs, spiritual lambs,* reason-endowed holocausts, acceptable sacrifices well-pleasing to God:* the earth could not hide you, but heaven received you,* and you have become communicants with the angels.* With them entreat our Saviour and God,* we pray you, that He grant peace to the world and save our souls.
Tone 4, Glory…
O come all you lovers of the Martyrs,* let us reverently glorify the famous Martyr of Christ, Hyacinth,* who bravely finished his course here upon the earth,* bruising the head of the serpent, and with his blood consecrating the earth,* he has passed from here to the never-ending habitations of the righteous;* receiving there great honours for his exploits from the hand of the Almighty,* to whom he prays that our souls be cleansed* from all iniquity and granted great mercy.
Now…
Theotokion:
O Theotokos, you are the true vine that has budded forth for us the Fruit of life.* It is you we entreat: Pray, O Sovereign Lady, with the holy apostles,* that He have mercy upon our souls.
Tone 4
Your martyr, Hyacinth, O Lord,* by his passion acquired the crown of incorruptibility from You, our God.* For possessing Your power he overcame the torturers* and shattered the feeble insolence of demons.* By his supplications, save our souls.
Tone 4, Glory…
Your martyr, Emilian, O Lord,* by his passion acquired the crown of incorruptibility from You, our God.* For possessing Your power he overcame the torturers* and shattered the feeble insolence of demons.* By his supplications, save our souls.
Now…
O Virgin Mother of God,* we acknowledge that the Word of the Father, Christ our God,* was incarnate of you, the only pure one and the only blessed one.* Therefore, we sing to you a hymn of praise and we exalt you.
DIVINE LITURGY ON THURSDAY MORNING
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 4: Your martyr, Hyacinth, O Lord,* by his passion acquired the crown of incorruptibility from You, our God.* For possessing Your power he overcame the torturers* and shattered the feeble insolence of demons.* By his supplications, save our souls.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 2: As a bright and unerring star you appeared to the world* proclaiming with your rays the Sun, that is, Christ, O martyr, Hyacinth,* and you have extinguished all error.* But to us you give light, praying without ceasing for all of us.
Prokeimenon, Tone 7
The just man shall be glad in the Lord and shall hope in Him.
verse: Hear, O God, my voice when I make my petition to You. (Psalm 63:11,2)
Epistle
1 Corinthians 14:6-19
Alleluia, Tone 4
verse: The just man shall flourish like the palm tree; and he shall grow like the cedar in Lebanon.
verse: They who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish the courts of our God. (Psalm 91:13,14)
Gospel
Matthew 20:17-28
Communion Hymn
The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 111:6)