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Our Venerable Father Joannicius the Great; The Holy Martyr Nicander, Bishop of Myra. The Holy Hermas, Priest.
VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING
Kathisma Reading
There are no appointed psalms to be chanted.
At Psalm 140
Tone 4
If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
O you who were illumined by light divine,* when with purity of mind you lifted up your eyes* and likewise preferred things which are to come eternally to things which are inconstant,* then, receiving fire in your heart, O father,* like a deer you thirsted for divine love;* and, unmindful of flesh and blood,* you prepared yourself for the struggles of asceticism,* for which cause you made the passions of thy body subject to your soul.
I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
To ascend the mountains of God you made your dwelling in the heights,* without being brought low by the vigilant needs of this lowly body, O father Joannicius;* for, uniting yourself to the Good One by standing whole nights and days in prayer,* you were illumined and received the gift of prophecy,* to behold things afar off as though they were near,* and to foretell to the faithful things which are to come.* Wherefore, we glorify you as a divine teacher.
From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
The assaults and darts of the demons* you mightily blunted with the entreaties of your prayers,* and by the power of God, O right glorious one, you triumphed over them.* Wherefore, as you were refreshed by the humility of thy heart,* the Good One has given you miracles as honours.* For this cause, your precious relics pour forth fragrant myrrh,* for you have shown yourself to be the sweet fragrance of Christ, O father Joannicius.
Tone 2
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
Receiving a fitting name through divine providence, O father,* you confirmed it, signifying it materially;* for in your endurance you vanquished multitudes of adversaries and the assembly of torturers.* Wherefore, receiving a crown of victory, you cried out with faith:* Glory to Your invincible might, O You who loves mankind!
Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
On this, your divine memorial,* you pour forth the most fragrant myrrh of healings upon us today, O wise Nicander;* You drive away the darkness of sorrows and bodily sufferings,* and fill with rich grace the assembly of all who cry out to Christ:* You are the inexhaustible myrrh perfuming all who hymn You!
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
As you have boldness before Christ, who alone is glorious in His saints,* entreat Him, O venerable Nicander,* for all who with love celebrate your memory and praise your corrections,* that through grace we may become partakers of His ineffable good things* and incorruptible glory.
Tone 6, Glory…
O venerable father, the sound of your corrections has gone forth into all the earth;* wherefore, you have found the reward of your labours in the heavens.* You destroyed hordes of demons and have attained to the ranks of the angels,* whose life you blamelessly emulated.* As you have boldness before Christ God, ask peace for our souls.
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 7
As did the Prodigal Son, I also come to You, O compassionate one,* and I fall down before You.* Accept me as one of Your hired servants O God,* and have mercy on me, O Lover of mankind.
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.
Like the man who fell among thieves and was wounded,* I also have fallen as a result of the multitude of sins,* and my soul has been grievously wounded.* To whom shall I, guilty as I am, flee for refuge,* if not to You, the merciful Physician of souls?* Pour upon me, O God, Your great mercy.
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.
Glory to You, О Christ God,* boast of the apostles and joy of the martyrs,* who preached the consubstantial Trinity!
Tone 8, Glory…
We honour you as the instructor of a multitude of monks, O Joannicius our father;* for through your steps we have truly recognized how to walk aright.* Blessed are you who, labouring for Christ,* denounced the power of the enemy,* O converser with the angels, companion of the venerable and the righteous.* With them pray to the Lord that our souls find mercy.
Now…
Taking up the cry of the Archangel Gabriel, let us say:* Rejoice, O Mother of God, who has given birth to Christ,* the bestower of life upon the world!
Troparia
Tone 4
You fought like a brave soldier against the hostile flesh,* and you battled spiritual enemies by deep fasting.* You vanquished legions of devils by humility* and have shown yourself a great conqueror.* You received the power to heal from God.* O Joannicus, now beg Him to save our souls.
Glory…
O Lord our God, your holy martyrs* have deserved the crown of immortality* on account of their good fight.* Armed with your strength, they have vanquished their persecutors* and crushed Satan’s dreadful might.* Through their supplications, O Christ our God, save our souls.
Now…
To the One who was reared in the Temple,* close to the Holy of Holies,* and who was full of faith, wisdom, and perfect virginity,* Gabriel, the captain and leader,* offered esteem and greetings from heaven when he said:* Rejoice, O blessed One! Rejoice, O glorified One!* The Lord is with you.
DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORNING
Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 4: You fought like a brave soldier against the hostile flesh,* and you battled spiritual enemies by deep fasting.* You vanquished legions of devils by humility* and have shown yourself a great conqueror.* You received the power to heal from God.* O Joannicus, now beg Him to save our souls.
Troparion, Tone 4: O Lord our God, your holy martyrs* have deserved the crown of immortality* on account of their good fight.* Armed with your strength, they have vanquished their persecutors* and crushed Satan’s dreadful might.* Through their supplications, O Christ our God, save our souls.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Kontakion, Tone 8: You became a brilliant star over the earth,* guiding those in the fog of passions.* You became a truly effective doctor,* for you received the grace to heal.* O father Joannicus, heal those who petition you,* that we may ever sing to you.
Now and for ever and ever. Amen.
Kontakion, Tone 4: You were enlightened with the anointing of truth,* and you were illumined by the blood of martyrdom.* With joy you have taken up your place among the angels.* We gladly keep your memory today,* hoping to obtain purification through your prayers.
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)
Epistle
2 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Alleluia, Tone 6
verse: Blessed is the man who fears the Lord; he shall delight exceedingly in His commandments.
verse: His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth. (Psalm 111:1,2)
Gospel
Luke 12:13-15, 22-31
Communion Hymn
The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 111:6)