Saint with Six Stichera
VESPERS ON SUNDAY EVENING
Kathisma Reading
There are no appointed psalms to be chanted tonight.
At Psalm 140
Tone 6
If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.
Having disdained all earthly might and come to hate the flesh,* you came to love our holy God;* and wearing a vesture of dishonor put upon you in mockery,* you have received garments of light from heaven* and robes which cannot be rent asunder.* Dancing therein, O crowned ones who are most rich,* be a veil of protection and raiment for all of us* who have been stripped bare of life* through the deception of the serpent.
I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.
Having disdained all earthly might and come to hate the flesh,* you came to love our holy God;* and wearing a vesture of dishonor put upon you in mockery,* you have received garments of light from heaven* and robes which cannot be rent asunder.* Dancing therein, O crowned ones who are most rich,* be a veil of protection and raiment for all of us* who have been stripped bare of life* through the deception of the serpent.
From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.
O all-glorious Sergius and all-praised Bacchus,* vessels of the Spirit, torrents pouring forth healings upon all,* our protectors and mighty champions of the Church,* voluntary sacrifices and honored victims,* beacons illumining the ends of the earth with the light of piety:* dispel the darkness which lies upon our souls* and drive away all the gloom of evil.
For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.
O all-glorious Sergius and all-praised Bacchus,* vessels of the Spirit, torrents pouring forth healings upon all,* our protectors and mighty champions of the Church,* voluntary sacrifices and honored victims,* beacons illumining the ends of the earth with the light of piety:* dispel the darkness which lies upon our souls* and drive away all the gloom of evil.
Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.
O glorious athletes, having issued forth from your corruptible bodies,* you received habitations which pass not away,* noetic gladness, never-waning light, and incorruptible life without care.* Yet pray that we also may receive these things who have been slain by the passions* and have turned aside to sin,* O Sergius and Bacchus, intercessors and havens for the faithful,* who pray with boldness in behalf of our souls.
Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.
O glorious athletes, having issued forth from your corruptible bodies,* you received habitations which pass not away,* noetic gladness, never-waning light, and incorruptible life without care.* Yet pray that we also may receive these things who have been slain by the passions* and have turned aside to sin,* O Sergius and Bacchus, intercessors and havens for the faithful,* who pray with boldness in behalf of our souls.
Tone 4, Glory…
Radiant and twofold is the effulgence of the martyrs Sergius and Bacchus,* for they cast down the savagery of the tormenters,* abolished the falsehood of idolatry* and, preaching with radiant voices, proclaimed the perfect mystery of divine knowledge.* Through their supplications, O Christ, O Giver of the law,* Judge of the contest and Bestower of crowns,* vouchsafe that we also may receive crowns of might* against the invisible powers of evil.
Now…
O all-immaculate one, who has surpassed the ranks of angels:* with the angels ever beseech Him who has dominion over the angels and all of creation,* that He grant us remission of sins, deliverance from the passions,* and make us, who hymn His glory, worthy inheritors of incorrupt sustenance.
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 3
Our evening hymn do we bring to You, O Christ,* with incense and spiritual songs,* have mercy on us 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.
Save me, O Lord my God, for You are the salvation of all:* The storm of the passions disquiets me,* and the yoke of my transgressions weighs heavily upon me.* Stretch out Your helping hand and lead me up to the light of compunction,* for You alone are compassionate and the Lover of mankind.
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.
Great is the power of Your Cross, О Lord!* For it was planted in one place, yet works throughout the whole world;* making apostles of fishermen and martyrs of the heathen,* that they might pray for our souls.
Tone 8, Glory…
The array of Christ’s martyrs has been fortified against the enemy;* and among them the right glorious and most excellent athletes Sergius and Bacchus shine like luminaries.* By them was the evil host of demons forced to turn in flight;* by them were the tyrants amazed and the angels astonished,* beholding the incorporeal foe trampled underfoot by corporeal men.* And the Church of the faithful, celebrating their most festive feast and universal joy, cries out:* O you who through the weakness of the flesh bound the mighty one,* save our souls through the prayers of Your saints!
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
Your holy martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, Lord,* through their sufferings have received their incorruptible crowns from You, our God,* for having Your strength, they laid low their adversaries* and shattered the powerless boldness of demons.* Through their intercessions, save our souls!
Glory… Now…
Rejoice, O woman who at the angel’s greeting contained the Joy of the world!* Rejoice, for you gave birth to your Creator and Lord!* Rejoice, for you were made worthy to become the Mother of God.
DIVINE LITURGY ON MONDAY MORNING
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 2: Appearing as radiant lights, O godly martyrs,* you illumine all creation with the brilliance of your miracles,* healing infirmities, always dispelling deep darkness* and praying unceasingly to Christ our God for all of us.
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 in my sight, for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken. (Psalm 15:3,8)
Epistle
Philippians 4:10-23
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
Luke 7:36-50
Communion Hymn
Rejoice in the Lord, O you just;* praise befits the righteous.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 32:1)