13th
Sunday After Pentecost / The Apodosis of Transfiguration
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos: 6; Feast: 4, from Ode 9, first Canon.
1. By the tree was Adam
forced to depart from paradise; but by the Tree of the Cross was
the thief made to dwell in
paradise. For the one by tasting, broke
the commandment of
the creator; while the
other, crucified with Him, confessed the hidden God, crying out:
Remember me in Thy
kingdom!
2. O Lord Who wast lifted
up upon the Cross, Who hast destroyed the power of death
and
as God hast destroyed the
record of our sins, grant also the repentance of the thief unto us
who faithfully serve Thee
and cry out to thee, O Christ God Who alone lovest mankind:
Remember us also in Thy
kingdom!
3. On the Cross Thou didst
tear asunder with the spear the record of our sins; and,
numbered among the dead, Thou didst bind the tyrant of hades, O Lord Who lovest
mankind, Who by Thy
resurrection hast delivered all from the bonds of hades. Thereby
have we been illumined,
and we cry to Thee: Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
4. O Thou Who alone art
immortal, Who wast crucified and as almighty didst
arise from
the tomb on the third day,
and hast raised up Adam, the first created: Vouchsafe that I
also may turn to repentance with my whole heart, and may
ever cry out to Thee with
fervent faith: Remember
me, O Savior, in Thy kingdom!
5. For our sake He Who is
without passion became a man subject to the passions; and,
nailed of His own will to
the Cross, He hath raised us up with Himself.
Wherefore, we
glorify His Cross,
passion, and resurrection, whereby we have been refashioned and
whereby we also are saved,
who cry out: Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
6. O ye faithful, let us
entreat Him who hath risen from the dead, hath made captive the
dominion of hades, and
wast seen by the myrrh-bearing women and said to them:
“Rejoice!”, that He
deliver from corruption the souls of us who ever cry out to Him with
the voice of the noble
thief: Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
7. Suddenly illumined with a new outpouring of
light, the disciples, stricken with awe,
looked one at another;
and, astonished, they bowed down to the earth and worshipped
Thee, the Master of all.
8. A voice of divine sound was sent forth from
out of the cloud, announcing the wonder;
for the Father of lights
cried to the apostles: “This is My beloved Son!
Heed ye Him!”
9. That Thou mayest clearly show forth Thine
ineffable second coming, that Thou
mayest reveal Thyself as
the Most High God, standing in the midst of gods, on
Tabor
Thou didst ineffably
illumine the apostles, Moses and Elijah.
Wherefore, all glorify
Thee, O Christ.
10. Thou hast drawn me to Thyself with love, O
Savior, and hast transformed me by Thy
divine desire; but burn up
my sins with immaterial fire, and count me worthy to partake
of Thy food, that,
rejoicing in both, I may magnify Thy mighty works, O Good One.
Troparia & Kontakia Tone 4: Having learned the joyful proclamation of the Resurrection from the angel, /
and having cast off the ancestral condemnation, /the women disciples of the Lord spake to the apostles exultantly: /Death is despoiled and Christ God is risen, //granting to the world great mercy.
Tone 7: Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O
Christ our God, /
showing
to Thy disciples Thy glory as each one could endure; /
shine
forth Thou on us, who are sinners all, Thy light ever-unending /
through
the prayers of the Theotokos. O
Light-giver, glory be to Thee.
Glory… Tone 4: My Savior and Redeemer hath, as God, /
raised up the earthborn
from the grave and from their fetters, /
and He hath broken the
gates of hades, /
and, as Master, //
hath risen on the third
day.
Both now... Tone
7: On the mount Thou wast transfigured, /
and Thy disciples, as much
as they could bear, beheld Thy glory, O Christ God; /
so that when they should
see Thee crucified, /
they would know thy
passion to be willing, /
and would preach to the
world //
that Thou, in truth, art
the Effulgence of the Father.
The Epistle
Reader: The
Prokimenon in the 4th Tone: How magnified are Thy works O Lord! In
wisdom
hast Thou made them all.
Choir: How
magnified are Thy works O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Reader: Bless
the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, Thou hast been
magnified
exceedingly.
Choir:
How magnified are Thy works O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Reader: How magnified are Thy works O Lord!
Choir: In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Reader: The
Corinthians: [I Cor. 16:13-24 (§166)]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 4th Tone: Bend Thy bow, and proceed prosperously, and be king,
because
of truth and meekness and righteousness.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Thou
hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 8th Tone: Thine are the heavens,
and Thine is the Earth.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt.
21:33-42 (§87)]
Instead of “It is truly meet…” we chant the Irmos
of the 9th Ode of the First Canon of
the feast,
Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, the Lord transfigured
on Tabor.
Irmos: Thy birthgiving was undefiled: /
God came forth from thy womb,
/
and He appeared upon earth /
wearing flesh and made His dwelling
among men; //
therefore we all magnify thee, O Theotokos.
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest! O
Lord, in the light of Thy face shall we walk, and
in Thy name shall we rejoice forever.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!