29th
Sunday After Pentecost / Prophet Zephaniah
Beatitudes
on 8, from the Octoechos.
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. O Ye faithful, let us
all pray, that with one mind we may worthily glorify the Father,
the Son, and the Holy
Spirit, the unity of the Trinity in three Hypostases, unmingled,
abiding, simple,
indivisible and unapproachable; for thereby have we been delivered from
the fiery torment.
8. O Christ, most merciful
Master, Thy Mother, who gave birth unto Thee in the flesh
without seed, the true
Virgin, who remained incorrupt even after giving birth, do we set
before Thee to make the
supplication: Grant forgiveness of transgressions unto those who
ever cry out to Thee:
Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
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.
[Troparion
of the Temple]
Tone 2: Celebrating the
memory of Thy prophet Zephaniah, O Lord, //
through him do
we entreat Thee: Save Thou our souls!
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.
[Kontakion
of the Temple]
Tone 4: Thou
wast shown to be brilliant by the divine Spirit, O prophet Zephaniah, /
proclaiming the coming of
God: /
Rejoice exceedingly, O
daughter of Zion! /
Proclaim Him, O Jerusalem!
//
Behold, thy King cometh to
save mankind!
Both now... Tone 6: O protection of Christians that cannot be
put to shame, /
O mediation
unto the Creator unfailing, /
disdain not
the suppliant voices of sinners, /
but be thou
quick, O good one, to help us who in faith cry unto thee; /
hasten to
intercession and speed thou to make supplication, //
thou who dost
ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
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 Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul
to Timothy:
[I Tim. 1:15-17 (§280 mid)]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 4th Tone:
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: 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!
Gospel
[Luke 18:18-27 (§91)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him
in the highest!
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!