St. Juliana of Lazarevo &
Forefeast of Theophany
Beatitude
Verses, on 8: Forefeast 4, from ode 3; Saint 4, from Ode 6
1 &
2. “The Christ hath appeared!” the Forerunner
crieth out, “And He cometh up to the
streams of the Jordan! Let us make haste to greet Him, enlightened
by pure thoughts!”
3. O my God, Thou deliverance of all, having
clothed Thyself in mine abundant poverty,
Thou approachest to be baptized, seeking me who have strayed
from the right path.
4. Let earth and heaven now join chorus, for the
Benefactor of all is baptized,
submerging the multitude of our countless
transgressions in the waters.
5. Having mortified the uprisings of the flesh
and given thy mind the rule over the
passions, O most honored Juliana, thou dwellest now
in the splendors of dispassion.
6. Observing in word and deed the teachings of
the Savior, O glorious one, it was thy
custom to bow down before His image when thou didst
stand all night in prayer.
7. Christ hath shown thee to be a cloud pouring
forth myrrh like rain, unto the healing
of those who with faith approach the shrine of
thy relics.
8. Thy Son was comely beyond all men in the
beauty of His divinity, O all-pure one,
even though He became flesh for our sake.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 4: Make ready O Zebulon, /
and prepare thyself, O Naphtali. /
O River Jordan, stand /
and leap for joy at receiving the Lord Who cometh to be baptized. /
Rejoice, O Adam, with our first mother, /
hide not yourselves as in paradise of old. /
For seeing us naked, He hath appeared, /
that He may clothe us with our first garment. //
Christ hath appeared wishing to renew the whole of creation.
Tone 4: Shining forth with grace divine,/
even after death thou hast revealed the radiance of thy life;/
for thou pourest forth fragrant myrrh for healing/
upon all the sick who approach the shrine of thy relics with faith./
O righteous mother Juliana,/
entreat Christ God,//
that our souls be saved.
Glory… Tone 8:
All of
us amid misfortune and pain hymn the holy Juliana as a helper quick to hear;/
for she
lived a God-pleasing life in the world and gave countless alms to the poor.//
Wherefore,
she hath found the grace of miracles at the command of God.
Both now… Tone 4: In the streams of the Jordan today /
the Lord cried to John: /
Be not afraid to baptize Me, /
for, I am come to save Adam, //
the first-fashioned man.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 4th Tone: Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of
Israel.
Choir: Wondrous
is God in His saints, the God of Israel.
Reader: In
congregations bless ye God, the Lord from the wellsprings of Israel.
Choir: Wondrous
is God in His saints, the God of Israel.
Reader: Wondrous
is God in His saints.
Choir: The God of Israel.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul
to the Galatians:
[Gal. 3:23-29 (§208)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 1st
Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: The salvation of
the righteous is from the Lord, and He is their defender in time
of affliction.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: All the day long the righteous showeth mercy, and lendeth, and his seed shall be
unto blessing.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Mark 5:24-6: 1 (§21)]
Communion Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright.
Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!