32nd
Sunday after Pentecost / St. Anthony the Great
Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6; Saint 4, from Ode 3.
1. The fruit which slew me was beautiful and
good to eat; but Christ is the Tree of life, and eating of Him I do not die,
but cry out with the thief: Remember me, O Lord, in Thy kingdom!
2. O Compassionate One, Who
wast lifted up upon the Cross, Thou hast erased the record of Adam’s ancient
sin, and hast saved the whole human race from deception. Wherefore, we hymn Thee, O Lord and
Benefactor.
3. Thou didst nail our sins to the Cross, O
compassionate Christ, and by Thy death Thou didst slay death, O Thou who didst
raise up the dead from among the dead.
Wherefore, we worship Thy holy resurrection.
4. The serpent once poured
its venom into the ears of Eve; but on the tree of the Cross, Christ poured
forth the sweetness of life upon the world.
Wherefore, we cry out: Remember us, O Lord, in Thy kingdom!
5. Thou wast laid in the tomb as one dead, O
Christ, Thou Life of all; and Thou didst break down the gates of hades; and
having risen again in glory on the third day as One mighty, Thou
hast illumined all. Glory to Thine
arising!
6. Having risen from the dead on the third day,
the Lord bestowed His peace upon His disciples; and having blessed them, He
sent them forth saying: Lead all into My kingdom!
7. With steadfast
mind and mighty endurance thou didst cause the flame of the passions to die
out, O father Anthony, and thou didst array thyself in the splendid vesture of dispassion
and the robe of salvation.
8. Thou didst disdain the feeble power of the demons
who dared mighty assaults and assumed the guise of wild beasts; for thou didst
have a mighty Ally in battle.
9. Denouncing the princes and powers of
darkness, O Anthony, through mighty asceticism thou becamest a God-bearer, a
mighty victor, the glory of ascetics and boast of monastics.
10. By the activity of the Life Who manifested
Himself to the world through thee, O pure one, raise up my mind which hath been
slain, and guide it to Life, O thou who alone hast destroyed the gates of death
by thy birthgiving.
Troparia & Kontakia Tone 7: Thou didst
destroy death by Thy Cross, /
Thou didst open paradise to the
thief. /
Thou didst change the lamentation
of the Myrrh-bearers, /
and Thou didst command Thine
Apostles to proclaim /
that Thou didst arise, O Christ
God, //
and grantest to the world great
mercy.
Tone 4:
Emulating the ways of the zealous Elijah, /
and following the Baptist
with forthright steps, /
O father Anthony, thou wast
a dweller in the desert, /
and hast made the whole
world steadfast by thy supplications. //
Wherefore, entreat Christ
God, that our souls be saved.
Tone 7: No longer will
the dominion of death be able to keep men captive; /
for
Christ hath descended, demolishing and destroying the powers thereof. /
Hades
is bound; /
the
prophets rejoice with one voice, saying: /
A
Savior hath come for them that have faith. //
Come
forth, ye faithful, for the Resurrection.
Glory… Tone 2: Having cast off the tumults of life, /
thou didst live a life of
stillness to the end, /
emulating the Baptist in
every way, O all-venerable one. /
Wherefore, we honor thee
with him, //
O Anthony, first among the
fathers.
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 7th Tone: The
Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with
peace.
Choir: The
Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with
peace.
Reader: Bring unto the Lord, ye sons of God, bring
unto the Lord the sons of rams.
Choir: The
Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with
peace.
Reader: In the 7th Tone:
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.
Choir: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the
death of His saints.
Reader: The
Reading is from the First Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to Timothy:
[I Tim. 1:15-17 (§280
mid); Heb. 13:17-21 (§335)]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 7th Tone: It is good to give praise unto the Lord, and to chant
unto Thy name, O Most High.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: To
proclaim in the morning Thy mercy, and Thy truth by night.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 6th
Tone: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall
he greatly delight.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 18:35-43 (§93); Luke 6:17-23 (§24)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the
heavens, praise Him in the highest! In everlasting remembrance shall the
righteous be; he shall not be afraid of evil tidings. Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!