33rd
Sunday After Pentecost / St.
Macarius the Great of
Beatitude Verses: Octoechos: 6; Saint: 4 from Ode 3.
1. Remember us, O Christ, Thou Savior of the
world, as Thou didst remember the thief
upon
the Cross; and account us all worthy of Thy heavenly kingdom, O Thou Who alone
art
compassionate.
2. Hearken, O Adam, and rejoice with Eve; for he
who of old stripped you both naked,
and
by deception hath taken all of us captive, hath been set at nought by the Cross
of
Christ.
3. Nailed of Thine own will to the Tree, O our
Savior, Thou didst deliver Adam from the
curse
which came through the tree, and hast rewarded that which is in Thine image
with a
dwelling
in paradise, in that Thou art compassionate.
4. Today is Christ risen from the tomb, granting
incorruption unto all the faithful; and He
reneweth
the joy of the myrrh-bearing women after His suffering and resurrection.
5. Rejoice, O wise myrrh-bearing women, who were
first to behold the resurrection of
Christ, and who
proclaimed to the apostles the glad tidings of the restoration of the whole
world!
6. O ye apostles, who are manifestly the friends
of Christ and are to be enthroned with
Him in glory: entreat
Him with boldness, that He intercede for us, for ye
are His disciples.
7. Thou didst submit to the law of the Spirit,
putting on His armor, O Venerable one, and
didst
not subject thy will to the law of sin.
8. Directing thine understanding towards God on
high, O God-bearer, thou didst forsake
all
things on earth, being unceasingly made light by the pangs of abstinence.
9. Having burst asunder the bonds of nature by
thy supernatural and pure life, O God-
bearer,
thou didst receive the ability to do things which transcend nature.
10. That thou mightest converse with God in
stillness, O blessed father, thou didst
resolve
to dwell in the desert, withdrawing from tumult.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 8: From on high didst Thou descend, O
compassionate One; /
to burial of three days hast Thou submitted
/
that Thou mightest free us from our
passions. //
O our Life and Resurrection, O Lord, glory be
to Thee.
[Troparion of the
Tone 1: Thou wast shown to be a desert-dweller, /
an angel in the flesh and a wonder-worker, /
O our God-bearing father
Macarius. /
Having received heavenly
gifts through fasting, vigil and prayer, /
thou healest the infirm and the souls of those who have
recourse unto thee in faith. /
Glory to Him Who hath given
thee strength! /
Glory to Him Who hath crowned
thee! //
Glory to Him Who worketh
healings for all through thee!
Tone 8: Having risen from the tomb, Thou didst raise up the dead and didst resurrect Adam. /
Eve also danceth at Thy Resurrection, //
and the ends of the world
celebrate Thine arising from the dead, O Greatly-merciful one.
[Kontakion
of the
Glory… Tone 1: Having in life reached the end
of a blessed life /
with the choirs of the martyrs, thou dwellest in the land
of the meek, as is meet, /
O God-bearing Macarius; /
and having populated the desert as it were a city, /
thou hast received from God the grace of miracles. //
Wherefore, we honor thee.
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 8th Tone: Make
your vows and pay them to the Lord
our God.
Choir: Make your vows and pay them to the Lord
our God.
Reader: In Judea is God known,
His name is great in
Choir:
Make your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 7th Tone: The
saints shall boast in glory, and they
shall rejoice upon their beds
Choir:
The saints shall boast in glory, and they shall rejoice upon their beds.
Reader: The
[1st
Timothy 4:9-15 & Galatians 5:22-6:2]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 8th Tone: Come let us rejoice in the Lord, let us shout with
jubilation unto God our Savior.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Let us come before His countenance with
thanksgiving, and with psalms let us
shout in jubilation unto Him.
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 19:1-10 & Matthew 11:27-30]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord in the heavens, praise Him in the
highest! Rejoice
in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is
meet for the upright. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!