Beatitude Verses: Saint 4 from Ode 3; 4 from Ode 6.
1 & 2. Strengthened by the power of the Cross of
the Lord, thou didst make the spiritual passions and reasoning of the flesh
subject to thy spirit; wherefore, thou becamest an all-comely habitation of the
all-holy Spirit and the chosen resting-place of the indivisible Trinity.
3. By thy life in this world having become a model
for all who have labored for Christ with all their soul, thou didst shine forth
in purity like the sun; wherefore, thou hast received recompense an hundredfold
from the hand of the Almighty, O divinely wise Sergius, for which cause we
joyfully call thee blessed.
4. Come, let us now come together on this present
feast, and let us behold and be filled with joy, that we may glorify Christ Who
hath so glorified those who glorify Him, and hath given us the divinely blessed
Sergius as an invincible rampart and bestower of miracles.
5. Having loved Christ from childhood, O father
Sergius, following His life-bearing footsteps thou didst flee this world, and
didst attain unto the never-waning light of understanding, where thou now
standest with boldness before the Holy Trinity, Whom do thou beseech in behalf
of us all.
6. Thou wast clothed in the raiment of gladness, and
thy precious head was crowned with a wreath of joy; and thou hast entered in
splendor into the heavenly bridal-chamber of Christ the King, receiving honor
for thy labors, and chanting to the Lord: Blessed is the God of our fathers!
7. Resplendent in thy radiant life, O wondrous
Sergius, in this life thou didst attain unto the ranks of the incorporeal ones;
and thou now joinest chorus with them before the throne of the God of all, Who
do thou beg, that He grant remission of sins unto those who with love celebrate
the memory of the uncovering of thy precious relics.
8. Offer supplication, O all-pure Virgin Mistress,
unto our God Who was born of thee, and Who through thee hath restored Adam and
renewed our nature, that we may all cry out to thee: O all-pure one, blessed is
the Fruit of thy womb!
Troparia
& Kontakia
Tone 8: Thou
didst receive Christ in thy soul from thy youth, O Saint, /
and above all didst desire
to be quit of the turmoil of the world. /
Thou didst courageously
settle in the wilds, /
and there thou didst raise
children of obedience, fruits of humility. /
Thus as an abode of the
Trinity, thou didst enlighten with thy miracles all who came to thee with
faith, /
and didst grant healing
abundantly to all. //
O our Father Sergius, pray
to Christ our God that He save our souls.
Glory… Tone 8:
Having risen from the earth, thou didst shine today like the sun; /
for thy precious and incorrupt relics were found like a fragrant flower,
/
shining with a multitude of miracles and pouring various healings on all
the faithful, /
and gladdening thy chosen flock, which thou didst gather so wisely and
tend so well. /
And now as thou standest in the presence of the Trinity, /
pray for them and for all Orthodox Christians, that we may cry to thee:
//
Rejoice, O divinely-wise Sergius.
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: Precious in
the sight of the Lord is the death
of saints.
Choir: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of saints.
Reader: What shall
I render unto the Lord for all that He hath rendered unto me?
Choir: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the
death of saints.
Reader: Precious in the sight of the Lord.
Choir: Is the death of saints.
Reader: The
[Galatians
5:22-6:2 (§213)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 6th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he
greatly delight.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: His
seed shall be mighty upon the earth.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 6:17-23a (§24)]
Communion Verse: In everlasting remembrance shall the
righteous be; he shall not be afraid of evil tidings. Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!