4th Sunday After Pentecost / St.
Sergius of Radonezh
Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6; Saint
4, from Ode 3.
1. From paradise didst Thou drive our forefather
Adam, who had broken Thy commandment, O Christ; but, O Compassionate One, Thou didst cause to dwell therein the thief who confessed
Thee on the cross, crying out: “Remember me, O Savior, in Thy kingdom!”
2. With the curse of death didst Thou condemn us who
had sinned, O Lord, Bestower of life; yet having suffered in Thy flesh, O
sinless Master, Thou hast granted life unto mortals
who cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
3. In rising from the dead, Thou
hast raised us up from the passions with Thyself through Thy resurrection, O
Lord; and all the power of death hast Thou destroyed, O Savior. Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee:
“Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
4. O Thou who as God grantest life, by Thy three
days in the tomb Thou didst raise up with Thyself the dead in hell, and as One
Who is good Thou hast poured forth incorruption upon
all of us who with faith ever cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
5. Risen from the dead, O Savior, Thou
didst first appear to the myrrh-bearing women, crying out: “Rejoice!” and
through them Thou didst announce Thy resurrection to Thy friends, O
Christ. Wherefore, with faith we cry out
to Thee, “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
6. Moses, stretching out his arms on the mountain,
prefigured the Cross and thus conquered Amelek. And, receiving it with faith as a mighty
weapon against the demons, we all cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10.
Rejoicing, we offer thee thanks together with hymnody, O Mother of God,
for in the flesh thou gavest birth to Almighty God, Who
hath given thee to Christians as a steadfast intercessor.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 3: Let
the heavens be glad; let earthly things rejoice; /
for the Lord hath wrought might with His arm. /
He hath trampled down death by death; /
the first-born of the dead hath He become. /
From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us //
and Hath granted to the world great mercy.
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.
Tone 3:
Thou didst rise today from the tomb, O Merciful One, /
and didst lead us out of the gates of death. /
Today Adam danceth and Eve rejoiceth; /
and together with them both the prophets and patriarchs
//
unceasingly praise the divine might of Thine authority.
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 3rd Tone: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto
our King, chant ye.
Choir: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto
our King, chant ye.
Reader: Clap your hands, all ye nations; shout unto
God with a voice of rejoicing.
Choir: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto
our King, chant ye.
Reader: 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:
The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Romans:
[Rom. 6:18-23 (§93); Gal. 5:22-6:2 (§213)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 3rd Tone: In Thee, O
Lord, have I hoped, let me not be put to shame in the age to come.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Be Thou
unto me a God to defend me and a house of refuge to save me.
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 [Matt. 8:5-13
(§25); 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!