8th Sunday After Pentecost /
The Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah
Beatitude Verses: Octoechos: 6; Prophet: 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. He Who alone sustaineth every living thing by His good will,
through a raven
provided thee with a banquet as a chosen
guest, O Prophet. To Him do we all cry out:
Thou art our God, and there is none holy save Thee,
O Lord!
8. Grace be to the Benefactor and Guardian Who, in His ineffable
providence, nourished
the widow and the prophet. To Him do we all cry out: Thou art our God,
and none is
holy save Thee, O Lord!
9. With mercy
didst thou chastise all, and takest pity on all that with faith have recourse
to thee in thy temple. And in asking help of thee they have in no
wise erred.
10. O
Mistress, we hymn thee as a place of the priesthood of glory and the altar
which
held Christ, the Bread of life, O
pure one.
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: The incarnate angel, the summit of the
prophets, /
the
forerunner of the coming of Christ, /
Elijah the glorious
from on high did send down grace to Elisha, /
he
driveth away diseases and cleanseth lepers. //
Wherefore, he poureth
forth healings upon them that honor him.
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:
O renowned Elijah,
prophet and seer of the mighty works of God, /
who
by thy word didst check the torrential rain-clouds: //
pray
for us to the only Lover of mankind.
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 4th Tone: Thou art a priest
forever, after the order of Melchizedek.
Choir:
Thou art a priest forever, after the
order of Melchizedek.
Reader:
The
Corinthians: [I
Corinthians 1:10-18 (§124); James 5:10-20 (§57)]
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 4th
Tone: Moses and Aaron among His priests,
and Samuel among them
that call upon His
name.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matthew 14:14-22
(§58) and Luke 4:22-30 (§14)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord in 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!