11th
Sunday after Pentecost / Holy Apostles Silas and Silvanus
Beatitudes
on 8, from the Octoechos.
1. We offer
Thee the cry of the thief, and we pray: Remember us in Thy kingdom, O
Savior.
2. For the
forgiveness of transgressions we offer unto Thee the Cross which Thou didst
accept for our sake, O Thou who lovest mankind.
3. We bow down in worship, O Master, before Thy
burial and rising, whereby Thou hast
delivered the world from corruption, O Thou Who
lovest mankind.
4. By Thy death hath death been slain, O Lord, and
by Thy resurrection hast Thou saved
the world, O Savior.
5. Risen from the tomb, Thou
didst meet the myrrh-bearing women; and Thou didst tell
Thy disciples to announce Thine arising.
6. Those who slept in darkness, beholding Thee, the
Light, in the nethermost parts of
hades, O Christ, were raised from the dead.
7. Let us glorify the Father; let us all worship the
Son, and let us hymn the Holy Spirit
with faith.
8. Rejoice, fiery throne! Rejoice, bride unwedded! Rejoice, O Virgin who for men
gavest birth unto God!
Troparia
& Kontakia
Tone 2: When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, /
then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity. /
And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, /
all the Hosts of the heavens cried out: //
O Life-giver, Christ our God, glory be to Thee.
[Troparion of the
Tone 3: O
holy Apostles, /
intercede with the merciful
God, //
that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offenses.
Tone 2: Thou didst rise from the tomb, O omnipotent Savior, /
and Hades was terrified on beholding the wonder; /
and the dead arose, /
and creation at the sight thereof rejoiceth with Thee. /
And Adam also is joyful, //
and the world, O my Savior, praiseth Thee for ever.
[Kontakion of the
Glory… Tone 4: Ye were shown to be branches of the vine of
Christ, /
bearing clusters of the
virtues, /
pouring forth upon us the
wine of salvation, O wise ones, /
which receiving, we are
filled with gladness, /
celebrating your most
honored memory, /
whereon pray ye, O
apostles of the Lord, //
for the remission of our
sins.
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 2nd Tone: The Lord is my strength and my song, and
He is become my salvation.
Choir: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He is become
my salvation.
Reader: With
chastisement hath the Lord chastened me, but He hath not given me over
unto death.
Choir: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He
is become my salvation.
Reader: The Lord is my
strength and my song.
Choir: And He is become my salvation.
Reader: The
Reading is from the First Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the
Corinthians: [I Cor 9:2-12 (§141)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 2nd Tone
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: The
Lord hear thee in the day of affliction; the name of the God of Jacob defend
thee.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: O Lord,
save the king, and hearken unto us in the day when we call upon Thee.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 18:23-35 (§77)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!