Lazarus Saturday
The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is served
Beatitude Verses: 4 from Ode 3; 4 from Ode 6 of the Triodion
1. Displaying Thy two energies, O Savior, Thou
hast made manifest Thy two natures: for
Thou
art both God and man.
2. Though Thou art the Abyss of knowledge, Thou
dost ask where they have laid the
body
of Lazarus. For it was Thy purpose, O
Giver of Life, to raise him from the dead.
3. Going from one place to another, Thou hast,
as mortal man, appeared circumscribed;
but,
as God uncircumscribed, Thou fillest all things.
4. At Thy divine word, Thou hast raised
Lazarus, O Christ. I pray Thee, raise
me also,
dead
through my many sins.
5
& 6. As true God Thou hast known of
the falling asleep of Lazarus and hast announced
it
before hand to Thy disciples, given them a proof, O Master, of the infinite
power of
Thy
divinity.
7
& 8. Thou who art by nature
uncircumscribed wast circumscribed in the flesh; coming
to
Bethany, O Master, as man Thou dost weep over Lazarus, and by Thy power as God
Thou
dost raise him on the fourth day from the dead.
At
the entrance, “O Come let us worship…” is sung as on Sundays.
Troparion
and Kontakion
Tone 1: In confirming the common Resurrection, O
Christ God, /
Thou didst raise up Lazarus from the
dead before Thy Passion. /
Wherefore, we also, like the children
bearing the symbols of victory, /
cry to Thee the Vanquisher of death: /
Hosanna in the highest; //
blessed is He that cometh in the name of
the Lord.
Glory… Both now… Tone 2:
Christ, the Joy of all, the Truth, the
Light, /
the Life, the Resurrection of the world,
/
hath, of His goodness, appeared to those
on earth, /
and become the archetype of the
Resurrection, //
granting
divine forgiveness unto all.
Instead of the
Trisagion: As many as have been baptized
into Christ have
put on Christ. Alleluia. Thrice.
Glory to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now
and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Have put on Christ. Alleluia.
As
many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Alleluia.
The
Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 3rd
Tone: The Lord is my light and my savior; whom
then shall I
fear?
Choir: The Lord is my light and my
savior; whom then shall I fear?
Reader: The Lord is the defender of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
Choir: The Lord is my light and my savior; whom then shall I fear?
Reader. The Lord is my light and my savior.
Choir: Whom then shall I fear?
Reader: The Reading is
from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Hebrews:
[Hebrews
12:28-13:8]
Reader: Alleluia in the 5th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: The Lord is
King, He is clothed with majesty.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: For He established the world which shall
not be shaken
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [John 11:1-45]
Instead of “It is truly meet…” we chant
the Irmos of the 9th Ode of the First Canon of
the Triodion, Eighth Tone:
who conceived within her womb the divine Fire /
and yet was not consumed; //
and let us magnify her in never-silent hymns.
Communion Verse:
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast Thou
perfected praise. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!