Fourth Saturday of Lent / Commemoration of the Departed, Tone 2
Beatitudes Verses, on 6: 6,
from the Octoechos.
1. We offer Thee the cry of the thief, and we pray: In Thy kingdom have mercy upon us, Savior!
2. Having emulated the sufferings of Christ, O martyrs, ye ever heal the divers sufferings of men.
3. The apostles, prophets and righteous teachers were well-pleasing to the Creator of all.
4. In that Thou lovest mankind, O Lord, we pray: Number among all Thy saints all Thy servants who have departed in the Faith.
5. O transcendent Trinity, have pity on those who worship Thee, ever delivering them all from the deceit and wiles of the enemy.
6. Disdain not the entreaties of Thy servants, O most immaculate one, saving us from all misfortunes and tribulations.
At the entrance,
the choir sings:
O come let us worship and fall down before Christ, Who art wondrous in the saints, O Son of God, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 2: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets, /
Venerable and Righteous Ones; /
ye that have accomplished a good labor and kept the
Faith, /
that have boldness before the Savior; //
O Good Ones, intercede for us, we pray, that our souls be saved.
Remember, O Lord, Thy servants, for Thou art good, /
and forgive them whatsoever sins they have committed in life; /
for none is sinless but Thee, Who art able to give repose //
unto them that are departed.
Glory… Tone 8:
With the saints give rest, O Christ, to the souls of Thy servants, //
where there is neither sickness, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting.
Both now… Tone 8:
In thee we have a wall and a haven, /
and an intercessor acceptable to God, Whom thou didst bear, //
O Theotokos unwedded, salvation of the faithful.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 8th Tone: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye
righteous.
Choir: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye
righteous.
Reader: Blessed are they whose iniquities are
forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Choir: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye
righteous.
Reader: In the 6th Tone: Their souls shall
dwell among good things.
Choir: Their souls shall dwell among good things.
Reader:
The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Hebrews: [Heb. 6:9-12 (§313); I
Cor. 15:47-57 (§163)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 4th Tone: The
righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered them out of all
their tribulations.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Many are the tribulations of the
righteous, and the Lord shall deliver them out of them all.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 8th Tone: Blessed are
they whom Thou hast chosen and hast taken to Thyself, O Lord, and their
memorial is unto generation and generation.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Mark 7:31-37
(§31); John 5:24-30 (§16).]
Communion Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright. Blessed are they whom Thou hast chosen and hast taken to Thyself O Lord, and their memorial is unto generation and generation. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!