23rd Sunday after Pentecost / 33 Martyrs of Melitene / Venerable Lazarus the Wonderworker
Beatitudes
on 8, Octoechos 8.
1. Remember me
when Thou comest in Thy kingdom, O God my Savior, and save me, for Thou alone
lovest mankind.
2. By a tree was
Adam deceived; yet again by the Tree of the Cross was the thief saved, who
cried out: Remember me in Thy kingdom, O Lord!
3. O Bestower of
life, Who hadst broken down the gates and portals of hades, Thou hast saved all
who cry out to Thee, O Savior: Glory to Thine arising!
4. O Thou Who by
Thy burial hast made death captive, and by Thy resurrection hast filled all
with joy: remember me, in that Thou art compassionate.
5. The
myrrh-bearing women who came to the tomb heard an angel cry out: Christ, Who
hath enlightened all things is risen!
6. Together let us
all hymn Christ, Who was nailed to the Cross and hath
delivered the world from beguilement.
7. The Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit let us glorify, saying: O Holy Trinity, save Thou our souls!
8. O Virgin, who ineffably conceived in the latter days and gavest birth unto thy Creator: Save those who magnify thee!
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 6: Angelic hosts were above Thy tomb, /
and they that guarded Thee became as dead. /
And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate
body. /
Thou didst despoil hades and wast not tempted by it. /
Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. //
O Thou Who didst rise from the dead, O Lord, glory be to
Thee.
[Troparion of the
Tone 4: In their sufferings O Lord, /
Thy martyrs received
imperishable crowns from Thee, our God; /
for, possessed of
Thy might, /
they cast down the
tormentors and set at naught the feeble audacity of the demons. //
By their
supplications save our souls.
Tone 8:
With prayerful
vigils and outpourings of tears didst thou water thy pillar, /
and with sighs from
the depths of thy soul thou didst bring forth fruit a hundredfold, /
and wast a shepherd,
granting the petitions of all. //
O Lazarus our
father, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.
Tone 6:
Having by His life bestowing hand raised up all the dead
out of the dark abysses, /
Christ God, the Giver of life, hath bestowed the
Resurrection upon the fallen human race;/
for He is the Savior of all, //
the Resurrection, and the Life, and the God of all.
[Kontakion
of the
Tone 8: The radiant choir of martyrs, the luminous
company, /
descending to us noetically, hath illumined the Church
today with wondrous rays, /
Wherefore, celebrating their honored memory, we ask of
Thee, O our Savior: //
through their supplications deliver us from misfortunes,
that we may chant unto Thee: Alleluia.
Glory... Tone 4:
With gladness the Church of Christ /
doth glorify thee in psalms/
as a luminary most great.
/
Wherefore, never cease thou to beseech Christ, /
that He grant forgiveness of transgressions unto all.
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 6th Tone: Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.
Choir: Save, O Lord, Thy
people and bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: Unto Thee, O Lord, Will I
cry; O my God, be not silent unto me.
Choir: Save, O Lord, Thy
people and bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: In the 7th Tone: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death
of His saints.
Choir: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints..
Reader: The
Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians:
[Eph. 2:4-10 (§220); Gal. 5:22-6:2 (§213)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 6th Tone: He that dwelleth in the
help of the Most
High shall abide
in the shelter of the God of heaven.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: He shall say unto the Lord:
Thou art my helper and my refuge. He is
my God, and I will hope in Him.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord; in
His commandments shall he greatly delight.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 8:41-56
(§39); Matt. 4:25-5:12 (§10)]
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!