28th
Sunday after Pentecost / St. Innocent of Irkutsk
Beatitudes
on 10 Octoechos 6; Hierarch: 4, from Ode 3.
1. From paradise didst Thou drive our forefather Adam, who had broken Thy
commandment, O Christ; but, O Compassionate One, Thou didst cause to dwell therein
the thief who confessed Thee on the cross, crying out: “Remember me, O Savior, in Thy
kingdom!”
2. With the curse of death didst Thou condemn us who had sinned, O Lord, Bestower of
life; yet having suffered in Thy flesh, O sinless Master, Thou hast granted life unto
mortals who cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
3. In rising from the dead, Thou hast raised us up from the passions with Thyself through
Thy resurrection, O Lord; and all the power of death hast Thou destroyed, O Savior.
Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
4. O Thou who as God grantest life, by Thy three days in the tomb Thou didst raise up
with Thyself the dead in hell, and as One Who is good Thou hast poured forth
incorruption upon all of us who with faith ever cry out: “Remember us also in Thy
kingdom!”
5. Risen from the dead, O Savior, Thou didst first appear to the myrrh-bearing women,
crying out: “Rejoice!” and through them Thou didst announce Thy resurrection to Thy
friends, O Christ. Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee, “Remember us also in Thy
kingdom!”
6. Moses, stretching out his arms on the mountain, prefigured the Cross and thus
conquered Amelek. And, receiving it with faith as a mighty weapon against the demons,
we all cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
7. Thou didst show forth a second unburnt bush, O noetic shepherd, when, by thy
supplications, thou didst preserve unharmed in the midst of the flame the holy church
wherein rested thine incorrupt body, which was not yet glorified on earth, but the sanctity
whereof was clearly attested by an abundance of wonders from heaven.
8. Thou hast shown thyself to be accessible to the faith alone. Wherefore, contrary to the
laws of nature, ice and snow hid thy purity from the eyes of the ungodly, who dared, in
their unbelief, to attempt to look upon thee; and thou didst not grant them to behold thy
glory, teaching us to glorify thee with a pure heart.
9. Speedily didst thou hasten to help the old man who saw with difficulty; and, touching
his afflicted head, thou didst make manifest upon him an act of God. Wherefore, illumine
also our spiritual eyes through thy supplications, O high priest.
10. We know thee to be a firm and steadfast hope, O Theotokos, which we hold fast; and,
trusting therein, we pray: Preserve this city and all Christian cities and lands from all the
misfortunes which befall sinful men, who nevertheless straightway receive remission of
their offenses through thine intercessions.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad; let earthly things rejoice; /
for the Lord hath wrought might with His arm. /
He hath trampled down death by death; /
the first-born of the dead hath He become. /
From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us //
and Hath granted to the world great mercy.
[Troparion of the Temple]
Tone 3: O most radiant beacon of the Church, /
who hast illumined the
Russian land /
with the rays of thy good
works, /
and hast glorified God by
many healings /
of those who have recourse
to thy reliquary with faith, /
O holy hierarch Innocent,
our father, /
we entreat thee: //
protect this land from all
misfortune and grief.
Tone 3: Thou didst rise today from the tomb, O Merciful One, /
and didst lead us out of the gates of death. /
Today Adam danceth and Eve rejoiceth; /
and together with them both the prophets and patriarchs //
unceasingly praise the divine might of Thine authority.
[Kontakion
of the Temple]
Glory… Tone 4: Ye faithful, let us praise with love the
pastor /
whose name signifieth innocence, /
the preacher of the Faith
among the pagans of Mongolia, /
the glory and adornment of
the flock of Irkutsk; //
for he is the protector of
this land and an intercessor for our souls.
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 3rd Tone: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto
our King, chant ye.
Choir: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto our King,
chant ye.
Reader: Clap your hands, all ye nations; shout unto
God with a voice of rejoicing.
Choir: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto
our King, chant ye.
Reader: In the 1st Tone: My mouth shall
speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart
shall be of understanding.
Choir: My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the
meditation of my heart shall be of
understanding.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul
to the Colossians:
[Col. 1:12-18 (§250); Heb. 7:26-8:2 (§318)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 3rd Tone: In Thee, O
Lord, have I hoped, let me not be put to
shame in the age to come.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Be Thou
unto me a God to defend me and a house of refuge to save me.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In
the 1st Tone: The saints
shall boast in glory, and they shall rejoice upon their
beds.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel
[Luke 13:10-17 (§71); John 10:9-16 (§36)]
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!