27th
Sunday after Pentecost / The Kursk Icon
Beatitudes
on 10 Octoechos 6; Icon 4, from Ode 3.
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. The eyes of our mind
penetrating the abyss of the ages, we see there thine icon, O most pure one,
shining more brightly than the sun with rays of mercy, illumining thy home, the
Russian land, O Theotokos. Wherefore, we cry unto thee: Rejoice, O our protection
and defense!
8. In its bosom the dark oak
of Kursk kept the radiant wonder, the most pure icon
of the Mother of God, which had been severed in twain by the ungodly and grew
back together through the power of God. Wherefore, recovering it as a great
treasure, the Russian people cried out: Whence is this, that the most blessed
Mother of God cometh unto us?
9. A spring of living water
sprang forth at the place where the image of the Theotokos
abode, refreshing the
faithful with streams of healing and curing every wound and infirmity. Wherefore,
we cry aloud to her who is full of grace: Rejoice, thou true life-bearing
fount!
10. At the root of a tree was
discovered the icon of her who ineffably gave rise to the Tree of life and
budded forth for the world the blessed Fruit. Wherefore, now celebrating the
feast of its appearance, we cry out to the all-pure one: O all-blessed
Mistress, sever our evil passions at the root, implanting in us good habits,
setting out a garden of virtues in us, and vouchsafing us to be partakers of
the life of paradise!
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.
Tone 4: Having obtained thee as an
unassailable wall /
and
as a fountain of miracles, O most pure Theotokos, /
thy
servants subdue the attacks of enemies. /
Wherefore,
we pray to thee: //
Grant
peace to our native land, and to our souls great
mercy.
[Troparion of the Temple]
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.
Glory… [Kontakion of the
Both now... Tone 4:
Come, ye faithful, let us
radiantly celebrate /
the wondrous appearance of
the most precious image of the Mother of God, /
and drawing grace
therefrom, /
let us cry out with
compunction: //
Rejoice, O Theotokos,
blessed Mary, Mother of God!
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: In the 3rd Tone:
My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
Choir: My
soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
Reader: The
[Eph. 6:10-17
(§233); Heb. 9:1-7 (§320)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 2nd
Tone: 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!
Reader: In the 8th Tone: Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline
thine ear.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 13:10-17 (§71); Luke 10:38-42,11:27-28 (§54)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest! I will take the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the
Lord. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!