19th Sunday after Pentecost / The
Holy Hierarchs of Moscow
Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6;
Hierarchs 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. After God ye have been the helpers and
protectors of Moscow, O favorites of God.
Guide us to the haven of salvation; for ye are a wall of defense for the
faithful.
8. We entreat you, O holy wonderworkers Peter,
Alexis, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes and Tikhon: dispel our spiritual turmoil and
the tempest of grief, and grant us serenity by your supplications of God.
9. As ye were right noble emulators of the good,
and have been enriched by God with miracles, render help unto all, praying to
God Who glorifieth you, His favored ones.
10. O Virgin Theotokos, help us who experience the trials in cruel infirmities and the sore distress of barbarian invasions; and transform our grief into joy.
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.
[Troparion of the Temple]
Tone 4: O primates of Russia, /
true preservers
of the Traditions of the apostles, unshakable pillars, /
instructors in
Orthodoxy, Peter, Alexis, Jonah, Philip, Hermogenes, and Tikhon: /
Entreat the
Master of all, //
that He grant
peace to the whole world and great mercy to our souls.
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.
[Kontakion of the Temple]
Glory… Tone 3: Piously did ye live among holy hierarchs; /
and ye guided the
people toward divine knowledge, /
and were well
pleasing unto God. /
Wherefore, ye
have been glorified by Him /
with incorruption
and miracles, //
as disciples of
the grace of God.
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
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 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 Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians:
[II Cor. 11:31-12:9 (§194); Heb. 13:17-21
(§335)]
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 2nd
Tone: Thy priests shall be clothed
with righteousness, and Thy righteous shall rejoice.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 6:31-36
(§26); Matt. 5:14-19 (§11)]
Communion
Verse:
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest!
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright. Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!