24th Sunday After Pentecost / Nunmartyr Anastasia the Roman / Saint Abramius the Recluse
Beatitudes
on 8, Octoechos 8.
1.
The fruit which slew me was beautiful and good to eat; but Christ is the
Tree of life,
and eating of Him I do not die, but
cry out with the thief: Remember me, O Lord, in Thy
kingdom!
2.
O Compassionate One, Who wast lifted up upon
the Cross, Thou hast erased the
record of Adam’s ancient sin, and
hast saved the whole human race from deception.
Wherefore, we hymn Thee, O Lord and
Benefactor.
3.
Thou didst nail our sins to the Cross, O compassionate Christ, and by
Thy death Thou
didst slay death, O Thou who didst
raise up the dead from among the dead.
Wherefore,
we worship Thy holy resurrection.
4. The serpent once poured its
venom into the ears of Eve; but on the tree of the Cross,
Christ poured forth the sweetness
of life upon the world. Wherefore, we
cry out:
Remember us, O Lord, in Thy
kingdom!
5.
Thou wast laid in the tomb as one dead, O Christ, Thou Life of all; and
Thou didst
break down the gates of hades; and
having risen again in glory on the third day as One
mighty, Thou
hast illumined all. Glory to Thine
arising!
6.
Having risen from the dead on the third day, the Lord bestowed His peace
upon His
disciples; and having blessed them,
He sent them forth saying: Lead all into My
kingdom!
7.
The Father is light; the Son and Word is light; and the Holy Spirit is
light. Yet the
Three are one Light, for they are
one God in three Persons, One in nature and origin,
indivisible, unconfused and
preeternal.
8.
For our sake thou gavest birth in the flesh to the Son and Word of the
Father, as thou
thyself hast declared, O
Theotokos. Wherefore, O Virgin Mother,
we who are deified
through thee cry out to thee: Rejoice, O hope of Christians!
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 7: Thou
didst destroy death by Thy Cross, /
Thou didst open paradise
to the thief. /
Thou didst change the
lamentation of the Myrrh-bearers, /
and Thou didst command
Thine Apostles to proclaim
/
that Thou didst arise, O
Christ God, //
and grantest to the world
great mercy.
[Troparion of the Temple]
Tone 4: Thy ewe-lamb Anastasia cried out to Thee with
a loud voice, O Jesus: /
“I love Thee, O my
Bridegroom, /
and, seeking Thee, I
pass through many struggles; /
I am crucified and
buried with Thee in Thy baptism, /
and suffer for Thy
sake, that I might reign with Thee; /
I die for Thee, that
I might live with Thee. /
As an unblemished
sacrifice accept me, /
who sacrifice myself
with love for Thee.” //
By her
supplications, save Thou our souls, in that Thou art merciful.
Tone 8: In
thee, O father, that which is fashioned according to the image of God was
preserved, /
for, having taken up
thy cross, thou didst follow after Christ, /
and by thine example
didst teach that the flesh is to be disdained as transitory, /
but that the soul
must be cared for as a thing immortal.
//
Wherefore, thy
spirit doth rejoice with the angels, O venerable Abramius.
Tone 7: No longer will the dominion of death be able to keep
men captive; /
for Christ hath descended,
demolishing and destroying the powers thereof. /
Hades is bound; /
the prophets rejoice with
one voice, saying: /
A Savior hath come for
them that have faith. //
Come forth, ye faithful,
for the Resurrection.
[Kontakion
of the
Tone 3: On
earth thou wast shown to be an angel in the flesh, /
and through fasting thou becamest like a planted tree, /
thriving on the water of
asceticism, /
and washing defilement
away /
with the torrents of thy
tears. /
Wherefore, thou hast been
revealed /
as a divine dwelling of
the Spirit, //
O Abramius.
Glory... Tone 3: Cleansed by the waters of virginity, /
O venerable Anastasia, /
and crowned with the blood
of martyrdom, /
thou grantest healing of
infirmities and salvation /
unto those who are in
need, /
and who have recourse unto
thee with their whole heart; /
for Christ granteth might
to thee, //
pouring forth ever-flowing
grace.
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 7th Tone: The Lord will give strength unto His people;
the Lord will bless His people with peace.
Choir: The
Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with
peace.
Reader: Bring unto
the Lord, ye sons of God, bring unto the Lord the sons of rams.
Choir: The
Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with
peace.
Reader: In the Same
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. 2:14-22 (§221); Gal. 5:22-6:2 (§213)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 7th
Tone: It is good to give praise unto the Lord, and to chant
unto Thy name, O Most High.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: To proclaim in the
morning Thy mercy, and Thy truth by night.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 6th
Tone: Blessed is the man that
feareth the Lord; in His commandment
shall he greatly delight.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 8:26-39
(§38); Matt. 11:27-30 (§43)]
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!