The
Sunday of the Paralytic / Great-Martyr George
At the beginning
of the Liturgy, the Priest sings “Christ is risen” 2 ˝ times, and the Choir
finishes
the
last half.
Beatitudes on 12, Tone 3, from the Pentecostarion: 4; Paralytic 4, from Ode 3; Great Martyr 4, from Ode 6.
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. 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!” 3. 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!”
4. 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!”
5. When of old the sun beheld Thee hanging upon the Tree, O Word, the light withdrew and all the earth was troubled; the dead arose when Thou becamest one dead, O
Almighty One.
6. When Thou didst go into the womb of the earth with Thy soul, Hades gave forth with haste the souls which it possessed, which cried unto Thy might a song of thanksgiving, O
only Lord.
7. Do Thou, O supremely good One, heal my soul, which hath been ailing grievously for many years, even as Thou didst heal the paralytic aforetime, that I may walk in Thy ways,
which Thou didst show unto them that long for Thee.
8. Together with the Hosts on high, O Archangel of God, make supplication for us who praise thee with faith, preserving and protecting us from falling into the passions of life.
9. Transcending nature, recounting and
understanding are the brave deeds of thy valor,
which are unceasingly hymned, O
all-blessed martyr George.
10. In that thou art a conversor with the army of
heaven, and beholdest the revelation of
God insofar as thou canst
attain thereto, O blessed one, save those who honor thee with
faith.
11. Inclining toward God in every way, and
receiving the effulgence of miracles, O all-
blessed George, thou dost
distribute gifts to those in need.
12. I flee now to thee, O all-pure one. Save and
preserve me by the supplications; for
thou canst do all things soever
thou desirest, in that thou art the Mother of the Almighty.
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.
Tone 4: As a liberator of captives, /
a helper of the poor, and a physician of the infirm, /
O champion of kings, /
victorious great martyr George, entreat Christ God, //
that our souls be saved.
Glory… Tone
4: Having
been cultivated by God, /
thou didst show thyself to be a most honorable husbandman
of piety, /
gathering to thyself the sheaves of the virtues; /
for, having sown in tears, thou reapest in gladness, /
and having suffered in the shedding of thy blood, /
thou hast received Christ. And by thy supplications, O
holy one, //
thou grantest forgiveness of transgressions unto all.
Both now… Tone
3: As of old Thou didst raise the paralytic, O
Lord, /
by Thy
Divine presence, /
raise my
soul which is paralyzed grievously /
by all
manner of sins and unseemly deeds, /
that
being saved I may cry out: //
O
compassionate Christ, glory be to Thy power.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 1st Tone: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according
as we have hoped in Thee.
Choir:
Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as
we have hoped in Thee.
Reader: Rejoice
in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the
upright.
Choir: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according
as we have hoped in Thee.
Reader: In the 7th tone: The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord, and shall hope in
Him.
Choir: The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord,
and shall hope in Him.
Reader: The
[Acts 9:32-42 (§23) ;
Acts 12:1-11 (§29)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 5th Tone:
Of Thy mercies, O Lord, will I sing forever, unto
generation and generation.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: For Thou hast said: Mercy shall be built
up forever..
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 4th tone: The
righteous man shall flourish like a palm-tree, and like a
cedar in
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [John 5:1-15 (§14); John 15:17-16:2 (§52)]
Instead
of “It is truly meet…” we chant the Irmos of the 9th Ode of the
Canon
of the feast, first Tone:
Refrain: The angel cried unto her that is full of
grace: Rejoice, O pure Virgin!
And again I say,
rejoice! For thy Son is risen from the
grave on the third day, and hath
raised the dead, O ye
people, be joyful!
Irmos: Shine, shine, O new
Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord is risen upon
thee; dance now and
be glad, O
of Him Whom thou
didst bear.
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.
We sing “Christ
is risen…” instead of “We have seen the true light…“
At the
dismissal, when the priest says: “Glory to Thee, O Christ God…” The
Choir sings
“Christ is risen…”
x3 instead of “Glory… Both now… Father bless!” Then the priest
gives the dismissal.