The Sunday of the Samaritan Woman / The Great Martyr George

At the beginning of the Liturgy, the Priest sings “Christ is risen” 2 ˝ times, and the Choir finishes

the last half.

Beatitude Verses: Resurrection: 4, Samaritan Woman, Ode 3: 4; Ode 6 Martyr 4:

 
1. By the tree was Adam forced to depart from paradise; but by the Tree of the Cross was 
the thief made to dwell in paradise.  For the one by tasting, broke the commandment of 
the creator; while the other, crucified with Him, confessed the hidden God, crying out: 
Remember me in Thy kingdom!
 
2. O Thou Who alone art immortal, Who wast crucified and as almighty didst arise from 
the tomb on the third day, and hast raised up Adam, the first created: Vouchsafe that I 
also may turn to repentance with my whole heart, and may ever cry out to Thee with 
fervent faith: Remember me, O Savior, in Thy kingdom!
 
3. Truly, Christ hath risen!  And the sepulcher beareth witness to you, O violators of the 
Law; for leaving His grave-clothes behind, He arose on the third day, though the stone 
was sealed and a watch stood before the tomb.  Hades hath been made captive; death hath 
been slain!  Christ hath not been stolen!  Believe with us in the resurrection!
 
4. O ye faithful, let us entreat Him who hath risen from the dead, hath made captive the 
dominion of hades, and wast seen by the myrrh-bearing women and said to them: 
“Rejoice!”, that He deliver from corruption the souls of us who ever cry out to Him with 
the voice of the noble thief: Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
 
5.  Of Thine own will wast Thou lifted up upon the Tree, O Word.  The rocks were rent 
asunder at the sight thereof, and all creation was agitated, and the dead arose from the 
tombs as though from sleep.
 
6.  All the souls of the righteous were loosed from eternal bonds when they beheld Thee 
come unto Hades with Thy soul, O Word, and they praised Thy sovereign power, which 
surpasseth the mind.
 
7.  An Angel shining like lightning spake unto the myrrh-bearers:  Why are ye 
astonished?  Why do ye bring myrrh and seek the Master in the grave, O ye women?  He 
is risen, and hath raised the world up with Himself.
 
8.  Since Thou art Life and the Well-spring of immortality, Thou didst sit down at the 
well, O Compassionate One, and didst fill with Thy supremely wise waters the Samaritan 
woman who besought Thee and praised Thee.

 

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 4:  
Having learned the joyful proclamation of the Resurrection from the angel, /
and having cast off the ancestral condemnation, /
the women disciples of the Lord spake to the apostles exultantly: /
Death is despoiled and Christ God is risen, //
granting 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 8: Having come to the well in faith, the Samaritan woman saw Thee, the Water of Wisdom,/

whereof having drunk abundantly, she, the renowned one, //

inherited the kingdom on high forever.

 

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 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 Reading is from the Acts of the Holy Apostles:

[Acts 11:19-26,29-30; Acts 12:1-11]

 

Reader: Alleluia in the 4th Tone: Bend Thy bow, and proceed prosperously, and be

king, because of truth and meekness and righteousness.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Reader:  Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Reader:  The righteous man shall flourish like a palm-tree, and like a cedar in

Lebanon shall he be multiplied.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

 

Gospel [John 4:5-42; John 15:17-16:2]

 

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 Zion, and do thou exult, O pure Theotokos, in the arising

of Him Whom thou didst bear.

 

Communion Verse:  Receive ye the Body of Christ, taste ye of the fountain of

immortality.  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.