The
Sunday of Holy Pentecost
In
place of the usual antiphons, use the festal antiphons:
The
First Antiphon (Second Tone)
Stichos 1: The
heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament declareth
the work of His hands.
Refrain: Through the
prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Stichos 2: Day unto day poureth forth speech and night
unto night proclaimeth knowledge.
Refrain: Through
the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Stichos 3: Their sound hath gone forth into all the
earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Refrain: Through
the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Glory to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages. Amen.
Refrain: Through the
prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
The
Second Antiphon (Second Tone)
Stichos 1: The Lord hear thee in the day of
affliction; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.
Refrain: O Good
Comforter, save us who sing to Thee:
Alleluia.
Stichos 2: Let Him
send forth unto thee help from His sanctuary, and out of Zion let Him help
thee.
Refrain.
O Good Comforter, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia.
Stichos 3: The Lord grant thee according to
thy heart, and fulfill all thy purposes.
Refrain: O Good
Comforter, save us who sing to Thee:
Alleluia.
Glory to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages. Amen.
O only-begotten Son and Word of God, Who art immortal, yet didst deign for our salvation to be
incarnate of the Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, and without change didst
become man, and was crucified, O Christ God, trampling down death by death. Thou Who art one of the Holy Trinity,
glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit, save us.
The
Third Antiphon
Reader:
Stichos 1: O Lord, in Thy strength the king
shall be glad, and in Thy salvation shall he rejoice exceedingly.
Choir:
(Troparion, Tone 8): Blessed art Thou, O Christ our
God, /
Who
hast shown forth the fishermen as supremely wise, /
by
sending down upon them the Holy Spirit, /
and
through them didst draw the world into Thy net. //
O
Lover of mankind, glory be to Thee.
Stichos 2: The
desire of his heart hast Thou granted unto him, and hast not denied him the
requests of his lips.
Choir: Repeat Troparion
Stichos 3: Thou wentest before him with the blessings of goodness, Thou hast set upon his head a crown of precious stone.
Choir: Repeat Troparion
The
entry verse:
Be Thou
exalted, O Lord, in Thy strength; we will sing and chant of Thy mighty acts.
And
immediately after that, the choir sings the Troparion and Kontakion of the
feast:
Tone
8: Blessed art Thou, O Christ our God, /
Who
hast shown forth the fishermen as supremely wise, /
by sending
down upon them the Holy Spirit, /
and
through them didst draw the world into Thy net. //
O
Lover of mankind, glory be to Thee.
Glory… Both now… Tone 8:
Once, when He descended and confounded the tongues, /
the Most High divided the nations; /
and when He divided the tongues of fire, /
He called all men into unity; //
and with one accord we glorify the All-Holy Spirit.
Instead
of the Trisagion: As many
as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia. Thrice.
Glory to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages. Amen. Have put on Christ. Alleluia.
As
many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia.
The Epistle
Reader: The
Prokimenon in the 8th Tone: Their sound hath gone forth into
all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Choir: Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto
the ends of the world.
Reader: The
heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaimeth the work of His
hands.
Choir: Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and
their words unto the ends of the world.
Reader: Their
sound hath gone forth into all the earth.
Choir: And their words unto the ends of the world.
Reader: The Reading is from the Acts of the Holy
Apostles:
[Acts
2:1-11]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 1st Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: By
the Word of the Lord were the heavens established, and all the might of them by
the Spirit of His mouth.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: The
Lord looked down from heaven, He beheld all the sons of men.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [John 7:37-52; 8:12]
Instead of “It is truly
meet…” we chant the Irmos of the 9th Ode of the Second Canon of the
feast, Fourth Tone:
Irmos: Rejoice, Thou, O Queen, the glory of both
mothers and virgins! For no mouth,
however fluent and well-spoken, can be so eloquent as to hymn thee worthily; and
every mind faileth to understand thy childbirth. Wherefore, with one accord thee
do we magnify.
Communion Verse: Thy good Spirit shall lead me in the land of
uprightness. Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!