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!