18th Sunday after Pentecost / St. Sergius of Radonezh
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos
6; Saint 4, from Ode 3.
1. Through food did the
enemy lead Adam forth from paradise; but by the Cross hath Christ led back to
it the thief who cried: Remember me when Thou comest in Thy kingdom!
2. With Adam and the thief
I worship Thy sufferings and glorify Thy resurrection; and I cry out with a
splendid voice: Remember me, O Lord, when Thou comest in Thy kingdom!
3. O Sinless One, of Thine
own will Thou wast crucified and placed in the Tomb, yet Thou didst arise as
God, raising up with Thyself Adam who crieth out: Remember me when Thou comest
in Thy kingdom!
4. Raising up the temple
of Thy body by Thy resurrection on the third day, O Christ God, Thou didst raise up Adam and his descendants who cry:
Remember me when Thou comest in Thy kingdom!
5. Very early, the
myrrh-bearing women arrived, weeping, at Thy tomb, O Christ God; and they found
an angel sitting there, clad in white garments, who said: What seek ye? Christ
is risen! Lament no longer!
6. When Thine apostles
went to the mountain whither Thou hadst commanded them
to go, and saw Thee, O Savior, they worshipped Thee; and Thou didst send them
unto the nations, to teach and baptize them.
7. Cease not to entreat
the Deliverer, that He grant remission of offenses to those who keep thy sacred
memory, O father, that they receive the kingdom of heaven, where the voice of
those who keep festival gladdeneth all.
8. Strengthened by Christ,
with steadfast mind thou didst rend asunder all the wiles of the evil one like
a snare, O father Sergius, and wast shown to be an all-radiant beacon to the world.
9. With mercy thou dost
illumine us, thy flock, from on high, O father, by thy supplications granting
victory to our pious hierarchs over all heresies, and lifting high the horn of
the Orthodox. Accept also from us this small entreaty offered unto thee.
10. The whole choir of the
prophets, instructed by God, hath proclaimed the mystery of thine ineffable and
divine conception, whereby the Word came forth from thee, O Virgin Mother; for
thou hast given birth to the true and primal Light.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 1: When
the stone had been sealed by the Jews, /
And the soldiers were
guarding Thine immaculate Body, /
Thou didst arise on the
third day, O Savior, /
granting life unto the
world. /
Wherefore, the Hosts of
the Heavens cried out to Thee, O Life-giver: /
Glory to Thy Resurrection,
O Christ. /
Glory to Thy kingdom. //
Glory to Thy dispensation,
O only Lover of mankind.
[Troparion of the Temple]
Tone 4: As a
champion of the virtues, and as a true soldier of Christ God, /
thou didst struggle
mightily against the passions in this temporal life, /
and thou wast a model for
thy disciples in chants, vigils, and fasting. /
Wherefore, the Most Holy
Spirit dwelt in thee, /
and thou wast brightly
adorned by His grace. /
But as thou hast boldness
toward the Holy Trinity, /
remember the flock which
thou didst gather so wisely, /
and forget not to visit
thy children as thou didst promise, //
O Sergius, our holy
father.
Tone 1: As
God, Thou didst arise from the tomb in glory, /
and Thou didst raise the
world together with Thyself. /
And mortal nature praiseth
Thee as God, /
and death hath vanished. /
And Adam danceth, O
Master, /
and Eve, now freed from
fetters, rejoiceth as she crieth out: /
Thou art He, O Christ, //
that grantest unto all
resurrection.
[Kontakion of the Temple]
Glory… Tone 8:
Wounded with love for
Christ, O Saint, and having followed Him with unwaning desire, /
thou didst hate all carnal
pleasure, and like the sun thou didst shine on thy fatherland. /
Wherefore, Christ hath
enriched thee with the gift of wonder-working. /
Remember us who honor thy
most illustrious memory, //
that we may cry to thee:
Rejoice, divinely-wise Sergius.
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 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: 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 Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle
Paul to the Corinthians: [II Cor. 9:6-11
(§188); Gal. 5:22-6:2 (§213)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 1st Tone: O God who givest avengement
unto me and hast subdued people under me.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: It is He that magnifieth the salvation of His king and worketh mercy for
His anointed, for David and for His seed unto eternity.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 6th Tone: Blessed is the man
that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel
[Luke 5:1-11 (§17); Luke 6:17-23 (§24)]
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!