18th
Sunday After Pentecost / St. Jonah of Manchuria
Beatitude Verses: Octoechos: 6; Hierarch: 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. Entering upon thine archpastoral ministry, O holy hierarch, thou didst preach
the word
of God with great power and eloquence.
8. Remembering the wondrous mercies of the Lord, thou didst call
upon thy flock to
repent and be reconciled with Him, O saint of God.
9. Care didst thou show for those bereft of parents and family, O
wondrous Jonah,
tending to the needs both of their souls and bodies.
10. Ye Orthodox faithful,
bow down in homage before the precious icons of the Mother
of God, for God showeth His power through them.
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.
Tone 4: Thou wast a good
pastor for the Russian people, /
who had departed in exodus to live in a foreign land, /
guiding them in every way, /
but especially with the love of Christ, /
in all providing a model of love unfeigned. /
O father Jonah, holy hierarch of Christ, //
entreat Him for the
salvation of our souls.
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.
Glory… Tone 3: Taking
care for their daily needs, /
Thou didst not forbid
children to come to thee, O divinely blessed one, /
and didst found a home for
them. /
And even after thy repose
thou didst not forsake them; /
for in a dream thou didst
heal a paralyzed boy. /
Wherefore we cry out unto
thee://
Rejoice, O all-glorious
Jonah, thou worker of wonders!
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 Same
Tone: My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation
of my
heart shall be of understanding.
Choir: My mouth shall speak
wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of
understanding.
Reader: The Reading is from the Second Epistle of
the Holy Apostle Paul to the
Corinthians: [II Cor. 9:6-11 (§188); Heb. 13: 17-21
(§335)]
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 2nd tone: The mouth of the righteous
shall meditate wisdom, and his
tongue
shall speak of judgment.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 7:11-16 (§30); John 10: 9-16 (§36)]
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!