Forgiveness Sunday / Tone 3
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos:
6; Triodion: 4, from Ode 6.
1. From paradise didst Thou drive our forefather Adam, who had broken Thy
commandment, O Christ; but, O Compassionate One, Thou didst cause to dwell therein
the thief who confessed Thee on the cross, crying out: “Remember me, O Savior, in Thy
kingdom!”
2. With the curse of death didst Thou condemn us who had sinned, O Lord, Bestower of
life; yet having suffered in Thy flesh, O sinless Master, Thou hast granted life unto
mortals who cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
3. In rising from the dead, Thou hast raised us up from the passions with Thyself through
Thy resurrection, O Lord; and all the power of death hast Thou destroyed, O Savior.
Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
4. O Thou who as God grantest life, by Thy three days in the tomb Thou didst raise up
with Thyself the dead in hell, and as One Who is good Thou hast poured forth
incorruption upon all of us who with faith ever cry out: “Remember us also in Thy
kingdom!”
5. Risen from the dead, O Savior, Thou didst first appear to the myrrh-bearing women,
crying out: “Rejoice!” and through them Thou didst announce Thy resurrection to Thy
friends, O Christ. Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee, “Remember us also in Thy
kingdom!”
6. Moses, stretching out his arms on the mountain, prefigured the Cross and thus
conquered Amelek. And, receiving it with faith as a mighty weapon against the demons,
we all cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
7. O Savior, in Thy compassion Thou hast clothed
me in Eden with a divinely woven
garment;
but, persuaded by the devil, I neglected Thy commandment and was stripped
naked in
my wretchedness.
8. O miserable soul, thou hast departed far from
God through thy carelessness; Thou hast
been
deprived of the delight of Paradise and parted from the angels; thou hast been
led
down into
corruption. How art thou fallen!
9. Almighty God, have mercy and take pity on the
work of Thy hands. I have cut myself
off from
the choir of Thine angels; but I entreat Thee, loving Lord, reject me not.
10. O Mary chosen by God, Queen of the world,
thou hast borne the Lord who is King of
all and
Redeemer. I am a prisoner and an exile
from the glory of Paradise: I entreat thee,
call me
back.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad; let earthly
things rejoice; /
for the Lord hath wrought might with
His arm. /
He hath trampled down death by death; /
the first-born of the dead hath He
become. /
From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us //
and Hath granted to the world great
mercy.
[Troparion of the Temple]
Glory…
[Kontakion of the Temple]
Both now... Tone 6: O
Thou guide unto wisdom, /
bestower
of prudence, instructor of the foolish and defender of the poor: /
Establish and
grant understanding unto my heart, O Master.
/
Grant me
speech, O Word of the Father; /
for
behold, I shall not keep my lips from crying unto Thee: O Merciful One, //
have
mercy on me who have fallen.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 8th
Tone: Make your vows and pay them
to the Lord
our
God.
Choir: Make your vows and
pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: In Judea is God
known, His name is great in Israel.
Choir: Make your vows and
pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: Make your vows
Choir: and pay them to the
Lord our God.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul
to the Romans:
[Rom. 13:11-14:4 (§112)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 6th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: It
is good to give praise unto the Lord and to chant unto Thy name, O Most
High.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: To proclaim in
the morning Thy mercy, and Thy truth by night.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 6:14-21 (§17)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!