Presanctified Liturgy:
Friday in the 3rd Week
The Holy Martyr Sabinas
Tone
7:
Like
the Prodigal, /
I
have departed from Thy grace and wasted the riches of Thy love: /
but
now I run to Thee crying, O compassionate Lord: //
I
have sinned, O God, have mercy upon me. Twice
Tone
2:
Not
desiring earthly pleasure, /
the
victorious martyrs were granted heavenly blessings, /
and
they have become fellow-citizens with the angels. /
At
their prayers, O Lord, //
have mercy on us and save us.
Because
the holy martyrs intercede for us /
and
sing in praise of Christ, /
all
error is destroyed //
and
mankind is saved by faith.
The
company of martyrs resisted tyrants, saying: /
“We
are soldiers of the ruler of the powers on high; /
though ye give us up to fire and torture, //
we
shall not deny the power of the Trinity.”
Great
is the glory, O ye saints, /
that ye have gained through your faith. /
For
by your sufferings ye were victorious over the enemy; /
and
after death, as physicians of body and soul, /
ye
drive out evil spirits and bring healing to the sick. /
Intercede
before the Lord, //
that mercy may be given to our souls.
Tone
8 (to the special melody “What shall we call you…”):
What
shall we call thee, O glorious one. /
Warrior
of the mighty King and God, /
who
hast manfully set at nought the impiety of the incorporeal ones, /
beacon who shinest forth the noetic Light, /
all-powerful destroyer of idols, /
most fervent athlete and most lawful sufferer. //
Pray
thou that our souls be saved. Twice
What
now shall we call thee, O Sabinas? /
River
of living water, pouring forth breadth of spirit /
upon us who are oppressed amid cruelties, /
inexhaustible flood of healings, /
cup
which pourest out a holy draught, /
and
wonderworker most true, equal in honor to the incorporeal ones. //
Pray
thou that our souls be saved.
What
shall we call thee, O holy one? /
Guide
of the erring, or intercessor for sinners, /
true physician for them bestormed amid evils, /
precious and fragrant lily of paradise, /
first-fruit among martyrs and their confirmation, /
ever-flowing fount of miracles, valiant struggler.
//
Pray
thou that our souls be saved.
Glory…
Tone 2:
the
soul endures at its parting from the body.
/
Woe
is me! how many tears it sheds, /
but
there is none to pity it. /
Turning
to the angels, it supplicates in vain; /
stretching out its hands to men, it finds no-one to help. /
Therefore,
my beloved brethren, reflecting on the shortness of our life, /
let
us ask Christ to give rest to the departed //
and
to grant our souls great mercy.
Both
now… Tone 2:
The
shadow of the law passed away when grace arrived; /
for,
as the bush wrapped in flame did not burn, /
so
did the Virgin give birth and yet remain a virgin. /
In
place of the pillar of fire, the Sun of righteousness hath shone forth. /
Instead of Moses, Christ is come, //
the salvation of our souls.
Tone
4: Give us
help from affliction, for vain is the salvation of man.
Stichos:
O
God, Thou hast cast us off and hast destroyed us.
Lesson:
Genesis 8:4-21
Tone
6: O God,
unto my supplication; attend unto my prayer.