Presanctified Liturgy:
Wednesday in the 2nd Week
The Hieromartyrs of Cherson
Tone
1:
Keeping
a spiritual fast, O brethren, /
let
us speak no lies with our tongue, /
not
giving our brother cause for scandal; /
but
through repentance /
let
us make the lamp of our soul burn brightly, /
and
let us cry with tears to Christ: //
Forgive
us our trespasses in Thy love for mankind.
(Twice)
O
Martyrs worthy of all praise, /
your bodies were not buried in the earth, /
yet
heaven has received you; /
the
gates of
and
entering within ye have eaten from the Tree of Life. //
Pray
to Christ that He may grant peace and mercy to our souls.
Tone
3:
At the
prayers of Thy divine apostles, /
grant in Thy love, O merciful Lord, /
that we may spend the time of the Fast with truly contrite minds; //
so
may we all be saved and glorify Thee.
Mighty
and terrible shall be Thy coming, O Lord, /
when Thou shalt sit in righteous judgment. /
Though
I deserve punishment, condemn me not, //
But
accept the prayers of Thine apostles and spare me, O God.
Tone
6:
O
apostles of Christ, /
shining lights to mortal men, /
treasuries of the wise knowledge of our God, /
filling the world with riches: /
through your holy prayers /
deliver us from temptation as we sing your praises, /
and
guide us through the season of the Fast, /
watchfully guarding our lives in peace. /
So
shall our prayers be acceptable to Christ /
as
we celebrate His Passion, //
and
with boldness we shall offer glory to our God.
Tone
4 (Special Melody: “Thou hast given a sign…”):
O
fathers of heavenly mind, ye were invincible martyrs, /
most laudable hierarchs /
and
beacons of the universe, /
immovable pillars of the
and
foundation for the dogmas, /
instructors of the pious /
and
destroyers of falsehood, /
luminous
guides for our souls, /
fellow citizens with the angels //
and
champions of the Trinity. (Twice)
With
divine discourses /
let
the glorious Ephraim be blessed, /
together with the divinely wise Basil, /
the
great Capito, /
the
godly Agathadorus, /
Elpidius and Aetherius, /
and the glorious
for,
having lived venerably /
and
suffered in sacred manner, /
they were shown to be residents of the kingdom of heaven.
Having
slain carnal knowledge with feats of asceticism, /
the
glorious Basil raised a dead man from the dead /
by
invoking the name of God; /
and
the most sacred shepherd Capito, /
rejoicing while standing in the midst of the flame, /
wast seen to be unconsumed. /
By
their supplications, O Thou Who lovest mankind, /
grant us the means of atonement //
and
Thy great mercy.
Glory...
Now and ever...: Theotokion, in the same tone and melody:
Take
away the defilement of my passionate heart, /
O
most hymned Theotokos, /
cleanse thou all the wounds and befoulment thereof /
which cometh from sin, O pure one, /
and
halt the wavering of my mind; /
that I, thy wretched and unprofitable servant, /
may
magnify thy power //
and
they great assistance.
Prokimenon
(Tone 6):
Be
glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous: And be joyful, al ye that are
upright of heart.
Stichos:
Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven.
Prokimenon
(Tone 1):
Let
Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, for we have set our hope in Thee.
Stichos:
Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous: It is fitting for the just to give
praise.