8th Sunday After Pentecost / The Procession of the Holy Cross, Holy Maccabean Martyrs
Beatitudes on 12: Octoechos
4; Cross: 4, from Ode 3; Martyrs: 4, from Ode 6.
1. Remember us, O Christ, Thou Savior of the
world, as Thou didst remember the thief upon the Cross; and account us all
worthy of Thy heavenly kingdom, O Thou Who alone art compassionate.
2. Hearken, O Adam, and rejoice with Eve; for he
who of old stripped you both naked, and by deception hath taken all of us
captive, hath been set at nought by the Cross of Christ.
3. Nailed of Thine own will to the Tree, O our
Savior, Thou didst deliver Adam from the curse which
came through the tree, and hast rewarded that which is in Thine image with a
dwelling in paradise, in that Thou art compassionate.
4. Today is Christ risen from the tomb, granting
incorruption unto all the faithful; and He reneweth the joy of the
myrrh-bearing women after His suffering and resurrection.
5. Of old, a sword was set to guard the blessed tree of life after the disobedience of Adam the first created; but the Cross hath opened a path thereto.
6. With eyes, mouth and soul, with our faces and hearts, let us all bow down before the all-holy Cross of Christ, the Bestower of life, whereby the whole world is sanctified.
7. Becoming temples of God today, as the prophets said, bowing down before the wood of the all-holy Cross, all of us who are heirs thereto kiss it with fear.
8. We chant hymns to thee, O Christ, and with faith entreat thy power: Rescue us from the snares of the enemy, and direct all of us who hymn thee to the haven of salvation.
9. Having arrayed yourselves in the vesture of martyrdom, O saints, ye embroidered it with the feats of your suffering.
10. Desiring to be with Christ, O most glorious martyrs, ye have run the course of suffering with unwavering resolve.
11. Preserving the law which Moses handed down, O holy ones, ye suffered lawfully, putting the tyrant Antiochus to shame.
12. O thou who alone gavest birth to the Word in the flesh at His word, deliver our souls from the snares of the enemy, we pray.
Troparia
Tone 8: From on high didst Thou descend, O
compassionate One; /
to burial of three days hast Thou submitted /
that Thou mightest free us from our passions. //
O our Life and Resurrection, O Lord, glory be to Thee.
Glory… Tone 1: By the pangs of the saints, /
which they suffered for Thee, O Lord, /
be Thou entreated, and heal Thou all our infirmities, //
we pray Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
Both now… Tone 1: O Lord, save Thy people /
and bless Thine inheritance. /
Grant Thou victory unto Orthodox Christians /
over their enemies, /
and by the power of Thy Cross //
do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 6th Tone: Save, O Lord, Thy
people and bless Thine inheritance.
Choir: Save, O
Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: Unto Thee, O Lord, Will I cry; O my God, be
not silent unto me.
Choir: Save, O
Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: In the 4th Tone: In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been wondrous; He hath wrought all His desires in them.
Choir: In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been wondrous; He hath wrought all His desires in them.
Reader:
The Reading is from the First Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians: [I Cor. 3:9-17 (§128);
I Cor. 1:18-24 (§125); Heb. 11:33-12:2 (§330)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 4th Tone: Remember
Thy congregation which Thou has purchased from the beginning.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: God is our King before the ages, He hath
wrought salvation in the midst of the earth.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them,
and He delivered them out of all their tribulations
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 14:22-34
(§59); John 19:6-11,13-20,25-28,30-35 (§60); Matt. 10:32-33,37-38;19:27-30
(§38)]
Kontakia
Tone 8: Having risen from
the tomb, Thou didst raise up the dead and didst resurrect
Adam. /
Eve also danceth
at Thy Resurrection, //
and the ends of
the world celebrate Thine arising from the dead, O Greatly-merciful one.
Glory… Tone 2: O Seven pillars of the wisdom of God /
And seven-branched candlestick of the Divine Light /
Ye were great martyrs before the martyrs, O supremely-wise Maccabees. /
With them pray to the God of all //
That they who venerate you may be saved.
Both now… Tone 4: O Thou Who wast lifted up willingly on the Cross, /
bestow Thy mercies upon the new community named after Thee, O Christ God; /
gladden with Thy power the Orthodox Christians, /
granting them victory over enemies; //
may they have as Thy help the weapon of peace, the invincible trophy.