12th
Sunday After Pentecost / Martyrs Adrian and Natalia
Beatitudes on 8, from the Octoechos.
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 ye faithful, let us hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the one God, the one Lord,
as from a single Sun; for the Trinity is thrice-luminous and enlighteneth all who cry out:
“Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
8. Rejoice, O portal of God, through which the incarnate Creator passed without breaking
thy seal! Rejoice, thou light cloud which bore Christ, the divine Rain! Rejoice, ladder
and throne of heaven! Rejoice, honored mountain of God, fruitful and unquarried!
Troparia
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… Tone 4:
In their sufferings O Lord, /
Thy martyrs received
imperishable crowns from Thee, our God; /
for, possessed of Thy
might, /
they cast down the
tormentors and set at naught the feeble audacity of the demons. //
By their supplications
save our souls.
Both now… Tone 4: The mystery hidden from before the ages /
and unknown even to the
angels, /
through thee, O Theotokos,
hath been revealed to those on earth: /
God incarnate in
unconfused union, /
Who willingly accepted the
Cross for our sake /
and thereby raising up the
first-formed man, //
hath saved our souls from
death.
The Epistle
Reader: The
Prokimenon in the 3rd Tone: O
chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto our King, chant ye.
Choir: O
chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto our King, chant ye.
Reader: Clap
your hands, all ye nations; shout unto God with a voice of rejoicing.
Choir: O
chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto our King, chant ye.
Reader: O chant unto our God, chant ye
Choir: Chant unto our King, chant ye.
Reader: The Reading is
from the First Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians:
[I Cor. 15:1-11 (§158)]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 3rd Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me not be
put to shame in the age to come.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Be Thou unto me a God to defend me and a
house of refuge to save me.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt 19:16-26 (§79)]
Kontakia
Tone 3: Thou didst rise today from the tomb, O Merciful One, /
and didst lead us out of the gates of death. /
Today Adam danceth and Eve rejoiceth; /
and together with them both the prophets and patriarchs //
unceasingly praise the divine might of Thine authority.
[Kontakion
of the Temple]
Glory… Tone 4: The divine commemoration of the martyrs hath shone forth /
and radiantly illumined all the ends of the earth with the gladness of those who cry out: //
Thou art the joy of the martyrs, O Christ!
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.