12th
Sunday after Pentecost / The Vladimir Icon of the Mother
of God / Martyrs Adrian and Natalia
Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6; Icon 4, from Ode 3.
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. Putting aside all earthly thought, O ye divinely wise, come ye to greet the all-comely beam who holdeth the all-luminous Ray Who enlighteneth and enricheth the whole world with mercy. 8. Having acquired thy most precious and wonder-working icon as a mighty ally and an impregnable rampart, O Mother of God, the princes of Russia pray to thee, that thou grant victory over all heresies to our pious Orthodox hierarchs. 9. Thou hast been shown to be a radiant cloud washing clean the defilements of our bodies with the dew of grace and enlightening our souls, O thou who alone art most hymned. 10. Thou hast been revealed as a most fruitful tree delighting all with food which perisheth not, and gladdening men’s souls, O pure Bride of God. Pour forth goodly gifts upon all, and save us from violent tribulations. 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: Today the most glorious city of Moscow is adorned, /
having received thy wonder-working icon like the radiance of the sun; /and we, hastening to it and entreating thee, O Mistress, /do thus cry out: O all-wondrous Mistress Theotokos, /entreat Christ our God, Who became incarnate through thee, /that He deliver this city, and all cities and lands where Christians dwell, /unharmed by all the assaults of the enemy, //and save thou our souls, in that thou art compassionate.
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: In the Same Tone: My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced
in God my Savior.
Choir: My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
Reader: The Reading is from the First Epistle of
the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians:
[I
Cor. 15:1-11 (§158); Phil. 2:5-11 (§240)]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 3rd Tone: 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!
Reader: In
the 2nd Tone: Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark
of Thy holiness.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt 19:16-26 (§79); Luke 10:38-42,
11:27-28 (§54)]
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 8:
As ones delivered from
evils by the arrival of thy precious image, O Mistress Theotokos,/
do we splendidly chant
hymns of victory to thee, the chosen leader, //
on the feast of thy
meeting, and we cry to thee as is our wont: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded!