25th Sunday after Pentecost / Prophet Habakkuk
Beatitudes on 8, from the Octoechos.
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. Rejoice, O wise myrrh-bearing women, who were first to behold the resurrection of Christ, and who proclaimed to the apostles the glad tidings of the restoration of the whole world!
6. O ye apostles, who are manifestly the friends of Christ and are to be enthroned with Him in glory: entreat Him with boldness, that He intercede for us, for ye are His disciples.
7. O unoriginate Trinity, indivisible Essence, Unity equally enthroned, equal in honor and glory, transcendent Nature and Kingship: Save us who praise Thee with faith!
8. Rejoice, spacious habitation of God! Rejoice, ark of the new covenant! Rejoice, jar whence the heavenly Manna is given to all!
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.
[Troparion of the Temple]
Glory… Tone 2: Celebrating the memory of Thy prophet Habakkuk, O Lord, //
through him do we entreat Thee: Save Thou our souls!
Both now… Tone 2:
All of thy most glorious mysteries are beyond comprehension, O Theotokos; /
for, thy purity sealed and thy virginity intact, /
thou art known to be a true Mother, /
having given birth unto God. //
Him do thou entreat, that our souls be saved.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 8th Tone: Make your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Choir: Make your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: In Judea is God known, His name is great in Israel.
Choir: Make your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: Make your vows.
Choir: And pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians:
[Eph. 4:1-6 (§224)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 8th Tone:
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Come let us rejoice in the Lord, let us shout with jubilation unto God our Savior.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Let us come before His countenance with thanksgiving, and with psalms let us shout in jubilation unto Him.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 18:18-27 (§91)]
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.
[Kontakion of the Temple]
Tone 8: O divinely eloquent Habakkuk /
who announced to the world God’s coming forth from the south, from the Virgin, /
and who, standing on divine watch, didst receive a report from the radiant angel: /
thou hast proclaimed the resurrection of Christ to the world. /
Wherefore, in gladness we cry out to thee: //
Rejoice, O splendid adornment of the prophets!
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.