33rd
Sunday after Pentecost / St. George the Chozebite/
Afterfeast of the Theophany
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos: 6;
Feast: 4, from Ode 1.
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. The Lord, the King of the ages, restoreth
corrupted Adam with the streams of the Jordan and crusheth
the heads of the serpents who make their nest therein, for He hath been
glorified.
8. The Lord Who became
incarnate of the Virgin, clothing material flesh in the immaterial fire of the
Godhead, doth wrap Himself in the water of the Jordan, for He hath been
glorified.
9. When the Light of the
radiant Dawn shone forth upon mortal men, coming forth from the wilderness to
the waters of the Jordan, Thou, O King of the Sun, didst bow Thy neck before him,
that Thou mightest ransom our forefather from the minions of darkness and cleanse
creation of all defilement.
10. O unoriginate Word, Thou hast buried man with Thyself in the stream, and Thou
dost lead him forth new again, that had been corrupted by deception; and the
mighty voice of the Father testifieth to Thee
ineffably, saying: This is My beloved Son, the Child Who is equal to Me by nature.
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… Both now… Tone 1:
When Thou, wast baptized
in the Jordan, O Lord, /
the worship of the Trinity
was made manifest; /
for the voice of the
Father bare witness to Thee, /
calling Thee His beloved
Son. /
And the Spirit in the form
of a dove /
confirmed the certainty of
the word. /
O Christ our God, Who hast
appeared //
and hast enlightened the
world, glory be to Thee.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 1st Tone: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as
we have hoped in Thee.
Choir: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we
have hoped in Thee.
Reader: Rejoice
in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright.
Choir: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according
as we have hoped in Thee.
Reader: In the 4th
Tone: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. God is the Lord,
and hath appeared unto us.
Choir: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the
Lord. God is the Lord, and hath appeared unto us.
Reader: The
Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians:
[Eph. 4:7-13 (§224 mid); I Tim 4:9-15 (§285 mid)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 5th Tone: Of Thy
mercies, O Lord, will I sing for ever. Unto generation will I declare Thy truth with
my mouth.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: For
Thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever. In the heavens shall Thy truth be
established.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 4th Tone: The voice of the
Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory hath thundered, the Lord is upon the
many waters.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 4:12-17
(§8); Luke 19:1-10 (§94)]
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]
Glory... Tone 4: Thou hast been shown to be an
all-radiant beacon /
illumining with divine
rays the faithful who cry out to thee: /
Pray for us to Christ the
Master, /
Who appeared in the streams
of the Jordan //
and hath enlightened
mortals.
Both now... Tone 4: Thou hast appeared today unto
the whole world, /
and Thy light, O Lord,
hath been signed upon us /
who with knowledge chant
unto Thee: /
Thou hast come, Thou hast
appeared, //
O Light Unapproachable.
Instead of
“It is truly meet…” we chant the Irmos of the 9th Ode of the First Canon of the
feast, Second Tone:
Refrain: Magnify, O my
soul, her who is more honorable than the host on high, the most
pure Virgin Theotokos.
Irmos: Every tongue is at
a loss to praise thee as is due: * even a spirit from the world above is filled
with dizziness, when it seeketh to sing thy praises, O Theotokos. *
But since thou art good,
accept our faith: * Thou knowest well our love inspired by God, * for thou art
the Protector of Christians and we magnify thee.