7th Sunday after Pentecost / The Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos
Beatitudes
on 10 Octoechos: 6; Feast: 4, from Ode 3.
1. Remember me when
Thou comest in Thy kingdom, O God my Savior, and save me,
for Thou alone lovest mankind.
2. By a tree was Adam
deceived; yet again by the Tree of the Cross was the thief saved,
who cried out: Remember me in Thy kingdom, O Lord!
3. O Bestower of
life, Who hadst broken down the gates and portals of
hades, Thou hast
saved all who cry out to Thee, O Savior: Glory to Thine
arising!
4. O Thou Who by Thy
burial hast made death captive, and by Thy resurrection hast
filled all with joy: remember me, in that Thou art
compassionate.
5. The myrrh-bearing
women who came to the tomb heard an angel cry out: Christ, Who
hath enlightened all things is risen!
6. Together let us
all hymn Christ, Who was nailed to the Cross and hath
delivered the
world from beguilement.
7. Let us hymn the Mother of God, the beauteous
adornment and portal of heaven, as
well as her robe,
which poureth forth divine gifts, which we lovingly venerate.
8. O pure one, with the garment of incorruption
hast thou clothed, by thine incorrupt
birthgiving, all who
have been stripped naked by corruption. And to them thou hast given
thy precious robe as
a treasure which cannot be taken away.
9. Him Who clad all of Heaven in clouds didst
thou wrap in thy robe, O all-pure one.
And faithfully
bowing down before it, we glorify thee, O protection of our souls.
10. This divine
temple is for the afflicted a treatment which costeth nought, as a
wellspring which
unceasingly poureth forth healings, O all immaculate one.
Troparia
Tone 6: Angelic hosts were above Thy tomb, /
and they that guarded Thee became
as dead. /
And Mary stood by the grave seeking
Thine immaculate body. /
Thou didst despoil
hades and wast not tempted by it. /
Thou
didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life.
//
O Thou
Who didst rise from the dead, O Lord, glory be to Thee.
[Troparion of the
Glory… Both now… Tone 8:
O Ever-virgin
Theotokos, protection of mankind: /
thou hast given to
thy city a mighty legacy, the robe and cincture of thy most honored body, /
which have remained
incorrupt through thy seedless birthgiving. /
For in thee are
nature and time renewed. //
Wherefore, we
beseech thee to grant peace to thy city and great mercy to our souls.
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 3rd 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 Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul
to the Romans:
[Rom. 15:1-7 (§116); Heb. 9:1-7 (§320)]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 6th Tone: He that dwelleth in the help of the Most
High shall
abide
in the shelter of the God of heaven.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: He
shall say unto the Lord: Thou art my helper and my refuge. He is my God,
and I
will hope in Him.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 8th
Tone: Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy holiness.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 9:27-35 (§33); Luke 10:38-42,11:27-28 (§54)]
Kontakia
Tone 6:
Having by His life bestowing hand raised up all the dead out
of the dark abysses, /
Christ God, the Giver of life, hath bestowed the
Resurrection upon the fallen human race; /
for He is the Savior of all, //
the Resurrection, and the Life, and the God of all.
Glory… [Kontakion of the Temple]
Both now... Tone 4: O pure one, full of divine grace, /
thou hast given all the faithful a garment of incorruption, thy sacred robe, /
wherewith thou didst cover thy sacred body, /
O protection of all mankind. /
With love do we celebrate its deposition, /
and cry out to thee with fear, O pure one: //
Rejoice, O Virgin, thou boast of Christians!