Beatitude Verses: Saint 4 from Ode 3; 4 from Ode 6.
1 & 2.
Strengthened by the power of the Cross of the Lord, thou didst make the
spiritual passions and reasoning of the flesh subject to thy spirit; wherefore,
thou becamest an all-comely habitation of the all-holy Spirit and the chosen
resting-place of the indivisible Trinity.
3. By thy
life in this world having become a model for all who have labored for Christ with
all their soul, thou didst shine forth in purity like the sun; wherefore, thou
hast received recompense an hundredfold from the hand
of the Almighty, O divinely wise Sergius, for which cause we joyfully call thee
blessed.
4. Come, let us now come together on this present
feast, and let us behold and be filled with joy, that we may glorify Christ Who
hath so glorified those who glorify Him, and hath given us the divinely blessed
Sergius as an invincible rampart and bestower of miracles.
5. Having loved Christ from childhood, O father
Sergius, following His life-bearing footsteps thou didst flee this world, and
didst attain unto the never-waning light of understanding, where thou now
standest with boldness before the Holy Trinity, Whom
do thou beseech in behalf of us all.
6. Thou wast clothed in the raiment of gladness, and
thy precious head was crowned with a wreath of joy; and thou hast entered in
splendor into the heavenly bridal-chamber of Christ the King, receiving honor
for thy labors, and chanting to the Lord: Blessed is the God of our fathers!
7. Resplendent in thy radiant life, O wondrous
Sergius, in this life thou didst attain unto the ranks of the incorporeal ones;
and thou now joinest chorus with them before the throne of the God of all, Who do thou beg, that He grant remission of sins unto those
who with love celebrate the memory of the uncovering of thy precious relics.
8. Offer supplication, O all-pure Virgin Mistress,
unto our God Who was born of thee, and Who through thee hath restored Adam and
renewed our nature, that we may all cry out to thee: O all-pure one, blessed is
the Fruit of thy womb!
Troparia
Tone 8: Thou didst receive Christ
in thy soul from thy youth, O Saint, /
and
above all didst desire to be quit of the turmoil of the world. /
Thou
didst courageously settle in the wilds, /
and
there thou didst raise children of obedience, fruits of humility. /
Thus
as an abode of the Trinity, thou didst enlighten with thy miracles all who came
to thee with faith, /
and
didst grant healing abundantly to all. //
O
our Father Sergius, pray to Christ our God that He save our souls.
Glory… Both now… Tone 8: O
Good One, Who for our sake wast born of the Virgin /
and, having
endured crucifixion, cast down death by death, /
and as God
revealed the resurrection: /
disdain not that
which Thou hast fashioned with Thine own hand.
/
Show forth Thy
love for mankind, O Merciful One; /
accept the
Theotokos who gave Thee birth and prayeth for us; //
and save Thy
despairing people, O our Savior!
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in
the 7th Tone: Precious in
the sight of the Lord is the death of saints.
Choir: Precious in the
sight of the Lord is the death of saints.
Reader: What shall I render unto the Lord for all
that He hath rendered unto me?
Choir: Precious
in the sight of the Lord is the death of saints.
Reader: Precious in the sight of the Lord.
Choir: Is the death of saints.
Reader: The
[Galatians
5:22-6:2 (§213)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 6th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Blessed is the
man that feareth the Lord; in His commandments shall he greatly delight.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: His seed shall be mighty upon the earth.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 6:17-23a (§24)]
Kontakia
Tone 8: Having risen from the earth, thou
didst shine today like the sun; /
for thy precious and incorrupt relics
were found like a fragrant flower, /
shining with a multitude of miracles and
pouring various healings on all the faithful, /
and gladdening thy chosen flock, which
thou didst gather so wisely and tend so well. /
And now as thou standest in the presence
of the Trinity, /
pray for them and for all Orthodox
Christians, that we may cry to thee: //
Rejoice, O divinely-wise Sergius.
Glory… Both now… Tone
6:
O protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, /
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.