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 4: The mystery hidden from
before the ages /
and
unknown even to the angels, /
through
thee, O Theotokos, hath been revealed to those on earth: /
God
incarnate in unconfused union, /
Who
willingly accepted the Cross for our sake /
and
thereby raising up the first-formed man, //
hath
saved our souls from death.
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.