The Holy
Equal-of-the-Apostles Grand Prince Vladimir, Enlightener of Rus’
Beatitude Verses: Saint 4 from Ode 3; 4 from Ode 6.
1 & 2. Like a clarion of godly tone thy spiritual
tongue sounded forth, O blessed one,
announcing
to all the ends of the Russian land the baptism of Christ’s Orthodox
Faith.
And illumined thereby, thou hast enlightened the
whole world.
3 & 4. Thine all-glorious memory shineth forth
today, and our Orthodox hierarchs, and
all the Christian people whom
thou didst lead to the noetic Light celebrate it, praising
thee as their
forefather.
5. By the power of God have Satan, the destroyer
of souls, and his false sacrifices been
trampled underfoot; for unto us hath Christ shown the faithful Prince Vladimir
to be a
model of one who doth crush and dash him down beneath our feet.
6. Of old the Lord
saved
likewise saved us all from the falsehood of idolatry by the hand of
prince.
7. As is meet, we all call upon thee, crying
aloud: Rejoice, O most honored and all-
blessed one! For we have thee as our
deliverer with God, O Vladimir. Disdain
not thy
servants, but ever preserve us.
8.
O all-pure and all hymned Virgin, through thee we have found salvation. Our God,
Whom
the angels in heaven desire to see, hath now become a visible infant in thy
womb.
Troparia
Tone
4:
Thou
wast like a merchant that seeketh a beautiful pearl, /
O
glorious sovereign
sitting on the height of the throne of the mother of cities, God-protected
Searching
and sending to the imperial city to know the Orthodox Faith, /
thou didst find Christ, the priceless
Who
chose thee as a second Paul, /
and
Who did shake off thy spiritual and physical blindness in the holy font. /
Wherefore,
we who are thy people celebrate thy falling asleep. /
Pray
that thy Russian land be saved, /
and
that Orthodox people //
be
granted peace and great mercy.
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 3rd Tone: O
chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto
our King, chant ye.
Choir: O
chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto our King, chant ye.
Reader: Clap
your hands, all ye nations; shout unto God with a voice of rejoicing.
Choir: O
chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto our King, chant ye.
Reader: O chant unto our God, chant ye
Choir: Chant unto our King, chant ye.
Reader: The
[Galatians
1:11-19 (§200)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 6th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: I have raised up one chosen out of My people
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: For
My hand shall be unto Him an ally.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [John 10:1-9 (§35)]
Kontakia
Tone
8: Like the great Apostle Paul, O most glorious
in
old age thou didst leave off all zeal for idols as a childish sophism, /
and
as a full-grown man thou wast adorned with the royal purple of divine baptism. /
And
now as thou standest in joy in the presence of Christ the Savior, /
pray that thy Russian land be saved, //
and
that Orthodox people be granted peace and great mercy.
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.