8th Sunday After Pentecost /
The Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah
Beatitude Verses: Octoechos: 6; Prophet: 4 from Ode 3
1. The fruit
which slew me was beautiful and good to eat; but Christ is the Tree of life,
and eating of Him I do not die, but
cry out with the thief: Remember me, O Lord, in Thy
kingdom!
2. O
Compassionate One, Who wast lifted up upon the Cross, Thou hast erased the
record of Adam’s ancient sin, and hast
saved the whole human race from deception.
Wherefore, we hymn Thee, O Lord and Benefactor.
3. Thou didst
nail our sins to the Cross, O compassionate Christ, and by Thy death Thou
didst slay death, O Thou who didst
raise up the dead from among the dead.
Wherefore,
we worship Thy holy resurrection.
4. The serpent once poured its venom into the ears
of Eve; but on the tree of the Cross,
Christ poured forth the sweetness of life upon the
world. Wherefore, we cry out:
Remember us, O Lord, in Thy kingdom!
5. Thou wast
laid in the tomb as one dead, O Christ, Thou Life of all; and Thou didst
break down the gates of hades; and
having risen again in glory on the third day as One
mighty, Thou hast illumined all. Glory to Thine arising!
6. Having risen from the dead on the third day, the Lord bestowed His
peace upon His
disciples; and having blessed them, He
sent them forth saying: Lead all into My
kingdom!
7. He Who alone sustaineth every living thing by His good will,
through a raven
provided thee with a banquet as a chosen
guest, O Prophet. To Him do we all cry out:
Thou art our God, and there is none holy save Thee,
O Lord!
8. Grace be to the Benefactor and Guardian Who, in His ineffable
providence, nourished
the widow and the prophet. To Him do we all cry out: Thou art our God,
and none is
holy save Thee, O Lord!
9. With mercy
didst thou chastise all, and takest pity on all that with faith have recourse
to thee in thy temple. And in asking help of thee they have in no
wise erred.
10. O
Mistress, we hymn thee as a place of the priesthood of glory and the altar
which
held Christ, the Bread of life, O
pure one.
Troparia
Tone 7:
Thou didst destroy death by Thy Cross, /
Thou
didst open paradise to the thief. /
Thou
didst change the lamentation of the Myrrh-bearers, /
and Thou didst command
Thine Apostles to proclaim /
that Thou didst
arise, O Christ God, //
and grantest to the
world great mercy.
Glory…
Tone 4: The incarnate angel, the summit of the
prophets, /
the forerunner of the coming of
Christ, /
Elijah the glorious from on high did send down grace
to Elisha, /
he driveth away diseases and
cleanseth lepers. //
Wherefore, he poureth forth healings upon them that
honor him.
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: The Lord will give strength unto His people;
the Lord will bless
His people with peace.
Choir:
The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people
with
peace.
Reader: Bring
unto the Lord, ye sons of God, bring unto the Lord the sons of rams.
Choir:
The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people
with
peace.
Reader: In the 4th Tone: Thou art a priest
forever, after the order of Melchizedek.
Choir:
Thou art a priest forever, after
the order of Melchizedek.
Reader:
The
Corinthians: [I
Corinthians 1:10-18 (§124); James 5:10-20 (§57)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 7th Tone: It is good
to give praise unto the Lord, and to chant
unto Thy name, O Most
High.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: To proclaim in the morning Thy mercy, and
Thy truth by night.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 4th
Tone: Moses and Aaron among His
priests, and Samuel among them
that call upon His
name.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matthew 14:14-22
(§58) and Luke 4:22-30 (§14)]
Kontakia
Tone 7: No longer will the dominion of death be able
to keep men captive; /
for Christ
hath descended, demolishing and destroying the powers thereof. /
Hades is bound; /
the
prophets rejoice with one voice, saying: /
A Savior
hath come for them that have faith. //
Come
forth, ye faithful, for the Resurrection.
Glory…
Tone 2: O renowned Elijah, prophet and seer of the
mighty works of God, /
who by thy word didst check the
torrential rain-clouds: //
pray for us to the only Lover of
mankind.
Both now... Tone 6: O protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, /
O
mediation unto the Creator unfailing, /
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