9th
Sunday After Pentecost / The
Holy Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon
Beatitude Verses: Octoechos: 6; Martyr: 4 from Ode 3.
1. Remember us, O Christ, Thou Savior of the
world, as Thou didst remember the thief
upon
the Cross; and account us all worthy of Thy heavenly kingdom, O Thou Who alone
art
compassionate.
2. Hearken, O Adam, and rejoice with Eve; for he
who of old stripped you both naked,
and
by deception hath taken all of us captive, hath been set at nought by the Cross
of
Christ.
3. Nailed of Thine own will to the Tree, O our
Savior, Thou didst deliver Adam from the
curse
which came through the tree, and hast rewarded that which is in Thine image
with a
dwelling
in paradise, in that Thou art compassionate.
4. Today is Christ risen from the tomb, granting
incorruption unto all the faithful; and He
reneweth
the joy of the myrrh-bearing women after His suffering and resurrection.
5. Rejoice, O wise myrrh-bearing women, who were
first to behold the resurrection of
Christ, and who proclaimed
to the apostles the glad tidings of the restoration of the whole
world!
6. O ye apostles, who are manifestly the friends
of Christ and are to be enthroned with
Him in glory: entreat
Him with boldness, that He intercede for us, for ye are
His disciples.
7. Hearkening to the words of the Spirit, thou
didst become like good and fertile land,
receiving
the precious Seed and giving rise to salvation of souls, O thrice-blessed one.
8. Having been reborn in manner divinely
inspired, thou didst slay the arrogance of the
serpent’s
sting and didst restore a soul to life; and thou standest before the King of
all.
9. Loving the piety of thy mother, O glorious
one, thou didst despise the greatly
vexatious
godlessness of thy father; for, possessed of reason, thou didst choose that
which
is
better.
10. The Lord, Who holdeth all creation in His
divine hand, is borne on thine arm, O
Virgin. Him do thou now entreat, that He deliver from
misfortunes those who hymn thee.
Troparia
Tone 8: From on high
didst Thou descend, O compassionate One; /
to burial of
three days hast Thou submitted /
that Thou
mightest free us from our passions. //
O our Life and Resurrection, O
Lord, glory be to Thee.
[Troparion of
the
Glory… Tone 3: O holy passion-bearer and
healer Panteleimon, /
intercede with the merciful God //
that He grant unto our souls forgiveness of offences.
Both now… Tone 3:
We hymn thee who hast
mediated the salvation of our race, O Virgin Theotokos; /
for thy Son and our God, /
accepting suffering on the Cross in the flesh He had received
of thee, /
hath delivered us from corruption, //
in that He is the Lover of mankind.
The Epistle
Reader: The
Prokimenon in the 8th Tone: Make
your vows and pay them to the Lord
our God.
Choir: Make your vows and pay them to the Lord
our God.
Reader: In Judea is God known,
His name is great in
Choir:
Make your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 4th Tone:
Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of
Choir:
Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel.
Reader: The
Corinthians: [I Corinthians 3:9-17 (§128); II Timothy
2:1-10 (§292)]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 8th Tone: Come let us rejoice in the Lord, let us shout with
jubilation unto God our Savior.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Let us come before His countenance with
thanksgiving, and with psalms let us
shout in jubilation unto Him.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In
the 4thTone: The
righteous man shall flourish like a palm tree, and like a
cedar in
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matthew 14:22-34 (§59) and John
15:17-16:2 (§52)]
Kontakia
Tone 8: Having risen from the tomb, Thou didst raise up the dead and didst resurrect Adam. /
Eve also danceth at Thy
Resurrection, //
and
the ends of the world celebrate Thine arising from the dead, O Greatly-merciful
one.
[Kontakion of the
Glory… Tone 5: As an imitator of the Merciful One, /
and
as one who received from Him the grace of healing, /
O
passion-bearer and martyr of Christ our God, /
by
thy prayers heal the diseases of our souls, /
and
ever banish the snares of the enemy from them that cry with faith: //
Save
us, O Lord.
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.