4th
Sunday After Pentecost / The
Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God
Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6; Icon 4, from Ode 3.
1. From paradise didst Thou drive our forefather Adam, who had broken Thy
commandment, O Christ; but, O Compassionate One, Thou didst cause to dwell therein
the thief who confessed Thee on the cross, crying out: “Remember me, O Savior, in Thy
kingdom!”
2. With the curse of death didst Thou condemn us who had sinned, O Lord, Bestower of
life; yet having suffered in Thy flesh, O sinless Master, Thou hast granted life unto
mortals who cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
3. In rising from the dead, Thou hast raised us up from the passions with Thyself through
Thy resurrection, O Lord; and all the power of death hast Thou destroyed, O Savior.
Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
4. O Thou who as God grantest life, by Thy three days in the tomb Thou didst raise up
with Thyself the dead in hell, and as One Who is good Thou hast poured forth
incorruption upon all of us who with faith ever cry out: “Remember us also in Thy
kingdom!”
5. Risen from the dead, O Savior, Thou didst first appear to the myrrh-bearing women,
crying out: “Rejoice!” and through them Thou didst announce Thy resurrection to Thy
friends, O Christ. Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee, “Remember us also in Thy
kingdom!”
6. Moses, stretching out his arms on the mountain, prefigured the Cross and thus
conquered Amelek. And, receiving it with faith as a mighty weapon against the demons,
we all cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
7. Putting aside all earthly thought, O ye divinely wise, come ye to greet the all-comely
beam who holdeth the all-luminous Ray, Who enlighteneth and enricheth the whole
world with mercy.
8. Having acquired thy most precious and wonder-working icon as a mighty ally and an
impregnable rampart, O Mother of god, the princes of Russia pray to thee, that thou grant
victory over all heresies to our pious Orthodox hierarchs.
9. Thou hast been shown to be a radiant cloud washing clean the defilements of our
bodies with the dew of grace and enlightening our souls, O thou who alone are most hymned.
10. Thou hast been revealed as a most fruitful tree delighting all with food which
perisheth not, and gladdening men’s souls, O pure Bride of God. Pour forth goodly gifts
upon all, and save us from violent tribulations.
Troparia
Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad; let earthly things rejoice; /
for the Lord hath wrought might with His arm. /
He hath trampled down death by death; /
the first-born of the dead hath He become. /
From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us //
and Hath granted to the world great mercy.
Glory… Both now… Tone 4:
Today the most glorious city of Moscow is adorned, /
having received thy wonder-working icon like the radiance of the sun; /
and hastening to it and entreating thee, /
we, O Mistress, cry out thus: /
O all-wondrous Mistress Theotokos, /
entreat Christ our God, Who became incarnate through thee, /
that He deliver this city, and all cities and lands where Christians dwell, /
unharmed by all the assaults of the enemy, //
and save thou our souls, in that thou art compassionate.
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: In the Same Tone: My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit
hath rejoiced
in God my Savior.
Choir: My soul doth
magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the
Holy Apostle Paul to the Romans:
[Rom. 6:18-23 (§93); Phil. 2:5-11 (§240).]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 3rd Tone: In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me not be put to
shame
in the age to come.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Be Thou unto me a God to defend me and a
house of refuge to save me.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In
the 2nd Tone: Arise, O
Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy holiness.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 8:5-13 (§25); Luke 10:38-42,11:27-28 (§54)]
Kontakia
Tone 3: Thou didst rise today from the tomb, O Merciful One, /
and didst lead us out of the gates of death. /
Today Adam danceth and Eve rejoiceth; /
and together with them both the prophets and patriarchs //
unceasingly praise the divine might of Thine authority.
Glory… Both now... Tone 8:
As ones delivered from
evils by the arrival of thy precious image, O Mistress Theotokos,/
do we splendidly chant hymns of victory to thee, the
chosen leader, on the feast of thy meeting, //
and we cry to thee as is
our wont: Rejoice, O Bride unwedded!