6th Sunday After Pentecost / Afterfeast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist / VM Febronia

Beatitudes on 8, Octoechos 8.

 

1.  Believing Thee to be God, O Christ, the thief on the cross confessed Thee in a pure

manner, crying out from the depths of his heart:  Remember me in Thy kingdom, O Lord!

 

2.  Together let us hymn as Savior and Creator, Him Who on the Cross budded forth life

for our race and caused the curse which originated from the tree to wither up.

 

3.  By Thy death hast Thou destroyed the power of death, O Christ, and Thou didst raise

up with Thyself the dead of ages past, who now hymn Thee as our true God and Savior.

                

4.  Arriving at Thy tomb, O Christ, the honorable women sought to anoint Thee with

myrrh, O Bestower of life; but an angel appeared to them, crying out: The Lord is risen!

 

5.  When Thou wast crucified between two condemned thieves, O Christ, one of them

blasphemed Thee and was justly damned, while the other confessed Thee and dwelleth

now in paradise.

 

6.  When they had come to the choir of the apostles, the honorable women cried out:

Christ is risen!  Let us worship Him as Master and Creator.

 

7.  O indivisible Trinity, all-effecting and all-powerful Unity: Father, Son, and Holy

Spirit:  Thee do we hymn as our true God and Savior!

 

8.  Rejoice, O animate temple of God and impassible gate!  Rejoice, O fiery throne which

burneth yet is not consumed!  Rejoice, O Mother of Emmanuel, Christ our God!

 

Troparia

 

Tone 5:  Let us, O faithful, praise and worship the Word /

Who is co-unoriginate with the Father and the Spirit, /

and Who was born of the Virgin for our salvation; /

for He was pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh /

and to endure death, //

and to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection.

 

[Troparion of the Temple]

 

Tone 4: O Prophet and Forerunner of the coming of Christ, /

we who honor thee with love are unable to extol thee worthily; /

for by thy holy and august birth /

the barrenness of thy mother and the speechlessness of thy father were loosened, //

and the incarnation of the Son of God is proclaimed to the world.

 

Glory…Tone 4: 

Thy ewe-lamb Febronia cried out to thee with a loud voice, O Jesus: /

"I love Thee, O my Bridegroom, and, seeking Thee, I pass through many struggles; /

in Thy baptism, I am crucified and buried with Thee, /

and suffer for Thy sake, that I might reign with Thee; /

I die for Thee, that I might live with Thee. /

As an unblemished sacrifice accept me, who sacrifice myself with love for Thee." //

By her supplications, save Thou our souls, in that Thou art merciful.

 

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 5th Tone: Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and shalt

preserve us from this generation and for evermore.

Choir:  Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and shalt preserve us from this generation and for

evermore.

Reader:  Save me, O Lord for a righteous man there is no more.

Choir:  Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and shalt preserve us from this generation and for

evermore.

Reader:  In the 4th Tone: Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel.

Choir:  Wondrous is God in His saints, the God of Israel.

 

Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Romans:

[Rom. 12:6-14 (§110); II Cor. 6:1-10 (§181)]

 

Reader: Alleluia in the 5th Tone: Of Thy mercies, O Lord, will I sing for ever.  Unto

generation and generation will I declare Thy truth with my mouth.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Reader:  For Thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up for ever, in the heavens shall Thy

truth be established.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Reader:  In the 1st Tone: With patience I waited patiently for the Lord, and He was

attentive unto me, and He hearkened unto my supplication.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

 

Gospel [Matt. 9:1-8 (§29); Luke 7:36-50 (§33)]

 

Kontakia

 

Tone 5:  Unto hades, O my Savior, didst Thou descend, /

and having broken its gates as one omnipotent, /

Thou, as Creator, didst raise up the dead together with Thyself. /

And Thou didst break the sting of death, /

and didst deliver Adam from the curse, O Lover of mankind. /

Wherefore, we all cry unto Thee: //

Save us, O Lord.

 

[Kontakion of the Temple]

 

Tone 3:

She that was formerly barren giveth birth today to the Forerunner of Christ, /

Who is the fulfillment of all prophecy; /

for He Whom the prophets foretold is God the Word /

Who hath appeared to the prophet, herald, and forerunner //

when he laid his hand on Him in the Jordan.

 

Glory… Tone 6:  "O my Bridegroom, Jesus most sweet," /

cried Febronia, /

"it is not difficult for me to follow Thee; /

for the sweetness of Thy love hath given wings of hope to my soul, /

and the beauty of Thy mercy hath sweetened my heart, /

that I might drain the cup of sufferings in emulation of Thee, /

that Thou mayest worthily reckon me among the wise virgins /

who dance with Thee in Thy bridal-chamber." /

Wherefore, O venerable passion-bearer, /

honoring the struggles of thy labors, /

we entreat thee: //

Pray thou, that we not find the door of the bridal-chamber locked against us.

 

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.

 

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