Sunday of the Last Judgment / New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
Beatitudes on 12: Octoechos 4; Triodion 4, from Ode 3; Saints 4.
 
1. We offer Thee the cry of the thief, and we pray: Remember us in Thy kingdom, O 
Savior.
 
2. For the forgiveness of transgressions we offer unto Thee the Cross which Thou didst 
accept for our sake, O Thou who lovest mankind.
 
3. We bow down in worship, O Master, before Thy burial and rising, whereby Thou hast 
delivered the world from corruption, O Thou Who lovest mankind.
 
4. By Thy death hath death been slain, O Lord, and by Thy resurrection hast Thou saved 
the world, O Savior.

5. The Lord comes, and who shall endure the fear of His coming? Who shall dare to

appear before His face? But prepare thyself to meet Him, O my soul.

6. Let us make haste before it is too late; let us lament, let us be reconciled to God before

the end comes. For fearful is the judgment at which all of us shall stand naked.

7. Have mercy, O Lord, have mercy on me, I cry to Thee, when Thou comest with Thine

angels to give to every man due return for his deeds.

8. How shall I endure the naked wrath of Thy judgment, for I have disobeyed Thy

commandment? But spare, O spare me in the hour of judgment.

 
9. Remember, O Lord, the dreadful torments which the new passion-bearers suffered for 
Thee, who have now sprouted forth from our race; and accept their entreaties for our 
salvation.
 
10. O righteous Judge, Thou hast opened the kingdom of heaven unto the confessors of 
the Church of Russia. Hearken, O Lord, unto their righteousness, and give ear unto their 
supplication for the salvation of our souls.
 
11. O most divine Trinity, return us from our captivity! We know that sin hath increased 
in our land more than ever before; yet grace also hath shone forth in the struggle of the 
new saints, who also entreat Thee, O thrice-holy God, for the salvation of our souls.
 
12. Gather the dispersed; raise up the faint-hearted; call them that have renounced the 
holy Faith and convert them, O gracious and all-pure Virgin Mary, entreating Christ the 
Savior, with the holy new martyrs and confessors, for the forgiveness and salvation of our 
souls. 

Troparia

Tone 2: When Thou didst descend unto death, O Life Immortal, /
then didst Thou slay Hades with the lightning of Thy Divinity. /
And when Thou didst also raise the dead out of the nethermost depths, /
all the Hosts of the heavens cried out: //
O Life-giver, Christ our God, glory be to Thee.

Glory… Tone 4: O ye holy hierarchs, royal passion-bearers and pastors, /
monks and laymen, men, women and children, /
ye countless new-martyrs, confessors, /
blossoms of the spiritual meadow of Russia, /
who blossomed forth wondrously in time of grievous persecutions /
bearing good fruit for Christ in your endurance: /
Entreat Him, as the One that planted you, /
that He deliver His people from godless and evil men, /
and that the Church of Russia /
be made steadfast through your blood and suffering, //
unto the salvation of our souls.
 
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 3^rd Tone: Great is our Lord, and great is His strength,

and of His understanding there is no measure.

Choir: Great is our Lord, and great is His strength, and of His understanding there is no

measure.

Reader: Praise ye the Lord, for a psalm is a good thing; let praise be sweet unto our

God.

Choir: Great is our Lord, and great is His strength, and of His understanding there is no

measure.

Reader: The Prokimenon in the 7th Tone: For Thy sake, O Lord, we are slain all the

day long.

Choir: For Thy sake, O Lord, we are slain all the day long.

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

[1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2 (§140); Romans 8:28-39 (§99)]

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 4th tone: The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered

them out of all their tribulations

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Gospel [Matthew 25:31-46 (§106) and Luke 21:12-29 (§106)]

Kontakia

Glory… Tone 2: O ye new passion-bearers of Russia, /
who have with your confession finished the course of this earth, /
receiving boldness through your sufferings: /
Beseech Christ Who strengthened you, /
that we also, whenever the hour of trial find us /
may receive the gift of courage from God. /
For ye are a witness to us who venerate your struggle, /
that neither tribulation, prison, nor death //
can separate us from the love of God.

Both now... Tone 1: When Thou, O God, shalt come to earth with glory, /

and all things tremble, /

and the river of fire floweth before the Judgment Seat /

and the books are opened, and the hidden things made public, /

then deliver me from the unquenchable fire //

and deem me worthy to stand at Thy right hand, O most righteous Judge.