25th Sunday after Pentecost / Holy
Martyrs Galacteon and his wife Episteme
Beatitudes on 8, from the
Octoechos.
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. O
unoriginate Trinity, indivisible Essence, Unity equally enthroned, equal in
honor
and glory, transcendent Nature and Kingship: Save us
who praise Thee with faith!
8. Rejoice, spacious habitation of God! Rejoice, ark of the new covenant! Rejoice, jar
whence the heavenly Manna is given to all!
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 4: In their sufferings O Lord, /
Thy martyrs
received imperishable crowns from Thee, our God; /
for, possessed of
Thy might, /
they cast down
the tormentors and set at naught the feeble audacity of the demons. //
By their
supplications save 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 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
Israel.
Choir: Make
your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: Make your vows.
Choir: And pay
them to the Lord our God.
Reader:
The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians:
[Eph. 4:1-6 (§224)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 8th Tone:
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: 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!
Gospel [Luke 8:41-56
(§39)]
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 Temple]
Glory… Tone 2: Having struggled splendidly, /
ye were reckoned among the legions of Christ’s martyrs /
which fought valiantly, O glorious Galacteon, /
with Episteme, thine honored spouse, who suffered with thee. //
Unceasingly entreat the one God in behalf of us all.
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.