25th
Sunday after Pentecost / The Holy Apostle and Evangelist Matthew
Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6;
Apostles 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. O Word of God, thou hast shown Thine apostles
forth as beacons of life which drive away the gloom of ungodliness and illumine
the whole world with Thy divine glory, O Master.
8. Having armed the most valiant Matthew with
Thine armor, O Savior, thou hast made him mightier than the tyrants and hast
shown him to be the destroyer of the deception of idolatry, O Master Who lovest
mankind.
9. The sound of thy fiery tongue consumed the
temples of the demons, O divinely inspired Matthew, thou instrument of the
Comforter, through whom Christ, the hypostatic Life of all, is proclaimed.
10. The clarion of theology which soundeth forth
mightily hath illumined the divinely wise Matthew to proclaim to the people the
Effulgence of the Trinity and the incarnation of the Word from thee, O all-pure
one, in manner past understanding.
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: Zealously following Christ
the Master, /
Who,
in His goodness, appeared to men on earth /
and
called thee from thy tax-booth, /
thou
wast shown to be a chosen apostle /
and
a clarion-voiced proclaimer of the Gospel to the whole world. /
Wherefore,
we honor thy precious memory, O divinely eloquent Matthew. /
Entreat
the merciful God, //
that
He grant remission of sins unto our souls.
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
Israel.
Choir: Make
your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: In the Same
Tone: Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth, and their words unto
the ends of the world.
Choir: Their sound hath gone forth into all the
earth, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Reader: The
[Eph.
4:1-6 (§224); I Cor. 4:9-16 (§131)]
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 1st Tone: The
heavens shall confess Thy wonders, O Lord, and Thy truth in the congregation of
saints.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 10:25-37 (§53); Matt. 9:9-13 (§30)]
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
Tone 4: Casting off the yoke of thy publican’s
office, /
thou
didst shoulder the yoke of righteousness /
and
wast shown to be a most excellent merchant, /
bringing
in the wisdom from on high as riches. /
Wherefore,
thou didst preach the Word of truth /
and
hast uplifted the souls of the despondent, //
describing
the hour of judgment.
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.