19th Sunday after Pentecost / Ss. Cyprian and Justina

Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos: 6; Martyrs: 4, from Ode 3.
 
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. Risen from the tomb, Thou didst meet the myrrh-bearing women; and Thou didst tell Thy disciples to announce Thine arising.
 
6. Those who slept in darkness, beholding Thee, the Light, in the nethermost parts of hades, O Christ, were raised from the dead.
 
7. Suffused with spiritual love for Christ like Paul, thou becamest His disciple, O most wise Cyprian.
 
8. Christ betrothed Himself to thee, giving thee vesture of glory and a robe of regeneration in place of the garments of the passions.
 
9. Having before avidly encouraged the athletes, O most lauded Cyprian, thou wast later also a witness to the Truth.
 
10. In lordly manner and true do we, the faithful, honor thee, the Theotokos; for thou gavest birth to God in the flesh, O most immaculate one.
 
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.
 

[Troparion of the Temple]

Glory… Tone 4: As thou didst share in the ways of the apostles /
and didst occupy their throne, /
thou didst find thine activity to be a passage to divine vision, /
O divinely inspired one. / 
Wherefore, ordering the word of truth, /
thou didst suffer for the Faith even to the shedding of thy blood, /
O hieromartyr Cyprian. / 
Entreat Christ God, //
that our souls be saved.
 
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 2nd Tone: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He is become my salvation.

Choir: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He is become my salvation.

Reader: With chastisement hath the Lord chastened me, but He hath not given me over unto death.

Choir: The Lord is my strength and my song, and He is become my salvation.

Reader:  In the 7th Tone: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.
Choir: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

Reader: The Reading is from the Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians: [II Cor. 11:31-12:9 (§194); I Tim. 1:12-17 (§280).]

Reader: Alleluia in the 2nd Tone: The Lord hear thee in the day of affliction; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Reader: O Lord, save the king, and hearken unto us in the day when we call upon Thee.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Reader: Thy priests shall be clothed with righteousness, and Thy righteous shall rejoice.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Gospel [Luke 6:31-36 (§26); John 10:9-16 (§36)]

Kontakia

Tone 2: Thou didst rise from the tomb, O omnipotent Savior, /
and Hades was terrified on beholding the wonder; /
and the dead arose, /
and creation at the sight thereof rejoiceth with Thee. /
And Adam also is joyful, //
and the world, O my Savior, praiseth Thee for ever.

[Kontakion of the Temple]

Glory… Tone 1: Turning from the sorcerous arts to the knowledge of God, / 
O divinely wise one, / 
thou wast shown to be a most wise physician for the world, / 
granting healings to those who honor thee, O Cyprian, with Justina. / 
Pray thou with her to the Master Who loveth mankind, // 
that He save our souls.

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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