9th Sunday After Pentecost / The Procession of the Holy Cross, Holy Maccabean Martyrs

Beatitudes on 12: Octoechos 4; Cross: 4, from Ode 3; Martyrs: 4, from Ode 6.

 

1.  The fruit which slew me was beautiful and good to eat; but Christ is the Tree of life,

and eating of Him I do not die, but cry out with the thief: Remember me, O Lord, in Thy

kingdom!

 

2.  O Compassionate One, Who wast lifted up upon the Cross, Thou hast erased the

record of Adam’s ancient sin, and hast saved the whole human race from deception. 

Wherefore, we hymn Thee, O Lord and Benefactor.

 

3.  Thou didst nail our sins to the Cross, O compassionate Christ, and by Thy death Thou

didst slay death, O Thou who didst raise up the dead from among the dead.  Wherefore,

we worship Thy holy resurrection.

 

4. The serpent once poured its venom into the ears of Eve; but on the tree of the Cross,

Christ poured forth the sweetness of life upon the world.  Wherefore, we cry out:

Remember us, O Lord, in Thy kingdom!

 

5.  Of old, a sword was set to guard the blessed tree of life after the disobedience of

Adam the first created; but the Cross hath opened a path thereto.

 

6.  With eyes, mouth and soul, with our faces and hearts, let us all bow down before the

all-holy Cross of Christ, the Bestower of life, whereby the whole world is sanctified.

 

7.  Becoming temples of God today, as the prophets said, bowing down before the wood

of the all-holy Cross, all of us who are heirs thereto kiss it with fear.

 

8.  We chant hymns to thee, O Christ, and with faith entreat thy power: Rescue us from

the snares of the enemy, and direct all of us who hymn thee to the haven of salvation.

 

9.  Having arrayed yourselves in the vesture of martyrdom, O saints, ye embroidered it

with the feats of your suffering.

 

10.  Desiring to be with Christ, O most glorious martyrs, ye have run the course of

suffering with unwavering resolve.

 

11.  Preserving the law which Moses handed down, O holy ones, ye suffered lawfully,

putting the tyrant Antiochus to shame.

 

12.  O thou who alone gavest birth to the Word in the flesh at His word, deliver our souls

from the snares of the enemy, we pray.

 

Troparia

 

Tone 7: Thou didst destroy death by Thy Cross, /

Thou didst open paradise to the thief. /

Thou didst change the lamentation of the Myrrh-bearers, /

and Thou didst command Thine Apostles to proclaim  /

that Thou didst arise, O Christ God, //

and grantest to the world great mercy.

 

Glory… Tone 1:  By the pangs of the saints, /

which they suffered for Thee, O Lord, /

be Thou entreated, and heal Thou all our infirmities, //

we pray Thee, O Thou Who lovest mankind.

 

Both now…  Tone 1: O Lord, save Thy people /

and bless Thine inheritance. /

Grant Thou victory unto Orthodox Christians /

over their enemies, /

and by the power of Thy Cross //

do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth.

 

The Epistle

 

Reader: The Prokimenon in the 6th Tone:  Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine

inheritance.

Choir: Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.

Reader: Unto Thee, O Lord, Will I cry; O my God, be not silent unto me.

Choir: Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance.

Reader:  In the 4th Tone: In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been

wondrous; He hath wrought all His desires in them.

Choir:  In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been wondrous; He hath wrought

all His desires in them.

 

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

Corinthians:  [I Cor. 1:10-18 (§124); I Cor. 1:18-24 (§125); Heb. 11:33-12:2 (§330)]

 

Reader: Alleluia in the 4th Tone: Remember Thy congregation which Thou has

purchased from the beginning.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Reader: God is our King before the ages, He hath wrought salvation in the midst of the

earth.

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

Reader:  The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered them out of all

their tribulations

Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!

 

Gospel [Matt. 14:14-22 (§58); John 19:6-11,13-20,25-28,30-35 (§60); Matt. 10:32-33,37-38;19:27-30 (§38)]

 

Kontakia

 

Tone 7:  No longer will the dominion of death be able to keep men captive; /

for Christ hath descended, demolishing and destroying the powers thereof. /

 Hades is bound; /

the prophets rejoice with one voice, saying: /

A Savior hath come for them that have faith. // 

Come forth, ye faithful, for the Resurrection.

 

Glory… Tone 2:  O Seven pillars of the wisdom of God /

And seven-branched candlestick of the Divine Light /

Ye were great martyrs before the martyrs, O supremely-wise Maccabees. /

With them pray to the God of all //

That they who venerate you may be saved.

 

Both now… Tone 4:  O Thou Who wast lifted up willingly on the Cross, /

bestow Thy mercies upon the new community named after Thee, O Christ God; /

gladden with Thy power the Orthodox Christians, /

granting them victory over enemies; //

may they have as Thy help the weapon of peace, the invincible trophy.

 

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