13th
Sunday After Pentecost / Commemoration of the Miracle of St. Michael the
Archangel at Colossae
Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6;
Archangel 4, from Ode 3.
1. By the tree was Adam
forced to depart from paradise; but by the Tree of the Cross was the thief made
to dwell in paradise. For the one by
tasting, broke the commandment of the creator; while the other, crucified with
Him, confessed the hidden God, crying out: Remember me in Thy kingdom!
2. O Lord Who wast
lifted up upon the Cross, Who hast destroyed the power
of death and as God hast destroyed the record of our sins, grant also the
repentance of the thief unto us who faithfully serve Thee and cry out to thee,
O Christ God Who alone lovest mankind: Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
3. On the Cross Thou
didst tear asunder with the spear the record of our sins; and, numbered among
the dead, Thou didst bind the tyrant of hades, O Lord
Who lovest mankind, Who by Thy resurrection hast delivered all from the bonds
of hades. Thereby have we been
illumined, and we cry to Thee: Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
4. O Thou Who alone art
immortal, Who wast crucified and as almighty didst
arise from the tomb on the third day, and hast raised up Adam, the first
created: Vouchsafe that I also may turn to repentance with my whole heart, and
may ever cry out to Thee with fervent faith: Remember me, O Savior, in Thy
kingdom!
5. For our sake He Who
is without passion became a man subject to the passions; and, nailed of His own
will to the Cross, He hath raised us up with Himself. Wherefore, we glorify His Cross, passion, and
resurrection, whereby we have been refashioned and whereby we also are saved,
who cry out: Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
6. O ye faithful, let
us entreat Him who hath risen from the dead, hath made captive the dominion of
hades, and wast seen by the myrrh-bearing women and said to them: “Rejoice!”,
that He deliver from corruption the souls of us who ever cry out to Him with
the voice of the noble thief: Remember us also in Thy kingdom!
7. With divine might dost thou encircle all the
earth, O most praised chief among the angels, rescuing us that call upon thy
divine name from the cruel enemy.
8. O supreme commander
of God, of aspect most divine, thou hast been a divine herald, and undaunted
intercessor for the faithful, a guide to those who are astray and an
instructor.
9. Thou wast a most pure mirror of the splendor
of God, radiantly reflecting the manifestation of the honored Spirit, O right
wondrous Michael, first among the angels.
10. He Who by His own will wrought the immaterial
intelligences made His abode within thy divine womb as was His desire, O
all-immaculate one. The Unseeable is
seen in the flesh.
Troparia
Tone 4: Having learned
the joyful proclamation of the Resurrection from the angel, /
and having cast off the ancestral
condemnation, /
the women disciples of the Lord spake to
the apostles exultantly: /
Death is despoiled and Christ God is
risen, //
granting to the world great mercy.
[Troparion of
the Temple]
Glory… Tone 4: Supreme
commander of the heavenly hosts, /
we unworthy ones implore thee /
that by thy supplications thou wilt encircle us /
with the shelter of the wings of thine immaterial glory, /
and guard us who fall down before thee and fervently cry: /
deliver us from dangers, //
since thou art the leader of the hosts on high.
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 4th Tone: How magnified are Thy works O Lord! In
wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Choir: How
magnified are Thy works O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Reader: Bless
the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, Thou hast been
magnified exceedingly.
Choir:
How magnified are Thy works O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Reader: In the Same Tone: He maketh His angels
spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
Choir: He
maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame
of fire.
Reader: The Reading is from the First Epistle of
the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians: [I
Cor. 16:13-24 (§166); Heb. 2:2-10 (§305)]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 4th Tone: Bend Thy bow, and proceed prosperously, and be king,
because of truth and meekness and righteousness.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Thou
hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In
the 5th Tone: Praise Him, all ye His angels, praise Him, all
ye His hosts.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 21:33-42 (§87); Luke 10:16-21
(§51)]
Kontakia
Tone 4: My Savior and Redeemer
hath, as God, /
raised up the
earthborn from the grave and from their fetters, /
and He hath
broken the gates of hades, /
and, as Master,
//
hath risen on
the third day.
[Kontakion of the Temple]
Glory… Tone
2: Supreme commander of God and
minister of the Divine Glory, /
guide of men and leader of the angels, /
ask for what is to our profit and for
great mercy, //
since thou art the Supreme Commander of
the bodiless hosts.
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.