Sunday of the Prodigal Son / Tone 6
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos
6; Triodion 4, from Ode 6.
1. Remember me when Thou comest in Thy kingdom, O God my Savior, and save me,
for Thou alone lovest mankind.
2. By a tree was Adam deceived; yet again by the Tree of the Cross was the thief saved,
who cried out: Remember me in Thy kingdom, O Lord!
3. O Bestower of life, Who hadst broken down the gates and portals of hades, Thou hast
saved all who cry out to Thee, O Savior: Glory to Thine arising!
4. O Thou Who by Thy burial hast made death captive, and by Thy resurrection hast
filled all with joy: remember me, in that Thou art compassionate.
5. The myrrh-bearing women who came to the tomb heard an angel cry out: Christ, Who
hath enlightened all things is risen!
6. Together let us all hymn Christ, Who was nailed to the Cross and hath delivered the
world from beguilement.
7. The depth of sin ever holds me fast, and the tempest of transgressions overwhelms me.
Pilot me, O Christ my God, to the haven of life and save me, King of glory.
8. I have wasted in evil living the riches which the Father gave me, and now am brought
to poverty. I am filled with shame and enslaved to fruitless thoughts. Therefore I cry to
Thee who lovest mankind: Take pity on me and save me.
9. I am wasted with hunger, deprived of every blessing, and an exile from Thy presence,
O Christ supreme in loving-kindness. Take pity on me as I now return, and save me as I
sing the praises of Thy love for mankind.
10. O Maiden who hast conceived Christ the Savior and Master, though in my poverty I
lack all good, count me worthy of salvation, O pure Virgin, that I may sing the praises of
thy majesty.
Troparia
Tone 6. Angelic hosts were above Thy tomb, /
and they that guarded Thee became as dead. /
And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate body. /
Thou didst despoil
hades and wast not tempted by it. /
Thou
didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life.
//
O Thou Who
didst rise from the dead, O Lord, glory be to Thee.
Glory… [Troparion of the
Both now…
[Resurrectional Theotokion in the same tone as the Troparion of the
Tone 1: When Gabriel
announced to thee, “Rejoice!”, O Virgin, /
the Master of all became incarnate within thee, the holy
tabernacle, at his cry, /
as the righteous David said. /
Thou wast shown to be more
spacious than the heavens, /
having borne thy Creator.
/
Glory to Him Who made His abode
within thee! /
Glory to Him Who came forth from
thee! //
Glory to Him Who hath set us free
by thy birthgiving.
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: Save, O Lord, Thy people.
Choir: and bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: The
Corinthians: [1
Corinthians 6:12-20 (§135)]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 6th Tone.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: He
that dwelleth in the help of the Most High shall abide in the shelter of the
God of heaven.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: He
shall say unto the Lord: Thou art my helper and my refuge. He is my God,
and I will
hope in Him.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 15:11-32 (§79)]
Kontakia
[Kontakion of the
Glory... Both now... Tone
3: Having foolishly abandoned Thy
paternal glory, /
I squandered on vices the wealth
which Thou gavest me. /
Wherefore, I cry unto Thee with the
voice of the Prodigal: /
I have sinned before Thee, O
compassionate Father. /
Receive me as one repentant, //
and make me as one of Thy hired servants.