Forgiveness Sunday / Tone 8
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos:
6; Triodion: 4, from Ode 6.
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 Savior, in Thy compassion Thou hast clothed
me in Eden with a divinely woven
garment; but,
persuaded by the devil, I neglected Thy commandment and was stripped
naked in my
wretchedness.
8. O miserable soul, thou hast departed far from
God through thy carelessness; Thou hast
been deprived
of the delight of Paradise and parted from the angels; thou hast been led
down into
corruption. How art thou fallen!
9. Almighty God, have mercy and take pity on the
work of Thy hands. I have cut myself
off from the
choir of Thine angels; but I entreat Thee, loving Lord, reject me not.
10. O Mary chosen by God, Queen of the world,
thou hast borne the Lord who is King of
all and
Redeemer. I am a prisoner and an exile
from the glory of Paradise: I entreat thee,
call me back.
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.
Glory…
[Troparion of the Temple]
Both now… [Resurrectional Theotokion in the same tone
as the Troparion of the
Temple… the Tone of the week is given here:]
Tone 8: O
Good One, Who for our sake wast born of the Virgin /
and, having
endured crucifixion, cast down death by death, /
and as God
revealed the resurrection: /
disdain not that
which Thou hast fashioned with Thine own hand.
/
Show forth Thy
love for mankind, O Merciful One; /
accept the
Theotokos who gave Thee birth and prayeth for us; //
and save Thy
despairing people, O our Savior!
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: Make your vows
Choir: and pay them to the
Lord our God.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul
to the Romans:
[Romans 13:11-14:4 (§112)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 6th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: It
is good to give praise unto the Lord and to chant unto Thy name, O Most
High.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: To proclaim in
the morning Thy mercy, and Thy truth by night.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matthew 6:14-21 (§17)]
Kontakia
[Kontakion of the Temple]
Glory... Both
now... Tone 6: O Thou
guide unto wisdom, /
bestower of
prudence, instructor of the foolish and defender of the poor: /
Establish and
grant understanding unto my heart, O Master.
/
Grant me
speech, O Word of the Father; /
for behold, I
shall not keep my lips from crying unto Thee: O Merciful One, //
have mercy on
me who have fallen.