9th Sunday after Pentecost / Martyr
Eusignius of Antioch/ Forefeast of the Transfiguration
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos: 6;
Forefeast: 4, from Ode 3.
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 & 8. He Who hath dominion over all creation
hath become visible, assuming the form
of a servant; and thereby He hath shown to His
disciples the unapproachable effulgence
of His divinity, as far as they were able to
perceive it.
9. Christ the Sun cometh to the mountain to shine
forth glory, and to dim with His light
the shining morning-star; and illumined by His rays,
let us celebrate the forefeast today.
10. Fulfilling the words of eternal life, Christ
stood forth as one who showeth things to
others that they might understand; and He was well
pleased to show forth in Himself the
radiant glory of the Father.
Troparia & Kontakia
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.
Tone 4: Let us go forth to meet the transfiguration of
Christ, /
splendidly
celebrating the forefeast thereof, O ye faithful; and let us cry aloud: /
The day
of divine gladness hath arrived! /
The
Master ascendeth Mount Tabor //
to shine
forth the beauty of His divinity!
[Troparion
of the Temple]
Tone 8:
Having risen from the tomb, Thou didst raise up the
dead and didst resurrect Adam. /
Eve also danceth at Thy Resurrection, //
and the ends of the world celebrate Thine arising from
the dead, O Greatly-merciful one.
Glory…[Kontakion
of the Temple]
Both now... Tone 4: Human nature is made divinely luminous today /
by the
transfiguration of God, //
and
crieth out in gladness: Christ is transfigured, saving us all!
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
Corinthians:
[I Cor. 3:9-17 (§128)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 8th Tone:
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Come
let us rejoice in the Lord, let us shout with jubilation unto God our
Savior.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Let us come before His countenance with
thanksgiving, and with psalms let us
shout in
jubilation unto Him.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 14:22-34
(§59)]
Communion
Verse:
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest!
Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!