8th Sunday after
Pentecost / Martyr
Eusignius of Antioch/ Forefeast of the Transfiguration
Beatitudes
on 10: Octoechos: 6; Forefeast: 4, from Ode 3.
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. Thou wast laid in the
tomb as one dead, O Christ, Thou Life of all; and Thou didst break down the
gates of hades; and having risen again in glory on the third day as One mighty,
Thou hast illumined all. Glory to Thine arising!
6. Having risen from the
dead on the third day, the Lord bestowed His peace upon His disciples; and
having blessed them, He sent them forth saying: Lead all into My kingdom!
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
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.
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 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… [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
Choir: The
Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with
peace.
Reader: Bring unto the Lord, ye sons of God, bring
unto the Lord the sons of rams.
Choir: The
Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with
peace.
Reader: The Lord will give strength unto His people.
Choir: the
Lord will bless His people with peace.
Reader: The Reading is from the First Epistle of the Holy
Apostle Paul to the
Corinthians: [I Cor. 1:10-18 (§124)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 7th 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 [Matt. 14:14-22 (§58)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!