9th
Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Photius and Anicetas / Afterfeast of
the Transfiguration
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos: 6; Feast: 4, from Ode 7.
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. Illumined by the light
of unapproachable glory on Mount Tabor, the apostles cried out to Christ: “O
God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!”
8. Enraptured by the
effulgence of the divine voice, the dew-bearing cloud and the radiance, O
Christ, the apostles chanted: “O God of our fathers, blessed art Thou!”
9. Now have invisible
things become visible to the apostles: the Divinity which shone forth in the
flesh on Mount Tabor upon those who cry: Blessed art Thou forever, O Lord God!
10. The apostles were
moved to awe by fear on Mount Tabor, marveling at the majesty of the kingdom of
God, and crying out: Blessed art Thou forever, O Lord God!
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.
Tone 7: Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our God, /
showing to Thy
disciples Thy glory as each one could endure; /
shine forth
Thou on us, who are sinners all, Thy light ever-unending /
through the
prayers of the Theotokos. O Light-giver, glory be to Thee.
[Troparion of
the Temple]
Tone 4: In their
sufferings O Lord, /
Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee, our God; /
for, possessed of Thy might, /
they cast down the tormentors and set at naught the feeble
audacity of the demons. //
By their supplications save our souls.
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.
[Kontakion of the Temple]
Glory… Tone 2: With anthems of praise, ye
faithful, /
let us all extol the
warriors of God, /
the yoke-pair of Christ’s
majesty; /
and let all of us who love
martyrs’ contests /
crown with our hymns of song
the staunch heralds of piety, //
who truly were friends and
lovers of our God.
Both now... Tone 7: On the mount Thou wast transfigured, /
and Thy disciples, as much
as they could bear, beheld Thy glory, O Christ God; /
so that when they should
see Thee crucified, /
they would know thy
passion to be willing, /
and would preach to the
world //
that Thou, in truth, art
the Effulgence of the Father.
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: 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: The Reading is from the First Epistle of
the Holy Apostle Paul to the
Corinthians: [I Cor. 3:9-17 (§128)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 8th Tone: 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!
Reader: In the Same Tone: Thine are the
heavens, and Thine is the Earth.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt.
14:22-34 (§59)]
Instead of
“It is truly meet…” we chant the Irmos of the 9th Ode of the First Canon of the
feast, Forth Tone:
Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, the Lord transfigured on Tabor.
Irmos: Thy birthgiving was undefiled: /
God came forth from thy
womb, /
and He appeared upon earth
/
wearing flesh and made His
dwelling among men; //
therefore we all magnify thee, O Theotokos.
Communion
Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest! O Lord, in the light of Thy face shall we
walk, and in Thy name shall we rejoice forever. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!