26th
Sunday after Pentecost / Prophet Habakkuk
Beatitudes on 8, from the
Octoechos.
1. Through food did
the enemy lead Adam forth from paradise; but by the Cross hath
Christ led back to it the thief who cried: Remember me when Thou comest in Thy
kingdom!
2. With Adam and the
thief I worship Thy sufferings and glorify Thy resurrection; and I
cry out with a splendid voice: Remember me, O Lord, when Thou comest in Thy
kingdom!
3. O Sinless One, of
Thine own will Thou wast crucified and placed in the Tomb, yet
Thou didst arise as God, raising up with Thyself Adam who
crieth out: Remember me
when Thou comest in Thy kingdom!
4. Raising up the
temple of Thy body by Thy resurrection on the third day, O Christ
God, Thou didst raise up Adam and his descendants who cry:
Remember me when Thou
comest in Thy kingdom!
5. Very early, the
myrrh-bearing women arrived, weeping, at Thy tomb, O Christ God;
and they found an angel sitting there, clad in white
garments, who said: What seek ye?
Christ is risen!
Lament no longer!
6. When Thine apostles
went to the mountain whither Thou hadst commanded them to
go, and saw Thee, O Savior, they worshipped Thee; and Thou
didst send them unto the
nations, to teach and baptize them.
7. Let us worship the
Father, let us glorify the Son, and together let us hymn the all-holy
Spirit, crying out and saying: O most Holy Trinity, save us
all!
8. Thy people bring Thy
Mother before Thee to make supplication, O Christ. Through
her entreaties grant us Thy compassions, O Good One, that we
may glorify Thee Who
hast shone forth upon us from the tomb.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 1: When the stone had been sealed by the Jews, /
And the soldiers were
guarding Thine immaculate Body, /
Thou didst arise on the
third day, O Savior, /
granting life unto the
world. /
Wherefore, the Hosts of
the Heavens cried out to Thee, O Life-giver: /
Glory to Thy Resurrection,
O Christ. /
Glory to Thy kingdom. //
Glory to Thy dispensation,
O only Lover of mankind.
[Troparion of the Temple]
Tone 2: Celebrating
the memory of Thy prophet Habakkuk, O Lord, //
through him do we entreat
Thee: Save Thou our souls!
Tone 1: As God, Thou didst arise from the tomb in
glory, /
and Thou didst raise the
world together with Thyself. /
And mortal nature praiseth
Thee as God, /
and death hath vanished. /
And Adam danceth, O
Master, /
and Eve, now freed from
fetters, rejoiceth as she crieth out: /
Thou art He, O Christ, //
that grantest unto all
resurrection.
[Kontakion of the Temple]
Glory… Tone 8: O divinely eloquent Habakkuk /
who announced to the world
God’s coming forth from the south, from the Virgin, /
and who, standing on
divine watch, didst receive a report from the radiant angel: /
thou hast proclaimed the
resurrection of Christ to the world. /
Wherefore, in gladness we
cry out to thee: //
Rejoice, O splendid
adornment of the prophets!
Both now... Tone 6: O protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, /
O mediation unto the
Creator unfailing, /
disdain not the suppliant
voices of sinners, /
but be thou quick, O good
one, to help us who in faith cry unto thee; /
hasten to intercession and
speed thou to make supplication, //
thou who dost ever
protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in
the 1st Tone: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according
as we have hoped in Thee.
Choir: Let Thy mercy, O
Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee.
Reader: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise
is meet for the upright.
Choir: Let Thy mercy, O
Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee.
Reader: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us.
Choir: According as we have hoped in Thee.
Reader: The
Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians:
[Eph. 5:8-19 (§229)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 1st Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: O God who givest avengement unto me and hast
subdued people under me.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: It is He that
magnifieth the salvation of His king and worketh mercy for His anointed, for
David and for His seed unto eternity.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke
18:18-27 (§91]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest!
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!