32nd Sunday after Pentecost / Venerable Euthymius the Great
Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6; Saint 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. Emulating Hannah, she who gave thee birth brought thee, like the venerable Samuel of old as a living sacrifice to God, Who had glorified thee even before thou wast conceived.
8. Aflame with rich love for God, O venerable one, with most pious resolve thou didst achieve mastery over the passions; wherefore, the grace of God rested upon thee.
9. Born of a barren woman, thou wast shown to be a most skilled husbandman of spiritual fertility, cutting down the weeds of impiety and scattering the divine seed of piety, O venerable one.
10. Thou didst seal the sayings of the prophets of God and their prophecies. Yeas, thou didst fulfill all their divine utterances, O blessed and most immaculate one.
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: Rejoice, O desert who hast not given birth! /
Be of good cheer, O thou who hast not felt the pangs of travail! /
For the man of spiritual desires hath multiplied children for thee, /
planting them with piety and nurturing them with abstinence /
unto the perfection of the virtues. /
Through his supplications, O Christ God, //
bring peace to our life.
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… Tone 8: Creation found joy in thine honored nativity /
and in thy divine memory, O venerable one, /
receiving the goodly cheer of thy many miracles. /
Give richly of them to our souls, and wash away the defilement of our sins, //
that we may chant: Alleluia!
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 7th Tone: The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.
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: In the Same Tone: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.
Choir: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.
Reader: The Reading is from the First Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to Timothy:
[I Tim. 4:9-15 (§285 mid.); Heb. 13:17-21 (§335)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 7th Tone: 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!
Reader: In the 6th Tone: Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, in His commandments shall he greatly delight.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 19:1-10 (§94); Luke 6:17-23 (§24)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest! In everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be; he shall not be afraid of evil tidings. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!