4th Sunday After Pentecost / The Holy New Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth
Beatitudes on 10 Octoechos 6;
Martyr 4, from Ode 3.
1. From paradise didst Thou drive our forefather Adam,
who had broken Thy commandment, O Christ; but, O Compassionate One, Thou didst cause to dwell therein the thief who confessed
Thee on the cross, crying out: “Remember me, O Savior, in Thy kingdom!”
2. With the curse of death didst Thou condemn us who had
sinned, O Lord, Bestower of life; yet having suffered in Thy flesh, O sinless
Master, Thou hast granted life unto mortals who cry
out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
3. In rising from the dead, Thou
hast raised us up from the passions with Thyself through Thy resurrection, O
Lord; and all the power of death hast Thou destroyed, O Savior. Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee:
“Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
4. O Thou who as God grantest life, by Thy three days in
the tomb Thou didst raise up with Thyself the dead in hell, and as One Who is good Thou hast poured forth incorruption upon all of us who
with faith ever cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
5. Risen from the dead, O Savior, Thou
didst first appear to the myrrh-bearing women, crying out: “Rejoice!” and
through them Thou didst announce Thy resurrection to Thy friends, O
Christ. Wherefore, with faith we cry out
to Thee, “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
6. Moses, stretching out his arms on the mountain, prefigured the Cross and thus conquered Amelek. And, receiving it with faith as a mighty weapon against the demons, we all cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
7. The beginning of thine earthly life didst thou spend in the city of Darmstadt, where the pious martyred Tsar built a church to the holy Mary Magdalene, equal of the apostles.
8. Thou didst find everlasting peace in the holy convent of that same saint, in the holy city of Jerusalem, near the church of the Dormition of the All-holy Theotokos, whom thou didst love with all thy heart.
9. There now, in Holy Gethsemane, are thy holy relics preserved, before which we, thine unworthy and useless servants, bow down in piety.
10. In thy womb thou didst receive the one, infinite God, O all-pure Theotokos; wherefore, all of us, the faithful, bless thee with hymns.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad; let
earthly things rejoice; /
for the Lord hath wrought might
with His arm. /
He hath trampled down death by
death; /
the first-born of the dead hath
He become. /
From the belly of Hades hath He
delivered us //
and Hath granted to the world
great mercy.
Tone 4: Causing meekness, humility and love to dwell in thy soul, /
thou didst earnestly serve the suffering, /
O holy passion-bearer Princess Elizabeth; /
wherefore, with faith thou didst endure sufferings and death for Christ. //
With the martyr Barbara pray for all who honor you with love.
Tone 3: Thou didst rise today from the
tomb, O Merciful One, /
and didst lead us out of the
gates of death. /
Today Adam danceth and Eve
rejoiceth; /
and together with them both the
prophets and patriarchs //
unceasingly praise the divine
might of Thine authority.
Glory… Tone 4: Taking up the Cross of Christ,
/
thou didst pass from royal glory to the glory of heaven, /
praying for thine enemies, O holy martyred Princess
Elizabeth; /
and with the martyr Barbara thou didst find everlasting
joy. //
Therefore, pray ye in behalf of our souls.
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 3rd Tone: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto
our King, chant ye.
Choir: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto
our King, chant ye.
Reader: Clap your hands, all ye nations; shout unto
God with a voice of rejoicing.
Choir: O chant unto our God, chant ye; chant unto
our King, chant ye.
Reader: In the 7th Tone:
For Thy sake, O Lord, we are slain all the day long.
Choir: For Thy sake, O Lord, we are
slain all the day long.
Reader:
The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Romans:
[Rom. 6:18-23 (§93); Rom. 8:28-39 (§99)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 3rd Tone: In Thee, O
Lord, have I hoped, let me not be put to shame in the age to come.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Be Thou
unto me a God to defend me and a house of refuge to save me.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 1st Tone: Our God is refuge
and strength, a helper in afflictions which mightily befall us.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 8:5-13
(§25); John 15:17-16:2 (§52)]
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!