8th Sunday after Pentecost / The
Holy Glorious Prophet Elijah
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos 6;
Prophet 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. He Who alone sustaineth every living thing by His good will, through a raven
provided thee with a banquet as a chosen guest, O Prophet. To Him do we all cry out:
Thou art our God, and there is none holy save Thee, O Lord!
8. Grace be to the Benefactor and Guardian Who, in His ineffable providence, nourished
the widow and the prophet. To Him do we all cry out: Thou art our God, and none is
holy save Thee, O Lord!
9. With mercy didst thou chastise all, and takest pity on all that with faith have recourse
to thee in thy temple. And in asking help of thee they have in no wise erred.
10. O Mistress, we hymn thee as a place of the priesthood of glory and the altar which
held Christ, the Bread of life, O pure 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: The incarnate angel, the summit of the
prophets, /
the forerunner of
the coming of Christ, /
Elijah the
glorious from on high did send down grace to Elisha, /
he driveth away
diseases and cleanseth lepers. //
Wherefore, he
poureth forth healings upon them that honor him.
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 2: O renowned Elijah, prophet and seer of the
mighty works of God, /
who
by thy word didst check the torrential rain-clouds: //
pray
for us to the only Lover of mankind.
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 4th Tone: Thou art a priest
forever, after the order of Melchizedek.
Choir:
Thou art a priest forever, after
the order of Melchizedek.
Reader:
The
Corinthians:
[I Cor. 1:10-18 (§124); James 5:10-20
(§57)]
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 4th
Tone: Moses and Aaron among His
priests, and Samuel among them
that call upon His
name.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 14:14-22
(§58); Luke 4:22-30 (§14)]
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!