Lazarus Saturday
The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is served
Beatitude Verses: 4 from Ode 3; 4 from Ode 6 of the Triodion
1. Displaying Thy two energies, O Savior, Thou
hast made manifest Thy two natures: for Thou art both God and man.
2. Though Thou art the Abyss of knowledge, Thou
dost ask where they have laid the body of Lazarus. For it was Thy purpose, O Giver of Life, to
raise him from the dead.
3. Going from one place to another, Thou hast,
as mortal man, appeared circumscribed; but, as God uncircumscribed, Thou
fillest all things.
4. At Thy divine word, Thou hast raised Lazarus,
O Christ. I pray Thee, raise me also, dead
through my many sins.
5
& 6. As true God Thou hast known of
the falling asleep of Lazarus and hast announced it before hand to Thy
disciples, giving them a proof, O Master, of the infinite power of Thy
divinity.
7
& 8. Thou who art by nature
uncircumscribed wast circumscribed in the flesh; coming to Bethany, O Master,
as man Thou dost weep over Lazarus, and by Thy power as God Thou dost raise him
on the fourth day from the dead.
At
the entrance, “O Come let us worship…” is sung as on Sundays.
Troparion
and Kontakion
Tone 1: In
confirming the common Resurrection, O Christ God, /
Thou didst raise up Lazarus from the dead before
Thy Passion. /
Wherefore, we also, like the children bearing the
symbols of victory, /
cry to Thee the Vanquisher of death: /
Hosanna in the highest; //
blessed is He that cometh in the name of the
Lord.
Glory… Both now… Tone 2:
Christ, the Joy of all, the Truth, the Light, /
the Life, the Resurrection of the world, /
hath, of His goodness, appeared to those on
earth, /
and become the archetype of the Resurrection, //
granting divine forgiveness unto all.
Instead
of the Trisagion: As many
as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia.
Thrice.
Glory to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages. Amen. Have put on Christ. Alleluia.
As
many as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Alleluia.
The Epistle
Reader: The
Prokimenon in the 3rd Tone: The Lord is my light and my
savior; whom then shall I fear?
Choir: The Lord is my light and my savior;
whom then shall I fear?
Reader: The Lord is the defender of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?
Choir: The Lord is my light
and my savior; whom then shall I fear?
Reader. The Lord is my light and my savior.
Choir: Whom then shall I fear?
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the
Holy Apostle Paul to the Hebrews:
[Hebrews
12:28-13:8]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 5th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: The Lord is King, He is clothed with
majesty.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: For He established the world which shall
not be shaken
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [John 11:1-45]
Instead of “It is truly
meet…” we chant the Irmos of the 9th Ode of the First Canon of the
Triodion, Eighth Tone:
who conceived within her womb the divine Fire /
and yet was not consumed; //
and let us magnify her in never-silent hymns.
Communion Verse:
Out of the mouths of babes and
sucklings hast Thou perfected praise. Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!