Martyrs Gurias, Samonas, and Abibus, Saturday, Tone 8
Beatitudes on 6, from the Octoechos. 1. Remember us, O Christ, Savior of the world, as Thou didst remember the thief on the tree; and vouchsafe unto all Thy heavenly kingdom, O only Compassionate One. 2. O passion-bearers who endured all pain, by your wounds and grace divine ye have wounded all the darkness of the demons. 3. The venerable and divine hierarchs of Christ, the council of the prophets, and all the righteous saints, have received a heavenly inheritance. Let us bless them as is meet. 4. All who have departed this life with faith do thou settle in the lands of the righteous, O God; and show forth as heirs of paradise those who hymn Thee in godly manner. 5. I offer Thee a final hymn, O Trinity: Those whom Thou hast taken from us in faith do Thou vouchsafe the habitations of the saints; and have mercy on me, the prodigal. 6. O Virgin who gavest birth to the Fullness of all good things, fulfill our entreaties, asking for us remission of offenses, enlightenment and great mercy. At the entrance, the choir sings: O come let us worship and fall down before Christ, Who art wondrous in the saints, O Son of God, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Troparia & Kontakia Tone 2: O Apostles, Martyrs, and Prophets, /
Venerable and Righteous Ones; /ye that have accomplished a good labor and kept the Faith, /that have boldness before the Savior; O Good Ones, //intercede for us, we pray, that our souls be saved.
Tone 5: O Christ God, Thou hast given us an impregnable rampart /
in the miracles of Thy holy martyrs. /
Through their supplications destroy Thou the councils of the heathen /
and strengthen the scepters of kingdoms, //
in that Thou art good and lovest mankind.
Tone 2: Having received grace from on high, /
O most lauded martyrs, / ye intercede for those amid temptations; / wherefore, ye delivered the maiden from a bitter death, O holy ones: / for ye are truly the glory of Edessa // and the joy of the world.
Glory… Tone 8: With the saints give rest, O Christ, to the souls of Thy servants, //where there is neither sickness, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting. Both now… Tone 8:
In thee we have a wall and a haven, /
and an intercessor acceptable to God, Whom thou didst bear, //
O Theotokos unwedded, salvation of the faithful.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 4th Tone: In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been wondrous; He hath wrought all His desires in them.
Choir: In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been wondrous; He hath wrought all His desires in them.
Reader: I beheld the Lord ever before me, for He is at my right hand, that I might not be shaken.
Choir: In the saints that are in His earth hath the Lord been wondrous; He hath wrought all His desires in them.
Reader: In the 8th Tone: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous.
Choir: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians:
[Eph. 6:10-17 (§233); Col 1:3-6 (§249 mid)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 4th Tone: The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered them out of all their tribulations.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Many are the tribulations of the righteous, but the Lord shall deliver them out of them all.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered them out of all their tribulations.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 12:8-12 (§64); Luke 9:37-43 (§46)]
Communion Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!