23rd Sunday after Pentecost / Martyrs Plato and Romanus
Beatitudes
on 8, from the Octoechos.
1. Remember me when Thou comest in
Thy kingdom, O God my Savior, and save me, for Thou alone lovest mankind.
2. By a tree was Adam deceived; yet
again by the Tree of the Cross was the thief saved, who cried out: Remember me
in Thy kingdom, O Lord!
3. O Bestower of life, Who hadst
broken down the gates and portals of hades, Thou hast saved all who cry out to
Thee, O Savior: Glory to Thine arising!
4. O Thou Who by Thy burial hast
made death captive, and by Thy resurrection hast filled all with joy: remember
me, in that Thou art compassionate.
5. The myrrh-bearing women who came
to the tomb heard an angel cry out: Christ, Who hath enlightened all things is
risen!
6. Together let us all hymn Christ,
Who was nailed to the Cross and hath delivered the world from beguilement.
7. The Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit let us glorify, saying: O Holy Trinity, save Thou our souls!
8. O Virgin, who ineffably conceived in the latter days and gavest birth unto thy Creator: Save those who magnify thee!
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 6: Angelic hosts were above Thy tomb, /
and they that guarded Thee became as dead. /
And Mary stood by the grave seeking Thine immaculate
body. /
Thou didst despoil hades and wast not tempted by it. /
Thou didst meet the Virgin and didst grant us life. //
O Thou Who didst rise from the dead, O Lord, glory be to
Thee.
[Troparion of the Temple]
Tone 4: In their sufferings O Lord, /
Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee, our God; /
for, possessed of Thy might, /
they cast down the tormentors and set at naught the feeble audacity of the demons. //
By their supplications save our souls.
Tone 6:
Having by His life bestowing hand raised up all the dead
out of the dark abysses, /
Christ God, the Giver of life, hath bestowed the
Resurrection upon the fallen human race;/
for He is the Savior of all, //
the Resurrection, and the Life, and the God of all.
[Kontakion
of the Temple]
Glory... Tone
3: Thy holy memory doth gladden the
whole world, /
summoning all the faithful to thine all-honorable temple,
/
where, assembled now with joy, /
we chant in hymns amid splendor. /
Wherefore, O Plato, /
we cry out to thee: /
Deliver thy city from the invasion of the heathen, //
O holy one.
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 6th Tone: Save, O Lord, Thy
people and bless Thine inheritance.
Choir: Save, O Lord, Thy people and
bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: Unto Thee, O Lord, Will I
cry; O my God, be not silent unto me.
Choir: Save, O Lord, Thy people and
bless Thine inheritance.
Reader: Save,
O Lord, Thy people.
Choir: and
bless Thine inheritance.
Reader:
The Reading is from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians:
[Eph. 2:4-10 (§220)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 6th Tone.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: He that dwelleth in the help of the Most
High shall abide in the shelter of the God of heaven.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: He shall say unto the Lord: Thou art my
helper and my refuge. He is my God, and I will hope in Him.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 12:16-21
(§66)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!