25th
Sunday after Pentecost / Martyr Paramon
Beatitudes on 8, from the Octoechos.
1. Remember us, O Christ, Thou Savior of the world, as Thou didst remember the thief upon the Cross; and account us all worthy of Thy heavenly kingdom, O Thou Who alone art compassionate. 2. Hearken, O Adam, and rejoice with Eve; for he who of old stripped you both naked, and by deception hath taken all of us captive, hath been set at nought by the Cross of Christ. 3. Nailed of Thine own will to the Tree, O our Savior, Thou didst deliver Adam from the curse which came through the tree, and hast rewarded that which is in Thine image with a dwelling in paradise, in that Thou art compassionate. 4. Today is Christ risen from the tomb, granting incorruption unto all the faithful; and He reneweth the joy of the myrrh-bearing women after His suffering and resurrection. 5. Rejoice, O wise myrrh-bearing women, who were first to behold the resurrection of Christ, and who proclaimed to the apostles the glad tidings of the restoration of the whole world! 6. O ye apostles, who are manifestly the friends of Christ and are to be enthroned with Him in glory: entreat Him with boldness, that He intercede for us, for ye are His disciples. 7. O unoriginate Trinity, indivisible Essence, Unity equally enthroned, equal in honor and glory, transcendent Nature and Kingship: Save us who praise Thee with faith! 8. Rejoice, spacious habitation of God! Rejoice, ark of the new covenant! Rejoice, jar whence the heavenly Manna is given to all! Troparia & Kontakia Tone 8: From on high didst Thou descend, O
compassionate One; /
to burial of three days
hast Thou submitted /
that Thou mightest free us
from our passions. //
O our Life and
Resurrection, O Lord, glory be to Thee.
[Troparion of the
Temple]
Tone 8: Having risen from the tomb, Thou didst raise
up the dead and didst resurrect Adam. /
Eve also danceth at Thy Resurrection, //
and the ends of the world celebrate Thine arising from
the dead, O Greatly-merciful one.
Glory… [Kontakion of
the
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 8th Tone: Make
your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Choir: Make your
vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: In Judea is God known, His name is great in
Israel.
Choir: Make your
vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: Make your vows.
Choir: And pay them
to the Lord our God.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the
Holy Apostle Paul to the Ephesians:
[Eph.
4:1-6 (§224)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 8th Tone:
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Come
let us rejoice in the Lord, let us shout with jubilation unto God our Savior.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Let us come before His countenance with
thanksgiving, and with psalms let us shout in jubilation unto Him.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke
13:10-17 (§71)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!