Hieromartyr Hierotheus, Bishop of Athens
Beatitudes on 6, from the Octoechos. 1. We offer Thee the cry of the thief, and we pray: In Thy kingdom have mercy upon us, O Savior! 2. Having emulated the sufferings of Christ, O martyrs, ye ever heal the divers sufferings of men. 3. The apostles, prophets and righteous teachers were well-pleasing to the Creator of all. 4. In that Thou lovest mankind, O Lord, we pray: Number among all Thy saints all Thy servants who have departed in the Faith. 5. O transcendent Trinity, have pity on those who worship Thee, ever delivering them all from the deceit and wiles of the enemy. 6. Disdain not the entreaties of Thy servants, O most immaculate one, saving us from all misfortunes and tribulations.
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 4: Having learned goodness and been watchful in all things, /
arrayed, as befitteth a priest, in a good conscience, /thou didst draw from the Chosen Vessel ineffable mysteries; /and, having kept the Faith, thou didst finish a course like unto his. //O Hieromartyr Hierotheus, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.
Tone 4: In that thou wast an unshakable pillar, O Hierotheus, /
thou wast not afraid of the threats of the enemy, /but hurled like a precious stone, /didst destroy the fortress of falsehood, O father. /Wherefore, with His life-giving and divine right hand /the Master crowneth thee who hadst battled well. //Him do thou entreat in behalf of us all.
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:
To Thee, O Lord, the planter of creation, /
the world doth offer the God-bearing martyrs as the first-fruits of nature. /
By their intercessions, preserve Thy Church, Thy commonwealth, in profound peace, //
through the Theotokos, O Greatly-merciful One.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 8th Tone: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous.
Choir: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous.
Reader: Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Choir: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous.
Reader: Be glad in the Lord.
Choir: And rejoice, ye righteous.
Reader: The Reading is from the Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians: [II Cor. 1:8-11 (§168)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 4th Tone.
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!
Reader: Many are the tribulations of the righteous, and the Lord shall deliver them out of them all.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 5:17-26 (§19)]
Communion Verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!