The
Sunday of the Paralytic
At the beginning
of the Liturgy, the Priest sings “Christ is risen” 2 ˝ times, and the Choir
finishes the last half.
Beatitude Verses:
4 of the Resurrection, 4 from Ode 6 of
the Pentecostarion
1. From paradise didst Thou drive our forefather Adam, who had broken Thy commandment, O Christ; but, O Compassionate One, Thou didst cause to dwell therein the thief who confessed Thee on the cross, crying out: “Remember me, O Savior, in Thy kingdom!”
2. In rising from the dead, Thou hast raised us up from the passions with Thyself through Thy resurrection, O Lord; and all the power of death hast Thou destroyed, O Savior. Wherefore, with faith we cry out to Thee: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
3. O Thou who as God grantest life, by Thy three days in the tomb Thou didst raise up with Thyself the dead in hell, and as One Who is good Thou hast poured forth incorruption upon all of us who with faith ever cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
4. With the curse of death didst Thou condemn us who had sinned, O Lord, Bestower of life; yet having suffered in Thy flesh, O sinless Master, Thou hast granted life unto mortals who cry out: “Remember us also in Thy kingdom!”
5. Of Thine own will Thou wast lifted up upon
the Tree, and laid as one dead in the sepulchre, and
having quickened together all of them that were dead in Hades, O Christ, Thou
didst raise them by Thy divine power.
6. When Hades met Thee
below, O Compassionate One, it was embittered, and in haste it gave up them
that it held in bonds, who with unceasing voices praise Thine awesome
Resurrection, O Savior.
7. When he that aforetime
lay for many years upon a bed of affliction was made whole by Thy command, O
Christ, he glorified and praised Thy compassion, O Giver of life.
8. He that sustaineth all
things by His divine command is held in thine arms, O Virgin Theotokos, and
since He is compassionate He doth rescue us from the enslaving hand of the evil
one.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad; let earthly things rejoice; /
for the Lord hath wrought
might with His arm. /
He hath trampled down
death by death; /
the first-born of the dead
hath He become. /
From the belly of Hades
hath He delivered us //
and Hath granted to the
world great mercy.
Glory… Tone
3: As of old Thou didst raise the paralytic, O
Lord, /
by Thy Divine
presence, /
raise my soul
which is paralyzed grievously /
by all manner
of sins and unseemly deeds, /
that being
saved I may cry out: //
O
compassionate Christ, glory be to Thy power.
Both now…
Tone 8: Thou didst descend into the tomb, O
Immortal, /
Thou didst
destroy the power of death. /
In victory
didst Thou arise, O Christ God, /
proclaiming
“Rejoice!” to the myrrh-bearing women; /
granting peace
to Thine apostles, //
and bestowing
resurrection on the fallen.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 1st Tone: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according
as we have hoped in Thee.
Choir:
Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as
we have hoped in Thee.
Reader: Rejoice
in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright.
Choir: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according
as we have hoped in Thee.
Reader: Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us
Choir: According as we
have hoped in Thee.
Reader: The
[Acts 9:32-42]
Reader: Alleluia in the 5th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Of Thy
mercies, O Lord, will I sing forever, unto generation and generation.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: For
Thou hast said: Mercy shall be built up forever.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [John 5:1-15]
Instead
of “It is truly meet…” we chant the Irmos of the 9th Ode of the
Canon of the feast, first Tone:
Refrain: The angel cried unto her that is full of
grace: Rejoice, O pure Virgin! And again I say, rejoice! For thy Son is risen from the grave on the
third day, and hath raised the dead, O ye people, be joyful!
Irmos: Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem, for the glory
of the Lord is risen upon thee; dance now and be glad, O Zion, and do thou
exult, O pure Theotokos, in the arising of Him Whom thou didst bear.
Communion Verse: Receive ye the Body of Christ, taste ye of the
fountain of immortality. Praise the Lord
from the heavens, praise Him in the highest.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
We sing “Christ
is risen…” instead of “We have seen the true light…“
At the
dismissal, when the priest says: “Glory to Thee, O Christ God…” The
Choir sings “Christ is risen…” x3 instead of “Glory… Both now… Father
bless!” Then the priest gives the
dismissal.