14th
Sunday after Pentecost / The Dedication of the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre
Beatitudes on 10: Octoechos: 6;
Dedication: 4, from Ode 3.
1. Believing Thee to be God, O Christ, the thief
on the cross confessed Thee in a pure manner, crying out from the depths of his
heart: Remember me in Thy kingdom, O
Lord!
2. Together let us hymn as Savior and Creator,
Him Who on the Cross budded forth life for our race and caused the curse which
originated from the tree to wither up.
3. By Thy death hast Thou destroyed the power of
death, O Christ, and Thou didst raise up with Thyself the dead of ages past,
who now hymn Thee as our true God and Savior.
4. Arriving at Thy tomb, O Christ, the honorable
women sought to anoint Thee with myrrh, O Bestower of life; but an angel
appeared to them, crying out: The Lord is risen!
5. When Thou wast crucified between two
condemned thieves, O Christ, one of them blasphemed Thee and was justly damned,
while the other confessed Thee and dwelleth now in paradise.
6. When they had come to the choir of the
apostles, the honorable women cried out: Christ is risen! Let us worship Him as Master and Creator.
7. O Christ, by the Spirit Thou hast sanctified
Thy Church on earth, anointing it today with the oil of gladness.
8. O Good One, Thou hast revealed today the
tabernacle, made of men’s hands, of Thy glory, which passeth understanding, a
well-built dwelling-place.
9. Having Thee as an immovable foundation, O
Christ, the Church is crowned with Thy Cross as with a royal diadem.
10. Thou alone on earth, O Mother of God, art the
mediatress of good things which transcend nature; wherefore, we offer to thee
the cry: Rejoice!
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 5: Let us, O faithful, praise and worship the
Word /
Who is co-unoriginate with the Father and the Spirit, /
and Who was born of the Virgin for our salvation; /
for He was pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh /
and to endure death, //
and to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection.
Tone 4: Thou didst show forth the
beauty /
of
the holy dwelling-place of Thy glory here below, O Lord, /
like
the splendor of the firmament on high. /
Establish
it for all ages, /
and
through the Theotokos /
accept
the supplications we unceasingly offer unto Thee therein, //
O
Thou life and resurrection of all.
Tone 4:
O Lord, we offer
unto Thee in supplication /
the
life-creating Cross of Thy goodness, /
which Thou
hast bestowed upon us, /
unworthy
though we are. /
Save Thou all
Orthodox Christians, and this Thy city, /
which
entreateth Thee through the Theotokos, //
O Thou Who
alone lovest mankind.
Tone 5: Unto hades, O my Savior, didst Thou descend,
/
and having broken its gates as one omnipotent, /
Thou, as Creator, didst raise up the dead together with Thyself. /
And Thou didst break the sting of death, /
and didst deliver Adam from the curse, O Lover of mankind. /
Wherefore, we all cry unto Thee: //
Save us, O Lord.
Glory… Both now...
Tone 2: Grant inner enlightenment and
spiritual renewal of heart /
unto those who with faith
celebrate the sacred dedication of the temple of Thy house, /
which it was Thy good
pleasure to have built unto Thy divine name, //
O Thou Who art glorious in
the saints.
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: In the 4th Tone: Holiness
becometh Thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.
Choir: Holiness becometh Thy house, O Lord, unto length of days.
Reader: The Reading is from the Epistle of the
Holy Apostle Paul to the Galatians:
[Gal.
6:11-18 (§215); II Cor. 1:21-2:4 (§170); Heb. 3:1-4 (§307) ]
Reader: Alleluia in the 1st Tone:
I have raised up one chosen out of my people; with my holy oil have I anointed
him.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: For My hand shall be unto Him an ally,
and Mine arm shall strengthen him.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 2nd Tone: His
foundations are in the holy mountains.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [John 3:13-17 (§9); Matt. 22:2-14 (§89);
Matt. 16:13-18 (§67)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest! O Lord, I have loved the beauty
of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth. Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!