15h Sunday after Pentecost / The Conception of St. John the Baptist
Beatitudes
on 10 Octoechos: 6; Forerunner: 4, from Ode 3.
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. Today the barren one conceiveth the sacred fruit, who in later times will cut down all the barrenness of souls with grace, the noetic axe.
8. Having been struck dumb within the temple, the great Zechariah receiveth the yoke of the Word by an awesome announcement, and radiantly doth magnify the compassionate Lord.
9. The glorious Forerunner, who hath shown the faithful the firm path of repentance, by divine counsel surpassing hope hath at the angel's command sprung forth in his mother's womb.
10. As he who was born of the barren woman perceived Christ borne in the Virgin's womb, he leapt up, heralding the Joy which had come into the world to deliver all from grief.
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: Make merry, O barren woman, who before wast unable to bear a child! /
For, lo! thou hast manifestly conceived the lamp of the Sun, /
who will enlighten all the world, /
which suffereth from blindness. /
Dance thou, O Zechariah, crying out with boldness: /
He who will be born //
is the prophet of the Most High!
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 1: Rejoice with splendor, O great
Zechariah /
and most glorious Elizabeth, his spouse, /
in conceiving John the
Forerunner as is meet, /
whom the archangel announced, rejoicing. /
O ye men, let us right worthily honor him //
as the initiate of the mystery of grace.
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: In the 7th Tone: The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord and shall hope in Him.
Choir: The righteous man shall be glad in the Lord and shall hope in Him.
Reader:
The Reading is from the Second Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians:
[II Cor. 4:6-15 (§176); Gal. 4:22-31
(§210 mid)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 6th Tone: 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!
Reader: In the 4th Tone: The righteous man shall flourish like a palm tree, and like a cedar of Lebanon shall he be multiplied.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 5:1-11
(§17); Luke 1:5-25 (§2)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the
highest! In everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be; he shall not be
afraid of evil tidings. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!