16th
Sunday after Pentecost / Martyr Callistratus and those
with him
Beatitudes on 8, from the Octoechos.
1. The fruit which slew me was beautiful and good to eat; but Christ is the Tree of life, and eating of Him I do not die, but cry out with the thief: Remember me, O Lord, in Thy kingdom!
2. O Compassionate One, Who wast lifted up upon the Cross, Thou hast erased the record of Adam’s ancient sin, and hast saved the whole human race from deception. Wherefore, we hymn Thee, O Lord and Benefactor.
3. Thou didst nail our sins to the Cross, O compassionate Christ, and by Thy death Thou didst slay death, O Thou who didst raise up the dead from among the dead. Wherefore, we worship Thy holy resurrection.
4. The serpent once poured its venom into the ears of Eve; but on the tree of the Cross, Christ poured forth the sweetness of life upon the world. Wherefore, we cry out: Remember us, O Lord, in Thy kingdom!
5. Thou wast laid in the tomb as one dead, O Christ, Thou Life of all; and Thou didst break down the gates of hades; and having risen again in glory on the third day as One mighty, Thou hast illumined all. Glory to Thine arising!
6. Having risen from the dead on the third day, the Lord bestowed His peace upon His disciples; and having blessed them, He sent them forth saying: Lead all into My kingdom!
7. The Father is light; the Son and Word is light; and the Holy Spirit is light. Yet the Three are one Light, for they are one God in three Persons, One in nature and origin, indivisible, unconfused and preeternal.
8. For our sake thou gavest birth in the flesh to the Son and Word of the Father, as thou thyself hast declared, O Theotokos. Wherefore, O Virgin Mother, we who are deified through thee cry out to thee: Rejoice, O hope of Christians!
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 7: Thou didst destroy death by Thy Cross, /
Thou didst open
paradise to the thief. /
Thou didst change
the lamentation of the Myrrh-bearers, /
and Thou didst
command Thine Apostles to proclaim /
that Thou didst
arise, O Christ God, //
and grantest to
the world great mercy.
[Troparion of the
Temple]
Tone 4: In their sufferings O Lord, /
Thy martyrs received imperishable crowns from Thee, our God; /
for, possessed of Thy might, /
they cast down the tormentors and set at naught the feeble audacity of the demons. //
By their supplications save our souls.
Tone 7: No longer will the dominion of death be able
to keep men captive; /
for Christ hath descended, demolishing and destroying the
powers thereof. /
Hades is bound; /
the prophets rejoice with one voice, saying: /
A Savior hath come for them that have faith. //
Come forth, ye faithful, for the Resurrection.
[Kontakion of the
Temple]
Glory… Tone 4:
Having endured multifarious wounds and manifestly received crowns from God, /
pray to Christ for us who celebrate your most festive memorial, /
O great Callistratus and ye blessed ones who suffered with him, /
that He may grant peace to His flock and people; //
for His is the confirmation of the faithful.
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
7th Tone: The Lord will give
strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.
Choir: The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will
bless His people with peace.
Reader: Bring unto the Lord, ye sons of God, bring
unto the Lord the sons of rams.
Choir: The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will
bless His people with peace.
Reader: The Lord will give strength unto His people.
Choir: the Lord will bless His
people with peace.
Reader: The Reading is from the Second Epistle of
the Holy Apostle Paul to the Corinthians: [II
Cor. 6:1-10 (§181)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 7th
Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: It is good to give
praise unto the Lord, and to chant unto Thy name, O Most High.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: To proclaim in the
morning Thy mercy, and Thy truth by night.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 5:1-11 (§17)]
Communion Verse: Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest! Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!