17th
Sunday After Pentecost / St. Jonah of Manchuria
Beatitude Verses: Octoechos: 6; Hierarch: 4 from Ode 3.
1. Remember us, O Christ,
Thou Savior of the world, as Thou didst remember the thief upon the Cross; and
account us all worthy of Thy heavenly kingdom, O Thou Who alone art
compassionate.
2. Hearken, O Adam, and
rejoice with Eve; for he who of old stripped you both naked, and by deception
hath taken all of us captive, hath been set at nought by the Cross of Christ.
3. Nailed of Thine own
will to the Tree, O our Savior, Thou didst deliver
Adam from the curse which came through the tree, and hast rewarded that which
is in Thine image with a dwelling in paradise, in that Thou art compassionate.
4. Today is Christ risen
from the tomb, granting incorruption unto all the faithful; and He reneweth the
joy of the myrrh-bearing women after His suffering and resurrection.
5. Rejoice, O wise
myrrh-bearing women, who were first to behold the resurrection of Christ, and
who proclaimed to the apostles the glad tidings of the restoration of the whole
world!
6. O ye apostles, who are
manifestly the friends of Christ and are to be enthroned with Him in glory:
entreat Him with boldness, that He intercede for us, for ye are His disciples.
7. Grant me, O Christ, to sing worthy praises,
though with impure lips and a darkened mind, to thy saint who pleased Thee, O
Master, and through his prayers, do Thou raise up my soul from the lethargy of
sin.
8. Thou wast revealed as a
most glorious adornment of the land of Kazan, O father Jonah, being moved to
service as a pastor and teacher, enlightening children by the light of the
Gospel, and casting away from them the darkness of ignorance.
9. O the voice of thy
weeping, blessed Jonah, for the people of Russia, in the homeland and in the
diaspora! By this thou dost teach repentance and correction also to us, and
from hearts of stone dost bring forth tears, as of old Moses brought water from
a stone, that we may all cry with him to God, who saveth us: gloriously hast
Thou been glorified.
10. Thy precious Kazan
icon being given to the entire Russian nation, O Lady Theotokos, thou dost
illumine the whole Russian land with thy love, O Fervent Protectress, and dost
also establish thine unworthy people in the spiritual life, hidden in God.
Troparia & Kontakia
Tone 8: From
on high didst Thou descend, O compassionate One; /
to burial of three days
hast Thou submitted /
that Thou mightest free us
from our passions. //
O our Life and
Resurrection, O Lord, glory be to Thee.
Tone 4: Thou wast a good
pastor for the Russian people, /
who had departed in exodus to live in a foreign land, /
guiding them in every way, /
but especially with the love of Christ, /
in all providing a model of love unfeigned. /
O father Jonah, holy hierarch of Christ, //
entreat Him for the
salvation of our souls.
Having risen from the tomb, Thou
didst raise up the dead and didst resurrect Adam. /
Eve also danceth at Thy Resurrection, //
and the ends of the world celebrate Thine arising from
the dead, O Greatly-merciful one.
Glory… Tone 3: Taking
care for their daily needs, /
Thou didst not forbid
children to come to thee, O divinely blessed one, /
and didst found a home for
them. /
And even after thy repose
thou didst not forsake them; /
for in a dream thou didst heal a paralyzed boy. /
Wherefore we cry out unto
thee://
Rejoice, O all-glorious
Jonah, thou worker of wonders!
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 8th Tone: Make
your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Choir: Make
your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: In Judea is God known, His name is great in
Israel.
Choir: Make
your vows and pay them to the Lord our God.
Reader: In the Tone
1: My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation
of my heart shall be of understanding.
Choir: My mouth shall speak wisdom,
and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Reader: The Reading is from the Second Epistle of
the Holy Apostle Paul to the
Corinthians: [II Cor. 6:16-7:1 (§182 mid); Heb 13:17-21
(§335)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 8th Tone: Come let us
rejoice in the Lord, let us shout with jubilation unto God our Savior.
Choir:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Let us come before His countenance with
thanksgiving, and with psalms let us shout in jubilation unto Him.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: In the 2nd tone: The mouth of the righteous
shall meditate wisdom, and his tongue shall speak of judgment.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 7:11-16 (§30); Luke 6:17-23 (§24)]
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!