St.
Xenia of St. Petersburg
Beatitudes on 8: From the canon of the Saint, 4 from Ode 3; and 4 from Ode 6.
1 & 2. Hearkening
to John, the beloved disciple of the Savior, who saith: “He who loveth the
world hath not the love of the Father in him!”, thou didst hate the sin-loving
world and didst hasten to the house of the Father, O blessed one.
3. Making thyself a fool for Christ’s sake, filled
with wisdom which transcendeth the world, and perceiving with a pure eye things
yet to come as though they were in the present, O divinely wise Xenia, thou
didst emulate the prophets of God.
4. Fervent prayer became food for thee, O righteous
one; mockery and ridicule, thy sweet drink; humility of mind, thy vesture of
adornment; and the effulgence of the Spirit, thy crown.
5. Pilot us, who are imperiled on the sea of life, O
blessed one, guiding us to the right calm haven, and praying to Him Who alone
is able to save us.
6. Desiring to do good deeds, we commit evils; and
though we know the commandments of God, we neglect them and sin. Help us who are weak, O kind-hearted Xenia.
7. In our behalf cry out with a mighty voice to the
Lord Whom thou didst serve, O Xenia, as Moses did in the wilderness; and God,
Who desireth to save men, will hearken unto thee.
8. If thou dost not stretch forth thy hands unto us,
O Mother of God, we will have no way to escape the pit of destruction;
wherefore, we cry to thee: Save us, O Mistress!
Troparion
& Kontakia
Tone 4: Having renounced the
vanity of the earthly world, /
thou
didst take up the cross of a homeless life of wandering; /
thou
didst not fear grief, privation, and the mockery of men, /
and
didst know the love of Christ. /
Now
taking sweet delight of this love in heaven, /
O
Xenia the blessed and divinely wise, //
pray
for the salvation of our souls.
Glory… Tone 3: Having been as a wandering stranger
on earth, /
sighing for the heavenly homeland, /
thou wast known as a fool by the
senseless and unbelieving, /
but as most wise and holy by the faithful,
/
and wast crowned by God with glory and
honor, /
O Xenia, manly-minded and divinely wise.
/
Wherefore, we cry to thee: /
Rejoice, for after earthly wandering //
thou hast come to dwell in the Father’s
house.
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 4th Tone: Wondrous
is God in His saints, the God of Israel.
Choir: Wondrous is
God in His saints, the God of Israel.
Reader: In congregations bless ye God, the Lord
from the wellsprings of Israel.
Choir: Wondrous
is God in His saints, the God of Israel.
Reader: Wondrous is God in His saints.
Choir: The God of Israel.
Reader: The Reading is
from the Epistle of the Holy Apostle Paul to the Galatians:
[Gal. 3:23-29
(§208)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 1st Tone.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: With patience I waited patiently for the Lord, and He was attentive unto
me, and He hearkened unto my supplication.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: He
set my feet upon a rock, and He ordered my steps aright.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia!
Gospel [Matt. 25:1-13 (§104)]
Communion Verse: In everlasting remembrance shall the righteous
be; he shall not be afraid of evil tidings. Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!