The
Transfiguration of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ
In
place of the usual antiphons, use the festal antiphons:
The
First Antiphon (Second Tone)
Stichos 1: Shout with
jubilation unto the Lord all the earth; * chant ye unto His name, give glory in
praise of Him.
Refrain: Through
the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Stichos 2: The voice of Thy thunder is in their
rolling. * And Thy lightnings have lightened the world; the earth was shaken
and it trembled.
Refrain: Through
the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Stichos 3: Confession and majesty hast Thou put on, *
Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment.
Refrain: Through
the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
Glory to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages. Amen.
Refrain: Through
the prayers of the Theotokos, O Savior, save us.
The
Second Antiphon (Second Tone)
Stichos 1: The mountains of Zion on the side of the
north, * the city of the Great King.
Refrain: O Son of
God Who wast transfigured upon the mountain, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia.
Stichos 2: And He
brought them unto the mountain of His sanctuary, * this mountain which His
right hand had gained as a possession.
Refrain.
O Son of God Who wast transfigured upon the mountain, save us who sing
to Thee: Alleluia.
Stichos 3: Mount
Zion which He loved, * and He built His sanctuary like that of a unicorn.
Refrain: O Son of
God Who wast transfigured upon the mountain, save us who sing to Thee: Alleluia.
Glory to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto
the ages of ages. Amen.
O only-begotten Son and Word of God, Who art
immortal, yet didst deign for our salvation to be incarnate of the Holy
Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, and without change didst become man, and was
crucified, O Christ God, trampling down death by death. Thou Who art one of the Holy Trinity,
glorified with the Father and the Holy Spirit, save us.
The
Third Antiphon
Reader:
Stichos 1: They that trust in the Lord shall
be as Mount Zion; nevermore shall they be shaken.
Choir: (Troparion, Tone
7):
Thou wast transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our
God, /
showing to Thy disciples Thy glory as each one could
endure; /
shine forth Thou on us, who are sinners all, Thy
light ever-unending /
through the prayers of the Theotokos. O Light-giver, glory be to Thee.
Stichos 2: Mountains
are round about her, and the Lord is round about His people from henceforth and
for evermore.
Choir: Repeat Troparion
Stichos 3: O Lord, who
shall abide in Thy tabernacle? and who shall dwell in Thy holy mountain?
Choir: Repeat Troparion
Stichos 4:
Who shall ascend into the mountain of the Lord? Or who shall stand in His holy place?
Choir: Repeat Troparion
The
entry verse:
O Lord,
send out Thy Light and Thy truth; they have guided me along the way, and have
brought me unto Thy holy mountain.
And
immediately after that, the choir sings the Troparion and Kontakion of the
feast:
Tone 7: Thou wast
transfigured on the mountain, O Christ our God, /
showing to Thy disciples
Thy glory as each one could endure; /
shine forth Thou on us,
who are sinners all, Thy light ever-unending //
through the prayers of the
Theotokos. O Light-giver, glory be to
Thee.
Glory… Both
now… Tone 7: On the mount Thou wast transfigured, /
and Thy
disciples, as much as they could bear, beheld Thy glory, O Christ God; /
so that when
they should see Thee crucified, /
they would
know thy passion to be willing, /
and would
preach to the world //
that Thou, in
truth, art the Effulgence of the Father.
The Epistle
Reader: The
Prokimenon in the 4th Tone: How magnified are Thy works, O
Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Choir: How magnified are Thy works, O Lord!
In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Reader:
Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, Thou hast been magnified exceedingly.
Choir: How magnified are Thy works, O Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Reader: How
magnified are Thy works, O Lord!
Choir: In wisdom hast Thou made them all.
Reader: The Reading is from the Second Catholic
Epistle of the Holy Apostle Peter: [2nd
Peter 1:10-19]
Reader: Alleluia
in the 8th Tone.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Thine
are the heavens, and Thine is the Earth.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Blessed
is the people that knoweth jubilation.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Matthew 17:1-9]
Instead of “It is truly
meet…” we chant the Irmos of the 9th Ode of the First Canon of the
feast, Forth Tone:
Refrain: Magnify, O my soul, the Lord transfigured
on Tabor.
Irmos: Thy birthgiving was undefiled: /
God came forth from thy womb,
/
and He appeared upon earth /
wearing flesh and made His
dwelling among men; //
therefore we all magnify
thee, O Theotokos.
Communion Verse: O Lord, in the light of
Thy face shall we walk, and in Thy name shall we rejoice forever. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!