Synaxis
of the Archangel Michael and the other Bodiless Hosts
Beatitudes on 8: From the canon of the Archangels: 4 from Ode 3; and 4 from Ode 6.
1. With strength, O Immortal One, hast Thou appointed
the mighty ones who fulfill Thine all-holy will, ever standing before Thee in
the highest.
2. O Christ,
accept Thou those who pray in our behalf, the commanders of the angels, initiates
of the mystery of Thine incarnation and Thine honored resurrection.
3. O Michael,
chief captain, foremost among the angels, as a secondary luminary of the Trinity
hast thou revealed thyself to those who faithfully praise thee.
4. Having proclaimed the coming of God in the flesh,
Gabriel faithfully filled the whole world with the effulgence of divine grace.
5. By Thy Word, O Lord, Thou
didst in godly manner bring the heavenly beings, the immortal hosts, out of
non-existence, making them luminous.
6. Honored initiates of the mysteries of the praise
of God have ye been, O incorporeal ones, citizens of heaven, truly divine
tabernacles, who serve the Creator as is meet.
7. Taking flight in mind away from material
corruption, let us with fear honor the immaterial ones who are bodiless like
fire, flame and light, chanting hymns unto them with lips of clay.
8. O Christ, being incorporeal in that Thou art God,
Thou didst manifest Thyself incarnate from the womb of
her who knew not man; and, as man, Thou wast a bearer of the flesh. Thy
likeness do we honor, O ye faithful.
Troparia
Tone 4: Supreme Commanders of the heavenly hosts, /
we unworthy ones implore you /
that by your supplications ye will encircle us /
with the shelter of the wings of your immaterial glory,
/
and guard us who fall down before you and fervently cry:
/
Deliver us from dangers //
since
ye are the Marshals of the Hosts on high.
Glory… Both now… Tone 6: Gideon
foretold thy conception, /
and
David proclaimed thy birthgiving, O Theotokos; /
for
as the dew descended upon the fleece, /
so
did the Word descend into thy womb, /
and
thou, O holy ground, /
without
seed didst put forth Christ our God, /
the
salvation of the world, //
O
thou who art full of grace.
The Epistle
Reader: The Prokimenon in the 4th Tone: He maketh His angels
spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
Choir: He maketh His
angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
Reader: Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, Thou hast been magnified exceedingly.
Choir: He
maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire.
Reader: He maketh His angels spirits.
Choir: And His ministers a flame of fire.
Reader: The
[Hebrews 2:2-10
(§305)]
Reader: Alleluia in the 2nd Tone.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: Praise Him,
all ye His angels; praise Him all ye His hosts.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Reader: For He spake, and they came to be; He
commanded, and they were created.
Choir: Alleluia,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 10:16-21 (§51)]
Kontakia
Tone 2: Supreme Commanders of God and ministers of the Divine
Glory, /
guides
of men and leaders of the Bodiless Hosts, /
ask
for what is to our profit and for great mercy, //
since
ye are the Supreme Commanders of the Bodiless Hosts.
Glory… 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.