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. Thy tongue is truly the pen of a scribe,
moved by the Divine Spirit, speaking gloriously of the mysteries of the
Scriptures, and the secrets of the words of the fathers, refuting heretical and
godless teachings, it gives joy to those who spiritually hymn thine all
honorable memory, O Jonah.
8. Thou didst clearly bear
witness to the correct confession of the faith, as a true successor of the
apostles and fathers of old; laboring in teaching, and strengthening thy young
students, that they might in no wise waver in the winds of false wisdom, but
look to the light of the divine dogmas.
9. Thou wast revealed as a
true imitator of the life of the fathers of old, accomplishing works of prayer
together with service to thy neighbor; in both standing before the Lord with
the fear of a son, thou didst gain adoption and deification in Christ.
10. Though spirit-bearing
guides have become scarce in the last days, do thou, O Most Holy Lady, be
thyself a guide to salvation for thy servants, accepting as co-intercessors the
divinely-wise fathers, by whose writings we are instructed.
Troparia
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.
Glory… 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.
Both now… Tone 4: The mystery hidden from before the ages /
and unknown even to the angels, /
through thee, O Theotokos, hath been
revealed to those on earth: /
God incarnate in unconfused union, /
Who willingly accepted the Cross for our
sake /
and thereby raising up the first-formed
man, //
hath saved our
souls from death.
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 7: The
righteous man shall be glad in the Lord, and shall hope in Him.
Choir: The
righteous man shall be glad in the Lord, and shall hope in Him.
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 4th tone: Thy priests shall be closed
with righteousness, and Thy righteous shall rejoice.
Choir: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Gospel [Luke 7:11-16 (§30); Luke 6:17-23 (§24)]
Kontakia
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.