Aug 18; Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Octoechos Tone 1; Post-feast of the Dormition; Holy Martyrs Florus and Laurus (313-24)
Published on: August 13, 2019

GREAT VESPERS

Kathisma Reading
“Blessed is the man…” is sung.

At Psalm 140

In Tone 1

  1. Lead my soul forth from prison* that I may give thanks to Your name.

Accept our evening prayer, O holy Lord,* and grant us forgiveness of sins,* for You alone manifested the Resurrection to the world.

  1. The just shall gather around me* when You have been good to me.

O you people, walk around Zion and encompass her.* And there give glory to Him Who is risen from the dead.* For He is our God* Who delivers us from our sins.

  1. Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord;* O Lord, hear my voice!

Come you people, praise and worship Christ.* Glorify His Resurrection from the dead;* for He is our God Who delivered the world* from the deceit of the enemy.

  1. Let Yours ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.

Rejoice, O you heavens;* sound the trumpets, you foundations of the earth;* cry out with joy, O you mountains.* For behold, Emmanuel has nailed our sins to the Cross;* the Giver of Life has put Death to death;* and the Lover of Mankind* has raised up Adam.

In Tone 4

  1. If You mark iniquities, Lord, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.

You were not taken from the earth in a chariot of fire* as was the righteous Elijah,* but He Who is truly the Sun of righteousness* received your most holy soul in His hands.* You have come to final rest in His abode, most pure one,* assumed in honor and grace in an ineffably wondrous manner!

  1. I have waited for You as You have commanded; my soul patiently relies on Your promise,* for it has trusted in the Lord.

Come, lovers of feasts,* celebrate today the holy passage of the Mother of God,* for in joy she has commended her most pure and godly soul* into the hands of her Son* Who shone from the unoriginate Father before all ages* and in the last days came forth from her womb, Jesus our God,* Whom she ceaselessly begs to save us.

  1. From the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.

Most awesome wonder!* She who carried the King in her most pure womb,* now is laid to rest in the tomb* and the assembly of angels with the apostles* bury her honorable body in fear.* But she has been taken up into heaven* by Jesus, her Son, the Savior of our souls!

  1. For with the Lord there is mercy, and with Him there is plentiful redemption;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.

Revealed as perfect stones cut by martyrdom* and quarried by torments, holy ones,* you fashioned yourselves into a church of the Lord,* casting the temples and worship of the idols down to the ground!* Therefore, we call them blest as inhabitants of Paradise;* offerings of the temple of heaven.

  1. Praise the Lord, all the nations;* proclaim His glory, all you people.

Touching the relics of the holy martyrs Florus and Laurus,* you draw grace and receive enlightenment, gladness and mercy,* for the divine work of healing richly flows from them!* Let us bless them as favorites of the Lord,* earnestly cry out: Glory to You, our God!

  1. Strong is the love of the Lord for us;* eternally will His truth endure.

You were imprisoned in a pit and buried in the earth* at the command of the tyrant.* By divine speech and the revelation of the Holy Spirit* you have been revealed to us* as stars shining with portents, wonders and gifts of healing,* brother athletes and fellow citizens with the angels!

In Tone 4, Glory…

Come, people, let us sing the praises of the pure and most holy Virgin* from whom the Word of the Father ineffably came forth in the flesh!* Let us cry aloud and say:* Blessed are you among women* and blessed is the womb that held Christ!* Having delivered your soul into His holy hands* most pure one, entreat Him to save our souls.

In Tone 1, Now…

Let us sing a hymn of praise to the Virgin Mary,* glory of the whole world!* She was herself formed by human seed,* yet she became the Mother of the Master, the Gate of heaven,* the theme of the angels’ hymn and beauty of the faithful.* She was seen as being heavenly* and the Tabernacle of the Godhead.* She indeed tore down the wall of enmity between God and man,* and brought peace in its place, she opened up the kingdom of heaven.* Let us therefore cling fast to her for she is the anchor of faith,* and let us receive as our stronghold the Lord Who was born of her.* Be of good cheer, then, and have confidence, O people of God,* for He will fight our enemies for us, He is all-powerful!

Aposticha

In Tone 1

O Christ, by Your Passion we have been freed from suffering;* and by Your Resurrection we have been delivered from corruption.* O Lord, glory to You!

The Lord reigns, He is clothed in majesty. Robed is the Lord, and girt about with strength.

Let all creation rejoice, let the heavens be glad,* let the nations clap their hands with joy.* For Christ our Saviour, in His love for mankind,* has nailed our sins to the Cross;* He has put Death to death,* and by raising our fallen forefather, Adam,* He has given life to all mankind.

For He has made the world firm, which shall not be moved.

O God, You are above all understanding;* You are King and Lord of heaven and earth.* Yet of Your own free will,* You allowed Yourself to be crucified because of Your love for mankind.* When You descended below,* Hades was filled with bitterness as You confronted it;* but the souls of the just received You with great joy.* Adam arose when he saw You, his Creator, down in the depths.* What a wonder this is!* You are the life of all and have tasted death* in order to dispel the darkness of the world with Your light.* O Lord, risen from the dead, glory to You!

Holiness befits Your house, O Lord, for length of days.

The myrrh-bearing women were filled with grief* as they hastened with spices to Your tomb;* but they did not find Your most pure body.* Instead, they found an angel* who proclaimed Your unique and glorious Resurrection,* and commanded them to announce to Your Apostles:* The Lord is risen, granting great mercy to the world.

Glory… Now…

O Mother of God, the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled,* since you remained a virgin both before and after giving birth.* For it was God Who was born of you to restore our human nature.* Therefore, do not overlook your servants who supplicate you in your temple.* Since you have held the merciful Lord in your arms,* be compassionate toward your servants,* and beseech Him to save our souls.

Troparia

In Tone 1
Though the stone was sealed by the Judeans* and soldiers guarded Your most pure body,* You arose, O Saviour, on the third day* and gave life to the world.* And so the heavenly powers cried out You, O Giver of Life:* Glory to Your Resurrection, O Christ!* Glory to Your Kingdom!* Glory to Your saving plan!** O only Lover of Mankind.

Glory… Now…
In giving birth you retained your virginity,* in falling asleep you did not abandon the world, O Mother of God.* You passed into life, for you are the Mother of Life,* and by your prayers* you deliver our souls from death.

 

DIVINE LITURGY

Troparia and Kontakia
Troparion, Tone 1: Though the stone was sealed by the Judeans,* and soldiers guarded Your most pure body,* You arose, O Saviour, on the third day,* and gave life to the world.* And so the heavenly powers cried out to You, O Giver of Life:* Glory to Your resurrection, O Christ!* Glory to Your kingdom!* Glory to Your saving plan,* O only Lover of mankind.

Troparion, Tone 1: In giving birth you retained your virginity,* in falling asleep you did not abandon the world, O Mother of God.* You passed into life, for you are the Mother of Life,* and by your prayers* you deliver our souls from death.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

Kontakion, Tone 1: You arose in glory from the tomb* and with Yourself You raise the world.* All humanity acclaims You as God.* and death has vanished.* Adam exults, O Master,* and Eve, redeemed from bondage now, cries out for joy:* “You are the One, O Christ, Who offer resurrection to all.”

Now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion, Tone 2: The tomb and death could not hold the Mother of God,* unceasing in her intercession and unfailing hope of patronage,* for, as the Mother of Life, she was transferred to life* by Him Who had dwelt in her ever-virgin womb.

Prokeimenon, Tone 1
Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You.

verse: Rejoice in the Lord, O you just; praise befits the righteous. (Psalm 32:22,1)

Epistle
1 Corinthians 4:9-16

Alleluia, Tone 1
verse: God gives me vindication, and has subdued people under me.

verse: Making great the salvation of the king, and showing mercy to His anointed, to David, and to His posterity forever. (Psalm 17:48,51)

Gospel
Matthew 17:14-23

Hymn to the Mother of God
Seeing the pure one’s falling asleep, angels marvelled in wonder how the Virgin could ascend from earth to heaven.

And the Irmos: O pure Virgin, in you are conquered the bounds of nature,* for childbirth remains virginal and death is betrothed to life.* Virgin after childbearing and alive and death, O Mother of God,* never cease to save your inheritance.

Communion Hymn
Praise the Lord from the heavens;* praise Him in the highest.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 148:1)


10-а Неділя по Зісланні Св. Духа; Постпразденство Успіння Пресвятої Владичиці нашої Богородиці і приснодіви Марії. Свв. мчч. Флора і Лавра. 18 липня

Тропарі  і Кондаки:
Тропар  (глас 1): Хоч запечатали камінь юдеї* і воїни стерегли пречисте тіло Твоє,* воскрес Ти, Спасе, на третій день,* даруючи життя світові.* Тому сили небесні взивали до Тебе, Життєдавче:* Слава воскресінню Твоєму, Христе,* слава царству Твоєму,* слава провидінню Твоєму,* єдиний Чоловіколюбче!

Тропар  (глас 1): У різдві дівство зберегла ти,* в успінні світу не оставила ти, Богородице.* Переставилася ти до життя, бувши Матір’ю  Життя.* І молитвами твоїми* ізбавляєш від смерти душі наші

+Слава Отцю, і Сину, і Святому Духові.

Кондак   (глас 1): Воскрес Ти у славі як Бог із гробу* і світ із Собою воскресив;* людське єство Тебе, як Бога, оспівує* і смерть щезла.* Адам же ликує, Владико,* і Єва нині, з узів визволившись, радіє, взиваючи:* Ти, Христе, Той, Хто всім подає воскресіння.

І  нині, і повсякчас, і на віки вічні. Амінь.

Кондак  (глас 2): В молитвах невсипущу Богородицю* і в заступництвах незамінне уповання* – гріб і умертвіння не втримали.* Бо як Матір Життя до життя переставив той,* хто вселився в утробу приснодівственну.

Прокімен  (глас 1):  
Милість  Твоя, Господи, хай буде над нами,* бо ми надіялись на Тебе (Пс 32,22).
Стих: Радуйтеся, праведні, в Господі, правим належить похвала (Пс 32,1).

Апостол: (1Кр 4,9-16): Браття  і Сестри, Бог поставив нас, апостолів, останніми, немов призначених на страту; ми бо стали видовищем і світові, й ангелам, і людям. Ми нерозумні Христа ради, ви ж у Христі розумні; ми немічні, ви ж – міцні; ви славні, ми ж без чести. До сього часу ми голодуємо і спраглі і нагі; нас б’ють, і ми скитаємось. Ми трудимося, працюючи власними руками; нас ображають, а ми благословляємо; нас гонять, а ми терпимо; нас ганьблять, а ми з любов’ю відзиваємося; ми мов те сміття світу стали, покидьки всіх аж досі. Не щоб осоромити вас я це пишу, але щоб як дітей моїх улюблених навести на розум. Бо хоч би ви мали тисячі учителів у Христі, та батьків не багато; бо я вас породив через Євангелію в Христі Ісусі. Отож благаю вас: Будьте моїми послідовниками.

Алилуя  (глас  1):
Стих: Бог, що дає відплату мені, і покорив народи мені (Пс 18,48).

Стих: Ти, що звеличуєш спасіння царя, і даєш милість помазаннику Своєму Давидові і родові його повіки (Пс 18,51).

Євангеліє: (Мт 17,14-23): У  той час приступив до Ісуса один  чоловік і, припавши йому до ніг, каже: “Господи, змилуйся над моїм сином, бо він причинний і тяжко нездужає: часто кидається в огонь, часто й у воду. Я був привів його до твоїх учнів, та вони не могли його зцілити.” “Роде  невірний та розбещений”, – відповів Ісус, – “доки  мені з вами бути? Приведіть мені його сюди!” Ісус погрозив йому, і біс вийшов з хлопця; тож видужав юнак тієї ж миті. Тоді підійшли учні до Ісуса насамоті й спитали: “Чому  ми не могли його вигнати?” Ісус сказав їм: “Через  вашу малу віру; бо, істинно кажу вам: Коли матимете віру, як зерно гірчиці, то скажете оцій горі: Перенесися звідси туди – і вона перенесеться; і нічого не буде для вас неможливого. А щодо цього роду бісів, то його виганяють лише молитвою і постом.” Як вони зібралися в Галилеї, Ісус мовив до них: “Син  Чоловічий має бути виданий у руки людям, і вони його уб’ють, але третього дня він воскресне.” І вони тяжко зажурились.

Замість  Достойно: Ангели, бачучи успіння Пречистої, здивувалися, як Діва возходить з землі на небо.

Ірмос  (глас 1): Перемагаються закони природи у тобі, Діво чиста: бо дівственне є різдво, і смерть наперед заповідає життя; по різдві діва, і по смерті жива. Спасаєш завжди, Богородице, насліддя твоє.

Причасний:
Хваліте  Господа з небес, хваліте Його на висотах (Пс 148,1).* Чашу спасіння прийму і ім’я  Господнє призову (Пс 115,13).  Алилуя (х3).