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3rd Hr: Troparia: Resurrection; Glory . . . New Martyrs Kontakion: New Martyrs 6th Hr: Troparia: Resurrection; Glory . . . New Martyrs Kontakion: Resurrection
Third Antiphon (Beatitudes)
10 Troparia: 6 from the Octoechos; 4 from Ode III of the Canon to the New Martyrs Troparion of the Resurrection (Tone 8)
Thou didst descend from on high, O Compassionate One, ; and didst accept a three-day burial, / that thou mightest free us from the passions. // O Lord, our life and resurrection, glory be to Thee!
Troparion Of the New Martyrs (Tone 4)
O ye holy hierarchs, royal passion-bearers and pastors, monks and laymen, men, women and children, ye countless new-martyrs, confessors, blossoms of the spiritual meadow of Russia, who have borne fruit for Christ in your endurance: Entreat Him, as the One that planted you, that He deliver His people from godless and evil men, and that the Church of Russia be made steadfast through your blood and suffering, unto the salvation of our souls.
Kontakion of the Resurrection (Tone 8)
Arising from the grave, / Thou didst raise up the dead and resurrect Adam. / Eve danceth at Thy Resurrection, / and the ends of the world celebrate Thine arising from the dead, // O greatly Merciful One.
Kontakion of the New Martyrs (Tone 2)
O ye new passion-bearers of Russia, who have with your confession finished the course of this earth, receiving boldness through your sufferings: Beseech Christ Who suffered for you, that they who pray to you in the hour of the testing of their faith may receive the gift of courage. For ye are a witness to us who kiss your feet, that neither tribulation, prison, nor death can separate us from the love of God.
O Protection of Christians (Tone 6)
O Protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, / unchanging Mediation before the Creator / despise not the voice of the sinner's prayer / but in that Thou art good / come quickly to help us who call upon Thee in faith / make speed to intercede and make haste to supplicate / O Theotokos // Who dost ever protect those that honor Thee.
The Prokeimenon in the 8th Tone
Make your vows and pay them // to the Lord our God. (Ps. 75:10)
Vs. In Judea is God known, His name is great in Israel. (Ps. 75:1)
And in the 7th Tone
For Thy sake, O Lord, we are slain all the day long.
Epistle: (1 Timothy (from the midpoint) 4:9-15; Romans 8:28-39)
My son Timothy: This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. These things command and teach. Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
Brethren: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Alleluia in the 8th Tone (NO PAUSE before first verse)
Come let us rejoice in the Lord, let us shout with jubilation unto God our Saviour. (Ps. 94:1)
Vs. Let us come before His countenance with thanksgiving, and with psalms let us shout in jubilation unto Him. (Ps. 94:2)
And in the 4th Tone
The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered them out of all their tribulations.
Gospel: (Luke 19:1-10; Luke 21:12-29)
At that time, Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
The Lord said unto His disciples, before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls.
Communion Verse
Praise the Lord in the heavens, praise him in the highest.
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!