Nov. 20 – 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 6
Holy 33 Martyrs of Melitene(290). Ven. Lazarus (1053). Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra (303). Martyrs Melasippus, Cassina, their son Antoninus (363). Martyrs Auctus, Taurion, and Thessalonica.
Eph. 2:4-10 ; Lk. 8:41-56
Gal. 5:22-6:2 Mt. 4:25-5:12
Tropar Resurrectional, Tone 6
The angelic powers were at Your Tomb. The guards became as dead men. Mary stood by Your Grave seeking Your Most Pure Body. You captured Hades, not being tempted by it. You came to the Virgin, granting Life, Lord, risen from the dead, glory to You.
Tropar of our church, Tone 4
Prophet and Forerunner of the coming of Christ, we who honor you with love can find no manner of praising you worthily. For the barrenness of one who bore you and the silence of your father have been ended by your being born of divine grace and you have proclaimed to the world the Incarnation of the Son of God.
Tropar to Martyrs, Tone 4
In their sufferings, O Lord, Your martyrs received imperishable crowns from You, our God; for, possessed of Your might, they cast down the tormentors and crushed the feeble audacity of the demons. By their supplications save our souls.
Tropar to Venerable, Tone 8
With prayerful vigils and outpourings of tears you did water your pillar, and with sighs from the depths of your soul you did bring forth fruit a hundredfold, and was a shepherd, granting the petitions of all. O Lazarus our father, entreat Christ God, that our souls be saved.
Resurrectional Kondak, Tone 6
When Christ God, the Giver of Life, with His Life-giving Hand raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery, He bestowed Resurrection on the human race. He is the Savior, the Resurrection, the Life and the God of all.
Kondak of our church, Tone 3
She who was previously barren now bears the Forerunner of Christ who is the fulfillment of every prophecy. For the prophets proclaimed beforehand that having laid hands on Him in the Jordan, he would be manifest as Prophet, Preacher and Forerunner of the Word of God.
Kondak to Martyrs, Tone 8
The radiant choir of martyrs, the luminous company, descending to us noetically, have illumined the Church today with wondrous rays. Wherefore, celebrating their honored memory, we ask You, O our Savior: through their supplications deliver us from misfortunes, that we may chant to You: Alleluia!
Glory …
Kondak to Venerable, Tone 4
With gladness the Church of Christ doth glorify thee in psalms as a luminary most great. Wherefore, never cease to beseech Christ, that He grant forgiveness of transgressions unto all.
Now and Ever …
Theotokion, Tone 6
Protection of Christians not put to shame, unwavering Mediation before the Creator; despise not the prayer of sinners, but because you are good, quickly come to help us who call on you in faith. Be swift to intercede and make haste to supplicate, Birth-Giver of God, who always protects those who honor you.
Prokimens
Priest: Let us be attentive! Peace be with you all!
Reader: And with your spirit!
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The Prokimen in Tone 6: O Lord, save Your people and bless Your inheritance.
Choir: (repeats the prokimen)
Reader: Verse: To You, Lord, will I call: "My God, be not silent to me."
Choir: (repeats the prokimen)
Reader: The Second Prokimen in Tone 7: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy ones.
Choir: Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His holy ones.
Epistles
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians.
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
Reader: Brethren, God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Deacon: Wisdom!
Reader: The reading is from the Letter of St. Paul to the Galatians.
Deacon: Let us be attentive.
Reader: Brethren, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Priest: Peace be with you.
Reader: And with your spirit. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Verse: He that dwells in the aid of the Most High will abide in the shelter of the God of Heaven.
Verse: He will say to the Lord: my Helper are You and my Refuge. He is my God and I will hope in Him.
Verse: Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in His commandments.
Communion Hymns
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise him in the highest. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
The righteous man shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not fear evil tidings. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.