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VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING

Kathisma Reading

The appointed psalms are chanted.

At Psalm 140

Tone 4, Podoben “As one valiant among the martyrs…”

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

Your name was given to you from heaven* as to a preacher to the nations, O most glorious Procopius;* and, illumined in mind, you forsook the darkness of idolatry* and became a lamp for the faithful,* illumining the ends of the earth with the divine radiance of your honoured struggles,* O glory and boast of the martyrs.

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

Having first subdued the uprisings of the flesh with abstinence,* you later set yourself apart for the contest with manly mind,* through the power of the Spirit, O most blessed Procopius, not sparing your flesh.* Therefore, you endured all manner of tortures,* and, crowned, have ascended to the choirs on high.

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

As an invincible commander, armed with the Cross,* you drowned all the power of the adversary in the streams of your blood,* have richly poured forth showers of healing from the well-springs of salvation, O right wondrous one,* and water all who are held fast in the flame of the passions,* O you who are divinely inspired.

Tone 4, Podoben “You have given a sign…”

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

Like Paul of old, you were called from heaven by Jesus the Truth, O all-glorious Procopius;* and, believing on Him, with all your soul, O blessed one,* you forsook the falsehood and ungodly lies* bequeathed to you by your ancestors,* and, rejoicing, set yourself apart for painful labours,* enlightened by the thought of perfect suffering.

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

Lacerated with a trident, burned with fire* and imprisoned in a dungeon, you remained steadfast,* looking forward with enlightened mind* to the divine rewards which lay before you, O much suffering martyr.* Therefore, Christ, the Bestower of crowns, has crowned you, O Procopius,* who completed your struggles and preserved the Faith.

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

Truly desiring the beauties of your divine soul, O Procopius,* Jesus pursued you with the image of the suffering which He endured in the flesh;* and your enemies marvelled at your patience and splendour.* Therefore, O glorious one, we call blessed you and those who suffered with you.* With them ask remission of sins for those who hymn you.

Tone 4, Glory….

Your glorious memorial has shone forth today, O much-suffering Procopius,* summoning us, who love the feasts of the Church,* to the goodly praise and glory of Christ our God.* Therefore, hastening to the shrine of your relics, we receive gifts of healings,* and we forever hymn Christ the Saviour, who has crowned you,* glorifying Him unceasingly.

Tone 4, Now…

Grant me tears from the depths of my heart,* sighing from the depths of my soul, О Maiden,* and contrition and confession of the transgressions I have committed in this life,* that by your help, О all-pure one*, I may pass my life in repentance and receive remission.

Prokeimenon, Tone 4

The Lord hears me* when I cry out to Him.

verse: Whenever I called, the God of my justice heard me.

Aposticha

Tone 3

Our evening hymn do we bring to You, O Christ,* with incense and spiritual songs,* have mercy on us and save our souls.

I have lifted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold, as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their masters, as the eyes of a maid are on the hands of her mistress, so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has mercy on us.

Save me, O Lord my God for You are the salvation of all:* The storm of the passions disquiets me,* and the yoke of my transgressions weighs heavily upon me.* Stretch out Your helping hand and lead me up to the light of compunction,* for You alone are compassionate and the Lover of mankind.

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us; for we have been filled with shame; our soul is all too full of the mockery of the rich, of the contempt of the proud.

Great is the power of Your martyrs, О Christ;* for while lying in their graves they drive evil spirits away;* and, having struggled for piety with their faith in the Trinity,* they abolished the authority of the enemy.

Tone 8, Glory…

Illumined with the mystic effulgence of the all-radiant Trinity,* O martyr Procopius of valiant mind, you became a god by adoption, deified by communion. *Therefore, by your supplications save from multifarious perils those* who with faith celebrate your luminous festival.

Now…

Rejoice, praise of the universe!* Rejoice, temple of the Lord!* Rejoice, mountain overshadowed!* Rejoice, refuge of all!* Rejoice, golden candlestick!* Rejoice, honoured glory of the Orthodox!* Rejoice, Mary, Mother of Christ God!* Rejoice, paradise! Rejoice, divine table!* Rejoice, tabernacle! Rejoice, golden jar!* Rejoice, hope of all!

Troparia

Tone 4

Your martyr, Procopius, O Lord,* by his passion acquired the crown of incorruptibility from You, our God.* For possessing Your power he overcame the torturers* and shattered the feeble insolence of demons.* By his supplications, save our souls.

Glory… Now…

Let us poor sinners hasten with fervour to the Mother of God;* let us humbly kneel before her and say from the depth of our hearts:* O Lady, be kind to us and help us.* Hasten, for we are perishing under a multitude of sins.* Do not turn away your servants empty-handed,* for you are their only hope and protection.

DIVINE LITURGY ON TUESDAY MORNING

Troparia and Kontakia

Troparion, Tone 4: Your martyr, Procopius, O Lord,* by his passion acquired the crown of incorruptibility from You, our God.* For possessing Your power he overcame the torturers* and shattered the feeble insolence of demons.* By his supplications, save our souls.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion, Tone 2: As a bright and unerring star you appeared to the world* proclaiming with your rays the Sun, that is, Christ, O martyr, Procopius,* and you have extinguished all error.* But to us you give light, praying without ceasing for all of us.

Prokeimenon, Tone 4

God is wonderful in His saints,* the God of Israel.

verse: In the churches bless God, the Lord from the fountains of Israel. (Psalm 67:36,27)

Epistle

Romans 14:9-18

Alleluia, Tone 4

verse: The just man shall flourish like the palm tree; and he shall grow like the cedar in Lebanon.

verse: They who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish the courts of our God. (Psalm 91:13,14)

Gospel

Matthew 12:14-16, 22-30

Communion Hymn

The just man shall be in everlasting remembrance;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 111:6)