VESPERS ON MONDAY EVENING

Kathisma Reading

The appointed psalms are chanted.

At Psalm 140

Tone 8

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

The blessed Jason, the stream of salvation flowing forth upon the fullness of the earth,* watered the hearts of men beset by the burning of evils* and bedewed them with faith;* therefore, since his end he has been called blessed.* By his supplications, O Lord, bestow great mercy upon all.

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

The divinely inspired Jason became a ladder reaching to the heavens,* leading the faithful up to the heavenly life by his teaching;* and the glorious one lives even after his death,* and stands, rejoicing, before the Trinity.* By his supplications, O Lord, bestow great mercy upon all.

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

Jason all-rich ever pours forth healings upon those who approach his shrine,* causes the infirmities of their souls to cease,* drives away the spirits of falsehood, and stills tempests.* By his supplications, O Lord, bestow great mercy upon all.

Tone 1

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

Having confessed the uncreated Trinity before the tribunal,* O three holy mareyrs, you were slain,* and you have now been vouchsafed life which grows not old* and have inherited a torrent of sustenance.* Therefore, pray that the Trinity grant to our souls* peace and great mercy.

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

O invincible mareyrs who shed your blood in torrents,* you have dried up the flow of falsehood,* and you pour forth showers of healings upon all who have recourse to you with faith,* and you take away the power of infirmities.* Therefore, pray that the Trinity grant to our souls* peace and great mercy.

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

With hymns, O faithful, let us all honour today* the godly Dada, Maximus and Quintilianus,* the steadfast warriors, the all-wise mareyrs, who are inhabitants of paradise,* and now make supplication, that God grant to our souls* peace and great mercy.

Glory…

O most hymned Mistress, hope and confirmation of the faithful,* our refuge and help, we beseech you:* from every misfortune preserve your servants* who with faith worship your Offspring.* Entreat Him that He grant to our souls* peace and great mercy.

Tone 5, Now…

Jesus went up to Jerusalem to the Sheep’s Pool,* which by the Hebrews is called Bethesda, having five porches.* Therein lay a multitude of the ailing;* for an Angel of God went down each season and troubled the water,* granting healing to those who drew nigh in faith.* And the Lord, on seeing a man who had been there for many years,* said to him: Do you wish to be made whole?* And the sick man replied: Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled,* to lift and place me into the pool.* I have wasted all my substance on physicians and was not deemed worthy of mercy.* But the Physician of both souls and bodies said to him:* Take up your bed and walk, and proclaim My might and great mercy* to the ends of the earth.

Aposticha

Tone 1

You who by Your most pure hand fashioned mankind, O compassionate One,* came to heal the sick, O Christ.* By Your word You raised up the paralytic by the Sheep’s Pool.* And cured the ailment of the blood-streaming woman.* Upon the tormented daughter of the Canaanite woman You were merciful,* and You did not disdain the request of the centurion.* For this cause we cry to You:* O Almighty Lord, glory be to You.

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.

You who by Your most pure hand fashioned mankind, O compassionate One,* came to heal the sick, O Christ.* By Your word You raised up the paralytic by the Sheep’s Pool.* And cured the ailment of the blood-streaming woman.* Upon the tormented daughter of the Canaanite woman You were merciful,* and You did not disdain the request of the centurion.* For this cause we cry to You:* O Almighty Lord, glory be to You.

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.

The paralytic, who was like an unburied dead man,* saw You and cried aloud:* Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for my bed has become my grave.* Of what profit then is my life?* I have no need for the Sheep’s Pool,* for when the waters are troubled there is none to lift and place me in there.* But I come to You, O Source of healings,* that together with all I may cry aloud:* O Almighty Lord, glory be to You.

Tone 8, Glory… Now…

In Solomon’s Porch there lay a multitude of impotent folk,* and at mid-feast Christ found there a paralytic who had been bedridden for thirty and eight years.* He called out to him with the voice of authority:* Do you want to be made whole?* And the infirm one replied: Sir, I have no man, that upon the troubling of the water,* may lift and place me into the pool.* Whereupon He said to him: Take up your bed.* Behold, you have become whole, sin no more.* By the intercessions of the Theotokos, O Lord,* send down to us Your great mercy.

Troparia

Tone 3

Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice,* for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm.* He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead;* He saved us from the abyss of Hades* and granted great mercy to the world.

Glory…

Holy apostles, intercede with the merciful God* to grant to our souls forgiveness of sins.

Now…

We sing your praises, O Virgin;* for, as the Mother of God, you always intercede for the salvation of the human race.* It is from you that our God and your Son took flesh.* Then, by suffering the passion on the Cross,* and out of love for mankind, He delivered us from corruption.

AT DIVINE LITURGY ON TUESDAY MORNING

After the priest has exclaimed, Blessed be the Kingdom… and the people have responded, Amen, the clergy sing the Paschal Troparion once and the people repeat it. Then, the clergy sing the first half, and the people conclude it.

Paschal Troparion

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Troparia and Kontakia

Troparion, Tone 3: Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice,* for the Lord has done a mighty deed with His arm.* He trampled death by death. He became the first-born of the dead;* He saved us from the abyss of Hades* and granted great mercy to the world.

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

Kontakion, Tone 3: Lord, as of old You raised the Paralytic,* lift my soul by Your divine presence,* for by many sins and foolish actions,* I, too, am now afflicted and crippled.* Raise me, that being saved I may cry to You:* Glory to Your power, O merciful Christ.

Now and for ever and ever. Amen.

Kontakion, Tone 8: Though  You descended into a tomb, O Immortal One,* yet You destroyed the power of Hades;* and You rose as victor, O Christ God,* calling to the myrrh-bearing women: Rejoice!* and giving peace to Your Apostles:* You, who grant Resurrection to the fallen.

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

Acts 10:21-33

Alleluia, Tone 5

verse: Of Your mercies, O Lord, I will sing forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your truth from generation to generation.

verse: For You have said, “Mercy will be established forever.” (Psalm 32:22,1)

Gospel

John 7:1-13

Hymn to the Theotokos

The Angel cried out to the One full of Grace: O chaste Virgin, rejoice! And again I say, Rejoice! Your Son has risen from the tomb on the third day, and raised the dead. Let all people rejoice! Shine, shine, O new Jerusalem, for the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! Exult now and be glad, O Sion! And you, O chaste Mother of God, take delight in the resurrection of your Son.

Communion Hymn

Receive the Body of Christ;* taste the fountain of immortality.* Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the highest.* Alleluia, alleluia,* alleluia. (Psalm 148:1)

Instead of Blessed is He Who comes… we sing:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Instead of We have seen the true light… we sing:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Instead of May our mouths be filled… we sing three times:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

Instead of Blessed be the name of the Lord… we sing three times:

Christ is risen from the dead,* trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs* giving life.

At the dismissal, instead of Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen. we chant:

Christ is risen from the dead, trampling death by death,* and to those in the tombs giving life.

After the final Amen, the Troparion Christ is risen is sung as at the beginning of the Liturgy, but with the addition:

And to us He has granted life eternal;* we bow down before His resurrection on the third day.