BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.12//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:645@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261114 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20261115 DTSTAMP:20261102T150908Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/888/ SUMMARY:Saturday\, November 14\, 2026\; The Holy and All-Praiseworthy Apos tle Philip. DESCRIPTION:Polyeleos Feast\n\nJump to: Vespers | Divine Liturgy\nAT GREAT VESPERS ON FRIDAY EVENING\nKathisma Reading\n\nBlessed is the man is chant ed.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 6\n\nOut of the depths I cry to You\, O Lord\; * O Lord\, hear my voice!\n\nHaving established action\, blessed one\, as an entrance into true vision\,* and vision as the end of divine action\,* you implored Christ to show you the ineffable glory of the Father\,* for e very reasonable creature desires witness of God.* You received the desired \, glorious one\, of which the Son is the image!* Pray to Him boldly for o ur souls!\n\nLet Your ears be attentive* to the voice of my prayer.\n\nHav ing established action\, blessed one\, as an entrance into true vision\,* and vision as the end of divine action\,* you implored Christ to show you the ineffable glory of the Father\,* for every reasonable creature desires witness of God.* You received the desired\, glorious one\, of which the S on is the image!* Pray to Him boldly for our souls!\n\nIf You mark iniquit ies\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be r evered.\n\nHaving established action\, blessed one\, as an entrance into t rue vision\,* and vision as the end of divine action\,* you implored Chris t to show you the ineffable glory of the Father\,* for every reasonable cr eature desires witness of God.* You received the desired\, glorious one\, of which the Son is the image!* Pray to Him boldly for our souls!\n\nI hav e waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nAs Moses of old\, you were i nstructed by divine ascent.* Desiring to see God you spiritually saw His i mage.* You accepted the Son as knowledge and testimony of the Father\,* fo r they are known as one Being: the Unity honourably exalted by all\,* the kingdom\, power\, glory and worship!\n\nFrom the morning watch until night * let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nAs Moses of old\, you were instructed b y divine ascent.* Desiring to see God you spiritually saw His image.* You accepted the Son as knowledge and testimony of the Father\,* for they are known as one Being: the Unity honourably exalted by all\,* the kingdom\, p ower\, glory and worship!\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with H im there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all it s iniquities.\n\nAs Moses of old\, you were instructed by divine ascent.* Desiring to see God you spiritually saw His image.* You accepted the Son a s knowledge and testimony of the Father\,* for they are known as one Being : the Unity honourably exalted by all\,* the kingdom\, power\, glory and w orship!\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all y ou people.\n\nGod-seer Philip\, you proclaimed with divine inspiration* an d the teaching of the Holy Spirit\,* sounding the Saviour’s heavenly Gos pel in the world with a fiery tongue.* You burned all deceit to ashes like dried grass.* You proclaimed the Lord Christ in the universe\,* Who is ma ster over all.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nGod-seer Philip\, you proclaimed with divine inspirat ion* and the teaching of the Holy Spirit\,* sounding the Saviour’s heave nly Gospel in the world with a fiery tongue.* You burned all deceit to ash es like dried grass.* You proclaimed the Lord Christ in the universe\,* Wh o is master over all.\n\nGlory…\n\nYou burn with the brilliance of a gre at light\, O Philip\,* shining as a light of the universe.* Seeking the li ght of God you found illumination in the Son\,* whose image is equal to th e first image.* Implore Him\, Apostle\, to save those sealed by divine blo od.\n\nNow…\n\nWho would not call you blessed\, * O Virgin most holy?* W ho would not sing a hymn of praise* to the glory of your giving birth * wi thout pain or travail?* The Only-begotten Son Himself\,* begotten of the F ather before all ages\,* was made flesh out of you in a manner* that canno t be explained\, O Woman most pure!* And for our sake\, He Who is God by n ature* assumed the nature of a man.* He is not divided into two persons\;* He is understood to have two natures* without commixion or confusion.* O noble and blessed Woman\,* intercede with Him that He may mercy on our sou ls.\n\nReadings\n\n(1) 1 Peter 1:1-2:6\; (2) 1 Peter 2:21-3:9\; (3) 1 Pete r 4:1-11\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 6\n\nYour heavenly proclamation\, O blessed one\,* has resounded throughout the world\, * filling it with divine dogma s\, * mystically blessing the Father\, Son and Spirit!* apostle\, we glori fy the one essence.* Their proclamation has gone out into all the earth\,* and their words to the ends of the universe!\n\nTheir proclamation has go ne out into all the earth\, and their words to the ends of the universe!\n \nThrice-blessed Philip\,* as the light-bearer of Christ’s apostles\, * you possess the bright light of the honourable church. * Our souls\, all-p raised one\, are enlightened by your prayers\,* and delivered from fierce calamities.\n\nThe heavens are telling the glory of God\, and the firmamen t proclaims his handiwork!\n\nWorthy Philip\, * having finished your task by suffering on the cross\, * you were given the crown of victory. * There fore you have entered the heavenly kingdom!* Apostle\, as you stand before Christ\, implore him to save us!\n\nTone 2\, Glory...\n\nApostle Philip\, your mouth is a vessel of sweet spices\, * pouring out a life-giving drin k for the faithful. * Entering by action into vision\, you welcomed and fo llowed Christ. * You adorned the barren and childless church of the pagans \, * by teaching and increasing her children. * You can do much since you are near to God:* pray that the church may be saved from need and distress !\n\nNow...\n\nO wondrous event exceeding every miracle that ever happened !* who has ever heard that a mother could conceive without a man\,* and th at she would hold in her arms the One who contains the whole universe * Th is was the will of the One who was born of you.* Woman most pure\, * Never cease to intercede for those who honour you\,* Together with the One you carried in your arms as a child.* You have the power of a Mother:* Therefo re intercede with Him that *  He may have mercy on us* and save our souls .\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 3\n\nO holy apostle Philip\,* pray to the merciful G od* that he may grant to our souls* remission of our transgressions!\n\nGl ory… Now…\n\nWe sing your praises\, O Virgin\;* for\, as the Mother of God\, you always intercede for the salvation of the human race.* It is fr om you that our God and Your Son took flesh. * Then\, by suffering the pas sion on the Cross\,** and out of love for mankind\, He delivered us from c orruption.\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON SATURDAY MORNING\nTroparia and Kontakia\n \nTroparion\, Tone 3: O Philip\, proclaimer of God’s word\,* the world i s adorned and Ethiopia dances for joy* for it is arrayed in beauty as with a crown.* Enlightened by you it feasts your memory.* For you taught all t o believe in Christ\,* finishing the course of the Gospel as is right.* An d so\, Ethiopia boldly lifts up its hands to God.* Pray to Him to grant gr eat mercy to us.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, now and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 8: The God-i nspired Philip\,* Your friend\, disciple and imitator of the Passion\,* pr oclaimed You as God to the whole world\,* O Christ\, all merciful.* By his intercessions* and those of the Mother of God* guard Your Church and ever y city* from lawless enemies.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 8\n\nTheir utterance h as gone forth into all the earth\, and their word unto the ends of the wor ld.\n\nverse: The heavens tell the glory of God\, and the firmament declar es the work of His hands. (Psalm 18:5\,2)\n\nEpistle\n\n1 Corinthians 4:9- 16\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 1\n\nverse: The heavens shall confess our wonders\, O Lord\, and Your truth in the church of the saints.\n\nverse: God is glor ified in the assembly of the saints. (Psalm 88:6\,8)\n\nGospel\n\nJohn 1:4 3-51\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nTheir utterance has gone forth into all the eart h\,* and their word unto the ends of the world.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* al leluia. 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