BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.1//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:552@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260814 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260815 DTSTAMP:20260805T151000Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/friday-august-14-2026-the-transf er-of-the-precious-relics-of-the-venerable-theodosius-hegumen-of-the-monas tery-of-the-caves-at-kyiv-fore-feast-of-the-holy-dormition-of-the-mother-o f-god-holy-p/ SUMMARY:Friday\, August 14\, 2026\; The Transfer of the Precious Relics of the Venerable Theodosius\, Hegumen of the Monastery of the Caves at Kyiv\ ; Fore-feast of the Holy Dormition of the Mother of God\; Holy Prophet Mi cah. DESCRIPTION:Polyeleos Feast. Dormition Fast. Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients\n\nAT GREAT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING\n\ nKathisma Reading\n\nBlessed is the man… is sung.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTon e 4\, Podoben “As one valiant among the martyrs…”\n\nIf You mark ini quities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You forgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nAt the sound of the cymbals\, let us sing resounding hymns\ ,* anticipating the feast of her departure.* Let us lift our voices in a b rilliant chorus before her sepulchre.* For the Mother of God and the golde n Tabernacle* now prepares to pass from earth to heaven\,* to the new life and the divine splendour.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\ ; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lo rd.\n\nO choir of the holy apostles\,* you are gathered together from the ends of the earth.* The Living City of the One who reigns over all* depart s in glory to the heavens.* She goes to rejoice with her Son\, the King.* With the angelic hosts\, sing a farewell hymn to her divine burial.\n\nFro m the morning watch until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nO choir of the holy priests\,* O kings\, princes\, and ranks of virgins\, now come together!* All you people\, let us come before her holy tomb and sing a h ymn\,* for the Queen of all entrusts her soul into the hands of her Son* t o be taken to the heavenly home.\n\nTone 4\, Podoben “You have given a s ign…”\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plen tiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\ nO venerable Father\, when you accepted the ascetic life for your salvatio n\,* then you were enlightened invisibly from heaven* and were shown to be an exorciser of evil spirits.* By divine will you received gold\,* which\ , in your generous mercy\, you gave to those in need.* You filled their em pty vessels with produce\,* preparing for the Saviour\, those who were in distress.* O preacher of the faith of Christ our God\,* pray to Him to sav e and enlighten our souls.\n\nPraise the Lord\, all the nations\;* proclai m His glory\, all you people.\n\nThe appearance of your holy relics came l ike a great light\,* understood to be like the angelic splendour.* The gre at Stephen ran quickly with longing and joy\,* seeing them coming in the d istance.* He found your body whole and incorrupt* and glorified Christ our God.* O Father\, pray to Him to save and enlighten our souls.\n\nStrong i s the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nWhen those who wished to bear your body* came to the cave where you were buried \,* they rejoiced on opening the tomb\;* for they saw your most holy remai ns whole and untouched by corruption\,* the hair framing your glorious fac e\,* and your eyes and mouth joined in praises of Christ our God.* Pray to Him to save and enlighten our souls.\n\nTone 6\, Glory…\n\nIn faith we are all called together to celebrate this feast.* Let us hasten today to c ommemorate* the transferal of your holy relics\, O venerable Father\,* and let us say:* Rejoice\, O consecrated dwelling of the divine Spirit and pi llar of piety\;* rejoice\, boast of ascetics\,* for you increased the tale nt given you by God\;* rejoice\, bright beacon to the world and our consol ation.* As you now stand before the throne of Christ\,* beg Him to deliver us from all trouble and distress* and to attain the future glory\;* for w e celebrate your memory in faith.\n\nTone 4\, Now…\n\nO pure and most ho ly Virgin\,* the choirs of angels in heaven and the assembly of people on earth* sing the praise of your glorious Dormition\;* for you have become t he Mother of the Creator of all\, Christ our God.* We beg you to intercede constantly for us\;* for\, next to God\, we have placed our hope in you\, * O most glorious and ever-virgin Mother of God.\n\nReadings\n\n(1) Wisdom 5:15-6:3\; (2) Wisdom 3:1-9\; (3) Wisdom 4:7-15\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 2\, Podoben “O house of Ephratha…”\n\nO marvellous wonder! O new sign of mystery!* How is it that the life-bearing Maiden* has been given over to death* and is now being concealed in a tomb?\n\nGo up\, Lord\, to the plac e of your rest\, You and the ark of your strength.\n\nMay all creatures si ng out* because the Virgin\, the daughter of Adam\,* is going up into heav en.\n\nThe Lord swore an oath to David\; He will not go back on his word.\ n\nLet us imagine the Virgin’s bier* surrounded by the apostolic choir\, * and let us sing at her departure.\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nThe multitude of monks praise you as their teacher\,* O Theodosius our Father\,* for by your paths you truly showed us the way we should go.* You are a blessed se rvant of Christ\;* you unmasked the power of the enemy.* O dweller with an gels and companion of the monks and the just\,* pray with them that the Lo rd grant mercy to our souls.\n\nTone 2\, Now…\n\nShe is higher than the heavens\,* more glorious than the Cherubim\,* and more honourable than all creation.* Her outstanding purity became the dwelling place of the eterna l divinity.* Today she places her all-pure soul into the hands of her Son. * With her\, the universe is filled with joy\,* and the grace of salvation is given to us.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 8\n\nRaised in virtue\, O Father Theo dosius\,* from childhood you loved the monastic life* and attained your de sire courageously.* You lived in a cave adorning your life with fasting an d radiance* and abided in prayer like the bodiless powers.* You shone like a beacon in the land of Rus’.* Entreat Christ God to save our souls.\n\ nTone 4\, Glory… Now…\n\nO peoples\, dance with joy and clap your hand s with fervour.* Gather today in eagerness and jubilation\, and sing with glee\;* for the Mother of God is about to rise in glory\,* going up from t he earth into heaven.* It is to her we always sing hymns of praise\,* for she is the Mother of God.\n\n \;\n\nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON FRIDAY MORNIN G\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\n\nTroparion\, Tone 8: Raised in virtue\, O Fat her Theodosius\,* from childhood you loved the monastic life* and attained your desire courageously.* You lived in a cave adorning your life with fa sting and radiance* and abided in prayer like the bodiless powers.* You sh one like a beacon in the land of Rus’.* Entreat Christ God to save our s ouls.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: O peoples\, dance with joy and clap your hand s with fervour.* Gather today in eagerness and jubilation\, and sing with glee\;* for the Mother of God is about to rise in glory\,* going up from t he earth into heaven.* it is to her we always sing hymns of praise\,* for she is the Mother of God.\n\nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: Today the whole universe dances wi th joy* at your glorious memory\, O Mother of God\,* and it cries out to y ou:* Rejoice\, O virgin\, pride of Christians.\n\nNow and forever and ever . Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 3: Today we revere the star of Rus’\, blesse d Theodosius\,* who shone from the east and same to the West\;* for he enr iched this whole land and all of us* with gentleness and miraculous wonder s* by the practice and the grace of the monastic rule.\n\nProkeimenon\, To ne 7\n\nPrecious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His venerable on es.\n\nverse: What shall I render to the Lord for all the things He has re ndered to me? (Psalm 115:15\,12)\n\nEpistle\n\nHebrews 13:7-16\n\nAlleluia \, Tone 2\n\nverse: Your priests shall clothe themselves with justice\, an d Your venerable ones shall rejoice.\n\nverse: For the Lord has chosen Sio n\; He has chosen it for His dwelling. (Psalm 131:9\,13)\n\nGospel\n\nMatt hew 11:27-29\n\nCommunion Hymn\n\nThe just man shall be in everlasting rem embrance\;* of evil hearsay he shall have no fear.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. 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