BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/Winnipeg X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:566@liturgy.royaldoors.net DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260828 DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg;VALUE=DATE:20260829 DTSTAMP:20260818T144243Z URL:https://liturgy.royaldoors.net/events/friday-august-28-2026-the-synaxi s-of-our-venerable-fathers-of-the-monastery-of-the-caves-at-kyiv-who-repos e-in-the-further-caves-the-venerable-father-moses-the-black-our-holy-fathe r-augustine/ SUMMARY:Friday\, August 28\, 2026\; The Synaxis of Our Venerable Fathers of the Monastery of the Caves at Kyiv who repose in the Further Caves\; The Venerable Father Moses the Black\; Our Holy Father Augustine\, Bishop of Hippo\; The Holy Martyr Gebre Michael\, Illuminator of Ethiopia. DESCRIPTION:Abstention from meat and foods that contain these ingredients\n \nAT VESPERS ON THURSDAY EVENING\n\nKathisma Reading\n\nThe appointed psal ms are chanted.\n\nAt Psalm 140\n\nTone 8\, Podoben “O all glorious wond er…”\n\nIf You mark iniquities\, Lord\, who can stand?* But with You f orgiveness is that You may be revered.\n\nO divinely wise Theodosius\,* co mmander in the army of the heavenly King\,* you assembled a regiment of th e venerable as spiritual soldiers.* And blessing their struggles\, we offe r them hymns of praise and cry aloud\, saying:* As you have boldness befor e God\, the Master of all\,* ask great mercy for our souls\, and peace for the whole world.\n\nI have waited for You as You have commanded\; my soul patiently relies on Your promise\,* for it has trusted in the Lord.\n\nA wondrous sight is seen by noetic eyes:* the most blessed fathers\, the spi ritual warriors possessed of wings of flame\,* come down from the heavens and hasten to our aid\,* arraying themselves against the prince of this wo rld.* Let us fall down before them\, crying aloud:* We invoke you\, O our tireless helpers:* make haste to deliver us from the enemies which assail us\,* and grant us deliverance from tribulations.\n\nFrom the morning watc h until night* let Israel trust in the Lord.\n\nSurrounding your flock wit h the armies of heaven\, O Theodosius our venerable father\,* repel the at tacks of the enemy\;* for they ever take counsel to destroy it with evil a ssaults.* But as you are quick to help\,* grant assistance to us who have recourse to you and ask of you deliverance\;* and forsake us not amid the griefs of the visitation of evils.\n\nTone 8\, Podoben “Your martyrs… ”\n\nFor with the Lord there is mercy\, and with Him there is plentiful redemption\;* and He shall redeem Israel from all its iniquities.\n\nHavin g wisely abandoned the adornments of the world\,* Moses of great renown su bdued the carnal passions by the mighty pangs of abstinence\,* and having cast down the greatly crafty one\,* he received a crown of victory.* Throu gh his prayers\, O Lord\, grant great mercy to all.\n\nPraise the Lord\, a ll the nations\;* proclaim His glory\, all you people.\n\nYou possessed ex emplary abstinence\,* all-night standing\, a vigilant eye and mind* which perceived the beauty of God\, O blessed Moses.* Wherefore\, you have recei ved the grace of healing\, that you may cure cruel sufferings.* For this c ause we beg you\, O father:* Ask for great mercy for all.\n\nStrong is the love of the Lord for us\;* eternally will His truth endure.\n\nCovered by the hand of God\, O father Moses\,* you passed unscathed through the wile s\, assaults\, and pursuit of the demons\,* and\, adorned with dispassion\ , you have been numbered among all the venerable.* Pray that great mercy b e granted to those who honour you with faith.\n\nTone 8\, Glory…\n\nO ou r most blessed fathers\, who stand before the throne of the three-Sunned G odhead\,* shining richly with unapproachable radiance:* from sufferings an d misfortunes free us who today stand with love on earth* and hymn your as sembly with voices of praise\;* in that you are the sure mediators and adv ocates before God for our souls.\n\nNow…\n\nI flee to your protection\, O holy Virgin Theotokos\, * for I know that through you I shall obtain sal vation\; * for you are able to help me\, O pure one.\n\nAposticha\n\nTone 4\n\nYou have given Your Cross to us as an invincible weapon\, О Christ\; * and with it we triumph over the assaults of the alien one.\n\nI have lif ted up my eyes to You enthroned in heaven. Behold\, as the eyes of servant s are on the hands of their masters\, as the eyes of a maid are on the han ds of her mistress\, so are our eyes on the Lord our God until He has merc y on us.\n\nEver possessing Your Cross as a help\, О Christ\,* we easily trample underfoot the snares of the enemy.\n\nHave mercy on us\, O Lord\, have mercy on us\; for we have been filled with shame\; our soul is all to o full of the mockery of the rich\, of the contempt of the proud.\n\nО Ch rist God\, who are glorified in the memorials of Your saints\,* entreated by them send down upon us great mercy.\n\nTone 1\, Glory…\n\nHaving esca ped the stormy tumults of life\,* attained to the serenity of the holy cav e\,* and pleased the Lord there by love of labour\,* you have now become c itizens of Sion on high* and sons of the kingdom of God.* O God-bearing fa thers\, pray that those who ever honour your assembly with love* may recei ve a portion of your glory.\n\nNow…\n\nJoy of the ranks of heaven\,* and mighty intercession for men on earth\, O all-pure Theotokos:* save us who have recourse to you\,* for on you\, after God\, have we set our hope\, O Theotokos.\n\nTroparia\n\nTone 4\n\nLet us honour today the spiritual sun and the radiant moon of the first leaders of the Caves\,* with the whole assembly of the venerable\;* for\, illumining the firmament of the Church\ ,* they enlighten those who languish in the darkness of the passions\,* an d by their supplications they grant help from Christ God amid all tribulat ions\,* and ask deliverance for our souls.\n\nTone 1\, Glory…\n\nDweller of the wilderness and angel in the body\,* you were a wonder-worker\, our God-bearing Father Moses!* You received heavenly gifts through fasting\, vigil and prayer:* healing the sick and the souls of those drawn to you by faith:* glory to Him who gave you strength!* Glory to Him who granted you a crown!** Glory to Him who through you grants healing to all!\n\nNow…\ n\nO pure One\, we have obtained your protection.* Through your intercessi on\, we have been kept from harm* and surrounded at all times with the gra ce of your Son’s cross.* Therefore\, we exalt you with great devotion.\n \nAT DIVINE LITURGY ON FRIDAY MORNING\n\n \;\n\nTroparia and Kontakia\ n\nTroparion\, Tone 4: Let us honour today the spiritual sun and the radia nt moon of the first leaders of the Caves\,* with the whole assembly of th e venerable\;* for\, illumining the firmament of the Church\,* they enligh ten those who languish in the darkness of the passions\,* and by their sup plications they grant help from Christ God amid all tribulations\,* and as k deliverance for our souls.\n\nTroparion\, Tone 1: Dweller of the wildern ess and angel in the body\,* you were a wonder-worker\, our God-bearing Fa ther Moses!* You received heavenly gifts through fasting\, vigil and praye r:* healing the sick and the souls of those drawn to you by faith:* glory to Him who gave you strength!* Glory to Him who granted you a crown!** Glo ry to Him who through you grants healing to all!\n\nGlory be to the Father \, and to the Son\, and to the Holy Spirit.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 4: You upb raided your people and spat on the devil * and brought them light brighter than the sun. * You guide our souls by the light of your life and thought .\n\nNow and for ever and ever. Amen.\n\nKontakion\, Tone 8: O venerable s aints of the Caves\,* favourites of God chosen from among the generations of men\,* who in the virtues shone forth upon these mountains:* the earth did not conceal you\,* but heaven has been opened to you as a dwelling in paradise\;* wherefore\, on the day of your commemoration* we offer up hymn s of praise to God who has glorified you.* As you have boldness\,* by your supplications deliver from all misfortunes* us who honour your assembly\, * for you are our helpers and mediators before God.\n\nProkeimenon\, Tone 7\n\nPrecious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His venerable ones. \n\nverse: What shall I render to the Lord for all the things He has rende red to me? (Psalm 115:15\,12)\n\nEpistle\n\nGalatians 2:6-10\n\nAlleluia\, Tone 6\n\nverse: Blessed is the man who fears the Lord\; he shall delight exceedingly in His commandments.\n\nverse: His posterity shall be mighty upon the earth. (Psalm 111:1\,2)\n\nGospel\n\nMark 5:22-24\; 5:35-6:1\n\nC ommunion Hymn\n\nThe just man shall be in everlasting remembrance\;* of ev il hearsay he shall have no fear.* Alleluia\, alleluia\,* alleluia. (Psalm 111:6) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Winnipeg X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Winnipeg BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR